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Kadette is an approachable, inexpensive introduction to the excellence of Kanonkop wines. Vinification is accomplished via 4 to 5 days' fermentation on the skins in open fermenters at 29 C with the cap punched manually at intervals. Maturation is via 12 Months' storage in 225L French, Nevers oak barrels.
The wine has a deep ruby- red colour. It shows ripe raspberries, blackcurrant and moccha aromas on the nose and has dark chocolate and blackberry fruit on the palate. This wine has good length with a dry finish.


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At the beginning of this year my mum spoke with a book reviewer online and told her that I was having trouble finding a dark fantasy female author who could write strong, independent women (who don't go funny at the sight of an attractive man). The reviewer recommended The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (not dark fantasy – I wonder what this says about dark fantasy writers) and my mum promptly ordered it for me.
A month or so later the hype of The Hunger Games movie started and with it came the accusations that The Hunger Games is a rip off of Battle Royale.
I hadn't heard of Battle Royale so imagine my surprise when I discovered that my non-film loving husband had a copy in his meagre DVD collection. We watched it immediately.
I have just finished reading The Hunger Games and couldn't help but make a list of the similarities between this novel and the Battle Royale film.
Please note, I haven't seen The Hunger Games movie or yet read the Battle Royale novel.
I've done some internet research on this subject and have discovered that this argument is becoming Twilightified; are you Team Games or Team BR?
Before I go into the similarities and differences between these two, I would firstly like to say that I enjoyed both immensely. Both have their strengths and weaknesses and both are compelling and fascinating stories (possibly because they are the same story).
Battle Royale is a movie adaptation of a novel of the same name. The novel was published in 1999 and the movie made in 2000. It is about a class of Japanese teenagers who are taken to an island, given bags with weapons and provisions and made to fight to the death. The last one standing wins.
The Hunger Games was published in 2008 and the movie was released this year, 2012. It is about a group of teenagers who are taken to an arena, allowed access to bags of weapons and provisions and made to fight to the death. The last one standing wins.
So it's very easy to see why people would accuse The Hunger Games of being a rip off of Battle Royale. The basic concept is exactly the same, but this happens all of the time. There are only so many stories in the world. It may be that Suzanne Collins is lying and has seen Battle Royale, but then it is equally plausible that this is all her own work. At the end of the day, we are all humans with limitations of the mind, it is natural that certain minds will have the same ideas.
When I was a teenager and suffered from writers block, I would spend my time reading articles on writing to give me inspiration and I read a quote that has always stuck with me;
'Originality it the art of hiding your source'.
Using other people's ideas is ok, as long as you make them your own.
At a first glance the main differences between The Hunger Games and Battle Royale are fairly obvious; Battle Royale's main character is a boy and The Hunger Games' is a girl. In BR, Shuya's mother is dead and his father commits suicide upon hearing that his son will be fighting in BR. In Games, Katniss' father is dead and her mother essentially dies upon his death, leaving Katniss to look after herself and her little sister. If Katniss hadn't done this they would have been put in a home. In BR, Shuya's best friend is in a children's home.
In BR, Shuya creates an alliance with a girl, Noriko, who has a crush on him. They both survive at the end by tricking the organisers of Battle Royale into thinking only one person has survived (notably, there is a third person in this alliance). In Games, the boy tribute from Katniss' district is in love with her, they form an alliance in the games and end up tricking the organisers into letting them both win.
Hmm…so what about the games themselves? Battle Royale was started because of a problem in society. In a heavily populated country, the youth have no respect. They boycott school and are not playing their part in society. Battle Royale is created to stand as a reminder, to keep children in line. There are issues with this, which I will come onto later.
The Hunger Games is set further into the future where invisible hover crafts and huge screens in the sky exist. North America (naturally) is ravaged by war and out of the ruins the Capitol city is built and around this 12 districts are created, each specialising in a trade (jewels, agriculture, coal, etc). Every year a boys name and a girls name is pulled from a lottery in each district and these 24 teenagers are put into The Hunger Games. A whole class of students, 48 in all, are taken in BR and put into the battle. There is no mention of how they are chosen but they are labelled boy 1 and girl 1, boy 2 and girl 2, etc similar to The Hunger Games.
The Capitol city of The Hunger Games is filled with over the top, colourful, fast talking people with high pitched accents and I couldn't help being reminded of some Japanese television, especially the training video in Battle Royale.
So, there must be some differences between the two games. The Hunger Games is a heavily televised event that the whole country is forced to watch. Battle Royale has media coverage but not through the battle itself, which leads onto questions regarding its position in society and how this would work as a tool to frighten children into behaving. This concept is worked out more thoroughly in The Hunger Games but I must state that many plot points in Battle Royale have been lost in translation.
One of the differences that really stuck with me is the tributes themselves. In The Hunger Games they don't know each other; they may not even know their counterpart from their own district. They undergo training, they have come from either poor backgrounds where they must be strong to survive or they come from prosperous backgrounds where they are well fed and physically able. In BR all of these teenagers know each other. They have grown up together, formed friendships and relationships. They are teeming with hormones and sexual tension as all long formed groups of teens are and now they are forced to kill one another without any training (they are shown a video explaining the game and the rules before being sent out onto the island).
For me this makes Battle Royale a lot more powerful.
Battle Royale is a lot bloodier than The Hunger Games – although this may be down to a question of visuals. I do know that The Hunger Games was cut before its release to make it less violent, taking away the main point perhaps. Both of these stories are about society turning their teenagers into violent animals for sport. Perhaps it is also a question on the teen age itself, don't all teenagers feel violent? I wonder if The Hunger Games or Battle Royale would work with adults.
Battle Royale is grittier and more realistic than The Hunger Games. It has loud speakers, technological threats (exploding head collars) and a city and society that we can recognise. The Hunger Games have mutated experiments and a world that we don't know, making it more science fiction and a little departed from reality. When looking at it from this point of view, the stories are very different.
You only get to The Hunger Games themselves half way through the book and by that point I was beginning to feel that this was fan fiction for Battle Royale, the similarities were so stark. I also wondered how Suzanne Collins would keep up the danger in the Games without the use of BR's collars that explode if a teen wanders into the wrong zone. BR keeps its tributes on their feet, always moving, in a very simple but terrifying way. The Hunger Games does this by creating obstacles, controlling the weather, creating a wall of fire to herd the tributes and creating mutated creatures to tear them apart.
Actually, that was possibly the only gory moment in my opinion and I would assume it didn't make it into the film in all its gory glory.
In this way, BR is superior. I found this truly scary whereas there is nothing clever about a wall of fire or thrilling about a group of mutated creatures (I found this a little too much). But then, perhaps the organisers of The Hunger Games are not clever. Maybe this was the point. Without reading the two sequels it is hard to judge this.
The Hunger Games is well written in the sense that I felt compelled to keep turning the pages. The characters are much better developed than in BR, but then they often are in books, and there was more scope with Games. However I found the writing clumsy in parts and dumbed down in others. The talk of boyfriends and girlfriends always makes me uneasy but this is a book for teenagers so must be forgiven. Battle Royale is dark, gritty and painful but there are plot holes and strange twists that the translation doesn't necessarily explain.
Apparently Suzanne Collins asked her publisher if they should go ahead when she was informed of Battle Royale. This makes me feel very angry towards the publisher. I'm pretty sure this wouldn't have happened if Battle Royale had been written by an American. There is such a division between the East and West of the world when it comes to books and films, it is disgusting in this day and age that people are not credited with something on different sides of the planet. Before The Hunger Games were made, a Western remake of Battle Royale was being planned but was blocked because of the images of violent teenagers. Why on earth, then, did The Hunger Games get made?
In my opinion, Suzanne Collins is not to blame, she just wrote what was in her head. It is the industry that is at fault, for not asking her to rewrite it until the concept was entirely different and for being hypocritical in allowing a Western idea to be made into a franchise rather than an already successful identical Eastern idea.
I had to read to the end of The Hunger Games to see if the endings were the same. Would Katniss and Peeta make it out alive? They don't have the third counterpart like Shuya and Noriko do and they don't trick the organisers in quite the same way. The conclusion of BR is also missing from Games, naturally because Games is a trilogy. As Shuya and Noriko become fugitives, always running in case they are caught, Katniss and Peeta return home and instead of fearing for their lives as with BR, I was left with a feeling that it was about to turn into a romance story.
So what can writers take from this?
I enjoyed the structure of the chapters and this is the main piece of writing advice I've taken from this book. Katniss is indeed the strong, independent woman I was looking for. I don't mind that she became confused with her emotions for the boys in her life towards the end; this is what happens in life. At least she wasn't gushy and her feelings never compromised her which is all I wanted. Still, I missed the grit and blood of BR and I was a little disappointed that it felt like the romance building became the focus towards the end. I won't be reaching for the sequel just yet nor will I be rushing the see the film but I would gladly watch BR again right now.
Take from that what you will.
Below are a couple of links to other well informed opinions that I've found;

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Today, I should have been on Day #10 of the training system P90X, but unfortunately, I am only on strong pain meds and anti-inflammatories ...
Fracture of the greater tuberosity of the left humerus. Can you see it?
If not, let me help you out a bit ...
Innocuous fall forward while on my snowboard onto my outstretched left arm that *tried* to catch me.
Pretty embarrassing that I was only coming down off the chair lift. I didn't want to hit the "loiterers" straight ahead of me so had to stop quickly but I must have hit a rut. Wish I had a better story to tell you all, like ... "I wiped out on a Double Black run and did a triple somersault before striking the ground!"
The pain was so intense, I couldn't breathe, so the Ski Patrol had to give me oxygen during the transport. Pretty incredible how they manouvered me on that stretcher from the top of the mountain all the way down, considering all the moguls they had to go around!
I only WISH I'd passed out from the pain, it was horrible. Thank God I was not alone!
RB and my son TMH rushed me to the closest hospital 20 min. away, Granby Hospital, where it took less than five minutes to get treated ... I guess the loud crying helped. The triage nurse sent me into the examination room right away. My loud scream in pain when she tried to take the glove off my injured limb prompted her quick decision.
Nurse: "Go straight through to the back and they will undress you there."
(RB told me later she rated my pain 10/10 when he went to give her my medical info.)
Two injections of phentanyl, lots of shivering from shock, x-rays, another injection of a longer-acting pain-killer, extreme nausea and dizziness ...
Doctor: "Well, I've got good news ... It's NOT dislocated!"
My mind raced ... if it wasn't dislocated, then what the hell was causing all this f*cking pain?!?! Why couldn't my shoulder just be popped back into place and then the pain go away? I felt desperate.
Doctor: "It's broken but non-displaced. If the bone doesn't move, the healing will be straight-forward and you'll have no future problems. With dislocations, one will always have problems."
SS: "How long will it take to heal?"
Doctor: "Your snowboarding season is over."
I broke my shoulder ... I can't believe I broke my shoulder!!
RB brought my son and I home and I promptly vomited but at least I finally got rid of the nausea.
So now, post-accident 10 days, I am still immobilized and still in great pain. As explained to me, the rotator cuff muscles attach onto that piece of broken bone. My pharmacist told me that the pain-killers that I was taking were between morphine and heroin ... crap, I can still feel the pain.
Had another set of x-rays done in Montreal and saw the orthopedic surgeon yesterday. I'm healing well and the bone fragment remains non-displaced. YAY!
SS: "When will the intense pain go away?"
Doctor: (looking me right in the eyes) "YOU BROKE A BONE!"
(Dang, the ER doctor at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital said the exact same thing in the exact same way two days after my accident ... yes, I unfortunately had to pass though Emergency again to get a consult appointment with the specialist.)
I then explained my predicament (Ironman and my need to return to training) and the doc said he'd release me early from my sling if all went well ...
March 1 will hopefully be my "release date"! Cross your fingers for me!


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Announcing LearnStorm: Registrations open today!
It's a big day for Khan Academy - we're officially opening registration for our first ever LearnStorm! If you're a 3rd-12th grade student in the Bay Area, you can sign up now at www.learnstorm2015.com.
So what's LearnStorm? It's a math challenge designed to grow your ability to learn anything. Until April 30, you'll be able to earn points by mastering math skills and demonstrating your hustle. You'll be able to track your progress on your own leaderboard and work with your friends to accumulate points for your school or city. There will also be weekly challenges to help you build a growth mindset.
LearnStorm officially begins on February 9 and will wrap up with an in-person celebration complete with fun prizes.
LearnStorm is for everyone, whether you're working on counting or calculus. Best of all, it's completely free, and you can participate from anywhere - your home, your library, your school, or wherever you like to use Khan Academy.
We're launching LearnStorm in ten Bay Area counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano and Sonoma - but we hope to expand to more areas in years to come. We hope you'll join us on this adventure!
For more details, or to sign up, visit www.learnstorm2015.com.
If you know a student, parent, teacher, administrator, librarian or anyone in the Bay Area who might be interested please forward some of these resources to them today.
Terms of Service Update
From time to time we like to let you know about any changes we're making to keep our site up to date. We encourage you to check out our Terms of Service here but here's a simple overview of the main changes:
We wanted to clarify which content is available under a creative commons license (e.g. videos made by Khan Academy) and which is not (e.g. videos from some partners) so we updated the terms to make it clear how that information will be flagged
We wanted to make what we mean by 'non-commercial use' clearer so we added more explanation and examples
We wanted to clarify how child accounts can gain parent approval before becoming operational
If you have any questions about these updates, you can email us at email@example.com.
Thanks for using Khan Academy!
The Khan Academy Team
Two billion, nine hundred ninety-nine million, nine hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred ninety-nine…
We celebrated with cake pops in the shape of a big 3, making the day all the sweeter…
Today's an exciting day for us – together we've just hit the 3 billionth problem answered on Khan Academy!
We asked Sal what he thought of this, and he said, "Personally, I don't know what all the fuss is about. I'm waiting for us to hit 3 141 592 653 problems solved before I get really excited." Can you help us get to pi billion?!
The rate at which everyone is learning on Khan Academy is astounding: it took less than a year to grow from 2 billion to 3 billion problems answered! Way to go!
And just how big is 3 billion, exactly? We did some digging …
- If you had a measuring tape that was 3 billion inches long, it would wrap around the world twice.
- If you traveled a mile for every problem that's been answered, you'd almost be at Pluto.
- If you went back in time 3 billion minutes, it'd be the 37th century B.C.E., a thousand years before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Whoa, that's a lot of learning.
So… how quickly can we get to 4 billion? Let's go!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art comes to Khan Academy
Photo: Steven Zucker
In little more than a year, we've been very fortunate to collaborate with numerous institutions of incredible caliber and expertise, such as The British Museum, Tate, MoMA and The Getty. Their content on Khan Academy has gotten hundreds of thousands of views and we're constantly hearing from our learners, whether they're studying for a class or just nerding out on art and its history, how valuable the tutorials are; last year, there were 7 million visits to our art history content alone!
Today we're very excited to welcome The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Khan Academy. As life-long New Yorkers, we visit the Met at every chance we get. You could say without exaggerating that we learned how to look at art in the Met's glorious galleries (and in fact we both wrote our very first respective museum papers on works in the Greek and Roman collection!).
Today, the Met launches over 100 videos on Khan Academy featuring areas such as Extravagant Inventions, Books, Music and Literature and Devotion. In addition, The Met will also feature a game focused on the permanent collection, Beyond Battle: Arms and Armor at the Met.
You'll also notice today that we're grouping all museums on Khan Academy on their own landing page: now you can find our museum partners (including the Asian Art Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, Exploratorium, and the California Academy of Sciences) all in one location. We can't wait to hear what you think.
-Posted by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker
What do Bill Gates, a pop singer and a wrestler all have in common?!
Our friends in Brazil, the Lemann Foundation, recently asked some twenty celebrities about their favorite way to learn math, and they shared some really touching thoughts about Khan Academy and why they love using it. We thought it would be fun to share them with you, too.
Bill Gates, for instance, stressed the fact that Khan Academy is a great tool for one`s learning adventure, saying that the "breath of stuff is incredible and the explanations are clear". He also pointed out that he uses Khan Academy to remind himself about certain concepts and with his kids "when things are complicated for them" - which makes us feel better about forgetting things, too!
This year, over two million Brazilians used Khan Academy to study and learn - we're so excited that they're enjoying the Portuguese site.
Em diante!
O que Bill Gates, Anitta e Anderson Silva têm em comum?
A equipe responsável pela Khan Academy no Brasil recentemente perguntou para mais de 20 celebridades do mundo da música, das artes e do entretenimento sobre sua maneira favorita de estudar matemática e eles compartilharam os benefícios de estudar com a Khan Academy de forma gratuita e empolgante. O grupo inclui ídolos nacionais e internacionais, como Bill Gates, a cantora Anitta e o campeão de MMA Anderson Silva. Aqui você pode ver alguns desses vídeos.
O Bill Gates, por exemplo, falou que o site é uma excelente ferramenta na aventura do conhecimento - "a quantidade de conteúdo é incrível, as explicações são simples". Ele apontou que tem acessado a Khan para se lembrar de alguns conceitos e que seus filhos também usam "quando têm alguma dificuldade" – o que nos faz sentir melhor quanto esquecemos as coisas também!
Esse ano já são mais de dois milhões de brasileiros estudando e aprendendo com a Khan Academy! Estamos super entusiasmados com o sucesso do site no Brasil!


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The Liberal Democrats- giving you a strong voice in North West Leicestershire. Learn more
by michaelwyatt on 19 May, 2017
Over 18,000 schoolchildren in Leicestershire will lose out on free lunches, under plans announced in the Conservative manifesto. Free school lunches for pupils from reception to Year 2 were introduced by the Liberal Democrats in government, but Theresa May now plans to scrap them. The changes would cost families an average extra £480 a year […]Read more Leave a comment
by admin on 29 December, 2010
Local residents have once again complained bitterly at the Council's lack of policy to help make sure our roads and footpaths are properly gritted. Many locals have found themselves becoming prisoners in their own homes. Cllr Michael Wyatt said, "It's disgusting that once again the council have an out dated policy, which is based on […]Read more Leave a comment
by admin on 3 November, 2010
There will be a Well Families Clinic at Greenhill Community Church, Charnborough Road, Coalville on Tuesday 23rd November from 2.30pm until 5.30pm. There will be free cholesterol and blood pressure checks together with cardiovascular risk score assessments. There will be plenty of information on diet and nutrition, tourist information, mental health information, free fruit juice […]Read more Leave a comment
by admin on 20 October, 2010
Labour left the country's finances in ruins. Make no mistake, these are Labour's cuts. Because of Labour's failings, we now have to fork out a whopping £120 million per day just to repay the interest on our debt. Labour went on a 'trolley dash' and left us at the checkout on election night to pay […]Read more Leave a comment
by michaelwyatt on 29 September, 2010
From Friday all energy salesmen MUST 'officially' obey Cold Caller Signs. On Friday the EnergySure code of practice will officially include rules that energy company sales staff shouldn't knock on any doors displaying a 'no cold callers' sign. While it's been policy for a few months, this is the final step in nailing it down […]Read more Leave a comment
by michaelwyatt on 2 August, 2010
Cllr Michael Wyatt visited the area being considered for allotments for local residents due to a number of local's requesting allotments in the Greenhill Ward. Many residents have expressed their wish to grow their own. Michael is hopeful the alloments can be made available by the autumn of this year. Michael has already asked Bardon […]Read more Leave a comment
The Conservative Leader of the Leicestershire County Council yesterday called it outrageous that the Conservative controlled North West Leicestershire District Council are not allowing pre-9.30am concessionary travel. Cllr Michael Wyatt, Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the District Council said, "I am delighted that the Conservative Leader on the County Council agrees with our […]Read more Leave a comment
by michaelwyatt on 25 February, 2010
Cllr Michael Wyatt at today's budget meeting at the North West Leicestershire District Council moved an amendment to the Tory budget to allow our pensioners to be able to use their concessionary travel pass before 9.30am, and introduce litter wardens to help address the growing problems of litter being dropped in our streets. Both proposals were rejected by the […]Read more Leave a comment
by admin on 21 January, 2010
Cllr Michael Wyatt has today highlighted in the local press a case where a council tenant is living in extremely poor conditions, with mould on the walls and water dripping through the ceiling. Michael has been contacted by several more tenants today asking for his help. Cllr Michael Wyatt said, "I am totally disgusted by […]Read more Leave a comment
by admin on 23 July, 2009
Every care home run by County Hall could be sold off in a bid to save money. Leicestershire County Council said nothing could be ruled out after a consortium pulled out of plans to buy six of its 10 homes last month. The county council wanted to transfer those homes to the private sector to […]Read more Leave a comment


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As the new school year gets into gear, perhaps you would like to spice up and "health up" the lunch you pack for your child. I know that I sometimes feel like I get in a school lunch rut with our kids. While giving them nearly the same thing everyday works, I would not consider making the same dinner every night. Good food is just too exciting and important for that type of resignation. I think I stay with the tried and true out of habit and the need to meet the tastes of three children.
I am ready to branch out! At the "Eat Well," website, there are some great ideas that can turn boredom on its sorry head. From the "Pizza Roll- Up Bento Lunch" to the "Broccoli Cheese Pie" that brilliantly features the fifth food group -bacon (and can easily become a vegetarian entrée by skipping the bacon), there are great and delicious ideas here for lunch. Even the most fickle pickle of children could find these offerings, many which have kid friendly fruits and vegetables on the side, appealing and desirable. Think star shaped watermelon slices, and rainbow colored plates of fruits and vegetables! These unique offerings go far to deliver a very "whole food" lunchtime meal.
Gone are the days of plain peanut butter sandwiches and hello to the days of healthier, and more interesting yum! However, remember to throw in that old favorite once in a while.


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I'm bitter, I'm twisted, James Joyce is fucking my sister.
So this didn't do well opening week. Aronofsky seems to have somewhat anticipated this.
Rock! Shock! Pop!
Going to see this in the theatre when it hits the screen in this godforsaken part of the world. I may not exactly be a fan of the director, but the trailer has me intrigued.
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
There's no way anyone involved would have been so stupid they thought the film would be a giant hit.
There is some pretty cool moments in the finale like the way they transformed the inside of the house & there's a sound effect that is kind of disturbing but very easy to miss (IF it is what I thought it was) & I thought for a second that they were going to get to a Irreversible-level of violence.
It's a phenomenal film. The more I think about it, the more I like it. It gave me that rare, giddy feeling you get when you realize you're witnessing a masterpiece unfold. It works on many levels and the climax actually matches REQUIEM FOR A DREAM for sheer intensity. Film of the year for me.
The main story I was referring to was The Nativity, which is fairly well-known and the idea that people visiting your home could get so out-of-control is an absolutely brilliant touch by Aronofsky. I'm starting to think of this film as the ultimate home-invasion thriller.
Although by the end, it starts to become about the actual creation of the heavens and the Earth, and God's disappointment that he couldn't get it right (hence the idea that he just erases it and starts over after it inevitably gets out of hand).
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Oh, not on Cauliflower! Oh, not on Broccoli!
Ever since mother! got a mixed critical reception and downright rejected by general audiences (earning a rare 'F' on Cinemascore) there has been a cottage industry of folks trying to decifer what the central metaphor is. Everything from Parenthood to Fame to Creativity to global warming and 'mother earth' itself. To me, the bottom line always is, not matter the intentions and 'hidden meanings' - does it work as drama? mother! fails that test - even if prodigiously so.
The cast and tech credits are all top notch. Shooting on 16mm film gives the film a hazy grainy look and feel that heightens the horrific atmosphere. Shooting in tight hand-held style works in spots, but, gives it a cramped crowded flavor that works against many of the sequences. You have this gorgeous huge mansion - use it, rather than work against that strength. Casting Michelle Pfeiffer gives a nod to the successful creepy house thriller WHAT LIES BENEATH. More to the point is the ad art that tips it's cap to Polanski's ROSEMARY'S BABY (but, in many ways, it's more like that famed Director's REPULSION). Horror fans may also think of Cronenberg's THE BROOD.
While the film begins with some clear allegorical references to motherhood (there's a lot of womb and vagina imagery), it soon becomes apparent that Aronofsky's focus is more on Javier Bardem's character than Jennifer Lawrence's (a more accurate title would be father!). Is it any surprise that a male filmmaker would make a film ostensibly about motherhood, but shift the focus? Again, no issue if the film works on a dramatic level. Unfortunately, Aronofsky has never been a subtle or supple filmmaker (he also lacks any discernable wit). The metaphors get piled on so heavily, relentlessly and in such an over the top manner (Aronofsky's signature "style") that long before the dual climaxes the film has devolved into self-parody. If the imagery weren't so grotesque, it could almost be enjoyed as a 'laugh at the screen' entry. And, again, if Aronosky ever evinced a genuine sense of humor, he might have realized that. Oh, what Polanski or horror-period Cronenberg could have done with the material. Aronofsky seems in need of a strong collaborator, or, at the very least, a producer willing to say no to some of his cock-eyed ideas. Of his films, THE WRESTLER works the best because it follows a distinct story and was written by an independent screenwriter (Robert Siegel). Whatever metaphor you choose to go by, mother! is a failed film, lofty intentions and all.
Acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) delivers "a mind-blowing masterpiece" (Scott Mantz, "Access Hollywood") with the extraordinarily original mother!, arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD December 19, 2017. The film arrives on Digital HD December 5, 2017. Described as "darkly exhilarating" (Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times) and "Aronofsky's most daring film yet" (Ben Croll, Indiewire), mother! stunned critics and audiences around the world. Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem star in the visually arresting psychological thriller that will leave your heart pounding and your mind blown. The film also stars Oscar® nominees Ed Harris** and Michelle Pfeiffer***, along with Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson and Jovan Adepo.
Director Darren Aronofsky's Visually Arresting Psychological Thriller Comes Home on Digital HD December 5 and on 4K Ultra HD™ and Blu-ray™ Combo Packs December 19, 2017
mother! also boasts a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead. In addition, the 4K Ultra HD disc features Dolby Vision™ high dynamic range (HDR), growing Paramount's library of titles featuring both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Dolby Vision transforms the TV experience in the home by delivering greater brightness and contrast, as well as a fuller palette of rich colors. Together with the captivating sound of Dolby Atmos, consumers will experience both cutting-edge imaging and state-of-the-art sound technology for a fully immersive entertainment experience‡.
The mother! Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English Dolby Atmos (Dolby® TrueHD compatible), French 5.1 Dolby Digital®, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The DVD in the combo pack is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The combo pack includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film as well as the following:
Feature film in high definition
Bonus Content:
mother! The Downward Spiral
The Makeup FX of mother!
Feature film in standard definition
mother! 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Fans can enjoy the ultimate viewing experience with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, which includes the Blu-ray Disc™ detailed above, as well as an Ultra HD Disc presented in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and English Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD compatible), French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The Combo Pack also includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film.
mother! Single-Disc DVD
The DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The disc includes the feature film in standard definition.
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Production Designer PHILIP MESSINA Director of Photography MATTHEW LIBATIQUE, ASC
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EVEN though Kensington and Chelsea Council's chief executive Nicholas Holgate had already confirmed his intention to resign before council leader Nicholas Paget-Brown quit over the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government should now go even further.
There is a strong case to be made for the whole council being placed in 'special measures', with new leaders drafted in, after a Cabinet meeting to discuss the inferno descended into chaos – ruling Tory councillors walked out when the High Court stated that the media had a legal right to attend.
Not only did this heavy-handedness shame some 'tinpot' dictatorships, but such arrogance also besmirched the reputation of democracy per se and gave cause for victims of injustice to be even more suspicious of the wider political establishment.
For Coun Paget-Brown to claim media reports could be prejudicial to the forthcoming public inquiry could not have been further from the truth – inquiries can't be prejudiced because they're presided over by a senior judge and any competent council official should have been more than capable of making this clear.
Given Rotherham Council's leadership was rightly replaced in the light of the borough's child abuse scandal, why has the same not happened at Kensington? At least 80 people were killed when flames spread with devastating speed throughout a tower block where newly-installed cladding on the building's exterior appears to have been fitted on the cheap with the council's knowledge. To compound matters, the council's response to the disaster has been both cavalier and complacent.
These are matters that must be discussed in public. If Theresa May wishes to show she's in charge, she should act now before this ignominious council has a chance to cause even more heartache, offence and embarrassment.
Tories, Labour and Brexit splits
AT least the business of the Government, and scrutiny of Ministers, can continue after the Queen's Speech was passed, thereby sparing the country even more political turmoil and the possibility of another election.
Yet it's hardly business as usual. Theresa May had to write out a £1bn cheque to secure the support of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party – money previously denied to the emergency services, NHS staff and regions like Yorkshire which have been repeatedly shortchanged.
And Labour's difficulties should not be under-estimated. Even though Jeremy Corbyn appears to be in the political ascendancy, he had to sack three shadow ministers – a fourth resigned – after 50 MPs defied his orders and backed a Commons motion calling for Britain to remain in the single market. Mr Corbyn will argue that the election result, where Labour exceeded expectations, has afforded him the opportunity to punish those who are disloyal – and that Mrs May will be powerless to do so if she faces a similar rebellion.
Yet, given both of the main parties are divided when it comes to the terms of Britain's exit from the EU in 2019, it's all the more reason to end the divisiveness that continues to characterise this issue by setting up a cross-country commission that could ensure that the whole country's needs come before party political calculations. Both the Tories and Labour do, in fact, have far more in common than they care to admit. As no less a figure than the Archbishop of York intimated earlier this week, it's high time they recognised as much.
A poor net return
HOW times change. Not only was it a novelty 50 years ago for a British male tennis player – Sheffield's Roger Taylor in this instance – to have top billing on Wimbledon's hallowed Centre Court, but his historic five-set match with Cliff Drysdale was the first to be broadcast in colour by the BBC.
Fast forward five decades. Not only will defending champion Sir Andy Murray open proceedings on Centre Court on Monday but TV coverage of his match will be enhanced by the very latest high definition technology that affords viewers the best seat in the house.
Yet, as the BBC prepares to serve up two weeks of unmissable sporting action as Murray, and Johanna Konta, carry the hopes of an expectant country, it's all the more reason to lament the decline in the Corporation's sports output for the remaining 50 weeks of the year. In this regard, it's game, set and match to those who believe the BBC has not only let down sports fans, but failed to make the most of the very technological advances that it pioneered. It's a poor net return.


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Now that summer has arrived, children will have more time indoors which means they'll have more time to spend online.
The internet offers a world of opportunities.
For children especially, these ways of socializing and communicating can be fulfilling, and yet, they come with risks. It is important to talk with your children about the pitfalls that can come from being online, such as imposters, their everlasting image, and protecting their identity.
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A survey conducted by the National Cyber Security Alliance revealed that 74% of adults admit not knowing about their children's online behavior, and seven in ten young people are victims of cyber bullying.
But 46 percent of youth say they would change their online behavior if their parents were paying attention, according to the study.
It is vital that parents make it a practice to become familiar with what their children are up to when they are using their digital devices.
Apps: Know which ones your kids are using. Be sure they have come from reputable app stores and examine them to see what their privacy disclosures and settings are. If they share your child's location with friends and family, be sure that only the right people have access to that location information.
Games: Check out the games your children are playing. Look up their ratings and reviews to verify that they are appropriate for children. Play the games with your children to better understand them. When a game played online allows chat with other players, be sure your kids are careful about the information they disclose.
Social Media: Know what social media channels your children are using, and what information they are sharing on their profiles. Be sure to set family rules for how these profiles can be used, and ask your children to provide you with their passwords for the sites.
Instant Messaging/Chat Features: Talking with your kids about knowing who they're talking with online is an important conversation to have. Make it clear that if they don't know them in real life, they don't need to chat with them online.
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Matt Pohlkamp came to Bowling Green labeled as a defensive forward.
But the 6-foot, 200-pounder has emerged as a consistent scoring threat with the Falcons.
He has 19 goals and 26 assists in 81 games in his first two-plus seasons at BG, including seven goals and 17 assists in 39 games last season.
Pohlkamp is off to a good start this season. He has two goals and two assists in BG's first three games. He also scored the game-winning goal short-handed with 48 seconds to play against the University of Toronto in an exhibition Oct. 3.
I'm not a big vocal guy, but I try to do the right things on the ice and lead by example for the younger guys. – Matt Pohlkamp
"I've been working on my strength and speed," Pohlkamp said of his production. "A lot of it is confidence, and the trust my coaches and teammates have in me. I'm just trying to play my role and do the best that I can."
Pohlkamp has played well defensively during his high school, junior and college careers. He's an excellent penalty-killer and can be matched against the opposing team's best players in a checking role when needed.
He had just 12 goals and 12 assists in a combined 48 games in the United States (Junior) Hockey League with Fargo with and the North American (Junior) Hockey League with Bismarck during the 2012-13 season.
"I've always believed I've been an offensive guy. You play hockey to score goals," Pohlkamp said.
And Falcon coach Chris Bergeron believed Pohlkamp would score goals, praising his offensive skills from the day he signed his national of intent.
Pohlkamp had 99 goals and 101 assists in 140 career games for Brainerd (Minn.) High School.
"We're just trying to help him tweak the details of his game from an offensive standpoint," Bergeron said. "He misses the net a little bit too much for a kid who shoots the puck that hard. You hit the net and shoot the puck as hard as he does, you have a chance for it to go in. He shoots the puck as well as anybody."
Pohlkamp's 84 shots on goal last season were the fourth-most on the team.
"If I can hit the net more often, I'm going to score more often," he said.
Pohlkamp's size and shot are earning him consideration for ice time on the power play. He can play in front of the net and is able to retrieve pucks down low, but he also can be used in a shooting position.
But Pohlkamp's trademarks are his defensive play and consistency.
He's one of those understated guys who unfortunately doesn't get the talk he deserves. The ice time he eats, the hard ice time he's playing, that deserves more credit than it gets. – Chris Bergeron
Pohlkamp is BG's best two-way forward and one of the team's most consistent players. He can be used in any situation, offensively and defensively. His big body makes him a physical presence and good forechecker almost every shift.
"I'm not a big vocal guy, but I try to do the right things on the ice and lead by example for the younger guys," said Pohlkamp, who is one of the team's quietest players off the ice.
"I want to be responsible defensively," Pohlkamp added. "If you're getting scored on, you're not going to be out there to score goals."
Pohlkamp's consistency carries over off the ice. He has a 3.4 grade-point average in supply chain management.
"Every day, on and the off the ice, you know what you're going to get from Matt Pohlkamp," Bergeron said. "The variance from him on his best day and him on a bad day is so small, and that, to us, is consistency.
"Part of the reason he doesn't get the attention is because he's so quiet," Bergeron said. "He doesn't say a whole lot and just does his deal."
Because Pohlkamp is quiet and doesn't play a flashy style, his contributions are easy to overlook. Yet, his consistency and hard work on and off the ice make him one of the BG's most valuable players.
"I try to be my best every day," Pohlkamp said. "When you're consistent, you're not having a lot of good days and bad days. You're consistently having good days. I really take pride in my consistency."
"He doesn't get the accolades he deserves," Bergeron said. "You talk about an every day guy, that's Matt Pohlkamp. "He's one of those understated guys who unfortunately doesn't get the talk he deserves. The ice time he eats, the hard ice time he's playing, that deserves more credit than it gets."


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I have a chapter titled "Product Management" in my book Business Fits. At first thought product management seems to be a simple job. All you need to do is provide your customers with the products and services they want, but maybe this is not as simple as it seems.
I recently was looking for a nice warm woman's robe for a Christmas gift. I would think this is a common Christmas gift so it should be easy. Wrong. There was a specific request that presented a problem. The robe needed to have a zipper front and not have a belt or tie.
Macy's, Younkers, Kohl's, Herbergers, Penney's, and Sears were all checked. They all had large quantities of warm robes with wrap fronts and ties but none with zippers. This is terrible product management. What is wrong with the store buyers? Were they all fed some kind of Kool-Aid to make them all buy the exact same product.
Maybe the store buyers just bought what they liked personally with no market research. Making decisions based on personal perceptions is one of the greatest mistakes in business. This was one of the primary reasons I wrote Business Fits. Entrepreneurs looking to buy or start a business frequently make this mistake. The good news about the poor product management by large companies is that it provides great opportunity for small businesses that are willing to take a gorilla or flanking marketing approach.
When I was a Ford-Mercury dealer in the early 70s, Ford introduced the Granada. Ford made a big deal of the dealer introduction with a national show for dealers in Las Vegas. When I walked into the convention hall, it was like black-tie night at the annual auto shows. There was a lot of glitz, glamour and girls. The featured Granadas were all the fancy Ghia models with a vinyl tops and lots of options. As we walked around looking at all the cars, my wife pointed to a car stuck in a corner and said, "I like that one". The car she was pointing at was a plain four-door sedan. It was plain, but it almost had the look of a Mercedes.
When I got back to the dealership, I started doing my market research including checking out what Granadas my competitor dealers were ordering. They were all ordering the higher priced Ghias featured in the Las Vegas introduction. I ordered the lower priced base model with a minimum of options. I was heavy on four-doors, but ordered a few two-doors. Some two-doors with equipped with manual transmissions for the youth market.
When the Granada was introduced to the public, I was the only dealer in my area with a good inventory of the lower priced models that were very desirable to a large segment of the market. I had competing dealers calling every day wanting to make a dealer trade for a lower priced Granada. I was pretty protective of my inventory as it gave me a significant advantage for a specific segment of the market.
Poor market research and the resulting poor product management by larger competitors can give a small business a significant advantage in a specific segment of the market. Don't try to be everything to everybody. Even huge corporations fail when they try to do this. I did a blog on J.C. Penney and possible irrevocable errors they made when they got away from their core customer. See Business Fits at: http://businessfits.com
I wish you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2014.


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Is there any way to e-mail someone a folder with hundreds of picture files without having to send them all individually? I'm stuck.
got winzip? or winrar?
this. Just whack them all in a zip file if you can.
I don't know what these are.
I don't have a computery mind...
if you've got winzip/rar
just right click the folder and click "add to <foldername>.zip/rar" or something like that.
zip file!
right click on the folder, go to "send to" then select "compressed (zipped) folder"
then you'll be able to send the zipped file as one folder (Y)
What sort of computer are you using?
To zip the files up in Windows XP you can either select all the files you want or (if they're in a single folder) and then right click on them and say 'Send to' and select Compressed folder.
Then you can just drag and drop that into the email from the file system or right click on the email and say 'send to' and choose 'email recipient.
You can also just drag and drop all the items into an email or do an 'attach' from the email and then select all the images you want to send.
I dno't even know what kind of computer I have...
I think I might try the box.net thing suggested up there. ^^ It sounds a tad simpler. Gosh, I hate this stuff!
It really isn't easier. It's way harder
Just right click the folder in Explorer and choose 'send to' and then 'compressed (zipped) folder'.
This will create the zip folder and you right click that and send that to email recipient.
A wee error message came up.
It says something about zip files needing to be the correct format or something and this is not the case.
Well go into the folder.
Edit -> Select All
Then right click and choose send to 'compressed (zipped) folder' and then send that zip.
Should work...
See when the wee folder thingy comes up?
What do I do next? Can I just send this?
You may need to be a bit more specifci
Which wee folder thingy? Are you talking about the compressed folder (which is actually just a file)
You can just send that file. Open your email and then just drag the file from the explorer window into the email.
Oh, okay.
See when the other person gets the e-mail, will it be easy for them to open it and see the pics, they're not very technically minded either...
Well theoretically
They should just double click and it'll open.
Unless maybe if they've got an old rubbish computer. Have they got a really old rubbish computer?
It';s for my dad,
I have no idea what kind of computer he has, he's passing it on to a kind-of-well-known comic book artist, so I imagine he'll have an okay computer. But my dad wanted a copy too, so he might not be able to get it? Ach, I'll just try it, if he doesn't get it I'll do something else.
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So a few weeks ago I went into Primark and came out with big ol' bag of goodies and empty purse oops! I am always 50:50 when it comes to Primark due to it having no online store and unpredictable stock I either come out nothing or forty pounds worth of stuff. My local Primark is usually packed and manic filled with people barging their way through however when my boyfriend and I got there it was later in the afternoon and lot more chilled, making it a nicer shopping experience compared to its usual 'grab what you can and barge in aisles'.
So first things first I actually picked up some homeware bits for my bedroom as it needed some changes.
For £10 I decided to treat myself to some new bedding! My old bedding was dark purple and all my others were a bit childish for me, so this much lighter cover really lightens my room plus I think the print is so pretty. And yes this is a single duvet cover, I am not blessed with owning a double bed yet..
To go with the new bedding I decided to also get a cushion to add to my bed, so I opted with this neutral coloured one with the definition of hug on it! I thought it was very sweet and it's neutral colour matched the bedding and it was only £4.
Another room accessory as these diamond shaped fairy lights. I really love fairy lights and I already own some white flowers ones which you can see in the cover photo, however I decided to pick up some more as I have a biggish room and want to have lots of little lights in it! If you couldn't tell by the picture these cost £3.
When in the queue at the till's I noticed these accessory hangers, I've actually been interested in these previously but never really went out looking for them, so when I found them for only £2 it was a quick and easy decision to buy them right away! Plus it's extremely useful as my necklace hanging ornament isn't very tall so my long necklaces still get tangled together despite being on hooks, so with this I hang it up high and store all my long necklaces.
Not related to my bedroom but I've never tried out using these egg shaped make up sponges before, and I always was curious to try them out for applying foundations so at only £1.50 I wasn't complaining!
I then picked just a couple of clothing bits;
First is this blossom baseball styled t-shirt, I thought the design was very pretty and it only costed £3. However this isn't something I'd where 'out out', it's definitely more for the causal days or travelling and when I go on holiday.
Now this a lot more me and something I'd wear out seeing friends or to college. It's a see through styled cream jumper, it's also very longer so you can wear it with leggings if you wanted to however I much prefer my skinny jeans. This jumper also goes great with a big statement necklace! Price wise it was down from £10 to £5 and it also came in lots of other colours.
I picked up these cute plimsolls for only £3! I got them just to wear on some casual days over the summer and to bring on holiday with me just as some comfy shoes.
I also picked up some plain black soft flats for £4. You can never go wrong with a pair of flats as they go with everything, I've actually bought these before and they really nice quality and lasted quite some time before I totalled them back in the winter oops.
And for the last bit I bought, of course I could not leave Primark with out buying a pair of their cute socks. From my previous haul you'll know I opted for the watermelon graphic print ones and this time I went with Finding Nemo graphic print! Finding Nemo is actually one of my many favourite animated films so I just had to get the socks.
So that's all I bought from Primark this time!
What do you think of Primark's homeware range?
Until next time have a wonder day:)


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Friday, October 29, 2010
Review: I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak
Meet Ed Kennedy—underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer, and useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first Ace arrives. That's when Ed becomes the messenger. . . .
Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary), until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?
Review: Before reading this I had heard a lot of good things about Zusak's books, but I didn't have any expectations about I Am The Messenger. After reading this, however, I have very high expectations for his other books.
The idea behind I Am The Messenger was a very unique one to say the least. It was fun to watch Ed go through different situations that ultimately taught him how to live his life and how to make something of himself.
I though Ed was a wonderful character. He had true emotions and reactions and didn't seem like a teen aged character created by an adult; he had all the mannerisms of a teenager. Although I also loved Marv, Ritchie, and Audrey I just don't feel like I got to know them. They were each significant, but they felt more like a friend of a friend who you met once and never saw again.
The plot was driven by finding out who was sending Ed the messages. I felt that the ending (which consisted of an explanation of the aforementioned sentence) was very fast and not very satisfying.*Spoiler alert. Highlight to read.* I just find it hard to believe that someone watched Ed for that long while making a plan and got that many people to cooperate with him. *End spoiler.*
Overall though, this was a great book and hopefully it is only the first of many Markus Zusak books to come in my TBR pile.
Posted by Kathryn at 12:00 AM
Labels: Markus Zusak, Review
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thats what I thought about the ending when I first finished it, then I read somewhere that a clue about the guy who followed Ed is given by the picture at the end of the book...;)
- October 31, 2010 at 7:52 AM
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Location: Quito Province, Ecuador(
Price: $1.75 million
An excellent opportunity to own a thriving Hotel-Lodge aimed, although not exclusively, at the youth adventure-tourism sector with 3 years of proven track record, exceptional reputation, established relationships with foreign tour operators, and excellent books & records!
Many repeat customers with all the necessary facilities in place along with experienced staff to nurture and grow the business.
The construction is 1,250 m2 built in 2010-2011 in semi-rustic style. Total of 20 bedrooms, 2 dormitories, 6 standard, 7 suites plus several VIP suits with capacity for 74 people. There is also a camping area.
The restaurant has capacity for 74 people, fully fitted kitchen turning out high quality food. Small Spa with enormous Jacuzzi.
Operates on 4 acres with exquisite buildings and a very attractive location at just 90 minutes from Quito's international airport. All employees and infrastructure already in place for the new owner and seller willing to provide expert training to the new owner as well as pass on all existing clients.
This is a working business continually being built up by the very hard working owner. The owner confirmed in 2015 that for 2016 there are now bookings for 40 groups of between 15 to 25 guests each group, and that is just from one customer. Of course there are other corporate customers too plus regular bookings.
Occupancy rate is steady at 40% and very likely to improve. Sale includes land, infrastructure 1,250 m2 construction - and thriving business. Business has 3 years of a proven track record.
IMPORTANT - This lodge is at medium distance from Cotopaxi volcano but well outside of danger zone.and a very attractive location at just 90 minutes from Quito's international airport.
The price is $1.75 million negotiable.
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Psalm 36-37 English Standard Version (ESV)
How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love
To the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of the Lord.
36 Transgression speaks to the wicked
5 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
10 Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
He Will Not Forsake His Saints
[b] Of David.
37 Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
12 The wicked plots against the righteous
14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
16 Better is the little that the righteous has
18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
20 But the wicked will perish;
21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
25 I have been young, and now am old,
27 Turn away from evil and do good;
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
32 The wicked watches for the righteous
34 Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
35 I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
37 Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
39 The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
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Acts 23:1-11 English Standard Version (ESV)
23 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day." 2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, "God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?" 4 Those who stood by said, "Would you revile God's high priest?" 5 And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
6 Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial." 7 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. 9 Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?" 10 And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
11 The following night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome."
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some people enjoy winding down to tv. others might do it by going out... but all i need is good music, a glass of wine and inspiration :) i stumbled upon this wine coozy idea a few weeks ago and thought: genius... and cute!
it also makes for a more personal companion when gifting your favorite bottle - and the best part, you can skip the wine bag and/or bow... and customize it any way you see fit! definitely in my realm... and most definitely a dorothy project!
this tutorial i followed is pretty simple and straightforward. using leftover fabric, i found a coordinating print from my stash to balance out the girly pink! the hardest part was probably deciding whether i wanted to use my pink buttons, or the gold ones! hha.
there were also a few "tweaks" between my cozy and the original that is worth noting though...
1) i didn't need to use batting because my coordinating fabric was thick enough.
2) instead of using two buttons, i had a set of four i wanted to integrate and found it secured much better in two points, versus one... as well as looked neater too.
3) rather than fastening with twine or cord, i used two coordinating NEW hair ties and it was the perfect touch to bring it full circle; literally! talk about a minimalistic approach to re-purposing! i'm a happy girl right now! (i'm doing a happy dance too, haha.)
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"With the pervasive use of highly toxic agricultural pesticides, growing up on, or even near, agricultural land means potentially being surrounded by a swirl of poisons--in the air, in water, on food and on nearly everything a child touches, from a teddy bear to a parent's embrace," the prominent environmental group's report said.
Still, issuance of the report, which drew on 170 studies from scientific journals and conferences, will do little to dispel the debate over the dangers of farm and residential pesticides.
California growers and pesticide regulators maintain that the state, the nation's top agricultural producer, leads in efforts to protect farm workers and to reduce the use of pesticides by finding alternative ways to kill pests.


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The politics and economics of illegal immigration
You've got to be taughtI believe few Americans are truly racist and "hate" foreigners. I believe, though, that many embody this Rogers and Hammerstein "South Pacific" song: they fear foreigners. Sometimes it's not a conscious fear, but, as an example, there is much unfounded fear of the mythical immigrant who "steals" a job from an "American."
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught
You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,
You've got to be carefully taught
Some, like Pat Buchanan, believe we need an electrified fence all along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep "Jose" out. My friend Steve Tomer recently proposed some severe immigration restrictions. Steve is one of my oldest friends, and I will personally vouch for him as a good guy. He isn't racist, he doesn't hate foreigners, and he doesn't fear them. But he recognizes a lot of problems stemming from illegal immigration.
"You...have personally...vouched?" (Inside joke.)
There's even been conflict recently between conservatives and conservatives on the Minutemen. I frowned as I saw Michelle Malkin basically accuse Professor Bainbridge of not being rational and even "nutty." Personally I think there's merit to both sides, and perhaps both sides didn't realize what the other was saying. Ms. Malkin sees the Minutemen as necessary to deter illegal immigration and its resultant problems, and the professor looked at the Minutemen from the perspective of law.
Undeniably, unchecked illegal immigration has engendered serious problems, such as crime, illegals taking advantage of our social services, even Muslim terrorists trying to sneak in. So I for one am glad to see citizen activists like the Minutemen. They've infringed on no one's rights but at the least have deterred a lot of drug traffickers. (This is a topic for another day, but I think "vigilante" citizenry can be necessary when government won't or can't enforce the law.) At the same time, however, shouldn't we make it easier for law-abiding immigrants to enter the U.S.? Secure the borders except at the various points of entry. Ease the restrictions on legal immigration, and the peaceful ones will realize it's safer (and cheaper) to immigrate legally. The drug dealers and other criminals will still try to cross illegally. If any immigrant, legal or not, is convicted of a crime, then we apply the full force of the law -- and deport permanently after the sentence is completed.
I had been thinking to blog about illegal immigration but never got around to it. Then I was inspired this morning by John Gambling's WABC radio show, which discussed it with featured guest Daniel Griswold of Cato. John and a few callers didn't buy Griswold's libertarian arguments, but Griswold was absolutely right to point out that illegal immigrants don't "steal" jobs, nor will total employment really go down when Americans take those jobs previously done by illegal immigrants. (The same applies to legal immigrants.)
Griswold countered the myth, "Illegal immigrants take the jobs Americans won't." I add that that's an oversimplification and not quite true. They do take low-grade jobs, like janitorial services and produce picking, that Americans would prefer not to take. It's more accurate to say that illegal immigrants take low-grade jobs at pay rates that Americans won't accept. And believe it or not, every American does benefit economically from that.
One caller used the example of an illegal immigrant who will paint for $60 a day versus a citizen or legal resident who would want $150. Well, what does he think will happen when someone has to pay $150 instead of $60? Griswold correctly said that it will reduce the demand for that particular service. Though all painters will now make $150, fewer people will want to hire them at that higher rate. Thus some painters will find themselves not working at all, just like when illegal immigrants supposedly "steal" their jobs. It evens out. Perhaps not with the same people, but it will overall.
Bastiat's criterium for determining the worth of an economist is, "There is only one difference between a bad economist and a good one: the bad economist confines himself to the visible effect; the good economist takes into account both the effect that can be seen and those effects that must be foreseen." I judge that Griswold is a good economist. He looks beyond the visible effect of a citizen or legal resident having a new job; he considers what would happen to the demand curve for painters' services.
My own addition is that the person hiring a "legal" painter at $150, instead of $60, now has $90 less to spend elsewhere (or save). As Bastiat would say (ibid), don't you see that it's only a transfer of consumption? Yes, a citizen (or legal resident) will have a new job, but only at the expense of another person who is no longer working (or others who, between them, are now selling $90 less of goods and services). It may not even out among painters, but it will across the entire economy. It is a zero-sum game.
Surprisingly, no one , not Griswold, Gambling or the callers, discussed the massive illegal immigrant labor that picks fruit and vegetables in Southern California. Oftentimes the illegals do it for $2 an hour, and though they're being "exploited illegally" under the law, they far prefer it to making only 20 cents a day back home. Meanwhile, many Americans complain about illegal immigrants, ignorant that illegal immigrant labor is what keeps southern California produce inexpensive. Even if there were Americans who'd take that job at minimum wage, consumers would pay higher prices.
Then there are people aware of the low wages who decry that illegals don't pay taxes like the rest of us. They're already working for less than half of the federal minimum wage -- isn't that bad enough? Well, all right, let's tax them. We'll make them pay Social Security and Medicare taxes, too, and make their employers make matching contributions. The employers will have to raise prices to cover that, naturally, which is passed along to consumers. So is taxing illegal immigrant labor such a good idea after all?
Still, I cannot advocate open borders as I once did. We've encountered a new problem in the last few years, though it's not economic. It has nothing to do with lost jobs or lost taxes. As I've said before, September 11th changed everything. Previously I've also mentioned that Michelle Malkin and others discuss the Muslim terrorists trying to enter the U.S. through our southern border. This is why I now support fully monitored immigration, but still very open immigration.
Will no less than the highest respect to Ms. Malkin, she should be grateful that the U.S. was free enough to allow her family to immigrate. (I believe it was her parents, but I do know she was born here.) My family in the Philippines, even before 9/11, can't get so much as a tourist visa. One of my uncles does come every so often on a work visa to earn some money, but only because he had spent time visiting our family in England (apparently that did wonders to reduce his risk rating). But the rest of my family is perpetually denied. We've talked to every bureaucrat possible, and my aunt once solicited help from Senator Moynihan's office. Every answer was the same: the U.S. embassy in the Philippines was simply refusing to approve the visa applications, and nobody could do anything about it. Then 9/11 happened, and it's now effectively impossible to get them visas.
Again, it's undeniable that a lot of illegal immigrants take advantage of our welfare services. I understand that California's state government spends about $2 billion per year on illegal immigrants, in one form or another; not all is on social services for them, but a lot is. Now there's a new federal spending bill to give $1 billion to Texas hospitals just for treating illegal immigrants, because their emergency rooms cannot refuse services to anyone.
My own anecdote is from the Morgan Stanley branch where I worked. We frequently received calls for Florida Medicaid because the two offices have the same phone number, except that one is toll-free 800, and the other is a Florida area code. Most calls for Medicaid were people asking about prescriptions and overrides, but there were occasional callers who spoke only Spanish. They couldn't converse at all in English, but they certainly knew what Medicaid is!
There's a fairly simple solution. My father believed that government benefits should go to citizens only. I'll go further: end the welfare state for everybody. If we did, the only people immigrating into the U.S. would be the honest ones who simply want to work and find better lives. We'd also have the side benefit of lower taxes, meaning we'd have more money to spend -- like on things immigrants make.
I don't believe in driver's licenses for illegal immigrants. It's too much of a government sanction for people who violated our immigration laws. But I would support state identification cards issued when they cross the border legally and register.
There's a song I didn't understand when I was little, but it now stirs something inside of me. It's a song about people who want freedom.
Far, we've been traveling farLincoln said, "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it." We're not explicitly denying freedom to illegal immigrants, but shouldn't we be more welcoming to those who simply seek a better life? Is there such a difference between Haitian refugees and Cuban dissidents? I'm not talking about any criminal element, or those seeking to come here and live off our welfare systems. I'm talking about people who want a slice of the American dream, people who are willing to work hard, and people who want to live honestly.
Without a home, but not without a star
Free, only want to be free
We huddle close, hang on to a dream
On the boats and on the planes
They're coming to America
Never looking back again
They're coming to America
Home, don't it seem so far away
Oh, we're traveling light today
In the eye of the storm, in the eye of the storm
Home, to a new and a shiny place
Make our bed, and we'll say our grace
Freedom's light burning warm
Freedom's light burning warm
Everywhere around the world
They're coming to America
Every time that flag's unfurled
They're coming to America
Got a dream to take them there
They're coming to America
Got a dream they've cometo share
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
Today, today, today, today, today
My country 'tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing
Of thee I sing
It's an awfully big pie, and I always thought there's plenty of room at the table.
Give me your tired, your poor,It's a cliché to quote Lady Liberty's inscription, but a poignant one.
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
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Tim Angus, Architect, is passionate about creating designs that respond to their climate and site and fascinated about how nature provides a rich source of inspiration to develop innovative forms and systems that go beyond architectural image making. He discusses how biomimicry has informed some of his recent projects.
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You may be aware that the Mayor of London's draft Mayor's Transport Strategy (MTS) is now open for public consultation. We are pleased to note that specific reference has been made to trees, which are featured under the category "healthy streets and healthy people". Proposal 41 states that:
This is a welcome inclusion, but one which at consultation stage is potentially at risk of being watered down or removed. We are therefore recommending that anyone who has an interest in trees in London helps to support Proposal 41.
You can contribute to the consultation by completing the questionnaire on TfL's website, here:
If you are commenting as an individual then the relevant section to complete is Question 10. You do not have to fill out the rest of the survey unless you want to.
Suggested text for the comments section in Question 10 is:
I fully support Proposal 41 and endorse the Mayor's commitment to plant new, and retain existing, trees in order to protect and increase tree canopy cover in London.
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…the relevant section can be found on page 105 of the consultation PDF.