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Launch of name and identity of Archive Exhibition Project
He Tohu
National Library, Wellington
10.00am Wednesday 10 August 2016
Tēnā koutou katoa
I would like to acknowledge and welcome all guests here today, to celebrate this important milestone in our journey to launch an exciting new exhibition of three of our treasured taonga that shape us a nation.
I wish to welcome our manawhenua leaders Neville Baker and Taku Parai.
Neville and Taku, also other manawhenua representatives here today, have stood with us throughout this exhibition journey, guiding and supporting us on tikanga and protocols.
For this we thank you sincerely.
We are honoured to have so many representatives from the iwi leaders group I have been working with over the past almost two years, and I acknowledge and welcome Tā Tumu te Heuheu – Ariki of Ngati Tūwharetoa, Rahui Papa, chair of Waikato-Tainui, Selwyn Parata, chair of Ngāti Porou and Tā Mark Solomon's representative from Ngai Tahu.
We also welcome Tai Tokerau chairs Carol Dodd of Ngapuhi and Haami Piripi of Te Rarawa and kaumatua and kuia who have travelled far to be with us today.
During the project I have learned that Ngāpuhi regard themselves as kaitiaki – guardians – of the Treaty of Waitangi, therefore this exhibition and its success is sacred to them.
Last, but not least, I wish to acknowledge the members of the exhibition's Māori and Women's Suffrage Petition advisory groups, made up of our country's leading experts in their fields.
I am particularly pleased we are celebrating this milestone together, because the new exhibition is based on partnership and collaboration at every level.
Personally, I have enjoyed and felt privileged to work with iwi leaders, together providing direction and leadership for the exhibition.
We have been supported by advisory group members, who have worked together with the project team to help ensure all New Zealanders can see their perspective represented.
Specialist staff from Archives New Zealand and National Library are working together with the design team and construction company to produce an exciting exhibition experience, to safeguard the taonga and to engage young people, sparking their interest in what the taonga signify for their lives today.
The collaboration between people from different backgrounds, with diverse expertise, world views, and perspectives, is the source of the exhibition's strength and integrity.
Because the story of the origins of our nation is not a single story from a single viewpoint: it is a continuing story, one we are all part of today.
And it is thanks to the efforts and contributions of all involved that we are set to launch a new exhibition in early 2017 to preserve these precious taonga for many generations, provide greater access so many more of us today will have the opportunity to see and better understand them, and teach our young people about the history and ongoing significance of the documents to our national story.
This is an important exhibition for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand, and visitors to New Zealand, and I feel proud and privileged to be part of it.
The exhibition houses three documents that shape us as a nation – the 1835 Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand – He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, the 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty of Waitangi, and the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition.
Tomorrow is the 123rd anniversary of the Suffrage petition being presented to Parliament, in 1893 – distant in time, but just a few metres away from where we are now.
Sir John Hall, who was presenting the petition, brought it into the House and it was unrolled down the central aisle of the debating chamber 'until it hit the end wall with a thud'.
These taonga brought about significant change and this exhibition will provide an opportunity for more New Zealanders to connect with the taonga and their stories.
The Crown's primary responsibility as holder of these taonga is first and foremost preservation. Each presents unique preservation challenges: He Whakaputanga is written on three sides of two pieces of paper, Te Tiriti o Waitangi is made up of nine different documents – two on parchment, processed animal skin, and seven on paper.
The Women's Suffrage Petition is more than 500 sheets of paper, all glued together to form one continuous 274 metre-long roll.
The Suffrage petition was signed by almost 32,000 women.
He Whakaputanga was signed by 52 chiefs and Te Tiriti was signed by around 530 to 540 Māori, including at least 13 women.
This is part of the richness of the story of each of the taonga.
For me, seeing them brought home the significance of each person's signature or mark, the journey that each taonga was taken on, and led me to marvel that despite their fragility, the documents and the signatures they hold have survived this journey, both around the country and down the years.
The opportunity to see the taonga is powerful – it brings all of us closer to the people who signed them.
I acknowledge the deep and significant connection for iwi in particular.
All three taonga are currently at Archives New Zealand, and in early 2017 they will continue their journey – transported to be exhibited here, in this magnificent National Library building space.
Construction work has begun to create the exhibition, which will comprise a document room made of native timber, inspired by a waka huia (treasure box) to hold our most precious objects.
The new exhibition is hosted by the National Library to allow better access, while the taonga remain under the care of the Chief Archivist and her team, whose aim is to preserve these documents for more than 500 years.
It is important to preserve these taonga, but this is not about preserving artefacts of the past for posterity.
These documents are the foundation for how society operates in New Zealand today, from the principles of partnership in Te Tiriti to gender equality.
These are live issues today, and this, along with the significance of the taonga, is why this exhibition is so important, and so exciting.
The exhibition is a tool for all us to help give all of our tamariki the opportunity to understand the intent of the people who signed the documents that founded our nation, and to form for themselves a picture of the past, to help guide their future.
This is why the vision for the exhibition is He Whakapapa Kōrero, he Whenua Kura – Talking about our past to create a better future.
The documents themselves are symbols of the power and importance of identities, of names, and a lot of care has been taken in selecting an appropriate name and identity of this new exhibition.
It has been a collaborative effort between the Taranaki Whānui naming committee, Department of Internal Affairs staff, and external advisors to the project – including the Māori and women's advisory groups.
On behalf of this group, it gives me great pleasure to announce the name of the new permanent exhibition that will house our precious constitutional documents for the next generation.
It is He Tohu – which is a wonderful Maori word with many meanings.
But for this exhibition, it simply means "the signs".
In a few minutes, iwi leader Haami Piripi is going to tell you about the symbolism of He Tohu to Māori.
Tohu means "signature, sign, mark, symbols, emblem, distinguishing feature, achievement".
The name was chosen because it refers directly to the most obvious and powerful element of the exhibition's three documents: the unique signatures of those who supported them.
It highlights and celebrates the tohu – the signs – of those gone before us.
They left their marks and signatures on these documents.
Today, these tohu symbolise their courage, conviction, hopes and aspirations for a better future for Aotearoa New Zealand.
By signing these documents, our forebears added their mana, their very human essence.
I would now like to ask two students, young New Zealanders for whom this exhibition is particularly intended, to do the honours and unveil the visual identity and bring life to our new exhibition.
The two students are Te Haupuru Makoare, a year 12 student at Hato Paora College in Feilding, and Ella Thorpe, a year 11 student at Wellington.
I spoke before about the exhibition being founded on collaboration and Ella has been part of this, working with the exhibition's archivists and researchers, researching Suffrage Petition signatories for the exhibition's interactive feature.
Te Haupuru, I have learnt has connections with this project as a descendant from signatories of the Declaration and Te Tiriti.
He Tohu – A declaration. A treaty. A petition.
The design identity captures elements shared by the three documents – the unique signatures and marks applied by the hand of each signatory or witness.
It features three colours, which relate to each document:
• Pacific blue for He Whakaputanga, representing the colour of the Pacific Ocean, especially in the north of Aotearoa New Zealand, where He Whakaputanga was signed.
• Ochre for the Treaty of Waitangi, which is associated with whenua, the land, and associated with chiefly status.
• Purple for the Women's Suffrage Petition, as purple was an official colour of the suffrage movement.
After the formalities I invite you to read more about the exhibition name and identity in the hand-out provided.
It is our wish that all young New Zealanders will be able to visit what we hope is a moving and significant exhibition, at least once in their lifetime.
For those who cannot visit in person, or who want to know more about our founding documents, the exhibition's online site will provide a wealth of learning material about our founding documents.
It will be a place that all New Zealanders – young and old – will want to visit, to connect and learn more about our unique heritage.
Thank you.


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Pietro Ferrero, Heir to Nutella Fortune, Dies While Cycling
Pietro Ferrero, chief executive officer of the Ferrero group, maker of Nutella chocolate spread and Tic Tacs, and heir to Italy's biggest fortune, died of a suspected heart attack in South Africa. He was 47.
Ferrero died while bicycling yesterday on a coastal road near Cape Town, during a break from a company meeting in South Africa. A passerby saw him fall off his bicycle, and he was declared dead of a suspected heart attack shortly after an ambulance arrived, Western Cape Police spokesman Captain FC van Wyk said in a telephone interview.
"Italy has lost a businessman who embodied the best qualities of our industrial history -- the continual search for excellence, creativity, the determination to compete even in difficult moments to defend a brand and make it a symbol," Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said in an e-mailed statement.
Pietro Ferrero's death comes as his company considers joining a takeover battle for Parmalat SpA (PLT), Italy's biggest dairy company. A government-backed group of Italian investors is trying to block France's Groupe Lactalis from gaining control of Parmalat. In 2009, Ferrero mulled and abandoned a takeover offer for Cadbury Plc, before it was purchased by Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) Pietro Ferrero was joint CEO with his brother Giovanni.
Chocolate Shortage
Ferrero was founded in Alba, Italy, in 1946 when Pietro's grandparents transformed a small coffee bar and pastry shop into a sweets factory. With cocoa expensive as Italy rebuilt from war, the company experimented with locally abundant nuts as a substitute ingredient, according to its website. Using a cocoa- hazelnut base, Ferrero developed Nutella, now the best-selling sweet spread in the world.
Chairman Michele Ferrero, Pietro's father, took over the running of the business and increased the family's fortune to $18 billion, earning him the 31st ranking on Forbes's list of the world's billionaires for 2011, the highest position for any Italian.
"Ferrero is a family-run business that hasn't opened much to external managers," said Daniele Demartis, a fund manager at Rome-based Agora Investments Sgr. "It's likely that the succession will be managed internally."
The company, which introduced Tic Tacs in the U.S. in 1969, had sales of 6.6 billion euros ($9.4 billion) in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, up 4.3 percent. More recent innovations include Gran Soleil, a dessert stored at room temperature that turns into a sorbet when shaken and frozen. Ferrero has more than 21,600 employees and 18 plants around the world.
Recession in western Europe, which accounted for 74 percent of sales in 2009, exposed Ferrero's bias toward core markets, Euromonitor International wrote in a February study. The company is now focusing on growth in Asia and Africa, Euromonitor said.
Pietro Ferrero got a biology degree from the University of Turin and was a former director of Ifil SpA, a holding company for another Turin billionaire family, the Fiat SpA-founding Agnellis. Pietro Ferrero previously served as a director of Mediobanca SpA, Italy's biggest publicly traded investment bank.
"This is a grave loss," said Michele Quintano, an economics and management professor at Naples's Parthenope University. "Giovanni will be able to take over the running of the company," though a replacement, ideally internal, will have to be sought, Quintano said.
Pietro is survived by his wife and three children, newspaper la Repubblica said.
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Addition and Subtraction Program
I am making a program that adds and subtracts numbers. I need to be able to get the leading sign to be recognized, but this is causing problems. When I have a space between the leading sign and the leading number (- 2 - 3) it is not working, but when I have no space (-2 - 3) it is working. How do I solve this problem. Here is the code, and thanks for the help!
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import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class Tester { public static void main(String args[]) { Scanner kb = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Enter something like 8 + 33 + 1,345 + 137 : "); String s = kb.nextLine(); Scanner sc = new Scanner(s); sc.useDelimiter("\\s+"); String operation; int num; int sum = 0; int count = 0; operation = ""; char ch = s.charAt(0); while(sc.hasNextInt( )) { if(!(Character.isDigit(ch))) { operation = sc.next(); } num = sc.nextInt(); if (count == 0) { sum = sum + num; } else if (operation.contains( "+" )) { sum = sum + num; } else if (operation.contains("-")) { sum = sum - num; } if(sc.hasNext()) { operation = sc.next(); } count++; } System.out.println("Sum is: " + sum); } }
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I'm sorry, but I'm a beginner. Can you please tell me what it means to redo the logic to handle the floating?
Thanks for the help!
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What are the steps the program needs to do to parse its input?
Make a list describing what it should do.
Something like:
begin loop to scan through tokens on the expression
get next token
if token is number do this
if token is sign do that
end loop
evaluate what was found
The logic will need to consider what "state" it is in.
Did it just get a binary operator? What tokens are valid after an operator?
Did it just get a number? What tokens are valid after an operator? What are not valid?
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Re: Addition and Subtraction Program
You need to distinguish between unary operators and binary operators; your expression has the following syntax: <unary>? <number <binary> {<unary> <number>*; your <number>s can be unsigned.
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Re: Addition and Subtraction Program
Are you allowed to use regular expressions? If so, you can use reformat the string to allow proper parsing by the scanner. If you are not allowed to use that then here is a hint. Don't think of the string as a mathematical expression. Just think of it as a list of positive or negative numbers that need to be added together. This assumes of course that you are not checking for input errors such as "5 + 10 10 -4". Here, the second 10 has an implied + in front of it.
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Early voting starts Monday
Published 7:00 am, Sunday, October 23, 2011
Taxes, support for the Permanent School Fund, bonds for water projects, pardons and terms of office for elected officials are among the issues that Texans will address in the upcoming constitutional amendment election.
The election itself is Nov. 8, but early voting begins Monday and ends Nov. 4.
Early voting will take place in Hale County at the following locations and times:
•Hale County Courthouse basement, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday;
•Abernathy City Hall, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday;
•Hale Center City Hall, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.- noon Friday;
•Petersburg City Hall, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The last day to register to vote in the election is Tuesday.
An explanation of the 10 amendments can be found with this article.
In addition, a nonpartisan voters guide produced by the League of Women Voters-Texas is available at Unger Library, 825 Austin. The voters guide provides the official ballot language, a nontechnical explanation and unbiased arguments "for" and "against" each of the proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.
The voters guide also contains important information on voter photo ID requirements scheduled to take effect in 2012.
The voters guide, available in English and Spanish, also be may be accessed on the League's website, www.lwvtexas.org, in English and Spanish. An audio version is available on request.
Election day voting will be 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Ollie Liner Center, Hale Center Fire Department, Abernathy City Hall Courtroom and Petersburg Community Center.
For information about where and when to vote and information on the 10 proposed constitutional amendments, visit www.VOTEXAS.org or www.sos.state.tx.us/elections.
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
By THE HUNTSVILLE ITEM
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc
Voters have the option to vote on 10 amendments to the Texas Constitution.
Proposition 1
Proposition 1 deals with an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value for the homestead residence of the surviving spouse of a "100 percent or totally disabled veteran." To be eligible, the surviving spouse can not have remarried and it must be the same homestead residence of the qualifying veteran when they died. The property must also remain the homestead residence of the surviving spouse.
Propositions 2 and 3
Both Propositions 2 and 3 deal with state issued general obligation bonds. In Prop. 2, the Texas Water Development Board could issue bonds on a continuing basis as long as the outstanding value at any time does not exceed $6 billion. Prop. 3 lets the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board issue bonds on a continuing basis with the revenue used to finance educational loans to students within certain limits.
Proposition 4
Under Proposition 4 a county could issue bonds or notes to finance "the development or redevelopment of an unproductive, underdeveloped or blighted area within the county and to pledge for repayment of the bonds or notes" by increasing the ad valorem taxes on that property.
Proposition 5
Cities and counties could enter into interlocal contracts with other cities and counties "without having to assess an ad valorem tax and set aside a specified amount of funds for the payment of costs under the interlocal contract" if Proposition 5 passes.
Proposition 6
If approved, Proposition 6 would increase the amount of principal that could be withdrawn from the Permanent School Fund each year. It also would allow the General Land Office "to distribute revenue from (the) Permanent School Fund land or other properties to the available school fund to provide additional funding for public education, and provide for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing increased distributions from the available school fund."
Proposition 7
Proposition 7 only applies to the county of El Paso yet must be approved by a majority of Texans statewide. This proposition allows El Paso County to join other counties in being "authorized to create conservation and reclamation districts to develop parks and recreational facilities financed by taxes."
Proposition 8
Proposition 8 would require the legislature to tax open space land which is devoted to "water stewardship purposes on the basis of its productive capacity."
Under Proposition 9
Under Proposition 9, if the Board of Pardons and Paroles advises and sends a written recommendation to the governor, the governor could "grant a pardon, reprieve or commutation of punishment to a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision."
Proposition 10
Under proposition 10, the length of the unexpired term "that causes the automatic resignation of certain local elected officeholders if they announce candidacy or become candidates for another office" would be extended to one year and 30 days. The current law is one year.
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Work is underway at the South Bryan Recreation complex and Hendrix Park in north Bryan County to replace aging playing field lights and poles.
"The lights on fields 1 and 2 (south Bryan) have been here since 1978," Recreation Director Pratt Lockwood said. "Woodpeckers have gotten into some of them and hollowed them out, they have become dangerous."
In total six fields will get new lights and poles. Fields 1 and 2, the multi-purpose field and the football field in Richmond Hill; as well as the fields 1 and 2 at Hendrix Park.
"The lights at the football field here (Hendrix Park) are in good shape, we'll wait to replace them during the next cycle," Lockwood said.
The new poles consist of a concrete base set in concrete 16 feet deep into the ground, after the concrete sets up a metal pole, with pre-aimed lights already attached, will be inserted into the base and the system wired.
Part of the wiring of the lights will connect them a system that will allow them to be controlled remotely said Lockwood.
"I can turn them off and on by computer or there is an 800 number I can call, give them a password and tell them I need the lights on at this field or off at that field, they will be on or off about three minutes after I call," he said.
Lockwood is uncertain of the exact completion date for all the fields do the unpredictable summer weather but thinks three weeks might be a good guess.
"I think before they start playing football, the football field will be done," he said.
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Residents are being invited to take part in Calderdale's first ever collective switch of energy supplier.
With energy prices rising, many households are struggling with their bills.
But by working together, better prices can be obtained from energy companies.
The collective energy switch could see residents save up to £250 a year on their energy bills.
Coun Barry Collins, Calderdale Council's cabinet member for economy and environment, said: "Up to now, the big energy companies have been able to call all the shots, but by working as a collective, households can drive a harder bargain at auction and get a cheaper tariff."
To take part in the collective energy switch, residents are asked to add their address to a list of properties seeking a better annual rate for their electricity and/or gas.
The supply for the list will then be "auctioned" to seek the best rate.
Calderdale Council is organising the list, alongside authorities in Greater Manchester, and the auction will take place on Tuesday January 29. The last date for residents to sign up is Monday January 28.
There is no obligation for residents to accept the rate offered in the auction. Each household can compare what is on offer with their current rate and decide what to do.
Coun David Hardy, Calderdale Council's scrutiny chairman for economy and environment, said: "While some people switch companies or tariffs occasionally, many have never switched their energy provider or even compared different tariffs.
"These are the people who are likely to get the best savings out of the collective switch.
"People on pre-payment meters are also encouraged to sign up, as on average they pay 15 per cent more for their energy."
The offer to express an interest is open to anyone with a residential gas or electric supply and the more people who do so, the better the chance of a good deal being secured for all.
To add your name to the list, visit www.calderdale.gov.uk/housing or call 0800 0093363.


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When it comes to outerwear, Kate Middleton seems to have a personal favorite.
The Duchess of Cambridge, who is no stranger to the delicate art of outfit recycling, stepped out in London Thursday sporting a tweed Michael Kors A-line coat with a navy wide-brimmed hat. The mother of two donned the ensemble at a dedication service for the new Iraq and Afghanistan memorial, where she sat and watched a horse guards parade alongside her husband, Prince William, and brother-in-law, Prince Harry.
Not shy about repeating looks, the royal has worn the coat on two previous public occasions—first in 2014 when she attended an Anzac Day remembrance service and again in 2016 while opening a new playground at Hampton Court Palace.
At the time of the first appearance, the coat retailed for $2,995. Let's just say Middleton is trying to get her money's worth—right on, lady!
My first thought upon seeing Kate's hat today: Audrey! ? pic.twitter.com/6kynkE5aAs— Katie (@Katiemidleton) March 9, 2017
While the coat is an oldie but a goodie, Middleton's hat appears to be a new accessory. Fans immediately likened the topper to Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly hat.
Instead of wearing her glossy brunette locks down around her face in curls as she has done on previous occasions, the royal switched things up by having the hair tucked away from her face. Tanzanite earrings and navy pumps finished off the look.
Though this jacket is among Middleton's most used, there are a few other coats on repeat in her stylish repertoire. The royal has sported a blue Alexander McQueen coat on several occasions as well as a green Hobbs coat, red L.K. Bennett coat and even a burgundy double-breasted jacket she put on again recently after its previous appearance five years earlier.
The lesson learned? Just switch up the accessories and the coat is as good as new.


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He's a freak, it's true! Mon mari est un fou! Chris has lost it.
Chris really really really wants to go to a Kim Mitchell and friends plus the 30 year Max Webster reunion concert being held this Thursday evening at the Docks nightclub here in Toronto.
Unfortunately it seems that the only way to get tickets is to win them!
Please tell me you know who Kim Mitchell is? Remember the band Max Webster? Ok well if that's not familiar to you, then how about David Wilcox, Alannah Myles, Honeymoon Suite, Sass Jordan, and Goddo?
Well, for some reason Kim Mitchell became a DJ at one of our local Toronto rock stations Q107. He's DJ'ing right now. So Chris decided to make a last ditch attempt at winning tickets by going down there with his guitar to play for the man.
So if you were in downtown Toronto this evening and saw this guy in front of the Hard Rock cafe playing guitar for Kim Mitchell … well that's Chris.
Chris is an extremely talented musician himself. If anyone could win tickets by playing for Kim Mitchell it would be Chris.
So Chris took off a few minutes ago. I'm listening to the radio station just in case Kim mentions the freak outside with a big sign and a nice guitar.
Funny thing is, Kim was just mentioning on the radio that for some reason he's always wanted to learn how to do the Robot. Now that's something I can do! LOL Yeah … one of my many hidden talents since I was a little kid. So I called Chris on the cell phone – that he doesn't have turned on – and left him a message telling him to tell Kim that I'll teach him how to do the robot if he'll give us tickets to the concert. Ok so that's my freaky effort.
He went there and they started howling with laughter. It sounds like they would have given him tickets if they had any at the station. Kim told him to come back tomorrow or Wednesday but that he'd probably have to play live on the air to get the tickets. LOL So it might work after all!
Here's the sad face he was practicing:
Pathetic isn't he!
BTW my venetian plaster walls aren't that dark! It's just how they came out in the photo with the poor lighting in the room when I took the picture.


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I almost didn't buy Feed.
I love Seanan McGuire's writing. (It is a very open secret that Mira Grant, the author of Feed, is a pseudonym for Seanan McGuire.) Her Toby Daye series is fabulous. I nominated McGuire for the Campbell award this year. She's really, really good.
But, oh, zombies. Gentle readers, I think my brain was broken earlier this year when I saw an anthology titled My Zombie Valentine. (No, I'm not linking to it. Yes, it exists. Do you honestly think I would make that up?) The rotting shambling undead are many things. Sexy is not one of them. Something that wants to eat your brains is a really bad Valentine. You shouldn't need a book to tell you this.
So when I started to hear the buzz about Feed, my initial reaction was a sigh. Because, really, another book about zombies?
Feed is not just another book about zombies. Feed is about politics and terrorism and truth. Feed is about fear, and how that is just as much of a weapon as a bomb, or a syringe full of virus. It is the kind of book that I want to buy extra copies of so I can stuff it into the hands of all my friends. (Seriously, I raved about it for a good five minutes at the party for my Goddaughter's baptism this weekend.)
Reading this book made me realize that what I'm sick of isn't zombies per se, (or werewolves, another supernatural creature of the week that annoys me to the point of not reading). What I'm sick of is lazy writing.
One of Feed's many strengths is that it completely imagines the society in which the book is set. The world is real, and fully built. Too many books don't think through all of their elements, and so a woman's sexy and mysterious new neighbor turns out to be a vampire because vampires are sexy and mysterious and over the course of the book it turns out he's no different than any other guy except for being extra sexy and mysterious.
That is what I am tired of. If we, as writers, are going to put the supernatural or the superpowered into our books, we owe it to ourselves and our stories to do it right. We can - and should - write smarter. Because that is what makes better stories.
Rise up while you can.


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I remember meeting Laolu Tubi or rather Engr. L. Tubi as he has conveniently titled himself. He was such a gentleman, still is… and quite frankly at the time there were too few gentlemen around for him to go unnoticed.
At the time there was no such thing as Tubi Films or even a mere existence of the idea. Today, I hear Tubi Films around and I'm thrilled to find out what he has come up with 'this time'.
Tubi Films has grown from a simple thought with diligence into what it is today. Still growing, still starting out but clearly with consistence and unending dedication, about to soar.
Amongst other videos which I would share in subsequent posts, Tubi Films in collaboration with Party Productions received an honourable mention at the Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF). The team also came in amongst the top four contestants for the short film "Life is…"…and no, they weren't fourth position but because only the top four receive honorable mentions, the Engr. has requested a modestly blown trumpet.
Here is an interview I had with Tubi Films:
I hope you enjoyed it.
As Tubi and his friend have reiterated….run with your dream…


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Though British actress Rosamund Pike was rumored last week to play Emma Frost (aka The White Queen) in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class, Production Weekly now says 20th Century Fox has a "strong interest" for her to play Dr. Moira MacTaggert in the film. Hit the jump to find out how their "interest" extends to actress Amber Heard.
Fox has Heard (Alpha Dogs, the upcoming Drive Angry) in mind for the role of a young Mystique, taking over the role from Rebecca Romijn.
I'm sure you're all familiar with Mystique, but Moira MacTaggert is a little less of a celebrity within the X-Men world. In the Ultimates universe, she is actually Xavier's ex-wife; in all incarnations of the comics, she is an award-winning geneticist responsible for co-founding Xavier's Institute for Gifted Youngsters. Check out Marvel's biography of the character here.
We already know that James McAvoy has been cast as Charles Xavier, and Filmonic set the internet on fire with our prediction that Aaron "Kick-Ass" Johnson could play Cyclops in the film based on a meeting between the two actors and director Matthew Vaughn. There was also some talk of Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) possibly playing Magneto, but Prod. Weekly says* Fassbender is not interested in testing for the part. Shame – I think he would have done a great job. Perhaps that means he will end up playing the villain in Marc Webb's Spider-Man reboot instead.
What do you think about Rosamund Pike and Amber Heard as possible additions to Vaughn's X-Men universe?
*Production Weekly is a paid publication to which I do not subscribe, so I'm taking the very reliable folks at The Playlist at their word that all of these facts are true.


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free people oversized button down shirt and gianna coat
forever 21 dark wash skinny jeans
H&M lace bra
leopard scarf from eBay
CHRISHABANA triple spike necklace
marc by marc jacobs black pyramid stud bracelet
forever 21 stud bracelet, studded watch, boyfriend watch, and corded bracelet
charlotte russe black stone ring
fashionology.nl hammered knuckle ring and claw ring
frye 8R harness boots
TONS more photos here on my blog! -→ ifyouseekstyle.blogspot.com
last week i found out that i came in second in the karmaloop x chictopia street style contest , and won a $150 karmaloop.com gift card! so awesome – i'd like to say THANK YOU again to karmaloop and chictopia for choosing me. i heart chictopia!!
with the money burning a whole in my pocket, i went to their cool website that's chock full of edgy streetwear and immediately browsed the shoe section. nothing caught my eye, so i went on to the jewelry, which is where i saw this CHRISHABANA triple spike necklace . i'd seen it and other jewelry from the brand on another style blog and knew that it was just what i was looking for. next, i went through jackets, blazers, and sweaters (i usually refrain from buying pants online because i'm picky about the fit), didn't find anything, and then hit the jackpot when i browsed through shirts and saw this sheer, white, basically perfect free people oversized shirt . i have been looking for a white shirt just like this for who knows how long, and now i finally have one. i couldn't be happier with my choices.
just got this really great fitting pair of jeans from forever 21 for only $12 (SCORE), and the awesome boyfriend watch is f21 too. the marc by marc jacobs stud bracelet is a new acquisition as well, via eBay. i love stacking my wrist with baubles, although i only go overboard on my days off since work is very hands-on and lots of jewelry can get annoying.
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Looking for information on surnames Toonia, Soffee, Deep (?), Fahed, Saady(Saade, Saadi), Rizk, Hamway, Gannon.All from Lebanon.All came to U.S. in early 1900's except for Toonia andDeep I believe.Am doing family tree.Am willing to share any information.Any and All help appreciated.
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Celebrate the heritage of Western North Carolina during the annual Forest Festival Day on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is the Cradle of Forestry's largest event of the year.
This event commemorates the traditions of mountain living and craft in a unique and beautiful setting. More than 30 traditional craftsmen, exhibitors, and musicians will line two paved trails at the Cradle of Forestry to help celebrate. During the event, five colleges will compete for a trophy in the 16th Annual John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen's Meet, organized by Haywood Community College. STIHL is the presenting sponsor of the festival.
At the corral along the Biltmore Campus Trail, festival-goers can cheer as college forestry students compete during the Woodsmen's Meet that has the flavor of an old-time lumberjack competition. Students from Haywood Community College, Penn State Mont Alto, Montgomery Community College, Virginia Tech, and North Carolina State University will test their skills in a number of events including archery, axe throwing, crosscut sawing and pole climbing. If you plan on spending a couple of hours at the Woodsmen's Meet, you may want to bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
Also along the Biltmore Campus Trail, visitors can see traditional crafts demonstrated including weaving, open hearth cooking, blacksmithing, and creating corn husk dolls. Wash clothes the old way at the wash place. Learn about efforts to restore our native chestnut tree from The American Chestnut Foundation.
Live music in the amphitheatre features QuarterHouse bluegrass band at 11:45 a.m., followed by a music program for all ages, Songs of Forest Folk, until 1:30 p.m. The music continues with roving musicians around the trails. Food will be available for purchase during the event.
The Cradle of Forestry is located four miles south of Parkway Milepost 412 on U.S. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest, six miles north of Looking Glass Falls.


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"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1
Happy 233rd Birthday, America! I wonder if the time is coming for a new revolution... time for us to remind our government that they "derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." I don't know about you, but there's a lot going on in Government that I do NOT consent to!
For today, though, I want to give thanks for my freedom, remember the brave who have died to secure it, and pray for the soul of this nation that I still love. I pray that God will once again have good reason to richly bless the U.S.A.
1. Praise God for freedom! There's no other country on earth where I'd rather live.
2. Thank God for every soul who has died for this country. May God grant them all eternal peace and life. God bless their families with His peace and comfort.
3. Praise God for my own loving husband, an honorable American soldier. I am so proud to be his wife.
4. Praise God for the people who sacrifice every day in unnoticed ways to serve our country and are never thanked for it.
5. Praise God for the people who defend LIFE and work tirelessly to bring about the day when our laws will once again protect the innocent and defenseless -- the unborn, the disabled, the elderly, the poor, the unwanted... the many faces of Jesus in His distressing disguise.
6. Praise God for time spent with the ones I love, making happy memories and enjoying the blessing of each other.
7. Praise God most of all for Jesus Christ, who has set us all truly free. If the Son has set you free, then you are free indeed!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday weekend! Please share your Praises! Nothing sounds better than God's people giving Him praise!
God bless you all and keep you safe in His hand this week. Pray for our country and our leaders!


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Metro Police have obtained a murder warrant against Cristofer Lopez Valentino in connection with Wednesday night's fatal shooting of James R. Gatlin in the 600 block of Charles E. Davis Boulevard in the J.C. Napier public housing development.
Gatlin, 25, was shot multiple times at 6:40 p.m. moments after physically fighting with the cousin of Valentino's girlfriend, police said.
Witnesses tell police the gunman stood over Gatlin and continued to fire shots.
Police describe 21-year-old Valentino as man of Puerto Rican descent who stands 6-foot, 3-inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.
Valentino is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information on Valentino's whereabouts is urged to contact Hermitage Precinct Detective Johnny Crumby at 862-7727 or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.


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With National Signing Day just hours away, the USC Trojans lost two more recruits from a recruiting class that was the best in the nation just a few months ago. Today's decommits–four-star defensive end Jason Hatcher and five-star cornerback Jalen Ramsey–make eight prospects who've reconsidered their decision to attend USC since November.
Hatcher is likely to sign with Kentucky over USC while Ramsey is expected to sign with Florida State. Ramsey was a solid commit throughout the Trojans' rocky season, but some have speculated that coaching moves impacted his decision.
USC recently fired secondary coach Marvin Sanders, to whom Ramsey was reportedly close, after hiring Clancy Pendergast as their new defensive coordinator. FSU was barely in the running for the CB until bringing Jeremy Pruitt on board to replace Mark Stoops as defensive coordinator.
In some regions of the country, 11th hour decommitments can lead to disproportionate outrage among a team's fanbase, but USC fans, perhaps spoiled by the abundance of stars they still have in this year's class, are taking it in stride.
The Trojans, who have fewer scholarships available due to NCAA sanctions, still have 12 commits in this year's class. Even after losing eight verbals, it's still ranked in the top ten because each recruit has four or five stars. In fact, after losing Ramsey, Hatcher's announcement actually boosted the average ranking of the 2013 class because he was only–only!–four stars.
USC is still in play for four top recruits: defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes and defensive end Kylie Fitts, former commits who are still considering the Trojans, as well as linebackers Quinton Powell and Matthew Thomas.
The Trojans are also going after two UCLA recruits, defensive backs Priest Willis and Tahaan Goodman. Both were considered locks to be Bruins next year, but Willis recently began reconsidering his decision, with LSU and USC making last minute pushes for his letter of intent.
The Trojans also waited until today, hours before Signing Day, to extend an offer to defensive back Jermaine Kelly. Kelly, a Washington commit, is one of the top DBs in the class.
With so many last-minute developments, Wednesday could be an interesting one at Heritage Hall, but regardless of whose letters get faxed in, the Trojans already have a solid nucleus of young players. Seven members of the 2013 class (four of them five-star recruits) are already on campus. Defensive lineman Kenny Bigelow, quarterback Max Browne, runningback Justin Davis and defensive backs Su'a Cravens, Chris Hawkins and Leon McQuay III graduated high school early and enrolled in January while wide receiver Darreus Rogers signed with USC before the 2012 season but did not enroll in classes in the fall.
As current Trojans' receiver Nelson Agholor tweeted this afternoon:
Best recruits you have are the ones already In your program
— Nelson Agholor (@NelsonAgh15) February 5, 2013
With a shortage of scholarships, Lane Kiffin's staff only went after the best of the best. The subpar 2012 season, and Kiffin's shenanigans, may have hurt the class to an extent, but it's still in good shape heading into National Signing Day.


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The Longview City Manager has upheld the termination of Officer Leigh Ann Snyder.
On January 3, officials from the city of Longview heard Snyder's
appeal of her termination from the Longview Police Department.
On December 11, 2011, Officer Snyder and a civilian passenger were
responding to a burglary alarm when they were hit, head on, by a drunk
driver. Snyder's injuries were the worst.
According to Longview city policy, employees must be let go if they miss 12 months of full-time work in a two year period.
According to city spokesman Shawn Hara, Snyder filed the appeal with
the city's human resources department last month. The city's appeal
committee, which consists of three city employees, heard from both
Snyder and the police department this morning. The committee made a recommendation to the city manager. The city manager had 10 business days to consider the recommendation
and then make a decision. The decision is final.
Hara said the appeals committee is a standing committee, and members
rotate every two years. The members are picked by the HR director. They
include one executive level employee, one supervisory level
employee, and one employee from anywhere from the city's organization.
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US$35 million for major malaria effort in Zambia
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced today (19 May) it will spend US$35 million funding a new partnership that seeks to reduce deaths from malaria in Zambia by 75 per cent in three years.
The project will try to establish national strategies for controlling malaria that can be applied elsewhere in Africa.
The announcement followed one made by Gates earlier this week, pledging an additional US$250 million to the Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative, doubling the foundation's current funding commitment.
Carlos Campbell, programme director of the new Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA), said that although the tools for fighting malaria are available, and concern among African health ministers is high, investment in malaria control remains low.
Campbell said this is due to the lack of proven effective interventions, the lack of data showing how investments can yield benefits, the lack of trust that the economic and social benefits of an investment in malaria control could be measured, and the lack of national examples of successful malaria control.
"This," said Campbell, "has led to a tragic credibility gap and Africa has been the victim."
MACEPA intends to scale-up Zambia's existing programme to control malaria, which includes treating patients with artemisinin-based combination drugs, currently thought to be the most effective treatment against forms of malaria circulating in Africa, spraying houses with insecticides, distributing insecticide-treated bednets and treating pregnant women in the last three months of pregnancy.
Brian Chituwo, Zambian health minister, said his government was committed to reaching 80 per cent of the Zambian population, ensuring that 60 per cent of the population gets treatment within 24 hours of infection, increasing the distribution of treated bednets to 90 per cent of the population, and ensuring that 90 per cent of pregnant women receive preventive treatment.
A major function of the MACEPA programme will be to develop national strategies for controlling malaria that can be used in other countries.
The aim, said Campbell, is to have five or six African countries following similar programmes within three to five years, in conjunction with different partners.
Although the majority of the Gates Foundation funding will go to Zambia, some of it will be used from day one to help start up these parallel programmes.
There was also a feeling at today's launch that the success of MACEPA might contribute to determining future levels of investment in malaria control.
Brad Herbert, of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said that his organisation currently had US$1 billion committed to fighting malaria. "The money is sufficient to get us through the next few years," he said, adding, "I think there will be a greater need for funding. I believe strongly that money will follow performance."
MACEPA is a collaboration between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the government of Zambia, the Zambia Roll Back Malaria Partnership and PATH, an international non-governmental organisation. In addition, it will work with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the World Bank.
Both funding announcements were made at the 58th World Health Assembly, the annual assembly of the World Health Organization, taking place this week in Geneva, Switzerland.Malaria kills 20 per cent of Zambian children before the age of five years.


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Notice of Out-of-Field Teachers
Notice of Out-of-Field Teachers
Dear Parents or Guardians:
According to Florida Statute 1012.42, we must notify parents of students who are being taught by out of field teachers prior to the 2016-2017 school year. A teacher is out-0f-field until the coverage/endorsement for a class that he or she is teaching is issued by the state of Florida. In addition, the certification and/or endorsement must appear on his or her teacher certificate. Individuals who are teaching out-of-field are certified in a least one area and are qualified to teach, but are required to take additional course work or testing to add a coverage/endorsement to their certificate. Please contact the school, 850-674-5724 ext 22, if you need further clarification. The following teachers have agreed to teacher out-of-field while completing course work and/or testing.
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For the Cal Grant A or B Entitlement awards: If you receive a letter stating you were disqualified for a Cal Grant and you feel this was in error, you may be able to submit an appeal to be reconsidered. In your appeal, please state why you feel you are eligible and submit all documentation supporting your appeal. If you believe you were denied due to an error, be sure to submit any documentation supporting the correction of that error. If you need to submit a correction to your income information, please correct the information on your financial aid application and have your financial aid office sent the correction to the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). If you dont have any documentation to support your corrections, you may submit an appeal. However, the Commission may not be able to overturn the denial. You will need to work with your college or high school because youll also need certification from your school verifying your request to correct any errors.
For Cal Grant A or B Competitive awards: If youre applying for a Cal Grant A Competitive award or Cal Grant B Competitive award (youre not a current high school senior or a recent graduate) and you received a disqualification letter, youll need to reapply next year unless youre planning to attend a California Community College in the fall. If youll be attending a community college in the fall make sure you have the community college listed on your FAFSA or CADAA before the September 2 deadline. If you receive your denial after the September 2 deadline, youll need to apply again next year.
If you dont qualify for a Cal Grant this year, youre encouraged to apply again next year.
In the meantime, visit your local library or search the Web for other financial aid resources or scholarships that are available. You can also make an appointment with your colleges financial aid office to learn what campus based aid may be available. You may also wish to explore low interest federal student loans by visiting Federal Student Aid
Here are some other resources that may help you find the right college or more ways to pay for college or career training:


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Paging Rosie: Introducing Solid Foods
I have to make a confession but when it comes to feeding my children I have been known to go completely batty. It is one of the common factors between me, my clients and all my mom friends and that is that being totally obsessed with the amount of weight our babies are gaining and how much food they are consuming. It is some crazy instinctual thing and I cannot tell you the number of hours I have stressed over trying to figure out how many ounces were coming out of each boob, how many table spoons of rice cereal I think were consumed, whether I packed in enough fruits and vegetables into a day and trying to justify a hot dog as qualifying as legitimate meat.
You name it, I've worried about it. While I am certainly more relaxed with my second it is still very top of mind on a daily basis and last night I found myself and baby Wells once again covered in oatmeal and bananas and JR laughing at me because I was opening my mouth so wide to try and encourage Wells to do so that I looked like a mad woman! I also know how common this is and how hard it is to find concrete information on how much one should feed ones baby.
I have pulled together some direction that I hope you will find helpful in trying to navigate the crazy (but fun) process of introducing solids into your wee one's life.
Before you dive in and start avidly taking notes I do want to highlight however that every child is different. It is so important the food doesn't become either a chore or a miserable experience. Eating should be a time of bonding, of family and nourishment and from the very start seen as a positive experience.
So if you and your baby aren't enjoying it don't be afraid to switch things up and change them so they work for you. For example, maybe your baby is too fussy at certain times of the day to start learning how to eat solids so then don't insist on starting with dinner, try breakfast. Learning to eat solids is just as much a learning experience for you as it is for your baby so have a good read, take notes and try and relax into a very messy but very fun new journey with your wee one.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends starting solids at 6 months old. Always speak with your pediatrician before you start solids. Many times your Dr. may have tips and tools to help you with this journey. Some signs that your baby is ready for solid foods include:
- Can your wee one hold his or her head in a steady, upright position?
- Can he or she sit with support?
- Is your babe interested in what you're eating?
- It seems that your child is still hungry after their normal breast milk or formula feeding.
When you start your child on solids it's best to introduce new food items in the morning so if there is an allergic reaction it will likely be calmed down by bedtime.
As you start your wee one on a new food remember to wait 3-5 days before you add another new food to make sure there aren't any allergic reactions. Keep a list of foods that have been through the waiting period without issue. This list will grow over time and you can build this list as your child's food vocabulary grows. Once you have a good list it's fun to mix and match foods to create new recipes for your wee one.
As you go through this process there are lots of different approaches to feeding an infant do what works for you and your baby and remember to have fun in this process. I think one time I made an avocado, banana, barley combo for lunch. Sounds dreadful but it got the job done, I tasted it and it wasn't half bad.
Here is a general guideline that will help with quantities and timing:
- When your child is ready introduce Rice Cereal to begin. Try 1-2tbsp with 1oz of breast milk or formula. Some like to do this for dinner so the baby's stomach is fuller and therefore has a better chance of sleeping through the night but others find their babies are too tired to begin this at night and so breakfast is best. Initially the cereal is soupy in consistency but you'll thicken it as the week progresses by adding more rice cereal or less breas tmilk or formula. A full meal is typically 3-6 tbsp. of cereal.
- After a week of rice cereal then add in an additional meal at the other end of the day. Also try another grain like oatmeal or barley in addition to the rice-cereal meals.
- After your second week of rice cereal alternating with rice, oatmeal or barley it is time to introduce vegetables and fruits. Try avocados (a super food), sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, pears, apricots, carrots, peas, peach, green beans, peas, plums, and squash. Each pureed and thinned with either breast milk or formula. Remember to wait 3-5 days between each new item you add.
- After all this has gone well as your baby heads towards 9 months you can then start to introduce tofu, chicken, turkey, asparagus, pumpkin, zucchini, parsnips, mangos, nectarines
- At 9 months it is also safe to introduce whole milk yogurt.
But remember whole milk, whole eggs, chocolates, strawberries and peanut butter or peanut products, citrus fruits, yeast, wheat, shellfish and honey should wait till after the first year. Definitely consult your doctor about when they think your child is ready for the addition of these foods.
Some Additional Points to keep in mind:
- I recommend organic wherever possible.
- Lunch and Dinner are usually given ½ hour before the breast/bottle and Breakfast follows the breast/bottle. If your baby starts drinking too little breast milk or formula (intake drops off to less than 12oz per day) then give the breast/bottle first and throttle back on the food as your baby is still getting most of his/her nutrition from the breast milk/formula at this point.
- Amount of food your baby is eating should be roughly the size of your baby's fist for each meal.
- Generally speaking at 6 months your child should be getting 4-5 feedings of breast milk or formula a day of 6-8 ounce at a time and be eating up to 2 solid meals a day, soon going to three.
- By 8 months if your baby has not started wanting less breast milk/formula then drop one breast/bottle feeding from each day. So if they were having 4 breast/bottle feedings a day go to three. They should be having 3 breast/bottle feedings per day by 9 months and 2 breast/bottle feedings by one year. Of course always check with your doctor for your particular baby.
This is by no means a complete guide but should give you some good solid (pardon the pun) information to start with. Please find some additional resources below that I am a fan of:
- An article by MomPrep Expert Dr. Jen about starting solids
- American Academy of Pediatrics about infant nutrition
- Healthychildren.org an AAP site about starting with solids
- If you are making your own baby food, trust me it's not as hard as it sounds, here are some great resources:
- Weelicious also has great recipes and guides on her site including how to make your own brown rice cereal (super easy and will save you a fortune)
- A great book is Super Baby Food. The book can seem overwhelming, but if you go straight to the charts of food by age, it's really helpful. Wonderful recipes in the back. Also great info on food storage as well as tips to making your baby's food in less time. Useful through the toddler years.
- Momtastic has great recipes and guides
Enjoy this exciting time with your baby as you explore new foods together!
Tags: solid foods, toddlers
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September 14, 2011 - 3:21 pm
You are batty. Do you take an anti-anxiety medication? Do you realize that some women will come to this sight to just read about your wack-a-doo show? They aren't coming here to get advice. You are a crazy Type A fanatical woman. Please get yourself some mental help. Stop giving women all of these things to worry about and do. Women have been having babies for generations without your help. You are making this harder than it has to be. How did you get a show?


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GOP senator offers plan to break gun deadlock
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VERBATIM: Young shooting survivor asks Trump for change
Florida shooting survivors demand assault gun ban
Trump lashes out at Obama over Russia probe
North Korea canceled meeting with Pence: officials
Netanyahu confidante flips in corruption probe: media
Macron's tighter asylum rules worry own party
TPP trade deal without Trump gets closer
Snapchat responds as redesign sparks outrage
VERBATIM: Pitino defends his role in Louisville scandal
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Catalog #: 04_02682
Album: 29
Description: The Spirit on runway. Angle is from rear of aircraft and slightly above. Good view of number written on wing.
Date: 1927
Ryan Neg .: 33946
Album Name: NYP Spirit Photos – Vol 2
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Catalog #: 04_02682


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Hmm, I'm thinking I might make a "Mandopop and the Olympics" tag, because these sorts of stories are bound to pop up with greater frequency over the next few months, and are invariably interesting to me. Making a new category tag is not really all that big of a commitment, so I guess I will. (Okay, done! Now to go back and tag old posts…)
Leehom has been selected to be a torchbearer on the early days of the Olympic torch relay beginning this week in Greece, the ancient home of the Olympic games. His selection apparently has to do with his environmental activism, which ties in with Olympic themes, and his popularity. Now look at the pictures closely (more here):
I see "Coca-Cola" logos in the background in Chinese. I wonder if his selection is also linked to his status as a spokesman for that product? Nah, that's probably too cynical. In all seriousness, I think the honor is well deserved. As much crap as I give the man about his hair and his KTV-style cheesy ballads – and really, someone has to – he's a great talent and in the last few years it seems like his star is on the rise. (Contrast his fortunes with that of his erstwhile Lust, Caution castmate, Tang Wei, whose fame has turned to notoriety after being blacklisted in China for her sex scenes and her character's changing loyalties. Nobody ever said that life was fair, eh? Tony Leung, Ang Lee and Leehom have all been very vocal in their support of her, but that's not really going to change much in her situation for the time being.)
In Olympic song news, both Jay and Leehom have submitted tracks to the committee for consideration. The list supposedly comes out on April 30. Cowboy Jay ran a much-publicized contest for lyrics to his song, accepting thousands of suggestions but always saying that if he did not find anything suitable he would has his regular partner Vincent Fang to write them. Well, it seems it came down to The Public, 0 and Vincent 1, as he submitted his song with professional lyrics. Leehom very wisely did not write his own lyrics either, seeking old friend and professional lyricist Albert Leung's (林夕) assistance.
And that concludes today's installment of "Mandopop and the Olympics." Stay tuned for our next update. 😛


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It's tough being a Christian when hardships strike. We're all human and that means we're all susceptible to pain, doubt, exhaustion, anger, fear, the whole gamut of human emotions and experience. And they all come in a swarm when you get cancer.
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Flames: Blount to pack quite the buzz on the Bayou
Each week the Noise highlights 12 somewhat obscure, unobvious names who he believes are destined to torch the competition. For those playing the Flames home edition, each player must be started in fewer than 60 percent of Yahoo! leagues to qualify. As an accountability advocate, results, whether genius or moronic, will post the following week using the revamped scoring system shown here . If you're a member of TEAM HUEVOS, post your Week 9 Flames in the comments.
Matt Cassel, KC, QB (Noise Week 9 QB Rank: 12, 27-percent started)
Matchup: vs. Mia
As the old saying goes, you're only as good as those around you. For the 2011 version of Cassel, that quote definitely applies. Over the first three weeks of the season the Chiefs resembled a low-level MAC team. The crippling losses of Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry sent the club on the fast-track to Andrew Luck. But ripping off four-consecutive wins, the former basement-dweller suddenly finds itself tied atop the AFC West. Keep this up, and Todd Haley will have the ability to braid his disoriented beard, Captain Lou Albano-style, in short order. With the rushing attack, spearheaded by Jackie Battle, resurrected and given the sudden emergence of beastly rookie Jonathan Baldwin, the KC offense, once on life support, is again up and running. No shock, Cassel's numbers have benefited greatly during the turnaround. Unable to reach the 17-fantasy point plateau during the Chiefs' opening three-game skid, he has surpassed the mark three times since, accumulating points by air (234.8 passing yards per game) and even land (11 yards per game). Against the defeated Dolphins the good times should keep rolling. Miami's secondary, battered by injuries and ineptitude, has surrendered 8.1 yards per attempt, 282.1 passing yards and 2.0 passing touchdowns per game this year, equal to the fourth-most fantasy points allowed. In fact, only Philip Rivers in Week 4 failed to find the end-zone multiple times against it. Considering Miami could be minus top corner Vontae Davis yet again, the signal caller should have little difficulty finishing in QB1 territory. Slide the White Cassel into your lineup, Matthew Stafford and Cam Newton enthusiasts.
Fearless Forecast: 20-31, 248 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 interception, 8 rushing yards, 20.2 fantasy points
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LeGarrette Blount,TB, RB (Noise Week 9 RB Rank: 10, 29-percent started)
Matchup: at NO
According to Raheem Morris, Blount, sidelined by a sprained MCL since Week 5, is expected to return to practice and start this week in 'Nawlins. For fantasy purposes, his timing could not be more impeccable. The Saints, coming off a humiliating loss to the rancid Rams, were steamrolled by Steven Jackson, yielding 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns to the beast. S-Jax was the third 100-yard back New Orleans has allowed in its past four games. On the season, the Saints have now yielded 5.8 yards per carry to rushers. Noteworthy free agent acquisition Shaun Rogers, who was supposed to help remedy New Orleans' trench ills, has failed to deliver. On its defensive front only Sedrick Ellis ranks as an above average run stopper according to Pro Football Focus. Blount missed the division rivals' initial clash, but Earnest Graham's 17-109-0 line in Week 6 suggests the incumbent could exceed triple digits in his return. Keep in mind with Graham toast, the second-year back, who's shown significant improvement as a receiver this year, is expected to see extra snaps on third downs, enhancing his chances for a top-flight day in any format. Roll him up. Light him up. Smoke him up. Inhale. Exhale.
Fearless Forecast: 18 carries, 97 rushing yards, 3 receptions, 15 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 19.5 fantasy points
Shonn Greene, NYJ, RB (Noise Week 9 RB Rank: 12, 31-percent started)
Matchup: at Buf
Greene, ostracized by many in the fantasy community for his valueless string of early season performances, appears to have turned a corner. Since Rex Ryan reemphasized a ground and pound approach three weeks ago, the once beleaguered back has returned to his defender flattening ways. Over his past three contests, he's netted a useful 89.7 rushing yards per game, including a 112-yard thrashing of the Chargers, his first 100-yard effort since Week 4 of last year. With the Jets offensive line finally creating sizable holes, Greene is finally finding daylight. Look for him to truck through wide lanes in Buffalo. The Bills, one of the league's most generous run defenses, have allowed 4.6 yards per carry and five double-digit RB performances on the season. The back's bullish, downhill running style should prove problematic for a unit that struggled mightily to contain Cedric Benson, a back with similar skills as Greene, in Week 4 (19-104-0). Prepare for takeoff.
Fearless Forecast: 20 carries, 91 rushing yards, 2 receptions, 8 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 17.4 fantasy points
Michael Crabtree, SF, WR (Noise Week 9 WR Rank: 21, 22-percent started)
Matchup: at Wash
After emerging as a reliable WR3 last year, Crabtree was expected to take a sizable step forward in 2011. This season marked his third-year in the league, a time when many talented receivers experience a breakout. However, a lingering foot injury hobbled him throughout the preseason, temporarily stunting his statistical growth. Over the first five weeks of the season, he failed to eclipse the 7-point threshold in standard formats. Now at full-strength, it appears he's finally come out of his shell. He's run great routes of late, gaining separation from defenders with relative ease. Though Alex Smith has overthrown him on a number of occasions, "Mariah," who is rather fond of the spotlight, has definitely thrived under increased pressure. Since Week 4 he's averaged a weighty 9.5 targets per game. Including last Sunday's 5-54-1 performance against Joe Haden and the Browns, he has 14 receptions for 131 yards over the past two weeks. The 'Skins have defended the pass fairly well this season, conceding just two touchdowns to wideouts. But DeAngelo Hall, who will likely shadow Crabs, is no shutdown corner. Quarterbacks have completed 75.6-percent of their attempts against him this year. Pan for gold.
Fearless Forecast: 6 receptions, 69 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 17.4 fantasy points
Brent Celek, Phi, TE (Noise Week 9 TE Rank: 8, 4-percent started)
Matchup: vs. Chi
Since seizing the starting reins early last year, the artist formerly known as Ron Mexico has treated Celek as though he was his alleged past personified. Practically ignored by the passer, the tight end, once a fairly reliable fantasy starter, vanished from owner rosters, cast aside for upstarts Fred Davis, Scott Chandler and Jake Ballard. But with 18 targets, 11 receptions, 136 yards and two touchdowns over the past two weeks, he's definitely back on the fantasy radar. Wisely, Vick, blitzed repeatedly this season, has leaned on the safety valve, finding his oversized target often in the short-to-intermediate field. Matched against a very accommodating Bears defense, the badgered QB may again look often to his savior. No defense has contained tight ends more poorly than Chicago. In fact, TEs are performing a staggering 41.8-percent above the league average against it. Over their past five games, the Bears have allowed six touchdowns to the position. With a growing role in an explosive offense and blessed with a sensational matchup, Magnum P.I. is a strong play in Week 9. Don't trust him, and Higgins will be very displeased.
Fearless Forecast: 5 receptions, 67 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, 16.5 fantasy points
Chris Ogbonnaya, Cle, RB (Noise Week 9 RB Rank: 24, 1-percent started)
Matchup: at Hou
Revenge is one of humanity's greatest motivators. Ogbonnaya hopes to serve it cold. Just three weeks ago, the little known rusher was kicked to the curb by the Texans, an uneventful footnote for 99.9-percent of fantasy owners. However, now as a Cleveland Brown, the suddenly relevant rusher could face his former employer as a starter. Pat Shurmur revealed Monday Montario Hardesty is out indefinitely with a calf tear. Meanwhile, Peyton Hillis, hampered by a nagging hamstring injury, remains "day-to-day." If the Madden-jinxed rusher is unavailable, the former Texan and Houston native will net his first NFL start. The 25-year-old has played decently in limited action, working primarily as a third-down/passing back. Last week on 16 touches (five receptions) against the league's stingiest run defense, San Francisco, he racked 61 yards. Because the Browns' West Coast offense typically features RBs in the passing game, Ogbonnaya would be a serviceable RB2/Flex option in a pinch, particularly in PPR formats. Houston has allowed 4.5 yards per carry to RBs this year. On roughly 20 touches, it's possible the motivated rusher could total surprising numbers in his hometown.
Fearless Forecast (If starting): 17 carries, 71 rushing yards, 4 receptions, 29 receiving yards, 0 touchdowns, 13.0 fantasy points
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A movie of careful entrances and exits, Matt Porterfield's "I Used to Be Darker" chronicles the dissolution of a marriage through the eyes of a runaway cousin who drops in unannounced. This outsider presence, catching only fragmented snatches of the overcharged emotions engulfing the family, allows the film ample room to distance an otherwise tense situation.
The fact that the couple are musicians (on and offscreen) further defuses the angst, sometimes sending it spinning into song.
At once emotionally charged, formally abstract and narratively laid-back, Porterfield's third feature should sustain the indie cred enjoyed by his much-lauded earlier films.
Taryn (Deragh Campbell) is introduced working in a shop on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Md.
An unwanted pregnancy and a fight with a young man transpiring behind glass doors apparently trigger her decision to leave. But when Taryn arrives in Baltimore, her aunt Kim (Kim Taylor) has already filed for divorce and moved out of the upscale family house for more bohemian digs, leaving behind her embittered husband, Bill (Ned Oldham), and resentful daughter, Abby (Hannah Gross).
While Kim has pursued her music career, touring with a small folk band, Bill's need to support the family has curtailed his singing and songwriting, in the process destroying his strongest link to his wife — who, adding insult to injury, is sleeping with a younger member of her band.
When Kim returns to pick up books or instruments, the house becomes an armed camp, with Bill drinking steadily, mired in anger and self-pity, and Kim bristling with defensiveness against the onslaught of a husband and daughter who feel betrayed.
This vortex of unresolved conflict spills over onto Taryn, herself struggling with issues related to parents and parenthood.
Yet, for the most part, the family feels less dysfunctional than deconstructed, spinning off into fragments and partially reforming as individual members are drawn to or repelled by one another.
Porterfield maintains a relaxed, nonjudgmental flow, full of moments of silent communion or reflection captured by lenser Jeremy Saulnier's quietly striking compositions as parts of an unseen whole.
The film's title, taken from a lyric in a Bill Callahan song ("I used to be darker / but then I got lighter / and then I got darker again"), implies a timeline with no particular direction.


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Knowing what they want is one thing. Knowing what to expect is altogether different.
A year ago the Tennessee Titans had settled on their intention to cut ties — one way or another — with one quarterback, Vince Young, and another, Kerry Collins, was on the verge of a short-lived retirement.
In short, they needed a quarterback and with the eighth overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, they were pretty sure they would get one.
They did, of course, when they selected Jake Locker. At that point, they promptly moved on to their next areas of need and used four of their next five picks on defensive tackles and linebackers.
With the 2012 draft set for Thursday through Sunday, their needs are not as glaring and their options for the first round, where they hold the 20th overall pick, are not as clear.
"It's harder at 20," second-year coach Mike Munchak said. "Last year was much easier. We had the eighth pick and you could pretty much sit there and figure out for the most part what teams in front of you were going to do.
"This year is a lot different in that regard because a lot can happen with people trading up and others taking people they didn't think would be there."
In the wake of a 9-7 season in which they narrowly missed out on a postseason berth, the Titans already have addressed shortcomings on the offensive and defensive lines through free agency, but could use more help at both positions — particularly at defensive end and guard and/or center. Safety is a spot that is in transition with Chris Hope gone through free agency and Michael Griffin retained only through the franchise tag. Then there is wide receiver where depth and uncertainty about Kenny Britt's health are cause for concern.
"It's exciting," Munchak said. "It's fun to add to the roster and build the roster. You don't know what might be there so you have to be well-prepared and be willing to move from offense to defense real quick depending on who's available.
"At some point, you do both. I think you try to fill needs that you have and you also try to get the best players available to you. There are certain areas going into the draft that we know we have to fill, and we'll try to do that."
As it turned out, the Titans did not need Locker as much as they thought. Months after his selection they signed veteran free agent Matt Hasselbeck, who started all 16 games and took the vast majority of snaps.
Most of the other eight players they took turned out to be imperative. All nine 2011 picks spent the entire season on the 53-man roster, including second-round pick Akeem Ayers, a linebacker who became the first Titans rookie in a decade to start all 16 games.
Tennessee has seven overall selections this year, its fewest since 2008 when it also had seven. That year its first pick was 24th overall and it brought running back Chris Johnson, despite the fact that the roster already included a young back, LenDale White, who had rushed for more than 1,000 yards the previous season.
Johnson led the Titans in rushing as a rookie and led the NFL the following year.
"We have to maybe go for the best player available," Munchak said. "It may not be a need we want to address immediately, but we need to have a player that's going to help us win on Sunday this year.
"You try to have a guy like that in a couple other positions that you think you don't necessarily want to go there in the first round because of the depth of the draft or because we think we have some young players we believe in. But [circumstances] may force your hand."
I think Nashville has seen enough of the Tennessee Titans not to have raised expectations.
The Vince Young draft may have been the worst draft since Ryan Leak.
You do realize his name is Leaf, right? Or is that an intentional typo-joke? If so, I don't get it. How does "leak" have anything to do with playing quarterback? What's with you trolling all the sports stories?