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Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District named Linda Estes, a science teacher at Waynesville Middle School, the 2018 Conservation Teacher of the Year.
The award will be presented Thursday, Feb. 8, at an awards night to be held at the Regional High Tech Center at Haywood Community College.
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How did CYT NYC come to be?
CYT NYC is the fulfillment of a prayer to God from 10 years ago. Read more about it HERE.
Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
CYT Has Arrived in NYC!
I am proud to announce the arrival of Christian Youth Theater (CYT) to the NYC Metro Area and equally proud to be serving as Artistic Director for this exciting venture!
Please welcome CYT NYC!
CYT started in 1981 in San Diego and has grown to become the largest youth theater in the nation, offering training in the arts for students ages 6-18 through summer camps, classes and musical productions.
CYT NYC will offer training classes in New York City and Northern NJ beginning fall 2012.
Great new blog!
|I HIGHLY recommend this new blog! Challenge yourself to read the Bible in 2012!
When was the last time you read the entire Bible? When was the last time you read the Bible, understood it, and got something useful out of it?
|Daily Truthbase Blog
|is a guide to reading the Bible in its original context over the course of a year.
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
Are you up for the challenge??
"If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the person you want on the outside. People will want to follow you. And when that happens, you'll be able to tackle anything in this world."
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American Idol
Shows like "American Idol" popularize the idea of having someone we can admire – someone we can look up to. There are good things associated with having proper role models, no doubt, but what is at the root of this concept of idolatry? And why would I be concerned if idolatry crept into my life?
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Hypocritically Intolerant
I am perplexed by the folks who, based on their personal opinions or personal causes, accuse non-advocates crying, "You are intolerant! I will not tolerate your viewpoint! You are intolerant!" Get it?!
May our nation of "freedom fighters" resist the urge to become hypocritically intolerant. Really, let's consider the societal value of restraint - which was at one time it was praised as a high virtue (even the ancient Greeks figured that out).
I'm not the only one seeing this either. Interesting article...link is below...
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Ring in the New Year's Resolution
I'm hitting the one-year mark on the start of my blogs in just a few days. I realized that what I wrote last January is just as applicable for 2010 as it was for 2009 or any year for that matter. Need a New Year's Resolution that will build into your future for the better? Try this one…(resolution idea is near the end).Read More...
A Reasonable Choice
Blaise Pascal, the French philosopher and mathematician, argued that given the option to believe in or reject the Christian God, the most reasonable choice is to believe in God. Pascal argued that this wager, whether or not to follow God, is a choice all men must make. Below is his famous chart outlining the decision making process. Read More...
Identity Crisis
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Why, Why, Why?
Let's not be afraid of these kinds of questions! They impact our everyday life experience!
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Archive for December, 2005
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The Winning Ticket (Thanks David) The idea was to pre-record a Texas Lotto drawing and a save it on the TIVO. We bought a lottery ticket with the numbers to […]continue reading →
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Good Morning Silicon Valley will not publish for the remainder of the week except for the occasional "Off Topic." We'll resume publication on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Take good care of […]continue reading →
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Nice little VoIP client you got there; Shame if something were to happen to it
Who the hell is Rates Technology Inc. (RTI)? That's a question Google likely asked itself back in October when the company sued it, alleging Google's voice-enabled instant messaging program, Google […]continue reading →
"We taste terrible." — The winner of the Space Show's first ever message to space competition.continue reading →
Google PR algorithm in need of tweaking
Google has finally commented on what it sees as some misconceptions about its recently announced partnership with AOL (see "Hello, facilities? Ballmer needs a new office chair. Yes, again."). According […]continue reading →
RIP, John Diebold
We've lost another visionary. John Diebold, an entrepreneur whose evangelism of programmable devices helped shape industrial development, passed away Monday at his home in Bedford Hills, N.Y. He was 79. […]continue reading →
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year...It's A Wonderful Life!
On Jill Ruth & Co.'s blog I discovered some wonderful paper hearts that were so easy to make. I made some to put on Christmas presents instead of bows, so the recipient could also use it as a tree ornament. I loved making the hearts, and I couldn't resist photographing them with Kim Klassen's textures from her generous 12 Days of Christmas set. I do believe I fell in love with the Providence and Wonderful Magic Scripted textures.
The directions for the hearts can be found here on Jill Ruth & Co.'s blog:
Kim Klassen's The 12 Days of Christmas Textures starts here:
Another blog that has kept me busy is The Coffeeshop Blog. There I discovered a wonderful frame that includes a vintage effect when the photo is added. I had a lot of fun with that.
Here is the before photo:
After playing around with different items generously offered for free on the blog, I was able to finally figure out how to make a proper banner for my blog. Making a banner in the past has always baffled me. Below are the links to The CoffeeShop Blog for the frame and tape pieces I used above and on my banner. Have fun!
Vintage Frame 20:
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On a final note, can you belive this is what I photographed yesterday while walking in the cemetery? I guess Autumn has finally arrived!
Yes, these were taken on December 31, 2011!
Happy New Year all you wonderful bloggers! This year, may you receive as much as you give to others...xox, Cathy.
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You're off to a wonderful start with this beautiful post :) My faves are the first and last photo's...I always love hearts!ReplyDelete
I love your photographs and beautiful texture work.ReplyDelete
A lovely collection of work Cathy and I particularly like the the texture work on your hearts . . .hope your year is a really good one . . .and I'm waiting to see yout Texture Tuesday entry :-)) Teresa xxReplyDelete
Well I already saw it . . . .those beautiful hearts xxReplyDelete
Can't wait for Valentine's Day, to try out those hearts for a card. Clever the way you put the red on the inside.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your beautiful images, I especially love the hearts.ReplyDelete
I just found you in Texture Tuesday, Love that first image what a beautiful card it would make, Nice to meet you I'll be back again :)ReplyDelete
beautiful photo and hearts. These would also be perfect for our next holiday, valentines day! thanks for linking up to the directions!ReplyDelete
Came by fron Texture Tuesday. Really beautiful work on the photo of the hearts! I love them, and very beautiful paperwork as well :)ReplyDelete
Oh I see you have discovered 2 of my fav places to visit, Kim Klassen and the Coffee Shop Blog...and thanks for visiting my little blog which has led me to yours...thanks!! Love those hearts and the texture work. Will definitely check out that link. Happy New YearReplyDelete
Love the paper hearts and that vintage frame is really beautiful, Cathy !ReplyDelete
Wish you and your family a wonderful New Year, that all your dreams may come true !
So many wonderful images! :)ReplyDelete
Love the paper hearts!
Happy 2012!
Very creative (seen in KK Texture Tuesday)and oh so sweet!ReplyDelete
Wow...great photos. Thanks for sharing the heart tutorial, will have to give them a try...your's look so beautiful and inspiring.ReplyDelete
Love the Fall pictures...gorgeous.
Bright blessings,
Great photos! - with nice textures and frames.ReplyDelete


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What is so special about this toilet seat you are wondering? It has been hand wipes by an employee that's what. He does this for each of the 5 restrooms before the next person can use it. "Mrs. Goldberg insists," he said. Funny that a Jew owns a Cuban fusion restaurant.


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What I would want to do is to have my Justice Department and my Attorney General immediately review the information that's already there and to find out are there inquiries that need to be pursued. I can't prejudge that because we don't have access to all the material right now. I think that you are right, if crimes have been committed, they should be investigated. You're also right that I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt because I think we've got too many problems we've got to solve.
So this is an area where I would want to exercise judgment -- I would want to find out directly from my Attorney General -- having pursued, having looked at what's out there right now -- are there possibilities of genuine crimes as opposed to really bad policies. And I think it's important-- one of the things we've got to figure out in our political culture generally is distinguishing betyween [sic] really dumb policies and policies that rise to the level of criminal activity. You know, I often get questions about impeachment at town hall meetings and I've said that is not something I think would be fruitful to pursue because I think that impeachment is something that should be reserved for exceptional circumstances. Now, if I found out that there were high officials who knowingly, consciously broke existing laws, engaged in coverups of those crimes with knowledge forefront, then I think a basic principle of our Constitution is nobody above the law -- and I think that's roughly how I would look at it.
I really don't know what could be more "exceptional" than the possibility that the Bush administration committed war crimes. But, when Nancy Pelosi took impeachment "off the table" months before the 2006 election, justifying that stand by saying that the Democrats would just be too darn "busy" if they won back control of the senate to be distracted by something akin to a "witch hunt", most of The Party fell in line. Well, they're were "busy" all right - busy siding with the Republicans and Bush while they enabled him to continue to destroy the country. Obama has obviously bought into that finger-wagging pronouncement, talking points included, and his statement minimizes those crimes by calling them "dumb" policies (which is exactly how he referred to the Iraq war - "dumb"). What kind of serious legal judgement is that?
When some Obama supporters at Daily
So, excuse me if I mutter a little "pffft" at Obama's so-called promise to look into what the Bush administration has wrought on the American people, the millions of innocent Iraqis and the rest of the world while the Democratic party enabled him and chose to look away. The message is clear: once again the Democrats will be too "busy" trying to be bipartisan (a word which means they don't want to offend the Republicans' delicate sensibilities ie. they'll continue to buy into their fearmongering) if they win back the White House.
During last Sunday's CNN
BROWN: Let's go to Dr. David Gushee, who is the president of Evangelicals for Human Rights.
Dr. Gushee?
DAVID P. GUSHEE, MERCER UNIVERSITY: Senator Obama, recently yet another disturbing memo emerged from the Justice Department. This one said that not even interrogation methods that, quote, "shock the conscience" would be considered torture nor would they be considered illegal if they had been authorized by the president.
Senator Obama, this kind of reasoning shocks the conscience of many millions of Americans and many millions of people of faith here and around the world. Is there justification for policies on the part of our nation that permit physical and mental cruelty toward those who are in our custody?
OBAMA: We have to be clear and unequivocal. We do not torture, period. We don't torture.
OBAMA: Our government does not torture. That should be our position. That should be our position. That will be my position as president. That includes, by the way, renditions. We don't farm out torture. We don't subcontract torture.
That lie is the Bush administration's "position" as well. Both Obama and Clinton have used that statement while ignoring the fact that the Military Commissions Act gave the CIA immunity from prosecution for torture. What are you going to do about that, Senator Obama?
No one who's seen the Abu Ghraib evidence can say that the US does not torture.
OBAMA: And the reason this is important is not only because torture does not end up yielding good information -- most intelligence officers agree with that. I met with a group -- a distinguished group of former generals who have made it their mission to travel around and talk to presidential candidates and to talk in forums about how this degrades the discipline and the ethos of our military.
It is very hard for us when kids, you know, 19, 20, 21, 22 are in Iraq having to make difficult decisions, life or death decisions every day, and are being asked essentially to restrain themselves and operate within the law.
And then to find out that our own government is not abiding by these same laws that we are asking them to defend? That is not acceptable. And so my position is going to be absolutely clear.
And it is also important for our long-term security to send a message to the world that we will lead not just with our military might but we are going to lead with our values and our ideals.
That we are not a nation...
OBAMA: ... that gives away our civil liberties simply because we're scared. And we're always at our worst when we're fearful. And one of the things that my religious faith allows me to do, hopefully, is not to operate out of fear.
Fear is a bad counsel and I want to operate out of hope and out of faith.
You can hope and have faith all you like but I noticed, Obama, that not once did you mention the victims of torture. Instead, you talked about the fact that torture doesn't work, that it's hard on America's military and that the US image has suffered. Where's the compassion in that?
I think it's also quite naive to think that America's "values and ideals" are not wrapped up in US military might. If he truly believed that, why has he promised to boost military spending and power while propping up torturing regimes like Israel? It may not be Bush-style fear that he's selling but there's no doubt that he has faith in using the military-industrial complex to fix US problems around the world. Just look at how hawkish he's been towards Iran and Pakistan. That kind of rhetoric is simply a repetition of neocon philosophy - might makes right. Obama may not be singing "Bomb Iran" as openly as McCain, but he certainly won't rule it out. Maybe they could do a duet. Obama's also quite on track for remaking the world in the US image. Just how much more American intervention can the world take?
For all of this Obama campaign talk about "change", what's obvious is that the status quo will remain very much in effect if Obama wins the presidency. He has a point when he complains about the distractions that have taken the focus off of the real issues but the fact is that all of these sideshows have probably benefited the candidate since, when it comes to matters of foreign policy and domestic accountability, Americans would just be in for 4 more years of hell no matter who wins.
It appears that the only place Bush administration officials may ever face responsibility for what they've done will be in a foreign court - and that can't come soon enough.
In the meantime, Obama won't have to worry about being tarred with that "witch hunt" moniker and that's just fine with him and the Democratic party.
"We'll make you see death"; A harrowing account from a man the CIA handed over to Jordan – smuggled from prison on tiny paper – exposes U.S. complicity in torture.
ACLU: Secret Bush Administration Torture Memo Released Today In Response To ACLU Lawsuit (4/1/2008)
US torture - when can the prosecutions start?
Top US general 'hoodwinked' over aggressive interrogation
Torture Questions Hover Over Chertoff
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This George's first appearance at the New Vic.
Theatre credits include: King Lear (Bristol Old Vic); The Comedy of Errors (The Lord Chamberlain's Men); The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Greenwich Theatre); Child of the Nineties (Theatre West); Footlights and Friends (ADC Theatre); Oxford Revue and Friends (Oxford Playhouse); The Leeds Tealights (UK Tour).
Credits whilst training: The Tempest, The Wind In The Willows, As You Like It, Our Country's Good, Separate Tables, The Country Wife, Ladybird.
George trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 2016.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Technology and internet stocks have led the way for much of Wall Street's bull market run, propelling the stocks of big names like Apple, Amazon and Google's parent company sharply higher along the way.
Now those high-flying stocks are at the forefront of a wave of selling as investors fret about the possible impact of a recent surge in interest rates.
Those jitters gave the Nasdaq composite index, which as a high concentration of technology companies, its biggest loss in more than two years Wednesday. It extended its slide Thursday and has fallen 9.6 percent since it set a record high in late August.
Apple, Microsoft, and Netflix have posted steep declines. Amazon and Google-parent Alphabet, respectively the second- and fourth-most valuable U.S. companies, have fallen more than 10 percent from their recent peaks. Facebook, the sixth-largest company, has shed 29 percent since late July.
"The sell-off was perhaps a little overdone," said Lindsey Bell, investment strategist at CFRA. "A lot of it may have been investors just kind of taking profits in some of the high-flyers of the year that also have high valuations."
The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped from 3.05 percent early last week to more than 3.20 percent Wednesday, a seven-year high. It dipped to 3.15 percent today.
Interest rates tend to follow increases in bond yields, eroding profits for companies, which have to pay higher interest-rate costs to borrow money. They also make bonds more attractive investments relative to stocks.
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My true loves are spending time with family and friends, playing golf with friends, writing, gardening, exercising and walking the dog. The irony lies in this warm weather. By November my golf clubs are usually dusty and my mind hasn't given a thought to playing golf or gardening, but this year nature is giving us a real fall and I'm making every effort to be outside and enjoy every minute of it. Until December 6, I was still digging in my gardens. Newly planted surprise lily bulbs will do just that, surprise me next summer. A transplanted iris garden will shed purple, white, and golden colors for a few weeks this coming spring, and Jack and I will toast a glass of wine to their beauty.
|The awesome Greensburg duo of Letty and Jayne playing golf in Kansas December 2.
My brain and my emotions love it when I just sit and write or read. I don't handle interruptions well when I'm playing in my head, and so I need cold winter days that keep me inside and nothing else on my calendar. My brain frequently replays a quote by Georgia O'Keefe, "In order to do one thing right you have to give up 12 other things." My dad said something similar whenever I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer or tennis player, "Tizzie, learn to do ONE THING well, first, then you can enjoy the others." Over the years, they were both right. I learned to be a tenacious golfer; a well versed student; a creative teacher. Along the way I learned to be a storyteller and puppeteer. Now, I'm doing those twelve other things, with a tug...Write Write Write. There are stories in my head nearly drowning trying to get out, get down on paper.
This afternoon the North winds blew cooler weather our way. I turned off the outside faucets, rolled up the hoses, and came inside. I've played with my blog drafts, filled in photos that were deleted when my blog went haywire, written short notes about Miami, called friends, toasted a glass of wine to a creative muse named Tizzie. She's back. She's happy, her twin Letty dislikes the cold north wind, but Tizzie is happy.


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WinterFest is coming... Here's this year's schedule.
WinterFest is coming... Here's this year's schedule.
The fourth yearly edition of RadioSEGA's WinterFest kicks off this Friday, and we know you're dying to see what's in store this year. Some amazing shows, hosted by in-house DJs and community guests, Last Call sets to get you in the groove and lots of prizes to win!
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New York: A New York institution — the corner bodega — is in the crosshairs of 7-Eleven's plans to open scores of new stores in Manhattan over the next five years. — Patrick Farrell
Eating in Translation: A six-pound loaf of levain, natural sourdough: When did bread get so big? Orwasher's can pull off baking miracles, though: like filling house-made jelly donuts to order. — Julia Moskin
Eater: Low markups? Check. Extensive selection of mature rieslings? Check. Talia Baiocchi finds a lot to like in the wine list at Atera. — Eric Asimov
Food and Wine: The chef Dano Hutnik and his wife are bringing spaetzle, wiener schnitzel and the Austrian concept of the heuriger (a casual winery restaurant) to the Finger Lakes. — Jeff Gordinier
The Washington Post: The State Fair of Virginia has been shut down, a victim of the recession, the state's galloping urbanization, and a national trend that has already shuttered fairs in Nevada and Michigan. One farmer puts it well: "Dadgum." — Patrick Farrell
The Journal News: Here's more about chef Michael Psilakis and his expansion into Westchester County, where a new MP Taverna opens this week. — Jeff Gordinier
5 Second Rule: Best Mother's Day recipe post of this year, hands down. — Julia Moskin
The New York Daily News: Most New York strip clubs get an A rating — not for "adult," but for cleanliness …
The New York Post: … Yet a Brooklyn bagel shop face $1,650 in fines because city health inspectors found sesame and poppy seeds on the floor. Sounds unfair, but then, inspectors say they also found mouse droppings nearby. — Patrick Farrell
Brooklyn Guy: Whoa! The Brook steps back to reflect on wine and food that's wowed him recently. It'll wow you , too. — Eric Asimov
Dash and Bella: On frittata and domestic frenzy. — Jeff Gordinier
Grub Street: Amanda Hesser's Web site Food52 and the journal Gastronomica are "publications of the year" in the James Beard awards for food writing and broadcasting. — Patrick Farrell
The Wall Street Journal: Spent grains — the barley, rye, oats and other wet nuggets that emerge from craft brewing — have long been regarded as a waste product. But chefs are starting to use them to flavor breads, stocks and even meatballs. — Patrick Farrell
YouTube: In case spring brings out the hippie in you, here's a reading of a strange little Richard Brautigan poem about a strange little hamburger stand …
The Guardian: … Then again, perhaps you're already making your way to Earth Dragon Edibles. — Jeff Gordinier


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The last episode of Saga of Tanya leaves me both happy and unfulfilled. I have to harp on the fact that Being X has been oddly absent in the second half of the season, but otherwise I believe the show has ended on a a solid note.
If we weren't sure about the Empire's confidence in winning the war in the previous episode, we have to be sure of it now. Tanya wishes to speak with Zettour (to explain the impending world war already explained in a dissertation she wrote back in the early episodes), but learns that all the top brass and strategists are at the beer hall celebrating the armistice- or what the Empire refers to as victory and the end of the war. Rerugen sees Tanya and invites her to voice her concerns to him, but as she explains her feelings to Rerugen he begins to see the situation in a new light.
Tanya points out a major issue that I believe still plagues war politics today: people under fire do not act with reason, they act with emotion.
Logically, the Republic has lost this war and any further battles will only serve to hurt their populace and economy in vain; however, the Empire has spent so much time attempting to win the war with sheer power and force, they forgot that they need to show emotion and compassion to their conquered. Their lack of saving face has led to the world being on edge for their territories and citizens as the Empire's stretch only increased as the war went on. It's sound to believe that in the eyes of neighboring nations that the Empire won't stop, and will continue to conquer. This is where some fear may arise.
Furthermore, the lack of compassion for the conquered and brute strength used in each battle and skirmish has led the Republic and other occupied nations to resent and hate the actions that transpired as well as the actor. Citizens and defeated soldiers will continue to rise until they win or die. It's a natural emotion to fight back, but the Empire sees only reason and logic. They forgot how humanity works. They forgot that at the end of the day, humans are beasts.
Of course, the same night Tanya explains all this to Rerugen, the citizens of the occupied countries stage their rebellions and plans to fight back- starting with the Southern Continent (Africa). The Empire lacks a proper navy, so they send Tanya and her air aces to battle in the sands. It's here that Tanya has a great, though completely crazy, monologue about how God doesn't exist in war. If only we had some Being X to help refute this point to support the unanswered and "not continued" conflict for that plot point.
Saga of Tanya sets up the US entrance in the war and the beginning of the African campaign for a possible season two. Even if we don't get a season two, this ending does well in finality to show that Tanya's struggle will ever continue until she submits to Being X.
Branching off that point, I find the lack of Being X in the second half, and the lack of a follow up at any point toward the end of this season of Tanya to be a detriment to the series as a whole. I came into the show loving the entire premise, and while I still enjoyed the show for the secondary commentary it offered- I am left wondering why the issues on God were never revisited and extrapolated on. It's possible that the writers didn't know how to follow up with what they had set in motion, and chose to try and fizzle out the idea that Being X is constantly sabotaging Tanya. Whatever the case, I am disappointed in that aspect of the series.
The final verdict? If you haven't seen Tanya, or didn't finish the show- I would say give it a try. There is a fair bit of criticism that can be given to the show, but I do believe that the general conflicts and overall story are something to behold. It's a ton of fun and relatively well executed with great animation and one nasty girl.
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Hussain Sajwani was just any other ordinary name until Dubai mogul, and DAMAC owner came and gave it meaning. Hussain's success is the perfect example of what determination and sheer hard work can do if utilized properly.
His journey to the epitome of success began soon after he completed his studies at the University of Washington. He was fortunate enough to secure a job at one of Abu Dhabi's national oil company branches, known as GASCO as a contracts manager. His used his role at GASCO as an opportunity to set the foundation for his life ahead as he was able to learn the ropes of running a business. After a few years, Hussain bid goodbye to GASCO and went off solo, to establish a catering business. Thanks to his extensive skills, his new company was doing incredibly well, and within a few years, it had expanded its scope from the Middle East to other regions such as Africa and CIS and was serving more than 100,000 meals in a day.
The growth of DAMAC properties
Being a man who is business minded, Hussain noticed that there was an upsurge in the number of entrepreneurs making their way to the UAE to establish enterprises and sign deals. In respect to that, he saw the need to set up glitzy and luxurious hotels and properties to accommodate them while they are in the region and it is through this idea that he thought of establishing DAMAC properties. Armed with more than enough capital and know-how, it was not hard for Hussain to bring the concept to life and within a short span, DAMAC properties was already leading the charts in real estate.
Today DAMAC properties in an international conglomerate with over 2000 employees and is headquartered in Dubai. The firm specializes on luxury commercial, residential and mix-use projects and has been the force behind various esteemed works. For instance, the world-class Tiger Woods golf course and the recent Trumps international golf course Dubai. It is also responsible for the prestigious DAMAC hills project in Beverly Hills. Also, it is the first company from UAE to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Since then, this man Hussain Sajwani is unstoppable and not only makes deals with the high riders but also creates personal bonds with them. For instance, Hussain and Donald Trump are more than business partners. Even though Hussain's company, DAMAC properties is behind the posh and famed Trump International golf course in Dubai, Mr Sajwani reveals that both families have close ties and Ivanka Trump visits his wife severally.
Even with all the riches and honour, Hussain Sajwani (@hussainsajwani) is a man with a big heart and goes out of his way to give back to the community. He recently gave away an AED two million cheque to support the Ramadan initiative which aims at donating clothes to children who hail from needy backgrounds across the globe and is also known for going big at donation to assist those in need.
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Both Winyates Chippy and Golden Carp Chippy have been placed into the top 6 shops in the West Midlands Region
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Fast Fourier Transform, Graph Theory
You are given a tree with N nodes and exactly N-1 edges.
Find the number of pairs of nodes in the tree for which the length of the path (number of arcs between the nodes) between them is prime.
The problem actually asks for the probability that selecting two such nodes leads to a prime length path. But it is obvious that what is needed is the number of such pairs. The answer will just be
number-of-pairs / NC2
The explanation of the solution derives ideas largely from the Tester's Solution.
I have experience with setting / testing very few problems using this central idea in various contests (3 of them on CodeChef) and always, the test data seems to have been cracked by a different - no, I don't mean simpler, just different - approaches.
I say cracked, because these approaches might fail particular corner cases, which were not thought off during testing. I believe that generating the test data that would fail every cracky approach is very hard. Sometimes, an approach might not be possible to fail within the constraints.
This is probably the case in August Challenge. It would be interesting to know whether it was possible to fail the alternate approaches, or not!
ignore the prime numbers
The problem asks you to find the number of pairs at a distance of prime numbers. But, there are no elegant properties that you can use to be able to simplify the problem. Our objective will remain simpler.
In the end, we will only add up the number of nodes at prime distances
divide and conquer
Now, for each child c of v, we know how many decendents are at each distance. We can update the values to be stored at v by adding 1 to the values from child c. Of course, values at v will be composed using all the values from all the children of v.
This takes care of all the paths that start at a node and always move downwards, towards the decendents.
For all the other paths, we can do a convolution of the arrays of values stored at each child of v. Of course, the fastest way to convolve is using Fast Fourier Transforms for polynomial multiplication. This idea has been explored in the July Challenge problem FARASA as well.
The given tree is not necessarily a binary tree. If we try to find a split of nodes in such a tree, we may end up with a split that selects only O(N / D) vertices in one set; here D is the largest degree of any node.
This would mean that our divide and conquer may perform too many FFTs in the worst case. This is highly undesirable.
If a node has more than 2 chilren
In the final tree, the meaning of distance will be replaced by the sum of the costs of edges, instead of the number of edges.
Now, we can always find a split that selects at least O(N / 3) nodes in one set.
The complexity of the solution is O(N log2 N).
But, the constants for this solution are large. The Tester's and Setter's solutions based on the described approach are still slower than several solutions submitted during the contest.
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asked 13 Aug '13, 01:56
Perhaps the problem setter could have used have used a denser series than prime numbers, for example, x s.t. mobius(x) = -1.
(13 Aug '13, 13:15)
I did it using DFS and flattening of tree, with complexity of N*P, where P is the number of primes till N.
Here is the explanation to my algorithm:
Devising the algo:
Looking at the data, we see that N is a maximum of 50,000. Also, Let us denote the number of primes up till N with P. P can be a maximum of 5133. My algorithm is such that it will visit each of the N nodes a maximum of P times. If the tree has branches, the maximum depth or the levels that the tree will have, will be less than N. Otherwise, if tree is without branches, it will have N levels. So, on an average, the algo has complexity less than N*P, as worst case isn't really attained.
The ALGORITHM:
First of all, I take an array PRM, which stores primes up till 50,000. Let us include 1 in the list as well. So, PRM1=1. PRM[2]=2. PRM[3]=3. PRM[4]=5.....PRM[5134]=49999. Next, I take an array NOP, in which NOP[i] stores the index of that particular prime which is greater than or equal to i. So, NOP[4]=4 as the prime just greater than 4 is 5, and 5 is indexed at 4 in the array PRM.
Now let's take the following tree:
My algorithm roots the tree at node 1. Next I do a recursive DFS till I reach the leaves of the tree, i.e., 9, 6, 7, 8, 4. So, now I take a bottom up approach. For the leaves, I just take a new array(vector) of length 1 and put the value 1 in it. Then I return this array. For the other nodes, say node 5, my DFS call to node 9 has returned this me an array of length 1. So I extend the array to length of 2, and add the value 1 to it. So now the array contains: 1 1. I added 1 because 5 is a single node at this level. Now I reach node 2. My recursive call to node 5 returned me an array 1 1, call to 6 and 7 returned arrays of unit lengths 1 containing 1. I take the longest array, i.e., the one I got from call to 5, and extend it by 1 unit and add a value 1 to it. So the array looks like 1 1 1. Now I take the other array returned from call to 6 and for each element in this array, I check how many nodes are at a prime distance from it in the array 1 1 1. You can visualize it as if I have placed the two arrays side by size to look like this: 1 1 1 - 1, where the '-' demarcates two arrays. So, the 2nd '1' in the first array is at a horizontal distance 2 from it. Thus, I increase my count of total nodes at a prime distance by 1. Next I join the two arrays and the final array looks like 1 2 1. The second element became 2 because node 5, 6 are at the same level. So I merged the two branches. Now I take the third branch and place it horizontally with the previous array. It now can be visualized as: 1 2 1 - 1. So two node are at a horizontal distance from the only element in 2nd array. So I add 2 to my count. I merge the two branches to get 1 3 1. I have no more branches so I return this array.
This is how my algorithm calculates number of pairs at prime distance. The purpose of storing NOP array is that when I am checking for horizontal distance say in such a case, where first array is 1 3 1 2 1 and second is 1 1 1 1 2. So, when I reach element 4 of second array, I only need to check for number of nodes at distance more than 4. Hence, I need to know the prime just larger than 4. This saves several operations.
Hope that helped.
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answered 13 Aug '13, 04:41
Could you briefly explain the concept ?
(13 Aug '13, 06:49)
Yeah, it will be of great help if you can explain us the concept.
(13 Aug '13, 14:13)
I think your method is quite similar to the one explained in the editorial. The editorial uses FFT to 'merge' the two arrays at a particular node.
(15 Aug '13, 03:45)
^That true. I believe the FFT implementation entices undue efficiency!
(15 Aug '13, 09:08)
Wouldn't naive merging take O(n^2) time?
(15 Aug '13, 10:31)
No, if you do by fft, merging is nlogn, and if you do it by the method I described above, then it is for any subtree, merging is (K x T), where K=number of nodes of subtree and T= Maximum depth amongst all the branches. For the whole tree it isnt N^2 because, nodes in two branches, which are at the same level, are merged in constant time, regardless of the number of nodes that are there. So, for the whole tree, the complexity is again (depth x number_of_nodes). Merging a binary tree takes NlogN. Similarly, this merging wont degenerate to N^2.
(15 Aug '13, 12:03)
If I have understood your method correctly, a 'merge' requires element-wise addition of arrays. How do you perform this in constant time? And isn't (depth x number_of_nodes) O(n^2).
(15 Aug '13, 13:02)
okay, take a look at the tree in the pic above. if you remove node 7, what is the complexity of merging the tree? Put the node 7 as a child to node 5, now how much time will it take?
(15 Aug '13, 13:05)
Used the same approach in the contest.. Got a TLE! The NOP idea did not strike! Nice one :)
(15 Aug '13, 17:03)
okay, I think I get it. Thanks :)
(15 Aug '13, 21:14)
even I used the same concept but got WA, missed some case somewhere I think. Onto it now. Nice exp btw :)
(20 Aug '13, 00:14)
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Hi, great question indeed! I also solved it using fft, but can you please describe the other method?
answered 13 Aug '13, 02:44
hey can anyone give a link to a good tutorial on fft..
answered 13 Aug '13, 13:11
http://e-maxx.ru/algo/fft_multiply maybe this
(13 Aug '13, 16:43)
I also used FFT to convolve subtrees. The important thing in my code is not to use an arbitrary node as root, but use a root which minimizes the largest subtree (such a node can be found in O(n)). There always exists a node such that the largest subtree has at most ceil(n/2) nodes. This way, one can guarantee O(n log2 n) time.
answered 15 Aug '13, 02:01
In this constraints it can be solved in O(n^2). But there are two tricks, first - when we merge subrees, we should merge small subtree to big one to avoid MLE. second - we compute these values in reversed order, so we can update subtree by adding 0 to the end of vector. The worst case for my solution is a chain, and root is in the middle of it. But it's complexity can be decreased to O(nk), where k is the number of intersting numbers. http://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/2454539
answered 13 Aug '13, 17:03
How can an N^2 solution pass? I did something similar to you but with complexity N*P, where P= number of primes till N. But how did you get an N^2 solution passed?
(13 Aug '13, 18:19)
As I said above, the worst case is a chain, so we make about 25000*25000=6 10^8 operations, which should be ok with time limit 5secs(at least on my laptop it worked less one second)
(13 Aug '13, 19:23)
well the time limit was too lenient. N^2 is too naive an algo for a question in the hard category.........
(13 Aug '13, 19:53)
My O(N^2) algo failed!! Someone is lying!
(16 Aug '13, 01:00)
You can try submit my code and check :)
(18 Aug '13, 20:21)
dfs approach seems much easier than FFT........
answered 20 Aug '13, 00:14
Can anyone give a link to FFT tutorial, in english,short and clear ?
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These are all of the cities that have a population of 10,000 people or more. There are many smaller towns along the route. If you are in the vicinity of our trip, it would be great if you can host us for a night. We would appreciate a roof over our heads and a homecooked meal. Be forwarned: We will be burning about 4,000 calories each, per day, we just might raid your whole refrigerator! If you cannot provide that, we'd love to camp out in your yard, to save on camping at parks for a fee. If you live further out (50 miles or more), that would be another day's worth of biking. We would prefer if you meet us on the route and give us a ride to your home. However, you must have a bike rack or a way to haul two bikes, eight bags, and 2 bikers.
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Oh my god! I am reading this book and I can't put it down. It is so fucking funny. I am about to die……bahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!! I have tears in my eyes and I am rolling on the floor. People are staring. I can't stop laughing. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!
OK! Just thought I would share. XOXO
P.S. I will blog about it on 9/9. So be on the look out.


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MONTGOMERY, AL. 24 April, 2015 — "I don't like to paint Alabama in the dark ages," said Sen. Bobby Singleton in the wake of a short-lived victory after his bill, SB 336 (the Medical Marijuana Patient Safe Access Act), advanced on Wednesday through the Senate Judiciary Committee with a vote along party lines. A day later the bill is dead, instead of heading to the senate floor. The full membership of the Senate will not even be given a chance to debate it.
Rules Committee chairman Sen. Jabo Waggoner pulled the plug, saying, "It is bad legislation. We don't need that in Alabama." According to the senator, a 49-year veteran of the state Legislature, Alabama isn't ready for legislation that would allow a broad range of seriously ill patients to buy medical marijuana. If the legislation were passed, patients suffering from any of the 25 conditions listed would be allowed to purchase their medicine from regulated dispensaries and collectives, or obtain a license to grow their own cannabis. (The bill placed limits on how many dispensaries could operate in a community.)
A Wednesday morning rally was held outside the Alabama State House in support of the compassionate reform many feel is long overdue. Several people had hoped to talk about their illnesses and explain why cannabis offers their only hope for relief. However, a public hearing was cancelled at the last minute.
Sen. Singleton acknowledges that medical marijuana is still a sensitive issue in Alabama, but said the "climate is right" for this legislation. "This is not about a smoke-fest. This is about trying to help people. I'm not trying to be the next Colorado."
Polling in the state shows voter support at between 60-75% in favor of legalizing medical marijuana. Alabama lawmakers passed a CBD-specific measure, Carly's Law, in 2014 after children with severe seizure disorders protested at the State House.
During a visit to the Senate floor today, former senator and gubernatorial candidate Parker Griffith told reporters that he would likely vote for medical marijuana if he were still in the senate and he suspected most physicians supported the use of medical marijuana, at least for a limited number of chronic illnesses. A retired oncologist, Griffith said he has seen cancer patients who can't eat benefit from using cannabis.
"Right now it is an emotional discussion (in Alabama)," he said. "It is not based on reason. Those kinds of discussions rarely go anywhere."
Sen. Waggoner says he will look at the legislation next year and the year after, but he doesn't think anything would change his mind on it this year.


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Tinnitus can be extremely aggravating if you currently suffer from it. There are many different reasons that it might have occurred with you, however what you need to do now is focus on what you can do to treat it and make your life more comfortable. Use the tips in this article to better assist you.
If you suffer from tinnitus, it can be helpful to find a support group to join. By mingling with people in a support group, you will be surrounded by others who truly understand the issues associated with having this condition. People in this group can offer compassion and different coping strategies which they have discovered to be helpful to them.
If you have a hard time sleeping because of tinnitus symptoms, you should try and focus your thoughts on other things. By focusing on the symptoms you are feeling, you will never be able to get to sleep. Think of more relaxing aspects of your life or try putting on low music.
Seek advice from a doctor if you are suffering from tinnitus. Tinnitus is likely a sign of a different problem that will likely need treatment from a professional. Chronic tinnitus can also be stressful and make it hard to enjoy a normal day. Tinnitus is unlikely to be deadly, but the benefit of seeing a doctor is that it may be treatable.
There are many natural sleep aids which can help you fall asleep without being harassed by the symptoms of tinnitus. Herbal teas like chamomile are an excellent treatment to start with, but if that doesn't work you can visit a health product store and they'll be able to recommend an item which can provide you with some relief.
Acupuncture is becoming a widely accepted source of treatment for many symptoms such as pain, nausea and even tinnitus. No one is quite sure what the scientific evidence is for why it is effective against tinnitus, but many tinnitus sufferers get relief by using it, so it may be worth a try!
Consider your diet. Many people that suffer from tinnitus said that they were cured when they changed their diet. Some say that using vitamin B12 and other supplements works wonders, as does giving up drinking coffee. Make changes one at a time, so you can more easily monitor how each affects your tinnitus.
If you are dealing with tinnitus, make an effort to reduce the stress in your life. As with many health conditions, excess stress can make your tinnitus symptoms worse. Take a look at your life to see where the extra pressures may be coming from, and take steps to lighten your load.
In conclusion, it can be rough living with tinnitus. Follow the examples that have been provided in this article if you want to make sure that you are doing the most that you can to help with this problem. Do not hesitate to refer back to this article in the future if you have further issues, or if anybody else you know wants to find out more great advice.


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Max Wotell@maxwotell
LHP, 18, 6' 3", Marvin Ridge HS (NC)
Perfect Game Profile
Max Wotell is a 2015 LHP/1B/OF with a 6-3 175 lb. frame from Marvin, NC who attends Marvin Ridge HS. Tall wiry high waisted athletic build. Very unusual delivery with a moonwalk across the entire length of the rubber, ends up on far third base side, cross body delivery from a mid 3/4's release point, fast loose arm, lots of energy at release but lots of deception as well, repeated delivery well this outing. Fastball topped at 92 mph, mostly straight but thrown for strikes. Mid-70's curveball gets hard spin and sharp biting action with big 1/7 shape, can freeze hitters with curveball. Nice change up with fading action. Very good athlete, runs a 6.72 and has two-way potential at the college level. Key as always is repeating his hard to repeat mechanics and throwing strikes, which he did this outing. Excellent performance. Verbal commitment to Arizona. ~ 6/12/2014
Max Wotell is a 2015 LHP/1B/OF with a 6-3 175 lb. frame from Marvin, NC who attends Marvin Ridge HS. Large frame, tall athletic build with loose strength. Pitches from a three quarters arm slot, with a fast paced delivery and a live arm. Has increased pace of delivery with good momentum to the plate. Deceptive delivery with drop and drive mechanics, moving parts create distraction. Late life on fastball, pitches downhill, velocity plays up. Good spin on curveball with 1-7 break and good depth, good use of frontside. Also showed high level hitting tools, very quick hands and good bat speed hitting from a spread stance, lifts and pulls the ball with authority, mult-homer batting practice session. Good student, named to National Underclass Main Event top prospect team. ~ 12/28/2013
Max Wotell is a 2015 LHP/OF with a 6-3 175 lb. frame from Marvin, NC who attends Marvin Ridge HS. Loose young athletic build, projects very well physically. Loose extended arm action, low 3/4's release point, smooth and whippy out front. Fastball to 88 mph, lots of running and sinking life at times, steady velocity, big sweeping curveball with good spin. Shows has athleticism as an outfielder, 7.10 runner, sound footwork at the ball, moves well, lots of arm strength. Right handed hitter, busy load, moves into contact, front side hitter, swings hard and creates bat speed, has leverage at contact and power potential. High ceiling talent who really projects as a left handed pitcher, will keep improving. Named to the Top Prospect Team. ~ 12/28/2012
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Curveball: 35/55
Changeup: 30/55
Mechanics: 40/50
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From The Charlotte Observer on May 27
"I think the first pitch I saw him throw in our bullpen was 84 (mph) and with a lot of movement on it," Mennitt said. "I was like, 'OK.' I'm like, 'This guy is going to be a freak.' He ended up being a closer for us in ninth grade and he continues to get better. I think that's why his draft status is growing because they see his potential to get better, too."
Astro Reaction
I could watch this funky fresh delivery all day. Really like this pick, as he has a lot of upside from the left side, and it looks like the Mets will be able to sign him. His stuff already has a chance to be good from the left side, but if he can stick with that funky delivery, his stuff should play up due to its deception.
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Studies representations of white illness in Victorian travel narratives about Africa and the Caribbean
This interdisciplinary study explores both the personal and political significance of climate in the Victorian imagination. It analyses foreboding imagery of miasma, sludge and rot across non-fictional and fictional travel narratives, speeches, private journals and medical advice tracts. Well-known authors such as Joseph Conrad are placed in dialogue with minority writers such as Mary Seacole and Africanus Horton in order to understand their different approaches to representing white illness abroad. The project also considers postcolonial texts such as Wilson Harris's Palace of the Peacock to demonstrate that authors continue to 'write back' to the legacies of colonialism by using images of climate induced illness.
1. Prescribing hybridity: climate and the Victorian mixed-race subject
2. 'It was too dangerous a place to show fear': mapping disease and the body
3. To 'pay most dearly for their folly': the climate of African nationalism
4. 'Climate proof': women travellers and survival
5. 'Self rather seedy': colonial pathography
About the Author
By linking illness to the African environment, the five British writers Howell discusses wrote illness into the framework of Victorian once-popular disease theories. By adeptly exploring how and why her authors clung to anachronistic ideas, Jessica Howell makes a significant contribution to the histories of both science and literature.
Starting with Mary Seacole's Wonderful Adventures, Jessica Howell's insightful study of Victorian travel writing emphasizes reactions to climate and disease. This is an excellent addition to analyses of nineteenth-century discourse about "the tropics."
Exploring Victorian Travel Literature is a welcome addition to the literature on a range of themes congregating around the construction of tropicality, the politics of climatic discourse, medical-moral meteorology and the racial economy of health and disease. Howell expertly uncovers the diverse, and often contradictory, uses of climatic determinism in the age of high empire. It is to be hoped that its lingering echoes in our own day will not escape the notice of readers.
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During this lecture Katy Börner will tell more about large scale data analysis, models and simulations that all aim to capture the complex nature of academia and to increase our scientific understanding of the inner workings of Science and Technology.
Novel approaches and tools that improve information access, researcher networking, and research management will also be discussed. The lecture concludes with an overview of data services and plug-and-play macroscope tools developed at Katy Börner's Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center in support of data mining and visualization.
More information
The reading will take place 6th June, from 15:00 till 17.00 at the KNAW, Het Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29 in Amsterdam. The location is open from 14.30 onwards. After the lecture a reception will take place. At the occasion of the lecture parts of the Places and Spaces exhibition are on display. Due to the limited number of places we would like to ask you to register online by May 20 latest.
You can find more information about the lecture on the DANS website.


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Critical Minds – A Reason to Learn
Critical minds is a holistic teaching approach where learners are given a reason to put their newly acquired skills, competencies and knowledge to practice. This is a multi-level and all-rounder initiative where students use a series of skills to deal with diverse learning experiences in order to create something purposeful in just a few steps. This problem-solving process is targeted through a set of missions which present situations of a physical, social or environmental nature. This leads learners to brainstorm possible outcomes in small collaborative groups; helps learners make use of a blend of scientific, design & technology, mathematical, home-engineering, and literacy skills and knowledge to come up with and build a final product / prototype to complete the mission. Critical Minds does not only give an opportunity for educators to collaborate but also helps learners take the lead in learning and become pro-active citizens eager to contribute towards a better world.


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Let's face it…being a kid was kind of boring. Well, at least it was for me, growing up in the late 80′s and early 90′s. I lived in a neighborhood where there was nary a kid to be found, which means I watched a lot of television, rented a lot of movies, and learned about the birds and the bees from HBO's Real Sex.
But that really isn't the childhood that sticks out in my head. No, the childhood I remember most fondly didn't really happen at all. It was filled with characters like Gordie LaChance, Scotty Smalls and Veda Sultenfuss. These were the movies I grew up on, and they shaped my unrealistic idea of what childhood was supposed to be like.
It all came crashing back this past Fourth of July weekend. On Saturday nights at the local "arthouse" theater, they show random midnight movies. This year, the brilliant minds behind this practice decided that the perfect Independence Day movie would be The Sandlot (they played ID4 last year, so that one was out).
And as I ate my complementary hot dog and shot off my complementary firework, I was driven into the perfect mindset to watch the fantasy-filled tale of a group of kids who were looking for a baseball…but found themselves (*wipes single tear away from eye*).
If you haven't seen this movie, do yourself a favor. It's one of the very few movies out there that really captures the ideas of childhood imagination and exaggeration, but tempers it with genuine emotional moments, character relationships, and humor. It's really a masterpiece of family entertainment.
Or maybe it isn't. Maybe I have a warped and unfair perspective on the film, having grown up with it constantly lodged in my VHS player. Every generation, I'd argue, has what I call its "nostalgia" films. Now, this can mean any number of things. I know quite a few people who get nostalgic watching Star Wars or even The Evil Dead, but that's not what I'm talking about here. I'm talking about movies that are designed from the get-go to make you want to feel nostalgic. They're often nostalgic in-and-of themselves, told from a forward perspective looking back at life.
The Sandlot most definitely fits into that mold, and it got me thinking. What other movies work on me in the same way? The list is short…but epic.
Let's start off with the obvious. 1983′s A Christmas Story sets the bar for uniting the most wide set of demographics in feeling nostalgic. While it's set in the 1940′s, the locale feels slightly timeless and applicable to any of our childhoods. And while it was made in the year of my birth, I still grew up on it due mostly to its status as a cult classic, playing CONSTANTLY (quite literally, these days) at Christmas.
This one, too, has that sense of fantasy, jumping into ridiculous sequences of evil bandits and "soap poisoning." It also gets that perfect flavor of what it feels like to be a kid, helpless in the world and being pulled in a number of different directions. Its episodic nature make it the perfect representation of childhood, where each segment feels like a slice of life that manages to relate itself to your own experiences without really trying.
Next up is Howard Zieff's 1991 immortal classic My Girl. Now, I know I'm a boy (took me long enough to figure that one out…just kidding), but there is a universal charm and nostalgia to this story about a pre-teen girl dealing with her father's newfound girlfriend, her "transition into womanhood," and the friendships and budding romances that shape us in ways we rarely admit to ourselves.
My Girl has that feeling of first love, summer, and loss all rolled into one nearly-perfect whole. And even though I was just eight years old when it was released, it quickly became a movie I watched constantly in my early adolescence. So when I watch it these days, there's no line between Veda's childhood experiences and my own.
Finally we come to the ultimate in childhood coming-of-age nostalgic cinema. And, ironically enough, it's based on the writings of Stephen King. Stand by Me has the most unexpected premise ever for a touching story about a group of friends learning to find strength and value in their friendships and in each other. The movie is based on King's story The Body and follows a band of outcast kids as they set off on a weekend camping trip to find the dead body of one of their schoolmates.
And while that premise is important to the movie, it serves more as a bookending metaphor and catalyst than as the macabre centerpiece we're used to in King stories. Instead, we follow these kids as they deal with societal and familial expectations, and the result is a story that delves deep into the psyche of kid-dom without ever feeling melodramatic. These are, admittedly, experiences that most of us have never gone through, but all of us understand the feelings of loss, fear, and inadequacy that are at the center of Stand by Me. That– and the "Lard Ass" scene–are what will make this movie a universally loved piece of nostalgia cinema for decades to come.
It's really funny…looking back on these movies, I wonder what they make me nostalgic for. It's not related to anything physical or tangible. Instead, when I watch these movies I get choked up over the emotions I remember when I would watch them as a kid. These were the films that made me sad, scared, excited, and ponderous…often for the first time. And those emotions, while always strong and meaningful, are most strong and meaningful when you're young.
Or maybe it's like Gordy's experience with the deer in Stand by Me. Something personal that you really can't explain by putting into words. Isn't that what nostalgia's all about, anyway?


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This Specimen has been sold.
2.6" Morocconites Trilobite - Clear Eye Facets
This is a nicely prepared specimen of Morocconites malladoides with excellent shell detail and clear eye facets. The specimen is 2.6" in length and very 3D. The brown shell coloration on the tail is tail is natural. There is about 3% shell restoration along the repaired crack running up the left side of the head and thorax.
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet with over 25k described species, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to a hard exoskeleton (shell), they left a excellent fossil record.
Morocconites malladoides
Ofaten, Morocco
2.6" long
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Paul Lawrie: 'Niggermation on the Line:' Race and the Temporal Politics of Revolution in Postwar Detroit"Wed. Mar. 11 12:30 PM - Wed. Mar. 11 01:30 PM
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The History Seminar Series is a showcase of recent research, projects, and publications of students and faculty members in the Department of History at the University of Winnipeg. Hosted by the Visiting Lecturers' Committee, the series' goal is to share recent developments and build community both within the department and across disciplines. All are warmly welcomed and encouraged to attend.


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The holy city of Amritsar has been renovated and can be compared to any sophisticated city in the developed country. There was also a strong need to bring new and sophisticated services in the city. People can now view and feel the international standards with the beginning of DNA Test in Amritsar Punjab. The people of Amritsar used to travel to Delhi or Bombay to get the tests done but with opening up of collection center in Amritsar, things have become much easier. Amritsar already had a huge demand for DNA testing since there are a lot of NRI's in the city. People are aware of the uses of DNA tests. Infidelity cases and crime cases are on a rise everywhere. These cases can be solved with a lot of ease with DNA testing. Young children indulge in wrong activities and are bound to fall prey to drugs. This can be checked with a simple DNA test if the person has a history of drug consumption. DNA is also useful in custody or adoption cases. You can also discover your past with a simple DNA test.
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