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The search has begun for recruits to join the Bluestone Academy, an ambitious scheme to support job and career opportunities in West Wales.
Potential candidates seeking a career in the hospitality and leisure industry in the area are being invited to an open day at Bluestone National Park Resort on Tuesday, 25th February between 10am and 1pm.
The Academy, which was launched last October, has 10 places available for a 12 month programme providing experience within areas of the luxury short break destination near Narberth, providing in-depth and paid experience, training and the chance to gain relevant qualifications.
Members of the Bluestone Academy will also have the opportunity to join Bluestone full-time after their 12 months in a preferred department with advanced carer development.
"The Bluestone Academy is an important scheme for us as it provides an opportunity for those seeking a career in hospitality and leisure to join us and experience a range of roles, providing them with an insight into the different career opportunities," said Debbie Rainbow, Human Resources Manager at Bluestone.
"They will receive a salary, 30 days paid annual leave and access to the Bluestone employee benefit scheme. It's a great opportunity to get into the industry here in Pembrokeshire and West Wales."
Six academy members joined last year and have been going through training and experiencing work in departments including housekeeping, food and beverage and activities.
Zac Frances-Miller, one of the Academy members, said: "The academy has offered me different opportunities that I can progress into. It also offers me to opportunities to complete NVQs while working which will help my skill development further.
"My future aspirations are career progression with Bluestone and the Bluestone Academy provides me with the opportunities to do this."
Academy members have a personal development plan and a chance to gain an NVQ qualification at the same time.
William McNamara, Chief Executive of Bluestone, said: "Our ethos is to be a sustainable business providing local employment and supporting the economy and communities here in Pembrokeshire and West Wales. The Bluestone Academy is just one way we're doing this and it's proving a successful way of introducing people to the important tourism, hospitality and leisure industry that we have here in West Wales."
The open day will be held at the Blue Lagoon water park at Bluestone between 10am and 1pm on Tuesday, 25th February. Potential candidates will have a chance to talk to staff, existing Academy members and tour Bluestone to see what opportunities exist at the luxury short break destination.
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Setting Gradle home directory and proxy in Jenkins
Real quick. Spent the past few hours working around some nasty issues with gradle and jenkins. It seems due to a bug, the jenkins gradle plugin puts the dependency/artifact cache under the jobs workspace. This really isn't a good idea as every job would then download all of the projects artifacts taking up large amounts of space. At the same time, I also needed to setup the proxy information for gradle, which sadly doesn't reuse the jenkins proxy information.
I was able to finally figure out a good place to define the gradle user home and proxy information in a single place to prevent each job from having to define it.
Go into Manage Jenkins > Configure System. Under Global properties check Environment variables and fill in the following for name and value:
name: GRADLE_OPTS
value: -Dgradle.user.home=/home/tomcat/.gradle -Dhttp.proxyHost=22.214.171.124 -Dhttp.proxyPort=3128
For the gradle.user.home property, I tried using ~/.gradle, but that didn't work which means most likely my $HOME environment variable was not set for whatever reason. My guess is it has something to do with all the troubles I've had lately using the bitnami jenkins amazon ami. I also tried setting the environment variable GRADLE_USER_HOME, but that didn't seem to work. Either way, hopefully this will help others.

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Lehigh Mennonite Brethren Church (Lehigh, Kansas, USA)
Lehigh Mennonite Brethren Church at Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas, a member of the Southern District Conference, was organized 27 August, 1884 under the leadership of David Dyck. The membership fluctuated from 100 in 1890, 23 in 1892, 42 in 1897, 100 in 1928, to 52 in 1953. Anna Enns, a missionary to Africa, was ordained in 1945. Ministers who served the congregation were Jacob B. Wiens, Cornelius Knaak, Jacob J. Harder, A. J. Boese, Gerhard Bartel, John A. Nickel, John A. Harder, Jacob J. Kroeker, G. A. Flaming, William Neufeld, and P. R. Lange.
In 1955 the Lehigh congregation was amalgamated with the Gnadenau congregation of the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Conference; the combined congregation in 1957 was operating as the Gnadenau Mennonite Brethren Church, with a membership of about 200. Franklin Jost was the pastor in 1957.
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General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
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Hiebert, P. C. "Lehigh Mennonite Brethren Church (Lehigh, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 3 Aug 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lehigh_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Lehigh,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=115843.
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Hiebert, P. C. (1957). Lehigh Mennonite Brethren Church (Lehigh, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 3 August 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lehigh_Mennonite_Brethren_Church_(Lehigh,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=115843.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 313. All rights reserved.
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CountryGirl Cocktails, a new ready-to-drink offering, adds a refreshing twist to the dog days of summer by introducing Lemonade, Peach Sweet Tea and Margarita low-calorie cocktails.
Just launched this summer, CountryGirl Cocktails offer a dose of southern hospitality and bring the spirit of adventure in a convenient 32 proof bar style cocktail format. These cocktails average 50 calories per 1.5-ounce serving at 16% alcohol by volume and are best served over ice, making them perfect tailgate companions for football season and beyond. All three varieties are available in two sizes: 750ml for a suggested retail price of $13.99 and a 1.75L plastic bottle at a suggested retail price of $19.99.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Alvin Brown plans to inject $11 million this year into both downtown revitalization and job-creating economic improvements across Jacksonville.
Brown will invest $9 million for private investment and an additional $2 million for economic expansion throughout the city.
At a news conference Tuesday morning, the mayor said his goal is for downtown to be a 24/7 destination.
Business owners already downtown would like to see that, too. Ron Chamblin, who owns a bookstore on Laura Street, said although his business is successful, he understands why people don't want to start up downtown.
"No one wants to open up downtown because there is no foot traffic," Chamblin said. "There's no foot traffic because no one wants to open up downtown."
One way to increase foot traffic? Get people to move downtown, which is one of the mayor's hopes.
"I would love to see students living downtown, I would love to see a college life downtown, I want more restaurants downtown, more retail," Brown said.
Piggybacking the mayor's idea of college students living downtown, Chamblin suggests some type of rent assistance.
"Using some of that money to encourage residents to move downtown," Chamblin said. "People don't move down here because there is nothing down here much."
Brown said there is no specific project the city has the $11 million assigned to. Some hope something can be done with the abandoned buildings downtown, like the Laura Trio. Brown said he won't count it out, but there are several options.
"Some of these vacant buildings around, use that money to encourage certain office-type businesses to come downtown," Chamblin said.
Chamblin had one more idea: Help the homeless problem by constructing a day center out of one of the abandoned buildings.
"New people coming downtown, they see all the 60-70 people camping out, you might say, so the removal of that situation would be good," Chamblin said.
Gregory Vaccaro, who owns a shoe and luggage repair shop on Laura Street, said he also thinks the homeless population turns people away from the city's core, as do parking issues. Vaccaro said he has told the mayor his concerns and is glad downtown is being focused on.
"He's come in and asked, and I've told him what I think, the same as I'm telling you, and in my opinion, he listens and he's trying," Vaccaro said.
Vaccaro said as far as investing in certain types of businesses, he thinks any business, whether clothes or a chain restaurant, could help bring more people to the area.
The money is coming from a round of debt refinance at the direction of the Brown administration. The $11 million will be managed by the Downtown Investment Authority and Office of Economic Development, but is subject to City Council approval.
"I've balanced two budgets without raising taxes and tapping into the city reserves, so living within our means effectively and efficiently, but letting the private sector be the engine of our economic opportunities," Brown said.


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2008 Zareinu Moveathon!
This annual fundraising event brings out thousands of participants across the GTA in support of the Zareinu Educational Centre, a world-renowned treatment facility that provides special education and individualized therapies to children with a wide range of physical and developmental challenges
Due to the magnitude of success and popularity, the Zareinu Moveathon has expanded to two glorious days: Zareinu Moveathon Festival and Zareinu Moveathon Pro Tour.
The 11th Annual Zareinu Moveathon Pro Tour-Sunday, June 1, 2008
The 11th Annual Zareinu Moveathon Pro Tour will be held on June 1, 2008 and features 162 km, 100km and 50 km routes through the picturesque Niagara Escarpment. Support vehicles, ride marshals and rest stations with refreshments and restrooms can be found along the route. It will start+ finish at the Milton Sports Centre with full use of change rooms, shower facilities and post ride BBQ. Participants can receive pre and post massages and will also receive a Zareinu Gift Pack, including a Louis Garneau Cycling Jersey. A personal online donation page for each rider will be on the Moveathon website to manage sponsorships (minimum sponsorship requirement of $1000 per rider.) For more information, and to register, contact the Zareinu Moveathon office at 416-661-1800, email email@example.com or visit www.moveathon.com.
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The 11th Annual Zareinu Moveathon is a full day community fundraiser held at Downsview Park. Proceeds support the Zareinu Educational Centre, a world class day school and treatment centre for the children with a wide range of special needs. The day consists of several athletic events, followed by a huge festival and fun for the whole family! The Moveathon's athletic events include a 20km Family Bike Ride and a 10km Miracle Run. The Festival features an exciting midway with rides, petting zoo, go-karting, food and lots of free entertainment! For more information go to www.moveathon.com or call 416-661-1800. Bring the entire family to An Event That Will Move You!
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It is Friday, I wanted to give my readers some stuff for the week-end 😉
Imagine that piece of code :
countlines() {
c=$(sqlplus -s /nolog <
I can run this
time ./script1
there are 14 lines in EMP
there are 4 lines in DEPT
real 0m0.46s
user 0m0.06s
sys 0m0.09s
Sounds like a regular shell script. How could we optimize the countlines function? Well, we could create the connection only once and use coprocess pipe (with |& that is pipe ampersand)
sqlplus -s /nolog |&
print -p "connect scott/tiger"
read -p line
if [ $line != Connected. ]
exit 1
print -p "set feed off head off"
countlines() {
print -p "select count(*) from $1;"
read -p c
echo "there is $c lines in $1"
countlines EMP
countlines DEPT
print -p disconnect
A two-ways pipe is opened with sqlplus. There is only one connect, and one disconnect.
Let's check the performance :
$ time ./script2
there is 14 lines in EMP
there is 4 lines in DEPT
real 0m0.23s
user 0m0.00s
sys 0m0.01s
About twice as fast! Note the "Connected" output may not exist in recent version of sqlplus in silent mode. If you have a script that generates hundreds of connections, or which create a connection every 5 seconds or so, think about it 🙂
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Three times God told Jeremiah, "do not pray for this people, and do not lift up cry or prayer for them, and do not intercede with Me; for I do not hear you" (Jer. 7:16; cf. 11:14; 14:11). The reason behind God's command was that He had decided to judge and punish His people (Jer. 7:20) because they'd repeatedly broken their covenant with Him by disobeying His commands and pursuing other gods, which He had forbidden (Ex. 20:2-4; cf. Ezek. 20:4-24). Continue reading
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So while it's not shocking that a celebrity might be bilingual, it is still a little jarring to see stars so associated with American roles in American movies (or sports) spouting off in other tongues.
Most recently, Ukraine-born Mila Kunis took on a glib Russian journalist on her own turf, much to the chagrin of a confused Justin Timberlake.
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Cook the Book: Fried Green Tomatoes
"Make sure not to overcook your tomatoes—anything darker than a light golden brown and the tomatoes will turn to mush."
After frying up a batch of exemplary fried okra I decided to use the still-hot oil to fry the green tomatoes I had picked up at the farmers' market. Fried Green Tomatoes I've tried before ranged from forgettable to truly transcendent (fried green tomatoes Benedict, anyone?)—but I'd never made them from scratch. With tomato season just beginning, I was anxious to see how my lovely green tomatoes would fry up.
John Ferrell's recipe from Mary Mac's Tea Room uses a small amount of cracker crumbs in the coating for an added element of crunchiness and a milk and egg milk dip to make sure the coating sticks to the tomato slices. The seasoning is simply salt and pepper which allows the tart, tangy flavors of the tomatoes really come through.
There are two key factors that contribute to the success of the fried green tomatoes. The first is choosing tomatoes that are green but just a bit pliant to the touch. Not only will rock-hard green tomatoes not cook through during the brief fry, they also won't taste like anything.
The next step is making sure not to overcook your tomatoes—anything darker than a light golden brown and the tomatoes will turn to mush. But if you get tomatoes at just the right stage of ripeness and fry them just so, these tomatoes are one of the most delicious mid-summer indulgences out there.
- Yield:6
- 2 cups vegetable oil
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- 1 teaspoon salt
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Power Practical, a company that sprang out of research from the University of Utah, has developed a pot that can charge wireless devices through a USB connection while boiling water. They call their device, no surprise, the PowerPot — retailing for $149. So far they have built and shipped 1,000 units after raising $126,000 through crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Success from that campaign soon led to another $750,000 in seed funding. It seems interest in the PowerPot is boiling over.
This is a seriously simple device. Really, it's just a pot. You fill it with water. You put it on a source of heat, whether it be a camp fire, camping stove or a portable heating element. It produces electricity. How does it do this? There's a thermoelectric plate at the bottom of the pot that taps into the differential between the heat source and the temperature of the water in the pot. Electrons move from hot to cold, and this movement of electrons produces an electrical current that PowerPot taps into. The bigger the temperature differential the more power that can be produced. A scoop of snow in the pot will produce more electricity than filling the pot with warm water.
How, you might ask, is this good for the environment? Well, it's not necessarily good if you go build a campfire JUST to charge your iPhone. But if you've got a fire going anyway, whether to boil water for pasta or roast hot dogs and marshmallows, or simply to keep warm, then you might as well use the heat that is otherwise being wasted to charge up your digital camera, iPhone, BlackBerry, etc…
This also has potential application in the developing world, where cell phones are often more ubiquitous than electricity. "There are hundreds of millions of people with cell phones in Africa, and most people need to walk more than a mile and spend a big chunk of their income simply to charge their phone," said Riley Swenson, Power Practical's marketing director. The challenge here is get the costs down so it's more affordable, but at $149 at low volume, it seems like there's big potential for cost reductions here.
The $149 PowerPot is just the basic model. It's a 5-watt generator that can charge a small device like a cellphone or GPS unit or run low-power devices. Charge time can take a couple hours. There is a more advanced model called the PowerPot X which goes for $249. It's a 10-watt model ideal for iPads, laptops and slightly larger gadgets.


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When it came to playing a US Marine staff sergeant in "Battle: Los Angeles," Aaron Eckhart really embraced the Corps' gung ho tradition.
"I broke my arm on this movie doing a stunt," Eckhart tells PopcornBiz. "I was doing a stunt and I jumped off a seven foot thing and landed and broke my arm and kept on going. I did the whole last half of the movie with a broken arm, which I thought was fun!"
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"We shut down freeways for the movie, we shut down a whole overpass that was riddled with over turned tanks, crashed helicopters, all this sort of stuff, for hundreds of yards," he remembers. "I thought, 'If anybody was coming into Shreveport that night to just stay for a day and go to a business meeting or whatever they would've thought that this town was at war,' and I loved that. "
Eckhart was sold on the project early on – enough to shoot a test sequence to aid director Jonathan Liebsman's bid to land the film's helming duties. "Jonathan showed me a page on YouTube.com and that was some Marines going house to house, going through them in Fallujah, and it was both organized yet chaotic," he explains. "It was unpredictable – these guys were showing their training and they showed their youth. And Jonathan said this is what the movie is going to look like and right then I said 'I'm in. I'll die for this part.'"
Along with tackling an intense USMC-style training regimen long before shooting started, Eckhart also joined a cadre of 40 Marines in the mountains of Afghanistan to better understand their war zone bonds. The actor says it was important to him to "get to know the Marines: the hierarchy, the mentality, the psychology. And then we went through a boot camp. We did three weeks in the middle of Louisiana. It was hotter than hell and we lived in a tent."
"It was interesting how far some actors would go and how much they would buy into it and believe it because when you're out there and I'm yelling at you in character and the actor is like, 'Dude, I'm just an actor!' It was a good way for us to erase our real lives and get into character, which helped immensely in the movie."
Underneath the Hollywood-style slam-bang action, Eckhart says, "we mean to honor the Marines and the soldiers. What they had to do is obviously much more serious and intense than what we did, but we felt like we honored them pretty realistically the best we could."
"I think this is going to be a 'hoo-rah' moment for them."


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Small Group Tours
Macon & Beaujolais wine tour
You can buy it through our gift Card program and redeem it when future openings.
Pouilly Fuissé, Pouilly Vinzelles, Mâcon Villages, St Véran, Fleurie, Morgon, Brouilly, Moulin-a-Vent ... Welcome to Macon & Beaujolais Crus regions where some of the best Chardonnay and Gamay wines are produced! Along this full day wine tour from Lyon to the Southern Burgundy, visit 2 family wineries and make yours the famous French adage which says "Whites then reds won't go to your head; reds then whites and you're out for the night"!
Macon Crus Wines - Chardonnay Grape Wine-tasting at Pouilly Fuissé
At 9:00 am, your 8-seater minibus leaves Place Bellecour in Lyon to Macon Region, land of the world famous Chardonnay grape.
Travel on the famous Macon Route des Vins and discover a beautiful wine country. Cross Pierreclos and Vergisson towns before "hitting" one of nature's masterpieces, Solutré Roch (493 m), a symbol of Southern Burgundy. Stop to take pictures of this "Sphinx" which dominates Mâcon vineyards also listed as a major Palaeolithic site in France.
At 10:45 am, experience a warm welcome at a Macon family Estate in Fuissé town. With the winemaker, visit the winery and learn about the wine-making process and barrel-aging of Chardonnays.
Then, enter the wine-tasting room sample a selection of Macon white wines among themselves, the famous Pouilly-Fuissé cru. Feel all the finesse & freshness of these perfectly balanced chardonnays with a slight oaky finish.
Lunch in Juliénas or Fleurie towns
Delight yourself with a delicious meal in a local restaurant which serves Beaujolais cuisine. Our guide will be happy to translate and explain all the different courses for you! Menus start from € 20, lunch not included.
Visit of Beaujolais Crus Region Wine-tasting at a small family winery
Start the afternoon with a a breathtaking panaroma of the Beaujolais wine region from La Madone Chapel in Fleurie. With you guide learn about the geography of the 10 crus of Beaujolais, their unique soils and climate characteristics.
Follow the journey driving on the magnificent Beaujolais Crus wine road from North to South and discover charming little towns: Chenas, Villié Morgon, Chiroubles, etc.
Then, visit at second family winery, meet a passionate wine-maker, learn everything about the gamay grape and its unique wine making-process called semi-carbonic maceration which gives a special fruitiness to the wines.
Finally, go to the caveau (wine-tasting room) to enjoy several Beaujolais red wines. Delight yourself with these beautiful "crus" as you share a unique moment of friendship.
All in a day, white & red wines!
Meeting Point / Location For Tour Departure
Bellecour Square
Our Lyon Small Groups Tours to Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone, Macon and Perouges are 8 guests maximum to be able to operate the best possible wine tours and sightseeing excursions. With a friendly, knowledgeable English speaking driver guide, you visit and taste wines at family wineries and renowned castles cellars of Lyon's surrounding vineyards. Our Lyon wine tours and sightseeing excursions are whether half day or full day, with a departure from Lyon Office de Tourisme building, France.


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Thursday, June 25, 2009
I'm Garrulous About Garrel
Friday, June 19, 2009
Waffling About Watchdog, Weight and Woodstock
We have been receiving numerous calls, even from our printer, inquiring about the status of VW 150. Donna promises to have it to the printer by Monday, so it should be a busy weekend here at Chez Watchdog. Today, with temps pushing to 100° here in Cincinnati, the air conditioner went back into my office window to facilitate speedier and more pleasurable editing of the contents of VW 151.
Also, though I did not mention it on Tuesday (when it would have shared the spotlight with VW's 19th anniversary), Diane Pfister and I finished our screenplay THE WEIGHT OF SALT AND SOUL that same day after four months of steady, intensive and almost exclusive labor. The following day we made some additional changes to the 181-page manuscript and sent it around to our agent and some friendly readers for feedback. Our plan is now to take a week off and decide what we want to do next.
Yesterday I watched four movies in a day (Robbe-Grillet's EDEN AND AFTER, the four-hour director's cut of WOODSTOCK in Blu-ray, JUNO and THE SAILOR FROM GIBRALTAR), which is something I haven't done since... well, since I was who I used to be. I have owned a Grove Press hardcover of Marguerite Duras' novel THE SAILOR FROM GIBRALTAR for close to thirty years and have wanted to see the movie for as long. It was a great disappointment, as I find Tony Richardson's films almost invariably are. I thought the controversial JUNO was refreshing, savvy fun with a commendably subtle edgy subplot (had I been directing, Jason Bateman would have pulled out a copy of THE HEADLESS EYES rather than THE WIZARD OF GORE, though), and EDEN AND AFTER gave such a brilliant slant to the rest of the day that I think watching an art film at 10 or 11 every morning might be just the way to start my day.
WOODSTOCK remains one of my favorite movies, and its non-musical elements are becoming more poignant and fascinating with age. The bottom end of the disc's 5.1 TrueHD mix attests to how dully or just plain badly most of the bassists at Woodstock actually played, but let's hear it for the select few who make the movie's subwoofering bearable and melodic: Bruce Barthol of Country Joe and the Fish, John Entwistle of The Who, Larry Graham of Sly and the Family Stone, and god of all bass gods, Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane. Speaking of the Airplane, the disc's second disc of supplements includes something else I have waited more than thirty years to see: one of the earliest live performances of the then-not-yet-released "Volunteers," which appeared on the original soundtrack album set but has never been included in any cut of the movie. Legend has it that most of the band got dosed from a water jug before taking the stage at dawn, and by this point in the set, Jorma Kaukonen's guitar playing had become pre-grunge sludge and Marty Balin, clearly tripping his balls off, sings the words with a passion he could still summon when the song was fresh.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Now In Our 20th Year
We were unhappy with some unfortunate things about VW #1, which was ineptly printed and cut by a Kentucky company evidently unaccustomed to printing anything but business cards. The paper stock was like shirt cardboard and no two copies of the issue were uniform in height; I can remember Donna taking a paper cutter to the tops and bottoms of some copies in a mostly vain attempt to make all the pages in some individual copies the same size. It was a source of personal unhappiness to me that we were so short on photo material that I had to resort to drawings to fill certain gaps. I had won awards for art when I was in school, but it was a muscle I hadn't flexed in awhile and, at least to me, it showed. I do like the drawings I did for Craig Ledbetter's Venezuelan video piece, and The Letterbox (showing the unmistakable hand of Christopher Lee rising from a letter-strewn coffin); in fact, I was so pleased with the Letterbox art that it continued until our 9th issue, at which time I stumbled on our more playful way of introducing each issue's letters department -- which other magazines have sometimes tried to emulate.
But despite its production shortcomings, the issue had an impact (people still talk and write to me about "How To Read a Franco Film") and it launched an award-winning magazine that is now in its twentieth year of business and which, in some ways, has helped to change the face of the industry it writes about.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Better Yet, Read the Book
The first and most obvious thing is the splendid cinematography of Freddie Francis. The man was an auteur; I can recognize his work at a glance.
Secondly, the delightful presence of one Lynsey Baxter as Ernestina, the betrothed of the Meryl Streep-haunted Jeremy Irons. It's a sad comment on the vagaries of love that Irons stumbles about blind to the charms of this foxy Victorian, who is not only a dead ringer for Deborah Kerr in THE INNOCENTS (also photographed by Francis -- coincidence?) but also deft with a bow and arrow.
Thirdly, the great Leo McKern, whose glass eye is for some reason less noticeable or more believable than usual.
And finally, bravo to Irons for executing what is undoubtedly the most perfectly timed drunkard's fall I have ever seen in a film. Thank goodness someone has posted the entire movie in segments on YouTube, so I can direct you to this portion and timecode 1:30. I never tire of watching this.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
When I miss it most is when I need to write something else on deadline, like my column for SIGHT & SOUND, and I realize halfway through the first paragraph (or sentence!) that my journalistic/criticism muscle has gone flabby from underuse. If this blog was ever good for anything other than entertaining you, it was for keeping this muscle in shape, and I'd like to get it back.
In case you're wondering what I've been doing... At the end of January, my path fortuitously recrossed with that of Diane Pfister, an old friend from my high school art class, after a gap of 35 years. Diane is a successful fine artist who lived and taught in London for twenty-five years before relocating with her husband and daughter to Connecticut two years ago. (You can visit her website and see some of her paintings here.) She and I began an enthusiastic correspondence, sharing ideas and comparing notes on life and art. One month into our letter-writing, Diane surprised me by admitting that she'd had experience in London in the late 1980s as an assistant director on various features and television series (including Jim Henson's THE STORYTELLER), during which time she had also written a screenplay. Naturally, I asked to read it. THE WEIGHT OF SALT AND SOUL, as it's called, turned out to be a rough diamond; its presentation was raw and it was actually unfinished, but its rich cast of characters and profound story -- an historical fish-out-of-water saga about a lone Native American and the well-meaning people who come to his aid -- were so impressive that I proposed helping her develop it into something saleable.
It was two days after receiving her script, on February 26, that I wrote the eight-line poem "845" that signalled my adieu to this blog. I knew I was getting involved in a big project, and that it has been.
Since March, Diane and I have developed her original 95-page acorn into a 190+ page oak that has since been pruned down to 175 pages, though it still lingers perhaps 10-15 pages shy of completion. We will be keeping the longest draft on file as insurance in case a cable miniseries should become its ultimate port, but we would prefer it to become a feature, which may mean losing as many as 50 of its pages. I'm not altogether sure it can be done. SALT AND SOUL is full of life and magic and incident and is easily the most commercial project I've ever been part of. While its drama and comic elements have broad mainstream appeal, it also has magic realist aspects and also some macabre touches. So, for most of this year, my mind has been more or less completely absorbed by this story and our process. I expect to finish the first draft within the coming week; then begins the work of getting feedback on what we've done, determining what if anything else remains to be do, and trying to place it.
Work on this project overtook my ongoing work on the ME AND THE ORGONE script, which is halfway finished though a complete treatment exists and won the approval of the book's original author, Orson Bean, and some other readers. Once I finish with SALT AND SOUL, I will most likely go back and try to finish ORGONE quickly. In the meantime, Diane and I also have another project we are discussing, a story that would initially take shape as a book (fiction or non-fiction, we're not sure; perhaps a combination of both) but eventually become another screenplay. We will see.
So my screenwriting muscle is in pretty good shape these days, but other material needs to be written each month if our bills are going to get paid, so I need to focus on getting my other muscle back as best I can. That muscle is in a different area of my head, and there are days when I miss that old plug-me-in-and-let-'er-rip efficiency.
So it's possible you may be seeing more activity here in times ahead. I still don't want to go back to the article-length entries I used to post here, but surely there's another, more reasonable way to go about this.
In case you are wondering, yes, VIDEO WATCHDOG #150 is running late -- more than a month behind schedule, unfortunately. All of the material is finished, in place, and illustrated, but Donna wants this special issue to include some special sale offers and is working on some new ads. It will be our June-August issue, and I will drop a note here when it is finally sent to our printer. Thank you for your patience, and please spread the word.


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Please, no!! No summer school please!!! Tomorrow, at the crack of dawn, I must be back at school pretending to know what I'm talking about to a bunch of 9th graders who are as apathetic about being there as I am... And it's my BIRTHDAY. Boo! Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Today was WONDERFUL. My baby was wonderful, I got several things accomplished (which may not sound that cool to you, but it has been an elusive thing for me since being home with Noah) and all was well and good in Emily's Little World. I mean, you shoulda seen the SMILES this baby was giving me today! While he played INDEPENDENTLY!! And didn't WHINE!! And he let me take him to the bank and the post office and the drugstore AND the grocery store, and was cute and charming the entire time!! And he played with kitchen stuff while I made him homemade baby food to freeze (squash and peas). And I managed to get dinner microwaved (whaddya want from me?? It's better than cereal!!) for my hubby before he was out the door for work tonight. I feel like a SUCCESSFUL stay-at-home-mom!!
And right on the heels of this thrilling, self-esteem building day, comes SUMMER SCHOOL. Ugh. Where I have to think about bedtime for me, and alarm clocks in the morning, and pumping at work (double-ugh!!) and squirrely kids and DRESSING PROFESSIONALLY... and losing the rhythm and momentum I've been building up as a stay-at-home-mom... I am so so sad.
Okay, okay-- granted it is only for two and a half weeks. And it pays SO WELL. But still. My heart is heavy at the thought of it. My tomorrow is going to come too soon.
Anyway... No pictures for you... nothing inspiring either. Just a bit of my true thoughts blurted into the blog universe. Take it or leave it.
...okay. One photo. Noah with a wire whisk and silver mixing bowl, using his Boppy for support, sittin' with me outside as I cleaned his exersaucer...
{photo taken with my cell phone this afternoon}


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According to one of the comments on this Instagram picture Maria will visit Radio Norge tomorrow to be a guest at the radio program "Morgenklubben" (instagram.com/p/BEGuFMrxeDv/?taken-by=mariamena_official). "Morgenklubben" airs between 06:00 and 10:00. Here is their website: radioplay.no/radionorge/.
New Album out in 2015! >>GROWING PAINS<<
Hi there, GrowingPains - welcome to the forum! Obviously none of us fans work at Maria's record label Sony Music Norway, so we don't know the real answer to that. But I believe they put more effort into letting Maria go on tour than releasing singles. And maybe it was a matter of which songs that were released on the album and a matter of the cost of making music videos. The music video for "Leaving You" was a low-budget video from what I recall, it was done by one photographer alone (Solveig Selj). Personally I think "Good God" would have been a nice single, but it's becoming harder and harder to predict what makes a song catchy or breathtaking enough for them to listen to it many times in a row. I hope Maria's next album will be more successful sales wise.
Another Phase has sold 30,000 copies in Norway (Platinum record) as of January 2012.
Apparently Unaffected has sold 100,000 copies in Germany (Gold), 50,000 copies in the Netherlands (Platinum), and 40,000 copies in Norway (Platinum).
Cause and Effect has sold 100,000 copies in Germany (Gold), 25,000 copies in the Netherlands (Gold), 30,000 copies in Norway (Platinum) and 15,000 copies in Switzerland (Gold).
Viktoria has sold 15,000 copies in Norway (Gold).
There are no official certifications for Mellow, Weapon in Mind and Growing Pains yet. Apparently Unaffected was the first album that was released outside Norway in its entirety. White Turns Blue was a compilation album designed specifically for the USA back in 2004. You'll find sources for the sales here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Mena#Albums.
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Less than two months after losing three satellites in the ocean, Russia's apparently lost yet another one.
Russian satellite feared stranded by rocket mishap
Russia is struggling to contact a military research satellite believed stranded in a low orbit by a rocket failure, according to Russian media reports.
The spacecraft lifted off on a Rockot launch vehicle at 1400 GMT (9 a.m. EST) Tuesday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about 500 miles north of Moscow.
The two-stage Rockot, a converted ballistic missile, flew north from Plesetsk toward space. A Breeze KM upper stage was supposed to fire twice to propel Russia's GEO-IK 2 satellite to an orbital altitude of 1,000 kilometers, or more than 600 miles, about 90 minutes after blastoff.
But U.S. military tracking data indicate the rocket is still in an elliptical transfer orbit with a peak altitude of about 650 miles and a low point of 200 miles. Such an orbit might indicate the hydrazine-fueled Breeze KM engine did not ignite for a second time as planned.
Russia's Novosti news agency quoted Oleg Ostapenko, commander of Russian space troops, as saying the satellite was placed in a bad orbit. Russian controllers are attempting to establish control of the craft, which did not radio back to Earth following launch.
See also:
Russia loses new military satellite
Russians Lose Spy Satellite Hours After Launch
Russian Dual Purpose Geodesic Satellite Lost
Russia loses control of new military satellite
Russia Reportedly Loses Military Satellite
Russia loses contact with newly launched satellite: report
Military Sources: Russia Lost Satellite
Russia loses new satellite in space: Interfax
Anyone Seen a Russian Military Satellite?
And this comes shortly after India lost a satellite last Christmas, when a Russian designed rocket exploded shortly after launch.
/is it just me, or does there seem to be an inordinate number of problems with Russian rocket quality lately?
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Chef's Stand Out Dishes
Our head development chef Steve has shared some of his favourite dishes from our new menu.
Our new Spring Summer menu is launching at your Chef & Brewer on March 12 and it's sure to be a flavour sensation!
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They say, sharing is caring and we couldn't agree more!
Delicious and irresistible this is a dish that is sure to impress. Inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine, thanks to its warming spices and aromatic flavours this typically Middle Eastern dish is perfect to be enjoyed outside.
This sharer, with its roasted red peppers & sweet potato kofta skewers on a turmeric, cranberry & cauliflower couscous salad, has a really distinctive flavour running through it and tastes as good as it looks!
Olives and sliced beetroot, make this dish delightfully moreish and the seeded crostini is the perfect choice for dipping!
Steve says, the 'red pepper ketchup adds a certain amount of sweetness to the sharer and a nice little bit of heat to the dish! Perfect for the warmer days that are on the horizon'
Chefs Verdict: The perfect start to a delicious meal designed to bring everyone together!
Steve said he wanted to emulate the flavours of summer and in particular the essence of being beside the sea and he felt the perfect fish dish to include within our new menu was grilled hake.
Our development chefs set to work on creating a dish that would epitomise the taste of summer holidays.
Grilled Hake with Fried Chorizo and Prawns was the result! Steve explained, 'the hake is grilled to help give a crispy skin and keep the flavour whilst the new potatoes are crushed and infused with a basil pesto dressing, designed to complement the chorizo ketchup.'
'Samphire is used to accompany the fish and thanks to its salty flavourings it was the perfect finishing touch to transport your taste buds to the seaside.' Delicious!
The fish is a fine, flaky texture whilst the fried chorizo adds a new dynamic to the dish thanks to its strong, meaty texture.
Asking Steve what's his favourite dish from the new menu and it's not an easy choice for him!
'My go to dish at a push would have to be the IPA Chicken in a Basket - a real pub classic it's packed full of flavour thanks to it's IPA seasoned crumb. Perfectly washed down with a pint of IPA. It's a real, dig in and get involved dish!'
Served with skin-on fries and chicken gravy Steve explains 'the chicken gravy is rich and incredibly moreish, and works fantastically when drizzled over the crispy IPA chicken. It's a real winner!'
What is a great meal without a delicious pudding?! We say there's always room for pudding!
Designed to tempt you, our new menu has some delicious new puddings.
Introducing our Rhubarb crumble sundae: Packed full of chunky pieces of rhubarb, its super sweet, partnered with a tangy elder-flower custard, it has a really distinctive flavour, a real taste of Summer!
Topped off with clotted cream ice cream and a yummy oaty crumble it's equal measures indulgent and tempting.
Another show stopping pudding on our new menu is the Choux Bun with Prosecco Strawberries. Full of mascarpone cream and strawberries drenched in a Prosecco sauce it's like Summer in a mouthful.


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But is it a banana or is it a potato? Well, the best way to describe the flavour is the mild taste of a banana with the texture of a potato.
This green or yellow hued angular banana-like fruit has to be cooked before being eaten and can be treated like other starchy foods to add thickening to soups and stews or be sweetened with brown sugar and put on the BBQ for a dessert.
For savoury dishes, the plantain is usually eaten it in its green state but for sweet dishes, it is left until the skin is blackened and more of the starch has turned to sugar.
To prepare the fruit, top and tail it with the skin intact, then cut along the ridges of the skin and peel it away in strips. If cooking on the BBQ as with regular bananas, you can keep the skin on and wrap them in foil.
Plantains are beginning to gain in acceptance in the UK as they are a key ingredient in Caribbean cooking used by the likes of Levi Roots, chef, presenter and creator of a top selling hot sauce range.
Perfect for experimenting with, easy to cook and endlessly versatile plantains are most likely to be found at ethnic markets but increasingly the larger supermarkets with World Food offerings are beginning to stock them.
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Green Plum Cooking School – Saturday, August 28th
Today, I'm doing a spicy red chili preserve, even though I don't have all the ingredients…does that really surprise anyone at this point? I decide to have Benjy roast the peppers in the kitchen so we don't have to do them in small batches (and because food just happens back there!).
I'm not sure where they are but my usual hecklers are not in the audience today. Maybe they know we've moved class outside to the patio and think it's too hot. Everyone is sooooo quiet. My friend Nicole is helping her husband, Tommy, sell his photo t-shirts at his vendor table in the parking lot; I holler over the fence if she can heckle me from out there, but she can't hear me. A voice comes through the plants on the patio; it's Miss Priss saying, "You mean me?" I say "No, it's just not the same," but then realize she could heckle me just fine. This could work!


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I'm running 12.10 with xmonad.
Trying to ensure that the right things happen when I close laptop lid, etc. I see Internet search results for similar issues that mostly point towards gnome-power-manager. I have the package installed, but
gnome-power-manager is not in my path anywhere.
The behavior I'm looking for is as following:
- Sleep on lid close
- Awaken on lid open
- Turn off screen after 10 idle minutes
- Most importantly, have better battery life. I'm supposed to be getting 9 hours and I haven't seen the battery life estimate above 2.5 hours yet.
Any tips on where to look or how to configure this would be much appreciated.


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MY RIDE- Steve Shifflett: 2003 Ford Excursion
Steve Shifflett may get a lot of flack for driving his huge gas-guzzling Ford Excursion, but that doesn't stop him from loving it. Recently, while Shifflett was tanking up at a gas station, a lady started ranting and yelling at him about the Excursion's fuel-efficiency and its detrimental effect on the environment.
As she yelled at him about his "audacity to drive a car like that," he says, "I didn't argue with her because she was right. Agreeing with her probably made her madder."
Even though he gets only eight miles to the gallon, Shifflett says he doesn't buy anything but big cars because he saw "what car crashes can do to small cars" and "too much carnage on the roads" while he was a deputy sheriff in Charlottesville and especially while he was the auxiliary deputy sheriff in Greene County.
And apart from safety, he also likes that his car "goes anywhere in the snow."
Do his kids object to his big SUV? Nope, they love it too, especially because of "all the letter combos...FM, AM, CD, TV, DVD."
While there are many pros to his car, Shifflett can't think of any cons (besides the fuel economy) except "It's just too big to take it through a car wash." But driving is a life and death matter, and to Shifflett, "Gas prices mean nothing to me when I'm surrounded by 7,800 pounds of metal and a full frame in the Excursion."


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1060 Alexis relaxed fit hoodie dress by Sinclair Patterns
PETITE 152-160 cm /5 1" – 5 3"
REGULAR 162-170 cm / 5 4" – 5 6"
TALL 170-178 cm / 5 7" – 5 9"
Featuring: oversized relaxed fit hoodie, fitted at the shoulders, semi fitted around the bust, and loose fitted around the waist and hips. Mid-thigh length, a huge centre pocket, an easy sew hood. Offers contemporary design with clean lines.
Designed to be made from mid to heavy weight knit fabric with at least 20-30% stretch. Sweatshirt fleece is the ideal fabric for this kind of hoodie.
Comes with a detailed tutorial with step by step instructions and photos and Introduction to sewing knits.
That's a perfect one day sewing project, very quick and satisfying.
Check out now and instantly download ready to print PDF pattern and tutorial.
1. PDF tutorial with pictures and introduction to sewing knits (26 pages)
2. A4/Letter multisized layered pattern in sizes XS-XXL in REGULAR/PETITE/TALL height (50-55 pages to print)
3. A0/Copyshop multisized layered pattern in sizes XS-XXL in REGULAR/PETITE/TALL height (3 pages to print)
4. Email/Facebook group support
The pdf pattern comes in REGULAR, PETITE and TALL with sizes from XS to XXL
All sizes are included in the pattern.
PETITE 152-160 cm /5 1" – 5 3"
REGULAR 162-170 cm / 5 4" – 5 6"
TALL 170-178 cm / 5 7" – 5 9"
Click here for sizing guide
The pdf pattern is a beginners one (3/10), very easy to follow detailed tutorial.
Takes 3-5 hours to finish (time may vary depending on your skills, equipment and supplies) cz-lekarna.com.
Main fabric
Mid to heavy weight stable knit fabric with 20-30% stretch
50″/140cm US0-US14 1.6 m / 1 3/4 yards
US16-US22 2.4 m / 2 1/2 yards
Light to mid weight knit fabric with 30-50% stretch
50″/140cm US0-US6 0.8 m / 1 yard
US8-US22 1.2-1.4 m / 1 1/2 yards
This pdf pattern can be custom made to your body measurements (surcharge $10).
Leave a note to the order for custom sized pattern.
The Alexis hoodie – Pattern testing/ review by Hayley Ryan @ https://ohsoshesews.wordpress.com/
First test sew by Kim @ https://klkalterations.wordpress.com/
(FR) Alexis relaxed fit hoodie dress by Laure @ http://passionbricodeco.canalblog.com
Alexis Hoodie Dress by Crystal @ https://sewingvortex.blogspot.com/
The Alexis Relaxed Fit Hoodie by Sandra @ http://sandralovessewing.blogspot.com
Testing for Sinclair Patterns by Junaidah @ https://njunaidah.blogspot.com
Alexis hoodie dress by Ilse @ https://sewsewilse.wordpress.com


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Grip faults and fixes
If you think your grip might be costing you crucial clubhead control, please don't hesitate to ask for some simple advice on how to groove a better method. A poor grip can cause a host of issues in the swing so avoid the temptation to turn a blind eye and play on regardless. Here are a couple of common errors to look out for.
Strong grip
One of the most common grip-related faults is to set your hands on the club in a way that causes it to close through impact. This is called a 'strong' grip and you will see three to four knuckles on your left hand at address and the 'v' between thumb and forefinger of your right hand will point to the right of your right shoulder. This will cause you to take the club away on the inside which in turn makes delivering the club back to the ball on a neutral path hard to find.
Weak grip
The weak grip arises when the left hand starts too far underneath the club. As the right hand wraps over, the 'v' between the thumb and forefinger of your right hand points at your chin or even towards your left shoulder. This will cause you to pick the club up too much in the takeaway, sending the clubhead off the ideal swing path. In this situation, you'll usually suffer from a slice as the face will want to open at impact.
As you can see from these images, a faulty grip makes a neutral swing path almost impossible to find. If you try to play on without fixing the issue, you'll do harm to your game in the long run. With a few simple tips and exercises we should be able to address the problem so please don't hesitate to come in and see me for help.
Click here to book your lesson.


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Apple released Google+'s iPhone app yesterday, and it is currently the top free app in the iTunes App Store.
The app has been up for a mere 24 hours, and the service itself is still only in beta form.
VentureBeat reports that Facebook's mobile app is currently in the 15 spot, and Twiter is in 37th today.
U.S. & World
Google would like you to know if you downloaded the iPhone app in the first hour and 40 minutes, it may be buggy, and you should update the app with the less buggy version.


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Fans of Phil Collins could be excused for feeling like they've been dropped into a land of confusion by a recent spate of contradictory reports suggesting that the former Genesis frontman is walking away from the music business.
But now the singer has weighed and explained why he is indeed "calling it a day" when it comes to his career, reports the USA Today.
In a note posted on his website, the 60-year-old drummer and pop star addressed the series of rumors that started due to an interview with British lad mag "FHM." In that story, Collins hinted that he might be hanging up his drumsticks due to nerve damage, back pain and loss of hearing from years of performing.
U.S. & World
That article was met with a stern denial from the "In the Air Tonight" singer's publicist, who flatly told "People" that Collins had no plans of retiring.
But as Collins lays out, none of those reasons fully explain why he's walking away from the spotlight.
"Greetings to all, I've decided to write this in response to the articles that surfaced last weekend regarding my retirement. Why they were printed at all is a mystery, as I haven't spoken to anybody in the press for a few months," he wrote.
Collins says that he's not stopping due to injury, bad reviews or lack of fan appreciation. His real reason for quitting? Family.
"I am stopping so I can be a full time father to my two young sons on a daily basis," he wrote.
He did note that some of the things that had come out were "mentioned" in interviews but that they were "not meant to be headlines" and that he's come off sounding like a "tormented weirdo" due to the stories.
"None of this is true," he said.
Collins was one of the most decorated and successful musicians of the 80s and 90s. As a solo artist and member of Genesis, he owns multiple Grammy and American Music Awards and also an Academy Award for best original song. He also recorded nine number one singles and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Genesis. He is also one of three artists - the others being Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney - who have sold over 100 million records both as a solo artist and as a part of a group.


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In a 251 to 175 vote this evening, 16 anti-choice Democrats joined every House Republican present in passing H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act. A chief weapon in the House GOP's "comprehensive assault" on women this bill proposes some of the most radical and draconian restrictions on women's rights. They include:
– Redefinition Of Rape: The bill sponsor Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) faced serious backlash after he tried to narrow the definition rape to "forcible rape." By narrowing the rape and incest exception in the Hyde Amendment, Smith sought to prevent the following situations from consideration: Women who say no but do not physically fight off the perpetrator, women who are drugged or verbally threatened and raped, and minors impregnated by adults.
Smith promised to remove the language and while it is not technically in the bill, Mother Jones reports that House Republicans used "a sly legislative maneuver" to insert a "backdoor reintroduction" of redefinition language. Essentially, if the bill is challenged in court, judges will look at the congressional committee report to determine intent. The committee report for H.R. 3 says the bill will "not allow the Federal Government to subsidize abortions in cases of statutory rape" — thus excluding statutory rape-related abortions from Medicaid coverage.
– Tax Increase On Women And Small Businesses: H.R. 3 prevents women from using "itemized medical deductions, certain tax-advantaged health care accounts or tax credits included in last year's health care law to pay for abortions or for health insurance plans that cover abortion." In doing so, the bill forces women and small businesses that provide health insurance that covers abortion to pay more in taxes than they would otherwise. Both economic conservative Grover Norquist and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce noted that the bill is basically a tax increase.
– Rape Audits: Because H.R. 3 bans using tax credits or deductions to pay for abortions or insurance, a woman who used such a benefit would have to prove, if audited, that her abortion "fell under the rape/incest/life-of-the-mother exception, or that the health insurance she had purchased did not cover abortions." Essentially, the bill turns Internal Revenue Service agents into "abortion cops" who would force women to give "contemporaneous written documentation" that it was "incest, or rape, or [her] life was in danger" that compelled an abortion.
– Bans D.C.-Funded Abortions: The most recent spending resolution contained a ban on abortions in the District of Columbia by redefining the D.C. local government as the federal government. Thus, health clinics in D.C. are banned from using public funds from D.C. taxpayers to provide abortion services. H.R. 3 "would enshrine the District ban into federal law." According to the Office of Management and Budget office, such a restriction violates "home rule."
Despite receiving nearly 135,000 signatures in opposition to the bill, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and the House Republicans leveled a serious blow on American women and their right to choose. Some Republicans even suggested holding the debt ceiling increase hostage over the passage of H.R. 3. The bill, however, is unlikely to pass as a standalone in the Democratic-led Senate. President Obama has also threatened to veto the bill.


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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
All over the UC Davis campus, departments are gearing up for fall seminars.
At the UC Davis Department of Entomology, native pollinator specialist Neal Williams (top photo) and community ecologist Louie Yang (lower photo) have booked a lineup of speakers ranging from a malaria expert to an expert on wildlife ecology.
Some of the lectures will be webcast; that information will be posted in advance on the UC Davis Department of Entomology website.
First to the podium is noted malaria expert Shirley Luckhart.
The complete list:
Sept. 29: Shirley Luckhart, associate professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, who will discuss "Systems Biology of Complex Regulatory Signaling in Malaria Host-Parasite Interactions." Host: Professor Ed Lewis.
Oct. 6: Yao Hua Law, doctoral candidate who studies with major professor Jay Rosenheim. His topic: "My Neighbors Drive Me Cannibalistic: Mechanisms of Density-Dependent Cannibalistic Behavior and its Effects on Population Dynamics." Host: Professor Jay Rosenheim.
Oct. 13: Shalene Jha, UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (working with Claire Kremen), UC Berkeley. Her topic: "Movement in the Matrix: Population Genetics and Ecosystem Services Across Human-Dominated Landscapes." Host: Assistant Professor Neal Williams.
Oct. 20: Anandasankar "Anand" Ray, principal investigator, molecular basis of insect olfaction, UC Riverside. His topic: "Expanding the Olfactory Code for Behavior Modification in Insects." Host: Professor Walter Leal.
Oct. 27: Murray Isman, dean and professor, Applied Biology (Entomology/Toxicology), University of British Columbia. His topic: "Aromatherapy for Pest Management? Pesticides Based on Plant Essential Oils for Agriculture, Industry and as Consumer Products." Host: Professor and Department Chair Michael Parrella
Nov. 3: John Stark, professor, Ecotoxicology Program, director, WSU Puyallup R&E Center, Washington State University. His topic: "Pollutant Soup: Effects of Toxic Mixtures on Fish and their Food." Host: Professor and Department Chair Michael Parrella.
Nov. 10: Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor, insect behavior, UC Davis. His topic: "And the Beak Shall Inherit: Contemporary Local and Reverse Evolution in Morphology and Life History in American and Australian Soapberry Bugs." Host: Professor Sharon Lawler
Nov. 17: Elizabeth Crone, associate professor of quantitative wildlife ecology, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula. Topic: "How Can Theoretical Ecology Guide Management of Plant and Insect Populations?" Host: Assistant Professor Neal Williams.
Nov. 24: None scheduled; this is Thanksgiving week.
Dec. 1: Erin Wilson, postdoctoral scholar, Louie Yang lab. Tentative Title: "Shifts in Life History Influence Invasion Outcomes." Host: Assistant Professor Louie Yang


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Hollókő [1] is a preserved traditional settlement in Hungary. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Take the M3 motorway from Budapest as far as Hatvan, then take route 21. Before Pásztó the road branches off towards Hollókő.
There is a bus from Budapest leaving from the main bus station departure 8:30AM, Arrival 11:00AM return 4:00PM, Arrival 6:30PM
Eger might be close to Hollókő, but it's not a really good place to start your journey to Hollókő if you plan to go by public transport. There is no train, and you need 3 buses that are going to take a total of 4:30 hours to get there... (Eger information centre can help for time table and details.). Prefer a departure from Budapest or Gödöllő
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On foot. This is a small village, with one street, on both sides museum houses and craft shops. Make sure you visit all of them. From the main road of the village leading up to the hill, you will also find a a pathway to the Holloko castle. With only 20 minutes hike you will find yourself on the top of the hill with breathtaking scenery.
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The Hollókő castle
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Easter: The most spectacular festival at Hollókő is Easter, when residednts will wear richly decorated folk costumes and display Easter customs and folk crafts.
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If you visit Hollókő, you must visit the "Muskátli Vendéglő" The restaurant offers traditional Palóc cuisine, along with some traditional live gypsy music.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Gambar Modifikasi Yamaha Jupiter MXPosted by eightq at 4:46 PM
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