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|The Life and Times of Jim
|Hi, there. I'm Jim. Welcome to my phlog!
This site was written for Las Vegas, then LouisVille. Now, it seems to be about anywhere. In these phlogs, you'll see a lot of my personal notes and pictures. I like to post my observations here to remember life and celebrate it. I'm not religious. I don't pray for good fortune. I'm ecstatically grateful for the gift of life and I think our time should be remembered and not taken for granted. I'm not a writer. I think pictures tell stories so much better than words. I love just about everything in this life, and, I guess that would have to include you. So, if you've seen me, don't be surprised if your picture is in here somewhere. Of all the critters, people are absolutely the most interesting.
05/19/2009 18:21:04jim Red-Hot-N-Blue
05/17/2009 13:20:10jim Beautiful Words
While creating a log called Obits, I came across a letter that is very special.
This letter was written by my Mom after my Grandfather died.
Good Night, Dad.
This message will live in my heart forever.
Thank you, dear God, for my father and for those words Dad never failed to speak each night - to me.
"I love you with all of my heart.
I want us to live together for the good of each other and to work together in peace.
And when I get too old to take care of myself I want you to take care of me".
On his last night,
Dad smiled, always a sweet smile, and said
"I hate to let you go" (holding my hand)
And he let go and smiled again, and left.
My Mom was a beautiful person.
I remember leaving her hours before she passed on. I kissed her, told her I loved her so much. She waved at me with one of those red, glowing sensors on her finger and smiled so big.
I never thought she was going to die in her sleep hours later. My wife (Ruth) and I had prepared a room for her at my house, for when she got out. Mom seemed to get around just fine.
But I was so busy in those days. I had to reinstall almost all of the applications at Caesars that month.
Maybe I saw, but I didn't notice that my Mom, my best friend in this life, was slipping away.
Mom died 10 years to the day, after her husband (Dave Leblanc) died. Dave, Mom, and my Grandfather died just before their insurance ran out.
Dave was my step-dad, and what a great guy he was.
Almost all of the people I loved from that period are gone now. Only my brother and I are left to honor their memories.
05/16/2009 09:33:18jim Wexford Rain
05/15/2009 21:14:42jim Ruth Kelley (8/29/61 - 5/15/09)
Ruth Kelly (Aka: Ruth Tatum, Ruth Cutlar, Ruth Fortenberry) passed away from cancer on May 15th, 2009, 9:17 PM in Forest, Mississippi. She was diagnosed with stage four cancer (very fatal) in 2007 by doctors in Mississippi. Ruth started chemo therapy, but quickly discontinued it. She believed the cancer went into remission through prayer. It resufaced a few weeks ago after doctors did a biopsy on a lump in her back. I can't say and I'll never know for sure, but her family thinks the biopsy caused her cancer to turn malignant again.
I met Ruth in 1989.
She was a clerk at the Rebel Station on Nellis and Boulder Hwy in Las Vegas.
Ruth had moved in with my best friend (Chris Fahey) who lived in a trailer at Pueblo Del Sol (which Chris had bought from my step-brother, Terry Leblanc). Later, she rented a room from me, at my house at Gabriel. We were together for 11 years. Together, Ruth and I toured San Diego, San Francisco, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Nevada in a travel trailer. We visited Otis Kelley (deceased), and the rest of her family in Forest, Mississippi in 1998.
At one time or another, most of her family had stayed with us at our Gabriel house in Las Vegas.
Our guests were: Ruth Lambert, mother, Forest, Ms; Jim Lambert, stepdad, deceased; John Kelly, brother, deceased; Tex Lambert, brother, deceased; Charles Kelley, brother, Forest, Ms; Sandy Kelley, sister, Forest, Ms.
We shared many close friends:
Rob Allred, deceased; Chris Fahey, deceased; Allen Harmon, deceased; Darla Richards, Las Vegas; and my Mom, Ruth Leblanc, deceased.
We bought a Summerlin house in 1996, and formed Cutlar Enterprises in 1997.
We were married from 9/9/90 to 1/11/01. In that time, we raised 3 miniture poodles (Muffin, Little Girl, and Little Man), and saved many helpless birds. Our divorce was amical and with my blessing, Ruth remarried Ricky Fortenberry (an old high school sweetheart) in 2001. I found my new love, Becky Ruth Spurling, that same year. Becky, ironically, lived in Pueblo Del Sol. Becky and I visited Ruth and Ricky in 2005, when we stayed with her brother Charles for a week.
Ruth had finally gotten the Mustang Convertable of her dreams in 2004.
I bought a Mustang Convertable for Becky, in 2006.
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05/09/2009 08:10:05jim Mothers Day came early this Year
I sent some flowers to Ruth (my ex-wife) in Mississippi. She's not going to survive much longer -gbhs. While I was on FTDs website, I thought we'd send some flowers to Becky's Mom (Gma). Well, I got a call from the Mississippi FTP florist, who jokingly said in a strong Mississippi accent "I would love to travel to Las Vegas to deliver these flowers, but can you afford it?". I said "I thought FTD employed a naked guy with wings on its head and feet to deliver flowers". I cancelled the order. Meanwhile, I got a call from a friend who is in a Asia. He called saying "Jiiiim, Heeeeeelp.". I can't resist that. In all of the excitement, he left his credit card in an ATM, and was stranded with just the money he had in his pocket. I took the morning off and wired him some money. I didn't have time to replace the flower order though. Becky went on to finish what I/we started earlier...getting some flowers for GMa. Later that day, while at the store getting some sliced ham (half of which I ate in the checkout line), I'd realized I'd made a BIG mistake. I'd gotten flowers for my ex, and we'd gotten flowers for Becky's Mom, but I'd overlooked the most important person in my life...Miss BECKY. Now this is really wild, I bought her some Starlight Lillies, a little Koala Bear, and a nice
Oh, Becky got some new gradient transitional lensed glasses. They were the best lenses available from Walmart, and I realized I would be taking a gamble (it would probably be the first time Becky had ever seen me clearly). I worried about having to explain to her that my hair wasn't really fuzzy. She cried when I bought them. hmmm. Coming home, I decided to take I76 to I79, but I76 didn't have an exit for I79. Matter of fact, it didn't have any exits for 30 miles so we decided to go to Cleveland. But I had second thoughts when I realized I had YooHoo from an exploding can all over me. I was so sticky. Instead we went to Beaver Falls, which is a wasteland of dead mills and factories. From there, we went on to Richland, which consists half of mansions, golf courses, and elegant cemetaries and the other half abandoned houses, shops and greenhouses. We stopped at this little pub name "Tilts". I'd heard about their bands from a guy at work. The bartender was almost impolite at first (we were outsiders), but after a few small conversations, she warmed up and started bringing us jumbo shrimp. Becky had the nastiest Slo Gin Fizz on this planet. Being a gentleman, I drank half of it and had the bartender fill it back up with 7-up (what a guy!).
And, that's my long, drawn out, over embellished, never ending, run on story with colors , for this week, as I see it. ---yawn
05/09/2009 03:41:13jim So, what is reality?
Is reality what we experience?
If others don't experience what we do, is our perception real or imagined?
All of those voices in our head, what are they? Do our dreams tell us what to do in our daily lives?
I've seen things that I rarely get a chance to talk about.
Because this blog offers mostly my perspective of life, through pictures and words, I feel I can voice freely some of what I've seen.
I know that there is much more to this life than I can imagine.
I see an intelligent force around me every day. It must be millions, if not billions of years old.
And I know that our brain holds the knowledge of how are body was built as well, and this knowledge is denied to our consciousness.
I've seen animals that learn to walk much faster than humans after being born. Do they dream about walking before being born?
We aren't given the tools to understand reality.
Why? I will never know using this brain with its senses. We are severily limited in our thinking.
Sometimes I think our brain is like a 20 year old PC. We can't do a lot with it. One person is gifted with math, another is gifted with music, but nobody has it all.
Its nice to know others have gifts, and I'm not just talking about people. I'm talking about every living thing I see.
Perhaps, nothing I do in this life really matters to anyone here today, including myself, but it will matter millions of years from now.
It seems sad that eternity simply can't exist for this brain. Its amazing how much this body has changed forms since I was born.
It makes sense to me that I've been here, changing and having many different forms for a very long time, long before my body and mind existed.
It always amazes me that I was once a small fertilized egg. Logic tells me that when I was born, everything in the universe worked its way up to my creation.
If everything hadn't happened exactly the way it did, I wouldn't be here.
If my Mom hadn't met my Dad, if my grandparents didn't ride a trolley together in New York...and so on, if anything had been different, I wouldn't exist in this form.
That seems clear to me.
And I believe we die every day. Our skin dies, our memories die, our body is constantly replenishing dead cells with new cells everyday.
We host over 30 trillion living cells in our body. Our perspective changes all of the time. We aren't any single thing. We are part of the universe, and we are many.
But if someone sees life as being something different than what I see, who am I to say they are wrong.
All I have is my perspective on life.
I like this article.
Almost everyone writes better than I do.
Anyway, click here to read something a little more eliquent than what I've wrote.
Its comforting to know that after 100s of years, few things that were said today will be remembered. However, everything we do today is part of a chain of events that will create a different kind of future. Everything we did, will matter.
05/08/2009 18:28:58jim Richmand-Tilts Pub
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05/06/2009 19:48:11jim Counting the Days
I hear rain falling. Cars are treading their way through the flooded roadways. It takes me back to a timeless place in my mind and its a good feeling. I feel young again.
A friend has layed down for her last time. She's counting the hours.
All of the old times in our past, the partying with the gang, picking each other up from the floor and falling down again, us laughing at ourselves.
We had crazy times of constant fun, with never a bad word to say.
Almost all of the old gang is gone now. They came and went like an afternoon dream.
And I'm left here, listening to the rain fall, remembering with a smile...
while counting the days.
05/02/2009 17:59:22jim MeadowLands Casino
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04/29/2009 07:07:42jim Last Weeks Events - Pittsburgh turns Green
Last week was HOT! It got up to the high 80's. All of the trees that were brown the week before, are now green. Where do the bushes that looked like sticks the week before get all of that green stuff! I'm awed by the event. Plants are full of action. All you have to do is notice them.
Magoos Bar and Restaurant
Magoos is just up the hill from our apartment on Old Perry Highway.The food was excellent and they have live bands every Tuesday and Saturday.
Near there, was an ancient bowling alley hidden in the back of a small, self deteriating mall. It was full of leaguers.
Walnut Grove
Wednesday, we rendevoused with a coworker at Walnut Grove in Cranberry They have live jazz at 9 pm on Wednesdays. The food, music and company were GREAT.
Mt Pleasant Drive-In
Friday, we ended up at a drive-in 65 miles south of Pittsburgh. You wouldn't believe it. There were three screens surrounding a grassy field. The burgers were hand shaped (old fashioned style), and the ambience was festive. We caught the tail end of Hannah Montana (which was surprisingly good). People clapped at the ending! We came to see Witch Mountain with the Rock.
Rita's Ice Cream
We swung by and tried some of Pittsburgh's famed ice cream. I figured it must be good if people are lined up there in the winter time. I had my first Gellato. I don't know why I was thinking it would have Jello in it, but it was delicious. One of Pittsburgh's various surprisings is its Ice Cream College! Strange, but true.
New Glasses for Becky
Let's see, what else did we do? Oh, I bought Becky a new pair of glasses (expensive little boogers). She was in tears, she was so happy. I didn't expect that.
It was beautiful.
IBM Thinkpad for work
Yesterday, I finally got my laptop for support work. Its old, but does the job. I like Thinkpads. I especially like the mouse stick they put on the keyboard. Its light, has a docking station for work, and now I have two monitors!!! Now I have an excuse to stay at home on the weekends...and not wander the country aimlessly, looking for new and exciting places.
04/28/2009 09:13:33jim Wexford Apt-Spring is here
04/23/2009 19:17:31jim Magoos in Wexford
04/22/2009 20:43:03jim Becky Time
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When I told you that I loved the Mako Shark that I ate this past weekend, I did not include information about the amazing mashed potatoes that came with the meal. The recipe below is not the type of mashed potatoes I had however, it reminded me how much I enjoy mashed potatoes during the cooler weather.
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2-3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
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1 tablespoon milk, optional (I used 1%)
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salt & pepper, to taste
1. Prepare the sweet potatoes and carrots and place them in a microwave safe bowl. Cover them with plastic wrap, make a small hole in the wrap and microwave them for 6 minutes. Verify they are completely cooked by inserting a knife and if it slides through easily, they are ready.. If necessary, cook for 1 more minute. Drain.
2. Add 1/2 of the half and half to the potatoes and carrots and using a beater, combine. Now add the remaining half and half and beat until smooth. Season, mix well and if you want more liquid, add milk (or half-n-half if you wish), one teaspoon at a time.
3. Once the desired consistency has been achieved, mix in the dill and serve.


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Clark Globe Valves 1/2"through 2"are bronze body, NPT screw type, and are rated for ANSI Class 250 working pressure. The operating temperature range (of the controlled medium) limits are 20 ° to 250 °F. Valve stems are stainless steel and valve plugs are brass for water service and brass or... [See More]
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Construction. The GEMU 312/314 pneumatically operated 3/2-way valves have a rugged low maintenance aluminium piston actuator. GEMU 312 is flanged, GEMU 314 has threaded sockets. The connection for the control medium can be rotated through 360 °. The double sided valve plug is connected to the... [See More]
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Re: Competition Image Critiques
Hi Lela,
The disclaimer: I am not a qualified judge nor even a master (just 3 merits short!) So take what I say with a grain of salt and feel free to completely toss it out.
Some things jump out at me. 1: the title. It is generally assumed that the use of foreign languages is not a good idea. I know enough French to understand it - however that does not mean the announcer can pronounce it correctly or the judges will even know what you are talking about. Don't start off on the wrong foot with the judges by making them say, "Huh?". 2: The model's left hand has death grip on the glass. 3: When shooting profiles, you want to pull the model's hair back so it does not come out from under the chin. 4: Tone down the left arm. It's too bright and is competing with the face. 5. Placement. The model's face is in a third within the box, but it would also be good if the model's face could appear on a third on the canvas/board.
I experimented with cropping it tight and eliminating the left arm completely keeping only the top of the glass. Not sure that's the answer.
Hope some of those help.Larry J Foster, CPP
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> "Information loss" is not very accurate, I should have said something > like "unpredictable behaviour". Here's just one example of such > unpredictable behaviour: > > Consider a TOC built within OOo. It includes all headings of level 1 or > 2. If you go from level 1 heading to level 3 heading this will be OK, > but in Forrest how is this handled? Does it convert > > Heading 1 > blah blah > Heading 3 > blah blah > > to > >
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 I can live with that. The problem here is with the people writing the docs. I might have to see if I can work out some way of forcing them to use a logical structure. Beyond switching to a CMS I'm not sure what the answer is, if people insist on making new styles every time they want text to look different, and use asterisks to make lists, it's always going to be a nightmare converting their documents. Might be a nice add-on for the OO plugin though: a 'heading collapser': parse the doc after translation and collapse all headings into sequence. Could have unpredicable effects though. It has occured to me that what is really required here is a program which can look at a MS Word doc and go "this is how you intended to format this" from the visual layout. If anyone's aware of anything like this I'd be interested :) > >>Your point about an "arrow graphic" confuses me. I have never seen this, > >>so it is a specific use in your case. Certainly, the samples, such as > >>[1], do not exhibit this behaviour. It would be best for us to figure > >>out why this is happening and improve the stylesheets to prevent it > >>happening when not expected, as in your case. Can you post the code > >>snippet you needed to change for this. > > > > > > the relevant line out of the stylesheet (pelt.screen.css) is > > > > p.instruction { > > display: list-item; > > list-style-image: url('../themes/images/instruction_arrow.png'); > > list-style-position: outside; > > margin-left: 2em; > > } > > OK so the graphic is inserted by the stylesheet, not the OOo. But why is > your text being marked as an instruction... > > > in > > > > openoffice-writer-to-forrest.xsl > > > > the code was > > > >  > > <xsl:template match="text:p[@text:style-name='P2']"> > >
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 > > </xsl:template> > > </xsl:stylesheet> > > Ahhh... > > P2 is defined in the SXW How-To template as an instruction. This is > clumsy, it should be a named style not an OOo defiend style (which is > P2). We need to change the How-To template document sorry, you've lost me here - the How-To template? to provide a named > style for this and leave the OOo defined style names unnafected by the > OOo stylesheet since we have no control over how they are defined. > > > beats me why it's being triggered by this specific document. The doc > > in question originated in MS Word and was translated to sxw by OO 2.0, > > and the problem happened across a few docs I was referencing. > > Just coincindence that some internal MS style has been converted to "P2" > in the OOo docs. The above should fix this. Yes, see above. As stated I'm not that worried about the output being that slick, I just need this to work easily, and the html is about %1000 better than I'd get if I used MS html generation. I figure I can attempt to educate the authors (with some tips on the section index pages) and hope they get the message.
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Egypt ETF Tumbles to Record Low as Bond Yields Jump After Deadly Clashes
An Egyptian stocks fund traded in the U.S. sank to a record low and bond yields surged after clashes between security forces and protestors left at least 22 people dead, prompting the cabinet to offer to resign.
The Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) declined 6.5 percent to $10.34 in the U.S. yesterday, the lowest since the fund's inception in February 2010, while the Bank of New York Mellon Egypt index of global depositary receipts tumbled 9.7 percent, the most since July 2010. The yield on Egypt's 5.75 percent dollar notes due April 2020 jumped 56 basis points, or 0.56 percentage point, to 6.70 percent.
Egypt bonds and stocks are retreating on mounting concern that violent clashes will disrupt efforts to transition the most populous Arab country to democracy. In three days of demonstrations, protesters pressed the ruling military council to set a time-line for presidential elections. The government offered to step down, putting its resignation "at the disposal" of the ruling military council, according to a cabinet spokesman, Mohamed Hegazy.
"Egypt has a lot more issues in terms of its payment risk when you look at the political and economic concerns," said Win Thin, the head of emerging market strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co in New York. "There's so much dust running around. They're sort of in a vicious cycle."
Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak was forced out in February in the wake of a popular uprising, is seeking $3 billion from the International Monetary Fund to help ease pressure on government finances.
Default Swaps
Five-year credit default swaps for Egyptian debt surged 67 basis points, or 0.67 percentage points, to 537 by 5 p.m. New York time, the highest level since March 2009, according to data provider CMA, which is owned by CME Group Inc. and compiles prices quoted by dealers in the privately negotiated market.
The contracts pay the buyer face value in exchange for the underlying securities or the cash equivalent should a government or company fail to adhere to its debt agreements.
The Egyptian pound earlier weakened to as low as 5.9900 a dollar, the lowest intraday level since January 2005. It ended 0.1 percent weaker at 5.9888.
The benchmark EGX 30 Index (EGX30) stock index plunged 4 percent to 3,860.99 yesterday, the lowest level since March 2009.
In London, shares of Orascom Telecom Holding SAE (OTLD) and EFG- Hermes Holding SAE fell the most in three months. Orascom declined 6.1 percent to $2.40 and EFG-Hermes sank 14 percent to $3.55.
Note Sale
Egypt raised 2 billion pounds ($334 million) from the sale of nine-month securities on Nov. 20, out of the 3.5 billion pounds it sought, according to central bank data on Bloomberg. The yield on nine-month treasury bills increased 45 basis points to 14.71 percent at the sale, the highest level since Bloomberg started tracking the data in 2006. The Finance Ministry also sold 1.5 billion pounds in three-month notes, with the average yield rising 71 basis points to 13.490 percent.
The death toll in the clashes that continued for a third day rose to 22, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed el-Sherbeeny said in a telephone interview yesterday. Security forces fired tear gas at protesters who have occupied Tahrir Square in the capital since Nov. 18, state television footage showed.
Parliamentary elections are due to start Nov. 28. A date for presidential elections hasn't been set by the military council. The council, which has ruled since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in February, issued a draft law on political corruption, state-run Nile News reported yesterday, without saying how it got the information.
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Second Stage Theater produces an adventurous range of premieres, musicals, bold new interpretations of contemporary plays, and unique theatrical experiences from America's most dynamic writers of the 21st century. Through the discovery of emerging talent, the commissioning of new work, and the creation of a training base for directors, Second Stage reflects the diverse city and the world we live in today and reaches an ever-growing audience through its Broadway runs, national tours and regional productions.
Second Stage Theater was founded in 1979 to produce "second stagings" of contemporary American plays that deserved to reach a wider audience. We soon expanded this mission to produce new plays by our developing corps of writers. Over time, our dedication to telling essential American stories in their most exciting forms has come to include genre-bending solo performances, cutting-edge theatrical events, explosive new musicals, and world and New York premieres by America's most esteemed playwrights.
Second Stage is committed to supporting both established and emerging artists. Commissions and artist residencies nurture playwrights, directors, designers, and actors in the creation of work that speaks to our contemporary moment. 2ST UPTOWN launches the hottest young talents with full productions and developmental support. And our Van Lier Fellowship program offers a training base for the next generation of directors. Dedicated to developing not only artists but artistic community, Second Stage builds future audiences by educating young people about the art of contemporary theater and encouraging their participation in the cultural life of New York City.
For more than three decades, Second Stage Theater productions have launched the successful careers of numerous directors, actors, playwrights and artists, many of whom regularly return to work at Second Stage. Under the artistic direction of co-founder Carole Rothman, Second Stage Theater produces a diverse range of premieres and new interpretations of America's best contemporary theater, including the 2015 Pulitzer Prize winner Between Riverside and Crazy; 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegria Hudes; 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner Next to Normal by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey; Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson, Benj Paskek and Justin Paul; The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown; Dogfight by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Peter Duchan; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Lynn Nottage; Trust and Lonely, I'm Not by Paul Weitz; The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz; Everyday Rapture by Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott; Let Me Down Easy by Anna Deavere Smith; Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo; Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl; The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane; Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin; Jitney by August Wilson; Jar the Floor by Cheryl L. West; Uncommon Women and Others by Wendy Wasserstein; Crowns by Regina Taylor; Saturday Night by Stephen Sondheim; Afterbirth: Kathy & Mo's Greatest Hits by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy; This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan; Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants by Ricky Jay; Coastal Disturbances by Tina Howe; A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller; Little Murders by Jules Feiffer; The Good Times Are Killing Me by Lynda Barry; and Tiny Alice by Edward Albee.
The company's more than 130 citations include the 2009 Tony Awards for Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Alice Ripley, Next to Normal) and Best Score (Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Next to Normal); the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed); the 2005 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (Rachel Sheinkin, …Spelling Bee) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Dan Fogler, …Spelling Bee); the 2002 Tony Award for Best Director of a Play (Mary Zimmerman, Metamorphoses); the 2002 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work, 27 Obie Awards, seven Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Clarence Derwent Awards, 12 Drama Desk Awards, nine Theater World Awards, 17 Lucille Lortel Awards, the Drama Critics Circle Award and 23 AUDELCO Awards.
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… There once was a time when the Chinese could just make up stories and write them down.
They didn't have to be afraid of enemies attacking. They could make gardens instead of forts. They could walk out at night without any weapons and look up at stars.
Master Chen calls it "peace."
It is hard to think there really is such a thing. I find it easier to believe that a warrior can fly through the stars in a magic chariot. However, the history books and Master Chen all say peace really existed.
Princess Redbird, to use her Chinese (Han) name is the second-eldest child of the kind and queen of the Hsien, one of the many peoples living in the Great Forest in what today is southern China.
The good news is that the Chinese colony in the Great Forest is currently cut off from the rest of the empire, as the emperor deals with rebellions and more northern threats, meaning that the Hsien have a high level of autonomy and are in little immediate danger from imperial expansion.
The bad news is that without the impending threat of the Chinese, the Dog Heads and other neighbouring tribes have renewed their feuds with the Hsien, and are launching increasingly aggressive raids.
As I tend the injured, I find myself missing school more and more.
I think I see a little of what Master Chen was talking about. Civilization isn't just big cities and statues and things. Civilization is being able to walk to school by myself without an armed escort of six warriors.
That much I can understand.
And want. (p. 122-123)
Princess Redbird, 16, is studying under Master Chen at the local Chinese colony. The first and, at the time of this diary, only person among the Hsien to be literate, Redbird balances the demands and cultural norms of both worlds – and their respective fears of the other. The Chinese view her as a savage. The Hsien fear her Chinese education has made their princess soft. Redbird is scholar, ambassador, and interpreter between the two worlds – and, when occasion demands, warrior and ruler as well. She struggles to imagine the concept of peace in a world where feuding is normal and honourable.
Despite the downpour, they brought back Father and his men.
The Dog Heads have taken their heads.
I go crazy when I think of Father's head rotting in some Dog Head cave.
The Dog Heads are savages who should be crushed like so many maggots. I hate Dog Heads. I don't care what Master Meng says, I want them all dead. Then I'm going to do to them what they did to Father. (p. 137)
With her father dead, Redbird's older brother, Little Tiger, takes the throne. But Little Tiger is immature and prone to bullying, which doesn't go over well with the rulers of other tribes.
To his last breath, Master Chen was still the teacher. He pleaded with me, "You will want revenge. But the dead are not important. It's the living that count." And then with a sigh, he died.
Great-Uncle Sambar gave me his own poncho to wear. And when I had trandlated my teacher's last words, Great-Uncle Sambar shook his head. "If someone takes your hen," he said, "you take one of his. And if someone kills your cousin, you kill one of his family. It only makes common sense."
Is Great-Uncle Sambar right? Is feuding part of our very natures?
Or is Master Chen right? Are we capable of more than killing? (p. 159-160)
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Last evening's second annual Commodore's Gumbo was a great success. The 40 or so last hold-outs here in town gathered to share bowls of Louisana goodness and say goodbye to a few who have yet to depart for the season. It was great to see folks sitting around a huge table, smiling and laughing with old, and new, friends. Thanks to everyone who showed up.
And what a season it was. Under the guidance of people like Randy Hough, Ricki Williams, Dee Cockerham and several others, we had some great times together. We packed the house repeatedly in events like Cheeseburgers in Paradise and Luau Night (thanks Dick!). Our first-ever Porque No? auction was incredible. Thanks Dee! We enjoyed concerts by entertainers like Miki Prost, Kasianno and our good friend Tom Coster. I am so thankful for Tom's never-ending support of our club with his donations of his amazing talent year after year.
Our signature events, Banderas Bay Regatta and WesMex International Regatta will be talked about for years to come. WesMex had record numbers of participants, with many saying "this is the best run event we have ever attended". Thanks Linda! I won't soon forget Banderas Bay Regatta participants excitedly saying, "This is the best ever! I'm coming back next year!" Thanks Randy!
Just when we thought we would be able to rest for the season, the state of Jalisco asks us to host the sailing events for the Mexican Youth Olympics. Again you stepped up to help. Thank you.
We have great memories of every one of these on-the-water events thanks to Jay's tireless efforts both on the water and off, creating and donating amazing images. Thanks Jay!
Of course, the greatest debt of gratitude goes to those members who support VYC in so many ways. From standing waist-deep in water helping kids with boats, to banging on doors to get that donation for an auction, to just making a point of coming down to the club for dinner every so often. It is you who make the club what it is – not four walls with a bar and a kitchen, but a family that shares and helps out in good times and bad.
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Hurry! Grab These Fighting Fantasy Games (iOS) Before the 14th of August!
Remember those Fighting Fantasy books that you use to play with in school? Good news is the folks at Big Blue Bubble had converted some of the books into iOS games and they even come with 3D dice, page-flipping gameplay and both the original and digitally re-mastered illustrations for those particular books. The bad news however is that their Fighting Fantasy license is expiring and by the end of this week, the books are to be removed from the iTunes App Store forever!
So, you have until the 14th of August to grab the following:
- The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: Based on the legendary book series by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain plunges you into a thrilling adventure to the top of Firetop Mountain. With its vast treasure, ruthlessly guarded by a powerful Warlock, will you have the courage, tact, and skill to survive where none have returned to tell the tale?
- Deathtrap Dungeon: Down in the dark twisting labyrinth of Fang, unknown horrors await you. Devised by the devilish mind of Baron Sukumvit, the labyrinth is riddled with fiendish traps and bloodthirsty monsters, which will test your skills almost beyond the limit of endurance.
- Citadel of Chaos: Deep inside the Citadel of Chaos, the dread sorcerer Balthus Dire is plotting the downfall of the good folk of the Vale of Willow. His battle plans are laid, his awesome army equipped, an attack is surely imminent. YOU are the Vale of Willow's only hope. Though you command many powerful spells, the quest may be deadly, for who knows what creatures lie in wait in the Citadel of Chaos?
- City of Thieves: Terror stalks the night as Zanbar Bone and his bloodthirsty Moon Dogs hold the prosperous town of Silverton to ransom. YOU are an adventurer and the merchants of Silverton turn to you in their hour of need.
- Creature of Havoc: You begin this adventure not knowing where you are or who you are. All you know is that you are some kind of creature of instinct, understanding little. During the course of the adventure, it may be possible for you to begin to control your bestial nature, to find out more about yourself, and even to learn your destiny. But even if you know all this, success is by no means certain, for the traps and terrors of Trolltooth Pass are many …
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What does TTU mean in Universities?
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- Texas Tech University
- Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech, TTU or simply Tech, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the seventh-largest student body in the state of Texas. It is the only school in Texas to house an undergraduate institution, law school, and medical school at the same location. The university offers degrees in more than 150 courses of study through 13 colleges and hosts 60 research centers and institutes. Texas Tech University has awarded over 200,000 degrees since 1927, including over 40,000 graduate and professional degrees. The Carnegie Foundation classifies Texas Tech as having "high research activity". Research projects in the areas of epidemiology, pulsed power, grid computing, nanophotonics, atmospheric sciences, and wind energy are among the most prominent at the university. The Spanish Renaissance-themed campus, described by author James Michener as "the most beautiful west of the Mississippi until you get to Stanford", has been awarded the Grand Award for excellence in grounds-keeping, and has been noted for possessing a public art collection among the ten best in the United States.
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Mr. Shawqi said he personally received an envelope stuffed with $3,000 in cash from Mr. Hashemi for the first hit that he allegedly carried out in 2009, which he said involved planting an improvised explosive device in the path of the head of the heath directorate of Baghdad's Rusafa district, who was killed.
Lami estimates that about half of the approximately 6,500 men in the Rusafa complex have been held at least three years.
Abu Karar al-Sadri, a Mahdi Army leader in Baghdad's Rusafa neighborhood who has been against the cease-fire, says he and his men will continue operations despite this new direction for the Mahdi Army.
It's hard to tell how much of this latter movement has been actively encouraged by Shiite political parties; certainly many Baghdadis believe that the Shiite leadership is working to tip the demographic scales in Rusafa in its own favor.
They make up the western part of the capital, or what is known as the Karkh sector the eastern half of Baghdad is called Rusafa.
In Baghdad, Iraqi police swept through a neighborhood in the Rusafa district and arrested more than 500 people, accord to one source.
The suburb of Rusafa, on the eastern bank, sprang up almost immediately, and after the siege and capture of the round city by Mamun, in
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After they have obtained confessions, the detainee is transferred to Rusafa with his confession, he added, referring to one of Baghdad's main detention facilities.
But a spokesman for US forces in Iraq said that there was an IED attack in the Rusafa area, but that it did not result in any US casualties.
Faisal Al Saadoon and Khalaf Mufdhi, former officials of Saddam Hussein's Baath party, have been detained for six years and are currently held in Rusafa jail near Baghdad.


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ICC World Cup: This boxer rolls with punches at SCG
The ground roller at Sydney Cricket Ground is probably one of the oldest in the history of Australian cricket
In between the statues of Steve Waugh and Richie Benaud, absolute legends of Australian cricket, at the Sydney Cricket Ground complex rests the 'Boxer', which has a unique and historic association with the SCG.
The Boxer roller at the SCG yesterday. Pics/Ashwin Ferro
It's a ground roller, probably one of the oldest in the history of Australian cricket. This sandstone roller was used to prepare wickets at the SCG way back in 1901, and got its name from Boxer, the horse that used to pull it across the ground.
Apparently, the horse was fitted with special padded shoes so as to avoid any damage to the playing surface. CA's well-worded tribute to Hughes Cricket Australia paid tribute to their former opening batsman, the late Phil Hughes by installing a plaque just outside the Australian team's dressing room at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January.
The plaque has some
beautiful words inscribed on it. Hughes passed away two days after he was hit on the head by a delivery from pacer Sean Abbott during a Sheffield Shield match in November last year when he was on 63.
The plaque dedicated to late Phil Hughes outside the Australian team dressing room.
The plaque makes no mention of the manner of Hughes' death and instead simply calls it the last ball of his life. "Hughes faced his last ball on 25 November, 2014 playing for South Australia against NSW (New South Wales) at SCG.
His death two days later united the sporting world in grief, with Cricket Australia declaring him 63 not out forever," reads the plaque.
Bangladeshis still upset with India
Bangladeshi cricket supporters still can't get over their team's 109-run defeat to India in the quarter-finals in Melbourne four days ago. A couple of taxi drivers in Sydney couldn't stop complaining to this correspondent about Indian cricket and the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) "influence" over the International Cricket Council (ICC).
"That (full toss to Rohit Sharma) was not a no-ball, Suresh Raina was LBW (DRS ruled him not out) and Shikhar Dhawan had clearly touched the rope when he took that catch to dismiss our main batsman (Mohammad) Mahmudullah," said cabbie Ameer-ul, even as his friend Ashraful Hasan nodded in agreement.
"You guys (BCCI) rule world cricket, but you should not be unfair to us (Asian countries) at least. After all, we are neighbours," said Hasan. One could simply offer a smile and walk away.


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Earlier this week, I wrote about the protests in Wisconsin that hit the national news feeds so hard. It was the kind of political post that I try to stay away from on this blog. However, I felt it necessary to post about what the protest were about, before I posted about what the protests were NOT about.
In the United States, we spend more to educate consumers about what products to buy than we spend to educate our children. This fact provides a disturbing illustration of US priorities when it comes to education. We do not pay teachers enough to hire and retain the high quality teachers our children deserve. We do not devote enough resources to providing our children with the high quality learning environments they deserve. We do not devote enough resources to develop the best methodologies for teaching our children, nor do we train our teachers in the existing best practices as our children deserve.
Imagine if parents, teachers, school administrators, and community leaders protested our country low prioritization of education. Imagine if it happened in just one state. The way the protests in Madison have spread, we could raise awareness to new heights. Instead, teachers protest over their union rights, their pay raises, and the amount they must contribute to their benefits packages. If the protesters in Madison are to be believed, union rights are sacrosanct, but our children's rights to a high quality education are not. If teachers have to be let go, if classes have to be shut down, if services for students with disabilities need to be pared back or eliminated—well, that's fine. Just don't touch their union rights.
Our public schools are in trouble. Unions do not help the situation. It seems like nobody is really helping the situation. Our priorities haven't changed. Our country still wants to provide students with an assembly-line style education for as little money as possible. As much as special education rights represent a dramatic shift from that mentality, that shift has only gone so far. Too many people argue that special education deprives "real" students of the resources they need. Providing those "real" students with individualized education isn't even on the negotiating table.
Why not? Why aren't our children our highest priority? Why is it so easy for education budgets to be attacked? Why do we, the voting public, tolerate the federal government's inadequate support for federally mandated education, while our politicians vote for pork barrel spending to buy off their constituents?
I'm a fiscal conservative. I believe the government should live within a balanced budget. But I also believe that our spending priorities have to benefit the people—not just some special interest groups, but all the people—first and foremost. Few things satisfy that priority like providing our children with a high quality education. But that isn't our priority because the voting public, the protesters, and the lobbyists do not make it a priority—so our elected politicians do not have to either.
There are a lot of things worthy of protest. There are a lot of things that are worth my time and energy. Protecting union rights are not. Once upon a time, when workers were systematically abused by their employers and unions fought against those abuses, the unions were worth fighting for. Now unions are a political force unto themselves, answerable first and foremost to themselves, and then to the workers they represent. Like any other special interest group limiting information or disseminating misinformation is their stock and trade, a means of influencing their base, and they are good at it.
The irony is that if our present day workers—including the college-educated teachers who are currently teaching our kids—had a better education, then these tactics wouldn't work nearly so well. But, that's not really ironic at all. It's the whole point. Why would decision makers provide their constituents with a high quality education when doing so would require them to meet higher standards of political discourse and legislative action? It'd be like shooting themselves in the foot.


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"I've woken up with fear that my puppy dog will not remember me because I've been away for so long," Anushka posted on the the microblogging site on Friday.
The actress is busy with her maiden production "NH10", in which she plays the lead role as well. The action thriller is directed by Navdeep Singh, known for his critically acclaimed directorial debut "Manorama Six Feet Under", and revolves around a road trip that goes wrong.
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Though much of her play feels like a feature-length infomercial for Communism, especially as flatly directed here by Carolyn Cantor, the young woman at its heart, Emma Joseph, is eventually willing to consider introspection its own reward. When she does, forcing her way through her unquestioned beliefs to a position closer to raw objectivity despite the walls of comfort she's constructed around herself, the story becomes about something more substantial than merely one brood's inherited political mania.
Still, the underlying premise does strain credibility. Emma (Katharine Powell) has just graduated from law school, and is supposedly on the fast track to a glorious career of activism. But the Joe Joseph Foundation, which she's started to honor her grandfather and bring justice to the disenfranchised (most notably Abu-Jamal), could be threatened because of an upcoming book that accuses Grandpa Joe of passing state secrets to the Soviets during World War II. That's something, by the way, that Emma's father (Peter Friedman), stepmother (Mare Winningham), uncle (Mark Blum), sister (Meredith Holzman), and of course grandmother (Lois Smith) have all known for years did actually happen.
Emma just missed this salient point about the man who so inspired her? Herzog tries to suggest that Emma was so blinded by her own ideology that she couldn't squint her way through to recognize this, but that's not exactly believable given that it's essentially common knowledge within every nook and cranny of the Joseph brood. (Jules Feiffer's 2003 play A Bad Friend similarly dealt with American Communists coming to grips with reality, in that case about Stalin. But its setting in the early 1950s, when the slow-to-nonexistent trickle of information was more credible, made it more intense an investigation.)
Regardless, once Emma discovers her grandfather's secret, and sets out to make this right on familial, financial, and psychological terms, After the Revolution becomes somewhat more interesting. Emma all but crumbles under the weight of both history and the realization that her father has lied to her for years, even after she began the Foundation, and Powell smartly traverses her state of mind. One moment antic, the next resigned, the next floored by some additional worldview-shattering extrapolation (could it be possible that Abu-Jamal wasgasp!guilty of the brutal crime for which he was sentenced to death?), Emma appears in Powell's performance as a young woman who's being forced to grow up all over again, and that lends real emotional credence to the play's underlying arguments about the facts and fictions we let fuel our lives.
Unfortunately, most of the other performances are of one sustained note, mostly because the writing offers fewer opportunities for variation. The closest thing to an exception is the ever-winning Winningham, who brings an understanding maternal grace to her role. But her character, like all the othersincluding Emma's boyfriend (Elliot Villar) and a powerful Foundation benefactor (David Margulies)are much more unrepentant, as if they've already accepted truth as a casualty of war. They see their cause as far more important than its vehicle, and if propelling it forward means violating the country's laws and national security, so be itas always, the working class is the only real victim here.
As a result, the petty inter-Joseph squabblings don't carry much weightand, as intriguing as Emma's story is, Herzog doesn't pierce very deep in examining what the girl may be giving up by rebelling this way. The longest-lasting side-effect of her rethinking her life is refusing to answer her dad's phone calls for a couple of weeks, and no amount of his standing and screaming into an emotionless answering machine (which, to his credit, Friedman does with rock-solid determination) can make any of this seem like a big deal. Herzog never convinces you of the depth of Emma's sacrifice, and what of it you do see plays as not much more than a pat on the back, a homey exhortation that all temper tantrums do eventually pass.
The closest Herzog comes to innovation is Grandma herself. Her running joke is that she always needs people to speak up because she can no longer hearand when confronted with Emma's own evolving viewpoints, which are realigning themselves at right angles to her own, she's just as a deaf. The pair's last scene together, in which the older woman schools the younger on the importance of political myopia when there's wealth to redistribute, is an unsettling reminder that no good deedor truly challenging convictionever really does go unpunished. Such moments prevent After the Revolution from itself being punishing, but its reluctance to have more of them ensures its own good intents remain heavily muted.
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A two-part series, Issues You Need to Consider in Litigating and Trying Real Estate Cases, will be hosted by the Washington D.C. Bar Association on Wednesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 17. On both days the course will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 9:15 p.m.
Part I of the series will cover those issues posed by cases involving competing claims of title, specific performance, adverse possession, rights of first refusal, boundary disputes, easements, restrictive covenants, and other factually intricate real property lawsuits. Part II will further address discovery needs and strategies, local procedures governing pretrial conferences and other pretrial procedures, trial techniques and specific strategies for conveying complicated law and facts to a court or jury.
Examples from actual real estate trials will be discussed and analyzed, as well as guidance relating to what happens after the verdict.
Stephen Hessler, Hessler & Associates and Vernon Johnson, Nixon Peabody LLP, will be the series faculty.
For information on registration fees and CLE credits, see the Bulletin Board on The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel website at www.metrocorpcounsel.com.
For reservations, visit www.dcbar. org.


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The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress has jumbo-trons.
The Mid-Atlantic Congress has a cool, flash-powered website.
But the St. John Bosco Conference held from July 17-21 is belle of the ball when it comes to practical, useable teaching on becoming a life-changing, evangelizing catechist.
What's that you say? You've never heard of it? I'm not surprised. It's smaller and not as well publicized as those others, but it's really the best national catechetical conference you'll ever attend.
A little history of the Bosco Conference
Twenty years ago, Professor Barbara Morgan went to Franciscan University at the request of then president, Fr. Michael Scanlan, to set up a catechetics program. Fr. Scanlan wanted Franciscan theology graduates to be well equipped for serving the Church in the university's spirit of Dynamic Orthodoxy.
And that Professor Morgan did. After a few years, the university approached her about doing a catechetical conference.
You see, Franciscan University does conferences. All kinds of conferences. You've probably heard of the summer youth conferences but those are just the tip of the iceberg. There's conferences for priests, women religious, lay people, biblical scholars, charismatic leaders, as well as men's and women's conferences.
So, the first St. John Bosco Catechetical Conference was born. St. John Bosco, one of the pre-eminent catechetical saints, was the patron of Professor Morgan.
The Bosco catechetical certifications
That first year, they asked the participants what they wanted most out of the conference. The response was certifications.
So, the second year they developed a Catechist Certification Track with a 5-year curriculum in doctrine, catechetical theory, methodology, and philosophy. It was a wild hit.
That first track led to others. Currently, there are tracks for certification in youth ministry, RCIA program direction, campus ministry, and for Directors of Religious Education. All have 5-year curriculums except for youth ministry, which is two years to certification.
The 5-day track certification conference includes over 30 workshops in adult catechesis, family catechesis, sacramental preparation, RCIA, youth ministry, Scripture, and liturgy.
This conference is jam-packed with workshop sessions, but there's also many times for Mass, confession, holy hours and adoration. Participants rave about how much they learn, but also about how close they get to the Lord during this time. It's been described as part conference, part retreat.
Registration is going on now
I highly encourage you to attend this fantastic conference. This is where I got my degree and learned the methodology for truly effective, evangelizing catechesis. You can learn the same techniques from some of the best speakers and catechists in the country.
Registration is going on now, and if you do it before April 29, 2013, you can take advantage of special early bird registration rates. Click here for registration links and more information. You won't regret it.
You won't regret it.


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The last thing you want to do at a Thanksgiving feast when surrounded by your loved ones is to deal with diet stress. One of the best strategies for enjoying this special day is to make a conscious declaration that this will not be like all other diet days. This will be a day for enjoying the company of your friends and family while making some minor adjustments in eating choices.Making Food Choices on Thanksgiving
Among the challenges during a Thanksgiving feast are situations where it is difficult to control your food choices. When you are hosting a small Thanksgiving meal in your own home, you can choose to cook with less oil, put less butter in your mashed potatoes and make low-calorie desserts. However, if you are an invited guest at a relative's home, it is not always possible to control the menu. You can, however, choose white turkey meat without the skin or bring along a lower calorie dessert, if appropriate. Eating larger portions of salads and veggies to fill you up are also good options.Moderate Portion Sizes
Typical of Thanksgiving feasts is the urge to eat endlessly. The food tastes good. Everyone has time off from work. The warm and relaxed environment devoid of normal routine makes it easier to eat twice or three times the amount of food you would usually eat. One of the adjustments you can make during a Thanksgiving feast is to make it a point to eat slowly and really enjoy your food. Try everything on the table that appeals to you, but do so in very small portions. Savor the various tastes. Avoid going back for seconds. This also applies to alcohol. Try to limit your alcohol intake to avoid the excess calories that can quickly add up.The Day after Thanksgiving Feast
Once your Thanksgiving feast is over, having gone off of your diet to some extent might throw you off and decrease your motivation to continue on your diet. For this reason, it's important to think through this issue ahead of time. Know that eating more or differently on Thanksgiving was part of the plan and now it's time to resume your dieting routine.
If you hosted the Thanksgiving meal and have leftovers, enjoy them the next day but in moderate amounts. You can make a healthy soup using turkey or cut it up and eat it on top of a salad with healthy dressing. Let your guests take slices of pie and other desserts home so that you don't have the temptation to eat them. Be sure to get back to your exercise routine as soon as possible.
Thanksgiving can still be an enjoyable time when you're on a diet. It just requires making the healthiest food choices possible and eating moderate portions. Knowing that you will resume your regular dieting habits immediately after Thanksgiving Day will also allow you to enjoy the holiday.


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VidLit! See Fanboy in Motion!
Here's your chance to see and hear The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl!
VidLit has crafted a very cool two-minute video from the book! It's an animated excerpt that features narration by the book's author, some cool music, and great photos and comic book art.
Be sure to check it out. You'll need the latest Flash plug-ins and a broadband connection, but hey — great art is worth it, right?
Click on the screaming Fanboy, or just go here.


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on September 3, 2012 at 12:00 am
Chapter: Back To Baujahr! (Chapter Two)
And that, my friends, is the last of the "egg-breaking" titles for a while. Thank goodness, am I right?
It looks like sulfur pouring up out of that thing, making Baujahr and Jeff melt away out of reality. Granted, I don't know that Jeff ever got a bath in with that change of clothes he literally fell into, so it may not be the egg at all.
Phew.Click here for reuse options!
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Netflix adopts poison pill against takeover
Netflix adopted a poison pill defence against a hostile takeover, days after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a stake in the video rental company.
The move is aimed at preventing an outsider who lacks Netflix board approval from accumulating a stake of 10 per cent or more, the company said in a statement.
The board approved the provision on Friday. It remains in effect for three years.
The poison pill is a common strategy used by companies in response to Icahn. On Wednesday last, Icahn disclosed that he had amassed control of 10 per cent of Netflix shares, but most of his purchases were in the form of call options.
The billionaire, who is known for shaking up management, said he saw Netflix as an attractive acquisition target for a number of companies. – (Reuters)


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It has been said that in each life there comes at least one moment which, if recognized and seized, transforms the course of that life forever. And so it was with the author. Based on a deeply personal true story, At the Speed of Light is a poignant journey bountifully weaved with tales of love, faith, hope, forgiveness, success, miracles, grace and dreams come true. Michelle Ritchot, a psychology graduate raised Roman Catholic, and her fiancee Doug, a skilled tradesman with no religious upbringing, were leading the life of their dreams, until one day, while attending a seminar, her path crossed unexpectedly with Jim, a retired military man of Christian faith. Some would say this was destiny, fate, serendipity. She knew it to be the hand of God. Three very different lives and the profound effect two of them had on the one who was left behind. About the Author: Michelle Ritchot holds a degree in Psychology with courses in creative writing and public relations. In her spare time, she tries very hard not to writethose who know her well also know that this is next to impossible for her to do. Its just too much a part of her DNA.
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Essential Advice for Plus Size Mamas (and their friends)
If you happen to be a bigger woman, what are your chances of having a good birth experience, and feeling great about your body in the process? How can you be sure you will be respected on your journey to motherhood?
Who better to talk to that the vivacious and insightful Jen McLellan, founder of www.plusizebirth.com If you are in the curvier category and want to make the most of your pregnancy and birth, and if you want to celebrate your growing pregnant body more, or if you are not plus-sized but you want to address your own (unconscious?) prejudices, you will love todays chat.
We all want and need to feel honoured and respected when we are pregnant. For most women, becoming pregnant is exciting, but it can be a vulnerable time when you confront all sorts of unknowns. For a plus-sized woman, pregnancy can be a time of confronting huge prejudice. Just because a woman happens to be 'bigger', she is often treated differently or less compassionately, and birth procedures are recommended, in an inappropriate 'one-size-fits -all' approach.
Without realising, medical staff and care-providers can make biased statements that hurt and traumatize, especially when you are out of your comfort zone and already feeling nervous or sensitive (and let's face it, most of us do feel a little less powerful in a hospital or doctors room). Insensitive statements can undermine a birthing mothers confidence, affect her experience, and create memories and insecurities that stick. This is terribly sad and completely unacceptable.
So what can a plus-sized mama do to have a good birth?
In this interview Jen shares her top 3 tips (and a few other great ideas) for optimising your chances of having a happy birth memory.
- Eat well
- Exercise
- Find a compassionate plus-size friendly care provider
(You can find loads more good info on all of these points on Jen's blog, http://plussizebirth.com/)
Whether you are small, big, or in-between, and however you intend to birth, pregnancy is a time to empower yourself and make positive changes, for you and for your baby. It is a time to treat yourself right and to ask and expect to be treated right. So if you have a niggly feeling that the people around you are not unconditionally respectful and accepting of who you are, get new ones.
I was deeply moved in preparing for and during my chat with Jen. I recognised that even though I do my darndest to learn to be more loving towards myself and others, my ability to be truly accepting and compassionate is a work in progress. I realised that yes, when I watch movies, go online, read articles, do an image search, it appears that 99% of pregnant women women are 'slim to average' caucasian women. I hadn't really questioned the size aspect of this, because I am in that 'normalized' group. And sadly, being in a more accepted or privileged group can come with a certain blindness.
Thank you Jen, for helping me see the bigger picture, for illuminating the suffering that some women experience, and for standing up and reminding us that every woman has a right to be treated with respect and dignity in pregnancy and birth. You are a fountain of compassion and wisdom, and the world of birth is a wwwwaaaayyyy better place with you in it. Here's a snap of Jen and her gorgeous boys!
I am curious to hear how you responded to this chat. What is the one thing that stood out for you? Your thoughts are gold to me (and others), so share them below.
Warm thoughts,