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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is taking his pitch for health care revisions to Virginia, holding a town hall forum and fielding questions via the Internet.
Congress will fully engage in the health care debate when it returns Monday from a one-week recess. As lawmakers discuss the matter with their constituents, Obama is following suit, going to nearby Annandale, Va., on Wednesday.
Obama's agenda calls for reducing health care delivery costs through less waste, insuring virtually all Americans and encouraging doctors and hospitals to emphasize quality of care over quantity of procedures.
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We've teamed up with our friends at Rachel Zoe to bring you the best of where to eat, sleep, play and party in the Hamptons. Pack your bags: this is your best summer ever. By Siobhan Reid
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Are you already in a Halloween mood? Have you planned your Halloween party yet? If you are still looking for Halloween food ideas, then I have something for you:)
Recently, I've made this cute witch flying on a broomstick, surrounded by cheesy ghosts. It was a try out before our Halloween party, inspired by a game my daughter has played at school.


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Divorce is an emotionally and physically strenuous experience for both parents and children. The challenges become even greater when the parents are raising a child with special needs. Many more considerations must go into determining what is in the best interests of the child, which is the guiding principle in determining any child custody and visitation matter in Texas.
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For the safety of our riders, horses, volunteers, and instructors, we ask that all riders complete our rider registration and release forms prior to starting lessons at Heaven's Gait Ranch. Click on the link below to access the forms, print them out, and complete the packet at your convenience. (Note that we require a physician's statement and medical release for all of our riders. They must be renewed annually.)
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There are times when car owners bought their insurance based on the price. It usually means, the lower the cost, the faster a customer will buy a coverage. However, there is a need for car owners to look at the coverage and the compensation that they will get in different situations and the reason for that is because sometimes, low priced policies are usually useless and a waste of money. While it is true that car owners will save a lot of money by buying a very cheap coverage, they will lose more in the long run.
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Real Clear Politics also directed us to this piece by Stuart Taylor on racial preferences at colleges and universities. Taylor claims that because de facto "resegregation" of state colleges and universities is unacceptable to the "body politic," the real choice on this issue is between Michigan style preferences and "other strategems," such as the Texas top ten percent plan, designed to preserve racial diversity. Taylor devotes the remainder of his column to describing how unpalatable both sets of alternatives are.
Taylor's piece illustrates, first of all, why the Bush Administration briefs were so unfortunate — they give the impression that true colorblindness is politically unacceptable and thus not part of what Taylor calls "the real choice confronting the Court and the nation." If the Administration's briefs had advocated true colorblindness, Taylor would have looked foolish had he claimed that this option is off-the-table.
I am aware of no pursuasive evidence that a colorblind approach is unacceptable to the American people. The fact that states have resorted to race-conscious strategems when told by the voters to abandon preferences shows only that the elites oppose colorblindness. Taylor says that "most of us would be highly distressed to see a drastic drop in the number of black and Hispanic students at our top universities." I believe that nearly all Americans would be distressed by "re-segregration." But there is no evidence that this would occur. A "drastic drop" from artificial levels imposed by university bureaucrats would probably be less distressing to most. In any case, since when does the constitutionality of racial discrimination turn on what "distresses most of us"?
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I thought I'd share this trip down memory lane with all of you:
" Lots of stuff has happen in the last little while, all very interesting stuff like how I had to be in a dumb kabuki play about the 47 ronin and I wanted to be Yoshi but they made me be Ori. But then Mothra cut a huge swath through downtown and crushed the Hello Kitty factory, so it didn't matter anyway because I didn't have a job anymore. So I became a geisha, but it was fucking hard and there was this guy who kept doing stuff for me cause I picked up his hankerchief. Then the A-bomb killed all the samurai and the Emperor committed hara-kiri with a cherry blossom branch and I was right back where I started at the Osaka Seafood Concern. Oh, and I discovered the secrect to inner peace,.. but that's a whole other email. "


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Resistance Until Demise: The Lesson of Bartleby and Teddy
All individuals search for a purpose, an identity to make sense of the world. The gravity of modernity intensifies the strain of societal repression on humanity, making people inclined to seek a new way of handling the severe effects of a changing society. Herman Melville observes this phenomenon, and the spiritual symptoms that occur as a result, in "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street." J.D. Salinger's "Teddy" also identifies a generation in America that searches for alternative choices that differ from the status quo. Both Bartleby and Teddy experiment with a new spirituality to escape and resist their era, but Bartleby embraces the emptiness of both physical and spiritual life, and the existence-less purpose, while Teddy embraces his death because he sees the essence of death and believes in reincarnation to a grander world.
Before the protagonists' struggles occur, they experience Sisyphean-like lives and are surrounded by the "American dream." This belief, or doubt, in the American dream begins when Bartleby works in the dead-end mail job, a task of the destruction of mail that contains "hope for those who died unhoping." Bartleby, representing the petty middle-class of his era, is responsible for copying documents of laws, subsections, and cases. These duties create a person who doesn't seek a higher purpose in life due to a lack of self-realization and creative pursuit. He transforms into a vessel of hopelessness and emptiness, and hopelessness allows him to purely reject everything.
Similarly to Bartleby, Teddy is also repulsed by his society around him. He tells Nicholson, his former teacher, "my father thinks I'm a freak" and that it's difficult to "live a spiritual life in America." Teddy regards his family as unaccepting and his physical setting as a punishment. To find purpose, Teddy internally rejects the American family, culture, and lifestyle. He searches for a different, non-material, metaphysical purpose: the non-American spirit. Both protagonists are overwhelmed by the expectations of the people around them, and they try to reject their environment by looking for alternative approaches in order to find alleviation.
Although they don't accept their environment, both Bartleby and Teddy submit to their surroundings and avoid interference. Bartleby accentuates his defiance to society by proclaiming, "I would prefer not to," but doesn't specify any alternative to society, thereby accepting the current situation. He prefers not to participate in productive activities and, instead, chooses to occupy space, ignore the requests of his boss, and separate himself from his surroundings.
Contrariwise, Teddy is not defying the demands of society although he rejects the ideal of a heteronormative American lifestyle. Instead, he obeys the wishes of his parents and allows his community to nurture and direct him. Teddy clarifies to Nicholson, "I'd just be doing what I was supposed to do, that's all."The clarification illustrates Teddy's submissiveness to the requests of society but also the lack of significance he associates to following societal norms, as identified with his jaded tone.
The struggle of these individuals against society is unbroken and persistent, but their actions are different: Bartleby withstands societal pressures by refusing whereas Teddy refutes this same pressure by passively accepting it while only maintaining a divergent integrity. Both represent a widespread approach for voicing one's civic duty. Bartlebyians reject their institution around them and refuse to co-join until their vision is achieved. Teddyians accept their institution and only define their success when escaping their known world. This duality reflects our two prominent methodological approaches, currently, within all ideological camps: total rejection, with little compromise, or total acceptance with the hope that a better world may be coming. Paradoxically, the only effective civic participation requires both acceptance and rejection.
The philosophical context of these American stories includes existentialism philosophy, or spiritual emptiness, and the Eastern philosophy of spiritual incarnation. Describing Bartleby, his boss says, "I noticed that Bartleby did nothing but stand at his window in his dead-wall revery." Bartleby's boss describes a person who refuses to perform and embraces the emptiness of existence, life, or death. Bartleby retorts, "do you not see the reason for yourself?"
Whereas Bartleby has no purpose, Teddy has a spiritual purpose. Nicholson recognizes Teddy's tendencies and says, "you hold pretty firmly to the Vedantic theory of reincarnation." Teddy's conviction that he doesn't "see what [emotions are] good for" makes him embrace his philosophy where death isn't an issue. Teddy readily embraces the cycle of reincarnation because it provides hope of escape from his current state.
Unfortunately, today's society cannot embrace either Bartleby or Teddy. If total rejection or blind acceptance is the method to express desires for the future, only those who actively participate will direct society. Many creative forces in society gave up hope for the future by grumbling silently or loudly, and hoping that their surroundings will eventually change. Both Bartlebyians and Teddyians are not afraid of death, believing their path will rescue them; however, instead it leads to self demise. If Bartlebyians and Teddyians thrive, stagnation will proliferate and hope will be an illusion, instead of a drive.
Resistors are not always on the right side of history. This blind resistance that Bartleby and Teddy conveyed is visible today and should be a warning sign for all. Both of the characters die due to lack of direction after resistance. They escape the clutches of the American life without redefining a new America. Any generation who wants to effectively mold their society cannot just reject or accept norms. Any person who decides to fully detach himself or herself, or jadedly participate in civic society will find his or her voice lost in the echo of political change. Protesting without a conversation or blind faith in the future will end the ability to be humane. Because keeping one's chest high while marching into the abyss would keep the old. But by pushing and pulling from within, without total rejection or acceptance, hope for a better future can materialize.
By Orr Chalamish
Orr Chalamish, a Former Liaison Officer for Peacekeeping Operations, is a Finance Major. This paper was written for ENG 2150, taught by Professor Carolyn Cooper. The paper examines lessons of literature from two different centuries in order to strengthen our current 21st-century society.
Cover Art by Goldie Gross
Works Cited
Melville, Herman. Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street, 1853. Minneapolis: Indulgence, 1995. Print.
Salinger, J. D. "Teddy." Nine Stories. Boston: Little, Brown, 1953. N. pag. Print.


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TALLAHASSEE — After hours of heated debate, a sharply divided Florida House approved school security and gun restrictions Wednesday prompted by last month's slaughter of 17 people at a Broward County high school.
Two fathers, Ryan Petty and Andy Pollack, whose teenagers died in the massacre at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, watched from the House gallery as lawmakers worked toward final approval of the $400 million package.
"We thank the House and the Senate for voting in favor of protecting our children," said Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, 18, was killed at the school.
"But more needs to be done, and it's important for the country to unite in the same way the 17 families united in support of this bill," he added.
The measure was approved 67-50, with most House Democrats voting against it.
Many Democrats criticized the bill for creating a new school guardian program that would lead to the arming of some teachers who volunteer for special training by law enforcement.
The legislation goes to Gov. Rick Scott, who also has aired concerns about the guardian program.
Scott has been noncommittal about whether he will sign the legislation into law – or veto it and call lawmakers back into a special session to recast it.
"I'm going to take my time and read the bill," Scott said Wednesday.
But Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, who helped craft the legislation, said he's spoken several times with the governor.
"I've walked through where he has some concerns and there are just some areas where we're not in agreement," Galvano said. "But if he looks at the overall bill, which he said he would, and weighs the impacts that it has, I think he's going to support it."
The legislation narrowly cleared the Senate on Monday in a 20-18 vote.
The House also was fractured, with many of the 41 Democrats saying they couldn't support the measure because it failed to ban military-style weapons or high-capacity magazines, and potentially puts guns in the hands of teachers at schools.
Black Democrats said they feared the guardian program posed a special risk to black students confronted by a school staffer packing a weapon.
"I believe this is not a bad bill, this is a scary bill," said Rep. Cynthia Stafford, D-Miami. "The scariest part of this bill to me is the provision that allows for personnel on school grounds to be armed."
Representatives Colleen Burton, R-Lakeland, and Sam Killebrew, R-Winter Haven, both planned to support the security bill that would arm school staff, increase the minimum age for purchasing a firearm from 18 to 21, impose a three-day waiting period on all firearms sales and inject $400 million into mental-health programs.
Burton could not immediately be reached, but her spokeswoman, Lara Medley, said she planned to vote for the bill.
Killebrew said he doesn't like some aspects of the bill, such as increasing the age to 21 and the three-day waiting period, but he said before the vote that he doesn't want to lose the $400 million in mental-health funding.
That $400 million includes $69 million for mental-health assistance to school districts and $18.3 million for mobile-crisis teams working with the Department of Children and Families and schools, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
He said he supports an optional program for arming school staff in districts.
"It's all voluntary," said Killebrew, adding that the decision will be based on whether the school board chooses to support the plan.
Democrat Ricky Shirah, who is running in a special election on May 1 for the House District 39 seat, said he wouldn't vote for the bill.
"I'm for most of it, but I can't support arming teachers," Shirah said. "We need more trained security staff at the schools."
His Republican opponent, Josie Tomkow, did not return a phone message.
The legislation allows county school boards to decide whether to enact the guardian program, in cooperation with the local sheriff's office.
Teachers who are "exclusively" in the classroom could not take part, but other school staff and teachers doing double-duty as coaches, tutors or other tasks could be trained as guardians.
Rep. Evan Jenne, D-Hollywood, derided the guardian plan as a "rough draft of a Steven Seagal movie," saying it envisioned armed cafeteria workers halting a gunman.
But The House's 76 Republicans were under pressure of their own.
The National Rifle Association, a major player in Florida elections, opposes the legislation, mostly because it raises to 21 the age to buy a gun and imposes a three-day waiting period on all gun purchases – a standard now applied only to handguns.
The proposal also bans bump stocks, attachments that can turn semi-automatic weapons into machine guns.
Rep. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, was among Republicans urging support Wednesday for the measure, saying he was angered by the heavy lobbying and mean-spirited emails he's received from those seeking a ban on assault-style weapons.
Leek acknowledged both sides were hitting lawmakers hard with email, but added, "I'm not going to go home with nothing."
Another Republican, Rep. Jay Fant of Jacksonville, a candidate for Florida attorney general, said he couldn't support the measure because of the gun limits.
He told the House that the accused Parkland killer, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, legally bought the AR-15 rifle used in the murders but a 20-year-old single mother now could not buy a weapon for self-defense.
"Regrettably, there are portions of the bill that are not pragmatic or constitutional," Fant said.
But Democrats criticized the legislation for potentially putting guns in schools, while the Republican majority refused to allow any debate on limiting assault-style weapons or high-capacity ammunition magazines.
"Why can't we talk about reasonable limits on high-capacity magazines?" asked Rep. Loranne Ausley, D-Tallahassee.
But a host of lawmakers from both parties said it was important for the Legislature to have a significant response to the Valentine's Day slayings.
Rep. Shawn Harrison, R-Tampa, said he met with seven students who "scrambled" for their lives to escape the high school during their recent visit to Tallahassee.
"Don't worry, we'll get it right," Harrison said he assured them.
On Wednesday, he urged House members to vote for the legislation.
"I care about protecting your kids, and my kids. And that's what this bill does today," Harrison said.
Rep. Kristin Jacobs, D-Coconut Creek, said both parties had given on the bill.
"When we take incremental steps, we get somewhere," Jacobs said.
But another supporter, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Coral Springs, a 1999 graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, said he had mixed feelings.
"This bill is necessary," Moskowitz said. "But it's not sufficient."


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Our training buddies from Brethren celebrated Lee's 35th birthday in CrossFit style. Post workout recovery beer tastes great and is less filling... (Not really). The WOD however, with the awesome comaradererie from Brethren is MOST fulfilling. Next week we train at Brethren at 1:30PM.
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January 31, 2008
January 30, 2008
the shadow of your smile
Swings are another little invention that produces sunny smiles on my face. The children who were on these must've been scared away by the sight of me snapping pictures. I didn't mean to but it left the swings clear for me to play with once I was done. What got me was the shadow of the trees on the ground.
Yesterday, Pat left a comment alerting me to the passing of a wonderful fellow blogger. We knew him as Ggraph but to his friends and family, he was Mark. He hadn't been well for some time but that didn't stop his lust for life. If you remember his witty writing and classic photos, go over and send your condolences to his wife Sue. Godbless you Mark.
January 29, 2008
free willy
January 28, 2008
tip top cab
Taxis, I hardly ever take one unless I'm abroad. But when I do, I almost always engage the driver in conversation. Some of them have the most fascinating insights of how a society moves. Some even fancy themselves political scientists.
A big thank you to Lynn for letting me win her DP contest and for making me her post of the day.
January 27, 2008
optical illusion no.3
January 26, 2008
right up there
January 25, 2008
a lot of hot air
January 24, 2008
across the universe
This is the Malaysian Simulator Agency. Yup, that's what it's called. RM15 for a ride that shakes, rattles and rolls you and your friends across the stars. Haven't been in it myself but with loud thumping techno music blaring outside the shuttle, I couldn't help but stand there a couple of minutes watching the shuttle jiggle.
January 23, 2008
brights lights
As Chinese New Year approaches, the shopping malls compete to have to brightest, most colourful, most attractive concourse decorations. This is one is Sungai Wang, one of the oldest (and one of the best, I say) malls in KL. When Malaysian, Taiwanese and Hong Kong performing artists visit, this is the place they come to to meet fans, right there on the stage you see in this shot.
Today, the Tamil community celebrates Thaipusam.
ps. Talented young actor Heath Ledger has passed away suddenly. My condolences to his little girl Matilda and his family. Godbless Heath.
January 22, 2008
blocked passage
January 21, 2008
smiling information
Here's one of the many tourist information booths you'll find all around the city centre. But this one beats all the rest. Its a fancy one with a widescreen plasma TV placed above the booth. Nice to know the Ministry of Tourism takes so much care in impressing the foreigners.
Have a great start to your week.
January 20, 2008
cop bashing
Yes, you read the post title correctly. Cop bashing. Just look at the sorry state of this cone. One more kick and it'll fold in two. I'm tempted. The entire police force has a negative reputation in KL. I won't mention why. All blogs in Malaysia are monitored by 'them.' In recent years, they have been trying to improve this reputation with many clean-up campaigns. Can't say its been completely successful but I have met a couple of friendly inspectors. You know, I love men in uniform.
January 19, 2008
you will always...
I'm posting this more for the tagline than anything else. I believe all of us have a capacity of doing wonderful things with ourselves and with/for others. There are some who feel they have the weight of the world on their shoulders, too much responsibility, too many disappointments, just too much negativity. However, the moment always arrives when each of us will find our glow.
Today, I increased the field of my glow, thanks to JC at Subang DP. She gave me this:
This is the first time I have been tagged for an award! Thanks, JC! You are one of those bloggers who make my days with your regular visits and comments!!! I would like to tag you again but it would be more fun to send the Awards to more bloggers and keep the spirit of DPB going and going and going!!!
The award rules say: "Give the award to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blogland. Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times.
In honour of this award, I will abide by the rules and pass it on to 10 dedicated bloggers of Daily Blog who have in one way or another inspired me and made my days by sharing their love of photography through their photos, sharing the tales of places, people & lives in their cities, visiting my website ~ leaving behind motivating comments that drive me to shoot more photos to share with all of you.
KLDP's "You Make My Day" Award goes to:
1) Nathalie in Avignon
2) Ben and Meg in Nelson
3) Kate in Mazatlan (and St.Paul)
4) Denton and Connie in Greenville
5) Santy in Jakarta
6) Jazzy in Tuzla
7) Rudy in Antigua
8) Sally in Sydney
9) Ame in Santa Clara
10)Keropokman in Singapore
What a wonderful day!
January 18, 2008
art graft
January 17, 2008
just another day
Another day goes by and this DP member wonders what to post. He's unloading his car before going to teach his class, he shuts the boot and looks across the street. He notices the green wall and the pedestrians walking past. Interesting colours, he thinks. Luckily he had time before his class began. he stood and waited for more interesting colours to add to the picture. Two ladies in yellow saris walked past. A quick click and this DP member walked towards his class with a smile on his face.
January 16, 2008
winged surprise
I did laundry and hung it out to dry. A beautiful sunny day. Blazing to say the least. Before it had a chance to dry, the sky suddenly turned gray and I felt a storm brewing. I went out to bring the laundry in. As I was about to pull on a towel, I saw this moth. Heavy raindrops began to fall but I risked it all, ran inside to grab my camera, took a shot, grabbed everything on the clothesline and ran back into my house as the rain fell behind me in all its glory.
It's been a year since my last bug picture. A fellow DP member loved the last one, so I dedicate this one to her. For you Nathalie.
January 15, 2008
optical illusion no.2
January 14, 2008
the rat approaches
The day after Christmas, the decorations for the next big celebration went up. In about a months time, Chinese New Year. This coming new year is heralded by its mascot, the rat.
As you see here, red lanterns adorn the ceiling of Central Market, one of our many tourist shopping places.
It's Monday. My day just ended and I'm wondering what to cook for dinner. Have a great one y'all.
January 13, 2008
tt to you
This I cropped from a bigger billboard showing how easy you can transfer funds to friends and family in other countries. Hmm, I never thought grabbing a rope with my hands to cross a divide was an easy thing to do. Cute advert nonetheless. Won't mention the bank though.
I was tagged by Thiên yesterday. I usually don't answer to any tagging requests but you know, it's a new year, so why not, eh?
This game of tag goes like this, When it comes to New Year's Resolutions we seem to fall into four categories: 1) quite serious about them, 2) flippant about them, 3) pressured to do them, or 4) do not do them. So, the purpose of this game of tag is to let us know which category you are in. I will give mine, then tag 3 other sites to do the same thing.
I'd put myself in category 4. I don't do them because I don't make any. I have my goals yes, but I prefer to let the year and its surprises come when they come. I used to make resolutions when I was younger but realized circumstances always alters the path I take. Now I do what I need to do and the rest falls into place. Know what I mean?
Now I have to transfer this to three other DP members: Nathalie, Keropokman and Ming.
Happy Sunday!
January 12, 2008
January 11, 2008
optical illusion
January 10, 2008
children beware
I found this stenciled on an old electric box not that far from my house. It sent a tinge of sadness through my body. Missing/Kidnapped children has been frontpage news in recent times. When I saw this, dark images of these children played and my active imagination ran into overdrive. I have friends with kids, I work with kids and if ever I see a young one bullied or hurt, I step in.
Whoever did this stencil, I thank you for reminding me to always care.
January 9, 2008
crash the shops
January 8, 2008
circular food
January 7, 2008
like an old TV show
Malaysia Five-O. 2007 was the year Malaysia celebrated 50 years of independence. It's now 2008 and we're still celebrating. All around the city posters haven't been taken down to usher in this new year. In other words, nothing much has changed.
Remember Hawaii 5-O? A TV show filled with crooks, cops and big wave surfers. That's how most of us KLites feel. We're all riding the waves of the tropics and the balmy minds that govern the land. It's a lot of fun. Really, it is. Everyone loves a good rerun, right?
Independence, Unity and Harmony. Nice words.
January 6, 2008
ying yang yummy
Dragon-i Restaurant. One of the many F&B outlets in Pavilion, one I've been in more than once. The food is good, the decor is slick and comfortable. Chinese cuisine can seem like a hodge-podge of ingredients but if not cooked well, can really violate your taste senses. Dragon-i thankfully knows how much is too much. Salt-free soups, and such. I like it. As for the decor, it's a lot of black, red and glass. Kinda sexy, in a PG-13 kinda way.
Here's a shot of a dish I like very very much, fried chicken in super-fried dried chillies. Looks life-threatening but I assure you, the chillies only add a hint of tongue burning spice to the overall flavour.
This is the last in the Pavilion series here at KLDP. Hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have.
Remember, I would like to know what you think of when Kuala Lumpur comes to mind.
Have a great Sunday.
January 5, 2008
feeling like a tart
January 4, 2008
pose and save
Here's something else that caught my attention in Pavilion. Live mannequins promoting the newly opened Nike store. All shoppers who stopped to gawk were given a two-day only 30% discount coupon. These models changed poses every couple minutes.
More of Pavilion tomorrow.
BTW, what do you think of when you think of Kuala Lumpur? Yup, with your answers, I'll get my shot for February's theme day.
January 3, 2008
spread it
Yes, that's a big mound of butter. It's from a little F&B kiosk called Toast Box. The butter is spread on thick-cut bread and toasted on a grill. You then have a choice of eating it with sugar or coconut jam, which is called Kaya. Kaya is also the Malay word for rich. What with all that butter, of course it's rich.
January 2, 2008
shopping complex
Woohoo! What a buzz I'm getting from coming back to daily posting!
Just as much buzz as the people you see in this shot rushing into one of KL's new shopping malls. The old school citizens would call it a shopping complex.
This is Pavilion, sits dead smack in the middle of the shopping district. A fair bit of controversy here. Pavilion sits on a plot of land where for many years, stood BBGS, a school over a 100 years old. When it was announced it was to be demolished, many of its past students, including a couple of politicians who studied there, were up in arms. But nothing stands in the way of progress.
So, the old school citizens have said it well. We have a shopping complex (geddit?)
Tomorrow, I take you into Pavilion and for the next few days, will show you the various things that caught me eye.
January 1, 2008
Hello 2008! DP Theme Day: Best Shot of 2007
Happy New Year Everybody! Another year has come. I spent the eve with many old friends and it was a blast. And here I am, back to posting daily.
It was tough choosing a photo that could represent the best of this past year. I narrowed it down to shots that had the most positive comments, shots that made me happiest when I took them and shots that said something about the state we're in. After a week of thought, I chose this one. Fireworks shot in celebration of a great city.
In this new year, we should celebrate all that is good and fair. Believe in the love that surrounds us. Be patient and work towards a better place for every living being. If I could, I'd set off fireworks as a reminder that life is for celebrating. Enough of the bad crap. It's time to smile.
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I've learned my final lesson today for printing photos for clients through Costco. I've always heard they were pretty good considering, but after picking up 67 prints, and comparing them to the others I had previously ordered through a pro lab, I will now only order my photos through a pro lab, even with the slight price increase. I did a small private event recently, and they wanted all the images printed. After finally picking them up through Costco, they all looked like zombies with a gray washed out color to the image, and I hate to admit this isn't the first time. I was so disappointed. So... never again.
Aside from that, our day was really relaxed. We ran some errands, and came home to play for the day. Later in the evening, we actually bundled up and drove to Olympia to meet Chris for his last night here before he leaves for training tomorrow, and him and I took night photos. I haven't been out to do that in awhile, and it was so nice being in the cool crisp air, capturing the city. I stayed close to the car while the kids played games, listened to music, and watched movies. Lucky ducks!
Chris has been around helping with things at home, and keeping us company while he's been back the past few months. We've become pretty good friends, even if he drives me crazy sometimes (I'm sure the feeling is mutual ;)). He's taken to Bear a lot, and has him slowly inching his way onto my couches, just like Tyson did.
We were all getting stir crazy after awhile, but it's just SO COLD! I finally bundled up the kids so they could play outside for a little while. It really didn't last long, but they were happy for the time they were out.
Then it was snack time. Kate's new favorite fruit is Strawberries! Not only can she say the word properly, but she can eat the entire basket!
She asks for them so I'll cut the top off, I was reading off and on until dinner, and at this point, I had taken too long. She wanted one now! Hahaa, love this girl!
Before dinner, Alyx completed a puzzle he got for Christmas, but wasn't thrilled at the idea of getting bath time out of the way before dinner since it was still a little early. After a bit of arguing and talking back, he got sent to the corner (as much as I'm not a fan of this punishment, it really helps him to calm down during the moment and think about his actions). Little miss copy cat, who also understands every thing you say, beat him to it! That's right, Kate runs for the corner as soon as she knows Alyx is headed that way. When all is done, she'll even tell me she's sorry. Gosh, these kids! Hahaa!
I'm still in disbelief that we're nearly two weeks away! I want to drive to the airport and wait for him now. Completely unreasonable, but I can't wait to make the little venture!! I need my man! Aaaaaah, SO CLOSE! xoxo


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After six weeks in theaters, finally The Dark Knight Rises managed to surpass the 1 billion mark in its box office revenue. Besides the achievement of reaching the goal, the end of the trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan also had the good fortune to unseat his predecessor, The Dark Knight, which grossed 1 billion and 3 million worldwide.
Now occupying the twelfth position in the ranking of the highest-grossing of all time, The Dark Knight Rises has overcome other major film productions such as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Spider-Man 3, among others.


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Geek Loves Punk: Comedy about a Lesbian Geek and her Pals
A comic book loving lesbian geek falls for a fast living punk. Her two best friends, a hacker and an actor, help her along the way.
Geek Loves Punk: Comedy about a Lesbian Geek and her Pals
A comic book loving lesbian geek falls for a fast living punk. Her two best friends, a hacker and an actor, help her along the way.
What is "Geek Loves Punk"?
A feature film made by me; a dreamer; storyteller. I have wanted to make a feature film since I was ten years old, and this is the film I was born to make. I just need your help to get it finished. :)
What is "Geek Loves Punk" about?
It's the story of three best friends trying to figure out their lives and their relationships with each other. ELIZABETH, the geek, is a lesbian and an aspiring comic book writer who longs for a girlfriend. Her best friend SOL is a comic book artist who's real passion is building robots. SOL is in love with EMMA. EMMA is best friends with both of them. She works at the comic book shop and is trying to figure out her purpose in life. A punk named MEGAN walks into ELIZABETH'S life and shakes things up between the three friends.
Elizabeth is an inexperienced nerd who has to venture out her comic book cocoon into the hard and fast world of the punk rock scene in hot pursuit of her dream punk rock woman, MEGAN. Emma admires the purpose in life that Elizabeth has found in wanting to write comics. Emma is seeking out her own purpose in life. She also can take the folks in her life for granted and might need to learn how to appreciate the folks in her life. SOL is the backbone for the two women. He's always there for them. But, he's tired of being the sidekick and wants to be the leading man!
This movie is sweet and so are you!
This film also celebrates comic books because I love comics! X-Men comics got me through the not-so-awesomeness of growing up as a kid. I took a graphic novels class in college and it was amazing! So, had to bring the comic book love to the movie.
The movie has the quirkiness and heart of Napoleon Dynamite, the honest dealing of sexuality of Lena Dunham's Girls, and the sweetness Juno.
Haven't we seen this before?
Nope! This is the first indie film that tackles issues of love, dating, career and friendship in the context of lesbian and geek culture. It's a refreshing look on the trial and tribulations that 20's and 30's-something year olds are facing today.
Plus, there's tons of great comic book stuff in the film!
This film also celebrates comic books because I love comics! X-Men comics got me through the not-so-awesomeness of growing up as a kid. I took a graphic novels class in college and it was amazing! So, I had to bring the comic book love to the movie.
Sincerity is making a come back!
I made this movie because I wanted to give an alternative viewpoint on dating than what is normally shown in movies these days. I wanted to bring a bit of sincerity and genuine sweetness to a film. A film that made folks laugh and restore their faith in the good things in life. I felt it was my mission!
I've never heard of you. Who are you?
Great question! I'm Julie from Oakland. I'm a caregiver for the elderly by day and a filmmaker by night. I'm also a geek, lesbian and comic book fan.
I also have some creative credits to my name:
1. I was on a reality show on the TLC network.
2. I was a quarter finalist in the 7th Annual International Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition in 2005.
3. I won a local film festival award with the first short film I directed, Forget Me Not:
4. I won another local film festival award with the second short film I directed, Geek Loves Punk. This is the short film version of what I turned into a feature film:
5. I was interviewed on The Myrna Lim Show:
Anyone famous in your movie?
Kind of! Would you call Silence of the Lambs famous? :) That's right! There's an actor in my movie who was also in Silence of the Lambs!!! You know what that means? You can play the Kevin Bacon game with my movie! YES!!!
Celeste Martinez was featured in a cellphone commercial on television!
Orlando Mendoza is so good looking he was put on a billboard!
Chris Quintos was featured in a very important play in San Francisco.
Eugene Canotal was in a car commercial on television! He played a mechanic!
What will you do with the money?
Great question! I will pay for the following:
- Professional sound edit (at a sound studio)
- ADR (Additional Dialogue Recorded)
- Kickstarter Fees
- DCP (Digital Cinema Package)
- Final Sound Mix (At a sound studio)
- Marketing the film
- Film Festival fees
- Professionally written music
Will you finish the movie?
Only if you help me. Seriously, I need you. I don't own a yacht that I could sell to finish the movie. I'm a filmmaker/caregiver on a budget. I took the movie as far as I could go without needing the dough. This is as indie film as it gets. Your support would be you supporting the indie film cause. Indie film is about heart and soul. This movie has oodles of heart; just not oodles of budget. Supporting the film means joining a group of artists, dreamers, nerds and sweethearts who wanted to make a film that made folks chuckle and think. Join the cause! Support the film! High fives and hugs for everyone!
So, how do I help?
Click the green button to the right of the video. Kickstarter will ask you for your pledge, which reward you want, and how you want to sign up. Signing up is easy –you can even do it on Facebook. Tell everyone you know about this project. The idea of Kickstarter is to get a million folks to give you a dollar. No donation is too small. The more folks who support the more likely of a successful campaign.
What happens if you don't reach your goal?
Than, I get nothing. Kickstarter is an all or nothing platform. So, reaching the goal is vital. :)
What if you go over your goal?
We would use the money to apply to even more film festivals! We'd use the money to do even more marketing of the film! We'd make a snazzier press kit (many festivals require press kits)! We'd use the money to pay an entertainment lawyer to help us look over distribution offers while we were on the road. Honestly, we'd help make our dreams come true.
I already know the next ten movies I want to make. I'm a sure thing. I'm already in very early pre-production on my next feature.
Geek Loves Punk is not a one time thing. Donating to this movie would mean donating to the beginnings of a production company.
I've dedicated my life to making movies. So, any extra funds would much appreciated and greatly utilized.
Let's dream together folks! Let's make this happen! :)
Want to connect with me?
Here's my information:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Julie_Kerr
E-mail: email@example.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/juliemakesmovies/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/geeklovespunk
Tumblr: http://geeklovespunk.tumblr.com/
Risks and challenges
None! The movie is finished! We just need a sound edit and a sound mix! The process has already begun. I just need to raise the funds to pay for the sound! :)
Sound is super important! Think of Star Wars and the iconic light saber sound or Jurassic Park and the terrifying dinosaur roars.
Sound tends to be a subconscious experience when watching a film. However, sound design is extremely important. It adds atmosphere to the film and puts a nice pretty bow on the overall experience.
Seriously, just need the sound done and the movie's finished! :)Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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go to u tube and look up ethiopian music. the videos are hilarious and Addis is obsessed with them. She dances like crazy and loves them. Im going to try to post my favorite. If it doesn't work then go to the link. It's a really cool song! I want to date the guy with the spikey hair. He's a dream boat.
This is it!!
Friday, March 28, 2008
our new obsession
go to u tube and look up ethiopian music. the videos are hilarious and Addis is obsessed with them. She dances like crazy and loves them. Im going to try to post my favorite. If it doesn't work then go to the link. It's a really cool song! I want to date the guy with the spikey hair. He's a dream boat.
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Who would have thought I would have so much fun buying things for my brother!! I love it! I am getting so so so excited about bringing him home! Shimiless is saying that we should have our court date by next week! YAY!!! Today we went and bought him some shirts, a wallet, and a watch to send to him! I never knew how much I NEEDED a brother until I got one.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Addis the amazing baby
Okay so no joke, this kid is a genius. Maybe it has to do with the two hellish hours of watching baby geniuses at the hospital in Ethiopia our first night with her, Im not sure. Peruse a list of words that she has said more than once and with people other than me to verify
thank you- her first words
dabbo- bread yum her favorite
stop it- I told her to stop pinching me and she responded with this.
Ister- when the nanny asks where her sister is (me) she says this and looks at me aw
foods she loves (don't judge me)
beef and noodles
chicken and noodles
ANY bread
chicken tandoori and tikki masala
mango pudding
rice pudding
baby yogurt
weight watchers key lime pie (she lunged and stuck her finger in mine and then in her pie hole)
corn and flour tortillas
things she hates:
paleek paneer
what a chubber.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Addis' first photo shoot
Here is the link to Addis' photo shoot! She didn't really smile the whole time but I think we still got some amazingly adorable pictures!
http://www.millersalbums.com/ and then enter 27070WAddis.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Addis said her first words today... THANK YOU!!! Can you believe it?? She is such a polite little baby!! AND she learned to drink from a sippy today! My sister is pretty much the smartest baby out there (Sorry Julia)
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Give me that camera sister!!!
Addis being mad that I wiped her face.
Trying to show her how a camera works..
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Miss Priss
Here is my rockstar super photogenic little sister. Miss Addis Fitsum Tesfaye. Say that four times. It means new absolute hope. How perfect!!!
My little fish loves a big girl bath.
Kiss Me in IRISH/Ethiopian!!!
Addis loves her blanket that one of our favorite Hopers sent!! THANK YOU!!
Eating her first chicken and noodles like a big girl!!!
Baby got back
She is so pretty!!!!
Posted by SisterMom at 5:34 PM 6 comments
Long time no see!
So all of my fans(ha-ha) are just longing for an Addis update. Here it is.. She weighs 17.3 lbs... putting her in at a whopping 10 lbs more than when we met her! She is OBSESSED with bread... she will eat naan, tortillas, rolls, bread, I think her first word is going to be dabbo. She started clapping today which was adorable. She wants to lick everything, and is annoyed with the fact that she can't feed herself. We did buy her own little set of feeding spoon thingies but she just drops them. She loves to play the drop whatever Im holding and cry for Sister to get it. She is so so so spoiled. She is drinking juice, and loves her sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, apples, and pears. She is a little garbage can, the only thing i have seen her spit out is peas, which are gross anyway. She is wearing mostly 6-12 month stuff but most of the pants don't fit her so she is going to have to move on up to 12-18 month pants soon. For anyone who saw her when she weighed 4 lbs. you can guess how amazing that is!! She is sleeping more and more every night. She usually goes to sleep at 8:30 has a bottle at 1, and then wakes up at 5 or so. On good days she goes back to sleep after her bottle, on bad days we watch things that have been tivoed. She loves to growl. I am hoping to take some video of her tonight so everyone can see just how LOUD she is. It's amazing everywhere we go she just screams and loves to talk to everyone!! I will put some pictures up later but its time for lunch!!!
Posted by SisterMom at 9:37 AM 3 comments
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
happy anniversary
happy anniversary of meeting you two whole months ago today little Genevieve Eyerus!!! I miss you more than anything and can't wait to see your gorgeous little face soon!!!
Posted by SisterMom at 8:16 PM 4 comments
Saturday, March 1, 2008
I started making a list the other day about all the things we will need to buy before bringing home our newest additions. Let me tell you I freaked out. Here it goes.
1.Vivi's bed/dresser and bedding
2.Teneh's bed/ night stand/ desk/ dresser/ mattress
3.new dishwasher
4.new computer (both of ours are on their last limbs)
5.some time of closet maker for the basement for Teneh
6.the TV I was promised for XMAS.. selfish I know
7.all types of organization things
8.a booster car seat for Vivi
9.a different car for me, 5 people can NOT fit comfortably in my little car
10.CLOTHES for Teneh
11.things to help both of them learn English
12.all types of Ethiopian spices/find somewhere to ship injera.
Well as I was freaking out (I am totally OCD), I decided to contact one of the organizations that has provided me with scholarship money before. I told them that my computers were just not working (which they aren't) and making doing my school work really hard (which they are). So I got 2,000$ to go buy a brand new computer!!!! You are looking at the proud new owner of a MAC! well in a few days as I had to order it online. So it just goes to show that people really are looking out for you!!
Posted by SisterMom at 6:35 AM 3 comments
Addis the Alien
Resident Alien that is. She got her green card a few weeks ago and here is a picture of her "celebrating".
Keep in mind this picture is before she got fat overnight.
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Yoga Hip Openers & Releasing Emotions
Nearly everyone stores excess tension and built-up negative emotions in their bodies, which may lead to the development of physical or mental disorders and promote an overall lack of well-being. The hips often act as a storage area for negativity and pent-up, toxic emotions. Yoga hip-opening poses have the potential to help you release stored negative emotions and stress, according to yoga instructor Stephanie Synder in an article for Yoga Journal.
Warrior 2
Stand with your feet about 4 feet apart, hips facing forward. Rotate your right foot to point your toes to the right. Keep your left toes facing forward. Align your shoulders directly over your hips. Reach your arms straight out at shoulder height, fingers pointing away from your body in either direction. Inhale, and as you exhale, bend your right knee, coming into a lunge position. Do not allow your knee to extend past your toes. Look over your right hand. Hold this pose for up to one minute. If you experience any form of emotional release during this pose, realize that these feelings will pass. Allow the feelings to flow out of your body without judgment, as though they are flowing down a river.
Bound Angle Pose
Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you, toes touching. Extend your spine long, as though someone is gently pulling a string on the crown of your head. Bend your right knee in toward your chest, then allow the knee to fall out to the side without pushing or straining. Bend your left knee in to your chest, then allow the knee to fall out to the side. Press the heels of your feet together. Grasp the soles of your feet with both hands. Sit up tall and breathe deeply. If you prefer a deeper stretch for your hips, fold forward and extend your arms straight out on the floor above your head. Maintain a kind attitude toward your body, accepting any flexibility limitations you may have during this pose. Relax your hips and allow any negative or stored emotions to flow out of the base of your spine into the floor.
High Lunge
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, arms relaxed by your sides. Inhale and step your right foot about 3 feet in front of your left. Square your hips, keeping your hip bones facing forward. Raise your arms straight up over your head, fingers pointing toward the ceiling. Exhale and bend your right knee, coming into a lunge position. Tuck your tailbone under. Arch your back slightly, keeping your shoulders and chest expanded. Stay in this pose for one minute. This pose may help you feel more grounded and can help stabilize your energy, according to spiritual director Erin Miller in an article for BounceBack.
Frog Pose
Start on your hands and knees, with your hips directly over your knees, your shoulders in line with your hands and your feet together. Keep your neck and spine aligned. Spread your knees out to the sides and lower your hips as far as comfortable without pain or excessive strain, keeping your feet touching. Bend your elbows and rest your forearms on the floor. Press the palms of your hands together, making a diamond shape with your arms and knees. Stay in this pose for several breaths. In an article for her blog, yoga teacher Angela Kukhahn says this pose can unblock your second chakra, located in your hip area. The second chakra is believed to correspond with creativity, hurt emotions and your relationships to others.
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ON AIR - All Request Saturday
with Ben Murray
Under pressure Sepp Blatter will aim to win a fifth term as the president of FIFA later.
He's up against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein in the election - which goes ahead, despite a US-led corruption inquiry into world football's governing body.
Blatter's refused to resign following a request to do so from his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini.
The FIFA president wants to restore trust in his organisation, saying he'll try to "find a way to fix things".


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Carry Conditions
Auto-pistols can be carried in various conditions of readiness. First defined by the legendary Lt Col John Dean "Jeff" Cooper these conditions are commonly accepted to be:
- Condition 0 – A round is in the chamber, hammer cocked, and the safety is off.
- Condition 1 – known as "cocked and locked", means a round is in the chamber, the hammer cocked, and the manual thumb safety on the side of the frame is applied.
- Condition 2 – A round is in the chamber and the hammer is down.
- Condition 3 – The chamber is empty and hammer down with a charged magazine in the gun.
- Condition 4 – The chamber is empty, hammer down and no magazine is in the gun.
These conditions are/were designed with a 1911 style pistol in mind. The Glock with no external safety (but with its "safe action" safety measures) technically cant have the thumb safety applied so it's condition when loaded and chambered is a matter of debate amongst handgun afficinados but it's commonly accepted that a Glock is in "Condition 1" when loaded with a round in the chamber.
With these definitions in mind, a common debate amongst pistoleros is the argument over which is safer for defensive carry, condition 1 or condition 3?
The "Israeli Method"
C3 carry is commonly referred to as the Israeli Method. Some people believe that it is safer and no less effective to carry the pistol with a magazine inserted, safety off, and no round in the chamber. When needed, the shooter draws, racks the slide on the draw stroke and fires.
Carrying in Condition 3 is not restricted to the Israelis, nor did they really invent it. I remember having to carry in Condition 3 quite often as a USArmy Military Police Officer (both when I was issued a 1911 and the M9). It's gotten that label because the Israelis popularized it as a method of carry and developed an entire method of presentation around empty-chamber carry. The philosophy is that C3 provides a method of carry that allows for a largely untrained population with a diverse variety of firearms.
Detractors of C3 carry state that carrying with an empty chamber is a symptom of insufficient training and confidence. Adding an extra step to make the weapon functionable is slower and needlessly adding complexity to a high stress situation. Secondly it requires two hands, or a riskier one-handed "rack" that again adds needless complexity that C1 carry does not.
An argument against C3 carry based on pure speed is relative. The above video is pretty damn fast and I'd say plenty fast enough for combat application.
I tried comparing my own speed with the two:
Not really being practiced at the "Israeli Method", even my draw is not excessively slower, but I did short stroke the slide a few times or fumble it in some other manner. I'm just not practiced…but should I be? I can't see the wisdom of investing practice time into C3 deployment when I'm trained to carry C1.
In regards to the two hand necessity though I have to side with the doubters.
One hand deployment
Look at what this Police Officer faced.
Officer Cress shot and killed alleged DUI suspect Errol Baker on Sunday. For over one minute, Cress battled with Baker after pulling a gun on the officer. The trooper punched Baker several times, once causing him to drop the 45-caliber handgun. Baker retrieved the gun and fired, narrowly missing Cress. The trooper then grabbed his own gun, firing a fatal shot into Baker's head.
Right around 1:40 after wrestling with the BG for what probably seemed like eternity, the suspect pulls a gun and fires over his shoulder at the cop. The officer draws one handed and shoots the BG in the head. Sure if he was carrying C3 he could have raked the slide against his belt or something, but that's a murphy laden disaster waiting to happen.
There are simply too many instances I can think of where having to rack a slide in a CQB scenario will simply be too slow or physically impossible. Watch what Gabe Suarez has his students doing in this video:
Start around the 3:00 mark. Do you really want to face a situation like those in C3?
I see the "what will you do if he's attacking you with a bat" question as being very legitimate. Since most gun fights start out at bad breath range you may very well be faced with those types of examples far more often than you would like. Adding having to chamber a round to make your weapon usable is just adding more problems to the situation vs solving any.
Some say "If he's attacking you with a bat or knife you should deal with that using empty hand skills then gain distance and deploy your gun". Sure, you MAY be forced to resolve the H2H issue without your firearm, but when carrying condition 3 you have just put yourself into a situation where thats going to be the fact. Like it or not. You have effectively taken the gun out of the equation for all intents and purposes.
And comparing one handed stoppage clearing in a SHTF situation to forcing yourself into a situation where you will have no choice but to chamber one handed is apples and oranges. You train one handed manipulations as a "God forbid I ever have to do this in real life" type of thing, not as normal operating procedure.
In the end, I just don't see the risk of misfires in a modern auto-pistol being significant enough to warrant carrying unchambered. It's more a matter of the carrier not feeling comfortable or well enough trained than it is anything else IMO. I also think that there is a dose of "It's Israeli so it must be high-speed" going on.


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Trial of Radiotherapy and Panitumumab in Salivary Gland Malignancies
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00984217
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (Decided not to pursue at UPCI)
First Posted : September 25, 2009
Last Update Posted : January 8, 2016
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|Adenoma, Pleomorphic Mixed Salivary Gland Tumor Salivary Gland Tumor, Mixed Syringoma, Chondroid
|Radiation: Radiation Drug: Panitumumab
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial of Postoperative Radiotherapy and Panitumumab in High-risk Salivary Gland Malignancies
|Study Start Date :
|August 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2011
Experimental: Panitumumab
Panitumumab 2.5 mg/Kg IV, weekly during radiation (total of 6-8 doses).
Radiation: Radiation
Radiation 64-70Gy (2.0 Gy/day, 5 days/week)
Drug: Panitumumab
2.5 mg/Kg IV, weekly during RT. 6-7 weeks
- To evaluate the recurrence-free survival of advanced salivary gland cancer patients undergoing postoperative chemoradiotherapy with panitumumab compared to historical control data [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- To evaluate the overall survival, local recurrence-free survival, distant recurrence-free survival and toxicities. [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- To correlate efficacy parameters with a) EGFR and downstream pathway activation, b) FcyR polymorphisms, and c) serum cytokine profiles. [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- To collect tumor tissue from pretreatment biopsies for cytokine/chemokine and immune biomarker studies on tumor tissue. [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Pathologically determined salivary gland cancer of the major or minor salivary glands of the head and neck (any histology) status post potentially curative surgical resection with no macroscopic residual disease. Patients should have AJCC 6th edition stage III with:
- extracapsular extension,
- perineural invasion,
- positive surgical margins or
- high grade histology (i.e., high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenocarcinoma except basal cell adenocarcinoma, salivary duct carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or adenoid cystic carcinoma) or stage IVA or IVB.
- No distant metastasis.
- No prior chemotherapy, biologic/targeted therapy (including any prior therapy which specifically and directly targets the EGFR pathway), or radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
- No more than 10 weeks (minimum of 3 weeks) should elapse between surgery and treatment on study.
- ECOG performance status of 0-2
Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
- Absolute neutrophil count: Greater than or equal to 1500/uL
- Platelets: Greater than or equal to 100,000/uL
- Hemoglobin: Greater than or equal to 10g/dL
- Total bilirubin: < 1.5x normal institutional limits
- Creatinine clearance: > 45 mL/min
- Magnesium level: > lower limit normal
- No prior invasive malignancy unless the disease-free survival is 3 years or more.
- Age greater than or equal to 18 years
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women are excluded (see exclusion criteria).
- Informed consent must be obtained from all patients prior to beginning therapy. Patients should have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
- Significant history of uncontrolled cardiac disease; i.e., uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, recent myocardial infarction (within prior 6 months), uncontrolled congestive heart failure, and cardiomyopathy with decreased ejection fraction. All patients will have a baseline EKG. If abnormalities consistent with active coronary artery disease are detected, the patient will be referred to a cardiologist for appropriate evaluation and management prior to treatment on study.
- Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents.
- No history of prior malignancy, with the exception of basal carcinoma of the skin or in situ cervical cancer, or malignancy that has been treated with a curative intent with a 3-year disease-free survival.
Pregnant women are excluded from this study because chemotherapy and radiation therapy have the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with chemotherapy, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with chemotherapy. Prior to study enrollment, women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be advised of the importance of avoiding pregnancy during trial participation and the potential risk factors for an unintentional pregnancy. In addition, men enrolled on this study should understand the risks to any sexual partner of childbearing potential and should practice an effective method of birth control.
- All WOCBP MUST have a negative urine pregnancy test at baseline, or within 7 days prior to receiving investigational product. The minimum sensitivity of the pregnancy test must be 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG. If the urine pregnancy test is positive, a serum pregnancy test will then be performed to confirm the result. In the event that both the urine and serum pregnancy tests are positive, the subject must not receive investigational product and must not be enrolled in the study.
- In addition, all WOCBP should be instructed to contact the Investigator immediately if they suspect they might be pregnant (e.g., missed or late menstrual period) at any time during study participation.
- The Investigator must immediately notify Amgen in the event of a confirmed pregnancy in a patient participating in the study.
- Prior severe infusion reaction to a human monoclonal antibody.
- Prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy or EGFR inhibitor for head and neck cancer.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00984217
|United States, Ohio
|UPMC Cancer Center - Teramana Cancer Center - Steubenville
|Steubenville, Ohio, United States, 43952
|United States, Pennsylvania
|UPMC Cancer Center - Beaver
|Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, 15009
|UPMC Cancer Center - Clairton
|Clairton, Pennsylvania, United States, 15025
|UPMC Cancer Center - Arnold Palmer Pavilion - Greensburg
|Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 15601
|UPMC Cancer Center - Oakbrook Commons - Greensburg
|Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 15601
|UPMC Cancer Center - Oakbrook Commons
|Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 15601
|UPMC Cancer Center -Arnold Palmer Pavilion
|Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 15601
|UPMC Cancer Center - Indiana
|Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, 15701
|UPMC Cancer Center - John P. Murtha Pavilion - Johnstown
|Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States, 15901
|UPMC Cancer Center - McKeesport
|McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States, 15132
|UPMC Cancer Center - Monroeville
|Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States, 15146
|UPMC Cancer Center - Sewickley Medical Oncology/Hematology Group
|Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States, 15108
|UPMC Cancer Center -Mt. Pleasant
|Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States, 15666
|UPMC Cancer Center - New Castle
|New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States, 16105
|UPMC Presbyterian -Radiation Oncology
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|UPMC Cancer Center - St. Margaret's
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15215
|UPMC Cancer Center -Delafield Rd.
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15215
|Hillman Cancer Center: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute / UPMC Department of Radiology
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
|UPMC Cancer Center -UPMC Shadyside
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
|UPMC Cancer Centers
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
|UPMC Cancer Center - Passavant
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15237
|UPMC Cancer Center - Upper St. Clair
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15241
|UPMC Cancer Center -Drake
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15241
|UPMC Cancer Center -UPMC Northwest
|Seneca, Pennsylvania, United States, 16346
|UPMC Cancer Center - Uniontown
|Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States, 15401
|UPMC Cancer Center - Washington
|Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, 15301
|UPMC Cancer Center - North Hills
|Wexford, Pennsylvania, United States, 15090
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael K. Gibson, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
|Responsible Party:
|University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00984217 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|September 25, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 8, 2016
|Last Verified:
|January 2016
Keywords provided by University of Pittsburgh:
salivary gland malignancies
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Adenoma, Pleomorphic
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Mouth Neoplasms
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Salivary Gland Diseases
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed
Adenoma, Sweat Gland
Neoplasms, Adnexal and Skin Appendage
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Antineoplastic Agents


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A key item received in Oeilvert. A mysterious item Kuja is after.
It must be a magic-controlling device, but the technology is completely out of this world.
The Gulug Stone is a magic-controlling device in Final Fantasy IX that was placed in Oeilvert, and is possibly responsible for the anti-magic field in effect there. The stone is most likely of Terran design seeing that it is triangular, as is the middle of the recurring Terran emblem seen in many places associated with the planet, although Terra's Chronicles admit its technology is "out of this world." It is blue like Gaia's crystal and moon; red, like Terra's crystal and moon, and green. Alexandria Castle's chapel, possibly as a remnant from the summoner tribe that had settled on the Mist Continent, has a red and blue design that resembles the Gulug Stone behind the dais. In the mobile/Steam version, the Gulug Stone has a purple eye in its center, a design feature of many Terran technologies.
Kuja sends Zidane to Oeilvert to retrieve the stone so that he could enter Mount Gulug. When the player gains access to the Blue Narciss, they can go to Esto Gaza, and if they try to reach Mount Gulug the way is blocked by a door that has a seal shaped like the Gulug Stone.


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"The chalice of benediction which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord? For we, being many, are one bread, one body: all that partake of one bread." (1 Cor 10:16-17)
Saturday, December 26, 2009
A Christmas break
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Fathers jailed for opting children out of sex education
This is just so wrong
At least eight Russo-German families in Salzkotten, Germany, have suffered heavy fines and now their fathers have been sentenced to prison, because they have refused to send their elementary school-age children to mandatory sexual education classes.
In one case, the Jugendamt, accompanied by 15 heavily armed police, forcibly seized 15 year-old Melissa Busekros in the dead of night from her family in 2007 against her will. However, legal intervention ensured that Busekros was legally permitted to return to her family upon turning 16.
Marriage: What is Marriage?
Couldn't resist that quotable from "The Princess Bride" -- although it was actually pronounced 'mawidge' in the movie, but.. never mind. For to the answer, comedian Chuch Nice had something interesting to say about it, particularly the aspect of fidelity in marriage. He refers to infidelity as a lack of character. On the other hand, Jenny Block from Newsweek wrote something else in "The Case Against Monogamy". Perhaps without realizing it, what she writes contradicts what she was actually writing about. The lesson she seems to derive from experience and the Tiger Woods affair is that one should simply have open marriages, i.e., no fidelity required:
|Frankly, I'm surprised anyone's surprised. Woods's entire life is based on winning; on having, doing, and being more. So why on earth would anyone think "settling down" was even in his vocabulary?
|Celebrity or not, cheating is human nature.
Of course, people can fail these ideals -- who doesn't? But here is more evidence of the supernatural: have human beings not also exhibited, from time to time, conversion and forgiveness?


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You Can Buy an Abandoned South Dakota Town For $250,000
Swett, South Dakota is a 6.16 acre ghost town that is now up for sale at the low, low price of $250,000.
Swett first went on the market 16 months ago for $399,000 when the previous owner, Lance Benson, lost it in a divorce, the Rapid City Journal reports. It was taken off the market when Benson bought it back, and was then re-listed earlier this month after he lost it to the Nebraska bank that held the mortgage.
Stacie Montgomery, the real estate agent that listed the property, told the Journal that the South Dakota town comes complete with a closed down bar and an empty house rumored to be haunted. In an attempt to make the listing more desirable, aside from dropping the price, the bank cleaned it up by removing a few rotting mobile homes and a deteriorating transport truck, and replacing old town signs that were riddled with bullet holes.
Montgomery says that the original listing garnered a lot of attention. She received offers from production companies considering reality shows, people who wanted to be their own mayor, and even one man from Nebraska who wanted to fill the town with 2,000 Russian women and 600 convicted male felons.
For whatever reason the property was never sold, but Montgomery remains hopeful that the new listing, new price, and newly cleaned up town will encourage viable offers.


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Located within the Carlsbad Research Center, Rutherford Corporate Center offers 114,000 square feet of R&D, light industrial and office space. With units ranging between 1,600 and 15,000 square feet, Rutherford Corporate Center is positioned to accomodate your business needs.
Area Amenities
- Easy access to I-5 and McClellan Carlsbad Airport
- Attractive landscaping with serene water feature
- Renovated building lobby
- Johnny's Rutherford Cafe onsite
- State-of-the-art fitness facility with showers and lockers
- Grade level truck doors
- 3.3/1000 parking ratio
- Units ranging between 1,600 and 15,000 square feet
- High-speed fiber optics to the building


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A Second Life by Stephen Wright
A Second Life by Stephen Wright
Winner of the 2017 Viva La Novella Prize
In a tiny book-lined office backing onto a supermarket in a small town in northern New South Wales, a woman named Acker sits smoking a cigarette and listening to the music of Philip Glass. Others come to her with their stories of violence and pain and through her writing she attempts to salvage what they have lost. A Second Life immerses the reader in a world that is both familiar and forbidding. It unfolds with horror and beauty to reveal a complicated and unforgettable portrait of a woman who moves through this world carrying secret histories, different ways of seeing, and many stories.
With a narrative voice that is at once eerily beautiful and slightly wild, and a premise that is surreal and ambitious, A Second Life stood out to me immediately. It's an exploration of the self and life and death, all of which comprise the psychological fabric of the main character, who occupies many selves and sometimes none at all.