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This week: Transformers 3 holds steady at the top of the box office, while Horrible Bosses grosses an impressive $28 million to take the runner-up spot; Ghost Rider meets The Masters of the Web at Comic Con; Kang, Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Slater and McCallany join Stallone for Headshot; will Mel Gibson be in Mad Max 4 after all? Johnny Depp gets closer to Pirates of the Caribbean 5 as he makes $350 million from the Disney franchise!
Transformers: Dark of the Moon topped the box office on its second week of release. The Michael Bay directed action extravaganza grossed an estimated $47 million over the weekend to raise its total cume to $261 million, making it the highest grossing film of the year, so far. The Shia LaBeouf starring/CGI-fest dipped in the region of 54% from last weekend – a decent hold from its debut. The film is now closing in on $600 million at the worldwide box office.
The summer of 2011 will be known as the summer where people loved to laugh. Comedy, or more specifically R-rated comedy, is very popular this year - and the summer season has seen Bridesmaids, The Hangover Part II and Bad Teacher all make a decent profit at the box office. The latest crowd-pleaser is Horrible Bosses, which launched this week with an estimated $28 million. The film stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis as they try and kill their horrible bosses - with Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, and Jennifer Aniston relishing in their titular roles. Solid critical response (read our Horrible Bosses review) mean that this could have strong enough legs to take it near the $100 million mark.
Fellow comedy Zookeeper debuted in third place, with $21 million. The Kevin James film, in which he stars as a.. er... Zookeeper who talks to animals (yawn) had a moderate start considering James' apparent box office clout. The film will have to draw in the family audience to assure profitability, but it'll more than likely turn a small profit when all is said and done.
Cars 2 sped away with another $15 million over the weekend and upped its total take to $148 million. The Disney Pixar film probably won't match its $200 million production budget at the US box office, but international grosses and ancillaries is where the profit will be made.
Cameron Diaz's Bad Teacher brought in an estimated $9 million, for a $78 million total. The film might just make it to the magic $100 million. Maybe.
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts' Larry Crowne tumbled more than 50% since its debut. The Hanks directed comedy should see the weekend in with an estimated $6.2 million, for a disappointing $26.5 million total - though the film only cost $30 million.
Super 8 banked another $5 million and upped its total to $118 million, while Monte Carlo brought in a smidgen under $4 million for a $16 million cume.
Serious under-performer Green Lantern grossed just over $3 million for a total of $109 million, while a $2.8 million take saw Jim Carrey's Mr Popper's Penguins raise its gross to almost $58 million.
Bridesmaids upped its gross to $158 million after banking $2.7 million, while Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris scored $2.6 million and moved closer to $40 million - for a worldwide gross in the region of $70 million.
Movie News
1. We recently told you that the Masters of the Web panel at the San Diego Comic Con would feature our own Vic Holtreman (along with other, equally enjoyable web personalities). Now comes the news that the panel will be moderated by Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance co-director Brian Taylor and Marvel Entertainment chief Ari Arad.
The duo will discuss the forthcoming Nicolas Cage comic book adaptation, before addressing the panel and taking questions from the audience. You see it's just like they say; "everything in moderation."
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2. Sylvester Stallone's Headshot has now (allegedly) been re-titled Bullet in the Head, and Sung Kang has been confirmed as Thomas Jane's replacement in the Walter Hill directed action film. According to Jane, he was replaced because producer Joel Silver wanted to make the team-up more "ethnic" - like Silver's Lethal Weapon franchise and Hill's 48 Hour movies.
Variety also reports that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christian Slater and Holt McCallany have joined the cast of the film which is currently shooting in New Orleans. The trade states:
"Stallone stars as a New Orleans hitman who teams with a Gotham cop (Sung Kang, Fast Five) to take down the killers of their respective partners.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje is set to play the main villain, a powerful attorney who's trying to cover up his scam to exploit poor neighborhoods that have been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Slater will play a local handler who acts as a middleman, while McCallany will play a dirty cop who's partners with Kang."
Source: Moviehole & Variety
3. Mel Gibson hasn't had a great time recently on the personal front. From a professional perspective he's had a pretty rough time too, as The Beaver grossed less than $1 million at the US box office and his cameo was ditched from The Hangover Part II. He's already got the thriller How I Spent My Summer Vacation in the can awaiting release and there were recent murmurings that the star would join the ensemble cast of the European-set Sleight of Hand – but (at the minute) that doesn't seem to be the case.
However, apart from that there doesn't appear to be much else in the pipeline for the Hollywood icon.
In recent years, we've heard plenty of rumors that Gibson would star in Lethal Weapon 5 and Mad Max 4, but then it appeared Lethal Weapon would get the remake treatment and Tom Hardy was cast in Mad Max: Fury Road.
However, there is a new report that Gibson will indeed be starring in the next Mad Max film!
Showbiz Spy has a source that states:
"Mad Max 4 was always intended to have a new, younger actor as the star by Mel is thinking of taking another role. He is working hard to put his life and career back on track and sees Mad Max as the perfect vehicle to do that. The role was his big break and the franchise could yet put him back on the map."
Could this be true?
Well, yeah – but take it with a very small grain of salt.
George Miller has been trying to get Gibson to reprise his role in Mad Max for around a decade, and it was Gibson's choice not to return to the part, leaving the door open for The Dark Knight Rises star Hardy to slip into Max's leathers. Now, if Gibson is trying to get his career back on track then returning to one of most iconic roles is a good way of doing so. The latest Mad Max film has been beset by a multitude of problems, and the delays could mean that the script has been retooled to fit Gibson into the script, maybe book-ending the film or possibly taking on a mentor role?
This is pure (and unsubstantiated) speculation, so don't hold out too much hope until (if) there is any official confirmation.
Source: Showbiz Spy
4. Now that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office, it appears that Disney is eager to get started on the a fifth installment of the hugely successful franchise - and it also looks like Johnny Depp is close to signing on (presumably for another hefty paycheck).
The Wrap says "that a rough draft for the script was in, and that producer Bruckheimer and others were meeting intensively - three and four times a week - on improving it. A deal will depend on whether Depp likes the script, but this individual said the broad strokes were in place for a deal with the lead actor"
Apparently "Depp likes what he sees. He's negotiating for the movie."
The franchise has been amazingly profitable for Disney and for Depp, who has allegedly pocketed close to $350 million since the franchise began in 2003.
Not bad going for a man who was once deemed a Hollywood outsider.
Given that On Stranger Tides opened to negative critical reception, if Depp signs on to Pirates of the Caribbean 5 - is it evidence that he has sold out to the mighty dollar?
Source: The Wrap
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Palawan Fate (Busong) (2011)
- Studio: Independent
- Release: October 17, 2011
- Director: Auraeus Solito
- Writer: Auraeus Solito, Henry Burgos
- Cast: Bonivie Budao, Alessandra de Rossi, Rodrigo Santikan
Video archive for the film Palawan Fate (Busong), which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2011. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Happy viewing!
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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor, and producer.
Samuel L. Jackson has sometimes been credited as Sam, King of Cool or Mr Cool.
Samuel L. Jackson was born Samuel Leroy Jackson on December 21st, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
As an actor, Samuel L. Jackson has performed in movies such as Shaft, released in 2000 in which he plays John Shaft, Resurrecting the Champ (2007) (character: Champ), Vengeance: A Love Story (2010) playing John Dromoor, The Samaritan (2012) as Foley, Unbreakable 2 (2012) in which he portrays Elijah Price, and Soul Men (2008) (Louis).
Samuel L. Jackson has also produced movies such as The Samaritan, released in 2012, Cleaner (2007), The 51st State (2001), Eve's Bayou (1997).
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Samuel L. Jackson as "Valentine" in "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014)
Written by Matthew Vaughn (screenplay), Dave Gibbons (comic book "The Secret Service"), and Mark Millar (comic book "The Secret Service"), "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (also known as "The Secret Service") is a Thriller/Action film, released in the USA on December 13 of 2014 . Colin Firth (Harry Hart) and Taron Egerton (Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin) are starring, alongside Samuel L. Jackson (Valentine), Mark Strong (Merlin), Sophie Cookson (Roxy) and Sofia Boutella (Gazelle).
Samuel L. Jackson as "Nick Fury" in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014)
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (also known as "Captain America 2") is an Action/Adventure/Fantasy film directed by Joe Russo, and written by Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Jack Kirby (comic book), Joe Simon (comic book) and Ed Brubaker (concept and story), released in the USA on April 04 of 2014 . Chris Evans (Steve Rogers) and Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff) are starring, alongside Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Emily VanCamp (Sharon Carter).
Samuel L. Jackson ("Sgt. Wes Luger") and Emilio Estevez ("Sgt. Jack Colt") in "Loaded Weapon 1" (1993)
"Loaded Weapon 1" (also known as "Palle in canna", "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1") is an Action/Comedy/Crime film directed by Gene Quintano, and written by Don Holley (screenplay), released in the USA on February 05 of 1993 . Emilio Estevez (Sgt. Jack Colt) is starring, alongside Samuel L. Jackson (Sgt. Wes Luger), Jon Lovitz (Becker), Tim Curry (Mr. Jigsaw), Kathy Ireland (Miss Destiny Demeanor) and Frank McRae (Captain Doyle).
Samuel L. Jackson as "Sgt. Wes Luger" in "Loaded Weapon 1" (1993)
Samuel L. Jackson ("Sgt. Wes Luger") and Emilio Estevez ("Sgt. Jack Colt") in "Loaded Weapon 1" (1993)
Samuel L. Jackson as "Dr. Harry Adams" in "Sphere" (1998)
Released in the USA on February 13 of 1998, "Sphere" (also known as "Sphere - Die Macht aus dem All", "Sfera") is a Horror/Science Fiction/Thriller film directed by Barry Levinson, and written by Stephen Hauser (screenplay) and Kurt Wimmer (adaptation) . Dustin Hoffman (Dr. Norman Goodman) and Sharon Stone (Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin) are starring, alongside Samuel L. Jackson (Dr. Harry Adams), Peter Coyote (Captain Harold C. Barnes), Liev Schreiber (Dr. Ted Fielding) and Queen Latifah (Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher).
Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu in Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), and Yoda in Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Samuel L. Jackson as "Jules Winnfield" in "Pulp Fiction" (1994)
Starring John Travolta (Vincent Vega), Samuel L. Jackson (Jules Winnfield), Tim Roth (Pumpkin (Ringo)), Amanda Plummer (Honey Bunny (Yolanda)), Eric Stoltz (Lance) and Bruce Willis (Butch Coolidge), "Pulp Fiction" (also known as "Black Mask") is a Crime/Drama film directed by Quentin Tarantino, released in the USA on October 14 of 1994.
Samuel L. Jackson ("Jules Winnfield") and John Travolta ("Vincent Vega") in "Pulp Fiction" (1994)
Samuel L. Jackson as "Russell Franklin" in "Deep Blue Sea" (1999)
Directed by Renny Harlin, "Deep Blue Sea" (also known as "Blu profondo") is an Action/Horror/Thriller film, released on July 26 of 1999 in the USA . Thomas Jane (Carter Blake) is starring, alongside Saffron Burrows (Dr. Susan McCallister), LL Cool J (Sherman 'Preacher' Dudley), Michael Rapaport (Tom "Scoggs" Scoggins), Stellan Skarsgård (Jim Whitlock) and Samuel L. Jackson (Russell Franklin).
Samuel L. Jackson as "Richie" in "Meeting Evil" (2012)
Released in the USA on May 04 of 2012, "Meeting Evil" is a Thriller film written by Chris Fisher . Samuel L. Jackson (Richie) and Luke Wilson (John) are starring, alongside Tracie Thoms (Latisha Rogers), Peyton List (Tammy), Peyton List (Tammy) and Ryan Lee (Scooter).
Samuel L. Jackson as "Nick Fury" in "Marvel's The Avengers" (2012)
Starring Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff), Chris Evans (Steve Rogers), Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), "Marvel's The Avengers" (also known as "The Avengers") is an Action/Adventure/Science Fiction film, released in the USA on May 04 of 2012.
Samuel L. Jackson ("Manzetti") and Dwayne Johnson ("Danson") in "The Other Guys" (2010)
Written by Adam McKay (screenplay), "The Other Guys" (also known as "The B Team", "The Back Ups") is a film, released in the USA on August 06 of 2010 . Dwayne Johnson (Danson) and Will Ferrell (Detective Allen Gamble) are starring, alongside Samuel L. Jackson (Manzetti), Eva Mendes (Sheila Gamble), Ray Stevenson (Wesley) and Michael Keaton.
Samuel L. Jackson as "Manzetti" in "The Other Guys" (2010)
Samuel L. Jackson as "The Octopus" in "The Spirit" (2008)
"The Spirit" (also known as "Will Eisner's The Spirit") is a film written by Frank Miller (screenplay), released in the USA on December 25 of 2008 . Scarlett Johansson (Silken Floss) and Samuel L. Jackson (The Octopus) are starring, alongside Eva Mendes (Sand Saref), Jaime King (Lorelei Rox), Eric Balfour (Mahmoud) and Paz Vega (Plaster of Paris).
Samuel L. Jackson as Louis in Soul Men (2008)
Bernie Mac as "Floyd" in "Soul Men" (2008)
"Soul Men" is a film written by Matthew Stone, released in the USA on November 14 of 2008 . Bernie Mac (Floyd) is starring, alongside Jennifer Coolidge, Sean Hayes (Manager), Isaac Hayes, Ken Davitian and Jackie Long.
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Luke Wilson (John) and Samuel L. Jackson (Richie) in Meeting Evil (2012)
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Most Loving Singers of 2013
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No other singer, no matter her age, genre or era - makes people cry like Jackie Evancho. Somehow a young girl is able to reach in & touch everyone's heart. She's had this ability since she was 9.
Other singers make people cry when they sing sad songs. Jackie makes people cry when she sings about a tree - in Latin.
What Jackie does to people emotionally should be impossible for one so young. But there she is. She has to be one of the most gifted singers ever.
Everybody Loves Jackie, who she is and what she represents... A Child most admired by her abilities and Talents and desire to make "Everyone" happy by what she does...
There is no one in my life's experience that causes more tissues to be used at a concert than Jackie Evancho. No flashy lights, booty dancing, special effects, or other distractions--just a special young lady with a gorgeous voice singing from the heart in front of an orchestra with a conductor. That's all that's needed. Please pass the Kleenex®.
She is a beautiful person.20 Comments
Demi Is The Greatest Singer Ever. Most Of Them Love Her. She Is So Beautiful. I Love Her So Much. In 2013 Her Singer Heart Attack Is My Favorite Song.. Vote More Guys...
Her voice is kinda scratchy but she's still the best singer ever
Such a good role model!
She has inspired many not only is she a great singer but also my rolemodel2 Comments
She is fantastic. I knew you were trouble is such a catchy song. I find myself humming it all the time. She had the 5th best selling album in 2012, and was the only American in the top 5. The others were all British. I love Taylor, and a lot of people find her annoying, but I don't see why. She's incredibly talented, and goergeous. Maybe they're just jealous.
She is the most amazing person and her songs are simply beautiful and I love her. She writes songs about cancer and shes incredible and really sweet and talented and I don't know why people hate her :(
Best female singer ever she will always be the best singer of my life - ccr.koirala
Taylor swift is the best singer ever.4 Comments
Her song give me a reason my best song of the year so far
He is surely one of the best. Especially because he is. Not from illuminati
She is just absolutely amazing! She is so talented and she has written the best upbeat songs of the century! She brings a smile to everyone's face just looking at her but most of all listening to her AMAZING music. She has definitely one of the strongest voices of our musical history. When I first started listening to her music, everyday I would sing her songs where ever I go and I became very intrigued with her style and beat. That's when I started listening to her other songs and I loved them just as much! I started learning more about her through research in my free time and I loved her so much she became my inspiration. My friends would always tell me I'm nuts and that she's not as good as I say, but what do they know?! They don't understand how truly wonderful and entertaining she is. During her California Dreams tour in summer 2011, I saw a concert in my hometown and I was wowed 110%. I hate it when others are all like "OH she's just another pop star. Rap is in yo'. " ...more
Adele has the most pretty voice I have ever heard and she has the best hits and rocks it on stage. She sings sad songs but I love them and I bet you do to. Plus rolling in the deep is the best song ever! It is like who does not love Adele she is way better than pink jb and Katy perry combined!
Adele is great love rolling in the deep
Skyfall was so amazing Adele should be #1
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Selena gomez had so many romance experiences!
Has her the one of the best superstar and a partymaker
Ke$ha has one of the biggest hits named "Tik Tok"
Ke$ha during the Animal World Tour She was sing one of my favorite song named " Blah blah blah" She was one of my favorite fan I see her new styles and outfit
She looks fabulous in 2011 during the Cannibal World Tour she now sing my favorite song named "We R Who We r" She can sing autotune This year Warrior world tour all around the world a new crazy styles She is singing my favorite songs forever named " come on"
Ke$ha be please number 1 Vote more
He's so awesome you guys are STUPID for voting him as #14 laugh out loud love you Justin
She's not loved. She's a hoe and she always will be.
Best rapper of India... Has got the most watched video on YouTube! - apratimtripathi
Remember the song wanted and say! He rocks! He is amazing and have a great singing knowledge! Main thing is that he wrote his lyrics himself and he is simply amazing singer ever seen! - davidparker0014
He should be in 1st place
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Three NRA-backed bills were recently signed into law by Governor Jack Dalrymple (R).
House Bill 1282, sponsored by state Representative Joe Heilman (R-45), was signed into law on March 27. HB 1282 codifies in state statute the practice of using lawfully possessed suppressors (also referred to as silencers) on firearms while hunting. HB 1282 passed in the state House by a 90-2 vote on January 31 and passed in the state Senate by a 29-17 vote on March 18.
House Bill 1283, important self-defense legislation, was signed into law on April 8. HB 1283, sponsored by state Representative Kim Koppelman (R-13), as amended, would allow concealed weapons permit (CWP) holders to carry their lawfully possessed firearms in a church building or other place of worship with permission from the primary religious leader. This legislation passed in the state Senate by a 28-17 vote on March 28 and in the state House by 82-11 vote on February 25.
House Bill 1467, important "Emergency Powers" protection legislation that would prohibit the state or any government agency, during a declared state of emergency, from prohibiting or restricting the otherwise lawful possession, use, carrying, transfer, transportation, storage or display of a firearm or ammunition; seizure or confiscation of a lawfully possessed firearm; or requiring registration of a firearm or ammunition for which registration is not otherwise required by law, was signed into law on April 12. Introduced by state Representative Karen Karls (R-35), HB 1467 passed in the state House by a 76-17 vote on February 25 and in the state Senate by a 44-3 vote on April 1.
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Dash Berlin Top 20 - October 2012
October 05, 2012
He grew out to be one of the world's most popular DJ's, a beloved producer and the owner to the successful Aropa label. But all that, he wouldn't be if his fans wouldn't have supported him throughout his musical journey. As a little thank you, he keeps his fans up to date on his monthly favourites in the Dash Berlin Top 20. And this month, he's got another slew of hot tunes!
These are the tunes he plays in his sets, that make the thousands of clubbers go wild and which EDM society will come to love. October 2012's pack brings you the tracks of Alexander Popov, Ben Gold, Nitrous Oxide, Super 8, Ruben de Ronde, Wellenrausch, Andy Moor, Team Bastian, Faruk Sabanci & many more!


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It was just by chance that we had been asked if we wanted to be part of the Tenderstem Around the World challenge and that the recipe card and vouchers had been delivered the same week that Daddy was off work. The first chore that Daddy and I took part in was going to the Supermarket and buying all the ingredients that we were going to need.
Now I like Broccoli, and I love Tenderstem (or Broccolini) because of it's flavour (a sort of cross between broccoli and asparagus to me) and the fact that you eat all of it. I'd been eating a fair bit of it in the couple of weeks before the challenge was issued to the family because of the whole Paleo eating plan (I really need to get back into that) and I had made some really lovely meals which you can see on my instagram feed if you feel like it!
So we started the week with Italy, with Lemon Pork Meatballs.
And went to Spain for Paella.
And then to Asia for Sticky Salmon.
And lastly was Morocco with a Moroccan Chicken Tagine dish that I have fallen in love with. Honestly, the combination of flavours on this one was the clear winner for me and I may have dreamed about it once or twice.
All the recipes are available on the Tenderstem website and a lot more too, so pop along and find some recipes that you'll love and come and tell me which ones you love.
By the way, I also LOVE Tenderstem with beef on Pizza.
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Fiddle Grooves for ERA2
Eanan is thrilled to announce that he will be recording a wide variety of fiddle grooves for Eduardo Tarilonte's latest Sample Library, ERA 2!
Eduardo is an award winning sample library developer, composer and harpist. His libraries are used by top A-List composers like David Newman, Trevor Morris and ames Newton Howard.
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Moana hits big screens ahead of Thanksgiving: Findout why children can't let go this Disney Movie
Moana, the 56th animated feature film by Walt Disney Studios, will be released across the US on Wednesday, November 23. It could the next highest-grossing 3D movie by the franchise after Frozen.
The children across the globe will love the high-spirited sixteen-year-old girl named Moana Waialiki, the legendary demigod Maui and their pet rooster Hei Hei. While the girls will be inspired by the courageous daughter of chief navigator Tui Waialiki, boys will focus on the action sequences of Dwayne Johnson's character.
But the main attraction of the fairytale story will be the young tribe of pirates called Kakamora. Toddlers will surely love the tiny creators and dance along with them as they do small steps to the rhythm of the music. The dancing clip of Kakamora has already received lot of traction online and it will not be surprising to watch the little ones roam around in coconut pirates costume.
Moana could also impress the children with some of its songs from the 40 tracks composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina. Especially, the tracks Where You Are and We Know The Way will attract the little ones to the movie. Whereas, the older kids could prefer the melodious songs Iam Moana and How Far I'll Go.
The animated feature film is set in a mystic island located in Polynesia and it features the aquatic adventurous trip of the female lead and the demigod. It stars Auli'i Cravalho, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Christopher Jackson, Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Knightly Troy Polamalu and Puanani Cravalho.
The movie will be released in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore and Ukraine on November 24. In Bulgaria, China, Estonia, Indonesia, Lithuania, Poland and Vietnam it will be released on November 25. The film will hit the big screens in Argentina on November 27 followed by Belgium, France, Netherlands and Philippines on November 30.
In Brazil, Hungary, Mlaysia, Russia, Slovakia, Thailand and Spain the movie will be released on December 1. The release date for Moana in Spain and UK is on December 2. In Israel, it will be released on December 8. For Germany, Greece, Italy and Australia, it will be a Christmas release and for Brazil, the film is scheduled to hit big screens in January.
Watch the track by Alessia Cara – How Far I'll Go below:


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The following is a selection of essays written by and for digital humanists that cover the somewhat neglected area of cultural criticism, race, gender and identity politics in DH. Some reprehend DH practitioners for their seeming lack of concern for the wider social and cultural implications of the technologies they employ. Others, through methodology and praxis, attest to just how important solidifying research through constant critiquing of identity representation is, as technological development is coming to be seen as a monopoly of those in positions of monetary privilege and power. Overall, these essays bear out the growing landscape of DH — one that seeks to broaden its horizons through interdisciplinary methods and make its mark as a polemically useful field of study for addressing or redressing contemporary issues of technology and culture in today's society.
Argamon, Shlomo et al. 'Gender, Race, and Nationality in Black Drama, 1950-2006: Mining Differences in Language Use in Authors and their Characters'. Digital Humanities Quarterly 3.2 (2009): n. pag. Web. 25 November 2014.
This article describes a data-mining project using a database developed by Alexander Street Press (ASP), in collaboration with the ARTFL project. Argamon et al. discuss their using of a bespoke machine-reading and text-mining tool, PhiloMine, with a view to finding idiosyncratic patterns in the works of black authors from the Black Drama collection. The results reveal that while the PhiloMine tool could be calibrated such that it would sort texts by author or speaker race and gender, the onus was on the human to aptly identify where the binary extremes of the yes/no computer consolidation outputs overlook the subtle, but salient, differences within the computer-sorted texts.
Bailey, Moya Z. 'All the Digital Humanists Are White, All the Nerds Are Men, but Some of Us Are Brave'. Journal of Digital Humanities 1.1 (Winter 2011): n.pag. Web. 25 November 2014.
Bailey argues that the way in which identities inform 'both theory and practice in digital humanities have been largely overlooked'. The tendency within digital humanities to balk at the moment of identity politics and cultural criticism is tantamount to disabling the yet burgeoning field from unexplored avenues, and ultimately exposes inherent 'structural limitations' within its methodological practices. Bailey invokes the writings of Lisa Nakamura, informing us of her tendentious criticisms encompassing such topics as 'the alienated labour of people of colour in the production of technology that advances digital scholarship practices that they will not be able to access or directly benefit from'. Bailey adds that the interdisciplinary nature of the digital humanities makes it 'uniquely poised to apply academic research to itself and its products'.
Earhart, Amy E. 'Can Information Be Unfettered? Race and the New Digital Humanities Canon'. Debates in the Digital Humanities. Ed. Matthew K. Gold. University of Minnesota Press, 2012. 309-318. Print.
Earhart bemoans what she descries as a dearth of digitised collections and materials apropos of race online, despite the opportunities afforded by the internet as a potential platform for minority groups to be heard. Bending her thoughts back to the incipient years of the internet and its virtues for the democratisation of knowledge, Earhart points out the designs of iconoclast scholars who apperceived its potentialities as a conduit from which to bring into public property lesser-known works traditionally shirked by the literary canon. Earhart asserts that digital humanists must theorise technological approaches with a mind towards cultural construction for fear that certain materials will be excluded from digitisation. Earhart finally demonstrates how the TEI tagging system, which includes tags of linguistic and cultural identifiers, follow contemporary cultural-critical theories in their nomenclature — ultimately serving as symbols for future overtures between cultural-critical engagement via technological appropriation.
Finn, Ed. 'Revenge of the Nerd: Junot Díaz and the Networks of American Literary Imagination'. Digital Humanities Quarterly 7.1 (2013): n. pag. Web. 24 November 2014.
This article employs Junot Diaz's The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao as a case study for the growing trend of the mixed-cultural narrative. Diaz's novel is a mash up of mainstream American 'pop culture', the 'hyperwhite' technoscience and science-fiction fantasy fuelled domain of 'nerddom', and cultural-historical accounts of ethnicity and ethnic identity as outlier from the Anglo-American cultural locus. Finn makes use of computational algorithms and scripts encoded in Perl to scrape information from Amazon in order to analyse the readership patterns of Diaz's novel. The diversity of genres, titles and styles connected to Oscar Wao underwrites the multiplicity of Diaz's style and content. Diaz's novel can thus be seen as an attempt to interrogate stereotypically defined identities of culture, ethnicity, gender and 'nerdiness' in the way his novel remains undefinably elusive.
Fiormonte, Domenico. 'Towards a Cultural Critique of Digital Humanities'. Historical Social Research. 37.3 (2012): 59-76. Web. 24 November 2014.
Fiormonte reprises Alan Liu's proposal for a cultural-critical model in DH scholarship ('Where is Cultural Criticism in the Digital Humanities') in his assertion that while digital humanists do tend to analyse the repercussions of methodologies involved with the adoption of technological tools, the wider sociological and global questions of technology are not being broached. The article assumes that the digital humanities are dominated by an Anglo-American elite with a 'mono-cultural view' in consequence of a perceived unwillingness to partake in cultural-critical debate. Technology, Fiormonte argues, is 'subject to the influence of its environment [and] culture' and thus he draws the conclusion that technology is part of culture, not a cause or effect of it. Organisations such as Unicode and standards like ASCII are by their very nature biased towards western viewpoints of the world. The digital humanities, Fiormonte concludes, need to leverage the possibilities for communications technologies to invite digital humanists working outside of the western world, or what is often referred to as the periphery, into discussion.
Gailey, Amanda. 'A Case for Heavy Editing: the Example of Race and Children's Literature of the Gilded Age'. The American Literature Scholar in the Digital Age, EDs. Amy Earhart and Andrew Jewell, University of Michigan Press. 125-144. Print.
The author adumbrates her intention to cut across the heretofore selectively narrow scope of the digital literary canon. Gailey plans to create a digital archive for Joel Chandler Harris, a children's author and folklorist who has incurred disfavour in literary studies over the course of the twentieth-century due to his controversial depiction of people of colour. Despite the controversy, there has invariably been a running battle between those who promote his works as offering overtures between the black/white divide in turn-of-the-century America and those who denigrate his demotic speech-patterns of the African slave as racially pejorative. Nonetheless Gailey feels his stories, derived from the mythopoeia of black slaves, warrants exposure for their keen insights into racial depictions of the past.
Liu, Alan. 'Where Is Cultural Criticism in the Digital Humanities?' Debates in the Digital Humanities. Ed. Matthew K. Gold. University of Minnesota Press, 2012. 490-509. Print.
Liu argues that while the digital humanities develops 'tools, data, and metadata critically […] rarely do they extend their critique to the full register of society, economics, politics, or culture'. Liu believes that this lack of cultural-criticism in the digital humanities will ultimately serve as a deficit for further development in the field, using Casanova's The World Republic of Letters and Moretti's Graphs, Maps, Trees as proxies for the success of cultural-critical cannibalisation for quantitative analysis. It is incumbent upon digital humanists to co-opt tools for the purpose of public advocation and public communication — not just as a plank for themselves but for the humanities in toto, especially in a straightened time of fiscal retrenchment and lack of funding.
McPherson, Tara. 'Why Are the Digital Humanities So White? or Thinking the Histories of Race and Computation'. Debates in the Digital Humanities. Ed. Matthew K. Gold. University of Minnesota Press, 2012. 139-160. Print.
McPherson, like Fiormonte, descries a causal relationship between the lack of discussion about race, minority and difference in the digital humanities and technology's matrix in 'post-World War II computational culture'; or to put it less synecdochically, western culture. McPherson asks why it is that technological and cultural debate rarely overlap, and looks at how, for no perceptible reason, those interested in the cultural upheavals of the 1960s, such as the rise of the American Indian Movement or the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., do not include technological innovations (like the development of UNIX in 1969) into their sphere of knowledge. Mcpherson likewise concludes that the new media theory that developed in the 1990s failed to acknowledge technology as culturally imbued rather than neutrally disinterested. McPherson examines how the changes in technology, such as the development of more modular systems like UNIX in computing, can afford insights into the changing genius of the society from which it was born, a stance that harks back to Fiormonte's argument, that the ontological make-up of much technology often mirrors the societal impulses and beliefs from which it came.
Moretti, Franco. 'Conjectures on World Literature'. NLR 1 (Jan/Feb 2000): n.pag. Web. 25 November 2014.
Moretti conceives world literature as a marketplace in which the core and periphery are in constant exchange, with the upshot being that the periphery is consistently affected by the ascendant position of the core, with the core completely ignoring the periphery. With the potentiality for a distant reading of world literature through the analysis of sweeping trends and patterns over extended periods of space and time, Moretti expounds a new breed of reading that can analyse world literature as a singular, albeit incommensurate, system. Morello's method of distant reading incorporates cultural criticism inasmuch as his exegetical approach to graphs and figures feeds off the wider social, cultural and economic context of the global versus local, orient versus occident.
Wernimont, Jacqueline. 'Whence Feminism? Assessing Feminist Interventions in Digital Literary Archives'. Digital Humanities Quarterly 7.1 (2013): n. pag. Web. 25 November 2014.
This essay explores how in the wake of the world wide web's engendering, feminist interests were piqued by the untold possibilities for the dissemination of women's writing, largely marginalised within print culture. Inaccessibility and scarcity had long been for women's writing prominent bugbears, and so scholarly recovery and the provision of visibility for archives were invariable concerns for those working with women's writing. The author makes a note of the outcrop of epistemological concerns regarding the expectations of a digital archive seeking to relive the dream, and scale, of the Library of Alexandria. The additive approach, for example, of size over content seems to model itself more proximately to traditionally patriarchal models of power and imposition. Wernimont skips to more recent years, mapping out the gender divide in the computer sciences, and highlighting the unquestioning and dangerously passive approach of much interface design today. The growing trend of the passive consumer is dangerous inasmuch that just as the limitations and conventions of a computer system remain unquestioned so to do the corporate systems of our society today. The digital feminist archive might be seen as a "testbed" for the digital humanities in total, as the appropriation and even development of tools for purposes outside of the locus of power may offer insights into alternative methods, solutions and theoretical models of and about technology.


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Talk about a secret weapon!
Property Brothers fans were in for the ultimate surprise during Dancing With the Stars on Monday night, when Jonathan Scott joined in on twin brother Drew Scott's performance with his professional partner, Emma Slater.
Monday night's theme was "Most Memorable Year," with Drew, 39, choosing 2007, as it was the year he realized he could combine his two passions, TV and real estate, to achieve success after struggling for so long to make it as an actor.


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Author index
Jean L. Kreiling
Jean L. Kreiling prefers traveling by foot, and has been fortunate to stroll along London streets, Italian cliffsides, and countless American beaches. Her poems have traveled far and wide, most recently to the pages of American Arts Quarterly, The Evansville Review, Measure, Mezzo Cammin, and several anthologies. She is the 2013 winner of the String Poet Prize and a past winner of the Able Muse Write Prize; she has been a finalist for the Frost Farm Prize, the Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award, and the Richard Wilbur Award.
Read Jean L. Kreiling's work:Key West or Bust • Issue 12 | June 2011
Newport Mansions, Observed from the Cliff Walk • Issue 20 | May 2014


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We had the opportunity to travel through the US IN November and December and got into a lot of restaurants. We saw good things, and good people, but also some operational issues that have the result of leaving dollars on the table—revenue enhancement and expense related. We have seen these issues often enough throughout 2010 and 2011 to mention the commonalities.
None of this is brain surgery; we've all been talking and working on these issues forever. But execution challenges exist, and easily amounts to that magical point of same store sales gain or multiple pennies/share earnings. Where appropriate, we've ascribed this to an operator or restaurant segment sub-set.
Revenue related
Lack of suggestive upselling or actual down selling (QSR): it is a rare occasion where we are upsold in QSR and fast casual settings. In some situations, the sale is actually downsold, e.g., "will that be the sandwich?" even by store management. My hope in 2012 is that every customer can be upsold once, face to face. In QSR situations, there must be a comeback situation for hourly staff for where the answer is "no combo". What's the next default?
Overkill with POS displays (QSR): via a QSR survey recently, we counted the range of the number of printed in store visual communications pointed at the customer. The high was 87 distinctive signs (Carl') and the low seven (Pizza Hut, with almost all price merchandizing and only two specific product related displays). Some drive thru windows and chutes were a veritable forest of signs. Assuming 45 seconds at the drive thru chute and panel, how much can be seen? Two many displays seem to be counterproductive and split the product mix.
Dessert size, portions and price prohibitive (Casual dining): We confess that we have a taste for chocolate, and often have been staggered by the size, calories and price ($6-8) for a post meal dessert item at the casual diners. To our memory, both Chili's and PF Chang's (PFCB) are working with smaller bite sized "tastes", but have not reported on menu mix hit rates for these items. That might be illustrative for the industry.
Expense related
Staffing standards (casual dining) in general we see way too heavy staffing from 1100a to 1200 noon, and from 500-600P, especially in the Darden concepts (DRI) and at Chili's (EAT), but understaffed after 900p (
Closely related to this point is new unit opening labor staffing (both QSR and Casual Dining): when a new unit opens, we are justifiably proud of it and want the opening to go flawlessly and get new employees trained. But our observation is that the necessary staffing up period goes on too long after opening, making it then unrealistic for both guests and employees, for when the eventual, sharp ramp back to standard staffing levels occur. We suggest that the ramp up and ramp down be more graduated and less "sharp".
Out of whack air conditioning: (electricity/air conditioning: QSR and casual dining) with Starbucks and the coffee houses as a strategic exception (colder=intent to consume hot beverages goes up), we see cooling temperatures way out of whack, particularly after sundown, when it does cool off. This could take CAPEX to fix if not separate units for the FOH/
Too much product pre-cooking (QSR): The goal is hot food hot and cold food cold. With the growth of big burgers, more complex menus and 24 hour breakfast operations, the back of house is more challenging. Product is warmest when first cooked, and has a finite holding time in bins. Jack in the Box (JACK) does a nice job of delivering hot product, but am noticing more cooler burgers at McDonalds (MCD) the last year.


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Every Phone Gets Smarter
As they move beyond tired ringtones and 2D games, cell phones are finally becoming true computing platforms. The hardware is here; next year, we hope, the development platforms and sales channels will follow.
Smartphones have been fertile platforms for a while. Anyone can program or sell applications for Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm OS, RIM BlackBerry, or Symbian devices. In 2005, BlackBerrys became Palm-style computers running Internet, corporate, and office apps. Windows Mobile and Palm devices now have up to 624-MHz processors, 4GB hard drives, and VGA screens. Seagate recently introduced an 8GB hard drive for phones or PDAs.


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Mixtape: French Montana – Wave Gods
French Montana enlist Max B to host his latest mixtape titled "Wave Gods". The project features an all star cast including Nas, Kanye West, Diddy, Jadakiss, Big Sean, A$AP Rocky and more. Take a listen to the stream below.
French Montana – Wave Gods Stream
Music: Jadakiss – Bang Bang (Freestyle)
Jadakiss unleashes some new fire in a surprise "Friday Morning Massacre" release. This time he freestyles over 'Bang Bang' by Capone-N-Noreaga featuring Foxy Brown. Take a listen below.
Video: The LOX – Real Is Real (Ft. Von)
Jada leads the way with the Lox in this video for "Real Is Real" featuring Von. The track appeared on their The Trinity: 3rd Sermon mixtape.
Jadakiss – "Where I'm From" / "Y'all Haters" (Freestyle)
Jadakiss freestyles over 2 classic Jay-Z beats. The first one see's him freestyle over Jay Z's "Where I'm From", and the second is over Jay Z's "Jigga My Nigga" which he has called "Y'all Haters". Take a listen to both below.
Bobby Shmurda Ft. Fabolous, Jadakiss, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, Rowdy Rebel & Yo Gotti – Hot Nigga (Remix)
Bobby Shmurda connects with a host of rappers for the official remix to his street hit "Hot Nigga".
Via info
French Montana – Megadeath (Ft Remy Ma, Jadakiss, & Swizz Beats)
Remy Ma is fresh out of jail and back on her grind with French Montana, Jadakiss and Swzzy. Take a listen to Megadeath below.


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|NOSAL SKI CENTRE - the best place for beginners!
Ski pistes for beginners:
Cis the easiest one: 145m long, with Tbar lift, flat slope (the best place for skiers under 5 in Zakopane);
Gare a bit longer and steeper slopes - 240m
Bdoes not belongs to the complex and use natural snow only. The Nosal tickets are not accept there.
Ski school: yes, English speaking ski and snowboard instructors
Kinder garden: yes, ski courses for kids
Ski rental: yes; Salomon ski and snowboard equipment. Prices: 35-45 PLN per day for the ski or snowboard equipment
Ski clothes rental: yes; 55 - 65 PLN per day for jacket and pants. Number of clothes and sizes is limited!
Man-made snow: yes; Restaurant: yes; Parking: paid car park
How to get to Nosal: by minibus taxi /aprox 4-6 Euro from the Zakopane centre/
Villa Cich Woda 2 offers comfortable rooms. Willa Cicha Woda is located in the "upper" part of Zakopane, in the vicinity of Nosal ski centre, Kasprowy Wierch cable car, ice rink (tennis courts in summer) and ski jumping hills. There are three good restaurants in a distance of 200 meters, grocery vis a vis the house and sushi bar nearly next doors. The house and all the rooms are recently renovated.
Marta Mis a perfect place for you.
Hello Barbara, Thank you again for the excellent organisation last Friday, we had a wonderful time, a number of the people in our group even said they thought it was the best thing they had ever done! So thank you again and I will definitely recommend your company to any of my friends that are visiting the area (hopefully I will return to see Zakopane next year and will definitely look for your website again).
Kind regards, James (member of the snowmobile expedition)
Hi Barbara, Thank you very much for the itinerary you organised for me for the Stag Do I was setting up in Zakopane. Me and the 7 other attendees had a fantastic time. The snowmobiling was one of the best experiences of my life! The hotel was great and more than we expected - we enjoyed the pool table, sauna and jacuzzi! The meal was also very nice and we had a great time.
Many thanks again, Colin.


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This simple and pretty Leather Bow Charm Bracelet along with this unique watch make the perfect casual accessories for any time of the year. I love layering bracelets for a fun, eclectic look. They provide a great way to add a pop of color to your outfit and are the perfect way to dress up your casual t-shirt and jeans without going over the … [Read more...]
DIY Knit Tie Dye Skirt
It may not be all official like on the calendar yet but with the kids out of school and the weather heating up, it sure feels like summer around here. There's something about the summer months that screams out for tie dye clothing items. Tie dyeing with the kids (once you embrace the mess) is so much fun we make sure to fit it into our summer … [Read more...]
Distressed Herb Garden Tutorial
It's gotten pretty cold, pretty fast around these parts and the cold combined with the ever present clouds can get a girl down sometimes. I think bringing some green inside helps brighten the place up. A super cheap craft, using things I've already got laying around the house, also makes me happy. And who doesn't want fresh herbs all year long? … [Read more...]


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Posted: Feb 25, 2018
KOHLER, Wis. - The good times kept rolling for the Illinois Tech men's tennis team on Sunday, as the Scarlet Hawks won a sixth-straight match and moved to 6-3 on the season with a dominant win over Lakeland.
How it Happened
- Tech first swept in doubles, earning two individual sweeps as Yousef Abdo and Adam Laitinen (#1) and Franklin Zhong and Brody Croonquist (#3) each one 8-0.
- The duo of Andrew Woltman and Mike Rivich were also victorious, winning 8-3 in #2 doubles.
- The Scarlet Hawks were possibly even more dominant in singles, as Zhong (#1), Rivich (#3), Jack Pio (#5), and Connor Mullane (#6) all won 6-0, 6-0.
- Abdo was also victorious in #2 singles (6-1, 6-1), while Laitinen was a 6-1, 6-0 winner in #4 singles.
Up Next
- Tech is off until next Sunday, March 4 when the team travels to Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, Indiana. Match time is set for 11:00 a.m. central time.


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The second activity was to have a look at Rugby School. What Kiwi rugby fanatic wouldn't want to see where the great game was born. And they even named the town after the game! It's one of the oldest independent schools in Britain and is a registered charity. The school was founded in 1567 as a bequest from Lawrence Sheriff who made his money supplying groceries to Elizabeth 1. The school was intended to be free to local boys from Rugby and Brownsover but for almost 100 years his descendants attempted to reverse the bequest. You might say the school was saved from collapse through the efforts of the trustees and excellent headmasters. By the 1700's the school was attracting pupils from all over southern England and gaining a reputation for scholarly excellence. However at the end of that century there was a major rebellion by the pupils resulting in the headmasters classroom door being blown off and books being burned. The pupil then retreated in the face of the local armed militia and only surrendered when the Riot Act was read.
It was in 1823 that pupil William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it thereby creating the great game of rugby.
Of course Rugby School isn't just famous for inventing the great game. One of the school teachers also wrote "Tom Brown's School Days (1st publish 1857) placing Tom in Rugby during the 1830's.
In 1878 the school expanded accepting pupils from a much greater catchment area. Whilst the number of buildings increased the 'core' of the school still revolved around the 1815 Quad and 'School House' which was the home of the headmaster.
School House. Apparently the headmaster's study is at the top of the tower.
No one was out playing on the rugby fields when I walked past.
I suspect not much of the original school exists with the oldest building now only being approximately 200 years old.
At the eastern end of the school is the School House, Old Quad, School Hall, Old Big School and chapel.
One building has the date 1885
The school extends to the opposite side of Barby Road and these were the buildings I first noticed during my walk. This was the first of them.
It's the Temple Speech Room, opened by Edward VII in 1909. BBC 'Mastermind' was held in it!
The roof of this school building caught my eye. I suspect it's made of concrete as it doesn't appear to be clad in tiles.
The adjacent building had a statue in front which I think is off a former headmaster.
It was the chimneys on the next building that really interested me.
So what caught my eye in the following photo. On the right if the street is the William Webb Ellis pub.
No… it was another of those red telephone boxes on the left!
But the humorous end to the walk had to be this old Tudor style building.
The Thai Orchid Restaurant…….. In a Tudor building!


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At the AD Intérieurs 2013 Métamorphose exposition in Paris, Monique got wrapped in a living chair.
First, the chair spread its wings.
Then, it was ready.
Monique made herself comfortable in the chair.
The chair proceeded to wrap its left wing over Monique.
Then, its right wing.
Finally, Monique was fully wrapped.
Monique, fully refreshed, got out of the chair and went on her way!
The chair was designed by Hubert de Malherbe. The AD Intérieurs 2013 Métamorphose exposition ends on September 22.
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Sunday, January 12, 2014: Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17
When I arrived in Alabama as a Methodist bishop, I asked a distinguished Alabama historian to orient me to my new appointment. He told me a story.
"This ole boy drove out from Birmingham to buy firewood. He stopped at a rundown house in the country that had a sign out front: 'Firewood 4 Sale.'"
"Friend, I'd like to order a load of firewood," the man said to the patriarch who was dozing in a rocker on the front porch. The old man roused himself and sneered back, "You can't order me to do nothin'."
It's not only Alabamians who think we've created a world in which we need not be obedient to anyone but ourselves. As Milton Friedman taught us, a liberal, capitalist polity makes freedom "our ultimate goal in judging social arrangements." Friedman admits that people in societies like ours have difficulty holding themselves together, working on problems and giving citizens a sense of direction when they're used to doing as they damn well please. Yet Friedman believes that ours is still the best of all possible social arrangements.
My most disarming, countercultural experience as bishop was when ordinands knelt before me and swore—in front of God and the church—to "obey the bishop," specifically to sleep in whatever Alabama bed I put them in. This subordination of family, social mobility and personal freedom to the mission of the church moves me—and is downright un-American.
But just as the service of ordination has its origin in the rite of baptism, the church's (all too rare) exhortations to obedience are based in the peculiar nature of baptism.
Matthew's account of Jesus' baptism by John is surely indebted to Mark (1:9–11). Note that immediately after the voice proclaims that Jesus is God's Son, Jesus is thrust into the wilderness. The linkage suggests that whatever being God's Son means, it includes obedience to the will of God—and finding oneself cast into strange, dangerous locations. Later Jesus would note that unlike his own situation, even foxes have dens (Matt. 8:20). The obedient Son had nowhere to lay his head, not because he enjoyed traveling, but because he was under orders.
As in Mark, Jesus' baptism in Matthew reveals him to be the unique revelation of God, God's Son. Even the Baptizer is subordinate to Jesus (3:11, 14). Yet Matthew appears to be answering the church's question: Why did Jesus need to undergo John's baptism?
The answer lies in Jesus' definition of his baptism as "to fulfill all righteousness." When Jesus speaks in verse 15, his words add to Mark's account. They must be a key to interpretation.
How wise of the church, after the sappy sentimentality that inundates Christmas, to turn us toward talk of obedience in Epiphany. Before we meet Jesus the compassionate healer, the wise teacher, the fierce prophet, we meet him as fully obedient to God rather than to the whims of the carping crowd, or even the calls of omnivorous human need. This is fulfillment of righteousness.
Matthew uses the word righteous seven times, to mean an act of human obedience to a divine demand. When the voice proclaims, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased," Matthew makes God's pleasure specific—the divine Son's obedience. In being baptized, Jesus fulfills "all righteousness."
Fulfill, however, is never used to describe the righteousness of the disciples. It's Jesus who fulfills all righteousness, leaving his disciples free to practice righteousness by following Jesus (Matt. 5:20, 48). The Servant whose chief service is to "establish justice in the earth" will help them (1:23, 28:20).
To sing "Jesus loves me" is not enough. My church's founder, John Wesley, smirked that love without obedience is barely Christian.
We are to obediently and joyfully play our bit parts in righteousness, and to do so from love rather than obsequious compliance to divine demands. When Jesus calls his disciples, it's as if he says, "I've enjoyed obedience to the truth; now you try it." In this obedience is true freedom.
During a work session with Stanley Hauerwas, I was whining about the unrighteousness of our accommodated church. Stanley told me about a Sunday at his church when several members gave testimonies. The first, a young mother of three children, testified that her life mainly involved bringing up the couple's children as part of the church by teaching them Bible stories, bringing them to church and helping them learn what it means to be members of the body of Christ. "I know that's not much, but right now I think that's what God wants from me."
Next, a young man, a bureaucrat in a state agency, told the congregation that he comes to church to be reminded that Christians don't lie. "Every day I'm surrounded with lies, and it's hard to resist becoming part of the system of lies." While truthfulness does not contribute to his advancement, he would rather submit to the demands entailed in being a Christian, "and I can't lie without God making me tell the truth."
Our efforts to be obedient may bring unforeseen reactions. One day my doctor said to me, "Some of my friends are upset by your suit against the governor. They object to the stink you've caused about Alabama immigration laws."
"Sorry that I got you into trouble with your buddies at the club," I lied.
"Like I told 'em," my doctor said. "He's a Methodist preacher. He said what he had to say."
My ministry is undeserving of such high praise.


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Serves 8-10
For the sponges:
225g self-raising flour,
1 tsp baking powder
100g walnuts, finely chopped
225g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
225g caster sugar
4 large eggs, beaten
For the caramelised walnuts:
2 tbs water
100g caster sugar
10 walnut halves
For the buttercream:
125g butter, softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp milk
250g icing sugar
For the boiled icing:
2 large egg whites
350g caster sugar
4 tbsp water
¼ tsp cream of tartar
1. Preheat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/Gas 3. Grease 3 x 20cm sandwich tins and line the base of each tin with baking parchment. Mix the flour, baking powder and walnuts together in a bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs a little at a time.
3. Fold in the flour mixture using a large metal spoon. Divide the mixture equally between the 3 tins and level the surfaces.
4. Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 25-30 minutes until the cakes are golden and springy to the touch. Leave to cool in the tins for a few minutes then turn out, peel off the parchment and finish cooling on a wire rack.
5. For the caramelised walnuts, tip the sugar into a pan and heat over a low heat until the sugar is beginning to melt. Increase the heat and cook the caramel to a dark golden colour. Remove from the heat, add the walnut halves and swirl to coat in the caramel. Transfer the walnut halves onto a silicon sheet and leave to set.
6. For the buttercream, put the butter, vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon of the milk and half the icing sugar in a large bowl and beat until smooth. Beat in the remaining icing sugar and pour in the rest of the milk if needed, to make the buttercream the right consistency.
7. Spread half of the buttercream over one of the sponges and place the second sponge on top. Spread the remaining buttercream over the second sponge and top with the third sponge.
8. For the boiled icing, measure the egg whites, sugar, water and cream of tartar into a bowl set over a pan of hot water and whisk for 8-10 minutes until thick.
9. Cover the top and sides of the cake, swirling the icing to form softened peaks. Work quickly as the icing sets rapidly. Leave to set in a cool place, but not in the fridge. Decorate with the caramelised walnuts.
10. Take a photo and share your bake with the nation. Join the bake along!


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Si Nicholls. One man, one guitar, one dog.
Hello and welcome to my website.
For anyone not familiar with me and my music I'm a professional-entertainer-singer-songwriter-acoustic guitarist from Rugby in England. For the last eight years I have earned my living touring mostly in the UK and occasionally in Europe in pubs and clubs and at festivals and private functions. I usually travel with my dog, an English Springer Spaniel named Boddington; a transit van with a bed and a silly hat. I play a variety of styles of music but have a particular liking for folk music from around the World. (We all have our vices!)
Have a look through these pages and you should be able to find out when and where I am playing as well as contact information and details of CD releases and merchandising. There is also a special interactive "BLOG" section where I can rant about whatever takes my fancy and keep you up to date with my experiences "on the road." I hope you like the site and please feel free to mail me. I'd love to hear from anyone I've met on my travels. See you at a gig!
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A quiet start to the year but I'm rapidly filling up the diary. I'm off up to the North West and The Lake District in March on my way to Scotland for The Easter Tour. Then Cornwall in May, possibly Scandinavia in June then back to Scotland for the whole of August. The rest of the year is the usual constant travelling from here to Chipping Sodbury. If you know of anywhere that might be interested in booking me then please pass the contact on to me.


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In a controversial essay published in the Los Angeles Review of Books in 2015, Roy Scranton, a United States Army veteran who served in Iraq, argued that our perception of war has been warped by modern war literature's preoccupation with what he called "the trauma hero myth."
In focusing on "the revelatory truth of combat experience" and "the psychological trauma American soldiers have had to endure," he wrote, "we allow ourselves to forget the death and destruction those very soldiers are responsible for."
In the case of the Iraq war, he contended, the big questions of "what U.S. soldiers were fighting for and the bigger problem of who they were killing" were often pushed aside "in favor of the more narrow and manageable question of 'what it was like.'"
These ideas, and Mr. Scranton's anger at the catastrophic consequences of a misguided and unnecessary war, inform the tone, story and point of view of his ambitious first novel, "War Porn." They fuel the power and eloquence of the many passages in the book that capture the chaos of the United States invasion and the snowballing misery it has inflicted on Iraqi civilians. But they also fuel the novel's more tendentious and stage-managed sections, which feel willfully constructed to italicize the bankruptcy of the war and the worst crimes, like torture, committed by some American soldiers — a take on the war that is as constricting in its own way as what Mr. Scranton has assailed as the myth of the trauma hero.
So far, there has been no big, symphonic novel about the war in Iraq. Perhaps it's too soon for a wide-screen perspective of the sort Denis Johnson provided on Vietnam with his novel "Tree of Smoke" (published more than three decades after that war). After all, the tragic consequences of the American invasion of 2003 continue to unfurl day by day for the people of Iraq and the entire region, rippling outward across the globe.
In "War Porn," Mr. Scranton has tried to broaden his novel's scope by telling three separate tales that illuminate the war from different angles, and some stream-of-consciousness-like interludes that suggest links between Iraq and Vietnam and other wars, and the original human sins of violence and hubris.
The central and most compelling tale is told in the first person and often reads like a journal, recounting the experiences of a poet turned soldier, who finds himself in Baghdad, trapped in the mindless "Groundhog Day" loop of the war, patrolling the streets, "damned to drive the same maze over and over till somebody killed me."
These sections attest to Mr. Scranton's keen reportorial eye and his Michael Herr-like gift for conveying the surreal feel of modern war — where real-life bleeds into nightmare, and the default emotional setting is "manic paranoid torpor." Soldiers eat beef teriyaki and chicken cavatelli M.R.E.s in a war zone where "armored ruins" line the roads, "charred corpses scattered in among the blasted metal"; and sniper fire and I.E.D. ambushes are a constant threat: "the chaos out there, the crazy Arabic writing and abu-jabba jabber, the lawless traffic, the hidden danger and buzz and stray bullets and death looming from every overpass."
The second story line in "War Porn" features Qasim, an Iraqi mathematician whose life and family are torn apart by the war. Mr. Scranton does a thoughtful job of showing how Iraqis' ordinary dreams — of a career, of building a family or earning a degree — are exploded by the war and how the daily (or nightly) bombing raids terrorize Baghdad residents.
"You watched it on TV," Mr. Scranton writes, "you heard it on the radio, you saw it from the roof and when you ventured out into the street": people "scurrying to hide in dim burrows, where they would wait to die, as many died, some slowly from disease and infection, others quick in bursts of light, thickets of tumbling steel, halos of dust, crushed by the world's greatest army."
The third and most unconvincing section of "War Porn" concerns a youngish group of men and women, who gather at a barbecue in Utah, and a hostile visitor — an angry veteran of the Iraq war named Aaron — who disrupts their middle-class hippie lives with some deeply alarming revelations about his experiences in Iraq and a savage act of violence. These scenes seem meant to underscore Mr. Scranton's dark view of the Iraq war as "a murderous hustle," as he wrote in a 2014 Rolling Stone article, and his conviction that "the politicians who ran the war had shown no higher ideals than robbery and plunder, and I'd been nothing but their thug."
In that article, Mr. Scranton berates himself for being "an historical agent in the vast, crooked enterprise that was the Iraq war," for "the pride I'd taken in my service" and for "the blood money that had bought my college education."
It's a point of view that also comes through in this forceful and unsettling book, though the novel is at its most persuasive not when Mr. Scranton is laboriously trying to illustrate his arguments but when he trusts his own myriad gifts as a storyteller.


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Cornell faculty members discuss America's evolving economic and political relations with the rest of the world, and critical challenges facing the next U.S. President.
- Nicolas van de Walle, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies
- David Patel, Assistant Professor of Government
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text: This slapstick farce bounces along in rollicking rhyme accompanied by exaggerated cartoon-style illustrations featuring round-cheeked, wide-eyed characters sporting skinny extremities and outsized feet. The plot is simple: Four bored kids perk up a hot summer day by spitting watermelon seeds at one another. The action escalates when they take their battle to the village square and others get involved. The stern mayor's appearance threatens to shut down the fun until she suddenly picks up a cream pie and lets it fly. Manders's style suits the brisk text, which uses occasional typeface changes to enhance the rhythm. Although the farmer's rattletrap truck and the idyllic village setting suggest an earlier time, the backwards cap on Peter's head and a reference to "dudes in business suits" set the story squarely in the present. Light as a pie and sweet as melon, this slight story should find an enthusiastic audience with parents and grandparents nostalgic for a simpler, sillier time, who will enjoy sharing the fun with young listeners. (Picture book. 3-6)


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Critically acclaimed Australian film Somersault, is the story of a young girl's journey of self discovery through sex, guilt, love and relationships and the confusion these forces cause.
Director Cate Shortland personally invited Sydney's Decoder Ring to provide the soundtrack, and a suitably atmospheric and challenging one it is too. Subtlety is the key here, with a string of delicately crafted, and ever-so restrained, tracks taking in electronica, ambient noise, and jazz.
Such restraint could mean the casual listener is unlikely to give this a second spin. Those who stay the course will be rewarded with the Spanish guitar and accordion of the melancholic 'The Siesta Inn', and the classy 'Higher Higher'. Special mention should be made of newcomer Lenka's husky, vocals on 'Music Box', and the title track, which bring to mind Icelandic songstress Emiliana Torrini.
This soundtrack fits perfectly with the film but when listened to out of context, as a stand alone effort, it's one that requires an awful lot of effort. Harsh? Perhaps. Let's just call it a flawed gem.
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I used this to preview the most simple two frame animations: http://www.moddb.com/downloads/sprite-sheet-player
Here's great reference for looking at great sprite animations: http://www.spriters-resource.com/ and if you're looking into creating more complex sprites with bones and keyframing, consider using Spine: http://esotericsoftware.com/
I am, by the way, a terrible animator by nature, due to a profound lack of experience with it and an equal lack of patience. Therefore I went with a very simple and rather quirky style for the game animations. I was originally going to put in more frames for the bat and owl animations, but when I tested the two-frame anims in the engine I was surprised that they actually fit the look.
I can't stress how important it is to keep looking at things in-game, the lack of which I know I'll regret (it's pretty easy to forget when you're happily bashing out drawings, but there's nothing more annoying than having wasted half an hour on a frame that's useless). Pretty similar to testing parallax backgrounds, or anything really!
I got pretty lucky with the skip, I think, mostly by looking at walk cycle reference on Google images and trying to interpolate something based on them.
I guess the number one thing I found that worked was simply checking them in the game over and over again (and also using the Sprite Sheet Player program to test them quickly). We don't need more complex animations right now due to the fun and eclectic look we've established so far — hence my decision not to go with Spine. Having tested the demo version out, if I did have to create more complicated character animations I would switch to it; it is far superior to Flash, which crashes about once every 15 minutes for me…


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Need better weather info? Today's first app worth downloading, Weathermob, might just be your answer. The app combines forecast information with crowdsourcing to get you the most useful weather information you can get – reports from real people about what's going on where they are. We've also got Nutrition Quiz, an app that helps you […]
Need better weather info? Today's first app worth downloading, Weathermob, might just be your answer. The app combines forecast information with crowdsourcing to get you the most useful weather information you can get – reports from real people about what's going on where they are. We've also got Nutrition Quiz, an app that helps you learn more about staying healthy and lets you test your knowledge, and The Drowning, a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter with an interesting tap-based control scheme.
Weathermob update (Free)
What's it about? Weathermob uses crowd-sourcing and social networking to deliver up-to-the-minute weather information for any given area with the help of its users.
What's cool? Two great ideas come together in Weathermob to help deliver a great forecasting experience for users. First, the app brings in all the usual weather data, like eight-day forecasts and the like, to help users plan ahead for what weather they're likely to face. Then, it combines that data with the real-time experiences of users, allowing them to report their own local weather conditions using big photos and other data. The result is a rounded-out weather picture that tells you what weather you'll have to deal with if you're headed outside today, and whether your outdoor activities will be hampered later in the week. Weathermob's new update adds enhanced reporting, allowing users to send in bigger photos and even videos, the ability to organize weather feeds into "channels" to get you everything you want to know about a certain area, real-time weather news, and lots of small improvements.
Who's it for? If you're a weather nerd who likes sharing information, or are just looking for highly useful and up-to-speed weather data, grab Weathermob.
What's it like? Check out InstaWeather and wezzoo for more apps that are all about sharing your weather conditions with others.
Nutrition Quiz (Free)
What's it about? Test your knowledge about how healthy your food is, and learn a lot about what you should and shouldn't eat, with Nutrition Quiz.
What's cool? Nutrition Quiz is all about crushing nutrition myths. For all the great information that's out there in the world about food and staying healthy, there's plenty of misinformation floating around as well. Nutrition Quiz provides its users with the right information with a delivery system that catches you when you're following something that's wrong – it quizzes you on nutrition with more than 600 questions, and then explains the facts when you select a myth over the truth. You can also just browse through nutrition facts if a test isn't your to your liking, and you can also see how your knowledge stacks up against others with the app's various statistics and comparison capabilities. There's also the ability to share your most interesting facts with friends, and daily reminders that provide tidbits of information.
Who's it for? If you're interested in nutrition and like to test yourself, try Nutrition Quiz.
What's it like? You can gain more nutrition information (and quizzing fun) from Food Quiz and Nutrition Facts.
The Drowning (Free)
What's it about? First-person shooter The Drowning drops players into a horrible world filled with zombies, and introduces an intuitive tap-based control scheme that adds a novel feel to its gameplay.
What's cool? The apocalypse has come and gone and some unknown disaster has turned millions of people into zombie-like monsters in The Drowning, and your only hope is to shoot your way through as many as you can. The game tells a story through some pretty solid production values in its voice work and graphics, and challenges players in a way that's a bit different from other mobile FPS titles. Instead of utilizing virtual control sticks, for example, The Drowning uses a series of taps that let players shoot with greater accuracy and navigate levels with more efficiency. If the tap controls aren't for you, though, you can always switch back to something more traditional.
Who's it for? Fans of FPS titles, zombie games and solid graphics and production values should give The Drowning a shot.
What's it like? Other fun FPS titles include Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour and RAGE.


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Glyn High-Tech Distribution has introduced the EZ864 PRO GSM terminal with Microchip PIC18F67J10 microcontroller as a turnkey solution for machine-to-machine (m2m) applications.
The EZ864 Pro incorporates Telit's GC864 module, which handles all GSM processing for both signal and data, operating at quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz.
The PIC18F67J10 contains 128Kbytes of Flash and 3936 bytes of RAM, and is supported by an external 256Kbit of serial EEPROM and a dedicated 3.3V LDO power supply.
The microcontroller can turn off the DC/DC power supply to the GC864 module and can work on low energy mode on the 3.3V LDO power supply.
For additional low energy the microcontroller can go to sleep mode, enabling the microcontroller to run on 1mA power consumption.
The terminal has single supply voltage (5V to 30V), metal casing, SMA GSM antenna connector, SIM card holder, RS232 9pin female SUB-D type connector, 4 GPIO inputs, one internal relay, and RoHS and WEEE Directives compliant.
The serial interface of the EZ864 PRO Terminal is intended for the communication between the GSM module and the host application.
This RS-232 interface is a data and control interface for transmitting data, AT commands and providing multiplexed channels.


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My name is Maggie Sanders. I am from Dallas, Texas, I went to college at the University of Arkansas, and have lived in the US my whole life. This summer I have traveled to Dublin from the US, and am working with MyMind as a marketing intern. I am here to share my story, as a student transitioning into the … Read More
Depression and your relationship
If you are depressed, your relationship can also become depressed. Depression can wreak havoc on your ability to experience and maintain intimacy within your relationship. Being depressed can illicit feelings of worthlessness; depression can affect moods, thoughts and behaviours, and even physical health. A common impact of depression is feeling lost or numb, so the depressed becomes disconnected from their … Read More
Intimacy: Connecting without fear
When I think of every person in this world I imagine a vast inter-connected series of lines, a bit like a rail system grid, interlocking and weaving in and out and all around. Stop whatever it is you are doing and look around you. That person beside you could be a complete stranger yet the simple fact that you are … Read More
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While Valentine's Day is a prime opportunity to show your partner how you feel, it is also important to show your affection on the other 364 days of the year. Every relationship will have it's ups and downs, nobody is perfect. What's important is to not let the "downs" keep you down. To finish off our Valentine's blog series, here's … Read More
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"What are your New Year's resolutions?" "Did you have a good Christmas?" "What did you do for New Year's Eve?" "Wasn't it great to have the long Christmas break?" "New Year, new start"….. And so go on the interrogations of the so-called festive period. Any of these sound familiar? As we face into January and listen to everybody else's good … Read More
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A real service user shares her experience with marriage counselling at MyMind. A few months back, my marriage was in trouble and I was beginning to think about divorce. Although my partner and I knew that neither of us would be happy living separately, something was still wrong in our relationship. At that time I felt helpless, but I spoke … Read More
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'All you need is love'. This may be true, but it doesn't mean you don't sometimes have to work at it. Relationship problems can occur for many reasons and all relationships (family, friends or couples) require work, such as communication, compromise and compassion. No relationship runs smoothly all of the time. It is extremely rare for couples or families to experience … Read More


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Topic: Breaking the Rules (08/16/04)
TITLE: The Car Ride
By Dianna Wilson
The summer had started out great. Shirley and I spent every Wednesday evening at the youth meeting at church. I really enjoyed it and the people I met. Sighing heavily, I sat back in my seat thinking about what had happened.
It all started when I decided that nobody went to bed at 10:00 in the summertime especially on a weekend. Besides, some of the other teenagers from the youth group hung out down at the diner until at least 12:00. I convinced Shirley to wait until Aunt Caroline and Uncle Smitty had turned the television off to sneak out and walk down to the diner. The first couple of times we had a lot of fun. We hooked up with some of the other teenagers from church and didn't come home until around 12:30, and no one even knew we were gone.
Last Friday when we were walking up the road, a car came along and slowed up beside us. A couple of guys were leaning out the window and asked if we wanted a ride. At first we hesitated, but Shirley whispered to me that she knew one of the guys from school. The driver assured us that he was just going into town and that he would drop us off anywhere we wanted to go. I encouraged Shirley to come on and get in.
We climbed into the car squeezing between the two boys on the back seat. The driver pulled off with tires squealing before we even had a chance to sit down. "How about we go to Look Out Point," the driver said laughing. I said, "You said you were going into town. He responded "No, we not going that way. Open one of them beers for me, Bobby." He turned the beer up to his month as he took the road opposite town. I looked at Shirley, and her faced looked pinched and scarred. My stomach turned over, and my breath felt as if it were caught in my throat, but I tried to sound confident, as I demanded they take us back because our friends were waiting for us. "Or you will what" the boy on the other side of the driver laughed. I tensed and looked around. The boy in the back by the window was quiet and not saying anything. He glanced at us, shook his head and continued looking out the window. It was the boy that Shirley said she knew from school. The other guy in the back was trying to put his hand up Shirley's skirt. With a trembling voice, Shirley burst out "stop it," as she shoved his hand away. "I want to get out. Let me out." Tears were rolling down her face now.
At that moment I felt totally defenseless, I didn't know what to do. Out of the blue, verses I had heard last week in church started rolling through my mind. I could only remember parts, "God is love," "Men ought always to pray and not to faint;" "Ask and it shall be given unto you." I began to pray silently and desperately asking God to please help us. I told him how stupid I had been. Before I was finish praying, the guy by the window turned around and said in a disgusted voice, "Man turn the car around and take these broads back to the diner." He looked in the driver's mirror at the boy who had made the comment, and then said in a surly tone that he was only kidding and swung the car around. He pulled in front of the diner and said "get out cry babies." Shirley and I jumped out of the car with relief and went straight home. When we got home, Aunt Caroline was standing on the porch looking anxious. "Where have you been?" Shirley broke down and told her what happened.
I felt foolish but yet at the same time so much wiser. As I reflected on the way home, I hoped that I had not ruined my chance to come back next summer. I wanted more than ever to continue with the youth bible class.
Dianna Wilson
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