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Completely by accident, Brandon and I found the My Lowes App on the way to work this morning. This is the best and worst thing to ever happen to my life… and our data plan. Seriously. If you are a homeowner and you have a smart phone and you do not have this app, then you are an idiot… Ok, that was mean, you're not an idiot. You're just living a very sheltered life. I have already found 1000 things that I want to re-do in our house and I have only had the app for two hours. In fact, I am now in the process of planning out the projects and pricing them out.
I have said for a long time (probably since we moved in) that I want to re-do the main level bathroom. I hate that mirror and the vanity is kind of blah. Welp – with my new Lowes app, I can sit at work… I mean at home… and price out the vanity and the mirror and figure out exactly what I want… which I have already done. Turns out, this project is not nearly as expensive as I thought it was going to be! I am sure that is because I want something SO simple in that bathroom, but that's not the point. The point is, we had been avoiding this project because we thought we would have to sell organs on the black market to make the updates. I learned today that for less than $250, I can replace the vanity, vanity top AND mirror in the bathroom on the main level. So I have informed Brandon that next weekend, we will be updating that bathroom. Hello bonding time! And updating that bathroom only increases our resell value… and my sanity. Have I mentioned that I really hate that three-part mirror – it does NOTHING for my figure!
Also, with the Lowes app, I looked at dryers. We need a new dryer. Our dryer takes 2 -3 cycles to dry anything which is annoying and does nothing for our electric bill. I want something energy efficient. Out with the old and in with the new! Turns out, Lowe's is having a GREAT sale on dryers so Brandon and I are going to go this weekend and look at them in person. I have a few saved on the app that I really like that I want to see in person.
See – this app is saving us time in Lowe's which is a good thing because I could spend all day in Lowe's looking around and coming up with projects I never knew I absolutely 100% needed to do. And isn't it better that I sit at home and come up with these projects, then spend the day at Lowe's coming up with them? Also, I think Lowe's should be paying me for this advertising – like $5 for every person who downloads the app because they read my blog. Seriously… go download the app. Even if Lowe's isn't paying me to advertise for them.


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While on my way for a new pair of shoes at the finest shoe store in Chicago (Alamo) up in Andersonville, I stumbled on a new place, open only a couple of weeks.
Urban Epicure describes itself as "everyday gourmet." They seem to be trying to do it all in a very nice but smallish space. There is a prepared food area, an olive station, fresh soups and pozole, a cooking class corner, frozen specialties made in-house, and 2 or 3 very short grocery aisles of oils, jams, vinegars and the like. For example, their freezer offered marinara sauce and 3 varieties of bolognese sauce (I think one each of lamb, pork, and beef, even though I thought there was just one true "bolognese.") They could probably stand to beef up their selections of oils and vinegars, but again, their shelf space is quite limited, and I was told that for now they're relying on the limited suggestions of a purveyor. Bread is from Red Hen.
The store has a full-time chef and sous chef, the former coming from some obviously inferior New York establishment, and the latter from stints at Topolobambo and Fortunato. Their experience is reflected not only by the Italo-Mex flavors of the tak-out menu, but also by its seasonality. To give a small sample: "Early November risotto cakes" in striking contrast to the late November variety I prefer, Salmon Charmoul (in a roasted red pepper and cumin sauce), couscous, vegetable lasagna, spaghetti fennel three ways, roasted parsnips carrots and brussels sprouts, steak con pico de gallo, four lovely salads including a nicoise, and several pretentiously or humourously named (you decide) sandwiches.
The space is a beautifully designed conversion of an old printer's loft. The architect brilliantly saved and highlighted a wooden barrel roof that embraces everything warmly. Service was great.
They're offering 3 different take-out menus for Thanksgiving, a traditional American, a Near East (tandoori rubbed turkey, chickpea salad . . .), and a Regional Mexican (coriander cured turkey, pozole with pumpkin, potatoes and poblanos, etc.) Each is about $25 a head.
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I am well over due for a post with just about two months passing of having not. I even avoided doing my 'farewell 2014… I'd like to thank…. grew as a person so much…" and all that to end the year but it is now February and well I just cannot be bothered.
HOWEVER, last year I began the year naïve with little perception of just what to expect from leaving school and joining the real world, especially as I was neck deep in the world I created myself. I started this year with a full time job; starting my career, money in my account, realistic ambitions and not a single bad thought to keep me up at night.
My only problem is that I now stand among things that are just that; things, and around me is nothing more than just coincidences. Does the sun have any effect on us as a person? Nah. Do things happen for a reason? Probably not. Are we just mere bacteria trying to find meaning of our lives? Most likely.


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'I've done sketching most of my life. In notebooks, on napkins, on rough paper or cardboard, plates and coffee pots … basically when there's something to look at – so it's not new for me. As to exhibiting it …' — Bob Dylan
An exhibition of pastel portraits by Bob Dylan will open May 17, 2015 at the Butler Institute of American Art and remain on view until July 12, 2015.
An intriguing collection of portraits by the internationally acclaimed icon of American music produced for the National Portrait Gallery, London in September 2013.
Bob Dylan is one of America's most influential and important cultural figures. With over 500 songs, 46 albums and an astonishing 110 million record sales to his name, Dylan, now in his early seventies, is turning increasingly to another mode of artistic expression; one that has occupied him throughout his life, but for which he is much less well known.
Although Dylan has sketched and drawn since childhood and painted since the late 1960s, only relatively recently has he begun to exhibit his artworks. The twelve works collected in this beautifully produced volume represent his latest foray into portraiture. In an illuminating essay and a rare interview with Bob Dylan, curator and art historian John Elderfield explores the story behind these works and Dylan's approach to his art. Previously, Elderfield has acknowledged that while it may be unsettling when an artist does not adhere to the thing for which we have come to admire him most, Dylan has often asked his audience to get over the discomfort of his changing: 'And don't speak too soon / For the wheel's still in spin …' For Elderfield, Dylan's paintings, like his songs, are 'products of the same extraordinary, inventive imagination, the same mind and eye, by the same story-telling artist, for whom showing and telling – the temporal and the spatial, the verbal and the visual – are not easily separated.'
The folk music icon created the portraits expressly for the London exhibit. They depict everyday citizens, and not famous or identifiable people.
In an interview given by Dylan for the London exhibition, the artist was intentionally vague on the identity of the subjects.
Louis A. Zona, director of the Butler, said he does not expect Dylan will come to the Butler for the exhibition. The musician was last in Youngstown in August 2012 for a concert at Covelli Centre.
The Butler has a reputation for exhibiting artwork by famous actors and musicians. Recent years have brought exhibitions by Peter Falk, Tony Bennett, Jessica Lange, Ronnie Wood, Kim Novak and John Mellencamp.
It is the latter who played a role in landing the Dylan exhibit.
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- Amphiphysin 2 (IPR003023)
Amphiphysins belong to the expanding BAR (Bin-Amphiphysin-Rvsp) family proteins, all members of which share a highly conserved N-terminal BAR domain, which has predicted coiled-coil structures required for amphiphysin dimerisation and plasma membrane interaction [PMID: 12047553]. Almost all members also share a conserved C-terminal Src homology 3 (SH3) domain, which mediates their interactions with the GTPase dynamin and the inositol-5'-phosphatase synaptojanin 1 in vertebrates and with actin in yeast. The central region of all these proteins is most variable. In mammals, the central region of amphiphysin I and amphiphysin IIa contains a proline-arginine-rich region for endophilin binding and a CLAP domain, for binding to clathrin and AP-2. The interactions mediated by both the central and C-terminal domains are believed to be modulated by protein phosphorylation [PMID: 9720601, PMID: 10559861].
Amphiphysins are proteins that are thought to be involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis, actin function, and signalling pathways. In vertebrates, amphiphysins may regulate, but are not essential for clathrin-mediated endocytosis of SVs. However, in Drosophila amphiphysin is not involved at all in SV endocytosis but is required for T-tubule structure and excitation-contraction coupling muscles and plays a role in membrane morphogenesis in developing photoreceptors and a variety of other cells [PMID: 12047553].
Amphiphysin 2 was the second amphiphysin family member found in mammals. The gene encoding it has been found to be alternatively spliced. The various products have been named: BIN-1, Sh3P9, BRAMP-2 and ALP-1. They have different distribution patterns, with the largest form (~95 kD) being expressed solely in the brain, where it shares a very similar (if not identical) distribution pattern to amphiphysin 1 [PMID: 9720601].
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Employers are bracing for their third year in a row of double-digit increases in health care costs, according to industry consultants and analysts. The sharply higher costs could lead many employers to offer fewer health plans, reduce what they cover or shift more costs to employees.
Companies will probably face average increases of 12 to 15 percent in 2003, compared with a projected increase of 12.7 percent this year, according to preliminary estimates from Mercer Human Resource Consulting, based on early discussions some employers are having with insurers.
But costs for some employers will rise much more sharply. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, known as Calpers, announced yesterday that premiums for the health maintenance organizations it uses would increase an average of 25 percent and premiums for other plans would rise around 20 percent.
Some other large employers are being asked to pay as much as twice what they had been paying, and increases of roughly 25 percent are common, said Kenneth Sperling, a consultant with Hewitt Associates.
Still, small companies will probably face some of the largest increases, according to health care experts. If premiums for Calpers, which provides health insurance to about 1.2 million state and local employees, dependents and retirees, are increasing by 25 percent, ''we'll be seeing increases far exceeding that for small businesses,'' said Peter Lee, the president of the Pacific Business Group on Health, an employers' group that negotiates with health plans.Continue reading the main story
The steep increases could lead many employers to shift a greater proportion of health care costs to their workers, some of whom may not be able to afford the higher premiums and co-payments. Employees ''are going to pay a lot more out of pocket, and we're going to see a huge spike in the number of uninsured,'' Mr. Lee said.
Many health care experts predict that employers could experience double-digit cost increases for the next several years.
''There is nothing on the horizon that would cause me to think that double-digit increases are going away,'' said Randall K. Abbott, a senior consultant at the consulting company Watson Wyatt, who predicts that these increases will continue three to five years.
The last time annual increases of more than 10 percent were common was in the late 1980's and early 1990's, before managed care took hold.
Cost increases slowed or reversed for a few years in the mid- 1990's. But managed care companies, especially those in California, have now wrung many easy-to-find costs out of the system, and hospitals facing rising admissions and increasing labor costs are demanding sharply higher payments from insurers. In addition, as ever more costly drugs are introduced, prescription costs are rising by double-digit percentages each year.
Many managed care companies are now choosing to risk losing a contract rather than holding premiums relatively steady as their own costs escalate. ''They're not willing to destroy their margins to hold onto their unprofitable business,'' said Andrea Urban, a health care analyst for Merrill Lynch.
Officials at Calpers, which was particularly successful in using its influence to hold down health-care costs for much of the last decade, see fewer opportunities now to keep costs down as the population ages and makes greater use of new drugs and technology. The organization is choosing not to reduce the benefits it offers or to increase the proportion an employee pays for care, but people covered through Calpers will still face a substantial increase in their own costs.
Some consultants say California, which was early and enthusiastic in its embrace of managed care, is facing unusual pressures on its health care system today. ''California is a very mature, very competitive H.M.O. marketplace,'' where cost pressures are particularly acute, Mr. Abbott said.
Calpers officials say, however, that their experience reflects what is happening around the country as employers struggle with double-digit health care cost increases at a time when the overall economy has been weak.
''This is a national problem,'' said William Crist, the president of the Calpers board of administration.
Calpers plans to work with other large employers to begin discussions with policy makers in Washington about what, if any, steps the government should take to address these issues.
''I don't think policy makers have woken up to how bad things are,'' Mr. Lee said.
As part of rethinking its health care strategy, Calpers has also decided to drop its PacifiCare and HealthNet plans and work more closely with existing plans through Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and some regional insurers.
Calpers is also considering other alternatives, including a self-financed health insurance plan managed by an outside company.
Other employers are expected to follow the example of Calpers and reduce the number of plans they offer, as long as they do not force too many of their employees to find new doctors, several consultants said. The employers' decisions to drop plans could, in turn, force some insurers out of business and lead others to combine.
''The industry is going through a consolidation phase, and this will accelerate it further,'' Mr. Sperling said.Continue reading the main story


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"Co-op play for Call of Duty 4
The Rumour: While Call of Duty 4 is a truly amazing single and multiplayer FPS, it's lacking one thing: co-op play. Well, we've heard that it might not be missing forever.
Verdict: Adding cooperative play to a game post-release isn't unheard of. Rare added co-op to Kameo and with downloadable content being all the rage these days, we wouldn't put it past Infinity Ward to deliver the goods. Don't bank on it though.
Plausibility rating: 2/5"
were has this guy been it works great on my ps3! too bad xbox can't do it.
I doubt that they would add post release co-op. It probably wasn't included because of engine stability issues.
As if Nintendo needs a new handheld right now. Though it could be the next gameboy because the DS was called a "third pillar".
I say the co op may be possible I heard rumors about that a while ago maybe being a download...but until then I will just have to kill my friends on xbox live thats alll


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"There It Is! Hello Old Friend!"
After finishing flying the duck surveys in our respective crew areas, due to a plane malfunction, FWS Biologist/Pilot Rob Spangler and I were asked to fill in and fly the Northern Manitoba spring duck surveys. As we were flying along a transect near Cross Lake, we broke off line and flew north to the Cross Lake Narrows. We searched a bit, and as we got closer, I finally shouted out in excitement: "THERE IT IS!!" "It" is a 12' X 12' trapper's cabin, where I spent the month of August in 1993 and 1994 trapping and banding ducks. They were some of the most challenging, and yet enjoyable, times I have had with the FWS in my 25 year tenure with this wonderful outfit.
The old dead snags from the great fire of 20 years ago have been replaced by rapidly growing aspen trees. The only way in is by boat and/or float plane. And boy did the memories start coming back. One of the most memorable was the time one morning when I opened up the cabin door, and kept the screen door shut (to keep the bugs out), so that I could listen and watch the sandhill cranes dance on the other side of the water channel. It was one of THE BEST ways to wake up in the morning. I thought I heard a twig snap, and soon saw a big black nose grunting with every push of its nose at the screen door. Yes, it was a black bear. I was still laying in bed, and the gun was against the wall. I whispered to my duck banding partner, Mark Krom, still lying on his side in a bed facing the far wall, to not move. I knew that in moments, the bear would be in the cabin, and then things would get real interesting. So I reached under the bed, grabbed two cast irons pans, jumped up and ran at the door yelling and screaming and banging the pans as loud and hard as I could. I heard twigs and branches snapping and breaking like firecrackers going off, as the bear turned a quick 180 and made a hasty retreat. I stood there laughing hysterically, all the while shaking at the possibility of what "could" have happened. Mark then said, "I wanted to see the bear, I wanted to see the bear!" I remember saying: "Not with its head stuck through the front door did you want to see a #%&%$# bear!"
That was the beginning of the tale and the day, with many, many more to come. Mark remembered how the fellow in the movie Never Cry Wolf "marked" his territory to deter wolves from coming too close. So Mark proceeded to drink copious amounts of water and did the same to every trail anywhere near the cabin. It must have worked, because we never saw the bear again.
My Cross Lake Duck Banding camp adventure, just as many memories of my times afield with the FWS, is and always will be, a very fond memory, and an "Old Friend." The visit there several days ago reminds me of an old saying: "You will lose track of a lot of friends throughout your life, but when you see them again, they will still be "Old Friends."


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Gone are those days when you think twice while taking a bath or going out for a walk in winters with the cold days & colder nights as you get lazy enough to not to get out of your bed & want to stay longer in your warm blankets, because its Summer time!! This is the time when people are all charged up to go on exotic vacations on beaches, hill stations & are ready to spend the next hot months in a cool place with all around to dive in deep & cool off with your precious little pet, for whom you've spent that extra money to make this summer all comfortable & cool!
This weather is such that sometimes we forget to take care of few things when it comes to taking care of our pets, which results in bad heat strokes, sunburn, dehydration & what not! These problems are usually faced by every living creature on this earth, be it a human or an animal! Someday somewhere, one do gets stuck by the cruel heat, and so animals are the most prone of facing these problems than humans, because of their furry coats on their body, that protect them from the winters, but sometimes turn deadly during summers. Now everyone knows that cat is a creature which is considered to be the most moody animal of all. This animal usually has behavioral problems just like humans, and can get worse during a hot day! A cat owner should aware of the fact that a cat that is overheated in summer can face dehydration, shallow breathing & heatstroke. Keeping your cat cool during summer, especially when there is a heat wave is very important, in order to keep your cat happy & healthy throughout this hot weather.
Now the first to take care of is to keep your cat calm. It is very important to make your cat stay relaxed, as an uncomfortable cat can get destructive. Secondly make sure that your cat is getting the right amount of water it needs the whole day to keep the water level up in summers. Keeping a check over the intake of water in a day is very must, as energy in summers get drained really soon, which results in dehydration without proper amount of water in body. Cats usually like dark & cool places to hide in & sleep. Therefore if you have a garden then make sure that your cat has enough shady spots to hide in & sleep. Always let your cat wander around & find a place for itself to hide & sleep, but just not forget to track about where your cat is, not doing this can make your cat by mistake get exposed to heat for a longer period of time & get sunburned. Cats are very intelligent creatures, which if taken a good care can live up to many years & can turn out to be some excellent pets to humans.
Now just as a cat is affected a lot by the hot summer months, dogs too are prone to get ill of the summer, if not taken a good care. Dogs usually feel hotter than cats & so need a little more care than a cat. Now first of all one should understand that be it a dog, cat or any other animal, humans are strictly not allowed to lock their pets & babies inside a car on any day of your life. This is the most inhumane thing one can do to anyone living organism on this earth. Dogs are considered to be one of the most playful animals on this earth, & have been proved to heal many people suffering from mental problems & many other major problems including loneliness & depression. When God made this beautiful creature for humans to play around with, then humans also need to understand that leaving your dog on a leash outside your house with an empty bowl of water is as cruel as stabbing a kid in the heart.
They too are to be taken care of a lot in summer as they tend to grow ill of the hot weather, which affects their digestion, breathing, water level maintenance in their body & many other problems. So always take care of intake of the water by your precious puppy. Make sure that you get a regular haircut done in summer, if your pet has long fur coat. Make sure you wash & check the foot pads for any injury or burn marks every time you come back from a walk. Do not let your dog stay out in the heat for long, as it can cause heatstroke. Take care of the fact that your dog is free of external parasites, fleas, ticks & heart worms. Keep visiting your veterinarian regularly to keep a check on your pet's health.
Remember, every animal is a baby in this cruel world full of hatred, and just as you would never want your baby to face any problem by & through this world, any other baby should also not face it. Just as you would take care of your own baby, make sure someone else's baby is also living safe, healthy & happy!


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Portfolio Report
Thursday, November 06, 1997
by Randy Befumo (email@example.com)
ALEXANDRIA, VA (Nov. 6, 1997) -- Food. The very ubiquity of the product boggles the mind. Unlike water or air, the majority of food consumed by people is actually sold in a branded, packaged form that companies can make money selling. Long ago government realized that the business that ran the local water supply had to be strictly regulated or it would have incredible pricing power. Fortunately for investors, the government did not realize that in the coming age of brand names food companies would actually have the same kind of power.
Food companies, by and large, will not grow earnings 20%-plus a year, which makes many aggressive investors ignore the properties. However, food companies have a power and consistency that most of those 20%-plus growers can only fantasize about. Regardless of the underlying economic climate, the position of long-term interest rates, or the fluctuations in personal income, you have to buy food. In this hectic, hyper and crazed world, more food is served out of bags, boxes, jars, and cans than ever before. This packaging has trusted, reliable, and consistent brand names slapped on the front, brand names owned by food companies that can consequently grow earnings at a reliable rate that can give even the most agitated investor a sense of calm.
Because of this awesome consistency, food companies tend to trade at premium valuations relative to other stocks. Very rarely will following the old "buy when the price/earnings ratio is lower than the earnings growth rate" saw get you into a food company. This tendency for food stocks to trade at premium valuations is ironically even more stretched during times of market uncertainty, as investors view these companies as "defensive" stocks. If the economic outlook starts to get fuzzy, money managers begin to load up on food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and the like because demand here will be the last to go. People may not buy a new car, but they are still going to buy oreos (or beer).
Over the next few days, I will begin my half of our survey into food companies. Jeff and I have split the companies and I will try to hit a good portion of mine before I turn the column back over to him, and then he will look at Pfizer's earnings one day and then continue with his part of the food industry. For the food category, we are looking specifically at packaged, branded food products -- no restaurants here. My half of the list includes luncheon meats, frozen vegetables, salted snack foods, condiments, poundcake, and white bread. Jeff will be looking at soda, beer, cereal, candy, soul and sports drinks, to name a few. As each of us has our own peculiar style of looking at companies, for today I will give you a list of the ones I am doing and a brief synopsis of what I will be looking at in each company for those readers who wish to get the investment packets and follow along. I will also list Jeff's companies so you can order investment packets for his companies in advance. (AOL readers, please maximize the window.)
Randy Jeff ConAgra (CAG) Anheuser Busch (BUD) CPC International (CPC) Campbell Soup (CBP) Flowers (FLO) Coca-Cola (KO) Grand Metropolitan (GRM) General Mills (GIS) Heinz (HNZ) Kellogg (K) Hershey (HSY) Nestle (NSRGY) Int'l Bakeries (IBC) Quaker Oats (OAT) Nabisco (N) Ralcorp (RAH) PepsiCo (PEP) Philip Morris (MO) Sara Lee (SLE) ...and some to be announced... ...feel free to suggest names...
I plan to do one initial report on each of these companies. This will summarize the main products and then launch into a preliminary assessment of the financials. I call this preliminary because I want to assess whether further analysis is warranted, not make any buy decisions.
This preliminary financial analysis will look at the valuations relative to earnings, sales, and cash flow; look at the composition of the company's income statement and balance sheet; assess whether asset management and the basic returns on equity have been reasonable over the past few years and look at how management has done on the capital allocation side over the past few months. I hope to be creative enough to come up with a stylized format that is easy to digest for readers. I also plan to hyperlink to a short article explaining how some of the math works to let people who are comfortable with the analysis read on quickly but provide those not quite as comfortable to have a touchstone where they can double-check their own work.
I plan to do ConAgra, CPC, Flowers and Grand Met, which will take me through to Wednesday, turning the portfolio back over to Jeff where he can do the promised work on Pfizer and then start to handle his half of the list. Those who want to follow along can start making phone calls. The phone numbers for the companies' main switchboards are listed below.
Anheuser Busch (BUD) -- 314-577-2000
ConAgra (CAG) -- 402-595-4000
CPC International (CPC) -- 201-894-4000
Campbell Soup (CPB) -- 609-342-4800
Coca-Cola (KO) -- 404-676-2121
Flowers (FLO) -- 912-226-9110
Grand Metropolitan (GRM) -- 171-321-6000
General Mills (GIS) -- 612-540-2311
Heinz (HNZ) -- 412-456-5700
Hershey (HSY) -- 717-534-6799
International Bakeries (IBC) -- 816-502-4000
Kellogg (K) -- 616-961-2000
Nabisco (N) -- 201-682-5000
Nestle (NSRGY) -- www.nestle.com (overseas)
PepsiCo (PEP) -- 914-253-2000
Philip Morris (MO) -- 212-880-5000
Quaker Oats (OAT) -- 312-222-7111
Ralcorp (RAH) -- 314-877-7000
Sara Lee (SLE) -- 312-726-2600
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) update: Yesterday we received our confirmation from Harris Bank stating that they received our $300.00 on 10/28/97. The money was invested in Intel stock on 11/3. All of you should receive a like confirmation soon if you followed along with us. The confirmation itself can be used to send in more money next month in the envelope provided. You will receive another statement in a few weeks telling you the number of shares you bought, at what price, your account balance, and another envelope in which to send future investments. (All of this for no cost!) For the record, we estimate that Fools bought about $900,000 to $1,600,000 worth of Intel on Monday.
Stock Close Change Intel $73 1/2 -1 1/8 Day Month Year History Drip: +0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% S&P: +0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% NASDAQ: +0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Rec'd # Security In At 9/8/97 1 Intel $94.69 Base: $800.00 Expenses: $ 70.50 (Moneypaper) Purchases: See above and below Cash: $634.89** Total Value: $710.00 apprx. **Transactions in progress: 1. $81.00 sent on 10/17/97 to buy one share of JNJ and enroll in its DRIP. 2. $300.00 sent on 10/23/97 to buy more shares of INTC.


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Colombo: China's naval ambitions in Sri Lanka received a jolt when Colombo rejected Beijing's request to dock one of its submarines in the nation's capital.
A senior Sri Lankan government official has said that China's request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month has been rejected and it is "unlikely" that the government would agree to China's request to dock the submarine at any time ,given India's concerns, the Colombo Page reported.
This decision by Sri Lanka shows that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit is successful as he arrived in Colombo Thursday afternoon for a two-day visit to the country.
India has been raising concerns about Chinese military influence in strategically important Indian Ocean Region since 2014 when Sri Lanka had permitted China to dock its submarine in the capital of Colombo.
India has also expressed its concerns over Sri Lanka finalizing to lease 80% of its loss-making Hambantota port to China for 99 years .But trade unions are also opposing the deal.
China has invested heavily in the infrastructure projects like roads, railways and ports in Sri Lanka .
Prime Minister Modi was accompanied by his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe to the temple.
Seema Malaka or the Gangaramaya Temple is a Buddhist temple constructed in the middle of the Beira Lake and the design was inspired by the ancient monasteries in forests of Anuradhapura and Ritigala.
Following the temple visit, the Indian Prime Minister will attend a private dinner with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at 'Temple Trees', the latter's official residence.
On the second day of his visit, Prime Minister Modi will deliver a celebratory address at the Bandarnaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BIMCH) on the occasion of International Vesak Day.


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High Classicism for the 21st Century. A reflective piece from Sax Berlin; he's used multiple layers to build his image and has finished sumptuously with pure gold leaf and crushed marble. No other artist today can produce images such as these; unique, beautiful and nuancing the Master Artists of previous centuries.
21st Century Classicism
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Penguins' Talbot knows his roleby Larry Wigge
For a moment, he was shocked, almost paralyzed. OK, so maybe I'm making the situation a little dramatic. But not by much, considering the importance of this frozen moment for a defensive specialist, a career third-line player.
Think about it for a moment. Maxime Talbot is tapped on the shoulder by Pittsburgh Penguins coach Michel Therrien to be the team's sixth attacker in the final minute of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, with the Detroit Red Wings ahead in the series, 3-1, and in the game, 3-2.
"Now I know what being frozen in time means ... literally," the 24-year-old veteran from Lemoyne, Quebec said after he scored with 34.3 seconds left in regulation and the Penguins beat the Red Wings in a classic 4-3 triple overtime contest. "Pinch me. I have to be dreaming."
We should have known, however, that in all sports there is so often an unexpected star on the horizon at some of the most memorable moments. The role this role player played in early June in a true classic was to be a difference-maker.
Throughout the run for the 2008 Stanley Cup, Talbot was a voice of reason on this young, very skilled Pittsburgh team. He was refreshingly honest talking about his experience and was a real energy player for the Penguins.
Even if he was frozen in the moment ... for a split second.
"I see Marc-Andre Fleury coming to the bench and the coach says, 'Max, get going.' I'm like: 'Me?'
"I didn't say it, but that's what I thought. I don't think I've ever been put on the ice as a sixth attacker. It was a gutsy move by the coach. I remember looking at him like he was crazy. But I guess he had some kind of sixth sense."
Talbot jumped off the bench and quickly got himself into the play. Seconds later, he found himself uncovered at the corner of the net. He took two whacks at the puck before the second one went in the short side on Detroit goalie Chris Osgood.
"Now I know what being frozen in time means ... literally." -- Maxime Talbot
"I loved Talbot's game," Therrien said. "He was on the puck. He's got a lot of energy. And one thing you know, you want to put the puck at the net -- and he was always around the net."
Hockey is all about heart and soul, sweat and blood, passion and those priceless moments where a character, role player takes center stage.
In the process, Talbot became the first player to stave off elimination in the final minute of a Stanley Cup Final game since 1936, when Pep Kelly of the Toronto Maple Leafs scored with 41 seconds left in Game 3 of a five-game series Detroit won the next day.
One day later, while the 2002 eighth-round draft choice was holding court, I tried to catch him off-guard by asking him what he would be if he wasn't a hockey player. The loquacious Talbot looked me straight in the eyes and wondered, "You haven't seen my work as an actor?"
He was serious. He was even appalled that I hadn't seen his work on YouTube, where he played the part of a car salesman in a spot that was shown on Jay Leno and billed as one of the worst commercials ever made.
After the 4-3 triple-overtime victory by Pittsburgh against Detroit on a goal by Petr Sykora, Talbot showed that commercial pose. He also showed me his cell phone that proved he indeed was a celebrity.
"Look," he said proudly, "55 text messages. Mostly, they said, 'Bravo. You saved the season.' Obviously my friends, they know I'm kind of a sore loser."
When told that he tied Pep Kelly's last-minute stave-off-elimination goal, the peppy Talbot cracked, "He was probably a no-name like me. Probably a fourth-liner."
Whatever he's got in hockey, to this point, he has earned by working harder than the next guy.
"My dad's a hard worker, he does whatever it takes -- whatever is broken, he can fix it, he pours concrete foundations, floors, he can build houses, so he's always the first one to help. I think I take my work ethic a little bit from him. My grandfather is the same: Both workhorses."
When you're a player who has had to show what you've got to offer almost every day of your hockey life like Max, you just worked harder and harder. There was a big smile on Talbot's face at this point in the interview. He was remembering his draft day in 2002.
"My agent told me I would be a third or fourth-round pick," he said of that year's draft in Toronto in which the first three rounds went by on the first day and the rest the next day with Max's name never called. "That night back at the hotel, my agent assured me I would go in the fourth round. Soon we went through the fourth, the fifth and the sixth.
"I remember seeing my parents come back to their seats with tears in their eyes. I said, 'Thanks guys for caring.' My mom said, 'Sorry, we were so nervous we had to get a cigarette and the smoke was terrible.' "
The only thing that's uncertain about Max Talbot's place in hockey now is if this happy-go-lucky forward could show more of his sixth sense to score more big goals in the future for the Pittsburgh Penguins.


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(photo via Baker St. Babes)
Steampunk Holmes is included in a fascinating article by The New York Times about who owns the rights to Sherlock Holmes.
Our good friends and supporters, The Baker Street Babes, also play a large role in the article.
Noble Beast's owner and manager, Richard Monson-Haefel, gets a great introduction and gives a quote:
"Some say that when it comes to promoting nontraditional Sherlockiana, the estate can be quite open-minded. Richard Monson-Haefel of Noble Beast, the multimedia publisher behind "Steampunk Holmes," an interactive mash-up based on the public-domain story "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans," said he paid a fee to the estate after learning it also asserts trademark protection for the character that, unlike copyright, can be renewed in perpetuity.
"The estate has given us a little boost here and there," said Mr. Monson-Haefel, whose company displays the estate's official seal of approval on the project's Web page. "I'm pretty happy with the situation."


text: Today is the last day of Kindergarten for my twin babies. I am so proud of how this year has gone for Max and Naomi. We had a little graduation for them at school yesterday afternoon. Naomi won the acting out the best troll in their Billy Goats Gruff play award. She did such a great job jumping out at the billy goats in their play that some of the kids jumped back and were really scared because Naomi growled at them so loud and scarey! Max won the best snowman award for the day daddy went to school with them to help the class. He was so proud of daddy being there. They also had to make a paper and picture and tell the audience what they wanted to be when they grow up. Max wants to be a teacher and Naomi wants to be a massager like mommy. That was just way to sweet. I am proud of how the two of them have done this year. They have grown up so much and are such great little people.


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Slightly strange start to a post I know, but that story came to my mind a few nights ago after I attended a glitzy party packed with glamorous young people and reality TV "celebrities"…Apart from feeling ridiculously under dressed and lacking in the uniform spray tan, false lashes and six inch stilettos, it also made me a little sad that my life no longer involved a steady stream of night's out with friends in glamorous and new locations.After a long drive back from London I crawled into bed exhausted and looking forward to a well needed night's sleep. However, my rest was quickly interrupted when a few hours later my little boy full up with a cold started crying. I lay there for a few moments hoping that he would fall back asleep and wondering how many of the people at that party were still out having fun with their carefree, responsibility free lives!!
Realising that he wasn't going to stop crying and go back to sleep I reluctantly went into him with the intention of settling him back down into his bed. However he immediately lifted up his arms towards me and said "mammy cwtch"...clever boy that son of mine, he knows how to work his mam!!So we snuggled into the bed in the spare room and he pushed his warm little body as close to mine as he could manage and rested his head on my chest. As I lay there in the dark stroking his hair softly and listening to his breathing, I realised that I was in fact exactly where I wanted to be, and whilst it would be nice if sometimes my life was a little more exciting and glamorous, I wouldn't in a million years change being the mother of this clever, funny, gorgeous little boy whom I am proud to call my son, and I am pretty sure that if I am lucky enough to still be around in thirty years it is these precious, ordinary moments that I will look back and remember and cherish and no doubt miss.
So back to the story at the beginning…I have also realised that my house definitely has golden windows….Now this would be a very poignant and heart-warming moment to stop writing and push the publish button on this little post. However, in true toddler style my little monkey well and truly spoilt the mood and the moment by getting a second wind and refusing to go back to sleep, and repeatedly asking to watch his cars movie…for two hours!!!
So let's just say that my house has golden windows most of the time..!!!


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Dewsbury Rams supporters group The Amber Ribbon are holding a fundraising evening in aid of the Danny Jones Defibrillator appeal at the club tomorrow (Friday).
Former Great Britain star Garry Schofield is guest speaker and the Golden Boot winner will host a question and answer session, offer his views on the modern game and share some tales from a glittering playing career for club and country.
The event, which starts at 7.30pm, is being held in the newly refurbished Amber Ribbon Bar at The Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury, and will also feature live music, buffet food and a memorabilia auction.
Every penny raised will go to the Danny Jones Defibrillator appeal, set by Danny's wife Lizzie.
The event has been organised by The Amber Ribbon, who have previously made financial donations to support Dewsbury Rams players affected by illness, injury and other personal difficulties.
Amber Ribbon chairman Charlie Coates, said: "Tickets for this event have sold well but there are still some remaining.
"If you'd like to join us then you will be made to feel extremely welcome, regardless of your club allegiances. Tickets will be available on the door priced at just £5.
"We cannot imagine a more worthy cause than this. We are proud to support it and hope Rugby League fans from all clubs will too."
For further information, contact Charlie Coates: 07425165542


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I do! From how all the characters describe her, Rose loved BIG and loved a lot, and she absolutely sounded like someone who would love multiple people at a time. Like, she definitely loved Pearl, and she loved other humans, and she loved Greg
Like, I don't know if the show will be able to go into it but I definitely feel like she's meant to be poly, anyway
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Happy Birthday, @drakones! I know the love you feel for the Lost Children arc and how much this story and its characters mean to you, so I wanted to write a lengthy Rosine meta for you (and because I love her too). I hope you enjoy the read and have a wonderful day – so put your grasses on, nothing will be wrong. *hugs*
[TW for discussion and images of child abuse, brief mentions of rape, and lots of sadness]
of the big themes of the Lost Children arc is the human need to find
a place for ourselves in the world, and what lacking or losing such a
place can do to us. And Rosine is a girl without any place for
herself who desperately needs one, but just like Peekaf, she's made
to be an outcast who belongs nowhere.
Part of why the "nudity = objectification" bad analysis bugs me, despite being very understandable because the vast majority of film nudity is objectification, is (like so much Bad Fandom Discourse) because of how I've seen it play out in anime fandom. In particular, how I've seen it used to dismiss one of my favorite anime, a series I'd really like to see more feminist commentary on outside of anime fandom.
That series is the very explicitly feminist Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, which is all about a woman regaining her sexual agency from people who want to define her and reduce her to stereotypes over it. This woman also likes to run around naked or partially dressed much of the time, and this isn't just another "well she just likes it that way" excuse – it's important to what the story is trying to say about an overtly sexual woman, what she wants and how the world wants to perceive her. And most of it is framed in medium shots that don't focus on any particular part of her body. The OP zeroes in on her boobs, but only after she verbally invites the viewer in.
It has a lot to say about women's sexuality, and in ways that can only be conveyed through how it uses nudity. (For a more in-depth discussion of this, you should check out this really excellent essay on sexuality in the series by @vraik.) And yet I see sooooooo many people just kneejerk dismiss it as MUST BE SEXIST MUST BE PROBLEMATIC because boobs.
If they learned some film theory, maybe they'd see how this show is different in how it handles nudity. Instead they run away from a feminist statement by a female director, back to more infantilizing moe anime made by men for men, because at least they don't have nudity.
i'm glad the mine fujiko series exists. it took a lot of risks and it did some great, clever shit. hell, i think the OP is deliberately designed to make you sort of overdose on the hyper stylised boobies, like 'here's what you wanted, here's more, here's more, here's some selfcest, nipples nipples niiiipples… is your brain melting yet', with an arch voiceover dissecting the very male gaze it is inviting.
the problem with both the typical 'fujiko is a sexist character by definition so we can feel free to pile on the hate' animu fandom misogyny and the take you're championing is…
precisely because fujiko is for a good chunk of the franchise history, the only female character in the main group and also this mysterious, treacherous, rapeable (and really not just talking about ancient history here, see the very recent 'jigen daisuke's tombstone') cheesecake character, two important things should have been achieved in this show. one, to have much more actual fujiko pov than the other guys running around getting shit done. i mean hello, that's what a spinoff is for. two, to make fujiko the person who frees herself with the truth instead of standing helplessly as lupin puts it all together for her. it's like the writers were working to show that she's ALMOST HIS EQUAL, but in the end, not quite, he's top dog. (one could argue that this dynamic is the same as lupin and zenigata, but representation ratios matter– especially when you've got only one major sympathetic female character). these are all pure storytelling choices, and there is no good or intrinsic reason why they should not have been taken care of. it weakens the feminist strain in mine fujiko at crucial points in the narrative.
i have an issue with the abuse story and reveal. from one angle, it makes for a great twist. as someone who is convinced that fujiko is every bit as immortal and trickster-ish as lupin is, i was relieved by it. from another angle, we basically ended up with a lot of episodes of trauma porn, and i'm still articulating for a later piece of writing how that changed how i saw some of the most complex themes of the show (such as, how the abused often continue cycles of abuse), from a different perspective than the bad male gaze-y viewer it seems to have intended to mess with.
about the nudity, it's all circular logic again. fuck yeah weaponised femininity, the nude female body exposes society's hypocrisies, fujiko's MO involves seducing people so of course she's gonna be naked a lot… that's great, but lupin is also known to seduce people. how is it that he's not once depicted as naked and vulnerable in the way that fujiko is? and no, despite there being quite a bit more male nudity in the original series, it's still pretty much mostly comedic or unsexualised. there are clear directions available to break out of a longstanding media binary in terms of representation and framing (i mean this in the most film theory-ffic sense), but as long as analysis is satisfied with the sweetened pill of heteronormative* choice rhetoric, we're stuck.
(i mean, i've even read some people whining that the 'modest' fujiko in miyazaki's movie is a travesty… i mean WHAT.)
also, funny thing, i thought many episodes of the blue jacket series did a better job of portraying fujiko's personhood and total agency than a spinoff series apparently dedicated to doing so.
finally, sorta offtopic but also not: oscar the stereotyped, poorly written, violently misogynistic new gay (or trans?) male character… that was just lazy af. (and he ends up burning a bunch of women to death but we don't gaf about that, right.)
*not touching the fujiko-seducing-underage-catholic-schoolgirls bit with a ten-foot pole, thanks, almost nothing in that episode made any sense
I feel like you're making a lot of assumptions about Rose's point and putting a lot of words in her mouth here. I've already written quite a few words about The Woman Called Fujiko Mine but what the heck, what's a few more? However, it is after midnight, so I'm probably going to end up being a bit rambly…
Regarding your first point, I have mixed feelings about Lupin's role in the series. (It's also not at all salient to what Rose was talking about but eh I'll ignore that for now) I was bothered by Fujiko seeming to be becoming less and less active in her own story and Lupin took the lead. Her pulling herself out of the hole would fit the ideal feminist rubric more ideally. However, I feel it was necessary for the conclusion to have the level of impact that it did, Fujiko had to hit rock bottom to a level where that was impossible. Her trust and affection for Lupin is made clear throughout the series, as is his adoration for and fascination with her. It makes sense he would be the one to pull her up when she could not pull herself up, that he would inspect her past. In many ways, the show is the story of how Lupin fell in love with Fujiko – in her time of need, he puts himself in peril to get to the root of her problem so that she can be her true self again. They are equal partners, and partners help each other out. Lupin doesn't hit rock bottom because it's not his story. He's there to offer her assistance, to throw her a rope when she needs it most, and stand beside her as she faces her abuser and reclaims her self.
To be perfectly honest, I think you're missing the point of the show a bit. The point isn't, "Fuck yeah powerful women!" It's so much more than that.
Regarding your point about nudity, there is a lot of nonsexual nudity in the show. It's not all "Fujiko is using her body to get what she wants! Weaponized femininity!!" It's her relaxing and drinking wine in a negligee. Enjoying her ill-gotten gains by swimming naked except for elaborate jewelry. Speaking as someone who tends to wander around naked in the privacy of her own home (and actually owns a nearly-identical negligee, even if I don't look nearly as good in it), I actually enjoyed that part of the show. The camera doesn't ogle her or linger on her breasts or butt. It's hard for female nudity to be as unsexualized as male nudity – our bodies have been so aggressively commodified – but the context is often distinctly nonsexual. Vrai does a great job discussing Fujiko's nudity in context and I really recommend you look at their essays. I think The Woman Called Fujiko Mine strikes a great balance between the grittier mood of the original Monkey Punch manga and Green Jacket – where Fujiko was usually a fan service vehicle, a damsel, or both – and appreciating her as a fully fleshed-out character. Sayo Yamamoto likes to make series about sexy, dangerous ladies, and I think there's plenty of room for that in the world.
Thanks! I thought bbtree made some good points, but wasn't a big fan of the (wrong) assumptions made about what kind of a feminist I was (I didn't say anything about "weaponized femininity" or "choice feminism" and I'm not a fan of either of those things) and my sexuality (I'm not straight), and so on.
But yeah, one thing I was going to address is that I think TWCFM is something you have to view in the context of Sayo Yamamoto's other work as well as in the context of other Lupin III series. Non-sexual nudity is a common feature in her work, as well as sexualized bodies of both genders. She wasn't doing this to please male audiences here, and in this case, it's salient to the point she tries to make (Yamamoto also frequently uses her series to explore feminist issues related to women's sexuality and relationships with men, see also: Michiko and Hatchin). It's how something that is so natural for Fujiko is so relentlessly picked apart and stereotyped by the world. The nudity here makes more sense when you know it's directed by Yamamoto the same way the nudity in Yurikuma Arashi does when you know it's directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara.
That's also why the male characters also play parts in this where they're less naked, because the point isn't "yay Fujiko do your thing, slay kween!" it's about the way that the world, particularly The Patriarchy, see her. I also, as I did in the OP, recommend reading Vrai Kaiser's essays for more on this; their recap of, I think, episode 3 illustrates how all the main male characters in the series represent different misogynistic reactions to sexual women, except Lupin, the one man who sees her as she is, as his equal. Aisha also represents one, too: the woman whose response to patriarchal oppression is to internalize her misogyny rather than fight against it, and the way those women tend to particularly use it against "bad girls" like Fujiko. The fact that Fujiko doesn't always have complete agency and is sometimes their victim is the point. (I'm also a little confused here: you're not a fan of choice feminism or the story being ALL ABOUT Fujiko's agency, but you seem to think a female character's agency being compromised in service of a feminist point is an automatic negative?? And you'll praise something where she has more agency because she's a side character who only appears in a handful of episodes, and where the main female character is damseled at the end, as doing it better?????? I love the Blue Jacket series too, but come on.)
One thing I do want to address is the assumption of "cishet" in your characterization of why certain feminists excuse what you see as problematic sexualization. I definitely think a lot of "choice feminism" is motivated by an attempt to excuse sexist choices women make in order to appeal themselves to men, sure (and the relationships in Yamamoto works are primarily heterosexual). But discussions about nudity in film media? IME the discussion usually goes the other way. It's straight women who I've seen generally assume that all female nudity = Problematic Objectification For Men, often to a very heteronormative degree (I've seen people do this with obviously lesbian-targeted media like The L Word, assuming that the gazey female nudity in it = it's actually still made for men). On the other hand, a lot of lesbian and bi girls can be too forgiving of actually problematic female nudity in media because we enjoy it anyway. I like to think I can tell the difference even when I do, but if I am giving TWCFM too much of a pass here, I think it's precisely because I'm bisexual, not straight, IYKWIM. For all you don't seem to be a fan of Tumblr buzzwords, you're using "cishet" in kind of a buzzwordy way here.
Lastly, I think I should point out that I don't use the "feminist" label in the same way a lot of Tumblr does. I don't mean it as "perfectly-empowering positive media with cool ladies in it." I use it to mean that I think a work of media makes a feminist point, that its themes are feminist – even if it doesn't do that perfectly or unproblematically. That's why I would also argue that Legally Blonde is a feminist film, even if its feminism is really dated and not very intersectional (like with its stereotypical portrayal of gay people) and it IS basically Weaponized Femininity: The Movie. I think Mad Men is a feminist work because one of its (many) themes is the position of women in the 1960s and how the changes in the period allowed women to gradually rise above it: even though it makes that point through having lots of sexist dude characters and then often making women go through awful shit, and even though it also has serious problems with intersectionality.
So that's the argument I'm trying to make about Fujiko Mine. I don't think it has to be perfect to be deserving of that "feminist" label, and it certainly isn't perfect (I have complicated feelings about Oscar's portrayal that could be a whole different discussion). But I think it qualifies with the larger point it, I think, successfully makes about a feminist topic: how society views and tries to constrict women's sexuality.
"The Black Swordsman Arc and Lost Children Arc aren't really important"
This. All of this. Well said. You know how most people get into the series by watching the '97 anime or the film trilogy, well I got into it by reading the manga first with no idea what to expect. After my first read through a few years ago and watching both the anime and trilogy, I often wondered why Miura decided to start the series with the Black Swordsman Arc instead of doing what the adaptations did and starting with the Golden Age one. But after a few more readthroughs it made sense why.
Starting off the manga, you meet Guts, a big badass dude with one eye, a cannon for one arm, and a huge slab of iron he uses for a sword. He going around killing off all these demons and other than his equipment, experience, and strategic mind, you can see that just an ordinary human. You have no idea why he's doing what he's doing and why he's such an asshole about it. That's where Puck comes in. Many fans think Puck is a worthless character, but in actuality, he's the audience's proxy. Just as Puck does, we think Guts may be a badass but he's also an asshole. Why are we following around this dude who clearly has a deathwish? But we stay because we want to understand what drives him and we feel this unanswerable sympathy for his plight. And even through his gruff attitude, we see that he has some goodness in him, case in point the the Slug Count arc, with his interactions with Vargas, and him saving Theresia.
Then boom you're hit with the Golden Age arc, and even though you know its gonna end in tragedy, you feel a sense of lull and wonder how it could all go wrong and it does oh boy does it ever. So you understand why Guts is the way he is at the beginning of the series, you understand all the grief and pain and rage and what what would drive him to take on an insurmountable task. In the Lost Children Arc, you see him start to heal and realize that even tho he lost so much, he didn't lose everything (Casca and Rickert). Who in the beginning you don't even know exist and if you did would probably think that they're obviously dead. So you get angry at Guts for just abandoning them, as if they didn't even matter.
TL;DR: Both of those arcs are crucial to Guts' character development and if left behind take away so much of what make him HIM.
I don't think that Casca's rape was entirely designed to punish Guts
alone. I think there were different reasons for her rape (although most
use her purely as a device to affect others):
- She was definitely used as a sexual tool to punish Guts. By
raping her, Griffith was destroying Guts' dream (i.e. protecting the
ones he cared about; becoming a better, stronger fighter alongside the
ones he loved), and he did this because Guts was the only one who
managed to make Griffith falter and lose sight of his own dream.
- There is no doubt that Griffith loved Guts. His love was not
necessarily sexual in nature, although it was as deep as a lover's
relationship. I doubt it could be described as friendship because
Griffith's idea of true friendship was to have someone truly equal to
him, yet at the same time, he could never allow anyone to actually
become good enough to rival him (there is only one who can rule a
castle…) and so I do not think he really believed that anyone could
have managed to be that true friend. If he had really felt that Guts
was a true friend, Guts would have become his enemy at the same time.
So, when Guts left the Band of the Hawk, Griffith not only felt that he
had been abandoned by the one person he loved, but he realized that
there was someone who could rival him, a possible true friend – and
therefore enemy. He rapes Casca to punish Guts for not only abandoning
him, but for abandoning him to seek out his own dream, something which
could topple Griffith as it was the one thing that would have made Guts
an equal.
- Casca's rape was also used as the means for Griffith to destroy his
own human weaknesses. After Griffith was rescued, it was not Guts, but
Casca who decided to stay and care for him. Griffith knew this, and,
fuelled by a mix of his jealously/anger towards Guts' love for Casca, a
desperate need for comfort in his weakened state, as well as a need to
comfort a person who cared for him so deeply, Griffith threw his weak
body onto Casca it a pseudo-attempt at rape/sexual intimacy (remember,
when he is vulnerable, he seeks out sex – even though it has other,
useful motives for him at the same time, see his sleeping with
the governor and the princess for reference). Just as rape is about
control and overpowering a person's autonomy, Griffith was symbolically
owning his past weaknesses by overriding the autonomy of the one person
who loved him and treated him with pity, Casca.
- I think part of Griffith's anger was also aimed at Casca directly.
Yes, she is used as a sexual tool to punish Guts, but I think Griffith
also wanted to hurt her. Griffith noticed that Casca and Guts
were in love. He noticed it when she wiped away the blood from Guts'
face and when they were talking about what to do with Griffith outside
the wagon. In the latter situation, Guts offered to stay when Casca told
him that she couldn't leave Griffith. Griffith was jealous of the fact
that Guts loved Casca enough to abandon his own dreams for her, whereas
Guts had previously refused to abandon his dream for Griffith – Casca
didn't even have to ask Guts to stay, where Griffith practically begged
Guts, and Guts still refused. For that reason he hates Casca. She was,
unknowing to Griffith until that point, a genuine rival for the number
one spot in Guts' heart, and considering the fact that Griffith cannot
allow anyone to surpass him in any way, he raped Casca as punishment for
beating him in that one instance.
- I think Griffith chose to rape Casca because he knew the what the
symbolic impact of being raped would have on her. His torture was not
only the physical trauma of being raped (in fact I think that was the
lesser punishment), but the mental. Casca has never been in control of
her own destiny, not until she made the decision to leave with Guts,
anyway. She has always lived for Griffith, partly out of love and
loyalty, but also, deep inside, because she felt that serving Griffith
was giving her purpose. She was entirely dependent on Griffith, living
off of his dream to give herself meaning. He was very much aware of this
– when the aristocrat tried to rape her as a child he threw her the
sword and symbolically asked her whether she could be strong enough to
forge her own destiny, to create and follow her own dream. He realised
the answer to that question when she asked to serve him – that she
wasn't going to follow her own dream, that she wasn't capable of being
that 'true friend'. When he found out that Casca was in love with Guts
and that she, at one point, was going to leave with him, he realized
that Casca was actually now following her own dreams, and no longer
relying on Griffith's to give herself purpose. The rape was partially
punishment for this, and partially also because she chose to abandon her
dream and decided to tie herself back to Griffith when she realized she
couldn't abandon him in his weakened state.
- Raping her, instead of killing her, was a symbolic act. It was
through rape that they first met, and it was through rape that their
relationship ends – he is no longer the Griffith that Casca knew. He
also knew that it would have a greater impact on her than death would. I
think in some ways, she was more afraid of rape than she was of death,
because rape epitomized the loss of control over oneself – something
which she lacks already with her almost-blindly loyal servitude to
Griffith. Him raping her is the greatest punishment he can inflict on
her, and I feel that it is the fact that Casca realised that Griffith is
actually cruel enough to use such a fear of hers against her, and
against Guts, which is what sent her over the edge (not so much the
physical trauma, although that is, of course, incredibly traumatic as
You know who is really, really great? SHAY.
Like honestly, she's such a wonderful character and I'm so happy with how she's portrayed.
First of all, I love her character design so much. I love that she's so tall and muscular. And sure, she has those big … earring things, but otherwise she doesn't have any ridiculous facial features (i.e. huge eyelashes, lipstick, etc.) so that we """know she's a girl"""" Yet she is still super adorable!
Not that I don't like the character designs of other, more """"feminine-looking""" female aliens on the show (i.e. Allura obviously, and Nyma) but I just really, really like Shay's design and how unique it is.
But more than that, I absolutely love her as a character and how other characters treat her.
Tall/muscular female characters are so often made into stupid jokes and shamed by other characters for not being "feminine enough." I was just bracing myself for someone to make some idiotic comment like "lmao that thing is a girl?!?!" but it never happens.
Not only that, but she plays a fairly pivotal role in the story and her character is treated with so much respect. She's not portrayed as some random extra character, but someone who is really important, really sweet and kind, and incredibly brave.
At one point Hunk is talking about her and calls her "a hero named Shay" and I just really love that––not "an alien" or "some girl" but a hero.
And that brings me to the relationship between Hunk and Shay, which is honestly one of my favorite things about the whole show––and something that I feel deserves a lot more recognition. I mean, LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE.
And it doesn't really matter whether it's platonic or romantic, because either way it's just so utterly genuine and important. What matters most is that they teach each other so much about freedom and bravery and fighting against injustice. They bring out the hero in each other.
But I also like that even the possibility of it being romantic isn't made out to be something to laugh at. Like yeah, Lance and Pidge both kinda poke fun at Hunk about it, but it's more of an "ooooh Hunk likes someone!!" kind of way and not "lmao I can't believe you like her" kind of way. (Granted, I don't think either of them know what she looks like when they make those comments. But as far as I recall they don't tease him after they meet Shay, either.)
TL;DR – Shay is amazing and important, and I love how respectfully she's portrayed. Bless her and bless this show.
Jon Snow may be the hero Westeros needs, and Danaerys will likely be the ruler. But it will likely be Sansa Stark who makes Jon's heroism possible, and Tyrion Lannister who keeps Danaerys' power in check. When Game of Thrones is over and this winter has ended, it might not be their names that get added to the books in the massive library of the Citadel. But if there's anything approaching a happy ending for the people of Westeros, it may be Sansa and Tyrion who make it happen.


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WASHINGTON -- An unarmed Soviet test missile launched from a submarine in the arctic Barents Sea strayed about 1,500 miles off course last week and crashed in or near Chinese territory, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
The missile, with the U.S. designation SSN-8 Sawfly and carrying a dummy warhead, appears to have landed near the Amur River along the Sino-Soviet border about 180 miles west of the Soviet city of Khabarovsk, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The missile was aimed at the Soviet far eastern test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula, the official said.
U.S. intelligence monitors spotted the test-firing but the United States does not know precisely where the missile crashed, except that it "came close enough" to China to arouse speculation it landed in Chinese territory, the official said.
The SSN-8 is carried aboard 18 Delta 1 and four Delta 2 missile submarines. They have a range of about 5,000 nautical miles, enough to reach the United States from near Soviet home waters.


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Whip Wilson only gets to crack his trademark weapon once in this economic Western filmed in toto at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, CA. A government agent, Wilson arrives in the near ghost town of Tunis, where his friend (Jim Bannon) is in trouble with a couple of horse thieves. The latter are also terrorizing a homesteader, Texas Milburn (Fuzzy Knight), and his wife, Ruth (Barbara Woodell), and when the female sheriff Alice Long (Phyllis Coates) interferes, she finds herself taken hostage.


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Why consider refinancing?
1. Lowering your interest rate
The interest rate on your mortgage is tied directly to how much you pay on your mortgage each month--lower rates usually mean lower payments. You may be able to get a lower rate because of changes in the market conditions or because your credit score has improved. A lower interest rate also may allow you to build equity in your home more quickly.
2. Adjusting the length of your mortgage
Increase the term of your mortgage: You may want a mortgage with a longer term to reduce the amount that you pay each month. However, this will also increase the length of time you will make mortgage payments and the total amount that you end up paying toward interest.
Decrease the term of your mortgage: Shorter-term mortgages--for example, a 15-year mortgage instead of a 30-year mortgage--generally have lower interest rates. Plus, you pay off your loan sooner, further reducing your total interest costs. The trade-off is that your monthly payments usually are higher because you are paying more of the principal each month.
3. Changing from an adjustable-rate mortgage to a fixed-rate mortgage
If you have an adjustable-rate mortgage, or ARM, your monthly payments will change as the interest rate changes. With this kind of mortgage, your payments could increase or decrease.
You may find yourself uncomfortable with the prospect that your mortgage payments could go up. In this case, you may want to consider switching to a fixed-rate mortgage to give yourself some peace of mind by having a steady interest rate and monthly payment. You also might prefer a fixed-rate mortgage if you think interest rates will be increasing in the future.
4. Getting an ARM with better terms
If you currently have an ARM, will the next interest rate adjustment increase your monthly payments substantially? You may choose to refinance to get another ARM with better terms. For example, the new loan may start out at a lower interest rate. Or the new loan may offer smaller interest rate adjustments or lower payment caps, which means that the interest rate cannot exceed a certain amount.
5. Getting cash out from the equity built up in your home
Home equity is the dollar-value difference between the balance you owe on your mortgage and the value of your property. When you refinance for an amount greater than what you owe on your home, you can receive the difference in a cash payment (this is called a cash-out refinancing). You might choose to do this, for example, if you need cash to make home improvements or pay for a child's education.
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- a person who reads.
- a schoolbook for instruction and practice in reading. a second-grade reader.
- a book of collected or assorted writings, especially when related in theme, authorship, or instructive purpose; anthology: a Hemingway reader; a sci-fi reader.
- a person employed to read and evaluate manuscripts offered for publication.
- a proofreader.
- a person who reads or recites before an audience; elocutionist.
- a person authorized to read the lessons, Bible, etc., in a church service.
- a lecturer or instructor, especially in some British universities: to be appointed reader in English history.
- an assistant to a professor, who grades examinations, papers, etc.
- Computers. a device that reads data, programs, or control information from an external storage medium for transmission to main storage.Compare optical character reader.
- a machine or device that projects or enlarges a microform image on a screen or other surface for reading.
- a playing card marked on its back so that the suit or denomination of the card can be identified.
- Library Science. the user of a library; library patron.
Origin of reader
optical scanning
- the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
Origin of optical scanning
Related Words for readerbookworm, proofreader, bibliophile, editor, lecturer, announcer, rhetorician, reciter, lector, monologist, elocutionist, browser, user, student, scholar, anthology, primer, bibliomaniac, soliloquist, peruser
Examples from the Web for reader
Contemporary Examples of reader
Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago
Charles Shafaieh
January 5, 2015
You, dear reader and refusenik, will likely be called a cynic or a sad sack by friends.The Refuseniks Hiding From 'Happy New Year'
Lizzie Crocker
December 31, 2014
The second pitfall is that Tendulkar has given the reader little of what should be a gripping, meaningful story of his life.The Story of the World's Greatest Cricket Player
William O'Connor
December 24, 2014
Yet Lohse is confident that the reader will take his actions as the fruits of selfless moral courage.An Ivy League Frat Boy's Shallow Repentance
Stefan Beck
November 24, 2014
When he gets his hands on a Canon copier, the reader gets a glimpse into the unique fashion in which his mind works.The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney
William O'Connor
November 23, 2014
Historical Examples of reader
The consonants were reproduced but the reader was forced to guess at the vowels.Ancient Man
Hendrik Willem van Loon
But we forget that the reader has not yet been made acquainted with the guest.A Select Party (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")
Nathaniel Hawthorne
What that truth may be, we leave to the intelligence of the reader to divine.
One purpose of this introduction is to prepare the reader for such a shock.The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
It is for the reader to say whether Shakespeare blurred the picture, or bettered it.The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
- a person who reads
- a person who is fond of reading
- mainly Britishat a university, a member of staff having a position between that of a senior lecturer and a professor
- USa teaching assistant in a faculty who grades papers, examinations, etc, on behalf of a professor
- a book that is part of a planned series for those learning to read
- a standard textbook, esp for foreign-language learning
- a person who reads aloud in public
- a person who reads and assesses the merit of manuscripts submitted to a publisher
- a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors by comparison with the original copy; proofreader
- short for lay reader
- Judaism, mainly British another word for cantor (def. 1)
Old English rædere "person who reads aloud to others; lector; scholar; diviner, interpreter," agent noun from rædan (see read (v.)). Cf. Dutch rader "adviser," Old High German ratari "counselor." Old English fem. form was rædistre.


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{19} Holding Love & Light in Challenging Times with Deirdre Hade
With special guest Deirdre Hade {Modern Day Mystic and Author}
Original Air Date: 01/25/2017
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Holding Love & Light in Challenging Times | Deirdre Hade
Deirdre Hade is a spiritual teacher, mystic, creator of Radiance Healing and visionary leader in the ancient art of wisdom, angelic knowledge and soul journey guidance. At an early age, she was given a spiritual sight while standing before an ancient evergreen, and from this she helped her mother outlive extensive breast cancer by 15 years.
Deirdre now offers a book of wisdom, The (not so) Little Book of Surprises, created with her husband, William Arntz (What the Bleep do we Know) and award winning photographer, Endre Balogh, as a harbinger of hope to guide us on our journey through this age of transition and transformation.
On the show, Deirdre will talk about a topic she feels is so important for us today: how to handle the changes happening in our world as more and more ultra-sensitive people are coming into the world — spiritual awakenings are occurring globally. For some of us, we have no tolerance for oppression and hatred. So then how do we live a joyful and happy life? Deirdre will share her energetic tools of love and light and radiance that can help lightworkers live a glorious life while still doing the work of holding the frequency of love and light.
[Deirdre's Website] [The (not so) Little Book of Surprises]


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Today I went to my old elementary school to read to some classes as part of 'Read In 2008'. I loved my elementary school, and this isn't the first time I've found my way back. Plus, when I was a teacher, my favourite part of the day was the 15mins I read aloud to the kids. I miss that.
Actually, I've found I miss being in a school. I don't miss being a teacher, but I miss the staffroom camaraderie and the kids, and especially reading to them. No, I'm not on the children's librarian route either, but am actually considering volunteering at my old school. Right, because I have the time. It would be worth it though.
'Read-In' week runs until Friday, so if you're in Edmonton it's not too late to take part. Visit your local library, offer to read at a school, or read with your family, because hey, it all counts!


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Sehwag International School (SIS) Haryana admissions process 2017
Eager to have your child study at Sehwag International School (SIS)? Want to know how to get admissions to Sehwag International School, Haryana? This article provides complete information on the admissions and selection process at Sehwag International School Jhajjar. You will also know which documents need to be submitted with the application form.
Sehwag International School (SIS) has announced admissions open for the academic year 2017 for Classes I to IX and XI.
About SISA day-cum-boarding co-educational school, the Sehwag International School (SIS) provides value based education which has been acknowledged by prestigious awards, such as the 2012-2013 WCRC Leaders Excellence Award Asia, and has been ranked as Haryana's No.1 school in the 2015 Educational India School Ranking list.
Theater activities, yoga & meditation and experiential school clubs provide an enjoyable educational experience alongside formal academics. The world class sports infrastructure includes a swimming pool, an international size football ground, an athletic track, basketball, lawn tennis and badminton courts, squash and table tennis indoor facilities, etc.
How to apply for admissions Before applying for admissions to Sehwag International School, parents are advised to be aware of the school's admission procedure & policies. One of these is that if you take admission for your ward for the boarding house, then you cannot later request for a switch to having your ward as a day scholar. A day scholar student, though, will be allowed to switch and be a residential student if there is a vacancy available.
Along with the admission form parents need to submit a list of documents as stated below:
Selection process for admissions to Sehwag International School All admissions are based on the child's abilities & personality as per the informal interaction with the school Principal. The interaction will be in the presence of the parents/guardians. In case the seats are filled up, the student's name will be put on a waiting list and the parents will be duly intimated once a vacant seat comes up.
Contact information for admissions Sehwag International School
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VPO: Silani-Kesho
Distt: Jhajjar - 124103
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Official website of Sehwag International School