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This plugin provides advanced text editing capabilities for gedit. Also see Apps/Gedit/LineToolsPlugin.
Current Features
As of now this plugin provides the following functions:
- 'Delete To End Of Line'
- 'Kill Line'
- 'Duplicate Line'
- 'Remove Whitespace'
- 'Reduce Whitespace'
Using this plugin
Download both files and place them into ~/.gnome2/gedit/plugins. If the plugins directory does not exist, create it: mkdir -p ~/.gnome2/gedit/plugins. Activate the plugin via Edit->Preferences->Choose Plugin Tab.
Possible features
- 'Unkill line(s)' would be useful. Something akin to the ctrl-k / ctrl-u functionality in nano.
- add your requests
- transpose lines (switches current line with either previous or following line)
- more generally move line(s) up/down. Done such that ctrl+up/down moves line or selection up/down by one line pushing lines in the way to the other side of the line/selection (a la eclipse)
- copy line (copies current line to clipboard)
- copy to end of line (copies current line to clipboard starting from the cursor position)
- cut line (copies current line to clipboard and then "kills" it)
- cut to end of line (copies current line to clipboard starting from the cursor position and then deletes to end of line)
- paste line (inserts clipboard text on a new line for use with previous methods)
- paste to end of line (inserts clipboard text at the end of the current line followed by a line break)
- change line endings CR, LF, CRLF
Problems to be fixed
- add your problems
might I suggest this needs a more descriptive name .... lots of features count as 'advanced'
suggestion: LineToolsPlugin

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Aldi, a German discount grocer, hosted a Grand Opening on Nov. 30 at the former Howard's location at 2121 W. Main St.
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Alhambra Educational Foundation (AEF) will register K-12 students for its popular Summer High School offered June 12 – July 14 and K-8 Summer Academy programs offered June 12 – July 14.
Big Catch is the new seafood restaurant in town.
Millennials are the fastest growing segment of entrepreneurs today, and one area in which they have made a big impact is the workforce.
Latino Heritage Month will be celebrated by featuring Alhambra's own Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Alhambra Farmers Market
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My past made me... appreciate the present!
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Take my advice... live out loud!
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Children and Youth
On Sundays, families gather in the sanctuary for the beginning of the service. Children experience elements of the worship service, listen to the "Story for All Ages," and are then sung out by the congregation to "Go Now in Peace."
We ask that the adults of children through 5th grade accompany their child out of the sanctuary to meet their teacher. There you will receive an attendance card that you hold onto until you reunite after the service.
First time visitors should accompany their children to the classroom so they know where to find them after the service.
Classes end at 10:30am and 12:30pm when there are two services. Classes end at 11:30am when there is one service. Please see Upcoming Services to see the schedule.
Please pick your child up at that time from their classroom.
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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rt. Hon. Danny Alexander Managing Director of C.E.A.C. Ltd [Seek] Hello, my name is Peter Campbell and I am the Managing Director of Caribbean East Atlantic Company Limited. We help people from the Caribbean and around the world to make Britain their home legally, efficiently and hassle free. As an immigrant myself, I have been exploring the British landscape and taking notes of ways things could be done better at the grassroots level. I have been making increasing progress in meeting decision makers as my company joined the London Chamber of Commerce in March of 2014. My first ever contact with a British politician was with the centrist Liberal Democrat Right Honourable Danny Alexander who happens to be an MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. I had the chance to ask him a question at a London Chamber of Commerce event hosted at the Chamber HQ on Queen Street in London on Tuesday 29th April 2014. I asked him [in light of the immigration debate], "How many engineers from the Commonwealth were 'enough engineers'?" I quite admired his answer in terms of its technical adherence to how a politician should answer a question. He highlighted his party's strong suits while highlighting the need to train up more British Pupils in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) subjects. He however declined to put a specific...Read More


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1. Overview
The app uses advertising (and in app payments) to make revenue. The app uses third party libraries for advertising which may collect and share personal information with third parties.
Links to privacy policies of third party service providers used in the app
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The developer will share personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.
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AdMob, is Google's mobile app advertising platform designed specifically for app developers. In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data:
* Online identifiers, including cookie identifiers
* IP addresses
* Device identifiers
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* Usage Data.
Google anonymizes the log data by removing part of the IP address (after 9 months) and cookie information (after 18 months)
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I am striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting your Personal Information. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and I cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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INTERNET permission is used for advertising.
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ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission is used for advertising.
This permission is used in most free applications.
WAKE_LOCK — Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
WAKE_LOCK permission is used for the device does not fall asleep during the game.
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Culture and Religion
Why did SPLC fires founder Morris Dees?
The Southern Poverty Law Center has built a reputation of attacking anything and anyone they deem to be inappropriate. Their list of "hate groups" is often cited by mainstream news outlets, though there are conspicuous omissions from their list, including Antifa and Black Lives Matter.
It seems there may have been some inappropriate behavior taking place behind the scenes, possibly perpetrated by those who are supposed to be deeming others as inappropriate.
According to the Los Angeles Times:
The Times has also learned that the organization, whose leadership is predominantly white, has been wrestling with complaints of workplace mistreatment of women and people of color. It was not immediately clear whether those issues were connected to the firing of Dees, who is 82.
Also Thursday, employees sent correspondence to management demanding reforms, expressing concerns about the resignation last week of a highly respected black attorney at the organization and criticizing the organization's work culture.
A letter signed by about two dozen employees — and sent to management and the board of directors before news broke of Dees' firing — said they were concerned that internal "allegations of mistreatment, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and racism threaten the moral authority of this organization and our integrity along with it."
My Take
As with nearly all organizations that claim to carry a mantle and hold a mandate to judge others, the SPLC is proving their righteousness is on the surface level only. The corruption that power has brought to their ranks was unavoidable, especially considering the biased nature of their judgments. They love to go after those who believe in traditional American values, but they're conspicuously silent when left-leaning organizations participate in the same types of activities deemed unacceptable to the SPLC.
Just as they believed their charter was to expose the right, we believe our charter is to expose the left. The difference is that we acknowledge people – ALL people – are flawed and therefore deserve the same scrutiny as everyone else. This is why we are a crowdfunded news outlet. We are beholden to the truth that is driven by conservatism and a Biblical worldview. We rely on the financial support of our readers.
Whatever Morris Dees allegedly did, we can assume it was serious enough to warrant getting booted from an organization that grew on the back of his work. He is a hero to many leftists. His fall from grace will only be well documented if conservative outlets lead the way.
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Top 5 'assault weapon' technologies that existed BEFORE the Constitution was written
Just a sample of some of the repeating firepower that existed long before the 2nd amendment.
Leftist lore has it that the only guns in existence at the time of the writing of the 2nd amendment were muskets that took 5 minutes to reload. This being exemplified by the New York Times in using an image of a musket contrasted with an assault rifle in an article on their usual obsession with gun confiscation. Or from a commercial from a liberty grabber group depicting the long, drawn out reloading of a musket. As is usually the case with leftist lore, this is a complete fabrication.
The fact is that multishot or repeating firearms existed long before the affirmation of the common sense human right of self-preservation in the US Constitution. We've already highlighted some of these technologies that predate the Constitution. However, for the sake of completeness, we shall fill out the list with the other fine examples.
Since there is no set definition of the term 'assault weapon' or 'weapons of war' or what ever farcical term the liberty grabber left has come up with to demonize ordinary firearms, we bestowed this term to these technology as some of the first 'Assault Weapons'.
Repeating rifles of the early 1600s, predating the Constitution by 160 years
The Encyclopedia Britannica has a very informative article on this subject with this excerpt detailing the most important point:
The first effective breech-loading and repeating flintlock firearms were developed in the early 1600s. One early magazine repeater has been attributed to Michele Lorenzoni, a Florentine gunmaker. In the same period, the faster and safer Kalthoff system—designed by a family of German gunmakers—introduced a ball magazine located under the barrel and a powder magazine in the butt. By the 18th century the Cookson repeating rifle was in use in North America, having separate tubular magazines in the stock for balls and powder and a lever-activated breech mechanism that selected and loaded a ball and a charge, also priming the flash pan and setting the gun on half cock.
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Please note that these multishot or repeating firearms existed almost 2 centuries before the writing of the Constitution, eviscerating the 'Muskets only' lie of the national socialist Left. For those who are numerically as well a factually challenged, this was also 370 years before the 21st Century.
The Lorenzoni repeating flintlock: Portable firepower that predated the Constitution by over 100 years
Our first video from the venerable website Forgotten weapons is of two London-Made Lorenzonis Repeating Flintlocks. This was a repeating flintlock developed in the early 1600's that was able to fire multiple shots 160 years before the writing of the Constitution.
Early development of revolving cylinder firearms, predating the Constitution by over 109 years
Next on the Pre-constitutional timeline, we have One of the Earliest Six-shot Revolvers from the collection of the Royal Armory that we profiled in a previous article. The Curator of Firearms, Jonathan Ferguson notes that this wasn't one of the earliest revolvers along with pointing out how the technology has 'evolved' over time.
This also brings up an important point, that arms and other weapons of self-defense were vitally important, a matter of life or death. Every living being is in a battle for survival, in the case of human society, these technologies determined its survivability. Thus it is a constant competition with these technologies constantly changing and evolving over time. Something that would have been known by the learned men that wrote the founding documents.
The Puckle or Defense Gun from 1718, was predating the Constitution by over 70 years
We have previously detailed the Puckle or Defense Gun invented in 1718 and demonstrated early 'automatic weapon' fire in 1721:
The Puckle Gun, or Defense Gun as it was also known, was invented and patented in 1718 by the London lawyer James Puckle.
This was an early 'automatic weapon' was capable of firing 63 shots in 7 minutes in 1721.
For those following along this missed the mark of being a 21st Century weapon by almost 300 years.
The multishot Girardoni Air Gun that predated the Constitution by 9 years.
This is another multishot weapon of war that existed before the Constitution.
Jover and Belton Flintlock Repeating Musket – 1786, this also predates the Constitution
Our last video of multishot or repeating firearms that predated the Constitution is the Jover and Belton Flintlock Repeating Musket from 1786. We're trying to keep this as short as possible, thus we have left off other examples such as the Ribauldequin, Duckfoot or Nock gun.
Very much like the previous example, the Belton Flintlock Repeating Musket was known to the founding fathers because he corresponded with Congress on this weapon in 1777 [Again, before the drafting of the Constitution]. For those keeping score at home, 1786 is still is not of the 21st Century.
Leftist lies on this subject depends on a number of improbable fallacies and assumptions. The founding fathers would have known the history of technological developments and they would have expected those developments to continue. Thus rendering the fallacy that they could not have foreseen that weapons technologies wouldn't of continued on to the point of absurdity.
The Takeaway
Unfortunately for the Liberty Grabber Left, firearms tend to be valuable historical artifacts, these videos show that multishot or repeating firearms existed well before the Constitution. Thus we have eviscerated the 'musket myth'. It should also be evident that the violence problem hasn't been caused by the 'easy' availability of guns or repeating firearms.
As is the case with most Leftist lies and prevarication's, they depend on a lack knowledge of the subject to succeed. This is why is extremely important that everyone of the Pro-Liberty Right be apprised of these facts in engaging those of the Left who have little care for logic, science or truth. The fact that multishot or repeating firearms existed centuries ago should make it clear that the Left is lying about the subject of self-defense from beginning to end.
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Naeem Fazal: Is Allah the same as Yahweh?
One of the biggest reasons for the rise of the various movements attempting to unite the various religions of the world is the desire to end conflict. This isn't just on the battlefield. Many want to prevent any one religion from spreading its doctrines as superior, opting instead for the push to say all religions are just variations on the same theme. This is, of course, very far from the truth.
The push to claim Allah, the god of Islam, is the same as Yahweh, the God of Jews and Christians, has been making its rounds across churches and public discourse for a while. It's heretical and can be clearly debunked with a basic reading of scripture as well as readings of Quran. At the heart of the matter is the relationship with Jesus Christ.
Christians believe Jesus is the Son of God. Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet and the right-hand-man who will return to chastise all non-Muslims into believing in Islam or falling to the sword. There's no connection between the two beliefs that can reconcile these fundamental differences.
Former Muslim Naeem Fazal visited with the folks at The One Minute Apologist to clear things up about Allah and Yahweh. His book, Ex-Muslim, is a great read for those who want to explore a wonderful transformation to the faith.
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7 life lessons we can learn from Daniel's example
The Book of Daniel is one of the most profound and even entertaining books of the Bible. Within its amazing pages are some incredible lessons that we can apply to our lives today.
Chapter 2 in particular is often hurried through for a couple of reasons. First, it's considered by most Bible scholars to be prophecy that's already been fulfilled, so those who look to Daniel for its prophetic reasons may skip it as a history lesson. Second, the story focuses on Nebuchadnezzar's dream, but there are little nuances that highlight the character of Daniel in ways that are truly amazing.
Let's take a look at 7 important lessons from the book. There are many others, of course, but these seven are all great places to start as we apply them to our lives today.
1. Be Reasonable with Your Faith
In the first chapter, Daniel and his companions are supposed to eat of the king's meat and drink the wine of the kingdom. This had two purposes – to keep these special children who would become the wise men of the land as healthy as possible and to indoctrinate them into the customs of their new masters. Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself in this manner, knowing that doing so would go against the Torah.
Rather than fight, refuse, or hold a hunger strike, he asked to eat pulse and drink water. His request was denied because the master of the eunuchs did not want them to get weak and feeble in fear of what the king would do to him. Daniel took one more shot, this time with Melzar who was their caretaker.
Daniel 1:11-13 (KJV)
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
God allowed this to happen. Daniel and his companions were "fairer and fatter in flesh" than those who were eating the king's meat.
There is no compromise for our faith. Had Melzar not allowed Daniel and his companions to eat the food that God required of them, then it's very likely that Daniel would have handled the matter more firmly, even risking his own life to remain true to his faith. He would probably have become militant, but he first tried to be reasonable and it worked.
As Christians in such a perverse age, we are often called to take a stand against injustices that go against our faith. Many of us (myself included) often start off militant rather than giving the Holy Spirit a chance to move on our behalf. There are times when we must stand firm, but that should not always be the first option. Daniel accomplished his goal without offending anyone or hurting his own objectives.
2. Pray with Friends
Daniel prayed by himself all the time. However, when faced with death by decree of the king in Chapter 2, Daniel requested time to answer the king's challenge. The first thing he did with his time was to go to his three companions so they could pray together for help.
There are times to pray alone, but when the need is great, it's important to pray with others. The verses themselves, listed below, reveal two more important lessons; so many things we can learn are right there in a couple of short verses in Chapter 2.
3. Pray for Ends, not the Means
The prayer of the Jewish boys was done with more wisdom than most Christians and Jews have today. It's a shame that we don't get to read the actual prayer, but its short description within two verses in Chapter 2 tell us what we need to know about them:
Daniel 2:17-18 (KJV)
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Most people, given the impossible challenge of knowing what a king dreamed and interpreting it for him in order to save their lives, would pray to know the dream and the interpretation so they would not perish. It seems straight forward, right? However, Daniel and his companions did not pray for this because this would be a presumptuous prayer. Instead, they prayed for mercies concerning this secret so they would not perish like the other wise men of the land.
Do you see the subtle difference? As it turned out, God gave Daniel the dream and its interpretation, but God could have easily answered the prayer any way He chose. His "mercies concerning the secret" could have been to change the king's heart, to open a way for the Daniel and his companions to escape, to send a fireball down to devour the king… you get the point. They prayed with the goal in mind, that they would not be killed like the others. They left the methodology to God.
4. Be Humble, Thankful, and Full of Praise to the Father
It's amazing that there are so many lessons in a few verses in Chapter 2. Another lesson was taught immediately after they prayed to God to not let them die. The lesson is one that we all need to hear more: Praise God as the wonderful Father that He is.
Daniel 2:19-23 (KJV)
19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter.
Obviously, Daniel was extremely happy that he was not going to die thanks to the blessing he received from his Father and was quick to return that blessing in the best way he had available to him at that moment: praise. Then, once he was presenting to the king what the Lord had shown him, he gave us another important lesson…
5. Take No Credit for the Lord's Works
Daniel could have very easily told the king that he was given a vision by God because he was special. He could have told the king that he was the smartest man in the world and the king would have believed him once he revealed the dream. He could have said that he was holy and blessed and that's why God gave him the vision. He could have taken credit in any way that he chose. Instead, he chose to take no credit at all.
Daniel 2:21-28 (KJV)
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
Human ego is a hard thing to put down. When good things happen to us, when we're able to accomplish things that others cannot, or when we build things that are great, we often take credit. Sure, we might thank God for the blessing, the talent, the knowledge, the luck, the opportunity, or anything else, but we often do not realize or acknowledge that all things happen by the Grace of God. King Nebuchadnezzar learned this lesson the hard way in Chapter 4.
6. Have Courage to Tell the Hard Truths
In three different instances, courage was required to deliver a harsh message to a king. First, the three companions spoke boldly in the face of death.
Daniel 3:16-18 (KJV)
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
They knew that what they were saying was going to get them thrown into a fiery furnace, but they said it anyway. This is an important lesson, one that every believer must prepare themselves for if they are ever faced with death over their faith.
As a mini-lesson, notice that they did not declare that God would save them. They would not presume to declare what God was going to do. They simply declared that God was able to deliver them from the furnace and that he would certainly deliver them from the king's hand. Either way – had they been saved by a Son of God or had they burned – they would have been delivered from the king's hand.
In Chapter 4, the king had a dream that he told to his wise men. In Chapter 2, they could not deliver an interpretation because they did not know the dream. This time, the king told them the dream, and as it says in verse 7, "they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof."
The meaning of the dream itself was actually pretty obvious, but the wise men did not make it known to him. Notice that it did not say that they could not make it known. Chances are, they knew exactly what it meant but because it spoke of bad tidings for the king, they didn't want to be the ones delivering the bad news. They were afraid.
Daniel was afraid as well.
Daniel 4:19
19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
He overcame his fear and revealed a terrible fate for the king. It wasn't easy. he hesitated for a long time, perhaps building up the courage. After all, it isn't easy to tell someone that they're going to be eating grass and living with animals because of their evil doings.
More ill tidings were put to Daniel to deliver to a king in Chapter 5. This time, Daniel didn't hesitate at all. In fact, he used the opportunity to deliver the message of the king's death that night to chastise him for defiling the ornaments of God's people.
7. Ask Forgiveness for Your People
This is arguably the most controversial of the lessons taught through the Book of Daniel. In Chapter 9:3-19, Daniel asks for forgiveness for his people. He does not make excuses. He acknowledges their shortcomings, their sins, and their betrayals. He does not ask for anything that they deserve but rather forgiveness for the Lord's sake as they are His children and Jerusalem is His city.
I won't put in the whole prayer, but please take the time to read it. Instead, I'll focus on the final verse of the prayer:
Daniel 9:19 (KJV)
19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
As Moses once did, here Daniel asks the Lord to forgive His people for His sake, not theirs.
We are viewed as individuals, of course, but we are also viewed as nations. It is important that we do pray for a turning away from sin. We are in a time when just about every country is faced with challenges with faith. In America, we contend with a turning away from our foundation of belief. Abortion, gay marriage, and the silencing of Biblical doctrines for the sake of diversity and tolerance are just some of our country's sins.
In other places such as parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, being a Christian can bring persecution and even death. There are challenges that the enemy has placed before all of is in one form or another. It is too much for anyone to fight alone. We must pray for our Lord to forgive us and help us fight the good fight.
The entire book is wonderful on so many levels. Yes, there are incredible lessons for everyone to hear, but there are also prophecies and messages that God wanted us to know. If you've never done a thorough reading of Daniel, now is the time to do it.
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At a press conference yesterday, the surviving members of Monty Python announced that they would be reuniting for a one-off show at London's O2 arena on July 1st of 2014. The show, called Monty Python Live (mostly), will be directed by Eric Idle, and according to him feature "comedy, pathos, music and a tiny piece of ancient sex." Tickets will go on sale on November 25th, and are expected to be impossible to get shortly after that.
The entire announcement was met with the Python's usual manner of irreverency (the lot of them seems to agree they were all doing it for the money) and apparent dislike of the intended audience, actual bits of information did leak out between the jabs. While the show won't feature new material, it will feature previously unperformed material, as well as modern versions of their greatest hits. Said John Cleese, "the main danger we have is that the audience know the scripts better than we do."
Cleese also mentioned that, while the show is intended to be a single performance, which they will broadcast live and release on DVD afterwards, they are leaving the door open for a possible tour, schedules permitting. And while Graham Chapman leaves a sizable hole of talent in their ranks, I'm sure the group will only draw attention to the fact with their usual decorum and dignity.
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If there's one surefire way to test the waters of a new interest or broaden the horizons of a familiar pastime, it's this— take to the Internet. For fashionistas, whether they be budding newcomers, edgy insiders, or haute couture connoisseurs, the Internet is perhaps the greatest resource of all for seeking out inspiration and keeping updated on cutting-edge trends. The next time you find yourself staring desolately into your closet, consider the following web resources for a quick fashion pick-me-up.
Polyvore's usefulness lies in its two primary features: its visualization of fashion into collages and its social commerce engine. Polyvore users search the site's extensive library for clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, and shoes, which they then arrange into collages referred to as "sets." These sets can then be exchanged between Polyvore users and shared across multiple social networking platforms such as blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Users can also follow collaged items to their retailers; for example, if you fall in love with a pair of heels on Polyvore, whether they be found in your collage or in someone else's, you can follow an outbound link to the retailer's website for purchase. Polyvore is an excellent destination for anyone looking to connect with fellow fashionistas, to gain inspiration, or simply to liven up a drab closet.
Commonly referred to as the Instagram of the fashion world, Pose enables users to swap photos and videos of their favorite clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, shoes, and ensembles. In that the fashion community is already well-represented on Instagram, some may question the need for a likeminded site, but Pose has unique advantages— because of its nature as a niche resource, all entries on Pose are tagged by such identifiers as brand name, item type, and trend. Users also have hefty search capability; for example, a search for red lipstick will yield links to top-rated red lipsticks, user reviews of various brands, and user photos of ensembles featuring red lipstick. Pose also has ties to Pinterest in that these filtered results can then be dragged and dropped into "collections" created by users; suggestions for red lipstick might include "beauty" and/or "classic looks." As a crossbreed of Instagram and Pinterest, Pose offers the best of both, and it serves as a powerful tool for gaining inspiration, sharing ideas, and connecting to fellow fashionistas.
Lyst is a personalized online marketplace for fashionistas, and a powerful one, at that— it permits users to create a tailored feed of their favorite designers, brands, and retailers. These feeds contain carefully curated selections from each favorite, notifications of new launches, and suggestions of likeminded users to follow. For those who choose to link their Pinterest boards to their Lyst feeds, Lyst will send notifications when pinned items go on sale and links to the discounted content. Even if the discounted item in question was pinned at one retailer (say, Saks Fifth Avenue), a notification will still be delivered if that item goes on sale at another retailer (say, Bloomingdale's). Lyst doesn't do much to provide fresh inspiration, but it keeps users apprised of the latest from their favorites, and it's certainly cost-effective.
Stylecaster is a fashion media startup celebrating its fifth anniversary, and five years later, it's better than ever. The array of content offered on Stylecaster is vast and prolific; its articles range from runway trends to haute couture shakeups, celebrity fashion inspiration to lifestyle articles, shopping guides to insider interviews with stylists. Stylecaster lacks the social media component of the previously listed resources, but it more than makes up for that lack with attentive reporting, creative lookbooks, and a diverse spread of topics.
Refinery29 is StyleCaster on steroids. Not only does it feature such fashion resources as street style features, updates on designer launches, and shopping guides curated by professional stylists, but it also boasts content on interior design, entertainment, and wellness. What's more, the site also features a thorough guidebook to urban living with its city-specific subdivisions on the best events, bars, and sales in such metropolises as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The interactivity of the site is an added perk; DIY guides to interior design, fitness routines, and make-up techniques lend practicality and relatability to the content. Refinery29 is far more than a fashion media resource; it's a comprehensive handbook to living a modern, fashionable lifestyle.


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Sago palm is a species of gymnosperm from the family Cycadaceae. It is native to Japan. Although the plant is named after and looks like a palm, it's actually a cycad.
Sago palm is a species of gymnosperm from the family Cycadaceae. It is native to Japan. Although the plant is named after and looks like a palm, it actually a cycad i.e. a plant which has evolved little since the dinosaur age and is also known as a "living fossil". It's one of the oldest plants that you can now grow as a houseplant. The name Revoluta refers to the way the leaves revolute or curls back towards the ends.
It is a slow growing plant so does not require constant re-potting. All parts of the plant are poisonous to animals and humans so keep the plant out of the reach of children and pets.
Sago palm, like most houseplants, should be grown in bright light but should be protected from direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can scorch the leaves. If growing indoors, you can provide it with artificial light. Too little light can hamper the growth of the plant.
Long, shiny, dark olive green pinnate fronds arise from a woody stem known as caudex. Fronds grow upwards for about a foot and then arch over. The plant does not have actual flowers. Female sagos look like they 'flower' while male sagos bear 'cones'. Flowering season is in spring.
The plant can withstand fairly long dry spells. Although Sago palm does not require frequent watering, the plant should not be allowed to completely dry out. One of the main concerns should be over-watering as it could lead to root rot. Water the plant and then wait for the topsoil to dry out before watering again. You can cut back on watering during the winter months.
A well-drained, loose soil should be used. Add in organic material and farmyard manure to make it nutrient rich.
Indoors the average height of the plant is about 2ft to 4ft. It can grow larger if grown in a garden.
Fertilize using an 18-6-18 liquid fertilizer mixed with water. You can feed monthly during spring and cut back in the winters. Always make sure to water the plant before fertilizing to prevent fertilizer burn. Do not overfeed the plant as that might cause the leaves to die.
Usually, the plant remains free from pests and diseases. Occasionally it can get affected by mealybugs or much more damaging scale. Treat the plant immediately to prevent damage. Spray it with insecticidal soap spray or neem oil.
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Offering competitive wages and benefits can help companies attract and retain the most qualified employees. Annual increases are an expectation for most workers and likely necessary to help keep up with inflation. Even small companies may need to establish a pay raise budget to reward and retain their best employees.
Calculate Competitive Pay Raises
Pay raises are usually doled out once per year, often as a percentage of current salary. For budgetary planning purposes, employers should factor pay raises into their annual budget as an average percentage of current year salaries. To determine an appropriate percentage increase, a study of benchmarks can provide support. One source of data is the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which issues reports tracking increases in the employment cost index for both the public and private sectors. Other competitive salary information can be found in industry surveys, compensation trends reports and even online career search websites. Regional costs of living are also a factor that should be taken into consideration when looking at national data.
Importance of Retention
Once employees are hired, companies invest in training and educating staff members on new systems and work processes. If an employee leaves, the benefit of this investment is lost. While small business owners may balk at the expense of increasing salaries, the costs of employee attrition are also significant. Retaining the best employees often means paying them slightly above the market average, which may be far less than the cost of training a new employee.
Non-Monetary Benefits Small Companies Can Offer
For small companies that simply cannot afford to match larger competitors' salaries, think about what can be offered to employees in the form of non-monetary perks or benefits. Flexible scheduling and telecommuting are popular work options on the wish list of many employees. The relaxed atmosphere of a small company is another important factor employees may prefer. Some employees are also willing to work for less in exchange for doing a job they love and gaining experience in a chosen field. Offering an ownership stake in the company is another way to attract and retain a key employee. In hiring and retention situations, small business owners should have a clear picture of what makes their company special and be able to communicate this to employees.
For many small companies, payroll is one of the largest expenses. By calculating a pay raise budget as part of an annual plan, companies can better meet the expectations of employees and limit employee turnover costs. Using an online accounting system, line-item expense analysis can be performed and the effect of pay raises can be calculated to ensure they are in line with company goals and profitability.


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This traditional Savoyard farmhouse has been renovated with families in mind. Its 6 bedrooms sleep 12-14 guests, including a family suite with crafted bunk beds and feature starlights.
Based in Châtel, at the heart of the Portes du Soleil ski area, it offers pistes for beginners to experts. The picturesque resort holds the Family Plus Award, with dedicated sledging runs and child 's entertainments.
The spacious chalet is staffed by a professional chef, chalet manager and chauffeur. Catering includes hearty breakfasts, early children's dinners and canapes with four course dinner and wines. Your chalet manager ensures the holiday is organised with skis pre-ordered and delivered to the chalet, lessons booked, childcare arranged and lift passes ready for your arrival. The chauffeur is available all day to take you around the resort as needed.
After skiing, relax in the outdoor hot tub or sauna, enjoy a wine tasting in the wine cave or admire the log fire and mountain views.
For children, there is a wooden alpine playhouse in enclosed gardens, sledges and a playroom/TV snug. Flexible professional childcare and babysitting can be arranged allowing families to make the most of the skiing and quality family time.
Children and adults will find a vast array of entertainments at the chalet and in the resort beyond. A Milka cow on the slopes, huskies and horses in the valley and a wealth of opportunities within the chalet grounds will keep the children occupied for hours. Wine is a focus at La Grange au Merle with opportunities to savour the flavours of this developing region.
Fun for all
Outdoor hot tub
Indoor sauna
Tv room
Sonos throughout
Wifi throughout
Long burning fireplace
Kids only
Alpine playhouse
Enclosed gardens
Baby monitors and cots
High chairs and booster seats
Early wholesome dinners
Professional and flexible childcare
Baby sitting
Grown ups
Wines included
Wine tasting in private carnotzet
Premium wine packages
Cocktail bar
Bedrooms are en-suite, most having access to the south facing balcony or garden terrace. The family suite consists of a double bed and adjoining handcrafted bunkroom with star effect lighting. Wooden travel cots or single additional beds accommodate children. All rooms are tastefully furnished and finished in old wood.
Le Crocus
Max occupancy: 3
Double or twin room with access to south facing balcony. En-suite with roll top bath, walk in shower and double sinks.
Les Pommes Vertes
Double bedroom with access to south facing balcony. Forms part of the family suite with an adjoining bunk room sleeping 2 adults or up to three children. The family suite shares an en-suite with bath and separate walk in shower.
Les Pommes Rouges
Handcrafted bunkroom with two full size bunk beds and a small sofa bed for a child. The lower bunk has a star effect ceiling. This room forms part of the family suite with with an adjoining double room. The family suite shares an en-suite with bath and separate walk in shower.
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Max occupancy: 2
Double or twin room with access to the west facing garden patio. En-suite with walk in drench shower.
Les Marmottes
Double or twin room with access to the east facing garden patio. En-suite with walk in drench shower.
Le Grenier
Double or twin room located in the mezzanine. En-suite with bath and separate walk in shower.
Complimentary safety deposit box
Guest Laundry
Tour Desk
Resort gift shop
Splashes mini mart
Internet kiosk
Car parking
Catered chalet with dedicated chef, chalet manager and chauffeur
Double covered garage and additional parking for two cars
Short walk from town centre
South facing balconies
Bar fridge
Tea and coffee facilities
Iron and ironing board
Private balcony
Hair dryer
Underfloor heating
Most have a balcony or garden access
Ski lifts
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Swimming pool and leisure centre
Tennis courts
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With a 12 seat dining table, La Grange au Merle allows large families to dine together, overlooking the Mont de Grange and village below. There is also a children's dining area for those that would like to eat earlier than the adults. Children's meals are wholesome and tempting. Menus and dietary preferences can be discussed with the chef prior to arrival. Highchairs are provided.
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I pictured the summer being busy mornings where we would all eat, get dressed for the day, chores and school work completed and then knowing we had the whole day ahead of us to do something fun and adventurous or stay home and do something creative. Spend time reading books together, visiting museums and letting the kids run around at the nearest playground.
WAKE UP! Is what I yell to myself because the reality of summer is here and it's not what I have pictured. Many mornings it's my 7 year old up before 5 AM, asking why no one else is awake and we need to shoo him away to go play something on his own. Of course, now that I have been talked to I am awake and not going back to sleep so I lay there trying hard to relax but my 7 year old takes it upon himself to sing 'Let It Go" at the top of his lungs while he plays.
By 6:30 we are all up and awake and the chaos of getting breakfast starts. Each child wants something different to only be met with 'I want what so and so has!' while I placing their food at the table (*sigh* – of course you do). The dog is whining at passing joggers out the window, crying to chase the chipmunk at our bird feeder and following me around hoping I drop some food on the ground.
While I'm dealing with the dog, and making my morning shake and/or coffee or just picking up, I peek in the eating area and see yogurt being smeared all over the table with messy fingers and both are laughing as the other throws blueberries across the table. "Stop playing with your food" is something that is said quite often in this household!
They both leave the table in total disarray. Silverware and yogurt all over the chairs and table, smooshed blueberries by my feet and now they are tumbling, yes tumbling on the couch. One is screaming 'Stop it" at the top of his lungs and the other is yelling 'No you stop it'. "Stop jumping on the couch" is something that I also say quite often in this household!
They settle down for a minute while I'm clearing plates. Then it starts again, the 3 year old is rolling on the 7 year old. The 7 year old is putting his face a half an inch from the 3 year old's face and saying nonsense words. They are both screaming and whining again! "Guys, go upstairs and get dressed for the day" is met with boys that tell me they are playing or watching TV and I have to tell them again it's time to get ready for the day. I leave for a moment and come back to big brother picking up little brother and spinning him around while big brother laughs and 3 year old, isn't sure if he should be laughing or protesting. They are dizzy and falling over and when I protest, my 7 year old informs me that little brother loves it. "NO! Please go upstairs and get dressed!"
And they do and it's now only an hour into our day but I am exhausted and just want to sit in a corner and cry with frustration! But I put on my smile and I psych myself up for a better day. I am very lucky to be able to stay home with them – this I appreciate very much so but there are just days when I wonder how I am to get through it.
And as I type this, am I sitting by myself you ask? Oh no! They are at the kitchen table, eating sugar free cookies, rolling a watermelon rind back and forth over the table and on the floor. Each time it hits the floor, they look at me just waiting for my disapproval. I don't say a word but threaten to take things away if it is not cleaned up within 5 minutes. They do it and now it's time to move on to the next thing. I am trying to keep it together!
How is your summer going?


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Strangulation and Related Offenses: NY Penal Law Article 121
In the realm of New York violent crimes, most New York criminal lawyers, as well as their clients, find themselves dealing with criminal offenses involving Assault, Weapon Possession and even Robbery when an allegation is legally defined as a violent crime pursuant to New York Penal Law 70.02. While any crime deemed a "violent offense" mandates a determinate sentence of incarceration, there is a set of crimes found in Article 121 of the New York Penal Law that are equally devastating to the offenses above in terms of their consequences to an accused if he or she pleads guilty or is convicted after trial. These crimes, New York Penal Law sections 121.11, 121.12 and 121.13, are collectively known as Strangulation and Related Offenses. More important than their respective titles and names, recognize that an arrest for any one of these offenses in New York City or the numerous counties making up the Hudson Valley, will be met with a harsh response from prosecutors, judges and the police.
- Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation: NY PL 121.11
- Strangulation in the Second Degree: NY PL 121.12
- Strangulation in the First Degree: NY PL 121.13
Depending on whether you are charged with misdemeanor Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or felony Strangulation, the crimes range in their severity and potential punishment. The lowest of these offenses are prosecuted as "A" misdemeanors while both Strangulation crimes are classified as either "D" or "C" felonies. As a result, if you are convicted of Penal Law 121.11 you would face up to a maximum of one year in jail in the Dutchess County Jail, Rikers Island or Rockland County Jail. A conviction for either two Strangulation crimes, PL 121.13 and PL 121.13, however, is quite more severe. With mandatory minimums, the District Attorney prosecuting your case post-indictment can recommend that your presiding judge sentence you to as long as seven or fifteen years in state prison respectively.
Whether you were arrested by the NYPD in New York City – Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx or Queens – and you are awaiting your arraignment in Kings County or New York County Criminal Court or you face the same fate in a Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess or Rockland municipality, the elements of and burden to prove these crimes remain the same even if some procedures may vary. For example, in the event the crime or allegation involves a domestic partner or family member, know that New York Domestic Violence crimes receive heightened attention and similarly increased punishment. Further, if you and your accuser are known to one another, even if not intimately for Domestic Violence purposes, the prosecution will ask for and a judge will grant an order of protection. This restraining order will either prevent any contact between the parties or limit the types of interactions. Should you violate the terms of the order you will be subject to a new offense of Criminal Contempt even if you are ultimately exonerated of the original arrest charges.
It is important to note that a charge involving Strangulation and Related Offenses likely will not stand alone. While each case is unique, it would not be atypical to see these crimes brought alongside Assault offenses found in Article 120 of the New York Penal Law. After all, it is certainly conceivable, whether ultimately true or not, that your criminal lawyer is tasked with defending you against multiple crimes for threatening, striking and strangling the complainant.
If the prospect of spending a year in jail or two, five, seven, ten or more years in prison isn't frightening enough and the potential to be removed from your home with an order of protection as your criminal case slowly progresses doesn't give you great pause, remember that an accusation is far from a conviction. While you must take the initiative and retain the right criminal defense lawyer to formulate your strongest defense, you have rights and cannot be stripped of your ability to defend yourself. Simply, a failure to do so will leave you with a lifetime criminal record for an ugly violent crime while facing both incarceration and an order of protection hanging over your head for years to come.
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Be smart. Understand the laws involving and application of Strangulation and Related Offenses. Protect your rights, career, legal status in the United States, and future. Let the New York criminal defense attorneys and former Manhattan prosecutors at Crotty Saland PC's advocacy, knowledge and experience guide you to the best possible resolution to what is likely the worst experiences of your life.
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Our curriculum is based on encouraging students to take full advantage of the material learned in the classroom and guiding students to more creative levels of thinking and learning.
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The first level of our program is designed for students that would benefit from additional review of classroom material. This level is for the student that is struggling with basic concepts, comprehension and skills. PaliTutor works closely with your child to rebuild confidence in areas that are essential to fully immersed classroom learning and participation.
2. Reinforce
The second level of our program is intended for students that are confident in completing classroom assignments but benefit from a more challenging academic curriculum. PaliTutor will engage your student in a broadened understanding of subject areas studied in the classroom.
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The third level of our program is created for students that function at an accelerated pace and are eager to learn more than the classroom allows.
This level is for the student that will benefit from independent projects designed to promote exploration and research in subject areas as well as areas of special interest. PaliTutor will encourage your student to think critically and analyze material covered in the classroom.
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The classroom does not necessarily define your child's academic abilities, nor do standardized tests. It is our job to discover how and in what way your child best absorbs information and communicates what they have learned.
With PaliTutor's free assessment we seek to understand not your child's deficiencies, but the key to their ability to learn. It is at this point that we can begin the process of teaching your child to learn independently. Each grade assessment is aligned to State and National Standards.
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With this in mind and with the information we gather from our academic assessment, PaliTutor develops a step by step program to help guide your child to reach established goals and achievements.
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School and the classroom provide great environments for socialization as well as learning. But even the smallest student/teacher classroom ratio cannot compare to one-on-one instruction.
While many tutoring services proclaim "individual attention" while dividing instructors between 3 – 5 students, PaliTutor strictly provides one-on-one instruction. We believe that more can be accomplished in one hour of concentrated one-on-one instruction than in several hours of group learning. It is in these moments that breakthroughs happen, clarification and understanding takes place and the student reaches a higher level of learning.
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We believe in measurable results. Our goal is to move our students away from deficit learning to becoming active participants in daily classroom learning and activity – essentially to become free to learn. The assessment that we provide at the beginning of the program establishes benchmarks and a timetable that is revisited weekly and reported in detail to parents and teachers.


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Roskilde Cathedral has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1995, and with 39 royal tombs it's an absolute must-see when visiting Roskilde. Read more here...
Viking burial mounds, beautiful forests, and fjord landscapes are part of Denmark's newest national park, Skjoldungernes Land.
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Book one of the Tourist Office's professional guides if you are looking to arrange a company visit or a private tour out of the ordinary.
Interested in the many activities and things going on this week in Roskilde? Find inspiration on what is happening every week in and around Roskilde. Find the printed version at the tourist office in Roskilde.
Visit the Viking Ship Museum and discover the five original Skuldelev Viking ships, embark on a reconstructed ship or visit one of the many workshops.


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I had the opportunity to be involved in the fabrication of Supermanoeuvre's installation for
the 2012 Venice Biennale. My involvement was to help run the KUKA robotic system at Taubman College's digital fabrication
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Thousands of people from a variety of backgrounds have contributed to the "corporate social responsibility" efforts of their organization and claim the title of "sustainability professional."
While the field has been enriched and informed by the diversity of expertise these people bring, it has also created inconsistency in practice and definition. In order for the field and its professionals to be taken seriously and be granted due credibility, there needs to be some definition and standardization of the competencies employers and seekers of consultants can come to expect.
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Earlier today, Dammy Krane threw a serious shade at Triple MG Singer, Tekno.. and now, the latter has had the time to reply him.
Recall, Dammy took to his Snapchat to throw a shade at someone, who apparently, has been "posing" with other people's cars parked in his compound.
It's worthy to note, that Tekno, recently copped for himself, a Jeep wrangler, and shared a photo of himself posing with it and another car in his home.
Dammy wrote; "Duck head", a term used to describe Tekno, "always parking peoples cars in his compound to deceive fans abi na promo …. because Runtown get lambo. Go and Buy a House".
Knowing the history between them, especially the controversy started by Krane recently over copying of hairstyles, it's safe to assume that the shade was directed at Tekno.
Tekno of course caught his sub, and has replied back to Dammy, referring to him as a "it".. Tekno says Dammy krane has no career, and he's struggling so hard to keep up.
He wrote on Twitter: "It needs a career of its own. it's trying so hard.".
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Trailer Tuesday: Saving Mr. Banks
Next, and last, up in Trailer Tuesday (an event so rare the Mayans predicted it would never happen) is a film I've been looking forward to some a while. Saving Mr. Banks is the real story of the twenty year effort Walt Disney made to badger P.L. Travers for the rights to adapt her children's books about a nanny called Mary Poppins (don't tell me if he succeeded or not, I don't want to spoil the ending). In the film, Disney is played by Tom Hanks, and Travers is played by Emma Thompson. As awards-bait as that may sound, I'd watch those two tear apart a phonebook and use it to insulate a small den, or work room.
The film also stars just a pile of talent, like Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Rachel Griffiths and Ruth Wilson. That, and I'm a sucker for any movie whose basis is "film can be magical." Something about that ideal tugs at the mechanical vacuum where my heart should be. Instead of a automated system of valves, and a dedicated little gerbil that has to be replaced every two months.


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by Margaret Rozga As a person who has long been active in social and racial justice movements, my goal as a poet is to create poetry written from a deep commitment to social justice issues. My books can serve as examples. 200 Nights and One Day is about the Milwaukee fair housing marches in which … Continue reading Vox II: Contributor Notes
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What We Read
by Ann Marie Bausch When news of sexual assault allegations against author Junot Díaz broke in the spring of 2018, my first reaction was grief: Not him! Díaz was one of my favorite writers, an advocate for immigrants and the causes of the dispossessed worldwide, someone I felt I had learned from. But his alleged* … Continue reading What We Read
Vox II: Intersectionality
by Meghan Foulk Now, more than ever, do we need to hear from the greater community within America. Polarization and pointed fingers widen division and crumble our foundations; we see each other as enemies rather than members of the same community. Being a Women and Gender Studies minor, intersectionality of identities is crucial to understanding who … Continue reading Vox II: Intersectionality
Vox II: Engage
by Caitlin Wheeler A few years ago, a few colleagues and I hosted lunch for a well-to-do visiting author. The author invited a local friend to join and they gabbed about nearby orchards and her friend's meadery. When a colleague tried to join the conversation by sharing an experience she'd had working in a bicycle … Continue reading Vox II: Engage
Vox II: American Identities
by Emily Hanson American Identities is the exploration of the fluidity and the multiplicity of the different identities that have created the world we live in. As assistant poetry editor for this issue, I will be screening poems that share unique identities, exploring the idea of what being an American means. In this special issue … Continue reading Vox II: American Identities
by Sara Whitestone This piece was originally published by GFT Press. Of all my States of Mind, Virginia is the hardest to unmix—to cipher down thousands of memories and moments into just a few words, to distill from so many impurities just a few potent truths. What do I write about Virginia, where I have … Continue reading Thankfulness
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"If the trend toward bureaucratization and mechanization continues, I predict a revolution, not by librarians, but by readers—townspeople, students, and teachers—those who use the library in their need for knowledge and delight, who think of the library as a kind of temple, and who sicken of social scientists and personal psychologists of documentalists and gadgeteers, in places of power."
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We wandered from telescope to telescope, each one offering us a brief window into another world. I saw nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, double stars — my dad would explain to me what I was seeing as I stood on tiptoes to peer through a telescope's eyepiece.
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It is one thing when you have identified your purpose. Its an entirely different thing when you have understood why your purpose is what it is. This revelation didn't dawn on me until our PurposefullyPretty outing last Saturday. The topic of discussion at this mixer was 'Attraction or Distraction'. In this mixer we spoke about boys and how at times they can become a hinderance to our pursuit and fulfillment. While speaking on this topic I began to share with the girls my experience with being distracted. I told them all about the guy who became my distraction when I was many of their ages. I was very transparent with them. I told them how I became so distracted at a point n my life, that I almost aborted God's plan for my life. When I saw their reaction to my story, I began to realize the impact that it had on them. Thats when it hit me! That was the moment that I realized that I didn't go through that and other situations for me, but I went through it because one day, 6 yrs later I would run an organization filled with young women that would go through the same or similar things. My story would save some of them from making a decision that can blow their destiny.
It also dawned on me that even my pursuit and where I'm headed in my career is not for me. To be really honest, although I always wanted to be a doctor, I began to deter from it once I saw how much time and sacrifice it would require. I was content with becoming a nurse or Nurse Practitioner. However, my Pastor and close family members helped me understand that this is something that I have to do. There are so many little girls out there who have dreams that they may feel are to big. There are girls out there that may feel that the path that they want to take is too hard or even impossible. It will take a young woman like me to tackle something so big; to show the young woman of PurposefullyPretty and all over the world , that NOTHING is impossible. I now understand that my pursuit is not for me. One day my story, my pursuit and eventually my accomplishments will inspire young women all over to chase there dreams. The world is yours. It's just waiting for you to conquer it.
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