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Grown Ups 2
Like #1, the title is a misnomer. Filled with fart and poop jokes, it's definitely not for adults.
Adam Sandler has obviously never met a fart-poop-boob joke he didn't like. His first sequel ever is beyond sophomoric. Call this one freshmanoric. The humor has not matured in the sequel.
It starts with a heavily-antlered big deer finding its way into Lenny (Sandler's) family home, peeing on both him and his mastering-of-his-own-domain-in-the-shower oldest son. So, yeah, it's potty-humor right from the get-go.
Sandler throws some family values in (most of his bromancers are family guys or family guy wanna-be's) but it's the toilet/slapstick humor that rules.
More celebs show up in the sequel, including Shaquille O'Neal (as a cop), Taylor Lautner (as the leading frat boy from hell), Georgia Engel ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show"), Steve Buscemi, Tim Meadows, Steve Austin and Milo Ventimiglia.
Just like the first film, there's virtually no plot. It's just a bunch of slapsticky jokes and one-liners.
The one bit of positivity: the 80's music including Warren Zevon's "Werewolves Of London" Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself" and an actual on-screen performance by The J. Geils Band .
Basically, we have our 2nd movie of the weekend aimed at a pubing boys.

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I think Dave Lee Vs Graham Turner would be a terrific match up! CW lets get this on!!!
I think Dave Lee Vs Graham Turner would be a terrific match up! CW lets get this on!!!
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Turner vs AlanOmer or Dave Hill would be quality.
If you love fighting you can never really lose!!!!!
lol @ the implication either of these two are "scared" of Turner after facing the likes of Pickett, Curan, Imanari, Silva, Maeda, Page, Niinimaki, Mann etc etc between them.
They are both getting on and can't be blamed for picking any fights they do take very carefully. Both these guys have had all sorts of issues with people pulling out, injury, promotions folding, the usual stuff.. I know for a fact there hasn't been a match worth making on Cagewarriors for Danny for years.
Yes he's that good.
Fighting afterburner is a scary prospect.
Lol at Danny batten being too good to fight on cagewarriors - great fighter but not defending your belt for that long?
I'm quite impressed this thread made it through 25 posts without an 'is Danny Batten injured' thread reference....oh wait.
On a serious note, it's a shame as I would love to have seen Graham vs Rob. But I'm sure the CW team will come up with a cracking replacement match as they always do when the chips are down and it's crunch time.
EDIT: Bollocks I posted that before I saw Homers 'injury' post. Damn you!
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Huge fan of both and they have more than paid their dues in ukmma to earn fans respect. But no acceptable fight offered in 6 years for danny worthy of defending his title for? Call me skeptical but i aint buying that. I know cw had some problems for a while and danny had injuries but... 6 years!!
As for Robbie. I don't think anyone (except Graham B) has questioned his reason for not fighting. But a fighter like Robbie who has been there and done it, taking another fight, against a lower ranked opponent on a lower profile show within 14days of the show he pulled from AFTER contracts were sent out is bound to raise a few eyebrows.
postpone for the winner of conor v steve. both of these guys have put the time in with CW and surely the winner deserves first shot?
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I would like the offer.
lol at Robbie taking an easier fight. He is a fireman i think and would work shifts. I guess the ogle date works out for him.
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Japanese artist Mr. built an installation in the Lehmann MaupinGallery that is a gorgeous messy heap of cultural garbage/treasure. Using old anime posters, tarps, wood veneer cabinets, bouncy balls and the like, Mr's installation overwhelms us with the incredible amounts of Stuff we as a society create; a physical version of contemporary internet culture's constant sensory overload. His show is up for another three days, so if you're in the NY area, catch it while you can! Press release:
"Mr. has envisioned a complex, chaotic installation that serves as immersive sculpture by forcing viewers to interact with the work and places them in a scenario that is psychologically unsettling. His new body of work aspires to blur the distinction between the interior and exterior through the construction of structures and atmospheres inhabited by familiar objects that are conversely used to communicate the unfamiliar: in this instance, an experience most people have not lived. Viewers are given insight to the psychological state of Japan all the while remaining alien to the experience. Composed of garbage and everyday objects from Japanese life, this installation stands as a reminder of the debris that blanketed Tohoku in the aftermath of March 11."


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Darius Rucker announces 2014 'True Believers Tour'
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Darius Rucker is making plans to hit the road early next year. The singer will launch his 2014 "True Believers Tour" with a show at the University of Illinois in Champaign on January 29th.
The 15-date trek will make stops throughout the Central and Eastern U.S. before coming to a close in Loveland, Colorado on March 9th. Rucker has tapped the Eli Young Band and David Nail to join him as openers.
Darius says he's looking forward to the tour, because "there's nothing like seeing the fans react to your music." He adds that it'll be "an awesome show," because "both Eli Young Band and David Nail deliver live."
Darius is touring behind his latest album, True Believers, which features the chart-topping hit "Wagon Wheel" and his current single, "Radio."
Darius Rucker "True Believers Tour" Dates
January 29 - Champaign, Illinois, at the University of Illinois
January 30 - Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the Memorial Coliseum
January 31 - Ypsilanti, Michigan, at the Eastern Michigan Convocation Center
February 13 - Hershey, Pennsylvania, at the Giant Center
February 14 - Albany, New York, at the Times Union
February 15 - Verona, New York, at the T. Stone Event Central
February 20 - Charleston, South Carolina, at th North Charleston Coliseum
February 21 - Columbia, South Carolina, at the Colonial Life Arena
February 22 - Asheville, North Carolina, at the US Cellular Center
February 27 - Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Insurance Arena
February 28 - Youngstown, Ohio, at The Covelli Center
March 1 - Roanoke, Virginia, at the Roanoke Civic Center
March 7 - Enid, Oklahoma, at the Enid Event Center and Convention Hall
March 8 - Salina, Kansas, at the Bicentennial Center
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Walking this 'route' will change the way you see this city—and yourself.
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Audience members are invited on an extraordinary journey through downtown streetscapes, building lobbies, and cafés—guided by audio tracks and mobile phone communication—as their shifting perceptions make and remake the city they inhabit. Devised specifically for the City of Chicago, en route creates a place where the private and public, imaginary and concrete, intersect and overlap. The event begins with a text message which gives instructions on where to meet the artists. Each of the travelers who go on the "journey" must come with their cell phone and borrow a specially programmed Motorola ATRIX™ 4G, which enhances the experience with music from local Chicago musicians, and spoken text pieces.
Melbourne-based artists Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Paul Moir, Julian Rickert and Jackson Castiglione, generate their work from collaborative investigations, shaped primarily by the environment of a specific place—inviting audience members to participate in the theatrical event, encouraging rich and personalized experiences. The company is the recipient of a London 2012 Festival Cultural Olympiad commission to create en route in London as part of next summer's Olympic Games. The piece has received critical acclaim in Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Australia's Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe Festivals.
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Duke's Kim DeCesare is Women's Player of the Week
Duke redshirt junior midfielder Kim DeCesare has been named the Soccer News Net Women's College Player of the Week for the week ending November 18.
The Massapequa Park, NY native struck for four goals over two games last week, NCAA tournament victories over 24th-ranked Miami (Ohio) and second-ranked Virginia.
DeCesare tallied back-to-back first half goals to open the match against Miami (Ohio) on Friday as the Blue Devils went on to post a 4-1 victory over the RedHawks in the NCAA Sweet 16. The game-winning goal for DeCesare was her fourth of the season.
DeCesare closed the weekend with another two goals at second-ranked Virginia on Sunday. The 5-11 forward notched the first goal of the match in the ninth minute to put the Blue Devils ahead 1-0. She then added her second goal in the 89th minute to seal the 3-1 victory for Duke and advance the Blue Devils to the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth time out of the last six years.
The four-goal performance left DeCesare tied with Laura Weinberg for the team scoring lead at 16, making them the highest scoring duo in the nation this season. DeCesare has six career NCAA Tournament goals over the last two years. Her 38 points in 2012 ranks as the fourth-highest single-season point total in school history.
Soccer News Net Women's College Player of the Week
Week ending August 27: Anne Stuller, Colorado Buffaloes
Week ending September 2: Erin Yenney, Louisville Cardinals
Week ending September 9: Danielle Schulmann, UConn Huskies
Week ending September 16: Zakiya Bywaters, UCLA Bruins
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Week ending September 30: Daphne Corboz, Georgetown Hoyas
Week ending October 7: Christiane Cordero, East Carolina Pirates
Week ending October 14: Kyla Cross, Illinois State Redbirds
Week ending October 21: Julie Eckel, Tennessee Volunteers
Week ending October 28: Vanessa DiBernardo, Illinois Fighting Illini
Week ending November 4: Erika Tymrak, Florida Gators
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When mayoral hopeful Eric Garcetti signed a lease last week for campaign headquarters in Studio City, he joined other leading candidates with an interest in the San Fernando Valley.
Not too far away, former prosecutor and talk show host Kevin James keeps his campaign headquarters on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. And Wendy Greuel's headquarters is just down the road in Van Nuys.
Another candidate for mayor, Councilwoman Jan Perry, is headquartered in South L.A. but plans to open an office in the Valley.
The rush to establish headquarters in the Valley is telling, say some political observers.
"The Valley is the key to the mayor's race," said Bill Carrick, a political consultant who represents Garcetti. "It will be the core battleground."
Others think the Valley will just be one of the key fights in the race, with the Latino vote in East L.A. and the Westside vote just as critical and tough.
But as Carrick sees it, the Valley's middle-of-the-road Democrats, who tend to be swing voters, could decide the election.
Additionally, Carrick, who worked with former Mayor Jim Hahn when he lost his job in 2005 to Antonio Villaraigosa, expects Valley voters will turn out in higher numbers this election.
Generally older voters continue to cast their ballots in low turnout elections, and the March primary is expected to be such an event. That will force the candidates to woo the older Valley communities.
Given the competition, the four leading candidates have been busy this fall in the Valley, attending dozens of house parties, fundraisers and phone-banking events.
For the candidates, it's all part of a campaign strategy that takes them from the horse-centric communities of Chatsworth to predominantly Latino neighborhoods, such as Panorama City.
"There is no monolithic Valley," said political consultant Parke Skelton, who isn't affiliated with any of the candidates.
"You have a strategy for a community like Pacoima, you have a different strategy for Porter Ranch."
Like Carrick, Skelton knows the Valley well: He helped Villaraigosa to victory in 2005, beating incumbent Hahn in the Valley by 10 points, according to an exit poll at the time.
Seven years later, a new crop of mayoral candidates is fighting over those Valley votes, focusing on not only the core Democrats throughout the region, but the small number of Republicans.
Kevin James, who lives in Laurel Canyon but originally hails from Oklahoma, said he chose Studio City for his headquarters in part because of the Valley's more conservative voters.
Rose Kapolczynski, an adviser to Wendy Greuel, points out that Greuel is the only candidate who actually lives in the Valley, in Studio City.
While the Valley's neighborhoods may be diverse, "what unites people is that they want the economy to get better," Kapolczynski said. "They want the mayor to make sure that basic services are delivered, and they want to make sure the Valley is going to get its fair share."
As candidates make the rounds in the Valley, the "fair share" speech - the issue of whether City Hall provides comparable services for the region - is likely to be front and center.
"I have never seen a campaign in the San Fernando Valley with the message that the Valley does get its fair share," said Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at USC.
"It's a perennial argument," he said.
For Stuart Waldman, president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, there's satisfaction in watching the mayoral candidates compete in the Valley.
"This election will be won and lost in San Fernando Valley," predicts Waldman. "You can't win in a four-person race without getting the Valley."
Also, he added, there are practical reasons for politicians to place their headquarters in the Valley.
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The National Research Council defines elder abuse and mistreatment as:
NIJ has funded two studies that identify characteristics of those caregivers who perpetrate elder mistreatment.
In a court-based study of abused women in Rhode Island over the age of 50, researchers reviewed court records — cases in which
the perpetrator has been prosecuted for a crime — and found that: [1]
In a telephone survey of nearly 6,000 elderly individuals, victims of elder physical mistreatment reported that: [2]
Next section: Addressing Elder Mistreatment.
[1] Klein, A., T. Tobin, A. Salomon, and J. Dubois. A Statewide Profile of Abuse of Older Women and the Criminal Justice Response (pdf, 94 pages), Final Grant Report to the National Institute of Justice, March 2008, NCJ 222459.
[2] Acierno R., M. Hernandez-Tejada, W. Muzzy, K. Steve. National Elder Mistreatment Study (pdf, 183 pages), NCJ 226456, March 2008, Grant Report.


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USC launches Paralegal Certificate Program
The University of South Carolina's Office of Continuing Education has announced it will offer a Paralegal Certificate Program, beginning April 10, for those interested in pursuing a career in the paralegal profession.
The six-month program, to be held Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 1600 Hampton Street Annex, will offer training in research skills and knowledge requisite for success in the legal industry. The $4,500 tuition includes textbooks, as well as access to online legal resources. Requirements include a four-year undergraduate degree, basic computer and word-processing skills, Internet access and an updated résumé. An information session for those interested in learning more about the program will be held on Saturday, March 6 at 1 p.m.
"The university recognizes that education doesn't stop when a student receives their bachelor's degree," said Eric McGee, director of Continuing and Professional Education at USC. "Paralegal training provides our students with an opportunity to gain the skills necessary to excel in a variety of traditional and non-traditional aspects of the legal field. Additionally, paralegal training can provide a great foundation for those individuals who may be interested in pursuing law school after gaining more knowledge and a better understanding of the law."
The curricula includes introduction to law; tort law and personal injury; legal research and writing; civil litigation; contract law; and debtor and creditor law. Each of these modules is led by South Carolina attorneys with experience and expertise in the respective subject areas.
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The name Anathapindika has come to be synonymous with extreme generosity in connection with Buddhist activities.
However, this is not his only claim to fame.
An interesting story about Anathapindika goes like this: at the time of the Buddha, the role of lay people was merely to provide material support to monks and nuns. It was not the practice to teach them the higher truths, which were reserved for those who had joined the Order.
At Anathapindika's deathbed however, the Elder Sariputra made an exception and conveyed to him the Buddha's teaching on Wisdom.
Anathapindika was moved to tears and requested that henceforth, such teachings be shared with lay people also, as some of them could benefit from these ideas. It was as a result of this plea that lay people may now be exposed to the higher wisdom teachings of the Buddha.
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We begin with college freshman Hannah Lawson collapsing onstage. But that's not what happens first.
Hannah has been battling a host of physical problems for years—including epileptic seizures and asthma. She's had multiple surgeries on her malformed hips. But she thought she'd beaten all that. She's a budding actress, and she's landed the lead role in her college's spring production.
Her collapse makes it clear that her past still haunts her. And not just physically. "I feel dead inside," she confesses in her journal. "I have so many unanswered questions. … Something is missing. Why, God, do I feel unwanted? Why do I feel I have no right to exist?"
And so her parents decide it's time tell her the truth: Not only was Hannah adopted, but she was born prematurely at 24 weeks. There's more. Hannah's birth was itself the unexpected outcome of a "failed" abortion. As for her myriad chronic ailments, well, all of them are tied to that trauma.
The news rocks Hannah's identity even as it begins, perhaps, to explain why she feels so hollow. But now she wants to know more. Who was her birth mother? Hannah wonders. And why didn't she want me?
Hannah asks to see her birth certificate. Dad, who's struggling mightily to let his beloved daughter grow up, says no. But Mom relents, and Hannah learns that she was born in Mobile, Ala., some 12 hours away. She can't help but wonder if other clues about her past might be unearthed if she could just get there.
Time for a road trip. Against her father's wishes, she tags along with lifelong friend Jason, his girlfriend, Alanna, and a few other college friends who are headed south for spring break. She's determined to uncover her own secrets. To soothe her own pain. She dares not even think about self-acceptance or forgiveness.
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October Baby deals with profound and deeply significant subjects: the inestimable value of human life and the horror of abortion, the difficulty parents have letting go, the importance of friendship, and the desperate need we all have to give and receive forgiveness.
Dad is dead set against Hannah's not-so-small expedition, but he ultimately tells her that he trusts her to make the right decision. One could argue that she does. But it's not what he thinks is right. And that sets the stage for conflict and, ultimately, restoration between father and daughter. Indeed, in his effort to protect Hannah, her dad arguably crosses a number of lines when it comes to Hannah's privacy and dignity. (Remember, she's in college at this point.) He reads her journal without permission. He tries to drive Jason away. He threatens to cut off her funding for college. But all of this serves a final purpose: reconciliation. In the end, Dad is able to tell his daughter all of the details surrounding what happened after she was born and the great lengths to which the family went to care for her. He also lets her know why it's so hard for him to let her go. He apologizes for his suffocating and overprotective actions.
Jason, meanwhile, demonstrates his friendship and commitment to Hannah numerous times during the trip. A kind—and utterly remorseful—nurse, who assisted in nearly killing Hannah in utero, points her in the right direction at a key juncture in her search for clues. And diverting from Hannah for a moment, it's worth noting that the film uses this nurse to drive home a hugely important point about abortion: She's clearly been haunted by her working with a doctor who performed hundreds of abortions. And she tells Hannah, "When you hear something enough times, somehow you start to believe it. It was just tissue. That's what they told us. It was tissue that couldn't survive." That wasn't true, this nurse concludes, and she relates the fact that after Hannah was born, she quit her job at the abortion clinic.
Hannah does eventually find her birth mother—who rejects her again, literally walking away from her. But Hannah still moves toward forgiveness, with the help of Jason, her mother and a kind priest who shares with her the importance of letting go of the wounds others have inflicted.
Spiritual Content
The central spiritual message of October Baby has to do with the intersection of truth, forgiveness and freedom. At one point, Hannah writes in her journal, "The truth will make you free?" It certainly doesn't feel like that to her. Once she knows the truth about her birth, she feels even more shackled than before.
But near the end of the film, she visits a Catholic cathedral. As a kind priest gently probes why she's there, she admits, "I can't figure out how to let go of the fact that I feel hatred for myself and others." She also talks about being angry at her birth mother for trying to abort her and her parents for not having told her the truth sooner.
The priest quotes the Apostle Paul from the book of Colossians, saying, "Because we have been forgiven by God, we should forgive each other. In Christ, you're forgiven. Because you're forgiven, you have the power to forgive, to choose to forgive. Let it go. Hatred is a burden you no longer need to carry." Then he adds, "Only in forgiveness can you be free, Hannah." He wisely notes that the forgiveness Hannah needs to embrace isn't something that can be found on a mere road trip or even in a cathedral. Hannah ultimately takes his words to heart, forgiving both her parents and her birth mother.
Elsewhere, we learn that Hannah grew up in a Christian home and that her parents frequently prayed and read the Bible. Her father describes how he and Hannah's mom prayed constantly after she was born, and how he's still trying to recover from a season of doubt and disappointment in his own relationship with God.
Sexual Content
Jason and Hannah are forced to get a hotel room together because they don't have enough money for two rooms. When it comes time to turn in, Jason bunks on the floor while Hannah's in the bed alone. She's still very uncomfortable with the situation, though, and eventually decamps to the hotel lobby to sleep on the couch. Jason joins her, and the pair falls asleep slumped against each other.
One awkward conversation between the two finds Hannah spontaneously asking Jason, "Would you think it was weird if I said I've never been with anybody before?" She then suggests that he probably thinks she's some kind of "Christian homeschooling freak" who doesn't have much of a wild side. She follows that comment with another question: "What's so wrong about not having a wild side?"
Hannah and Alanna wear tank tops and spaghetti strap tops that reveal some cleavage. Alanna and Jason briefly embrace. We see Alanna asleep in Jason's arms in the van.
Violent Content
The nurse says cryptically of her work with the abortion doctor, "There were things that happened there. Terrible things. Things he had me do." She also tells Hanna that her birth mother was pregnant with twins, and that her twin brother's arm was ripped off during the procedure.
Crude or Profane Language
Drug and Alcohol Content
After a wild night in New Orleans (which we don't see), one of the guys on the trip tells Jason (who wasn't there) that he took "three sips" of a drink called a "hand grenade," which led to blackouts, a fight, a black eye and a disorderly conduct charge.
Alanna mocks Hannah for having to take prescription medication.
Other Negative Elements
It's not the only mean thing Alanna says to Hannah. Jealous and petty, Alanna often makes Hannah feel worse than she already does.
Desperate to find information about her birth mother, Hannah convinces Jason to enter an abandoned hospital in Mobile. She tries to convince him it's not illegal because the back door was open. (They're arrested, then released.)
October Baby directors Jon and Andrew Erwin—brothers from Birmingham, Ala.—made a name for themselves directing videos for the likes of Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant. And they certainly didn't expect their first feature film to be about someone who survived an abortion.
"I think if there was a film I would have avoided, it would have been October Baby." Jon told Everything Alabama. "Andy and I grew up working for ESPN, and we thought we were going to do a football movie, something noncontroversial."
That thought changed when they saw a video featuring pro-life activist Gianna Jessen, herself a survivor of an abortion. "Sometimes you go out to find a story," Andrew said, "but nine times out of 10, the story finds you. We heard her story, and it just kind of captivated us."
Add to that the strong influence of another pair of Southern brothers who know something about making Christian movies: Alex and Stephen Kendrick, the brain trust behind Facing the Giants, Fireproof and Courageous. It was they who directly challenged the Erwins to take a leap of faith in making a feature film.
The result delivers powerful messages about the damage abortion does to everyone it touches, the value of life and the necessity of forgiveness. It even touches on the virtues of sexual abstinence. The chirpy and sometimes cheeky "road trip" interludes don't always complement the gravity of the core subject, but it's absolutely impossible to miss the film's redemptive emphasis on forgiveness—a forgiveness inspired and empowered by Jesus' gentle treatment of us.
"I love stories of redemption, and I think stories of redemption can be found anywhere you look," Andrew says. "I love movies like Slumdog Millionaire and The King's Speech. … So I think whatever the message should be, my first job is to make it worth it for you to spend $10 on a movie ticket. But if I entertain you and I engage you emotionally with a story, then I would like to find messages that I'm passionate about and be able to insert them to where they fit naturally into the story, and I don't have to force them. That's what we tried to do with this. You can definitely see the message there, but even people that have seen the film and don't really see eye to eye the same way that I see on the subject, it engages them in a way that they don't feel beat over the head."
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Rachel Hendrix as Hannah Lawson; Jason Burkey as Jason; John Schneider as Dr. Jacob Lawson; Jennifer Price as Grace Lawson; Jasmine Guy as Mary Rutledge; Shari Rigby as Cindy Hastings; Chris Sligh as B-Mac; Rodney Clark as The Priest; Colleen Trusler as Alanna
Jon Erwin ( Woodlawn, Moms' Night Out), Andrew Erwin ( Woodlawn, Moms' Night Out)
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October 28, 2011
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David T. Little's SOLDIER SONGS Gets Digital Release Today
On Tuesday, February 26, the debut recording of David T. Little's "sharp, elegantly bristling" opera-theatre piece, Soldier Songs (2006), which recently completed a wildly successful NYC premiere run on the inaugural PROTOTYPE festival, is released on audio CD from Innova Recordings, produced by Lawson White. The recording receives its digital release on iTunes and Amazon today, February 5, 2013.
The hour-long eleven-song cycle, including libretto based on Little's interviews with veterans of five U.S. wars, follows the perspective of the title "Soldier" through three stages of life: Child (war-play and adolescent video games), Warrior (the confusion and terror of actual combat), and Elder (life after war).
For this "all-star" Innova Recordings release, Todd Reynolds conducts leading baritone David Adam Moore and David T. Little's "punk-classical" ensemble Newspeak, featuring Caleb Burhans, violin, voice; James Johnston, piano, toy piano, synthesizer, voice; Mellissa Hughes, voice; David T. Little, drums, junk metal, electronics, voice; Eileen Mack, clarinets, voice; Brian Snow, cello, voice; Peter Wise, vibraphone, percussion, voice. The disc also features special guest Kelli Kathman (piccolo, flutes, voice).
Soldier Songs is available for physical release on Tuesday, February 26, and for digital release via Amazon and iTunes today, February 5. For more, visit: http://www.innova.mu/albums/david-t-little/soldier-songs
SOLDIER SONGS Track List:
1. Prelude
Part One: Child
2. I. Real American Heroes (Age 6-12)
3. II. Boom! Bang! Dead! (Rated "T" for Teen) (Age 13-17)
4. III. Counting The Days (for Gene Little) (Age 18-21)
Part Two: Warrior
5. IV. Still Life with Tank and iPod (Age 22-24)
6. V. Old Friends with Large Weapons (for Michael Lear) (Age 25-27)
7. VI. Hollywood Ending (for Justen Bennett) (Age 28-29)
8. VII. Steel Rain (Age 30-31)
Part Three: Elder
9. Introduction / VIII. Hunting Emmanuel Goldstein (Age 32-42) / IX. Every Town has a Wall (Age 43-52)
10. X. Two Marines (Age 52-57)
11. XI. War After War (Age 58-66)
12. Coda: The Closed Mouth Speaks
Duration: 53 minutes
Composer's Statement:
Soldier Songs is based on and features interviews with the following veterans: Justen Bennett (US Army), Amber Ferenz (US Army), Richard Girardin (US Marine Corps), Gene Little (US Army), Joseph W. Little (US Army), Eugene F. Woznicki (US Air Force). This recording is dedicated to them. Says Little:
"I wrote Soldier Songs to try to figure things out. In 2004 I was invited by my former high school to speak with students about my life as a composer. Following my talk was my old friend, Justen Bennett, who was asked to talk about being a soldier. Justen had just returned from Iraq where, among other things, he had been a field medic, and had been among those who stormed Saddam Hussein's palace. I felt a little silly.
"Exiting the auditorium I saw a display case, which I remembered as having been used to celebrate student achievements: a victory for the football team, or the marching band, or photos from the musical that had happened the previous week. Now it was full of photos of alumni currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, driving tanks and carrying machine guns. Here, in the same case where the prom pictures used to go.
"I remembered back to my days with them in class arguing about the ethics of Vietnam, or even Operation Desert Storm. I remembered my attitude at the time: that war was always wrong, and that those who signed up to fight it were always fools. And yet, here were my friends' smart kids all' now in the desert defusing land mines.
"I then thought of my own family. Although we are not an intensely military family today, my generation is the first in nearly a century to not have a member in the service. My uncles were in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and my grandfathers were in World War II, in Europe. Cracks began to form in my absolutist position, and questions began to arise. To find my own answers, I called veterans I knew and asked them to speak with me about their experience. Everyone I asked said yes. It was from their stories that this piece began to emerge. What struck me most was that for almost all of them, this was the first time they had ever talked about their experience, even though for some they had left active duty nearly 40 years ago. This became central to the piece; what, for me, this piece is about: the impossibility of the telling.
"I never meant for this piece to prove a point, or even to have any kind of 'message' to deliver. Rather, it is presented for contemplation. I have selected and edited these interviews more as a way of sharing than as a way of convincing. By conducting these interviews, and writing this piece, I gained an awareness of the complexity and difficulty of the soldier's situation, and gained empathy and compassion for the men and women who have experienced the one-way door of combat; where once you pass through, you never fully come back."
Soldier Songs was commissioned by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, which premiered the original version of the work in 2006, conducted by Brett Mitchell and directed by Kevin Noe. The version of the work presented on this recording was completed for the Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) production, and premiered at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven in the summer of 2011, with David Adam Moore and Newspeak conducted by Todd Reynolds and directed by Yuval Sharon. The New York premiere of this production was presented as part of HERE and BMP's inaugural PROTOTYPE festival (Jan. 9-18, 2013) in partnership with the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University. (For PROTOTYPE, baritone Christopher Burchett sang the role of the Soldier.)
David T. Little's "sharp, elegantly bristling" music draws upon his experience as a rock drummer, fluidly fusing classical and popular idioms to powerful effect. His work often undertakes political and existential themes and has been described by The New York Times as "dramatically wild...rustling, raunchy and eclectic," showing "real imagination." New Yorker critic Alex Ross declared himself "completely gripped" by Little's early work and Russell Platt has since confirmed Little's status as "one of the most imaginative young composers on the music-theatre scene" and "a classical composer with a surprisingly broad range," adding: "Most young composers put the influences of rock, post-minimalism, and Benjamin Britten into a cocktail shaker and hope for the best; Little channels them into a seamless flow that fosters structural cohesion and expressive impact."


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Ohhhh, I had a premonition that a theist would show up to talk about premonitions.Welcome Wayne.
Welcome, Wayne. I've been following your posts with some interest.
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Mrs Bishop says
Yum! Who doesn't love a healthy dose of frosting sandwiched between layers of chocolate?!
I LOOOOVE this idea, ladies! You can never have enough sprinkles 🙂
These look cute and delicious! I love the sprinkles : ) Thanks for sharing, it's fun to get new cookie recipes for those cookie exchanges!
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Ya, these look fantastic!
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Oh. My. Gosh! These look amazing. We are frosting-lovers in my house, too. You can never have too much frosting. 😉 Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us! I'm so happy to have found your blog.
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What a super fun cookie! I love all the sprinkles!!!
Yum! Love a sandwich cookie (you get to eat 2 cookies in one!)
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These look awesome! I absolutely love them! They are def something I would enjoy making!!
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they look so yum and festive!!!
These look great. I'm such a little kid when it comes to sprinkles – can't resist!
Who would love these! So cute! I love the sprinkles against the chocolate cookie. So festive and perfect for gift giving!
Oh, these are so sweet! I think I'm going to have to make a version of these for my son's kindergarten class! And thank you so much for linking up at What's In Your Kitchen Wednesday!
Six Sisters says
And just change up the sprinkle colors to go along with any holiday, or multi colored for a birthday! They are such a fun cookie!
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These are so cute, they are perfect for the holidays! Thanks for sharing at Showcase Your Talent Thursday!
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How many do these make? Sometimes you gals forget to put this on your recipes! We are making them now and they look delicious and FUN:)
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Makes anywhere from 14 to 18 sandwich cookies. Just depends on the size of your dough ball.
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I have been craving cookies lately too. I could definitely eat a couple (dozen) of these!


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I get a lot of emails about the "Eat Right For Your Type" diet, also known as the blood type diet, which asserts that specific optimal diets exist for each blood type. In this post, I'll take a look at whether there's anything to this idea, and whether you should change the way you're eating based on whether you're Type O, A, B or AB.
The proposed diets all tend to be pretty decent, whole foods-based ways of eating, and they're all better than the standard American diet of industrial processed junk, but differences do exist. Here's the basic breakdown of all four blood type diets:
Type O (PDF [1]): The "original" blood type and the oldest one, proponents claim it evolved among hunter-gatherers in response to their (Primal) diet of animals and plants. People with this blood type do best on meat, fish, and certain fruits and vegetables while limiting starches and omitting grains (especially wheat), beans, legumes, and dairy. It's pretty much a strict paleo approach.
Type A (PDF [2]): The agricultural blood type, proponents claim it arose after the advent of agriculture. People with this blood type do best on vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, legumes, and limited fish. They should avoid meat, wheat, and dairy. It's basically a vegetarian diet.
Type B (PDF [3]): The "nomad" type, proponents claim it arose amongst pastoralists raising animals for meat and milk. People with this blood type do best with lamb, mutton, rabbit, and most other meats (except for chicken and pork), dairy, beans, and vegetables. They should avoid wheat, olives, tomatoes, and corn.
Type AB (PDF [4]): The "generalist" blood type. People with this blood type can eat many meats, some seafood, dairy, beans, grains, and fruit, but they should limit kidney beans, lima beans, seeds, corn, beef, chicken, and buckwheat.
I see a few things wrong with their reasoning:
First, they've got the anthropology all mixed up. Type O blood isn't the oldest blood type, nor was it formed by human dietary patterns. The most recent research [5] has found that Types A, B, and O arose almost 20 million years ago in a far-off ancestor common to humans and other primates – long before humans hunted, gathered, farmed, domesticated animals, or even existed. In fact, if anything, it's type A blood that's the oldest [6].
Second, if type A blood arose in response to agriculture, why would the Australian aboriginal diet [7] of meat, marrow, and foraged plant foods, or the Sami diet [8] of reindeer blood, meat, and milk and fatty fish both give rise to a preponderance of type A blood carriers [9]? Type A is supposed to be founded on agriculture – grains, beans, with very little animal products. If a high-animal foods diet selects against type A blood, why does it flourish in these populations?
Third, the justification given for eliminating certain foods from these diets is that the lectins found in them trigger agglutination (clumping) of the red blood cells when consumed by someone with the wrong blood type. So, lectins found in olives are supposed to cause agglutination in Type As, lectins found in grains are supposed to cause agglutination in Type Os, and so on. Proponents claim that specific lectins are selective in their tendency to agglutinate – they interact differently with the various blood types. This supposed selective agglutination is the proximate arbiter of whether a food belongs in a particular blood type's ideal diet or not, but it doesn't even exist. The actual research suggests that lectin agglutination is non-selective with regard to blood type. If a particular lectin agglutinates, it generally agglutinates across all blood types [10]. If a lectin is harmful to one blood type, it's harmful to all.
That said, the blood type diet folks do highlight an interesting observation: the individual blood types are often associated with different rates of certain diseases.
Type Os have a curious relationship to certain infectious diseases. While those with type O blood are more resistant to contracting cholera infections, if they actually get infected, they're more likely to have an extremely severe reaction [11]. It protects you until you get cholera, after which it leaves you extremely vulnerable. The extreme virulence of cholera to this blood type may even explain the relative paucity of type Os in areas where cholera is common [12].
Type Os also are far more susceptible to ulcer [13], now known to be caused by infections from H. pylori bacteria. This is likely explained by the greater preponderance of "H. pylori receptors" in the guts of type O individuals [14].
Against other diseases, however, type O seems to be somewhat protective:
When compared to other blood types, type O is associated with lower rates of heart disease [15]. The studies (comprising roughly 90,000 people) determined that 6.27% of the cardiovascular disease cases could be attributed to having a non-type O blood type.
Upon reviewing twelve separate studies, researchers determined that type O blood confers protection against pancreatic cancer [16]. Type B was most strongly associated with pancreatic cancer, followed by types AB and A, respectively. Despite the results, "the mechanism by which these SNPs influence risk is unknown." It could be that "these SNPs may act as markers of allelic variants in nearby genes, and the ABO antigens may not be directly involved in" the development of pancreatic cancer at all. Then, once a person has pancreatic cancer, type O confers a significant survival benefit [17] over the other blood types. This may be explained by the observation in animal studies [18] that the immune systems of types A and B seem to have a harder time at "noticing" and "destroying" cancer cells.
Type Os are also less likely to get gastric cancer [19], despite their increased susceptibility to H. pylori infections [20] (usually a risk factor for gastric cancer).
These connections are worth looking into and deserve further study, certainly, but they have nothing to say about what diets work best with each blood type.
Obviously, I agree that certain kinds of dietary lectins are problematic, especially if they make it past the gut and into the blood stream. They're a big reason why I avoid most grains [21], beans, and legumes [22] – not only do they contain large numbers of lectins, but the lectins they have tend to be particularly proficient at disrupting and navigating the gut barrier. And yes, some people seem more sensitive to dietary lectins than others, but I see no evidence that a person's lectin sensitivity – and thus ideal dietary composition – is determined by their blood type. It's an attractive idea, the notion that we can determine someone's optimal diet and offer them perfect health and protection from disease simply by checking their blood type. It's just not a realistic one, according to the available evidence.
In the end – and this might be the most important part of this whole thing – the blood type diet "works" because it eliminates processed food regardless of blood type, removes wheat from the diets of people with blood types A, B, and O (which takes care of the vast majority of the population of the world [23]), and recommends that most people (type O is the most common blood type) eat a diet based on meat and plants with little to no grains, beans, sugar,and legumes. I'm honestly not all surprised that so many people get great results.
What about you? Have you tried the blood type diet? Do you know anyone who's tried it and had success – or failure? If so, what type were they?
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Volume 21 - Article 32 | Pages 945-975
Spousal separation, selectivity and contextual effects: exploring the relationship between international labour migration and fertility in post-Soviet Tajikistan
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|fertility, migration, multiprocess model, selectivity, spousal separation, Tajikistan
This paper contributes to the sparse literature on the impact of temporary migration on fertility in origin areas. It examines the case of male labour migration from post-Soviet Tajikistan, a significant and relatively recent phenomenon. Fertility and migration models are solved simultaneously to account for cross-process correlation. There is clear evidence for a short-term disruptive effect of spousal separation, but it is too early to assess the implications for completed fertility.
While there is no evidence for unobserved selectivity at the couple level, there is a significant positive correlation between the migration and fertility processes at the community level.
Author's Affiliation
David Clifford - University of Southampton, United Kingdom
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I'm running BK 5 as my primary OS
Trying to access my computer (While running a SET server) over the WWW
Obviously that's not easy since i have a Dynamic IP
So I'm wondering
My router( as every other router) has a default Gateway.
If i change my default gateway to my local computer IP
Will i be redirected as the meting point for global internett traffic
if a outside network type in my router IP, will they connect to my PC?
and thereby making me server HOST?
no-ip doesn't work somehow.
Short answer. No. You're going to have to do some googling on "accessing my home computer."
No and realistically you should look into some networking 101 type tutorials. Understanding these fundamentals will not only answer your question but allow you greater insight as to how an attacker can take advantage of a network.
Also as a small counter point, not all routers are/ or act as a default gateway as claimed above.
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Brevard, N.C. - Martika Elmore threw a no-hitter in game one with Brittany Fowler and Chelsi Mallory providing the fireworks with a pair of home runs to win game one 8-0, and the Tornados took advantage of a pair of Senators' errors to plate five runs in the bottom of the fifth as Brevard swept the doubleheader over visiting Davis & Elkins, 6-3.
The Tornados improve to 15-5 on the season with the pair of wins.
Game One: Brevard 8, Davis & Elkins 0 (6 innings)
Box Score
Kayla Dorsey went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, while Fowler hit the go-ahead three-run shot in the fourth as the Tornados took the victory in the first game of the doubleheader, 8-0.
After a scoreless three and a half innings, the Tornados struck in the bottom of fourth. Sarah Carlos led off the inning with a base hit to centerfield. After Davis & Elkins starter Britne Bacca retired the next two batters, Ally Davenport drew a walk advancing Carlos to second. Fowler took the first two pitches of the at-bat before hammering the next offering over the left field fence, clearing the bases and giving Brevard their first lead of the game. Dorsey followed with a double to right center, coming around to score on Mallory's single down the left field line, but Mallory was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double to end the inning with Brevard up 4-0.
Brevard plated two more in the fifth as Kayla Clemens led off the inning with a double off the fence in centerfield. Clemens advanced on a passed ball and came around to score as the relay from the catcher to the pitcher was misplayed and rolled into centerfield as the Tornados went up 5-0. Becca Curlee followed with a single to left field, prompting a pitching change as Alanna Jones came into the game. Carlos and Meredith Davenport both recorded singles to load the bases and Curlee came around to score with two outs, touching home on a wild pitch.
Elmore cruised through the first 5.1 innings without allowing a base runner in throwing a perfect game, but Jones battled Elmore to a full count before drawing a walk to end the perfect game, but the no-hitter remained intact as the senior right-hander forced Daniella Vineyard into the double play to end the inning.
The Tornados put the game away in the bottom half of the inning as Dorsey led off the inning with her second double of the game, this one down the left field line and Mallory followed with her fourth home run of the season, clearing the left field fence to end the game due to the NCAA Mercy Rule.
Elmore (7-3) struck out seven while facing the minimum amount of batters in the game in recording her first no-hitter of the season and third in her career at Brevard College.
Game Two: Brevard 6, Davis & Elkins 3
Box Score
Alyssa Miller battled through a complete game effort on the mound and Carlos and Brittany Jones drove in two runs apiece as the Tornados came from behind to complete the sweep of the Senators, 6-3.
Davis & Elkins got on the board first in the second game, scoring twice in the top of the third as Amanda Serafini led off the inning with a double to the right centerfield gap. Carissa Dunn advanced her to third on a bunt single. A walk issued to Bacca loaded the bases with none out, but Miller battled back, retiring the next two Senators. Corrine Carrington cracked the seal with a base hit down the left field line, scoring two to put D&E up 2-0.
Brevard answered in the fifth as the Tornados sent 10 batters to the plate in scoring five runs to take the lead. Fowler, Mallory, Clemens, Curlee and Carlos came around to score in the inning which featured four BC hits, two errors, a passed ball and an out due to runner's interference.
The Tornados added an insurance run in the sixth as Dorsey came around to score on Curlee's infield grounder.
Davis & Elkins added a run in the seventh as Dunn drove in Williamson but Mallory made an athletic diving catch on a foul ball to end the game as the Tornados completed the sweep.
Miller improves to 8-2 on the season, striking out three while scattering six hits in the contest.
Brevard remains at the BC Softball Field as they host Virginia Intermont College tomorrow afternoon. The Tornados and Cobras split their previous meeting on February 26th as the Tornados took game one from VIC, 3-1, while falling in the nightcap, 4-1. First pitch for the doubleheader is set for 2 p.m.


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The list contained Shakespeare and Lytton, and I don't know who else.
Her uncle, Mr. Lytton of Lytton Lodge, has sent a messenger for her.
It's goin' to be my mine 'cause it rightfully belongs to me, no matter what Lytton's damn corporation papers may say.
Mr. Lytton had just arrived from Richmond and was about to start for Blue Cliffs.
Lytton's trail from the ranch led straight eastward, toward the Sunset group.
Mr. Berners and Mr. Lytton looked after him in surprise and curiosity.
Some of Lytton's letters had to be kept under lock and key or put in the fire for safer guardianship.
I followed her into a pleasant room overlooking the valley of the Lytton.
Another interesting subject was brought before the house by Mr. Lytton Bulwer, relating to the Germanic states.


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I hope the wave models hold for next weekend. I missed the last big swell do to classes!
Glad to see all the pix it makes me feel A LOT BETTER. Hopin for Sun so I can make the ride down.
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This is the thread for suggestions and discussion about ZAM's "Return to War" series. In addition to the regular feature stories in the series, we're lining up at least one Q&A with WAR executive producer Carrie Gouskos, so feel free to suggest questions that you'd like to see answered, or raise issues that you'd like to see addressed. You can also leave feedback or questions in the comments section of each story when it's published.
I'll try to link each part of the series here as soon as they're published, but you can also visit the news archive of our Warhammer Online portal site to access all the recent posts, or use the ReturnToWar news tag.
ZAM Returns to Warhammer Online: Part 1
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Setting up bi-directional relationships in Google App Engine efficiently can be tricky. I show you an efficient approach here.
When using Objectify on Google App Engine, sometimes you want to introduce polymorphism after the fact. This entry shows how you can do that.
Media Temple is being acquired by GoDaddy. Allow me to begin jerking my knee in reaction.
I recently upgraded to the Media Temple DV Developer. This is a quick summary of my experiences.
Running a fresh install of Elementary OS Luna? Be sure to check out a couple extras to get the most of your new install.
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San Antonio Cop Kills Man in Restaurant Drive Through
A San Antonio Police Officer shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a popular northeast side restaurant early this morning, 1200 WOAI's Michael Main reports.
Police Chief William McManus says it happened at Chacho's Restaurant at Loop 410 and Perrin-Beitel, where the six year veteran of the police force was working off duty, but in uniform, providing security.
"There was an altercation between two drivers at the drive up window, when one vehicle bumps into another vehicle," McManus said.
The officer approached and began investigating the minor accident, when the officer noticed trouble.
"He sees a passenger in the vehicle fidgeting around, reaching for something in his waistband, and the officer is walking around the front of the car to talk to the passenger," McManus said.
He said at that point, the passenger got out of the car and pulled a gun on the officer.
"The officer fired multiple times," McManus said. The suspect runs, the officer doesn't think he hit him, but as he is running the suspect collapsed in the parking lot." A handgun was found near the man's body.
The 23 year old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer will be placed on desk duty, which is standard procedure, while the incident is investigated by the SAPD shooting team.


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Wally from NC asks:
I normally use Picasa for all my photo viewing, etc. When I look at any of my photos using Windows Photo Gallery all the photos have a brown tint like 'sepia'. Is there a setting I need to correct to fix this?
The off-color tinge is more commonly noticed by people who are using LCD flat panel displays to view their pictures. This sepia-effect happens whether you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7; it's the LCD monitor that is throwing the color off and not the operating system being used.
Switching the LCD panel with a non-LCD screen would be the quickest way to see if the brownish tint could be eliminated. However, instead of down-grading to an older monitor, there are some steps you can take to try and remedy the discoloration.
If using Windows 7, try the following adjustments:
Step 1 – Go to the Control Panel and click on View by: to expose the drop down box
Step 2 – Scroll down and select Small Icons to view
Step 3 – Once the icons are made smaller, there should be one labeled Color Management. Click to open this new window.
Step 4 – There are tabs located at the top of this new window. Select the tab labeled Devices and then locate your monitor on the drop down box next to Device.
Step 5 – After the selection is made, you'll want to check the box labeled Use my settings for this device.
Step 6 – Click the button labeled Add at the lower left of this Color Management window
Step 7 – A window with a list of profiles will appear. Select sRGB IEC61966-2.1 from this list and then click on the OK button.
Step 8 – Set this profile as the default option by clicking the Set as Default Profile button at the bottom right hand side of the Color Management window.
Step 9 – Close the Color Management window and reboot the computer
These 9 steps should remedy the issue of having a brownish tint on your pictures when using Photo Gallery with Windows 7.
Making a profile change in Windows Vista is very similar to the steps mentioned above. Here is a quick run-down on how to restore normal colors in Photo Gallery when an LCD monitor is being used:
Step 1 – Go to the desktop, right click, and select Personalize
Step 2 – From here, select Display Settings and click on the button labeled Advanced Settings
Step 3 – Go to the Color Management tab and click on the button labeled Color Management
Step 4 – When the drop down box is exposed, find the name of your device and click on it.
Step 5 – Click the box below the list of devices that has the words 'Use my settings for this device' next to it.
Step 6 – Click on the 'Add' button at the bottom of the screen and choose sRBG IEC61966-2.1 from the ICC profiles.
Step 7 – Once you've selected the proper profile, set it by clicking on the Set as Default button at the bottom of the window.
Step 8 – Keep clicking the OK button until you have exited each screen and then reboot the computer
If you aren't able to locate the correct profile under the section for ICC Profiles, then you'll need to download it. This profile can be downloaded from Adobe. The steps for completing this process are listed below:
Step 1 – Go to the Adobe downloads [1] page.
Step 2 – Scroll to the very bottom of this page and locate the Adobe ICC Color Profiles under Other Downloads. You'll need to select Windows under the Adobe ICC Color Profiles category.
Step 3 – The next page displayed will give you an option to choose which type of ICC profile download you will need; for End Users or for Bundling. Most people will select End Users.
Step 4 – Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the button labeled Accept
Step 5 – Scroll down a short ways on the page and click the 'Proceed to Download' button, then continue to follow the prompts.
You will be downloading a zip file that will have to be accessed through a utility or the operating system on your computer. Once this zip file has been uncompressed, select the RGB profile desired. You'll need to right click to choose the 'Install Profile' menu item of your choice. This same action needs to be done in the CMYK profile folder too. You will be able to tell if the ICC profile you've chosen is already installed because the 'Uninstall Menu' will appear. Reboot the computer after making any changes.
Hopefully, these subtle changes will enable you to view photos in all of their modern bright colors, rather than vintage sepia.
~Cory Buford


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Shoplifting Suspect Arrested on Robbery Charges
Shoplifting turned into robbery, when a women used physical force against security guards who were trying to prevent her from leaving a store in Ala Moana Center. Forty-one-year-old Leilani Thompson of no local address was trying to leave the store just after 1:30 p.m. Thursday without paying for merchandise. When store security tried to stop her, she used physical force. She was charged with second degree robbery and five contempt counts. Bail was set at 15-thousand-dollars.


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Electric Zoo announces phase I lineup
With the good news that Electric Zoo is officially returning to its home on Randall's Island in New York City this year, comes the festival's phase I lineup!
Headlining the 2014 edition of Electric Zoo are Armin van Buuren, Zedd, Knife Party, Laidback Luke, David Guetta, Dada Life, Nicky Romero, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Kaskade, Alesso, Jack U, and Dash Berlin.
Others on this year's initial lineup include Bingo Players, Fedde Le Grand, Showtek, Benny Benassi, W&W, Carnage, Wolfgang Gartner, and more.
This year the festival is also adopting last year's addition of a second main stage. There will be both a Main Stage East and Main Stage West, along with the usual Riverside stage, Hilltop Arena, and Sunday School Grove.
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Thread: Parenting and Fear Mongering
5th April 2013 07:55 AM #1
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Parenting and Fear Mongering
Hi all
I was just reading this article: Hold the Dose of Fear on the PBB site and it got me thinking about my experiences as a brand new parent.
Just like the woman in this article I faced a great deal of fear mongering, which was exacerbated by choices which incited opposition. These included requesting Vitamin K syrup rather than an injection, co-sleeping with my baby, extended breastfeeding and deciding not to vaccinate until my child was older (and not the full schedule then). Even my commitment to baby wearing was at that time (8 years ago) seen by some as the actions of an overly clingy mother making a rod for her own back.
Has anyone else faced this type of opposition which has been delivered along with a message that you are somehow harming your child or putting at risk by your 'radical' actions?
10th April 2013 07:14 AM #2
What a refreshing read this article is.
Yes - I most definitely have been on the receiving end of 'fear mongering'. In fact, my very first contact with my doctor when I found out I was 5 weeks pregnant in my first pregnancy was to tell me 'lots of pregnancies end in miscarriage so that may happen to you'. I sometimes wonder if the stress I felt after being told this by my GP contributed to this first pregnancy sadly ending in a miscarriage.
Then later, with my second pregnancy, there were the birth fear stories and yes I did have a traumatic first birth. But no-one told me how to relax, and breathe and go with your body.
Then more fear mongering. How much weight the baby had/ hadn't put on. Co-sleeping. Baby wearing. Tandem feeding.
Enough! I love my local breastfeeding support group, my amazing hypnobirthing doula and this excellent pregnancy forum. I want to spend this precious time just letting my children and babies be. I know when they are ill or we need extra help. I am their mother. And what we want most is to play, cuddle, breastfeed and co-sleep whilst they explore the world at their own pace.
Thank you for sharing this. I believe that positive, educated, caring parenting is always better than parenting out of fear.
22nd April 2013 05:25 PM #3
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Goodness LJ
You and I could be twins separated at birth! There is so much fear mongering in our society these days that it is no wonder many women face birth and motherhood convinced of failure. My first (and only) successful pregnancy ended in a cesarean after a long and difficult labour. I recall looking in my baby's blue book and seeing the words 'failure to progress' and thinking 'great. I have already been branded.'
From day one the hospital staff seemed to go out of their way to scare me into submission. Letting my day-old baby sleep on the bed beside me while I read a magazine (with the bed side up!) was going to result in a head injury. Putting a cute little hat on her just to take some photos would result in cot death if I forgot to take it off! It was insane.
I quickly made enemies by refusing to listen. These were some of the reasons I had wanted to birth at home and while I hated being there, it was oddly vindicating to see that I wasn't a radical - the hospital system really were fear mongering extremists! Okay... maybe that's a little extreme but I am sure you know what I mean!
Like you I have embraced circles, groups and individuals who turn their backs on the fear mongering!
24th April 2013 06:53 AM #4
How wonderful that you have said no to the fear mongering and instead gone on a gentle, positive and empowering parenting journey! After all, the parenting style you talk about is the most natural. What a terrible shame that so many parents are too scared to follow their parenting instincts. Here's hoping for change!


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Queensland has lost its Arts Minister and Transport Department head in the same day.
Minister Ros Bates resigned from cabinet for health and family reasons.
Four hours later, Premier Campbell Newman sacked Transport and Main Roads Director General Michael Caltabiano.
The former Liberal MP is at the centre of an Ethics Committee and Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation into an alleged nepotism scandal.
The son of Ms Bates was given a plum job in Mr Caltabiano's department and he's accused of misleading parliament to cover up their work history.
Mr Caltabiano stood aside in October on full pay and has been pocketing almost $10,000 a week before tax.
Mr Newman didn't want to comment on Mr Caltabiano's dismissal, but said he was saddened to see Ms Bates resign.
She is the third minister to go in just 10 months, and her resignation could spark a widespread cabinet reshuffle.
Mr Newman said he did not ask her to quit; but he didn't ask her to stay on either.
"She has been under intense pressure," he said.
"Ros has done an outstanding job under difficult circumstances.
"I think she goes now with her head held high."
Ms Bates' career has been plagued by controversies which often overshadowed the work of the government.
She had been under fire for months over the nepotism claims and had failed to fully disclose all contact with lobbyists.
She's also spent 25 per cent of her time on sick or recreational leave.
Just one month ago, she stared down her opponents and proclaimed she'd be a long-term minister: "I am the captain of the ship and the ship still sails."
But it appears as though relentless opposition questioning over her integrity wore her down.
Mr Newman insists Ms Bates "came up trumps" during Question Time but the opposition says they still want answers on her contact with lobbyists.
"Perhaps there is more to come out," Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said.
Ms Palaszczuk said Mr Newman failed to show leadership and should have fired Ms Bates and Mr Caltabiano months ago.
Australian Catholic University political analyst Scott Prasser says it would have been more damaging to keep Ms Bates on than to have her leave.
Attacks would have kept on coming because Ms Bates was unwilling to acknowledge her mistakes, he said.
Mr Prasser said the community can have confidence however that there was an improved sense of accountability with the Newman government.
No heads rolled in the former Labor government over the Queensland Health payroll debacle.
Mr Newman says he'll consider using Ms Bates' resignation as a chance for a wider cabinet reshuffle.
He maintains that the three ministerial resignations don't reflect poorly on his government.
"People have seen this government's performance when it mattered, during the recent floods," he said.
"They understand this is a government that has a great team and is showing the leadership to take the state forward."
Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek will act in Ms Bates' role until a replacement is found.
Mr Caltabiano's contract will be terminated on March 15.


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Acute epididymitis is an inflammation of the epididymis. This is a structure that surrounds and attaches to each testicle. It is shaped like a tube. The epididymis helps transport and store sperm cells.
Chronic epididymitis causes discomfort or pain in the epididymis. It can last for 3 months or longer. This type is less common.
This condition is most often caused by a bacterial infection. For example:
- Urinary tract infection
- Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as chlamydia and gonorrhea
- Infection of the urethra—urethritis
- Infection of the prostate—prostatitis
- Tuberculosis
Other causes include:
- Injury
- Viral infections, such as mumps
- Genital abnormalities
- Treatment with amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug
- Chemotherapy to treat bladder cancer
- Vasectomy
Risk Factors
Only men can develop this condition. It affects men age 15-30 with sexually transmitted bacteria begin a common cause. It also affects men over 60 with urinary tract infections being a common cause.
Other factors that increase the risk of epididymitis include:
- Infection of the genitourinary tract—urethra, bladder, kidney, prostate, or testicle
- Narrowing of the urethra
- Use of a urethral catheter
- Infrequent emptying of the bladder
- Recent surgery or instrumentation of the genitourinary tract—especially prostate removal
- Birth defects of the genitourinary tract
- Unprotected sex
- Disease that affects the immune system
Children and newborns can get epididymitis.
Symptoms usually develop within 1 day. These include:
- Pain in the testicles
- Sudden redness or swelling of the scrotum
- Hardness, a lump, and/or soreness in the affected testicle
- Tenderness in the unaffected testicle
- Groin pain
- Chills
- Fever
- Inflammation of the urethra
- Pain during intercourse or ejaculation
- Pain and/or burning during urination
- Increased pain while having a bowel movement
- Lower abdominal discomfort
- Discharge from the penis
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Your bodily fluids may be tested. This can be done with:
- Urinalysis
- Urine culture
- Culture or other test of discharge from penis
- Blood tests
Images may be taken of your scrotum. This can be done with ultrasound.
Treatment is essential to prevent the infection from worsening. Treatment may include:
- Bed rest—This keeps the testicles from moving and promotes healing. You may need bed rest until the swelling goes away.
- Antibiotics—You will be given antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. Many cases of epididymitis are caused by sexually transmitted bacteria. Chlamydia is one of the most common. If you have an STD , your partner(s) will also need treatment.
- Oral anti-inflammatory medication—This includes drugs like ibuprofen to help reduce swelling.
- Scrotal elevation and support—You may need to wear an athletic supporter for several weeks.
- Warm baths—Taking baths can ease the pain and help relieve swelling.
- Surgery—This may be needed in severe cases that keep coming back.
The following steps can help decrease your risk:
- Practice safe sex. Protect yourself from STDs by using condoms .
- Empty your bladder as soon as you feel the need.
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