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DEE SNIDER Interviewed On 'Better' (Video)
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was recently interviewed on "Better", a nationally syndicated lifestyle TV show. You can watch video footage of his appearance on the program in two parts below.
Dee's new studio album, "Dee Does Broadway", was released on May 8 via Razor Tie. The CD features Dee's powerful voice and theatrical persona as he exudes his rock ' n' roll take on several Broadway classics. The new album coincided with the release of his first-ever autobiography, "Shut Up And Give Me The Mic" (Gallery Books) on May 8.
"Dee Does Broadway" features several special guest stars, including Broadway and television icon Bebe Neuwirth on the DAMN YANKEES song "Whatever Lola Wants", Broadway legend Patti LuPone on a "West Side Story" medley "Tonight/Somewhere", pop icon Cyndi Lauper on SWEET CHARITY's "Big Spender", Clay Aiken of "American Idol" on the GUYS AND DOLLS classic "Luck Be a Lady Tonight", the stars of the Broadway hit musical "Priscilla Queen Of The Desert" (Will Swenson, Tony Sheldon, and Nick Adams) on SOUTH PACIFIC's "There Is Nothin' Like A Dame", Mark Wood of the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA playing violin on the "Phantom Of The Opera" ballad "Music Of The Night", as well a special rendition of "The Joint Is Jumpin" from "Ain't Misbehavin'" with Dee's oldest son, Jesse "Blaze" Snider. Songs are also featured from classic Broadway shows including "Cabaret", "Chicago", "The Threepenny Opera", "Anything Goes" and "Sweeney Todd".
Snider's first-ever autobiography, "Shut Up And Give Me The Mic", was released on May 8 via Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon Schuster.
Filled with entertaining anecdotes and candid confessions, "Shut Up And Give Me The Mic" takes you through the good times and bad with a heavy metal star who worked as hard as he played, and who did it all for his wife, four kids, and millions of fans. As lead singer and songwriter of TWISTED SISTER, Dee Snider became the poster boy for heavy metal, hair bands, and the wild side of rock. Now, in his twisted new memoir, he reveals the real stories behind the crazy makeup, the big hair, and badass hits like "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock". In his journey from every parent's worst teenage nightmare to Renaissance man, Dee avoided the usual pitfalls associated with rock stars. But that didn't stop Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center from targeting him — a fight that led him to testify before Congress with Frank Zappa. He may have been slapped with a Parental Advisory warning label, but, through it all, Snider stayed positive and focused on being the best he could be.
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Teen fashion correspondent Sarah Bolliger brings us the teen view of the latest summer fashion trends.
I'm just back from a vacation in California, where a bizarre visit to Hollywood inspired this blog. I was in a world where fashion seemed completely influenced by the celebrities you might stumble into; everywhere I went, I saw a reference to a star. So when I returned home, I made it my mission to ask teens who they'd love to dress like, and then give them a look that mimics those in the Hollywood limelight.
Katie, sixteen, chose Demi Lovato (pictured above) as her celebrity idol: "Her clothes in Disney's latest original movie, Camp Rock, were amazing and a lot like me!" Demi chooses fun, colorful, creative pieces, and pairs them with knee-length suede boots or a long, chunky necklace. The styles of both Demi and Katie are all about personality and expressing who they really are!
Matt, sixteen, had no problem choosing his celebrity fashion icon: Serj Tankian (pictured left), the lead singer of System of a Down. "His style is mysterious, yet very unique," he explains. "I like to add my own twist by wearing Urban Pipeline pants. They add volume and are not jean fabric, which is unbearable to wear!"
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As Tensions Rise Between Greece And Its Creditors, Is Grexit Back On The Table? (1/3)
In July 2015, Greece's newly elected Syriza government, which had come to power six months earlier with an anti-austerity platform, held a referendum in which a large majority of Greeks voted against an austerity program that Greece's creditors wanted to inflict upon Greece's battered economy. However, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ignored the referendum he had called and succumbed to the creditors' demands. At that point, numerous leftist Syriza MPs defected from Syriza and formed a new party called "Popular Unity." One of those MPs was Professor of Economics, Costas Lapavitsas. In this interview, Professor Lapavitsas explains that Greece's debt remains wildly unsustainable, and that by continuing to prioritize the repayment of that debt, the Syriza government is condemning Greece to endless stagnation and is signing its own political death warrant:


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Spoilers for Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok, if you care about that sort of thing.
It's been about a week now since I watched Black Panther. The movie was great, possibly my favorite MCU film second only to Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (which, as you might recall, I liked quite a bit). In the time since I watched it, I've been keeping an eye out for interesting articles and tweets. I've read up on the costuming, the cast… I've even researched some apparent plot holes, all of which confirm to me that Black Panther really is that good.
I also found this:
Now, it turns out that the original Amazon review was some sort of gag, but the tweet did get me thinking again about Thor: Ragnarok. The more I thought about the two films together, the more I saw a pretty strong connection between them. I mean, most superhero movies have quite a bit in common, but let me describe the plot of one of these films. You guess which one I mean:
"After the death of his father, a young prince must defend his home (an isolated technological wonderland) from an invading usurper to the throne, a mysterious and terrifying individual with an uncanny knack for warfare, a blood-relationship with our protagonist, and a serious grudge against the dead king stemming from the king's dark and secret past."
Yeah. More than a couple similarities.
Truthfully, though, I'm less interested in the similarities between the films than I am in the differences. To begin, I'll attempt to summarize the twists of the two movies as best I can. Bear in mind that I've only seen these films once apiece, so there may be some minor details I get wrong.
In Thor: Ragnarok, we learn that, before he became the benevolent ruler of the Nine Realms, Odin employed the violent skills of his oldest child, Hela, to ruthlessly wage war and accumulate wealth and power. Because he feared her (and possibly because he was ashamed?), Odin had Hela sealed away. She returns and seeks to conquer Asgard almost immediately after Odin's death.
In Black Panther, T'Challa's father T'Chaka visited the United States on a mission to find his own brother. Upon learning that his brother planned to violate Wakanda's isolationist policy by selling their futuristic weaponry, T'Chaka killed his brother and left a child (T'Chaka's nephew and T'Challa's cousin) to be raised an orphan. This child grew up to become the villainous Killmonger, who attacks Wakanda in order to secure weapons for a worldwide race war.
One of the first things that struck me about these stories is how they manage to explain, to some extent, the racial makeup of both our fantastical settings. The Asgard of the Thor movies was a colonizing empire, a fact that would almost certainly create more genetic diversity. Conversely, Wakanda adopted a strict isolationist policy early in its existence, likely well before European nations came in contact with Africa.
Thus, it is entirely plausible and, in fact, expected that Asgard in the MCU would have black people, while Wakanda wouldn't have any white people. Racists can now shut up forever.
As fun as it is to find handwavy continuity excuses, I wanna go deeper. I think there's something a lot more interesting going on with the histories of these two fictional countries. In addition to being wild, colorful technological pseudo-paradises, both countries have some pretty awful secrets lurking in their histories. Both movies use their respective villains (Hela and Killmonger) to embody these dark histories, but, beyond that, these movies explore how a country copes with its troubled past in very different ways.
By the end of Thor: Ragnarok – the same movie in which we learn about Asgard's history of horrifying warfare – the entire nation is destroyed, and its citizens are cast to the stars in search of a new place to call home. The message here appears to be that a country with a history as violent as Asgard's does not deserve to exist. While there's a part of me that appreciates the idea that karma functions on such a global scale, I consider the somewhat shameful past of my own country and find myself hoping that there's a better way than utter annihilation.
Ultimately, I don't think Ragnarok is interested in dealing with the repercussions of Asgard's history. It is, after all, a Thor movie, and it's therefore more concerned with getting Thor from point A to point B along his hero's journey. But this is the first major difference between Ragnarok and Black Panther. The main character of Thor: Ragnarok is, unsurprisingly, Thor. The protagonist of Black Panther, on the other hand, is the nation of Wakanda itself.
True, the Black Panther performs most of the significant actions, but while Thor is very much the comedic action hero, T'Challa is, in all things, the king of Wakanda. Although T'Challa grows and changes, as most good film characters do, his journey is nothing next to the seismic paradigm shift that the country of Wakanda goes through. Wakanda starts as a reclusive (dare I say selfish?) utopia, but it ends a neighbor and citizen-state of the world.
Early on in the film, T'Challa visits some sort of ghost world to commune with his father and the other past kings of Wakanda. During this meeting, T'Chaka tells T'Challa that "it's hard for a good man to be a king." Indeed, by the end of the film, we learn that King T'Chaka likely no longer considered himself a "good man" by the end of his reign. He sacrificed much – his integrity, his honesty, even his own brother – in the name of preserving Wakanda's much-treasured secrecy. T'Chaka represents the nation's history, and his violent crime represents the very real pain inflicted by an individual (or, indeed, a nation) that can help but chooses not to. As the new king, T'Challa commits himself to protecting Wakanda by continuing the isolationist tradition, although he does not yet recognize how destructive this tradition has been.
When set against a young king committed to keeping the secrets of his country safe from outsiders, Killmonger becomes a far more interesting villain. His main goal is to use Wakanda's advanced technology to arm struggling communities so that they can conquer in the name of Wakanda. It's tempting to dismiss Killmonger as just another megalomaniacal cartoon-book supervillain. The trouble is, though, the narrative refuses to portray Killmonger as entirely villainous. In fact, the narrative appears to side with Killmonger, allowing him to repeatedly chastise the leaders of Wakanda for keeping to itself while so many fellow Africans suffered.
Killmonger's radical philosophy of "helping those less fortunate" has another ally: Nakia, a Wakandan spy and T'Challa's ex-girlfriend. Rather than adhere to Wakanda's non-interventionist policies, Nakia chose to work covertly, rendering aid and comfort in war-torn, struggling areas. This decision drives a wedge between her and T'Challa – as long as he chooses to follow in his father's footsteps, they cannot be together. The audience sympathizes with Nakia… which means, to some extent, we sympathize with Killmonger, too.
At the end of the movie, T'Challa abandons his father's path, and it is implied that Killmonger is part of what persuaded him. Wakanda ends its isolationism and opens a series of outreach centers throughout the world, including one in the same neighborhood where Killmonger was born and raised. The new Wakandan way resembles Killmonger's scheme, except with fewer laser guns. Although the villain dies… he also kinda wins? And it's a happy ending?
Moral ambiguity is delicious to us former English majors.
Wakanda is still a beautiful, vibrant country, but it is far from perfect. In fact, it has some flaws that run deep and go back, possibly centuries. Wakanda's past does not invalidate the culture's right to exist, as did Asgard's; rather, Wakanda recognizes its obligation to atone for the past. Wakanda atones by doing what all of us with means should do, and what it should have been doing all along. Wakanda chooses to help its neighbors.
The story of Ragnarok seems to be one of national comeuppance – cathartic, maybe, but ultimately a bit limited. Black Panther, on the other hand, is about national repentance. And that's something that every country could stand to consider more seriously.


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No, not me. The word "me."
Apparently, it strikes fear in the hearts of many. For example: "Betsy called Bob and I." Would you say "Betsy called I"? Of course not. It's "Betsy called Bob and me."
It's helpful to put each action in its own sentence: "Betsy called Bob." "Betsy called me." Thus, "Betsy called Bob and me."
And then there's the irksome misuse of myself. "I was hoping you would collaborate with Mary and myself."
"Myself" is only used when you do something to yourself: "I burned myself while frying bacon." It would never be "Mary burned MYSELF with a branding iron," for any number of reasons (grammar, as well as Mary's psychotic behavior). So the correct construction would be "I was hoping you would collaborate with Mary and me." Again, think of it in segments: "I was hoping you could collaborate with me." It sounds wrong when you say "I was hoping you would collaborate with myself." It sounds wrong because it is wrong.
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Manchester producer Andy Stott has been silent since 2014's Faith In Strangers, but today he's back with the announcement of his new album, Too Many Voices, along with a video for lead single "Butterflies." The track leans toward the synthed-out, minimal grooves of Blood Orange and Kaytranada with buoyant, intricate drum patterns for an alluring midnight pop trip. The matching clip, directed by Michael England, features dancer/producer Rafael "Hitmaker" Chinx Martin showcasing his fluid movements in slow motion all over NYC. Unsuspecting New Yorkers get to witness Martin doing his thing on subway platforms, inside subway cars, on sculptures and statues, and sidewalks.
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Brinda parekh Glamorous Looks & Photos. She has very good dressing sense to couple with the perfect figure she has. Her sultry dusky looks are certainly an add-On.
Check out sizzling Brinda Parekh in a photoshoot, while cameras bumped into her at a Madhoshi album launch. Get ready to drool !


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Do you enjoy movies?
Do you enjoy listening to records?
Are you a fan of having electricity readily available in your home?
Do you lean more towards Direct Current as opposed to Alternating Current?
Well, me too (except for the DC versus AC part) and we all have the famous Wizard of Menlo Park to thank for these modern conveniences.
The Wizard of Menlo Park?
Of course, most of us know him better by his other name, Thomas Edison, and this man who is often regarded as one of the greatest inventors of all time is having a birthday this month. Our city is celebrating at the place he resided during his stint as a telegraph operator in Louisville.
The Thomas Edison House, located at 729 E. Washington St. in Butchertown, is having a birthday party on Saturday, February 9 from 10 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. There will even be a birthday cake in the shape of a light bulb.
Yes, a light bulb.
Admission is half price for adults and free for children under twelve.
The Thomas Edison House is part of the Historic Homes Foundation and has the mission of not only educating the public about Edison's achievements in science and technology but also to inspire a similar type of creativity in those who visit.
So, bring your family and friends out on Saturday to wish Mr. Edison a Happy 166th Birthday.
For more information, visit Thomas Edison House or call (502) 899-5079.
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Combine rice and water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes. Stir in beans; cook 10 minutes or until rice is done. Place rice mixture in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients, tossing gently to combine.


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Here's another shining example of how Tucson's business community helps those in need.
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Tucson, Ariz—- The holidays in Tucson wouldn't be the same without Mr An's Annual Turkey Drive for the Community Food Bank. Beginning at 7 am on Friday, December 14, Mr An and friends will be outside the front of Mr An's on Oracle at Oracle and Rudasill Roads, throughout the day, inspiring everyone to stop in, drop off their turkey, ham or cash donations. Cash donations are best – the Food Bank's wholesale purchasing power helps stretch each dollar more than ten times.
Vowing to beat last year's take Mr. An, along with KOLD and Nova Financial, will once again pull out all the stops and do whatever it takes to reach his goal in providing turkeys for Tucson's neediest families. The goal this year is to provide holiday meals for 20,000 people.
Known for his tireless efforts to make life better for so many in our community, Mr. An is one of Tucson's most generous benefactors. His year round support of countless causes includes Tu Nidito, American Heart Association and Tucson Girls Chorus, to name a few. As a long time member of the board of the Community Food Bank, he is passionate in his desire to make sure there is always a supply of food for those who need it. "I have been working on the Turkey Drive for over 10 years…and each year, the need seems to grow larger, so it is deeply important to me that we meet our goals. I hope that those who can, will come forward and join me in this effort."
Mr An's Turkey Drive will officially kick off on Monday, December 10. Throughout the week, Mr An's on Oracle as well as An Del Sol and Nova Financial locations will be available for drop off of all donations, with the drive culminating in a big final push on Friday as KOLD's Chief Meteorologist Chuck George joins Mr An from 1 pm thru the 6 pm news broadcast. For more information visit Tucson News Now or call Jack Parris at the Community Food Bank at 882-3287.
An additional drop off location has been graciously offered by Sam Levitz at the Levitz warehouse location at 3430 E 36th Street.
Mr An and his wife Christina own the An Restaurant Group in Tucson, AZ, which includes Mr An's Teppan, Steak and Sushi; An Del Sol; and FrozAN at Casino del Sol Resort, and the Food Court at Casino of the Sun.


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The Need
Two civil wars in the past 15 years has left Côte d'Ivoire in grinding poverty and deep spiritual need. In the second civil war, ending in 2011, Muslim insurgents targeted Christian pastors and 160 were killed. Our partner, Victor, pursued by rebel forces, fled to Ghana. Upon his return to Côte d'Ivoire in late 2011, Victor understood to reach his country a major change of direction was needed. A network of volunteer-led house churches, because of a lack of visibility, could endure turbulent social conditions. This realization led Victor to a series of meetings at Xenos where it became apparent the Lord was bringing us together for a church planting partnership.
The Vision is Within Reach
Our vision is to reach the 36 unreached people groups of Côte d'Ivoire through strategic house church planting. Effective witness for Christ is taking root in Côte d'Ivoire. To date, our partners have planted 947 house churches, involving 8,200 members. This rapid expansion of the gospel is compelling evidence both of the openness of Côte d'Ivoire and the effectiveness of house church planting among animist and Christo-pagan populations.
Our partners have set up four training centers in strategic cities. From these staging grounds, 47 church planters been trained and mobilized. These centers offer continuing education for church planters and close supervision of their work in the villages.
Xenos has entered into a five-year partnership with Victor and his team. Through this time, both sides of the partnership will assess the effectiveness of our collaboration to determine if we will continue for a second five-year agreement. Xenos is committed to ongoing training of church planters and meeting the financial needs to mobilize them. We currently support 47 church planters and our partners support 20 of them. We will also seek ways to address the grinding poverty in villages.
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What is Vipassana
Vipassana is a Sanskrit word from ancient India meaning 'to see things as they really are' and this is the aim of the Vipassana meditation retreats. It's a 10 day journey that will completely change your life but it is by no means easy. The course itself is donation-based and includes your accommodation and 2 vegetarian meals per day (No dinner!). Vipassana was originally a Buddhist teaching from 2500 years ago but has been adapted as a secular program that's open to anybody. They only ask that you cease all other practices of religion, yoga and alternative meditation for the 10 days as to give fair trial to the Vipassana technique.
During this time you must abide by the very strict Vipassana Code of Conduct. One must abstain from killing, stealing, lying, all sexual activities and all forms of intoxicants as well as this you must follow the daily timetable. You must observe complete silence, and all forms of external stimulation including reading, writing, music and strenuous exercise. You're basically left with meditation, eating, sleeping and showering from 4am-9:30pm for 10 days. Okay, so maybe retreat wasn't the right word for it but it was on my Bucket List and being in India, I was committed now.
The Vipassana Centre and Accommodation
I did my course at the Bhopal Centre in Madhya Pradesh, India. The centre was situated 20 minutes out of town and the first thing you notice upon arrival is the absence of traffic and beeping horns, I instantly began to relax. The first step is to register and hand in our electronics for the 10 days – Goodbye phone, laptop, headphones, books and writing materials. My already light backpack now consisted of nothing more than clothes and toiletries.
We were assigned our rooms and from what I'd heard from friends who had completed the course elsewhere, you usually share a room with someone. I turned up to my room and noticed there was only one bed. Yes! Either I had my own room or Vipassana was going to be weird! It was a small fanned room with an attached bathroom (western toilet too, this place was ticking all the boxes).
Meditation Begins
Noble silence had begun and we were awoken at 4am by a bell with the implied message that we were to be in the Dhamma Hall for meditation by 4:30. The days consisted of 10 hours meditation and a 1 and a half hour lecture in the evening. In between sessions of meditation we had breakfast, lunch and some free time to shower and rest.
The first 3 days you spend focusing your attention on the sensations of your breath entering and exiting your nostrils, the idea of this is to sharpen your attention for the real part of the technique. Although we were sitting for well over 12 hours a day, the mental side of it was exhausting and I took every opportunity to sneak a nap.
On the second night I had started to question why on earth I was here. I remember lying in bed that night struggling to fall asleep, thinking I might be losing my mind. The revelation soon came that that was the point, you were meant to lose a part of your mind and ego.
On day 3 I was feeling more energised and started taking less and less naps during the day. I needed something to fill in my free time and decided to start exercising (only allowed inside your small room), I had a choice of push-ups and sit-ups. While doing sit-ups that afternoon I was laughing to myself that this was how I imagined prison to be, it was at this point I looked up at the wall and saw the numbers 1-10 on the wall with the first 4 crossed out, someone obviously hadn't made it past day 4. This gave me a little bit of motivation and laughter and I made it a personal goal to see out the course not just for myself but also for the random stranger who hadn't.
Day 4 brought a change of technique where we started to focus our attention on the natural sensations of our body, this was the actual practice of Vipassana and the technique we would use until the completion of the course. We learnt to observe all sensations as impermanent and to neither crave or develop aversion to the positive and negative sensations. The key here is to accept everything as it is. Through extended sessions of practising impermanence your old patterns of aversion and craving bubble to the surface and disappear layer by layer.
On Day 6 I had a few very profound and positive sessions of meditation that left me feeling euphoric and the next day when I walked into the 4:30am session I assumed I would instantly get back into this zone. I had forgotten the most important lesson – impermanence. I had developed a craving for the positive feelings and aversion for anything less and this stuck with me until Day 9 when I realised this. Day 9 was equally as profound as the earlier sessions but was also the last full day of meditation. I feel like I might not have made the most of days 7 and 8 because I hadn't fully grasped the technique.
Our Vipassana group with our teacher.
The morning of Day 10, silence ended and that afternoon we received our phones and laptops. After chatting with the other students and trading experiences, I found the idea of long conversations a little arduous and retired to my room, I was hanging to listen to some music (first up was The Story So Far followed by Ben Howard). The next day we would return to the real world.
What I Gained from the Course
It's going to be different for everyone but for me I left feeling much lighter, happier and completely stress-free. I feel much more positive when confronted with adverse situations. 3 months of travel in India had started to tire me out and these 10 days – probably the hardest 10 of my life – left me feeling reenergised and ready to take on the world again. I think if I was to do another course I would gain a lot more out of it as I now have a more complete understanding of the technique. What I found hard about the Course For the first 3 days it was definitely very challenging to sit still for so many hours. My knees and hips ached and most people limped away from the meditation hall very stiff. After a few days your body adjusts and then it's just the mental side. It was frustrating to realise how little control you have over your brain, it's nearly impossible to switch off your thoughts and while trying to still your mind for meditation your mind seems to wander constantly. I got extremely homesick and a couple of times I was ready to pack my bags, walk out the door and fly home.
I think I would have had an easier and more successful experience if I had taken the time to prepare myself properly for Vipassana instead I spent the week beforehand discovering Mumbai's pubs and bars with a good mate from home. I would recommend trying to ease yourself into the experience. Try to meditate daily in a cross-legged position for at least 2 weeks before the course even if it's only for 15 minutes. A couple of massages or yoga sessions leading up to it would also make the physical side of it much easier. Apart from that, the only advice I can offer is to surrender yourself to the experience and focus on the meditations session by session, forgetting about counting down days and forgetting about the positives or negatives of your previous sessions.
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When Lexi and Danny Reed got married two years ago, Lexi weighed 485 pounds and Danny weighed 280 pounds.
They were doing what a lot of us do -- spending their free time relaxing with takeout and TV and not finding time to exercise or eat healthy. Lexi was tired all the time and even got out of breath walking.
Finally, the two had had enough.
Lexi says, "We were sick of being overweight and not living the life that we wanted."
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On January 1, 2016, they embarked on a weight loss journey together, and in a little over a year, they've lost a combined 308 pounds!
DIET: First, they improved their diet. It was tough giving up their favorite comfort foods, so they started using similar seasonings to recreate the taste without the excess calories.
EXERCISE: They also committed to hitting the gym four times a week for 30 minutes, which Lexi points out wasn't easy for her at first, since she was almost 500 pounds.
Today, they're not only slimmer but feel SO much better—in every way: "Mentally i feel like a completely different person," says Lexi.
Check out their transformation in the video above and check out Dr. Ian's slimmed-down Slammin' Sweet Potato Pie.
All that time spent together working out and cooking healthy food together didn't hurt their new marriage either! "It definitely improved our relationship and we became a lot closer," Danny shares.
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That closeness is a big element of what helped them achieve their goals -- they were able to motivate each other to stick to it over the long haul.
Having a partner join in can be a great support during a weight loss journey. If you want to try this at home, Rach points out that your healthy buddy doesn't have to be your husband or your wife -- it could be your friend or someone in your family.
To celebrate their impressive weight loss and give them a chance to enjoy some much-deserved R&R, Rach surprised them with a visit to the amazing West Baden Springs Hotel in Indiana (a trip valued at $1,250)!
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Everybody who has a dog calls it something like "Rover" or "Spot" or "Bruno" But I thought I'd call my dog "Sex."
Now my dog, Sex, has been very embarrassing to me. When I went to the city hall to renew his license, I told the clerk I would like a license for Sex. He said, "I'd like to have one too". Then I said, "But this is a dog." He said he didn't care what she looked like. Then I said, "You don't understand. I've had Sex since I was nine years old." He said that I must have been quite a kid.
When I got married and went on my honeymoon, I took the dog with us. I told the hotel clerk that I wanted a room for my wife and me, and a special room for Sex. He said that every room in the hotel was for sex. So I finally said, "You don't understand. Sex keeps me awake at night." The clerk said, "Me too."
One day I entered Sex in a contest, but before the competition began, the dog ran away. Another contestant asked me why I was just standing there looking around. I told him I had planned to have Sex in the contest. He told me that I should have sold my own tickets. "But you don't understand," I told him, "I had hoped to have Sex on TV." HE called me a show-off.
When my wife and I separated, we went to court to fight for custody of the dog. I told the judge, "Your honor, I had Sex before I was married." The judge said, "Me too." Then I told him that after I was married, Sex left me. He said, "Me too."
Last night Sex ran away. I spent hours looking for him around town. A cop came over to me and asked, "What are you doing in this alley at four o'clock in the morning?" I told him, "I'm looking for Sex."
My trial comes up Friday :-(
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When you crank your car, you want your engine to run flawlessly on its own. SEO is the same in the sense that all you need is proper maintenance and care, and then it runs itself. As the user, you follow guidelines to make sure your SEO is functioning correctly. There are many signs that your car or SEO needs a tune-up. Learn to take care of your car engine the same way you avoid the unsafest road trips: by learning the proper rules to being a safe driver.
How Search Engines Operate
You know that a car stops where the engine goes. An SEO engine always stops at a unique document. Here are the terms you need to understand:
Crawling. Whether it's taking you to a web page, an image file, or another type of document, search engines "drive" to a location by crawling. "Crawling" is a term that basically means searching. The instruments used to crawl around the web are called spiders.
Data Centers. Google stores astronomically high amounts of information in data centers much like cars in garages. Each car has a parking spot. SEO data centers park bits of information in spots. The professional term for this is called indexing.
Provides Answers. Think of your SEO engine like the computer in your car. Whenever you want to find an answer you connect to Google and type in what you're looking for. Similarly, when you're searching for answer to problems in your car, you hook a machine up to the car's computer.
The search engine and its spiders have to search a map of the entire city to find the right link. Sometimes it is another specific location, and not just a single city. In the same way, your car engine has to run to the right stops as you are driving. You have to guard the engine to make sure it gets there as it should.
When It's Time for Maintenance
Things may be going just fine with your SEO, but a thing or two may need to be fixed or maintained. In your car engine, you may need to change the oil or have a busted valve replaced. With the search engine, you may need to up your ranking due to a new competitor. You may have to make sure your keywords (labels) take you to the right place. You wouldn't want street signs (labels) to take you off a cliff! Make sure your engine is going to the right place!
Get Your Engine Fixed
If something is obviously broken or not working properly, it's time to get your engine repaired. If your car isn't getting you where you need to go, it's pretty much useless. It is the same for your SEO. If you change the links on your website, you need to change your keywords and fix your broken landing pages. If your car engine has broken parts, they must be switched out to function.
Success! Your Engine is Running Smoothly
There is nothing to fix if nothing is broken. You are maintaining things right and doing the correct things to keep your engine running without hesitation. Your keywords in your website are "ranked" by how easily the search engine gets to your location. Your search engine should be finding your location right away if you are running smoothly. If your engine isn't hanging up, it means you are functioning at top levels.
You Can Always Optimize Performance
You may need a refresher on the rules to make your performance better. Always keep referring to the guidelines. Make smart changes and upgrade your performance. You can make sure everything is in the right place by labeling it properly. Also, make sure your engine is performing properly and get some great results. Still, if you don't keep up with the rules and adjust your performance accordingly, at some point you will always run the risk of breaking down.
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Miss Jenny Lo graduated from the University of Cardiff and specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, training at the University Hospital of Cardiff, Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital, London King's College Hospital and Nottingham Queen's Medical Centre. She completed her General Obstetrics and Gynaecology training at various Hospitals in Greater Manchester Region.
She developed a special interest in minimal access surgery for benign gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain.
Miss Lo undertook two years as a Research Clinical Fellow in Minimal Access Surgery and was trained to an advanced level in Minimal Access Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Surgery. She offers complex laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery to her patients and advocates enhanced recovery programme which aids rapid recovery following surgery.
Miss Jenny Lo was appointed a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Western Sussex NHS Hospital in 2009. She is the Lead Clinician for Minimal Access Surgery.
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text: Chevalier William Henry Grattan Flood (1857-1928) was a renowned musicologist and historian. As a writer and ecclesiastical composer, his personal contributions to Irish musical form produced enduring works. As an historian his output was prolific on topics of local and national historical or biographical interest. Grattan Flood was given the title Chevalier by Pope Benedict XV in 1917. His works include: A History of Irish Music (1905), The Story of the Harp (1905) and The Story of the Bagpipe (1911).


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An estimated 300,000 drivers may have accepted penalty points on behalf of someone else in the past decade, a survey has suggested.
The research also found that one in 20 drivers would be willing to take on points for a friend or relative, with two-thirds of those saying they would do it to stop the other driver being disqualified.
Motorists who are caught speeding receive three to 12 points per conviction, and anyone with a total of 12 points is usually banned from driving.
It is against the law to accept another driver's points, and police hope the trial introduction of new video speed guns will make it more difficult to lie about who was behind the wheel.
John O'Roarke, managing director of LV= car insurance, which commissioned the research, said: "Penalty points are designed to deter drivers from repeatedly breaking the law and to penalise those who do.
"Police know that drivers take on points and have direct access to the DVLA data where they can look at anyone's driving record to compare photos.
"Swapping points is more serious than people realise and it will be much harder for them to get away with it once the new speed cameras are rolled out."
The survey found that 1% of 2,031 drivers questioned had taken on another driver's points since 2001. ICM, who conducted the study, estimated that there are 36.6 million drivers in the UK, which means over 300,000 could have accepted someone else's points over the past decade.


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The most interesting boring stuff you'll ever see
And We LOVE It
Everything you do online gets recorded somewhere (want to see how much and freak out? Install something like Ghostery.) Analytics is taking all those impressions that users make as they interact with your company online (and even offline) and using that data to make informed decisions about what to do next.
We'll be bringing together signals from a lot of platforms and we'll use some cool pro tools to craft reports on what we've been doing to create results for you.
Online Measurement
Digging into your online stats can feel like you got hit by an anchor to the head. We can break down all the data to digestible chunks like figuring out your online goals and reporting on those.
The Good Ol' Fashioned Stuff
We work with our clients to look at key business data to make sure your marketing is aligned with your sales and revenue goals... and if you don't have a business scorecard, we'll help you to create one. We then track those KPIs in a handy-dandy spreadsheet to report on every month with your real-life human account manager!
ROAS, ROI & Other Acronyms
What's your Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)? How about your overall Return on Investment (ROI)? How can Cost Per Thousand (CPM) help you evaluate your marketing channel costs? We'll help answer these questions and more!
Call Reporting
We've said it time and time again: If you're paying for marketing and your staff are answering the phone like inebriated teenagers, you might as well throw your money in the ocean. We can not only track calls as a measure on us, but we can also help you set up quality assurance recording to make sure your crew is on-brand and helping -- not hindering -- your marketing efforts.
Why It's Important
If you can't measure it, you can't improve it. You also can't see that the investment you've made in hiring Octopus Creative is paying off, which is why we're really stoked on analytics. Frankly, this is where we show off, so we're always going to be coming to you with new sheets and bar charts showing how good we're doing.
Between 2% – 10%
of revenue should be set aside for marketing, depending on whether your organization is B2B or B2C and whether you're looking to maintain or grow.
How We Can Help
Even with all its complexities, marketing in the digital age comes with a mountain of opportunities. The insight you can gain from data analysis and the proper reporting can be a huge advantage for your business: more insightful customer data, ever-more informed decision making, and the capability of precise and accurate numbers to prove marketing ROI. Octopus Creative can provide tailored insight, analysis, and reporting to drive business and market intelligence for your organization.
Website Analytics
When your website is up and running, we can start to gather and analyze the data and provide you with the easy to understand reporting to drive business results. Things like goal conversions, user pathways, bounce rates, and so much more, can give you the intelligence you expect from your marketing efforts.
Social Media Analytics
Social media has got more layers than an onion, and we understand how to peel back the layers so you don't have to tear-up. We mine the data on your social channels to provide you with a deep understanding of your target market, your customers, and your competition. Octopus Creative can provide you with insight specifically relevant to your business.
Advertising Campaign Analytics
No business runs an advertising campaign or sales promotion just to spend money. You expect results from your advertising. By delving into the details of your digital ad campaigns Octopus Creative can provide you with precise lead numbers, ROI & ROAS analytics.


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To call Jake Handegard a video director is a bit of an understatement. The Morningside Films filmmaker has become a veritable documentarian of Minneapolis/St. Paul's up-and-coming hip-hop scene, shining a spotlight on Lexii Alijai, Dwynell Roland, and Baby Shel early in their budding careers. And nationally he's also chronicled the rise of New York's Smoke DZA and Chicago's Chief Keef. Keep your eye on this former wedding videographer-turned-rap-tastemaker: His lens will find the next notable MC before most local media even notice.


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Exterior Design: ***
Unlike the polarizing design of the Dodge Magnum, the Caliber goes for universal opinion. Unfortunately that opinion is not very good. The Caliber does, however, succeed on two fronts: It's not girly, nor does it have the bland, jellybean-space-shuttle shape of other hatchbacks like the Mazda5 or Honda Fit.
Interior Design: ****
While some of the materials are, well, crap, the Caliber has a few novel features and a ton of space. The body color inserts on the seats and audio/HVAC stack are a nice touch as well.
Acceleration: ***
Neither strong nor weak, the Caliber simply gets the job done. The engine is quiet and, compared with other domestics' fours, very smooth. All-wheel-drive (optional in the tester, but standard on the R/T) ensures no wheel slippage.
Braking ***
ABS is standard, and "state-of-the-art electronics" help avoid the occasional rapidly approaching guardrail.
Ride ***
Plain vanilla (as opposed to special vanilla) defines the Caliber's ride. Some chassis flex occurs over bumps, along with a few ominous "thump" noises.
Handling ***
The Caliber feels as if, to paraphrase former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, corners were cut. The steering is vague, thanks in part to the AWD, and the soft suspension goes into understeer just comtemplating a fast corner.
Gearbox ****
Despite the attached numeral (two of what?), CVT2 is just a continuously variable transmission. Since it continuously (go figure) adjusts the gear ratio, there are no upshifts to sweat. Drivers unnerved by the stasis of revs can use the AutoStick manumatic feature, which can "shift" among six specific ratios.
Audio/Video ***
Figure this one out. The upgraded stereo does not have an aux input, despite the Caliber's highly advertised iPod-friendly storage slot in the armrest. But there are optional steering-wheel-mounted stereo controls, and the drop-down liftgate speakers are perfect for jamming out to Freedom Rock at the tailgate party.
Toys *****
The Caliber is loaded with toys, like the AC power adapter, rear speakers, and "Chill Zone" glove box. Even the rear dome light detaches to double as a flashlight. The only real bummer is the aforementioned iPod slot, which doesn't actually hold any iPods larger than the Nano. Austin's Blackberry 7100t phone fit perfectly, but it's more narrow than even fourth-generation iPods.
Trunk ****
Not only is it big, and not only do the rear seats fold down for more space, but the front passenger seatback folds down for especially lengthy cargo.
Value ****
The base Caliber, which starts at $13,985 (good luck finding one), is a lot of car for the money. The R/T, which costs in the low twenty-thousand dollar range with a few options, seems like less of a bargain, but it does have AWD, space, and all those features.
Overall ****
It all depends on your priorities. The Caliber is great as an entry-level people hauler, but the lead-footed would be more satisfied giving up some space and gadgets for something a little more fun to drive. In other words, the Caliber is a great car to recommend to your friends so they can help you move because your Miata's trunk is too small.
Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Dodge Caliber R/T, Part 1, Part 3 [internal]


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Community Justice is the collection of individuals, agencies and services that work together to support, manage and supervise people who have committed offences, from the point of arrest, through prosecution, community disposal or custody and alternatives to these, until they are reintegrated into the community.
Local communities and the third sector are a vital part of this process which aims to prevent and reduce further offending and the harm that it causes, to promote desistance, social inclusion and citizenship.
The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 shifts responsibility for community justice from Community Justice Authorities to local community planning structures.
During 2016, the partnership has worked from a transition plan and have been consulting with community stakeholders. A Clackmannanshire Community Justice Strategic Assessment is also available.
Partnership organisations:
- Clackmannanshire Alcohol and Drugs Partnership
- Clackmannanshire Council
- Clackmannanshire's Health and Social Care Integration Board
- Clackmannanshire Tenants and Residents Federation
- Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- NHS Forth Valley
- Police Scotland
- Scottish Courts Service
- Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
- Scottish Prison Service
- Skills Development Scotland


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The history and growth of the Canadian West is reviewed from the days of the fur traders through to the start of the 21st century. Topics covered include Selkirk Settlements, Red River, Fur War, N.W.M.P., C.P.R., Riel Rebellions, Immigrations, World War One, Winnipeg General Strike, C.C.F., the 1920's, 1930's, On To Ottawa Trek, Farmer Movements, Women's Movements, World War Two, Wheat Co-operatives, Oil Industry, Forestry, Ranching and more.
Grades 7 through Adult. English Language Only. 35 minutes, ©1993
The Opening Of The Canadian West is available in these formats:
- DVD / SKU DVD-180 / Price: $112.50
- DVD with PPR / SKU DVDPPR-180 / Price: $142.50
- Duplication Master / SKU DUP-180 / Price: $337.50
- Digital Rights From Your Server / Prices Start at $65.75
- Streaming From Our Server / Prices Start at $51.25
Copyright: 1993
Grade Level: 7 through Adult
Age Level: 12 through Adult
For complete pricing and catalogue order numbers for the other formats listed above, please view this title in our store where full pricing and catalogue numbers are listed, or call us at 1-800-221-9788, fax us at 1-888-796-1796 or fill out this online contact form and we can provide pricing for other formats.


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True art means if it helps you to become silent, still, joyous; if it gives you a celebration, if it makes you dance""whether anybody participates with you or not is irrelevant. If it becomes a bridge between you and God, that is true art. If it becomes a meditation, that is true art. If you become absorbed in it, so utterly absorbed that the ego disappears, that is true art.
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Amursk hydrometallurgical hub, LLC
26 000
total investment,
mln. rub.
co-financing required,
mln. rub.
payback period,
Processing center for refractory gold concentrates of the Russian Far East
Its implementation is carried out in accordance with the Resolution of the Khabarovsk Kray Governor of September 27, 2007 No. 139 On the construction of a mining and processing plant at the Albazino deposit and a hydrometallurgical plant in Amursk. The project is included in the list of investment projects envisaged by the Strategy of the Khabarovsk Kray Social and Economic Development until 2025.
Located in the Russian Far East, the Amursk POX hub is the very first pressure oxidation plant in Russia, and one of Polymetal's largest projects that combines operations around a central processing facility.
The creation of the Amursk POX hub was a key project for the Group's long-term growth strategy. After careful consideration, Amursk was chosen as the site for our operations for several strategic reasons. Not only did the region offer relatively inexpensive power sources, a qualified workforce and developed transportation infrastructure, but there was an abundance of refractory ore in the far-eastern region with a major lack of processing capacity. So in 2007, the Group secured several land plots intended for the construction of the hub, and after comprehensive engineering and design works, construction began in 2010. Construction finished towards the end of 2011 and the first gold was poured in Q2 of 2012.
Since its commissioning, the POX hub has undergone two stages of expansion, with the third stage currently underway.
Pressure oxidation, also known as autoclave leaching, was selected as the preffered processing option for the Albazino and Mayskoye refractory gold deposits. This process is particularly well suited for treating refractory ores that give low recovery rates when directly leached with cyanide. There is solid engineering support behind the project, including:
The POX facility is fully automated, with a processing design capacity of 225 ktpa of concentrate, depending on the sulphur grades. The external infrastructure (power, gas and water) and reserved land plots have the capability to accommodate a two-fold increase in the capacity of the Amursk POX facility.
Albazino, Mayskoye, third-party concentrate
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Since my next Daily Slosh post will feature wines using the recioto, appassimento, and ripasso techniques, I thought I'd mention, in advance, my trip to a newer and exciting winery in Niagara on the St. David's Bench. I won't get in to the methods themselves because we can all Google. Plus most of you guys have as much, if not more, experience with them than me. So, to the winery we go.
When we decided to venture to the Colaneri Estate Winery (photograph above by Fred Couch), I have to say that I hadn't heard much about it. Their wines are mostly available at the road side or on-line and reviews seem to concentrate on readily available wines. Shows that I have to work harder. Colaneri is located beneath Sir Issac Brock's glare. He's actually facing the other direction but he's close by, you can feel him – spooky. As you approach this winery from Concession 6, you might think that you're arriving at a large Italian villa located amidst a vineyard. The façade is striking (picture above – doesn't quite do it justice). It's hard to believe that it's not just a façade but it houses real functional buildings; event rooms, tasting rooms, and the working winery itself. It is really cool. Great story about their family here.
Upon arriving through the big wooden door to the tasting area, Arlene and I were met with the smell of garlic and rosemary and friendly greetings. I thought that it was out of place, the garlic and rosemary that is, until I was told that mother was cooking Sunday dinner. OK, I'll selfishly admit that I thought that we should have been invited. What better way to taste wine than to do it amid the smells of home cooking? It made us feel at home.
The Colaneri family dries their harvested grapes for most of their wines before squishing them or uses the ripasso method and adds the must from one wine to another to add some funk and muscle. I never imagined that this would be a good strategy in Ontario but that shows you what I know. What this does for my experience is concentrate the flavours and lend an air of maturity to the wines. Let me first explain that the wines are not named after varietals. Most names have something to do with the family's history and Italian culture. And the labels – as well connected to the family – require an explanation. Very cool and in today's wine culture of varietal names and nonsense labels, requires some courage. I'll speak about our two favourite wines.
The 2009 Paese $27.95, Chardonnay – 'paese' meaning, in this case, home or hometown. Although many of their white wines use either the recioto or appassimento methods (sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc, pinot grigio, Gewurztraminer), the chardonnay is made traditionally. Its fruit is intense on the nose (more intense than most Ontario chardonnay IMHO) and is delivered with a more tropical theme – not Tommy Bahama shirt tropical (style) but Dole tropical (substance). The oak aging is front and centre, the style loved by Arlene; meaning we went home with a few of these babies. I think this would benefit (more nuanced and together) from some time under the stairs but it is great now too. Let's see how long they last.
The 2009 Insieme $34.95. I believe it means 'together' and has Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah. This wine uses the appassimento method and is a leathery, full-bodied beauty with dried fruits a la Amarone although not quite the elevated alcohol. A Jimmy Durante nose that carries almost all the stuff you're about to taste. Perfect with a meal of roast red meat (think I'd choose lamb – was it lamb that mother was cooking?) with vegetables that were cooked alongside the roast. Drinks great now but could also cellar.
You can purchase at the winery, on-line www.colaneriwines.com or by phone 905-682-2100. They tell me they'll deliver to your door! Or join their wine club
Get out to Colaneri the next time you're doing a winery crawl in Niagara! And, remember: Crawl Responsibly!


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Well shucks. Darlington wasn't too thrilled with my posting in which I made a play on words that he sleeps around. In fact, he found it so not funny that I received the following e-mail from him today (sic of course):
>>> email@example.com 12/06/07 11:32 PM >>>
"Apparently, local musician Darlington likes to sleep around. At least he admits that in Monday's Washington Post article about musician mom, Barbara Jones.
If you?'d like him in your bed, ask him this Friday"
i do have a sense of humour. if it was meant as a joke- it's not even funny, just boring and stupid.if it's meant as a shot at me- i do find it funny that you'd find me that important to you to take a shot at me.
however, dear mrs. jones doesn't deserve the mudslinging. she gives bands a place to crash on the road. she doesn't sleep with them.
at least the Washington post wrote an actual STORY with facts, instead of making a big joke out of the subject matter, or attempting to. trying to use sexual innuendos to make up for poor journalismmaybe, or lack of anything worthwhile to write about? c'mon.
just another reason why people look at the observer as a tabloid rag instead of what could be an alternatiive to the morning news. i know the observer is free, but don't you think your readers want something more? or at least the effort for something better? you should take a little pride in your jobs up there. instead of trying to make bad jokes about someone like me noone gives a toss about anyway, try doing something positive and good for this community. you'll catch way more flies with honey than vinegar.
there's alot more to local musicians and the bands that played that show than a bad joke about yours truly. they all deserved better too.
i hope you take the friendly constructive criticism and try a little harder for something better next time
merry xmas.
So I wanted to thank Darlington for taking the time to send his concerns. I merely posted the item as a note of interest that one of our local musicians got a quick mention in an outside paper as opposed to making any kind of joke or slinging any kind of mud. I'm a clean freak anyways. We love our guys getting attention where they can. As for the sexual innuendo, I would hate it so if that was deemed as a cover-up for my "poor journalism."
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A Lovesong for India: Tales from East and West
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In an interview in The Observer three years after her 1975 Booker Prize win with Heat and Dust (now reissued by Abacus), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, then in her fifties, said: 'I sometimes wonder what I'll be doing at 80.' The answer is this: delivering a masterclass in storytelling and writing beautiful, luminous prose.
The stories in this collection exploit traditional structures, usually a small cast of characters, with settings that range from Bombay Bollywood palaces in the 1950s, upstate New York during the AIDS crisis, tacky fundraising banquets in Hollywood and vast, gilded apartments in uptown Manhattan to shabby New York holes infested with mice and cockroaches and the polluted urban crush of India. Prawer Jhabvala crosses class, cultural and sexual boundaries with ease; she presents homosexual characters, both repressed gay men ensconced with their mothers and elegant queers comfortable in the world and with themselves. She chooses to dramatise intense family relationships and claustrophobic situations: mothers clutching their grown-up sons; marriages gone wrong or lasting for decades; possessive odd couples, such as the brother and sister in 'The New Messiah' who share a bedroom and hold hands lightly across the twin beds. A cleverly suggestive portrait of an ageing Bollywood star in 'Bombay (pre-Mumbai)' and the daughter-in-law who becomes his hostess (and possibly his mistress) re-enacts the emotional drama of one of the most famous films of the period it depicts, Pakeezah, in which the erotic attachment between the Maharajah and the dancing girl, his son's lover, is explicit. Prawer Jhabvala astutely ransacks the cultures of three continents, everywhere equally at home.
Several persistent themes emerge: the figures of the mentor and the apprentice; the artist and his or her devoted interpreters; the guru and her disciple. One of the most powerful and suggestive stories, 'School of Oriental Studies', describes the fate of a repressed, bespectacled academic, an English translator who has dedicated herself to a famous poet. Anuradha, the enormous ageing poetess, seduces the translator, not only with poetry: 'The poetess, a huge mound rising, pressed against her with her fat hot flesh, suffusing her with the by now so familiar, so beloved smell of rose-scented oil, garlic and perspiration.' Prawer Jhabvala's tone shifts from revelatory poetic ecstasy to domestic farce. The translator enables the poet's stifled son to escape – and then takes his place as the adoring acolyte. The miracle of this unlikely couple is celebrated in their 'wild nights', a reference to Emily Dickinson's queer hymn of joy to art and love between women.
One of Prawer Jhabvala's points of reference is clearly Henry James. There is a delicate allusion to the climax of The Portrait of a Lady in 'Critic': when an old actress watches her adored son addressing a glossy film star whose performance he has trashed in his reviews, Gilbert Osmond and Madame Merle fleetingly reappear. 'Pagans' playfully reproduces the plot and the lightness of touch in The Ambassadors; each messenger sent to Los Angeles to bring back the central protagonist becomes enchanted by the brittle beauty of California and falls for Hollywood's pleasures.
Prawer Jhabvala's career as a screenwriter, which includes two Academy Award-winning Merchant Ivory productions (A Room with a View and Howards End), enables her to draw uncompromising portraits of film moguls, actors and their attendant parasites, flatterers and hangers-on. She describes both the creators of art and all the necessary sideshows: the translators, agents, critics, producers, fundraisers, and the generous, if gullible, billionaires.
The short story or fable, closely related to the fairy tale, is a form that traditionally exploits the magical and the supernatural. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala invents a freak show composed of ordinary humanity in extraordinary, unstable situations. Scroungers, stalkers, the obsessed, the depraved and the mad all stroll through her tales. She registers the economic forces affecting every character: where the money comes from, its lack and acquisition. These are precisely priced fictions, as exact as a Victorian novel. The simplicity of her language is beguiling and treacherous. Beware the complexity and ambiguity of her meanings. Her fictions are as sinister as the original tales of the Brothers Grimm, but told with a moral delicacy, in gentle and dangerous prose.


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Monday, May 08, 2006
5 Comments:
- Brinda said...
Can you tell me who produce the teapot and if there are any trade mark logos on the bottom?
- Brinda said...
Can you tell me the company that produce the teapot and if there are any trade makes on the bottom?
- Unknown said...
brinda. there are two different ones made. the first in the 80's by luck and flaw (carlton ware) for the show spitting image.
the second by hall china (u.s. 1995). both are exactly the same. the luck and flaw has the luck and flaw mark on the bottom, the hall china has the hall china mark.
both are currently on ebay.
luck and flaw is item # 230188978996 it has 4 days 5 hours left.
the hall china is item #300169246366 it has 5 days 2 hours left.
- said...
I bought my Hall China Reagan teapot in the 80s from the factory. I actually bought five to give as gifts and one to keep.
- Trade Show Display said...
That is a really cool teapot.


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Scientists skeptical of the assertion that climate change is the result of man's activites are criticizing a recent Associated Press report on global warming, calling it "irrational hysteria," "horrifically bad" and "incredibly biased."
They say the report, which was published on Monday, contained sweeping scientific errors and was a one-sided portrayal of a complicated issue.
"If the issues weren't so serious and the ramifications so profound, I would have to laugh at it," said David Deming, a geology professor at the University of Oklahoma who has been critical of media reporting on the climate change issue.
In the article, Obama Left with Little Time to Curb Global Warming, AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein wrote that global warming is "a ticking time bomb that President-elect Barack Obama can't avoid," and that "global warming is accelerating."
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