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It's My Birthday Blog Hop - Sponsored by Crafty Card Gallery
One lucky person will receive all the cards I create and 4 flowers from my Pretty in Pink Floral Collection. , but you must post a comment. Also your automatically entered into my 200 follower giveaway as well... Thx to Crafty Card Gallery for hosting this awesome hop and Happy Birthday to all you March babies. So get to hopping and remember post a "Homment" my new word "comment"
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The mission of the Career and Internship Center is to guide and inspire Albion College students to be actively involved in their personal and career development throughout their academic and professional career. The office creates a supportive career-readiness community of faculty, parents and advisers that equips students to lead lives with purpose and value.
The Career and Internship Center staff provides comprehensive services designed to assist students in exploring and attaining their professional career goals including self-assessment instruments, individual and group career counseling, a career and life planning course, career development programming, job and internship resources, and on-campus recruiting. Events include: Career Visions trips to network with professionals and alumni, career fair trips, interview fair trips, visits to employers, workshops, presentations, and employer presentations.
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Martin Koyle, MD, MSc, FAAP, FACS, FRCS (Eng.), FRCSC
The Hospital for Sick Children
Women's Auxiliary Chair in Urology and Regenerative Medicine
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University of Toronto
Department of Surgery
Paediatric Urology
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Dr. Martin Koyle joined SickKids as the Head of the Division of Urology, and the University of Toronto as a Professor of Surgery in July of 2011.
He was previously Division Chief at Seattle Children's and the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, where he held the Michael Mitchell Endowed Chair in Paediatric Urology. After completing his medical school education in Winnipeg, Canada, at the University of Manitoba, he undertook residency and fellowship training at Los Angeles – USC Medical Center, Harvard University and in San Francisco.
Koyle completed an M.Sc in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIP) at IHPME at the University of Toronto where he remains on faculty, in addition to being a core faculty member of C-QuIPS (Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety). During his more than a third of a century in academic urology, Koyle has been known for his many innovations and contributions, specifically to the fields of paediatric urology and transplantation, as well as leadership and quality improvement and patient safety.
Research Interests
1. Medical education and efficiencies
2. Reconstructive urology
3. Transplantation
4. Oncology
1. Past President of the Society for Pediatric Urology
2. Past President of the American Association of Pediatric Urologists
3. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
4. National Association of Nurse Practitioners – Physician of the Year Award (Colorado chapter)
- Koyle MA. Hypospadias: a 30-year personal journey. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 100(4): 250-5. Principal Author.
- Hidalgo-Tamola J, Shnorhavorian M and Koyle MA. "Open" minimally invasive surgery in pediatric urology. J Pediatr Urol. 5:221-227, 2009.
- Snodgrass WT, Koyle MA, Baskin LS, and Caldamone AA. Foreskin preservation in penile surgery. J Urol. 176:711-714, 2006.
- Koyle MA, Oottamasathien S, Barqawi A, Rajimwale A, and Furness III PD. Laparoscopic Palomo varicocele ligation in children and adolescents: results of 103 cases. J Urol. 172 (4), Part 2 of 2: 1749-1752, 2004.
- Barqawi AZ, Blyth B, Jordan GH, Ehrlich RM and Koyle MA. Role of laparoscopy in patients with previous negative exploration for impalpable testis. Urology. 61(6):1234-1237, 2003.
- Koyle MA, Hatch DA, Furness III PD, Lovell MA, Odom LF, and Kurzrock EA. Long-term urological complications in survivors younger than 15 months of advanced stage neuroblastoma. J Urol. 166: 1455-1458, 2001.
- Caruso AP, Walsh RA, Wolach JW and Koyle MA. Single scrotal incision orchiopexy for the palpable undescended testicle. J. Urol. 164: 156-159, 2000.
- Snodgrass W, Koyle MA, Manzoni G, Hurwitz R, Caldamone A and Ehrlich R. Incised plate hypospadias repair for proximal hypospadias. J Urol. 159: 2129-2131, 1998.
- Snodgrass W, Koyle M, Manzoni G, Hurwitz R, Caldamone A and Ehrlich R. Tubularized incised plate (TIP) hypospadias repair: Results of a multicenter experience. J Urol. 156: 839-841, 1996.
- Koyle MA, Kaji DM, Duque M, Wild J and Galansky SH. The Malone antegrade continence enema for neurogenic and structural fecal incontinence and constipation. J Urol. 154: 759-761, 1995.
- Koyle MA, Woo HH, Kam I, Lum G, Ford D and Karrer FM. Management of the Lower Urinary Tract in Pediatric Transplantation. Seminars in Urology. XII(2): 74-83, 1994.
- Koyle MA, Woo HH, Kavoussi LR. Laparoscopic Nephrectomy in the first year of life. J. Ped Surg. 28 (5): 693-695, 1993.
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Sports Club of Tampa Bay
The Sports Club, in its 56th year of existence, has a long history of honoring individuals who have excelled at their craft, whether they are an athlete, a coach, or community member while making an impact of the Tampa Bay area. We now have over 80 + men and women who have been honored by our club. In our clubs history, we have contributed more than $1 million for local youths sports organizations. Special thanks to our sponsors, club members, and the Tampa Bay Community.
Carl Hawkins, President Sports Club of Tampa Bay
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On February 14th and 15th, 2014 PHLING is hosting Maryland's second-biannual interdisciplinary research symposium on //beliefs and desires//, as part of our ongoing attitudes project.
On April 6th, 2013, PHLING is hosting Maryland's first-biannual internal, interdisciplinary workshop on //beliefs and desires//, as part of our ongoing attitudes project.
On March 31st and April 1st, 2012, PHLING hosted Maryland's first-biannual interdisciplinary research symposium on //events//, as part of our ongoing events project.
PHLING is at the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Linguistics, at UMD
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Steep Bank Boeing 747 Landing At Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport
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Why the hell, on the 3rd day of my diet, does everyone and thier dog have to talk about ICE CREAM??? Specifically, Blizzards, which is one of my favorite ways to have ICE CREAM! This sucks ass! This is why I can't ever go through with a diet. So far, I've managed to resist, but still, I was crying. I hate it!
So, now that I'm done whining, I am down by 2 pounds from yesterday, and probably close to 5 total, unsure as my scale a home doesn't work, so I'm having to only use the one at work. Oh well, maybe it'll be good news next Tuesday since I won't be able to weigh after Thursday. I'm hoping for some loss.
I need to drop a lot. My final goal right now is 100 pounds. Anything gone daily or weekly is a plus. I really hope I can make it work. I can't deal with being fat anymore. I've wasted too much of my life being fat, I need this change.
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This is a watering system that is created in a way that can help to water and maintain large spaces of gardens or lawns in homes or commercial areas. Irrigation system for landscaped areas is developed in a manner that water is distributed in an even and regular way across a landscape. It is best to design and use a well thought out landscape watering system which will ensure even and equitable flow of water through a landscaped area.
How such a system is designed?
In order to design an irrigation system for landscaping, the size or area of the garden, the lawn as well as geographical location and other utilities need to be considered. The kind of vegetation that exists will also determine the system to be designed. For instance, if there are levels of land, including corrugated raised garden beds these need a certain way of watering to be done. Hence, irrigation system for a garden or lawn can include mobile systems, drip systems or overhead systems as well as underground systems.
Drip systems
These are beneficial when you have vegetable and flower gardens to water. You can install overhead piping with holes that allow water to drip out in a certain rate. Some sophisticated systems will also control the flow of water in these systems. They are beneficial for watering corrugated raised garden beds. This kind of watering system is effective yet simple and is a cost effective measure.
Mobile systems
These are used for watering lawns as well as for vegetable and flower gardens. Here standard hoses are used as well as sprinklers. These can be moved around and watering can be done manually. Sprinklers can be moved and placed in different points of a landscaped area to water the areas effectively. Mobile systems can be reconstructed and moved around. However, for those who are time bound and cannot be manually tending to their gardens, these systems can prove to be a time consuming task.
Overhead systems and others
The overhead systems usually make use of in flower gardens or vegetable patches. However, for lawn irrigation it might not be the solution to opt for. Overhead irrigation cannot be used when there are open spaces of gardens and lawns without overhanging structures. If you wish to implement an overhead system you can make do with tubes and pipes that are installed on stands and timed for water distribution. Other systems include underground irrigation, which includes sprinkler heads and automatic timers. These systems need to be created and are expensive to construct. They are usually set up in public areas where large spaces need to be watered. It is also considered to be an eco friendly way of irrigating the land.


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About A.C.T.
From training to performance, the San Francisco Semester offers students a unique opportunity not just to watch theater but to enter into the life of a professional theater company. An extraordinary community of theater artists, A.C.T. fosters an atmosphere of apprenticeship, where students learn alongside professionals—and everyone has something to learn from one another, whether onstage or in the classroom. From our top-ranked Master of Fine Arts Program to our internationally renowned Young Conservatory, the A.C.T. Conservatory trains hundreds of actors each year. Celebrated alumni include Elizabeth Banks, Benjamin Bratt, Annette Bening, Darren Criss, Harry Hamlin, Anika Noni Rose, Anna Deavere Smith, and Denzel Washington.
With a commitment to world-class performance and education, each season A.C.T. unleashes big, bold productions with innovative artists on our grand, 1,000-seat mainstage, as well as more intimate productions at venues including our downtown black box performance space, The Costume Shop, and A.C.T.'s new 283-seat theater, The Strand in San Francisco's emerging Central Market arts neighborhood.
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What: The 2010 World Cup will be the 12th instalment of the tournament. Originally awarded to the city of Buenos Aires the venue was switched to Rosario when the chosen club in the capital city refused to host due to financial restrictions.
Where: a new 12,000 seater stadium has been built.
When: Aug 29 - Sept 11
Twelve nations (Australia, Argentina, England, China, Holland, New Zealand, Germany, South Africa, Korea, Spain, Japan, India) are drawn in two Pools (A and B) and play each side in their group once before the classification matches take place.
Holland are the current holders and a win in Argentina will mark their seventh triumph in the tournament since its inaugural yesr in 1974.
England finished seventh in 2006 but having recently won bronze at the Champions Trophy have a realistic chance of another medal play-off this summer.
Englands best ever result at a World Cup is 4th in 1990.
Pool A: Holland, Germany, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, India
Pool B: Argentina, China, Spain, England, Korea, South Africa
Who to watch:
Argentina are the team to be at the moment. In form and closing in on Holland to claim the world No1 ranking spot the tournament hosts beat their Dutch rivals in the Champions Trophy final last month to lift their third consecutive trophy.
Holland are sure to challenge for a place in the final and will not surrender their tirle withuot a fight.
England's hopes?
A busy summer schedule has already seen the women win their first ever Champions trophy medal - beating Germany in the play-off for bronze.
En-route to the historic win they also recorded victories over World Cup favourites Argentina and Olympic silver medallists China so confidence in camp should be high.
Coach Danny Kerry has said: "The World Cup in Rosario will, I believe, be a real highlight in all our hockey careers. The passion and enthusiasm of the crowds in Argentina is a sight to behold and we all look forward to the fervour of the event.
"I am sure this will prove invaluable experience to those striving for a place in the Great Britain team for the London 2012 Olympic Games."


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How to Hide Large Pores
Large facial pores can really pull the spotlight away from your natural beauty. Compounding the problem, these pores are often located right in the middle of the face around the nose, cheeks and chin areas. While pores start out as barely visible, they enlarge over time due to age, skin damage, genetics and excess oil production. There may be nothing you can do to change the size of your pores, but there is plenty you can do to disguise their appearances.
Wash your face twice per day with a facial exfoliant that contains salicylic acid. This acid helps dissolve oil and dirt stuck in the pores, thus allowing them to shrink back to their normal size. Massage the exfoliant into the skin using your fingers for at least 30 to 60 seconds before rinsing clean with water.
Apply a small amount of oil-free moisturizer onto your face using your fingers, making sure to rub it in thoroughly. Focus on the areas of skin that contain large pores. Don't apply too much moisturizer.
Apply a pea-sized amount of a silicone-based primer to your skin by gently rubbing it evenly over your face. Concentrate on areas with enlarged pores. The primer will fill them in and smooth out your skin's appearance.
Use a makeup brush to pick up some powder-based foundation that matches your skin tone, then pat it onto your face. Gently patting the foundation on prevents the primer from rubbing off, which can occur with liquid foundations.
Blot your face with oil-absorbing sheets throughout the day to remove excess oil. If desired, you may instead apply a liquid oil-absorbing product under your makeup; this product is designed to absorb oil all day. Blotting papers and liquid oil absorbers are available at drugstores and makeup counters.
If you have oily skin, stop using cream-based moisturizers and other facial products; these products will clog pores and further exacerbate the problem.
If you have dry skin, avoid using harsh products that further dry out the skin; this causes your skin to overcompensate and create more oil.
Do not use light-reflecting powders or foundations; these products can cause your pores to look even larger.
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2012 D*S Gift Guides: For DIY Fans
DIYers are the easiest people to shop for, and I'm not just saying this because I am one. Does anyone remember the scene in Splash (Am I dating myself here? Oh well.) when Tom Hanks gives Daryl Hannah a wrapped gift, and she spends a few minutes petting and admiring the box, thinking it's the actual present? Silly mermaids, so unschooled in the ways of gift giving. But seriously, for DIY fans, a beautiful box or a pretty ribbon IS a great gift in itself, because it's an exciting material and a challenge to create something unexpected.
If you have a DIY lover in your life, you can really have some fun with gift giving. Try putting together a little materials kit based on their style: organic natural materials like birch and twine; a bunch of brightly colored tapes and papers; or a collection of fine fabrics, yarn and thread. DIYers also love learning new skills, so it's a great opportunity to introduce them to a new craft: pair a printing book with a linocut tool, or a macramé book with some beautiful colored cord. If collecting a few items feels overwhelming, you can never go wrong with a beautiful tool, like a brass ruler, wooden storage box or smart-looking apron. These are items that we makers always admire but rarely splurge on for ourselves. Trust me, if you buy a DIY lover a beautiful pair of good scissors, you've made a friend for life — and don't be surprised if you see them save the packaging for a future project. We DIYers just can't help ourselves. Enjoy! — Kate
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Water is one of the vital elements when starting plants from seed. Too much water and your seeds will drown or rot. Too little and they will either fail to germinate or die once they do.
If you are starting your vegetable garden from seed, you have two choices. One, you can start your seeds indoors and then plant them outside as seedlings several weeks later, or you can direct seed into your garden.
There are a number of good reasons to start seeds early indoors. Most importantly, you get ahead of the growing season. This is especially important if you live in a place with a short growing season. Another advantage is that you can tightly control the ideal growing conditions: temperature, moisture, sunlight, etc. A third advantage is cooling that early spring itch to get outside and get something in the ground!
The best candidates for early starts are things like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, eggplant, leeks, onions, parsley, peppers, and tomatoes. Root crops, like beets and carrots do not like to be transplanted and are best sown directly into the garden. Corn and peas are other things that do not take well to a transplanting.
To germinate your seeds you can do one of two things:
1. You can moisten a paper towel, place the seeds in the middle of the paper towel and place it on the window sill in the sunlight.
2. Alternately, you can fill small sections of a seed starting tray with a soil mixture and plant the seeds into the mixture about 1 inch deep. Then water lightly.
Either way, you don't want the seeds sitting in water. You want to have the soil or paper towel moist but not soaked. Let the soil mix dry out just a bit, but not completely, before wetting again. I use a spray bottle to keep my starting mixture moist. The key is good drainage. Make sure that excess water has a way to drain away from the seeds. There are seed starting systems available that work via a capillary system. This keeps your soil at the right moisture level with no work from you but I find the spray bottle method pretty simple.
If you cover your seeds with some loose plastic you will create a mini-greenhouse environment that will hold in both heat and moisture. You will need to get air to the seeds so remove the plastic every once in a while so that you don't get mold formation that can ruin your seeds.
After a few days, two small leaves will appear once your seedlings begin poking through the soil and unfurling. Again, keep the soil moist as the seedling begins to take off.
As the days warm and lengthen you will begin taking your seedlings outdoors to "harden off". That is, to get them used to being outside by putting them out for portions of the day (you will still be bringing them inside at night). Be careful here. The sun and spring winds can dry out that delicate soil in a heartbeat.
When the day comes that you are ready to plant your seedlings into the garden, water them well before the transplant. Once they are in the garden, water them again very well. Finally, to avoid drying out your seedlings try not to transplant during the hottest, sunniest part of the day.
Basic Watering Tips for Starts
Not every plant has the same needs when it comes to watering, but there are some basic rules you should follow according to a website on How to Grow Plants Indoors:
– Wet the soil thoroughly, and the water should be able to drain out of the bottom of the pot. How much you water, and how often purely depends on the type of plant that you are dealing with, so read the seeds or ask the person selling you the plant, how much water does this plant require.
– Now, don't over water, that's probably what kills most plants. If you have too wet of a soil constantly it will lead to problems with the roots. You'll notice that the leaves will become yellow, that's because there is not enough oxygen in the soil because it is too wet.
– When watering the plants, try to use water that is the same temperature as the room. This will insure that the plant doesn't have any shock from too cold or hot water.
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Jim O'Donnell gardens in the mountains of northern New Mexico. A certified permaculture designer and ecological restoration specialist, Jim's first book Notes for the Aurora Society was published in 2009.


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Win passes to see an advance screening of GHOST IN THE SHELL!
If you live in one of the cities below you can enter for a chance to win movie passes to see an advance screening of GHOST IN THE SHELL courtesy of Paramount Pictures! Screenings will take place on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017.
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In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, "The Ghost in the Shell."
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Last year, word leaked that Faena House — the glittering new monument to opulent wealth in the heart of Miami Beach — had sold its penthouse, which had been listed at an insane $50 million. But the buyer and the final price weren't disclosed and, like most observers, we predicted that the final buy "certainly won't be the full $50 million asking price." Because that's a crazy amount of money!
We obviously underestimated just how big the new South Florida luxury property bubble is inflating. Faena House has now confirmed the final price for its rooftop suite: a cool $60 million.
That price shatters the old record for any single-family home in Miami — previously held by $47 million dropped by an unnamed Russian buyer for an Indian Creek mansion in 2012.
There's still no information about who exactly is laying down 60 million bucks for the suite. A spokesperson for Faena tells New Times that they can't reveal any information about the buyer. No property records are available just yet from the county on the deal.
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But whoever bought the place will be in well-moneyed company in the new tower at 3201 Collins Ave. Buyers who have already ponied up for other units in the building include Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, who paid $9.5 million for a condo, and sugar baron Jose Fanjul Jr., who signed on for a $5.15 million unit.
So what does $60 million buy you these days? To start with, 18,253 square feet of space (just more than 8,000 of which is indoors), four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a separate outdoor kitchen, and arguably the best rooftop pool in Miami all to yourself. The 70-foot-long infinity pool offers unobstructed views of Miami's skyline and the Atlantic Ocean.
The sale is sure to reignite debate about how sustainable Miami's latest luxury boom really is. For one thing, it's not clear who's fueling it these days: After years of runaway wealth from Brazil and China pouring into the market, both of those economies have cooled at home.
It also stands in stark contrast to the reality of buying and renting for most Miamians; rents have skyrocketed in the past five years without any corresponding rise in wages. And home prices, as documented by the Miami Herald last weekend, have now soared well out of the reach of most regular residents.


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When you arrive at our hotels in South Tyrol, you are officially on holiday; a time when you are the centre of attention, when you let yourself be pampered, and when you feel 100% at home. This feeling ofwell-being already begins in your room or suite. When you open the door, look around, and take a deep breath, you realise that everything is just as beautiful as you imagined – or, even more beautiful. You admire the view and let yourself fall onto the bed. From that point on, everyday life is a thing of the past. And that's exactly the purpose of a break with us.
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It's a Two Party System
Written by: Joe Morris Doss
Americans feel that we, as individual citizens, lack agency – a sense that we have too little say in what is going on and that we are relatively helpless to do anything about what bothers or concerns us. At the Threshold is offering a series that is intended to examine the causes of that frustration.
Increasing numbers of Americans sense a lack of agency because of the two-party system. Many people seem to feel that this is a limitation on their choices, discounts their individuality, and in various ways "hems" them in. This is a fundamental misunderstanding. (Whatever happened to high school civics classes?) The American system of democracy does not cost individuals any less control or influence. The misunderstanding can, however, lead to an actual lack of agency when a citizen refuses the opportunity to be actively engaged in one of the two parties and participate fully in the political process.
As the song of the West declares it, 'don't fence me in,' is an American theme, Americans are famously independent, offended by being corralled into groupings, and resistant to restricted options. They like the right of voting for anyone they choose, and they like to make up their own mind without having others, or a process, narrow the choices. The very term "Independent" carries a preferential connotation and they like the basic idea of "being my own person." Increasingly, people are registered as Independents. But what are the realities that come of deciding to withdraw from the two-party system? Actually, the more independent or removed from party politics the citizen, the less effect is that citizen's vote or general impact on decision-making.
The American system of democracy is considered a Presidential system, not a Parliamentary system. It is dependent upon having a two-party system. If the two-party system is not working properly, the democracy is not working properly. If a citizen steps outside of the two-party system she or he will be stepping outside of the democratic system except as a spoiler or for the purpose of making a "statement." One can recall very well the undercutting effect the candidacy of a third party had in helping to elect Bill Clinton*, and then the liberal third party candidacy that took enough votes away from Al Gore in Florida to allow the Supreme Court to declare the election of George W. Bush.
The only exception to this reality has been those rare but important moments in history when a newly formed party has been capable of replacing one of the two parties within the existing system. In such a case, the new party has replaced the defunct party; it did not join the other two to become a multi-party system. If Americans are not satisfied with the limited choices presented within the two-party system it will become necessary to change the constitution radically enough to establish a parliamentary system.
When the United States formed its democracy, the founding fathers had to invent the wheel. The model to which they had reference was monarchy. They did not want a king and they were going to make sure about limiting the power of their government's leader, as well as making sure of checks and balances on all officials, bodies, and even branches of government. But it was assumed that governance was centered on a leader, which they limited to terms of office as a presider, or "President." Very quickly, certain new insights, practices, and institutions became revealed as necessary. For example, it rather soon became apparent that the judicial branch had to be empowered to determine if the legislative decisions were constitutional.
One of the American democratic institutions that almost immediately appeared and became institutionalized, even though not considered, or even thought of, during the Constitutionals Convention, was the political party. Just as quickly as they appeared it was as two rival parties. The system seemed to emerge "naturally" out of differences defined by the personalities, different proclivities, and disagreements among the founding fathers.
Meanwhile, this more radical form of democracy begun in American soon began to spread among the community of nation-states that had been ruled by kings and lords. These rulers and ruling classes had been having their power checked (especially financing of policies, programs, wars, etc.) in the development of a Parliamentary system, in many cases for over a period of centuries. Because Parliaments and the systems to constitute and run them were already established it was only necessary to adjust to that system rather than adopt the new American Presidential system.
The earliest parliaments had gradually become the fundamental agent of government instead of a monarch. Centered not in a presiding executive, but on a primary legislative leader, this variation of democracy became the prevailing model for most developing democracies. Votes in national elections are not cast directly for a leader, but for the local legislator to serve in Parliament. This becomes, in effect a vote for the leader of the party to which the legislator voted for belongs. Without going into further complexities, this direct system of voting for a legislator and indirect system of voting for the leader of government opens options to chose from and the number of parties that participate meaningfully in government.
Fortunately, to date the American system that is limited to two effective governing parties has worked well enough that it has been maintained despite the far greater popularity of the parliamentary multiparty system around the world. Perhaps Americans will "change our mind" if the gridlock recently experienced continues, with the majority of the legislature so often acting in majority opposition to the President and the executive branch. But until the whole system changes Americans have to realize that the limitations are real.
Message to America: it is romantically unrealistic to suppose that voting for a third party candidate is going to have any effect in the pending election other than to undercut one of the candidates nominated by the two parties, or to make a statement of some sort of protest.
*"…most analysts conclude that his (Ross Perot's) presence (Perot won 18.9% of the popular vote) drew support away from incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush (who won 37.5%) and helped swing the election to Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas (43%)." (Wikipedia)


text: A fascinating, not to say spirited, study of the play of alcohol in Gilded Age history, focusing on the neighborhood bar. At the outset of her book, Powers (History/Univ. of New Orleans) defends her choice of subject, arguing that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries American saloons were the focal points for local politics, union organizing, and community-building. But, she continues, she is more interested in the way that those who frequented the saloon built a community around drink, a community with its own lore, music, jargon, and customs. The saloon, which began as a somewhat high-toned alternative to the usual tavern, drew in large crowds of workingmen (and some women, and even some children), who found inside the swinging doors a place to escape from daily hardships—and to cash paychecks and find a proverbial free lunch, that powerful and now long bygone enticement to spend one's lunch hour or evening wrapped around a mug and a shot glass. Powers studies the changing drinking habits of Americans through several waves of immigrants, with Anglo-Saxon hard cider giving way to German beer, Italian wine, and upper-crust French cocktails. She unearths wonderful, sometimes improbably sentimental drinking songs. She details the subjects of conversation in the saloon—religion, of course, and politics, and sports. And she examines the people gathered around the bar; the Irish were, of course, notorious for their hard-drinking ways, she writes, but were never so badly demonized as were rural, southern African-Americans, whose escape into drink has not been much studied. At each turn she has much to say about the changing face of American culture in a momentous time, and she says it with uncommon clarity. Social history with a hard edge, highly recommended. (16 b&w photos, not seen)


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Here's a delightful appetizer salad that's great for any summertime occasion. I brought it to a potluck party over the weekend and everyone loved it! 🙂
Serves: 8-10 people
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: about 1 minute
1 package/box organic spring mix
2 cups blueberries
2 cups raspberries
1 large ripe papaya
2/3 cup raw apple cider vinegar
Special Note: You can also simply drizzle the salad with olive oil, instead of tossing it in raw apple cider vinegar.
- Wash, drain and dry spring mix, blueberries and raspberries.
- Chop papayas into cubes.
- Toss spring mix, blueberries, raspberries and papaya in a salad bowl with the apple cider vinegar.
- Enjoy!


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Release Date: 2005 |
Album Rating: 3.0I figured someone would jump on this after Eliminator deleted his, but I guess not, so here's mine.
This has always been the only Oberst album I couldn't sit through, and I don't know why. Good job reviewing it though.
Also, this was 2005, not 2004.
Review is good, Bright eyes aren't bad.
good review. my least fav. bright eyes cd and very dissapointing compared to i'm wide awake.
ps. jungler, did you see my post in the joan of arc review
Album Rating: 3.0I hadn't seen it, but I just sent it after you reminded me. Enjoy the album, I just can't get enough of it lately.
nice e-mail address by the way :lol:
Album Rating: 4.0I want to like this so much more than i actually do.
Album Rating: 3.5i really like this album unlike the other conor albums, which are way too whiny^^
Album Rating: 2.0Goddamn this album is really boring.
But great review as always.
I never bothered to pick it up. WOOOO.
oblivioncry what album was too whiny for you?
Album Rating: 4.5amazing album. you skipped the better tracks to review the more mainstream songs though, wheres the love for Hit The Switch or I Believe in Symmetry (you have it as Sympathy tho on the track list)
Album Rating: 3.0i bought this last night. i only listened to like 2 songs and went to bed. it was kind of boring. i'll listen to the rest tonight and rate it soon.
i dont remember why i used to love bright eyes
maybe thats a good thing
Easy/Lucky/Free is a great song. I have yet to pick up the album, but I'm really into Conor's work so I'll prolly end up grabbing it.
Album Rating: 4.0album doesn't get enough credit
That's because I'm Wide Awake was more popular.
Probably get this next. After getting lifted... I'm wide Awake really seems uninteresting and kinda boring.
Dance music? Eh... I don't know about that. But I don't dance so who knows. The lyrics on this album are great.
amazing album. you guys are crazy..
Album Rating: 3.0it's alright
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Let me start this blog off by introducing myself. My name is Laura. I believe I am reverting in age. Like that Brad Pitt movie. You know, Benjamin Button. I just keep getting younger, its very peculiar.
I was with the same man and married for 20 years (yes we were very young) now divorced for 6 years… don't worry, all of the nitty gritty details will eventually be told my dear ladies…do not fear. I like to share. I can't help myself.
I reside just 40 minutes outside of beautiful Vancouver, BC. Canada. Honestly one of the most amazing places to live.
I have two grown children (how they grew up so fast when I still feel like I'm only 25, I'm not too sure)
My son is 22 and daughter is 20. I adore them, but what mother doesn't think the world of her kids? I also have a fur baby. He's a yorkie-poo (mutt) who just turned 13 this month. Also adorable. Obviously.
I work full time in the cosmetics industry in management/make up artist and love my job as I am a bonafide makeup junkie. So it's exactly where I belong. Well perhaps, not entirely 'exactly' where I belong but…for now it's where I belong.
My love of cosmetics, literature and so many other traits came from my mother. Looking back she was a much bigger influence in my life then I even truly realized until recently. Isn't that funny? I mean, not literally funny, like ha ha, but more like ironic funny. Of course she would be a major influence in my life in huge ways! Yet I've spent most of my life saying how different we are. But really, we're probably more alike then not! I'll revisit this topic more I'm sure. I think I'm on to something here Sherlock.
At the age of five I was already fascinated by red lipstick and painted finger nails. I was a complete girlie girl and loved everything to do with beauty. I was mesmerized watching my mother cover her face in noxema cold cream and would insist I do the same. So there we would be, in the washroom, faces slathered in white cold cream. The longer it sits on your face the better. That's what I was told. Yea, I've learnt that's not true, but whatever. My grandmother had done the same her whole life, my mother also, as did I until I realized there was a whole other world of fabulous products to chose from. And more is not better. However my mother happens to have very beautiful skin to this day so the noxema couldn't have been that bad!
Growing up my mother was extremely crafty and always had some project on the go. Whether it was creating and painting ceramic dishes and ornaments, cross stitching, knitting, flower arranging, baking, painting. You name it, at that time, she was doing it. We really didn't have much else to do otherwise. We lived in a very small town in Ontario. When I say small town, I mean no traffic lights, only one stop sign and everyone knows what you had last night for dinner kind of small town.
My memories are packed full of her teaching my younger sister and I how to do all of these wonderful creations. We'd make Christmas ornaments that took literally hours to hand paint just one. We would make different crafts and give them for gifts and sometimes we would make enough to sell at craft fairs or just to neighbours who asked to buy from us.
My mother also read books. A lot of books. We always had books around and she typically had one or two books on the go at any given time. This encouraged me to want to read as well. I ended up having to read whatever she was reading and what was available to me. So it was mostly a choice between John Grisham or Danielle Steele. I can't even tell you how many Danielle Steele books I read.
Hmmm…that might help explain why I grew up with such a fairy tale outlook on romance. . .It was the damn romance novels!
Therapy? Pffft. Who needs it? I can analyze my whole life, all right here as I write! Stay tuned. This should be interesting. I can't wait to see what else I figure out!
I believe to this day that my mother's influence of reading helped me breeze through all of my English courses in high school and college. This instilled in me my love of books and my desire to write. I remember in grade 11 an English teacher told me I should consider becoming a journalist after handing in an essay assignment about pro choice. He ended up sending it into a major news magazine contest for students. Being so young and unaware, I didn't pay too much attention when it wasn't chosen to be published. However, it was filed in my mind and in later years I had more appreciation to what an honor it was to have even been chosen at all. It has always been a far away dream of mine to write a book. Let me just insert here that I was saying this years before every second person on the planet was saying they wanted to write a book! What is the deal with that? Everyone wants to be a rock star, reality star or author now a days.
For a long time it has felt like something is missing, something doesn't feel quite right. Like I'm not living the life I'm supposed to be living. Does that make sense to anyone? Does anyone else relate to what I'm saying?
If I'm being completely honest, I've been trying to surpress this imbalance most of my adult life. In recent years I have been more in tune to my intuition and trying to figure out what my soul's true purpose is. It's easier said then done. Life has a way of keeping you occupied and confined to living our day to day responsibilities, time ticks on. I know I can't be alone in this feeling and this reality that many people experience. It's like we get trapped or stuck then it's difficult to make the necessary changes to find your true purpose.
This is when it kind of hit me. It was like an Oprah 'ah ha' moment. It occurred to me that I can combine some of my passions into a blog. Everything in my life that keeps me inspired and motivated. Everything that truly fuels my soul I can combine in my writing. Music, cosmetics, fashion and beauty, health, baking, art, photography, family, love and relationships and yes, even the dreaded, yet oh so exciting topic of dating after divorce. So awesome, yay me, I get to live that reality!
Not positive this blog is the answer to my void, but it's a start in the right direction. Sometimes the path is not set out clearly in front of us but we have to begin somewhere and learn to listen to our instinct. Being a huge fan of Oprah (and paying top dollar to see her live at one of her motivational speech stops here in Vancouver a few months ago) she talks a lot about following your instinct and listening to your 'gut' and you will never be lead astray. Never.
I listened intently and took every word to heart. Her words made sense and I decided to commit to following my true desires in life and just see where it takes me.
I will share my journey of seeking and searching for answers, fulfillment of true happiness and in the process we can learn and inspire one another. Most definitely we will share more than a few laughs, experiences and hopefully learn a few valuable lessons along the way.
So please join me on my twisted, challenging, amazingly awesome, unpredictable (and predictable) road of life.
Everyone has a story. This is my story….
Let's begin shall we?
Laura xo


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A history of Iker Casillas vs. Gianluigi Buffon through the years
It is rare that two players from different countries, with very different backgrounds and personalities, come to be so closely identified as peers. But the fates of goalkeepers Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon have been so intertwined over the last two decades that it can be hard to talk about one without mentioning the other.
Juventus' Buffon (39) and Porto's Casillas (35) have 13 league titles, 42 major trophies and 334 international appearances between them. On Tuesday night, they meet for the 18th (and what could be final) time as their clubs look to progress from the Champions League round of 16.
The course of their past meetings reads like a history of club and international football in the 21st Century.
Buffon made his senior debut for Parma aged 17 back in 1995, while Casillas was named on the Real Madrid bench aged 16 in 1997, and broke into the first-team two years later. By then the Spaniard had fixed on the Italian as the model to follow.
"At 14, I began to enjoy his way of playing, his way of being," Casillas told UEFA.com recently. "Then we grew up together, with very similar careers, and have won almost everything. We have a healthy rivalry, and share a lot of affection."
It took a while for the pair to meet competitively, but by 2003 when they faced off for Juve and Madrid respectively, they were the world's top two goalkeepers. Buffon had the better of that clash, crucially saving a Luis Figo penalty late in their Champions League semifinal second leg.
The Serie A side also won their 2005 round-of-16 UCL meeting and Buffon asserted his authority as the best goalkeeper in the business at the World Cup in 2006, when his saves were vital as Italy won the tournament. Casillas and Spain crashed out to France in the first knockout stage.
But then came Spain's breakthrough at international level at Euro 2008 -- with the key game being the quarterfinal against Buffon's Italy when "San Iker" saved two penalties in the shootout after neither keeper was beaten over the 120 minutes.
Spain raced to 2010 World Cup glory, while defending champions Italy crashed out in the groups without winning a game. Four years later the pair faced off again at Euro 2012. By that stage Buffon was still Italy's No. 1 but not at his best and the balance of power shifted further. Their group stage meeting finished 1-1, but Spain swept to a 4-0 victory in their rematch in the final, as Casillas kept five straight clean sheets on the way to lifting a third straight international trophy.
A year later, he also had the last laugh at the 2013 Confederations Cup as Spain triumphed 7-6 over Italy on penalties in the semifinals, but eventually fell to champions Brazil.
Things were soon to swing around again however, as Casillas' confidence ebbed following a row with Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho when he was dropped for Diego Lopez. This led Buffon to come to his rival's defence ahead of a Champions League group game at the Bernabeu in October 2013.
"I admire Iker a lot," he said. "I respect him much more as a man because of this. Iker has always shown himself to be a great champion, and in these negative situations great champions can, due to their character, find this competitive rage when they return to play."
Casillas won the Champions League that season but following a disastrous World Cup 2014, the Spain keeper lost his international place to David De Gea. But Buffon did not fare much better at the tournament either as Italy also crashed out in the group stages. Though the next few years saw the Italian go from strength to strength.
Buffon was key to Juventus' run to the 2015 Champions League final -- knocking out Casillas' Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate on the way -- while the veteran also set a new Serie A record the following season as he went 929 minutes without conceding a goal.
By the time the pair met again at Euro 2016, Casillas could only watch from the bench as the 38-year-old Buffon defied the years to make key saves as Italy won their Euro 2016 round-of-16 tie 2-0.
After so many years, it would have been a shame for their rivalry to end on that note. Luckily for football fans around the world, a move to Porto reinvigorated Casillas and this season's Champions League round-of-16 draw has offered another chance for two of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time to meet again.
At this stage of their careers, both are quite comfortable with the attention that has brought.
@gianluigibuffon , what do you think? For me, you the best!! ? https://t.co/IxXD5feh9W- Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) January 24, 2017
@IkerCasillas @ChampionsLeague I don't choose. We are the best?- Gianluigi Buffon (@gianluigibuffon) January 25, 2017
Casillas still has the upper hand in international clashes (W5, D3, L1) but Juve's 2-0 win in the first leg, after which the two veterans shared a meaningful hug, means that their club record is balanced (W3, D2, L3).
Juve are big favourites to win again on Tuesday, and give Buffon the likely final say in their personal battle. Pundits might differ over who which was the better keeper over the years, but the two men themselves seem content with their shared professional and personal respect.
- UCL semifinal first leg. May 6, 2003 -- Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus
- UCL semifinal second leg. May 14, 2003 -- Juventus 3-1 Real Madrid
- International friendly. April 28, 2004 -- Italy 1-1 Spain
- UCL round of 16 first leg. Feb. 22, 2005 -- Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus
- UCL round of 16 second leg. March 9, 2005 -- Juventus 2-0 Real Madrid
- International friendly. March 26, 2008 -- Spain 1-0 Italy
- European Championship quarterfinal. June 22, 2008 -- Italy 0-0 Spain (Spain win 4-2 on pens)
- International friendly. Aug. 10, 2011 -- Italy 2-1 Spain
- European Championship group game. June 10, 2012 -- Spain 1-1 Italy
- European Championship final. July 1, 2012 -- Spain 4-0 Italy
- Confederations Cup. June 27, 2013 -- Spain 0-0 Italy (Spain win 7-6 on pens)
- UCL group stage. Oct. 23, 2013 -- Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus
- UCL group stage. Nov. 5, 2013 -- Juventus 2-2 Real Madrid
- International friendly. March 5, 2014 -- Spain 1-0 Italy
- UCL semifinal first leg. May 5, 2015 -- Juventus 2-1 Real Madrid
- UCL semifinal second leg. May 13, 2015 -- Real Madrid 1-1 Juventus
- UCL round of 16 first leg. Feb. 22, 2017 - Porto 0-2 Juventus
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WASHINGTON — Ken Burns, introducing his mammoth new PBS project "The Vietnam War" to a Kennedy Center crowd on Tuesday that included Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) and former Secretary of State John Kerry, asked for veterans in the audience to stand up and remain standing.
A couple dozen men, largely in their 70s, many still vigorous but with white hair, rose to audience applause and cheers.
Then, Burns asked for any anti-war demonstrators to stand up.
After some nervous laughter, more men, also graying, stood up to more clapping from the audience.
"I couldn't tell the difference," Burns said.
"The Vietnam War" is 18 hours long and will be shown over the span of two weeks starting on Sunday, and Burns talked of the series as a way to find reconciliation over a time period that sharply divided the country.
"So much of the division that we experience today, the hyper partisanship, we think the seeds of that were sown in Vietnam," Burns said. "Most of us have buried our heads in the sand about it. It didn't turn out very well for us. Many of us have adopted sort of set, certain opinions that existed in our hardened silos for more than 42 years since the fall of Saigon, comfortable in our certainty but unable to have an open and civil discourse about it."
Burns said that he and his co-director, Lynn Novick, are hoping "that we can change that with this film," with its comprehensive approach.
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"We hope that in showing this 360 degree view we might remind people that there is no one truth in war, that it is possible, as Wynton Marsalis told us in our jazz series, that a thing, and an opposite of a thing, could be true at the same time."
About 45 minutes of clips were shown to the crowd, which included former senators John Warner and Bob Kerry, Lynda Carter, Diane Lane, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Admiral Mike Mullen. Also present were Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, the underwriter of the event and major corporate funder of the series, along with WETA CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller and Patricia Harrison, the CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Hilary Rosen, Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-Mass.), Tammy Haddad, Jonathan Martin, Robert Costa and Mark Shields.
Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense, said that it was "most compelling, most comprehensive, most honest telling of this story."
The filmmakers later joined Vietnam veterans Hagel, Kerry and McCain for a panel moderated by Martha Raddatz.
McCain recalled working with Kerry during the 1990s on normalizing relations with Vietnam, which has "contributed significantly to the healing process which still goes on to this day."
Kerry said that the film "recognizes that the great lesson we learned is that we should never confuse the warriors with the war. It takes a long time for a family to get to a place where they can say, 'My brother, my son, didn't die in vain. They served our country. They are patriots.'"
McCain talked about the need for shared sacrifice.
"There was a division in America because we had a draft, and those who were drafted were lower income Americans who didn't have a college education and couldn't get a deferment," he said. "And when you see those pictures of those young people, they came from the lowest income level mostly. That's not right. If we are going to fight a war, we should be able to ask everybody to fight in it. And that is one of the lessons."
McCain then ran through three lessons from Vietnam. "Tell the American people the truth. Make everybody be involved if we are going to be involved. And three, learn what victory means and don't forget it."
Photo from Bank of America: Chuck Hagel, Lynn Novick, John McCain, Ken Burns, Anne Finucane, Brian Moynihan and John Kerry.


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The importance of reaching the right person with the right message at the right time cannot be underestimated for both brand awareness and long term loyalty. By 2018, Gartner predicts that B2B firms with effective personalisation will outsell their competitors without this capability by 30%.
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If ever our worlds would connect IRL, let me just tell you that I'm awfully quiet. So, say, for some reason you want to ~*~get to know~*~ me, here's the lowdown:
1. If there's one little perk I wish the Boss upstairs would've given me, it's not to suck at small talk. Because I am so bad at it. I suck at filling those empty gaps in those wordless moments. That's why I don't start the conversation. Ever. So be a nice person and ask questions to keep the ball rolling. Tell a joke no matter how lame it is. Okay. Not too lame.
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On August 6, 1994, the town of Urretxu in Gipuzkoa played host to the first Euskal Encounter, a LAN party or a gathering of people with computers or compatible game consoles in which a local area network (LAN) connection is established between the devices, primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer video games together.
The initial event–originally termed the Euskal Amiga Party–took place over the course of one day in the Ederrena fronton and included thirty-six participants. Today, the Euskal Encounter has expanded to become a general meeting place for computing professionals an enthusiasts. The latest edition of the event, Euskal Encounter 26, was held over a four-day period between July 26 and 29 in the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC) and was attended by five thousand people.
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Side Effects: Steven Soderbergh Talks Final Filmby Joel D Amos at . Comments
According to Steven Soderbergh, the director is walking away from the cinematic world (at least for a while) after the theatrical release of Side Effects and the television movie Behind the Candelabra (a biopic about Liberace) starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas. We've ranked the Top 10 Steven Soderbergh movies, and audiences will get to see if Side Effects joins that list when it premieres February 8.
If he's going out now, he could not have chosen a better final movie with Side Effects (stay tuned for our review). The psychological thriller stars Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta Jones in a mind-bender that recalls the mysteries of another cinematic era.
We caught up with Soderbergh as he talked about his secret to working with the same actors and why they keep coming back, what's next and why Behind the Candelabra compelled him to mount a television movie.
First, we wondered what the key to Soderbergh's success is with actors who all seem to want to return to working with him. "I'm a big screamer because you get things done when you yell at people," Soderbergh said and laughed.
Tatum alone in the last year has appeared in the director's Side Effects, Magic Mike and Haywire. Law appeared in his Contagion and Jones won an Oscar for her work on Traffic.
As teased in our Side Effects exclusive trailer, this isn't your usual drama. It has layers and Soderbergh feels it puts up a mirror to society and a battle that we hardly knew we were waging.
"Scott (Burns, screenwriter) had a great phrase, he thought the movie was about the fact that we've declared war on sadness and I thought that was a great way at looking at the movie and that's the way I was thinking about it because I think we do that here," Soderbergh said. "Somehow the idea that we have peaks and valleys has become an issue and there needs to be an equilibrium that's common to everyone which seems strange."
He also liked how the story shifts from one star's story (Mara, as shown in this Side Effects clip) to another. "It does another unusual thing in that it starts off being from Rooney's point of view and then about halfway through you shift to Jude's point of view. And making sure that was happening in a way that wasn't too obvious was something we talked about a lot," Soderbergh said.
That was indeed a challenge. "For me there were lots of things to think about both on a micro level and a macro level so it was fun. We rehearse, sort of. I just like to save it for when we're rolling. It happens pretty quickly."
The movie itself also shifts on many pivots, that continually keep the audience guessing. "What was fun for me about this was there were several different sort of layers on top of it that needed to be coordinated because it starts as movie 'A' and then it sort of becomes movie 'B' and then it becomes movie 'C,' he added. "I had to make sure stylistically that when these shifts happened, the story was taking a turn but the directorial choices were consistent."
Given that it's such a miss a moment and you're lost thriller, how does a director talk about Side Effects without giving anything away?
"There's an issue, fortunately, that's pretty fascinating and complex. You can talk about that. You can talk about the genre," Soderbergh said. He then compared Side Effects to a few other movies that would be difficult to discuss as well. "We talked about Fatal Attraction. We talked about Jagged Edge. There was a kind of thriller that used to be made that was really fun to watch and they kind of stopped being made. I don't know why. I was watching Double Indemnity last night and it's like that -- it's one of those movies that just keep turning."
If Behind the Candelabra is a closing bookend to his first film, sex, lies and videotape, Soderbergh is more than pleased. "I felt very fortunate for Candelabra falling where it did, not only because I've worked with Michael (Douglas) and Matt (Damon) before, but it seemed to exist in a continuum for my first film," Soderbergh said.
"At the end of the day, it was a relationship movie and the core of it was two people in a room. The difference in this case was they were in a hot tub. So I look at that as quite a progression."
When it comes to what he will do next with his life, Soderbergh leans back, smiles and says, "Nothing."