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Seasonal Jobs
According to a recent survey by Snagajob, hourly hiring managers foresee a steady increase in holiday, seasonal hires this year over the last three seasons, edging ever closer to pre-recessionary hiring levels . "We're definitely seeing incremental improvements in the holiday, seasonal job market, even if we haven't yet returned to pre-recessionary levels," said Shawn Boyer, CEO of Snagajob.
Seasonal Jobs are usually part time work, and can be a great way to "get your foot in the door" with an employer. They can also turn into part time, or even full time work after the "season" is over. Another good thing about part time seasonal employment is that seasons "repeat", so you can re-apply next year with the employers that you've already made a good impression with the previous season.
Holiday Jobs
Thanksgiving jobs and Christmas jobs create a large amount of seasonal employment opportunities. Retail jobs, delivery jobs, mall jobs and food service jobs are all examples of holiday jobs that usually need more people over the holidays. You may also find some resort jobs, and vacation destination jobs that revolve around the Christmas holiday season and need to increase their staff of seasonal employees. Getting a Christmas job is a great way to pay off those holiday bills, and also get your foot in the door with an employer that you might later rejoin for a summer job, or permanent part time job.
Some companies that offer holiday jobs are Target, McDonalds, FedEx, Office Depot, ToysRUs, Dominos Pizza, Kohl's, Ace Hardware, Walmart, Burger King, and more! Start searching now for job opportunities for this holiday season.
As with any job, you should be prepared to interview for your job, and provide a resume and/or cover letter. You should make sure to present a business-like posture and appearance when applying for your job. Research and find out about the job you are applying for, and be prepared to explain why you are suited for it, and why you want the job. Be clear about how long you want to work. You want to have a good relationship with the employer when you leave so that you can use them as a reference, or possibly return for further employment in the future.


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Cool general presentation of the problems with GMOs
My main issue is the makers claim we don't know how GMOs affect the human body. There is plenty of evidence and lab studies tested on animals and very specific results have emerged. And they are FRIGHTENING to say the least. The main issue is that human testing has been constantly shut down for liability reasons and/or corporate dominance in the research field.
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Handbrake tips for DVD transcoders
Handbrake is a great app. I've learned a few things after ripping hundreds of my DVDs you might want to know.
Storage is what makes a computer your computer. Robin Harris writes about storage and other tech with a focus on the SOHO/SMB market. And fun stuff, too, like PS3 supercomputers and Google's technology.
Robin Harris is Chief Analyst at TechnoQWAN LLC, based in Sedona, Arizona. He has over 30 years in the IT industry, including DEC and Sun, and degrees from Yale and the Wharton School.
Ricardo Bilton writes for ZDNet's The ToyBox.
Handbrake is a great app. I've learned a few things after ripping hundreds of my DVDs you might want to know.
Flash, despite its vast success, is hardly an ideal storage medium - for one thing it gets slower and more fragile as it shrinks - so many expect resistance RAM - ReRAM - to win long term. Crossbar announces the first ReRAM that could replace flash.
When it comes to low latency and high bandwidth, the memory bus is hard to beat. But a terabyte? Diablo Technologies has announced one.
The longest PC sales decline in history has the industry in shock. We are in a new era with smart phones and tablets. But the bottom is deeper than many expect. Here's why.
Microsoft's new strategy: be all things to all people - infrastructure, business, entertainment, services. Why would anyone think that would work?
RAID5 isn't for protecting your data – it is for keeping your applications running when there is a failure. And it is no substitute for backup.
Mavericks is the name of the next OS X version. But Mavericks the place - one of the world's top big wave surf sites - is also a story of obsession, danger and death, not unlike the story of Steve Jobs.
The movie "Moneyball" celebrated a "Big Data" approach to maximizing returns from investments. Can Big Data do the same for government?
First ESPN dropped their 3-D sports channel. Now the BBC is putting a hold on 3-D. Is 3-D doomed?
The tiny little power-packed tube is engineered like a 1960s mainframe computer: a central processor with a lot of I/O. That makes the economic case for it very different than for other PCs.


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InfoBlox and Citrix Issues [RESOLVED]
I have heard a lot on Infoblox issues with Citrix and had the chance to meet some of the Infoblox team today for lunch and a meeting. My first question, and Kevin Dralle's, whom I work with, was about the apparent incompatibility of InfoBlox and Citrix, especially with PVS. Please comment if you think this doesn't work or has issues.
Some of the issue have been described elsewhere (I know Jarian Gibson has wrote and tweeted a few things on this also)
With Infoblox there is a CTX but it's a bit mysterious on details
So what is going on with InfoBlox, anytime we have had customer with InfoBlox on and Citrix we cringe or opt for perhaps a dual NIC, isolated PVS VLAN (using Microsoft DHCP). In any case here is what happens.
InfoBlox assigns the device a UID based on MAC but also on some of the device characteristics. So when we boot off PVS, we bring up the bin file which acts as the OS at the time of PXE boot. We have a static MAC but since after the bin file pulls the TFTP image then brings up a windows OS, the UID changes, which infoblox assumes you'll need another IP address. Obviously there are use cases for this but for PVS this is an issue as you'll get two IP addresses.
One fix has been to use reservations but this defeats the whole purpose of using an appliance or solution to manage this all. Furthermore, when or if you get into automation and orchestration, you've got one more component to worry about when increasing the scope.
You do need to be on the 6.6 or higher release for this option but it is worth it if you have this issue or are an InfoBlox shop and want to rollout PVS without trying something uncommon to deployments (using BDM has a lot less collateral out there than PXE boot does).
Below are the two areas from the Grid and Member layers where you can set this (courtesy of InfoBlox!).
Citrix SynergyTV – SYN119 – How Atlanta Public Schools delivers virtual desktops to 50,000 students #citrixsynergy
Redirecting Folders to Office 365
I created a script a while ago to map folders at logon to enable saving directly to OneDrive for Business (also known as SharePoint Online or SkyDrive Pro). I plan to explain more on this but it was the script I mentioned in my #SYN119 presentation at Citrix Synergy 2014.
This script is now up and published on codeplex and is under the GPLv3 license (a copyleft license). Feel free to use and modify if you can help. Below is a slight description of what the script does and why it was created.
This project is to enable the use of Office 365 as redirected folders in Microsoft. Specifically, this script and method can be used on a Windows 7 desktop (or higher) with Citrix and roaming profiles (or any persistent profile method). What makes this unique is that no local storage is used (unless you can't connect to office 365 and then it's only temporary).
This script was developed by Tyler Bithell and Tom Gamull for a customer implementation. The customer desired a method to eliminate the use of local or shared storage and leverage their Microsoft Office 365 subscription.
You must have a subscription that gives you the SharePoint Online (Groove, SkyDrive Pro or OneDrive for Business). This is NOT the same as SkyDrive or OneDrive (these are just an online storage method, like Dropbox).
We leverage a method of WebDAV drive mapping utilizing NET USE. Although you can utilize OneDrive for Business for Microsoft Office applications directly, non-integrated applications are not able to be used except through navigation to the folder. This is often a problem for task works, students and others used to using My Documents or Downloads. Therefore this script was created to deal with this issue.
The script was announced but not shown at the Citrix Synergy 2014 conference in #SYN119. This script will also be discussed in the Cisco Live session Tom Gamull is presenting on Atlanta Public Schools.
XenDesktop 7.1 SQL Mirroring
Mirroring in SQL is a great way to protect your XenDesktop infrastructure. In 7.1 deployments this can be a bit challenging since the documentation at Citrix doesn't reflect an accurate way to accomplish this goal.
First let's go over some basics. SQL Mirroring is a 3 server setup with a primary SQL server running a database, another secondary SQL server also running the database and a third SQL witness server which does NOT run the database (runs SQL, just no data). If you use local disk, this is an excellent setup. If you have two storage appliances, this is a great setup. If you have one big SAN, this doesn't make much sense. To make mirroring worthwhile, you need 3 SEPERATE storage locations for each server. If you have two servers on the same storage, mirroring will not provide much value (other than a learning opportunity). I feel this is where people can easily forget why you mirror.
To demonstrate why, let's say I have a two node management cluster, one host runs my primary SQL server and the other runs my secondary and the witness. I put the primary on the local disk of HOST1 and the secondary and witness (which is lightweight) on the local disk of HOST2. I have an issue. Let's say HOST1 goes down, HOST2 is up and SQL stays up just fine because we have one of the mirrored servers running PLUS the witness. Let's say I accidentally shut down the witness. No problem. Let's say I shutdown HOST2 or do maintenance. Now I've got a problem. When the primary SQL server can't see the witness AND the secondary SQL server, it stops. This is by design, it doesn't know if it's orphaned. It assume those two other servers don't see it but must be serving the data. If I simply use a witness on a third unique HOST and storage area, my mirror is looking great! If I only have 2 hosts or shared storage, this is where a cluster makes sense. Clusters cannot survive storage failures, but mirrors can. However, you are writing to both storage locations at the same time. Often I'll use two unique SANs and put the witness on local disk. I can now survive a storage appliance failure, however it's only as good as having three different points of failure instead of one.
With that said, my main topic was how to get this done on your XenDesktop 7.1 controllers. This appears to have been posted other places but since I had to do it I thought I'd share also. There is an excellent post at Citrix on this here. here.
I did this manually below but I heavily recommend downloading his script and giving a shot before manually doing this.
I want to add one caveat, you MUST create the machine account logins in SQL on the mirror. So you'll need to do this after a forced failover to the mirror. In addition, you may also need to delete the machine accounts and add them back if you migrate the SQL database, say from SQL Express to Standard/Enterprise for example. This is what worked for me, hopefully it helps
Now for this next part, I like to do this one controller at a time. If you mess up you can't really go back and fix things if your controllers get orphaned. This is why during upgrades, you only partially update the farm, in case you need to roll back.
$cs = "Server=YOUR_SQL_SERVER_NAME;Initial Catalog=YOU_SQL_DATABASE_NAME;Integrated Security=True"
Set-LogSite -State Disabled
Set-LogDBConnection -DataStore Logging -DBConnection $null
Set-MonitorDBConnection -DataStore Monitor -DBConnection $null
Set-MonitorDBConnection -DBConnection $null
Set-AcctDBConnection -DBConnection $null
Set-ProvDBConnection -DBConnection $null
Set-BrokerDBConnection -DBConnection $null
Set-EnvTestDBConnection -DBConnection $null
Set-SfDBConnection -DBConnection $null
Set-HypDBConnection -DBConnection $null
Set-ConfigDBConnection -DBConnection $null -force
Set-LogDBConnection -DBConnection $null -force
Set-AdminDBConnection -DBConnection $null -force
Another way to clear the controllers out
$controllers = Get-BrokerController | %{$_.DNSName}
foreach ($controller in $controllers)
Write-Host "Disconnect controller $controller ..."
Set-ConfigDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-AcctDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-HypDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-ProvDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-BrokerDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-EnvTestDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-SfDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-MonitorDBConnection -Datastore Monitor -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
reset-MonitorDataStore -DataStore Monitor
Set-MonitorDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-LogDBConnection -DataStore Logging -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
reset-LogDataStore -DataStore Logging
Set-LogDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
Set-AdminDBConnection -DBConnection $null -AdminAddress $Controller
If the last two won't work, try adding -force on the end. If they still don't do the following (may need to reboot)
Get-Service Citrix* | Stop-Service -Force
Get-Service Citrix* | Start-Service
Ok now it's time to go mirror, once you're done setting up the mirror set the database on ONE of the servers only and verify it before moving to the next one(s)
You already set the $cs variable but if you opened a new window or lost it, set it again
$cs = "Server=YOUR_SQL_SERVER_NAME;Initial Catalog=YOU_SQL_DATABASE_NAME;Integrated Security=True"
set-ConfigDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-AdminDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-LogDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-AcctDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-BrokerDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-EnvTestDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-HypDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-MonitorDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-ProvDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
set-SfDBconnection -dbconnection $cs
Set-LogDbConnection -DataStore logging -DbConnection $cs
Set-MonitorDbConnection -DataStore monitor -DbConnection $cs
Set-LogSite -State Enabled
$testString = Get-BrokerDBConnection
Test-BrokerDBConnection $testString | fl
Now make sure you TEST FAILOVER before declaring success.
Fixing Thomas the Tank wooden train tracks (or Brio)
Fixing Thomas the Tank wooden train tracks (or Brio)
If you have young children like I do (4 kids, aged 5,4,3 and 1) you probably have some Thomas the Tank Engine wooden train tracks. A few of these pieces have this plastic plug that is the "male" piece, which obviously joins with the female piece. Try as you might, there is little that can be done if your bundle of joy pulls out the plug and loses it. You have what I'd call a "neutered" piece. It's flat, but neither male nor female. Unfortunately, some of the best pieces are usually the ones with this plastic plug male piece in them (hills, splitters, animated sections, etc).
Since this toy is not cheap (for what you get) and I supposedly can fix anything, I had to attempt to figure this out. Searching the internet yielded no results but finally I found a random post on some forum that provided a solution (and the guy who posted it deserves all the credit!)
To help you out, you'll want to get the right sized eye screws (pic is what I bought at Home Depot), also get the drywall #10 anchors. You'll end up cutting the anchors (about 1 or 2 ridges should protrude from the hole). When you screw in the eye it doesn't need to be dead center but try to get it somewhat straight. Electrician's pliers work very well but honestly any pair of pliers will do fine.
Now I have happy 3 and 5 year old boys. Perhaps your 3 year old son isn't obsessed with trains like mine, that's fine, but if he is, I hope this helps.
XenDesktop 7.1 and Storefront long log on times
First of all this is really just a cut-and-paste from a talented co-worker, Jason Allen.
All I ran into an issue with XenDesktop 7.1 and Storefront 2.1. I was having long log on times when connecting via storefront internally (30 seconds) and it was all on the HDX connection. If I logged on via the Netscaler the logon was 10 seconds. After going through Citrix escalation we saw that the receiver/XD7 was trying to connect via 2598 and would time out and default to 1494. I had specifically disabled session reliability via policy which disables the 2598 port listener. Apparently this causes an issue with XenDesktop 7.1. I removed the session reliability policy (left it default at not configured). Rebooted the servers so 2598 listener was listening and problem was gone. So keep this in the back of your head and do not explicitly deny session reliability in XD7.1. Hope this saves you guys from some headaches!
Further research by Jason also found that the issue only appears if session reliability is disabled AND the firewall is on. Quoting him below.
"Guys – I just tested this in my lab today, the issue only appears when session reliability is disabled AND the windows firewall is on. Even though 2598 is allowed through the windows firewall it was still causing a problem. I tested with session reliability disabled and windows firewall disabled and the connection speed was normal. I emailed this information to the Citrix Escalation engineer but thought I would share my findings."
Hope this helps anyone. Personally I usually leave Session Reliability on in my deployments but most people who have done this a while always leave it off. XenDesktop 7 and 7.1 have greatly improved the feature but also the need for it is the proper determining factor. Anyone, hope this helps a few people out there and if you are a customer in Boston, know Presidio has some great engineers up that way and we're looking out for you.


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Residential Treatment Centers for Troubled Teens from West Virginia
At Red Rock Canyon School, we have been the solution for many troubled teens from the state of West Virginia. Many parents that are from the state of West Virginia need something for the long term for their troubled teens, and ultimately, residential treatment centers are the options that work the best for students in these sorts of situations. Red Rock Canyon School is a very experienced program, helping hundreds of troubled teens back to their feet. Troubled teens who deal with educational problems also are able to find the help they need here as well. Red Rock Canyon School wants to bring healing to your family. Contact one of our Family Advocates today at 866-452-8121.
At Red Rock Canyon School's residential treatment center, we want our troubled teens from Wyoming to experience success and rediscover hope. Our students often come to us with emotional and behavioral issues, academic difficulties, and low self-esteem. Red Rock Canyon School takes a lot of different approaches to helping troubled teens succeed.
Red Rock Canyon School offers a residential treatment center for troubled teens from West Virginia. We want our students to experience success and rediscover hope. Our students often come to us with emotional and behavioral issues, academic difficulties, and low self esteem. Due to the wide range of issues that we treat at Red Rock Canyon School, we have a very experienced and versatile staff equipped to handle every situation. If you are interested in finding out more about what we do at Red Rock Canyon School, call us at 866-452-8121.
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Book your room at Centerstone Inn Tuscaloosa
Standard Double RoomMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Room, 1 Single Bed, AccessibleMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Suite, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Suite, 1 Queen BedMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Tuscaloosa hotel with a complimentary breakfast
Situated in the city center, this hotel is in the same area as Coleman Coliseum, Paul W. Bryant Museum, and Alabama Museum of Natural History. Area attractions also include Denny Chimes and University of Alabama.
Hotel Features
Centerstone Inn Tuscaloosa offers a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, laundry facilities, and a computer station.
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Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, refrigerators, and microwaves.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Centerstone Inn Tuscaloosa
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A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Tuscaloosa hotel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Centerstone Inn Tuscaloosa is a smoke-free property.
- Free breakfast
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Total number of rooms - 59
- Number of floors - 2
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Computer station
- Designated smoking areas
- Laundry facilities
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Television in lobby
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Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Flat-panel TV
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium TV channels
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A complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast is served each morning between 5 AM and 10 AM.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is 11 AM
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Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2, Pet maximum weight in lb is 20
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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No cribs (infant beds) available
- Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per night
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Here's a sampling of various sketches, for various things/projects/fun, whatever.
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Just amazing work KEV.
More sketches.
A little while ago I started 'Daily Character', where, as the name suggests, I draw a character every day. Usually a new character, new design etc etc. The idea is to keep drawing, and to draw what I love drawing the most, which is characters.
So here are a few selected characters. To see more you can find them on my sketch blog.
Really nice line work.
Here are some more of my 'Daily Characters'.
It's been a long time since I last posted any of my 'Daily Character' images, so there's going to be quite a lot to post here.
A little while back I started producing my characters based on a weekly theme, so you might notice some consistency (at least in theme) through a range of about seven drawings. Themes that have been done so far have included 'Wild West', 'Sea/Ocean' and 'Insect Kids' to name a few.
I do still produce a new character every day, and I'm even thinking about starting a monthly theme. But I'll let you all know when or if that happens.
A few recent sketches:
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TLC's 'Sister Wives': The High Price of Polygamy
Dr. Michelle Golland: During the "twenty-year wedding anniversary" episode of "Sister Wives," the pain that wife number one, Meri, was feeling was palpable. This was caused by Kody Brown, her husband, showing his giddy affection for young wife number four, Robin, who is just joining the family. Meri has been married to Kody for twenty years.
"Sister Wives," the TLC series that is shining a spotlight on the polygamist culture (well, at least at one polygamist family, anyway), has been in a bit of trouble lately. The authorities are investigating the family for felony bigamy; Meri was fired from her job for exposing this part of her life on television.
Of course, TLC won't be addressing the amount of child sexual abuse that goes on in polygamist culture, or the forced marriages of young women which are performed in order to create family alliances, with no regard for the emotional state of the girls involved. (The polygamist Kingston Group of Utah became infamous in 1998 when a 15-year-old girl accused her father of forcing her to become her uncle's fifteenth wife.)
These issues won't be addressed during the show; they would be more appropriate for a "serious" documentary. But I find it strange that the show doesn't discuss the "whys" of polygamy, and its history. When I watch the show, I believe there's an elephant in the room that nobody is addressing. What is the elephant? The inherent discrimination and one-down position that this lifestyle places on the women.
The reason that polygamy is part of the Fundamentalist Mormon faith in the first place is that Joseph Smith, Mormonism's founding prophet, felt especially close to the Old Testament. He believed that his mission was to restore Old and New Testament traditions, such as the authority of prophets, temple rituals and the ancient Semitic custom of plural marriage. In 1833, Smith combined polygamy with the idea that a man gained higher status in his next life based on the quantity of wives and offspring he had in this life. Smith said he had a revelation from God that he was to take numerous wives and bear as many children as possible, and that if he did so, he would be closer to God and be "exalted" -- the highest form of salvation in the Mormon heaven. Joseph Smith had thirty-three documented wives, some as young as 14. Brigham Young had fifty-six wives, some also as young as 14.
What "Sister Wives" is attempting to do is normalize the polygamist lifestyle. The problem is that there is an inherent inequality between the men and the women who are in these "marriages". Of course, these sister wives are adults who are choosing to live this lifestyle; nobody in this show is being held against her will. However, it is well-documented that forced polygamy does occur in the polygamist culture. As a mental health professional, I see how these women try to heal their emotional wounds. They are setting themselves up for what I believe to be loss, pain and rejection as they age. This is something they can't predict, because it will happen gradually over time.
It is sad to watch Meri, who has been with Kody for twenty years, clearly being jealous of the new wife coming into the family. She was pleading with him, angry and tearful at times, trying to express to him her struggles with the lifestyle, wanting him to understand her jealousy and her large compromise in living as a polygamist. While watching her cry to Kody about her feelings of rejection, I couldn't help but imagine that as she gets older and older and becomes less and less sexually attractive (and less of Kody's attention and time is given to her), she will be in even deeper pain. Kody will continue to feel enlivened and excited by his new "spiritual connections," while the sister wives -- from the moment they marry him -- are on a downward trajectory away from the time and attention of the man they love and have committed themselves to and had children with.
At one point, Meri turns the table on Kody and asks him how he would feel if she were to be sleeping with another man or kissing another man. His unequivocal response was rather stern and bewildered: "Obviously, that's just not something I am even comfortable imagining," he said. "The vulgarity of you with another man or lover sickens me." That response shows exactly why Meri will never be able to feel she is his equal; as she ages, he will continue to get younger and younger wives, and she will be pushed further and further out of the intimacy dynamic.
I believe this jealousy and rejection will turn into more and more anger, because what Meri is feeling now will only be compounded over time. The "newer, younger wife" will continually replace her and the others. These issues are seen by Kody and the sister wives as being some sort of spiritual weakness that must be dealt with by the women. This sets them up to believe that their natural feelings of jealousy after being pushed aside by their husband for another woman is in some way abnormal.
When Kody acts giddy and childlike around wife number four, you can see how it seriously annoys the other wives. They feel left out, ignored and less-than. You can see it on their faces. It is new and exciting and allows Kody to experience romantic love all over again. It was disturbing, to say the least, to see him kiss wife number four while he was heading to the hospital to be with his third wife, Christine, as she delivered his fourteenth child.
While watching Kody at different moments during the show, I saw a man who is self-centered and revels in the attention bestowed upon him by his multiple wives. The moment that showed his immature and selfish side most was when he revealed that he had "chosen" Robyn's wedding dress because he had felt left out when the other sister wives went with her to pick her dress. He betrayed Robyn (who had wanted to keep that a secret) and made the other wives feel jealous, hurt and confused. To his credit, he did repair this with an apology, but I couldn't help but notice a side of him that just can't get enough attention.
I guess it's a good thing Kody Brown has four wives to shower him with all the attention he needs. My question is, how can his wives truly believe they will be able to receive the love and attention they need from their husband? What all the "sister wives" seem to agree on is that having multiple wives to help raise the children and provide Kody with emotional and sexual attention is a true benefit of the polygamist lifestyle. I just think that psychologically, there is a very high price to pay.
This is just an extreme case of what religious people of all stripes do every day: justify their unethical behavior by hiding behind religion. These people are not that different from other fundamentalist Christians.
@Michelle - religion can also protect people from abuse. For most fundamentalist women, they are supposed to give in to their husband, but the religion imposes limits on his sexual behavior. This gives them some freedom and power.
I wonder how much choice these women have? His first wife was raised to believe that this was right and that women should get over their feelings, not men. I think she may also have been raised to believe that men should be the bosses. She got married relatively young.
Now I don't think the women are completely free to leave him. Who owns the house they all live in? Do any of the women have any savings of their own? How much do they earn? They all have children and I think one of them has six kids. They might not need Cody's money because the women support each other, but one woman alone might not be able to afford to leave. I don't think anyone but his first wife would have any rights to support from Cody if she left. Even if she could get child support, does he have enough to support all those kids? So I think they may be stuck even worse than your ordinairy housewife.
There's a lot of condescension being thrown around here for these people.
Also, it seems to me rather naive of you all to assume that a family selected for a REALITY SHOW would actually be representative of the majority of a population.
Ummm…. hello? Were you guys born yesterday? Since when have TV reality shows been particularly known for portraying actual reality. Only the most ignorant viewers today remain unaware that TV producers of reality shows deliberately select participants based on how much drama they are going to generate over the course of a season.
Of course they aren't going to pick a well-adjusted polygamist family for us to watch. They're going to pick one that, in their judgment, is all set to explode in an entertaining fashion.
This is a complete "no-duh."
Now, if you are interested, there's a podcast interview someone did with anthropologist Janet Bennion, who is the foremost expert on North American polygamy, and spent a few years living with polygamist families in Montana. She presents a view of American polygamy that does not shy away from the real abuses going on, but presents a much more nuanced and complex picture than the one-sided and highly prejudiced comments happening here.
And no - I do not advocate for or support polygamy. Nor do I have any wish to practice it.
Sorry, I didn't provide a link to that interview. Here:
I have researched a lot on the polygamist Fundamentalist Mormons…
This is what I've learned
1) There is a lot of abuse involved in this lifestyle.
2) Since only the first wife is "legally" married to the husband, the subsequent "wives" and children receive government aid since they are considered "single" mothers by the State.
3) The thick community ties in these communities (usually they live in communities that are 90+ percent polygamists) so it is almost impossible for a woman to leave/divorce her husband without having to flee the community, too.
I would never chose to live like this and I would not chose a spouse like Kody. However, all of these women have. They all have the option of leaving the marriage and making a life without the family support.
I could harp all night on what I feel is not ideal about their situation. Then again I'm sure there are countless hours of normal day to day family footage that isn't dramatic enough to make it on the air.
These women chose to live this life with thier husband. It is no bed of roses as we have see. Yet none of them are asking any of us to suffer the consequences of their decisions.
I am no fan of polygamy and I thought your article was insightful and well written. Then again I don't think this family is the worst evil to walk this earth either. Kody will have to deal with his immaturity one day and he may wind up alone when that happens.
I am in a polygamous relationship, and not for any religious reasons - we are people of faith, but not Mormons. We do it because it works for us, and we are happy. If you want to check out my new blog site, http://www.polygrrl.com there are more details there, and I promise to update it very soon with what it has been like to add our very recent 4th "wife" (none of us are legally married).
It is a valid lifestyle choice. I know it is hard for some to understand, and it wasn't something I sought out myself - I thought long and hard about getting into it, but both my "husband" and his first "wife" were such attractive people that I couldn't say no. It is hard sometimes, but so is everything… and I have way more support for everything I do than I would in a monogamous relationship.
@anon - What do you think of Dr. Golland's suggestion that polygamy might be more painful for you as you age? In other words, that later on, your "husband" might add more, younger wives and pay more attention to them than to you?
I noticed in your blog that you said you all let your "husband" lead you because you trust him and seem to see him as a spiritual leader. Would you have the right to tell him you don't want any more wives? Do you have any say in who he "marries"?
Also, why can't you have close female friends or even housemates who support you instead of sister wives?
And do you have any children yet? Do you think that will change things for all of you?
Sorry, I meant to say @a real sister wife.
@Seth R. - I think this family was carefully selected to be one that looks good. They are all older, no abuse, and he has been with three of his wives for a long time. They look normal and have jobs. So whatever reality TV wants, I think the family or their community tried to chose someone better than normal. The fact that they still can't hide the real problems of their lifestyle says a lot. Although I think almost anyone' family will implode if you put them on national TV. In this case, maybe that's a good thing.
I think you should be honest about this history before you attack someone else.
Joseph Smith "had a revelation" AFTER his wife threw her maid out of the house because she was pregnant by her husband. He told the wives of other men that God said they were his. He "married" a 14 year old, who later wrote that what she experienced was sexual abuse. He went through something like 30 women in TWO YEARS. Then Bring Em Young, a megolomaniac, widened the practice, bringing other men into it to share the blame. That's all well documented history, much of the "geneology" documented by LDS historians. Anybody who thinks that God was telling Smith to take multiple wives is REALLY, REALLY gullible, or just wants to believe that God has ordered what is most fun for him. The fact that anyone ever gets a woman to believe this totally amazes me.
I agree that no one is horse whipping them to get them to agree. But choice is not as clear as it might seem. If you believe that your closeness to God is based on your willingness to subjugate yourself in this manner, then are you really choosing this or are you choosing to value your relationship with God over your own needs? The fourth wife comes from the Hildale/Colorado City area and was raised in and around polygamy. What choice does she have if she was raised to see women as property? What choice do Islamic women have who were raised to believe that extra wives are a man's right and only he can request a divorce?
This is NOT equal and open polyamory. I think a lot of libertarians and liberals think that's what this is; it is not at all and Kody stated that quite clearly. He sees exclusive sexual rights as his birth right and anything else as an abomination; and he sees that his wives because of their gender have absolutely no right to the same thing. If one of his wives had an affair and got just a little bit of the fun and power Kody has all the time, she would be called an adulteress by him and their whole religious community and be out on the sidewalk so fast her head would spin. Then it would be up to her to sue (without the documentation of marriage) for what she had contributed in 20 years of marriage. Often times when a woman leaves these relationships, she loses custody of her children or is suddenly a single mother (of 6!).
It is inherently unequal and demeaning to the women. I'm not going to argue for the right of all women to chose to be slaves, that's not what America is about!
For the New Testament Scriptural reference on polygamy and Christianity, see the following from 1 Corinthians 7 : 1 - 2 -
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
Read the truth about polygamy in the new book: The Great Omission (Christendom's Abandonment of the Biblical Family)
This book presents twenty years of study, taking a candid look at the issue of multiple wives in Scripture and society.
I just have one question on this topic. Is there a shortage of men in UTAH???? This is ignorance on so many levels!!
This show actually makes me sick for the women especially Meri when he was leaving to go see his then fiance Robyn she looked so sad as he said goodbye to her. I could never ever ever be second best. I just dont know how these women can live like this. Id be so jealous constantly thinking he liked one better and was having better sex with them. I can guarrantee he is having the best sex with Robyn.
Kody's dirty dingy has been in all them hoes! what a nasty lifestyle!!!
Have these women given any thought to how nasty it is to taste each others private parts,Im sure they have heardthe term sloppy seconds, Meri should think what Kodys response meant when she asked about role reversle,, How stupid could these women be,ohand Janele probably doesnt get any now You know Kody said no romance their bestfriends. what bullshit.


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How to get through a stressful long-term discharge or termination from work?
I have a non-tenure-track faculty position at a state university. A couple months ago, I was told told they wanted me to "make other plans" by the end of the semester or that they could "reduce my job security" (I interpreted this to mean quit-or-get-fired). She said that should would "Like to help me make other plans in that time," but said, "If not, we're prepared to take steps to reduce your job security." [The "or else" was more specific than that, but I'm redacting identifying information]. There is quite a lot of job security given my classification, so it would be quite a pain to get rid of me, administratively and bureaucratically. The Vice Director that delivered the news (my best friend in the office, but higher ranked than me) (by phone, ahem), apologizing. The main thing I kept saying during the phone call were, "Why didn't you TELL me?" (meaning about any concerns). I volunteered to do anything to improve (even though in perspective bizarre minor complaints seem pretextual), volunteering to work with other faculty or take classes to improve in any areas of concern. These pleas were met with, "The decision has already been made." The complaints were vague and strange and minor. Ultimately, she just kept repeating that I'm "not a good long-term fit." I did ask (more gently) if they thought they'd be able to get someone better than me in the position. She said, "Yes, she has more of a long-term interest in XXX work..." That sort of seemed to indicate that they already had my replacement picked out. The Vice Director says would check back in in a couple weeks to "find out my plans."
Seven weeks go by. She does not say "good morning" to or look me in the eyes (even though we work next to one another), much lest initiate a conversation with me about my plans. No one mentions the termination-ish-conversation.
In the meanwhile, I hire an employment lawyer (namely because the termination-ish-conversation came out of nowhere). When the Vice Director and the department HR person realize the lawyer's requested my personnel file, I get a Friday-morning email asking if I could meet in a few hours with the Director, the Vice Director, and the HR person for an "informational meeting" It wasn't a good day for me so I declined and suggested the following Wednesday. I got a long and detailed response from the HR person sort of outlining a version of what the Vice Director told her she said to me about two months ago, and saying I'm getting my position changed from a permanent one to a renewable contract based on unspecified "ongoing performance issues." They still haven't really articulated anything that looks like ongoing performance issues -- just small, strange allusions that amount to people not liking me. I'm not sure who doesn't like me. I think I'm generally likeable, and I've never argued with anyone. My performance reviews have all been good. My personnel file is all good except a memo to file from the day the Vice Director quasi-threatened-to-fire me.
Then, first thing Monday they demand a meeting. I say, "Ok, I'd rather get more notice for a personnel meeting, but sure." Then they cancel the meeting and reschedule it for Thursday.
So I ended up meeting with the HR person and Vice Director, and they wanted to make a single point: They are not terminating me, they are replacing my position with another position that does not have the job security that my current position has. It is not a termination, or dismissal. Why didn't they do all the things they are supposed to do under the policies before they dismiss someone for performance issues (you know, telling the person there is a problem, trying to work with the person, etc. etc.)? Oh, because they aren't terminating me. They are simply "reducing my job security."
The lawyer is supposed to write some sort of letter, something akin to proposing a separation? Of course, he's not as quick and responsive and in touch as I'd prefer, but he's doing ok, this is just a really slow process it seems.
My question is less legal (although if you've got something to contribute, I'd love to hear it) or sociological (again, any insight into this welcome, as I'm boggled).
MOST IMPORTANTLY I more so want to know how to handle the ongoing stress and uncertainty of the situation. I do not know if I'm getting fired, they want me to continue working there after having "reduced my job security," my lawyer is supposed to be getting something together now, and it's extremely uncomfortable at work especially with the Vice Director icing me all the time. I am consumed with the situation, and do not want to be. I don't want to overburden my partner with repetitive/redundant analyses.
I would like to know what I need to do to get through between three months and two years of real awkwardness at my place of employment. Are there mental tricks I should be using? Practices that I should be engaging in? Things I should be recording?
I do exercise and eat healthy, and have a strong mind, generally, so I am surprised this is taking the emotional toll on me that it is. I do have a therapist who I keep updated, and I do have some Lorazepam if it gets bad. I have a supportive and loving partner but hate to dominate conversations with this. Please advise on how I might get through this in the most mentally healthy way possible.
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You seem to be pretty cogent on this matter. Thoughts:
1) Your level of control in this situation seems low. They are 'telling you how it is' so to speak. Thus, it doesn't sound like you can
much about the situation. Obviously some level of self-awareness is always helpful, however don't internalise this process. Again, these are decisions being made outside your sphere of influence. Best not to stress about what cannot be controlled.
2) To reduce stress, it doesn't sound like any of this is personal. As far as the admin who won't look at you, perhaps a nice heart-to-heart over a coffee or something. Let them know you aren't taking it personally, obviously it's a bit stressful, and you appreciate that it's not much easier on their end.
3) As far as practices to engage in, perhaps a good meditation practice will help you control your negative emotions better. You may see results in as little as a week. The other practice that might be prudent is saving money. Look at this situation very realistically and dispassionately. Make a plan that you feel secure with, and spend the next three months executing that plan. Point being, is to control what you
4) Someone else can comment on the issue of what to record and what not to record or legal matters. I would finally just like to remind you to be gentle with yourself, and appreciate yourself, regardless of this situation. It's an external thing. It would be better if it was not there, but it is. Thus, remember to congratulate yourself on the good parts of your life.
As far as partner goes, I think you're doing well not turning that relationship into a dumping ground (it's amazing how many people
get that point!). Remember that greiving is a social process, and it will help to have someone you can discuss this situation with. Besides a therapist. You don't always have to spend time trying to solve a problem, rather some times it really helps to just recognise your stress and give it a voice. Not for a long time, just a little bit, so that you recognise and express it.
Anyway, stay up and don't let this get you down. It's a shit situation, and I don't envy whoever is having to make these decisions above you.
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MOST IMPORTANTLY I more so want to know how to handle the ongoing stress and uncertainty of the situation.
Get your CV in order and start looking for new positions today.
My position at my company has been extremely uncertain for the past year, and one of the things that has kept me sane is to constantly be on the lookout for new opportunities so that I will be as prepared as can be if I get laid off.
I wish luck in finding a new position where they won't play these horrible games with you and will treat you professionally. This lack of professionalism was one factor (of many) in why left academia.
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My read on this is that, in this economy, it is totally possible to have an adjunct do what you're doing currently without the cost of benefits.
I also know that at a university, since it is so difficult to fire people, they have to go through a ton of steps to actually get someone out of a position. (I remember YEARS of documenting 'performance issues' when it was an issue of getting staff out of positions that due to technology changes, could be manned by students (computer labs = less people needed serious help because the general population was more savvy AND laptops were reducing need for labs... but yet there were these staff lifers... dozens of them... and you couldn't easily let them go even though they weren't needed...).)
I mention these to add to your and everyone's understanding of what possibly going on in this situation.
Maybe also focus on what you want out of this. Do you want to keep your job as is? Do you want the contract position?
And as far as your "friends" -- they're in an awkward position too. Their dual roles -- your friend and also doing their job -- make it tough for them too.
Good luck!
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I do exercise and eat healthy, and have a strong mind, generally, so I am surprised this is taking the emotional toll on me that it is.
Also, don't beat yourself up over how much this is affecting you. As an academic, I imagine a large part of your sense of self is tied up in your career, more so than with most people. Maybe taking a step back to center yourself and remembering that you are more than just your job may help.
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What state are you in?
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The folks I know who received adverse tenure decisions have gone on to find better jobs (both in status and in their happiness) elsewhere.
I'd go on the market.
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The Vice Director is probably feeling really uncomfortable and doesn't know how to behave. I would have a friendly talk with her about how you can both stay comfortable in this situation. I am sure once you break the ice, that will at least take one item of discomfort off your list. The fewer discomforts you have, the more you can relax and focus on what you need to do next.
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MOST IMPORTANTLY I more so want to know how to handle the ongoing stress and uncertainty of the situation.
I think you need to decide what you want. Not so much in a practical sense, but in a if-you-could-choose-the-outcome-yourself sense.
I say this because the way you describe this I wonder if the degree to which is is uncomfortable for you is a very deliberate one. They're unwilling/unable to terminate you but they're sending you every message - overtly - that they want a situation where they can do so more easily.
So my advice is to refuse to play along with making you uncomfortable. They are trying to steer you into a reaction that gets them what they want. Instead you should decide what you'd like and react accordingly - not how they want, or the opposite of what they want out of fear or contrariness.
You still have to deal with now knowing that they'd like you out of your job role. I'd say you should imagine how you'd react to this if you discovered this fact accidentally. Would you decide you didn't want to work there anymore and start looking? Would you not care and just go about your business?
If you discovered that a completely impersonal change in state law was altering your job classification, how would you react? Would you decide you liked the other things about it enough that you didn't mind the alterations in terms?
You can't ignore the realities of the situation; you either have some people who are indifferent to your needs/feeling or are outright hostile to them. But I think you'll feel a lot better if you reclaim some sense of your own agency here absent from the external pushing and emotional upset. Which doesn't mean it's going to be easy, but when we're beset by these sorts of things it goes a long way to slice stuff up into more manageable pieces.
Good luck. I've been in situations with some parallels and it blows. Just keep your eyes on the fact that it's just a job, it's not who you are and it's not even the most important thing about you - it's probably not in the top 10 things about yourself you'd preserve if you had to make a list of what you like best in your life and what you value about yourself.
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I've had two friends go through horrible drawn out processes with their work that were different to yours, but similar enough. Both of them now say that even though they were 'right' and defending their rights, the toll on them was such that they wished they had just walked away (even though both of them got money out of the organisation). If you have the option to look for a new job, I recommend it. If not, some of the advice above will hopefully help.
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- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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The princess of the school, Alice, is keeping a secret that could strip her of her high school fame. She is obsessed with the school's outcast, Keith, but not just him – his music.
Since the inspiration for the song hit, Keith can't get it out of his mind. The song must be played; it demands to be played. He knows the music is changing him, but he is unable to stop it.
Music has the ability to move you, enlighten you, and take you to places you have never dreamed of. And this particular piece? It has a life of its own and makes you forget who you really are.
As Keith and Alice learn of one another to the notes of that one perfect tune, they can overlook their roles and discover who they could be together. But they also discover someone else is listening and intends on keeping Keith to herself, possibly for an eternity.(Goodreads)
I had been wishing for years, ever since I started taking this detour and stopping in front of his house. From the very beginning, I wished I could know him as I believed I did.
It was crazy, and I didn't want to dwell on it. I gave him my number and a shiver ran down my spine when he smiled wickedly and said "Gotcha" in that deep voice of his.
He noticed and stood up, holding out a hand to help me. "It's getting cold. Sorry, I shouldn't have kept you out this late."
I took his hand and said nothing about how warm I was actually feeling.
I loved the romance between Keith and Alice. It was…well it was so sweet. I mean that in a good way. When I would read the dialog between them I would end up smiling every time.
The following day, Keith cut class. It sucked, because I had been hoping to have lunch with him and because I hated how much I'd grown to anticipate his presence, but the day was pretty smooth anyway. The lessons were as fascinating as ever, and the drama at the cafeteria would have made any teenager movie proud. Lena snickered and glared, and her group stared down my group. Pretty cliché, really.
Ron C. Nieto was born not that long ago in a bustling European city. Well, okay, she was born in Madrid, Spain. Though there were no castles and definitely no princes whatsoever, and she can't recall any fairy looming over her cradle, she was awarded a gift of sorts: a wild imagination combined with a love for words. Unfortunately, along came the curse of the Procrastination Monster, who has shadowed her for the best part of her life to date.
But in spite of this, she knew she wanted to be a writer from the very beginning: actually, she does not recall ever striving to be anything else.
Well, past that amusing stage wherein she insisted on being Batman, that is.
Anyway, she undertook her educational adventure and eventually graduated from Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE ICAI, where she became a translator for Spanish, English, French, Italian and Japanese. Her stay in the Realms of Higher Education gave her the strength to overcome the Procrastination Monster, sit down and scratch the aspiring out of aspiring writer.
Silent Song is her debut novel and she already has plans for her next projects. She can be found working on them whenever she doesn't procrastinate doing something else.


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All's well that ends well this Saturday when Lyrics &Lyricists presents its final show of the season, "Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard and the Broadway Musical." The cast includes three 92Y newcomers who are eager to introduce themselves with our L&L Q&A.
Britney Coleman, who has appeared across the country as Deena in Dreamgirls, Rapunzel in Into the Woods and Kala in Tarzan: The Musical
Daniel Breaker, who played the Donkey in Shrek the Musical and the Youth in Passing Strange on Broadway
Heather Jane Rolff, who's just finished the 25th anniversary North American tour of Les Misérables
What's your favorite song from the American Songbook?
Britney: "My Funny Valentine" by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart
Daniel: At the moment, "Willow Willow Willow" from the musical Kean by Robert Wright and George Forrest. This is such a haunting piece that beautifully compliments the "Willow" song in Verdi's Otello.
Heather: I think my "favorites" change with my moods, but I will always have a soft spot for "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, "Come Rain or Come Shine" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer and "What'll I Do?" by Irving Berlin.
What other artists would you like to perform with whom you haven't yet?
Britney: Audra McDonald!
Daniel: If Audra McDonald is looking for an acting partner, please tell her to give me a call.
Heather: Bernadette Peters, Martina McBride and Reba McEntire
What is your favorite "guilty pleasure" song beyond the American Songbook—rock, country, hiphop, etc?
Britney: Anything and everything Motown. Mary Wells' "Two Lovers" is a particular favorite. I can never get enough of The Punch Brothers, India.Arie, Janelle Monae and Sarah Vaughan, as well as Blood, Sweat and Tears. You could say I have eclectic taste.
Daniel: This list is ever changing. At the moment: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead. I sang this song at my last concert at 54 Below. People weren't expecting me to sing that type of song. It's always a delight to surprise the audience.
Heather: I listen to absolutely everything except Heavy Metal!! I especially love all things country, and my "go-to" happy music is singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles.
What was your first professional gig?
Britney: My dad is a recording artist in Michigan, and when I was around five years old, he wrote and produced a song called "Stop the Violence." You can hear me at the end of the track saying, "Stop the violence just for us kids!"
Daniel: The Taming of the Shrew in an open air theater in Jacksonville, Florida…in August. A heavy wool costume, a bloody mouth, and a few cases of heat stroke. All in all, lots of fun.
Heather: I got my Equity card doing the world premiere of a musical called Meet Me At The Pitkin, about performers in the heydays of Brooklyn's legendary Lowe's Pitkin Theatre in the 1930s.
If you weren't a performer, what would you do?
Britney: I would teach. I've always been interested in Music Education, so I have no doubt this will happen at some point down the line.
Daniel: Two options: (1) Open a restaurant in Sydney, Australia; or (2) become the principle conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. After Simon Rattle steps down, of course.
Heather: I would definitely be a professional crafter, scrapbooker and master bedazzler—a mini Martha Stewart, if you will!
What's your favorite restaurant?
Britney: Kashkaval (856 9th Ave) in Hell's Kitchen
Daniel: Impossible question. For seafood, Le Bernardin (155 W 51st St). For French cuisine, Buvette (42 Grove St). For Nouveau-Korean, Momofuko Ssam Bar (207 2nd Ave). For steak, Porterhouse at Columbus Circle (10 Columbus Circle, 4th floor). This list just made me hungry.
Heather: This is a complicated question to ask someone who just spent the better part of two years touring (and eating) her way across the country. In Seattle, it's Salumi (309 Third Ave South). In St. Louis, it's Cleveland Heath (106 North Main St, Edwardsville, IL). In Boston, it's The Barking Crab (88 Sleeper St) and The Friendly Toast (1 Hampshire St, Cambridge). In Chicago, it's Hot Doug's (3324 N California Ave) and Yolk (three locations). My favorite "anytime" place in New York City is 5 Napkin Burger (four locations).
Who's your favorite Beatle, and why?
Britney: I have no business choosing just one, but my mom's favorite has always been John Lennon because of his focus on peace, acceptance and love in both his music and personal life. I'd say I have to agree with her 100%!
Daniel: I would say my favorite is the Western Bark Beetle for its resilience. Also, Ringo Starr is pretty cool, too.
Heather: I don't think it's nice to play favorites when it comes to The Beatles!!


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Top bezel is still way too big
Still smaller than HTC's..
Actually its about the same but at least htc's excuse are the front facing speakers
Uh oh
The Galaxy F is a prime version?
They did say no S5prime, so makes sense it is called something else.
hope this is something different http://www.gadgetgossip.info/2014/05/android-mobiles-with-android-kitkat-442.html
Convenient, the day HTC makes a plastic version of the metal One official, Sammy leaks the metal version of their plastic GS5.
F stands for Fugly
They will also be releasing a D series..
D for Dildo only for haters like you..
The current S series stands for Shutthefuckup
Do you even English DumbHead Dog?
S.T.F.U is four letters/words. Try again. Have another go.
Shutthefuckup is 1 word you stupid Indian dick. Shut the fuck up are 4 words. Get your shit together.
Really? If that's one word, It shows the level of your intellect and education you had along with how you were raised since you went straight to racist taunts.. Well done Sir.
Someone's clearly new to the internet. Also, let me just tell you that Indians aren't a race, so you can shut your racist door you knob.
I whopped kids like you before you were born son..
Noobs like you act tough on the internet, face to face, I bet you tuck your little tail between your legs and run to your mom, crying whole day sucking on her tit..
Well, look who's being extremely immature and still claims he "whopped kids like you before you were born son..". You carry on "whopping", grandpa, but I'm warning you, I'm not one to be "whopped".
Well, you certainly look like a 11 year old who drinks from his mums tits.. Let me know when you hit puberty.. Mr. ErikBitchassloveshismommiestitties…
Wow. You're pretty mature for something that's still living in its daddy's balls. What's with the language, did your parents not raise you properly? Poor child. You don't even know how to use the internet properly.
Do you even Grammar son?
"I don't know how to use the internet properly?" How am I reply to you? via telegraph? As I said earlier, pay attention in school, it really does help..
"How am I reply to you? via telegraph? As I said earlier, pay attention in school, it really does help.."
Ironically, you're the one who needs to pay attention in school. The correct term is "How did I reply to you?", and I'm not even going to point out the capitalisation errors. Sorry, grammar Nazi, your days are long gone.
I typed "How am I replying to you" using swype.. "replying" got autocorrected to "reply". Too hard to figure out is it?
Yeah, that's one word. This is also one word. Rajvirsinghisaretardedcurryeatingpieceofshit. I said it before and I'll say it again. You're obviously new to the internet.
You kids, play nice now! :')
You fucking son of a bitch, how dare you talk about India and Indians..You asshole countries all over the world stole and looted resourses from our country far back and now you talk to us. Our national language is HINDI , we can speak it sooo well. But english is a language that we learn in school and we speak it not so good. But you were speaking english since your birth. Try speaking HINDI and you Mother fucking asshole will come to know how far we are better in speaking other languages than our mother tounge. Yaaaak Thuu, Madhar Chod(ie.,MOTHER FUCKER)
Reverse spammer, interesting.
You have to admit, he owned your ass big time..
There's nothing to admit unless you're as stupid as, well, you.
He owned your ass, and you know it.
Even idiots have more brain than you.
Please watch your language on this site. Thanks!
Soap – shape of the phone
Shoe – shape of Galaxy Zoom
Shit – Samsung apps
Better now?
ooh you cant do this on gsmarena LOL. Microdicked company sucks LOL.
MacroHard rullz! Googie sucks bags of dicks
You can't do that either on GSMArena
fuck microdick the worst company, enjoy your ugly childish wp ui kid. xD
Fuck M$!!
I'm sorry,I can't see your message. Can you reply me on GSM Arena?
I wish I was born in UK:
"Microsoft Surface Becomes The Official Tablet For Big Brother 2014 Show"
Yuck! How is that good thing? Only unemployed idiots watch Shit (lol, I can say that word!) like Big Brother! If anything that would hurt M$ reputation being associated with that.
Wait a minute, you watch Big Brother?!
Hell no! But they got the Surface!:D
Its such a boring day in tech today lol
I'm waiting for E3. It should be good!
I haven't seen much wars about games, but I hear they use to big in the 00s, anyway the next few months in tech are gonna be soo boring until IFA 2014 and maybe Googles I/O.
I don't care about war in games. It will be interesting for me because I'll see games that I will play in the near future. I'm interested in console games not in mobile games and I don't really care about resolutions or graphics.
Looool, Evan (the Evleaks guy) is hilarious! He edited StraightEdges comments!
Lol hahaha. But my comment weren't edited
Hmm, a dating site? Not a bad idea!
Wow, you're hard as hell
People are arguing over you on the internet lol
I'll spread my plague all over the internet
So much insecurity. Any Samsung article, and dogs come out barking. Go and enjoy whatever device you have, you will have a much better life. Don't bother about what others like or use.
It is not metal. It is plastic with metal finish just like g3.
Actually G3 has a thin metal plate between the plastic back of the G3, if that makes you happier.. Secondly, how can you tell its plastic or metal or plastic with metal finish? Have you held the phone in your hand or are using some super advanced technology device that let's you "feel" the pictures that we all can't with our poor touch devices from 2014..
Metallic trolls (-_-)
They should have come up with a different and radical design, this phone just look like every other Samsung phone.
They say samsung galaxy f.. I read samdung galashit fugly.. Viva Lumia and its BEAUTIFUL design! Viva!
The problem with the gs5 isn't the materials its the overall design of the phone itself, it just looks boring. Taking a boring design and wrapping it up in aluminum still makes for a boring design.
I am extremely important and always right.
After reading the comments from this site It appears everyone who has posted has the intellect of a 12 year old. And does not know how to speak in English. I just happened to come across this while on flipboard. Whoever the mods are need to get this under control if they plan on being anything more then a blog.
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The Classic Wave Knife from Wüsthof
Product Reviews
A few weeks ago we admitted to a crush on this new knife from Wüsthof. Well, since then they gave us a chance to try it out, and now we have to say we're fully in love.
Like Emma, who showed us a variety of uses for serrated knives yesterday, we have come to really appreciate a good serrated knife. But our current serrated knife wasn't of the best quality. This Classic Wave knife, on the other hand, is not only better-equipped to slice bread, it's also become our favorite knife for all kinds of slicing.
Its small, half-moon waves cut very precisely and cleanly through just about everything. We find it easy to handle and easier to cut precise slices when cutting vegetables like eggplant, carrots, and celery. It's a dream on tomatoes. It cuts lovely slices through cooked steak and chicken. Overall, it just is far more multi-use than our old serrated knife, which is too long and unwieldy to use effectively for this many kitchen slicing tasks.
Now, we know that many of you are going to ask the obvious question: What about sharpening? We have several answers for that. First of all, this knife has held its diamond-sharp edge perfectly over several weeks of hard use. It just stands up well to the demands of the kitchen. Secondly, we do not sharpen our own knives. Yes, many people do, but we have an artisan knife-sharpener in our neighborhood and we not only enjoy seeing her sharpen our knives but we also feel that her craftsmanship is worth investing in. So, if you get your knives sharpened professionally once or twice a year, a knife like this won't be a problem for them. And finally, if you are determined to sharpen your own knives at home, there are sharpeners equipped to handle serrated and wave blades.
Overall, the size, weight, and sharpness of this knife are simply lovely. We reach for it before all our other knives now, and we find its multi-purpose functionality so helpful. It can do everything a Santoku does, while also performing marvelously at cutting bread and tomatoes. If you're considering a bread knife, we would highly recommend investing in this more versatile knife instead.
• Find it: Wüsthof Classic Wave Knife, $99.99 at Amazon
Related: Reader Review: Wüsthof Classic Ikon Paring Knife
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I recently received this as a wedding gift and love it! It's the first knife I pull from the block now.
It seems a little superfluous to me. It's beautiful, but wouldn't a bread knife sort of do the same thing? My Wusthof bread knife gets washed three times a day for it's various uses.
That said, I totally agree about professional knife sharpening. A worthwhile useful skill. Those people know how to cook too, and it's always fun to chat them up about it while they're sharpening things.
I just bought the offset knife with the wave edge- I have to say I'm really not happy with it. My 11 year old F. Dick offset was a workhorse, this is not nearly as good a knife and almost 3 times the price. It's lighter, the blade is not rigid and it does not cut straight through things like apples and such. Also it is extremely uncomfortable to hold. Look around before you give one of these a try.
We have a long wave knife here at work that's mostly used for cutting bagels, but has been around for years...my thumb can attest to the fact that it is still extremely sharp!
I live in NYC NY10014, can someone tell me where can I find an artisan knife-sharpener in my neighbourhood?
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Baby Clothes – Modern Swimwear
Have you ever heard of the Water Baby? Well, that name can, and I suppose should, apply to every baby. Paediatricians and other health professionals tend to agree that there is no reason why even newborn babies as young as one month old cannot go into a swimming pool. In fact, some modern mothers even give birth under water. That attitude towards water has been something of a development over recent years, as not long ago 2 months was seen as the best time to expose babies to a pool.
Of course, taking baby swimming means you need some baby swimwear. Well, you don't actually "need" it because babies younger than one year are better off swimming au natural. For the older babies and toddlers, though, there are a good number of choices available for swimwear.
(My daughter, at 19 months, goes for coordinating swimwear and ball, but that's not an essential!)
Baby Swimsuits and Trunks
Baby swimwear, just as any baby clothes, comes in various styles. For boys, swimming gear is mostly in full body tanks and trunks, very much like those worn by older children and men. For girls there are one and two piece styles, as you would probably expect.
Remember, your baby's skin is very sensitive, so it is very important to use an appropriate sunscreen to prevent the baby from getting a nasty sunburn when they are enjoying themselves at the pool.
Diapers For Swimming
There was a time when one potential issue used to prevent parents from taking their babies to the swimming pool. That was the worry about what would happen if the child had an "accident" in the pool. That was never really that much of an issue, as the chlorination of swimming pools is intended to combat exactly that type of problem. However, parents would refrain from taking their babies to public pools for fear of any embarrassment it may cause. Furthermore, many were reluctant even to take a baby into their own swimming pool, for fear the baby would decide to deposit its stool in the beautifully clean water. However, with the arrival of swim diapers, those fears no longer need to prevent a child from going in the water.
Swim diapers are made from polyurethane, and are lined with cotton cloth. These special diapers are machine washable and dryable, and they are the perfect answer for parents who are concerned that their babies may relieve themselves while in the swimming pool. Swim diapers are available from many stores in the US (but not in the Philippines) and online retailers, and they typically cost anywhere from $10 to $15.
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Forward Planning and Stability of the Australian Migration Program
AbstractShould the Australian immigration intake be forward-planned and, if so, should the resulting intake be numerically stable through time? There are sound reasons for anticipating the effects of current intakes on future intakes and for basing current intakes on Australia's long-term national objectives. These policy requirements imply a case for forward planning but not the need for a stable intake. Appropriately designed numerically unstable intakes are preferable to stable intakes because instability, while introducing adjustment costs, avoids more significant losses due to reduced selectivity in the entry mix. Copyright 1996 The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
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