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By Selwyn Duke
"Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us . . ."
Few topics are as misunderstood as forgiveness. Bits and pieces about it are imbibed during sermons as wandering minds vacillate between spiritual prescriptions and worldly concerns, but such cogitations are usually left at the church-house door. It is one of those quaint virtues that are only practicable in moderation, it is felt, as their preeminence cannot possibly extend past the walls of a few seminaries to the rough-hewn world beyond.
When accurately comprehended, forgiveness is often difficult because it is so contrary to the instincts of the flesh which, when violated, wants to extract a pound of flesh. When errantly comprehended, forgiveness is often impossible, as it becomes a caricature of a virtue, the practice of which renders one a caricature of a virtuous man.
There are two common misconceptions with respect to forgiveness. One is to believe that forgiveness obviates punishment. The other is to assume that forgiveness is conditional. For instance, one will forgive, but not when transgressed against to an extent that one finds intolerable, or not without the exhibition of an emotionally satisfying degree of contrition.
The first error is quite characteristic of our age. When crusading for leniency, criminal-rights advocates may admonish that the imperative of forgiveness dictates that we not administer what we know to be merely proportionate punishment. And the same holds true with respect to punishing children. Why would I be cross with little Johnny? Should I not forgive my own son?
So strong is this linkage between forgiveness and leniency, punishment and vengeance, that it renders forgiveness as unpalatable to the just as it does punishment to the forgiving. For, there is frequently the feeling that a concomitant of forgiveness is kid-gloves treatment. But nothing could be further from the truth.
It is not just that forgiveness fails to make punishment unnecessary, nay, it is that it has no direct relation to punishment whatsoever. The opposite of forgiveness is not punishment, but vindictiveness, and the opposite of punishment is exoneration.
To embrace the premise that forgiveness and punishment are mutually exclusive would leave us with three alternatives. One is to dispense with forgiveness altogether so as to allow for the across-the-board punishment of transgressors. Another is to forgive them across-the-board, but then we would have to empty out the prisons. Of course, neither of these options seems very reasonable, so there is a tendency to embrace number three. To whit: we assume that when a transgression goes beyond a certain threshold, forgiveness becomes impossible and punishment necessary.
Which part of this equation will be the harder pill to swallow will depend on one's perspective. Those imbued with the permissive spirit of our age may find the juxtaposition of forgiveness and punishment to be anathema, whereas those imbued with the vengeful spirit of the ages may find unconditional forgiveness equally objectionable. But let us start with punishment.
Obviously, punishment can be motivated by a desire for vengeance, and a strong motivator it is. But as much as it is strong, it is ignoble. Punishment should be administered in a spirit of justice, with the understanding that an immoral action should often have an equal and opposite punitive reaction. We should also bear in mind that we punish for the good of society and often for that of the individual. It is this realization, that punishment can be a manifestation of love, that makes it palatable to the forgiving heart.
After all, when punishment is lacking so is the necessary deterrent to criminality, and then crime proliferates and more people than would otherwise be the case are hurt and killed. And being so remiss does not reflect love, but indifference, the father of sins of omission.
Now, what of the individual who is punished? Well, punishment can have transformative qualities. You see, one learns by doing. And since punishment can enforce good behavior, and repeated good behavior can become a good habit, a virtue, it can and does make certain individuals more virtuous.
The second part of the equation – understanding why forgiveness must not be conditional – is for most, I'm afraid, going to be a much tougher pill to swallow. But let us forge on ahead.
Where lies the virtue in forgiveness if we only forgive when it is easy? That is much like taking pride in victory in the athletic arena despite the fact that one limits his competition to only the weakest of opponents. Sure, one can forgive Mary Jo Banton for stealing his pencil in second grade, that is easy enough. But finding nobility in forgiveness is only possible when we forgive the impossible. It is only a practice in the best of virtues when we forgive the worst of vices. Only when we forgive despite a savage heart that cries out for vengeance, eyes that see nothing but red, and the abiding pain of the unkindest of cuts, are we transcending the flesh. Only then do we imitate God.
I remember hearing a woman on a radio show say, with evident passion and conviction, that her hatred kept her going. Of course, such a sentiment is easy to condemn, but is she really that different from many of us? If we are to be honest, this example is reflective of our "conditional" forgiveness. There are just those nemeses, those thorns in our side, those
bêtes noire
whom we just love to hate. Undeniably, the desire to hold grudges is most tempting. But why? Why does it feel so sublimely, deliciously, viscerally satisfying?
The answer is that when we wallow in hatred of another we are doing what could be called "psychological violence" to him. It is much the same as how sexual thoughts can be pleasing to the flesh. Sure, a lustful man would much prefer the reality over the fantasy, but absent the former he will indulge the latter. Likewise, the vengeful would much prefer to visit real-life pain upon their enemies, but absent the opportunity to do so they will settle for the dark-hooded man in the dungeon of their minds.
It doesn't make sense, say you? Well, remember that emotions are not constrained by logic and reason. The heart's imprudent governance tells us that this is our only recourse, the one way we can exact a measure of vengeance and enjoy a degree of satisfaction.
You see, in a perverse way we relish placing these transgressors on the racks of our psyches and perpetually tearing them asunder. We want to consign those infernal beasts whom we deem most damnable to a little hell in the recesses of our minds, where they must burn in the fires of our ire for a temporal eternity. Oh, avenging ourselves upon them may be beyond our grasp, justice may be elusive, and misfortune that we can revel in may be kept at bay by a smiling Lady Luck. But your hell, tailor-made just for them, is of your own design. You are the gatekeeper, and your netherworld is a realm from which there is no escape.
This brings us to a burning [no pun intended] question, the one that is central to this piece:
should we forgive? Leaving aside divine enjoinments, the answer involves rectitude: doing right by one's fellow man and by oneself.
Obviously, before we can rightly assess whether or not someone has willfully done injury to us, the egregiousness of that injury, and what a proportionate response (justice) would be, we must have sound judgement. But there is the rub. Even when in an objective, rational state of mind our judgment is subject to human limitations. Mind-reading is not within our capacity.
But how much more questionable is judgment when a mind is clouded by emotion? As I have said before, anger is like darkness: the more there is, the less you can see.
The vengeful person will most always view the object of his hostility through the prism of his antipathy. He sees every act of his hated foe as being animated by a desire to do him ill. Good turns become bad turns, and accidental bad turns become purposeful attempts to undermine him. After all, he knows that his hatred is justified and that the object of it, this demonic creature and bane of his existence, richly deserves to be relegated to that psychic hell.
And herein lies part of the value of forgiveness. Upon forgiving, the darkness of that toxic emotion is lifted and supplanted by the light of a more ethereal perception. Then, sometimes, what had been unthinkable becomes apparent. We may see that the one we bore a grudge against for so long did us no wrong, or that he had only good or neutral intentions, or that the injury we fancied to be so severe is just so much spilled milk. Sometimes even, dare I say, we may find out that the fault lies with us.
Of course, on occasion our harsh assessment may be vindicated, as we find that the light of truth reveals the person to be the embodiment of our darkest suspicions. Regardless, we can only be sure that our powers of discernment are unclouded when that miasma of malevolence has lifted.
And this wisdom, which reaches back through the ages, was never expressed more succinctly than two millennia ago when Jesus said,
"Take the log out of your own eye before you worry about the speck in your brother's. When the log is gone from your eye, you will more easily be able to see the speck in your brother's."
Yes, 'twas ever so: forgiveness is an impediment to the exacting of vengeance, but it also may be a prerequisite for the administration of justice.
So, while they say that revenge is a dish that is best served cold, the truth is that it is a dish best not served at all. It is the junk food of retribution. It makes the animalistic mouth water but causes the worst sort of heart disease: it darkens the heart. Justice is a better cut and is infinitely more pleasing to the divine palate.
Then there is the matter of doing right by oneself, and this hearkens back to that place of internal damnation. It may be true that it is a realm where we can reign supreme, but equally true is that anyone who has dominion over a hell is a devil. And this hell exists within the confines of our own heads, making it a curious sort of netherworld. For, it is not those within it who suffer torment, but those whom it is within.
After all, while that noxious bile courses through our minds and corrodes our souls, the occupant of our hell, in reality, is living his life unscathed by it. Undoubtedly, hatred for another hurts most the one who feels it.
Needless to say, nothing is easier said than done than what is at issue here. When the hurt pains us to the depth of our souls, counsel to forgive often seems laughable at best and offensive at worst. But also true is that holding on to anger and bitterness can turn a cut into a festering sore, as we throw salt in our own wound with every malevolent thought. But there is a salve, and it is called forgiveness. It is ironic, but the more you forgive, the less a person has hurt you.
God's centeredness is so often the world's radicalism. And as with so many truths, that of proper forgiveness so often seems a paradox. It means striking vengeance from your heart while leaving the justice residing next to it unmolested. It means forgiving the unforgivable while punishing the pitiable. It means making love and hate bedfellows, as you shower your fellow man with the former and his misdeeds with the latter. It means forging on ahead with the knowledge that it may be necessary to occasionally flog or execute someone, but never to hate him. And lastly, it means knowing that the gates of that microcosmic hell do not have to prevail against the temple of your soul. For clad we can be in that beatific armor of angels. That divine quality called forgiveness.
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Not as many friendly faces today as you'd normally see on a Tuesday morning ride; just myself, Karl, Eric, Keith… George was off at the National Cyclocross Championships in Madison WI, Kevin (the pilot) was doing the pilot thing, Kevin (the son) was complaining he was too sore to ride after Sunday's paintball gig and Karen was probably focusing on her 'cross skills for the upcoming World Championships in Louisville Kentucky in a few days.
What, confused about me letting Kevin have the day off because he was "sore?" Let's say that I strongly encouraged him to ride, pointing out that his muscles would feel better sooner if he rode. He wasn't buying any of it, now claiming that he didn't sleep much either. After a few minutes I gave up and headed off on my own, believing then, as I believe now, that he would have been a lot better off had he ridden. Yes, he's got a tough dad.
Partway up Kings we met up with Marcus, and rode a reasonable pace to the top. Reasonable meaning that things split up into two groups, with Keith, Marcus & Karl up front, while Eric and I worked hard to find any remaining oxygen in their wake. It was a bit of an odd morning for the two of us in that Eric's breathing sounded worse than mine (although my heart rate was running considerably higher than his, an indication that I'm not in the shape I should be).
But that Keith person. Nice guy. But deceptively fast. Deceptive in that he's going to ride at whatever level his training calls for, so you can get the idea that he's "normal" because he's riding not that much faster than you are. But when push comes to shove, the guy has a motor, and when he switches it out of idle, watch out. I finally looked him up today on Strava. He "owns" 6 pages of KOMs. KOMs, for those not familar with Strava, are sections of roads where you have the fastest time. Of anybody. If you're lucky, you can find something obscure and make it your own (or create a new one and "own" it until somebody else comes along). But Keith? He has 6 pages of them!
So it's safe to say that he's riding way below his level when I'm in the vicinity. Karl & Marcus & George & Chris & sometimes pilot Kevin might keep things interesting on a ride with him, but Me? I'm working my tail off to kepe his rear wheel in sight.

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Artist: Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) (10)
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Renoir's brother Edmond and Nini Lopez, a model known as 'fish-face', posed for this painting of a box at the theatre. He uses his opera glasses to scan the audience; she holds hers in her hand, her gaze slightly unfocused as if she knows she is being looked at.
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The Spartans were sluggish from the start as a busy schedule appeared to take its toll on both teams.
Two of the hottest teams in the Atlantic Sun caused abundant early concern for their respective coaches as USC Upstate and Northern Kentucky were just a shadow of two squads in the midst of winning streaks.
Upstate had won four consecutive games and five of six, and was hoping to close out a five-game, 10-day homestand undefeated. The Norse had won three in a row and were playing their fourth game in 10 days, including a trip to East Tennessee State just two days prior.
In a sluggish affair that featured only nine combined fast-break points, Northern Kentucky was able to escape with a 70-65 win that dropped the Spartans out of a tie for first in the conference.
"I don't know that we were mentally and physically ready to play," Upstate coach Eddie Payne said. "We looked dead-legged and like we weren't really there. We did the same amount of preparation as we did for the other games and just didn't perform very well.
"I just look at a game like that, whether they are fatigued mentally and physically, when you don't have that edge and little chip on your shoulder when you show up to compete, you're going to bet beat. It doesn't matter what league you're playing in."
Upstate led 14-8 before Northern Kentucky went on a 9-0 spurt and neither side led by more than three points after that until an 8-0 Norse run provided a 32-25 lead. Upstate's Fred Miller hit a 3-pointer with 3:05 left in the half to cut the advantage, and Northern Kentucky led 38-32 at the intermission.
It was the ninth consecutive game the Spartans had failed to reach 40 in the opening half. They'd scored 33 in each of their past two wins before adding 55 after the break both times in topping 80 points in consecutive outings for the first time all season.
Norse coach Dave Bezold was happy and surprised his squad was up at the intermission, as he wasn't any more pleased with his team's intensity and body language than Payne was with his Spartans.
At one point early in the first half, Bezold removed his entire starting five and replaced them with freshmen.
"At the beginning I didn't think we were ready to play because there wasn't a lot of energy," Bezold said. "I put all freshmen just to see if they could breathe a little life into us and we were fortunate to hang around because we weren't playing well. They really could've knocked us out in those early stages so I give our guys credit to be able to hang in there."
Upstate still didn't look to have a lot of gas left in the tank to start the second half in falling behind by a high of 46-36 with 13:20 remaining. But the scrappy Spartans went full-court press and really got after the offensive boards and showed signs of life, cutting it to 51-48 with 7:50 to go and 58-55 with 4:51 left.
"It was really, really frustrating because we'd come back in there and make a run to make it a one-possession game and then play great defense the whole shot clock, and next thing you know there's a foul and they are going to the line," Miller said.
The Norse made 12 of 14 free throws in the second half.
The Spartans never led in the second half and couldn't get over the hump, with their last gasp coming on Torrey Craig's old-fashioned 3-point play to cut the deficit to 68-65 with 1:02 to go. Game-tying 3-point attempts by Ty Greene and Adrian Rodgers in the final seconds came up empty and Chad Jackson iced it with a pair from the line.
"It was a constant struggle with matchups and we pretty much got what we deserved," Payne said.


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Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday dropped efforts to bring Dusten Brown to South Carolina to face a felony charge for not promptly relinquishing custody of his 4-year-old biological daughter, Veronica, to her adoptive parents from James Island.
Less than 24 hours before Brown was to appear in an Oklahoma courtroom to contest his extradition, Haley sent a letter to Sooner State Gov. Mary Fallin withdrawing her demand that Brown be shipped to South Carolina to face a charge of custodial interference.
Fallin's support for extraditing Brown waned after he handed over Veronica to Matt and Melanie Capobianco on Sept. 23. Haley's staff and Fallin's office had been consulting in recent days on how to resolve the matter.
"My decision to withdraw the demand for extradition of Mr. Brown is due to the exceptional nature of the underlying matter and the fact that Mr. Brown ultimately complied with the orders of the South Carolina courts, as well as the Oklahoma courts," Haley said in her letter.
After receiving Haley's letter, Fallin released a statement to The Tulsa World expressing hope that the matter is now settled.
"My heart goes out to Dusten Brown as well as the Capobianco family," Fallin said. "Both have suffered through a long and emotionally exhausting ordeal regarding a young girl they clearly love and wish the best for. ... It is my hope this legal matter will be closed and that all parties – especially Veronica – can find peace and stability in their lives".
Haley noted that 9th Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson has not dismissed the underlying charge, meaning Brown could still be arrested if he sets foot in Charleston County.
Wilson could not be reached for comment late Wednesday on Haley's decision or her ultimate plans for the warrant.
Haley could also still choose to renew the extradition request for Brown at a later date, according to a letter from Fallin's deputy general counsel, Rebecca Frazier. But it appears for now, that matter is effectively closed.
Brown's decision to relinquish Veronica came hours after the Oklahoma Supreme Court allowed the South Carolina adoption decree to be enforced there.
The Capobiancos, with whom Veronica had lived for the first 27 months of her life, quickly left Oklahoma in the company of two Charleston County sheriff's deputies and a State Law Enforcement Division agent. The law enforcement officers have since come home but there have been no sightings of the Capobiancos and Veronica on James Island and no word on when they might return.
Brown's supporters had remained uneasy about the prospect of him of going to jail in a far-away state. The felony charge carried a possible 5-year penalty.
Haley requested the extradition in August, and Fallin signed the warrant on Sept. 5. Brown had been free on bail and awaiting a chance Thursday to challenge his extradition when Oklahoma's high court issued its ruling that allowed to Capobiancos to regain custody of Veronica.
Todd Hembree, Cherokee Nation Attorney General, said the tribe was pleased by Haley's decision, which leaders "see this as a step in the right direction for all involved." Both Brown and Veronica are members of the Cherokee Nation.
Shannon Jones, an attorney for Brown in Charleston, also was relieved to learn of Haley's decision, but she said she maintains her belief that the governor never should have gotten involved in the custody dispute in the first place.
"There are plenty of other citizens in our state who have been in a similar position," Jones said. "When we treat one case differently because it has a lot of media publicity, I think we are destroying our integrity."
Haley spokesman Doug Mayer said the governor "is just happy that baby Veronica is back home in South Carolina with her parents where she belongs."
Veronica had been living with Brown since New Year's Eve 2011, after he used the Indian Child Welfare Act to gain custody of her. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the ICWA didn't apply to him because he hadn't been in his ex-fiancee's life when she was pregnant.
Reach Glenn Smith at 937-5556 or Twitter.com/glennsmith5.


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December 14, 2010
In a protest spreading through Georgia's prison system, inmates are striking for better conditions and to be paid for their work, which they're now forced to do for free. They've locked themselves down in peaceful protest but are being punished violently, some beatings resulting in broken ribs and one man beaten beyond recognition. Sign the petitions and learn other ways you can help.


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Only in Paris.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Bonne Saint-Valentin
Only in Paris.
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Love today's post, Carol! I'm very interested to hear about Les Merveilles on rue Monge that you have featured. We own a place on rue Monge, but I'm not familiar with this shop and am wondering if it's the new place we saw under construction when we were last there in October. Is it on the west side of the street between Cardinal Lemoine and Pl. Monge?? It looks fabulous!!ReplyDeleteReplies
West side, east side I don't know. But heading up rue Monge away from St.Germain it's on your right. The 47 bus stop is right in front.Delete
How beautiful, all these Valentines from Paris, merci!ReplyDelete
(Autocorrect insists on mercy - maybe they are right?)
I wonder if the topping of the pink meringue whipped cream hearts at Les Merveilles rue Monge is made of those little pearls that pop so deliciously on one's tongue.
Happy Valentine's Day from Vienna,
And your beautiful Valentine to Paris continues strong! Thank you, Carol!ReplyDelete
Toi aussi..!ReplyDelete
Super cute ton billet!
A perfect Valentine!ReplyDelete
Doggie lace-ups? You are so right, Carol. Only in Paris!! x KatieReplyDelete
Great post today. Love the kissing cars.ReplyDelete
- Lynne S8:31 AM
I think you need Repetto ballet flats for Paris trip....might they come in orange.ReplyDeleteReplies
Repettos come in every color of the rainbow!Delete


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IMDave necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 145 diseños de 45 diseñadores freelance.
Company currently has a logo that was created in-house a while ago to fullfill the need to have a logo...quickly. As of today, we are in the process of re-branding, and putting a new, dynamic, fluid, and aesthetically pleasing image forward.
People come to us for their cosmetic procedures, so we want to represent ourselves according to the services we offer.
We have two offices. We want to utilize the same graphic design, but have two different office names we want to see.
West Georgia Center for Plastic Surgery
NuVea MedSpa
**Please Read Brief**
West Georgia Center for Plastic Surgery (name 1) NuVea MedSpa (name2)
We have two offices. Both are run semi-independately, but offer the same services: Plastic Surgery, and Non-Invasive Cosmetic Surgery.
Both offices are operated under different names, however, we want to create a standard conceptual design, so that both offices resemble each other, but at the same time having different names.
We have West Georgia's ONLY board certified Plastic Surgeon so we want our brand image to be loud and proud, however soothing, and aesthetic.
Again, when submitting your design conepts, please include 1 design for the two different names. Keep the same graphic, and text...colors...etc. Just show the logo with two different names.
Amendment #1
When working with the name "West Georgia Center for Plastic Surgery". Please bring focus to 'Center for Plastic Surgery', while also letting everyone know that it's 'West Georgia'. I would prefer to see West Georgia spelled out, however, I would be open to seeing designs that have it initialized, ie. "WG" Center for Plasic Surgery. -- This could be as simple as a sphere with the initials WG in it...next to a creative font that says 'center for plastic surgery'...be creative.
Please be extra creative, and think outside the box. We want high quality, modern, with sex appeal. We want a logo people will remember, and can easily visualize.
Ammendment #2
Click on this link...this will take you to a photo of a Nautalis that we would like to be included into our logo.
The reason we like this, is it is true 'golden ratio'. Keep this in mind. The logo doesn't have to be the entire shell...you can, zoom in on just a portion of the shell...or the shell as a whole.
-Also We still haven't seen font styles that we 'really like'. I'd like to see some unique fonts.
-Keep in mind symetrical, perfection, precision and unique.
- Item 1...
- Intelligence of Nature
- Natural Beauty
- Artistic
- Balance
- Precision
- Geometry of Nature
- Relationship Balance
- Golden Ratio
- Phi (http://goldennumber.net)
- Form and Function intertwined (Inseperable)
- Youth - Balance
- Health - Wellness - Nourished
- HarmonyColors:
Green, Granite, white...are the colors of our interior office. (***I hope to supply the color codes soon to give you all the specific colors to match/contrast against***)
- Item 1...I don't want anything that appears as though it was created in Microsoft Paint. I do not want this to appear cheap, rugged, jagged, or dirty.
- Nothing too 'out of the box', though nothing too 'typcical'- I don't want everyone submiting flowers, butterflys, leaves...etc. I will award more points to creativity, elegance, and how dynamic the logo is.
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Dave's Rating:
Sugar coma.
The story didn't end when Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) pushed the witch into the oven in that house made of candy. Not only did it turn the former kidnappees into professional witch hunters, it turned them somewhat world-weary, gave them R-rated potty mouths ("that f***in' candy") and made Hansel diabetic.
It also covered up a secret that you'll see coming if you care to pay attention, one involving the very nature of Hansel and Gretel's obsession with slaughtering child-killing spell-casters. When baddest witch of them all, Muriel (Famke Janssen, who seems to be having a really great time pretending to be in an all-witch metal band), comes along to put their powers to the ultimate test, this secret comes out.
And that's all. That's all they've got.
Obviously, there's interest in this sort of thing on the part of whoever watches Grimm and Once Upon a Time. And that might be part of the reason for this movie's strange affliction. It's flat, generic and muted, yet also clear from momentary sparks of wit and life that somebody tried for something more. I don't know what sort of script co-writer/director Tommy Wirkola handed the studio. I don't know how much cooler it was, how much more violent and profane and smart, how far from the original story he tried to take this. But the final product feels like a coven of people in offices visited the set, were shown the mocked-up candy house and then decided to gut the whole thing and make it safe for theatrical and television sales to other countries where there's lots of censorship.
Whatever comedy existed on paper has been stripped from the screen, so that only Jeremy Renner's sarcastic, annoyed delivery provides a laugh here and there. All movement in the direction of witty irreverence feels blocked. The generic action involves a lot of digital death and witches turning into black shards of glass when decimated, and that was really cool looking in Snow White and the Huntsman, and that's probably the point. But since the secret is really no secret at all, all that's left is the big shootout with Janssen at the end. Cue screamy music over the credits to remind you that you've just watched a film with an "edge."
Only you didn't. You saw a roll of the dice on a franchise, one that hedges its bets at every turn and never makes the leap into capturing your imagination. If it successfully takes your money, the sequels and their resulting attempts to built better diabetes jokes will be all your fault.
21 out of 100 Metascore®
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Sell Polo Shirts. Buy Pills.
Stock investors should trim positions in the market's priciest corners, like apparel, and look for bargain spots, including drugs. Jack Hough discusses on Markets Hub. Photo: Bloomberg.
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Commuters from the Brockton area who take Route 24 may have run into some heavy traffic and heavy fumes this morning.
Lanes in the northbound and southbound sides of Route 24 are back open after they were closed in Fall River Monday morning after a tractor trailer roll over caused the truck to catch fire. The truck was carrying more than 11,000 gallons of gasoline.
The female driver of the truck has been taken to Rhode Island Hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries, State Police said.
The accident happened at President's Avenue at Exit 5 on Route 24 northbound.
The truck is owned by J.P. Noonan, a company based out of West Bridgewater. the Department of Environmental Protection and Clean Harbors are on-scene to address the environmental impact of the crash.
The right lane and breakdown lane at the site of the crash and the ramp from Route 24 northbound to Presidents Avenue will remain closed. All northbound lanes south and north of the crash site are open. All southbound lanes are now open as well.


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Brown-throated three-toed sloth
(Bradypus variegatus)
Facts about this animal
Sloths are very unusual animals with long limbs, short bodies and stumpy tails, that live upside down in trees, moving slowly and little. To accommodate this lifestyle, the fur grows from the belly toward the back, and the head can rotate 270 degrees.
The three-toed sloth has five simple teeth on each side of the upper jaw, and four teeth in the lower. Thre are no true canines or incisors. The feet have no free toes but three long curved claws that form a hook by which the sloth can hang passively from a branch.
Three-toed sloths may be active at day and night. They usually feed high in the canopy where they are difficult to spot. About once a week they descend to the ground to defecate: while clinging to a tree trunk they dig a hole, defecate in it, and cover it over.
Three-toed sloths give birth to one single young, which spends its first 6-9 months clinging to its mother.
Did you know?
That all sloths have three toes, even two-toed sloths! However, they have only two front claws whereas the three-toed sloth has three of these long, hook-shaped claws.
|Name (Scientific)
|Bradypus variegatus
|Name (English)
|Brown-throated three-toed sloth
|Name (French)
|Paresseux à gorge brune
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Perezosos de tres dedos, Perezoso grisaceo
|Local names
|Brazil: Preguiça-de-bentinho
|CITES Status
|Appendix II
|CMS Status
|Not listed
Photo Copyright by
Stefan Taube
|From Honduras to North Argentina, withouth north-eastern regions of South America.
|Tropical Rainforest
|Wild population
|Unknown, but widespread and abundant (Red List IUCN 2011)
|Zoo population
|1 reported to ISIS (2007)
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 75 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
Find this animal on ZooLex
Photo Copyright by
D. Gordon E. Robertson
Why do zoos keep this animal
The tree-toed sloth is currently not threatened with extinction. It is rarely kept by zoos, although the species is of major educational interest and would be a good ambassador species for its habitat, the threatened neotropical rainforests.
In range countries zoos may keep the species for animal welfare reasons as they may accept caring for injured or orphaned individuals.


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Update Your Light Fixtures With Mason Jars
Lately we've had some great posts about mason jar lighting (like here and here). And you can't forget the cute Mason Jar Storage Solution. Recently I spotted this great idea; why get new light fixtures when you can easily update them with mason jars? Check it out after the jump.
Not sure this will fit in your fixture? Many light fixtures use screws to tighten the fit of the shade, so even if a mason jar isn't the perfect fit the screws can make it a little bit snugger.
Imagine this look if you frosted the inside of the jar, the light would be beautiful and the style unexpected.
Try this out for a quick and easy change for your sconces. Find out more over at Kelly and Olive.
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Shoulder Tribal Tattoos
Shoulder tribal tattoos are very fashionable despite the fact that the tattoos are not visible at all times in public places except when in beaches and other places where men do not wear shirts and females wear swimsuits. They have magnificent designs plus their placement on the body makes them easy to hide. The tattoos are there and they reflect your personality without you having to irritate others in relation to them causing problems at the workplace. They also look cool despite the person who is wearing them.


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Wrap Sampler
Fresh ingredients and a lovely presentation make this wrap sampler such a delight. The creamy mozzarella is a good counterpoint for the other, stronger flavors.
9 cups grilled mixed vegetables, chopped
24 radicchio leaves, deveined
24 shrimp, poached
3 cups oil-packed tuna, drained
1 cup oil-cured olives, sliced
1 cup capers, rinsed, drained
1 cup Italian parsley, chopped
12 Bibb lettuce leaves
12 oz. fresh mozzarella, sliced in strips, or 24 bocconcini
24 small anchovies, drained
1. Roughly chop vegetables and season; toss with shrimp. Divide between 12 radicchio leaves.
2. Arrange tuna, olives, capers and parsley on serving plate; serve with 12 leaves of Bibb lettuce.
3. Divide mozzarella between remaining radicchio and top with anchovies. If using bocconcini, wrap anchovies around cheese and place two per leaf. Roll and grill briefly until the cheese begins to melt and the leaf is charred.
4. Arrange one of each wrap on a platter and garnish with a balsamic or pesto vinaigrette. Or, arrange leaves on a platter and mound fillings around plate, allowing diners to roll their own.


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mayzer needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 114 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
The design is for a COW - single colour only. It's for a children's clothing line so keep that in mind.. needs to be a cow that makes kids smile. So am after a cute looking friendly cow.
Desired Color Scheme:
Can be any colour - just SINGLE colour please
Desired Style:
Eye catching for kids and adults!
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
I'm after a 'single colour' design of a COW that will be printed onto a range of children's clothing. I have previously run a contest for a colourful cow - however this contest is for a SINGLE COLOUR only, so that the finished design can be printed in a range of colours. The design can be front on or side on. I would like the design to have something like 'the eyes, mouth etc' that can be used for other designs I.e. duck, cat, dog etc.. so that it is easily recognizable as from the same designer. Nothing scary, just soft, smiley fun looking cows! I'm hoping that the winning entrant will then be able to work with me to design a whole range of other animals etc. It should be a fun project … so I hope you enjoy the contest and I'll look forward to all the clever and creative entries. Good luck!


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For the second time in three years, a federal jury is set to hear the Justice Department's case against a former New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a man outside a strip mall after Hurricane Katrina.
Jury selection for David Warren's retrial began Monday in New Orleans. Warren was convicted in 2010 of manslaughter in the death of 31-year-old Henry Glover, whose body was burned in a car by a different officer.
Warren was serving a prison sentence of nearly 26 years when a federal appeals court overturned his convictions.
A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled he should have been tried separately from four other officers charged with participating in a cover-up designed to make Glover's shooting appear justified.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 11, 2005) - The East Tennessee State women's tennis team was picked to finish fourth in the Southern Conference this season as voted on by the coaches.
Furman was the unanimous pick to win the 2005 Southern Conference women's tennis title and the College of Charleston was the only other school to pick up a first place vote.
The Lady Paladins, the defending Southern Conference champions, came in at the top spot receiving 10 first place votes, collecting a total of 100 points. The College of Charleston finished second with 85 points. In the finals of the 2004 women's tennis championships, Furman edged the Cougars, 4-2.
Davidson garnered 84 points for third, while East Tennessee State (75) and Wofford (57) finished up the top five.
Georgia Southern finished sixth with 53 points, followed by UNC Greensboro with 47 points and Chattanooga with 44 points. Rounding out the list were Elon with 26 points, Appalachian State with 20 points and Western Carolina with 13 points.
Last season the Bucs finished tied for fourth 6-4 in the SoCon and 17-13 overall. Currently, the Bucs are 2-2 after picking up their second win of the season on the road against Virginia Tech 4-3.
The Bucs host their first regular season competition on Sunday, Feb. 13. The day will present three matches for the Bucs throughout the day. They will face Virginia Intermont at 9:30 a.m., U Va. Wise at 5:00 p.m., and UNC Asheville at 7:30 p.m. in preparation for their first SoCon match on Feb. 25 at Elon.
2005 SoCon Preseason Women's Tennis Poll
1. Furman (10) 100
2. College of Charleston (1) 85
3. Davidson 84
4. East Tennessee State 75
5. Wofford 57
6. Georgia Southern 53
7. UNC Greensboro 47
8. Chattanooga 44
9. Elon 26
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Around half the staff at Radical Entertainment have lost their jobs.
The Vancouver Sun reports that Vancouver-based video game developer Radical Entertainment is to lay off around 100 employees, equating to approximately half its work force.
The cut-backs come as a decision by Activision Blizzard to half Radical Entertainment's video game output.
Oh well, I wonder what the guys over at Sucker Punch think about this. I mean, inFamous could end up dominating Prototype now.
This game had better not get canned. Prototype has been on my gaming radar ever since its announcement and I've been dying for it to be released. I was already pretty well pissed when they delayed the game and talked about "putting multiplayer back in it". Not EVERY game has to have multiplayer damnit!
Either way this had better not mean the game is starting to find a grave to fall in to.
they better not cancel PROTOTYPE, its my most anticipated open world game. It makes inFAMOUS look quite boring and makes Mercs2 look tame.
I cant wait for it, but from what i saw it looked nearly finished, so hopefully it still gets released.


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MelindaF necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 63 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
The Dental Essentials
My partner and I both grew up with lots of cavities, despite brushing everyday, so I'm particularly excited to be launching this product.
Our innovative product is a nutritional supplement that helps prevent tooth decay and can even heal existing cavities. Yep, heal cavities through diet and nutrition, it's even 100% guaranteed.
Our company rests on the thoroughness of its research and its innovative approach to dental care.
We are no-nonsense, we do not give the hard sell or condescend in our marketing, rather we respect our customers and provide them with a resource of information. Our approach is honest, science based and high quality.
We see ourselves as providing a new voice of hope to those struggling with chronic dental decay. Our product provides encouragement and support and optimism and is trustworthy and inspires confidence. We are a great new alternative.
Our product will appeal primarily to educated, health conscious mothers. Women who are prepared to spend a little extra to buy organic food, or cloth diapers and fair trade items. They are bright, involved and may already include nutritional supplements and vitamins in their diet.
We are looking for a logo to represent our new product.
"The Dental Essentials"
tagline: results you can sink your teeth into
Please include a version with the tagline and without
It must convey confidence and trust and be easy to read
No images of teeth or mouths or smiling, please
No cartoons or clip art
Clean lines-- nothing fussy
Bold and confident and eye catching
Colours we like: A bright forest green (006600), black and white (may have accent colour of lighter green (00D700)
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By September, surveys showed survival rates of only 22% for Coulter pines, 18% for Big Cone Douglas firs and 40% for Ponderosa pines, officials said.
This year, the agency has planted 155,000 seedlings — all from seeds collected exclusively from trees that evolved in the Angeles National Forest.
Most of the seedlings planted below an elevation of about 4,000 feet died. Survival rates were highest for seedlings planted a few yards apart in the high country.
Some success
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i think that jrpg need to be bought into other contries personally they are amzing games what are your thoughts on this
I do anime reviews on YouTube- www.youtube.com/user/realSwaggamer
Of course. Look at FFVII and the following it received.
jo momma
this effectively sums up my feels on jrpgs
My face when I have no face.
The "Tales of" series is the best jrpg series out there. That needs to get more attention, final fantasy has enough.
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this effectively sums up my feels on jrpgs
This is perfect.
Thinking of something cool to say...
Maybe I have a different definition of jrpg, but I can't say I see them as underrepresented. I'm referring to the gameplay/style of the game, rather than the location of the publisher/developer.
I'm not even a great fan of the genre, but a number of series come to mind immediately.
Admittedly, I don't own any of the latest generation of consoles, but traditionally it has been jrpgs that dominated on those, as opposed to western rpgs, which dominated on PCs. If you're referring to the old school top-down jrpgs, they may be less common on consoles than they used to be, though I'd be shocked if there weren't many of them on portable systems at least.
Personally, I feel there is more of a need/lack of old school 2d games on home systems like Contra, Double Dragon, Metroid or Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but apparently the rest of the world just wants the shiny 3d graphics and don't care about these styles of gameplay, which mostly don't work as well in 3d. Not targeting jrpgs with that statement, btw.
One game. Grandia 1, Epic :D
Yeah I think they should get more known
what is this cr stuff
wtf is a Jrpg?
All I wanted was to start over.. miserable and alone.
japanease role playing game
I do anime reviews on YouTube- www.youtube.com/user/realSwaggamer
i agree if tales games are noticed more by the public more of the games from the series will be localised
I do anime reviews on YouTube- www.youtube.com/user/realSwaggamer
Outside of the odd game that catches my fancy for some reason (FFX, Ys Origin, Lost Odyssey) I find the genre to be severely lacking. The aesthetics generally make me want to bang my head against a wall and I find their cookie cutter characters significantly more annoying the cookie cutter characters from Western RPG's.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
I really like the Persona series, really wish more people knew about it!
back online! add me and chat!
All I wanted was to start over.. miserable and alone.
JRPG tends to refer to a style of game. And the fact they tend to do come from Japan.
The problem I generally see, is that the market is shrinking here in the West. Sure, big names like Final Fantasy could still turn a nice dime, but for the most part, it's becoming a much more niche market then the SNES/PS1 heyday. With sweeping open world games like Skyrim, Mass Effect, and Fallout much more appealing to the general Westerner (and our not so crazy sensibilites lol), it's no wonder the market has shrunk.
What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk...
I haven't played a lot of JRPGs but I can definitely say they are better than recent western RPG. Skyrim, Fallout, Borderlands and even Mass Effect are so incredibly dull to me. I wish there were more JRPG titles overseas.
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Look: Chief Keef's Most Talked About Instagram Photos (Before They Get Deleted)
If there's one thing Chief Keef loves more than his recently released debut album, Finally Rich, it's got to be Instagram.
From the controversial moments to the downright hilarious ones, we've got to admit that Keef is a character worth following on the picture-sharing social media platform. Just make sure you do so before he deletes it—again.


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As we approach the holiest time of year for Christianity, I am thinking more about the absolute necessity of prayer for our Christian life. Basically, Christians believe that the human soul is literally made by God for connection and relationship with God. In addition, because so much of this world is set against the grace, truth and purposes of God, prayer is even more essential to strengthen and keep us in the faith, hope and love of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. So to that end, we hear the Apostle Paul sharing God's Word about prayer in the biblical Letter to the Ephesians, writing as follows: (more…)
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GRTU has received a grant application from the Cheyenne Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CMTU) in Colorado Springs for a stream improvement project on the South Platte River in Eleven Mile Canyon.
Specifically, this project would benefit a section of the South Platte at Camp Alexander, a Boy Scout Camp that is heavily utilized by Boy Scout Troops from Texas. The project is a "Trees for Trout" project, which utilizes trees and root balls from the Hayman burn area and installs them along the river bank to deepen the stream channel, provide cover for trout and a better environment for aquatic insects.
See full grant request at CMTU Grant
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HIV guilt (DISCLOSURE, INSPOT.ORG, 2010 )
Oct 14, 2010
Dear Dr Frascino
I was diagnosed HIV+ in 2006 at the age of 19. My immediate reaction was to cease being an active participant in sex as I was, at that time, under the false impression that this radically reduced the risk of my infecting someone else.
Regrettably, I had 3 situations where I engaged in unsafe penetrative sex (as the passive partner). While I was always vocal about the fact that I strongly suggested using protection, all 3 of these guys were not interested in using protection (2 were also on drugs).
Since then, the thought that I might have infected them has been weighing heavily on my conscience to the point that I have developed panic attacks and bouts of depression. My therapist has tried to assure me that if they were prepared to take that risk with me, I was most likely not the first and that I should relax.
Truth is, I can't. Even though my viral load has never been below 4000, I find myself in the throes of intense panic. Even now, 3 years since the last such encounter.
I have since begun treatment (due to recurrent enteritis and chronic fatigue) and I am reacting very well. Undetectable viral load and CD4 on the increase. I have enjoyed 2 1/2 years with the most wonderful HIV- partner. However, my life seems to be in the shadow of these encounters. While it angers me that their stupid decisions are causing me such grief, I just cannot be content.
After the public display in Germany recently of criminal HIV transmission, things have just worsened.
I am not entirely sure what I am asking you but I am at my wits end and do not know how to go on.
Any advice?
Yours sincerely
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hello UK24,
You characterized your problem well when you wrote: "I am not entirely sure what I am asking you but I am at my wits end and do not know how to go on" and ". . . I have developed panic attacks and bouts of depression." Clearly anxiety and depression are why you are "at wits end." You link those problems to "HIV guilt related to three bouts of unsafe sex. These lapses in judgment cannot be undone. (If you are still in contact with these guys, you could advise them they have had an HIV exposure and should get checked. This can be done anonymously. See below.) I absolutely agree with your therapist that it takes two to do an unsafe dance with no pants. Your partners share at least equal responsibility. Your focus on these three incidents from your past may not be the real issue here. Anxiety and depression are clinical syndromes in and of themselves. Your anxiety and depression are presently not being adequately managed r adequately treated. I would advise you talk with your HIV specialist to see if a more thorough evaluation and more aggressive treatment are warranted. You may well need to see a psychiatrist (M.D.) rather than a non-M.D. therapist. The psychiatrist can prescribe anti-anxiety and anti-depression medicaments, which may well be extremely beneficial in getting your life out of "the shadow of these encounters." No one can undo the past, but you can take responsibility for today and the future.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
Witholding the truth? (DISCLOSURE, INSPOT.ORG, 2009 ) Nov 4, 2009 Last weekend, I went to a great Halloween party with a bunch of friends, and we all got pretty drunk. I remember what happened most of the night, but there are some details that I do not remember. One of the things that I do remember was meeting this good looking guy. I recall flirting, dancing, and getting in a cab with him. We went back to his place; we got naked; we started fooling around. The guy asked me if he could fuck me. I said yes. He then asked me if I was healthy. I hesitated for a second, and then said, yes. I thought, well, I AM healthy. I am a healthy HIV positive person-- but deep inside I knew he was really asking me about my HIV status. He took out a condom, and I put it on him. He fucked me pretty hard. The condom broke I learned the next morning. I blacked out a couple of times througout the night.
When I woke up the next morning, it took me a few minutes to adjust and recognize the person next to me and the place I was in. Forget his name. I had to look at the address label on one of his magazines in the bathroom to remember his name.
Finally, it all started to come back. Panic settled. Once sober, I realized I had not beencompletelyhonest with this guy. I was mortified. I had justified my answer with the notion that I was indeed healthy not sickbut I wasnt (not according to his vocabulary) Now he was telling me about the condom breaking.
I felt like such an a**hole. He was being honest and responsible. He told me what happened with the condom; he told me again that he was healthy and that he had recently been tested; He asked me again if I was healthy. This time I mumbled no. My answer was either not heard or was confused with another question I did my best to cross-talk, and was able to change the subject before he could ask again. I thought, ok, one-night stand, get dress, move, leave before he asks more questions. But before I got to the door he asked me if he could see me again. I wanted to say no, but like a moron I said sure. I did like him, but whatever chance I had to get to know this person was now ruined. I wrote my email address on a piece of paper and left. When I got home I was overwhelmed with sadness and guilt. Ive been having a hard time sleeping ever since. I know we tried to protect ourselves I know the chances for infection are very small, but still, who in the hell am I to decide about his (or anybody elses) health? He had the right to know. I feel that I was as reckless as a drunk driver.
Couple of days later, he wrote. He told me he had a great time. He wants to get together again. I know the simplest thing to do is say no or ignore him. My friends tell me to shut my mouth. That it is too late. I would make things worse if I talk now. So this is my dilemma. Should I remain silent and hope that nothing bad happens (to his health)? Or Should I come clean and tell him the truth? Forget about developing any type of friendship with this guy. Ill be lucky if he doesnt punch me in the face.
With this experience, I realize how deeply ashamed I still am of my HIV status. I am still very angry at myself for having been infected. I crave acceptance and fear rejection so much that I put myself in these difficult situations. I thought I was a decent person, but with this experience I feel as if I have lost my morals and sense of decency. Am I being overdramatic? Perhaps. But I am deeply disturbed about my behavior. I dont have the right to decide for others. As for my drinking, well, I guess that doesnt help either.
Any words of wisdow would be truly appreciated.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Disclosure is never easy. You certainly are not alone in fearing rejection and craving acceptance.
I agree that your deception was wrong; however, I do not believe you have lost your morals or sense of decency. Your intense guilt is testament to your basic moral character.
What should you do now? I think you already know the answer. I do not agree with your friends! If the situation were reversed, wouldn't you want to know the truth? I believe you need to come clean, admit your mistake and accept the consequences of your actions. A face-to-face meeting with a sincere apology would be best; however, if you can't muster up the courage for a personal interaction, you should at least notify him anonymously via an anonymous partner-notification program. "Inspot" works well. See below. Leveling with your Halloween trick is not only the best way to deal with your guilt; it's also the right thing to do.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
How do I anonymously tell a partner I may have exposed him to an STD??? (INSPOT.ORG) May 5, 2009
Dr. Bob,
HELP!!!! I did something stupid and now I've got syphlis!!!! I'm still waiting for my HIV test!!! What really worries me is that I've had sex with several friends and we sort of forgot to use a condom. But I know these guys really well and know they are healthy and usually play safe. I just can't tell them in person that I have syphilis and my health department wants to know my name. I don't trust them to keep the information confidential if I give them these guys names. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Too-Embarrassed-To-Tell-Them
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hi Too-Embarrassed-To-Tell-Them Guy,
You sort of forgot to use a condom???????? Hmmmmm.....Early Alzheimer's I presume, right? Otherwise I'm sure you wouldn't take such a risk. (Learning a lesson like this the hard way is indeed painful and I'm not only talking about the walloping dose of penicillin that's going to be injected into your butt, either! I'm hopeful your experience will make others think twice before "sort of forgetting to use a condom", even with friends.)
Actually there is a way to notify your contacts! Check out the Web site called InSpot.org. There you can send an anonymous e-mail to your sexual partners advising them they may have been exposed to an STD. Yes, it's truly anonymous and cannot be traced back to you. There are a variety of very simple messages to send. My favorite is "I got screwed while screwing, you might have too." Dr. Bob says, "Check it out!" Don't delay! Your contacts need to be told and treated ASAP!
Dr. Bob
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The Agile Manifesto values "individuals and interactions over processes and tools". Historically, this value has discouraged the use of software tools and encouraged more use of white-boards, index cards, and other low-tech tools. The Agile Journal's April issue reexamined the relationship between tools and agile development. The diversity in the articles mirrored the current diversity in the community.
Ron Jeffries, one of the authors of the Agile Manifesto, and Ryan Martens of Rally Software debated the usefulness of tools on software development projects. They agreed on the usefulness of technical tools such as a good IDE with a built-in refactoring and a continuous integration machine. They disagreed on team-oriented tools. Ron indicated that he was against the use of these tools because, more often than not, they inhibit communication:
I have watched many teams plan or track their iterations using the available tools. The process seems almost always to go like this: Some person in the room, often the ScrumMaster or equivalent, brings the tool's screen up on a projector. Then they go around the room one person at a time, asking that person what they worked on, what they're going to do next, and so on. At base, this is a reporting process not a conversational process. As such, it is a weak form of communication compared to, say, a discussion. The team is taking turns being asked questions by some leader and answering them.Ryan answered that tools are a need for larger teams - that whiteboards and index cards cannot scale:
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What really baffles me is how quickly the vendors of these tools seem to forget the value of "simplicity". I don't really want my agile tracking tool to look like Microsoft Project, but that's what a lot of them smell like to me.
You know the part of index cards that really doesn't scale well? Writing out a few hundred of them after a good breakout session at the start of a project. So far as I can tell, none of these tools make that any easier. If fact, it's even more tedious with all the mousing around and entering things in extra fields I really don't need.
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I agree: mousing around and filling in a dozen little boxes has turned me off a number of tools, just from looking at their screenshots.
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So we know your pain, and we provide a couple of things to make your need of bringing lots of stories into a backlog quickly.
At Rally, we provide three answers for fast recording of stories:
- a quick import template from spreadsheet
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All of these controls happen on our Dashboard pages to keep you in context to the iteration, release and project that you are working in. We try to make those dashboards the center of your world and give you all the rich functionality you need right there.
Go ahead beyond the screen shots and try out our hosted service. You will see that it is not just a static web application, but a rich environment to help teams realize the benefits of agile. (shortening cycles, burning visibility, pulling testing forward and prioritization based on value and feedback)
I hope this provides some light on both your question and Deborah's point about screenshots.
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We've gotta slap a rumor tag on this one, but I'd say that everything Phone Arena's tipster dropped on them belongs in the massively probable category.
Motorola has been delivering solid hardware for at least a year now with the software (well and camera) being our main points of contention with them. Our biggest hope for the Google acquisition was that we would finally see Motorola return to vanilla Android while maintaining their hardware chops. It's taken a bit longer than we hoped, but the latest round of rumors certainly appears to confirm that the X Phone will be that device.
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The EU Parliament's legal service recently conducted a similar review and came to an identical conclusion: ACTA may or may not be legal... depending on how you interpret it.
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