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Rob Ford ducks questions on drug video as new ones emerge
The day after his 44th birthday, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was greeted at his city hall office on Wednesday morning by a group of reporters who once again confronted him with questions about an alleged drug video that he denies exists.
"Excuse me, excuse me," the mayor said as he walked towards his office.
Throughout the day, Ford continued to duck their questions. He also chose not to comment on a published report that emerged Wednesday that a request had been made to destroy records within his office — though city officials say no such request was received.
For days, Ford has faced questions about the alleged video, which the Toronto Star and the U.S. gossip website Gawker say shows the mayor smoking what appears to be crack cocaine. Ford has denied the video exists. He has also denied using crack cocaine or being addicted to it.
On Wednesday, the Toronto Star reported on its website that someone had ordered the destruction of electronic telephone and email records that belonged to former members of the mayor's office.
The Star said the records in question belonged to Mark Towhey, George Christopoulos and Isaac Ransom, three senior staffers who have left Ford's office since news of the video controversy first broke 13 days ago.
Ford ignored questions about the records at a Wednesday afternoon press conference, where he said that staff were available to answer questions about overnight flooding.
"I guess we don't have any questions about the flood this morning," Ford said, when he was confronted about the latest allegations published by the Star.
"Thank you very much."
A source in the mayor's office told the CBC's Jamie Strashin that deleting records is illegal and is something staff would never do. The source also told Strashin the office has nothing to hide.
And a city spokesperson told CBC News that the mayor's office "did not make a request to the city to destroy records for any of their staff."
'Put up or shut up'
Earlier Wednesday, two of the mayor's closest allies on council said that only the emergence of the alleged drug video can help dissipate the controversy.
Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday told reporters Wednesday that "eventually someone has to put up or shut up," when it comes to the video that published reports say show Ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.
Asked to clarify his recent remarks that he believes the Toronto Star reporter who said she saw the video, Holyday said that to him, the lingering controversy isn't about its existence.
"The thing is whether it's authentic and whether it's been altered, and we won't know that until we get our hands on it," he said.
Holyday said that given the fact that the video has not surfaced, without any "concrete" supporting information, he believes that "this thing has gone far further than it should have."
Coun. Frank Di Giorgio, a member of the mayor's executive committee, expects that the existence or non-existence of the video will become clear in the days ahead.
"There appears to be a high likelihood that there is a tape," he said Wednesday when speaking with reporters at city hall.
"But again, with the tape actually being brought forward and the authenticity established, we can then move on."
Asked what advice he would give to the mayor, Di Giorgio said that Ford has already staked out the path that he is taking.
"It's very difficult to advise Mayor Ford at this point because he's taken a position and dug in his heels and I think that everything rests on the manifestation of the tape," Di Giorgio said.
The U.S. gossip website Gawker has raised $200,000 in donations to try to buy the video. But the website has reported that it can no longer reach those who had been previously shopping the video.
Video controversy worries Wynne
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has said she's worried the ongoing video scandal is affecting the city's ability to make political decisions.
"I'm worried about what's going on at city hall," Wynne said Tuesday. "There's a lot of confusion about what's happening and what is going to happen.
"It's difficult to lead, it's difficult to govern, when the ability to focus is compromised."
Wynne said that for the city to get back on track, the mayor has to deal with his "personal problems."
Wynne's comments came the same day Ontario's former finance minister, Dwight Duncan, who was speaking at the Economic Club, called on Ford to resign, saying the mayor's scandals are damaging the city's reputation.
Duncan added he was confused by the lack of action by city council members and even Queen's Park officials.
Political figures outside city hall have also said the mayor's troubles are hindering council's ability to function properly.
"It's a distraction for city council in dealing with issues that the city badly needs to deal with," said former Toronto mayor Art Eggleton.
"It makes the only office in the city that deals with a citywide vision, the mayor's office, dysfunctional."
Eggleton said the controversy — which has reached international notoriety — is an embarrassment for the city.
Ford was elected as mayor in the fall of 2010. He previously served as a city councillor in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke where he lives with his family.
Since taking office, Ford has frequently made headlines both for his work at city hall and incidents in his personal life.
While pushing to keep a lid on taxes and city spending, Ford has clashed with councillors on key issues, as well as with the media.

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A cleaner, fuller (and possibly more clear) explanation of the problems may come at a future date. However, this is likely the last time that this test will be administered. Then again, they have said that before.
Part III
All questions in this section were open-ended and worth 3 points. A computational or rounding error cost 1 point. A conceptual error (e.g., using the wrong formula) cost 2 points. One of each cost all 3 points, and the answer -- despite the amount of work -- is worth 0. (There are exceptions, where the rubric states a point is awarded for finding a specific checkpoint in the middle of the problem and then not having any correct work afterward.)
34. Ryan bought three bags of mixed tulip bulbs at a local garden store. The first bag contained 7 yellow bulbs, 8 red bulbs, and 5 white bulbs. The second bag contained 3 yellow bulbs, 11 red bulbs, and 6 white bulbs. The third bag contained 13 yellow bulbs, 2 red bulbs and 5 white bulbs. Ryan combined the contents of these three bags into a single container. He randomly selected one bulb, planted it, and then randomly selected another and planted that one. Determine if it is more likely that Ryan planted a red bulb and then another red bulb, or planted a yellow bulb and then a white bulb. Justify your answer.
You needed to find the compound probabilities of two dependent event (without replacement) and compare the two.
There was no guideline in the rubric, and it didn't come up in our discussion, if you only found the number of outcomes and compared the two with the proper justification.
When added together, there were 23 yellow, 21 red and 16 white for a total of 60 bulbs. There would only be 59 when drawing the second bulb.
P(R then R) = (21 / 60) * (20 / 59) = 420/3540
P(Y then W) = (23 / 60) * (16 / 59) = 368/3540
Therefore, it is more likely that he would get red then red.
Note: some students did write these numbers are decimals or percents. Their math was checked for accuracy (no rounding needed), and then the comparison.
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35. A particular jewelry box is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The box is advertised as having an interior length of 20.3 centimeters, an interior width of 12.7 centimeters, and an interior height of 10.2 centimeters. However, when a customer measures the interior of the box, she finds that the interior height is actually 6.3 centimeters. Upon further examination, she discovers that the bottom of the interior of the box lifts up to reveal a hidden compartment. Find the volume of this hidden compartment to the nearest cubic centimeter.
Rounding matters. The right formula matters.
I was ready to go off on a rant (and I did, on Twitter) because so many students lost 2 of the 3 points because they used the formula for Surface Area. This meant that they had to do a lot more work -- and do it perfectly -- to get a single point. A rounding error and it would be zero.
Why did so many students do Surface Area? My guess: the formula is in the back of the book. Volume = Length X Width X Height is not, likely because it's so easy that every student should know it. But for whatever reasons, these students didn't.
The height of the hidden compartment was 10.2 - 6.3 = 3.9. Volume = 12.7 X 20.3 X 3.9 = 1005.459 = 1005 cm3.
Rounding before you multiplied was a 1-point error.
Alternatively, you could have calculated Volume = 12.7 X 20.3 X 10.2 = 2629.662 and Volume = 12.7 X 20.3 X 6.3 = 1624.283 and then subtracted to get the same answer. More work, but not incorrect.
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36. Solve algebraically for all values of x that satisfy the equation: x / (x + 4) = 3 / (x + 2)
Cross-multiply the numerators and denominators. Use the Distributive Property.
This gives you x2 + 2x = 3x + 12
Subtract everything from the right side to get: x2 - x - 12 = 0. (This was good enough for 1 point.)
Factor: (x - 4)(x + 3) = 0
x - 4 = 0 or x + 3 = 0
x = 4 or x = -3
Note: If you made a computational error, you probably had a problem factoring. However, if you used the Quadratic Formula and followed through to get an answer, however complicated it might have been, it would only be a 1-point error. We had a couple of these.
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My feelings toward this show are best summed up by the feeling that I actually care what happens to each of the characters. It is as though they are my friends. It is said that the Henson group planned a 5-season story arc, One can only hope they'll manage to do a movie or two to finish it."
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""Die Me, Dichotomy" is actually the last episode of this season but it is on the second to last disc behind "A Clockwork Nebari". The 3-parter "Liars, Guns and Money" should be watched before "Die Me, Dichotomy". I watched in the order they were on the DVD set and was massively spoiled for the outcome of "Liars, Guns and Money". Extremely confusing for a new fan!
Farscape is an absolutely fabulous show, of course. I just wanted to warn other new fans of this mistake."


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Vitamins: Just What You Should Know Prior To You Start
Taking vitamins and minerals is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but knowing what to take and what not to is key. If you are lacking in knowledge about this subject, then continue on to the following article. Below there are many positive tips that will help you understand the right vitamins and minerals to take.
When it comes to having strong bones, calcium is key. Sufficient quantities of vitamin D are necessary in order for your body to absorb calcium. Sunlight is a great form of vitamin D. These all improve your body's ability to absorb calcium.
Iron is an essential nutrient to build red blood cells. The red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen through your entire body. Women will require a higher dose of iron. Iron deficiency often causes exhaustion and breathing problems.
Calcium is integral for the construction of your bones. Vitamin D is essential for the absorption of calcium. It is possible to get the vitamin D required from sunlight, food and supplements. All of these help you boost your calcium levels.
Take your vitamins in the way that's right for you. While the best way to get vitamins and minerals is through food, you may have to take a supplement. If you struggle swallowing pills, you could find smaller or chewable pills to take. You can also use the powders that mix with water.
Do you already have some nutrient deficiencies? If you aren't sure, you need to visit your doctor for a blood test to find out. Whether it is B12 or calcium, knowing what nutrients you need to bulk up on will help you to quickly feel better than ever before.
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Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that is found in wheat germ, eggs, poultry and vegetable oils. Vitamin E can be used to treat cardiovascular issues, including chest pain, high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. It can also help prevent certain types of cancers. The easiest way to ensure you receive the nutrients you need is to take a vitamin E supplement.
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We're back at the vet's. Hobkin is in his oxygen box, and we're waiting to consult with the doctor.
The lil guy stayed stable throughout the night so we didn't need to rush him to the emergency vet. Much relief there. He's still breathing too hard, but his appetite was quite good. We fed him anytime he exhibited any interest in eating. Since he doesn't drink water, he gets all of his liquids through his food, and we need to make sure he stays hydrated--Lasix being a diuretic especially. Want to avoid having to administer subcutaneous fluids, if possible. But it meant small meals every hour and a half or so. fosteronfilm and I are utterly wiped.
End of a long night; beginning of a long day.
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An original mid-19th-century watercolour painting, Young Lady Tying her Hair.
A beautiful watercolour painting with graphite drawing, showing a lady tying her hair.
In good condition for its age. There are paper remnants on the back of the sheet, from historically being laid down.
15.9cm x 11.9cm.
This work comes from a mid-Victorian album of great quality, which is typical of the mid-nineteenth century fashion of picture-collecting.
The album itself is a prestige object, made of tooled and gilded leather. But we don't know who owned it: unusually for an album of this period there is no inscription. What we can say of the owner or owners, though, is that they were collecting around the middle of the nineteenth century, and that they had unusually eclectic tastes, even by the standards of the day.
There are landscapes and seascapes, fanciful scenes showing a Turkish harem, and high-quality studies of animals. And then there are the two genres in which the collection is particularly strong: flower studies, and Chinese pith paintings, many of the latter being in unusually good condition.
Though they are clearly by many different hands, the majority of the works are unsigned. What they demonstrate is how a Victorian collector would operate: picking up anything that caught their eye, often mounting it on embossed paper or card, and keeping it safe in a finely decorated book expressly for the purpose.
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A strange post appeared last week on Red Chill Media where they listed their thoughts on the "Top 4 Most Popular 3D Printer Brands & Manufacturers". Their list included:
- Objet
- Z Corporation
- Desktop Factory (!)
- Dimension/Stratasys
We're not sure we'd agree with this list, particularly item 3, Desktop Factory. While DT was highly touted and did good work, they ceased to exist some time ago, after being absorbed by industry giant 3D Systems (hm, where are 3D Systems on the list?)
So who are the leading 3D print vendors these days? We'd have to split this into two very distinct categories: Commercial, where high-quality devices demand high prices, and Hobbyist, where incredibly inexpensive gear is used by a large and growing crowd.
First, our list of commercial 3D printer vendors:
And our list of hobbyist 3D printer vendors/projects:
No, they're not ranked. We have no way of knowing the relative size of these organizations. How would you measure them, anyway? Annual revenue? That would disqualify the open source projects. Media Coverage? Number of prints? Features & quality? All of these organizations offer benefits and challenges, and you must choose the one that fits your needs best. As for us, we decided to list them using an undebatable system: alphabetical. Enjoy!
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Salted caramel, peanut butter and banana are just some of the mind-meltingly good milkshakes at Gourmet Burger Kitchen, and thirst-quenching soft drinks are also served. Wines can be enjoyed by the glass, and there's a good stock of cherry-picked international beers.
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Well, I can't quite believe it – 2016 is almost over. As much as it pains me to say it, there has been a lot of change and a number of shocks this year. We simply cannot do a round-up of the year without mentioning the Brexit result and the impact this has had on our industry. And I can barely begin to think about the shock result over in America. But closer to home, this recent article in Construction News talks about an increasing number of construction companies going into administration, and cites Brexit for stalling projects and having an adverse impact on our sector.
However, although construction acts as a barometer for the economy as a whole, the number of firms that have gone bankrupt in 2016 still remains really low (and we can't blame them all on Brexit, as tempting as that may be). So, overall, things are still looking positive, which is just as well because 2016 has been a busy and productive year for us at Temple Recruitment Specialists and we are looking forward to more of the same in 2017!
We started the year with some new members of the team, Amy, Ricia and Sophie and they've been busy filling roles for our growing number of candidates (and you can check out their profiles on LinkedIn). We celebrated our first birthday in March and welcomed the new Temple Recruitment mascot, the adorable Prince (named after one of my favourite artists who passed away in 2016 – again, another shocking element to 2016).
We also moved in to our new premises just off the Wellingborough Road, making it even easier for our candidates and clients to visit us. If you want to pop in and say hi then you can see where we are on this map on our website.
And finally, we are now a member of Construction Line, which will help us to have access to some of the best construction projects in the country, giving us the opportunity to provide varied and exciting opportunities for our candidates.
Just to let you all know, the team will be taking a short break over the festive period – we will close on Friday 23rd December and reopen again on Tuesday 3rd January 2017. If you need to get hold of us during that time, the best number is 07854 976999.
So, that's all from me for now, on behalf of the team at Temple, I'd like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and look forward to working with you in 2017.
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Nearly half of all the emails sent in the entire world is spam. That's a LOT of spam to clear. And spam isn't new; it's been around since the time of the invention of the email (in the 1980's). While spam may seem easily avoidable for some people, it remains the no. 1 cause of viruses and other types of malware to enter into the computers or even entire networks.
This article will explain what to look out for, provide some tips on ways to stop spam emails –even those that look very real -and how you can reduce your exposure to spam.
#1 Train your spam filter
When you get a spam email from an unknown sender, don't just delete it. Select it, and mark it as a spam message. Sometimes, your email client may mark an important email from a known sender as spam. In such scenarios, you need to mark that email as safe to train the email client about your false positives.
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In case you received a spam email and recognized it before you open it, don't open it. If you realize an email as spam only after opening it, mark it as spam and close it. Do not click the links or buttons, or download files from the spam messages.
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A lot of unwanted emails can make their way into your inbox if you order a product or subscribe to a mailing list. By ordering a product or subscribing to a mailing list of a company, you are automatically signed up to receive unwanted marketing updates from that company, or it may share your contact information with a third-party advertiser.
One simple solution to stop such spam emails is to create a secondary email address that you can use for such activities. By doing so, those unwanted marketing emails will not appear in your primary email inbox.
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Holiday Longing
'Tis the season for holiday classics and the New York Times' recent commentary about It's A Wonderful Life set off a reflexive reaction for me. My family and I used to routinely watch It's A Wonderful Life and The Sound of Music at Christmas, with what I have grown to realize was an intense sense of longing.
It's not rocket science. We humans are drawn to stories that reflect us. In It's A Wonderful Life George Bailey struggles as the underdog and is bound by family obligation (my father, and now my oldest brother, who also is named George), his beautiful wife strives to create a happy, perfect home (my mother), and the kids cower in terror when George flips out under pressure (me and my siblings). And in The Sound of Music, there are 5 girls and 2 boys (just like my family), a strict father who eventually softens (my father), and a governess who swoops in and saves them all with practicality and music (my mother).
My father was a tough guy - not one to say 'I'm sorry' or 'I love you' like the father figures in Life and Music. And while I felt very resolved about his death three years ago (thanks to therapy and adjusting my expectations about him) I think there's still a lot of longing for many of my siblings. If only life wrapped up so tidily and happily as it does in the movies.
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Just because you enjoy spending time in the outdoors, it doesn't mean you need to smell like the wild. Recently our friends at Red Oxx launched a complete line of clean smelling, organic soaps. Made in Montana, the soaps come in six different varieties: Unscented, Blood Orange and Bergamot, Lemongrass Tea, Peppermint Leaf, Lavender, and Oatmeal Spice. I decided to order four different bars and give them a try.
The soaps arrived a few days later and they are packaged in small, recycled cardboard boxes stamped with the Red Oxx logo. Each bar is made with 85% organic ingredients and is scented using essential oils and plant extracts. The bars get their coloring from organic herbs. While most people might use ingredients as the main deciding factor on purchasing a bar of soap, my main criteria is simply does it last and how well does it lather. Sure, I like to smell nice just like everybody else, but if it lasts a week and feels like Lava soap, I'll pass.
After smelling each of them, I decided to give the Peppermint Leaf a try first. I will admit that the first shower left me a little underwhelmed. The lather seamed average and I wasn't overly excited by the soap. It wasn't until the second use, and subsequent showers afterwards, that I started to really enjoy the Red Oxx soap. After the initial use, the bar's hard exterior seemed to soften up a bit and started producing a nice, consistent lather. I started to notice the scent more and my skin felt quite nice afterwards (pro-tip: give it a few uses first and then you see how awesome the soap is). There are also little bits of natural goodies in the bar that help exfoliate the skin. I'm not going to use words like supple, smooth, or nourished as it's simply a bar of soap. I was clean and my fiancee thinks I smell nice after using it – that's the important part!
One of the biggest deal breakers for me are bars of soap that don't last long enough. I've tried the Duke Cannon and Art of Shaving bars before, but they don't seem to longer than a week or two. I have gotten roughly four weeks of use out of each bar of the Red Oxx Soap and they're a steal at $5 each. Your mileage may vary, but the bars seems like a good value to me. I just started using my third bar, Oatmeal Spice, and at the current rate I won't need to order any more until Thanksgiving time.
If you're looking to clean up your act and leave the smell of the wild where you found it, consider giving the Red Oxx Soap a try. At $5 each it's hard to go wrong. I highly recommend the Blood Orange and Bergamot or the Peppermint Leaf as a good place to start. When I place my next order, I'm even going to pick up an extra bar for the bug-out bag (hey, just cause things go to shit doesn't mean we shouldn't wash up!) and my camping kit. Head on over to the Red Oxx website for more details or to order some for yourself.


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Geothermal BY Eliot Coates
Mint Gallery's Forward for Geothermal by Eliot Coates
"While the Earth's processes are happening now, they are also processes that have been in motion for many millions of years and will continue perpetuity.
Using gathered images from origins often unknown, this series of immersive and contemplative presents the viewer not with specific places or events, but rather a series of hypothetical landscapes and moments. Imagining landscapes is more important than recording, transcribing or filtering them.
Deliberate ambiguity is achieved by omitting any details that fix the images in a specifity of or place or time. Legible enough to be perceivable, the subtle and introspective subject matter is freed from the specific or concrete.
The images begin to dissolve as one's eye approaches the edge of the canvas. Intelligent use of negative space works to emphasise positive elements. Light meets dark, distance and scale are indeterminate, time becomes obsolete."
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Hammers closing on double deal
Npower Championship high-flyers West Ham United have today received a boost by closing on deals for both George John and Ryoichi Maeda.
Relatively unknown quantities in the English game, John is an American centre-back from MLS side FC Dallas, and was subject of a failed bid by Blackburn Rovers in the summer transfer window.
Maeda is a 30-year-old Japanese international striker who has been on trial at Upton Park from his native J-League side Jubilo Iwata.
It's understood that John will join the club on an initial loan ahead of a view to a permanent summer switch, and Maeda is being lined up for a potential two-year deal worth some $1.9 million a year.
The news may not excite Hammers' fans as much as a further potential January move for Huddersfield hotshot Jordan Rhodes, but manager Sam Allardyce is pleased with the impending new additions.
Of John, he said: "He's a good defender, of the right stature, and the right ability and the right ambition who sees his future in this country."
Furthermore, Allardyce said of Maeda: "He's a player with a proven track record, I have to decide if he can play a part in the team quickly."
The West Ham boss will make a decision by Monday regarding the latter signing, but the John deal should be clinched after the weekend game with Portsmouth.News Now - Sport News


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Take Up the Health Challenge 2016 with us !
The Health Challenge campaign invites Quebecers to eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day, to get active at least 30 minutes a day, and to take at least one break a day for increased wellness in life. Registration is open at HealthChallenge.ca. To start spring off right, this year the Health Challenge will take place from March 31 to May 11, 2016.
The Challenge is more relevant than ever
Studies and surveys confirm: a significant portion of the population does not meet the recommendations associated with healthy habits.
- 54% of Quebecers aged 12 and over do not eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day
- 49% of Quebecers aged 12 and over are not active during their leisure time
- Over a quarter of Quebecers report experiencing high levels of everyday stress
Thus, the Health Challenge is a pertinent annual event to help Quebecers adopt healthy habits and improve their overall health, through a positive and accessible approach.
Keep an eye out for support tools and new features
The Health Challenge provides many tools to participants so they can easily meet their challenge, at their pace, and at minimal cost. By registering, they have access to an online account which includes a daily goal tracker, exercise videos, healthy menus (from SOSCuisine!), wellness breaks, tips from experts, etc. Also, nearly 570 municipalities and local communities are registered and will be organizing a host of activities to help citizens, particularly families, meet their challenge!
Because eating well starts in your shopping cart, the IGA Passport is back and bursting with quick and healthy recipes, tips, and discount vouchers applicable on the purchase of various products. Available free of charge at the 290 IGA stores, it's the #1 tool to help participants reach the 5 Goal! And to increase motivation, participants have the chance to win nearly $20,000 in prizes, including groceries for 1 year at IGA.
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Launched in 2005, the objective of the Health Challenge is to promote healthy habits. Since its creation, there have been over 1.3 million registrations. To find out more, visit HealthChallenge.ca.


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Dunder Mifflin Paper Company Launch
Generate media coverage and social media buzz around the Quill.com/Dunder Mifflin launch to drive paper sales. Use social media tools to generate interest and followers.
Execution: 3 Days
Markets: 3
Impressions: 225MM
Samples: 6,800
Defining Moments
Thousands of Dunder Mifflin paper reams were distributed in Chicago, L.A., and New York City out of food trucks in high traffic business locations. The Wall Street Journal ran an exclusive story on the program followed by numerous other national media outlets. The program generated millions of media impressions including 627 tweets and 1,176 followers in 3 days.


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Here at Colonial Medical Supplies we are dedicated to providing the correct cushion for each patient according to their individual needs. Medicare may sometimes help with the expense of a cushion if the patient qualifies. This is very helpful given that most cushion cost range from $50.00 to $500.00.
Here is a quick summary of what Medicare requires to be covered for a cushion. First the patient must have a wheelchair. If the patient is not in a wheelchair they do not qualify. A transport/companion chair does not qualify for any cushion. The patient will automatically qualify for a basic cushion on a standard wheelchair. If the patient is in a power wheelchair, the power wheelchair must have a solid or sling seat. A captain seat will not qualify for any type of additional cushion.
If the patient needs a higher end cushion due to positioning or pressure relieving needs, the diagnosis will determine if the patient qualifies for something higher end.
Examples of qualifying diagnosis for the higher end cushions are as follows: paraplegia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, hemi paresis, post polio, amputee, and pressure wounds. There are several other diagnoses that can qualify you.
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IOM's Engagement in Migration Environment and Climate Change
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ZeroEnergy Design and Kenwood Construction are pleased to announce that the historic greystone Ellis Passivhaus rowhome, which recently underwent a renovation to become the first certified Passive House in Chicago, is open to the public on the 2018 GreenBuilt Home Tour.
The GreenBuilt Home Tour features 15 exceptional, award-winning, and nationally-recognized homes throughout Illinois, which highlight attractive, affordable, and sustainable building practices. Tickets allow access for two people to all the homes.
The Ellis Passivhaus rowhome includes construction by Kenwood Construction, Passive House Consulting and Mechanical Design by ZeroEnergy Design, Architecture by Richard Kasemsarn, and Photos by Elizabeth Harper. The home has recently been certified under the Passive House EnerPHit standard by the Passive House Institute.
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Civil Investigations
Lawsuits that do not involve a violation of the law are considered to be civil; and presently the most common civil suit is divorce, spousal abuse and related disputes. Often times divorce is not amiable and in these instances an investigative team who is skilled in surveillance, computer analytics, forensic accounting, transcribing text messaging and social networking messaging can bring a wealth of evidence to the case.
Divorce is not always about cheating spouses and is rarely like what you see on television. Some investigations can be done through electronics. In a recent case our client was able to provide access to the family computer where incriminating financial data was extracted to show the clients spouse was funneling retirement money to an associate.
In addition to divorce, some additional types of civil investigations that we handle are:
Personal injury
Child custody, child abuse and child welfare
Missing persons
Medical malpractice
Wrongful death
If you answer yes to the question: am I involved in a lawsuit, then the answer to do I need a private investigator should be yes as well. Our investigators use their expertise to obtain answers to your questions and gather evidence for your case. Witness interviews, background checks, asset searches, nanny cams and surveillance are some of the techniques we use to provide support.
Remember the goal is success for your day in court so make your case solid by securing our assistance. Our team of investigators is ready to provide the necessary services that will help make your goal a reality.


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Spicy Charred Corn with Cilantro Aioli & Queso Fresco
Mexican street corn is a specialty that can found all over LA. It's served everywhere from trendy restaurants to street vendors. The corn is traditionally served on the cob on a stick rubbed with a mayonnaise, chili powder and cotija mixture but I like this version with the corn off the cob since I am not exactly a dainty eater. In this recipe the corn is rubbed in butter then charred and served cut off the cob topped with chili oil, cilantro aioli and queso fresco.
For the corn:
5 medium ears sweet corn
2 tablespoons butter
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
For the cilantro aioli:
1/3 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
zest from 1 lime
juice from 1 lime
½ cup cilantro, chopped
To serve:
1 teaspoon chili oil (I use Purple Panda)
¼ cup crumbled queso fresco*
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
lime wedges, for serving
For the corn:
Preheat the grill. Pull the husks back gently and rub the corn on all sides with butter then season with salt and pepper. Grill the corn for about 15 to 20 minutes, rotating the corn every occasionally until the corn begins to char in places. Remove the husks completely and set the corn aside to cool. Once the corn is cool, stand the corn on its end and use a serrated knife to cut the kernels off the cob. Repeat with the remaining corn and discard the cobs. Gather all of the kernels in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
For the cilantro aioli:
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, olive oil, garlic, lime zest and lime juice. Using a mortar and pestle, mash the chopped cilantro so that it forms a paste. Whisk the cilantro paste into the mayonnaise, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
To serve:
Add the corn to a medium serving bowl. Sprinkle the chili oil over the corn and stir to combine. Scoop the aioli on the top of the corn. Top with queso fresco and chili powder and serve with a side of lime wedges. Serve warm.
Serves 4 as a side.
*Note: quesco fresco is a type of creamy, mild Mexican cheese that has a similar consistency to ricotta or goat cheese. It can be found at large markets such as Whole Foods or Hispanic markets.
If you make this recipe, be sure to tag your photo #cwcr! I love getting to see what you make!


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We posted this warning by Princeton University on the cancer risk from fridge magnets on the Tech ARP Forums six years ago, but it keeps popping back up on social media, and even messaging apps like WhatsApp. If you haven't read it yet (impossible!), here it is again :
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A number of researchers at Princeton's University have discovered something scary!.
For several months, they were feeding two groups of mice: the first group with food kept in a refrigerator, and the second group with food kept in a refrigerator as well but with several decorative magnets on the door.
The objective of this experiment was to see how electromagnetic radiation (that coming out from the decorative magnets on the door) affect food items. Amazingly, rigorous clinical studies stated that the group of mice that consumed the "radiated" food had as much as 87% higher probability to get cancer than the other group of mice.
Inexplicably no Governments or health associations/institutions have given any statement on this regard. However and just in case, is recommendable to remove any decorative magnet from refrigerators, and put it far away from any food.
Now, let's debunk this fake Princeton warning…
There Is No Cancer Risk From Fridge Magnets
- There is NO SUCH STUDY by Princeton.
- Magnets do NOT produce radiation.
- Magnets can actually protect AGAINST radiation. In fact, the Earth is protected against solar and cosmic radiation by a magnetic field.
- Decorative magnets are permanent magnets with rather weak magnetic fields. If you slam your fridge's door hard enough, many will fall off. That's how weak they generally are.
Don't Sweat It!
The strength of magnetic fields decreases very rapidly with distance. In fact, placing a piece of cardboard between the magnet and the fridge door is usually enough to prevent the magnet from sticking to the door.
Therefore, how can decorative magnets have ANY effect on food stored in the refrigerator? Even if you attach a really strong magnet to the fridge door, the magnetic field will not extend far enough into the fridge to affect any food stored inside.
Also, magnetic fields have no discernable or permanent effects on the human body. We use extremely large and powerful magnets in MRI machines and barring the presence of magnetic substances in the body (implants, tattoo inks), it's extremely safe to use.
Interestingly, refrigerators use magnets to keep the doors closed, and their electric motors have magnets that generate electromagnetic fields. These are certainly closer in distance to the stored food, and stronger than any decorative magnet.
Finally, the reason why there is no statement about this "danger" by any government or health authority is because there is NO SUCH DANGER!
Don't let this hoax about the cancer risk from fridge magnets put a dent in your creativity. Have fun decorating your fridge door with decorative magnet!
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Explore the Town and Play 14 Mini Games in Fun Town for Kids/
I have seen plenty of different apps on the App Store. While many of them are based on a specific theme/premise, I have also seen some activity apps containing random sets of mini games that juniors can enjoy on their own.
My app pick for today is a collection of 14 mini games based on the activities one can do around the town. Called Fun Town for Kids, it's set in a friendly-looking town with plenty of walk-in shops to explore.
Explore the Town
The town is laid out as one long street with plenty of shops and buildings. Simply swipe to the left or right to navigate to the different parts of the town. Juniors are encouraged to explore on their own, without having to follow a particular instruction.
Some of the games involve color and/or shape matching, while others numbers and creativity. Some activities are just about having fun, such as playing with bubbles, or about being a good citizen by performing self-checkouts at the local grocery store.
To access the games, simply tap on the buildings or interesting items that you encounter. For example, tapping on the traffic lights will trigger a color matching game where juniors are asked to install new light bulbs to replace the broken ones. In another example, tapping on the public pay phone will trigger a number identification game where juniors are asked to paste in the missing labels for the numeric pad.
Juniors can also learn about shapes throughout the different games. For example, they can try restoring the world map which has been deconstructed by continents. They can also play a simple memory game in which they match pairs of shoes based on their shapes, colors, and patterns.
Finally, juniors can also exercise their creativity by visiting the bicycle shop at the end of street. Here, juniors assemble bikes with their favorite color, design elements, and accessories.
Parents Need to Know
Each time your juniors complete a mini game, they will earn a badge. You can see which badges they haven't earned by tapping on the achievement button on the top right corner of the screen. It is possible that they can't find where the activities are located.
The games are also designed to introduce juniors to different town elements, such as restaurants, banks, and market stalls. The gameplay are intuitive enough for juniors ages 2+ to play on their own, and the activities are easily relatable to real world scenarios.
Things I Like
I rarely see an app that lets juniors explore the different buildings and services in town. While I may have taken my four-year-old to restaurants, grocery stores, and shoe shops, I have never taken him to banks, florists, or a bicycle shop. The activities act as a good reminder of the things that my son hasn't been exposed to.
The games also introduce basic financial concepts which may be suited for older juniors. For example, juniors are asked to sort paper money and coins that banks typically receive from customers. They are also introduced to the concept of self-checkout and paying with a debit/credit card. I believe four-year-olds are ready to learn the concepts and the different forms of money.
Fun Town for Kids has a set of 14 fun activities that juniors ages 2+ can do around their hometown. The activities are intuitive and easily relatable to real world scenarios. Juniors ages 4+ can also learn about the basic concepts of money and financial transactions.
Fun Town for Kids is available for iPhone/iPad
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Full Speed Ahead in North Texas: The DFW Branch/
The Low Voltage Solutions story began right here in DFW. In just five years, this company has come a long way, from working out of a living room to the inclusion of two other branches: one in Austin/San Antonio and one in Oklahoma. We are always striving to work better individually and as a team; our success comes from never giving up. We keep practices that work and eliminate those that don't. Every employee is essential and encouraged to contribute their input to help us improve as an organization.
Located in Farmers Branch, Texas, the DFW branch is currently made up of 67 driven employees working together as a team to become the region's best low voltage installers. Our leadership is equipped to handle and resolve any issues that arise as they oversee projects and help train new employees. There's always opportunity for advancement at Low Voltage Solutions, and we're currently hiring to fill the needs of our growing company. If you're looking for more than just a job, applying for a position at Low Voltage Solutions could open the door to the career you've been searching for.
Since 2011, we've completed a diverse portfolio of projects we are proud of. This branch is currently working at the new Toyota Headquarters in Plano, the Facebook Data Center in North Fort Worth, DFW Airport Terminals B and E, Liberty Mutual, Milestone Church, McKesson, Southwest Airlines Wings, and many more. It doesn't look like things are going to slow down anytime soon, especially in this hopping construction market, and the future is looking bright for Low Voltage Solutions.
What we've accomplished in DFW has set us apart from all other control contractors in North Texas and beyond. It's our dedication to quality and teamwork that's contributed to the expansion of the company and the success of big projects like the State Farm Hub in Richardson and the Dallas Cowboys Headquarters in Frisco. The structure of our leadership and our collective willingness to try new things keeps driving the momentum in DFW. We're going full speed ahead, but you can keep up with Low Voltage Solutions' news, updates, opportunities, and more on our Facebook page.


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Archive: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros in Issue.2
This piece originally appeared in print in So It Goes Issue.2, Autumn 2013.
Alexander Ebert, frontman of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, looks every inch the countercultural icon. Flowing locks, open-necked shirt, loose linen trousers and chest dotted with beaded necklaces, he is the epitome of transcendental cool. It could be easy for this to over- shadow his music, with a pseudonym that could leave him open to accusations of pretence, but So It Goes found a man in tune with his goals and left with the feeling that real knowledge had been imparted.
Alex is having some downtime in New Orleans. He describes the pace of life, "If you allow it to, things can get slow in a really beautiful way. You're walking down the street to market, but you're taking a step every three seconds. You're walking slow and it's just a good feeling." Perhaps we should all take a leaf out of his book when it comes to settling on our environment. It certainly seems to have paid off in the laidback, sage way he comes across.
His band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros has struck a chord with audiences around the world for the sincerity and hope that punctuates their music. They hover between psychedelia, country, Americana and many more – he describes the strumming pattern in country music as "essentially the same as reggae if you slow it down a bit" and names 'You Were Wrong' as an example on the eponymous new album. Many have found something to love, from original anthem 'Home' to the new paean to camaraderie that is 'Life is Hard'.
The band's influences may be disparate, a symptom perhaps of being a travelling musical collective, but his relationship to those influences is interesting: multiplicity is an "alibi" that allows him to perform different roles. For some, instead of being emblems of American music culture who channel Grateful Dead licks, Motown duets and Willie Nelson yarns, the eleven Magnetic Zeros spread themselves too thinly. Jacks-of-all but not necessarily masters. This is a concern, he admits because, "Just like any other poor, shivering human being, I long for acceptance, but I try and fight that desire as much as possible. I try not to long for acceptance so I can be a free artist."
The band comes into its own when performing live and it's tempting to see the music-making process of a collective as fundamentally 'live'. To create authentic experiences there has to be jeopardy, the imperative of failure, something at stake. "The live experience is sort of untaintable. You can't really fuck with the experience because it's right there and, you know, it's there for you to decide how much bullshit is going to be involved or not. You can make it as real and as adventurous as you want to. In that sense it's just a very pure experience, no matter how much a business gets involved."
Not exactly music to record label ears, but a breath of fresh air when you consider the homogenisation and over-production of large swathes of what we hear through hours of Internet streaming. Trying to exist in the moment, making live experiences count and conveying the collective ethos of a many-handed project across a dizzying array of musical styles, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are the musical Merry Pranksters of our times. "We've got to get back on the old bus," Alex concludes. Don't we all.


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In an attempt to raise the standards of the early years workforce, ministers intend to make GCSE English and Maths at Grade C an entry requirement for starting an early years apprenticeship at Level 3.
But sector representatives are 'deeply concerned' that rather than raising standards it could lead to a mass exodus of students and fewer staff qualified at Level 3, forcing settings to take on more Level 2 staff.
Earlier this year, the DfE confirmed that from 1 August 2014 students receiving Government funding to undertake the Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification will require GCSE English and maths at grade C or above on entry. Functional skills will not be accepted as equivalent to GCSEs.
The Early Years Trailblazer Group - tasked with producing the draft standard for the early years apprenticeship - is questioning the Government's decision to make GCSE passes in English and maths an entry requirement and said that there needed to be a longer transition period.
The group has submitted the draft standard, which will now be scrutinised by skills and enterprise minister Matthew Hancock at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
It said there needed to be more flexibility to allow students who do not yet have these qualifications, but want to progress to Level 3, the chance to study for them alongside their vocational training and instead be allowed to show that they have achieved them at the end of their apprenticeships, rather than the start.
Group chair Cheryl Hadland said, 'Thousands of students will complete Level 2 qualifications this summer and as employers we recognise the very real risk they will be taking by putting their career plans on hold because they do not have the relevant GCSE passes.
'As well as the knock-on effect for employers it may mean potential practitioners leaving the sector to follow a different path, which can offer real career progression. In quite a short period there will be far fewer Level 3 staff in the sector so employers will be forced to have a higher percentage of Level 2 staff, the opposite to what parents, employers and the Government want for our children.
'We are deeply concerned that a GCSE entry requirement will, instead of raising the level of literacy and numeracy and leading to more highly qualified professionals in the early years sector, in fact have the reverse effect.'
The strict entry requirements are also at odds with the conclusion of the Richard Review into apprenticeships, which concluded that apprenticeships should be designed and led by employers.
'From the beginning we were told the apprenticeship framework should be employer led and as employers we know the value of vocational qualifications,' Ms Hadland added.
'While we all want to see a well-trained, qualified workforce for early years, there must be flexibility in how we achieve it. The sector wants to see raised levels of numeracy and literacy but people learn in different ways and we need to allow time for this transition to GCSEs.'
The early years trailblazer is one of eight groups of employers working together to design new apprenticeship standards for occupations in their sectors.
Early years is one of five sectors to be included in the second round of the BIS Trailblazers initiative, launched in March.
As part of the reforms to the apprenticeship programme - in response to the review led by Dragon's Den entrepreneur Doug Richard - BIS set up eight trailblazers, groups of employers working together to design new apprenticeship standards for occupations in their sectors.


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RAMW Training FAQs
What is the cost of the classes?
Food Manager is $200 per person and Alcohol Manager is $90 per person. RAMW Members receive a 15% discount on ServSafe training classes.
Do I need to register for a class ahead of time?
Yes. Registration ahead of the class is required for all attendees.
When are the classes?
Click here to view the schedule of upcoming classes.
What's included in the class?
The class includes in-person instruction by a certified ServSafe Instructor, coursebook, and written exam.
Are there breaks?
Yes, the class takes short breaks throughout the session and a breaks for lunch before the start of the exam.
What do I need for the class?
On the day of the class, you must bring a valid government issued photo-id to verify you as the registered attendee and exam identification. Also, bring proof of payment; it can be the emailed receipt on your phone or a printed copy. If your class was paid for by someone else (i.e. your employer) you will need to provide the name on the payment card for verification. If you have not made payment on the day of the class, you need to do so before the start of the class via credit card, company check, certified check or money order.
How many questions are on the test?
The Food Manager exam has 90 questions and the Alcohol Manager exam as 70 questions.
How long do I have to take the exam?
Food and Alcohol Manager examinees are allotted two-hours to take the exam.
When will get the results of the exam?
Results for both the Food and Alcohol exams are received within 10-14 days of the class.
Do you have Spanish or other language instruction?
RAMW offers a Spanish language Food Manager class, including course materials and exam, 2-3 times per year. These classes are 2-day classes, with both days required to complete the course instruction. The exam is given on day 2 of the class. Our Spanish language courses are led by Bilingual Hospitality at the RAMW office. Registration for Spanish language courses, once scheduled, is the same as English classes. At this time, classes in other languages are not offered; however, we are able to provide exams, during English classes, in the following languages: Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and French Canadian. Please be sure to alert RAMW two weeks prior to your desired course date if you would like to take the exam in one of these language options. You may notify via email to: email@example.com with your desired exam language.
Note that unless otherwise marked as SPANISH, all RAMW courses will be taught in English. These language options are only available for the exams which provide the questions in the specified language with the English form right beside it.
Where are you located?
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Is there parking available?
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Hollywood actress, Jessica Simpson, who was in Mumbai recently to shoot for her show The Price of Beauty with Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia, was quite amused by everything Indian. Neha who represented India as it's beauty ambassador for the show, threw a party for Simpson last week.
The actress looked stunning in a turquoise saree with mehendi and bindi on her forehead. A source said, "Her bindi was shaped like a goddess' spear or trident. Jessica fitted right in with India's fashion elite at the party." Simpson, who recently split with American football player Tony Romo, was told that bindis bring good luck to eligible women, so she gladly wore it on her pretty forehead.
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The last blog (KH49, The Great Lost McBlog of 2012) was supposed to be the foundation-stone for this and the next one; I'd defined-my-terms so I wouldn't have to keep defining them, I'd referenced the relevant quotes, I'd parsed the reviews for the direct-quotes-to-which-I-planned to respond... tough to reconcile myself with having to do it all over again.
|But, You go back, Jack, and do it again.
This may be a little on the long side. Don't forget to change your jacket before the fish and goose soiree...
Much has been written about this film (here's a great review, one of thousands out there), and even more about Kubrick-the-man/ Kubrick-the-auteur. Additionally, much ink has been spilled by King fans who seem to view the book-vs-film discussion as their own personal Roe v. Wade. I'm not going to get into any of that. Frankly, a) it's stupid. This isn't a case of "Everybody Comes to Rick's" vs. Casablanca, or more specifically to Kubrick, Burdick-and-Wheeler's Fail Safe vs. Dr. Strangelove. Both the novel and the film are well-recognized masterpieces. b) It may be instructional to discuss how they differ (and I don't dispute this) but there are enough side-by-side comparisons and reviews out there that I feel no need to add my voice to that chorus, and c) I'll save King's specific criticisms of the film for next time, as they definitely inform my personal bias against the mini-series.
And as if all the above wasn't enough, there are so many different interpretations of the film that they warrant their own film (Room 237). So, what I'll do here is just focus on only two of the interpretations.
Before I get to those, a couple confessions:
Kubrick is my favorite filmmaker, and The Shining in particular is one of my favorite films. Let me get that bias out in the open straight away. Much has been made of Kubrick's alleged "coldness," lack of human empathy, over-cerebralness, etc. Reviews of The Shining in particular mention this often, but one finds the same reaction to most of his other films, as well. I've confessed my bias, sure, but... give me a break.Kubrick's work is filled with deep emotion. If you failed to be moved by the end of Paths of Glory, when the German girl (Kubrick's eventual wife, incidentally) is thrust onto a table and bullied into singing for the French soldiers and whose simple, innocent song shames the crowd, or by the tortured cries of Private Pile after he's savagely beaten by his platoon-mates and the one friend he thought he had in Full Metal Jacket, or by Alex's improbably heartwrenching post-rehabilitation eviction from his parents' flat in A Clockwork Orange, or by the bedside father-and-son moments during the latter's death in Barry Lyndon, or the comeuppance of the title character, or by roughly three-dozen other such moments from across his films, there's little chance you'll identify any which filmmakers are "cold and cerebral" and which ones aren't.
Anyway, there is more speak-directly-to-your-soul emotion in The Shining via musical-choice alone than there is 90% of other movies. Literally, 90%! I've done the math.
Another of my biases is towards the casting of Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance.
I'll get into this more next time when I address the casting of Steven Weber and King's reservations, but let me just say that this is one of my all-time favorite performances, ever.
|Granted, so's Bruce Campbell's in Evil Dead 2, so take it with a grain of salt, if you must.
Consider this, as recounted (among many other places) here:
"Stephen Spielberg tells a story about talking to Stanley Kubrick about The Shining. Spielberg felt that Jack Nicholson went over the top. Kubrick asked him to name his top five greatest actors. Spielberg named people like Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Clark Gable and Cary Grant. Kubrick noted that he hadn't listed James Cagney. Spielberg realized this was true and Kubrick pointed out that even though Spielberg liked Cagney he didn't consider him to be in the top five greatest actors of all time. Kubrick did and it's why he doesn't consider Nicholson's performance to be too much. It made sense to Spielberg and does to me too."
When I defend Nicholson as an actor to my friend Alex, whom I bring up only because we talked about this over pitchers of beer for like three hours the other night, he always counters with Gary Oldman. I love Gary Oldman; Gary Oldman's the man. But to expect a Gary-Oldman-like performance from Jack Nicholson is like expecting Wade Boggs to pitch a no-hitter. Different actors, different approaches. And although I don't think much of Nicholson's acting after a certain point in his career, when he was on, back in the day, he was on.
Take this bit of physicality of Nicholson's performance in The Shining, as one of many examples:
|After being accused of hurting Danny, Jack storms off down the hall...
|spasms of physical anger. He is clearly exhibiting the classic body language of someone in denial, disgusted with himself.
I defend wholeheartedly the casting of Nicholson as Torrance, despite many opinions to the contrary. (Not the least of which is King's, himself.) Personally, I agree with Kev's:
"As early as the opening line – "Jack Torrance thought, officious little prick." – Torrance comes across as adversarial. He is a damaged man whose deep flaws have damaged others. A recovering alcoholic, Jack is given to fits of temper and rage; addiction seems less a cause than a symptom of his deeper character issues… Alcohol is not necessarily a trigger for these outbreaks, merely an accelerant."
And as Karina Wilson writes: "There have been many literary portraits of drunks, but it's unusual to see a dry drunk in all his glory. Jack's a textbook case: full of anger, denial, self-pity, blame, grandiose ideas of his worth to society, and prone to secrecy, self-isolation, and blaming others for his failure, all without a drop of liquor having passed his lips in fourteen months."
So, to the charge that the audience identifies Nicholson as wackadoo/violent too early on, I can only say, verily again and again, the barely-restrained-rage/simmering-anger is self-evident to me from the novel's first chapter. It's compartmentalized in the film, but it's not a mistake.
You can take issue with the absence of last-minute-redemption in the book ("Go. And remember that I love you." before smashing his own face to smithereens with the roque mallet) - actually, take issue with whatever you like, of course. Go forth and blog the gospel. But for me, the death of Jack in the film is as engaging and mythological (perhaps even moreso) as it is in the book, and I have little reservation with the changes made. That said, I can certainly understand King's being upset at the omission of his carefully-constructed backstory/ motivations for Jack Torrance in adapting the novel to film (all the stuff with his Dad is gone, the agonizing over his beaten-former-student, etc.), but it is simply incorrect to say the character changes all that much. Different flavors of the same cola.
One last thing - go up to anyone and say "Heeeeeeeere's Johnny." (Go on. I'll wait.) Ask them where it's from/ who said it. Most people answer "Jack Nicholson, The Shining." Not that it really proves anything, but it's telling of how deeply Nicholson's performance has permeated the collective unconscious. As some-review-I-read-but-lost-to-the-Blogger-ether pointed out, Ed McMahon said that (his catchphrase/ introduction of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, for those young'ns in the audience) roughly a million times, night after night; Nicholson said it just once.
Okay, so on to the two interpretations I wish to discuss. The first is Rob Ager's "Gold Room" analysis. It's worth watching all 4 parts of, trust me (and quite fun), but I'll summarize:
1) The film, like Cronenberg's Naked Lunch or the Coen Brothers' Barton Fink, must be viewed as a story-within-a-story. What we see is partially the story of the Torrances at the Overlook and partially the imagined-story within Jack's novel, or both, as mixed-as-metaphor-for-writers block.
This is most-explicitly expressed in this next shot, where we see Wendy-and-Danny "emerging" from Jack's typewriter:
It's an intriguing idea. As he notes, the original draft of the screenplay - as seen in the Kubrick archives - ends with a close-up of the Overlook scrapbook, where Jack's story is laid to rest, and an unidentified hand closing it. Suggestive, to be sure, but does this alone prove the whole thing is or was at-least-once-conceived-as a story-within-a-story-within-a-story?
Ager argues that many of the continuity errors throughout the film are also meant to convey this. I forget who said it, but when a hack makes a continuity error, it is proof of their hack-ness; when a great artist like Kubrick does, then verdammt, it must be a clue.
I don't necessarily buy this. While Kubrick's meticulous attention to detail is a legend in the industry (and for good reason), I'm of the opinion he was not a perfection-machine. Even 2001 was the result of a five-year ongoing collaboration; he preferred to find the subtext in the filming-of-it. So, I don't see disappearing chairs in the background or mismatched carpet-colors to indicate anything other than what Jan Harlan (frequent Kubrick collaborator) said when asked about them:
"Kubrick, he explains, was always intent on pushing the form, on leaving the work open to multiple interpretations, like the French impressionists or the Cubist painters that went before. 'A straightforward horror film was not what interested him,' Harlan insists. 'He wanted more ambiguity. If he was going to make a film about ghosts, he wanted it to be ghostly from the very first to the very last. The set was very deliberately built to be offbeat and off the track, so that the huge ballroom would never actually fit inside. The audience is deliberately made to not know where they're going. People say The Shining doesn't make sense. Well spotted! It's a ghost movie. It's not supposed to make sense.'"
That may be too glib for some, but to me, it fits Kubrick's approach. (Incidentally, a disappearing-blue-sweater in 2001 is referred to on-screen by an intercom voice-over. Ager uses this as evidence that Kubrick would in no way not be aware of any continuity errors. I tend to agree, but I see Harlan's explanation, above, as more probable.)
The second part of Ager's theory is that the entire film is a metaphor for monetary history of the twentieth century, something a) definitely happened "offscreen" or hidden away from surface-level-history, and that b) Kubrick was unarguably interested in/ knowledgeable of. (There is some fun evidentiary support for this in Michael Herr's Vanity Fair piece on Kubrick, something Ager curiously doesn't reference.) He devotes considerable screen-time to said history. I won't get into it, but to back up this point, he references the famous photo that closes the film:
In Ager's view, the man with his hand on Jack's arm is "undeniably" Woodrow Wilson...
|(aka the President who signed The Federal Reserve Act into law) You tell me.
Ager seems to identify several other financial luminaries in the photo, such as Benjamin Strong; apparently, the architects of America's shadow government are all hanging out with Jack in the Gold Room. These personages are visual indicators (i.e. things puzzle-makers insert into their puzzles to encourage people they're on the right track) to the audience that what we're seeing here is Jack (i.e. America's) seduction by a financial apparatus above and beyond all laws of man or charity.
|"You are passionate, Mozart," says the Emperor in Amadeus, "but you do not... persuade."
I'm quite entertained by this view, but ultimately, I'm not convinced. Even if the people in the photo are who Ager says they are, what of it? The Overlook has hosted "all the best people," from celebs to Presidents to rich folks of all variety, both in the film and in the book. He goes into this much more than I am, here, and for all I know, he is 100% correct; if indeed the people in the photo are who he says they are, it certainly does suggest Kubrick is saying something about the personalities involved in unleashing what G. Edward Griffin describes as "The Creature from Jekyll Island," i.e. the Federal Reserve.
|Your money's no good here, Mr. Torrance. (But your credit is excellent.)
Further to Ager's read are the shifting physical parameters of the Gold Room, indicating the deception over America's gold reserves:
|But I think Harlan's explanation about deliberately playing tricks with the viewer's perception re: its proportions, etc. covers this.
and the "Midnight, the Stars, and You" song, which accompanies Jack's joining-the-party in the Gold Room, as well as over the final reveal that he has been subsumed into the Overlook:
As mentioned above, Kubrick was well-known for coming-at-a-topic in such a roundabout way. Strangelove and Lolita most particularly; the former can be read as the farce of male sexual anxiety (as can Eyes Wide Shut, but much more Freudian-ly, although this is an essay/ discussion-over-pitchers for another time) and the latter (both in the film and in the Nabokov novel) as the intellectual-European's "seduction" by this young, nubile language/ perspective, i.e. English. (Don't take my word for any of this, by any means; I certainly didn't, when these ideas were first floated by me.)
All of that said... I think this is a bit of a stretch. Also, it doesn't quite line-up with how Kubrick revealed to be approaching The Shining, i.e. as his "mainstream" film. I'm not saying he didn't put in any such subtext; I am saying, though that if he did, it's odd no trace of it exists in his archives, where he provided volumes of evidentiary support for all of his work. (Even his never-made work, like Napoleon.) What exists in the archives for The Shining is Jack's scrapbook, which does indeed detail various goings-on of the banking class of the Jazz Age, but no real "I was trying to talk about the Federal Reserve" smoking-gun.
In other words, there's some party here...
|but the guests have all gone home. If you're into this sort of thing, though, here's another one. Like The Shining, The Wizard of Oz lends itself well to multiple interpretations.
The second interpretation I'd like to discuss is Bill Blakemore's theory that The Shining is about the murder of Native Americans and the consequences of that murder for the American psyche.
|"Ullman says, 'The site is supposed to be located on an Indian burial ground, and I believe they actually had to repel a few Indian attacks as they were building it.' This bit of dialogue does not appear in Stephen King's novel.
|"We never hear the rushing blood (that gushes from the elevator shaft). It is a mute nightmare. It is the blood upon which this nation, like most nations, was built.
|White man's burden, Lloyd, white man's burden.
|"As the credits roll, the soundtrack ends, and we hear the 1920s audience applaud, and then the gabble of that audience talking among themselves - the same sound the crowd of moviegoers itself is probably making as it leaves the theater.
|"The opening music, over the traveling aerial shots of a tiny yellow Volkswagen penetrating the magnificent "West" wilderness, is the "Dies Irae." (i.e. REQUIEM)
|"The Shining is explicitly about America's general inability to admit to the gravity of the genocide of the Indians - or, more exactly, its ability to "overlook" that genocide."
It's a fun theory. (Well, as "fun" as anything looking genocide square in the face can be) But does it work?
My problem is mainly with its inaccuracy. Kubrick didn't invent the "Overlook" as the name of the hotel. The novel (as discussed in the blog lost in the Phantom Zone) can be read as an overlook of personal alcoholism ("I was the guy who wrote The Shining and didn't realize I was writing about myself," King says in On Writing, something which should not be taken to indicate Jack Torrance is a stand-in for King-the-author, but as an externalization of King-the-father's fears? Probably.) but also the father-murders-child myth of countless-origins/ losing-control/ anger. Also, King might not mention Indians but the "Do you see the Indians in this picture?" motif is used more than once when describing how the ghosts may or may not be there.
Additionally, to Blakemore's charge that the "all the best people" bit was invented by Kubrick, that is not so; the Overlook as indicative of a certain 20th-century-American-character is explicitly mentioned by Jack in the novel.
(Also, is "covering your tracks" really an old-Indian-trick? I'm pretty sure I've seen it elsewhere, in stories well-predating Columbus. The Minotaur from Greek Mythology, to name but one.)
The tying together Indian massacres with American racism thing, though, does provide a satisfactory frame around one particular image of the movie, which was Kubrick's invention:
|A shot I've never been able to explain to myself satisfactorily, although it could just be color-coding. (No pun intended)
You get the idea. So, while ultimately I feel both theories above are not quite kosher, they are fun to think about. Personally, I agree with James Smythe's review in The Guardian: "(Both the novel and the film) are stories about hidden evil emerging when the snow sets in; when a family is isolated and broken, and when a man with buried darkness finally collapses and becomes what he was always, inevitably going to be."
"Symbolically," writes Kev, again, "the Overlook's preoccupation with its violent past mirrors Jack's destructive personality. Mistreated as a child by his father, Jack is unable to break the cycle of anger and abuse. (His) discovery of the hotel's scrapbook allows him to wallow in the hotel's past without being aware of its hold on the present, or is effect on his son; the scrapbook becomes a clouding addiction as destructive as his own alcoholism."
|The mini-series (God help me)


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Carrie Ellen Gore
Our oldest daughter Carrie Ellen, age 30, got pregnant again, and we found out that I was having another grandson to be born around March 13th. His name had already been picked out, and we were getting very excited about his arrival.
In her third trimester,our daughter was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Since her husband was diabetic, he taught her how to keep it under control. She never had any problems concerning this condition. Other than that, she was a very healthy 30-year-old woman.
At some point, the doctor decided to induce on March 9th. I didn't quite understand why a few days early since she had not been having any complications. But they were the doctors, and we were sure they knew what they were doing.
She decided that she wanted not only her husband in there with her, but she also wanted me there too. Since I was going to be there, he decided the other grandmother should be there too...that was fine with me. I stood there by Carrie's side through hours of hard labor. There were times when I wanted to just do it for her. I stood there watching and waiting and then suddenly I saw his head. I was so excited, I was speechless! Then the doctor came in with the suction cup and out he came. He was beautiful. He was the spitting image of his mother the day she was born.
But something wasn't quite right. My daughter started to hemorrhage. Without going into the details...they had to do an emergency hysterectomy on her and a few other surgeries to stop the bleeding. After the last surgery, they took out the breathing tube and after a few minutes she stopped breathing. Without oxygen to her brain for a certain length of time, my baby girl became brain damaged. She never recovered.
We are trying very hard to deal with our loss, but it's been very hard. We have temporary custody of her nine year old son from another relationship. So between grieving for our daughter, trying to deal with not seeing our new grandson...life has been pretty difficult for my husband and me.
We miss our baby girl so much...but we have to accept that she is in heaven with her loved ones who have gone before her. Please keep us in your prayers...to give us the strength to go on and be strong for her nine year old son and nine year old niece.
We did, however, find out in the hospital that she was an organ donor. Before they let her go, they had already found three people in need who were compatible to her. So our beautiful baby girl saved three lives already. She was a remarkable young lady. She is deeply missed by all who were lucky enough to have her in their lives. She is a true hero!
Thank you for everything,
Ann Gore


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BOSTON (CBS) – Patriots fans rejoice: Peyton Manning moved to 1-2 in Super Bowls after losing 43-8 last night in the Meadowlands.
Manning won his fifth NFL MVP award over the weekend, and another Super Bowl ring would've made for great offseason fodder for which quarterback, Brady or Manning, is the best of this generation.
Luckily for Patriots fans that didn't happen, but even though Peyton Manning lost his second Super Bowl yesterday, he still had a better year than Tom Brady.
"In terms of the Brady legacy, it helps Tom that Peyton lost last night, but should it? This year went to Peyton Manning, I'm sorry," said Michael Felger Monday afternoon.
"Brady versus Manning this year? Peyton Manning was better. Peyton Manning was better in the regular season, he was better in the postseason and he beat Tom Brady head-to-head in the only game that matters – and that game was borderline non-competitive. This year goes to Peyton Manning."
READ: Ranking Peyton Manning's 'Legacy' Among All-Time QBs
Felger doesn't think getting to a Super Bowl and losing should be a knock against Manning in terms of his legacy versus Brady's (the way he played is a different story) – but Marc Bertrand still thinks the loss helps Brady's legacy. Not the loss necessarily, but the lack of a win.
"I think some of the reaction to Peyton Manning today is way over the top, and I think he's getting far more crap than he deserves. But I do think the fact that he didn't win helps Brady, because he had a shot to win a second one and he would've had two and been one behind. Manning still has one and Brady has three, he's two behind instead of one behind," said Beetle.
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I recently completed my first 14er. Actually two in one day. (That's me and my friend Kim at the Summit of Gray's.) For those of you who don't happen to know this term...that's climbing a 14,000 peak. It's a pretty major accomplishment for this non-athletic asthmatic. By the way--this was one of my goals for 2010. Don't worry I'm not going to make this one of those posts where I make some big analogy about how this is like business. (Finding your own correlations will be more fun.) I'll simply tell you a bit about what I learned that might be useful for you if you're going to attempt a 14er yourself.
The Philosophical Mama nature takes it seriously and so should you. Be the little train that could. Believe. Bring a friend who knows how much to push you. And, when to back down. Make a mantra. Mine was counting to ten and then breathing. This will help you focus when it gets really hard. Go at your own pace. The Practical
Cover ye head. Sunscreen it up. Two words: Eat. Drink. Altitude helpers: Carbs & Yarrow. Beware long toenails. Layers and layers. And...
Listen to the experts.
Listen to the experts.
Listen to the experts.
Two Biggest Take-aways One. Go at your own pace. Don't worry about how the "Jones'" were doing or how fast they were going. Many of the people who initially passed us ended up not making it to the top because they didn't figure out a consistent pace.
Two. Dream big. Beyond the physical accomplishment I realized that I need to dream BIG in all parts of my life. That I underestimate what I'm capable of doing. Not any more.
Thanks to everyone who helped me reach my goal:
Amy Christensen who took me on a kick-ass training hike and helped me create a training plan.
Jason Mendelson who helped me pick the right first summit and gave me valuable tips (some of which are included above).
Kim Curtis who took the climb with me and was a great person with whom to share my first summit.


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♥• Card number SIX.♥•
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♥ Keywords for you: Leadership and power
♥ Your message: It is the time to take control and act accordingly. You make the rules, you have the power but it can be wise to ask others for their advise if you need to. It is not a sign of weakness but I sign of strength in putting aside ego and exploring all of your options. It is the right time to translate dreams into reality. Matters in the area of material wealth, status or achievement may be important. Energy wise it is the perfect time now to start a business or purchase a home. You are in a secure stage of life but give yourself a reality check every now and them to make sure you are acknowledging and understand those close to you.
♥ Crystal for you – RUBY: The powerful ruby crystal to give you the inner strength of a warrior. This will help to get your ideas moving. It will help give you encouragement to follow your bliss.
♥ Chakra – THROAT (Vishuddha): This is the throat energy chakra and you are being sent loving light and energy to aid communication and clear expression. Don't be afraid to speak up. You are important and you matter. Please say what you need to. This energy of this chakra will help allow you to say the words you need to in the best possible way. Surround yourself in blue loving light.
♥ Archangel: Michael
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