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I wish I could recall the circumstances surrounding the moment when I suddenly got possessed to see this, but those memories are lost to time. I had seen the original a few years back [and been un-thrilled, probably due to the fact that we've seen a million Hitchcocks and other dilutions during the intervening years]. I knew I should watch it again before settling down to watch the remake—but fuck it, I wanted to see this one, and see it NOW.
This is directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, best-known for Benny & Joon, and with no known experience in directing a thriller. Interestingly, however, the screenplay is by Don Roos, who went on to become the writer-director of the hilarious and delightful The Opposite of Sex, among lesser successes. So for that reason you might think that there would be a highly-developed gay sensibility of a certain type—the type that highly values trashy women being BITCHES—and you'd be right.
So within four minutes Isabelle Adjani as Mia is naked and having convulsions in the bathroom, observed by a peeping boy across the way. Chazz Palminteri as her husband Guy wakes up and finds her there. The boy, who we understand has an adolescent attraction to Mia, runs over to save her, but is stopped by Sharon Stone as Nicole, all ruby lipstick, cigarettes and animal patterns. They open the door and see Mia laying there naked, and the kid stands staring at her, even after Nicole tells him to go get another teacher. So far I was totally into the hothouse atmosphere of violence and barely-repressed lust.
So we're at this boys school that is owned by Mia and run by Guy. The promotional video for the school says that it enforces strict discipline. The food they are forcing the kids to eat is treated as something it is cruel and unusual to make even a dog eat, and Nicole sends hers away. Guy forces Mia to eat some, and she struggles to put even a dollop in her mouth. Thing is, to me it looked utterly delicious—a thick chicken stew, like pot pie filling, over white toast. It looked like the kind of thing a French chef could whip together if they were stranded in the Midwest, but here it's treated like dog barf. We see that Guy is hideously [and very publicly] abusive to Mia as he forces her to eat, saying "Swallow it. Swallow it for once in your life." I know it's horribly wrong and politically incorrect, but with Chazz being all dominant and arrogant, I couldn't help imagining him gripping my neck and sneering these words to me. I know, I need help. Chazz, please help.
So we see Guy go after Mia, and we see that Mia actually gets quite aroused by his evil nature. Dissolve to a couple having sex and, surprise, it's Nicole. Because Guy does it with Mia and then goes to Nicole, having arranged a sort of Madonna / Whore thing right in the convenience of his own home. The next day Sharon is wearing bright red and yellow [her outfits throughout are a HOOT] and wearing giant Bee Girl glasses. She says that after Guy was with Mia he vas violent in his doings with Nicole. We're supposed to be shocked by the fact that the wife and mistress know about each other. But I was too busy noticing that Stone lights a cigarette at 8:03, then walks outside, and lights another cigarette at 8:45, a mere 42 seconds later. Talk about a chain smoker. This cigarette is observed by this SHAMELESSLY caricatured Jew who does nothing but whine and complain whenever he appears, leading to the first flashes of Stone's astonishingly hilarious bitchiness in this movie. The Jew asks her if there's something wrong with her eyes and her immediate, dismissive delivery of the word "allergies," cracked me up. He then blames her cigarette and says second-hand smoke kills. She blows smoke in his face and says "not reliably."
We then have Donal Logue and J.J. Abrams—yes, THAT J.J. Abrams—as a video team there to make a promotional short about the school. They are amusingly trite and seen-it-all in a way that has been parodied a million times, but still remains amusing.
So the two women go to Nicole's house in Pittsburgh, the lower level of which Nicole rents to this amusingly horrible overweight Midwestern couple. The idea is that this couple is their alibi, although I don't quite get that. Nicole and Mia share some talk and semi-lesbian kisses and caresses [meant to draw out the implied lesbianism of the original and make the whole thing a 'hot' Sharon Stone vehicle], in which we see that Nicole's relationship to Mia is much like Guy's; she considers her stupid and orders her around. Anyway, Nicole has poured some poison into Guy's booze, and Mia gets the task of serving it to him while Nicole goes downstairs and watches some TV with her tenants. One interesting thing about the script is that the characters never announce their plan to kill Guy, they just do it.
So Guy is being all mean and asking for his drink, and he downs two before getting pissed at Mia and abusing her. They have great struggles upstairs, at one point crashing a bucket of ice onto the floor, causing the people downstairs to ask "What was that?" and Nicole to dismissively say "Something on TV," which is immediately followed by the corpulent wife, who dotes over her little yippy dog, to say "Oh, did you hear that? That's his 'alarm bark,' which is kind of like his 'hello bark,' only higher." That whole thing of populating a movie with fabulous BITCHES in outrageous outfits and sucking on cigarettes while treating Middle Americans as fat, utter fools… you see what I mean about this film's gay sensibility? I should also mention that in this scene and the next, Nicole is wearing skin tight shiny red hot pants and a tight white leopard-print shirt.
Sharon goes upstairs and they drag the body into the bathtub. He wakes up, there's a big struggle, blah, blah, he finally dies. The next morning they load him in a big basket [talk about Basket Case 2] and take him to Nicole's [rather sensible] car, then switch it to Guy's car, then Nicole gets a flat, and the troopers help move the basket back to Mia's car. Mia is turning into a bit of a basket case herself, feeling all guilty and stuff, and Nicole is hilariously icy to her, responding to her offers to help with a dripping, snide "Thanks a lot."
Then they're back at the school trying to dump the body into the dirty swimming pool. Their plan is to make it look like he was drunk and slipped, and his body will be found when they drain the pool a few days later. Mia is such a bumbling idiot she turns the floodlights on when she means to turn the pool lights off—and she's only getting worse. They dump the body into the pool.
Then it's up to them to just act normal, which Mia finds herself virtually unable to do. She keeps staring out the window at the pool during her classes and fainting and this and that until you just want to bludgeon her. In order to force the pool to be drained, Nicole "accidentally" tosses the keys into it, whereupon a boy volunteers to swim in and find them. Mia freaks out at the prospect that this tender boy might be traumatized by finding a dead body, which Nicole dismisses with an impatient "He's a child."
The kid comes up, having found nothing but Mia's sunglasses, which she stupidly had around her neck when dumping the body. At night. The pool is drained, and no body, causing Mia to freak. I should mention that this is the second movie, after Zardoz, that features a woman standing next to a projected diagram of an erect penis. It doesn't mean anything, but I just thought I'd note it in case someone wants to write a list of movies with that theme.
So then Kathy Bates shows up as investigator Shirley Vogel. She initially tells Mia that she wants to investigate the case only to give herself "something to do," because she's on a trip across the country trying to reconnect with men she had one date with ten years prior. She has also lost a breast to cancer. And, as will become more and more apparent, she's a little bitter about men.
So she shows up at the school and questions the two women, noting that Nicole does all the talking for Mia. She asks Mia to show her where she lives, and when Nicole starts to follow them, she turns around and says "So nice meeting you, Ms. Horner," i.e. you stay here. Nicole has a great reaction as she realizes that she has been out-bitched! Later, when Nicole and Mia are alone, Nicole says of Shirley's missing breast: "That woman should wear a prosthesis. I hate all that in-your-face survivor crap."
Now it's starting to get a little boring. Mia vacillates between being a nervous wreck and seeming coolly calculating, and they start to get indications that either Guy is still alive or someone knows what they did. There's an amusing scene with this trollop that Guy impregnated, and she wants money for abortion. "But abortion is murder," Mia says. "Well I'm gonna have an anaesthetic, for God's sake!" the woman replies.
More clues, more intimidation, more investigation, boring, boring, until we come to the climax. Now, from here to the end I'm going to spoil the climax, which will also SPOIL THE ENDING OF THE ORIGINAL FILM, so think before you continue.
Mia goes upstairs and guy is in the tub. He immediately rises and gets out, his eyes all white and dead-looking. I thought it was a mistake for them not to include a shot of him in the tub first, so we the audience can know he's there, then cut away and back, then he can come out of the tub. Here it cheats itself of the impact because when you're supposed to be freaked that he's rising from the dead, instead you're thinking "Oh, he's there?"
Okay, last spoiler warning! This is it! So, wrap your motherfucking mind around THIS: You remember that Mia has a weak heart [or maybe I didn't tell you that, but she does]. This whole thing was actually a plot between Nicole and GUY to rid themselves of Mia [and with good reason, too, she was SO tedious]. This is the ending of the French version, and it blew a lot of people's minds, and is why this remake had a bit of nerve in existing at all. But they changed the ending. I have not yet been able to have direct evidence of this, but my suspicion is that this is a movie about abused women and the studio could NOT let themselves release a movie in which the husband offs the mousy wife for the sizzlin' mistress. So they thought it would be okay to make a movie in which an abusive husband is killed by his wife, and the audience is given explicit acknowledgement that this situation is FINE. Because men are such pigs, you know.
So what happens is that Nicole sees that Mia is still alive, and bids her to play dead so Guy won't know. Because Nicole, you see, has grown a heart over the course of this film, and cannot stand to see poor Mia, whom she loves so very much, die. But eventually he sees that she's alive and he moves to beat her and there's a big scene, during which Mia alternates between horror movie stalker and naïve waif. Eventually they end up out by the pool, with Guy trying to drown Mia, when Nicole says "I shoulda done this a week ago," and imbeds an iron rake in his temple. This made me question how much pressure it would actually take to imbed a rake like that I a person's cranium—I mean to the point that it kind of sticks out straight. You see? Movies CAN inspire wonder.
So Guy dies and Nicole rescues Mia, because sisters are doin' it for THEMSELVES. Then Investigator Shirley Vogel shows up and socks Mia—because that way it'll look like self-defense, and she'll get off for murder. Because killing your abusive husband is like a right-on thing. Shirley also indicates that she'll look the other way and won't investigate the matter any further, because those bastards got what's comin' to 'em. The final shot is of Shirley triumphantly smoking a cigarette, as she gazes at the pool, as though she too had scored a victory.
I mentioned this at the ending of my review of Enough, another movie of about the same time as this one, which floated the idea at the end that it is not only fine, but morally laudatory to kill an abusive husband. I was surprised to find another movie like it. < < < SPOILERS END
The changing of the ending is what it is. It does kind of ruin the aftertaste of the movie, because for the first 40 minutes I found it delicious, then it starts to drag on a bit, but still amusing, but the last ten minutes really make you feel jerked-around. I wish I knew whether they shot the ending and then were forced to add a tacked-on twist, or whether they wrote the change in at the beginning.
Word on the IMDb is that Sharon Stone thought they were making a black comedy [and there are certainly many indications to support that], but the director wanted more of a thriller. But Sharon was the big cheese. So you have this misbegotten thing that's like a lame thriller with some humor thrown on when the director wasn't looking.
So that's about the deal. It's not as bad as you think, I just think it offends people that they went and remade it at all, then changed the ending. If you are gay and like bitchy, chain smoking women in animal patterNs, though, you really should consider getting some friends together and checking this out.
If you find trashy bitchiness amusing or will watch anything with suspense. It could be worse.
LES DIABOLIQUES the French original is less trashy, has some wondeful suspense sequences, and is, you know, French.


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There are 20 cities in China that are bigger than Melbourne and six that are bigger than Sydney and Melbourne combined.
One, Shanghai, has roughly the same number of people as live on the Australian continent. Welcome to China, the economic miracle nation of the 21st century.
Arguably, China is to the early decades of the 21st century what America was to the early decades of the 20th century.
Everyone speaks of China's middle class, but I am not comfortable with this. Does a middle-class family in China really have the same spending power as a middle-class Australian family? Better to look at urbanisation as a proxy for consumer spending power.
During the first 15 years of the 21st century the population of Shanghai jumped from 14 million to 24 million. No city in history has added this number of people in such a short time.
But it isn't just Shanghai that has been catapulted into a high rate of growth since 2000. Beijing has added nine million, Chongqing and Guangzhou each added five million. Tianjin and Shenzhen added four million. The largest 20 cities in China have added 73 million residents in 15 years. Not through an excess of births over deaths but through rural-to-urban migration. These are people seeking a better life, a middle-class life.
Since 2000 Shanghai has added 650,000 residents per year; Australia's fastest-growing city Melbourne added 90,000 last year. Each new resident in both cities requires housing, employment, food, electricity and a proportionate share of urban infrastructure.
It is not so much China's scale that drives opportunity for Australia as it is China's transition from agrarian to consumer economy requiring imported resources and expertise. And that is the basis to the China-Australia relationship. We have much of what China needs to facilitate the economic transformation of the nation.
For example, despite its one-child policy China still produces 16 million babies a year. We produce about 300,000 babies a year. Which nation requires baby formula on a grand scale? It is unfortunate that Australia never developed a global agribusiness enterprise like we developed global mining enterprises. As such we perhaps haven't been able to leverage even better agribusiness connectivity into China.
For further evidence of the rise of China's middle class, consider the following. In 2005, China's leading power supply business, State Grid, generated revenue of $US71 billion ($91.2bn) that was roughly the same revenue base as New York's Verizon telco group. A decade later its revenue jumped almost 80 per cent to $US127bn. State Grid, the supplier of power to an urbanising Chinese middle class, lifted revenue 380 per cent to $US340bn.
There are times in history where one nation gears up such as America in the 20th century and Britain in the 19th century. This century, so far, is China's century.
The rise of America didn't initially shape Australian interests, which a century ago were tied to the British economy. The American ascendancy wasn't apparent to the Australian people until after World War II and then only via the ANZUS military alliance and through trade with the Marshall Plan's reimagined Japan.
China on the other hand is closer and is more in need of Australian resources and commodities than was America. Iron ore, coal, bauxite, agribusiness including red wine and baby formula as well as services like education and tourism are firm bases for China-Australia trade.
Over the past 12 months new air connections have been established between Australia and China via Sydney-Shenzhen and Coolangatta-Wuhan. Shenzhen is a city of 11 million; it did not exist in 1986; it now contains four Fortune Global 500 businesses. Wuhan is a city of eight million; it contains two Fortune Global 500 businesses, two more than Adelaide or Brisbane. And it probably contains a greater middle-class market than either of these Australian cities. These are good air connections for Australia to make and to build upon.
Indeed there is a mad scramble under way by Australian cities and airports to establish connectivity with second-tier Chinese cities. Or there should be a mad scramble. The largest Chinese cities without direct air connectivity into Australia are Tianjin (population 11 million), Dongguan (7 million), Foshan (7 million), Hangzhou (6 million) and Shenyang (6 million). Both Tianjin and Hangzhou have two FortuneGlobal 500 businesses that provide each city with a corporate and a middle-class economic base. Sydney connects into 11 Chinese cities; Melbourne connects into seven; Adelaide connects into just Hong Kong (but with another link planned).
As China shifts up the consumer-spending hierarchy, spending patterns will alter; there could well be a tipping point where demand for, say, tourism services suddenly escalates. That business will be captured by those cities that have well-established trade and flight connectivity and perhaps also familial connections.
Building connectivity with China is evident through the free trade agreement, through the fact that since the global financial crisis China has been Australia's leading export market, and by the fact that China is now the largest grouping of non-Anglo immigrants. The rising ethnicity connection sets the scene for a later escalation in tourism traffic to visit friends and relatives.
And then there is the military rise of China. A decade ago China spent $US46bn on defence, which was 9 per cent of US defence spending. Today China's rising defence spending is over one-third of the US's falling defence spending. But the US still dominates in terms of technology and big-ticket military hardware including 10 active aircraft carriers as compared with China's one. Superpower America has the unique ability to project its authority globally; China does not and will not until the 2030s at best.
This raises discussion about the disputed Spratly and other islands off the Chinese coast. I understand how Vietnam, The Philippines and Japan might lay claim to contested offshore islands but I cannot see how Australia can proffer commentary or take a position.
After all, we claim Christmas Island that is much closer to Indonesia than to Australia. And this is in addition to our suspended claim to one-third of Antarctica.
Perhaps the best way to illustrate the China ascendancy is via American business magazine Forbes' annual listing of billionaires. The 2016 listing shows that China (including Hong Kong) is now home to 325 billionaires, which is less than the US (540). But the gap is closing. Australia has 25 billionaires. Viewed from another perspective, there is one billionaire per 600,000 Americans and one billionaire per 960,000 Australians. There is one billionaire per 4.3 million people in China. By this measure, the wealthification of China has some way to go.
This is not to say that China's pathway to future prosperity will be easy. China does not control the land mass or the resources base to deliver a Western quality of life to its residents without the support of a substantial trade base. That is the basis to Australia's special relationship with China. China cannot afford to upset too many suppliers. China must be adept at trade and negotiation; it must protect its supply lines with a strong navy capable of deployment and intimidation; and it must deliver on a social contract whereby individual freedoms are traded off against a rising standard of living.
China will face new threats in the coming decade. Not so much military threats as the possibility of internal dissent. So many visitors, so many migrants, so much connectivity with the West will amp up the terms of the social contract: deliver an even better standard of living or manage dissent.
I see mutual self-interest for China and Australia to build close trade, ethnicity and cultural connections over coming decades. The tricky bit will be to manage the American alliance while we build and prosper from our special relationship with China.
Bernard Salt is a KPMG partner and an adjunct professor at Curtin University Business School. Research by Simon Kuestenmacher.


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This is for all you Star Trek Fans. I was looking at medical providers on my insurance companies website and their was a languages spoken tab. I clicked it and what did I see. Why, I saw Klingon listed. Do you folks that speak Klingon prefer to have a physician that also speaks Klingon, or would you rather your medical exams be done in English? I think I would rather go with English on this one myself, because I am sure that a doctor who speaks Klingon would make fun of you for anything other than a battle wound.


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If your memories of schooltrips to the planetarium involve Laser Floyd and ceiling starscapes, I'm afraid you're a bit behind the times. But more importantly, you may be missing out on a valuable property-building opportunity because today's planentarium theaters are looking to partner with educational kids brands to offer their younger patrons a little more fun.
Spitz is a Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania-based company that creates programming for roughly 150 full-dome theaters worldwide, from traditional space shows to animated reef adventures. But creative media director Mike Bruno has recently noticed an increase in demand for edutainment designed to appeal to kids up to age 12. And to meet it, Spitz has signed a deal to develop a new half-hour dome show starring the characters of The Zula Patrol.
The 26 x half-hour CGI series, created by Dr. Deborah Manchester and produced by New York's The Hatchery, teaches four- to seven-year-olds critical facts about science and astronomy against a narrative backdrop of hilarious outerspace capers. The show's main baddie, Dark Truder, constantly seeks to upset the balance of the galaxy. But since his evil plots are usually based on inaccurate info, the members of watchdog organization The Zula Patrol are always able to foil Truder and keep the universe in order.
Bruno was attracted to Zula's curriculum because it sits perfectly in line with U.S. science education standards. But he also looks for content beyond completed TV series because prepping programming for dome-casting involves much more than simply throwing an episode up onto the larger screen.
A typical 22- to 25-minute animated dome show can take more than a year to produce (compared to a TV half hour's typical three-month cycle). Not only is the resolution for the giant screen much higher, but changes to story pacing, visual design, scene length, sets/background and character interaction all come into play. 'The shots play out longer, the screen is huge, and your audiences need to spend more time looking around to take everything in,' Bruno explains, adding that if the action is too fast-paced, it can literally make people sick.
In terms of cost, Spitz typically spends US$500,000 to make a planetarium-ready half hour of animation, and some shows that go heavy on special effects can easily top the US$1-million mark. But Bruno stresses that the company always tries to limit its production costs in order to recoup on the investment.
Everything is negotiated on a deal-by-deal basis, and the revenue split between Spitz and the property owner depends on how much each partner contributes. On the distribution front, smaller theaters that welcome 30,000 visitors annually will pay US$8,000 to US$15,000 to license a show for one year, and larger venues in major cities typically fork over at least US$25,000.
Spitz normally offers either a fixed-fee contract based on the market size, or a royalty per ticket sale. 'This is still a new medium,' says Bruno. 'People who run planetariums are used to making their own shows or paying US$500 for a show kit they own forever, so there's a fair bit of customer education involved in making a sale.'
Kids properties with licensed merchandise programs can also make waves in planetarium gift stores. Metropolitan planetariums are early adopters on this front, with New York's Hayden Theater agreeing to carry Sesame Street and Star Wars merch even without full-dome shows, and Manchester is looking for licensees to manufacturer Zula Patrol products in time for the show's full-dome launch in Q2 2006.


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"Islands (CHLLNGR Remix)"
The xx's music, and the track "Islands" in particular, has been remixed a lot since their debut came out last year. "Islands" alone saw remixes from FaltyDL, Delorean, and Nosaj Thing. While adding one more might seem superflous, CHLLNGR's claustrophobic take on "Islands" is definitely worth a listen, especially the haunting synths that wouldn't sound out of place on a Zola Jesus song. CHLLNGR will be coming out with a debut EP from Green Owl soon.


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It's definitely a process to work through each piece of your message. Plan on 2-3 hours each week. I recommend scheduling 20-30 minutes every day to get the most out of the process, but some people prefer schedule a couple 1-hour blocks per week.
Does it really take 3 months?
If you want to dig in and find the most powerful message you can, then yes! In fact, it even took ME 3 months to lock in to my own message. (I shared a little bit of the story of working through my own message here if you'd like to watch that.)
I've had clients start this program thinking they already knew the direction for their message - even thought they already had their tagline. But going through the process they uncovered a stronger, more powerful message which is helping them attract more clients than ever before.
Have patience and follow the process - it works!
Will I get individualized attention from you?
What if I'm new in my business with no clients yet, and I'm focusing on just promoting myself? I'm not sure I need this now.
First of all, if you're just starting out and not completely sure what kind of business you want, then you're not ready for this program. (But I can refer to people who can help you figure this out!) But if you know what kind of business you're starting, and want to be able to establish yourself quickly as an expert, then a strong messaging foundation - like the one you'll develop in this program - can help you do that! Because everyone's situation is different, let's chat and see if this is the right program for you right now.
I'm worried about keeping up with the program. What if I need more time? Will I have access to the materials after the program is over?
Absolutely! I've paced the program into bite sized pieces requiring just a couple hours a week. And I've built in Implementation Weeks with no "new" content where I know you'll likely need a little more time. But you also get lifetime access to the program (including any updates and improvements I make) so you have plenty of time to work through it at your own pace.


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Thank you for taking the time to come speak to our class at USC about your organization. Soaring Spirits is giving hope to so many people. Keep doing what you are doing!
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Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation has done an amazing thing: it has saved a life. In fact, it has saved many lives. I know that I am here today because of this organization and I am now on the board of SSLF because I believe in it so much. Other widowed people have personally told me their stories and that they, too, wouldn't be alive if it were not for SSLF and the work we do. We support people who find themselves somewhere they never expected to be: widowed and on a very, very hard path. SSLF lets them know that they are not alone and we are here for them. We give unlimited encouragement, hope, strength, moral support, sometimes financial support, and the chance to bond with other young widowed people. And those bonds are instant and strong. This is the most deserving nonprofit I've ever worked with. We give hope. And that's a very big thing to have.
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SSLF has helped more people than we will probably ever know. There aren't adequate words to say how they help those in the midst of the most devastating point in their lives to know that they're not alone and they are understood. I would dare to say that this organization has saved the lives of grieving people ..... figuratively AND literally. We have a place to know that what we are experiencing and feeling is normal .... that we're not crazy and that it's possible to survive. It gives us hope to see that someone who is "further out" is doing OK. We definitely need to help SSLF keep growing to keep helping the thousands and thousands of us out there. There are very few organizations for widows/widowers. And that is a tragedy. SSLF needs this grant to address that tragedy and help more people know that it is possible to live again. Live differently, but live happily, too.
Soaring Spirits offers HOPE to those who have lost a spouse/significant other. I found them a year and a half into my journey of grief after loosing my husband. When you experience the forever life changing event of loosing your spouse, this group offers support like no other. They know the anguish you feel and give you the shoulder you need to lean on, allow you to cry and share. I would not have healing without these beautiful people (men and women).
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Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation has been the turning point in my grief healing. This group has an insight to a part of life that no one wants to talk about or deal with, They offer a support without judgment to anyone who has lost someone close. Tears are allowed and never frowned upon. There is always a kind word of encouragement and hugs abound.
SSLF is a group that allows you to accept the pain of your loss and the reality of a happy and content future for yourself.
It has been amazing to watch this organization grow and positively impact the lives of so many widowed people. From the face-to-face Camp Widow West and Camp Widow East programs, Widowed Village on-line community, to the Widow's Voice blog. Widowed at a young age, all of the support systems around me were for those much older and none that related to me. I wish this organization had been around years before it was. Amazing organization!
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I lost my husband to ALS after a 4 year battle. At the time where was no organization or support system for younger widows. Soaring Spirits and Camp Widow provides so much support and encouragement to widows and widowers of all ages. Widowhood is not one of those groups you want to become a member of, but through SSLF you regain a sense of hope and community. Amazing!
I continue to be amazed at the work being done at Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation. It has been an amazing gift to so many who have lost their beloved spouses. Keep up the wonderful mission, Soaring Spirits.
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I have known the founder of this organization for many years and deeply appreciate the amazing service Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation is providing to so many women. As clinical director of a nonprofit social service agency, I had the opportunity to see first hand what a well-run nonprofit organization can do to change the world. SSLF is changing the world in such a concrete and wonderful ways. The work of SSLF is so needed in our world. As a mother, I witnessed the great need for an organization like SSLF when my son died at age 31 and left a young widow and two small children. The resources were slim at the time. Today, SSLF is there changing lives!
Death Sucks! The t-shirt says it all. As a widow of long years, I am pleased to find a peer-organization that understands the need for compassion, humanity, and humor in times when all three can literally save lives and mend emotions.
I have followed Andrea (andrearemembers) for quite some time and am amazed and astounded at the help, love and support she has received from your Soaring Spirits. I have walked by my Mother's side for 3 plus years since she lost my Dad after 58 years of marriage. Some people would say she is one of the lucky ones, she had a full life with him. Grief is grief regardless of the length of time you had your loved one. I think this soft place to fall for the widows and widowers is such a blessing. Please continue your great work and my God bless you.
My husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor when i was 9 months pregnant with our second child. He died 3 short weeks later when our daughter was 10 days old and our son was 17 months old. I was 38 years old and had no idea where to go to for support even though I live in a big city.
I turned to the internet to search out people like me...young and widowed. I came across SSLF and the Widow's Voice blog and immediately felt a strong connection to the writers and the other widowed people online. I cannot stress enough how much having these connections have helped me in my journey. I never would have found such a supportive and understanding community without SSLF. They have created an organization that provides resources, support and friendships to those of us in this unenviable club. I'm so thankful for their presence!
Having been introduced unwillingly to the arena of young widows and those facing tragic loss by a member of this organization who is a personal friend, I can speak to the necessity and value of this organization as a vehicle for support, healing and hope. SSLF fills an underserved need....and I, for one, am grateful for their mission and dedication to helping those like my friend journey back to being whole and happy after suffering a devastating loss. My highest recommendation goes to this organization.
SSLF and Camp Widow made me feel like I wasn't alone. It took being with other widows to finally not feel like one anymore. It is empowering to be connected to a community of people who have experienced a similar tragedy. It shows us that we can indeed survive, and thrive.
There are no other organizations like SSLF, and no other events like Camp Widow. It fills a unique gap in the care community.
There are limited resources out there for the recently widowed, but soaring spirits works extremely hard to fill that void. As a young widower with a baby and a toddler I was, and still am, in a extremely small and unfortunate minority. Soaring spirits connected me, and numerous others, with people and resources that I would otherwise be without. Until you're in such a situation you have no idea how import such an organization really is.
I met Andrea Row after she and her beautiful children moved next door to me and my family. Andrea and i soon became close friends of which I then heard the story of what had happened to Matt. All I could think of was "How is she getting through each day with such small children and still portrays amazing strength?". As I have gotten to know Andrea she has expressed to me that Soaring Spirits has been a place of comfort and a resource to reach out to other Men and Women going through similar situations. She believes so much in what Soaring Spirits has done for her that she wants to give back and help others by working with Soaring Spirits. We all Love Andrea and the kids and only want the best for her as she approaches each day with such courage and compassion.
Thank you Soaring Spirits for being there for my friend!!!
I don't like to talk about what happened much, but they let me have my space. There's still so much I can't say because.
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I got to know The Row Family when their son Jacob was in my class. What a loving family. Our whole school was so sad when we heard of Matt's accident and death. Andrea and her kids have been through so much since this happened. I can see Andrea getting stronger and looking at life in a more postive way...with the help of Soaring Spirits. This is a Foundation that seems to help the whole family when they really need help the most!!!!! Way-to-go. Love you all.
My friend Andrea tragically lost her husband Matt on November 15, 2008. Since that time Andrea has had to readjust to life without him. A life she never planned - raising two amazing children by herself, relocating to a new home, starting a new career. Soaring Spirits has helped her grow, heal and live new experiences. She has attended "Camp Widow" and is excited to attend again this year! I know that she looks forward to the events and time together with other members.
I find it difficult to put into words what Soaring Spirits has done for my dear friend. I believe that it has placed a patch on her broken heart - one that while it probably will never be fully healed - is secure enough to have the smile returned to her beautiful face and that is what Matt (and the rest of her family) is so happy to see. It has been an invaluable tool for her the past couple of years and I am forever thankful to everyone at Soaring Spirits who have helped Andrea on this journey.
My best friend, Matt, died tragically on Nov. 15, 2008. I lived with the loss (and still do) and witnessed the destruction it had on Andrea and her kids life. My wife and I did what we could, be there is only so much you can do. Since Andrea has been involved withSoaring Spirits I have seen her recover (as much as one can) from her loss and build a new life again. It makes me happy to see her moving on and enjoying her life. Thank you Soaring Spirits!
I feel my daughter-in-law Andrea has received a lot of support and love through Soaring Spirits since the untimely death of Matt. She has attended conferences, met many women living in the same situation and made a lot of friends, which is so meaningful. It matters not how the loss - albeit a long suffering illness or a sudden death, she understands the full impact of losing her husband, friend, lover and is sympathetic and helpful to others in her situation.
I wish there was a Soaring Spirits for Mothers that have lost a child....maybe I should start one!
My sister, Andrea Row, sufferd the loss of her amazing husband and father to her two young children: Sydney (3) and Jacob (6) over 2 years ago. I also lost my brother-in-law, who was every bit the brother - law or no law. Following this sudden and tragic loss, Andrea was fortunate to find the Soaring Spirits Foundation. The Foundation introduced her to a network of caring, supportive people, who have all been dealt a "bad hand", enduring the loss of a loving spouse. I believe it was the compassion and understanding shared by Foundation members which helped Andrea with the greiving process and to find renewed meaning and purpose after her loss. The Soaring Spirits Foundation provided an extraordinary role instilling hope for a better future.
My Husband's cousin Andrea lost the love of her life and father of her children in a work accident, it was a terrible situation that no one should ever have to endure, but there are many people unfortunately who do suffer from the loss of a spouse daily. Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation has helped Andrea cope through her loss, by getting her involved with others who have suffered the same loss. She is not alone and has many people supporting her, through this foundation, she wishes to do the same for others, provide support!
Thank you to the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation for all of the help you provide to the widows and widowers out there. I have witnessed all of the good it can do after my cousin lost the love of her life in a tragic work accident and was left with 2 small children at home. She got involved with your organization and was able to connect with people that understood and that were going through similar experiences. Your organization has provided her and continues to provide her with the added comfort and support that she needs after the loss of my cousin! Thank you and please continue the beautiful work you are doing!


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Are you involved with a community garden in Ireland or Northern Ireland? If so we're looking for you.
We're trying to find as many social community gardens as we can and plot them onto the map so that other people can find you, and we can build our reach and offer more effective support to you. Alongside this we are building County Networks so that we can connect and support one another. We don't mind if you're affiliated to none or all organisations, you're very welcome.
If you'd like to be included please complete the FREE membership form here.
To keep up to date with our activities, please sign up for our newsletter and learn more about community gardening in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Check out our Facebook Group and Page too and connect with others involved in this great form of social gardening.
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Jewels Doskicz is a registered nurse, freelance writer, patient advocate, health coach, and long-distance cyclist. Jewels is the moderator of Diabetic Connect's weekly #DCDE Twitter chat, and she and her daughter both live healthfully with type 1 diabetes.
Osteoporosis and diabetes have common links that may weaken bones and increase their risk of fracture. This bone-weakening disease affects people from every walk of life and with every type of diabetes. Thankfully, once risks are identified, osteoporosis can often be averted.
What is osteoporosis?
According to the National Institutes of Health, osteoporosis "is a condition in which the bones become less dense and more likely to fracture." Osteoporosis has become a household name in the United States, where 40 million people either have or are at high risk for the condition.
When the delicate balance of bone health is interrupted, it requires interventions that range from simple lifestyle changes to supplements to prescribed medications.
Regardless of one's age, bone metabolism or "turnover" is a constant process where the body removes aging bone and regenerates new bone. When it comes to diabetes, studies show that high blood sugars do affect the way we regenerate bone. When blood sugars are within a normal range bone metabolism problems improve—just another good reason for managing diabetes to the best of your ability.
Calcium and vitamin D
At the heart of the problem is vitamin D, which is absorbed through skin, foods, and supplements. Vitamin D is found in a limited amount of foods, including fortified milk/ juices, eggs, fish, and cod liver oil (a true crowd pleaser).
Put simply, the body must have vitamin D to absorb calcium. Luckily, sunshine boosts the daily production of vitamin D by the body and is much easier to "swallow" than cod liver oil. Be sure to talk with your provider about guidance on limited sun exposure.
Many people with diabetes have chronically low vitamin D levels, which need to be addressed for bone and autoimmune health. Check with your healthcare provider to see if your vitamin D level is low, and talk about the possible benefits of taking vitamin D and/or calcium supplements.
Stop the damage
Eat nutritiously and exercise regularly to maintain your bone health, regardless of your diabetes type or gender. People with type 1 diabetes tend to have a higher fracture and osteoporosis risk because of lower bone density rates. But people with type 2 aren't immune to osteoporosis either.
There are many things we can't change, such as aging. The good news is there are other risk factors that we can control.
Risk factors for osteoporosis that we can change:
• Smoking
• Drinking alcohol
• Lack of physical activity (particularly weight bearing)
• A diet lacking in vitamin D and calcium
• The use of certain medications like steroids
• Hormonal imbalances
• A thin body frame
• Heredity of the disease
Have something to add to this story? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
To learn more about bone health:
The Dangers of Osteoporosis are Real
Calcium: Getting the Right Amount
Bone-density tests: When you need them — and when you don't


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Short-term fellowships in the humanities – Spring Deadlines
December 9, 2014 by Claudia Scholz
Short-term residencies at libraries and archives are an opportunity for scholars to dedicate themselves full-time to their research. Many libraries offer residential fellowships to encourage researchers to use their collections. Such opportunities are a good way to get your feet wet in proposal-writing and will help you establish a funding track record, both of which can help you to secure larger and more prestigious fellowships in the future. Dan Kirschenbaum of ACS has compiled a sampling of short-term residential fellowships with deadlines coming up next semester. Contact OSP if you intend to apply.Advertisements
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Safe & Easy to Use, LikeNEWPC is well tested and validated software that performs complete (all in one) Windows computer repair. Designed for novices to be fully-automated and run unattended, LikeNEWPC is easy enough for beginners but powerful enough for the Pros.
Our Two Step Process Runs 12 Scanners & Tools to Thoroughly FIX your PC!
Step 1 performs low level fixes and validation on boot, system files, hard drive, drivers and hanging programs to repair non-starting or disabled computers. For best results it is advised that this step be ran in its entirety without interruption.
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Obituary: Ronald Dean Harmond
Ronald Dean Harmond, 56, of Lewisburg passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at Hillside Hospital in Pulaski.
Mr. Harmond was employed at Teledyne.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Brown Thurston Harmond and Orlean Jones Harmond, and brothers, Jerry Wayne, William Larry, and David Harmond.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Yvonne Hughes Harmond of Lewisburg; sons, Rodney Harmond and wife Melissa of Murfreesboro and Greg Harmond of Lewisburg; brothers, Jimmy Harmond and wife Cathy of Alabama, Paul Harmond of Alabama, and Donnie Harmond of Pulaski; sister, Linda Gray and husband Larry of California; and nephew, Roy Brown Harmond of Pulaski. Several other nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, from the Chapel of Bennett-May-Giles County Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Johnson officiating.


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Misty Island Rescue is a short magazine story printed on a giant pull-out poster.
The Fat Controller sends Thomas to the Mainland to collect more Jobi Wood, but he gets lost and ends up on Misty Island. There he meets three new friends, Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand, the Logging Locos. The Logging Locos help Thomas find Jobi wood, but back on Sodor, the Fat Controller is worried and goes looking for Thomas. Meanwhile, Thomas and the Logging Locos are stuck in a tunnel that links Sodor to Misty Island. When they are freed, the Jobi wood is used to complete the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre.
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- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (cameo)
- This story is based on the special, Misty Island Rescue.
- It's not so much a story as it is a vague outline of the plot. It is completely different from the magazine story published last year.


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You may have seen unusual concept cars at trade shows or other auto events, but there are always some bold concepts that stand out in the crowd. These concept cars have strange aesthetics, designs, and even functionality features. If you have not yet encountered any such strange car, then here is your chance to have a look at a few daring concepts that might not ever turn out to be real because of their weirdness. Here we have listed some of the badass concept cars:
BMW Lovos
Some of you may even find this concept car slightly creepy, as it has fish scale-like formations all over its body. Designed in 2009 by Anne Forschner, this BMW concept looks unusual and unrealistic. The scales on its hood, wheels and fenders are all interchangeable. However, you would be amazed to know that these scales contain photovoltaic cells and actually act as solar panels. It can be thrilling to see its brilliant braking system and aerodynamics. Still, the concept is quite strange and somewhat impractical to see the light of the day.
Shaped like a ring, this concept car is an electric vehicle. It runs on the gyro system. The two-seater car has a large central wheel with two other mid-sized wheels on its sides to balance the vehicle on sharp turns. When it is in a still position, these side wheels balance the vehicle. An amazing thing about this concept car is that both the persons sitting inside can drive it, as they both have their own steering wheels.
Oeuf électrique
This old concept car designed in 1942 thankfully remained a concept only. Oeuf électrique means electric egg. Designed by Parisian Paul Arzens, the car has three wheels and a weird steering. Designed to run on batteries, the vehicle is similar to a bubble made out of aluminum and Plexiglass.
Honda Fuya-jo
This concept car means "Sleepless City." Its funky dashboard looks like a DJ mixer and the steering looks like a record. The doors look like a stereo system, while its floor is bare steel. With funny printed seats and paints, the vehicle seems fun. However, you may feel weird to travel on the road in such a car.
Tang Hua Detroit Fish
Your kid's favorite cartoon character may look better than this weird-looking concept car designed by Tang Hua. With its propeller system, this car can actually swim. However, this plastic-like car may not be safe for you to take a sail in water.
Various designers and firms keep coming with several weird concept cars designed across the world. However, some of these concepts can actually make you look and feel weird on a ride.


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Originally posted by rabzdguy
Maybe they are taking away the guns so when the ufos come..people dont mass shooting at them. Who knows. Certainly is something going on.
Originally posted by Kang69
Good to see someone finally make a thread and see the bigger picture.
How can not one raise an eyebrow over the gun grab with NDAA, NDRP and the extension of the Patriot Act being singed within the past few years? I know these bills are said over and over again, but what happened to the Japanese Americans in the 40's is basically now legalized by NDAA.
More of our "civil liberties" are being taken away. Are we moving towards an Orwellian nightmare? Was Orwell off only by 20 years? Folks unless something happens, unless the people start to rise against this Tyrannical take over, what do you think is going to happen?
I don't want to sound like an Alex Jones fear mongerer, but when you look at the history of gun control and executive orders you have to start wondering if history is going to repeat itself yet again.
The only thing I can think of for peaceful revolution would be billboards and large group meetings where we talk bills like NDAA and NDRP. I honestly don't think an armed revolution could happen. Or maybe it can, but when you have millions of people actually supporting this Orwellian nightmare because they view Government as a father figure or a "big brother" it's going to be one heck of a ride.
Well anyway /end rant
"The only thing I can think of for peaceful revolution would be billboards and large group meetings where we talk bills like NDAA and NDRP. I honestly don't think an armed revolution could happen. Or maybe it can, but when you have millions of people actually supporting this Orwellian nightmare because they view Government as a father figure or a "big brother" it's going to be one heck of a ride.
And don't even get me started on Jones. The guy had one chance and he blew it. The SOB blew it. Now anyone opposing this twisted version of gun regulation is gonna be painted a hate mongering, gun tottering conspiracy nut.
While I agree that guns shouldn't be given to the crazy , the scary part is the reporting aspect of things which surely will lead to ordinary citizens being detained or being denied the sale of an firearm just because they may appear as socially awkward.
Originally posted by Tardacus
While reading this topic I thought why now? "they" had the first 4 years of obama in which "they" could have done this.
so, i thought, what has recently changed? and then hit me the timing of all this fits in nicely with obamacare.
Without thinking about it too deeply ,I thought, it would be very easy for the government to have the obamacare doctors railroad people by declaring them to be mentally ill, thereby making them ineligible to own a firearm.
They had to wait until obamacare made it past the SCOTUS and was firmly in place.
Originally posted by jimmyx
so, if i hear this right...all mentally ill, deeply depressed, or paranoid people, regardless of their afliction, should be allowed to buy and own AR15's, with as many multiple bullet clips, and as many rounds as they want, and they cannot be known to any government agency, or LEO. have i got that right?
Originally posted by KristinLynnxo
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
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If anything you could say govt is paranoid and therefore mentally ill. Shall we round them up? Lol no guns for them either.
lol true! I think alot of them are more advanced than mentally ill...they are Psychopaths!
Some Psychopathic Symptoms:
Frequent lying
Deceitful and manipulative behavior (either goal-oriented or for the delight of the act itself)
Lack of remorse or shame
Poor judgment and failure to learn by experience
Incapacity for love
Loss of insight
Unresponsiveness in personal relations
A frequent need for excitement
An inflated self-worth
An ability to rationalize their behavior
A need for complete power
A need to dominate others
No emotion
Yep.... it's official
Originally posted by DelMarvel
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
. So its safe to say that the idea of conspiracy theorists being jerks and mental illness connected with mass killings is starting to make its rounds in the general public.
That's because a large group of conspiracy theorists ARE acting like jerks and mental illness IS connected with these mass shootings. You can't blame the media for manufacturing that.
I've heard no prominent voices in the conspiracy theory community come forward and say "hey, guys, let's just hold on a minute. If it turns out these kids really are dead and the parents aren't actors then we're doing incredible damage to the reputation of anyone who ever questions an official narrative in the future."


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On site parking.
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Going through life as a gelding has its drawbacks, particularly in England.
In England, geldings are banned from Grade I races, which means that if John Henry, Forego and Kelso had raced there, they would have been members of the ''B'' Team.
Arlington Park could turn out to be the land of opportunity for a 5-year- old gelding named Teleprompter.
Teleprompter was born and raised in Great Britain and has raced in England, Ireland, Scotland and France. In the racing vernacular, this is ''an honest horse.'' The big guy has started 21 times in his travels, and his labors have produced nine triumphs, seven seconds and four thirds.
Tuesday afternoon he will arrive at O`Hare to represent England in next Sunday`s fifth running of the Grade I Budweiser-Arlington Million.
If he wins, the horse who has been snubbed by the snobs will become the equine answer to Walter Raleigh, who also had to make waves across the Atlantic before folks at home called him Sir.
Teleprompter`s experience and consistency coupled with the history of English horses in the Million suggest he has a shot to be heard around the racing world.
Last year was the first Million in which the English invaders were shut out of the mutuel money.
-- The 3-year-old filly Madam Gay ran third in the inaugural.
-- Longshots Be My Native and Motavato were second and third in the second running.
-- The 3-year-old colt Tolomeo went off a 38-to-1 outsider in 1983 but came from just off the pace to seize the lead in the stretch. He repelled John Henry`s challenge to win by a neck.
Teleprompter has one victory and two places this year in a four-start campaign interrupted by an injury. He slipped in the training yard a week before the Royal Ascot meeting in June, gashing both his legs badly.
The gelding returned July 6 to win the Grade III Pacemaker International Stakes at Ireland`s Phoenix Park for the second straight year. His margin of victory in the 1 1/8-mile race was six lengths, and his time was 2 seconds faster than the previous year.
''I certainly didn`t think he would win that easily,'' said Bill Watts, who trains the son of Welsh Pageant-Ouija by Silly Season, for Lord Derby.
''In fact, I was a bit doubtful that he would win at all because things just haven`t been going right for him.''
From Ireland, Watts took Teleprompter to Scotland, where he made his next and last start July 20 in an ungraded 1 1/4-mile stakes race. He lost by a neck.
Handicappers who are weight-watchers will find Teleprompter a tempting commodity in the Million. He will carry 126 pounds, 10 less than the burden he bore in the decisive victory in Ireland and eight less than he lugged in his narrow loss in Scotland.
Only twice in the last two years has Teleprompter carried less than 130 pounds.


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In an effort to meet its quality and shipping goals, Microsoft is cutting a number of core features from its upcoming Windows Server virtualization technology, code-named Viridian.
As a result, Viridian will not include Live migration, hot-add resources such as storage, networking, memory and processor, while support will be limited to 16 cores or logical processors.
Viridian is Microsofts new hypervisor-based virtualization technology available as part of Windows Server Longhorn.
The Windows hypervisor is a thin software layer between the hardware and Windows Server Longhorn operating system, and allows multiple operating systems to run unmodified on a host computer at the same time. It provides partitioning functionality and is responsible for maintaining strong isolation between partitions.
"Earlier this week, we had to come to grips with some universal truths about product development: that shipping is also a feature and that the quality bar, the time you have and the feature set are directly correlated. Resources are also not infinite and, even if you could add more, it does not help get more done faster," Mike Neil, its general manager of virtualization strategy, said in a blog post May 10.
"So we had some really tough decisions to make. We adjusted the feature set of Windows Server virtualization so that we can deliver a compelling solution for core virtualization scenarios while holding true to desired timelines. Windows Server virtualization is a core operating system technology for the future, and we chose to focus on virtualization scenarios that meet the demands of the broad market—enterprise, large organizations and midmarket customers," he said.
The feature cuts come in spite of the fact that Microsoft pushed back the release of the first public beta for Viridian last month, from the first half of 2007 until the second half of the year so as to meet its internal goals for performance and scalability.
At that time, Neil said that Viridian was being designed to scale across a far broader range of systems than the competition, and to scale up to 64 processors, "which Im proud to say is something no other vendors product supports," he said.
He also noted then that the team still had "some work to do to have the beta meet the scale up bar we have set. Also, were tuning Windows Server virtualization to run demanding enterprise IT workloads, even I/O intensive workloads, so performance is very important and we still have some work to do here."
As Microsoft will be demonstrating Viridian at its annual WinHEC show in Los Angeles the week of May 14, Neil said that he "wanted to share this information this week with partners and customers so that no one is surprised at WinHEC when we demo all the other innovations in Windows Server virtualization."
Adding to the pressure on the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant is the fact that it is way behind its Linux competitors on the virtualization front, as Red Hat and Novells SUSE have both already integrated the Xen hypervisor technology into their server products.
However, the company pointed out that the changes to Viridian will not impact the schedule for Windows Server Longhorn, which was released as a public beta on April 25 and remains on track for release to manufacturing in the second half of 2007. A public beta of Viridian will also be released at that time.
"This beta will enable a broad group of customers and partners to test workloads and applications on a pre-production version of Windows Server virtualization with the final version of Windows Server Longhorn, Neil said.
Microsoft also remained on track to release the final version of Viridian within 180 days of the release of Windows Server Longhorn, he said.


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When my son was an infant, I would set us up on the couch with him in my left arm and my lap top on the cushion to my right. While he slept or ate or wiggled, I would type. Back in those days, I could get 3 k words, easy. What else did I have to do? (Well, cooking, cleaning, yard work, but what did that matter compared to creating new worlds?)
Then, as children tend to do, my son got older. I could still get a decent amount of words in once he turned one. When that second birthday hit, he was more playful, so I went down to 2 k words a day. Then, I got a job and he turned three. My word output went down to 1 k a day, which I did at night once the kiddo was in bed.
And then he turned four. Four-year-olds are exhausting, yo. I go to bed at 9-o-clock when he does and have no time to write on the weekends. My goal, which was once 3 k a day, has dwindled to 500 a day. But let me tell you, I am proud when I reach that goal, because it is hard won.
I'm still writing. I'm still plodding along. But I am glad I haven't traded time with my kiddo. He won't be little forever, and the words will still be there.
What are your goals for each day, and how have they changed over the years?
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Daily Writing Goals
Posted by Krystalyn Drown at 1:24 PM
2 comments:
- Johanna Garth said...
It's funny, I was just thinking about this same thing this morning. When my kids were that age I was lucky to get in 1k a week. Now that they're 8 and 11 I'm back to 2k a day which makes me happy. Wouldn't trade the time I spent with them for anything...not that that was really an option ;)
- June 12, 2013 at 1:03 PM
- Jenn said...
Daily writing goals can be hard no matter what, especially when working AND with kids. So glad you're getting your words in and you're on fire with your projects.
- June 20, 2013 at 12:59 PM
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Like many teachers, I often shop post-holiday sales for goodies that I can use in my classroom. Easter time is a great time to pick up colorful plastic eggs in a variety of colors, sizes and styles. Although they are obviously Easter eggs, I repurpose them for classroom activities all year long. They are so much fun that the students don't seem to mind. Here are a few ideas for using shaky eggs:
Okay...that was probably a little obvious, huh? I fill them with dry beans or rice and then seal them. I have tried glue and super glue without the success that I wanted. If students squeeze the egg hard enough, it still pops open. I've found the most success with Scotch tape or washi tape (a pretty, patterned version). I let students know that the eggs will NOT pop open by themselves and the tape won't come off by itself so if something happens, they will be responsible. Totally works for me!
Shake 'em!
This song is SO much fun and works around Easter or just for a song about farm animals. We use our shaky eggs to show fast/slow, up/down and more.
This number is called Hunting Easter Eggs. Not only do we sing this song, but we use shaky eggs to keep the steady beat. Occasionally we will use this song to move sneakily around the room and play musical statues.
Plank Road Publishing also has several other songs that are super for shaking eggs. Check out:
Shakey, Shakey Egg and Dip an Egg
CentersPlastic eggs make great puzzles that are quick and easy to complete at workstations in class. I've used them for several different kinds of centers, but the concept is the same. Match the top with a bottom (usually not the same color because that would be too easy!). I actually use these centers for several months and don't worry about if it is near Easter or not. Here are a few examples of workstations:
Symbol Match - Write the name of the symbol on one half and the symbol on the other. I use this set with 3rd grade and up.
Instrument Scrambled Eggs (See what I did there? *wink*) -Write the instrument name on one half and the scrambled letters in that name on the other part. Make it a little more advanced by providing baskets labelled: brass, woodwinds, percussion, strings and let them sort them into their families.
Syllable Sort -notation on one half, syllables on the other.
EGGcellent Math -Musical addition problems on one half and answers on the other.
These centers were pretty easy to make, but if you wanted to make several sets it might be fun to have an older class create sets for you. They would think it was fun and you would have several sets of the same game to use with small groups.
Use them like scarves and ribbons.
I think it is so important for kids to have time to explore movement in a fun and safe environment. I like to give students two egg shakers and then use these ribbon/scarf movement cards. I show them a card with a shape on it and them imitate it by shaking their eggs and moving. I use many different songs for this activity but "Bunny Hop" or "Twist and Shout" are especially fun! Check it out HERE.