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A listing of Elkhart, Indiana clinical trials actively recruiting patient volunteers.
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Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors Lymphomas or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial)
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the proportion of patients with objective response (OR) to targeted study agent(s) in patients with advanced refractory cancers/lymphomas/multiple myeloma. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the proportion of patients alive and progression free at 6 months of treatment with targeted study agent in patients with advanced ...
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Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy or Stereotactic Radiosurgery With or Without Lapatinib Ditosylate in Treating Patients With Brain Metastasis From HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine if there is a signal for an increase in complete response (CR) rate in the measurable brain metastases at 12 weeks post radiation therapy (RT) (whole brain or stereotactic radiosurgery [SRS]) as determined by magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain, with the addition of ...
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Pentostatin Cyclophosphamide and Rituximab Followed By Lenalidomide in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
OBJECTIVES: Primary - Determine the objective response rate (complete remission, partial remission [PR], or nodular PR) in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treated with pentostatin, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (PCR) followed by lenalidomide. - Determine the presence of minimal residual disease in patients treated with this ...
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BLP25 Liposome Vaccine and Bevacizumab After Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage IIIA or Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Primary - To determine the safety of BLP25 liposome vaccine and bevacizumab after definitive chemoradiotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed, unresectable stage IIIA or IIIB nonsquamous cell non-small cell lung cancer. Secondary - To evaluate the overall survival and progression-free in patients treated with this regimen. ...
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Jesus and his resurrected body still bear the scars of the nails in his hands and feet. His disciple, Thomas, touched the scars. (John 20:20) These scars remind Jesus of the love that he has for each of us.
What incredible love!
[Yahweh answered] "Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
"Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the [a]palms of My hands;
Your city walls [Zion] are continually before Me. (Isaiah 49:15-16 AMP)
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Olympics Are Over – But Some Athletes May Still Face HGH Test Results
The 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi have officially ended, but some athletes may still end up in the hot seat over drug testing. How is this possible? The World Anti-Doping Agency says testing can soon begin for the presence of Human Growth Hormone in already-collected samples from Olympic athletes, once a court appeal relating back to the case of Olympic cross country skier Andrus Veerpalu comes to a conclusion. The skier tested positive for Human Growth Hormone in January of 2011 and was originally banned from skiing for three years after the positive test. However, he appealed the ruling from the International Ski Federation and the ban was overturned because of a statistical technicality. The Court of Arbitration panel on the case determined that the test could cause false positives and that the Ski Federation had failed to prove their case against Veerpalu, even though there was a belief on both sides that Veerpalu had probably used HGH.
After Veerpalu's ban was overturned, he retired from racing, but was allowed to stay involved in skiing as a coach or as an official. In fact, Veerpalu was at the Sochi Games as a coach for Kazakhstan skier Alexey Poloranin.
The policy of retesting samples from previous Games is becoming more common as new and more sophisticated testing procedures become available. In fact it was recently reported that another skier, Olympic champion Kristina Smigun-Vahi, has received a positive drug test from samples collected from the 2006 Games in Torino, where she received two medals. Three other positive drug tests from the 2006 Torino Games have been confirmed, although the athletes associated with those tests have not been revealed yet. Rumors are circulating in media reports that one of the positive tests may have belonged to . . . Andrus Veerpalu, who came away from Torino with a gold medal.
In the case of this year's Olympic Games, as with Games past, samples have been collected and are kept, not discarded. As new tests are developed for performance enhancers and drugs that were not available when the previous Games took place, those collected samples are retested and any positive tests could have consequences for cheating athletes, including being stripped of medals or losing final standings in the rankings. Now that the statistical technicality associated with Veerpalu's appeal has been addressed, with the panel requesting proof of an accurate HGH test and two teams researching the results of Veerpalu's tests and confirming the statistics were accurate, the door to catching athletes who use HGH is opening.
Since March of 2013, as the Court of Arbitration for Sport was having the validity of Veerpalu's test results checked, testing for HGH had come to a halt. Now that the teams have backed up the original findings, the samples awaiting testing can be tested, and any samples associated with the Sochi Games will be able to undergo HGH testing as well. As with previous games, samples that were tested for other substances are now fair game for HGH testing. Hopefully, the samples will come up clean . . . but only time will tell!


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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
In the Blue Restless Night
in the blue restless night
praying for still waters
my mother comes to me
from a place I catch only a glimpse of
in a glass I recognize from childhood
she offers me a drink
Image: "Midnight Lullaby," Henrik Simonsen
16 comments:
The eternal stability of a mother's love...ReplyDeleteReplies
Beautifully said ...Delete
Sometimes mothers can quench a thirst. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Indeed, they can. :)Delete
Dear Teresa, I don't know what happened to my reader-list but it's been some time since I saw your lovely smile there. I've checked and am still on your follower list, but have now also put you on my sidebar to make sure.ReplyDelete
As to mothers: I am quite moved by your poem. It's been 17 years since I dropped by my mother's house on way home from work and saw her morning newspaper still rolled up in the driveway. Alarmed, I used my key and entered. She still visits my dreams --full of humor and life, still asking if I'm happy. As I say, I am deeply moved by your excellent poem.Replies
Hi George. Good to see you. I have been absent from this place for a while. It's hard to write poems when the world feels so akilter. But, this "dream" came to me recently, followed by the poem while still on the edge of sleep. It felt so odd seeing that glass, a glass I hadn't even thought of since childhood, but immediately recognized.Delete
I'm so sorry you had to experience the passing of your mother in that way, but it also seems like something she probably would have preferred over other possibilities. Thank you for telling me that .... it's good to share our stories.
Dear Teresa, how often my mother has come to me since she died back in May 1968. In dreams and in the stillness of my mind as I rest contented at the rise of sun or the coming of night. Thank you for sharing your mother with us. And yourself. Peace.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for commenting, Dee. Those seem to be the times she comes to me, as well. And peace to you.Delete
Teresa, after reading comments --yes, mine too-- I realize you have done something exceptional here. Brava.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much, Geo. for revisiting this. I'm not sure about exceptional, but very often I write something and it's later that I see other layers emerge. They are always the poems that arrive, unbidden, an offering from the Universe. :)Delete
These words will resonate with many. Humans have common shared experiences. To be able to communicate this with so few words is a remarkable talent.ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow, Bill. Thank you so much.Delete
Wonderful. Captures our glimpses of the other side. We all have them but they are hard to recognize for most.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes. Thank you ... :)Delete
Behind the waves of thoughts, the quaint memories find a stage to play and that too mostly at night. Sometimes sad,sometimes happy. Every child is part of a 'mother'. Even though physically a mother may not present in our lives, there is this subtle chord that always connect us with her and occasionally she takes the liberty to remove the veil of nature to lift us up when we are down. Take care my friend.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm always so grateful for your thoughtful comments. Thank you so much.Delete
Blogger has changed and I no longer receive emails informing me of comments so I only just now saw this.
I love your understanding of life and its "mysteries."
When leaving a comment, Blogger requires you "Select a Profile." Please do so, or your comment will disappear into the ether...


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Despite being one of the hot-topics at Mobile World Congress, 5G is "still a technology push story, not a market pull one", Michael Peeters, Wireless CTO for Alcatel-Lucent, told Mobile World Live.
"Operators have two primary approaches to 5G: one which is driven by their research organisations which need to understand whatever 5G may be in order to be ready and to drive the direction of research and standards; and another which is driven by commercial and operational needs which are trying to understand how 5G fits into future operations and revenue streams. It is clear that today the first one is the more important one," he said. There are two "likely, or rather, visible" paths for operators looking to make the most of 5G, Peeters continued. The first will be through the continued support of "ultra broadband applications", solving capacity issues where heavy users are connected to networks. And the second is "enabling the world of ubiquitous IoT" – "where an infinity of devices (real, or virtual i.e. applications) each use almost zero bandwidth, but nonetheless eat up all of the control plane of the network".
"IoT today is a catch-all which contains wearables, objects about the house, whitegoods that are powered, cars, camera networks and whatnot – indeed a huge spectrum of bandwidth and connectivity requirements. 5G can become the network that unites technologies in a way that creates a better end-user experience – if the industry ecosystem can see the value in "one network to rule them all" – 5G can be the overseer of the synergies between many different technologies that each add their own unique value," the executive said.
Peeters also took a light-hearted view of the term "4.5G", which many in the industry – including Alcatel-Lucent – have used to describe technology beyond LTE-Advanced. "We're already sorry we ever used the term. We'd said in some talks that we'd call the set of foundational technologies '4.5G' as an easy shorthand. Immediately, the industry jumped on this and everything LTE-A, beyond release 12, was suddenly 4.5G," he said.


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So, in most games, picking something up means simply that it goes in your inventory. And in Guild Wars, they have that kind of picking something up too. But they also have a whole different category of possession, which your character physically carries an item. You get an animation for it and everything. After you pick up the item, you are holding it in your hands. You get a special button that displays on your interface called "drop item". As you run around, you look pretty silly, carrying whatever it is, but there you are.
|Carrying Buckets of Oil
Hold Li Ming's ashes for 5...17...20 seconds. While you hold her ashes, conditions on you expire 10...42...50% faster. When you drop her ashes, all allies within earshot lose 1...3...4condition[s].
First, it's a bit morbid isnt it? But that's how it works. When you activate the spell, you're holding a little urn, which we can only presume are Li Ming's ashes. While you carry her ashes, you get a nice effect. Drop her ashes, and you get another effect. Why do you drop the item? Oh because while you're carrying an object, you can't use any of your abilities that require the use of your hands!
|A Ritualist is never far from her handy
collection of ashes!
Around the time Eye of the North came about, they introduced a variation to the carry mechanic. They would give you an entirely new skill bar when you picked the item up. This is very similar to how vehicles work in WoW. Now - me personally, I'm not a huge fan of this either. You spend an extraordinary amount of time and effort putting together your build and acquiring your skills, and then you go and pick something up, and poof, all your skills are gone and replaced by some collection of things you didn't choose and most likely don't know. But it is what it is. The designers are fine with it, and the presumption is, you carry whatever it is enough, and eventually you'll learn those skills as well. And it does have the advantage at least of being equally fair regardless of what class you are.
This is, by the way, the version of the mechanic that lives on in Guild Wars 2. However, it seems in Guild Wars 2 that the designers have relagated carrying objects to somewhat of a pure flavor role. The world is filled with objects lying about just begging to be picked up, and when you do, you typically get some small collection of abilities that are associated with that object. But I haven't seen entire quests built around your ability to pick up an object, carry it somewhere, and put it down - no wait, you do have to pick up those water buckets in one of the first karma events - so yeah, I guess you are using them. Well at least there aren't entire classes built around using it as a mechanic.
One humorous anecdote to share, which is actually what prompted me to write this blog. In one quest in Eye of the North, your party is faced with an indestructible golem. However, it can be beaten by picking up a nearby object, charging said object up by interacting with a second object, and then putting the object down at the golem's feet. All the while the golem is hammering you with various attacks, and generally wrecking havoc with your party, while your party assails away at him to no avail. So I picked up the object, charged it up, but then I couldn't find the drop item button! I looked all over my interface and it wasn't there! So my poor heroes are fighting for their lives, healers trying vainly to keep people alive, warriors dying left and right, and Kaytte, prancing around like an idiot, carrying this stupid item, with all of the NPCs pleading for her to put it down, and her player going I can't find the button!! Thank gawd there were no actual other people in the party. Turned out it had appeared beneath one of the interface elements that you can move around. Once I moved the element out of the way, there it was. Kaytte deposited the charged thingamajig dutifully at the golem's feet, blowing it up.
Anyway, if Guild Wars 2 is actually your first foray into the world of Guild Wars, and you are wondering why there are cow paddies that you can actually pick up and throw - well now you know. Just one of the many quirks that came through from the original game, and lives on in its newest incarnation.


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KNOWLTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Warren County) – A GoFundMe page has been set up to a help the Falzarano family who lost everything in a house fire Thursday evening.
Firefighters responded to the first-alarm fire on Lime Kiln Road shortly before 5:00 p.m. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital. The firefighters have since been released.
According to Jordan Ferrara, her uncle was outside feeding the chickens when he saw the house burst into flames. Her aunt was out Christmas shopping while her cousin, who still lives at home, was at work.
"A painter was inside and saw the tree light up like a match. All the officials said if anyone was upstairs they never would have got out alive," Ferrara said.
"My Aunt and Uncle have lived in their Blairstown home for 32 years. They brought 4 babies home from the hospital and raised them in this house. They lost everything in a fire 4 days before Christmas," Ferrara said.
The family is only asking for monetary donations as they are living in a hotel and don't have the time or space for people to drop off goods. They just need to buy new clothes, dog food, toiletries and food, Ferrara said.
"Big thank you to all the first responders that risked their lives to put this huge fire out," Ferrara said.
The GoFundMe page with a goal of $2,500 has already raised $2,165 as of Friday morning . To make a donation, click here.
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Hide and Seek
Written by Nancy Oliver
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
Audrey is angry she?s become the fall guy for the hate crime at the high school. Knowing she?ll need financial backing to keep the Empathy Initiative running, Greg suggests she reach out to Steven Benjamin, a wealthy guy they knew in college.
In Greg?s office, he and Michael talk about marriage, love and Michael proposing to his girlfriend. Duc interrupts to ask his father to write the foreword of his book. Greg agrees, but confesses has no idea what to write, after his son leaves the room. Michael offers to read Duc?s book to help him figure it out.
Duc?s client Lydia wins a Realtor of the Month award. Duc attends the function, and Lydia invites him up during her speech. Afterwards, he hands out his card to potential new clients, including a beautiful woman who unsuccessfully tries to pick him up.
Ramon focuses on his video game, which now features shirtless men with wing-like lacerations on their backs. He?s very focused until Henry pulls him back to bed. Ramon, who has a strong reaction to Henry?s assertion that technology is a way to avoid real life, speaks with emotion about ending up like his Uncle Ike. That night, Ramon wakes up to find Henry missing, and his phone left behind.
With Hailey?s birthday approaching, Ashley and Malcolm realize they never received responses to their invite. Ashley gets on the phone immediately to see if she can find some kids from Hailey?s class to attend. Having tanked their daughter?s birthday plans, Ashley suggests they do a family picnic at Forest Park instead.
Audrey visits Ashley looking for business advice; her daughter suggests the same thing as Greg ? find a wealthy backer.
Kristen and Navid are paired for a class project titled, ?My Portland? where they have to film people and places that have meaning to them. Kristen has little interest in working with Navid, but is thrilled when a hot jock, Robb, invites her to a party after class.
At the party, Kristen tries to give Robb her first blow job, but he makes it clear she?s not very good at it. Initially embarrassed and upset, Kristen?s courage kicks back in and she dismisses everyone at the party with a ?f**k you? on her way out.
Between patients, Dr. Shokrani plays Ramon?s game. Layla calls and asks him to pick some things for their dinner with Imam Chuck, a Muslim convert and the head of their mosque.
Once at Imam Chuck?s home, Layla reminds her husband to be polite, and is furious when he reveals he brought wine for himself. Farid speaks honestly about Islam with Chuck, but he rides the line of being aggressive. Eventually exploding in anger, Farid points out that as a converted Muslim, Imam Chuck has no right to tell him about religion. Afterwards, Layla is ashamed of Farid?s behavior, and reminds him how important Imam Chuck is to Navid.
Kristen arrives at the Shokrani?s to work on her project with Navid, and is immediately intrigued when she sees him in his makeup and hijab.
While making sandwiches for Hailey?s picnic Audrey speaks to Greg about her failures, unsure of her next steps in life.
Audrey, Greg and Kristen stop by Ramon?s to pick him up for the picnic. Ramon is upset he hasn?t heard from Henry, but still decides to go. In Greg?s car, Kristen searches for a phone charger, and her mother pulls out the cock sling ? not knowing what it is ? instead. Kristen texts her siblings to ask, and Duc identifies the object. Greg quickly covers his tracks with his wife, claiming it?s for the gas tank, but later admits it?s a sex toy, without explaining why he has it.
Wandering Forest Park, Ramon comes across Witch?s Castle, a hiding place. He steps in and is suddenly in a vision of a Colombian village.
A woman Ramon calls ?Mami? is relieved to see him, but suddenly vanishes. Ramon retreats from a FARC guerrilla and finds her again in a cave. Screaming, she scratches her face just like the woman from his previous dream. Flames appear where she once stood, and Ramon is trapped in the cave with the guerilla behind him. He hurtles through the fire to escape.
Ramon wakes up screaming for his mother; Audrey and the rest of the family race to him. Audrey rocks her pale, confused son back and forth, while the others, unsure of what to do, look on.


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Check out the latest pics from Auto Expo 2018
- by Patti Cortez
- in Sci-tech
- — Feb 11, 2018
Tata Motors has showcased the new Tamo Racemo Electric at the Auto Expo 2018.
The 2018 Auto Expo the Motor Show kicked off with Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha and Akshay Kumar among others in attendance. The biennial Auto Expo is expected to see 24 new launches and unveiling of over 100 vehicles this year which is much higher in comparison to 2016's event. These products will also be relevant to India, with a majority of them positioned in the affordable segment, previews suggest. The vehicles will be available as completely built up units (CBU). The UK has announced a ban on sales of new gasoline and diesel cars starting 2040. There was the Zoe, a mini electric vehicle, the Trezor, a two-seater electric supercar and the Renault Zoe E-Sport Concept, which is already on sale in most of the European countries. The globally acclaimed 10th Generation Civic will also be introduced in both petrol & diesel in India. China plans to cap its automobile carbon emissions by 2030. Though the government subsequently denied this target in parliament, it is still widely touted.
On the first of the two pre-open days at the India Expo Mart located in Greater Noida, automobile major Maruti Suzuki showcased "e-SURVIVOR" electric vehicle (EV) design concept. But the highlights were the six EVs and two novel platforms for its passenger vehicles segment. It will be also be showcased at the company's experience stores in Bengaluru, New Delhi, and Mumbai. The company has described it as a "performance-oriented, electric scooter concept". Greaves Cotton announced the launch of 2 new power train solutions for last mile mobility. The Tiago EV and the Tigor EV draw power from an electric drive system developed and supplied by Electrica EV.
Canada suffers biggest job loss in nine years
Looking at the bigger picture Overall, the news isn't all bad, especially if you look at the bigger picture. The decrease was driven by the loss of 137,000 part-time positions, including more than 59,000 in Ontario.
Twitter delivers first profit, shares surge 22%
Twitter said that it made $91 million during Q4 2017 on $731.6 million of revenue , which is up 2 percent from a year ago. Some analysts and investors raised concerns that Noto's departure could hinder the company's turnaround efforts.
Pence out to counter N. Korean 'propaganda' at Olympic Games
Moon has looked to the games as an opportunity to pursue a diplomatic opening with the North - a move Pence cautioned against. But hopes for détente have been tempered by deep skepticism over the North's sudden overtures.
Pawan Goenka, managing director, M&M, said, "All fuels that meet the clean environment norms and help in reducing the dependence on oil import should be encouraged". However, Electric Vehicles (EVs) stole the limelight at Auto Expo 2018. It also displayed e-COSMO electric bus and e2o NXT, which is a refreshed version of its electric small auto e2oPlus.
South Korean auto maker Hyundai, which operates here through its wholly-owned arm Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), also unveiled its global electric vehicle Ioniq.
Four months after the showcasing of XPulse as a concept in Milan, Hero MotoCorp unveiled the first 200 cc adventure motorcycle and debuts in 125 cc scooter segment with Maestro Edge 125 and Duet 125. The company plans to launch these products throughout 2018, in a phased manner. The all-new MINI Countryman was unveiled at the Auto Expo and would be locally produced at the BMW Group plant in Chennai. In the two-wheeler space, the Auto Expo 2018 saw the official entry of Kawasaki into the Indian market.


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Sally Rooney, a 26-year-old writer from County Mayo, Ireland, just published her first novel, Conversations with Friends. It's a remarkable debut that will have you drawing comparisons to Michael Chabon's The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Rachel Cusk's Transit, and J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey. Rooney's heroine is an undergraduate named Frances, who is living in Dublin and beginning to find success as a poet. She and her best friend, Bobbi, become entangled in the lives of a slightly older married couple, and complications ensue.
What makes this book such a pleasure to read is Rooney's sure hand with dialogue, some of it in email and text messages, and the unsettling juxtaposition of her characters' intellectual sophistication and their less straightforward behavior. If you are young, or ever have been, Conversations with Friends may remind you of your own youthful predicaments. It's been getting great reviews in the UK, and this week was published in the United States by Hogarth.
Sally Rooney spoke to the Amazon Book Review by phone from Dublin.
Amazon Book Review: Could you tell me a little bit about getting this novel published? It's your first book.
Sally Rooney: I started writing Conversations with Friends when I was 23, and I was doing a master's degree in American History at Trinity College in Dublin. I was writing the book while doing my master's and eventually doing my master's thesis, and then also I was working two part-time jobs—so it was definitely a labor of love at that point. I had no agent, and I had no prospects of ever having it published. I wasn't writing with publication in mind and it was more a distant fantasy, not a material reality. Then around that time, while I was doing the master's, I had some nonfiction published, and an agent in London contacted me and asked me if I happened to be writing a novel. I told her I was, but it wasn't anywhere near ready for anyone to read. So then there was a long period where I was just editing this and was very uncertain about whether it would ever get to a point where it would be fit to be read by other human beings. Then eventually, after about a year and a half after I had started this, it was.
Are you like your protagonist Frances in that you began as a poet?
Actually, yes, I did. I was first published as a poet when I was I think 17, still living at home in the west of Ireland, and I was published in the Stinging Fly magazine here in Dublin. So I had been publishing poetry for quite a long time before I started writing fiction or certainly having fiction published.
What's it like to be a writer in Ireland? Do you feel like you have to somehow fit in with the literary tradition of writers like Yeats and Joyce?
Yes, [that's] the funny thing about nationality. I think at the moment there's a really interesting contemporary writing scene in Dublin, which is not only artistically stimulating but is also a kind of community of people who are all very supportive of one another's work. So in that sense, it's great, because it feels like a fairly small, very accessible community where people are kind of looking out for each other. And in the other sense, of the sort of weight of tradition, it's kind of overwhelming and it feels like a strange burden. I don't think that it's felt in the same way by U.S. writers, that they have to conform to a particular generic tradition which is national in nature. If I'm participating in any generic traditions, I think they're probably not rooted in Irish literature. I think probably I'm more influenced by American literature, which was my primary area of study when I was at university. But then obviously being an Irish writer you have to in one way or another participate in the tradition of Irish literature, so it's a bit of a vexed question for me.
Sally Rooney (photo by Jonny L. Davies)
You did a graduate degree in American literature. Which American writers interested you?
I was really interested in the mid-20th-century prose stylists like J. D. Salinger. His book Fanny and Zooey I often talk about as being a particular influence. I think that's probably visible to some extent in Conversations with Friends. [Franny and Zooey is] a sort of very dialogue-heavy novel that's about bookish, neurotic people, which my work is as well. I think influences like that are visible. Other contemporary American writers [who influenced me are] Juno Diaz, Ben Lerner, and people who are writing about the intersection between abstract political realities and minute interpersonal relationships. A lot of that work seems to be coming out of America now.
One of the things that's so sympathetic about Frances as a protagonist is that you sense in her a tension between her desires and her ideals. They're to a certain extent political tensions.
Well, I think part of what Frances is trying to navigate, on the interpersonal level, is a political conflict which stems from, maybe, the tradition of feminism which is sort of [at a place where] we've managed to answer some questions about the oppressive nature of our personal relationships. We have the vocabulary to talk about outright sexism and even about micro aggression within relationships, but that doesn't necessarily solve all of the very complex questions of how we relate to one another ethically. So I think Frances feels like "Oh, I've answered all these questions, I understand gender relations; like, I get it," and yet when she's thrust into a situation that she has no vocabulary for and no rule book to deal with, she does find herself quite confused, and I think that's understandable. I think human relationships are, as the history of the novel will attest, inestimably complicated and always in new and various ways. So I think it's understandable for Frances that she does find [after] having believed that her political convictions would sort of confidently steer her through every situation, she suddenly finds that it's very difficult to apply abstract principles and socialist feminism to every dilemma that occurs in her life. Which isn't to say that I dismiss either the politics or the dilemma, but that I'm trying to observe as honestly as I can the gap that might occur in someone's personal life between those two things.
Have you gotten any pushback in public from readers or from politically motivated people who notice the content of your book?
You mean like homophobic stuff or things like that?
No. I guess because it's literary fiction, I don't think that many people actually read it.
That's a sad comment!
Everyone who reads it has kind of already made up their mind. They're happy to read about young gay people or bisexual people or communist people working at their own personal problems. If you decided in advance that something interests you, you're probably not going to take exception to it. If I were to read the comments under interviews that I had given, I'm sure I would find horrible stuff. But no, I haven't actually experienced any of this head-on or anything like that. Not yet anyway.
What about the use of dialogue in your book? You say that maybe there's an influence of Salinger there. It's interesting to me that you don't use quotations marks to bracket off conversation. Is that an intentional stylistic device? What are you conveying with that?
It was certainly intentional. I initially stopped using quotation marks and I started using the dash, which I know is something that Joyce also uses, and then I actually just dropped the dash as well. I didn't feel any need to remove the dialogue from the flow of the text by sort of bracketing it off, which I think gives it a different sort of linguistic style in the flow of the text. It's like you're handling the dialogue with rubber gloves on. You're like "Oh, this is special language, and now we go back to the ordinary language of the book." Because the book is so much about dialogue and how we talk, it didn't feel right to me that the dialogue should be segregated from the rest of the text.
You write some hilarious moments in the back-and-forth between people. For example, when the character Melissa sends Frances a long, irate email about something quite serious, Frances, having read this long thing, which is almost unpunctuated and certainly is not divided into paragraphs, responds with two sentences, saying, "Lots to think about. Dinner sounds good." It's so funny and so symptomatic of Frances' complete lockdown when it comes to communication.
But it's such a power move on Frances' part that she's completely refusing to meet Melissa on a kind of emotional plane. She just totally dismisses Melissa's emotional outburst. It is kind of cruel in Frances in that moment but I guess it is difficult to know how you would respond to that email. I don't know how I would respond to it.
Conversations with Friends can be read as a bildungsroman—Frances is undergoing some kind of education, through life, that helps her become a novelist. Am I foolishly optimistic in thinking that she's also learning to communicate with people more directly, or do you feel like that's too much of a hopeful reading?
I think you're right, and that's my interpretation (which I don't pretend is the only interpretation) of the final scene, where she is talking to Nick on the phone. It's that obviously she does value having in her life someone whom she can speak to as an equal and not fear their judgment and be able to disclose her own personal feelings to them. That is a role that Nick played for her, and that's something that by the end of the book she had learned to place a lot of value on. To me, that's a development in her character. I think it's good that she learned that she actually needs to be honest and open with people, but I know that other people feel that the return of Nick is… horrible.
People really can't resist the urge to judge characters, can they?
No, no. No one can. I do it too when I read novels, but it's just being aware that we're doing it and why and what way we're doing it I think is what makes reading novels so interesting.
Are you working on anything else at the moment? Have you had time to start something new?
Yeah, I am. At the point when I sold Conversations with Friends, I was already working on a second novel. The second book is set over four years, which is a much longer span of time than Conversations with Friends, and it follows two different characters, one a young man and one a young woman. It's nice to have a whole four years to play with; it feels like a very capacious sort of space of time and I get to follow them for ages. I'm really enjoying working on it, but time is definitely an issue now because Conversations with Friends has just come out in the UK and Ireland about three weeks ago, and it's about to come out in the US. It's been quite a hectic, busy period, so I haven't been doing as much writing or as much reading as I'd like to be.
That's the price you pay for success. Thank you so much for talking to me about your book, Sally. I hope it finds many readers here in the States.


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Imagine becoming paralysed from just one small tick. Some ticks carry Lyme Disease, which can lead to paralysis and many other health complications.
Cessnock Girl Guide Lauren Gray is raising awareness of the disease for the main focus and service element of her Queens Guide.
Lauren realised the impact Lyme Disease can have when she met Hannah Coleman at the Guides' "Be The Change" conference in Sydney in September.
Hannah was wheelchair-bound after being bitten by a tick at a Guide campsite months before. She also suffered chronic fatigue, breathing difficulties and was put on IV treatment.
She has since undergone aggressive treatment with an American doctor and is once again walking, talking and eating.
"The weekend that we first met I got bitten by four ticks which freaked me out to the max," Lauren said.
"My goal is to raise awareness and 'slime Lyme disease'. Myself and friends of mine will be taking turns at spending time in a wheelchair for a week. I am hoping that this will raise awareness of the disease and that anyone can be affected by one simple tick."
Lauren and a few of her friends at Kurri High School will spend time in a wheelchair at school from February 23 to March 3, and on the last day will hold an out-of-uniform day where everyone will dress in green for the cause.
The Cessnock District Girl Guides will hold a fun day at Kurri Aquatic Centre on Saturday, February 26.
"Lyme disease is a serious matter and affects hundreds of Australians. The more people who know and become aware of the disease, affects and cause the quicker they can get diagnosed and treated the better," Lauren said.
Lyme disease is caused by certain ticks carrying bacteria and if left untreated can have serious affects.
Early symptoms include unexplained fatigue and flu-like symptoms. Chronic symptoms include effects to the head neck, face, eyes and vision, ears and hearing, digestion and excretory system, respiratory and circulatory system and neurological system, physical wellbeing, mental capability, reproduction and general wellbeing.
"All of these affects from one tick gives a new meaning to being ticked off!" Lauren said.
All money raised at this fun day will go towards helping the Lyme Disease Association of Australia bring doctors over to Australia to provide education on treating Lyme disease patients.
Kurri Aquatic Centre's inflatable island will be set up and the Guides will hold a barbecue and raffle. Normal pool entry fees will apply.
Lauren is seeking donations, raffle prizes and sponsorship for her project. For more information on Lauren's project or to make a donation, phone (02) 49361627 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Chi Limited unveils 'Chivita 100 percent or Nothing' marketing campaign
CHI Limited, Nigeria's market leader in juices and fruit drinks, has unveiled its new marketing communication campaign tagged 'Chivita 100% or Nothing' as part of efforts to reinforce its flagship's brand proposition and strengthen the credential of the brand in the marketplace. The campaign which is being deployed through television, digital, out-of-home, consumer activation and point of sales initiatives demonstrates the brand's commitment to quality and excellence.
For a fruit juice, renowned for it's no added sugar, no preservatives and no colouring, the Chivita 100 percent or nothing campaign projects the brand Chivita 100 percent as the best quality fruit juice in the market as well as reiterates its partnership with Manchester United in an engaging way.
Already, the television commercial is generating buzz across the digital platform as visits to the Youtube page where the commercial has been uploaded has witnessed an upsurge in viewers. The commercial which is also airing on terrestrial as well as satellite television channels in Nigeria has also created visibility and positive talkability amongst consumers. Exciting times surely lie ahead as Chivita 100 percent rolls out its Consumer activation for the campaign.
Speaking on the marketing campaign, Chi Limited's Head of Marketing, Mr. Probal Bhattacharya said "This campaign highlights the association of Chivita 100 percent with purity, commitment and nothing but the best. This is the recipe for its premium quality, which leads to success, achievement and leadership"
"We do everything possible to ensure that Chivita 100 percent lives up to its brand promise of goodness and the best there is. This also explains our partnership with the world's most valuable football club brand because for us it is the best or nothing" he added.
The Television commercial has already started running on major Television channels in Nigeria featuring top rated football stars like Robin Van Persie, Angel Di Maria, Antonio Valencia, Radamel Falcao, and Jonny Evans. The advert opens with a glistening pack shot of Chivita 100 percent fruit juice, condensation dripping down the carton. As the cap is opened, the camera zooms inside the pack into a world of juice, wherein superstars of football showcase there soccer skills with a "Juice Ball" on a football pitch filled with pure natural appetizing juice.
The commercial goes on to show these football mega stars doing amazing things inside the juice pack with the voice over saying "Chivita 100 percent Juice-made from real natural fruits, with no preservative and no added sugar." This is followed by "The best always believes in 100 percent commitment, 100 percent quality, 100 percent achievement", as we are treated with spectacular football skills from Angel Di Maria, Valnecia and finally a super goal by Van Persie.
Over the years, Chivita 100 percent has successfully dominated the moral high ground as the best pure & natural fruit juice in the mind of the Nigerian consumer, always aptly reinforced through its memorable and lovable communications. The brand comes in 6 variants; Real Orange, Real Apple, Real Pineapple, Red Grape, Orange Pineapple and Orange Mango and in 1 litre, 500ml and 250ml pack sizes.
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Books in hand, determination in eyes, hair neatly tied in a ponytail, with a spring in her steps she walked towards the bus stop. They stood there, like everyday, laughing and joking among themselves. She walked past, ignoring them, deep in thought about the exam that she had to clear today, it was already 8 and the bus will leave by 8.15 as she hurried her steps. The loud whistle brought her hurried steps to a sudden halt.
"oh, so today it's red and white, is it, what's the hurry, spend some time with us before going", they jeered at her, laughing at their own audacity. She watched as the neighbors, her uncles and aunts, rushed past heads down without commenting or looking at her. Tears welled up slowly in her eyes, as she dragged her feet. They further called out, "Arrey, look at us, what will you do studying, choose a husband from any of us, look then what we do to you." and they whistled again as she walked away, to catch the bus.
The evening dusk, didn't help her let go of the thoughts. With a heavy heart, she dragged her feet to home, and looked at her frail grandmother. without any prologue she burst out, "dadi today also, they teased me, tehy say such things, I hate it, do you think I should complain in police?", she came near her and patted her head, "beta, stand up for yourself, they will retaliate but be strong, they tease you because they know you get affected, stand up and if they still trouble you, go and complain, I am always there for you."
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The onlookers walked on, their heads still down. In a choked voice, she replied back, she withdrew her hand from his grip she slapped him hard, "this is for my dupatta and to all of you, is this what you call being a guy, laughing and joking at the expense of a woman, have I ever troubled you?" the impact had them shocked for a minute before the anger returned, and he held her by her ponytail as she screamed.
Suddenly, all of them were hit hard by the broom, shocked they turned around to see the women of the building standing with brooms in their hand, they hit them with all their might, cursing along as they scattered and started running with the impact, her dadi, screamed out to them, "next time, you do this and in pace of the broom there will be a knife and in place of us there will be police"
She smiled at her support, and hugged her dadi, "I didn't feel scared at all, unlike earlier days, I am happy I stood against them, and thanks for helping me out", "don't worry beta, they will not be seen from tomorrow, they are cowards, you need to stand up against them to teach them a lesson.
That brave girl and all of the women of the society are Mardaani for me, watching the incident for standing up for themselves and for all women.
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7-yr-old's trauma: Dad kills mom, child tossed among cops, court and rescue home
From a murder site to the police station to court to a child rescue home, the trauma just does not seem to end for seven-year-old Sania.india Updated: Jul 09, 2016 14:12 IST
From a murder site to the police station to court to a child rescue home, the trauma just does not seem to end for seven-year-old Sania.
Read: Hyderabad businessman hacks wife to pieces, burns body for seeking divorce
Her father Rupesh Mohanani allegedly killed his wife, a Congo national Cynthia Vechel, cut her body into 9 pieces and drove along with Sania to a desolate spot on the outskirts of Hyderabad to burn the severed corpse on Monday. Villagers spotted blood stains on his vehicle, stopped him and got him arrested.
Read: Congolese woman's murder by Indian husband sparks reprisals in Kinshasa
Now with her father in jail and a dead mother, Sania is an orphan, with an insensitive state neither able to decide where to send her nor showing the empathy for what the young mind must be going through.
Instead of producing Sania before the Child Welfare Committee, which is empowered to provide her temporary shelter with family members, police took her to court on Wednesday. The judge sent her to the Children's Rescue Home in Kachiguda area of Hyderabad.
"It is most shocking that Sania was sent to a place where destitute are put up. Not someone who is a victim of circumstances at such a young age. Not someone who has extended family members who are willing to look after her. She needs tender loving care now, it is not a custody issue we are dealing with,'' an angry Isidore Phillips, a child rights activist, says.
Even though the option to let Sania stay with her paternal grandmother, with whom she has a very good equation, exists, neither the police nor the court exercised that choice.
"We can see that Sania is very attached to her grandmother,'' Naveen Chand, Cyberabad (West) commission of police. "But the police cannot take the decision on who she should live with. Only the court is empowered to take that call.''
What followed on Friday was worse. The Ranga Reddy court asked Sania to be present in the courtroom on Friday. When she was produced, the judge asked her to be taken to the family court. The judge at the family court rejected the case arguing it was not his jurisdiction. He then said Sania should be sent back to the Ranga Reddy court.
No thought was paid to how intimidated the child must have felt by the atmosphere in court.
Unable to take a decision, the court sent her this time to another children's rescue home in Rajendranagar area of Hyderabad for the weekend.
A tragic case of a child traumatised over and over again.
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|De La Salle University is an internationally recognized Catholic university in the Philippines established in 1911.It positions itself as a leader in molding human resources who serve the church and the nation. It is a Catholic coeducational institution and a hub for higher education training renowned for its academic excellence, prolific and relevant research, and involved community service. Nestled in the heart of Manila, it is home to local and international students seeking quality education for a brighter future ahead. It is situated in a vibrant city where culture and diversity is well manifested. DLSU has been granted Institutional Accreditation status by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) for having demonstrated the highest standards of instruction, research, and community engagement and having developed wide networks and linkages with other educational institutions. Twelve (12) undergraduate programs have achieved the highest accreditation of Level IV; the graduate programs of Br. Andrew Gonzalez College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and College of Science have also been granted Level III, the highest accreditation level for graduate school. A total of fifteen (15) undergraduate programs underwent a Programme Assessment by the ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN QA).
2401 Taft Avenue Manila 0922 Philippines
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◆UMAP Contact Person
Dr. Laurene Chua-Garcia
Vice President, External Relations and Internationalization Office
◆Program Information
ASEAN Economic Community and its Implications to Philippine Business. The program will provide an overview of the ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY and would take a closer look into the progress of the Philippines in meeting its commitments on the AEC - the problems and constraints and the opportunities that AEC has brought about in Philippine Business. The program will be supplemented by cultural trips, industry visit, visits to local markets, museums, and other historical places that have influenced largely how business is conducted in the Philippines.
·Degree Level
Open to all students
·Language of Instruction
·Requirements (Language Proficiency, etc)
Basic English
·Number of credits to Transfer
University Credits: 3 units
·Teaching Hours (Weekly)
13 hours
·Independent Study Hours (weekly)
25 hours
·Student's Total Workload (weekly)
38 hours
·Program Fee
·Accomodation Fee
On Campus: N/A
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·Medical / Health Insurance Fee
University Insurance is included in the Program Fee. Participants must bring with them an international medical/health/travel insurance during their stay in the Philippines.
·Assistance for Visa Application
De La Salle University, through the Office of the VP for External Relations and Internationalization will handle the processing of the student's Special Study Permit (SSP) upon arrival in the Philippines. DLSU will cover the SSP fee of the Program C participants.
·Other Fees
All breakfast and dinner are borne by the students.
·Any service or assistance
Airport pick up and transfer is provided by DLSU for free as well as Campus tour, orientation, welcoming activity and International Buddy partners will be available for on campus activities.
◆Program Schedule
Length: 14 days
From: 1 July 2018
To: 14 July 2018
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From: 7 April 2018
Until (Deadline): 15 May 2018
Minimum number of participants for the Program: 5 persons
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This article on ear plugs and ear muffs is from our archives. Was it helpful? Let us know in the comments section!
Ear plugs and ear muffs can prevent permanent hearing loss in noisy environments. Your employer must test the noise levels in your workplace to see if they equal or exceed limits set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). If they do, then your employer has to provide you with hearing protection that will reduce them below OSHA limits.
Noise and Hearing Loss
Repeated long-term exposure to loud noise can damage the nerves in your ears responsible for detecting sound. This kind of damage is permanent and can't be fixed with hearing aids or even surgery. Loud noise can also affect your job performance, health, and even safety, because it can interfere with your ability to communicate with co-workers, induce anxiety and irritability, increase blood pressure, and just generally stress you out.
If you experience any of the following, then it may be too loud for you at your job, and you may need ear plugs or ear muffs.
- You have to shout to talk to a co-worker at arms-length.
- You experience temporary hearing loss after work.
- You hear ringing or humming in your ears after work.
Hearing loss can have other causes besides noise, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), including age and medical conditions like ear infections and impacted ear wax. No matter what's causing your hearing loss, though, you should consult an otologist (ear doctor) or otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat doctor), who will help you manage and/or restore your hearing.
Your Employer's Responsibilities
OSHA measures workplace noise in A-weighted decibels (dBA), a scale that attempts to match the human ear's sensitivity to different frequencies of sound. See the chart at left, provided by OSHA, to see the dBA levels of different noise sources.
According to OSHA, the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for noise is a time weighted average of 85 dBA over an eight-hour workday for manufacturing and service employees and 90 dBA for construction workers. You can be exposed to higher noise levels than this, but every 5 dBA increase in noise halves your permissible exposure time. For example, a construction worker can be exposed to 90 dBA of noise for up to eight hours a day, but can be exposed to 95 dBA for only four hours a day and 100 dBA for only two hours a day.
If you and your co-workers are exposed to noise equal to or greater than OSHA's PEL, then your employer has to implement a Hearing Conservation Program. This program includes:
- Monitoring noise levels, especially when noise levels in your workplace change.
- Giving you a free audiogram (hearing test) within one year of being exposed to workplace noise and free audiograms every year after that.
- Maintaining records of your audiograms as long as you work for your employer.
- Providing you with hearing protection like ear plugs and ear muffs, especially if your audiograms reveal hearing loss or a "standard threshold shift" of 10 decibels at 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 hertz.
Hearing Protection
Hearing protection like ear muffs and ear plugs is not an ideal solution for workplace noise, according to OSHA. However, your employer has to provide you with ear plugs or ear muffs if other measures (like using quieter equipment, placing noise sources behind barriers or taking breaks in quiet rooms) fail to reduce your noise exposure below OSHA's PEL or if your audiograms show that you suffer from hearing loss.
According to OSHA, your employer must provide you with a choice of at least one kind of ear plugs and one kind of ear muffs. Stuffing plain cotton in your ears won't cut it. Whatever kind of hearing protection you choose, though, it has to be comfortable and provide you with sufficient protection against hearing loss. Your employer then has to train you in its use, and you have to wear it while on the job.
Ear plugs and ear muffs must reduce noise levels below OSHA's PEL. Your employer will probably use the Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) of your ear plugs or ear muffs, adjusted for your workplace, to determine this. If this adjusted NRR reduces your noise exposure below permitted levels, then your ear muffs or ear plugs are acceptable for your job.
In addition, your employer must re-evaluate your hearing protection whenever the noise levels at your workplace change. This re-evaluation could lead to your ear muffs of ear plugs being deemed inadequate.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Hearing Protection
According to the AAO-HNS, ear plugs and ear muffs don't just protect your hearing. They also do the same thing for your ears that sunglasses do for your eyes – that is, they reduce the volume of loud noises and allow you to understand speech better. As a result, ear plugs and ear muffs can increase both your safety and job performance.
They do have drawbacks, though. According to the AAO-HNS, ear plugs and ear muffs can slightly reduce your ability to understand speech if your hearing is damaged or if you already have trouble understanding speech. It's important to wear hearing protection to prevent further loss of hearing and speech comprehension, but this is still something to keep in mind.
You may be concerned that ear muffs and ear plugs will reduce your ability to hear signs of danger, such as warnings from co-workers or the noises made by malfunctioning equipment. According to the AAO-HNS, you shouldn't worry. Most people adjust to their ear plugs or ear muffs and can still hear these sounds while wearing them.
Desert Diamond Industries carries a large selection of ear plugs and other safety equipment.
"Hearing Conservation." Hearing Conservation. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. <http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3074/osha3074.html>.
"Hearing protection. – 1926.101." Hearing protection. – 1926.101. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. <http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10664>.
"Noise and Hearing Protection." Noise and Hearing Protection. The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. <http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/hearingProtection.cfm>.
"Occupational Noise Exposure. – 1926.52." Occupational Noise Exposure. – 1926.52. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. <http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10625>.
"Safety and Health Topics | Occupational Noise Exposure." Safety and Health Topics | Occupational Noise Exposure. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2012. <http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/noisehearingconservation/index.html>.


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Core Courses (12 Units)
- I R 308 Fundamentals of International Relations: Theories, Issues, and Perspectives (4 Units)
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Austin is THE live music capitol of the world. For a small, but ever growing, city that is a big deal. We have over 250 live venues, not to mention the fact that most musicians here are going to play whether it's a venue or not. Street corners? Of course. Whole Foods? Definitely!
Music is such a big deal in Austin we even have an organization to help out local musicians, HAAM. How many other cities can say that?
Since Austin is so big on live music it's no wonder there are so many local bands here, so I thought, why not make a list of some of my favorites?
This is a very short list of some of those favorites. And I mean short. 5 bands? Yeah, 5 out of the thousands of local bands in Austin.
I could go on and on about the great bands but I don't want to overwhelm anyone. So, if you live in Austin, or even just love discovering new music, I definitely recommend you check out some of these very talented musicians.
Wild Child
Wild Child has no problem gaining attention all on their own. They are a two part duo that work absolutely perfectly with each other. I would not be surprised if you start seeing them more and more in the future.
Berkshire Hounds
This band is actually very young and local. My brother speaks of seeing them downtown occasionally, so throwin some love out there. I have listened to their music, though not live…. yet. And I do like it actually, so you should go check them out!
Blue Bear
I saw these guys live with Milo Greene and instantly became a fan. Great music and performers, these guys have all the components of becoming huge.
Shakey Graves
I won't even lie, Alejandro Rose-Garcia is a cutie. Just look at that smile. But unlike some pretty faces this guy actually has talent!
Bob Schneider
Living in Austin, we are proud of Bob Schneider. He is the real deal. We show him off. I mean c'mon, anyone who sings a song called "40 Dogs" and make it romantic is a genius.


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Day 2: Kentuck Knob
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Hot conditions greeted the Sydney Swans players as they took to the SCG for their main training session ahead of Friday night's semi-final against Geelong at the MCG.
Players took to the field in a final hitout in front of the coaching staff as temperatures soared above 30 degrees in Sydney.
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John Longmire leads his troops onto the field.
Macca shares a laugh with Jake Lloyd before the session.
Macca limbers up ahead of training.
Some final run throughs before things get underway.
Dan Hannebery practices his handballing craft with Nick Davis.
The milestone man in the thick of the action.
Buddy was all smiles and looks set to face the Cats.
Gaz practices his shots for goal.
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Ah, the 1971 Sense and Sensibility, the latest to be released from the BBC vault…what can I say? I was nervous at first since it's from the 70s and I'm not very fond of those versions of Emma or Persuasion. But it actually wasn't that bad. It's not my favorite version of S&S but it does have quite a bit to recommend it.
If you're put off by poor, stagey production values I would stay away from it. Like most of these older miniseries, only the outdoor scenes were shot on film and so you can see a difference in picture between indoor and outdoor shots. The story mostly follows the book but cuts out Margaret and for some reason turns Eliza Williams into Colonel Brandon's niece. Okay…so why doesn't he just tell everyone she's his niece instead of letting them think she's his illegitimate? Didn't quite follow that. The costumes are not as garish as the 1972 Persuasion but there are some weird ones nonetheless. The hairstyles are very 70s. See below for examples!
Note- Sorry if the format of the pictures is a bit weird. I wanted them all on the left but every time I saved they would move over so I decided it would be easier just to alternate them. I'm not really good with this technical sort of thing!
The Characters
Joanna David as Elinor Dashwood
My second favorite Elinor, only after Hattie Morahan. You may remember her as Mrs. Gardiner in P&P 95. She was so beautiful in this and played Elinor as dignified and sensible, but clearly also feeling strong emotions underneath.
Ciaran Madden as Marianne Dashwood
Horrible! The worst version of Marianne I've ever seen. She played the character as mentally unstable, flying off into hysterics at the least provocation. The scene where she bids goodbye to the curtains at Norland made me LOL. Such a contrast with the lovely Elinor.
Robin Ellis as Edward Ferrars
He plays Edward with a slight stutter, reminiscent of Hugh Grant in the role. Whether Grant or Emma Thompson or someone on board the 1995 movie was familiar with this version and/or it was intentional, I have no idea. I thought he did well in the role aside from that. He's not gorgeous but he is just good-looking enough to me.
Richard Owens as Colonel Brandon
Seemed like a boring old fart to me. His and Marianne's relationship wasn't given as much care as Elinor and Edward's.
Clive Francis as Willoughby
Nothing special or particularly charming about him. His voice vibrated all the time he talked for some reason.
Frances Cuka as Lucy Steele
I don't know what they were thinking with this casting. She looks to be 40 or so and is played downright evil! I mean, obviously so! She pinches and pushes her sister (who also is middle-aged). How she was able to charm Edward even when he was young and naive I don't know. He must have been really, truly desperate.
Maggie Jones as Anne Steele
Ignorant enough and seems genuinely afraid of Lucy. Why they are played by women in their 40s is beyond me.
Patricia Routledge as Mrs. Jennings
Hands down my favorite Mrs. Jennings! She's jolly and vulgar and yet shows that she has a kind heart underneath. Unfortunately, she looks way too young! I wish they could have put a wig on her or something. She looks younger than one of her "daughters"!
Isabel Dean as Mrs. Dashwood
I quite liked her. She was a good mother who also displayed romantic sensibilities, as in the book.
The other actors were decent enough, but nothing stood out to me, aside from Sir John's accent reminding me of Hagrid from Harry Potter. The Palmers' role wasn't very big but it's really only in the 1995 version where they are brought to the spotlight so much. Lady Middleton looked older than her mother, Mrs. Jennings. Did they just not care about such things back then? Mrs. Ferrars and Robert Ferrars were included but their parts were very small and didn't leave much of an impression on me.
Costume Fun!
Fanny in a sleeveless gown!
Guess these "controversial" costumes really started a lot earlier than P&P05!
Edward sans cravat!
In a weird scene, Elinor goes to visit Edward at his lodgings, alone, to tell him that Colonel Brandon wants to give him a living. He was underdressed at the time. Guess "sexing up" Austen started sooner too!
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There are a couple other matching outfits the Dashwood girls wear and also the Steele sisters.
Sophia Grey reminds me of Rosamund Vincy from Middlemarch!
My Rating: 7/10


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Massachusetts State Police said the man they arrested Tuesday was in a hurry to get away from them–but not such a hurry that he couldn't stop to check if a local business was hiring.
State Police said they were involved in a car chase with Jose Jimenez, 26 of Lawrence, and that the chase ended after he ditched the car and ran inside Osprey Wireless in Westwood.
An Osprey employee told WBZ-TV Jiminez ran inside and asked to fill out a job application.
"He was as cool as a cucumber," recalled employee Jeff Maron
Jimenez was wanted for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after State Police said he fled a motor vehicle stop in Brockton last Thursday, running over a trooper's foot with his green 1999 Toyota Camry in the process.
Has there ever been anyone more qualified to work at a cell phone store than this guy? There are more convicts working in cell phone stores than there are in jail. That's a fact. I don't have the data available, but I've spent enough time in the Sprint store to know that's a real statistic. A Sprint uniform is basically a prison jumpsuit. Like it's gotten to the point where when I walk by a Metro PCS, I can't decide if it's a cell phone store or a weed dispensary. In most cases, it's both. Nothing wrong with multiple streams of income, I guess. I just hope Droid chargers are compatible with ankle bracelets. In my mind, here are the qualifications to work in a cell phone store:
- Criminal record (felony preferred)
- Shitty tattoo
- A piercing that makes everyone around you uncomfortable
- 1-3 baby mamas
Getting back to this guy, I respect the hell out of the move. My life is basically one big police chase, so I can relate. This man knows that the best ability is availability. This is a great way to display to your future employer that there's nothing that can stop you from getting to work on time, not even the law. Talk about going above and beyond.
The least surprising fact about the whole situation is that he was driving a 1999 green Toyota Camry. If you drive a 1999 Camry, let alone a green one, there's a 100% chance you are guilty of some type of crime. No law abiding citizen drives that car. I feel like every Toyota Camry made before 2003 just permanently smells of stale weed and Subway foot longs. Nothing good happens in the back seat of a Camry. That's the car that your friend's 26 year old cousin picks you up in when he goes to buy you alcohol in high school, but he has to stop at some random house two towns over first to drop off a suspicious amount of cash. You sit in the back seat, feeling awkward as shit, because he asks you what you guys are doing tonight, and you make up some random answer because you know him and his friends will show up to your party. (This example got very specific, but I feel like everyone has been in this situation).
I forget what this blog was about, but I like the journey that we took. It started with all cell phone store employees being criminals, then it somehow took a turn to me talking about buying alcohol in high school. Life's a rollercoaster.


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Somerton, San Luis Among State's Safest Cities, Firm Finds
Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2014 3:57 pm | Updated: 9:02 am, Mon Mar 31, 2014.
By Cesar Neyoy
SOMERTON – Police had a lot to do with Somerton and San Luis ranking in the top 10 of a list of the state's safest cities.
But so did the residents.
That's the conclusion of the officials from both communities this week, following the release by Movoto Real Estate of its list that ranked Somerton as No. 6 and San Luis at No. 7 among 42 Arizona cities with populations of 10,000 or more. Yuma ranked 33rd.
To arrive at the rankings in its Safest Places in Arizona list, the nationwide real estate company used FBI statistics for violent and property crimes in the cities for the year 2012, the most recent for which numbers are available.
In Somerton, with 14,687 residents, the probability of a person becoming a victim of crime is one in 61, Movato said on its website, www.movoto.com/az/safest-places-in-arizona. In 2012, there were 242 reported crimes, with 18 of them being classified as violent crimes. The remaining crimes were mainly thefts.
"We are pleased to be on that list and that they recognize us as the safe city that we are," Somerton City Administrator Bill Lee said. "Our residents know that Somerton is a safe city. If you walk or drive through the city, you can see people walking with their children or walking their pets. There are some communities where you wouldn't be able to do that.
Lee conceded that theft is an issue of concern, one that was raised by residents when city officials held neighborhood meetings around Somerton.
"The police department is actively patrolling" the streets. "Of course they can't be everywhere at the same time, so what is important is the assistance of the people in reporting the incidents and suspicious activity."
But, as reflected in the FBI statistics, violent crimes – such as murder, rape, assault – are very infrequent, he said. "Fortunately we haven't seen many serious crimes for a long time, not like what is being seen in other cities."
Ahead of Somerton on the list were the city of Sahuarita, ranked as the most safest in the state, followed in order by Oro Valley, Gilbert, Florence and Paradise. After San Luis as No. 7, were Maricopa, Surprise and Lake Havasu City.
In San Luis, with 28,168 residents, the probability of someone being the victim of a violent crime was 1 in 971, with 29 offense involving violence being reported in 2012. There were 528 non-violent crimes reported that year, most of them thefts of one type or another.
San Luis Police Lt. Victor Figueroa said one of the principal factors in San Luis being a safe city is the willingness of residents to get involved in preventing crime.
"More and more people are reporting any suspicious activity they see in their area," he said. "There is very good communication with the community, in that respect.
"Fortunately," he added, "people are taking advantage of all means to report crime, from the telephone to the internet, and they know they can do it 24 hours a day."
He added that the presence of U.S. Border Patrol and the Yuma County Sheriff's Office in and around San Luis have helped the understaffed police department to provide effective law enforcement.


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