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Mums Say members are currently trialing Allen & Unwin's book of the month, "Because I Love You – A mother's advice to her daughter" by Barbara Toner. Scroll down to read their reviews!
What daughter doesn't need advice? What mother can't give it? Whether she's 18 or 81 a daughter can always benefit from a second opinion on the condition of her soul, her heart, her head, her hair, her cleavage. Also her loves, her hates, her dreams, her debts, her teeth and sexting. No second opinion will be more valuable than her mother's because it will be offered with love tempered by wisdom and in the certain knowledge that, without it this daughter will end her days on the streets, in the gutter, with spoilt children, gum disease and bosom droop.
Barbara Toner acknowledges the universal truth that advice should only ever be offered if sought. She's chosen to ignore it, as any self-respecting mother should, in this heartfelt address to her own three daughters. The result is an indispensable guide to be shared by mothers and daughters of all ages everywhere.
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I really loved the book. I found it interesting and there were some really great tips which I will have to share with my daughter when she grows up. I think that mothers and daughters share a really close bond and should never forget that. I thought alot of the information was so acurate with what I went through and that teaches you to excpect the same with your daughters. I too wish I had had more time to read this. I didn't really have a lot of time to really take it in. As a mother with 2 active children I don't have much time to myself and when I do I am often too tired to do anything, so it was a bit rushed but enjoyed it and will definately share it with my daughter later. Thanks for the opportunity
Apologies for the delay in leaving my review, we have been away. I loved the outside design of the book, it looked great. I thought the book made a lot of sense and gave some treat tips. It was a lot of common sense really. I felt like I had to rush and read it and didn't get to take a lot of it in properly no doubt. I found some of it a bit slow in parts and although I thought it was a good book and the cover looked really inviting I'm not sure it is one I would go out and buy, unless it was for a friend with older children than mine (my girls are 4 and 2). Thank you for the opportunity to have a copy of the book and read it.
I loved this book thankyou for the opportunity to read it. I found a lot of great common sense advise for mothers that in the coming years i can use. I think it will be a book which i will pass on to my daughter (2yo) when she has small children so she can take from it what i have taken. I want to read again slower this time and take it in properly but all in all i love the book. Im sure it will give me good little words of advise that will make me seem very smart and worldly while my kids are growing up. This is a book i will be keeping.
I was excited to receive "Because I Love You"and get stuck into reading it.
The cover is very attractive and inviting. I love the concept of the book, and wish more people could put into writing the things they have learned in life.
I found the book to have good, light humour and some of the tips, though common sense, were still worth pointing out to get you thinking about the whole scheme.
I admit though enjoyable, I struggled to read more than half of the book, as it seemed slow moving and didn't create any excitment for me to see what was next.
Thank you for the opportunity.
I have two daughters only 12 months apart and both heading into their teenage years. Having had a fairly difficult relationship with my own mother, I'm very keen to hear the thoughts of others who have good relationships with their girls and was very excited to be a part of this trial. No fault of the book really (I think with most books there are some parts more interesting than others!) I found the Summer period quite distracting and hard to properly find a moment where I could really fully immerse myself into the book. It was full of lots of good advice though and I will share a lot of bits with my girls. My sister has already grabbed the book - with three daughters aged 15, 9 and 7, (and a son 13) I think she'll enjoy it too! (not sure where she'll find the time to read it!!) Thanks very much to Kidspot and Allen & Unwin for the opportunity to trial and review for you.
Thank you for allowing me to review the book. The book is full of lots of good advice from a Mother to her Daughter. I found I didn't really enjoy reading it as I had to try and read it in a hurry. It is a book that you need to take time to read as a whole but there are parts you can just refer to when you need to. Some parts of it can be quite boring. The cover was quite attractive.
Sorry for the late review... With my husband being in hospital... But everything is really good now....
It make's you realise bout how good the relationship between a mother and her daughter plus that special bond that they had.... If I had a daughter I had would like to have that special relationship that the mother and daughter have got in the book... Im going to give the book to my mother to read it as she saw it and was going to take it when I said I havent read it yet..... I will even tell my friends if they are looking for that special book to buy that one.... I will read it again tooo.... Thank you for letting me trail the book too
I have teen step daughters, a preppie, a toddler and a baby. I was looking forward to receiving this book and getting engrossed into the wonderful wisdoms of a mother to her daughter. Did it deliver?
Well, sort of. It was difficult to get into, the wit the author attempts is sometimes a stretch to enjoy. As for usefulness, it's not the sort of book you could give to your 14 year old and expect her to understand and follow the great honest and wise facts about life and living it. It's probably best read by parents who are looking for tidbits and key ideas on true values, manners and morals and how they should be instilled in our daughters. After the first couple of chapters, I got into it a bit more although I think I'll have to re read it and begin implementing some of the ideas ASAP.
Overall, it was good reading. I'd probably buy it as a gift of a close friend who has daughters aged 10 or above. The presentation of the book is attractive and suited to the theme.
this is such a beautiful book - something to pass on to our daughters. It makes you laugh, cry, cringe and realise this is the world we live in - and these are the things we would say to our own children. Thankyou <3 xx


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The Dolphins head into week 17 eliminated from the playoffs and left with a best case scenario of an 8-8 season. That being said it seems that it is all but a certainty that Jeff Ireland will be retained for another season as the Dolphins general manager. Despite and up and down season, the Dolphins organization feels that this team is headed in the right direction and Ireland should be given the chance to configure the final pieces to finish this roster. This offseason is not just any offseason for the Dolphins as huge decisions are looming with impending free agents in Jake Long, Reggie Bush, Sean Smith and Brian Hartline. The Dolphins also several other key issues which will have to be dealt with in free agency and the draft. This past season when the Dolphins defeated Buffalo, I had the opportunity to meet with Jeff Ireland and discuss some of his thoughts regarding the direction of the team. While my source is very creditable as I went straight to the man who...
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Possibly the best thing about a good food blog is the pictures. Admit it, despite how great the recipes sound or how descriptive the explanations are, there's something to be said about a picture being worth a thousand words! One blog that always gets our mouths watering is The Food In My Beard.
The Food In My Beard documents a young cook's world of apartment cooking with his cooking partner-in-crime, Mandi. From an apartment in Bermuda to one on the Upper East Side of New York City, Dan brings you all of his cooking adventures with awesome step-by-step instructions and photos.
To add to it, his recipes are incredibly unique, with dishes like Mac and Cheese Stuffed Sausages, Red Velvet Battered Onion Rings, BBQ Chicken Waffle Sandwiches and Spinach Artichoke Mac and Cheese (he does a lot of awesome stuff with macaroni and cheese - a major plus for us, as mac and cheese variations always lead to memorable cooking endeavors).
He also makes use of a "Stubble" section, which is filled with basic foundation recipes that a new cook can come back to repeatedly, like this recipe for fresh pasta.
Click through his blog and you are guaranteed to be hooked. Be sure to let us know what other awesome The Food In My Beard recipes you find below!


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I was recently invited to check out the Amplitude Vibration Studio, a training facility founded by physical therapist Gabriel Ettenson. For those of us of a certain age, the words 'vibration studio' surely conjures up black and white archival footage of chubby people being shaken by waistbands, so I was heartened that Ettenson's email contained a shot of Mark Cavendish on a vibration plate.
Whole body vibration can be used in strength training, stretching, and recovery. The vibrations cause a rapid stretch of muscle tendons, which makes the muscle contract to oppose the stretch. Thousands of these accelerations occur in minutes (the machine vibrates up to 30 hertz, or 30 times per second), and the entire muscle is effected, as opposed to 40-50% from regular exercise.
I visited the facility with James Stevens and Ettenson guided us through a sampling of exercises and stretches. I did squats on the machine and they did indeed feel more intense than normal squats. Stevens served as the guinea pig for the rest of the demo:
An array of the Galileo (branded Vibraflex in the US) machines.
Ettenson gradually introduces Stevens to the odd sensation of the platform. As you can see from the blur, the platform rocks like a seesaw. The frequency of the vibration is controlled at the console, and the amplitude is varied by setting your feet at different widths. The rocking motion is meant to simulate the human gait – despite the vigorous motion your head remains quite still.
Ettenson guides Stevens through some squats on the machine.
According to Ettenson, a flexible muscle is a stronger muscle. Stretching on a plate increases flexibility, and its effect is supposedly longer lasting than regular stretching. Here Stevens shows his normal reach.
Stevens gets on the machine and works his way lower, using a stool for balance.
A few minutes later, toes touched.
Stretching the achilles.
Hip flexor stretch on a different machine, which oscillates up and down rather than seesawing.
The plate can aid in recovery as well. Stevens' calves take a ride on the Galileo.
Now, having just had a brief visit to the facility, there's no way I can vouch for it. Instead here's a testimonial from longtime client Ira Krell of the Western Union team:
I came to Gabriel Ettenson by way of referral from an orthopedist I was seeing for severe knee pain. The doctor wasn't sure what my issues were but knew I was in pain. The doctor felt I needed arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus but admitted that wasn't the cause of my pain. He recommended Gabriel because of his out of the box techniques and approach to PT. Within weeks, Gabriel did what several of MDs and PTs couldn't. He got to the root of my issue and FIXED the cause while everyone else looked to provide pain relief.
During the process, Gabriel introduced me to vibration therapy. It did wonders for my balance/flexibility and interesting enough we began to see improvements in strength. I started to see significant improvement in my cycling performance and general fitness. Once my course of treatment ended I continued visiting the vibration studio. This is what I have found - a half hour workout leaves you completely depleted without the residual soreness associated with lifting weights. I noticed a loss of body fat and an increase in muscle definition. Vibration training works my whole body so I saw improvement in non-cycling muscle groups. The science aside vibration therapy works.
At 48, I am now having great fun racing. I am more than holding my own when before I had trouble hanging on the back of a CRCA A field or 123 race. I share this with you because of my fondness for Gabriel. I truly believe in his theories, philosophies and approach to conditioning. Vibration improved my well being and has allowed me to train/race more seriously. I rode on a limited basis while my kids were young and as we got older I found it harder to keep up. I was prepared to hang up racing because of the aches/pains. Meeting Gabriel and adding vibration allowed me to work on my physiological weak areas which enabled me to train/ride harder.
Membership at Amplitude works on a month by month basis at $100 a month for unlimited visits.
Power Plate has been out for years. Total joke. As is this device.
There's only one picture where you can actually see more than 35% of his face, and he's not smiling. maybe it's just dumb luck, but who the fuck smiles when they stretch? Stevens is only partly emo.
Wonder how much they paid Cavandish to stand like a douche bag on that contraption? The picture looks like a hurried one of him standing on the device for a quick snapshot before that start of a training ride or race.
The effects can certainly be more rapidly noticeable in a deconditioned population, but you will see if you take a look at the research, that quite a few populations of athletes also benefit in terms of speed and fast twitch performance.
We welcome anyone to stop in for a FREE demo. As I said, we love skeptics.
For all the skeptics. Cannot remember the last time NASA or The ESA fell victim to infomercials.
For the rest:
At high power settings, there can be vibration translated to the floor in an apartment. The mats can help, but the extent depends on the flooring and building structure.
I see that this thing operates at 30hz. Can I just mod my Velodyne subwoofer?
Seriously, if you had one of these in an apartment would the "noise" be a deal breaker, or do those mats isolate it effectively?
I'm dreaming of an exercise classroom full of these things, with only me and 30 other beautiful ladies in skimpy exercise gear...
Hard to believe, but it is true. They don't work because they are some sort of new discovery, they work because for the majority of people who try them, it will be the first time they exercise in a long time, so any exercise will help them. Any exercise is better than being a couch potato watching infomercials.
This vibration platform looks interesting. It obviously recruits more muscles than you would use otherwise. If I wasn't so lazy I would read the published research and see if it all makes sense. All considered, the price is very reasonable compared to other fads. I would drop $100 to at least try it for a month.
Party People in the House Tonight!!!
Why's this kid so emo? Would it kill him to smile?
Is that why James's hair is that way?
On a recent trip to the UK, I had a chance to use the Galileo. I was surprised by how intense the muscles were working. Research was quite interesting too. Didn't realize you were in the states. I am going to try and come by next week.
Watching the video of this one is reminded of all of those infomercials and all of the crap that gathers DUST after the purchaser has become bored with the latest technology in how to get fit and stay fit!
Ridiculous unless you have had a TERRIBLE accident and need such specific therapy!
The TSA should use those to jiggle balloons of heroin out of drug mules at airports.
Can I still use this if I have an excitable bladder?
looks like the running barefoot fad
Vibe less, masturbate more.
i love the shake weight rant. awesome. so random. please go off on the snuggie next.
This reminds me of the Shake Weight device they were selling on TV to help tone muscles - basically a piece of crap.
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When i saw the commercial for shake weight i was just saying to myself: "It`s just a joke!!!" i mean.. that thing the shake weight thing looks and behaves like a big dildo with stupid vibration that makes other people laugh, how the heck can someone do that shake weight instead of jogging or anything else? Women are just lazy and want to be beautiful without exercise and proper nutrition!!!
In the ad for shake weight there is something like this:"If your arms aren't on fire after just 6 minutes, return the Shake Weight® for a 100% refund of EVERY dime you paid – we'll even pay to take it back! ";
How stupid can you be to believe that bullshit?
Of course your arms will be on fire after 6 minutes of intense movement using the shake weight if you don`t exercise at all and that`s your first time, i mean d`ohhhhhhh even masturbation makes your hands sore if you do it after a while of break :| .
Ladies, stick with the old exercises, eat healthy and forget about that shake weight miracle lie! (and by the way, those girls in the commercial for shake weight train intensely in the gym to look as best as they can for that kind of commercials because they are MODELS and they are needed only when the body is in great shape and looks good, omg just forget about that shake weight !!!!!!!)
Anybody ever hear of YOGA?
It is free and it is from the east -eastern medicine - tried and tested.
Please feel free to come in for a complimentary demo. We love nothing more than converting skeptics. Please feel free to review the research if you'd like. It's available on
hmmmm what will they come up with next?
Whatever happened to those leg compression things which supposedly helped you recover.
Then there was the ice pack device.
Now this, does thing come with a happy ending?
Cyclists are such a guillible bunch.
Ben Wa Balls to Mengoni
I do bike fittings here is lovely, and HOT, Austin Texas and have incorporated the Power Plate vibration trainer into the sessions when possible. They're not for everyone, however. Contraindications include Epilepsy, folks with pacemakers, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and other issues related to a compromised neuro-muscular system and/blood issues (folks with clots or a history of EPO usage should steer clear of these things). The hamstring demonstration is interesting. Want to see some more dramatic results? Check this post on Steve Hogg's website. http://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/blog/2011/07/more-about-leg-length-d...
Lilian S is Gabe E.
Ben wa Balls - love it!
Lilian Seatube - reveal yourself . . .
Cuz, Jam don't shake like that.
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The level of soreness or fatigue differs from one person to the next, but this is generally a reflection of the program intensity which we are quite good at anticipating when we train someone. So...if you were looking to avoid this, you'd be introduced slowly with an introductory program.
As far as using it before a race, you could. The only difference would be that the program timing and design would reflect the goal of exciting the nervous system for performance vs fatiguing it to create a strengthening effect.
In 2006 I was in PT for a 2nd degree hamstring strain and they had me on a Powerplate during each session. It really seemed to help break down the scar tissue from the strain (as did the massage) and felt nice on the calves as well as the hammies and ITB.
I will definitely consider this place next time I have muscle issues and also during the off season training.
Will this jingle my Ben Wa Balls?
Thanks Lilian. Is there any initial negatives when you first start using it (ie does it take some adaptation or cause some initial fatigue or soreness)? Could you start vibration and then race the next day?
Will it tickle if I sit on it?
All attachments should be cleared by our staff first ;-).
The uses for Vibration Training can be for both in-season or off-season. The only differences being the program design. During in-season it is done with the goal of both enhancing performance and recovery between training/competition. Off-season training focuses heavier on general strength and conditioning as well as eliminating compensations or overuse issues that have built up during the season.
The shoes are typically not used unless it is during competition. The benefits are still there with shoes however, but some vibration is lost in the materials of the shoes.
If your serious about the question, it is phenomenal. We have worked with many eastern medicine practitioners in the past as circulation and electrical activity via the nervous system typically translate into "energy flow". Come in and you can decide.
What does this do for your Chi?
Is Cav really getting benefits from the board by standing on there with cycling shoes?
Would this be better for off-season training or a a complement to in-season training? Anyone know?
Cavendushh secret, big head, short body, long arms and femurs!
I am so there, for a lunchtime session...I will bring my special attachment...
Seriously looks great! Do hot chicks hang out there?
On cannot ride on water and mightiness alone, and as I age, I find that I have to pay more attention to my nutritional needs, lest I become an empty husk of veiny gristle.
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Sigh. Although my profession as a designer in a corporate in-house design group tends to push me towards more and more usable interface designs in an attempt to make what we design much easier for people to use, I, in some sort of cosmic irony, seem to have messed up my blog installation so it no longer displays correctly.
In the process of trying to fix it, I've discovered that all of the themes I have tried are running into the same problem. Unfortunately, it thus seems I may have to teach myself PHP in order to be able to fix the %@$#&%#@ thing.
Which does bring up something else. Ok, this theme is free (and it is very nicely designed – I love it when it works) and even though it's just wrong to complain about something you get for, well, nothing, here I am about to rant. I've investigated bunches of these themes. They all have a great big handful of page pieces, all done in separate files caled things like sidebar.php, header.php and index template page.php and so forth, and there is absolutely no way the average person can understand how they work without learning to program. And for the most part, the people who write them and post them on the web to be used don't tell you squat about how they are used (or, more importantly fixed or modified). I mean, not a word.
Way back before the beginning of time, when I was being taught how to program a computer, we had it drilled into our brains that everything we did ought to be filled with comments so the next generation of people who dealt with our work would be able to understand what's going on. (Actually, I also have to admit that this theme's files may be commented to some limited degree. I don't know. They're written in German. But there's not a lot of German in there.)
The last theme I used had a really nice picture of a dog on the beach in the header. It was nice. I liked it. I found the file where the images were specified and found the name and size of the dog header image. So I took something I'd actually photographed, tinkered with it and resized it to be the exact same size as the dog picture. I named it headerimage1.jpg (the one of the dog was headerimage.jpg, so I knew that was safe) and put it in the same folder as the dog. Then I changed the name in the header file confidently and refreshed my pages fully expecting to see my photo there instead of Fido. Wrong. I got nothing. No photo at all. Zippo. Nada. So I changed my file name to be the same as the dog's photo. No help. Nothing ever worked. I used that dratted dog photo up until I changed to this style.
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While Iran has taken steps that could ease concerns
about its controversial uranium enrichment programme, it has started
expanding a key nuclear site, according to a report by the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday.
The document was sent to member states shortly before the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany are to restart talks with Iran in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, aiming to halt the enrichment programme in return for technical cooperation projects.
Iran has enriched an additional 47 kilograms of uranium to a purity level of 20 per cent since November, the IAEA said in its new report.
However, the Islamic republic has converted some of this material into fuel for a research reactor in Natanz, thus reducing the amount that could theoretically be used for a weapon, from 280 to 167 kilograms.
Iran's usable stockpile thus remained below the critical threshold of about 250 kilograms that is necessary to build one bomb.
Many countries are concerned about 20-per-cent material because it could be quickly turned into a nuclear weapon. Tehran has stressed that it has no such plans and that it only wants to develop its nuclear power and science capacities.
While Iran's step might go some way to accommodate fears about a growing uranium stockpile, the IAEA report also made clear that new, more efficient centrifuges are now being installed at the Natanz facility, allowing the country to turn out more enriched uranium at higher speeds in the future.
Iranian engineers have started installing 180 of these next-generation centrifuges and Iran has indicated to the IAEA that it plans to set up at total of about 3,000, a senior diplomat said in Vienna.
At the talks in Kazakhstan, the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany are aiming to get Tehran to stop enriching and to stop expanding sites such as Natanz, in return for cooperation on nuclear and aviation technology.
The French Foreign Ministry confirmed that the group of six would make a new negotiating offer to Iran, but Western diplomats have told
dpa that any improvement of incentives would be only "incremental," even if the update offer might include easing of some Western sanctions.
The White House refused to discuss details of what the group might offer, but said they were united in their approach and were ready for "serious and substantive" discussions.
"Iran has a choice. If it fails to address the concerns of the international community, it will face more pressure and become increasingly isolated," spokesman Jay Carney said. "The burden of sanctions could be eased, but the onus is on Iran to turn its stated readiness to negotiate into tangible action."
US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the installation of advanced centrifuges would be a further escalation and another violation of Iran's obligations under UN Security Council resolutions and IAEA board resolutions.
"It would mark yet another provocative step," she said. "We've seen this before, that in advance of diplomatic rounds, there are new announcements of activity."
The IAEA report also made clear that nine rounds of talks between the nuclear agency and Iran have failed to open the path to inspections of the country's alleged nuclear weapons projects.
It reiterated that the IAEA has got information from several intelligence agencies "indicating that Iran has carried out activities that are relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device."
IAEA chief inspector Herman Nackaerts said last week that there would be no further talks in the near future, after he came back from the latest fruitless round of negotiations in Tehran.
"(The IAEA needs) time to reflect on the way forward, and so do its member states," another senior diplomat said in Vienna, looking ahead to the next IAEA board meeting in March.
In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who made preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons a key policy of his last term, called the IAEA report "very grave."
His office said the report "proves that Iran is continuing to make rapid progress toward the red line" that Netanyahu described in his speech to the United Nations in September.
"Today, Iran is closer than ever to achieving enriched material for a nuclear bomb," it said, adding that "preventing Iran from attaining nuclear weapons is the first subject that ... Netanyahu will discuss with US President Barack Obama during the latter's expected visit in less than a month."
Meanwhile, the new IAEA report also said that Iran has again shut down its nuclear power plant at Bushehr, the second time this has happened since October.
At that time, Iranian officials denied there were technical problems at the country's only nuclear power plant, but Western diplomats said they were worried about the site's safety.
The IAEA did not give a reason for Bushehr's new outage.
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It was kinda crazy that everyone was going a little berserk about me putting on weight. I was 235 coming in last year and it's not sloppy weight. I'm not fat. I mean, I look pretty good. I don't wanna say that, but I'm not gonna lie. It's not like I'm out eating McDonald's and Del Taco every night. I eat good, my mom fixes dinner every single night – baked chicken, fish – she cooks a great meal every single night. I'm working out hard and I'm eating right and I'm gaining weight. I think it's pretty good."
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April 15th, 201410:50 pm
This is as engrossing as any version of Jane Eyre or Wurthering Heights might be and has the advantage of a rare look inside a community as it handles its mostly ordinary business. I'm still thinking about the choice here: to hold out for something else, perhaps something more personally attractive, or to go for the apparently greater community good. Given the widowers good looks, competence and sensitivity, the degree of sacrifice is up to the imagination. If the widower were Muslim or gentile, very different movie.
— William, Westchester
August 18th, 20138:49 pm
Thanks for your terrific review. I do need to chime in with Mr. Herman of San Diego: Shira was not officially engaged to the red-haired young man; his family decided against the match, to Shira's chagrin. Interesting that several readers saw fear and continued confusion on Shira's face at the end of the movie. I saw a normal terror associated with diving in to the world of sex and passion for the first time in one's life, and associated with taking on a ready-made family, fraught with tender memories of the sister she lost. I thought the chemistry with her brother-in-law was electric, and I think they'll be fine!
— Elaine, Santa Monica CA
July 27th, 20136:31 pm
This is a beautifully filmed, fascinating glimpse of a small segment of Israeli orthodox life. Her her family is very well off and at least ostensibly supportive of Shira's autonomy, even though their own wishes that she marry her late sister's husband are clear, and the brother-in-law pressures her to be truthful and open. But I don't understand all the comments about Shira's become more mature and able to make a choice that suits her. Her palpable anxiety and distress just before the wedding, her half-hearted, unconvincing efforts to assure herself that she will have happy marriage, and the devastated look on her face after the wedding all indicate that this is NOT the choice she would've preferred, but one made out of duty to her family.
— Montague, Chicago
July 17th, 201312:03 pm
This film was so wonderful, and I'm incredibly glad it was made. It's about time a movie about the Chassidic community was made that didn't focus on people leaving, or on supposed secular/religious conflict.
To answer #15 sully101's question, in the wedding scene, Shira was rocking back and forth while praying. Yochai, I think, was just frustrated, when he knocked his head against the wall.
— chassida149, Jerusalem
July 15th, 20138:50 am
I have little knowledge of Jewish law or customs, yet found this movie exceptionally interesting and compelling. The characters were intriguing. For example, the aunt without arms was an unusual but interesting feature. I have a question for anyone who cares to answer. As Shira is dressed to wed and preparing to meet her groom, she sits with her mother crying and rocking back and forth. Was the back and forth rocking from nerves or is it a method of praying? In another scene, Yochay knocked his head against a wall three times. What does that signify? Thank you
— sully101, Danbury CT
July 12th, 201312:37 pm
Just saw this film and loved it. The photography -- filled with close-ups and incredible overhead shots of the baby's bris -- created an intimacy enhanced by the compassion evidenced throughout by many of the characters. The plot was lucid, yet the ending was not revealed a moment too soon -- i.e., it was difficult to predict. Most of all, the soundtrack, which was filled with chanting and songs sung by men, was mesmerizing, mournful, compelling. Bravo to all, especially Mrs. Burshtein! Looking forward to seeing your next film!
— livi, Slavin
July 8th, 20131:20 pm
On a tongue-in-cheek level, I could describe this as "Mea Shearim meets Mid-Summer Night's Dream".
But, there are some serious issues here, epitomized by the mother of the girl in the center of this all, who says to the girl's aunt, "You have violated all the rules!"
The protagonist, Shira, and the director, herself, are bravely violating the rules of this cult. This film is absolutely worth a visit for those who are only moderately or not at all familiar with the Jewish orthodox.
— jscantor, New York, NY
July 6th, 20139:06 pm
This is a film of unusual depth and nuance that manages to reveal complex emotions in a subculture that restricts the degrees of emotional and sexual freedom of its members. It allows the film maker to frame the moral dilemma in a very succinct manner and to draw us in to the emotional maelstrom created by the unexpected family tragedy. The key to understanding this movie, I think, is when Shira reveals that what is holding her back is her fear of death and her belief that she is evil.
— Michael S, Dix Hills, NY
July 5th, 20139:36 am
I have always been fascinated by the Hassidic Community. There is obviously a a sense of security and pride that comes with this tradition and its expectations of the roles the men and women have. I so want to respect this, however, I find it challenging because I feel the respective roles of the men and women in this community are way too disproportionate and are not respectful to women. That being said, I did feel the film was good, well written, nicely directed, and beautifully performed. My heart ached for Shira and Yochay. They were two, confused and lost souls. Yes, Shira made her own decision, but were those tears of joy, horror, fear, or love on her wedding day?!?
— Alene, Great Neck, NY
July 1st, 20132:34 pm
The fact that arranged marraige and this culture entails that women have little say is surprising in modern times. It felt like an anthropological study of another culture, in which the viewer is a fly on the wall, watching as a young woman is made to feel stupid for speaking openly to her potential husband, for merely suggesting that her brother in law marry another woman and not her, she is made to feel as if she is evil. Her mother guilt trips her into marrying him, having health problems if she doesn't. Indeed, the mother spends a lot of time looking miserable and crying. This is supposed to be deep, but isn't I was so bored I almost left. Although I kept cheering for the girl to stay true to herself and not think of her life as a "void" and add some life to this movie, but she didn't. This amateur movie, badly lit, acted and staged, was mistaken in thinking if you do a close-up of a face it means something. We learn little about the characters outside of the rule governed society in which they live, in which a Rabbi decides everything for them. The tone is emotional, even suffocating and the final scene with more close-ups just confirms the director's point - this culture is so wonderful, no words are necessary to describe them. I guess if you live in a society where a girl of 18 needs get married (and not pursue a musical career) then maybe that is something to feel good about, as the director seems to feel. I don't get why this boring, painful movie has gotten so much acclaim.
— Filmfan, Baltimore
July 1st, 20132:34 pm
Mr. Scott's review was clearly stated and to the point. However, he describes Shira's mother as compassionate. Wasn't it her selfishness and manipulation that drove the plot and forced the marriage?
Also, one blog entry talks about Shira's ability to understand what she wants. The closing scene shows
Shira to be as filled with self-doubt as all previous scenes had done. Yes, she matures, but while the last scene shows her resolved to make the marriage work, I saw no resolution of Shira's self doubt.
— Lemoon, Florida
July 1st, 20139:48 am
A.O.Scott's otherwise excellent review makes one mistake, I think: Shira is not engaged to the very callow young man. Evidently, there are negotiations (called for reasons not explained), but nothing firm, which is what makes the film almost opaque. It's not clear what drives Shira. Her father clearly says this is her choice, the rebbe refuses to sanction to the marriage until she's sure of her feelings. All we know is that she feels this is her duty, although one gets the sense at the end that she thinks she has made a terrible mistake. There's a void (deliberately) at the heart of this film, and one spends a lot of time afterward trying to figure out just what that void is.
— Peter C. Herman, San Diego, CA
June 21st, 201311:27 am
What stood out to me throughout was the ambiguity of the situation and the attendant ambivalence Shira and Yochay and others felt confronting it. An ambivalence captured beautifully in the the film's final sequence and, most especially, in its final shot.
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— Mick VV, San Jose, CA
June 17th, 20138:56 am
Although I have not yet seen the film, and as is often the case it may not fulfill the reviewer's presentation, I found Mr. Scott's review to be exceptionally sensitive and compelling. When insiders look at a closed society they ordinarily view it solely from within their own preconceptions, and when outsiders view the same society it is normally, in one way or another, seen as a curiosity piece and made to fit a set of often inappropriate concepts.
Mr. Scott has applied a different standard and I fully expect that 'Fill the Void' will live up to the expectations that he has provided. I am anxious to see it.
— Louis, New Jersey
May 31st, 201311:12 am
Seems like a family-friendly family drama. Most likely will have to wait for netflix since I don't live near a city that might show this. A Long Way Off is another family-friendly family drama. alongwayoffthemovie.com. Same production company has started working on a second movie, Joseph. dreamer2014.com.
— Nancy V, North Carolina
May 28th, 20139:07 am
The feeling I got from the movie is that at heart it's a romance very much in the vein of "Pride and Prejudice" Although Shira's dilemma is often characterized as a choice between marrying the man she loves or fulfilling her family duty by marrying her sister's widower, this simplification misses the point of the movie entirely. Her "fiance" is a boy she is allowed to glance once in a supermarket aisle, while her brother-in-law is a family member whose character she can assess first hand. What the movie is really about then is Shira's maturation into a woman who can get past the superficial questions of manners and social influences to discover what it is she actually wants.
— Sheldon, Michigan
May 28th, 20139:01 am
I loved learning about this, to me, unknown world. And what a treat, a movie that leaves you in suspense about the heroine's choice until the very last minute!
— Mercedes S., Atlanta, GA
May 28th, 20139:01 am
Fill the Void was unique, I found, in that it was the only film I've seen to successfully portray a hasidic family in as objective a light possible.
It is NOT set in a stereotypical ghetto-like neighborhood. The characters are played beautifully & ACCURATELY and they enable us to see them simply as human beings , assigned to a certain situation in life, NOT bemoaning their lot, but rather each attempting to deal with the cards dealt them by this sudden turn of fate as well as each is able. The father, I felt was exceptional in his role, yet honestly, the entire cast did an excellent, excellent job.
— Shira, Westchester
May 28th, 20139:01 am
The poorest film I have seen in two years. All around us felt the same.
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The Dallas Mavericks were forced to use their back up plans last season and this season after missing out on the big free agents of the summer. That has led the Dallas Mavericks to sign point guard Jose Calderon and Monta Ellis. Both guards have been known more for their offensive production and less for their defensive abilities.
That makes them essentially defensive liabilities as the Mavericks regress to a time when they relied simply on outscoring opponents in shoot outs.
"Now, we've added someone who can run a pick and roll with (Nowitzki) and knows how to run it that knows how to use a screen. I'll tell you something else, I was shocked when people thought we signed a bad deal with Jose Calderon because hey, the guy shot 50 percent from three," Cuban said on ESPN Radio in Dallas, but was transcribed by Dallas Morning News. The market for guys who can catch and shoot threes and do nothing else was higher than what we paid for Jose. He knows how to play point guard. He knows how to get Dirk the ball. He knows the game. Never turns it over. Literally, I was like what are people thinking. He may not be the best defender, but it's not like he was replacing a great defender. I was really surprised by the response to Jose. I think he's going to make us a much better team."
And it's not just Dirk that Calderon can help out.
"Shawn Marion is going to love playing with Calderon because Shawn knows how to use space better than anybody in the game, and we didn't have a guy who can get him the ball. Dirk and Vince (Carter) were the two best passers so I think there is just so many things to get excited about. But the No. 1 thing is Dirk has a chance to prepare all summer."
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What's the point of fighting when there's nothing to save? Darling cry for me!
I'm not the one to give up on you now. I must say a sunny day helps to push the memories away.
My Annabel, shaking her gently, I wonder why her flesh has the chill of virgin snow. Home to the soulless. Lies a place that the damned call home.
I feel strangely compelled to recount this one to my love, but caution must be obeyed on an island of the decayed.
We are the crucified, we are the virtuous, we are the damned, this is our nightmare, let's pray we never fall asleep.
There's nowhere to hide, this is where I'll die! My God, why!?
A place where the virtuous hide in fear. Imprisoned beneath the world where the soulless dwell.
My eyes open wide as I wake, panting, some say that dreams have deeper meaning, they are cries from our subconscious.
My thoughts are disrupted as reality hits me like a bold of lightning and I scream.
But where am I?
A place where the sun is silent.


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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The death rate from
cardiovascular disease in the United States has declined 28 percent
since the late 1990s, but heart disease and stroke still account
for one-third of all deaths, a new study finds.
And the cost of preventing and treating heart disease is higher
than for cancer or any other diagnostic group, an estimated $286
billion in 2007, according to the annual update from the American
Heart Association.
"We haven't won the war," said Dr. Veronique L. Roger, lead author of the report, published online Dec. 15 in Circulation.
"While there are more people living with cardiovascular disease, there are also more costs in terms of dollars and in terms of the cost to individuals who are living with heart disease instead of disease-free lives," said Roger, chair of health sciences research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Comparing data from 1997 to 2007, the researchers found the
number of inpatient cardiovascular operations and procedures grew
by almost 30 percent.
These procedures helped to extend the average age of death from
cardiovascular disease to 75 years, but that is still well before
the average life expectancy of 77.9 years in the United States.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans continue to make poor health
decisions that sabotage efforts to further reduce cardiovascular
disease. For instance, in terms of risk factors for heart and
stroke, the report found that:
Even so, the overall findings are positive, experts say.
"There are hundreds of thousands of individuals who might have died or been substantially disabled from cardiovascular disease in the past who are instead able to lead full, productive, satisfying lives," said Dr. Gregg Fonarow, a cardiologist at the University of California Los Angeles, who is familiar with the report findings.
Experts believe that advances in medicine may have outweighed
the damage from the obesity epidemic during the decade studied.
Stents that prop open clogged blood vessels and medications for
people with heart disease have made a major impact on survival
rates, said Dr. Kirk Garratt, clinical director of interventional
cardiovascular research at Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute
in New York City.
"You cannot deny that these stents improve the quality of life for millions of Americans living with heart disease," he said.
But healthy lifestyle choices are crucial for longevity, and the
way to become a healthier society is to do it "one individual at a
time," Roger said. Controlling weight through diet and exercise
will be key to achieving the Heart Association's 2020 goals of
improving cardiovascular health by 20 percent and reducing deaths
from heart disease and stroke by 20 percent.
Genetics play a significant role in the development of
cardiovascular disease, the authors acknowledge. An early heart
attack in a parent doubles the risk of heart attack in men and
boosts it by 70 percent in women. And your risk of heart disease
will double if your brother or sister has a history of heart
But genes aren't destiny. If you're at higher risk, take care of
yourself, these experts advise.
"You can't really control your genes," Roger said, "but you can control how you play the deck of cards you've been dealt."
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Soul searching about America's decline
To the Editor:
America is in a downward spiral that must be stopped. But for those of us who serve a creator God, becoming discouraged and giving up is simply not an option. We all sense something is terribly wrong in America - but what?
There is a lot of soul searching going on about our nation's decline and there are many underlying factors impacting America's increasing darkness. But for people of faith - patriotic, God-fearing men and women like you and me - our nation's spiritual health is the core of the problem. The fact is, our country has displaced God as our foundation. God is being systematically removed from all public venues, including our government buildings, courts, and public schools.
The mere mention of God is increasingly discouraged in public discourse. References to God - and to our nation's religious heritage - are being removed in a massive promotion of revisionist history. Less than two months ago, for the first time in our history, a plurality of Americans voted for a party platform that intentionally omitted God and advanced many positions that the Bible specifically condemns.
Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State - and even our own government in many instances - are uniting to create dissension between Christianity and civil government.
The Founders believed that removing God's primacy from any society and its government will inevitably lead to that society's downfall. They never would have included such a thought in our governing documents! he fact is, we need God in American government again!
The America we knew has changed because the values of many Americans have changed. Millions of Americans have looked evil in the eye and are now openly adopting it. Abortion, same-sex marriage, massive debt, and unrestrained immorality carried the 2012 general election.
The America we love is sick and in need of renewal and healing.
Leslie Zodun
Mechanicsville, Va.
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Avast! Were the actors hired to play Captain Jack Sparrow from "Pirates of the Caribbean" at Disneyland fired for being too hot?
Is Disneyland the sexiest place on earth? Well, not anymore. Apparently the actors who were hired by the theme park to play Jack Sparrow, the "sexy, rockstar pirate" from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies have gone to see Davy Jones' locker. Their swashbuckling crime? Driving young female visitors so wild they've been flashing their breasts at the fictional character.
Earlier this year, one such faux-Sparrow discussed his audition in Los Angeles Magazine. "Disney warned us we were going to have a lot of horny women coming on to us," said the anonymous actor. This gives a whole new meaning to "All hands on deck."
Now, because of the Jack Sparrow's supposed power over women, all of the actors playing the character have been fired.
Suzy Brown, a rep for Disneyland, tells momlogic that story is "absolutely untrue." "They were not fired," insists Brown, explaining Disneyland's choice to give pirates their pink slips with a storybook twist. "Jack Sparrow recently set sail for other high-seas adventures."
According to Brown, the rumor was concocted by an actor named Brandon Pinto, a former Jack Sparrow walk-around character, who was featured in the LA mag article. Brown says Pinto hasn't worked for Disneyland for over a year. "This is a disgruntled former cast member," claims Brown.
So is it true that hired Jack Sparrows were engaging in "randy" pirate behavior? One local mom said she witnessed some unsavory behavior from a Jack Sparrow and female park guests first-hand:
"I was at the ride with my two kids. And there were three ladies there carrying on and two exposed themselves repeatedly and the other kept slapping her posterior and pointing -- all directed at Jack Sparrow. They giggled throughout and began winking at my sons -- ages 12 and 11. I was appalled! I immediately filed a complaint with Disney. Nothing was done. I am thrilled they finally realized what was going on. So long Jack Sparrow! This concerned mother is glad to see you go!!!"
When asked about this mom's experience, Brown had no comment, but did stress that Jack Sparrow is still alive and well at Disneyland. "Guests can see Jack Sparrow in our 'Pirates of the Caribbean' attraction." Ay Ay captain!
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Since 2006, exurbs and outer-ring suburbs have been losing residents as families move into large cities in greater and greater numbers. This is first time in decades that many suburban counties have seen a loss in population, reports Urbanland. Part of this has been the housing crisis. Exurbs dotted with subprime developments have been hemorrhaging residents for years, but this won't go on forever. A greater problem, says John K. McIlwain of the Urban Land Institute, comes as boomers retire. Baby boomers created the strongest demand for housing in American history, but their offspring are not likely to do the same. Generation X is far too small to make a similar impact, and Millennials (the echo boom) so far don't seem all that interested in homeownership, or suburban living. This means that, even if the housing market gets going again, there's no chance for demand to reach pre-recession levels.
The larger issue is that suburbanization as a social and cultural process is designed for a bygone era. The postwar years were a deeply unequal period of American history, and suburbanization reflected that, especially in terms of race. Redlining—segregating neighborhoods based on race—was federal policy through most of the postwar boom, and segregation remains a serious problem in many areas. But the 1950s and 1960s was also a time when the environmental impact of development was not really a consideration. With more and more people and local governments interested in transit, cycling, and walkability, car-dependent suburbs seem increasingly out of place.
But what's really interesting about this trend is that it's not the result of any actual federal policy. Since the end of World War II, federal dollars planned, created, and maintained suburbia, through public highways, home mortgage insurance, tax deductions for homeowners, and other incentives. As John D. Fairfield points out in 2010's fascinating The Public and Its Possibilities, in the years following World War II, federal money made suburban homeownership actually cheaper than renting in large cities—at least for the white middle class.


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Hey guys, this isn't your pop's polyester.
Just in time for Father's Day shopping, Sears will roll out a line of men's suits made of the first high-tech fabric that blends wool with polyester spun from recycled plastic soda bottles.
The suit separates, sold under Sears' Covington Perfect brand, will be on racks in about 500 U.S. Sears stores in May. Price: $175 for the jacket and $75 for the pants, according to Tim Danser, vice president of marketing for Bagir Group Ltd., the Israeli manufacturer that tailors the garments for Sears' private label.
And get this: This suit is machine washable and can be tossed in the dryer, eliminating the need for dry cleaning and upping the eco-friendly ante, Danser said.
"This isn't the polyester of the 1970s," Moses Cohen, sales and marketing manager for N.I. Teijin Shoji (USA), Inc., the New York arm of Teijin, the Japanese chemical company that makes the suit fabric, said during a men's fashion briefing at the swanky Kitano Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan.
Teijin, which developed fabrics made of recycled plastic blended with wool, viscose and cotton or with other synthetics, also partners with retailers to recycle used polyester clothing back into fabric and new clothes.


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Hello everyone! I am currently in the Philippines on vacation and visiting relatives, but I figured that I would post just one last time, for old time's sake, lol. So, my semester abroad in Shanghai, China has sadly come to an end. As I have said time and time again, I still cannot believe the crazy, amazing things that I have done and gone through that I never thought would happen. By the time I go back home to New Jersey, I would have ridden more planes, trains, ferries, taxis, buses, boats, metros, and probably any other form of public transportation you can think of in this semester alone than in my entire life! I have made friends with people who I probably would have never met had I not studied abroad with this program. I hope to continue these friendships even back to the states. And my eyes have definitely been opened to so many new things being in China. Seriously though, if you're considering studying abroad in any country, not only China, DO IT! You won't regret it!
It's also crazy how far I've come, language-wise. I came to Shanghai knowing honestly little to no Chinese; numbers, a few key phrases, a fair amount of words and written characters… I had 1 semester of Chinese beforehand, but it absolutely was not enough to prepare me, to say the least! Seeing that the Chinese language is comprised of over 80,000 characters… I think I can say that I have made tremendous progress throughout these past 4 months seeing that I came here not knowing much, lol. Let's be real, I am FAR from fluent still, but am definitely more confident in the language. I can order food, bargain, ask for directions, and get by in other basic conversational Chinese situations like that and am hoping not to lose what I have learned this semester and to just grow even more from here. They say the best way to learn a language is to actually be in the country and speak with its people and have those daily interactions that force you to speak it. And I couldn't agree more. Thank goodness my mom is fluent in the language, hopefully I can practice with her at home!
I will miss so many things. I couldn't possibly list them them all, but here are a few:
But… I will also NOT miss a few things:
It's hard to believe how fast these past 4 months have gone. I hope to come back to this amazing city at some point in my life. I don't exactly know when, maybe for work, maybe for vacation, maybe in a year, maybe in 10 years… but I do hope to come back… one day. The only thing that I wish I had gotten to do was to go to Beijing and see the Great Wall, Forbidden City, etc. I just couldn't find the time to fit it in with school, internship, other trips to places, and everything else going on throughout the semester. Hoping to do that some time in the future, but for now, I can say that I am happy to finish this chapter in my life and move on to what is in stored for me next. Til next time, zaijian!
This past Saturday, we visited Totole Company, a subsidiary of Nestle and China's largest producing company for flavoring products (seasonings, sauces, etc.). Their biggest and most popular product is their granulated chicken bullion. We were able to tour their production factory and also got a private cooking lesson from one of their head chefs! We cooked 4 dishes using their different products. My group cooked curry chicken with potatoes and apples. The food was absolutely delicious!
Pictures from volunteering for Stepping Stones this week
I went to the fabric market earlier this week to get some custom tailored things made, 2 qipaos and 2 suits. I wanted to get a long, traditional qipao (red, of course, lol) and a shorter funkier one. I picked up the 2 qipaos today (won't be able to pick up my suits until next Wednesday) and luckily they fit perfectly and didn't need any alterations! I thought they came out pretty good. What do you all think???
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Some more pictures from spring break stolen from Nolan and Christine!
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Pictures from the Mix Hostel, the hostel that we stayed in in Chengdu that I was talking about
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▷ We should make a Ryan Dunn tribute page
It's just a thought. But on it, we could post our favorite pictures, say the reason why we loved him, Why he was our favorite, why he was so important to us all and tell how you're feeling about this whole thing. That kind of stuff you know? Tell me what you think?


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Spartan 100
By Joe De Sena
Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.
—Ernest Shackleton
100 meter sprint
10 push-ups
100 meter sprint
10 jumping lunges
100 meter sprint
10 pull-ups
100 meter sprint
10 burpees
100 meter sprint
10 bodyweight squats
100 meter sprint
30 crunches
A workout like this is going to sharpen your speed and power. Your recovery period should be about as long as each work period, or until you know you can proceed with good form.
Beginner: 1-2 sets
Intermediate: 3-4 sets
Advanced: 3-6 sets during a run
Warm-up big time for this one. Here's 8 reasons warming up is vital!