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Join us at the Butterfield Country Club for the 30th Annual Aspire Classic Golf Tournament. Enjoy a great day of golf for a good cause. Your sponsorship helps create a community that welcomes and celebrates people of all abilities.
The Aspire Classic benefits two enterprises: Aspire Living and Aspire Careers. Aspire Living offers independent and community living opportunities and skill building for adults, helping to achieve independence. Aspire Careers helps individuals develop a career path that is driven by their strengths and interests, while also helping individuals experience the independence and pride that accompanies workplace inclusion and gainful employment.
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Level Up: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda is one of gaming's longest-standing and most critically acclaimed series. A new Zelda title, like a new Slayer album, is subject to endless scrutiny. Everyone has a different definition of what makes them great. What changes the formula too much for one person, might be a breath of fresh air to another. It's like the Slayer fan who wants them to make Reign in Blood over and over, versus the one who welcomes the occasional slower jams of South of Heaven. There are, however, a few Zelda titles that even the trolling masses of Neogaf would agree are standouts. A Link to the Past on the SNES is one of those. In an effort to return Zelda to it's roots and cash in on nostalgia Nintendo came up with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for the 3DS, a direct sequel to ALTTP done in very much the same style.
This game is classic Zelda from the start. Rather than plodding through a tutorial before getting out of your home town, you're in the mix swinging a sword and taking down baddies in no time. Many players have voiced their disdain for the long introduction of Wii's Twilight Princess and I tend to feel their pain. Zelda games are so well-designed that there's really no reason for the game to hold your hand. You're not likely to get stuck on a puzzle for more than a few minutes and death in combat is a non-issue. In retrospect these long tutorial sequences probably originated in Ocarina of Time. As the first 3D Zelda it had the task of teaching players how Zelda worked in 3D. Nowadays, 3D games are the norm so there's really no excuse. Here's hoping that the next 3D Zelda will take a cue from ALBW and get into the action quickly.
There are some big advantages to the 2D-overhead-view Hyrule. Far from the open fields of 3D Zeldas, the overworld is full of stuff to interact with. Between enemies, secret caverns, people to chat with and mini-games there's not a chunk of the map that doesn't serve a gameplay function. This jam-packed approach isn't really possible in a 3D Zelda, because it would break the believability of the world. the landscape would look ridiculously stacked up and busy. Dungeons are easier to visually figure out from this perspective as well since you can see the totality of the rooms, rather than just the view from behind your character. There's also an immediacy to the sword swing that just can't be matched by the true-3D Zeldas.
Visually, ALBW is simple, but charming in it's approach, much like many Nintendo games. Although the game plays on a 2D field it uses polygonal models. With the 3DS's 3D effect maxed out I kind of felt like I was looking down into a world of tiny figurines. This is actually the first game I've played through on the 3DS and I thought the effect was cool. You can feel a bit cross-eyed if you don't have the console lined up properly with your vision, but I enjoyed the effect enough to change my playing position, rather than turn the effect off. Although the visuals don't strive for realism, there are some cool lighting and normal-mapping effects used and everything has that polished Nintendo sheen.
The sounds are your typical Zelda-fare and get the job done, but the music is another place where ALBW corrects a long-standing wrong in the Zelda series. Rather than synthesized instrumentation, Zelda finally gets a real orchestral score. For years Nintendo has avoided going in this direction stating that only midi instruments can be dynamic to the player's actions. The music is mostly variations on classic Zelda themes, but it takes on new life with the real orchestral performance. Perhaps they went this direction because the nature of this game made for little need of variable dynamics, but again, this is something I hope carries over to the next big Zelda title.
While most of the game can be said to mirror the formula of ALTTP, there are some major differences. The main 'gimmick' of this title (and every Zelda has one) is that Link can become a living painting on the wall. A ton of the game's puzzles center around this mechanic. While it may seem limited on the surface, it fundamentally changes traversal and it keeps coming into play in new ways. It's also a cool touch that the music goes mono and lo-fi when Link turns into a painting, effectively reflecting his flattened out effect.
The bigger change is the game's economy and power-up system. Rather than earning a special piece of gear for each dungeon, almost every item is available to rent (and later buy) early in the game. When you die, you lose your rentals. When I first encountered this idea I was a bit put-off. The loot seems a lot less magical sitting in a store and one of my favorite things about Zelda was always earning boon from a great adventure. However, in practice this little tweak rectifies two complaints people have with the series. It makes money matter, and it opens up the world and dungeons to be explored in a variety of ways. Rupees are almost worthless in other Zelda games. Going through immense obstacles only to find a chest full of cash was always a disappointment because there was really not much to buy. By making items cheap rentals or expensive buys, ALBW has made collecting these chests rewarding. More importantly, having access to every item essentially means you have access to every area, making this the least linear Zelda since the original. I'm still conflicted about this, possibly because the consumerist slant leaves a bad taste in my mouth. But on a design level it's benefits outweigh it's drawbacks.
So here we have it. The game many Zelda many fans have been clamoring for: an over-head-view game that plays like the SNES classic. Do they pull it off? If you've been on internet in the past few weeks you know the answer is yes. Zelda games are rated on a scale of really-effin'-great to change-your-pants-amazing and this falls near the latter. It has the kind of polish that it seems only Nintendo is capable of and is a true joy to play through. My only complaints are that it is a tad on the easy side and I'm worried about Hyrule's environment and politics now that consumer culture has taken hold.


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Moondarra Blueberries
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We purchased the farm in 1976, inspired to do something on the land by Louis Bromfield's book Malabar Farm. I was introduced to blueberry farming at a public meeting in Warragul hosted by the Department of Agriculture where the findings of an overseas research trip into the fruit's potential in Australia were presented. In 1979 we obtained 600 of the first plants to be released to growers to Australia.


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The God Boss definitely deserves his name as it's most likely the most difficult boss which you will ever come across in Minecraft Pocket Edition. It has a good variety of abilities ranging everywhere from flying and teleportation to the ability to shoot explosive fire bombs. If you manage to kill him make sure to let us know how you did it in the comments!
Creator: Kiritocris55, Twitter Account
How does it work?
The caves in Minecraft are much more dangerous than ever before as it's there the boss will spawn. You can also use a bat spawn egg to spawn it (as it replaces bats). And if you are using version 1.0 then every time you use an ender pearl there's a small chance it might spawn.
The God Boss is incredibly hostile and shoots explosive fire charges at its enemies. It also has the ability to fly and teleport.
- 500 full hearts
- Flying ability
- 20 – 50 attack damage per hit
- Shoots destructive explosives
- Teleportation ability
If defeated it drops some really good items (and especially if you are on version 1.0, but the addon still works on 0.16).
- Nether Star x 2
- XP Potion x 1
- Elytra Wings x 1 (version 1.0 only!)
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- Activate packs for a world in-game
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Winter Lay-up
With the brutal cold, Adalay, Lawrence of Berkley, and I took cover in the Great Lakes Maritime Center. After warming up with some coffee, Larry and I braved the cold and winds for a few minutes to get some shots of the ships in lay-up across the river. This was the first chance I had to really try Adalays' new toy -- the Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3. It's certainly not the 70-200VRII quality in any way, but for a cheap, small, light lens it doesn't seem too bad. We'll have to give it some more trails, but so far so good.


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Following a phenomenal tour of South Africa, Indian skipper Virat Kohli is enjoying the much-needed rest at his home in Mumbai. From a personal standpoint, the Indian run machine excelled with the bat in both Tests and ODIs and was granted a time to rest as Rohit Sharma took charge of India in his absence.
Speaking at an event in Mumbai, the Indian skipper was very precise about managing the rigorous workload that modern-day cricketers go through. "Physically I had a few niggles, I am just getting over those. The workload has started to disagree with me a little bit. I have to be very careful about how I go forward with my body, my mind, my cricket," he said.
"Times like these are very-very important going ahead. I am totally enjoying it. I do not even have an inch of me missing out on anything because my body really needed this. Although I am keeping a track of the games, I do not watch matches right now and feel like I want to be on the field because I have started to listen to my body," he added.
Kohli, who is one of the fittest cricketers in the world today, said the break is helping him recover for fresh challenges ahead, starting with the IPL. Further, he adds that breaks like these help him to be mentally in a better place on the field and gives time for his body to recover.
Notably, this isn't the first time that Kohli has been very vocal about workload management and has blasted the board in the past for overloading him with matches, especially during the home Test series against Sri Lanka last year. "Definitely, I do need a rest. Why not? When I think of the time when my body needs to be rested, I'll ask for it. I am not a robot, you can slice my skin and check, I bleed," he had said then.
Interestingly, several notable limited-overs squad members, including Kohli, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav, with Chairman of selectors, MSK Prasad explaining that the selection committee was mindful of their workload and upcoming schedule.


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Ethical Issues and Boundaries in Practitioner-Client Relationships
This 3-hour workshop will help participants become exposed and familiar with ethical theory and boundary issues pertaining to their profession. Participants will also be provided with an introduction to understanding and recognizing the origins, potential dangers and implications of behaving in a manner that crosses over the boundaries of ethical guidelines. All professionals have a violation potential, which is the product of the risks we take compounded by our unseen internal vulnerabilities. This course covers these issues to help develop a plan to minimize the potential for a boundary and ethical transgression, thereby protecting the professional, the client and the professions.
Presenter: Mark Groves, MSEd, LADC, Facilities Reentry Coordinator, MN Department of Corrections
Trainings are free to all current MCCA members.
If you are currently a MCCA member, please go to mnmcca.com to sign in and register for the training. If you are currently not a member, please sign-up at mnmcca.com for a membership, a training fee of $30 will be owed. This annual investment pays for one year of monthly trainings sessions and your membership to MCCA.
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Home > Case Studies > JD Sports - Unit 58_59 Braehad Shopping Centre
C&W are preferred advisors for JD and Bank across Scotland and have assisted them extensively with their expansion.
C&W identified suitable opportunities for both JD and Bank to consider and subsequently negotiated terms with various landlords.
We have advised JD on acquiring stores in Kilmarnock, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Ayr, as well as stores for Bank in Ayr and Falkirk.
The flagship acquisition has been securing a new 10,500 sq ft JD store in intu Braehead.
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YANGON, Burma (AP) — Burma's Parliament has advanced to next week the deadline for nominating the next president, who is virtually certain to be from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
The deadline set Tuesday means the upper and lower houses of Parliament and the military bloc that holds a constitutionally mandated 25 percent of seats will now nominate their candidates by March 10.
After its landslide election victory in November, the NLD commands majorities in both chambers, so it will get to nominate two candidates.
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Bube's Brewery and the Central Hotel
Built in the 1880's, the Central Hotel was a state of the art lodging facility and part of the original license that allowed Alois Bube to open his bar and sell his brews directly to the public. The third floor still maintains 8 of the original rooms and a 9th penthouse suite has been added in what was the top floor of the brewery. The rooms follow the original floor plan and have a shared bathroom on the floor, there is also an additional lavatory available on the landing leading to the hotel level. The penthouse suite features its own private bathroom.
These rooms are available to rent and can be booked through our office between the hours of 11am (noon on Sunday) and 4pm.
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How IT support helps banks transform the customer experience
Banking institutions are working to convert these silo-laden architectures into integrated, API-based data ecosystems that strive for faster, cheaper responses to market requirements.
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The superficial advice that has been made much of in the infamous law of attraction directs us to avoid negative thoughts and take up positive thoughts instead; however, those who embrace this belief have learned nothing really helpful to the process of mental liberation. It is likely that they may be attempting by this method to suppress uncomfortable, unconscious content arising from the subconscious mind that they should instead be welcoming, facing and resolving. Real transmutation of the mind requires more than simply programming and conditioning the mind in this way, which only strengthens and enhances dualistic ideas and beliefs of creator and created, mind and matter, attraction and repulsion. Only when we go beyond these mind games does it becomes possible to enter deeply into unified Consciousness itself and discover ourselves as the Self who commands all things.
What we believe we will receive, but when we find out who the believer is, we go beyond belief into truth and understanding. The very thought of thought itself – good, bad or indifferent – must always remain illusion, an inherent part of the net of Maya. To become free from Maya, we surrender the mind fully to the Self. Of course it can be temporarily helpful to hold the opposite thought if one's thoughts are highly negative; but in the long run it is far healthier to allow the negative thoughts to arise and be released, if one truly desires to be free. It's important to know that the ultimate help, in any case, arises only when we stop all thought and find out who the thinker really is. It is only in a fully unconditioned state of mind that we can experience this true Reality.
The transmutation of these constructs of the mind feeds our spiritual growth as beliefs and their resulting manifestations dissolve. Old emotions, ideas, attachments and physical conditions break down, releasing dynamic energy to serve as rich and nourishing compost to bring about new consciousness and life. We support the liberation of the mind when we dissolve beliefs into pure, unconditioned consciousness. We do this by consistently adopting the most expansive view toward everything we encounter. We refuse to believe anything that we see with our outer eyes, having faith instead that true understanding can only arise from the Self within who sees all things in the perfect light of consciousness. Beyond the mind lies truth, and by turning our eyes inward we become free from all limitations.


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For all theatre lovers and English language enthusiasts, ActofKAA has embarked on a new project in an attempt to spread the student theatre art over the brick walls of universities and further across the state borders. You will have a chance to witness the result – ENGLISH DRAMA NIGHT – on March 13 in DPOH Theatre in Bratislava.
Apart from ActofKAA's production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, you will be able to enjoy Our American Cousin, a play by Tom Taylor presented by our international guest – The Gypsywood Players from Brno.
We hope that this delightful event will be a beginning of a long friendship and cooperation between both the theatre troupes.


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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
"Looking to VENT" with J.Crew
If you have recently experienced a frustrating situation with J.Crew, maybe you might be willing to share that information with us in this post.
Please feel free to share your story on almost any topic— including poor experiences with purchases & orders, promotions/ offers, in-store visits, transactions with store associates, etc.
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Today I received an email in regards to up to 40% off new arrivals with the same code from yesterday. I see no new arrivals so I assume they mean last week's new arrivals?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi JessF - yeah, I think that they're talking about last week's rollout. Ina mentioned that the March rollout would be next week.Delete
oh, thank you, I thought it was me! I've been getting the strangest emails from JC lately, posted some on my Insta @wellfedfredDelete
shouldn't advertising relate to what a merchant is really offering?
Hi WFF - it really highlights how not...nimble they are when it comes to technology/social media. And this is where new leadership says they're going to focus? Yikes.Delete
I was going to say the same thing! This new Starbucks experience officer or whatever he is better get to work stat. Yesterday's email I received implied the code was only for sale items only which turned out not be the case and today's email made me think there were new arrivals when there are not. If the code is really for all items new, old or sale the message is really not being communicated clearly at all.Delete
There are a few new arrivals added here and there - a pink striped cotton top and the new pink rain jacket which is a good price with the 40% off.Delete
Venting on myself: I caved on NSF again last night. Decided to click on the Factory email as they had 50% clearance plus free shipping. Noticed the Mixed Gingham shell for the first time and bought it on the spot. It's a near-replica of a top that I wore at the end of high school and first year of University, I think I'm even wearing it in my student card photo! Anyway, no way to resist that nostalgic hit, hope it fits.ReplyDelete
New arrivals are ok I guess. I do love Liberty but am trying to stay away from button downs because they don't seem to fit in the chest. I wish they would make some Liberty blouses that were not button downs like they did in 2013. Also, uncoated field jacket looks a little flimsy, new jewelry is horrible.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh wait in reading above i see today's new arrivals aren't new? I got an email today saying there were new arrivals..Delete
i RN - you're right, now it seems like there are new things (along with the "new" arrivals from last week) like the cap-sleeve tops, uncoated field jacket and "perfect" raincoat. Notice that instead of "regular" sizes, they're now listed as "classic".Delete
Lots of "quotes" here, ha!
I've noticed that too, classic instead of regular. That kind of cracked me up a little.Delete
It seems irrelevant to me. "Classic" body type...?? 🤔Delete
I just thought of something that cracked me up—with the Sbux guy in charge maybe it will soon be known as tall, grande and venti. Imagine the calls and emails to CS? "Wait, so the smallest is called 'TALL?'" 😂 I still don't get it.Delete
Maybe they should call it "In Between Petite and Tall"? What I don't like is the way Poshmark does it. I was searching for a blazer in 12 or 14. Poshmark considers 12 "standard" and 14 "plus". What's so different about a 12 and a 14 that they need to be categorized separately? They're all just sizes.Delete
@Suz good one! I'm looking forward to the Venti jeans in a dark roast.Delete
I just noticed the classic. I immediately noticed it! To me it seems foolish, but what other politically correct word could they use? Off the top of my head I can only think of standard but that is no better than "regular".Delete
Classic is just silly. It makes me think of classic sizing, like how today's modern size 0 is really an 8!
Ha, I noticed the "classic" designation yesterday. It makes no sense. Is it no longer PC to say regular? I mean, I get it in concept but I'm not sure classic is the right replacement word.Delete
And yes shopgrrl, I always found that odd on Poshmark and the only thing I could ever figure out is because they do the online "parties" where you can share items to the parties and sometimes they have "plus size" parties and you can't share items to the party unless they fit the parameters. But... I digress
Suz - Have you seen the Kevin Hart skit about the Starbucks sizing? you want a tall? no, I want a small. a tall? no, a SMALL.
So does that mean my height is "trendy". Will I be taller next season? I am very confused.Delete
I'm waiting for my vertically challenged section...Delete
Or maybe classic versus vanity sizes. I have J Crew skirts that essentially have the same dimensions from 1997 that were an 8 in "classic" sizing. In today's vanity sizing they are a 4.Delete
@Anne - Starbucks actually does have a small size coffee. It's called "short." It's not on the menu anymore, but it's still available if you ask for it. I remember when they removed it from the menu and added the "venti." Yes, I'm old. 🧐Delete
Factory has a long sleeve maxi up. I always debate over trying this style then never order because I'm afraid it won't be flattering on my body type. I like that it's black and white.ReplyDelete
You know what drives me nuts? This weekend the wide leg crop crepe pants were excluded from Promo. I did order the silk ones to try but the XS was sold out, so they might be too big...anyway...had the crepe pants been included in that promo I would have probably ordered a few sizes to try. At 40% off the price is not bad.ReplyDelete
I know, I know, I can order them now and get 40% off but my current order will be here today and I don't want to have too many orders. (It's #NSF, BTW.) it's just annoying,
I have failed at NSF :( The first two 'oops' weren't too bad; used a credit and a reward to buy two of the pom pom beanies after the price became 'irresistible.' I've seen it in store, but didn't try it on; got it in the off white and the black.ReplyDelete
Yesterday's slip was worse, but not too crazy. Trying two sizes of the collection striped pullover (M, L and Xl are left if you are interested), along with a vneck tank and underwear for my son. This is a great promo. Still trying to be more mindful of my consumption this month in all areas...Replies
Oh-and wanted to mention, it still seems there is a 'glitch' in that sale items sometimes show under their category (i.e., 'collection') but not in the sale section. Excuse me for enabling...Delete
While not officially on a shopping ban I've tried unsuccessfully to be good/better. This J.Crew promo was a tipping point and too good to pass on. The true deal was H1691, a slim cut plaid button down for under $17, then a fleece cardigan popback G9449 for $42 and finally two pairs of socks to push me to the 40% off level.Delete
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Dear J.Crew,ReplyDelete
If you made a matching skirt to a new top H7000, please make both available at the same time.
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i noticed that too!Delete
Hadn't noticed that too but it's super nice in white/red! Love the hookup too. Ooooooooooh.Delete
Haha! Yes! The red/white skirt is beautiful!Delete
I think it's a sign...that top is more than enough of that embroidery.Delete
The matching skirt is under New Arrivals now.Delete
I had been spared until now but today I received ... puppies.ReplyDelete
I don't understand the "you'll receive your package soon" email. I received one this morning for a sweater I ordered on Monday. the text of the email reads: Your order is on schedule for itsReplyDelete
promised delivery date. But it will be
leaving a little later than planned. So
you can relax, while we hustle.
(P.S. Just keeping you in the
loop — we'll email you with tracking
info once your order has shipped)
Not six hours later did I get an email that the item had shipped AND it'll be here before the originally estimated date. So...why send the email? I did free economy shipping and always expect it'll be a week before it shows up.
I wish that they would allow a few-minute "courtesy hold" when a pop back/sale item is placed into the bag!ReplyDelete
Posted reviews with additional details on Instagram @wearthislikethisReplyDelete
Drapey crepe capsleeve top. I got the 2 Tall in black. This is definitely a look but the fit is great and I really like the style, it's feminine and retro. ISO the ivory. I'm sure I'll find one at some point.
Silk twill crossover Pant. I was looking forward to these but the fit doesn't work. Too bad. This is going to be a hard sell. For me it would work a lot better if it was better tailored and not an elastic waist.
cropped silk pull on pant. I got a size up due to availability and they're a little too loose, even though I like them lower on the waist I think my regular size will be more flattering. Stalking for the XS.
Metallic sequin t shirt. Nice material. I sized up to a small because I read a review that said the arms are really tight. They are, and the fit is short and boxy, but it's cute.Replies
So excited I was able to score 2 of my "white whales", which were on sale, plus the additional 40% off promo: Ribbed turtleneck in Italian Cashmere in Camel for $74.99 (F8680), Collection pleated skirt in natural denim with leather trim for $59.99 (G8505).ReplyDelete
I purchased 4 items yesterday, and I emailed CS for a price adjustment on the Collection Alpaca Fair Isle Sweater I purchased last week (6 days ago) at 30% off. It was available at the time of my purchase, and I placed it in my cart, and took a screen shot of my cart at the reduced price, which I also included in my email. CS replied this morning that the sweater would only be eligible for an additional 20% off, so I had already received the best price, and they could not adjust my previous purchase. I'm confused -- the sweater was actually in my cart, and reduced by 40%! This is the first time I've had an issue with receiving a price adjustment within 7 days. In any case, I just emailed them again, asking them to revisit it, so we'll see.Replies
Wow, those are some great finds! I also have the Italian Cashmere Turtleneck (in the olive green color) and its great! That's so strange about the alpaca sweater. I actually purchased it yesterday and received 40% off. Hopefully, they will revisit in your favor!Delete
@R - I have the Italian cashmere ribbed turtleneck in both black and camel and I'd grab the pink in a minute if I saw it in my size. It's such a beautiful, timeless sweater. I'm sure that one will be in my closet for many years. OTOH, I didn't care for the alpaca sweater: short, wide, huge sleeves. It has very good reviews, so a lot of people like it, but I couldn't stuff that one back in the plastic bag fast enough.Delete
Thanks ladies, I'm really excited about the Cashmere Turtleneck. I was able to get the olive as well a few weeks ago (on final sale), and I love it as much as the reviews, and you both do! Hopefully it will be back again next year, as I would really love one in charcoal as well.Delete
Jeanne, thank you for the feedback re. the Alpaca sweater. I hope I have a similar experience with it. I won't receive it for another week or so (shipping to west coast Canada is so slow), but I already feel like I want to return it just because I'm frustrated with CS. Maybe that's silly, but I just get so irritated and turned off by inconsistencies in pricing and policies. Sigh.
@R - I have to admit that I wasn't sorry to return the alpaca sweater. Even if I'd liked the fit, it's ridiculously heavy, almost like a coat. And I live on the gulf coast, so I can't imagine when I'd wear it.Delete
I stopped by the store to pick up a sweater I ordered, but it's going right back. It reeks of perfume and has bright red sweat stains under the arms of the ivory sweater. WTF is wrong with people returning clothes that have obviously been worn and damaged? And why is J.Crew trying to resell them?ReplyDeleteReplies
Jeanne, I've had the same experience (not the same type of stains, though!), and I agree -- it's both gross and bewildering!Delete
My question, though is -- what on earth would cause bright red armpit stains on an ivory sweater!? Hopefully a colourfast red shirt worn underneath...!?
@R - It appears that someone wore it over a red top and had a lot of dye transfer. There are lighter stains throughout the inside, but very heavy red rings under the arms. This did not happen from trying on the sweater. Someone wore it for a long time and was sweating heavily. Yep, very, very gross.Delete
EEWWWW!!! Gross! I've only had perfume-y items sent but sweat stained ones? Yuck!Delete
I just received an order and a striped tee dress reeked of perfume. Luckily no stain but the perfume was so strong it made my eyes water trying on the dress. Such a turnoff, even though it fit I couldn't convince myself to keep it. And my blackwatch pajamas set came without bottoms. I mean... cmon JC! Where is the QC!?Delete
@eeps - So I'm not the only one receiving bottomless pajama sets. Was your set opened/missing the paper wrapping strip? Both incomplete sets that I received were missing the paper strip, so I assume someone opened them and took the pants out. Very annoying.Delete
@Jeanne - Mine came from a store. The top had a handwritten tag, and definitely no paper wrapping strip. It just boggles my mind because the moment I took it out of the box I knew something was wrong - way too light for flannel pajamas top and bottom. I just called JC to ask what to do, and the set is sold out in my size. So they issued me a refund and told me to keep the top. Very VERY annoying!Delete
One more vent: When I put on an almost new pair of vintage cotton pajamas last night (worn 2x), one of the buttons snapped in half. I contacted customer service about replacement buttons and was told they don't have any available, but they'll pay for a replacement button if I buy it myself. Of course, the problem is not the cost of the button; the problem is finding replacement buttons that match exactly. Which reminds me of advice given by Marie Kondo: throw out all extra buttons because you'll never use them. If a button falls off of something, she believes you should throw out the item as it's probably no good anymore anyway. Horrible advice IMO.ReplyDeleteReplies
I save all my buttons in a little box. You never know when you need one. Hasn't happened often but I have two JCrew coats that I have needed the spare buttons, and I'm glad I had them.Delete
The offer of reimbursement after going on a wild goose chase myself, when they are the manufacturer of the garment, and therefore keeper of the buttons, would infuriate me. I hope you find a satisfying replacement easily!Delete
I agree; that is horrible advice. Since my teenage years I have had one large mason jar which holds all the extra buttons. I take them out of the wrapping and stick them in there and have been grateful for that many times.
I'm finding myself agreeing with Marie less lately. I have gotten rid of things I don't wear all too much, but I came to the realization that all of my work clothes are not going to spark JOY and I'm okay with it. Sometimes I need an outfit (or outfits all week!) that is/are good for a rainy day, sometimes I need an outfit(s) that is comfy for when I don't feel well...I am running around an office a lot and also depend on flats. It was not joy invoking to succumb to mostly flats at work. On the other hand, I did get rid of stuff I have for my personal life, just because I have better and didn't need the B list stuff.
@Suz Has - I save mine, too, and I frequently use them. I remember losing a large white button from a coat a few years ago and having to buy all new buttons since I didn't have a spare and couldn't find an exact match. But, on a positive note, the buttons I selected were amazing: black and white glass cameos. When I got rid of the coat (white coats are too high maintenance), I kept the buttons.Delete
@Cheritheberry - If Joann Fabrics doesn't have matching buttons, I'm out of ideas. There aren't a lot of options here for buttons. While I love living here in New Orleans, I miss all the button, bead and trimming stores I shopped in when I lived in NYC. At least it's pajamas, so if I can't find an exact match, a close match will work.Delete
Cheri, that's a good point re. some more "utilitarian" items not sparking joy...and not needing to.Delete
I can't imagine throwing out an item just because a button fell off. That seems very wasteful and bougie to me. I hope the collaboration Marie Kondo is doing with Cuyana doesn't have any garments with buttons on them 😂
cheri, YES, sometimes a shirt is only a shirt. I wear the Gap's cotton hipster panties most of the time, because they're comfortable and breathable, but i'd be in real trouble if my underpants sparked joy. Or sparked anything, for that matter.Delete
I have some buttons that I've saved from J.Crew clothes that I never used. I could look for them and mail you a packet if you want to PM me your address.Delete
@wellfedfred - I admit that my underwear really do spark joy, lol. I usually wear Jockey Elance Breathe hipsters. Since I moved from the NE to the deep south, I need undies that keep me cool and these are great. The only issue I have with the Jockeys is that, oddly, they don't come any smaller than a size 6 (Jockey size 6 = most brands' size 7). If I lose weight, which I'm trying to do, I'll have to find new favorite underwear. My Wacoal bras also make me quite happy. I seriously doubt if the new J.Crew underwear will strike joy for me though.Delete
@Fran - Thanks for the offer, but I don't think the pajamas ever include buttons. I have numerous pairs and I don't see any pajama buttons in my button collection. I even checked the seams, since some manufacturers sew an extra in the seam. Nope, nothing.Delete
I got an e-mail saying my Towson, Md store was back in business...did someone pay the rent late?ReplyDelete
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Thickening of the Infarcted Wall by Collagen Injection Improves Left Ventricular Function in RatsA Novel Approach to Preserve Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction
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- Received March 18, 2005
- Accepted April 20, 2005
- Published online August 16, 2005.
Author Information
- Wangde Dai, MD,
- Loren E. Wold, PhD,
- Joan S. Dow, BS and
- Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD⁎ (Rkloner{at}goodsam.org)
- ↵⁎Reprint requests and correspondence:
Dr. Robert A. Kloner, The Heart Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital, University of Southern California, 1225 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90017
Objectives We determined whether collagen implantation could thicken the infarcted left ventricular (LV) wall and improve LV function.
Background We hypothesized that thickening the infarcted wall by using collagen might result in some benefits that are similar to what previously had been reported when the infarcted wall was thickened with cells.
Methods Fischer rats with one-week-old myocardial infarcts were injected with collagen or saline (100 μl) into the scar (n = 12 each group). Six weeks later, LV angiograms, hemodynamics, and regional myocardial blood flow were assessed. The hearts were processed for measurements of postmortem LV volume and histology.
Results Collagen injection significantly increased scar thickness (719 ± 26 μm) compared with the saline-treated group (440 ± 34 μm, p = 2.6 × 10−6). By LV angiography, stroke volume was significantly larger in the collagen-treated group (163 ± 8 μl) than in the saline-treated group (129 ± 6 μl, p = 0.005), and LV ejection fraction was also greater in the collagen-treated group (48.4 ± 1.8%) than in the saline-treated group (40.7 ± 1.0%, p = 0.002). Analysis of regional wall motion demonstrated paradoxical systolic bulging in 5 of 10 saline-treated rats that averaged 20.3 ± 2.6% of the LV diastolic circumference, but in none of the 11 collagen-treated rats (p = 0.012). The LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes were 319 ± 12 μl and 190 ± 7 μl in the saline-treated group, respectively. There was a trend for larger LV end-diastolic volumes (343 ± 23 μl), but smaller end-systolic volumes (180 ± 16 μl) in the collagen-treated group.
Conclusions This study shows that collagen injection thickens an infarct scar and improves LV stroke volume and ejection fraction, and prevents paradoxical systolic bulging after myocardial infarction.
After a proximal coronary artery occlusion, a wave front of necrosis progresses from the subendocardium to the subepicardium of the left ventricle (LV) within the area at risk (1). Approximately 15 min after severe ischemia, necrosis starts in the subendocardium and becomes transmural by about six h of occlusion. Within the first weeks of an extensive myocardial infarction (MI), the necrotic tissue stretches and thins as the collagen matrix holding the myocytes together disintegrates, allowing the necrotic myocytes to slip past each other (slippage) (2). This phenomenon is termed infarct expansion and results in some degree of early LV dilation. Over time, the infarct and noninfarct zones continue to thin and stretch; within the noninfarcted wall, eccentric hypertrophy develops over weeks to months as sarcomeres are added to the myocytes in a longitudinal fashion. This contributes further to LV dilation and, eventually, decompensation with congestive heart failure. These topographical changes that occur within the LV after acute MI—infarct expansion, concentric hypertrophy, and LV dilation—have been described as LV remodeling after acute MI.
Paradoxical systolic bulging caused by infarct expansion and thinning can impair LV systolic function (3). Recently, we have observed that injection of neonatal cardiomyocytes into the thinned infarct wall of rats subjected to acute MI increased scar thickness and improved regional wall motion—particularly reducing the degree of dyskinesis of the infarct zone (3). The benefit of preventing paradoxical systolic bulging that was observed might be due to the contractile potential of the implanted myocytes or related to passive thickening of the scar. By simply thickening and toughening the infarct scar, paradoxical systolic bulging should be reduced, wall stress should be reduced, and forward cardiac output improved. In the present study, we determined the feasibility and tolerability of injecting commercially available collagen into an infarct wall and whether collagen implantation can have many of the same benefits as cell transplantation, including: improving the thickness of the infarcted LV wall, improving global LV function, and preventing paradoxical systolic bulging.
All of the experiments were performed in accordance with the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" (National Institutes of Health Publication No. 85-23, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, revised 1996) and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. The Heart Institute in Good Samaritan Hospital is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care.
Collagen for implanting
Zyderm collagen implant (Zyderm type 2) was obtained from INAMED Corp. (Santa Barbara, California). It is a sterile compound composed of highly purified bovine dermal collagen (65 mg/ml) that consists of 95% collagen I and 5% collagen III. Zyderm collagen is used clinically for correction of contour deficiencies of soft tissue.
Model of MI and collagen injection
Myocardial infarction was performed by ligation of the proximal left coronary artery through a left thoracotomy under anesthesia with ketamine (75 mg/kg intraperitoneal) and xylazine (5 mg/kg intraperitoneal) in female Fischer CDF rats (Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, Massachusetts) as described previously (3). One week later, the rats were re-anesthetized as described above. The hearts were exposed through a second thoracotomy, and collagen (∼100 μl Zyderm type 2 = 6.5 mg highly purified bovine dermal collagen; n = 12) or saline (∼100 μl, n = 12) was injected directly into the infarct area with a 28-gauge needle attached to an insulin syringe. The rats were allowed to recover and housed in a clean laboratory room with a temperature-controlled environment under a 12-h light-dark cycle and fed with free access to food and water for 6 weeks.
In vivo ventriculography
Left ventricular contrast angiography was performed with a XiScan 1000 C-arm X-ray system (XiTec Inc., East Windsor, Connecticut; 3-inch field of view). Rats were anesthetized at six weeks after injection, and a catheter was inserted into the left jugular vein. After the injection of 1 ml nonionic contrast into the left jugular vein, video images (anterior-posterior and lateral projections) were acquired on half-inch super-VHS videotape at 30 frames/s under constant fluoroscopy. The video images were analyzed off-line, blindly, to calculate LV volumes in systole and diastole. All parameters were averaged over three consecutive cycles in both projections. Ejection fraction (EF) (%) was calculated as: 100 × (volume in diastole − volume in systole)/volume in diastole, and averaged over both projections.
Assessment of paradoxical systolic bulging
Tracings obtained from the LV angiograms during end-diastole and end-systole of the same cardiac cycle of three consecutive beats were superimposed on transparent film and were compared between groups in both the anterior-posterior and lateral views. Bulging was evident if the tracing from end-systole was not confined within that of end-diastole. In order to calculate the size of paradoxical LV systolic bulging, the length of total LV diastolic circumference and circumferential length of the bulging segment were measured with computerized planimetry.
For hemodynamic measurements, a 2-F high-fidelity, catheter-tipped micromanometer (model SPR-869, Millar Inc., Houston, Texas) was advanced into the ascending aorta and LV through the right carotid artery to record aorta and LV hemodynamic parameters.
Regional myocardial blood flow (RMBF)
In order to measure RMBF, 103ruthenium-labeled radioactive microspheres (∼500,000) were injected directly into the LV, and a reference blood sample was withdrawn simultaneously from an arterial catheter (0.361 ml/min) for 1 min. Radioactivity in the scar tissue, the noninfarcted myocardium, and in the reference blood sample was counted in a multi-channel pulse-height analyzer (model ND62, Nuclear Data, Schaumburg, Illinois). After correction for background, RMBF was calculated as the ratio of counts in the tissue and the reference blood sample multiplied by pump flow (0.361 ml/min) and divided by the weight of the tissue.
Postmortem LV volumes, wall thickness, infarct sizes of hearts
Intravenous injection of 0.6 ml 50% Unisperse blue (Ciba Geigy, Hawthorne, New York), a suspension of blue particles, was performed to stain the capillaries in the collagen injection area. Under deep anesthesia, the rats were euthanized with 2 mEq potassium chloride intravenously to arrest the heart in diastole, and a cardiectomy was performed. The LVs were pressure-fixed (pressure = 13 cm water column) in formalin, and the volumes of LV were measured by filling the cavity with water and weighing, repeated three times.
Formalin-fixed hearts were cut into three transverse slices. The middle slice was embedded in paraffin for histology, and the other two slices were used for RMBF analysis. The paraffin-embedded tissue was sectioned (5-μm thickness) and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and picrosirius red. Histological images of the stained sections were traced with computerized planimetry, and the following parameters were measured: 1) scar thickness (average of five equidistant measurements), right ventricular free wall thickness, and septum thickness (average of three equidistant measurements); 2) epicardial circumference and endocardial circumference; and 3) circumference occupied by noninfarcted muscle and collagen. Septal fibrosis was assessed through calculating collagen deposition area in the septum. Picrosirius red staining slices, in which the collagen stained red, were used to quantify the collagen deposition area. We used a 10 × objective lens with a 100-square grid (10 × 10). Squares were counted either positive if they contained red color or negative if they did not. The degree of collagen deposition was expressed as a percentage of positive squares. Verhoeff's stain for elastic tissue staining was performed to detect the elastic fibers within the collagen implant.
All data are presented as mean ± SEM. Comparison between groups was made by Student ttest, or Fisher exact test, where appropriate. Results were considered statistically significant if p < 0.05.
A total of 24 rats initially were included in this study. One rat in the phosphate-buffered saline group died after the chest was closed and the intubation tube was removed during the second surgery. One rat in the collagen group died one day after collagen injection. Of the 22 successful rats, one rat in the saline group was excluded because no evidence of MI was found in the heart. The LV angiographic analysis, postmortem volume measurements, and histological analyses were performed in 11 collagen-treated rats and 10 saline-treated rats.
LV volume and EF by angiography
In the saline group, LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes were 319 ± 12 μl and 190 ± 7 μl, respectively. The stroke volume was 129 ± 6 μl. The EF was 40.7 ± 1.0%. In the collagen-treated group, there was a trend for larger LV end-diastolic volumes (343 ± 23 μl) and smaller end-systolic volumes (180 ± 16 μl) and significantly higher stroke volume (163 ± 8 μl, p = 0.005) and greater EF (48.4 ± 1.8%, p = 0.002) compared with the saline group (Fig. 1).
Paradoxical LV systolic bulging
In the saline-treated group, 5 of 10 rats showed paradoxical LV systolic bulging (dyskinesis). The extent of the paradoxical LV systolic bulging, expressed as percentage of total LV diastolic circumference, was 20.3 ± 2.6% in these saline-treated rats. Paradoxical LV systolic bulging was absent in all 11 rats treated with collagen (p = 0.012). Collagen injection significantly prevented asynchronous wall motion after MI.
No significant differences were noted in heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, LV positive change in pressure over time (dp/dt), and negative dp/dt between the two groups (Table 1).
Although RMBF in the scar tissue and noninfarct tissue was comparable between the two groups (Table 1), there was a nonsignificant trend for lower RMBF in scar tissue in the collagen-treated group (0.47 ± 0.10 ml/min/g, n = 9) compared with the saline group (0.69 ± 0.15 ml/min/g, n = 8, p = 0.22).
Postmortem LV volumes, wall thickness, noninfarct and infarct LV wall sizes, expansion index, and histology
Postmortem LV volume was comparable between the saline-treated group (337 ± 17 μl) and the collagen-treated group (325 ± 20 μl, p = 0.64). Collagen injection significantly increased scar thickness (719 ± 26 μm) compared with the saline group (440 ± 34 μm, p = 2.6 × 10−6) (Table 1), but did not increase collagen deposition in the septum and did not change right ventricular free wall thickness (Table 1).
The length of the epicardial and endocardial circumferences was comparable between the two groups (Table 1). The percentage of total LV circumference composed of collagen was significantly larger, whereas the noninfarcted LV wall, also expressed as a percentage of the total LV circumference, was significantly smaller in the collagen-treated group (Table 1). The expansion index as defined by Hochman and Choo (4), which is expressed as LV cavity area/total LV area × septum thickness/scar thickness, was significantly reduced in the collagen-treated group (Table 1).
Implanted collagen in the scar tissue was easily identified histologically as homogeneous bright red tissue on picrosirius red staining and no bundle formation of newly generated host collagen (Figs. 2 and 3).Hematoxylin and eosin staining demonstrated no cellular infiltration (inflammation) within the homogeneous collagen implant (Fig. 4).Verhoeff's stain for elastic tissue staining found that no elastic fibers were present within the homogeneous collagen implant (Fig. 5).The in vivo histologic appearance of the collagen implant was virtually identical to the in vitro appearance (Fig. 3D). Angiogenesis was not observed, because no blue particles appeared in the implanted collagen area (Figs. 3 and 4).
This study demonstrates for the first time that collagen implanted into the scar of a MI remained in the infarct zone for up to six weeks and did not induce an inflammatory response or immuno-rejection. Injection of collagen significantly increased scar thickness, prevented stretch of the noninfarcted zone, and improved LV stroke volume and EF after MI compared with saline injection. Improvement in stroke volume and EF compared with controls might have been largely due to a prevention of paradoxical systolic bulging observed in the collagen group.
A novel approach to preserve cardiac function after MI is implanting biomedical materials into an infarcted area as an internal support. Christman et al. (5) injected fibrin glue into one-week-old myocardial infarcts as an internal support and found this treatment preserved cardiac function at five weeks after injection; however, they did not know the exact mechanism by which fibrin glue preserved cardiac function. Fibrin glue might have worked by inducing neovasculature formation in the infarct area and/or attenuating the decrease in infarct wall thickness. In our present study, collagen injection attenuated the decrease in infarct wall thickness without neovasculature formation in the collagen implant. Thus, our data support the hypothesis that internal support of the infarct wall by biomedical materials can preserve cardiac function by thickening the infarct wall and without neovascularization. The advantages of collagen injection are that commercially prepared collagen is readily available, it can be injected early (before infarct expansion is complete), it is relatively inert (will not induce a rejection phenomenon), and is easy to inject into the scar. Compared with cell transplantation, collagen injection did not improve systolic and diastolic blood pressure and positive and negative dp/dt. The explanation might be that collagen injection did not affect the LV contractile ability, whereas the cell transplantation did. Although this study shows that collagen can thicken the scar, improve EF and stroke volume, and prevent paradoxical systolic bulging, the long-term effects need further investigation. Many questions remain unknown, such as how long the collagen can stay in the infarct area and whether the collagen is ultimately colonized by host connective tissue.
Another potential benefit of collagen injection is that by preventing scar shrinkage it might limit noninfarct LV stretching and eccentric hypertrophy of the noninfarcted LV. Roberts et al. (6) found that the infarcted tissue contracted, whereas noninfarcted tissue expanded during repair of the infarct 21 days after MI in rats. It is possible that scar contraction contributed to compensatory expansion of noninfarcted myocardium (eccentric hypertrophy) with eventual volume overload. This compensatory hypertrophy of noninfarcted myocardium after MI in the rat model was also observed by other groups (7). Holmes et al. (8) observed scar shrinkage after coronary ligation in the pig. The infarct scar contraction and the compensatory hypertrophy of noninfarcted myocardium might contribute to diastolic dysfunction caused by abnormal ventricular chamber stiffness (9). In the present study, the percent of the LV circumference composed of collagen was, of course, greater in the collagen group, whereas the noninfarcted myocardial circumference was significantly greater in the saline group than in the collagen injection group. Our data support the concept that collagen injection might have limited the development of eccentric (length-wise) hypertrophy of the noninfarcted myocardium.
In conclusion, our data suggest that collagen injection into the scar after MI can thicken the scar, improve LV stroke volume and EF, and limit paradoxical systolic bulging compared with saline-treated animals. Collagen injection has many of the same benefits as cell transplantation therapy, but might be a lower cost and technically easier option. This study suggests that implantation of biomedical materials into an MI as an internal support can provide a novel approach to preserve cardiac function after MI.
This study was supported in part by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Grant R01-HL073709.
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- dp/dt
- change in pressure over time
- ejection fraction
- left ventricle/ventricular
- myocardial infarction
- regional myocardial blood flow
- Received March 18, 2005.
- Accepted April 20, 2005.
- American College of Cardiology Foundation
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- Vogel W.M.,
- Hernandez Y.M.,
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Broadly speaking, the Glass-Steagall Act (or at least the provisions referred to here) put a wall between commercial banking and investment banking. The division was intended to prevent risky financial trading behavior from being insured by the government, which protects commercial deposits. The initial act was passed in 1933 and repealed in 1999 through the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act because, as Bill Clinton said, the law was "no longer appropriate."
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"The four biggest banks are now 30 percent larger than they were just five years ago, and they have continued to engage in dangerous, high-risk practices that could once again put our economy at risk," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the bill's sponsors. "The 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act will reestablish a wall between commercial and investment banking, make our financial system more stable and secure, and protect American families."
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"I intend to lead a bipartisan effort to educate California voters about Tom Steyer from day one of his candidacy if he runs for the Senate," Stutzman said Wednesday evening. "He may be the most hypocritical candidate voters have ever seen, which isn't easy to be," because of his history making money off energy investments that conflict with his political platform.
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"They have tried this before and lost in an embarrassing fashion, and trying it again only proves the fact that the underwriters of the dark pool of money that funds the Republican Party -- the oil companies, the big banks, the polluters to name a few -- are shaking in their Gucci loafers over the prospect of someone like Tom joining the Senate and having the power to hold them accountable for putting the interests of the few above the many. They have long viewed Tom as a traitor to his class and are terrified that his joining the fight for the three justices -- environmental, economic and education -- in order to give all Americans a fair shake will upset their ability to keep rigging the system to their benefit," said Democratic strategist Chris Lehane.
Stutzman is a former advisor to ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and 2010 gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, the former EBay chief who spent $144 million of her own money on her unsuccessful bid.
Stutzman's effort would initially be formed as an educational group but would eventually turn into a super PAC, which could accept unlimited donations. It has the potential to draw from a broad base of contributors, including moneyed oil interests angered by Steyer's work fighting climate change and fracking, small-dollar conservative donors irked by Steyer's multimillion-dollar attempts to sway political contests across the nation in 2014 and supporters of other Democratic candidates in the 2016 California Senate race, such as Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris.
Steyer, a former hedge-fund manager from the Bay Area who spent more than $74 million of his own money trying to make climate change a top issue and elect Democrats in 2014, has confirmed that he is weighing a Senate bid, but it's unclear when he will make a decision.
"I haven't made a decision yet," he said in an interview with The Times published Tuesday. "Either way, I'll be working full time to be part of the solution to the problems I care the most about."
Steyer's wealth would be an enormous advantage in a potential run -- he could easily fund his own campaign in California, an expensive undertaking. However, the state's voters have not looked kindly on millionaire/billionaire candidates who have never held elected office and spent large chunks of their fortunes seeking top posts -- see the failed efforts of former business executives including Whitman, Carly Fiorina, Al Checchi and Michael Huffington.
Steyer also faces challenges with his business background. He left Farallon Capital Management, the hedge fund he ran, in 2012, saying he wanted to focus his work on alternative energy. As he became increasingly engaged in politics, his business record has come under growing scrutiny.
News reports detailed his longtime investments in coal and other fossil fuels, for example, and the slow pace at which he shed some of those investments. All of this would likely be mined by Stutzman's anti-Steyer effort.
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OVERVIEW: Deeksha (Lakshmi Prasanna) is the wife of Ram (Samrat Reddy). Deeksha approaches the cops with a complaint regarding the murder of her husband. As the police fail to help Deeksha, she starts the investigation on her own and finds the murder connection with Rocky (Adarsh Balakrishna). Who is Rocky? What is his relationship with Ram's murder? Why did Deeksha suspect Rocky? Forms the story of the film.
REVIEW: Manchu Lakshmi has done better with far worse. Here she just goes through the proceedings without conveying the real emotion or pain. Everything is merely on the surface level with no depth. The subject had a lot of scope, but she fails to leave a mark.
Priyadarshi gets major role and he is effective here. Adarsh Balakrishnan as villain and Samrat Reddy as Lakshmi's hubby give dull performances. Krishna Srikanth Iyengar as police inspector is irritating.Adarsh Balakrishna is terrific as the baddie and does his role to perfection in the second half. It will be good to see him do such roles more as he has a lot of potential. The fact that the film does not get deviated with unnecessary commercial elements is good.
Vijay Yelakanti does a neat job in maintaining the suspense, but his direction lacks finesse. A script like Wife of Ram demands fast pace and slick look, but the lazy pacing and lackluster screenplay doesn't let the film to overcome its weaknesses in spite of having an interesting premise.
Background music is not great but okay. Cinematography also is pretty standard. The cameraman's obsession with red color tone keeps distracting the viewers. Editing is fine in the second half, but very poor in the first half. There's nothing much to boast about the production quality. The film is made on a low budget and it is evident on screen.
Final veridict of the film is Wife of Ram is a passable murder mystery which has a superb twist in the end. The makers have tried to project-specific sequences which are mirror example of the atrocities happening against the woman in the society.Director Vijay Yelakanti sets an interesting premise for this thriller but the first half is a bit dull.


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NZIFF announces special programme of films to mark
50th anniversary in Auckland
Twelve retrospective films have been announced to screen at the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) in 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the festival in Auckland.
1982 film Liquid Sky is one of 12 restrospective films to mark NZIFF's 50th anniversary in Auckland
NZIFF Director Bill Gosden has curated the programme of films from half a century of NZIFF screenings including the film which opened the first-ever 1969 Auckland International Film Festival, Hunger. Other highlights of the retrospective programming include Cannes Film Festival 1976 Grand Prix award-winning film Cria Cuervos, landmark lesbian love story Desert Hearts, spectacular Swedish documentary The Atlantic, Soviet era romantic comedy Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears and a new 4K restoration of 1987 German/French film Wings of Desire.
"In looking over the films of the past five decades I wanted to bring together a selection which represented a broad spectrum and celebrated some of the many highlights we have seen over the years," says Gosden.
As well as the retrospective film programme, festival fans can relive the history at an exhibition of past festival posters and clippings on display at ASB Waterfront Theatre during the 2018 NZIFF.
Additional films for the 50th anniversary programme will be announced. The confirmed films marking the 50th anniversary are:
Chulas Fronteras/Del mero Corazon
Director/Photography/Editor: Les Blank
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1980
A beautiful, timely restoration of Chulas Fronteras (meaning 'Beautiful Borders'), folklorist/cine-poet Les Blank's classic ode to Norteña music and the migrant culture that exists along the Texas–Mexican border. Shot in the late 1970s – and restored now by his son Harrod – Chulas Fronteras and its companion piece Del mero corazón celebrate pioneering figures like Narciso Martínez and Lydia Mendoza as well as then-current performers like Flaco Jiménez and Los Pingüinos del Norte.
"It calls for dancing in the street with a bottle of Pearl Beer in one hand and a chili relleno in the other." — Michael Goodwin, Village Voice
Cold Water
France, 1994
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1995
Director/Screenplay: Olivier Assayas
This early triumph from French director Olivier Assayas (Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper) centres on two doomed teenage lovers swept away by the nervous musical energy of 1970s countercultural Paris. This deeply personal tribute to rock and roll, teen love, and the impermanence of youth, and including one of the greatest party sequences ever put to film, this semi-autobiographical portrait of youth in revolt drew from Assayas' own experiences and features an iconic soundtrack that includes Nico, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.
"Cold Water has the kind of emotional purity that puts it in a class by itself. Its blue fog envelops you." — David Edelstein, Vulture
Cosy Dens
Czech Republic, 1999
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 2000
Director: Jan Hrebejk
A vivid comic valentine to the Prague Spring, a short-lived era when mop-topped teenage boys nourished hopes of ditching their standard issue army wear and stepping out in Beatle boots. Two families co-exist in a small Prague apartment block in 1967 each with a fulminating patriarch at the head of each household; one a devoted party man, the other a former resistance hero clamouring for the end of Bolshevik idiocy. Supercool Jindřiška and hopelessly smitten Michal, the teenage children of these battling neighbours, have grown up like siblings, blithely certain that their parents are living in the past.
Cria Cuervos
Spain, 1976
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1978
Director/Screenplay: Carlos Saura
One of the great films of the first decade of NZIFF, winner of the Grand Prix award at Cannes Film Festival 1976, and one of the great film portraits of childhood. Ana Torrent, surely one of the screen's most compelling child actors, and Geraldine Chaplin as her mother are unforgettable in Carlos Saura's unique and haunting evocation of an eight-year-old girl's fears and fantasies.
"The film is a masterpiece of form and technique, and Chaplin and Torrent are both outstanding." — Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Desert Hearts
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1986
Director: Donna Dietch
The landmark lesbian love story returns to the giant screen as vibrant, beautiful and celebratory as ever. Exuberant and sexy, Desert Hearts belts along on fresh air, country music and sassy dialogue so that you can almost feel that warm wind in your hair.
"Steeped in moody, classic country and western music, it conveys romantic longing and confusion with bittersweet intensity." — Camille Paglia, Sight & Sound
Denmark, 1966
Screened at Adelaide/Auckland International Film Festival 1969
Director: Henning Carlsen
This exacting, bleakly funny portrait of a starving artist opened the first Auckland International Film Festival in 1969. A Scandinavian classic, this is an intense, superbly acted portrait of a self-dramatising young writer and the late 19th-Century society he rejects.
"This unforgettable film version of Knut Hamsun's great novel won the Best Actor award at Cannes. It is one of the great film performances of all time." — Albert Johnson, Pacific Film Archive
Liquid Sky
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1984
Director: Slava Tsukerman
Invisible aliens descend on Manhattan's post-punk club scene for the heroin and then stay for the sex when a lesbian fashion model discovers she can feed them by bringing her unwelcome suitors to climax. As out-there in 2018 as it was when it filled the St James for two successive Festival midnight screenings in 1984, this awesomely jaded carnival of sexuality as artform and weapon looks sharper than ever in a brand new 4K restoration.
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1982
Director: Vladimir Menshov
Considered charmingly old-fashioned when it arrived in the West in 1980 and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, this epic romantic comedy from the Soviet era stands as a classic now – a loving chronicle of the lives of three feisty provincial girls who emigrate to Moscow in 1958, tracing their romantic and professional lives through 20 years of friendship.
"Lively acting, vivacious editing and a deft ironic treatment of a classically naïve storyline make this Academy Award winner a sunburst in the rain." — Kathleen Hulser, Film Journal
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1993
Director: Sally Potter
Tilda Swinton strides through four centuries of history, switching genders as she goes, in Sally Potter's gorgeous, playful subversion of British Heritage cinema. With Billy Zane, and Quentin Crisp as Elizabeth I.
"Tilda Swinton's performance as Orlando in this adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is luminous and thrilling, an omnisexual romp through 400 years of history." — Kate Muir, The Sunday Times
The Atlantic
Atlantean, Sweden, 1994
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1995
Directors: Jan Röed, Kristian Petri, Magnus Enquist
All the CGI in the world pales beside the unearthly spectacle of the world itself as discovered by cinematographer Jan Röed in this magnificent, haunting film, shown at the Festival in 1995 and never seen here since. This spectacular documentary, shot on and around Atlantic Islands from Iceland to South Georgia, is reprised in a rare 35mm print.
"A must-see… One of the most hauntingly beautiful Swedish documentaries ever made." — Gunnar Rehlin, Variety
The Swimming Pool
France/Italy, 1969
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1970
Director: Jacques Deray
Divine decadence in the south of France, this silkily sexy psychological thriller stars Romy Schneider, Alain Delon and Jane Birkin, France's hottest young stars of the 1960s, and shimmers with cool jazz and mid-summer menace.
"Set in a to-die-for villa in the verdant hills overlooking Saint-Tropez, this icily elegant pas de quatre involves four of the most outrageously photogenic actors to ever appear on screen." — David Melville, Senses of Cinema
Wings of Desire
West Germany/France, 1987
Screened at Auckland International Film Festival 1988
Director: Wim Wenders
Two angels watch over a divided Berlin in Wim Wenders' visually astonishing city symphony from 1987 – restored 30 years later, under his direction, to look and sound better than ever in this glorious 4K presentation. The surround-soundscape is as gloriously untethered as the film's floating camera, a symphony of voices, music and urban ambience cradling the spoken poetry of Peter Handke's script. Lyrically articulating a profusion of existential doubts and fleeting sensory delights, it's one of the great Rorschach test movies, many things to many people – and incidentally a must for Nick Cave completists.
"It's full of astonishingly hypnotic images… and manages effortlessly to turn Wenders' and Peter Handke's poetic, literary script into pure cinematic expression." — Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The 50th retrospective films will be scheduled throughout the Auckland NZIFF programme and will screen at various NZIFF cinemas. NZIFF is run by a charitable trust and encourages lively interactions between films, filmmakers and New Zealand audiences in 13 towns and cities around the country. The full NZIFF programme will be available from Tuesday 26 June for Auckland and starts in Auckland on 19 July 2018.
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It is the last day of a large, seven-day event and your building is in move-out strike mode. Your family is planning to have your first dinner together in more than a week. On top of that, your daughter has a dance recital tomorrow night that you've planned on for more than two months, and she has a smile on her face every time she asks if you are going and you say, "Yes." The evening is wrapping up and the conversion crew has already clocked out for the night. You are elated because you are about to leave for home when a high-profile return client calls and is in an urgent pinch. They need to add a pop-up event starting tomorrow, and the room needs to be set tonight for the 6 a.m. breakfast, with many fine touches that they've come to be accustomed to. Not only that, but they have asked you to personally attend their pre-function and gala dinner on the next night, as their special invited guest. Your deputy is working the graveyard shift tonight, and there are labor calls already scheduled to be onsite tomorrow.
Sound familiar?
We all know that our jobs are as dynamic as they come, but this type of scenario comes up too many times to count. Do you decide to forgo the family dinner and stay to oversee the overnight set? Or do you go home as planned for the commitment you made to your family? And worse yet, you are faced with another decision. Do you agree to attend the VIP client dinner function tomorrow night so that you don't disappoint your client, but then miss your daughter's recital? Such choices are heart wrenching, and we've all been there.
Don't you wish there was a way to hop in a DeLorean and go back in time or have another chance to make a choice? Well, I can't promise you a Dr. Emmett Brown by your side, but I can impart a technique that I've learned that helps assess life decisions in life. Whether big or small, or professional or personal, this tool can guide you through the tough times of impasse.
10-10-10 = 10 minutes… 10 days… 10 years
It is actually very straightforward. Take the decision that is facing you, and it may sound too simple but … answer it. Simply choose a decision. But don't worry—it doesn't have to the "right" one, or even the one that you're leaning toward. Any decision at this point will do.
Then ask yourself three questions:
- What will happen in the next 10 minutes?
- What will happen in the next 10 days? (this one can also be modified for 10 months, depending on the situation)
- What will happen in the next 10 years?
You will find that you can even use this technique with a spouse or loved one, as an extra way to communicate your thoughts to your significant other on a decision that may have impacts to your family.
So you decide to stay for the overnight setting of the room, for example. Ask yourself…
What happens in the next 10 minutes? You have to make the call to your family, to tell them you are not coming home and will miss dinner (again). You'll still be home at some point, but probably after your family has gone to bed. On the other side of this, you now have the assurance that you will be directly working on the set and know that it's done correctly and to your client's standards. So there will be less loss of sleep over that being done incorrectly by someone else, and having to scramble to fix it in the morning.
What happens in the next 10 days? This one is a little tougher and will stretch your mind (and heart) more, so be prepared. The client was ecstatic on their breakfast meeting and says "they owe you one." Maybe it even leads to another booking by this client because they now know you are truly dedicated and you've saved the day at work. On the other hand, your family feels a little more distant than before, even though you commit to being home for family dinners for the whole next month. You may not have had to see your children's faces on the night you came home since they were already sound asleep, but now you've had several days of their sad faces and looks of disappointment from your significant other. They say that they understand and with a sigh, that there will be a "next time."
What happens in 10 years from now? This one may be even tougher to ascertain in your crystal ball. Your kids are now grown and out of the house and onto college. You don't see them very often, other than holidays and find that you relish any time you have with them. On the work side, maybe you've received a promotion, possibly because of your dedication and client service priorities. You have reinforced that particular client relationship over the years, and it has grown into a true working partnership and multiple revenue streams.
So with those three 10-10-10 questions answered, how do you feel about your decision? Do you feel good about it overall? Or are you fretting that you've made the wrong choice? If it's the latter, then go through this same exercise for a different decision, and see the new outcome.
In reality, missing the one single family dinner that is used in this example is probably not going to create a monumental bump in the space-time continuum. But there's also no doubt that multiple decisions like this may have a compounding effect.
The 10-10-10 tool may not be able to perfectly solve all of your life's decisions, but consider it as an option when you get stuck in decision paralysis. And when all else fails, you can still try to find the DeLorean. FM
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How Come I Have No Choices In My Healthcare Choices?
How Come I Have No Choices In My Healthcare Choices?
Matt HealeyTuesday,21 January 2014
The Snap:
It has been a while since I have written a post. Granted I never promised to write one of these every day, but there was a time that I was averaging more than one a day. The fact is that it has not been for lack of material — it has been lack of effort. One of the topics that I want to continue commenting on is the fucked up U.S. health care system.
The Download:
This is not about the ACA or the botched roll out. It is about how bad the system is and the role that doctors and hospitals play in making the system so much more expensive. I was reminded of this when reading an article in The New York Times this past weekend. The article was about how simple a procedure to have a growth removed from a woman's cheek bone should have been. Granted, the growth was cancerous and had to be removed; however, the hospital elected to use a more expensive procedure than what was necessary — one that is intended for either large growths, or growths in sensitive areas like eyelids. This was a small growth on her cheekbone. Despite her protesting and asking for the cheaper procedure, the hospital would only do the more expensive one. Then when it came to closing the wound, the hospital would only allow an expensive dermatologist to do the stitches, regardless of her request that it be closed or left to heal on it's own. No, the hospital would only allow her to get the expensive procedure. From my experience this is common.
Doctors and hospitals are not interested in your health. They are interested in the health of their bank accounts. Only. The problem is compounded when, as a patient, you cannot even get a answer to simple questions like, "How much is this going to cost me?" or "Are there other more cost-effective options?" Or, "Can I choose another testing center for the tests you are requiring?" The fact is that the doctors view you not as a patient, but as a walking (or not, depending on your medical condition) ATM machine. The only real option you have as a patient is to opt out of the system entirely and not go to doctors, which is what I have done. I have not had a primary care physician for over 5 years now and I do not intend to get one. At some point I may go through a physical at some general screening center, but that is it.
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