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Elmo, Texas- Youth group members of the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Elmo hosted two of Kaufman County Sheriffs Office K-9 teams during their May 2, 2012 service. Kaufman County Sheriffs Deputy Chad Jones with Certtis and Deputy Ben Schoeff with Nurmo were on hand to explain just what a K-9 team does.
Drug dealers and smugglers go to great effort to hide their wares. Drugs are hidden inside furniture, vacuum pack them in cans, stuff them into fruit and submerge them in automobile gas tanks. They even bury them in strong smelling products like pepper or coffee. And these amazing dogs find them anyway! The deputies explained the need in our community for these high spirited dogs, and how vital a role they play.
Both Certtis and Nurmo are trained to find the scent of several different types of drugs, as well as tracking suspects. Few people know that their sense of smell is at least 10,000 times greater than that of a human. Both K-9s are trained to search buildings and open areas, track suspects that have fled from crime scenes and locate any evidence that a suspect may leave behind.
Because of their keen sense of smell K-9 dogs can search faster, safer, with less manpower, and more accurately than officers can do alone. The K-9 teams are vital backup to deputies on patrol who are dealing with criminal suspects.
Sheriff David Byrnes stated, These K-9 deputies are very dedicated officers who devote 24 hours a day to their K-9 partners. Being a K-9 handler is not an easy job, but it is a necessary job. These teams help us in our fight to make our community a safer place to live and work.


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UCSF's fifth annual trauma summit, held at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, drew dozens of surgeons from developing countries who came to learn cutting-edge techniques.
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The UCSF Global Health Sciences program celebrated its fifth Masters of Science graduating class earlier this month in a ceremony that also was a sendoff for the degree program's founder.
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UCSF classmates Noah Hawthorne and Kris Coontz graduated this month from the School of Medicine after starting a nonprofit dedicated to improving health care for people in Nicaragua.
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Access to vaccines is a basic human right, said UCSF leader Jaime Sepulveda at TEDxSF: 7 Billion Well, an event sponsored by TEDx San Francisco with support from UCSF Global Health Sciences (GHS).
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Seven global health experts from UCSF will speak this Saturday at TEDxSF, which is focused on the theme "7 Billion Well: Re-imagining Global Health."
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Global health pioneer Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, addressed a packed UCSF auditorium in a special lecture about a community-based health care model that his nonprofit organization, Partners In Health, has brought to some of the world's most impoverished countries, including Haiti and Rwanda.
October 12, 2012
UCSF is one of six medical schools that will receive a total of $5.2 million in grant funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to offer clinical research fellowships in global health over the next four years.
October 02, 2012
Starting HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy reduces food insecurity and improves physical health, thereby contributing to the disruption of a lethal syndemic, UCSF and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found in a study focused on sub-Saharan Africa.
September 28, 2012
An isolated outbreak of a deadly disease known as acute hemorrhagic fever, which killed two people and left one gravely ill in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the summer of 2009, was probably caused by a novel virus scientists have never seen before, according to an international research consortium that included UCSF.
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UCSF has received a $20 million gift from philanthropist Chuck Feeney to build a new hub for Global Health Sciences at the UCSF Mission Bay campus.


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Lady Gaga spent a good part of 2013 appearing nude or semi-nude in photos and videos, so why should 2014 be any different?
On New Year's Day, the singer tweeted a picture of her latest ad for Versace; it shows her lounging topless on a couch, with her breasts covered by her long blonde hair. She's wearing lots of heavy silver necklaces, and what looks like skin-tight patterned jeans and a big belt. She looks a little bit like a younger version of her friend Donatella Versace , the head designer for the Italian fashion label.
Back in November, Gaga was announced as the new face of Versace's spring/summer campaign. She told Canada's Fashion magazine that her friendship with Donatella is very important to her because, she explained, "I don't always have anyone to look up to."
"Seeing where Donatella is and how far she's come and continues to go makes me feel like I have a role model," Gaga said. "I have somebody I can look up to and say 'I can be that' or maybe I can at least try."
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If you are attempting or have attempted creating the proper email intent in Android you know its poorly documented and there are a lot of conflicted, untested and often plain wrong examples out there. That said hopefully I can clear up some of the confusion from the research I put into figuring it out.
First, sending an email is actually pretty easy and I am sure from a simple Google search most developers could have an email sent in a few minutes of after copying and pasting. The trick comes from when you need to add attachments and this is what is confusing. Without making it obvious, the stock Google applications can not handle multiple attachments and the only email application, that I know of, which can handle an intent with multiple attachments is K9 email. That said, you definitely do not want to rely on the user having a specific email application.


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Brocade underwrote a study of federal could adoption entitled "The Color of Money." They surveyed hundreds of people who are involved in implementing the White House initiative of moving to the cloud. Surprisingly, the transition is not limited by security or technical concerns, but by issues that involve acquisition.
Today's interview is with Brocade's Vice President of Federal Anthony Robbins. The focus of the discussion is the impact of moving from a traditional capital expenditure (CapEx) method to one based on operational expenses (OpEx). In the jargon of information technology, "the move to the cloud will be a OpEx method."
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Rolling into Redmond, Ore., as part of a Facebook-led tour of its new data center in nearby Prineville was like stepping into an episode of "Leave it to Beaver." Airport employees greeted people warmly and even TSA agents sent folks off with a cheery, "Have a good day!"
Facebook will tell you it's been an economic gift to this rural area of central Oregon. Some people who make their homes here are quick to agree.
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"They are bringing jobs. We love Facebook," exclaimed Sandy Pupo, a 61-year-old resident who works part time in an airport gift shop.
(You can see a video tour of the Facebook facility here.)
But Prineville's enthusiasm could be due to it being such a new player in the Northwest data center game. About five hours away, across the border in Washington, some residents of another rural Northwestern U.S. town don't feel as happy about data centers.
"My house looks out toward the Beasley Hills and it's a rare day that you can see those clearly now," said Patty Martin, who is concerned about pollution in Quincy since six companies began operating data centers there, with construction beginning in 2006. Martin served as Quincy's mayor from 1993 to 1997. She is leading an effort to challenge the environmental practices of some of the data centers in Quincy, claiming particulate from diesel running backup generators has an adverse effect on public health. There are six data centers in town, run by Sabey, Dell, Microsoft, Vantage, Yahoo, and Intuit. Martin and other supporters have filed complaints with the state against Microsoft, Yahoo, Dell, and Sabey's Intergate facility.
The difference between public opinion in Quincy and Prineville may come down to a concerted effort in environmentally friendly data center design, a shift that's only recently become popular.
"In the olden days, two or three years ago, it was redundancy that [technology companies were] looking at," said Ken Patchett, the Facebook data center manager in Prineville. "Today, we're looking at resiliency."
Facebook has been able to save money by designing the airflow in its Prineville facility to take advantage of the climate's cool temperatures, a major draw for companies looking to build in the Pacific Northwest. One of the largest expenses in traditionally built data centers is from the energy it takes to keep the servers from overheating. Facebook has also redesigned its server racks and electrical components to use less energy, just another environmental friendly bit of design that also saves the company money.
Data center analysts believe the shift in data center design is a fairly new phenomenon coming from a handful of tech companies, specifically those with the capital to invest in building new data centers. Facebook reported that it spent more than $600 million on data centers and servers in 2011.
"The benefit is if you put the efficiency in at the design point, not after the fact, there's a lot more to gain," said Rick Villars, vice president of data center design and cloud research at IDC. "A few big players are defining those changes and the industry will have to respond to that."
Prineville and Quincy are among the most popular U.S. locations for data centers, according to Rachel Dines, senior analyst at Forrester Research. The climate, power costs and tax breaks make them highly desirable.


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The residents of Island Club and Corkscrew Woodlands say the intersection of Corkscrew Road and Corkscrew Woodlands Boulevard is downright dangerous.
The residents have tried for years to convince Lee County to put in a traffic light. But the Department of Transportation says the volume of traffic there is too light to warrant one.
Now they're asking for something simpler and cheaper - a pair of "No U-turn" signs – one to the east and one to the west.
But Paul Wingard, with the Department of Transportation, says banning U-turns there could mess up the entire traffic flow on Corkscrew Road, and unless the intersection has a higher rate of crashes, it isn't worth messing with.
"'What's the big deal with two signs?' That's what the residents ask. 'What does it cost?' That's nothing. But the impacts to drivers on Corkscrew Road - those making the U-turn - it's significant," he said.
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People living in Tiffin are keeping a close eye on the Sandusky River as it continues to rise.
"It's mostly storm water but it's all the way down through here. And the person down there, he lost both of his pumps last week and had some in his basement," said Tiffin resident Ed Story.
As of 9 p.m. Tuesday night, the river was at 8 and a half feet. Flood stage is 9 feet, and the river could crest at 10 feet Wednesday night.
"We're concerned here in Tiffin as to how high the waters are truly going to get," said Tiffin Mayor Aaron Montz. "And there's even more rain that fell south and everything flows north into Lake Erie here in the Sandusky. So it is hard for us to gauge just how much rain the south of us got."
Downtown Tiffin flood walls are good up to 17 feet. Sections of Tiffin, like Mechaniscsburg and by the YMCA, are more low-lying and vulnerable to moderate flooding.
If the water rises too much in those areas, evacuations could be ordered.
"I've lived in Tiffin my whole life and I can never remember a period of time when it has rained this many days, this much rain," said Mayor Montz.
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This Tobacco and Real Estate Stock Pays 10%, But Which Way Does Its Performance Vector Point?
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Hoping to juice their returns, today's investors are pursuing all sorts of esoteric investments. Emerging markets debt, master limited partnerships, and the more conventional real estate investment trusts (REITs) have caught their eye. In this climate, it's a wonder that tobacco stock Vector Group (NYSE: VGR), with its 10% cash dividend and 5% stock dividend, remains little-known.
Perhaps it's the generic corporate name and the lack of imagery associated with it, but the same could be said about Altria (NYSE: MO), Lorillard (NYSE: LO), or Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI). These better-known competitors sport less generous 5% yields, but have outperformed Vector since 2010 nonetheless.
Maybe Altria's Marlboro Man, Lorillard's premium Newport brand, and Reynolds' Camel indicia foster warm fuzzy feelings from investors, while Vector's Liggett Group - the fourth-largest tobacco manufacturer in the U.S. - doesn't benefit from packaging its cigarettes in unremarkable cartons that just look cheap.
But there's more to Miami-based Vector than tobacco. The company has interests in real estate too. Let's delve into its businesses.
Liggett's Leg Up on the Competition
The domestic tobacco business is a dying one, but despite its dimming prospects, it remains the cash cow that funds Vector's ventures into real estate. Competition is fierce, but Vector has one key competitive cost advantage: Liggett does not have to make any tobacco settlement payments to the states and territories until its market share exceeds 1.65%, in which case its payments will only be based on the difference between its market share and 1.65%.
Furthermore, due to the popularity of its Pyramid discount brand carried at Wal-Mart and 7-Eleven, Liggett has managed to grow sales volume and bolster margins through increased prices. It has also implemented higher prices for its three other brands: Liggett Select, Grand Prix, and Eve.
These bright spots stand out, especially as industry-wide shipments are down and hefty state taxes and reduced social acceptance continue to dampen demand.
The Effect of Million-Dollar Listings on This Billion-Dollar Company
Vector's glamorous side is exemplified by its 50% stake in Douglas Elliman Realty, which focuses on high-end properties; with almost 4,000 agents, it sells them, originates mortgages on them, and then manages them.
Elliman is the largest brokerage in New York City, rivaled in reach by few, namely The Corcoran Group, a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings (NYSE: RLGY) and privately held Brown Harris Stevens. It holds the exclusive Prudential real estate brokerage franchise for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, as well as for all of Long Island. Its Florida offices serve the Miami Beach to Palm Beach corridor. Last year, Elliman offices sold $11.1 billion in property, generating $16.6 million in income for Vector on revenues of $346.3 million.
Apart from Elliman, Vector has also dabbled in real estate speculation. The company's annual report outlines multi-million dollar investments in Manhattan townhomes for resale, the Hotel Taiwana on the Caribbean island of St. Barts, a minority stake in acreage in Milan, and a loan collateralized by developable land in Palm Springs.
Despite the many vanity projects, this portfolio does appear to be a success, but whether real estate becomes Vector's second act is yet to be determined. Real estate is still a minority of Vector's business, accounting for less than 10% of the company's operating income.
The Bottom Line
The greatest source of uncertainty with Vector is its dividend, which is sustained using Liggett's cash flow and without which the stock price could tumble. Weakness in the tobacco business is a real risk, but more concerning are the firm's high level of debt and the restrictive covenants contained within some of the debt. For example, Vector's 11% senior secured notes due 2015 were issued with limitations on the company's ability to pay dividends, make investments, and divest assets that come into play if consolidated EBITDA does not total $50 million over a four-quarter period.
Betting against the company's heavily invested leadership team, which has included renowned corporate raiders Bennett LeBow and Phillip Frost, has proven foolish time and time again. It is worth mentioning, however, that over the last two years, the stock price has dipped, and the payout ratio has reached 571%.
Interpreting this ratio, and the rest of the balance sheet for that matter, is not for the dilettante. Derivatives make 100 appearances in the annual report. Changes in their fair value account for some of the company's income, while at the same time, these derivatives are considered liabilities; they are embedded within convertible debt, which itself seems to have been designed to manage the company's tax burden.
Don't put your life savings here. This is no stock for the average Main Street investor.
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A man was killed Saturday morning near the mini stack after he drove off an overpass and hit another car.
After the car landed on State Route 51 near McDowell Road, the freeway was closed.
Two vehicles were involved in the deadly crash. Authorities say after the car landing on another vehicle, it burst into flames.
Off-duty deputy Doug Matteson pulled over to help when he saw the crash scene and the fire.
A woman claimed there was a person in the burning car. Matteson tried to free that person, but it was too late.
"I actually told the other person that was around there with me to get out of the way I think the veicle is going to blow up and when we got about 10 seconds away and I got far enough the vehicle exploded," he said.
Firefighters were able to put out the flames and police did find one body in the burned car. The people in the second vehicle only had minor injuries and are expected to be okay.
The deceased person's name was not released and a reason why he drove off the overpass is not known.
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The theme of SL10B Community Celebration is "Looking Forward, Looking Back." Some people have taken this theme literally and others have used it as a jumping off point for their own creativity. Everyone is celebrating the opportunity Second Life offers for creativity, community and commerce.
It all started with a cube right?
Some builders don't want their SL10B CC parcels photographed have placed enormous cubes over everything. It is tempting to peer inside to learn about the big secret but (so far) I have resisted the urge to cam in to see what is going on. I will wait until the big reveal on Opening Day.
Other people are only too happy to tease with pretty objects, floating prims and text to tell you all about their SL activities.
Some kind people have rides! For some reason I have always loved carousels and SL10B has a few for your riding pleasure.
Have I mentioned that SL10B Community Celebration begins on 6/16? I will let you in on a little secret - 6/16 also happens to be my 6th Rez day. How kind of the entire SL community to throw itself a birthday party starting on my own Rez Day! I know how I will celebrate too. I intend to listen to some live music and enjoy what is under those big prims.
SL10B Community Celebration is Coming Soon
I am wandering around the SL10B Community Celebration sims and watching as people build and shape parcels. There is so much activity and movement going on! Things are changing daily and who knows what the exhibits will look like when the party gets started. All I know is it is going to be one fantastic celebration.
I thought I would share some in progress pictures to whet your appetite and get you thinking about joining the biggest party in Second Life beginning June 16th and running through June 29th. For more information please read the SL10B Community Celebration blog. There is a photo contest that all of you creative types should check out. The blog is the best place to find updates and interesting happenings including the photo of the day! Its really worth stopping by the SL10B website often as we get closer to the event.
There are so many builds under construction! I was able to tour a small area of the 20 sims that will be part of the celebration. I saw exhibits in progress by people engaged in activity that has been going on for many years like snail races.
I saw an under construction parcel that will showcase my friends Whiskey Monday and Botgirl Questi's Single Frame Story project.
I found this adorable vignette of a sleeping Snow White and the 7 garden gnomes that had me grinning from ear to ear.
The SL Birthday celebration has always been my favorite annual event. It is a place where the best of Second Life can be found and where I always learn about new things. Yes, there will be lag and there will be builds that do not interest me in particular. But the very thing that does not spark my interest may be the single thing that makes your heart sing. Just like Second Life itself, the Community Celebration is huge and messy and full of all kinds of people doing wonderful crazy things. When you go you will sift through the sands of more than 20 sims and hundreds of performances to find the diamonds that make you happy.
I am really looking forward to the party. I hope to see you there!
SL10B Photo Contest - Winning photos to be viewed by tens of thousands in Second Life!
SL10B Team is thrilled to announce its first of two-photo contest this year in celebration of Second Life 10th Birthday
The Second Life community encompasses many incredibly talented people from around the world who have displayed their skills in various forms across the grid over the past ten years. This year the SL10B Team thought - "What better way to involve the residents in the celebration than to hold two photo contests?" These will allow the Second Life community to be creative in expressing this year's "Looking Forward, Looking Back" theme.
The enjoyment of photography to express yourself and to have fun is all you need to enter, with categories for photographs simply taken inworld, and photographs that have been edited out of world with software such as Photoshop, Gimp or getpaint.
Contest 1: BEFORE the Birthday Celebrations
Contest opens Friday May 3, 2013
Contest ends Thursday, June 6, 2013 midnight
SL10B Second Life Community Celebration Photo Contest 1
Theme: "Looking Forward, Looking Back" Ten Years of Second Life
Photographs submitted by the second life community should illustrate SL10 theme "Looking Forward, Looking Back" over the past 10 years. Deadline for the contest: June 6th 2013.
- Submit a maximum of two photographs per avatar name
- Photos must NOT show the SL10B Community Celebration regions
- Explore the virtual world of second life community for the perfect picture that represents
the theme.
- Pictures must be posted in the flickr group "SL10B Community Celebration Photo Contest":
- Competitors must indicate whether the photograph is Category A (using only the tools
available within the browser) or Category B (using tools outside the viewer, such as photo
editing software).
- SL10B Celebration Team reserve the rights to use photograph submissions for event advertisement.
- Photos must be PG, make it family friendly keep it clean and FUN or risk disqualification.
- No text on photos.
- Deadline of submission of picture is June 6th, 2013, midnight SLT
Review blogs in Second Life
Recently I have had several people ask me to review products and join their blogger groups. Before I talk about this I want to say very clearly Dutchie specifically said "these are not for you to blog" when she gave me copies of her fantastic mesh plants. I blogged them because I liked the product very much and I had been thinking about how much I love mesh items for their enhanced detail and low prim counts. Generally speaking I do not consider myself a blogger who reviews products.
It always makes me feel a little weird when people ask me to review things. I never know what to say and the idea of saying "this is great you should buy it" makes me laugh. You are all a clever lot and if you need new clothes or a chair you know how to find those items in 15 different ways.
I write to express myself not to seek the favor of designers or to try and get people to give me review copies of gizmos. The world is full of blogs with sponsors and people who provide marketing services for talented SL content creators. I am flattered by the interest people have expressed but I prefer to to engage in that kind of thing.
An evocative image from Second Life
Today I was flying around the LEA sims and I came across the place above. It is called "A Forest" and I honestly did not have enough time to learn much more about it than that. I loved the feeling it evoked and I hope to go back so I can properly credit the artist and learn more about the installation.
For now I will let the image speak for itself. If it isn't obvious this is a photo that will be more enjoyable if you click it to make it much larger.
I completely and totally love mesh in Second Life - New Dutchie Mesh Plants
In the great Five Islands land swap of 2013 I moved from my half of Harbour to the south east corner of Edloe Island. There were many different things that went into this decision for me, some personal and some financial. In the end I gave up a few prims and spend a bit less. Being on the main island forces me out of my hermit ways a little and that is a very good thing. So all good.
I have been terraforming and landscaping and setting up the parcel in a way that makes me happy. Of course I will constantly fool with it because as it turns out creating space in SL is something I quite enjoy. I have come a long way from my "why bother with a house in SL because I have one in RL" days. I still don't do bathrooms and it my current house didn't come with a kitchen I probably would not have one of those either. Still, I like the whole house/land/garden thing. Who would have thought?
I am finding myself drawn to mesh for so many things. The level of detail available and the low prim cost mean I can do so much more than I used to be able to with prim and sculpted items. It is some kind of grand Linden Lab conspiracy I tell you! I have a whole inventory of things and I want to toss everything and replace it all with meshy goodness. Ok its not a conspiracy. Rather it is the evolution of SL and it is a fabulous thing.
Today Froukje Hoorenbeek of Dutchie furniture dropped a whole bunch of her mesh plants on me as a lovely gift. I am not really a reviewer kind of blogger but in all honesty these plants are so amazing I wanted to share. The plants are highly detailed and the texturing is amazing. I was under the impression mesh objects are not modifiable but I was able to size the plants up and down and tint the pots. These plants are mod/copy and only 2 LI for 169L. What a great deal, right?
Head over to Dutchie Furniture or find her creations on the Marketplace . I do recommend going to the store because Dutchie has so great animations built into her furniture which are impossible to appreciate until you try them yourself.
SL 10 Birthday Community Celebration Invitation
The SL Birthday parties are always my favorite annual events. I love the messy creativity and the jubilant celebration of our community. I love how people from the many distinct Second Life communities come together to celebrate the platform that allows us to create our own worlds.
You see, I firmly believe that Second Life is not one world. Rather it is many different worlds that bounce off each other and intersect at various points in time to create a cacophony of community that is like a big family. We rejoice in each other, hate each others actions, show off pictures of our lives to anyone who will stop to listen while we grow our businesses and our families and experience our lives.
Once a year we stop to come together as that big crazy family to celebrate all we are together and all we hope to be in the coming year. The SL 10B Community Celebration's theme this year is "Looking Forward, Looking Back" and it promises to be a fabulous party. You can read all about the event on the website at this link.
If you are at all like me you see the applications for participation in these grid wide events and think "I am not a talented builder and these parcels are for people who have more to say than I do" and you close the link without participating as a content creator. I am going to ask you not to do that this year. Every single one of us has something to bring to the SL10B, Even you, even me. You don't have to be a top name in content creation or a leading musician to have an impact. Some of my favorite parts of past birthday celebrations were made by unknown to me people doing unexpected things.
So please go to the website and take a moment to think about how you can bring what is uniquely you to the SL10B Community Celebration. Think about your SL past and what it means to you and contemplate where you hope your SL future will take you. Then fill out the application and become part of the biggest party on the grid.
Here is a link to the application page. You can be an exhibitor or you can host a talk about just about anything. You can perform music or even create a participatory performance art piece. The opportunities are only limited by your imagination and your willingness to put your fears aside and jump in to the creative end of the pool. Come on in! The water is fine.
Sometimes the best I can do is a list
As I was enjoying the quiet of the morning and thinking about blogging my mind jumped from one thing to another and then back again. I am having trouble concentrating well enough to write but I need to dump some things from my head so I can move on. Since a cogent post full of insight with a taste of self effacing humor is well beyond me right now I am going to revert to that old blogger trick of a list.
Linden Lab is offering discounts to a set of hand picked educational organizations. You remember them? The very groups LL took discounts away from a while back are now being courted back to Second Life with the promise of a price benefit. This move is being touted by the faithful as a "step in the right direction." I agree! That is if the right direction is poorly thought out strategy, executed in secret and communicated via a leak to New World Notes instead of an actual policy statement by the Lab. Way to go! (idiots)
There is a blogger meme where people are confessing 7 things others don't know about them. I will give it a shot. A list within a list! How meta.
1) I worry every day the nodes in my neck are bigger. Living with cancer is a bitch.
2) My 16 year old daughter is beautiful and brilliant. She has a lovely singing voice.
3) My 14 year old son is a genius (no really he is -- the school people told me so, I am not just bragging.) His eyes are the color of the Caribbean and right now he aspires to be a pro League of Legends player.
4) I am still looking for work in SL that makes me excited again. I have had several offers I have turned down or been inattentive to due to health concerns and/or apathy. I am sorry. Its me not you.
5) Since I have been over sharing here since 2007 there is nothing you don't already know.
6) I became a vegetarian in September. Looking at meat grosses me out now.
7) I routinely write blog posts I don't publish because I so often make people upset without meaning to do so.
Taaa Daa. (yawn)
Someone I have grown to call a friend is in the middle of medical stuff that is expected to lead to a cancer diagnosis. I am happy to be able to help if I can because I have been down this road. I am worried right along with my friend. This shit is hard and I hate it.
I miss my SL partner. That is a long story but it is over and done and she is no longer in world. At least not when I am. It is okay. Life goes on.
My husband is in England visiting his father this week. My hat is off to single parents. This week I woke my children up late for school twice. I also forgot I had to pick up my son from Technology club and I was half an hour late. The worst mom in the world award goes to me. You may judge me but it won't be any harder than I judge myself for my failings. Have at it.
I love my job. I work with brilliant scientists and my boss is genuinely a wonderful person who takes time to mentor and teach. She is not afraid to be her genuine self with me and it is a privilege to work with her. Our organization is going through some big changes and I worry that she will retire because honestly dealing with some of the executives is a challenge. If she leaves I will lose the best mentor I have had in my career. *worry, worry. fret, fret*
I am building out my land again. This time I am layering color and texture and thinking of it like painting. I have no idea what I am doing but it is fun and so far I think it looks pretty. Crap put a giant bird on my tree house and I think it is my favorite part of the build. I need to take a bunch of pictures and share them. I will do that when I lay down the rest of the landscaping.
Please feel free to stop by if you like. I have 120 minute auto return so photographers can rez a pose stand or props or whatever. I love visitors so search your map for Harbour and TP over. I am on the East and Lalo Telling's land on the west. We have a small memorial out for him so if you want remember our dear friend for a moment or two that would be wonderful.
Please feel free to stop by if you like. I have 120 minute auto return so photographers can rez a pose stand or props or whatever. I love visitors so search your map for Harbour and TP over. I am on the East and Lalo Telling's land on the west. We have a small memorial out for him so if you want remember our dear friend for a moment or two that would be wonderful.
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Sunday Morning Service, 4/11/10
- [ Open The Eyes Of My Heart]
- [ Blessed Be Your Name]
- [ Enough]
- [ Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing]
- [ At The Cross]
- [ God Is Working]
- [ Power Of Praise]
- [ You Are Worthy Of My Praise]
- [ All To You]
> Terrance Taylor II
I'm just glad to be here. God has blessed, and I'm thankful to be amongst the brothers and sisters, to see you grow. Amen.
> Liline Ulysse
I'm so glad to be here, and I'm glad to be in a ministry like Christian Fellowship Church. I've been in the ministry here for fifteen years. Most of you know how it is with my family; we've been from Haiti to Florida to here. It's a blessing; God bless you.
> John Hoffman
I was sharing with everybody this morning that we live in a time and a world that really needs ministering. The lady who cuts my hair shared with me that her husband of forty-two years left her for a younger woman. She's been here before, but maybe this is what she needs to wake her up. This morning I read in the paper that the leader of Poland was killed in a plane crash, so a whole country is without a leader. We live in a world that needs ministering; look around you.
> Jonathan Santiago
What I love about this ministry is that there's always something to do. When you're fishing, like out on the base, different things attract different people. Regardless of whether you're single, married, young, or old, God will allow you to minister to a specific type of people. Holly is one of the hardest working people I've ever known, and I look forward to what God has given us to do.
> Holly Paine
I can just say "ditto." There are people who are hungry and hurting and looking for answers. I thank God that he's the answer, even when we haven't figured out the questions. I'm thankful to have a clear direction in my ministry and my life, and with Jonathan, that we can go and do what God has called us to do.
> Cedric Christian
I was going over a Bible study the other day, and reading a scripture in Jeremiah:
- Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
God really drew me closer in paying attention to what he was saying. He knows each and every one of us, and sees us before we are even born. That blesses me, because I see that truth magnified in my life. Now that I've humbled myself to God and seek to his will more and more every day, I see now that I didn't know what my direction was, but God knows. If you need direction, know that God already has a plan for your life, and he sees you every day that you wake up.
Message: These Things Doth The Lord Hate: Feet That Be Swift In Running To Mischief
> Pastor Ulysse
This is a series that we started and are continuing. Let me remind you the objective of this series is for us to identify the things that God hates, to make sure we don't have them in any part of our lives. And if we do, we can fix that. We do want to please God, and we do want to hate whatever he hates, amen?
Let us read this together:
- These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
- A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
- An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
- A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
We have seen what a proud look is. It is defined as one who exalts himself or undervalues others. We saw that there were different types of pride. We even have church denomination pride. We saw that there was positive and negative pride. One can be justly proud; we are proud of who we are. We are wonderfully made. We suffer not from too much positive pride, but from too little self-esteem and from too much self-condemnation.
A lying tongue is the practice of telling lies, speaking with intent to deceive. The Bible says that the devil is the original liar. He lied to man about God, then he lied about men to God. That is what he continues to do every day; he takes your trash and tells me about it, then he takes my trash and tells you about it. Lies can do harm to reputation. The Bible says that if we say we have fellowship with (God), we do lie and we walk in darkness. He says "I know him" and walks not in his commandments is a liar. So we lie by our actions.
We went over hands that shed innocent blood. We saw what killing is about: murder starts with the intent of the heart. We read in Matthew that murder proceeds forth out of the heart. There isn't any greater shedding of innocent blood than abortion. Ninety-three percent of abortions are performed simply out of convenience.
We went over a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations. We defined imagination as the mental power to form images of what has never existed. Most imaginations are lies. For example, you hear a voice on the radio and you imagine what that person looks like; most times that picture is entirely false. We read in the Bible that man's heart is evil from his youth.
This morning, we are going over feet that are swift in running to mischief. You know, God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I remember saying once before at least, that if God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, he should not be hard to figure out. If God is the same, we can go to Isaiah and read, and know that what is written is written for our instruction, for our edification, and we should find help in this scripture:
- Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
- But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
- For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
- None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
- They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
- Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
- Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
When you read this scripture, we know that it's not talking about us. By the context, we know exactly who is it talking about. But if we know that the scriptures are written for our edification, then we should see ourselves in every word of the scriptures. I would want you to read Isaiah 58, and then make sense of chapter 59. This is God telling his prophet to talk to the children of Israel:
- Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
- Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
- Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
- Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
- Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
- Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
- Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
- Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
- Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
- And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
- And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
- And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
- If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
- Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
The people were seeking him; they fasted. they called upon the Lord, but nothing happened. They finally got tired; they said "C'mon, Lord. We're tired. We're doing too much." But God said, "You are doing them, but you're not doing them right. I want you to come and seek within yourself, and get it right. Be sincere; don't lie to yourselves."
This morning it is feet that are swift in running to mischief. Who doesn't know what "foot" means? I looked and found that it is the lower part of the leg below the ankle. It is also the measurement. It is also the lowest part of any thing. It is also the way of life, manner of life, movement to do certain things.
Mischief is a troublesome behavior; it is also a large or disorderly crowd. It is also wrongheadedness. Keep that in mind.
So going through the definition, you can see it is more than what we just read. Having a foot that is swift in running to mischief is having a way of life that is swift to watch, to run toward wrongheadedness and troublesome behavior.
We are not rocks; we have the mind of Christ. We are spiritual men and women; we need to judge everything. So we cannot just go light; we must go deep. We run to do things because we do not take time to think. The more we think, the slower we go and the better it would be. We all know that.
I take the accusers of the adulterous woman:
- Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
- And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
- And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
- They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
- Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
We all know what they had in mind. They were wrongheaded; they wasted no time. They had to go quick! Fast! And they told Christ, "Moses commanded…" Remember what I said last time; if she were taken "in the very act" then there should be two of them.
- This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
Jesus took his time. He wasn't even in a hurry to give an answer.
- So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Basically, Jesus said "The law says so; we have to obey the law. But whoever has not sinned among you, just cast the first stone. After that, whoever can throw as many as they want."
- And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
- And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
If only they would take a little time to think, they would not do that. So they were fast to go to mischief, to do the wrong thing. But once Jesus gave them the opportunity to think about it: "Hey, think about it!" They thought about it, and they thought "You know, I am not going to be the first." and Jesus was the only one. If Jesus had thrown the first stone, then anybody could do it. But Jesus said, "Go and sin no more."
The Bible teaches us that we have to be slow in speaking, but swift to hear.
- Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
You know in Exodus, we saw the practices of public punishment and public execution. The crucifixion started because they wanted to make the punishment as cruel as possible, so that everyone could look and be afraid of doing the same thing. There are some places where they still do this today, and believe me, it works! Once you get an opportunity to think, then you would probably make a decision that, at least, you had taken the time to think about it.
Thoughtlessness is another name for sin. The real problem is presumption. We don't think, but we presume, and that's where the problem starts. I don't have to look too deep to find that; the problem is in my own life. We don't stop to think; we just do something, and the problem starts. We allow our instant to rule over us. We are being led by our own lusts. That's how we run into mischief. Our manner of life is just "Go!" Thoughtlessness and presumption is a great wickedness.
David wrote in Psalms:
- Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
- Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
- Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Presumptious sin: we presume. We just think that it would be the right thing, and we go ahead and do it. Too late, we find that we are on the wrong path. We have something in front of us, and we are praying for an answer. Even while you are praying, you have something going through your mind. Something pops into your mind, and you say "That's it!" and you just go do it. I love the scripture where Israel just went against the Philistines into battle.
- And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
So Israel lost four thousand men.
- And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
They asks the right question. They said, "We got smitten. That means something is not right. Why is that happening?" Spiritual men and women judge every single thing. You have an accident and you say, "God, is there something you are trying to tell me?" Maybe it is just an accident, but there is a lesson there to be learned.
So they asked, "Why is this happening?" But they didn't even wait for an answer. They said "Let us…" and they came up with their own answer. Of course, in verse 10:
- And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
- And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
All God is asking is to come back to him. The things that he hates, if they are evil, just take some time to think, to meditate. If we are serious about God, we need to take time to think, to ask God a question, and to take time to wait for an answer. Otherwise, we will run to mischief, which God definitely hates. As Christians, we can identify the big things, the killing, the adultery. But as Christians, we should also be able to identify the little things:
- Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
- As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
- If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Sometimes we take the Bible to read, and we cannot even read the gospels, because we are looking for the difficult things. But as newborn babes, we need to get the milk as often as we can.
- Malice is ill-will, intent to do harm.
- Guile is slyness, cunning, craftiness, indicating ability to deceive or trick by perverting or twisting
- Hypocrisy is pretending to be what you are not.
- Envy is to look upon, to desire what someone else has.
All these are mischiefs.
Now I want to talk about what I think is directly linked to feet running to mischief. I think you will find it everywhere: it is gossip. It's like there is something, once you hear something, and you have the gossip blood in you, you cannot wait. Sometimes you want to pull apart and send a text message, because you cannot wait. It seems like, as soon as you hear it, your feet just want to run and tell someone. This is mischief. It is important that we know this, because it's so common. I want to share with you about a small mind and a great mind.
A small mind speaks about evil, gossip. A small mind is really good at that. But a great mind speaks about ideas, ideals, philosophies, events. Think about it, when we are talking. We know everyone, the Bible says, has a problem with the tongue. The Bible even says that if you can control your tongue, you are a perfect man; you are a perfect woman. The Bible says to make sure that your words are few. So it is important, when you are talking to people, to think about what kind of mind you have, whether it is a small mind or a great mind.
Not only God hates this mischief, but it isn't even good for you and me. When we gossip, not only we sin because our feet rush to it, but we hurt at least three people:
- We hurt ourselves. If I am gossiping to Jay about Paul, I am decreasing myself in front of Jay.
- We hurt the person we are speaking about.
- We hurt the person we are speaking to.
If you are speaking about someone to me, and you are calling them a thief, then you really mess my mind up. You fill my mind with trash, and you can't just erase that. As a pastor, of course it is important to me to know what is going on. If there is one thing I am good at, it is in reading the attitude of someone who is coming to me to tell me about somebody else. I can tell if it is something that person wants to fix, or if it is something that person wants me to be aware of, or it is something that person just wants to tell anybody about.
How do you make a difference? How do you know? How do you avoid getting involved in that? If you are telling about somebody and you don't see them around, most likely it is something you don't want to hear about. If they have to pull you aside, most likely they are running to mischief.
The Bible says God hates these things, and we have to hate what God hates. Search yourself: you know better if you have pride; you know better if you have shed innocent blood; you know better if you have imaginations. You know better if your ways of life are running to do what is wrong in your own mind. God knows that too, but I want you to recognize that it is in the little things. Like in Israel: it is not in having the ark. Like it is not in having the Bible; having the Bible is good, but God wants it to be in our own hearts. Look deep in yourself and see: if they are not in you, then praise God. But if they are in you, then come back to God. God will say, "I am here." He will always be there for you; you just need to return to him by doing what is right.
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The Zero Theorem
Terry Gilliam's first science fiction film since "12 Monkeys" is an inventively designed but oddly inert satire on technology, God and the future of humankind.
Terry Gilliam's first science fiction film since "12 Monkeys" is an inventively designed but oddly inert satire on technology, God and the future of humankind.
It's not surprising that Smith's characterizations and dialogue lack subtlety given the type of broad comedy that Smith has practically made his brand. But somehow,…
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
"Life Itself" is set to debut in London as part of the Dogwoof Weekender.
"Life Itself" opens at many more venues, including the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An FFC reviews the gentle, sweet "The Lunchbox."
An FFC comments on domestic violence in film and her life.
An FFC reviews the gentle, sweet "The Lunchbox."
An FFC comments on domestic violence in film and her life.
A TV review of ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Black-ish".
An interview with legendary film critic David Thomson about the latest edition of "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film."
In one of my several reviews of the "Up" documentaries, I referred to the series as the noblest project in cinema history. I am older now and might refrain from such hyperbole. But we are all older now, and this series proves it in a most deeply moving way.
You know the premise. In 1964, British TV produced a film titled "7 Up," which focused on the lives, hopes and expectations of 14 children. They tended to sort out into upper and working classes. One unspoken question was whether the British class system was fading away.
Every seven years since then, the series has revisited as many of the original 14 who have agreed to continue to participate. Now here is the eighth film, "56 Up." Remarkably, all 14 are still alive. Michael Apted, now a major British director, was a researcher on the first film, took over as director with "14 Up," and has continued ever since. These people are all bonded through the continuity of this remarkable idea, although it's clear here that some of the participants consider this form of fame a mixed blessing.
In the U.K., their faces are well known. Consider Tony (no family names are given). As a kid we saw him working as a groom in a racing stable. Later, he had a brief career as a jockey. When that didn't work out, he "started on the Knowledge," which is what London cabbies call the long process of memorizing more or less every street or landmark in London. The rest of his life he has driven a taxi.
"56 Up" edits together footage from the earlier films to retrace the life of each character. We watch Tony as he grows older, gets married, has children, buys a vacation home in Spain, survives the real estate bust and navigates uncertainties in the taxi business. (When times are good for the Arabs, times are even better for cabbies. When the price of oil goes down, so do their fares.)
Tony recalls that one day he picked up the "spaceman" Buzz Aldrin, who was the second man to walk on lunar soil. As he pulled over his cab, a man in the next car handed him a piece of paper and asked for an autograph. Tony passed it back to Aldrin. "Not him!" said the autograph seeker. "You!"
The character I've come to care and worry about the most over the years is Neil, who is … troubled. He was born in Liverpool and filled with life as a kid, but by 21, something had gone wrong. Since then he has moved through a series of oddly assorted jobs, from home construction to politician. He has never married. He has often been homeless or a step away. He's wandered Britain, living on outskirts, usually involved in something vaguely idealistic. Having won local office on the Liberal Democrat ticket, Neil finds his latest occupation is as a canon in his local Anglican church. "I can do most of the jobs of a priest," he says somewhat ruefully.
Something went wrong with Neil. No telling what. How can we account for Sue, who we met with her pals Jackie and Lynn as students in London's working-class East End. Divorced with two children, she found a secretarial job and rose to a top administration post. We see her speaking to a lecture hall filled with students, and admitting how strange that seems to her, having never attended university herself.
"56 Up" revisits all of their lives, including a scientist now at the University of Wisconsin and a man who dropped out of the series and has now dropped back in, admittedly to promote his band. If there is one lesson we can learn from this film, it is that as we grow older, we tend to grow happier and more successful. As nearly as we can tell, all the subjects have grown wiser, more useful, more pleased with the way things are turning out.
I have no idea what that means. From a statistical viewpoint, it may mean nothing. But here they are in 1964, 7 years old, who Michael Apted pays a call on every seven years. It is a mystery, this business of life. I can't think of any under cinematic undertaking that allows us to realize that more deeply. Even Neil, I believe, has found the sort of happiness he is suited for.
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James Franco directs and stars in the unfilmable 'As I Lay Dying'
As you may have heard, James Franco's been busy. In addition to being a prolific actor (he squares off against Jason Statham in "Homefront" in a couple weeks), he's also a prolific director who's particularly drawn to novels deemed unfilmable. His take on William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying," which played at the Toronto Film Festival this year along with his adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "Child of God," has just arrived on DVD. And in addition to "Actors Anonymous," his new book of short stories, Franco is promising an adaptation of Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" next.
Franco on literary adaptations:
"What I figured out with even my short films based on poetry is if I use a literary source that is somehow stylistically interesting or stylistically unconventional or just complex, it will push me as a filmmaker in new directions. It will take me out of conventional ways of filmmaking," he explains. "If I'm going to direct a film, I don't want to just do a nice job at something that you've kind of seen before. I want to explore new stuff. And I think that's one of the reasons that I don't just act.
"There are stories that I love that I just don't think would be told. 'As I Lay Dying' has been around for 80 years. Nobody's made it. So I made it. There's this old adage that great books make bad movies and bad books can make good movies, like 'The Godfather' — I mean, it's not a bad book, it's just kind of a dime-store thing. I don't think that's completely true, but what I think is true about it is when people love a good book it's not just because of the story; it's because of the way it's written, the style, the structure. Something that works in a book won't necessarily work in a movie in the exact same way. You have to translate the style. And I love that. That's, I guess, become my thing."
Franco on Franco:
"The way that we look at ourselves is forever changed because of the way our own images are distributed, the way we distribute them, the way we reshape them. It's tied up with public image, celebrity and our relationship to that," Franco says. "So I'm in a position where I do have a public image in, I guess, a very public way. But I really view that — my relationship to my public image — as something that is just maybe a larger projection or a larger, more extreme version of the way someone projects him or herself on Facebook, photos that he or she decides to post, what he or she decides to write, how that public image is crafted."
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Why did the chicken cross the road? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Wonder no more, thanks to Mind the Gap's fun and highly entertaining festival offering.
The chickens are getting their own back… tired with scratching a living they are hatching a plan, to overturn the pecking order.
They need to watch out though! The latest wannabe celebrity chef is missing one final ingredient for the most popular dish on the menu… Chicken Soup!
Expect thrilling chase scenes, lots of slapstick, general silliness and fowl language in this family friendly festival piece.
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Opera Widget porting example - NHL News
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This is an example of porting a Opera Widget to Nokia WRT using the guide found here. The example widget will be a Google News Reader widget.
1. Download the .zip package
The Google News zip package can be found by following this link.
2. Unzip the Google News widget archive
The archive needs to be unzipped to make modifications to its contents, so go ahead and extract it.
3. Create info.plist manifest file
When installing a .wgz file the system looks for a manifest file called info.plist. The Opera Widget equivalent is called config.xml.
Here's how to use the Opera Widget config.xml data to create the WRT manifest file:
- Download and unzip this info.plist template file and save it in the widget's root directory.
- Open the widgets config.xml file and find the <widgetname> element. Copy the text found within the element and paste it into the <DisplayName> element of the info.plist file.
- Add the <Identifier> as a random integer 30 digits long.
- Add the <MainHTML> as index.html.
- Leave <AllowNetworkAccess> as </true>.
- Save the file.
4. Packaging
Re-zip the containing Google News folder and change the file extension from .zip to .wgz.
5. Deploy
Upload the widget to your mobile device and install.


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Almost Perfect by Dan from New York on 07/14/2010. Trim: 2009 GMC Yukon Hybrid 4WD, Owned 2 years.
Pros: Whats not to like. Its a full size Yukon that if driven correctly can yeild twice the gas milage of a regular Yukon. I average a solid 18mpg average at 20k a year. On the open road I have averaged 25mpg at 75mph. I've also gotten almost 28mpg at 55mph. I love my Yukon it has all the power and stiling you could ask for.
Cons: No power tail gate! not paying for a cadillac to get one!No roof rack but everything fits inside a Yukon. Not spare tire, With good tires not a big concern. Can't use the satalite phone to get wi-fi for my laptop.
Overall review: Great vehicale needs some tweeks to get it into the 21 century. Tech is from the late 1980's, 17 years in development and no new tech. Can't wait for the Hydrogen verson to come out in 2050.
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Celebrity Makeup Artists who Love Pür
Monday, May 06, 2013 | Behind the Brush
It's no secret that makeup artists worldwide rely on Pür Minerals for fast, flawless results. But did you know that many of today's most sought after celebrity artists are also Pür fans? Here's a look at some of our biggest beauty followers and the A-listers they work with.
Ruby Hammer – world-renowned makeup artist with work featured in Vogue, Elle, Red, Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire
Sandra Cooke – frequent makeup artist to Kate Moss who previously worked with Vogue and i-D magazines
Kenneth Soh – international makeup expert who's worked for Vogue UK, Glamour and Style as well as with Caroline Flack, Alexandra Burke, The Spice Girls and Sarah Harding
Lucia Peroni – makeup superstar who's worked for Vera Wang, Jason Wu, Vogue and W magazines, as well as with Scarlett Johannson, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston and Megan Fox


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Last week was a big week for announcements with the reveal of some of the new features Allure of the Seas will offer and the news about the "Oasis-izing" of Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas in several exciting respects. We are pleased about the reaction to these announcements and hope as many of you as possible are able to have the opportunity to cruise on these wonderful ships in the near future. And not to worry, there is more exciting news ahead.
In the meantime, this Tuesday and Wednesday we are having one of our very occasional WOW Sales for sailings on or after September 1, 2010. I encourage you to contact your travel agents during those two days and to take advantage of the special opportunities these rare Sales present. Guests benefit not only with an onboard credit to enhance their cruise experience, but with a 50% reduction in the initial deposit required to hold their booking. We've even included Oasis and Allure in this short-term sale!
One of the very nice aspects of the brave new world of social media is the ability of Royal Caribbean aficionados to post their praise of our employees who deliver the WOW before, during, and even sometimes after the cruise. I encourage you and your friends to let us know about your favorite Royal Caribbean experiences through our Facebook site, Twitter, Youtube, Flickr, this blog or anywhere else in the social media universe you prefer.
I really did just say after the cruise, too. What could that mean? Well, at the moment, we have a situation where a guest was erroneously promised that his karaoke performance would be on the Cruise in Review DVD. It was a mistake on our part to promise that because the DVD is a general review of the cruise, not a specific filming of every guest's experience (some of you might be thankful for that!). Nevertheless, we looked into this particular situation because it was so important to the guest, and it turned out by coincidence that we do in fact have footage of the performance in question. So we are in the process of delivering the new DVD material to the guest.
Other things that are going on:
- My child welfare world is roiled by the Florida Legislature's refusal to fund the necessary level of benefits to former foster children who aged out of the system without having been adopted or having been reunified with their families. These 18 to 22 year olds, of which there are hundreds in Miami-Dade County alone, will soon be receiving sharply reduced stipends that are meant to enable them to pursue their education and prepare themselves for adulthood. The politics are substantial and the outcome uncertain, but if these young people don't receive the support they need, there will societal consequences.
- My energy security world is also in a very interesting phase. You don't need me to tell you it's hard to get things done in Washington DC these days. Our Energy Security Leadership Council and our affiliate the Electrification Coalition are ramping up our efforts to create political will to spur electrification of road transport as a primary means of reducing U.S. dependence on foreign imports of oil. Obviously it will take a long time to achieve a meaningful shift from gasoline powered vehicles to electric powered vehicles, but it is possible that even in grid-locked (sorry!) Washington DC, we may be able to gain traction to move this effort forward.
- Finally, I was in Fontainebleau, France for less than 48 hours to attend a leadership summit and receive an extraordinarily generous honor from INSEAD, the business school I attended for my MBA in the late 1980's. What a great place, with people from everywhere learning from one another and enjoying one another's company. The experience of studying there was so compelling that a permanent bond is in place amongst my classmates. It was great to renew that bond with several of them. INSEAD concluded its 50th Anniversary celebration and recognized me as one of the 50 Alumni for the first 50 years who "changed the world". That's their words, not mine. I am extremely appreciative to have received such a high honor from a place I feel so strongly about.
- I do not recommend a 9+ hour flight as a race preparation strategy, however yesterday I got off the plane from France at 2 p.m. and ran personal bests in the mile (5:33.3) and 400m (68.3) in an evening track meet at UM. I don't mind getting older as long I keep getting faster.


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DAINGERFIELD, TEXAS (KLTV) - Talk about a sign of the times.
A literal sign.
It stands in the endzone at Tiger Stadium in Daingerfield.
It's a sign of dominance, showing all the accomplishemts the school has had in football.
"Winning is expected," said senior Donovan Dublin.
Fellow senior Edwin Mims echoed the statement, "The crowd is hard to please down here. If we don't make it to state, they are mad."
But there is plenty of reason to smile this year.
One of the state's dominant programs will be playing in their ninth championship game this Friday.
"Our kids know that when they go home, they may have a dad or an uncle that played in a state championship game," said 2nd year head coach Aric Sardinea. "Anytime you have those types of bloodlines, it is going to help your community."
"I had an uncle that started at corner on the 1983 team and a cousin on the 2008 team," said Mims. "So we all have a ring and show it off, it is a lot of fun."
But this year's team will do something none of the others have.
They will play for their 7th championship at Cowboys Stadium.
"It is gynourmous, a pretty big stadium, biggest I've played in for sure," said Dublin. "Getting to play state there will be a great thing."
"It is fun to get there to get to experience it and get to play on TV, but, we still have a goal we are still going to win it," said Mims.
If they do, it will just be another chapter in one of the best high school programs in Texas.
"Sometimes I just sit there, and I'm like. 'Man, I have two rings, trying to get three,' we just have to keep that tradition up and alive," said Mims.
"It is just an even better feeling, to end your senior year like this, it is rediculous," said Dublin.
The Tigers face Cameron Yoe at noon on Friday in the title game.
Daingerfield beat the Yoeman 27-20 in the 2010 title game to cap off their 3rd straight title.
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Joshua E. Patrick, 24, of Bridgeport was charged Tuesday with first-degree failure to appear in court.
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Ted I. Varas, 25, of 30 Geer Ave., Norwich, was charged Tuesday with disobeying an officer's signal, reckless driving and failure to obey a traffic signal.
Joel Santiago, 35, of 20 Clover Court, second floor, was charged Tuesday with fourth-degree sexual assault and second-degree burglary.
Anthony Graham, 23, of 35 Hynes Ave., Groton, was charged Tuesday with driving with a suspended license and failure to illuminate lights.
Ashley M. Pangelinan, 23, of 23 West St., first floor, was charged Monday with driving with a suspended license and failure to obey a stop sign.
Sarah Sherbert, 36, of 256 Jefferson Ave., New London, was charged Monday with second-degree failure to appear in court.
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Demonstrates an understanding of human growth and development and of how students learn.
Demonstrates an understanding of how students differ in their approaches to learning; creates instructional opportunities that are equitable and adaptable to diverse learners.
Uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior; creates a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation; maintains effective classroom management; and is prepared to address behaviors related to substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors.
Understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches.
Understands how to connect concepts and use differing perspectives to create learning experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
Understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the student, and effectively uses both formative and summative assessment, including student achievement data, to determine appropriate instruction.
Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, curriculum goals and state curriculum models. Designs developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences that meet the multiple learning needs of students.
Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies, including technology, to ensure mastery of content and engage learners in critical in critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving and performance skills.
Uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques, and other forms of symbolic representation, to foster active inquiry and collaboration and to support interaction in the classroom.
Understands the principles and practices of Consciousness-Based Education, their significance and applications.
Understands the projected outcomes of a wide range of initiatives for improving education in one's classroom, school and district, and evaluates a proposed innovation for its potential impact on student learning and growth.
Develops knowledge of social, historical and philosophical foundations of education; demonstrates understanding of educational law and policy, ethics and the administrative context of teaching.
Engages in ongoing professional learning and continually evaluates his/her practice, particularly the effects of his/her choices and actions on students, parents and other professionals in the learning community. Demonstrates an understanding of teachers as consumers of research and as researchers in the classroom.
Fosters relationships and shows ability to collaborate with parents, school colleagues and organizations in the larger community to support student learning and growth and to advance the profession. Develops knowledge of and dispositions for cooperation with other educators, especially in collaborative/co-teaching as well as in other educational team situations.


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