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With all the news coverage of the US government "shutdown" you would think the sky is falling. In truth about 85% of the US Federal government is still operating normally. I think we would do well to remember that private citizens are what keep everything going, and that government should serve our needs, not the other way around.
We still have to get up and go to work in the morning, pay our bills, take care of our families, and all the other things that life involves on a daily basis. So it goes with health as well. We are the stewards of our own health, and if we do not take care of ourselves, no "healthcare plan" whether private or government run will matter.
Our health is in OUR hands. Always remember that, and you will go a long way towards making sure that you have the health to enjoy your life fully and for a long time! One of the most important aspects of health is how your colon (also called the gut) functions.
Since certain neurotransmitters are actually made in your intestinal tract, "gut health" can affect your emotions, and thinking as well as how you physically feel. So as you can see it's vitally important to have it functioning optimally!
There are several things we need to get this right. One is the right type and amount of fiber, and the other is probiotic bacteria. Click on the links below to check out my web pages on these two topics.
Soluble Fiber and Cholesterol
Health of your stomach and colon is the key to overall health for several reasons. You need to absorb and assimilate your food for the nutrients your body needs. If your GI tract isn't healthy, you can get needed nutrients from your foods.
The longer the "transit time" it takes for waste to exit the colon, the longer you are exposed to toxins that can create cancerous conditions in the body. Think about it, you wouldn't keep your garbage in your kitchen for months, you would throw it out as soon as possible, because keeping it around is unsanitary.
The same can be said for eliminating waste from your body. It needs to happen every day, and be as complete as possible. An adequate amount of both soluble and insoluble fiber is essential to this process.
An example of insoluble fiber is Psyllium seed husks. These absorb water and provide a "bulking" effect to waste in the colon.
An example of soluble fiber is fruit like apples which also assist in elimination though stimulation of peristalsis (the process of moving the bowels). By the way, the bowels should be moved at least once per day if not more.
I have heard doctors tell their patients that this is not important. In the case of one gentleman I know, his doctor told him that a bowel movement every few days was "normal" for him. This is incredibly bad medical advice.
I have had good luck with just plain Psyllium husks in water, but of course your experience may be different. Whole grains like oat groats, quinoa, or ground flaxseeds can help provide the fiber that's beneficial to the colon.
Another factor that's important is the bacteria that is found in the colon. If it's the normal beneficial bacteria then you will have normal bowel function, and neither be constipated or suffer from diarrhea.
You can get this beneficial bacteria either from probiotic supplements or dairy products like yogurt or kefir. Commercial yogurts and kefirs lose much of their benefit from pasteurization. While I think the dangers of unpasteurized products are overblown, I can't advise you to consume them for reasons of liability.
It's safest to use a probiotic supplement or fermented dairy products as your probiotic source. Those of you who get my newsletter know that I am an advocate of the blood type diet.
When you buy these fermented dairy products, look for ones that advertise that they contain "live cultures." This indicates they will have sufficient bacteria to be of help to you. Avoid products that contain a lot of sugar, or artificial sweeteners for obvious reasons.
Look for a live-cultured plain yogurt, preferably made from goat milk or a pasture raised cow's milk. For kefir, the same rules follow. Plain and unsweetened is best, and you can add some berries for natural sweetening to the yogurt or kefir.
Probiotic bacteria is specific to blood type and in the near future I will be delving int that with some specific recommendations. Let's suffice it to say that for all intents and purposes, the right probiotic foods and supplements for your blood type will result in a normally functioning colon and regular bowel movements.
So if what you are doing results in normal function, then you pretty much have it right!
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Barbara Streisand is possibly the most talented performer that ever graced a stage in any time period. Yes I know that is quite an accolade, but I believe it is well earned.
There is a full concert by the incomparable Barbara Streisand on Youtube, and here is the link:
I had forgotten how gorgeous her voice is and how romantic her delivery is. She is truly a once in a lifetime performer, and I'm glad I live in a time when I get to hear her perform.
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As CNN continues to try to figure out how to compete in prime time, the network recently announced that former New York Democratic governor Eliot Spitzer and Washington Post conservative columnist Kathleen Parker will soon launch their own show, a roundtable discussion of ideas set to air in the 8PM (read: O'Reilly and Olbermann) slot.
If CNN truly believes that the key to winning the ratings war is to be the news-centric antidote to the partisan opinion-mongering on Fox News and MSNBC, this is not really the way to do it. This new show is set up to run on ideological clashes. It looks like Crossfire Lite.
Dan Kennedy has one great idea — a version of the highly acclaimed CNN International that focuses on, shockingly enough, the news. (Read some more of his smart thoughts about CNN.) But I have an alternative suggestion.
For a long time, Jeanne Moos — known for her quirky, offbeat news packages — has been one of my favorite CNN correspondents. (And as someone who used to watch CNN for almost four hours a day at my old job, I know from CNN correspondents.) Her segments are a refreshing complement to the standard drudge of news readers and punditry. If you think about it, Moos may be CNN's most unique asset.
Why would this work? Look at "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." One great thing about those shows it that they give people the news with a spoonful of sugar. The programs are so entertaining, you almost don't realize that you're getting caught up on the intricacies of Congressional debate or being exposed to the hypocrisies of political rhetoric.
In an era where those shows can win viewers – and influence – by virtue of blending irreverence with information, why can't someone like Moos tap that market, while bringing the gravitas of a credible journalist (check out her international reporting chops) to the table and tamping down the hipster snark by a notch or three?
The fact of the matter is, CNN needs to do something bold. It is not going to capture the prime time audience by serving up some network TV newbies in an ideological face-off. It needs to distinguish itself. So (and the same argument could apply for "CNN International") why not look within at what already makes it unique?
You can follow this Jeanne Moos Twitter bot — sadly not the actual person — to get updates on new segments. Here are some of her recent pieces:
Reaction to the USA's winning World Cup goal against Algeria:
Analysis of BP CEO Tony Hayward's Congressional testimony:
Is that President Obama in the video for "Whoomp! There It Is"?
I know this idea has an Olbermann's chance at an NRA rally of becoming reality, but it reflects my belief that news organizations need to not only push the envelope, but invent a whole new kind of envelope in order to succeed — and make it worthwhile to us, the viewers.


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- STEP 1: Download and Install the Android Device USB Drivers on your computer. In case you have already installed them, you can skip this step.
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There's a Quetzalcoatl film called Q - The Feathered Serpent or somesuch: Quetzalcoatl is actually some prehistoric monster that builds a nest in the Empire State Building, or something like that. Nope. Haven't seen it.Ishtar wrote:I didn't know there was a movie called Ishtar. I hate to think what Hollywood would have done to her! Was she played by Julia Roberts!
As for Monsieur Le Plongeon (?), it gets a big thumbs down from me. For starters, take a look at those dates. Nothing really supports Mayan civilisation being any older than it is generally (at present) believed to be.
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First off dont get me wrong, whoever one chooses to love is certainly their business, and I have no problems with inter-racial couples. I myself have dated outside my race in the past, and would have no concerns about doing so again. However, truth be told I would love to find a sista, (woman of color-from wherever) who was atheist,or at the very least maybe spiritual but not religious. Talk about needle in the haystack! Maybe one that actually lives in my city, or state (we all cant relocate). Usually w/ sista's upon hearing my belifes, or lack thereof, 'the party's over". Which is not a bad thing I, since I certainly could not deal with the whole xtian mindset, customs yatta, yatta. I am not a god-fearing man and am very proud of it! At the same time there seem to be more white women for whom it is not a concern. So would I be settling? I mean, you fall in love with, who you fall in love with. Maybe I just feel my sista's eyes already rollin at me, just for the thought of it. But hey, a brotha cant wait "forever" for yall to come around.
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I feel your pain, TRUST!!! I was just talking to a potential dater via net, yesterday. I was having a problem with something and he replies "pray on it". I didn't say anything, tho. If I would have said "I ain't prayin' on a damn thing" he probably would have ran for the hills. lol
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Reaction-diffusion patterns
I stumbled on a interesting pattern-generating process the other day, called reaction-diffusion. To quote wikipedia: "Reaction–diffusion systems are mathematical models which explain how the concentration of one or more substances distributed in space changes under the influence of two processes: local chemical reactions in which the substances are transformed into each other, and diffusion which causes the substances to spread out over a surface in space."
There is a lot of different types and variations with names that makes it sound pretty advanced: Turing (which my experiment is based on), Meinhardt, Gray-Scott and Ginzburg-Landau. These patterns can be seen in nature, like dots and stripes on animal fur. There is some java applets (or I'm sure there are flash apps as well) on the web doing this faster and more advanced than mine, but I had some ideas that I wanted to try. More of that in future posts.
Original source can be found here. If you want my haxe-version, just let me know.
I realize all my posts so far has one thing in common. Perlin noise. So why make an exception this time. Remember the post about fire? Make the animation go in the opposite direction, change the colors and some parameters, put in on a texture and mix with blendmodes and filters and you got yourself another element of nature. Water.
When I play first-person-shooters like Just Cause, Far Cry or Uncharted 2 there is one thing that I always remember most. Water-effects. I forget about the story and just play around with it. I hope you will remember this one 😉
The cliff and water is simple models created in 3D Studio Max, then imported as a scene into Away3D with the Loader3D. The materials are converted to PhongMaterials. I tried to use a normal-map and a pixelbender-material on the cliff to get a wet look, but it was to CPU-intense together with the other effects, so that had to go.
The trick to make the water refract the light was to render the view twice. One with the waterfall alone and with just black and red colors. And another pass with the final result. Then the first pass is used to create a displacementMapFilter on the view. It's quite slow, but I couldn't resist to activate it by default when the visual result is much better. Try to switch it off to see the difference in quality and speed.
Update: I strongly recommend using Flash player 10.1 with this one, it's a huge difference in speed! And how come Chrome is so damn faster than the rest? I added a slider for the texture resolution as well, so that performance can be adjusted. Lame, I know…
I found the texture for the cliff over here.
Procedural eyes
Procedural graphics is surely my favorite. The concept of create visual things with just code. Really comes in handy when your a crappy designer and still want to do visual stuff. Here you can see the result of yet another experiment on this track. It's a eye-shader for generating procedural eyes. The 3D-engine of choice is Away3d. I use a CompositeMaterial consisting a PhongMultiPassMaterial and a SphericEnvMapPBMaterial (for the environment reflections). The bitmap that is used in the material is generated by a haxe-swf that is loaded in runtime. Just as previous experiments. The same bitmap is used as a base for the spherical normalmap. That adds a nice displacement to the surface. The iris is quite simple and could have more layers and complexity to get a more realistic pattern. Anyway, the texture looks something like this.
When wrapping this on a sphere it will fit seamlessly . I know, the blood-vessels aren't that great. Perhaps I should use lines with turbulence instead.
Design your own eye
Here is a tool where you can try the different settings and create a unique eye.
Open editor
This "mars-attacks"-demo follows the mouse. To get two eyes I duplicates the output from the view. Thats why he can't look at his nose (if existed). Notice that he is reacting to light, sort of…
Spherical Perlin Noise
I'm not quite done experimenting with 3d perlin noise. Another cool feature that I haven't seen in flash is to wrap the noise on a sphere seamlessly. Here is the result:
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To get the texture to wrap seamless without distortion, we can use the 3d nature of the noise in a interesting way. If we evaluating the 3d-position of each point on the surface of a sphere we can get the noise in that particular point. To convert the point from 3d-space to 2d-space some trigonometry is needed. My math-skills really suck, but my cut-n-paste skills are excellent. Once again, LibNoise showed me the way with 5 lines of code. First I only got chaotic noise with some sort of repeating pattern. It took some time to figure out that I had to convert the numbers to a positive range.
lat = py / height * 180- 90;
lon = px / width * 360-180;
r = Math.cos(DEG_TO_RAD * lat);
//range between 0-1
_x = (r * Math.cos (DEG_TO_RAD * lon) +1)*.5
_y = (Math.sin (DEG_TO_RAD * lat)+1)*.5
_z = (r * Math.sin(DEG_TO_RAD * lon)+1)*.5
For the sphere and the material/lighting I use Away3d. In the next post I will show you more about that and the tool for creating the different materials. Oh, and it's looks a lot better animated 🙂
Ridged Perlin Noise
While doing research for the terrain editor I found a lot of different methods for creating noise. One of my favorite algorithms is "ridged fractal noise". I haven't found any examples of this in AS3 so I created my own version based on the Optimized Perlin Noise seen in the community before. I think the route of that source began with Ron Valstar's AS3 version (@Sjeiti), then with a optimized version by @quasimondo, and further optimized with a haxe-version by Nicolas Cannasse. It was very easy to just add the ridged part to the noise generated. There is some source to look at in other languages such as C++, Java or C#. First some examples to see whats the characteristics of ridges. Some of them uses a Stok3d PhongShader created by @DerSchmale to add a nice depth:
It's quite fun to search for new patterns by just adjusting the few parameters:
Make some noise
Try it out for yourself. I have limited the size of the bitmap to 200×200. It's pretty optimized, but still to slow for large bitmaps. A Cool thing is that the swf is just 26 kB. Thanks @bit101 for MinimalComps.
Here is a explanations for some of the parameters (I borrowed the descriptions from the reference of world-machine):
Offset: Offset determines at what elevation the fractal behavior begins to change its character.
Gain: A multifractal parameter, Gain typically controls the relative strength of the detailed versus smooth regions of the fractal. Low values are very smooth, while high values bring on the detailed nature more quickly.
Persistence: Controls the degree to which the strength of each layer of noise is reduced as they are layered together. Low persistence values produce very smooth terrains, whereas increasing the persistence produces more detail (and spikiness). Unlike a low octaves value, all layers of noise are still calculated when using a low persistence, so that terrain features are smoothly introduced as the value is increased.
If you're interested, here is the source code for the noise generator (in Haxe).
In a terrain a heightmap with ridges is suitable for creating high mountains or sand dunes, which was my primary goal. Next step is to visualize it in 3d. The ridges does not look so good with a low poly mesh, so I have to look for a voxel-engine now.


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A winner was selected from 5 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
We need an nice attractive redesign
Please construct a web design for a dream analysis website. I will leave the specifics of the design to the designer but I would like a few things...
1. XHTML doctype and CSS based layout.
2. The navigation area will start out small, probably only a couple links but I want the new design to have the ability to handle the addition of links without the need to make graphic changes.
3. Use "soft" colors, i.e. blues, etc to make the site inviting.
URL: http://www.aboutyourdreams.com/
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Q&A: Bernard Golden on why your future depends on open source
Bernard Golden's webcast Why your future depends on open source lay out three main reasons why open source alternatives are sure to lay ahead for your organization. After Bernard's PowerPoint presentation, he took some questions from audience members, but some were left. We bring you these questions in this Q&A.
If you have more questions about open source alternatives, you can pose them to the Expert Answer Center, where Bernard will be the featured expert from Nov. 8 to Nov. 19. Bernard will most likely answer your question within one day, so be sure to speak up if you have queries.
If commercial software companies are going to be slashing prices, can't I just continue using commercial products instead of considering open source alternatives?
I expect commercial vendors to begin treating the license fee as a loss leader. While the license will be offered at a significant discount, the additional, unbundled services -- like support, training and so on -- will continue to be fully priced. Also licenses will undoubtedly be priced with a huge number of options (e.g., number of processors, user processes, types of clients and so on), so that the overall license fee will still be quite expensive and difficult to understand.
In addition, future upgrades will probably not be offered at the same discount -- you're locked in at that point, so why should you get as good a deal? That's why one of the recommendations in the webcast is to ensure you've got the right contract conditions in place when you sign up. What kind of projects do you recommend for initial open source projects?
We always recommend that organizations begin with a low-risk, bounded project. By "bounded" we mean one that is fairly standalone and does not require extensive integration. There's lots of learning that goes on when an organization begins using open source, so a project that is not mission-critical or under schedule pressure is a good starting point.
Internal Web sites, also called "portals," are good first projects. There are a number of open source products -- including Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Perl, PHP and Zope -- that are good candidates to use in a portal. They are well-established open source products and are good products to begin with.
Also, if your organization wants to begin experimenting with a new technology, open source may be a good fit. For example, if you want to begin working with Web services (e.g., SOAP, WSDL and so on), there are a number of good open source products that can serve as learning tools. We've used Perl's SOAP::Lite module to create Web services interfaces, so it is one candidate to experiment with. I've heard support is an issue for open source products. Is that true?
Depending on your perspective, open source support may be better or worse than commercial software support. For most open source products, there are active user forums that offer insight, advice and help. These forums can be excellent sources for product support.
Some open source products have companies associated with them that offer paid technical support services. For example, for JBoss, an open source J2EE application server, a company (also called JBoss, which can be a bit confusing) offers excellent paid technical support.
Many organizations considering open source are reluctant to rely on user forums for support. They feel there is too much risk without "one throat to choke." So they would be anxious unless commercial support was available for an open source product. For them, typical open source support would be worse than commercial support.
A contrary view is possible, however. Many organizations are extremely dissatisfied with the support they receive from commercial vendors, citing high prices, poor quality support personnel and an "it's not our problem" attitude. For these organizations, support from an active community may be better than commercial offerings. So, to repeat the sentence from the start of this answer, depending on your perspective, open source support may be better or worse than commercial software support.


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Do Restaurants Get A Political Voice?
I spend many happy mornings at Joe: The Art of Coffee, my favorite neighborhood café (which I will stubbornly contend serves New York's best cappuccino). In recent weeks, there's been a big smiling muffin drawn on the chalkboard sign out front—boldly captioned, "Sponsored In Part by Muffins For Obama."
They're not the only Obama-heads in the neighborhood. A sign at the Gray's Papaya a block away occupies an entire window: "YES Senator Obama, We Are Ready To Believe Again." The letters are as big as the ones proclaiming their "Famous Hot Doggery." At Penny Licks in Williamsburg, two handwritten signs hang next to each other, one listing the price of their Brooklyn Egg Cream, the other reading, "Vote for Obama!"
Personally, I get a warm and fuzzy feeling every time I walk by my neighborhood sign. Since I take a pro-Obama, pro-muffin stance, a smiling Democratic muffin—plus the promise of delicious coffee ahead—makes my morning.
At the same time, though, I'm not sure that politically neutral establishments (like coffee shops) should risk alienating customers. There's no doubt that we differ in our political views—if I walked into, say, a café in St. Louis and saw a sign proclaiming "Quiche Lorraine for McCain," I might feel a tad uncomfortable.
Of course, in New York City this is less of an issue—Joe's Coffee, after all, is in a notoriously liberal neighborhood in a decidedly Democratic city of an already blue state. New York Magazine claimed today that "something approaching nine out of ten New York voters will pull the lever for Barack Obama two weeks from now." Still, though—politics are inherently divisive, and coffee shops shouldn't be.
What do you think? Should restaurant owners make known their political stances, if they so choose? Or should partisan positions be left at the café door?
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What Happened in Dimon's Meeting With Holder
J.P. Morgan CEO James Dimon met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder amid intensifying talks of a possible $11 billion settlement to avoid potential criminal and civil charges against the bank. Devlin Barrett reports on the News Hub. (Photo: AP)
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So, Obama trying to put an end to the "silliness" that is the birther moment finally released his long-form birth certificate yesterday. Not that most of America really cares.
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- Gainward GTX 470 tested
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Review: Reference all the way
The GTX 480 and GTX 470 are Nvidia's first DirectX 11 graphics cards and at last, now they are widely available. Gainward, one of the leading Nvidia-exclusive partners, obviously means business. Apart from the GTX 480 and GTX 470 reference cards, Gainward is among the first partners to launch a non-reference card dubbed the GTX 470 GOOD. We've talket about the GTX 480 here, and today it's time for the standard GTX 470. This graphics card is currently available in EU at around €320, here.
Gainward GTX 470 comes with reference clocks, meaning the GPU runs at 607MHz, the shaders at 1215MHz and the memory at 837MHz (3348MHz effectively).
GTX 470 and GTX 480 are aimed at high end market, and both belong to Nvidia's only DX11 supporting Geforce series – GTX 400. These cards compete with AMD's HD 5800, and come based on the GF100, which is the fastest, largest and hottest GPU from Fermi family.
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This one's for all the mamas and papas and sisters and brother and children of The Volcanoes. So much love and light and hope to you- G
Originally published April 15, 2011
If there is one thing I've learned from the writing of this blog, it is this: I don't know anything. That might sound like a distressing discovery, but it's okay. I think it might be the most important thing to know. It seems to be more than a lot of people know, anyway.
Knowing nothing does become tricky, however, when readers who have mentally ill loved ones ask me about it – about the whys and hows and whens of addiction and other mental conditions. I wish, so badly, that I had answers for you. When I read your messages I can actually feel your pain, and I want to heIp. I want to offer you hope, I want to give you the answers for which you are so desperate.
But the truth is that I don't even know my own hows and whys and whens, so I can't know yours.
But I've been thinking . . . I do know the who.
I can introduce you to one of the whos of addiction. I can take you into my heart and show you what is there and pray that it might build a bridge between your heart and the heart of the imploding one that you love.
These essays on this topic- I am going to continue to write and write and then publish. It seems important not to revise, not to edit. So here goes.
There are some who can sit through a movie that makes them uncomfortable. And there are some who can't. Or won't. Those people actually have to get up and leave the room.
We addicts, we mentally ill are the Leavers.
We just can't stand the movie that is showing for some reason. And we are unable to fake it or tolerate it. We have to get up and walk out.
We don't leave to hurt you. We leave because we believe that it is right to leave. And just as you wonder how we could possibly leave, we wonder how on Earth you can stay.
But please don't blame yourself. Often, we were just watching the movie together. You didn't make the movie. The movie is the whole world.
All of the comments after Fourteen sung to me like a lullaby. Except for one. One struck such a sour chord that is has been echoing in my mind since I read it. And I think it illustrates the chasm between the addict and the ones that love us. It shows how we misunderstand each other. How we misfire when we talk to each other. So I thought maybe we could unpack it. I would never, ever do this to a reader unless the comment was anonymous. I hope it will not cause the commenter pain. I know, absolutely, that it was meant with good intentions. I want to thank the commenter for it. It has helped me think. Here it is:
*It's very hard to imagine where, with the idyllic childhood you had, that this emptiness originated. I hope that your relationship with Jesus healed the hole for good.*
When we are labeling other people and their life experiences, we must be very careful with our words. These words – idyllic, emptiness, healed the hole for good – are not careful words. They presume knowledge. And they do not describe me or my life at all. Not at all.
I read this comment to mean: You are, are at least were, empty. And anyone with an idyllic childhood should not be empty. I hope you turned out better in the end.
First, I can't imagine that there is anyone on Earth who is more pleased with how she turned out than I am.
Second, there is no such thing as an idyllic (picturesque, carefree) childhood. Let us not be silly. I had a good childhood. I was lucky as hell in most ways. I was the center of my parents' worlds. But people are not mathematical equations. Love + Education does not necessarily = Smooth Sailing.
Third, I do not relate to the word empty. We addicts, we mentally ill…we are a lot of things, but empty is not one of them.
Fourth, Who On Earth is Healed For Good?
Here are some things that we are:
Some of us are born with an otherness that we feel right away . . . awareness of our otherness is often our first memory. We have this feeling that maybe we were dropped off in the wrong place, because nothing seems familiar. The people in this strange and harsh and confusing world require us to play role after exhausting role. We are afraid of things that don't seem to scare other people. Friendship, love, commitment . . . these things seem so big, so important, so murky and confusing and dangerous…how could we dare enter into them? We decide it would safer not to.
We see that other people seem comfortable taking these risks, but we feel different. We feel more aware, and less capable. We rationalize that maybe others take all of these risks because they don't foresee the pitfalls that we see. We decide, subconsciously or not, that we are different. And we are so full of this knowledge of our difference that we must find a way to relieve our fullness. We are like volcanoes with no exit for our hot lava.
But we are young, usually, and don't know much about creative relief strategies. So we create our own little world to hide in. This world is our bulimia or alcoholism or drugging or cutting or whatehaveyou. And this little world is a relief, because it feels safer. We are directing our own personal movie now. We are in control. We are not deficient. We are not empty. We are actually quite perceptive and resourceful and creative. We are just trying to cope. We are like albinos who protect their skin by staying inside.
And the thing is that our strategy works. Our cutting or binging or drugging does relieve the lava pressure, for awhile. It just causes too much collateral damage it make it a sustainable plan, they tell us. At some point they tell us that the lava is actually burning the hell out of us on the outside, and spilling out onto you.
But please don't call us empty. We've never been empty a day in our life. We are full to exploding. But we tried to implode instead of explode…because we are usually very kind. It wasn't a perfect plan. We'd love to find a different strategy. But now we're addicted to our original strategy. And it's really hard to quit. Try quitting sugar and caffeine cold turkey and then multiply that feeling by one million. It's also really scary and risky to quit, because we don't have another plan. So we need help. But we need respect, too.
Because here is the thing. We know we chose the wrong way to relieve our pressure. But that lava inside of us, it defines us. We love our lava. We must find a different way to relieve it, yes. We know. But that hot lava, that otherness, that awareness, that sensitivity- we were born with it and we will die with it.
The pressure of the lava is what led me to food and alcohol and semi-madness, yes, but it's also the same lava that woke me up at 4:30 am this morning to write to you even though I'm sick and exhausted. The lava is what compels me to dig deep into myself and pour myself out here to women all over the world and to actually believe that it will make a difference. The lava inside me is what loves my children and parents and Sister and husband and YOU with a ferocity that borders on animal. My tenderheartedness, my sensitivity, my rebelliousness…my refusal to accept the world as it presents itself to me – my belief that I can change the world…it must be changed! got me in trouble for a while. It almost killed me. But it's what keeps me ALIVE, too. It's good now. It's good now. It's always been good. I just needed to learn how to use it. It's like how nuclear energy can be used to destroy or to create. My lava is what I will use to save the world, or at least my little place in it. It's why I walk through every day with my eyes wide with terror or awe. That lava is my fire. It's my light. It's the reason you return to this blog.
It's my favorite part of myself. It is myself.
We addicts, we mentally-ill, we don't want to lose our lava. We don't want to lose ourselves. That's why we fight you so hard.
I have found better ways to relieve the pressure of my lava. Yes, I have. I burn fewer people. I don't burn myself as often. But I still feel the pressure, every single day. Thank God.
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Here's one possible side effect of the current special-dividend epidemic: credit rating downgrades. Shareholder-friendly uses of cash are often seen as bondholder-unfriendly, and Fitch Ratings took that view of Costco Wholesale's (COST) $7.00 special dividend announcement this morning, promptly cutting Costco's rating by a notch to A+ from AA-, which is still in investment-grade territory.
Fitch cited Costco's rising leverage as it plans to issue at least $2 billion in new senior unsecured bonds to fund part of the $3 billion in dividend payments. Costco pointed to low borrowing rates and pending tax hikes on dividend payments as reasons to pay the dividend and foot part of the bill with new debt. Costco had $1.6 billion of debt outstanding at Sept. 2.
Assuming Costco were to issue up to $3.5 billion of new bonds, Fitch said adjusted leverage would increase from 0.8x at to 1.7x and would remain in the mid-1x range over the next three years. Fitch said Costco is unlikely to issue any more debt for the foreseeable future and will use free cash flow to repay future debt maturities, the first of which comes due in 2016. Despite the downgrade, Fitch said Costco still enjoys a strong competitive position, solid operating performance and ample free cash flow and liquidity.


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During the past two days, I've made several booth visits.
On Thursday, I met with Keith White, director of global branding at Star Trac, to find out about the company's new eSpinner bike. The eSpinner is a Spin bike for the cardio floor rather than the Spin room. Using the 15-inch touch screen, users are guided through an interactive Spinning program. White says that the technology is easy to navigate, and it did appear to me to be fairly easy. It's a way to introduce people to spinning without them going into the spin room, and it's a way for those who like Spin classes to get a workout in if the Spin class isn't offered at an appropriate time for them.
Later, I visited the Life Fitness booth. The company is reintroducing its Life Fitness Academy, according to Kerri O'Brien, director of education for Life Fitness. Club owners who purchase Life Fitness equipment can train their staff about Life Fitness equipment through manuals and tests, online training and in-person training. I also spoke with Jack Hugh about the iPod connections and the virtual trainer option on the company's cardio products. A nice feature for people who want to change up their workouts.
I then stopped by the True Fitness booth where Courtney Sorrells, product manager, told me about the company's CS5.0 treadmill. It comes in three sizes with a range of options depending on the size and price point. The treadmill has a digital contact heart rate monitoring system and a Polar wireless telemetry system.
I also saw True's CSX elliptical, which is a rear entry elliptical. It allows users to have a lower-body workout, an upper body workout or both at the same time. This morning during early morning workouts, I tried out the elliptical in a 30-minute class led by Chuck Howard, who has his own clubs in Phoenix, but who is also the "minister of motivation" at True Fitness. He gave me some new moves to try on my elliptical at my club.
Today, I stopped by the Matrix booth to see their new treadmills. Andrew Kolman, product manager, treadmills and entertainment, was kind enough to show me about. Matrix has a new line of treadmills – the T7xe, T7x and T5x. The treadmills offer an array of features, including compatibility with iPod on the T7xe and T7x and a 15-inch touch-screen LCD TV on the T7xe. All three models are equipped with advanced technology. Right now, the control panel reminds me of a car's control panel. There are even "handles" that users can grip to control the level of the workout. Andrew was especially proud of how the products were designed after much input from 600 club owners, operators and fitness enthusiasts.
I then walked over to the Octane Fitness booth where I talked with Julie King, their PR person. She showed me the company's seated elliptical, the xRide. Definitely a cross between a bike and elliptical. This option is for older adults, people who are rehabilitating, obese individuals or just someone who wants a little easier workout to mix up their exercise. Unfortunately, I ran out of time to see their new standing elliptical, the Pro370.


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Winning entries from the Wild About Kansas junior photography contest feature photographers as young as age 12
PRATT – "To see the world through the eyes of a child" will soon be a reality for readers of the January/February photography issue of Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine. Winning photographs from the magazine's first annual Wild About Kansas junior photography contest will feature works from photographers as young as 12. To obtain a copy of the January/February issue, call (620) 672-5911.
"We saw this contest as a creative way to showcase our beautiful state in a new light," said Kansas Wildlife & Parksmagazine associate editor, Nadia Marji. "You don't have to be a professional photographer to capture a beautiful moment in time and these kids are proof of that."
Photos were judged based on creativity, composition, subject matter, lighting, and the overall sharpness of the photo. A total of 77 entries were received from 32 participants, ranging from age 11-18. Forty-four entries were submitted in the landscape category, 25 in the wildlife category, and eight in the outdoor recreation category.
2013 Wild About Kansas junior photography contest award winners are as follows:
1st - Mark Kreider (18), North Newton: "Lightning and Evening Storm"
2nd - Mark Kreider (18), North Newton: "Winter Morning on Sand Creek"
3rd - Anna Faust (16), Lawrence: "A Moment in Time"
Honorable Mention - Lexi Brady (17), Lawrence: "Colors of the Lake"
1st - Allie Ifland (12), Cedar: "Collared Lizard"
2nd - Christina Craig (15), Lawrence: "The Boss"
3rd - Ross Ifland (14), Cedar: "Walking on Water"
Honorable Mention - Addie Bruns (18), Spring Hill: "Kansas Fawn"
1st - Allie Ifland (12), Cedar: "Duck Hunt"
2nd - Jessica Lahasky (18), Overland Park: "Patience"
3rd - Heather Woleslagel (13), Hutchinson: "State Fair Shooting"
Honorable Mention - Jessica Lahasky (18), Overland Park: "Gone Fishin'"
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Got an idea about what the federal budget should look like? Sen. Patty Murray wants to hear it.
Murray, the Washington Democrat who chairs the Senate's budget committee, on Monday launched an online tool called MyBudget, which lets members of the public make recommendations and share stories about how the federal government's budget decisions impact their families.
Senate Democrats are planning to move a budget resolution through the committee for the first time in four years, and Murray is aiming to get as much citizen input as possible.
"I feel very strongly that politicians and bureaucrats shouldn't be making our budget decisions in a vacuum, but that the ideas, stories, values and priorities of families across the country have a loud voice at the table and a platform to be heard," she said.
Murray made clear her own priorities in unveiling MyBudget, saying spending should be cut responsibly; Medicare should be strengthened; and revenue should be raised "in a fair way from those who can afford it most."
House Republicans, meanwhile, say they will write a budget that balances in a decade. That approach is likely to require deep spending cuts.
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As Mother's Day quickly approaches, we're taking some time to honor the amazing television moms who've made their mark on pop culture.
Credit can be a very confusing topic for many Americans, and it's often possible to learn from someone else's mistakes. Since credit mistakes in the real world are a lot less funny than they appear on television, we wanted to outline some of the credit mistakes these TV moms have made so you can learn from them and get better at managing your own credit. (If you want to see where your credit currently stands, you can check two of your credit scores for free and make a plan to build credit on Credit.com.)
Here are seven TV moms who we love to watch, despite their credit problems.
1. Skyler White, Breaking Bad
When the series begins, Skyler and Walter White are a normal working-class couple trying to make ends meet. Every member of their household has major medical issues that can be pricey — Walt has cancer, Skyler is pregnant and their son Walt, Jr. has cerebral palsy. Medical bills can wreak havoc on your credit if you're not careful, especially since even just a small medical bill being sent to a debt collector can drop your scores significantly. Combine this risk factor with an all-cash drug empire, and Skyler's credit is probably suffering.
2. Roseanne Conner, Roseanne
We recently wrote about the TV dads with bad credit, and Roseanne's TV husband Dan Conner made the list. In the show, Dan opens a motorcycle shop that eventually goes out of business. A failed business can have a huge impact on Dan's finances, but what about his wife's?
Many couples decide to go into business together, taking on debt together in order to make their dream come true. Often, business credit cards are opened in a spouse's name or the family home is used as collateral for a business loan. When that's the case, and the business fails, lenders can put a lien on that house or put the credit card debt in collections, damaging the wife's score as well as the husband's.
3. June Cleaver, Leave It to Beaver
Many stay-at-home moms like June Cleaver can attest to the fact that establishing a credit history can be tough. The Credit CARD Act mandated that consumers have their own income to qualify for credit accounts, which left many stay-at-home parents without the ability to build credit on their own, relying only on their spouse's credit. Luckily, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has worked to solve that issue.
Where does that leave June? Since the number and type of accounts on your credit report is one of the five major credit scoring factors, she may have a low credit score because of her limited credit history.
4. Nancy Botwin, Weeds
Running a marijuana empire leaves you little time to worry about your credit, especially when it seems you're an episode away from death week in and week out. Since most of her transactions are cash-based, she's rarely using credit, which may hurt her score. But Nancy's biggest credit problem is probably her prison sentence.
At the end of season six, Nancy is arrested and confesses to murder, which lands her in prison for three years. Inmates often have major credit problems, mostly because they have few tools for managing their finances while imprisoned. They also fall into the category of "credit ghosts" and have trouble getting access to credit after their sentence is over.
5. Niki Sanders, Heroes
When we first meet Niki Sanders, she's being hounded by debt collectors — except they're the violent, non-regulated type of collectors. If Niki has turned to loan sharks, she can't get a loan elsewhere, which means her credit is also not doing so well.
Add to that Niki's alter-ego Jessica, her split personality who violently protects Niki, and you have a recipe for bad credit. After all, anytime Niki reads a credit card statement or bill, she'll spot charges made by Jessica and wonder if she's an identity theft victim. Mental illness can have serious financial implications, as well. We recently heard the story of a woman whose bipolar disorder wreaked havoc on her credit.
6. Lucille Bluth, Arrested Development
Although her husband ran a successful real estate business for years, being a part of the 1% doesn't guarantee Lucille Bluth great credit. In fact, many of the wealthiest Americans have bad credit.
"There are a surprisingly large number of rich deadbeats," Rod Griffin, Experian director of public education, told us recently. He said he's been asked by consumers with a lot of money why their credit scores are terrible: "It's because you're not getting your credit card bill paid on time, or you're not paying your utility bills on time, and you're maxing out the credit cards that you have."
7. Lori Grimes, The Walking Dead
The upside of a zombie apocalypse is that all those unpaid debts or student loans are wiped out with the rest of humanity. Lori, the matriarch of the Grimes family, doesn't have to worry about any of these.
In her life before the apocalypse, Lori was a stay-at-home parent and may have struggled with the same credit issues as June Cleaver. Good thing the world collapsed and all credit and debt systems were thrown out the window, otherwise she may have trouble getting a car loan on her own.
(Enjoy this article? Check out our list of TV dads with bad credit!)


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Because The Super Bowl Is Cheesy…
Instead of filling your gut with nasty nacho cheese spread, why not pair some really good cheese with it's beer best friend? Everybody wins.
Beth at Eastern District (1053 Manhattan Ave) has some great pairing suggestions:
• Lazy Lady Farm's Trickle Down, a lightly aged goat's milk cheese flavored with ginger and poppy seeds; with Southern Tier Eurotrash Pils, a crisp lager.
• Consider Bardwell Farm's Rupert, a firm, tangy cow's milk cheese; with Greenport's hoppy Other Side IPA.
• Fiscalini Vintage Cheddar, sharp and clean; with Ithaca's aromatic Flower Power IPA.
• Jasper Hill Farm's soft, pungent Willoughby; with Brooklyn Brewery's Blast! a well-balanced, not-bitter, double IPA.
• Lady In Blue, also from Lazy Lady Farm, a creamy, spicy blue; with Captain Lawrence's malty brown Winter Ale.


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Hiddey-Ho Scribblers! J Monkeys here. Happy Saturday. Are you a glass-half-full person or a perpetual pessimist? Me, I like to find the silver lining whenever possible. Example: we here in northern CT have not had much snow in the recent past. Winter '11 was brutal, but '12 was The Year Without Winter (especially since the worst storm last year happened before Halloween!) and so far '13 is shaping up to be pretty low in the snow-fall-total category, too.
In fact, the only snow storms we've had have resulted in wicked wet snow. Like Slurpee wet. Now for those of you not from snow-country, there are three basic kinds of snow around here: dry powdery stuff – excellent for shoveling because even a foot of it weighs nothing and pretty good for sledding, snowman-makin' snow – wet enough to form a ball, but not too wet, and Slurpee-snow (named for the delicious drink available at 7-Eleven stores nationwide) which is so wet that even two inches weighs a ton-per shovelful and nearly impossible to play in.
My Twin Princes are young enough that they really didn't get to play in the great snows of '11, so when we've had snow this season, they have rightfully wanted to frolic in it. I mean, what's the point of living in New England if you aren't going to enjoy the great outdoors? In a rare moment of brilliance, I have devised the perfect outdoor game for Slurpee-snow days.
I bought a few cheap condiment squeezy bottles (I suppose I could have been really good and recycled a few actual condiment bottles) filled them with water and a couple of drops of food coloring, and sent the kids out to "paint" in the snow. This resulted in nearly an hour of play. Yes, I had to refill the bottles every few minutes and one bottle seems to be lost in the icy wonder that is my back yard, but so what? The kids had fun and I got to get a little housework done while watching out the kitchen window.
"Wow, brilliant idea, J. Thanks very much for sharing your incredible inspiration. But what on earth does that have to do with writing?" you say…Funny you should ask. Is your writing sucking lemons these days? If it is, then turn that frown upside down. Channel your inner optimist.
You're a creative person (you must be or you wouldn't be a writer!) think of a way to turn those lemons into lemonade. Are you having trouble with your plot? Get a couple of your writer-friends together with a bottle of wine (chocolate fondue would probably work too) and talk through your plot. I'm sure your friends will be more than happy to give you ideas on how to fix it. Are you struggling to put your butt in the chair and get the work done? Find a community of folks with the same problem and challenge each other with word sprints or an online write-in. Is editing weighing you down? Find a partner with the same problem and trade papers like we did in 2nd grade.
Today's Secret: Take some time to identify your lemon. It might not be immediately obvious. Once you've found it, squeeze the pulp out of it and made yourself a nice, cool glass of lemonade!
Today's Question: What's your favorite summer drink? I'm thinking about a strawberry daiquiri in my hand while sitting on a beach under an umbrella. Preferably with some manner of pool-boy nearby to fetch my next cocktail. It was a whopping 25 degrees out today. Sigh…New England.


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Wolfgang's Vault establishes a comprehensive partnership with legendary rock bands Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna
San Francisco, CA (Billboard Publicity Wire) June 10, 2010 — Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna are pleased to announce a new partnership with Wolfgang's Vault, the premier online destination for live music. This partnership opens up new opportunities for fans to relive vintage live performances via free online streaming, and adds the opportunity for purchase of downloaded MP3 and lossless files.
Jefferson Airplane was the first band to play at the Fillmore Auditorium presented by Bill Graham on Feb 4, 5 & 6 of 1966. It was conventional at that time for Graham to record all of the shows he presented at the Fillmore West and East, as well as the Winterland. The quality of those recordings, now in Wolfgang's Vault is exceptional. Among many accomplishments in their career, Jefferson Airplane also gave birth to two other renowned bands: Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship.
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Of the new partnership, Wolfgang's Vault founder and CEO Bill Sagan commented: "The influence these bands had on the history of live music is an essential chapter in the book of rock history. Bill Graham said there were none like them before they came along, and we're pleased to preserve their legacy and to make it available to the fans of live music."
Bill Thompson, manager of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and former manager of Hot Tuna commented: "Bands for decades have been inspired by Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Hot Tuna. It is important that music fans that come to it later get to hear these shows for themselves; and it is important that the fans who were there and who were part of it have a place to reconnect with it." Wolfgang's Vault is that place.
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U.K. Judge Urges Self-Regulation of British Press
A U.K. judge recommends the British print press to institute 'self regulation' in the wake of last year's phone-hacking scandal. WSJ London bureau chief Bruce Orwall reports on the News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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... the the ... getting back to the breaking news we had the Yule ball to go in the wake of the phone hacking scandal a British judge has now issued his much awaited report on how to rein in England Media Bruce Orwall our London bureau chief now he's joining us with deatails brisk morning ... hey I got an upgrade so were talk about the report from the Lord Justice of Appeal Brian Levis and what what are the highlights ... we are DDS this is that the long standing at this time TV and Internet series here in which ... I'm a judge ... basically held a lot of hearings ... looking at misbehavior by the press in the wake of the phone hacking scandal that engulfed News corp last year ... the real question here is is he can recommend some store about ... new system of regulation for the press in the in the UK ... I there were two camps here basically one of which ... like victims of phone hacking like Hugh Grant and others who were calling for ... you know some sort of a law that would ... create a regulatory scheme that forced the British press that the cave ... of course in newspapers hate that I didn't think that that interim result and ... no government control the media so ... I just love the same in his report two thousand pages long which was just released ... seems to be kind of navigating ... slightly down the middle there trying to find a compromise he's ... basically calling for a new ... body of what he calls self regulation in which you would have ... our voluntary independent self organize regulatory system put into place ... but he wants to create that when I'm you know what the law that puts in place and and creates all the mechanics for itself ... probably something that the British ... newspaper companies are not to be wild about ... whether it's something they can live with is that is another question well son it's all free tuition sounds ... a lot better than ... it did what what might have come down of course right ... well of course self regulation has failed here in the past and that's been part of the problem first and the ... Press complaints Commission here since nineteen ninety one ... that tack clearly has is not a good job and that's reflected in ... Levinsohn's report which also serves as a ... high of two thousand page critique of the way the British media has operated ... by and he says basically that they acted as if their own code which they wrote didn't exist in that wreak havoc with people's lives ... I we heard a lot of testimony over and over the course of the ... three months of hearings hear from people who ... head to toe felt that they had been invaded by the media and ... scurrilous ways over time so ... I'm ... you know the results to a lot of a lot of criticism for NewsCorp n the news of the World newspaper here which was close last year ... I which ... I love this and takes to task severely but he also says ... that he doesn't think that ... that was the only misbehavior in the in the British press in that there were many other things a mess ... okay I'm ... impressed by the way you get when I re read we should mention that that ... NewsCorp of course owns The Wall Street Journal ... with every revelations Amenas was public he's still a lot of these interviews that went into building this report the withering revelations ... about news organizations in Bedford it NewsCorp in particular ... well there been any revelations all on the way whether they're additional ... revelations packed into this ... two thousand pages which ... landed on as ten minutes ago ... remains to be seen yet readily aam ... but ... that that's that's my weekend reading it but I'm ... but you know they're there we did see weak without a lot of like unflattering snapshots of the way ... not just the way the British media operates and the tactics and its use the time but also ... its relationships with politicians and ... you know and the police the police are going to come in for some Chris's them here for their ... fear for their own failings in the phone hacking thing they are going to get out ... I'm ... you know some rebuke in this report and so are some members of the political establishment took a ... bizarre all thanks so much for joining us from London this morning ...


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Harold and Kumar go to Zuccotti Park
Filmgoers who've turned out to see "A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas" since it came out last weekend may have been struck by some unusually timely scenes.
Right at the front of the movie, John Cho's Harold, who works in the New York financial world, can be seen in his office near a Wall Street protest. He's then accosted by the protesters, who hurl names (and worse) at him after his assistant provokes them. (Harold holds his tongue -- he's one of those good-guy one-percenters.)
Um, how did a movie shot in the summer of 2010 anticipate a movement that began only in September?
"It's sort of creepy, isn't it?" Cho said.
Over lunch at a downtown restaurant, the actor said that the scenes were actually in a draft of Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg 's script that he read nearly two years ago. While the fallout from the financial crisis had already hit by that point, of course no one could have known it would take this shape.
"It's the weirdest moment I've had will all three movies," Cho said of the Occupy Wall Street scenes, adding, "I had sort of forgotten about it. And then we went into the screening maybe six weeks ago, and there was a bizarre moment in the room when we all kind of looked at each other."
The movie also gets off another topical joke, about the Indian American Kumar working in the White House. (In real life, Kumar actor Kal Penn served for several years in the Obama administration as part of the president's outreach efforts to arts and minority groups.)
While no movie conceived years ago sought to build in the Occupy movement, the first post-Madoff releases are starting to roll in. The recently released "In Time" and "Tower Heist" both deal with have-and-have-not themes. And Christopher Nolan has been shooting "The Dark Knight Rises" near the protests over the last few weeks -- though not as Occupy Wall Street; the protests will stand in for fictional events in the script.
For a true sense of current events in Hollywood films, then, we may have to look to "Harold and Kumar." "We're the Nostradamus of stoner comedies," Cho quipped. "Look for other clues -- everything in the movie will happen at some point."
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Photo: John Cho, left, and Kal Penn in "A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas." Credit: New Line