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Parade probably makes everyone sound this dumb, but it's especially funny when it's Alec.
In a bizarre faux-essay, "Alec Baldwin's Holiday Confession: I Can't Resist My Mom's Baking, in this week's Parade Magazine, meant to publicize Alec's holiday old-people-screwing movie with Meryl Streep, It's Complicated, Alec (or a dumbed-down bizarro-version of Alec) talks about his love of pudding cake, pretty-lady Meryl Streep, and how lucky he feels to have a job when other people are struggling. There's nothing specifically wrong with it, per se, it's just that the whole thing reads like it was As Told To a slow third-grader with vocabulary issues:
"I wake up every day and think, "How can I make it a good day?" I have a good job. When we're working on 30 Rock, we all knock wood and say, "Thank goodness we've got jobs when other people are really struggling." I also have good friends who have helped me through some tough times. I have my family, who all get along pretty well. Everybody's very close. I never wake up in the morning and look in the mirror and say, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the greatest Baldwin brother of them all?"
If you've ever read one of Alec's essays on The Huffington Post, or any non-Parade interview with him, or seen his show, or have read his (chapter!) book, or know who he is on any level, this thing sounds like the dumb-Charly parts of Flowers for Algernon. Thank god it's just the Parade effect, or we'd think our Alec was losing his mind.
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Though I was never around at the time to appreciate the musical wondrousness of The Beatles, the miracle of analogue and digital media allows me to enjoy their songs to this very day. Perhaps some of the magic of the 60's is lost through the decades and cannot be recreated but the band's albums speak for themselves, having influenced hundreds, if not thousands of today's musicians from all genres. Though enjoyment of music is a largely subjective affair and quantifying the merits of each song is somewhat of a futile exercise in the end, one can generally agree on what were the filler and what were the killer songs from the band. Though I don't for one second hope to or even think that I can change your current opinion on your favourite Beatles songs, I hope that this list will one day reach even one person out there and encourage them to listen to even one of these songs, hopefully leading to exploration of the full back catalogue and the discovery of a level of musical talent and song-writing genius that you simply don't see in this day and age. Think of this as a rough top ten list of The Beatles' most pleasing songs.
Strawberry Fields Forever
Haunting in its very own way – probably due to the fact that sections of the song had to be both sped up and slowed down to reconcile different takes that Lennon insisted on choosing. Clear inspiration from hallucinogenic substances is seen here, but the result is an incredible song that stunned the rest of The Beatles when Lennon returned after writing the song. Don't worry, rest of The Beatles: we are equally as moved when listening to this song as well.
Hey Jude
Nah. Nah, nah, na-na-na naaah, and so on and so forth. That's right, Hey Jude has to be in this list of course but I'm not falling for the trap of giving it the very top spot: that would be too obvious. Still, this song is the subject of many a man's drunken wails and is almost anthemic in nature, giving it this fine example of a Beatles song a dominant position in the list.
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
It's not the most impressive song by The Beatles, at least in a musical sense, but there's something about this song, which Lennon insists isn't intended to act as a reference LSD, that makes it fantastic to listen to and an extremely memorable number from the band. Perhaps the "girl with the kaleidoscope eyes" wasn't an hallucination after all and truly was a figure that Lennon desired to come and save him from a failing marriage and hopeless situation.
Ticket To Ride
Getting heavy with Ticket To Ride, The Beatles themselves admitted this was more of a coarse sound than the usual, with Lennon having claimed that it was actually one of the very first records of the heavy metal genre. Heavy guitars and solid drumming are invitations enough for you to take a ticket to ride.
A Hard Day's Night
Off-the-cuff comments often develop into the central lyric or idea for a song, and this one from Ringo became the title for one of their films and the titular song. The chords of this song (particularly the opener) have become synonymous with The Beatles and the hysteria surrounded them.
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"For the sins of your fathers you, though guiltless, shall suffer."
--Horace, "Odes," III, 6, 1.
My father and I rarely agree about anything besides his grandchildren. Our political views diverged as he drifted to the right. He has become increasingly intolerant and foul-tempered, sometimes offending others who disagree with him about any subject.
But I'm also proud of him. At age 94, he still manages well in assisted living, foregoing a wheelchair for the occasional walker. A brilliant entrepreneur who provided steadily for our family, he is honest as the day is long.
And, he's always up for a good argument. Barack Obama? "A corrupt Chicago politician. He hangs out with that preacher who hates white people," he declared recently. Wrong-headed, but that's my old man.
This reminds me of the current plight of Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts, who refuses to throw his right-wing father under the bus, even when he says or does crazy shit like my dad.
As has been widely reported, Joe Ricketts, the family patriarch, does not like the leader of the free world. The elder Ricketts, a Romney supporter, attended a meeting in which an ad campaign was pitched that would have once again linked Obama to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
News of this meeting has caused apoplexy among some black leaders and prominent Democrats. It infuriated Mayor Rahm Emmanuel to the point that he wouldn't return Tom Ricketts' conciliatory phone call and walked out of a news conference when the subject was raised by reporters, dousing gasoline on already hot media fires.
Spokespersons for Da Mare -- Obama's former chief of staff -- have pointed out that Tom Ricketts may ask for $150 million in tax incentives for the renovation of Wrigley Field at a time when taxpayers are tapped out. Why should Democratic public officials support a ball club whose ownership got its money from a wealthy Republican who wants to play the race card in this year's presidential campaign?
To those officials, my friends in the black community and fellow media commentators: Chill, people.
You know that Joe Ricketts has no financial interest in the Cubs, right? You know that he rejected the Rev. Wright ad campaign, yes? You know that the Ricketts kids are independently successful businesspersons? You know they have publicly repudiated any form of racism, and Tom Ricketts' sister Laura (a Cubs co-owner) has been a major donor and fundraiser for Barack Obama? You know all this because it has been reported in the media, though not as widely as it should have been.
Here are facts you may not know, perhaps lost in the storm of stories that have rained out nuance and context:
- The Cubs bring $650 million a year in economic development to the city, county and state. Wrigley Field is the third most popular tourist destination in Illinois.
- The team's owners held fundraisers at Wrigley for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkel and Ald. Carrie Austin (34th), both prominent Democrats. Invitations to the events identify "The Ricketts Family" as co-hosts for the Preckwinkel benefit, and "Mayor Rahm Emmanuel & Laura Ricketts" for the Austin fundraiser.
- Tom Ricketts hired former Obama campaign media hand Julian Green as the team's vice president of communications, and Jahaan Blake, an African-American woman, to head the team's fan experience program.
Turning to the real issue, here's another indisputable fact: Wrigley Field, a 98-year-old iconic ballpark, has markedly deteriorated. Even if you dislike the team that plays there, you have a $650 million stake in ensuring the lights work and the structure is sound. If you are a Cubs fan, as I have been for 45 years, you're probably tired of peeing in metal troughs and enduring claustrophobia in the concourse.
Under the circumstances, the $150 million to renovate Wrigley is a great deal. It's also a fair deal since the funding will come from growth in amusement taxes generated at Wrigley, and Cubs ownership will pay for at least as much to complete the renovation.
If you think otherwise, that's fine. Reasonable minds can differ. But don't scapegoat -- or Billy Goat -- Tom Ricketts. That is, unless you're willing to accept blame for all the goofy things your parents once did -- or, more relevant, considered doing.
(Memo to Mayor Emmanuel's kids: Are you responsible for every off-the-wall option your father considered when he worked at the White House? If so, go to your rooms at once and don't come out until you're ready to apologize.)
I was talking to my old man on Sunday about the insults being hurled at Tom Ricketts, even by respected opinion writers and sports commentators.
"Sons of bitches," he growled, before quickly adding: "But your team stinks."
On both points, my Dad and I agree. At last. But his second comment makes me wonder: Would there be nearly as much fuss if the Cubs were in first place?


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It seems like just yesterday that our long term Ford F-150 Ecoboost FX4 SuperCrew hit the 5000 mile mark. Here we are with a truck that has rolled past the 10,000 mile mark. Since our last update, we have had our first service, been through one warranty repair and have seen fuel economy fall off from the first report. We are still looking to demo some products for the truck and are interested in your questions and comments. Read on for all the news and use the comments to let us know what you would like to see.
I am the primary driver of the F-150 and even after almost a year with it, I still enjoy the F-150 every time I get behind the wheel. When you spend time reviewing cars you can end up leaving your primary driver parked for long periods. There has yet to be a time when I have gotten back into the F-150 and missed whatever I had been driving previously. The truck remains quiet, comfortable, and the EcoBoost V-6 delivers such impressive power it is tough to be fair to fuel economy.
At this point of ownership, I can confidently say that the EcoBoost V-6 gets slightly better mileage when compared to the best in class V-8s. To date we have averaged 17.2 miles per gallon. This is almost dead on to the EPA estimate for mixed driving at 17 MPG. The first 5000 miles came in at 17.9 MPG and this 5000 mile segment came in at 16.4 MPG. I tracked our driving closely and this round was far more city focused than the first 5000 miles, so the decrease is not surprising. Over this time our average speed was 29.5 MPH and at our first update the average speed was closer to 34 MPH.
Originally, I had wondered how long it would take to pay off the extra $750 cost of the EcoBoost. From my experience it would take almost five years to gain back $750 extra the EcoBoost costs in fuel savings. If you go by the EPA (and we have been right on their numbers) the EcoBoost gets about 5.88% better fuel economy (1 MPG (the improvement over the mixed EPA number)/17 (the EPA mixed number for a 4*4 Ecoboost) * 100 (to get the percentage)) in mixed driving when compared to the 5.0. (Who said you'd never need word problems again??) If you drive an average 12,000 miles per year you would burn 705.8 gallons of gas. At $3.71 a gallon (the current average) that would be $2,618.82 spent on gas in a year in the EcoBoost. With the 5.0 you would burn 750 gallons and spend $2,782.50 per year. So, if everything went the way the EPA said it would it would take a little over four and a half years to make back your money. To be fair, keeping your truck clean, maintained, and your tires inflated properly could also gain you similar economy.
So with a potential five year payback is the EcoBoost worth it? Absolutely! It isn't the economy that makes this engine special, it is the power. I would happily put this version of the EcoBoost (it is different from Ford's other offerings) up against any European competitor. The EcoBoost is a torque monster that is both quiet and smooth.
Spending this amount of time in a vehicle does allow one to learn all of the little intricacies that you would not have a the chance of finding even after spending a week with truck. Here are a few things that we have found annoying and would love for Ford to address in future versions of the truck. This truck is outfitted with the FX4 package which is intended to boost its off-road prowess. It works well and the rear locker makes playing in the mud and sand a bit more comforting. The issue is that the engine bay gets filthy and is very difficult to clean. Part of the issue appears to be that the EcoBoost does not take up all that much space under the hood allowing dirty water, mud and sand to make its way all over the top of the engine. Beyond the large gap in front of the engine I'm at a loss to explain how dirty the engine bay gets. I have off-roaded other trucks and Jeeps and nothing gets as dirty under the hood as the F-150 EcoBoost.
SYNC works as well as can be expected once everything is connected, but it cannot handle re-connecting to a Bluetooth audio source after a restart. In other words, if you are listening to Bluetooth streaming and shut down the car, when you restart it Sync doesn't reconnect to Bluetooth and defaults to the 3.5mm aux input. This then requires you to pick Bluetooth audio as the source once Bluetooth connects. Almost everything else I have driven recently has a pause when starting the car to give the audio system a chance to connect to Bluetooth and then start streaming again. I am going to ask Ford if they can provide an update for SYNC, stay tuned for our next update.
In our last updated I noted that the key pad on the door is very useful, but it is missing a feature. If you're like me and wake before the sun rises, it would be very nice if the pad lit after a pull at the locked door handle. After you press the first button it lights, but at that point you have most likely pushed the wrong button. Another nice feature of the F-150s are the constantly powered 12 Volt outlets in the truck. Together with the USB port for SYNC, you can keep almost anything charged, even charging things while the truck is off. Here is another suggestion for Ford: allow the dashboard mounted power outlet to be switched from constant hot to ignition dependent. This way, if you're like us and use a radar detector, you will no longer need to remember to turn on and off the device every time you enter the truck. The final improvement that this truck needs is an additional door holder indent. What is that you ask? You know when you open the door of your car and it has natural places it will stop and hold? Well, in the F-150 it has two options, barely open and you just smashed the car next to you. It just needs one more spot directly between the two that exist now.
Do those things sound too nitpicky? Maybe, but they are the little annoyances that you learn over time. Here is the good news: the truck has run like a finely made Swiss watch for over 10,000 miles. In that time it required one oil change, at 10,014 miles, and had one minor technical issue. The only glitch in the truck was a backup camera that had lost its high-contrast mode at night. I have talked to a number of our readers and most people didn't know about this or understand what I was talking about. When I first bought the truck, at night when you shifted it into reverse, the backup camera came on as expected. The trick was it went into a high contrast mode, almost like a night vision. Then, one day, it stopped working and you had to ride the brake pedal to be able to see anything with the camera at night.
I took it back to Ford and they thought I was a bit crazy, but after checking their system they found a TSB (technical service bulletin) about the backup cameras. The TSB said that the software in the actual camera could be faulty and to replace it if a customer reported any issues, so a replacement was ordered. (If you're having the same issue make sure you advise your service manager to order a new rear badge as well, because it needs to be broken off to replace the camera.) A week later I had a backup camera that works wonders at night and doesn't require riding the brakes in order to see. The pictures attached are after the replacement camera was installed. You'll note that the screen isn't as grainy as it appears in the photos; the grain is a result of night photos with no flash.
During the service we chose to have them put synthetic oil in as a replacement. This was to see if synthetic performed any miracles for fuel economy (it hasn't) and also to help with the longevity of a truck we plan to keep for years. The synthetic oil change cost $69.91 and they charged us $26.95 to rotate the tires for a total cost of $96.86 tax. Almost $30 to rotate the tires is a bit pricey so next time we'll do that ourselves – or maybe we should just put new wheels and tires on the truck.
Here is where we need your help: what aftermarket parts would you like to see us test on the truck? We have started reaching out to manufactures to test products, but we would love to go to them with your ideas and feedback. As always, follow @AutosavantKG for more frequent updates on the long term test EcoBoost Ford F-150.


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Eliminate Jindosh without him ever knowing you were there
MISSION 4: The Clockwork Mansion
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In the next room behind some windows are 2 guards. Be careful and don't get spotted. Take your time and peak out to take them out one by one. For the Silence achievement / trophy you can't get spotted at any point.
Next up go straight and turn right at the clockwork robot. Follow the balcony in the next room to the right and reach to the lower platform to the right. Crawl through the hatch and take the elevator to the top floor.
Be careful here again and you won't have much trouble. A Clockwork robot is patroling on the right, so go left in the circular room and look for the perfect moment to take yout Jindosh before he notices you.


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West Point residents reflect on Halloween traditions
West Point and Clay County residents celebrate Halloween in many different ways share their favorite Halloween memories.
Growth Alliance director Lisa Klutts said she didn't enjoy horror movies, but she liked watching 'The Twilight Zone' and classic horror movies like 'Frankenstien' during the Halloween season.
"My favorite part of Halloween is dressing up in costumes," Klutts said. "Even though I'm dressing up as Minnie Mouse this year, being a witch is my favorite. There are so many fun ways to accessorize it."
Mayor Robbie Robinson said his favorite Halloween memories were when his children were young.
"I lived on Court Street in my younger married days, and my kids would trick-or-treat up and down the street," Robinson said. "We lived in an older Victorian house, and I would dress up as a ghost and hide on the porch and scare the trick-or-treaters."
Robinson said he remembered scaring a child so bad once that the child ran away off the porch and down the road.
"I don't do that any more though," Robinson said with a laugh. "I think I've matured since then."
West Point Police Department Detective Ramirez Ivy said horror movies didn't scare him, and his favorite halloween memory was trick-or-treating when he was a child.
"I used to love dressing up and costumes and getting candy," Ivy said. "For the last five years I've dressed up as a cop for Halloween."
Ivy said Halloween candy is still his favorite part of Halloween.
West Point Consolidated School District Community Relations Coordinator Julie Hill said her children, husband and children trick-or-treat in their neighborhood along Court Street for Halloween every year.
"I know when I was a kid, and it's my kids' favorite part of Halloween too, is counting up all the candy we get at the end of the night and seeing what all different types we collected," Hill said.
Hill said a tradition her family enjoys each Halloween is going to Truck-or-Treat and hayrides at the fall festival at First Baptist Church.


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On Sunday morning, while munching on a "carob coconut puffed rice bar" and sipping my usual decaf Earl Grey, I saw a "Cinnamon Toast Crunch" commercial, which had me start reminiscing about my "breakfasts of the past."
Long gone are the days when I used to devour sugary cereals like Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs (my favourite!) and Lucky Charms! I know my son will put up a fight when he discovers these and realizes that, for some reason, they are not "allowed" in the house! It will be difficult for me to give in knowing that they are full of sugar and lacking in essential vitamins.
Although I've yet to encounter the "battle of the sugary cereals," I still felt a little guilty knowing that the probability of depriving my son of these "classics" in the future was highly likely! (Call me crazy, but I think he can survive without them!)
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my overwhelming sense of guilt it I made him these delicious coconut cinnamon "toasts" topped with a deliciously sweet banana maple syrup.
With a breakfast like this, who would miss Cinnamon Toast Crunch?! ;-)
4 slices gluten-free bread (or bread of your choice)
2 eggs
1 tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground flax or wheatgerm (optional)
extra-virgin coconut oil (quantity as needed for grilling)
Add water to eggs (this helps "loosen" up the eggs making them easier to whisk) and whisk until frothy. Whisk in the cinnamon and ground flax to the eggs. Dip one piece of bread at a time into the egg mixture until well-coated on both sides.
In the meantime, heat about 1 tsp. coconut oil in a small frying on medium heat.
Once the oil begins to sizzle slightly add one piece of bread. Grill for about 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
Repeat with the remaining slices. (You might need to add more coconut oil to the pan as you grill each piece of bread...depending on how much of the "coconuty" flavour you want!)
I made four slices of french toast, served one warm and stored the remaining slices in the freezer.
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Once french toast is ready, (in the same small frying pan), heat maple syrup on medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until bubbly and thickened.
Add chopped bananas ands stir for a minute or two until well-coated.
Drizzle on warm french toast and garnish with crushed pecans or walnuts! Serve with a side portion of fresh bananas and cinnamon!
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Course DescriptionIf you ever stay in hotels, rent a car, or even just shop at your local supermarket, then non-airline loyalty programs could make an enormous difference to your travel experience! For example, hotel loyalty programs offer benefits such as room upgrades, lounge access and free nights! Or by maximising supermarket loyalty programs, you could be earning points and saving money at a much, much higher rate. Perhaps you own a small business? You could be taking advantage of bonus points, discounted flights and even an easy fast-track to Virgin Velocity Gold status! This course takes a detailed look at how to maximise the value in hotel, supermarket, small business and car hire loyalty programs in Australia. Course Material9 x Instructional Videos, totalling 91 minutes + Presentation Slides2 x minute Demonstration Videos totalling 7 minutes 4 x Downloadable Information Sheets1 x Online Note SheetsCourse Content
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With a laid back and beachy appeal, this collection features items that look as if they would be right at home whether you live by the seaside or just love the idea of having a coastal retreat in your own backyard or home.
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By John MassonJune 27, 2012
More than 50 Michigan Law summer starters gathered today for the first in a series of noontime gatherings to learn the finer points of cross-cultural lawyering.
The featured speaker: 2006 Michigan Law grad Denise Brogan-Kator, who runs the Rainbow Law Center in Ann Arbor along with partner Mary Kator.
For many of the students, the first order of business was figuring out exactly what cross-cultural lawyering means. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Christine Gregory, who organized the talk, spoke of her own experience as a legal services lawyer, when one of her clients approached her and bluntly said that he preferred a Jewish lawyer. While this was an extreme example of how one's social identity can affect the lawyer-client relationship, she said, it did illustrate for her that had the client never mentioned his bias, it is likely that she would not have known the underlying reasons for challenges they later encountered in her representation of him. Gregory went on to explain that clients aren't the only ones with a built-in set of prejudices. Lawyers have them, too.
Transcending those biases is the key, and getting there was the goal of this gathering, together with two more get-togethers scheduled for later this summer.
Brogan-Kator talked about how important it was for her to determine some of the various aspects of her own identity, so she could better empathize with clients. She told students about her own path to law school, which she undertook at age 48. Before that, she was a married father of three daughters, a Navy veteran, and a successful CFO who learned about the sting of employment discrimination when her gender identity cost her a series of jobs.
The first CFO job began unraveling, she told the group, at a Halloween party held by her employer. Brogan-Kator's wife went as Fred Astaire; Brogan-Kator herself went as Ginger Rogers. "He's a little too good at this," surmised Brogan-Kator's boss, a religious conservative. A few weeks later, Brogan-Kator was fired. She learned there was little she could do under the law.
"I made a vow to myself," she said. "If I could ever do something that would prevent this from happening to someone else, I was going to do it."
Two more CFO jobs followed before she found a boss who knew of her identity and simply asked if she could do the job. She did, and eventually was able to send herself to law school and set herself up with her partner in an Ann Arbor practice that works hard to help protect the rights of the LGBTQ community.
When she considers all the different slivers of her identity, she told students, it helps her reach out more effectively to her clients. Sometimes she struggles against the middle-class, privileged white male she was raised as. Sometimes she reaches back for the Navy veteran in her background. Other times for the father of three girls, the youngest of whom just earned a PhD and is getting married later this week. Still other times she reaches for the lawyer, the CFO, or, as she phrased it, "the queer."
"Taking back that word—saying, 'I'm queer'—can be a very powerful thing," she told the group.
But whatever identity helps her connect with a client is helpful. And the work is fulfilling.
"The first case I ever took," she said, "was a young man who was having custody of his children challenged simply because he was gay."
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I am constantly in awe at the detail I find in nature. The small white flowers in this photograph are so tiny several would fit on the end of a pencil. And yet, look at them--the closer one looks, the more their beauty can be seen.
Some of you have not been able to visit over the past few weeks. I have noticed your absence and have been praying for you. May God bless you this Easter weekend. He will bring you hope in unexpected places, dear ones.
Here is God's promise for you today. "I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth." ~Isaiah 42:16


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These garments and the thousands of hours I spent hand-knitting them were inspired by the process of healing and designed to give light to an area that is dark. This darkness took me 4 years of "umms and stumbles" before I could even say it. When I was young, I was sexually abused by my older brother. He suffered from schizophrenia and he later committed suicide.
Conquering these traumas weren't easy; it took a lot of amazing people to knit me back together and bring me out of darkness, which is why I designed this collection inspired by light: to remind those of us who have been abused that they there is light after darkness and that they are not alone.
I'm very thankful to these people, one of them being my beading collaborator Hannah Buechler who crystalized these pieces with hundreds of sparkles. Also, I'm incredibly thankful to Swarovski Crystals for sponsoring my collection and giving even more light to this story!
Photography: Franklin Headen. Video: Jordan Studdard. Model: Mattah Parker.
My heart in sharing my story and this collection is to give hope for those processing a similar abuse. I contemplated for a long time whether or not to share this, but In the end, I needed to; I know there are those of us who feel more broken than whole - but wholeness does come again!
Healing is not a sad face emoji in the comment section. It takes a lot of pain, and hardship to say the truth out loud to someone you trust. The fear is overwhelming at first, but it becomes less of a terror each time.
The best thing that people did was listen, and remind me that I was not defined by my situation. That there were better things ahead. That it may not come right away, but eventually, after a long night, there would be a glimmer of light. And eventually, those dark memories would be drowned out by light.


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Sofuoglu Still In The Lead After Donington Podium
May 14, 2012
Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini) rode with his head and his heart at Donington to secure second place in the race and the lead in the championship. Sheridan Morais was a fine sixth.
After qualifying fourth on Saturday Kenan understood very well that he could possibly win the Donington race but on the day the front running force of British rider Sam Lowes took the prize. Sofuoglu was pushing him hard in the latter stages, but realising he risked a crash if he pushed any more and he finally accepted second place, keeping his championship lead.
Having now scored four podiums in five races, including a win in Australia, Sofuoglu is five points ahead of Lowes, and 17 points up on Donington third place rider, Jules Cluzel.
Sheridan Morais (Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini) found that the severe beating he took in a Monza crash last weekend had a real affect on him through the practice sessions at Donington. He still rode to good effect on raceday, posting seventh place after being hampered by other riders in the early laps.
Fabien Foret (Kawasaki Intermoto Step Racing) suffered a head knock in practice but pluckily rode on to finish tenth and score points enough to only drop him one championship position, to fourth overall. He is now 26 points off the lead – just over one race win's worth of points.
Kenan Sofuoglu: "In the beginning of the weekend I was finding it a little difficult but all weekend we have worked well to find a good set-up and we did not so bad for the race. In the early part I really tried to follow Sam and Jules. Near the end I tried to attack Sam again but I saw he was too fast and maybe I would crash if I tried any more. I thought then that maybe I just had to take a second position and finish the race. To win world championships you have to get on the podium every time and make every race very strong. I am quite happy to be leading the championship still."
Sheridan Morais: "I had a big crash at Monza and that affected me quite a lot. I have been to the Clinica Mobile and they have been sorting me out, and that has helped a lot. I just get really tired. It did not get as bad as thought I might in the race so I was happy with that. Sixth is not where I wanted to be but I am happy with a nice solid result. I have had so much bad luck this was a nice one. I came from quite far back because I got boxed in at the start but I managed to pass some guys and pull out a gap to the riders behind. It is nice to have this solid base now, so for the next ones I can start fighting a bit again."
Fabien Foret: "I feel a little bit tired because I hit my head pretty hard when I fell in practice. Since then I lost a bit of confidence in a track that has always been a bit like that. I will be happy to go home after three hard rounds and move on again at Misano. After round two and leading by 20 points I leave round five in fourth place, so it has been a bit tough recently. But I am also tough so I will come back."


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Why Jozy Altidore Will Be the U.S. Men's National Team's Best Player in 2014July 1, 2013
Jozy Altidore is playing high quality soccer and is on his way to being the United States men's national team's best player in 2014.
There is no doubt that Altidore will have competition for the aforementioned honor.
Clint Dempsey is also in top form, filling the role of captain, albeit less vocally than former skipper Carlos Bocanegra, quite admirably. The Texan is scoring and creating, too, positioned most recently as a second striker for the Yanks and dropping deeper in the midfield than his strike partner Altidore.
This has worked well; Dempsey has come up big in important moments for the U.S., like his lone goal in the team's 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in World Cup Qualifying, for instance.
Michael Bradley is another candidate that will certainly challenge Altidore here. The Roma midfielder is entering his soccer prime and has very few weaknesses. He can contribute to a short possession game, open the field up with long balls or dangerous through balls and can score from distance. Not to mention his defending work rate and ball recovering, which are all critical to the USMNT.
Even Landon Donovan, who is set to return to international duty in the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup, could be poised for a glorious 2014, perhaps emboldened by any of the doubters questioning his inclusion in the national side.
It is Altidore, though, who appears most likely to grab the world's attention and claim the mantle as Klinsmann's top dog in 2014.
The evidence is clear: Altidore bagged over 30 goals at the club level this past season in the Netherlands, no small feat indeed. He has been on a tear in a U.S. shirt recently, scoring four goals in his last four games for the USMNT, three of which were in critical World Cup Qualifiers.
There are many reasons why the former New York Red Bull is playing so well. The AZ man's movement without the ball is certainly one of them.
Altidore has gained a knack for getting open in dangerous areas. His timing on runs is impeccable, brilliant enough to create the small amount of space needed to fire off a quick shot when the service coming his way is quality enough.
Not to mention Altidore can finish, multiple ways, and with one-touch if necessary. His shooting is precise and he rarely wastes opportunities for the U.S.
He has also dramatically improved in terms of both holdup and linkup play. His back-to-goal distribution is spot on and he has the vision and technical ability to find teammates running into space in good areas. Altidore provides a key outlet for the U.S. to start an attack through. He can also battle for aerial balls and provide relief for the ball-winning midfielders.
On top of all of his soccer abilities, Altidore is a physical presence, strong enough to muscle away bigger defenders and fleet of foot enough to gallop by speedier backs.
As a 23-year-old, Altidore is poised to light up 2014. He has loads of international experience, including a World Cup in 2010, and has proven himself at the club level.
If Jozy Altidore can continue to play at his current rate, there is no telling how far Jurgen Klinsmann can take the U.S. at the World Cup in 2014. Altidore is that good right now.


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How to Repair Diverter Valve in Shower.! We've all been there at one point or another. Enjoying a nice relaxing shower, perhaps some singing ensues, and just in the chorus of our favourite balad, when, zing! A blast of intempent water suddenly disrupts a moment of well deserved peace.
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Is the mainstream media holding President Obama to his red line?
The answer, by and large, is yes.
As the administration weighs air strikes against Syria over its use of chemical weapons, even many liberal publications and commentators are invoking the president's warning a year ago that such weapons were a line that the Assad regime must not cross.
The press really has little choice. Not only was Obama's language fairly unambiguous, but John Kerry's "shock the conscience" declaration after the mass chemical attacks that are reported to have killed more than 300 people left little doubt about the White House stance.
And there is in the media a strong undercurrent of impatience with Obama for not having acted more boldly to help the Syrian rebels — another example, as a blind quote in the New Yorker once put it regarding Libya, of "leading from behind."
But where exactly do the pundits want Obama to lead on Syria? That, of course, is a more complicated question.
After all, this is a president who won election in part through his opposition to an unpopular war. And while the evidence of Assad using chemical arms seems far stronger than the Bush administration claims that Saddam had WMDs in Iraq, news organizations need to be aggressive about questioning the evidence. What's more, huge majorities in polls are opposing U.S. military intervention in Syria.
The New York Times' liberal editorial page is holding the president to his word.
"This time the use of chemicals was more brazen and the casualties were much greater, suggesting that Mr. Assad did not take Mr. Obama seriously," it states. "Presidents should not make a habit of drawing red lines in public, but if they do, they had best follow through."
The Washington Post's left-of-center editorial page implicitly chides Obama for inaction.
"The 'large-scale, indiscriminate use' of chemical weapons was a 'moral obscenity,' as Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Monday, and some response is needed," it says. "But it needs to be part of a larger strategy aimed at influencing the outcome of Syria's war. For more than two years, President Obama has avoided crafting such a strategy."
And Post columnist and MSNBC commentator Gene Robinson says that after painting that red line, Obama "really has no choice" but to act.
In the liberal New Republic, James Mann concludes, "not much is left these days of the idealism that Obama gave voice to at the time of the Arab Spring; it has fallen by the wayside as a result of the coup d'etat in Egypt. But a failure to respond to Syria's use of chemical weapons would really be the death knell (no pun intended) for Obama's impressive Arab Spring rhetoric of two years ago."
But even if Assad has clearly burst across the red line, some on the left fear being dragged into another Middle Eastern war. As Bob Dreyfuss writes in The Nation:
"At this point, if the United States bombs Syria, it will be mostly an emotional and reactive attack designed to protect President Obama's right flank, because ever since he said that a chemical weapons attack would be a 'red line' that would 'change [his] calculus,' he's been pilloried for holding off."
One exception to the trend is an online ABC News piece that tries to get Obama off the hook by playing linguistic games.
Noting that what he said in 2012 was that the red line would involve "seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized," the story contends:
"Despite the description of 'mass exposure' to nerve gas, whether the 'red line' has been crossed seemingly will depend on Obama's interpretation of how much gas was used and may also depend on whether Obama intended his 'red line' to refer to multiple attacks and large-scale movement of weapons, not just a 'whole bunch' of neurotoxins deployed at once."
Not a whole bunch? With more than 3,000 people injured in the attacks? Sorry, this reads like a defendant arguing that "it all depends on what the meaning of 'is' is."
Howard Kurtz is a Fox News analyst and the host of "MediaBuzz" (Sundays 11 a.m.). He is the author of five books and is based in Washington. Follow him at @HowardKurtz. Click here for more information on Howard Kurtz.


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Mantis wrote:I've never liked it when games abandon class systems in favour of making you a master of all trades. It always takes a lot away from the overall experience that I can just do everything the game has to offer at any time with an easy shuffle. It kills the immersion of roleplaying a class and also ruins the idea of having squadmates who you can synergise abilities with (which is irrelevant in this game too since they dropped the strategic orders wheel).
Also, based on the first 10 hours, you aren't going to get enough points to spend to fully upgrade even a quarter of the available powers or trait lines. You really won't become a jack of all trades. It's more a case of cherry picking the half-dozen you like and setting up some defined presets that allow you to utilise them situationally.


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Rendez-vous Barbès: Music Review
"Barbès is like an antechamber before arriving in the West. It's a piece of Africa!" says Luis Saldahna of l'Orchestre National de Barbès (ONB). Indeed many African immigrants end up in this multicultural neighbourhood of Paris, where they can find local products and most of all, revitalise.
But Barbès is also the meeting point of the lively Orchestre National who, with Rendez-vous Barbès, throws an invitation out to anyone willing to discover the very eclectic Barbès sound.
Nine years had been necessary to finally see them release their third album, Alik. Many were surprised by the darker rock orientation of the music. Just two years on and a brand new release, we can definitely say that ONB is back!
The band doesn't waste any time on its latest rendez-vous. Sidi Yahia-Bnet Paris starts up with a heavy bassline and a synth melody in their own unique style.
ONB explores various ambiences, blending genres from reggae-based Chorfa to Maghrebi chaâbi of Jarahtini-Marhba-Jibouhali, via the gnawa mood of Laâfou and its vibrant, bewitching sound of stringed bass lute, gumbri.
Nothing from the North African heritage has been forgotten, as demonstrated by Denya that displays a touch of Arabic Andalusian flamenco. If No No No is reminiscent of some of Alik's lighter compositions, the rest constitutes the logical continuation of the group's previous work done in the nineties.
However, ONB is never short of surprises. The unexpected Chkoun flirts with a bouncing ska-like beat reinforced with Arabic singing and a dash of French-mannered accordion.
It's a real journey through the streets of North Paris that is presented here. With this new album, ONB remains as energetic and vivid as ever. Recommended with an Algerian tajine dish followed by a glass of mint tea. Rendez-vous in Barbès!
Listen to some tracks from Rendez-Vous
About Nicolas Roux
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The Galaxy Tab 7.7 4G LTE was officially announced earlier today for Verizon, and we got to go hands-on with it briefly tonight. We covered the specs earlier today, so we'll just stick to first impressions here.
The Galaxy Tab 7.7 looks and feels amazingly thin. At 7.9mm and just 12 ounces, that shouldn't really come as a great surprise. That thinness makes it easy to hold one-handed, despite the bump up in screen size from the original Tab. I could certainly see someone using the Tab 7.7 as a supercharged e-reader, although that would be a bit of a waste of that beautiful 1280×800 Super AMOLED Plus display.
I found the Tab 7.7 to be extremely responsive while I was moving around the OS and testing the performance of a few of my favorite apps. It shouldn't have any difficulties running anything you might want to throw at it.
You can watch the video below for a quick spin around the Galaxy Tab 7.7 hardware. I was unsure of the camera specs while shooting the video, but the rear facing camera is 3MP and the front-facing camera is 2MP, which is perfectly serviceable for tablet needs.
I was thrilled to finally get a chance to play with the Tab 7.7, and it didn't disappoint. But regardless of the device's own merits, Samsung and Verizon are going to have their work cut out for them with the quad-core ASUSs MeMo coming soon for just $250.


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Office Petiquette: Your Pet Doesn't Love All Other Pets
It may come as a shock to you, but your pet, no matter how social you think it is, does not love all other pets. This was something that really hit home with me during our office pet training session.
Just like people, our pets do not get along with all other pets. There may be some pets with which they are great buddies, others that they tolerate, and others that they just don't like. My dog Ellie is a great example, because she seemed like such a social dog when I first adopted her, but I later realized that she gets very annoyed by hyperactive puppies. You know, the ones that keep jumping and jumping, "wanna play? wanna play?"
So the next time you try to put your dog or cat in a room with another pet, don't expect them to get along famously right off the bat. They just might not be compatible!
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Call me crazy, but a comic about proto-programmers Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage running amok in the 19th century is a whole lot more exciting than one about some Canadian with knives in his hands.
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I recently stumbled upon Sydney Padua's gorgeous new web comic 2D Goggles. Drawn in stark black and white, it follows Lovelace and Babbage through various adventures, including their involvement in the financial collapse of America (sound familiar?). While primarily a labor of love at the moment, the comic is still incredibly engaging, geeky and wickedly witty.
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And Erica Rose — a two-time Bachelor Pad veteran in only three seasons, and The Bachelor before that — was sent packing Monday from this season's Bachelor Pad — and appears scorned.
"The producers convinced me, I remember having the debate with them, they were like,'You can postpone your bar exam,'" Rose told Celebuzz at Wednesday's Aid Still Required benefit in Hollywood.
"I'm looking back on it in a bittersweet way for sure," she adds. "Because I had to put my entire life on hold. I just finished law school. I was getting ready to take the bar exam."
Why exactly is Rose upset at the network that put her on 'Bachelor Pad 3'?
She explained, "I really thought they wanted me to come back. Maybe they'll all win, or maybe I'll find someone I even like. None of that happened. So, I'm like, I understand that I helped them get ratings. But what I did get out of it? Nothing."
Now, Rose, 29, a lawyer, is waxing familial and close to home — as she relocates to Houston back from L.A. Next up is passing the bar exam.
"I'm at this weird point in my life, where I'm like, 'I'm 29. By the time I'm 30, I need to have my career in order. And really need to find someone to marry,'" Rose said. "I think that screwing around on reality TV has really put me behind a lot of my friends."
With an University of Houston law degree in hand, Rose says she has a job waiting for her — but is keeping the firm name secret.
"Law school was very, very hard — but not as hard as Bachelor Pad," Rose said, with a laugh. "I mean, I'm better at law school than I am at Bachelor Pad. It's more real. But also, I'm better at mental challenges than I am at physical ones."
Want more Rose on reality TV — just because she's done with her third show? Don't fear — it may be a reality.
"I'm not done," Rose told Celebuzz. "I would love to do a Legally Blonde kind of show or a Judge Judy court show in Houston, and integrate my law degree into my life. Because I've neglected it long enough."
What do you think of Erica's ousting? Would you like to see her back on reality TV?


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Finally, mobile devices are at a stage where technology meets and occasionally exceeds the expectations of the consumer.
Although not every retailer is offering a flawless and perfectly persuasive conversion bonanza when it comes to a mobile commerce experience, but most are now beginning to at least think 'mobile first' when it comes to ecommerce design.
Obviously the arguments for responsive or adaptive design can hardly be considered a trend as it's a conversation that's been raging for a long while.
So let's tale a look at some other recent trends that may impact an ecommerce team's mobile strategy.
Local SEO
Local SEO is focused on providing results that are relevant to a searcher based on their current location. Google recently stated that one in three US mobile queries is now 'local' and 87% of people use their phone when on the go.
Google also found that 95% of mobile users look up local information on their phones and the primary functions are calling or visiting a business.
Local results tend to dominate mobile results so getting in on that action is vital to your business. This is a search for best steak restaurant on a mobile. The top result is just a short walk away.
In order for Google and other search engines to serve users with the most relevant information using the vast amount of data they have on us, local based results will become more and more prevalent.
In terms of your own mobile commerce strategy, it's vital that you ensure your business has a Google+ Local page and a Google Places for Business page. For a much more detailed look at this read What is Local SEO and why do you need it?
Beacons and near-field communications (NFC)
These are types of transmitters that can deliver targeted information to a user's mobile device whenever they go near it with an enabled app.
Apple has introduced a version, named iBeacons, to its own stores. Customers are greeted on their iPhone as they walk through the door, are shown product information, offered promotions and the ability to pay without queuing.
Beacons offer a more targeted message from marketers, taking into account context, location, user behaviour and user profile. This will increase the likelihood of conversion as the customer's attention will be caught just at the right point of the journey.
Beacons are a good way to combat the detrimental effects that showrooming presents. Retailers will be able to deliver targeted products accurately, along with store information and most importantly exclusive in-store offers and discounts. iBeacons may be the perfect way to bring the online offline.
Mobile payments
Your wallet is fast becoming redundant. In fact even your contactless debit card may even go the way of the cheque book in a few years. Alternative payment methods via your mobile are becoming the fastest, most convenient way to pay for goods, in fact 43% of online transactions use alternative payments.
From various bitcoin platforms, to PayPal, to FlyPay, there are many companies out there creating technology that's helping consumers pay for their goods in both online and offline retail.
Barcode scanning
Although technology like Amazon Dash, the little electronic wand that lets you scan items in your own home and add them to a shopping basket, are somewhat of a gimmick, the fact that your smartphone can easily provide the same functionality with its own camera will have a massive effect on traditional supermarket shopping.
Email marketing becomes mobile first
With most smartphone users opening their emails on their small screens, it's becoming a huge priority for brands to ensure that their marketing emails are responsive to screen sizes.
More than half (52%) of 18-34 year-olds have clicked through to a website from a mobile email.
If these emails also link through to equally relevant, mobile optimised landing pages than you're on to a winner.
Death of the QR code
Here's a flow chart that I regularly share which helps companies decide if they might need a QR code or not.
QR codes have a bad rep. Erroneous and at times dangerous placement isn't the only misuse of the QR code. Too often they lead to sites that haven't been mobile optimised, or to landing pages different from what was initially promised.
QR codes are a victim of rabid technological excitement. An interesting idea that has been pounced on by the late majority without any proper planning or thought and turned into a gimmicky butt of all marketing jokes.
Here are six mobile marketing alternatives to QR codes.
App antipathy
Fuelled mainly by the move to adaptive and responsive web design, apps are starting to feel rather redundant. Paid apps are dying off and account for less than 10% of app downloads and the growth of free apps is also starting to slow down. There is a certain feeling that the novelty has begin to wear off.
Again, fuelled by the improvement in smartphone technology and connectivity, people are now more likely to shop via mobile or responsive sites than apps. If you're out and about, you're far more likely to browse a retail site's website than visit an app store, search for the app then wait to download it.
Many retailers such as Threadless offer an app or a responsive website, so its customers have a choice in how they wish to shop.
Here are the mobile site's gorgeous homescreen product images…
Users of the app can scroll through these great tiled images or filter by product type by accessing the hamburger menu.
There are also a few instances where retail apps are far superior to their desktop or mobile site counterparts. eBay's app in particular is the superior way to use its service.
To read more on the subject, check out Ben Davis's post on who needs mobile retail apps?
Flat design
With mobile devices becoming the primary screen on which we browse the internet, there is a growing need for desktop sites to utilise responsive design. Flat tile shaped sections on a site are much more adaptable and easier to shrink down and rearrange when viewing on different screen sizes.
Also without fancy graphics and animation, page load times are much quicker. Making your site more user friendly and accessible, and will ultimately improve its SEO.
Here's Happy Socks with its bold and exuberant flat design…
Simple yet innovative design
I've ripped this example off from Chris Lake's recent motion design trends article - which by the way is a must-read - it basically proves how simple techniques can transform the UX of your site into something quite jaw-dropping.
Of course, mobile screens demand simplicity and clarity above all else, it still doesn't mean you can't have some fun.
Of course all of this would be for nothing if you couldn't connect to the internet in super-fast time, with minimal load-time and zero frustration.
Although with EE covering only 60% of the UK, O2 and Vodafone only covering 13 cities and Three only just rolling out, the following quote from William Gibson seems appropriate:
The future has already arrived, it just isn't evenly distributed yet.
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Nice article. Regarding people preferring mobile web over native apps, my research is showing the opposite. People are three to four times more engaged on their mobile apps than a mobile website. Source: http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalmarketing/digital-marketing/are-mobile-app-users-more-loyal/ Do you have any sources for your conclusions?
Thank you for creating this website and also for writing this wonderful techniques related to mobile commerse.
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This is a interesting article you have written. Really appreciate the time and effort you have put into this.
Thanks Christopher! We agree that business owners need to step up their business on mobile to compete these days. Engaging shoppers (especially loyal, repeat customers) is one of the most important ways to generate sales and stay connected. Mobile devices are now the best way to engage. Thanks again!
Thanks for this write-up!
I would add that engagement with the mobile shopping app will be able to be key of mobile commerce in future.
Social media and email marketing campaigns won't do the trick for these demographics, so it's important for merchants to get creative. One way to do this is through push notifications sent from a mobile commerce app which have a tap-through rate of about 40-50%. Email open rates hover around 15-20%. Mobile User are more likely to pick up their phones to see a notification and then shop than they are to take time reading a promo email or social post.
That's why mobile app builders like http://simicart.com/ developes pushing notification feature as a key feature for retailers to boost their sales and their loyalty customers