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Added 53 images from ISUCA and 114 from Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~.
Total is now 6089. (Yay! I broke 6000!)
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I can't believe how vile this is. What's most astounding is that someone out there thinks this is funny.
There's a secret high class school where the elite and the rich send their daughters. Everyone there is female, including the teachers and all the maids (of which there are many). Their problem is that when the girls graduate and head out into the real world, it's too much of a shock and they can't fit in.
So they decided to bring in one commoner for the girls to interact with, a boy. Our Hero Kimito was chosen because they think he's gay. (Because he likes looking at magazines with pictures of body builders.)
That was the point where I gave up. I have no idea whether he actually is gay and I don't care.
This doesn't just need to be dropped. It needs to be buried and then the site nuked.
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I'm rewatching Yozakura Quartet Hana no Uta looking for top rotation candidates. It has a swimsuit episode.
But aside from that all the fan service is panty shots. Which is fine with me, but I can't use them in the top rotation.
Occasionally the panty shots approached the distraction/derail level of the fan service in Divergence Eve. This was probably the most egregious case:
There's a critical scene in episode 9 where Akina confronts the big-bad and there's a fight. And right in the middle of it, Juri shows up and attacks the bad guy, and this was included for no reason which is obvious besides simple pandering to the audience. I guess we can thank God for small favors: they didn't include cameltoe. Which would have been nice, too, but would also have been world-class pandering and would have left me feeling a little bit soiled.
Anyway, as of ep 7 I have 57 candidates. Between this and ISUCA I bet I can top 6000 images. (I need 79 total.)
UPDATE: In the mean time, tsun tsun dere tsun dere tsun tsun...
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This should could have ended up being really dark, even outright horror. But they are tossing in just enough fan service and sight gags to keep it somewhat light.
Now this is what I call a "railgun"!
And... what is she shooting?
There's a lot of exposition and backstory here, but they're doing a really good job of revealing it slowly without bogging down the story. As of ep 7, we've passed a crisis but there's another, larger one looming.
This story has been told several times in several series. In this particular one, "quartet" is inherited but makes no sense. There are six major characters involved in fighting for the town, and at least another four doing close support, two of whom are gods. (This is the second series where I've heard the word tochigami.)
Of the main six, only one is a human male. Nominally he would be expected to be a harem lead, but this isn't a harem show -- which is fine with me.
This was a point where I thought the show was about to get really dark:
But it turns out OK.
I have no idea whether the other series in this canon are any good, but I'm really enjoying this one.
UPDATE: Ep 13 and done.
What they gave us was pretty good, and a lot of stories did get resolved, but the most important story was left dangling! And I don't mean like this!
That's the last scene in the show, by the way, not counting the final ED.
There had better be an OVA that follows this, damn it!
UPDATE: And no, there isn't. There are two OVAs but they tell side stories that land in the middle of this continuity. (Or the middle of the continuity in the original series.)
There apparently is a manga, and I bet it isn't finished, which is why they couldn't tell us in anime about
UPDATE: Yes, there is a manga. And this show ended with episode 49. The manga runs through chapter 85, so now for some reading.
By the way, a bit of frig logic:
UPDATE: The reason the anime didn't finish the story is that it isn't finished in the manga. And at the rate he's going it won't be finished for years.
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I decided to dig out a few old series to see what I thought of them.
First was K-On. It's hugely popular with fan artists, needless to say, and its been a meme ever since it came out, so I decided I should find out what it really is.
I managed to finish the first episode, with large amounts of skipping, but migod it ain't for me. Jeeze; I was cursing at the end.
So next on the list was rewatching Macademi Wasshoi. It's been years since I last watched it, and I had forgotten how good it is. It doesn't really have a series-level plotline, but it does have a theme:
Next on the list is Yozakura Quarter. This is a show I keep meaning to watch but never got around to it, so today I found a round tuit and downloaded this series. Episode 1, coming up.
UPDATE: ...And... it isn't bad. It isn't bad at all. Several kids with super powers who are also interesting characters and don't come off as tropes, a relatively light-hearted story (so far) with a lot of action. I really enjoyed it. I wonder if it will stay like this?
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Why does this exist?
It's another 3:30 short. And I'm sure it was done in Flash. It's some of the worst animation I've ever seen out of Japan; it probably took one guy about two days to create all the animation. As to the characters, and the writing, and the voice acting, it's all at the same low quality as the art. Everyone involved in this ought to feel ashamed.
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This is a complete waste of time.
Except maybe as a source of cheesecake. But since the episodes are only 3:30, it's hard to see how they can pack very much of that in it.
It isn't really worth describing the plot, to the extent that it has one, but a couple of pictures:
That's Hakone-chan, the spirit of the hot springs, dealing with Our Hero, classic romcom nebbish. He's wearing glasses. (As I said one time, "If a girl in anime wears glasses, it means she's a volcano of passion waiting to go off. If a guy wears glasses, it means he's a dork." So this one is a dork.)
He gave her a hot bun as an offering but she wants more, so he's taking her to get more when they run into the girl he has the hots for, "Haru-nee". He prayed at the shrine for help getting closer to her.
And then some stupid stuff happens.
The OP includes four other cute girls and one ghost, so you can make your own guess as to what it's about.
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This was actually pretty good. Nothing astounding about it, yet, and a lot of romcom tropes to be sure, but there's spirit in it, life. And It's growing on me.
Our hero is Ikki Kurogane. In the school his rank is "F", which means he's flunking. His nickname in the school is "The Worst". But he isn't sullen or resentful; he is upbeat and cheerful and he's working his best to be as good as he can be, even though he has next-to-no magic. He attends a school in Japan for Magical Knights, so his lack of magic is a serious impediment.
Stella Vermillion is a princess of a foreign land whose magical power ranks "A". She has decided to attend this school, for reasons which come out later. The school headmaster assigns her to share Ikki's room.
Boy meets Girl, who has a spectacular figure and exquisite taste in lingerie. Shortly thereafter she powers up and is about to try to kill him, when the headmaster shows up to inform them both that they've been assigned as roommates.
Well, Stella ain't happy with that, and to settle the whole business they are going to fight a mock duel, using something like the rules and magical protections used in the InterMiddle championship in Nanoha Vivid.
The match is announced and a crowd shows up to watch it. Can't you just feel the excitement?
Given Ikki's reputation, and his nominal rank of "F", Stella assumes it will be an easy win. But she finds herself struggling, so she eventually decides to haul out her magic and become a supersaiyajin.
It isn't really a spoiler to reveal that it doesn't help, and that she loses. That was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
So the two of them come to an accomodation and agree to be roommates.
Stella had a talk with the headmaster about Ikki, and her main reaction was that categorizing him as "F" was blatantly unfair. The headmaster tells her that the problem is that the evaluation algorithm isn't tuned properly for someone like Ikki, because it only evaluates the ways in which Ikki is weak, without giving any credit for the multitude of ways he's actually really good.
When Stella first arrived, she told the headmaster that the reason she was there was because she was constantly put in a box back home, a box labeled "genius", and couldn't free herself from it to try to work to improve herself. That seems to be why the headmaster assigned her to Ikki as a roommate. She tells Stella that she should try to learn from him.
This is a harem show and in this first episode we met at least two other girls who are probably going to end up in the harem, but it's clear that Stella is the first girl, and the others are just going to be complications.
And I'm intrigued. There's plenty of potential here for this show to go completely off the rails, of course, but there's also potential here for a really good series.
The best thing is Ikki. He isn't a Marty Stu but he isn't a potato-kun either. He's just a really nice guy who is doing his best to overcome some serious failings, and trying to make himself as good as he can be. Ikki isn't competing with anyone else and he frankly doesn't care what anyone else thinks about him, which is why his nickname of "The Worst" rolls off him without leaving a mark.
If they maintain that, and don't descend into idiotic romcom tropes, it could end up being pretty good. Stella is giving tsundere vibes and the best thing would be for that to fade out, though I suppose that's too much to hope for.
Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry gets a tentative thumbs-up.
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Star Trek/Lost In Space: Any Difference?
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I don't know how Smith and the Robot came into the picture, they weren't in the original pilot reel. Jonathan Harris' constant "Special Guest Star" billing in the main title, for the entire run, must have been orchestrated by a brilliant agent. At the time, the only thing I recognized Harris from was his hotel manager role on The Bill Dana Show.
Before Lost in Space ever arrived though, there was a Gold Key comic book around for a couple of years called Space Family Robinson. They were not the characters of the tv show, but there was a mom and dad and two kids. After the series appeared, some sort of arrangement was made, as the comic was rebranded as Space Family Robinson: LOST IN SPACE, though it still wasn't about the tv show.
Did Ib Melchior have a hand in the comic? I know from a dedicated Allen fan who corresponded with Ib that he had developed a whole Space Family Robinson concept in the early 60s which he claimed Allen appropriated wholesale. It may be that one of those super-researched limited press books about LiS might have info on this.
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This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size may be small, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
Behaviour The species is distributed across the breadth of the Afrotropics, but in a narrow band largely confined to 15°N to 8°N (with extreme occurrence as much as 19°N in West Africa to 1°S in Kenya). It breeds within the Sahel zone and there is a small resident population in northern Kenya and Uganda (Ferguson- Lees and Christie, 2001). It is migratory, moving south (albeit remaining in the northern hemisphere) in November after breeding, coinciding with the start of the dry season. It returns north when the rains begin in February and the overall extent of migration fluctuates annually (del Hoyo et al., 1994). Habitat The species occupies arid savannah and semi-desert habitats from sea level up to 500m (Ferguson- Lees and Christie, 2001). Diet Its main prey comprises reptiles such as lizards and snakes, insects and spiders, and occasionally small rodents. It gregarious and will gather in groups at the edge of grass fires to capture Orthoptera or near cattle herds to capture insects (Ferguson- Lees and Christie, 2001; del Hoyo et al., 1994). Breeding Site The species constructs small stick nests (30-40cm diameter) in thorn trees often near to the nests of larger raptors such as Secretarybird and Snake-eagle and sometimes also close to human settlement. Breeding occurs in May to September in the majority of its range, but in Senegal it occurs from December to February and in Kenya from March to June or from August onwards (Ferguson- Lees and Christie, 2001).
The species has declined over West Africa since the 1970s as a result of locust control, and it is vulnerable to pesticides. Given its reliance on the Sahel zone it is likely to be vulnerable to the on-going deterioration of this environment (Ferguson- Lees and Christie, 2001; del Hoyo et al., 1994).
del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. 1994. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Ferguson-Lees, J.; Christie, D. A. 2001. Raptors of the world. Christopher Helm, London.
Further web sources of information
Explore HBW Alive for further information on this species
Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Internet Bird Collection
Text account compilers
Ekstrom, J., Butchart, S., Harding, M.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Chelictinia riocourii. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/10/2015. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2015) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/10/2015.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
To contribute to discussions on the evaluation of the IUCN Red List status of Globally Threatened Birds, please visit BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums.
|Key facts
|Current IUCN Red List category
|Least Concern
|Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
|Species name author
|(Vieillot, 1822)
|Population size
|670-6700 mature individuals
|Population trend
|Distribution size (breeding/resident)
|5,330,000 km2
|Country endemic?
|Links to further information
- Additional Information on this species
- Projected distributions under climate change


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Interprofessional communication with hospitalist and consultant physicians in general internal medicine: a qualitative study
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1 Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St., Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
2 Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St., Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada
3 Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Healthcare Education, University of California, San Francisco, USA
4 Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Ave., Room G1 06, Toronto, M4N 3M5, ON, Canada
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BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12:437 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-437Published: 30 November 2012
Studies in General Internal Medicine [GIM] settings have shown that optimizing interprofessional communication is important, yet complex and challenging. While the physician is integral to interprofessional work in GIM there are often communication barriers in place that impact perceptions and experiences with the quality and quantity of their communication with other team members. This study aims to understand how team members' perceptions and experiences with the communication styles and strategies of either hospitalist or consultant physicians in their units influence the quality and effectiveness of interprofessional relations and work.
A multiple case study methodology was used. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with physicians, nurses and other health care providers [e.g. physiotherapist, social worker, etc.] working across 5 interprofessional GIM programs. Questions explored participants' experiences with communication with all other health care providers in their units, probing for barriers and enablers to effective interprofessional work, as well as the use of communication tools or strategies. Observations in GIM wards were also conducted.
Three main themes emerged from the data: [1] availability for interprofessional communication, [2] relationship-building for effective communication, and [3] physician vs. team-based approaches. Findings suggest a significant contrast in participants' experiences with the quantity and quality of interprofessional relationships and work when comparing the communication styles and strategies of hospitalist and consultant physicians. Hospitalist staffed GIM units were believed to have more frequent and higher caliber interprofessional communication and collaboration, resulting in more positive experiences among all health care providers in a given unit.
This study helps to improve our understanding of the collaborative environment in GIM, comparing the communication styles and strategies of hospitalist and consultant physicians, as well as the experiences of providers working with them. The implications of this research are globally important for understanding how to create opportunities for physicians and their colleagues to meaningfully and consistently participate in interprofessional communication which has been shown to improve patient, provider, and organizational outcomes.


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"What these are is lawsuits that really have no merit that are typically filed by corporate interests, often developers, against political opponents," Walczak said. "And they have virtually no chance of succeeding." Essential Pittsburgh: City of Pittsburgh & ACLU Reach Agreement To Overhaul Police Hiring Process By Essential Pittsburgh • May 13, 2015 Deanna Garcia / 90.5 WESA The American Civil Liberties Union and the City of Pittsburgh have reached an agreement on "cutting-edge" improvements to police hiring methods, including strengthening minority hiring procedures. The settlement agreement stems from a federal class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU in August 2012 on behalf of minority applicants who scored high in Pittsburgh Police testing but were passed over for job offers. We'll speak with Ellen Doyle, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs. Doyle says that previously, the city of Pittsburgh was being forced to diversify its ranks by hiring an African American and a woman for every four hires, as outlined in a Supreme Court order. She explains that this is no longer the case: "The city was reporting for a number of years that [the police force] was disproportionately white in terms of the population of the city. But the difference between what happened with the prior federal lawsuit and what happened now is that the Supreme Court has seriously reduced the use of any race-conscious remedy." -Ellen Doyle Listen Listening... / 49:16 Also on the program, after rioting and chaos in Ferguson and Baltimore, how should police departments adapt? How can departments encourage minorities to join the police force? City To Pay More Than $1 Million Over ACLU Police Diversity Lawsuit By Megan Harris • May 7, 2015 Deanna Garcia / 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh officials vowed to remedy a long-standing lack of diversity on its police force with the resolution of a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination in hiring practices. In a tentative agreement announced Thursday, the city agreed to pay $985,000 plus court costs to eligible black police academy applicants who were not issued job offers between 2008 and 2014. Plum School Officials Offer Clarification Following Questions Over Free Speech By Deanna Garcia & Kevin Gavin • Apr 27, 2015 Updated at 4 p.m. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has stepped away from its threat to file a First Amendment lawsuit against the Plum Borough School District for trying to restrict students' comments on social media about the investigation into sexual misconduct by at least two teachers. Plum Superintendent Timothy Glasspool clarified the district's position on its website late Monday morning following the threatened suit, as well as a student protest. County Asks That Lawsuit Over Foster Payments Be Dismissed By Deanna Garcia • Feb 3, 2015 Allegheny County has responded to a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union and a woman who is caring for four children without receiving financial help. The ACLU filed the suit on behalf of Tracy Schaeffer who has taken care of her grand nieces and nephews since 2012. The suit alleges Schaeffer was not notified of her options to become a certified foster parent. Homewood Teacher Reaches Settlement with City in False Arrest Lawsuit By Deanna Garcia • Dec 9, 2014 The city of Pittsburgh has reached a settlement with Dennis Henderson, a teacher who was arrested in June 2013 outside of a community meeting on police/community relations. 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Witold Walczak of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania voiced concern Tuesday about the lack of information from state officials about how they'll oversee the purging of voter rolls under the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Same-Sex Marriage Advocacy Campaign Kicks Off In PA By Jessica Nath • Dec 11, 2013 Jessica Nath / 90.5 WESA Marriage matters to Diane Polson and Dawn Plummer. They have been together for 13 years, but the state will not allow them to marry. Same-sex marriage is legal in 16 states and Washington, D.C., but Pennsylvania is not one of them. While a challenge to Pennsylvania's marriage law makes its way through the courts, the ACLU launched its Why Marriage Matters campaign Wednesday. Polson and Plummer are now plaintiffs in the ACLU's lawsuit, a decision sparked by their 5-year-old son Elijah. 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Performing on and off the field as defending champions should, the Hanover Hawks came to Lynchburg, saw their opponents, and conquered.
Never trailing in either their semifinal or final, the Hawks captured their second straight state baseball championship, this year winning the new 4A State Tournament with a 7-1 victory Saturday over Millbrook at Liberty Stadium. Coupled with their qualifying 6-2 win over Sherando Friday in the state semifinals, the Hawks completed 2014 with a record of 21-2.
While much of the typical Hawks 2014 game script came to fruition in Lynchburg, one key added element made life just a bit easier: insurance runs.
In Friday's semifinal, pitching and defense overcame some base running miscues, allowing Hanover to eventually take, then build on their lead. The Warriors left four runners on base in the first three innings, as starter Grey Lyttle, called upon for that role for the fourth time in five games, struck out five in 4 1/3 innings, two of them to end innings with Sherando runners aboard.
In the third, with Warriors at first and second with one out, Reid Entsminger grounded to short. Josh Shepherd took the throw to second for the force, then faked the throw to first for the double play attempt, immediately whirling around to fire the ball to third to catch the lead runner Zach Henke to complete the unconventional, and inning-ending double play.
"We did that last year and work on it all the time," Hanover head coach Charlie Dragum said, explaining the momentum-changing play. "Those type of plays are what motivates our team – defense and base running."
The base running came in the bottom of the frame as Taylor McDougal, courtesy runner for catcher Brady Didlake, scored on what's known as the "two-thirds play." With McDougal at third and Shepherd at first after an infield single, Shepherd then started a steal attempt to second, successfully grabbing the attention of Sherando starter Adam Whitacre.
But while Shepherd began a rundown, McDougal took off for home and the game's first run, as Shepherd found a way to get back to first safely. Advanced scouting helped seize the lead.
"We talked with another coach who said Sherando, against them, they faked the cut (pitcher catching the throw to second to retire the steal attempt) and let it go through (to second)," Dragum explained. "We assumed they'd do it again, but McDougal made a really nice read and just went on the throw. That was awesome."
It was all Hawks from there, with two more runs in the fourth. The Warriors got their runs in the fifth to cut the lead to 3-2, but Hanover pulled away for good with three in the sixth, scoring in typical fashion on a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded by Anthony Zona, on a rundown attempt where Trevor Denton scored after the pitcher was called with interference on the runner near home plate, and when Cayman Richardson was hit by a pitch with the bases jammed. Three runs, two hits.
Lyttle, Hayden Moore and Denton did the work on the hill, giving ace Derek Casey the ball to pitch in his second straight state championship game, facing a team that mirrored the Hawks in many ways. But Hanover played their game better than the Millbrook Pioneers did.
Josh Shepherd drove in Jakob Pridemore for the first run of the title game, again in the third inning, then batted around in the fourth, scoring four runs for a 5-0 lead. Offensively, it was perhaps their best inning of the entire postseason, and it couldn't have come at a better time.
Casey did the rest, scattering just four hits, fanning four in his final start for Hanover, as the Pioneers managed just a lone run in the fifth inning. Casey's next work will come as a freshman for the University of Virginia, a team currently playing in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
In an ironic twist, Hanover never lost on Virginia soil, both 2014 losses coming at the Forest Acres Spring Break Classic in South Carolina. In the Old Dominion, they went 20-0.
After the celebration and postgame festivities were completed, the 11 seniors on the team were allowed the most unique of opportunities. They quickly donned caps and gowns over top of their uniforms, and, as the underclassmen formed a tunnel with bats, each senior walked down the third base line to receive their high school diploma. Sitting atop home plate was the 4A State Championship trophy.
This impromptu ceremony, which took place less than 30 minutes before Hanover's official commencement at the Siegel Center in Richmond, was an emotional, fitting end to the careers of 11 players who can always say they not only took the Hanover Hawks baseball program to the mountaintop, but they turned around, reinvented themselves, and took them back again.


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The power of art to inspire and heal
Creativity is malleable.
Art, in many forms, is its voice. Art can make us cringe or delight us. Whether abstract paintings, guitar music or a Shakespearean soliloquy, art surrounds us, informs us and leads us into inner worlds, the "undiscovered country."
What speaks to you, what holds you in rapture, what excites you, what takes your breath away — this is the language of art.
How many times during the day do you turn on music? Does it soothe the savage beast within you? Of course it does. What about a painting or sculpture or an extraordinary photograph? Yes, it's the same healing effect, and it's all about what moves you. But guess what? It moved the creator of that art first.
During the week of Dec. 7, the WAV Project opened the doors to its new residents — the artists. Thanks to people such as Chris Velasco, who led the project, this is an exciting moment for all of us in Ventura. I can't wait to meet the painters, sculptors, graphic artists, musicians, composers, photographers, dancers and, yes, maybe a writer or two.
As their future art unfolds, we can look forward to the depth and beauty of their creativity.
One day last year, I was in the Foster Library when I was struck by the variations of artwork on the back wall. Then, I found out the city of Ventura was sponsoring, along with Foster Library, a writing contest called, "Art Tales." I was stunned. They wanted writers to select a piece of art that moved us and then write about it.
I saw a man staring back at me. He had a startled look on his face and that got to me. I had been homeless at the time, and I knew that's how I felt 24/7 — startled. I couldn't comprehend my homeless predicament at that moment, but I knew I could write a poem about all those jumbled feelings.
I ended up winning second place for "Crashing." What was so wonderful was that the city of Ventura had thought to include writers in its ongoing promotion of local and regional art. I haven't stopped writing since. They cracked open my paralysis, my writer's block, and sent me forth into new creativity, figuratively speaking.
But I didn't get there alone. Dee Volz, Larry Manson and Dave LaBelle, to name a few, were instrumental in inspiring me to continue hammering words together. Dee taught journalism at Ventura College, and Larry taught English at the time I met them. Dee was always insistent that I not pass up my creativity as a writer. Her ever-constant encouragement and great smile boosted my ego, and allowed room for error and art on the same page. That's how you learn, she would tell me, and still does.
Larry did nothing less than read the manuscripts I wrote for almost 30 years. Often, his eyes glazed over, but he never said, "Go do something else." We were also screenwriting partners for a number of years, making the rounds in Hollywood with and without an agent. We were a part of the "almost sold" crowd.
Now, just recently, Dave LaBelle has come into my life when he wrote about me as a homeless person for The Star. He told me I should write about my situation, since I was at ground zero and should express what was important to me. His constant encouragement propped me up emotionally. Though terrified, I was ready to write about how life was shoving me around, but fought back, with a little help from my friends, to save myself.
I understand these artists who are moving into the WAV Project. I understand their commitment to their art, their drive to express themselves, and I understand their courage.
It's a cold world out there sometimes, but it would be even colder if it weren't for artists down through the ages who sacrificed time, money and sometimes their lives, in spite of dark times, for their art. Today, you are already a triumph.
— Donald Sommerfield of Ventura is a freelance writer.
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American McGee is back, and he's brought Alice with him. Alice: Madness Returns is the long-awaited sequel to the strange and twisted take on Alice in Wonderland that was released at the end of 2000.
Memorable for its inventiveness, beautifully gothic graphics and clever platforming action, it's surprising how little (bar pixel resolution) the first title has actually aged in 11 years. But, apart from an Apple Mac port, for some reason or another, it never appeared on console. Any of them.
It was certainly fit to do so, offering a combination of platform, action and puzzling genres, and rich 3D settings. And, from what Pocket-lint remembers, it was a far better game than many other similar titles. Maybe the dark theme and twisting of a children's classic tale put off publishers, retailers or console manufacturers at the time.
Of course, with Alan Moore's fruity take of Lewis Carroll's eponymous heroin, and Tim Burton's extremely similar rendition (to American McGee's), the Cheshire Cat most assuredly out of the bag; there has never been a better time to revisit Wonderland.
And that's exactly what Mr McGee, and his development studio, Spicy Horse, has done. It's remodelled, redesigned (to a degree) and re-jigged the game to appeal to an audience that is already au fait with repainting Alice using a darker brush.
Alice: Madness Returns takes place 10 years after the conclusion of the first chapter, and she's been locked away in a lunatic asylum ever since. However, a new psychiatrist has taken on her case, and may just be able to help, and rid her of the nightmarish hallucinations that still haunt her. Cue a new trip to the twisted Wonderland, and a bonkers trip in more ways than one.
There wasn't much more than a brief level on show at Electronic Arts' Spring Preview event in London, but it was enough to suggest that this is going to be a beautifully dark platform game, with all of the same action and puzzle elements as its excellent predecessor. If anything, the level we played felt like a more intense, somewhat weirder, version of Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time - and that's a huge compliment.
We got to experience several of the features that will stand out in later plays, such as shrinking to see the world in a different way (revealing hidden entrances and platforms), and used many of the weapons available to Alice. But it is the design that most immediately stands-out, both graphically and in gameplay terms. If the rest of the game looks like this, it will be stunning.
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- 4 Cups diced red yams (about 2 yams)
- 3 Teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 Teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1/8 Teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 Teaspoon chili powder
- 1 Tablespoon amber honey
- 1/4 Cup pepitas
- 12 kale leaves, ribs removed (1 1/2 cups)
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Kale gets an interesting charred flavor from a quick, hot toss in a cast-iron pan. Dressed simply with extra-virgin olive oil and tossed with perfectly cooked yams, it's a hearty side dish or starter for an elegant meal.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a bowl, toss the yams with 2 teaspoons of the oil, salt, pepper, cumin, and chili powder. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the yams. Cook about 30 seconds, just jostling the yams about to and fro.
Place in the oven and cook until the yams are soft, about 20 minutes. (If you're feeling adventurous, toss that blackening pan halfway through for even cooking.)
Transfer the yams to a bowl, toss with the honey, and place the pan back onto the stove over medium heat. Do not clean or wipe the pan. Add the pepitas and toast. Remove from the heat.
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder can cause fights in your home that
may include verbal abuse, insults and name calling that even escalates
into violence. Steve and I have gone public with our story in the hope
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a way of describing the behavior of a person who is haughty, arrogant and competitive and can never admit they are wrong.
People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder often pair up with a codependent partner who will feed their need for attention and who will lack the confidence and knowledge to stand up for themselves (see Codependency).
As people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder do not believe there is anything wrong with them, very few people with this disorder are diagnosed and many psychologists believe it to be incurable.
Confabulation - Changing or making up events from the past to suit a person's own purpose or agenda.
Supply - People suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder are said to be addicted to attention - and anyone who provides this attention will sometimes be called their 'supply'.
Scapegoating - People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder scape-goat their deficiencies on other people and may choose a partner who is less socially skilled than themselves who has a lot of natural anxiety or guilt (see codependency).
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A more simple term for narcissistic personality disorder is false pride.
Dear Kim and Steve,
I grew up with a narcissistic father who only made me feel special for being HIS son.
He would say to my face as a young teenager "You are my alibi", as if this was an honor and the most important thing I could ever hope to be. He made it out to be a special role I was playing in his life. Being his alibi meant that over the years I was expected to lie to my family and cover for his immoral and illegal behaviour, even if that meant I had to take the blame for him and suffer the consequences.
Most of the time I only kept his secrets because I didn't want to hurt the people in my family he would constantly lie to. Mainly because of his influence, I did and said many things that I have since spent years living ashamed of. I hurt people close to me too by making poor choices that Dad would have approved of.
All my life, my father told terrible lies about everyone that I love (including my mother and my wife) and used these lies as excuses for his own immoral, criminal and selfish bad habits to continue in secrecy.
I haven't been able to help him. He has cut me out of his family and now tells his parents (my grandparents), my step mother (who I adore) and my aunt terrible things about me -- but with your help, thank God, I have escaped becoming like him and have saved my own family and kids. Since you helped my wife I no longer have secrets from my family and now we have become a team.
This disorder is no joke and I am not surprised that doctors have no idea how to deal with it. My father is the most charming, decietful and manipulative man you could ever meet and divides everyone against each other. When my family needed a thoughtful and practical approach to our problem, the established support agencies had little to offer. Your books gave us the help and hope we so desparately needed.
Thankyou for sharing your story. You saved our family from a dark and terrible place that once lived inside of me.
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This person will always put their needs and interests (no matter how irresponsible or immature) first and blame other people for their failures and mistakes (see Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Your Partner). You may also notice they criticize people behind their back.
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Sadly these couples will most likely pass these same behaviour patterns onto their kids.
A person with these tendencies will be two-faced; charming and polite in public, but critical, rude, arrogant, sarcastic and passive/aggressive in private; often to the people who give them the most love and support.
This person will pretend to have high standards, but in reality will be low in perfectionism: being flakey, hypocritical or an outright phony or fake. They will not follow through on promises and may trade off other people's hard work or reputation. They will spend their energy seeking people to admire them or who they can vent their negativity and aggression on, either directly by put downs, sarcasm or passive/aggression (provoking fights so they can vent their aggression) or by talking people down.
A person with narcissistic personality disorder will shift blame and become aggressive if anyone attempts to hold them accountable. They will not accept responsibility for their failings and will blame their mistakes and/or bad behavior on other people.
Sexually this person may seduce and abandon partners including the person they marry. This may be a cover for performance anxiety. There is often a pattern of seducing and abandoning lovers, friends or anyone they can make their 'fan'. (Note: some narcissists are cerebral and think themselves "above sex" altogether and instead pride themselves on their intelligence and academic achievements or being 'unwinable').
A lack of empathy and high self interest, mixed with a particular cunning, charm and ability to manipulate others will make this person difficult and a potentially abusive person to live with. They will think nothing of financially or sexually exploiting their partner, while also blaming their weaknesses and shortcomings on them.
Someone with narcissistic traits may hinder any attempt by their partner to improve their strength or self worth. After knocking them down the person with narcissistic personlity disorder will then try and stop their partner getting back on their feet to get on with their life (or get away). They may encourage their partner and then 'knock them back down' (like Lucy towards Charlie Brown in 'the Peanuts').
NPD is a disorder and not a disease. There are no blood tests for psychological disorders and different professionals may diagnose the same person in different ways. Instead the term Narcissistic Personality Disorder describes a pattern of behavior which can be very pervasive.
Most importantly a Narcissist is a human being and should not be treated like a monster, or worse, as an 'it'. As unfair and damaging as a relationship with this type of person may be, we believe it is healthier to use straightforward descriptive words about their bad behavior, rather than relying on labels to describe them. It would be more correct and useful in most situations for instance to say "Lucy lied to me" than to say "Lucy is an N or Lucy is a narcissist."
As common as the suggestion is that you must run or "get away" from this type of person, we believe it is important for family members of a person with these tendencies to learn to stand up for themselves and hold their ground. This response will be highly beneficial for everyone in the family including the person with narcissistic traits. Their behavior will not improve on it's own however and it is a mistake to try and appeal to this person's sense of fairness or better nature or expect them to be the one responsible for 'changing'.
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Please write more. The broken hearts in this world need to identify with others and know there's spiritual help/friendship while they heal. You're providing the "impossible to find" these days. And even more, you're providing instructions for how to not cast the so-called permanently damaged out into the cold.
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Lemon Water (AKA Sugar-free Lemon Aid)
The most alkaline-forming food you can eat is a lemon. Here is a simple way to get some quick alkalizing going into your body. Lemon juice has great digestive qualities so symptoms of indigestion such as heartburn, bloating and belching are often relieved. Lemons also help cleanse the body of toxins.
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- Wash lemon well
- Cut lemon in half, horizontally
- Squeeze each half of a lemon
- Add to 2 – 4 cups of water. The lemon juice can be diluted more according to taste.
- Add stevia to taste.
Nutrition Tip: Fresh lemons are high vitamin C and dietary fiber. They also have vitamin B6, calcium, potassium, copper, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, iron and magnesium, and are low in calories.
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How much lemon to drink:
For a weight of less than 150 pounds, 1 whole lemon a day.
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PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Coyotes were busy on the first day of free agency despite their financial restraints, signing a replacement for goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, adding a pair of forwards and retaining one of their top skill players.
Phoenix closed up one big hole by signing a multiyear deal with veteran goalie Mike Smith on Friday, and added veteran forwards Raffi Torres and Boyd Gordon. The team also came to terms with forward Radim Vrbata, an unrestricted free agent.
The ownerless Coyotes are still being run by the NHL, but were able to make a mark in free agency without spending a lot _ Vrbata was the highest-paid at $3 million per year _ leaving plenty of room to sign some of their restricted free agents and fill other needs, including another center.
"We have the wherewithal to be active in other areas," Coyotes general manager Don Maloney said. "We're still pursuing the center position and we're in great shape financially in order to acquire somebody. It's just a matter of finding and acquiring the right player."
Phoenix's top offseason priority was finding a replacement for Bryzgalov.
The Coyotes were far apart in negotiations with the Russian goalie and sent his bargaining rights to Philadelphia. The Flyers were a little more accommodating, overhauling the roster and trading away veterans Jeff Carter and Mike Richards to clear cap space and sign Bryzgalov to a nine-year deal.
He will be replaced in Phoenix by Smith, a big veteran who doesn't have the same name recognition as some of the other goalies in the league but fits Phoenix's needs, both on the ice and the team's pocketbook.
"It was really a combination of term and dollars and age, and where we're at right now, we're looking for upside if we can find it," Maloney said. "We thought this was an opportunity. I think when we get him into our system and our style of play, we really like the tools."
The 29-year-old known for his creatively painted masks fought injuries and was a backup to Dwayne Roloson in Tampa Bay last season, going 13-6-1 with a 2.90 goals-against average in 22 games.
In the previous two seasons, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound goalie got the majority of time between the pipes for the Lightning, playing 83 combined games. He also saw time in three playoff games for Tampa Bay last season, going 1-1 with a 1.00 goals-against average, and played 44 combined games under current Coyotes coach Dave Tippett in Dallas from 2006-08.
Despite Phoenix's uncertain future without an owner, Smith is looking forward to playing in the desert after a difficult 2010-11 season that included a broken finger, a sprained knee and a trip to the waiver wire in February.
"I learned a lot about my game, about being a professional and what I have to do to be a good goalie in this league," said Smith, 67-66-19 with a 2.71 goals-against average in six NHL seasons. "I think if I improve as much as I did this year after everything I went through (and) in a better situation here in Phoenix, I'm going to be a great goaltender down the road."
Torres is a bruising forward who had 14 goals and 29 points for Vancouver during its run to the Stanley Cup finals this past season, notching seven points in 23 playoff games.
The 6-0, 219-pound winger is a good skater, but is also a physical player who isn't afraid mix it up, earning a four-game suspension for an elbow to the head of Edmonton Oilers forward Jordan Eberle late in the regular season that carried into the playoffs.
Torres, 29, has 112 goals and 221 points in six NHL seasons with four teams, including a trip to the finals with Edmonton in 2005-06.


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