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Hello. I´m Dave, sound engineer based in Mexico City. As an engineer and musician, I had found the best of both worlds. Over 13 years of sound experience and more than 20 as a musician. Mixing + Mastering + Producer. Participated in major and renowned projects in Latin America since 2007.
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I've worked with a few mixers on soundbetter, and so far David has proven to be the most creative and proficient. His first mix already brought the song to a different level, and his subsequent mixes accurately reflected all of the changes I had requested. All at a surprisingly low price (please don't raise your prices until I finish recording all my songs with you, David!).
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whoa , A big Thank you to you, you did a very good job on my track , my track sounds perfect exactly the way i want it too , thank you !! this guy is flipping good , i encourage yall to work with him ! and he fast and reliable .. thank you again..
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I'm so happy with my tracks!. David really pays attention to details. He listened to my feedback and comments. At the ended he fixed all of my concerns regarding these tracks so now they sound professional and ready for release. I recommend David as a solid and knowledgeable engineer!
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My first album and I wanted it to be the best I could. I reviewed three ways to do the Master (web service, SW plugin or hire a professional). I decided to hire a David. It was the best choice. The web service gave an "ok" sound but I felt it lacked something important. David succeed to arrive to that sound & quick. 100% professional. Worth it.
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Highly recommended! he has a great ear, excellent ideas, and he works fast. It was an enjoyable process working with him on a master.
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I contacted David to mix a song and I couldn't be more pleased with the final result. David is very professional, he understands the artist's concept and he sure knows how to make it sound good!
Interview with Dave Parra-B
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: All of it!! It´s my life, my passion, not my job.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To make my best effort and beyond to understand and get connected to their music, so I can delivery what are they expecting to. Their music are their babies, I have to take care a lot of them...
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Most of the time I work with live instrumentation. From the basic drums, bass, guitar, etc., in a rock setup (and its alternatives); to some things more complex or "traditional" kind of instruments, Latin American folk music. In the past couple of years I had worked with several electronic music too, more like a genres blend, and I´m starting feeling comfortable with that.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been into music since I'm 12. I started playing drums. At 15 guitar, and so on with other instruments... That was the main cause I finished here. About 13 years ago I started playing with audio software, doing stuff at home, playing covers and making sequence tracks for this... After that, I decided this was for sure what I want for me. I studied sound engineering and master production, but most important, since my first months at school, I started working in a pro studio as well. From the real bottom. Working hard to achieve what I have today and more. Two years after, I also started working as a live sound engineer. From 2009 to present, I've been doing both live and studio with major Mexican artists, from the real top of the list. Now I have the chance to seize all my experience and knowledge into my studio.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: - ProTools Ultimate - Yamaha NS10 Monitors - Amphion One18 Monitors - Universal Apollo 16 Interface - 2 UAD Quad Satellite - UBK Fatso - Eli Distressor EL8-X - Obsidian 500 Stereo Compressor - Standard Audio Level-Or - Shadow Hills Mono Gamma - Maschine Mikro MKII - Several FX pedals... Eventide Space. Space Echo, Memory Man, TC Nova Reverb, Strymon El Capistan, Strymon Flint, KaossPad II, Akai Head Rush, Malekko Delay, and more. These are some of my studio toys.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: There are too many musicians, producers and engineers that inspired me to become better every day... But if I have to choose some of them, my list would start with Nigel Godrich and Thom Yorke... Tchad Blake is a genius!, Mitchell Froom, Tony Peluso, Eddie Kramer, Tom Elmhirst, Geoff Emerick, Butch Vig, Mick Guzauski, Joe Ciccarelli, Jack White, Alan Parsons, Rick Rubin, Gustavo Santaolalla, Dave Pensado, to name very few...
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I'm thinking.... bold. That would be my style. I enjoy going far away in the mix, going to a breakpoint. Sometimes (many) works for me, but if not, I start pulling back until I feel I get the best path for the song. Always keeping in mind that the song is the most important element here, always.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Always I tried to understand what they want, what they need. I asked them to be very explicit. How they imagine and visualize their songs. Any question can help me getting into this...
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it could be really easy, and is not worth it... and that isn´t such an important part of the creative process as equal as the music.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: That would be mixing. For sure. That is the most I do, most of the time. I also do mastering, and editing in PT (quite a lot). But my daily basis for sure is mixing. I enjoy recording as well. In the musical process, I find myself doing music production, beat programming, and arrangements.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: My artistic sensibility and musical passion, my intuition, my taste, my perspective, my experience. Heart, soul and mind (sounds cheesy, but I really do it that way).
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Working side by side with Mick Guzauski. I had the amazing experience of working with him. He recorded one of the latest songs of Café Tacvba, and mixed the entire last album. I recorded several part of that record, made all the overdubs and post with the band in their studio, and I had to make all the session prep for Mick. I made rough mixes so Mick could have an idea of what we were looking and could have a good perception of the songs. Even sometimes he started from there. Communication with him was crucial in this process, all the time. He is so professional and humble, beside he is an artist!, not just an engineer. I learned a lot from him and his workflow process. Such a great experience and we all are very proud of the result.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. I like to seize their strengths, and I'm always open to new ideas.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Be organized. Recall sheets, named tracks, session descriptions, dates. All you can specified. When you want to go back, this will make it lot easier.


text: Hi all, I used to run Android 2.3.6 on my Droid Razr (XT910), and there was an option to BLOCK/IGNORE calls from a desired person from your contact list. The best thing about this feature was that blocked/ignored numbers were somehow diverted/fowarded to a non existent number. When they called my phone they listened to a message like: "You've reached an invalid service". Not having the chance to reach my voicemail. My operator is here from Brasil, and I did not needed to call them and request any block/ignore feature. I could simply do it directly on my phone. Now I've updated my Razr to Android ICS 4.0.4. I still have this feature to block/ignore calls, but instead of reaching the non existent number they reach my voicemail, what makes it useless for me. I tried to change configuration on CALL DIVERT, but it only allows me to change the number in case of: Non Answered, Unreachable, When Busy. There is no option like: Divert/foward blocked calls to ..... I know there are plenty of apps claiming to able to do this, but I just wanted to know if there's a way to do it on Android ICS 4.0.4, just like how I used to do on Android 2.3.6, without 3rd party apps or even reaching my operator. Thanks!

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This Week: NCAA Second Round Match
Santa Clara, the 2003 West Coast Conference Champion, will take on 13th-seeded and WCC rival Loyola Marymount in the second round of the NCAA Touranment Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. The match will be played at Sullivan Field on the LMU campus in Los Angeles, Calif. It will mark the second time in last 11 days that the Broncos have played the Lions at Sullivan Field.
Santa Clara vs. Loyola Marymount
The Broncos and Lions have met 24 previous times entering Wednesday afternoon's contest with Santa Clara holding a commanding 20-3-1 all-time series advantage. Most recently, however, it was the Lions who came away with a convincing 3-0 victory over Santa Clara in the two team's final match of the regular season. The Broncos have an 17-11-4 all-time record in NCAA Tournament play but have never faced LMU in the postseason.
Scouting the Lions
LMU enters the match with a 12-6-1 overall record. They finished the 2003 regular season in fifth place in the West Coast Conference with their 3-3-0 league mark, six full points behind the Broncos who went 5-1-0 in WCC action to claim their ninth WCC title. Kevin Novak leads the team in goals scored and in scoring as his 19 points have come on nine goals and one assist. Danny Williams and Joseph Stoakley are the next two highest goal scorers on the team with four apiece. Shuan Kalnasy has taken nearly every minute between the pipes for the Lions, posting a 0.81 goals-against average in just under 1450 minutes of play.
Weatherly Earns Academic All-District VIII Honors
Santa Clara University men's soccer midfielder Will Weatherly was named to the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-American All-District VIII First Team on November 13. The junior from Bellevue, Wash., currently leads the team in points (14) and goals scored (6) while maintaining a 3.64 overall grade point average in Accounting. With his selection to the All-District VIII team, Weatherly earns a spot on the national ballot for Academic All-American. If selected he will join former Broncos Jack Zwissig (1971) and Eric Yamamoto (1987, 88, 89) as the only players to be selected to the Academic All-American team. Yamamoto is currently in his 13th season as an assistant coach for Santa Clara.
Four WCC Teams Still Alive in NCAA Tournament
The West Coast Conference place four teams into the NCAA tournament this season. Along with the Pac-10, the WCC's four bids were the third most for any conference as the Big East and ACC each got in five teams. Santa Clara and Portland advanced after first round wins while San Diego and Loyola Marymount received first round byes.
NCAA First Round Recap - SCU 1, SMU 1 (SCU advances 4-1 on PK's)
The sixth-ranked Santa Clara University men's soccer team kept its perfect home season intact with a 1-1 double overtime tie against 15th-ranked SMU to open the 2003 NCAA Championship tonight at Buck Shaw Stadium, prevailing in penalty kicks 4-1. Junior goalkeeper Steve Cronin kicked home the game-winning score in the shoot-out, as Santa Clara's home record improved to 6-0-2 this season at the Shaw, and 10-0-2 in its last 12 home matches. The Broncos' overall record improves to 13-3-4. The match was physical, with four yellow cards and 54 fouls shared between the teams. The first half was played evenly, as SCU only had a 4-3 shot advantage at intermission. Santa Clara opened scoring in the 65th minute when Kirk Fonseca's cross was redirected by Erik Ustruck to the far post. It was his fourth goal of the season. SMU had a strong opportunity just a minute later, when reserve Dario Saintus took a sharply-angled shot from the right that rolled in front of the goal mouth and just wide of the left post. The Mustangs kept attacking and scored 10 minutes later, at 76:31, when Juke Hashimoto's cross drew Cronin out of the goal. Colin Clark beat Cronin to the ball, and netted his shot into the lower left corner to even the match. The match went into overtime, with Saintus taking a shot that required a diving stop by Cronin midway through the first extra period. Santa Clara took two shots in the second overtime, including a direct kick by Jason Pan with just under a minute left. His shot was saved by Erick Foss, sending the match into penalty kicks. Ryan Cochrane took the first shot of the shootout, scoring with his right foot to the left corner. Cronin then stopped David Chun's attempt, catching a waist-high attempt to his right. Eric Irvine put the Broncos up 2-0 in the shoot-out with his right-footed shot to the upper right corner. His goal was countered by SMU's Mynor Gonzalez, who scored high with his left foot. Foss didn't attempt to guess Fonseca's shot, a grounder to the left corner that put SCU ahead 3-1 in the shoot-out. Cronin then stopped his second ball, diving low and to his left. Cronin then went on the offensive for the game-winning score. Santa Clara's win tonight also marked the second over the Mustangs this season, as the Broncos defeated SMU 3-1 in September. The Mustangs end their season with a 13-6-3 record. Santa Clara now holds a 4-1-1 advantage in the all-time series.
In It to Win It
Santa Clara's longstanding tradition of success in the NCAA Tournament is continuing in 2003. The Broncos have an 17-11-4 overall record after Friday night's 1-1 draw with SMU that saw SCU advance with a 4-1 victory in penalty kicks. Of the four Santa Clara ties in postseason play, the Broncos have advanced twice on penalty kicks and fallen just once. The other match was declared a tie in 1989 giving both SCU and Virginia a share of the National Championship.
Broncos Grab Postseason Honors
The Santa Clara University men's soccer team had five of its players earn spots on the 2003 All-West Coast Conference teams while head coach Cameron Rast was named the WCC Coach of the Year on Wednesday. Rast earns Coach of the Year honors in only his second season at the helm of his alma mater. He guided the Broncos to a 5-1-0 mark in league play, earning the 2003 WCC Championship. He led SCU to a top-10 ranking for most of the year, currently at No. 6 according to Soccer America, and will take the squad into the NCAA Tournament, which begins Friday evening at 7 p.m. against No. 15 SMU in Buck Shaw Stadium. Juniors Ryan Cochrane, Steve Cronin and Will Weatherly, who all fit that definition of talented student-athletes, secured first team honors following their standouts seasons. Cochrane helped the Broncos to a 0.65 goals-against average during the season while being named a Finalist for the M.A.C. Hermann Award, which will be announced at the College Cup. Cronin posted the league's best goals-against average with his 0.59 mark. His career goals-against average was lowered to 0.47 this season, giving him the second lowest mark in WCC history, second only to U.S. National Team keeper and former Portland standout Kasey Keller. Weatherly led the league in shots and paced the Broncos with his 14 points that came on six goals and two assists. His game-winning goal against San Diego secured the league title for the Broncos and gave them the conference's automatic berth into the postseason. Freshman Erik Ustruck earned second team All-WCC honors after the midfielder from Manchester, Mo., scored three goals in league play, all three of which were game-winners. Sophomore Kelechi Igwe rounded out the Bronco honorees as his honorable mention selection came after he tallied four goals and notched a team-high four assists in 2003. Rast's selection as WCC Coach of the Year is the fourth such honor for a SCU men's soccer head coach in the 15-year history of soccer in the conference. Steve Samson claimed the honor in 1989 while Mitch Murray, Rast's predecessor and mentor, earned the honor in both 1991 and 2001. He becomes the first person in WCC history to claim both an individual playing honor and the Coach of the Year honor. He earned WCC Defender of the year honors in both 1989 and 1991 while playing for the Broncos.
In the Rankings
The Santa Clara University men's soccer team remained in the top-10 of the Soccer America (#6), NSCAA Coaches' (#9) and the College Soccer News (#10) polls despite the loss last week to Loyola Marymount. Despite the high rankings in all polls, the Broncos were not one of the 16 teams that received first round byes in the NCAA Tournament.
There is No Place Like Home
Santa Clara improved to 6-0-2 at home in 2003 and extended their home unbeaten streak to 11, with its 1-1 tie with No. 15 SMU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. SCU advanced to the second round by claiming a 4-1 victory in penalty kicks. The Broncos' last loss at "The Shaw" came on September 26, 2002 to California. SCU's all-time record at Buck Shaw is now 173-67-21, which is a .703 winning percentage. Since the WCC began sponsoring soccer in 1988, Santa Clara has dominated at home, registering a 119-24-12 (.807 win percentage) overall record at Buck Shaw, including a 32-4-3 (.813 win percentage) against WCC teams. Only San Diego (2), San Francisco and Portland have ever won a league match at Buck Shaw Stadium San Francisco (2) and Portland are responsible for the three ties in conference games at SCU.
Rast in Elite Company
Second year head coach Cameron Rast became only the second head coach in Santa Clara men's soccer history to win 10 games in his first two years at the helm of the program. He joins his predecessor and mentor Mitch Murray as the only two to have accomplished the feat. Rast is now 23-8-4 overall after going 10-6-1 in his first year while Murray posted records of 20-1-2 and 10-7-1 in his first two campaigns. Former coaches Dave Chaplik (1972-80), Ralph Perez (1981-85) and Steve Sampson (1986-90) all posted 10 wins in two of their first three seasons, but did not posted back-to-back 10-win years to begin their coaching careers on the Mission Campus.
Bronco Defense Ranked Sixth in Country
Santa Clara's strength historically has rested on the shoulders of the defense. The 2003 season has been no different as the Broncos have allowed only 10 goals in 18 matches. Their 0.53 goals-against average as a team ranks sixth in the country in that category while Steve Cronin ranks ninth in the nation with his 0.586 mark.
Cochrane Tabbed as a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Award Semifinalist
Santa Clara University junior defender Ryan Cochrane was tabbed as one of 15 players to watch this season for the M.A.C Hermann Trophy that is presented annually to the top collegiate soccer player in the country. A preseason All-American selection prior to the start of the 2003 season, Cochrane is one of only four defenders on the Hermann Trophy watch list. He is also one of only two players from the West Coast on the list, joining UCLA midfielder Aaron Lopez Jr. A nominating committee consisting of conference representatives from each Division I conference will select a final ballot of the top 15 candidates in early November. The winners of the award are selected through voting by Division I collegiate coaches who are members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The winners will be announced in conjunction with the NCAA Men's College Cup in Columbus, Ohio, in December.
Head Coach Cameron Rast
Cameron Rast took over the helm of his Alma Matter in 2002, becoming only the sixth head coach in the 34-year history of the program. He guided the Broncos as a player from 1988-91, Rast scored 17 goals and assisted on 20 others. He was the team captain in 1989, leading the Broncos to a 20-0-3 record and the school's only men's NCAA National Championship. A knee injury forced Rast to sit out much of his junior season in 1990, but he returned to form his senior year in 1991. He and the Broncos returned to the national championship game, this time claiming the second-place trophy. Rast earned his second All-America honor, as did his twin brother and fellow Bronco defender Matt. In 1991, Rast was a finalist for both the Hermann Award and the Missouri Athletic Club Award, both given to the nation's top collegiate men's player. During his eight years as an assistant, Rast helped produce 67 All-West Coast Conference selections, seven All-Americans, five WCC Defenders of the Year, one WCC player of the year and numerous players that went on to a career in professional soccer. The Broncos amassed a record of 101-42-14 with five WCC titles and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. The height of Santa Clara soccer came in the late 1990's when Rast helped guide the Broncos to back-to-back College Cup appearances in 1998 and '99. In his first year at the helm of the program, Rast guided the Broncos to a 10-6-1 overall record and a 3-3-0 mark in the WCC. He had six players earn All-WCC honors and one honorable mention All-American selection in Ryan Cochrane.


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The idea for organizing the Old Time Music Players of Maine (OTPM) gatherings came about one sunny afternoon while a group of locals were playing Irish music during a fiber festival on the Maine coast.
During a tuning break the conversation started up around bringing together musicians of every level to learn, share and play Old Time Music (OTM). The thought was to invite a few players who enjoy playing OTM along with a few players who have a deep knowledge and experience with old time string band playing and see what happened.
Well, a whole lot of wonderful players showed up for our first play around in the Studio at Searsport Shores Ocean Camping. The night went on for hours playing great songs, sharing stories, eating homemade potato chips and drinking warm adult beverages. The audience really enjoyed themselves leaving behind a healthy donation for the musicians that was given to the Shriners to use at the Children's Hospital.
Thanks to Jim we all got together again in the fall at the UU church in Belfast, Maine. The playing went on for 4 straight hours with more than 30 musicians joining the group to share in playing old-time, string-band music.
Now, on the second weekend of each September we host the Old Time Music Campout on the shores of Penobscot Bay. The weekend is dedicated to jamming circles at all levels, good food, dance, some performance and most important being able to join a great community of people & players.
Please get in contact or send us your email so you can plan on joining us for the next OTM play around. All levels of interest and playing are welcome to join in the fun. Weekly jams at Wednesday at the Shores start in late June and run through the fall, every Wednesday from 5-7 PM. Hope to see you there!


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In the scene, after hearing the fateful words, Moe's eyes glaze over as he remembers a traumatic incident. "Slowly I turned," he says to no one in particular, "step by step, inch by inch." He re-enacts his past encounter with the man who did him wrong, and delivers his physical vengeance upon the nearest innocent target who is an unwilling, and unwitting, stand-in for Moe's nemesis.
Now, a Housing Court judge has essentially allowed a violent tenant to avoid eviction using a similar excuse.
In a holdover case just decided, Alice and Trixie were tenants, living in public housing with their kids. (Names have been changed.)
The kids were playing outside their apartment building. Trouble followed when Alice and Trixie got into an argument, and then a physical fight. The police were called. Alice was arrested and charged with criminal harassment. Trixie got an order of protection against Alice.
Trixie told the police that she was OK, but the next day, two bruises appeared on her face. The Housing Authority was notified, and sought to evict Alice on the ground that she violated her lease by engaging in criminal activity that threatened the health, safety or peaceful enjoyment of another tenant.
Alice protested that she had been provoked, that she had special circumstances that explained her violent reaction, and she was sorry. The Housing Authority refused to give Alice a second chance, and started a holdover proceeding against her.
Trixie's Testimony at the Trial
Trixie testified that her son, playing outside on a hot day, asked her for a drink. Alice became angry for no good reason. Trixie explained to Alice that there was no reason to be upset; it was only a drink on a hot day.
According to Trixie, Alice called her fat and cursed at her. Trixie, not wiling to let the insult go unanswered, then said, to no one in particular, "I'd rather be fat than a ho." Alice then physically assaulted Trixie.
Alice's Testimony
Alice testified that when Trixie called her daughter a bad name, she, Alice, went into mama-bear mode and began swearing and insulting Trixie. Alice admitted that when Trixie called her a whore, a switch flipped and Alice did physically attack Trixie. Alice said she reacted like that, and "lost it", because she is sensitive about being called a whore; she was raped at age 14, and the rapist kept calling her a whore throughout the horrific episode.
Ever since the rape, said Alice, she has had serious anger issues. She testified that she is undergoing psychiatric care for intermittent explosive disorder, and just before the incident, she changed medications. Before the new medication kicked in, she was susceptible to angry outbursts. Alice admitted that she was wrong to punch Trixie, and she apologized.
The Rest of the Story
Another tenant, Carmen, who was not involved in this crisis, also testified. Carmen said that the children were playing in a rowdy manner. Trixie yelled at the children inappropriately. Alice intervened and engaged Trixie verbally. Trixie retreated, but Alice ran after Trixie and assaulted her, whereupon the police were called in.
The Lawyers
Alice's lawyer argued that their client recognized that she did something bad, that she was sorry, that she has issues, and she deserves a second chance. Eviction is a consequence so disproportionate to her offense, in light of all the circumstances, that it is shocking to one's sense of fairness.
The Housing Authority's lawyer said that the lease rules. Alice promised not to commit a crime that harms another tenant. That is sufficient to terminate her lease. Alice is a "tinder box" and the physical violence against Trixie crossed a line that makes Alice unsuitable for public housing.
The Judge
The judge did not believe Trixie's version of the events. He mostly believed Carmen, who was not involved. The judge ruled that Alice did wrongfully hit Trixie, and did breach her lease covenant not to engage in criminal activity.
If the lease was the only source of rights between Alice and the Housing Authority, the Authority could terminate Alice's lease. But there is more. There is the Federal Section 8 voucher program, which gives tenants additional rights. If you take Section 8 as a landlord, you can only terminate a tenancy for serious or repeated violation of the material terms of the lease.
"Shocking to fairness" is a phrase that has no precise standards. Compassion for the tenant cannot be a substitute for dispassionate legal analysis. The court cannot consider the fact that public housing is a last resort for most tenants, or that eviction might result in homelessness. Committing a crime against a person or property comes with the presumption that eviction is a reasonable remedy. But that might change with mitigating factors.
Mitigating factors can include provocation, self-defense and reduced mental state.
Here, after Trixie insulted the children, Alice became agitated but only reacted with insults and not a physical attack. Trixie, for her part, instead of backing off, escalated the matter by calling Alice a whore. These were fighting words, which, by their very utterance, tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace.
Although no provocative act, insult or word, without an overt act of hostility, will justify an assault, the provocation mitigates the degree of culpability. Here, Alice exercised self-restraint until she was triggered by a word that invoked the horrible nightmare of her rape. This triggering happened at the moment that she was changing medications, which made her vulnerable to rage.
The Housing Authority's concerns about Alice were reasonable, but Alice is working on her issues. She is seeking treatment from multiple doctors for her anger issues. If Alice violates the order of protection, she will face consequences in the criminal justice system.
The Result
The Court took the position that all this was really Trixie's fault for provoking Alice and triggering Alice with the exact word the rapist used. All that, together with the temporary biochemical imbalance caused by the medication switch, the continuing medical treatment and the order of protection, make eviction grossly disproportionate.
The court's decision does not indicate whether Trixie actually knew, or had any reason to know, that Alice once was raped, or was on psychiatric medication, or was under medical care, or had an explosive temper, or lost all control upon hearing the word "whore". Whether or not Trixie knew any of this, or had reason to know, was not important to the Court.
And so the landlord's petition was dismissed. Tenant Alice won the right to stay. Watch your back, Trixie.


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Doctors have cured a one-year-old girl of leukaemia using a technology developed by TSL scientist Dr Matt Moscou.
Dr Moscou, whose research centres on how some plants are susceptible to diseases while others are not, developed a new genome editing technique as a side interest to his research into plant disease immunity at his former institute, Iowa State University.
Source: Matt Moscou's plant discovery leads to human leukaemia treatment – SeedQuest


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Well, the first round is over. The bracket took some hits, especially on Day 2. First off, the BC loss was a tough one considering we were up by 4 at halftime without Sanders but looked completely lifeless the second half. Although we could've taken it to the hole more instead of chucking up threes and there were lots of bad calls and no-calls, in retrospect it was a predictable loss. USC is big and athletic and we have trouble with big and athletic teams (see Wake Forest).
In other games around the tournament, I inexplicably picked Butler over LSU like most of the world and got burned by OT losses by Ohio State and FSU, two teams that can't win when you want them to. Missed the other two 8-9 gam
es as well with BYU and Tennessee as my picks. Like a lot of people, I was also shocked by Dayton over WVU and Western Kentucky over Illinois.
On the bright side, I did pick Maryland over Cal and Michigan over Clemson. A few teams like Villanova, Marquette, and Gonzaga managed to avoid upsets. But best of all, I picked Cleveland State over Wake Forest! Almost makes up for the Ohio State and FSU losses.
I'm tied for 6th in my pool right now, but going forward I'm in pretty good shape. My round of 32 is a little beat of right now, but all but 2 of my Sweet 16 are still alive and all my Elite Eight and Final Four are still in. Let the madness continue!


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Ahhh summer. You wouldn't think it's prime holiday season if you looked out the window right now but apparently it's nearly August. I know! And as much as I want to settle down with toffee apples and hot chocolate and plan my Christmas list (can't just be me?!) I'm actually off on holiday soon.
And what do holidays mean? BOOKS!
So I wanted to do a round-up post of some of my fave summer reads that I have read as well as the ones that I haven't yet but I'm excited to get stuck into.
This is not the extent of my recommendations so do read on! Sadly I couldn't get any snazzy photos of all my fave titles squeezed in together, as half of my books have been lent to friends and not returned. *Side eyes*.
They pretty much all revolve around at least one person getting murdered (yey!) and yes, some are admittedly a bit trashy in a thoroughly enjoyable Take a Break kinda way, but they're all very entertaining.
Let's begin with the books that I have read and loved already, then tomorrow I will move on to the books that I am packing for my own holiday in a separate post. (That post is live now, here).
You can click the cover pics to buy/download (if you don't hate Amazon) or I've tried to make a 'handy' carousel at the end of this post which is like a virtual shoppable bookshelf. I'm quite impressed with myself. Hopefully it won't break.
Some of these are darker than others but they are all books that I have recommended to friends and family. And I would hope if you read them you'd enjoy them too….
In The Woods – Tana French
"When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods one day with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, and Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree and his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had happened.
Twenty years on, Rob Ryan – the child who came back – is a detective in the Dublin police force. He's changed his name. No one knows about his past. Then a little girl's body is found at the site of the old tragedy and Rob is drawn back into the mystery. Knowing that he would be thrown off the case if his past were revealed, Rob takes a fateful decision to keep quiet but hope that he might also solve the twenty-year-old mystery of the woods."
The description above doesn't do this book justice. I cried at the end of this book and I think it was mostly because the book was over, rather than for the ending itself. (I may have also been a bit drunk as I was in a Palma beach club at the time). Rob is such a great character and there's so much depth to everyone in this story that you're truly kept gripped to the very last pages.
Also nice to read on holiday for ultimate summer nostalgia as Rob recalls his happier memories of playing in the woods as a child.
In Dark, Dark Wood – Ruth Ware
"Nora hasn't seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back. Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare's hen do arrives. Is this a chance for Nora to finally put her past behind her? Some hen parties are bad. This one is going to be murder."
I was lucky enough to get a press copy of this book and I raced through it in Nice last month. It's the perfect creepy setting (a hen do in the middle of the forest) and the promise of marriage and murder was always going to lure me in. I loved every page and I'm not sure if it's because I'm the exact age of the girls in the book or just because I never quite trust ex-friends who may have access to weapons, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Into The Darkest Corner – Elizabeth Haynes
"Catherine has been enjoying single life for long enough to know a good catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic and spontaneous, Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But there is a dark side to him and his erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated. Driven into the darkest corner of her world, she plans a meticulous escape. Four years later, struggling to overcome her demons, Catherine dares to believe she might be safe from harm. Until one phone call changes everything…"
If you thought a book couldn't make you scared of red buttons, think again. I was bought this as a present (thank you Derrian!) and have proceeded to recommend it to everyone I know. Parts of this book are very claustrophobic and you can really feel Catherine's fear building. Whilst it's not exactly easy to read in parts, it really is one of the best books I've ever read. It's genuinely very scary, with the worst part being knowing that people like Lee exist.
Silence of the Lambs – Thomas Harris
"FBI trainee Clarice Starling walks down the state asylum's deepest keep, through the moans and whispers of the criminally insane.
She is here to meet the monster in the final cell. He knows she is coming.
She finds Dr Lecter reading the Italian Vogue. He looks up, looks into her. His gaze seems to pulse in her head, but she is only hearing her heartbeat. He listens to it too.
Meet Hannibal Lecter."
Of course you've seen the film, but have you read the book? This was my jolly summer read back in 2013 and I do recommend buying this 25th anniversary version of the book if you can for the new foreword alone. Thomas Harris goes into fascinating detail about how he came up with the Hannibal character and then of course you get to enjoy the book itself. Which is absolutely BRILLIANT.
"When two girls are abducted and killed in Missouri, journalist Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to report on the crimes.
Long-haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from her mother for years, Camille suddenly finds herself installed once again in her family's mansion, reacquainting herself with her distant mother and the half-sister she barely knows – a precocious 13-year-old who holds a disquieting grip on the town.
As Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, she finds herself identifying with the young victims – a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming."
I read this on honeymoon and loved every sentence. ST also read it and declared it "absolute nonsense, will never get that time back, is this actually the type of rubbish you read?". So, there you have it.
The Psychopath Test – Jon Ronson
"What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the world of madness.
Jon meets a Broadmoor inmate who swears he faked a mental disorder to get a lighter sentence but is now stuck there, with nobody believing he's sane. He meets some of the people who catalogue mental illness, and those who vehemently oppose them. He meets the influential psychologist who developed the industry standard Psychopath Test and who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are in fact psychopaths.
As well as talking to psychopaths, Jon meets those whose ordinary lives have been touched by madness and those who depend on it to make a living – disturbingly discovering that many of the people at the helm of the industry are sometimes, in their way, as crazy as those they study."
So this one isn't a novel and isn't really a thriller either, but it does involve psychopaths and it is a thrilling read. You WILL spend the rest of your days wondering who is/isn't a psychopath though. Use your new skills wisely.
"Libby Day was just seven years old when her older brother massacred her family while she hid in a cupboard. Her evidence helped put him away. Ever since then she has been drifting, surviving for over 20 years on the proceeds of the 'Libby Day fund'. But now the money is running out and Libby is desperate. When she is offered $500 to do a guest appearance, she feels she has to accept. But this is no ordinary gathering. The Kill Club is a group of true-crime obsessives who share information on notorious murders, and they think her brother Ben is innocent.
Ben was a social misfit, ground down by the small-town farming community in which he lived. But he did have a girlfriend – a brooding heavy metal fan called Diondra. Through her, Ben became involved with drugs and the dark arts. When the town suddenly turned against him, his thoughts turned black. But was he capable of murder? Libby must delve into her family's past to uncover the truth – no matter how painful…"
Ridiculous in parts (probably why I loved it) but I enjoyed every character. I suspect you either like Gillian Flynn or you don't, but I really like her writing style and the salaciousness of it all. There are some quite graphic scenes towards the end and a general sense of desperation and sadness for Patty Day. I'd suggest reading it before the film comes out in the UK, which seems to have had pretty poor reviews so far.
"There were four of us down there for the first thirty-two months and eleven days of our captivity. And then, very suddenly and without warning, there were three.Even though the fourth person hadn't made any noise at all in several months, the room got very quiet when she was gone.For a long time after that, we sat in silence, in the dark, each of us wondering what this meant for her and for us, and which of us would be the next in the box."
I bought this at the airport to read in Nice once simply because it said "As gripping as Gone Girl" on the front cover. I hadn't even read Gone Girl at the time, but I clearly saw it as enough of a compliment and I'm glad I did as I really enjoyed this book. It's a bit silly/young adult in parts, but it's actually one of my fave reads in recent years when it comes to 'holiday thrillers'.
The Big Sleep – Raymond Chandler
"Los Angeles PI Philip Marlowe is working for the Sternwood family. Old man Sternwood, crippled and wheelchair-bound, is being given the squeeze by a blackmailer and he wants Marlowe to make the problem go away. But with Sternwood's two wild, devil-may-care daughters prowling LA's seedy backstreets, Marlowe's got his work cut out – and that's before he stumbles over the first corpse…"
This is not a trashy book. Raymond Chandler could write about a trip to Homebase and it would be the most gripping piece of writing you'd be lucky enough to stumble across. Everything he writes is a joy to read and this book is no exception.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – John Berendt
"Genteel society ladies who compare notes on their husbands' suicides. A hilariously foul-mouthed black drag queen. A voodoo priestess who works her roots in the graveyard at midnight. A morose inventor who owns a bottle of poison powerful enough to kill everyone in town. A prominent antiques dealer who hangs a Nazi flag from his window to disrupt the shooting of a movie. And a redneck gigolo whose conquests describe him as a 'walking streak of sex'.
These are some of the real residents of Savannah, Georgia, a city whose eccentric mores are unerringly observed – and whose dirty linen is gleefully aired – in this utterly irresistible book. At once a true-crime murder story and a hugely entertaining and deliciously perverse travelogue, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is as bracing and intoxicating as half-a-dozen mint juleps."
Perhaps not a thriller per se, but it's quite remarkable that this book can make you want to book a holiday to the crime scene.
"Still traumatised by her brush with a psychopath, Detective Cassie Maddox transfers out of the Murder squad and starts a relationship with fellow detective Sam O'Neill. When he calls her to the scene of his new case, she is shocked to find that the murdered girl is her double. What's more, her ID shows she is Lexie Madison – the identity Cassie used, years ago, as an undercover detective. With no leads, no suspects and no clues to Lexie's real identity, Cassie's old boss spots the opportunity of a lifetime: send Cassie undercover in her place, to tempt the killer out of hiding to finish the job."
This book actually really bothered me for the middle third. It seemed to really drag on and was just too implausible, but by the end I was sucked right back in and I couldn't be bothered to be angry with it any more. I was in two minds as to whether to include this, but as I love Cassie SO MUCH (and the whole Dublin Murder Squad tbh) I've had to keep it in. Would be interested to hear from others who have read it!
"Who are you?
What have we done to each other?
These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?"
Just if by some crazy twist of events you haven't already read it and don't know the ending.
I think they're all my main faves from recent summers! I know a lot of people loved Girl on a Train and I did read it in Portugal earlier this year but I found the narrator too irritating. I know that's kind of the point – the unreliable drunk narrator – but I just wanted to shake her and tell her to get her shiz together.
Now head here to see which books I'm packing for Gran Canaria 🙂


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Samsung Web Tech Talk on JavaScript trends
By glazou on Thursday 20 March 2014, 11:22 - Standards - Permalink
Samsung Research America will host a meetup about JavaScript trends in its San Jose R&D center on the 7th of april. This is a free event and anyone can attend.
Date: 07-apr-2014
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Location: 95 Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA
- 4:30pm - 5:00pm Welcome
- 5:00pm - 5:30pm "Web Technologies on Mobile - Opportunities and Challenges", Andreas Gal, VP Mobile at Mozilla
- 5:35pm - 6:00pm "Supersonic JavaScript", Ariya Hidayat, Shape Security
- 6:20pm - 6:45pm "JavaScript in the Small", Satish Chandra, Samsung
- 6:45pm - 8:00pm Open Discussion
- 8:00pm - 9:00pm Networking
Feel free to attend using the link at the top of this article!


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Today started out sounding like spring with a robin loudly singing in our front yard, and a great horned owl hooting to the north.
The kitchen sink isn't exactly my favorite place to be, but I often see interesting things while there. The window faces west.
Strands of silk drifted in on a light breeze and landed close to the porch. The silk measured approximately 3 1/4 inches long.
I first suspected an adult spider had spun it because of the size of the silk … only adult spiders wouldn't do this. Spiderlings produce silk but don't build a web.
Maybe it was the spiderling of a larger species of spider. Today turned out to be a sunny day with the temperature reaching 67. An eastern phoebe repeated its name in the backyard this afternoon.
So…. our days finally look and feel much more like spring is here in southern Illinois!
The spiders had a surprise waiting for me in the evening.
The sun was getting lower, and I noticed spider silk reflecting the sunlight. I hurried out in the front yard with my camera.
A light breeze added movement to the single strands of silk.
The camera seemed to have a mind of its own as to how the pictures turned out.
I just snapped and snapped pictures with the light quickly changing.
Then I noticed the dramatic effect on the other side of the highway. I stood on our hill and zoomed in for closer pictures of across the road. The speed of the sun lowering in the sky didn't give me much time to do anything but quickly snap pictures. The reflected light shimmered with a light breeze.
Everywhere I looked, and as far as I could see, there were strands of spider silk.
The breezes moved the spiderlings' strands in the trees, grass and other dried vegetation.
I took thirty-eight pictures in eleven minutes before the sun sank to the horizon.
Then, when I remembered to check the next day, every bit of the spiders' silk was gone.
I can't imagine what the sky looked like with so many ballooning spiderlings! I sure wish I'd seen it!


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Classification Groups
Classification is an integral part of disability athletics to ensure fair competition.
Within athletics these are the classification groups. Each group is subdivided into classes depending on the level of impairment. There are strict criteria attached to each class, use the following basic guidelines for eligibility and if you have any questions, please contact UKA's Parallel Success Coordinator for more guidance.
The following groups are currently included in the Paralympic Pathway:
T – Track
F – Field
|Athletes with a Visual Impairment
|Athletes with Cerebral Palsy
|Amputee & Les Autres (including Dwarf Athletes)
|Wheelchair Racers
|Seated Field Athletes
The classification process identifies the athletes' functional ability in relation to the event group in which they are competing. The athlete undergoes a series of mobility tests and is seen in competition by IPC (International Paralympic Committee) qualified classifiers.
Athletes with a Physical Impairment - Intenational Paralympic Committee (IPC) Classification
UKA works with a small team of experienced and dedicated IPC Classifiers to offer National Classification for athletes with physical impairments. For new athletes who aspire to compete at the Paralympic Games, one of the most important steps is to ascertain their eligiblity.
The classification process identifies the athletes' functional ability in relation to the event group in which they are competing. The athlete undergoes a series of mobility tests and is seen in the competition by IPC (International Paralympic Committee) qualified classifiers.
There will be a series of national classification clinics being held around the UK at various points in the year, to request an appointment please contact Katie at email@example.com
Athletes with a Visual Impairment
Athletes with a visual impairment are not subject to the functional classification process in the same way as athletes with physical impairments.. Classification for athletes with a visual impairment involves an eye test that must be carried out by an Ophthalmologist / Optometrist. The athlete will receive an official classification and must bring this information to competitions.
Only athletes who receive a classification of B1-B3 through this system will be eligible for IPC Competition. The form that must be completed by an Ophthalmologist / Optometrist can be found at: www.britishblindsport.org.uk/sightform.doc
Athletes with a Learning Disability
Athletes with learning disability in the UK are classified by either UKSA or INAS-FI. Classification is required before athletes can compete in international events and some competitions in the UK. All athletes who meet the eligibility criteria and are classified will be given either a UKSA or INAS-FID classfication number.
For athletes with a learning disability there are two stages. Firstly an athlete is identified as an athlete with learning disability. Secondly an athlete must meet the sport specific criteria, which is currently still under development and will be implemented by the International Bodies responsible for the relevant Paralympic sport.
This process is purely to enable fair competition and if an athlete is not eligible for the Paralympic Pathway there are other options to ensure the athlete can continue to enjoy the sport. For links to National Disability Sport Organisations (NDSOs) and alternative pathways please visit the UKA website where you can find a full list of contact details for NDSOs.
If you know of anybody who has an interest in athletics and falls within one of these categories or would further information, please make them aware of this initiative and pass on the contact details below:
Katie Jones (Senior Coordinator Paralympic Talent) - email@example.com
UKA (National) / IPC (International) Classification List
Please click the link below for a list of all classified athletes (list correct as at July 7th 2011)
UKA/IPC Classification List
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I know that I was quick to reject Rose Quartz and Serenity partly because I'm so very opposed to gendering colors and toys, and these two colors are a pretty strong reminder of a tired custom. But it wasn't just the baby-ness of the colors that makes them fall flat for me. Although either shade would look fine in an adult garment or piece of jewelry, they're not exactly exciting. The pink hue in particular, Rose Quartz, looks sun bleached, especially when held up against most of the other colors in this year's fashion palette. Serenity has a hint of steely gray with lots of potential, but next to an equally soft pink it's hard not to see outdated onesies. With these two colors leading the pack, I just wasn't eager to explore the new picks.
When I finally got a chance to really browse through the eight other colors in the Spring 2016 color line-up, of course I found plenty of inspirations. Nothing gets ideas flowing like playing with color. Once I tossed out Rose Quartz there were lots of possibilities for trio palettes to experiment with. I wanted to avoid making obvious choices like combining the very crayon-like Fiesta, Buttercup, Green Flash, and Snorkel Blue, as well as find a way to use Serenity that would bring out its moodier, less baby-blue undertones.
I started with my favorite color in the mix, Snorkel Blue. I'm always keen on shades similar to cobalt, so I wanted to begin where I saw the most potential for inspiration. It took some time to finally decide on a palette for this color. I felt that Fiesta red would be too obvious and Buttercup yellow too easy. I finally matched my blue up with Green Flash, then tried on a few different colors until settling on Limpet Shell, which completes the trio perfectly. For beads I chose transparent cobalt and transparent lime, with some aqua blue Czech teardrops. I love the light in this palette, which would be so great in a lightweight collar or some super long duster earrings.
Spring Lagoon
For the next trio I started with Buttercup. I knew that Fiesta would have to go with it, as it's much too orange and would look garish next to most of the remaining colors. The final addition was Serenity, which looks much more blue next to these bright hues. Likewise, the softness of the blue seems to have a cooling effect on the red and yellow as well. For the beads, I picked some lustered lemon seed beads and lovely translucent red Java glass rondelles. The closest thing in my stash to Serenity blue was a pair of Picasso coins in a pastel aqua. I'd definitely want to use this trio with bead embroidery with lots of overlapping circles and whorls.
You Can't Take the Sky From Me
The three remaining colors make up a lovely pastel palette with Peach Echo, Lilac Gray, and this year's neutral, Iced Coffee. I love this trio for spring, especially with the watermelon-esque Peach Echo. This is a hardworking pink that look's like it would be at home just about anywhere. For beads I started with my closest pink match – gel sol rainbow rose seed beads. Lavender-lined 6/o seed beads stand in pretty well for Lilac Gray and are a good match in finish. I finished this trio with some voluta shell heishi which look gorgeous next to these two candy hues. Although I'd love to use this palette in a multistrand piece, I think the voluta spacers would look much better as accents for a cuff or a fringed lariat.
Iced Peaches
Now that I've given the Spring 2016 colors a chance, they're providing all kinds of inspirations. The round up is much better off without Rose Quartz, although I wouldn't mind seeing that one with some chocolate and mint, or perhaps midnight black.
Which Spring 2016 color is your favorite?
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The Archives
The Archivio Segreto Vaticano pursues it specific activity aimed at preserving and enhancing the deeds and documents related to the government of the Universal Church. It primarily serves the Roman Pontiff and the Holy See and secondly offers its services to scholars of all faiths from all nations.
The current name, the « Archivio Segreto Vaticano » has been documented as from the mid 17th century, when, like today, it was given to the pope's private (secretum) archives over which he exercised supreme and sole jurisdiction.
The documentary heritage housed in its vast storerooms spans about twelve centuries (8th to 20th centuries). It consists of over 600 archival fonds and is stored on over 85 linear kilometres of shelving, some of which is in the Bunker, a two-storey underground vault below the Cortile della Pigna of the Vatican Museums.
After Pope Leo XIII opened the doors of the Archivio Segreto Vaticano to scholars back in 1881, it has become one of the most famous history research centres in the world.
In accordance with a practice established in 1924, the pope grants free access to the documents «grouped into pontificates» currently running up to the end of the papacy of Pope Pius XI (February 1939). Nevertheless, Paul VI departed from this practice and granted scholars access to the Archives of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) after the Council came to a close in 1965; Pope John Paul II granted access to the fond Ufficio Informazioni Vaticano, Prigionieri di Guerra (Prisoners of War) (1939-1947); lastly, the fonds Commissione Centrale per l'Arte Sacra in Italia (1924-1989) and Censimento degli Archivi Ecclesiastici d'Italia (1942) have been made accessible to the scholars.


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Great music knows no boundaries. CMT Crossroads is a series that shows the far-reaching roots of country music by pairing country artists with musicians from other genres. Each episode will feature a different set of stars playing together, swapping stories and sharing their common love of music.


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text: Being overwhelmed lately with shit load of stuff from my daily life, I slowed down the activity here and now, I wanna give you a reward for your patience. I have stumbled upon one soul-eviscerating release from Blood Harvest that has kept me in awe for quite a while with its omnipresent and bleak sounding. Embrace the debut EP of blackened death metallers Caecus whose title is short and to the point – "Affliction." This one is a superior example of how the brutality of death metal and the grimness of black metal being mashed together properly, can result in a legendary sonic devastation. With the short tracklist of 3 songs, Caecus bind their darkened instrumental work with lyrical themes that express morbid fascination with the human frailty in a way that will make you replay it over and over again. "Affliction" is out on November the 30th and you can already pre-order it via the link below. Get infected now and support the underground as always!


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I would love to go in a mission trip!. What a privilege it would be to share the love of Christ with others.
As a kid in a pastor's family and later as a pastor's wife, we often had missionaries in our home and as a youngster thought I would like to be a missionary. One church we attended had a sign as you left the parking lot, "You are entering the mission field". A good reminder that as believers we are missionaries where we live and work. I have been on 4 mission trips (an orphanage in Arkansas, Romania twice, and the Dominican Republic) and am heading to El Salvador on Saturday for a fifth trip. I've done a variety of things from helping to fit people with the correct reading glasses, watching preschoolers and holding orphan babies, cooking meals, to scrubbing carpets and moldy refrigerators. It has been a privilege and a blessing to be able to go with these teams to help serve alongside the missionaries in the different countries.
I was a pastor's kid too, Anne. One more thing we have in common! :)
Thanks for sharing your experiences with us Anne!
I have been to Utah and Mexico as a high schooler. Loved going on missions trips and love that my children now get to as well. They are impacting and definitely inspire spiritual growth when done intentionally. :)
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Fun, I'm so glad you had those experiences. Thanks for sharing!
I've never been on a mission trip but have read about many and prayed for others who went. firstname.lastname@example.com
I think the missionary experience that rocked my world was that of Jim and Elizabeth Elliott. Their story was made into a novel called The End of the Spear by Steve Saint (pilots son) and then later made into a movie. I met Elizabeth Elliott and hear her speak about her experience and how after all that went down on the beach that fateful day where her husband and several other missionary men were killed she and her daughter lived among the tribe that did the killing. https://www.amazon.com/End-Spear-Steve-Saint-ebook/dp/B00DW9NCSS/re...
The pilot's son wrote a book sharing his experiences and how the Lord had him also work with the man that killed his father. That story was mind blowing. His book Walking His Trail: Signs of God https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1414313764/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl...
Listen to his story in this powerful video <iframe width="475" height="267" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3vcv9vjNO8w" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
My church is actually in the middle of it's annual missions conference. Every year wer get to spend time with missionaries. They are some of the best people on the planet!
I grew up in a pastors' home. My parents had wanted to be missionaries but my mother couldn't pass the medical testing so their interest towards missions was high. We knew many missionaries, prayed for them, had them in our home and had them speak at our church. As an adult I have friends that are missionaries both short term and long term. Their stories are so inspiring and unique. I receive the monthly letters from the missionaries of our church and hear them when they are home. Our church has mission conferences once a year.
My husband has been on several mission trips. One to Africa, one to Ecuador, and another to central California to migrant workers. His experiences have been rich and fulfilling.
I enjoy reading missionary autobiographies and have been reading them since I was a young girl.
Oh, Wow, Sharon, Thanks for sharing your story!
We can learn so much from each other!
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6 Underground
It becomes repetitive, nonsensical, and just loud after everyone gets an origin story and we're left with nothing to do but go boom.
It becomes repetitive, nonsensical, and just loud after everyone gets an origin story and we're left with nothing to do but go boom.
Bombshell is both light on its feet and a punch in the gut.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Scout Tafoya's video essay series about maligned masterpieces celebrates Steven Soderbergh's Solaris.
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An FFC on Gavin Hood's Official Secrets.
A celebration of Yasujiro Ozu, as written by a Far Flung Correspondent from Egypt.
An article about the International Beethoven Project's 10th annual Beethoven Birthday Bash, celebrating Beethoven's 249th birthday, which will honor Chaz Ebert with the Spirit Laureate…
The best films of 2019, as chosen by the staff of RogerEbert.com.
Given the headlines, you might think "Salvador" would be a controversial movie about the United States' role in Central America.
But it's actually a throwback to a different kind of picture, to the Hunter S. Thompson story Where the Buffalo Roam, where hard-living journalists hit the road in a showdown between a scoop and an overdose.
The movie has an undercurrent of seriousness, and it is not happy about the chaos that we are helping to subsidize. But basically it's a character study - a portrait of a couple of burned-out free-lancers trying to keep their heads above water.
"Salvador" stars James Woods, that master of nervous paranoia, as a foreign correspondent who has hit bottom. He's drinking, drugging and unemployed, living off past glories. When all hell breaks loose in Central America, he figures it's a good story since he still has some contacts down there. So he enlists his best friend, a spaced-out disc jockey (James Belushi), and they load up with beer and drive their jalopy through Mexico to where the action is.
The heart of the movie is in their relationship, and I kept being reminded of another Thompson saga, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, where the journalist and his lawyer drove their car through a desert where drug-induced dragons seemed to swoop at them out of the sky.
"Salvador" is a movie about real events as seen through the eyes of characters who have set themselves adrift from reality.
That's what makes it so interesting.
Once they're at their destination, Woods and Belushi start looking up Woods' contacts, who include a neo-fascist general, several bartenders and an old girlfriend. Woods makes a stab at being a correspondent - he's always on the phone to New York trying to get credentials from a reputable news-gathering agency - while Belushi settles into the local routine of bars and loose women.
A plot of sorts emerges, along with the usual characters we expect in a story like this: the American generals and embassy spokesmen and CIA types. Woods and Belushi hurry off recklessly in all directions, keep finding themselves surrounded by the wrong people and escape with their lives only because Woods is such a con artist.
And he is. This is the sort of role Woods was born to play, with his glibness, his wary eyes and the endless cigarettes. There is an utter cynicism just beneath the surface of his character, the cynicism of a journalist who has traveled so far, seen so much and used so many chemicals that every story is just a new version of how everybody gets screwed.
That's why there is a special interest in the love affair between Woods and Maria (Elpedia Carrillo). She is a local woman he truly loves, but she lives by a code of Catholicism and respectability - a code that seems constantly in danger of being overwhelmed by events.
The central scene in the movie is possibly the one where Woods goes to confession. He has decided to marry the woman in order to get her out of the country. She insists on a church wedding. And so we get an extraordinary closeup of Woods' face as he talks with the priest and tries to make some sort of a bargain between Catholic requirements and his total ignorance of conventional morality.
Meanwhile, we meet some of the other people on the scene, including John Savage as a great war photographer and Michael Murphy as the U.S. ambassador, a tortured liberal who speaks of peace and freedom while the CIA goes about its usual business right under his nose.
The subplot involving the Savage character is not very successful.
I can see what they're doing, trying to set him up as a dedicated photojournalist who will risk his life for a great picture. But when he finally does come to his personal turning point, it's for a photo even the audience knows isn't great: a shot of an airplane swooping out of the sky. Without context, it could be any airplane, flying out of any sky.
"Salvador" is long and disjointed and tries to tell too many stories. A scene where Woods debates policy with the U.S. officials sounds tacked on, as if the director and co-writer, Oliver Stone, was afraid of not making his point. But the heart of the movie is fascinating. And the heart consists of Woods and Belushi, two losers set adrift in a world they never made, trying to play games by everybody else's rules.
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With that out of the way, I'm very pleased to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Kell's. This place has a definite charm about it. It's cozy and welcoming and it hosts live musicians 7 days a week. I loved the musician, the music is somber but it makes sense because you're at a bar. You're probably in the dog house anyways. The food is also good. Chase ordered the Shepard's pie and I got the wings. There's great places for wings in our corky city, this bar houses good wings but I prefer Fire on the Mountain's Lime Cilantro to these. Kell's is a such a guy's place. It's perfect for a cold beer and hot food. I recommend it.
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Women's Soccer Player of the Week
Jordan Lanier, Salem - The Asheboro, North Carolina senior forward tallied four goals in a 2-0 week for the Spirits. In a 5-0 victory over Agnes Scott, Lanier scored a hat-trick with three goals, all in the first half. In a 3-1 win over Eastern Mennonite, Lanier scored the game-tying goal in the 48th minute. Also Nominated: T'era Brown, Averett; Addy Cronan, Covenant; Madison Karch, Greensboro; Kirstie King, Meredith; Mac Pearson, Huntingdon; Bailey Sipos, Maryville; Sarah Weber, Piedmont.
Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Rachel Lemay, Covenant - The Apopka, Florida junior goalkeeper posted two shutouts as the Scots were 2-0 last week. In 186 minutes in net, Lemay stopped all 11 shots she faced. In a 4-0 win over Belhaven, Lemay made five stops while in a 1-0, overtime, victory over Transylvania, she collected six saves. Also Nominated: Kelly Allen, Maryville; Bailee Brown, Averett; Alyssa Denkovich, Salem; Kylie Kersh, Huntingdon; Jaisa Loch, Meredith; Miranda McNalley, Piedmont; Carleigh Roach, Greensboro.
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A restaurant chain where waitresses wear crop tops and bullet belts is ready to take over America, thanks to the rise of the "breastaurant" and the election of Donald Trump.
The military-themed sports bar and restaurant chain Bombshells is preparing to expand from four locations in Texas to up to 100 restaurants across the country in the next five years, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.
Bombshells' sales grew a whopping 10.5% in the fourth quarter, parent company RCI Hospitality Holdings reported earlier in December.
The chain is benefitting from two factors – the popularity of racy breastaurant chains and the election of Donald Trump.
Bombshells' representative told the New York Post that the chain is not a breastaurant. However, with scantily-clad waitresses and annual "Snow Bunny Pageants," the concept has some clear similarities to chains like Hooters and Twin Peaks.
These similarities put Bombshells in a good position to thrive as the wider restaurant industry struggles. The breastaurant business has exploded in the last few years. By providing a provocative dining experience customers can't get elsewhere, chains like Twin Peaks (the fastest-growing American restaurant chain in 2014) and Bombshells have found a way to attract customers – something that's crucial as more and more customer are eating at home.
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Langan said that the company is "very excited" about the nomination of Andy Puzder, the CEO of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent company, as secretary of labor. Puzder, who is no stranger to utilizing scantily-clad women in advertising himself, is expected to cut regulation and reduce costs in the restaurant industry.


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Should Seattle spend millions to plan more streetcars?
Proposition 1, a $204 million plan to boost transit, street and bicycle-pedestrian funding in Seattle, might also decide whether the city makes a huge future investment in streetcars.
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$204 million over 10 years. As part of that total, Seattle would spend
$18 million to plan and design streetcar lines — potentially from Westlake Center to Pioneer Square via First Avenue — and design the 2013 First Hill streetcar line to continue north beyond Capitol Hill Station. Some money might remain for construction.
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THE 10-YEAR, $204 million total revenue would be divided up: 49 percent for transit lanes, power wires, planning and stations; 22 percent for bicycling and pedestrians;
and 29 percent on repaving and traffic safety. Within the
$100 million "transit" category, Seattle would spend
$18 million on streetcar planning, outreach, engineering
and possibly some construction.
If voters approve a $204 million plan to boost transit, street and bicycle-pedestrian funding in Seattle, they might also be creating momentum to make a huge future investment in streetcars.
One polarizing piece of Proposition 1 is its $18 million allotment for streetcar planning, outreach, engineering and possibly some construction.
The city already has a South Lake Union streetcar, and a 2013 line is planned on First Hill, paid for by Sound Transit and built by the city. The City Council wants to link those lines through downtown, with First Avenue the leading candidate.
Money also would go toward engineering a First Hill extension to reach the north end of Broadway.
Voters will decide whether to accept a 10-year, $60 annual increase in car-tab fees, right after a $20 fee was added by the city this spring and a $20 fee in 2012-13 for King County Metro Transit.
Ballots will be sent to voters Oct. 19 and must be postmarked by Nov. 8.
Proponents hope and opponents fear that the millions of dollars the proposition allocates for planning studies will create irresistible political momentum to follow in the tracks of Portland and build a network.
Back in 2009, then-Mayor Greg Nickels endorsed $130 million for a First Avenue streetcar, as part of Gov. Chris Gregoire's $4.2 billion plan to build and supplement the Highway 99 tunnel. But current Mayor Mike McGinn opposed a First Avenue streetcar then. McGinn said bus service and Ballard-West Seattle rail were higher priorities.
But the allure of streetcars lives.
The 2007 South Lake Union line, which ran mostly empty at first, is now routinely filled with 45 to 70 passengers per peak trip, and carried 2,681 people per weekday in September, benefiting from the new Amazon.com campus alongside it.
Making connections
A downtown link would make it easy for visitors at cancer-care clinics at South Lake Union, or workers at Amazon to reach Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum and Pioneer Square, said James Kelly, co-founder of the Streetcar Alliance. People downtown could continue to medical centers on First Hill. "Being able to accommodate elderly people, those who want to go to hospitals, it's a wonderful connection," he said.
City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, who lives downtown, said a streetcar on First Avenue would let visitors skip the less pleasant parts of Second and Third avenues, and an unfamiliar bus system.
"For reasons that aren't totally rational, people will get on trains in some cases where they won't get on a bus. That's reality," she said.
Kelly said the larger issue is that Second and Third are fast corridors for commuters to leave downtown, while First Avenue allows a calmer pace for visitors.
Opponents say the city has more serious, immediate needs.
"It shouldn't be in there," said David Miller, leader of the opposition campaign Sidewalks and Streets for Seattle, of streetcars' inclusion in Prop. 1.
"We have people being left on the corner as a full bus goes by, we have deteriorating bridges, deteriorating roads. For this to reserve $18 million to study streetcars, it will never build a mile of streetcar — to spend $18 million out of a very regressive tax, this is not what this measure should be doing."
The current scenario calls for just nine blocks a year of new sidewalks, and no added bus hours. (However, about $66 million would go into bus lanes, power wires and new stops to improve major Metro corridors.) The City Council has power to change the budgets based on annual reviews.
Funding gap
It's possible that money from Proposition 1 could help the council fulfill an over-exuberant pledge, made last year, to run Sound Transit's First Hill Streetcar an extra four blocks west into Pioneer Square.
Ethan Melone, city streetcar-program director, revealed this summer that Sound Transit's $133 million for that line could be used up on the main route between the International District/Chinatown and future Capitol Hill light-rail stations. So the city would be unable to go into Pioneer Square and still guarantee the 10-minute train frequency Sound Transit requires for commuters. Solving that problem would require another train, at roughly $4 million.
Theoretically, if $10 million from Prop. 1's $18 million for streetcar studies went to engineer First Avenue, and $1 million for north Broadway, the council could buy another train. Asked about this scenario, Melone said it would make for an interesting discussion with the council, if the measure passes.
"If it doesn't get that far, we've truly broken faith with Pioneer Square," Bagshaw said.
Right now, leftover cash is supposed to be seed money to attract outside grants for construction.
Seattle doesn't know yet where to locate additional tens of millions to build the downtown link, much less fulfill its whole wish list of five lines. Kelly pointed to the Federal Transit Administration's "Small Starts" grant program for construction, and a fee on local property owners to cover operating subsidies.
Rick Krochalis, regional FTA administrator, said he's been approached for help on city transit proposals — but there is national competition. "We don't know what kind of money we can get from Congress," he added.
McGinn said Friday that he recalls not ruling out a First Avenue line in 2009, but he just couldn't support it then until he saw more data. Based on a new transit master plan, to be completed this year, a Ballard-Fremont line and a downtown connector seem like the best two rail corridors, he said. However, McGinn said he wants to explore whether a streetcar would be better on Fourth or Fifth avenues, a more commuter-oriented area, rather than First.
He believes Proposition 1-funded studies would help prepare a streetcar for a public vote and federal dollars. But planning dollars don't lock in a project, he said, pointing to the $124 million spent on a monorail project canceled in 2005.
Bagshaw thinks it would be silly for Seattle to build two separate north-south lines, then stop.
"If you're going to build it, let's connect it," she said.
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