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Poor Physical Health Can Hamper Job Seekers With Severe Mental Illness
Individuals with serious mental illness, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, believe their physical health problems rather than psychological health make it difficult for them to secure jobs, according to a new study by Rutgers University in New Jersey.
"The study underscores the urgent need for integrated mental health and physical health care for people with serious mental illness, especially those with long-term, chronic conditions," said lead author Dr. Ni Gao, an associate professor at Rutgers School of Health Professions.
"Without addressing physical health problems, people with serious mental illness will continue to experience more health problems and diseases and do not seek employment that could improve their quality of life."
The findings are published in The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Approximately 11.4 million U.S. adults have a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, anxiety, major depression and bipolar disorder. Up to 90 percent of these individuals are unemployed and about 3 million are dependent on public assistance, including Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance.
Chronic unemployment is a major concern since it can worsen stress, anxiety, depression and cardiovascular disease and reduce access to the care they need to manage their physical and mental conditions.
The aim of the study was to better understand how a person's perception of their mental and physical health affects job seeking. The research was funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For more than a year, the researchers met with 162 people with severe mental illness living in supportive housing programs. At each meeting, they evaluated the participants' physical health and employment-related activities, such as the number of applications submitted, interviews they had gone to, job offers that were made and what these individuals identified as their barrier to getting a job.
Almost half of the participants had a high school diploma and 27 percent were college-educated. Around 60 percent had not been employed during the previous five years, but all expressed a desire to seek employment.
In each of the monthly check-ins, 11 to 26 percent of the participants reported that their long-term physical health conditions —such as diabetes, chronic pain and obesity — prevented them from job seeking versus zero to 2 percent who reported barriers due to long-term mental illness, such as lack of energy in job seeking due to depression or anxiety symptoms.
People with serious mental illness often do not receive the same physical care as the general public for many reasons, such as lack of access to high-quality and affordable health care, says Gao. In addition, physical health problems in this population are often under-recognized and under-treated by health care providers.
"Studies have shown that the life expectancy of people with serious mental illness may be reduced by up to 25 years compared with the general population, but that employment may be one of key elements to improving and maintaining both their mental health and physical health. Employment increases their resources for better living conditions and access to quality health care, promotes positive self-identity and peer respect," said Gao. "These are people who are unemployed despite having a desire to work."
Therefore, the integration of mental health, physical health and vocational rehabilitation for this underserved group deserve public attention, she said.
Source: Rutgers University
Pedersen, T. (2020). Poor Physical Health Can Hamper Job Seekers With Severe Mental Illness. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 29, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2020/03/17/poor-physical-health-can-hamper-job-seekers-with-severe-mental-illness/154920.html
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Alicia began working at Nura Gili in 2007 as a trainee. She is currently Nura Gili's Administrative Assistant where she manages the reception and the day to day administration including all the purchasing, catering, travel bookings etc. for the student support team. She is involved with all our major programs throughout the year including Winter School, Spring Forum and Pre Programs.
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Welcome back to school following the half term break. I hope you managed to enjoy the week and get some rest from the normal school based routine?
In recent weeks we have sought to deliver on our collective ambition to allow our students access to remarkable learning opportunities whilst at the same time continue to broaden their horizons (I know I am always going on about that!).
Just a few weeks ago we invited our Key Stage 4 students to be part of a live webcast featuring a holocaust survivor, Janine Webber. She is now in her late 80s and spoke, on her feet, for 45 minutes to recount her tale of survival whilst living in occupied Poland during the 2nd World War. Her story was remarkable and incredibly moving. Lots of us had tears at some point as she told of how her little brother, aged 7, was murdered and her brother and grandmother were also killed simply because of their religion. Our students were very respectful and learned a lot about how life was very cruel for some, not so long ago, just because they were deemed to be different or inferior.
In the same week we had a guest speaker into assemblies to talk about sexual equality. Again, I was humbled by the approach our students took to this topic and the respect they had for the presenter. Life is so rich and diverse and treating others with respect and kindness should be a basic expectation we all hold of each other.
Just prior to half term we had our Key Stage 4 Student Self Review Day and over 94% of parents and carers made the effort to attend. I've always loved the idea that students lead conversations on these days and, in doing so, take responsibility for their learning and progress. Whilst all that was going on our Key Stage 3 students were engaged in a Wider Learning Day. There was a huge range of activities and what seemed like hundreds of providers into school to support our students. It was amazing! Highlights for me include the Healthy Living/Healthy lifestyles work, Drugs and Alcohol awareness, LGBT workshop and PRISON ME, NO WAY. It was a stunning day with so many opportunities for students to gain greater understanding of the world around them, the importance of good decision making in life and an acceptance of others regardless of race, religion or sexuality.
Our Duke of Edinburgh (DoE) students have begun their Bronze Award working alongside Ms. Knight and they have been busy making a difference to our school community and site through their focus on litter and prevention. It's lovely to see them out and about at break and lunchtime. They appear to work in packs and once they are done with an area it is pristine! I am delighted with their enthusiasm and efforts and pretty soon they will be on their expedition which will be yet another example of our school providing memorable experiences for our students. Can't wait!
Last night our Year 9 students went to see the stage adaptation of 'War Horse' at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford. The production was incredible and wowed both our students and staff. The theatre itself also provided the wow factor for them and to be part of such an event will live long in the memory. Thanks to all involved.
Finally, our newly elected Beckfoot Upper Heaton Student Leadership (BUHSL) group was announced at the beginning of February. Ten students spent a week stood in front of every year group in assembly talking about themselves and their aspirations for our school. It's not easy but they were all very impressive, well prepared and unbelievably brave. The whole school took part in an election process using voting booths in the LRC and from there 6 students were elected. They are: Haaziq Hameed; Rohail Irfan; Zane Khan; Safin Latif; Kiara Palsakova and Mariyah Usman.I am thrilled for each of them and I cannot wait to see what projects they will be focusing on this year and the impact their work will have on our school.


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Kota Srinivasa Rao Pays Homage to Nandamuri Harikrishna - ABN
Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 10:45 AM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's brother-in-law and the former actor turned CM N T Rama Rao's son Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a road mishap near Nalgonda in Telangana on Wednesday morning. Tributes are being poured to Nandamuri Harikrishna ahead of his funeral that will take place today at Nandamuri family farmland in the Hyderabad city outskirt. Senior character artist Kota Srinivasa Rao after offering his tribute condoled the death of Nandamuri Harikrishna in an emotional manner. Watch the video for more insight.


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A while back I created these motivational marble mobile wallpapers on my old blog (RIP HelloDesignSugar). I saw a lot of you loved these and I got a lot of positive messages about them, which is why I am re-posting them on the new blog so that you guys can keep downloading them. (Never fear! I am also re-directing the old link to this new one just in case you find these on Pinterest you can also download them here.)
Kudos to Nikki Clark who actually photographed the marble textures used in these freebies. There is also a very funny and disturbing story about these freebies. I don't know if you guys have had any experiences with stolen artwork but Nikki tweeted me about a month ago to let me know that someone had sent her a link to Society6 asking her if she was selling one of these wallpapers online.
I was shocked when I saw my artwork (the 'good vibes only' freebie) plastered all over society6 from this company claiming it was theirs. It looked like all the artwork there was stolen too, after doing a bit of research I found that all of this persons images were ripped off online from fellow artists. Needless to say I was super pissed.
There was no contact info on the Society6 profile only a Facebook Company Page, so of course I cyber stalked this person only to find nothing about them. After debating whether or not I should private message their Page on Facebook, I decided against it, I wanted to rise above this and be the bigger person. I did however contact Society6 to let them know about the matter.
Long story short, they removed my artwork from the page after I proved that the originals were mine and that was the end of it. That profile is still up there with countless stolen art pieces, its really a shame to think of all the artists that have no idea their art is being sold for profit for someone else. It's a sad reality and it's very common. As designers and artists we create our content to make people happy, I personally create my freebies to share my love for design with the world so that I can brighten someones day and hopefully create a positive impact on someones life. It is sad that sometimes people take advantage of free downloads or just pull images from the internet for their own evil personal uses.
One thing is for sure, I will still be creating free content for you, I will continue to create free wallpaper downloads and other artwork with you in mind, because I believe there are honest and kind people out there that are worth it 😛 Oh and btws… you can get these marble wallpapers for desktop too!
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South Korean sales company M-Line Distribution has announced a raft of deals led by Park Hee-gon's period drama Feng Shui and Lee Joon-ik's Sunset In My Hometown, which is screening in Busan's Korean Cinema Today - Panorama section.
Starring Cho Seung-woo, Ji Sung and Kim Sung-kyun, Feng Shui sold to Taiwan (Long Shong) and North America (The Korea Daily) where it will open today (October 5) in 21 cities.
The film had a local release on September 19 and has clocked up more than 2 million admissions, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). M-Line will have a market screening in Busan for the film on October 7.
Starring Park Jung-min as an underground rapper who reluctantly returns to his hometown where he reunites with an old schoolmate played by Kim Go-eun, Sunset In My Hometown has sold to Japan (Klockworx), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), North America (The Korea Daily), China (Jetsen Huashi Wangju Culture Media) and Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand (CJ E&M).
Director Kim Ui-seok's drama After My Death has sold to France (Capricci) where it will be released in theatres on November 22. It has also sold to Astro for Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The film stars Jeon Yeo-bin, Seo Young-hwa, Ko Won-hee and Yu Jae-myeong in a story surrounding the unexplained death of a high school girl.
Jeon Go-woon's drama Microhabitat, which won the CGV Arthouse Award last year in Busan and went on to win awards at a slew of other festivals, has sold to Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam (MATV), China for TV and internet rights (Time-In-Portrait Entertainment) and in-flight rights (GEE).
M-Line Distribution has a total of eight films in Busan's official selection this year including Clean Up in the New Currents competition and Memories Of A Dead End in the Panorama section, in addition to Sunset In My Hometown.
The company also has Young-ju, Our Body and A Boy And Sungreen in the the Korean Cinema Today – Vision section and Jung Sung-il's documentary duo on master director Im Kwon-taek, Gravity Of The Tea and Cloud, Encore in Wide Angle.


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The latest product recall sites and information from toys to consumer goods. One stop updates and checks for any concerns you may have about household goods, toys, and other items.
Some product recalls involve millions of products sold worldwide and are linked to many deaths and injuries. Here are some of the largest product recalls of all time.
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Long time resident of Stonington on Deer Isle, Siri is known for her wood engravings of coastal Maine, and more recently western National Parks where she has received three artist''''s residencies. She has also illustrated books such as ""A Week at the Lake"" published by Downeast Books.
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Every business owner should understand that they can find their customers on social networking websites. That means your business needs to be there too. Explore the many social networking sites, and create a marketing campaign for the ones that best fit your business mix. This is a great way to form relationships and create new customers.
Understand the notion of conversation. Too many social media plans ignore the fact that in this field, customer feedback can be the start of an extended conversation. Respond in a better way by trying to start speaking personally with your customers. The more you are willing to learn from your customers, the more likely they are to reward your efforts with continued loyalty and repeat sales.
When you're placing a video on YouTube, your description should contain a text link to your site on the web. Also be sure to place Twitter and Facebook buttons on your channel, and to the side of your videos. When you have YouTube users following you on Twitter or Facebook, they will probably share your videos with all their friends.
Sign up for an account with Yahoo, so you can start perusing Yahoo Answers. Yahoo takes questions from its users and posts them to be answered by other users. Read through the questions and provide your products as solutions where possible. If you can provide quality-answers in a particular niche, you can quickly get a reputation as an authority in the field.
Try to be as flexible as possible on updating the profile. For example, followers typically look for an increase in posts centered around upcoming launches or product promotions. Be prepared for the many updates by having great content ready to post beforehand, especially if this is not your strong point.
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If your company has a blog that you update with content, make sure you highlight new content after publication on social media sites. This will then link the followers you have in social media to the new and interesting information that is now available to read.
You should interweave your social media pages to your corporate website. Make it easier for your existing customers to forward the content of your articles by including a share button. Include those buttons anywhere you can think of, so people can always share your information.
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One fun way to interact with people through social media is holding a picture contest that incorporates your brand. Offer a prize for the user that posts the most creative picture including your brand. With a photo contest, for example, you can expect word to spread throughout many different areas of social media. The end result should be a huge bump in your traffic.
Many business owners use Facebook as a starting platform, so take a look around at other people that work within your niche and view how they are creating successful interactions with their audience. A little opposition research will give you a better handle on what works, and what doesn't, and what has already been done. Make sure you page is appealing and unique.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR BIPOC APPLICANTS ONLY APPLICATIONS DUE: OCT. 9th 11:59pm, PST
Instructor: mia susan amir
Dates: Mondays, Oct. 26th – Nov. 30th
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm PST
Writing Retreat: Nov. 7th
Community Reading: Dec. 11th
Location: TBD, Vancouver, Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and
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We live in an historic period characterized by unparalleled political, socioeconomic, ecological, and cultural crisis, locally and globally. We live too in an era of unparalleled human creativity; of individuals, communities, and movements responding to the conditions of our times with bold strategic organizing, profound resilience, and fiercely honest, moving, and beautiful love and art.
As Octavia Butler writes, "All social change is speculative fiction because we've never seen a world without poverty, never seen a world with total equality, never seen a world without prisons… therefore activism IS speculative fiction, it's visionary fiction because we are writing a world we've never seen but a world we'd like to live in. It's hard and unapologetic but it's hopeful because it can cause us to move; it wakes up and shows us that change is possible."
The Story Strategic is a new 6-week Intensive in Creative-Political Praxis that builds out of Butler's definition of what it means to do activism; and out of the belief that never before have our movements more urgently required storytellers skilled in the craft of igniting the collective imaginary. The Story Strategic has been designed to support community organizers, artists, and cultural workers in strengthening their skills in storytelling and narrative strategy in service of:
- The on-the-ground creative projects/organizing/movement-building/campaign efforts, in which they are currently involved; and
- Cultivating a space for exploration of their own radical creativity and visionary capacity.
Using interdisciplinary and embodied approaches that centre play, encourage experimentation, and foster supportive space for creative risk-taking, participants in this Intensive will:
- Read/watch/experience a variety of creative and theoretical works/acts to deepen shared understandings of creative-politcal praxis
- Study the ways in which various grassroots movements, artists, cultural workers are using story and narrative strategies to advance change, including the work that participants are currently involved in/creating
- Explore our individual and collective bodies, memories, the land, archive, and imagination as potent sites of story, and maps towards change
- Experiment with, and develop fluency in some of the key elements of story writing/telling, including: context/world-building, landscape, character development, voice, point of view, time, imagery, and symbolism
- Use the intensive space as a laboratory to practice the 7 Principles of Compelling Storytelling: Invocation, Inclusion, Challenge, Uncertainty, Discovery, Transformation, Interdependence
- Generate new creative works rooted in their wild imaginations, and political commitments
- Receive supportive feedback from both the instructor and their peers
- Explore the strategic application of learnings gained through this Intensive to the organizing and creative work in which they are currently involved
We will have lively and thoughtful discussions about:
- The practical role of storytelling in healing, transformation, and constructing a more just world
- Aesthetics and language systems
- Generating impact through personal narrative
- Failure as a generative tool that supports interdependence, creative risk-taking, discipline, flexibility, compassion, collaboration, and vulnerability
- The applications of improvisation (or the act of deep listening) in political organizing
- Writing and working beyond binaries
- The ethics of writing and sharing stories that involve and implicate others
- How a personal creative practice nourishes the rest of our work/lives
Examples of artists whose work we may explore (this list is by no means exhaustive):
Adrienne Maree Brown, Adrienne Rich, Aurora Levins Morales, Bud Osborne, Carmen Aguirre, Cecily Nicholson, Chris Abani, Claudia Rankine, D'bi Young, Elmaz Abinader, Gloria Anzaldua, Grace Lee Boggs, Gregory Scofield, June Jordan, Kiese Laymon, Leanne Simpson, Leah Horlick, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Lee Maracle, Linda Hogan, Marcus Youssef, Matthew Shenodah, Nalo Hopkinson, Octavia Butler, Patrick Chamoiseau, Sarah Jones, Sins Invalid, Stephen Collis, Thomas King, Warsan Shire.
Workshop Structure:
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- Each workshop will include some combination of the following: a physical and creative warm-up, the investigation of assigned readings/acts at the levels of theory/politics/craft, independent and collaborative creative provocations, presentations and readings by participants
- Each participant will have 2 one-on-one meetings with the instructor
- Participants will attend a Creation Retreat on Nov. 7th
- Participants will be invited to publicly share new work generated through this workshop on an online platform and community reading
Registration Fee, Bursaries, Scholarships, Payment Plans, Work Trades:
Successful applicants will be required to pay a sliding scale Registration Fee. Those earning a living wage should consider paying the full amount.
Bursaries, full scholarships, payment plans, and work trades, are available for those interested in applying but for whom the fee is a barrier.
Those wishing to be considered for a bursary, full scholarship, payment plan, or work trade, are required to submit a Letter of Request with their application, as detailed on the application page. Work trades most relevant to SWB's current needs will be web-development related, though other proposals will be considered.
Those applying to attend as delegates of collectives, grassroots, or funded groups/organizations are encouraged to explore fundraising options from within those spaces to help cover participation costs.
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A rainy and cool summer has set harvesting season back two to three weeks, says one farmer involved with the annual "Share the Harvest" event in Fort Saskatchewan.
For 17 years, farmers in the area have been growing crops and raising proceeds to help fight hunger in developing countries.
On Saturday, dozens gathered to harvest 295 acres of tea barley. Officials said there was 24 per cent content moisture, which is considered high, and made for a slow process.
Among the most-affected crops is peas, which one farmer said is not yielding well this year and is susceptible to disease.
"Farmers need a break," Share The Harvest Director Shaun Galloway said.
"The last three years have been horrible and we're kind of thinking that everyone is going to get a break this year. So far that hasn't materialized."
While some farmers experienced flooding in their fields, others were able to salvage a lot of their grain.
"We're going to take it off," Share The Harvest farmer Cecil Goutbeck said. "A lot of the guys have equipment to dry the material, so we have some pretty advanced equipment for that."
Not all crops are suffering, though. Galloway said early reports on wheat and fall rye are encouraging.
This year's Share The Harvest crop will be worth an estimated $140,000, and the charity is eligible for further funding from the federal government. All proceeds go to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
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Lots of new Events this month.
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Lots of FUN and creative events this month. Check them out here!
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Xbox One users will no longer be able to share digital downloads with friends and family, Microsoft has confirmed.
Microsoft's original online and used games policy afforded gamers the opportunity to share digital downloads with up to ten family members.
However, the firm's decision to revert to traditional DRM measures has seen the scheme scrapped.
"The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold," Microsoft's Don Mattrick explained.
Microsoft's Marc Whitten confirmed the news in a statement Kotaku: "There's a few things we won't be able to deliver as a result of [the DRM policy changes].
"One of the things we were very excited about was 'wherever we go my games are always with me.' Now, of course your physical games won't show up that way.
"The games you bought digitally will. You'll have to bring your discs with you to have your games with you.
"Similarly, the sharing library [is something] we won't be able to deliver at launch," Whitten added.
Microsoft changed its policies for used games and online connectivity for disc-based games yesterday.
The console will no longer need to be online once every 24 hours, instead only requiring an internet connection when initially setting up the system.
Discs will function as they did on Xbox 360, with no restrictions on borrowing or selling used games.


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Good Morning! Have a nice day !!!
Success is not defined by obtaining everything you want, But by enjoying and appreciating everything you have Learn to enjoy what you have
An Angel says, "Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice."
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your [] mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, ! two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns
. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Holy Book with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape whi! le driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's t! ime to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between
despair and hope is often a good
"Thank you GOD."
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people! (they probably need it the most.
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe
36 . Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?"
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What is the difference between a film that is "of good report" and one that is "praiseworthy?"
After all, isn't the existence of a good report evidence that a film is worthy of such praise? Once we've praised a film, isn't it from thenceforth "of good report?" Those questions should show that the two terms are not necessarily interchangeable. In the former case, one is left wondering who the author of the good report may be and what kind of "good" is reported. From the latter, it is clear that a praiseworthy film is not of good report unless someone actually gives the report. I'll address those issues in greater depth later, but for now lets follow the convention I've instituted in previous posts by establishing a working definition for our two terms.
Of Good Report – This, to me, means that a film has been well spoken of. Again, this leaves the issues of by whom and how useful that report is, but we'll set those aside for the moment. A good report might be a favorable review, an endorsement from a friend, a laudatory quote on a DVD cover, an MPAA (or other) rating of which we approve, or any other information, public or private, human or divine, that denotes positive value in a given film.


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What a crazy weekend we had!! My mom came down on Thursday night to help me get a jump start on my packing, so Friday we hit the ground running. I had noticed that Mayce had been acting a little different on Thursday, but just thought she was a little tired. On Friday, she seemed a little grumpy and did not eat really well. Now, for the past week and a half, the nasty stomach bug had filtered through both of my boys, but it was fairly mild and went quickly. It had been a week since anyone was sick, so I thought we were in the clear:) Well, we went to bed a little late Friday night, and Mayce wanted her Nana to sleep with her. We had all been asleep about 2 hours when I noticed the hall light and bathroom light come on suddenly. I jumped out of bed to find my mom cleaning off sheets, pillows and clothes because Mayce had gotten sick in the bed. She was laying on the couch, and in the short time it took me to get to her from asking what was going on, she had gotten sick again! My heart broke in a million pieces for her, because she was just miserable. She continued to throw up for the next 3 hours about every 15 to 20 minutes. After the first 5 times, I began to call our pediatrician and the ER. When her doctor called back at 3:30 am, she ordered her a RX for nausea. She took one and fell asleep, with me sleeping on the floor next to her bed. She literally turned over every 5 minutes, and it was very obvious she was hurting. By 6 am the next day, she woke up with a 102 fever and pain. She was very miserable and very sick. I still thought she had a really bad stomach bug, so we began to try the popsicle/juice route for the next few hours. However, I could not get her to try much and her fever was increasing. About 6 pm that night, Monty and I decided to take her to Cooks Urgent Care, and I am more grateful to our Heavenly Father for that wisdom than you will ever know! After an IV, blood samples, Strep test, H*N* test, x-rays, and u-sample, we were very surprised to find out she had a UTI with the main infection being in the upper part causing pain. Needless to say, we were relieved it was not her appendix or any other flu, but we knew this was very painful:( The doctor felt that she might have had a virus too, so all the way around, she was pretty sick. Our experience there, despite all the tests, could not have been more peaceful, and we were blessed by two beautiful nurses who passionately loved the Lord and detected His Spirit in Mayce's little heart. Isn't it amazing how His Spirit just draws "all men to Himself?!" One nurse asked Mayce what her favorite book to read was and she answered "Luke.....from the bible." She just smiled and said "mine are Acts and Romans!" They, then, began to talk about their favorite scriptures:) What a sweet and comforting moment He provided. We ended up coming home around 11:30 pm, after receiving some fluids, antibiotics and nausea meds. I would love to report that she was 100% the next day, but sadly, this will be a few days of recovery. She still has not eaten well, but I am sure in the next few days, we will be up and running:) In fact, her Nana took matters in her own hands this morning and offered her a dollar to eat some toast.....and let's just say, Mayce is a little richer today! HA! Thanks for all the prayers from our dear friends, and thank you, Nana, for serving us and being such a blessing through this entire process!! Please be encouraged today in knowing our God IS a "strong tower for the righteous to run too" and an "ever-present help in our time of need!":)
This was soon after she recieved her IV, which she was such a trooper for:)
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Walter Gumula was a state champion swimmer from Hammond, Indiana and became an 18 year old frogman among the first waves to land on Omaha Beach. He recounted his experience as:
Their mission was a secret, so Walter and his 6-man crew boarded a British freighter, wearing Army green instead of Navy blue. The idea was to fool the Nazis into thinking they were regular troops instead of frogmen, the highly-trained underwater demolition experts known today as Navy SEALS. Their orders were to blow up the fearsome German fortifications on Omaha beach. But as soon as they boarded the landing craft, the plan went horribly wrong.
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The Indian pipe industry with presence across all the categories of pipes (steel, cement and plastic) has become a major exporting hub to the regions like Middle East, US and Europe due to its locational advantage and global accreditations. Also, the lower oil and gas pipeline penetration level in India provides huge opportunity for laying new pipeline infrastructure in the country, considering its vast geographical area.
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Installation at Former Sara Lee Plant, Camp WashingtonPrayer Flags for Cincinnati Acrylic on found fabric 2017
Located in the Camp Washington neighborhood, this site was home to Kahn's meat plant that helped shape Cincinnati's "Porkopolis" identity. The Kahn's slaughterhouse and meat processing operation was founded in 1882 and the facility, by then part of Sara Lee Co., was closed in 2006. The structures were demolished with the hopes of redevelopment, but the site has remained vacant since. There is recent development interest in the property by the owners of Rhinegeist, who wish to build a medical marijuana dispensary and potentially expand their brewing operations on the site.
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We owe you some serious catch up posts to explain where we've been and what we've been up to since we started cruising again in January. In progress, I promise, guvnor. In the meantime, here's a quick match report on our game-changing Monday.
First half
We finished our end-to-end journey along the Staffs and Worcester canal with a flourish – a full three-sixty turn across the expanse of the aptly named Tixall Wide. The coots were confused by our shenanigans, much to my amusement. Then it was back onto a (boring) stretch of the Trent and Mersey canal for the third time. Down some (boring) locks and along past the (boring) Armitage Shanks bog factory. As we approached a stretch of narrows, we realised it was all about the team performance today and Tom strode ahead to check the way was clear before I brought the boat through, keeping my eye on the ball the whole time.
Second half
As we turned the corner and left the bogs behind us, we saw the boat Celtic Eagle moored up in their home ground. We first met them on the Leeds and Liverpool canal back in June, so it was a real treat to be invited over to their house for a cup of tea and a good chat. Made us feel like real boaties, with canal friends in every port. The final minutes of the game saw us pull into Fradley, historic canal junction and general scenic spot. Here, we ran the clock down over a very enjoyable meal in The Swan – iconic canal pub par excellence, with excellent beer and cheap, delicious food. We weren't planning on eating there but the smells – so delicious – couldn't resist – nobody could.
Third half
After dinner we idly checked the stoppages for our journey downstream along the tidal river Trent. Oh no! Our game plan was in tatters because a lock on the Trent is knackered until mid May, rendering the Trent pretty much impassable. This was more than a potential banana skin, this changed the whole stall we'd set out for the summer. But, at the end of the day, canal boating is just a game, so we sat down to some serious re-planning and have now rejigged our schedule and made the forthcoming fixtures even more exciting. We are going to go down the Leicester Section of the Grand Union, along the apparently beautiful river Nene, then ACROSS THE SEA! Oh yes, we're going to push Felucca to give 110% and head across the Wash from Wisbech to Boston. Let's just hope there are no more own goals or foul play between now and then.


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|What Madness Men's Minds?
This is written, for me at least, in a new and experimental style. Approaching prose more distinctly than anything else I've ever written, I also find it mildy dissatisfactory. Perhaps because to does nothing. Who knows?
This was written, however, with intensive use of the thesaurus/dictionary. Consider yourself warned. :) I learned several new words during this project, and I have a super-massive vocabulary.
This is written along the same focus lines as "My Weakness", though without the musical influences and visual approach. Going for a psychological approach, this is sort of an essay upon the workings of the imagination and the power thereof.
Maybe you could call this fantasy?
What madness men's minds? Such images as conjured up on a stormy night, clouds writhing in torment as lightning shivers the murky night.
A graveled road, packed flat with graded drainage ditches, it's limestone white soaked a dirty grey and hued dimly by the eerie green light from the sky, curves on ahead of me. The wind blows damp and chill, dispersing a flurry of droplets from the swollen clouds that spatter erratically on the already soaked ground.
The few trees along the fenceline to the left spark my deepest imaginings in the strange light. Clawed fingers, gnarled hands and twisted torsos of inhumane and monstrous creatures fight their way into my imagination.
A primordial fear of the dark and unknown grows there; a terror of unnamed evils prowling the sinister dark of the night that gives them birth. The absolute knowledge incubates and hatches, grows, matures and festers there within those most private claustral walls.
What madness indeed? Whence come this fear of nothing, the debilitating emotion that is proof against all logic's powers to stop?
The drenched and packed gravel beneath my boots crunches softly as I walk. My coat, though designed to shed water, is become soaked around the hem flopping heavily around my ankles, and my hat also leaks.
A distant voice wonders if how long it will take my boots to dry, and how much longer I can stay out before the water wicks up my pants and above my knees. But the clouds reflect an orange-red glow from the lime plant, invisible here behind the trees and further distant hills of slag and natural rock, and it seems to me an harbinger of ill.
Harbinger of what ill I cannot say, yet the terror of it grips me in its relentless grasp, enfolding and silkily enveloping me, whispering vile nothings in my ear. The wet pervades my being, absorbing heat and greedily devouring it, leaving me subsequently cold.
I am suddenly tired and small. My light, casting a warm orange glow seems to be a mere futility against the stormy black of the night. I shrink before its ominous overshadowing, the power that owns the sky and air, that has infected the ground in the war against my frail and stifled presence.
Yet think I, what power have evanescent clouds over my tangible existence? Where is the threatened prepotency, the unfeeling cold rage to rain its tempestual vengeance upon my offending mortality?
With a cogent flash of intuition, logic once again reasserts its firm grasp. The rage is impotent, and imaginary. Overdriven imagery, a mental Frankenstein enlivened by fanciful catachresis - nothing more.
And with that, exorcism is complete. Reality returns with pleasing clarity, the trees and road no longer their transmogrified counterparts; the storm, though impressive, has passed. The air is merely cool from a passing rain, the changing barometer leaving a feeling of relief and peace.
Though night, and dark, the morning will come soon enough. And I am content.
(June 27th, 2002, 6:30 am)
ah, the infamous smashing-grammar-with-hammer style you were telling me about =D
i could spend this whole comment pointing out typos and grammar mistakes. instead i'll say i like it, it's a great idea, but you might have gone overboard with that thesarus. using words whose meaning fits but the tone does not; example: "The wet pervades my being, absorbing heat and greedily devouring it, leaving me subsequently cold". you already have a metaphor - devouring heat - for the chill it brings, so why 'absorbing' also? avoid non-poetic/technical-sounding words like that and 'subsequently' in this kind of thing. similarly 'matures' doesn't fit in in "The absolute knowledge incubates and hatches, grows, matures and festers there..." and you lose nothing if you take it out. btw, what 'absolute knowledge' is it that 'festers'?
though, most of the words did fit well, just that the few that didn't fit kinda jar the reading.
okay, typos etc: "...it's limestone...": its. "...inhumane and monstrous...": inhuman. "Whence come this fear...": comes. or, for effect, "Whence this fear...?" "Though night...": Through.
but don't get me wrong, it's a cool writeup, just needs a little pedantic cleaning up. and maybe some more elaboration before logic takes over.
(June 27th, 2002, 11:13 am)
Inhumane is a word, NB :P But you're likely correct in assuming that it's not the one Semi wanted...
The lyrical, poetical style reminds a lot of Edgar Allen Poe...which is never a bad thing :D
Certainly it doesn't work consistently, but where it does, it's superb.
*ego mode* Oh, and I understood all the words without looking anything up *ego mode off*
(June 27th, 2002, 2:22 pm)
Yeess, I can definitely see the Poe in this^_^ I also can also hear the slighty british hinted voice of Raziel from Soul Reaver reading this aloud to his gothy vampire girl groupies! He spoke in the same style as the persona in this tale, intellectual, descriptive, and long-winded at times. I do like your word usage, just at times, you use a little too many words, which makes it almost corny and melodramatic. (What am I saying, I use too many words in my stuff@_@) Here's an example:
A primordial fear of the dark and unknown grows there; a terror of unnamed evils prowling the sinister dark of the night that gives them birth. The absolute knowledge incubates and hatches, grows, matures and festers there within those most private claustral walls.
Now, take out the words 'dark','sinister', 'hatches', 'grows', and 'matures.' Maybe change the second use of the word dark with a synonhym.
A primordial fear of the dark and unknown grows there; a terror of unnamed evils prowling the blackness of the night that gives them birth. The absolute knowledge incubates and festers there within those most private claustral walls.
Does this still get your point across? You should try to cut down on using so many words that mean the same thing, or similar meanings, otherwise it sounds needlessly repititious and long-winded. Watch your adjectives and how many times you use them as well. You use red-orange and warm orange somewhat close to each other. Instead of using the most well known word for that color, try some of the lesser known words. For red, you can say sanguine, crimson (my personal fave), or carmine. for orange there is vermillion, or tangerine. HAHA..I knew knowing all the colored pencil colors and studying my crayola crayons as a child would do me good some day!!
I also very much like these lines:
Harbinger of what ill I cannot say, yet the terror of it grips me in its relentless grasp, enfolding and silkily enveloping me, whispering vile nothings in my ear.
It shows a thought process of your main persona and an interaction with the fears that threaten him. That makes him real and tangible at this moment. Very nice~
Everyone else seems to cover grammar so much better than I, so I will leave that pleasure to them. Keep practicing writing, you have a very good grasp on it so far, and you'll only get better with each work^_~
(June 28th, 2002, 2:55 am)
Oh, no...
Honestly, though - this started out with me typing semi-randomly ("...clouds writhing in torment..." originally read "...clouds writhing in ominous pain...") in an impressionistic attempt to capture a real occurence in a poetic manner.
The opening thought was concieved after a real humdinger of a Texas storm (we got a tremendous amount of rain in a short time and lost power for about 6 hours). I went walking outside to view the aftermath, and noticed that as logical as I am, I was imagining the trees into fiendish shapes. "What madness men's minds" sprung into my head, and I stuck the memory into a dusty corner.
For this take, I went blatantly melodramatic and over-the top. You have to understand that 90% of my writing is all experimentation. Unlike many amature authors, I've written in first person (three times, I think), as well as used deep omniscient and shallow omniscient. "Future Past" was an attempt to break my mold of hyper-poetical stylings, and I've also written non-Sci-Fi/Fantasy works. So, continuing in my grand tradition of experimentation, I wanted to to do something like George MacDonald would write, though I came nowhere close to his beauty.
This is also (aside from "My Weakness"), the most emotionally blatant and in-your-face of any of my writings. All in the name of experimenting, and for the sake of knowledge.
I got what I wanted. :)
Now, onto commenting proper:
Narain: "Whence come..." is actually archaic english, ditto for "Though night...". I debated about changing "come" into "comes", but decided to leave it. "Though [it is] night, and [it is] dark, the morning will come soon enough..." I don't think it makes a whole lot of sense as "Through". And yes. I not only smashed the grammar, I ground it up and burned it, too. :)
As for "Inhumane", I can't decide on it. It fits either way, and yet I think it sounds better as "inhumane" rather than "inhuman"... Hmm.
Cruise: Shut up about that Ego crap. I'm the only one who can have a sizeable ego around here. :)
Angelas: I see what you mean. Though I knew I was being verbose, traditionally, I am anyhow. I invented run-on sentences. It's not uncommon for me to have paragraph-long sentences. :) However, I really think I rose to new heights of such - hitting, at times (as you and Narain pointed out), repetition.
Though I don't really think I like cutting out as many words as you suggest (I especially liked the "...matures and festers..." part as it brings to mind Alien-esque imagery. Though now I think it would read better if those words were reversed.
Also, your mentioning of pallet limitations was quite eye-opening. I am not a very colorful writer... The most colors I've ever had in a sequence was the fights at the end of Coup De Main, and even then I was fairly limited. I have focused on emotionalizing sound, smell, and imagery, while I've left colors behind. Perhaps because that's one thing I've taken for granted and never really pointed out to myself. Why, I don't know - though it may be because here in Texas the summer has about 4 colors: Blue, Grey, Yellow-Brown and sickly Green.
Lessee... Ah, yes. The "Harbinger" sentance. That is perhaps my most inspired out of all the text, developed when I was looking for another word for squeeze. I got into romatic meanings, and saw "whisper sweet nothings". The mood of the text clicked, and I thought "whisper vile nothings". Oooh. I get chills envisioning such a thing. Can you imagine? A private and unshakeable demon caressing you like an aroused lover, curling over your shoulder and inciting terror in the place of lust with its whisper. Gagh. :)
This will get updated, though it's time for bed now. Thank you all profusely, and I apologize in advance for this essay. :)
(June 28th, 2002, 3:51 am)
hehe..before I wasn't very colorful either in my writing, but you'd be surprised at how being an artist AND a writer can help you describe things. After starting me drawing 'career', I had to learn many colors in order to describe to other artists what colors to use in their works AND to be able to analyze a picture or imagine a picture and think of the colors I'd need. I can sit and look at the wooden computer desk in front of me and think 'Hmm...now this is a middle tone of Sienna Brown with Dark Umber shading, black outlining, highlights of Cream, and and overlay of Light Umber. Now..besides that being useful for pics, I find it's kinda neat to use it in writing as well. People get bored with primary descriptions of colors like green, red, blue, when you can use pencil/crayon inspired words such as emerald, scarlet, and azure (another personal fave).
SOO...I suggest everyone here pick up a box of crayons, colored pencils, or other coloring instruments and check out the labels!! They're a GREAT source for learning words to make your descriptions more colorful.
wow..this would make a decent tutorial if it made any sense to anyone else but me^_^
(June 28th, 2002, 5:10 am)
that's a great idea! mmm, ways to expand vocabulary are always good.
[looks back on an extremely un-verbose sentence] i think i should start on that... ;)
btw, i guess i didn't get "Though night" that way. all right then.
(June 28th, 2002, 10:41 am)
Angelas: Well write a tutorial then...I'm sure with a little bit of encouragement it will end up understandable :P
Semi: The only reason no one has noticed my ego yet is because it's too high up :P
I found myself I'm overly found of multiple adjectives in sentences...especially in triples...it's nice occasionally, but I do it way too often :P
(July 18th, 2002, 1:49 am)
Thesaurus notwithstanding this is a creative method of writing a story. It goes quickly to establish interest merely in the words you are using. But be careful of the syntax and grammar because they eventually become the sole reason to read the story. The premise, plot, and dialog become lost. It would be interesting to see what you do with this.
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Show results
30.9.2012 Club Show North of Ireland, GB
"North of Ireland West Highland White Terrier Club Ch Show"
Judge: Roz Dunne (Charosmack),GB
BOB, BIS male:
|Havasu Hugo Boss
BOB, BIS male:
|Havasu Hugo Boss
res. BIS male:
|Comdale Johnny Boy
CC male:
|Havasu Hugo Boss
CC female:
|Pepabby Pirouette
Res. CC male:
|Comdale Johnny Boy
Res. CC female:
|Kimgarwyn Orchid
Best Puppy, BIS Puppy male:
|Lindenka Donovan
XMALES - cl. Minor Puppy
M 1st - Kimgarwyn Defender (i)
M 2nd - Inverglen Lowe N Behold (i)
M 3rd - Ashgate Gleouraich (i)
XMALES - cl. Puppy
M 1st, Best Puppy, BIS Puppy - Lindenka Donovan (i)
M 2nd - Leyhey Latest Legend (i)
XMALES - cl. Junior
M 1st, res. CC, res. BIS - Comdale Johnny Boy (i)
M 2nd - Tomlyndon Power of Love (i)
M 3rd - Killynether Kolumbo (i)
XMALES - cl. Post Graduate
M 1st - Inverglen Lord of the Manor (i)
XMALES - cl. Limit
M 1st - Ashgate McKenzie (i)
XMALES - cl. Open
M 1st, CC, BOB, BIS - Havasu Hugo Boss (i)
M 2nd - Tomlyndon Spoilt Rotten (i)
M 3rd - Pepabby Prank (i)
M Res - Inverglen Banjo (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Minor Puppy
M 1st - Comdale Charlie Girl (i)
M 2nd - Inverglen Sasha (i)
M 3rd - Royalcounty Lizzie Lindsay (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Puppy
M 1st - Reifrandies Muirne (i)
M 2nd - Tomlyndon Maid for the Stage (i)
M 3rd - Llovall Look Here Leyhey (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Junior
M 1st, res. CC - Kimgarwyn Orchid (i)
M 2nd - Yorsar Betsy Ross (i)
M 3rd - Colla Candace (i)
M Res - Circinus Twinkle Star (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Yearling
M 1st - Markstown Tail Her Maid with Havasu (i)
M 2nd - Colla Olympia (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Graduate
M 1st - Duncabury Designer Chic (i)
M 2nd - Sprig O'White Heather Circinus (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Post Graduate
M 1st, CC - Pepabby Pirouette (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Limit
M 1st - Havasu Has Em Talkin (i)
M 2nd - Comdale Starr (i)
XFEMALES - cl. Open
M 1st - Killynether Krazy for You (i)
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- Momma's Boys
Momma's Boys Format Competitive reality show
Dating game show
Created by Ryan Seacrest Directed by Ryan Seacrest Opening theme "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry Country of origin United States No. of seasons 1 Production Executive producer(s) Ryan Seacrest
Andrew Glassman
Running time 60 minutes Broadcast Original channel NBC Original run December 16, 2008– January 19, 2009
Momma's Boys is an American reality television series on the NBC network, executive produced by Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) and Andrew Glassman (Average Joe), which centers on a group of mothers who must help choose the perfect woman for their complacent sons. Ultimately, the series poses the question: "Who is really the most important woman in every man's life?"
At the beginning of the series, 32 single women are contestants seeking romance with any of three single men (firefighter/paramedic Michael Sarysz,[1] real estate broker Robert Kluge,[2] or college student Jojo Bojanowski[3]). The men's mothers are brought in to live in a house with the female contestants while the sons are housed in a nearby condominium.
Throughout the series, the female contestants participate in competitions and are selected by the men for dates, with some of the contestants being eliminated at various intervals. Each woman receives a text message of "yes" if any of the men want to keep her in contention or "no" if none of them want to keep her in contention. If the men are undecided, they send a text message for the woman to meet them at the house's swimming pool, where the men have an additional opportunity to talk to her before deciding whether she should stay or go.
The men make the decisions whether each woman should stay or go, but the mothers actively seek to influence their sons as to those decisions.
Some of the female contestants have been nude models for Playboy or Penthouse, namely Erica Ellyson, Meghan Allen, Brittany Fuchs, and Stacy Fuson. Megan Albertus is an actress who appeared in film prior to her time on the show.
In December 2008 Luftu Murat Uckardesler sought an injunction to prevent the airing of the show for 45 days. Uckardesler has a reality show The Perfect Bride that is a hit in Turkey, Italy and the Middle East.[4] Uckardesler claims a trademark on Perfect Bride a copyright to a "reality television format centering on mothers and sons and their attempts to find the 'Perfect Bride.'" NBC used the phrase "Perfect Bride" in its advertising for Momma's Boy. The court did not issue the injunction.[5]
On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series had been canceled and would not be returning for a second season.[6]
International versions
Country Name Host Network Date premiered Arab World Perfect Bride
قسمة ونصيب
Roula Bahnam
Razan Maghrebi
LBC May 2007 India Perfect Bride Megha Gupta and
Vishal Malhotra
STAR Plus September 12, 2009 Italy La sposa perfetta Cesare Cadeo and
Roberta Lanfranchi
Rai 2 2007 Sweden Mammas pojkar Angelica Wallgren TV4 October 8, 2009 Turkey Gelinim Olur musun TBA Show TV 2004
Elimination chart
Michael, Rob and JoJo's callout order Order Ladies Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Amanda Amanda Nikki Camilla Mindy4 Lauren Camilla6 Lauren6 2 Amy Amy Liz Stacy Amanda Camilla Lauren Amanda 3 Brittany Brittany Carina Cara Lauren6 Nikki Amanda5 Mindy 4 Callie Callie Michelle Brittany4 Erica Erica5 Erica Erica5 5 Camilla Camilla Maisha Julie Julie Amanda Mindy4 Camilla 6 Cara Cara Meghan Meghan Meghan Meghan5 Julie 7 Carina Carina Amanda Jessica C. Camilla Julie Nikki 8 Donna Donna Camilla Misty Maisha Mindy Meghan5 9 Erica Erica Callie Mindy Liz Maisha 10 Jamie Jamie Stacy Liz Misty Liz 11 Jessica B. Jessica B. Misty Erica Nikki 3 Misty4 12 Jessica C. Jessica C. Lauren Maisha Michelle 3 Michelle 13 Julie Julie Mindy Nikki Brittany3 14 Lauren Lauren Myaa Amanda6 Cara 15 Liz Liz Erica Michelle5 Jessica C.5 16 Lynette Lynette Jessica C. Lauren 3 Carina5 17 Madeline Madeline Julie Carina3 Stacy 18 Maisha Maisha Brittany Megan3 19 Megan Megan Payten Vita 20 Meghan Meghan Megan3 Callie 21 Michelle Michelle Cara 3 Myaa 22 Mindy Mindy Vita 3 Payten 23 Misty Misty Lynette3 24 Myaa Myaa Madeline3 25 Natalie Natalie Jessica B. 26 Nikki Mikki Amy 27 Payten Payten Simone 28 Rana Lyn Rana Lyn Rochelle 29 Rochelle Rochelle Jamie 30 Simone Simone Donna 31 Stacy Stacy Natalie 32 Vita Vita Rana Lyn
- 1 Contestants are listed alphabetically by first name because no contestants were eliminated in this episode.
- 2 In this episode, contestants received a "yes," "no," or "maybe" text message. "Yes" and "no" indicated that the woman was saved or eliminated, respectively. Women receiving a "maybe" text were saved or eliminated in a face-to-face poolside ceremony.
- 3 The contestant received a "maybe" text.
- 4 The contestant went on a date with Jojo
- 5 The contestant went on a date with Michael
- 6 The contestant went on a date with Rob
- The contestant won Momma's Boys by Michael's choice
- The contestant won Momma's Boys by Rob's choice.
- The contestant won Momma's Boys by JoJo's choice.
- The contestant won the suitability challenge and was immune from elimination.
- The contestant was going to be eliminated, but due to another contestant quitting, they were allowed to stay.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant quit the competition.
- Contestants are arranged in the order they were called to stay in the game.
- Contestants are arranged alphabetically in Episode 1 because there were no eliminations.
Episode summaries
Episode 1
There were no contestants eliminated in Episode 1.
Episode 2
Episode 2 was two hours long and included two separate rounds of eliminations. In the first elimination round, Jessica B., Amy, Simone, Rochelle, Jamie, Donna, Natalie, and Rana Lyn were eliminated by text message. Lynette and Madeline were eliminated after being called down to the pool. Megan, Cara, and Vita were called down to the pool but kept in the competition.
Camilla, Stacy, Cara, and Brittany won a suitability challenge and were immune from elimination in the second elimination round. In the second elimination round, Vita, Callie, Mya, and Payten were eliminated by text message. Lauren, Carina, and Megan were called down to the pool, at which time Lauren was kept in the competition and Megan quit. Carina would have been eliminated but was kept in due to Megan's departure.
Episode 3
When the episode began, a box was brought in. It contained files about each woman's personal details. In this episode's challenge Food Network chef Tyler Florence divided the women into groups to Michael, Rob, or Jojo their favorite food. Jojo's mom cried since no one chose to prepare her son's favorite food (catlase and grape leaves). The chef asked Julie to make his food, and she did. Some of the women elected to prepare their own personal favorite recipes, as Meghan and Amanda cooked a stuffed pepper dish instead; Erica made a chicken casserole. After the women prepared the meals, the sons and chef judged each of the meals. The winners were Amanda, Meghan, Julie, and Erica, who were exempted from having their files opened in this episode.
After this round, the mothers opened the files. Lorraine chose Michelle. Esther chose Lauren in order to see how good she was. Khalood chose Brittany.
Although they went on dates with Michael in that episode, Carina and Jessica C. were both eliminated. Stacey and Cara both received a no via text message, and Cara threw a tantrum upon her exit. The next elimination was to decide the fates of Nikki, Michelle, and Brittany, and Brittany was eliminated at the pool.
Episode 4
The episode began with a specific focus on family holiday traditions. With the assistance of a priest and a rabbi, the women were given 2 hours to prepare either a Christmas morning or a Hanukkah party along the men and their mothers. Following the festivities, Erica and Michael had their first date, followed by Jojo and Misty. During her son's date, Khalood demanded to the producers that she be taken to her son's location. When she was taken by helicopter to his date, she was distraught when she caught the pair embracing.
The next round of the series would continue in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The men would be allowed to select two women to accompany them, and their mothers would choose one. Rob first chose Camilla and then Amanda, however, Amanda declined the invitation from Rob. Rob then picked Nikki to go with him. Esther picked Lauren to attend as well. Michael selected Erica and Meghan to go with him, and specifically rejected Michelle. Lorraine chose Amanda as her pick. Jojo refused Misty citing that she did not respect his mother, and he chose both Julie and Mindy to come with him. However, his mother, feeling that none of the women were an appropriate match for him, tore up the remaining ticket. The two remaining girls, Liz and Maisha, were therefore also eliminated.
Episode 5
In the U.S. Virgin Islands, the men had individual dates with one of the women chosen to go. Rob and Camilla, Michael and Amanda, and Jojo and Mindy had a date.
For the eliminations, the mothers were allowed to select the women they felt was most compatible with their son. In return, that woman would be both spared from elimination and allowed to accompany the man on the final date. Esther again chose Lauren, Lorraine selected Erica, and Khalood denied both Mindy and Julie the final date. Finally, the men were forced to eliminate one girl. Nikki, Meghan, and Julie were asked to leave.
Episode 6
In the series finale (first believed to be a season finale), the men went on a final date. Having selected neither Julie or Mindy to attend the final date, Khalood accompanied her son instead. Rob and Lauren shared another date, and during her date with Michael, Erica revealed to both him and Lorraine her status as the 2008 Penthouse Pet of the Year. The men would then have to make a final decision, and the winning pair would receive an extended vacation. For the final selection, Rob chose Lauren over Camilla. Michael picked Amanda, and Jojo picked Mindy over his mother. In the epilogue, Rob left after one day, and without Lauren. Khalood refused counseling, and that following the expiration of her contract, Erica visited Lorraine in Florida.
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Mommas_Boys/contestants/moms_sons_ms.shtml
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Mommas_Boys/contestants/moms_sons_rk.shtml
- ^ http://www.nbc.com/Mommas_Boys/contestants/moms_sons_jb.shtml
- ^ http://www.theperfectbride.tv/
- ^ Harsh Reality: Plaintiffs Fail to Block NBC Show -amlawdaily.typepad.com - December 16, 2008
- ^ 2008 - 2009 Cancelled Shows: NBC Cancels 10 Television Series
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- 2000s American television series
- 2009 American television series endings
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Election rituals: Laying a bet and having a drink
Verging on another federal election, it is as good a time as any to ask 'why do we have elections?' Liberals give reassuring, if abstract, responses such as 'it's a time for political equality, liberty and deliberation'. Gnarled realists offer less highfalutin and more instrumental reasons, such as elections being 'the least worst' way to turnover governing elites. Cynics offer well-worn lines like 'whoever you vote for, a politician wins' or the Marxist refrain that democracy is 'false consciousness'.
All these views have something to offer. But there is a simpler, more human and inescapable answer. Elections are nothing if not grand theatre. They are rituals – repeated social activities full of symbolism and meaning.
Each election is a Big Ritual, made up of many smaller rituals. The Big Ritual is easy to spot. The electoral cycle sets up the seasons of politics. First, the tranquility of a new government's honeymoon period and opposition wound-licking followed by a wintery tough first budget and a mid-term trough. Then comes the spring of political grooming and sweeteners, preceding the heat of electoral palaver. All culminating in the great inversion, where the rulers supplicate the ruled for our support. And so we go around again.
But enough of Big Ritual. In this and a future post I will explore the smaller, 'everday' rituals that make up electoral democracy and how the rules and institutions ('the law of politics') affects the tenor of such rituals.
For partisans and activists elections are heady occasions where nerves calmed are by boozy parties and wagering, and exacerbated by the theatre of election night. In the cliché, democracy is 'for the people, by the people'. But elections are more about some of us than others. After all, without activists of all stripes and degrees, we would have no elections, or rather elections would look like this.
For centuries, candidates and interested onlookers have bet on elections. Election betting was banned for a long time (it still is at New South Wales state level and in the United States). Candidates once wagered against themselves to disguise bribes. Businessmen used to bet big on elections, sometimes via stockbrokers running books, to hedge on policy outcomes but also because they were hooked on speculation. Purists thought betting trivialized elections.
Election betting tapered in the mid-20th century but since the late 1990s and thanks to online commercial bookmakers, it has reappeared with a vengeance. To get the free publicity of news outlets repeating the odds, internet bookies take bets on elections all over the world. They file the odds under 'sports'. This is a revealing category for those who see elections as a game more than an ideological contest.
Whilst I for one doubt the benefit of industrialised betting on elections, Australian elections have become the single most wagered-on event in the calendar after the Melbourne Cup. And for partisans of all stripes, election bets undoubtedly serve a psychological role. Optimists back their 'team' and intensify any victory. Pessimists bet against their side to soften the blow of defeat.
Alcohol, too, has a long and shifting role in elections worldwide. Whereas once grog lubricated the festival and ritual of communal polling, now many countries declare election day to be dry, in Spanish the ley seca elecciones. Out of deference to newly enfranchised women voters, in the 1900s the Commonwealth Parliament decreed that Australians will not vote in licensed premises, even though the pub was the only public space in some small towns.
Election counts are now more mediated than ever. Gone are the days, or should that be heady nights, of the National Tally Room. The ritualised space, open to all, was a tangible symbol of democracy and the tally board an institutional representation of the flood of votes sweeping away or shoring up our masters. The tally board, now preserved in the Museum of Australian Democracy collection, evolved from newspaper boards in city squares and—perhaps—from the sporting scoreboard itself.
Instead, election results are beamed via the Australian Electoral Commission feed to the internet and Antony Green's ABC super-computer. Leaders and the media preferred the controlled environment of the TV studio or party-hired ballroom, to the sweaty tension of the National Tally Room. More's the pity. One day we will have electronic balloting. If so, the unfolding of election results, slowed down by the law behind preferential ballots and delayed return of postal votes, will accelerate dramatically. Think of the shift from the stately rhythm of test cricket to the whoosh of a T20 match.
But there are swings and roundabouts. Journalists instead cross live to candidates' backyards, a quite Australian setting, where barbecues and booze punctuate the occasion. So, as re-runs of Don's Party and images from gatherings of activists remind us, drinking is part of Australian electoral culture as much as general culture. It deadens the nerves and heightens the excitement of the ritual.
As the federal election draws closer I will consider another significant election ritual – the act of voting itself.


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Bio Pledges Unity
President Bio in an interview with The Associated Press has pledged not do a wholesale cleansing of employees of the former government officials to make way for his supporters.
"No Sierra Leonean should feel threatened by my ascension to power," Bio said. "I am not going to discriminate. National cohesion is very much a part of my program."
Bio said Sierra Leone should proceed with life as normal.
"Attacking anybody is not necessarily … is not going to change the result of this election," he said.
"It has been a very difficult journey to get here," Bio said.
The way ahead won't be easy, either, he added. People will need to be convinced that he means what he says about unity and a lack of favoritism in government.
He acknowledged that his background as military leader also has caused some skepticism among Sierra Leoneans.
"I remember when (former U.S. President John F.) Kennedy said he will land a human being on the moon, everybody said he was dreaming. When I said I will come back to the statehouse using the ballots, everybody said, 'You only know bullets.' So, it's a dream come true."
Bio, whose election has ended decade-long rule in Sierra Leone by the All People's Congress (APC), praised state workers and "gave them assurance and expressed commitment to work with them," the spokesman for his SLPP party said.
"The meeting between the president and civil servants went well last Friday and the president assured them that there will be no witch-hunting of workers," spokesman Alie Kabba told this reporter.
Bio also called for Sierra Leone whose 1991-2002 civil war claimed around 120,000 lives to turn its back on "tribalism and regionalism".
"I want you to work hard to deliver and be prompt and professional don't worry, be happy," he said.
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Today you should read: Ezekiel 1
Welcome to the book of Ezekiel. As we dive into this new book I wanted to give some basic background on who this is and what this book is about. Obviously Ezekiel is the author of this book. He was a prophet during the time of king Jehoichin, also during the Babylonian exile. He writes this book with two running themes in mind:
- God's judgement for sin and disobedience
- God's grace in saving and restoring his people
It is interesting that Ezekiel, in Hebrew, means "God is our strength". As we read throughout this book we will see that name bear itself in the fact that God's people would and do need God to be their strength.
Ezekiel starts off in chapter 1 with a beautiful description of a vision he had received from God. It is one of God's awesome glory and beauty. It is important to remember that, although God is our father and loves us, he is still all-powerful and above all things. He is an awesome sight and one that should strike both joy and fear in us. God is so beyond our comprehension that when we are faced with his physical presence, time and time again, man has one response
All around him was a glowing halo, like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day. This is what the glory of the LORD looked like to me. When I saw it, I fell face down on the ground, and I heard someone's voice speaking to me. (Ezekiel 1:28 NLT)
We fall on our faces before our mighty God, just as Ezekiel did. There will be many chapters of discussion, foreshadowing, and visions but we start with God entering the picture as only he can.
What an amazing reminder of how awesome God is and how worthy He is of our praises. So as we tackle this book together let's remember where we start from and our appropriate position before God.
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