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One girl's twistedly fantastic interpretation of what the hell is really going on in those tribes.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
If I Were That Angel
Messengers of God, heavenly beings from beyond; Angels are everywhere. They whisper in our ears, they flicker the bedroom lights off and on, and, occasionally, they threaten to shake up reality shows like a snowglobe. Whether on Ghost Hunters or in that familiar butterfly fluttering near your window, Angels are a crafty bunch - but then again, winged creatures have always been up to no good. Just look at Talos, the giant winged man of bronze delivered from Zeus to protect Europa and the island of Crete. On the surface he sounds like a man of the people, a protector of society, but if pissed off he'll hurl giant boulders into the sea and giggle at the splashes they make. Or let's look to our fairy friends - delicate and graceful, exquisite and playful. You might be able to smoosh them with your thumb, but those little scamps will hide your car keys and steal your pharmaceuticals in the blink of an eye. Junkies, the whole lot of 'em! In my vast and extensive research of all things mythological, I have never come across a bespectacled gangly fop masking himself as an angel. What would we call this creature? Gingerellus? Freckelopia? Perhaps delving deeper into this prankster's psyche will provide a clearer more accurate picture of what exactly we're dealing with here. Let's recap, shall we?
In the thick of night with the gentle buzz of the insect people to keep us company, a dead-eyed goofy grinned man with pockets full of poker chips and the finest sativa arrives on Rhode Island (Redemption Island). "I thought we were supposed to be the final 3", he smirks. You see, "final 3" was the heart of the 3+2 x the circumference of a coconut shell divided by pi minus the square root of the number of teeth in Mary Jane's (Jim) mouth plan. The plan was fool proof (proof that fools exist). It should have worked! With one hand down his pants and the other fondling his own tendrils, Ozzy sighs and burbles, "I hate to say I told you so." Well, clearly you don't hate it enough not to say it. Douche of the D'ouchervilles. Meanwhile, Keanu (Keith) is sitting stiff-necked and straight-backed saying nothing to no one and having no bearing on anything anywhere. Too bad the insects kept up their nocturnal opera. I'll bet in the blackest depths of silence with nothing but Keanu sitting in a corner, we'd be able to hear the gentle clicking of his robot parts. I'm not just talking about a pacemaker here. I'm talking about intricate wires and metal thingamabobs working in tandem to keep this "man" a functioning being. If Pinocchio, Edward Scissorhands, and that creepy pieced together baby on American Horror Story had a hot threesome and produced a child, it would be Keanu - only without the eccentric personalities of his three fathers. Charmless, witless, dull. *sputter sputter kerplunk*
Over at Tuna Tartare (Te Tuna), with hands pressed firmly together in a namaste, Coach tells the remaining Tunas how Mary Jane is the most dangerous type of person. He may look welcoming and accommodating on the outside, but when you stare into his dead black eyes, all you see is a swirling abyss of Jacks, Aces, and one-hitters. A man like that will peek at your cards and bogart that can, man. It's best that he's out of the family for good. But amongst the encouraging words and the uplifting sermon, a gentle nagging tugs at Coach's heartstrings. Rule #37: A person at the bottom of an alliance better not feel like they're at the bottom of an alliance or stones will be thrown, the people will revolt, and it'll be anarchy. Coach tries his best to reassure his disciples of the importance of unity and trust, but one lone Mrs. (Whitney) isn't falling for it. Through a mass of tangles (and a sullied wedding dress), the Mrs. wonders how smart people can be so stupid. Perhaps there's something to that. I myself wonder how a smart girl can secretly get married, go on a national tv show, bump uglies with a robot, and think she can keep it all a secret. You're right, Whitney. How can smart people be so dumb?!
A new day dawns and with it, an ancient mystical dance of delights. The waves crash and the wind blows gently as two men juggle suns and shoot the clouds with their pointer fingers. This meditation in motion is grace personified - If "grace" is a herky jerky freckled lad dropping suns and shooting his own foot with an imaginary bow, but grace nonetheless! Steady, constant, flowing, Tai Chi promotes serenity by connecting mind and body and, let's face it, Coach is a pretty serene guy whereas Cochran is a jumble of nerve endings swaying in the breeze. Cochran admits to drinking the "Coach Kool Aid" in order to inch his way up the elimination pecking order, but I think, deep down, young Cochran actually enjoys picking up a few tips to lower his stress levels. Neuroses only gets worse if left unattended. Yet, amongst all the peace and calming whale music, Coach stares hypnotically at the sea and voices his concern for the coming days. Albie is acting super squirrelly and Brandon is running around giving everyone "HATZ" tattoos which leaves Coach wondering if maybe he'll be blindsided down the road. Upon hearing this news, all that energy harnessed and all that inner calm achieved from the morning meditation goes flying out the window and anxiety once again cradles Cochran like a fluffy warm comforter.
Anxiety aside, we've got a duel to get to. The Three Stooges enter the arena, but only one will emerge victorious. The winner will continue to live on Rhode Island while the other two will become our first members of the Jury. For today's challenge, you must stand with your arms outstretched and hold two poles against an overhead board. The last one to keep his poles erect stays in the game. "Erect". *sigh* It's so obvious who's going to win. Survivors ready, go.
While Cochran sits twitching, the challenge begins and those loud mouthed freaks observing start to pick favorites. Can I just ask why those knuckleheads are bothering to cheer from the stands? Rancher Rick who seemingly has a daily word quota starts hollering for Mary Jane to excel while Mrs. Whitney throws her garter and bouquet in Keanu's direction. What the hell is going on here? Don't pick sides. Don't risk pissing off someone still in the game. Let those duelers duke it out and keep your traps shut in the meantime. Players look for whispers and hints of reasons to distrust one another. Rancher Rick burping out a "Yeehaw" for Mary Jane would be reason enough for me to vote his ass out. Rooting for duelers has always bothered me. Look, you voted those people out and they're pissed off they're in the position they're in. Just let it lie until you know for sure who's coming back into the game. No need to ruffle any unnecessary feathers.
Alright, so back to the duel. We've got Keanu and his mechanical parts beginning to rust in the dewy air while Mary Jane's squishy biceps are starting to give way. With one inhale, our resident pot dealer is out and off to peddle his wares elsewhere. After a minor battle of the poles, Keanu's wires cross and he's out as well. Ozzy stays alive. Grreat. Just what his ego needs - another win.
It wouldn't be an Ozzy win. however, without another smug Ozzy soliloquy. It went something like this, "I'm in the best place possible. I get stronger everyday on Rhode Island while all you suckers continue to starve. You should see my hair cascading down my back when I emerge slowly from the water with my spear in hand. Too bad the ladies can't see it for themselves. *beats on chest* I'll eat you. All of you." Um, what? Slow down there Ozzy. This isn't Foursome (VERY NSFW). The duel scene ends with Mary Jane slipping Dimples (Jeff Probst) another one of his cockamamie plans for a "Secret Double Redemption Island". Dimples takes one look at the resin covered blueprint and tosses it into the fire. You're done Mary Jane. Go, already!
Instead of peeking in on Tuna Tartare after the duel, we continue to follow Ozzy in all his winningness to observe his daily life on Rhode Island. He awakens with the sun and proceeds to spend his days visiting various ports of call and eating the finest fish the South Pacific has to offer. Marlin, tuna, barracudas - all of them leap out of the water and into Ozzy's awaiting arms. Mermaids lurking on majestic reefs beckon him closer inviting him to search their "caves". Long languid days of food and sex... It's like Sandals Jamaica for crying out loud - all inclusive, rum punch by the pitcher, and a colorful buffet every night. It's a place to refresh, rejuvenate, and relax. Those suckers back at Tuna Tartare wish they had the stamina and island savvy that Ozzy has. *eye roll* So while those Tunas are sucking tiny droplets out of a coconut, Ozzy is throwing Ones at the goddesses of the sea and wondering how he'll ever eat all of the bounty the ocean has generously laid at his feet. I'm sure you'll find a way, Ozzy. Actually, please eat some more so we don't have to listen to you tell us how great you are. Maybe you should consider a daily word quota like Rancher Rick. Just a thought.
Back at Tuna Tartare, Rancher Rick moseys on over to the fish nets, picks one up with the spur of his boot, and tosses it back into the sea upon seeing that it's empty. Foodwise, things are getting dire for the Tunas. I don't mean to butt in or anything, but in the past when starvation has become an issue throughout history, people ate each other to stay alive. Alive. Edna offers nothing more than a flimsy chicken wing so why not take a bite out of burly Brandon or a nibble of a robust milky gal like Sophie. You don't have to kill them per se, but protein is protein.
Huddled together under the rickety shelter, we find Dawn Dawn the soccer mom all puckered up and ready to kiss some ginger ass. She's seen how the other tribe has embraced Cochran with open arms and now she wants a little bit of that love for herself. No sneaky hints or veiled suggestions needed for Dawn. No thick clouds to wade through with this one. After telling Cochran she regrets not tattling on him, she comes right out and tells him, "I'll do anything to stay in this game." With a lift of his eyebrow and a slight adjustment to his spectacles, Cochran wonders to himself if maybe hooking up with Dawn and swooping down with flapping wings to rescue her might be his best move after all. Dawn and Mrs. Whitney are certainly searching for an angel to save them. What if Cochran were that angel? It's another one of those highfalutin metaphors we've come to know and love from Cochran. Anytime a chance to label himself sneaks out and presents itself, Cochran snatches that bitch up with ferocity and cloaks himself with it. I don't pretend to understand it, but it seems to make him feel better to have a label and a place in this game to call his own. *shrugs shoulders* Okay. Just, ugh, don't save Dawn or Whitney please.
And this brings us to the big Immunity Challenge. Come on in guys! For today's challenge, Survivors will balance a bowl of rice on their heads while racing across a course of teeter totters to fill a container. If your bowl falls off or if you touch it, you have to go back to the beginning and start all over again. First person to fill their container and raise their whatever wins Immunity. Survivors ready, go.
The challenge begins and with one ginger step forward Cochran loses his bowl. Coach and Albie spill their rice shortly thereafter and I'm a little stunned. As a man who's probably spent hours balanced on one leg on a perch somewhere, I thought Coach had this thing in the bag! It turns out his head must be pointy or something. Who is excelling however, is Dawn. A few weekends wrestling with some moms at Filene's Basement for the last pair of culottes while balancing her purse on her head has served her well. That flat-headed Brandon also seems to be cruising over the teeter-totters with muscular-calved Sophie right behind him.
And it will continue to be those three who lead the charge for the entire length of the race: Pancake-headed Brandon, feisty shopper Dawn, and ruddy-skinned Sophie. Back and forth, back and forth they go. It'll be a foot race if someone doesn't make a big move soon and that someone turns out to be our sturdy med student. With her balls swinging to and fro, she scoops up an enormous amount of rice piled inches out of the top of the bowl and makes her way to the finish. Dawn scurries by with a few grains here and there, Brandon pours some syrup on the top of his head, and Sophie trudges on. She reaches the finish and we all wonder if her big ass bowl will be enough. Guess what? It is. SOPHIE WINS IMMUNITY!!! Oh and one more thing, there's a lemony twist tonight at Tribal Council. Dawn snatches the word "twist" out of the air and stuffs it in her purse next to her balled up Kleenex and coupons. That "twist" is her hope. That "twist" could be her salvation.
Back at camp, Cochran checks in with Coach to make sure that Dawn and Mrs. Whitney are indeed the next two on the chopping block. He has a sneaking suspicion that there will be a double elimination tonight and before that paranoia starts to bubble up to the surface he needs to check that everything is copasetic and that his safety isn't an issue. Coach gives him a side-eye glance that says "Duh", but Cochran isn't near satisfied yet. If either Dawn or Mrs. Whitney wins that second Immunity Challenge, it's curtains for the young lad. Some pacing is in order - stat!
Cochran isn't the only one in panic mode. Dawn and Mrs. Whitney are definitely feeling the heat and together they quickly make plans to approach Albie. Mrs. Whitney, in all of her newfound twangness (I swear that wasn't there back at episode 1 - maybe marriage brings it out in her), thinks Albie is indeed the raht guy to help her. Brandon's too creepy and who knows what the hell Rancher Rick is up to. Albie is the only one who seems to have his head in the game. I, however, think it's because Albie is the only single guy left. Marriage schmarriage. Whitney wants to party!
So with Cochran lurking creepily on the sidelines, Dawn and Mrs. Whitney make their pitch to Albie. Wooden Albie (is he related to Keith?) mulls over the proposition and begins to consider his long game. Perhaps saving Dawn and Mrs. Whitney would be a good thing. It would surely gain him some Savannah (Savai'i) votes on the Jury as well as appease Cochran and move him up the ranks a smidge. Plus, Albie can finally get rid of that tissue paper Edna once and for all. It infuriates him that a cornflake like that is still in the game. I don't know. Keeping around someone like that until the end - someone you can definitely beat both physically and mentally might be the way to go. I mean, come on. Let's get real. No one is giving Edna a million dollars. Why surround yourself with formidable forces when keeping those barnacles Edna and Rancher Rick until the end would bode so much better for you? Can you imagine a final three with Edna, Rick, and Albie? *throws hands in the air* No contest! Then again, I'm incredibly lazy and the path of least resistance is sometimes the most appealing.
Whether Albie makes this giant move isn't really the issue anymore. What is the issue is that Coach has been hiding in a nearby bush listening to him scheme and plot with Mrs. Whitney! Coach is a man of intuition and as we learned at the beginning of the episode, something sinister has been tugging at his gut telling him that things are awry. Oprah calls it a "whisper". That gentle gnawing in your nether regions that tells you danger is afoot. Not everyone knows how to listen to it. Some people ignore those whispers to the point where they become a scream (usually your scream from not realizing your neighbor was trying to murder you all along and you should have gone ahead and checked the Sexual Offender Registry like you always meant to). A whisper is nothing more than your intuition. Kim Basinger once said, "I feel there are two people inside me - me and my intuition. If I go against her, she'll screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely." Clearly, Coach has a little Kim inside of him that has served him well. We all need a Lil Kim now and again.
If Albie had a Lil Kim he'd know that Coach is wise to everything he's plotting. Coach is in the trees, under the chess set, and behind the tree trunk you sit on... he's everywhere! Like one of those kreepy Kardashians, you can't shake him. Albie continues to plan, continues to scheme, and tries with all of his might to convince Cochran that his time amongst them is running out. Spindly Cochran manages to rile himself up to the point of saying he's way more valuable than Edna. I'm not sure about that. Edna licks a teardrop from a coconut and is full to Spring. She's much less strain on the camp's resources.
To make this new plan work, the defectors will need another vote. Off to the woods they go where they find farmhand Sophie moving logs or raking leaves or doing whatever it is she does in her downtime. Albie reiterates that Edna is useless. She's not only hogging Cochran's #6 spot, but she's a vote for Coach in the end. Sophie scratches her head and thinks about the proposition that's being laid out before her. That sneaky Albie is showing his Cyndi Lauper true colors more and more. The thing is, those true colors just happen to be Sophie's true colors. I see your true colors shining through... Sophie doesn't care for that feather sprite Edna either. Apparently, Edna drives her crazy. Is it the fact that all she needs is a palm leaf for a blanket or is it something else? Other than the Mikayla kissassness of yesteryear, speckle dust Edna has been pretty mute for the run of the show. All of this back and forth and jibber jabber makes Sophie the swing vote. The question is, which direction will she swing?
This brings us to Tribal Council where Dawn wastes no time pleading with the Impalas to use her and Mrs. Whitney. No offense lady, but you're good in challenges and I guess you're somewhat likable. You're Jane 2.0 and not one person on Impala should use you or your tangled friend. Dawn can talk about the low men on the totem pole all she wants, but that Mormon is a threat. She not only threatens the pleasure one feels from an alcoholic beverage, but she threatens the Impalas ability to get votes. Cut her loose, I say!
A wide-eyed Cochran who hates hearing the phrase "number 7" admits that now is the perfect time to make a big move. Dimples feeds off of this and needles the poor boy mercilessly, "You're number se-ven! That bugs you, right? You hate that, right? We're here, you're SEVEN. One, two, three, four, five, six, SEVEN. Seven, seven, seven!" Cochran keeps his cool and assures Dimples that he already has a fistful of plans all ready to go for the next few Tribals. It's funny all these plans... Dawn sort of initiated them, Whitney put them into motion, Cochran thinks he's the mastermind, Albie swears he's the one in charge, and now Sophie is the one they all depend on. Too many people, too many factors, too many cooks in the kitchen. The only ones not dipping their willies into the pie are Coach, Edna, Rick, and Brandon. From afar, that's an alliance of some solidity, with some weight. It's half way flimsy, sure, but you need only look at everyone's agendas to see where the true loyalty lies.
In the end, all the bravado and all the dick swinging was for naught and Dawn is the 11th person voted out of Survivor South Pacific. We only see one vote for Edna which means the defectors pussied out at the last minute. I wonder what happened? Who changed their mind first? Nevermind all the wondering because we've got another Immunity Challenge, bitches!
The rumors are true, it's a double elimination. After a quick little quiz about survival where Mrs. Whitney and Sophie battle it out over the poisonous truths of the South Pacific crab, SOPHIE WINS IMMUNITY... again. Is Sophie a new dark horse we need to keep our eye on? She's proved to be smart, husky, loyal, and someone not to be trifled with. I think I like her. She's careful when she needs to be and busts ass when her life depends on it.
So, again we vote and this time is no different from the last. Whitney is the 12th person voted out of Survivor South Pacific. An elimination during the week of a secret marriage scandal is almost poetic, don't you think? Now she can look forward to Ozzy eating her. Wait, what? So, what did you guys think? Did you want Albie to succeed with his plan? Are you surprised they chickened out? How will Cochran move up the ranks now? Do you think Dawn can still get pregnant? Comment it out bitches and have a great day! Next week is Thanksgiving and it's a recap episode so the blog will return on December 1st. See you then. Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
20 comments:
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Great blog, Lala. I am disappointed that Albie and Sophie chickened out, because they finally had a chance to take the control away from Coach and make a power move like Savaii did when they voted out Elyse to cripple Ozzie.ReplyDelete
I think Cochran pretty much screwed himself over by jumping ship in the first place. He's now the 7th wheel on a six-person alliance, six people who have most likely already have a pact to go to the final six together. What makes Cochran think they would vote out one of their own before they get rid of him? What's ironic is he said he wanted to take control of his fate by switching his vote that one tribal council, but now his fate rests in Upolu's hands, because let's face it, Cochran is never going to win immunity. Not with kick-butt competitors like Sophie left on the island. I really think he didn't put enough consideration into his decision to flip sides.
Again, awesome post, Lala, and happy thanksgiving to you!
I cannot believe how dumb Albert is, this was his second opportunity to make a move but no he blew it again, the plan was all set but then bloody Sophie comes along and wins Immunity and I sorta feel she felt secure enough not to upset the apple cart. Albert & Sophie do not have end game in their minds, they are the Andrea and Grant of last season, the only two worthy players in that tribe and do they really believe they are going to the end with Coach, do they think he wants to compete next to two Warriors or some bullshit like that. He's making some really poor decisions, right from giving Coach the clue to the idol until now.ReplyDelete
Also I understand the reasoning in voting Edna, why not got straight for the jugular and vote Coach, well they obviously cannot now.
Although I think Ozzy has played a shocking game socially and he's taking advantage of Redemption Island, I wanna see him back in and kick all their asses.
BTW...I still hate Brandon...lol
Great recap Miss LaLa. You're so great.
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 4:57 PM
I cannot believe how dumb Albert is, this was his second opportunity to make a move but no he blew it again, the plan was all set but then bloody Sophie comes along and wins Immunity and I sorta feel she felt secure enough not to upset the apple cart. Albert & Sophie do not have end game in their minds, they are the Andrea and Grant of last season, the only two worthy players in that tribe and do they really believe they are going to the end with Coach, do they think he wants to compete next to two Warriors or some bullshit like that. He's making some really poor decisions, right from giving Coach the clue to the idol until now.ReplyDelete
Also I understand the reasoning in voting Edna, why not got straight for the jugular and vote Coach, well they obviously cannot now.
Although I think Ozzy has played a shocking game socially and he's taking advantage of Redemption Island, I wanna see him back in and kick all their asses.
BTW...I still hate Brandon...lol
Great recap Miss LaLa. You're so great.
- WoolferNovember 17, 2011 at 5:50 PM
Ozzie has to be the most annoying player in a long time. He has a very high opinion of himself. I hope one of the girls beats him in the challenge.ReplyDelete
I'm still trying to figure out Ranger Rick. We've been watching for weeks and I don't know ANYTHING about this guy. Is he just there hanging out on the island?
Brandon must have given up some air time for Ozzie this week - we didn't hear two words from him this episode.
Great recap, as usual, Miss LaLa. You always make these shows so much more enjoyable!
- yours trulyNovember 17, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Welcome back Dear Lala, Queen of words that start with a G. Quite a road trip, South Carolina and then to Tenn. to tour the places Whitney slept and to find out if it's true or not about buying moonshine in a grocery store.ReplyDelete
All that riding in the limo even gave you some time to find Ozzy with a chubby. RI must be equally arousing and that is a possible cause for his mouth running with only half the blood in his brain.
Another beautiful blog. Hoops should stop by and pick up some of your flow. You supersized your pill bottle and found some fortified gin to wash down the shine. Yeah buddy, and that shell loader for your 410 puts some real bang in the glitter sharing.
What show? I remain confused about strategy. I too wonder why the schemers wouldn't take a shot at Coach, or anyone else more relevant than Edna. Cochran is the only one that knows a misguided mastermind lurks under his freckles. Anyone associated with Harvard is suspect if it has anything to do with intelligence. Some student of Survivor as he failed that quiz challenge with the same ease he fails in any other challenges. That could get him further in the game unless a lightbulb moment occurs. I would rather blind side the stronger players as first priority when compared to saving or eliminating the worthless.
Regardless, am I blocking out Dimples asking if anyone has a hidden immunity idol? I also bet every one of your readers knew who wrote DON on the parchment. It does sound the same, even on those Bible audio tapes. Oh the horror, the crack of DON.
I became more annoyed with the RI continuation when I realized that Ozzy ends up in less immunity challenges than those that already conquered him twice. I'll be rooting for Dawn in the next contest. She's pretty close to being the only one left to at least offer a challenge. How soon can morning sickness kick in? Hopefully Ozzy is shooting blanks after that threesome with his last house guests.
Sophie is coming on strong though and is positioned to defend herself if she can continue to be tough and win a few challenges.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving y'all, especially the one with the gin soaked bird.
I love how you always use "mosey" in reference to Rancher Rick. You are right, he must have some sort of daily word limit. He's got no game.ReplyDelete
ha ha - "bad case of the crabs" photo caption.
Great recap.
I too, do not understand why nobody is targeting Coach. Rob won last year, did these people not watch last season. The jury will reward the returning player 1 million dollars, so don't think otherwise. I am very disappointed in the editing. There had to have been more conversation about NOT voting Edna off, otherwise why did Albie and co, not write her name down? They obviously knew Sophie wasn't going for it....they didn't show us something. Cochran is supposedly the worlds biggest fan, seen every season....he's not to bright then. Someone has to flop, and usually it's the player in the 7th position that has to. I'm not impressed with these brainless people. I was hoping Whitney would win the second challenge, just to see something get stirred up. Of course she would go next, but it still would have been nice to see them scramble.
Good job. Lots of chuckles.
- kandeekaneNovember 17, 2011 at 8:06 PM
I am lost on the comments about Whitney's secret marriage and Dawn being/getting pregnant. Can someone enlighten me please?ReplyDelete
Their best move would have been to vote out Ben and send him to RI, that way only 1 of the vets would be able to return unless the 3rd person going over there beat them both. But again they are all playing stupid and just escorting the vets to the end to collect the mil.
Click the link towards the beginning on the word "Mrs" for the Whitney info.ReplyDelete
The Dawn getting pregnant thing was a joke. You know, cuz she'll be on Rhode Island with Ozzy...
I'll admit you've got jokes Ms. Lala. Great blogReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Love the blog...ReplyDelete
"the Mrs. wonders how smart people can be so stupid. Perhaps there's something to that. I myself wonder how a smart girl can secretly get married, go on a national tv show, bump uglies with a robot, and think she can keep it all a secret. You're right, Whitney. How can smart people be so dumb?!" - my favorite line from an awesome blog. As a Southerner, i cannot stand Whitney. The sound of her insipid voice makes me want to drive a rebarb through both my eardrums. Which would make getting into my little Mazda a challenge.ReplyDelete
I did want her to win immunity though, for the reasons stated above. I know its difficult to have five players act as one to change the game, especially with Coach having Edna, Brandon, and Rick on lockdown. But we're on track for a lackluster finish unless something changes
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Was anyone else confused during the rice-on-your-head challenge when they saw that extra player? It was as if there was a brand new Survivor out there, freshly inserted into the game! Until I realized it was Rancher Rick without his cowboy hat. Seems they should have let him keep his cowboy hat on, and then he could perch the rice bowl on top of that. How else are we supposed to recognize him?ReplyDelete
- yours trulyNovember 18, 2011 at 10:16 AM
You are an over achieving observer anon 904. Rancher Rick is invisible unless he's sitting in the RI bleacher seats.ReplyDelete
What else can you tell us? Does he have man boobs? The male viewers are boob deprived this season.
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Great blog, Lala. I laughed my ass off about the whole "Mrs." bit.ReplyDelete
Cochran is a pussy (and I HATE that word, but when the situation calls for it, I will use it). He is a weasel who claims to love the game but when it comes down to it, he can't play it for shit. Seriously--even the challenges that require brains he sucks at more than Mrs. Whitney sucks Keith. And what is with Cochran's nose? Why the hell is it always so red when the rest of his face is so pasty white? Sorry for the rant but I was actually rooting for that indecisive snake prior to him disappointing me and playing such a crap game.
I can't believe they didn't make a power play to change up the game. It is going to be so boring now. I'm actually rooting for cocky Ozzy (pun intended--those pictures were hilarious!) now just so he can add a little spice to what is left of the show.
Brandon is a moron and I laughed out loud when I saw "Don" on the paper. I knew right away who wrote it. Such an idiot....
Have a great Thanksgiving and I'll look forward to your next post in a couple of weeks. :)
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Did anyone notice Tom use the word "dead-eyed"ReplyDelete
on Parks and Recreation last night?
Gee, I wonder where the writers got that idea from.
I agree that Ozzy should try out a daily word quota like Rancher Rick. It might do his cocky ass some good. I have been thoroughly disappointed by both people (Jim and Cochran) that I was rooting for this season, and now I could care less who wins. I was on the fence about Sophie, but she hasn't gotten enough air time for me to really get behind her- she hasn't really DONE anything.ReplyDelete
It is painfully obvious that Coach is going to win this season; the only other person who could possibly win is Sophie. Brandon is obnoxious and I am sure they will have him bring Russell for the family visit just to garner viewers. The rest of this season is going to be SUCH a dud.
Whitney is so fucking annoying and I am glad to see her gone- her voice makes me want to do what Sarah did to her mother in the horror movie Inside (SPOILER!) and stab a hairpin through my neck. Yeah, it's that bad.
I am with everyone else and can't believe no one has made a friggin move. This season has become as boring as last season, without the awesome interviews with Boston Rob.
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Happy Thanksgiving all!ReplyDelete
I was hoping for that big move. Aaargh! I hope Ozzy (or Dawn) comes back in the game and wins immunity just to shake this up. I do not see Coach taking Sophie or Albert with him. Edna is the last hope. Let's hope her walking on Coach's back will be literal.
Last week Ozzy said he'd give the others a fish and send them home. Now, it's a fish and a coconut. Maybe he'll have appetizers next time and a dessert list. How much is the tip on RI?
Thanks for the blog. This is turning into last season--yawn. Your blogs make it interesting!
Am i being racist by saying Edna should have won the Immunity challenge carrying the rice?ReplyDelete
Happy Thanksgiving Miss Lala
- Roman PolanskiNovember 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM
Happy Thanksgiving?! You are thinking of of your patetyczny holiday at a time like this?! Amerykanie idiota!ReplyDelete
I remain forbidden from your shores while you Americans ignore "Coach Wade" as he gathers together a new "family"? How can you not see this evil fermenting?! It is only a matter of time until he passes his sick instructions to that deluded kool-aid drinking murder tool Brandon and the pregnant wife of a famous director becomes stabbed to death! You must prevent this! The wives of famous Hollywood directors contribute TOO MUCH to society for you to allow them to be massacred by a crazed Brandon Hantz! You Americans delight in wilful ignorance while you stuff your enormous bellies with turkey and corn and butter (SO MUCH BUTTER!) in celebration of the opening act of a different massacre! Oh, it's enough to make me want to make sweet love to a thirteen year old girl...
Happy Thanksgiving?! I hope you all vomit!
Spoczywaj w pokoju Sharon.
wow--just got through watching the Turkeyday episode. (Hope you had a great, glittery day!) Still laughing at Savaiians sleeping on the beach for a whole month. Beach-living is fun, but only if you have a pocket full of weed and maybe a couple of bottles of cheap booze. Ozzie is such a stoner. I gotta say, in real life, he'd probably annoy me less. (Nothing like having a stoner friend to make you feel all superior and uppity about how great your own life is.)ReplyDelete
But I died laughing at the scenes with Half-Whit and Robo-boy. What the hell. I feel like I'm on SNL news: Really, Seth? Really? They thought that no one knew they were 'aligned'? Really?? Half-Whit thought that the 'sleeping arrangements' were no big deal? Really? That it wouldn't hurt her game--or her marriage? Really!!! (Flashback to Half-Whit saying how stupid all the Upolo-gists are!)
Back to you, Seth!
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Dennis Quaid has experienced the best and the worst of rural life in his adopted Montana – he has no traffic problems but once confronted a bear in his dining room.
"The Rookie" star admits he loves to escape to his country retreat because it is so peaceful and there is no one around for miles but he could do without the wild surprises.
He tells chat show host Ellen DeGeneres, "You can walk out the front door and go 100 miles without crossing a road.
"We've got bears and moose and deer and raccoons. … I had one (bear) in the house one time, on top of the dining room table … with a jar of honey.
"He hadn't been there I guess long (sic) because the only thing he did do was go into one cabinet and get the jar of honey."
However, Quaid admits he is much more nervous about stumbling across a bear in the woods, adding, "The difference between a black bear and a grizzly bear is a black bear will kill you, while a grizzly bear will eat a little bit of you and then he'll kill you."

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On May 14-15, 2009 dgplug organized a Fedora Activity Day at BCREC, Durgapur targeted mainly for newbie users. This was basically a follow-up event to the Fedora installfest that we organized sometime back. The notion was, 'okay, so now that i have installed Fedora, what to do with it?' . We put up the sessions in such a way that, even the fresh faces don't find anything 'out-of-the-blue'.
What did we do?
Day #1:
- Introduction to Fedora Project – /me
- Myths of Linux busted with Fedora – kishan and subhodip
- Session on Inkscape & Fedora Artwork – arpita, amrita & deboshree
- Desktop Usability session (kde look n feel, media support) – ratnadeep
- IRC and Mailing List Etiquettes – rangeen and /me
- FEL Workshop – rangeen
We had around 30+ students (mostly from 2nd year), 20 standalone systems, 5-6 laptops. The had F10 installed whereas the desktops were running on FEL Live DVDs. Now, during the introduction, I broadly explained what is FOSS, the 4F's and how the community makes Fedora a better option/choice. The mythbuster session was quite well, there were question regarding openjdk, graphics and wireless support. The dgplug girls also did a nice session with inkscape. Post-luch, the IRC session was interesting (mbuf & roshan08 waved on the big-screen). We told them about #dgplug, #fedora-india, wikis & bugzilla and different mailing lists to discuss different issues. Everything went good except power-cut did a downplay during the FEL workshop. Rangeen however explained different apps with his laptop. A student working on robotics also tried designing a basic circuit in ktechlab. We had to then reschedule rest of the sessions for the following day.
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- Commonly used shell commands – harsh and /me
- Yum and Packagekit – rtnpro and subhodip
- The power of Vi – dibyanshu
- Workshop on C using gcc – rtnpro
- Overview of Anjuta IDE – /me
- A session of Java in Fedora – subhodip
On this day, we had around 20 students. During the shell command session we also told them about file hierarchy system and file permission, ownership etc. Dibyanshu, a newbie himself had a good session on vi. The workshop on gcc and anjuta was mainly aimed to help the students do their lab assignments of C in gcc rather than good-old TurboC compiler. Ratnadeep explained to them, gcc is 32-bit compiler, how to compile and execute C programs in gcc, the improvements of C99. After this, the students were given to solve couple of simple lab assignments (fibonacci series and palindrome problem). It was kinda nice to see each of them use vi and gcc to do them. Then, for IDE lovers, Anjuta was shown and how it can ease of life while doing a project on C. They did the same assignments in anjuta for instant practise. Then subhodip gave them a sneak-peek into Java with his laptop (in near darkness because of a repeat power-cut at that time thanks to evening Nor-westers). Then we distributed F10 DVDs (40-50) & FEL LiveDVDs (27) and 'powered by Fedora' stickers.
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So, for the two days we had around 40 students (old and new). I could see around 10 faces from the previous installfest (well most of them girls and quite interested). The numbers were fairly okay considering the 'egg-jams' just after 10 days. But they really seemed to like anjuta and gcc (because now they know how to code C in Fedora), and whole lot of things shown for the two days. The FEL session was also useful in context to doing 8085-micropocessor programming in GnuSim8085 and matlab stuffs in octave. There were actually 5-10 ECE students during the FEL workshop. They were also told of join Fedora classrooms and dgplug sommer training to continue the good process of learning. And also the goodness of giving back to community. They have enough to chew on for next 1-2 months. We do need to organize another follow-up event (focussed on contribution and assessing the progress, maybe August, at a date when we can have all the colleges together).
That apart, in the midst of the FAD, we got permission from concerned faculty person to have a local Fedora mirror. It will be updated weekly/bi-weekly. We have got a nominal 70GB diskspace and can easily have all the iso images of Fedora DVD/LiveCDs along with the mirror. The students can get Fedora both as dvds or live-usbs. Also they can get the latest updates. They just need to come down to get whatever required. It'll pretty much offset availablity problems due to poor bandwidth and interconnectivity. But still the disconnect needs to be bridged amply to enable the students to properly use the power of irc and mailing lists.
Bottomline, though being postponed by a month, it went on great and was whole lot pHun 🙂 More snaps and event reports.


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Rome, Italy, Sep 10, 2013 / 12:21 pm (CNA).- Outgoing Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, chose to step down in advance of his anticipated replacement date after going undefended against accusations of corruption, according to a Vatican official.
"[Cardinal Bertone] told the Pope he wanted to leave his post at an Aug. 15 lunch in Castel Gandolfo," an official in the secretariat of state who asked for anonymity told CNA on Sep. 2.
His retirement was expected no earlier than mid-September or even after the Oct. 1-3 meeting of the commission of eight cardinals Pope Francis has called on for counsel.
But on Aug. 15, Pope Francis, Cardinal Bertone and the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, had a discussion while dining at the same table.
Cardinal Bertone brought up that no one defended him months earlier against accusations of corruption made against him by Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, one of the newly-appointed members of the commission to oversee the Vatican administration.
The 30-year-old public relations professional tweeted the line "Bertone is corrupt" on her Twitter account.
Chaoqui's Twitter account – which was closed as soon as the news of her tweets became public – was in fact full of accusations against the Vatican establishment lead by Cardinal Bertone.
According to the Italian vaticanista Sandro Magister, Chaoqui has also been one of the sources of information for "Dagospia," an online Italian news portal that specializes in gossip.
When Chaoqui's loose accusation against Cardinal Bertone became public knowledge, it met with no consequences.
"The Chaouqui storm will pass," Pope Francis later said, according to a source at the St. Martha's House residence where he is staying.
No one from inside the Vatican or from the Catholic media spoke up in defense of Cardinal Bertone. So, during the Aug. 15 lunch, the cardinal let it be known that he had taken note of this silence, and notified the Pope of his wishes to leave as soon as possible.
This is one of the reasons why, the source maintains, the Vatican press release that announces the appointment of Pietro Parolin as new Secretary of State also makes special mention of Cardinal Bertone's service. It specifically and intentionally notes that Pope Francis "will publicly thank" Cardinal Bertone in the Oct. 15 meeting with the top officials of the Secretariat of State, when Archbishop Parolin will officially take his post.
In fact, Pope Francis' decision to announce the confirmation of all of the Secretariat of State's top officials at the same time as the Aug. 31 appointment of the new Secretary of State was "a slap in Bertone's face," affirms the Secretariat of State source.
He says that "the confirmation of Bertone's deputy, his minister and vice minister for foreign affairs and his assessor" can be misinterpreted, because "in this way Bertone appears to be the only bad one in the State Secretariat."
And, this situation led to an impromptu outburst from the cardinal.
A day after the announcement of his resignation, as he presided over a celebration in Syracuse, Sicily, Cardinal Bertone told journalists that "an honest balance of my work must consider that the secretary of state is the first Pope's collaborator, a loyal executor of the work he is entrusted by the Pope."
Bertone also added that with the other top officials, "we worked as a team. There were five of us working, and it was a very united group."
Bertone also explained that "it can seem that the Secretary of State could decide and control everything, but it is not so. There were problems we could not properly face because they were as sealed in the management of certain people who did not network with the secretary of state."
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Jon Stewart's Petraeus/Broadwell commentary was inevitable, but seeing him include himself in the lambasting was something special.
On last night's show, Stewart diagrammed the downfall of Petraeus, but then went 'meta' when he decided to include himself and his previous interview of Broadwell in the analysis.
"The whole thing was like innuendo after innuendo," Jon said. "I'm the worst journalist in the world. For God's sakes the title of her book was All In!"


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What Darwin deserves being famous for is being a wonderful naturalist, friend and family man.
Rosendale, NY (PRWEB) June 16, 2012
There isn't much for Darwin to be very famous for, says author Shaun Johnston in an article published by Evolved Self Publishing this month. Evolution and humans evolving from apes had been headline news for 15 years before Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." Darwin had taken his theory of natural selection directly from the popular science of his day, livestock breeding. Yet his theory failed to account for where either species or variation came from. Within 50 years his name had dropped out of sight. He only became very famous when his theory was combined with genetics in The Modern Synthesis. But, Johnston claims, that too turned out to be not the best idea anyone ever had.
Johnston explains what he thinks is wrong with Darwin's account of evolution in "On The Origin of Species." Darwin defined evolution as creatures becoming more adapted to their environments. In fact, adaptation can as logically be the result of the process of evolution, as its cause. Whatever the mechanism driving evolution is, it will almost inevitably make creatures better adapted over time. Turning that around, as Darwin did, to claim that what makes creatures better adapted must be what drives evolution was faulty logic. Anyway, one could say creatures generally become more independent of any one part of their environment over time--look at humans. But Darwin had to define evolution in terms of creatures being made more adapted because that's all his theory of natural selection could account for.
The key to evolution turned out to be variation, Johnston says, not natural selection. If enough new variations kept appearing that alone could drive evolution. On the other hand, if there weren't any new variations then natural selection had nothing to work on and evolution would stop. The key either way was variation. Eithor way, natural selection didn't work. But it has had one lasting effect: it means we inherited from Darwin a very impoverished idea of what evolution consists of--nothing more than adaptation.
Combining natural selection with genetics doesn't work any better, the article concludes. Natural selection doesn't select for "fitness," it selects for whatever has creatures passing their characteristics on to future generations by leaving more progeny. That selects for creatures that are more aggressive in competition, more deceitful and promiscuous in mating, and more nepotistic and prone to murder other's progeny. But that's not what we see in nature, either in other creatures or ourselves. Whatever it is that drives evolution, it's not merely "selecting" for something among available options, certainly it's not selecting for those qualities, it's creating new variations.
Read the complete article. It is the second in a series of articles written by Shaun Johnston, publisher of the Take On Darwin website, that draw attention to flaws in the arguments used to support the Modern Synthesis. Subjects to be covered can be seen here.


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Captivity narratives abound in early Colonial and post-Colonial American history. Numerous European women were captured by Native-American tribesmen for centuries, some adapting or assimilating within Indian culture, others successfully escaping bondage and thus returning to family & friends, while a few, after long abscences, were ill-received by husband, father or kin, since they had become 'with child,' by their former captors.
A requirement of the Native-Americans in 1764, after their defeat during the 'French & Indian War,' was to return all their 'white captives,' "even their own Children born from White Women." Col. Henry Bouquet would comment that same year, how he had received some 200 captives, "including the Children Born from White Women married to Savages which I have obliged them to give up." (see, Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, Vol.9: 207; Henry Bouquet to Sir William Johnson, Nov. 15, 1764)
One such captive and her daughter, were part of the family of Johan Adam Buss, all of which had been captured by the Cayuga Indians on November 6th, 1756, at Maxatawny, in Albany or Allemangel Township, in what was then Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
According to the 'baptismal records' of the 'New Bethel' or Corner Church, of Albany Township, Berks County, PA, 'Anna Eva,' a child of Adam Buss & Mariah Sarah Gerhart, had been born in 1756 during her mother's captivity, but another child, named Maria Sarah Buss, was "born in heathenism by her mother Mariah Sarah and an Indian father on....1762." After her mother's return from captivity, the child would be baptized into the Christian faith on October 4th, 1767.
Johan Adam Buss had believed his wife had died while in captivity, and when his wife Maria Sarah returned, she found her husband had remarried.
This was not an isolated case. Catherine Jager, the daughter of Cunigunda & Baltis Yager (or Yeager), of Lynn Township, Northampton County, had been taken captive in 1756, at the age of nine.
Cunigunda Jager declares in a petition to the Pennsylvania Assembly, dated for June 4th, 1766, that her daughter had remained a prisoner among the Indians until "after the last Treaty of Peace with the Indians, when she, with others, was delivered up to Sir William Johnson," and furthermore that she had paid a man to bring her daughter back to her, in the sum of ten pounds, a sum which she had borrowed.
Mrs. Jager describes herself as "a very poor widow," and her daughter as "a very unhappy young Woman, having spent in the Indian idlenesss those Days of her Life...and is now unable to support herself; and what makes her misfortune still greater, she has a Child by an Indian Man, for which other young Women look upon her with Contempt and Derision..."
Cunigunda Jager asked for "the Support of her unfortunate Daughter, with her innocent Babe." The court agreed, and by September of 1767, she was receiving support in the amount of "Fifteen Pounds."
As revealed in the historical fiction of Conrad Richter's famous works, A Light in the Forest and A Country of Strangers, along with Walter D. Edmond's (author of Drums Along the Mohawk), short-story, 'Dygartsbush,' the adjustment of returning White captives to their former homes and families, was not without stress, nor often trajedy.
However, as with so many topics and events in the past, be it 'Native American Heritage Month' or otherwise, such individuals as those above, all come together in creating what has become both Pennsylvania and 'America's History' in general, truly a unique and fascinating 'tapestry of tales.'


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NEW ORLEANS — Relatives of two victims of a deadly explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico last year are suing the platform's owner and operator, accusing the Houston-based company of exposing workers to dangerous conditions.
A wrongful death lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court on behalf of Ellroy Corporal's widow, seeks unspecified damages against Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations of Houston.
The bodies of Corporal and another worker, Jerome Malagapo, were recovered from the Gulf after the Nov. 16 explosion. A third worker, Avelino Tajonera, was critically burned and died at a hospital a week after the blast.
The suit claims oil vapors ignited when workers cut into a pipe connected to tanks that should have been depressurized and purged before any construction work on the lines.
"Black Elk knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, of the defects which caused the explosion," the suit alleges. "Black Elk failed to exercise reasonable care which would have prevented the explosion."
The lawyers representing Corporal's widow, Mary Jean Corporal, also sued Black Elk Energy last month on behalf of Tajonera's widow, Edna Tajonera.
All three of the workers who died as a result of the explosion worked for Larose-based Grand Isle Shipyard, a contractor that isn't named as a defendant in either suit.
Black Elk spokeswoman Leslie Hoffman declined to comment on the suits.
"Black Elk regrets the loss of these lives and Black Elk representatives have conveyed their condolences to the families of the deceased," she said in a statement.
The fixed production platform where the explosion occurred is roughly 17 miles southeast of Grand Isle, in 52 feet of water. At the time of the explosion, the platform was shut in while a pipeline to the shore was being replaced.
Mary Jean Corporal's lawsuit says Black Elk has a history of safety problems.
"Since 2010, Black Elk has been cited 315 times for safety violations," the suit says. "Of these 315 violations, the (U.S.) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement labeled 157 of them as 'severe or threatening.'"
Black Elk cut costs related to drilling wells and maintaining platforms during the third quarter of 2012, when its revenues dropped 60 percent and its operating losses exceeded $25 million, the suit also says.
Oil platform owner sued over deadly blast off Grand Isle
NEW ORLEANS — Relatives of two victims of a deadly explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico last year are suing the platform's owner and operator, accusing the Houston-based company of exposing workers to dangerous conditions.


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Holly Lynton is a photographer, living and working in Leverett, Massachusetts. She received a BA in Psychology from Yale University (1994), and a MFA in Photography from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College (2000). Her photography has been exhibited nationally and internationally with solo exhibitions in New York City; Amherst, Massachusetts; Berlin, Germany, and Miami, Florida. Her work has been shown in numerous group exhibitions in cities including New York City, Miami, Boston, Albuquerque, Santa Barbara, and London. Since her move to Massachusetts in 2008, her work has been selected for regional exhibitions including the Cultural Corridor exhibition at the Storefront Artist Project in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; a solo exhibition at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; and the Fresh Work exhibition as part of the Flash Forward Photography Festival in Boston.
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2011-2012: Won the unseeded 3000-meter race at the BU Terrier Classic…Ran his PR in that race at HYP to take third…Seventh at Yale Collegiate Invitational in the 3000-meter run…Indoor IC4A qualifier in the 3000-meter run…14th-fastest 3000-meter time in Yale history…Eighth at indoor Heps in the 5000-meter run and 23rd at outdoor Heps.
2010-2011: Competed in 5000m run at outdoor Heps … Placed sixth in 5000m at Harvard-Yale … Ran PR of 14:45.80 at Larry Ellis Invitational … Indoors, ran 8:34.37 in 3000m at Dartmouth-Columbia … Opened cross country season at Dartmouth Invitational.
High School: All-American in track & field … National champion in 4x1 mile relay … State champion in 3200m … All-State cross-country and track & field … Set school records in 3000m, 2-mile, 5000m and 1600m (indoors) … Captained cross country and outdoor track teams … Helped team win state championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track … Academic honors include CABE Award for Leadership, Phillip M. and Matthew A. Oravetz Scholarship for Scholar?Athletes and Bryant University Book Award for Leadership.
Personal: Timothy Dwight College … Hobbies include photography and guitar… Grandfather played Division I basketball for the University of Bridgeport; held the record for most points scored until NBA star Manute Bol erased it.


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As with adults (OCF 204-215), the conclusion of the funeral rites for a child is the Rite of Committal. The OCF gives three forms: the Rite of Committal (319-326), the Rite of Committal with Final Commendation (327-336), and the Rite of Final Commendation for an Infant (337-342).
The first two forms are provided very much like the adult rite in OCF 216-233. I refer you to the posts on the Rite of Committal from several days' back. For children, form one is used when there has been a final commendation as part of the funeral liturgy. If, for whatever reason, the final commendation has not taken place at the funeral liturgy, it will be celebrated at Committal.
OCF 317 recommends the minister consider needful adaptations, along the lines of OCF 211-212.
Let's come back to OCF 318, 337-342 in the next post on the Rite of Final Commendation for an Infant. We'll examine that in some detail.


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Community Broadband Center Leaders to Gather in Silicon Valley for AnchorNETS and NTIA Event on November 16-17
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Local broadband institutions seeking to leverage high-speed connectivity for the benefit of their broader communities will benefit from attending the inaugural AnchorNETS conference here on November 16 and 17.Sponsored by the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, the AnchorNETS conference is being hosted in conjunction with the federal government's BroadbandUSA initiative on Tuesday, November 17. The AnchorNETS event will be keynoted by former Gov. Pat Quinn, the Illinois Democrat responsible for completion of a nearly $100 million, four-year project to install 1,000 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure throughout Illinois. "Governor Quinn's role in bringing together state, federal and local resources, from private and public sectors, in the pursuit of improved digital literacy and internet connectivity to Illinois anchor institutions is a model for all public officials," said John Windhausen, executive director of SHLB Coalition. [More...] Keep Reading


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Ex-gay porn star becomes heterosexual Christian. Here is his website: http://www.josephsciambra.com/ onkneesforjesus.blogspot.com
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I was thinking of some witty posting, but this seems a little outside my comfort zone. If it is bad, then don't do it, like oysters and sourcraut, bad...
** Monotheism demands unimpeded births -- male supremacism won't die easily
Consider the mega-cults which grew from very minor cult status since the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, roughly 500 CE -- just 1,500 years ago. Xianity probably put down all religious resistance by 800 CE and Islam by about 1200 CE.
To grow quickly you need three elements: a fighting force of believers to subdue territory, a policy of forced conversion among the conquered, and rigid enforcement of morals, especially sexual mores.
All forms of human sexual behavior are forbidden, except male-on-female intercourse (without pleasure seeking by either) for the sole purpose of procreation. This is the stated doctrine of the Catholic Church today -- this very minute. Male supremacism turned into the word of the xian "God", of "Allah", of the mormon deity.
As a consequence, the enforcement of monotheistic morality demands that the secular authorities and religious authorities be empowered to spy on sexual behavior and punish deviants -- why, for example, does rape not concern today's xian fundies?
In addition to being an acceptable proof of male supremacism, any form of male-on-female intercourse not engaged in for pleasure is legitimate -- and rape by definition is violent. Hence, the perfectly disgusting view that there is "legitimate rape". In fact, xians could claim that rape is the holiest form of intercourse -- husband and wife might indulge in pleasure (God forbid, but it happens), but rape with subsequent conception by its very nature was truly immaculate conception. (Mary was a rape victim -- consider that.)
Whatever form of sexual practice frustrates, impedes, or precludes male-on-female intercourse is forbidden -- just ask your friendly hate-filled fundie:
1. No solo sex: that's "self-abuse" boys and girls -- remember no pleasure, killing sperm is a sin guys
2. No same sex unions: we're talking abomination ye sodomites, not reproductive you fags and dykes
3. No contraception: mechanical or medicinal, frustrates God and nature, cue moral outrage
4. No abortion: murder a zygote, go to jail -- murdering abortionist physician is God's justice
5. No kinky sex: BDSM, multiple partners, oral sex, anal sex, no non-priestly pedophilia, very dirty too
Atheists are not only immoral -- they must be bestial sexual deviants too.
I always thought hell was beneath the earth, now I know it's up your ass.
Denial of who you really are is sometimes quite pathetic.
This guy is sort of sad. I guess he's comfortable lying to himself and his fellow christians about his sexuality.
I do think he's got a point about porn widening the realm of acceptable--even expected--sexual acts. It would be pretty cool if anal sex could open a portal to another world. You think you need physics to cross dimesions? Naw, just take it through the back door.
I dont know if anal sex is a gateway to the demonic, butt I think we should conduct rigorous lubricated scientific experiments right away!
Volunteers please contact me via my message box and please include a photo.
Ladies only please.
At least until the next round of experiments.
I felt bad for the guy. I think he probably has some valid points, such as porn having some unwanted side effects.
I wonder what he's thinking when (if) he's engaging in straight sex. I bet he's not so settled in the dark recesses of his mind.


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In OSA, the pharynx (throat) repeatedly collapses during sleep. The person with OSA fights to breathe against a blocked airway, resulting in decreased oxygen levels in the blood. Eventually, the sense of suffocation wakes the person, the throat muscles contract, the airway opens, and air rushes in under high pressure. When the airway is opened, the rushing air allows the patient to once again drift back into sleep, but creates a loud gasping sound. People with OSA are generally not aware that this is happening, although their partners often have severely disrupted sleep from the snoring and gasping. This cycle repeats itself many times throughout the night, and this constant waking from deep sleep, as well as the loss of oxygen in the blood, can cause next-day sleepiness, brain fog, poor concentration, and mood changes. Another side effect of OSA is high blood pressure.
There is a lot of controversy about how common OSA is. There is not even an agreement about how to define it. Generally, if the throat closes off for at least ten seconds, with no air flow, it is considered to be an apneic episode. This lack of breathing for ten seconds is enough to cause the oxygen level to drop in the blood and to cause one to go from deep sleep into light sleep. Many sleep specialists define sleep apnea as having five or more episodes of decreased breathing per hour in association with daytime sleepiness. Although some specialists estimate that OSA is present in only 3 percent of the adult population, a recent study of all patients in five general medicine doctors' offices suggested that approximately 17 percent of adults had clinically significant sleep apnea (defined as having at least fifteen episodes an hour of non-breathing during sleep). This study shows that when a doctor looks for it, sleep apnea is very common.
Although sleep apnea is diagnosed by a positive overnight sleep study, fewer than 8 of the 10,000 patients at these practices had been referred for a sleep study in the previous year, though it would be expected that as many as 1,700 of them had sleep apnea. This is because doctors simply have not been trained to look for OSA. In fact, as noted in an editorial in a recent issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, "The real problem is the lack of education at all levels about all sleep disorders. Physicians have been shown to receive, on average, a total of only 2.1 hours of formal education in sleep medicine during their medical school training. Sleep history is typically skipped in the general history." When physicians did receive training about sleep apnea, the number of patients they sent for sleep apnea testing increased dramatically.
Causes of Sleep Apnea
The main reason for OSA is being overweight. If more fat deposits develop in the rest of your body, they also occur in the tissue surrounding the throat. When you get into certain positions, the placement of your head can actually cause compression of the pipe that carries air into the lungs. The primary symptoms associated with sleep apnea are snoring and daytime sleepiness. Having a neck circumference of seventeen inches or more also predisposes one to OSA. Because we inherit certain physical characteristics of the throat, there also appears to be a genetic predisposition to sleep apnea.


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Don't cancel those Czechs! That was the main message delivered on Day One at the Ford World Curling Championships at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge.
The upstart team from Prague, skipped by 23-year-old student Linda Klimova, won twice and moved atop the 12-team heap.
Klimova was recorded at 88 per cent on her skip rocks in an 8-5 Saturday evening victory over Italy after earlier setting down Korea 6-3 with an 84-per-cent shooting effort.
"It was good for us to win the first two matches," said the young Czech skip whose nation has made only four visits to the world women's rockfest and owns a dubious 4-29 record for its first three, never winning more than two in any one event. (Continued Below…)
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"This gives us some confidence," said Klimova, "but we know we have a lot of tougher teams ahead of us."
The Czech suffered a setback earlier in the day when regular second player Lenka Cernovska was sidelined with flu symptoms.
"We have played with our alternate (Sara Jahodova) for two games and she has played really good," said Klimova. "But we were worried. She hasn't played with us this season."
Four other teams remained with winning records following single outings on Saturday.
Canada's Heather Nedohin of Edmonton took advantage of a ghastly error from U.S. skip Allison Pottinger in the eighth end to steal three points in an 8-7 win on the nightshift.
Elsewhere, Switzerland's Mirjam Ott bested 2009 world champion Bingyu Wang of China 7-5 and Korea's Ji-Sun Kim scored three in the 10th end to stun Sweden's Margaretha Sigfridsson 9-8 in the day's biggest upset.
Scotland's Eve Muirhead and Germany's Melanie Robillard posted afternoon wins before taking the night off.
Canada led 5-4 without the hammer in the eighth end in spite of twice missing opportunities for blank ends and taking unforced singles.
Looking at three Canadian stones with an open four-foot, Pottinger pitched her last draw through the rings.
She rebounded with a deuce in the ninth and stole a single in the 10th to finish with a close score.
"It was me," the St. Paul skip admitted of her eighth-end gaffe afterward. "I didn't set myself in the hack. I knew it the moment I let it go. Too heavy."
Some observers criticized the Lethbridge crowd of 2,721 for seeming to cheer the American miscue.
"We like the crowds, we like the noise and everybody is cheering," said Pottinger, a Canadian-born 36-year-old who moved to the U.S, when she was 18.
"I mean, it's fun, right? More people excited about curling? I think it's fantastic.
"But the result really boiled down to that error in the eighth. If we get our one there it's 5-5 going into the ninth end and we're more than happy with that. Still, she (Nedohin) had to throw her last rock. It wasn't the hardest shot in the whole wide world but she had to throw it, we made her make it, and we're not ashamed by any means."
Said Nedohin:
"When your heart is pounding from the first end to the 10th end and you get a W at the end . . . whew! We were so excited just to get to the ice and it finally arrived and we're just thrilled to be playing now.
"I'm just overly excited. This has been a dream of ours since we were little girls and we're here at the show right in our own province.
"We just had to be patient," she said of the failures to blank the first and fourth ends. "We got a couple of opportunities and took advantage of them in the later ends."
The Swiss skip, oldest in the field at 40 and a double Olympic medallist, was elated wih her team's fast start.
"It went very well, we had a win, the team played well and we're really happy about it," she said.
"We knew China, we knew they are a very good team so we knew we would have to play good."
Pre-tournament favourite Muirhead narrowly escaped with an 8-7 victory over Russia in the afternoon. (Continued below…)
Moscow skip Anna Sidorova was inches light with her last rock trying to nudge Scotland's counter off the button in a 10th-end tie situation. If Sidorova had executed the shot perfectly, Muirhead may have had no shot with the hammer.
"We played great and that was our goal for our first game — to play strong," said Muirhead. "Our other tournaments this year we've started out slowly and got better and better. We wanted to come out and play strong."
Muirhead roared back from an early two-rock deficit and, after stealing a pair in the eighth end, went up 7-4. But a couple of Scottish miscues in the ninth allowed Sidorova to even the score with a three-count.
"Probably two or three slack shots cost us," said Muirhead. "The Russians played great. As soon as we made those mistakes, they capitalized. Giving up three was not ideal. We were lucky to be three up that end.
"It feels great to beat a good team. We did well at the Europeans . . . so you have a huge target on your back."
There was no question the 6-3 Germany win over Denmark's Lene Nielsen was a relief for Canadian-born German skip Robillard, a last-minute replacement for injured veteran Andrea Schoepp, a two-time World winner.
"That's an understatement," said Robillard. "I'm really happy it's over and I'm really happy we won. It's been pretty stressful. I'm trying to keep calm but I was actually really nervous when I started that game.
"The fact I don't have to throw last rocks helps a lot."
Regular third Imogen Lehmann handled that department and scored 79 per cent on her shots.
Sweden bombed Italy 9-3, breaking up a tight battle with three in the seventh end and a crushing four in the ninth when last-rock thrower Maria Prytz executed a perfect raise takeout.
Prytz scored 87 per cent on last rocks in the afternoon but was a mediocre 63 per cent in the evening against the Koreans.
Czech skip Klimova said her team was quick to adapt to the quickness of the arena ice following her afternoon win.
"The ice is a little faster here than we're used to," she said. "But we were training a couple of days ago in Moncton so we had some opportunities to become accustomed to the faster ice."
In an abridged draw today at 9 a.m., Russia tangles with Denmark while Scotland takes on Germany.


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Heading north on the aircraft carrier Eisenhower about 50 miles off the coast of Iran, it's very easy to forget the problems with Tehran and its nuclear program.
For several months Iran has been stalling international inspectors looking for access to its nuclear enrichment facilities. Israel has been growing more ardent in its calls for military action against Iran, and the U.S. has been doling out sanctions against Iran hoping the issue will resolve itself.
Out here under the light blue gauze of this sun-filled sky there is none of that. There are 44 F-18s on the aircraft carrier Eisenhower, along with sundry other aircraft, and regardless of what Iran or Israel do, the Ike's deck and flight crew focus on arming these jets, launching them, and bringing them home all day long.
All 44 may not be flying today, but it certainly feels like it out here in the Persian Gulf as 4,200 U.S. troops lean into an extended nine month deployment. Out here it is just business as usual.
Few of the crew I met have time to look up the news on the sluggish Internet connection, or concern themselves much outside of their daily duties.
The mission is the same, day in and day out, regardless of what else happens in the world and most crew are too busy to give it much thought.
That's not true for the ship's command; and when the admiral in charge of the Ike and the ships escorting her briefed us at the end of the day, he told us almost word for word what the ship's captain had said: "The Iranian Navy has been nothing but courteous and polite in all of our interactions with them."
Apparently those interactions are not altogether uncommon, which is understandable when much of the U.S. Fifth Fleet it steaming just off Iran's coast.
The admiral had just returned from the first stages of the IMCMEX 2012, the largest marine mine countermeasures exercise in the history of the region. It's why we're here, to check out the exercise later in the week.
Just before lights out last night, the admiral gets on the ship's public address system and tells the crew that he appreciates their hard work and he's signed them up to join the mine exercise — so they'll be working just a bit harder in the coming days.
On deck this morning at 8:00 a.m. there was no trace of the admiral's announcement of more work. The crew had already been at work for some time washing the planes, and drying the deck. It was so hot that withing 30 minutes of talking to sailors I could feel the sweat running down my legs and into my shoes.
I watched a sailor spray an F-18 with some sort of aerosol cleaning product and lean in to wipe it with a sponge.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
He stopped immediately and turned to face me with a smile.
"Cleaning my jet, sir." He was maybe 5' 2" and all of 19 years old. The average age of the Ike's crew is 22.
"You don't mind that in this heat?" I ask wiping the worst of the sweat from my eyes.
"No, sir," he answered with surprising sincerity. "It's like a good thing to do so we can show our pilot we care about the jet — it reflects us. It let's him know how much care goes into this aircraft."
I'm headed back to Bahrain now. Waiting for a ride back from a helicopter after our plane broke down. Tomorrow is a day of briefings and information on what's to come during the mine exercise later in the week aboard the USS Ponce.
The U.S. and its allies hope to show Iran and the world the short work they'll make of any efforts to mine the Strait of Hormuz. From what I've seen there's no doubt American sailors will do their part.


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Reviewed by Kevin W. (age 8) and Garrett L. (age 8)
Our favorite part is when they celebrated the pizza night at the palace because it made us very, very hungry. The unique part of this book is at the end of the book where the author gives us the real legend of King Ferdinand I, who this book is based on. We like Salvatore because of his generosity.
We recommend this book to people who like pizza, legends, kings and comedy.


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