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Lessons: a) the more the merrier, b) it's interesting what they can't see - pavements and lack thereof, steep hills, snakes, the presence of other people, and c) that site totally needs to have sex with mapmyrun.com and make internet babies.
Allison quotes someone citing Friedman on how sprawl, while always harmful to everyone, is particularly hard on women because they're more likely to get trapped at home. She could've gone to the SCUM Manifesto, which she didn't, but I did. We must forgive Solanas her typos and her 60s social map and her blessed batshit:
Isolation, Suburbs, and Prevention of Community: Our society is not a community, but merely a collection of isolated family units. Desperately insecure, fearing his woman will leave him if she is exposed to other men or to anything remotely resembling life, the male seeks to isolate her from other men and from what little civilization there is, so he moves her out to the suburbs, a collection of self-absorbed couples and their kids. Isolation enables him to try to maintain his pretense of being an individual nu becoming a 'rugged individualist', a loner, equating non-cooperation and solitariness with individuality.
There is yet another reason for the male to isolate himself: every man is an island. Trapped inside himself, emotionally isolated, unable to relate, the male has a horror of civilization, people, cities, situations requiring an ability to understand and relate to people. So like a scared rabbit, he scurries off, dragging Daddy's little asshole with him to the wilderness, suburbs, or, in the case of the hippy -- he's way out, Man! -- all the way out to the cow pasture where he can fuck and breed undisturbed and mess around with his beads and flute.
Suburbia is something Americans seem to think is universal, and non-Americans seem unable to even imagine. I was. The car is the biggest difference; American urbanisation assumes that the basic unit of humanity is the car, and European urbanisation assumes that people walk on two feet, and like to resort to cars as little as possible. I don't yet know how to drive a car. Anxious.
I often don't like Cath Elliot's CiF posts. But this one is awesome. It's about some wank I almost missed hearing about - an MP who used her Commons expenses allowance to pay for her children's nanny.
If Tory chairperson Caroline Spelman's defenders are to be believed, it's perfectly reasonable to use taxpayers' money to pay for a nanny. "Of course she should have been allowed to do it," they cried when it was revealed last weekend that she'd paid for her nanny out of the public purse: "She was a busy woman with an important job." Well in that case, what about the rest of us? If an MP can have a state-funded nanny, when can I expect to find Mary Poppins standing on my doorstep, carpet bag in hand?
Note how there's been no mention of her husband's role in any of this, and no questions asked about how much involvement he had in the children's early years. The assumption being made on all sides is that male MPs have wives to look after the kids so they don't need childcare allowances, whereas women MPs are stuck with husbands, so of course they should get extra help. And yet David Cameron has small children, as does Gordon Brown, so why haven't the same voices been calling out for a childcare allowance to help these men juggle work and family life? Who's been looking after their children when they've been going about their important business?
Brad Hicks has done some good stuff lately, especially this about the Clinton campaign debt:
What could possibly justify asking guys like me who make less than $20,000 per year, living on fixed income in a Section 8 housing complex, to donate money so that a multi-millionairess doesn't have to get by on "only" her last five million dollars? Please, somebody, for the love of all that's holy and good, explain this to me?
Consensus from comments there; rich folks should not suffer for their miscalculations and errors of judgement, because they are rich folks, but poor folks deserve to land on their asses every time they misstep.
You've probably seen this already, but: MichelleObamaWatch. Lately the feed of fluff-news pieces about Ms O seems more positive than not, but when there is shit you can read it there first. And often it is shit beyond belief.
Tycho on game reviewing in general, and MGS4 (OMG) in particular:
Even if you could measure games with numbers, a point I do not concede, there's no universal Goddamned basis for comparison - there is no "unit" of measurement. We measure things so we can compare them to other things. The trouble is that everyone is performing a kind of mental arithmetic, cramming their own internal symbologies into this or that frame and stripping out wisdom in the process. Editorial voice is a fallacy. They're all conversions of interpretations of moments. And we lose crucial data at every step.
Tycho usually has impeccable taste, but he is not fond of Metal Gear. My feeling is that Metal Gear is one of those fandoms that can only be enjoyed if you take liberties with it, and grant it liberties in return. It's flawed, it jumps the shark towards the end of each game, it disappears up its own ass every so often, it is cryptic, and it occasionally warrants a cringe. It is also brain-eatingly brilliant and so packed with inspirations that it's spawned an equally diverse pack of rabid fans, of which I am one. But I grant liberties to canon, when a good canon needs it, and not everyone likes to do that, you know?
Five other current things about Metal Gear:
a) My favourite webcomic, the mighty MGS fanwerk Last Days Of Foxhound, just wound up after 500 strips. Much hilarity - and uncanny insights - for any MG fan. [Also spoilers for MGS1, MGS3 and Portable Ops].
Its most famous page is from four years ago: One Mantis, One Vote, in which Psycho Mantis took a step out of the comic to give a big queer political shoutout. (I saw that on scans_daily sometime afterwards, and fell in love from there. Although that page is offcanon unless you assume MGS1 took place in November or December - I thought it was the spring of 2004). My favourite page is Ocelost, the snapshot from inside Revolver Ocelot's mind. Hostage Negotiation is win for anyone who's played MGS, and double triple badass win for anyone who's played MGS3.
b) Some assclown has decided to make a bloody film out of this franchise.
c) ...and the folk on IMDB have pegged David Hayter as the scriptwriter. I am not at all sure that this is true, only that if it is not true, the foundations of the world will splinter and sink.
d) Either way, the film idea has a significant capacity for epic fail.
e) and I'll probably not get to play MGS4 til Christmas anyway. Stupid console wars.


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Church celebrates Watch Night
DOWNEY - The Love, Peace and Happiness Family Christian Fellowship will commemorate the origin of Watch Night Service with two services on New Year's Eve.Watch Night Services, also known as Freedom's Eve, traces its roots to Dec. 31, 1862, when members of the black community gathered in churches and private homes across the nation as they awaited news that the Emancipation Proclamation had become law. At the stroke of midnight, all slaves in the confederate states were declared legally free. "When the news was received, there were prayers, shouts and songs of joy as people fell to their knees and thanked God," the church said in a press release. "Black folk have gathered in churches annually on New Year's Eve ever since, praising God for bringing them safely through another year. "It's been 145 years since that first Freedom's Eve and many were never taught the African American history of Watch Night, but tradition still brings us together at this time every year to celebrate 'how black people received their freedom from the bondage of slavery.'" Two Watch Night services will be offered: from 7-9 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight. Both services will feature performing artists and congregational activities for the entire family. The public is invited to the services. For more information, call the church at (562) 806-9890.
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Bert Stern, iconic American photographer of screen sirens Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, has died. The following is our interview from April 2013.
The 83-year-old iconic American photographer Bert Stern, famous for shooting ad campaigns as well as endless screen sirens, will show some never-before-seen images of his famous "last sitting" with Marilyn Monroe at the Staley-Wise Gallery in SoHo today. In conjunction, the filmmaker Shannah Laumeister turns the lens on Stern himself with her no-holds-barred documentary "Bert Stern: Original Mad Man," which opens on Friday. In the film, Stern is quite candid about his rise from a mailroom boy at Look Magazine in the 1950s to shooting Elizabeth Taylor for Cleopatra, along with his often dark struggles with love, marriage, addiction, financial fallouts and his passion for photography — the one aspect of his life that continues to remain true.
What inspired you to agree to make "Bert Stern: The Original Mad Man"?
The girl, Shannah, who made the movie, is a girl I met when she was 13 and I spent about 20 years photographing, and when she grew up she decided she wanted to make a movie about me. She got interested in films. It wasn't too hard with her because I like her and she was around a lot, and so it didn't bother me. I just don't like being photographed very much.
But you had a camera in your face a great deal to make this.
Yeah, I don't like being photographed. I don't do well on camera. I only agreed to do on-camera stuff with her. Because I like her.
Do you think that people will be surprised by how candid you are about your life story?
Well, I've got nothing much to hide, so … it is what it is.
There you go. And so I assume you don't regret anything that you said in it?
I don't regret anything I said, no. But if I had to live my life over, I certainly would have changed some things. I got into so much trouble with my first marriage with Allegra Kent.
At the beginning of the movie, there's a quote from you that reads, "I've always loved women. I think being a woman must be very difficult. After all, you're always on the inside." I'm curious what you mean by that.
I think women are kind of essential. Everything passes through women, and I think they do most of the work in the world, actually.
In a physical way?
In a lot of ways. Women are very essential.
You worked in the mailroom at Look Magazine when then staff photographer Stanley Kubrick befriended you. What was surprising about the notoriously private Kubrick?
He was a great chess player. I used to watch him play chess in Washington Square Park. We were pals when we were both young. He was a wonderful chess player. He was a genius.
Have you spent your entire life in New York?
I was brought up in Brooklyn, and I lived most of the rest of my life in New York City.
How has New York changed in the past 50 years?
I don't see any change.
Do you think that photography has changed in the past 50 years?
It's all digital now. It's much slicker because it's technologically advanced.
Is there any particular photographer working today whose work you admire?
Who was the most challenging person you ever shot?
I don't know. I guess everybody's challenging. Usually they ask who's my favorite. And it's Marilyn Monroe.
Why do you think the world was, and continues to be, so infatuated with her?
That's a good one. That's what they ask me. She's so American. The American girl.
Do you think her physical appearance would be as popular today as it was in the '50s?
I think there's only one Marilyn, so I don't know. I guess so.
But it seems like the shape of women today is so very different than it was back then, or what's glamorized.
Well, I don't know, there's always some girl. Now it seems to be this girl Kate Upton. She looks interesting to me. I've never met her, but I would like to photograph her, if you asked me if there's anybody I would like to photograph.
Who would you love to shoot that you never had the opportunity to shoot?
I told you. Kate Upton.
But what about like an Angelia Jolie or someone like that?
No, I'm not interested in her.
It's really just about Kate?
At the moment.
Were you ever interested in shooting men, or only women?
I like men. You know, Gary Cooper, Marcello Mastroianni. There's always interesting men.
How do you feel about being called a Mad Man in the film's title?
Well, I think Mad Man refers to advertising, to the show "Mad Men." I started my career in advertising and made a mark there, when I first started in photography. I was very successful in advertising. So some guy in advertising — I forget his name, he's in the movie — he called me the original Mad Man, and that kind of became the title for the film.
But people could also read it another way. Considering your wild antics and colorful life.
Well, I think that's true too. A little crazy, yeah.
Do you agree with that?
Do you think the show "Mad Men" is a good representation of advertising in the 1960s?
Yes, I do. I think it's, um, it's a little bit later than when I started. I started in advertising with my first Smirnoff ad in 1953 after I got out of the army. But I think it's pretty good.
"The Pill Book" put you back on the map, after a low point in your career. What inspired you to shoot the iconic cover of that book?
It's very handy. When I was younger and seeing a therapist during problems with my marriage to Allegra, some doctor had given me a thing called Dexedrine to take if I was tired in the afternoon, and he said, "Well, you shouldn't be taking that." So he brought this big book out of his bookshelf, and he said, "Could you show me which one it is?" So I said, "Oh, that's a far-out book. It has pictures." So years later when I had problems and I came back from my troubled days in Spain, and I had many problems, I remembered that idea. And I visited a publisher that was doing a book on pills, and I noticed it had no pictures in it. So I thought it was a good time to activate that idea, and I knew that it would be very popular.
And it was huge.
It still is.
Still is, yeah. I don't have anything to do with it anymore, but it became huge, and is huge.
Did you ever want to make another film after making "Jazz on a Summer's Day"? Or did you ever make another film?
I made some Twiggy documentaries that were on ABC. But I think making films is quite a task. So I'm involved with Shannah, we're working on a script for a feature based on the documentary, but that's about it.
Are you still shooting a lot?
No, not too much. I'm archiving. It's much more difficult.
So it's really always been about photography?
I've always been about being a photographer.


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Inadequate sleep or lack of quality sleep is common across many age groups these days. However, getting at least six hours of sleep on a daily basis is essential because it is during sleep that our body removes toxins ad make necessary repairs on a cellular level. So, if you are not getting good sleep, it may be so that you might be faster and may be suffering from the sign of confused thinking. In order to sleep enough, you can try doing some effective yoga apart from having medications and supplements. Regular yoga can help prevent insomnia and other sleep disorders. Here are some basic and easy yoga poses to try before going to bed for having a peaceful sleep.
Forward Bend (Hastapadasana)
This is a pose that helps the back muscles to stretch well for triggering good sleep. Stretching the muscles releases tension due to which one can experience good quality of sleep. Further, it stimulates the nervous system by boosting the circulation. In order to practice forward bend, you start by standing straight with feet put together, weight balanced equally on both feet, and inhaling while extending your arms overhead. Now, exhale and bend forward and then downwards towards the feet. Be in this pose for half a minute with legs and spine straight and hands beside the feet. When you exhale, shift the chest towards the knees; press the heels down, raise the hips and tailbone higher, and let the head relax towards the feet. You must breathe deeply during this pose. To return to original position, inhale and stretch your arms forward and up, and then exhale while bringing hands on their sides.
Cat Stretch (Marjariasana)
This pose is just ideal massaging the digestive system, boosting spine flexibility, improving blood flow, and relaxing the mind As a result, it is the must-do pose for sleeping well. In order to perform this pose, kneel down on ground such that the back looks like the table top, while the hands and feet act like the table legs. Let the arms be perpendicular to the floor, with the hands flat on the ground and knees being hip-width apart. Now, just look ahead straight. Then, inhale and lift your chin, slant your head back, impel your navel downwards, compress your buttocks, and lift the tailbone. Be in this pose for a few seconds and breathe deeply.
Child Pose (Shishuasana)
This is a highly relaxing stretch that is effective in soothing the nervous system for making you sleep in peace. Start by sit on the ground on your heels. Next, let your hips be on the heels and try to bend forward while lowering your forehead to the floor. Then, place the arms alongside the body, hands on the floor, and palms looking up. Alternatively, you can position one fist atop another and make your forehead relax on them. Do not forget to press the chest gently on your thighs. Be in this pose for a few seconds and come up slowly in the original position.
About the Author
Margarita Taylor is a yoga teacher. She has interestingly blended beauty and yoga by setting up Austin Salon and yoga center in her own home. She strongly advises to practice yoga for uplifting both health and beauty permanently.


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50 Iconic Cocktails to Drink in San Francisco
Once again, 7x7.com has asked me to put together The Big Drink: 50 Cocktails to Try in San Francisco Before You Die, except this year we're more accurately calling it 50 Most Iconic Cocktails in San Francisco. Much better.
I've done this list for several years now - it was a spinoff of their popular Big Eat list from way back.
Looking back over Alcademics history, it appears I first put together the list in 2012, and boy were times different then. Not so much in the quality of cocktails, but in the quantity of quality bars.
As the years progressed doing this list, I increasingly struggled to try to meet three demands: to have all the great modern bars in town on the list as well as many of the great classics (Buena Vista, Tommy's, Zam Zam, etc.); to have bars in most every major SF neighborhood (always a struggle out in the Avenues); and to have really notable/well-known drinks at each spot.
By the time we'd reached 2016 (the last time I did the list), I was struggling to include all the great modern cocktail bars while also covering all the neighborhoods, and it didn't feel right to have a mediocre drink on the list because the bar was in a needed region while leaving off excellent bars/drinks in popular areas like the Mission or Downtown. So in 2016 we expanded the list to 75 bars and drinks.
This year, we didn't want to do that - not only are there too many quality cocktail bars to include overall, but to keep expanding the list didn't feel right because we're trying to talk about the most iconic drinks rather than be all-inclusive. So after discussion with my editor we decided the approach: focus on the drinks first, neighborhood coverage next, great bars third.
I no longer tried to get every modern great cocktail bar on the list if those bars don't have an iconic drink. This meant that some good bars came off the list including Trick Dog (where the menu changes every six months so people trying to follow the list a year from now wouldn't be able to find the drink) and Benjamin Cooper (where it's mostly a dealer's choice situation; impermanence and customization is what the program is about). Some bars like The Tipsy Pig went onto the list because of they sell like a jillion Strawberry Fields a week.
It's fun that we can also track the change in popular flavors- even though mezcal has been trending for what feels like forever, there seem to be more mezcal drinks that have finally reached the 'iconic' status than in previous years. Also, there are a lot more rum drinks and those with passion fruit I was considering for the list; a couple of them made it.
Anyway, I hope you'll take a look at the list and take a spin around San Francisco to try about 49 of these drinks. Because, you know, if you try all 50 of them you'll have to die.
Get the list of the 50 most iconic drinks in San Francisco here.


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Alpharetta Equestrian Alliance members are invited to meet incoming Councilman, Jason Binder, at an Open House kindly hosted by Atlanta Saddlery. Bring your questions, share your thoughts about the Wills Park Equestrian Center, and get to know the newest City Councilman!
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The National Auto Auction Association's wholesale certification minimum standards are ready. But not one auto company is ready to bite.
The association's goal is to establish minimum guidelines that provide consistency within various programs, said Kenny Osborn, president of the National Auto Auction Association.
Its objective is not to replace the wholesale certification programs of auto companies and financial institutions, he said.
In addition, association certification would enhance vehicles of wholesalers, dealers and others that sell at auctions but do not have their own wholesale certification programs, he said.
No commitment
But the auction association still must convince the remarketing industry that the additional wholesale certification - covering areas such as structural damage and odometer accuracy - creates value for vehicle sellers, dealers and consumers.
No auto company has committed to adding the association certification to the off-lease and retired rental car vehicles they remarket at wholesale auctions, said Dan Dietsch, who is in charge of training auctions to carry out the association certification process. He also is managing director of the Manheim Technical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Tom Cunningham, Ford Motor Co. manager of vehicle remarketing, said many major manufacturers, including Ford, have their own programs that exceed the auction standards and that their dealers know and trust.
Dana Hammer, manager of certified used vehicles, GM Fleet and Commercial Operations, said vehicles prepared for the company's wholesale Frontline Ready program meet the association standards.
Tom Kontos, vice president of Industry Analysis for ADESA Corp. in Indianapolis, has studied vehicle certification.
Certified cars sell for more
He said that wholesale certification, such as those offered by the auto companies and financial institutions, costs sellers $250 to $500, and that certified vehicles will sell for $500 to $750 more than comparable non-certified vehicles at auction.
Consumers are willing to pay $293 more for a certified economy car and $2,024 more for a certified luxury car than comparable non-certified cars, he added.
Dietsch said auction association inspection and certification would be done at individual auctions on behalf of the auctions' customers and would cost about $45 to $85 per vehicle depending on the vehicle and region of the country.
He also said those companies that meet or exceed the association's standards would pay nothing extra for association certification.


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Guys been several days since updating the blog so lots to cover today!
Sweet 16 is starting tonight with 4 solid games & we have all four games covered (3 combo picks & 1 best bet)…
3rd week of being monitored at the sports monitor of Oklahoma and "Team Underground" is the current #2 service in the nation in the March Madness division.
Last week the arena football league kicked off their 2013 season and I went a disappointing 1-3….. Week two we will do better. Currently the only way to get my AFL selections is thru the All Access package.
I will have possibly have a few soccer picks this week too – but as of right now our main focus is the NCAA Tourney and college hoops.
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Free picks – it's been several days since I have released a free pick on twitter and for the record the free picks are always a legit play from our daily card and not just a made up pick for the sake of having a play. Also free plays are exactly that FREE and even though I intend to release free plays daily – sometimes I will not post one due to the fact that it may be the only play I have and personal clients have paid for the pick or picks and I do not feel like those should be posted for free. I do intend on having several free plays this weekend and to get those just follow my twitter updates @ugsportsconn
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My dog struggles with a condition called collapsing trachea. It causes him to gasp for air like he's choked on a bone or a chunk of food. In bad episodes, he will continue to choke for up to ten minutes. And a few nights ago, he started gasping. So I picked him up and prayed over him, pleading with God to heal him. Well, he kept choking.
I got frustrated, no lie. This may be a dog, but he's my little friend. I'm very attached to him. I'm laying there, petting my dog, trying to comfort him while he chokes like he's about to die. And I'm terrified that maybe not this time, but next time he's going to choke, and choke, and not stop. What if he really does die from this condition? Collapsing trachea has killed dogs. I don't want to lose mine.
And so I'm praying, and praying, and petting, and kissing, and he's still choking. Poor thing's miserable. I'm like, "God! Help, please!" And I start crying. My dog's going to die and the Healer is ignoring me. Then I start getting mad. "God! You said ask and it will be given. You say nothing is impossible. You say pray. Well, God, I pray for healing, not just for my dog, but others too, and I might as well be talking to a brick wall. You ignore me! In the Bible you healed. For others, you've healed. But me? Why not for me?" (I'm half-hysterical, people.)
And my dog is still gasping for every breath. I'm still crying. Lord's still ignoring.
Or is He?
In the midst of my tears, I hear Him say, "What are you so afraid of?"
And in my mind, I see my dog dying from this thing, leaving me alone and tumbling back into the despair of loneliness and depression from which God has used this dog to help pull me out of.
And God says, "Your dog is not going to die tonight."
I'm so relieved I remember the need to breathe. Then I remember I'm supposed to be mad at my Abba Father. "You didn't heal him," I accuse. "You never heal people when I pray. How am I supposed to operate this gift if You don't do Your part!"
God; "Fear hinders faith, daughter."
My frustration sputters to an end like a car that's run out of gas. All of the sudden I understand. Healing is activated by faith. If there is not faith, there is no healing. If I'm terrified my dog's going to die, well, I'm not really operating in faith. I'm operating in fear. And therefore, I hinder God's ability to heal through my faith.
And I'm immediately discouraged. "You might as well count me out of this healing business then, God. I'd hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't think I will ever fully conquer this fear thing."
This is why I love God so much; He says, "With man, this is impossible. But with Me, all things are possible. Place your faith in Me and I will win your battle."
My dog is still alive, in case you were wondering J
But I did learn a heavy lesson that night. I can't expect healing if I'm terrified that it won't happen. So if I am ever to operate in this area that God is calling me to, then I must overcome the spirit of fear that stalks me, waiting for an opportunity to cripple my faith. However, this cannot be done through my own strength. It must be done through God. He can make this happen in my life. He can transform me to where I am no longer hindered in this way. That is fully within God's power and might. That I can believe without fear or worry.
And that is how I know that there will come a day when prayers of faith will be raised, and healing shall descend.
God is asking the church today this question; "Why are you running the race?" He wants to know the motives for your faithfulness. Why? Because if your motives are wrong, you will soon drop the race having wasted a great deal of time.
Listen, children of God, we can't be in this race for the benefits, for the blessings. We can't follow God because He makes us feel good and gives us pretty things. For such is an insult to the Almighty. God is about so much more than that, and walking with Him must be about more than all of that.
Our faithfulness is on trial. Things are turning upside down. Nothing is going the way that we feel it should. And it seems like God has gone silent. He's not answering any prayers. He's not releasing His usual blessings. Does that sound familiar? God wants to know if we will stay in the race even when the benefits are not in sight.
God is not our sugar daddy. He is not a pimp. And He is not Santa Clause. Don't get me wrong, He has a strong desire to bless His people. His heart delights in our delights. But He is about much more than free cars, extra cash, and even dashes of joy. He is also about reaching out to broken souls. Reveling in the fellowship of each other. Rejoicing in the delights of nature. Feeding the homeless. Healing the sick. Loving each other.
What does all that add up to? God is about being a blessing to each other, and enjoying life together. That is what this race is truly about, brothers and sisters. That's the foundation for the gospel. Everything else is a buildup on just how to make that possible. And if that's not the foundation for our faithfulness, then can we can't be surprised when our faith falls short when we need it most.
(Inspired by Apostle Jones sermon, My Faith is on Trial)
What is greater than wisdom? Greater than this most sparkling of jewels? We search and search and cannot find the center of peace; the eye of the storm, the tranquility of midnight. What is the foundation of peace but wisdom? How can the first be found without the second? For without wisdom, we shall create our own nightmares, devastations, and earthquakes.
But with the wisdom of faith – faith in the salvation of God – we can walk on water in the midst of a hurricane, and know no fear.
Wisdom whispers of God's delivering hand. It speaks by the Spirit of Comfort and Compassion. It knows the boundaries of man, and the boundlessness of the I Am. Wisdom is the fruit of experience. Wisdom is the Words of an Almighty Father, rained down upon unworthy sons and daughters.
Know wisdom. And by wisdom, walk in the footsteps of God.
Silence, oh God, the whispers in my head. The voices that shame me, beat me, break me. Tear down, oh God, the stronghold of Satan; the bindings that keep me; the chains that restrain me. You say greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world. Oh blessed Lord, my mighty God, my strong tower, and valiant shield, why are these just words to me now? Greater is he. Greater is he. Greater is he. The great darkness overwhelms, majestic Father. The pain drowns me in a sea of torment – an ocean of agony.
Blessed Savior. Blessed Savior! Where are you when I need you? Hear my cry, hear my weeping. Why the silence? Why the never-ending stillness? Where is my breakthrough? Where is my relief? Where is the peace meant to sustain me? Oh God, oh God, where are the Words that break the bindings of the enemy? I am here. I am alone. Mighty Father, I am afraid.
Sweet child, sweet beloved. Where is your faith? I am here. I am with you. I am still the hope that sustains you. Am I a man that I should change? Am I a sinner that I should despise you? Am I limited that I cannot reach you? Am I powerless that I cannot deliver you? You turn this way, you turn that, you search but you cannot find. Foolish child. Deceived beloved. I am not a man that you should see me through the eyes of mankind. Close your eyes and open your spirit.
Though the wind tosses this way and that, I am the hands that help you withstand. And while the sea is turbulent and raging, I am the boat that keeps you from sinking. Dearest little one, love of my heart, while the lightning strikes the ground and illuminates the darkness, while the thunder strikes and trembles the very heavens, while the earth shakes and the ground is cracking, while the clouds spill torrents of rain and sheets of hail, I am the rock that keeps you from falling – falling into the abyss of darkness
Yes, there will be storms that threaten the foundation of your world, but I am the wings that carry you. I am the light that guides you. I am the power that delivers you, restores you, heals you and redeems you, when life has beaten you down. Rest in me, my child, and I will bring you through the storm.


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BST posted a topic in Charitable and Other Events UpcomingBare Stage Theatre is presenting a beautifully written gem of a play, the Lakeside premiere of: You Will Remember Me by one of Québec's most compelling writers Francois Archambault. "A deeply personal & intensely moving intergenerational family story." "Powerful, funny & profound." With a superb cast & director be sure not to miss it! February 22nd, 23rd & 24th Directed by: Bernadette Jones Cast: From left to right: Ken Yakiwchuk , Bernadette Jones (Director) Tina Dawn Leonard, Roger Larson, Linda Freeman & Lynn Phelan. Tickets $ 100 Reservations: firstname.lastname@example.com Showtime 4 p.m. Box office & bar open at 3 p.m. Seats are held till 3:50 p.m. Located at #261 on the mountain side of the carretera in Riberas del Pillar across from Catholic Church. Please Like, Follow & Share our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/barestagetheatre2018/


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Fuzzy control of parabolic antenna with backlash compensation
Ahmed, Mohammed and Mohd Noor, Samsul Bahari (2014) Fuzzy control of parabolic antenna with backlash compensation. In: International Conference on Mathematics, Engineering and Industrial Applications 2014 (ICoMEIA 2014), 28-30 May 2014, Penang, Malaysia. (pp. 1-7).
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A fuzzy logic based controller (FLC) was proposed for position control of a parabolic dish antenna system with the major aim of eradicating the effect backlash disturbance which may be present in the system. The disturbance is nonlinear and is capable of generating steady state positional errors. Simulation results obtained using SIMULINK/MATLAB 2012a were compared with those obtained when the controller was proportional-derivative controller (PDC). The fuzzy controller portrays that it has the capability of reducing the noise due to backlash and possibly others more than the proportional-derivative controller.
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Paul Reale (b.1943) received his education at Columbia College in English Literature and the hard sciences. Although music was a lifelong study, it was not until 1967 that he received a degree in composition at Columbia under the primary tutelage of Chou Wen-Chung and Otto Luening. A decision to enter college teaching prompted further study at the University of Pennsylvania where he came under the influence of George Rochberg and George Crumb. Since 1969 he has been on the Music Faculty of UCLA in an attempt to escape the East Coast Establishment.
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Interview with guest speaker: Jade Collins30 January 2019
We recently interviewed Jade Collins, Director of Femeconomy and guest speaker at our 2019 International Women's Day luncheons. Here, Jade answers some questions about IWD and what it means to her.
The theme for International Women's Day in 2019 is balance for better. What do you identify as the most important area that professionals and companies alike could be developing that will work towards greater balance?
There are two areas that are interlinked: unconscious (and conscious) bias and the male breadwinner cultural stereotype. It's up to every individual to recognise that we all have inherent bias, to start to reflect on what yours are, how they developed and challenge ourselves to be more inclusive. Unconscious bias means women are less likely to be promoted to leadership roles.
Dismantling and rethinking the male breadwinner model can be achieved through job design. Currently our legacy organisational structures are designed around factory work, and a time when men worked and women (who could afford to) stayed home to run the household.
The model, and our community expectation, hasn't changed to recognise women's vastly increased workforce participation, nor to accommodate dual career couples or people with caring responsibilities, other life commitments or interests. For people to achieve balance – at work and at home – it is critical that work is designed with this balance in mind.
Our caring models are still culturally entrenched with women as unpaid carers, and men largely excluded. If we designed organisations to allow for both genders to take on caring responsibilities, that's a great start. It needs to be genuinely encouraged and role modelled at a leadership level to succeed, like any system wide change.
Leaders who are serious about driving inclusive organisational cultures recognise gender diversity as a strategic advantage.
Femeconomy is about empowering individuals to make better choices. What can resources professionals do today that will have a positive impact on equality in the future?
Femeconomy is about using purse power to accelerate gender equality. Each of us can act every day, as individuals and professionals to use our purchasing and procurement decisions to accelerate gender equality.
Femeconomy approved brands have at least 30% women on the board of directors or a minimum of 50% female ownership. Research shows 30% of women on the Board of Directors is the proportion when critical mass is reached to create change. In a group setting, the voices of the minority group become heard in their own right, rather than simply representing the minority. Organisations with 30% or more of women on the Board of Directors are also more profitable.
Companies can use 30% female leadership as part of their supplier criteria. They can set the procurement benchmark for other companies to create opportunities for female leadership and in turn, increase their own profitability.
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What would be your advice for resources professionals trying to drive change conversations in their workplace?
Firstly, to enlist support. It's crucial to have the support of senior leaders in order to drive meaningful and sustainable organisational change. Secondly, to understand the compelling business case. Research the facts, know the current numbers in your own business, in comparison with external industry and international benchmarks, and be able to present the case for change.
There are many examples of bright spots within the resources industry where companies have taken on the challenge of increasing their gender equality, inclusion and diversity.
Thirdly, gender equality is not a zero sum, or 'them and us' proposition. It's about women and men both having gender equality. Everyone benefits.
If you were asked to reflect on your own experiences in the workforce and the female role models in your life, both professionally and personally, why would you say International Women's Day is important to you?
International Women's Day (IWD) is an important day to me because it provides the opportunity to highlight and celebrate the contribution that women make to every facet of our global society, in work settings and across the community. Women's stories often go untold, and IWD is an opportunity to remedy this imbalance.
It's a catalyst to spark crucial conversations about how we can advance gender equality faster. No country in the world has achieved gender equality, and IWD provides us with a day globally to hone in on how we can further our progress.
It's a chance to recognise the women on whose shoulders we stand today, who have – often at great personal cost – fought for our generation of women to enjoy many of the rights we now take for granted, and to remember that women in many other parts of the world are still struggling to achieve these same freedoms.
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This simple little pathway is great because it is very accessible, and does not look at all hard to do yourself. That is one of the nice things about these simpler landscape designs is that they just go to show that you have some interesting elements to your yard and not need to spend a bunch of money in order to accomplish your landscaping ideas. Many people set out to build a design and well into it realize that they do not have the room in their budget to finish the landscape project. I say start simple and add to it as your budget allows.


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Gable - Lewis
(Engagement ~ 08/20/02)
FENTON - Barbara Gable of Fenton and Thomas Gable of Kirkwood have announced the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Elaine, to Dennis D. Lewis IV, son of Judy Harris of Chaffee, formerly of Portageville, and the late Dennis D. Lewis III. A 1998 graduate of Rockwood Summit High School in Fenton, the future bride is a student at Central Methodist College in Fayette. She expects to graduate in December with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and biology...
Little Rock hands Sikeston second World Series loss
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MATTOON, Ill. -- The Sikeston 12-and-under all-star team dropped its second game in the Cal Ripken World Series on Monday, falling to Little Rock, Ark., 2-1 in eight innings. Sikeston still has two games left in the tournament. They will next play tomorrow at 11 a.m. against Hawaii...
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Nickell new United Way chairman
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SIKESTON -- Larry Nickell spent 31 years working in the Sikeston Public School system as the middle school principal. Now that he's retired, Nickell has found something else to occupy his time -- the United Way of Sikeston. A husband and father of two, Nickell said a phone call from campaign director Glenna Shy started his now four-year involvement with United Way. "Glenna just called me up (on behalf of United Way) and asked if I wanted to be on the board," he recalled...
Missou-rah is the only way to say it
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I demand a recount! A mock election held this past week at the Missouri State Fair has upset my day. It strikes at the heart of a critical state issue that has circulated for more than a century. And the results are outrageous and demand the protest of any truth-seeking Missourian. The ballot question? Do you pronounce the state's name "Missou-ree" or "Missou-rah"? Can you believe that "Missou-ree" won by a landslide?...
Angler of the Week
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/02)
Sikeston's 11-year-old Brandon Newell shows off a 50-pound flathead he recently caught on a fishing trip with his grandfather and uncle. Newell caught the massive fish on his line at Jack's Bay on Arkansas' White River.
Earl - Anderson
(Wedding ~ 08/20/02)
KELSO -- Julie Elizabeth Earl and Brent David Anderson exchanged vows June 8, 2002, at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Monsignor Michael Swalina performed the single-ring ceremony. Music was by Brett Yount of Cape Girardeau. Matrons of honor were Therese Beardsley of St. ...
George Brown
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CHARLESTON - George G. Brown, 75, died at 10:45 p.m. Aug. 18, 2002, at his son's home in St. Louis. Born Sept. 7, 1926, in Wyatt, son of the late James Arthur and Birdie Fox Brown, he lived in St. Louis for many years, where he was employed by A.O. Smith Company until retiring in 1991. He returned to Charleston seven years ago, where he was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Evelyeene DeRousse
(Obituary ~ 08/20/02)
SCOTT CITY - Evelyeene DeRousse, 88, died Aug. 19, 2002, at Rivers Run Health Care in Cape Girardeau. Born June 20, 1914, in Anniston, daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Mary Alice Edgman Hockersmith, she was a lunchroom cook for Prairie DuRocher (Ill.) Elementary School before retiring. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City...
Vincent Oxley
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BERNIE - Vincent Edward Oxley, 80, died Aug. 16, 2002, at his home. Born Aug. 28, 1921, at Marshfield, son of the late Floyd and Mae Vincent Oxley, he attended the United Methodist Church in Bernie. He was a college professor at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg...
Bob Harris
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DEXTER - Leonard R. "Bob" Harris, 71, died Aug. 19, 2002, at his home. Born Nov. 8, 1930, in Illmo, son of the late Clifton Pearl and Louise Alma Wilson Harris, he was a trainmaster for the Cotton Belt Railroad and U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, H.O. Grauel Masonic Lodge 672 in Cape Girardeau and the Ainad Shrine Temple in Belleville, Ill...
Frances Hill
(Obituary ~ 08/20/02)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Frances Leigh Hill, 93, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Aug. 18, 2002, at the Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. Born May 13, 1909, at Capleville, Tenn., daughter of the late Eugene G. and Kittie Bernard Howard, she was a graduate of Charleston High School. ...
Mary Amos
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VANDUSER -- Mary Amos, 72, died Aug. 19, 2002, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
Gladys Wamble
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DETROIT, Mich. - Gladys O. Wamble, 90, formerly of Dexter, Mo., died Aug. 16, 2002, at the Westland Convalescent Center in Westland. Born Aug. 17, 1911, in Dexter, daughter of the late Jesse and Alice Reed Ross, she moved to Detroit in 1937. On Dec. 1, 1929, in Dexter, she married Cecil J. Wamble who preceded her in death on June 1, 1999...
James McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 08/20/02)
FREDERICKTOWN - James Leon McDaniel, 79, formerly of St. Louis and Charleston, died at 10:20 p.m. Aug. 18, 2002, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. Born Dec. 19, 1922, in Paragould, Ark., son of the late James and Sarah Clark McDaniel, he operated McDaniel Plumbing until relocating to St. ...
Abilities emphasized at Camp Barnabas
(Local News ~ 08/20/02)
PURDY - After being told something for so long, you start to believe it. And the grins on the faces of the youngsters attending Camp Barnabas are proof that can be a good thing. The camp, located about 45 miles from Springfield, emphasizes their abilities, not their disabilities and for a week, they can forget their illnesses and handicaps and focus on having fun and learning to do activities that build their confidence, courage and independence...
SpeakOut 8/20
(Opinion ~ 08/20/02)
Mike, I read your article in the paper about the rodeo and people coming to town. Then I got to the part where it says "perhaps they'll take a little time to drive around town before heading to the rodeo grounds." I wonder what they're saying about our streets. Our streets are so bad. They've done a few of them and I hope they stay with it until they get them all done...
Looking Back in Time at Aug. 20
(History ~ 08/20/02)
SIKESTON - Edwin Webster completed satisfactorily the senior Red Cross life saving course at the swimming pool Monday night, J.E. Butler, his instructor, announced Wednesday. SIKESTON - And another win - The "Lampliters," John Noel, Reyn Young and Tom Nunnelee have added another victory to their laurels, as the folk-singing trio of teen-age boys took first place honors last Saturday night in the annual Jackson Homecomers Talent Show...
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This isn't about annoying bike riders or inconsiderate car drives – it's about saving lives on The Esplanade Hervey Bay
An early morning house fire in Hervey Bay has left a blackened mess in McKean Street Pialba.
If your travelling on the Hervey Bay to Maryborough Road in the next few days (at least) then you should give yourself some extra time to make the journey. Right now there's roadworks on the Hervey Bay side of the Susan River that has reduced the road to just one lane and there are long … Read moreExpect Delays on the Maryborough Road
At 6am this morning the road from Hervey Bay to Maryborough was still cut by flood waters at several spots and likely to stay that way for the most of the day. Once that road connection is restored Hervey Bay is still faced with being cut off because the Bruce Highway is cut in numerous … Read moreHervey Bay is Cut Off
There's no doubt that Hervey Bay got off lightly as far as damage is concerned when compared to what ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald did to other parts of the Wide Bay. While wind and rain damaged other parts of the Wide Bay the main problem caused by the big storm in Hervey Bay seems to have … Read moreThe Big Storm in Hervey Bay
There's plenty to do on the beach during summer in Hervey Bay
Surf was up in Hervey Bay on New Year's Day
A few photos of the Hervey Bay Christmas lights
Foxes in Hervey Bay? We spotted one last night
Warm summer nights and a near-full moon make dining out in Hervey Bay this weekend a rather attractive idea so where are you going to go? Well unfortunately Paolo's Pizza Bar is off the list … they're closed till the 10th for some much-needed rest and relaxation. The Raging Bull down on the Esplanade at … Read moreDining Out in Hervey Bay this Weekend?


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There haven't been many moments in the history of cinema when one movie single-handedly changed the entire industry and introduced an entirely new way of making movies, but that was definitely the case with 1995's Disney / Pixar animated feature Toy Story.
From a technological standpoint, Toy Story was the first full-length animation to have been entirely created by computers. It was also only the second Disney animated movie ever to have been primarily made outside of the studio, and the first time the legendary animator John Lasseter directed a full-length project. Above all, Toy Story was Pixar's first ever feature film, setting the standards of animation and storytelling that the studio would become known for.
With a stellar voice cast that featured Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Don Rickles, beautiful and groundbreaking animation, a compelling plot, and a touch of Disney magic, Toy Story went on to become a classic that yielded three sequels (as Toy Story 4 makes its way into production) and theme park themed areas in Hong Kong Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL.
It's time to revisit your childhood and find out 16 Things You Didn't Know About Toy Story.
There were several title changes before Toy Story settled on its actual name. Working titles such as Made In Taiwan, To Infinity And Beyond, The Cowboy & The Spaceman, The Favorite, Toyz In The Hood, and The New Toy were all taken into consideration at some point in the movie's production.
Though Toy Story seems catchy and concise enough to have been the obvious choice from the very beginning, Disney and Pixar bounced off several different ideas until they arrived at it. As the title was chosen and the movie went on to become the major success that it became, however, the studios started to like the title so much that they almost went with A Bug Story as the name to A Bug's Life, Pixar's second full-length animated film.
Even though Toy Story had to overcome major technological obstacles regarding computer animation, had the involvement of Disney, and was made by Pixar – a company backed by Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple – the film had the extremely low budget of $30 million for all that it was trying to achieve.
As a matter of comparison, 1989's The Little Mermaid had a budget of $40 million and 1994's The Lion King was given $45 million. The budget for the Toy Story 2 sequel jumped to $90 million, and it became $200 million for Toy Story 3.
Additionally, Toy Story had to be made by a staff of only 110 people who worked at Pixar at the time. Currently, the studio has at least ten times that number of employees.
Despite having such a low budget, Toy Story went on to become the highest-grossing movie of 1995, which was a very crowded year for children properties and action films. It beat Batman Forever, Apollo 13, Pocahontas, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and even classics such as 007: GoldenEye, Jumanji, and Casper. Toy Story single-handedly gave Pixar footing to keep going and Disney to take more chances in computer-animated features.
Toy Story opened to a $29 million weekend (losing to Batman Forever's $52 million and Ace Ventura's $37 million) and has currently grossed about $373 million worldwide. Although those numbers are quite impressive, the sequels have done even better: 1999's Toy Story 2 has a lifetime gross of $497 million and 2010's Toy Story 3 has surpassed the $1 billion-dollar mark at the box office.
Like the title itself, the personalities attached to Toy Story's duo of protagonists – the cowboy toy Woody and the astronaut toy Buzz – only came to fruition after several revisions in the script and notes from Disney executives.
Truth is, during the inception of Toy Story, Woody and Buzz were extremely dislikable characters. They were described as being sarcastic and mean, making the characters impossible to empathize with – especially among kids. Additionally, according to inside stories, Woody originally looked creepy and small. Buzz's size was about 6 inches and his suit was red.
After many notes from Disney executives, Pixar finally reached a happy medium regarding Woody and Buzz's personalities and scaled the characters to the sizes we have come to see – Buzz at 12 inches and Woody at 15.
Toy Story was released in 1995, which means that it had been in production for many years before. In 1993, there was one huge summer blockbuster that came out that would eventually inspire an incredibly important character in the Toy Story lineup: Jurassic Park.
That's right. According to Disney's official blog Oh My Disney, the appearance of Toy Story's Rex – the friendly and fearful green dinosaur – was directly inspired by Jurassic Park's main dinosaur, the T-Rex. While the design similarity is definitely there, the two characters couldn't have more opposing personalities.
According to a Quora interview with Craig Good, who worked at Pixar at the time, the character of Rex was an idea from Buffy the Vampire Slayer showrunner and Avengers director Joss Whedon. Because of course it was!
The Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, is the most prestigious set of awards in the entire film industry. The Academy have shown a lot of love to the Toy Story franchise, and to Pixar in general, throughout the years.
Most notably, 1995's Toy Story was presented with a Special Achievement Academy Award, a non-annual category that only takes into consideration truly exceptional pieces of filmmaking. To date, Toy Story was the last movie to have received this award, which was also given in 1990 to Total Recall, in 1981 to Raiders of the Lost Ark, and in 1977 to Star Wars, to name a few. The first time it was ever given was in 1972 for The Poseidon Adventure.
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature category wouldn't be introduced until 2001, when DreamWorks' Shrek won.
This movie's success story doesn't just end with huge box office numbers and awards. In the popular criticism aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Toy Story and Toy Story 2 have scores of 100% on the Tomatometer, being the highest-rated Pixar movies ever.
Curiously, Toy Story 3 – a movie that is also lauded as a fan-favorite – has a 99%, as does Finding Nemo. As a matter of comparison, Inside Out and Up have scores of 98%, and The Incredibles has a 97%. The lowest-rated Pixar film to date is Cars 2, which has a 39% on the Tomatometer.
The only other Disney movie with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes is 1940's Pinocchio, and the closest the studio has gotten to that number in recent times was with 2016's Zootopia, which has a 98%.
Buzz Lightyear, the astronaut toy, actually got his name from a very obvious reference: Buzz Aldrin, the U.S. astronaut who was a pilot in the Apollo 11 mission and became one of the two first human beings to land on the moon in 1969.
The boy Andy, on the other hand, was named after a much more internal reference among Pixar animators. His name came from Andries Van Dam, a pioneer in computer science and animation who taught many of Pixar's initial employees during his time as a professor at Brown University.
Though it is never actually mentioned in the Toy Story trilogy of films, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich once revealed that Sheriff Woody has an official last name: Pride. That's Sheriff Woody Pride.
Barbie made a cameo in Toy Story 2 and became a major character in Toy Story 3, but she was actually meant to have joined the franchise since the first movie.
Why didn't she? Well… Mattel, the toy company that owns the Barbie brand, didn't really believe that 1995's Toy Story would become a hit. Also, they weren't sure about allowing their doll to be defined by a particular personality.
Barbie was initially poised to be Woody's main love interest, but as the plans to include her fell through, Pixar created the Little Bo Peep character as a replacement. The same situation happened between Pixar and Hasbro – the toy company denied the studio to use the G.I. Joe brand, and so the green army men were created as replacements.
As an ongoing celebration of Toy Story, Pixar's first full-length feature, the studio has made sure to include the movie's Pizza Planet truck in every single one of its other projects – sometimes going to great lengths to make that cameo work.
The yellow 1978 Gyoza Mark VII Lite Hauler pizza truck has been featured in both Toy Story sequels, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, all three Cars, Up, Wall-E, The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, and shockingly even in Brave, where the truck takes the form of a wooden trinket inside the Witch's cottage.
Another curious fact is that the Pizza Planet truck's license plate reads "RES1536," a reference to the original Toy Story resolution, rendered at 1536 x 922.
It is widely known that Tom Hanks lends his voice to the Toy Story character Woody. It is also widely known, however, that Tom Hanks is an A-list movie star who is always involved in several projects at any given time.
Wounding several childhoods at once, Tom Hanks admitted in a 2011 interview for BBC's The Graham Norton Show that, indeed, his brother Jim Hanks does the voice work for Woody whenever Tom is busy – such as in the case of the real-life doll of Woody.
Jim Hanks is also credited as the voice of Woody in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins direct-to-video movie that came out in 2000 and served as the pilot episode for the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command television series that followed.
There couldn't be two more distinct animated movies than The Nightmare Before Christmas and Toy Story, but the former actually had a huge impact on the making of the latter.
According to John Lasseter, director of Toy Story and head of Pixar, it was because of The Nightmare Before Christmas' success that Disney started to believe in Toy Story. That's because the Tim Burton stop-motion dark musical was the first ever full-length animated movie to have been distributed by Disney but made outside of the studio. The film was made by Skellington Productions, a joint venture between Walt Disney Animation, Henry Selick, and Tim Burton. The company, however, only made one more film: 1996's James and the Giant Peach.
As The Nightmare Before Christmas premiered to big success in 1993, the way was paved for Pixar to approach Disney about Toy Story, which was released in 1995.
Of course Disney tried to make Toy Story a musical. According to reports, the studio came to John Lasseter and Pixar with about six or seven songs to be featured in the film, and it was up to Lasseter to break the news that Pixar wasn't interested in doing a musical.
Both studios agreed that at least one big thematic song was needed. Toy Story was a Disney animation aimed at children, after all. The happy medium was reached in the form of Randy Newman and "You've Got A Friend," which became the soundtrack's main song and a perfect summary of the feel and message conveyed in the film.
Toy Story 2 featured a more literal musical moment in Jessie's "When She Loved Me" musical number/flashback.
It is now impossible to see Woody without thinking of Tom Hanks and Buzz without hearing Tim Allen's voice, but these casting choices weren't always set in stone.
Before Tim Allen, Disney considered actors Jim Carrey and Billy Crystal for the voice of Buzz Lightyear. The two actors had bigger/hotter careers at the time, and Disney was trying to surround itself with talent and big names to compensate for the risk that Toy Story already represented. The same was true for Woody, as Disney thought of Paul Newman before they landed on Tom Hanks.
While Philadelphia came out in 1993, Tom Hanks only became a big shot actor after the major success of 1994's Forrest Gump, which means that in 1995 he wasn't the well-established actor we know him as today.
Besides the plot and casting changes Toy Story went through, the movie had originally a completely different protagonist.
Toy Story was initially an extension of Pixar's very first animated short film, 1988's Tin Toy, which was a 5-minute-long story about a mechanical band player toy called Tinny running away from a huge baby named Billy. Tinny, the short's protagonist, was the original main character in Toy Story, but Disney urged Pixar to move away from the short and focus on producing an entirely original full-length feature.
Pixar holds great affection for Tin Toy as it was the studio's first major production - so much so that the short's pink bear character, called Lotso, eventually became the main villain in Toy Story 3 – bringing the franchise full circle.
Besides having the idea for Rex, the friendly green Toy Story dinosaur inspired by Jurassic Park, Joss Whedon is actually responsible for some major moments and lines in the movie.
According to a statement from John Lasseter, who now oversees both the Pixar and Walt Disney Animation studios, his favorite line ever in any Pixar movie is from Toy Story and was written by Joss Whedon: "You're a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity."
The line is delivered by Tim Allen's Buzz Lightyear to Tom Hanks' Woody, in a moment where the two characters are unsurprisingly disagreeing about what to do. Besides Joss Whedon, the screenplay also credits writers Andrew Stanton (who stayed at Pixar for many other projects), Joel Cohen (not the Coen brother), and Alec Sokolow.
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Why is there a seat 32B?
- September 6, 2011
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Actually, my least favorite seat on a certain model of plane that flies in and out of Austin is 27E. Some planes manage to pack the lavatory, the kitchen, the divider wall right behind you (no reclining!), and engine noise all in one truly fantastically bad seat.
Jason Cohen asks the question: why? Why not spend time either improving the worst case experiences for your customers – or better yet, eliminating them entirely? Would it be such a bad idea for the airlines to eliminate a few of these bad seats? To put more insulation in? To offer some freebie or consolation prize for the bad seat?
Eliminating these worst-case experiences doesn't mean radically changing your business. It just means saying no to customers or projects that aren't a good fit:
Bill impressed them and they were ready to begin, but Bill decided this was too far outside his experience and so told them, while it would be interesting and fun for him, and he was confident in his abilities, he isn't comfortable accepting this job, because he wants no chance that they'll have a bad experience.
Of course this only won the customer over still more. Bill won't do this particular gig, but I guarantee that when something else comes up in six months, he'll automatically be offered the job. As for me, I'm going to continue connecting customers with Bill because there is no seat 32B with Bill.
Saying "No" requires that you know yourself- or your firm – well enough to know what you're not going to do. Buried in the example is the fact hat Jason's startup is referring this consulting business to a consultant – rather than doing it in-house. Another example of knowing when something is outside the suite spot.
Now I need to go think about how to eliminate seat 32B for our customers at BP3! Looking at this from a BPM/process perspective, however, I've often see customers look at this the wrong way – focusing on all the exceptions before they have the average case nailed down tight. What Jason has described here isn't handling every exception, it is recognizing a bad situation and either avoiding it (saying no), or figuring out how to make it not feel like seat 32B. A precursor to this is actually getting the average case nailed down and sorted out.


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Events » Mellowtones Summer Concerts
Tag: Music
The Mellowtones Spring Concerts didn't happen, but they are, just under a new name. For obvious reasons the shows are now the Mellowtones Summer Concerts. Well it's always better late than never so the well known harmonies of the Mellowtones can be heard Friday at 7.30 pm and also Sunday at 2 pm. For a donation you can head to the Theatre Boyd Rd for some great entertainment. It'll probably make you want to sing in the shower again, or worse.
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While the Fall season usually calls for darker hues like burgundy, oranges, and olive tones, I'm all for one wearing an all-white look after Labor Day. A chunky knit sweater paired with wide-leg pants and a sleek leather pump creates a transitional look that's fitting for the season. Complete with a mini shoulder bag, mirrored lens sunglasses, and gold jewelry, an all-white look adds a light and fresh feel on Fall fashion.
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Book Club Reading List 2014
2014 December- The Obituary Writer by Anne Hood
November- The Dinner by Herman Koch
October- Z: A Novel Of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
September- The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank
April- Book Party: This is when everyone brings their books that are collecting dust on their shelves and we all exchange our books!
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February- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
January- Movie: Life of PI
Have you checked out the great book lists in the links portion of Monday Mentions?
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Black Mountain Hiking (CA)
- Distance: ~4.1 miles
- Elevation Gain: ~700 ft
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate, suitable for anyone of reasonable fitness
- Dog Friendly? Yes.
- Costs? Free. You can park at the Hilltop Community Park directly across from the trailhead.
- Wildlife: We were gently pelted by a good number of flies and gnats on the way up. And we encountered a bundle of bees (if they were bunnies, they would have been a fluffle. Alas, they weren't. They were definitely bees.)
The trailhead is located across from the Hilltop Community Park parking lot and begins with a quick but steady incline. After this first short ascent it levels out for a bit and greets you with some pretty cacti.
Although rocky, the trail is well-maintained and well-used. If you're looking for a hike that's a bit less crowded than Cowles but also includes sweeping views of the city, give Black Mountain a shot.
There are other trails that branch off from the main Nighthawk trail, but as long as you stay to the left, you'll be led directly to the summit. As an added bonus, near the top you get to pass by these interesting fellows.
The trail then wraps around to its peak where you are rewarded with a 360 view of the ocean and surrounding neighborhoods. What a view.