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thinspo 10/25/10
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thinspiration from my travels
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ok… so while i was gone i met a lot of people, a number of them very thinpirational people. i won't put there pictures up here, but i can tell you about them:
two of them were twins–very petite twins (only 5 ft). swimmers. only ate organicalley (something about their mom being a health nut). never had cheetos. never had pop tarts. thin, muscular legs and arms. one could do 18 pull-ups but wasn't at all bulky.
another played soccer and seemed to be a pretty healthy eater. she was taller… maybe 5'5 or 5'6. here legs and arms were, again, muscular but not bulky. she was extremely active, always kicking around a ball. she also had very narrow shoulders.
the last one i recall was a dancer. she was very tall. 5'9 or 5'10 and VERY skinny, with long legs and graceful arms. she was also an extreme health nut. she ate salad for both lunch and dinner, and yogurt and a banana for breakfast. she also ran whenever she could, and had a long, ballerina neck.
these people were very inspiring to me, as they all had two things in common: they ate healthily and were active. well, and a third: they were skinny.
so, if change my ways, i can be skinny too.
anyone else want to challenge themselves? i'd love to have a buddy. 🙂


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Axis of Jihad
9/11, the Kobar Towers, two separate embassy bombings, the USS Cole, the first World Trade Center bombing… here in the US we can debate the meaning of jihad, whether it is symbolic of an inner struggle or an overt war, but in other parts of the world the meaning is quite clear.
Armed and recruited by the Sudanese government, the Janjaweed militia is executing what many, including the UN, are calling genocide against non-muslims in that country.
Sudan's holy war against the south was reaffirmed in October by First Vice President Ali Osman Taha.
"The jihad is our way, and we will not abandon it and will keep its banner high," he said to a brigade of mujahedin fighters heading for the war front, according to Sudan's official SUNA news agency. "We will never sell out our faith and will never betray the oath to our martyrs."
...The forced conversions are just one aspect of the Khartoum government's self-declared jihad on the mostly Christian and animist south, Dennis Bennett, executive director of Seattle-based Servant's Heart told WorldNetDaily.
Villagers in several areas of the northeast Upper Nile region say that when women are captured by government forces they are asked: "Are you Christian or Muslim?"
Women who answer "Muslim" are set free, but typically soldiers gang-rape those who answer "Christian" then cut off their breasts and leave them to die as an example for others. [worldnetdaily.com]
The UN sprang into action in 2003, and guess what, the violence continues. As usual they called for peace, asked for aid, pled for talks, begged for a ceasefire, and suggested negotiations... yet the killing continues.
Many thousands have been killed and human rights groups say there has been a systematic campaign of rape, intended to humiliate and punish non-Arab groups.
The Janjaweed have attacked black Africans from the Fur, Massaleet and Zagawa ethnic groups with a ruthlessness that has not been seen in the region for some time, report aid agencies and the refugees themselves.
They have killed, raped, maimed, looted and burned down tens of thousands of village homes, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. [news.bbc.co.uk]
It's a small world after all, and as we watch these atrocities play themselves out in front of our eyes, what are our options for dealing with this? Should we even care? Is it none of our business? Or must we be involved because the ramifications will eventually catch up with us whether we like it or not? The truth is something must be done.
I am of the mind that Darfur is a part of the global war on terror. The Sudan, as a radical Muslim nation, is a part of the 'axis of jihad'. Are they a direct threat to us? No. Indirectly however, they are a part of the Al Qaeda equation. Osama Bin laden spent five years in Sudan as a guest of the Islamic government there. He issued his first fatwas against the US about the Gulf war and Somalia from there. He undoubtedly recruited there. The Sudan is an example of the kind of government which we need to 'reform'. And we need some strategies to deal with countries like Sudan that are commensurate with their indirect threat status.
As a separate issue the Darfur crisis deserves some kind of military intervention, likely a UN peacekeeping force like that which failed in Rwanda.
But I'm not sure that the UN is up to these kinds of tasks. And the use of American military continues to be problematic because of the accusations of imperialist colonialism. Perhaps we should think about creating a kind of American Foreign Legion trained by our military as peacekeepers to be used in these kinds of situations. And/or consisting of the growing private military contractors who are hired for specific jobs in specific places for specified times.
Part of the problem is obviously the nature of the UN. It is not predisposed to unanimous action. For instance, Kerry's good friends, the French, oppose sanctions against the Sudan.
In Darfur, it would be better to help the Sudanese get over the crisis so their country is pacified rather than sanctions which would push them back to their misdeeds of old," junior Foreign Minister Renaud Muselier told French radio.
France led opposition to US moves at the UN over Iraq. As was the case in Iraq, France also has significant oil interests in Sudan.
Mr Muselier also dismissed claims of "ethnic cleansing" or genocide in Darfur.
"I firmly believe it is a civil war and as they are little villages of 30, 40, 50, there is nothing easier than for a few armed horsemen to burn things down, to kill the men and drive out the women," he said.
Human rights activists say the Janjaweed are conducting a genocide against Darfur's black African population. [news.bbc.co.uk]
Colonialism does seem to be a symptom of the problem here. (Hint: it's not US colonialism.) With most of North Africa under the protectorate of the French version of 'business interest', one wonders what the condition of these countries says about the Imperialism of the French.
One thing it does for me is put to rest the idea that the old policy of containment and 'stability' should be replaced with one of active change.Posted by Eric Simonson at July 23, 2004 3:20 PM


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Mirisawetiya Stupa is a marvellous construction by King Dutugemunu. It was his first dagoba. The king built the stupa as one of the stupa complex of the Maha Vihara fraternity. However, with the arrival of monks, later Mirisawetiya also developed as a separate monastery, under the management of Mahavihara.
The story of the stupa is wonderful. According to legend, King Dutugemunu had carried a sceptre with the Buddha's relics wherever he went. It was not an ordinary sceptre; it was the sceptre used in the battle against Elara. One day while going to Tissawewa to attend a water festival, the king had planted the sceptre in a secure place. After the festival when the king returned for the sceptre, he could not remove it from the place.
Awe-struck by the unusual incident, the king had decided to build a stupa enclosing the sceptre.
There are many legends about the way the stupa was named. In the olden days, it was a custom among Buddhists to offer part of their meal to bhikkhus. Once the King had forgotten the custom and had partaken a chilli curry without offering a part of it to the bhikkhus. Therefore, the stupa was named 'Mirisawetiya' (the pod of chilli) as an apology. However, according to some historians Mirisawetiya was the village where the stupa was situated. So, the stupa automatically got its name as Mirisawetiya.
Several kings had renovated the Stupa. King Gajabahu I put a new coating while King Woharika Thissa restored the umbrella of the Stupa and rebuilt a wall around it. After the Chola invasions, King Kassapa V did the restorations needed for the Stupa. After the recurrent Chola invasions it was King Parakramabahu I who did the restoration and at this point he had built the stupa to a height of 120 feet. In 1873 when the Englishman Henry Parker found Mirisawetiya as a pile covered with trees and an undergrowth. In the process of the excavations they had found a magnificent Vahalkada and at that time, the Stupa was 200 feet tall. The excavators had also found an image house to the west of the Stupa. The excavations were continued hoping that there would be three more image houses on each side.
However, when they realised that the image house on the east was destroyed, the excavations were stopped only to be started again in 1883 and they found two image houses to the North and South of the Stupa. In 1980, during a restoration process, the construction had collapsed even destroying the vahalkada. The incident drew the attention of the media especially since it happened the day before the scheduled opening. The present Viharadhipathi of the monastery Etha Wetunawewe Gnanathilake Thera has been involved in many development projects of the stupa for the past ten years.
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Murder with a side of soul food is a winning combination in this delicious cozy. --Lee Hollis, author of Death of a Cupcake Queen


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One iconic black box - the Marshall amplifier. It has been, quite literally, behind some of the greatest names in modern music.
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Documentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.
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California Drops WCWS Opener to UCLA, 2-1
June 2, 2005
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Left fielder Ashley Herrera homered in the fifth inning and seventh-seeded UCLA added the winning run in the sixth as the Bruins came from behind to defeat No. 2 Cal, 2-1, in the opening game of the Women's College World Series Thursday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.
The Bears (52-14), who hadn't dropped a WCWS opener since 2001, were relegated to the loser's bracket with Thursday's loss. Cal, making its seventh-consecutive WCWS appearance, will play third-seeded Arizona in an elimination game Saturday at 11 a.m. CT. UCLA advances to face Tennessee on Friday at 7 p.m. The Volunteers defeated Arizona, 1-0, in the day's first game.
'All aspects of our game were just a little shy of what they needed to be,' Cal head coach Diane Ninemire said. 'I feel very positive that this team will fight back. They've been in this situation before and they're a very mature group. I know come Saturday they will give it their all and they'll be prepared to play Arizona.'
Third baseman Vicky Galindo singled with one out in the third for Cal and, after stealing second, advanced to third on a groundout by shortstop Chelsea Spencer. The next batter, center fielder Kaleo Eldredge, grounded a pitch back to UCLA starter Anjelica Selden (26-12), who knocked the ball down and threw low and in the dirt to first baseman Lisa Dodd. Galindo scored with ease for a brief 1-0 Cal lead.
Cal starter Kelly Anderson (28-9) didn't allow a base hit until Bruins second baseman Caitlin Benyi singled to lead off the fourth. UCLA would strand two runners in the inning after previously leaving two in scoring position in the second.
Anderson's luck ran out in the fifth as Herrera lined a one-out pitch over the left field wall to tie the game 1-1. An inning later, Benyi reached on a leadoff error by Cal first baseman Julie Meyer before catcher Emily Zaplatosch singled.
Ninemire pulled Anderson (28-9) in the sixth for junior Kristina Thorson, who induced a fielder's choice from UCLA shortstop Jodie Legaspi that forced Benyi out at third. A wild pitch moved Zaplatosch and Legaspi into scoring position and after Thorson struck out UCLA designated player Kristen Dedmon, right fielder Krista Colburn singled home Zaplatosch for the winning margin.
Selden, meanwhile, had put the clamps on the Cal offense. After Spencer reached on an error by Legaspi in the fourth, Selden retired the final 11 Cal batters she faced.
NOTES: Cal is 6-4 all-time in opening-round games at the WCWS ... the last time the Bears lost a first-round game they fell to Arizona, 3-2, to open the 2001 WCWS ... Cal is 3-3 following a first-round loss at the WCWS ...Cal is now 18-17 in 10 appearances at the WCWS and 67-45 in NCAA Tournament play ... all four of Cal's games against UCLA this season have been decided by one run ... Thursday was Cal's first loss when the opponent commits two-plus errors (34-1) ... Anderson fell to 3-3 when giving up a home run ... Galindo tallied her team-lading 49th run and 19th stolen base in the loss ... Cal has scored first in eight of nine postseason games in 2005 ... the Bears are 21-11 against top-25 teams this season.
Softball ResultWomen's College World SeriesOpening RoundASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Okla.June 2, 2005
UCLA 000 011 0 - 2 4 2California 001 000 0 - 1 3 1
Selden and Zaplatosch; Anderson, Thorson (6) and WoodsW - Selden (26-12); L - Anderson (28-9)HR - Herrera (3)Records: Cal 53-14; UCLA 37-18
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7 Questions with Rachel Thompson
1. What are your favorite and your least favorite sounds?
favorite: great music & kids giggling is a toss-up. least favorite: static. can't stand it.
2. What turns you on creatively, spiritually, emotionally? (Answer all
or only the ones you choose.)
creatively: music. I'm very sound oriented and when I really need to get into a certain mood or zone, I go to my music. emotionally, same answer. I think emotions are so intrinsically tied into creativity that music is a critical bridge between the two. Spiritually, I don't adhere to anything set, though I was raised in a Jewish home and I do believe in a God. I just don't feel it plays a part in my every day life.
3. What decision in your career are you most grateful for?
The day I quit my 15-year career selling my soul for pharmaceuticals. There was nothing about that job that I loved--or even liked. I do believe everything happens for a reason however, and the lessons I learned about selling and marketing help me now as an indie author. So from a karma perspective, it's all good.
4. What decision in your career do you most regret?
4. What decision in your career do you most regret?
I don't believe in regrets. Waste of time. I do wish I'd have focused more on my writing though. But, would I be where I am now if I had? Who's to say?
5. Do you ever hate what you've created?
I tell my children never to use the world hate. I've had experiences in my life where I'm allowed to use that word, but they haven't -- not yet. As for my work, no. I'm a huge fan of rewrites, edits, cuts. And of having other people I trust (my writing group, my editors) take a look and help me change things with an objective eye. Writing is a solitary job but my ego is not that big to think I'm so great that I don't need help. I do.
That said, I have plenty of reviewers who hate what I write!
6. What is the best thing you ever ate?
Toss up: Vegetable duck pie at Shun Lee West in NYC or Espresso & sugar soaked donuts in Chicago. Amazing.
7. Assuming heaven exists, what would you like to hear God (or Allah
or Yahweh or Odin. Generally the Supreme Being of your choice.) say
when you arrive at the pearly gates?
Feel free to eat as much as you'd like and not gain weight. You don't have to cook or clean up. And all your loved ones are waiting for you in the back.
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One of my favourites was, and still is the late Princess Grace of Monaco. Apart from the fairytale love story that surrounded her courtship and subsequest marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco, Grace Kelly holds a very special place in my admiration. She was everything a princess should be. Beautiful and graceful.
Her Serene Highness Princess Grace - A name that says it all!
One of my favourites was, and still is the late Princess Grace of Monaco. Apart from the fairytale love story that surrounded her courtship and subsequest marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco, Grace Kelly holds a very special place in my admiration. She was everything a princess should be. Beautiful and graceful.
15 comments:
- Nicole said...
I share your fascination with royalty. I like to read about their lives. As teenager I always wanted a wedding dress like Grace Kelly's...didn't actually have it though.
- January 13, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- DUTA said...
I like the picture of her with the crown on the head.
She was courted by all the big names in the movie industry of that time, but who could say 'no' to a real prince?
Anyway,no name could have suit her more than Grace.
- January 13, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Susan said...
She was quite lovely wasn't she? And she lived a fairy tale princess life as well...
- January 14, 2010 at 12:45 AM
- RNSANE said...
Like you, I loved Grace Kelly for all the reasons you described. I think she was elegant, regal, a true lady, a fine actress, and the perfect princess. She was so beautiful and I still have a scrapbook I made of her when I was a child.
I've been to Monaco five time now and each time, I MUST visit her grave. You might have seen my post, this past October or November from my cruise stop in Monaco, with a picture of her final resting place in the cathedral at Monaco. She now rests next to her prince.
- January 14, 2010 at 12:57 AM
- Deborah said...
She really was an elegant, lovely woman who, by all reports, was kind and generous too. I often wonder if her youngest daughter might have had a different approach to life had her mother not been lost to her so tragically.
- January 14, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- karen said...
She was extremely beautiful, indeed! Lovely photos, and story...
- January 14, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- janis said...
Yes Yes! She was /is one of my all time favorites! Oh what elegences! Her name fit her so well. Lovely post! I enjoyed it very much!
- January 14, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Shattered said...
She was truly beautiful. I have always been fascinated with royalty as well. We went to the UK several years ago and the best part for me was being closer than usual to royalty and listening to locals talk about their own opinions of the royals.
- January 14, 2010 at 7:05 PM
- Don't Feed The Pixies said...
Hello HKOH: thanks for looking at one of my oldest existing posts!! Hope you will come back and see a few of the others
Grace Kelly eh? Seem to remember having enjoyed a couple of her flicks!
- January 15, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Huisvrou said...
Came to look at photo's which my daughter called me to see, and try to work out which house in town it might be.....
Then read on and on....
Grace was maybe the last real "princess". Diana did fit, but somehow in the end, ag I don't know, she didn't die the fairy tale princess...
- January 17, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- A human kind of human said...
Hi Huisvrou, welcome and thanks for the visit. I agree with you on Dianna. She started out as the fairy princess but somehow she lost that special quality that I look for in royals. I think we can probably blame the media for that. I almost want to say that they commercialised (if there even is such a word) her. I know royals are also just human, but I prefer not to know all about their very personal and intimate goings on.
- January 18, 2010 at 12:26 PM
You people are idiots. Stop imagining and projecting your nonsense onto her. She's just a person. Your celebrity worship and cult of the personality is disturbing. I'm sure if you saw her shit like the rest of us, your infantile fairy tale would be shattered. "Omg, she doesn't fart talcum powder??" She would hate your objectification and putting her on a pedestal. You wouldn't be able to relate or talk to her because you've already gutted her of any humanity, you pretentious peasants. -- A.G.
- March 23, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- A human kind of human said...
My dear Anonymous, I do not usually allow comments like yours on my blog, but your choice use of the English language fascinated me so much that I thought I should let this one pass. I take it that you are not an idiotic, pretentious peasant like me and therefore I am proud to be an idiotic pretentious peasant in your eyes. Now I am just curious whether you are referring to Princess Grace or to Princess Diana...
- March 23, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Wow AG's taking all of this a bit too seriously! Cheer up mate.
- April 29, 2011 at 11:40 PM
- RNSANE said...
Princess Grace has always been a favorite of mine. I've been to Monaco five times and always go to the palace to see her final resting place. It please me to see that people still leave flowers for her. I thought she was the epitome of elegance and royalty.
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National League ballpark rankings: Worst to first
10. Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati Reds: This ballpark is very red. Thomas Harding, my good friend from MLB.com, often jokes that we are visiting the old Soviet Union when we go to Cincy. We expect to see the Reds come out with C.C.C.P. on their jerseys.
Actually, I like the red and it makes the ballpark feel different. The setting, downtown and next to the Ohio River, is nice. The fans are passionate and there is plenty of history here. Overall, a good, not great, ballpark.
9. Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Phillies: Now we're getting into some very special places to watch baseball. Citizens Bank is not in the heart of downtown Philly, but the skyline in the distance provides a great backdrop. The combination of colors here — red, blue and deep greens — works well. The park is very well maintained.
Yes, the short porch in left field makes for too many homers, but this is a good baseball experience. Something missing these days, however, is the crowd intensity. When the Phillies were winning a few years ago, this place was a snake pit for visiting teams. Yes, some of those Philly fans took it too far, but the place used to be electric.
8. Citi Field, New York Mets: Although the ballpark sits in Queens, Citi Field's role model was Ebbets Field, the legendary home of the Brooklyn Dodgers before their move to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.
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This is a good, inviting ballpark that's about a zillion times better than the dump that was Shea Stadium.
7. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers: Some might shout "blasphemy" because I don't have this park ranked higher. Chavez Ravine provides an incredible natural setting, but there is nothing around Dodger Stadium except a huge parking lot. Traffic can be a nightmare, which helps account for the late-arriving crowd.
The pale blues and yellows of the ballpark are meant to be authentic to the park as it was in the 1960s, but I don't find it all that inviting.
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I remember taking an exam in Anthony Russell's history class. He was walking up and down the aisles when he stopped by my desk and looked down at my paper. He said, "You don't know the answer, do you?" I replied that I did not know the answer. He leaned down and whispered the answer in my ear. I wrote it down and susequently passed the exam. I don't remember the question, but after 50 years I still remember the answer, it was "The Lusitania".
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Posted Sunday, March 25, 2012 02:05 AM
I knew the name Lusitania and that it was a ship, but had forgotten everything else about it.
But totally coincidentally, I was watching a YouTube video (not about this topic, but it mentioned it) that gives "the question to that answer" the day before you posted this story! So if we're playing "Jeopardy".....
"I'll take 'World War I' for a thousand, Alex..."
And for "Lusitania," the answer is:
"What is the name of the ocean liner - carrying both 2000 passengers and war supplies for England from New York - that was sunk by a German submarine in 1915 - and which helped lead the United States to become involved in the War?"
(The luxurious Lusitania sank in minutes and 1200 people died. And even though the Germans had warned the ship not to sail and made threats to attack it, the scope of the incident galvanized world - and US - opinion against Germany, altho' the US didn't go all in until 1917.)
The event is still controversial and there are conspiracy theories about how it happened even today. Many details are at:
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New America Media, Feature, Published: January 15, 2009 NEW YORK -- I first met Vance way downtown in New York City, standing outside of a club called The Box. At the time, The Box was a big deal in "those" circles—Madonna was on the guest list that night—and we stood on the sidewalk out front…Read more How to Survive in New York on Mickey D's Coupons
The Place that Hope Forgot to Visit on Election Day
New America Media, Published November 9, 2008 Editor's Note: The celebration of Barack Obama's historic victory felt very far away to residents of Tent City, a homeless encampment in the woods of Athens, Ga. NAM writer Russell Morse visited Tent City on election night and found that it was a place that had lost its hope…Read more The Place that Hope Forgot to Visit on Election Day
Dwindling Hope, Irrelevant Election: Young People Get Their Cynicism Back
New America Media, Published October 8, 2008 Editor's Note: Walking through the streets of New York City, NAM writer Russell Morse noticed that something had changed: Young people, who weeks ago seemed full of hope, seem to have recovered their cynicism in the face of a spiraling economic decline around them. NEW YORK – Last…Read more Dwindling Hope, Irrelevant Election: Young People Get Their Cynicism Back
Working For Peanuts — Downturn Hits the Streets of New York
New America Media, Published October 1, 2008 NEW YORK -- On a recent afternoon, I passed by one of the nearly ubiquitous Nuts 4 Nuts roasted peanut carts on a Manhattan street corner near Union Square. An older woman was walking away from the cart angrily, grumbling about "these prices". Investigating, I saw a sign…Read more Working For Peanuts — Downturn Hits the Streets of New York
Desperation Moves from Wall Street to Main Street
New America Media, Published September 19, 2008 Editor's Note: After stocks plummeted earlier this week, the Dow Jones industrials rose more than 785 points Thursday and Friday. New York-based writer Russell Morse chronicles the shifting mood on Wall Street this week, from one of desperation to optimism. But in the rest of the country, where…Read more Desperation Moves from Wall Street to Main Street
As Flames Die Down, Young People in France Exhale and Organize
New America Media, News Feature, Published: November 16, 2005 Editor's Note: As the fires burn to a smolder in France's suburbs after two weeks of rioting, young people recognize each other's frustration in the light of the flames PARIS--Burnt and rotting garbage spills from melted dumpsters at the entrance to a public housing project here…Read more As Flames Die Down, Young People in France Exhale and Organize


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There is a difference between growing up with artists and discovering artists that existed before you were born, at least for me anyway. There is a level of remove because they were not experienced in a present tense. As I was born in 1981, I missed out on all of the great classic artists (The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Hendrix) in this manner. I have since discovered and enjoyed many of them, and a lot of them have stories surrounding them that are as fascinating as their musical output. The story of The Beach Boys is one that I know a little bit about, but is mostly murky to me, especially what happened to Brian Wilson. I remember seeing Summer Dreams, a made-for-TV movie chronicling their story back in the early 90s and stories about Wilson's mental deterioration, and of course the song by Barenaked Ladies but not really knowing much about Brian Wilson's overall story. Love & Mercy focuses on Brian Wilson, splitting time between the 60s, when Brian Wilson embarks on making Pet Sounds, and 80s where Brian is heavily medicated and under the 24-hour supervisory care of Dr. Eugene Landy.
Paul Dano portrays the younger Brian Wilson, while John Cusack portrays the older version of Brian. The film bounces back and forth between the two times, showing the stress that Dano's Brian is under to create groundbreaking music, while Cusack's Brian begins a tentative romance with a car dealer, Melinda Ledbetter (Elizabeth Banks). Melinda's relationship grows with Brian, but is under constant watch by Dr. Landy (Paul Giamatti), and she soon begins to suspect that Landy's control over Wilson is too much and is harmful to Brian. Back in the 60s, as Brian begins to experiment more and more with the sounds of the band, and drugs, it creates tension in the band, most noticeably with Mike Love (Jake Abel).
The construct of the film is interesting. Biopics generally fall into two categories, either telling the subjects entire life story, or focusing on a particular moment or period in their life that exemplifies the person. Love & Mercy is closest to the latter, but tells the story of two prolonged periods of Brian's life, as the Cusack portion extends into the 90s (though that's not made blatantly obvious). Also, it's tough enough to cast one person as someone in a biopic, finding two people to portray the same person is even harder. Unfortunately, I felt like Paul Dano far overshadows John Cusack's performance. Perhaps that's because he has the more vibrant role of the two, as Cusack is stuck with the unenviable task of trying to act like he's in a drug-induced stupor in some scenes. But too often it felt like Cusack was playing at being Brian Wilson or just acting as John Cusack, kind of like how Nicholas Cage sometimes just plays himself. It comes and goes. Dano, who is a good actor I've never been a huge fan of, does a terrific job here, showing Brian's genius in the sound studio and in the smaller moments when bad things are beginning to creep in around him. Elizabeth Banks really gets to show off how capable she is as an actress here as well, making you wish she was in more leading roles. Not that some of her other roles have been bad (they haven't), but this is the best thing I've seen from her in a while. Giamatti gives a great performances as well, making the shady Dr. Landy loathsome; it's a one-note role, but he plays that one note perfectly.
There are the typical biopic trappings and pitfalls here. Some dialogue is little too on the nose, like a scene where a studio musician tells Brian how great his musical talent is. Another scene involves the band having a "band meeting" in the pool. Brian is floating in the deep end while the rest of the band is in the shallow end of the pool. Brian invites them out to him to talk, but they reply, "We can't stand in the deep end, Brian. We're too shallow for the deep end." That's some heavy-handed dialogue that if they hadn't included, the metaphor of Brian swimming in the deep end while the rest of the band is in the shallow end would work much better. Brian's difficult relationship with his father, Murray (Bill Camp), is also explored in typical biopic fashion.
Fortunately, the film excels with the musical aspects of the story. The creative process behind Wilson crafting Pet Sounds is truly amazing. To watch him at work in the studio really does show off the genius of Brian Wilson. And despite the films attempt to make Mike Love a villain on par with Landry or Brian's father, there is a great scene where Brian and Mike collaborate on what will eventually become "Good Vibrations." I like The Beach Boys, but I'm not a massive fan of theirs, but even I felt a surge of energy from hearing these legendary songs in their infancy.
Another thing the film gets mostly right is the creeping mental health issues coming Brian's way. The one thing I think they drop the ball on slightly is that while his drug use is acknowledged and explored, I think it is underplayed in the role it played in contributing to his mental deterioration, placing a scene where Brian begins to hear things in his earphones before he takes LSD, something that led to his auditory hallucinations that persist to this day. It seems to downplay the drugs and attribute most of it to the pressure Brian puts on himself to make a truly great record because of what he hears The Beatles or Phil Spector or other contemporaries putting out. Brian seems to hear music everywhere, like he is touched with this gift, but it ends up being something he indulges too much and it begins to become unwieldy. On top of this, the drugs seem to open doors for him in his mind that he can't entirely shut. A scene at the dinner table after "Good Vibrations" has been released shows how Brian's mind hears music in everything, but it quickly becomes a cacophony of noise that drives him mad.
Love & Mercy has three strong lead performances in Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, and Paul Giamatti, and one average performance from John Cusack. While it can't help falling into some of the stereotypical biopic clichés about brilliant artists, and some of it reminded me of what was parodied in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, it really nails the music and the creation of the music, and providing insight into one of the more unique stories in history of rock music as Brian was under the Svengali-like control of Landry.
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A little more than two years ago I wrote The Plight of Paper People, reflecting on the coming close of one chapter of life as the new pages unfolded before me. I described people as paper, able to be torn and taped back together, able to be colored upon or crumpled up and tossed aside.
The changes I spoke of looming on the horizon are all the changes that have now happened, and like those paper people, I feel torn up and taped together, stained and set aside.
I've been angry lately and lax. I've been fighting physical desires to fall out of bed each day, unclenching and clenching my hands to hope the pain will go away and I can type and create at the computer some more. I've been bored, reluctant, clouded. I've been fighting myself to do what I want to do.
And it's gotten me nowhere.
This last year sent me through the paper shredded, and on the other side my only solution was to fold myself together, thin strips of paper turning into hexaflexagons that twist and turn inside out not once, but twice or five times. School became my home–where I ate, where I studied, where I met people and made new friends. Home became a place I went to on occasion, a place that seemed more to get in the way than to help move things forward.
I'm a very goal-oriented person. Being at home put a stopper on my goals: Family stole my attention, held me back from homework, distracted me. I can't say it was all unpleasant, but when I had homework deadlines to be wary of, it certainly didn't relieve any stress.
As the spring semester slowly turned me into confetti, the peaceful promise of being able to close the door on school and come home to recuperate was equally undone. Rumors began floating around that we'd be moving before the semester ended, and so I came back on occasion to get started, but plans changed. We'd move in the summer, they said. We'd move together, they said.
They were wrong.
It might still be summer according to the calendar, but I'll be long gone before then, back at school for training and classes before the house is even done.
In Paper People I recalled looking around my room and realizing, my possessions are only possessions, but this room is where I call home. Despite living on campus feeling more permanent than being at home at the moment, more me, this place is still my own. All my things are here. All my memories. And when we move–when my things are moved while I'm away–all that will remain are my possessions. Not my home.
Part of me wants to toss aside all my goals and just enjoy the time I've got left to spend here. To lay in my bed and enjoy it before it's gone. To roll around on my floor and do nothing as I recall all the moments I've spent in this place. To spend a few hours in the living room, playing one last time the games I began playing here.
But if emotionally fulfilled, doing all that won't leave me feeling satisfied when my summer ends all too soon. It won't give me the feeling of accomplishment for having done all the things I've been promising myself–and others–that I'd get to do this summer. It won't give me the new outlook and experience that completing all of these goals will give me. It won't make me a better person. It'll just make leaving harder.
Then I got to thinking, maybe it won't make leaving any harder, but what about the closure I seek? The closure I'll need? Every other time we've moved, I've been there, packing my things, helping to move the boxes, seeing each stage as the old house empties and the new home is built up, box by box, each to blossom as we settle in together. The process is a mark of completion, a moment of transition, the very instant of change itself.
This is how it'll happen this time: I'll pack my things, go to D.C. for a conference, spend one last night at home fully preparing to move back to campus, and then I'll be on campus for the rest of the semester. I won't be coming home one last time. I won't be coming home at all.
The new house might have all my things in it, but it'll be completely foreign. Since it'll be our house, I'll have the opportunity to decorate and design things as I want to, something I've always wanted to do, and those actions might make it feel more like mine, but I won't be able to do any of that until winter break at the earliest, and most likely, it won't be summer break until it's all complete.
Then I'll be away doing research in Germany, if all goes as planned. And then I'll be back on campus for my last year at State. And then I'll be away at grad school. And then I'll be moving out.
For the rest of my family, this new house means getting a new home.
For me, it means losing my home.
I haven't reconciled all these changes yet because I haven't really given myself the chance to really think about how I feel about them. All that comes to mind is anger and sadness, a deep feeling of loss. Paper People began by asking if you've ever seen the future crumble before you, but now I feel it's not only my future crumbling, but also my past–and I'm not sure what'll be left to stand on when it's all gone.
I need constants in my life. I can't function well without them. And for nearly ten years, this house–this home–has been my constant. Now I feel exiled, like I don't even belong here anymore. And it goes much deeper than just moving out and not being included. It goes much deeper than that.
I've spent a lot of years learning about leadership and communication, and in all that time, the lesson I've learned most is that my family doesn't communicate. Our time together is spent watching TV shows while we eat or discussing tomorrow's plans while we all get ready for bed. That's not communication. That's planning.
And planning doesn't build community.
I've changed this past year, in more ways than I ever thought I could. I went through the fire and I've come out charred in places, discolored in others, an antique relic to be enshrined on a shelf for having survived so much. And when I got home, it seemed like I was the only one to have changed. Everything else is the same as before. The suffocating walls that suck the light from the air. The constant whir of fans and window units trying but failing to keep the house comfortable in the summer heat. The same nauseating inability to genuinely communicate.
It makes me wonder why I still feel so attached.
It makes me want to go back to school.


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Chemohormonal Therapy versus Hormonal Therapy Alone in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Although the majority of patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) respond to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), prostate cancer will recur in many patients undergoing ADT. Because docetaxel has been shown to prolong overall survival (OS) in men with CRPC, Sweeney and colleagues reported on their trial that evaluated whether adding docetaxel to the treatment regimen improves OS when given at the time of starting ADT (Sweeney C, et al. ESMO 2014: Abstract 756O).
A total of 790 men with CRPC were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive ADT alone or ADT plus docetaxel 75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks for 6 cycles within 4 months of initiating ADT. Patients were stratified based on high-volume versus low-volume disease, where high-volume disease included those with visceral metastases and/or ?4 bone metastases, with at least 1 outside the vertebral column and pelvis.
The Table shows the results of ADT versus ADT plus docetaxel for the patients with high-volume disease. Decrease in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to <0.2 ng/mL at 12 months, the time to PSA progression or to clinically progressive disease, and median OS were all significantly superior in the group receiving ADT plus docetaxel compared with the group receiving ADT alone. Grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse events were comparable in the 2 groups.
These data indicate that ADT plus docetaxel significantly improves disease control and OS compared with ADT alone in men with high-volume mCRPC.


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You can never go wrong with Sephora's skincare selection. The beauty retailer has some of the biggest names in the industry and offers shoppers an impressive variety of products, each catering to specific skin types and conditions. If you're looking for a new eye cream, then you definitely need to browse Sephora's aisles and try some of their game-changing products.
Best Anti-Aging Eye Cream
We did a little digging and found one of the best anti-aging eye creams on the market: Juice Beauty's STEM CELLULAR Anti-Wrinkle Eye Treatment. Not only does this bestselling eye treatment have a 5-star rating on Sephora.com, but it also uses a powerful blend of antioxidants to brighten the under-eyes and keep them looking younger and more radiant.
Board-certified, Los Angeles-based dermatologist Annie Chiu says that using an eye cream with these ingredients is important as they help strengthen the skin to prevent future lines and wrinkles from popping up. "Regular use of eye cream over time will keep the eyelid skin elastic and can improve or prevent against some fine lines or collagen loss. Remember: Nothing is magic. Results don't occur overnight," she tells Dermstore. "You can further protect the delicate skin around your eyes by choosing an eye cream with SPF or applying sunscreen every day."
Juice Beauty STEM CELLULAR Anti-Wrinkle Eye Treatment ($62)
Its antioxidant-rich formula includes vitamins C, E, and B5, which deliver essential nutrients and vitamins to the eye area while fruit stem cells and grapeseed improve the look of wrinkles. Hydrating Jojoba and shea deliver moisture to alleviate any dryness, allowing organic essential fatty acids of evening primrose, borage, and linseed to enhance the appearance of under-eye bags and dark circles.
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"I have tried COUNTLESS eye creams and nothing works as well as this one! The price is right and the texture is amazing. The scent is great and it is SOO refreshing to use under makeup and before bedtime. I am so happy I discovered this." - skinspiration11
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Juice Beauty STEM CELLULAR Lifting Neck Cream ($74)
Sephora shoppers have also given the brand's STEM CELLULAR Lifting Neck Cream a 5-star review, too! It's formulated with fruit stem cells, vitamin C, and arnica and is designed to tighten and smooth the appearance of skin around the neck and décolleté for a more sculpted and youthful look. The skin's elasticity is improved using vegetable squalane, vitamin E, peptides, and algae.
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Forever and a lifetime.
This Is Us actress Susan Kelechi Watson is engaged! The 37-year-old star shared the exciting and special news about her engagement to beau Jaime Lincoln Smith with her Instagram followers.
"Forever Ever...," she began her post, alongside a heartfelt poem. "Theyll say its love And they'll know its love For when they call its name it will answer to love Without hesitation" ~me."
Along with her caption, Watson showed off her massive diamond sparkler, a cushion cut solitaire sapphire on a diamond band.
The proposal took place at the Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, E! News has learned.
What's more? Susan's This Is Us co-stars couldn't help but gush over the news. Mandy Moore commented on the engagement, "so happy for you guys, Su!!!!!"
Speaking to E! at New York Fashion Week, Moore couldn't help but gush over her friend's news. "We've known for a little bit," she revealed. "It didn't happen today but I'm so excited for her and her fiancé!"
She added, "I can't wait to hopefully score an invite to the wedding!"


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GreenBiz 350 Podcast
Episode 129: Industry touts EV charging standards, plus a message from the future
Week in Review
Tune in around 7:17 for a roundup of news.
Electric vehicle networks need to be open, smart, clean and equitable
Roots and reverence: 3 Hawaiian teenagers share hopes for a sustainable future
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It's a risky business (24:55)
Keryn James, CEO of environmental consulting firm ERM, chats about why financial types are demanding a sharper focus than ever on climate risk. Their motivation: fears that weather-linked events like fires and floods are poised to have a bigger negative impact than ever on the bottom line.
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Trucost, part of S&P Global, is a pioneer in helping define the metrics that companies use to help account for the impact of environmental, social and governance factors in financial assessments and risk disclosures. Trucost CEO Richard Mattison discusses what investors are looking for in an integrated analysis.
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#BBNaija: Seyi again becomes new Head of House on reality show
One the the BBNaija 2019 housemates, Seyi, is now the new Head of House for week seven.
Becoming the HoH comes with some perks such as winning 250 Bet9ja coins, being immune from nominations and staying in a luxurious suite with another housemate of his choosing.
The 2019 edition of the BBNaija show seems to have grown on fans as they are now more interested in the day to day activities of the housemates.
Every week, a Head of House is chosen after a lucky person wins the HoH challenge. This week, Seyi has taken over from Frodd as the new head.
Well, many might have expected Seyi to pick Tacha going by how they obviously get along well in the house but he instead chose Esther to stay with him in his room.
Perhaps he chose Venita seeing as Frodd used to have an interest in her and he has not settled his rift with the former HoH.
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