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Posted By Linda Capeloto Sendowski On August 2, 2012 @ 6:25 PM In Cookbook,News,Sephardic | 4 Comments
As the time is flying by I apologize for neglecting my blog a bit. I have been cooking like crazy and photographing, but alas there has been little time to compose the posts. [1]
Recently I have attended two meetings of the Sephardic Temple Cookbook Committee. We have formed a committee to write a cookbook containing member's recipes and stories. [2]The Sephardic Temple has a diverse membership with cooks from Iran, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Island of Rhodes and many other places where Sephardim lived and developed cuisine. The lunches are very fun and educational, involving important "food tasting". [3] [4] [5] [6]
[7] Important Dessert Sampling
I have also begun working on my own unique cookbook proposal with my dear editor which will contain my Sephardic home recipes and is in large part an outgrowth of this blog.
I promise to post a recipe in a day or so. In the meantime enjoy the pictures and, no pun intended I will keep you posted.
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#1 Comment By Blanca Behar Benlevy On August 3, 2012 @ 10:29 AM
How can I purchase the sephardic cookbook you are working on ?
#2 Comment By Norma On August 3, 2012 @ 11:41 AM
So happy to hear all of your good news!!! Mazel tov on your cookbook—I know this has been a dream of yours. So excited to hear about you being involved with Food TV as well.
The pictures look great, I'm sure once you catch up there will be amazing recipes as always.
#3 Comment By Irene Saiger On August 3, 2012 @ 11:45 AM
I know Jackie Slutsky!!! How do I get a copy of the book?
Irene Saiger
#4 Comment By Jay On August 14, 2012 @ 1:18 PM
Wonderful news! The Sephardic temple cookbook & your own cookbook as well. Lovely!
I know I speak for many others in saying, I'll/we'll, be looking forward to the day the cookbooks will be available for purchase, and for me, that day couldn't come soon enough!
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[11] Sephardic Marunchinos for Passover : http://www.theglobaljewishkitchen.com/2010/03/23/marunchinos/
[12] Sephardic Turkish Salad : http://www.theglobaljewishkitchen.com/2010/07/21/sephardic-turkish-salad/
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) is a comprehensive human rights treaty that enshrines specific children's rights in international law. It was adopted by the UN in 1989 and defines universal principles and standards for the status and treatment of children worldwide.
When did NZ sign up for UNCROC? Are many other countries involved?
UNCROC was ratified by New Zealand in 1993. All United Nations member states, except for the United States and Somalia, have ratified the Convention.
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An inexpensive way to contain more dogs with your Innotek pet containment system. This extra collar/receiver is designed for the Innotek Basic Dog Fence SD-2000
This collar can also be used with the following Innotek Fences: SD-2050, SD-2100, SD-2200, SD-3100, and SD-3200.
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the replacement collar we bought is working good to keep dog in yard, although it is not a rechargable battery (which i would have prefered) it is definitely worth the $ it is larger than the original one we had but he is dealing with that ok. thanks for the discount price although i would have paid the $80 for it.
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Really thought my puppy would try to eat his collar but he hasn't. The collar has worked great. Only had to place the battery the first time and it's already lasted 3 months.
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There was a DVD to teach how to train your dog over 2 weeks. I trained my dog (she is smart) for about 5 minutes, then turned on the fence. She stays in the fence and out of the unfenced garden 100% of the time now. I do not even use the collars anymore. After about 1 month I was able to keep the fence turned off and collars off. Probably is a good idea to put it one once a week."
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Black Forest Cake
This classic cake, which features tart pitted cherries and kirsch, is the perfect dessert for holiday gatherings, birthday parties, and any other celebration that calls for a cake.
Yield: Makes 8 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 428
- Calories from fat: 18%
- Protein: 5.8g
- Fat: 8.6g
- Saturated fat: 1.6g
- Carbohydrate: 84g
- Fiber: 2.8g
- Sodium: 263mg
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- 1 can (1 lb.) drained pitted tart pie cherries in water
- 1/4 cup kirsch
- About 1/4 cup salad oil
- About 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Whipped frosting
- 1. In a bowl, combine cherries and kirsch. Let stand at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 2. Oil a metal 8-inch-wide round cake pan. Line pan bottom with waxed paper cut to fit; oil paper. Dust pan with cocoa, shaking out excess.
- 3. In a bowl, mix 2/3 cup cocoa, flour, soda, and salt.
- 4. In another bowl with a mixer, beat to blend sugar, 1/4 cup salad oil, egg whites, vanilla, and 1 cup water. Add flour mixture; stir to mix, then beat until batter is smooth. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
- 5. Bake in a 350° oven until cake begins to pull from pan side and springs back when lightly pressed in center, 35 to 40 minutes.
- 6. Let cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a thin knife between cake and pan rim, invert cake onto a rack, lift off pan, and gently pull off and discard waxed paper. Let cool about 1 hour. When cake is cool, use a long serrated knife to cut the cake horizontally into 3 equal layers.
- 7. Meanwhile, follow directions for whipped frosting, using 2 large egg whites, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- 8. Drain cherries, pouring kirsch into a small pitcher.
- 9. To assemble cake, place bottom layer on a flat plate, cut side up. Spread cut side with about 1/4 the frosting; dot with 1/2 the cherries. Set center cake layer on frosting; spread with about 1/4 the frosting; dot with remaining cherries. Lay top of cake, cut side down, onto cherries. With a small spatula, swirl remaining frosting over cake. Cut cake into wedges; drizzle each portion with reserved kirsch.
Note: Notes: If desired, mound up to 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate curls on top of the frosted cake.
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- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
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Vedanta Wake up! along the dreamy backwaters
Near HMCA Chapal, Punnamada Finishing Point Road,Alappuzha, Alleppey, Indien, Entfernung zum Stadtzentrum: 4.3km
Vedanta, the highest state of consciousness and self realization can be achieved only while traveling.
Vedanta Wake up! Indias finest chain of backpacking hostels was conceived to address the primary concerns of backpackers and budget travelers.
Our rooms are designed keeping comfort and cleanliness in mind. We offer shared 8-bed mixed dormitory rooms as well as superior private rooms for families.
Vedanta Wake up! along the dreamy backwaters, Alleppey, is located along a network of rivers and is a perfect launch pad to enjoy a beautiful sunny day on the famous Kerala backwaters. The property is set on a vast expanse of lush green lawns and its architecture draws inspiration from local elements.
We offer free Wi-Fi, linen, towels, duvets, hand soap and toilet paper. We also provide 24 hrs hot water supply.
Well air-conditioned and maintained with an en-suite bathroom, the room also has an LCD television and coffee table.
The room includes air conditioning, personal lockers and an en-suite bathroom. For the convenience of backpackers and solo travelers, guests can book dorm beds on a per bed basis..
The room includes air conditioning, personal lockers and an en-suite bathroom. For the convenience of backpackers and solo travelers, guests can book dorm beds on a per bed basis..
At Vedanta Wake up! we offer you an environment to meet fellow travelers. We have a beautiful patio and garden fully equipped with garden chairs and tables where our guests can relax and get to know each other. We also have free Wi-fi, a book exchange library, board games, and a snack bar.
Our snack bar will provide you with hygienic and sumptuous meals cooked by our in-house chefs any time of the day at a very minimum charge.
We encourage our guests to socialize and get to know each other through local bar crawls, sight-seeing trips, dinner outings, movie nights, karaoke nights and other fun activities almost every day (and theres no curfew!)
We provide assistance in arranging local tours and visits to nearby tourist attractions so that our guests can soak in the sights and sounds and have a memorable holiday experience. We also organize classes such as cooking, yoga, Indian classical music and ayurvedic massages.
You can check in any time of the day. Our young and energetic team will provide you with every comfort possible to make your stay fun and unforgettable. We work very hard to ensure all our guests have a great experience and we assure you of our continued commitment to the highest standards of hospitality.
We are also present in Fort Kochi, Varkala and Kovalam.
Vedanta Wake up! along the dreamy backwaters, Alleppey is located at distance of approximately 5 minutes from the main bus stop and railway station
All the other tourist attractions are located close to the hostel and are easily accessible.
Near HMC Church, Aryad South Village, Near Municipal Road, Alappuzha.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
No pets or service animals allowed
Check in: Any time after 12 noon.
Check out: 12 Noon.
We follow a "NO CANCELLATION" policy. Booking once made is not subject to cancellation.
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• No pets or service animals allowed
• Cancellations: Free cancellations allowed upto 60 days prior to the check-in date after which 100% retention will be charged.
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I've just been reading a blog about subjects/styles/aspects of photograph etc you like looking at, quite interesting.
SO when looking through photo sites or galleries, what captures your attention - which photos do you dwell upon longer than most? What topics, what skills, what processing, what "stories", what subjects turn you on?
Well balanced shots...
can work for any subject, but you see those shots where everything is in its right place and just seems to fit. Things like spiral stair cases can have a beautiful balance if photographed correctly.
things I've not seen before/rarely seen
the "new" is a wonderful thing for me - very hard to do of course, and that's why I like it I did a search of mountains in south america and found photos of the lump of rock Angel Falls plumetts off - seen the falls 1000's of times, but not the whole lump... was entranced.
New buildings well photographed are a fave of mine
Creatively taken photos
i.e. shots where the magic has been done with a camera, lighting and knowledge inspire me massively compared to shots where clever processing has added the magic.
It's because I like to try to work out how they lit/created the shot - then maybe give it a go when I'm out shooting.
I'm trying to reduce the processing involved, not increase it
Real portraits
Hard to define, but really striking photos of real people, rather than models posing for fashion etc. Models are great, fashion's great, but get the right stylist/MUA/location and you really can't go that far wrong.... but get some "real" person who is not used to their photo being taken and get a great shot, that to me is one of the beautiful things about photography. Magda Indigo springs to mind....
that's a starter anyway
Not a direct answer to the question but I read some research recently that showed that viewers at exhibitions spend, on average, twice as long looking at monochrome images as they did looking at colour images.
That rings true for me - monochrome just invites so much more critical analysis and interpretation.
Always been a lover of waterfalls, even before I got a camera. Something about that transformation of water from a clear liquid into white frothy stuff as it crashes down a hill, and the accompanying sound... So to capture that in a photograph and do it well is a wonderful thing.
I've been trying to do long lens stuff with waterfalls - zooming in on details rather than the global view of the falls. Interesting challenge - makes you think of composition
Mono conversions
Everything I shoot is colour, obviously with RAW and digital, but I find myself editing a colour shot, saving it, then firing up SILVER EFEX and seeing what I can do - often getting a result I prefer to the colour one.
So I do get quite drawn to mono shots in a gallery - when the distraction of colour is removed, you start to see the subject more.
Images that take some thinking about and as a result, are worth putting on here. (Or anywhere for that matter)
Quote: Any images that hold my attention.
feel free to expand on - this isn't Twitter where you only get 140 characters
here's a question for you....
what kind of photograph or subject would typically hold your attention and why?
I reckon, with this being a "positive" thread, we could post examples of what we like into the thread.... can't see people being offended by that... so maybe pop in a shot or 2 to illustrate your points?
mmm these threads will get a few thinking includeing myself
have a quick scan through the galleries to jog your memory Rob - it helped me.
there's a lot to like out there
Hard to say, really. But mainly work by people who go their own way and don't just follow the latest fads (be it super-saturated seascapes, hyper-detailled portraits that show every pore and nose-hair of the unfortunate sitter's skin, bad HDR... Oooops. This is starting to sound like that other thread.... )Last Modified By joolsb at 8 Jan 2012 - 5:03 PM
Photographs that, in my opinion, would be difficult to capture.
A lot of macro stuff appeals to me although I've no serious interest in actually taking any shots myself.
Shots taken underwater. I've been a scuba diver and done it so I can appreciate how well taken (or otherwise) the shots are.
A lot of B/W stuff appeals too.
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Gregory Kinda plays Mozart, Beethoven, Bach & Liszt
Awesome Piano Classics Vol. 1
This is Gregory Kinda's first CD as an important new artist on the world classical music scene, and the first Leatham music release of classical masterworks to be recorded on the Australia designed and built Stuart & Sons piano.
Recorded in the elegant acoustic space of St Matthew's in Albury, Australia, Kinda takes full advantage of the increased dynamic range and broader tonal palette of this remarkable instrument to bring a new dimension to music of the Classical and Romantic repertoire.
From the delicate clarity of Mozart to a tumultuous performance of Beethoven's great Waldstein and finally to a breathtaking account of Liszt's titanic B minor Sonata, Kinda's version for the future of the classical piano sound is fully realized.
At 2.9m (9' 6") in length this 97 key Stuart & Sons piano is capable of stupendous volume shifts whenever required, moving instantly from a colossal fortissimo down to the most gentle pianissimo. Its undamped upper harmonics are revealed in the clarity of every note, no matter how complex and furious the music becomes, and in the precise clear tone of quiet passages.
We have not applied any compression or equalisation to this recording. Experience a front row performance as the Liszt sonata in particular takes you on a pianistic journey through more tone colours and mood changes than have ever been before possible on traditional grand pianos.
W. A. Mozart Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330
01: 1st movement
02: 2nd movement
03: 3rd movement
Beethoven Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 – Waldstein
04: 1st Movement
05: 2rd Movement
05: 3rd Movement
J.S. Bach (arr. Siloti)
06: Prelude in B minor
F. Liszt
07: Sonata in B minor, S.178


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What becomes of us today
If we let down our hair?
Should the songs we long to sing
Become the very air?
I live no longer in a mind,
Nor through a mirror's edge
Upon two worlds -- of day, of dream
And I upon the ledge
I dance the shadows of the day;
By night, the mirrored sun.
The dark to echo all that is --
The light, what shall become.


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What: Drop off your kids and enjoy a night out. They get open gym, pizza and art!
Where: The Little Gym, 1 Greenwood Avenue, Montclair NJ 07042
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Epiphany of the LORD - Masses on January 6
While technically speaking, in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Epiphany of the Lord falls on January 6, it is most often transferred to the Sunday nearest, thus we have the great Solemnity as early as January 2 and as late as January 7; absurd.
Happily, in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, it is on January 6. This year in Toronto there are three Masses on Epiphany. The usual churches of St.Lawrence the Martyr at 11:00 AM and Holy Family at 11:30AM will offer the Read Mass for Epiphany (Low Mass). In the evening, a Sung Mass will be held at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill at 7:30PM.


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Vladimir Smicer has been appointed as Czech Republic team manager just a day after retiring as a player.
Vladimir Smicer is relishing Slavia Prague's Uefa Cup meeting with Aston Villa on Thursday night.
Patrik Berger has his sights firmly set on a return home to either Slavia or Sparta Prague.
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Macon County's 70-64 victory over Pacelli last week set a state record for most total points in regulation in a high school football game.
Pacelli sophomore running back Brandon Thomas rushed for 283 yards and scored six touchdowns and had a seventh touchdown on a kickoff return called back on a penalty. He had 67 yards receiving and 183 on special teams for 533 all-purpose yards.
For Macon County, Vanshun James rushed for 263 yards and five touchdowns on 24 carries, and Glabian Rumph and Karltez Hooks each had more than 125 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
The game was 42-42 at halftime, and no team led by more than a touchdown in the game.
Macon County coach Henry Lester said he was proud for the victory but a little embarrassed as a longtime defensive coordinator to give up 64 points.
"It was absolutely ridiculous," Lester said. "We chased that boy [Thomas] all night long. We couldn't catch him. It makes you want to drink Pepto-Bismol and chase it with Maalox."
Highest-scoring GHSA games in regulation:
134 – Macon County 70, Pacelli 64 (2010)
125 – Our Lady of Mercy 63, Mount Pisgah Christian 62 (2007)
122 – Calhoun County 72, Lanier County 50 (1999)
116 – Greenbrier 59, Redan 57 (2008)
115 – Harrison 67, Sprayberry 48 (2004)
114 – Georgia School for the Deaf 72, North Carolina School for the Deaf 42 (1998)
113 – Benedictine 63, Long County 50 (2008)
112 – Gainesville 77, Pickens 35 (2007)
112 – Miller County 70, Monticello 42 (1996)
112 – McEachern 64, Hillgrove 48 (2010)
112 – Valdosta 56, Brunswick 56 (2010)*
*Valdosta won 64-62 in overtime.
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October 26th, 2010
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October 26th, 2010
12:20 pm
These guys must have attended Al Groh's coaching clinic.
October 26th, 2010
12:53 pm
Apparently nobody played offense in Georgia before 1998. Shows that the modern culture in more offensive in football just like the rest of society.
October 26th, 2010
1:27 pm
Scoring increased when the rules changed to allow holding. Offensive players used to have to keep their arms near their chest when blocking (aka shoulder blocks). Now the offense can extend their arms = more offensive scoring.
October 26th, 2010
3:20 pm
In a Class 6A matchup in Lexington, KY last Friday, October 22, 2010: Henry Clay 85, Tates Creek 52 (regulation). Macon County and Parcelli weren't the only two teams who forgot to show up with their defenses.
October 26th, 2010
4:05 pm
Maybe Pacelli can beat Macon Co. in basketball 39-32.
October 26th, 2010
4:12 pm
…but am I the only one who read a score from two "Schools for the Deaf" and wondered how many false start penalties they had in that game?
October 26th, 2010
6:05 pm
@ I feel kinda bad for saying this… you're a sick puppy… but funny.
October 26th, 2010
8:47 pm
Last year Lassiter HS beat South Gwinett in the playoffs in Regulation, 70-49. didn't see that one listed?
October 26th, 2010
9:18 pm
Back in my days of High School, Macon County Bulldogs barely gave up 7 points a game. Those were the days they were known as the Black Death Defense. We use to shut down the awesome players such as Champ Bailey (Charleston Co.) and Charles Grant (Miller Co.)
October 26th, 2010
9:44 pm
Let it go man.
October 26th, 2010
10:55 pm
Back in '82, I used to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile.
Ohhhh, man I wish I could go back in time. I'd take state.
October 27th, 2010
3:14 am
I was unaware that the schools for the deaf would be even to field a football team
October 27th, 2010
9:23 am
One School for Deaf used a bass drum on the sideline for the snap count. The QB would call the snap in the huddle, the players could "feel" the drum beat and then snap and go on the beat, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
October 27th, 2010
9:29 am
70 points is no big deal. Oh… it was a FOOTBALL game. Nevermind
October 27th, 2010
10:22 am
If you ever saw the movie "The Replacements," one of the replacement players was a deaf WR. He would look in at the quarterback for visual cues as to when to go. Of course, there were a lot of rules and regulations problems with that movie. I mean, Keanu took off his helmet in the huddle and no flag was thrown. What's up with that?


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BRONSON, MI WTVB) - A two story farm house in Branch County's Gilead Township has been gutted by fire. The blaze at 578 West Adams Road was reported just before 3 a.m. today. Earle Martin and his wife were alerted when their smoke detectors went off and they escaped without injury from the residence near the Michigan-Indiana border.
It was a 3-alarm fire with Bronson calling for mutual aide from the Lakeland and Orland fire departments. Bronson Fire Chief Brent Wilber said the blaze began in the area of a wood burner and the State Fire Marshall's office is assisting in the investigation. According to Wilber, it was a close call for the Martins.
Earle said when he heard the alarms sound, he opened his bedroom door and was hit with a tremendous blast of heat and dense smoke. He quickly shut the door and he and his wife went out the first floor bedroom window as the flames were burning through the door. Wilber said this fire is a reminder for everyone to check their smoke detectors and be sure they are working because they save lives.
lso, it's a good idea to conduct fire drills with your family so everyone knows 2 ways out if there's a fire. Earle Martin had renter's insurance but the owner, Patrick Martin, did not have insurance on the structure.
The loss was estimated at 65-thousand dollars for the house and 15-thousand dollars to the contents. The home was almost completely engulfed in flames when firemen reached the scene


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AMG Review
Craig Butler
The Spoilers is a real corker of an Old West adventure-cum-romance, Alaskan style. Just about everything comes together the way it's supposed to in Spoilers, and does so in a lean 88 minutes that never feels rushed. Director Ray Enright uses that temporal economy to its best advantage; Spoilers moves at a quick but not nervy pace, taking just enough time here and there to slow down for a lovely moment with Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne or to linger for just a second on a particularly amusing grimace on Harry Carey's face. It establishes the world of the Alaskan gold rush with a few well-placed, concise lines and some shots of an elaborately clad Dietrich navigating the muddy streets via a few well-placed two-by-fours; nothing is belabored, simply shown and established so that the film can then move forward. Enright is helped in all of this by a cast that couldn't be bettered. Dietrich is heavenly, less morose than she's sometimes forced to be, a happier and more hopeful presence; even when pigheadedly letting her pride get in the way of her eventual reunion with John Wayne, her melancholy is less tragic than is often the case. For his part, Wayne displays a magnificent chemistry with her, and it brings out some of his most surprising line readings -- always natural and correct, yet somehow a bit unexpected. And as the third side of the romantic triangle, Randolph Scott is a wonderful heel. Spoilers had excitement, adventure, romance, comedy -- in short, it's a hell of a lot of fun. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi


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And we're back
It's been a while since I've done reviews, but now that I'm out of school, the reviews will be rolling full-swing again.
Last night, I went to an absolutely mind blowing piano concert with, coincidentally, my knowledgeable film score advisor.
There were two pieces performed, Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15 and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3. Both featured the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and the pianist for Rach 3 was Yakov Kasman.
Kasman did an absolutely breathtaking performance. I always love watching pianists play because they really become a part of the music. Any good musician, like Kasman, will put their whole body into the performance. Kasman's head would flinch with the quick chords and his body would lift off the seat as the music intensified. I don't have much commentary on either piece, really. Shostakovich's was a lot harder to follow for me personally because I don't hold as great of an interest in symphonies as I do piano concerts, and I didn't know much about the composer or piece itself. Overall, however, it was really beautiful and I really enjoyed it. I posted links to both pieces at the bottom in case you would like to listen for yourselves.
Because I loved last night's concert so much, I've decided to do a series of reviews on piano films. Rach 3 is actually featured in a pivotal scene in the movie Shine which I will be reviewing soon. As soon as I am done this post, I will begin researching and watching Chopin: Desire for Love, and next week, Netflix should be sending me my all time favorite movie, The Pianist which I am most thrilled to be reviewing. If you know of any other good piano movies, send them my way and I will add them to my list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOOfoW5_2iE&feature=related Rach 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaRKsOUTZw8&feature=BFa&list=PL722FBB96AE35AF9B Symph 15
Oscar Grievances
"This that will forever bother me (apparently people don't have eyes):
1) That Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win an Academy Award in 1994 for his role as Arnie in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
2) That Harry Potter didn't win for any visual effects. Come on!"
I couldn't agree more with flowersatmidnight's final comments on the Oscars. I'm not a huge Harry Potter fan. In fact, I haven't seen all of the movies, nor read all of the books. Don't get me wrong, I have a major respect for the films and the books. They were all done very well, just not my taste. The visual effects especially were outstanding! Every time I do watch a Harry Potter movie, I think about how well done they are. J.K. Rowling captured the magic of Hogwarts in her writing, and the filmmakers, makeup artist, and visual effects artist captured the magic in their work. I sincerely believe Harry Potter should have won something for visual effects. And it was their last movie!
Also, I plan on writing a full review on What's Eating Gilbert Grape. I saw it when I was in middle school, and it became an instant favorite. I love it so much and I think Leonardo DiCaprio definitely deserved an award for his beautiful portrayal of Arnie.
Hopefully there will be full reviews on these films later on, but for now I thought I would post this because I couldn't agree more with flowersatmidnight/
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
When the short first started I thought, "oh great. A Katrina spin on the Wizard of Oz. No wonder they won an award." I continued the watch the film and as the books brought color to this new found world, I was relieved it had swayed from The Wizard of Oz, but I was still finding the plot a bit to cliché for my taste. By the end of the film, by thoughts has completely changed.
As the plot progressed and the audience sees the books come to life, Mr. Morris Lessmore connects more and more with the audience. It starts with him caring for the books, feeding them their alphabet cereal (how clever) and dressing them in their book sleeves. The directors did a terrific job portraying the connection between the books and Mr. Lessmore as he grew old.
I rather enjoyed the directors' choice in personifying the books. I liked that there was no talking in the film and the books spoke through the illustrations on their pages. They also characterized each book very well. I didn't feel as if they were all just books. They were all specific characters with different movements and inflections and purposes.
I also enjoyed the director's choice to speak through music. A friend, who is more experienced in music than I am, noticed that the composer, John Hunter," incorporates the 'Pop Goes the Weasel' song into the main melodies. It's almost a lietmotif, or a theme for a character." He also noticed the effect of not playing music, seen when the book has no words when Morris first comes into the new world, and also when he is sleeping. These are the only moments that have no music whatsoever, and also the moments where he is not effected by the books. He also offered the idea of the similarity in music between Mr. Morris at the end when he is taken up by the books, and the music heard when he first meets the woman being pulled by the books in the beginning. This is a valid argument that provides a stronger connection seen between the two characters, making the end (when his picture is framed next to hers on the wall) more explainable.
And for the francophiles who noticed the French, there is symbolism, bien sûr! Both the French seen on Morris's makeshift bed and the French seen in the book that is operated on are both excerpts from the same chapter of the same book. Unfortunately, it is a book I have never read, so I had to refer to the wikipedia entry for Autour de la Lune (Around the Moon).This is a book written in 1870 by Jules Verne that continues a trip to the moon seen in his prequel From the Earth to the Moon. The directors (or writers, depending on the detail of the script) could have chosen this French novel to remind the audience that this a New Orleanian's trip to a magical place, but must still return. In Verne's novel, the two main characters come across extra-terrestrials, and the excerpt seen in the short is them describing the moon in extraordinary detail. This is parrallel to the flying books being extra-terrestrials of course. But the details also point out the care the directors took in creating this magical place through all of the aspects I have written about here, and I'm sure many others I have yet to notice.
I am certainly glad the film was only a short because before it even came to a close, I was eager to pick up a book. See so for yourself at the link posted below (full, original version). I commend William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg on their win last night for Best Animated Short at the Oscars, and now see why the "Louisiana swamp rats" took home the gold. I give the film four stars for the sake of the beauty of the film and the many connections made to portray their simple message and emotions without words.
Best Motion Picture
And the Oscar goes to…
The Artist
Congratulations on your fine film. There were so many beautiful aspects of the film that are so highly respected by the most prestigious members of the film industry. To the cast and crew of The Artist congratulations. To the writers, directors, and producers, congratulations.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 84th Academy Awards.
Best Leading Actress
Meryl Streep: The Iron Lady
Meryl Streep has a great versatility that has always kept her as a favorite of mine. An absolute congratulations. You are indeed commonly seen on the awards stages, but you deserve it. Congratulations.
Best Leading Actor
The Artist: Jean Dujardin
I just danced a little. Congratulations! I love that he did research on The Oscars for the time period of his film. I don't even know what to say other than congratulations. Congratulations again and again.
Governors Awards
James Earle Jones: honorary Oscar (starred in The Lion King and Star Wars among others)
Dick Smith: make up artist
Oprah Winfrey: humanitarian award
Congratulations to you all for this high honor.
Achievement in Directing
The Artist: Michel Hazanivicius
"I forget my speech. I am the happiest director in the world" and more. You should be the happiest director! You deserve it! Congrats, Mr. Hazanivicius.
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Fantastic flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore: William Joyce
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A group of UMary students watch history in the making.
Students from the university's Rome campus were on-location for yesterday's conclave.
It's an experience one University of Mary student describes as intense.
"It was really, really cool to see, especially right as the smoke arose, because people didn't even what to do right away. It was kind of weird. And then, there were so many different emotions. It was really crazy." says Tony Dukart.
"Yeah. First, it was just like, 'Okay. We need to make it to the front! And we start running. And then it was like, 'Holy cow! We have a new pope!' So then, people started crying. And then, the crowd just went wild and everyone started screaming." says Kaitlyn Lengerfelder.
And the students didn't have to wait long.
They arrived fewer than ten minutes before white smoke rose from the chimney.
And less than an hour later, they watched as Pope Francis emerged from behind the curtain.
"We were like 20 yards, wasn't it? 20 yards from the barrier. So, it was a great view," says Dukart.
"Every time the curtain would ruffle, the crowd would scream and then when the lights came on from the balcony, everyone would scream. Any little movement-- Oh! It's going to happen! But yeah. That was also very entertaining as well," says Lengerfelder.
The students plan to attend Pope Francis' Installation Mass next Tuesday.


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My Hubby's Birthday Weekend
As I shared with you guys last week, my wonderful husband turned 54 January 18 and we celebrated his birthday all weekend along with his best friend. It warmed my heart to see him beaming sunshine and enjoying himself. We went to a seafood restaurant called Mitchell's on Saturday along with like 30 other people! Afterwards we went to his best friend's house to finish the evening off. We had such a great time and him the best friend loved the cake I ordered from Kroger. Sunday we went to Benihana with 5 of our close friends. Here are some pictures from his birthday weekend.
Birthday Cake
Cale and his best friend
The four of us.
Stealing me some sugar!
Me and my baby
Birthday boys getting their dance on
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Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice really will find any excuse to be pissed at one another or blame each other for anything bad going on in their lives, won't they? Get this. Melissa is mad that Teresa didn't stick up for her while she was being accused of cheating on her husband/Teresa's bro, Joe Gorga. Is this for real? What did Melissa expect? This is the stuff TG dreams are made of.
In case you missed it, in a recent RHONJ ep, Melissa's former friend, Jan DeDolce, told a table of women that she heard that Melissa "bl*w" an ex-boyfriend of hers. Teresa was one of the women sitting at the table, and naturally, she didn't say anything. I say "naturally" because Teresa hates Melissa's guts and vice-versa. I can't stand Teresa, but would Melissa have said anything if the situation were reversed?
Melissa said to Teresa: "No matter how much you can't stomach me, I'm your brother's wife! When you hear an accusation as disgusting as this, that's going to be on national television, how do you not walk away from the table?"
Um, perhaps because she was thrilled to hear something like this? Or perhaps because maybe, like the stripper rumor, she planted this? There are a million reasons Teresa didn't stuck up for Melissa. And a million why Melissa wouldn't stick up for Tre. The fact that Melissa was surprised and chose to get mad at Teresa for not defending her honor is flat out absurd. I feel like I'm acting like president of the Teresa Giudice Fan Club here -- which, believe me, I'm not -- but did Melissa come to Teresa's defense during Joe Giudice's cheating scandal? Hell no she didn't. (Though that would have been hard to defend, as it was pretty cut and dried.)
Anyway, Melissa, you're cray. Be pissed at your "friend", Jan, not Teresa. You and Tre will never get along. It's time to accept that and move on. Peace.
Are you surprised Teresa didn't defend Melissa?
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Teresa is the moron. She is so fake. She is the one who seem always be around when things are being said about her family. And it seem that her so called friend Kim G is always make trouble between the two women and Teresa's brother and it seem like Teresa husband doesn't help either if my husband talked about my family like that I sure in the hell stick with him
Does Melissa stick up for Teresa? EVER? Why should Teresa stick up for MELISSA when 1. she doesnt know if it is true or not, 2. this was MELISSA's FRIEND saying it and 3. she and melissa dont like each other.
Melissa should have known when she chose to put her life "on display, on display, every day, every day".. (ugh.. cant stand that drivel)...
T can be a handful and sometimes, well, let's all admit....goofy! Melissa on the other hand is just plain full of herself! She can't sing, she whines, moans and groans, stirs crap up between her idiot husband and and sis in law. All of this makes for interesting tv. It's how the other ppl live.......they live just like ppl live on the other side of the tracks, but with money. They are no different from anyone else! Melissa happens to have money to keep herself looking and acting like an immature girl. The thing that really pisses me off is when T is telling M what just happaned, M jumps to conclusions, won't shut up and won't give T a chance to tell her side. M runs to said hubby and tells the story she has made up! hence, drama...hence again, good tv. or something like that......


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It's OK I suppose, but it's a shame it can't read as well as write
UK Customers Are Getting Free Kindles. Will the US Get Them, Too? - Switched
What Americans don't realise is in the UK we've become really averse to contract phones. So much so that Phone shops wiill go to all sort of lengths to get us to take them. In fact, I predict a free kindle will be nowhere near incentive enough. Hell they've tried free laptops in the past with little success
If you've ever left your iPhone at home and needed to check for missed calls, or you couldn't find it and wanted to make an alarm go off with minimal effort, you could do both of those things easily if remote access were possible. Well, if you have a jailbroken iOS device it is by installing Veency, the iOS VNC server.
Amplify'd from www.lifehacker.com.au
See this Amp at http://bit.ly/hToYRI
I've evicted my last Ubuntu system and moved Debian Squeeze into the box. I now run: a well established Fedora 14 on my laptop, a very old Crunchbang on my netbook and a newly installed Debian 6 on my desktop. I still feel like part of the Ubuntu community and I'll still recommend it to new users, so I'm not sure whether I'm quite out of the village yet. We'll have to see
Linux Mint Founder and lead developer Clement Lefebvre has announced that the next major release of his Ubuntu-based Linux distribution will feature the GNOME 3.0 desktop environment, which is expected to be finalised on the 6th of April. According to Lefebvre, unlike Canonical's Ubuntu, Linux Mint 11, code named "Katya", will not use Unity, instead opting for GNOME 3 "using a traditional desktop layout" without the GNOME Shell.
The Unity shell is being developed in-house by the Ubuntu developers and will be used as the distribution's default desktop, replacing the GNOME Shell in the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" release – the latest development preview is Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2, while the final version is scheduled to arrive on the 28th of April, 2011. Lefebvre notes that Linux Mint users can optionally add Unity or the GNOME Shell themselves but it will not be included by default in Linux Mint 11, adding that "by default the desktop will look similar to the one we're using at the moment".
Linux Mint aims to be user friendly and to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including support for DVD playback, Java, plug-ins and various media codecs. It is currently the third most popular distribution on DistroWatch.com behind Ubuntu and Debian. The latest stable version of Linux Mint is version 10 from mid-November of last year.
See also:
- GNOME 3.0's first beta makes an appearance, a report from The H.
- Canonical releases Ubuntu 11.04 Alpha 2, a report from The H.
- Linux Mint 10 released, a report from The H.
via h-online.com
This may be where Ubuntu divides the community. I'll certainly recommend Mint over Ubuntu with Unity. they better hope I'm in the minority
via newscientist.com
I was just listening to the technically legal podcast. they were discussing that case where Flickr lost 4000 images. Taking away Live and Google for recent losses, that just leaves Amazon, as the only big player left with a clean record. It's not very encouraging, really.
via thenextweb.com
That's gonna give the commercial players real competition. Lets hope it drives down prices generally. Consumer friendly pricing is very underrated
via webupd8.org
On March 31, Microsoft will stop supporting the beta version of Live Mesh. Users of the file synching service must manually upgrade to the full production Windows Live Mesh service or lose the data stored in their folders. This cloud service synchs files between multiple Windows machines and Macs, but because it doesn't support Linux, other services like Dropbox still have an edge.
Windows Live Mesh is part of Windows Live Essentials (and was originally the brainchild of Ray Ozzie, who left Microsoft on Dec. 30.) You can download just Windows Live Mesh or all of Windows Live Essentials and if you opt for the latter you'll get Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Windows Live Writer (an HTML editor for writing blogs), a Family Safety program, an e-mail program formerly known as Hotmail, an Outlook Connect that links your Hotmail to Outlook and Messenger, so you can see all three of these Microsoft-owned messaging services within Outlook.
Essentials also includes Messenger Companion which lets you see and comment on links in Internet Explorer shared through Messenger (rather than using Tumblr or Facebook I suppose?). It also downloads a Bing Bar search tool and, just for kicks, installs Silverlight.
To be fair, the 800-pound gorilla of free cloud apps, Google, does much the same thing, linking and integrating only to its own apps and collaboration tools and ignoring other options (such as Windows Live). The downside for Microsoft is that far fewer people are using Windows Live than are using Google's cloud apps — and Microsoft increases the barriers to adoption in some subtle and not-too-subtle ways. Microsoft counts 500 million as Windows Live users thanks to users of Hotmail. (Just try and find someone to collaborate on a Word document in Windows Live … I've tried, and now use Google Docs for that.)
Office Live includes some pretty good freebie versions of the company's desktop Office tools (including OneNote). BUT Microsoft removed the ability to synch these online files directly to desktop versions of Office 2003 and Office 2007 — a functionality that once existed. Now only Office 2010 users can synch/collaborate their desktop files with the cloud via Office Live. Google stepped in to let 2003, 2007 and 2010 users synch with Google Apps — though there are problems with the way Google went about it, too.
Likewise, Microsoft Fuse Labs offer a nifty Facebook application called Docs, for writing and sharing Office documents with Facebook friends (Word, Excel or PowerPoint). You can compose online or upload a desktop file. I use it to share gluten-free recipes with my friends. BUT, it isn't linked to Office Live, so there's no easy way to get your Facebook Word Doc into your Windows Live cloud and vice versa.
Microsoft has set a precedent for open connectivity in it's Essential suite of cloud tools: Windows Live Writer links to blogs hosted on non-Microsoft sites including Wordpress.com and Google's Blogger. Google is by far a bigger competitive threat than the entire Linux desktop OS community (especially given that Google is working on two of its own Linux-deriviate device operating systems, Chrome OS and Android 3.0 for tablets). But to make Live Writer useful, Microsoft was willing to acknowledge Blogger exists.
I have Windows Live and would use the sync tool except for the fact that I need to sync documents between my work Windows 7 computer, my "family room" Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat PC and with some other buddies some of which also use Linux. One of my favorite cloud apps is Windows Live Skydrive, which lets you store any kind of document in the cloud and access it from any other browser, even Firefox running on the Linux Ubuntu PC. I routinely upload Office files from work there and can edit them in the browser on the Linux machine at home.
But synch? It relies on Mesh for the sync function which doesn't support Ubuntu. So if I really need to make sure I have the file, Internet connection or not, Dropbox it is.
If Microsoft can support Blogger for Live Writer, and Mac for Mesh, why not just go ahead and acknowledge Linux and support it, too, in the cloud? The more Microsoft chases me to other cloud tools and products, the less reason I have not to ditch Windows altogether, an operating system I have used since I left DOS for Windows 3.1. I have no burning desire to move, but like many others, am slowly being lead away.
via networkworld.com
Looks like the tale of another disgruntled user, disgruntled with good reason too
Tumblweed seems OK but I'm a bit disappointed it doesn't offer a means of replying, or resharing. Am I missing something?
I don't want to remove Grumblr. It seems very nice, but I noticed it doesn't appear in an aptitude search, or in the software centre. I'll have to look into this. I like to know how to undo things
Time will tell whether that's good or bad. I suspect it will be bad, beyond a certain point, because the posting volume here is not generally very high, so I may end up flooding the stream, or even worse, swamping it with mixed metaphors
I was reading a post by Paul Philippov: http://themactep.tumblr.com/ He says:
Seems Tumblr API is broken when it comes to cross-posting Tumblr posts to Twitter. I noticed that Tumblr does not behave as expected when a message is posted from a third-party client without a corresponding key passed along with the message data
I usually relay posts to Friendfeed and then on to Twitter, which still seems to be working. Tumblr still has issues to solve; that much is clear. Lets see what happens when I choose the the Twitter send button in Grumblr?


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Oprah Is Giving Us RuPaul Realness In "O Magazine"
Proving that these two are soul sisters at heart and in hair.
1. Today in Instagram news, Oprah unveiled the latest cover for O, The Oprah Magazine.
"Just revealed this new cover of @O_Magazine - 1 of my faves ever - Let's talk about HAIR!"
2. And can we just say: GIRL LOOKS FIERCE.
3. But all great works of art must borrow from other great works of art.
I see what you did there, O.
4. Oprah clearly took some hair tips from her soul sister, Miss RuPaul.
Such VOLUME. Such ELEGANZA.
5. And it's hardly the first time Oprah's taken a page from RuPaul's book.
Working the Botticelli-esque manes here, ladies.
7. Either way, these two soul sisters are at their best even at their worst. Look at those halo-fros!
Which is why the two of them need to share a stage IMMEDIATELY.
8. If it was still on the air, we could have seen Ru on Oprah's talk show at one point.
No T, no shade? All T, all shade.
9. So maybe Oprah could guest judge on the next season of Drag Race?
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Apple's iPhone app distribution plan a winner for IT
In announcing more iPhone 2.0 plans this week, Apple revealed a small change in how it plans to let IT departments distribute iPhone apps to enterprise users. And that will make a huge difference, John C. Welch says.
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Microsoft promised this week to restore support for Visual Basic for Applications to a future version of its Office suite. But the lack of VBA support in Office 2008 is only one problem for Mac users, John C. Welch writes.
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John C. Welch uses AppleScript to help him back up Entourage, including compatibility with Time Machine.
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The announcements that came out of Thursday's iPhone briefing delivered just about anything IT professionals could expect, John C. Welch says.
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A seriously distorted image of myself, plain and simple.
A seriously distorted image of myself, plain and simple.
Wife found out that she's had a medical condition that made her hold onto weight. A (relatively simple) change in her diet and she lost 12 lbs.
I have no medical condition that makes me hold onto fat. I was just lazy. I've been off and on for years, but something's changed. I'm serious this time.
Oh, and lifting levels out my seratonin levels, so I'm not an angry ****wad to the people I love.
Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.
Fat was a reason too. Granted I still have some, but i'm no where near how out of shape I was. Drugs were never a big part for me though. Even though they did playt a factor in me getting arrested. Frankly I think getting arrested was one thing I needed. Never in my wildest dreams I thought i'd see cuffs on my hands. Also I got my own business, getting arrest considering I deal with clients in their late 30s and stuff getting arrested would look bad so I stay mostly clean by lifting. Drinking is legal in germany at 16 so I still drink occisional.
This is the first time I'm seeing this bit of info. Kudos for being proactive about it.Originally Posted by SobaAddict70
I started to improve my self-image as well as my outward image. The rest is history.
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Homer Simpson - "The code of the schoolyard, Marge! The rules that teach a boy to be a man. Let's see. Don't tattle. Always make fun of those different from you. Never say anything, unless you're sure everyone feels exactly the same way you do."
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My journal- http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?t=77712
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Being 125 lbs sucked
Currently Recomposing... - Weight: 190 lbs | BF: ~15%
basically.Originally Posted by Jinkies
Age: 21
I have no desire to be average any longer.
J: Apr. 14, 09 Last update
Currently: Training core and Staying in Shape... until further notice
Being 400lbs sucked. I got to college and I met some guys who were very active in sports, cross-training and body-building who weren't bullys to me like in high school. They took me to the gym and showed me around and I've been hooked for the past 1.5 years.
I was obese in middle school.. ~210 5'8 and 12 years old. Told myself I wasn't going to high school a fatass... End of eighth grade into the summer I worked my ass off and got down to (at my lightest) 160. Felt great not getting made fun of anymore, my confidence skyrocketted. Also, not having to take **** from people (smaller then me) is a plus. I couldn't have even started without WBB. Thanks guys! *group hug*
6'1 - 195
Crossfit Total: Press: 135 - Squat: 315 - Deadlift: 365
Competition Lifts: Clean: 205 - Bench: 205
Started jogging after my ex-girlfriend broke up with me. Been running up-hill since.:evillaugh
Fighters are teh bomb -Getfit
Test is test is test is test. It'll all bloat you the same! -BCC
I have ALWAYS been the smallest in every class. Whether it was height or weight, I was the smallest. So when I hit my growth spurt, I started training as well and now simply working on my physique to up my confidence and self-esteem.
I always weightlifted in the PE classes in my high school. Never pushed myself cause I didn't want to not perform for hockey (lame ****ing excuse I Know). My dad said i didn't need creatine because I already weighed enough, lol.
I was never too "fat" but most certainly overweight. The girl I was interested in tried to get me to workout, which i did never got anywhere. Mostly tried to do Arnolds workout. She went to AZ for college and was hanging out with a bunch of Frat guys. SO got my ass in shape and when she came home she was like "holy ****" what happend. Well now were together and she moved home for me!
And of course WBB helped out tons!!
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CF WOD and Recomp...
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I've set it back - you might need to reboot, though..." -Built
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nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude" - Thomas J
"Obsessed is what the lazy call the dedicated" - Slim Schaedle
I wish I had a good story, but here goes.
My roommate started lifting/dieting and lost ~75 lbs over the course of a year. I, thinking I would be stronger than fatty, came to the gym with him. Of course, he beat my ass around like it was no one's business. We both stayed on each other's backs about diet and exercise for the better part of year. Now I'm going to keep lifting for a very long time...
At around age 16, I was maybe 5'7" and the (older) girl I liked was easily an inch or more taller than me. This is a problem, especially considering the fact that my mom is 5'2", my dad is 5'2", and everyone in my family is < 5'6".
Girl moves to Indiana for her senior year, makes new guy friends. This pushes me.
Girl graduates, moves to Dallas for college, and is now hanging out with college guys as little old me works on my highschool science project. This pushes me even more.
Girl moves back here. I get bigger, and at age 18 am now about 5'10" 190lbs and growing.
Anyone else noticing the common girl, size, overweight factors? We are a bunch of insecure losers
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not any more, this is why 'we' are here; time for changes. outnumberOriginally Posted by JaredG
Age: 21
I have no desire to be average any longer.
J: Apr. 14, 09 Last update
Currently: Training core and Staying in Shape... until further notice
Now you can spend your time making others insecure...
Ah, the circle of life.
no good story here. just tired of being a scrawny little bastard. now its just something i really enjoy.
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I've worked out on and off since I was a teenager, it has been about 3 years since I hit the wieghts though.
Anyway I knew this girl for a couple of years we started talking, and she opened up my heart ( the first girl to do so in 5 years ) then she got scared and cut me off, I was drinking and partying to much, I had gained 34 pounds that year, and I was generally depressed big time. I sat up one night and could not sleep and I thought about my life long and hard. I got up the next moarning, called my friend who used to be a personal trainer ( she just moved back and got a member ship at the gym I go to ) and said lets go workout. That was at the end of Nov 2005, I've never looked back since. I've lost 38 pounds so far, and am doing for me for once in my life, not for anybody else. Im am extremly dedicated and will make the gym a part of my life until the day that I die.
Originally Posted by JaredG
****, you put on 3 inches just from lifting? That's inspirational.
My initial motivation?
I was studying abroad in Sweden and given the abundance of girls that were my type (blond and blue eyes), I wanted to improve my chances with them (Given what I know now, that's fairly silly.) I was also 20 at the time and figured I had more potential to 'look good' at that age than I would ever again. Also, I'd been brainwashed by a steady diet of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies to believe that that is what a man should look like.
My motivations are quite different now.
We tend to think of Sisyphus as a tragic hero, condemned by the gods to shoulder his rock sweatily up the mountain, and again up the mountain, forever. The truth is that Sisyphus is in love with the rock. He cherishes every roughness and every ounce of it. He talks to it, sings to it. It has become the mysterious Other. He even dreams of it as he sleepwalks upward. Life is unimaginable without it, looming always above him like a huge gray moon. He doesnt realize that at any moment he is permitted to step aside, let the rock hurtle to the bottom, and go home.
Parables and Portraits, Stephen Mitchell
Yea, i'd never want to be 100% pure muscle like schwanger. I want to be strong, and buff, but not to any extermes.
I can't say that just lifting made me grow three inches. Puberty and getting older had something to do with it. I had a few growth spurts(sp?)Originally Posted by PeterGriffin
But, lifting does allow me to eat much more than I ever could before and drink 1/2 gallon or gallon of milk per day. I definitely think its true that a healthier diet and exercise will make you grow. I think that is why the average height goes up with every generation.
Hmmm, I'm with you guys... it seems to all boil down to personal trouble, girls, or personal insecurity. But we're the ones making the difference in our lives...
Personally, I was tired of feeling "wimpy" and wanted to take control of one aspect of my life amidst a sea of personal changes on other fronts. I started lifting with Special K and haven't looked back since. Booyah.
25 years old, 5'10''
Back in the States to get hayooooge!
Health goals
- Weigh a healthy and active 170-180, healthy mind and body
- Dunk a basketball (hey a man can have big dreams huh)
- Swim 2-3x/week and become a better swimmer
My dad has been lifting for as long as I can remember but I never started lifting until I was 14 unfortunately. I was also a little bit stalky for most of my life. Now my life is based around my workout schedule. When i'm not working out i'm eating, or planning my next meal.
I've noticed that when i'm not doing the above things my life consists of smiling and nodding haha.
22 y/o, 6'1, ~205 lbs
I did not want to be small and weak. I'm far from strong and huge now, but I am definately in better shape. Lifting gave me a more structured life. This is so much more than a hobby. Will never look back.
Training Journal
3/27/06 - 150lb, 17.8% BF
8/23/06 - 153lb, N/A BF
Lifts and PRs
Dead 215x4 (4/24/06), 255x1 (5/22/06), 295x1 (8/23/06), 315x1 (11/24/06)
Squat 185x4 (4/19/06), 235x3 (5/31/06), 275x1 (8/21/06), 315x1 (10/25/06)
Bench 135x5 (4/24/06), 160x3 (5/22/06), 145x3 (8/23/06)
"Deadlift is like my girlfriend. She pisses me off at times, but i still love her." - DNL
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The Youth Coalition is the peak youth affairs body in the Australian Capital Territory and is responsible for representing the interests of people aged between 12 and 25 years of age, and those who work with them.
The 2014-15 ACT Budget was delivered on Tuesday 3 June 2014 by Andrew Barr MLA, the ACT Treasurer. The Youth Coalition has analysed and responded to new initiatives and funding allocated to expenditure and capital initiatives. The analysis is in two parts: Part 1: Overview and Media Release and Part 2: Expenditure Initiatives and Capital Works.
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as the traditional owners and continuing custodians of the lands of the ACT and we pay our respects to the Elders, their families and ancestors.
We acknowledge that the effects of the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families as well as past racist policies and actions continues today.
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HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Engineering students in Michigan's frozen north are working on a project to create a mobile medical clinic for residents of rural equatorial Africa.
Michigan Technological University students in Houghton are converting a van for use in rural areas of Ghana where even rudimentary medical care is often unavailable.
The van is a gift from Husky Motors.
The project's leader is third-year mechanical and biomedical engineering student Erik Wachlin, and it involves students from the International Business Ventures Enterprise group and the Pavlis Institute of Global Technological Leadership.
ArcelorMittal has donated the steel for the conversion.
The clinic will bring doctors to rural areas and will carry microscopes, centrifuges, an autoclave, culture incubators and other equipment that will allow doctors to diagnose and treat diseases.
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Why are beloved movies being destroyed by Broadway?
I have a confession to make, I'm a theatre nerd. Not only that, I enjoy musicals. Immensely. Who wouldn't enjoy watching a stageful of actors portray a bunch of Mormon men traveling to Uganda to convert Africans to Mormonism whilst singing about how they need to turn their gay off? There are, of course, a multitude of other reasons I enjoy the art of theatre and the American musical but let's save that for another post.
For those of you who have been out of the loop for the past 15 or so years, Broadway producers and writers have somehow got it in their heads that the surefire route to making millions of dollars and being the toast of society is to convert well-known movies into musicals. Not only that, it seems that any and all movies are fair game from Ghost to The Wedding Singer. You probably live under a rock if you haven't heard anything about the Spiderman musical and the controversy that has followed it since it's inception (Luckily, Inception has not been turned into a musical…yet).
Is it a good idea to port movies over to live theatre? Seems like it would be. There have been countless plays and musicals that have made the trek from stage to silver screen. Some of the most beloved movies of all time were plays first like A Few Good Men and A Streetcar Named Desire which both saw success in the live-theatre before seeing wider success in movie theatres. Surely the reverse would be true. Yet, every time you turn around some movie that was turned into a stage production is closing. You'd think producers and writers would take a hint and stop, right? Nope.
For every movie turned musical that closes five others seem to be in the works to replace them. The most recent graduate from screen to stage: Rocky. Not The Rocky Horror Picture Show (which actually was a stage production first before it became a film) but Rocky, the film franchise about a boxer who, while down on his luck, gets a random title shot against the heavyweight champion of the world amidst finding love in the unlikeliest of places. That Rocky.
I know what you're thinking, "Finally! I've been praying and hoping they'd bring that to musical format for years!" Well for the one person who actually wished for that, you're in luck. For the rest of us, prepare to cringe. Rocky is currently in previews at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. Now I openly admit that I have not seen it nor do I have any indication of the quality of the book, music, lyrics, direction or performance. This is not a review, it is simply an opinion that certain topics and stories may not be the best fit for the art form that is the American musical.
It's hard not to think that it's really all about the money. If it was such a brilliant concept for a stage production wouldn't it have become one shortly after the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or even sixth film? You can't tell me that it's taken them 38 years to get the book, lyrics and music to a place where it's ready to take the theatre community by storm. I have fond memories of watching Rocky and attempt to watch it at least once a year. The fact that a staged musical for this story exists only taints whatever good that film brought to me.
To prove that I do not like the idea of bringing "ANY" film to the stage I will openly admit that the Back to the Future series contain my three favorite films of all time (II, I & III: in that order). It has been announced that Robert Zemeckis is on board to bring Back to the Future to the stage in musical-format for the film's 30th anniversary in 2015. I have an undying love for this series. I have watched them collectively well over one hundred times and will continue to do so. I am certain, that for me, no film will ever be able to replace them. In regards to the decision to bring them to the stage in the form of a musical: I think it's a terrible idea. There is nothing that can be done to do that film justice. It is simply not meant for the live performance format. It was a very visual movie. Yes it's soundtrack played a large role however the eighties are over and the last time I checked there were no hit Broadway shows with scores reminiscent of the style of Alan Silvestri.
I would love to be proved wrong but in my opinion the transition of screen to stage only serves one purpose: taking a story with a built in audience to guarantee revenue for producers. If I wanted to destroy beautiful works of art I'd do it the old fashioned way: splash a bucket of hot pink paint on them and call it a day. At least that wouldn't be nearly as painful as what Broadway is doing to my favorite films.