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Within the first three minutes of our conversation, Marlon Wayans mocks my shoes, imagines an ethnically diverse array of naked women surrounding him, describes the peaceful way to strangle a cow and his plan to delay sitting on the toilet in order to fully savor his breakfast.
I'd prefer not to spoil anything else about my fireside interview at the Waldorf Astoria hotel with the 40-year-old star and writer of the horror film parody "A Haunted House," which opens Friday. OK, fine: We also talked about impregnating stuffed animals, Wayans demonstrating the differences between black and white people through song, and what the actor would have had to do to make me believe him in "White Chicks."
Welcome back to Chicago.
Look at you with your little canoe shoes. [Picks up my foot.] Look at you, think you're cool. I want to get in those and do this. [Imitates paddling in a canoe.]
Are you suggesting I didn't canoe here?
No! I didn't suggest that at all. I hope you didn't canoe in that lake; it's frozen right now.
It was tough; I made it though. I know you've spent a little time in Chicago. Do you have any favorites?
[We're here] by a nice warm, cozy fire.
I thought it would be the most intimate way to chat.
Yeah, yeah. I just want to get a pipe and some cognac.
I like that. Do you have any places you really hope to hit here?
I just want a bearskin right here. Like a black chick naked, me naked, white girl naked, Spanish girl naked, Asian girl naked. And you leave. [Laughs.] … But we'll keep the cameras rolling. Because you know fun stuff happens with nakedness. What'd you say, favorite restaurants out here? I love going to Mastro's. Mastro's is always great. Great steak. It's like I trust it. The Kobe beef steak, I think they massage the cow.
You can tell from eating it?
They play classical music. Maybe a little Enya. And when they strangle it, it's peaceful.
As long as Enya's playing …
That's all. You can't just shoot a cow. [Makes sound of a shot and a cow moaning as it gets shot.] That makes the meat tough. But if you have a cow relaxed then you just kind of softly choke it up. [Makes noise of a cow mooing and being choked.] That's when it tastes best. Sunda's another good restaurant. I like that. Oh, Yolk is crazy. I just had a red velvet French toast. It changed my life. I believe in God.
As of a half-hour ago.
Only God could make that and cinnamon bun French toast. I had to have 'em both. I have a belly right now. It's going to take me like three days to actually sit on a toilet and let it out. I'm going to savor this. I'm not going to go to the bathroom. 'Cause I want my food to digest all the way through my stomach because it was that good.
Thank you for clarifying that.
You know I just like to do that. I feel like it's awkward if you don't.
I would have asked anyways.
Exactly. You want to know: "How long are you going to hold that bowel movement until it fully, completely digests."
You already know me too well.
My man. I knew it. [Shakes my hand.]
Speaking of special moments, "A Haunted House" brings up a very important question: Does it count as cheating if you sleep with a ghost?
Absolutely yes. It's still another man. Or even if it's a female, the fact is I wasn't there to watch it, so that's like disrespectful.
It seems like it was more of a problem that she wanted to do it again.
Actually it too depends: Did the ghost orgasm?
How does one know?
Because if he just tipped it … and did he bag up? That's the other thing. Don't go have raw ghost sex. That's just completely disrespectful.
Now when you have loopholes in the situation …
That's why you shouldn't have brought the question up. 'Cause when you ask a question you have to really define what that means. Do you want to sit here and define it …
Any healthy relationship will have this conversation.
Ahh. I know. But it's just too early for me and you to have this conversation.
That's fair.
I just think it's personal business. It depends on your preference.
In the film you do have some intense and intimate scenes with stuffed dogs. What kind of bonding happened before shooting those?
I don't know about bonding before, but during we bonded. There's all kinds of DNA, Marlon Wayans DNA, all over those stuffed animals. They were stuck together for a while. I had to really rip 'em apart.
I thought people usually just faked that in movies.
You don't understand how good stuffed animal sex is. It's crazy.
I don't.
Stuffing, Styrofoam pellets all over the bed. It's unbelievable. And they're soft! They're plush. Only thing is, you gotta be careful because they will rip and leave those little pellets on your bed. And that can be messy. And you don't want to have messy stuffed animal sex buddy.
I think I got a fortune cookie that said that one time.
Really. I got that same cookie … You don't have to wear condoms with stuffies. 'Cause chances are you're going to be the only one actually having sex with stuffed animals. Unless they make a couple of perverts like me.
And if they get pregnant, it's a miracle.
I jizzed all in 'em. There might be three little stuffies being born by Christmas. That's how I do it. And I got three at one time. I got all three of 'em pregnant at one time. 'Cause that's just how I do it. Bob Marley style. [We smack hands three times.] This is online, right? Because this couldn't make TV. Sponsors is leaving …
In print we'll just have it all redacted.
Gone. This show has been canceled.
What's something that scares you in real life? What's the scariest moment you've had?
Any time the cops pull up in back of me. I'm black, I'm rich, all my stuff is legal. But as soon as the cops get in back of me I feel like I'm poor and I just stole something and the car ain't mine and it's uninsured and they know there's a body in the trunk and what about the crack pipe under the seat?And I don't have any of this in my car, but the cops just pulling up behind me make me feel like that. Does that happen to you?
Um, no.
See, this is your country. It's not mine.
Has a cop come up to you and recognized you at any point?
Yeah, and still gave me a ticket. Some let me go. Like [impersonating cop], "Yo, I'm going to let you go, 'cause 'White Chicks' was hilarious." And then one guy was like, "Yo, are you Marlon Wayans? Yo, you was in 'Dance Flick'? You wrote that? Well, I'm giving you a ticket 'cause you owe me $14."
You've talked about "A Haunted House" being "Paranormal Activity" if it happened to a black couple instead of a white couple. Why do you see those reactions as being fundamentally different?
You can't see the reactions [being different]? OK: If you heard a ghost in your crib, what would you do?
I don't know. I don't know if I believe in ghosts.
But if you heard one. That's the first of all, the fact that you said ...
This is a loaded question now!
Well hold on, hold on.
Did I say the stereotypically white response …
Well, you did already because you said, "I don't know if there is a ghost." Which is weird because black people, we believe in superstition, that there's a ghost. That's why sometimes when you shoot somebody we be crying afterwards, because you know he's going to haunt you. So that's why we know there's ghosts.
Why is that, that there's that difference in belief there?
Because you don't, you probably think, do you believe in God? Or you believe in science.
Now we're getting into heavy stuff.
You believe in science.
I'm a science guy.
Ahh! See. "There's an explosion that hit the Earth and boom and dinosaurs." No. God made this, man. If you don't believe in God you can't believe in ghosts. Black people, we believe in God. You're not going to find too many atheist black people. Maybe one or two. You might find some agnostic but you're not going to find many atheists. Here's the thing, because black people believe in spirits and things like that. You would go, "There's no ghosts; I have to go check down this corridor. Honey, you stay here, I'm going down that corridor and I'm going to go see [where that] noise came from." It's logical.
See, black people don't go [with logic]. If we hear a noise, "Bitch I'm out the door. I'm gone. You can check if you want to." Or we'd go, "Baby, can you check what that noise is right there? I don't know, I think somebody dropped something." And I would climb my black ass out the window. [Climbs over chair.] "Check right there, check right there!" I'm gone, see. Outro. See, that's the difference between white people and black people. White people, you actually would want to save your girl. Me, I would use her ass and save myself.
I feel like that approach is as old as comedy: white people are like this, black people are like this. Where do you draw the line between stereotypes and something funny?
It's not stereotypes! We're different! Black people and white people, we're actually different. And then Spanish people are different than all of us. Just inherently. In how we're raised. And I think the line is starting to become blurred because you've got black guys now skateboarding. That [bleeped] me up. And now they're wearing skinny jeans. That [bleeped] me up! So that's taking some of the gangster away because you can't rob nobody rocking skinny jeans. "I see the gun. I see the gun. Right there, look it—it's the gun." So the lines are being blurred, and I think it's a good thing we're starting to mesh together. But there's always going to be [differences]. White guys love hip-hop music. They know all the lyrics. Even sometimes comfortable enough to say the N-word. We're not that cool yet. You understand? There's a line. Skip over that word. Say nizzle.
What's a song you know all the words to that would be considered ...
White songs? Uh, yeah. [sings] "Black hole sun, won't you come, wash away your pain, black hole sun, won't you come, won't you come."
And yet the white song you mention has "black" in it ...
[still singing] "In my eyes (mumbling)" That's all I know. (singing again) "(mumbling)" See, black guys don't know that song.
That is how Chris Cornell sounds these days.
[singing again] "(mumbling)" Black guys don't know that song. They don't know that! That's what I'm saying. It's starting to blur.
As a huge fan of "Requiem for a Dream," your performance is so great ...
"So why would you do a movie like this? Why would you do something so great as 'Requiem' and so crazy as this?" That's what you're asking me.
Well, when looking at your career, it's obviously an anomaly on your resume.
Because why am I still even working. The fact that I'm still here 20 years later is an anomaly in itself. They should have banned--stopped me making movies. What the [bleep] is wrong with Hollywood? They're crazy! They're crazy. Darren Aronofsky put me in "Requiem." What the [bleep] are you smoking?
And it worked out well; why not do more of that?
Which is crazy! Which makes him--he was a genius. He said, "If I can make this guy look decent in a movie, I'm [bleepin'] great!" He's one of the greatest directors ever just for making me look like that in that movie.
Why not do more of that? Are you interested?
Ehhhh, you know, drama's great. Comedy is harder. I've been blessed to work with great directors, like when I did "Requiem" was one of them. Working with Darren was awesome, like I said, one of the greatest experiences I've had 'cause he directs you from soup to nuts. This [bleeper] made me walk through New York City in February with no shirt on just so I remembered what the cold felt like when we started filming, because it would be summertime [not] winter. I was like, "Dude, I grew up here without a jacket. I know sense memory. I don't need this."
But I think for me I'm a guy that can do everything. Literally. I went to performing arts high school. I choose to do comedy because it's harder. Besides there's not that many good roles out there for black guys. It's very rare. When they come along, there's probably other people that go, "Ehh, this guy would be better for this."
Is there something you've read for that people would know you were interested in?
Actually when I do read for stuff, I have a really good ratio of getting it. it's weird. It's like when I go in and audition, I think because there's that performing arts training, I don't go in to audition. I go in to have fun. I look at a role I go, "Here's my interpretation of the role and I hope you like it." And if not, then cool. We'll shake hands; I'll go my way you go yours, but at the same time … I'll take your notes and I apply them and hopefully it can be a song that you really like. But in terms of drama, I think working with the Coen brothers in "Ladykillers," that was another great experience I had. If those roles come along I'll do 'em, but if not—chances are I won't write 'em. Because I like writing comedy because I just like making people laugh.
You talked at one point about wanting to make the stupidest movies possible because that's what makes people laugh. Why stupid? Not all comedies are stupid. Why do you prefer the stupid ones?
There's a science to comedy. ... To evoke the same emotion from a group of people that do not know each other ..., that's one of the hardest things you can ever do. Simultaneously just bow. And you're doing that, you tell one joke that the whole world gets and the whole world understands and that's what you do when you do a movie and it plays overseas. You tell one joke and all these different theaters and all these different pockets, people all over the place, are laughing at the same time and that takes—it's really hard to do.
Yeah, silly, scatological humor has always been funny because everybody shits. Everybody farts. Everybody orgasms. Everybody has sex. So there's a pocket that just everybody kinda understands through experience, what that experience is like, so you can kinda poke fun and twist that around and make fun.
So for me, I don't want to make movies that make you think. I want you to think about laughing. I want you to just go in there and enjoy. And with this movie what we did differently is normally in a parody it's just bow-bow-bow-bow, and it's stuff that especially lately with parody, I don't know what the [bleep] happened to the genre but it just got really bad. When I'm watching, what's the name of that movie, "Disaster [Movie]," I'm watching "Epic Movie"—
All by the same guys. Unwatchable.
But see that is when you do it bad. When you do it good, when we did "Scary Movie" we did it good. That one rocked. Two I didn't like so much, we rushed it. Some people will go, "Oh, two was funnier than one." It may have been funnier in pockets but it was all right hands. There was no time to really write—to pepper your jab. There was really no time to modulate the punches. It was a confection, just a bunch of jokes, just a bunch of jokes. "Don't be a Menace" was a fun parody. There's time when you do it good and times when you do it bad. With "A Haunted House" it's kind of a parody, but it's really a horror comedy with parody moments. Although the pacing of the jokes were like bow-bow-bow-bow-bow, one atfer the other, what we tried to do was make a story that, and make an experience, because it's like "Paranormal Activity" if it happened to a black couple, that even if you never seen any of these movies, the movie is still funny to you because you're just going, "Oh, I get the experience, so I get the movie. It's a movie, it's not just a bunch of gags."
I thought it would be fun to do a speed round like in the movie: favorite part of your body.
My dick.
Someone who should stop singing.
My dick. No I'm joking. [Laughs.] OK, do it again.
Someone who should stop singing.
God, there's so many. Let's start with Britney Spears and let's end it with … Who's terrible? Lil Wayne. Let's end it there. No, let's end it with Drake. Shut the [bleep] up, you're flat. Hell of a rapper, but damn you be flat.
Fast food indulgence.
McDonald's, only in Europe.
Most beautiful woman in the world.
My daughter.
Second most beautiful woman in the world:
My momma.
Most beautiful man in the world.
My momma. No, the most beautiful woman in the world would have to be, damn, I don't know, there's so many. Halle Berry definitely. Any time you get two dudes fighting over your vagina, and you see the way the dude look, he be down, that has to be some really good na-na. [Raises his hand.] I got next! What was the other question? The most beautiful man in the world? Me. Yeah. Definitely me … or one of my brothers be good-looking. Channing's kind of good looking. I say that in most not … you know … most manly way I can say it. It's hard to go, "Yo, Chan, you cute." It's weird. Girls can go—guys it puts a different stank on it. "Chan, you got a sweet-looking mouth. It looks sweet." You put a wig on him, he'd be a fine chick. So that's where you go he's a good-looking dude. But he don't have an ass. He wouldn't be that cute then. Who would be a cute man?
It seems like you could talk about this for a while.
I probably could. This wouldn't be a speed round. Go.
Underrated funny.
I would say my brother Shawn.
Overrated funny.
That's tough. Overrated funny. I don't know. That's hard to say. Me. I'm overrated.
I have to ask you, for "White Chicks," you did eight or nine hours of makeup a day ...
Seven. I never want to be a white woman again. White girls, if you have to take seven hours to put on makeup, I feel so sorry for you. That's why y'all be doing it in the car, on the way to work, 'cause you're still doing it. Do you get up at 2 in the morning and start doing makeup and then you're ending at 8 in the morning, doing that in the mirror? I don't know.
When you look at that movie and look at you guys, do you think you look like white women in that?
We look like aliens. We look like some white girls. We look like the white girls that white guys don't want to [bleep]. But the black guys is like, "Yo, that bitch is thick." [Laughs.] When I did "White Chicks" I was actually kind of [bleep]-able. Shawn, oh, hell no. Shawn looked crazy.
I'm going to have to pass on both of those.
You wouldn't give me none as "White Chicks"?
Can't say I would.
Terry Crews was, I think he really developed a crush on my character. Whenever I got in makeup he'd, "Hey, what's up man, what's up baby?" I was like, "Hey, dude." and I'd take it off he'd be like, "[Oh, yeah.]"
As far as that goes, the first word coming to your mind about that is aliens, and in "Little Man" you were a little person pretending to be a baby ...
Can we look at my filmography for a second? I've played a white woman. I've played a midget. I've played a crackhead. I've played a gangster. I've played a Shakespearean educated teacher … Who has a filmography like that? That's crazy! A white woman and a midget? Sorry, Sir Laurence Olivier never played a midget! Never played a white woman, man! Where's my Oscar?
But I'm wondering when you make those, is there any sense of—for me as a viewer with those movies I couldn't help but say, "No one would believe that he was a baby in that movie, and those don't look like white women."
You should never ever go see a comedy ever. You should only see dramas. You gotta go see, yeah, just dramas. 'Cause you can't think like that in a movie! When you go see a movie you gotta suspend—
Do you think all comedies ...
When you go see "Jurassic Park" ...
I love "Jurassic Park"!
Do you go, "Oh my God, [those aren't] real dinosaurs"?
Of course not, because they make it believable on screen.
You can't believe—you can't suspend the believability, you can't suspend the reality and go, "You know what, I can believe that as a baby"?
I could …
"I can believe Marlon and Shawn are white women."
In that case it didn't seem believable to me.
[And it took] so much makeup. That's tough! I had to tuck back … Here's the thing, if I had a vagina, you would have believed it.
You're right. That would have sold it. But I'm glad we didn't have to take it there.
But you know what, I could have. I could have.
You considered that?
That's method acting. You gotta do it. I considered that.
A white vagina or a black vagina?
I'd start with a black vagina and then go to a white vagina.
And you'd be in seven more hours of makeup.
But the surgery to go to a white vagina, you know how painful that is?
I don't.
One thing at a time. 'Cause there's skin grafting involved. Just doing a vagina alone is a lot of work. To add the white and the pink, get that perfect, that's like a couple of surgeries. I would go black vagina first. Then I would do for the sequel, I would do a white vagina.
Now I do wish there was a sequel.
Now we're going to do one. But can you suspend the fact that, "Oh, they're guys. They're black guys."
The second time yes, I will.
OK. [I see] that was hard for you.
On his rumored movie in which he'll play Richard Pryor: "I hope it does [happen]. I think it is. Right now it's lying dormant. But who knows. If that's something that I can't get done in the next couple of years, the beautiful thing is I'm doing standup … before that I wasn't doing standup, now I'm doing standup to prepare for it. So if it happens and when it happens that'd be great. If not then I'm going to try to make it happen. I think I want to get that one funded. I want to go raise some money and make that happen because it's an awesome role. You talk about a drama, that's the perfect drama for me because it's a drama about a comedian. And it's really like a tragedy. It's such an awesome script. It goes everywhere. And I can be hysterically funny but at the same time I can really put on a powerful dramatic performance. If you seen the screen test you would lose your [bleepin']—you would go, 'I like this guy.' No you would probably go, 'Come on, that's not Richard Pryor. That's Marlon Wayans.'"
On re-tweeting people's comments no matter what they say: "You know what's funny, someone today, I was tweeting all the reactions from last night's screening, I told them, 'I want you guys to tweet me no matter your opinion. I don't care what your opinion is. Good bad, whatever, I'll re-tweet it.' So hundreds of people tweeting me all these good responses… and somebody tweeted me, 'I didn't like it. Not at all. I didn't like it one bit. Wasn't for me.' I re-tweeted it and somebody hit me up like, 'Yo, I love you because you re-tweeted bad ones. That's awesome.' The guy was serious about not liking it. I was just like, 'You're entitled to your opinion. I'm not mad.'"
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Giving Thanks for Vegan Turkey Options
I've been vegan for almost 11 years, and it makes me giddy to know that there are soooo many faux turkey options popping up at local grocery stores everywhere.
Today I want to briefly showcase what I'll be gorging on this Thursday… The Tofurky Feast ($24.99). It was hard to choose which turkey substitute to go with (sine there are so many different vegan versions out there), but I have to be honest, the fact that this feast comes with an organic chocolate cake from Amy's Kitchen was definitely a selling point. 😛 It also doesn't hurt that this year's Tofurky is 20% larger usual (and believe me, I'm saving room in my gullet especially for this; I have a designated expandable Tofurky compartment, for realsies).
So, what all comes in this glorious Tofurky box you ask?
- One Stuffed Tofurky Roast
- Savory Giblet Gravy
- Tofurky Jurky Wishstix
- Organic Chocolate Cake from Amy's Kitchen
- Coupons from Turtle Island, Amy's Kitchen, and Sweet & Sara
Yes, please! Fyi, this box serves 6 (unless you're dedicated to heffin' out like I am). 😉
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Why would you want to buy processed tofurkey when you can make it yourself? I even started making my own tofu!
This sounds great!!
I bought this today for the first time. This junk is SMALL. Haha I should have gotten the field roast 🙁
How awesome that they added Amy's dessert! I ended up grabbing this vegan field roast. http://www.fieldroast.com/products.htm the celebration roast. Has anyone tried it? I hope its good and I dont miss the tofurky too much this year! Have a great Thanksgiving!
I can never understand why vegans/vegetarians need to eat fake meat. Wouldn't it be better to eat a sustainable locally grown humanely processed REAL turkey? That's what we're having!
For those that choose to eat meat, I think that would be a great decision to make. Being actively aware of where your food is coming from is a great power to have that many fail to take part in. It's not necessarily a "need" to eat fake meat. For some, it may just be a comfort sort of issue, something that resembles the familiar items we used to eat prior to becoming vegan, only now cruelty free! For others, it is just a filler (eating only vegetables in their natural form can get a little boring). For me, it's a little of both. Some fake meat is incredibly delicious, and my carnivore friends have even started buying certain fake meat items just because it tastes THAT GOOD, and it's a healthy alternative. Imagine being able to inhale your Thanksgiving dinner and know that it's 100% cholesterol free (since cholesterol only comes from animal fats). No artery clogging goin' on there! It's nice to be able to spice up our plate a little, have more options and textures.
I can't tolerate wheat gluten, so I'll be making my own "turkey-flavored tofu" out of traditional poultry seasoning and baked tofu. Can't wait to eat it! =D
<3 Tofurky!
I envy you, where I live there's no such thing. Finding regular tofu is a struggle, and there's only one place where I can buy vegan "ham", and it's not even that good. On the bright side, I learned to make my on stuff =D Vegan cheese, faux meats, sausages, etc. I do hope the vegan market will expand though, I think it's a matter of time.
I almost keeled over when I found out they added Amy's cake to the Tofurkey Feast but then I added it up and found out it isn't worth it. They removed the potato dumplings and replaced it with Amy's cake. I've bought Amy's cake and it is beyond good.
The Tofurkey feast cost about $20. Just a Tofurkey with the gravy is about $10. An Amy's cake is about $5. So, if you buy the Tofurkey and Amy's cake seperately you save $5. The only thing you don't get is the wishsticks which are not worth $5. If they kept the potato dumplings and added the cake the feast would be worth it.
Just a little budget info.
Hi Sunny! Thanks for the heads-up on the new Tofurky Feast. Nice that they added a dessert this year — yum. I love the Tufurky loaves, especially the gravy. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Check out our sites sometime: http://www.chinaberry.com/ , http://www.isabellacatalog.com/ and http://www.jakeandella.com/.

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Sharing some activities I've collected for android and IOS devices.
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11 random facts at Christmas time
It's Christmas time, and it's time to celebrate life and friendships.
I was tagged by
Cristina Monteiro Silva
for the "11 Random facts" Blog post challenge.
Thanks, Cristina, for the tag and the opportunity for us to learn more about you in
your blog post.
So, how does it work?
1. Acknowledge the nominating blogger(s).
2. Share 11 random facts about yourself.
3. Answer the 11 questions the nominating blogger has created for you.
4. List 11 bloggers.
5. Post 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate to answer, and let all the bloggers know they have been nominated. Don't nominate a blogger who has nominated you.
#2 Sharing some random facts about me.
#3 These are the questions Cristina has asked me to answer:
1. What was the best moment in your life?
I've had many good moments in life but the more I live the more I think the best moment in my life is NOW.
2. Do you expect much of people?
I've been told I'm quite naive when it comes to trusting people. I always expect the best of everyone.
3. How many true friends do you have?
I have very few true friends but many people I truly love.
4. What do you do when you need to have YOUR moment?
I choose a book to read and sit by myself.
5. What is the film of your life?
"The color of paradise" could be one of the films of my life.
6. When was the last time you slept 10h?
I don't usually sleep a lot but last week I woke up at 10 in the morning so I guess I ended up sleeping for more than 10 hours, kkkkkkk.
7. What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
I drink a glass of water.
8. Which historical character would you like to meet if you had that chance?
I'd love to listen to the Dalai Lama.
9. An embarrassing moment in your life was…
When I greeted someone with a hug and then I noticed I had mistaken the person for someone else.
10. When did you last burst out laughing and couldn't stop?
I can't remember but I laugh A LOT.
11. City or countryside?
City. I love living in the city, the noise, the movement, the people.
#4 The list of eleven Bloggers I tag for the challenge:
1. Roseli Serra
2. Camila Sousa Sakai
3. Andressa Cardoso
4. Emma Heath
5. Vicky Saumell
6. Jennifer Verschoor
7. Sílvia Heshiki
8. Naiara Valente
9. Daniela Pesconi-Arthur
10. Susana Canelo
11. David Kapuler
#5 My questions for them:
1. Where did you live as a child?
2. What was your favorite toy?
3. As a child, what did you want to be in the future?
4. Tell us something you're afraid of.
5. Tell us something you're good at.
6. Tell us something you're bad at.
7. Tell us about a place you'd love to visit one day and who with.
8. What do you normally procrastinate?
9. If you could a place to live, where would it be?
10. What would you like to get for Christmas?
11. What would you like to learn in 2014?
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December 3, 2013
MOVENOTE app: add more to your presentations
This afternoon, I learned about a website and app which allows us to upload a presentation either from our computer or from google drive and record our voice and image using our webcam.
My first trial was with my ipad. The ipad app is FREE, however, you can only use photos you have on your device or a photo you take with the ipad to include to your presentation. Other than that, the app is very simple to use and the quality of the recording seems to be really good.
My second trial was with using the WEBSITE
I uploaded a presentation I had on my computer and recorded myself as a test.
The slides are inspired by the article
How can we use the site and app with students?
- with the app, students can tell their own stories based on a picture.
- students can record a picture description.
- with the website, the teacher can record flipped videos by using slides or pdf files.
- students can record presentations of projects they develop.
MOVENOTE app
is available for FREE for both IOS devices and ANDROIDS.
One more app for the list
BYOD apps for ELT
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December 1, 2013
Interwrite Workspace TUTORIALS (em Português)
Some weeks ago I was invited to help some professors from UFU (Universidade Federal de Uberlândia) to start using the interactive whiteboards the department had bought.
The board they had purchased was DUALBOARD which works with the INTERWRITE WORKSPACE software.
Although I had never used this software, as I'm very well acquainted with the usage of another brand of interactive whiteboards (Promethean), I imagined after a few tutorials I would be able to learn how it worked.
I found a few tutorials in English online at
but none in Portuguese for the teachers to watch whenever they needed it.
So, here they are: a few video tutorials (in Portuguese) if you have Interwrite Workspace installed where you teach.
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MHA to Participate in Today's White House National Conference on Mental Health
Mental Health America to Participate in Today's White House National Conference on Mental Health
Applauds Launch of National Conversation to Increase Understanding, Awareness of Mental Health
Contact: Steve Vetzner, (703) 797-2588 or email@example.com
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 3, 2013)—Statement of Wayne W. Lindstrom, Ph.D., president and CEO of Mental Health America:
Mental Health America is honored to participate in today's White House National Conference on Mental Health that is being hosted by President Obama and Vice President Biden and applaud them for this effort to launch a national conversation to increase understanding and awareness about mental health.
There is no better time to talk about mental health. While millions of Americans struggle with mental health problems, those who need help are too often afraid to seek it because of the shame and secrecy associated with mental illness. The conference will bring together people from across the country, including representatives from state and local governments, mental health advocates, educators, health care providers, faith leaders, and individuals who have struggled with mental health problems, to discuss how we can all work together to reduce stigma and help the millions of Americans struggling with mental health problems recognize the importance of reaching out for assistance.
We encourage all Americans to participate in the conversation by watching it live at whitehouse.gov/live from approximately 9:30 am to 2:45 pm (EDT) today.
Along with our 240 affiliates in 41 states, we will be active partners in this dialogue after June 3 so we raise awareness about mental health, increase understanding, and combat the fear and prejudice that too often prevents individuals from seeking help.
As an organization that launched the first public education campaigns around mental health, we know that an initiative such as this can do much to inform and educate and help break the invisible chains of misunderstanding and discrimination that continue to bind people with mental illness.
We will also be sharing new resources Mental Health America has developed, including an online tool that screens for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and an online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program.
This national dialogue can change the way we talk and think about mental health. We encourage all Americans to join in the conversation.
Mental Health America (www.mentalhealthamerica.net), founded in 1909, is the nation's leading community-based network dedicated to helping all Americans achieve wellness by living mentally healthier lives. With our 240 affiliates across the country, we touch the lives of millions—Advocating for changes in mental health and wellness policy; Educating the public & providing critical information; and delivering urgently needed mental health and wellness Programs and Services.


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Marrero Named President of University of West Georgia
Atlanta — March 22, 2013
Dr. Kyle Marrero, vice president for University Advancement at the University of West Florida, Pensacola, was named today as the seventh president of the University of West Georgia by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Marrero will assume his new post on July 1, 2013, according to Board of Regents Chair "Dink" NeSmith.
"I am delighted that Dr. Kyle Marrero will be taking over leadership at the University of West Georgia as its new president," NeSmith said. "He inherits a strong institution thanks to the outstanding work over many years of retiring President Dr. Beheruz Sethna. Dr. Marrero brings a set of unique talents, skills and experience that should build upon the foundation constructed by Dr. Sethna. We look forward to his leadership as he works with the university, the community and the Board of Regents to move West Georgia to a new level of academic excellence."
University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby said, "This is a great choice for the University of West Georgia. Throughout the search process, Dr. Marrero engaged the campus, the members of the search committees and the Board of Regents with his enthusiasm and his sense of purpose. He brings a wide range of experience that will be very beneficial to his work to advance the mission of the university across many fronts."
Marrero said, "I am thrilled to be joining the University of West Georgia team, the Carrollton community and the University System of Georgia. My family and I are looking forward to being immersed into the community and making many new friends. This is a great opportunity to enhance fundraising, to tell the story of why UWG is distinctive, and help implement the strategic goals of the institution and the system. This is a crucial time in the institution's history and I am honored to have been selected as UWG's next President."
Marrero has held his current position since August 2009. In this position, Marrero provides executive leadership to advance the mission of the university in the areas of alumni relations, development, marketing, communications and the University of West Florida Foundation.
He was given primary responsibility by the university president to lead the university's effort to achieve the Carnegie Community and Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships Classification Award for 2015. This goal serves as one of the benchmarks of success specifically aligned to engaging in community partnerships that respond to mutual concerns and opportunities and that advance the economy and quality of life in a region.
Under his leadership, the advancement office has made significant contributions to a recorded 20 percent increase in enrollment, completed the largest capital campaign in the institution's history by raising $39.2 million toward a $35 million fundraising goal, and increased the Foundation investment portfolio from $45 to $60 million.
Marrero's background is in music, and prior to his current position, he served as first the chair of the Department of Music and then as the director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of West Florida.
Prior to his work at the University of West Florida, Marrero has taught voice, opera and conducting at a number of institutions in Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio.
He currently serves as the artistic director of the Pensacola Opera, a position he has held since June 2000. During his tenure, the company was recognized for exponential growth and quality. He developed a comprehensive education and outreach program serving 20,000 school children and 10,000 adults in Northwest Florida and received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Opera America for programming and education.
Between 1998 and 2002, Marrero was the artistic director of Opera Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has produced and directed an extensive number of operas in this facet of his career. Marrero also has served as a judge for a number of opera and vocal competitions and has performed on stage with a number of opera companies worldwide in principal roles, as well as maintaining an extensive career as a recitalist and performer with symphony orchestras.
He holds both bachelor and master of music degrees from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, and earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in vocal performance from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Marrero also has studied music education and vocal performance at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and Arizona State University, Tempe, as well as the German language at the Goethe-Institute in Munich, Germany.« News Releases


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Doreslaer, Abraham à, (d. 1655)
Abraham à Doreslaer (Dooreslaer), a Dutch Reformed preacher, was coauthor with Austro-Sylvius of the only scholarly work comparing the doctrines of the Calvinists with those of the Mennonites, entitled, Grondige en klare Vertooninghe van het onderscheijdt in de voornaemste hooftstucken der Christelijcker Religie, tusschen De Gereformeerde ende de Weder-dooperen, . . . The book contains many quotations from extremely rare or now nonexistent books. The 1626 synod at Alkmaar commissioned Petrus Jakobus Austro-Sylvius to write this work, considering it necessary because of the confession of faith published by Jacques Outerman, a Mennonite preacher, in 1626. At the synod of 1627 Austro-Sylvius was already looking for help, and Doreslaer was appointed to the task. Doreslaer was the pastor at Oude Niedorp in 1602, and at Enkhuizen in 1605. In addition to several sermons, Dooreslaer also made a new translation of the Bible with explanations (Amsterdam, 1614), a forerunner of the Statenvertaling. He must therefore have been one of the most learned of the Calvinist theologians. After the outline of statements and counter statements had been approved by the synod committee (Antonides and Sibema), the two authors proceeded to work out the comparison. The book is divided into 24 chapters and contains no less than 856 pages (in two columns) with an exhaustive index. Dooreslaer died at Enkhuizen 19 March 1655. His three sons, Samuel, Isaac, and David, also became Reformed preachers.
Dooreslaer, Abraham à and Petrus Jakobus Austro-Sylvius. Grondige en klare Vertooninghe van het onderscheijdt in de voornaemste hooftstucken der Christelijcker Religie, tusschen De Gereformeerde ende de Weder-dooperen. Enkhuizen, 1637, second printing 1649.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 466.
Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland. Utrecht, 1903-: II, 557-560.
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Vos, Karel. "Doreslaer, Abraham à, (d. 1655)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 27 Sep 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Doreslaer,_Abraham_%C3%A0,_(d._1655)&oldid=121016.
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Vos, Karel. (1956). Doreslaer, Abraham à, (d. 1655). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 September 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Doreslaer,_Abraham_%C3%A0,_(d._1655)&oldid=121016.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 90. All rights reserved.
©1996-2020 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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Today, I am so grateful I got to walk through central London with DD, taking time to admire the architecture, like the beautiful Royal Courts of Justice, and just soak up some pre-Yuletide atmosphere.
This is officially the last day of calm before the storm of holiday mania and panic buying; the UK has embraced Black Friday with fervour, even though Thanksgiving isn't a holiday here. I am also grateful for online shopping which enabled me to do almost all of my holiday shopping, so that I can look forward to a wonderful and relaxed Thanksgiving/birthday celebration for Husband this weekend.
I'm thankful for many things, but this year, most especially for the incredible blogging community which has welcomed and supported me over the last ten months. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all. You've kept a girl relatively sane.
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Mat Kearney and Meiko will perform through the Hope College Concert Series on Monday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. at Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Tickets are $20 for the general public and $10 with a Hope College ID, and are available at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse.
Mat Kearney's music features a mix of hip-hop beats, pop choruses, acoustic folk and spoken verses. His discography includes "Bullet" (2004) and "Nothing Left to Lose" (2006). Noting his use of spiritual themes, "Christianity Today" called him "effective in bridging the sacred and secular, and hopefully making him one of Christian music's most promising artists for years to come."
Meiko cites artists including Patty Griffin, Sade and Portishead as her influences. After hearing her perform at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, "Paste Magazine" editor Josh Jackson proclaimed her a "big success story" waiting to happen. Her recently released debut album is available through iTUNES and CDBABY.
Mat Kearney and Meiko will be performing at Hope as part of a tour that also includes concerts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave., at the corner of College Avenue and 12th Street.
The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. the night of the concert.


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By Vanetta
This classic Iberian dessert was introduced by the Spaniards. In the version below, coconut, which thrives in the Pacific coast state of Colima, flavors the flans. Begin making them one day ahead; they must chill overnight before serving.
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup water
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 13.5-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise in half
- 8 large egg yolks
- 3 tablespoons triple sec
Step 1
Whisk oil and 1 tablespoon water in small bowl to blend. Brush inside of eight 3/4-cup custard cups or ramekins with oil mixture. Combine 1 cup sugar and remaining 1/4 cup water in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling occasionally, about 9 minutes. Immediately divide caramel among prepared custard cups. Using oven mitts, tilt each custard cup to coat bottom with caramel. Place cups in large roasting pan. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut on baking sheet. Toast in oven until light golden, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
Combine coconut milk and milk in another medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Cover; steep 10 minutes. Remove vanilla bean. Using electric mixer, beat egg yolks and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until thick and pale, about 4 minutes. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into egg mixture. Whisk in triple sec. Stir in 1/2 cup toasted coconut.
Divide custard among caramel-lined custard cups. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of custard cups. Bake until custards are almost set and move only slightly when cups are shaken gently, about 50 minutes. Remove custards from water. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered overnight.
Run small sharp knife around custards to loosen. To unmold each custard, place plate atop custard cup. Firmly grasp custard cup and plate and invert, shaking gently and allowing custard to settle on plate. Sprinkle custards with remaining 1/4 cup toasted coconut and serve.
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Rattleware is Espresso Supply's premium line of specialty coffee small wares. Whether you are opening a coffee cart, cafe, or adding espresso to an existing restaurant, you'll need to outfit your operation with the necessary accessories. Espresso Supply has used their expertise to develop a full line of espresso accessories and small wares to meet those needs.
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I have finally gotten some free time and was able to write this review. This is the first of a few reviews I have lined up for this week, at the same time I've been excited about this review. I heard of Colorware before BlackberryOS was created. At the time I only had one BlackBerry and I was not comfortable with sending my only phone in to get it painted. I stuck with printed vinyl such as unique designs and other vinyl printing companies. Fast forward to present time and I now have more BlackBerry devices then I could imagine, I have no issues with sending in one of my devices. I decided to paint my Tour as that is my primary device. I went over to Colorware's website where I was able to choose from a variety of different colors for the device. You have three different types of colors to choose from. Solid colors, metallic colors and pearl colors ; I wanted a slick clean look and a two tone color scheme. I chose a steel metallic color for the top and bottom pieces, frames and inner back as the sides and outer back are a diamond pearl color. You can see from the mock up from their website below.
After about an hour of trying different colors I finalized my original choice and submitted my paint colors. Some how I managed to pack up my Tour and ship it off to Colorware for its make over. The entire process from shipping to Colorware to receiving the final product was 2 weeks. It was a very long two weeks especially when I switched to the 8530 during the Tour make over. Then the day finally came, the day where Fed Ex handed me the box I had been so excited to get. I literally tore the box apart and was blown away by the final product. It looked decent in the mock up from the Colorware website but looking at my Tour it was 100x better looking. The device came back with the default black keypad but I had a chrome keypad and was worried how the chrome would look with the steel color. Luckily, it looked awesome when I put the keypad in.
Looking at the two pictures you can agree with me that the metallic steel color looks amazing as well as the pearl diamond color on the sides and back.
I hate to even say this but I have dropped my Tour once since receiving the new look and the paint on the device still looks 100% mint, no paint damage. I am very pleased with the final product and I am getting ready to send in the 8530 to get painted. More images are at the bottom of this post.
Pros : Amazing quality, great communication between myself and Colorware, great pricing, ability to use custom color (added cost). Finally the most important pro, 100% customer satisfaction.
Cons : Not able to change keypad color (which is not a big issue, you can always purchase a colored keypad on the internet. Time frame to paint device and ship (again, not a big issue. They have a lot of requests so I can see them getting backed up a bit).
Overall : Overall, I am very pleased with the final product. The two con's listed above are not a huge issues to make me not want to continue business. The time frame, even being 2 weeks is understandable since you have to take your time in order to produce a perfect product which Colorware has done. I would recommend Colorware to anyone!


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Integrity Staffing Solutions Launches Proprietary ISS Certification Program and Employment Database
Staffing Industry leader offers workplace certification program coupled with a staffing and job search solution for prospective employers and its highest performing associates.
Dec 12, 2012, 05:15 ET
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrity Staffing Solutions (ISS), one of the nation's leading specialty staffing firms, today announced the launch of the ISS Certified program, a first-of-its-kind effort that certifies Integrity's qualified, talented and dependable associates and makes these associates directly available to potential employers. The program further helps to promote associates who have successfully completed Integrity assignments and connects them with employers that need them. There is no cost to either the associate or the employer.
"The ISS Certified program is an absolutely free platform that provides businesses with access to associates who are ready to work and have the skill-sets they need to make an immediate, positive impact," states Integrity Staffing's CEO and Co-Founder, Todd Bavol. "We are extremely excited about this added benefit for associates who have completed their assignments with us. We hope the program will open doors to exciting opportunities and even serve as the launch-pad to a whole new career."
Associates awarded ISS Certification have passed Integrity's stringent hiring requirements including a background check; pre-employment drug screen; verified and valid I-9 work eligibility criteria; a reliable attendance history; and have served as a trusted and valued member of fast-paced client work environments. During their employment with Integrity, they must demonstrate consistent quality of work and have a proven track-record for meeting performance and safety expectations throughout their assignment.
The ISS Certification website, located at: ISSCertifiedTalent.com serves as the "home-base" where ISS Certified associates and employers in search of talent can connect and interact. The site expects to reach an abundant database of 20,000+ available members of the Integrity Staffing talent community and hundreds of employers once the site is fully live.
Companies interested in registering for full access to the ISS Certified Talent database, should contact, Renee Moore at (480) 286-6970 or via e-mail [email protected].
As an industry leader in light industrial, clerical, and high-volume staffing solutions, Integrity Staffing continually strives to create innovative employment solutions for its clients and associates by bringing businesses and the communities in which they operate closer together. For more information about the company's community based initiatives, including career resources, advice and tips, visit HelpingCommunitiesWork.com.
About Integrity Staffing Solutions
Integrity Staffing Solutions (ISS) ranked #24 on the 2012 List of Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms and as the 15th largest industrial staffing firm in the U.S., is a Wilmington, DE-based specialty staffing firm for temporary and direct-hire employment. ISS designs customized staffing models to facilitate the placement of qualified workers in desirable positions.
Sean Montgomery, CFO and Todd Bavol, president and CEO, launched ISS in 1997. The founders were awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Greater Philadelphia Award in the Service category, which recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. With thousands of clients in Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
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The Cup
ICAC, The Intercontinental Advertising Cup was established in 2007 by organizers of the world's three biggest regional advertising festivals: Asia Pacific's ADFEST, Ibero-American FIAP and New European Golden Drum. From the first year onwards the ADC*E, Art Director's Club of Europe, is also a member.
All Golden Drum finalists* have exclusive right to participate in the Intercontinental Advertising Cup Selection.
* Gold winners are included automatically, other finalists upon paying a service fee.
Intercontinental advertising cup (ICAC or The CUP) is a global creative tour-de-force that is filtered no less than five times by the world's most respected juries.
Only ads that were entered in one of the four participating continental advertising shows are eligible to compete in the Intercontinental advertising selection. This is the first filter.
Only finalists of Asia Pacific's ADFEST, Ibero-American FIAP, Art Directors' Club of Europe ADC*E and New European Golden Drum make the intercontinental creative selection. Gold awards winners enter the competition automatically and free of charge, while all other finalists need only to pay a small service fee. ICAC is a non-profit organization. Second filter.
Members of all four continental juries select 5 nominees in 38 categories, thus making a super-selection of 190 most creative ideas from four continents. Third filter.
In the next stage the jury chooses categories' champions, which are the 38 CUP winners. Fourth filter.
Finally after a long and particular process, the jury decides the winners' winner; the most creative work of the four continental festivals and their selections; the recipient of THE GRAND CUP.
To take part in the Golden Drum competition is a privilege that opens the exclusive gateway to the intercontinental selection, already awarded with the INTERCONTINENTAL CREATIVE SELECTION prize.


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Several months ago I committed to running the Kentucky Derby miniMarathon – or at least doing my darndest to train for it – to raise awareness funds to support the Frederick Law Olmsted Parks and Parkways.
The reason was simple: I spent half my life in the great outdoors of Michigan and after moving here, I found Louisville's parks made me feel like I was home well before the city felt like, well, home. Stop by any one of them on a given day and you'll see I'm not alone. Each year, thousands of people enjoy the park system, which is crucial to our health in so many significant ways.
I'm still not positive whether I'm going to run the mini, but I am committed to supporting the effort of Fred's Team, which includes teachers from Portland Elementary.
If you want to show your support, too, for the gorgeous scenery and landscape we so often take for granted, please consider donating to the Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Heine Brothers and Vint Coffee have jumped on board to match every monetary gift (up to $5,000), and Fred's Team is still accepting members for the April 28 road race. If you want to go the extra mile and run, please call Susan Ward at 502.802.0667. To make a donation, go to www.olmstedparks.org/fredsteam.
Regardless, I hope you take the time to enjoy The Frederick Law Olmsted Parks and Parkways. It's quite a gift.
Contact The Voice-Tribune's Managing Editor Angie Fenton at firstname.lastname@example.com, 502.551.2698, www.facebook.com/angiefenton2 or @angiefenton via Twitter.


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Baylor Bears 25" Counter Stool
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|Paul Leroux
Unlike Babylon 5, this scenario is no longer a page out of science fiction. It's coming soon, faster than many imagine. That said, the story of the self-driving car still has a few unfinished chapters — chapters in which the human driver still has an important role to play. Yes, that means you.
As I've discussed in previous posts, the fully autonomous car is a work in progress. In fact, some of the technologies that will enable cars to drive themselves (adaptive cruise control, forward collision avoidance, etc.) are already in place. Moreover, research suggests that these technologies can, among other things, improve traffic flow and reduce accidents. But does that mean you will soon be able to sit back, close your eyes, and let the car do everything? Not quite.
Evolution, not revolution
If you ask me, Thilo Koslowski of Gartner hit the bull's eye when he said that self-driving cars will go through three evolutionary phases: from automated to autonomous to unmanned. Until we reach the endpoint, we should pay heed to the words of Toyota's Jim Pisz: autonomous does not mean driverless.
If planes can do it…
If only life were so simple. For one thing, automakers will have to make autonomous cars affordable — doable but not easy. They'll also have to negotiate a variety of legal hurdles. And in any case, driving and flying have less in common than you might think.
When you drive, you must remain alert on a continuous basis. Lose your attention for a second, and you stand a good chance of hitting something or somebody. The same doesn't always hold true in flight. When a plane is cruising at 30,000 feet along a proscribed flight path, the pilot can avert his or her attention for 5 seconds and incur little chance of hitting anything. In comparison, a driver who becomes distracted for 5 seconds is hell on wheels.
And, of course, auto-pilot doesn't mean pilot-less. As Ricky Hudi of Audi points out, pilots may rely on autopilot, but they still retain full responsibility for flying the plane. So just because your car is on auto-pilot doesn't mean you can watch YouTube on your tablet. Bummer, I know.
An alarming solution
Source: Modern Mechanix blog (and yes, that should
read Frankfurt)
It seems that someone anticipated this problem in the early 50s when they invented "alarming glasses" — take a gander at the accompanying photo from the August 1951 issue of Modern Mechanix.
Scoff if you will, but a kinder and gentler form of this technology is exactly what autonomous cars need. No, I'm not suggesting that scientists find a better way to glue wires to eyelids. But I am saying that, until cars become fully and safely autonomous, drivers will need to pay attention — after all, it's tempting to drift off when the car is doing all the work. And, indeed, technologies to keep drivers alert are already being developed.
Pre-warned means prepared
Mind you, it isn't enough to keep the driver alert; the car may also need to issue "pre-warnings" for when the driver needs to take over. For instance, let's say driving conditions become too challenging for the car's autonomous mode to handle — these could heavy rain, a street filled with pedestrians, or an area where lane markers are obscured by snow. In that case, the car can't wait until it can no longer drive itself before alerting the driver, for the simple reason that the driver may simply take too long to assess the situation. The car will need to provide ample warning ahead of time.
The more, the better
That cars will become autonomous is inevitable. In fact, the more autonomous, the better, as far I'm concerned. Research already suggests that technologies for enabling autonomous driving can, in many cases, do a better job of avoiding accidents and improving traffic flow than human drivers. They also seem to do better at things like parallel parking — a task that has caused more than one student driver to fail a driving test.
But does this all mean that, as a driver, I can stop paying attention? Not in the near future. But someday.


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Three Fish - turquoise is a sea-themed print for fish lovers. Part of Bert & Buoy's launch wall art collection, this piece features 3 bold fish to adorn your walls. Take home this modern classic today.
- Exclusively illustrated & signed by Bert
- Giclee printed in Devon
- Dimensions available A1, A2, A3
- Unframed. Packed with backing board & cello bag
- Email us if you'd like it framed
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Lovely little camera to hold and use
Wi-Fi connectivity, Easy to use, Tracking AF
Available in a good range of colour
Good performance, Wi-Fi remote control from smartphones
Above-average feature set for its street price
Simple-to-use travel-zoom camera that delivers good results
Compact body with a decent zoom range
Picture quality at wide-angle
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Postpartum hemorrhage is more bleeding than normal after the birth of a baby. About 1 in 100 to 5 in 100 women have postpartum hemorrhage. It is more likely with a cesarean birth. It most often occurs after the placenta is delivered, but it can also occur later.
Once a baby is delivered, the uterus normally contracts and pushes out the placenta. After the placenta is delivered, these contractions help put pressure on the bleeding vessels in the area where the placenta was attached. If the uterus does not contract strongly enough, these blood vessels bleed freely. This is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage. If small pieces of the placenta stay attached, bleeding is also likely.
Postpartum hemorrhage may also be caused by:
Some women are at greater risk for postpartum hemorrhage than others. Conditions that may increase the risk include:
These are the most common symptoms of postpartum hemorrhage:
The symptoms of postpartum hemorrhage may look like other health conditions. Always see your healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Your healthcare provider will review your health history and do a physical exam. Lab tests often help with the diagnosis. Other tests may include:
The aim of treatment of postpartum hemorrhage is to find and stop the cause of the bleeding as soon as possible. Treatment may include:
Replacing lost blood and fluids is important in treating postpartum hemorrhage. You may quickly be given IV (intravenous) fluids, blood, and blood products to prevent shock. Oxygen may also help.
Postpartum hemorrhage can be quite serious. But when your provider quickly finds and treats the cause of bleeding, you often will be able to recover fully.
Losing lots of blood quickly can cause a severe drop in your blood pressure. This may lead to shock and death if not treated.
It's important to know before delivery what puts you at risk for postpartum hemorrhage. It is important to have emergency care available in case it is needed at the time of delivery and after birth. Early care can reduce the amount of blood loss.
Most cases of postpartum hemorrhage occur at delivery or soon after. But you may bleed heavily after you go home from the hospital. If this happens, call your healthcare provider right away.
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your healthcare provider:
Vidant Health can connect you to health care professionals to help you understand your condition and guide you through the treatment process. Let's chat.


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Both are correct. The difference is that the first sentence seems to be talking about a specific place.1 It's there where you put it.
2 It's where you put it .
Which sentence is correct? And why?
"Anyone who wants to come may come."Another question:
What's the difference between "Anyone who" and "whoever"?
"Whoever wants to come may come."
I don't see any difference between the two. (Perhaps someone else will offer an additional comment or two.)
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Information on the Netherlands for people from Niue.
This country or region does not have a Dutch embassy. Please check under Travel and residence to find out where you can apply for a visa. For any other questions, you may contact:
Netherlands embassy in Wellington
- Co-operative Bank Building - 10th Floor
- Corner Featherston & Ballance Streets
- Wellington 6011
- PO Box 840
- Wellington 6140


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Interesting things about I-10 in West Texas: Exit 420 is Baker Road. The Super 8 in Ozona — a town in which we were vaguely threatened by inbred, meth-addled freaks while driving the So-Cal Speed Shop's Plymouth Prowler to Houston — has the nicest Super 8 Motel the world may ever see. And well, that's about it. Otherwise, the stretch of interstate between San Antonio and El Paso has little to recommend it. We should know — we've driven it four stultifyingly boring times. But that boredom's about to pass a little more quickly, as it seems as if the Lone Star State (we'll see you in July!) is about to raise the speed limit on that desolate stretch to 80mph. [Note to Texan readers, yes, we know Woman Hollering Creek is on the east side of San Antonio, but we couldn't not post it.]
Texas could accelerate to 80 mph [Yahoo! News]
Three US States Raise Speed Limits [Internal]