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Hey, babe. Huh! These are probably the last few months I can call you that before we get you confused with the actual babe that we'll have together. So exciting! Yep, there's a kick from this little one who is growing bigger by the second. Yeah, you feel that? That kick is right on my stomach insides, so I can feel it more. No big deal though.
It's about time we pick a name for our dearest bundle of life! I know, everyone's bugging me about it too. I was actually thinking that we give our baby a name that's kind of unique? Super classic, but in a way that just sounds old but is actually pretty new. Modern, but at the same time maybe a little retro? Yeah? Cool. I'm so glad we're on the same page and having this same baby together!
Anyway, I actually prepared a little list. Okay, can you just imagine pushing a tiny itty Lux down the street in a little tiny stroller? And everyone's like, "What a cute Lux baby!" And we're like, "This is a baby named Lux!" Sure, I understand your hesitation. As soon as I said Lux aloud I heard it for the first time. Let's move on.
Well, if she's a sweet baby girl child, what do you think of Perpetua? Do you know what I like about Perpetua, is that you kind of have to say it with an English accent even if you don't mean to. What about a little Juno? Yeah, that was pretty 2007, I'm embarrassed I asked even.
Oh, babe, babe, babe, what about: Crema! It's the stuff at the top of an Americano! Yes, like the filmy orange stuff. Yeah, I guess it is like the snot of a coffee. No, you're right. No, no need to say more, you talked me right out of it. No need to dwell. No Crema, got it.
I also prepared a small set of gender-neutral names. Do you want to just say stop when you hear one that sounds acceptable? Okay! Here goes. Hefe. Gingham. Lark. Our little Lark bird! Nope? Okay... Ooo, Nashville? Could have sworn that you would have liked that, but that's fine. Reyes—that's a place in California. Nah? Alright. Clarendon—that's a place in Maryland. Yeah, sorry, don't know how that slipped in there.
Wait, but you can't imagine rocking a darling swaddled Hefe to sleep, hearing a cute Hefe coo? Wiping up little Hefe's spit-up? Seeing adorable Hefe toddle around and learn to play soccer and grow into an adult person who plays on an adult kickball team that's pretty good actually? I just want to make the case for Hefe again, I feel like we rushed by that one. People do really tend to rush by Hefe, even though those gold hues really twinkle with Hefe. Hmmm? What am I talking about? Oh, no, it was nothing worth repeating.
You know, honey, I wasn't really expecting you to get so frustrated over this. Should we just take a break, have a snack—thank you for getting me those wasabi-horseradish pickles I needed, by the way, you are so considerate and wonderful—and we can think about this another time?
Well, yes, there is a final one on this master list of retro-hip modern 2015 baby names. But, sweetie, I just don't think you're going to like it if you didn't like the others... Wait, really? You do? Oh babe, that's so wonderful! Our baby has a name! Oh, I can practically see it all now:
Please join us in welcoming our 7 pound, 8 ounce newest addition to the family: tiny infant X-Pro II!


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I guess I use gratitude as a form of religion (I would love for the Pope to be the head dude, because really this guy deserves his own breakaway faith and plus he has really good head gear).
I reach for gratitude everyday, but especially when I am overwhelmed, or sad, or feeling in general that life is treating me like the pile of poop emoji.
The act of focusing on what you have vs. what you don't have is a winning strategy. You just keep turning things on their ear.
I am grinding it out right now, trying to make a bad situation bearable. I am focusing on fuzzy blankets, and tonight's blood moon, and true friends. I am focusing on the quiet within myself that is powerful as a locomotive. I am resourceful when it comes to finding a path through the heavily wooded, muddy, cold. It's never about how you fall, it's only about how you get up.
This is what we do in the church of gratitude. We look for the good, we focus on the good. We live in the good, the silver linings. This is where we pray.

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Auburn's Ford hits right notes on, off field
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Dee Ford lost himself in the music late into the night, playing jazz and R&B tunes on a hotel piano.
Not for an audience, just for the pure, consuming pleasure of it.
Ford is No. 2 Auburn's best pass rusher, a quick, aggressive defensive end who just happens to love playing the piano, in church or all alone in the team hotel like Thursday night.
He played songs like current favorite Chick Corea's "Spain" and "Lately" by Tyrese until close to Auburn's midnight curfew while other players were out enjoying the night life.
"He's very unique," Auburn safety Robenson Therezie said. "He doesn't really match the player that you see on Saturdays. He's very quiet, nice. He likes to play the piano. When you see him go out, he looks like an R&B artist."
But he's not. Ford is actually the Tigers' top player on a defense that isn't high in star power or most of the national rankings.
The first-team All-Southeastern Conference lineman ranks second in the SEC in sacks per game, racking up 8.5 despite missing the first two games with a sprained left knee. He's come through with some of the Tigers' biggest defensive plays during their surprising run into Monday night's BCS championship game against Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston and No. 1 Florida State.
He had two sacks of Johnny Manziel on Texas A&M's final drive, including one on fourth down to preserve Auburn's 45-41 victory. Ford had a sack and six hurries against Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, delivering a hit on the final play of a 43-38 win after the Bulldogs drove deep into Auburn territory.
"He's always making the big plays when they need it," said former Auburn and NFL linebacker Takeo Spikes. Spikes said Ford reminds him of Denver Broncos defensive end Shaun Phillips.
Ford also stands out off the field.
He speaks in soft, dulcet tones and is a sharp dresser. Ford plays piano on Sundays at Auburn's New Generation Baptist Church and used to sing in his family's gospel band, the Ford Connection.
"He is very talented, not only on the field but also with those ivories," said Theresa Clark, wife of New Generation pastor Abraham. "He plays very well."
The 6-foot-2, 240-pound Ford started attending the church as a freshman, and Clark said people are still surprised by his musical abilities.
"When we tell them Dee Ford plays for us, they're like, 'Dee Ford? That big ole guy that knocks folks on the field, he plays?'" she said. "It's still hard to believe when people hear that. And he has a love for God, too."
Close friend and teammate Nosa Eguae said Ford's musical talent does have its limitations.
"He's a great piano player, marginal singer," Eguae said Friday.
"Don't listen to Nosa," Ford said when told of that analysis.
He said he played one night earlier in the week thinking he was alone, until someone posted a video on Instagram.
Ford sported tinted sunglasses dangling from his T-shirt during interviews Friday, often tapping on the table as if he's playing a song while answering reporters' questions.
"I always get lost while I'm playing, and I forget where I am," Ford said. "It's just like I'm floating in space or something."
Now, Ford is hoping for a similar euphoric feeling to finish a career that's been hampered by injuries - and one miserable season for the Tigers.
He played in every game during Auburn's 2010 national championship run as a sophomore backup, then received a redshirt year after a back injury three games into the next season. Ford missed one game and most of another in 2012, when the Tigers fell to 3-9.
"Through all the adversity, he's still fought," Eguae said. "He battled some tough injuries, missed a year when he wanted to play but couldn't.
"And he just battled."
Ford is hoping for a fantastic finish. A workout fanatic who often wanders into the football building or a local gym in the evenings for extra sessions and lugs around milk jugs full of water, he's trying to savor the moments leading up to his Auburn finale.
"I just want to enjoy it and go out and do a lot of things," he said. "I don't want to leave any regrets so anything that I've been procrastinating on doing, whether it's embracing the fans more, helping out young guys more. I've just been focusing on that more lately."
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DRC president Felix Tshisekedi arrives in the country (Zambia)June 27, 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has arrived in the country for a two day state visit.President Tshisekedi is expected to hold talks with President Edgar Lungu and officiate at the Zambia International Trade Fair in Ndola tomorrow.
The plane carrying the DRC leader touched down at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Lusaka at about 12:32 hours to a thunderous welcome from thousands of flag waving and ecstatic Congolese nationals.
He was received by his host counterpart President Edgar Lungu, Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji, Zambia's Ambassador to DRC Friday Nyambe and DRC Ambassador to Zambia Chantal Maloba.Others include some cabinet ministers, Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa, Senior government and party officials, and embassy staff were on hand to welcome the DRC leader.
President Tshisekedi who is undertaking his first visit to Zambia since ascending to office on January 25, inspected a guard of honour and was given a 21 gun salute.
President Tshisekedi created excitement and frenzy among the Congolese nationals as he waved and walked over to greet them and appreciated the cultural dances and songs.
The DRC leader is expected to lay wreaths at the graves of Zambia's fallen Presidents at the Presidential Embassy Memorial Park in Lusaka. Mr Tshisekedi will then engage President Lungu in talks aimed at strengthening mutual ties and cooperation between the two countries.
President Lungu is later today expected to host a State dinner in honour of visiting DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi. Mr Tshisekedi will fly out to Ndola tomorrow morning to officiate at the 55th edition of the Zambia International Trade Fair.
President Tshisekedi is the Fifth President of the DRC, having ascended to office in January this year after winning a tightly contested and delayed national election, to find a successor to President Joseph Kabila.


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I have been overwhelmed by the number of you who have written to express your condolences and assure me of your prayers for my family at this time. A huge THANK YOU to each one of you. I'll be sharing the messages in the next few days. It has been complicated to make arrangements to leave Piura, but I'm grateful to the Lord that people volunteered in many ways to take responsibilities so I could make the trip home. All the flights and connections were perfectly smooth and I arrived this afternoon, in time for the service tomorrow. Here's the announcement:
Matthews, Herbert "David" – Peacefully at Park Lane Terrace Nursing Home, to be with his Lord on Monday, December 13th, 2010 in his 85th year. Beloved husband and companion of 51 years to Verna. Loving father of Brenda Matthews, Pat and her husband John Busk, Don Matthews and his wife Julie. Caring grandfather of Christina and her husband John Cunningham, Rob Busk, Jenna Matthews and Jacob Matthews. Also survived by his brother Ted and his wife Joyce. David loved to travel with his family, enjoyed photography, volunteering his time to help others and was a long time contributing member of St. George Baptist Church. A Memorial Service will be held at the BECKETT-GLAVES FAMILY FUNERAL CENTRE, 88 Brant Avenue on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Cremation has taken place. Donations to the Alzheimer Society or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Condolences, donations, and photos will be available online at www.beckettglaves.com. A tree will be planted in memory of David in the Beckett-Glaves Memorial forest.
I don't think I'll be able to write each one of you to thank you for your support, especially at this time, but please do know that I have read and appreciate each message.
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6 Tips to Reduce Mindless Eating
Ever ask yourself if you ate lunch or dinner when you had? Ever finish a meal and not be able to recall the flavors? Ever be surprised by the bottom of the package? These questions are indicators mindless eating.
Mindless, or ignored, eating can contribute to over eating and weight issues or unbalanced eating leading to ill-health. Many of us don't think about what we eat, how much we eat, or where we eat and those conditions are proved to be an unhealthy habit.
Changing a habit is simple with a few tips to do instead. We have all heard eat recommended serving sizes, don't eat in front of the TV, and only eat when you're hungry so included here are a few more tips that may seem small but they can make a big difference in your awareness and waistline. If eating becomes an aware activity then health will follow.
Try a few of these mindful eating tips below and share your results.
1. Use Visual Reminders
Behavioral scientists believe one of the main reasons people overeat is because they rely on external rather than internal cues to decide if they feel hungry or full.
Naturally, this can lead you to eat more than you need to.
To demonstrate this point, researchers provided participants with an unlimited amount of chicken wings while they watched the American football Super Bowl.
Half of the tables were continuously cleaned while the bones were left to accumulate on the other tables. Interestingly, people with bones on their tables ate 34% less, or two fewer chicken wings, than people who had their tables cleaned.
Another experiment used bottomless bowls to slowly refill some participants' soups as they ate. Participants who ate soup served in the bottomless bowls consumed about 113 extra calories — 73% more — than those who ate from normal bowls.
Interestingly, those who ate more soup didn't feel more full. Most also estimated their calorie intake to be the same as those eating from the regular soup bowls.
These two studies show that people tend to rely on visual cues, such as chicken bones or the amount of soup left, to decide whether they're full or still hungry.
To make this natural tendency work in your favor, keep evidence of what you eat in front of you. Examples include the empty beer bottles you drank at a barbecue, or the plates used for previous courses at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Bottom Line: Use visual reminders of the foods you eat to help you stay mindful of how much food you've already consumed.
2. Favor Smaller Packages
Another external cue that can cause you to overeat is the size of your food packaging.
In fact, eating from larger packages can lead you to mindlessly consume as much as 20–25% more calories.
Researchers confirmed this tendency by providing participants with small or large packages of spaghetti, ground beef and tomato sauce.
Those given the large packages prepared 23% more food than those given smaller packages. Interestingly, they also ate most of the extras, which amounted to an additional 150 calories.
Another study gave participants either a half-pound (227-gram) or one-pound (455-gram) bag of M&Ms. Those given the large bags ate 66 more M&Ms — an extra 264 calories — than those eating from the smaller bags.
However, packages that include pause points may help diminish this effect, since they give you time to decide if you should keep eating.
For example, participants eating potato chips from cans of Pringles in which every 7th or 14th chip was dyed red ate 43–65% fewer chips than those eating from cans with no dyed chips.
Similarly, people eating from a large bag of 200 M&Ms consumed 31 more candies — and 112 extra calories — than people given 10 small baggies of 20 M&Ms.
Bottom Line: Favoring smaller packages can help you reduce the amount of calories you consume by up to 25% without you even noticing it.
3. Use Smaller Plates and Taller Glasses
Studies show that people tend to eat 92% of the food they serve themselves.
Therefore, reducing the amount of food you serve yourself can make a significant difference to the amount of calories you consume.
One easy way to reduce portion sizes without noticing the change is to use smaller plates and taller glasses.
That's because big plates tend to make your food portions look small, encouraging you to serve yourself larger amounts of food.
Simply using 9.5-inch (24 cm) plates instead of 12.5-inch (32 cm) plates can help you easily eat up to 27% less food.
Additionally, studies show that using tall, thin glasses instead of wide, short ones can reduce the amount of liquids you pour yourself by up to 57%.
Therefore, pick wide, short glasses to help you drink more water and tall, thin ones to help you limit alcohol and other caloric beverages.
Bottom Line: Replacing large plates with smaller ones and wide, short glasses with tall, thin ones are two easy ways to reduce your portion sizes.
4. Decrease Variety
Research shows that having a wider variety of food options can lead you to eat up to 23% more.
Experts label this phenomenon "sensory-specific satiety."
The basic idea is that your senses tend to get numbed after you're exposed to the same stimulus many times — for instance, the same flavors.
Having a wide variety of flavors in the same meal can delay this natural numbing, pushing you to continue to eat.
Simply thinking there's more variety can also fool you. Researchers found that participants given bowls with 10 colors of M&Ms ate 43 more candies than those given bowls with 7 colors, despite all M&Ms tasting the same.
To help sensory-specific satiety work for you, try limiting your choices. For instance, pick only two appetizers at once during cocktail parties and stick to ordering the same drinks throughout the evening.
Bottom Line: Reducing the variety of flavors, colors and textures you're exposed to will help prevent you from eating more than your body needs.
5. Keep Some Foods Out of Sight
Researchers report that the popular saying, "out of sight, out of mind" applies particularly well to mindless eating.
To illustrate this point, one study gave secretaries Hershey's Kisses in covered bowls that were either clear, so they could see the candy, or solid, so they could not.
Those given clear bowls opened them to get candy 71% more often. They consumed an extra 77 calories per day on average, compared to the other group.
Scientists believe that seeing food pushes you to consciously decide whether to eat it. Seeing it more often increases the chances you'll choose to eat the food.
Make this work in your favor by hiding tempting treats while keeping healthy and nutritious food visible.
Bottom Line: Keep tempting treats out of sight to prevent you from eating them mindlessly.
6. Increase Your Inconvenience
The more work that's required to eat a food, the less likely you are to eat it.
To demonstrate this, researchers tried a new version of the Hershey's Kisses study above. This time, all secretaries were given clear bowls of candy.
The bowls were placed in three different spots around the office: on the desk, in a desk drawer or six feet (1.8 meters) away from the desk.
The secretaries ate an average of 9 candies a day when the bowl was on the desk, 6 if the bowl was in the drawer and 4 if they had to walk to get to the bowl.
When asked why they ended up eating less when the bowls were placed further away, the secretaries stated that the extra distance gave them the time to think twice about whether they really wanted the candy.
Make this work for you by picking snacks that require some extra work, or by keeping less nutritious snack foods out of reach.
Better yet, get in the habit of serving all foods on plates and eating only while sitting at the table. This inconvenience might be just what you need to keep yourself from mindlessly snacking out of boredom or while preparing dinner.
Bottom Line: Take the convenience out of eating. Adding extra steps will allow you to turn a mindless eating behavior into a conscious choice, reducing the chance of overindulgence.
Summed Up Message
Simple actions to reduce mindless eating should help you lose weight that feels natural and easy therefore you can maintain your goal weight in the long term.
Pick three of these tips and try to use them regularly for 4 – 8 weeks to create them as a habit in your life.
Gain more knowledge on the subject by reading Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink, Ph.D.
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Latest Obama scandal has even New York Times sounding like Tea Party
You are reading this online and Uncle Sam probably knows it. If you call your friends about the story, the government knows what number you called. These latest scandals about the government investigating its own citizens are blowing up across Washington like early fireworks, with one of the most explosive results coming from one of Obama's biggest allies.
The New York Times blasted the administration over its massive overreach gathering data on ordinary Americans. "The administration has now lost all credibility on this issue," wrote the editorial dated June 7 and published Thursday afternoon. This was a big change for a paper that has both endorsed the president and supported him throughout his presidency.
The Times sounded practically Tea Partian in its critique. "Mr. Obama is proving the truism that the executive will use any power it is given and very likely abuse it." The paper even harkened back to the Constitution, sounding even more like the Tea Partiers it has long mocked. "To casually permit this surveillance -- with the American public having no idea that the executive branch is now exercising this power -- fundamentally shifts power between the individual and the state, and repudiates constitutional principles governing search, seizure and privacy," the grey lady continued. Heck, the only Tea Party standard the Times left out was quoting the Founders.
The paper was strong in its criticism of the president: "Mr. Obama clearly had no intention of revealing this eavesdropping, just as he would not have acknowledged the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen, had it not been reported in the press." The Times made it clear it wasn't accusing Obama of illegality, just of massive wrongdoing. "It is the very sort of thing against which Mr. Obama once railed, when he said in 2007 that the Bush administration's surveillance policy 'puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide.'" When the Times throws your anti-Bush comments back in your face, you have problems.
Thursday things got worse -- much worse. Three similar stories made their way onto the evening news. First, the gathering of phone records. Then, a Washington Post story wrote that a government program called PRISM was letting the NSA and FBI tap into servers of nine top Internet firms "extracting audio, video, photographs, emails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track a person's movements and contacts over time." Twitter erupted over both stories.
As if that wasn't enough, NBC News detailed how, in 2008, Chinese hackers broke into the campaign computers of both Obama and his opponent Sen. John McCain. Who do they think they are? The NSA?
Coupled with the existing scandals of IRS investigations and intimidation of Tea Parties, multiple investigations of the press and misinformation about Benghazi, Obama now faces a crisis of confidence. Not just in his leadership but in the very government he leads – from both sides of the aisle.
Obama isn't alone in this one. Both sides of official Washington have backed the Patriot Act and other intelligence gathering. Even The Wall Street Journal published an editorial late Thursday saying "Thank You for Data-Mining." Critics of today's revelations have also come from both parties. Even former vice president Al Gore called the practices described in the order "obscenely outrageous" in a message posted on Twitter Wednesday night.
No matter what kind of collateral damage these explosive stories have for other politicians, Obama is still president. The buck isn't the only thing that stops at his desk. He also gets to be the front man defending a government that operates more like the Soviet KGB than anything our Founders ever envisioned.


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Free eBook: 'The Cloud Roads' by Martha Wells
Martha Wells notes that her novel The Cloud Roads is available as a free Kindle eBook download.
Here's the book description:
Moon has spent his life hiding what he is–a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. Just as Moon is once again discovered and cast out by his adopted tribe, he discovers a shape-shifter like himself… someone who seems to know exactly what he is, who promises that Moon will be welcomed into his community.What this stranger doesn't tell Moon is that his presence will tip the balance of power… that his extraordinary lineage is crucial to the colony's survival… and that his people face extinction at the hands of the dreaded Fell.Moon must overcome a lifetime of conditioning in order to save and himself… and his newfound kin.
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Melanchthon House
Melanchthon House with its distinctive gable is a Re-naissance architectural gem in Wittenberg's old town. With its original appearance remaining virtually unchanged since it was erected in the 16th century, it still retains much of its original charm. It was built in 1536 by Elector John Frederick of Saxony for Martin Luther's associate Philipp Melanchthon, a professor of Greek, in order to persuade this internationally renowned scholar to remain at the University of Wittenberg. In addition to Melanchthon and his family, the property was also inhabited by several students.
In the run-up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, Melanchthon House was restored and made fully accessible, and a new wing added. In addition to expanding the exhibition space, the new section protects the historic building by housing auxiliary functions for the museum such as the ticket desk, souvenir shop and toilets. Melanchthon House's garden with its herb beds is also well worth seeing.


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What to expect during your visit:
- Your private appointment can include up to 4 people.
- Our staff will wear face masks during your visit and we ask that you do as well. If you do not have one, we will provide one for you.
- At the entrance there is a hand sanitizer station to clean your hands upon entry and exit of the gallery.
- We will maintain safe physical distance during your visit.
- All frequently touched surfaces of the gallery will be cleaned and sanitized before and after each visitor.
- We kindly ask that if you, or anyone in your immediate circle isn't feeling well, to please stay home.


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Baton Rouge comedian and rapper MacArthur Johnson has been through several monikers already, making videos under Mighty Mike, Funny Ass Mike, and now girlhefunny. Recently, Johnson has adopted a new name that has the Internet baffled: 22 Savage.
What started as short impersonations has turned into a full-blown campaign to steal 21 Savage's identity for the sake of internet virality. Not only does the slim-faced newcomer have an uncanny resemblance to 21 Savage, 22 Savage takes on the aesthetic, demeanor, and rapping style of the Atlanta rapper in his original tracks. Currently, 22 Savage is planning on releasing his own Savage Mode mixtape.
In an interview with SOHH, 22 Savage explains that he has no qualms ripping off the 21 Savage name. "I just felt like jacking him," 22 Savage said. "I'm really a savage out here. I'm really in the slums. What people don't understand is that underneath this funny, it's really real. We're in the streets. I'm a street n*gga trying to make it out anyway I can."
22's past confirms his claims, as a video of MacArthur Johnson's reported murder charges surfaced on Twitter. In the news clip, Johnson claimed "self defense" after shooting a 20 year old man during an argument over a party flyer.
In reaction to 22 Savage's emergence, the Internet has both been impressed and confused. While some are shocked that 22 Savage's music actually goes, others are calling 22 "the Kmart brand" 21 Savage. View the best tweets below.


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Monday Night Talk 11-30-2015 featuring Touring Cuba with Richard Rosen
December 5, 2015 @ 6:37 pm
Local business man Richard Rosen is a guest during this episode of Monday Night Talk! Richard stops in to share details of his recent trip to Cuba, which US citizens can now travel to because of the restored relations between the two countries. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or "like" and post a comment on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mondaynighttalkon959fmwatd. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!
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Tips for your Monday-Friday Grind
Do you ever feel like it is the end of the weekend and you have the upcoming week ahead, filled with so many new goals to eat better, be more productive or overcome a new obstacle? I sure do. I often times tell myself Sunday night, that I am going to meal prep, workout each morning, keep up with my responsibilities (like a clean car and room) and then somehow our perfect plan is thrown off track by one event. When this happens it is so important to know two things, 1) That life will never be "perfect" so we should not expect our plans to always go as we desire and 2)Use the following tips to help you stay on the Monday-Friday Grind.
So let's jump right in, to Tip #1:
Write things down. I cannot emphasize this enough, for years I have been going through life with a full time school and work load just basing my responsibilities on memory or the infamous "I'll do that (enter tedious task here) in a minute. Well… that minute will pass, or the phone will ring and that to-do item will suddenly slip through the cracks. So write things down, not some things, write EVERYTHING down. It becomes a habit, and will improve your productivity as well as relieve stress. Nothing feels better than checking something off your list and feeling like you have accomplished something for the day.
Tip #2
Be Prepared. This is another good one. Whatever days works best for you, (for me it is Sunday Evening) I take five minutes and simply plan ahead for my week. I look at what appointments, classes, workouts, birthday parties, family dinners and so on, that I might have going on for the week and make sure that I am truly planning ahead for what the week has to bring. I want to make sure that I am giving myself enough time to finish my assignments at work and school, fitting in a little "me" time at the gym, having a little fun with friends and loved ones all while making sure my life has a healthy balance. Bonus Tip *If you always give yourself more than enough time for everything you have scheduled, when unforeseen events pop up, you can remain as calm/cool as a cucumber, because you got this!
Tip #3
Drink Water. I will be the first person to say I do not enjoy water, and you are not going to see me walking around with a gallon jug all day. However, when you get up in the morning grab yourself a cup of water and just drink it. This will form a healthy habit and get you started on the right foot for your day. Drinking water is great for working out, to keep you hydrated, or maybe you are feeling worn down halfway through your day. Replacing soda's or other beverages with a glass of water can truly give your body what it needs and keep you strong throughout the day. Something that my mom has always told me was "If you are drinking water only when your dying of thirst you are keeping your body in a constant state of dehydration". Some things that have helped me add more water into my regimen are 1) Keeping a bottle/glass of water near me at all times and taking sips of it frequently, 2) adding lemon juice to my water to add some flavor, 3) When ordering from a restaurant, always take them up on a water before your meal.
Tip #4
Journal, Write in a devotional or take time to reflect. (Better yet, do all 3) When life is a constant stream of go-go-go it is nice to take time to write down your thoughts, reflect on your day or even dive into a daily devotional. Whether you have time to do this in the morning, or keep it on your night stand for after your day is done, it is truly refreshing. Sometimes we need a little spark of positivity to brighten up our day and see our situation in a new light. Other times, reflecting and journaling can spark new goals or creative ventures in your life.
Tip #5
The One Minute Rule, this is something that I actually read in a blog post by the gorgeous Olivia Rink she wrote about how you do not put anything off for "later" that you could do in a minute or less. This is a really awesome tool to use, because it makes sure those little to-do's do not start to pile up. Defeat procrastination by using the one minute rule on a daily basis.
By using these tips, you will be able to stay on your grind all week long. Just like so many of you, my life is overbooked, and there is never enough time in the day to get everything done. Adulting is not always easy!
Wishing everyone a blessed week.
Cute Journals and My Favorite Devotionals
Detailed Denim
Denim Dresses? Yes please! I have been loving the denim trend lately and my two favorites ways to wear denim are dresses and jackets. The typical denim jean look is out the window, and this seasons detailing is just too trendy to pass up. I love to wear a denim dress with a cute pair of heels to dress it up. If you want more of a casual look, they also look just as cute with sandals. Just stick to non patterned shoes, so you do not take away from the detailing! Jean Jackets are back and make a good "Jean on Jean" look, but also pair with cute floral dresses for Spring and Summer!
Denim Dresses
Denim Rompers
Denim Shorts & Skirts
Denim Jackets
Denim Overalls
Denim Shoes
Floral Inspired Spring Outfits
Happy Monday to you! I have had a very productive Monday, which kind of makes you want to take on the rest of your week like a boss. It was nice to see my list of "To Do's" get crossed off one by one and truly feel accomplished. With that said, Spring is here and so are the cutest Floral Inspired looks which I will link below for you guys. I love florals (if you can't tell from my Instagram or previous Posts) a little too much, probably because they are cute, trendy, and accessorize the look for themselves. You don't need to worry about crazy jewelry when your outfit makes a statement.
I know some of you are not in Florida, and the weather is still a little cool so feel free to add a cute denim Jacket to your look!
Floral Dresses
Floral Tops
Floral Shorts
Floral Accessories
Floral Shoes
Modest Floral Dress
Happy Mid-Week! You may have noticed my floral dress in my Wedding Cake Tasting Post this week. If you wanted all the details on this comfortable modest dress, I am happy to share. I have always loved florals, and tend to wear them year round. Something that is unique about this dress is that it has long sleeves and is a modest length allowing it to be a wardrobe piece for Summer and Winter. I love the color and wore it Saturday and Sunday this past weekend (no shame).
Where I would wear this dress:
- To church
- To a dinner date with my Fiance
- A casual wedding
- Bridal shower
- Baby Shower
- Birthday Party
- Work (I live in dresses)
- To run errands (literally throw it on and out the door you go, looks effortlessly pretty)
I have a discount code for all of you floral loving babes out there! Check out this Boutique: HERE and make sure to use code "KAYLA10" at checkout. They have really unique trendy pieces and you can use the discount on anything you want!
Cake Tasting Tips and Details with Alley Cakes
This past Saturday we (Joseph and I) made our way to Alley Cakes Bakery in Neptune Beach FL. She came highly recommended from so many friends and family, and I am going to share some information on our Tasting and Tips for your own wedding! Along our tasting adventure we brought my mother and our two good friends Connor and Shauna!
Upon our arrival we were greeted with Mimosas (Yum) and the prettiest assortment of cake, brownies, cake pops, macaroons, rice krispies, lemon bars, and cookies OH MY!
Something that is unique about Alley Cakes Bakery is that everything is made from scratch, and she makes the most amazing "pinterest" perfect cakes around.
My top 3 Favorites from the Tasting:
- Champagne Cake Pops
- Oreo Cake Pop
- Poppin' Bottles Cupcake (Champagne Vanilla Cake with a Bubbly Champagne Buttercream, light pink and gold Sprinkles )
Joseph's top 3 Favorites from the Tasting:
- Oreo Cake Pops
- Peanut Butter Cupcake
- Sugar Cookie
For our big day we have decided on having a Wedding Cake, Grooms Cake, and "Small Desserts" which is what Alley Cakes is best known for. With all of that in mind, we still have 11 months to choose our our final product which is truly nice when you never know what the new trends will be in 2019! We will be back very soon for a dessert date!
Ps. We may or may not be having Chocolate Covered Bacon at the reception! (Guess you'll have to wait and see)
Tips For Wedding Cake Tastings:
- Be open to all flavors of cake/desserts, something that surprised me was how amazing the Red Velvet cake was. I usually would say "I am not a fan" but it was amazing. By trying everything once, you can easily pick and choose your favorites or even surprise yourself with a new favorite.
- Make sure to ask questions about when the wedding cake and desserts will be made. Alley Cakes makes hers fresh the day of, I would recommend ensuring your desserts will be made the day of or night before.
- Take friends and family with you (just not everyone). We had two friends and my mom come to the tasting and it was so fun!
- Show photos of what you would like your product to look like, this helps share your vision.
- There is usually a fee for a cake tasting so be sure to nail down your favorite ones and ask what the fee is and how many people can attend.
- Ask for a quote with different options. This helps if you are indecisive, sticking to a budget or have not nailed down your guest count yet.
Wishing you all a wonderful week! 355 days until "I Do"


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If you have this book sitting on your shelf right now, do yourself a favour and start reading it right now – it's amazing, 5 stars of amazingness!
From the inside cover:
'Are you happy in your life?'
Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious.
Before he wakes to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits.
Before the man he's never met smiles down at him and says, 'Welcome back, my friend.'
In this world he's woken up to, Jason's life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible.
Is it this world or the other that's the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how can Jason possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could've imagined – one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself even as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe.
My Thoughts:
As I began reading Dark Matter, I was immediately filled with a sense of wonder – I devoured this book in five hours!
The idea of the plot itself is so intelligent, you don't have to be a science whizz to understand it – it plays with the idea that for every action/choice you make in life, the alternatives you could have chosen are played out in an alternate universe. Dark Matter is what happens when Jason wakes up one day and find himself in an alternate universe. What's really great about this book is, all the events that occur make sense, the science behind the plot is feasible, so while this is a sci-fi thriller, it carries the element of realism.
Not only is this story so cleverly told, Crouch has weaved in an emotional element too. Jason is a likeable character and you root for him the entire time – quantum physics be damned, you want him to get back to his old life!
Crouch chose to write this book in such a clever way, it's not laden down with scientific facts but instead details the events as they're happening. Through the use of short sentences and simple language, Crouch immerses you deep in this novel and you can visualise these events playing out around you.
I suggest you just read this book immediately. It's action-packed and Jason's adventure will have you flying through the pages of this one. The novel is filled with mysterious wonder; it does have a romance element to it but if there was ever going to be romance featured in a book, it should be done this way – with a healthy post-apocalyptic feel to it!
Dark Matter is amazing, thrilling, fast-paced – it's mind-bendingly good and I can't recommend it enough!
This book is available to buy from: Amazon UK / Book Depository


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"THE LAST ROOM" by Justin Alcala
For three years, the American Civil War spread hell across the countryside. Keelan, an upbeat Irish entrepreneur obsessed with his trade, detours the bloody roads near Richmond, optimistic to find new clients for his family's textile factory. But the Charlotte Storm of 1864 injures Keelan, and he begs for shelter at the first farmhouse he can find. Abigail, the owner of the home, will take the weary soul in, but there's evidence that not all is right in her tiny southern cottage. Abigail offers Keelan the only available room, a small attic space to rest, but he learns who lived there before. Abigail's mysterious son who joined the Union army, once slept in the very bed Keelan now tries to recover in, and Keelan learns the young man wants his bedroom back.
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Ukraine: Readers Help Through a Tour de Force
If you're reading this, chances are you're a big fan of written word. Blessed are the readers. It also means you likely know what's going in Ukraine. It's ugly. It's wrong. It likely stirs difficult emotions. We all work through the jarring daily reports in our own ways, but early studies show that most people feel a form of helplessness. But what if I told you that the reader is one of the most important champions in this war? That's right, you the reader can make a compelling difference in this attack on Ukraine.
The first casualty of war is truth is a quote credited to Senator Hiram Waren Johnson in 1917 (nerd fact: There are different forms of this quote since the ancient Greeks). The quote's essence is simple, without a community's support, wars cannot be fought and won. Facts are sacrificed in order to garner advocacy for conflict. No where is this more true than Russia's complete media shut down to outsiders in order to feed propaganda without an opposing view. Russian citizens are fed disinformation so its leadership can continue their antiquated crusade to conquer land and people.
But wait, aren't we all being fed subjective information? Yes.
Here's the difference, experienced readers who aren't trapped in Russia's information blockade are blessed with a divine talent to separate authenticity from agitprop. They've spent decades reading novels, columns, blogs and other forms of written word, and have mastered a writer's motivation. A veteran reader can point out when a writer is penning earnest details and when they are manipulating specifics. A trained reader goes over multiple reports on the same subject matter from opposing viewpoints and then piece together the bottom line— be it political opposition or adverse countries. But, there's one step that these marvelous readers like you forget to do in order to consummate their efforts for truth, and that's to share it.
Participating in refined data sharing, that which only states the facts, creates a global chronicle to assist other readers sift through conflicting views. Be it on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc., this powerful step by experienced readers who've sifted through columns and posts aids others troubled by contradictory viewpoints decipher truth from fiction. The communication should have a simple mission, to fend off personal opinions and communicate accurate notes, materials, and testimony. If we as readers can help cleanse disinformation from truth, it will clump together factual narrative for the grander audience. So please, if you can't donate, set the facts straight. You the reader are one of the most powerful sources of helping truth surface.
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The Long Game: A Success Story for Writers
The illusion of success is that it came overnight. It's easy to understand why. Who doesn't like to think that one great idea, or one focused effort, can make our dreams come true? As a culture, we glorify the rags to riches story. We celebrate athletes, businesses, and stars that seem to come out of nowhere and take the world by storm. But while these cases arise, the prevalent success story comes from grit, endurance, and a desire to develop.
One of my favorite authors, Neil Gaiman, once told a story on his Masterclass session about a timeworn work that still lives in his attic to this day. He described how he dusted off the manuscript one day, read it, and then shoved it back into the attic where it belonged. Gaiman implicated that the book left a lot to be desired, but reading it again gave him peace of mind. It helped him realize that his voice was there, but his craft still needed work. He gathered the tenacity and withstood, growing with each published project, which would accumulate into his vast extension of accomplishments that today makes him a world esteemed storyteller.
Writers live off of the hunger that our next work is going to be the big one. If you want to survive in the publishing market, that's the attitude you need to have. However, like a set of ascending stairs, each project, if it gains an ameliorated quality, brings you closer to your aspirations. Set goals, expectations, and add a bit of a dream to the equation, and your next title will be a success whether it upgrades you to a larger publisher, gets you that agent you've been drooling over, or it turns into a New York Times Best Seller. Still don't believe me? Just look at these stats.
According to a study by writer, Joseph Epstein, 81% of Americans feel they have a book in them and should write it. That's 200 million aspiring authors. 97% of people who write never finish their book. So, for every thousand people, thirty complete the task. Then there's the demanding job of being published. A report taken from Digital Book World and Writer's Digest Author Surveys states that of those survivors who wrote a book, only 13.4% earn a traditional publishing contract. Even after that, according to Quora Digest, the odds of being able to make a living as a writer are 1 in 10,000, but that likely means you're also writing as a journalist, freelancer, etc., besides books. If you want to become a household name, at least in your genre, odds of that happening are 1 in 100,000.
Given these proximate numbers, it's clear that defying the odds and transforming into a success overnight, no matter how good your work might be, is unlikely. An author might set themselves up for failure by placing all their hopes on one work. Rather, they should feel assured knowing they're determined to push forward with a new marvelous project, inching towards the top with every improved manuscript. The more monumental projects you put out into the world, the stronger the odds grow. After all, the illusion of success is that it comes overnight, but it's the plural form of the word "overnight" that gets a writer where they want to go in their career.
Looking for an amazing, original URB Fantasy?
Fans of Terry Pratchett and Shane Kuhn's THE INTERN'S HANDBOOK will love this noir supernatural thriller.
Death needs a vacation. Badly. But there's a catch: There are people who cheat the system, always falling through the cracks and not dying like they're supposed to. Who's going to take care of them while Death's sipping on sangria?
The answer is simple: Death needs an intern, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that one prospect, Buck Palasinksia-a bankrupt hitman with a roleplaying addiction-might have what it takes. While scoping out his next target, Buck gets drilled in the forehead by a bullet and falls right into Death's lap.
If they shove him back into his body, he'll have a few weeks to prove that he has what it takes to be Death's right-hand.
All he has to do is take out Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger, and quit smoking.
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Fans of Terry Pratchett and Shane Kuhn's THE INTERN'S HANDBOOK will love this noir supernatural thriller.
Death needs a vacation. Badly. But there's a catch: There are people who cheat the system, always falling through the cracks and not dying like they're supposed to. Who's going to take care of them while Death's sipping on sangria?
The answer is simple: Death needs an intern, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that one prospect, Buck Palasinksia—a bankrupt hitman with a roleplaying addiction—might have what it takes. While scoping out his next target, Buck gets drilled in the forehead by a bullet and falls right into Death's lap.
If they shove him back into his body, he'll have a few weeks to prove that he has what it takes to be Death's right-hand.
All he has to do is take out Public Enemy No. 1, John Dillinger, and quit smoking.
A Dead End Job is the perfect Stocking Stuffer
The Ghost of Christmas Future has his own intern, and they're looking to give season's beatings to anyone who tries to cheat Death. Put this award winning urban fantasy novel in your cart today!


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If you have kids or if you remember when you were a kid then you know exactly what I'm talking about. Back in the day my mom and I would always put some kind of craft together. I liked painting and I liked making messes, so we would always find some kind of craft where I can do both of those. Every Thanksgiving we would work on a holiday craft, whether it was to give as a gift or decorate our home. We always went to my aunt's house, so sometimes the gift would be for her.
This year, I found a neat craft that mother's can work on with their children; it's a turkey apron. It's a really easy craft to make and once again, it allows the kids to get messy with fabric acrylics. There are few materials needed in order to make this apron:
- DecoArt Products Required
- SoSoft Fabric Acrylics
- DSS41 – Burnt Sienna
- SoSoft Dimensional Writers
- DD102 – Cadmium Yellow
- DD104 – Festive Red
- DD115 – Black
- Foam plate
- Small round brush
- Paper towels
- Water
- 3/8″ and 3/4″ round foam pouncer brushes
- Natural canvas aprons, Loew-Cornell "Totally You" (APGN-3636, adult; KDAPN-3636)
Here's how to make it:
You first have to prepare by laying newspaper out as it will get a bit messy. Aprons must be flat on surface. Be sure you have wet paper towels and soap ready to clean hands at sink.
Adult Apron
1. Squeeze and spread Burnt Sienna onto foam plate. With fingers spread slightly, press hand flat into paint and then press hand flat onto apron bib area. If more solid handprint is needed, use small brush to lightly fill in hand shape.
2. Use 3/4″ pouncer brush dipped in Burnt Sienna to stamp random dots over apron surface and around handprint. Repeat with Cadmium Yellow and Festive Red Writers. Allow to dry.
3. Use Cadmium Yellow to create small triangle for beak shape on turkey head; paint lines for legs and feet. Use Festive Red to paint small heart-shaped waddle under turkey head and to paint words below turkey.
4. Use Black Writer to paint dot eye on turkey and curved line for wing shape.
Child's Apron
1. Repeat same instructions as above, but assist with stamping handprint and use smaller pouncer brush when stamping dots on apron.
This apron reminds me of a time when I was little. You can make this for any special occasion. My three sisters and I made a sweatshirt for Mother's Day. I believe the only material we used was a sweatshirt, paint and puffy paints.
Here's what we did:
1. We poured the paint into a tin of some sort, of course it was sitting on a table covered with newspaper so it wouldn't get too messy.
2. We stuck our hand into the paint to be sure the entire hand was covered.
3. We firmly pressed our hands onto the sweatshirt so the paint would stick and then slowly pulled our hand back as to not mess up the pattern.
4. Once our hands were dry on the sweatshirt we used the puffy paints to design the rest of the sweatshirt with squiggly lines and polka dots. We also wrote happy Mother's Day on it along with each of our names next to our hand print.
Keep in mind, this can be done for any special occasion. If you want to make a Thanksgiving sweatshirt or apron, you do the same thing. Get paint on your hand and make the handprint. Then use puffy paints to draw in the rest of the turkey. It makes for a nice homemade gift or decoration.
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The Mission
Yoga Self Practice online is dedicated to providing the TOOLS you need to CREATE and to SUSTAIN a fulfilling yoga self-practice, rather than purely teaching yoga poses or flows.
Because the power of yoga as a system - of movement, of mindfulness, and of spirituality - lies in how it can made entirely bespoke to your needs and your challenges. And nothing is more bespoke to YOU than a self-practice.
The Book of Yoga Self Practice contains 20 tools to develop your self-practice. But there is even more heading your way. What this space or sign up to the newsletter to hear about what is coming next.
The backstory
Yoga Self Practice started on Instagram in the summer of 2018 as an inclusive place where all body types, skin colours, levels and types of yoga practice are showcased. Why?
To SUPPORT: we might practice alone, but we are stronger in our yoga journeys together.
To INSPIRE: enabling the discovery of yogis, teachers and students of all stripes, and showing how real people practice their real yoga.
To LEARN: sharing the best tips and tricks and ideas to help each other as we practice.
The Founder
Well that would be me, RAD, aka Rebecca, aka @somewhat_rad.
I am thirty-something London based Brit whose yoga journey quite literally started with a bang after I was hit by a van while cycling to work in 2015. Broken bones and lots of soft tissue damage ensued and months later when I still couldn't lift my arm above my head, I turned to yoga to heal myself. I had never done any form of movement/dance/gymnastics, couldn't touch my toes or do a press-up, and was (am!) working 60+ hours a week at a desk.
It's been a slow and at times tough journey, but now I have a consistent and meaningful yoga practice. My asana practice mostly now consisting of self-practice in my kitchen with my cats, in the snippets of time I can carve out in between work and family life.
The book you see here came out of a series of sold-out workshops I have taught since taking my teacher training a couple of years ago. I share my own unique method for learning to create and sustain a truly fulfilling independent yoga practice. Because having a yoga practice which actually fits into my life truly changed it.
You can read more about me and my journey over on my personal website, but know that YOU are really what is important in all of this. The resources you see here are the ones I wish I had had with me along my journey. I would love to hear what you think, and for you to tell me how I can help YOU develop and maintain your yoga self-practice. Get in touch here.


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The man responsible for the Royal Canadian Legion's acceptance of Sikh turbans is being remembered.
Lt. Col. Pritam Singh Jauhal passed away on Sunday at the age of 95.
In 1993, Jauhal, a Second World War veteran, was barred from a Legion hall in Newton following a Remembrance Day parade. Both he and his comrades wore turbans.
With the ensuing publicity, the Royal Canadian Legion changed its entrance policy to include religious headgear.
In November 2013, Jauhal, then 93, in collaboration with the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley, launched a memoir called "A Soldier Remembers" at the Newton Library.
It narrates of his shock and disbelief at the amount of racism he encountered as an immigrant in Canada in 1980.
"The World Sikh Organization (WSO) of Canada had the privilege of working with Lt. Col. Jauhal in his struggle to have the turban accommodated at Royal Canadian Legion halls, said senior policy advisor Gian Singh Sandhu on Tuesday. "We will remember him for his courage and determination. His unwavering commitment to justice and human rights is an inspiration. Our sincerest condolences are with his family."
"Lt. Col. Jauhal is a Canadian Sikh icon and he is an example for the next generation of Canadian Sikhs that equity and human rights are worth struggling for," said WSO president Mukhbir Singh.
Jauhal had lived in Surrey since arriving in Canada.
His funeral service will be held Sunday, July 3 at 2 p.m. at Valley View Funeral Home, 14644 72 Ave. A prayer service will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Canadian Singh Sabha Gurdwara, 8115 132 St.


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SMS_ity is a scavenger hunt for the hidden bits of the city. An urban game.
Digital Playground is an event for young people to get acquainted with the creative side of computing. A series of excursions, called DPart, was organized in 2003 to visit cultural institutes and art in public spaces in Rotterdam. DPart 2003's theme was "City Portraits: young people in their urban environment."
V2_ contributed to DPart with the project SMS-ity. In groups, young people started from V2_ on a hunt through the city, helped on their way by "urban texts" and SMS messages to lead them to their goal. In a workshop, they then processed the images and sounds they recorded and the experiences of the day to produce a collaborative project.
SMS_ity was designed and developed by Stephen Kovats (V2_).


text: AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP OVER 165 YEARS OLD. This listing is from a series of maps produced for The Edinburgh Imperial Atlas, Ancient and Modern Published by Gall & Inglis 1850. THIS LISTING IS FOR THE SINGLE MAP SHOWN Approximate size of sheet: 24 1/2 inches x 20 1/2 inches (625mm x 520mm). Patches caused by oxidation of the copper acetate used to create the green pigment may transfer to the opposite page or nearby page as light brown patches verdegris (Greek Green) and is usually a sign that the colouring is original and was applied when the map was printed Please message with any questions regarding this item. BEST OFFERS PLEASE FOR A QUICK SALE AT A FAIR PRICE If you like the item, but do not like the price, then make a realistic offer to us using the MAKE OFFER BUTTON.The item "1850 LARGE ANTIQUE HAND COLOURED MAP AEGYPTUS ANCIENT EGYPT NILE DELTA CAIRO" is in sale since Thursday, January 30, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\Africa Maps". The seller is "printsandmaps" and is located in York. This item can be shipped worldwide.


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Burnbook is a Breeding Ground for Cyberbullying for High School Students
Burn Book and the Problem with Anonymity
Anonymity may enable people to say whatever they want online without any consequences. This has become an ever increasing reality among high school students who cyberbully by mocking other people, revealing secrets and even threatening them, knowing that they won't be caught. This phenomenon is being perpetuated by an online app called Burnbook. The app is predominately used by high schools students who use it to cyberbully other high school students at their high school or within a 10 mile radius.
The concept of a Burnbook was popularized by the film, Mean Girls, in which a group of girls wrote mean comments and reported rumors and gossip in a physical book about other students. In the film, one of the girls prints the book and leaves flyers all over high school, allowing the writers to be anonymous. This leads to a game of blaming, even causing a teacher to lose her job over false drug allegations printed in those flyers.
Users of the Burnbook app don't even need to sign in or create a username. Once they join an online community, they are free to post on any topic within ten miles of their location. They can share texts, photos, and audio with other community members. Other users can comment, like, or vote on the content, deciding what stays in the app and what gets removed.
Most of the posts tend to be very personal as comments about private parts, weight and other physical features are quite common. The Burnbook app blurb seen when the app is first downloaded seems to encourage cyberbullying by enticing youth to divulge information they wouldn't normally. "Together, we can share a secret." In this vein, users can anonymously send inappropriate pictures, violent threats and spread rumors, while remaining anonymous.
Jonathan Lucas, the CEO and developer of Burnbook, changed what they call objectionable content, which would violate the terms and conditions of the app and get the removed after a student threatened to bring a gun to Del Norte High School in San Diego, but bullying still continues at the school, with name-calling and negative gossip being very common. According to Lucas, low-level bullying that is non-violent or threatening will continued to be allowed.
The main problem is that teens think that they are actually anonymous while in fact each post can be linked to their phone number "As long as you don't post anything illegal, we will never give your digits to anyone," reads the app description.
One cannot have complete anonymity on the Internet. In fact, whatever one does online will leave a digital footprint. If the developers find anything illegal posted on the app, one can expect the prospect of legal action. Kids commenting about having sex with someone without their consent, or sending writing death threats to their teachers are all actions that could cause legal action against them. Moreover, as most of the users are under eighteen, sending naked images of themselves to others is considered child pornography, something most children are unaware of.
As of April 1, the app is not available on iTunes but can still be downloaded on Google Play and other third party mobile markets.
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Guardian of the memory of the men and the traditions, the Ecomuseum of the Forest of Orient will make you discover the rural life through its trades and its habitat. The Ecomuseum is a place of welcome, information and reflection devoted to the richness of our unique regional heritage.
The first site of the House of Days and Fields brings together a collection of agricultural equipment from the past centuries and will explain the rural life of yesteryear. You will see the evolution of the material: araires, plows, tractors … In barns reimplanted on the site, you will be able to discover the workshops of yesteryear of the carpenter, saddler, tailor, vine grower …
The second site 200 meters from the first, in the heart of the village named "The shop of the wheelwright" is the original workplace of one of the last cartoons in the region. Left in the state the machines still work. You will discover the essential equipment for the maintenance of plows and other agricultural tools but also equipment for horses.
Guided tours will allow you to discover a saved past, thanks to restored collections composed of local agricultural machinery, traditional tools of crafts such as the tailor, the blacksmith or the marshal. A past at the pace of horses, and hammer blows on the anvil. 3 centuries of exposure to understand that we did not invent anything, but only improved what the ancients had created.
Free tour:
– Adult: 1 site 5 €, 2 sites 7,50 €
– Child from 6 to 12 years old: 1 €
– Child under 6 years old: Free
Guided tour:
– Adult: 6 €, audioguide: + 1 €, 8 € for both sites (guide or audioguide)
– Child from 6 to 12 years old: 1 €
– Child under 6 years old: Free
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00.
Sundays and public holidays from 14:00 to 18:00. Closed on Mondays.
Closed from December 1st to March 1st included, except by appointment by calling 06 14 75 32 44.


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The 1980s saw the regulations about children's programming relaxed, allowing toylines to have shows. These shows, mostly cartoons, were meant as advertising for the toys. Hasbro took advantage of the situation and had several animated series based on their toylines, with Transformers airing in 1984 followed by G.I. Joe and Jem and the Holograms in 1985*. However, no one informed Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions, the companies behind the series, that the shows were meant to be just advertising. Each series left an impact on its viewers.
With Jem, Hasbro entered a doll market dominated by Mattel. To try to gain an edge, The Jem dolls took their cues from MTV and singers like Cyndi Lauper. The first of the dolls, featuring Jem/Jerrica, her sister Kimber, her foster sisters Aja and Shana, the rival Misfits, and Jerrica's love interest Rio. Most of the dolls came with audio cassettes featuring four songs, two by Jem and the Holograms, two by the Misfits. The Jem cartoon came out in 1985, leading the way for the dolls in 1986. Mattel, though, released the "Barbie and the Rockers" line the same year, also taking advantage of the popularity of MTV. Rocker Barbie also came with audio cassettes, though with far fewer songs.
For Jem, Marvel and Sunbow recruited Christy Marx, who was already working for them on the G.I. Joe cartoon. Marx took the ideas that the doll designer had – two rival all-girl bands, the boyfriend, and Synergy, the holographic avatar of a supercomputer – and brought the concepts together to create Jem, the Holograms, Rio, and the Misfits. The series begins with Jerrica Benton inheriting half of her father's company, the Starlight Music label. The other half, though, went to Eric Raymond, a scheming corrupt businessman out to control all of Starlight. The music label also supports Starlight Foundation, a charity funding a foster home for girls. Naturally, Eric wants to shut down the Foundation. Jerrica's father, though, knew what sort of person Eric was and built a supercomputer, Synergy, to help Jerrica. With Synergy's help, through the "Jemstar" earrings and the phrase, "Showtime, Synergy," Jerrica becomes Jem.
Eric has his own girl band to counter Jem and the Holograms. The Misfits consist of Pizazz, Roxy, and Stormer, who all work to beat out the Holograms, by hook or by crook. While the Misfits are the Holograms main antagonists, it is Eric who is the villain. That said, the views of Eric and Pizazz don't necessarily reflect the view of the rest of the Misfits. Stormer and Kimber, in one episode, become friends, bonding over a feeling of neglect by their respective bandmates. The friendship continues beyond that episode. Eric also has a henchman, Zipper, to do the heavy lifting and dirty work that the businessman wouldn't sully his hands with.
Naturally, there is a love interest, Rio. The stage manager for the Holograms, Jerrica and Rio have a complex relationship. The course of true love never did run smooth, and the course of the love between Jerrica and Rio takes an added twist when Rio develops a crush on Jem. Jerrica is hesitant to tell Rio the truth, that she is Jem, because Rio has an odd aversion to secrecy. While love triangles involving superheroes and secret IDs is known, Jem gender-flipped the concept. Adding to the love triangle is Pizazz, who has a crush on Rio.
Jem and the Holograms became the top rated syndicated cartoon in the US. Over 150 songs were written and performed on the show, a third making it on to the cassettes sold with the dolls. In comparison, Barbie and the Rockers had four songs, total. Jem aired for three seasons and ended only because the doll line was discontinued. The Jem dolls, while popular, couldn't compete with the Barbie behemoth, and the line was discontinued in 1987. Twenty-seven dolls were released over the short run. As a doll, Jem couldn't overcome the name recognition Barbie had. Thanks to the cartoon, though, the name Jem permeated pop culture, leading to a DVD release and a re-airing of the series in 2011. In 2012, Integrity Toys licensed Jem for a collector's edition line of dolls, with over twenty-five dolls now released. IDW picked up the comic license in 2015 for a modern take on the characters.
With the resurgence of Jem as a property, Hasbro, through its fill studio, Allspark Productions, and Universal brought the doll to the big screen as a live-action movie. The movie remained in theatres for two weeks before being pulled from distribution, grossing just $2 million on a $5 million budget. Reviews were expecting a different movie than what was released. What happened?
The Jem and the Holograms film opens with Jerrica Benton (played by Aubrey Peeples) narrating into a vlog about the nature of secret identities and public personae and giving a few details about her background. After her father (Barnaby Carpenter) died, Jerrica and her sister Kimber (Stefanie Scott) were sent to live with their Aunt Bailey (Molly Ringwald), who had already taken in two other fosters, Aja (Hayley Kiyoko) and Shana (Aurora Perrineau). Jerrica was close to her father, helping him in the garage as he tinkered with various things and learning out to play guitar from him. Kimber is the more outgoing of the two, and is constantly vlogging to YouTube. Jerrica, though, is more reclusive. When she discovers that her aunt only has thirty days to to pay the mortgage on her house, Jerrica tries to record a song about her feelings, but finds that she has to use a persona and pseudonym, Jem, to do so. Even after recording the video, she tries to delete it but has problems. Jerrica hands the camera to Kimber, who, instead of deleting the video, listens to it then uploads it publically.
The video goes viral, becoming even more popular than the waterskiing squirrel. Considering the number of musicians who have careers thanks to viral videos, it's not unbelievable. The video's popularity gets the attention of Erica Raymond (Juliette Lewis), the owner and CEO of Starlight Productions. Erica sends an email to the mysterious Jem, offering a contract deal. Jerrica pushes to have her sisters included on the deal, and Erica relents. Erica arrives at home to pick up her new stars and whisk them to Los Angeles. Jerrica, in her packing, brings along the last items her father gave her, a pair of pink star earrings and a half-finished robot, 51N3RG-Y, or Synergy. As the girls arrive in LA, Synergy, which has never worked, begins to power up.
The girls go through a process to get them ready for stardom, including hair, make-up, and wardrobe. Erica takes the star earrings from Jerrica, calling them a holdover from the 80s. Jerrica finds a way to hide herself as Jem for performances. Erica starts her marketing campaign as the girls settle in at Starlight's manor. Jerrica meets Rio, the band's manager and chief cat wrangler, and some sparks fly as Rio lays down the rules. That night, Synergy is up to full power, glowing under a discard sheet. The girls, unsure what is happening, uncover the robot, which then displays a map with coordinates as a hologram. Despite their midnight curfew, the girls leave the house, "borrowing" Rio's truck to go to the coordinates. Jerrica recognizes where they are; she and her father had gone to the pier many times before he passed away. She finds one of the pieces missing from Synergy, who then displays another map coordinate, one for a nightclub that showcases hot acts.
Before the girls can leave, a flashlight shines on them. A male voice starts telling them about the laws they have broken, including breaking and entering and being out after their midnight curfew. Rio steps forward so they can see him and explains just how he followed them and that they tripped a silent alarm. He helps the girls escape. Jerrica explains why they were on the pier and wonders how they'll ever get to the nightclub. She also discovers that Rio is Erica's son.
In the morning, Erica Raymond announces that the mysterious Jem will make an appearance at that nightclub for her the first live performance. Jerrica and her sisters prepare for the night. The concert goes well until a blackout hits the club mid-song. Thinking fast, Jerrica, as Jem, gets the club goers to light the stage using their smartphone flashlights. She spots a familiar guitar and, as Aja and Shana get the club goers to clap and stomp a beat, she continues the song acoustically. After the concert, Jerrica inspects the guitar and confirms it is her father's. Inside, there is another part for Synergy.
The day after, Bailey gets in touch with Jerrica to tell her that the house will be going up for auction in several days. Jerrica goes to Erica to ask for an advance. Erica agrees, with one condition – Jem performs alone, not with a band. In a tough spot, Jerrica agrees. Her sisters overhear the last part and are understandably upset. Jerrica tries to explain but the girls won't listen. Jem's next appearance is as a solo artist, but Jerrica isn't happy about what happened. Upset, she wanders through LA and winds up at her old home. Through a window, she sees a young family enjoying each other's company, further accentuating Jerrica's feeling of being alone. To her surprise, Kimber arrives, followed by Aja and Shana. They're still upset about what Jerrica did, but understand why. Rio also arrives, since he had to drive the girls there, and helps Jerrica make the connection to what the last pieces of Synergy are, the earrings. The earrings that are locked up by Erica.
Jerrica and Rio head to Starlight after first getting his mother's car from Brad the valet, who only provides the keys if Rio can get his mother to listen to his demo CD. Rio, using the darkness of the night and one of Erica's hats, gets by security in the car with Jerrica in the trunk. Kimber, Aja, and Shana distract the guards by pretending to be Jem fangirls and getting the guards to take their photos so that Jerrica and Rio can get into the building. In Erica's office, Rio tries guessing the code for her safe. When Jerrica suggests entering what is most important to her, Rio types in Erica's full name. The safe opens. Jerrica retrieves her earrings and Rio retrieves a legal notice addressed to him.
Erica discovers that Jerrica is up to something when she tries to get her car from Brad. With some encouragement from Zipper, Brad confesses to what happened. Erica and Zipper rush back to Starlight and review the security footage. She orders security to seal the exits and detain Jerrica and Rio. Rio delays Erica by playing Brad's demo CD**, piping it to a conference room. On the ground floor, Jerrica puts on her wig to become Jem. Security, unaware of her dual identity, happily let her leave.
Safe, Jerrica places the earrings together. They start glowing with a purple light before she adds them to Synergy. The robot reacts, leaning back to project a hologram of her father. He explains why he created Synergy and why he had her go on a scavenger hunt.
The big concert arrives. Jerrica is determined that she goes out on stage with her sisters. All of them are ready, and Bailey arrives to watch the show now that the house is safe. Erica arrives backstage. She demands that only Jem go out, not the others. Rio, though, exercises the clause in his father's will that states that he takes over Starlight when he is ready, and he is ready. Zipper escorts Erica out of the building and the girls take the stage. During the concert, an editor from Rolling Stone (Christy Marx) asks Rio about the band's name so she can feature them on the front cover. He calls them "Jem and the Holograms".
As the credits roll, a sequel hook comes up. Erica, thoroughly disgraced and humiliated, has tracked down one of her former acts. The group, understandably, isn't interested, having been used and tossed away by Erica once before. Erica, though, mentions that Rio is in love with Jem, perking the interest of the band's leader. Pizazz (Kesha) comes out and declares, "Our music is better. We're gonna get her," then leads Erica into the Misfits' trailer.
The Jem cartoon was a product of the Eighties, with all the sensibilities of the time. The Jem movie is a product of the Teens, and also reflects the era. The movie integrates social media into the narrative. The film's website allowed fans to upload audition videos, some of which got into the movie. The film also delves into the impact a star can have on the lives of fans. Jem's music calls out to people to be themselves, even if Jem is just Jerrica's public persona.
The main problem the movie has is not being the cartoon. The expectations were badly handled. Older fans saw that it wasn't going to be the cartoon and stayed away, and since the older fans are the ones to bring the target audience to the movie, the film just didn't perform at the box office. There is too much in the movie that ties into what has been established for Jem for the film to be generic. Producer John M. Chu made the decision to go a different route than the cartoon, acknowledging its existance and not wanting comparisons. Problem there is that comparisons would still be made. Looking at just the dolls, ignoring for the moment the classic cartoon series, the movies does work as an adaptation. Audiences were expecting the cartoon, though. As Lost in Translation has seen before, an adapation became the definitive work. The animated Jem joins the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series and the 1978 Christopher Reeve Superman. In Jem's case, this was caused by the marketing of the dolls using the cartoon.
The Jem movie isn't a bad one. It is far better than its budget would suggest. The girls have an onscreen chemistry that helps sell the characters as sisters. Juliette Lewis as Erica Raymond brings in a veneer of respectability over the character's greed and sleeze. The lack of Misfits isn't a problem; in the cartoon, Eric was the mastermind, using the band for his ends. The best way to view the film is as an alternate universe Jem.
* My Little Pony had specials in 1984 and 1985, but wasn't a series until 1986.
** Brad's music is essentially death metal on cello and is decent enough, though not something Erica would bother with.
May had a lot of news about upcoming adaptations and remakes.
Farscape movie in the works.
Rockne O'Bannon, creator of Farscape, has confirmed the rumours that a Farscape movie was in production, at least as far as the script. The confirmation was announced at WonderCon.
Prequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in pre-production.
The movie brings back Michelle Yeoh and fight coordinator Yuen Woo-ping to present what Yu Shu Lien did before the events of the original movie. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon came out in 2000; the delay was caused by a rights conflict between the studio and the estate of Wang Du Lu, whose novels were the base of the movie.
Six issue Avengers mini-series coming from Boom!
John Steed and Emma Peel will be back in a comics mini-series called Steed and Mrs. Peel. The cover art in the article really does suit the show.
Casting started for the Jem movie.
After seeing how crowdfunding worked with Veronica Mars, the director of the live-action Jem and the Holograms turned to YouTube and asked for fans to sumbit video auditions for online casting.
Twin Peaks returns in fan-made web sequel.
Fans of David Lynch's TV series Twin Peaks have begun the 25th anniversary celebrations by having a third season done on Twitter. The central repository for the fan series is Enter the Lodge, where the tweets are collected.
Hector and the search for a distributor.
Hector and the Search for Happiness, based on the book of the same name by Francois Lelord, has been picked up by Relativity. The movie, starring Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike, tells the story of a psychiatrist travelling the world in search of happiness.
JK Rowling novel to become TV series.
The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling's first novel after finishing the Harry Potter series, has been picked up as a BBC and HBO co-production. The book will be turned into a mini-series, following the town of Pagford, England, after the local councilor dies.
More Jem casting news.
All the actresses have experience to some degree but aren't major names. Hayley Kiyoko, playing Aja, has an EP, "A Belle to Remember", on her resume. Aubrey Peeples, playing Jem, has performed as a singer, including on the TV series Nashville, but doesn't have a release. The live action adaptation still has some hurdles, especially with the original creator Christy Marx not involved, but the casting of the core allows the movie to be about Jem and the Holograms and not furthering the singing careers of the leads.
SyFy getting in on the adaptation train.
Four new series on SyFy, all of them are adaptations. Letter 44, Pax Romana, and Ronin are all based on comics. The fourth, The Magicians, is based on the novels by Lev Grossman.
Dad's Army to hit the silver screen.
The BBC sitcom Dad's Army is being adapted as a film. Toby Jones will play Captain Mainwaring, portrayed by Arthur Lowe in the original. Bill Nighy will be Sergeant Wilson. The original TV series focused on a British Home Guard unit in World War II. The writer of the original show, Jimmy Perry, added a provision when he signed over the rights that he wouldn't have to write anything in the adaptation.
Sailor Moon cast announced.
More on the Sailor Moon news from last month. The Sailor Senshi have been cast, with Kotono Mitsuishi is back as Usagi. The character designs for the new series are based on their appearances in the manga.
Toy and snack movies ahead!
First, Barbie. A live action Barbie comedy is in the works from Sony. It's not too surprising a move; the animated /Barbie/ features have done well and the online series /Life in the Dreamhouse/ has gone four seasons. Mattel, like all toy companies except Hasbro, is also trying to recover from a drop in sales in the past year.
Next, Peeps. The pink and yellow marshmallow candies are following in the footsteps of The LEGO Movie. Adam Rifkin will helm the movie, basing it on the Peeps dioramas his niece and nephew made.
Another Disney ride gets tapped for a movie.
In celebration of the attraction's 50th anniversary, It's a Small World will be turned into a family movie. The earworm generating song will be part of the movie. Disney is batting .500 with rides turned into movies lately; while The Haunted Mansion stumbled a bit, Pirates of the Caribbean became a huge hit. It's a matter of finding the right team. Or inserting a subliminal message into the song.
Minecraft, the movie.
The producers of The LEGO Movie will bring the digital version of playing with blocks to the big screen. Warner Bros, the studio involved, will also work on a live-action tie-in for the movie.
Scarface to be remade, too.
The remake will bring the story into the today's world. The immigrant's story will see Tony's background change to Mexican from the original Italian as seen in the 1932 and 1983 versions. The filmmakers are looking to cast a Latino in the role.
Marvel's Peggy Carter to get her own series.
Peggy Carter, who first appeared in Captain America, is getting her own spin-off series on ABC in the fall. The series will be set in 1946 following the events at the end of the movie. This comes in the wake of the renewal of Agents of SHIELD. Meanwhile, over at Warner, no news of a Wonder Woman movie.
Private Benjamin to be remade.
The Goldie Hawn movie about a spoiled rich girl who joins the Army is being remade, with Rebel Wilson in the title role. The update will see a redneck join with the rich girl.
Animated Flintstones movie to be produced by Will Farrell and Adam McKay.
The Stone Age family will return to the big screen animated instead of live-action. The movie will be the first animated film of the characters since the 1966 The Man Called Flintstone.
Go, go Power Rangers!
Lionsgate has licensed Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers from Saban for a reboot movie.
Didn't see the Rosemary's Baby remake? You're not alone.
Maybe Mother's Day wasn't the best day for the airing. The remake was up against A Game of Thrones, the season finale of Once Upon a Time, and Cosmos.
Corner Gas movie being Kickstartered.
The Canadian sitcom about life in Dog River, Saskatchewan is being turned into a movie if the Kickstarter campaign is successful.
Blade Runner sequel may see Harrison Ford return as Deckard.
Ridley Scott may provide the answer to, "Is Deckard a replicant?" in the Blade Runner sequel. Ford himself showed interest during an AMA on Reddit.
Infamous Chick tract being adapted as movie.
Dark Dungeons, Jack Chick's infamous anti-Dungeons & Dragons comic tract, is getting the movie treatment. Zombie Orpheus Entertainment will be treating the tract with the respect the company, staffed by gamers, think is due and will play it straight and accurate.
A change of plans this week. I've been holding on to some items too long and I realized that I hadn't had a round up last month. On with the show!
A Game of Thrones, the Movie
With the TV series catching up to George R.R. Martin's writing, something needs to be done. One potential fix, feature-length movies. The movies would be prequels, set 90 years prior to the start of the books. This should give Martin the time to finish or at least pad out the series long enough to prevent the TV series from overtaking.
Jem and the Holograms to get film treatment.
Truly outrageous! The movie has a webpage set up where fans can make suggestions on plot and casting and submit audition video. However, Christy Marx, the creator of the original series, is not involved. How this will affect the movie remains to be seen.
No more Inspector Morse adaptations?
Creator Colin Dexter has added a clause in his will that will prevent other actors from playing Inspector Morse. He feels that the performances of both John Thaw and Shaun Evans cannot be surpassed. The clause can be challenged, but it is likely that Dexter's estate will agree with him.
Left Behind movie series to be rebooted.
Nicholas Cage will star in the remake of the adaptation of the first of the Left Behind books. Release date has been announced for October 3. The first adaptation was by Kirk Cameron in 2000, with the sequels released direct-to-video.
Fox to spin-off a Mystique movie while Sony does the same with the Sinister Six.
While Marvel Studios is busy with the Avengers, the licensees aren't content to be left in the dust. Fox has plans for a Mystique movie to go along with the Wolverine series. Over at Sony, the Sinister Six, Spider-foes each and every one of them, has signed on director Drew Goddard. The movies mean that Marvel will have more characters on screen than rival DC Comics, despite the latter's owner, Warner, having not licensed any character to another studio.
New Sailor Moon series to debut July, broadcast includes Internet streaming.
The Pretty Soldier-Sailor is returning and can be seen through Niconico Douga, a video streaming site similar to YouTube. An account will be needed to watch but the new Sailor Moon will be available internationally. The build up has been kept low, with very little hype to create expectations.
Cracked.com lists the five adaptations that are overdone.
Beyond just naming, Cracked looks at why the movies don't work well. The key appears to be the creativity ends with the original idea and doesn't continue through the actual production.
Mrs. Doubtfire sequel being written.
Chris Columbus, the director of the original, has been signed, as has Mrs. Doubtfire himself, Robin Williams. The original movie hit theatres in 1993, and a sequel was attempted in 2001 but never got past pre-production. Given the age of the original movie, it may be Williams' name that proves to be the draw.
Princess Jellyfish to get live-action adaptation.
The manga Princess Jellyfish, aka Kuragame Hime, will be getting the live-action treatement. The official site is now up. Release date is December, 2014.


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By Glynn Guerra |Staff Writer|
It's time to start thinking about graduation and what you are going to do once June rolls around.
As students, our biggest concern is finding a job that relates to our major.
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, CSUSB hosted a Career Expo in the Santos Manuel Student Union Events Center.
Sarai Maldonado, a career counselor at the Career Center, gave me a list of five suggestions to help students make themselves more likely to be hired:
1. Have a professional and enticing résumé.
2. Research and educate yourself about the company.
3. Prepare and practice for your interview.
4. Create a 30 second "commercial" on why that company should hire you (a "commercial" is a short speech in person used to sell yourself to an employer).
5. Be confident and smile consistently.
"Create a career goal, know what you want to do and where you want to go and visit the Career Center," said Maldonado when discussing what students should do before graduation.
Maldonado and student Amber Williams both suggested that students should create a professional networking account such as a LinkedIn profile.
"It's a good way to stand out to employers," said Williams.
Williams also said that attending events like the Career Expo can be beneficial for students because it opens up more opportunities for interviews, jobs or even internships.
"Even if you don't get something like a job or or an internship, it can help you learn to communicate with employers or get connected," said Williams.
Williams and student Yari Trabares both talked about the importance of an "elevator pitch," which is a 30 second summary that describes who you are, where you study and what goals you wish to accomplish.
Your image and how you present yourself are also things to take into consideration when applying for jobs.
It's important to dress professional.
"[Employers] see what you wear first. That is their first impression of you and image is everything," said Williams.
As I walked around the Career Expo, I noticed that many of the students even dressed formally as if they were going in to apply for a job or an interview.
I could tell that the vendors there noticed that and took it into consideration when the students approached their booths.
So for students who are wrapping up their college careers, preparing to step into the real world, or want to get ahead, remember that networking is important, image is everything, practice makes perfect and creating a plan for yourself are all important factors when applying for those dream jobs.


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V-Band Clamp P/N LW-12125-3 and LW-12093-6 on Turbocharged Engines
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