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Artificial intelligence company Cogito raised $15 million in its latest funding round, the company told VentureBeat today.
Cogito combines behavioral science and artificial intelligence to detect a person's emotional state and determine if their mood has changed and how conversations are going — all in real time.
With the use of Cogito, customer satisfaction at some companies grew by more than 20 percent, while agent engagement grew by more than 50 percent, Cogito said in a statement shared with VentureBeat.
"Our real-time emotional intelligence engine enables agents to be happier and more engaged in their jobs, customers to experience superior service, and companies to benefit from improved efficiency and increased loyalty," said Cogito cofounder and CEO Joshua Feast in a statement.
Cogito is also being used outside of customer service.
By recording a daily voice diary and detecting communication with friends and movement through the patient's smartphone, Cogito is working with the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Cogito worked with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the investment arm of the Department of Defense, from 2007 to 2011.
"If [doctors] reach out fast enough, the intervention they have to provide is less severe," Feast told VentureBeat.
Similar technology is being used by patients and doctors at a Brigham and Women's Hospital study in Boston to assist people who have experienced extreme grief or depression.
Before DARPA or clinical trials, Cogito spent eight years at the Human Dynamics Lab at MIT.
Cogito is one of a number of companies that uses machine learning and emotion detection to come out of MIT, among them Koko, which raised funding in August to place empathy inside intelligent assistants, and Affectiva, whose real-time emotion analysis is best known for its use in video.
Elsewhere in the emotion tracking space, Beyond Verbal wants to use voice analysis and devices like an Amazon Echo to find out if a person is ill. In September, Beyond Verbal raised $3 million to track the mood in a person's voice.
The $15 million funding round was led by OpenView and included Romulus Capital and Salesforce Ventures.


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Energon Grid is the fourteenth episode of Energon. It first aired in the United States on July 01, 2004 on Cartoon Network.
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Megatron creates three giant comets and launches them at the Earth, intending to devastate the planet.
Unicron's body shakes and rattles, as Megatron struggles to create several cucumber-shaped "comets" to destroy Earth and the Autobots, inspired by Scorponok's attempt to crush the Autobots with the mobile fortress on the moon. Scorponok is angry that he's not leading the mission, as Tidal Wave and the others push the comets toward Earth. Alpha Q observes and speculates that this will destroy the whole planet... making it easy for him to collect the energon. Carlos detects the three comets approaching. Scorponok wonders why they aren't using the warp gate; Tidal Wave replies that the purpose of the attack is to strike fear into the humans. The Autobots work to get the energon grid fully operational before the comets arrive in six hours. Lunar City is protected, and the troops move on to Ocean City. Soon only Desert City remains, but the tower output there isn't at full strength yet. Kicker, Misha and Ironhide wait for the fireworks. Megatron decides that once all the humans are dead, he wants their sparks brought to him, so he can create a new batch of soldiers. Demolishor tells him that won't work. Dr. Jones still can't locate the problem, so Kicker and Misha head to Desert City aboard Jetfire, with Ironhide following. Jetfire lifts Kicker and Ironhide up to the suborbital portion of the tower. As the reformatted Cyclonus remains bound to the wall, Megatron laughs in anticipation of Earth's destruction and the Autobots' fear. Demolishor reflects that he's becoming mad with his own power, but when Megatron asks, he simply offers up that Optimus Prime's destruction will be a good thing. Prime and Hot Shot meet up with Jetfire in space. If the grids fail, Lunar City will be the front line, and the Autobots will have to stop the comets themselves. Alpha Q watches and speculates that they can't possibly do it, and that the energon will be his soon. Ironhide lowers Kicker deep into the darkness of the tower, noting as he does that if they don't fix the problem, it's all over. Ironhide wonders why humans bother struggling to survive when they have such short lives; Kicker replies that it's just part of being alive, and that every human wants to live as long as possible. Ironhide doesn't quite get it. Suddenly, Kicker sees something in the darkness. Ironhide's lights reveal a pair of blue-colored Terrorcons, who attack. Ironhide shoots down their energon weapons. Alpha Q tells "Blackout" that he must not shoot at the human and the Autobot...a voice that Kicker hears. Alpha Q reviews Ironhide and Kicker's conversation. Kicker reports in to Misha, who sends Skyblast to check out the problem. Ironhide and Kicker suddenly see several inert Omnicons below the two Terrorcons. They deduce that there was a battle; Misha says they can't get there in time, and Kicker will have to handle it. The comets have passed Mars, so Prime's team prepares to engage them. Kicker takes Ironhide's energon star, reasoning that it will lure the Terrorcons out. When they fail to follow, he realizes that they're damaged and can't fly, so he leaps down to them. They open fire, hitting Ironhide. The comets are nearly to Earth. Megatron and Demolishor arrive to watch the show, the latter not so happy about it. At Lunar City, Inferno orders the city's defenses to attack the passing comet; Prime's team also attacks, though it seems to be doing little good. Kicker offers the energon star to the Terrorcons, saying that they just need a little help. Alpha Q is intrigued. Suddenly, Hot Shot and Prime see a fleet of blue-hued Terrorcons approaching... led by Rodimus! The creatures smash into the comet, breaching its hull; Rodimus enters and destroys it from within. Megatron responds by deciding to smash the other two into Earth. The Terrorcons eat the energon and self-heal; Kicker calls in to Misha. Outside, the other two are approaching. Prime's team magically glows with the power of energon, and tries to push them away. Megatron observes with delight, as tidal waves begin to rise on Earth. Dr. Jones orders Prime's team to clear out, as the grid activates just in time, destroying the comets. The Decepticons retreat under fire from Ocean City, and the Autobots enjoy the fireworks. Kicker senses a ship of unknown origin, landing near the city. He realizes it's come to pick up the two stray Terrorcons. It lifts off into the sky and through the grid. Ironhide realizes it's a Cybertronian ship and wonders who's piloting it; Kicker votes to just let them go, certain that it's a friend, possibly Rodimus. Ironhide reveals that he put a homing device on one of the Terrorcons, which he regards as a great joke on Kicker, prompting Kicker to kick him. Alpha Q wonders why he helped the Autobots, and how Rodimus controls the Terrorcons; he decides that Kicker is the key to the energon.
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"Once we've destroyed the Earth, collect the energon and bring me all of the humans' sparks as well. I think I'm going to use them to create a new batch of soldiers for my army."
"But, sir. You can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Well, the humans' spark is fragile.
"WHAT?! Impossible! Their spark's not eternal?"
"One life. That's all they've got."
"Bahh. Then they really are poorly designed."
- — Megatron and Demolishor
bring you your dose of nonsensical dialogdiscuss the drawbacks of human anatomy.
"Whoah. That's amazing!"
"It's the power of energon."
- — Ironhide and Kicker watch a Terrorcon self-heal, and really really really want you to buy those toys.
Lost in translation
- The dub adds in a lot of explication about Megatron's plan in the early scenes, which were mostly silent for Super Link.
- Alpha Q wonders if it's right to allow Earth to be destroyed, a point lost in the dub.
- The dub changes the Desert City tower's output from 10 percent to 70 percent -- quite a difference.
- Demolishor tells Megatron that humans don't have sparks, and that if they die, that's it for them. Megatron replies that they're an inferior species. The dub warps this conversation around a bit, making it sound rather nonsensical (see Quotes, above.)
- In Super Link, Megatron more pointedly asks Demolishor if he still has feelings for Planet Earth.
- Ironhide and Kicker's conversation on the nature of human life isn't changed much for the dub, but the dub omits Kicker likening his own life to the glow of fireworks, thereby diminishing a running theme of the episode.
- Misha responds to Kicker that she already sent Skyblast(s) to investigate, thereby explaining where the inert Omnicons came from. The dub mutates this into her saying she will send Omnicons, only to say a second later that her group can't get there in time.
- The dub no longer explicitly state that one of the comets has pulled ahead of the other two, though it remains discernible from the animation... sorta.
- Alpha Q's closing self-conversation is more a debate on whether he wants to help the Autobots and protect the Earth. The dub makes this somewhat less clear.
Pain count
- "Uh?": 17
- Stock footage: 2
- Energon is great: 2
- We've gotta: 1
- Take it Easy: 1
- No way: 1
- What's going on: 1
- Aw, great: 1
Animation and/or technical glitches
- Megatron is not voiced by David Kaye in this episode, but Richard Newman - which is somewhat more inexplicable than normal because Newman was not otherwise part of the Energon dub cast.
- Kicker tells Ironhide to hold the light steady, when it's the rope that's moving around. The same error repeats in Super Link.
Continuity errors
- A comical moment relies on Ironhide barely managing to grab hold of Jetfire as he flies up the tower, in defiance of all the Transformers' previously-demonstrated ability to fly just about anywhere.
- If the Terrorcons are draining the tower's energon, why do they need to be given energon to heal themselves?
- Kicker and Ironhide never did anything to actually fix the tower.
Other Notes
- As Jetfire arrives at Desert City, one of the Omnicons in the background is rather amusingly kicking his legs around as he's pulled up by a cable.
Thanks for helping me... pull myself together.
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Almost 400 members from all the athletic clubs in Offaly gathered to receive their awards and celebrate another successful year for Offaly Athletics. Ms Georgina Drumm, President of Athletics Ireland welcomed everyone to the prestigious event. Special Guest was Frank Greally, a well known face in athletics and running and editor of the Irish Runner Magazine. Both Georgina and Frank remarked on the significant growth in Offaly Athletic membership over the past few years. Mr Bashir Hussain ,Regional Development Officer for AIT was also in attendance. David Fox was MC for the evening and made swift and efficient work of the sizeable presentation of over 600 medals and trophies to the athletes.
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Police illegally accessed journalist's phone files under new metadata retention regime
The Australian Federal Police illegally obtained a journalist's phone records under the Turnbull government's new metadata retention regime, the agency announced on Friday.
The breach took place as part of an investigation into a leak of confidential police material – and the incident will now be investigated by the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
AFP's metadata mea culpa
The Federal Police admit to illegally accessing a journalist's metadata while investigating allegations of an internal leak.
AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin said the police officers investigating the leak did not realise they were required to obtain a warrant to access the journalist's metadata.
"This was human error. It should not have occurred. The AFP takes it very seriously and we take full responsibility for breaching the Act," Mr Colvin said.
"There was no ill will or malice or bad intent by the officers involved who breached the Act. But simply it was a mistake."
The journalist in question had not been informed their data had been accessed, Mr Colvin said, due to sensitivities around the ongoing investigation into the leak.
The breach occurred "earlier this year" and was reported to the Ombudsman on Wednesday.
Under the revised data retention regime, police are required to obtain a warrant from a judge to seek metadata from a journalist.
"The vulnerability is the investigator needs to understand that that's their requirement," Mr Colvin said on Friday. "On this occasion, the investigator didn't."
The phone records in question were relevant to the investigation, Mr Colvin said, but "what was improper was that the right steps weren't taken to gain access to it".
The breach is the first such incident that has come to light under the government's new metadata retention regime, which requires service providers to store their customers' data for two years.
Acknowledging the policy was "controversial", Mr Colvin said Australians should nonetheless have "full confidence" in both the police and the policy.
He conceded the AFP's internal procedures had not anticipated and prevented the error and therefore those practices would be subject to "significant changes".
Access to metadata would now be restricted to more senior officers, he said, and the number of officers who can approve access to metadata will be reduced. Training will also be bolstered.
Asked if the unlawfully-obtained phone records would still be relied on to inform the actions of investigators, he acknowledged that once seen it could not be unseen.
"Clearly they can't unsee it. They'll need to consider … what weight they put on what they saw," Mr Colvin said. "But that material was accessed illegally, so it can have no bearing on the conduct of the investigation."
He stressed the content of the journalist's phone calls were not accessed, just the call records. But Paul Murphy, chief executive of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, said that was not a mitigating factor.
"It's another demonstration that the AFP do not understand the sensitivities here, the vital importance of protecting journalists' confidential sources," he said. "It's an absolute disgrace."
South Australian senator Nick Xenophon, who lobbied for extra safeguards for journalists when the laws were formulated, said he was "furious" about the revelation and would seek further amendments to the law.
"This is outrageous. There's been a flagrant breach of the law here," he said. "The safeguards have been completely trashed. This should chill the spine of every journalist in this country."
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ISO 14001:2015 an Opportunity to Start Fresh
The changes required for the transition are significant but there is no need to throw out everything that you already have and start again. So to avoid being swept up in the last minute dash for transition dates read this blog...
The book 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' talks of a travel guide that tells you everything you need to know about anything and is described as "the standard repository for all knowledge and wisdom". To help readers in its use and to guide them into making sense of its contents, the front of the book is shown like this:
I have often thought that presentations on ISO standard amendments should also carry the same logo. I hope to show in this blog that the above sentiment also applies to the changes to ISO 14001 that you are required to make and that a logical re-appraisal of existing controls can be one way of addressing some of the changes.
As I sit down to write this blog we are into the final 12 months of the three year transition period that was allowed for organizations to make the changes required to meet the new version of ISO 14001.
Despite being two-thirds of the way through the allowed time, nowhere near two-thirds of our clients have made that transition and we are therefore expecting an avalanche of applications in the final few months. I guess much of this is down to priorities. In September 2015, the three year deadline seemed ages away and like most things, it has crept up upon us and we have less than 12 months to go.
It may well be that there is a sense of apprehension - what does "Protection of the Environment" actually mean for example? One MD who shall remain nameless said to me "I suppose I'll have to start fitting bird-boxes around the site then". My response was don't let me stop you! This however this typifies the misconceptions that seem to be out there.
The changes required for the transition are significant but there is no need to throw out everything that you already have and start again. The standard requires that a number of key areas have to be examined and in many cases a re-evaluation of the existing controls is what is needed.
The following is a list of key areas where there have been changes to the requirements and I would certainly suggest evaluating existing controls against these areas rather than starting out afresh.
Strategic Environmental Management
- Higher profile for the role of strategic planning within the system. Managing change using the EMS and highlighting opportunities to manage or mitigate risk.
Risk Based Thinking
- Building on the above point and prioritising those actions that can reduce environmental impact.
- A new requirement building on the previous requirement of 'management commitment'. Senior staff, in the area of the EMS need to provide hands-on leadership and not just pay lip service to it.
Protecting the Environment
- The standard does not define this requirement. It however a much more proactive approach to improving your environmental impact and includes areas such as sustainable resource usage, carbon reduction, end-of-life disposal of products etc.
Lifecycle Thinking
- Organizations need to think about the lifecycle of their product or service. Interestingly the standard says you only have to look at areas that you can control of influence. So a full cradle to grave approach may not be either appropriate or indeed necessary.
EMS Integration
- One of the rationales for the way the new standard was written was to allow easier integration with other standards written in the same format (ISO 9001 for example). It is also now a requirement that the EMS does not 'stand-alone' but becomes part of the wider business model operated by the company.
On the face of it, many of these areas seem new and in some cases a bit 'radical'. But if you stop, think, take a deep breath and measure where you currently are you may be pleasantly surprised.
One of key areas that has to be carried out from scratch, but will certainly allow you then re-evaluate your existing controls is the very first auditable clause - 'The Context of the Organization'.
This require you to determine external and internal issues relevant to your organization's purpose and that affect your ability to achieve the main expected outcome of the standard - Improved Environmental Performance. In other words:
What is going to help you achieve this?
What is going to get in the way of us achieving this?
To some extent, the rest of the standard is all about helping you maximize those things that can help and minimize or mitigate those that get in the way. Taken from a slide I use in one of our transition webinars, the following gives a good guide to the areas to consider:
If you then judge your current controls for their continuing suitability to be able to help you achieve an improvement in Environmental Performance you be pleasantly surprised. There are new, more specific requirements that relate to the control or influence exercised over outsourced processes - these may to some extent be covered via exiting purchasing arrangements and at worst may only need amending to add in a degree of environmental decision making into the process.
Many guides to the transition process explicitly state that you should 'Assume every control will need to be changed'. I would personally alter that to:
Assume that every control will have to be re-evaluated to judge its continuing suitability.
ISO 14001:2015 does not require you to dispose of your existing environmental management system and start again from scratch. The intention has always been that many existing controls are perfectly adequate and can simply be carried across.
Interestingly, what has changed is the need for fully documented processes. The new standard now allows you to document those controls in a way that suits your organization and in some cases remove the written controls completely and rely on the competence of your staff - so long as those required competencies are documented.
So to avoid being swept up in the last minute dash for transition dates and the risks that go along with that, take a deep breath, step back and just have a look at your existing controls. Think about what will help you achieve improvement in environmental performance and what will hinder you. Judge your existing controls against this criteria but above all:
Don't panic!
The NQA website contains additional transition guidance and our YouTube channel has recordings of transition presentations covering both ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.


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Hot Topic is now the second commercial site (Borders was the first when they asked what you wanted at midnight release parties) to actively do something to gauge fan reaction, and to then better give fans what they are looking for. For starters they are looking for feedback on the upcoming listening parties that are being held this Friday. According to Michelle from Hot Topic:
We actually started a Twilight Blog group so if you could let Twilight fans out there know that Hot Topic has a Twilight Blog team that would be super awesome of you and you can check us out here: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=124820264&blogID=441496335
We have a new blog weekly about different topics and welcome comments and everything.
Also, our bios are up on the Hot Topic site for anyone who wants to check us out: http://community.hottopic.com/insideht/twilight_blog.asp


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11 March 2015
World 100km champion Ellie Greenwood has been named the 2014 IAU (International Association of Ultra-runners) Athlete of the Year.
The 35 year-old Briton won one of the highest accolades in ultra-running last year when she triumphed at the IAU 100km World Championships in Doha, Qatar. The Scottish athlete won the women's race in a time of 7:30:44, which put her third on the UK all-time list, and eight minutes clear of her closest rival.
Alongside good performances from Joanna Zakrzewski and Jo Meek, Greenwood was part of the gold medal-winning Great Britain & Northern Ireland team in Doha to add to her individual title.
Speaking after receiving her award, Greenwood commented:
"I am delighted to have been named IAU Female Athlete of the Year. Having achieved some race results in 2014 which I was personally very happy with it is an honour to have this recognised by an organisation such as the IAU.
"I hope it encourages more British runners to try their hand at ultra running and the award has certainly given me extra motivation going into 2015."
Greenwood notably became the first British woman to win the Comrades Marathon in 2014, adding another achievement to her growing collection. These performances helped her to beat Traci Falbo and Szilvia Lubics to the prestigious IAU award.
The American Max King was also named IAU Athlete of the year after his triumph in Qatar last November. There, he added the World 100km crown to his CV in a time of 6:27.43.
For more details on the awards, visit the IAU website.


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Bob Mandel is a skilled teacher and personal growth trainer. Very early in his career, he saw the connection between pre- and perinatal experience and later personality development, and he has been an enthusiastic supporter of APPPAH since its inception. His latest book, 9 Journeys Home, draws on Mandel's wealth of knowledge gained working with groups and individuals both in the United States and throughout the world. The book is well organized, clearly written, and richly layered. It is divided into nine parts, each describing one particular aspect of the process of self-reclamation and discovery.
Mandel has written of nine characteristics that he sees as essential for the development of a healthy sense of self-esteem. Examples of these characteristics include self-acceptance, developing a positive self-image, giving, and receiving support. He illustrates each of these aspects with case studies drawn from his extensive experience. He presents many moving examples of clients' working through various false beliefs that have prevented them from developing and living fuller lives. Many of these beliefs stem from negative birth or pre-birth experiences.
One of the journeys the author describes is called "The Search for Inner Sanctum," in which Mandel explains his sense of the divine and the importance of spiritual connection. He discusses the differences between mystical experience and organized religion, and the importance of discovering the divine within oneself.
Another journey shows how essential it is to recognize the sacred outside of ourselves as well as within. This chapter is especially relevant today, when it can be tempting to divide the world into good and evil, into "us" versus "them."
His observations about the effects that birth and in utero conditions have had on some of his clients will be of particular interest to readers of JOPPPAH. For example, he describes the effect of a mother's depression on her unborn child, how unfinished mourning for a miscarriage can affect the next child in utero, and how the rough handling of a newborn can impede his or her later ability to accept support when needed. The author writes passionately about the intelligence of young children, and the importance of respecting that intelligence.
The book has a fine sense of balance, rooted in the author's impressive knowledge of the human psyche. He knows that there is no one right way that suits every individual, and he is careful to encourage each reader to find and trust their own individual truth. Every chapter includes a helpful meditation and a gentle caution. "The Pitfall" alerts us to the dangers that lie ahead when we lose perspective and go too far in a particular direction.
Artfully woven into the book are profound philosophical questions concerning the nature of God, the existence of evil, and the role of suffering. Many examples attest to the healing aspect of love, both loving and being loved. Mandel clarifies often misunderstood concepts such as guilt and compassion, service and servitude, obligation and charity. There is a moving anecdote of an obstetrician's sudden insight, during a forceps delivery. This incident forever changed him and his practice of obstetrics. The author's respect for his clients and their different needs is apparent throughout.
The book is sprinkled with the insights and observations of children. Many are very funny, especially a conversation between Mandel and his grandson about growing up. Others are deeply touching, such as the little girl who whispered to her newly born sister, "Please tell me about God. I've almost forgotten."
The final chapter "Hold Your Children" begins with the tale of a king who wanted to know what language children would speak if no one talked to them. Mandel weaves this tragic story into an impassioned plea to hold, love, and listen to our children.


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All the Abused – Eyes Pencil DrawingPosted by Faith Te on April 28th, 2010
All the Abused
by Faith Te
Graphite Pencil Drawing on Arches Paper
Size: 18 x 13 cm (7″ x 5″)
All the Abused is a rock band from southern California. In mid-2009, they commissioned me to do a pencil drawing of a pair of eyes to use as the band's logo. For reference, I used pictures of lead vocalist and guitarist, Sky Green, wearing her signature black eye.
Their latest CD album, released in January, is entitled "A Never Ending Story". They sent me a copy so I took a few pictures. Here is one showing the CD along with their logo.
I like how all the songs in the album convey a message of peace. I am privileged that All the Abused asked me to do the artwork for the logo. Please visit their web site to learn more about All the Abused, to purchase their CD, listen to their songs, or to get in touch: http://alltheabused.com/. Here are a few more pictures:
I will be posting another commissioned drawing soon which I did also last year, so please stay tuned for that.
Tags: a never ending story cd, all the abused, arches paper, black eye, CD, eyes, female eye, graphite drawing, logo art, pencil drawing


text: MORNING ROUNDUP: Sarah Jessica Parker Named Anti Sex-Trafficking Spokesperson 5:53 AM PDT 10/21/2010 by Lindsay Powers FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Getty Images A quick primer on stories you missed overnight - The Brooklyn District Attorney's office announced Thursday that Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker and Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe are the new faces of an sex trafficking awareness campaign. They'll appear on flyers, posters, a telephone hotline… and at a press conference Thursday morning in downtown Brooklyn. - Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has donated $1 million to Media Matters, a liberal group that tracks the coverage of Fox News Channel and other conservative press, The New York Times reports. Media Matters will use the money to fact check Glenn Beck and other Fox hosts, it announced Wednesday, adding: "Fox has transformed itself into a 24-7 G.O.P. attack machine, dividing Americans through fear-mongering and falsehoods and undermining the legitimacy of our government for partisan political ends." - New CNN host Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York who was brought down by a prostitution scandal, has been rejected from the Harvard Club of New York. His spokeswoman, Lisa Linden, said in a statement to The New York Times, "The decision by the Harvard Club's admissions committee is disappointing…. Last year, Harvard asked Eliot to speak on ethics at the school. He supports the institution financially. It would seem that whoever made this decision at the club is not on the same page as the university itself." The president of the midtown New York City membership-only club declined to comment. - Chef Gordon Ramsay has dissolved his professional partnership with the the CEO of Gordon Ramsay Holdings, Chris Hutcheson -- who also happens to be his father-in-law. A statement from the company given to the UK Daily Mail says Hutcheson "retains an interest in the business as a shareholder." The paper cites unnamed sources claiming Ramsay and Hutcheson had a contentious relationship. Hutcheson helped Ramsay open up his flagship restaurant, the eponymous Gordon Ramsay, in 1998. - Jenny McCarthy opened up about her forthcoming OWN Network talk show during a Wednesday appearance on E!'s Chelsea Lately. "We're just in development right now. I've been waiting for a long time to do my talk show, and I feel like, after everything I went through with my son [who was diagnosed with autism], I have a lot to say and empower women and make them laugh a little bit," McCarthy said. "I think that we need to be inspired and empower to be the best that we can be, so here I am. As for her new boss, Oprah Winfrey? "You know, I just really love that bitch. She's awesome," McCarthy joked. Watch below: - Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker was in a minor car accident Wednesday night, according to The Huffington Post. She was heading eastbound on Hollywood Boulevard when another car made an unsafe left turn into a parking lot and hit her car, Los Angeles police Sgt. Kara Silverstein says. Longoria Parker complained of pain, but wasn't seriously hurt. - Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose is being sued for not making $73,976.42 in car payments on a 2006 Bentley Flying Spur, according to court papers (obtained by TMZ.com) filed in Los ANgeles Superior Court Wednesday. Rose leased the car through Bentley Financial Services in 2005. The company also claims Rose returned the car, which is worth more than $165,000, with a cracked windshield, gouged bumper and damaged tires. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Lindsay Powers email@example.com @thr


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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution in the UK has published its paper 'A Parliament for Reform 2015-2020'
The paper includes the following proposed wording for inclusion in the manifestos of all parties at the coming General Election:
"We will establish a UK Constitutional Convention to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015. The Convention will operate independent of government and will include members of the public as well as representatives of the political parties, local authorities and the nations and regions of the UK. Members of the public will make up more than half of the total membership.
Sitting for no longer than a year, the Convention will consider, and publish recommendations on:
- The relationship between the nations, and all parts within the UK, including their fair representation in the Westminster Parliament.
- Arrangements for the governance of England.
- Other issues that may require the attention of a successor Convention.
We will bring before Parliament proposals to respond to the recommendations of the Convention within six months of its reporting."


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Robotics company, military contractor, and recent Google acquisition Boston Dynamics is most likely best known for its dog-like machines that can traverse rough terrain while carrying a heavy load.
It turns out that one of the company's robots, an AlphaDog, is already being used in training exercises with the U.S. Marine Corps, reports Gizmodo.
The exercise took place in Hawaii and put the (still rather noisy) machine through its paces. One soldier interviewed in the video below (his name isn't given) says that AlphaDog can go 70% to 80% of the places that troops can walk, so while it's not a total carry-everything solution, it beats waiting for an ATV.
Soliders working with the robot have nicknamed it "Cujo." Check it out in action below.
See Also:I'm An 86-Year-Old Retired Executive, And The FBI Tracked Me Down Because Of One Photo I TookIf You Don't Think Robots Can Replace Journalists, Check Out This Article Written By A ComputerWhy We Can't Yet Build True Artificial Intelligence, Explained In One Sentence


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Tories promise to reduce civil service in platform
Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie promises to balance books for next 4 years
Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives are promising to balance the books for the next four years, reduce the size of the civil service by 10 per cent and cut the number of health authorities to three.
The Tories released their platform on Wednesday ahead of the Oct. 8 election.
The document promises to reduce the harmonized sales tax by two percentage points to 13 per cent regardless of the province's fiscal health, though Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie said he would balance the books for the next four years.
Baillie also said a Progressive Conservative government would freeze electricity rates for five years.
"No more hikes, no more electric shock when you open your power bills every January," he told a news conference in Halifax on Wednesday morning.
The Liberals have suggested Baillie's plan won't work in the long run because consumers and businesses will be hit with a big bill for deferred utility costs once the freeze is removed. But Baillie disputed that Wednesday, saying the rising costs faced by Nova Scotia Power to meet renewable energy goals would drop because the Progressive Conservatives would delay the deadline for those targets.
Baillie said his party's commitments would save Nova Scotia $200 million annually. He also committed to implementing a moratorium on rural school closures and setting aside money for clinical trials of so-called liberation therapy for multiple sclerosis.
They estimate their new program spending would cost $47.8 million in their first full year in office and rise to $62.5 million by the fourth year.


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Freyja, you are 5 months old and sometimes I can't believe:
a) that you are mine
b) that we created you
c) how big you are!
Yes, you were two days late but that was very overdue for me, having had your sister 4 weeks early and your brother 1 week early.
You arrived in a speedy blur of a Home birth, delivered by your father. When I say speedy I mean it; 20 minutes from start to finish and on Christmas Eve!
You started noisily sucking on your hand as soon as the umbilical cord was cut and then we saw the suck blister on your fist. You already knew what to do and I just sat in complete disbelief. The comparison between births and early feeding experiences were great and it was clear you had it down to a tee.
I love how you instinctively knew where to find food and that you were strong and awake enough to latch.
My wild card baby.
Although the early weeks were vomit filled as you were a greedy guzzler, everything settled down and I had another surprise - very little vasospasm.
You fed so well and enjoyed feeding to sleep. So much so you often over-ate. You tried a dummy but it wasn't the same.
At 5 months old you seem to be very efficient feeder. You know longer drift off for the long haul sleep whilst feeding, instead you let me know that it is time to put you down to sleep. Another surprise.
When you have a sleepy feed you fiddle and stroke my hair which sometimes tickles your chubby, round cheeks. Although you tug my hair rather hard if you have tummy pain or teething pain, or attack your own ears or back of the neck.
I enjoy our feeds, it makes me very privileged to share this experience with you. Feeling like I was becoming part of the fabric of the sofa in the early days is worth it for the leg rolls and picture of health and happiness you are. You are a testament to how well my body is able to provide for you, even though I'm surprised you aren't made of chocolate!
I may not be able to go out for very long without you; the days are long but the years are short. I cannot regret my choice for you and your siblings. Breastfeeding isn't the be all and end all, I definitely agree. It may be the most natural but hardest thing to do and there can be various trials and sacrifices, of which I've experienced.
So now you've started your first tastes of food and I wonder just how long I will feed you. You are my last baby and it will be a bittersweet time full of reflection.
For now I'm just going to enjoy it, hearing your appreciative noises, hilarious latching sounds and even over-enthusiastic ambition to draw milk out of skin which can't provide #feedinglovebite.
And I am impressed with your hearing too, as you always start feeding ravenously after a long pause, just after we've said that we'll put you down...


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Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island
Hi Friends,
I was watching TV and i saw a NEWS scrolling "Earthquake Strikes off the Coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island" the magnitude is 7.5 on Richter scale.
Wish there is NOT much human loss.
Tsunami alert has been given in the coastal regions of Indonesia.


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Keri Hilson Pictures: Keri Hilson arrives on the red carpet at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift ruled the show on music's biggest night, with each star earning a place in Grammy history. Beyoncé racked up six victories, earning her the distinction of most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in a single night. But it was Swift who captured the evening's top prize, album of the year, making her the youngest artist in history to claim the coveted trophy.
Picture copyright: Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
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text: Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11 Elisabeth Johnson | 0 CommentsFacebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint What's in a name? From a biblical perspective -- everything!1A name was believed to represent the essence of a person's character. The name Jesus, of course, is the Greek version of the Hebrew name Joshua, which means "he saves." "The name that is above every name..." In Philippians 2:6-11, Paul incorporates into his letter what is most likely an early Christian hymn. In this hymn we see how Jesus embodies his given name, "he saves." Being "in the form of God," he did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped or exploited, as something to be held onto at all costs and used to his own advantage. Rather, he willingly "emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point to death -- even death on a cross" (2:6-8). Jesus is not a passive victim, but enters fully and willingly into his mission. He empties himself of all claims to divine glory and honor to become a human being -- not a human of high status and honor, but a lowly slave serving other human beings. He humbles himself even to the point of dying a slave's death, for the shameful and tortuous form of execution by crucifixion was reserved for slaves and rebels against Roman rule. This Jesus is the one whom God highly exalts and to whom God gives "the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend... and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (2:9-11). In exalting Jesus, God gives Jesus his own name -- "Lord" -- and confers on him Lordship over all creation. One day every knee will bend before him, "in heaven and on earth and under the earth," and every tongue join in confessing together that Jesus Christ is Lord. This hymn makes the astonishing claim that the one we call God and Lord is most fully revealed in the crucified one. The one who humbled himself and took the form of a slave shows us who God is and how God acts. God's essential character is shown to be one of self-emptying love rather than self-aggrandizement or grasping for power and glory. God's high exaltation of Jesus confirms the divine nature of his mission and ensures that one day he will be acknowledged by all for who he truly is. Jesus, the one who saves, is God's anointed one (the Messiah or Christ), and Lord of all. "Let the same mind be in you..." Paul incorporates this hymn into his letter in the service of pastoral theology. He is thankful for the Philippians' care for him and support of his ministry (1:3-8), yet there are some problems in the community. In particular, Paul is concerned about dissension among members (2:2-4; 4:2-3), and about "opponents" who preach righteousness based on circumcision and law observance (1:28; 3:2-3, 7-11, 18-19). Paul urges the Philippians to live "in a manner worthy of the gospel" so that he will know that they are "standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel" (1:27). Paul continues on this theme of unity of mind and spirit, urging the Philippians to "be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind" (2:2). In encouraging the community to be "of one mind," it is unlikely that Paul expects no differences of opinion within the community, for he is not so naïve about congregational life. Rather, he implores them to be united in a spirit of love and concern for the common good. This becomes clearer in what follows, as he urges them to "do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves," and further exhorts them: "Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others" (2:3-4). Paul then introduces the Christ hymn by saying, "Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus" (2:5). The phrase "in you" is plural (en humin), and perhaps better translated "among you." Paul envisions the life of the community being formed by the mind of Christ -- by a spirit of humility and loving service to one another rather than competition and grasping for power and control. On this Sunday marking Jesus' passion, a preacher might explore with hearers what it means to bear this name above all other names. Does our life together reflect "the same mind that was in Christ Jesus"? Are we looking to the interests of others rather than our own interests? Are humility and servanthood evident among us? Having the mind of Christ ought to shape not only the internal life of a congregation, but its relationship with its community and the world. While some may mourn the passing of "Christendom" and the waning influence of the church in society, Paul calls us to relinquish our grasping for worldly power and embrace the role of servant.2 Power struggles and pining for glory do not honor the name of Jesus. Rather, by following Jesus in identifying with the lowly and giving ourselves away in humble service to a suffering world, we honor "the name that is above every name." Notes 1 Commentary adapted from one first published on this site on January 1, 2012. 2 Marsha L. Moore-Keish, Feasting on the Word, Year B, Volume 2, ed. David Bartlett and Barbara Brown Taylor (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008) 174.Elisabeth Johnson | 0 CommentsFacebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint


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Northwest Region football in review: Week 10
A clutch win, a budding star and a pair of heavyweights stayed undefeated; it's just another wild and wacky week in the Northwest Region, which beats another episode of Nickelodeon's Wild & Crazy Kids, by far.
In the U.S. Marine-sponsored Great American Rivalry Series, Woodbridge freshman Jaylen Avent went off, carrying 23 times for 236 yards and three scores, while three of those runs came from more than 60 yards out.
Riverbend needed a win to punch its playoff ticket and did just that, thanks to a gutsy, come-from-behind performance at North Stafford.
All told, the playoffs are here, and there couldn't be any more intrigue than what we have already. Will Osbourn follow last season's magic carpet ride to the Virginia AAA state final? Will Battlefield justify its best-in-state Powerpoint score?
The answers to these questions will become known in the weeks ahead. But in the meantime, take a read below to see where we stand after Week 11.
Week 11 Scores
Friday, Nov. 6
Forest Park 0, Hylton 6
Osbourn Park 13, Franklin County 7
Potomac 42, Freedom-Woodbridge 6
Gar-Field 16, No. 12 Woodbridge 35
No. 9 Battlefield 35, Loudoun Valley 17
Heritage 6, Osbourn 42
Brooke Point 69, Albemarle 14
Stafford 6, No. 14 Colonial Forge 49
Massaponax 38, Mountain View 19
Riverbend 31, North Stafford 27
Northwest Region quarterfinals -- Friday, Nov. 13
Division 6
No. 6 Franklin County at No. 3 Colonial Forge, 7:30
No. 5 Riverbend at No. 4 Osbourn Park, 7:30
Byes: No. 1 Battlefield, No. 2 Woodbridge
Division 5
No. 6 George Washington at No. 3 Osbourn, 7:30
No. 5 William Fleming at No. 4 Brooke Point, 7:30
Byes: No. 1 Massaponax, No. 2 North Stafford
Final standings
Cardinal District (Overall, District)
Woodbridge (10-0, 6-0)
Osbourn Park (8-2, 5-1)
Gar-Field (6-4, 4-2)
Hylton (5-5, 3-3)
Potomac (2-8, 2-4)
Forest Park (1-9, 1-5)
Freedom-Woodbridge (0-10, 0-6)
Cedar Run District
Battlefield (10-0, 4-0)
Osbourn (7-3, 3-1)
Loudoun Valley (6-4, 2-2)
Heritage (2-8, 1-3)
Stonewall Jackson (3-7, 0-4)
Commonwealth District
Colonial Forge (9-1, 7-0)
Massaponax (8-2, 5-2)
Riverbend (8-2, 5-2)
Brooke Point (6-4, 4-3)
North Stafford (7-3, 4-3)
Mountain View (4-6, 2-5)
Stafford (2-8, 1-6)
Albemarle (0-10, 0-7)
Who's beatin' who?
Cedar Run -- 28-22 (.560)
Commonwealth -- 44-36 (.550)
Cardinal -- 32-38 (.457)
Game of the week -- Riverbend 31, North Stafford 27
The basic scenario here: Riverbend needed a win to get into the playoffs and eliminate all discussion about Powerpoints, who beat who, etc.
Thanks to a fourth-quarter touchdown pass from quarterback Zac Naccarato to Kirkland Nelms, who plays a Percy Harvin-type, hybrid role, the Bears accomplished their goal, snatching up the fifth seed in the Northwest Region Division 6 playoffs.
So, a year ago, Riverbend had one win -- and that came during the first week of the season. This year the Bears are playoff-bound because of this come-from-behind victory over North Stafford, one that first-year coach Todd Campbell said his team felt strongly it could get.
"They expected to win that game," said Campbell, whose team overcame four separate deficits to beat the Wolverines. "The way they had gone through this season, they're not afraid of anybody."
Friday night's five best
Jaylen Avent, RB, Woodbridge -- So De'Antwan Williams was nicknamed "Rocket." For his protégé, how 'bout "Firecracker?" In a breakout game, Avent ran 23 times for 236 yards and three touchdowns during a 35-16 victory over Gar-Field.
Nagee Jackson, RB, Battlefield -- In addition to scoring three touchdowns for the second consecutive week, Jackson carried 18 times for 145 yards and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season. He now has 1,001 yards and 16 scores.
Dominique Terrell, QB, Osbourn Park -- Very solid performance at the perfect time, completing 7 of 8 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns while running 18 times for 135 yards during the Yellow Jackets' 13-7 win over Franklin County.
Zac Naccarato, QB, Riverbend -- The numbers are good, not great. But the situation in which they came (see above) makes them even more impressive: 15 for 27, 192 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a score.
Torry Hart, RB, North Stafford -- Stafford County's best RB did all he could, carrying 20 times for 121 yards and three scores, though he team dropped a tough one to Naccarato's Bears.
Yellow Jackets can get defensive, too
I've obviously followed -- and written a great deal about -- the exploits of Osbourn Park's backfield duo of Dominique Terrell and Gary Jackson. And while the QB-RB tandem, despite a pair of midseason injuries, has been outstanding, it's not the only reason the Yellow Jackets wrapped up the regular season at 8-2.
Osbourn Park's defense has allowed 83 points this season, which works out to an average of 8.3 per game. Imagine lining up against a team and knowing that you've only got about a touchdown and a two-point conversion to work with. Ouch.
I talked with Coach Brian Beaty, who's a former defensive back, on Sunday night about his defense, and he seemed to think that it was the group's ability to communicate effectively that makes it so special. Beaty also praised the works of Cristian Portillo, Alex Yezzi, Kyle Whitt and Zach Roy.
"I feel like defensively that they're all on the same page," Beaty said. "They communicate well out there. I've never believed that you can be a good defense without doing a lot of talking. They do a good job of that."
Osbourn Park has allowed more than a touchdown only twice this season and won one of those games -- a 28-26 victory over Osbourn on Sept. 25. The unit also pitched back-to-back shutouts against Freedom-Woodbridge and Potomac.
"It's really a team effort," Beaty said. "They all play at the same level. If you would ask who's the leader of the defense, I probably couldn't tell you."
Osbourn's balanced offense keys strong second half
Entering this season, Osbourn Coach Steve Schultze expected a lot out the Keith brothers, quarterback Thomas and wide receiver Timmy. What he did not expect, however, was for his offense to become so diverse. With 3,201 yards of offense this season, the Eagles have also been able to spread the wealth.
Thomas Keith has completed 42.3 percent of his passes for 700 yards and eight touchdowns this season while also leading the team with 776 rushing yards. He also has seven touchdowns on the ground. Timmy Keith has caught 20 balls for 317 yards and two scores and has ran for 215 yards and a pair of touchdowns -- both during the Eagles' 42-6 win over Heritage on Friday.
Running back Vidal Greene, with his 6.9-yards-per-carry average and 16 touchdowns, has been a pleasant surprise. So has Robbie Carter, who has 190 yards and two touchdowns. Lucky Whitehead, a do-it-all-type guy, has continued to give the Eagles a balanced look.
"We've been so quarterback-heavy the last couple of years, so I'm pleased we've been spreading the ball around," said Schultze, whose team has done four of five down the stretch and has been averaging 38.4 points per game since the season's midpoint.
Battlefield, Woodbridge are undefeated … again
As a sports reporter, there are just some things you have to ask. And, as a sports reporter, there are some things that you know are going to deliver a horrid, boring response. This would be one of them. What's an undefeated regular season -- and in this case back-to-back ones -- mean to you and your team?
By beating Loudoun Valley and Gar-Field on Friday, both Battlefield and Woodbridge wrapped up their second straight undefeated regular seasons.
Why's this boring? Well, who's really going to celebrate a 10-0 regular season with the playoffs approaching? Nobody.
Still, it's an accomplishment that should not be taken lightly, as both teams have been able to put together rather extensive regular season winning streaks, Battlefield with 29 straight and Woodbridge with 20.
(The Bobcats' last defeat was a 31-20 home loss to Potomac on Aug. 30, 2007, while the Vikings' last one was a 9-7 home loss to Gar-Field on Nov. 9, 2007.)
"We really haven't paid that much attention to it," said Battlefield Coach Mark Cox, offering the pre-recording response. "But just like Woodbridge, anytime you can put up back-to-back 10-0 regular seasons, that says a lot for the kids that you have."
Scintillating stuff, indeed.
Looking ahead: No. 5 Riverbend at No. 4 Osbourn Park, Friday
Neither of these two teams made the playoffs last year. … And that's about where the similarities end. Riverbend is coached by Todd Campbell, who's been known as one of the area's top offensive coordinators for years before becoming a head coach this fall. Osbourn Park's Brian Beaty has a defense-first mentality, the result of his time spent as a defense.
Both teams do have explosive, X-factor-type players. The abilities of Osbourn Park quarterback Dominique Terrell are well known, but those of Riverbend's Kirkland Nelms are not. Nelms has scored 14 touchdowns a total of four different ways: punt return, run, catch and interception return.
If Terrell is as effective as he was against Franklin County this past week (7 for 8, 128 yards, two touchdowns, 135 rushing yards) that could spell trouble for Riverbend. Then again, Osbourn Park likely doesn't want to enter a shootout with the Bears, who are scoring an average of 31.3 points per game this season.
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Aside from normal shows, I'm also expecting this OVA! I'm a huge fan of Kagami so I wanna see her again.
Well, the story really focuses on the four girls but it is kind of sad because the other 6 where set aside on the OVA. Yutaka and others had an extremely limited appearance in the anime.
The MMORPG part of the OVA rocks! It makes me nostalgic of my experiences when I was also once a newbie. Tsukasa reminded me of myself when I tried to play Ragnarok the first time. I didn't know how to sit. Thus, I'm waiting idle long enough just to replenish my hp XD. lulz. I also had a hard time picking on enemies. I remember getting on the map on the north of Prontera, the forest of Mandragoras and died there. I was shokku T_T and stared at my character lying on the ground. By the way, what a coincidence~ I also used to be a Healer! Go Kagamin~.
Hahaha, Argh, I miss playing MMORPGs sooo much if only I had the time on my hands (and of course the money to buy the game cards) … Wah, I hate this… I miss my game account and I don't know if it is still existing. I have already forgotten as well the joy of playing together with your classmates and playmates… huhuhu
Tsukasa made my day. She was really funny. I almost died of laughter when she slammed her face to the net. I can't help it but laugh at her idiocy. The atmosphere is really serious during the game and I– I… burst out my laugh when it happened XD. It's definitely the best part of the OVA.
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One of our favorite designs is the "yes" cat. The cat, so far, appears on two shirts; the "YES" shirt and the "FOOD" shirt. We have a "chocolate" shirt in the makings.
The story behind that cute cat is a particular pose of my cat, Wilson Bones Mallette, on the sofa. He looks calm in this photo, but all I need to do is rattle a bag of treats, and his face instantly resembles our yes cat illustration.
The Wilson "Willy" story
How Wilson got his name:
My husband and I are owned by just one kitty – Wilson Bones Mallette. He is a fat yellow boy tabby.
Wilson's name was chosen long before he was even born! The name was inspired while watching the movie "Castaways" with Tom Hanks. If not familiar with the movie, it is about a FedEx employee (played by Tom hanks) stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his attempts to survive on the island. He keeps himself company by painting a face on a Wilson Volleyball and making it his trusty friend and companion.
In one scene during the movie, Chuck (the stranded Fedex employee) has a moment of clarity and realizes how ludicrous it is to be having a conversation with a Volleyball. He heaves the ball out of his cave, only to retrieve it a short time later, freshen up the face, and while lovingly looking into the painted face of "Wilson" wags his finger and says, "I know you! I know you!". It is said with such love and affection, I turned to my husband and said "Honey, when BaBa is gone, and we get a new kitty, I'd like to name him Wilson." To which my husband added, "Ok. Wilson Bones Mallette."
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When BaBa, my 16-year-old beautiful gray and white two-colored eyed kitty died in May 2002, my husband made me wait a month "out of respect for BaBa's death" before searching for a new kitty.
I had my heart set on a yellow tabby, but none could be found. Eager to have a frisky little kitten romping the house to keep the remaining kitty, Moses, company, and to help distract me from grieving the loss of BaBa, we had chosen a lovely little Asian-looking kitten from a local shelter. While in the room where a microchip was being inserted into the kitten, Bruce noticed a little yellow tabby, about six months old, in a cage in the room with a sign on it that said, "now available."
We inquired. "Wilson almost died" the attending veterinarian explained. "It seems he was poisoned by neighbors, and the owners didn't want him anymore – so he was transferred here from the vet's office."
Bruce and I deliberated for about 40 minutes on which cat to take home. We were concerned that Wilson may have been damaged by the poisoning, and that the damage could show up later in life. We were assured that was pretty unlikely…well, obviously….we chose the yellow tabby. And with no regrets.
Here is Willy before he got fat. LOL.
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CARPINTERIA, Calif. - July 13, 2015 - (BUSINESS WIRE) - CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. ("CKE"), parent company of Carl's Jr.® and Hardee's® restaurant chains, announced today the promotion of Eric Williams to Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, Williams will manage operations for both the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's brands.
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Very nice! As far as thinning out the grill to open it up, there is not a lot of 'meat' left after thinning. It's VERY fragile. I know, I ruined one trying. *NM*
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I remember something like that running around my streets back in the day. Very nice, Very smooth, Very much in my memory. *NM*
Thanks Frank, glad to bring back good times! *NM*
Looks like a fun ride! Nice job building it and using a great color for it. *NM*
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Very nice! As far as thinning out the grill to open it up, there is not a lot of 'meat' left after thinning. It's VERY fragile. I know, I ruined one trying. *NM*
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Didn't think about tow brackets, might have to look into that! *NM*
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