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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
In comparing the comeback of Tiger Woods and the first comeback of Michael Jordan, I see a lot of similarities and feel things will play out the same way.
When Jordan returned to basketball after his 1st retirement he was rusty but showed flashes of brilliance. In his second game back, he scored 55 points against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. He wasn't the same MJ as before the retirement, and he only played about 20 regular season games before making a costly mistake against the Orlando Magic as his team lost in the playoffs.
However, the following year, he lead the Bulls to an all time record 72 wins during the 95-96 season and they went on to win three straight Championships. He also won the scoring title and the finals MVP for those three seasons.
As we have been watching Tiger's return to competition, he has definitely struggled but shown flashes of brilliance just like Jordan did. He did come from behind to win at Bay Hill on the final hole but he still didn't have his complete "A" game for the tournament. He also shot a flawless 65 during the first round at Quail Hollow before ending up in 4th place.
I think most people would have to agree that it will be just a matter of time before Tiger puts it all together. He has said he doesn't expect his knee to be 100% until year 2. He will be working with Haney to fix the current flaw in his swing and his putting will only be down for so long.
It is really funny how many articles have been written about Tiger's latest struggles. It is true he is not on the top of his game, but he has finished in the top ten at the Masters, Quail Hollow, and the Players.
As Michael Jordan took a little while to regain form and completely dominate, Tiger Woods will be doing the same thing soon.
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The Equal Opportunities Award
Uppsala University's Council for Equal Opportunities is awarding for outstanding efforts to promote equal opportunities at Uppsala University.
The winner of the Equal Opportunities Award will receive 25 000 SEK in the form of a grant to be used to finance actions that will improve equal opportunities at the University.
Coworkers and students at Uppsala University are welcome to nominate a person or group working at the University. Both coworkers and students may be nominated.
Examples of actions:
- Actions to counteract discrimination and harassments
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- Actions to promote equal opportunities in recruitment processes
- Leadership that promotes equal opportunities
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Nominations should be submitted by 31 January 2018 to the address below.
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It is recommended that the proposer informs the person/persons that are nominated.
The winner of the Equal Opportunities Award will be announced at this year's Equal Opportunities Day 13 March.
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Galaxy 4
Story 18Aired: Sept 11 – Oct 2, 1965
Episode 1 – Four Hundred DawnsEpisode 2 – Trap of Steel
Episode 3 – Air Lock
Episode 4 – The Exploding Planet
Written by William EmmsDirected by Derek Martinus & Mervyn Pinfield
The Doctor, Vicki and Steven arrive on an arid planet in Galaxy 4, where they meet the occupants of two crashed spaceships: the beautiful Drahvins and the hideous Rills. Confounding expectations, the latter prove to be friendly, compassionate explorers while the former are a group of mindless cloned soldiers terrorized by a warlike matriarch called Maaga. Both ships were damaged when the Drahvins precipitated a confrontation in space, but whereas the Rills' is almost ready to take off again, having been repaired by their robot drones which Vicki names Chumblies, the Drahvins' is irreparably damaged.
When the planet is discovered to be on the point of disintegration, Maaga tries to force the time travelers to help her steal the Rills' ship. Instead, the Doctor allows the Rills to draw power from the TARDIS in order to refuel and escape, leaving the Drahvins to their fate.
Galaxy 4 has whole host of ideas accompanied by some truly wonderful moments. It also has a few real clunkers sprinkled throughout. This results in a mixed bag, although one that has slightly more good moments than bad.
One has to recall that most science fiction that people saw in those days tended to portray aliens as bug-eyed, ugly monstrosities. William Emms' script tries to force the audience to confront our inherent mistrust of the ugly, which is a novel approach for a series that relied on that mistrust so often. The ability to trust and knowing when to do so, is in fact the driving theme of the story.
Similarly, making the Dravhins both beautiful and also female is against the standard grain. Once it is established that females are dominant on their planet, it's not really an issue again. They simply become the villains, and Maaga is a particularly strong one. She is relentlessly single-minded and ruthless throughout, twisted by contempt and bigotry. Her soliloquy in the third episode, where she contemplates the sadistic satisfaction she'll feel imagining the death of the Rills and the TARDIS crew, is chilling and terrifically delivered by Stephanie Bidmead in a great performance.
The direction of the story has a number of great touches as well. The Rill spacecraft is nicely unconventional. It's a bit mystifying how the thing is actually space worthy, but that can be forgiven for the sake of innovation. Additionally, the use of a flashback sequence is quite rare for classic Who, and it's done remarkably well.
But, the design of the planet, while true to the story, is so desolate as to be boring. And everything about the Chumblies, from their name to their design to the noises they make, are incredibly annoying. The most major failing is that the threat of the imminent apocalypse is never reinforced terribly well. Some tremors, or other effects, would really have jacked up the tension. The biggest downfall to an otherwise effective story is this lack of tension. So, a middling effort, but Galaxy 4 is a pleasant enough watch.


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South Bank, London
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
My ADHD Life - a guest post by Laura Benedict
I didn't know I had ADHD until I went in for counseling because I was struggling with parenting an ADHD child. I thought that everyone woke up in the morning and saw the day as a vast, gray, roiling ocean out of which anything might suddenly jump: dentist appointments, interviews, electric bills, head lice, agent phone calls, parent-teacher meetings, whaling ships, intergalactic space travel.
"Oh, my," the therapist said. "I think you and the people around you need to look at some checklists." Before I knew it, I was stuffed full of Adderall and lugging around useful counseling books of which I would read the first thirty pages. I became very good at making lists that I sometimes remembered to look at, and felt somewhat relieved that there was an actual name for the chaos inside my head.
Unfortunately, the drugs began to affect my job--which is writing. The kind of writing that requires not only hours and hours of attention, but also a nimbleness of mind that springs from what is probably a personality disorder of some kind. My second novel, under contract, was late. It had no energy. It bored even me. My first novel was a sprawling supernatural thriller with a cast of dozens, if not hundreds. Its plot was a dark, restless fractal. Now, I could sit, but I couldn't think. So, I ditched the drugs after a long, puzzling six months, and rewrote the heck out of my second novel so that it scares even me. I've been riding my ADHD jones like a madwoman, ever since.
Here is a sample day: Wake up. Put on workout clothes. Empty dishwasher, move a couple of loads of laundry one step forward. Send Child 2 off to school with Daddy. Check email during breakfast. Read blogs, tweet, update Facebook. Oh, look! It's the most interesting post on llamas in Argentina, ever! Remember that alpaca is awesome for sweaters. Spend twenty-five minutes shopping on Peruvian clothing website for stuff I don't buy because it costs too much. Remember that I meant to update my extended family/friend birthday list. Try to find it. Realize I took it out of town on my last book tour, and discover it crumpled in the bottom of my computer bag, next to the reading glasses I thought I lost. Oh, they're grubby! Take glasses into the kids' bathroom. Notice the counter is coated with toothpaste. Realize I should help Child 2 make out his own bathroom-tidying routine. Clean toilet and tub, forgetting the toothpaste mess. Notice the dogs seem to want to go outside for something--but what?
I need to update my blog, but I really should write my 1000 words of fiction. Dither on twitter. Lunchtime? No, it's way past lunchtime, and I haven't worked out. Oh, no! Forgot that I was supposed to meet with a woman about the school's Spring Carnival. In twenty minutes! Shower. Arrive ten minutes late, without makeup. Assiduously make notes throughout the meeting, looking as organized as possible. Pick up Child 2. Have a long talk with him in the parking lot about schoolyard politics, then drive halfway home before I remember I meant to go to the store to get something for dinner. Go to the store. Come home, work 15 minutes on the blog. Update Twitter. Jump up from my desk and run to the kitchen when hubs pulls in the driveway. Sneak back to my desk while pasta is cooking to finish blog. Come running when hubs wants to know if I mean for the pasta to be boiling over onto the stove. (Such a comedian!) Open microwave to discover mug of tea I lost earlier. Serve dinner. Assist with homework. Plant the herbs I bought a week earlier by front porchlight. Tuck in Child 2. Tuck in husband. Look ruefully at the pile of mail on the kitchen island, and try to remember if I paid for Child 2's Friday pizza at school. Go into office, write 250 words on the novel, go into kitchen for chocolate and/or handful of goldfish snacks. Lather. Rinse. Repeat three times. Perform my ridiculously long ablution ritual as quietly as possible, hoping that I actually did remember to brush my teeth that morning. Fall into a coma.
I love every crazy day of my life. No one is ever the same as the one before. What are your days like?
Laura Benedict is the author of the novels Isabella Moon and Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts. She edits the Surreal South Anthology of Short Fiction series with her husband, Pinckney Benedict. Surreal South 2011 will be available in October, 2011. Visit her at her website, www.laurabenedict.com, or at her Notes From the Handbasket blog. (http://laurabenedict.blogspot.com/)
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That sounds so much like me. :o)ReplyDelete
It does sound like so many moms, doesn't it? We all have to be multitaskers, 24/7.ReplyDelete
One huge problem for me is the anxiety my inability to prioritize produces. Everything looks the same--the story deadline and the piled up laundry seem no different from one another. So, often, it comes down to which is going to happen first: running out of clothes or knowing that I'm in danger of getting a phone call about something being late. I'm almost never late with work, and no one has chased me down yet because they're out of underwear. Despite the stress, it all works on some level. But I couldn't tell you how, lol.
Thanks so much for letting me visit, Liana!
I get overwhelmed if I don't have a to-do list. I look at what needs to get done, and don't know where to start.ReplyDelete


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Every year on September 11th I re-post this particular piece, if for no other reason than it speaks to me. I hope it speaks to you as well.
"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it." - Chinese Proverb
I confess that I dread days like this. Things like marking the anniversary of the September 11th attacks are exactly the kinds of things that we USAmericans so often get so wrong. We produce countless documentaries so that those who suffered the greatest losses can watch those planes and buildings blow up over and over again. We profit from their pain, selling souvenirs disguised as remembrances. And we focus on the wrong things. Today is not about the terrorists, or conspiracy theories, or poorly thought out government responses, or military success. Today is most certainly not about patriotism. Today is about remembering those who through the most random of circumstances lost their lives 12 years ago today. And today is about those who, that day and in the days that followed, stood with God and with great faith refused to allow the human spirit to be crushed by the events of that horrible morning. This is my tribute to those people.
I watched that morning, completely stunned like the rest of the world. I hear many people talk about how surreal it seemed to them. It was very real to me almost immediately. I was living in Chicagoland, and rumor spread quickly that the next target was the Sears Tower. My wife Marilyn worked downtown, and almost immediately the evacuations began. Panic and chaos were the words of the day. As our church staff sat in our weekly staff meeting and tried to figure out some way to respond, we learned a local youth pastor had been on one of the planes. It was all too real. Three days later Marilyn was flying to Tampa to check out our new home. Going to the airport and feeling the tension, being scared of something that had never scared us before, made it all too real. As we watched for weeks as workers sacrificed, struggled and died in the hopes of finding even one person left alive in the aftermath, it seemed like life would never be the same again. But eventually, we moved on. We remembered, but we moved on.
In March of 2003 I took a group of youth from Wesley Memorial UMC in Tampa to NYC for a few days, and while there we headed over to Ground Zero. We expected to be moved by the destruction, the lists of those who died, and the remembrances of the horror of the day. And we were. But those things were not what we really remember from that visit. It was our stop at St. Paul's Chapel that changed us all. The little church on Wall Street, which backed up to the devastation, had been an oasis of peace and rest in the midst of the tragedy. It had become a shrine to the human spirit and the love of God. It honored the dead, but also honored those who had given so much as first responders. It honored those who came as volunteers from all over the country simply seeking to help. Pews in the sanctuary were damaged by the heavy equipment many of the firefighters wore that day. Flowers, signs and banners were everywhere in honor of those who had served. As you read the log books. watched video interviews and walked around the building, you could not help but realize that this was not an USAmerican thing; this was a GOD thing! It was the loving responses of the many that would not allow evil to claim victory on that site.
So how will I mark this occasion today? By remembering these things- when despair overwhelms us, evil wins. When anger rules, evil wins. When revenge is our motivation, evil wins. When faith, hope and love are all we are left with, then God wins. There is a story told that a volunteer from St. Paul's tells of how he overheard one of the exhausted rescue workers coming into the church for a meal and a break, and he was singing. The song he was singing was a youth group favorite by Lost And Found- "Oh them lions they can eat my body but they can't swallow my soul..." And that should be our lasting lesson from September 11, 2001. It's also in the Gospel of John, chapter 1. "The Light (Jesus) shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it." For me, that will always be the story of 9/11. Today, do not waste energy hating those who are evil. Remember the fallen and those who were heroic in their selfless, sacrificial, Christ-like response. That is what this day should always be about. Let's remember the right things...
Because of Jesus,
We're here to talk about the wild, ridiculous love and grace of Jesus. So come along for the ride, and take time today to laugh, love & forgive. Never regret anything that makes you smile. Don't label people & focus on the positive. And enjoy EVERY sandwich!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Remembering the Right Things
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London Subway Explosion: Terrified Kids Separated From Moms & Nannies As Chaos Erupts
Dozens of kids were on their way to school when a bomb detonated in a London subway train, and many were left in a panic as they were separated from their caretaker. Here's an eyewitness account from the scene.
Chaos erupted in a London tube station when a device was detonated in a subway car at Parsons Green around 8:20 a.m. local time on Sept. 15. The terrifying explosion took place during rush hour, as kids were on their way to school and adults were on their way to work, and witnesses saw panicked adults looking for their lost children who they got separated from in the disarray. "Everyone was doing the 100-meter sprint at the same time," Luke Walmsley told NBC News. "The girl I was sat next to fell on the floor. She got trampled on and flattened. There were lots of kids and lots of nannies and moms trying to work out where their kids were."
Ryan Barnett, who was also in the area at the time, described the scene as "absolute chaos," and revealed what he saw in detail. "I ended up squashed on the staircase," he recalled. "People were falling over, people fainting, crying. There were little kids clinging on to the back of me." More than 20 people were injured in the explosion, which is being considered a "terrorist incident." Hours after the bomb exploded, ISIS took responsibility for the attack, according to the group's official Amiz New Agency. However, the mayor of London has vowed that the city will remain strong and not show fear or be intimidated. "Our city utterly condemns the hideous individuals who use terror to harm us and destroy our way of life," he said.
22 people were treated at the hospital at the blast, including a ten-year-old young boy. However, none reported major injuries. This explosion follows the horrific terrorist attack at England's Manchester Arena, which left 22 people dead. London has also been the target of various deadly vehicle attacks this year.
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PFA the presentation for this month.
I still believe:
1. This is a bear market rally.
2. We will go higher 12500 before elections is quite possible.
4.By the end of 2009, we will see new lows, re-test of the old lows.
5. The eye-wash which is happening in America will get exposed and the falls will be much severe after that.
6. Buy only only at 10K or below, and stay out during elections.
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Archive for September 2014
Calendar of Events
The election is approaching and things are starting to happen. Please keep an eye on my calendar of events to keep up to date on what's going on. New events are now being added regularly. You can view my Calendar of Events by clicking the EVENTS tab on my website at www.randyfontenot.org.


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CRD IV is the EU implementation of Basel III for banks, which affects approximately
2,400 investment firms that are prudentially regulated by the FCA. It
comprises two sections: the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and the
Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The CRR is directly binding on firms as an EU regulation. The scope of this consultation is restricted to transposing the CRD into the FCA Handbook and implementing a limited number of other areas, such as discretions
in the CRR.
The proposals apply mainly to:
The proposals do not apply to credit institutions (banks and building societies) or
investment firms supervised by the PRA.
The FCA intend to take a legal minimum, forward looking approach to implementation given the European Commission is intending to undertake a review of the appropriate approach for the prudential regime by the end of 2015. This
will provide an opportunity to address any implementation issues arising.
Section 4.4 details the liquidity reporting requirements which will apply to
circa 60 firms with a balance sheet of greater than £50 million and which
provide full scope investment firm activities. These firms will be expected to submit the CRD IV COREP liquidity reporting templates from 2014.
Comments must be submitted by 30 September 2013. A Policy Statement will be
published later in 2013 so firms have the final rules available before 1 January 2014.
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Tim's Top 5:
I've not seen much in the way of movies this year in the theater (I think a total of six), but by my count I've seen 37 movies for the first time this year through finally watching DVDs I own, Netflix, or going to the theater.
1. Elevator to the Gallows - Louis Malle's debut film captures the inevitability and femme fatale aspects of film noir, but spins it in an unforeseen direction. The absurdism is certainly convenient and it requires suspension of disbelief, but the whole saga seems so plagued with fatalism that it feels real. The characters are a bit stock, but the scenario feels fresh 40 years later, and the Miles Davis score is unmatched. I'm embarrassed it took me this long to watch the movie, since I'd owned it since law school.
2. The Last Waltz - To make a concert film of The Band excellent was not something I anticipated would be all that easy, I was hardly a fan of their work. So after they'd played The Weight and Up on Cripple Creek, I really didn't think there'd be any reason to watch. Not so much. It's a fantastic concert from start to finish and the segments where Scorsese interviews The Band are pretty interesting as well.
3. United 93 - If 7 years of misguided responses to September 11 seem to have robbed you of how the day felt, this movie might just reopen those wounds. It brought a lot of gut responses back to me and put me right back in the place where I had been that morning. You know how the movie will end, but it's relentless and forces you to make a serious emotional investment in its outcome. It's a triumph of a film that feels heroic and disastrous all at once, but if nothing else, serves as a reminder of one of the most gut-wrenching days in American history.
4. Once - A nearly perfect film, even if it is functionally plotless. The charm of the two leads is immeasurable and their chemistry is flawless. Add Grafton Street and some other Dublin locales that made it feel relate-able, and you've got a can't-miss film. It doesn't, either, and refuses to take the most obvious path at any point.
5. The Dark Knight - I don't know if Heath Ledger deserves an Oscar, because I haven't seen much of any movies that came out this year, but it was a transformative performance. Though it reads as a political screed as much as a film, Batman's moral ambiguity and the willingness to destroy the sequel that was seemingly being set up pays off in spades. Like Casino Royale, it breathed new life into a film series that had a chance of going too far off the rails. The bad news is that the next film is almost certainly going to be worse (hence, the middling Quantum of Solace not appearing on this list).
Honorable mention: Pan's Labyrinth - I never would have thought it possible to like this movie based on what I'd read, but it's superbly-made and plays very straightforward for what is effectively a fairy tale; Standard Operating Procedure - one of Errol Morris' weaker films, but it personalizes the Abu Ghraib saga more than I'd have imagined possible; The Battle of Algiers - a surprisingly even-handed treatment of the Algerian conflict that relates a story others should have learned from in later conflicts like Vietnam; Iron Man - if anyone is ever cast as me in a movie, I'm hoping it will be Robert Downey Jr. He carries this movie single-handedly and brings a lot of humor to what could have been an overly fawning superhero film. Jon Favreau's direction recognized the humor available in the premise and maximizes it while making it modern.
Dan's Top 5:
As far as I can tell, I've watched 60 movies this year, so this is really hard.
1. Schindler's List - I thought that I wouldn't get this movie. It's about the Holocaust, after all, to which I feel no personal connection at all. But really, this is an excellent film showcasing the essentials of human decency amidst the most senseless of human ferocity. That Steven Spielberg made it is even more astounding, since he had mainly been a director for family-friendly blockbuster movies. At least he doesn't have to worry about which of his movies will be remembered as his best.
2. The Dark Knight - Very seldom is it that I go into a movie theater expecting to be blown away. (Even Best Picture contenders lately leave a lot to be desired.) Even more seldom is the case when the film in question surpasses that already high expectation. What likely seemed a strong movie on paper was taken to a completely different level by the performance of Heath Ledger, which turned the movie into a psychological - and at times philosophical - thriller reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs..
3. Wall-E - Every time Pixar releases a movie, I end up saying it's their best yet. I was fully convinced that Ratatouille was going to be the studio's peak and that the narrative quality would start to decline. The movie manages to accomplish so much with the bare minimum of dialogue, expressing character and emotion through imagery alone. It also accomplishes the remarkable feat of getting you to think about environmental concerns and consumerism without making it some forced political message in disguise. Oh, and if Peter Gabriel doesn't get an academy award for "Down To Earth," I will probably destroy something in my apartment.
4. Network - I didn't really know what to expect of this film going in, other than it was a classic. The level of farce in the story increases ever-so-gradually from completely believable to a level of absurdity matched only by the Bush administration. Personally, I think it would make for a good stage adaptation. It remains a powerful movie even now, when there are starting to emerge people, like me, who don't even watch television.
5. Dark Days - This is, to date, the best documentary film I've seen. It follows a series of homeless people who have taken refuge near abandoned Amtrak tracks near Penn Station. All the characters are engaging and often funny in the face of very hard circumstances. The film actually follows a natural plot rather than meandering from one didactic segment to another a la Bowling for Columbine (which I did like). Most importantly, it ends up being pretty uplifting and shows you what human potential really can be. Feel free to use this movie when battling conservatives.
Honorable Mention: Juno, There Will Be Blood, Do The Right Thing, The Third Man, Into The Wild
Ryan's Top 5:
Perhaps solely for this blog, and to feed my ever-growing OCD, I should start keeping track of movies I watch. (I don't.) So these are my top 5 as best as I can recollect.
1. There Will Be Blood - As much as I disdain anything that's not a comedy, this movie was truly brilliant and veritably flawless. You don't see many true modern tragedies, but this surely was one, and a stellar one.
2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall - This movie was A) hilarious, B) heartwarming, C) well-acted with funny actors, and D) funnier than 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up (comparative as all are Apatow movies). Jason Segel and Russell Brand are particularly great. It also boasts a Dracula musical with puppets from Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
3. Wall-E - Differs slightly in tone from my choice for #1. I can't say that I circle calendar dates in anticipation of PIXAR movies, but they really deserve praise for their writing. Animation aside, they rarely make bad movies; some are better than others, sure, but have they ever made anything completely bad? I don't think so, and there have been plenty of shit-tastic 3D animation movies (that shark piece of trash that I actually saw in a theater comes to mind). Anyway, Wall-E may be their best effort to date. I don't have kids, but if I did, this seemingly would be the perfect movie to take them to.
4. The Dark Knight - I think Tim and Dan said it better than I could. I will say that when movies are talked up so much it almost always affects my reaction to the film adversely. This was not the case here, though, as The Dark Knight delivered. And for days after the film I was wiki'ing Batman and hypothesizing who would be the villain in the sequel.
5. Be Kind Rewind - Did critics dislike this movie? I guess it wasn't as funny as you'd hope a Jack Black/Mos Def movie would be, but... on second thought, wasn't it? I dunno, I loved it. Michel Gondry does not disappoint.
Honorables: Run, Fatboy, Run (probably a dumb movie, but I laughed a lot); No Country for Old Men (saw it on DVD in March or so); Dewey Cox (honorable in that I really thought it would suck and it was actually worth RedBoxing, pretty funny); W. (either I'm not smart enough or not politically-inclined enough to expound on the film's realism/lack thereof, but I enjoyed it...the press conference scenes, taken from Real Actual Life, are pretty damn painful); Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr., is one of my favorite actors, and Tim's right, this film minus him is forgettable).
Dishonorables: Semi-Pro (do not watch this film--repeat, do NOT watch this film); Strange Wilderness (I wasted money on renting this, blagghgh); 21 (classic case of I-read-the-book-first-and-therefore-this-movie-sucks, but come on, they distort reality so much it hurts); Leatherheads (should have been better/funnier than it was); Harold and Kumar Escape... (not a good movie, at all, in any sense, and I liked the first one); Made of Honor (N.B. I did not actually see this movie but I conjecture it is the worst Pile of Suck ever created, look at the fucking title and forget about it, Jesus, do not see this movie); Indiana Jones (we waited 20 goddamn years for THIS?!?!); An American Carol (see my critique of Made of Honor).
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Top 5 Movies You Saw For the First Time This Year
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CppCheck is a very helpful tool for C++ programmers. It performs the static code analysis of C++ project and discovers some types of error which can be easily overlooked by developers and compilers: out of bounds or uninitialized variables, redundant code, always true/false comparisons, exception safety and many others (all checks are listed here). If you want to maintain high code quality you should include the static code checks among the development routines.
The CppCheck tool is totally free and can be downloaded from the project page: sourceforge.net/projects/cppcheck/ or installed via command line. It works on Linux and Windows.
Check specific file and save the result to .txt file:
cppcheck filename.cpp 2> result.txt
Check all files in current directory (recursively):
cppcheck . 2> result.txt
By default only error messages are shown. To enable more messages use enable flag — enable=all will perform all checks possible (other possible values are warning, performance, information, style, unusedFunctions):
cppcheck --enable=all filename.cpp 2> result.txt
example and interpretation
I have cloned an open-source project QNapi and then tested the whole repository with the cppcheck. With the default check (only error level) no deviations were detected. Congratulations for the team :). However I go further and check with enable=warning flag. Now I see 9 warnings about uninitialized variables. Some of them are uninitialized member pointers — and this thing really deserves correction. Example:
[src/qnapiapp.cpp:17]: (warning) Member variable 'QNapiApp::napisy24SubMenu' is not initialized in the constructor.
The check with enable=perfomance produces additionally warnings like:
[src/qnapiconfig.cpp:128]: (performance) Prefer prefix ++/– operators for non-primitive types.
This one should not make a big difference in desktop application and can be optimized by compiler anyway, so we can ignore it. I go further with enable=style and I find:
[src/forms/frmlistsubtitles.cpp:60]: (style) Expression is always false because 'else if' condition matches previous condition at line 58.
This is interesting — such piece of code probably does not work intended way:
if(highlight && (s.resolution == SUBTITLE_GOOD)) ++good; else if(highlight && (s.resolution == SUBTITLE_GOOD)) ++bad;
The analysis is very fast – for such small projects it lasts about one second. Detected bugs probably would not be found quickly without the help of this tool. In my opinion running the static analysis test is well-spent time. After having the results, we can make some improvements in our code.
Integrate cppcheck with eclipse
CppCheck can be easily integrated with Eclipse. Read Code Yarns article How to use CPPCheck with Eclipse CDT for comprehensive step-by-step setup instruction .
Other static analysis tools
It's rather hard to find free substitute for CppCheck. A lot of commercial static code analysis tools are available on the market (i.e. QAC, Klocwork), but if we focus on the open source tools the choice become dramatically smaller. For now I haven't found any other noteworthy tool for C++.


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We're putting up the christmas tree tonight, finally! I'd also like to get some lights up on the house, except the husband is opposed to them. Scrooge. I think the kids may just be excited enough to get him to do it though.
The cold is biting and I'm over the ice, but the snow is really pretty. The youngest threw himself down in it right off to make a snow angel and soon learned the lesson of only doing that when wearing snowpants with your coat. I've also decided that whoever steals the socks also takes the gloves and hats. No matter how many I buy we end up with only a few mismatched pairs when it's time to leave the house. I've tried lots of tricks, including a bin that the kids can just throw them into right by the door, but nothing works. Maybe I should just duct tape them right onto the coats.
So the Christmas tree trimming is tonight and tomorrow is the kids program at Sunday School. I teach the preschool/kindergarten group, who are singing the old standard Away In a Manger, complete with motions. It's cute, as small people usually are.
Today I need to go in and do a bunch of work I wasn't able to get done this week, all things needing done by tomorrow for church. Should be pretty exciting and hopefully there won't be too many snags. Hopefully.
This blog is really boring, and I so need to get some pics up, at least if I get a post up it helps, right? RIGHT?!?


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Refrigerating your A/C safely
posted on Thursday, May 28th, 2009
It's that time of the year. If you notice that your A/C does not seem to be a cool as it should, please call a BMW or MINI Cooper professional.
Technology, environmental laws, and even our Business and Professional Codes, have changed in regards to Air Conditioning service. Remember that at one time people would just "top off" their air conditioning system with freon? Well, usually that means there is a leak somewhere in the system. (This is depleting the ozone layer). It is unlawful to discharge refrigerant into the atmosphere, (and it has been for many years). So a qualified shop will have special equipment to identify, (what kind of refrigerant), remove it safely and correctly, re-cycle it and the replace with the proper refrigerant, (after the leak is fixed).
Now, you may be wondering why we need equipment to "identify" what kind of refrigerant? If you decide to stop in a parts store and pick up an aerosol can of "something" that it supposed to make your A/C cooler and put it in your system, you have effectively contanimated your entire A/C system! In our opinion, some of this junk should not even be allowed on the market. Much of it is highly flammable, too. It's a waste of your money, and now you will have a more expensive problem when you take your car in for the proper A/C work. Why? Because the A/C system has to be cleared of all of the refrigerant first, (with the additional "junk" that is in there), and now we have to recycle that batch completely different from usual. So that goes along with extra fees and documentation. Then the correct refrigerant has to be put in.
Do it right the first time at a shop that is doing it safely, correctly, and legally. It's a win-win.


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Guest Post: How to Write a Novel in Just 3 Days
by Caitlinator
If you thought writing a novel in a month was difficult, how about doing it in just three days? Laura has done just that, and in her article she sets out her top tips for anyone who aspires to do likewise...
Writing a novel in three days is a pastime for people who think NaNoWriMo is for slackers. It's not for the faint of heart, or for the newbie novelist. If you don't know what the hell you're doing, it'll just be a painful exercise in futility. But for those of you who love to write, who've done NaNoWriMo and felt pretty good about your efforts, and who need something a little more amped, the three-day novel is just the ticket.
Okay, so let's say you've picked up the gauntlet I've just thrown down. How does a mild-mannered writer go from scratching about for words to a full-fledged, hardcore novelist in just three days? Genre fiction, my friend. Love it or hate it, you'll need to embrace a few particular forms in order to get this cake baked.
Let's talk action/adventure. Let's talk quests. Let's talk heroes and heroines overcoming impossible odds, obstacles and villains with absurdly over-the-top weapons or criminal minds. This is no time for realism or painting with words; this is a time for a flat-out freak show of ideas thrown together and hoping that with enough gum and varnish and spit it'll all hold together.
The supposed inventor of the three-day novel-writing "formula," as it were, is a cat by the name of Michael Moorcock. If you're into science fiction, you've undoubtedly heard of him. If you're not, look him up. You'll find he's ridiculously prolific, and he has genre writing down colder than an ice floe in Antarctica.
To create a novel in three days you should always be asking yourself "What would Michael Moorcock do?" The answer is invariably: heap more trouble upon your main character, and see how she deals with it.
To break it down further, have an event (that is, an actual action) happening every four pages to keep the story moving forward. Think about the time frame of your story. If you've only got three days to save the world, how will you do it? What about three hours? Keep on ticking the clock forward until D-Day is here and you've got your plot.
Always include a sidekick. This guy or gal will be the yin to your hero's yang, the cut-up when the mood is tense, or the one to scream when things get scary. He can ask the obvious questions any smart reader will be asking, and the hero can heroically answer with properly heroic answers. The sidekick is your foil, and this person will help you whenever you're stuck by prodding the hero for details, whining about how hard it is trying to save the world, or making an idiot of him or herself.
Additionally, feel free to use stock characters! You don't have to re-invent the wheel here; you're just trying to get 'er done. Grab a pirate, a ninja, a harlequin or a hag-whatever floats your boat. Give them something to say or do that throws everybody off and makes them take notice. Keep the action moving. Moorcock recommends using Commedia Dell'Arte character types, which include lovers, rogues, dwarves, thieves and freaks of all kinds. Look them up, pick a few you like and use them as necessary.
Compose your work in four acts. Each act ups the ante, introducing more and more insurmountable odds and obstacles, until the final act where your hero comes through in a pinch to save the day. Clear up the mystery, settle the score, give the reader a final twist to surprise them, and end on a punchline that can parlay into your sequel.
There's always a sequel.
How do you write a novel in just three days? Easy. Now all you've got to do is fire up the typing machine and get to it.
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Thank you to Laura for an interesting and inspiring article. Even if you don't want to limit yourself to writing your novel in three days, many of the tips she sets out above could just as easily be applied over a longer period.
As ever, if you have any comments or questions about this article, please feel free to post them below.
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If we had more time to film, there is so much more we wanted to include to make our film flow easier and to show off more of our magical camera skills.
We wanted to add a scene of a flashback of the two twins when they were young playing with each other, then one of them either fades away or flickers out of the shot, and the other twin says 'what happened to my sister' if we included this it would have made it more obvious to the storyline.
Another thing we wanted to include was in perhaps every scene have the little girl thats dead appear behind the main character without her knowing so that it created some suspense for our audience.


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The true crime docuseries format is all the rage at the moment. From The Jinx to Making a Murderer to O.J. Made in America, longform documentary storytelling is having a big resurgence. Netflix is no stranger to the trend having produced Making a Murderer and, one of the best docuseries yet, The Keepers, and today they've unveiled a trailer for a new one called American Vandal. What you'll quickly realize, however, is that while American Vandal looks and feels like a real docuseries, it is in fact a comedic parody of the format.
The eight-part story revolves around the aftermath of a prank gone wrong at a local high school. Someone drew dicks all over the cars in the parking lot, and senior Dylan Maxwell took the fall. An aspiring sophomore documentarian takes on the case and chronicles the what, how, and why of the dick-drawing crime as he seeks to find the true perpetrator.
This half-hour series hails from co-creators Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers) with Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) serving as showrunner. This trailer is amusing enough, but I'm not entirely sure why anyone would want to watch eight half-hour installments of a parody about drawing dicks. Though I suppose when you're Netflix, you really can afford to make something for everybody.
Check out the American Vandal trailer below. The series debuts on Netflix on September 15th.
Here's the official synopsis for American Vandal:
From co-creators Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), and showrunner Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous), American Vandal is a half-hour true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of troubled senior (and known dick-drawer) Dylan Maxwell. Not unlike its now iconic true-crime predecessors, the addictive American Vandal will leave one question on everyone's minds until the very end: Who drew the dicks?
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Behemoth & Cannibal Corpse Live In Seattle
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BEHEMOTH! Cannibal Corpse Aeon Tribulation Tuesday, February 10, 2015 El Corazon 206-262-0482 109 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm). All Ages. $27.50 advance tix from Cascade Tickets. $30.00 at the door. ABOUT BEHEMOTH-- BEHEMOTH have set "Evangelion" as the title of their ninth hell breaking opus. A Greek word meaning "spreading the good news" or "spreading the words of God", its use is often related to biblical stories of the salvation of mankind, the sacrificial death of Jesua and his later resurrection. BEHEMOTH choose to use the word in it's purest, etymological context, without any Christian connotations - the time of spreading good news has come indeed. This is the Evangelion Of The New Eon. Representing a whole new spectrum of strength, creativity and determination, "Evangelion" is the album to undoubtedly lead this Polish mob to the peak of the extreme metal genre. Always a band for disrespecting the boundaries of self-limitation (indeed, evil has no boundaries), these metal luminaries have returned with fury and vengeance. Recorded in the band's hometown Radio Gdansk studio with Wieslawscy Brothers and Daniel Bergstrand (drums) in the producers chair, and a stunning mix courtesy of the legendary Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Slipknot, Carcass), the final result is a beast of an album, and one that will tear any competition to shreds. Expectations are high for BEHEMOTH with what many are citing as their breakthrough album. Indeed, the band have already stolen a Golden God at this year's Metal Hammer Awards for "Best Underground Band", as well as securing first place in Terrorizer's readers polls ("Best Live Band", "Best Vocalist", Best Drummer"). But this is not an overnight success story. BEHEMOTH have been together for close to 19 years now. Formed by a teenage Nergal in 1991, BEHEMOTH quickly made a name for themselves in black metal circuits with early cult releases "Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)", "...And The Forests Dream Eternally" mini CD, and "Grom". Third full length "Pandemonic Incantations" saw the addition of drum monster Inferno, at which point the band started to realise their full potential. Slowly evolving with increasingly impressive musicianship and songwriting, as well as ever-imporoving production values, the band amassed a solid and dedicated fanbase with such highly acclaimed albums as "The Apostasy" and "Demigod", as well as some very high profile tours, including runs with acts such as Dimmu Borgir, Deicide, Amon Amarth, Opeth, In Flames, Trivium, Morbid Angel, Chimaira, and, most notably, 2007's Ozzfest where the band's unrelenting energy, savage brutality and uncompromising vision made them the breakthrough artist of the tour. In support of their 9th full-length, BEHEMOTH will be hitting the road with Slayer and Marilyn Manson as part of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour, the hottest US tour of the summer, and one that is bound to see them increase their dedicated fanbase even further. Out to consistently push the envelope and top previous efforts, BEHEMOTH have with "Evangelion" delivered an extreme metal masterpiece set to drop the jaws of all who hear it. Stay tuned and beware - Evangelion is here! ABOUT CANNIBAL CORPSE-- Formed in 1988, Buffalo born/Tampa raised Cannibal Corpse helped found, manipulate and transcend the very boundaries of death metal beginning with the scandalously controversial debut, Eaten Back To Life. Raising the eyebrows of inquisitive metalheads and incensed parents and politicians, the record -- produced by Scott Burns at the now renowned Morrisound Studios -- was more extreme and confrontational than anything the metal genre had ever known. As a result of the band's brilliantly gruesome cover art, grisly lyrics and song titles like "Hammer Smashed Face," "Meat Hook Sodomy" and "Addicted To Vaginal Skin," follow-up records Butchered At Birth (1991) and Tomb Of The Mutilated (1992) were met with further contempt by the likes of such organized censorship leagues as the PMRC. In just three years, the sale of Cannibal Corpse merchandise was (temporarily) prohibited in Australia, Korea and New Zealand (in fact, the sale of Butchered At Birth and the performance of those three records is still forbidden in Germany). But dissuaded they were not. Proving technical dexterity, diabolic vocal grunts and a penchant for serial killers, zombies and gore of all shapes, sizes and textures, Cannibal Corpse won over the hearts of many a metal extremist and have since become a harrowing household name. Since the bands inception they have sold millions of albums world wide and show no sign of slowing or bowing down to the ever changing metal genre. Massive tours throughout the U.S. and Europe as well as Australia and South America only underscored the band's staying power...and all this with zero commercial radio presence and minimal video play (although the band did appear in the Hollywood blockbuster, Ace Ventura -- Pet Detective). The momentum continued with the 1996 release of Vile, the first Cannibal record to feature former Monstrosity throat George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher following the departure of Chris Barnes. Any skepticism over the new voice behind the mighty Corpse was quickly put to rest. Simply put, Vile slayed from beginning to end and became the first ever death metal record to enter the prestigious Billboard charts. Over the next few years, relentlessly touring, bolstered musicianship and progressively more potent recordings saw the band increase in popularity within the underground and beyond. After the mass success of 2004's The Wretched Spawn and some personnel changes (longtime guitarist Jack Owen fled the band in 2004 to carry on his commitments with his rock project, Adrift. Origin axe-master Jeremy Turner filled in for the band during their remaining tours that year before Malevolent Creation/Hate Plow/Solstice guitarist Rob Barrett, who played on Cannibal Corpse's infamous releases The Bleeding and Vile records, rejoined the band as a fulltime member.), Cannibal Corpse has returned to the Death Metal frontlines with the pungently eloquent majesty that is Kill. Simply titled but meticulously assembled, Kill was recorded with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal/ex-Morbid Angel) at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida. The tenth record of their storied career, each track basks in its own claustrophobic abrasiveness and maniacal subject matter. From the onset of the fiery "The Time To Kill Is Now," guitarists Barrett and Pat O'Brien, vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, bassist Alex Webster and drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz pummel with a renewed sense of urgency. Fast, furious and scrupulously timed, the tune is a palpable reminder that Cannibal remains a force to be reckoned. "Make Them Suffer" sears with an old school Possessed vibe (a band to whom Cannibal has paid homage to on several occasions), while "Necrosadistic Warning," replete with a barrage of blistering solo work by O'Brien whose guitar deftness is often underestimated, comes riddled with visions of zombies sexually gratifying themselves with the body parts of the beings they've slain. Other tracks like the telling "Five Nails Through The Neck," "Death Walking Terror," "Brain Removal Device" and instrumental closer "Infinite Misery" see the five-piece at their most cogent, both lyrically and musically. Older, wiser, and as malevolent as ever before, the time to Kill is now!
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African FinTech Company Cellulant Raises $47.5 Million
Cellulant, a heading Pan-African digital payments use provider that prompts, collects, settles and reconciles payments in genuine time, has lifted $47.5 million from a consortium of investors that embody a Rise Fund, a impact account run by private equity organisation TPG Growth, Endeavour Catalyst and Satya Capital, a private equity organisation owned by Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim.
The understanding is a largest involving a FinTech association that does business usually in Africa, according to a press matter by a Rise Fund.
"Much of a [FinTech investment] activity in new times in Africa has been privately in a consumer lending space," pronounced Yemi Lalude, TPG's handling partner for Africa, in a press statement. "This is opposite from that. What Cellulant has is a remuneration height that enables people who have not had entrance to financial payments to get entrance in a approach that is transparent."
Cellulant skeleton to plough a new collateral into scaling adult a company's operations and expanding into dual African countries this year. The association will also channel a poignant apportionment of a supports into Agrikore, a blockchain formed smart-contracting, payments and marketplace element that ensures that everybody in cultivation (Farmers, FMCGs, Agriculture inputs providers, furnish aggregators, word companies, financial institutions, governments, growth partners) can do business with any other in a devoted environment.
"We are scaling adult a existent payments products in a cultivation sector, digital banking and internet payments; as good as introducing consumer-focused products to element a craving products we already have," Akinboro pronounced in a matter to Nigeria's Business Day. "This will concede us to boost entrance to payments for a millions of Africans who are still unbanked, notwithstanding a financial inclusion revolution."
Cellulant was founded in 2004 by Kenyan businessman Ken Njoroge and his Nigerian partner, Goke Akinboro. The company's works with some-more than 90 banks in 11 countries and has some-more than 100 million customers.
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Well this week was topsy-turvy. It had its high-lights and its low-lights. It had its hot days, and its cool days. It was a very up and down week.
First Wednesday-Friday
Well even though I said in my last e-mail that it has been very cool and pleasant ever since I got here, it got hot, in a hurry. Wednesday and Thursday were both in the high 90's while Friday cooled off to about 92 or so. It was hot. I guess when it is hot, people don't like to hear the gospel. Wednesday we did not get into one house and Thursday we only got into one. It was hard. It was frustrating, but I just kept thinking that we are so blessed to be able to get in with a few people each day that a couple of days not getting in will just make us realize how blessed we are.
So nothing really happened those days until Friday night rolled around. It was 8:45 and we were thinking of what to do for the last 15 minutes of the day and Elder Arnold said we can go try Emilio, he is a guy Elder Arnold taught when he was here before and we can get in and see if we can teach him again. So we go by and he lets us in. We talked to him a little about 1 Nephi 8 and Lehi's dream. We then invited him to soccer the next day which he said he wanted to go to and to church on Sunday which he also agreed to going to. So Saturday morning rolls around and we swing by his apartment so he could follow us to the park where they were playing soccer. We all play soccer with the Priesthood and everything went great. Emilio made friends and everything. It was awesome. So then the next day before church we call him to see if he is coming he said yeah he was getting dressed right then to go. So he shows up at 1:50. He stays for all of church and we even got his son, Emilio Junior to go to nursery. It was awesome and he said he enjoyed church.
We also started teaching this family Edith and Marco. They are a cool family with 2 kids and Edith is pregnant and was due the 9th but still hasn't had the baby. Well, Sunday we were seeing if someone could watch the kids while she has having the baby and maybe take them some meals. Sister Resheke volunteered and so we went by Sunday night so they could meet each other. They hit it off really well and she is going to watch the kids during all of the doctor visits and while she is in the hospital.
Then yesterday we had a really good day. We taught 5 lessons and found 2 new investigators. I don't have time to go into all of the lessons except one. Just know they were all great. One of those was Deborah and her daughter Alejandra. They were taught about 9 months but Deborah's husband Arturo is a staunch Catholic and so that is tough. Anyway we start teaching them and Deborah stops us and says do you have the power to heal. And we explain priesthood blessings then she asked if she could have one. So we did. Well Elder Arnold anointed and I gave the blessing. Well I bless her that she would be healed. So anyway after the blessing we asked her how she felt. She said she felt something go from her feet and leave her head. Then she just started crying. She said she had been diagnosed with a life threatening disease and was so depressed that she grabbed a bottle of pills on Friday and was going to kill herself. She didn't though (obviously). Well she never told us what her disease was but whatever it was, she is cured. It was amazing. An awesome story for an awesome day.
That is the story of our week. It was amazing to watch the Lord work with us. Have a great week
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The tale of a mixed-up week (07/13/2010)
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Tuesday, 22 November 2016 09:46
I won't ever forget hearing the news - working in Pittsburgh as a marketing analyst, returning from lunch with colleagues when we it was announced.
November 22, 1963 was a Friday. The working day ended once the news broke everyone in my department stunned, unable to focus on anything else.
It was too early to know what evidence later revealed. Lee Harvey Oswald was a convenient patsy, uninvolved in what happened, a state-sponsored assassination, CIA and secret service dirty hands likely responsible.
Killing him mattered. Things might have been different had he lived, at least for a time. November 22, 1963 remains a stain on America's deplorable legacy.
JFK's body was flown to Washington from Dallas. On Sunday, November 24, a horse-drawn caisson carried his flag-draped coffin to lie in state on Capitol Hill.
On November 25, officials from over 90 countries attended his state funeral. After a St. Matthew's requiem mass, he was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
The events of that time will stay with me always. JFK was assassinated for transforming himself from a warrior to peacemaker.
Rejecting Pax Americana, wanting nuclear disarmament, rapprochement with Soviet Russia, all US forces out of Vietnam by December 1965, and other anti-establishment policies proved his undoing.
America's deep state had other ideas - the challenge Trump faces if he follows through on wanting better relations with Moscow and President Vladimir Putin - perhaps favoring more diplomacy and less wars.
Plato once said "strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught falsehoods in school. And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool."
The Warren Commission whitewashed what happened. The Big Lie persists to this day. Extensive research James Fetzer conducted concluded the following:
"The weapon Oswald is alleged to have used cannot have fired the bullets that killed JFK. The 'magic bullet' theory is provably untrue and was not even anatomically possible."
"JFK was hit four times - in the throat from in front, in the back from behind, and in the head from in front and behind."
"X-rays were altered. A brain was substituted, and photos and films were faked to conceal the true causes of his death."
Fetzer cited "more than 15 indications of Secret Service complicity in setting JFK up for the hit."
"Two agents assigned to the limousine were left behind at Love Field. The flat-bed truck for reporters that should have preceded the limo was cancelled."
"The motorcycle escort was cut down to four and was instructed not to ride ahead of the rear wheels. Open windows were not covered. The manhole covers were not welded, and the crowd was allowed to spill into the street."
"…Vehicles were in the wrong order, with (Kennedy's) Lincoln first, when it should have been in the middle."
"This was such a blatant violation of protocol that any security expert would have detected it." The Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) destroyed the Presidential Protection Records to eliminate important evidence.
Kennedy's route was changed days before he arrived. Included was a strictly prohibited 90 degree turn. After gunfire struck him, driver William Greer pulled to the left. He stopped the vehicle.
"At Parkland Hospital, (Secret Service) agents got a bucket of water and a sponge, and washed brains and blood from the crime scene."
Kennedy's "limousine was taken back to Ford. (It) was stripped to bare metal and rebuilt" - destroying important evidence.
Pseudo-documentaries air on TV, distorting what happened, concealing vital truths, sticking to the long ago discredited lone gunman explanation.
"As much thought was given to concealing the truth from the public as was given to executing the assassination itself," Fetzer explained.
Had Kennedy lived, imagine the possibilities. He likely would have served two terms, perhaps RFK succeeding him in January 1969 had he lived. Maybe the Cold War would have ended and Southeast Asia war avoided.
We'll never know what might have been; only the deplorable aftermath of JFK's assassination, followed by RFK's to keep another Kennedy from becoming president.
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Understanding CNC Turning Terminology
January 5, 2015
The basic CNC turning machine knowledge regarding its operations can help you in your decision to outsource CNC turning services. Here are some of the CNC turning terminologies and their definitions to help you understand how this machine works.
Bed – the steel bar that serves as the base of the lathe, it is where the headstock, the saddle and the tailstock are moved back and forth.
Boring – a cutting action that is applied to the internal surfaces of the work-piece. It is the method of expanding a pre-existing hole by utilising a single-point device.
Chuck – a tool that passes onto the spindle to keep a work-piece in its position as it spins. It usually has three to four jaws that may be adjusted to match different sizes.
Cutting feed – the distance that a work-piece travels in one spindle rotation it is measured in inches per revolution (IPR). In cutting feed, either the cutting tool is fed into the work-piece or the work-piece is fed into the cutting tool.
Cutting speed – this corresponds with the speed of the work-piece surface as it connects to the tool during the cutting process. It is measured in surface feet per minute (SFM).
Depth of Cut – the depth of the object that is taken away when the work-piece is being cut.
Drilling – going deep into the surface of the work-piece, this method creates a round hole with the use of a multi-point device.
Feed rate – this is the product of cutting feed and spindle speed. It refers to the speed of the cutting device as it runs to the extent of the work-piece. It is measured in inches per minute (IPM).
Headstock – this is the last part of the lathe which carries the spindle and the drive that turns the work-piece.
Lathe – refers to a device that is frequently used to produce a cylindrical structure of parts.
Radial depth of cut – this is the depth of the tool along the radius of the work-piece during the cutting operation.
Reaming – the method that uses a multi-point tool to polish the internal surface of a hole.
Rotational speed – as its name suggests, it is the speed that the work-piece rotates on the lathe.
Spindle – the tool that is placed in the headstock, the spindle is the part that rotates the work-piece at high speed.
Spindle speed – this is the rotational speed of the spindle and the work-piece. It is measured in revolutions per minute (RPM).
Tailstock – a tool that is placed at the edge of a lathe to support the last part of extensive work-pieces.
Thread – this is a helical ridge that cuts down the length of a work-piece.
Work-piece – refers to the material used for manufacturing a particular output such as machine parts and components. It comes in the form of wood, metal, plastic or the like.
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PARIS — Luc Besson's EuropaCorp is bidding to double its revenues in the next four years to e316 million ($425.5 million), the filmmaker said Wednesday, a little more than a week ahead of the company's stock market listing on July 6.
The 7-year-old Gallic film company also intends to increase its operational margins by almost 50%, he said, without giving actual figures. Company, which produces and distributes films such as "Taxi" and "Arthur and the Invisibles," made a profit of $11.04 million in 2006.
Around a quarter of the company will be floated on the Euronext Paris stock market to raise $94.2 million. Afterward, Besson's controlling stake will be diluted to around 61% and his partner Pierre Ange Le Pogam's to around 8%.
"We are committed body and soul to EuropaCorp, it's our baby," Besson told financial journalists and investors in Paris on Wednesday.
The group is usually discreet about its affairs but Besson and Le Pogam, accompanied by financial director Raphael Durand, revealed some of the secrets of EuropaCorp's success so far.
Besson told attendees that in 47 films, EuropaCorp had only gone over budget twice, and that was in the company's first two years, on two low budget films that he did not name.
EuropaCorp's golden rule is never to put a film into production unless its budget is 80% pre-financed.
"This dogma is at the heart of our business model," Besson said. "When we don't have 80% we don't make the film. We've enough projects to be able to propose something else."
Coin acquired through the IPO will be earmarked for bigger-budget fare, not for making any more films than the eight to 12 a year the company already puts out, Besson said, because "the more ambitious a film is, the easier it is to pre-finance."
A chart showed that 31 of the company's films with budgets averaging $14.7 million were 98% pre-financed, while six films with budgets averaging $33.5 million were prefinanced 121%.
Besson identified four areas in which EuropaCorp hoped to grow its business. On the production side, it would seek to develop franchises like "Taxi" and "The Transporter," and plans to make one animated film every two years. Two "Arthur" sequels are in the works, as are two more toon projects.
EuropaCorp will also seek external opportunities for growth, via investment in production shingles and the acquisition of film libraries.
"There are catalogs that are sleeping, that are underexploited," Besson said, without naming names.
Although the company runs a multiplex in Marseilles, it does not have ambitions to become a full fledged exhibitor, the filmmaker said.
But Besson's ambitious project to build a film studio in the Paris suburbs is still on the agenda, although it will be financed separately, not via EuropaCorp, the filmmaker said. The company will rent space in the facility — which has no building start date yet — along with other French outfits.
"There's nothing in France. I don't want all my executives spending their time in planes going elsewhere. EuropaCorp needs this studio," he said.


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Wow, Jonah is so great when he's having fun! I went all out with the setup today: we had a jump, a "tire" (a hula hoop tied to the side of the swing-set, about a foot off the ground), a 'teeter' (our board on a log), a plank (lifted about 8" off the ground), a slide set on the ground to walk on, our 'tunnel' (sheet over a shelf, about a foot wide and two feet tall) and....POLES! I cut holes in cones and stuck rods in them. I had to stake them down so they wouldn't fall over, but that was alright.
With the poles, first I put them straight but he didn't really seem to get it. He would follow a lure through, but was pretty slow and his interest was moderate. Next I tried tilting the poles out. This worked a lot better, but he would still pop out. So, I bit the bullet and re-staked the cones for more of a channel method (off-set poles). With this, I could call him straight through and he was great.
We played around for a while with the different obstacles and then did a little course. Basically that meant we would do an obstacle, click and treat for it, then run to the next one, stop and do it, and then run to the next. I know, it's not a real sequence, but the running was kind of like it's own little reward and kept his interest high. Plus, we weren't just doing the same thing over and over so we didn't get bored and it was easy to keep enthusiasm really high.
Our course consisted of a lead off through the poles so I could be sure he started from a good sit and would find the entrance. Then we did the tunnel, slide, plank, jump, teeter, jump again, and the tire last. The tunnel-slide-plank-jump went really fast and I could treat on the run. We still have to slow down a lot for the teeter, but he has no fear and does a good job. The second jump was again no problem. The tire also takes more guidance from me, so I had to slow him down and position myself next to it to act as a wing, but once we were all lined up he jumped right through it. After he finished I made an extra effort to be excited and we ran around, had lots of pats, threw a tennis ball and then I laid down and let him lick my face. He was thrilled, and it was a great place to stop. What a good boy.
So now Dave and I are heading out and Jonah gets the weekend to hang out with the 'rents and Molly. Good life!


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Students in grades 2-8 are needed to sing at the children's liturgies. All that is needed is the ability to follow directions and cooperate in a group. Practice is held Wednesday afternoon in the Church or Kazista Center.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Singers and musicians provide music for the 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon and 5 p.m. Sunday Masses. Singers need an ability to follow directions and attend rehearsal. Usually one evening practice per week and one weekend Mass.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Sings the assembly Mass parts and some additional motets in four parts. Singers need the ability to match pitch. We will train you. One evening practice and Sunday Mass commitment.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Sing/play instrument at the 5 p.m. Sunday Youth Mass once per month. Students in grades 8-12 welcome. Will train. Thursday evening practices in Church.
Director of Youth Ministry 301-622- 1122
Ministries Pertaining to Mass
Wash and carefully iron purificators and corporals used at Mass. Attention to detail is important. Will train. Volunteer commitment: once per month.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Children's Liturgy of the Word
Before the First Reading at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. Masses on Sundays, children are invited to process out and assemble in the Chapel for a presentation on that day's Scripture readings.
Leader Responsibilities
Help children read and understand the scripture proclaimed at Mass. Vitus training is required, but can be completed through SJB. Volunteer commitment: once a month at either the 9:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Mass.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Holy Communion Ministers bring the body and blood of Christ to the Church. Initial training and occasional ongoing formation sessions are required. Must be a Catholic in good standing who has received the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist).
Susan DeCamp 301-622-1122
Sign-up for one hour time(s) to be or to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. Opportunity available on Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel. For more information, contact the Parish Office, 301-622-1122 or the Director of Liturgy.
Proclaim the word of God from the ambo in the sanctuary. Good, clear speaking voice necessary. Training provided. Volunteer commitment: once or twice a month.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Responsible for liturgical art and environment in Church and Chapel. Design, art, sewing or floral experience helpful. Set up/decorating needed at Christmas, Easter and holy days. 3-4 meetings per year.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Welcome as Jesus all who come to Mass. Assist with seating, directions and collection at least one Sunday Mass per month. Outgoing personality helpful. Training provided. Volunteer commitment: 1-4 times per month.
Susan DeCamp 301-622- 1122
Help our head sacristan and liturgist set up and take down everything we need for Mass on the weekends. Must be at least 18 years old, and an independent worker with attention to detail. Will train. Volunteer commitment: once a month, 4-5 hours.
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According to a report from Automotive News , Dodge will launch the first-ever all-wheel-drive Challenger model, called the GT AWD, this fall. No other details were given, but the all-wheel-drive system could be similar to the one offered on the Charger, which now comes paired only to the -liter Pentastar V-6. All-wheel drive was formerly offered with the -liter HEMI V-8, and the combo is still available to law enforcement in the Charger Pursuit. The GT AWD will be joined by a wide-body variant of the Challenger SRT Hellcat called the Challenger ADR in 2017.
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