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Nightlife and Entertainment in Lahaina
Nightlife and entertainment in Lahaina is fun and varied, from cultural events to live music and mingling to late-night dive bars. Many events are also free, and several are family-friendly.
Hula Shows
For a heavy heaping of Hawaiian cuteness, the free keiki hula shows at the Lahaina Cannery Mall (1221 Honoapi'ilani Hwy., by Safeway) take place at 1pm Saturday-Sunday on the center stage.
Magic Dinner Theater
At Warren and Annabelle's (900 Front St., 808/667-6244, 5pm and 7:30pm Mon.-Sat., $64-104), any skepticism you might have had about attending a magic show in Maui will immediately be erased. Much more than a simple sleight-of-hand show, this enchanting evening revolves around the legend of Annabelle, a ghost whose swanky parlor you have the pleasure of dining in for the evening. After making your way through a secret entrance, you are welcomed into a plush lounge where the sound of piano keys accompanies the clink of oversize wine glasses.
The high level of service starts when you enter, and the refined waitstaff zip about with the air of a caffeinated butler. Settling into an overstuffed chair, guests can relax with some beverages from the bar and dine on gourmet pupus. Once dinner is through, it's on to the intimate 78-seat theater, and be warned, if you sit in the front row, you'll end up becoming a part of the show. Two parts magic and three parts comedy, this show will leave you laughing. Rates are $64 for the show only, but do yourself a favor and spend the extra $40 for the cocktails and appetizers package. Due to Maui County liquor laws, this show is only for ages 21 or older. The 7:30pm show is added during busier times of the year. Reservations are strongly recommended.
'Ulalena and Maui Theatre
'Ulalena (878 Front St., 808/856-7900, 6:30pm Mon.-Fri., $60-80) is a captivating and sophisticated show that details the history of the Hawaiian Islands through chant, dance, and visual effects in the 680-seat Maui Theatre. Performed without words, it utilizes over 100 different instruments played live. The most expensive tickets allow you to spend 20 minutes with the cast. If you're a fan of musicals or have an interest in Hawaiian history, this isn't an evening to be missed. A new show called Kahiko O Lahaina opened at the Maui Theatre, featuring the fascinating history of Lahaina.
Also at the Maui Theatre, Elvis fans will think they've died and gone to Graceland when they see a performance of Burn'n Love (878 Front St., 808/856-7900, 7:30pm Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri., $60-85) by the talented Darren Lee, a longtime Elvis impersonator so convincing you'd swear you were looking at The King.
Art Night
Friday night is Art Night in Lahaina. In keeping with Lahaina's status as the cultural center of Maui, three dozen galleries open their doors 7pm-10pm, throw out the welcome mat, set out food and drink, provide entertainment, and usually host a well-known artist or two for this weekly party. Take your time to stroll Front Street from one gallery to the next. Stop and chat with shopkeepers, munch the goodies, sip the wine, look at the pieces on display, corner the featured artist for a comment on his or her work, and soak in the music of the strolling musicians. People dress up, but don't be afraid to come dressed casually.
Bars and Live Music
Rooted in the grog-shop days of its boisterous port-town past, Lahaina is Maui's nightlife capital—unless you want to go dancing. Most places close by 11pm, but that doesn't mean you can't find live music.
For free, family-friendly live music in a historic outdoor setting, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation hosts a Hawaiian Music Series (6pm-7:30pm last Thurs. of every month) on the lawn of the Baldwin House (Dickenson St. and Front St.) in the center of town. Musical artists vary from month to month, but most sessions involve live music and kanikapila storytelling. Seating is limited at this popular event, and attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or beach chair to enjoy the show.
The family-friendly Friday Town Party (6pm-9pm 2nd Fri. of every month) is held between the Baldwin House and Wharf Cinema Center. Part of the Maui Fridays series, the free event features everything from live music and keiki competitions to silent auctions and dance performances. Various bars and restaurants feature live music, and most restaurants offer specials valid that night only.
One of the best spots for live entertainment in Lahaina is Fleetwood's (744 Front St., 808/669-6425), a two-story bar and restaurant that offers the only rooftop perch in Lahaina. This bar was opened by legendary rock musician Mick Fleetwood, and Mick himself has been known to jump in with the band for some impromptu percussion. Live music is offered most frequently on the rooftop bar, beginning around 7pm.
If you're looking to dance with a young crowd of locals, Lulu's Lahaina Surf Club (1221 Honoapi'ilani Hwy., 808/661-0808, until 2am) is the town's only dance club, located in the Lahaina Cannery Mall. There is usually a $5 cover Saturday night. Other nights of the week sporadically feature live music. While the dance floor is large and there are a couple of pool tables in the back, the mall location detracts from the vintage Lahaina experience. Another problem here is fights.
Both Cool Cat Café (658 Front. St., 808/667-0908) and Kimo's (845 Front St., 808/661-4811) provide live music during the dinner hour seven nights a week. There isn't an official dance floor, so the atmosphere is relegated to drinks and mingling.
For karaoke, the most happening place in Lahaina for late-night sake and singing is Kobe (136 Dickenson St., 808/667-5555, until 1am), a steak house, from 9:30pm Friday-Saturday.
If you're a night owl, Lahaina has a couple of watering holes that stay open until 2am. On Front Street, Spanky's Riptide (505 Front St., 808/667-2337) in the 505 shopping center on the far southern end is a good place to grab a cheap goblet of PBR, play pool, and engage in conversation with a colorful cast of characters.
For a truly local experience, the legendary dive bar Sly Mongoose (1036 Limahana Place, 808/661-8097) is in the Lahaina industrial park on the inland side of the highway, where visitors don't go. This is a no-nonsense dive where the beer is cold, the drinks are cheap, and the patrons are regular. This bar isn't within walking distance from Front Street, so you'll have to take a cab.
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"Where are you from?" The pretty Italian girl has just handed me my pistachio and stracciatella gelato. In an instant, years of experience in America's "melting pot" flash before me. In her blithe innocence, she has no idea what she has wrought. We are in Italy's lake country, far from the international tourist areas like Rome and Venice. In those places, the address would have been "arigato." But here, in a Continental vacation spot, this girl probably doesn't see many Asians.
I consider giving her the answer she wants; it would be so easy! But something in my id refuses to be labeled so easily. "I'm from California," I defiantly say, as if it were a lie. Consternation furrows auburn eyebrows as she struggles with her English vocabulary. Now I feel intense regret at having despoiled her beatific countenance for my own pride. "What you really mean is, 'what is my ethnicity'?" – relief and an eager nod. "I'm Chinese," I concede as any vestige of principle deflates. Now her confusion fades and I can sense her take my existence and place it neatly in a China box. I feel shame at having taken the easy path, but what right do I have to torture her well-meaning curiosity into a trip to the internment camps and ghettos of America? All I wanted was a gelato, and now between the oppressive August heat and acute awareness of my "other"-ness, the confection seems a little wilted.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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I have an essay due in mid-October and I started writing it just now. I was playing a game with inserting as much sexual tension as I could without it being vulgar or obvious, but I'm pretty amateurish. Anyway, I thought I'd memorialize it here. BTW, this is a true story.

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Yesterday we had yet another flurry of positive post referendum economic data. Employment hit a record high as UK firms keep on hiring, investor sentiment has risen to its highest level since before the EU referendum and it emerged that the FTSE 100 has enjoyed its longest run of record closing highs since 1997.
Not bad for an economy that was supposed to suffer an immediate recession if it dared vote Leave, eh?
- UK investors are becoming increasingly confident despite continued uncertainty around Brexit, new figures show.
- More workers than ever before are employed in the UK as upbeat companies show few signs of worry over the state of the economy.
- Almost eight months on from the Brexit vote and the FTSE is still flying. The FTSE 250 index of medium-sized companies yesterday surged to a new record finish.
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Title: Professor Emeritus of Organ and Church Music
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Degree: M.M., Syracuse University
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Critics hailed organist William Kuhlman as "a world-class performer" whose playing "communicates musical purpose and excitement." His passion for his art was reflected in a teaching and performing career that spanned a broad range of activities, from concerts with the Dallas and Philadelphia Brass and Chicago Symphony Trumpeter Adolph Herseth, and solo recitals in the cathedrals of Trondheim, Rotterdam and Vienna, to publication in 2002 of his scholarly work in the national organ journals, "The Diapason" and "The American Organist". His past appearances have also included engagements with the famed Empire Brass. One year, his performances aired on five different National Public Radio programs including "Performance Today," "Saint Paul Sunday Morning", "Pipedreams," "Morning Edition", and "All Things Considered." He has recorded on the large mechanical action organ at the Center for Faith and Life built by Robert Sipe, including a brass and organ disc recorded with the Empire Brass under the Telarc label which was issued for national distribution in 2003. For his scholarly activities he received research grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the George C. Marshall Foundation. His compilation of organ literature and sacred tunes entitled "The Organist's Music Library Plus" received nationwide praise as an invaluable tool for organists, performers and scholars. Over forty of his former Luther organ students went on for graduate degrees at a variety of prestigious institutions.
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The SEC voted 2-to-1 today on a proposal to implement a "universal proxy," which would allow investors to vote on board of directors elections from one ballot inclusive of both shareholder- and management-proposed candidates.
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Republican SEC commissioner Michael Piwowar provided the dissenting vote, concerned that the ruling would increase the likelihood of proxy fights.
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Did a lot of research and work on this. Here's my first draft. Any kind of feedback is greatly appreciated. Even if you hate it aha. Hope this works for the contest.
Went with the suggestions and chose Running, which I have changed to Runner. The treatment is a little long, but I wasn't sure how else to write it.
By Kyle Kizu
PETER QUINN (18M) is a young, haunted kid who lives in a poorer area of London under the custody of his brother ALEX QUINN (23M). Having just recently lost his mother in a terrible accident, Peter struggles to control his sadness and rage.
Coming up in a few days is the London Marathon, a race his mom was set to run in. Thinking it unbearable for that day to just simply pass by like any other, Peter decides to take his mom's place in the race despite not having any sort of training or preparation.
As the night before arrives, Peter finds himself alone in his apartment as his brother finishes his shift at the restaurant. After a few beers, Peter loses himself, breaking any remnant of her. Alex walks in to smashed picture frames, furniture out of place, and an unstable Peter, who he is eventually able to calm down and get to sleep.
The next morning, Alex drives a hungover Peter to the marathon. The two part with few words. Peter takes his place among the other runners. The race begins.
Running seems easy enough at first to Peter. He starts off in the middle of the pack with the rest of the normal people. Occasionally taking sips of water from his bottle, Peter runs on, eyes forward and silent. But as the miles add on, Peter's legs begin to feel the weight. With cramping sides and heavy breathing, Peter slows down as most others run right past him. Nonetheless, he continues to push despite the race not even being half done.
As late afternoon approaches, wondering eyes from the crowd stumble upon a struggling Peter. Under sympathy, some begin offering him water or encouraging him to keep running or telling him that it's okay if he stops. He ignores their pity and only keeps running. Not many runners remain out on the course.
Nighttime hits. Peter's alone, so tired that he runs at the pace of normal walking. City workers clean up the trash from the area. He turns a corner to a straightaway, but the finish is still nowhere in sight. As he reaches the middle of the straightaway, his legs give way and he trips over his own feet, smashing hard onto the ground.
He slowly turns himself onto his back and looks up at the sky. His eyes begin to tear up as he throws his hands in intense frustration while screaming at the top of his lungs. He closes his eyes.
Hearing footsteps, he assumes a city worker has come to help him up. The body sits down on the ground next to him. Peter opens his eyes. Alex looks down at him, asking if he needs some help. Peter says that it's no use as there are certainly miles still left. He goes on, saying that him running will mean nothing without crossing the finish line. He thinks he's a failure.
Alex lies down next to him. He tells Peter to look around him. It's nearly the middle of the night and there's no one left running. He then tells Peter to look at himself. He's heaving heavily and drenched in sweat with cuts on his legs. Alex says that Peter's will to run the race and to push himself through pain and desperation is what matters. He says that his will to do something insane like this, his will to act means so much more than simply finishing ever could.
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Here are my three pitches.
Richard's life is a lie. He's thrown away his former identity in hopes that a fresh start will allow him to forget about a terrible act he committed in his past. But soon, he understands that nothing can help him. Knowing that he must eventually take his life, he decides that he needs to make it meaningful in order to, in some way, begin to right his wrongs. Despite not being able to save himself, Richard realizes that he may be able to use the end of his life to help another man redeem his own.
Martin lives in a small city run by a faction of the drug cartel. Violence is nearing a daily occurrence and the city police are scared to act. Fearing for his son and wife's safety, Martin joins a secret vigilante group that plans to act immediately. With her husband's life now in considerable danger, Martin's wife asks him if it's worth it. All Martin has on his mind is his son's future. He'll do anything to make sure that it's a bright one.
Running (Chose this one, changed title to Runner):
Peter has just recently lost his mother and been put into the custody of his older brother. Struggling with her death, Peter decides to do something big in her honor. He remembers that she was set to run in the London Marathon in a few days. Despite not having any sort of training, he takes her place in the race. The lack of preparation comes back to bite him as he finds himself alone on the course deep into the night and unlikely to finish. Anger ensues, as he believes that the act is meaningless if he doesn't finish. But soon, his brother joins him on the course and helps him cope with their tragic loss.


text: If we are going to have a debate, let's stick to studies and data rather than one random guy walking around a city with a camera to make an edited movie. That's worthless. Here's an article on voter id law studies (https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...voter-id-laws/). Are the affects small? Yes. They disproportionately affect minority voters though. I can also pull the 4th Cir. findings on the North Carolina laws if you'd like too. I think the term was "surgical precision" for how the laws impacted minorities.


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Two small observations while walking on Hollywood Boulevard recently. You might remember that a couple of posts back I was bemoaning the fate of the Blu Monkey Lounge (above). It had lost its intense blueness, and the word "monkey" had disappeared from its neon sign. Well the monkey is back!!
Evidently the Blu Monkey management had taken down a part of the old sign prior to replacing it with a new one. Why do I find this so encouraging? It makes me want to cheer.
Across the street, not very far from the Blu Monkey, there was this sign that I hadn't noticed before though it might have been there for a while. It belongs to something called future memories, a gallery or art space, I think.
The sign doesn't lie of course, not in the literal sense anyway. There are various ways of defining what a desert is, mostly based on rainfall, temperature, and evaporation rates, and Los Angeles doesn't meet any of the criteria. I would be perfectly happy to live in the desert, but the fact is we Angelenos don't.
Whether it's a metaphysical desert, nah that's a tired old cliché and it doesn't really work. You might as well say it's a jungle: at least that might be a place to find monkeys.


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The Hollywood fantasy of Barack Obama produced in The Road We've Traveled has a level orange puke alert for several reasons. It's not an insignificant thing when one's Mother dies, especially when she is only 53 years old. It's also not insignificant when you have America's pulpit and you lie about your own Mom's story to achieve a Socialist agenda. Obama did that all through the 2008 election, all throughout the health care negotiations that were never negotiated, and he is on the road once again maligning her perceived problems. She had problems, but the problem was not a lack of health insurance. See a video below.
In 2008 Obama said this:
"For my mother to die of cancer at the age of 53 and have to spend the last months of her life in the hospital room arguing with insurance companies because they're saying that this may be a pre-existing condition and they don't have to pay her treatment, there's something fundamentally wrong about that."
…the DNC tells the story of how Barack Obama was motivated to pass Obamacare by the passing of his mother who, living in Jakarta, suffered from violent abdominal pain and was misdiagnosed with appendicitis.
It wasn't until she flew home to the U.S. from Jakarta to have her appendix removed that she was properly diagnosed. Apparently, Jakarta's doctors failed to recognize ovarian cancer. Mr. Obama's mother, the DNC mailer explains, succumbed to the illness "a short time later."…
…He carried the memory of that pain in his heart every single day when fighting for real health insurance reform.
President Obama will not stop fighting until every American has access to quality, affordable health care when they need it. The lives of millions of people facing similar challenges as his mother did depend on it.
Obama has often claimed his Mother had a pre-existing condition, but she was simply misdiagnosed in Jakarta before coming to the U.S. for treatment.
Some background on Dunham at the time of her illness: At the time Dr. Ann Dunham Soetoro was in Jakarta, she was working for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), publicly acknowledged to be a CIA front. I have no idea if Dunham had anything to do with the CIA. I see plenty written, but have no confirmation. Way back then, Dr. Dunham Obama Soetoro's base salary was $82,500 annually, plus a housing allowance, and a car. That's $123,243.00 in U.S. dollars today. Dunham was living well in Jakarta. During the time she was with USAID, she also worked for the Ford Foundation under Peter Geithner, the father of current U.S. Secretary of Treasury, Tim Geithner. I don't know her specific Her speciality was microfinance. In the '80's with her position with USAID, she was a consultant to the Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan. Much of Dunham Soetoro's work was funded by the World Bank. She received a Masters and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii. The University is also home to The Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowed Fund. It is unclear who funds the Endowment.
In the new video The Road We've Traveled, the story is this:
Actor Tom Hanks – Narrator: "He knew from experience the cost of waiting."
President Obama : "When my mom got cancer, she wasn't a wealthy woman and it pretty much drained all her resources"
Michelle Obama: "She developed ovarian cancer, never really had good, consistent insurance. That's a tough thing to deal with, watching your mother die of something that could have been prevented. I don't think he wants to see anyone go through that."
Janny Scott is an Ann Dunham biographer. According to Scott, she had access to correspondence between Dunham and her insurance provider, CIGNA. The dispute was not over health insurance, it was over a disability claim.
Scott writes that Dunham, who died in 1995 of uterine and ovarian cancer, had health insurance that "covered most of the costs of her medical treatment…The hospital billed her insurance company directly, leaving Ann to pay only the deductible and any uncovered expenses, which, she said, came to several hundred dollars a month."
In the article linked above, Janny Scott refers to Michelle Obama's claim that Ann Dunham Soetoro's cancer could have been prevented, intimating if she had had insurance, but she did have insurance. Ovarian is a very difficult disease to catch early, and she chose to live in a country that likely did not have a reputation for treating cancers. That's demonstrated by her decision to return to the U.S. Do read the Janny Scott article. It's a good one.
Dunham filed for disability payments to cover her living expenses. CIGNA refused. Dunham Soetoro sent them a letter, warning them she was turning the case over to her son, the attorney, Barack Obama. Obama lost that one, as far as we know. Author Scott Wright had access to the same documents and has the same details in his book.
I said above that Obama's mother's problem was not that she did not health insurance. I acknowledge that Barack and Michelle Obama likely see any out-of-pocket expense as a travesty. The Obama solution is to ask the Government or laughably, insurance companies, to pay everything. Like the contraception that religious institutions will not be paying for…except for those who churches, institutions and affiliates which self-insure. You and I know that premiums will simply go up across the country to pay for free contraception. You and I pay the premiums. We have no waivers. That's the Obama-way.
The video below is an older one from Glenn Beck's radio program. It's worth watching. There are a wealth of Obama clips surrounding his Mother's health care, and the little lies – not so white, of the health of others that he has told – all twisted lies.
Glenn Beck on the Obama Fable of Dr. Ann Dunham Obama Soetoro's Health Insurance (video)


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Trying to ease back into things here, folks. Had to do a big interview for my upcoming issue of "Marvel Spotlight" this morning so I didn't have a lot of time to throw this thing together (you are supposed to do your columns the morning of, right?). Here are some cool jpegs for you to enjoy. If you like them... Buy My Books! Next week I'll do a run down on my current projects just to remind you kids what I've been up to. See you then... and just so every column ends with this... uh... BUY MY BOOKS!
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Genre: Thriller, Drama, Criminal
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Runtime: 113 min.
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, ETC. McKenna, Del Henney, Jim Norton, Donald Webster
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Manners Street
Sunday, September 26, 2010
New Photograph Today
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Click on image for larger viewMy exhibition starts next Friday. Photographs taken in Rajasthan last Feb and March.
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Click on image for larger viewInglewood in Taranaki made a few weeks ago. The Taranaki light is magical after the rain.
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Man Stretching
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Click on image for larger viewBruce Foster is a photographer with a quirky eye. I used to enjoy his work and have his book Last Saturday. I met him today by accident in Courteney Place and took just one frame. The picture was very overexposed but I think the grain holds it together.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Click on image for larger view New portrait of photographer and good friend Richard Clark. It was taken in the Plum cafe where we sometimes meet. See his link on the right.
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Hunting Mode
Click on images for larger view I'm in a hunting mood lately and roaming the streets for many hours a day. I love the shapes and quirky moments. My camera has been running hot.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
This Afternoon
Click on image for larger view Willis St this afternoon. The portrait above is Michael and I'll give him a print next week.
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Click on image for larger viewToday is cold and windy in Wellington. The ferry is slipping sideways (port).
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Home of Registered Shetland Sheep in Flagstaff, Arizona - Also lovingly known as "Oleo Acres, One of the Cheaper Spreads".
Monday, April 16, 2007
Nothing Yet....
So, we wait. I'd rather have everyone "late" than have problems, so I'll just keep watch and wait for signs of the impending births. I know we're getting very close...yup, any minute now...any day now...anytime...getting closer...
And I leave you with this picture of Amanda who was planning a "hit and run" on my pants just before I turned around. This must be a new game they've come up with - "Let's see who can plant a nose-print on Mom's butt and run without her knowing who it was!"
Fools. don't they know there are better things they could be doing....like having lambs?
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- Tina T-P said...
You are lucky it's only nose prints - Pearl & Gwenny like to take nips - & their favorite thing is to steal the gloves out of John's back pocket - LOL - great picture of Amanda.
Susie finally turned the corner today - the "stuff" that was left "hanging" is gone and she is really perked up - ate two feeders full of hay! He's going to let them out tomorrow afternoon with Regina & the twins. T.
- Lauren said...
Oh, how pleased I am that I am no longer losing sleep on lambing watch, just enjoying bouncing (and oh how they bounce) beautiful babies.
I wish you patience and fewer nose prints. (And remember now that I've had my arms up into a ewe-terus, I'm here to help- just make it worth the two hour drive!)
- Kathy L. said...
Actually, all of the sheep try to open my left-side pocket on my jacket. They know that's where the cookies are! This new thing must be some sort of sheep tag. I swear I hear them snickering after they do it.
- melanie said...
So! A fellow New Yorker hiding in warm Arizona. I should have known...(grin)
One of my closest friends is from Syracuse, and her Dad gives us weather updates on the Tug Hill Plateau and Thruway everytime we travel!
I'm waiting on pins and needles for your girls to go...don't you think there should be a Sheep Channel? Your butt-bumping girls would be featured for sure...
- Michelle at Boulderneigh said...
I don't even want to HEAR about lambs, seeing as I have more than five weeks to wait.... Right now I'm operating on the premise that Valentine is, indeed, pregnant, since I've given up on getting Rick to ultrasound her.
- Leigh said...
Sounds like you've got smart sheep!
Waiting for lambs is kind of like waiting for Christmas, isn't it.
- Kathy L. said...
Yes, Melanie...guilty! Although I only spent a very short while in Baldwinsville, I did have years in other places like Poughkeepsie and Cobleskill. Out here most people only think of NYC when you mention NY. If they only knew just how beautiful the Upstate is, or at least was years ago.
Thanks for the offer, Lauren...I'm sure it'll be like riding a bike and will come back if I have to go diving. :)
Michelle...there's always the "no dinner before ultrasound" ploy! Seems like he'd like to know how many to expect.
Leigh...You have no idea just how smart these Shetlands are!
Thanks everyone...I'll post whatever news I have as soon as it happens!


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|I was created to be Zeus' replacement, born to destroy the lord of the sky. I shall take his throne. I shall take his wife—or, if she will not have me, I will let the earth consume her life force.
–Porphyrion, in The Lost Hero
Porphyrion is the king of the giants in Greek and Roman mythology. He also acts as one of the main antagonists in The Heroes of Olympus series, second only to Gaea herself, his mother.
The First Gigantomachy
In ancient times, Titans such as Kronos and Hyperion were defeated by the gods, namely the six children of Kronos (Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera, and Demeter) and by their allies. Soon after, however Gaea brought forth the giants, who were solely born to avenge their elder siblings' defeat. By this time, all of the younger Olympians (Zeus' children) had been born, and were preparing the way for the new demigods.
Porphyrion started the first war between the gods and the giants by kidnapping Hera after being shot with an arrow of Cupid. This, of course, made him fall in love with the Queen of the Olympians, so he started the war to keep Hera and to avenge the Titans. Led by Alcyoneus and the king, Porphyrion, the giants attacked Olympus. Warned by the Fates that the Olympians could not defeat the giants without the help of a lion-skinned-mortal, Zeus decided that this must mean his son, Hercules, and sent Athena to find him( though Dionysus also came along).
Hercules defeated Alcyoneus after injuring him in the giant's homeland, Pallene (where Alcyoneus was immortal), and then killed him outside of Pallene's borders. Porphyrion later dueled both Zeus and Hercules, but the combination of both god and demigod working together destroyed him, as only a god and demigod working together can defeat a giant.
The Heroes of Olympus
The Lost Hero
Gaea uses Hera's power to release Porphyrion from Tartarus, and is trying to awaken other giants to fight the gods. After Jason Grace, Leo Valdez, and Piper McLean arrive at the Wolf House, Hera, still trapped by the power of Gaea, pleads for the heroes to set her free before Porphyrion can be awakened. However, the demigods act too late and Porphyrion awakened, climbing out of a spire of earth. Jason told the others to keep working while he went to try and keep the giant busy.
When Jason approached him, Porphyrion called him an appetizer and asked if he was Hermes or Ares. However, Jason said he was a demigod son of Jupiter, which only made Porphyrion laugh and thank Jupiter as he considered Jason an offering to himself. Jason and Porphyrion then start a boasting match against each other, with Hera interrupting saying Zeus would destroy him just like before. Porphyrion counters however, saying that Zeus could not destroy him and needed the aid of demigods. He also told them what they plan on doing, traveling to the original Mount Olympus in Greece and destroying the gods at their roots, instead of attacking the current Olympus as Kronos had done.
He then turned away from Hera and brought his attention back to Jason and told him he had no chance, as Porphyrion was at his weakest and could still turn Jason into a grease spot. He then called his spear from the earth and summoned storm spirits, wolves, and Earthborn to his location. Jason however stood up to him and called on the winds, which Porphyrion actually looked surprised about. Before Porphyrion could react, Jason climbed up his knee and stabbed him in the ear, before calling a bolt of lightning down which blasted Jason away and blackened the side of Porphyrion's face. However, this did not kill him and Porphyrion raised his spear, which started glowing, to kill Jason.
However, Leo and Piper had managed to free Hera at that moment. She was about to release her true form, so Porphyrion shot Jason a look of hatred before slamming his spear into the ground and vanishing into the earth. When Leo asked Hera optimistically if he had melted, Hera says that he could only be killed by a god and demigod working together and that he fled once she was free as he was not at full strength.
The Son of Neptune
While Alcyoneus is fighting Percy Jackson, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque, he mentions that while Polybotes is preparing to destroy Camp Jupiter, Porphyrion is preparing for the real battle in Greece, where the Gigantes plan to destroy the gods by destroying them at their roots.
The Mark of Athena
When Jason and Percy are comparing notes on Gaea's activities, Jason mentions that Porphyrion was planning on going to Greece and destroy the gods at their roots.
The Blood of Olympus
Porphyrion is among the giants assembled in the Athenian Parthenon, where he is seated on a massive makeshift throne, as seen in Piper's dream. He is approached by his daughter Periboia, who inquires as to why they have assembled in the Parthenon, rather than the slopes of the original Mount Olympus. The Giant King harshly responds by claiming that the mountain is currently a barren peak that offers them no glory, while the Athenian Parthenon holds the Olympians' memory best, with it being the most powerful symbol of the Olympians in the minds of mortals. Porphyrion claims that when the "blood of Olympus" is spilled there, the Acropolis shall be razed, with the hill crumbling and all of Athens being consumed by an awakened Gaea. Unlike her uncles, however, Periboia isn't convinced, and tries to dissuade her father from unwisely tempting fate, reminding him of the Seven Heroes of Olympus also having friends in Athens. At Porphyrion's request, Periboia's uncle Enceladus tells her about Delphi being taken back from Apollo (which closed off the future to the Olympians), and introduces his brother Thoon, the bane of the Fates.
Enceladus was able to predict that it would be Percy and Annabeth leading the rest of the Seven in an assault against the giants. Hence, when the Seven Heroes of Olympus finally make it to Athens, Porphyrion's daughter Periboia is the one to capture Annabeth, while Enceladus takes hold of Percy. When Periboia offers to spill "the blood of Olympus," Porphyrion insists that it must be done by his brother Thoon instead. With some help from Piper, Percy manages to escape, with Annabeth in tow. Percy manages to temporarily knock Porphyrion down by holding his spear to the ground as the latter charges, but the Giant King is quick to rise to his feet again. But, just as things were beginning to look hopeless for the Seven, the healed Olympians arrived at that moment, just in time.
Porphyrion faces off against the combined might of Jason and Zeus, and is ultimately knocked off the cliff of the Acropolis by an extremely powerful gust of wind from the demigod and destroyed by a blast from Zeus' Master Bolt, which reduces the Giant King to ash that spreads across the landscape, to prevent Gaea from raising her son once more.
As seen in The Lost Hero, Porphyrion is very self-confident and arrogant. Even in his weakest form after waking up, he felt no threat from Jason, Piper, and Leo. He even went so far as to joke with Jason, by saying that they would start their fight by boasting when Jason tried to sound intimidating. Even during their fight, he does not seem at all afraid of Jason or make any attempt to stop Leo and Piper from trying to set Hera free. Even when Jason manages to hurt him, he only becomes angry.
While Porphyrion is intelligent, this is sometimes hindered by his overly self-confident and arrogant aspects. He commented on how the giants were much more patient than the Titans (namely Kronos), and that he knew how to permanently kill the gods, by destroying their origins in Greece. Porphyrion also knows when to cut his losses, as once Hera was free, he knew it was time to escape, showing a cautious side and knowledge of his own limits, despite his self-confidence.
In The Blood of Olympus, Porphyrion is shown to be a harsh and controlling father to his daughter Periboia. He is also a staunch traditionalist, and would only have Thoon spill Percy and Annabeth's blood.
Porphyrion is taller and stronger than any of his giant brethren when he is first awakened, and he "towers over them" while standing in their midst in The Blood of Olympus. Jason also comments that Porphyrion was so large, muscular, and dense that it was like he had his own gravitational field, being at least forty feet tall in his weakest form. Porphyrion is humanoid from the waist up and, like his brother Enceladus, has his own set of bronze armor. He also has green dragon legs like the other giants, which are the color of lima beans. He has green hair which is the same color as summer leaves, which are braided in long locks and decorated with quite a few weapons. The weapons include daggers, axes, and full-size swords, some of which were covered in blood or bent, possible trophies taken from defeated demigods. His eyes are completely white and are described as looking like polished marble, "as white as the Mist". In battle, Porphyrion wields a huge spear, which he can will to glow with power.
As the Giant King, and the opposite of Zeus/Jupiter, Porphyrion is the most powerful and fearsome giant of all. The full extent of his powers is still unknown:
- Prowess in Battle: Even for a Gigante, Porphyrion has enhanced strength (enough to effortlessly backhand Percy Jackson "like a pesky fly"), and could more than likely be equal in power to Zeus. In the first Gigantomachy, he was able to fight mighty Zeus himself on apparently equal footing, though he was eventually defeated, with Hercules' help. Later, in The Lost Hero, even after seeing his weakened form, which he describes as being "scarier and more ripped than Enceladus," Jason Grace (one of the most powerful demigods in the world and an outstanding fighter) feels sure that no demigod can defeat him alone. However, in The Blood of Olympus, Porphyrion at full power is finally defeated by the combined effort of Jason and Zeus working together.
- Electrical Resistance: Porphyrion has a strong resistance to electricity, as even when struck by Jason's lightning directly in the ear, he was uninjured, as it only angered him and blackened his face. However, Porphyrion is still vulnerable to electricity from the tremendously powerful Master Bolt, since Zeus used it to severely weaken and ultimately kill him in The Blood of Olympus.
- Giant Invincibility: As a giant, Porphyrion can only be killed by a god and demigod together. His armor and skin are regenerative and will heal during battle at an accelerated rate. Hence, he was brought down by the combined efforts of Zeus and Hercules, and the second time around by the combined efforts of Zeus and Jason.
- Teleportation: In The Lost Hero, after Hera was freed he was able to disappear by slamming his spear onto the ground.
- Unknown Ability: During his fight with Jason in The Lost Hero, Porphyrion made his spear glow, but it is unknown what effect this has. He only states that he knew exactly how to kill Jason as he knew how to kill his father. Oddly, he didn't seem to use it while fighting Zeus in The Blood of Olympus.
- Reflexes: Despite his size, Porphyrion has incredible reflexes, enough to deflect a lighting bolt from Jason with his spear in The Blood of Olympus.
- Gravitational Pull: In The Blood of Olympus, Porphyrion exudes a gravitational pull that causes everything to lean or be pulled towards him. This is similar to his father Tartarus' own ability to draw in the life forces of those around him. It is possible that prolonged exposure could weaken his foes.
- In mythology, Porphyrion kidnapped Hera in order to start a war with the gods.
- He also seems to carry a liking for her in the book he first appears in.
- Much like how Zeus and Kronos were the youngest children of their fathers, but became king of their pantheons, Porphyrion is said to be the youngest of the giants and is their king.
- Porphyrion is the only giant encountered by the heroes so far that survived the first encounter, as Jason and Zeus killed Enceladus, Frank and Hazel lured Alcyoneus out of Alaska and killed him, Percy and Terminus killed Polybotes, and Percy, Jason, and Bacchus killed Ephialtes and Otis, while Damasen willingly sacrificed his life to save Percy and Annabeth.


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Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day, in advance! ^_^
This week's theme is meant to inspire you to create the perfect V-Day manichure and I really hope you will find something you like on our blogs.
Here is my idea:
This manicure can be either pro V-day or anti this celebration. Why? Well, in my opinion, the colors go from bright to dark, from happy to sad, from "out in the open" to mysterious, pretty much how people usually feel about Valentine's Day.
(Closest thing to a uniform water marble, lol)
I even attempted to create a design on my right hand, for the first time in forever.
I only used three colors, out of which, the pink Ciate - Lucky 7, stands out more.
Let's check out what the other girls have prepared to inspire you:
Claudia - http://www.claudiaschoice.ro
Raluca Denise - https://www.instagram.com/babyralukutza
Andra Kat - http://andrakat.com
Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro
Mihaela - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro
Gabi - http://paginidezisinoapte.ro
Cristina - http://nailsartconcristina.blogspot.com.es
Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro
Emilia - http://manichiurisimple.blogspot.ro
Iulia Maria - https://www.instagram.com/iuliaiovan
Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro
Alina - http://www.venuschic.com
Camelia - https://darkpassion.ro
Have an amazingly pink week, filled with love!
Read you next time! ^_^


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It's September, and in honour of all the kids going back to school, I was doing some computer hard drive house-cleaning. Not that I need the space but it does keep me from doing chores like cobweb-hunting and folding laundry.
I signed up for what looks to be a wonderful online writing workshop – The Hero's Journey for Heroines. The price was reasonable – $40USD and the instructor, Laurie Schnebly Campbell, comes highly recommended. From what I've seen so far in the class Yahoo group, it's an eclectic mix of women and men of all ages writing in a variety of genres.
I struggled for years trying to shoehorn my novels about Kenora and Jake into the Hero's Journey formula but the writing and I resisted mightily. It wasn't until I heard Diana Cranstoun speak about Kim Hudson's The Virgin's Promise that it became clear I was following the wrong path. Laurie says in the course introduction:
What happens when a character's journey is more about relationships, with others and with herself, than about daredevil action? Joseph Campbell and Christopher Vogler have identified 12 popular steps for a hero who explores the outside world and returns with the elixir. But what about a character whose journey leads to flowering change instead of physical adventure? Her challenges, as described in Kim Hudson's 13 steps, will sometimes contradict, sometimes parallel and sometimes compliment the traditional hero's journey…and for writers whose heroine faces her own less-traveled road to discovery, this class offers a fascinating map.
She is SO RIGHT! Now that I'm halfway through the second book in the Kenora & Jake series – The Fifth Man – this refresher is so timely. I've switched to telling the story in third person omniscient point of view so that I can reflect Jake's inner journey as well as Kenora's, as they embark on deepening their relationship and she works hard to make her mark as a private detective.
The little tidbit below was from a panel presentation at the 2016 When Words Collide conference in Calgary. It is certainly a propos of what I'll be working on during the next few weeks.
(Lori Whyte, Jessica L. Jackson, Victoria Curran, Melanie Stanford)
In contemporary novels, there is no Snidely Whiplash and Dudley Do-Right saving little Nell. Today's characters (male and female) have evolved from the past to become more independent and complete in their own right.
Competent but not irrational – no long drawn out unsolved misery repeated over time…
- Want to fall in love with the hero but have to be able to relate to the heroine. There are heroines today that were not popular in the past – they do not fit stereotypes (body, temperament) – there are now BBW (Big Beautiful Women as heroines), diverse cultures and races – people want to be able to relate with a character more like them
- Have to be intelligent and make decisions, take an active role in their outcomes (readers may be much harsher on a heroine than a hero – too stupid to live, naive)
- As long as the heroine is not single-dimensional, e.g., snarky. Readers want to see their vulnerabilities, active and not just reactive and going with the flow even if they are shy and not outgoing – we want to be able to root for them whether they do something dumb or brave
- Persuasion – second chance romance, he's a jerk but she is so meek, a pushover. (Her journey is shifting from not making decisions to learning to make her own decisions and learn from her mistakes)
- Make sure her characteristics work in the book's settings – time, culture, etc. GMC.
- Both characters have to be motivated. Every scene has to show that – don't just focus on beautiful writing and the attraction – focus on the motives that dictate who they were before they met the love interest…stay away from clichés and don't lose the story.
How long before the First Meet should happen? There should be some introduction to one of the characters before the meeting – establish some of their motives. Also depends on the length of the book – if it is longer, the author can build up to a collision between them.
Not every reaction or decision has to be over the top – depends on the character's personality. Small decisions can have a huge impact.
If the heroine is strong, the male has to be equally strong, but prepared to accept her. Each has to stand on their own… Part of authorial voice – even when there is a wide range of characters, a series will be distinctive. Intrigued by some of the content of what writers present as situations – there is usually 'something there' from the author's psyche.
Allow yourself the flexibility to write the character as she wants to be written – don't try to limit yourself. You are manipulating your characters – make them distinctive with idiosyncrasies. There are trends – what is it your readers expect? Will there be a common thread if you write more than 1 book?
Open with a bang, but you don't have to keep up the pace – do keep in mind the goals of the hero and heroine before they met. The love relationship should interfere with that goal – raises the stakes. Don't lose the urgency of their original motives.
NOT WISE TO BUILD TIME AWAY FROM THE STORY – drags the tension down. But build up – when they go through the dark moment, they have to understand what's at risk
- Getting to know each other scenes can't just be about that – there has to be subtext and something to gain and something to be lost. Aside from the event, they have to be growing in awareness about each other through the interaction – keeps the story and relationships moving forward…
Is there space for the heroine to rescue the hero – YES. Editors may enjoy flipping the tropes…Depends on how you develop your characters – are they saving one another, but in different ways? The male has to express his vulnerability – this allows the heroine to save him emotionally. Saving is more than that instant moment of danger.
Has to be believable…. readers are modern – heroines have to work within their time frame.


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Since the beginning of the year I've been sharing my rotating menu each week. The other day, I was listening to a video and was reminded just why I put together this menu plan. Why we have Stretchy Beans three nights a week on the plan. Why the bulk of our meals are based on ingredients that I try to keep on hand and are reasonably priced. The video is actually broken up into four Youtube videos (you can find them all here) and the title is Why Your Grocery Bill Will Double This Year and What You Can Do About It by Marjory Wildcraft.
Tiff :o)
>My favorite grain is quinoa…but you already mentioned that. I have started switching out rice for quinoa in some recipes. Amaranth is a very earthy grain and is good as well.
Thanks so much for putting up your menu plans. You've inspired me to use beans once a week…starting slow for my husband. My husband recently quit his job to start his own business and it has been extremally slow so things are very tight. I have used a couple of your recipes and been very happy.
I wondered about Amaranth but wasn't sure what to do with it. Do you just cook it like rice? I've make Quinoa once but I can't say my family was overly impressed. I'll be trying it again soon.
I hope your husband's business goes well and glad that you found use for the bean recipes.
Tiff :o)
>My in-laws are not impressed with quinoa either…I just love its fresh taste though. My favorite way to eat it is to cook it up and let it cool. Add diced bell peppers, corn, green chilies and a bit of melted butter, then season with salt and pepper.
Amaranth is not something I've used a ton. I've only used it in soups so far. Here's my favorite way to eat it. It's not something that's easy to find recipes for.
>I've been reading your stretchy bean menus and I've been thinking about it. The bad thing for our family is we eat low-carb. While beans are high in fiber, they are not nearly high enough in fiber to balance the spike when eaten.
I was thinking about food prices and how high everything is getting. A 5 ct bag of avocados was 3.88 two weeks ago. This week it was 4.88 and single avocados are now .98/ea rather than .78. That's just one thing out of how many are bought each week!
I may possible need to begin adding in beans to stretch the meals. At least it's almost warm weather, so much more veggies to stretch things out. Local crops haven't gone up by much, if at all this year.
>Thanks for the recipe Tiff. I'll have to look into amaranth.
True about the carbs/beans. I think I am glad that we are not low carb 🙂 It certainly makes it easier for me.
I don't have anything to measure our local crop prices at. We are still some time away from things in season. Our farmers market doesn't start until the end of July. I'm hopeful my own garden will work out this year.


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Just another sunny day in my favorite neutral tones. A handy tip for everyone who wants to pull off casual yet somehow decent and professional chic is to simply pair the same colored bottom jeans with an oversized blazer and a simple white tee to achieve a laid back yet "I mean business" look. It's been really hot recently in Manila and getting all fancy and fixed up translated to actually looking all fussed up in the end which is why an outfit like this is one of my favorite go-to looks. I've also been wearing my hair rather short lately, if you've noticed and that adds up to my over all "chill" vibe. What to say except than when you get older, more mature and perhaps more busy (?), getting up and spending a good amount of time fixing yourself up is more of a chore.
x, J
Blazer: Zara | Plain White Tee: Forever 21 | Pants: Topshop | Necklace: H&M | Sunnies: Dior | Bangle: Charriol | Watch: Rolex | Tracker: Fitbit | Bag: Givenchy


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Tear Factor is a Webtoons cartoon.
Granny decides to make Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, and Sylvester cry. The one who doesn't cry wins.
- Razor
- Yosemite Sam - The razor shaved Sam's beard. Sam claimed it took him 20 years for the beard. He cries and gets kicked out.
- Daffy Duck- His head got shaved. He claimed, "Is that all you got, razor? You couldn't shave the fuzz of a peach!".
- Sylvester - He scared the razor away.
- Pull the Rope
- Yosemite Sam - He pulled the rope and brown snakes came out. He ate the snakes and said they tasted like chicken.
- Daffy Duck - He pulled the rope and green snakes came. A boulder crushed him and darts were thrown at him. He cries and gets kicked out.
- Sylvester - He pulled the rope and got eaten by a snake.
- Sandwich
- Yosemite Sam - He ate an insect grub sandwich. He thought it tasted like chicken.
- Daffy Duck - Daffy ate a jalapeño sandwich which made him breathe fire.
- Sylvester - Sylvester ate a sandwich which is made from his own finger. He cries and gets kicked out.
- Yosemite Sam - He said he never won anything in his whole life. He cried.
- Daffy Duck - Daffy got taken in by a man at an office and cried.
- Sylvester - He got packaged in a container in an airplane and cried.
- Granny
- Daffy Duck
- Sylvester
- Yosemite Sam
- Dr. Moron
- Tasmanian Devil
- Unnamed Female Duck (Daffy's victory ending only)
Voice cast
- June Foray - Granny
- Joe Alaskey - Daffy Duck and Sylvester
- Maurice LaMarche - Yosemite Sam and Dr. Moron
- Jim Cummings - Tasmanian Devil
- Daffy's version of the rope references Indiana Jones.
- "Tear Factor" is a parody of Fear Factor.
- Dr. Moron was first seen in "The Island of Dr. Moron".
- Taz' brain was first seen in "The Junkyard Run Part 1".


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December 1, 2017
ABSORPTION PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, Plaintiff(s),v.RECKITT BENCKISER, LLC, Defendant(s).
before the court is defendant Reckitt Benckiser's motion
to dismiss or, in the alternative, transfer venue. (ECF No.
6). Plaintiff Absorption Pharmaceuticals, LLC filed a
response (ECF No. 16), to which defendant replied (ECF No.
before the court is plaintiff's motion to take
jurisdictional discovery. (ECF No. 27). Defendant filed a
response (ECF No. 28), to which plaintiff replied (ECF No.
manufacturers and sells Promescent, an over-the-counter
lidocaine spray that functions to desensitize male genitalia.
(ECF No. 1 at 4). Plaintiff's primary target consumer
base is males who suffer from premature ejaculation
("PE"), [1] and the company's stated goal is to
"close the 'arousal gap' between men and
women." Id.
began selling Promescent in 2011 and alleges a successful
launch due to an "innovative proprietary formula and
unique marketing strategies." Id. By 2012,
larger companies began to notice plaintiff's success.
Id. Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
("Auxilium"), a pharmaceutical manufacturer who
was since purchased by Endo International plc (ECF No. 6 at
19), approached plaintiff regarding a possible acquisition.
(ECF No. 1 at 4). Plaintiff alleges that on January 27, 2013,
Auxilium offered to acquire plaintiff in a deal consisting of
an upfront cash payment, sales milestone earn-outs, and
future royalties, which plaintiff valued at over $150
million. Id. Plaintiff declined the offer and
decided to remain independent for the time being.
2014, plaintiff hoped to expand its operation, and began
seeking out a "corporate partner with a large global
presence." Id. Plaintiff alleges that
Auxilium, who was still interested in an acquisition,
re-affirmed its prior offer. Id. In addition,
defendant approached plaintiff to discuss a potential
acquisition. Id.
Initial discussions regarding a potential acquisition
alleges that in March of 2014, defendant acquired the K-Y
Brand from Johnson & Johnson. Id. at 8.
Thereafter, defendant hired Stephen De Pretre as an
acquisition consultant. Id. De Pretre suggested to
defendant that plaintiff was a promising acquisition target.
Id. In May of 2014, Corrie Mueller, then marketing
manager for Durex (one of defendant's brand labels),
ordered eight bottles of Promescent to defendant's
affiliate in Beijing, China. Id.
that month, Mueller set up a telephone conference between
Reckitt Benckiser Household Products (China) Co. Ltd.
(defendant's Chinese affiliate, hereinafter
"RBHP") and plaintiff. Id. Mueller
generated talking points for the meeting, including
plaintiff's "financial overview, supply and
distribution chain details, and marketing overview."
Id. The parties executed a "Mutual
Confidentiality Agreement" to facilitate the exchange
of information and the protection of the parties.
Id. Plaintiff proposed an agreement, and RBHP
responded by including two terms: an English choice of law
provision and a permissive arbitration clause providing for
the possibility of arbitration in London. Id.
On June
4, 2014, in New York City, plaintiff's chief executive
officer ("CEO") met with Volker Sydow, Reckitt
Benckiser global category director for sexual wellness
products. Id. at 9. Sydow expressed initial
reservations regarding the effectiveness of a lidocaine-based
PE spray and the size of the potential market. Id.
Plaintiff alleges that its CEO was able to overcome
Sydow's concerns, and that Sydow left the meeting
impressed by the potential of plaintiff's product.
scheduled a meeting between plaintiff's CEO and Mueller
for the next day. Id. The meeting between
plaintiff's CEO and Mueller took place in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Id.
Due diligence
On June
25, 2014, plaintiff and defendant participated in a
"kick-off" telephone conference, during which
defendant sent plaintiff 60 due diligence questions
regarding 15 topics, including plaintiff's
"business and market, finance and accounting,
intellectual property, regulatory, information technology,
supply, market research and consumer, technology, and
marketing and communication." Id. at 10.
Plaintiff claims that it initially expressed reservations
about disclosing proprietary information to defendant, but
that assurances from two of defendant's directors
encouraged plaintiff to begin its disclosures. Id.
On June
30, 2014, plaintiff's CEO expressed concern regarding the
lack of a term sheet, and stated that plaintiff was
anticipating beginning due diligence with another company
soon. Id. at 11. Defendant's senior vice
president of corporate development wrote to plaintiff's
CEO, highlighting the strength of defendant's brands and
global presence. Id. The senior vice president
encouraged plaintiff to "bear with us and continue to
help us in our due diligence effort." Id.
Plaintiff responded by continuing to disclose its proprietary
information to defendant. Id. at 11- 12.
Pretre, who had been employed by defendant, began working for
plaintiff. Id. at 12. In meetings with De Pretre,
Sydow showed him tests defendant conducted regarding
Promescent, including tests on human cadavers that would
monitor the degree of absorption. Id. De Pretre in
turn divulged to Sydow proprietary information regarding
Promescent. Id.
the due diligence process, plaintiff's CEO had numerous
conversations with Sydow. Id. During these
conversations, plaintiff's CEO would explain
plaintiff's business and marketing strategies.
Id. Sydow told plaintiff's CEO about
defendant's power over certain retailers. Plaintiff
alleges that Sydow stated that Reckitt Benckiser's market
power was so strong that it could induce retailers-including
Target-to take shelf space away from other companies'
products to immediately make room for Reckitt Benckiser's
products. Id. Plaintiff also alleges that Sydow
stated that Reckitt Benckiser has significant influence over
Amazon.com. See Id. ("Amazon does not tell us
what to do, we tell Amazon what to do.").
alleges that it complained to defendant about the lack of a
formal offer. Id. After one such complaint, Sydow
informed plaintiff's CEO that an offer was sitting on the
desk of the CEO for Reckitt Benckiser and waiting for a
signature. Id.
the due diligence process, defendant asked plaintiff to send
15 kilograms of bulk product for "condom
testing." Id. at 13. Plaintiff alleges that
such quantity is far in excess of anything that defendant
would need to perform such testing, although plaintiff did
not know as much at the time of the request. Id.
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Physical sciences user projects successfully conducted at 14-ID include photo-switching dynamics in spin-crossover molecular complexes (Collet et al, 2012), charge transfer and excited state structures in small molecules (Makal et al, 2012), X-ray pump optical probe cross-correlation study of GaAs (Durbin et al., 2012), time-resolved diffuse scattering to study the structural dynamics of photo-excited bismuth (Chen et al., 2013) etc (click here for complete list of BioCARS user publications in physical sciences).
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Chen, J., Trigo, M., Fahy, S., Murray, E. D., Sheu, Y. M., Graber, T., Henning, R., Chien, Y. J., Uher, C., and Reis, D. A. (2013) Time- and momentum-resolved probe of heat transport in photo-excited bismuth. Applied Physics Letters 102, 181903.
Collet, E., Moisan, N., Baldé, C., Bertoni, R., Trzop, E., Laulhé, C., Lorenc, M., Servol, M., Cailleau, H., Tissot, A., Boillot, M.-L., Graber, T., Henning, R., Coppens, P., and Cointe, M. B.-L. (2012) Ultrafast spin-state photoswitching in a crystal and slower consecutive processes investigated by femtosecond optical spectroscopy and picosecond X-ray diffraction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 14, 6185–6192.
Durbin, S. M., Clevenger, T., Graber, T., and Henning, R. (2012) X-ray pump optical probe cross-correlation study of GaAs. Nat Photon 6, 111–114.
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Makal, A., Benedict, J., Trzop, E., Sokolow, J., Fournier, B., Chen, Y., Kalinowski, J. A., Graber, T., Henning, R., and Coppens, P. (2012) Restricted Photochemistry in the Molecular Solid State: Structural Changes on Photoexcitation of Cu(I) Phenanthroline Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer (MLCT) Complexes by Time-Resolved Diffraction. J Phys Chem A 116, 3359–3365.


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"As a result of the subsidy provided to each of the consumer categories, government had spent a total of Ushs 1.532 trillion [US$660mn] since 2005 in subsidies to the electricity sub-sector," Muloni said. "This level of subsidy is not sustainable. Government has therefore decided to eliminate subsidies to the electricity sub-sector when the Bujagali Hydropower Project is fully in production. Subsidies will only be provided until full production of Bujagali dam."
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Why Should Women Bother Showing Up?
In the picture above, Susan B. Anthony is knocked to the ground and beaten by police officers. Her heinous crime? Trying to vote. Women have fortunately come far since then, yet there is still a lot of inequality, especially in underdeveloped nations. Sadly, a new movement makes me wonder what modern feminists are thinking.
March 8 is supposed to be the #DayWithoutAWoman. I get the impetus behind it, showing the world how much women contribute to the world by withholding their participation in it for a day, and then measuring after how much impact just one day had. The idea being how much women contribute should impress policy makers enough to affect change. The whole thing just seems pointless to me.
I have written several articles in support of women's causes. Being raised by a single mother in the early 70s, I had a first hand view of how hard it can be, especially with my father largely absent. I also saw my mother rise up and become a very successful computer programmer, retiring quite nicely with no man's help. Even when she remarried, her earnings far outstripped my stepfather. He was a hard worker, but my mother was simply more qualified.
My mother did not achieve all this by filing lawsuits or in any other way forcing herself in to the profession she chose. She just worked her butt off every single day. To get good grades, to get high scores, to get a good job and be awesome at it. Once recently she told me she knew she would never make as much as men, but if she worked really hard and did well, she would make things better for the next generation.
So, you will have to pardon me if I don't see the value in a bunch of people NOT SHOWING UP. My mother almost never took a sick day. The only I can remember is when she gave birth to my sister and when she had carpal tunnel surgery. In this post, the author's "protest" is going to take this form: "I will spend Wednesday pampering my body a little, feeding my mind quite a bit, and hoping that by the time my daughter is old as I am now 'woman's work' will just be 'work', and a woman's place will be defined only by her own goals, talents, and preferences."
Seriously, this author is going to right the wrongs of the world by giving herself a home spa day and thinking deep thoughts? I feel this is a slap in the face to women everywhere who actually make a difference. And this woman is not even going to hold a sign and show actual protest. She can't even muster the effort for that. How is a person supposed to take this seriously? While women in some countries are being forced to marry at 9 or ten, or are being told they have had enough schooling to manage the house, this woman thinks she is making a difference by taking a "me" day.
I have the utmost respect for women, being raised by one of the hardest working women and being married to another, and knowing or admiring many others who have made a real impact in this planet. And I will tell you right now, sitting at home will get NOTHING done. Going out into the world, challenging the mindsets by proving them wrong, THAT will change the world. This woman, and so many like her who will probably do the same, are fooling themselves and insulting REAL movers and shakers like my mother.
Well, enjoy your day off, those that can. While you are thinking your deep thoughts, many other women who have no choice will be out actually getting things done. Just as they always have.


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Through this experience, we know we have a team that is with us as we minister in Uganda, even if you are not there with us physically. Thank you!! We look forward to keeping in touch... meeting with you again... and meeting many more of you yet in the future.
As well, we have had the opportunity to share in three large group settings:
In September, we were given the opportunity to share at Clearbrook MB Church at a Hymn Sing (Welli and the kids singing a song).
Our home and sending church, Northview Community Church, commissioned us in November.
We had a great get together with African music (thank you, Shirika!), lots of food (thank you all who made/brought food!) with family and friends in December.
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The event took place at RAF Cranwell on Saturday with Lincolnshire Clubs and Air Training Cadets from all over the UK competing.
After a cautious start, Hermione stormed through the first woods to third place which she held on to by a good distance.
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South Coast mountains have just 13 per cent of normal snow pack for early April
Snow pack is "extremely low" in southwest B.C., with levels on South Coast mountains reaching just 13 per cent of normal for early April, according to new data released yesterday by the River Forecast Centre.
Across B.C., the amount of water stored as snow — which is important to keep streams flowing through the summer — is at the second-lowest level recorded in 31 years.
Precipitation was well above average in B.C. in March, reaching double the normal levels in some locations. But with warm weather, most of it fell as rain.
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Here are the regions with the five lowest snow packs in the province as of April 1, compared to normal:
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- Vancouver Island — 15 per cent
- Lower Fraser — 26 per cent
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