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Loretta Young
Loretta Young
Studio portrait of Young, 1943
Gretchen Young
January 6, 1913
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
|August 12, 2000 (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|Resting place
|Holy Cross Cemetery
|Years active
Grant Withers
(m. 1930; annul. 1931)
Tom Lewis
(m. 1940; div. 1969)
Jean Louis
(m. 1993; died 1997)
|Polly Ann Young (sister)
Sally Blane (sister)
Georgiana Young (half-sister)
Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1947 film The Farmer's Daughter, and received an Oscar nomination for her role in Come to the Stable in 1949. Young moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic anthology series, The Loretta Young Show, from 1953 to 1961. The series earned three Emmy Awards, and was re-run successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. In the 1980s, Young returned to the small screen and won a Golden Globe for her role in Christmas Eve in 1986.
Early life[edit]
She was born Gretchen Young in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Gladys (née Royal) and John Earle Young.[1][2] At confirmation, she took the name Michaela. When she was two years old, her parents separated, and when she was three, her family and she moved to Hollywood. She and her sisters Polly Ann and Elizabeth Jane (better known as Sally Blane) all worked as child actresses, but of the three, Gretchen was the most successful.
Young's first role was at the age of two or three in the silent film Sweet Kitty Bellairs. During her high-school years she was educated at Ramona Convent Secondary School. She was signed to a contract by John McCormick, husband and manager of actress Colleen Moore, who saw the young girl's potential.[3] The name Loretta was given her by Moore, who later explained it was the name of her favorite doll.[4]
Young was billed as Gretchen Young in the silent film Sirens of the Sea (1917). She was first billed as Loretta Young in 1928, in The Whip Woman. That same year, she co-starred with Lon Chaney in the MGM film Laugh, Clown, Laugh. The next year, she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars.[5]
In 1930, when she was 17, she eloped with 26-year-old actor Grant Withers; they were married in Yuma, Arizona. The marriage was annulled the next year, just as their second movie together (ironically entitled Too Young to Marry) was released.
In 1935, she co-starred with Clark Gable and Jack Oakie in the film version of Jack London's The Call of the Wild, directed by William Wellman.
During World War II, Young made Ladies Courageous (1944; re-issued as Fury in the Sky), the fictionalized story of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron. It depicted a unit of female pilots who flew bomber planes from the factories to their final destinations. Young made as many as eight movies a year. In 1947, she won an Oscar for her performance in The Farmer's Daughter. That same year, she co-starred with Cary Grant and David Niven in The Bishop's Wife, a perennial favorite. In 1949, she received another Academy Award nomination for Come to the Stable. In 1953, she appeared in her last theatrical film, It Happens Every Thursday, a Universal comedy about a New York couple who move to California to take over a struggling weekly newspaper; her co-star was John Forsythe.
Young hosted and starred in the well-received half-hour anthology television series Letter to Loretta (soon retitled The Loretta Young Show), which was originally broadcast from 1953 to 1961. She earned three Emmy awards for the program. Her trademark was a dramatic entrance through a living room door in various high-fashion evening gowns. She returned at the program's conclusion to offer a brief passage from the Bible or a famous quote that reflected upon the evening's story. (Young's introductions and concluding remarks were not re-run on television because she legally stipulated that they not be, as she did not want the dresses she wore in those segments to make the program seem dated.) The program ran in prime time on NBC for eight years, the longest-running primetime network program hosted by a woman up to that time.[citation needed]
The program was based on the premise that each drama was in answer to a question asked in her fan mail. The title was changed to The Loretta Young Show during the first season (as of the episode of February 14, 1954), and the "letter" concept was dropped at the end of the second season. Towards the end of the second season, Young was hospitalized as a result of overwork, which required a number of guest hosts and guest stars; her first appearance in the 1955–1956 season was for the Christmas show. From then on, Young appeared in only about half of each season's shows as an actress, and served as the program's host for the remainder.
Minus Young's introductions and conclusions, the series was re-run as the Loretta Young Theatre in daytime by NBC from 1960 to 1964. It also appeared in syndication into the early 1970s before being withdrawn.
In the 1962–1963 television season, Young appeared as Christine Massey, a freelance magazine writer and the mother of seven children, in The New Loretta Young Show, on CBS. It fared poorly in the ratings on Monday evenings against ABC's Ben Casey. It was dropped after one season of 26 episodes.[citation needed]
In the 1990s, selected episodes from Young's personal collection, with the opening and closing segments (and original title) intact, were released on home video and frequently shown on cable television.[citation needed]
In 1988, Young received the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who through their endurance and the excellence of their work helped expand the role of women in the entertainment industry.[6]
Young has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for her work in television, at 6135 Hollywood Boulevard, and the other for her work in motion pictures, at 6100 Hollywood Boulevard.[7] In 2011, a Golden Palm Star on the Walk of Stars, in Palm Springs, California, was dedicated to her.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Young was married three times and had three children. Her first marriage was to actor Grant Withers in 1930. The marriage was annulled the following year.[citation needed] From September 1933 to June 1934, she had a well publicized affair with actor Spencer Tracy (who was married to Louise Tracy), her co-star in Man's Castle.[9] In 1940, Young married producer Tom Lewis. They had two sons: Peter Lewis (of the San Francisco rock band Moby Grape); and Christopher Lewis, a film director. Young and Lewis divorced bitterly in the mid-1960s.[citation needed]
In 1993, Young married for the third and final time, to the fashion designer Jean Louis. Their marriage lasted until his death in April 1997. Young was godmother to Marlo Thomas (daughter of TV star Danny Thomas).[10]
A smoker since the age of eight,[11] a then underweight Young quit the habit in the mid-1980s, successfully gaining 10 pounds.[12]
Judy Lewis[edit]
Young and Clark Gable were the romantic leads of the 1935 Twentieth Century Pictures film The Call of the Wild. Young was then 22 years old; Gable was 34 and married to Maria "Ria" Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham. During filming, Young became pregnant by Gable.[13]
Young did not want to damage her career or Gable's. She knew that if Twentieth Century Pictures found out about the pregnancy, they would pressure her to have an abortion; Young, a devout Catholic, considered abortion a mortal sin.[14] Young, her sisters, and her mother came up with a plan to hide the pregnancy and then pass off the child as adopted.[14] When Young's pregnancy began to advance, she went on a "vacation" to England. After returning to California, she gave an interview from her bed, covered in blankets; at that time, she stated that her long movie absence was due to a condition she had had since childhood. Young gave birth to a daughter, Judith, on November 6, 1935 in Venice, California. Young named Judith after St. Jude because he was the patron saint of (among other things) difficult situations.[14] Weeks after her birth, Judith was placed in an orphanage.[15] Judith would spend the next 19 months in various "hideaways and orphanages" before being re-united with her mother;[15] Young then claimed that she had adopted Judith. After Young married Tom Lewis, Judith took Lewis's last name.[15]
Few in Hollywood were fooled by the ruse. Judith (Judy) Lewis bore a strong resemblance to Gable,[16] and her true parentage was widely rumored in entertainment circles. When Lewis was 31 years old, she confronted Young about her parentage;[15] Young privately admitted that she was Lewis's birth mother, stating that Lewis was "a walking mortal sin".[17] Young refused to confirm or comment publicly on the rumors until 1999, when Joan Wester Anderson wrote Young's authorized biography. In interviews with Anderson for the book, Young stated that Lewis was her biological child and the product of a brief affair with Gable.[18] Young would not allow the book to be published until after her death.[15]
In 2015, Linda Lewis, wife of Young's son, Christopher, stated publicly that in 1998, then-85-year-old Young told Lewis that Gable had raped her. According to Linda Lewis, Young added that no consensual intimate contact had occurred between Gable and herself.[14] Young had never disclosed the rape to anyone. According to Lewis, Young shared this information only after learning of the concept of date rape; she had previously believed it was a woman's job to fend off men's amorous advances and had perceived her inability to thwart Gable's attack as a moral failing on her part.[14] Linda Lewis said that the family remained silent about Young's rape claim until after both Young and Judy Lewis had died.[14]
Young was a life-long Republican.[19] In 1952, she appeared in radio, print, and magazine ads in support of Dwight D. Eisenhower in his campaign for US president. She attended his inauguration in 1953 along with Anita Louise, Louella Parsons, Jane Russell, Dick Powell, June Allyson, and Lou Costello, among others. She was a vocal supporter of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan in their presidential campaigns in 1968 and 1980, respectively.[20] Young was also an active member of the Hollywood Republican Committee, with her close friends Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, William Holden, George Murphy, Fred Astaire, and John Wayne.[21]
Later life[edit]
From the time of Young's retirement in the 1960s until not long before her death, she devoted herself to volunteer work for charities and churches with her friends of many years: Jane Wyman, Irene Dunne, and Rosalind Russell.[22] She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California.[23] Young, a devout Roman Catholic,[24][25] also worked with various Catholic charities after her acting career.[24][26] Young briefly came out of retirement to star in two television films: Christmas Eve (1986) and Lady in the Corner (1989). She won a Golden Globe Award for the former, and was nominated for the latter.
In 1972, a jury in Los Angeles awarded Young $550,000 in a lawsuit against NBC for breach of contract. Filed in 1966, the suit contended that NBC had allowed foreign television outlets to re-run old episodes of The Loretta Young Show without excluding, as agreed by the parties, the opening segment in which Young made her entrance. Young testified that her image had been damaged by portraying her in "outdated gowns". She had sought damages of $1.9 million.[27]
Young died of ovarian cancer on August 12, 2000, at the home of her maternal sister, Georgiana Montalbán[28] (the wife of actor Ricardo Montalban), in Santa Monica, California. She was interred in the family plot in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Her ashes were buried in the grave of her mother, Gladys Belzer.[29]
|Sweet Kitty Bellairs
|Lost; uncredited
|The Primrose Ring
|Lost; uncredited
|Sirens of the Sea
|As Gretchen Young
|The Only Way
|Child on operating table
|White and Unmarried
|The Sheik
|Arab child
|Extant; uncredited
|Naughty But Nice
|Bit part
|Extant; uncredited
|Her Wild Oat
|Bit by ping pong table
|Extant; uncredited
|Orchids and Ermine
|Extant; uncredited
|The Whip Woman
|The Girl
|Laugh, Clown, Laugh
|Extant; made at MGM
|The Magnificent Flirt
|Denise Laverne
|Lost; made at Paramount Pictures
|The Head Man
|Carol Watts
|Scarlet Seas
|Margaret Barbour
|Extant (Vitaphone track of music and effects survives). Picture elements discovered at Cineteca Italiana, Milan
|Seven Footprints to Satan
|One of Satan's victims
|Extant; uncredited
|The Squall
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|The Girl in the Glass Cage
|Gladys Cosgrove
|Fast Life
|Patricia Mason Stratton
|Lost (Vitaphone soundtrack discs at UCLA Film and Television)
|The Careless Age
|The Forward Pass
|Patricia Carlyle
|The Show of Shows
|"Meet My Sister" number
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Loose Ankles
|Ann Harper Berry
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|The Man from Blankley's
|Margery Seaton
|Lost (Vitaphone soundtrack discs at UCLA Film and Television)
|Show Girl in Hollywood
|Extant, in Library of Congress; uncredited
|The Second Floor Mystery
|Marion Ferguson
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Road to Paradise
|Mary Brennan/Margaret Waring
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner
|Short subject
|Lost (Vitaphone soundtrack discs at UCLA Film and Television)
|War Nurse
|Extant; made at MGM; uncredited (Young's scenes deleted)
|The Truth About Youth
|Phyllis Ericson
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|The Devil to Pay!
|Dorothy Hope
|Extant; produced by Samuel Goldwyn; released by United Artists
|How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: "The Brassie"
|Short subject
|Beau Ideal
|Isobel Brandon
|Extant; made at RKO
|The Right of Way
|Rosalie Evantural
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|The Stolen Jools
|Short subject
|Three Girls Lost
|Norene McMann
|Too Young to Marry
|Elaine Bumpstead
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Big Business Girl
|Claie "Mac" McIntyre
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|I Like Your Nerve
|Diane Forsythe
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|The Ruling Voice
|Gloria Bannister
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Platinum Blonde
|Sue Riley Nolan
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|The Hatchet Man
|Sun Toya San
|Extant, in Library of Congress; original title The Honorable Mr. Wong
|Buster "Bus" Green Dennis
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Week-End Marriage
|Lola Davis Hayes
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Life Begins
|Grace Sutton
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|They Call It Sin
|Marion Cullen
|Extant, in Library of Congress[30]
|Employees' Entrance
|Madeleine Walters West
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Grand Slam
|Marcia Stanislavsky
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Zoo in Budapest
|The Life of Jimmy Dolan
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Heroes for Sale
|Ruth Loring Holmes
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|Midnight Mary
|Mary Martin
|She Had to Say Yes
|Florence "Flo" Denny
|Extant, in Library of Congress
|The Devil's in Love
|Margot Lesesne
|Man's Castle
|The House of Rothschild
|Julie Rothschild
|Born to Be Bad
|Letty Strong
|Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
|Lola Field
|Countess Wilma
|The White Parade
|June Arden
|Clive of India
|Margaret Maskelyne Clive
|Barbara Howard
|The Call of the Wild
|Claire Blake
|The Crusades
|Berengaria, Princess of Navarre
|Hollywood Extra Girl
|Short subject
|The Unguarded Hour
|Lady Helen Dudley Dearden
|Private Number
|Ellen Neal
|Ladies in Love
|Susie Schmidt
|Love Is News
|Toni Gateson
|Café Metropole
|Laura Ridgeway
|Love Under Fire
|Myra Cooper
|Wife, Doctor and Nurse
|Ina Heath Lewis
|Second Honeymoon
|Four Men and a Prayer
|Miss Lynn Cherrington
|Three Blind Mice
|Pamela Charters
|Countess Eugenie de Montijo
|Sally Goodwin
|Wife, Husband and Friend
|Doris Borland
|The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
|Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell
|Eternally Yours
|The Doctor Takes a Wife
|June Cameron
|He Stayed for Breakfast
|Marianna Duval
|The Lady from Cheyenne
|Annie Morgan
|The Men in Her Life
|Lina Varsavina
|Bedtime Story
|Jane Drake
|A Night to Remember
|Nancy Troy
|Carolyn Grant
|Show Business at War
|Short subject
|Ladies Courageous
|Roberta Harper
|Famously "a clef" biopic of the WWII WASPs, pioneering women pilots
|And Now Tomorrow
|Emily Blair
|Along Came Jones
|Cherry de Longpre
|The Stranger
|Mary Longstreet
|The Perfect Marriage
|Maggie Williams
|The Farmer's Daughter
|Katrin "Katy" Holstrum
|Academy Award for Best Actress
|The Bishop's Wife
|Julia Brougham
|Rachel and the Stranger
|Rachel Harvey
|The Accused
|Dr. Wilma Tuttle
|Mother Is a Freshman
|Abigail Fortitude Abbott
|Come to the Stable
|Sister Margaret
|Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
|Key to the City
|Clarissa Standish
|You Can Change the World
|Short subject
|Cause for Alarm!
|Ellen Jones
|Half Angel
|Nora Gilpin
|Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards
|Short subject
|Paula Rogers
|Because of You
|Christine Carroll Kimberly
|It Happens Every Thursday
|Jane MacAvoy
|Christmas Eve
|Amanda Kingsley
|TV movie
|Lady in a Corner
|Grace Guthrie
|TV movie
|Life Along the Mississippi
|Narrator (voice)
|TV documentation
Radio appearances[edit]
|The Campbell Playhouse
|"Theodora Goes Wild"[31][32]
|Cavalcade of America
|"Children, This Is Your Father"[31]
|Family Theater
|"Flight from Home"[31]
|"Lady Killer"[31]
|Lux Radio Theatre
|"Come to the Stable"[33]
|Family Theater
|"Heritage of Home"[34]
See also[edit]
- ^ Leading Ladies The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era. New York: Chronicle, 2006
- ^ Spicer, Christopher J. "Clark Gable: Biography, Filmography, Bibliography". Books.google.ca. p. 113. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Loretta Young". loretta-young.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Loretta Young profile". Bookrags.com. November 2, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Lowe, Denise (2005). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895–1930. Routledge. p. 67. ISBN 0-7890-1843-8.
- ^ [1] Archived June 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Walk of Fame Stars: Loretta Young". Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars by Date Dedicated" (PDF). Palmspringswalkofstars.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ Curtis (2011), p. 210 for the beginning of the affair, pp. 213 and 215 for the public nature of the relationship, p. 235 for the break-up.
- ^ "Loretta Young – (Movie Promo) by Marlo Thomas". Tcm.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ Kobal, John (1985). "People Will Talk". Knopf. ISBN 9780394536606.
- ^ Williams, Lena (1985-03-30). "AT HOME WITH: Loretta Young; Life Waltzes On". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Downey, Sally A. (2011-11-30). "Judy Lewis, daughter of Loretta Young and Clark Gable, dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ a b c d e f Petersen, Anne Helen (2015-07-12). "Clark Gable Accused of Raping Co-Star". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ a b c d e Vitello, Paul (2011-11-30). "Judy Lewis, Secret Daughter of Hollywood, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Shelden, Michael (2011-04-26). "Hollywood's little secret". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ Interview with Judy Lewis. Girl 27 (documentary), 2007.
- ^ Anderson, Joan Wester (November 2000). Forever Young: The Life, Loves, and Enduring Faith of a Hollywood Legend: The Authorized Biography of Loretta Young. Thomas More Publishing. ISBN 978-0883474679.
- ^ Dick, Bernard. Hollywood Madonna: Loretta Young. pp. 197–201.
- ^ Dick, Bernard. Hollywood Madonna: Loretta Young. p. 202.
- ^ Epstein, Edward (1986). Loretta Young: An Extraordinary Life. pp. 215–216.
- ^ "Classic Hollywood 101: The BFF's of Classic Hollywood". Classichollywood101.blogspot.com. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ "Our History | Church of the Good Shepherd". Goodshepherdbh.org. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ a b Laufenberg, Norbert B. (2005). Entertainment Celebrities. Trafford Publishing. p. 863. ISBN 1-4120-5335-8.
- ^ Davis, Ronald L. (2001). Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-8061-3329-5.
- ^ Lowe, Denise (2005). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women In Early American Films, 1895–1930. Psychology Press. p. 585. ISBN 0-7890-1843-8.
- ^ "Loretta Young Wins $559,000 Damages". Oakland Tribune. January 18, 1972. p. 12.
- ^ "Elegant Beauty Loretta Young Dies". bbc.co.uk. 2000-08-12. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ Gary Wayne. "Holy Cross Cemetery, Part 2: Stars' Graves". Seeing-stars.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ They Call It Sin at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ a b c d "Those Were the Days". Nostalgia Digest. 39 (1): 32–41. Winter 2013.
- ^ "The Campbell Playhouse: Theodora Goes Wild". Orson Welles on the Air, 1938–1946. Indiana University Bloomington. January 14, 1940. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (March 23, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". Decatur Daily Review. p. 44. Retrieved May 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (February 17, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". Decatur Daily Review. p. 40. Retrieved June 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading[edit]
- Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- Lewis, Judy (1994). Uncommon Knowledge. Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-70019-7.
- "Tuning in to Women in Television" (National Women's History Museum)
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loretta Young.
- Loretta Young on IMDb
- Loretta Young at the TCM Movie Database
- Loretta Young at AllMovie
- Loretta Young at TVGuide.com
- Photographs and bibliography
- Loretta Young (Aveleyman)
- 1913 births
- 2000 deaths
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- Sony Semiconductor's Kumamoto plant
- SUMCO's Kubara silicon wafer production facility
The figures below provide a visual perspective on the epicenter and size of the earthquake, and on the facilities that were damaged and taken out of production. Accounting for the time needed to wait for the ground to stop moving in order for proper inspections to be done and to assess the true extent of the damage, the next figure shows the timing and size of the 57 tremors and aftershocks in Kyushu associated with what in effect were two large earthquakes. (actually, on the same day there was a 6.2 and 6.0 magnitude earthquake. So it would be three major jolts if these are counted separately). There are been other earthquakes of lesser magnitude in various regions of Japan. However, 57 tremors of magnitude 4.0 or above have taken place in the immediate region on or near Kyushu. The good news from this figure is that it appears that things are stabilizing in the region, so workers can proceed to safely inspect the facilities.
Figure 1 - Map of Kyushu, Japan, and of the earthquake's impact
Kumamoto Earthquake: Three major jolts-stabilizing seven days later
Figure 2 - Timeline of tremors associated with the earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan
In the presentation delivered by IHS Technology, the status of each facility as well as of the products and markets impacted is presented. Also, the industry most affected-automotive production (Toyota, specifically)-is analyzed. Out of this analysis, the impact from the Kumamoto earthquake can be summarized below:
- The Kumamoto earthquake is not comparable in magnitude to the Great East Japan earthquake of 2011, which triggered a major tsunami and nuclear-plant radiation exposure
- Impact from this recent event on the electronics and semiconductor supply chain is limited to a handful of companies and production facilities, unlike the wider effect of devastation caused by the 2011 disaster
- There is no ongoing impact to critical infrastructure and utilities
- There are no damaged buildings
- The primary cause of delay before normalization can occur is the need for inspections-which, however, cannot take place until the earth stops moving
Figure 3 shows the relative levels of damage from an earthquake and the approximate timelines needed for recovery. In this case, IHS expects that full recovery will take place in four to six weeks from the time of the initial earthquakes.
Figure 3 - Supply chain impact and recovery
For this most recent major earthquake in Japan, the key issues to understand are:
- Lessons learned from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake resulted in the creation of new business continuity plans:
- Likely benefits in recovery from this earthquake will be due to these plans
- Return-to-normal operations are typically provided for within one month
- Restructuring plans will be in place, to create redundant production
- Likely impact on the semiconductor supply chain:
- Implementation and enhancements to "Business Continuity Plans" will result in only a temporary and transient impact
- Possible near-term pricing volatility may occur, but nothing major is anticipated
- Demand for semiconductor components is currently low. Companies have weak demand and minimal long-term visibility
- Quick recovery is expected, with normal operations making up for lost production
Building on lessons learned from previous disasters, the key players in Japan are well prepared to recover quickly from this disaster and should be able to minimize the deleterious impact of the Kumamoto earthquake on the global electronics supply chain.
For those interested in the complete details of the IHS presentation, you can contact me directly via email at email@example.com.
Dale Ford is the Vice President of Thought Leadership for IHS Technology
Posted 28 April 2016
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For 35 days, hundreds of thousands of federal employees were forced to work unpaid, and hundreds of thousands more were locked out of their jobs.
Faced with such a crisis, the federal unions' protests seemed awfully tame. So it was nice to see the head of one big union call for a mass strike.
"Go back with the fierce urgency of now," Flight Attendants (AFA) President Sara Nelson told an AFL-CIO conference, "to talk with your locals and international unions about all workers joining together to end this shutdown with a general strike!"
The government shutdown finally ended shortly after Nelson's call, aided by sickouts of air traffic controllers.
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When a second shutdown loomed, days before the deadline for Congress and Trump to reach a deal to avert it, Nelson took the idea one step further.
She announced a website called GeneralStrike2019.org. It allowed users to find or host protest demonstrations at airports on February 16.
Despite the name, the plan sounded more like rallies than strikes. "We understand that this country has not had time to prepare for a general strike," Nelson acknowledged.
Still, it was heartening to hear the words "general strike" from the head of a 41,000-member union—and to see a union prepared to stick its neck out, at work, on behalf of workers in other unions.
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Fertility medication, better known as fertility drugs, are drugs which enhance reproductive fertility. For women, fertility medication is used to stimulate follicle development of the ovary. For example, Clomid (clomiphene citrate) is a fertility pill that can increase your levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), boosting ovulation. Injectable gonadotropins stimulate the ovaries directly. Gonadotropins are usually prescribed when women do not respond to Clomid.
Fertility drugs are extremely effective and are often the first treatment option for women dealing with infertility. Millions of couples who rely on fertility pills safely get pregnant and stay pregnant by using fertility drugs - without having to go on to more high-tech procedures like in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Fertility drugs can help you conceive if your reproductive system just needs a little nudge.
Here are three ways that fertility drugs may help you conceive:
1. Fertility drugs help to give an "extra push" for follicular development, to help you ovulate. For example, Clomid ( clomiphene citrate ) is a fertility pill that can increase your levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), boosting ovulation.
2. Injectable gonadotropins stimulate the ovaries directly. Gonadotropins are usually prescribed when women do not respond to Clomid.
3. Fertility drugs also help to improve and balance your hormone levels, increasing the likelihood of embryo implantation and a healthy pregnancy
Fertility problems in women have become a major issue, mostly due to the sedentary lifestyle which couples adopt nowadays. There are also certain invasive or non-invasive treatment options available depending upon each woman's condition.
If your doctor has suggested the use of fertility drugs, you must make it a point to know a bit more about it all.
Fertility Drugs For Women:
Fertility drugs are, obviously, aimed at creating an internal environment which is the most preferable to help a woman conceive.
Clomiphene and gonadotropins are the most commonly prescribed fertility drugs among women. They are usually the first line of treatment for couples who are affected by fertility problems.
Below mentioned are lists of fertility drugs for women:
Clomiphene, gonadotropin, and bromocriptine are among the most commonly used fertility drugs and injectable hormones. With their success rates ranging between 60 to 80% (regarding a successful ovulation), they are much preferred by fertility experts as the first line of treatment.
Clomiphene is known to be one of the best drugs used to deal with fertility problems. It has been in use for more than 25 years and is given to women who do not ovulate normally. They are anti-estrogen drugs and work by stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs. Injectable hormones are usually used to stimulate ovulation and are usually given on the upper arm, the upper thigh or buttocks.
Apart from these, certain other drugs including heparin, aspirin, and Parlodel are thought to work in improving the chances of a successful pregnancy. They either reduce the risk of miscarriages or inhibit premature ovulation.
The major problem facing fertility drugs are possible side effects. Oral fertility drugs (like Clomid or letrozole ) have milder side effects than injectable fertility drugs (like gonadotropins or GnRH agonists and antagonists.)
That said, the most common fertility drug side effects are bloating, headache, breast tenderness, upset stomach, hot flashes, and mood swings. The most common fertility drug risks is a greater likelihood of having twins, triplets or more and developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS).
These aren't the only potential side effects and risks, just the most common ones. Fertility drugs can create miracles and are effective. Still, it's important to know what can go wrong and how to lower your chances of complications possibly.
Side Effects of Commonly Used Fertility Drugs
Side effects are unwanted and unintentional symptoms that result from a medication.It's impossible to avoid all side effects completely. However, there are some things you or your doctor can do to reduce your risks. Some side effects may be avoided or lessened by taking the medication at night or with food. Always talk to your doctor about the best time and way to take your medications.
· Your doctor should also use the lowest effective dose. It is why it's almost always better to start at a lose dose, and then increase the dosage if it doesn't work, rather than start high.
· Let your doctor know if your side effects are bad. Even if they are mood-related side effects (which many people keep from their doctors), there may be an alternative drug.
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· With gonadotropins or Clomid, ultrasound can be used to determine how many potential follicles are developing. Every follicle is a theoretically potential baby if you conceive.
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Another Indian formula one team ? , it might not be true after all. Nick Fry had claimed that having Narain onboard would not be so great for the Super Aguri team. Nick Fry who i respected a lot earlier arrogantly claimed that Narain will not be a good standard to work with.
"I would not personally be convinced that Karthikeyan would be of an acceptable standard for us" Nick Fry was quoted.
Meanwhile Spice Energy who is in talks to buyout the team has rebutted Fry's claims and made it clear the only reason it wants to invest in a formula one team is to give Indian formula one drivers a chance at formula one and who better they say than Narain Karthikeyan who had impressed many with his gutsy driving in the Jordans. Anyway i am not so sure if its a good idea to support an Indian driver by buying a team, but i also disagree with Fry's baseless comments. Narain has a lot of formula one experience in him especially testing which would make his feedback pretty good. Also Fry should be looking to give some Honda race experience to the Super Aguri drivers as they are 'pretty good' in his opinion. Oh wait, i forgot, they kicked Honda butts in Super Aguris, i guess thats the reason Fry thinks they are so good (maybe a nice look at the two cars would do the trick for him and tell him that Honda's cars are pretty bad and that its not the Aguri drivers who are topshot).
Statement by Spice Energy :
"To begin with, the discussions are at a very preliminary stage.
Right now they are centred on commercial feasibility. But our main mission is to support Indian drivers and give Narain the opportunity to drive in F1 again,"
"So you can say the deal is contingent on this condition," Spokesperson for Spice Energy Neha Rastogi said
With truckloads of money in the bank and a super booming economy, Indian companies will be more than willing to support any Indian F1 prospects and having an Indian Driver will obviously make more commercial sense too. If Spice Energy buys Super Aguri it would pay about 66 million USD plus a dollar (token amount). The 66 million will be used to write off the huge debt that the Super Aguri team is already in.


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Carlsbad-based self-help guru Deepak Chopra is reportedly getting paid big bucks to appear in a new series of commercials for Microsoft that attempt to rebut those long-running Apple "I'm a PC and I'm a Mac" spots making fun of Windows, in which Justin Long and John Hodgman play the Mac and PC characters. In Microsoft's comeback, Chopra is seated in an easy chair behind a desk with a wall of books in back of him and says, "I'm a PC and a human being. Not a human doing. Not a human thinking. A human being."
Helping to recast Microsoft's image isn't Chopra's only cause these days. He recently dispatched an email to his fans attacking Alaska governor Sarah Palin, the GOP's vice presidential nominee: "Palin reinforces the overall message of the reactionary right, which has been in play since 1980, that social justice is liberal-radical, that minorities and immigrants, being different from 'us' pure American types, can be ignored, that progressivism takes too much effort and globalism is a foreign threat." In reference to Palin, he continued, "She can add mom to apple pie on her résumé, while blithely reversing forty years of feminist progress." In March 2000, a superior court jury rejected a claim by Joyce Weaver that Chopra fired her from her seminar-organizing job in 1995 after she alleged he and a colleague had sexually harassed her. "I look at these people as hyenas after my blood and marrow just because they think I have money," Chopra was quoted as saying at the time. Based on campaign-contribution records, Chopra was originally a Hillary Clinton backer, giving a total of $4600 in 2007. On July 28 of this year, he gave Barack Obama the same amount.
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GOOD FOR HIM! she has cleaned so many fish she smells fishy to me. wana be the next one floppin on the bank?
Chopra is a misogynist and so are many faux feminists because they are not real women; when they see one, they are sexist, they call her dumb and insult her just 'cos she looks so good, gals come on. What she did in Alaska to the economy is OUTSTANDING and if Americans knew about it, they would all want some of her apple pie. SP is charismatic and that word VIRTUE, know what it means? Experienced in governing well rather than experienced in campaigning for the past few years, she rather than BO is an object of scorn and derision. Roe v W means that every time a woman supports life in less than your version of ideal conditions, you have to hate them because it does not make you feel so good about the trips to the clinics? Your irrational diatribes are intellectual but not intelligent or appropriate. Ill mannered, they say so much more about who you are than who she is. People should be able to find out who SP is and what she has done and dark prejudices in medisa people are preventing it. Shame on you!


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Debbie von Grabler-Crozier from Pretty Things is a writer and sewist based in England who contributes to magazines worldwide. Debbie showed us how to make a Summer Flowers Mat and now she has the Flower Shower Tea Cozy to carry you through fall and winter! This easy project would make a thoughtful gift (paired with your favorite tea) or a bright bit of color for your kitchen.
Check out Debbie's craft blog and her general site with info on writing and travels. Learn more via Facebook, Twitter and in Debbie's introduction.
This project is classically English with Liberty prints and tea! You can use scraps of Liberty or other special fabrics and, because the flowers are on the back too, no one has to have the "bad side."
- Liberty fabrics scrap pack or assorted leftovers in floral patterns
- 60 cm x 40 cm natural linen
- Tea Cozy Template
- Glue stick
- 60 cm x 40 cm thin wadding/batting
- 60 cm x 40 cm plain lining fabric
- Dark brown sewing thread for free motion embroidery (FME)
- 7 cm x 4 cm (W) taupe cotton tape
- Stamp(s) of your choice*. I have chosen a retro flower and a mini alphabet set in courier font.
- Ranger archival ink stamp pad: cobalt (or stamp pad/color of your choice)
- Sizzix Big Shot**
- Sizzix die: flower layers and leaves**
- Your usual sewing supplies
- Your usual sewing/free motion embroidery needs
* The stamp is just a "normal" paper craft stamp.
** You can also cut your own flowers without using the Sizzix machine.
How To Sew Your Tea Cozy:
Cut two linen pieces and two lining pieces using the template. Put the lining aside for now. With the Big Shot and your scrap pack, cut a random (but complimentary) selection of large and small flower shapes and round circles to go on them.
Tip: Aim to have some of the flowers off the edge of the linen, not all bang in the center.
You will need to have five large and five small per linen piece and both linen pieces are scattered with flowers so that there is no "back." Use the glue stick to lightly adhere the flowers to the linen in a pleasing pattern.
Tip: So why a glue stick and not a fusible fabric bond? Well, for one, it is cheaper. It's also more precise on small pieces and requires less messing around with irons so it is quicker. Don't saturate the piece though; just use enough to make the appliqué piece stay in place while you sew.
Place the linen panels onto the wadding and cut out roughly with about 2 cm extra wadding all around.
Raw edge appliqué is the new take on an old favorite and it is even better because you don't neaten the edges of the fabric shapes. There is no folding under and no buttonhole stitch. It is all done by machine. Best of all, there is no end to the amount of design possibility and it marries perfectly with free motion machine embroidery. Happy days!
Set your machine up for free motion embroidery; each machine is a little different so I will not give specifics here. Consult your operating manual or contact the manufacturer.
A word about free motion embroidery: All the rage at the moment is a raggy edged appliqué and contrasting thread over the top… A sort of doodling. Most machines can do this, and you just need a darning foot and either to drop the feed dogs on your machine or set the stitch length to zero. Slowly move the fabric around to achieve an outline in your chosen color. This embroidery looks best if you go over it twice and don't try to be too neat. We will use the dark brown thread which will nicely define the flower patterns.
Embroider your flowers, working through the linen and the wadding/batting. Trim the loose threads away and trim the wadding/batting to the size and shape of the linen panels. Swap back to "normal" sewing.
Make the top tab. Cut a piece of one of the fabrics 16 cm x 4 cm and fold the piece in half lengthwise. Fold the raw edges in, and then fold the whole lot in half, enclosing the raw edges in the center. Topstitch down the length of each side.
Attach the tab to the top centre of one of the linen panels.
Make the label. Take a piece of tape and trim the ends if needed. Fold in half and stamp with your chosen stamp using the ink. Attach the label to the right side of the linen panel 5 cm up from the bottom. I stamped a flower on one side of my label and the word "tea!" in lower case courier font on the other. This is a nice touch when sitting at a table; no one has to look at the back.
To assemble simply take a lining piece and a linen panel, and sew right sides together along the straight edge only. Repeat for the other pieces. Now open the two pieces out flat and lay them lining to lining– outer to outer– also with the right sides together.
Leaving a gap in the lining, sew all the way around. Clip around the curves and turn out through the gap in the lining and slip stitch it closed. Stuff the lining into the outer and topstitch around the bottom.
© Debbie von Grabler-Crozier 2015 of Pretty Things
Liberty fabrics from Alice Caroline, Sundry items and other fabric available from good craft stores everywhere.


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Let's look more closely at some of the elements here:
-An "official" FBI seal
-The blaring warning: "Your computer has been locked!"
-Some variation of the message, "You have been violating copyright and related rights law."
-Your IP address (or at least what purports to be).
-Realistic-looking and very detailed instructions on how you can pay a fine within the next 48 hours (here's where MoneyPak comes in) and have your computer unlocked. Green Dot MoneyPak (which I had never heard of before this), per the notice, can be purchased at major retailers such as WalMart, CVS, Walgreens, Kmart, etc.
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Understanding the Basic Principles of Facebook Culture
Facebook is creating its own virtual world, a world built on openness and transparency, where friends connect with each other about things they care about. By giving you the power to share, connect, and market your business to this community, Facebook hopes you will do your best to enhance the positive aspects of this community, and avoid creating unpleasant experiences.
Following are the principles that guide the world's largest virtual community:
Freedom to share and connect: You can share whatever information you want, in any medium or format. You have the right to connect online with anyone — any person, organization, or service — as long as you both consent to the interaction. Keep in mind that Facebook users have a variety of ways to configure their privacy settings. And like you, they expect their privacy boundaries to be respected.
Ownership and control of information: You own your information, so you have the freedom to share it with anyone you want and take it anywhere you want, including removing it from Facebook at any time. Your privacy controls allow you to protect those choices.
Fundamental equality: Whether individual, advertiser, developer, organization, or other entity — you have representation for and equal access to information within Facebook, regardless of another person's primary activity.
Social value: You have the freedom to build trust and reputation through your identity and connections, and you should not have your presence on Facebook removed for reasons other than those described in the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.
Open platforms and standards: You have access to a programming platform for sharing and accessing all available information in Facebook. The specifications for these interfaces are published and made available and accessible to everyone.
Fundamental service: Facebook is free for you to establish a presence that can market your business, connect with others, and share information. Everyone can use Facebook regardless of his or her level of participation or contribution.
Common welfare: The rights and responsibilities of Facebook and the people who use it are described in a Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which are not inconsistent with these principles.
Transparent process: Facebook makes available information about its purpose, plans, policies, and operations. Facebook has a town hall process of notice and comment and a system of voting to encourage input and discourse on amendments to these principles or to the Rights and Responsibilities.
One world: The Facebook service transcends geographic and national boundaries and is available to everyone, everywhere, with Internet access.


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Unabashedly Obsessed Episode 60: Befilm I Fall ("Before I Fall", Part 2)
Hey, everyone! This week we continue our deep dive into "Before I Fall", this time watching the recent movie. Spoiler alert: The book was better.
Trigger warning for some discussion of teen death, including suicide.
Thank you to Jamie Chahine for our theme song, "Did You Guys Know There Was A Ladder Down Here?" and to Emily Kardamis (@corruptedgem) for our cover art.


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On July 31, 2013 at 10 am held at the headquarters of the Jihlava Health Institute during the presentation of the project Air Quality Information System Highlands for printing. Pavel Chaloupecký of the company ENVItech Bohemia sro - Presented the current status of the project and the first measurements, Jan Hofman from the Centre of Hygienic Laboratories Jihlava, Institute of Public Health in Ostrava added information on analyzes of samples taken and the conclusion was tour of the new instrumentation company ENVItech Bohemia sro The presentation was also attended by experts from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Brno branch and regional representatives Vysocina Region.


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In the coming weeks, we will share updates about the RFK Stadium-Armory Campus Redevelopment Project. Mark your calendar for January 24th. Look out for more details in next month's newsletter.
The holiday season is almost here and there will be lots of ways to celebrate December in the city! We are excited to share what's on the horizon in the neighborhoods around RFK. Celebrate the holiday season with your family and friends, and join us at some special events around our wonderful city.
Let us know what your favorite winter or holiday activity will be. Send us a note through this website, Facebook, or Twitter. Remember to encourage your family and friends to sign the petition in support of the Campus revitalization efforts. Let's finish 2017 by showing everyone that we're #RFKReady.


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This DVD biography chronicles the transcendent life of Sri Ramana Maharshi, Papaji's teacher and one of the greatest spiritual sages of our time. It includes rare, archival footage of Ramana at the ashram in Tiruvannamalai, India, and at the foot of his beloved mountain, Arunachala.
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Documentary on the life and teachings of Sant Ramana Maharishi (1880-1950) - One of the greatest saints to have lived in the 19th century. This documentary is extremely detailed and valuable to those who would like an insight into the core philosophy of all the religions of India. Bhagvan Maharishi's teachings are in complete harmony with Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, three major religions of India. This documentary is the essence of The Bhagvad Gita, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, and the teachings of The Buddha. Just by watching this documentary great advancement can be made in understanding spirituality that would otherwise take much time in research and reading. 6 01 2014
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Did you know that ecommerce analytics track way more information than dollars and cents? Not that that revenue isn't important -- it's the most important -- and having a reliable dashboard that delivers the real-time at-a-glance info you need is the key to illuminating your bottom line. But, so is tracking potential ways to earn additional dollars through consumer insights, online behaviors, and journeys.
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"Kaomoji" Cute Japanese Emoticons
2016/02/16 Japanese Culture 184 Views
- Characteristics of Japanese emoticons
- How many Japanese emoticons are there?
- Some examples of Japanese emoticons
- Summary
Japanese are very emotional and creative. Therefore, in Japan emoticons are more popular than any other countries in the world.
Characteristics of Japanese emoticonsJapanese believe that eyes are the mirror of a human soul. Therefore, unlike Western emoticons where most attention is paid to mouth, in Japanese emoticons the most important part are eyes. In addition, kaomoji are so popular because you don't have to read them sideways.
Many Japanese are good at drawing because Japanese is the language of drawings. Anime and manga are vivid examples of how closely the authors manage to convey a variety of emotions just by a set of a few simple lines.
In the beginning of internet and instant messaging – lack of face-to-face talk resulted in mistakenly taking parodies and humorous jokes the wrong way. Kaomoji is a result of manga and anime fans who wanted to correct those mistakes, avoid awkward writing situations, and express words more creatively.
How many Japanese emoticons are there?Japanese emoticons are extremely diverse. Some of Internet sources state the number of 10000 but, in fact, there are much more of them. Such diversity may be explained by at least two factors. One is that unlike Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, which are usually written in single-byte character sets, Japanese writing requires a minimum of double-byte sets with a wider scope of characters. Another is that kaomoji can express not only individual emotions, but also complex actions, objects, and even whole stories.
Japanese emoticons are divided into categories based on emotional component of a form, action or object. These emoticons can also use some special characters for additional connotation.
you can find an interesting collection of kawaii (cute) Japanese emoticons compiled from various (mostly Japanese) internet sources below.
Some examples of Japanese emoticons
JoyIf you want to create joyful, happy or laughing Japanese emoticons use high up eyes. (*^ω^) (≧◡≦) (*¯︶¯*)
LoveLove and kissing Japanese emoticons often use character ♡ or its combination.
(ノ´з`)ノ (♡゚▽゚♡) ( ˘⌣˘)♡(˘⌣˘ )
EmbarrassmentTo show embarrassment, you can use ; character (something like a drop of sweat on a face)
(⌒_⌒;) (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
AngerThe secret of angry or evil emoticons is in their eyes.
(#`Д´) ヽ( `д´*)ノ ٩(ఠ益ఠ)۶
There are so many! Others express dissatisfaction, sympathy, sorrow, confusion, surprise and so on.
Kaomoji is a popular Japanese emoticon style made up of Japanese characters and grammar punctuations, and are used to express emotion in texting and cyber communication.
Japanese believe that eyes are the mirror of a human soul. Therefore, unlike Western emoticons where most attention is paid to mouth, in Japanese emoticons the most important part are eyes.
Japanese emoticons are extremely diverse. Some of Internet sources state the number of 10000 but, in fact, there are much more of them.


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The past week has seen an outpour of grief over the heartbreaking post by popular food blogger, recipe writer, and food editor, Jennifer Perillo. I don't know her personally, but I follow her blog and know we live in the same borough. On Sunday she tragically lost her husband and wrote a sad, yet beautiful post. Please read it if you have time, then you'll know why bloggers and others around the world have made Peanut Butter Pies today. I didn't follow her recipe exactly because I didn't have all the ingredients on hand, so I created a quick whipped mini pudding pie version using Nutella instead of peanut butter.
Mini Nutella Whipped Pudding Pies Recipe (A Pie for Mikey)
Grind slivered almonds in a food processor or mortar and pestle until almost like powder and reserve. Do the same for the chocolate cookies. Place cookie crumbs on the bottom of 2 small glasses or bowls (see pictures). Save a little extra of the ground almonds and cookies for garnish at the end. In a small bowl, whip the cream until you get soft peaks. Mix both the ground almonds and Nutella, then lightly mix the whipped cream and almond Nutella mixture together. Place mixture on top of cookie crumbs and sprinkle some crumbs on top. Chill in fridge until ready to eat.
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 2 small servings
3 Responses to "For your Special Someone: Mini Nutella Whipped Pudding Pies for Two"
I was rather confused when yesterday to see so many peanut butter pies on tastespotting, so cheers for sharing that bit of information. On a happier note, these sound very tasty indeed, and since my special lady friend is a massive fan of Nutella, this recipe has been copied down for future testing. 🙂


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If convicted of driving under the influence, you could lose your driver's license, your job, and your future prospects. Your insurance rates will almost certainly increase, and you will also face substantial fines. In some cases, a guilty verdict may even result in jail time. If you are a college student, your school's administration could take action that may jeopardize your degree; if you are in the military, your command might prosecute you further. If you possess a Commercial Driver's license, or CDL, it could be disqualified for one year or lifetime.
If you are found guilty of DUI in Oklahoma, you will face a minimum jail sentence of 10 days—even if it is your first DUI offense. Depending on the details of the case, you could serve up to one year in jail; depending on the court in which your charge is filed, you could end up paying as much as $1,000 in fines.
If you have prior DUI convictions on your record, your current case could be elevated to a felony DUI, which carries a minimum one-year jail sentence. Depending on the number of previous offenses, you could face up to 20 years in the state penitentiary if convicted.
If you are arrested and charged with DUI in Oklahoma, the state affords you only 15 days from the time of your arrest to request a hearing with the Department of Public Safety. If the hearing is not requested within 15 days, your license will be automatically suspended, and you could lose your driving privileges for anywhere from six months to several years. Additionally, you could be required to install an ignition interlock device on your vehicle for up to eight years.
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Over the past 25 years of serving as a leader and a consultant, I have seen a number of warning signs that pointed to staff members, business owners, church pastors, and leaders (including myself) not delegating. (You can read about the 7 things that keep leaders from delegating here.)
What happens when you don't delegate...
In ancient history, we have a powerful example through the well-known story of Moses of the challenges a leader can face if they are not delegating. As you look at this story in the following section, pay special attention to the statements that reflect the problem (underlined, verses 14-19) and the solution (BOLD, verses 20-24) defined by Moses' father-in-law Jethro.
13 The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening. 14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, "What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?"
15 Moses answered him, "Because the people come to me to seek God's will. 16 Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God's decrees and instructions."
17 Moses' father-in-law replied, "What you are doing is not good. 18 You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. 19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to him. 20 Teach them his decrees and instructions,and show them the way they are to live and how they are to behave. 21 But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied."
24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.26 They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves. –Exodus 18
Moses was drowning under the excessive amount of responsibility that he was trying to bear alone. The simple solution in this situation was to delegate tasks to other capable and trustworthy leaders.
If you feel like you have an overload of emails and texts, a never ending stream of problems to solve, and projects that just keep piling up, those are all pretty clear signs that you need to begin delegating. Refusing to delegate can send the message to your team that you do not trust them and can stifle the momentum of your organization or ministry.
Signs that you aren't delegating...
The following signs describe what a leader and his or her team may experience as a result of the leader failing to delegate.
The leader may experience...
Loss of passion for what he or she is doing
Working far too many hours
Inadequate time spent on vision and organizational priorities
Few new ideas or creative initiatives
Leading with "NO" more than "YES"
Declining physical or emotional health
Having trouble sleeping
Becoming emotional more easily than usual
Not meeting deadlines
The organization and team may experience...
Feeling micro-managed
Having excessive meetings with supervisors
Feeling under-challenged or limited in opportunity
Important projects or tasks not being completed in a timely manner
Looking for new employment opportunities
Having to seek approval before taking action
Absence of creativity and new initiative
If some of these statements describe you, perhaps it's time to try a different approach to life and work. Start delegating! Delegating will give you time to focus on the really important matters and will give your team the freedom they need to grow. Here are 10 steps to help you start.
For more on the topic of delegation, check out our article "Delegate or Drown" in FIT – Improving the Leadership Health of Yourself and Others
Jay Desko is the Executive Director of The Center Consulting Group and serves on the Senior Leadership Team at Calvary Church in Souderton, PA. Jay brings experience in the areas of organizational assessment, leadership coaching, decision-making, and strategic questioning. Jay's degrees include an M.Ed. in Instructional Systems Design from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Leadership from The Union Institute.


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ASBA & how it helps investors applying for IPO?
ASBA is Application Supported by Blocked Amount, a new investor-friendly way to apply for initial public offerings (IPOs). ASBA is an interface for banks to participate in the process of IPO payments as proposed by the capital markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
The main objectives of ASBA:
- Ensures an investor's funds leave his bank account only on allotment of shares in public issues.
- Earns interest on application money while in bank account.
- No refund hassles as amount leaves bank account only when the shares are allotted.
- Also ensures that only the required amount of funds is debited to the investor's bank account on allotment of shares.
The banks participating in an IPO process can upload the bids with respect to their customers into the electronic books of BSE and NSE. The interface facilitates not only the controlling branch but also the designated branches of the banks to directly upload the bids into the electronic books.
ASBA is stipulated by SEBI and is available from a few banks.
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Join us for a Classic Rewind with a conversation with Jeff Sherman son of Robert Sherman and established writer, producer, director and composer.
Show # 139: Growing Up Sherman, Growing up Disney with Jeff Sherman
Ever wonder what it would be like to grow up with Disney all around you? This week Sam and Jimmy had the opportunity to speak to Jeff Sherman. Jeff is the son of legendary Disney song writer Robert Sherman, and nephew of Richard Sherman. Walt's "Boys". Jeff provides some fascinating insight into what it was like to walk the Disney back lot, meet Walt Disney, work with his father and uncle, his special connection to a Mary Poppins Classic and what is Jeff's favorite Sherman Brothers Song?... If your a Disney Nerds, this is a MUST listen!


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Blockages are a common part of plumbing maintenance, They are caused by either a build up of toilet paper, foreign objects, grease build up from kitchen sinks and dish washes, tree roots growing into either the sewer drain or the storm water drain. What ever the case Nick has the equipment and capabilities to unblock any drain in and around surrounding suburbs of Melbourne and in particular the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne.
Nick uses the latest plumbing equipment to unblock drains, with cctv available to find the root cause of the blockage, to the latest high pressure jetting equipment to get through the toughest of blockages. All together with great knowledge and understanding of drainage systems throughout his career being a domestic plumber and commercial plumber, Nick will use his experience as a guide to getting the best results for you!


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More about art, technology, and experience
Last night (most of) my family attended the reception for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. What's cool is that this program has been around since the '20s and claims some startling alumni like Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, and Joyce Carol Oates (and many others at this level — it's funny to think of these artists submitting for teen awards).
Of course I was proud to honor my son (drawing) and my daughter (writing, couldn't make the reception). Walking through the exhibition, I was struck by how conventional the works were (albeit very impressive). Painting, drawing, photography. A few photos of sculptures. I feel I've been waiting for years for the art world (broadly conceived, not just the Art World) to catch up, technologywise, with the rest of civilization. When photography as art began to emerge — 100 years ago! — it seemed to spell the end of representational painting. I believe strongly that technology drives transformations in artistic production (see also my posting on Tim's Vermeer), and it follows that the art that tells us the most about the world today (wherever) must take place in the context of today's technology. (This is not at all because technology itself is the only story — in short, it's because technology is always intertwined with language/culture and economy in the broad sense, much has been said, and will be said, on this).
You might think, well, these are kids in school. They are learning the basics. But two weeks ago, my son and I navigated a few art fairs here in NYC (Armory, Scope, and Volta).
We had a blast and saw some good work, but again, I was surprised at how much traditional painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture we saw. The topics were often up-to-the-minute (police brutality was a recurring theme), but the media themselves were quite familiar.
The obvious argument here is that these are art fairs — commercial affairs — and readily acquirable and hangable art forms are the most appropriate media here. And ditto for commercial galleries, which the fairs are mirroring.
Against these are not so many forces that I'm aware of, but — and I'm serious — the Burning Man phenomenon presents an alternative. This is a culture that is rooted in the notion of immediate experience and recognizes no academic limits.
I would not make a generalization that this west-coast phenomenon of large-scale, immersive works is necessarily better than more orthodox art, but the vitality is hard to dismiss, as is the sense of vision and the future, which is unabashedly on display. The blurring of lines between art and architecture, between artist and participant, between performance and spectatorship seems critical, if one wants to understand the most resonant art experiences to be had today.
Lastly: scale. Which seems more vital to the 21st century: a labyrinth of little galleries full of pictures and objects or a smaller number of grand productions, executed by far-flung, online-coordinated teams, that almost impossibly spring into life, to be experienced by the throng?


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So, I'm not going to be reviewing any products today, but I did want to share a little pride makeup look I created the other day… inspired by the incredible James Charles.
For the rainbow cut-crease and waterline, I used a selection of colours from my trusty Urban Decay Full Spectrum palette – a favourite where bright eyeshadows are concerned.
The black flick is, of course, created using the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in 'Trooper' – I've been compromising for a few months and using different eyeliners because I ran out of this product, but now that I've reinvested, I've promised to never run-out again.
Words can't express how easy it is to achieve the perfect flick thanks to the narrow bristles and the formula is just… well, amazing.
I've just broken these falsies after a fair few applications (sob) but they were a huge favourite of mine. They're the Eylure x Katy Perry Colour Pop Blue Lashes and I managed to find them for an incredible price in a discounted makeup store – I LOVE THE FLUFFINESS AND HINT OF COLOUR!
Team all of this with a subtle matte lipstick (Mac Velvet Teddy) and the Pixi Beauty Highlighter from the Rose Set, for the perfect subtle but impactful look.


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"We were once the dream, must we choose to be slaves to gravity."
It just so happens that the concept of cinema being "dead" is being tossed around right when I watched The Fits.
Cinema is alive and well. Perhaps some people just aren't looking hard enough.
It's a coming-of-age story, but that's putting it unfairly simple. Light on dialogue, heavy on powerful imagery, this story told by writer/director Anna Rose Holmer checks in at a lean 70ish minutes in length and it flows so perfectly you couldn't add or cut a single thing. Toni (Royalty Hightower) is an eleven year old girl spending most of her time training to be a boxer with her older brother at an inner city community center in Cincinnati. The opening sequence of the film is nothing more than Toni doing sit-ups while looking into the camera, yet it develops the character with shocking simplicity because we can see the strength already. Using the same building and practicing in a room nearby is an all-girl dance team, and Toni can't help but watch them perform with fascination and envy. She leaves her comfort zone by deciding to join the squad, but she struggles to fit in and find her rhythm.
Prior to sitting down to watch the film, I had not given the title all that much thought, but when I started to understand what it might be referring to I was surprised by the direction of the narrative. Instead of being solely about a girl practicing her moves, hoping to be a part of this team, soon after Toni joins the group a few of the other girls start to experience mysterious and scary episodes including seizures. As a person who dealt with epilepsy during my adolescence, I found the suddenness of this development to be jarring, but not in a bad way. It was a jolt of energy and intrigue into a picture that felt like it might be headed down a conventional and familiar path. The performances across the board were excellent and the portrayal of these "fits" felt so real, and yet what they represent is probably not as literal as it seems. They are blamed on the public drinking water in the building, and given what we now know regarding the decision making in Flint, Michigan and their lead-filled water and the systemic racism that plagues that level of tragic misconduct, it's interesting to see it used in the plot as a health hazard given that this film takes place in an underdeveloped African American community.
Given the way these episodes are filmed and the excellent yet ominous musical score that plays throughout the film, it almost feels like The Fits is destined to hit a truly startling tonal shift and become a horror film near the end, but it doesn't happen. Whatever it is that is causing these girls to seize and vomit, they survive and come out the other side seemingly sans concern, and it's obvious that we as an audience are waiting for Toni to be next much like I'm sure the character is as well. When it does happen, and it does, it results in one of the best sequences of any film in 2016, a finale that is jaw dropping and perfect.
With a brilliant breakthrough performance from Royalty Hightower, The Fits is a film that has so much going on while seeming short and simple. It's made with raw confidence that makes every single shot feel real, portraying the repetitive nature of anything that requires hard work and practice in order to achieve success with an authentic honesty. Whether through punches, dance moves or running up and down steps, Toni is a girl facing circumstances that so many face, that of an underprivileged child whom the world is trying to leave behind, but it's clear from that opening shot that she is fighting to be so much more. Every scene after this serves to reinforce this notion.
"We were once the dream, must we choose to be slaves to gravity."
The Fits is one of the best films of the year.


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Capturing the Milky Way requires planning for it as a compositional element, a shot of the stars and milky way on its own won't be captivating enough. For the professional-feeling Milky Way shot, take some time to plan out your location, take some hikes during golden hour and use an app like PhotoPills to think about where the Milky Way will be with a composition and foreground element(s) that will make the overall image truly sing.
The Milky Way rises from the distant mountains like being released from a forge... (Two-exposure blend, used PhotoPills app to predict where the Milky Way would be at what time of night)