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Tuesday within the Octave of the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord
Scripture: Isaiah 55-57 (NKJV)
55:1 "Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
2 "Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance.
3 "Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—the sure mercies of David.
4 "Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people, a leader and commander for the people.
5 "Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you."
6 Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, and He will have mercy on him; And to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD.
9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
10 "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 "so shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
12 "For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
13 "Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
56:1 Thus says the LORD: "Keep justice, and do righteousness, for My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.
2 "Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who lays hold on it; Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."
3 Do not let the son of the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD Speak, saying, "The LORD has utterly separated me from His people"; Nor let the eunuch say, "Here I am, a dry tree."
4 For thus says the LORD: "To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, and choose what pleases Me, and hold fast My covenant,
5 "Even to them I will give in My house and within My walls a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
6 "Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to the LORD, to serve Him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be His servants—everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, and holds fast My covenant—
7 "even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations."
8 The Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, "Yet I will gather to him others besides those who are gathered to him."
9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour, all you beasts in the forest.
10 His watchmen are blind, they are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Yes, they are greedy dogs which never have enough. And they are shepherds who cannot understand; They all look to their own way, every one for his own gain, from his own territory. 12 "Come," one says, "I will bring wine, and we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink; Tomorrow will be as today, and much more abundant."
57:1 The righteous perishes, and no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous is taken away from evil.
2 He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
3 "But come here, you sons of the sorceress, you offspring of the adulterer and the harlot!
4 "Whom do you ridicule? Against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out the tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of falsehood,
5 "inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
6 "Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion; They, they, are your lot! Even to them you have poured a drink offering, you have offered a grain offering. Should I receive comfort in these?
7 "On a lofty and high mountain you have set your bed; Even there you went up to offer sacrifice.
8 "Also behind the doors and their posts you have set up your remembrance; For you have uncovered yourself to those other than Me, and have gone up to them; You have enlarged your bed and made a covenant with them; You have loved their bed, where you saw their nudity.
9 "You went to the king with ointment, and increased your perfumes; You sent your messengers far off, and even descended to Sheol.
10 "You are wearied in the length of your way; Yet you did not say, 'There is no hope.' You have found the life of your hand; Therefore you were not grieved.
11 "And of whom have you been afraid, or feared, that you have lied and not remembered Me, nor taken it to your heart? Is it not because I have held My peace from of old that you do not fear Me?
12 "I will declare your righteousness and your works, for they will not profit you.
13 "When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you. But the wind will carry them all away, a breath will take them. But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain."
14 And one shall say, "Heap it up! Heap it up! Prepare the way, take the stumbling block out of the way of My people."
15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
16 "For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, and the souls which I have made.
17 "For the iniquity of his covetousness I was angry and struck him; I hid and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
18 "I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead him, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
19 "I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near," says the LORD, "And I will heal him."
20 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21 "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."
The prophet asks us rhetorically, "Why do you spend money on what is not bread? And your wages for what does not satisfy?" What a question! And yet we all do it. We squander our money, our time, our energy on things that are not truly worthy of it, on things that ultimately leave us unfulfilled. But he follows this question with a glorious offer: "Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance. Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you—the sure mercies of David."
As we have just celebrated the birth of our Savior, behold how this promise has been fulfilled! Listen. Listen well. Take it to heart. Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest. What could matter more than this, that God the Son has taken up our human flesh to bear our sin, redeem us from our fallenness, and give us eternal life by way of His own death and resurrection? And hearing this, how joyfully wise it is of us to re-prioritize our lives according to this "everlasting covenant" of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord! God grant us grace to "live there" in communion with our merciful heavenly Father, in a blessed communion that will indeed be "everlasting."
We pray: Lord God, heavenly Father, by Your grace make us to set our hearts on things above, and not on earthly things, that at the last we may indeed know the eternal pleasures that are to be found at Your right hand, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.


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Holly referenced the Chamber of Commerce's hysterical claim that regulating carbon dioxide would stop all the infrastructure projects in the stimulus. Not only is that not true, but it might in fact be exactly the opposite.
The reason is pretty straightforward: to the extent that the government places caps on carbon dioxide, such a policy could catalyze spending on transit and other environmentally-friendly infrastructure. If we've got to reduce carbon, then that means we've got to:
1) Build more CNG-powered buses;
2) Give money to states and locals to run them a lot;
3) Build more rail;
4) See #2
5) Build technology infrastructure to support these activities, e.g. ways of alerting commuters about the impending arrival of buses and transit through their cell phones, IPods, and Blackberries; or enhance telecommuting options;
6) Invest in a smart grid to enhance plug-in hybrids. increase financial incentives for purchasing and developing such hybrids;
7) Etc.
There is a very important place for sophisticated conservative and pro-business thinking on climate policy. Too bad it has not appeared, perhaps because the American Right is dominated by Luddites of the C of C variety.


text: Welcome to the Norfolk Island Museum's blog. We are lucky to be located in the most beautiful part of a stunning island in the South Pacific. We are a little island, but our history and stories are great - from Polynesian and convict settlements to the home of the Bounty mutineers. Hopefully you'll enjoy our stories.


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Naomi Campbell wrote an article about her famed 15 year friendship with Kate Moss in the Standard. I'm not particularly into either of them so I'm not sure why I clicked but I'm glad I did. It was quite sweet, and with all the talk about how women are catfighting, jealous, bitchy, demon wenches it's wonderful to read a sincere letter from one grown woman about her friendship with another woman since they were teenagers.
On the beginning:
I first met Kate Moss in Los Angeles in 1992. She was 15, I was 18. It was a brief meeting but I remember her being strikingly quiet, she hardly spoke. She can be very shy at times — if she doesn't know you she doesn't speak. The other striking thing, obviously, was her beautiful face. I knew she was special from that first minute I saw her.
Some months later in 1993 we were both working in Madrid and that's when I kidnapped her. I said: "You can't be here on your own! You're coming with me." That was the start of a long friendship.
Both women are known for their working class roots. On that topic:
What's Kate like? Well, she's honest, loyal and straightforward. There's no bullshit. She's not pretentious in any way. What you see is what you get. I love that about her. After all, we're both from south London — I'm from Streatham, she's from Croydon — and from working-class families. She's never tried to be anything else and nor have I. We know our roots.
On true friendship:
And obviously Kate and I have seen each other through the good and the bad. Kate has stood by me through it all. You can count on your hands the friends who'll be there for you in the tough times, and she's one of them. We can sit down and laugh about things, but she's also respectful and mature.


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An informative treatise on our complicated and dependent relationship with plastic.
Early in the book, journalist Freinkel (American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree, 2007) tracks her use of every plasticized object she touches, from toilet seat to light switch to fleece sweatshirt, wondering, "How did my life become so permeated by synthetics without my even trying?" The author examines plastic via a study of eight everyday objects: comb, chair, Frisbee, IV bag, disposable lighter, grocery bag, soda bottle and credit card. Each chapter details the innovations and innovators that allowed us to progress technologically as plastic replaced the ivory comb, the wooden chair and even human body parts. Though Freinkel does her best to create a lively exploration, some sections of the narrative get bogged down. The evolution of the plastic chair, for example, doesn't exactly make for compelling history. However, the author provides an engaging chronicle of the alacrity with which the plastic industry developed—today, "more than one million Americans work directly in plastics." Freinkel's argument that, due to our obsession with plastic, we "are facing frightening intimations of ecological collapse," gives the book an urgency that will be appreciated by scientists, industry leaders and environmentalists alike—especially in a country where the average individual consumes more than 300 pounds of plastic each year.
General readers may find the narrative overly scientific at times, but Freinkel presents a balanced, well-researched investigation into a controversial and versatile human creation.


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Olive Oil
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I made this dish up as I went along because I can. Get your potatoes. Peel them. No, I said peel the potatoes not your skin, moron. Soak them in some warm water to get rid of some of the starch. Once you get bored of watching them have a little swim, pat them dry with some kitchen towels and cut them up into small pieces. Toss with oil, salt, pepper and place on a baking tray and cook.
Meanwhile think about how amazing I am.
Grab your vegetables, I chose asparagus because that's what I had in the fridge. Cook your asparagus the way you like it. You'll be the one eating it after all, not me. I also roasted some tomatoes. While all that was cooking I made a lemon, fresh mint, garlic and olive oil dressing.
Put your asparagus on your plate. Cover in the lemony dressing. Then top with your tomatoes. Then add your potatoes which won't be as good as mine. Top with some spring onion and chilli.
Eat. Enjoy.


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After a few days hiatus, Keith Olbermann is back on Twitter . He left the microblogging service briefly last week because of the feminist protest, started by sometime- XX Factor blogger Sady Doyle , using the hashtag #mooreandme . Anti-rape activists have been tweeting that at Olbermann and Michael Moore for spreading misinformation about the women who accused Julian Assange of rape. You can read a full account of the fracas on Entertainment Weekly 's Pop Watch blog , but in short, Michael Moore went on Olbermann's MSNBC show on the 14th to talk about why he was putting up bail money for Assange. During that interview, Moore said the allegation* against Assange is "that his condom broke during consensual sex." This is incorrect.The New York Times lists the charges here -the allegations are actually that Assange tore one woman's clothes off and "pinned her arms and legs to stop her from reaching for a condom," and with a second woman he started having condomless sex with her while she was asleep.
Olbermann has still not amended Michael Moore's misstatement. But he has offered this semi-apology to the #mooreandme crew:
I endorse, sympathize with, and empathize with, the rape consciousness goals of #mooreandme , and have already apologized accordingly. But I cannot defend and will not accept their tactics which mirror so many of the attitudes and threats they fight. I do not know of what Julian Assange is guilty, if anything, and neither does anybody else. But given the extraordinary efforts by Sweden to extradite him, to say he is benefiting from some form of rape apologism is not fact-based. It is also unfair to condemn as anti-feminist those who merely address the juxtaposition of this prosecution to the fact that Assange threatens the secret and nefarious activities of dozens of governments. And I will not engage those who suggest that those who do not prioritize one issue to the exclusion of all others should succumb to forced financial contributions, or should 'kill themselves' (examples of each will be retweeted shortly, along with my previous apology). The #mooreandme attacks do not help those who fight against rape, they hurt them. And indeed they feature something larger than anti-feminist. This is, to use a clunky phrase, anti-personism.
This is reasonably gracious, but it's still missing the original point of the #mooreandme protest, which is that Michael Moore got something wrong on Olbermann's show. I'm not sure what MSNBC's policies are on running corrections, so maybe Olbermann is not allowed to unofficially address Michael Moore's statements. But if their policies are lax, it would be fairly easy for Olbermann to admit via Twitter that one of his guests mischaracterized the allegations against Assange. It's not at all clear what's stopping him.
Photograph of Keith Olbermann by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images.
*Correction, Dec. 20, 2010: The original version of this post incorrectly used the term charges. Assange has not been charged.


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See this
review of the book.
Read "Commandments,"
from Impure
A poet of
profound amusement and deep and
truculent honesty. In Tony Barnstone's
first collection of poetry, anxiety and
concern with the proliferation of toxic
waste, human cruelty, and just plain
ugliness are precariously balanced by
the power of personal love. He is
fascinated by the interconnectedness of
everything. "Hair of the Field" shows a
young man "mowing" his lawn with a pair
of garden shears, thinking of Walt
Whitman's words on grass, of Whitman as
grass, then of following the roots of
grass-and words-back through the
centuries and continents and somehow
emerging from this etymological
adventure back in his own yard "with
[his] hands stained green."
No matter where Barnstone finds
himself (a video arcade, a mall eatery,
a laundromat), he inspects the people,
the flora, the fauna, and the
mechanistic devices and bends them into
poetry. Blessed with the gift of
simultaneous awareness of other
creatures, other times, other gods, and
the myriad possibilities emanating from
each moment, his poems become tender,
witty, and scary. In "Ars Poetica," for
example, a bird going for its prey
appears to be "a black line marked
across the sky," and becomes poetry
itself: "and I've always thought this is
the way / the line should leave the page
/ with extended claws, a sweet and
sudden rage."
These are sexy poems, poems with
attitude. Writing from the world we
actually live in, he searches for scraps
of wisdom and spirit, creating a book
that is both political and deeply
"I admire Tony Barnstone's Impure
because of the collection's unrelenting
believability and lyrical certainty.
Plain-spoken and magical, this poet
knows how to make imagination and the
real world collide softly. There is a
clarity in Impure that reaches
beyond the formlessness of modern life.
Borders are crossed in the psyche and
the flesh, and this collection seems
like an elongated song that embraces the
most elusive moments buried in language
and nuance through the pure naming of
things - a mantra of what is and what is
dreamt - that takes into the sacred
territory what no ordinary compass can
plot or unplot."
--- Yusef Komunyakaa
"Tony Barnstone has no walls. He is
alive moment to moment at the naked
center. In his shrewd double vision, the
animal self and the outside self mingle
in ecstasy and grief of flesh. He is so
surprising and fearless and cuts right
to it, and yet so delicate and lyrical.
The pure Impure! Bravo!"
---Ruth Stone
"Tony Barnstone unabashedly
celebrates bodily joy and pokes the
backside of everything prudish and
puritanical. He is a poet of profound
amusement, a spirit accountant, an heir
to Whitman, Basho and Neruda. He works
in many styles, but his hallmark is a
deep and truculent honesty, a desire to
bring secrets into the open. Impure
is a first book to revere."
---Rodney Jones


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Michael is the founder of M. BERGERON + CO. Michael was born in New Orleans and raised in Houma, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Vandebilt Catholic High School (1986). He graduated from LSU with a BS in Accounting in December 1990 and began his career at a local firm in Baton Rouge. He passed the uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam in 1992.
In 1992, he returned to his native Houma, Louisiana to join his father, Claude Bergeron, CPA (1942-2004) in practice. In February 2005, Michael started M. Bergeron + Co.
Michael's career started in the audit area, then moved to small business accounting, tax and consulting as his client roster increased in size. In 1996, he became involved in the business valuation area due to clients' needs. In 2005, he earned the Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) credential from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. Since 1996, Michael has performed numerous valuation assignments for clients in many industries. He has testified in Federal Court and in Louisiana District Court in various districts.
In 2005, Michael developed a seemless, on-line business process outsourcing (BPO) solution for MB + CO. clients. Client transactions are processed and records are maintained on our servers and monitored for proper accounting to ensure financial reporting for our clients is accurate and timely.
Michael is a source for innovative tax and accounting solutions due to his diverse client background and breadth of experience.
Michael is a member and officer of the Rotary Club of Houma and a member (2000-present) and former Chair (2004-2006) and former board member of Terrebonne General Medical Center Board. He has served throughout his career on several committees of the Louisiana Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs and the South Central Chapter of Louisiana CPA Society (former President of the SCCLCPA). In 2008, Michael was appointed to the State Board Louisiana CPA's by Governor Jindal. He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Houma. He is married to Tamara Freeman of Beebe, Arkansas and they have two children, Hunter and Hayden.
Amy began her career in public accounting with a local firm in Baton Rouge after graduation from Nicholls State University in 2001. She returned to Houma in 2002 and worked in the tax and accounting area for a Houma CPA firm. She joined Michael Bergeron in the formation of M. Bergeron + Co. and is a charter employee with the firm. Amy works closely with her clients. She handles the tax compliance section of our practice including the following: Tax return preparation for individuals, corporations, s-corporations, partnerships, trusts, estate and gifts. Tax research and planning for individuals businesses and estates. Other tax projects including multi-scenario tax projections. Amy also works extensively with our small business clients in setting up QuickBooks accounting software to work accurately and effectively for their businesses. She works regularly perform business management tasks for our entertainment industry clients. Amy is married to Brance Lloyd. Amy and Brance have one daughter, Leighton.
Kristen comes to MB+ CO. with a diverse skill set of public and industry accounting and financial experience. She is a 2002 graduate of LSU (BS). She became a CPA in 2004. Her prior public accounting experience includes work with a large regional firm headquartered in Baton Rouge and a small firm in Houma. She has worked as a Manager and Controller in various industry positions. She brings substantial experience in managing the accounting process and working attest engagements from planning through report delivery. Kristen is married to Tanner Magee. They have three daughters who are triplets.
Lisa started with MB+CO in February 2016. She comes to the firm with extensive public accounting experience, having worked with several CPA firms in the Houma-Thibodaux area.


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Managed Services Market Worth 242.45 Billion USD by 2021
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For quite some time we have been told that drinking tea dehydrates the body, however nutritional research has found that tea not only rehydrates just as well as water does, but it can also protect against heart disease and some cancers.
Flavonoids, are polyphenol antioxidants which are found in multiple foods and plants including tea leaves and are known to prevent cell damage.
Dr Carrie Ruxton is a public health nutritionist at Kings College London and she and some colleagues were responsible for analysing a number of published studies on the health benefits of tea consumption.
Upon analysing the data they found clear evidence that drinking three to four cups of tea per day can reduce the chances of having a heart attack and some studies indicated that drinking tea can protect against cancer, tooth plaque, tooth decay and can strengthen bone.
Dr Ruxton said: "Studies on caffeine have found very high doses dehydrate and everyone assumes that caffeine-containing beverages dehydrate. But even if you had a really, really strong cup of tea or coffee, which is quite hard to make, you would still have a net gain of fluid. Drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water. Water is essentially replacing fluid. Tea replaces fluids and contains antioxidants so it's got two things going for it."


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At the Sundance Film Festival, 2008 became a banner year for large bodies of water as "Frozen River" took the grand jury prize for drama and "Trouble the Water" walked off with the top documentary award at the fest's closing-night ceremonies Saturday at the Racquet Club here.
Written and directed by Courtney Hunt and set in upstate New York, "Frozen River" costars a magnificent Melissa Leo and Misty Upham as two women who face desperate economic straits and turn to smuggling illegal immigrants across the Canadian border. Acquired at the festival by Sony Pictures Classics, this is a powerful story that makes strong emotional connections.
"Trouble the Water," co-directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, starts with the harrowing home movie footage that New Orleans resident Kim Roberts shot of Hurricane Katrina and evolves into a remarkable story of community resilience in the face of government indifference. Roberts, who came to the festival more than nine months pregnant, gave birth to a baby girl in Salt Lake City the day after her film's premiere.
On the world cinema side, James Marsh's riveting "Man on Wire" took both the jury prize and the audience award for world documentary. Treating French aerialist Philippe Petit's 1974 walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center like a daring bank robbery, this exhilarating film makes you shake your head in amazement. The extraordinarily single-minded Petit, who was in Park City for the premiere, insisted, not surprisingly, that "life should be lived on the edge of life."
Three other festival films won two awards each, starting with the rigorous "Ballast," the rare Sundance film also to be in competition in Berlin, which took the dramatic directing award for Lance Hammer and the cinematography award for Lol Crawley. Shot with nonprofessionals in the Mississippi Delta, "Ballast" is a deliberate, beautifully artistic film that deals with the effects of a suicide on three people with a complex emotional history.
Alex Rivera's "Sleep Dealer" won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award as well as the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for a film with science or technology as a theme. A visually exciting sci-fi epic with a strong sense of social commentary, "Sleep Dealer" created a fully realized world on a shoestring budget.
Director Rivera, who had terrific assistance from cinematographer Lisa Rinzler, said at the premiere that his crew went beyond teamwork into "collective delirium and insanity."
The world cinema screenwriting award went to France's Samuel Benchetrit for his "I Always Wanted to be a Gangster."
In the world cinema dramatic category, Sweden's "King of Ping Pong," amusingly bleak in the classic Scandinavian manner, took the world cinema jury prize for director Jens Jonsson and the cinematography award for Askild Vik Edvardsen. Two other films won cinematography awards: the documentary "Patti Smith: Dream of Life," shot by Phillip Hunt and Steven Sebring, and the world documentary "Recycle" by Mahmoud Al Massad.
Aside from "Man on Wire," Sundance gave three other audience awards: The dramatic prize went to Jonathan Levine's teen comedy "The Wackness"; the documentary prize to "Fields of Fuel," Josh Tickell's look at the oil crisis; and the world cinema dramatic award to Amin Matalqa's "Captain Abu Raed," Jordan's first feature film in half a century.
Though they didn't win anything, two other docs found favor with Sundance audiences, most notably "Stranded: I've Come From a Plane That Crashed in the Mountains." The story of the aftermath of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes in which 16 young men survived for 72 days by eating the flesh of those who died has been told before in "Alive!," but "Stranded" improves on that with penetrating interviews with the survivors.
During the question-and-answer session at the film's premiere, director Gonzalo Arijon, a friend of the survivors since childhood, introduced Roberto Francois, one of the two men who walked for an excruciating 10 days through the mountains to reach help. Francois held the audience spellbound as he talked about what the experience had meant to him. "Make plans for 100 years," he said, "but you must be ready to die at any moment."
In a different vein altogether was Sacha Gervasi's endearing "Anvil! The True Story of Anvil," likely the only heartwarming film ever made about a heavy metal band. It follows the affable members of Canada's longest-lived metal group as they depart on the most comically haphazard rock tour since the fictional days of "This Is Spinal Tap!"
Not getting any awards on the dramatic side was "Sugar," written and directed by "Half Nelson's" Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Made with care and concern and a nice sense of unforced reality, it follows a young baseball prospect from the Dominican Republic as he struggles to adjust to rural America's minor leagues.
At the crosstown Slamdance Film Festival, one film, Greg Kohs' "Song Sung Blue," a documentary about a Milwaukee-based singing duo that covers Neil Diamond songs, won both the grand jury prize and the audience award. The grand jury prize for narrative went to Tom Quinn's "The New Year Parade," and the narrative audience award was given to Ryan Piotrowicz's "The Project."
Sundance's dramatic directing award went to Nanette Burstein's "American Teen," based in Warsaw, Ind. On the world side, documentary directing was given to Nino Kirtadze for "Durakovo: Village of Fools," and the dramatic prize went to Russia's Anna Melikyan for the whimsical "Mermaid." There were also two editing awards: to world documentary's Irena Dol for "The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins" and to Joe Bini for his work on the powerful competition doc "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired."
Despite having given out all these awards, the Sundance juries were not ready to quit and handed out four more special jury prizes. The recipients were Ernesto Contreras, director of "Blue Eyelids"; Lisa F. Jackson, director of "Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo"; Chusy Haney-Jardine for "Anywhere, USA"; and the ensemble cast (Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly MacDonald and Brad Henke) of "Choke," written and directed by Clark Gregg and based on the novel by "Fight Club's" Chuck Palahniuk. And with that, Sundance rested.


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I am not myself right now. After a very stressful work week, involving a department re-org, fighting staff members and a revelation into what may be down the road for me, I am worn-out and exhausted. I've worked in a lot of stressful environments, sometimes it's unavoidable, but I will never understand the need to step on others on the way to the top. In my opinion, it stems from a total lack of self-esteem. This may work for them in the short term, but long term, it's like pissing without a pot. Sorry for the crude analogy.
With another stressful week ahead and this also being production week for Alice in Wonderland, I am taking today to re-charge, re-group and re-focus on what's important. My family and friends are important. This includes all of you who stop by to comment and also includes those of you that lurk. I know you're out there and I appreciate all of you.
My mantra this week is: What goes around, comes around.
To start the morning off, I had my favorite breakfast which consisted of crispy bacon, eggs over easy, gluten-free toast and three cups of cinnamon coffee (yikes)! I will be helping The Girl with her Superstar poster, dragging The Boy out of bed and then I am off to buy something just for me.
Tomorrow, the dreaded Monday and the beginning to what may be the most horrible week ever, I plan to hit the gym (2nd visit and my body didn't collapse into the quivering heap I expected it to). There is a punching bag there that I may get to know personally. Just sayin'.
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Sergio Aguero- I could leave Man City in 2019
Written by freshadmin2 on November 9, 2017
Sergio Aguero says he could leave Manchester City when his contract runs out in 2019 to return to former club Independiente in Argentina.
The Argentine joined City in 2011, signing from La Liga side Atletico Madrid, after having started his career with the Buenos Airies club.
During his six years in Manchester, Aguero has been prolific and his goal against Napoli in the Champions League allowed him to surpass Eric Brook's record of 178 goals to become the club's record goalscorer.
The 29-year-old has revealed he is keen to return to his boyhood club in two years when his current deal at the Etihad runs out, saying that was always "the idea".
Aguero can extend his stay in Manchester for further year and the striker has said it is an "option", but remained coy on his future.
He said: "It came out that Milan and Real Madrid wanted me and – I don't know where I read it – but they said, 'They just spoiled Independiente's dream.' But the idea was always to go back to Independiente when my contract with City runs out in 2019.
"I have an option to extend one more year with City where it's the priority but it's always an option.
"The idea is to go back. Now, I'm doing very well and hopefully we can win the cup [title], but it's not easy."
Aguero is currently on international duty with Argentina as they prepare to play friendly matches against Russia and Nigeria.


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Get hands-on experience and learn practical guides in this interactive session on title commitments. We'll walk through each title commitment document and troubleshoot issues in each section. This comprehensive seminar will help you learn the effect of Florida's exemption from forced sale by creditors, understand how homestead relates to conveying and mortgaging property, and increase your knowledge about devise and descent of homestead under Florida law. We'll also give you a practical guide to dealing with all aspects of legal descriptions. In addition, you'll learn about several ethical topics, such as trusts, guardianships and powers of attorney by setting forth detailed fact patterns posing ethical dilemmas. Determine what you would do when you are faced with these ethical challenges. If you are new to the business or looking to review and refine your skills, then this seminar is for you.
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Teri Michelle Jones, Esq.
Teri Michelle Jones, Esq., recently rejoined LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.'s Underwriting Department as Underwriting Counsel for Florida's Agency Services after a brief departure into private practice focusing on real estate and probate law. Prior to joining LandAmerica, Ms. Jones was Corporate Counsel and Principal with a building and development company and has previous experience in private practice. She graduated with honors from the Florida Coastal School of Law and served as manuscript editor for their law journal. Ms. Jones received a certificate in comparative law for coursework completed at Magdalen College in Oxford, United Kingdom. She received a B.A. degree in business management and French from Virginia Wesleyan College. Ms. Jones has published several articles on admiralty law. She is also a Licensed Real Estate Broker with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ms. Jones is currently a member of The Florida Bar.
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Jerry Morris is Vice President and Senior Underwriter for LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Morris has been in the title industry since 1970. He joined LandAmerica (and its subsidiary companies) in 1985, as county manager. Mr. Morris also served as the Company's quality control auditor and since 1996, as Underwriter. He holds a certified land searcher designation from the Florida Land Title Association. Mr. Morris has served as Zone Vice President for the Florida Land Title Association. He is a certified title insurance instructor for the Florida Department of Financial Services and has conducted numerous seminars and training sessions for employees and agents of LandAmerica. Mr. Morris has authored numerous articles on various title insurance issues.
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Christina F. Taylor, Esq., is the Florida Director of Training and Publications for LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., holding company for Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company and TransNation Title Insurance Company. In this role, Ms. Taylor oversees all aspects of agent training, including research, development, coordination and presentation of numerous seminars throughout the state. She has been with LandAmerica since 2000, serving as Underwriting Counsel and working with customers and agents to provide underwriting support as well as to resolve issues associated with commercial and residential real estate closings. Ms. Taylor also served as Vice President for LandAmerica Exchange Company in facilitating tax-deferred exchanges under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Prior to joining LandAmerica, she practiced real estate law with a prominent law firm in Orlando. Ms. Taylor was an honors graduate of the University of Florida College of Law and graduated magna cum laude from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach with a B.S. degree in business administration and music. She is currently a member of The Florida Bar.


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That would be Biker Business!!
This weekend, it's the CMA ... Christian Motorcycle Association!!
The "Run For The Son" Fundraiser:
Registration is Sunday (4/22/12) from 10am 'til noon at the Refinery Recreation Hall at 850 Hawkins!! This is where the run begins AND ends!!
This one is really cool as you don't get the final route until you begin!! Then you wander around town and up where you began for the party and the prizes!
Fun for the whole family with music, food, jumping balloon, face painting, air brush tattooing and MORE!!
Last bike in at 2:30 … for more info, contact Jim at 449-4768!!
Ride safe!!


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2018 USYS Region III Andy Stone Scholarship
The Andy Stone Scholarship was set up by Region III to honor the dedication and commitment of Andy Stone, former Region III Chair. Andy passed away suddenly in 1998. Any active high school senior member of Region III may apply for the scholarship as per the guidelines listed below.
1. PERPETUAL: Funds will be invested and open for continued contributions.
2. ELIGIBILITY: a. No member of a State or Regional staff is eligible b. Is available for all registered youth players, coaches and/or referees. Will be judged on: - Years and depth of involvement - Academics - Needs - Citizenship - Extra-curricular activities
3. AMOUNT: Four $1,500 Scholarships, (one boy and one girl from 2 states), will be granted for one year with an initial payment of $1,000 to each and then a secondary payment of $500 each, which will be provided upon receipt of a transcript revealing at least a "C" average for the first grading period after the initial award. Documents should be sent to the Regional Office. The Regional Treasurer and the State Associations will coordinate where the scholarship checks will be sent, either to the recipient directly or the State Association for presentation by such association.
4. SCHOLARSHIP ROTATION: The scholarship will be offered to the states of Region III, two states at a time, beginning in 2017 with South Texas and Alabama. The first award was in 1999 to Mississippi, Andy's home state. The succession shall rotate alphabetically as they appear in the US Youth Soccer telephone directory as follows:
2017 South Texas & Alabama
2018 Arkansas & Florida
2019 Georgia & Louisiana
2020 Mississippi & North Carolina
2021 Oklahoma & South Carolina
2022 Tennessee & North Texas
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5. SELECTION: The State Associations will determine the winner of the scholarships based on the attached application form. Applications are to be submitted to the State Association (ASSA) by March 26, 2018.
6. PRESENTATION: The State Associations to determine the time and place for the presentation of the award. Winner will be announced