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Today I came across a bug that had been reported six separate times. The rankings of the cases varied from in the hundreds to the thousands. Needless to say, not a case that was likely to get any attention anytime soon. I went ahead and merged the six cases. Now the merged case has a ranking in the top 20.
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Did you miss me? Well I haven't really been gone , just away from a computer. We had two swim meets - one friday for the two youngest boys, one saturday for the oldest boy. We had Bibleman Saturday nite. He is a superhero - and it was a great show - the kids loved it... we got there early enough to sit in the 4th row! It almost gave me hero status too!
I am not sure where yesterday went. We had church, lunch, grocery shopping, chores and then the next thing we knew it was dark. Early this morning my youngest came in and said "mom - there are horses on the lawn" Good thing that child is a light sleeper. We really didn't want the horses on the lawn - they are supposed to stay in there pastures - which apparently they broke a wire and got out. Oh boy!
This top quilt is from Dale in OH - It is really soft and cuddly. I love the fabrics used! I think I might even have some of a few of them ;-) Imagine that!
The string blocks came ALL the way from Bosnia! They are neat and perfect timing. J is ready to start another string quilt - I think I have enough blocks. If not we will make a few to get 'er done!
Hope you all have a wonderful day. Our plan is to get some quilting done! I am working on a beautiful custom quilt - but only have about 12 inches of it done... it may take a while (grin)
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Some might argue that developing applications and brochures for the web is easier than writing a native application for devices based on their respective operating systems. But if we scratch just a little deeper in to web development we start to realise the same issues exist, but maybe the web is designed with a few more of these problems in mind.
Not knowing the hardware you're expecting your application to run on can make some decisions hard, especially around those relating to performance. For example an older phone could be short of RAM or processing power or both. These limitations can really impact the way you decide to perform processes if you're making something very process heavy. Testing can be even harder when you've got to simulate running on both old and new hardware with a variety of speed and performance issues. This is one area where web development is generally easier, since the target environment is partially dictated by you (your server infrastructure). There's still a need for consideration of the performance of the client device and the speed of their network. User devices run client side javascript so it's important to keep it lean and consider performance impacts of attaching heavy functions to scroll events and importing 3GB of frameworks.
Variances in screen resolution is probably the most difficult problem facing any web developer. Mobile app developers moan about fragmentation in Android and iPhone screen sizes, but web developers rule the roost when it comes to developing for any size screens. The key issue facing any designers and developers is screen aspect ratio. Screen ratio is the relationship between the height and the width of the screen. Old school square TVs aren't quite square, they have a screen ratio of 4:3 (for every 4cm wide they're 3cm tall). Widescreen took things to 16:9, and then there's computers that often are around 16:10, except super wide screen which changes the ratio to 7:3 (or 21:9 if that's easier to compare). Mobiles usually vary somewhat between all the same ratios above, but in the opposite direction. iPads and tablets are often more square than widescreen. So your project needs to accommodate squares, rectangles and rectangles going the other way. This also needs to accommodate stubby fingers pressing, and accurate mouse pointing. Then you remember that not every user runs web applications full screen on their computer, so it needs to fit the between sizes. Then you remember that iPads allow for multi tasking with narrower portions of the screen. Finally you remember that your project allows for user generated content of different sizes and eventually you come to the realisation that your web application needs to work at any screen size and any aspect ratio with any content size.
So once you've had that breakdown and decided that web development is maybe not as easy as you first thought it's time to discuss solutions. And with all problems, there's never just one solution that works.
By all means not the only solution, but arguably one of the best is responsive design. Web technologies are developed with web developers in mind, so it's only natural that additions to CSS and HTML over the past decade make it easier than ever to accommodate all shapes and sizes. Mobile devices turned the industry on its head, and we've finally caught up. Browser support is pretty much all there, with only IE11 being a browser you really need to consider for compatibility unless your doing something very detailed. CSS functions
flexbox and
grid are making layouts easier for developers by allowing elements to grow, shrink and reshape to suit the screen they're on, and
object-fit make it easier to make elements that aren't responsive try and play ball (though explaining object-fit to clients isn't easy!). Making your life easier, there are whole frameworks such as Twitter's Bootstrap which have been built to make it simple for developers to create designs that truly respond with far less effort than writing all the media queries and flex rules to make it happen.
Whilst offering a mobile version of a site is very much being replaced by responsive design, there's still a small place in my heart for dedicated mobile versions of websites. This is how it all began, back when responsive design meant alternating between two entire layouts depending on the user's device. My favourites were those sites that tried desperately to mimic native apps (remember when iPhone didn't have an App Store?). Depending on the project it can still be an effective way of offering the best user experience, and looking at some big name players (GitHub and Twitter immediately jump to mind) it's easy to see opportunities where it's best to offer a dedicated experience that makes the best use of the available screen size. It's a more costly way of developing, but if budget isn't really an issue you can really focus on offering the best to everyone. Search engines don't really work well with this but if you're Twitter or GitHub I'm sure you're not struggling for search rankings.
This is one I'm really not a fan of, but sometimes it truly is the best solution. Running a native app on the platform can offer a better experience than what can be developed on the web, but so often I feel like apps that are almost trying to force a mobile app are doing it for the wrong reason. As a great example is Reddit, who offer a great mobile web interface, yet clutter it with trying to push their mobile app every time I visit. I think their mobile app is worse than the mobile website, but no matter how many times I dismiss the pop up it's always back within a couple of days. Other developers can do it better, like Google's suite of productivity apps where their mobile app counterparts may not be as full featured as the desktop equivalent, it's a sacrifice worth it for the better user experience. Thanks to development frameworks like Facebook's React it's now easy to often reuse code from web in your applications and share a common code base.
There's still sites out there that take the "it doesn't matter" approach and either showing a message saying that the site is only available on desktop, or allowing an awful design to be presented to mobile users. Given that by almost all metrics mobile users are making up at least half of web all web traffic it's definitely something that does matter and it's easier than ever to accommodate all sorts of screens. Don't fall into the trap of assuming mobile users aren't worth investing your time in.
However all the best designs in the world can't accommodate every possible screen size, so there's always one that will end up looking not quite right. The only way around this is to test, test, test and be prepared to accommodate making changes down the line to your site should you need to. Responsive design is all about compromise, dedicated designs is all about budget, and mobile apps are often just overkill. Just promise me you won't fall in with the "don't bother" crowd.


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There's a phrase that Deacon Wayne Norrell uses to answer many questions – "There's always something to be done."
He recently celebrated 38 years of being a deacon in Sunray, Texas, at Christ the King, a church that Catholic Extension helped build in 1960 and has supported over the years. He was in the first class of deacons in the Diocese of Amarillo. And when asked why he became a deacon, he said, "There's always something to be done."
Sunray is a small community of 2,000, located about 75 miles north of Amarillo. The area's main industries are oil, gas and agriculture—corn, maize, sunflowers, cotton and soybeans.
Having lived in Sunray since 1947, Deacon Wayne has seen the parish grow from 13 families to now over 100. The parishioners are a mix of 70 percent Hispanics and 30 percent Anglos.
The Sunday Mass at Christ the King is bilingual and, once a month, the church also offers a Spanish Mass on Saturday nights. The parish is served by Father Gabriel García, although Deacon Wayne remembers many years when there was no priest assigned to the rural parish.
So what exactly are the tasks that Deacon Wayne does—the "somethings" that need to be done? "Everything from setting the table to taking out the garbage," he said.
In between these tasks, he is busy continuously with the parish. As the only deacon for the church, he does a bit of everything. He prepares parishioners for the sacraments: baptism, communion and marriage. Not that he's a total expert.
"After 38 years of marriage, I'm still learning about marriage every day," he said. "Just ask my wife." But he still has plenty to teach.
As the parish continues to grow, there is increasing demand for these services. There are more than 100 children in religious education and 18 are preparing for first Holy Communion.
Deacon Wayne also enjoys preaching. He loves to proclaim the Gospel and find ways to make it meaningful to people's lives.
He gets calls in the middle of the night to attend to the sick, transport someone to the hospital or pray with people who are struggling. He also helps repair the church when the building falls apart.
Another of his ministries is to build bridges to other Christian churches. Catholics are the minority in this area, but Deacon Wayne has helped the small Catholic population gain acceptance in Sunray by developing strong relationships with the seven other nearby Christian churches. He belongs to the Ministerial Alliance and brings together members of other congregations to discuss common issues and also to preach in each other's churches.
"The former bishop said that I am the only deacon he knows who has preached in every church in town," he said with a laugh.
Deacon Wayne is inspired by Pope Francis.
"He is a simple, humble man who knows a lot," he said. "He teaches us that no matter what one's ministry is – as a lay person, deacon, priest, religious, bishop or pope – we need to take the mindset of Jesus to serve and not to be served." And of course he added, "Pope Francis tells us that there is always something to be done, so go do it!"
Deacon Wayne is happy to join the almost 50 deacons in the Diocese of Amarillo in helping out the priests, who are overburdened with work. "Priests are often stressed with too many things to do, too many people who need their attention," he said. "I want to help take the load off."
So after all these years, does he plan to retire soon? "Not yet," he said, "There's still something to be done."
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Electronic Guitar: Rick Cox
If you have seen Finding Dory, Bridge of Spies, The Help, The Adjustment Bureau, Revolutionary Road, The Salton Sea, The Legend of the Mummy (1998 version) or any of a dozen other movies, you have heard the work of guitarist Rick Cox. Though his guitar might be prominently featured you might not recognize it as such because, more often than not, Cox employs the instrument solely as a sound generator, to be sliced, diced, and reverbed beyond all recognition.
Early on, Cox had the sole composer credit on a few films, including Corrina, Corrina, starring Whoopie Goldberg, but soon realized he hated dealing with contracts and deadlines. Since then, he has largely added his distinctive textures to soundtracks created by others, including the highly successful Thomas Newman.
"These days, we work at Thomas' home studio, in a house next to the one where he lives," Cox explains. "He has a studio room with a big monitor and all the gear he needs to compose. Down a flight of stairs, there is a 'live' room where I have a rig set up."
This rig includes a laptop with an Arturia Audio Fuse interface, an Electro-Harmonix Superego, a Red Panda Particle pedal, and a volume pedal. "I am also into slow-attack pedals," he says "I use a really cheap Mooer version with one dial, the Slow Engine. It is the best one I found so far."
Often, Cox will hold a chord with the Superego and then process it with plug-ins. Crucial to controlling his sounds is the inexpensive Korg Nanokontrol. He uses the eight sliders to regulate the first eight audio or MIDI tracks, two of the knobs for two more tracks and the remaining six for effects returns. "It's really fast," he says. "You don't hear the original signal; I have effects that I bring in and out with the knobs. That's where the playing comes in, more so than strumming the guitar."
These effects are largely plug-ins such as the Zynaptiq reverbs Adaptiverb and Wormhole ("I hesitate to even call Adaptiverb a reverb because it colors the sound so much it is almost like an instrument"); and granular effects such as New Sonic Arts' Granite and SampleSumo's SaltyGrain. Another current fave plug-in is Sugar Bytes Turnado, in which eight different effects can be run simultaneously (see Fig. 1).
"Sometimes, I will record guitar chords using my voicings, convert them to MIDI using either Ableton or Melodyne, then play them with a keyboard," Cox says. He eschews sample libraries in favor of making his own samples. "I will use Ableton as a scratch pad to record dozens of unrelated ideas, then go to one of these Ableton sessions and open the file of recorded samples and audition them. For each movie we discuss the 'sound palette' for that particular film.
"I worked with Ry Cooder in the late '90s. He had a completely different approach from Thom," Cox recalls. "Ry would stripe an entire 2" reel of tape and improvise to the film. What made it easier was that director Walter Hill was there the whole time. That eliminated the issue of a composer writing something and the director not liking it. We would be at Ocean Way studios six days a week for three months. I played a lot of 'sponge' guitar, where you finger standard chords but instead of using a pick, you rub the strings with a really fine-grained sponge, or foam. It produces a beautiful wash, especially if you run it through some reverb and delay."
Cox's latest project with Newman's is a new series for Hulu called Castle Rock based on Stephen King stories. "Thomas is composing music for the main title and a couple of episodes," he says. "I have started going through old samples. I am just trying to put evocative sounds together. As a composer and performer of experimental music, I never expected to make any money from it."


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Parmenter O'Toole expects to break ground by the end of September on a three-level, 24,800-square-foot facility facing the waterfront.
Occupancy is targeted for October of 2005.
The groundbreaking comes some seven years after the law firm began looking for a site for a new law office, and five years after signing a purchase agreement for the property.
"Everything's full green light and full speed ahead," said Chris Kelly, a partner at Parmenter O'Toole who has managed the development since its inception.
Clearing the way for the project to finally proceed was the recent opening of a new extension to
The site is on the north edge of downtown
Parmenter O'Toole's new building, designed by Oppenhuizen Architects of Grand Haven, will house the law firm's 25 attorneys and its support personnel. The project will become the first private-sector development within property now known as Edison Landing.
Edison Landing is a broader development borne of Parmenter O'Toole's original desire for a new offices downtown.
A state-designated SmartZone, Edison Landing is seen as a key component in the revitalization of
The project also will begin making better use of the city's waterfront. Edison Landing will include a 1,500-foot public boardwalk along
Parmenter O'Toole's partners are undertaking the project as Lakefront Development LLC.
Much of the focus thus far for Edison Landing has been planning out the development, addressing contamination issues, marketing parcels and recruiting developers.
"Our main mission now is to try and re-create the positive attention and the positive buzz that this could mean for
"That waterfront really could be
The GVSU and Parmenter O'Toole facilities are the only definitive projects to date for Edison Landing, although Lakefront Development does have signed purchase agreements for additional parcels with developers from
Gillespie Development LLC of East Lansing is planning to develop two three-story buildings with 42 luxury loft apartments on the upper floors and "boutique style" retail shops and professional office space on the first floors in a $7 million to $8 million project.
Developer Gerald Seyferth is eying four six-floor condominium buildings with a combined 72 units.
The recent opening of
"It's a night and day difference," said Kelly, who anticipates further interest in the development once Parmenter O'Toole's office building begins rising.
"Construction breeds interest and interest leads to sales," he said.
The Parmenter O'Toole project is one in a long series of developments that has changed
While the Edison Landing site once was occupied by a Continental Motors assembly operation, it was neighbored to the south by Lakey Foundry. The foundry once spewed fly ash and sulfurous gases onto the city's shopping district.
That property now is landscaped and contoured, and its waterfront is the setting for a modernistic corporate headquarters building, a restaurant and marina, and a hotel.


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Just to let people know, I contacted both Whitcoulls and Noel Leeming, and the Kobo Glo is supposed to be released on the 1/11 here. This is about a month after Canada, UK and a few other countries but isn't that bad and obviously better then the expected next year for the Kindle Paperwhite.
I didn't ask about pricing but from Google I noticed that the Kobo Glo was listed on NL/BB at $199 before. (This is about NZ$20 more then the US$129.99 price once you take in to account GST so isn't a bad price.) You may already be able to pre-order from NL in store.


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The Gate of Air
by James Buchan
Wealthy ex-city businessman Jim Smith moves into Paradise Farm, seemingly to begin a new life. Yet his time there is far from idyllic, as ghosts of the past and the demons of his present threaten to engulf him. This supernatural love story gripped me tightly from the start and held me firmly until the end, when the mystery finally begins to unravel.
Jim's world, so carefully rebuilt on its new foundation of happiness, a second time disintegrated. Jim's heart overflowed with pity, not just for the girl and her mother, but for his lost illusion. He had believed that the circle of the haunted comprised just Jack and himself and John Walker, and never thought that it would pass into the world of women and children.
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On the market for an iPhone? Here's a breakdown of all the currently shipping iPhones from Apple.
Instagram Just Became Snapchat With 'Stories' That Disappear After 24 Hours
Stories will appear in a bar at the top of each user's normal Instagram feed, updating with new posts of all the same friends, family members, and popular accounts they follow. Each time someone posts a new picture or video within their Story, a colorful ring circles their profile picture. Jumping into Stories is as easy as tapping on one of those profile photos, and swiping to move back and forward through each user slideshow.
Today, we're introducing Instagram Stories, a new feature that lets you share all the moments of your day, not just the ones you want to keep on your profile. As you share multiple photos and videos, they appear together in a slideshow format: your story.Comments are allowed on Stories, but are only able to be sent through Instagram's direct message feature, because "unlike regular posts, there are no likes or public comments." Keeping in the vein of Snapchat, you can swipe up on your own story to see every Instagram member who has viewed the post so far. To add a bit of flair to a profile, users can also post specific Stories to their page if they decide they want to keep the photo or video longer than 24 hours.
With Instagram Stories, you don't have to worry about overposting. Instead, you can share as much as you want throughout the day — with as much creativity as you want. You can bring your story to life in new ways with text and drawing tools. The photos and videos will disappear after 24 hours and won't appear on your profile grid or in feed.
Some users are reporting that the Instagram Stories update has already been added to their device via an update that describes only "Bug fixes and performance improvements," but the company itself mentioned that the update should begin rolling out to iOS and Android devices "over the next few weeks." You can download the Instagram app for free on the App Store. [Direct Link]
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Meh, no thanks. I already use Snapchat to post silly/funny images or videos to my story. I'd prefer to keep Instagram with images that I shoot, then edit using the various apps on my iPhone before posting to IG. One app to post to my "story" is more than enough for me.
But can you make your cat shoot freaking laser beams out of its eyes?
Do we not want to save cool things to look back on them later anymore? Nostalgia is a wonderful feeling; I love finding stuff I posted online 15 years ago. If I'd been using Snapchat like services back then, there would be nothing!
If you like it, a dating profile pops up for quick contact.
Snapchat turned down Facebook's $3,000,000,000 offer to buy them out. Now Facebook is planning to destroy them. Will Facebook fail to capture their market because they're no longer cool with the kids? Will the founders of Snapchat regret their greed since they have problems monetizing their platform? Find out next year on DOES ANYBODY ACTUALLY CARE.
I guess some people will care for about 24 hours, and then the caring will disappear altogether.
Instagram= photography. Snapchat= dpics
Nostalgia is a wonderful feeling; I love finding stuff I posted online 15 years ago.
It's the complete opposite of that for me if I look over things I posted on the Internet a decade ago… :oops:
Boy I'd love to utterly destroy every one of my stupid comments and hormonal ramblings from the face of history.
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Roth IRA Contribution 2013December 28th, 2012 at 12:17 am
I checked the IRS website today to find out if the annual IRA contribution has gone up. It has! I also observed that the catch up contributions are for those 50 and over. I thought it was 55 and over. I will turn 50 in 2013. I've had a largish financial gift and will make the full contribution on January 2nd. The information I have indicates that I can make this contribution any time during 2013. Go me!


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Just because the idea is good, doesn't mean the film always follows through. Here's some recent horror movies that had an interesting concept, but were poorly-executed, disappointing or didn't live up to their full potential.
1.) The Forest (2016)
This movie takes advantage of the menacing Aokigahara 'Suicide' Forest down in Japan -- a forest at the base of Mount Fuji, notorious for being a popular spot to end one's life. I think that setting and idea alone is ripe for a terrifying flick, but in my opinion these filmmakers just did not execute it very well. There were some things that turned out well, but overall this movie was a disappointment. The whole 'twin thing' was a misfire (having Natalie Dormer play both twins with the only distinguishing feature being their hair just didn't work) and having our protagonist only visit the forest to find her missing sister did not use the setting of the Suicide Forest to its full potential. Instead, we could have had a hiker or group of tourists accidentally get lost in the forest and keep running into corpses or suicide attempts. With this eerie concept, there was no need to delve into the paranormal at all. This movie could have been done in a much better way than I feel it was.
Bloody Brodie's Rating: 3.5/10
2.) Ouija (2014)
What was most upsetting about this movie is that the trailer made it look pretty good. I can only speak for myself, but I was personally excited to see this movie. Ouija is about five friends who use a Ouija board to contact their dead friend, who had recently committed suicide under the paranormal influence. Things do not go quite as planned, and instead of talking to their friend, they end up talking to a malevolent imposter spirit. This movie may be full of red herrings and twists, but I found it quite boring and unmemorable. There was one scene in the trailer that was pretty creepy, but they changed it entirely (and entirely for the worst) for the final cut of the movie. With a plot revolving around a Ouija board, you have nearly free reign to follow any interesting plot you'd like, and this movie picked the wrong plot. For example, this movie has a side-plot backstory of a mother using her daughter to channel spirits through the board. I feel that the movie would have been so much better if it were about that --and speak of the demon, there is a prequel to Ouija coming out that is solely about that backstory. Here's to hoping they don't ruin that one too, or I'll have to add one more movie to this list.
Bloody Brodie's Rating: 2.5/10
3.) The Lazarus Effect (2015)
This movie has a fantastic cast but did not do justice to its concept. This film is about a bunch of college students testing out a serum meant to help coma patients, but that can actually bring the dead back to life. The dean finds out about this and shuts them down -- so of course they go and do it anyway. This accidentally causes the death of one of their friends, which they use this Lazarus Serum to bring back. This not only sucks her out of Hell and slams her back into her body, it grants her the abilities of telekinesis and telepathy with the side-effect of murderous tendencies. I feel like you could go about this idea in so many ways -- but just nothing was scary about the resurrected person. Why not have our young scientists come up with this serum, then have these horrible side-effects show up when presenting their test subject to the class? Or have her come back from Hell, only to be haunted by a demon trying to take back her soul? This movie becomes little more than a 'pick-'em-off' massacre, and squanders the talents of its impressive cast.
Bloody Brodie's Rating: 3/10
4.) V/H/S 3: Viral (2014)
There are two preceding V/H/S movies that show that this concept can be done properly. This movie did not work, because they tried to fix what wasn't broken and change their formula. In the previous two films, we had a set layout: an over-arcing plot where our characters find and watch several VHS tapes in a sketchy abandoned house, interspersed with several loosely-themed found-footage shorts of what these tapes supposedly show. This movie seemed to change up the format and muddy up the over-arcing story. At times it was even hard to see what the tie-ins and themes of the shorts were. To top it off, these shorts were either not very good comparatively, or they started out somewhat decently and went on too long or ended poorly. Next time, stick with what you know.
Bloody Brodie's Rating:2.5/10
5.) The Purge (2013)
The Purge's concept was original and new, and had lots of room for a cool, intriguing, and original movie. In this franchise, all crime is legal for a 24-hour span. This is the setup for a ton of ultra-violent mayhem, and the filmmakers do deliver on this… in sequels The Purge: Anarchy and the The Purge: Election Year. However, in its freshman year -- when the concept was still new and unique -- The Purge did not make a very good first impression. The idea may have been original, but the movie was not. This film ended up becoming a generic home-invasion horror, which we have plenty of already. It did not take advantage at all of the only thing that set it apart from other movies in its sub-genre. If you're out looking for bloosh massacre, the second and third installations of The Purge did what we were all expecting the first one to do. This movie was too personal and claustrophobic for its own good.
Bloody Brodie's Rating: 4.5/10
Just because these movies didn't quite deliver, it doesn't mean they can't or won't redeem themselves in future instalments -- The Purge showed that it is possible. Any future sequels or prequels to films mentioned here might still be worth a watch. (I'm looking at you, Ouija 2.) Don't give up hope!
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I agree that none of these movies hit the mark fully, but aside from V/H/S Viral (which was almost completely utter shit) they hold a special spot in my bloody heart. Each one explored a concept that could have been done better, but has repeatedly been done far, far worse by other movies. All of these have earned a 3 or 4 out of 5 stars in my netflix list, which is more than I can say for 80% of the "blockbuster" horror movies of the past 5 years. All in all, I think you nailed it, though I'm a little more forgiving for these particular flicks.
— Rob Weeks Tue, 16 Aug 2016
I haven't seen all of these- I'd rather not see Ouija- I heard it was wretched. I'll see Lazarus Effect eventually, because a friend fawned over it.
The Purge SUCKED and it's a great premise. Too bad we can't get Ray Bradbury to write the screenplays. I wouldn't watch the sequels for money.
VHS: Viral, I liked, from what I recall- there are more hits than misses in that series- where's part 4 by the way? That's overdue.
The Forest was godawful. Not even my lust for Moriarty made it worthwhile. I imagine it's what sex with me must be like- all build up to absolutely nothing.
— Charles Scott Tue, 16 Aug 2016
Rob Weeks - Personally, I side with you when it comes to the first Purge installment. Although, out of the trilogy I do believe it is the worst out of the three. But the rest - for myself personally - were rather cringe worthy. Especially V/H/S Viral. That one was awful. Which was unfortunate because I loooove anthology horror flicks. They're short, sweet and get straight to the point.
— Channy Dreadful Tue, 16 Aug 2016


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After a very long and difficult few days at work due to stocktake, I have finally been able to spend some time at home and relax.
I have made this card in the colours of navy blue and white. The background is embossed and the corners have been rounded using a punch. To add a little detail, I have highlighted the edges using Crystal Glamour Dust.
The die is called Spellbinders Mistletoe Card Front and I have cut it from white card and added navy blue flat back pearls. A layered frame has been made around the die cut and mounted to navy blue card stock using foam pads. Again, Crystal Glamour Dust has been added to the leaves of the die.
The flower has been made by stamping the Arianna Blooms and double embossing with Wow white embossing powder and Wow Clear Sparkle embossing glitter. I have cut this out using the matching die, shaped and layered together. For the centre of the flower, I have added white seed beads.
As finishing touches, I have cut out the Impression Obsession Leafy Branch from the same navy blue card and added a navy blue organza bow.
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Talking about Kanpur metro, the minister said that a proposal of Kanpur metro was prepared by the state government and sent to the Centre where it is in the stages of approval. Soon the metro project would be approved by the Union cabinet and Centre would give all support for it. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Centre and Akhilesh in the state will take forward the Kanpur metro project.
Naidu said that the Central government has already cleared Lucknow metro project and now it is in the process of clearing Kanpur metro project. When state government will send proposal of metro for Varanasi, the Centre will approve it also.
Venkaiah said that in order to make a smart city, smart people and smart leadership is required and if Centre and state government will join hands, Kanpur would be transformed into a beautiful city.
He said that Uttar Pradesh has maximum number of smart cities and that 61 of its cities would be developed as 'Amrit' towns where sanitation facilities, water supply, sewerage, drainage, urban development will be superior.
Naidu said that the Kanpur already boasts of several premier educational institutions, including IIT and is a big commerical centre.
BJP MP Murli Manohar Joshi while addressing the gathering said that it is an occasion of double treat for the people of Kanpur. First the city got selected to be developed as smart city and then metro project has been gifted. "Kanpur has got several projects such as 'Namami Gange', Tool Room and others. On Thursday, a 600-bed super-speciality hospital would be inaugurated. The Central government is working on cooperative federalism which is worth appreciating. As far as development issue is concerned, both Centre and state are working together," he added.
He gave a slogan 'Developed Kanpur, Developed India' and said that for Rs 15,000 crore worth of Thermal power project would come up at Ghatampur in Kanpur. The land has been given by state government and the Centre is giving funds.
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This past Saturday, Jan. 27th, the Cape Cod Ultra Society staged its debut ultra race under the sagacious eye of race director Bob "I got it all under control" Jensen, fresh off his fearless triumph of conquering the mighty rt.66 Mother Road 100. On a day better suited for penguins, ten intrepid ice warriors showed up at the Sandy Neck starting line despite the seven degree weather. Seven opted for the full 50K, while three newbies prepped for bigger things later by doing a single traverse of the figure-eight double-loop course.
The upside of the frigid weather was that it made the beach sand slightly harder and thus easier to run on throughout the day (it had only risen to 13 degrees by noon), but recent storms made the beach side rockier than usual, and the overall times were not as quick as they might have been. Everyone was muffled up with piles of explorer-worthy garments, so recognition of friends depended more to voice recognition than eyesight. The group gathered by the Atlantic Ocean to answer Bob's son Rob's starting flare gun appeared incognito, the swaddling clothes lending a quaint overweight look to bony ultra types. Friends were identified vocally, despite the broad daylight.
But off we went on the leg to Scorton Creek, each picking the line we thought most runnable, be it up near the dunes out of the wind, or lower and flatter surface down near the waves, which offered a changing surface every couple hundred yards. At Scorton Creek we turn left and picked up the marsh trail, heading back to the parking lot for about a mile. About this time we experimented with the ice sheets, tentatively discovering which was runnable (this is salt tidal water, remember) and what would break and give us a quick ice footbath.
At the three and a half mile point, the trail heads back to the beach for the final mile and a half to the parking lot (and start), thus completing the first loop. The second loop of the figure eight heads about a half mile on the macadam to the ranger's station, then due east on the marsh trail, where we run to trail #5, about 4.5 miles along a double track trail. With the marsh on your right and unrunnable thickets to your left, it was pretty difficult not to occasionally dunk your feet for a flash when the ice would give. Brrr…I found that this was a mighty depressing situation only a mile or so into this section after I had taken a couple of ice soaks. From then on, prudence, not time, ruled the day, and at times I would even kneel and crawl my way around suspect surface…after the race, I found that other runners used this same approach, and hang the minutes lost! (this is tough for an inveterate competitive fellow to choose, an exercise in patience) At trail # 5 the trail takes an abrupt left hand turn through the dunes, a winding and altogether charming winter wonderland through the woods that presents us back on the beach a half mile later. Here we are four and a half miles from home, and running this section appears as endless as a Badwater, for there are nothing but dunes and beach as far as one can see. However, the faint shape of the Cape Cod Bridge became more and more distinct, and one could measure some progress that way. I reached the parking lot with a run-a-mile, walk-five-minute routine I intend to try at the six day race in May, and was cheerfully greeted by station captain Gael Gilmore and the teen band "The Tainted Cheese" (Rob & his four friends, local rock celebs). Unfortunately, they were unused to being roused at such an early hour for wake-up, and had forgotten their instruments. Efforts acapella were disappointing and quickly abandoned.
The first lap had taken me three hours seven minutes, and I was told I was in fifth place in the 50K, with the duo of Jeff List (recent Hellgate completer) and Greg Stone running side by side in the lead. It was great to discover I had an extra pair of dry socks in my car, and even though I had trouble changing into the icy shoes again, the feeling was definitely comfy by comparison. Off I went for the second lap, and even though the temp had only moved a tad, it appeared more clement now, and my competitiveness returned. This was fun!
Coming through the forward side of the Sandwich loop, it was nice to see Jeff & Greg heading in the opposite direction, as well as women's winner Susana Carlson, smiling all. Second loop took me 3:36, so despite being passed by Fred Merullo near trail #4, it felt good. It felt especially good to arrive at the home base after about 20 miles and see my smiling cherry-cheeked wife Jane basking in her finish of the 25K. Noble, ever-lovely Jane, to borrow my bud Fred's line. Hooray for you! I thought — not just gorgeous but tough as nails too!! A veritable eskimo squaw at the Iditarod!
Bob's wife Fiona had relieved Gael as the official timekeeper and aide-de-camp, and was busy helping everyone. The boys in the band (now renamed : "A Lesson Learned") had headed home to retrive their guitars, but somehow lost their way back to the base camp. Second lap I managed to keep the feet dry (the tide had ebbed some too, of course, as our oceanographer Jeff had explained), and all went well. I was told that Greg had taken advantage of Jeff's few walking breaks on the beach heading home to put a bit of distance between them and capture the coveted beachsand winner's trophy. (Bob's artistry) Also hand-made were the inscribed quahog shells for all finishers. These were historical and authentic-looking and thus a special hit. A couple of bowls of Bob's delicious Shackleton soup revived the circulation, and stories were told. All were in awe of the natural beauty of the course in this pristine park (it looks exactly the same today as it appeared those many Saturday's of my youth sixty years ago), and so appreciated that the cold snap had not deterred our participating. We thought few changes would be necessary for a successful return next year.


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May 31st, 2015
Last night, we took a stroll down the Belt Line to Inman Park and headed to the Krog Street Market area. We absolutely love Krog Street! It's filled with delicious
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Candids from the BBK eats Promo Shoot! This was fun:) Kariim was behind the camera—>Telling me to "Stop eating the fruit" – LOL! I have a habit of snacking
Kariim- Ribeye Prep
July 19th, 2014
Prepping the Bone- In Ribeye. With the camera on the Tri- Pod & timer set, Kariim captured this photo of himself before taking the steak over to the
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TOM FORD has sold his home in London's Mayfair for an undisclosed sum.
Ford, who also owns properties in New York, Los Angeles and New Mexico but spends most of his time in London, bought the 8,222 square-foot Georgian townhouse in 2004 for £5.75 million. Three years ago, the Sunday Times reports, he placed it back on the market - presumably improved markedly by his taste and attention to design detail - for £45 million, but failed to find a buyer.
He has since been spotted house hunting in South Kensington meaning that, although he may be on the move, we're not set to lose one of our most famous designer residents.
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Mortal Kombat 4 – Kitana GameShark FAQ
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Kitana GameShark FAQ by KingdomMK
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KINGDOM MK - MORTAL KOMBAT 4 - PLAY AS KITANA ON A GAMESHARK Updated: 7/28/98 - http://fighters.simplenet.com/mk/ Note: If text goes off the screen during printing, either adjust your margins or decrease the font size. ************************************************************************** Many people don't know that Kitana was going to be a secret character in the arcade version of Mortal Kombat 4. Her 3-D model, textures, and even her moves, weapon, and fatalities were programmed into the main code of the early betas of Mortal Kombat 4. It is believed that Boon, noticing the lack of new and original characters in the game, disabled Kitana and converted her color palette from black to yellow, and changed her moves, thus creating Tanya. However, Kitana's information and textures were NEVER removed from MK4's code, mainly because her textures and 3-D model are still used in Liu Kang's ending. Because the PSX and N64 versions are straight ports of the arcade version, they use much of the same code. Therefore, the ability to play as Kitana is definately there, seeing that she has already been programmed in, she is simply dormant. Now, via a Gameshark, you can enable Kitana and play as her, with all of her moves, in the Nintendo 64 version of MK4. The PSX version will NOT play Kitana. If you force it to, the game freezes. Her moves, however are in the game and you can assign the moves to another character, provided Shinnok is your opponent. Why can't you play as Kitana in the PSX Version? Here's the reason why: In the N64 version of MK4, Kitana's textures and 3-D model are necessary for Liu Kang's real-time polygonal ending. Therefore, Eurocom programmers left that code, with her moves and all, in the game. However, the PSX version, unlike the arcade, uses full-motion video endings, therefore none of Kitana's textures and/or model are needed in the game, so the programmers of the PSX version deleted all of that code. For some reason, they still left her moves in the game, so that is why you can only use her moves in the PSX Version. Below are the codes to either play as Kitana (N64), or use her moves (PSX). *************************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------ PLAY AS KITANA - NINTENDO 64 ONLY! ------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTE: A Gameshark is necessary for this code to work! For more information on Gamesharks, ask your local video game retailer or visit http://www.gameshark.com/. 1) Enter this code: 800fe293 0010 2) Begin the game and start a match. 3) Select any character. It won't matter which character you select, he/she will automatically be replaced with Kitana. 4) Once the "Choose your Destiny" screen comes up, choose a tower, then IMMIDEATLY press all of the buttons so it doesn't zoom up on the tower. If it does this, the game will freeze and you will be forced to reset. 5) Kitana does not have a portrait file (select screen image). The N64 cart will read the memory file to prevent it from crashing. ------------------------------------------------- PLAY w/ KITANA'S MOVES - SONY PLAYSTATION ONLY! ------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT NOTE: A Gameshark is necessary for this code to work! For more information on Gamesharks, ask your local video game retailer or visit http://www.gameshark.com/. 1) Enter these three codes: 800aac24 0006 - P2 is Shinnok 800BFD6C 0010 - P1 uses Kitana's Moves 800BFE54 0010 - P2 uses Kitana's Moves 2) Begin the game and start a match. 3) Player 1 can select anyone. It doesn't matter who you select, Kitana's moves will automatically be given to him/her. Make sure that Player 2 is SHINNOK, otherwise Kitana's moves will not be used for Player 1. 4) As long as Player 2 is Shinnok, Player 1 will use Kitana's moves. If you do the weapon move (F,F,HK) a Bowie Knife will come out no matter who Player 1 is physically, even though it plays like Tanya's Boomerang. 5) You CAN use the "Play as Kitana" code (800fe293 0010), but during the game, the CD crashes when trying to load the portrait file, also known as the select screen image, which wasn't included on the PSX CD. ------------------------------------------------- KITANA'S MOVES AND FATALITIES - N64 AND PSX ------------------------------------------------- Weapon: F, F, HK (A fan in the N64 version; a Bowie Knife in the PSX version) Fireball: F, D, LP (Also in Air) Sqaure Wave Punch: F, B, HK Fatality #1 (Torso Rip): F, B, D, D, HK (Close) Fatility #2 (Split): U, D, D, U, HK Prison Stage: D, D, B, B, HK (Close) Goro's Lair: D, F, D, F, HK (Close) ---------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1998, Kingdom MK - http://fighters.simplenet.com/mk/
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1. 2 October 1996 – The former prime minister of Bulgaria, Andrei Lukanov, is assassinated.
2. 1 May 1993 – A Tamil Tigers suicide bomber assassinates President Ranasinghe Premadasa of Sri Lanka.
3. Hurricane Andrew – A powerful hurricane rips through Florida, killing twenty-six and leaving 250,000 homeless. It was the costliest hurricane, an estimated 26.5 billion, in American history.Deaths = 26 : Casualties = 462
Maybe we should have listened to our parents on this one.
4. The release of African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela from jail in February 1990 after thirty years of imprisonment for opposing apartheidand white-minority rule in South Africa. This would resolve with the end of Apartheid in South Africa in 1994, marking the end of the original Civil Rights era of the 20th century.
This wasn't really about golf, was it? But, what was it about.
5. Portugal hands sovereignty of Macau to the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999.
6. Markale market massacres in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994 involving soldiers of the Army of Republika Srpska deliberately targeting Bosniak (then known as "Bosnian Muslims") civilians..
7. The 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the Oklahoma City bombing leads to awareness in U.S. of domestic and international terrorism as a potential threat.
This is a tough one to admit, because they really did seem super cool at the time.
9. The Assault on Waco – After federal agencies investigate a compound, a shootout erupts, killing four U.S. agents and six branch Davidians. A fifty-one day siege proceeds, ending with an unexplainable fire that engulfed seventy-four people, including many children and religious leader David Korish, who claimed to be the second coming of Jesus Christ. Deaths = 84 : Casualties = 24
Nobody is buying it. Your voice hasn't even broken yet, dude.
10. The Ethiopian Civil War ends in 1991, ending over twenty years of internal conflict. The end of the war coincides with the establishment of a coalition government of various factions.
Oh my god, this was such a mistake. This was such a mistake.
11. War between Albanian separatists and Yugoslav military and Serb paramilitary forces in Kosovo begin in 1996 and escalates in 1998 with increasing reports of atrocities taking place.
Nobody wanted to steal your library card and that expired condom.
12. The government of the People's Republic of China announces major privatization of state-owned industries in September 1997.
You did it! You solved world peace!
13. The anti-globalization protests at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999 in Seattle, Washington began on 30 November 1999. This marks the beginning of a steady increase in anti-globalization protests which occurred in the first decade of the 21st century as well as increasing hostility to neoliberalism.
You know? These dudes actually look pretty fly.
14. On 28 September 1994 – The car ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852.
15.A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the Philippines on 16 July 1990 and killed around 1000 people in Baguio City.
16. Olympic Park Bombing – Eric Rudolph bombs a nearby park during the Olympics in Atlanta, two abortion clinics, and a gay bar in protest against aspects that went against the Bible. He later led the F.B.I. on a five year chase through a North Carolina forest. Deaths = 2 : Casualties = 111
Oh cool. You went to Tampa Bay with your parents.
17. The Rwandan Genocide – between 6 April 1994 until mid-July 1994 a mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda's Tutsis andHutu political moderates occurred by the Hutu dominated government under the Hutu Power ideology. Over the course of approximately 100 days, at least 500,000 people were killed.[4] Estimates of the death toll have ranged between 500,000 and 1,000,000,[5] or as much as 20% of the total population of the country. It resulted in serious criticism of the United Nations and major countries for failing to stop the genocide.
Great way to keep cool on those hot summer days.
18. Y2K spread fear throughout the United States and eventually the world in the last half of the decade, particularly 1999, about possible massive computer malfunctions on 1 January 2000. As a result, many people stocked up on supplies for fear of a world wide disaster. Eventually no globally significant computer failures occurred when the clocks rolled over into 2000.
19. The Chernobyl disaster had significant impact on public opinion at the end of the 1980s, and the fallout was still causing cancer deaths well into the 1990s and possibly even into the 21st century
Especially when you weren't at a rave.
20. Anita Hill and other women testify before the United States Congress on being sexually harassed by Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Thomas was narrowly confirmed by the United States Senate, but Hill's testimony, and the testimony of other harassed women, begins a national debate on the issue.
In other words, your town had a Hot Topic.
21. Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who won the Nobel Peace Prize, dies at age 87.
Hey, Big Johnson called, he wants his crass sexual innuendos back.
23. Infinite Jest, written by David Foster Wallace in 1996, is a satire about corporate sponsorship, changing national relations with the rise of NAFTA andQuebec separatism, and the power of media. Its plot revolves around a film so entertaining it makes its viewers uninterested in everything except watching it over and over, and the attempts by various people and organizations to either destroy or exploit the film.
24. Discovery of Jeffrey Dahmer – A serial killer slaughters seventeen young men and boys over a small time period. He rapes, dismembers, and occasionally eats many of his victims before being arrested. Deaths = 17 : Casualties = 1
Listen, wearing overalls was a questionable choice in the first place, but this is just abuse.
25. Heaven's Gate – Thirty-nine people commit suicide believing they would be sent up to a spaceship behind a passing Hale Bopp comet. It was one of the saddest, but strangest events to ever occur.Deaths = 39 : Casualties = 0
Do you think those dudes wearing the No Fear shirts were afraid of the dudes in the Big Dog shirts?
26. U.S. Embassy Bombings – Car bombs explode near two American embassies, killing 223 and injuring over 4100. The terrorist attacks were linked to Osama Bin Laden. Deaths = 223 : Casualties = 4100 .
So sophisticated. Next stop, United Nations.
27. Tons of those little butterfly clips all over your head.
Painful, time-consuming, and unattractive.
28. The Columbine Massacre Two angry high school students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, kill eleven students and one teacher and injure twenty-four by bombs and bullets before turning their guns on themselves. Their motive behind the incident was to show the world how they felt. Deaths = 15 : Casualties = 24
The people at the jeans company put that waistband on there for a fucking reason.
29. Oklahoma Bombing – Angered over the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents, Timothy McVeigh sets a bomb off near a government-operated building. The explosion produces a drastic 168 deaths and 853 injuries, resulting in the worst terrorist attack by a fellow American. Deaths = 168 : Casualties = 853
You wanted everyone to know that you were a total stoner. You smoked the weeds all the time, obviously.
30. Hypercolor shirts.
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31. L.A. Riots – After the racial beating of Rodney King by Caucasian cops, many people wreak havoc in the streets of Los Angeles.
Deaths = 55 : Casualties = 2300
Thanks for nothing, 90210.
33. Tying your sweatshirt around your waist in case you get cold, but then wearing a long-sleeve flannel regardless.
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Yehliu GeoPark (野柳地質公園) is a popular stop on the Taiwan tourist circuit. It's an interesting set of geological formations found in a small park about 20 minutes north of Keelung, Taiwan. Truth be told, the entire length of eastern Taiwan is an interesting set of geological formations, but here you can find them all in one small area with a coffee and souvenir shop. If you're only in Taiwan for a short time, or don't have any transportation of your own, this it the place to go to be awed by Mother Nature's artistic side.
Yehliu GeoPark and Other Coastal Geology
Hiking Taiwan – Jialou Hu 加羅湖
JiaLou Hu 加羅湖 is a mountain lake tucked high in one of Taiwan's beautiful clouded forests. If you can get to the trail head, it's a moderate three hour hike to the lake. On the way, you pass through some spectacular forests scattered with luscious green ferns, mossy vines, and a few 1,000 year old trees.
Three friends and I went there during the four day "Dragon Boat" holiday in late May. We did it in two days, but there is plenty more to explore in the area, and most of the people we met there were staying for the whole weekend.
I took this opportunity to give my first shot at a multi-media presentation. I would really, really like to get some critiques and feedback on what you think of it, so please feel free to comment below.
The multi-media presentation is above, but there are some still photographs and more information after the jump…
Siling Hot Springs 四稜温泉
Taiwan is covered in hot springs. There are famous ones like Beitou, Jinshan and Wulai, but there are also many "wild" ones. Generally the wild ones are a bit more off the beaten track, and are almost always quite difficult to get to. The biggest problem getting to them isn't the drive or the hike, it's finding good directions (in English or Chinese). But then again, I guess if they were easy to get to or had good directions, there would be more people there and they wouldn't be as interesting.
I recently went on a ride down the Northern Cross Island Highway 北橫 with some friends. The main goal of this particular trip was to find a remote, wild hot spring called the Siling Hot Springs 四稜温泉.
Furious Four Day Motorcycle Trip
I've actually posted this before on my website but I recently redesigned everything over there and couldn't find a place for it. So, here's a blog from early summer 2008. It's a quick look at a fast paced motorcycle trip my friend Ross and I took around Taiwan.
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An All-American's Girls Balancing Act is my tagline and I kid you not on the all-American part. And my attempt to keep balance is no act. My wobbling, pleasantly off-kilter self makes me all the more loveable on and off my unicycle. Where was I going with this? Oh! I am an All-American girl … that I love our flag, the Great U.S. of A., democracy, and the joys of freedom especially flare-up this time of year. I think the summer weather brings on this pleasant feeling, sort of like arthritis in the cold, but in a good way.
What is it about this time of year that I love so much?
1. The delicious smell of the ripe strawberries when I ride Blanche alongside the strawberry fields
2. Flags are waving proudly around the hood
3. The smell of a raging BBQ (OK, that just makes me hungry)
4. Daylight savings time and looooong days
5. Bike riding with my kids
6. Cannon Balls in Grandma's pool
7. The sweet blooming jasmine
8. No school or work for 10 amazing weeks
9. The grass is green and healthy everywhere I look
10. Three words: Red. White. Blue.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
"I think patriotism is like charity – it begins at home" ~ Henry James
Posted by UnicycleRose at 8:50 AM
1 comment:
- Brandon said...
:) I'm a few days past flag day, but I just happened by your blog. My wife and I had are flag up!
-Great top ten list by the way.
- June 22, 2010 at 8:09 PM


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Phenylalanine Side Effects
For the most part, side effects of phenylalanine do not occur, especially when it is obtained through dietary sources. Problems may occur in unusually high doses, however. In addition, people with certain medical conditions, such as PKU, tardive dyskinesia, and Parkinson's, may be more susceptible to side effects. If you experience a negative reaction while taking phenylalanine supplements, contact your healthcare provider right away.
Does Phenylalanine Cause Side Effects?As with any medication or supplement, side effects are possible with phenylalanine. Although a normal dietary intake does not usually cause problems for most people, unusually high doses may cause side effects. In addition, people with certain medical conditions may be more susceptible to adverse reactions.
(The article discusses most, but not all possible side effects of phenylalanine. Your healthcare provider can discuss a more complete list of potential side effects with you.)
Reported Side Effects of PhenylalanineYou may have read on the Internet about the many dangers of phenylalanine, but it is not likely to cause any problems in healthy people. Studies of phenylalanine in rats (and, therefore, reports of side effects in rats) cannot be applied to humans, due to important species differences between the two.
People with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic condition, cannot normally process phenylalanine in the body. If people with PKU ingest too much phenylalanine, serious problems could occur, especially brain and mental problems in children.
Studies have suggested that phenylalanine may worsen tardive dyskinesia in people with schizophrenia. Tardive dyskinesia is a movement disorder caused by antipsychotic medications. Studies also indicate that phenylalanine (as well as several other amino acids) may worsen some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, which is why some people think a low-protein, low-amino acid diet may be helpful for people with this condition.
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Jellin JM, editor. Pharmacist's Letter/Prescriber's Letter Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Web site. Available at: http://naturaldatabase.com/. Accessed March 6, 2008.
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients). Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2005. Available at: http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10490&page=R1. Accessed March 6, 2008.
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Nine Mississippi teachers were honored today at a luncheon in Gulfport as winners of Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grants. The grants are presented for excellence in creative education by Hancock Bank and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
Honorees are Jean Adkison of East Central Upper Elementary School in Vancleave, Stephanie Beauchamp of North Woolmarket Elementary & Middle School in Biloxi, Penny Dearman of East Central Middle School in Hurley, Marsha Gaines of Jeff Davis Elementary School in Biloxi, Julie Hadley of West Harrison High School in Gulfport, Jeanelle Hardwick of Biloxi High School in Biloxi, Gerald Huffman of Gulfport High School in Gulfport, Kristi Lindsey of Hancock Middle School in Kiln, and Daniel Zwerg of St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis.
Winners received grants up to $2,000 and crystal apple awards.
— Jean Adkison's project, "LEGOs & My Simple Machine," will help East Central Upper Elementary School students develop engineering skills by constructing gears, pulleys, levers, wheels and axles. Students will calculate ratio gears, build working models of fixed and movable pulleys, learn lever concepts and make discoveries regarding friction to increase understanding of these concepts.
— Through "Our Class Garden," Stephanie Beauchamp's North Woolmarket Elementary & Middle School first-graders will plant and care for a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs during the year to learn the importance of preserving property for the use of crops, the benefits of fresh vegetables, the responsibilities of growing and various means of preparing their own food.
— Boosting Engineering Science and Technology or BEST, proposed by Penny Dearman, will use real world applications of middle school skills to inspire her East Central Middle School students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Through participation in a sports-like, STEM-based robotics competition, the students will be involved in building a robot, programming software and creating a market presentation.
— Marsha Gaines' "Singing My Fears Away!" is a performance-based class she will implement at Jeff Davis Elementary School. Students will be inspired to push beyond their fears and gain confidence in public speaking and singing using a quality sound system with recording capability, microphones and CDs. Ongoing lessons will focus on proper microphone technique, performance skills and opportunity for feedback.
— "Exploring Marine Science with the SeaPerch Remotely Operated Marine Vehicle" is a project that will incorporate the physical construction of an underwater vehicle with scientific concepts taught in the classroom, such as buoyancy, density, electrical engineering and circuitry. After constructing these vehicles, Julie Hadley's West Harrison High School students will compete in a regional competition based on maneuvering skills, speed and design.
— Jeanelle Hardwick's Biloxi Achieving Success in Science or BASS is a project where funds will be used to create kits to allow teachers the opportunity to engage students in lab demonstrations or experiments that increase student comprehension that would otherwise be inaccessible or cost-prohibitive. These kits will be shared and accessible to both elementary and middle school teachers.
— "Using Construction to Build Future Leaders" will give Gerald Huffman's Gulfport High School students hands-on experience by constructing a greenhouse. Other academic areas will also benefit: Culinary students can harvest and use the produce to cook, earth science students can study and explore different ways to grow the produce, and the STEM Institute can explore sustainable energy alternatives, water harvesting for irrigation and various other technologies.
— Kristi Lindsey's "Throw Yourself in ART!" will use clay to educate and engage students, who will create ceramic vessels, discuss ancient and modern ceramic works and artists, experience various techniques of throwing clay on a modern pottery wheel and discover both the physical and chemical changes that occur as part of the ceramic process. This project is designed to integrate math, science, language arts and history into one experience.
— "Aeronautics" will allow Daniel Zwerg's students to be introduced to the physics of aviation by building planes and programming transmitters to fly the planes. Students will learn in a practical way how airplanes fly, pilot inputs necessary to maintain flight, adjustments necessary to accommodate winds and other variables, and how to build and maintain mechanical and electrical systems.
The awards also commemorate Leo W. Seal Sr. — Hancock Bank president from 1932 until his death in 1963 — and his son, the late Leo W. Seal Jr., Hancock's chief executive for 45 years.
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Leslie Sole and Terri Michael met at CHOM in 1975, where he served as program director and she hosted the morning show.
Former CHOM couple Leslie Sole and Terri Michael die in car crash in Mexico
A broadcasting couple from CHOM FM's early days died in a car crash in Mexico on Monday.
Leslie Sole and Terri Michael were killed in a head-on collision in Cabo San Lucas, where they had retired.
The pair met at CHOM in 1975, where he served as program director and she was the first solo female host of Canadian morning and afternoon shows.
They moved on to Toronto a few years later. Sole worked his way up to CEO of Rogers Television, and Michael had a successful career in radio and television. (Michael continued to host the show Total Recall: 40 Years of Rock, on CaboMil 96.3 in Cabo San Lucas.) They celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary in October.
Reached Friday, former CHOM personalities shared their memories of the couple.
"When Leslie arrived from CJOM, CHOM's sister station in Windsor, he brought a great sense of directed spirit," said former CHOM DJ Andrew Forsyth, from his home in Dundas, Ont. "It was still very free-form when I arrived there in '75. Leslie allowed us to do a lot of things, but he got us to do it with consciousness, with spirit. He really made it much more of a mainstream, accessible radio station for Montreal."
One of Sole's initiatives was to make CHOM's broadcasting bilingual. The idea was a hit with Montrealers until rival stations became unhappy and took legal action, forcing the station to become English only.
"When we ran French advertising, that was the straw that broke the camel's back," Forsyth said. "Competing stations were very upset with that. They went to the CRTC, which told us to stop, cease and desist.
"Les was very supportive of the fact that we would speak the language of the street. We would say, 'Vous écoutez CHOM 97.7, and here's some Led Zeppelin.' Because that's the way our audience spoke, and Les was the guy that really supported us doing that."
That linguistic openness carried over into the musical selection, as CHOM reflected the cultural cross-pollination infusing the Quebec music scene at the time.
"It truly was the spirit of Montreal, under Leslie," Forsyth said. "The (French) music was easy to play — Harmonium, Beau Dommage, Robert Charlebois — all great Québécois artists who worked with what we were playing elsewise."
Forsyth crossed paths with Sole from time to time in Toronto over the ensuing decades, and was always struck by his former boss's enhanced sense of what was possible.
"He's one of the very few people I've run into in my lifetime, where you know this person just has got this bigger vision of what is going on," he said. "He took that ability and talent and directed a great radio station.
"Les was very good at interpreting what Geoff (Stirling, CHOM's original owner) wanted, taking his very philosophical ideas and putting them into practical application."
Rob Braide started at CHOM on the overnight shift in 1977, just after Sole and Michael's departure. The couple's relationship had become a point of contention with Stirling, Braide recounts.
"A lot of people said Geoff Stirling was a great guy and a visionary, (but) Les lost his job at CHOM unceremoniously when Jeff decided there were no relationships among employees," said Braide, who went on to be program director at CHOM and CKGM, and, later, manager and vice president of CHOM, CJAD and Mix 96.
As Braide moved up the broadcasting ranks, he and Sole developed a friendship through mutual friend Gary Slaight.
"He was always a good person to have at a party," he said, "a great guy with lots of energy and spirit."
Braide remembers Michael as "bubbly, outgoing, very beautiful — a fashionista. She was on top of pop culture, had a beautiful voice and a quick smile; everybody really liked her."
Though he wasn't at CHOM yet, Braide was familiar with the story of how Michael landed her job at the station, through her friendship with CHOM announcer Live Earl Jive's future wife Beverly (also known as Inga).
"They'd hang around the studio while Earl Jive was on," Braide said. "One of the senior guys heard Terri's voice and said, 'We've got to get her on air.'"
Earl Jive, now based in L.A., told that story in his own words on social media, Tuesday, following an earlier post in which he shared news of the couple's passing.
"This is the saddest posting of my Facebook life," he said. "Last night, Bev's best friend since childhood, broadcaster Terri Michael, and her husband (my PD at CHOM) Les Sole, were killed in a head-on collision. They are survived by their son Johnny.
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By Bruce Beehler | Conservation International | May 5, 2009
I have been tramping around rainforests for more than three decades now, pursuing research, community engagement, conservation and my own love of nature. I have spent time in tropical forests, all remembered for the life lessons they taught me.
Forests and forest people have a lot to teach the "developed" world about how ecosystems work and how life is sustained in diversity and abundance.
Grounded Wisdom
In my first solo expedition into the forest in Papua New Guinea in 1975, I learned that despite my academic experience, real knowledge was context-specific – in the jungle, I was the ignorant student and my barefoot guide was the eminent and all-knowing professor. He had a lot to teach me about the ways of the rainforest.
Forests Need People
On a 1978 trip to Panama I learned that rainforests without their local rainforest peoples were vulnerable to rapid and wasteful resource exploitation.
IN-DEPTH: Discover CI's unique partnerships with local communities around the world.
In the Lakekamu Basin of Papua New Guinea I came to see that local people need to remain the stewards of their own forests. They may require some help from the outside, but they must be the leaders of any process that promotes local sustainable development.
Working with Economic Realities
My expeditions to Indonesian New Guinea (then called Irian Jaya and now called Papua) taught me about the world of great resource-extractive companies and their pervasive environmental and social impacts.
LEARN MORE: Find out how CI creates alternative economic opportunities for local communities to promote forest conservation.
One not insignificant task of a large industrial operation in a rural setting is the need to assist local sustainable development without overwhelming indigenous cultures and their traditions. On the other hand, the government of a developing nation who gains big cash rewards from the industrial development project needs to invest its royalty payments, and remember that these "royalties" are payments of principal—not interest. Too often the principal is spent as soon as it is received, with nothing for the rainy day, after the resource is gone.
Treading Carefully
My five sojourns in India taught me about the perils of scientific imperialism. Western scientists often are oblivious to the needs and aspirations of local scientists. Close collaboration between foreign and in-country researchers benefits everyone, and reduces the tension.
People and Rainforests Across the World
My field trips to Madagascar and Cebu Island, Philippines, gave me a view into the not-so-bright future of the world's rainforests, should our global resource-exploitationist habits continue unabated on this planet.
Why can't more national leaders learn the costs of failing to plan for the future? We all will need fertile soil, clean drinking water and abundant lumber a century from now.
I also learned that tropical forests have a lot of physical similarities across the continents, and should be managed at the global level to protect critical global environmental processes.
Good Governance is Good for Forests
What did I learn from my travels to the Ivory Coast? That political stability and good governance are pre-requisites for successful nature conservation. That self-determination is a critical component of a civilized world.
READ MORE: The Hottest Spots: Conservation in War Zones.
Moreover, stable land tenure is essential as well. The movement of tribal groups across West Africa has led to the degradation of natural resources as landless groups settle in forested areas that have not yet been developed by the local tribes. Forests are the source of health and prosperity, but we often think of them as "waste land" without value, and we hand them off to others without a thought.
We are Only Beginning
Exciting explorations of the Foja Mountains of western New Guinea taught me that humankind knows this Earth hardly at all, and that virtually every patch of forest is home to new species waiting to be studied and described by naturalists. Humankind has a mandate to know the natural world in order to better understand civilization's best options for a sustainable future.
Cultural and natural diversity are what make this planet of ours livable and interesting. We need to conserve both the diversity of human societies as well as wild natural diversity if we want to leave our grandchildren a world worth living in.
The tropical forests of the world are the domain of forest-dependent peoples who are those forests' protectors. To protect the forests, one must foster those forest societies and give them the autonomy to manage these natural resources so critical to the Earth's health.
EXPEDITION: Read the daily dispatches from Bruce Beehler's travels to the Foja Mountains.
CI Senior Research Scientist Bruce Beehler's latest book is "Lost Worlds: Adventures in the Tropical Rainforest" (Yale University Press, $28)