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Scary Movie
2000 (2000) - Dimension (Buena Vista)
review by Dan Kelly of
The Digital Bits
Film Rating: C
Disc Ratings (Video/Audio/Extras): B+/B/B
Specs and Features
88 mins, R, letterboxed widescreen (2.35:1), single-sided, dual-layered (no layer switch), Amaray keep case packaging, 6 deleted and extended scenes, "behind the scenes" featurette, theatrical trailer, sneak peeks, DVD-ROM features (including a screensaver, screenplay viewer, character profiles and the
Scary Movie Guide for the Culturally Challenged
), animated film-themed menu screens with sound, scene access (17 chapters), languages: English and French (DD 5.1), subtitles: English and Spanish, Closed Captioned
I tried my best. I honestly did, and I still couldn't do it. I couldn't bring myself to fully like
Scary Movie
. Good trash cinema has its rewards (John Waters comes to mind), but I also allow myself to pick and choose the garbage in which I indulge. I'm opting out of enjoying this one. It's a would-be send-up of all the teen slashers that saw a resurgence in popularity in the late 1990's. And just like those by-the-numbers flicks, there's a lot of junk here that gets in the way of the good stuff. Horror satire has been done before, but never with the degree of crude humor that
Scary Movie
brings to the table. Character names and plot are of little importance to a movie like
Scary Movie
, so I won't bother summing up the "plot" of the film.
What works, and is sometimes hysterical in
Scary Movie
are some of its moments of slasher parody. The opening scene with Carmen Electra, a mock of the Drew Barrymore scene in
, is inspired and actually pretty funny. Carmen Electra as sweet and virginal - as if! I also got a big laugh out of the old man who survives being hit by a car, only to be taken out by an empty booze bottle (a parody of a scene in
I Know What You Did Last Summer
). But by golly if the rest of the movie doesn't get in the way of the fun stuff! There are tons of scenes that have been lampooned to death. These are the moments when I completely lost interest in
Scary Movie
. How many parodies of the loud black couple in the movie house do I have to sit through? It's just not funny when you see it for the umpteenth time. For me, it's the overdone equivalent of "take my wife please!" Throw in a heaping helping of fart jokes, a gratingly obnoxious role by Shawn Wayans and the acting wizardry of Shannon Elizabeth and you've got a movie that will leave some rolling in the aisles and others rolling their eyes. I did a little of both.
Buena Vista presents
Scary Movie
in its original anamorphic 2.35:1 aspect ratio, and does so with mostly good results. There are a few instances of grain and the black level occasionally alternates between too dark and slightly gray. Otherwise, the picture looks spiffy. Compression artifacts are nowhere to be found, and the tell tale haloing effect of edge enhancement is nowhere to be seen.
Scary Movie
is filmed in fairly neutral tones, and these come across generally very crisply and cleanly with no oversaturation. On video, it maintains an almost theatrical appearance, but a little more care in the transfer process would have made it look even better.
There are two Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks - one English and one for those who parle Francais. It's not a very active mix, but then again there's not a whole lot to work with. Most comedies don't offer up a wide soundfield, and this one is no exception. Split surround use is rarely noticeable, and the surround channels really only come into play on a few occasions for sound effects. Rear channels are reserved nearly exclusively for the soundtrack and musical cues. Even so, when they are used, they're not very aggressive or obvious. However, there is some split channel use across the front end of the soundstage to add some depth to the film's effects track. Bass is active when it needs to be, but certainly could have been more lively. The center channel is always loud and clear, so you don't miss a second of the witty banter from the Wayans and company. This soundtrack gets the job done, but doesn't do so with much fanfare.
The DVD for
Scary Movie
isn't labeled as a special edition, but Buena Vista could easily have done so and gotten away with it. While not fully loaded, there are a handful of good things on here. For an EPK-style piece, the 7-minute featurette isn't half bad. Some of it is talking heads type stuff, but the heads have some knowledge to impart on the genesis of
Scary Movie
and jokes on the horror genre itself. If you pick and choose through the additional scenes, there are a few good things in there as well. There's an extended sex scene between the dumb white kids in the lead roles (don't ask me to remember their names), that's worth seeing solely because it's damn goofy. There's also a short scene of the Marlon Wayans character trying to get some man on man action on the football field. There are six additional trailers for related movies, the
box set, the Wayans yuck fest
Don't Be a Menace While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Gone in 60 Seconds
among others. You'll also get the
Scary Movie
theatrical trailer, in glorious 1.33:1 aspect ratio!
The DVD-ROM features are even worth browsing through once or twice. Most entertaining of all is the
Scary Movie Guide for the Culturally Challenged
. It gives you play-by-play action on the film's in-jokes, along with other useful trivia factoids on the horror genre. Alongside the browser window in this feature, there's a little "gaydar" that lets curious viewers (who can't otherwise figure these things out on their own) know exactly how light in the loafers a particular character is at any given moment. The screenplay viewers is just what you'd think it is - a viewer that lets you see the screenplay while you watch the movie. If the script intrigues you, give it a go. Rounding out the ROM features are goofy character profiles for all the principal players of
Scary Movie
, and a lame-o screensaver that features stills and quotes from the movie. See? That's not all that bad.
Scary Movie
isn't everyone's cup of tea. It certainly didn't completely win me over. I did laugh a good number of times despite myself, but I also groaned a lot at the many jokes that fell flat. That said, it's probably worth a viewing if you like movies like
Naked Gun
. While it certainly doesn't come close to the groundbreaking goofiness of
, it has its moments and likes to revel in them. Its short running time shouldn't keep you occupied for too long. If I sound like I'm contradicting myself, so be it. Bobby Brown said it best: "It's my prerogative. I can do what I want to do."
Dan Kelly
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March 31. 2014 5:27PM
Ex-employee at Gold's Gym admits to embezzling thousands of dollars
By PAT GROSSMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
- A payroll manager of six Gold Gym health clubs who authorities say had a Percocet addiction and heavy debt pleaded guilty last week to embezzling more than $350,000 from the company.
Nikki Donovan, 25, of Hollis, faces up to 20 years in prison when she is sentenced for fraud July 17 in U.S. District Court in Concord. Federal prosecutors say Donovan stole the money over 18 months by inflating her salary.According to court records, Donovan managed the payroll of six Gold Gyms located in Nashua, Manchester, Merrimack, Milford, Goffstown and Hudson, employing a total of 250 people.
From January 2011 through July 2013, Donovan first assisted in the management of and then managed the clubs' payrolls for employees, which included herself. She compiled the needed payroll information and then emailed it from her office in Nashua to a payroll company, Paychex, in North Reading, Mass., which issued the checks.When Donovan was first hired in January 2011, she earned $10.50 an hour or $420 for a 40-hour week. Half of her wages was paid by the Nashua club, with the remaining half split among the five other gyms.In 2011, according to court documents, Donovan stole $17,027 and took another $109,041 in 2012. In 2013, she allegedly embezzled $238,969.
The scheme was uncovered in August 2013. The previous month, the owners hired a new payroll manager. Donovan was told "Amanda" was hired as a back-up payroll manager and Donovan resigned shortly after, believing her embezzlement had been uncovered, according to authorities.It hadn't been, however. It wasn't until the following month that "Amanda" uncovered the theft and notified the owners. Before police were called, however, one of the owners exchanged text messages with Donovan. She told him no one else was involved in the theft, that she had a drug addiction and that the money she stole went to pay bills and toward all aspects of her drug addiction - first getting the drugs, then medicine needed to wean her from the addiction and an outpatient program to start the process of getting clean.She said the money went to pay rent and groceries and whatever bills she was unable to pay and for car payments and car repair bills.
On Sept. 13, 2013, she met with a Nashua detective and admitted she stole about $346,000 from the health clubs by inflating the number of hours she worked. The total amount taken was $365,037, according to court papers.A call to Gold's Gym for comment was not immediately returned.


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18 months or so ago APRA started tightening the screws on our banks. And it is working!
APRA believed that Australian banks were over leveraging their residential loan portfolios, especially in the light of tighter world standards.
And in my opinion this was correct – I've seen many investors get themselves into trouble because of "loose" bank lending criteria.
So the banks were told that they must not increase their investor lending by more than 6% ( in some cases it was 10%) a year.
The banks were also required to raise a large amount of capital by issuing shares.
In light of this the banks clamped down on lending to investors by raising interest rates for investor loans and imposing tighter lending criteria.
- One was to stress test potential borrowers against rising interest rates. Many banks have now raised their stress test rate to 3%, in other words could this potential borrower continue to make their repayments if interest rates rose 3%. Not that they really think rates will rise that high, but this cuts back the amount they can lend and individual investor.
- Another way banks are restricting lending is to view income from rentals, bonuses developer incentives differently.
- And banks also lowered the maximum Loan to Value ratios they were prepared to lend against.
And it's working.
APRA recently put out a bulletin confirming that the credit squeeze was working.
The situation has changed dramatically since the pre-housing boom period when banks had a culture of "loose" lending practices and were not able to tell good borrowers from bad ones, APRA's general manager for industry analysis Heidi Richards said.
At the same time figures from ASX-listed mortgage broker AFG show that loan-to-value ratios hit a three-year low in the March quarter .
The national average of loans as a proportion of a given property's value stood at 68.8% in the first three months of the year, down from 69.6%t in the December, and well down from the recent peak of 70.5% t in the December quarter of 2014.
It was the lowest reading since the three months to December 2011, when the ratio was 68.2 per cent.


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Tis the season…....This is in addition to the stuff I posted yesterday…....should be the end the of it!
Quick Highlights:
- End grain Cherry clock, not sure why? In an emergency, can use as a cutting board, so quite versatile. Bordered with scraps from the coaster project from last year…..you see, another use of seemingly useless scraps…..:)
- Birdseye Maple and Jatoba book ends with brass plate feet.
- Coffee scoop with Pink Ivory handle – this is the only little piece I have of this material and it really finishes up nice…..very cool stuff.
- Ice Cream Scoop with Bicote handle…(I think, not sure what the material is, but very unique grain).
- Lot's of Burr puzzles – built a jig so you can cut them out fast…....3, 6 and 12 piece versions….good stocking stuffers I would say…...
- Desk set – Padauk, Maple, Cherry, and a bit of Yellowheart and Wenge…...why not? Again, just pulled the little bits from the scrap bin…..
- And a Minnesota Clock salvaged from a failed tumbling block cutting board. I believe that's Cocobolo, Maple and Sapele.
The toothpick holder in the first picture was posted yesterday in it's own project….oops.
Looking for volunteers that like to wrap odd shaped things…..!
Thanks for looking.
-- Jeff .... Minnesota, USA
15 comments so far
#1 posted 12-17-2012 10:29 PM
#2 posted 12-17-2012 10:34 PM
Jeff, you have certainly been Santa's little helper this year. lovely collection of goodies.
-- Roger-R, Republic of Texas. "Always look on the Bright Side of Life" - An eyeball to eyeball confrontation with a blind person is as complete waste of Time.
#3 posted 12-17-2012 10:37 PM
All of this talk about Christmas gift has got me thinking about getting started…..
-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....
#4 posted 12-17-2012 10:51 PM
What's all this I hear about Christmas? It's like still a month away, ain't it?
Oh yeah, Nice stuff!!!
Could you please answer the same Q's I had for the toothpick dispenser?
-- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow! If good things come to those who wait.... Why is procrastination a bad thing?
#5 posted 12-17-2012 11:20 PM
Great stuff ,and I don't mean expanding foam :))
-- https://www.artisticwoodstudio.com/videos wood crafting & woodworking classes
#6 posted 12-17-2012 11:38 PM
Holy cow. You know that many people?
-- Superdav "No matter where you go - there you are." http://chiselandforge.com
#7 posted 12-17-2012 11:42 PM
going to be some happy time on Christmas there ,very cool stuff Jeff
-- Jesus Is Alright with me
#8 posted 12-17-2012 11:56 PM
Looks like you have every thing under control! Nice work!
-- St Augustine FL, Experience is the sum of our mistakes!
#9 posted 12-18-2012 12:28 AM
Thanks all for the great comments – I appreciate it! And Woodshaver – I wouldn't say everything is under control!
-- Jeff .... Minnesota, USA
#10 posted 12-18-2012 12:35 AM
-- Joel
#11 posted 12-18-2012 12:56 AM
Ho Ho
Merry Christmas,
-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon
#12 posted 12-18-2012 08:56 AM
#13 posted 12-18-2012 02:28 PM
A very nice collection of fine, handmade gifts
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. email@example.com
#14 posted 12-18-2012 02:30 PM
Nice Jeff, looks like some serious production coming out of your shop in the last week or so. Must be nice.
#15 posted 06-08-2014 07:14 PM
Wow you are a precision or nothing kinda person – I am amazed at the burr puzzles well done!
-- Love thy neighbour as thyself
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Ghulaam 28th April 2017 Written Episode Update
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Rangeela angrily pours water on him repeatedly reminiscing Shivani dancing with him sensuously. Balam comes and asks him what is he doing. Rangeela fumes that because of Shivani, maalik doubted him. She came back boasting about pati vrata dharam and all sort of her drama, but what about him, he lost his maalik's trust. If maalik disowns him, what he will do. He will burn whole Berahampur.
Rangeela watches Shivani's moment via CCTV camera on TV screen. Maldawali enters and asks what is happening. He says affair, he can watch Shivani and Raneela's romance. Maldawali asks how. He switches on CCTV and shows Shivani in her room telling she has to calm down Rangeela. Maldawali says wait and watch and leaves.
Shivani holds Rangeela's jacket and talks to it. Maldawali enters room with juice and tells it is hot outside, so she brought juice for her. Shivani drinks juice. Maldawali silently adds something in AC and it breaks down. She tells Shivani not to worry, she will ask Sarkar to get a new AC fixed via Rangeela tomorrow.
Next day, shopkeeper brings new AC and shows it to sarkar Bhisma. Bhisma says if it breaks down, he will punish shopkeeper. Shopkeeper says it is 1.5 ton AC. Bhisma gets it weighed and servant says it is 80 kg. Bhisma punishes shopkeeper. Rangeela enters and Bhisma says shopkeeper is lying. Rangeela says shopkeeper is right, AC's measurement unit is ton.
Rangeela gets AC fixed. Veer and Maldawali watch Shivani and Rangeela's conversation on TV. Rangeela says he fixed AC and she should stop troubling him. She holds his hand. He scolds that she came back herself and he did not bring her this time, it is her problem and she should not involve him. Veer says Rangeela is a betrayer. Maldawali says he is not, Shivani is. Shivani says she cannot stay away form him even for a second and his gift is with her. Maldawali and Veer watch in a shock eagerly. Shivani gets Rangeela's jacket. Veer fumes that he gifted jacket Rangeela thinking him as a brother, but he gifted it to Shivani. Rangeela asks Shivani to return his jacket. Shivani says no. Rangeela snatches it and it falls down. He lights match stick to burn it. Maldawali and Veer look eagerly.
Ghulaam 29th April 2017 Written Episode Update Precap : Jageer tells Gulguli that when bull gets out of control, it is tied. He means she should get Rangeela married. Gulguli informs Sarkar that they should get Rangeela married to control him, if he orders she will ask Veer to kidnap a girl for Rangeela.


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Aloft Keep Them Down (+0 Miles)
Photo Operation Migration
Signs of autumn, signs of change: "For the first time on this migration the wind chill is a factor," reported Liz from camp in Winnebago County, Illinois. Temp at 4:00am was 40F but the wind chill makes it feel like 35F. Aloft, the wind is out of the NW at a powerful 30-40mph. That's not flying weather for the young birds and trikes. It's their second day down at this location. Liz tells us, "The last time we were as far as Winnebago County, Illinois on Migration Day #10 was way back in 2005." Will tomorrow bring them further? Stay tuned. Meanwhile, do some migration math, below.


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In celebration of our 25th anniversary, Patrick and I are spending a few days in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Our plans for hiking every day have been dampened a bit by a combination of rain, thunder, and lightning — not a good combination if you're above the tree line!
Before a low elevation hike yesterday, we wandered into the hotel's barn where we discovered dozens of fiber producers: sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, and a litter of six-week old rabbits.
Before being spun into yarn skeins, the fiber is stored in bins, each labeled with the name of its "source." Love the names: Frisbee, Mariposa, Chaplin, Millie, and Ginger.
There's a display of different fiber types, just around the corner from the alpacas and llamas.
As part of its programming, the hotel has needle felting workshops and demonstrations on turning sheared fiber into yarn (washing, carding, spinning — and everything in between). They also sell rovings, yarn in a variety of weights, felting kits, and felted insoles to keep your feet warm and cozy.
Much to my delight, the hotel sells yarn from its own animals. I haven't made my choice yet, so more about that in a future post.


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By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/9/16
Saint John's High School (MA) 2017 LSM-defesenman Andrew Estella has committed to play Division III lacrosse at Swarthmore College.
Andrew Estella profile:
High School: Saint John's High School, MA
Graduation Year: 2017
Position: LSM/D
College Choice: Swarthmore College
Club Affiliation: Team Central
Lacrosse Honors: Prep School Showcase, Philly Showcase All-Star, Central-Mass All-Star, FLG in 3D All-Star
What will you major in/study? Undecided
Why did you choose Swarthmore? "I chose Swarthmore because of its beautiful location and stellar academics. As well, Coach (Pat) Gress and (Warren) Danenza really made a great impression on me."
Outlook for 2017 HS season? "Looking forward to heading into the HS season vying for a Central Mass and Massachusetts title."
Thank You: "I'd like to thank my coaches throughout the years, and especially thank my parents for their endless driving and supporting me."
Other schools considered: Hamilton, Amherst
Maplezone Sports Institute, the official sponsor for Phillylacrosse.com boys' recruits, congratulates Andrew Estella. MSI is located on Conchester Highway (Rt. 322) in Garnet Valley.
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The Spring 2015 Betsey Johnson fashion collection takes marriage attire in a racy direction thanks to these boudoir-appropriate lingerie dresses. The girly runway show for the line celebrated all types of couples with an emphasis on marriage equality.
Designer Betsey Johnson is known for her outlandish clothing designs that are often filled with color, bling and sparkles. The Betsey Johnson Spring 2015 line keeps in with this theme by showcasing a slew of sultry and seductive wedding-inspired garments filled with colorful feathers, lace and leather that are perfect for the bedroom. To promote the notion that love comes in all shapes and sizes Johnson hired gay, transgender and bi-sexual models to walk the catwalk. The gender-bending runway show beautifully disrupted the traditional binary of marriage through avant-garde fashion.
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Wacky Wigged Runways
Intricate Transgender Exhibits
Designer Cartoon Clothing
Counterfeit-Fighting Totes
Haute Couture Football Helmets
The New Betsey Johnson Fashion Collection Celebrates Marriage Equality
- By: Misel SabanSep 12, 2014
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Something positive for a change.
Not that I haven't been thinking about this for some time, because I mentioned my intention to start up a magazine a few years back when I was interviewing for a editorial position. I've had this idea floating around for nearly a decade now. But it's still going to be a while before I can launch this thing.
It's the economy, that's part of it, but it's also a question of research. Of figuring out how to raise the funds and where to find a good printer and how to do this thing right. I don't want to open with a flimsy pamphlet and hope to move up to something with status, I want to come out of the gate with this thing being the best. If it doesn't fly it will at least live gloriously.
So I'm casually beginning my research. There is much to learn about publishing, the business side of things, the raising of finances. It may not pan out in the long run but it won't be out of shear laziness.
I'm gonna do this. Eventually. And it's gonna rock.


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Today's New Music Discovery on Daily Unsigned, Public is an Alt Band that comes to us from Ohio.
Over the last 5 years, I don't think I have ever featured an Unsigned Band from Ohio….so today is a treat for everyone.
Public encapsulates the listener with their catchy lyrics, great hooks and spot on vocals…it is no wonder why they are starting to heat-up in the music industry.
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I'm always being asked why I got into the web performance business. My standard response is that I got here via the content management systems I used to develop many years ago. We saw that there was a business problem, in that the companies that bought our CMS would then ask us if we could do anything to speed up page rendering, and so we started down the performance path.
But really, I got into this business for the same reason that many people — including you, perhaps — did: because I consider time the most valuable thing we have.
It sounds trite, but so do a lot of true things. As my most recent podcast guest, Mike Belshe, says, "Time is fixed. It's precious. We all wish we had more of it."
This attitude is what prompted Mike to create Google's groundbreaking SPDY protocol, which has the potential to fulfil Google's stated mandate: make the web universally faster.
And even though Mike left Google a year and a half ago, this attitude remains a driver behind his latest experiment, Twist — an online service that could radically reduce the amount of time you waste waiting for your chronically late friends to show up (or a myriad of other waiting-game scenarios). I've tried it, and it actually is kind of miraculous how well it works.
In this podcast, Mike and I had a far-reaching discussion about time, SPDY, Twist, mobile, native apps, and HTML5 versus Java. I enjoyed it immensely. I hope you do, too.


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Ashley Treatment
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Seattle area
The Ashley Treatment refers to a controversial set of medical procedures undergone by a Seattle child, "Ashley X". Ashley, born in 1997, has severe developmental disabilities due to static encephalopathy of unknown etiology; she is assumed to be at an infant level mentally and physically. The treatment included growth attenuation via estrogen therapy; hysterectomy, bilateral breast bud removal, and appendectomy.[1]
The principal purpose of the treatment was to improve Ashley's quality of life by limiting her growth in size, eliminating menstrual cramps and bleeding, and preventing discomfort from large breasts. The combination of the surgery and the estrogen therapy attracted much public comment and ethical analysis in early 2007, both supportive and condemning.[2]
Ashley's parents granted their first written interview to CNN Health in March 2008,[3] and their second to The Guardian in March 2012.[4] In addition, The Guardian published two interviews with mothers of a girl[5] and a boy[6] who had completed the treatment. A 2014 TV program and article tell the similar story of a girl in New Zealand.[7][8] A survey on growth attenuation among pediatric endocrinologists was published in July 2015.[9][10]
Ashley was born with a severe brain impairment of unknown cause, termed a "static encephalopathy" because it does not improve. Although she sleeps and awakens, and breathes on her own, she is unable to raise her head, sit up, hold an object, walk, or talk, and must be tube-fed. Nonetheless, she is alert and responsive to her environment, particularly enjoying the music of Andrea Bocelli. Her parents have nicknamed Ashley "Pillow Angel", because she always remains where she is placed, which is usually on a pillow.[11]
In 2004 when Ashley was six and a half years old, she began to show signs of puberty[11] and her parents and doctors began to anticipate a variety of issues common in children with severe neurological impairments. As these children grow larger, it takes more strength to move them and provide basic bodily care, raising the risk of pressure sores from immobility. Precocious puberty is common in children with various forms of severe brain damage. The early appearance of secondary sexual characteristics is often distressing to parents and caretakers. Many parents of severely disabled children explore possible ways to avoid having to deal with menstruation and fertility in a diapered child. A variety of treatments have been used over the last several decades to deal with these issues.
In July 2004, Ashley had a hysterectomy (to prevent menstruation) and surgical removal of her nascent breast buds (to prevent development). She also underwent an appendectomy. The surgery was performed at Seattle's Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. In addition, in December 2006 she completed estrogen therapy through dermal patches, which sped up the natural closure of her growth plates.
Ashley's story first broke in October 2006, in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. In January 2007, her parents, who wish to remain anonymous, set up a blog to explain their reasoning for their decision and to share their story with families of other children who might benefit.[11]
Arguments for the treatment
The parents state that they sought such treatment for the best interests of their daughter, namely, to enable them to personally continue constant care for her at home; to maximize her inclusion in family activities; to avoid the cramps and discomfort associated with menstruation; and to avoid the discomfort from large breasts (which runs in Ashley's family) while lying down or strapped in the chest area while in her wheelchair. Furthermore, they cited additional side benefits: to reduce the risk of bedsores; to prevent breast cancer and fibrocystic growth (both of which have occurred in her family); to prevent pregnancy; and to prevent appendicitis, which occurs in 5% of the population and which would be difficult to diagnose in Ashley as she would be unable to communicate the symptoms. They also believe that without secondary sexual characteristics, Ashley will be less vulnerable to sexual abuse[11] by future caregivers when her parents will no longer be able to care for her.
In an article published in June 2009 on Growth Attenuation, two pediatric endocrinologist and two bioethicists concluded as follows:
Our analysis suggests that growth attenuation is an innovative and sufficiently safe therapy that offers the possibility of an improved quality of life for nonambulatory children with profound cognitive disability and their families. Pediatricians and other care providers should include discussion of these options as part of anticipatory guidance around the age of 3 years so that, if elected, potential clinically meaningful benefits of growth-attenuation therapy can be realized.[12]
The two bioethicists from the previous article also published an article in January 2010 cataloging and countering the criticisms that targeted the Ashley Treatment, and concluded as follows:
The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief review of the [Ashley Treatment] case and the issues it raised, then address 25 distinct substantive arguments that have been proposed as reasons that Ashley's treatment might be unethical. We conclude that while some important concerns have been raised, the weight of these concerns is not sufficient to consider the interventions used in Ashley's case to be contrary to her best interests, nor are they sufficient to preclude similar use of these interventions in the future for carefully selected patients who might also benefit from them.[13]
After a year, Ashley's parents consider her treatment a success: She will never suffer from menstrual discomfort and cramps, she will always be flat chested and avoid breast related discomfort and other issues, and with her growth plates closed, she has reached her adult height of 53 inches (135 cm, or 4 ft 5 in) and weight of 63 pounds (29 kg), an estimated reduction of her potential height and weight of 20% and 40%, respectively.[14]
In the United States, Arthur Caplan, of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics, has criticized the Ashley Treatment in an MSNBC editorial, arguing that it is "a pharmacological solution for a social failure—the fact that American society does not do what it should to help severely disabled children and their families."[15] Three renowned bioethicists spoke in support of the treatment and discussed different aspects of it in opinion statements presented by Scientific American.[16]
Disability rights advocates, including Not Dead Yet[17] and Feminist Response in Disability Activism (FRIDA), called the treatment "invasive medical experimentation", "mutilation", "desexualization", and a violation of Ashley's human rights. FRIDA called on the American Medical Association to condemn the Ashley Treatment.[18] The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) declared, "we hold as non-negotiable the principle that personal and physical autonomy of all people with disabilities be regarded as sacrosanct". [19]
Ashley's parents reported that 95% of the 5,000 emails they received were in support of the treatment, many of these testimonies and support emails are posted on Ashley's blog.[11] The parents indicated that there was especially strong support among parents and caregivers of children with similar conditions to Ashley's, those who have the direct experience. They cite several ethicists in support of the treatment, including: George Dvorsky,[20] Peter Singer,[21] Norm Fost,[22] and Doug Diekema.[23]
In the United Kingdom, the British Medical Association stated, "If a similar case occurred in the UK, we believe it would go to court and whatever decision was ruled would be in the best interests of the child." Dr. Peter Hindmarsh, Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital was troubled by the treatment decision being taken by a hospital ethics committee. "'I am not sure the ethics committee was the right place to decide,' he said, adding that it was not clear who represented the child's interests when it went before the committee."[24]
In Canada, ethicist Arthur Schafer's nationwide opinion piece[25] defending the operation as justifiable considering Ashley's comfort engendered criticism from disability rights activists such as Dave Hingsburger[26] of the York Central Hospital and Keenan Wellar from the LiveWorkPlay self-advocacy organization. In a rebuttal,[27] Wellar attacked the notion that Ashley's limited mental abilities justified the decisions made on her behalf: "Infants have human rights even though they can't speak for themselves. Why should Ashley have received any less consideration?"
On May 8, 2007, an investigative report done by Disability Rights Washington (formerly The Washington Protection and Advocacy System) in conjunction with The Utah Disability Law Center criticized the hospital that performed this controversial procedure for violating Washington State law.[28]
- ↑ "A slide summary of the "Ashley Treatment"" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ↑ Gunther, DF; Diekema, DS (2006). "Attenuating growth in children with profound developmental disability: a new approach to an old dilemma". Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine. 160 (10): 1013–7. doi:10.1001/archpedi.160.10.1013. PMID 17018459.
- ↑ "'Pillow angel' parents answer CNN's questions". CNN. 2008-03-12.
- ↑ "The Ashley treatment: 'Her life is as good as we can possibly make it'". The Guardian. 2012-03-15.
- ↑ "The 'Ashley treatment': Erica's story". The Guardian. 2012-03-16.
- ↑ "Growth attenuation treatment: Tom, the first boy to undergo procedure". The Guardian. 2012-03-16.
- ↑ ""Sunday" meets parents who decided to keep their daughter small through a rare treatment". Sunday TV station in New Zealand. 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "Let's Talk About Charley" (PDF). The Health section in North & South, a New Zealand publication. 2014-06-15.
- ↑ "Growth attenuation therapy: practice and perspectives of paediatric endocrinologists" (PDF). Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) on line. 2015-07-22.
- ↑ "Growth Attenuation Therapy: Practice & Perspectives of Pediatric Endocrinologists (summary slide)" (PDF). Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health. 2014-07-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The "Ashley Treatment"". Retrieved 2007-01-11.
- ↑ Allen, David (June 2009). "Growth-Attenuation Therapy: Principles for Practice". PEDIATRICS.
- ↑ Diekema, Douglas (January 2010). "Ashley Revisited: A Response to the Critics". The American Journal of Bioethics.
- ↑ Burkholder, Amy Disabled girl's parents defend growth-stunting treatment, CNN, retrieved 2008-03-12
- ↑ Caplan, Arthur (2007-01-05). "Is 'Peter Pan' treatment a moral choice?". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ↑ Mims, Christopher (2007-01-05). "The Pillow Angel Case--Three Bioethicists Weigh In". Scientific American. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "Not Dead Yet statement on "growth attenuation" experimentation". Not Dead Yet. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ Smock, Amber (2007-01-10). "Feminist Response in Disability Activism (FRIDA) to lead "Ashley treatment action" at the American Medical Association Headquarters". FRIDA blog. FRIDA. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ "Modify the System, Not the Person". DREDF. 2007-01-07.
- ↑ Dvorsky, George (2006-11-06). "Helping families care for the helpless". IEET.
- ↑ Singer, Peter (2007-01-26). "A Convenient Truth". New York Times.
- ↑ Fost, Norm (2007-01-12). "CNN LARRY KING LIVE on the Ashley Treatment". CNN.
- ↑ Diekema, Doug (2007-01-11). "Ethicist in Ashley case answers questions". CNN.
- ↑ "A genuine moral dilemma, say doctors". The Daily Telegraph. 2007-01-05. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ↑ Schafer, Arthur (2007-01-14). "Shortening Ashley: Was radical surgery to control young girl's growth justified?". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ Hingsburger, Dave (2007-01-13). "Ashley's treatment". Chewing the Fat. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ Wellar, Keenan (2007-01-24). "Disabled girl has rights, too" (PDF). Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ↑ Carlson, David R.; Dorfman, Deborah A. (2007-05-08). "Investigative Report Regarding the "Ashley Treatment"" (PDF). Washington Protection and Advocacy System (a/k/a Disability Rights Washington). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
External links
|Wikinews has related news: Ethical debate surrounds surgery to stunt disabled girl's growth
- "Investigative Report Regarding the Ashley Treatment" by the Washington Protection and Advocacy System
- "The Ashley Treatment: an Ethical Analysis" from The Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare and Ethics
- The original medical paper by Drs Gunther and Diekema from Arch Ped Adolesc Med that described the treatment and led to the media publicity.
- Ashley's Parents' Blog
- Time magazine article "Pillow Angel Ethics" part 1part 2
- USA Today article:Surgery on girl raises ethical questions
- MSNBC: Surgery to stunt girl's growth sparks debate
- MSNBC: Should severely disabled kids be kept small?
- SCOPE—UK charity that campaigns for children's rights
- "Love, Justice, & Humility: A Bioethicist Meets the 'Pillow Angel'", by Douglas Diekema presentation at the Calvin College January Series on January 18, 2008


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EAST WENATCHEE - Twelve of the 54 members of the Sunnyside 'Lil Grapplers who trekked to East Wenatchee this past Saturday brought home championship bragging rights.
The East Wenatchee wrestling tournament was the season opener on the 2007 spring youth wrestling circuit.
Sunnyside 'Lil Grapplers Coach Daniel Guillen said he has 62 youngsters out for this year's team, and was pleased that all but eight of them made the trip to East Wenatchee this past weekend.
"I'm very proud of what they accomplished at the first tournament of the season," Guillen said.
"We have a lot of first year wrestlers, but they wrestled like they have more experience than that.
"The kids have been practicing hard, so I wasn't really surprised we had the kind of success we did," Guillen said.
Of the 54 Sunnyside wrestlers who competed Saturday, 12 of them won first place honors in their respective weight classes.
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The Sunnyside team also had seven of its wrestlers notch runner-up finishes at the East Wenatchee tourney. The second place finishers included Hannah Amaro in the 5/6-year-olds 37-41 lb. weight class, Ethan Montelongo in the 5/6-year-olds 42-44 lb. weight class, Michael Lopez in the 7/8-year-olds 53-54 lb. weight class, Baeley Febus in the 7/8-year-olds 80-85 lb. weight class, Ethan Kantman in the 9/10-year-olds 103-107 lb. weight class, Fidel Medina Jr. in the 11/12-year-olds 59-63 lb. weight class and Angelo Lopez in the 11/12-year-olds 106-110 lb. weight class.
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Proper Priorities
Solo sex and the free and unfettered enjoyment of nudity and erotica are a wonderful a gift from God. But as wonderful as all of that is, we must maintain proper priorities. It should always be:
- Spousal sex before solo, and
- Pray then Play. The joy of His Presence before the pleasures of our penis.
Spousal before Solo
To see and touch and kiss
a breast is to be preferred over
stroking while watching someone else
touch and kiss a breast!
That a man would prefer solo sex to spousal is a mystery to me, unless he is married to a cantankerous ugly shrew and the idea of being intimate with her is a complete turn-off. To see and touch and kiss a breast is to be preferred over stroking while watching someone else touch and kiss a breast! The same goes for every other sexual act we may enjoy.
And no matter how delightful you find your Fleshlight or Tenga Egg, nothing can compare to the vagina of a woman who loves you. To say nothing of the emotional and spiritual dimensions of marital love making!
Married sex is uniquely blessed by God and is a pathway into His Presence. Always prefer spending time with her rather than with yourself, if at all possible. Masturbation has its rightful place, but not as a replacement for married sex.
Pray then Play
The man who ministers to His own sexual needs to the detriment of His time with God and ministering to Him is not wise. We need to value our time in His Presence, however that may manifest itself for each of us. If we have a day when we must choice between our quiet time with God or our time spent pleasuring ourselves, time with Him is of greater benefit and will bless us immeasurably more. Pray, then Play.
For each of us our spiritual life manifests in both common and unique ways. Common to all of us is the need to invest time in
- Reading God's Word,
- prayerful fellowship with Him, and
- worshipping Him with others on the Lord's Day.
After that there are many other disciplines we can enjoy, some of which may be rather unique to ourselves.
Sacramental Sexuality
A sacrament is a physical means of entering into and expressing a spiritual reality. We already know that married sex is sanctified and blessed with God's presence. When we enter and enjoy the sacred delights of the bridal chamber we experience God's joy.
But what about nudity? What about masturbation? What about erotica? Is there a spiritual and sacramental dimension to feasting our eyes on naked images? Is there such a dimension to solo sex?
A Supplement, not a Substitute
Yes there is.
- Nudity reflects the beauty of God in the pinnacle of His Creation and, rightfully enjoyed, causes the heart to sing praises to the Creator.
- Erotica refects His beauty in the expressions of love between a husband and wife.
- Masturbation brings us wonderful and God ordained and blessed pleasure.
Nudity and erotica and masturbation
can be enjoyed in a way that
glorifies God and brings us into
both physical delight and
the delights of His Presence.
So yes. Nudity and erotica and masturbation can be enjoyed in a way that glorifies God and brings us into both physical delight and the delights of His Presence. Each of these are sacramental experiences.
There are many sacramental experiences. Walking in nature. Sex between a husband and wife. The enjoyment of a wonderful meal with good friends. These are physical acts that can connnect us with and bring us closer to God. But none of them function in a way that replaces the primary spiritual disciplines. They are wonderful and infused with the Spirit of God, but they are still only secondary paths.
The sacrament of Masturbation does bring us wonderful God ordained and God blessed pleasure. But as glorious as both the process and the pleasure are, it does not bring us the wisdom, knowledge and understanding we can receive through God's Word. It does not allow us to more clearly hear God's voice, share our heart with Him, and become one with His purpose as we do in prayer. And it does not provide the sense of community, an opportunity to worship God in song, to hear scripture and a homily, and to receive the Body and Blood of Christ like participating in public worship. Masturbation is not a spiritual substitute, it is a spiritual supplement. And as a spiritual supplement it should be done prayerfully, thanking God for the privilege and pleasure of each and every stroke, rejoicing in the delight of that moment of orgasm and release. It is merely a supplement to our spiritual life, but a wonderful supplement it is!
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HTC has lost 90% of their value since 2011
Now that we've seen Blackberry begin to entertain buyout offers, the concern falls on other OEMs or service providers. The chart, which you see below, shows an alarming trend for HTC, which is currently struggling to regain traction they lost to Samsung and others the past few years. According to this data, HTC may be in an equally tenuous position to Blackberry.
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HTC currently trades worldwide at about 1.4 times it's net value, almost triple what BlackBerry was trading at when it accepted a buyout offer. As you can see in the lower portion of the graphic, HTC ranks lowest of the three, and a 1.6 out of a possible 5, which is the lowest of 500 tech companies in data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Jérôme Bel - 'Nom donne par l'auteur'
Nottdance 2005
by Ramsay Burt
April 30, 2005 -- Sandfield Centre, Nottingham
'Nom donné par l'auteur' [Name given by the author]. Choreographed by Jérôme Bel. Performed by Jérôme Bel and Frédéric Seguette.
Cast: Two men, a vacuum cleaner, a hair dryer (both with long leads plugged into a socket centre back stage), a tin of table salt, a small patterned carpet rug, a large French dictionary (Le Robert), a torch, a stool, a plastic children's ball, a pair of old ice skates, four capital letters - N, S, O, E - cut from white polystyrene representing the four cardinal points of the compass (in French).
Definition: A series of tableaux combining groups of the above, initially the two men putting pairs of objects together; Examples (1): salt pored on bank note; (2) hair dryer blowing air sucked up by vacuum cleaner nozzle (both items switched on). Then, having rotated the rug and cardinal points, creating combinations of increasingly bizarre complexity and ironic conceptual sophistication; Example (3); stool, man 1, ball, lined up. Man 2 kicks stool over, kicks man 1 hard in ####, boots ball into black back curtain.
Characteristic quality: economic manipulation of objects between each tableaux, followed by stillness for audience to appreciate visual affect and ponder conceptual implications, or to anticipate ensuing actions (as in example 3).
Rationale: exhaustive exploration of all possible combinations of objects and their properties - people treated as material, inanimate objects presented choreographically in time, space, and exploiting qualities of 'line'.
Note 1: tension between logical progression of this exploration and irrational meanings generated by combinations. Example (4): Man sits on rug, closes dictionary with edge of rug in it as bookmark, then folds other side of rug over to wrap self up like a rough sleeper.
Note 2: Tension also between deadpan, matter of fact manner of performers throughout and ironic associations generated by some tableaux. Example (5): man points vacuum cleaner (switched on) at open dictionary on right side of stage while level with him on left other man points hair dryer to blow air into his mouth out of which emerges haltingly, word by word, as if involuntarily, the dictionary definition of 'Air' (in French).
Discussion: psychological confusion of different orders of reality - in example 5, physical properties of air with conceptual properties of dictionary definition of air.
Example (6): torch shining at stool placed on rug; shadow of stool on rug traced with poured salt, making white shadow. Then while clearing away and setting up next tableau, rug lifted up to display the white 'shadow' which 'fades' as salt runs off rug onto lino; small firm shake of rug to dislodge final traces of 'shadow'.
History and context: first performed 1994, "Nom donné par l'auteur" is one of Bel's earliest pieces still in repertory. Over the years, almost the entire oeuvre of Bel's work presented at Nottdance, this being last Nottdance programmed by Jane Greenfield who among British promoter has done most to introduce Bel's work in the UK.
In post-show discussion Bel stated that he was only showing it here now because Nottingham audiences knew his other work. Viewed as early work, "Nom donné… " appears to rehearse lexicon of concerns and devices within Bel's oeuvre. Typical of many early works in general, every aspect of Nom donné… is so controlled and carefully constructed that the performer has little opportunity for interpretation. There is little room to take the kinds of risks manipulating the relationship between performative presence and audience expectation that is typical of Bel's later works.
Derivation of title: 'Nom donné par l'auteur' is the definition in Le Robert of 'titre' [title].
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Union Leader Santa Fund receives Family Kids Champion AwardStaff report
May 17. 2013 9:18PM
MANCHESTER — The New Hampshire Union Leader Santa Fund for The Salvation Army, which has raised about $7 million since it began 53 years ago to ensure needy families could enjoy presents on Christmas Day, was presented Friday with the Singer Family Kids Champion Award.
Union Leader Corp. President and Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid said he was honored to accept the award on behalf of the company's employees.
The award is presented annually by the Salvation Army at its Camp for Kids Breakfast, which this year was held at the Derryfield Country Club. It honors a community member for its support and advocacy for the city's disadvantage children.
McQuaid, in accepting the award, praised the newspaper's employees, singling out reporter Dale Vincent, who writes many of the Santa Fund stories; his daughter Katharine McQuaid Cote, a former Community Relations Director at the newspaper; Theresa Robinson, also a former director; and current Community Relations Director Shannon Sullivan and Community Relations Coordinator Christy Detrude.
Gary Singer, executive officer for Merchants Automotive Group, made the presentation. He said the Singer family is Jewish and believe in their faith, but also believe in the Salvation Army's mission, which transcends cultures and religions.
He said years ago the Singer family partnered with the Salvation Army in a successful campaign to raise $2 million to renovate their headquarters.
"This is very dear to our family," he said.
In presenting the award, he said the Santa Fund began in 1959 after a Manchester Union Leader editor, sitting inside the Post Office Fruit Luncheonette up the street from the newspaper then located on Amherst Street, overheard a Salvation Army captain saying he was worried how he was going to raise enough money to get people through Christmastime.
That first year, $1,000 was raised. Since then, donation have totaled about $7 million, funds that provide warm clothing, meals and toys to children during the holidays, as well as support summer camps and other critical programs throughout the year.
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RAGI PORRIDGE - serve - 1Baby
Ragi Flour (finger millet) - 2 tspn
sugar - ¼ tspn
ghee - 1 drop
salt – ¼ pinch
water - 150 ml
Mix ragi powder in 100 ml water and strain it on white muslin cloth (or) tea strainer, do it again with 50 ml water.
In a small vessel bring to boil for 5 minutes stirring continuously without any lumps then add sugar and salt, now allow the ragi porridge to simmer for 5 minutes on medium flame stirring occasionally. Finally add ghee.
From 4th month of your baby we can start solid food, very first is the ragi porridge. For initial giving we have to try a little porridge to the baby and it is very healthy and good for bones. After sixth month we can add milk to the porridge for preparation.
For my two sons I used to give them first Ragi Porridge, Ragi with milk porridge, then i'll Prepare sathu mavu at home and give them.
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My guess would be that Crolish had had some skirmishes with surprise parties along the way, because his actions indicated a wariness of them. When it came time for a day special to Crolish, he became especially alert: peeking inside places before entering - and, once having entered, investigating behind furniture and large potted plants, inspecting closely the darker corners in a room before sitting guardedly on the edge of a chair.
Crolish seemed more or less to appreciate Disney World. Unless, as happened recently, we went near the occasion of his high school class reunion (when people were trying to pin him down as to whether he was going early or late - whereas he wasn't going at all). Crolish spent an hour grilling us as to our intentions, going over the van for evidence of noisemakers and yearbooks.
He was fine at that Greek restaurant, really enjoying himself - until the waiters hoisted flaming things to the table, crying what sounded like ''Opah!'' When we found Crolish (behind a dirty dish cart by the kitchen), it took us a long time to convince him that it was not the beginning of a surprise party because his birthday was only four months away. Perhaps he overdid avoiding surprise parties, but I sympathize with the fellow, tending to barely endure them myself.
When Crolish passed his exams and became an architect, we were proud of him and told him so and let it go at that (much to his relief). Deidre, however, brooded that he was being neglected. She thought that there were the makings of a surprise party here, and began at once to organize one. She assigned us to our duties: Cliffnagle and his committee in charge of decorations; Trewitt and her committee in charge of food; Fitzweiler and his committee to provide entertainment; and so on.
I was charged with keeping Crolish from finding out, an impossible task, and of getting him there, even more impossible. I argued with Deidre that this simply wouldn't work out. ''Nonsense,'' she responded, irritated that I wasn't thrilled about my assignment, ''everybody loves surprise parties!''
As I knew he would, Crolish added up the clues, dropped from sight, and I didn't look for him. Deidre finally spotted him, she said, in the classical music room at the public library, crouching behind the empty table in the corner in the shadows bestowed by the potted ferns and hanging ivy.
I liked Deidre, but I liked Crolish too. After he unbarricaded his door and let me in, we talked. I suppose I tried in a halfhearted way to convince him that a surprise party would not be so bad. His eyes caught me just the right way with that intense, honest look he has: ''If this surprise party were being planned for you,'' he said severely, ''would you like it?'' I said after brief reflection that I would not; that while I would probably not go to the extremes of escape he was going to, I would, nevertheless, feel uneasy and wish the thing done.
From that point on, not only did Deidre have difficulty finding Crolish, but me too. Since she always has somebody in mind for a surprise party, I'm sure it was only a matter of a phone call or two to set events on a different track. After a modest meal at a quiet, unimposing restaurant, Crolish and I said goodnight. I was whistling as I walked home. There are people for whom surprise parties were never intended.


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Carnage Life Size Bust
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I remembered my latest post about Spider-Man bust, it is 'Back in Black' Spider-Man Legendary Scale Bust. The legendary Spider-Man with black costume in the form of Bust. Now Toys and Hobbies continue to made a post about one of the greatest villain, especially for Peter Parker. I found this crazy creatures yesterday when I still managing post about Lara Croft Premium Format Figure, it appeared in the bottom of Sideshow Collectibles site. This thing really made me interested after the Venom, because my hobby is the villain like this. Now, a little backstory about him will help you know what I am talking about.
Carnage used to be a serial killer known as Cletus Kasady, who became Carnage after merging with the offspring of the alien symbiote Venom during a prison breakout. The symbiote amplified Kasady's psychotic nature making him even less mentally stable than he had been previously, and therefore even more dangerous. Since the alien symbiote adapts to the host's personality, the Carnage symbiote is affected by Kasady's insane mind and lust for destruction, and Carnage terrorized New York City with his vicious killing sprees.
After that, Venom determined to absorb the Carnage symbiote, during which Kasady retained the Carnage persona by costuming himself in red paint and continuing his killing sprees, although as a powerless human. Soon after losing his symbiote, Kasady found an exact replica in the Negative Zone and was able to regain his super-villain abilities. This dangerous condition made Venom and Spider-Man had to team up to try and stop Carnage. Can you imagine the two of them combining a power ?
This is one of the Marvel collectible line presented by Sideshow Collectibles and Marvel Comics, the Carnage Life Size Bust. Each piece is individually painted and finished to exacting standards, each with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles product. Capturing the psychotic super-villain in a fit of rage, the Carnage Life Size Bust is a perfect addition to any Spider-Man or Marvel collection! You can grab this item at Sideshow : Carnage Life Size Bust
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The Atlas of Future Imaginary Cities is a cartographic way of communicating the outcomes of a series of conversations on imaginary futures. It is an interactive visualisation that allows the reader to explore the various cities and discover emerging themes, issues, and ideas that they embed.
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Hotels in Silicon Valley are reaping the benefits of sharing the same zip codes as several widely successful international technology companies.
REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Known for the success of the technology companies that call the area south of San Francisco home, Silicon Valley, California, is one of the U.S. hotel markets experiencing above-average performance and attracting the attention of owners and developers across the country.
Silicon Valley is actually a collection of a number of communities in and around Santa Clara County. Early in its development, the area was home to a handful of companies that "boomed and busted," said Alan Reay, president of Atlas Hospitality Group. Now there are well-established companies with incredible office campuses that draw in business travelers—as well as a growing number of leisure travelers—from around the world.
Northern California didn't take the same hit as Southern California did during the downturn, Reay said. That—along with less overbuilding, scarcity of land and barriers to entry—has contributed to a "tremendous amount of interest" and appreciation in the marketplace, he said. The Santa Clara/Silicon Valley area is probably in the top five, even top three, desirable markets in California, he added.
Looking long-term, "the Silicon Valley area is going to be a good investment," Reay said.
Transaction activity
For the purposes of his company's surveys, Reay said he classifies Silicon Valley as Santa Clara Country. The sales survey showed an 8% decline in transactions in 2016, he said, dropping from 13 hotels to 12. The median price per room dropped by 2%, but Reay advised not to look too deeply into that because there wasn't a large volume of sales.
"It's a stabilized market," he said. "Not many are wanting to sell."
Hersha Hospitality Trust acquired the Courtyard by Marriott Sunnyvale Mountain View in 2016 for $75 million. The company also owns the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Sunnyvale Mountain View and the Sanctuary Beach Resort in nearby Monterey Bay, while Hersha Hospitality Management operates three additional properties in the area. Hersha President and COO Neil Shah said his company focuses on investment clusters, particularly in areas of high innovation. Over the past five years, the company has invested approximately $350 million in California overall.
"Hotels are very expensive in Silicon Valley because it is a market that's very attractive to U.S. investors and international investors, long-term and short-term investors because there's such solid growth," he said. "It's hard to find great opportunities. That's why it's taking us longer in Silicon Valley to achieve putting together a larger cluster."
Chatham Lodging Trust acquired four Silicon Valley Residence Inns in 2014. EVP and COO Dennis Craven said the company was familiar with owning and operating hotels in the market and is a strong believer in Silicon Valley. The real estate investment trust could consider further hotel purchases in the market, he said, as strong demand offsets new supply to make it a great long-term market.
"Silicon Valley is the hub for job growth in the country, and some of the largest companies in the world are investing billions of dollars in the valley, ensuring the long-term viability of the valley," he said by email.
Under the right conditions, Craven said Chatham would consider selling off one of its Silicon Valley assets to deliver higher returns to shareholders.
"We would opportunistically sell one of the assets and invest in a different asset or expand an existing asset within the market or even another market that would deliver better returns," he said. "Additionally, we might look to divest an asset if capital expenditures were burdensome."
Tough for development
Santa Clara County opened two hotels in 2016, a drop from six new openings in 2015, Reay said. There were six hotels with 893 rooms under construction by the end of 2016, he said, which is close to 2015's numbers.
Ensemble Real Estate Investment has started construction on the $145-million, 250-room Hotel Nia Autograph Collection near Facebook's campus in Menlo Park and is scheduled to open the property in early 2018, said Brian Ehrlich, chief investment officer at Ensemble.
The development went through a "bulletproof" entitlement process, Ehrlich said. Menlo Park residents approved of the project in a ballot referendum and the city government was supportive instead of throwing up obstacles, he said. Still, no matter where developers are building, California has a drawn-out process.
"California is certainly among the top in the nation as it relates to the process being a barrier to entry in many markets," he said. "It is very long and at times arduous. It is full of a lot of checks and balances, both at the municipal level and state level."
Menlo Park previously had been known to resist growth, but the city and residents realized they were surrounded by cities taking the opposite approach, which meant they felt the effects of that growth without getting any of the tax revenue.
Ensemble is pushing forward on construction because of the strength in the market, Ehrlich said. There's a large amount of supply planned up and down the tech corridor, he said, but the Hotel Nia is only one of two full-service hotels planned for the market. Everything else in the market is "premium brand select-service" and extended stay, he said.
"I think we'll fit a needed niche," he said, adding the hotel should compete well against older full-service hotels already in the market.
Despite a lengthy entitlement process and other barriers to entry, owners and developers have had success in Silicon Valley by taking different approaches.
Chatham's four Residence Inns sit on large plots of valuable land, Craven said, opening up a number of options. The company could add new rooms by tearing down smaller buildings and replacing them with a new tower, much like it did with the property in Mountain View, he said.
"The excess land also provides us with an option to partner with a developer of a different asset class, such as multi-family, in a project where we could split the existing acreage, sell off the land and redevelop the remaining parcel with a larger hotel," he said.
Market demand
Obviously the biggest demand generators are the nearby technology companies, Shah said. Monday through Friday, Hersha's hotels are occupied 90% to 95% by corporate transient guests, and much of it is through locally negotiated rates with the larger companies in the area. The hotels do leave some room for leisure transient guests during the week, he said.
While some corporate guests might extend their stay over the weekends, he said, the guest mix changes to about 80% leisure over the weekend. Most of the guests, both corporate and leisure, are transient, Shah said, as Hersha has focused on acquiring smaller hotels with typically fewer than 150 rooms.
"At this size of hotel and such great locations, we don't need to really focus on any kind of group business to fill rooms," he said.
Guests want to spend time together and network, said Florian Riedel, GM of the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley in Palo Alto. They want to meet in public spaces so they can connect, he said, but they also want some privacy to share their ideas. When the hotel renovated its lobby, it took this particular need into consideration and created two more flexible meeting spaces for guests, he said. The lobby has an open floor plan, but at any given time, there are sections that can be closed off.
"They can ask to get together with a few people, and we can change that and create privacy within a few moments' notice," he said.
There's great demand midweek for any hotel in the area, Riedel said, and while it's mostly a business-related market, his hotel is pushing weekends a little more for leisure guests. The property's new restaurant lounge provides a leisure experience for Silicon Valley and an escape from city life in San Francisco, he said.
While the area is known for its tech industry and dynamic environment, Riedel said, people are learning they can have a fun and exciting weekend there as well. Many residents from San Francisco like to travel to destinations such as Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe, he said, but those are three-hour drives while Silicon Valley is only about half an hour away.
"They can spend a bit less and have just as good a weekend as the other places," he said. "It's an opportunity for us and for Silicon Valley in general."
Hotel performance
Because Silicon Valley is not officially a hotel market tracked by STR, parent company of Hotel News Now, HNN reviewed performance data for cities typically associated with Silicon Valley: Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale.
In 2016, overall occupancy for these locations declined 0.3% year over year to 77.9%, but average daily rate grew 6.1% to $194.94, driving revenue per available room up 5.8% to $151.88. Although Silicon Valley saw mostly positive growth in 2016, the ADR and RevPAR increases pale in comparison to 2015's 14.7% ADR growth and 15.6% RevPAR growth—and those metrics showed double-digit growth back to at least 2012, according to STR data.
February 2017 data shows occupancy grew 1.9% year over year to 77.8% while ADR dropped 7% to $202.79 and RevPAR declined 5.2% to $157.77.
Chatham's four properties in the area are outperforming their initial underwriting, Craven said. Demand has been strong, offsetting any supply growth and allowing the company to raise occupancy levels and increase average daily rates.
"We are expecting RevPAR to continue to grow low- to mid-single digits in 2017," he said.
While markets in much of the country have seen decelerating growth, Silicon Valley has been one of the big exceptions, Shah said. Last year was a solid year for Hersha's Silicon Valley properties. The Courtyard in Sunnyvale grew RevPAR 3% to 5% in Q4 2016, he said.
The first quarter of 2017 has a tough comparison because Santa Clara hosted the 2016 Super Bowl, he said, but he expects Silicon Valley will be one of the higher growth markets for the remainder of the year.
Because of the proximity to San Francisco, Shah said the closing of the Moscone Center for expansion might have a spillover effect on compression in Silicon Valley. However, the market is still growing at significant levels and has its own dedicated demand drivers.
"In an environment where nationally growth is pretty tepid, we're pretty confident Silicon Valley can outperform," he said.


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The 2008 Thomas and Elizabeth Anderson Scholarship has been awarded to Mr. Daniel Seda, a junior Mechanical Engineering student. The Anderson Scholarship was established in 2004 by the generous donation of the late Professor Thomas P. Anderson's family for Mechanical Engineering at SIUE. This is the fourth year an Anderson Scholarship has been given out. The scholarship is to honor an outstanding junior or senior Mechanical Engineering student. The scholarship is under the supervision of SIUE Mechanical Engineering faculty. Currently the scholarship pays tuition of one semester. If the tuition is already paid by other scholarships, the Anderson Scholarship will pay $1,500 cash.
Faculty picked Daniel to receive the award based on his outstanding academic performance. With an impressive record in a number of high school level mathematical competitions, including placing the first in the Excellence in Mathematics Competition at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, Daniel started his college in Southwestern Illinois College, where he received an Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics Award and was accepted to the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. With an outstanding background in mathematics and science, Daniel started his study in SIUE in fall 2007 after receiving an Associate Degree from SWIC, and decided to pursue an Mechanical Engineering degree. In SIUE, he was inducted to Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society in Spring 2008, and has an accumulative GPA of 3.8.
Daniel is a son of Anthony, a firefighter, and Nancy, a nurse. As the third among 7 siblings, Daniel enjoys listening to music and watching movies. He is the second in his family to attend SIUE: his sister Melanie got her degree on vocal performance in SIUE.


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