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Childbirth is never one size fits all
Dr Jenny Kruger and Dr Alys Clark of University of Auckland's Auckland Bioengineering Institute address some of the most pressing questions of mothers and mothers-to-be
Pregnancy and childbirth is a unique experience. For most women it goes well, but others are left with questions they can be reluctant to ask – why did I miscarry, why wasn't my baby's birth like I planned, am I a failure for having a C-section, why haven't I been able to control my bladder since childbirth, why do I sometimes feel like my insides are falling out?
Women can feel alone in needing answers to these questions, but the facts are: one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage, one in three births are defined as clinically normal (without medical intervention), more than one-tenth of births are by emergency caesarean section, and around 25 percent of women who have vaginal births have injury that leads to urinary incontinence.
Fortunately, most pregnancies and births do go well, but it is important to remember that things do go wrong – every pregnancy is different. We know there are risk factors (e.g. smoking, obesity) related to poor pregnancy health and childbirth itself can trigger the development of conditions such as urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. However, predicting who is at risk from the unexpected, and managing the therapies that will help them, is difficult. Antenatal tests can let us know when things are going wrong, but the unexpected still happens and even low-risk pregnancies can have problems.
So, what are we doing at Auckland Bioengineering Institute to help women understand what is happening to their bodies and what they can do to improve their situation?
In short, our researchers, and teams world-wide, are using technology to develop tools that will treat every pregnancy, delivery and postnatal period as the uniquely individual experience that it is. We are developing resources that will give women personalised assessments of their risks during pregnancy and childbirth, and the treatment options available to them.
This research combines an understanding of the physiology of pregnancy and childbirth, the mechanism behind the development of disorders and how to create patient-specific treatment options and risk assessment using technology, intelligently and innovatively.
For example, we know the position of a baby during childbirth is an indicator of risk for pelvic floor injury leading to incontinence, but what is it about the shape and size of a woman's pelvis and the strength of the muscles within it, along with the baby's size and position, that leads to injury? And what kind of physiotherapy is needed to rehabilitate when injury has happened? Similarly, we know the size of the placenta relative to the size of the fetus is an indicator of pregnancy health, but is this enough information on its own to tell us if a baby's growth will slow later in pregnancy? Or do we need to measure something else, like the extent of oxygen-rich blood circulating in mum's uterus?
The good news is, we can measure all these things thanks to engineering, maths and rapidly-advancing clinical imaging technologies that are helping us discover what we need to measure and track to identify and treat potential problems.
We already know that pregnant women are high users of mobile apps and are receptive to health interventions perceived to be beneficial for their baby and themselves. Future health strategies can make use of this engagement to help women understand health issues before they become problematic.
Aside from pregnancy and childbirth, the way we monitor and perceive our own health is changing for most of the population. We learn from "Dr Google" and download apps that cover every health condition. We use our phones to monitor our heart-rate, and keep a record of our steps and diet. Maybe these new technologies will provide a way to assess risk, personalise therapies and educate? Truly personalised tools to help pregnant women are further in the future, but technologies are emerging that will enable women to take better control of their own pre- and post-natal health.
For example, we are developing a pressure-sensing device (FemFit®) for women with urinary incontinence. It will couple to your mobile and help with your pelvic floor exercises, monitor your pelvic floor function, and identify activities you can do without increasing risk of pelvic organ prolapse.
Engaging technology is the future of health management and many women are already using what is available to monitor their health. While technology will never eliminate risk – the unexpected will always happen – maybe we can reduce the effect of the unexpected and provide a more personalised service to women by focusing on health problems that impact them the most.
Dr Kruger and Dr Clark are speakers at ABI's public talk, "Women's Health: Communication. Comprehension. Solution", on October 26, 5pm, at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, 181 Westhaven Drive, Auckland.
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WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER by Rae Carson releases today and I am thrilled that I get to share the news, along with an awesome giveaway!
If you haven't yet heard about this fantastic new series by Rae Carson – keep reading for all the details and a link to read chapter 1 and check it out yourself!
There is also a great giveaway for a set of the GIRL OF FIRE AND THORNS series (in paperback format). US only. So if you'd like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
About Walk on Earth a StrangerTitle: Walk on Earth a Stranger
Series: The Gold Seer Trilogy #1
Author: Rae Carson
Publisher: Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins
Publication date: September 22, 2015
Target Audience: Young Adult
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Length: 448 Pages
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The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a sweeping and dangerous journey across Gold Rush–era America.
Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. Veins deep beneath the earth, pebbles in the river, nuggets dug up from the forest floor. The buzz of gold means warmth and life and home—until everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her. Left with nothing, Lee disguises herself as a boy and takes to the trail across the country. Gold was discovered in California, and where else could such a magical girl find herself, find safety? Rae Carson, author of the acclaimed Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, dazzles with this new fantasy that subverts both our own history and familiar fantasy tropes.
Walk on Earth a Stranger, the first book in this new trilogy, introduces—as only Rae Carson can—a strong heroine, a perilous road, a fantastical twist, and a slow-burning romance. Includes a map and author's note on historical research.
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Electronic Arts, one of the largest publishers of video games in the world revealed today that their profits went up by fifty percent in the second quarter. This is the largest rise in profit that Electronic Arts has seen since Assassins Creed was first revealed to the video game industry more than five years ago. Electronic Arts revealed that the reason their profit was able to increase by 50% is because of their new games like Need for Speed Rivals, Assassins Creed, Watch Dogs, Titanfall, Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefield and many more.
Pre-Orders is a large reason as to why Electronic Arts was able to boost sales. Games like Battlefield Hardline, Star Wars Battlefront and Need for Speed Rivals have been gaining a mass amount of pre-orders over the last week and a half. This is because EA revealed all of their new games at this year's E3 Gaming Convention. Titanfall also boosted up the sales for Electronic Arts as Titanfall is a new shooter created by the original developers of Call of Duty. Titanfall has been able to become the most sold Xbox One game as of right now, there is currently no other game competing with Titanfall on such a mass level through the Xbox One.
Electronic Arts has openly said that they plan to redefine next generation gaming. They plan to use new software, new gameplay mechanics and new story lines to bring in new gamers. They'll do this through a three year development cycle on each one of the games that they develop.


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It's official: George Clooney is just as besotted with wife Amal's style as the rest of us, calling it "amazing" in a recent interview. "Since the day I met her, she's always had this insanely…it's eccentric, but it's fun, [her] sense of fashion," he told Entertainment Tonight. "She was teaching at Columbia, and she's still like, 'I want to wear that dress.' It's crazy. It has been sort of fascinating to watch, because she has such great taste."
Of the traditional robes Amal wears to court, George has mixed feelings. "I'm always very proud of her when I see her speaking with her robe on. It's very impressive," he said. "It's a nice-looking robe, [but] they could spice it up a little bit." In the interview, Clooney goes on to share some of the many reasons he fell in love with the human-rights lawyer. "She's an amazing human being," he told ET's Nancy O'Dell. "And she's caring. And she also happens to be one of the smartest people I've ever met. And she's got a great sense of humor. There's a number of reasons why."


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Casual Outfit
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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
(CN) — Texas' voter ID law discriminates against minorities and must be revised before Election Day, the en banc Fifth Circuit affirmed Wednesday.
The ruling came in under the wire of a July 20 deadline that the U.S. Supreme Court set with the Nov. 8 presidential election in mind, allowing time for a lower court to propose changes to the voter ID law.
"We conclude that the district court did not clearly err in determining that SB 14 has a discriminatory effect on minorities' voting rights in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. As discussed below, we remand for a consideration of the appropriate remedy in light of the impending general election," Judge Catharina Haynes wrote for the majority.
Haynes added, "In sum, the district court's immediate responsibility is to ensure the implementation of an interim remedy for SB 14's discriminatory effect that disrupts voter identification rules for the 2016 election season as little as possible, yet eliminates the Section 2 discriminatory effect violation."
Passed by the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature in 2011, Senate Bill 14 requires all Texas voters to come to the polls with photo identification.
The New Orleans-based federal appeals court agreed Wednesday with U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos that SB 14 has a discriminatory impact on minority voter turnout because black and Latino voters are less likely to possess one of seven acceptable forms of photo ID.
It was a mixed-bag for Texas as the Fifth Circuit reversed Ramos' judgment that Texas intentionally crafted the law to disenfranchise left-leaning voters.
"To avoid disruption of the upcoming election, the district court should first focus on fashioning interim relief for the discriminatory effect violation in the months leading up to the November general election. The district court should then reevaluate the evidence relevant to discriminatory intent and determine anew whether the Legislature acted with a discriminatory intent in enacting SB 14," Haynes wrote in the 86-page majority opinion.
The majority blocked enforcement of the law and ordered Ramos to propose remedies that will make it easier for minorities to vote.
Out of deference to the Texas Legislature, the appeals court urged Ramos to keep the law largely intact. It will then decide whether to implement the proposed changes for Election Day.
Prior to SB 14's passage, the rules allowed voters to present a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or mail from a government agency to cast a ballot.
The en banc majority advised Ramos Wednesday that simply reverting to prior rules is not sufficient.
"The opinion is stunning! It basically tells the district court how to find intent on the remand!" Texas A&M law professor Lynne Rambo said in an email to Courthouse News.
Judge Edith Jones blasted the majority for sending the discriminatory intent question back to Ramos for more vetting.
"Overwhelming evidence from the complete record…negated any racially discriminatory purpose behind SB 14," the President Ronald Reagan-nominee wrote in a partly dissenting and concurring opinion joined by four of her colleagues.
She also criticized the majority for opening the courthouse door to wide for similar challenges.
"Today's result moves us another step down the road of judicial supremacy by potentially subjecting virtually every voter regulation to litigation in federal court," Jones wrote in a 67-page dissenting opinion.
She cited "polling locations, days allowed and reasons for early voting, mail-in ballots, time limits for voter registration, language on absentee ballots, the number of vote-counting machines a county must have" as grounds for possible litigation under the majority's rationale.
Experts have testified that more than 600,000 Texans lack SB 14 photo identification, though it's unlikely all of them have tried to vote under SB 14.
Wednesday's ruling comports with tough questions Chief Judge Carl Stewart, a Bill Clinton-nominee, posed to at the en banc hearing in late May about SB 14's relatively strict standards.
Though Texas compares its voter ID laws to other states, Stewart noted that the Texas law is indeed more stringent.
"Am I missing something?" Stewart asked Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller. "You mention Georgia, Indiana, Virginia, Wisconsin … places where they offer infinitely more options to the voter ID law than Texas."
Stewart said Virginia has 13 voter ID options, Wisconsin has 12 options, Indiana has 12 and Kansas has 17.
"Texas has seven," Stewart said.
"I'm not understanding how they are saying 'We're like Indiana, we're like Wisconsin,'" Steward said. "What is the justification?"
The chief also noted that voter fraud in Texas is attempted more often through mail-in ballots than in-person voting.
There was a also court-ordered change to Wisconsin's voter ID rules this week.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman in Milwaukee on Tuesday issued an injunction that temporarily watered down the law. She ordered election officials to provide a "safety net…for those voters who cannot obtain qualifying ID with reasonable effort" for the Nov. 8 elections.
Wisconsin must let such voters execute an affidavit, explaining why they could not get an ID, to receive a ballot, Adelman ordered.
The National Conference of State Legislatures counts Texas among nine states that enforce a strict photo ID law.
Like Texas, in most of those states — North Dakota, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia – voters who do not have photo ID can cast a provisional ballot, but must later submit a photo ID to election officials for their votes to count.
Rambo, the law professor, said the en banc Fifth Circuit ruling increases the chances the Supreme Court will weigh in on voter ID laws because it made a circuit split more pronounced.
The Seventh Circuit let Wisconsin enforce its voter ID law during the November 2014 elections, and the U.S. Supreme Court had refused to take up that case.
"There were dissenters who wanted the court to take it but there weren't enough to get the court to take it," Rambo said in an interview.
SB 14 has been tied up by federal rules and in federal court from the day former Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed it in May 2011.
Because of Texas' history of voter discrimination, it had to get Justice Department approval for SB 14 under the Voting Rights Act. Texas submitted its request in July 2011, but then-U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder denied the application as incomplete.
This prompted Texas to file a 2012 federal complaint against Holder in Washington, D.C., seeking a declaration that SB 14 "neither has the purpose nor will have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race."
A three-judge panel in Washington ruled against Texas in August 2012, persuaded by the government's study showing black and Latino registered voters were almost twice as likely as their white counterparts to not have photo ID.
The ruling stopped Texas from implementing its Voter ID law for the November 2012 election, but the Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way for Texas to implement SB 14 with its 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder when it threw out the preclearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act.
But the high court's decision did not end the legal wrangling.
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit that considered the law last year unanimously agreed with Ramos that SB 14 has a discriminatory effect on minority voter turnout, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
That order came so close to Election Day, however, that the Fifth Circuit kept the law in place with a stay to eliminate the chance of voter confusion.
Keller, the Texas solicitor general, emphasized at the en banc hearing that Texas issues free birth certificates to those who need one as a prerequisite to obtaining an Election Identification Certificate.
To qualify for a free Election Identification Certificate, Texans must present a birth certificate, naturalization certificate or passport to a Texas Department of Public Safety office.
But Latino-advocacy groups who oppose SB 14 said in an amicus brief that rural areas along the U.S.-Mexico border with many Latino voters have just a handful of Department of Public Safety offices.
They added that the few DPS offices there are have limited hours, making access difficult for Latinos, many of whom have low-paying jobs that don't permit sick leave or other paid leave.
Chief Judge Stewart agreed during the en banc hearing, citing evidence that just 88 of 254 Texas counties have offices that can issue birth certificates, a figure Keller disputed.
In a statement Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said she is "pleased" with the Fifth Circuit ruling.
"This decision affirms our position that Texas's highly restrictive voter ID law abridges the right to vote on account of race or color and orders appropriate relief before yet another election passes," Lynch said.


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Tuning Toyota Tundra – for true connoisseurs of power
Toyota Tundra – this legendary Japanese car with American customs, which enjoys a great popularity among full-size pickups. The look of the car completely responds to its name. Tuning Toyota Tundra is able to emphasize that this is not only a great pickup, but is worthy of SUV of the brand Toyota, that includes a harmonious synthesis of American power and Japanese technology, which attracts to this car a multitude of shoppers as abroad and in the CIS countries.
Toyota Tundra – it's a great car with huge power and good cross, but there is no limit to improvement. Every car owner makes the car, and Toyota Tundra — this is no exception. Consider the most common tuning Toyota Tundra 2014 year of manufacture.
My stunning interior Toyota Tundra and the produced effect
The interior of Toyota Tundra is characterized by its simplicity and elegance. Manufacturers are not aiming to create a car premium. The main task of the car's interior is the achievement of the optimal the ergonomics of the driver's seat and passengers, and with this task the carmaker coped completely.
The first thing that you need to pay attention when tuning the interior of Toyota Tundra – that vibration and noise insulation of the cabin. Also it is recommended to treat the lower area of the doors with a special coating of LINE-X.
Replacement upholstery saloon car of Toyota Tundra is very popular because the regular version of the car has covers of low quality. Often opt for combined treatment options of leather interior, and Alcantara with the additional installation of heated seats.
Looks very impressive new dashboard. If you don't see the point in replacing the dashboard, you can replace it partially. For example, some set new directions. Others dabble with backlight to your taste.
What is included in the tuning of the exterior of the Toyota Tundra?
By itself, the car looks very aggressive and powerful, but this is not the limit.
The tuning of the exterior of a car is recommended start with install disks with the elegant flight of arches from 1 to 2 inches that always puts your car.
Next you can begin to replace the radiator of the lattice.
What the "beast" without the arc on the vehicle in addition equipped with first-class optics? This gives Tundra more aggressiveness.
By the way, you can also install the cover on the car body! Khungi for pickups can be useful not only for transportation of any equipment in bad weather, but also provide space for specific things such as a motorcycle.
Car tuning can not do without the replacement of the original bumpers and power thresholds American and domestic production.
Tuning exhaust system – this is a separate "theme" for this car, as the high ground clearance of the Toyota Tundra allows you to realize any idea of its owner.
When it comes to light optics tuning Toyota Tundra, many agree that this is a great way to give your car some uniqueness by replacing the front and rear optics, as well as the installation of additional optics on the roof or arch of the car. And what to say about the uniqueness, if it helps the owner better see the road at night.
Especially tuning the engine and transmission Toyota Tundra
Tuning Toyota Tundra – a laborious process, but it is worth it. Thus, the engine can be additionally equipped with powerful compressor Toyota Racing Development, which allows to increase the engine power from 381 to 525 horsepower.
For fans of heavy duty vehicles in the 650 horsepower is installed separately reinforced transmission and gear box that will allow you to feel the full power of the car. It is also possible to install both mechanical automatic 6 speed gearbox.
In order to make it easier to make a choice about CPR, we offer you to familiarize with manual transmission crossovers and SUVs here. And about differences between vehicles with "automatic" you can read in this article.
So, Toyota Tundra – it's a great car for active people who love to travel, fish and hunt. This car is also a good tractor and truck, can be equipped with special platforms.


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Counter-Invader: Post Mortem
In the year 2009, a lot of things were happening that lead me to the decision to start taking my hobby and turning it into a career. Partially I had been going to college in a year to study electrotechnical engineering under the muse that it would finance my future in the game business. However, I started to realise that working as an engineer was not the right path for me as it would distract me from my real goals and my desire to make games kept growing. One fateful morning, despite the depression I was suffering at the time, I had a sudden surge of inspiration as I woke up. I had a dream.
This may sound a bit strange, but one of my greatest inspirational sources come from when I'm slumbering in bed. Often I would have some vague adventure dream without any consistency, but this one time it was clear, like I was consciously drafting the game in my sleep. I wanted to make a game based of Space Invader but had story elements and was a shooter adventure. I immediatelly went for my computer and sat down and made the prototype for the game while the idea was still fresh in my head. I used parts of an experimental engine I was working on using extensions for Game Maker as a base and the time just flew.
Early prototype for a possible Resident Evil fan game.
One of the things that was most interesting with Counter-Invader was that it was my first attempt at a serious game with a proper story in 7 years. Last time was when I made Moon Light, a mafia adventure game where you were private investigating the murder of your brother who was in the mafia. Oddly enough, I never got far enough of on Counter-Invader to implement the dialogue and scenes, instead I focused on just getting the basic gameplay to work. However, the documents detailing the story were thorough and it's a shame that I was unable to demonstrate what was in store as I'll explain.
Eliza Green, a major character, was just about to to be introduced in the next update when the game source suddenly broke.
Everything was going great, the game had even gained a small following of eager fans, excited about the progress. I was about to introduce an expansion on the multiplayer mode with theoretically up to 64 player support. The story was about to be implemented with dialogue and Eliza Green, an insecure yet deadly special agent on a recon mission was about to be introduced. Suddenly, the game source went corrupted and the project came to a sudden sad halt.
During a routine test the game source went corrupted and the game would never again run after compilation.
Counter-Invader remains my biggest project of all time. I spent 9 months into the development. However, this is not the end as the project will one day raise from the dead and be restored to its former glory. But until then, I will be preparing myself with the neccessary skills to fully realise the game as I pictured it.
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When you enter the workplace, you will encounter a number of situations you've never dealt with before. This may include learning how to discuss disabilities in the workplace.
There is no official consensus about disability language. While everyone has their own views and opinions, it's important to learn basic etiquette. You will likely encounter diverse groups of people over the course of your career so it's a good idea to develop good habits early on!
Here are some helpful tips to consider when discussing disability within the workplace.
Leave the questions at home.
Some people with disabilities may feel uncomfortable answering questions, as it's not usually appropriate to ask someone about their device. Using assistive devices is no different than wearing prescription glasses – it is designed to increase independence and self-reliance. At the end of the day, these are simply tools to help get the job done, and the people utilizing these technologies shouldn't be viewed any differently.
Do your own research.
Want to know more about your colleague's assistive device? It is entirely normal to be curious, but it is often better to make an effort to learn about the assistive device independently. There are many resources and tools available to you such as Google or assistive technology labs, which many larger organizations may offer. I've learned a great deal through a variety of YouTube channels that offer many assistive technology demonstrations.
Be kind.
Everyone has different needs so it's important to be understanding and receptive to how your colleagues want to be treated. The golden rule for interacting with someone who has a disability is the same as interacting with anyone else – treat them the way you would want to be treated. When in doubt, ask them what their preferences are in a respectful manner. This can go a long way in making everyone feel comfortable in the workplace.
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text: I have been a proffessional art conservationist and restorer since 1998. I specialize in conserving and restoring wooden sculptures, panel paintings and pictureframes from the 17th and 18th centuries,as well as oriental pieces. The task is complex, as there are chemical,instrumental and photographic tests and analyses carried out on the piece before restoration can even begin. Procedures are based on these findings and the work itself is photodocumented throughout. For example it is very common with religious sculptures that the many different eras and aesthetic norms leave a number of coatings of paint on their surface. These coatings need to be removed chemically until the original colors of the specific period of their creation are revealed. I also carve period pictureframes after original sketches. These are made by the exact same technology as in the earlier centuries. Guilding is a good example of a perfect technology that's been unchanged throughout history: first we apply a ground layer of chalk (calcium carbonite),followed the by a layer of red bole. Then the 23 carat goldleaf is applied on top. Silver guilding uses black or blue bole as a base layer of application. Some of my larger work include the restoration and conservation of frames of paintings by Munkácsy, Szinyei and other artists on permanent exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery, the conservation and structural preservation of Aba Novák Vilmos' panel painting series on display at the King Saint Steven Museum in Székesfehérvár, and the restauration of the baroque altarpieces and Holy Mary of the procession at the National Shrine at Mátraverebély-Szentkút. I have been participating in the restoration and conservation of the pieces of art held at the Museum of Fine Arts for more than a decade.


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(Read Matthew 1:18-25)
It's a scandal, it's an outrage!
A 16-year-old girl who is pregnant. And apparently has no reservations about it, does not mind others knowing about it, and is even willing to let folks know who the father is! Can you imagine?!?
It's true. Jamie Lynn Spears has told the world that she is pregnant. She plays a virgin on TV, but apparently in real life she does not have a similar commitment. Some want to dismiss her, as just another celebrity gone wild in her personal life. Others would just like to put her as far
away from the media as possible, so our kids don't get any ideas. Still more, just shake their heads, and wonder about her poor family.
Reminds us of another young girl (probably about the age of Jamie Lynn), not married but 'involved' with some one; a young girl that people expected to behave in a certain way; a young girl who had to let her family and her boyfriend know that she was expecting.
It was a scandal! An outrage!
What Joseph did, I mean. To stand by Mary and support her. To take the heat from family and friends, to bear all the ridicule of his pals down at the pub, to hear and see all the neighbors talking behind their hands as he walked down the street. To be willing to say, "I love her; I believe her; I trust her; I will be with her through all the days to come."
As we walk to the manger, as we pass by the Jamie Lynns of our world, as we see the young girls from the 3rd world countries who have no voice in the matter but are married and bear children into unbearable poverty, as we notice the young (and older) men who struggle to provide for their families in the midst of so many questions, wouldn't it be a scandal, an outrage, if we simply passed them by, dismissing them from our minds, putting them away in that memory bank that says 'not important'?
Prayer: We pray that we will not scandalize you, God-in-all-the-16-year-olds-of-the-world, by our attitudes toward them. Help us to honor you as we help them; to glorify you as we tell them they are your Beloved; to model your trust in us as we entrust them with our hopes and dreams. Amen.
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Congo (1995) Review
I watched 'Congo' this weekend because I remember reading a bit of the book after reading Jurassic Park and thought well maybe the film is pretty good, never seeing a trailer, never read any reviews so I had no clue what was actually coming. Never before have I seen a film that is both terrible and at the same time gives so much to talk about, normally a bad film is boring or lacks good story telling and so there's not much to say but not with this film there is plenty. This is a summary so will quickly go through my thought and then you can read my more in depth thoughts. Story, never before has loosely based on the book been so true. Acting was surprisingly bad considering some of the stars. Visuals were terrible in general but mainly those 'Bad Gorillas' were just awful! Dialogue, best lines came from a gorilla using sign language. Shock/Thrill/Fun, we shall have none of it in our film! Style/Sound, no style and the soundtrack seemed a little random to me. Characters, they seemed to only have cheap lines and scenes that suited the story, most of the characters have about one line in the whole film and absolutely nothing memorable.
R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker) is the ruthless head of Travi-Com, a telecommunications firm on the cusp of a major breakthrough in laser communications technology. However, Travis needs diamonds to finish the project, so he sends a group of men to Zaire, where he's told that a large supply of the gems can be easily found. When the men go missing, Travis sends his trusted assistant Karen Ross (Laura Linney), a one-time CIA associate, into the jungle to find both his staff and the jewels. Hoping to keep her mission a secret, Karen travels to Zaire in the company of Peter (Dylan Walsh), a researcher on primate development who is hoping to return Amy, a gorilla who has been taught sign language and can "speak" English with the help of a glove-controlled computer device. Also travelling with them is Herkermer (Tim Curry), a Romanian with a secret agenda: he's convinced that Amy can guide him to the Lost City of Zinj, where he believes that King Solomon's Mines are located. Upon arrival, the group is met by Monroe Kelly (Ernie Hudson), a self-described "great white hunter who happens to be black," and they discover that the jungle holds a menace that they weren't counting on: a tribe of bloodthirsty gray gorillas.
Tim's Film Reviews Not Recommended. Terrible! Funny, But Terrible!
Story: 30% Acting: 20% Visuals: 5% Dialogue: 20%
Shock/Thrill/Fun: 20% Style/Sound: 10% Characters: 10%
Total: 17%
To start off let's talk about the acting. The acting in this film was bad, not sure why but my guess is they didn't try from the beginning because I have seen films where most the cast have done some fantastic acting. On the other hand maybe they were directed terrible or their characters where written terrible, not sure but somebody failed big time on this film. So who do we have that surprised me in terms of being bad, Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson and Tim Curry, I have seen all of these actors do good stuff so why this did they all turn off. For example Tim Curry, defuq happened?! I mean he isn't always an amazing actor but his characters are always fun, I am afraid that isn't true of this one. On the story side of things it is based off a good book which managed to succeed in bring thrills and the sci-Fi stories Michael Crichton normally bring to the table, however the film loses contact with its roots and starts to balls the whole thing up. It's the storytelling I mainly had a problem with as the story is essentially the same as the book with a few changes (for the worst).
So now let's talk about the visuals. The Visual Effects in this film were pretty terrible, mainly though it was how they used rubbish effects and props but displayed them too much to shock or thrill anything like in the book. The gorillas where ok but when you see them too much e.g. the Sign language gorilla then they look awful, the worst however would have to be the 'Bad Gorillas'. In the book it is concluded the animals are not "true" gorillas by modern biological standards, but presumably a gorilla-chimpanzee or gorilla-human hybrid: their mass and height is closer to humans than gorillas, their skull is greatly malformed (the "ridge" that makes gorilla heads look "pointy" is nearly nonexistent) as well as their pigmentation is on the border of albinism: light gray fur and yellow eyes. Nothing other than the grey fur is the same and that annoys me, plus they never do an autopsy which I love in films where they study the mystery creature. The intelligence and the way the book described the story is completely missing in this film and it's a real shame. Maybe there will be a better adaptation in a couple of years.
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The best reviews I have found would be these "Feels as if the picture were edited to leave the action sequences in while removing any connecting material that might have helped them make sense." Brian Lowry. If you have seen the film then it makes sense, none of the scenes work together at all. Also "The entire tone of the book has been transformed from tension to tongue-in-cheek with dismal results." Kenneth Turan. Terribly idea for any film adaptation, changing from a Jurassic Park style thriller to a comic mess isn't a good idea. Lastly this one just makes me laugh" Watch the opening for Bruce Campbell's death scene, and then run far away." Rob Vaux. Haha that's very good advice, I thought it was going to be good when I saw the eye in his hand but then it really wasn't What's my favourite scene? I don't have one the film was terrible and good night.
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I'm sorry but I really like it… Bad gorillas!!! hahahaha
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