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We've been having a mild winter in Cape Breton, this year. At least, parts of the island are. People tell me that in the Highlands and the areas just on the edges of them, there is plenty of snow, and the snowmobilers are happy. But here in the lowlands, the temperature hovers around the freezing mark. Some days water is liquid, other days ice. Most days, slush. There is some snow in the woods, but not enough to make it worthwhile to put your snowshoes on (in other words, not over a foot). The ice on Baddeck Bay only goes partway out of the bay, enough that the ice fishermen have something to sit on, but not enough to fly a plane on, like last year.
This warm and mild weather worries me.
My brain wants to "figure it out," make a logical plan of steps to follow. Something like: 1) research climate studies of Maritimes. 2) Read studies to determine if this IS an anomaly, or if mild winters come along every so often in Maritime weather history. If it is an anomaly, determine what is causing this weather. 3) Solve worries in my head; know what to do.
But then real life takes over and I get distracted. It's time to make my lunch for work tomorrow, or to plan the weekend, or talk to one of my best friends or my boyfriend. Or figure out my finances and figure out where all my money's going to go this week. Or it's time to go to work. But it seems you can't completely ignore the weather, because it will always crop up again - I'll be at work, sitting at the circulation desk, talking to patrons, and someone will mention the weather. It happens once an hour on average, I'd guess.
Most of the people I talk to are happy about how mild and snowless it's been. I go back and forth on how I respond to that - some days I want to say, "Are you crazy? Doesn't it kind of take the fun out of wearing a lighter jacket to think that this might be climate change and our world might be about to change in ways we don't even know about?" And when I'm feeling like this I'll make some comment about how I miss winter, how much I love snowshoeing and the cold weather. Other times I'm not up for the effort of disagreeing, however politely and non-confrontationally I do so, and I'll smile, nod, and agree that it is certainly nice to have this mild weather. Aren't we lucky. Oh my goodness.
Then I get distracted again, and several days will go by, and then I'll be reminded of it again, of my worries about what this weather might mean. Distraction, reminder, distraction, reminder. Frustration and worry.
The problem - of climate change - is so big that it feels absolutely overwhelming. And yet our rational minds want to "figure it out," solve the problem. There's got to be a logical plan of steps to follow! (Right??!) Yet all the "little things" that various articles and activists tell us to do, which we would put in such a plan, don't fare well in a cause-and-effect experiment. Turn off the lights when you leave a room, save the world. However, I've been turning off the lights like an electricity evangelist and the world is nowhere near saved. Does this mean the little things don't work?
I don't know. I wish I could end this on a positive note and say, "Well, we've got to do those little things anyway, because we'll never know, and these things could have an effect." They certainly could. They're definitely having an effect on something, like my house's energy bill, and the amount of electricity this one household draws from NS Power on a given day. NS Power gets its energy mostly from coal-fired plants, so my turning a light switch on or off does make an impact on those plants. How big that impact is, or how small, is impossible to know, especially when factoring in all the other houses and businesses and how much or little they're drawing.
Having a talk about this with a friend usually ends up here: the point where we both agree that climate change is huge, and that we feel powerless to do anything about it. That we do what we can, but we live in this society and it's impossible to completely change everything about our consumptive lives. Some days you feel great because you eat a totally-locally grown meal. Other days you're stressed and out of time and you buy a fast food meal on the run, which you eat in your car as you drive somewhere.
Some days you think about the worrying mild weather, and other days you don't because there are 632 other things to think about in the run of a day. (Exact amount unknown, but you get my drift.)
Rational, logical-plan brain won't give up. "OK," it says, "We've come this far. We've got the problem and we just haven't found a solution yet." So I take my brain for a walk. I lace up my hiking boots (made in China, shipped across the oceans, trucked to my town - but bought in a local shop, even though it's more expensive, because I want to support local businesses and not big-box stores) and head out. It's a mild evening. There's a feeling of spring in the air. (It's Cape Breton in February, there shouldn't be a feeling of spring in the air. But still, it feels nice.) Part of the road is slushy snow, and other patches and dark brown, bare earth. The air is slightly misty and the sky is pinky blue.
I walk and I think: Here I am, here, now. In this time, this day, this minute, unable to jump twenty years ahead or go twenty years backward. Weighted down and held in place by limitations beyond my control. For a while, the last three years, one of those limitations was not having a vehicle of my own. Plenty of times that was frustrating, so irritating that I'd take myself for a walk. Get my head out, away from the problem, walk and realize that it was OK to have this limitation, because I could still walk. Still breathe outside air, still vent my frustrations to the snowbanks and trees.
Coming to terms with those limitations isn't the same thing as finding a solution. But in a weird, roundabout, emotional and not-quantifiable way, it IS the necessary step before finding your way to a place where you can figure out how to live with the limitations, and still get around them. At least, I think so.
Beyond that? I don't know.
It goes without saying, really, but it's true each time I post. And especially for this one: I'd really like to hear your thoughts.
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In the new generation of police visibility, the ones under the microscope must look at a means to defend themselves from the implications social media can have over an interaction with the public. To combat police abuse of power and false claims against them, some organizations have implemented body cameras to be worn during an officer's shift, and record interactions with the public. This specialized technology marks the second of its kind after the police dashboard cams were introduced. Body camera technology provides the public with an accountability reform for police officers who step out of line, but also allows the officer to have concrete backup in demanding situations.
Tazer, a company that produces stun guns also developed a new age camera called the Axon Flex. This camera allows for what they call a "full shift buffer" meaning this camera allows for a full 12+ hours of recording. Tazer also offers a secure data store network that can be used to safely store any evidence that needs to be protected. General cost of the cameras is $599 and $15 dollars a month for their secure data storage. Usually attached the lapel of an officer the Axon Flex is also designed to be fixed to a pair of glasses, and both large and smaller utility belts. While Tazer is not the only company that makes this sort of device they are currently the only ones offering a wide angle view. This wide angle view is advertised as being able to capture more than any other camera out there.
The purpose of these body cameras is to improve transparency while also being able to hold both parties accountable for their actions. For body cameras to have the greatest impact is to make sure that police are not able to "edit on the fly". Meaning that the officer is not able to chose when to record and when not to (Stanley, 2013). (Stanley, 2013) says, "If police are free to turn the cameras on and off as they please, the cameras' role in providing a check and balance against police power will shrink and they will no longer become a net benefit." Also, police must insure that these devices do not impinge on a person's right to privacy. This means a few things such as, the police must inform the person's they are recording that they are in fact doing so, they must not record in a home unless it is an emergency, and recordings must be accessible to all parities pending an investigation. (Jones, 2015).
In this new age of media frenzied individuals it only seems fit that police must evolve their tactics to fit the needs of the world today. Police abuse of power has long been talked about, but with no actual evidence against them the word of an officer is held in high regard compared to that of a civilian during any formal complaint. Certain events such as that of Rodney King, Robert Dziekanski, and the death in Ian Tomlinson at the G20 summit in London have been just a few circumstances that have put the police on blast in the media. (Goldsmith, 2010) talks about how the Rodney King incident was the first of its kind to shock the world with police brutality in an "unpredicted manner". Because of this explosion in social media and almost everything being recorded, police are virtually forced into the need for body cameras. Police body cameras not only help to defend the public, but also aid the officer.
In early December President Barack Obama announced that he will be funding $263 million dollars for police worn body cameras. This means they would be able to purchase ~50,000 cameras for officers. The president of the United States is not the only body who feels the need for police body cameras is high. Civil liberty organizations such as Advocates for people with addictions and mental illnesses and even the Ottawa Police Association feel that body-worn cameras will boost transparency by forcing police officers to be more self-aware about using force against vulnerable individuals. The most common thought reported about the videos of police reported to Youtube is that "those videos do not tell the full story" (CBC, 2012). If more police worn body cameras were introduced this would help reduce the rate of frivolous complaints.
On the other side of the coin we must consider the negative implications body cameras can create. Having your every move and every word you say recorded can be very stressful on and individual, especially when your job is one of the hardest there is. Some potential drawbacks officers discussed are that it could harm their work production. Because many officers deal with confidential informants they are worried that with a body camera recording, these people will not want to engage with the officers anymore, and in turn this will reduce productivity (Lopez, 2015). Another problem police officers see with this is the "big brother" effect. This is caused because the officers feel they are always being watched. Officers are worried that the footage may be used against them in terms of "petty or political problems" (Lopez, 2015). With that being said about the officers the everyday public also has some concerns of their own. Some are worried that they are going to have their privacy impinged upon. This would include being filmed every second that an officer is around. To take that point further when an officer arrives at your home which is a public place they are worried about being recorded in what is your own private space (Stanley, 2013). All of these are valid points which need to be controlled for with some serious policy negotiation.
In my personal opinion I believe police worn body cameras can be a positive for everyone if they are implemented properly. They have the potential to reduce use of force complaints and offer a visual to go with a story. Body cameras will give a clearer picture if used properly and can even (fingers crossed) help mold a better reputation in the public's eye of these organizations. To combat some of the officers concerns with the camera being on continuously we need to allow them the control to know when to activate the device. We trust these men and women to protect and serve our cities, so why not trust them to turn on a camera? In the future I believe the body camera will become as much a part of the utility belt as a pair of handcuffs is today. Cameras also offering a higher accountability reform for police officers. If they know they are being recorded they are more likely to act by the book and stick to policies.
With technology changing every day, so must the police. Body cameras are a possible solution to numerous problems, and like anything they have a set of issues them self. These may not be the solution to everything but they are a start in the right direction. Offering better transparency and a higher form of accountability in terms of abuse of power, body cameras have many benefits. It's not a question of if cameras will be implemented, but when.
CBC. (2012, January 12). Police union wants video cameras for officers. Retrieved from CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/police-union-wants-video-cameras-for-officers-1.1169024
Goldsmith, A. J. (2010). Policings New Visibility. Brit. J. Criminol , 914-934.
Jones, S. (2015, January 21). Proposed legislation aims to regulate use of police body cameras in Virginia. Retrieved from CBS6: http://wtvr.com/2015/01/21/proposed-legislation-aims-to-regulate-use-of-police-body-cameras-in-virginia/
Lopez, G. (2015, January 13). Why police should wear body cameras — and why they shouldn't. Retrieved from Vox: http://www.vox.com/2014/9/17/6113045/police-worn-body-cameras-explained
Stanley, J. (2013, October). Police Body-Mounted Cameras:. 1-6.

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UI College of Nursing Prepares Next Wave of Modern Health Care Leaders
The college's longstanding innovative education practices create professionals who advocate for optimal patient care and outcomes
By Lynn Anderson Davy | Iowa Now | 10/10/2018
On one of the busiest patient floors at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Dan Lose, a 2016 doctor of nursing practice graduate of the UI College of Nursing, oversees a staff of 140, an annual budget of $10 million, and a daily churn of patients that puts his medical and management skills to the test.
In many ways, Lose is the embodiment of a new generation of nurses: health care professionals who are extremely skilled at patient care, but also key health care leaders and innovators who play a pivotal role in advancing health care, research, and technology.
"Health care is changing and nurses are at the forefront of that change," says Lose, a native of Rochester, Minnesota, who also completed his BS in nursing at the UI College of Nursing. "Nurse leaders bring the perspective of patients and front-line staff to the decision-making table, and I believe that our input is imperative."
Since its inception in 1898, the UI College of Nursing has been focused on educating the next generation of nurses. Today, as the profession regionally and nationally struggles to meet the needs of a growing patient population with more complex health needs, college leaders say they are at the forefront of creating new programs and conducting meaningful research that will empower nurses to take on new management and leadership roles in hospitals and clinics.
"The University of Iowa College of Nursing has an impressive history of leadership in nursing education and research," says Julie Zerwic, the eighth dean of the college. "As we move forward, we constantly seek out new education methods that will ensure that our students have the skills they need to lead interdisciplinary health care teams to tackle future health challenges."
Zerwic and others familiar with the college's history say that it has long been a place where innovation has been emphasized—both in research and in teaching that improves student success.
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Namie Amuro – SWEET 19 BLUES (album)April 17, 2012 at 7:36 PM | Posted in Namie Amuro | Leave a comment
Namie Amuro – SWEET 19 BLUES
1. watch your step!!
2. motion
5. Interlude ~ Ocean way
6. Don't wanna cry (Eighteen's Summer Mix)
7. Rainy DANCE
8. Chase the Chance (CC Mix)
9. Interlude ~ Joy
11. Interlude ~ Scratch Voices
12. i was a fool
13. present
14. Interlude ~ Don't wanna cry Symphonic Style
15. You're my sunshine (Hollywood Mix)
16. Body Feels EXIT (Latin House Mix)
17. '77~
19. …soon nineteen
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SWEET 19 BLUES is the debut solo album by Japanese singer Namie Amuro, released on July 22, 1996. It reached #1 on the Oricon charts and sold 3,186,860 copies, becoming the #2 album of 1996. It charted for 42 weeks and sold a total of 3,359,450 copies, making it Amuro's best-selling album. This is the #13 best-selling album in Japan.
I'm gonna pretend watch your step!!, motion and Interlude ~ Scratch Voices don't exist, because they're not even tracks at all with just some footsteps or only 4 seconds of Namie saying one little sentence. Just so you know.
LET'S DO THE MOTION reminds me of old school 90s hiphop with a great beat and vibe to it. Namie does a pretty good rap in the verses until she starts talking which sounds pretty weird, but the background choir in the chorus does a very nice job. I totally love the music in this track, it's funky with the guitar riffs and freestyle keyboard solo near the end. I actually like this pretty much for a first full length track.
PRIVATE hasn't got much going on, especially when it comes to Namie's nagging vocals right from the very start. But I do like the kind of jungle style of the music with some tribal xylophone sounds and keyboard chords. Namie has another rap part in this track as well, and at this time she was actually better at rapping than singing to be honest so that made the song bearable. Still it should've been shorter because five minutes of this is pointless.
So Interlude ~ Ocean way is pretty much all strings, but it's really pretty and soothing so it's a nice interlude.
A complete 180 from the interlude is Don't wanna cry (Eighteen's Summer Mix), which I kind of always liked and hated both at the same time for years. The track is amazingly catchy with some really funky elements in the percussion, jazzy piano melody, saxophone and funky guitar riffs, but don't get me started on Namie's vocals because's they're complete junk. The background choir kind of saves her, but makes her vocals sound even more horrible too. I'll give this track the benefit of the doubt because it's as catchy as heck.
Rainy DANCE actually becomes quite a depressing song with the sounds of real rain, but it's a lounge track so I'm not really complaining. I don't even have many negative thoughts on Namie's vocals in this track. She's still a bit off, but she's improved and the background vocals are so out of place here they also make her sound better during most parts of the track. The song isn't something very special, but it has its moments.
Every single has got a little remixed version on the album, and so does Chase the Chance (CC Mix), which I thought was her best single of the entire era. It has some flaws, like the music overpowering both Namie and her background singers, but Namie herself comes out so much stronger here. She's not straining as much as she usually does, so I think considering the rest of the album this one totally rocks.
They decided to make Joy an interlude, Interlude ~ Joy, and even though it's not something I'd put on repeat the track was better as a full length one on her 'SWEET 19 BLUES' single. This just stops out of nowhere while I actually enjoyed the beat.
I'LL JUMP needed a while to take off, it only becomes interesting when the entire arrangement drops in after a boring interlude. Namie has her bad moments of really bad pitching, but her vocals are actually pretty good in the verses. The background vocals make this song a little catchier, but still it's a pretty generic track.
Since Interlude ~ Scratch Voices is basically all about Namie saying "Wakaranai yo", I'm gonna skip to i was a fool. It's a pretty loungey track with some really good percussion and nice saxophone accents. Namie again raps in this song, but I find her performance less interesting and even cheesy this time. The song just flows without anything happening.
I liked the single version of present much more because that featured more of Namie's cute Japanese talking instead of this pitchy singing hell. I don't know what she's done but was this girl on helium or what? The song itsself is actually really pretty and I loved the laid back lounge quality with the saxophone playing in the background, so just ditch the vocals alright.
I didn't recognize much of the original song in Interlude ~ Don't wanna cry Symphonic Style and it was over pretty soon after that, but at least it sounded nice and vintage.
The music for You're my sunshine (Hollywood Mix) is much more lighthearted and carefree than in the original, and again there are many brassy influences in this song. The original speed-up section is featured here as well, and it finally makes sense. Too bad it's followed by the terrible line 'I am your sunshine, you are my sunshine' which was really terrible, but Namie actually sounds good in the verses. Despite that one line, I might even start to finally like this track.
I gigantic change of style with Body Feels EXIT (Latin House Mix), which features a really nice bongo percussion but terrible repetition of the title words in the first part of the song. It's a typical long remix made up from fragments and it's such a shame the song starts at about 4:30… The intro is way too damn long, but at least the musical is really latin and quite catchy. If this track was 3 to 4 minutes shorter, it would've been a keeper.
I've always liked '77~ for its soothing, melodious and beachy quality. The strings arrangement in the background is actually really pretty!
SWEET 19 BLUES is a very personal song to Namie, and also one of her better on this album. I like how she sings in a much lower pitch for this track, it suits her so much better. It's her best vocal performance on the album. The track features some pretty loud percussion, but it sounds quite fine combined with the strings and piano melody.
…soon nineteen is a bit pointless because it's like an extra to the previous song. An organ plays the melody of SWEET 19 BLUES and then Namie decided to just sing in a really off and childish way. So… did we actually need this?
The last track was a bit of a bummer, but this album was actually a bit better than I expected. Somehow I can understand why it sold so many copies in Japan; the music is so damn good and catchy, Testuya Komuro did an amazing job on all the tracks! At this point in her career, Namie's music had a loungey, laid back and even jazzy pop style and it just sounds great. The only thing is her damned vocals, which were terrible in some of the tracks. She needed voice lessons BADLY, and thank god everything turned out right some years later. As for SWEET 19 BLUES, it's a good thing the album grew on me for the last couple of years.
Favorite tracks: LET'S DO THE MOTION | Don't wanna cry (Eighteen's Summer Mix) | Chase the Chance (CC Mix) | '77~ | SWEET 19 BLUES
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This is a post for those of you not regularly exposed to Kiwi music … Keep an eye out for this girl. If her career doesn't take off I do believe it will be a matter of poor luck and/or timing, rather than a lack of talent. I think she's got it.
No, it's not book-related … Well, actually, with just a smidgeon of imagination manipulation … yes, yes, it could work. OK … this is Llew singing about Kynas … (o: Woot! (Not that book-related posts are the be all and end all, but it is nice …)
Right, I'm off researching book trailers, while I also hurriedly get my Countdown entries for September down from 31 to 10 … and then arrange those 10 in order of appeal … I've been listening to them nearly all month, and I've got from 57 down to 31 … argh! How do I get that down to 10? By being absolutely brutal, that's how …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Monday, failed, Monday, to arraign former Director General of the National Broadcast Commission, Emeka Mba and three others.
When the case came up before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court, Abuja, counsel to the EFCC, Maaji Dabi, said the charges have been amended and have not been served on the defendants.
He pleaded for time to serve the defendants.
But the defendants' counsels, led by S. Amen (counsel to first and second defendants) said it was out of mischief that the EFCC was asking for time, saying the anti-graft body was looking for opportunity to detain them.
They wondered why the EFCC was crying more than the bereaved, wondering why the EFCC was more worried than the defendants.
They pleaded with the court if more days were granted the EFCC, the court should allow the defendants to continue to enjoy the administrative bail granted them already.
They also pleaded that the court should mandate the commission not to re-arrest the their clients.
Justice Kolawole later ruled that the accused be served by November 30, while adjourning till December 13 for fresh arraignment.
He also ordered the EFCC not to re-arrest the accused.
The commission is prosecuting the former Director-General of the NBC, Director of Finance, Patrick Area and the Managing Director, Technology Advisor, Basil Udotai, and the Managing Director of In-View Technology Limited and D-Vine Partners Limited, Babatunji Amure.
Emeka is being accused of defying the Federal Government's directive of August 7, 2015 on Treasury Single Account (TSA) by diverting N15,038,400,000, out of N34,114,500,000 received from MTN for Spectrum Band Width, to finance the contract for the Digital Set-Top -Boxes.
Out of the diverted N15,038,400,000 as collateral security to Zenith Bank Plc, the EFCC investigators discovered that only N4,977,227,400 was needed.
The commission said "only eight (8) out of the 12 companies opened letter of credit amounting to N3,739,727,400.00 while the sum of N1,237,400,000 was for the Digital Access Fees making a total of N4,977,227,400."
The EFCC said after a reconciliation meeting with the Ministry of Information and Zenith Bank Plc, it was "agreed that N10,061,172,600 was in excess and should be recovered by the EFCC."
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- Third Person Shooter Action Sequences - Use Future Foundation's Hacking Gun to have a fighting chance against the hordes of Monokumas as you traverse Towa City
- Tons of Different Types of Ammo - Tackle challenges with multiple kinds of Truth Bullets, such as Paralyze and Link. Upgrade your firepower with special Bling Bullet modifiers
- Riddles and Puzzles - The Monokuma Kids will challenge more than just your trigger finger; you'll need your smarts to survive as well. There's a lot to discover in the city, with a number of familiar faces and mysteries to unravel!
- Languages - Enjoy English text as well as new English and original Japanese voices
Taking place in the time betweenDanganronpa 1 & 2theAnother Episodestory followsKomaru Naegi, the younger sister of the first game's protagonist, a year and a halfafter the "most awful, most tragic event in human history" took place. When forced to leave safety andflee for her life Komaruis given a megaphone gun to fight off her aggressors.
Komaru's megaphone fires 'Truth Bullets', which are pieces of programming code that inflict numerous different effects upon the target. You can make improvements to your gun and ammunition'sfirepower, ammo amount, and fire rate as well as adding modifications thatshockenemies and allow players to control a Monokuma for a limited amount of time. These upgrades do however require "Monokuma Medals"in order to be purchased, which are earned by defeating Monokumas. The microphone is not only your weapon but alsoyour primary method of interaction with the outside worldas itcan also be used to activate objects like a camera system or a car, and will most likely be essential when it comes tosolving in-game puzzles.
Toko Fukawa, who will behacking and slashing Monokumas as her alternate personality 'Genocide Jill',makes a return as the second protagonist and playable character!Danganronpa: Another Episodehasall kinds of incrediblymysterious (and creepy) characters like the Warriors of Hope and the Mokonuma kids, two groups of fanatic children who murder adults in the name of Monokuma without an ounce of remorse.The story is supplemented byillustrated events andwill also feature animated scenes handled byDanganronpa: The Animationdirector Seiji Kishi and studio Lerche.
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fully playable game, very funny
A must buy if you're a fan of Danganronpa series!
Game arrived pretty fast. There was a little bit problem because I got the wrong one (I should get the europe version) so i couldn't download the japanese voice dlc. But it's okay, i can play the game with english dub. (I should be more careful for the next game!)
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A very good game for fans of Danganronpa. You don't need to play the second game before this one.
The gameplay is different in that it is a 3rd person shooter for the most part but it definitely has that Danganronpa feel and it is great to get more world building in this setting.
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Monday, June 2, 2008
Are there people who still think that calling Arnold Schwarzenegger "The Governator" is funny?
8 comments:
- Heather said...
Yeah I think there are...
I've been reading your "other blog" BUT no comments because it is such a pain in the butt. Can you fix that??
- June 2, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- Vern said...
I'll try! You're not the first to mention that. Thanks for visiting anyway!
- June 2, 2008 at 1:23 PM
- Tin said...
If they do it is because they are blonde!
- June 2, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- Rachey said...
Conan O'Brien does, I think he has a governator joke EVERY night on his show!
- June 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM
No, but I still laugh when there are "Arnold" impersonator who do the commercials for Gold's Gym. Do you get those? They crack me up EVERY time I hear them.
- June 2, 2008 at 4:27 PM
regarding Heather's comments...I think our password on the other blog is asjdfkl'sdjf askld'gh';....MOM
- June 3, 2008 at 4:51 PM
- Randi said...
Well, people who are amused by that would generally call it "hysterical".
- June 3, 2008 at 11:49 PM
- Dodi said...
Wait... that's not funny anymore?
- June 4, 2008 at 1:47 PM
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Last season's Chinese FA Cup finalists and CSL 2nd runners-up Shandong Luneng won this year's Lunar New Year Cup after beating Auckland City 2-1 in the semi-final and later overcoming J League side Sagan Tosu. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's League XI lost to Sagan Tosu on penalties on the first day, but managed to beat Auckland in the 3rd-place playoff .
Day 1 – 5 Feb 2019
Shandong Luneng 2-1 Auckland City
Auckland City, despite being expected to lose the opening match, showed confidence in the first half and had several chances to score, but failed to beat Wang Dalei. Shandong also tested Auckland City's Enaut Zubikarai with a few shots from outside the box, but the former Real Sociedad keeper dealt with them easily. As a result, the first half ended with neither team able to score.
Just a minute after the match restarted, a lapse in concentration by Shandong defenders allowed Auckland City forward Micah Lea'Alafa to beat Wang Dalei in a one-on-one situation, giving the Navy Blues a narrow lead. However, that lasted only for about ten minutes, until Roger Guedes curled a stunning free kick over the wall to equalise for Shandong in the 57th minute.
Afterwards, Auckland City played with caution, retaining possession and with little attempts on goal. Defensively, the Navy Blues were excellent in marking Shandong star striker Graziano Pelle, so his chances were limited. As a penalty shootout was imminent, Zubikarai parried Zhang Chi's shot, which fell into the path of Roger Guedes who finished from close range, winning the match for Luneng.
Hong Kong League XI 1-1 (2-4 pen.) Sagan Tosu
The Hong Kong League XI surprised many and played lively in the first half, creating a number of chances. However, Kevin Bond's men failed to beat Takuo Okubo. Meanwhile, Fernando Torres, arguably the main star of this tournament, received a beautiful pass from Cuenca Lopez to finish from close range, giving Sagan Tosu the lead in the first half.
In the second half, Torres was subbed off, much to the dismay of the spectators. Sagan Tosu changed to a possession play, which limited the chances for the League XI. Nonetheless, the selection equalized in the 77th minute, when Chan Siu-ki's cross found Wellingsson de Souza at first, but fell to Pegasus' Juninho who finished from close range.
Both sides failed to register more goals, so the match went straight to penalties to decide the winners. All Sagan Tosu players scored, but Lazari and De Souza missed for the League XI, meaning the J League side advanced to the finals.
Day 2 – 7 Feb 2019
Hong Kong League XI 1-0 Auckland City
The League XI started with a new attacking mentality into the game for 3rd place, but Auckland City managed to hold their line. Mahama Awal and Wellingsson de Souza were active on both flanks, but not much chances were created. Instead, Auckland City nearly got the lead after Leung Nok-hang tripped Auckland City's Maro Bonsu-Maro at the edge of the box, for which a penalty was awarded. The hosts protested, insisting the foul may have been outside the box. Nevertheless, Fabrizio Tavano's subsequent penalty was saved by 36-year-old Zhang Chunhui. Soon after, on the other end of the pitch, a failed clearance by Brian Kaltak gifted the ball to Mahama Awal, who put it past Zubikarai to give the League XI a narrow lead after 45 minutes.
In the second half, probably a result of long-distance travel and a tight fixtures schedule, Auckland City looked increasingly tired. Nonetheless, they created a handful of chances. Dylan Manickum used his pace to dribble past Fran Gonzalez, but his shot was held by Zhang Chunhui. The Hong Kong League XI also had several opportunities, but Juninho's close range effort, following a Fernando free kick, went wide. The New Zealand side continued to look for an equalizer, but the hosts defended well to deny the Navy Blues a goal. As a result, the League XI finished the Lunar New Year Cup on the respectable 3rd place.
Sagan Tosu 1-3 Shandong Luneng
Shandong had a bright start into the final, when Gil headed in from close range after a corner, just three minutes into the game. After that, Sagan Tosu were in control of the match, but their passing accuracy was poor in the final third, which limited their opportunities to get an equalizer. Meanwhile, the encounter got a little bit ill-tempered, as both sides were involved in some rough challenges. Heated arguments erupted and the referee was forced to caution a number of players.
The second half began in similar fashion, when Shandong scored just five minutes after the restart. Duan Liuyu's cross found Graziano Pelle, who put the ball into the lower right corner. Sagan Tosu responded in the 59th minute, when Cuenca Lopez's cross found Kazuk Anzai, whose header was blocked by Wang Dalei, but Fernando Torres managed to follow up with a close range header to equalize for the J League side.
The match continued with its explosive manner, and the referee was forced to issue a number of yellow cards in hope of calming things down. Meanwhile, Yuta Higuchi's long range effort was fabulously saved by Wang Dalei. In the 81st minute, Pedro Delgado extended the lead for Shandong to 3-1 after a failed clearance by Teruki Hara, which allowed the Portuguese midfielder to finish from close range.
Things got out of hand as the match came closer to an end, and the referee was forced to send off Cui Peng for a second yellow booking that night. However, the score remained unchanged and Shandong were crowned the winners of the 2019 Lunar New Year Cup.
Post-match reaction
Kevin Bond, head coach for Hong Kong's League XI, is also one of the contenders for the head coach position of the Hong Kong national team. He previously refused to comment on whether he would be a potential successor of Gary White, and said before the competition as well as after the first match that he solely focused on the Lunar New Year Cup for now.
However, when asked again after the competition finished, Kevin Bond admitted that he is interested in the position. "I believe I am in a good position, because I know all the teams and I know the coaches. I know the majority of the players. You can see from the last five or six days, with a couple of results and performances, that we managed to be organised, were difficult to beat and posed problems. So all around it was an excellent experience."
Kevin Bond was also confident that he was the right man for the job. "We will wait and see. Only time will tell, but I believe I have the right credentials. I know the people here, what they stand for. I know the strength and weaknesses of Hong Kong football and the players, and I believe I am equipped to get the best out of this squad."
Match Results:
Shandong Luneng 2-1 Auckland City (February 5th, 4pm, Hong Kong Stadium; Attendance: 14502)
Hong Kong League XI 1-1 (2-4 pen.) Sagan Tosu (February 5th, 6:30pm, Hong Kong Stadium; Attendance: 14502)
Hong Kong League XI 1-0 Auckland City (February 7th, 4pm, Hong Kong Stadium; Attendance: 21643)
Sagan Tosu 1-3 Shandong Luneng (February 7th, 6:30pm, Hong Kong Stadium; Attendance: 21643)
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Breaking news that is neither breaking or newsy: Game Of Thrones is a big undertaking. This is because the show's source material, the Song Of Ice And Fire series by George R. R. Martin, is an even bigger undertaking. Such a big undertaking, in fact, that sometimes it has seemed like they could stretch the HBO series out into eternity if they wanted. Alas, there actually is some news on the Game Of Thrones front: Executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss say they've got a seven season goal for Game Of Thrones .
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"It feels like this is the midpoint for us," Benioff said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly regarding the goal. "If we're going to go seven seasons, which is the plan, season 4 is right down the middle, the pivot point." He continued about the seventh season's symbolism:
I would say it's the goal we've had from the beginning. It was our unstated goal, because to start on a show and say your goal is seven seasons is the height of lunacy. Once we got to the point where we felt like we're going to be able to tell this tale to its conclusion, that became [an even clearer] goal. Seven gods, seven kingdoms, seven seasons. It feels right to us.
Some challenges are automatically evident with a seven season goal, of course: There was already an abundance of material that would have been difficult to fit into the show from the (rather lengthy) books, and now there's even more. Further... the books aren't even finished yet.
Benioff and Weiss have been made privy to the plot points of the ending by Martin, but what happens if the storylines of the show — which due to their medium require brevity and forward momentum in a way the books do not — meet the stopping point of the published material? There are two unpublished books yet to come (The Winds Of Winter and A Dream Of Spring), the first of which isn't expected to arrive before 2015.
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MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed at the meeting with permanent members of Russia's Security Council the fight against cyber crime and also the need for international cooperation in war on terror amid the attack on police in Paris, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
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At least one police officer was killed in the shootout on France's landmark Champs Elysees boulevard on Thursday, three days before the country is to choose its new president.The shootout took place at 20:50 local time (21:50 Moscow time) on Thursday, in front of the Marks & Spencer store on Champs Elysees, at the corner of Rue de Berri. According to French Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet, one officer was shot dead immediately, two others were wounded. A female foreign tourist, who was passing by, was slightly injured.The incident coincided with prime-time TV presidential campaign, aired by the France-2 TV.


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Tokyo-Pref 192-0045 Japan
quartz upbringing
|In the high temperature and pressure container called "autoclave"
NI, please, it's brought up under the environment of 140Mpa 400 ℃. A crystal with the stable quality is different from natural quartz crystal and is made.
Cutting Angular measurement
|Synthetic quartz is cut according to the specification of the purpose.
Is cut synthetic quartz the specification street?
Angular measurement is performed.
|Ⅲ Grind
|The crystal frequency is decided by the thickness (in case of thickness
slippery vibration).
It'll be high-frequency and be so that I make it thin, and so low-frequency that I make it thick.
It'll be. BEBARU processing and polishing are processed according to the specification.There is also a crystal O does.
|The surface is rough for the crystal even cutoff-outline machining did.
The stable special quality isn't obtained.
Roughness which is the crystal surface by an etching and washing, removal.I'll make the quality become stable.
|Ⅴ Pole formation
|A pole is formed into a crystal.
When there are no poles, a piezoelectric effect isn't obtained, and I don't oscillate.
I oscillate by forming a pole and adding the voltage.
|Ⅵ System
|It's in the terminal called a base to maintain a crystal.
A crystal is included. A joint of a crystal and a base?
It's joined by conductivity glue.
Frequency adjust
|There is looseness in a frequency for a crystal after pole formation.
If it's just as it is, influence occurs to the quality.
To make the quality become stable, frequency trimming is performed and it's equal.
It'll be the crystal which makes the specification meet.
|Ⅷ Seal
|To stop influence of the temperature in the atmosphere and the humidity,
it's a cap.
It's covered and direct influence is prevented.
These are also tied with antioxidation of a pole and stabler.
It connects to a done crystal.
|Ⅸ Check
|It's temperature tolerance and turning on whether customer's way is met.
The check by which it's for tolerance is performed.
A severe check is finished, and it's delivered to customer's hand.


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The right of shareholders to request the appointment of inspectors to inspect the affairs of a company is prescribed in the Thai Civil and Commercial Code and the Public Limited Companies Act (the "Act"), but some provisions remain unclear.
For clarity, the Ministry of Commerce (the "MOC") therefore issued the regulation on the inspection of the affairs of limited companies and public limited companies (the "Regulation") on 6 September 2018.
The Regulation clarifies and prescribes the procedures for minority shareholders to file an application requesting the appointment of inspectors to examine the business and financial standing of a company, and to report the findings. The Regulation also determines the amount of security for payment of inspection expenses, in accordance with current circumstances.
Under the Regulation, the following shareholders are entitled to request the appointment of MOC officials as inspectors to inspect the company's business and financial affairs –
by filing an application in writing, indicating the matters for inspection, and placing the security for payment of the inspection expenses:
- shareholders holding not less than one-fifth of a limited company's shares
- shareholders holding not less than one-fifth of a public limited company's sold shares; or
- not less than one-third of the total number of a public limited company's shareholders.
Upon appointment, the inspectors shall notify the company in writing on their appointment and for the company to submit documents, including financial statements, accounting documents, and other documents concerning the company's affairs. In addition, under the Act, the inspectors can also enter the office or any premises of the public limited company during its office hours and instruct the public limited company's directors or other persons as prescribed in the Act to provide statements.
If the company fails to comply with the inspectors' orders, it may be subject to further legal proceedings.
After the inspection, the inspectors are required to make a report and submit the report to relevant authorities for further process


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The company Bugatti, which produces high-speed vehicles with a distant, 1909, is always trying to use cutting-edge technology. This is logical, since the increase in power the issue of security is particularly acute. In early 2018, the company announced the release printed on a 3D printer brake calipers that can stop a car at high speed. They are still not unveiled, but the company published the "fire" video with a simulation of such inhibition.
On the video simulates braking at speeds of 400 km/h. Not surprisingly, at the peak of its work, the disc and the brake caliper is hot right up to 1025 degrees Celsius and gave off a flame and a bunch of sparks. It is believed that the ability to brake at such a high speed as a positive effect on the manoeuvrability of vehicles and their safety for the driver and passengers.
On-road cars the Bugatti with such a high speed and a powerful braking system will be extremely rare. The fact that printed on a 3D printer, the braking system will be installed only on hypercar Bugatti Chiron. It was he who in 2017 accelerated to speeds of 400 km/h for half a minute. Just think — the car accelerates to 100 km/h in just 2.4 seconds! It is so good that LEGO have gathered from your abs, it a working copy.
Bugatti is part of the concern Volkswagen, but the new brakes in other cars should not wait. Shaping and polishing of titanium with four lasers takes 45 hours. The manufacturer is ready to do it for cars valued at several million dollars, but not for conventional models. The purpose of Bugatti in the near future — to speed up production to such an extent that a 3D-printed brake can be used in cheap cars.
What do you think, what are the benefits of so powerful a brake and what dangers he carries himself? Your answer and opinion about the news you can write in the comments or in our Telegram chat.


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The Quilt Series
1. 911
The Quilt Series: Summary
In this part of the reading, the narrator recalls the experience of losing his partner, John.
At this point, John, who suffered from the AIDS virus, had become severely affected to the point where he, despite his reluctance, needed to be hospitalized.
The narrator stood by John's side in the hospital, certain that it was only a matter of time before he would be gone.
Eventually, when the narrator had gone to their home to rest and wait, John passed. This was devastating for him.
The Quilt Series
2. ICU: "My future was planned: when he dies, I will go home, drink a glass of milk, pull a razor from the box, drag it across the lines in my palms up through the crooks of my arms. It will be clean, it will be over." (Cuadro, p. 127)
4. RM#: "Friends cried and strangled the corridors. I ignored their open arms, it made me mad when they held me back so I'd push them away, tell them, He looks great. You should have seen him yesterday. They wiped their face unbelieving, their fingers wrenched the flowers, I felt like they should die instead, not John, cornered to the wall, unconscious, a halo of bare fluorescence." (Cuadro, p. 131)
Discussion Question
What do you think of the narrators reactions to the situation? Do you think they are too extreme? Are they justified?
The Quilt Series
3. REM: "John looked about, absorbing the metal pads taped to his chest, his wrist wired down, his waist tied to the bed. He pulled with withered arms taut, his mouth twitched in panic. He stared at me till I was shame-faced. His look said, 'How can you do this?'" (Cuadro, p. 128)
4. RM#: "But all he could do was pick at my palm pull at the false skin of latex, stare past me like an animal who avoids the eyes. Still I tried to whisper sweet thoughts into his ears, 'Baby I'm at your side, I love you so much, I don't know what I'll do.'" (Cuadro, p. 132)
5. 4AM: "Later on people said time would heal, but the pain was too much to forget, his life pounded out of my head and all that was left of mine, measured from that point, 4AM sharp and I began to howl." (Cuadro, p. 134)
6. DOA: "I locked my fingers into his hand like a young lover's grip. Still he felt more like meat then flesh. I wanted to throw it down, push him out of the bed, I started telling him, I'm sorry I wasn't here, I'm sorry it wasn't me." (Cuadro, p. 135)
Discussion Question
Why do you think the narrator felt such a strong sense of guilt about Johns suffering and death?
At this time, the narrator himself was also infected with AIDS. How do you think it affected him mentally and emotionally to see what John went through?
What do these quotes tell you about the depth of the relationship between the narrator and John?
How important is it to have a support system when coping with a disease?
Conquering Immortality
"At that time I was jacking-off regularly to fantasies of getting screwed by men, straight men, their wives in bed with us in pink, flurry nightgowns. The husband and I would simply forget the woman and when I was about to come it would just be him and me. I would sleep in the curve of his arm, the sinews of his bicep, a son wrapped in his father's protection, as if masculinity could save me." (p. 139)
"The usher's hands were large and loud banging flat on the door, his face acne-scared and hair shorn. He called us damn faggots, as if this was all too common. A look of tiredness across his mouth. There were two other ushers in the bathroom, bored having to bust up another couple of fags like nameless creatures fucking in plain sight who needed to be shamed and we begged for it." (Cuadro, p. 145)
Discussion Questions
In the quote on page 139, what do you think the narrator meant when he said "as if masculinity could save me"?
Why do you think that he engaged in such risky behavior, especially in such a public place?
What does the way that the narrator describes ushers reactions to the situation tell you not only about the way others view homosexuality, but also about his own insecurities?
Conquering immortality
"As I enter my seventh year of diagnosis where reports of anti-viral promise and T-cell counts have lost their assured importance, I see my life as a series of facades, each layer in erosion; white patches along the sides of my mouth, a shortening of breath, a burning pain in my calves, each taking an ability away from me, to where keeping simple food down is what is of value. Forgotten is career and income, no longer the depiction of my personality but disabilities are what frame me. And what is left after my body, torn down, is my soul. I notice as I stand here that today is beautiful, that the sand-colored walls of the Egyptian, yellow like dark mustard, set out against the blue sky." (Cuadro, p. 148-149)
Alberto Sandoval-Sánchez
Diagnosed with AIDS over 20 years ago
Homosexual Latino living with AIDS
Lover passed away by a heart attack
Death of lover more devastating then being diagnosed with AIDS
The act of humiliating or degrading
Extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading
Politicizing Abjection
"Since 1981, with AIDS, and despite all of the changes in medications and their unequal distribution the world over, vivo immersed in abjection. The undead survived with the fear of contagion, with the horror of pollution, with the agony of memories living dead young men who either went to their homeland to die or whose dead bodies and ashes were brought home to their families to pay their final respects. How many coffins and secrets remained sealed to hide the disfigured and decaying cadavers? How were their early deaths explained en unasociedad latinoamericana que vive del que diran, where homosexuality and AIDS are still most often taboos?" (311)
"After my own AIDS diagnosis in 1990, I felt that I had no escape." (312)
"I could not give up the freedom that migration had provided me, particularly the opportunity to articulate a gay identity shaped by a Latino consciousness." (312)
"With AIDS, just as with migration, once again I had to reinvent life and my notion of home – this time in the shadow of death, en las entranas del monstruo." (312)
Discussion Question
How do you think being Latino or having migrated to America, affect Sandoval-Sánchez when he was diagnosed with AIDS?
Politicizing Abjection
"I am fascinated with the abject body: if I were not, how would I be able to keep on living with AIDS? EL SIDA is the ultimate embodiment of abjection." (313)
"What does it mean to have the monster under your skin? How can you love your abject body when it betrays you? how do you feel in a society that expels the sick, the Latino, the queer, the migrant, the Other" (313)
Discussion Question
According to Sandoval-Sánchez's description, how do you think our society views people who have AIDS? On top of that, Latinos, homosexuality, and immigrants?
Politicizing Abjection
"Life is breathless.
Colors are blindness.
Music is deafness."
"It is a feeling of terminal loss
For what is left behind.
Life is in ruins. So is the body."
"At that point you are homeless.
You are a wanderer
Lost in a cemetery without finding a tomb."
"I run to the mirror.
There is no image: my face is gone.
There is no memory of what I looked like."
"I run away from my body.
I can not even recognize my body."
"I scream: The Alien is inside me.
What's inside me? What is it?"
Discussion Question
What do you think Sandoval-Sánchez was trying to share with the readers with John Lechte's poem?
How do you think it represents a man with AIDS?
Politicizing Abjection
"The politics of abjection that I suggest engages the Latino gay body with AIDS – a body marked by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and migration, a body that endangers and troubles the cohesion of the social order by destabilizing the borders between normal and deviant, insider and outsider, sameness and difference, health and illness, life and death." (317)
I want to inquire specifically how Latino queer bodies materialize and enact abjection as a strategic performance in which identity is always in the making." (318)
What do you think Sandoval-Sánchez means by this?
Latino living with AIDS
Cuadros, G. (1994). City of God. San Francisco, California: City Lights Books.
Alberto Sandoval-Sànchez Up Close and Personal." News & Events. Mount Holyoke, 27 Sept. 2007.


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