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Whatever Works (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)
October 18, 2009 by Dennis Amith
Director/writer Woody Allen brings us a new romantic comedy but with a spin. Larry David brings his 'A' game to 'Whatever Works' with his witty sarcasm and that neurotic style that we have been accustomed to on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and even 'Seinfeld'. Definitely not predictable and a Woody Allen film that is so unlike any of his previous work. 'Whatever Works' is highly entertaining, fun and quite enjoyable!
TITLE: Whatever Works
DURATION: 92 Minutes
BLU-RAY DISC INFORMATION: 1080p High Definition (1:78:1), English 5.1 DTS HD-MA, Subtitles: English, English SDH
COMPANY: Sony Pictures Classics/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
RATED: PG-13 (Sexual Situations, Including Dialogue, Brief Nude Images and Thematic Material)
Release Date: October 20, 2009
Written and Directed by Woody Allen
Executive Producer: Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval
Co-Executive Producer: Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins
Co-Executive Producer: Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins
Producer: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Cinematography by Harris Savides
Edited by Alisa Lepselter
Casting by Ali Farrell, Laura Rosenthal, Juliet Taylor
Production Design by Santo Loquasto
Set Decoration by Ellen Christiansen
Costume Design by Suzy Benzinger
Larry David as Boris Yellnikoff
Evan Rachel Wood as Melodie St. Ann Celestine
Patricia Clarkson as Marietta
Conleth Hill as Leo Brockman
Ed Begley Jr. as John
Adam Brooks as Friend #1
Lyle Kanouse as Friend #2
Michael McKean as Friend #3
Carolyn McCormick as Jessica
Christopher Evan Welch as Howard
Henry Cavill as Randy James
Director/writer Woody Allen brings us a new romantic comedy but with a spin. Larry David brings his 'A' game to 'Whatever Works' with his witty sarcasm and that neurotic style that we have been accustomed to on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and even 'Seinfeld'. Definitely not predictable and a Woody Allen film that is so unlike any of his previous work. 'Whatever Works' is highly entertaining, fun and quite enjoyable!
A Woody Allen written and directed romantic comedy that came out during the Summer of 2009, "Whatever Works" brings the creative minds of both Allen and actor/writer/producer Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Seinfeld", "Saturday Night Live"). The film features cinematography by Harris Savides ("Milk", "American Gangster", "Zodiac", "Margot at the Wedding") and a classic soundtrack of music from yesteryear.
The film revolves around Boris Yellnikoff (played by Larry David), an eccentric and bitter man who is a brilliant misanthrope (and a former Harvard Physicist) who almost won the Nobel Prize and now just a bitter man who complains about everything. He can be seen ranting to his friends about life in the morning and playing (or teaching) chess as well. But what changes Boris's life is one night, waking up because he was annoyed by his wife and jumps out the window. He doesn't kill himself but he lands on a canopy and now walks with a major limp. From that point in his life, he divorces his wife (which most guys would think would be a great wife) and secludes himself from the world and gets ticked off at anyone who is not as smart as him.
All he does is complain and bicker about the world and people and at times, he'll look at the camera and talk to you and tell you how he is feeling (which people in streets are wondering why is he talking to himself).
Years have passed and Boris Yellnikoff is just an unpleasant man…until he discovers a 21-year-old woman named Melodie (played by Evan Rachel Wood, "Across the Universe", "King of California", "The Wrestler") who is seen sleeping on his doorstep. This angers Boris at first but Melodie's persistence of wanting a meal becomes too much of an annoyance to him that he digresses and feeds her. Next thing you know, the following morning she asks to stay with him temporarily until she gets a job since she just moved to the city.
Of course, Boris hates the thought of it and it doesn't help when he thinks that she's not too bright and constantly makes fun of her (which all his jokes go over her head) but no matter how badly he treats her or how sarcastic he is around her, she accepts him. In fact, the longer she stays with him, she falls for him. She falls for his intellect and doesn't care that he is 40-years older than her. Boris of course doesn't believe they should be together and hopes she finds someone around her age and she does date another guy but finds him not as interesting to her like Boris. So, the two end up getting married.
Life seems to be going good for the two as they have the same routine in their daily life but when Melodie's mother Marietta (played by Patricia Clarkson, "Wonderland", "Elegy", "Six Feet Under", "The Green Mile") comes to visit her, she is shocked that she is dating an older man, let alone a man that she can not stand. Marietta explains to Melodie that she has left her father John (played by Ed Begley Jr., "Gary Unmarried", "Veronica Mars", "St. Elsewhere") who had an affair with her best friend.
Of course, disapproving of the man that Melodie is with, Marietta is quick to find a younger man Randy James (played by Henry Cavill, "The Tudors") to sweep her off her feet and show that a younger woman needs a younger man.
"Whatever Works" shows us how in this world…things that were, can change in an instant. Anything can happen, so why not try something different… whatever works.
"Whatever Works" is presented in 1080p High Definition (with an aspect ratio of 1:78:1). For the most part, Woody Allen has found one of the most talented cinematographers around with Harris Savides. Capturing the feel of New York City, the film looks very good and during the outdoor scenes, picture quality is quite vibrant. There is fine layer of grain that can be seen in the picture and for the most part, picture quality for the film is very good.
For audio quality, this is another film in which Sony has elected to use English 5.1 DTS-HD MA instead of Dolby TrueHD. The film is mostly a conversational, dialogue driven film, so it's front and center channel driven. But what I do like about the film is the selection of classic jazz which gives that film a certain romanticized feel and Groucho Marx tunes to really set the mood. But for a romantic comedy, audio quality is satisfactory for this style of film and it works.
Subtitles are provided in English and English SDH.
"Whatever Works" Blu-ray comes with the original theatrical trailer and trailers for upcoming Sony Pictures Classics titles.
As a fan of Woody Allen films (classic and modern) and a big fan of Larry David, I just felt that the combination of these two individuals would definitely bring out a hilarious style of film that we are used to seeing from both men. From Woody Allen's approach on romance and relationships but also Larry David's deadpan, ranting style of humor.
For Woody Allen, it's quite interesting to see him have the character of Boris Yellnikoff addressing the audience and allowing Larry David to be Larry David. But Allen fans, you will still have that classic Woody Allen style as the film does showcase New York City and how Manhattan can change one's soul (in this case, for Melodie and her parents).
Although not your typical romantic comedy, as Boris is not exactly a redeeming character who is going to change his life or the way he lives his life, it's definitely something fresh and different.
Larry David plays the part quite effectively and Evan Rachel Wood definitely plays the naivete as the small town girl living in a big city and does a fantastic job. After seeing her in "The Wrestler" and "Across the Universe", it was quite interesting to see her be the main female lead and of course, seeing her character of Melodie have this relationship with an older man. Sure, we are accustomed to seeing younger women who date older men for their money (when shown on the big screen) but in "Whatever Works", you truly believe that she has fallen in love with him despite how sarcastic he is with her.
The message is quite clear with the film. We all have a life and we meet people in life who will be with us…may it be for a short time or forever but to make use of that time and do whatever you can…whatever works. But the film is anything but predictable. Because the way the film is structured, there is no way to know how this film would play itself out in the end. Especially for each of the film's main characters.
As for the Blu-ray, for a film like "Whatever Works", the picture and audio quality is satisfactory for this style of film. It's not going to utilize the whole soundscape in your home theater system but what you do get, works for this film. The only thing that I did feel that was missing is the special features. I didn't expect an audio commentary from Woody Allen but I was hoping for something other than the trailer. But then again, we were left with hardly any features on the Blu-ray release of Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" as well.
Overall, the Blu-ray release doesn't contain any bells or whistles in terms of extra content but for Woody Allen films, it's the film that we come to appreciate and see what he has coming up next. Larry David is definitely a choice that I didn't see coming for a Woody Allen film but with how the film plays itself out, I can't see anyone else but David playing that role.
If you are an avid fan of Woody Allen or Larry David's work, this is a film you will definitely want to give a try!
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Water Lilies, Lifehouse Spa, Frinton Road Thorpe-le-Soken Essex CO16 0JD
My only experience of spa food was at The Sanctuary, and I wasn't very impressed. All I can recall is eating a plain piece of fish.
The Water Lilies restaurant at the Lifehouse Spa has one of the best menus I've seen in a long time. Luckily we were there overnight so we managed to try almost everything we fancied. Headed up by Paul Boorman, who has won a multitude of awards, including Essex Chef of the year, and Colchester Chef of the year for four years running. He is inspired by England's 'natural larder'.
LUNCH: Starting off was Wild mushrooms, lambs lettuce, toasted pumpkin seeds, mixed sprouts and sherry vinaigrette for me, and sardines on toast for Ade.
Next was pan roast sea bass, new potatoes, baby fennel, tomato consommé, lemon crisp for me, with a naughty side of chips in the coolest mini chip pan! Ade had free range chicken caeser salad with crisp Parma ham, flaked parmesan, and marinated white anchovies.
It being our first day in the spa, and a treatment lined up, we opted for one glass of the house red in a lovely huge glass. I don't know what it is, but I love drinking wine out of a huge glass.
DINNER: Firstly, I was really looking forward to eating my dinner wearing our gowns, but Ade insisted we would look like freaks as no one else would be wearing theirs. I ordered him downstairs just before dinner to check the situation, only two people in the already full restaurant were in gowns. We hastily changed and I lost that spa feeling.
I was so hungry, what with the Iconic Massage I'd had earlier, and spending time in the Thermal Spa, but I was a bit unlucky with my portion sizes. I started with the Carpaccio of cured Telmara duck breast, crisp fried watercress, scratchings, orange, hazelnut and sherry vinaigrette which was lovely, but tiny, meanwhile Ade's Pan-seared scallops, cauliflower puree and froth, bacon crumbs looked ginormous in comparison. I was jealous of his bacon crumbs.
Next was the best thing I ate all weekend, Heron's Farm Old Spot Pork Belly and Cheeks, Parsnip Puree, Cockles, girolle mushrooms. I hadn't had pork cheeks before, but had tried beef cheeks at The Table. It was perfect, I tried to make it last for as long as I could. Ade opted for poached and roasted chicken, baby turnips, black pudding, potato cake and smoked bacon veloute. We were tipped off about ordering bread by a therapist, it's not on the menu, but you can ask for it, the same for the chips, like a guilty secret. Ade looked ashamed of me as I scoffed the entire bread board, the onion bread was delicious, they should make a big deal of their bread, not hide it.
I have since cooked pork cheeks at home, and pork belly for the first time. I even made parsnip puree, it was no way near as good as Lifehouse, but still not bad for a first attempt. I was disappointed I couldn't buy pork cheeks from my local butchers, but they advised me to head down to Borough Market, where I bought some from the Ginger Pig on the way to work. Thank you @thegrubworm, @aforkful, @lennienash, @foodstories, @RosieFoodie for the pork tips. And a special thank you to @Happy_Appetite and his specially blogged pulled pork recipe for me http://itinerantappetite.blogspot.com/2011/02/pulled-pork.html.
Next for dessert, I chose the Hot mochaccino mousse, malted vanilla foam, toasted coconut mallows, and Ade went for the caramelised rice pudding with strawberry sorbet. Unfortunately, I was still starving and my dessert was tiny, but gorgeous, Ade's was big enough to share, and I was surprised at how much I liked it. I have awful memories of rice pudding at school, but this was gorgeous. Ade said it was one of the best desserts he'd ever had in his life, now there's praise for you! Then it was back to the room for copious amounts of Emeyu green tea, with sencha, genmaicha, cranberries, rose buds, rose petals, chrysanthemum, yum. We have since bought a shed load since we got back, Ade surprised me by becoming addicted to it.
BREAKFAST: After a really bad night's sleep in one of the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in (I think I was enjoying the cosiness of it too much to nod off), I finally get to dine in my dressing gown!
Breakfast at Lifehouse Spa was a bit chaotic, and we were in a hurry as we had our Oriental Bathing Experience booked in for 10am, which felt like the crack of dawn to me. We both opted for the full breakfast, and there was a huge array of breakfast items on the buffet table, the freshly made croissants were gorgeous. Shame I'm not much of a breakfast person, or I'd have eaten more.
LUNCH: Sadly, it was time for our final meal after our amazing Oriental Bathing Experience, which was utterly brilliant, if only I could have one every Sunday morning, it was such a special and unique treatment. Words could never do it justice, you have to try it for yourself. Highly recommended for a bit of bonding time with your partner, and at only £120, it's a bargain.
Anyway, back to the food. We were both totally spaced out for our treatment, I couldn't even think. Perhaps that's why we both chose the same dish: Dedham Vale beef with roast cherry tomatoes and chips, any excuse to have the mini chip basket again. Lovely piece of meat, perfect size, and left us feeling alive again.
Off I went for one last treatment, whilst Ade hung around the Library, and I'm ashamed to admit, went on Facebook. I didn't want to leave without having afternoon tea, at the grand age of 31, I have never experienced it. So, despite being full, and Ade wondering why I was insisting upon it, we went for sandwiches, tea and cake. Lovely. Although I was a bit disappointed at the tea arriving 15 minutes before the food, and there only being enough tea in the pot for one and a bit cups of tea.
I hope next time* we visit they're still doing the Dedham vale pave steak and blade, winter vegetables, fondant potatoes, beef tea. Beef tea! In a tiny glass teapot, so cute. *Hint for anyone that fancies treating us for our upcoming wedding!
We definitely want to return, not just for the food, but for the brilliant spa, everyone should experience the Oriental Bathing Experience before they die.
Lifehouse Spa
Frinton Road
Telephone: 01255 860050
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

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Read values from a CCK field. Write values to a CCK field. That's all this handler is about and that's all you need to know about this handler.
The DraggableViews CCK handler module comes with the DraggableViews module. If you want to use both the flexibility of CCK fields and Draggable table style plugin you'll need the DraggableViews CCK handler as a coupler.
Supported CCK fields
- Order field: CCK Number Integer (Decimal and Float are not supported!)
- Parent field: CCK Node Reference
How to configure my draggable View with CCK fields? (it's always the same)
- Enable the "DraggableViews CCK handler" module.
- Navigate to the edit-page of an existing view.
- Add the field Your CCK Integer field at the Fields section.
- Now change the Style-plugin at the Basic settings section to Draggable Table and enter the Style plugin settings.
- Scroll down to the Draggable Table settings and choose the CCK Integer field you added just before. Choose "CCK" handler. (that's actually the only difference to the native way)
- Save the settings. You'll be prompted to sort the view by the CCK Integer field. Save the view and you're done.
Simple lists
See "How to configure my draggable View with CCK fields? (it's always the same)".
Hierarchies with CCK fields (it's always the same)
If you want to build hierarchies you have to set the parent field. Use "Your CCK Nodereference field" and choose "CCK" handler (that's actually the only difference to the native way). The maximum hierarchy depth can be specified at Define the depth limit.
Pro's and Con's
- - much overhead, because Drupal needs to walk through all the CCK functions whenever a single value gets saved (probably including security checks).
- + highly compatible with other modules. E.g. you can make CCK order fields editable at the node edit form.
If you don't need to use the order/hierarchy values with other modules you should always use the native handler.
Here's a quick screencast on how to use CCK fields with DraggableViews: http://nodeone.se/blogg/nodeone-talks-drupal-draggableviews-and-cck-fields
Looking for support? Visit the Drupal.org forums, or join #drupal-support in IRC.
Had trouble until I set root node type
I figured since there was only one node type and no tree setup that the top option was enough (see http://www.rivervalleytechcollective.org/node/845 image) but I needed both.
Thanks for this help file though.
Alfred Nutile
I've changed the content of this page
I'm sorry that I've changed the content of this page.
But I'm still interested in your issue. Do you still need both options with the the BETA7 version. It really should work without the type-root selected.
i am trying draggable views and i dont find "DraggableViews CCK handler" module.
can someone that knows how to do this, explain it here.
i think this info is old.
//trying to answer one question for each one that i make.
//this way, drupal will be more friendly and strong
It's a config option in the
It's a config option in the 'Draggable view:node' field.
Example Links are Bad
The links to the examples all are bad.


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Samsung HZ10W (WB500) review
I purchased this camera 2 weeks ago, after reading numerous reviews and test reports, as a backup to my Nikon D90 DSLR, for a trip to Perth WA that is coming up.
I will also take my Panasonic LX3, but from early results outdoors the Samsung handles and performs brilliantly, and with care and attention to focus and mode, indoor results are also very good.
It's pretty quick to get operating and very easy to carry around, and value for the A$380 dollars paid could not be beaten....But it could do with a spare generic battery!
Just in case you get caught out, as it requires a dedicated USB cord and does not have a separate battery charger but recharges in camera....No real drama, but it does take about 2.5 hours to recharge, even if not fully discharged.
All in all, Samsung have done a great job with this camera....
Great exposures every time, lovely wide angle, 14 scene modes and in camera edits!
HD movies with lens zoom ability is also impressive.....
I could easily recomend the HZ10W (WB500 in Australia) to anyone as a 2nd or maybe even their 1st digital camera.
It rivals my TZ2 which goes everywhere with me just in case an opportunity arises.....
None so far!
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Hey everyone! I hope you have had a fantastic summer. Ours has been SO busy it has been hard to put much time into blog posts. I have several projects/posts coming up so stay tuned and keep following–I really appreciate all the kind words I have received regarding my room designs and blog!
My little guy Nash turned one on the 4th of this month. I can't believe that it has been a whole year– wow does time fly?! Our family loves camping and spending time in the beautiful mountains here in Utah. It is such a relaxing escape from the bustle of the city. So I thought it would be perfect to celebrate Nash's birthday in the mountains with a camping themed party! It was a fun, casual night and I'm so grateful to our friends and families who came and supported Nash. Let's have a look at the party…
I had so much fun making this little birthday cake for Nash! I used spring form pans and it worked out so well. I was worried initially about making a free standing cake because a cake I made in the past was much to soft and crumbled while being frosted. It was a disaster! So I found a "doctored" cake recipe for a devil's food cake mix on the blog "Something Swanky" and it stayed very firm and was perfect. Not to mention it was delicious. I also made her homemade chocolate frosting for the cake-Yum! This little cake was perfect for a 1 year old, but I think next time I will double layer it so each layer is taller! Trial and error, right?
Nash and dad^^ I also made Nash his own little cake to dig in to. He loves chocolate so I was surprised he was as calm and slow about actually digging in. Once he had some prompting he did very well haha.
Proud parents^^
It was so fun to have some of our close friends at the party. Nash will grow up with these cute boys! Kyson (left), Kayson (right), and Nash are all within a few months of each other, and Cache (far right) is only a couple of years older.
Aunt Natalia^^
Aunt Madison^^
Aunt Baylie and Uncle Rylan^^
Aunt Aly^^
Ky and Nash^^
I absolutely love this picture! Chocolate baby haha.
Overall, Nash's first birthday was a major success and we had so much fun! I'm glad we chose to celebrate it in the mountains, it was a good escape from the 100 degree weather down in the valley. Thanks to everyone who came–we have the best families ever!


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Category — Sunday moment
Ever Ella
Scott Johnson at Powerline marks the 93rd anniversary of the day Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia, with a fine tribute that includes videos from early and later in her remarkable career.
For many years after establishing herself as a major singing star in the late 1930s, Ella Fitzgerald continued to face many challenges and indignities in segregated America. She received a critical assist from Marilyn Monroe in smashing racial barriers in major American nightclubs.
There's no equivalent today to the star power, attention, and affection Monroe enjoyed in the 1950s. and she loved to listen to Ella. When Marilyn learned that the songbird was having trouble getting a booking at a major Los Angeles nightclub because she was black, she wielded her power for good.
Marilyn, according to Ella, called Macambo and told the management that if they'd book Ella, she'd be at a ringside table every night. They did and she was. Ella later claimed it was the breakthrough she needed to secure her own place in the constellation of American stars. We're all the beneficiaries of the fusion of Marilyn's determined goodwill and Ella's eternal talent.
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We decided to start our spring break a little early. Sean had taken Friday off work so that we go could to Sea World. Since it was rainy and cold, Sea World was out. But, not being ones to let a little rain drag us down, we changed our plans and declared it Family Fun Day. We went to lunch. And, then we went bowling. It was Summer and Ethan's first time to bowl. They started with the little bowling rack and then advanced to rolling the ball all by themselves. Gabriel was the ultimate big brother, helping them with their first bowling adventure. Watching the littles bowl was the highlight of the trip. They had so much fun. Ethan was full of cheers and high-fives. I loved his enthusiasm about it all. And, watching Summer's joyful heart, as she jumped, cheered, and gave it her all, was simply infectious. After bowling, they played a few video games. The finale of the day was a trip to Toys R Us, where they each picked out a toy, game or movie. Truth be told, I was not feeling my best. I had a little stomach bug on Thursday, and I was still feeling off on Friday. However, it is amazing how Family Fun Day took my mind off of not feeling well. My family has a way of bringing out the best in me, even on my not-so-good days. It is one of the many wonderful things about being a mom. I did not make these Fish Tacos on Family Fun Day, but I wanted to share them with you today because the day that I made them was an impromptu family fun in the kitchen day. The littles were all in the kitchen with me, and we were listening to music, having a great time. For some reason, I just had it all together that day, and everything was coming along magically…until…Ethan accidentally dumped salsa all over Dakota, our sweet dog. I did kind of freak out for a second because I was rolling out homemade tortillas, looking at salsa everywhere, and wondering how everything went from smooth sailing to chaos in .5 seconds. But, somehow, someway, everything still came together. I told Dakota to freeze, and she actually obeyed me. The littles went to play. I finished rolling tortillas. And, then I bathed Dakota. Miracle of all miracles is that dinner was still on the table by the time that Sean got home. And by dinner, I mean, fish tacos, homemade spicy coleslaw, and delicious fresh tortillas. Unicorns, rainbows, and fairies all must have appeared to pull that off. Best of all…it was an absolutely amazing dinner.
The fish portion of the fish tacos was inspired by a recipe that I found on All Recipes.
2 pounds tilapia fillets
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
1 whole lime, juiced
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
Kosher salt, sprinkled over fish
Black pepper, sprinkled over fish
Black beans, cooked
Frozen corn, cooked
Creamy taco sauce
Homemade tortillas
- Combine olive oil, lime juice, soy sauce, chili powder, cumin and garlic.
- Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper, and place in a ziplock bag or large bowl.
- Pour marinade over fish, cover, and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
- Preheat broiler to high.
- Place foil on baking pan, and spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Add the fish, in a single layer, to the baking pan.
- Broil fish for 2-3 minutes, turn, and broil for another 2-3 minutes on the other side.
- While the fish is broiling, cook the black bean and corn.
- After the fish is cooked, and can easily flake with a fork, remove it to a platter. Using two forks, cut it into chunks.
- Serve in homemade tortillas with corn, black beans, and creamy taco sauce.
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 lime, juiced
1/2 jalapeno
Kosher salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
- Place everything into a blender or food processor.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Serve drizzled over fish tacos or on the side, as a dipping sauce.
I will share the recipes for the spicy coleslaw and homemade tortillas later this week.
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You may have heard that Episcopalians can believe anything they like – this is not true. While the Episcopal Church is very diverse and many people, some from a variety of other Christian traditions, find the Episcopal Church is wide enough for them to be comfortable, we do have a core set of beliefs:
We believe Jesus is the Son of God, was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and rose from the dead, and will come again to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Trinity – Traditionally expressed as God, Father, Son, and Spirit. It means that we experience and encounter the one true God in three distinctive ways – Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier.
We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the inspired Word of God.
Our beliefs are informed by both Protestant and Catholic traditions. The Episcopal Church has historical roots in the Church of England, and because of this it is a part of the Anglican Communion. Like all Anglican Communion Churches, we have characteristics that are both Protestant and Catholic. We are a church of the Reformation and yet are descended from the early apostolic church in the same way as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. We celebrate the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper, Divine Liturgy, Communion) in ways similar to both of these traditions, but we do not recognize a single earthly or institutional authority, such as the Pope.
We also believe that what the Bible says must always speak to us in our own time and place. As such, our faith is informed by three sources – Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, elegantly presented by Richard Hooker, an Anglican theologian from the 16th century.
Scripture – Scripture is the inspired word of God contained in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The Old Testament contains the story of God's love from Creation leading up to the birth of his son, Jesus Christ. They contain God's laws as given to the Hebrew people. The New Testament contains Christ's teachings, stories about His birth, life and death, as told by His followers, and the beginning of the Church. During an Episcopal worship service, we typically read a passage from the Old Testament, a Psalm, a passage from the New Testament, and a passage containing the teachings of Jesus – this is called the Gospel. In addition, two-thirds of the Book of Common Prayer, our guide to worship, comes directly from the Scripture.
Tradition – The Church, as a collection of faithful people, has a two thousand year experience of God and of loving Jesus, and when we consider our Jewish forbearers the roots go even deeper. What our ancestors-in-the-faith have said to us through the centuries about Scripture, daily living, and matters of faith, are critical to our spiritual journey. The traditions of the Church connect all generations of believers together and give us a starting point for our own understanding.
Reason – We believe that every Christian must build an understanding and relationship with God and God's people. God has given us intelligence and our own experience, which we refer to as "Reason." Grounded in the Scriptures and the experience of the Church through the ages, we then challenged relate faith to daily living.
The tenants of our faith are laid out in the following:
The Outline of Faith, or Catechism, in the Book of Common Prayer
our beliefs in Question and Answer form
Creedal Statements
ancient and universal statements of Christian faith – the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed are used by us, and many other Christian churches, in regular worship services. While not used in daily worship, the Athanasian Creed is another important Creed that outlines our beliefs.
The 39 Articles of Religion
as adopted by the Episcopal Church in 1801
Also of interest is the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral – the general ecumenical principles of Anglicans – adopted by the Anglican Communion in 1870
Other Links
Episcopal Church National website: "What We Believe"


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There were breathless moments born of ingenuity and individual excellence. Lots of them.
Then there was nearly an equal number kicks to the gut that left the Tennessee Titans and the sellout crowd at LP Field figuratively gasping for air.
In the wake of an unprecedented array of big plays and significant momentum swings the moment finally arrived. Everyone held their breath when the Detroit Lions elected to attempt a fourth-and-1 rather than kick a field goal to tie and extend a contest already in overtime.
Then came the collective sigh, not when defensive tackle Jurrell Casey shot through the line and foiled quarterback Shaun Hill's try at a sneak but only after the referee declared that, upon further review, the spot was correct and the "game is over."
With that, the Titans not only had their first victory of the season but one for the ages, 44-41.
"I don't know if they didn't mean to snap it or there was a miscommunication, but it seemed the guard who was over me didn't move," Casey said. "The center snapped it before anybody was ready and it came out in our favor.
"I cleanly got him down."
He was right. The Lions never intended to snap the ball. With 6:41 to go in the extra period there was time, in the event of a tie, to get the ball back and score the decisive points.
After all, when they scored 14 points in the final 18 seconds of regulation, the last seven on Titus Young's 46-yard touchdown reception as time expired. So it was clear they did not need much on the clock.
"We were going to try to draw them offsides," Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said. "The crowd was loud and we said if they didn't jump we were going to take the timeout. And the ball ended up getting snapped. We need to — obviously — make sure all 11 guys get the calls right there."
Under normal circumstances a team that set an NFL record with five touchdowns on plays of 60 yards or more — as the Titans did — would be the talk of the league. That stat, however, does not begin to say it all in regard to this contest.
The fourth quarter alone featured two ties, two lead changes and 45 combined points. There was a successful onside kick and Hail Mary pass. Along the way a kickoff, a punt and a fumble all were returned for touchdowns.
"You can say that the team you saw [Sunday] is the team that we said we were," linebacker Akeem Ayers said. "Despite the overtime and all the crazy stuff that happened it was the way we played — the intensity, the effort."
Having scored just 23 points through the first two weeks of the season Tennessee (1-2) put up 20 by halftime, when it led by 11. The first touchdown was a 65-yard punt return by Tommie Campbell, who got the ball on a long lateral from return specialist Darius Reynaud. Jared Cook's 61-yard touchdown catch was next.
After Detroit (1-2) scored 18 straight points to open the second half and go up by seven, Reynaud returned a kickoff a franchise-record 105 yards for a game-tying touchdown. Within the next 5:58 the Titans led by 14 after a spectacular catch-and-run by wide receiver Nate Washington for a 71-yard touchdown and Alterraun Verner's 72-yard fumble return.
That's when things got really interesting.
Hill replaced Matthew Stafford, who sustained a leg injury on Verner's return, and drove the Lions 80 yards to a touchdown in seven plays and less than a minute. Detroit recovered an onside kick and took two shots at the end zone. On the second, Ayers got up and got a hand on the ball but deflected it to Young, who fell forward into the end zone and forced overtime.
"I got my whole hand on it," Ayers said.
The result breathed new life into a season that had the potential to fall flat given that it started with a pair of lopsided losses.
Quarterback Jake Locker threw for a career-high 378 yards without being sacked or intercepted. It was performance that lessened the consternation over running back Chris Johnson's continuing struggles (14 carries, a season-high 24 yards).
The defense, although it surrendered a lot of points showed vast improvement on third down, where it allowed three conversions on 12 tries. That had a lot to do with the fact that the Lions settled for three field goals after they got inside the Titans' 30. Plus, the last stop led to the fourth down play – and one final stop.
"We needed this one, and to get a win like this was crazy, Verner said. "It seemed like you covered every single scenario that you could possibly cover in a game – being up, being down, overtime and every single situation.
"… It was definitely the craziest game I've ever played in. It was wild, definitely."
This is the biggest shock for me in. Sports 2012
This has to be the most exciting game in the history of professional football. The Music City Miracle was just a blip compared to the many highlight plays in this game. My biggest concern is the Titans defense but you have to be thrilled if you were there. Unfortunately, Chris Johnson didn't figure into ANY of it.
A needed win for the Titans, but you can't rely on your team to get points off of punt returns, kick off returns, and stripped balls from hapless tight ends. Chris Johnson still hasn't broken 50 yards rushing for the SEASON, and the defense only came up with 1 sack. Titans fans should be worried.
The game would have never reached overtime had Ayers not committed a selfish and foolish personal foul late in the 4th quarter, depriving Verner of another big play when he secured the ball in the end zone. If Ayers is in the starting lineup next week then we will know that Munchak fell out of the same bag of marshmallows as did Fisher, and we should expect the team to exhibit the same lack of smarts and discipline as we saw under Coach Pornstache.
Great game.
The on-side kick was a stroke of luck. But, the Titans had 3 non-offensive TD's and that over hyped CJ thug cannot run the ball.
The play that the Titan (Vernon?) stripped/ stole away the ball from a Lion was ridiculous.
The play should of been ruled over and a whistle blown.
The Titans won, but not a pretty sight.
Congrats, Titans! Exciting game!
Roughing the passer late in the 4th quarter was stupid and came close to costing the Titans a well-deserved win. Akeem Ayers needs to be reprimanded.
One of the greatest games I've ever seen,it ranks right up there with the Titans/Buffalo Play Off game & the Music City Miracle!Still need a running game but for this week I'm going to enjoy it!
You have got to be kidding me, a big win for the Titans????????? They blew a 14 point lead with 18 seconds left, sorry , this team needs to quit. Every good player is gone, this way the Titans don't have to payout the big bucks for good players, and as long as the fans support this type of behaviour Tennessee will NEVER have a good team worth going to a super bowl.
Hey, Ghost Troll! We can see right through you (pun intended). You aren't a Titans fan and you don't like it when anyone gives the Titans props. We get it, now run along.
Titan1 - Get over yourself, you are not the only Titans fan around. Your like of preception of the game in general is pathetic.
bfra, sonny you don't have a clue. I've been watching football for 50 years. I don't need some smart mouth punk telling me to get over myself. I pointed out that ghost is a troll. If that isn't obvious to you then you need to get your head out of your rear. Anyone with any sense knows it was a big win. He is joy sucking just like you do. You must be running out of things to whine about.


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It's becoming a ritual. Every sunday we go to visit a farm to directly get fresh products. Last week end we went to a farm, Iachelli Agriturismo, closed to Castel Gandolfo (where the pope spent his summer!). The location is really nice, surrounded by the forest. It's a little bit too far for us, but at least the kids took some fresh air and Jack enjoyed playing in the park with his dad, while the ladies were doing the groceries.
Nora picked up some chestnuts to prepare her « centro tavola » for Christmas…already! (centro tavola would be the decoration at the center of the table). The market made me feel like being in a groceries store. It was full of stalls, seasonal fruits and vegetables, a bakery, butcher, products made at the farm itself. Children can participate in making bread thanks to the laboratory. A well fun which was not expected. You need to book 3 weeks in advance your tables at the restaurant! It's just a pity it's a little bit far for us, otherwise we could go there every week.
So a nice place with a nice weather (you can even do some BBQs over there). Joséphine was looking everywhere around if not taking off her socks. I ended up buying beans, sweet pepers, pears, plums, apples, pumpkin, bread, and so and so and so! The fridge is still full. The plums were absolutely delicous and the kids and I enjoyed it as a fruit juice with pears (1 pear, 3 plums. You peel them remove the seeds and centrifuge, Fresh & Fast!). Nora got some mushrooms (boletus, the ones on the picture below are amanita) among a lot of other food (like mozzarella), and I already know that she prepared for this sunday a white polenta with these mushrooms and cheese on it (yummy!). I have to ask her to give me her recipe.
I leave you with that recipe. A pie made with chestnuts flour, apple and ricotta (goat ricotta in that case). It's the seond version after I tried to put in some nuts, fresh ones, that actually do not come well after being cooked (so much better just fresh!). I chose to chop the apples. In the first version they were cutted into dices. They actually fell to the bottom and the cake is not that presentable (also like that it was difficult to take a nice picture out of that pie). Chopped apples are also well distributed in the pie.
If you are a gourmand, I guess that pie served with a vanilla salted butter caramel sauce like here would be a perfect association!
Have a nice day!
Click here for recipe of Chestnuts, apples and ricotta to bake a pie


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ANZA – A magnitude 3.3 earthquake rattled the Riverside County mountains and Coachella Valley in the predawn hours today, January 5, USGS seismologists said.
The 1:59 a.m. shaker had an epicenter 10 miles south-southeast of Idyllwild, or 18 miles south-southwest of Palm Springs.
It was also plotted at 4 miles north of Anza, in northeast San Diego County. The epicenter was 64 miles north-northeast of San Diego.
Its center of movement was an estimated 2.4 miles beneath the earth's surface, according to scientists who reviewed the automated detection data.


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Shay Update: 09-10 Winter
04 Sep, 2009
The 08-09 season just winded down with a greatseason ending at Windell's Camp for their last session. It's been an amazing year of snowboarding and I'm really thankful that I can ride as much as I do and write about it. I'm in the final stretch for another year of 12 months a year of snowboarding. If I hit September then I have rode at least once a month for the last year (my second time doing this).
In just 19 days the snowmaking will begin here in Colorado, bringing the winter season one step closer. Until then there are plenty of snowboard films/premieres to distract me and possibly the chance to start the shred season early on a snow patch.
This was the second summer of Industry Profile Interviews and each person I get involved/each interview that comes back I am always stoked to see how they come out. The season comes to an end later this month, so I'm wrangling up the last interviews to be completed and I hope you enjoy the stories of these amazing people. I'm also working on Summer 2010 Industry Profiles so if you have a recommendation or someone you know who might be good, let me know and I'll get them involved in it.
The site is keeping me busy and I still have eight 09-10 snowboard reviews to post up from demoing this last winter all of which will be posted up before September ends. In the meantime I'm working on more interviews, stories and researching stories you guys have asked about so stay tuned for updates daily from Shayboarder.com (and probably coming twice a day soon). I appreciate all the support and really looking forward to the 09-10 season and meeting more of my readers.
I am ready for the upcoming 09-10 season as it rapidly approaches us in Colorado. I'll be hitting up the on-snow demos, progressing my riding and enjoying some great experiences this winter. I am really looking forward to two amazing trips planned, the California trip in October where I pick up a rental car and connect the dots to snowboard companies for three days and in March the Vermont trip marking my first time to the east coast to shred. I'm working on making more giveaways happen in the future including the popular twitter find me giveaways.
Here's a look at what is coming up this winter for Shayboarder.com and myself. Come join in, say hi and grab some stickers from me at any of these!
- 9/12 At Once Productions "High Life" Premiere in Denver, CO
- 9/18 Standard Films "Black Winter" Premiere in Keystone, CO
- 9/25 Absinthe Films "Neverland" Premiere in Beaver Creek, CO with something very fun before the premiere.
- 9/26 there's a chance I'll see Absinthe twice and hit it up in Denver, CO the next night.
- Ride Opening Day at Loveland/Basin
- 10/21-10/23 Shayboarder So-Cal Tour includes visits to snowboard companies.
- 10/23-10/25 Shayboarder Nor-Cal Tour includes a snowboard giveaway in SF (TBA) and family time.
- Copper Opening weekend
- 11/14-11/15 Loveland Demos
- 11/18-11/19 Loveland Industry Demos
- Steamboat Opening Day
- Shred!
- Seattle/Washington trip (maybe I'll wait till Holy Oly)
- Shred!
- 1/28-1/31 SIA Snow Show in Denver, CO
- Shred!
- 2/1-2/2 SIA Demo Winter Park, CO
- 3/13-3/21 Shayboarder/Comclovin shred trip to Vermont includes riding Vt mountains, Burton Open and visits to snowboard companies. Possibly a giveaway!
- End the CO season in style
- Whistler
- My lease is up in May, so this is my final decision time for the future.
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September 04, 2009
Awesome, stoked for the season, and the east coast trip. Was thinking of possibly hitting up Whistler/Seattle this season to take my nephew out shredding. You should renew your lease and keep shredding in CO btw 🙂
September 04, 2009
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY COPPER OPENS NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And A Basin in like, 30 days! haha
and yes, STAY in colorado!
September 04, 2009
you should do a giveaway in seattle
September 04, 2009
Seattle in Decemeber? AWESOME! 😀
Do I smell a "giveaway"? 😛
September 05, 2009
Schedule's looking good. See you way out east (if not sooner)
September 05, 2009
You should come to Rhode Island to do a giveaway! And then after, snowboard at our sprawling 13 trail alpine resort.
September 06, 2009
Trust me, you don't want to end up here for any reason other than driving through it.
September 07, 2009
Shay, looks like you got your winter planned out pretty well….looking forward to all the fun ahead starting this weekend. You gots to stay here in CO or at least visit a ton of you roll out….this place would be hardpack snow and greybird days without you.


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This series of work specially commissioned as part of the festivities around the International Indian Film Academy awards when they were held in Yorkshire. This exhibition took place at the Yorkshire Artspace in Sheffield.
This work is based on the timeless movie classic Baiju Bawara. Released in 1952 (directed by Vijay Bhatt), the film tells the tale of a legendary musician, Baiju Bawara, who is believed to have sung in the Mugal courts of India. Baiju (played by Bharat Bhushan) is the innocent son of a travelling musician who comes to believe that Tansen, the famed court musician of Emperor Akbar, is responsible for his father's death. The film follows Baiju through his trials and tribulations of perfecting his musical craft and of his love (played by Meena Kumari) and loss which all lead up to a thrilling musical dual with Tansen to avenge his father's death. As classical Indian music was the central theme of the film, it was imperative that the sound track reflect the beauty and power of this majestic tradition. The partnership of Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni rose to the challenge, producing one of the most critically acclaimed soundtracks of the time. Esteemed playback singers Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Shamshad Begum all lend their voices to the score.
Kamaljeet's work is concerned with the visual representation of the intangible feelings evoked through the classical soundtrack. She transcends the language barrier through the universal language of colour and builds images which help the audience interact and appreciate the film with new eyes.
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When young people are considering their future career choices, they are often given the advice to follow their passion and look for work that involves passion and meaning. However, in a challenging job market, many people feel the need to take jobs that are less than their ideal but will do for now. This means that many people are in jobs that they like but don't love--or sometimes don't even like.

Do you wish you had a better job? Fun jobs aren't just for the very lucky; believe it or not, most 'regular jobs' can be turned into 'fun jobs' with some tweaking. This is good news for many people, who find themselves in a difficult job climate and may not want to risk quitting a safe job in search of a job that's more enjoyable. Interestingly, what makes a job fun depends on the individual—and virtually everyone can take steps to make their current job more enjoyable to them personally, so different people in the same organization can take on different responsibilities that may complement each other.

The desire to make a job more enjoyable isn't a frivolous one. While fun jobs can contain some stress, people generally find these types of jobs—jobs that fit their needs in terms of utilizing their unique strengths and providing the right type of challenge and meaning—come with less clock-watching, less Monday morning dread, less stress. And because job stress is one of the most commonly-experienced stressors, this is clearly something that many people face and would like to be rid of. The following steps can help people take their current jobs more fulfilling and less stressful. Ready? Let's have some fun!

Find Flow

Think about the times in your life when you experience flow—you lose track of time, you feel inspired, and things feel really easy for you. Is it when you're doing specific activities such as organizing people, troubleshooting problems or decorating a space? Or in daily life, do you find certain aspects of your day tend to feed you emotionally, like when you're engaged in conversation with people, cracking jokes, or spending time alone? See if there are ways to work these things into your current job: be the office party planner, for example, if you love to plan events; volunteer to deal with disgruntled customers if conflict resolution is your forte; maintain a sense of humor throughout the day if at all possible. Jobs that lend themselves to flow are generally experienced as fun jobs.

It is important to note that sometimes creating flow in your workday means adding new responsibilities that include the right level of challenge and meaning rather than swapping activities that are less enjoyable for these more enjoyable activities, which are known as gratifications. This can be worth the effort, even if it means slightly more work. This type of activity can relieve stress and involve more meaning and enjoyment in your job, it can be well worth the extra effort.

Spread Joy

Think about ways that your current job helps people, or could help people. We have all experienced sales clerks who clearly hate their jobs and don't want to be there, and sales clerks who take time to talk to us and make our day special. The clerks who go out of their way to spread happiness are providing a real service and are also more likely think of their jobs as 'fun jobs' than the first group.

How does your job allow you to touch people's lives? You may be able to share positivity to people you encounter, you may find opportunities to help others by sharing your expertise, or you may even inspire others. Jobs that make the world a better place lend a sense of satisfaction and are likely to be experienced as fun jobs.

Create Meaning

Use your creativity and share your special gifts in your current job, and you may find your experience of your job transformed. Look at how your job can contribute to society in a positive way, and find greater meaning in your work. Focusing on the intangible rewards of work can transform most jobs into fun jobs, and can reduce job stress as well. Have fun!

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2010-4-6MARYVILLE, MO | By: Wayman
Northwest Missouri State professor of music Dr. Charles Badami will be performing a recital which includes works of Beethoven, Chopin, and Rochmaninoff among others. The recital will be at the Charles Johnson theater in the fine arts building on the Northwest Campus. It begins tonight at 8.


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Conservatory Project: Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music perform compositions by Bach, Alec Roth, and Ravel featuring an ensemble of tenor, piano, guitar, cello, violin, and viola. Free general admission tickets will be distributed in the States Gallery starting at approximately 5:30 p.m., up to two tickets per person.
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By Kristin Rover
Sun Staff
Clermont County residents may begin recognizing a black truck with a Digital Data Technologies Inc., logo driving slowly along roads throughout the county.
While the vehicle does not stand out as much as a Google Maps car, its purpose is similar, to map all of the roads and addresses throughout the county using GPS technology.
"What they do is drive all of the roads in the county," Kelly Perry, GIS administrator for Clermont County, said. "They GPS a road center line and pick up any addresses along the way."
Perry said the county hired DDTI to complete the project and were able to pay for the services using grant funds.
"This is all through a grant from the state," Perry said. "The program is called the Location Based Response System."
Perry said the program was started by Ohio Department of Transportation.
Perry said the state provided $449,500 and the county contributed $16,888 to complete the project.
She said many of the counties in Ohio already use GPS mapping technology, however, many do not have up-to-date addresses.
She said one of the most important benefits of the new data is for emergency situations.
"It's primarily helping residents from an emergency services standpoint," Perry said. "We work with Clermont County Dispatch, and if they get a call that comes in, they have mapping. If that address doesn't pop up, they have to use other means. This will hopefully make that much easier."
Perry said the process also helps standardize the technology throughout the state, and provides important data to other county offices.
Mitch Pinkston and Jimmie Fout make up one of the DDTI teams currently driving the roads in the county to collect information.
Pinkston said they began the program in southern Clermont County and have been working their way north.
"In Clermont County we are about 75 percent through field collection and about 50 percent overall," Pinkston said about the progress they have made.
Pinkston said that this week, they will be focusing on the Milford and Miami Township areas of Clermont County. He said their other team is focusing on Loveland.
"It takes about four to five months," Pinkston said about the process.
Pinkston said the vehicles they drive have up-to-date GPS technology that maps out their location in the county.
He said that when they pass a home or business, they voice record the address for that location and mark it on the map.
"The button grabs coordinates," Pinkston said. "It grabs addresses for every road."
He said once they have collected all the data, they put everything together.
"Everything is field verified," Pinkston said.
He said because they are seeing and recording an address it helps make the maps more accurate.
"The important thing is a lot of people can use this data," Pinkston said. "But more important is safety services."
Pinkston said they are on pace to finish the field collection in Clermont County in February and hope to be finished with the entire project in May or June.
For more information about Digital Data Technologies, visit www.ddti.net.


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Beanpole's Diary
My Past
English-speaking Mother (Annabelle Scott), French-speaking Father (Michel Chevalier)
Parents ran away to have a forbidden marriage-taught each other their own languages
Father left when Mother became pregnant and went back to family, and taught his sister, Mariette, English. Later, he was kicked out for dishonoring them
Mother was poor and had nowhere to have Her baby-went to Aunt Mariette's tavern.
After my birth, Mother was forced to work in the tavern to pay Aunt Mariette back
Mother committed suicide when I was aged 7, and left a suicide note written in English which only Aunt Mariette could read.
I learned English to try to read her suicide note, using an English guidebook I found in The Attic
Read suicide note; no mention of my name
Found a note from Mother to Father hidden in the spine of The Book (English Guidebook)
Found Mother's Diary, which I am using to record my own story
My Recovery
Found interests to replace my anger and grief:
English Language (English Guidebook)
Inventing - made gadgets to make my life easier
Planned to escape from tavern before Capping -began to devise plans of escape before I met Will and Henry
The TRUE story of what happened
+ a bit of my past
Upon Our arrival to the White Mountains:
All three of us revealed an object we had been hiding throughout the journey (Henry-a bottle of extremely strong wine, Will-a vial of mysterious liquid, and I-an unused egg which I had carefully hidden my entire journey).
A friend of Will, a man named Ozymandias comes to visit in the White Mountains, bearing frightening news; he has found a lair of Tripods under the Shmand-Fair of the White Mountains.
Henry and Ozymandias create an entrance into the Lair from the Shmand-Fair
Will and I work to make eggs and fill them with alcohol, the weakness of the Tripods
Ozymandias gets the Shmand-Fair operator drunk with Henry's wine
We enter the hole Henry and Ozymandias made and battle the metal monsters
The Result of the Battle:
Explaining the Unexplained
Tripods are controlled by strange alien life forms. -Ozymandias had killed one and had been learning how to control one -Almost killed crew of The Orion
Will's vial of mysterious liquid-taken from the inside of the Tripod he killed-Alien inside was dead from the explosion -Is the cure for the effects that alcohol have on the Tripods (fatal)
Dead Tripod sends off emergency flare before he is killed, attracting the attention of nearby Tripods including the one Ozymandias is in
Tripods find that antidote to poison has been stolen-sends couples of Tripods to send a message of the stealth
Ozymandias had been following his partner Tripod to the White Mountains-two tripods that ignored them
Ozymandias finds secret Tripod Lair underneath the White Mountains
Henry loses his goggles (eye protection) and loses his eyesight
Will dies in the battle
Half of the Tripods are killed, half run to the next nearest underground Tripods Lair
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Warriors' David Lee to undergo elbow surgery
Hurt forward could miss 2 weeks
Published 4:00 am, Saturday, November 13, 2010
After being blown out by the Bulls on Thursday, the Warriors pointed to tonight's game at Milwaukee as the defining game of their road trip.
Finish the roadie 3-2: success. Finish the roadie 2-3: failure.
It might be time to make a slight adjustment to that goal.
Power forward David Lee did not travel with the team from Chicago to Milwaukee on Friday, instead returning to the Bay Area for surgery to clean out an infection from the inside of his left elbow.
The Warriors said the surgery will be performed by Dr. Frank Chen in Fremont, but they were unable to release a timetable for a return to the court. Early estimates are that Lee will miss about two weeks.
"Win or lose, we need to come out with more energy and a better focus," point guard Stephen Curry said. "We need to have a little more fight in us. Things might not go our way offensively, but we can control our defense every night.
"That's the test for us."
The test is finding a rebounding appetite without Lee's incessant will and 11.3 average. The test is finding defensive continuity without Lee's constant communication and assurance.
Lee missed Thursday's game after he spent the morning in a Chicago emergency room, getting an IV, a series of antibiotics and a battery of tests. The night before, he made a successful return (28 points, 10 rebounds) to New York, where he spent his first five seasons, but had to play through a deep elbow wound that bled through three layers of athletic tape.
That kind of passion lacked from the Warriors against Chicago. They were outrebounded in each of the four quarters, and they allowed the Bulls to shoot 50 percent or better from the floor in every quarter.
Those things need to change against Milwaukee. Those things will have to change without the Warriors' energy-changer.
"I'd like to see a sense of urgency, a team that comes out and attacks from the start of the game," wing Dorell Wright said.
"We're off to a good start, but that doesn't mean anything if we win six games and struggle for the rest of the year," forward Vladimir Radmanovic said.
Love fest: Minnesota's Kevin Love has first 30-30 game in 28 years. B4
Missing in action
David Lee and his production in the paint will be missed. His season stats through eight games:
Warriors tonight
Who: Warriors (6-3) vs. Bucks (4-5)
Where: Milwaukee
When: 5:30 p.m.
TV/Radio: CSNBA / s680
Notes: Milwaukee has won two straight by a combined 44 points, including an impressive win at Atlanta on Wednesday. ... Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings averaged 40 points on 56 percent shooting from the floor and 76.9 percent three-point shooting against Golden State as a rookie. ... Tonight's game will be just the second Milwaukee has played this season that wasn't part of a back-to-back. The Bucks play a league-high 23 back-to-backs this season. ... Milwaukee's Corey Maggette has converted on 89.5 percent of 57 free-throw attempts. The Bucks average 20.4 free-throw makes per game, as many as they attempted per contest last season.
- Rusty Simmons


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MORAY is to get £285,000 to install energy efficiency measures in cold homes.
New Scottish Government investment of £3.5 million has been allocated to 19 projects across Scotland, for the installation of solid wall insulation, double glazing and central heating in older homes.
It is hoped the investment will help to reduce household heating bills, provide opportunities for local businesses and drive down the number of people in fuel poverty.
Local authorities and registered social landlords will work in partnership with energy companies to deliver the project, targeting areas where fuel poverty is a concern.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the measure ahead of a meeting with the Fuel Poverty Forum.
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The agent of PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has ruled out a return to Juventus.
Mino Raiola insists he will not be returning to Italy any time soon.
Raiola said: "He will remain at PSG, I can rule out a return to Italy. I hear that he would cut his wage, but he has never spoken about it."


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Last Christmas I received the cutest cookbook. It was full of creative recipes and I couldn't wait to try a few out. The catch, however, was that this cookbook was not meant to benefit myself or my husband, or any human for that matter.
No, this cookbook was meant to benefit these two characters:
And when I say characters, boy do I mean it. Back in December we adopted pug #2.
This is how my husband affectionately refers to them, pug 1 and pug 2. Upon telling this to a friend, she told him that they likely refer to us as human 1 and human 2.
Fair enough.
Dixie, or Dixie Land, has fit in nicely at our house. She and Macy still have a few squabbles, but they have learned tolerance and perhaps even like each other a little. Dixie had been living with 5 other pugs so I really don't think she understands what the big deal is with Macy. She has no problem sitting on top of her or squeezing in next to her.
Macy, on the other hand, is incredibly offended by these gestures. She likes to reminisce about the days when she had the house, couch and dog beds to herself.
We adopted Dixie from Kentuckiana Pug Rescue. She was surrendered by a breeder who went out of business, so up until a few months ago (with the exception of the time with her foster family) her purpose was having babies. She is now warming up to the idea that her purpose is for pug kisses, snuggling and a receiver of lots of love.
Although adorable, I will say she isn't innocent. She gets into a bit of trouble eating from the open food bin, jumping into the dishwasher. Yes, that actually happened.
She is also a very proud carnivore. She barks during our dinner time when we have meat, but not when we are dining vegetarian. This is too amazing to me to make up. The dog knows her meat.
So back to this cookbook.
The Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook from the Bubba Roses Biscuit Company is full of all kinds of fun food ideas for your buddy. There is everything from complete entrees to roll and cut out biscuit recipes. In fact, there are over 100 recipes in the book along with tips that point out beneficial ingredients for dogs as well as foods to avoid. A great gift for the cooking dog lover in your life and your pup will be especially grateful if you grab a copy for yourself.
There is a reason why I decided to feature this book right now. I'm in the middle of training for my second half marathon. I'll be running the Flying Pig half in May and my husband will be running the marathon. Through my training and racing, I'm on a mission to raise funds for an organization close to my heart – Kentuckiana Pug Rescue, the organization through which we got our adorable Dixie last December. You can find a link to my campaign in my right sidebar.
I appreciate every dollar donated to help pugs in need, and even if you can't give, spreading the word is the second best thing. My husband gets emails daily from KPR with the most heart wrenching stories, asking for foster homes or medical assistance. Dixie is such a sweetheart, I can't imagine someone not loving and keeping her and I know there are so many pugs out there like her so I want to help as much as I can.
Now about the dog biscuits.
I tried out the Ohm My These Are Good biscuits to share with you. Now, I realize it might not mean much to say an animal liked a treat when said animal will eat just about anything that drops on the floor, but the girls were big fans of these cookies.
As soon as Macy realized I was photographing dog and not human treats, she sat below the table whining. She is a sit and stay-er, so she sat in agony while I snapped a few photos. Dixie on the other hand is still working on her sit and stay so she just looked at me wondering what in the world I had in my hand until I let her have it, then it was gone before I could blink.
Ohm My These Are Good Dog Biscuits
Reprinted with permission from Cider Mill Press
1 cup oat flour
1 cup brown rice flour
½ cup canned or fresh pureed pumpkin
1 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1/3 cup water
These treats are high in fiber, low in fat, meat-free and low in protein.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients together and mix until a dough forms. Roll into small balls (about 1" in diameter) and place on an ungreased cookie sheet (they can be rather close together as they don't spread while cooking.)
Bake 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
*I wanted to use the new cookie cutters I also got when I received the book so I added about ¾ cup whole wheat flour which allowed me to roll out the dough and cut the biscuits into shapes.


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CyclingNews has just published a review of a exotic new road shoe from Europe.
The Biomac Bio-MxC2 is an incredibly light and stiff shoe, but the fit may be controversial. That's because the pedal cleats line up under your arch not along the ball of your foot. The idea may have logic but it may not have legs, only time will tell. If you currently ride with the pedal under the ball of your foot it may take some time for your sprint to come back to this design.
Biomac makers, and fitness coaching star Joe Friel argue that by moving the cleats back to the arch "might" considerably reduce calf workload leaving more oxygen and energy for larger muscle groups to produce more total power efficiently. In other words, the new position might allow you to go faster for longer with no additional training thanks to the mechanical leverage.
Personally, I used to ride with my cleats pushed back towards my arches for years. Then after a custom fit, I moved my cleats up just below my metatarsal bone and the results were astonishing – my legs got stronger and my spin evened out. I'll be keeping them under the ball of my foot for now.
The construction of the Biomac shoes is suspect as well. Reporter James Huang notes the visible glue lines along the carbon soles and the strap enclosures don't quite line up well. That may not sound like good news, but out of the box the shoes appear to perform very well. Who knows what condition they might be in after a couple thousand kilometers. Plus, the footbed sounds uncomfortable from almost no padding so you'll want to drop in your own insoles to avoid hot spots and problems.
The bottom line on these shoes may be too pricey for your closet anyway. They cost over $712 in the United States. Ouch!
Colors: White
Sizes: 39-50
Weight: 348 g
Price: $712
Read the CyclingNews Review here.
"The construction of the Biomac shoes is suspect as well."
No, it isn't. Have you ever actually seen the shoes or are you just regurgitating something you read on the internet?
Hello Mr. Hill,
fit is no problem when you hand in appropriate data of your feet. Cleats can be placed wherever you want them to be mounted – ball-above and/or arch-above axle – your choice. The construction is not suspect for those who actually r i d e the shoes. As to be witnessed at this year's RAAM where two of the three podium athletes happily accepted gpossible non-toxic glue lines and velcro straps which enclosed the foot without any pressure on joints and bones throughout almost 5oooKms.
send your data as described in the customizing section of my site and we'll see whether we find a test pair or whether we'll have to make a pair. Everything else can be sorted out via mail.
Kind regards,
Götz Heine
i have used the shoes for a few years now. despite their 'light' construction mine are still performing as they did on the first day. the upper looks like crap but still functioning perfectly (no complicated bindings etc to go wrong?). I've crashed them and scraped them and still no problem. I added more protection to my sole early on so walking hasnt been an issue. the comfort is excellent, i think the cleat positioning helps in avoiding hotspots (never had one in these shoes). new pair just ordered so i can send the old ones back for new uppers (is that an option with any other maker?). I just tried a friends forefoot cleated shoe (to test his amazing new bike). Naturally, I'm conditioned but the traditional positioning just felt totally wrong. I cant explain all the science but it just feels right.


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Plainly speaking
He is Riding a Bike From Gulu to Kampala for Rugby
"As the rainy season sets in, a crazy man yesterday set off on a ride from Gulu to Kampala to raise awareness (and funds) for Gulu Elephants Rugby Club. On a bicycle that looks like it was nicked right off the set of Sound of Music, Ogwang Ocheng Humphrey, breaks a rugby leg, bursts a rugby sweat, tortures a rugby bum bum for a sport he absolutely loves. Last night found him in Bweyale, after over 100km."- Herbert Drywood Opio wrote on his Facebook Timeline
And this immediately caught my eye. So I checked out the "crazy man's" Facebook timeline to get a brief of how and when he set off. This is what I found;
"For the hope of rugby development in northern Uganda and the completion of our rugby club structure in Gulu, I dedicate this 400 km ride to this cause come Monday 23rd. Help" Ogwang Ocheng Humphrey wrote on his facebook Timeline "bike check, helmet check, training check, stressed family check, sperm bank check, pocket money check, weapon check, all ready a few hours before I hit Gulu Kampala road. thank you all for the support" Again He wrote "Setting off" at 6:04am
Ogwang Ocheng Humphrey is now one of those unsung heroes we have in our Country Uganda, instead of sitting back, he got on his bike and set out to make a difference, he didn't call for a strike nor did he simply scream "Gavumenti etuyambe" He acted, and as he continues his journey to Kampala, This is Uganda wishes him a safe blessed journey. Meanwhile we all can go show him some love on his social media page.
You can contribute to this great cause through any means that make you comfortable.
Account Name GULU RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
Account branch KCB GULU
Account Number 2201152608
Mobile money number
0785 403792
You are welcome to contact the above number to offer any other form of support
Plainly speaking
Uganda isn't Kony, Idi Amin or Ebola
You have any non-African friends, right? Ask them what they think of Uganda. The answers you may receive will be related to poverty, AIDS, Ebola, hunger, tribalism or animals. Their faces will turn sorrowful and sympathy might linger in their eyes. They may give an example of how they helped to "Save Gulu" by donating to the "Kony 2012" campaign or dreamed of adopting a "Ugandan orphan".
Most likely the view of the continent is that it is not a continent at all, but one large country, where everyone speaks the same language, eats the same food, wears the same type of clothing, and creates the same type of art. Yes, in their eyes, "Africa" is a homogeneous place of simple people with simple activities.
Mainstream media and educational system constantly feed our minds with this type of negative information on Africa. As a consequence, the average white person has a very narrow-minded image of the continent, filled with lions, malnourished children, corrupt officials and rebels. We rarely see or hear anything different and therefore see such images as the truth. But, for someone who has never been to the continent, can they be blamed for this ignorance?
There are mainly two sorts of Africa that appear on the media, the human Africa riven with poverty and violence, and the Africa of wildlife documentaries where humans hardly appear. There are the occasional travel documentaries but even here there seems a lot of emphasis on poverty and the primitive nature of just about everything.
The effect of the above perceptions, is that it leaves the world thinking that Africa is a dark continent already lost in the jungles of primitivism and barbarism. It makes Africa at the center of stereo-typing and it also makes us to be branded as an inferior race in the world thereby even affecting our self-esteem.
Because of such, we wonder whether we should be annoyed with non-African journalists who broadcast embarrassing images of poverty in Africa, or at the African governments who tolerate and often create such misery in the first place? Much criticism has been leveled at western media for negative coverage of Africa. They have been accused by some of ignorance and racism. In many cases, this criticism is justified.
But why do many Africans, feel so strongly about how Africa is portrayed in western media? After all, the average Brit or German doesn't give two hoots how their country is covered in say, Nigerian or Kenyan media. Europeans are not emigrating to Africa in large numbers so they simply don't need to care how Africans view them.
Perhaps we should ask you, Does the whole of Africa have this demographic problem? Why do you focus on the slums and not on the positive stories? Why search out the most miserable environments to film in and continue propagating negative stereotypes of Africa as a nest of poverty and problems?
But as proud Ugandans, we also know news media in general (African included), tends to focus on the negative and not the positive. Bad news sells well. People feel better about their lives when they hear others have bigger problems than them. A European who's unhappy he can't get a mortgage, will, however unwittingly, likely see his life in brighter lights after watching footage of people with no electricity, no running water and little food to eat.
It's important to challenge the negative images and the perceptions circulated by the media particularly; whether in films, books, news and academic reports. It is vital to report, complain, blog about it. Challenge and object to it with whatever means you have. A pen or a keyboard are the most powerful tools. We are not just rebels or victims awaiting international aid or assistance for our children to be adopted by wealthy celebrity who will parade them. We are – just like every human being – complex characters journeying on this planet who deserve dignity and respect.
Of course there are many different and often positive stories to be told from Africa's 54 diverse countries. But the continent currently has no microphone of its own on the global stage, no loudspeaker with which to tell its stories the way it wants them told. It has to wait in line hoping others lend it theirs from time to time. That won't do.
Al Jazeera has succeeded in giving Arabs a voice on the global stage the same way BBC and CNN have succeded in giving a voice to the British and Americans respectively. Where is Africa's answer to Al Jazeera, BBC and CNN?
More programmes about Africa, made by Africans, is the voice that is missing in this world. We need programmes which will not portray only wildlife, but the beautiful cultures of my country Uganda told by a Ugandan. We need new programmes which will not call Africa a country, but will appreciate that Africa has states like Uganda which are not at war but a pearl of hard working people.
This is Uganda they never show you. This is Uganda of people with dignity and stories changing our society. This is the Uganda the land gifted by nature and not conflict, poverty and diseases. This is Uganda of lovers, beautiful people and not people dying of hunger. This is Uganda they never show you that we want to tell the world about and be the voice of the voiceless.
If we Ugandans do not stand up to tell our own stories and positive stories about Africa as a whole, then we will forever remain misunderstood, misinterpreted and not respected. We will not only be untrue to ourselves but putting the future of our country at risk as the late Bob Marley once said… " Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery because none but ourselves can free our minds!"
Poetry as an instrument in Ugandan society
Poetry must not be used for social change but CAN be used for social change.
Poetry is the best words arranged in the order to clearly define the poet's heart based on inspiration, whether hidden or open. Poetry to some has been known as a means to preserving daily life experiences in society. Its like a day to day diary of a writer though not so many people have the talent and passion to scribble down beautiful words in poetic ink.
Writers should have the liberty to express themselves in the best words possible to define their heart, but should welcome criticism of their work.
Poetry is everywhere in every tradition and culture, and is not considered for elites alone. Ugandans just need to work hard like Shakespeare in spreading it and making it something phenomenal by each person regardless of who they are or where they come from.
The lessons for the poets
Poets need to learn the tools of the trade before they go out to claim that they are poets.
Ugandan poets need to know that they are vital people in our society and help us reflect who we are as Ugandans besides helping us to creatively preserve unique societal experiences in living words frozen in ink that speaks.
As Ugandan poets, we need to market poetry to our neighboring countries to kill the monotony of having the same faces at every poetry event, and having a few foreign faces every now and then.
The societies and platforms
There are local poets who have graced Uganda like Paul Kafero, Henry Barlow, Okot P'Bitek, and we who have come after feel that we are on the right track on carrying this torch.
We just need to support the poetry societies that groom writers such as the Lantern Meet of Poets, Femrite, Luminous Sorrels, Bonfire Uganda.
And the poetry performance platforms that give poets a monthly opportunity to showcase their spoken word like Open Mic Uganda, Poetry in Session, Kwivuga and Poetry Shrine.
Let's support the Ugandan poetry platforms in whatever way possible now that its one of the avenues left to preserve our culture and make Ugandan history to be read by the future generations.
Plainly speaking
Meet Uber's first female Ugandan driver, Fiona Kiberu
The long wait is over, Uber is now in Kampala. Today UberX officially launched its ride sharing service in the city of Kampala during a press briefing at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Fortunately, there is a lady driver part of the Uber team now.
Fiona Kiberu is a simple and down to earth lady who has been in the taxi business for almost eight years. She stays in Kawempe and works at Lugogo Shopping mall. Those that have used a cab from Lugogo shopping mall before know her quite well, he generosity, kindness and politeness. She drives a Noah.
In an interview by Tech Jaja, Fiona Kiberu declared that she will drive Uber for life, she also added a smile to her new recruitment into Uber.
Uber is a service that enables a person/client to get a ride at the tap of a button, it eliminates flagging hands so as to stop a taxi or entering an unfamiliar car which is totally insecure. It's also the most convenient way to get a safe, reliable, and affordable ride to work, to a party, or back to home. The Uber app detects your location, tells you in advance about your driver, and you can choose to pay with a credit card or cash so it is easy and safer for both riders/clients and drivers.
"Uganda's famous "Happy City" is well-know for several attractions – its bustling streets, exotic nightlife and dynamic skyline. These are just a few of the many reasons why Uber loves Kampala, and we're excited to announce that YOU can now request a ride at the tap of a button."- Uber
With the launch of Uber in Uganda, one can only hope for the best in the transport sector and system which hasn't been performing to expected standards in the past. To celebrate their launching, Uber is giving all riders the opportunity to enjoy FOUR days of free rides in Kampala.
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text: On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Dan Hollis wrote:> On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:> > > Thats all I can think of right now.. I'm sure there are many more things> > > that I would feel nessassary in a 3.0 release.. I'm sure others can add..> > How about a kernel panic core memory dump to disk for forensic research?> > The current logic behind not doing this in linux is that since its > impossible to do it perfectly (e.g. 100% foolproof under all situations),> it shouldnt be done at all. (Still, BSD manages to do it).> A couple weeks ago, Linus stated quite clearly that he disliked crashdumps because they led to a style of fault repair which often fixed thesymptom instead of fixing the problem. By giving less information, aprogrammer was forced to understand the problem, instead of patching itaway.I understand that viewpoint. I have seen my sahre of lousey fixes.On the other side, a crash dump can be extremely useful in tracking downill-system situations. The system is running slower and slower... oreverything is stopped but the mouse... or a storage creep has eaten uphalf the storage in a week. A crash dump, with suitable diagnostics, canreveal problem situations which do not result in immediate faults.I think a crash dump facility would help accelerate progress in solvingthe more mature problems which are showing up recently.john alvordp.s. I spent years on a dump analysis tool in a former life.