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It's a sad story
when it's all about you
all that we say and all that we do
it's all about you
and the story you tell
to anyone who
will listen, it's sad
and it's all about you
It's a sad sad story
when nothing you do
all that you said and anyone who
cares – still cares – or once cared – for you
means little or less
because nothing hit home
nothing felt like anything
even when you pretended it did
it was a lie or a joke or a burden or worse
something you tell as your so-special curse
did the drugs help?
did the drugs disconnect?
did they mask or produce what you now elect
to tell as that story
that story you tell
shapeshifts by the day
no one knows what to say
since you said go away
and now it's 'good day'
as though nothing happened
because perhaps to you
nothing ever did and nothing ever would
though the change – or idea of it –
seemed like changing for good
so you cast off your friends
and their lifetimes of care
your family's heart
nought for you there
you tipped up the table
and stormed to the door
then stood without leaving
so full of your lack
too stuck to go forward
too stuck to go back
you said stuff it I'm going; nought for me here
heaviest conscience, heaviest fear
stuff it these burdens, cut me some slack
fly me away please, don't hold me back
so they gave you their blessing
and bit back their hurt
and watched as you wavered
your trousers and shirt
just as pressed as before
still distressed as before
unimpressed as before
you opened your window
but deadlocked your door
I have watched at the sideline
as the damage accrued
as they rinsed off the plates
and packed up the food
I fought your corner, til I could no more
willed you to leave without trashing the door
I said take it and fly it
I said go to your more
I said we would hold it
even when it got sore
I thought I had something
I thought I could see
that a return from a journey might be stronger and free
but there was no real journey
there was nothing to hold
as their hurt resignation
grew solid and cold
as you spat at the doorway
and kicked at the sand
closed back the window
tightened your hand
til it all got too sad
and it all got too late
I couldn't persuade them
to stand there and wait
now I wince as I watch them
turn cold at your smile
there are no more openings
they have closed, rank and file
it's a sad sad story
when it's all about you
there is little to say
and nothing to do
you wished them away
and now they are gone
though you seem not to notice
this is what you have done.


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Sorting Algorithm Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - Version 6.01, by Dr. Herong Yang
Insertion Sort - Performance
This section provides a tutorial on how to measure the performance of the Insertion Sort algorithm. My first Java implementation of Insert Sort is performing at the O(N*N) order level.
Now let's see how my Java implementation of the Insertion Sort algorithm performs. I tried this implementation with my SortTest.java under JDK 1.3.1. Here are the results:
Array size: 1000 Average sorting time: 21 milliseconds Number of tests: 1000 Performance: 21.0 O(N) nanoseconds Performance: 2.1072099696478683 O(N*Log2(N)) nanoseconds Performance: 0.021 O(N*N) nanoseconds Array size: 2000 Average sorting time: 83 milliseconds Number of tests: 1000 Performance: 41.5 O(N) nanoseconds Performance: 3.784499031049363 O(N*Log2(N)) nanoseconds Performance: 0.02075 O(N*N) nanoseconds Array size: 3000 Average sorting time: 191 milliseconds Number of tests: 1000 Performance: 63.666666666666664 O(N) nanoseconds Performance: 5.511909130172683 O(N*Log2(N)) nanoseconds Performance: 0.021222222222222222 O(N*N) nanoseconds
The results showed us that the performance of insertion method is O(N*N), because the last performance line gave me a constant, when I increased the array size.
I also executed my SortTest.java with java.util.Arrays.sort():
Array size: 10000 Average sorting time: 17 milliseconds Number of tests: 1000 Performance: 1.7 O(N) nanoseconds Performance: 0.127937748157192 O(N*Log2(N)) nanoseconds Performance: 1.7E-4 O(N*N) nanoseconds Array size: 20000 Average sorting time: 45 milliseconds Number of tests: 1000 Performance: 2.25 O(N) nanoseconds Performance: 0.1574779740961549 O(N*Log2(N)) nanoseconds Performance: 1.125E-4 O(N*N) nanoseconds Array size: 30000 Average sorting time: 70 milliseconds Number of tests: 1000 Performance: 2.3333333333333335 O(N) nanoseconds Performance: 0.15688726823636978 O(N*Log2(N)) nanoseconds Performance: 7.777777777777778E-5 O(N*N) nanoseconds
The results was very impressive. I had to increase the array size to 10000 to get the performance measurements. As you can see, the performance is at the order of O(N*Log2(N)).
Last update: 2011.
Table of Contents
Introduction of Sorting Algorithms
Java API for Sorting Algorithms
►Insertion Sort Algorithm and Implementation
Insertion Sort - Algorithm Introduction
Insertion Sort - Java Implementation
Insertion Sort - Implementation Improvements
Selection Sort Algorithm and Implementation
Bubble Sort Algorithm and Implementation
Quicksort Algorithm and Implementation
Merge Sort Algorithm and Implementation
Heap Sort Algorithm and Implementation
Shell Sort Algorithm and Implementation
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Ho Chi Minh is a crazy, sweaty place but every time i leave i miss it.
One of the best things about this city, and indeed Vietnam are in my opinion the girls. When looking for the best dating spots in Ho Chi Minh City there is a huge amount of options on where to go on that all important first date.
As I've been in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) for some time now I wanted to put together a brief list of some of the best spots to hit up with your new date as it can be a little difficult finding a good spot especially at short notice.
I never usually advocate a dinner date on a first meeting.
Why would you want to invest in a meal when you hardly know the person? I also find that dinner dates can be a little awkward at times.
It's much better to chill over a coffee or drink. I find a coffee works well with most Vietnamese girls (although she'll probably order something iced, ridiculously sweet with green cream in it…gotta love those quirky local girls 🙂 )
Saigon Coffee Shops
If there's one thing Saigon is famous for is its coffee culture.
Vietnam is one of the world largest exporters of coffee-the locals love it and when you see the way they drive here i sometimes think they must be on their 20th cup of the day. Vietnamese like it black and strong, almost like some sort of potent tar that contains enough caffeine to keep the average man up for days.
I think a coffee shop is the is the best option when dating in Ho Chi Minh City, hit up a decent coffee shop for an hour or two and see how you get on. The expense is minimal and there's some really cool places, my top 3 i've listed below.
So you've been busy on Vietnam Cupid and Tinder and have a few hot dates lined up in Saigon, so where do you go…?
Here's my best Ho Chi Minh City dating spots to go for coffee:
Hi End Café, District 1. 217 Nguyen Van Thu, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
This place is so cool. Tucked away in a side street very close to Pham Ngu Lao in D1 this is one of my favourite coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh.
It is littered inside with vintage audio equipment and they play down-tempo classic acoustic and mellow vocal tracks through a high-end old style Hi-Fi system that sounds awesome.
It's quite a dark venue and the place feels intimate, it's comfortable and not too loud. I highly recommend this place as a dating spot in Saigon. Every girl I've taken here has really liked the place and it's always left a good impression.
La Rotonde 77b, Ham Nghi, District 1, Saigon
If you're looking for something a little classier but still very close to District 1 in the centre, then La Rotonde on Ham Nghi really fits the bill.
It's located on the first floor just off the main street, has a classy feel with unobtrusive waitresses and reasonable prices. It can get a bit crowded at times and has more of an energetic buzz when compared to places such as High End café, but definitely a cool joint none the less. Highly recommended.
Blanchy's Tash 95 Hai Bà Trưng, Bến Nghé, Hồ Chí Minh
This little gem is located on Hai Ba Trung near the river next to many of the up market hotels such as the Caravelle and Alagon. It's a bar/restaurant/coffee shop that's split over 3 floors. It's not massive by any means but it serves it's purpose well as a great place to hang out or to meet a date.
Although one could argue that this is more of a bar than a coffee shop, it's a great place to take a date if you like a more modern place that oozes sophistication and great service. The prices are a little steep, but the décor is cool and there's the option of getting some quality food on the first floor or hanging out with a cocktail or a beer on the terrace bar on the upper level after dark.
All the above spots offer motorbike parking at or near the venue for around 10,000 VND.


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Of course, it's a circular thing.
I need the Curse to keep writing. The Curse keeps it public, where I can't just say screw it, I'm not writing anything and then not tell anybody. I mean, no one's going to bust down my door and yell at me if I violate the Curse, but you'll know. One at a time, you'll know.
But then I can't write a book in public, one post at a time. So the public curse is the motivation I need, but it also takes a lot of energy. Up to this point, it's felt like doing push-ups, getting ready.
Cool, so now I'm ready. I've got a lot of editing to do, some days you'll get a quick cup of coffee. If that happens, I should be doing some other kind of non-public writing thing that day, but how will you know? I could be sitting in a bowling alley at one of those sit-down Pac-Man games from the eighties, making a little scratch.
Trust me, I'll do it. If I don't think you can see me, I'll put the laptop down and start throwing dice with some hobos over at the tracks. I. Do. Not. Like. To. Work.
That's why generally you have to pay me for it. That's why it has to cost me something to skip it, if I'm doing it for free.
So that's the answer – little bite-sized curses. Short term goals. Let's break this publishing thing up into pieces and I'll let you know when the pieces are done.
Right now, I have two completed drafts to shop, and I'm going to shop them at the same time in two very different ways.
One novel is called Coming After God. It's about a grief-stricken physicist who decides to murder God. It's around 325 pages, and I'm going to market this one the old-fashioned way, by trying to find a literary agent, because I have a lot of faith in it, and I'm sort of old so that's just what feels right.
I may very well learn that there's a far better way to look for a traditional publishing contract, I may approach publishers directly. The first thing I need to do is have five packages sent out to five agents or publishers, and I'm giving myself til Next Tuesday (May 7) to do it.
The other novel is a five-part series of short crime novels called Pleasant Moon. This one I want to publish in a series of five ebooks, so by May 17 I have to have that narrowed down to five epublishers.
I won't be able to tell you who they are, because I doubt they would appreciate it, but this shouldn't a long-time thing here. People are publishing books right and left. It's got to be a matter of educating myself.
So if you are wondering why I'm writing about practically nothing half the time, and if you are wondering how that's going to lead to publication, it's not. It's just that I'm probably going to screw around every single day anyway, so I might as well do it writing. Also the writing is exercise. When it's time to write stuff that isn't silly, it's like putting down a bat.
Anyway, I wasn't getting anything done on my own,blogosphere, so it looks like we are stuck with each other. If you'd like me to pipe down, then get blogographically mystic on me, and just send the right people my way.
Other things to do:
1. Re-establish contact with the people I've met online who already do this stuff. Close mouth and open ears, will be the way I want to do that.
2. Learn ten new social networking websites and get efficiently on them. Assuming I do get published, they're all going to insist on that stuff anyway.
3. Take a class in some of this stuff. WordPress, epublishing, whatever comes up around me.
Okay and that's what I'm doing this afternoon, so I'll let you know how it went in the next couple of days.


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A chronology of Tiger Woods' injuries:
June 7, 2011 - Decides not to play the U.S. Open because his left knee and Achilles is not fully healed. It is the first time he has missed the U.S. Open since 1994, after he graduated high school.
May 12, 2011 - Withdraws after nine holes at The Players Championship after a 42, his worst 9-hole score at the TPC Sawgrass. Woods had a noticeable limp over the final hour. "The knee acted up, and then the Achilles followed after that, and then the calf started cramping up. Everything started getting tight," he said.
April 26, 2011 - Reveals he has a minor sprain of medial collateral ligaments in left knee and minor strain of his left Achilles, and he will miss the Wells Fargo Championship.
Dec. 11, 2010 - Has cortisone shot in his right ankle because of lingering soreness in his Achilles.
May 9, 2010 - Withdraws on the seventh hole of the final round at The Players Championship with what he fears is a bulging disk. He later says it was inflammation of a joint in his neck. He doesn't miss a start, returning a month later at the Memorial.
December 2008 - Ruptures the Achilles' tendon in his right leg.
June 24, 2008 - Eight days after winning the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in a 19-hole playoff, has reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and to repair cartilage damage. He misses the rest of the 2008 season and is out for eight months.
June 2008 - Advised in the weeks before the U.S. Open that he has two stress fractures of the left tibia and should expect to be on crutches three weeks, out of golf for an additional three weeks.
April 15, 2008 - Two days after his runner-up finish at the Masters, has athroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair cartilage damage. Decides against repairing ligament to avoid longer rehabilitation and to play the other three majors. Misses Quail Hollow, The Players Championship and the Memorial.
July 2007 - Ruptures his anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee when he took a misstep while running on a golf course. He wins five of his last six tournaments he plays, including the PGA Championship.
Dec. 12, 2002 - Has surgery to remove fluid inside and around the anterior cruciate ligament. Misses the season-opening Mercedes Championship for the first time, and returns 10 weeks later to win the Buick Invitational.
December 1994 - As a freshman at Stanford, has surgery to remove two benign tumors and scar tissue in his left knee.


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Before understanding anything about the vashikaran service one must first understand about vashikaran, vashikaran is a method by which you can control a person emotionally, physically and mentally, it is a form of science which was developed during the vedic era for the betterment of human kind it is important here not to mistake vashikaran for bad effects as it is used to ignite the spark between lovers, resolve relationship problems, health and other issues.
Why Vashikaran Service?
Vashikaran service is no ordinary service; this is a method through which you can resolve the problem and issues you are facing in your life. There are many problems which we are not able to discus with others because they are extremely personal and we are emotionally attached with it, we do not want others to exploit and mock our issues.
Most of the times we even don't have any power to resolve the issue for example if you love a person and he have left you , all now you can do is to convince that person to come back and if they don't, you can't really do anything then can you??
When you face such issues then our Vedas have provided the solution to resolve them which is through vashikaran method. Vashikaran service helps you to get what is beyond your reach, it helps you through the powers which are only limited in the knowledge of very few. This is the core reason the service is preferred to use.
Benefits from Vashikaran
Vashikaran can help you get your ex- boyfriend back.
Love of ex-girlfriend can also be achieved back through vashikaran.
Lost love can be infused and ignited again though vashikaran.
Through vashikaran inter cast marriage solution can also be achieved.
If you have lost the love in your marriage or facing issues or want to step into marriage but facing problems then vashikaran can solve all your problems.
Vashikaran also protects you from the harmful effects of your enemy.


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- What scares you?
Posted on 03/29/2011
I think it would depend on what kind of zombie. The shambling kind would be easy to get away from. Those fast ones, though...they'd be a problem.
- December 21, 2012
Posted on 03/27/2011
Good points all. Of course, there are other indicators pointing to the same time frame as being something significant. I guess the big question is: When the big day comes, where are you going to be??
- Birds, and Fish
Posted on 03/09/2011
They came up with a pretty logical explanation for it. But we still don't know what's bugging the birds!
- December 21, 2012
Posted on 03/08/2011
December 21, 2012 is being predicted to be the End of the World, or at least an End of an Era. The Mayan Calendar ends on December 21. It is also said that many other factors point to 12-21-2012 as a pivotal point in history. What are your thoughts on the matter? Do you know of another source of information that backs this belief up? Or do your sources indicated another day? Tell us what you think!
- What scares you?
Posted on 03/07/2011
Tim, you're a mess.
- What scares you?
Posted on 02/22/2011
FLYING SPIDERS??? Eyewwww! That's enough to give anyone the heebie-jeebies. Thanks for that, Cheyenne. (shudder)
- Birds, and Fish
Posted on 02/22/2011
Toxic gas may occur more often than you think. In Africa on two different occasions, toxic gas release in lakes killed off not only all of the fish, but most of the people living in two nearby villages. (Thank you, Discovery Channel!) Then there's still algae blooms.
I'm still scratching my head over the birds.
- What scares you?
Posted on 02/18/2011
What scares you? Is it the bump in the night? The shape you see out of the corner of your eye? Or are you one of those people who laugh at fear? What does it take to scare you?
For me, it's when something leaps out of nowhere in my peripheral vision. I'll jump right up to the ceiling, even if it's just a bird!
- Birds, and Fish
Posted on 02/18/2011
We need to take into account environmental factors. For the fish: Is there a possibility of some sort of toxic run-off from a nearby business? Could there have been an upsurge in algal growth? (Or classic 'red tide'.) Or has there been some seismic activity that might have released gasses into the water that was toxic, altered the pH or salinity of the water? All of these conditions have been documented in the past.
As for the birds....that one is a lot harder. It is theorized that birds use the earth's magnetic fields as a type of compass for migrating. If they are this senstive, could a drastic change of magnetic energy have other effects on them? For instance, the massive solar flare we had this past week could do something like that.
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Beautiful Buzzard Ski Mask
Design is inspired by an ad in Ed Roth's Choppers Magazine from the late '60s. David Mann answered the ad and bought the motorcycle from Beautiful Buzzard. The bike was later featured in one of David Mann's paintings.
Patches are hand stamped and sewn on by us.
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Building silhouette clipart
You can get acquainted with the presented collection of Building silhouette clipart to choose suitable ideas for your business or design interface.
Today we have 23 cliparts and vectors for this category.
Advice on how to make a good presentation
Take care of good physical fitness before the performance
Contrary to what you may believe, presenting in front of an audience, acting on a stage where everything needs to be carefully planned and structured, takes toll on your body. Here is a few tips for you to try if you plan to become a professional presenter:
- You need to find a hobby where you are moving, either in a gym or out in the nature
- If you feel you lack the proper discipline and you are not too trained hire a personal trainer to help you. They will make sure you are on point and will also prepare a customized fitness and nutrition plan for you.
- Always make sure you get enough sleep and rest before going on to present to an audience
- Learn about meditation, clear your mind, don't let anything distract you from your presentation.
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Over the 37 years that he was president, Mugabe was accused of a lot, including genocide and embezzling public funds, while impoverishing his people. The wealth amassed during that period was able to get him a 25-bedroom mansion in Borrowdale, an affluent suburb of Zimbabwe's capital Harare. The mansion is fit for a king and that's where he's presently being held under house arrest.
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Welcome to Eaton Court Care Home - A specialist residential, nursing and respite care home.
Eaton Court is a superbly equipped residential home with 24-hour nursing care and respite facilities, located in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Eaton Court has 43 ensuite rooms all decorated to high standards, with modern furnishings and fittings. The rooms benefit from call bells, assisted baths and wet rooms. The home is located close to Grimsby Town train station. We also have an activities room and a dementia café complete with the enclosed garden. Our catering facilities are rated five stars by the Food Standards Agency.
About Our Care Home:
Eaton Court staff specialise in several clinical areas including end of life care, stroke and diabetes care and more intimate care such as tracheotomy, catheter and PEG care. Our team is also highly trained in supporting residents with challenging behaviours. The freshly decorated communal areas are spacious and light and it's here, and our two dining areas, where our residents spend time together and with friends and family. The home benefits from a sensory room which is perfect for those looking to relax and is a great comfort to those in end of life care. Our Activity Coordinator creates a daily changing programme of events to support the individual interests and hobbies of our residents, whether that's an event tailored to our men's wellbeing, or a reminiscence session. We also have good links with our local community, with whom we meet as often as possible and partake in weekly mini bus trips.
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Directors Meeting - 2018-01-12
Directors meeting minutes for Friday, January 12th 2018 at 6:30pm
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- Michele W
- Diane R
- Mike F
- Jay R
- Scott B
- Michele W
- City Contracts
- Working With Encorp
- Fundraising
- Siena Consulting
- Finances
City Contracts
- Diane: This weekend, I will look into what contracts the city has open. You can submit bids online.
Working with Encorp
- Jay: I was talking to the Senior Logistics Manager for Encorp before the holiday break: he knows us and is on board with helping us out.
- I would like to propose to Encorp that they handle our pickups. We're able to offer a reuse option that they can't, so we can pull out what we can reuse from the shipments.
- Argus can no longer do business with us. Ace Couriers is another option, but I haven't received a quote from them yet.
- The next step will be to write a proposal, and for Scott and I to meet with the Senior Logistic Manager. I want to do this in the next 2 weeks.
- Mike: I think Volker has put in a ERPA application: not sure how much it costs or what the time line is. We can't claim fees for anything that we reuse or resell.
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- Diane: I've attended some classes on applying for grants. Who is in charge of whether or not we apply?
- Michele: There's no one person in charge, but I think it's a good idea to apply for more grants.
- Diane: I'm looking into applying for the Lush Charity Pot, as well as looking into Small Business BC.
- Mike: I know someone who wants to help us out with lobbying government officials. She is working for CCGSD in Ottawa where she's been organizing conferences and has been liaising with the government. For full disclosure: this is a relative of mine.
- One of the suggestions Bodhan made was for us to start talking to the government within the year.
- Diane: We should invite her to the joint Board/staff meeting.
- When someone is speaking for the organization, they should have a letter detailing instructions and what her scope of authority is.
- Has anyone thought about connecting with T-Net? They may be able to advertise us a bit.
- We could also write a generic proposal to send out to companies to ask for support.
- Michele: We should talk to London Drugs, since they used to receive donations on our behalf.
- Jay: I spoke to their Logistics Manager. They get about 50 skids per month. We can't handle that amount of volume.
- Diane: That's something we should mention to the city. We have to scale up in order to handle the amount of e-waste that's out there.
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|Create list of businesses to contact.
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Siena Consulting
- Scott: They're going to help us with the bylaw rewrite.
- They're looking to form a business plan that can be pitched to investors so we have the liquid capital to put towards building.
- They've asked for a 6-month cash flow projection. Karen and Volker worked on this, but they were told that it was missing information. Mahmoud said he could do a report for $200, but he's in a time crunch.
- Michele: Did they say what information they were missing?
- Scott: No.
- They also want to know if we're all okay with reinvention rather than folding. Are the Directors all on board with reinvention?
Vote: All directors agree.
- Michele: At the last board, the staff all said they agreed to reinvent.
- Scott: They also said it'd be easier to approach investors if we had an Executive Director. It gives them a lead person to talk to.
- Once they have all these documents together, they'll write a business plan and a job summary for an executive director that we can use for hiring.
- They've also proposed to put in 20 hours of pro-bono work to put together an advisory council to assist with these projects.
- Michele: As long as they advise and not dictate, I think that's a great idea. Vote?
Vote: All directors agree.
- Scott: It's possible we could recruit them, or use their contacts to get new board members.
- Scott: I will schedule a meeting with Vancity to talk about the loan.
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Medications for administration at school are kept in the Health Office and administered by trained school personnel. Medication will be administered only in accordance with the Medication Aide Act and Lincoln Public Schools Board Policy 5503. Medications will be administered during school hours as necessary to provide appropriate educational services. Parents/guardians are encouraged to administer medications at home if at all possible.
The School District reserves the right to review and decline requests to administer or provide medications which are not consistent with standard pharmacological references, are prescribed in daily doses which exceed the recommended dosage, or which could be prescribed in a manner which would eliminate the need to administer during school hours.
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Since early 2001, selected Lincoln Public Schools have been allowed to accept signed parent consent only for acetaminophen (Tylenol-type) and ibuprofen (Motrin-type) products. This means that in participating schools a physician's prescription or authorization will not be required for these two medications in normal, weight-appropriate doses. Before your child may receive any medication from us, you must have a signed consent on file in the school health office. Participation in this medication project is voluntary. Only children in grades kindergarten through 12th grade may participate in the project. Supplies will be provided by the school. This project applies only to acetaminophen and ibuprofen. All other medication requests still need to be accompanied by physician authorization.
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February/ March is the time when I can start to plant seeds in the green house (or in my case the conservatory) where they will still be protected incase there's a frost!
Here are some of my seeds so far this is about 1-2 weeks after planting.
I'm starting off my Beetroot seeds indoors this time because despite my best efforts the slugs and snails munched the new leaves away so quickly last year they just didn't grow!
The 'Squash family' did really well last year so I've got courgettes, pumpkin and butternut seeds in.
This years greens are Cabbage, broccoli, peas, runner beans and salad leaves.
Two variety's of tomatoes (large 'Beef' tomatoes and small sweet money-maker cherry tomatoes) in a home-made propagator. – Which consists of a deep plastic 'cake box' and cling film over the top.
I started to prep the garden as soon as there was a hint of sunshine by cutting away dead brown plants, checking to see if my strawberry plants had survived, weeding my veg patch and fertilising the soil ready for this year.
I planted Radishes, Parsnips and leeks in the veg patch, and potatoes and carrots in some sturdy green grow bags I bought from pound land.
I also declared war on the Ivy growing in, around and through my fence!
I realise now that it would have made more sense to have taken before and after photos 😀 but you can imagine from how much Ivy is on the grass, just how covered the fence was!
I think the fence and band stand could do with a scrub or power wash too – they are looking a bit green
It's a hard life watching all this gardening! 😀


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Back in April, when I was visiting Levi (see earlier posts of this blog series), and when I was first looking at the possibility of going to Kenya, the pastor wrote to ask me if I wanted to stay in a hotel or in his home. I replied that whatever was most comfortable for them. It did not matter to me. But that was because I had planned on staying only one night.
This time I am here for about ten days. I am very glad that I have gotten this hotel. Despite the difficulty of getting to the church, I cannot even see how it would be possible to stay in the house of the pastor. I will explain why in a later post. But another reason that I am glad for the hotel is that I know the days will be very full.
The church has planned a week-long conference…no, it is more than a week. It is about a ten day conference. Each day I am to speak and to have Bible studies. I believe I have already prepared all that I will do, so I should not need much preparation time. But the fact is, I will simply need some time to be alone.
So it was that after the welcome service, we drove back to Kisii in the same Camry, and the pastors saw to it that I was settled well into my room before they left. I still was adjusting to the time change, but that night I slept very well.
The following day was a Saturday. It was the opening of the conference. Do not think of it as the type of conference that we would have in America. The form of it was the same as a church service would be. This was my first church service in any African country, and it was interesting and fun for me to see the manner in which these new friends of mine worshiped the Lord.
Some of the many children of the church, including the twenty-some orphans that are under the care of the church, were first given the opportunity to share some things that they had learned, or to sing a song.
Four of five of them had memory verses that they wanted to recite. The children, whose ages ranged from about four to ten or eleven, all lined up in the front. In turn, each recited their verse.
Each one began in the same manner. They began by saying, "Praise the Lord!"
To which the congregation replied, "Amen!"
They repeated. "Praise the Lord again!"
I used exclamation points in these quotes, but I actually pondered whether or not I should use them. These phrases were not shouted or even said in a loud voice, but as I came to see later, this was simply the normal way that the children or even anyone began what they were to say in front of the congregation.
"Better than my method," I thought to myself. I think that I usually say something like, "Um…"
But the best was the singing. The children also have their own choir, and next, they were given the opportunity to present a song. One of the older girls came to the front to begin. It was in the same fashion: "Praise the Lord." "Amen." "Praise the Lord again." "Amen."
Then the choir began to sing. The girl was the only one in the front. The rest the children in the choir were in the back of the church. They also were singing, but as they sang, they proceeded up the isle, dancing as they came.
This was not an ecstatic dance or anything like that. The children came two by two, and with their arms, legs and entire bodies, they were keeping rhythm with the music. They more than sang the song, they also felt the song. Their worship was with their entire body.
I had only been with this people for a half an hour, and already I had learned so much from them. So far, I had learned the most from the children.


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PHILADELPHIA — Eagles head coach Doug Pederson struggled to find something constructive to say about Halapoulivaati Vaitai, almost as much as the big tackle struggled Sunday stepping in for the injured Jason Peters.
Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney forced the Eagles to move a tight end to the left side to give Big V help.
"I thought there were some highs and lows with Big V," Pederson said Wednesday morning. "He had a tough task. Clowney is a tremendous football player and he's very active. Big V is one of the – has been one of the kind of anchors of that offensive line - with all the different moving parts we've had this season. To come in early in that football game, it's a credit to him again. There were some – I think as the game went on though, he did settle down and play better as the game went on."
Vaitai struggled going back to the preseason. He hasn't looked at all like the player who capably replaced Peters during the Super Bowl season.
Pederson quickly added that he expects Peters and his injured quad to answer the bell Sunday when the Eagles oppose the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. To reach the playoffs, the Eagles need to win and then get the Chicago Bears to defeat the Minnesota Vikings.
Vaitai was awful in his first NFL start at Washington, although that was at right tackle. Quarterback Carson Wentz was sacked five times, much of that due to Vaitai's inability to block Ryan Kerrigan.
"J.P. felt good," Pederson said. "We'll see how he gets through the walkthroughs today. We still expect him to be in the lineup Sunday."
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Pederson has his fingers crossed that wide receiver Mike Wallace will be able to help the Eagles at some point this season.
That seems more like it would occur in the playoffs as Wallace is returning from a fractured fibula.
"He will run around tomorrow," Pederson said. "We'll see where he's at. It's still going to be a day-to-day thing and we'll make a decision with him later in the week."
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The Eagles released cornerbacks DeVante Bausby and Chandon Sullivan to make room to activate Wallace and promote cornerback Josh Hawkins, who was signed to the practice squad a couple of weeks ago.
Hawkins (5-10, 189) was active for five games with the Panthers.
"Josh is a smart guy," Pederson said. "He's got good speed, quickness. He's played and it's a great opportunity for him. To make a couple changes this late, (it's) just to see a young player, and see what you've got. It's a good time to do it."
The Redskins (7-8) are on their fourth starting quarterback in Josh Johnson, who has been around the team only a few weeks.
The only start Johnson made against the Eagles was in 2009 with Tampa Bay. He threw for 240 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in a 33-14 loss. The Eagles sacked him three times, causing a couple of fumbles,
Sullivan joined the Eagles' practice squad Wednesday.
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Pederson loved his Christmas, including one particular gift he received.
"My boys surprised me," Pederson said. "I love to bow hunt and they surprised me with a new bow. It was a great day."


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Employers gain by helping workers with mental health issues
BY Brianne Lott
Brianne Lott
A person with a disability does not always use a wheelchair, hearing aid or white cane.
An estimated 10 percent of people in the U.S. have an invisible or hidden disability, such as diabetes, arthritis or even mental illness.
Chances are a significant portion of your current employees could use support with mental illness, but are not willing to speak up due to the stigma often associated with this misunderstood disability. Employers must change this climate of fear in the workplace. Based on recent events and how they are portrayed in the media, a stereotype persists that people with mental illness are dangerous or violent, when in fact, the opposite is true. People who suffer from a mental illness are more likely to harm themselves.
There are many reasons employees do not want to share their struggles with mental illness. They believe that speaking about it may lead to ridicule and unfair/incorrect assumptions from others.
Employees fear that disclosing this type of disability may lead to unwanted changes to job duties, decreased chances of promotion, unfavorable treatment from co-workers and possibly even termination.
Mental health in the workplace
Depression is the second-leading cause of disability in the world. Other conditions that can be completely debilitating and can make performing everyday tasks extremely difficult, if not impossible, include anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Not only is supporting employees who are working through mental health and/or substance abuse issues the right thing to do morally and ethically, there are solid business reasons to do so:
• Mental health issues can negatively affect productivity, physical health and attendance, and account for a large percentage of a company's healthcare claims.
• Mental illness causes more lost workdays and impairment than arthritis, asthma, back pain, diabetes and heart disease.
• Alcohol use disorders account for approximately 500 million lost work days per year, and cost the U.S. economy about $240 billion per year.
• Substance use disorders cost the U.S. economy about $276 million per year.
• Employees who are happy at work and feel supported by their supervisors are less likely to leave and more likely to perform well.
Creating a work culture that encourages employees to get the help they need is not inherently difficult.
Strategies include educating employees about your company's policies and practices related to disability inclusion, commitment to equal employment opportunity and open door policies.
You can also leverage existing or start new employee resource groups, or invite community groups for people with disabilities or veterans to come to your workplace to provide outreach and resources to employees. You should also regularly highlight the benefits provided by your company's employee assistance programs.
You should also consider offering peer and mentor support, and encourage management and supervisors to disclose their own issues. When supervisors are not afraid to talk about their disabilities, whatever they may be, employees will be encouraged to do so as well.
If you implement some or all of these strategies don't be surprised when you start reaping the financial benefits from increased employee retention rates, decreased employee absences, and increased productivity.
Eighty-percent of employees who disclosed the aforementioned issues to their employer and received treatment reported increased work efficacy and productivity.
Brianne Lott is a hiring and engagement consultant with Disability Solutions, a nonprofit consulting service that provides strategies to hire and assist workers with disabilities to create a diverse workforce.
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When I see southern magnolias in bloom, I think of and how the manor house at Tara would look with a pair of gargantuan specimens flanking either side of it. Thankfully, you don't have to own a mansion to grow southern magnolias.
Granted, a southern magnolia will attain a mature height of 60 to 80 ft. with a spread of 30 to 50 ft. However, with more than 100 cultivars of southern magnolia, you can choose from a wide variety of habits, sizes, and leaf shapes. If you prefer to have flowers sooner than later, choose a cultivar rather than a seed-propagated southern magnolia–not one that
you've rescued from the side of the road. It takes many years for flowering to occur on seed-grown southern magnolias—sometimes 12 to 15 years, which is why you should select vegetatively propagated clones rather than sexually-derived ones.
Here are a few of my favorites. In 1985 nurseryman Ray Bracken from Piedmont, SC began the parade of introduced cultivars with 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'. This compact, dense magnolia grows up to 30 ft. high and possesses dark, lustrous leaves with rusty brown lower leaf surfaces. The fragrant flowers are 5 to 6 inches in diameter.
'Claudia Wannamaker' is considered the queen of magnolias. It's more vigorous than 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' with a broad pyramidal form and grows 40 to 50 ft. high and 30 ft. wide. This cultivar was introduced by Johnny Brailsford of Orangeburg, SC and named after his cousin and friend, Mrs. Claudia Wannamaker, who purchased the parent tree from a mail order nursery in 1945. This cultivar has dark green leaves with rusty brown undersides. The 8- to 12-inch wide flowers occur at an early age.
'D.D. Blanchard' is another tall, pyramidal southern magnolia that grows 50 feet tall and 25 to 30 feet wide, The shiny green leaves have light rusty-orange undersides. It bears 6- to 8-inch diameter, fragrant white flowers.
For narrow spaces, choose 'Hasse', a southern magnolia that blooms modestly but has a tight columnar habit. The parent tree is 45 to 50 ft. high and 15 to 18 ft. wide.
'Southern Charm' (Teddy Bear™ PP #13049), introduced by plantsman Bob Head in Seneca, SC, is the most huggable of the bunch. Although it's a shy bloomer, the cupped leaves with felty brown undersides look and feel like a teddy bear's ears. 'Southern Charm' has a dense, tight pyramidal form. The original plant is 25 feet tall and 15 feet wide.
For repeat-flowering, consider 'Little Gem'. This selection from Warren Steed in Candor, NC grows 20 to 35 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It blooms at an early age and while the flowers are small—4 inches in diameter—they occur from May to October and into early November. Use 'Little Gem' as a screen or sheared hedge. Because this cultivar becomes gangly with age, prune the branches periodically to keep it looking full and dense.
Another repeat or remontant bloomer is 'Kay Parris', introduced by my friend Kevin Parris, a renowned magnolia hybridizer in Spartanburg, SC. 'Kay Parris' has shiny leaves with wavy margins and coppery velvet undersides. The 7-inch diameter flowers occur at an early age. Expect a height of 25 to 30 feet and a width of 10 to 15 feet.
Southern magnolias are versatile, heat- and drought-tolerant southern aristocrats that can be grown in full sun to partial shade. Use them in groups, hedges, screens, and as stand-alone accent plants.
I admit, while imbibing the intoxicating fragrance of the flowers or caressing the fuzzy undersides of the leaves of the southern magnolia cultivars in the South Carolina Botanical Garden or on the Clemson University campus, I sometimes do a Scarlett O'Hara and exclaim, "Great balls of fire!" Fortunately, no one's around to see or hear me.
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i keep kicking around the idea of starting an electro-punk group called hello world!
our first song would be titled "if( !youLoveMe ){ return: false; }"
the next song is a love song titled "01001001 00100000 01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 (is how robots say I love you)"
i have a lot of these little gems tucked away inside my head. maybe someday the world will be graced with my genius wit.


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|So we returned to the pueblo, having to carry my dog because
she refused to leave, and found the eco lodge, parked our
horses and awaited our scrumptious dinner. We had forgotten
the birthday cake for one of our companions and had to send a
"lancha" through the heavy swell to recover it.
We all drooled over the wonderful meal prepared by those
proficient cooks of the Las Margaritas ecotourism enclave,
enjoyed seeing some of the archaeological finds of the locals,
sang "Las Mañanitas" to our birthday companion and decided to
return home.
The waves in the laguna were just too rough to do a night time
search for crocodiles.
Note: The boat we rented has left Catemaco.
|It is not only monkey behinds you can visit on Laguna Catemaco. You can create your own adventure if you can
share the cost with some friends.
We left Catemaco on a beautiful sunny morning, intent on visiting some petroglyphs and crocodiles around Las
Margaritas and ride horse back to the unexcavated ruins at the Rancho Chinal. Then some waves started kicking.
Upon arriving at the Tepeyaga peninsula our on boat guide informed us the most popular stone glyph was
submerged and the others were not really worthwhile to dunk into the churning waters to explore.
So we headed around the point, which also is alleged to have some stone carvings, and entered the Rio Margaritas.
At its entrance, our lancheros awaited us, transferred us to their row boats, and moved us up the Rio
Margarita shore to meet our horses.
Unfortunately there were not enough horses for us all, but never mind, each horse was accompanied by its owner
on foot. So, those on foot, arrived at the unexcavated ruins of Chinal before us, after happily twisting their ankles
and catching pinolillos.
The scenery was absolutely gorgeous, even the horses enjoyed the wonderful grass.
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So sorry Mr/Master/Mrs/Miss/Ms Dandelion but you are not invited to my yard party this year!!
It would seem as though I'm a little late with that since they have already invaded my yard and many others down the street. Go away please!
I have yet to break the news yo Kamryn and Jillian that these are weeds not flowers. They seem to like to pick them for me LOL.
I'm hoping for a nice weekend, altough the forecast does say rain. But the girls are off Friday and Monday so some nice weather would be great. I would love to get my garden in this weekend too? And I guess rid my yard of those "pretty flowers".
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Alfons has always been entranced by mysteries, obsessed with solving puzzles. From earliest childhood his mother found him taking apart small household appliances, trying to figure out how they were made and what made them work as they did. He has ever been fascinated by the far-away stars, dreamed of not only beholding them from afar, but somehow traveling into the sky to be with them, to see their glory from up close and discover the secrets they held. It was no surprise to anyone, really, that he would take an interest in science, study engineering, and go on to dream the grandest dream that the men of his age could conceive.
He knows everything there is to know in the field of rocketry, of thermodynamics and propulsion physics. He can reverse-engineer an unfamiliar engine in a matter of hours, and he can read the most technical of blueprint drawings as though they were a newspaper.
But there's still one thing he can't understand, no matter how hard he tries, and oh, he does try. He cannot figure out Edward Elric, and the mystery only renews his determination for the study.
Alfons is a scientific man, and Edward is his paradox.
And he is a paradox. At times Alfons cannot fathom his ignorance of the subject matter, of certain fundamental scientific principles. He seemed never to have seen an internal combustion engine in his life. He is slow to grasp the significance of energy transformations, he has no notion of aerodynamics at all—and some of his ideas about chemistry are primitive beyond belief, backwards.
There is no academic institution in all of Europe who would turn out such a poorly prepared scholar. Edward is always vague about where he received his education, and Alfons suspects that he hardly received any instruction at all except privately, from his famous, yet eccentric father.
Yet at other times, Edward displays a genius so startling, that it leaves Alfons humbled in its wake. It is not just natural brilliance—although he has that too in plenty, racing ahead to absorb an entire university's worth of courses in a scant few months—but also some mysterious means of insight, some unfathomable source of inspiration. More than once he has glanced at a design that has frustrated Alfons for months, maybe even longer—and with a few casual words, reduced the entire foundation of what Alfons thought he could do with it to rubble, while rising up a new and even more fantastic idea in its place.
Alfons is an artistic man, and Edward is his muse.
At first he took in Edward out of pity, compassion—it was obvious when the boy turned up on his doorstep that he was at the end of his rope. No family, no connections, no money, no resources at all; only a battered suitcase full of notes, a trunk stuffed eerily full of spare prosthetics, and a hunger in his stomach that bordered on starvation in his eyes.
He took him in, and allows him to stay free of rent, for in all this time Edward has still acquired no funding, heard nothing from his distant and estranged father, established no job. It's not surprising, that last; this time of poverty is hard for everyone, and there are too few paying jobs for the hale and experienced men, let along one maimed and drifting youth. But it does make their situation harder, eking out an existence for two on an income hardly suitable for one, to say nothing of their experiments; if not for the charity of their landlady, the kindness of the greengrocer down the street, they would have starved long ago.
He took him in, fed and sheltered him and granted him the dubious pleasure of his company, and Edward has clung to him with a surprising fierceness, considering how standoffish the boy is with others. Yet as the months creep by, Alfons has come to wonder if he does not need Edward even more than Edward appears to need him.
Because Edward carries with him a hint of the alien, of the exotic, that defies the dreary mundanity of their existence. He speaks only in bits and patches of his past, but his injuries, his nightmares give mute testimony to experiences far beyond the ken of a simple German university student, struggling with machinery. His hints of genius speak of something transcendental; his scars bear witness to trials of Biblical stature.
Alfons is a religious man, and Edward is his sacred talisman.
Although nominally a Deist, like so many of the great thinkers who preceded him, Alfons has never really had it in him to believe in the myth of a great Creator, an all-powerful deity who wills the universe into existence. Science is too practical, too ordered to allow such an irrational being as that to exist.
Edward denies the existence of God too, but his is a different kind of atheism. Where Alfons' disbelief is a quiet thing born from lack of evidence, Edward's defiance is a thing of passion, of rage. He denies God so vehemently, so violently that it gives Alfons a glimpse of some strange, strange old pain inside him, something that makes him wonder to himself as to its source. It is the very passion of Ed's denial of God that leads Alfons secretly, in the dark of the night, to doubt his own doubt.
With Edward's presence, in the brief flashes of his brilliance, Alfons can believe for the first time that anything, anything is possible. His dreams, always so high-off and distant, seem almost close enough to touch, bare thoughts and words away from completion. With Edward's words, the weakness of his body, the dulling certainty of his death, the grey dismal apartment around him lifts away; and the space between them is filled with stars, singing in the perfect harmonies of celestial physics.
He comes to live for those moments; fleeting contacts during the days, the touch of a hand on a shoulder that forms a bridge from him to eternity.
Alfons is a dying man, and Edward is his lifeline.


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Words by Theo Cane Garvey
There is defiantly something very special about this movie, not only is it an amazing example of low budget independent European splatter horror, but it is also the very first (of hopefully many) films that we have had generously sent to us to review here on Slime House TV!
Because of this… You can imagine how excited I was when the parcel arrived at our office sent personally to me by the films co-director Crippler Criss all the way from fucki'n Germany!!!
Just a little about the package first of all, I am a HUGE fan of physical media, I am not only an obsessive collector of all things awesome, but in these days of Netflix and Amazon Prime and an erray of other illegal streaming sights It seems ACTUAL DVD'S are slowly becoming a thing of the past, and to me, this is a DAMN SHAME so I always appreciate a good old DVD!
The double disk package is CRAMMED with special features and extras, and it also came complete with cool stickers, that being a sticker-bomb addict, I really appreciated.
So before I get into any kind of review, I firstly gotta shout out Crippler Criss, for reaching out and for sending me another sick DVD to add to my ever growing collection (I got like 1,500 of them now and that was after I got rid of about 500 generic films earlier this year, you see I am trying to keep the DVD shelfs PURELY genre now, straight classic Action, Horror, Explotation ect… Anyway I am going off on a daft tangent, you will notice I do this from time to time, and I apologise in advanced. ADHD problems 101…)
The directors of the movie, CripplerCriss and Master W (awesome names right?! They sound like an attitude area WWF tag team) formed their company 'Psycho Productions' in 1998 when they were just 16 years old, you can even check out their back catalogue of weird and wonderful little movies over on their youtube page…
Then in 2009 they released their first ever feature film, titled 'The Secret Of The Magic Mushrooms' (Original title 'Das Geheimnis der Zauberpilze') which was actually distributed by the legendary Lloyd Kaufman's TROMA team and is still available HERE for just five stinking bucks!! (Well 'Euros' actually but 'bucks' just sounded better)
Right anyway… Ok… lets go…. let me attempt to review this bad boy CANNIBAL MESSIAH!!
The movie stars none other than both the Directors of the actual film, Master W & 'good old' Crippler Criss (my new best mate who sends me awesome DVD's to review and stickers) seemingly playing themselves, chilling out, kicking back and smoking some of that notorious German wacky backy, when all of a sudden BANG a Shotgun wielding mercenary calling himself 'The Pathfinder' bursts into their apartment and accuses both directors of being responsible for the disappearance of his missing brother, who was last seen on set with the two directors after appearing in one of their previous movies.
Now i assume this is a nod to their movie 'The Secret Of The Magic Mushrooms' the previous feature from the Psycho Productions duo, but this is the first movie that I have personally seen from them, so that is just a guess, however don't let this put you off, under no circumstances will you be watching this film worrying about intricate plot points and ties to prequels, there is plenty to keep you entertained and to keep you distracted from dumb shit like narrative and story lines.
So at gun point, against their will, Master W and Crippler Criss are taken hostage by The Pathfinder and lead deep into the thick and unforgiving forests of Germany to look for clues and hopefully find out what happened to Pathfinders missing brother.
What ensues is an absolute GORE FEST and I don't use that word lightly, seriously… I was like 30 minuets in and seeing a guy graphically get his head crank drilled and his penis torn off.
Yeah… Its one of those kinda movies…
Basically everything goes FUBAR as the main three characters find themselves in the midst of a blood thirsty cannibal cult!
If you love horror comedy, you got it! If you love crazy cannibals and decaying skeletons with maggots in their eyes, you got it! If you love watching a dude get repeatedly raped and sodomised with a huge wooden pole…. well then you should probably seek some serious help… But this is comedy horror and exploitation after all, and although just a LITTLE BIT messed up, everything is still done with a touch of dark humour, also, with a company name like 'Psycho Productions' what do you really expect?!
The nods to Italian cannibal and zombie films are also relentlessly apparent and you can really see that throughout this project, both the cast and the crew were having an awesome time making the movie, throwing together whatever chump change they had in their pockets at the time to muster up just enough cash to throw in another fun gore effect. That in mind however the production quality is actually quite impressive! Everything looks and sounds great, the picture quality is crisp and it really does make this movie stand out over other low budget foreign films that I have viewed over the years.
The end scene of the movie (without giving away too many of them pesky spoilers) even leaves its self open to a possible sequel…. Threequel?! Who knows!? But personally, I would love to see more from this dynamic duo of directors, and I seriously believe that with a bit of funding these guys could really go the distance, they obviously understand shooting and editing, and even when the story line seems to drift off slightly, you can still see the heart and passion they have for movie making and to me that is the most important thing with any production, its gotta have heart, and this nasty little number is filled with it… Even if The Pathfinder is ripping it out and having it for 'abendessen' (according to google translate thats German for dinner)… Oops sorry more spoilers!!!
The film is completely shot with German dialogue, but multiple language subtitles are available for viewers in different countries, and although that may put some people off, to someone like myself who grew up watching Battle Royale and Takashi Miike subtitled Japanese movies this really doesn't bother me, and nore should it you!
Overall I loved this movie, it was an awesome watch and I cannot wait to see what the two crude dudes bring out next!
I recently messaged Crippler Criss, and asked him what I could look forward to in the future from Psycho Productions, and he replied…
'We're currently working on our new movie 'Nocta', 11 days of shooting are already in the can. It's a sick vampire/splatter/horror/trash/comedy movie'
So i think its safe to say I am defiantly looking forward to that one.
CANNIBAL MESSIAH is Available now from Psycho Productions, you can find out more info on where to purchase it and all of their back catalogue HERE
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PNNL Research Leaders Elected to Board of State Science Organization
Sue Clark and Jud Virden join Washington State Academy of Science board
The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) elected Sue Clark and Jud Virden its board of directors.
Sue Clark, a Battelle Fellow who holds a joint appointment at PNNL and Washington State University (WSU), was elected to a second term on the board. Jud Virden, PNNL's Associate Laboratory Director for energy and environment, was elected to his first term on the board. Clark and Virden will each serve three-year terms.
WSAS is a resource to help government, organizations, and citizens in the state of Washington confront challenges and seize opportunities in science, technology, health, and the environment. According to its website, the WSAS mission is to provide expert scientific and engineering analyses to inform public policy-making and increase the role and visibility of research in Washington State.
About Clark
Clark joined PNNL in January 2015 as a joint appointee with WSU. She leads research focused on the chemistry and chemical engineering of processing nuclear materials. Clark was named chief science and technology officer of energy and environment in September 2017.
During her tenure at WSU from 1996 through 2014, Clark served in many institutional leadership roles while leading nuclear science research and mentoring graduate students. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, serving from 2011 to 2014.
Clark is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Chemical Society. From 2009 to 2011, Clark served as an elected member of the Governing Board for the U.S. Council for Chemical Research. She served on the National Academy's Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board from 2004 to 2009, on the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Energy from 2003 to 2011, and was a consultant to Battelle Memorial Institute and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. She was elected in 2012 to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Clark earned her B.S. degree in Chemistry from Lander College and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Inorganic/Radiochemistry from The Florida State University.
About Virden
As Associate Laboratory Director, Virden leads 1,000 scientists, engineers, and staff who are delivering science and technology solutions for the nation's complex energy and environmental challenges — including advancing energy storage technologies, modernizing the power grid, integrating renewable energy, advancing energy efficiency in all sectors, developing biofuels, ensuring sustainable hydropower, and resolving complex issues in nuclear science.
Since joining PNNL in 1991 as a researcher, Virden has held multiple roles including Deputy Associate Laboratory Director, energy market Sector Director, and Chief Science and Technology Officer. His special assignments have included a stint at DOE Headquarters to assist in development of U.S.-China collaborative research priorities, and a two-year assignment in Flint, Mich., working with General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR).
Virden holds two U.S. patents and has received R&D 100 and Federal Laboratory Consortium awards for non-thermal plasma technology, as well as a Discover Award with Massachusetts Institute of Technology for fuel reformation technologies. His industry and academic leadership has included the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, CleanTech Alliance of Washington, Oregon Innovation Council, University of Washington College of Engineering, University of Michigan Energy Institute, and Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute. He was elected in 2014 to the Washington State Academy of Sciences and was inducted in 2017 as a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Virden earned his B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington.