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The Supreme Court, American Eugenics and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck
By Adam Cohen
Illustrated. 402 pp. Penguin Press. $28.
Race, Eugenics and American Economics in the Progressive Era
By Thomas C. Leonard
250 pp. Princeton University Press. $35.
Few American jurists are as revered as Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. A United States Supreme Court justice for close to 30 years, Holmes wrote seminal opinions that were clear and clever and elegantly phrased. It was Holmes who defined the limits of free speech in 1919 by noting that the law did not protect someone "falsely shouting fire in a theater." And it was Holmes who thoughtfully amended those words a decade later by writing that nothing in the Constitution was more sacred than "the principle of free thought — not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate." By most accounts, Holmes, an upper-crust Bostonian, served the nobler instincts of America's privileged classes. That is why his reckless majority opinion supporting forced sterilization in a 1927 case remains an enigma. Was it an isolated misstep or something more: an indictment of Justice Holmes and the Progressive movement he appeared to embrace?
America in the early 20th century was awash in reform. As giant corporations took root, so too did calls to check their power. Laws were passed setting maximum hours and minimum wages, limiting child labor, preserving natural resources and breaking up the "trusts" that were said to be destroying fair competition. Not all of these laws worked out as planned, and some were eviscerated in the courts. But a new force had been unleashed, aiming to serve the greater good not by destroying big business but by curbing its abuses.
Progressivism was always more than a single cause, however. Attracting reformers of all stripes, it aimed to fix the ills of society through increased government action — the "administrative state." Progressives pushed measures ranging from immigration restriction to eugenics in a grotesque attempt to protect the nation's gene pool by keeping the "lesser classes" from reproducing. If one part of progressivism emphasized fairness and compassion, the other reeked of bigotry and coercion.
"Imbeciles," by Adam Cohen, the author of "Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America," examines one of the darkest chapters of progressive reform: the case of Buck v. Bell. It's the story of an assault upon thousands of defenseless people seen through the lens of a young woman, Carrie Buck, locked away in a Virginia state asylum. In meticulously tracing her ordeal, Cohen provides a superb history of eugenics in America, from its beginnings as an offshoot of social Darwinism — human survival of the fittest — to its rise as a popular movement, advocating the state-sponsored sterilization of "feebleminded, insane, epileptic, inebriate, criminalistic and other degenerate persons." According to the New York attorney Madison Grant, whose immensely influential 1916 tract, "The Passing of the Great Race," became standard reading for eugenicists — Hitler himself is said to have called it "my bible" — about 10 percent of Americans produced unworthy offspring and had to be stopped.
It's not surprising that Buck v. Bell was decided in the Roaring Twenties, a decade even more culturally charged than the one we live in today. The Ku Klux Klan was riding a wave of anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic fervor, creationists were battling Darwinists over the teaching of evolution, and Prohibition was pitting rural Protestant values and prejudices against a looser, more diverse urban culture. In Washington, Congress was busily writing the most restrictive immigration law in our history, the National Origins Act, to protect the country from foreign contamination. In the words of The Saturday Evening Post: "If America doesn't keep out the queer, alien, mongrelized people of Southern and Eastern Europe, her crop of citizens will eventually be dwarfed and mongrelized in turn."
According to Thomas C. Leonard, who teaches at Princeton, the driving force behind this and other such laws came from progressives in the halls of academia — people who combined "extravagant faith in science and the state with an outsized confidence in their own expertise." "Illiberal Reformers" is the perfect title for this slim but vital account of the perils of intellectual arrogance in dealing with explosive social issues. Put simply, Leonard says, elite progressives gave respectable cover to the worst prejudices of the era — not to rabble-rouse, but because they believed them to be true. Science didn't lie.
But barring undesirables was only half the battle; the herd also had to be culled from within. In 1907, Indiana became the first state to legalize forced sterilization, starting a landslide endorsed by progressive icons like Theodore Roosevelt and the birth control champion Margaret Sanger. And when eugenicists needed an ironclad case to bring before the Supreme Court, Virginia's medical elite supplied it in the person of Carrie Buck.
The facts of her case, endorsed by Dr. John Bell, superintendent of Virginia's Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, went like this: Carrie's mother, Emma Buck, a "feebleminded woman," had been remanded to the colony in 1920, by which time Carrie had been placed in foster care. There had been no trouble until Carrie's teenage years, when she became rebellious — and pregnant. Abandoned by her foster parents, Carrie was examined by a judge and two doctors, who determined that she was feebleminded, and that her infant daughter, Vivian, most likely was too. Here, indeed, was an ideal candidate for sterilization — a woman of low intelligence and poor family lineage, "oversexed" and "excessively fertile." Though the Virginia courts had already ruled in favor of sterilization, the state agreed to wait until the Supreme Court heard the case.
It would be hard to imagine a less sympathetic body. Chief Justice William Howard Taft had ties to the eugenics movement, and four of the associate justices constituted a reactionary clique later nicknamed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. There is no formal portrait of the Supreme Court for the 1924 term because one of the members refused to sit next to Louis Brandeis, the court's first Jewish member. Several years later, two of the justices would lobby against the nomination of Benjamin Cardozo so as not "to afflict the court with another Jew."
Hoping for consensus, Taft picked the august, persuasive Holmes to write the majority opinion. "Carrie Buck is a feebleminded white woman," Holmes began. "She is the daughter of a feebleminded mother in the same institution and the mother of an illegitimate feebleminded child." Alluding to his own service as a Union officer wounded during the Civil War, Holmes, now 86, described sterilization as a trivial concession. "We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives," he declared. "It would be strange if it could not call upon those who already sap the strength of the state for these lesser sacrifices . . . in order to prevent our being swamped with incompetence."
Holmes relied on a single case, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, to endorse the state's interest in sterilization. In 1905, the Supreme Court had upheld the right of a locality to take "reasonable" measures to protect the public in a health emergency — in this instance, vaccination during a smallpox epidemic. Though hardly a comparable example, Holmes made the most of it, writing: "The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the fallopian tubes. Three generations of imbeciles are enough."
The vote was 8-1 — the lone dissenter being Pierce Butler, one of the infamous Four Horsemen. Butler wrote no opinion and offered no explanation, but as the only Roman Catholic on the court, "he was no doubt aware," Cohen writes, "of the deep reservations the Church had about interference with human procreation." But why did Justice Brandeis, the so-called people's attorney, join the majority? Cohen provides little guidance. Brandeis and Holmes were friendly, he writes, and Brandeis may have been trying to placate Holmes, as well as Taft. Or perhaps Brandeis truly believed in using state power "to create a better world" through sterilization. Both versions are plausible, but the evidence is flimsy.
Holmes's opinion was no isolated misstep. He would later describe Buck v. Bell as an assignment that "gave me pleasure." As Cohen says, "eugenics was a movement of people who believed themselves to be inherently superior, and in Holmes it found a fitting judicial standard-bearer." Holmes never questioned the version of Carrie Buck's life provided by Virginia authorities because it was exactly what he wanted to hear. In fact, almost every part of that narrative was untrue.
There was no evidence that Emma or Carrie or Vivian was feebleminded. That judgment was first made by local officials who viewed the Bucks as shiftless, immoral women — and Vivian as someone likely to grow up the same way. In ranking Carrie as a "middle-grade moron" — a category somewhat higher than "imbecile" — authorities relied on the notoriously flawed Binet-Simon Intelligence Test, which, when administered to more than a million mostly white recruits during World War I, showed 47 percent of them to be feebleminded.
What wasn't known to the court proved to be even more damaging. Carrie, it turned out, had been a perfectly good student before being removed from school in the sixth grade to do servant's work. And her pregnancy — the real charge against her — had resulted from a rape by a relative of her foster family, which then abandoned Carrie to cover up the crime.
Bell performed Carrie's sterilization himself, vowing "to apply the pruning knife with vigor and without fear or favor." The logic was simple: Sterilization not only protected the public but also benefited people like Carrie by allowing them to quickly rejoin society instead of spending their reproductive years in an institution. At the colony, the operation became a regular part of daily life — "men on Tuesdays, women on Thursday."
At its height from the late 1920s through the 1950s, forced sterilization in the United States would claim tens of thousands of victims, with California and a host of Southern states leading the way. "The procedures were performed so often on poor white Southerners," Cohen writes, "that they acquired a nickname: Mississippi appendectomies." Carrie Buck was discharged soon after her operation, losing custody of Vivian, who died from complications of the measles at the age of 8. Buck married twice and settled into a devoted relationship, working low-end jobs. She read the daily newspaper and loved crossword puzzles. Her great regret was being unable to have any more children. "They done me wrong," she said. "They done us all wrong."
Carrie Buck died in 1983. Nineteen years later, on the 75th anniversary of the decision that bears her name, the governor of Virginia issued a "sincere apology" to the victims of involuntary sterilization, "a shameful effort," he said, "in which state government never should have been involved." Yet, as Cohen shrewdly reminds us, Buck v. Bell "has never been overturned." In a world where the Human Genome Project is currently mapping heredity at breakneck speed, that fact alone should send shivers down the spine.


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A NEW photographic competition is being launched by The National Trust in Wales.
Its themes will include wildlife, landscape, farming, and buildings.
The photograph doesn't have to be of a National Trust building or on Trust land. Entrants will compete in one of three categories: Open; Under 18; or National Trust Tenants, and will have the chance to win a £1,000 worth of prizes, supplied by the UK's leading photographic retailer, Jessops.
Entrants will also be able to take advantage of 30 free photos at Jessops stores.
The photographs will be judged by Chris Lacey, Manager of the National Trust's photo library.
He said: "By thinking creatively, you can really bring things to life in a photo."
The closing date is July 9, and entries can be sent digitally to: firstname.lastname@example.com or posted to: The National Trust, Trinity Square, Llandudno, LL30 2DE.

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Eco-Trac Consulting provides competent and science based communication and training services in environmental risk assessment and organic farming for a healthier environment
Upcoming events
EcoTrac Training Centre, Runda, Nairobi
EcoTrac Training Centre, Runda, Nairobi
Tropical Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania
June 2018
Africa Centre of Excellence for Water Management, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
June 2018
5 Day Training workshop on Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemical Stressors & Water Quality
We just came back from a 3-day workshop at the Tropical Pesticide Research Institute (TPRI) in Arusha. It was a huge success, we had attendants from TPRI, University of Dar es Salaam, Nelson Mandela University, and from various big farms. Networking and interaction was one of the main parts of the course and new research groups has been built.
This course will be organized on a regular basis now.
Feedback from one participant:
"This course has been so informative and very useful to me as I am at the initial stage of planning to conduct a research project related to pesticide use and children health"


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On Monday, February 20th, 38 officers of the Valley of Omaha Scottish Rite, along with the Cathedral Board and Scottish Rite Foundation of Omaha board members, were installed in an impressive ceremony at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. The original installation date in January had been rescheduled due to icy weather at the time.
Paul Rutherford, 33°, Personal Representative to the SGIG, served as Installing Officer, with Frank Kroupa, 33°as Installing Marshal, and John Parsons, 33° as Installing Chaplain. This year, the incoming Masters thanked the 2016 Masters, presenting them with a breast jewel representing their office. The impressive ceremony in the theater also included a few laughs, and everyone enjoyed the installation ceremony.
Additionally, February's installation coincided with the annual "Ladies Night at the 'Rite," an annual tradition celebrating Valentine's Day. Sam and Louie's catered the evening, serving grilled chicken, pasta, vegetables, salad, and cheesecake. Michael Walker, Omaha's own Vintage Vocalist, sang to guests during the evening. Ladies were presented with beautiful potted plants and chocolates from the Lodge officers.
After dinner and remarks from Charles Sederstrom III, Venerable Master for the Lodge of Perfection, numerous guests danced the evening away as Michael Walker sang.
Mark your calendars now for January 15, 2018 for the Installation of Officers and February 19 for next year's Ladies Night.


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Twelve years is a long time
This time of year is always tainted by the bittersweet. The return to routine, letting go of the ease of summer, everything exploding, then disappearing like the spring-loaded touch-me-not seeds in the jewelweed clumps my brothers and I used to set off on our September walks to school.
Twelve years ago on September 4, we welcomed little Jonathan Hayden into our lives. For years afterward, the anniversary effect of this event, coupled with the September 11 attacks and almost losing Hayden after his first surgery have made this time of year bittersweet. I wrote about it several years ago, here, and here.
But twelve years is a lot of distance between now and our baptism by fire into parenthood and the anxiety of raising a family in uncertain times. Twelve years later, I would say while our greater world is no more certain, things here have progressed to a point where I only see and feel the joy. I can still remember the dark, hissing pumping closet at the hospital, and how bewildered I was to find myself in there in a long dress and tights, what seemed appropriate attire for early fall but totally inapprorpiate for pumping milk for my baby living on machines in the next room. I remember seeing the footage on CNN while I was trying to negotiate this small dilemma, the jumpers from the burning World Trade Center, stick figures, really. And feeling numbness. I remember walking outside of the hospital, escaping for a brief breath of fresh air, and seeing the cabs by the UPenn with turbaned drivers and handmade signs in the back windows that read WE ARE SIKH, FROM INDIA. WE LOVE UNITED STATES. I remember all of this, but with distance and the luxury of hindsight. Twelve years is a long time.
Today, Hayden is healthy. I no longer worry that the hospital will take him back, an irrational fear from the early half of his life. I sometimes Google anxiously, about the other shoe dropping, but mostly I try to just enjoy who he is and where we are, even in the face of world uncertainty.


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Clients: Stigma Films / Black Sheep Productions
Director: Simon Bird
Acclaimed actor, writer and director Simon Bird and producer Matthew James Wilkinson asked Capture to create the opening and end titles for their dark comedy short, Ernestine and Kit. Briefed to conceive simple yet stylistic designs, Capture took inspiration from both 70s Americana and the film's British sea-side aesthetic. Making sure to stick with stripped back designs, Capture added a very slow pulsating glow to the main title, giving it a sinister edge - hinting at the dark tone of the film.


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The hardline utterings from the trio of not-very-high-ranking-official may just be so much tactical negotiation stance and should not be taken as the final word. In other words, route C is not an impossibility. After all, as you have said yourself, choosing 2 still leaves the HKSAR government with a constitutional responsibility to implement constitutional reform to achieve universal suffrage, or at least some sort of popular vote,回覆刪除
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Having graced
the screen in close to 50 movies, whether its stunts, music, acting, makeup, or
producing, Manoush is an outspoken force to be reckoned with. If you follow her
Facebook you know she is very grateful to her fans and has no qualms with
speaking her mind freely on many topics. Having starred in a myriad of films
especially some great classic splatter entries, Manoush has no signs of slowing
down, collaborating with musicians and filmmakers a like. Being kind hearted but
also savagely blunt, Manoush's beauty is the beast!
Let me start off by saying
many thanks for giving myself and Severed Cinema the opportunity to "pick your
brain" for the lack of better words with this interview. We are honored to
feature you and we must give thanks to you as well for getting me in contact
with Marian Dora to conduct probably one of the best interviews Severed Cinema
has ever featured (besides this one of course.)
Give us a bit of your personal background. When I look you up on IMDb it says
you were born into a gypsy family. Elaborate for us what this means.
of all, let me say thank you for having me. Well as for my ethnic background,
yes I am of gypsy origin; well half, as my father was German-American and my mom
is of Sinti gypsy origin. Gypsies are simply explained. We are nomad people with
no home country who came to Europe about 800 years ago.
How did you get
involved in the darker side of filmmaking, the European underground horror/gore
scene? How did it all begin and at what age did you realize you wanted to be
involved with these types of films?
I don't categorize like that really.
To me, a movie is a movie no matter whether it's televison, cinema, mainstream
or underground. In the nineties I was actually a singer and my film career
started in 1997 when a filmmaker waited for me after a show and asked me if I
wanted to be in a movie. I said yes and then the offers just kept coming. It was
quite an unspectacular way of getting into movies. I always loved movies but
never really thought about becoming an actress until it happened.
got quite the extensive resume. Your body of work is vast and you have many
talents from music, stunts, narration, acting, producing and everything in
between. What would you say is your favorite job on a film? Is there anything
you prefer and anything you dislike or have disliked working on a picture?
Oh it's acting. I love
performing, although I think directing could be quite interesting too. Well and
anything I dislike about filmmaking? Not really. If I ever came to dislike it I
would just stop. Life is too short to do things you don't enjoy.
You have undergone and are
currently undergoing different plastic surgery procedures and have decided to
share this with your fans/friends on social media including the sometimes not so
glamorous sides of operations. What has made you want to change your appearance?
It's not so much about changing
my appearance, I'm just optimizing my face. When I find something about myself
where I think it should be optimized, I just do it. For myself, not for others
and not because of the job. I would never do plastic surgery to please others.
Of course the aging part comes into play as well. I'm not 25 anymore and I
simply don't like the concept of visual aging. And yes, I do post bloody
pictures of myself or pictures where my face is swollen. That's what plastic
surgery really is -- it has a rather painful and not very pretty side to it from
the actual procedure to the healing process. But the results always please me.
I'll always be work in progress -- it's a never ending story.
I haven't been able to watch
all of your films, but I watched Necronos, La Petite Mort and Barricade recently
as well as Dora's Cannibal in which you narrate and Philosophy of a Knife which
you are also involved in. I'm also going to be checking out The Curse of Dr.
Wolfenstein which I also understand you are involved. What has been your
favorite movie to work on in your career thus far?
The simple answer to that
question is that it's always the film I'm working on that is my favorite, until
the next movie is being made.
Rose's Barricade is considered a splatter classic by many fans. What do you
remember working on this film? You play the mother of the cannibal family. I
understand the makeup work was very extensive.
Oh yes, Barricade truly
became a splatter classic, especially in the USA and Canada which of course made
us very happy. We were lucky with this film. We had a cool story, cool cast and
crew and a lot of enthusiasm, so the result is a movie that I am still very
happy about. Also, it was one of the movies that really opened doors for me in
the US film industry back then. Ah, and the makeup and FX work. Yes it was
extensive, especially the part where The Mother dies. Timo wanted the effect
really memorable and gory so he put a lot of work into creating it. It was about
2 hours of FX makeup work for this rather short death scene. But look at the
result, my death looks really cool.
What current projects are you
working on, in both film and other?
Right now I am working on
a movie project called Love Kills and another one called Gelosia.
A Horror-comedy and a thriller. I'm also working on a horror-grotesque but I am
not allowed to speak about that one yet. Also, besides film work I am into music
again working with icons like Man Parrish and Steve Bronski (Bronski Beat). For
now we have one new single out by Man Parrish & Steve Bronski feat. Manoush
where I sang parts of the lyrics together with Steve, and more to come.
I was ordering a shirt on a
site called Fast Custom Shirts in Texas and noticed a line of design shirts by
Manoush. You certainly have your hand in many different endeavors. Explain any
other consumer lines or products you have been involved in or created.
the shirts yes. Sometimes I feel like designing things and I was lucky enough to
team up with Joe Garcia at Fast Customs Shirts who distributes my designs via
his company. I just design things for fun, not frequently really.
Necronos by Mark Rohnstock was a
very ambitious gore movie to end all gore movies and has garnered a cult
following. You played a role as the which enlisted by the evil wizard Necronos
to locate the chosen one. What are some memories of working on this film?
Yes that project I loved.
The Rohnstocks are just fabulous guys and it is always wonderful to work with
them. Unfortunately I got very ill with some kind of virus, one day after my
arrival on set but I said I would do the movie nevertheless and I did. With a
fever of over 38 Celsius, and the movie was really really worth it.
You are very well connected in
the European horror world with friends like Marian Dora. Who are some of your
best filmmaking friends? Who do you hold dear and who would you rather not even
be bothered with?
yes! I've known him for over 10 years now and we love to discuss film and
philosophy; last but not least although our views on filmmaking are very
different really. And friends? Well for me friendship does not depend on the
film industry. I'd never make friends with a person just because he or she works
in the industry. I haven't met anyone in the film industry yet that I would
rather not be bothered with. People that make me sick or people that I despise
are more on the political side, like German chancellor Merkel who is a lying ass
bitch with no respect for democracy to me. I wouldn't piss on that one if she
was on fire. Spineless people and liars make me sick.
What has been your best
experience working on a film, your worst? What role do you hold very close to
your heart, the one you are the most proud of and what one do you wish you never
even bothered with?
I never had such a thing
as a ''worst experience'' in filmmaking really. Maybe I just got lucky with
that. And what role do I hold close to my heart? All of them, really all of
them. Never made a movie of which I later said I wished I hadn't done it.
Petite Mort you played a seriously twisted role as Maman torturing some innocent
tourists including a blind girl. What was it like starring in this and playing
such an evil role? What was it like working with Marcel Waltz and Olaf Ittenbach?
(Laughs) Yes evil roles.
Seems like evil roles are following me and honestly playing evil roles is much
more interesting and challenging than playing nice characters. Everybody plays
nice all the time in real life -- it's the human psyche, human psychology.
People play nice because they feel they get things easier and reach goals easier
when they pretend to be nice (well some really are). Which just makes me wonder
just as I am answering this question if I ever did that too. Wondering for the
reason that I see myself as a very honest person, even too honest sometimes. I'm
not very diplomatic. I say things the way I see them and don't care what people
think about it. I'm very much of a
"If-you-don't-want-an-honest-answer-don't-ask-me" kind of person! Ah and Marcel
and Olaf -- I love both of them dearly and both became real life friends too. I
made 4 movies with Marcel and 2 movies where Olaf was special FX artist. So how
is it to work with the 2 of them? Well they're both friends of mine so it's a
pleasant thing to work with friends of course. Olaf is a very concentrated and
serious guy in set but super goofy in private. Marcel is very concentrated on
set too and hysterically flamboyant so he and I used to laugh our asses off on
I thank you for taking the
time to answer my questions and wish you the best of luck in your future film
Thank you so much for
having me!


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Wragby Methodist Church marked its 100th anniversary in 1994.
The climax of the celebrations was a magnificent flower festival, which took centre stage during the festivities.
The Rev Kevin Hart was on hand to welcome visitors into the church and he also gave them a brief history about the building, which is the third to stand on the site.
Mr Hart is pictured, back left, with some of the parishioners, who dressed in Victorian costume as part of the centenary celebrations.
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The reason people tend to use an initialism or acronym for their business name is because they think too much about what their business means to them and less about how it will be perceived by their potential customers. . . .
. . . or possibly because they think too less about appreciating the importance of the right business name and using an initialism or acronym is a quick fix.
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USN-1265-1: system-config-printer vulnerability
17 November 2011
system-config-printer vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
An attacker could trick system-config-printer into installing altered packages and repositories.
Software Description
- system-config-printer - Python modules for printer configuration with CUPS
Marc Deslauriers discovered that system-config-printer's cupshelpers scripts used by the Ubuntu automatic printer driver download service queried the OpenPrinting database using an insecure connection. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to install altered packages and repositories.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 11.10
- python-cupshelpers - 1.3.6+20110831-0ubuntu9.4
- Ubuntu 11.04
- python-cupshelpers - 1.3.1+20110222-0ubuntu16.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.


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This week:
Beyonce is Obsessed with being number one; Tony Scott and Denzel Washington are Unstoppable; it's all Greek to Warner Bros. with Odysseus; James Marsden hassles the "Hoff" in Straw Dogs; will DiCaprio Beat the Reaper? Catherine is Keener for Jackson.
Box Office
It looks like all the independent women threw their hands up in the air for Beyonce Knowles starring Obsessed. The female fronted film grossed $28.5 million - which is about $10 million more than the studio predicted.
Zac Efron had to settle for a runner-up spot this week with an $11.5 weekend take for 17 Again. The film has so far banked about $39 million clearly going through the door-marked profit.
Channing Tatum (who's on the cusp of big things with G.I Joe) and Iron Man's (but not Iron Man 2) Terrance Howard came a close third this weekend with $11.3 million for Fighting.
Iron Man himself Robert Downey Jr was fourth with The Soloist. The film which co-stars Jamie Foxx was delayed by Paramount and although reviews were good it couldn't make enough sweet music. With a weekend gross on just over $9 million it looks like The Soloist might have to sing for its supper.
Monsters vs. Aliens earned another $8.5 million. With a total of almost $180 million - expect a sequel.
State of Play couldn't use its good reviews to build on its audience. With just over $7 million it looks like the Russell Crowe/ Ben Affleck film will have to find its audience on DVD.
Hannah Montana: The Movie has now banked $65 million (if you care) at least Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus will be happy. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker's Fast and Furious has powered to $145 million. I wonder how fast and furious the next installment will be?
Movie News
1. Tony Scott and Denzel Washington are like er... Tony Scott and orange filters - inseparable.Washington is in talks to star in Unstoppable, Scott's runaway train movie.
If Washington cho-cho-choses (I know I made that joke before) the action pic will be their fifth film together...
Their fourth The Taking of Pelham 123 opens on June 12.
Source: Variety
2. Warner Bros. have won a major bidding war for the script Odysseus.According to The Hollywood Reporter:
"The story centers on the legendary hero Odysseus, famed king of Ithaca, who returns to his island after 20 years of fighting the Trojan Wars, only to find his kingdom under the brutal occupation of an invading force. Odysseus single-handedly defeats every last man and takes back his wife, his son and his kingdom."
Warner's seem to love Greek based movies - a few years ago they had Troy, 300 and they have the forthcoming Clash of The Titans.
Haven't they heard the expression "beware of Greeks bearing gifts"?
Source: Variety
3. James Marsden will play the Dustin Hoffman role in Rod Lurie's Straw Dogs remake.The former X-Man will star in the film which is due to start shooting in August.The controversial original film Sam Peckinpah saw an American return to his wife's rural village in England, only for the locals to turn nasty.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
4. Brian Koppelman and David Levien have been hired to adapt the Josh Bazell novel Beat the Reaper in the hopes that Leonardo DiCaprio will star.
"The drama, being developed as a potential star vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio, revolves around a Manhattan ER doctor whose life becomes complicated when a mobster recognizes him from his former life as a hitman."
Well, we haven't seen this since A History of Violence.
Source: Variety
5. Catherine Keener will join former James Bond Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd in Christopher Columbus' Percy Jackson.
The non Warner Bros. produced Greek fantasy film "put(s) Greek gods in modern times, (it) involve (s) Poseidon's half-human son, Percy, who is on a quest in modern America to prevent a war among the gods."
Keener will play Percy's mother in the film which is currently shooting in Canada.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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How the media trades free speech for influence
Australian cartoonist, political commentator and quintessential pot-stirrer Larry Pickering writes what no media outlet in this country will … that our pollies are all
corrupt of questionable character and the media is fine with that:
Thomson is involved in rorting $500,000 from the HSU. Gillard is involved in rorting $1 million from the AWU. To date, no attempt has been made by either union to recover one cent.
As a backbencher, Thomson had no clout with media. As Prime Minister, Gillard used her clout to kill the story… and this is how she did it:
Bruce Wilson was an AWU heavy and Gillard's boyfriend at the time. He had been threatening developers in a thinly disguised, mob-style protection racket: Industrial peace for payment … up to $50,000 at a time. The payments went straight to accounts Gillard had arranged while she was still working for the Left wing law firm, Slater & Gordon. Gillard was into the scam up to her elbows and, as she was [having a sexual relationship with] Wilson at the time, pillow talk wasn't confined to her other sexual exploits including married father and current Trade Minister Craig Emerson, and now Gold Coast spiv Tim Mathieson who departed the Coast leaving multiple unpaid debts. Her part in the scam was rewarded with $50,000 of renovations to her house and a $25,000 account at a top fashion house (although one could be forgiven for thinking she never used it).
The story broke and Gillard went into frenzied damage control. When the dust settled, Gillard was still PM but ground-breaking journalists were sacked, News Ltd CEO, John Hartigan, resigned. Both Fairfax and News Ltd immediately spiked the story and pulled broadcasts, Andrew Bolt threatened to resign, Laurie Oakes was told, "Don't even think about it!" Blogs disappeared in a cloud of dust. Radio jocks were instructed to drop it.
ABC and 'The Australian' journalist, Glenn Milne, had spent months carefully documenting Gillard's devastating involvement. His story had been legalled and it ran in 'The Australian' on Monday, August 1st 2011. It was immediately pulled after one phone call from Gillard. Slavish supporter of Gillard, the ABC, promptly sacked Milne.
Gillard continued a barrage of phone calls to the then CEO of News Ltd, John Hartigan and there was a meeting arranged at the offices of News Ltd. What exactly was said at that meeting may never be known but it certainly didn't resemble what Gillard said it was about.
The Leveson Hacking Inquiry was threatening to engulf Australia's media and Gillard saw her opportunity. She used Bob Brown as a verbal battering ram to threaten Fairfax and Murdoch with an "inquiry". Gillard herself publicly entered the fray with her now famous utterance: "There are questions that need to be answered." That statement was carefully crafted to put the fear of God into the media. After much questioning she has refused to say what those questions might be.
A Leveson-style inquiry here would mutilate the very core of Australia's media and their executives as it has, and is still doing, in the UK. Fairfax and Murdoch executives, to put it bluntly, were [soiling their pants]. Their indecent grappling for a piece of an ever-decreasing circulation market-share would have opened an ugly can of worms. A can I will let sit for another time.
So, this squalid deal was done but the sordid tale still bubbles below the surface. It reaches to the very heart of the Labor movement. We are witnessing only the tip of unions' mob-like protection rackets and their corrupt manipulation of our Parliaments. This shameful story will eventually be told in full colour. It will be a long and agonising read. But, in the interim, today's fetid political power holds sway.
"Democratic Socialists" such as the trade union movement and the Australian Labor Party have never been interested in the working man's lot; just like every other socialist group they're merely using the means at hand to amass personal power and wealth. Don't believe me? Then check out this interesting article from the Socialist Alliance … yes, that's the very same organisation for which our Prime Minister wrote policy papers like this one.
HT: (For the backstory to some of these goings-on check out Andy Semple's courageous attempt to keep the story alive.)


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The perfect mixture of all of these components gives the oil pastels an unmistakable smoothness and fineness. A high volume of oily ingredients results in a great stroke of the pastels. The application of a thicker layer and overlapping of tones enables mutual mixing, and consequently the creation of new colour tones, similarly as with oil or tempera colours. This can be enhanced by turpentine. Artworks created with this technique are more similar to oil paintings, they are lightfast and very resistant. The scratching technique is an option as well.
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The /d/ is often deleted (or dropped) when a word ending in /nd/ links into a word that begins with a consonant sound. When the /d/ is deleted, the /n/ must link smoothly to the beginning consonant sound of the following word.
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The COMELEC has become a religious insitution. COMELEC has rejected Ang Ladlad's bid to earn a seat in Philippine Congress. On their resolution, it states that:
Despite the foregoing, however, this Petition is dismissible on moral grounds. Petitioner defines the Filipino Lesbian, Gay, Biseual and Transgender (LGBT) community, thus:
"xxx a marginalized and under-represented sector that is particularly disadvantaged because of their sexual orientation and gender identity."
and proceeded to define sexual orientation as that which:
"xxx refer to a person's capacity for profound emotional, affectional and sexual attraction to, and intimate and sexual relations with, individuals of a different gender, of the same gender or more than one gender.".
This definition of the LGBT sector makes it crystal clear that petitioner tolerates immorality which offends religious beliefs.
And they used passages from the bible and Koran…
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Last Thursday was a cracking day of surfing in Sydney. The one day spike in East-South-East swell may well go down as "all-time' at a few locations. I've seem some incredible photos from North Avalon, North Narrabeen and that death-slab over at Botany Bay they call Ours. If you haven't seen the photos I'm sure they'll turn up in your favourite surf publication sooner or later. When was the last time Sydney graced the cover of Surfing World Magazine? I swam out late in the afternoon at North Steyne that afternnon. The swell had dropped significantly by then but there was still the odd bomb and it didn't surprise me to see Brett Curotta on the first set I saw as I swam out; come to think of it I think he was on every set after that as well. He plays a good patience game and is usually rewarded.
Today's photo's are from between 3:30 and 5:00pm last Thursday. It's the best time of the day because the waves are front-lit and golden hour is dawning. It's Prime Time.
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Dave Stewart's Fishing Report
Written by Dave Stewart | Originally published 10/15/2015
Kentucky Lake: Water Level at Kentucky Dam – 355.21 Surface Temperature – 70 Lake Barkley: Water Level at Barkley Dam – 355.05 Surface Temperature – 70 Both lakes are one foot above winter pool. Kentucky Dam has been generating around 40,000 cfs today. Barkley Dam has been generating around 27,000 cfs today. With the lake levels down, boaters need to be cautious when navigating the lakes. These are big lakes, but they are shallow river lakes. If you are not familiar with the lakes, make sure you use the navigation lanes and if you are not sure of the depths and locations of obstructions where you are, idle your boat until you are in safe water. General Conditions: Nice to be back on the water this week after my break last week to attend my annual get away with my old military buddies. The weather has been nice this week with sunny skies and post frontal conditions. I have not seen much change this week from when I left for my get away. The fish are still scattered with a few more now in the creeks and bays. This was also evidenced by the results of the big annual Renegade Classic Tournament results last week. It only took a little over 10 lbs a day to make the two day cut and 18lbs to win the final one day weight. This is pretty typical of this time of October as the fish are still transitioning from summer locations to fall locations. A cold front is coming through the lakes area tonight bringing with it some cooler temperatures with a chance of some frost in the area this weekend. The forecast for tomorrow is for a high of 67/low of 38 with wind NNW 14. Saturday is calling for a high of 61/low of 36 with wind N 8. Sunday's forecast continues showing a post frontal day with a high of 63/ low of 42 with wind ENE 6. The extended forecast into mid next week is calling for day time high's in the low 70's and night time low's in the high 40's. Winds are forecasted to have shifted to be from the south as another cold front approaches toward the latter part of the week. Certainly this cooler weather pattern should drop the water temperatures some more and move more fish into the creeks and bays to feed up for winter. Largemouth Bass: Largemouth are being taken on ledges around the mouths of deeper creeks and bays. These fish are being taken on Carolina rigged creature baits, dragging large football head jigs, shaky heads and drop shot rigs. Largemouth are also being taken on primary points and channel banks of the main lake using the same techniques as mentioned above. One can also catch fish on secondary points and on the flats in the creeks and bays where some bass are feeding on schools of baitfish. These fish are being taken on top water lures, medium running crank baits, lipless crank baits, spinner baits, finesse jigs, tube jigs and shaky heads. Largemouth are being taken around grass beds in the creeks and bays south of Blood River early in the morning on top water lures and senko type baits. Overall the fish are scattered and bite is slow. Smallmouth Bass: Smallmouth are being taken on rocky main lake primary points and secondary points in the front halves of the creeks and bays as well as on ledges. These fish are being taken on Carolina rigged creature baits, jigs, tube jigs and shaky heads. The bite on these fish during the day is slow. Productive Lures: Some of the more productive lures reported this week are: Lucky Craft Sammy and Lucky Craft Gunfish in ghost pearl lemon, Slong's spinner baits in blue glimmer, Bag 5 square bill crank baits in blue glimmer, Strike King Red Eye Shad in chrome sexy shad and sexy shad, Bag 5 custom painted Red Eye Shad lipless crank baits in blue glimmer, Charmer Timber Pups in green pumpkin and watermelon/purple on Carolina rigs , Charmer shaky head worms on drop shot rigs in bama bug and watermelon/purple as well as Robo worms in green pumpkin variations, Slong's trokar football head jigs in, mustang (blue craw), possum and Cumberland craw and D&L football head jigs in Oops and Cumberland Craw patterns, D&L baby advantage jigs in "oops" pattern and Cumberland Craw, Slong's shaky head jigs with Charmer shaky head worms in watermelon candy and bama bug as well as Yamamoto Senko's in green pumpkin/black and Charmer tubes in road kill and green pumpkin/orange on tube jigs. Crappie: Crappie are being taken over brush piles and sunken stake beds on the main lake flats in 8-15 feet of water as well as over brush piles and sunken stake beds in the creeks and bays in 8-12 ft of water by spider rigging with small jigs tipped with minnows. The numbers of keeper fish are not great but there some action being reported on these staging fall fish. White Bass: Whites are being taken by vertically fishing inline spinners, blade baits and small spoons over schools of deeper on ledges around the mouths of the creeks and bays. Schools of smaller Whites and Yellow Bass are starting to show up on the flats in the creeks and bays where they are feeding on schools of small baitfish. These fish can be taken on inline spinners and blade baits. Catfish: Catfish are being taken in the old river channels now in 20-30 ft of water on bottom rigs with cut baits, night crawlers. shrimp and leach combinations and yellow tails. Some catfish are also being taken on the flats in the creeks and bays now as they are feeding on schools of baitfish.
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We invite local businesses to utilize the farmers market as a way to spend some time face-to-face with the community. For local businesses who are interested in joining the markets, Community Foodworks offers affordable options for setting up a table, which also include a spotlight in our newsletter and social media outlets as well.
What's more, when you promote your business through our markets, you are supporting families in-need to access healthy, fresh food. Your sponsorship directly funds CFW financial support programs that offer healthy eating incentives to the thousands of low-income shoppers that live in the areas surrounding our markets.
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text: Art Buddies January 7, 2015 Art Buddies kicks off 2015 with advances toward expansion! Art Buddies January 7, 2015 Scott Mikesh, President/Executive DirectorAs we gear up to start recruiting mentors for spring Art Buddies in Minneapolis, we're excited to report great strides toward expanding Art Buddies to St. Paul this year. Prospective schools are now being vetted to identify the most suitable St. Paul program partner for our fall 2015 season, to be announced this spring.Special thanks to Program Director, Stephanie Vagle, and members of our Advisory Board for researching and working with those in the St. Paul school district who helped us identify potential program partners.While there is no shortage of children who could benefit from Art Buddies, our charitable mission is to provide an empowering arts learning and creative enrichment experience for kids who might not otherwise have the means or access to art programs.Art Buddies activities also require sufficient space to host our large creating sessions that involve up to 80 people (up to 40 children working one-on-one with up to 40 creative adults). Long-term storage for our large collection of art supplies and creative works is also required.Fortunately, we have identified schools that could be a great fit, and are equally excited to offer Art Buddies after school for their 3rd-5th grade students next fall!We are truly grateful for the hundreds of individuals, businesses and organizations that support Art Buddies each year, especially the many wonderful creative volunteers who provide the magic of mentoring by sharing their time and talents with kids who need them.Here's to another great year of empowering more underprivileged children to discover their creative potential!Please join our mailing list to receive the latest Art Buddies updates and volunteer opportunities: http://www.artbuddies.org/join-our-email-list.


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[Watch] Ryan Adams - "Lucky Now" Live on Letterman
Another night, another Ryan Adams late night TV appearance. He paid a visit to the Ed Sullivan Theater to perform a rendition of his Ashes & Fire track, "Lucky Now". We've seen him perform it on Jools Holland, Conan and Swedish TV, so add this to your list of enjoyable performances from Adams via The Audio Perv.


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The StoryKeepers
Founded in 2009 by an bunch of architecture students from USM, The StoryKeepers is a camaraderie that are friends of heritage buildings, especially ones in Georgetown.
The StoryKeepers believe that heritage buildings are very much a part of us, and define who we are today. Therefore, they should be respected and safeguarded.
We are providing a channel where students and young people from different backgrounds (we are not only exclusive of students of the Architectural School of USM. All are welcome to join us) can come together to learn about our beautiful heritage, and hence able to create an awareness of the current state of heritage buildings in Malaysia, especially Georgetown.
Join us in an mesmerizing exploration of tales and stories as we unfurl our heritage together.
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What My Mom Taught Me About Yoga
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My mom never did a single forward-fold or downward-facing dog in her life, but on the way home from an expansive yoga class this morning, full of life-affirming backbends and similarly uplifting camaraderie, I realized that she was more yogic than most people I have met. And that silver threads of her run throughout the people I meet who embody those benevolent qualities.
First and foremost, she vibrated at a higher frequency than most people around her. It's just the way she was hardwired. She had her dark moments like we all do, but she was full of joy and so funny, funny, funny. Her expressions for things, her way of talking about something, no matter how ridiculous or seemingly insignificant, stick with me still (and with my friends: "I miss your face!" ). She elevated the spirits of everyone who came into her path and you would walk away (or hang up the phone with her) laughing. There are so few people in this world who are blessed with that quality. Luckily, two of them own a business in my town where the visits are like straight-up mainlining joy. I only wish she had been able to meet you, Ron and Ken.
She was fearless and knew no boundaries, sometimes to the embarrassment of her young-to-teenage children, in her genuine interest in and ability to connect with people in an authentic manner. In the supermarket line. At the doctor's office. She would talk to anyone, anywhere, about anything. She wanted to know about you and what made you tick. I see this trait in both of my children, who talk to almost anyone, without even thinking twice. That confidence isn't something you can easily teach.
She had an unparalleled sense of justice and equality, and possessed the most unwavering moral compass. See also her love of crime-dramas. I can't overhear the gung-gung of a Law and Order episode without thinking of her. (A little bit un-yogic, yes, to watch procedural cop and lawyer shows, but there it is. No one is perfect!)
She listened to her intuition. Knew when people weren't telling the truth, knew people's true motives without them having showing the slightest of hand.
She never really talked smack about anyone, even when she had plenty of reason to do so. (Ahimsa, check.) She wasn't a beauty parlor gossip.
She embodied compassion like no other person I have ever met or will likely ever meet. It's no wonder Mother Mary was her girl; my mom had a direct line with her that strengthened her in challenging times and enabled her to perform selfless acts of compassion, with grace, toward people who had harmed her in life.
She never complained (at least not to me or my sister) about having cancer. She would hurl expletives at it with laughter, one of barbed attempt at being light-hearted that many of us resort to when things are tough. She always kept a positive attitude. She understood what Wayne Dyer and so many others I've read often espouse: your attitude can change your reality. Unfortunately for her, it didn't change the course of her disease.
She would sometimes worry about us, but she never let it consume her. She would look forward to things, but she also didn't live in the past. She was grounded.
I am sure there are more, but the one thing that sticks out, that feels like neon lights blinking, blinking, blinking, is the fact that she loved hard and loved big. She would smother you in a hug. She would give you extra kisses. I see it in how Miles is the most kissy and huggy kid I've ever met. Departures, anywhere, are epic (If you have seen us in front of March School or at Third Street, you know what I'm talking about.) I see this sometimes in how I love my boys. It gets a little ridiculous at times, the way I smother them, but they will only be little once and I have to give them extra kisses, all the time, to make up for the love they don't get from her every day. It will never be enough.
Through it all, I maintain an overwhelming sense of gratitude this Mother's Day toward everyone around me who behaves like a mother and takes care of others. When you start to widen the scope, it becomes limitless.


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The offering of an open Church building and an outward looking worshipping community, remain dominant signs on the cultural landscape, pointing to nothing less than the deep generosity and openness of God, who promises his people that 'there are many rooms in my Father's House' – Martyn Percy
The Parish of St. Mary the Virgin in the Lace Market, Nottingham hopes to be a significant Place of Hospitality. A place where the hospitality of God can be encountered by all, regardless of gender, income, marital status, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, race or age.
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Groupon Rewards launched Sept. 28.
Groupon's IPO today -- the largest since Google in 2004 -- raised $700M and gave the Chicago-based deal company a market value of $12.7B. The price has jumped from $20 to as high as $31 a share, trading at about $26 a share at press time.
But what has Groupon done since its IPO filing June 2? We compiled this list of Groupon's products and features launched in the past five months (and included the one acquisition). Are you impressed, or do you think Groupon could have done more if it hadn't had the distractions of accounting questions, a leaked memo, etc.? Tell us in the comments.
App for Blackberry smartphones and PlayBook tablets -- Oct. 25.
Groupon Rewards for unlocking special Groupon deals through repeat visits -- Sept. 28.
Groupon Goods for discounts on products like digital cameras and guitar packs [ but some of these deals aren't that great ] -- Sept. 28.
Acquired Ruby on Rails software development company Obtiva [ most likely to bolster its development team ] -- Aug. 4.
Foursquare integrated Groupon Now, which started rolling out real-time deals in May, into its mobile app -- July 29.
Groupon Getaways with Expedia, announced in June, for discounts on hotels, airfare and other travel services [ the service increased Groupon's revenues accounting for $9.6M in July ] -- early July.
Recording artist David Gray released a new album, Lost and Found, exclusively on Groupon -- June 27.


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Clayton, John (2011) Curricula of the future: A case study. In: Inspire 2011: Future Working Spaces and Learning Places, 12 August, 2011, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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CakeSpy Note: Because I seem to have misplaced my photos of Cake and the Beanstalk, many are from their website, and the banana cake is from Penn Appetit.
You are pretty much bound by honor to love any bakery that has the tagline "Fee fi fo YUM".
Such a bakery can be found in Cake and the Beanstalk, a place where children can play and adults are invited to along with them. And there are sweets enough for everyone.
When I say children can play, I mean that literally. They do all sorts of events and story time activities at Cake and the Beanstalk, in their sun-drenched cafe room.
The bakery area is small, but has a respectable case. Blondies take up notably more space than brownies, which is just fine with me. You might find blondies that are studded with rolo candies or caramel or something else tasty on the day of your visit. The blondies are nice and dense and thick, chewy and depending on what candies or goodies are stuffed in it, possibly gooey too. Blondies definitely have more fun at this shop.
Cookies and cakes are well executed here, and nicely enjoyed in the sunny "sitting room" adjoining the bakery. Oh, and they also do custom cakes. Here's one that caught my eye:
Mmm, cake depicting donut.
Source: pennappetit.blogspot.com via Cake on Pinterest
When I asked what cake could not be missed in their case, proprietor Dan led me to an interesting choice: the banana cake with chocolate ganache. What gives? As he revealed in an interview,
"The banana chocolate walnut cake. It's studded with chocolate chips and walnuts and is finished with a silky chocolate glaze. It's my specialty; the recipe has been in my family for years. I tweaked the original recipe, reducing the amount of sugar and adding more bananas to add natural sweetness; I also added the glaze component. It's a must-try."
As Dan revealed to me in a conversation, the glaze is something he honed while working at fancy restaurants as a pastry chef, so really, this cake is an amalgamation of high end meets down home baking. A delicious combination.
Cake and the Beanstalk is a sweet little spot to enjoy a bite or ten of something sweet and feel like life is simple and sweet if only for a few minutes.
Cake and the Beanstalk, 1112 Locust Street, Philadelphia; online here. CakeSpy Note: Because I seem to have misplaced my photos of Cake and the Beanstalk, many are from their website, and the banana cake is from Penn Appetit.


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RBTE 2018: PCMS Showcases Personalised Offers
What's attracted over 140 major retailers across 57 countries to PCMS? On 2-3 of May, we discussed our engaged commerce success formula at RBTE in London.
Aside from RBTE being the 'must-attend' event for retail technology, 2018 was an exciting year to exhibit because we recently unveiled the newest addition to our VISION Commerce Suite product: Personalised Offers. This was a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate how Personalised Offers can surprise and delight consumers by triggering rewards in real-time!
Retail Connections provided a round-up review of RBTE: "PCMS, meanwhile, demonstrated its Personalised Offers tool, which is the latest addition to its VISION Commerce Suite. The Technology provides retailers with a single view of the customer across multiple channels, enabling them to activate timely and relevant marketing campaigns for consumers based on their shopping habits."
Click here to read the full article on Retail Connections' website.


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When the days shorten and the temperatures begin to drop, I think about a few things: wearing tights, turning on the seat warmers in my grocery getter, and making soup. My only problem with making soups, as previously written, is I can't make a small batch. The monthly Chicago Food Swap has helped me distribute some of that extra soup, but how do I handle a last minute soup craving during the workweek? That's when Frontier Soups come to the rescue!
Frontier Soups are a family based business located in Waukegan and offer a variety of soups with state and regional themes. They also offer heartier meals, dips and other items, all for sale on their website, online retailers and locally at Sunset Foods, Jewel and Whole Foods. They were introducing their new gluten-free West Coast Kale & Quinoa Vegetable Soup, and asked that I give it a try. I loved seeing all the ingredients of the soup in a clear pouch – filled with good-for-you stuff. I needed to add a can of tomatoes (which I bought on sale at HarvesTime Foods), a butternut squash (picked up an organic one for $1.50 at Amish Farmers) and some vegetable broth.
They suggested cooking the butternut squash first in a microwave. I live in a microwave-free home, so I cooked it the old fashioned way – I just simmered the squash in the broth first for 10 minutes and then added the rest of the ingredients.
In about 30 minutes I had a great tasting, super healthy soup for dinner! One package serves 4-6 people, so I had some leftovers which I froze in jars for lunch, and I was going to bring one jar to a friend who was a little under the weather.
Why do I freeze my soups if it takes a day to defrost? Probably because I can't can them. Canning is something I want to try, but I'm totally intimidated by it. I pour my hot soup into glass jars and the heat does a good job of almost sealing it, but I know it needs to be frozen to stay fresh. I'd love to show up to the Chicago Food Swap with a variety of soups I made and canned, but as close as I can get to that (right now) is filling my soups in a Ball mason jar and telling people to freeze or eat it within 2 days.
Since the soup was a for a friend and not for my lunch, I felt sheepish pouring it into an old salsa jar. I felt I had to class it up a notch with by putting it in a beautiful Ball Heritage Collection jar.
What is the Ball Heritage Collection, you ask? They're limited edition jars from Ball which celebrate 100 years of mason jar designs by the Ball brothers. They're the same quality you know and love from Ball, but in a vintage style and wonderful colors. They first were launched in 2013 with the blue "Perfect Mason" jar, which I need to order for when my kitchen is redone one day. I'd love to have quart size jars on display filled with my different gluten-free flours, but I didn't find out about them until the larger jars were sold out. I guess I'll have to search eBay for those. 2014's spring green jar is called "Perfection" which goes well with Grocery Gal's current website colors, I might add! I loved the raised letters and the period-correct reproduction of "PERFECTION" on the front of the jar. I can't wait to see what they launch for 2015 – I'm wondering if it will be yellow/amber/red colored glass?
In the end, I brought my friend a delicious, hearty soup that took little effort to make in a beautiful vessel. She loved it, so I hope she'll return the favor by trying a different Frontier Soup (I'm hoping Illinois Prairie Corn Chowder or New Mexico Mesa Spicy Fiesta Soup Mix) and bringing me a batch in the same jar!
Frontier Soups. Locally made in Waukegan, Illinois.


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The Game Of Thrones Adaptation Mod aims to 'adapt' your Skyrim game into the world of Westeros, as featured in the A Song Of Ice And Fire books by George R. R. Martin.
This will involve changing everything from the soldiers you encounter (goodbye Imperials, hello Lannisters), the places you visit (Windhelm? I think you mean Winterfell) and conversion of several tens of thousands of text and subtitles to adapt the story and lore to a more Westeros-friendly environment.
In addition to meeting hundreds of characters from ASOIAF and GoT lore, you'll also be able to recruit over 50 unique NPC followers to accompany you as you fight your way across the Seven Kingdoms.
From Tyrion Lannister and Sandor Clegane to Arya Stark and Brienne of Tarth, you can take your adventure across Westeros with any of your favorite characters. In addition, most of these followers have their own unique armor sets (and in some cases, weapons too).
Of course, the mod doesn't just focus on adapting content from Skyrim. It also adds a lot of original content too. New locations, built and populated entirely from scratch, have been added to your new modded version of Westeros to really expand the places you can visit. Dragonstone, Bear Island, Robb Stark's war camp...the list goes on, and there are plans to grow even more ambitious with this.
After the initial release of the 'base' version of the mod, the plan is to turn focus on creating larger custom worldspaces for the player to visit centered around the large cities of Meereen, Vaes Dothrak and Braavos.
DLC compatibility is also on the radar. For players with all the DLC, they will see the likes of the Dawnguard transformed into the elite Golden Company - a band of highly-prized sellswords under the commander of the exiled Lord Jon Connington of Griffin's Roost.
Solstheim will become the lands beyond the Wall, with Raven Rock now the eastern Night's Watch castle of Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. Populated by wildlings, Thenns, snarks and grumkins, the far north is a dangerous place for even the most hardy traveller once you have stepped past the Wall...
This is just a small taste of what the mod will offer when the base version is released. For future versions, the plans include more worldspaces, more compatibility patches (so you can play Westerosi versions of the most popular mods) and the big prize - custom questlines built from scratch that allow you to go on a unique, exclusive Game of Thrones adventure.
I also plan to launch a YouTube series in the near future detailing the mod's progress, previewing features and (if there's interest) providing tutorials on how certain parts of the mod were achieved.
There's no release date at the moment as it is difficult to predict how much free time can be dedicated to the mod per week (we all know how real life can suck sometimes) but stay subscribed to this mod page for the latest updates.
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Caring for Your Smile
If you have healthy teeth and gums, you'll most likely spend more time with a hygienist than with a dentist. Your hygienist will work one-on-one with you to help you manage and improve your oral health.
Preventative care
Most visits start with a teeth cleaning, which your hygienist will perform while discussing your overall oral health. This will get your mouth ready for an examination by the dentist. Other hygienist services include stain removal, fluoride application and sealant protection.
Working as a team, our hygienists collaborate with our dentists, dental assistants and specialists to develop the most appropriate treatment plan for your specific needs. Just as each patient is different, each approach is uniquely tailored.
We mean it when we say we care for your smile, and it begins with your hygienist.


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A few of my tried and trusted ethical baby clothing brands, including Made in USA, fair trade, organic, and non-toxic options.Read More
Next month, Jon and I celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary (holy whaaaat?). Since we tied the knot and signed the ketubah back in 2012, I've watched several friends and relatives plan their own weddings. One of the most difficult and emotionally fraught decisions? That darn dress.Read More
One of my favorite ethical lifestyle bloggers, Dominique of Let's Be Fair, recently decided to end her time as a blogger. She was looking for someone to take over her blog and find a new home for over five years' worth of content, which includes everything from ethical shopping guides and brand profiles to essays and thought pieces.Read More
Ubiquitous as the fiddle-leaf fig, the black gingham skirt is the stuff Pinterest dreams are made of. I've seen minis and maxis, tie-waists and ruffles, paired with a crisp button-up or faded rocker tee. But I wasn't about to hop on the bandwagon until I found an ethical alternative.Read More
Todays guest post comes from one of my greatest mentors, Lisa Schreiber. She is a wise and humble leader who has taught me so much about life. You can read more about Lisa's journey in a previous collaborative post Two White Moms.Read More
Today I'm so excited to share alongside Karin Rambo! Karin is the founder of Truncation, a blog that seeks to show that "ordinary" life is meaningful and important. She especially loves to help other mamas find ways to simplify their lives.Read More
The most ethical clothing pieces are the ones you already own and care for. Here's how to make them last.Read More
Berg and Betts exquisite timepieces are a holistic example of just how pretty being ethical can be.Read More


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Top Five Adventure-Inspired Books for Women
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
This true story is about a 26-year-old broken woman who set out to hike alone on the Pacific Crest Trail in the summer of 1995 after losing her mother, divorcing her husband, using heroin and sleeping with too many men (she states herself).
Physically, she was unprepared for this adventure, and she recounts a great deal of physical pain: that of setting off with a ridiculously overstuffed backpack she comes to refer to as Monster; losing most of her blackened toenails to ill-fitting boots; having her feet become "a throbbing mass of pulp." After a few weeks on the trail, she writes, "my stench was magnificent." She tells good, scary stories about nearly running out of water, encountering leering men and dangerous animals. Sex is a leitmotif: Strayed likes it, and had packed condoms. Men are sized up as soon as they walk into the campsite and on to the page. About two-thirds of the way through the book, the act of congress finally occurs, spread-eagled against a boulder on a beach, with honey and sand involved. She was given the trail name "Queen of the PCT" by a group of young men who described her a total badass, even though she was very green and rough around the edges. I actually listened to this book on audiotape during my road trip to Arizona and I found myself crying in my car, alone, at a stoplight, more than once. At other times, I found myself laughing aloud and thinking "that is something I would do". This incredible story brought out every emotion in me from pride and laughter to sorrow and anger, but most of all it is an inspiration to all women who have hit rock bottom.
Tracks by Robyn Davidson
My ex-boyfriend who is from Australia bought me this book, and I was immediately smitten. Robyn Davidson walked across 1,700 miles of the hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company with the following words: "I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back." From witnessing her dog die from eating a poisonous plant to being maltreated by men and having authentic heart-wrenching encounters with the aboriginals, her journey through the Australian's Outback was eye-opening and with every good book, there is enough sex and romance to keep us females interested. This is not just a story about a woman in the outdoors but also about the sexism and racism, specifically affecting Indigenous Australians, the then 26-year-old encountered, and about alienation and how we limit ourselves through fear or insecurity.
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
A friend I thru-hiked the Trans Catalina Trail (TCT) with told me about this book of columns and memoirs after we joked about our blistered feet and how they reminded us of the character in "Wild". I couldn't wait to read another book by Cheryl Strayed. Spoiler alert: this book is an advice column mixed in with Cheryl's personal stories. The beloved Internet advice columnist, using the pseudonym Sugar, revealed herself in early 2012 to be the acclaimed Cheryl Strayed. First appearing on the Rumpus in 2010, her column 'Dear Sugar' quickly attracted a large and devoted following with its cut-to-the-quick aphorisms like "Write like a motherf*cker" and "Be brave enough to break your own heart."
From life, love, and sex to career changes and shit that just happens to the best of us, this collection of "advice columns" makes for a ridiculous entertaining read and got me through an international flight to South America (along with a couple of martinis).
A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio
I first was introduced to Mirna through her well-known blog "Fat Girl Running". I had the pleasure of meeting Mirna, and she is just as funny in person as she is on her blog and in her book. I am a total nerd and was way too excited when she started following me on Instagram. From her ridiculous obsession with coffee and energy gels to her hilarious stories about talking to bears, cows, and javelinas while running endless miles in the dark on winding, dusty trails; Mirna's book is inspiring and uproarious. She breaks the runner's mold, shatters the glass ceiling for women all while finishing one ultramarathon after another. Fat shaming, race shaming, and gender shaming are sadly NOT things of the past but Mirna talks her about her personal experiences with each of these and is closing the gap between fat and skinny, black and white and man and woman in the outdoor world. As stated in her bio, 'Mirna Valerio, a native of Brooklyn, New York, is a Spanish teacher, diversity practitioner, cross-country coach, ultra-runner, OCR (obstacle course runner) enthusiast, and blogger.' For a few years, her story has been featured on platforms such as CNN, Runner's World Magazine and prestigious platforms like the Wall Street Journal and NBC Nightly News. Mirna is an ambassador for Skirt Sports, a showcased athlete for Swiftwick and a Global ambassador to Merrell.
I read this book alongside my good friend, Julia on our trip to Death Valley National Park. We sat side by side around the campfire laughing and commenting as we each devoured every word of the book. I am sure our camp neighbors thought we were nuts.
The Adventure Gap by James E. Mills
I purchased The Adventure Gap in a store during my trip to Yosemite after reading the back cover, which stated, minority populations are much less likely to seek recreation, adventure, and solace in our wilderness spaces. I spent the rest of the afternoon in a hammock with a beer reading this book while pondering why the outdoor world is primarily populated with middle to upper-class white males. This book covers the detailed journey of the first all-African American team of climbers, sponsored by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), and their challenge to summit North America's highest point, the dangerous and forbidding Denali, in Alaska. The author uses Expedition Denali and its team members' adventures as a jumping-off point to explore how minority populations view their place in wild environments and to share the stories of those who have already achieved significant accomplishments in outdoor adventures-from Mathew Henson, a Black explorer who stood with Peary at the North Pole, to Kai Lightner, a teenage sport climber currently winning national competitions. Although this book was not a page-turner, it really is a great read for those who are curious about race, gender and wanting to make the outdoors an even playing field for everyone.
What is your favorite adventure book to read while in the outdoors?
See you on the trails xx,


text: Ryan and Matt "Bar Wars" Amberg have some SICK commentary on Black Dynamite, what a possible Shinobi movie means to Matt, and Ryan's trips to Universal Studios and Comedy Bang Bang Live before it's on to GameTime™ starring Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Rocksmith, Reagan Gorbachev, Destiny, Halo 5, then back to Destiny, then back to Halo 5, then a little Rocket League Hoops with a smattering of the Gears of War 4 beta. Then they form word-sentences about how the new Call of Duty comes with the old Call of Duty, Battlefield 5, Quantum Break-less-broken, Deus Ex Mankind Divided footage, Mighty No. 9's unprecedented release-delay announcement, Dishonored 2's date, Uncharted 4's early release, Valve and Ubisoft's anti-cheater theater, 1666: Amsterdam, Romero's Blackroom kickstarter delay, and Nintendo's new console date.


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While the official line from Mercedes-Benz is that the '06 R-Class is a "segment buster," not an SUV, wagon, or a minivan, that may be more spin that anything because stylistically, it looks like a wagon, albeit more aggressive than the E-Class or the BMW 5-Series wagons. Perhaps this "segment-busting" talk relates to the potential buyers: Mercedes hopes to attract consumers who disdain the stigma of minivans, while at the same time do not want to trek around in a passé SUV. Projecting annual output at 60,000 units at Mercedes' Vance, AL, assembly plant, the automaker expects the U.S. market to account for 50% of total R-Class volumes. The plant will build both short- and long-wheelbase versions of the R, with the shorts headed outside the U.S., while longs will stay state-side. Incidentally, the long-wheelbase R measures in at 203-in., which is 5-in. longer than a Cadillac Escalade and 10-in. longer than a Cadillac SRX. The short-wheelbase version is 8-in. shorter than its long sibling.
Mercedes marketing executives admit the R-Class may crimp sales of the E350 wagon by more than 30%, but say the M-Class SUV will not be hurt by the newest member of the family. Speaking of M-Class, the R-Class rides on a derivative of the M-Class unit body platform, making it excel when it comes to ride-and-handling characteristics thanks to its high torsional rigidity. The roof pillars are formed of three layers of steel, which are connected to the reinforced side members, while 62% of the vehicle's body panels are formed from high-strength steel.
Exterior styling is a mix between a sports sedan and a luxury wagon, with the seating position of an SUV. The power dome hood and sloping profile give the R-Class an athletic appearance. Inside, the R-Class is all about accommodation, as 64% of the vehicle's overall length has been designated for occupant comfort; there is 34-in. between the 1st and 2nd row seats, allowing each second row seat to move fore and aft by 6-in. An additional 30-in. of space is provided between the 2nd and 3rd rows. The driver-oriented cockpit follows the form created in the '06 M-Class, with chronograph-style gauges and tastefully executed center console. An optional panoramic sunroof, which measures in at nearly 5-ft., provides nearly an open-air driving experience.
Mercedes engineers admit the R-Class was not designed to be an SUV replacement, since its 5.8-in. ground clearance would barely allow it to traverse even a modest summit. Still, the optional Airmatic adjustable suspension provides the flexibility to lower the vehicle during highway driving or raise it up while driving over rutted roads or deep snow. Above 77 mph, the suspension automatically lowers by more than ½-in. for better handling. Toggle the rocker switch on the dash to the highest point and the vehicle rises by more than 3-in. The R-Class also features the full-time all-wheel-drive system found in the M-Class, with three "open" differentials in the front, rear and center of the powertrain. Power for the R is provided via either the standard 3.5-liter V-6, which debuted in the '05 SLK, or the optional 5.0-liter V-8. The 3.5 produces 268 hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque at between 2,400-5,000 rpm. Opting for the V-8 boosts horsepower to 302 and 339 lb.-ft. of torque available between 2,700-4,750 rpm. Both engines are mated to the standard 7-speed automatic transmission. Unlike traditional transmissions, the 7-speed will skip up to three gear ratios if necessary during downshifts, providing quick, smooth acceleration.
Chip Foose: Humble Genius
Scene 1After speaking at Detroit's Cobo Hall during the North American International Auto Show, Chip Foose seems genuinely taken with the evident adulation of the audience, and takes the time to answer every question and sign autographs.The second oldest child and only male in a family with four kids, Chip Foose was born in Santa Barbara, California, on October 6, 1963.
Creating a Low-Cost Chassis Architecture
The engineers at Zenos Cars have combined recycled carbon fiber, drinking straws and aluminum to create a chassis for a low-volume sports car.
New Chevrolet TrailBlazer: An Authentic SUV
Nowadays in the U.S. market, vehicle manufacturers pretty much are all committed to producing crossover utility vehicles rather than their predecessor type, the sport utility vehicle.


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I will be speaking and representing Answers WorldWide in Malaysia at the triennial meeting of the Asian Pacific Mission Congress in October 2008. This conference will have a focus on what is called the 10/40 window. This is the most unreached region of the world and includes 56 countries which includes 2/3 of the world's peoples. Answers WorldWide is focused intently on the 3.9 billion people that live in this region. We want to take the good news of the Gospel to them.
It is my belief that the church has failed in the past to be pro-active in missions in this area that consists of Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims. We are thus attempting to assist missionaries and national ministries in the 10/40 window.
Our translation teams are now translating AiG books and DVDs into several of the area's languages and I have personally traveled to several of these 56 countries to promote Creation Evangelism and AiG. This conference in Malaysia is just one more event that expresses our desire and heart to reach the vast 10/40 window.
Please pray for this conference and our ongoing ministry throughout Asia.
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It has a wide variety of beautiful stitches, including utility stitches, perfect buttonholes, the original high quality 9mm stitches, cross stitches, hemstitches, quilt stitches and more is all waiting for you. The Pfaff creative 3.0 sewing and embroidery machine is the perfect choice for quilters, home decor sewers, fashion enthusiasts - anyone who creates. The sewing area to the right of the needle is super-sized for sewing large amounts of fabric or batting. It uses optimized bright lights to illuminate the entire work area with no shadows.
The user-friendly colour touch screen shows stitches in actual size and the true colour of your embroidery design. It makes creating a dream. Edit designs on-screen, then zoom in for a closer look. Rotate or add lettering and create you very own personal design which can be saved in the machines memory. This machine has 150 plus designs that are ready to select right from the colour screen, but thousands more are available on-line or from our designs selection. Any *.vp3 design file can be loaded into the machine using the USB connection. New internal software make for faster graphics and better quicker loading.
After each thread in a design is sewn this Creative 3 will snip the jump stitches automatically and very cleverly pulls the top thread to the under side of the material for a totally neat finish.
Two programs are included, one allows you to create fonts, we'll the 5D QuickFont software does it for you! It will convert any TrueType font on your PC in to lettering in different sizes to be sewn out on the Creative 3. The other program 5D Organiser is one we love to use, it is simple and allows organizing of the designs you have gathered over time. It will also let you change thread colours per design and you can even convert design patterns from one format to another, so virtually any design can be used.
As well as using the IDT System the Pfaff Creative 3.0 sewing machine makes working with bulky fabrics easy with its extra pressed foot lift feature. Other fantastic features of creative 3 includes automatic bobbin thread sensor, adjustable speed changer, automatic thread tension adjustment, 37 needle positions and an automatic buttonhole creator. It uses two free motion modes one for regular spring loaded free motion feet and sensormatic free motion mode.
It incorporates another great function, it allows allows you to personalize any one of the 250+ stitch settings, like width, length, start and stop points, and tie-off which can be saved one of it's 10 personal memories. The other memory option you can save up to 40 letters, number or decorative stitches in the memory. This way you can use the same stitch pattern repeatedly. Or use one of its 4 built-in fonts to personalise home decor or garments. We love the creative 3 and it's tapering effects on all 9mm decorative stitches.
Eight additional feet are included as well as instructions, a hard plastic cover and accessories.
Embroidery Accessories Included:
Square hoop (120x120)
Elite hoop (260x200)
Hoop clips
Microfiber cloth
USB embroidery stick
Creative 3.0 Embroidery collection
Quick start embroidery kit.
And for sewing, accessories include:
Standard zigzag presser foot IDT
Fancy stitch foot IDT
Fancy stitch foot
Blind hem foot IDT
Zipper foot IDT
Sensormatic buttonhole foot
Manual buttonhole foot
Embroidery/sensormatic free motion foot
Thread nets
Edge / quilting guide
Felt pads
Seam ripper
Spool cap (L,M,S)
Multi-purpose tool
Bobbins (10)
Needle Set
Hard cover
Instruction manual
Foot Control
Power Lead.
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Beautiful machine and very easy to use. The support from Sewing Machine Sales was superb and the technical guys answered all my questions. Friendly people with great customer service. (Posted on March 26, 2015)
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