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There had been some speculation recently that Universal had either cancelled or delayed Jurassic Park 4 due to issues with the script, however given the film was originally supposed to be released this time next year the studio could easily have been worried about a rushed production. Well today Universal confirmed Jurassic Park 4 won't be released June 2014 as planned, but it will arrive at "a later date".
Here's the announcement from the studio:
"In coordination with filmmakers, Universal has decided to release Jurassic Park 4 at a later date giving the studio and filmmakers adequate time to bring audiences the best possible version of the fourth installment in Universal's beloved franchise. We could not be more excited about the vision that Colin Trevorrow has created for this film, and we look forward to watching as he and the producers create another great chapter in this franchise's storied history."
Safety Not Guaranteed director Colin Treverrow was hired to direct in March to the surprise of many as he hasn't directed a studio movie of this size before. He and his Safety Not Guaranteed writer Derek Connolly had been working on a new script, and just last week he was tweeting images from a location scout on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. In the first film it doubled as Isla Nublar, the island home to Jurassic Park.
Nublar. #JP4 twitter.com/colintrevorrow…
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The commercial starts out with different war-themed scenes. We see what looks to be North Korea or a similarly themed Asian country with a young leader leading a rally, a soldier landing a helicopter and a tank rolling through ravaged streets. The music at this point in the ad the music is more serious and the surroundings are bleak.
This beginning scenes are simply a ruse though as the tone switches over to a much softer tone as we see the young leader and the soldier professing their love to their beloved and the man in the tank confronting his love as well. The main message is to preach love, not war and it does this through literal example.
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Originally posted by consigliere
reply to post by jfj123
Listen 123,
i really feel like your hearts in the right place.you seem to be a truly patriotic citizen,,,as am i. i just feel like its misdirected anger.
thats why i brought up NAFTA. there are substantial jobs leaving our country because our govt allows this.
do people come here illegally?,,,,absolutely, but are they only "of color"?,,,,no.
however this new law as well as the drafts being abopted allows for racial discrimination.
i feel as though this is simply just one of many ploys aimed at people of color,,,preported by UnAmericans. i,,, IMO believe that there is a "racial" sort of divide taking place.
terrorism(people of color),healthcare reform(IMO the uproar was regarding helping the downtrodden,,,which in this country is OVERWHELMINGLY colored" and now immigration(people of color)
so how am i or any other poster making this a racist issue,,,,will any white americans be effected?
so my concern is that you have been manipulated by TPTB to help fuel the divide.
like the muslim temple going up on WTC land,,,,givin what is generally accepted about the perpertraitors,,,,this is that fuel,,,dont give in 123,,,,,CHAMPION A REAL CAUSE!
Originally posted by OutKast Searcher
My own state of Michigan is considering passing similar legislation and I truly hope they do as illegals are a problem in Michigan too.
Michigan has problems...illegals are not one of them.
For a state like Michigan to do this is laughable...I can almost guarantee no state is going to even talk about this seriously until they see what happens in Arizona.
All these states that people say are "considering" or "proposin" a similiar law are sensationlizing it. Because all it takes is for ONE state congressman to PROPOSE legislation...doesn't mean it has any chance at all to ever be passed.
Politicians are pandering for votes...and you guys are eating it up.
Now a few more questions for you:
1. Are you an American citizen by law?
2. Do you pay taxes (ss, state, federal, etc..) ?
Not sure how these are relevant. But I'll entertain you.
1. Yep...born and raised.
2. Yep...probably more than most people.
Originally posted by OutKast Searcher
Let's take a look at you sig:
Those who would relinquish liberty to gain security, deserve neither and will soon lose both
Can you see how this applies to your thinking about immigration? Sacrafice some rights just to try to hunt down some people trying to feed their families in the name of "security"???
And then this in your avatar:
Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies
Your convictions are blinding you to the truth of the matter...that this law is nothing but converting Az to a police state.
I hope I don't here you cry or complain when they say that the only way to enforce this type of immigration law is by requiring everyone to carry a national ID...hell...maybe even microchipped. All in the name of security...right?
Originally posted by consigliere
reply to post by Night Star
'Star its a racist law.as i stated in a response to somone else this law allows for racial discrimination. if you "look illegal" you can be detained. now what constitutes "reasonable suspiscion"?,, a poncho,sunbrero, oh i got it, a mustache, no wait it has to be YOUR SKIN COLOR!!!! so the law 'Star,,, is biggoted,,,anyone supporting such a law,,,ergo,,must be a biggot.
you cant be mad at the worker and not the employer. they are just seeking the "american way of life" the employer is responsible,,,but with all of the corporate taxes, healthcare and other expenses,,,,survival dictates lower wages,,,will you work for what they do?,,,probably not,,,,im just sayin,,,you gotta look at it from other angles
Originally posted by TheCoffinman
saw on the cnn ticker that the rhode island house speaker killed the illegal immigration bill in rhode island. sorry RI
[edit on 25-5-2010 by TheCoffinman]
Originally posted by jfj123
Just saw on local news that Obama is sending 1200 national guard to the mexican border to increase security.
Originally posted by GorehoundLarry
Originally posted by nite owl
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Was that radical enough for you. You show that picture because maybe you have an illegal in your home your protecting. If you have proper ID then what are you worried about? Proper ID , then you go on your merry way. ok.
I'm glad you brought that up.
I shouldn't have to be hiding an "illegal" in my home to be concerned about this. This bill violates many rights of actual legal citizens. Soon enough you will see that. If you don't, then many of us will.
Many Non Jews in WW2 showed their paper work to prove they're not Jewish and carried on their merry ways..while Jews got sent to camps or executed.
Sorry, But I won't stand down on this one. I won't defend such a violating and REPULSIVE bill that gives police a "right" to harass anyone and everyone.
I will not be part of your brainwashed herd. I assure you of that, sir.
Originally posted by Night Star
Originally posted by consigliere
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The police will not stop someone simply because of the color of their skin. My husband could pass for mexican but he isn't. He would gladly show identification to any officer.
Oh yes they will 'Star.ive never been to China,but it DOES exist.so because YOU have not encountered predjudice,,,,dont ASSUME it doesnt exist. its very much alive and flourishing.
as you will soon see when RI adopts the law and your "could pass for Mexican" husbands rights,, as an AMERICAN CITIZEN are infringed upon and hes "gladly" showing his papers at any officers whim.
does something need to be done,,,,ABSOLUTELY,,,,but this is not a Cause Oriented solution,,,,its a ruse
Originally posted by ziggy1706
i live in CT..wish CT would join this!
Originally posted by consigliere
terrorism(people of color),healthcare reform(IMO the uproar was regarding helping the downtrodden,,,which in this country is OVERWHELMINGLY colored" and now immigration(people of color)
so how am i or any other poster making this a racist issue,,,,will any white americans be effected?
Originally posted by supashiznet
I also don't understand this, "they took our jobs thing"
maybe these people don't have no jobs for a reason
Because JOSE is willing to work(even if he doesn't know english)
US Americans spend all our lives blaming other people for our own problems! Get a JOB JOE.
WASHINGTON — US National Guard troops being sent to the Mexican border will be used to stem the flow of guns and drugs across the frontier and not to enforce US immigration laws, the State Department said Wednesday.
The clarification came after the Mexican government urged Washington not to use the additional troops to go after illegal immigrants.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday authorized the deployment of up to 1,200 additional troops to border areas but State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters, "It's not about immigration."
the Mexican government urged Washington not to use the additional troops to go after illegal immigrants.


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Many Jewish officers and privates are among the Free French forces which penetrated Syria this morning, a recently arrived Palestinian informant told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today.
The events in Syria, he said, were being followed with the greatest interest in Palestine which, while not the only neighbor of Syria and Lebanon, was the juncture of the main Allied bases of operations.
A great part of the Jewish settlements in the Galilee are now on the very front line of the advancing Allied troops. One of the oldest colonies in the Upper Galilee, Metullah, is situated only 200 yards from the Lebanon border and part of the colony's land even extends into Syrian territory.
A little to the south is Kfar Giladi and Tel Hei, both heroically defended points in earlier days. Another group of colonies in the affected region includes Ayeleth Hashahar, on Lake Merem, and Mishmar Hayarden, which is an important bridgehead to Syria, and other Upper Galilean colonies around Rosh Pina.
Dagania Kinereth as well as the fishing settlements on Lake Tiberias are also close to the front line. Hannita, near the Mediterranean coast, is also on the Syrian border. All of these colonies are closely connected with the history of the Palestine Jewish community.
The informant pointed out that it was perhaps premature to attempt to assess the political repercussions in Palestine of the Allied move. Lebanon is the only "A" mandate apart from Palestine. Iraq, which was formerly in the same category, was released from mandate in 1952. Syrian Nationalists often expressed the opinion that Palestine must be considered the southern part of Syria and accordingly called Palestine Suria el Janoubia, meaning Southern Syria, and the pre-war relations between the two countries were closest.
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I was tootling along one day last week, quite focused on getting my business for the day done. In fact, I was feeling good about the progress I was making with my "to do list." Nothing is more satisfying to me than the sense of being in control of my schedule. I love checking off items on my "to do list."
As the scheme of things usually develops with me, this euphoric situation was not long-lived. It was left to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage to bring a sense of reality into my life.
"Haven't you forgotten something?" she asked me.
This question drove me back to my daily planner. Frantically, I searched my schedule to see what appointment I had missed or what project I had overlooked this time. With all due respect to her, I could not find anywhere in my schedule, or on my calendar, where I had missed anything.
"No," I cautiously said to her. "I seem to have covered everything." With that, I flashed a confident smile in her direction.
She caught that smile and returned a menacing glance in my immediate direction. I caught her drift, which clearly undermined my previous confidence in my schedule.
"Don't you recall," my wife almost sneered, "your New Year's resolution?"
This sent me into a mild panic. New Year's resolutions, as everybody except my wife knows, are not to be taken seriously. People make such resolutions only because it's the thing to do at the time. What a person says on New Year's Eve should have no bearing whatsoever with the coming New Year.
Looking at her with all the seriousness I could muster at the time I said, "I really don't know what you mean."
I think at the time she mistook my seriousness for what she likes to call "my flippancy."
"I think you know exactly what I mean," she demanded.
Seeing the blank expression on my face, or an expression more blank than usual, she began to realize I had no idea what she was talking about. Placing both hands on her hips, which is a warning sign to me of something ominous to follow, she stated her case.
"One of your New Year's resolutions was to take a day off each week. When was the last time you took a day off?" She demanded.
Then it all came back to me. I did remember such a resolution. But if I recall it accurately, someone, I'll mention no names, backed me into a corner and forced me into such a resolution.
At the time, the resolution was not the result of any serious contemplation on my part. I thought I was just placating her at the time and never imagined six months later she would be calling me on the carpet for it.
"Well," I stammered, "there was a week in February when I took several days off." Then my smile returned to me along with a little bit of confidence.
"You don't mean those days you were sick in bed with a cold, do you? Tell me you're not including those in the category of days off?"
My smile along with my confidence deserted me.
No matter what anybody says, I do sometimes think of taking a day off. And I believe people should get credit for some of their intentions.
If, for example, I can't actually take a day off, it should be enough to think about doing it. The only problem with this pitch is, my wife doesn't buy it. Believe me, if she was buying, I would give a good discount to her.
"Okay," I conceded. "I'll take a day off next week." I thought that would settle it and with any good luck by next week she would have forgotten this conversation.
This just points out one of the major differences between husbands and wives. When it comes to conversations between them, wives have total recall on every conversation they have ever had.
Of course, I don't know if my wife has total recall on our conversations. There have been times when I thought she was making up what I said 13 years ago. I just had no way to prove it.
"Why not take a day off this week?" she queried.
"Let me think about it," I tried stalling her, "and I'll get back with you on the day."
"How about tomorrow? It's a day," she replied.
Well, she had me there. Tomorrow was a day this week. My problem is I don't like to make snap judgments on things affecting my schedule.
Looking back on the conversation, I can see my mistake. I hesitated. In my many years as a husband, I have noted whenever I hesitated, my wife assumed it was a sign of agreeing with her proposal.
"It's settled then," she stated. "Tomorrow you will be taking the day off."
This was an invitation I could not refuse. I love it when a plan comes together and I felt compelled to go along with the plan.
The Bible offers a wonderful invitation. "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30.)
My advice is to take God up on his marvelous offer, today, not tomorrow.
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Since it's always today, I've done alot of resting and of course taking liberties with some scriptures. Like resting in and waitig on the LORD. Work out your own Salvation with fear and trembling. Seek ye 1st the Kindom of God. Ouch! Said to much better stop.
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Through God's guidance I have always managed to stay positive. People who said a lot of negative things to you or about you are just jealous. ~ Kat Chan
Think positive, when you'll think positive you'll do positive things and ignore all the people because 90% of them thinks or judges it in a negative way. ~ Majid Khokhar
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SITKA - The SEARHC Diabetes and Health Promotion programs have teamed up with master gardener Bob Gorman of the Sitka office of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service to offer a series of four free garden workshops during the summer of 2009. The last workshop of the series takes place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The class will be hosted at the SEARHC Community Health Services Building third-floor conference room in Sitka (1212 Seward Dr.). But participants in other communities will join by video or audioconference from the SEARHC Juneau Administration Building Conference Room, the SEARHC Jessie Norma Jim Health Center in Angoon, the Haines Borough Library, the SEARHC Kake Health Center and the SEARHC Alicia Roberts Medical Center in Klawock.
The topics for the Sept. 9 workshop are late-winter plantings; trees and shrubs; house plants and indoor gardening; and winterizing your garden.
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Social Imprints: Printing With A Purpose
Success can be measured in a variety of ways. Some may measure it in terms of profit, fame or simply by achieving a personal goal set for themselves. Kevin McCracken, Jeff Sheinbein and the Social Imprints team measure success in terms of helping a community that often feels disparity and hopelessness. Named America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs of 2011 by Bloomberg Businessweek, I would suggest they have gone beyond the standard definition of success. I was fortunate enough to discuss this flourishing organization with a former employee and current COO of Social Imprints, Kevin McCrackin.
1. As COO of Social Imprints, would you mind sharing some of the work that your organization does/how it functions and what inspired you to become involved with this unique idea?
Social Imprints is a full service specializing in printing and graphic design with a unique social mission: providing higher paying professional jobs to at-risk adults including ex-offenders, and recovering drug addicts. Social Imprints works with over 700 of the Nations most recognizable brands including, Wikipedia, HandsOn Network, UC Berkeley, Dolby Laboratories, JetBlue, etc.
Serving as COO of Social Imprints isn't "just a job" for me. It's a lot more than a way to make a living and provide for my family. Social Imprints is my way of giving back. At one long-ago time in my life, I was a prime candidate for Social Imprints' social-mission. At 24, I was addicted to heroin and alcohol. My own life experience enables me to relate to our team members' struggles as they begin the journey to getting their lives back in order. Using my 12 years of experience in custom printing, I developed a training program that enables the team members to learn the ins and outs of printing and become customer service experts.
In 2008, Jeff Sheinbein, Social Imprints CEO & Co-Founder and I, joined forces to start the company of our dreams. We wanted to create a different kind of printing company, one that would offer high-quality promotional products and outstanding customer service, while providing maximum social returns to the community.
While most "social enterprises" offer lower-paying blue-collar transitional jobs in production and assembly, Social Imprints opens outstanding white-collar opportunities to at-risk but high-functioning applicants in management, sales, marketing, accounting, and customer service.
SI's social model delivers maximum returns compared to other social workforce development enterprises. Instead of offering transitional blue collar jobs that go nowhere, we offer jobs that earn our employees a very livable wage, with the understanding that they will return to the community and help others get their lives on track – simply helping themselves isn't enough.
2. Could you share a story about one of the experiences you had with a colleague, business or other client that you saw first hand how beneficial your organization was to them?
Recently Social Imprints met with one our largest clients in Atlanta, GA. At the meeting she pulled us aside to tell us about her sibling who had a life long addiction to heroin and was having difficulty finding a job. After our initial discussions about sobriety and the challenges of staying on the right path, we discussed the possibility of him coming to work for us. After several interviews he flew across country and became our sales manager. I think we have a customer for life.
3.Where do you see your organization headed in the future? Do you see expanding your services? Are you taking on any other endeavors?
My long-term goal for Social Imprints is to open sales offices in other parts of the country. Our social-mission employees will own and operate these offices and hire other at-risk adults.
4. What are some of the challenges that you face with the organization and how do you overcome them?
Social Imprints generated nearly $2MM in revenue in our first full year of operation and we expect to do $3MM in 2011. Social mission aside, this is a chaotic and fast paced work environment. Our biggest challenge is to find good people from the social mission that can keep up with such a demanding workplace.
To find the right candidates we have an extremely rigorous interview process. Each potential candidate comes in for 4-5 rounds of interviews. Once a candidate is selected SI has a very rigorous training program. We invested most of our start up money in a custom cloud based software that helps our employs to do their job more efficiently which frees up more time for one-one training. With my 12 years of printing experience and maintaining my sobriety we are able to meet the needs of our extremely diverse employees.
5. How could our readership at Care2.com benefit the works of this organization?
That's easy, order all your corporate identity wear, product launch and special event gear from Social Imprints or refer all of your colleagues & peers. Mention Care2.com and receive 10% off your first order. As we grow, we are able to hire more social mission employees, so it's a win win.
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Catharine Holt stepped out onto the porch of her family's log cabin and stared out at the beautiful Tennessee Mountains. For 20 years she had lived in this cabin with her parents and three older sisters. She breathed in the crisp morning air and wished she could walk up the mountain this morning. The cool fall air had a bite to it that promised a cold winter was just around the corner. Puffs of white air rolled from Catharine's mouth as she sighed. Instead of marching off into the woods she would be riding with her family across the ridge to visit her mother's friend Margaret Taylor. Margaret was expecting her 5th child and was nervous about it this time. She almost lost her life and the babes on her last delivery so Catharine's family had been traveling back and forth checking on the expecting mother.
"Good morning daughter." Catharine's father, Bob Holt, said as he came out behind her carrying his doctors' bag. He had graduated from medical school in Nashville, married Catharine's mother Julie and moved her back here to Indian country, with their four daughters, to serve the mountain people as the only doctor for 50 miles.
"I wish I could stay behind today." She said looking up at him. Her golden blond hair matched her fathers and her bright blue eyes shone with adventure.
"I'm sorry Catharine. You know it wouldn't be safe. There have been several Indians spotted in our area lately. That's why we all have to go together." Bob's deep voice was stern, but held a glimpse of compassion for his youngest daughter. She had always been his wild girl, always finding trouble to get into.
"Move out of the way, you're hogging the whole doorway." Catharine's oldest sister Carry pushed her way through. "You're not the only one suffering Catharine. John was supposed to take me on a picnic today but he had to go help his pa up in Shady Cove. They needed to help Mr. Brown get his goats across the gorge before the heathen savages could make off with any of them."
"Carry! Watch your language." Julie came out behind her daughter. "They may not live exactly like we do but they are still created by the same God. They are still human beings."
"I heard Billy Corn say at Church last week that they weren't really human at all." Theresa added walking out with Betsey.
"Yeah." Betsey added. "He said they were demons."
"That's enough." Bob said angrily. "I'll hear no more talk on this subject. Now everyone load up. We have a long ride over the ridge."
Running Deer sat straight and unmoving in the counsel house. The elders had met to decide on a wife for the chief's son.
"My son wishes to choose a wife on his own." Silver Fox stated boldly.
"It is important that we unite with the local tribes in our region, so that we will be strong in the face of our enemies. This union will strengthen that relationship we have worked so hard to build with War Horses' tribe."
"As you have said, we already have made a treaty with War Horse, why do we still need this arrangement?" Another counsel member spoke up.
"It will show other tribes where our heart stands in the uniting of our nations."
"But why push a marriage on Running Dear that is not out of love? Should we not let him at least meet this girl before we decide?"
"Has he already a woman that has stolen his heart?"
"Then this will be easier for him than it would be if he already had a woman chosen. There should be no more to argue about; Running Dear needs a good woman if he is to be Chief of this tribe."
"I agree, but…"
"Enough!" Running Deer could stand it no longer. "Stop talking about me as if I were not here. You are all sitting here deciding my future, do I not even have a say in my own path?"
"The Great Spirits decide our paths."
"No! God decides our paths. Do you not remember the words of the missionary who taught on The True Creator?"
"Not all of us chose to believe those words. We have chosen to follow the God of our ancestors. We have chosen the old ways of our people."
"Perhaps Running Dear has strayed to far from the ways of our people to be chief."
"No, my son will take my place when I have gone. He speaks the truth, I have accepted this God that the missionary spoke of, He is real in here." Silver Fox pounded his chest with his fist. "My son has wisdom beyond my own. However, I can not overturn the decision made by the counsel. I propose that if by the end of this month, if my son has not found a woman to which he gives his heart, he will be married to the daughter of War Horse."
Silence filled the counsel house as the proposition was considered. Finally the chief elder spoke. "It is done."
Running Deer felt his heart sink in his chest. Standing from his place in the circle he ran from before the counsel, mounted his horse and left the village. "How could they do this? How can they force me to marry a woman I do not love?" He needed to pray for direction. Finding his secret place high on the mountain he knelt on a rock and began to talk with God.
"I told you we shouldn't have come today." Carry pouted. She sat on a log with her arms crossed. "I could have been spending my afternoon doing something much more interesting, and instead I'm sitting here stranded in the middle of nowhere."
"I'll have it fixed shortly." Bob struggled with the broken spoke on the wagon wheel.
They had been bouncing along laughing and singing, finally starting to enjoy the day when the edge of the wheel hit hard against a rock, cracking one of the spokes.
"I have to make sure this holds so we will arrive safely."
Julie came to sit next to her daughter. "It won't be much longer."
Catharine was fidgety, and tired of listening to her sister's whine. "Pa, can I walk a ways into the woods?"
"No, it's safer to stay here." Julie spoke up. "Don't let her Bob."
"Well…" Bob looked at his youngest daughter and understood her restless spirit. She was just like he was. "Only if you stay close enough that we can still hear each other call."
"Oh thank you pa! I won't go far." Catharine hurried away to the peacefulness of the trees before her mother talked him out of it. This is where she was the happiest. She walked a long, admiring the beauty of the woods. She had lost track of how far she wondered when she suddenly emerged from the trees into a small cleared area that overlooked a beautiful view of the mountains.
Catharine's breath caught in her throat and fear surged through her. She stood face to face with an Indian. She thought of screaming but she couldn't find her voice.
He was tall and bare chested, with long black hair. He was very handsome, but his stern face sent chills up her back. She felt light headed but tried hard to keep from fainting. He must have seen her distress because he finally spoke.
"I will not hurt you. I am a friend. I am Running Deer."
"You speak English."
"Yes. Missionaries came to our village when I was a boy. They taught us their words from God's book."
"The bible."
Catharine heard her father call her name and she turned her head towards his voice.
"Catharine." Running Deer repeated.
"Yes, Catharine Holt."
"It was good to meet you Catharine Holt."
"You too." She answered as she turned and disappeared back into the woods. She ran the whole way and was breathless when she reached the wagon.
"My goodness." Julie said with concern. "You act like someone's been chasing you."
"I was just hurrying. Everything is fine." She climbed into the back of the wagon and turned back toward the way she had come. Her thoughts were consumed with Running Deer the entire rest of the day.
Running Deer followed Catharine all the way to her wagon. He stayed hidden in the trees and watched her drive away with her family. She was so beautiful. He wished he could see her again. Her long yellow hair had enchanted him as she stood there before him. Her face was innocent and her eyes showed signs of a spirited soul. He had the strange desire to follow the wagon but he resisted. He turned, and with one last look over his shoulder, disappeared back into the woods.
The Holt family visited with the Taylor's all afternoon. Margaret was only a few weeks away from delivering and everything looked normal and healthy.
After finishing lunch they all went outside.
"I think we should probably start heading home." Bob said, looking up at the darkening sky. "It looks like we are going to get a good down pour."
"It's already starting to drizzle; maybe you should just stay the night." Emanuel Taylor said.
"Nah, we'll be alright. Besides, with all these Indian sightings lately, I don't want to leave my stock unguarded over night."
"I don't blame you for that. So in that case you better hurry."
"Thank you for the wonderful lunch." Julie hugged Margaret. "And you hang in there; it won't be much longer until you have a new little one around the house."
Margaret smiled at her friend as they pulled apart. You're welcome and thank you so much."
The Holts waved goodbye as they climbed into the wagon and started out.
"You have been awfully quite today Catharine." Betsy told her sister.
"I suppose I'm just tired."
"That's not like you." Theresa responded.
"Just leave her alone." Carry said. "It's probably just one of her moods."
Catharine glared at her sister. She sat near the back of the wagon and peeked out the canvas that her pa had put up to keep the rain off of them. She was still thinking about Running Deer. She wanted to see him again. She wondered where she might find him. But it would be too dangerous and foolish to go looking for the village alone.
It was raining harder now and flashes of lightening and thunder were coming more and more often. They hurried along, trying to stay in front of the storm as much as possible.
They all quite, and knew that if the storm got worse it would make the road harder to navigate for the horses. They all understood the danger and were starting to think that maybe they should have stayed with the Taylor's until the storm passed.
They were almost home when lightening struck a tree near the road causing flames to surge up the trunk. The horses spooked and lunged forward at a dead run. The wagon bounced and lurched as Bob tried desperately to control the team.
The wagon hit a dip in the road sending it into the air. Catharine tried with all her strength to hang on but she was thrown out of the wagon. No one noticed as they all tried to hang on as the horses ran in a blind panic towards their home.
Catharine hit hard on the edge of the road and tumbled down a steep hill. Her head hit on a rock and she slid to a stop at the bottom. Her head throbbed as she tried to get up. Something was wrong with her left ankle and she couldn't stand on it. She screamed for her pa but the noise of the pouring rain and thunder seemed to drown out the sound. She collapsed in a heap on the ground. She could feel herself slowly losing consciousness. "I have to stay awake, I have to make it back to the road or they won't see me." It was her last thought as blackness overcame her.
Running Deer had started back to the village when the storm came but had stopped. Not quite ready to face his father and the elders yet. So he had found shelter and settled in to wait out the storm. He looked up at his horse as a crack of thunder roared. The horse jumped, but settled back down quickly.
He looked back at his fire and reached for another stick of wood but froze. A woman screamed. He listened for it again, but it never came. Maybe he imagined it. He couldn't shake the thought that what he had heard was real so he got his horse and headed out in the direction that he thought the noise came from.
It didn't take long to find her. It was Catharine, lying in a pitiful heap just below the road. He lifted her gently in his arms and remounted his horse. He held her close against his chest and took her back to his shelter. He thought of trying to make it back to his village but the storm was so bad and she was so cold. He needed to get her warm quickly. As soon as the storm ended he would take her to the village.
He laid her next to the fire and added more dry wood to rekindle it. She stirred and he knew he had to get her dry or she could get pneumonia. He gently took her dress off and laid it next to the fire to dry. Then he wrapped her in a blanket and bandaged her head. He lay next to her and held her praying for her to be ok. He wondered what had happened and wished he had been closer so she wouldn't have gotten so wet and cold.
He only moved away from her to keep the fire going and by the next morning the rain had stopped. He lifted her gently onto his horse. She had stirred slightly several times through out the night but as he held her in his arms atop his horse she finally opened her eyes and looked up at him. Fear crossed her face for an instant, then recognition took its place and she relaxed.
"You are safe Catharine."
She laid her head against his chest and closed her eyes again. She slept all the way to the village.
Catharine awoke latter that day to the thick smell of wood smoke and something else that she couldn't identify. Panic seized her as she looked into the face of an older Indian woman. She jumped to her feet and stumbled forward. She felt so strange. Clutching her head she looked down at herself. She wore a strange dress that felt like soft leather. It only hung to just above her knees. Her left ankle was bandaged and she couldn't put much weight on it. She wondered where her clothes and shoes had gone.
The Indian woman scolded her and tried to push her back onto the cot, but she held fast and wondered where the door was.
"Let me go, I want to go home! Where is my pa?" Her head began to swim and she knew she would faint. The flap of the tepee flew back and Running Deer hurried in. She recognized him and bits and pieces of the night before suddenly came to her memory just as she collapsed into his arms.
The next morning Catharine woke and tried to clear her head. Her whole body ached and she was so thirsty. She looked around, the same woman as before stirred something in a bowl in the center of the room and there was someone lying next to her. She tried to sit up but dizziness flooded her body. The person lying next to her rolled over and gently presses her down with their arm.
"Lay still. You are not strong yet."
Catharine looked over into Running Deer's face. "What are you doing here?" She asked. Concern filled her. "Why did you bring me here?"
"I found you in the storm. You were injured and cold so I brought you here for help. You kept trying to run away last night so I stayed here to protect you."
She couldn't remember last night. Then slowly her mind began to clear and she recalled trying to escape.
"I want to go home."
"I will take you when you are strong enough."
"My family will be worried. They are probably out looking for me."
"You can't even stand now without fainting. When you are strong I will take you to your father."
"Can't you just take me back to the road, I'm sure they will find me there."
"It's not safe. Other tribes could find you first and abduct you. You are safer here with me. I can protect you."
Catharine felt a strange connection with this man. It scared her, but she hung on his words. He stood and left the tepee and she watched him go. The woman that had been stirring whatever was in the bowl came to her and helped her sit up. She made her drink horrible tasting soup, but she drank it all. She wanted to get her strength back so she could go home.
Running Deer wanted to keep Catharine in his village. He was beginning to fall in love with her. No, maybe he fell in love with her a few days ago when she walked up on him in the woods. He had heard her coming. She was humming softly and the sound of her voice had been intoxicating. He had stood and waited on her to come to him.
He had spent as much time with her in the last few days as he could. She seemed to enjoy his company. But she was getting stronger and still wanted to go home. He had confided in her the villages desire that he marry and he told her that he would like her to stay. But he didn't come out and tell her he was falling in love with her and as much as he wanted to keep her, he couldn't do it against her will.
He went to the coral and retrieved his horse. He needed to know where her family was looking for her. He planned to take her there and deliver her to them himself. He knew it was dangerous for him, but he couldn't just take her out into the woods and leave her there for them to find. The risk was too great for her. He would rather take the risks himself than to put her in danger.
"Running Deer!"
He turned at the voice of his father.
"Come here, I have someone for you to meet."
He went to his father, leading his horse behind him.
"This is Bright Moon, daughter of War Horse. I wanted you to meet her before you made your decision."
Running Deer stared at the girl. She had to be several years younger than he was. There was nothing about her that spoke to him. She wasn't at all beautiful like Catharine was. She was shy and never made eye contact with him. She seemed like she would make a better little sister than a wife.
"It's good to meet you." He told her, but she never spoke or looked up. "I have to go father." He swung up onto his horse.
"But son, Bright Moon has come a long way to meet you."
"I'm sorry father but there is something I have to do." He turned and rode away.
It didn't take long to find the men searching for Catharine.
He snuck close enough to hear where they had already searched and where they planned to look next.
He quietly went back to his horse and started back to the village. He thought of going back for Catharine now but decided to wait until the morning. That would give him at lest a few more hours with her.
Catharine was helping the woman who had been taking care of her wash dishes by the creek when Running Deer rode up on his horse. He was so handsome sitting up there. He swung down easily and walked over to her. She noticed the way he watched her as she worked and suspected that his feelings for her were more than he had said they were.
She smiled up at him. "Hello."
"Hello. It's good to see you out."
"It feels good to be in the sun again." She took a deep breath of the fresh air and turned her face towards the sky.
"Would you walk back to the coral with me?"
She stood and they walked next to each other towards the village. "I saw your family today."
"I went and found the men who are looking for you. Your father was with them. Tomorrow I will take you to the place they will be searching and you can go home."
Without thinking Catharine threw her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek. "Oh thank you so much! This means so much to me, I miss my family and I'm sure they think I am dead or something awful like that."
Running Deer liked the feel of her against him and hugged her back.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." She said pulling away.
"No, I like having you close." They stared at each other for a second and he finally grew brave enough to continue. Love for her overwhelmed him and he wanted to keep this woman here with him forever. "I want you to stay."
For several minuets she didn't speak. She knew she was falling in love with him. There had been a connection between them since they first saw each other. She wanted to stay with him too but then she thought of her family. "I can't. I have to go to my family."
"I understand." They walked on to the coral and Catharine wondered what it would be like living in an Indian village for the rest of her life. She looked up at Running Deer as he lead his horse into the coral and thought about what it would be like to call him her husband. She weighed these thoughts over in her mind all that night but always excitement for seeing her family again and letting them know she was safe won out.
The next morning she climbed in front of Running Deer on his horse. She turned to look at the village one last time and they left.
"Catharine, I want you to know something before we get to your father."
"What is it?"
He paused and took a deep breath. "I want you to know that if you change your mind and want to come back to my village I will take care of you forever. I love you Catharine Holt and I want to make you my wife."
Catharine sat in silence for several minutes. She wasn't surprised at his feelings. "Running Deer, that means so much to me. But…my family." Before she could go on he interrupted her.
"I understand. I just wanted you to know."
They rode in silence until they spotted the searchers. Catharine saw her father sitting on a stump, his face was in his hands and she could tell he was praying.
She saw him look up, tears running down his face. "Catharine?"
"Pa I'm here!" She jumped off ran towards him and threw herself into his arms.
"Oh thank God you're alive! I was beginning to think we may never find you."
"I'm ok Pa; I've been well cared for."
"An Indian!" Catharine heard one of the men yell. "Quick shoot him!"
"Catharine were you with him?" Her father asked
"Pa he rescued me, he took care of me. I've been in his village. I was injured and they nursed me back to health."
"He is still an Indian Catharine." One of the men said. "We have to kill him."
She heard several guns cock and ran back to Running Deer, planting herself in front of him. "No, I won't let you kill him."
"Catharine, please come here, I don't want you hurt." He father told her.
"But father it will be murder, you can't let them kill him."
"She's right, let him leave."
"We can't do that, how do you know he didn't abduct her and brain wash her into believing he was taking care of her?"
"Then why would he bring me back? Please leave him alone." She turned to her father. "Pa, he is a Christian, several in his village are as well. Running Deer would never do anything to harm me, he saved my life."
"Back away Catharine."
The hatred in some of the other men was so blinding that nothing she said would change their minds.
"Catharine you will be shot!" Her father pleaded as he tried to drag her away.
"No! You can't do this!"
"Please Catharine."
"No! I love him!" She broke away from her father's grip and threw herself into Running Deer's arms. "I love you." She told him.
Suddenly she knew what she wanted to do. What her heart was telling her to do. She turned towards her father. "Pa, I want to marry Running Deer and live with him in his village."
Stunned silence fell over the group and Catharine continued. "Running Deer's father is the chief and they have been trying to force a marriage on him that would create an alliance with another tribe. Well, why not our tribe?"
"Catharine, you can't marry an Indian just to create a peace treaty."
Catharine and Running Deer were holding each other and starring into each others eyes. "No, Pa, that's just an extra benefit. I want to marry him because I love him."
"Catharine we need to talk about this."
"Come meet my people." Running Deer spoke up. "We can talk, and you can see that I love your daughter. I will always love and protect her."
Catharine's father thought for a minuet.
"Please Pa. Come and get to know him. Then we can go home together and tell mother."
Bob Holt looked at his daughter in the arms of what he thought was one of his greatest enemies. But for some reason he felt compelled to go. "Ok. But just to talk."
Catharine squealed with joy. "Oh thank you Pa." She hugged him then turned back to Running Deer. He smiled down at her with more love than she had seen before. She let him lift her onto his horse and they made their way towards the village.
Two weeks latter Running Deer held Catharine in his arms as his father performed the wedding ceremony. Catharine's family had come and Running Deer could already see they had begun to relax. Most of the village had accepted Catharine already into their tribe and it appeared her family was beginning to accept the village as well. Perhaps Catharine was right and this marriage would bring some peace among the Indians and the settlers.
Running Deer looked deep into his new brides' eyes and thanked God for answering his prayer. He had prayed for a solution and he had gotten more than he had hoped for. He leaned down and kissed her passionately on the lips and then lifted her into his arms and carried her to their tepee.
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Pairs of Great Wines #8: Robert Mondavi Chardonnay and Pinot Noir 2010Posted by Fredric Koeppel under California , Carneros , Chardonnay , Napa Valley , Pinot noir
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In the deep backward and absym of time, I used to receive samples from Robert Mondavi Winery, usually twice a year in the form of a case of new releases. After Constellation bought Robert Mondavi at the end of 2004, though, for whatever reason, I stopped receiving samples from the winery; was it something I said, or perhaps it had to do with my switching from a weekly newspaper column to my own website (the old KoeppelOnWine.com, which operated from December 2004 to April 2008). In any case, I was happy to open a two-bottle box recently delivered to my threshold and find the Robert Mondavi Chardonnay 2010 and Pinot Noir 2010. Even more happily, the wines are terrific models of their kind, and while the products featured in "Pairs of Great Wines" are often rare and expensive, these represent high quality for not exorbitant prices and are widely available. Director of winemaking for Robert Mondavi is Genevieve Janssens.
I found the Robert Mondavi Chardonnay 2010, Napa Valley, entrancing, and of course it didn't hurt that the wine is an example of precisely what I want chardonnay to be: stony and steely but with plenty of tasty fruit and chiming acidity and a texture that balances lushness with litheness. So, there's the review right there, but I'll expand on the theme a bit so you're familiar with the technical thinking behind it. Seventy-seven percent of the juice was fermented in French oak barrels, 15 percent new, with the remaining 23 percent fermented in stainless steel tanks; these lots aged for 10 months on the lees, that is, the residue of used-up yeast cells, a process that can add depth and character to a wine. The color is radiant pale gold; aromas of ripe pineapple and grapefruit open to notes of baked pear, ginger and quince and hints of jasmine and limestone; a hint of mango adds complexity. In the mouth, this chardonnay at first is spare, almost lean with its dominant limestone and steel qualities and vibrant acid nature, but the citrus and stone fruit flavors offer burgeoning spice and smoke over a mounting oak presence (from mid-palate back) that contributes firmness and a pleasing, almost powdery finish. 13.5 percent alcohol. Now through 2014. Excellent. About $20, marking Great Value.
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by Sheila Belanger
This summer brings us a rare and unusual dance of three interesting celestial characters: Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron. All three are turning retrograde during a three week period at the start of the summer: Neptune on May 28, Chiron on May 30 and Jupiter on June 15. They are all in the sign of Aquarius and hovering close to about 26 degrees of Aquarius.
When a planet goes retrograde, it looks like its stopping and backing up. Planets don't really move backwards, but they seem to stop and hover in a particular place in the star wheel from our perspective on earth. This action calls our attention to the place in the star wheel where they are shifting.
When planets are in Aquarius, they activate the role of the rebel, the one who is authentic, unique, alternative. Aquarius encourages us to think outside of the box. It's about the collective and the tribe. Aquarius is an altruistic sign, in the true meaning of the word altruistic: orienting to others. Yet it also calls us to be true to ourselves as individuals, to be unique members of a collective.
So how do these three planetary characters play with the Aquarius energy?
Jupiter is a big gassy planet: it asks us to expand and open up. Jupiter in Aquarius says "I want to support your expanding your sense of the collective and the community. I want to help you take your place in your tribe."
Chiron is a comet that represents the shaman or wounded healer. Chiron points out where you need healing. In Aquarius, the wound that needs healing is marginalizing yourself, judging yourself, putting yourself outside of the group because you feel you don't belong.
Neptune's gift is the ability to dream and vision. In Aquarius, Neptune can help us envision a new way to work together. The negative side of Neptune is a feeling of helplessness. "I can't make a difference so why bother?"
The conjunction of these three planets is rare. The last time it happened was in September of 1945, at the end of World War II. Before that, it was in 1881. Chiron has a very unusual orbital period around the sun: sometimes short and sometimes long. Jupiter and Neptune come together every 12 to 13 years. Jupiter and Chiron come together every 13 to 20 years. Chiron and Neptune come together every 57 to 80 years. So this conjunction offers us an amazing opportunity.
It is a call to healing, a chance to change our vision in terms of the collective, to move away from a sense of helplessness. We saw this during the campaign and the election of President Obama. In a sense, this was his campaign message: yes we can, we can make a difference. And the economic crisis is encouraging more of the same attitude. We see that we need to make a change. And we understand that we all in this together.
These three celestial characters will go back and forth connecting with each other throughout the whole year. Jupiter (the teacher, the expanded one) conjoins Chiron (the healer) three times on May 23, July 22 and December 7.
Jupiter connects with Neptune, expanding our ability to dream, our intuitive, spiritual and psychic selves (as well as our victim and overwhelmed selves) on May 27, July 10 and December 21.
You may feel the call from your inner teacher (Jupiter) to come out of the fog (Neptune) and attend to some old pattern (Chiron), particularly a wound having to do with dissociation and escapism (Neptune). The healing can come from the positive qualities of Aquarius: staying true to your self, and the unique gifts you bring to the world.
Chiron has a link with healing the ancestors. So the wound may not be (just) a personal wound. Many of our ancestors struggled with addiction, found ways to escape from the pain in their lives, had to give up aspects of themselves just to survive.
One way to heal an ancestral pattern is to ask for help. You can call on your healed ancestors, ten, twenty generations back, before there was a wound. Ask them to help you, to stand at your back. You can also use Neptunian tools like prayer, meditation and sending compassion to your ancestors.
When you feel angst about your addictions, when you feel overwhelmed or victimized, say a prayer for your ancestors who felt the same way. Offer them love. Offer them light. It's a way you can shift the pattern for yourself.
Aquarius is connected with technology because it's about progressive, alternative ways of doing things. Because of the Internet and television, we are now connected to people all over the world. But the shadow side of technology and Aquarius can be too much information. There's a psychic, emotional component to all of the information, especially the bad news, we are being bombarded with.
Aquarius tends to be a mental sign and that can lead to dissociation. We just shut down. When Aquarius energy is stressed, it tends to want to escape, to check out, to run away. How the hell to I get out of here?
One solution can be found in the compassionate nature of Neptune. Ask yourself: How do I keep my heart open in a way that doesn't overwhelm me? How do I stay open and sensitive to the collective without losing myself?
Transcribed from a talk Sheila gave at East/West Bookshop on March 26, 2009. The complete tape which covers many other astrological cycles for Spring and early Summer can be purchased at www.sheilabelanger.net


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An InSAR processing system based on GMT
Xiaohua (Eric) Xu - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Rob Mellors - San Diego State University
Xiaopeng Tong - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Meng Wei - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Paul Wessel - University of Hawaii
Looking for volunteers to develop scripts
GMTSAR is an open source (GNU General Public License) InSAR processing system designed for users familiar with Generic Mapping Tools (GMT). The code is written in C and will compile on any computer where GMT and NETCDF are installed. The system has three main components:
- a preprocessor for each satellite data type (ERS-1/2, Envisat, ALOS-1, TerraSAR-X, COSMOS-SkyMed, Radarsat-2, Sentinel-1A/B, and ALOS-2) to convert the native format and orbital information into a generic format;
- an InSAR processor to focus and align stacks of images, map topography into phase, and form the complex interferogram;
- a postprocessor, mostly based on GMT, to filter the interferogram and construct interferometric products of phase, coherence, phase gradient, and line-of sight displacement in both radar and geographic coordinates;
GMT is used to display all the products as postscript files and KML images for Google Earth. A set of C-shell
scripts has been developed for standard 2-pass processing as well as image alignment for stacking and time
series. ScanSAR processing is also possible but requires a knowledgeable user. Users are welcome to contribute
to this effort. In particular contributions using other scripting languages such as Perl and Python are desired.
CITATION: Sandwell, D. ., R. . Mellors, X. Tong, M. Wei, and P. Wessel (2011), Open radar interferometry software for mapping surface deformation, Eos Trans. AGU, 92(28), doi:10.1029/2011EO280002.
Sandwell, David, Mellors, Rob, Tong, Xiaopeng, Wei, Matt, & Wessel, Paul. (2011). GMTSAR: An InSAR Processing System Based on Generic Mapping Tools. UC San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved from: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8zq2c02m
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This research was supported by ConocoPhillips, the National Science Foundation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and San Diego State University.


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The debut release from Retort Records takes seven idioms and forges them into one. The disparate elements combine and establish new identity through their relationship with each other. From the tactile and uncompromising opener 'One Like Fire', to the concluding lounge hop of 'Soundtrack for Endings', On Automata looks to forsake the safety of a genre release with this uncompromising sonic odyssey. Integral to the LP release is the stunning cover art, with the inner gatefold created by Lewis Smart, while Jonathan McCabe's Symmetric Turing Patterns grace the front and back. The pressing is limited to 300 copies, and is accompanied by a lossless digital download.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to host big bash in Bengaluru for Abhishek Bachchan's 40th birthday
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to host a big bash in the South city for hubby Abhishek's 40th birthday today
Abhishek Bachchan turns 40 today, but the actor chose not to bring in his milestone birthday with a big bash in the company of industry folk at his abode, Jalsa. Instead, the Bachchans had a private celebration in Maldives where they had taken off for a short vacay. But that does not mean Junior B is going austere this year; his actress-wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has planned a birthday party for him in Bengaluru today.
Abhishek Bachchan with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter, Aaradhya
The Bachchans will be flying into the Garden City where his kabaddi team, Jaipur Pink Panthers take on the Bengaluru Bulls in the ongoing Pro Kabaddi league at the Sree Kanteevera Stadium tonight. Post the match, Ash has planned a bash for him with near and dear ones on the guest list.
Says a source, "Abhishek wanted to usher in his 40th birthday away from media glare. He wanted it to be a family affair away from Mumbai, so he whisked his folks to Maldives. Apart from his parents, Amitabh and Jaya, sister Shweta, wife Aishwarya, and daughter Aaradhya, some family members and close friends were also with him. They were staying at a plush resort at Kaafu Atoll in Maldives."
On Wednesday, Sr Bachchan posted an aerial view of Mumbai as well as a palm-beached tropical sunset on Twitter and stated, "From this to this." The veteran gave a hint that he was holidaying on the picturesque island. Adds the source, "Since his birthday coincided with the match in Bengaluru, Aishwarya decided to throw a party there.
She has some surprises lined up for him. She has planned an intimate get together with his close friends at their hotel suite post the match and is also overseeing the decoration bit. The party menu includes all dishes of Abhishek's choice. He is hoping his team wins tonight so that celebrations can begin from the stadium itself."
For the last few days, the actress had been juggling her shoot for Sarjbit besides keeping constant vigil on Aaradhya, who was under the weather, and making plans for Abhishek's big day. Ash's spokesperson confirms that she is hosting a birthday party for Abhishek in the Karnataka capital.
Here are some photos from Abhishek Bachchan's birthday celebration in Maldives...
T 2135 - To all that have sent messages through me for Abhishek on his birthday .. gratitude and thank you ! pic.twitter.com/xyjbwPYTi2— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) February 4, 2016


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Two Atlanta-based groups will receive more than $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to fight homelessness in veterans. The grants are part of a more than $100 million national effort to keep veterans from becoming homeless and to help homeless veterans.
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Unemployed veterans might be heading back to school by the thousands under a new federal program that pays for up to a year of education. So far, there has been an enormous response to the program called the Veteran Retraining Assistance Program.
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The Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company said this week it will focus recruitment efforts on military veterans, hiring at least 800 across the country this year. Those are jobs in Georgia and across the country, though the company has not decided yet exactly how many will be here.
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The Veterans Administration is soliciting bids for a new health clinic in Savannah. The 50,000 square-foot facility will replace a smaller, aging structure nearby. The current clinic often can't handle the needs of some eight-thousand veterans living in the Savannah area.
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Savannah To Dedicate WWII Memorial
The monument has been in the planning stages for many years. But it was held up by historic preservation concerns. Now the "long overdue" dedication is coming. Film and TV actor James Cromwell is among the honored guests.
Wed., August 11, 2010 1:27pm
VA Missed Patients In Alert
The Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Augusta is trying to contact 33 patients who got overlooked last year when the VA alerted thousands of people they might have exposed to infectious body fluids. Hospital director Rebecca Wiley said Wednesday the VA wants to test the patients for possible infections, though the risk is low.
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Disabled Veterans Hear From President
President Obama says he will draw down troops in Iraq by the end of the month. He used a speech to the Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta for the announcement. The President also promised to help veterans no matter when and where they served.
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This week on the ranch
This week has been fun! Here are some of the picture-worthy things we did. We worked on Lelly's Halloween costume. She's going to be BMO from Adventure Time. This week she said, "Check, please!" and she already likes to say "BMO chop!" She is very excited both to be BMO and to go trick-or-treating. She […]
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New House!
It's always been our dream to retire to the family orange ranch in Southern California, and we've finally achieved it! We decided to move about a month ago, and ever since, Lelly has been talking about "new house!" It helped that we took pictures of the house and we showed them to her, so she […]
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GUIMARAES, Denise Oliveira; MOMESSO, Luciano da Silva and PUPO, Mônica Tallarico. Antibiotics: therapeutic importance and perspectives for the discovery and development of new agents. Quím. Nova [online]. 2010, vol.33, n.3, pp.667-679. ISSN 0100-4042. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422010000300035.
There is a continuous need for antibiotics, mainly with new mechanisms of action, since infectious diseases represent the second major cause of death in the world and bacteria resistance levels are high. This review describes the contribution of microbial natural products for the development of the major antibiotic classes, the mechanisms of action of current antibiotics, some modern approaches involving genetic tools for the discovery and development of new antibiotics from microbial products and antibiotics in clinical trials.
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Con*Cept is no more
By Petrea Mitchell| May 6, 2012 | 5 Comments
File 770 points a report in Space Cadet #19 (PDF, see page 4) that the Montréal-area sf convention Con*Cept will no longer be held due to lack of volunteers to work on it.
R. Graeme Cameron goes on to say in Space Cadet:
And most fans just want to buy stuff. They prefer FanExpo type events.
Let's see, the annual Calgary convention died last year. Now Con*Cept. I believe that leaves just three surviving traditional general interest SF cons in Canada, namely: VCON in Vancouver, KeyCon in Winnipeg, and Halcon in the Maritimes.
This seems unduly pessimistic. A quick skim through my notes so far this year also shows Ad Astra and Sci-Fi on the Rock, with ConBravo coming up in a couple months. And that's leaving out the numerous specialist conventions covering anime, gaming, anthropomorphic fandom and other topics which are all geared toward people who want to do a lot more than just "buy stuff". It may be a bit soon to declare the end of participatory Canadian fandom.
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Jo Walton
May 6th, 2012 @ 1:32 pm
Not to mention SFContario in Toronto and PureSpec in Edmonton.
Diane Lacey
May 6th, 2012 @ 4:10 pm
And I would modestly add SFContario, now in it's third year, to that list.
May 7th, 2012 @ 12:20 am
There's also CanCon in Ottawa and Boréal which travels between Montréal And Québec City.
Methinks the reports of fandom's death are overexagerated…
Lloyd Penney
May 7th, 2012 @ 1:27 pm
I've sent my general list of SF cons coming up to your general e-mail address…there's lots more than listed above, and should add greatly to you list at the right.
Petrea Mitchell
May 8th, 2012 @ 2:06 am
Well, I did say it was a quick skim through partial notes– I just wanted to make the point that it was easy to come up with more conventions than Mr. Cameron listed. Thanks for the list of Toronto cons, Lloyd!


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Josh got off work early! Holla! So we played a very intense game of Wordsmith. After talking smack for quite some time, I was defeated. I hate to lose more than anything in this world. I get so pissed!
Made this banner for this cool girl. She's really cute and I think her family is adorable!
Then Josh and I decided to have one last HOO RAH and eat like champs before we start doing the hardcore dieting again. So, we ate at GOLDEN CORRAL! If any of you know about Golden Corral, you'll know of it's delicious/semi ghetto goodness. We ate so much stuff and I literally felt super ill. Like, I don't ever want to see a yeast roll with honey butter spread for as long as I live. We've spent a few Thanksgivings and Christmas Eves there... it's where EVERYONE else goes... you know what I mean.
Afterwards we of course walked around the outdoor mall that we always walk around...
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Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival: First Edition
Welcome to the first edition of the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival! This month, we're talking about female friendships, and I'm really excited about it. We've got some great entries for y'all and I'm sure you're just as stoked as I am about reading them. So, without further ado, I present to you an extraordinary collection of posts on feminist female friendships!
Movies and Media
Debbi Pless wrote about Don't Trust the B* in Apartment 23 in her post, Clawing Towards Friendship with Don't Trust the B* in Apartment 23 posted at Kiss My Wonder Woman!. She shows us how real-life friendships aren't always about being BFFs in the end. She says: "Don't Trust the B* might be a silly, vapid, hilarious show, but it's got some of the most interesting female friendships on television. Just don't tell them that."
Carrie Nelson recently had an awesome series at the Bitch Magazine Blog. One of her posts in the series was Visi(bi)lity: Bisexuality as Rebellion: Sexualizing Women's Friendships, which is all about how close female friendships are often sexualized in the media.
Sophie Standing wrote a great post reviewing several films that portray great female friendships. If you're looking for some good movies to watch this weekend, check out Guest Writer Wednesday: Big Screen BFF's — Cinema's Greatest Female Friendships posted at Bitch Flicks.
Andrea MacEachern reviewed He's a Stud, She's a Slut by Jessica Valenti in her post, It's Not a Book About Travel but Certainly a Good Read posted at Another Day of Grace.
Life, Love, and Romance
Emily Atwood wrote a thought-provoking post called The Effect of Feminism on My Female Relationsips posted at Diary of an Accident Prone Feminist. She says, "I have feminism to thank for some of my closest female friendships," but she also draws attention to the fact that feminism has caused her to lose some friendships, too.
Margaret Hale tells us why she wants feminist friends in Feminism and Friendship posted at uncomfortablyhuman. She also talks about the problems that can arise with friendships when someone says she is a feminist.
Jo takes a different turn on the theme in her post, Experiences of Loving posted at A life unexamined. In it, she discusses how we see romantic-love as more important than friend-love, and how we shouldn't fall into that trap.
Avital Norman Nathman found female friendships when she was pregnant with her son. In her post, Friendship: Boys to (Wo)Men at The Mamafesto, she tells a great story about how bringing a new life into the world helped her find a new life, too, and new friendships to go along with it.
Maehem wrote about how she thought she was a guys' girl, but it turned out she was just parroting society in her post, My friendships with women posted at Life V 2.0.
Rebecca Parker from Ma Raison D'Etre wrote a beautiful post about being afraid to have female friends because you think guys won't like you if you do. Check out: Believing Female Friends Are A Threat – And Being A Guy's Girl at The Good Women Project.
Ashley Lauren (yours truly!) wrote Friendships Change and Grow, Just Like People at Small Strokes. You often choose people to stand for you at your wedding who you expect will be there for the rest of your life. In reality, though, friendships grow and change, and it's sometimes important to let them.
Danielle wrote about similar problems with female friends surrounding her wedding. In her post, Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival: Female Friendships, posted at from two to one, she finds strength in her husband-to-be, but not so much in her girlfriends, who reject her feminist beliefs.
Terri Givens wrote Women Leaders, Sisters and Friends posted at Terri Givens – diverse thoughts. In this post, she writes about her recent move to DC, and how Gloria Feldt's No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power inspired her to start thinking about her female friendships in a new way.
That's All, Folks!
Have you written something about female friendships in the past few months and didn't get a chance to submit it to the blog carnival? Add a link in the comments!
And don't forget to submit to next month's blog carnival, hosted at Don't Be Afraid to Open Your Eyes. The theme for next month is going to be Women and Film, so get writing!
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Kiss My Wonder Woman is my go to blog for movie/media reviews!! Debbie rocks!
Dude, I LOVE this idea! How can I get in on the action next time? (Though I actually write a travel blog, there are TONS of gender-specific issues in travel!) Thank you for this whole carnival!


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Best known for Lost In La Mancha, their revealing portrait of Terry Gilliam's doomed efforts to shoot his Don Quixote project, American duo Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe return with this eccentric mockumentary, charting the rise and fall of a pair of conjoined twins (played by real-life siblings Luke and Harry Treadaway) and their band, The Bang Bang, on London's mid-'70s music scene.
Adhering to the rock'n'roll mythology of exploitation, excess and madness, Brothers Of The Head stitches together dream sequences, scenes from invented Ken Russell movie Two-Way Romeo, fake period footage from an imaginary US documentary, and present-day interviews with 'survivors'. All this structural game-playing dilutes the emotional impact, but the Treadaways and Tania Emery, as the journalist whose affections tragically drive a wedge between the twins, are strong.


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The Drill Hall hosted a BBC Question Time-style debate on Monday, March 15th, between three parliamentary candidates running in Lincolnshire.
Siren embraces the community in the new year
Lincoln's only community radio station is excited to present its 2010 line-up, with new presenters and fresh faces, set to reunite university students with the local community.
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Zombie Blondes
by Brian James
Review by Nicole Brinkley
Feiwel & Friends Hardcover ISBN/ITEM#: 9780312372989
Date: 24 June 2008 List Price $16.95 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Official Info /
"Welcome to Maplecrest, Hannah Sanders," she says, without sounding like she really cares at all before reading the next name.
Maplecrest: just another town to hide in while her father flees from his past, dragging his unfortunate daughter around with him while all Hannah truly wants to do is settle down and just be accepted. In a town this small, she believes she might have a chance -- she's fairly pretty and decently smart, and how many people in a town this small can have that combination?
Plenty, actually.
From the second she walks into the school, she realizes that any chance she had of climbing up the social hierarchy in at least one town has been squashed. The cheerleaders walk by -- all blond, super skinny, deathly pale, with large blue eyes. Their names all start with M -- and nobody messes with these girls, not even the teachers. They rule the school.
Hannah wants to be one more badly than she's ever wanted to be popular before.
The one kid who dares to befriend her after she's been shunned by the cheerleaders is creepy kid Lukas -- who fills her thoughts with ideas of zombie cheerleaders and creepy pep rallies. Those stories can't be true, can they ...?
When Hannah tries out for the cheerleading team and is invited to join the squad, she'll learn soon enough if there is truth in the stories.
Brian James hasn't exactly written the most original plotline, nor the most original characters; but Hannah is a character that anybody can easily sympathize with -- at the beginning, anyway. Toward the middle of Zombie Blondes, it begins to irritate a person how she's missing the blatantly obvious clues that the cheerleaders are indeed zombies and it isn't Lukas' imagination run wild. Lukas is a strong character throughout the novel who has a personality all his own, and you're able to like him from beginning to end.
Some of the characters that were intentionally just like everybody else -- the cheerleading squad -- were done well in that each character was like the other one just enough to be considered "perfect," but each one had her faults and personality quirks that made me able to see the story occurring in real life, if zombies were real.
The ending of the book was strong and definitely sets it up for a potential sequel. It wasn't your traditional happy ending. All in all, the story was an enjoyable read, though it didn't engage me enough that I wasn't able to put it down and come back to it later.
Recommended for any zombie lover who wants a quick read and an enjoyable story.
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Lovecraft described some of his creations in great detail. Others are described in ways that are give the reader a vague sense of the thing and leave the specifics to his/her imagination. And others are left as vague eldritch monstrosities, barely comprehensible to the human mind. Shub Niggurath is one of those. So she (it) can be depicted however seems most appropriate.
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