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Not Out of Africa
Is the human story of 'Out of Africa' theory finally completely dead? And other theories based on that including human evolution?
Another research article or find showing that Neanderthals and modern humans were interbreeding way before ever anticipated by theories. And this latest report is an absolute monster with its implications.
If early humans were having sex with Neanderthals 100,000 years ago, then they must have been doing so outside of Africa because our close relatives were not found there.
And this means that they had left Africa before the larger dispersal that took place at least 40,000 years later.
This adds to the idea that early forays out of the continent took place. Other recent evidence includes early human fossils found in Skhul and Qafzeh in Israel, and recent research that suggests people were living in China at least 80,000 years ago.
Neanderthals and humans interbred '100,000 years ago' | BBC
Should all scientific theories about ancient man be started with a fresh slate? Look at the actual evidence and not be influenced by previous fellow peers theories and careers.
Is this more evidence for EM evolution? That humans DNA changes due to electromagnetic effects in an Electric Universe?
It began not in Africa
Some scientists think that only a few people left Africa in a single migration that went on to populate the rest of the world, based in the fact that only descendents of L3 are found outside Africa.
It has been estimated that from a population of 2,000 to 5,000 individuals in Africa, only a small group, possibly as few as 150 to 1,000 people, crossed the Red Sea. Of all the lineages present in Africa only the female descendants of one lineage, mtDNA haplogroup L3, are found outside Africa. If there had been several migrations, one would expect descendants of more than one lineage to be found outside Africa.
A possible explanation is that these mutations occurred in East Africa shortly before the exodus and became the dominant haplogroups after the exodus from Africa through the founder effect. Alternatively, the mutations may have arisen shortly after the exodus from Africa.
Movement out of Africa - Recent African origin of modern humans | Wikipedia
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The idea to drum-up awareness of world hunger came from Marv Dahlgren, who was principal percussionist of the Minnesota Orchestra for forty-eight years and is a celebrated percussion educator and author. Marv explains:
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- Made in India micro circuit boards
- The Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Thrissur, has developed low-cost microwave printed circuit boards.
- The boards are required in strategic applications such as space, defence, and atomic energy.
- This is one of the major steps in the indigenisation of electronic materials drive, especially for wireless communication sectors
- SC allows Centre to replace MCI
- The Supreme Court allowed the Centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Coucil of India with a fresh panel of 5 eminent doctors.
- A 5 judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar, said the Centre had proposed the names of five eminent doctors to replace the oversight committee.
- The committee was setup in May 2016.
- Website for home buyers
- SBI has launched SBI Realty, a one-stop integrated website www.sbirealty.in for home buyers.
- It will help customers to choose their dream home from 3,000 SBI approved projects across the country.
- Customers can compare current & past trends of prices for properties in various localities
- It is developed by SBICAP Securities in association with PropEquity in terms of data support, among others
- Future of Indian Universities
- President Pranab Mukherjee was handed over the first copy of the book 'Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and International Perspectives.
- Book has been compiled by Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor of Jindal Global University and has been published by Oxford University Press
- It was presented by Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen at Rashtrapati Bhavan during an event.
- CCI approves Softbank's 20% stake
- Competition Commission of India has given its nod to Softbank Group Corp's acquisition of 20% stake in One97 Communications.
- SoftBank will now own about one fifth of the company estimated at about $7 billion.
- Approval comes 2 months after Paytm raised Rs 9,000 crores from SoftBank, making it the biggest investment by the Japanese internet conglomerate's in Indian internet ecosystem.
- Smriti Irani Gets Additional Charge
- Textile minister Smriti Zubin Irani has been given the additional charge of information and broadcasting.
- She gets additional charge as Venkaiah Naidu resigned from the post following his nomination as National Democratic Alliance's vice-presidential candidate.
- She will be the 4th I&B minister appointed in 3 years by the Modi government.
- Prior to textile ministry, Irani held HRD ministry.
- Mayawati resigns from Rajya Sabha
- Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has resigned from Rajya Sabha.
- Decision came after the chair of the upper house asked her to restrict her impromptu speech on anti-Dalit violence in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
- Her Rajya Sabha term ends in April next year and re-election will be a tough task, after her party's poor performance in UP.
- She handed over her resignation to the Vice President.
- National digital-only marketing campaign
- HDFC Bank has launched a national digital-only marketing campaign, reinforcing its position as 'India's No. 1 Bank' in products like credit cards, personal loans.
- It aims to connect with customers by asking them to #StartDoing and talk to India's No 1 Bank, to fulfil all their needs.
- It involves a series of creatives including films that will be showcased across on platforms like Youtube, FB
- Team India's new bowling coach
- BCCI has named former Indian cricketer Bharat Arun as the Indian cricket team's bowling coach.
- He will join Indian team on a 2 year period until end of the 2019 ICC World Cup.
- He had previously served in same capacity during Shastri's tenure as team director from 2014 to 2016.
- He has been handed a full-time role as bowling consultant Zaheer Khan will only be available for 150 days a year.
- RIL crosses Rs 5 lakh cr market-cap
- Reliance Industries has attained a market valuation of over Rs 5 lakh crore, becoming the 2nd firm after TCS to achieve this milestone.
- Market capitalisation of RIL stood at Rs 5,04,458.09 crore, making it the most valued company in the country.
- Shares of RIL have been on the surge since the launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm.
- TCS had attained a market valuation of over Rs 5 lakh crore in 2014
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- Kargil International Marathon concludes
- The first ever Kargil International Marathon 'Run for Sarhad' concluded with more than 800 runners from all over the world participating in the event.
- The marathon was organised by Sarhad Pune, Run Buddies, SEWAK, All Kargil Tour and Travel Association with support from LAHDC Kargil and Indian Army.
- Sarfaraz Rahman won the 120 km & Zaheer Abbas won the 60 km marathon respectively.
- Nelson Mandela International Day
- Mandela Day celebrated on July 18, is an annual international day adopted by the UN.
- In November 2009, UNGA declared 18 July as "Nelson Mandela International Day" in recognition of his contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.
- Objective of Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for the better, and in doing so build a global movement for good
- Naidu as vice-presidential candidate
- NDA has picked Union urban development and I&B minister M Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for Vice-President of India.
- He is 2 time BJP president and served 3 full terms in Rajya Sabha from Karnataka and was elected from Barmer in Rajasthan for his current term.
- He will be going up against Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the Opposition's candidate.
- Vice-presidential election will be held on August 5.
- Manudev wins National Masters
- Karnataka's Manudev has won the first National Masters snooker tournament title in Chennai.
- Manudev got better of Alok Kumar of PSPB by 4 frames to 1 in the finals.
- Earlier in the semifinals, Manudev knocked out former Asian Games gold medallist Rafath Habib of RPSB 4-2
- Manudev, Alok Kumar, Chirag Ramakrishnan and Rafath Habib have qualified for world 6 red & team championship snooker.
- New Members of Lok Sabha
- National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah and Indian Union Muslim League leader PK Kunhalikutty took oath as members of Lok Sabha.
- Abdullah won the by-poll from Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary constituency while Kunhalikutty won the Malappuram by-poll in Kerala.
- Abdullah had lost in 2014 to the then PDP candidate Tariq Karra, who is now with Congress.
- Fastest Growing Economies
- According to the World Bank's latest edition of the Global Economic Prospects, India is the fourth fastest growing economy in the world.
- India is expected to grow at 7.2% in the current fiscal and domestic demand is expected to remain strong, supported by policy reforms.
- In terms of growth rate, India is placed behind smaller economies of Estonia, Uzbekistan and Nepal.
- MoU to develop village in Anuradhapura
- India & Sri Lanka have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District.
- Village named after Buddhist monk Sobitha Thero is being developed at a cost of 30 cr Sri Lankan rupees.
- Development will include construction of 153 houses, a multipurpose community building & renovation of monk's quarters & library.
- It is in line with Sri Lankan govt's policy of rehabilitation of villages.
- Country's First Biomethane Bus
- Tata Motors has developed India's first Bio-CNG (bio-methane) bus which was unveiled recently at a bio-energy programme, 'Urja Utsav'.
- Tata Motors has designed and developed bio-methane engines (5.7 SGI & 3.8 SGI) for LCV, ICV & MCV buses.
- Bio-CNG will contribute in a positive manner to the Smart Cities proposition of keeping them clean and will be a good option for wet garbage management.
- PM to inaugurate Abdul Kalam's memorial
- PM Modi will open the national memorial for former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam at Peikarumbu near Rameswaram on July 27.
- The national memorial is set up by DRDO in 2.11 acres at a cost of Rs 20 crore.
- 2nd death anniversary of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam will be observed on July 27.
- Dr Kalam died on July 27 in 2015 at IIM Shillong where he had gone to deliver a lecture.
- GST Council raises cess on cigarettes
- GST Council raised cess on cigarettes to address an anomaly under GST that had resulted in lower tax incidence than before.
- Tax burden on cigarettes will go up by Rs4.8-7.9 per 10 sticks, depending on their length & whether or not they have filters.
- Increased cess is in addition to the highest rate of GST i.e. 28% & ad valorem cess of 5%.
- Anomaly would have cost govt Rs 5000 crore in tax.
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I am Ray Glasser, a near-life-long resident of Cleveland, and a WIXY fan from the get-go. I began listening to WIXY at the beginning, at a time when AM Top 40/Rock radio was in its heyday. I had a Webcor open-reel tape recorder and made tape after tape of the big radio stations of the day, including WHK, WIXY, CKLW, and KYW/WKYC and the music they played. To this day, I have 2 working Teac open-reel tape decks, and have transferred many of these recordings to my computer, tweaked them, and uploaded them to this website. I created my first website in 1997 for the Betamax video format, which completely overtook my love of radio when I got my first Betamax in the Summer of 1976. Although I still enjoy home video, radio is still in my blood -- and always will be. I have seen many radio tribute sites on the web, and thought it was high time that WIXY 1260 had its own site - even if I had to create it! So, it is with great pride that I bring you this site. Throughout the creation and research of this website, I have met many interesting people (including some former WIXY DJs and even one of the station's owners!), and it is only with their help and contributions that this site is as chock-full of info as it is! I thank these people for all their help, and hope that somewhere, somehow, a reader of this site might have a missing aircheck tucked away in his or her attic that I can add. I always welcome comments, pro and con, and anything that anyone can add to this site to make it more complete. I hope you enjoy perusing these pages!
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Splendour In The Grass is one of Australia's biggest music festivals and rightfully so. The lineup always brings some of the industries heavyweights to our shores while showcasing some of the best up and coming talent in the indie pop/rock scene. The 2015 line up was no exception and it was no doubt that we were in for a pretty amazing weekend.
Walking into the Splendour grounds on Friday morning it quickly became noticeable that it was going to be a VERY muddy weekend and over the course of the three days we would only see it get worse.
Kicking off my 2015 Splendour weekend was one of my favourite bands of right now; Urban Cone. These Swedish lads had the energy turned all the way up and ignited a half hour set showcasing tracks of their new album "Polaroid Memories". Their smooth harmonies and captivating indie-dance beats translated well live and if you went to their set unknown to who they were you definitely walked away a fan. Early highlights of their set were "Weekends", "We Are Skeletons", "Treasure" and their recent single "Come Back To Me" which they had Megan Washington join them on stage to sing Tove Lo's part. Closing of their set with "Sadness Disease" their sampler wasn't working so they asked the crowd to sing the infectious sound effect and the massive crowd obliged creating one of the most magical and epic moments of the festival. Looking back at this set now, this was by far my favourite of the weekend. There is only one word that really describes how I felt after seeing them live; I M P R E S S E D
The soundtrack for the afternoon was Sancisco and The Rubens who both delivered entertaining sets that transformed the amphitheater into massive singalongs. The lead singer of The Rubens jumped into an inflatable kids pool and crowd surfed ending their set on a massive high. Death Cab For A Cutie gave punters a more mellow set which felt out of place in between such high energy acts.
Tkay Maidza has played almost every Australian music festival over the past two years and this was already her second time playing Splendour In The Grass. However this time she had a massive production, a bigger crowd and a transformed stage presence. This was my seventh time seeing Tkay live and this was by far the best I have ever seen her perform. She seemed so comfortable on stage and was killing it with her audience interactions, her dance moves and her vocals were on point. The show was brand new compared to the same set she's being playing for the past couple of months and saw her play new songs, have giant inflatables on stage and have two guys dressed as personal security guards watch over the crowds and stand either side of her. During "Brontosaurus" she brought some people on stage to dance in Brontosaurus suits and I may or may not have been one of them slut dropping it. Closing her set with "M.O.B" she had monopoly money sent into the air as confetti before saying goodnight to the packed tent.
I didn't quite know what to expect from Of Monsters And Men's set but they surprised me with a captivating set that showcased songs from their two studio albums. Their light show was very basic but perfectly complimented the songs relaxed nature. "Crystals" was an early set favourite followed by "Human', "Mountain Sound" and "Little Talks". Their stage presence isn't massive but their sound is so hypnotic that you couldn't help but sway along.
Mark Ronson easily brought one of the biggest productions to the Splendour In The Grass stage this year with massive LED screens, cool props, big platforms and an array of special guests. Opening with "Feel Right" and "Ooh Wee" he had the crowd jumping like crazy before launching into the infectious "Bang Bang Bang" and "The Bike Song". Throughout the set Ronson jumped in and out of the booth he was located on and played an array of instruments showing his versatility. Daniel Merriweather joined him on stage for a slick performance of "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" and "Change" before letting Keyonne Star invade the stage to bring some sass and crazy vocals on "I Can't Lose". Kevin Parker (Lead singer from Tame Impala) was the next special guest to join Ronson on stage and gave the crowd an unforgettable performance of "Daffodils" as well as "Summer Breaking" and "Leaving Los Feliz". His vocals echoed erringly through the amphitheater and with the rain pouring down it created the perfect moment. I regrettably left early because of the rain so I didn't get to witness the epic dance breakdowns of "Uptown Funk" or the emotional tribute to Amy Winehouse during "Valerie" but the ¾ of the set I saw was impressive. Mark Ronson stepped it up and delivered a very unique and cool show. He was very humble and gracious on stage and was the perfect MC/Conductor for this big performance.


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text: Daedalus7 5 Report post Posted July 18, 2016 Cool, thanks! It looks like I left Elemental Force out of my passives up there... EF is definitely in there. Again, it was kind of an afterthought to put it in since I wasn't going for any sort of special rotation, just an easy one. But sure enough, it out performed everything. The other passives I've tried in as many combinations I could that didn't make the cut included Sudden Return, Bloodsport & Gross Anatomy, Fatal Flourish, Lethality, Fortunate Strike, Criticality, Expose Weakness, Pattern Recognition, and Street Fighter. I also experimented a little bit with the blade and pistol 10% boosts, as well as Seven Samurai and Closer, but not thoroughly I guess. Still... I was running what I thought was a fairly vicious Blade/Fist setup for Tokyo, and switching to this sent my DPS up nearly double (I think I was around 1200 DPS single target, this is giving me 2300 DPS single target consistently). My other current main build is also Rifle/Ele, great minds and all that. I'm finding Shellshocker to be CRAZY good, and I've added the signet for the extra hinder time and start the fight with Anima Charge, then Shellshocker, then spam Conditional Force for like 6 seconds... It's kinda ridiculous. Anyway, thanks again for the input and help. Let us know how it goes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Project 52 – Week 35
August 23, 2012 § 3 Comments
The Woman That Saved Me
Graduation day, 19 year old me
My son had just turned three
Two years earlier I was alone and unsure
Struggling but trusting my intentions as pure
I sought a way to make good and do right
And before long I had an angel in sight
The woman that saved me
Is as mild mannered as they come
Well, after all, she is a Nun
But not typical, in any way, shape or form
Sister Betty Ann was definitely not the norm
But she always got the job done
She always made her point and got her way
At the very end of the day
The woman that saved me
Built a school where I could go
When I was 18 with a toddler in tow
And when she spoke with me
She always encouraged the best I could be
She was also an English teacher and liked my poetry
She always told me I should keep at it
The woman that saved me
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Hello MCCA Members – we are (hopefully) just days away from the end of the 2019 state legislative session. Even so, there remains much uncertainty about where different issues affecting child care will end up in the final analysis.
Last week I personally reached out to MCCA members in key legislative districts, those with members of the conference committees currently hammering out the final agreements. A huge thank you to those that I have heard back from for making those calls, sending those emails, and in some cases having personal conversations with those legislators and staff.
I would also like to give a big thank you and shout out to Allie Wroble of Ewald's Government Relations team, who has kept you in the know about all legislative details this spring. Her weekly updates have helped keep us all on track!
Thanks to our friends at Think Small, here's a SUPER easy (you don't even need to copy and paste) way to get your personal representatives a quick message letting them know you're watching and expecting good things for early childhood in the final budget deal.
Click here to enter your address: https://www.thinksmall.org/community_engagement/public-policy/take_action/action-alerts/
You will then be taken to a page that shows your local elected officials and can press one more button to send the following message:
With the end of the legislative session approaching, I wanted to reach out as a constituent to share my support for investments in children birth to age five and their families. Investing early helps give children a fair chance at success later on.
Several proposals under consideration right now would help Minnesota make progress toward alleviating opportunity gaps and child care shortages. Increasing funding for early learning scholarships, adopting family-friendly federal conformity provisions and increased provider reimbursement rates for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), and funding Retaining Early Educators through Attaining Incentives Now (R.E.E.T.A.I.N.) would all be positive steps toward improving conditions for young children and their families.
Young children are counting on you to make this a great state for all of them. Please work to make these provisions a part of the final budget deal. Thank you.
If you only have time to click and send the above, thank you. If you have time to add some personal thoughts to the message (a story about how higher child care assistance reimbursement rates would help your families and your business, how teachers getting REETAIN grants could help them stay with you instead of leaving the field for other opportunities, what you've seen scholarships be able to do to stabilize kids and families, how you'd like to see more grants for child care facilities in greater MN, how you hope the list of Fix-It Ticket eligible licensing violations gets expanded, anything you want!), then thank you thank you.
We are all oversurveyed, but when the survey at hand has the potential to affect policy and funding for child care in MN, we do our best to get the word out and maximize participation. Last week you should have received an email like the one below with your personal survey link from DHS. This cost of care survey is the final piece in a long-term stakeholder engagement process DHS has undertaken to try and get a better handle on just how much it actually costs to provide high quality child care.
It is extremely important to get accurate data, and as much of it as possible. The main source of information around child care costs currently rests with the state Market Rate Survey. While that will continue to be important, we know that the rates we charge often reflect more what local parents are able to pay, not what the costs of providing the service actually are. This can cascade into the issues our field faces, such as lower wages and benefits… because we aren't able to get the revenue truly needed (from parents or public funds) to support true costs.
Please take the time to complete this survey. If you are the director of a multi-center organization you may need to contact your owner/main office for some of the detailed answers around benefit costs, insurance, and such.
The survey is open until May 22, 2019. If you did not receive an email like this one or have deleted it, please contact Amanda Ward with the information below.
Thank you for your attention to better serve children, families, and staff, not only in your program but across MN!
Dear Provider,
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is conducting a study to estimate the true cost of providing child care. We know that the true cost of operating your program may not be reflected in the prices that you are able to charge. The study that we are conducting will explore how costs may vary by the type of care, size of the center, age groups served, quality indicators, and geographic region. The Department of Human Services will use the results of this study to inform recommendations and potential changes to CCAP policy and the financial supports offered to centers and preschool programs to help them achieve and sustain higher levels of quality.
You can help by completing the survey below for your child care center. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. All responses will be kept confidential and identifying characteristics will not be included in the analysis or in the report of results.
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Now You Know Your Colours Part 1
Many of my clients are nearer to their great colour choices than I was, leaps and bounds nearer. They may be wondering which runway is theirs, but they're at the right airport, or close by.
They know that it feels better to express our real selves, in the same way that the web is an extension of the spider; they give each other meaning.
The video is also here on YouTube.
Now that we've had our colour analysis, palettes in hand, we browse in stores and try new lip colours.
First day out with the new look. Reactions range from zero to 100.
How do we chart progress in the real world?
Change has to bounce off of something and come back. If it just lives in our head, it's like it never happened.
We need others to inform us about how the world perceives us, aligns with us, or appears to be on another track altogether.
Asking them, "Do you think the colour of this blush suits me?" brings too much 'what does she want me to say' into the answer.
Asking ourselves brings too much personal override into the answer.
Compliments are The Hall of Mirrors.
Family? We need people who can view us dispassionately. Family view us passionately unless they have special training.
How to get mirrors to show true?
We all have a subjective reality.
There is also an objective reality that most people live in.
That's where open lines of communication await.
I see reality located approximately where everyone else lives, in a place where their choices and reactions carry more weight than their words and opinions.
How do we test for it?
Psychologists have an operational definition, meaning some specific condition that can be seen and measured by any other researcher who wants to test for the condition.
Colour analysis is like a sequence of operational definitions, a system that tests for certain conditions in the same way by all colour analysts. Reality contains too many specific conditions and other researchers be defined that way.
The first answer is to have our colouring analyzed in a calibrated system of comparisons. By watching and listening to the PCA process, we learn to make the best use of feedback.
Changing Identity
Change takes time. We talked about working through changes in hair colour in the previous post.
The book Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra (here at Amazon) is a place of practical wisdom for anyone committed to lasting change. Its focus is careers, but the ideas work with how people are and how the world is, in any context.You'll find an excellent synopsis here at Harvard Business School. Ideas to bring your own colours into your everyday life:
1. Begin with small but deliberate steps. Expect to experiment. We can't think our way to our new look. For reality to return its priceless insights, we have put new energy out there. If you have not worn cosmetics, buy a sheer lipstick and eyeliner. Then stop and check in with how that feels. Small steps can show us that change is safe.
"What we make of events is more important than the events themselves."
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2. Reflect upon the changes you've made and planning the next one. Keep making moves. Wear the black you own in different combinations for a few months while you become expert in your blues and browns.
3. Keep everything you own for 6 months or a year. Don't pressure yourself to overhaul the closet. Avoid snap decisions. Pull a few things out every now and again. What could work, what won't be missed, these will clarify on their own.
If your PCA showed you that, under your face, sky blue on the hanger becomes a non-colour, while Tiffany and Birks blue look normal and so do you, wear the sky blue with your new makeup. We have no point of reference when everything shifts at the same time. Doesn't Cartier have an iconic peacock blue of some sort? There may be a reason for the repetition.
4. There may have been an adjustment you weren't expecting. Postpone the correction until you can be out of reaction about it or you may overshoot. Focus on everything you're doing that works. If the present hair colour is too dark and looks like someone else's hat, pull it back, choose a shorter style, until you're ok saying, "It just is. This is not about me, or my hair. It's about hair dye. I can change it anytime by choosing two colour swatches to the left of this one."
5. Without criticism of who you were or who told you to be that way. Be an observer of yourself. You see this person in an airport.
In this excellent talk at Tedx, Professor Ibarra discusses authenticity, both true and untrue, and how to tell them apart. (Video also here on YouTube.)
6. Was releasing past choices easier than you expected? Not wearing black didn't feel less professional. People might even have been less defensive. Your white was easier to find than you thought once you knew what to look for. The eyeshadow that wasn't dark or contrasting enough to contour your eyes was easy to replace with one with that did open your eyes and looked better next to your eye colours. Nobody reacted like you were overpainted. They were looking at you, not looking away.
7. Take your time. The success of change can become addictive, especially in shopping malls. Pause. It will all be there for you.
8. Be curious about the mirror of others and why they react as they do. Your insights into other people will amaze you as much as your own.
This may be getting near the source of my addictions, which is why these posts are so long. I have more thoughts on the topic for next time.


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Those of us who consider ourselves homesteaders (whether doing it apartment style or on acres of land) are busy people. We're growing food, raising animals, preserving food, chopping wood, and more while also trying to maintain healthy relationships, earning money, and just generally live life. It can be hard sometimes to find time for anything outside the basics of homesteading life in all that limited time. This is where the importance of hobbies on the homestead kicks in, that limited time and focus on constantly meeting the needs of a functioning homestead can burn a person out and quickly too.
We love our homesteads, we chose this way of life for specific reasons but constant work isn't good for anyone and outlets, hobbies are important for a multitude of reasons.
Hobbies Provide Relaxation
Often hobbies allow us to turn off our internal chatter, hobbies take us away from worrying about the beehive surviving winter to simply counting stitches on the knitting needles. Hobbies give us rest from our daily stresses while giving our brains rejuvenation from the daily chores.
Hobbies also give us rest when we're tired as well. It's not sleep and hobbies shouldn't be a replacement for sleep, but creative pursuits can provide a little mental rest from the monotony or more grueling intellectual aspects of our days giving our brains some rest before getting back to it.
Hobbies Teach A Multitude of Skills
Obviously each hobby teaches us the skills necessary to do that particular task, quilting, spinning, dyeing, etc. However, it goes so much further than that in our daily lives. Hobbies teach us to get creative about problem solving whether in our craft or in our garden. While not specifically tied to daily homestead survival today learning how to knit or quilt or make soap could at some day be a necessary and valuable skill.
Hobbies also teach us to make the most of what we have available to us at any given time. This is always a good and necessary homesteadng skill. That time you picked up a drop stitch with an unfolded paperclip provides the creative problem-solving base for cobbling together fencing and more.
Hobbies Create Meaningful Connections
Hobbies give us connection to our loved ones and our communities a good bit of the time. They allow us to use our creative energy to collect memories in the form of journals, scrapbooks, and more while also giving us the opportunity to create and share with others. When we gather with our knitting circle, sew an apron with a niece, crochet hats for newborns, or throw pots for a community fundraiser we are creating powerfully deep connections that might not be made in any other way.
It can be hard to find time for hobbies, and like anything we have to include time for hobbies amongst our weekly priorities. Make crafting part of the bedtime ritual, allow it to calm the mind and body making it ready for sleep. Take a few minutes each morning, if possible, to help set the tone for the day. Small blocks of time add up and of course indulge in big blocks whenever possible, like during that blizzard that is keeping you from doing much else.
Hobbies might not be immediately vital to our day-to-day survival but they can help us run them more effectively and joyfully so embrace those knitting needles and paintbrushes as an integral part of your homestead management plan.
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You're most welcome, happy to help anytime. Amber is in fact fabulous, so you are in good hands. Are you planning to have more than one party? If so, then definitely contact some of the other ladies ahead of time and see if you have a connection with them as well. If you are only having one party, then I would just wait and visit with the other ladies in the bar during your 2 day stay. The smoke in the bar is not too terrible, but a benefit of staying at the hotel is you have access to the courtyard where you could also visit with them. Have a great trip


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In an effort to revive my pathetic blog hit statitistics, I have decided to travel the world in order to bring you pithy and thoughtful observations. At least I think they're pithy, sorry if you do not. Remember, pithiness is a virtue.
Last week, New Orleans, Louisiana. Today stop, Fairbanks, Alaska. In a span of days we go from wrestling aligators to wrestling bears.
Now I ask you, what other blog can do all this? And its a stain remover and a breath freshener too!
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MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Stanislav Zas visited a number of enterprises in Orsha District, Vitebsk Oblast in order to check the fulfillment of the head of state's instructions regarding the integral development of the local enterprises, BelTA has learned.
In particular, the state secretary of the Security Council of Belarus went to OAO Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant and OAO Tekhnika Svyazi. Top officials of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus informed him about results of the measures meant to develop the enterprises.
While on a tour of Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant Stanislav Zas was made familiar with progress of the reconstruction work, with the installation of process equipment in the existing manufacturing wings, and prospects of building new manufacturing premises. The company's workload in 2019 was also discussed. Due to the larger volume of export contracts the portfolio of orders for the near future is full. Apart from expanding the choice of helicopters the company can repair Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant is about to start offering transport aircraft repair services.
While in OAO Tekhnika Svyazi Stanislav Zas heard a report on the company's readiness to make more portable communications solutions for law enforcement agencies and civilian organizations in Belarus and to export products to foreign buyers. Progress in repairing the existing premises for the sake of housing the relevant manufacturing divisions was reviewed.


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Active File Compare 1.7
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TTT Nominated For Guild Award!
pippins_scarf writes: TTT is up for a Guild nomination for art direction. 2002 7th Art Directors Guild Awards (nominations January 14, 2003; awarded February 22, 2003)
Best Production Design – Period or Fantasy Film
Chicago – John Myhre
Gangs of New York – Dante Ferretti
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Grant Major
Minority Report – Alex McDowell
Road to Perdition – Dennis Gassner


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Bert's February Dividend Income Summary
Wow. February was a blur for so many different reasons. With a blink of an eye, we find ourselves entering the third month of the year. While personally, things many have been fuzzy, our dividend income continues to roll in, along with the dividend increases. I swear, there was a new dividend increase announced every day in February! Lanny has kicked off our blog's dividend income summaries and it will be tough to follow his $628 act. But I'll give it a shot. Here is my February dividend income summary!
Bert's February Dividend Income Summary
This month, I received $460.38 in dividend income, a 76.64% increase compared to last year! Once again, I fell short of Lanny; but I am pretty darn excited with the results! Below is a table the providing each dividend received:
Here are some quick thoughts and analysis:
- No, I didn't purchase more shares of CZNC, one of our favorite community bank stocks owned. Rather, the company announced a special dividend in January that was paid in February. Of course I would prefer a larger dividend increase than a one-time special dividend. But I'll never complain about receiving a special dividend!
- Compared to last year, WRK and ABBV were new dividends received. I started purchasing WRK in Q3/Q4 2018 and Q4 2018/Q1 2019 for ABBV. In fact, ABBV was my last stock purchase and this purchase was made after the ex-dividend date. The dividend in the table about does not even represent my full position in the healthcare company.
- HCP's large increase was due to a timing difference. In 2018, the company paid their dividend in March. This is a timing difference and I received the benefit this month. In March, it will negatively impact my year-over-year dividend growth rate.
- The additional purchases of PG, T, SBUX, and O made throughout 2018 really bolstered the dividend income totals compared to last year.
- What's incredible is that this chart shows the strong dividend growth rate in 2018. Look at the increases from KMI, CAT, and NWFL. Those dividend increases were solely due to dividend increases announced by the companies in 2018. Of course, I wrote about how dividend growth is slowing and we may not see this bump at the same time next year. In 2018 though, it added quite the punch!
Bert's February Portfolio News and purchases
In this section, I'll review two different ways that my forward dividend income increased during the month: dividend increases and investment activity. In the first table I will review dividend increases.
Told you there were a lot of dividend increases this month. All of these were discussed in my monthly Expected Dividend Income Article except for the Canadian Imperial. Why did they have to announce after the article was released?! The dividend increases were nice. None blew my socks off and I didn't have the surprise 32% dividend increase (like Home Depot shareholders would have). What's really frustrating is the Kraft dividend cut. It is the sole reason I am showing a net decrease in dividend income for the period. It sucks! Owning over 60 shares of the consumer giant, that dividend cut hurt. It is in the past now, and there is nothing we can do besides learn from it and apply that lesson to future stock purchases.
This chart shows the increases due to purchases, 401k, and HSA contributions. I mentioned this was a frustrating month and my only purchases this month were made in retirement accounts. Still, we were fortunate enough to add $75 in dividend income this way. There has been one purchase so far in March, so I snapped this my individual stock purchase dry spell. I'm looking to get things rolling again in March and the rest of 2019.
The shortest month of the year is done….good riddance. New and exciting things are on the horizon. Spring training has started, the weather is kind of getting warm, and my wife and I are having a blast setting things up for the spring. I'm ready to roll and am entering March with a completely different mindset. 10 more months to go this year, let's make EVERY DOLLAR COUNT and take care of business the rest of the year. Each month, each purchase, each dollar saved, gets us THAT much closer to financial freedom.
How were your months? What was your percent dividend increase? What dividend increases did you receive this month? Were you impacted by the Kraft dividend cut? Did Kraft's dividend cuts outweigh your dividend increases?
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Do you ever have those weeks….or months, that seem like a complete whirlwind? That's what we're in right now. I really can't believe it's already March. Things happened unusually fast for us regarding the move to Kansas, buying a new house, getting and starting new jobs, moving in, etc. so it feels like life is just now sinking in.
We're still trying to figure out the whole blogging AND having a life/getting things done thing. I just don't get how people do it. Well, technically I do…they make time for it and probably sacrifice sleep. But I've decided that sleep is the only thing that's helping me function at this point and that it's just plain necessary.
We have an insane amount of projects and excitement surrounding our new house. We talk about sharing all of these ideas with you guys, but when it comes down to the writing…the time just doesn't present itself. But I will tell you that we do this because we really do love it. We love sharing our stories with people and it's so neat to have a bit of a virtual scrapbook to document our life! There are so many times that we look back on the blog to see how we did something or to remember an event we went to. SO, with all of that said, we are going to try our darndest to do more updates and share how we are making this house our home.
I was so grateful for a snow day last week. We had quite a productive day, and a little fun in the snow thrown in there too. This week, Eric got a snow day but I had to go in to work 🙁 I was really hoping for another carefree day of organizing and decorating around the house…
Here's what happens to Eric on a snow day. He turns into a 5 year old boy. It's adorable.
Barkley likes to catch snow balls. He may or may not think they're treats. Snow angels… That's right, Barkley is lying on top of Eric. They have a special relationship. We also made a snowman, but I didn't snap a picture of him. He was taller than me!
And this is the view out of the kitchen window on our second big snow day.
We quickly learned the one major disadvantage of having a long gravel driveway. When it comes to snow, our driveway and lane becomes an absolute mess. Thank goodness for a 4 wheel drive truck….but my little car doesn't exactly do well in the gunk.
Although the snow is beautiful and we love the moisture (for our new pond!), I'd be fine if it doesn't snow for another year.
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Fall has officially arrived, and soon we will be fascinated with the beautiful colors that the season brings. Keep a live look on the fall foliage from the Upstate with our Table Rock webcam, and don't miss our fall foliage reports posted each Wednesday.
Also, check out this story on fall foliage viewing in our state parks and visit our State Parks Facebook Page and post your best photos of fall foliage across our parks.
Fall Color Report, November 20, 2019
Our short-lived peak of fall color has quickly passed and now what remains is the late autumn tones of brown with some deep scarlet sprinkled in. Soon the forest landscape will display only evergreens and the dormancy of bare hardwoods. Only American Beech trees and some oaks will claim shriveled tan leaves that will cling through the winter.
Fall Color Report, November 13, 2019
The peak of fall color has arrived in the mountains and before wind, rains, and time strip all the leaves away, we should be able to enjoy the late fall display of foliage a little while longer. Although not bright, the post-peak leaves will provide attractive tones of brown, gold, and russet as we approach Thanksgiving.
Fall Color Report, November 6, 2019
The higher mountain peaks and ridges are revealing good color now, but soon will be void of leaves. Increasing color is creeping down the slopes and the best viewing will be now into next week. The early season heat and dryness seems to have prevented an overall brighter foliage display, but get out and enjoy what has been served up for us. Fall leaf-looking is always a special time with all that the forest provides to our senses.
Fall Color Report, October 30, 2019
The forest foliage is finally popping with more color day by day. Despite the recent, much needed rain stripping some leaves, plenty more should remain to provide an awesome autumn array across the landscape. The peak of display in the Upstate may arrive in the next 7-10 days with some colder nights upcoming.
Fall Color Report, October 16, 2019
Only subtle changes have taken place with the foliage scene over the last week, with darker greens fading a bit more. A couple nights with lows in the upper 30's to low 40's are on tap before the weekend which should help speed up the process. At this point, it appears the peak for color may delay until the first or second week of November.
Fall Color Report, October 9, 2019
Summer weather has finally loosened its grip and normal fall temperatures have replaced the heat. However, drought conditions are increasing due to little or no rainfall. Until the nights get chilly to trigger the advance of fall color, the forest remains mostly green, although the deep green of summer has paled. Tulip Poplar leaves are turning yellow as they always do and there are a few Sourwood trees sporting some brighter red leaves.
Looking for an easy fall hike? Check out this story about three beautiful hikes to take this fall!
Read more about color change and autumn here.


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Sony Reveals Project Morpheus
Sony has formally announced its virtual reality prototype for PlayStation 4, dubbed Project Morpheus. The head-mounted display features a white visor with a black wrap-around piece along the eye-line, and the edges of the device give off a blue LED glow. The prototype will be available for developers to begin creating games soon.
At GDC 2014 presentation, PlayStation head Shuhei Yoshida spoke of how the gaming industry has changed over time, thanks to technological advancements. Virtual reality, he says, "may well shape the future of games," by increasing immersion with a sense of presence while playing. Yoshida showed the early development of the VR headset, beginning with a PlayStation Move literally duct-taped to a prototype.
"We believe Morpheus will further enhance the world of PlayStation 4 with seamless integration with PlayStation Camera, DualShock 4, and PS Move," said Yoshida.
Dr. Richard Marks, PlayStation research and development, was quick to point out VR capabilities will go beyond games, as well. One of the projects Marks is currently working on involves a virtual walk on the surface of Mars, in partnership with NASA. Sony believes the six principles of VR focus on sight, sound, tracking, control, ease of use, and content.
Marks believes Sony has an advantage in the sight and sound department, thanks to its existing expertise in high-definition displays and audio. Tracking for the Morpheus can be handled by PlayStation Move technology, in addition to the PlayStation Camera. In regards to control, Morpheus will take advantage of the DualShock 4's sensors and glowing light. Marks says Sony intends for Morpheus to be easy to use, with the headset simply slipping over your eyes and just working.
As far as compatible games, Sony showed off an undersea adventure demo from Sony London called The Deep, in addition to announcing Morpheus compatibility for Thief and EVE Valkyrie. Strangely enough, Oculus VR had previously announced the latter as an Oculus Rift exclusive.
Device is still a prototype So it's clear Project Morpheus could have a big impact on the future of gaming on PlayStation 4. Are you excited about it ?
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Valley Head Senior Kenzie Willingham received a $92,000 scholarship to Spring Hill College.
Kenzie is the Beta Club President, Ms. Valley Head High School. She also is a member of the Varsity Girls Basketball and Softball Teams.
Spring Hill College is a private, Roman Catholic Jesuit liberal arts college in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1830 by Most Rev. Michael Portier, Bishop of Mobile.
Spring Hill is the first Catholic college in the Southeast, the third oldest Jesuit college in the country and the fifth oldest Catholic college in America.
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Daniel Barron
San Diego - Executive Chef
A native of Detroit, Chef Daniel Barron attended the American Culinary Federation Apprenticeship Program at one of America's top boutique hotels in Birmingham, Michigan. His curiosity for different cuisines and cultures led him to many top kitchens in the U.S., including Mad Platter in Nashville where he was nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Chef/Restaurant Southeast, and Cesca in New York City where he received 3 Stars from the New York Times as well as positive reviews by Gourmet Magazine. While in New York City, Chef Daniel also helped establish Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund, raising over 23 million dollars for the families of restaurant workers in the World Trade Center following 9/11.
Before joining The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Chef Daniel's menu at AnQi in Costa Mesa, CA, was ranked as one of the Top Ten Molecular Gastronomy Restaurants in America by Gayot.com. When Chef Daniel isn't creating new specialties at The Oceanaire, he can be found giving his time to industry fundraisers such as the Liver Foundation's "Flavors" culinary gala, and the Alzheimer's Association "Our Bright Future" gala. In addition, Chef Daniel regularly hosts foodie events for charity and donates proceeds to philanthropic organizations such as the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Susan G. Komen For the Cure, and local shelters.


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Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963) is a Columbia Pictures fantasy feature film starring Todd Armstrong as the titular mythical Greek hero in a story about his quest for the Golden Fleece. Directed by Don Chaffey in collaboration with stop motion animation expert Ray Harryhausen, the film is noted for its stop-motion monsters. In particular, the sequence in which seven skeletons rise from the earth and attack Jason and his comrades is still widely considered to be among the greatest achievements of motion picture special effects. The score was composed by Bernard Herrmann, who also worked on other fantasy films with Harryhausen, such as Mysterious Island and The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad.
Pelias (Douglas Wilmer) usurps the throne of Thessaly by killing King Aristo. However, there is a prophecy that he will be overthrown by a child of Aristo wearing one sandal. When he kills one of Aristo's daughters after she had sought and been granted the protection of Hera, Pelias makes an enemy of the goddess.
Years later, Jason (Todd Armstrong), Aristo's son grown to manhood, saves the life of Pelias during a chance encounter, but loses a sandal doing so. He does not know that he has rescued his father's murderer, but Pelias recognizes his nemesis. Pelias keeps his identity secret. However, he cannot just kill Jason; the prophecy also says that he himself would die.
When he learns that Jason is considering undertaking a dangerous quest to obtain the fabled Golden Fleece to rally the people of Thessaly, Pelias encourages him, hoping that he will be killed in the attempt. Men from all over Greece compete for the honor of joining Jason. Since their ship is named the Argo after the ship's builder, they are dubbed the Argonauts. Among those chosen are Hercules (Nigel Green) and Acastus (Gary Raymond), the son of Pelias, who is sent by his father to sabotage the voyage.
Jason is taken to Mount Olympus by Hermes (Michael Gwynn) to speak to the gods Zeus (Niall MacGinnis) and Hera (Honor Blackman). Hera tells him that she wishes him well, but that Zeus has imposed restrictions on her assistance. (Jason, like all mortals, is unknowingly a piece in the game which the gods play against each other. This is an accurate portrayal of Greek theology, rarely found in any modern medium.) Jason learns that he can only invoke Hera's aid five times. In response to Jason's unasked questions, Hera also tells him that the Fleece does exist and that it lies in the land of Colchis, on the other side of the world.
Many dangers threaten the expedition. When the Argonauts run perilously low on supplies, Jason turns to Hera. She guides him to the Isle of Bronze, but warns him to take nothing but provisions. However, while chasing some goats, Hercules and his young friend Hylas (John Cairney) find a partially-open treasure chamber of the gods, surmounted by an enormous bronze statue of Talos. Despite Hylas' warning, Hercules steals an enormous brooch pin the size of a javelin. The statue comes to life and attacks, causing much mayhem before Jason can destroy it using Hera's advice. Hylas is missing and presumed dead, but the guilt-ridden Hercules refuses to leave until he knows for certain. The other Argonauts will not abandon Hercules, so Jason is forced to call on Hera for the last time. She confirms that Hylas is indeed dead and that Hercules is destined not to continue with them. She also directs them to seek out Phineas (Patrick Troughton), the blind seer, for the way to Colchis.
They find him tormented by two Harpies sent by Zeus to punish him for misusing his gift of prophesy. In return for imprisoning the flying creatures, Phineas tells Jason what he needs to know. In gratitude, Phineas also gives Jason his only possession, an amulet. To reach Colchis however, they must pass between the Clashing Rocks, a strait flanked by towering rock cliffs that shake and drop boulders to sink any ships attempting to pass between them. Fortunately for the Argonauts, they learn this second hand. Another ship tries to run the strait from the other direction and founders. In despair, Jason throws Phineas' gift into the water; a giant merman surfaces from the water and holds back the rocks long enough to let the Argo pass through. On the other side, they pick up the few survivors of the other ship, including Medea (Nancy Kovack), the high priestess of the goddess Hecate.
They sight Colchis the next day. Acastus and Jason disagree on how to approach the King of Colchis, which escalates into a swordfight. Eventually Acastus is disarmed and jumps into the sea to escape. Believing him dead, Jason and his men accept an invitation from King Aeëtes (Jack Gwillim) to a feast, but once they are off-guard, they are captured and imprisoned. Acastus has betrayed them, telling Aeëtes about their mission. However, Medea helps Jason and his men escape.
Acastus tries to steal the Fleece himself, but is fatally wounded by its guardian, the many-headed Hydra. Jason succeeds in killing the monster and taking the Fleece. But Aeëtes is not far behind. He strews the teeth of the Hydra on the ground; they sprout into armed skeletons who pursue and battle Jason and two of his men (in a famous four minute stop motion sequence that took special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen four and a half months to produce. ) Seeing that his companions have been slain, Jason escapes by jumping off a cliff into the sea.
With the quest fulfilled, he, Medea and the surviving Argonauts start the return voyage to Thessaly.
Differences between the film and the original Greek myth
- Pelias was Jason's uncle, making him and Acastus cousins. All of them were aware of this.
- Hera did not try to drown Pelias. She disguised herself as an old woman and asked Jason to help her cross the river. That is how he lost his sandal.
- Jason actually went into the city and knew who Pelias was when he met him. It was Hera who suggested Jason go after the Golden Fleece (see above).
- Talos is in fact the last creature the Argonauts encounter on their voyage back to Greece. They run into him near Crete.
- Jason did not meet Medea until he arrived in Colchis. She helped him because Hera had convinced Aphrodite's son Eros to shoot her with one of his arrows, making her fall in love with him.
- Acastus did not betray Jason to Aeetes, nor was he killed in Colchis. He sailed back to Greece with the Argonauts and became the next king. It was he who banished Jason and Medea.
- Hylas was not killed by Talos. He was drowned by nymphs or mermaids in Mysia who were attracted to his good looks. It is worth noting that in some versions Hercules left with the Argonauts.
- Jason had to endure trials in Colchis before he could get the Fleece. He had to yoke a pair of fire-breathing oxen and plough a field with them. He was then to sow the field with dragon's teeth from which the warriors sprang.
- Medea was actually Aeetes's daughter. She also had a brother Absyrtus.
- The Argonauts crossed through the clashing rocks without being harmed as Jason had been told to send a dove through first. If the dove survived, they would too. The dove only lost a few feathers.
- The Golden Fleece was guarded by a dragon, not the Hydra.
- Jason did not go to Mount Olympus nor did Hera speak to him via the figurehead on the Argo.
- Other Argonauts play vital roles in the myth who do not appear in the film such as Orpheus, Atalanta, the Boreads, Peleus etc.
- Todd Armstrong as Jason
- Nancy Kovack as Medea
- Gary Raymond as Acastus
- Laurence Naismith as Argos
- Niall MacGinnis as Zeus
- Honor Blackman as Hera
- Michael Gwynn as Hermes
- John Cairney as Hylas
- Nigel Green as Hercules
- Douglas Wilmer as Pelias
- Jack Gwillim as King Aeëtes
- Patrick Troughton as Phineas
- Andrew Faulds as Phalerus
In April 2004, Empire magazine ranked Talos as the second best movie monster of all time, after King Kong.
Ray Harryhausen regards this as his best film. Previous Harryhausen films had been generally shown as part of double features in "B" theatres. Columbia was able to book this film as a single feature in many "A" theatres in the United States. The skeletons' shields are adorned with designs of other Harryhausen creatures, including an octopus and the head of the Ymir from 20 Million Miles to Earth.
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