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One month ago today – Monday – is when she had the baby. A BABY. She was completely and totally pregnant (and striding around Toronto, I thought he was going to be Canadian) and then this is the result a week later.
I mean, I don't know what to say except that's genetics and discipline and commitment to your goals, and this happens sometimes. But you know what? You can bet that if she's not all the way back down to her goal weight, she wore the best size dress for her today, which makes her look far, far better.
So she looked great and it was a deserved win, and maybe very much not a deserved shout out to her child. Why would you do that? Do new mothers think we'll consider them callous if they don't discuss all the ways in which they love and respect their children?
Nonetheless, she wins, Lewis wins, and then Lainey yells at me for "starting something" because I was surprised they didn't thank each other. Someone on Twitter pointed out that there was something about Lewis joking that her kid was going to be a ginger and then the press got it wrong so now they're super careful about it. I buy this explanation, I suppose, but I still thought it was weird. Remember when Kyle Chandler forgot to thank Connie Britton and she just sat there, threw up her hands at him like "what can you do?"
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In the next month, NBC will be airing two new comedy shows. One is called Animal Practice, starring Weed's Justin Kirk, and as the name suggests, is about an animal hospital. The other, Go On, stars Matthew Perry and is about a talk show host who is forced to join a support group. On two occasions now, NBC has premiered the pilot episodes of the shows and on two occasions I have watched them, finding one to be quite promising and one to be very disappointing.
The Promising One: Go On- I do not think Go On is a promising show just because Matthew Perry is in it (I am a huge Matthew Perry fan). I actually found the pilot to be quite amusing. Follow a structure that is reminiscent of NBC's Community, the show focuses on sports talk show host Ryan King. After a tragic accident takes the life of his wife, Ryan is forced by his boss (Jon Cho) to take a couple of months off of work and join a local support group. The first day Ryan attends is a day that the group leader is late so Ryan takes things into his own hands. Creating a tournament to determine who in the group has the most tragic story, we are introduced to the group of insane characters that reminded me of Jeff Winger's study group (from Community). We have the angry Anne (Julie White), the uncomfortably awkward Mr. K (Brett Gelman), the goodie-two-shoes Yolanda (Suzy Nakamura), the silent Owen (Tyler James Williams), Carrie (Allison Miller), the shy Sonia (Sarah Baker), the Spanish speaking Fausta (Tonita Castro), the unable to face the truth George (Bill Cobbs) and the old sick Danny (Seth Morris). Each member of the group adds a quirky personality with their own brand of humor and bringing them all together creates an environment that delivers joke after joke and many of them quite witty. Ryan King leads the group with an arrogance that Jeff Winger would be proud of, certain that he does not need to be there and certain that he can talk and lie his way in and out of anything. Seeming to have no morals and only focused on getting what he wants, Ryan eventually flirtatiously butts heads with the group's real leader Lauren Schneider (Laura Benanti). Though he does not believe that he is one of them, Ryan eventually develops a soft spot for the dysfunctional group and goes out of his way to help the group find happiness, much like Jeff Winger at the end of many Community episodes (have I beat the comparison to death yet?). Though the episode wasn't perfect, I see a lot of potential in this show and hope that it can find its footing to become a hit.
The Disappointing One: Animal Practice- I was very happy to hear that Justin Kirk was being given his own show. He has a sense of humor that could easily carry a comedy show, if it is done right. The first big mistake Kirk made was signing onto a show on Network television. Those who know Justin Kirk know him for the raunchy, witty rants he launches into on Showtime's Weeds but now, Kirk is being censored. Jokes on NBC can be raunchy but nowhere near the caliber they should be for the brand of humor Kirk has become known for. The other problem I have with the show is the set up in general. It has become clear that we have run out of ideas for funny doctor shows because setting a show in a hospital for animals that looks like it was made for people creates a stale, cliché environment. The main character of the show, Justin Kirk, is an arrogant but outstanding animal doctor who understands animals perfectly but has trouble relating to and understanding humans. A divorced man working under his ex-wife's husband, George Coleman (Justin Kirk) has assembled his own team of animal doctors and believes he is next in line to run the hospital. Coleman's world is rocked when he is not asked to take over the hospital and the job is actually given to his ex-wife, Dorothy Rutledge (JoAnne Garcia Swisher). Along with his team of doctors, Doug Jackson (Tyler Labine), Juanita (Kym Whitley), Dr. Yamamoto (Bobby Lee), Angela (Betsy Sodaro) and Dr. Rizzo (Krystal the Monkey, yes an actual monkey), Coleman must deal with the thought of working with and under his ex-wife. For a show to feel stale after just one episode is not a good sign for its future. Some of the characters on the show are amusing; Angela and Doug Jackson in particular, but the styles of humor coming from the characters don't mesh. Overall I believe that the concept around this show is better suited for a show geared towards children and, while I wanted Justin Kirk's show to be great, I don't think Animal Practice will last very long on the air.

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Funny facts. What a gas.
Now I'll never be able to look at The Sun's "Page 3" girls the same way again.
ok, I will...
"If you frequent "The Happy Samurai" naked -sushi restaurant your take-out will contain a lot more pubic hairs than average."
it's not the quantity that counts, it's the quality.
If your head is chopped off, your brain will keep functioning for about 15 seconds!
Well, duh! Like we didn't already know that from Hollywood movies ...
"It's just a flesh wound!"
That's pretty remarkable when you consider that I can hardly get my brain to function for fifteen consecutive seconds while my head is still attached.
But will I be able to play the violin?
I know what my 12 year old son would like for Christmas.
I've always known women fart more than men - the only difference is that men are proud of it, and women are embarassed by it - the result of which is that men brag when they fart, whereas women have become very adept at blaming it on somebody else, frequently the dog...
On the other hand, I would have survived very nicely without ever knowing that Eskimo moms suck the snot out of their babies' noses - and I bet they don't even bother trying to blame it on the dog.
mud - absolutely! In fact, you can play it RIGHT NOW!
Provided you don't care about notes and stuff. Think of it as abstract violining.
Does this mean "farts like a girl" is now an acceptable way to introduce a priest? I didn't see that covered in the article.
Let's just hope Eskimo babies don't get constipated....
Who among us has not blamed it on the dog?
My kids blame it on their dad. Once, my daughter overheard him outside, and she said listen, Dad, a motorcycle! ISIANMTU.
a haiku:
the secret exposed
global warming result of
billowing she-gas
I think "Snot Vampires of the Polar Ice-Cap" wbagnfa horror movie...
Eating pubic hair is no big deal if you work for Clarance Thomas.
Justbob: My hat is off to you. It is very difficult to make me go "EWWWWW" Constipated eskimos reminds me of a riddle:
Q: What is the difference between a blind archer and a constipated owl?
A: A blind archer shoots and can't hit
A constipated owl hoots and can't ....
Shredder - after that joke, i'm beginning to understand why the Turtles were always after you.
well, that and the whole world domination thing, of course...
Yeahbut men take more pride in their "passing" and are louder to boot!
Is this yet another case where women are more productive, yet men demand recognition for their rotten substandard output?
I'm sending a stinky motif here...
This gives I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar a whole new meaning *giggles*.
*swallows more Lactaids*
South Park fans: It runs out poor Kenny, who exploded because he tried to keep from farting in front of his new girlfriend, died in vain. (Of course, he used to die every week, but that's another story.)
Anyone else notice that the author was Ted LEECH? What an appropriate nfa gross-out book author!
Well, yeah, I gnu that ... but the guys' production is more of the NBH type, while the ... um ... females is more of the SBD variety ... and so, they blame it on the dog ...
Man in tuxedo to man wearing hard hat who has just passed gas loudly in a public setting: "I say there! You've just farted before my wife! What do you have to say for yourself?"
Hard hat: "Sorry, buddy. I didn't know it was her turn."
*groan*? *snork*
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by Michael Caruso
Chestnut Hill's Woodmere Art Museum collaborated with Opera Philadelphia to present its final Sunday afternoon classical recital of the winter season Sunday, March 3. Soprano Kelly Ann Bixby, baritone John David Miles and pianist Tim Ribchester offered a program of selections mostly taken from the operas of Benjamin Britten.
However, the concert opened and closed with works not composed by Britten. Bixby sang the "Dona nobis pacem" aria from Peabody Conservatory alumnus Kevin Puts' "Silent Night," the most recent production by Opera Philadelphia in the Academy of Music. She also sang the afternoon's closing work, the "Pie Jesu" movement from Gabriel Faure's "Requiem Mass." Just prior to that selection, Miles sang "It is enough" from Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Elijah." Departing from Britten's canon wouldn't have been inherently a mistake except that these three excerpts proved themselves to be the program's three finest pieces.
Best of all was the Faure. A breathtakingly beautiful setting of the traditional text of the Latin Requiem Mass that is still regularly used for the final commendation at a Catholic funeral.
Miles was most impressive in the Mendelssohn, capturing the physical exhaustion of the Old Testament prophet, worn out by warnings no one takes seriously. Woodmere's series of afternoon classical recitals resumes Sunday, April 7, with excerpts from Mozart's "The Magic Flute."
Veteran maestro Christoph von Dohnanyi guest-conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in a trio of concerts heard in the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall on March 8, 9 and 10. I caught the Saturday evening performance and came away impressed by Dohnanyi's technical skill and interpretive finesse.
The concert opened with a sterling rendition of Witold Lutoslawski's "Funeral Music" for string orchestra. The Philadelphians under Dohnanyi's sensitive yet forceful baton balanced the score's astringent chromaticism against its lush string writing, connecting the four unbroken movements in a modern yet romantic arch of development and resolution.
After intermission, Dohnanyi led one of the most thrilling performances of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major I've heard in many years. The quick pace and transparent textures of the fast movements one, three and four showed how profoundly the conductor has integrated into his own interpretive approach the practices of period instruments, conductors and ensembles.
Donald Nally conducted The Crossing, vocal soloists, instrumentalists and two dancers in a performance of "Bonhoeffer," a choral theater piece by Thomas Lloyd, Sunday, March 10, in the Episcopal Cathedral in West Philadelphia. Also taking part was the Rev. Robert Tate, rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, from 1995 through 2009. The mixed-media concert drew an audience that filled a good portion of the former Church of the Savior – and left that audience with much to consider regarding the plight of a moral person in an immoral world.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was the 20th century German Lutheran theologian who, after having studied at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, chose to return to Germany to oppose the Nazis rather than pursue a far less dangerous career in the U.S. His opposition to the Nazis led him to break with the established Lutheran Church when it capitulated to the regime, and he joined in the formation of the opposing Confessing Church. Ultimately Bonhoeffer was imprisoned for two years and was hanged 23 days before the end of World War II.
Donald Nally and The Crossing, based at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, and their soloists gave "Bonhoeffer" a consummate performance Sunday afternoon, one that both showed their own prowess and the music's potency.


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WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the members of its newly-established Electricity Advisory Committee. The 30 inaugural members will serve one- or two-year terms and include some of the nation's top public and private sector leaders in electricity policy, planning and operations. The Committee was established to provide counsel to the Department on long-range planning and priorities for the modernization of the Nation's electricity delivery infrastructure.
"To meet our nation's growing energy needs, we must continue to integrate emerging technologies and implement bold policies that ensure clean, affordable and reliable supplies of electricity to the American people," DOE Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar said. "The Department will benefit greatly from the advice and counsel we will receive from this diverse and talented group of individuals. The Committee's guidance and support are welcome as we make critical decisions on strategically important electricity related issues."
The Committee-chartered by Secretary Bodman last month-will provide senior-level counsel to DOE's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability in carrying out its mission and meeting requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. In addition, the Committee will advise the Office on deployment of smart grid technologies, research and development of energy storage technologies, renewable energy resource system integration, and new transmission infrastructure to ensure the efficient delivery of electricity.
Linda Stuntz, who served as Deputy Secretary of Energy from 1992-1993 and held other senior positions in DOE from 1989-1992, will chair the Committee. The Committee will hold its first meeting on May 20, 2008 in Arlington, VA and will meet at least annually thereafter. The Committee may choose to hold additional meetings and may appoint subcommittees to undertake certain projects as needed. The Electricity Advisory Committee is compliant with the 1972 Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The following are the inaugural members of Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee:
Linda Stuntz, Committee Chair
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General Manager
Global Energy and Utilities
Gerry Cauley
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Energy Program
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Jose Delgado
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Transmission Company
The Honorable Jeanne Fox
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Joseph Garcia
National Congress of American Indians
Robert Gramlich
Policy Director
American Wind Energy Association
The Honorable Dian Grueneich
California Public Utilities Commission
Michael Heyeck
Senior Vice President
American Electric Power
Hunter Hunt
Sharyland Utilities, LLP
Susan Kelly
Vice President
Policy Analysis and General Counsel
American Public Power Association
Irwin Kowenski
Occidental Energy Ventures Corporation
Barry Lawson
Power Delivery
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Yakout Mansour
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Ralph Masiello
Senior Vice President
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HIV/AIDS News
New Finding Underscores Importance of Controlling Opportunistic Infections in AIDS Patients
One of the many questions surrounding AIDS has been where HIV comes from in the latter stages of the disease, when the patients have low CD4 T cell counts. A report in the June 20 issue of Science identifies a source as tissue macrophages, and points to opportunistic infections as a trigger that sets off a wave of HIV production.
This finding has several important implications, according to investigators Dr. Jan Orenstein from George Washington University and Dr. Sharon Wahl from the National Institute of Dental Research. "Preventing or eliminating opportunistic infections is not only essential to the immediate well-being of the patient, but can also slow the cycle of virus production that leads to further immune system damage," said Dr. Wahl. "The macrophage appears to be a key player in this scenario by functioning as a long-lived reservoir of virus production. "
It has been known for some time that CD4 T cells are the primary target of HIV infection, and that their destruction leads to a weakened immune system and susceptibility to "opportunists"-microorganisms that normally don't infect a healthy individual.
As HIV infection progresses toward AIDS, the CD4 T cells are the chief source of new virus, creating a cycle of escalating virus production and T cell death. The paradox has been how the levels of HIV continue to increase over the course of AIDS, at the same time the T cell population dramatically decreases.
Drs. Orenstein and Wahl thought macrophages might hold the answer to this riddle. Macrophages are immune cells that roam throughout the tissues for periods from months to perhaps years, seeking out and destroying invading organisms. The scientists knew that macrophages could be infected with HIV, but these voracious scavengers were not thought to be a significant source of virus production.
Close examination of lymph nodes from AIDS patients infected with a variety of common opportunists, including Pneumocystis carinii and Mycobacterium avium, proved otherwise. These patients not only had from 5 to over 100 times the number of virus-producing macrophages found in the nodes of opportunist-free HIV patients, the individual macrophages also demonstrated a much higher level of virus production.
The actual mechanism that switches macrophages from HIV carriers to producers is not yet known. Opportunistic microorganisms apparently act as a magnet, say the investigators, pulling together large numbers of both HIV-infected and uninfected macrophages. The opportunists then in some way stimulate the HIV-infected macrophages to produce virus, which ultimately spreads to uninfected macrophages and T cells.
The members of the research team were Dr. Jan Orenstein, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Dr. Cecil Fox, Molecular Histology, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD; and Dr. Sharon Wahl, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.


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Somewhere in Belgium
July 30th, 1918
Dear sister Madaline:
I received your three letters dated June 21st, 25th and 30th and believe me dear sister I am very proud to see that you have been so faithful to me in writing as often as you have. I haven't written you in weeks although of course it wasn't my fault as I have been through practically everything since we left France. You all have been constantly on my mind and my every thought is of you all back home. I received quite a few letters from John and Anna and as soon as I reach my rest camp I promise to write you a nice long letter. This letter that I am writing you is being written in the line where shot and shell have been and are falling all around us. My experiences have been great and many since I came into the line some days ago. I have been in the front line where right in front of us lied the dirty Huns front line and "no man's land".
Now dear sister if the censor permits I will tell you a few of my many adventures and experiences. The trenches which we have occupied have been waist deep with mud and water and more rain showed up every day. We rested during our rest periods in small dugouts known as "bivys". My first nights sleep was in a shell crater wear rats and other animals visited us both day and night. About thirty yards to the rear of us could be seen a dead Hun who was shot just above the waist line in the rear. I examined him personally during the day and cut one button off his coat for a souvenier [Several lines removed by Censor].
Its beyond me to tell you of the mans condition as he lies their on "No Man's Land" but you can imagine a person lying on a field perhaps at least two weeks. He was killed during the raid and advance of the british troops a little over two weeks ago. The poor lad was only about sixteen or seventeen years old but looked rather large for his age. I crossed over what is known as death valley and expect to venture over same again soon.
That's all about the front line but now for the reserve. We were all tired out and anxiously waiting mess time and sleeping quarters. We rested all night and part of the day and when I awoke I found myself cootied up. It is not very pleasant to talk about but I want you all to know about my experiences. Our casualty list was small and I came out into the reserve in the best of condition except for a pair of water soken feet. That's about all of my experiences except a few things which I doubt the censor would pass on but sometime as soon as I can get details that will allow me why I will try and tell you in one of my coming letters.
I know dear sister that very shortly we will move up to the front line but I have no fear as its either me or him. But just now its him as I have a few special bullets which I think have at least one Huns name on it and that means no blightly for him (hun) but sure death. I have seen while looking over the parapet a few hun soldiers out on working party but as soon as we let fly with both gun and bomb you ought to of seen poor Jerry (as the english call him) run and get off. We do our own cooking and a mixture of beans, corn beef and potatoes is nothing to strong for us. Our rashions are great but a shortage of water is our greatest enemy.
As yet I did not receive my photos that I had taken recently but will send you one as soon as I receive it. Oh yes I received Bob's picture and he surely looks great. Dear sister you know Bob and Baby are my great pride and do everything in our power to make them happy. I know dear sister that you are and always will do everything in you power for Pa, Baby and Bob but for my sake see that Pa does not worry. Guess I will close now as I think I have said about all I know, I am
Your Brother
P.S. Love and kisses to you all my friends. Enclosed find button and picture card for Bob. As yet I did not receive the stars but have a letter ready except for corrections which I will write to our paper.
Corp. Joseph Maus
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Aqua Hotels & Resorts Restructures and Changes Name
Its 24 Property Group Divided Into Three Distinct Brands Under Aqua Hospitality
Hawaii's leading hotel management company has changed its name to Aqua Hospitality (www.aquahospitality.com) and announced the restructuring of its 24-property group into three distinctive brands. In a little over a decade Aqua Hospitality, formerly known as Aqua Hotels and Resorts, has developed a highly successful and diverse collection of hotels and resorts that span all six major Hawaiian Islands. Aqua has combined its innovative, service-oriented hotel operations with deep analytical capabilities, a tech-savvy marketing approach and worldwide sales effort to become Hawaii's top choice for travelers from across the globe.
"Hawaii is a melting pot and Aqua's comprehensive global outreach has made our hotels and resorts as diverse as Hawaii itself," said Aqua Hospitality's President and CEO Ben Rafter. "That diversity has led Aqua to create three distinct brands that reflect the unique characteristics of our major market segments -luxury seekers of customized experiences, value and adventure-oriented guests and budget-conscious travelers."
Aqua has been a leader in redefining how potential visitors view Hawaii, working closely with Hawaii tourism authorities to invigorate the image of the islands. Rafter cited a few examples, "We are the only hotel company on all six tourism islands. We have the best nightclub and pool bar in Hawaii. We play host to three of the top-rated restaurants in the islands. Throughout 2013 we are launching offerings that are extremely attractive to the non-honeymooning under 40 demographic. We're currently breathing new life into the historic UNESCO World Heritage site Volcano House. Add the fact we've hired 1500 people during the recession and it becomes clear why people consider Aqua one of the most exciting hotel companies in the country."
Aqua's successful strategy of marketing its wide range of accommodations to travelers from all over the world has resulted in dramatically increased business from strong economies like China and Australia. The improving United States and Canadian economies are also pushing Aqua's occupancy and revenue numbers to new company highs. The hotel group is driving these numbers even higher with an aggressive renovation program with over $55 million dollars in projects completed recently or slated for this year.
The increased demand from travelers has combined with a varied demographic profile across Aqua's diversified hotels to create the opportunity for the three new brands and operating divisions under the Aqua Hospitality umbrella:
- MONOGRAM HOTEL COLLECTION represents an elite group of stand-alone and independent hotels and resorts providing a highly personalized luxury experience. Each hotel has a distinct name and identity and is unique in personality, environment and design. All the properties offer a boutique experience and promise to be the highlight of any getaway.
- AQUA HOTELS AND RESORTS® offers stylish, mid-priced hotels that present excellent value and lifestyle services rooted in Hawaii's rich cultural traditions. Savvy travelers will appreciate the convenient added services that make an Aqua Hotels and Resorts stay fun, convenient and positively practical.
- LITE HOTELS is a group of eclectic, economy hotels that appeal to budget-minded travelers. These guests are seeking the most bang for their buck and appreciate the fundamentals - service, convenience and cleanliness.
The creation of the three new operating divisions also positions the company to deploy its highly successful methodologies across a wider portfolio of properties including opportunities on the U. S. mainland.
Instinct Hotel Collection
Lite Hotels
About Aqua-Aston Hospitality
With a 70-year legacy, Honolulu-based Aqua-Aston Hospitality is a destination expert that provides management and marketing services to approximately 45 hotels and resorts in Hawaii, the continental United States, and Central America, including international hotel brands Hilton Inc. and InterContinental Hotels Group. The company prides itself in the expertise of its teammates and offers Hawaii"s only locally staffed 24-hour call center to best serve the needs of travelers from across the globe. For more information, visit www.Aqua-Aston.com or call (855) 945-4092. Aqua-Aston Hospitality is an operating business of ILG, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILG), a leading global provider of professionally delivered vacation experiences.
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One-pot fish with black olives & tomatoes
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal223
- fat6g
- saturates1g
- carbs7g
- sugars0g
- fibre3g
- protein34g
- salt3.05g
- 175g black olive in oil, stones removed
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 400g can chopped tomato
A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in…
- 4 boneless white fish fillets such as Icelandic cod or hoki, each weighing about 175g/6oz
A popular mild-flavoured saltwater fish mainly found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Cod…
To serve
Preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil from the olives in an ovenproof pan. Tip in the onion and stir well, leave to cook for a minute or two and then give it another good stir. Add the tomatoes and some salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then add the olives.
Put the fish, skin side down, onto the sauce and drizzle over a splash more oil from the olive jar. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes until the fish is cooked. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve straight from the pan, with lemon wedges for squeezing over.
Recipe Tip
Spicing it upIf you like your food spicy, add a small pinch of red chilli flakes to the onion. A handful of quartered artichoke hearts from a jar can be added as well as, or instead of, the olives.


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Glitch City Laboratories, abbreviated as GCL, sometimes called simply Glitch City is a Pokémon glitch community founded by Abwayax in December 2005, but it is actually the latest in a series of Pokémon glitch related websites founded by Abwayax from as early as November 2003.
It is a reference base for mainly Pokémon glitches, as well as a community where people can share their experiences of Pokémon glitches, discuss Pokémon in general, or discuss more general topics, such as technology, or 'almost anything'. There are also forum games.
Glitch City Laboratories is part of the "Monarch Pass" family of sites. The others are Operation Time Capsule (for old Cartoon Network content), Monarch Pass Forge (for 'project hosting') and Monarch Pass Headquarters ('planning area and development server').
Additionally, the websites "Infinitypedia" and "The Thornbush" are hosted by Monarch Pass.
Based on Abwayax's history post:
1. November 2003 - February 2004: Nemesis Temple site opened on Tripod. The site was created before the owner had any working knowledge of PHP or HTML. It was to become a general-purpose Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh site, with emphasis on the "strange" aspects of Pokemon.
Work on the site began November 1, 2003 and extended to January 2004, after which the site fell into disrepair due to a lack of guest activity and enthusiasm on the owner's part, and was superseded by a new site. The name "Nemesis Temple" was reused for a newer, unrelated site in 2005 that had to do with a character "Nemesis".
2. February 2004 - November 23, 2004: Professor Glitch's Lab (forums), the first "modern" ancestor of Glitch City Laboratories, is opened as a replacement to Nemesis Temple. It was hosted on Tripod, using the same account as Temple.
The site documented the first Ditto Trick-related breakthroughs, with short pages on Ditto trick-able glitches in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, as well as Missingno. in Yellow and the Ghost/Fossil Missingno. Later special sections such as glitch Unown and glitch items were added. To this day there is content on Glitch City Laboratories that was taken word-for-word from this old ancestor site. Professor Glitch' Lab was actively maintained until June 2004, after which plans for a new site were once again developed.
3. November 23, 2004 - February 13, 2005: The opening of Pokemon Paranormal Research Laboratories (originally Pokemon Phenomenon Research Laboratories). This site had the same vision as Glitch City Laboratories, mainly, to be a dynamic site maintained daily by multiple staffpersons and to receive submissions for research from visitors. It was a subdomain of abwayax.net. It ran on PHPNuke and was not overly successful. The forum engine was originally phpBB integrated with PHPNuke, but switched later to SMF.
During the site's run, some of the content from Professor Glitch's Lab was retained while a new article was written for the regular and Ghost/Skeleton Missingno. Additionally, pages regarding 3TrainerPoké and PokeWTrainer were added. In February 13, 2005, the forum was disconnected from the Pokémon Paranormal Research Laboratories site and combined with the TinyPortal addon for SMF (then in beta stage) to produce Glitch City. The site is offline, but some of the pages were archived.
4. February 13, 2005 - July 2005 - Glitch City, the direct ancestor of Glitch City Labs, is born. This consisted of TinyPortal bolted onto SMF, and glitch content from PPRL and PGL was added in. It retained the pprlforum.abwayax.com URL until April 4, 2005, when the site gained its own domain, glitchcity.net (not in use today). It also featured topsites. During the life of Glitch City, many of GCL's present staff met each other.
Project Melchior was also started here, although the data collected wasn't put to any real use until later. In around June 2005, the site was relaunched, now powered by the Mambo CMS engine, while retaining the forums. Due to Abwayax being in conflict with his host at the time, Ideal-Hosting (now dead as well), as well as a feud with opposing glitch researcher Crystal Mew, who seems to have 'retired', the site "finally kicked the bucket" (according to Izwzyzx) in July.
5. ??? 2005 - March 2006 - Glitchcity.net now redirects to Team Zero Hideout. This is the backup forum Abwayax established to reconvene and plan to re-establish Glitch City. Most of the planning for Glitch City Laboratories was done here. Initially the forum was powered by OvBB (which was very buggy at the time), but later was converted to MyBB.
On November 2005(?), the idea for a "network" of glitch sites that share one forum was put up, and Team Zero Hideout became the forums of the Super Glitch Alliance. Glitch City Laboratories was established in December 2005 and revealed to the public later. However, the Super Glitch Alliance itself never took off and in early 2006 the forum became simply the Glitch City Laboratories forum. In March 2006, the MyBB forum was deactivated and all members were referred the new forum - that is, Glitch City Laboratories' current forum.
6. December 2005 - now: Glitch City Laboratories was launched.
The Glitch City Laboratories forums is an active forum run on SMF (Simple Machines Forums) with at least seven boards, referred to as 'Labs', each with a Greek letter following them.
Glitch City Laboratories has an official IRC chat, which is #glitchcity on irc.rizon.net
Glitch City Laboratories has/had various projects.
Dexes, based on the "Pokédex" in the Pokémon games list variation of glitch things (such as glitch Pokémon), and cover their specific details.
These have not been wikified and were imported via an extension. After the September 2014 update (which updated MediaWiki) seemingly broke the extension, meaning the 'formal dexes' cannot be accessed from their wiki pages.
On July 30th 2016, it was announced that the site would experience temporary downtime for a server migration. Abwayax used this time to fix the GlitchDex extension and also an issue in which attempting to save a page on the wiki would save the page but result in an error.
In February 2009, Glitch City Laboratories wiki was started as a secret project. The wiki was officially revealed on November 14, 2009 and replaced the old site entirely on March 28, 2010.
Glitch City Laboratories was closed for maintenance on December 10, 2010. The maintenance mainly concerned the integration of the forums and the wiki, where the wiki sidebar was added to the forums (see the images below). Variations of Bulbasaur based on ??????????'s "golden Bulbasaur" appearance were added as icons on the board index at some point.
Operation Time Capsule (another website hosted by Abwayax) went down for maintenance too. On August 8, 2011 users were offered a temporary board for both sites on the Professor Glitch Labs forums.
On August 8, 2011, Project "Ebullient Emolga" was launched, where users could request to 'beta test' the site, and were given a username and password to do so.
On October 24, 2011, the site was finally opened to the public again but until recently[clarification needed] some pages redirect to the 'undergoing maintenance page'.
The hooked Metapod is the 'official' mascot of Glitch City Laboratories.
On January 20, 2008 a Glitch City Laboratories forums poll called DA MASCOT FINALS!!1 was started where members discussed whether the mascot should be changed, but the consensus was not to change it. Other 'contestants' were "The Orange Glove" and "Ploison Decamark".
On June 3, 2009 another poll called "Mascot Elections 2009: Tie Breaker Election." was started by Photon-Phoenix. The hooked Metapod won again. Other contestants were "Desu Mario" and "The Orange Glove". The former was criticized by Abwayax for being non-Pokémon related. He also said the latter was "a shitty 4chan meme", but in fact The Orange Glove was made into a GIF by Newo after someone thought it was a glitch.
In the Pokémon games, hooked Metapod can be caused by a Super Glitch item at a certain position on the map with a 50 tile. Specifically, D059/8 must be changed to 7C and D05F/E must become a non-00 value. Whether this happened to the user who introduced it is unknown.
In English version, with a Super Glitch item, when D059/8 is corrupted the hooked Metapod seemingly always happens because the corruption depends on screen data after opening the menu, and normally a border tile is always at the relevant coordinate, which is at BGB coordinates x=0A, y=0C. Furthermore D05F/E is changed by part of the menu too.


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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 n.5 Cape Town May. 2009
Perpetration of gross human rights violations in South Africa: association with psychiatric disorders
Dan J SteinI, *; Stacey L WilliamsII; Pamela B JacksonIII; Soraya SeedatIV; Landon MyerV; Allen HermanVI; David R WilliamsVII
IFRCPC, PhD, DPhil, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town
IIPhD, Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn., USA
IIIPhD, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., USA
IVMB ChB, FCPsych (SA), PhD, MRC Stress and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, W Cape
VMB ChB, PhD, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
VIMB ChB, PhD, National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), Pretoria
VIIMPH, PhD, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, and Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USA
BACKGROUND: A nationally representative study of psychiatric disorders in South Africa provided an opportunity to study the association between perpetration of human rights violations (HRVs) during apartheid and psychiatric disorder. Prior work has suggested an association between perpetration and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but this remains controversial.
METHODS: Subjects reported on their perpetration of human rights violations, purposeful injury, accidental injury and domestic violence. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition) disorders were assessed with Version 3.0 of the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0). Socio-demographic characteristics of these groups were calculated. Odds ratios for the association between the major categories of psychiatric disorders and perpetration were assessed.
RESULTS: HRV perpetrators were more likely to be male, black and more educated, while perpetrators of domestic violence ( DV) were more likely to be female, older, married, less educated and with lower income. HRV perpetration was associated with lifetime and 12-month anxiety and substance use disorders, particularly PTSD. Purposeful and DV perpetration were associated with lifetime and 12-month history of all categories of disorders, whereas accidental perpetration was associated most strongly with mood disorders.
CONCLUSION: Socio-demographic profiles of perpetrators of HRV and DV in South Africa differ. While the causal relationship between perpetration and psychiatric disorders deserves further study, it is possible that some HRV and DV perpetrators were themselves once victims. The association between accidental perpetration and mood disorder also deserves further attention.
South Africa provides a unique laboratory for studying the perpetration of different forms of violence. During apartheid a range of acts of racial violence were perpetrated, including gross human rights violations (HRVs). However, both before and after apartheid there have also been significant levels of domestic and criminal violence.1 Injuries were the second-leading cause of premature death and interpersonal injury and accounted for 14.3% of disability-adjusted life-years in South Africa in 2000,2 with interpersonal injury predominating.3 A survey in 1998 found that 2 in 1 000 South Africans had experienced a violent injury requiring medical treatment in the previous month, while 9 in 1 000 households had had a violent death in the previous year.4 Community surveys have emphasised high levels of domestic and partner violence,5-11 including sexual assault and rape.12-16
Studies have suggested significant associations between perpetration of violence and mental illness. Although public perceptions of the link between disorders such as schizophrenia and violence are clouded by stigma, a systematic review found perpetration of violence and violence victimisation to be more common in persons with severe mental illness than in the general population.17 The relationship among substance use, violence and victimisation is also well established, particularly the association between men's substance use and perpetration of physical violence.18,19 While associations between perpetration and antisocial traits20-24 can be expected, there is also the less obvious possibility that many perpetrators have themselves been exposed to trauma (e.g. childhood abuse, marital violence, military combat), or suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).16,24-30
The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study is a nationally representative survey that provides information on the prevalence of common mental disorders and on a range of other variables, including perpetration of violence.31 We report on the association between perpetration and common mental disorders.
Subject sample
The SASH was a national probability sample of adult South Africans living in households and hostel quarters, obtained between January 2002 and June 2004.31 Hostel quarters were included to maximise coverage of young working-age males, but did not include individuals in institutions or the military. The sample was selected using a three-stage probability sample design. A total sample of 5 089 households was selected for the SASH; field interviews were obtained with 4 433 (87.1%) and based on quality control criteria, 4 351 were retained for analysis.
Diagnostic interview
The diagnostic interview used in the SASH was the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.0 (CIDI 3.0),32 a fully structured lay-administered interview that generates diagnoses according to the criteria of both the ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision) and DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition) diagnostic systems. Because of time constraints, the interview excluded several disorders (e.g. specific phobia, impulse control disorders other than intermittent explosive disorder). DSM-IV criteria are used in this report. Given the potential significance of PTSD, the analyses focus on this specific disorder and four summary categories of mental disorders: anxiety disorders (panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, generalised anxiety disorder, PTSD), mood disorders (major depressive disorder, dysthymia), substance use disorders (alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, drug dependence), and a global category of any of the abovementioned disorders. DSM-IV organic exclusion rules and diagnostic hierarchy rules were applied to all diagnoses, except in the case of substance use disorders where abuse was defined with or without dependence. Interviewers were trained in the administration of the CIDI in centralised group sessions lasting 1 week. The interviews were conducted face to face in English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho or Tswana. The protocol was approved by an ethics committee and all subjects gave informed consent. Interviews lasted an average of 3½ hours, with some requiring more than one visit to complete.
Assessment of perpetration
Perpetration was assessed using different probes. First, respondents were asked: 'Because of political reasons did you ever arrest or detain someone, kidnap or abduct someone, participate in the destruction of someone's home or property, physically beat or injure someone, participate in the death of someone, kill someone, participate in any other form of torture or human rights violation?' Our HRV perpetrator variable is a dichotomous indicator contrasting individuals who reported one or more of those experiences to those who reported none (HRV perpetration). Second, in screening for PTSD, subjects were asked whether they had ever seriously injured, tortured or killed someone (purposeful perpetration), or accidentally seriously injured or killed someone (accidental perpetration). Third, domestic violence perpetration was assessed by the frequency with which the respondent had slapped or hit, thrown something at, or pushed, grabbed or shoved her/his current or former spouse or partner.33
Statistical analysis
The person-level SASH data were weighted to adjust for differential probabilities of selection within households, differential non-response, and residual discrepancies between the sample and the population on a profile of census demographic and geographical variables and used in all data analyses. Data analysis was carried out using SAS and SAS-callable SUDAAN software to adjust estimates of statistical significance for the weighting and clustering of the data.
For each perpetrator variable, bivariate comparisons of socio-demographic variables (gender, age, race, income, marital status, education, employment status, location) were undertaken, and then associations of perpetration with mental disorder were assessed, adjusting for these socio-demographic variables. (Use of race variables is not intended to reify socially constructed categories, but to allow an exploration of the effects of historical circumstances on current public health issues.)
Domestic violence (DV) was common (15%), with lower figures for HRV perpetration (3%), and purposeful (1.0%) and accidental (1.9%) perpetration. Table I demonstrates the bivariate comparisons with socio-demographic factors. HRV perpetrators were more likely to be male, black, and better educated. Purposeful perpetrators were more likely to be white and employed with a trend towards being male, while accidental perpetrators were more likely to be male. DV perpetrators were more likely to be female, older, married, less educated, and with lower income.
Logistic regression models are presented for each of the perpetration variables. Table II presents the association between HRV perpetration and mental disorders. As in the subsequent tables, each row of the table presents findings from a multivariate regression model in which the association between the perpetrator variable and disorder was examined adjusted for all of the socio-demographic factors. HRV perpetration was associated with lifetime and 12-month anxiety and substance use disorders. The odds ratios (ORs) were particularly large for PTSD. Purposeful perpetration (Table III) was associated with lifetime and 12-month history of all categories of disorders. Despite the small numbers, the ORs were very large for both 12-month and lifetime rates of disorder, suggesting a robust association. In contrast, the association with disorders is much weaker for accidental perpetration (Table IV), although there is an elevated risk for lifetime and 12-month mood disorder and 12-month anxiety and substance disorders. DV perpetration (Table V) was associated with lifetime and 12-month history of all categories of disorders.
We found that different kinds of perpetration appear to be associated with different socio-demographic profiles, and are associated with different clinical disorders. There have been few population-based surveys of the clinical correlates of perpetration, and these findings have implications for understanding the nature of perpetration, and for developing appropriate interventions.
HRV perpetrators were more likely to be male, black and more educated, and HRV perpetration was associated with lifetime and 12-month anxiety and substance use disorders, particularly PTSD. These subjects may have been employed by the security forces (police, military, etc.) during apartheid. While causal relationships cannot be determined from these data, studies have indicated that perpetration of violent acts during combat can lead to subsequent PTSD.34
In contrast, DV perpetrators were more likely to be female, older, married, less educated, and with lower income. Although statistical significance was not reached, there was a trend for race to be significant with elevated risk associated with being Indian or coloured. DV perpetration was also associated with lifetime and 12-month history of all categories of disorders. The gender findings are consistent with previous studies; in South Africa, partner violence in adolescents was higher in females than in males,7 and a meta-analysis of over 80 studies found that women were more likely than men to perpetrate violent behaviour in their intimate relationships than men.35 However, it is important to emphasise that when gender analyses include differences in impact and context, women are disproportionately victimised by partner violence.36,37 Men are more coercively controlling of their partners than females a context which may significantly change the meaning of females' use of violence in a relationship.38 Similar considerations may also apply to other socio-demographic correlates of DV perpetration found here. In keeping with the association of DV perpetration with mental disorders, studies have found a range of psychopathology in this population.21-24,38-42
There were small samples of purposeful and accidental perpetrators. Purposeful perpetrators were more likely to be white, under 50 and employed, and may represent those employed by the security establishment and involved in particularly serious acts of perpetration. In contrast, apart from being male, accidental perpetrators had no significant socio-demographic associations. Purposeful perpetration was associated with lifetime and 12-month history of all categories of disorders, whereas accidental perpetration was associated most strongly with mood disorders. These findings are consistent with the high levels of psychopathology in members of the South African security forces,43 and with descriptions of regret and remorse in accidental perpetrators.
A number of limitations must be emphasised. First, there are concerns about whether self-report questions about perpetration are answered truthfully. Partial reassurance is perhaps obtained from retrospective reporting of sensitive questions such as that of childhood adversity; although false-negative reports are common, false-positive reports are rare, so that retrospective case-control studies of such adversities are potentially valid.44 We also implemented procedures known to improve the accuracy of reporting of sensitive questions in surveys.45 These included using a commitment probe (having respondents pledge to trying hard to answer the questions accurately) and using 'forgiving' language (the questions about human rights perpetration were preceded by a statement that said, 'during times of conflict and because of one's job, people sometimes do things that they normally would not do'). Nevertheless, while many respondents admitted to DV perpetration, consistent with previous work in South Africa,5-10 few admitted to purposeful or accidental perpetration, and these findings should therefore be interpreted with caution. Second, these analyses did not adjust for levels of severity of perpetration; more severe and less severe perpetration may have different socio-demographic and clinical correlates.36,46 Other aspects of perpetration were also not captured (for example, the extent to which DV perpetration was one-sided or mutual38). Third, associations between perpetration and mental disorder were not investigated separately in males and females; previous work has suggested gender-specific correlations.21,22,41 Fourth, the data do not allow temporal or causal relationships to be established, and the extent to which mental disorders are causes or consequences of perpetration cannot be determined.
Nevertheless, this study provides the first data on associations between multiple types of perpetration and mental illness in South Africa, and provides avenues for exploration by researchers and policy makers, locally and abroad. Several interventions are effective for reducing interpersonal violence.47-50 Given the high burden of disease associated with trauma in general in South Africa, and interpersonal violence in particular, and the relationships of interpersonal violence with mental disorder and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV/AIDS,13,51,52 these interventions deserve serious consideration. The limitations of the data here need to be taken into account when formulating such interventions; for example, the more coercive perpetration of males probably deserves priority. The high prevalence of domestic violence perpetration warrants special attention, but an understanding of the nature of other kinds of perpetration and the development of appropriate interventions is also key.53,54
Acknowledgements. The South African Stress and Health study was carried out in conjunction with the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. We thank the WMH staff for assistance with instrumentation, fieldwork, and data analysis. These activities were supported by the US National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH070884), the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation, the Pfizer Foundation, the US Public Health Service (R13-MH066849, R01-MH069864, and R01 DA016558), the Fogarty International Center (FIRCA R01-TW006481), the Pan American Health Organization, Eli Lilly and Company, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The South Africa Stress and Health study was funded by grant R01-MH059575 from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Drug Abuse with supplemental funding from the South African Department of Health and the University of Michigan. Dan Stein and Soraya Seedat are also supported by the Medical Research Council of South Africa. A complete list of WMH publications can be found at http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/wmh/
The authors thank Kathleen McGaffigan (Harvard University) for her assistance with the statistical analyses.
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With the release of "Brave" this last weekend, Pixar Animation Studios has now released 13 animated films, and each of them have opened at #1 at the box office. A full six of them – almost half of their releases – have won the Academy Award for Best animated Feature, a feat that's EXTRA impressive considering that 3 of the 13 were released prior to the category being added to the Oscars.
With a pedigree like that, there's plenty of quality films to round out a top ten list. In fact, almost all of them would be worthy of inclusion. Let's take a look at how the rankings shake out though shall, we? Click "Continue Reading" to check out my list of the Top Ten Pixar Movies.
Pixar's entry into the "Princess" sub-genre. "Brave" 's Merida is head strong, opinionated and independent. When she's offered in marriage to the sons of the clans of the kingdom, she runs off in search of a way to change her fate.
Though she faces challenges that feel like familiar ground, Merida is still a memorable character, and the movie is gorgeous, funny and full of genuine heart. _______________________________________________________________________________
A more than worthy sequel to the original. "Toy Story 2" continues the adventures of Woody, Buzz and the rest of Andy's toys, while adding in newcomers to the fold in Jesse and Woody's horse, Bullseye.
It's a great animated action/adventure movie with tons of laughs and lots of soul. It may get a little lost between the greatness of chapters 1 and 3, but this is a fantastic movie as well. ______________________________________________________________________________
The story of a Parisian rat who wishes to be a chef, and finds his way to doing so by developing a puppeteer-esque relationship with a busboy, who does the cooking as his proxy.
It's a story about the power of chasing your dreams, the drive to create, and the power of believing in yourself. If a rat can become a top-chef, what else is possible? Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Characters don't get more creative or colorful than this. Mike Wazowski and "Sully" Sullivan are blue-collar workers, just doing a job. Populating kids nightmares by being the monsters in the closet. Of course, when things go "wrong", they find themselves opening their hearts.
Unique, original, inspired, emotional, funny… there's an enormous amount of positive superlatives that can be brought in to play here. "Monsters, Inc." deserves 'em all. ____________________________________________________________________________________
Pixar's take on the Superhero genre, except that it's really an examination of the family dynamic. The Incredibles fight together, but more importantly they fight FOR each other. Along the way, each of them learns their own true value within the unit, and within the family.
Action packed and family friendly, "The Incredibles" won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
A "lost child" is a fear all parents can relate to… even if it's a fish. "Finding Nemo" took this primal story and set it under the sea, which gave them the opportunity to use fanciful aquatic characters and a gorgeous underwater setting.
Massive sharks, stoner turtles, forgetful friends, and a slightly crazy menagerie of fish tank dwellers make "Finding Nemo" a remarkable movie. Winner of Best Animated Feature.
The incredible conclusion (for now) of the "Toy Story" saga. A jail break film parody for most of its runtime, "Toy Story 3" shifts gears at the end and delivers a poignant moment about childhood attachments, and growing up.
"Toy Story 3" parlays the character attachments built in the first two films into an incredibly emotional ending for the trilogy. Best Animated Feature winner.
A truly rare gem of the animated genre, "Up" focuses on a geriatric protagonist and focuses not only on his quest, but on how his outlook on life changes.
It's got all of the humor, action and cute characters you'd expect from a kid's movie, but it also has a message about living life with an open heart regardless of how old you are. An exceptional movie in every way. Winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, also nominated for Best Picture.
A bold, unique movie that features long stretches with little or no dialogue, and characters that communicate via body language. In addition to creating sweet, robotic characters, Pixar gets to explore the beauty of space.
Strong environmental overtones, but at its heart it's about finding love, no matter what you are. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Earning massive credit for being a pioneering, influential film in the realm of computer animation, and launching not only a great franchise, but a great Studio – "Toy Story" is still my number one.
With an incredible voice cast, loveable characters, and a great original song by Randy Newman, "Toy Story" is a legendary movie. It changed the very fabric of animation in movies, while also giving us the unforgettable duo of Woody and Buzz Lightyear. "To infinity… and beyond!"
Well, there you have it everyone.
My ranking of the ten best Pixar movies.
What do YOU think? Wish you could shuffle the order? Miffed that "Cars" didn't make the cut? Feel that "Toy Story 3" is better than "Toy Story"? Let me hear it! 😀
What do YOU think?


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Red Sox - 010 001 000 - 2 7 0 Angels - 202 100 00x - 5 9 0With this loss, the Red Sox fell eight games below .500 for the first time this season. They are a season-worst 14 games out of first place in the AL East and a whopping 11 games out of the Wild Card race.
Lester (8-9-5-3-2, 121) pitched a complete game, but faltered early. Albert Pujols had a two-run single in the first, and hit one of four straight singles in the third, that gave Los Angeles a 4-1 lead.
James Loney (3-for-4) scored both Boston runs. He singled and scored in the second and homered in the sixth.
Podsednik, LFDaniel Bard will be activated for tonight's game. His numbers for Pawtucket are positively gruesome. In 32 innings, Bard allowed 31 hits and 29 walks, while striking out 32. He has a 7.03 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP. No one has even a shred of a clue how he will perform with the Red Sox.
Pedroia, 2B
Ellsbury, CF
Loney, 1B
Ross, RF
Saltalamacchia, DH
Lavarnway, C
Aviles, SS
Ciriaco, 3B
Last night's start, Zach Stewart, was optioned down. The nine runs Stewart allowed were the most by a pitcher in his Boston debut in 109 years (Norwood Gibson allowed nine on April 29, 1903; on April 26, 1902, Pep Deininger allowed 11 runs to the Washington Senators.)


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Purchasing risky investments that present the possibility of large profits, but also pose a higher-than-average possibility of loss. A profitable strategy over the long term if undertaken by professionals who hedge their portfolios to control the amount of risk.
An investment with an exceptionally high risk. Speculators may invest in a start-up company or in a volatile commodity. These risks carry the possibility of very high returns. Speculators often trade actively and many have hedging strategies to reduce their risks. See also: Hedge fund.
The taking of above-average risks to achieve above-average returns, generally during a relatively short period of time. Speculation involves buying something on the basis of its potential selling price rather than on the basis of its actual value.
speculationthe buying and selling of COMMODITIES (tea, tin etc.), FINANCIAL SECURITIES (shares etc.) and FOREIGN CURRENCIES whose market prices are characterized by substantial fluctuations over time, by individuals and firms (speculators) in the hope of making windfall profits. For example, in the STOCK MARKET and FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET, a speculator may take a 'bullish' view that a share price or the exchange rate of a currency will rise and may gamble on this possibility by buying that share or currency, using either his or her own money or short-term credits, and hoping to resell it at a higher price after a few days or weeks, in order to make a capital gain on the difference between the two prices. On the other hand, the speculator may take a 'bearish' view that a share price or currency value will fall and may gamble on this possibility by selling the share or currency (even though he or she does not currently own any), using the proceeds from this sale to buy at a lower price the shares or currency he or she has promised to deliver a week or two later.
Speculative activity may have a destabilizing effect on share prices or exchange rates if speculators take a collective view that prices will rise or fall, accelerating and magnifying upward or downward price movements. Because of the disruptive effects of speculation on international trade, countries' central banks often intervene in the foreign exchange markets to maintain 'orderly' exchange rates. See ARBITRAGE, FORWARD MARKET, FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM, STAG, ACCOUNT PERIOD.
speculationthe purchase or sale of ASSETS, real or financial, to achieve a CAPITAL GAIN.
Investment decisions based on the hope and expectation there will be a profit, but no firm evidence that this will be the case. As a general rule, the more speculative the venture, the greater the reward should be,commensurate with the risk taken.


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Black-Mob Violence Surges During Holiday Period
" This Christmas season saw dozens of episodes of black mob violence in malls, clubs, streets and other places around the country. Such attacks are part of an epidemic of hundreds of cases of black mob violence in more than 80 cities over the last three years, as documented in the book "White Girl Bleed a Lot: The return of racial violence to America and how the media ignore it."
These attacks follow similar incidents on Memorial Day, Labor Day, the Fourth of July, St. Patrick's Day and other holidays in 2012.
In Baton Rouge over the weekend, a mob of 200 black people caused a panic at the Mall of Louisiana after they began fighting and running through the shopping center.
According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, some were "screaming in terror." Others called it a "stampede." WWLTV called it "chaotic and scary."
Hundreds of shoppers fled in panic. Others took refuge in small shops, where the managers sheltered customers behind locked doors to protect them from the rampaging crowd while the mall was closed and evacuated.
After leaving the shopping center, the rioters descended on Perkins Rowe, a neighboring shopping and residential district, where the violence and lawlessness continued.
This is one of several episodes of black mob violence in Baton Rouge over the last year.
"A similar incident at the Mall of Louisiana about a year ago led to the shootings of two teenagers," said the Advocate.
See the Big List of black mob violence.
In February, police used pepper spray on a black mob of 600 waiting for the release of a new style of basketball shoe.
In September, WFAB reported Baton Rouge police had to break up a riot of more than 100 black people at a skating rink. One man brandished a gun, and families were "fearing for their lives."
Several witnesses at the most recent Mall of Louisiana riot reported seeing and hearing weapons, but local police said there were no shots fired.
Video of the event shows the rioters were black. But the paper described the rioters as teenagers – a fact that several who posted comments on the paper's web site wondered about:
Please explain to me your thought process in concluding that telling the truth is racist. The fact is that the 200 or so people involved were indeed black. There have been numerous instances of what black teens and young adults call "swarming". "


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Calling Doctor Lexie11/07/2009 11:47:00 PM Edit This 1 Comment »
My funny girl was at it again. Lexie was eating dinner and Kit & Kaboodle where hoovering as usual hoping for an "accident" from Lexie. In passing I said that Kaboodle didn't look like she was feeling very well.
That's all that it took....Dr. Lexie to the rescue! She ran to get her "tel-a-scoop" to check Kaboodle out.
As you can see it was a full exam and Kaboodle was a real trooper!
When Kit saw that Kaboodle was getting so much attention he had to try to get in on the action.
And you'll be happy to know that Dr. Lexie declared Boo "all better!"
Have no fear though. By the time I was getting Lexie ready for bed she was back to her true identity - Princess Lexie Lou! She even managed to turn her crown into a mask & her drumstick into a wand.
Here she is finally ready for sweet dreams.
And yes, I do make her take the crown off before she gets in her bed.