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TIFF 2013 and Ryerson Theatre: black SUVs with tinted windows line a busy Gerrard Street and the closest coffee shop is picked clean of everything but rice crispie squares they're passing off as "marshmallow dream bars." There's a charge in the air as I'm ushered past Dakota Fanning's white-blond bun on the red carpet. A volunteer with visibly trembling fingers rips my ticket and it's like the music stopping in a 1200 person game of musical chairs. A middle-aged woman throws me out of her way to get to a seat that turns out to be reserved. Panicked, I almost settle for the sixth row from the screen, but an animalistic need for a good view finds my relieved butt in a prime balcony seat at the last second.
The programmer introduces Night Moves' "international premiere" and announces that it just won the Grand Prize at Deauville. I do not understand how both are possible. The lights go down, excitement is at an all time high, the movie starts and I remember how hard it was to make it through Reichardt's last movie, Meek's Cutoff.
Night Moves is about three environmental activists who blow up a dam. The first 15 minutes warn us that there are going to be some painfully unnecessary scenes laced with unnatural dialogue. And though there is a lot of exposition and general environmental ideology, I am never clear on what any of them really hoped to accomplish with their radical act, or why they seem to need to do it now.
When the action finally starts, Night Moves briefly comes into its own. The thriller aspect is properly tense and Jesse Eisenberg's relentlessly brooding duckface is less noticeable when he has something to do with his hands. Peter Sarsgaard is natural and cool, but you're not invested in him because, like all the characters, you have no idea why he does anything he does.
I am shocked in the Q&A when Reichardt insists it is a character driven movie. The only person who had seemed real at all was Alia Shawkat, Maeby from Arrested Development, who worked so much depth into her tiny role that you wish the movie was about her. Dakota Fanning, on the other hand, delivers one dead line after another, maybe as a result of her character's two-dimensional back-story. It is no surprise when she tells the audience she did nothing to prepare for the role. Eisenberg, at least, is funny and extremely well-spoken. He explains his character so thoughtfully that it helps me like the movie more.
Finally someone asks what I've been wondering: what message is the movie trying to get across? Reichardt, in amazing black pants, balks. Her tone implies, to me anyway, that she can't believe the guy has the gall to ask her that about her environmental terrorism movie.
"I have no message," she says, "I like cinema. That's my message."
What? To me that's like asking someone if they walk to work or take a lunch. And they never played Bob Seger once! If I had to rate this movie (hahaha what situation would that come up in?) I would give it a 5.75/10.


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The latest offer is meant to assuage disgruntled investors who own nearly $800 million of the company's preferred stock by giving them more for their shares. Ion's board and its advisers have been pushing NBC and Citadel to increase the payout to the preferred shareholders, which sit above them in the capital structure.
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With the rapid growth of civilization and technological development, different activities are carried out by different organizations. Management / Directors with the help of their staffs i.e. managers, secretaries, supervisors, clerical officers, cleaners and messengers work as a team to achieve management objective. The success of this organization depend largely on the effectiveness of the input and quality of jobs and performance of the staff employed to carryout the activities of this business and this will reflect on the type of morale that the organization gives to the employees.
Organization and employers of labours do not recruit staff who are not capable of doing things independently but people who can plan and use their experience and skills meaningfully in their areas of specialization. Special attention is paid to job performance, level of training and satisfaction of staff on their job when we talk of employees and organization will suffers so, it has been suggested that staff development should be a continuous process, either in the form of short course, in service training that will keep the employee abreast of the day to day change in office method and procedure.
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The study is to investigate the impact of training on job performance of staff. This study will focus attention on the extent to which training is being organized in the company and its effect on employees especially in relation to their job performance.
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- To suggest ways of enhancing productivity through employees job satisfaction.
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Why criticism needs to be constructive
You would have seen various people lamenting publicly about the state of the government, the poor performance of their favorite sports team, about proposed financial reforms and various other topics where an opinion can be formed. There are an abundance of folks to provide negative feedback or criticism. However, there are very few who provide an alternative means to do this better!
This becomes extremely important in a professional environment due to the three different groups of people that you can deliver criticism to:
1. Criticism delivered to a peer
2. Criticism delivered to a subordinate
3. Criticism delivered to a superior
Before I embark on explaining what I mean by the above categories, I would like to outline right at the outset that the word "criticism" is being used in a very broad perspective and the critique that I am referring to could be in the form of feedback about someone's behavior/performance, opinions on a new proposal, discussions/comments on someone's ideas in a strategy meeting etc.
Criticism delivered to a peer
This is probably the least thought about and most instinctive in nature. It is a normal tendency to bounce a new idea or a proposal off a close confidant or a friend who is in the same line of work or understands the business intricacies of your organization. This provides a means of a sanity check for the individual to make sure that he/she is not running after an unrealistic goal. Blatant negativity or outright dismissal in such a situation would definitely hurt the individual's morale and prevent further such interactions in the future. If the person is of an easily discouraged nature, then more than one such encounter would have killed the individual's urge to innovate!
Criticism delivered to a subordinate
Now this to most leaders might seem an easy task because the feedback is being delivered to their direct reports or someone reporting into their chain of command. A good leader never falls into the "I am the boss and they are supposed to listen to what I say" trap. Rather a good leader learns to understand what motivates his employees/subordinates and uses the passion that drives them to get them motivated to deliver on business results. Innovation and success of the world's top companies were the collective effort of a visionary leader and an energized workforce. It requires a leader who listens to his/her workforce and made sure he/she drove them towards the path of success by incorporating all the effective ideas into an effective strategy for success. So if you are curbing free thought in your organization but not recognizing or acknowledging the effort of the individual who is thinking about a long term strategy, then you definitely might regret it at a later time if a market competitor picked up the individual and his/her idea and used it against you. There are various such stories of examples similar to this in history. But if you as a leader saw a nascent idea and recognized the potential of such an idea, encouraged the subordinate to think more clearly, provided constructive feedback by outlining why there were some holes in the idea(s) and what could be done to possibly address them, then you as a leader will be successful in fostering passion and innovation in your workforce.
Criticism delivered to a superior
This is probably the most difficult part of providing feedback. The most common reason for apprehension for providing feedback to a superior is the fear of backlash. If you as a leader exhibit the openness to encourage feedback about company/team strategies, then you will have taken the first step in encouraging feedback. You as an employee need to make sure that you understand or try to understand the reasoning behind a team/company strategy, then you will find that you are in a better position to give feedback. The most common reaction to a new company/team strategy is negativity and pessimism when the enforcement or execution of such a strategy will throw you out of your comfort zone or ask you to do things differently or learn a new way of doing things even though the current way doing the same thing is still working. Proving feedbacks which fall under this category requires a level for compromise from both sides so that they can understand each other by standing on common ground! In this situation, constructive feedback is very pertinent because the strategy/idea would have come after serious thought, planning and time investment. So if you are disagreeing, be ready to get into a discussion about the pitfalls and the possible remediation measures for the same!
In all the above situations, the primary motive in such situations before giving any sort of such feedback would be to understand what were the motivations behind such a reasoning/need. Remember that "your path is not the only right path and your way is not the only way to get a job done"! Be respectful of someone else's ideas but do not hesitate to point out the pitfalls and suggest alternative means of addressing the pitfall.
At a restaurant, just saying that the grilled chicken tasted bad only points out that you (out of the 10 people that also ordered the same dish) didn't like the grilled chicken. But if you said that the grilled chicken didn't taste good because you felt it was a bit more raw than it was supposed to be, then you managed to provide to constructive feedback. This provides an actionable item for the cook responsible for preparing the grilled chicken next time!
I have worked in an organization where delivering all the above three different types of feedback were encouraged which made it possible for me to learn the intricacies of giving and receiving feedback in an open and respectful manner at a very early stage of my career!
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I think part of the trouble is the use of "criticism". In recent years, people no longer ask a team mate about something, they "confront" them. Always, the harshest word choice is used, and then the mindset follows.
Here, in all these cases you proivde, you're wanting to criticize. Instead, consider reviewing an incident with the other person, or offering some suggestions for a smoother next-time. Regardless of the relationship, the result will more likely be positive.
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The concern of another's feelings, reactions, the desire to make things better for everyone I care for…this is who I am. Most of my adult life, always one to put other's feelings before myself, this part of me, now taking a new path as I learn that navigating my own life shall and MUST come first if I am to continue growing.
Thus, I beg the question: Does this make me a more selfish individual than before? If not putting others' feelings before my own, the assumption of putting myself first, healthier than the former, why do I feel so sad inside? In my quest, journey for discovering what's best for me, I remain conflicted.
One need not take care of the world as it's entirely impossible. Nor should one feel it necessary to manage others either. There is only so much emotional energy to be had. Even taking care of a few, while noble in its intent, this too, fosters an enormous amount of energy, leaving one feeling depleted of their own. It is only since the last few months, I am letting go of this past, yet deeply profound behavior.
How much should one give up of themselves in order to make another happy?
I find myself asking this daily of late. Never, ever giving such a question a mere thought, not only asking more often, but wondering if I'll ever be fully content with an answer of my choosing.
If I had stayed in my marriage, unhappy as I was to the point of despair, my girls would still be in my life. How many times the thought crossed my mind, sometimes daily: "I should stay. I have nothing to complain about. My life consists of a loyal husband, beautiful children, great house, nice car, little financial worry as an individual….What the hell is wrong with me?" And today, I still wrestle with such issues, wondering if I gave enough of myself to my husband, my family.
More writings of the above question to post soon for it is the center of where I am, the essence of my relationships moving forward. Until I can understand more thoroughly, the complexities of taking care of another before taking care of me first, I remain in flux, a place I no longer care to be, its discomfort ever-growing.
Caring, compassion, a willingness to walk in someone else's shoes…is this enough? Must there be proof one care by simply doing something just because better for the other yet may not be for oneself? The struggle continues….


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If you behave selfishly and the other person behaves altruistically, you receive a benefit, but you don't pay the cost of producing a donation, so your payoff is (x + b). Finally, if you and the other person both behave altruistically, each of you pays the cost of donation, but each of you also receives a donation from the other person; in this case your payoff is (x − c + b). As mentioned earlier, a dominance argument entails that you should be selfish. The same argument leads the other person to choose the same action.
Altruistic traits evolve because they benefit the group and in spite of the fact that they are deleterious for the individuals that have them. Darwin was a "pluralist" about natural selection; he held that some traits evolve because they are good for the individual, whereas others evolve because they are good for the group. This pluralism became a standard part of the evolutionary biology practiced during the decades in which the Modern Synthesis was created (1930–1960). The idea of group adaptation was often applied uncritically during this period, but the same can be said of the idea of individual adaptation.
When we wish others well, do we ever have this as an end in itself, or do we care about others only because we think that how they do will affect our own welfare? The theory known as psychological egoism maintains that all ultimate motives are self-directed. When Eve wants Adam to have the apple, she has this other-directed desire only because she thinks that his having the apple will provide her with a benefit. Psychological hedonism is one variety of egoistic theory. Hedonism claims that the only ultimate motives that people have are the attainment of pleasure and the avoidance of pain.


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Herb Baked Eggs, Pomegranate Honey Bacon, Quick Poached Pears
Herb-Baked Eggs
4 slices ham
6 eggs
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
½ cup plain yogurt
1 ½ cups shredded cheese (sharp cheddar mixed with Asiago, Parmesan, or other similar cheese)
4 teaspoons fresh herbs (any combination of basil, thyme, chives, or parsley)
Kosher Salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste
Grease 4 au gratin dishes or spray with cooking spray.
Line each with a ham slice.
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Pomegranate-Honey Glazed Bacon
Serves 2 to 4
8 Slices of thick-sliced (1/4-inch or so) bacon (slab bacon and/or apple-wood smoked if possible)
1 Cup Bottled Pomegranate Juice (fresh juice is probably not worth the trouble for this recipe, although there will be a big difference in the flavor of fresh versus bottled juice).
1 Tablespoon Raw Honey
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
Lay bacon on a baking sheet
Pour pomegranate juice into a small saucepan and add honey
Reduce over medium heat until the glaze coats the back of a spoon
Brush about 1/3 of the glaze on the bacon with a pastry brush
Sit an identical baking sheet inside the first one so the 2nd sheet is pressing down on the bacon. This step is optional, but will keep the bacon slices flat and minimize shrinking
Bake for about 10 minutes
Brush another 1/3 of the glaze on the bacon and continue to bake until done and browned, about 15 minutes
Brush bacon with remaining glaze, transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, brown paper bag, or parchment paper to drain.
Quick-Poached Pears
— 1/2 fresh pear, peeled, cored, cut lengthwise
— Fruit juice (enough to barely cover pears)
— Champagne (optional)
— Cinnamon for sprinkling
— 1 Tbsp plain (or flavored) yogurt
— 1 tsp granola
— Raspberries or blueberries for garnish
— Soak pear(s) in fruit juice/champagne, 1 hour to overnight
— Place each pear in a small dish, with a little of the fruit juice mixture
— Right before serving, place in microwave oven on high for 30 seconds (for each pear)
— Sprinkle with cinnamon
— Spoon (or pipe with a star tip) yogurt on pear (in the indentation where the seeds have been scooped out)
— Sprinkle with granola
— Place a raspberry or blueberry on top of yogurt for garnish
— Serve immediately
Yields 1 serving; multiply ingredients and cooking time as needed.
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Review: Stoke Place
"The chefs are clearly making use of Mr Lamb's legacy, with a glorious display of culinary prowess."
Chris Houldey
Situated in the heart of the Stoke Poges, near Slough, Stoke Place is a strikingly beautiful 17th century mansion. As the country house was built by Patrick Lamb – master cook to King Charles II and Queen Anne, amongst other royal family members – you might expect a very high level of cooking to still be going on behind the imposing front gates.
Luckily, it doesn't disappoint. From first introduction, the atmosphere of opulence is palpable, with a roaring fire in the reception area bringing a homely feel and immediately putting you at ease.
The rooms are fabulous – the sizeable bed takes centre stage, and tasteful soft furnishings offer the perfect place to relax and enjoy the view outside across the sprawling lawn, in the type of silence and feeling of tranquillity that only this kind of secluded hotel can offer.
Heading into the restaurant, another warm welcome awaits as you're shown to your table in what is an intimate and friendly setting.
But, what of the food? The chefs are clearly making use of Mr Lamb's legacy, with a glorious display of culinary prowess. An ambitious starter of duck two ways – a sticky hoisin breast accompanying a rich and aromatic confit leg croquette – is served atop a warm carrot and ginger purée and the sharp lift of mango and sesame compote to balance the rich flavours. A similarly deft balancing act of flavours is achieved with the roulade of rabbit, which combines the familiar gamey depth of the meat with spiky pickled mushrooms, a smooth butternut squash purée and the mineral lift of kohlrabi remoulade.
Onto the mains and the quality doesn't let up. A hearty rib-eye cut of 28-day dry aged Hereford beef has exquisite marbling and a taste that would put far more expensive establishments to shame. With beef of that quality, it only needs the classic accompaniments, which Stoke Place delivers – peppercorn sauce, vine tomatoes and hand-cut chips that rustle as you move them.
If you're after something a little lighter, go for the hake – crisped to perfection on a bed of Jerusalem artichoke purée, the traditional fish formula is made a little more ambitious with baked shallots and a glossy red wine reduction. If you're still wanting for more, the dark chocolate tart takes some beating – and if you usually find chocolate desserts a little rich, the adornment of clementine curd allows you to finish your meal enormously satisfied without overdosing on sugar.
As you retire back to your room, it's impossible to feel anything other than very fortunate and remarkably well looked-after. Stoke Place doesn't rest on the laurels of its heritage – the current team are still delivering the goods, 300 years after the mansion was built.
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One aspect about our British Culture class that I really like is that a lot of our homework involves going out and doing research as well as learning about historic events that still have relevance today. For one of our group projects, we were divided into groups of two or three and assigned a specific area of London in which we were supposed to visit, learn about and take pictures of and then report back to the class about our experience. My group was assigned Brick Lane, which is a street in East London that mainly serves as the Indian district, but also turns into a hip, artsy area with vintage boutiques and markets. I really like learning from personal experience rather than simply researching on the internet and putting together a power point. It's a lot more enjoyable to give a presentation when you're telling your classmates about something you actually experienced, which I have found myself doing in this class.
Another benefit of these presentations is you get to learn about what everyone else liked about their assigned areas and what they consider worth doing, which is most likely what everyone else in the class will want to do as well. Our final project is a paper done individually which must compare and contrast some sort of parallel between American and British culture.
I've come to find that our teachers in London give students less format and structure. Here, I feel more freedom in terms of thinking for myself, sharing my opinion, project ideas and creative ways of presenting information. I asked my teacher about my idea of comparing the original UK television show "The Office" to the now insanely famous American version of the same show, thinking it might be kind of a stretch. My teacher loved the idea and immediately said yes. I especially appreciated that he trusted that I would figure out the best way to present my idea. Having less structure in the way in which I approached the assignment allowed me to learn a lot.


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A Denver psychiatrist has found in long-term clinical studies that many adults with bipolar disorders can achieve a remarkable, stable recovery by taking stimulant medications like Ritalin or amphetamines along with conventional mood stabilizers. "They are suffering from an inherited bipolar syndrome with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and do not respond fully to conventional approaches to bipolar treatment," he said.
"These people and their biological relatives typically experience chronic depression, irritability and anxiety beginning in their childhood years, along with symptoms of ADHD," said Dr. William Niederhut, a graduate of Harvard Medical School. "The ADHD is an integral part of their childhood-onset bipolar syndrome. It is not a case of their having either a bipolar disorder or ADHD, but both."
Researchers at Harvard first identified the syndrome in children a decade ago, but "psychiatrists studying bipolar disorders have been slow to recognize and successfully treat the syndrome in adults," said Dr. Niederhut. "Their studies have tended to focus on hospitalized adults with more severe bipolar disorders who are not candidates for stimulant treatment."
Dr. Niederhut became interested in the Harvard research literature on children with the syndrome two years ago after both of his daughters were diagnosed with childhood bipolar disorders. He then recognized a mild form of the syndrome in himself, and began to identify its features in many of his adult patients.
"I found that the syndrome is quite common, and can be successfully treated, often with excellent results," he said. "Many of my patients feel well now for the first time in their lives, without symptoms of depression, ADHD, or mania."
For the past two years Dr. Niederhut has been carefully refining his approach to diagnosing and treating the syndrome, which he has called the "COBAD" syndrome, an acronym for "Childhood-Onset Bipolar Attention-Deficit" syndrome. He has published his findings, together with a summary of the research literature on the subject, in his new book, "The COBAD Syndrome: New Hope for People Suffering from the Inherited Syndrome of Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder with ADHD," available this month at Amazon.com
"My book calls for a paradigm shift in modern psychiatry," he said. "Psychiatrists need to do more than simply stabilize moods for people with this syndrome. They need to recognize and treat the ADHD that is an integral, disabling part of the disorder."
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Lee Westwood has issued
a timely reminder of what makes him want to play in the Ryder Cup next
month - not money, but pride and honour.
Westwood was speaking
in Chicago, where the United States PGA championship begins on Thursday,
as American players, some unhappy with the distribution of cup profits,
met with their captain Ben Crenshaw and with officials.
The controversial
issue of whether players should be paid to appear in the match - and therefore
given the chance to make their own donations to charity - was expected
to be aired.
A possible future
boycott has been speculated upon, but Westwood said: "I grew up watching
Nick Faldo, Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam and people like that and the
last thing on their mind (playing in the Ryder Cup) looked to be money.
"You know they
were there for the honour of representing their country and their continent.
"That's the way
I was brought up that the Ryder Cup should be played - I just don't think
money should come into it at all.
"Players have
bonus-related things and if it's a good Ryder Cup it might encourage a
few more people to come and watch another time and that in turn puts people
through the gates and more money into our pockets.
"Also there's
this world championship event in two weeks. The qualification is making
the Ryder Cup team and it's 25,000 dollars (£15,625) for last spot,
so it's almost like they're paying you to play in the Ryder Cup.
"I think we play
for money 51 weeks of the year, so one week playing for pride and honour
is not too much to ask."
The only assurance
Westwood would like to have is that profits go to the right causes.
"In Europe I'd
like to see it go the Golf Foundation or something like that to benefit
junior golf and maybe inner city programmes where they are trying to introduce
kids to play.
"I'm all for
people making money at the Ryder Cup as long as it goes to a good cause.
I think money being donated to a charity of each player's choosing is fine.
"I can see the
point of people like Bernhard Langer, Seve and Thomas Bjorn that when the
match is in Europe the British PGA get most of the money and not the Danish
PGA or German Federation.
"I'd like to
see that change because they've put an awful lot into the Ryder Cup and
those federations deserve some support."
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods
went to the American players' meeting saying that unless the distribution
of cup profits changed a boycott of the match in the future "could
"I would like
us to receive an amount of money and do whatever we see fit with it,"
he said. "Personally I would donate it all to charity, but it should
be up to other players' discretion."
The profit at Brookline
in Boston next month is expected to be in the region of 23 million dollars
(£14million) and Woods believes the amount players should receive
is "200, 300, 400, 500,000 or whatever."


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Ghanaian-born American-based radio
presenter, Naa Ameley Tagoe aka Tulip has
released a video expressing her opinion on the
alleged rape allegation leveled against ace
Ghanaian Broadcaster KKD.
In the video, Tulip condemned both KKD and
the alleged lady, urging KKD to stop following
young ladies and come for matured women
like her.
She stated that she can 'service' KKD far better
than the young ladies and that matured ladies
like her would never accuse KKD of rape like
the 19 year old lady did.
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The Sankofa Radio presenter was in the news
few weeks ago that she was in a relationship
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Goodbye, Black Friday; hello, "Black November." This year, e-commerce company Amazon (AMZN) is taking the "shopping holiday" further and beginning its blockbuster sales earlier.
In fact, Amazon's Christmas countdown started Tuesday, as the company unveiled the Black Friday deals store, which will remain "open" until Dec. 22. With this development, Amazon is showing its major, remaining bricks-and-mortar competitors Walmart and Target, among others, that it intends to keep gobbling up market share.
The result could be more profits for investors. Amazon shares fell slightly in Tuesday trading.
Amazon's Black Friday store features a new deal every five minutes, as well as gift-giving guides. Amazon Prime members will see even better deals, including discounts of pre-order items such as video games, as well as free two-day shipping on an expanded list of items.
In recent years, fierce competition in the retail space has led stores to ramp up their Black Friday sales, as well as to open earlier. This year, beleaguered department store Macy's made headlines when it announced it will be open even earlier on Thanksgiving Day.
However, even Amazon has proven it's not immune from challenges that bedevil many retailers. In the third quarter, Amazon added 18 procurement centers to help improve logistics. The company had struggled to deliver products in a timely manner from its full warehouses, particularly during the last holiday season.
But those centers are not yet operating as efficiently as the company had planned. Commenting on the company's third quarter earnings last week, the company's CFO Brian Olsavsky said the ramp-up issues had led to disappointing profits. The company posted earnings of $252 million profit, or 52 cents a share. Analysts had expected 78 cents a share.
The company said that operating costs will continue to hinder its financial performance. Amazon provided guidance of operating income of between $0 and $1.25 billion for the fourth quarter. That's down from $2.2 billion for the same period in 2015. The analyst consensus had called for $1.62 billion in operating income.
But other results for Amazon were strong. The company boosted revenue 29% over the previous year. Revenue from the company's Web services business rose 55%, and its second Prime Day, where customers can take advantage of discounts on a range of products, saw a 60% increase in orders.
In addition, in the long term, the extra call centers are going to pay off. Amazon's nearly two-month-long holiday sales event should pull in even more Prime customers.
Amazon is notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to revealing Prime membership numbers, but analysts currently believe there may be as many as 80 million Prime subscribers worldwide, with 50 million here in the U.S. Last year, there were an estimated 50 million global subscribers and 30 million to 40 million in the U.S. That's an amazing rate of growth, but there is still room for more.
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Do you prefer to drive or be driven?
That actually depends on the situation. Most of the time I drive unless I am with my husband. He prefers to drive especially if it is a long drive. I always let him. 🙂
What's your favorite kind of jam, jelly, or preserve?
I like almost every type of fruit jam or jelly I have tried. The berry ones are usually my favorites. Strawberry, raspberry, black raspberry, blueberry, blackberry you name it they are all good. Preserves tend not to be my favorite. Sometimes there are just too many actual chunks of fruit in it for my taste. Jam is about as chunky as I like.
Do you have any special plans for this spring or summer?
Summer is when my husband and his brother go racing. They have 6 weekend events planned this season and I have them all lined up on my calendar. My job is all round go-fer. I help out as needed, make sure my husband makes time to eat, and of course the most important job cheering squad leader. 🙂
Lots of folks are becoming aware of issues with food. There are many articles, books, and movies on topics like allergies, GMO, pesticide use, bad or no labeling, over processed foods, foods from other countries that may not have high standards, and many more topics. What concerns you the most? If nothing concerns you, have a cookie and skip to the next question.
Oh my gosh I know I should worry about these things so much more than I actually do. The one thing I really look out for is shellfish since I am allergic to it. I watch the labels of frozen or canned food products and I pay attention to cross contamination risks in restaurants. As for the other stuff I may look at a label to avoid trans fats and crazy high calorie counts but other than that I pretty much don't worry a whole lot about it. Does that still qualify me for the cookie?? 😉
Do you use nail polish often? Finger nails, piggies, or both?
I only use nail polish during the summer sandal season. I polish my toenails and that is it. Nail polish never makes it through the day if I put it on my fingernails so I just don't bother. I keep all of my nails clipped short and filed all the time. I love pedicures but only get about 1 or 2 a season because they have become so costly. When I do get them done usually the pedicurist will tell me that my toe nails are too short and I should let them grow longer. I never really follow that advice. I just continue to clip them short and polish them myself.
Thank you Patrice for another lovely chat. If you would like to join in and chat Patrice would love to have you. Stop over at Everyday Ruralty and check it out.
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So glad you understand my dilemma with the toenails!!! Mine look so bad!!! 😦 Plus, I took a fall last spring and it really messed up both of my big toes…yes, I'm also quite clutzy!!! Sigh….there seems to be no hope for me!! ha! ha!
I've never had a pedicure and can only imagine I'd giggle all the way through … I have SUCH tickly feet!
at my last pedicure I offered to adopt the woman doing my feet. I love pedicures so much.
I haven't ever had a pedicure but I think I would be too ticklish! I don't enjoy having my feet touched. But it must be different when a professional does it. I hardly ever wear nail polish, I agree it just doesn't seem to last for me either. I agree with you about the food warnings; I try to maintain a healthy diet and avoid additives and chemicals but it's hard to do that all the time. I think most things are probably fine in moderation, even cookies. 🙂
Sounds like you will have a very busy but fun summer!
I would be driven round all the time if I got my way, I hate driving. I'm just the same as you regarding my nails, no polish on my fingers, and kept quite short. My daughter paints my toenails for me, otherwise I wouldn't bother.
A lot of the questions would be answered the same by me.
I won't go anywhere during the Summer though. We live in a beautiful part of the Ntherlands and people pay a lot to come and stay here and we live here !!! No need to go away ; )
Have a great day.
Our answers were so similiar (except for our summer plans)……this is so fun to answer and read everyone else's answers too! LOVE all those vibrant color of nail polishes (only for my toe nails though). 🙂
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Have a great day!
Yes. You can still have a cookie. Sounds like you will be busy this summer. Shellfish allergies can be nasty. I'm glad you're careful. Have a great week!
I've never had a pedicure either. Like you, my toenails get painted throughout the summer but that's it. I used to wear nail varnish every day but I just don't see the point now, it gets chipped so quickly. Good quality hand cream matters more to me than nail varnish now…I'm sounding like such a housewife! x


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24. What religion, outside of your own, is the most fascinating to you? Why?
Let's get super serious for a second. I am not a religious person. I don't follow a particular secular religion at all. I haven't been to church since elementary or middle school. I don't follow religious scripts.
That being said, I do find religion interesting. I like researching parts of different religions. I like the idea of reincarnation. I like the story of Adam and Eve. I think Judaism is really interesting.
So, to answer the question, I FIND ALL RELIGIONS interesting. But I think this prompt just gave me an idea about the prompt for TOMORROW so keep an eye out on that!


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Sharon Zachary, Chief Executive Officer
Sharon Zachary has led ACAM since 2009 and leads with more than 25 years of clinical and administrative experience in social service. Ms. Zachary's leadership style combines a social worker's heart with an accountant's attention to detail. Her career began in Puerto Rico where she lived for six years, earning her Social Work License and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology. There she served as a Case Manager for the Department of the Army's Family Advocacy Program before returning to the US. Since, Ms. Zachary has served as Executive Director of Alta House, a community center in Ohio, Executive Director of Neighborhood Centers Association of Greater Cleveland (NCA), Director and Board Adviser for The Good Shepherd Alliance in Virginia and as the Director of Houston Housing Resource (HHR). Her program and grant management experience are extensive, including the following programs: Head Start, 21st Century, USDA, Elderly Services, Community Development Block Grant, Even Start, Shelter Service Programs, Housing and Urban Development Self-Sufficiency Programs and Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing.
Ms. Zachary's years of organizational leadership are the foundation for her operational know how. But it is her first-hand experience of the challenges facing individuals and families in need that inspire her.
Jessica Byerly, Director of Operations and Evaluation
Jessica Byerly has been the Director of Operations and Evaluation for ACAM since 2012. Ms. Byerly oversees ACAM's work to prevent homelessness and improve housing affordability in the Houston region. She has a 17-year career in community and economic development within the Southeast Texas/Gulf Coast Region with a focus on organizational management and grant compliance. Ms. Byerly has a Master of Public Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Lamar University.
Consulting Team
Under the leadership of ACAM's CEO, board and staff, ACAM has assembled a highly skilled and specialized group of consultants to advise and support ACAM and its partners, positioning ACAM to operate with maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
Program Management, Evaluation and Research
Paula Pipes, Pipes Research and Consulting
Paula Pipes is Principal of Pipes Research & Consulting. Ms. Pipes collaborates with clients to clarify and achieve the organizational, program, and information improvements they need to advance their mission. She has provided ACAM research, evaluation, program management, organizational assessments and other consulting supports since 2009.
Tina Council, I Am Pleased Development Center
Tina Z. Council is the Owner and Chief Consultant of the I Am Pleased Development Center, a Texas-based consultancy dedicated to developing individuals and organizations to their full potential. With more than 30 years in the finance, banking, real estate, fundraising and nonprofit sectors, Ms. Council has provided ACAM project support, project evaluation and organizational development assessments since 2009.
Mike Shirl, Michael Shirl Consulting, LLC
Mike Shirl has nearly 40 years of experience serving community and faith-based nonprofit organizations at all levels. He is currently consulting with ACAM to provide project support, project evaluation and organizational development assessments.
Steve Young, Young Consultation & Training
Steve Young and his talented wife, Kelly Young, founded Young Consultation & Training to provide training, professional development, performance coaching, and program/organizational consultation to nonprofit organizations and social service providers. Mr. Young has consulted with ACAM since 2017 to plan and facilitate annual training for ACAM's partner organizations and other participating Houston area ministries and community service providers.
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Wendy Ballard, WOW ME Consulting
Wendy Ballard is Owner of WOW ME Consulting, a strategic communications firm specializing in social media, brand awareness and constituent engagement. She has nearly 20 years of restaurant, retail and marketing experience with Caesar's Palace, Landry's, Marble Slab Creamery, Inc., Starbucks, Coach and the University of Houston. Ms. Ballard is active in her field and in the community, serving in the University of Houston Alumni Association, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Merchandise Committee and as a Member and Speaker for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Beginning in 2017 she has managed ACAM's social media accounts including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Valerie Ellis, Ellis Consulting
Valerie Ellis brings more than 15 years of fund development experience to ACAM. Ms. Ellis was the Associate Director of ACAM before she became a consultant. As an independent consultant, Ms. Ellis provides customized services for a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, helping them with development planning, public and private grant proposals and reports, organization and program budgets, corporate and foundation relationships, annual campaigns, individual donor strategies and program evaluation.
Lauren Kirkwood, ImageSource Visual Communications
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Whitney Reed, Within Reach Consulting, LLC
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Doug Hidalgo, CPA, LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors
Doug Hidalgo, CPA, is a director in Audit and Assurance Services for LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors, one of the largest independent accounting and business advisory firms in the region, with over 180 personnel in Houston, Texas, and in four Louisiana locations. Doug serves as the Houston leader of the LaPorte Nonprofit Industry Group and works with ACAM to conduct ACAM's external audit.
Abi Bankole, Bankole, Okoye & Associates PC
Abi Bankole is the fiscal consultant for ACAM's Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) since it was first awarded in 2014. He is extensively experienced and knowledgeable about the nonprofit industry with more than 30 years combined experience in private practice and in industry.


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A Blog for College-Bound Students, their Families, Care Providers, Educators, Friends and Inclusion-seeking Communities (by Mary Nisson-- family member and advocate)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
First Flight
Well, we've got reservations to fly from SFO to SMF on May 15. After that, we make the same trip round-trip. Then (o'jala), we'll fly on weekends further and further each time, until it's "no big deal" to zoom off to the other end of Planet Earth for physics conferences. (Of course, flying's not exactly the greenest form of travel, is it?)
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Comic Zone Radio (March. 2016)
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Comics Bulletin (Feb. 12 2016)
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Comic Culture (Oct. 2015)
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Elucidator Magazine (May 2015)
interview of me, Scott Hanna and Lee Weeks
Comicsverse at NY Special Edition (June 2015)
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Not So Cool Kids Podcast (August 15 2013)
Video interview about my career in general
You Tube interview at La Mole Comic Con (July 27 2013)
general interview
Lo Spazio Bianco Italian interview (November 27 2012)
Mostly about inking the Death of Kraven series.
My Other Bag Is Chanel Portuguese blog interview (March 7 2012)
various topics.
Moving Pictures blog interview (Nov. 2011)
about my overall career and other things.
Vimeo interview (Jan. 2011)
general interview
Audio interview (spring 2010)
about my overall career.
Vimeo video Interview (Baltimore Con 2010)
about my overall career.
Kid's Book Review Interview (May 2009)
mostly about my ABC book and general info about me.
Scarce (French Fanzine) Interview (Nov 2008)
talking mostly about my career after the 1980's
Twomorrows.com Interview by Chris Marshall(Aug. 2008)
audio interview about my career & Rough Stuff
Comic Book Resources Interview by George Khoury (March 2008)
talking about The New Mutants
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (June 2007)
talking mostly about my book Superhero ABC
Comic Book Bin (May. 2007)
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Comic Book Resources.com(Jan. 2007)
an overview of my career
Artists & Graphic Designers Market Interview(May 2006)
talking about being a self-employed illustrator
Morning Call newspaper Interview(Jan. 2006)
talking mostly about my book Superhero ABC
Jazma Online Interview(Jan. 2006)
talking mostly about my book Superhero ABC
Newsarama Interview (Dec 2005)
talking about Superhero ABC and my correspondence art lessons
Comic Book Bin Interview Part 1(Aug. 2005)
an overview of my career
Comic Book Bin Interview Part 2(2005)
an overview of my career
Silver Bullet Comics Interview (2004)
talking about various topics
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short interview catching up with what I was doing after leaving mainstream comics
Mile High Comics Interview (2002)
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Street View is the best available vantage point looking, if possible, towards the location of the building. In some locations, Street View may not give a view of the actual building, or may not be available at all. Where it is not available, the satellite view is shown instead.
Latitude: 51.4434 / 51°26'36"N
Longitude: -1.4328 / 1°25'57"W
OS Eastings: 439518
OS Northings: 171758
OS Grid: SU395717
Mapcode National: GBR 6ZX.JKW
Mapcode Global: VHC1N.3ZXB
Entry Name: The Old Inn Cottage
Listing Date: 6 March 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1117228
English Heritage Legacy ID: 39798
Location: Welford, West Berkshire, RG20
County: West Berkshire
Civil Parish: Welford
Traditional County: Berkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire
Church of England Parish: Welford with Wickham
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
11/2 The Old Inn Cottage
Cottage. C17. Painted brick with exposed timber framing; half hipped
thatched roof. Lobby entry plan with 2 bays of frame. One and a half
storeys, central stack. South Elevation:- 3-light timber casements flanking
central door in gabled C20 porch.
Listing NGR: SU3951871758
This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.
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Oct. 21, 2006 and a wild Atlantic storm hits the Nova Scotia coast south of Halifax. With about a 50-knot wind and squalls of rain and mist, getting decent shots of the pounding surf takes a fair bit of patience, not to mention getting wet!
Sony DSCF828 camera.


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But, wow, I've had better weeks.
Let's just say that the mouth sores due to my little dance with
the plague a virus left me rather, uh, disinterested in food and beverages. My son, however, lost no interest in nursing during this same time period. By Thursday evening, when I consumed a single English muffin with strawberry jam, about a cup of leftover (homemade) tofu fried rice with veggies, and one-and-a-half banana oatmeal pancakes in a 12-hour period,* I was feeling like hell. A couple of hours later we were discussing if I was really dehydrated and would need to go to the hospital for IV fluids by myself (because of course somebody would have to stay home with the sleeping children). I was so tired I just wanted to sleep, but I was nauseated and panicky and blech I don't want to even write about this any more.
Friday, I managed to get Miss M to school while pushing AM in the stroller. Without passing out. I managed to get home from school (more difficult, because it's up a hill) without falling down and move my car (alternate side, natch) without passing out. Very big achievements.
But once I ate a reasonable dinner I began to feel more human–especially since we were in bed last night at approximately 8:34. No joke, I think Taxman was sleeping before Miss M. It took me my usual 45-60 minutes to turn off my damn brain, but that made for some quality horizontal time, even with all the usual interruptions.
So here I am. I apologize for neglecting most of your blogs in the recent days. I will rectify that ASAP. Although Miss M is on vacation this week, so no telling when the ASAP will turn out to be…
And I have got to get my hands on some chocolate. It's been way too long that we've been apart.
* I normally eat way more than this. It's not necessarily at regular times, and it's sometimes real trash, but calorically speaking this day was essentially mouse food. Not fit for a lactating human.


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I once wrote a story that was meant to be an allegory. In this story there was a character who represented God. At one point in the story this character was going to leave for a time. I needed him to say something deep and profound, so I wrote, "I must go, in order to return." It didn't hit me just how this sounded until I was reading the story aloud to my parents. I got to the portion, the build up, just before the deep sentence and started laughing so hard I could barely finish. It was that moment that I heard that sentence for all its shallow lame corniness that it was. From that point on my family and I would quote this saying quite often.
It was crazy how it fit into so many situations, when something was obvious, or when we had to go, before we could return, or when something was extraordinarily lame, we would, in a dramatic voice, say, "I must go" then we would pause for the right amount of effect, "in order to return."
This wonderful little quote has began to take a life of its own. Others have learned what it means, where it comes from, and have begun to use it as well. It is being used so many times in a context where it is almost becoming the deep and profound meaning that was originally intended. The meaning itself has changed, however, now it represents tried but failed attempts at profundity. Sometimes, being humorous, sometimes ironic, and sometimes serious.
For a time I was discouraged after discovering my lack of seriousness in my character representing God. I realized that I was not quite the writer that I thought I was. I couldn't write anything deep or come up with a good story line where my characters sounded normal. But, many years later, I look back and realize that I had to leave off writing for a time, I had to leave and learn some lessons. I had to leave in order to return a better writer.
Don't roll your eyes, how else would you have me close a post such as this?
When the post was first published on my original blog I had a comment that the phrase did not sound comical to this person. That blessed me. It also made me realize how something can take a life of its own simply in how it is read.


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From Dish Amelia:
My friend Sabra came over for dinner recently, and we threw together some things and went to flavor country, which I highly recommend.
The too-easy-to-fail cast iron chicken, in one of its endless iterations was pretty and delicious, and a leftovers-plus-more salad also turned out interesting, nutritious and toothsome.
Cast iron chicken, which I know has been posted here previously, serves as a recipe I make for myself for sustenance just as much as is impresses guests. If you have not gotten around to making this year round, lifelong friend, let me reintroduce you.
chicken (I use a whole leg with skin on it and a breast or two, free range, organic, yadda yadda)
1 fennel bulb, with core removed, and cut into bite-sized pieces)
1 small red onion, cut the same as the fennel
a bunch of parsley
a cup or two of white wine
orange zest
a small handful kalamata olives, rough chop
3-4 T whole grain mustard
2-3 T powerfully floral Nigerian honey (if you dont happen to have this lying around, use other kinds of honey, or fig jam would be my next choice)
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
black pepper
kosher salt
olive oil
a shake of cumin
Preheat oven to 350. Put onion and fennel in bit on olive oil in the pan and occasionally nudge them. Its ok if you forget about them for a while on medium-high heat. Rinse and dry chicken, and rub with mustard, spices, S&P, and honey. When onion and fennel pieces are wilted a bit, put in chicken. Add olives, parsley, zest, currants, maybe a little garlic. turn the chicken perhaps once, so it starts to look white all around. Add wine. Cover pan with foil an put in the oven about 40-minutes, then start checking it for doneness. When it is getting there, remove foil and let color develop on top. Serve with saucyness over cous-cous made with OJ and nuts.
I had a grain salad that Sabra elaborated on. I can't quite remember which parts came when, but the end result contained the following.
Hudson valley organic farro
a bit of goat cheese
sauteed kielbasa slices
Iceberg lettuce
a little blue cheese dressing
We had it with the rest of the white wine, so good.


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The word \"ge\' en-na\"(gehenna), is used symbolically in Scripture meaning – eternal destruction.
Most Bible translations, use the word (grave), where the word (hell) is used.
You will find most Bibles will have either the word (grave) describing hell, or there will be a footnote explaining the origin of the word (hell).
Over the years the word (hell), has had its meaning changed.
All you need to do look up the word (hell) for yourself in an encyclopedia and find out its origin.
Lee gives a great summary here how Jesus is remarkably unique, compared to every other religion.
Lee Strobel interviews Randy Alcorn about the evidence for Heaven\'s existence.
Randy Alcorn discusses what the Bible says Heaven will be like.
Randy Alcorn reminds us what is true gain.
Hawaiian Music Video- Janoe Kalawa of the group \"Hawaiian Soul\" performs a song called \"What Is Heaven Like\" dedicated to his late father.


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Mood Board:
This is to show the types of furniture, lights and materials that will make up my set.
Concept Art:
On the left is the podiums that I will have on the set which include screens for the host and the contestant and a logo is also printed of the podium so that if someone has just turned to the show and the camera is on the podium (which will be most likely), the viewer will know what they are watching. On the right is the logo sketch and the furniture for the audience, host and contestant.
Logo Design: Made with LogoScopic
Studio Layout
This floor plan shows the audience seating, camera positioning, movement and direction, stage and host and contestant seating. Camera 8 moves from left to right but keeps the podium on the stage as the point of interest. This means that the camera will not look at anything else except the podium.


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Ještě k soudci Breyerovi a jeho "Aktivní svobodě"
... čistě náhodou jsem objevil recenzi-úvahu nad Breyerovou knihou "Active liberty", kterou jsem tady zmiňoval. Napsal ji Cass Sunstein, profesor Právnické fakulty Chicagské univerzity. Vyšla v Yale Law Journal, který je volně dostupný na webu i se svojí bloggovou součástí "The Pocket Part".
Tady je stručné shrnutí:
There have been many efforts to reconcile judicial review with democratic self-government. Some such efforts attempt to justify judicial review if and to the extent that it promotes self-rule. "Active Liberty," by Justice Stephen Breyer, is in this tradition; but it is also marked by a heavy pragmatic orientation, emphasizing as it does the need for close attention to purposes and to the importance of consequences to legal interpretation. Its distinctiveness lies in its effort to forge close connections among three seemingly disparate ideas: a democratic account of judicial review; a purposive understanding of legal texts; and a neo-pragmatic emphasis on consequences. Breyer's argument is convincing insofar as it challenges "originalist" approach on pragmatic grounds. It is more vulnerable insofar it downplays the inevitable role of judicial discretion in the characterization of purposes and the evaluation of consequences. Those who emphasize consequences, and active liberty, might well end up embracing textualism, or even broad judicial deference to legislative majorities. Moreover, it is not simple to deduce, from the general idea of "active liberty," concrete conclusions on the issues that concern Breyer, such as affirmative action, campaign finance reform, privacy rights, and commercial advertising. Many competing approaches to these issues, and to interpretation as a whole, can also march proudly under the pragmatic banner.
UPDATE: Ještě jsem objevil jinou recenzi Breyerovy knihy, tentokrát z pera soudce Federálního Odvolacího soudu Michaela W. McConnella. Vyšla ve volně přístupném Harvard Law Review.


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Solar Companies in San Jose CA
Solar panels (photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic modules) change shortwave radiation, e.g. parts of the sunshine, right into electric power. They include interconnected solar panels which are secured by a selection of various items. The surface area is transparent as well as the solar panel is framed, mainly in an aluminum frame.
Solar collectors on the other hand, are a system of fluid filled tubes. Considered that this article examines "finest solar panels in San Jose CA" let's get back to producing electrical energy out of sunshine and conserve solar collectors for another post.
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Constantly look at the performance of the full solar module, not just of the individual solar panel and realize that high performance degrees are absolutely nothing without a high minimum demanded power score. (see next paragraph).
Solar module power rating.
It educates you concerning the wattage of the particular solar electrical component. See to it to examine the (required) minimum power since the optimum power, discussed in Peak Watt (Wp), is constantly established under typical examination conditions (STC).
Procedure voltage.
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Best of the Best Part 2 of 3.
Okay peeps, well I promised three awesome T.V. shows (with a little crappy interlude about the Cohen Brothers that was written over a 4 hour period in between work stuff on monday…that's why it kind of sucked) and here's the Number 2, not that these are in any particular order (though I am saving the best for last).
Let me just preface this by saying I DID NOT watch the West Wing. Get your angry torches and pitchforks, that's right, I didn't watch it. I always thought it was great, but I just never got hooked. But before you come torch my tiny apartment, I will say that I plan to watch the whole series (and that's what Netflix is for) because of a new series.
If you all haven't figured it out yet, I'm talking about Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. The show was created by Aaron Sorkin, the creator of The West Wing and a short-lived, but great show, called Sportsnight. Aaron Sorkin (also the writer of a movie being filmed at Paramount right now, called Charlie Wilson's War), is just fantastic. I love his idealism. His political idealism comes through in the West Wing, much like the film 'The American President.' God, don't we wish our President was actually like that? Don't we wish the government really ran like that? Well in the same way The West Wing is my mother's dream (though she's never seen the show, but it would be if she had), Studio 60 is my dream of how Hollywood, especially television, should be run.
The storyline I'm referring to in particular came to a bit of a head on Monday night. I'm talking about the censorship storyline. In the show, the network is called NBS. Well, on one episode of NBS' nighly newscast, during a segment on the war, a soldier yelled 'fuck' as a bomb went off directly behind him. The FCC wants to fine NBS upwards of 70 million dollars (a few hundred thousand dollars for every network affiliate). The Network Execs decide to fight the FCC on this. Now, in real Hollywood there is absolutely no way in hell this would happen. But God do we all wish it would.
So for those of you who have better things to care about than how badly your T.V. is censored, I'm going to paint a little picture. You might remember a few years back when a hot new singer named Justin Timberlake performed a song at the Super Bowl with a washed up pop star named Janet Jackson. There was the little 'gotta have you naked by the end of this song' line that was followed by Nipplegate. Yes, Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction' flashed 80 million people (that's how many people watch the Super Bowl) a glimpse of her nipple. Now, if you watched it, you really couldn't tell that that was her actual nipple. And let's face it. It was a goddamn nipple. We've all got them, what's the big deal. Now, some folks from that lovely part of the country commonly known as the Bible Belt (or What is Wrong with America) were horribly offended at seeing a nipple other than their own and called into the FCC. The FCC then proceeded to fine ABC a butt-load of money (that's an industry term), and ever since network T.V. has been suffering the consequences. Every week, Shonda Rimes (writes Grey's Anatomy) has to battle the FCC to say the word Vagina on television. That's right, in a show about doctors, there has to be a battle to use the correct term for female anatomical parts (of course if it weren't for that, the phrase Va Jay Jay would never have been invented so…). The moral of this is that thanks to Janet Jackson, everything, and I mean everything, is time delayed. That means they can fuck with what shows up on T.V. Hmmmm….what's another word for this, oh right, CENSORSHIP.
That's right people, every single thing you watch on t.v, including most news broadcasts, are time delayed, and can be censored. Isn't that a scary thought. Just sit with that for a bit.
While you're processing that, I'm going to get back on topic (I can hear my professors cheering). My above point was to show how Studio 60 is idealistic, but a kind of idealistic that has the potential to be realistic, and isn't that the best kind? The thing I love about Studio 60 is that it's a version of Hollywood that we all wish and hope for. It's a version of Hollywood where the Executives are on the side of the artists (this doesn't happen often in real life). It's a version of Hollywood where new writers are given the chance to have sketches on the air (lord do I wish). And it's a version of Hollywood where people get second and sometimes third chances.
But you know what I love the most about Studio 60. It gives all the people who get down on Actors a chance to see the fact that there's alot more to acting then just standing in front of a camera and saying some lies. Now, they don't go into how technically difficult acting can be or how an entire scene has to be blocked and actors are actually counting steps between their marks while they are performing a scene. It doesn't get into the fact that actors are put in the most amazingly awful conditions (cold, heat, rain, snow, pretending that they are somewhere they really aren't, etc.) and then asked to perform, and do it well. Now, I'm not an actor, but I have an immense respect for them. And I think that Studio 60 does a great job of showing some of the other stresses that actors have to go through in their job. Say for instance, Sarah Paulson's character Harriet Hayes (based on Kristen Chenowith who was the original Glinda in Wicked) is a christian woman who has to deal with the fact that her fans are mostly christian, who have traditional christian values. Her whole struggle with this is really interesting because generally we only see the people/us magazine side of fame, not the fact that the actors have to actually deal with that too.
But the plight of the actor is not the only thing Studio 60 does well. The writing is absolutely phenomenal. Of course it's Aaron Sorkin and he's just a master of words, the Shakespeare of television drama, but it's more than that. It's the combination of fantastic writing, phenomenal acting (Sarah Paulson and Amanda Peet are especially awesome, even if no network exec would be as awesome as Amanda Peet), and an optimism about where the industry could go that come together and make this show a treat.
Plus, it's frankness about the state of television is absolutely priceless. In one episode the network exec is trying to get a great show for NBS and asks the producer of Studio 60 (Bradley Whitford) to help with courting the creator. The Producers response is spot on: he says that the show is good so it should be on HBO, not network T.V. Now riddle me this folks, Are there better shows on HBO and Showtime or on NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX? I think we all know the answer. And I wish it would change because I can't afford those channels.
In any case, I hope I've done it justice. I know many people who don't like the show, but if you want the insider scoop it's not going away because even though it's not pulling in the huge ratings, it is pulling in the right demographic. Pretty much, the people who watch Studio 60 are people who live in Beverly Hills and the Upper West Side of Manhattan. In other words, the rich people who buy the cars that are advertised on the show. So don't expect Studio 60 to go anywhere anytime soon because advertisers love advertising expensive shit to people who will buy it. And that's what T.V. is all about.
Peace, Love, and Good T.V.
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Are You Possessed?
While the title of this book may suggest there are sinister influences involved in many ailments thought to be physical or psychological in nature, its true message is one of healing. Yes, dark entities, discarnate beings, and past-life attachments can often be the root cause of a wide variety of unpleasant conditions. But the exciting news is there is something you can do about it! Based on the work of professional Spirit Releasement Practitioner, Wayne Brewer, this book explains what these lower energies are and how they can affect your mental and physical health. More importantly, it describes how these blocks to your health and happiness can be removed through the process of Divine Healing. Read the extraordinary stories of people who have already found relief from their lifelong struggles with negativity and are now experiencing a new, healthier, and more joyful life. No matter who or where you are, Divine Healing is available to you, too!
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