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THE CRICKET world, as we now know it, is just about a week away from celebrating its greatest festival in the Caribbean.For a month and a half, the people of England and its former empire will be caught in the rapture known as the Cricket World Cup as 16 teams chase the game's greatest prize at the world's third biggest sporting event.However, while fans from far-flung places such as Australia, South Africa and India and cast their eyes to our part of the world, our closest former colonial neighbours under the yolk of Britain - the United States and Canada - will barely raise an eyebrow.
Cricket "up there" nowadays is little more than a quaint expatriate pursuit well hidden in the giant shadow of baseball. It wasn't always that way, as Professor Hilary Beckles reveals in 'The First West Indies Tour - Canada and the United States in 1886'.
The book is based on the "Memory" of the team's experiences and written by "One of Them", Jamaican captain Laurence Fyfe, which was published by Argosy Press in Guyana in 1887.It is complemented by scoreboards of each of the 13 matches played and local press reports of the "gentlemen cricketers from the British West Indian islands". The tour came at a pivotal time for the sport in this part of the world.
However, with the Caribbean struggling economically, Beckles explains the North American venture was more than just play for the 14 "travellers" drawn from the cricket fraternities of Jamaica, Barbados and Guyana.
"For the post-slavery Caribbean it was the first giant step into Western modernity, an intensely competitive imperial world quickly learning how to turn its back upon small places which were once of greater value than continental spaces" Beckles writes.
And the players of the first West Indian team were "economic members of the inward-looking, decaying sugar world, (who) chose to break with the past and swim against the tide".
Their trip took them to two countries also undergoing great change with Canada coming to terms with its Anglo/Franco identity and the United States licking its Civil War wounds.
The West Indians weren't the first foreigners to play against North American teams as sides from England, with the iconic W.G. Grace, and Australia, featuring legendary batsman Charles Bannerman - who made cricket's first Test century, had already been there. The visitors from the Caribbean were not regarded with anywhere near the awe of those stalwarts of the game but they were treated royally on their way to a fairly impressive record of six wins, five losses and two draws against teams playing a game in slow decline.
They handled the Canadian sides well, but struggled in the United States and particularly against the teams based around Philadelphia - which is still an outpost of the game in North America today.
Fyfe, in his 'Memory', lauds the hospitality received and goes into great detail about meals including an early feast in Montreal which comprised Soup - Green turtle. Consomme Royal. Fish - Boiled chicken halibut; cram sauce. Pommes Parisienne. White fish; Hollandaise sauce; cucumbers. Releves - Roast beef. Spring duck; apple jelly. Vegetables - Cauliflower. Green peas. Vegetable marrows. Tomatoes. Entrees - Filet of beef larded with mushrooms, Spring chicken. Saute Marengo. Soft shell crabs. Maitre d'Hotel. Sorbet Windsor. Broiled squabs. Lettuce salad. Dessert - Glace Napolitaine. Ice cream. Champagne jelly. Gateau Juisse. Fruits. Coffee.
All washed down with fine wines and liberal amounts of song; our World Cup guests should dine so well!
However, for the most part, Fyfe's writings is dry and gives Beckles little to work with. Reading between the lines, it would seem the first West Indian cricket tourists were much like the ones of today, who play hard and then enjoy the associated benefits of wine, song and women - in no particular order; but it's up to the reader to make that leap because we are not introduced to the players in any great detail.
What requires no imagination is the fact that exactly 100 years on from that near month-long first tour, the West Indies dominated world cricket and the US and Canada were all but historical side notes of the game.
Maybe somewhere in 'The First West Indies Cricket Tour' there's a book of fiction just waiting to burst forth.
A great post-script to that novel would be "And 121 years later the West Indies were again on top of the cricket world".
The Sunday Gleaner, March 4, 2007 / ARTS
Title: First West Indies Cricket Tour
Author: Professor Hilary Beckles
Reviewed by: Tym Glaser, Associate Editor - Sport


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It was great to see the effects running so well on both screens. Excellent work getting this running on a new platform so quickly!
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capture please?
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Yep as wysiwtf said, love to check this out, anyway to get a capture or if it's too hard to cap is there an emulator you recommend to run it on?
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you can grab the video with a smartphone maybe.
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Fair enough on the video. Thumb up for the platform and part coding.
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Single (double :) effect screen, but party coding.
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fair enough, nice tune :)
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Why is the download website blacklisted by Google for containing malware?
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I know of the false positive problem with packers, but I actually misread the Chrome warning and interpreted it as the domain known to be serving exploits. Now I see that it's indeed only complaining about "harmful downloads" on the site, so yeah, sorry, nothing to see here.
You *could* add a link to a scene.org download, though.
Anyway, will watch the demo tonight. :)
You *could* add a link to a scene.org download, though.
Anyway, will watch the demo tonight. :)
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Why is this categorized under Nintendo DS? It's a 3DS demo.
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text: When fancy jewelers loan their diamonds to celebrities for big events, they often send a security guard along too, just in case. (You know, something might get stolen, or the celebrity wearer could get drunk, or a piece of jewelry might just fall off and get lost in the shuffle of cheek-kisses and red-carpet posing.) But apparently Chanel Iman doesn't bother with those security precautions, no matter what she's wearing, because she can protect herself. "I don't worry about that too much, because I've taken boxing," she explained at last night's exhibition preview party for "New York City in the '70s," hosted by Cartier and Aldo Cipullo. "I can definitely knock somebody out," she continued, "but you don't want to see that. It's nasty."


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'13 Reasons Why', and the rising importance of mental awareness
May 30, 2018
On May 19, anticipated teens and adults were finally able to access the second season of 13 Reasons Why. The cliffhanger that was left off in the first season left audiences hanging and captivated them to return to the second season.
13 Reasons Why opened last year with a bang. It was one of Netflix's most grossing television shows and it seemed to raise awareness about mental health. The show, adapted from Jay Asher's book, follows Clay Jensen and the 13 tapes that Hannah Baker left behind after her suicide. The hard concepts of suicide, bullying, and assault were projected in the television program.
The backlash that was received for first season revolved around the gore of the suicide scene and the worry that there could be "copy cats" stemming from the show's ideas. However, the criticism did not change the approach of the creators in the second season.
The first season left off with Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) recording Bryce (Justin Prentice) about the rape Bryce committed. In this recording, Bryce not only revealed his feelings about the situation but also had a confession. The final parts of the last episode of the first season concluded to a set of hearings where the students were being interviewed about Hannah Baker's death.
Coming into the second season, the expectations were low due to plot differences that happened in the first season. As a fan of the book version, 13 Reasons Why's original copy highlighted the impact of bullying and did not glorify suicide. The intense scenes that happened in the first season were not the most appropriate use of television time; however, the scenes had a raw nature to them that made audiences understand the struggle of teenagers. The Fort Lauderdale treatment is where one can go in case they have become victims to substance abuse due to their condition.
Despite all of the positive messages from the television show and creators, one message rang through my head about the second season: Does this really express the views of a teenager and is this show reaching too far to connect to mental illness?
The second season, to summarize, was intense. From the mysterious photographs in Clay' s locker to the unveiling of buried truths, the second season looked enticing from the trailers. But once beginning to watch, the concept of the show morphed into one that went off rails and had no relation to the center focus of Hannah Baker's death or trial.
From Justin's (Brandon Flynn) return to Alex's (Miles Heizer) recover, the majority of the episodes were intriguing. However, the predictability of the final episode laid in the beginning of the season. Even though, the ending was predictable the acting of the cast members were sub-par. The emotion and the sympathy that the actors wanted the audience to feel was there, but was masked underneath all of the grueling scenes. Out of all of the actors and actresses, the best was Mr. Porter (Derek Luke) when he took stand in trial. His failure as a guidance counselor and protector was expressed in his testimony as he broke down in tears. Luke's acting ability was not only on point but it outshined everyone else's in the entire show.
On another note, the lies that were spun to the pranks conducted by Tyler (Devin Druid) made the serious situations unrealistic. The worst part of the season was not the outcome of the trial or the outcome of Bryce, but it was the way the season ended. Far removed from Jay Asher's novel, the creators found that setting up a "school shooter" persona seemed acceptable for the current climate. With all of the events that have been happening for the past couple of months, I felt that the creators were insincere and did not realize that students younger than high schoolers will be watching this. The extreme level of disgust and disturbance with the bullying portrayals and the final scene made me realize that this show is not trying to help people with mental illnesses, it is doing the opposite. The program is telling students, children that if you get bullied this is your outcome or if you have this mental problem then this is your outcome which is not acceptable. The scenes went too far and in light of Mental Health Awareness Month, this show did not help with raising any awareness.
In the end, for students and adults who want to watch the new season, the best suggestion is to skip over this show, because there are more than 13 reasons why someone should not watch it.


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If you are in a profession chances are the only way to get beyond a certain level is to take on a management role.
Trouble is when professionals take that step into management the level of success is highly variable.
So what do you need to understand about management if you are to be successful?
The role is different
You probably knew that. On the other hand what I've noticed among accountants and professionals is that while they understand that it's a different role, they don't change their approach to their work.
They still think they can do all the stuff they did previously and just fit management in.
You have to manage up, down and across
By that I mean you have to manage your boss, manage your team and hardest of all manage your peers (those at a similar level to you).
You don't know it all
The best managers don't pretend they know it all.
Instead they hire and bring in people with complimentary skills and qualities.
You can often be the block to making things happen
Especially if you are the type of manager who has to cast an eye over or approve everything.
Avoid this by delegating and trusting others.
You can end up solving everyone's problems
After a while people stop thinking for themselves and just bring problems to you.
Rather than allowing this to happen use questions to get people to think through their own problems and come to a solution.
People are individual
As a result a one size fits all approach never works. You have to understand each person's drivers and preferences.
You learn a lot through your mistakes
Harsh but true in my experience.
So don't view mistakes negatively but as part and parcel of becoming a better manager.
What management challenges are you facing at the moment?
Since 2006 I've worked with in excess of 8,000 accountants and professionals in workshops, seminars and one to one helping them land their next jobs and become better leaders, presenters and business partners. Before that I spent 25 years in accountancy climbing the career ladder from Payments Clerk to FD. I'm a CIMA Fellow, Certified Professional Coach and Team Coach Facilitator.


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Dubai, U.A.E., 9th May 2018 – Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. has announced today the appointment of David Houlihan to the newly created position of President of DAE Capital. Under Mr. Houlihan's leadership this business line will encompass most of DAE's customer facing activities. This function will include the areas of Sales, Trading, Technical and the recently launched Aircraft Investor Services.
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Thank You God for the people that keep our roads clean, especially when it snows. They are out in the cold, really early in the morning or very late at night. They make it possible for us to have clean roads to be able to go to work, school, appointments, and do what we need to do. Please bless them for what they do, and keep them safe as they make life easier for all of us. Please bless their families as well
"From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised" Psalm 113:3
"Sing to the LORD a new song, sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it you islands, and those who dwell on them" Isaiah 42:10


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Disclaimer: (I'm only posting this once 'cos it's idiotic for anyone to think any different!) I do NOT own Naruto or anything to do with it. Naruto is the sole property of Masashi Kishimoto, and I expect it will stay that way.
Naruto simply stared at the dumbest villagers he had seen in his entire life. Seriously! 4 years of being called a 'demon' and a 'monster' without doing anything to prove them right, was causing his young mind to think that maybe they were the real monsters in this ill-begotten country. It could be said that in the short 4 years of his life, he had been forced to grow up rather fast, and as of late, he was beginning to notice that the villagers' misplaced hate was starting to really grate on his nerves!
He had seen other kids with their parents of course. Hell, strangers didn't even treat themselves like he was being treated! What would he have to do to just get them to back off and leave him the hell alone? His golden blond hair waved as he stood contemplating this latest set-back in his mission to prove the villagers wrong.
'Why am I trying to do this again?'
In front of him stood 2 villagers, their beer-bellies sticking slightly out of their bulging jumpers as they glared at him with grossly misshaped, bloodshot eyes.
"Ya damn monster! Wha' the heck ya think ya tryna pull comin' inta our shop like that?" The one on the right raged as he waved his beer bottle in the air manically. "Ya aint got no right ta step ya filthy feet past the doorway, hear?"
The man's belly wobbled, his puckered-fat lips foaming as he bellowed in anger at the youngster. Naruto almost cracked up there and then at the sheer absurdity of the situation. Almost.
The second villager, a rotund, greasy brown-haired man stood to the left of his companion glaring with an almost frigid gaze. However, it was his words that were the catalyst to a world-changing decision that would haunt Konoha for years to come. It could be said, that as he had a more sober mind and was able to communicate in more than a drunkard's slur, his words carried far more weight than that of his maniac of a counterpart.
"You, who have killed so many of our friends and family, have no right to enter any of the shops and buildings anywhere within Konoha. You should be dead!" Spitting the last statement from his mouth, he turned and stomped away, leaving his companion to finish up with the innocent youth.
"What the hell does that mean, you fat geezer? I haven't killed anyone! You people are the ones that always hurt me!" It was safe to say that Naruto was close to his breaking point. After everything he had been through in his life, this guy had the audacity to say that he, 4 and a quarter years old Uzumaki Naruto, was responsible for people dying? He had never lifted a finger to an animal let alone a human!
"Don't go playin dumb ya stupid demon. We all know just wha' ya capab...capabaly...capable of!" Throwing his empty bottle at Naruto, he turned to follow after his companion, probably to return to more rounds of alcohol and drunkenness.
Naruto was livid. Capable? Him? He wasn't anywhere near what one could call capable! Why, if he was so capable, could he not push the swing by himself while he sat on it? Why, if he was so capable, could he not cook any of the delicious food he had seen being made in all those top-class restaurants?
Why, if he was so capable, could he not protect himself when the villagers attacked him for no reason?
The brown bottle that the man had thrown, bounced off his head with a dull 'thud' and Naruto was left with an incessant ringing in his ears and cloudy vision for the next 5 minutes. Even as he stood there, staring at the ground, his small face scrunched up with tears leaking from the corner of his eyes, he knew that these people didn't deserve protection; they didn't deserve his trust. The words of the quiet drunk resounded in his head over and over.
'You should be dead!'
He couldn't take it anymore. His small brain was almost exploding with confusion, hurt and anger. The image of his lonely form sitting on a swing in one of Konoha's small parks kept appearing in his mind. How many times had he wished that there would be someone there to push him, to let him experience the rushing wind, as he swung, whooping and screaming at the top of his lungs? How many times had he wondered that if nobody would push him, maybe a strong enough breeze would force his small body into the air instead? He had witnessed the ones his Jiji called ninja, springing from the rooftops at high speed and he wondered what it would be like to have to rely on no-one.
Slowly, he came to, the ringing in his ears subsiding and the fog over his vision dispersing. He realised he was still standing at the side of the kerb in one of Konoha's busier market districts. The sun had begun to set and many of the shopkeepers were packing up, readying themselves to go home; again something he wished he had. He knew there was no point returning to the orphanage, they would kick him out again anyway. No, he'd sleep outside today. Besides, he had his monthly meeting with the Hokage tomorrow and he wanted to ask his Jiji all the questions that were assaulting his mind. Raising his head, he watched as the sun disappeared over the top of a building before turning to trudge towards the forest. At least the idiot villagers couldn't catch him there.
And with the setting of the sun, so did the dream to be Hokage diminish from his small mind. The sun would rise again, but his dream was irrevocably changed. He couldn't remember when he had first started thinking of being free from his cage.
Free, like the sun.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stared. If he was asked he would openly admit that right now he was more surprised than he had been in a very long time. In fact, the last time he had been this surprised was when Minato-kun had stated that he would have to take over as Hokage again, as the genius Shinobi was about to die. Of course, that time he was more worried about the Kyuubi than he was about being Hokage and so couldn't really concentrate on why he was so shocked. But this time there were no convenient distractions.
Naruto had just asked to be a ninja yet not a ninja. He'd just asked to learn Shinobi techniques yet he didn't want to join the academy or become a Konoha Shinobi.
"Why, Naruto? Why wouldn't you want to become a Konoha Shinobi at the same time? You would be paid, and you would be able to look after yourself," Sarutobi really did not know what to make of this strange request.
Obviously something had happened yesterday, the venerable ninja could easily decipher from Naruto's dejected look that something had caused him to change his dream of being Hokage.
"Jiji! I don't wanna protect this village anymore! I like you and Ichiraku-jisan, but apart from that everyone's mean to me! I don't wanna protect people who treat me so bad!" Obviously the boy was not being forthcoming on the finer details, Sarutobi mused.
Sighing, he stood up from his desk, where the mountain of the morning's paperwork teetered dangerously over the edge. He thought about Naruto's request. He supposed he could start the boy on the basics of Chakra if he really wanted it. God knows, the kid deserved to have ninja training more than anyone else, given his heritage and the life he had led so far. But to not want to be allied with the village? He didn't think anything like that had been done before.
"If I do teach you to be a Shinobi, what will you do with the skills? If not to protect people, how would you put the knowledge to good use?"
Naruto's face scrunched up in concentration. It took him a good 30 seconds for his 4 year old mind to grasp what the old Hokage meant, but when he did his face lit up. Sarutobi's heart lifted just by seeing the boy this happy after how down he had been just a minute before.
"Well ya see Jiji. I was thinkin', see? And I thought if I could do all these cool tricks like jumping over buildings and running as fast as the wind then I could have loadsa fun!" Naruto was literally bouncing at this point in his excitement. He had obviously thought this through.
"Have fun? Naruto, ninja techniques are not for fun, they are used to protect people, to protect the will of fire that resides within all of the people in Konoha! You may think them fun now, but you will realise that these techniques can hurt people later on. Why would you want to hurt people if not to protect people from the ones that hurt them?" Sarutobi didn't know if the boy would understand what he said, he was only 4 after all.
Naruto's hair shadowed his eyes as he stared at his feet. When he raised his head, the Sandaime Hokage was once again surprised with the calculating look that creased the youngster's face.
"Jiji, why should I protect people who are always tryna hurt me? You always say about the 'Will of Fire'...Where's that fire when the people out there throw things at me? Where's that Will of Fire when no-one wants to push me or play with me on the swings? HUH Jiji?"
Sarutobi paused, 'well that explains what happened yesterday then. Damn those villagers, can't they see a little child for what it is?' It struck him how Naruto's demands were not truly such a big thing. If anything it would help him as the Konoha council would not be able to overrule the Hokage if it was about civilian matters. The Shinobi part of the council would not have a say and the civilian side would listen to anything their Hokage told them. No, if anything, this was a present for the Hokage. Danzo wouldn't be able to pressurise him any longer on having Naruto entered into the ROOT programme if he wasn't a Shinobi.
It was safe to say that guilt was eating away at the old Hokage's soul after Naruto's latest outburst. Also it couldn't hurt to teach the boy about some of the harmless things a Shinobi learnt. There were many civilians who had some training in the ninja arts, especially the students who didn't manage to graduate from the academy, or were taken from the roster due to debilitating injuries.
"Alright, Naruto. I'll teach you some things, but if you get hurt or hurt other people then I am going to stop. Are we clear on that?"
Naruto's head whipped up from where it had fallen to staring at the floor again. His face split by a wide grin as he cheered.
"Woohoo! I'm gonna learn all these cool moves and have loadsa fun all my life!" Some of Sarutobi's guilt disappeared when he heard that proclamation. At least he wouldn't regret this decision.
"Now listen closely Naruto, this is what ninja need to know..."
Well there you go, chapter one of my first fanfic ever. Now you may be able to see where I'm going with this, suffice to say it will be far removed from any fic that you have seen on this site so far. I intend it to be bordering ludicrous so don't go asking what the hell is wrong with my mind.
Please tell me what you think! If it's well received, I will continue, if not...well I'll see where to go from there.


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I Fall Surrendered
You saved me from drowning
and placed me in your ocean,
I fall surrendered at your feet.
Let mercy pour down upon me
wash the mud from my skin,
I am tattooed with words,
let them be prayers.
i love that they save you from drowning putting you in their ocean, an intriguing contradiction on the surface, but...really nice spiritual tones in this....ReplyDelete
Whenever there is a master who wants you to fall at his or her feet, I quibble.
When I see lines like,
You saved me from drowning
and placed me in your ocean
... I have to wonder if the Great Manipulator has simply withheld the knowledge that you, in fact, are a fish -- and you were NEVER drowning!
NEVER surrender, except to your own best nature...
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Replica villages for Alzheimer's patients planned in 100 cities
Next March, a functioning miniature "memory" village for Alzheimer's and dementia patients will open inside a Chula Vista warehouse. The 1950s-style Glenner Town Square, where patients will be able to shop, eat and interact with staff in the elaborate adult day care center, may be the first of its kind in the nation. It won't be the last.
This week, the creators of Glenner Town Square announced a development agreement with a Solana Beach partnership that plans to build as many as 100 more Town Squares in cities around the country in future years.
Michael Larkin, co-managing partner of Village Holdings LLC, said he and his partner, Bob Mueller, plan to open two more Town Squares next year in San Diego County. After that, they'll open about two to three of the $3 million centers each year, starting on the West Coast.
Larkin said he and Mueller see a huge and growing need for elder-care options. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, but that's figure is forecast to grow to as many as 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
Glenner Town Square is the passion project of Scott Tarde, CEO of George G. Glenner Alzheimer's Family Centers, a 35-year-old San Diego company that operates adult day care centers in Chula Vista, Hillcrest and Encinitas.
He describes Town Square as the new frontier for care of the elderly with memory-robbing diseases. Using the recognized technique known as "reminiscence therapy," staff will move groups of elderly participants through the interactive village for guided interactions that spark and engage their long-term memories.
The 8,500-square-foot village — which will be constructed inside a 20,000-square-foot light industrial building with 24-foot ceilings on Main Street in Chula Vista — will include 13 storefronts surrounding a faux grass-lined park with benches.
Each 3-dimensional building will offer patients interactive experiences. Visitors can watch an old movie while munching fresh-popped popcorn inside the cinema, have a hot lunch in a '50s-style diner, browse books in the library, shop for handbags in the boutique, tinker on a real 1959 Ford T-Bird at the auto shop, cuddle shelter dogs at the pet store, and get a checkup from a real nurse and visit swaddled baby dolls in the nursery at the hospital.
To heighten the memory experience for the visitor, the local Town Squares will have San Diego-specific features, like a roof dome resembling Balboa Park's Museum of Man and an area designated as Old Town.
The interiors of each storefront will feature decor reminiscent of 1953 to 1961. Most of the elderly Alzheimer's and dementia patients served by Glenner are in their 80s, and their most stable memories are those they acquired when they were 25-35. For these people, walking through an idealized San Diego from their prime years will generate positive recollections.
The first completed storefront, City Hall, looks like the 1938-era San Diego County Administration Center, and inside its doors, visitors can page through a set of leather-bound encyclopedias and tap on an old manual typewriter.
The lightweight but hyper-realistic storefronts and interiors are being built by San Diego Opera Scenic Studio. Since 1965, the opera's master carpenters, metalworkers and painters have built more than 100 productions for San Diego Opera and other companies worldwide.
Although San Diego Opera recently announced plans to sell its scenic studio in Barrio Logan, the company said it plans to lease back a portion of the space for special projects like Glenner Town Square and scenery and prop work it does for trade shows like Comic-Con.
Tarde said Thursday that he envisions San Diego Opera building and shipping the scenery for all of the future Town Squares. Most of the sets will be generic, but some storefronts will be designed with memorable architectural features unique to each city.
San Diego Opera spokesman Edward Wilensky said the contract fulfills two major goals — to expand outreach to the community and to provide a stable revenue stream for the arts company, which survived a near-shutdown in 2014.
Glenner's partnership with Larkin and Mueller grew out of the nonprofit's board's desire to keep its resources focused on senior care rather than fundraising and construction. Under the agreement, Village Holdings will underwrite the expense of buying or constructing the warehouses that will house Town Squares. Glenner officials will lease and staff the centers once they open.
Tarde said Glenner has provided Village Holdings with an initial list of 50 locations for future centers, all but 10 in California. He said these cities were chosen, in part, because of their high cost of living.
"People want to stay home longer and their adult children are looking for ways to lengthen the runway of their parents finances. Lots of families, given the choice, will keep their loved ones in their homes if they have a care option for their parents during the days when they're at work or need a respite," Tarde said.
Larkin and Mueller, who both live in Solana Beach, have worked together on several development projects over the past six years, including a senior living complex that's now in the early stages of planning. Mueller has been in real estate development for 30 years. Larkin specializes in financing. He has worked in the past for Escalate Retail, GERS Inc. and General Electric.
Raising $300 million for 100 Town Square projects is achievable, Tarde and Larkin said, because the concept is so unique and the need is so great.
"Once the doors are open, I know people will become believers," Tarde said. "I've seen what happens. I've seen the reactions people have. It's very powerful."
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gave a speech last year that praised a slew of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist's opinions — including his dissent in Roe v. Wade.
The landmark case is at the center of the fight to block the recently named conservative Supreme Court nominee, with many scrambling to parse his record on abortion rights. The 2017 speech at the American Enterprise Institute offers a bit more insight into where Kavanaugh stands.
Kavanaugh commended the "opinions" of former Chief Justice William Rehnquist in the speech, including, notably, Rehnquist's dissent in Roe v. Wade. Rehnquist was in the minority in a 7-2 decision for the 1973 case, which guaranteed women's constitutional right to an abortion. He wrote in his dissenting opinion that the prevalence of abortion regulations made it tough for him to argue that it should become an "unenumerated right," and concluded that, barring certain restrictions, states could legislate on the matter.
Rehnquist sought to raise the issue once more in the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey case, which ultimately led to a 5-4 decision that reaffirmed Roe, with Justice Anthony Kennedy serving as the swing vote.
"It is fair to say that Justice Rehnquist was not successful in convincing a majority of justices in the context of abortion, either in Roe itself or in later cases such as Casey," Kavanaugh said in his speech last fall. "But he was successful in stemming the general tide of free-wheeling judicial creation of unenumerated rights that were not rooted in the nation's history and tradition."
Democrats have endeavored to use abortion rights as a key flashpoint in their battle against Kavanaugh's nomination. His position on the issue hasn't been immediately clear, however. In his 2006 confirmation hearing for the DC Circuit Court, Kavanaugh said he would be committed to following the precedent established by Roe "faithfully and fully," but declined to offer his personal views on the case.
(Democrats have said that his vetting by the likes of the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation should be evidence enough regarding his potential role in helping overturn Roe.)
.@SenSchumer: "Do you consider Roe v. Wade to be an abomination?"— CSPAN (@cspan) July 10, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh: "If confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the Court. It's been decided by the Supreme Court." https://t.co/jW09LbeDOZ pic.twitter.com/AEDRY6bCYt
Kavanaugh's own dissents provide some clarity, though he's also come under fire from those on the right for the positions he's taken.
Social conservatives have slammed him for what they view as insufficiently anti-abortion arguments made in two cases, Vox's Jane Coaston writes. In one such case, he dissented with a DC Circuit decision that enabled an undocumented teenager to temporarily leave federal custody and obtain an abortion. In that dissent, Kavanaugh didn't directly question the teenager's right to an abortion but disagreed with her ability to access "an immediate abortion on demand" — an argument that certain conservatives didn't see as going far enough.
This American Enterprise Institute speech suggests that Kavanaugh personally agrees with Rehnquist's dissent, Drexel University law professor David Cohen tells the LA Times's David Savage:
"He is not writing as a judge. This is him telling us his own views. And while he doesn't come out and say 'the dissent is right,' it is pretty clear he agrees with Rehnquist."
As the LA Times also notes, the views Kavanaugh expressed in his speech don't necessarily mean he would defy precedent in a Court decision.
As part of his remarks, Kavanaugh also touted Rehnquist's approach to religion, which included his support of cases that would have allowed religious prayer and invocations at public schools. Rehnquist had previously criticized the "wall of separation between church and state," deeming it a concept "based on bad history."
Additionally, Kavanaugh emphasized the kinship he felt with Rehnquist, who was a strident conservative voice on a more liberal court for a number of years. "In class after class, I stood with Rehnquist. That often meant in the Yale Law School environment of the time that I stood alone," he said.
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Department of Defense operations are a primary perpetrator of perchlorate contamination nationwide, but the department has regularly turned down state and federal requests to test for the toxic chemical, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Perchlorate — which is commonly found in rocket fuel and can cause thyroid dysfunction — has been found in at least 395 sites in 35 states, but only 51 sites are currently being cleaned or are slated for cleanup. The Pentagon says it will test only when there's a reasonable chance of human exposure, as determined by … the Pentagon. It cites the lack of clear state or federal rules for perchlorate regulation or contamination. The states, and the GAO, recommend a formal nationwide system for monitoring detections and cleanup. Defense says such a system is unnecessary. So, to summarize: The Pentagon won't test because there are no shared standards, and the Pentagon opposes the development of shared standards. Circular logic aside, communities around the country are suing the DOD to clean up perchlorate-contaminated water supplies.


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Catholic Life Blog
18th October 2019
A parent and two pupils presented Mr McGoldrick with a wonderful gift today. The parent hand finished it herself. It's beautiful! It'll be taking pride of place in the entrance.
18th October 2019
Yesterday we had a lovely day learning about the Rights of a Child. Thank you Desiree from CAFOD/CAFOD Lancaster. We learned so much. The day started with a whole school assembly followed by workshops throughout our Key Stage 2 classes.
17th October 2019
Two of our students were spotted looking at our Catholic Life display during their lunch time. They were discussing the sporting event one of them had taken part in and a trip to church with the choir that the other had taken part in. They were very proud to be on the board.
15th October 2019
Our pupils did us proud once again! Tonight, St Pius X helped lead an evening of the Parish Novena. What a spiritual and prayerful evening
14th October 2019
Meet our new Year 6 Prayer Leaders.
14th October 2019
Prayer Club
Our pupils have enjoyed making rosary beads at break time in the Prayer Room.
11th October 2019
Year 4 had a wonderful Mass at church today.
In preparation for the parish Novena, the children lit a candle, prayed and reflected on the icon of 'Our Lady of Furness'.
The Novena is nine nights of prayer dedicated to Our Lady where we offer prayers for the needs of the Church and our community. They're beautifully prayerful and spiritual. There will be readings, hymns, prayers and of course candle lighting. Lasting about 30-45 mins.
Five nights will be led by our parish schools. Children from St. Pius will be leading on Tuesday evening starting at 6.30 pm.
All are welcome and it would be fantastic to see as many families there as possible.
10th October 2019
Year 2 have started the process of making a 'Wonder Tree'. Any wondering thoughts or questions they have during RE can be written onto a leaf and hung onto branches in our classroom and these will be referred to throughout the year. We had lots of wondering questions about the religious stories we have been learning recently. We were very lucky that Father Manny was in school to help us with these!
9th October 2019
What a wonderful job Reception did in their R.E lesson.
7th October 2019
Some of choir did an amazing job singing at the Confirmation Mass tonight. They did themselves and the school proud.
5th October 2019
What a busy day Friday was!
Year 3 and 4 started the day with a beautiful Mass to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, which included a blessing of our food bank donations.
The whole school celebrated National Poetry Day by writing and performing poems inspired by Pope Francis' letter, Laudato Si', a call for us to look after our environment, 'our common home'.
In the afternoon, we all learnt about the life of St. Francis of Assasi.
And to top it all up we brightened up our clothing to raise money for CAFOD!
Year 6 were fantastic, supporting younger children throughout the school.
5th October 2019
We love it when parents and parishioners stay for a brew ☕ and biscuit
5th October 2019
Four of our teachers were commissioned this evening at the Education Mass by Bishop Paul.
3rd October 2019
Our new writing in the entrance.
30th September 2019
MacMillan Coffee Morning ☕
The final total was £156.34 (updated total). Thank you for supporting the event.
29th September 2019
Family Mass
What an amazing turnout! It was a lovely Mass and all the children were extremely well behaved and polite.
25th September 2019
Nursery are very excited about their first Mass on Sunday 29th September. They are very enthusiastic to bring their personalised invitations home! Mrs Steele really enjoyed helping out! We are looking forward to welcoming all of our families joining us this Sunday at St Mary's Church (Duke street) at 11 o'clock
2nd September 2019
Today the staff had a lovely INSET, led by Sr Margaret at Boarbank Hall, thinking about Christian Ethos. It was a lovely way to begin a new academic
21st August 2019
Today is the feast of St Pius X. This photo was taken at the underground Basilica in Lourdes a few weeks ago. It depicts the Pope celebrating Holy Communion with children.
16th July 2019
Kinamba Community Project
Here are some photos of the children in Rwanda wearing our uniform. Old uniform can still be donated to this project. Please drop old uniform at the School Office.
21st June 2019
Our Year 6 pupils were fortunate enough to be invited to attend and take part in this today. Thank you for the invitation.
20th June 2019
On Monday Fr Manny led a Eucharistic Adoration service, which incorporated a Corpus Christi Procession.
20th June 2019
Fr Manny delivered some altar server training for some of our junior pupils this week.
19th June 2019
On Friday we held a retirement mass for Mrs Lynn Pinkney, who worked at St Pius X for 15 years. Enjoy your retirement!
22nd May 2019
The bag2school collection is after half-term. Are you having a sort out?
21st May 2019
A new addition to the St Pius X family. Congratulations
19th May 2019
Don't forget your cake donations for tomorrow. The School Council have organised a charity cake sale in aid of Mary's Meals and St Mary's Hospice.
Cakes will be on sale for the whole school tomorrow break time. Cakes will be 50p each.
18th May 2019
We were presented with a Tree of Friendship
16th May 2019
Year 3 had a lovely morning at Mass at St Mary's followed by a crowing of Mary
14th May 2019
Craft club have made their own Decade of the Rosary to celebrate Mary's Month of May
10th May 2019
Earlier this week Mrs Gill led a lovely assembly about Mary, Our Mother. The month of May is dedicated to her.
What can the children remember from the assembly?
24th April 2019
The final load for the Adlent Calendar Foodbank collection took place today. We collected the most food from across the Primary Schools.
18th April 2019
Reception and nursery had a lovely time today making yummy chocolate nests for Easter
18th April 2019
The winners of our Easter Garden competition. There were some amazing entries. Well done to everyone who entered.
18th April 2019
Year One had a lovely afternoon Easter egg hunting
18th April 2019
What a lovely assembly this morning, Happy Easter everyone
18th April 2019
Happy Easter from Little Lambs
18th April 2019
Our nursery class looking after God's animals. This is Gordy a duckling saved by one of our nursery children.
17th April 2019
Easter Fayre
16th April 2019
Great fun at toddlers this morning having fun making chicks
2nd April 2019
Spring is in the air.
23rd March 2019
Our second Foodbank collection weighed in at an amazing 85kg. Keep your donations coming.
22nd March 2019
Our choir did an excellent job singing at Barrow Market Hall - thank you for having us. We received lovely feedback from the market manager.
In addition, our tombola stall raised over £120
20th March 2019
We hung our homemade bird feeders out today for the birds
22nd March 2019
Year 4 had a fabulous morning at the Trinity Church Centre. Thank you to everyone there for making us feel so welcome.
12th March 2019
The food bank have been and made their first collection. Wow! What an amazing amount - so many people from the local community will benefit from this. This is impressive... keep it coming.
12th March 2019
Reception and Year 2 siblings with their food bank contribution for Adlent. They also got Easter eggs but they brought those in yesterday.
6th March 2019
Today Fr Manny led a lovely Ash Wednesday service to begin the season of Lent. #CatholicSchool
What are you and your child giving up for Lent?
25th February 2019
Wear pink for Miss Carter day.
14th February 2019
We really enjoyed Ostley house today
12th February 2019
Yesterday was the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Mr McGoldrick shared the story of Sister Bernadette Moriau - the 70th official miracle to take place at Lourdes. He had the pleasure of meeting her at the British Lourdes Medical Conference a few weeks ago.
Can your child remember anything about the story?
19th December 2018
Our children looked festive in their Christmas jumpers on Friday. We raised just over £116 for Bay Hospitals Charity, our local children's ward.
7th December 2018
A selection of our choir are sing at Barrow Market today.
5th December 2018
It was lovely to see Church full for our Christmas performance. The children were fabulous
24th November 2018
Earlier this week Fr Manny came to school to carry out Altar Server training.
16th November 2018
Congratulations Miss Light & Family.
Elijah Godfrey was born yesterday weighing 6lb 10oz, at 12:54. They came home today and will hopefully make a visit to see the children and staff next week
16th November 2018
Today Fr Manny spoke to the children about the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ahead of our Holy Hour next week. The children were astonished seeing the Monstrance for the first time.
Can your child tell you what the Monstrance is used for?
11th November 2018
It was lovely to see so many children and their families today at our first Family Mass. Unfortunately, we didn't get many photographs but the children did a great job and it was lovely coming together. #WeAreTheChurch Lancaster Diocese
9th November 2018
Thank you to all the parents and family members that joined us on our trip to the cenotaph. We have been learning all about Remembrance Day and why we wear poppies. We took our hand made poppies and crosses to lay and pay our respects. Then sang our special song and said a prayer for the soldiers who lost their lives.
6th November 2019
We raised an amazing £155 total from our Bag2School collection.
2nd November 2018
Work has started on our Gospel Values tree. We can't wait to see the finished product
19th October 2018
Our Assembly looked nice and bright this afternoon for Brighten Up Day. We raised £131 for CAFOD
18thOctober 2018
Our choir look smart. They were testing out the choir ties ahead of the Confirmation Mass tomorrow night.
5th October 2018
Little Lambs would like to remind all nursery and reception families about their welcome mass this Sunday. It will take place at 11am at St Mary's Church. We hope to see you all there.
27th September 2018
We had a lovely assembly led by Desiree for CAFOD Lancaster today.
13th July 2018
These three wonderful children did a great job at the Novena last night.
6th July 2018
Denim 4 Dementia
29th June 2018
These five special children made their First Holy Communion this morning during Mass. What a wonderful celebration.
21st June 2018
Look what turned up at school this week! #FindAPebble
10th June 2018
Some of our children made their First Holy Communion this morning. Congratulations. ⛪
26th May 2018
Year 3 enjoyed taking part in the May procession at St Mary's church yesterday morning.
13th May 2018
It was a pleasure witnessing these two young men being Baptised today.
11th May 2018
Yesterday, Fr Manny celebrated Mass at school for the Ascension of the
9th April 2018
Mr McGoldrick has the pleasure of attending the Episcopal Ordination of Mgr. Paul Swarbrick this morning.
1st April 2018
A great walk and Mass
30th March 2018
Mrs Hurley, Mrs Woodend and all the children would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter.
29th March 2018
Our finished posters from RE day.
29th March 2018
St Pius X Corporal Acts of Mercy Volunteers did a great job of sorting donations for Barrow Food Bank. They have fulfilled their first act - Feed the Hungry
29th March 2018
Mrs Steele's and Mrs Keen's Easter egg raffle raised £106 for CAFOD
28th March 2018
We had a lovely RE themed morning on Holy Week today. Each class took a different day and carried out activities to create a poster for display.
27th March 2018
Some of our First Holy Communicants made their First Confession today.
26th March 2018
Some of our First Holy Communicants made their First Confession today.
23rd March 2018
Thanks to everyone at the Trinity Church Centre. Year 5 had a fabulous time. We wish we could have stayed longer!
As a bonus we also added two miles to our Hundred Mile Challenge by walking there and back.
22nd March 2018
What a fabulous Easter Fair
18th March 2018
This wonderful lady organised a fantastic race night for the Parish. She has agreed to do a race night for the school.
17th March 2018
Happy St Patrick's Day from St Pius X.
16th March 2018
Year 3 and 4 enjoyed Mass this morning.
11th March 2018
Happy Mother's Day to our wonderful parents and carers...
1st March 2018
Little Lambs celebrating St David's Day.
16th January 2018
We have had a very exciting morning. Our classroom had been frozen over night! Some of today's activities included unfreezing toys that had been trapped in blocks of ice, fishing in our icy water tray, painting with frozen paint and making igloos from sugar cubes.
We had lots of fun and talked about how we need to look after old people during the winter months and what we can do to help them.
Below is a link to Age UK. It offers advice on how to help your elderly family members and neighbours.
16th December 2017
Our choir did a great job this morning singing with the other Catholic schools.
15th December 2017
The school choir sang at Ostley House today. They were amazing!
14th December 2017
Today was St Pius X's first RE Day. We had great fun learning about Advent and about Mission Together - the Bishop's chosen charity.
14th December 2017
Christmas Jumper Day #ActionForChildren
6th December 2017
One of our Year 6 girls brought this advent wreath in that she made at home following our Advent assembly. Can the children remember what the first candle represents?
2nd December 2017
Year 5 were so very well behaved when they attended St Mary's for Mass on Friday. They also had a lovely time enjoying juice and biscuits afterwards ⛪
1st December 2017
The finished tree. Do you like it?
28th November 2017
Two members of our school (Y3 & 6) volunteered to help the elderly do their Christmas shopping.
21st November 2017
Getting prepared for the Christmas Fayre in Year 6!
20th November 2017
Well Done to all our parents who donated to this worthy cause
17th November 2017
Today Mr McGoldrick and Mrs Roberts were commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers for our Parish.
17th November 2017
It was lovely having Mass at church today. The children were a credit to the school. They had time to pop to the parish rooms for a juice and biscuit.
12th November 2017
It was lovely to see some of our Nursery and Reception children and families at the welcome Mass this morning.
10th November 2017
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The OFs eschew whiners and say: Take your lumps and man up to be a better person
This Tuesday, July 16, the Old Men of The Mountain met at Mrs. K's Restaurant in Middleburgh and the day already started out hot. What can anyone say about a day, like Tuesday, in the Hilltowns?
For most of the OFs, it was another day with routine chores to be done, normal doctor visits, trips to the store, haul the wife around, and, of course, breakfast with the Old Men.
Then the few who watch the news to get the weather see all that is going on in other places on Tuesday and say, "Thank goodness we are on the Hill (or in the valley of Schoharie for the most part); just leave us alone."
The OFs will take their aches and pains, and their problems and handle them themselves. These OFs are not whiners and they do not complain, "Why is everybody always picking on me?"
"Take your lumps and man up," the OFs say. "This makes you a better person all around."
Oh yes, it was Tuesday, the 16th of July.
Mining memories
The OFs starting talking about memories and how far back they could remember, really, on their own, not by being prompted by some suggesting they did something together, such as, "Hey, do you remember when we did such and such, or this and that?"
The question was just cold-calling memories and how far back could anyone recall. It wasn't that far back, not when the OFs were 2 to 6 years old, but, after 6 years of age, sometimes fuzzy thoughts would come about a specific recollection.
Then that old adversary — time — entered in, and this might have altered the actual memory of what happened, according to the OFs.
Not many of the OFs could actually dredge up childhood memories. The OFs could remember events, and about the time these events might have occurred, but by now the OF was at least in school.
The memories were general, like no one knew they were poor because the OFs were all poor. The OFs have covered that topic before, but the memories, which were accurate, were inclusive in nature.
As the OFs became teenagers, or close to teenagers, the recollections became more vivid. The OFs do not know how true this is with others but cold-calling memories from really young ages without being coached is not a thing most of them could do.
Speaking of memories, when the OFs were young men, some memories are very vivid, especially for those that were in World War II — those memories will linger.
This was brought up by one OF mentioning that there are only four World War II veterans left in the town of Berne. This OF mentioned that something is being planned by the town of Berne for the vets of this era, but he did not elaborate. Whatever the plan is, we think it should have some music of the Big Band era included, along with a USO-type show, like those put on by the United Service Organizations.
The buzz
On a totally unrelated topic, one of the OFs has had a recent encounter with ground bees. This OF reported that, fortunately, he was close to water and was able to jump in.
The OF said the bees were all over him but he did not report if he was able to get into the water quick enough so he did not receive too many stings — if any at all. This brought out bee stories again, and it seems many of the OFs have disturbed these little critters from time to time and had their tales of escape.
This raises the question: Would you rather have a tiger on your tail or thousands of bees chasing your butt? The OFs said the tiger, because at least you could shoot it, but with bees. even if you have a double-barrel shotgun, it would be impossible to stand and shoot at a swarm of bees that mad at you.
That would be like kicking the ocean because you are mad at it. One OF said you would be lucky to hit one bee.
Another OG said that, if you didn't have a gun, your goose is cooked no matter what.
Then another OF jumped in and claimed that at least he could wrestle with the tiger and something might happen in his favor, but how the h--- are you going to ward off thousands of ticked-off bees?
Ticked again
'Tis the season and the OFs started talking about ticks again and how the OFs prepare to mow the lawn. Of course, there is always one OF who has the ultimate answer, and his was, "Hey, the ticks are winning. I just don't mow the lawn anymore. I have sheep and they do it for me."
"Yeah, right," was the reply.
Some OFs bundle up from head to toe; others spray themselves with Deet; others (and this was recommended no matter what protection is used) said that they check themselves thoroughly when done, either using mirrors or having the wife look at their backside.
Simpler times
Going back to the memory item, where and when did this all start? The OFs do not remember ever worrying about things like ticks and bees. The OFs ran around barefoot, put in hay hatless and shirtless, and quite often in shorts.
They would lie in the grass or hide in the brush along hedgerows to shoot woodchucks, and some even had the occasional tussle in the hay. Nobody even heard of Lyme disease and, as far as the OFs know, nobody ever had it.
The OFs are OFs, and as a rule do not like a lot of the changes that are going on, and think many of these changes are not forward steps, but backward steps. They love their kids and grandkids but now think they coddled their kids too much, and that the kids today are overly coddled.
Times they are a-changin'. The OFs' parents thought we would never amount to much with the ducktail haircuts, Elvis, the jitterbug, rock and roll, etc. The coup de grace was spending too much time on that new-fangled thing — the telephone. Tying up the party lines forever.
So one OF asked, "What's different now?"
"Not much," another OF answered. "But at least we had manners, even if we had nothing. Now the kids have, or want, everything, but what they don't have, and don't even seem to want is manners."
Those OFs who made it Mrs. K's Restaurant, in Middleburgh on a nothing Tuesday in July, but, hey, put a nick in the post all the OFs at Mrs. K's were: Roger Chapman, Bob Benac, Art Frament, Steve Kelly, Bill Bartholomew, George Washburn, Robie Osterman, John Rossmann, Frank Pauli, Roger Fairchild, Jay Taylor, Dave Williams, Mark Traver, Glenn Patterson, Harold Guest, Ted Willsey, Duane Wagenbaugh, Bob Lassome, Rich Donnelly, Carl Walls, Miner Stevens, Don Woods, Mace Porter, Gary Porter, Lou Schenck, Ken Hughes, Don Moser, Jim Rissacher, and me (and that makes it a very important day indeed.)


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John Goodman came out last weekend with a new movie, "10 Cloverfield Lane," and he is in a familiar role: a second-billed actor in a well-regarded movie. "Cloverfield" holds above a "90 percent fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, right up there with the top 10 John Goodman movies ever.
But it feels weird to call something a "John Goodman movie," right? Goodman is at his best when he's the second banana. He's been top-billed in a few good films — the animated "Monsters Inc." and "Matinee" — but more often in films that aren't so well regarded, like "King Ralph," "The Flintstones" and "The Jungle Book 2." Normally I'd try to taxonomize Goodman's career, but that feels odd when he so rarely runs a movie.
For whatever reason, he's not considered a leading man. Maybe it's his weight, maybe not. But that second-banana label makes sense: An analysis of the Rotten Tomatoes scores of his movies, along with his place in the billing order, confirms that movies are just plain better when Goodman is the booming Midwestern second-, third- or fourth-billed performer.
The movies in which Goodman is second-billed are regularly fantastic: the Coen Brothers' "Barton Fink" and "The Big Lebowski," animated features like "The Emperor's New Groove" and "Monsters University," and well-liked pictures like "The Jack Bull" and "True Stories." He was billed third in four features1 rated above 90 percent fresh: "The Artist," "Argo," "Inside Llewyn Davis" and "Arachnophobia." The first two won Oscars for best picture.
Goodman is the cinematic equivalent of Phil Hartman, who was called "The Glue" on "Saturday Night Live" for his ability to hold sketches together despite rarely helming them. Think of Goodman's role — billed, yes, second — in "Roseanne." He pulls off a strong comedic role but knows how to be an emotional rock.
Goodman's people and the casting directors who recruit him seem to have worked all this out. He hasn't had the top billing in a movie, by Rotten Tomatoes' reckoning, since 2003. He's the ideal best friend, main villain or deuteragonist, and has been ably deployed by the Coen Brothers multiple times to do just that.
What's also fun about Goodman is that he appears to be a natural fit to play figures of some authority. Based on billed credits alone, Goodman has played characters in law enforcement at least six times — where rank is indicated, he's always a detective — and politicians three times. That doesn't count his turns as a senator in "Alpha House" or as speaker of the House in "The West Wing."2
Goodman has also played a Walter twice — in "The Big Lebowski" and "The Monuments Men" — so read into that what you will. All I'm saying is that leading men and women are overrated — you should appreciate Goodman.


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In 1978 Pine Ridge Road was just one lane in each direction and essentially led to now where… I 75 had not found its way to Naples yet. Goodlette road ended at Pine Ridge and then remnants of the old train tracks headed north to Ft. Myers and beyond. The vacant lot was nothing but very fine sugar sand on the outskirts of the north end of Naples. But, within a year they had built the building that is home to Patio Gallery.
The Lessons took a gamble in many respects – not only on the location, but by deciding to open a retail patio furniture store in an industrial park and by entrusting their 18-year-old daughter Laura, with running the whole shebang! Over the next few years Richard spent many hours teaching his daughter all his business wisdom – it was his version of a college business degree.
The initial purchase of 3 or 4 furniture sets looked sparse, but due to the low overhead Laura was able to keep prices low and word spread across town. The sparse showroom quickly grew to 5,400 sq. feet of a well thought out variety of outdoor furniture.


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Nice interview with Ray McCarthy Bergeron from the Creators Project:
We asked Bergeron about the ins and outs of making such a time-intensive and captivating film:
The Creators Project: Can you briefly outline the plot in your own words?
Ray McCarthy Bergeron: Through the perspective of a boy, you witness a personal story that recalls 9 very specific instances of my life. These are memories that have repeatedly haunted me throughout my youth and adulthood. The memories regularly reflected times of bliss mixed with sullen, miserable moments. Ultimately the film is about cycles; a story about growing up, religion and relationships.
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HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. (WPIX) — Meresa Hammonds' son was a toddler when his mother disappeared from his life nearly 30 years ago, and he tried to hold out hope she would find him one day.
"It was hard growing up, thinking she was out there and not looking for me," Jason Di Trapani told WPIX.
What Di Trapani didn't realize was that his mother was fatally beaten and dismembered on June 27, 1992, her remains thrown into a Yonkers dumpster behind a pizza restaurant. She was one of five victims of serial killer Robert Shulman, a Long Island postal worker who used to pick up women in Queens.
"He thought, you know, that she didn't care for him, she didn't love him, and that's why she didn't look for him or anything," Detective John Geiss of the Yonkers Police Cold Case Squad said of the woman's son, who's now 35.
In mid-November, Detective Geiss met Di Trapani and told him that's not the way it was.
"It took a long, long time to identify her," Detective Geiss said.
Until early November, Meresa Hammonds was only known in police circles as Yonkers Jane Doe, the murder victim found in a dumpster behind the I Love New York pizza restaurant on Midland Avenue. Four years after Yonkers Jane Doe was thrown in the trash, some sex workers who survived an encounter with Robert Shulman tipped off police that something was shady about him. One of them remembered the Hicksville address where he rented a room. Several of them talked about his blue Cadillac.
When Shulman was arrested in April 1996, he confessed to the crimes and was sentenced to life in prison. He died 10 years later, in 2006.
And the identity of Yonkers Jane Doe remained a mystery.
In 2014, Detective Geiss decided he wanted to devote every resource he could to finding Jane Doe's identity.
"Going through the autopsy reports, I knew she had two children," Geiss said, "because she had caesarean scars. And I wanted to identify her."
Geiss asked forensic genealogist and artist Carl Koppelman to do a rendering of what Yonkers Jane Doe may have looked like when she was alive. He worked with her autopsy pictures to produce an image.
As it turned out, Koppelman "was right on the money," Detective Geiss said.
In recent years, Geiss took note of genetic genealogy and its successful use in multiple, unsolved cases. This technique involves putting DNA in public websites to see if there's a link with unknown relatives.
Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick, a genealogist who's president of Identifinders International and the co-founder of Doe DNA Project, started working with genetic genealogy in 2011, trying to help in the cold case murder investigation of Seattle teen Sarah Yarborough.
"We had the genealogy of the killer going back to the 1600s, but we didn't know who he was," Fitzpatrick said from her California office.
She said they solved it in 2019, however.
"The technology has advanced, the databases have gotten bigger," she said.
Genetic genealogy was also famously used in the Golden State Killer case, resulting in the 2018 arrest of 72-year-old Joseph DeAngelo, a former cop who later confessed to 13 murders and 13 rapes. It's believed he committed many more crimes.
"The Golden State Killer case opened up the revolution," Dr. Fitzpatrick said.
She talked about the distrust of genetic genealogy as a law enforcement tool in its early days.
"I got hate mail, I was ostracized," Fitzpatrick said. "Now, we've gone from that alarm to more of an educated discussion."
Fitzpatrick's Identifinders International is now doing work in more than 50 countries globally.
Back in Yonkers, Detective Geiss said an FBI team put his Jane Doe's DNA into genealogy databases and got results in three weeks.
Those results led him to Meresa Hammonds' identity and a trip to Michigan, where he met the victim's brother and some of her sisters.
He showed the autopsy photo to Hammonds' brother and a picture of a butterfly tattoo that was on her back.
"He said, 'That's my sister! That's her," Detective Geiss recalled.
The detective's last step was finding one of the victim's sons in the New York area.
He talked to Jason Di Trapani and told him what had happened to his mother in 1992.
"He was glad to learn about his mom," Detective Geiss said.
A DNA test confirmed Di Trapani was Meresa Hammonds' biological son.
Now, he's even met his mother's large family during Thanksgiving gatherings.
"He does have family, her family, that want to be part of his life," Geiss said. "Something good came out of something bad."
Jason Di Trapani has one last task he'd like to perform in his mother's behalf — he wants to get her a headstone, with her name, so she's no longer buried as Jane Doe in a Staten Island cemetery.
He's appealing for donations with a GoFundMe page called "Yonkers Jane Doe 92."


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In the span of a few short years, I've learned that my iPhone, among its many virtues, can be a valuable ally in making an agonizing experience slightly less agonizing. Take shopping, for example.
At the risk of perpetuating a stereotype, I confess that I don't love shopping. I hold no grudge against those who do; it's just that the idea of wandering aimlessly through aisle after aisle or waiting in line at the till while others fumble with their wallets is not how I like to spend my spare time.
Even though frequent trips to some store or other cannot be avoided, I've noticed that having Apple's handset with me has subtly changed the way I—and, I suspect, many others—shop.
Remember, remember…
One of the hardest aspects of shopping is remembering everything you wanted to buy, particularly when you're dealing with a long list of mundane items (think weekly grocery shopping). Using pen and paper to keep track of the products you need to buy requires patience and discipline, and often results in forgotten purchases and repeated trips to the store. Computers, on the other hand, are good at this task, which explains the plethora of apps dedicated to to-do and grocery lists in the App Store.
You don't need to buy fancy software to get effective shopping reminders, however; the humble Reminders app makes the process of tracking your needs easy, particularly now that you can share lists between users and add items to them using Siri: Whenever inspiration strikes (or supplies run out), you need only reach for your iOS device or Mac and either type or dictate the items that need buying; later on, the list will be neatly available as you navigate the store aisles. Partners, spouses, and roommates can even add items to the list when they think of them, heading off arguments about whose fault it is that you're out of milk.
Of course, even with technology, things don't always go smoothly. But Reminders still offers a vast improvement over the old-school alternatives, particularly when you consider that its functionality is baked right into Apple's operating systems and integrates well with so many other technologies that we already use every day.
Find, compare, shop
To the chagrin of many a traditional retailer, the Internet has made comparison shopping extremely easy: A bit of planning and a couple of Google searches will quickly point you in the direction of a store that has the best price in your area; plus, because many retail chains now make their inventory available on the Web, you can actually be sure that your trip will not be in vain.
Having an iPhone in your pocket, however, turns this process on its head. You can quickly analyze and compare an item in one store against a multitude of other stores, both traditional and online, either via the Web or through one of many apps built for just this purpose; some of them, such as Amazon Mobile and eBay's Red Laser, even allow you to find products by taking a picture of their UPC barcodes.
This ability to meld the traditional retail experience with the wealth of information available on the Internet makes it easier than ever to be a smart shopper; even if you ultimately decide that the immediacy of the brick-and-mortar purchase is worth a small premium over buying online, you can still make well-informed decisions on the spot.
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Once you've decided to buy something, you need to pay for it. Using cash requires figuring out the right combination of banknotes and coins, followed by waiting for the cashier to count your change. Even paying by card is often complicated by the fact that an overwhelming number of cash registers are seemingly unable to automatically differentiate between credit and debit tender.
Apple's Passbook, however, can make the payment process smooth and quick. Even better, it helps you keep track of everything you buy, making participation in loyalty programming and expense tracking much easier. Despite Passbook's somewhat shaky start, more and more companies, like AirBnB and even the McDonald's French subsidiary are allowing customers to use it for everything from renting a room to grabbing lunch, while other companies, like Boston-based LevelUp are turning it into a veritable virtual wallet.
Nowhere is Passbook's potential more obvious than at any of the average neighborhood's two dozen Starbucks. With my iPhone in hand, I can order and pay in a matter of seconds—at least on days when the customer in front of me isn't ordering a 30-syllable beverage. While I don't love Starbucks' coffee, the level of convenience that Passbook provides keeps me a loyal customer.
No more lines
Of course, I would much prefer not having to deal with lines at all, and this is where the iPhone has changed my shopping experience most of all.
Visits to one of Apple's retail locations used to be a fun affair; the staff is knowledgeable, the atmosphere is great, and watching so many nontechnical people browse and eagerly buy all sorts of electronic gear is a pleasure. Of late, however, the stores tend to be very busy, with the result that catching the attention of an employee can be challenging, and even simple purchases take longer than they should.
Thanks to the Apple Store app, I can now walk into a store and complete most minor purchases without having to interact with anyone. I simply place my order (something I can either do at home, or right at the store—where the app even allows me scan items using my iPhone's camera), grab the product, and leave minutes later.
In a sense, the Apple Store app is the ultimate marriage between tradition and technology: You get the convenience of online shopping and the convenience of a brick-and-mortar retail experience. Of course, Apple gains in the bargain as well, since you don't take up the valuable time of a store clerk who could otherwise be selling high-ticket items to a different customer.
A quiet revolution
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of how Apple's devices have affected the way I shop is that they have been able to do so using technology that has mostly been available to smartphone manufacturers for more than a decade.
While other vendors spent their time trying to convince the world that consumers needed broad support for near-field communication to reinvent commerce, the folks from Cupertino have quietly introduced profound changes to our shopping habits by taking what was tried and true, and making the most out of it.
This kind of ingenuity is precisely what makes me love Apple's products so much; I can only hope that more retailers will adopt technologies like Passbook, and take inspiration from what the company has done with the Apple Store app. And maybe, just maybe, I will hate shopping a little less.


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New Green party shakes up Croatia's political landscape
With just weeks to go until the EU elections, opinion polls for the first time suggest that more Croatians will vote in favour of the centre-right opposition than the government centre-left coalition.
The most recent polls, published in April, indicate that 25.1 percent will vote for a conservative coalition led by the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
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The ruling Social Democrat (SDP) liberal coalition comes in just behind with 23.7 percent of the votes.
The slip in popularity comes amid a series of investigations by the anti-corruption office (USKOK) into several SPD officials.
Marina Lovric Merzel, a county prefect, was detained on suspicion of abuse of power while the mayor of Vukovar, Zeljko Sabo, is accused of attempting to buy the votes of local city councillors.
Meanwhile the poor relationship between the now-fired finance minister, Slavko Linic, and Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, as well as the grave economic crisis, the recession, and reduced foreign investments, has prompted voters to think about where the SPD government is taking the country.
To counter this the SPD has announced a grand coalition for the EU election including a mixed bag of parties – such as the Pensioners Party and the Istrian Democratic Assembly (the latter was refused as a partner party last year).
Tomislav Karamarko, the HDZ president heading up the centre-right opposition bloc, is confident of a victory in the EU vote, even though polls are so close.
He recently noted that last year the HDZ won an EU election – ahead of Croatia becoming a member in mid 2013 – even though opinion polls indicated the opposite. He explained the (ultimately seriously inaccurate) poll lead as a result of the traditional refusal of right-wing voters to participate in various surveys.
On top of this, analysts suggest the HDZ-led coalition will not have to do much to win because the country's poor economic situation is turning voters against the SPD.
HDZ, which actually led the country into its economic malaise (it governed from 2003-2011), has chosen to make the economy its campaign focal point, and, on the advice of American PR experts, has moved away from its focus on ideological topics.
The party also has the support of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her experts, Klaus Peter Willsch and Siegfried Schoenherr, have helped HDZ in several projects – including editing its programme, particularly on issues concerning social policy and youth employment.
The fact that HDZ is leaning towards the centre and not moving further right is corroborated by the EU election candidate list. It is headed by Andrej Plenkovic, an experienced diplomat respected by party members as well as by his international colleagues.
Still, nationalistic politician Ruza Tomasic made it on to the list in sixth place. Joseph Daul, head of the European People's Party (the family to which HDZ belongs), had previously asked for her not to be included. But her personal popularity, which saw her secure the most votes in the 2013 EU vote, made her hard to exclude.
Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, a former foreign minister, did not make it onto the HDZ list with the party now saying she will instead run in the presidential elections, scheduled for the end of 2014.
Croatia's least popular politician
Despite the intervention of American PR experts, HDZ President Tomislav Karamarko remains the least popular politician in Croatia.
While he has shifted away from ideological rhetoric, he continues to pander to war veterans and raises tensions by denouncing "yugonostalgics" and "communists" in the SPD.
And he played a role in a controversial event late last year regarding a remembrance day for the victims of Vukovar, a Croatian town that was the site of a massacre in 1991.
The official procession was blocked by the Committee for the Defence of Vukovar, resulting in neither the president or the prime minister being able to reach the cemetery. Karamarko, for his part, decided to join an unofficial procession organised by the same defence committee.
Green newcomers make waves
The surprise of April's opinion poll results is that a newly established political party OraH (Walnut) has 10.8 percent support.
Former SDP member Mirela Holy founded the party. Previously an environment minister, she is now the second most popular politician in the country with 63 percent of support second only to President Ivo Josipovic on 68 percent.
The Walnut programme for the EU elections is based on the policy of the European Green Party (European Greens).
Today, Walnut is lying third in the polls and is the only party that has seen growing support in recent months.
With just weeks until the EU elections, Walnut is ahead of the Croatian Labour Party, which has 8.8 percent of the voters, and one seat in the out-going EU parliament.
The radical right wing political party, Alliance for Croatia, is on 6.1 percent of the votes and is unlikely to get a seat in the EP. Other candidate lists, there are 25 in total, are also unlikely to pass the threshold for the EU elections.
There are 275 Croatian candidates for 11 allocated seats in the European Parliament.
The large number of lists has less to do with Croatians' interest in the European Parliament and rather more to do with the good work conditions and high salary that comes with the job of MEP.
The Economist recently ranked Croatia the 10th worst economy in the world while the American public policy research organisation, the Cato Institute, placed Croatia 15th on its world misery index.
Among other EU member states, only Greece and Cyprus were ranked lower, on 10th and 14th place respectively.


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One Mustang directly off the range, One Trainer, Many Students, Communication through body language, Tools used only for safety, never to train
The Goal:
To discover how far Equestrian Art can be developed solely using body language.
The Weight of Choices
Myrnah has been and continues to be my greatest teacher when it comes to making choices.
When we moved from our Island lifestyle with all its rural freedoms, life changed somewhat. Our home in Redmond, WA is beautifully situated up on a hill overlooking a busy set of soccer fields and a high traffic trail system. Myrnah and I like to head out on the trail fairly often and I find this a meditation on choices.
The interesting thing about Myrnah and my relationship is she has a great deal more freedom of choice than in most horse/human relationships and that always brings me food for thought.
With the traffic on the trail I do, out of consideration to all our fellow travelers, put a few more limits on Myrnah. A rope looped around the base of her neck, there mostly for show, but also requiring a little more consistent closeness from both of us. Occasionally, if I ask too much without any tools to back up my leadership, the rope puts a limit on how far away she can walk from me when she says no.
Myrnah, like any horse given her full free choices, would find the nearest patch of grass, graze until she had her fill, and then head home to her friends in the pasture. Partnered together with me there develops a weight to our choices.
The things Myrnah and I choose together need to weigh lightly on our natural inclinations. If I ask too much too soon, the burden of those requests becomes a heavy weight on our bond and I quickly find out Myrnah remembers how to say no.
If there are too many "no" answers in a row, I start losing credibility as a leader. A leader knows how to ask questions that have "yes" answers naturally. This is the weight I feel of choices.
What can I ask for? How much do I need to ask Myrnah to do the things she wants to do already? How often can I push or stretch us to do more of what I want and put her wants on hold for a moment.
In our initial year together Myrnah and I did all the filming for the movie and lived firmly together in our framework of freedom based training. I learned more in that year with her than I have in any year of my life. The following year I gave Myrnah time off to play with her friends in the pasture while I buckled down to work. Our third year together I introduced conventional tack and more normal horse human interaction rules, and I was amazed at how smoothly and easily Myrnah accepted bridle and saddle and rules after so much freedom.
I feel strongly that I want my horses to be educated enough to be able to make their way in the world, finding good homes and lives even if I were to die and leave them unexpectedly. That third year of our time together felt important for Myrnah's education; I needed to know she could have a happy life even if it was less freedom-based.
Now, though, I find I want the life lessons Myrnah brings me when she has the freedom to express herself. The weight of my choices are endlessly interesting to me. Can I tread lightly enough on our bond that the answers stay predominantly yes? Can I strengthen our bond to a place where I can ask for more things outside of her comfort zone and we are strong enough together to carry that weight of choice?
Time – how much time we spend together – this is the biggest factor in strengthening our bond. So, I am going to keep this blog short so I can get back out to the barn.
I leave you with this one thought to ponder this week. How much can you ask from anyone with confidence they will say yes? Then ask yourself, how heavy does that question and answer and choice of action weigh on your bond?
Weight builds strength when it's used consciously in the right intervals. Not enough weight and the bond between you will lack strength, too much weight too soon and life feels too hard with too much fight and push-back driving individuals apart instead of bonding them together.
Food for thought.
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I read this story with interest few days ago, and it seems like a classic case of animals striking back at humans:
"A chimpanzee came in the garden as I was digging," Ntegeka Semata said in an interview with the publication. She noted that her four young children were with her and as she turned her back to get water, the chimp took her child by the hand and ran off.
The child screamed, which caused the other villagers to pay attention and chase after him, but it was too late. "It broke off the arm, hurt him on the head, and opened the stomach and removed the kidneys," Semata continued, adding that the child died on the way to the local hospital.
Here's the thing. The article points out that chimps share about 94% of their DNA with humans — i.e. they're the closest thing to us in the animal kingdom. That does not make us kinfolk, by the way (just in case the above story didn't get the point across), and chimps are total assholes: they exhibit all the bad traits of human behavior (murder, cannibalism, torture etc.), and there's nothing at all cute about them. A friend back in South Africa once described their look as "trying to decide which way to kill you", and he's not wrong about that.
I was driving through the Kruger National Park once, and I'd stopped to take some photos of a herd of buffalo, when a young male chimp jumped on the car's bonnet and stood peering into the car through the windshield. As it happened, I'd left a pack of potato chips on the dashboard, and when the chimp saw it, he started to gibber and jump around, trying to reach the packet through the glass. Of course, I burst out laughing — and when the chimp heard my laughter, he stopped dead and stared at me with that look. Then he ripped off a windshield wiper as though snapping a pretzel, waved it at me, then scuttled off with it like it was a trophy. It was the most human act I'd ever seen from an animal, any animal.
I should have just shot the little prick but they take a dim view of that kind of thing at the Kruger Park, so I just drove off, seething*.
So yeah, I can quite imagine that the chimp in the article above was pissed off at humans, and destroying their habitat sounds as good a reason as any. They know who's responsible, you see, and some kind of retaliatory action is not at all surprising.
The next time you see some movie where chimps are freed from a medical research facility and set about causing mayhem and murder, I'm here to tell you that it's not at all far-fetched.
*Update & Correction Dept.: A couple of Alert Readers contacted me and told me that what happened to me in the Kruger Park was doubleplus unpossible because chimps are tropical jungle-dwellers and not found in Seffrica, ergo it must have been a baboon. In high dudgeon, I went to find the pictorial evidence (i.e. a photo) that I took of the little bastard… and it was indeed a baboon.
What the hell, they all look alike to me.


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Ladies and what can be gentlemen. This show we give more of our thoughts on the Calgary Expo. Enjoy
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Howdy hoe folk. This show is from our recording of Thursday night after our first day at Calgary Expo. #AnsonMount #EthanPeck The amount of cancellation for the show that seem high. This is a big weekend for nerds with the #CalgaryExpo #AvengersEndGame and...
Apr 19, 2019
Here comes episode 185 to hit you upside the head. Your #FridayMorning headache. Today's show Scott and I babble our way through news on
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Well back boys and girls Scott and I have returned to hurt your ears. This show we get all excited aboot:
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