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In Sun. Tel. 14.7.13, the writer and professor of English John Sutherland congratulated Ian McEwan on his recommendation of a 1965 book, Stoner, by John Williams, as a summer read, and went on:
"I must, I calculate, have read 10,000 novels. Each a little literary love affair. What five would top my list of books to be brought up from the cellar? I'd point to: Jezebel, Irène Némirovsky, 1936 (an exquisite study of the pains of midlife loss of beauty); Cockfighter, Charles Willeford, 1962 (American grit, allegorised in the most violent of American "sports"); Peter Ibbetson, George Du Maurier, 1891 (a charming British stab at what Proust was doing in Á la recherche du temps perdu); The Book of Disquiet, Fernando Pessoa, 1991 (teasing demonstration of the impossibility of writing books, while writing one); Sardines, Nuruddin Farah, 1981 (powerfully written roman à thèse, or didactic novel, about the horrors of female genital mutilation, decades before the Western media got aroused by the atrocity).
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'Hired Gun' gives insight into Los Angeles music scene
As a music fan, surely you've heard of Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Billy Joel, Steve Vai, John Mellencamp, KISS, Katy Perry, Mandy Moore, Toto, Ted Nugent, Rihanna and Ozzy Osbourne. If so, you've also heard Liberty DeVitto, Jason Hook, Phil X, Kenny Aronoff, Russell Javors, Rudy Sarzo, Mark Schulman, Glen Sobel, Nita Strauss, Steve Lukather, Paul Bushnell, Jay Graydon, Derek St. Holmes, Chris Johnson, but most likely don't know their names. Hired Gun introduces these musicians to the world in a behind the scenes look into the Los Angeles touring and recording scene.
"A hired gun is an assassin — the best available musician that gets hired to go on tour to deliver the music for that artist. Nobody will know who he is, but he gets the gig because he's the elite player," Five Finger Death Punch and former Mandy Moore and Alice Cooper guitarist and Hired Gun Executive Producer Jason Hook reveals.
The 89 minute rock documentary dives deep into what it takes to become one of about twenty "First Call, A-List" musicians in Hollywood. The performers discuss their rise, and sometimes fall, to the top of the list. Many, such as Newsted and DeVitto, recall stories of how they became hired guns to some of the world's most notable acts.
Newsted was hired by Metallica after original bassist Cliff Burton — who Newsted claims was the "Jimi Hendrix of the bass" — died in a bus accident while on tour in 1986. The group hired Newsted, who went on to become a permanent member the next year until his departure in 2001. DeVitto was Joel's drummer and right hand man for more than thirty years before the pair had a falling out with Joel replacing many long time band members.
"Nobody will know who he is, but he gets the gig because he's the elite player."
The film teaches us that being a great musician is just part of getting the gig. Stage presence, chemistry and attitude also matter so much that many have lost gigs because of it. Musicianship is a brother/sisterhood. Musicians bond when the chemistry is right, ultimately producing better music. These "First Call, A-List" musicians know how to serve the songs and artists in which they were hired and not themselves as sometimes being a permanent member allows.
"You have to be even more focused that somebody who's permanently in a band because what you're doing today reflects on what you're going to be doing tomorrow," former Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo states.
I am quite fond of music documentaries. They always tend to give more insight into the makeup and chemistry that makes a musician or band which is very intriguing. Hearing the different anecdotes and experiences each of the musicians in Hired Gun speak about is very interesting and often amusing. I've been a hired gun before and realized that it isn't for me because I like to be apart of something that's more permanent. It works for some and doesn't for others. However, this film works for anyone who loves music and documentaries! It gives exceptional insight into who these faces are and how important they are to rock and roll!
The film comes to Blu-ray and DVD on August 1st and I highly suggest you buy it! I know I will!
Author: Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn founded The Music Universe when he decided to juxtapose his love of web design and music. As a lifelong drummer, he decided to take a hiatus from playing music to report it. The website began as a fun project in 2013 to one of the top independent news sites.


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Last week one of my younger members called me in distress. They had talked to a family member about the children in detention, and the discussion did not go well. After talking through the frustration of not being heard, I suggested that the most effective way of helping people understand your position is to tell them your story. People's hearts are moved by a personal story. So this is mine.
If you're a regular listener to NPR news programs, you're probably familiar with the occasional brief commentary during the morning or evening news programs by experts in various fields; people providing insight into public affairs, observations on the arts, and thoughts on how we live. This page contains transcripts and/or audio recordings of local commentaries that have aired on WYSU.


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- SARATOGA, CA--BrightSign has partnered with MMD, the exclusive marketer and reseller for Philips branded LCD monitors and public signage solutions worldwide. With the partnership, system integrators and solution providers have the assurance that BrightSign's ultra-compact, PC-less digital controllers have been tested with Philips slim public signage solutions featuring Philips Smart Insert and are fully compatible.
- Combined, the players and displays provide a turnkey, high-definition digital signage solution with a lower total cost of ownership, substantial energy savings and easy upgrades. BrightSign's ability to tile and synchronize content across multiple displays with Philips' new 46" BDL 4681XU slim monitor was also confirmed.
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Middendorp: Chiefs Should've Beat Pirates, Sundowns & City…
Ernst Middendorp says that he was disappointed to drop points against Orlando Pirates over the weekend, stating that it was another game that they deserved to win.
The Glamour Boys suffered narrow defeats at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City last month either side of victories over Bidvest Wits and AmaZulu, and on Saturday threw away a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 in the Soweto Derby.
Now, following Sunday's results, Middendorp's side finds themselves in seventh place after two-thirds of the Absa Premiership season, but the German is more worried by the results than the performance of his side.
As quoted by the club's official website, the coach said, "I am disappointed with the result, but I am certainly not disappointed with the way we played. Compliments to my team.
"We should have had more drive to score that second goal, especially as there was some confusion in the Pirates camp after our goal and we should have exposed that.
"We again lost points in a game we should have won… The same happened in our recent outings against Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City. We were also the better side in those matches, but we were unable to collect the three points."
While the club's direct focus now will be avoiding the potential banana skin of The Magic FC on Sunday, Middendorp also has eyes on the remainder of the league campaign, saying, "We just try to win every game, home and away. The season is far from finished. We will see some surprising results in the next few months."


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"CIfA membership should not be regarded as a passive membership – you have to get involved if you want your profession to evolve"
ACIfA member
Being part of CIfA allows you to take an active role in supporting and shaping the profession. We draw on the expertise and knowledge of CIfA professionals in all out work. The best way to influence is to get involved.
In CIfA you are part of an active community which promotes high professional standards and strong ethics in archaeological practice, and which tries to make archaeology beneficial to all.
- Connect with our Area and Special Interest Groups to shape policy and practice in your specialism or geographical area, and stay up to date.
- Assist the Registered Organisation Scheme by joining an inspection panel (PDF file).
- Join the committees that accredit individuals and organisations and be part of our peer review and self-regulation process.
- Get elected to Advisory Council and guide future policy and priorities, or to the Board of Directors to lead the Chartered Institute.
To find out more about the different committees and how to get involved please see our FAQs (PDF).
Give something back
Being part of a professional body is not just about products, discounts and services. It is a way to demonstrate your commitment to your work, to improving yourself and your profession, and to giving the public the best from archaeology.
There are many benefits of being part of CIfA, but the biggest is seeing the effect you can have on your profession. The more people who support us, the stronger the profession becomes, and the more impact we have. It helps us:
- improve the quality of archaeology through standards and training;
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Press Secretary of the Ukrainian non-canonical Church structures Eustratius Zorya believes that the unification Council of the Orthodox churches in Ukraine should take place in the Hagia Sophia (St. Sophia Cathedral) in Kiev.
Saint Sophia Cathedral is located in the center of Kiev, it is part of the national reserve «Sophia of Kyiv» and listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The Cathedral does not belong to any denomination, is the state, it is forbidden to pass any religious organization to perform the divine service. In this Cathedral only conducting a prayer, which gathers representatives of different faiths on the Day of independence of Ukraine on August 24.
«It seems to us logical and only place… the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kiev. It is a historical temple, Department of the Kyiv bishops with a millennial history. It seems the only logical and proper for such an event place. Moreover, the Hagia Sophia Museum is the national Museum-reserve, which does not belong to any of the Orthodox jurisdictions. From this point of view, it is also a neutral place to hold this event,» said dawn in an interview with the Ukrainian Internet edition «Commander».
Also dawn said that this Cathedral will be able to participate only those who turned to the Patriarchate of Constantinople, i.e. of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) will not be able to participate.
«Participation in the meeting will be taken by those who appealed to the Ecumenical Patriarch, as well as representatives from Ecumenical Patriarch», — he said.
The authorities in Kiev and non-canonical Church structure in Ukraine hope till the end of the year to receive the Tomos of autocephaly from Constantinople, but Tomos can get the Primate of the «United» Church, it needs to select on the «unification Council» of the Orthodox churches in Ukraine, which date is not appointed yet. This canonical UOC said that is not going to participate in this event.
Because of the decision of Constantinople to begin providing non-canonical autocephaly churches in Ukraine, which the Russian Orthodox Church is called the schism, the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on 15 October announced the severance of communication with the Patriarchate of Constantinople on the canonical territory of the ROC, including Ukraine and Belarus.
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has called canonically void, and saw politics in the abolition of Constantinople by the act of 1686 on the transfer of the Kyiv Metropolitanate to the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. Metropolitan Hilarion said that Constantinople lost its right to be called the coordinating centre of Orthodoxy. In the Russian Orthodox Church hope that Constantinople will change the decision to give the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Church, and before that he will be in schism.
© RIA Novosti, Integratiebeleid in fotobanka in the Orthodox world: to be or not to be


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Phoenix Rehab Center for Addiction Treatment
When you suddenly come down with a cold, you can simply take your flu medication to fully recover. Runny nose, malaise, and lack of appetite all go away for good. Unfortunately, not all that ails our well-being can be solved with a little decongestant. Substance abuse (pills, cocaine, marijuana, among others) and alcoholism, though they may be as common as the common cold nowadays, are not as easily cured; and if we do nothing about addiction, this destructive condition can permanently ruin a man's life and harm others in the process. Medication alone cannot fix such a scale of physical, mental and spiritual undoing. This is where experiential therapy comes in.
SpringBoard Provides a Holistic Approach to Rehab
Experiential therapy is a therapeutic approach developed in the 1970s that encourages patients to address subconscious or internal issues through active experiences, movement, guided imagery, and the use of props or tools to enhance these activities. And unlike the usual Tucson or Phoenix rehab (drugs and alcohol) facility, in Scottsdale SpringBoard Recovery has perfected holistic healing through experiential therapy. We offer 3 key services that are essential to the efficacy of this approach: group counseling, yoga, and art therapy.
Group Counseling
Group therapy is a general term for any type of therapy aimed towards recovery in two or more people. Yes, your one-on-one session with your therapist can be your primary source of insight; but more people means more unique life experiences, hard-earned lessons, and a community spirit free of judgment and full of inspiration.
Take a look at the advantages of group counseling:
- Shared education about each individual's recovery process – You never know when another member can open your eyes to some ingenious and healthy coping methods or problem-solving tips you haven't tried before.
- Peer observation and empowerment – The temptation to fall into relapse could be overwhelming, but it's not irresistible especially when there are people who are responsible for you as much as you are responsible for them. A unified routine will make treatment activities second to nature; and you can never go wrong with good influence gained from others.
- Developing new relationships – Addiction is reliable only in its power to destroy a person's connections with friends and family. Group counseling reopens doors to friendships that are strong and true, forged within the rehab center's walls and reinforced as you reenter society together.
Yoga is a Hindu discipline that emphasizes spirituality and abstinence. It is geared towards health and relaxation achieved through breathing control, the adoption of specific bodily postures, and meditation. SpringBoard Recovery differs from your average Mesa or Phoenix rehab (drugs and alcohol) center in the sense that we recognize how yoga is not doable only by people who are religious or in perfect physical shape. Our yoga program is tailored so that its principles are utilized to target drug and alcohol addiction.
An exercise routine that eliminates substance addiction – sounds too farfetched, right? On the contrary, nothing is more important in recovering from addiction than learning to take control of your mind and body. Here's how yoga comes into play:
- Control of your own mind – We can't deny how there are times when we know we're about to make a bad decision but we go and do it anyway. The lack of self-control: this is the most formidable enemy of addiction recovery. You must choose to be stronger than the urge. Through yoga's focus on meditation, it develops the brain's prefrontal cortex – the part responsible for choice.
- Strengthening your determination – In yoga, you learn an array of bodily postures that can range from simple to acrobatic. This challenges you to step out of your comfort zone; and when you successfully learn a new position, you are rewarded with a confidence boost – much like how you detach yourself from the comfort of addiction and celebrate your courage when you reign victorious in your struggle.
- Getting that natural high – The root of substance abuse is the physical effect it produces, the very thing that helps us escape from our troubles: the light-headedness, those captivating hallucinations – these are all external stimuli. Yoga redirects our attention inward as it detaches us from our physical senses, silencing their constant demand for external pleasures. Each posture is an exercise that helps the body release endorphins, chemicals that function as natural pain killers and produce a "good feeling" similar to the effects of morphine.
Art Therapy
Art therapy is an approach to recovery that fulfills spiritual and emotional needs through creative media such as drawing, painting, sculpture, acting, dance and music. It encourages openness and expression when we couldn't find the words to say what we think and feel.
Here's how art therapy breaks the barriers towards recovery:
- Communication – Addiction sufferers are almost always unjustly subjected to discrimination and embarrassment. Here at SpringBoard Recovery, we understand that some experiences can be too painful to tell in words. Our art therapy allows you to be completely honest within the safety of a canvas, the edges of paper and the poetry of song and dance.
- Tapping into the subconscious – It's one thing to be completely aware of how you feel and another to be able to address even your repressed thoughts and emotions. Complete recovery is not possible if the problem isn't taken out root and stem. Art therapy encourages free drawing and doodling as instruments of graphology or understanding your inner character through the study of written symbols. The more we know you, the more we can help. And the more you understand yourself, the more you can heal.
- An essential distraction – Idle hands are the devil's tools, as the quote goes. We are constantly driven to keep ourselves occupied and if nothing stands between us and our vices, we will never be able to say no. Art therapy gives you an opportunity to develop new artistic skills and improve your inherent talents. This way, your healing continues outside rehab: your newfound hobby will keep your mind from wandering off into unwanted places.
Of course, we will not force you to paint or do yoga if you aren't comfortable with these programs. You can rest assured we will find the program that suits your needs best. We aim to prove that more than any other Chandler or Phoenix rehab (drugs and alcohol) facility, SpringBoard Recovery puts value into rehabilitation methods that go beyond the hackneyed approach – anything and everything we can do to help you become your normal self again.


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Get the roof inspected roof before a storm arrives so there is time to look for damaged or missing shingles
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 23, 2015
As a first-time home buyer, a new home is a major investment, one will want to protect from damage. Hurricanes can bring especially costly damage as they batter roofs, windows and landscaping. Luckily, a few maintenance items will help protect a home from a hurricane, including:
Getting the roof in shape
The roof is a home's best defense against the downpour of water that can ruin the house's infrastructure. Get the roof inspected roof before a storm arrives so there is time to look for damaged or missing shingles, clogged gutters and any other leaks around skylights or vents. While inspecting the roof, look for tree branches that could cause damage during a storm and have them removed.
If costs are a concern, The Federal Savings Bank suggests looking into a home equity line of credit for longer term payment. Home equity lines of credit are often used for payment of home repairs or improvements. The rates on these loans are just as affordable in terms of a rate as a purchase loans.
Bracing for wind
One should help fragile doors and windows withstand heavy winds by installing shutters, roof clips and garage door braces. This is especially crucial for areas that frequently see hurricanes or other wind storms, such as tornados, which can cause wind gusts of up to 200 miles per hour. Florida, Southern Georgia, and South Carolina are perfect examples of high wind areas.
Whether customer, reality, or trusted referral source, The Federal Savings Bank understands how important every purchase or refinance transaction is to help our clients optimize the purchase or refinance of their home.


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Charlie Sheen "Winning" on Twitter
Charlie Sheen is unstoppable! Maybe it's the tiger blood or maybe it's the Adonis DNA, who knows. He just joined Twitter on Tuesday and already has ONE MILLION PLUS followers! In case you aren't following my hero, here's some of his tweets:
Hate poseurs like Chuck Lorre who change their name. Unless their name is something lame like "Carlos Estevez."
Just had conversation with Keith Moon's ghost, who confirmed I'm not delusional.
@EmilioEstevez: No, I can't loan you $20.
Yo, @MuammarGaddafi, quit stealing my thunder, bro!
Just looked at Christina Aguilera's mug shot. Ready to smoke crack again.
Could be crazy, but starting to think these goddesses may just be using me for money and drugs.
Buying case of Valtrex with some strippers and porn queens. AKA, WINNING!
I'm an F-18! Mostly because I'm always supersonic speeding and constantly high.
Just bought $400 worth of Charlie Sheen . . . can't wait to snort it.
140 characters? They should let me have 280 characters, because I'm a rock star from Mars.
I'm following my ex, Brooke. Not on Twitter, but in real life. And I'm carrying a knife.
If you think these Tweets are nice, you should see the ones on this goddess.
"Platoon 2" . . . starring me and 2,000 Viet Cong babes. WINNING!
@LindsayLohan, TigerWoods, MelGibson and JesseJames . . . YOU'RE WELCOME!


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The former Moving Grate solution was a static floor design that has only moved the burning waste due to a simple feed device.
Now we have developed a special nozzle system for this grate floor and have achieved a much better combustion. Hundreds of nozzles are able to mix the waste on the grate already before the feed device is moving the waste floor by floor.
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That reduced the environmental impact and saves a lot of energy. A great asset is also that the grate floors are easily replaceable, so that downtimes are reduced.
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Meet Jason Everhardt, a well-meaning, yet terribly bawdy bloke whose highly eclectic character from the old days of Comedy Corner is seen sometimes commenting on various posts here within my journal entries.
Most of his satirical repertoire dealt with sex in the hard-core sense, not very appropriate for these pages. Perhaps with some editing, I'd be able to clean it up before posting; but nay, if I did, his humor would be spoiled.
In the mean time, allow me to present the following tirade, or his spoof on the cockamamie, e-mail hoaxes that were prevalent around the turn of this century:
Yesterday, I was on my way to the post office to pick up my case of free M&M's, sent to me because I forwarded an e-mail to five other people, celebrating the fact that the year 2000 is "MM" in Roman numerals.
I ran into a friend, Alex, who said his neighbor, Frank, was home recovering from having been served a rat in his bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken (which is predictable, since, as everyone knows, there's no actual chicken in their products, which is why the government made them change their name to KFC).
Anyway, on the night of the neighbor's eating the rodent, he went to sleep. The guy awoke suddenly and found himself in a bathtub full of ice, sore all over. After getting out of the tub, this hapless dude realized: HIS KIDNEY HAD BEEN STOLEN.
A note on a mirror said, "Call 911," but Frank couldn't use the phone since it was connected to his computer that was downloading the latest Norton Antivirus software off the Internet.
He had found a diabolical virus in his e-mail bin which was allegedly hidden within a message entitled "Join the crew!"
The nasty nit was activated by opening the e-mail or simply deleting it, which was capable of destroying the machine's entire hard drive.
Alex's other neighbor, Shamus, happened to be there and said he knew "Join the crew!" wasn't a hoax.
"It's true," Shamus said, and went on to explain about his brother, Amos, a computer programmer who was working on software under the directorship of Bill Gates.
Their goal is to prevent a global disaster in which all the world's computers merge and distribute the $250.00 Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe.
I have to agree, having read it all last week in a mass e-mail sent by BILL GATES HIMSELF, also promising me a free Disney World vacation with $5,000, if I would forward the e-mail to everyone I know. Don't be surprised if I send one to you.
Editor's note: The time frame of these ramblings was during the days of dial-up, for which a computer's modem had to be attached to a phone line to gain access to an ISP. At the time, something that was 10mb took several hours to download. Evidently the character in this story didn't have a cellular phone. Now, back to the rant…
Frank ran over to Alex's place to use his phone, evidently mis-dialing 911 to report his missing kidney, but ended up with someone on the line who first asked him to press #90, which unwittingly gave the scammer full access to the phone line.
Alex told me his bill ended up to be over $600, and he's still fighting with the phone company about it.
Luckily for Frank, the hospital was only a few blocks away. It's the one where that little boy is dying of cancer, whose last wish is for everyone in the world to send him an e-mail; and the American Cancer Society has agreed to pay him a nickel for every e-mail he receives.
I sent the kid two e-mails. One of them was a bunch of Xs and Os in the shape of an angel, forwarded to me by an e-mail compadre (if you get it and forward it to more than ten people, you will have good luck; sending to less than ten people will yield only "OK" luck; and if you send it to fewer than ten people, you will have BAD LUCK FOR SEVEN YEARS).
Frank left to drive himself to the hospital. Alex's car was being serviced so my buddy couldn't drive him.
On the way, Mr. Missing Kidney noticed an oncoming car was driving without its lights on. Intending to be helpful, he flashed his high beams at him and was promptly shot as part of a gang initiation.
Now, send THIS to all the friends who forward their junk mail to you, and you'll receive four green M&Ms.
If you don't, the owner of Proctor and Gamble will report you to his satanist friends; and you'll get even more bad luck.
The sodium laureth sulfate in your shampoo will make you sick; your spouse/mate will develop a skin rash from using their antiperspirants—by clogging the pores under their arms—and the U.S. government will place a tax on your e-mails forever.
I know this is all true 'cause I read it on the Internet.
Over and out.


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The 4G VoLTE-enabled mobile phone has assistance for the Face Unlock function. In addition, the tool can be found in Piano Black as well as Astral Blue shade variations.
After a couple of reports and also conjectures, OPPO has actually lastly released the OPPO K1 in its brand-new K collection at an occasion in India.
An additional emphasize is the 6.4-inch AMOLED water go down display screen with a display resolution ranked at 1080 x 2340 pixels as well as an element proportion of 19:5:9.
The OPPO K1, dropping in the spending plan sector, has its USP in the kind of an in-display finger print sensing unit.
The OPPO K1 includes a price of INR 16,990 and also will certainly be up for grabs, beginning February 12 solely through Flipkart.
On the electronic camera front, the OPPO K1 houses a dual-camera configuration, set up at 16MP and also 2MP. The one at the front stands at 25MP for selfies as well as video clip calls. All the electronic camera sensing units feature assistance for AI-based video camera capacities.
The smart device obtains its gas from a 3,600 mAh battery as well as runs the firm's ColorOS 5.2 based upon Android 8.1 Oreo which is quickly anticipated to obtain updated to Android 9.0 Pie.
The gadget is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 cpu with Adreno 512 GPU. It comes furnished with 4GB of RAM and also 64GB of interior storage space. There isn't any type of assistance for expanding storage space through a memory card.


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It can be done. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people complain about how expensive it is to buy healthy foods.
Healthy eating does not have to be anymore expensive than eating junk. Sure if you buy organic, fair-trade, 100% raw, granola that's sprinkled with gold dust and unicorn tears, things can get a little expensive. But healthy eating doesn't have to be. In fact, I spend way less on groceries (and eat out less) than my friends, while buying just as much food (if not more – I love to eat!). I have a $50 a week grocery budget, but I try to keep it below that if I can to put a little extra spending money in my pocket.
Here's a typical weekly grocery haul –
1 bag of kale, 3 lbs of apples, 1 lb green beans, 1 bag of baby carrots, 1 bell pepper, 2 avocados, 1 pint of strawberries, 1 bundle of bananas, 4 plums, sliced mushrooms and 2 bags of frozen vegetables
Cottage cheese and a dozen eggs (I had a couple of leftover blocks of tofu, which are usually on my shopping list)
Plus 2 cans of garbanzo beans and some bulk raw pumpkin seeds.
My grand total for the week? $30.00 (full disclosure: I have a few other staples, AKA peanut butter and oatmeal, that I buy on a less regular basis that weren't included in this week of groceries)
A typical family living off foods stamps gets $35 per person per week for groceries. See? Healthy eating on any budget is completely doable.
Here are a couple of tips I follow for healthy eating on a budget:
- Embrace the produce aisle. Produce is where you can get the biggest bang for your buck. Eating seasonally and keeping and eye for store deals can score you a lot of wholesome food for cheap. Last week I bought a $1 bundle of kale that I used in 5 salads this week, deal.
- Know your grocery store. Different grocery stores have better prices on different foods. I typically shop at two different grocery stores, Harris Teeter and Earth Fare. I get bulk and specialty foods at Earth Fare, because even though they have a bad rap for being expensive (they're basically like a Whole Foods) you can't beat their prices on bulk grains/nuts or their store brand prices, and they offer a 5% student discount. Harris Teeter is usually touted as being a higher priced grocery store too, but they have the best prices and selection of produce, so I save money shopping there. There's no grocery store that has an all-around best price (unless you live near a Trader Joe's!) so shopping around is important.
- Don't be an organic snob. I would love to buy organic everything, it's good for you and they environment, but let's be honest, it's dang expensive. If you can't afford 100% organic and that's important for you, get the dirty dozen organic and do what you can for the rest.
- Get a loyalty card, if your grocery store has one. I used to work at PetSmart and it always astounded me the amount of people that refused to sign up for our loyalty card, it was absolutely free and would have saved them so much money. It's such an easy way to save money without even having to clip coupons.
- Embrace store brands. They usually don't taste much different from name brands and they're way cheaper.
- Cook more. Frozen meals are so expensive, for the $3.50 you spent on that one frozen lasagna you could have made a whole pan's worth. Sometimes it's work sacrificing the convenience factor.
- Meatless Mondays. I save a crazy amount of money being a vegetarian because I don't have to spend money on meat. Meat can get pretty expensive and non-meat protein alternatives like tofu, tempeh, eggs, beans and nuts are much much cheaper. And no animals are hurt in the process (: Even if you're happily omnivorous, cutting back on your meat consumption even once a week can make things a little cheaper.
- A No-Frills approach. There are a lot of fun healthy foods and trendy foods out there (think chia seeds, super foods, fancy nut butters, kale chips) but being healthy isn't about all those frilly things. The core of healthy eating is whole, un-processed, nutritious foods. You don't need to buy that $4 organic vegan gluten-free raw bar to be healthy, those types of things are a fun treat, but they don't have to be part of your daily routine. You get all the benefits of that food for much cheaper by just incorporating a few extra veggies in your life.
What's one way you save money at the grocery store?
Do you spend a lot on food, or save it for other things?


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Introduction: My Free Mosaic Montage Tool - RasTiler
With tens, hundreds or thousands images, creating a montage image in just only seconds.
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Start. After starting RasTiler, there are many default thumbs. You can clear all and add your own images later.
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A taxi app for train passengers to be trialled at Ingatestone station
PUBLISHED: 12:46 16 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:46 16 January 2014
A mobile app and website has been created so train passengers can book taxis and is being tested at Ingatestone station.
The "Cab & Go" service will be available as a smartphone app where passengers can book a taxi driver to and from the station on the go without the need for a local taxi firms' contact details.
Greater Anglia's commercal director, Andrew Camp, said, "The new service is a further step in making rail travel even more convenient for our customers. It will be a useful tool that will provide extra confidence for those travelling on
business or visiting unfamiliar areas. Passengers can quickly and easily use the app from wherever they are to organise a cab to take them to or from the station with no hassle."
For more information or to download the app visit www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk or www.cabandgo.com
The new Cab & Go service is delivered in partnership with Cabline UK Ltd and T Dispatch Ltd.
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Enterprise, for all of its missteps, managed to have ship sets that were at once more advanced and less advanced than TOS. It can be done, with a little thought about the design.Of course they shouldn't use fifty years old sets!!!
But that doesn't mean the design aesthetic shouldn't be similar. Which later episodes of Discovery seem to do quite well, updating the classic bridge better than the movies did. The revamped bridge was AMAZING.
Had they should similar care updating the Klingons or designing the Discovery's bridge to not being generic A.F. a lot more people would walked into the show with more open eyes.
They showed up the potential of a prequel series set in the 2250s with characters we LIKE. But that's not the show we're getting. We get more Discovery with it's cast on antagonistic unlikable s set in the far future where the writers don't have to include any Star Trek in their Star Trek Show. And then the planned Section 31 spin-off starring Space Hitler
50 year old sets. Jeez...
That's such a disingenuous argument. Rather than actually countering arguments on the terrible writing or Borg Cube sized plot holes so you have to pull out that old BS gem to knock down and then claim victory in the debate.


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There are many legal blogs, and one of the better comes from David Allen Green and his Jack of Kent blog - which can read at http://jackofkent.com.
In his article in the Solicitors Journal he outlines three very good reasons why lawyers should blog, and one reason why they shouldn't.
He suggests that blogging is a good way for a lawyer to develop as a lawyer, that it will help you connect to clients and peers, and that it fosters greater understanding of the law.
He rightly abhors the bland blogs - those that I guess come from the suggestion of the marketing team.
I would add two further points. Lawyers are not always great at expressing strong opinions. If you have nothing to say, say nothing.
And if you must blog, think about who you are writing for? A blog aimed, for example, at a specific group of clients is going to be very different to a one aimed at your peers.
David Allen Green contends there are three reasons why all lawyers should consider blogging - and other forms of social media - and one reason why they should not


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Dear Gail-Friends, please read this article and pray for Israel:
Israel Prepared for Violent Clashes With Gaza Saturday During 'March of Return' Anniversary
by Emily Jones on CBN.com
Israel is bracing itself for the one-year anniversary of the Great March of Return on the Gaza border.
Hamas is urging tens of thousands of Gazans to gather at Israel's southern border to face-off with
Israeli soldiers and demand the return of Palestinian refugees to the land they were driven out of or left behind during Israel's war for independence.
While some have branded the mass demonstrations as non-violent, many Gazans throw explosives at
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops and send burning kites across the border to torch Israeli territory.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said in an address to Gazans last year that the goal is to infiltrate Israel and forcefully remove Jews from the land.
"The March of Return will continue… until we remove this transient border," he said, adding that the ** protests "mark the beginning of a new phase in the Palestinian national struggle on the road to liberation and 'return'… Our people can't give up one inch of the land of Palestine."
On April 27, 2018, Al-Aqsa TV reported on the "Fence Cutters Unit" in Gaza chanting: "Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Jews, the army of Muhammad has begun to return."
One of the masked members declared: "Today is the day of the march toward our occupied and robbed Palestinian lands. Today, we cut the Zionist enemy's main barbed-wire fence on the Gaza border," adding that Israel is "destined for perdition."
The Great March of Return, which began March 30, 2018, was originally planned to be a six-week protest, but quickly turned into weekly, often-times deadly, confrontations with the IDF.
Last week, a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) report accused Israel of committing "serious violations of human rights and international human law" during the mass demonstrations.
According to the report, Israel killed 189 peaceful protesters last year.
Ambassador Alan Baker, Director of the Institute for Contemporary Affairs at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs told CBN News the report ignored violence from Palestinians.
"The report completely and utterly ignores the fact that these are very violent demonstrations, including the use of firearms and throwing grenades, breaking through the fence, people who've been given maps of Israeli towns and villages in close proximity to the border fence so that they can get there and kill as many Israelis as they can," said Baker.
Saturday's demonstrations come after Gazan terrorists launched dozens of rockets at Israeli citizens over the past few weeks.
The Israeli military said it had increased the number of troops along the border with the Gaza Strip to prepare for another wave of violence during the protests.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops on the border Thursday and said he is prepared to take further military action in Gaza, but only as a last resort.
"If we need a broader operation, we will enter it strong and confident, and after we have exhausted all other options," Netanyahu said.
Read more at this website: www.cbn.com


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What makes someone an activist? Does activism necessitate action or can we consider ourselves activists if we genuinely desire to confront our discomfort in order to understand the plights of those who are less fortunate? These are the questions Erika Biddle is hoping to address in her newest exhibit, "Blind Spots — Modern Slavery Exposed."
On Thursday, Feb. 7, The Studios of Key West will host a special opening reception for "Blind Spots" in the XOJ Gallery from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. "Blind Spots" is a sobering look at modern-day slavery and the three-part traveling exhibit is part of a multi-faceted project developed by Key West resident and activist Erika Biddle to encourage action against human trafficking and child exploitation.
"In recent years, reports that Monroe County children have been victims of sex trafficking targeted by groups from the mainland have shocked the community," says Biddle. "It's a problem that has remained largely out of the public eye, at least in the world's richest nations. When I was first organizing this exhibit, people in Key West were incredulous — they truly believed that human trafficking wasn't happening here, but the reality is that it is, especially in the migrant community. But thanks to the internet and our increasingly interconnected world, the issue of modern-day slavery, including child exploitation, is finally becoming an issue for public debate in places like Key West."
"This strikes home as much as any other violent act that we see in the world today," says Keys to Be the Change Founder and exhibit sponsor Heidi Golightly. "'Blind Spots' offers not only awareness but inspiration for concrete actions that people of all ages can take to combat this worldwide epidemic. As the mission of Keys to Be The Change is to empower young people to realize their full potential while taking action to create positive change in the world, we are eager to support this project in hopes that our community will band together to put an end to human trafficking once and for all."
The exhibit includes images and text by renowned photographer U. Roberto (Robin) Romano portraying child laborers from across the globe (who, it is important to note, have since been freed and rehabilitated) co-curated by Jodell Roberts, art installations by local artists Cricket Desmarais and Gretchen Mills, ceramics by the Florida Keys Community College Mudpie Club, the work of several participating local students and artwork from local teen trafficking victims.
To Erika, it was imperative to interweave art and exposé because, in her eyes, art softens the blow of the disquieting nature of the subject matter. "The concept of human trafficking is a very difficult topic, especially when you deal with children, so we developed this concept of 'art-reach' to explain it to people without frightening them," she explains. "'Art-reach' is when you use art to help the public become aware of a distressing issue without being frightened and uncomfortable. 'Artreach' is going inside a person to engage their sensibilities instead of relying on purely external information to inform and educate."
The portion of the exhibit installed at the Studios focuses primarily on the child labor aspect of human trafficking. "By exhibiting images of child laborers, you actually see these kids as fellow humans," Erika says. "It appeals to your humanity to be eye to eye with these children. I would love it if people would look at these kids and think 'What if that was my child or my grandchild?' Empathy is the bridge from us to the other, which reminds me of this wonderful Anne Frank quote: 'How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.' At the Studios, we hope that people pause to reflect and are ultimately moved to act."
On Saturday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., the Studios will also host a film screening of "Children of Bal Ashram," a film that documents the work of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kailash Satyarthi, who liberated and rehabilitated more than 87,000 children from child labor, slavery and trafficking. "In my opinion, this film is about the most positive outcome in situations like these — that you can take such a horrendous experience and still turn it around," Erika reflects. "Satyarthi was able to give these children a childhood they never had and build them a family with others who had been through the same experience. And he is also training them to become activists so that they in turn can help others." A Q & A with director Len Morris and a discussion about what actions can be taken to protect the innocent will follow.
In addition, the outdoor exhibit "Bought and Sold" by Kay Chernush will be presented by ArtWorks For Freedom at the African Cemetery on Higgs Beach, a location selected to honor individuals who were abducted to be sold as commercial goods so many years ago but were rescued by the U.S. Navy in 1860. "Bought and Sold" is a series of billboard-size abstract images, each accompanied by a brief account written by a human trafficking victim. "We chose to place this aspect of the exhibit outside because this issue is all around us — it shouldn't be hidden on the third floor of the Studios for a certain audience; it should be out in the world," Erika explains. "We also had four local organizations that work with at-risk youth — The Boys and Girls Club, Project Lighthouse, Keys to Be the Change and Take Stock in Children — paint salvaged doors that we are calling 'Portals of Hope.' Two doors will be at the Studios and two will be at the African Cemetery. We wanted them to paint their experiences with and reactions to human trafficking and the pieces are a powerful public and visual representation of our commitment to eradicate human trafficking and child exploitation."
The realities of human trafficking are jarring and, frankly, "Blind Spots" is a stark departure from the light fare typically peddled by Key West's cultural outfits. "As difficult as it is to grapple with these subjects, it is so important to remember that these injustices and transgressions were not something that merely happened in the past," Erika urges. "Human trafficking and modern slavery still continue to this day. What I'm trying to do is encourage the public to engage with this tragedy by using art as a medium to communicate. When you use art as a language, it becomes apolitical. Artistic expression is something that is more practiced and embraced than activism is, so we hope that the art will draw people in, make them feel and ultimately make them want to act — how they choose to act is not important, as long as they act. And activism can also be an art form — that's what Cricket is doing with her art installation. Cricket and her army of generous volunteers have folded hundreds of origami boats and on the bottom, each boat has a concrete action that someone can take to combat human trafficking. But before the installation was even up, all the people that were folding boats were automatically involved in the conversation."
To Erika, activism is not some lofty endeavor reserved for the well-meaning with the means to mean well. Activism begins with the mere recognition that a problematic circumstance exists and must be rectified and that any individual can truly make a difference, no matter the size. "I realize that I can't change policy, but I can get people to do a little something within my circle of influence and my community," Erika says. "Think globally, act locally."
"Blind Spots" is free and open to the public throughout the month of February. The exhibit is sponsored by Florida Keys Council of the Arts and Keys to Be the Change. Media Voices for Children provided funding for printing and mounting and created "Behind Barcodes," the action kit that Erika used to introduce the issues of child labor and human trafficking in schools. For more information, visit www.tskw.org or contact The Studios at 305-296-0458 or Erika Biddle at 305-567-1610. The Studios of Key West is located at 533 Eaton St., with gallery and box office open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
If Erika's work has stirred your own inner activist into action, you can learn more about working to end human trafficking at www.30actions30days.org and www.behindthebarcodes.org. ¦


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McCain went on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos and defended his position to kick Russia out of the G8. Stephanopoulos notes that this is an unsupported position. McCain compares it to Reagan declaring "tear down this wall." This really displays the utter dearth of comprehension in the Republican party. They have really drifted toward complete incompetence.
The reason why "tear down this wall" worked was that it exposed a contradiction in the Soviet system. One that Gorbachev tried to correct with glasnost. Contrast this with McCain's condemnation of Russia:
They cut back on their oil supplies to the Czechs, because the Czechs made an agreement with us. They have now thrown out the — or forced out — BP out of Russia. And by the way, I — a lot of us thought that might happen. They continue to put enormous pressures on Georgia in many ways. They're putting pressure on Ukraine. They are blocking action in the United Nations Security Council on Iran.
Those are the big crimes: cut back oil supplies to the Czechs, forced out BP, "pressure" on Georgia and Ukraine, and a refusal to go along with the US on Iran.
It is clear that McCain has completely bought into the imperial mentality. There is no reason to even disguise our ambition or reasons behind moral declarations as was done during the Cold War. The US is the world's only remaining superpower, we do as we please. Go along with what we say, or else.
Maybe McCain didn't notice, but we still have stockpiles of nuclear weapons. After the Soviet Union collapsed, there was a definite moment there when we could have disarmed, and made some real headway against the potential of nuclear holocaust. The course that was pursued was in fact, the opposite of this alternative. There was a deliberate decision to escalate via SDI, despite the fact that SDI will not work. It will just trigger a new arms race.
(h/t Pharyngula)
McCain may think antagonizing Russia in these petty ways is a good thing, but that is exactly what makes him so dangerous. Let's go down McCain lane. Let's say we manage to get Russia kicked out the G8. Does this make them more or less likely to secretly give a nuclear weapon to Iran, like the US gave to Israel those many years ago? How does this not cause more problems than it solves?
In McCain's world, we threaten and they shape up. History has shown that when we threaten, Russia responds in kind. What does this belligerence buy us? Do you want to die over BP?


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|M.Sc Student
|Elizarov Willy
|A Principal Component Model for Commodity Futures
|Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
|Professor Haim Reisman
|Mr. Gady Zohar-Zalman
In this work we suggest a new approach for commodity futures prices modeling, which allows relaxing the no-arbitrage constraint. We first build a Factor Model, which can be considered as a generalization of the Schwartz model (1997). While the Factor Model is based on no-arbitrage argument, we are interested to find arbitrage opportunities in futures markets. With this end in view, we introduce a new Principal Component Model (PCM) for commodity futures by modeling price dynamics of commodity futures using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Using our Factor Model's structure, we implement the PCA to available market data, by Singular Value Decomposition method. It is important to note that, unlike other models, our approach does not impose the no-arbitrage constraint. As a result, the goodness of fit for our estimators is at least of the same quality. In the next step, we calculate a theoretical arbitrage rate using the estimated principal components. While solving a maximization problem for the arbitrage rate, we also define the optimal trading strategy for our setting. Then we test the obtained optimal strategy on real crude oil futures data from the London International Petroleum Exchange. We examined various portfolios, omitting the closest to maturity (and the most volatile in this portfolio) contract in each. In order to compare different portfolios, we measured our results in terms of the Sharpe Ratio. The empirical results are quite encouraging.


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Thank u thank u so much for this wonderful opportunity, what great timing for us to be in France the month!
Melody appeared in the French Elle!! U cannot imagine how proud I am and all my family members who are travelling with me!! All
thanks to u!!! I have an extra copy for the boy next to Melody if he wants a copy (he is from BK as well??!!) can u pass the
message to his parents?
THANKS ONCE AGAIN AND ALREADY EXCITED ABOUT HER NEXT JOB!!! xxxx
Above is the gallery of images from this shoot and below is the link to the commercial and a lovely email from Oliver B's proud mummy!
Ollie had a fantastic 6 days shooting the commercials and photos for Sainsburys. He said his favourite part was running on the beach. Everyone was so lovely and treated Ollie like a prince. We spent 2 days in Worthing and 3 in a house in London for the filming and they took us there in a really posh car and put us up in a hotel!! He even had the top deck of a hired double decker bus for him to play on when he was off set. The process was fascinating to watch and I couldnt believe how many people were there! Ollie and Lee (the actor that played his dad) got on famously and were always having great fun on and off the camera. Everyone said how fantastic Ollie was and he's keeping in touch with them via Facebook. They showered Ollie with presents and send us tickets to go to the Dr Who experience in London to say thank you (and Ollie couldnt have been more delighted!)
Since the campain has aired everyone we know has commented on what a good job he's done… Ollie on the other hand is the same child he ever was and just responds "I know" and continues to play with his toys.
Sara x


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I know it seems like I've done way too many Shashi posts, but he is the only news right now, the biggest news right now. Because in the Hindi film fraternity, a death like this has an impact beyond just grief, there is a process to it that dominates everything for a few days.
There is a certain flow to major deaths in Indian film. First the news spreads. Then every current figure in the film world must post a tribute on twitter or elsewhere, again it would be insulting not to. Then every significant person in the dead person's professional life must issue a statement, it would be insulting not to.
The more significant people, the ones with the personal connections, they are slower to respond. You will see them arriving at the funeral, looking sincerely devastated, or perhaps not even there as they are too upset to face the cameras. And finally there will be beautiful carefully written eulogies released.
It follows a pattern less like the death of a co-worker and more like a family dealing with a loss. The distant relatives, they feel the need to send in a sympathy card, or flowers, just to show respect. The ones who are a little closer, they may write a heartfelt note, and show up for the wake in person. And of course the closest relatives, they are the ones least heard from, alone in their grief until the first few days have passed.
So, how did this play out for Shashi? One of the first people to tweet a statement was Hrithik Roshan. Because he was less effected. Sure, Hrithik knew Shashi, not just as a fellow actor but even before that, from growing up around film sets. But they had no particularly close connection, never co-starred, no family connections. As a leading member of the film family, Hrithik would have to make a statement, but no need for something longer or more personal:
There were a lot of people like Hrithik. May or may not have met Shashi in person, but felt a connection to him as a fellow film person, and aware that he deserved respect. And for a lot of them, "Shashi Uncle" would have been a vague background presence their whole lives. Not close, but someone they saw at a party when they were 5, maybe came to their house for dinner and to discuss a script when they were 8, congratulated them on their debut when they were a teenager, and so on. For instance, Kajol. Who wrote a lovely message, and also probably knew Shashi since she was 3 years old and he was co-starring with her mother in Juari.
Or Arjun Kapoor, who would have known him from film fraternity gatherings his entire life, and as a (very distant) relation who might occasionally be seen at family weddings and other major events.
Neal Nitin Mukesh, he would be another one. At first I found it a little tacky that this half-forgotten has-been star would try to insert himself in the conversation. But then I remembered that the "Mukesh" in his name stands for his grandfather Mukesh, one of the great playback singers of the golden era, who worked frequently with Shashi. As did his father, fellow great playback singer Nitin Mukesh. Shashi would have been someone in and out of their house, and in and out of their family stories, for most of Neal's childhood.
Of course there are a few young actors who read more like "well, I know I have to say something, but it doesn't really mean anything to me and I don't have much to say". Like Bhumi Pednakar, who is an outsider in the film fraternity, didn't grow up with these people. And is new to acting, has worked with many of them and formed her own connections yet.
Or Taapsee Pannu, who has a mostly southern career so far, minimal connections to the Hindi industry. And was refershingly honest in her post.
The one I find really interesting is the Bhatt family. First Alia, who is so very young, she would only have known Shashi from his films and perhaps as that old man who she had met a few times at parties, and from stories from her parents. I believe in the sincerity of her feelings, but it is clearly a less personal loss for her.
And then Alia's mother, Soni Razdan, who would have known Shashi as a friend, a contemporary who she socialized with.
And then finally Mahesh. Who would have known Shashi for decades as they aged together from happy young men with young families to old men with children who had moved on, who shared heartbreaks and life changes together. They weren't necessarily best friends, but there is a comradery when you have shared that much for so long.
Mahesh wasn't the only one who felt a more personal sense of loss. Shabana Azmi's tweet is heartbreaking in it's simplicity, and she followed it up with a more personal statement later.
It must have been so strange for Shabanaji, she was in Australia for an Awards show, cut off from the mass of grief that was happening in India. Anupam was at the same show, I wonder if they found a quiet corner and cried together for a bit at some point.
Anil Kapoor also felt the need for something a little more than a tweet. While to his nephew Arjun, Shashi was a nice old man to be respected, for Anil, he was a friend and a mentor and a person in his life and his heart.
And finally Aamir Khan. Who was in an odd position, a leader of the film industry who must make a statement as part of his "responsibilities", but someone in real life who only had the slightest connection to Shashi. The natural thing would be to make an appearance at the funeral, but he is filming and couldn't. A statement in the press would seem too much, but a simple tweet would be too little. So he went for a heartfelt message released promptly through twitter.
Once the tweets are over, the longer tributes start coming out, coworkers and friends giving statements or posting comments. All of them were consistent in their message, Shashi was the greatest gentleman they ever worked with. And at the same time, a consummate professional who demanded the most from his co-stars. Here is Raakhee talking about him:
I was petrified of working with him, just as much as I was petrified of working with Pran or K.N. Singh. No, seriously. I was in awe of Shashi Kapoor. Whatever I've learnt about self-discipline and punctuality came from him only. During our first film Sharmilee, he would reach the location in Malad for a 7 am shift much before me although I stayed much closer to Malad. The director Sameer Ganguly was very soft-spoken. So Shashiji did all the dada-giri during shooting. One day he came to me and warned me, 'Raakhee, if you don't reach at 7 am your bags would be packed and you'd be sent back to Bengal.' I got so scared that I came on time after that. I'd reach the location even before the sweepers.
I've never met a more cultured man. If we were on the airport he would pick up the vanity case and other luggage of any lady he came across. If there was a crowd at a shooting he would clear it for me to feel comfortable. These qualities I've never encountered in any of my heroes.
Hema Malini and her memories:
I was travelling when Shashi Kapoor passed away. Suddenly I land and I am bombarded by a million messages and calls asking me about my thoughts on his passing away. Arrey baba, that was so long ago. Give me time to collect my thoughts. Shashiji and I didn't do that many films together. I did Abhinetri with him when I had just started my career. We had a wonderful time shooting for that film. I remember the song 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa… Gaa Re Mere Sang Mere Saathiya' where my character had to teach Shashiji to sing and dance….It was hilarious. Because he was far more experienced than me. The interesting thing was I did my debut film (Sapnon Ka Saudagar) with Shashiji's brother Raj Kapoor Saab and now there I was, working with Shashiji. Later I also did a film, Andaz, with Shammi Kapoorji. So I've worked with all three brothers who were very different from one another.
Shashiji was very urbane sophisticated and westernized. During Abhinetri he put me at ease with his pranks and jokes. He was always full of fun and yet never discourteous. I never felt I was working with an established actor. We went on to do Naach Uthe Sansarand Jahan Pyar Miley with Shashiji. Though they were good films none of these clicked. And producers were reluctant to cast us together, until Trishul where Yash Chopraji cast us together again. We met with the same warmth even after so many years. Shashiji was a class apart. He knew how to treat a lady. When I worked with him I was sure of being comfortable on the sets. I wish I had done more films with him.
Zeenat Aman:
Oh my God! Is Shashiji really gone? I did some of my most enjoyable and unforgettable films with him. But before that, I remember when I was studying at the St Joseph's Convent. Shashiji came with his wife to perform a play in our school. All of us schoolgirls were in a swoon. He was devastatingly handsome. Later he lived down the same road as me. And we'd bump into one another. I think the first film that we worked on together was Roti Kapada Aur Makaan. It was a very important film for me. And Shashiji was a terrific co-star in what was a very complex role for me with shades of grey. The film was a big hit. But the one that we had most fun with was Chori Mera Kaam a few years later. It was a comedy and we improvised like crazy almost every scene was filled with dialogues that we thought up on the spot. Shashiji was a veteran of comic timing. I was new to comedy. But because he was so supportive I could pull it off. That was what defined Shashiji's attitude: a sense of ongoing generosity towards his co-stars.
After Chori Mera Kaam we did what was perhaps our most talked-about film, I am talking about Raj Kapoor's Satyam Shivum Sunderam. My God! What an uproar that film created. Shooting the film was not easy. I remember Raj Saab kept calling Shashiji a 'taxi'. He meant the number of films that Shashiji was doing at that time. Rajji very firmly told Shashiji he didn't want the 'taxi'. He wanted Shashiji's full attention. Both of us had to be fully focused on this one film. Every gesture every nuance every movement of Shashiji and I were done by Raaj Saab. He would tell us where to stand, how to walk, how to sit ….everything. We were mere puppets. The approach to our roles in Satyam Shivum Sunderam was quite the opposite to what we did in Chori Mere Kaam. I remember Shashiji was shy about taking off his shirt under the waterfall in Satyam Shivum Sunderam when we were shooting the song 'Yashomati Maiya'. He didn't think he had the physique to pull it off. I did several other films with Shashiji like Deewangee and Heeralal Pannalal. It was always fun to shoot with him. He was gracious and warm, courteous and gentlemanly. I last met him at the Prithvi Theatres when he was honoured for receiving the Dada Phalke award. Though he was unwell I could see the look of warm recognition in his eyes. He held my hand warmly and I knew he remembered all the wonderful times we had shared while shooting.
Asha Parekh:
What a lovely thoughtful courteous and kind person. Shashi Kapoor was a thorough gentleman. Not just me, he looked after all his heroines so beautifully. I think I did four films with him. Out of these, two films Nasir Husain's Pyar Ka Mausam and Mohan Sehgal's Kanyadan are remembered to this day…I remember during the shooting of Kanyadan in Kulu, I strayed into the wilderness with some of the crew. Shashiji came looking for us. He was so upset that we had wandered away. 'Anything could've happened because there are bears roaming in the area,' he said. I've seldom come across a more caring and chivalrous hero. I had the privilege of working with both Shammi and Shashi Kapoor. They both were unique, so different from one another. And they both had a great sense of rhythm.
I remember his absolutely out-of-this-world sense of rhythm in the song 'Ni Sultana Re Pyar Ka Mausam Aaya' ….Girls just swooned when Shashiji danced.
Shabana Azmi (I know it's long, but it's worth reading)
My mother Shaukat Kaifi speaks of Prithviji's compassionate nature in almost hagiographic terms and Shashi was truly his father's son. The number of people he helped financially and quietly, his concern for the wellbeing of those who worked with him, his generosity, were aspects of his personality he kept hidden from public view. In fact he could be rough and scathing even. He never said a kind word to me always ribbing me…but behind my back I would learn that he praised my work and would often say that he was proud of me. He taught me many things… How to avoid top light because it was so unflattering. I used to find it excruciating to face the harsh reflectors and in outdoor scenes my expression was inevitably the same… whether it was a romantic scene or emotional or comic… my eyes would be crinkle up… Like a strict teacher he would force me to face the reflectors till tears rolled down my cheeks. "Film Institute mein Gold medal toh mil gaya yeh nahi sikhaya ke aankhein khuli nahi rahin tto expression kaise dikhega?" he would holler. And finally I did get trained to face the reflectors.
During the shooting of Junoon he would scold me for listening to the Beatles between shots. "Why don't you listen to Begum Akhtar instead? Shaukatji se kuch tto seekha hota!" My mother was known to get into her character hours before a performance and would surround herself with stimuli that would help her inhabit the world of the character she was playing. I would make a face and reluctantly switch off the Beatles to put on Begum Akhtar.. I never admitted to him that it did help…
I used to complain that he only scolded, bullied or made fun of me. But in a crisis, he was rock solid. In '86 I had taken up the cause of slum dwellers in Colaba whose homes had been demolished to make way for an MLA hostel. We knocked on several doors, demanding alternate housing for them, before Anand Patwardhan and I, along with three slum dwellers, went on a hunger strike.
No actor had gone on a hunger strike before and our fraternity was confused about whether to express support for me. On the fifth day, my blood pressure started falling and my mother was worried. Shashi Kapoor turned up wanting to know our demands. He left soon after and went straight to the Chief Minister, Shankarrao Chavan, telling him that the film industry had always supported the government in a crisis and now it was the Government's responsibility to reciprocate. The Chief Minister must not let the demands of one of its members go unheard. The CM summoned the Housing Minister who came back with Shashiji to the Colaba footpath where we were, conceding alternative land for the slum dwellers and urged us to end the hunger strike with a glass of juice.
I was on stage, about to thank Shashi Kapoor for negotiating the deal for us, when I saw him step away from the media glare, slip away into an alley and disappear…"I had nothing to do with it .. It's their victory "He said firmly before driving away. The fact is that I don't know how much longer we would have had to continue with the strike had Shashiji not intervened ..but he didn't want any accolades and never spoke about it, ever. That's the kind of person he was..
Javed Akhtar
He came across as so decent, cultured and kind on screen because he was the same in real life. It's not difficult to be courteous to people who are your social equals. But Shashi was good to everyone. On the sets he'd remember the names of every single individual from actors to spot boys. This was extremely gratifying to those sections of workers on the sets who were used to be ignored by stars. Shashi didn't fraternize so liberally for effect. He was a genuinely generous man."
There's something else that threaded through these memories, his remarkable unusual devotion to his wife, and hers for him. In an industry where divorce is almost unheard of, and power couples are common, they were still something special, a bond that demanded acknowledgement. Here is Raakhee:
Of course he loved my cooking. Whenever the lunch dabba filled with green salad would go back home untouched his wife Jenniferji would call me to ask if her husband was shooting with me.
Asha Parekh:
And he had the most amazing marriage. His wife Jennifer Kapoor was just the most perfect wife I had ever seen. She looked after her husband and after all of us when we were shooting together. I think Shashiji lost his will to look after himself after his wife passed away.
Amitabh Bachchan:
He had been ailing … somewhere he had let himself go after the passing away of his dear wife Jennifer …
And finally, what comes up in these memories, the difficulty of seeing him in recent years, how ill he was. That, to me, is the biggest testament to the depth of these bonds, it wasn't just a matter of wanting to be photographed with him or burnish their own stardom with his name, it was a true love that made it truly hurt to see him so much a shadow of his former self. Raakhee:
The last time I met Shashiji was at a Ganpati festival in Pune. I didn't want to see him the way he had become in his final years.
Asha Parekh:
It was sad to see him suffer so much in his final years. He was on dialysis, just like his brother Shammiji before him. I had gone to see him in hospital a few years ago with my friends Waheeda Rehman and Nanda. The last time I met him was when he got the Dada Phalke Sahib award. He had become so frail. To see my hero who out-danced me in Pyar Ka Mausam on a wheelchair was heart-breaking. Shashi Kapoor was the last of my heroes. Now they are all gone.
Amitabh Bachchan:
I had visited him on occasion in Hospital during some of the times he had been hospitalised earlier … but I never went to see him again … I would never have … I never ever wanted to see this beautiful friend and 'samdhi' in the state I saw him in hospital…
…. and I did not today, when they informed me that he had gone …
Shabana Azmi
When I last met him in the ICU in hospital I knew I wouldn't be seeing him again. He was a pale shadow of his former self .. only the long lashes curled up and thick remained….
With the statements and tweets, we have the "real" visions as well, the faces of people who made the journey to the funeral. Shahrukh, who looks sad, but not as sad as at some of the funerals he attends. He is there to present a proper vision and do his duty in his place as one of the top 3 stars. But he isn't visibly trying to hold back tears. Still conscious enough to assist a more affected mourner (I think that is Zoya Akhtar, who would have grown up with "Shashi Uncle")
Then there's Ranbir, who is holding an umbrella for Saif Ali Khan. Which is exactly what a grandnephew should do at his great uncle's funeral. Help in the other relatives, host people, take responsibility and let the older more affected relatives grieve on their own. Also, I can't help having visions of the "must always respect the sister's husband" concept with the way he is taking care of Saif. Ranbir also looks sincerely wrecked by grief, real circles under his eyes.
This old photo has been making the rounds, and it seems like it caught such a lovely moment between them, a reminder that this family is 3 things, an important public symbol, an important leader in the film industry, and also just a family.
Speaking of looking sincerely wrecked, it kind of feels like Sanjay and Anil here are holding each other up, both of them equally devastated. Anil is the one that stands out for me, Sanjay has such a sad life that he often looks like this in public photos. But Anil, he is always so energetic and smiley and happy! And for once he looks like the 50 year old man he is in reality.
And here's the "out of town" relatives. The Jain boys, who were raised in Delhi outside of the family film circle in Bombay. A sign of how the ties of film can sometimes be stronger than the ties of blood. Frankly the Jain boys look a heck of a lot upset by the death of their uncle than Anil and Sanjay looked by the death of their friend and fellow actor.
Salman has so far not made a statement, but he doesn't need to, his father went to the funeral in order to mourn an old friend, that is enough of a statement for the Khan family and their emotions at this loss. Salman can make a statement later.
As you would expect, Shashi's own sons are the ones must affected, Kunal and Karan here barely holding together.
Similarly upset, their cousins Randhir and Rishi. Randhir must be feeling quite a bit of pressure. As the oldest son of the oldest son, it is up to him now to keep up the family, the inheritor of the head of the family position. Rishi took a last minute flight in from Delhi to make it in time for the funeral, there as second in command to Randhir.
And then there's Amitabh and Abhishek. I kind of wonder if Abhishek is there as literal support. Amitabh looks upset enough that there might be a risk of him falling over, or injuring himself. His statement on Shashi was a bit incomprehensible too, felt more like snatches of thoughts that couldn't quite put themselves together yet.
Of course Amitabh is always the grand finale to any event, the biggest thing that could happen. But there is one more final note to these occasions of public mourning. Amul Butter, the Bombay dairy company that is famous for their film based ads, always does a tribute. They did one for Raj Kapoor, the oldest brother:
And for Shammi Kapoor, the funloving middle one:
And now for Shashi, the baby of the family:


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Weather Radio
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The Weather Radio is an informational accessory that displays the current weather and wind speed on the Surface, even if the player is in the Underground, Cavern, or Underworld layers. This accessory can be obtained from the Angler NPC as a 2.5% (1 in 40) chance reward for completing Fishing quests.
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- This content is transcluded from Informational Accessories/note. Unlike most accessories, informational accessories such as the Weather Radio do not need to be equipped in an accessory slot. The Weather Radio may be carried in the player's inventory without loss of functionality, unless equipped to a social slot. Additionally, the info it provides will be shared with nearby players of the same team in multiplayer. Keep in mind modifiers will no longer apply to the player when not equipped, however.
- If an event is happening, the Weather Radio will still display the weather.
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Summer knocks the door every year. But each summer has a new kind of charm to offer. However, some things remain the same but do not quite become less enjoyable. One of such things is smoking. It is during summer time that you take out your barbecue equipment from the closet to the patio for a cook-time adventure. There is no better way to enjoy a getaway. If you happen to own a pellet smoker, it is important to know a few recipes to try out on a sunny day. We will take a look at some recipes under categories that you can try. Let us start.
- Desserts
Who said desserts were only to be thought of after the dinner? We will not adjust to this kind of despotic arguments. Thus, let us talk about the category of desserts first. Here are a few recipes you can try:
- Brown Bread- Add molasses to the bread when cooking on the smoker for the sweet essence. Prefer yeast that rises quickly.
- Banana Bread- This is another dessert with bread as the key ingredient. Make use of measuring spoons, measuring cup, wooden spoon, loaf pan and a bowl to bring it about.
- Choco-Chip Cookies- Nothing beats the taste of classic chocolate chips. This is one thing you must try.
- Cinnamon Buns- Needless to mention, these are the most favourite in the United States. Must try!
- Some Veggies
The pellet smoker is capable of keeping the vegans happy as well.
- Root Veggies- The pellet smoker is known to produce savoury root vegetables. Moreover, they are loaded with nutrition.
- Veggie Salad- There is hardly anything healthier than the salad. You must try the salad using a smoker. The results are known to be excellent.
- Seafood and Chicken
These ingredients are what we thrive for in any kind of cuisine. Smoking makes them more flavourful than ever.
- Smoked Trout- Let salad and lemon wedges be served beside each fillet for an exotic platter.
- Sesame Halibut- Use pickled ginger, tahini mayo and sesame seeds with halibut.
- Asian Wings- Snacks cannot get any better than this. Chicken wings can be eaten at all times though.
- Sausage Rolls- Use chicken instead of beef or pork in this for a healthier alternative.
- Smoked Chicken- Smoked Chicken because we cannot live without it.
- Pork
Pork cannot be avoided when it comes to smoking.
- Pork Belly- A traditional favourite like this should be on your list.
- Pulled Pork- If you haven't tried this, you are missing out on a lot.
- Beef
Smoking beef is ecstasy in simple terms. You must spend a lot of your time in smoking beef for great and satisfying results.
- Cheeseburger- Use some fresh veggie topping with beef to make a stunning cheeseburger.
- Smoked Brisket- The brisket is a perfect partner for a party.
- Smoked Steak- Steak is a traditional all-time favourite that marks great occasions. You must try it!
This sums up our five categories of recipes for a pellet smoker. When we have listed all of them here, nothing should make you stop. Get grilling!