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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Lalbaugh Ganpati must be weeping....
I have been keeping my tryst with the Raja for years. The pandemonium this time has given me such a jhatka. This is really not how it should be. There is enough money in the kitty to make better arrangements and get some professionals on board for some serious crowd managemenet. The cops were too over- worked and sleep- deprived to care. The commandos were hanging around looking confused, leaving all arrangements to officious organisers who only seem to get their act together when a Katrina Kaif comes by for a photo-op. Can we not anticipate the numbers and ensure there is some regard to the safety factor? This year, we were also combating Swine Flu, and yet no attempt was made to educate the lakhs entering a narrow lane crammed with mask-less believers, who kept naively repeating, " But Ganpati will protect us." Add to that the on - going security threat, and the entire exercise became a horror story. Tomorrow is the Visarjan day. A friendly cop called this morning to ask whether I wanted to take another shot at saying goodbye to Ganpu at Lalbaugh today. I hastily declined. I'm sure Ganpati had heard my prayers on monday. They were for him! We cannot do this to Mumbai's beloved God. Let us find ways to restore lost dignity so that next year, devotees can enjoy a better and safer access to the Benign One.
Here's the promised feedback to 'Quick Gun Murugun" - it was a letdown, I say!! A few good lines (good, not brilliant!), cannot hold a flimsy script together. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was sincere, loveable and innocent in a poorly written role. The problem with QGM is the timing. Those of us who remember the early MTV promos went to the movie hoping to revisit the madness and originality of the concept. But does a cool concept necessarily travel well across decades and generations? To me, it was a forced and dated attempt at inducing magic into a dead idea.Apart from the hilarious names ( Rice Plate Reddy etc), nothing else made any sense. The one promising dance track right at the beginning, was chopped just as we got to the 'Gimme a thumka' .Worst sin of all - nobody laughed!!
16 comments:
- Theyoginme said...
Maybe they need to put in some remote Darshan facilities. Video cast it.. I know its not the real thing..but i can't imagine how 1.5 million people can be accomodated. Its unrealistic. Alternatively, people can download an access pass - only issued once in 5 years with your PAN number or something..
- September 2, 2009 at 2:01 PM
Idea demands Time.
- September 2, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Harish said...
At Some pandals you can get the best body massage. And sometimes if you are lucky, you get some lusty hands too turning the moment truly orgasmic.
Ahhho! Pudhe Sarkha Madam is like a sacred hymn taking you close to a heavenly feeling. Some pandals play the best of bollywood and pop music. And also celebrate with Rassi Bombs.
Seriously speaking, i feel the real essence of the festival is now lost. There are somethings that should not be touched by modernity. I feel lord ganesha would really be depressed if he witnessed the drama that happens in his name. Though eco friendly idols are a huge reprieve, there is a lot that needs to be done in maintaining the ethnicity and the essence of the festival.
Our disaster management would be only after the disaster, we are reactive not proactive.
Katrina Kaif ke liye special entry??? She definitely doesn't deserve it. In fact no one does. It pisses me off completely when i stand for hours at the siddhi vinayak queue and watch some hot chick with her rooster and chicken cozily move inside the mandir. I don't mind it at times, when its a celeb that big that it might cause a pandemonium. But it cant be for everybody. What have they done to qualify as the gods chosen ones? Or are they in some life saving deputation that they cant wait?
Until swines really flew, we will not wake up with precautionary measures against swine flu.
We started with immense fear psychosis, and again, we are at our amnesic best. Funny people we Mumbaikars are.
Pehle Alert, Nantar Palat.
- September 2, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Unknown said...
The possibility of the occurrence a stampede appears very real, from the way you describe the state of affairs at the venue.
- September 2, 2009 at 4:38 PM
- maglomaniac said...
Hi Shobhaa,
I don't have much of a belief in god and the likes.But even for those going there such menial planning is not only tiring but also mortal.
Few days back we have witnessed the death of hundreds of believers who were caught dead in a stampede at the famous Jodhpur fort's temple.
And the reason for their death was the ground which became slippery because of coconut water.If even such small measures are not taken care of I quite doubt how they would tackle emergency situations like a fire or the most repeated bomb hoax.
I personally feel that at times like these it is far better to stay at home rather than to go and (you never know what awaits you).
Anyways for the believers-God is omnipresent so why the worry.
- September 2, 2009 at 5:06 PM
- Unknown said...
The same madness unfolds in Kolkata during Durga Pujo. Specially on Dashami. If they can spend lakhs in decoration, pandal....etc why not spend another small fraction in crowd management!
And it has been not only once that people have lost lives owing to poor planning for crowd management.
- September 2, 2009 at 5:43 PM
- डॉ महेश सिन्हा said...
isiliye kahte hain ki bhagwan hai jo is desh ko chala raha hai
- September 2, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Jogeshwar said...
You actually went through such crowd! It is a terrifying experience, feels claustrophobic. I have experienced once, never again will I go into such crowdy places. I agree there should be better crowd management, but having seen Mecca so many times on tv, they make huge arrangements, yet so many people have died in stampedes. I believe no matter how good crowd management is done, such crowdy places will always be hazardous.
- September 2, 2009 at 8:17 PM
- चंद्रमौलेश्वर प्रसाद said...
May Lord Ganapathi bestow jnana to his devotees to realise that he is not so cheap to be available on streets:) BHAGAT KE BAS MEIN HAI BHAGWAN....
- September 2, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- P said...
thats a shame! I was kind of hoping to watch it this weekend! I am thankful for your mini review. I despise mindless comedy and have absolutely no patience for it!
About the Raja episode, its almost the same madness at Tirupathi. I have been wanting to go there but havent been able to schedule a trip! My visit was canceled twice when I came down with fever! But have heard that there is no regard for the devotees who are jostled away from the idol within 20 secs of standing before the revered deity! At times I wonder, if our colossal population has made us disregard basic decency and etiquette!
- September 3, 2009 at 1:07 AM
- Unknown said...
mz de, indians have never believed in the omnipresence of their gods! only in devotional hymns they scream that he is everywhere. so, every festival, their god suddenly loses his celestial powers of "being everywhere every moment" and becomes earthbound! why can't each devotee celebrate this at their homes, escapes logic. during holi and diwali, some of this madness is absent because the concerned deities visit each and every home. don't all gods give darshan whenever a true devotee just shuts his eyes? "kan kan mein hai bhagwan" and "tu khet mein milega, khaliyaan mein milega, bhagwan to, ai bande, insaan mein milaga". so strange! i don't think we have understood the concept of gods and faith. everything is commercial amd materialistic. jai ho!
- September 3, 2009 at 8:16 AM
- Gajendra said...
small correction shobhaa, Channel [V] not MTV
- September 3, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Latha said...
1600,000 devotees in one place on a single day could be disastrous.
Even if they are asked to come over 20 days, there would be around 80,000/day. Next year it might become 100,000/day.
They should allow only a safe number of people a day & conduct whatever pooja is done over a period of 20 days.
But our politicians will wake up only after disaster strikes with heavy casualities. May be they are waiting for one. I'm sure they wouldn't be in the crowd.
- September 3, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- kaprasanna said...
Brilliant.. Absolutely brilliant..
Sitting in Bangalore I can only imagine your (and all devotees) plight at Lalbagh.
I hope and wish, better sense prevails and things improve sooner before any major disaster strikes.
- September 3, 2009 at 6:38 PM
- Unknown said...
The popularity of Lalbaughcha raja is next only to the Siddivinayak temple of Prabhadevi. So why not this dil ka raja of mumbaikars get a temple all for himself so that he can shower his blessings throughout the year to his devotees. This would considerably reduce the crowds that swell during the Ganesh utsav every year.
- September 4, 2009 at 8:24 PM
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Here is a story that does nothing but perpetuate Soccer's "bunch of flopping sissies" reputation.
Bayer Leverkusen lost not only the match to Messi and Barcelona on Tuesday but whatever dignity the team once had. Two Leverkusen teammates got into a little spat over who would get Messi's shirt as a souvenir. Defender "Michal Kadlec was keen to get his hands on the three-time Ballon d'Or winner's shirt at half-time, but a row broke out as teammate Manuel Friedrich claimed it for himself."
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vlon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web codificada y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 27 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
ecommerce shop to be based on the oscommerce platform. contest winner will see their design compete head on with the big boys in the london market. initial product range to be LCD screens
focus: london, value, technology
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white background, navy foreground (i.e. text, borders etc)
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a lot of oscommerce sites look the same and this is not good so please go crazy. oscommerce can be unwieldly and all the functionality is not required on all screens.
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less is more when it comes to code. design should use CSS where possible. coding has to be XHTML Strict where possible and please no flash. do not submit a template already in use on the web.
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In a strike-shortened season, the Red Sox and the rest of baseball missed out on postseason play. Boston never seriously contended during the truncated season and Fenway Park sat quiet after the players went on strike in early August.
In a strike-shortened season, the Red Sox and the rest of baseball missed out on postseason play. Boston never seriously contended during the truncated season and Fenway Park sat quiet after the players went on strike in early August.
Record: 54-61, 4th in American League East
Manager: Clell L. Hobson
Attendance: 1,775,818
The Red Sox hired 35-year-old Dan Duquette as the team's new general manager in January 1994. At the time if made him the youngest GM in Red Sox history.
Entering the 1994 season, the American League was divided into three divisions and a Wild Card team was added to the playoffs. Unfortunately, baseball never saw a 1994 postseason because of a strike that began on August 10.
In Boston's home opener, Roger Clemens gave up eight runs in 4? innings to visiting Detroit but Boston rallied and Otis Nixon scored the winning run on a passed ball.
From June 3 through June 19 the Red Sox went 1-15. Any hopes for the season were essentially ended, though the second half did have its interesting moments.
On July 8 at Fenway Park, shortstop John Valentin became the second Red Sox player to turn an unassisted triple play after snagging a line drive, stepping on second base and tagging the runner in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half of the frame Valentin hit a home run to lead the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over Seattle.
Another Boston/Seattle series in late July that was originally scheduled to be played in Seattle had to be moved to Fenway Park because of repairs to the Mariners' Kingdome. The Red Sox put last-minute tickets on sale at old-fashioned prices and batted last in all four games, despite being "the away team."
Butch Hobson finished the year with his third consecutive losing record and was fired in September. Kevin Kennedy took Hobson's place in the managerial seat.
The Colorado Silver Bullets, a touring all-women's baseball team, visited Fenway Park in 1994 but fell to a Boston Park League All-Star team, 6-0. Earlier in the year, Northeastern University took home the 5th Annual Baseball Beanpot.
|1994 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|April 26
|Northeastern 4, Harvard 1 (Beanpot Semi-Finals)*
|April 26
|Boston University 9, Boston College 4 (Beanpot Semi-Finals)*
|April 27
|Harvard 7, Boston College 7 (Tie) (Beanpot Consolation)*
|April 27
|Northeastern 10, Boston University 3 (Beanpot Championship)*
|July 21
|Boston Park League All-Stars 6, Colorado Silver Bullets 0
*Starting in 1990, Fenway Park has hosted the annual Baseball Beanpot, baseball's version of the longstanding Boston hockey tradition. Originally, the competition featured the same schools that battle for Hockey Beanpot: Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University and Harvard University. However, when BU dropped their baseball program after the 1995 season, the University of Massachusetts took their place. The Baseball Beanpot has been held at Fenway Park every year since its inception except for in 2004 and 2010, when the tournament was played at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, MA.


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Starting in about 1885, plants were among the decorations in a house because central heating kept homes — and plants — warm in the winter, and glass windows let light into most homes. Only a small group of plants were popular, partly because of the look of the foliage, partly because they could tolerate the dry air of the home. Boston ferns, Maidenhead ferns, palms, jasmine, citrus trees, aspidistra and mother-in-law tongue's (sansevieria) were most common.
A houseplant required a large decorative pot, so ceramic jardinieres consisting of a pedestal and bowl were made by many companies like Roseville and Weller. Wooden pedestals to hold potted plants were made by Victorian cabinetmakers like Mitchell & Rammelsberg of Cincinnati, and companies like Bradley and Hubbard of Meriden, Conn., made metal plant stands. Because fewer plant stands were made than more common furniture forms like chairs, it is hard to find an interesting vintage stand. Prices are high.
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Q: We have two antique or at least vintage convertible highchair strollers. They are both made of wood and have steel wheels. One is faux bamboo. When it's converted to a highchair, the stroller wheels rise up and the stroller handle converts to solid chair legs. The other chair is plain wood with a cane seat. The wheels on this chair stay on the ground when the seat is raised to make a highchair. Do you know which chair is older? And what are the chairs worth?
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Q: In 2001 my wife and I bought a Thomas Kinkade painting, "The Garden of Prayer," and donated it to our church in memory of our parents. Along with the painting, we gave the church a certificate of limitation and authenticity and a warranty registration card that listed the painting as "3073/4850 S/N Paper." Unfortunately, the church has lost these documents. Can the certificate and warranty be replaced? What is the value of the painting?
A: You have a limited edition print of one of Thomas Kinkade's most popular paintings. Limited edition prints were made in various sizes on either canvas or paper. Yours is on paper, which is less valuable than a print on canvas. The size of the print and how it's framed also affect its value. Thomas Kinkade died earlier this year, but his company still is in business and can be contacted via its website, ThomasKinkade.com. Someone there can tell you about replacement documentation for the print. Prices for Kinkade prints have gone down in the past few years.
Q: My gold-trimmed Limoges fish plate has two marks on the bottom. One is green with the words "Limoges" and "France" divided by a horizontal arrow. The other is red with the circled initials "AK" above "CD." Outside the circle are, again, the words "Limoges" and "France." Please tell me who made the plate, how old it is and what it's worth.
A: It's likely that the two marks on your plate were made by two different companies in Limoges: the green mark by the company that made the plate, and the AK/CD mark by the decorating firm. Experts think the AK stands for A. Klingenberg, and the CD for Charles Dwenger — two decorating firms that may have merged in the mid-1890s. The mark appears on dishes made between about 1895 and 1910. Limoges fish plates the age and quality of yours sell for $150 or more.
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Depression glass cake plate, Dogwood pattern, pink, 10 inches, $80.
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Garton Space Cruiser pedal car, spaceship form, white, red steel wheels, black rubber tires, 47 inches, $1,550.
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We were saddened to learn about the violence on and near the campus of a Wyoming community college Friday that left three dead.
Details were still sketchy Friday afternoon, but authorities were telling news outlets that a man used a weapon described as a sharp-edged object to kill two people before killing himself.
Our thoughts are with the community of Casper, Wyoming as its members deal with the crimes and their reverberations.
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- Added support and compatibility for upcoming content, includingcharacter customizations unlocked by playing Poker Night 2.
- Fixed an issue where bank and stash capacity could be exceeded. This change prevents additional items from being added to stash / bank until capacity is below the maximum -- it does not forcibly remove or delete any items.
- Added a preview of available premium customizations when using a customization station so that players can see what a purchased head or skin would look like before buying.
- Fixed an exploit where players could become invincible occasionally through the Siren's Res skill.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from choosing a new customization from SHiFT when creating a character immediately after redeeming a customization code.
- Added a new automatic backup feature -- the game will periodically create a backup of your current character so that there is something to fall back on if your character save becomes corrupted.
- The game will now attempt to automatically delete older compatibility packs that are no longer needed in order to free up some hard drive space.
- Fixed issues with the following missions that could cause players to get stuck or not be able to complete them:
- Bad Hair Day
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- Fixed a bug that could cause the "Wildlife Preservation" mission boss to sometimes continue fighting after the encounter in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode.
- (Captain Scarlett DLC) Fixed an issue that could cause Scarlett to not drop Scarlett's Greed in the fight with Roscoe.
- Fixed a bug that caused the player's grenade count to not be saved properly if they were using a Grenadier class mod.
- Fixed a bug causing Seraph items of the day to incorrectly be capped at level 55.
- Rebalanced the Gunzerker's Titan class mod to be more in line other Gunzerker class mods.
- Fixed an issue where the Evolution shield could incorrectly list a Recharge Delay of 0.00 seconds.
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|Michael and Nancy O'Donoghue nee Brown - St Gabriel's Cemetery, Hazleton, PA
I've blogged about my cousin, Nancy O'Donoghue nee Brown, before. She was one of those dear cousins you meet online when researching your genealogy. You correspond, compare notes, and help each other as best as you can. We even met once. I still remember it fondly.
Shortly before I started blogging (almost 3 years ago now) Nancy died. She was killed by her husband and we were all shocked beyond belief. This doesn't happen to people you know. It's something you read about in other people's families. Her husband, Michael, was apparently seriously ill. He died almost exactly a year after Nancy and before his trial could begin.
This is one of those pieces of family history that I would love to know what happened...why it happened, but I would never seek to ask anyone in Nancy and Michael's family just to confirm or alter my own theories. Their children and grandchildren have got to be completely devastated and heart-broken. I'm sure they would prefer to remember Michael and Nancy with fond, loving memories. I'm sure they do. They deserve to.
I was upset when I visited Nancy's gravesite nearly a year after she passed and discovered that there was only a marker from the funeral home. No tombstone. I had spoken with the caretaker at Saint Gabriel's Cemetery in Hazleton, PA and he had told me that many people stopped by to visit Nancy and asked the same question.
I didn't make it home in 2012 so perhaps the tombstone was there then. I can only guess that perhaps the family knew in 2011 that Michael's end was near and they held off on placing the stone until after his passing. Either way I'm just glad it's there.
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Q: My water garden doesn't ice over, but the water gets cold. Can I still use barley extract during the winter?
Mary – Marietta, GA
A: Barley straw is effective stuff. It's an all-natural, chemical-free option for keeping pond water clear. And the best part? The temperature-tolerant natural pond treatment can be used year-round—even if your pond's water gets cold.
Ever wonder how this seemingly innocuous bale of dried barley straw works? Read on to learn more.
It's Science!
Though researchers have yet to precisely pinpoint how barley straw works, it's generally believed that as a barley straw bale breaks down in water, it produces and releases many chemical compounds—and one of them may promote clearer pond water.
It has not been found to harm fish, water fowl or pond inhabitants in any way and, in fact, some studies suggest the straw benefits fish health.
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When using barley straw in a water garden or backyard pond, forward-thinking hobbyists originally placed bales of it in their waterfall filter boxes, skimmers or waterfall areas where it would decompose. Things have sure changed! Those unwieldy bales have since been replaced by compressed, easy-to-use pellets and barley extract, which is basically the good stuff in a bottle.
If you're thinking about using barley straw in your water garden, you have more options than ever. Check out these four popular methods:
- Barley Straw Bales: Typically available loose in a mesh bag, small bales of barley straw can be placed in the pond several months before pond clarity issues are expected to occur (around March or April, depending on your climate) as the straw must start to decompose before it releases it's special compounds. In a 1,000-gallon pond, 1 pounds of barley straw is needed, but it should be replaced every four to six months. Keep the straw well-aerated, floating it near your waterfall or stream or in shallow water. Don't leave it in your pond beyond its prime time, however, because it can eventually become a nutrient source for algae.
- Barley Pellets: Compressed into a compact form, Barley Straw Pellets also contain all the beneficial substances found in barley straw without the unsightly look of bales, pillows or pads. The pellets may also buffer pH and control alkalinity in your pond. A 6-pound bag will treat an 800-gallon pond for up to six months; a 12-pound bag will treat a 1,600-gallon pond for up to six months.
- Barley Extract: Offering the benefits of barley straw without the mess or unsightly bale floating in your pond, Barley Straw Extract contains those beneficial substances in liquid form. Because you don't have to wait for the barley straw to decompose, it goes to work on contact. An 8-ounce container treats up to 4,000 gallons for three months; a 16-ounce bottle treats up to 8,000 gallons for three months.
- Seasonal Defense®: Seasonal Defense® gives you the power of activated barley straw with an additional punch of natural bacteria in one simple treatment. Used when water temperatures drop below 50°F, Seasonal Defense® helps break down muck caused by leaves, scum and sediment.
No matter what form you choose, barley straw extract is a good tool to keep in your water garden tool chest. It's an effective solution you'll use all year round.
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I originally posted this on my own blog
I received an email the other day from a reader named Alice – whose daughter a chubby teen – had her first real brush with the unbearable fatness of being.
My daughter received so many clothes during the holidays and decided to sort through and sell a bunch of them to our local Plato's Closet. I don't know if you are familiar with them [I am and more about that in minute], but they are consignment store which features trendy clothing for teens and 20somethings. I dropped her off and ran some errands. When I picked her up an hour later she sat on bench next to the door clutching the bags she brought with them and sobbing. Snarky, it broke my heart to see her like this and best I can tell one of the salespeople rather dismissively picked through her items and then stated they were too large for sale. Now my daughter is a size 12 who shops at Hollister, American Eagle and pretty much every other trendy store in the mall and I know she takes excellent care of her things. I am at a loss as to what to say to her and very angry. Any thoughts?
I emailed Alice and we spoke on the phone briefly. I was pissed too. I then got the number of her store and I gave the manager the business end of Snarky's salty tongue – respectfully of course.
My own dealings with Plato's Closet have been mixed at best. As an inbetweenie, (ranging from 12s to 16s and standing 5'0.75″) my closet houses jeans and tops from some of the retailers mentioned in the email and I'm a grown ass woman so I know I take care of my stuff. I have had perfectly au current – for them anyway – things picked over as though they were trash and watched as the salesclerk grew increasingly annoyed at having to handle all those fatty articles of clothing, as though she could catch teh fatz merely but touching my size 14s.
The first time it happened, I'll admit, I was thrown for a loop. Normally, when confronted with a clear case of -ism asshatry I tend to immediately put the person responsible in check. But there was this overwhelming feeling of shame coupled with a slow drumbeat of you're not good enough which caught me off guard.
Do my tears surprise you, Sir? Yes, even strong Snarkys cry.
When I told my friend Barbie about my experience she snatched the bag from me and an hour later came back to my place armed with an empty reusable Home Depot bag and a check for $129.04.
Same stuff. Different, thinner, whiter seller.
This of course pissed me the fuck off. I immediately wrote a scorching email detailing my experience and received NO response. I called the store and requested to speak to someone who could explain the inconsistency of their buying policy, which is not TRANSPARENT and requires far too much interpretation from folks who clearly have lots of knapsacks to unpack.
Having said that, I sent Barbie in there armed with my fatty clothes about five more times and each time she returned with a wad of cash and an empty bag. But in case you don't have a thin, conventionally attractive white upper middle class friend handy here's what you do:
It's not worth the sanity points to try to do outreach with the company as they don't seem to think their policies are inconsistent or if they are, they don't seem to think there is anything problematic with that.
To Alice's daughter:
As much as you've been hurt by someone else's flaming lack of fucking decency, I believe in channeling that energy into something made of chicken fried awesome. Like, for example, donating those fabulous designer duds to a women's shelter since they are always, always, always hurting for non shitty clothing in sizes 10 and up. That's what I do now with mine.
I don't mean to be snarky, but do shelters and community closets seriously think the only people strutting into their establishments are going to be size 6 and 8? C'mon now.
But I digress.
My heart has been broken a million times and in a million different ways by the cruelty of others and the only thing that comforts me in those raw ouchie times is thinking about all that is awesome and amazing about me and cling to it.
There, you got a rant out of me! You win!
Also, thanks to Alice for letting me use a portion of her email, because I have like been pestering her about it for nearly a week.


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To look at me, you would never guess that I have Spanish ancestry, but one of my fourth great-grandmothers was Maria Jesusa Delgado Curbelo. She married my fourth great-grandfather William John Smith (aka John William Smith), the first mayor of San Antonio and an Alamo messenger.
Maria's exact birthdate is up for debate, but the most recent source I found (her gravestone) lists it as Christmas of 1815. While she was born in Texas, her family history has been traced back to the Canary Islands by other researchers.
After William John Smith died in 1845, Maria eventually was married again — to a gentleman named James B. Lee. This tidbit allowed me to find Maria's gravestone (I think) on FindaGrave.com.


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Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, there is literally only less than two weeks left before Halloween is here. Today I have some fun lessons for you all and to kick things off, I will be teaching you folks "how to draw a Halloween zombie", step by step. There is really no wrong way to make a Halloween based zombie because you can make them look like anything you want. True, the king of zombies is Michael Jackson when he did Thriller, but for those of you that can't draw too well, here is a simplified version of what I think an awesome Halloween zombie looks like. This is a great lesson to tackle with some friends if you're the type of person that likes to have drawing sessions with friends or family. I know my little sister and I love drawing together, and sometimes that is when a lot of my ideas come to mind. Anyways, have fun drawing a Halloween zombie and I will meet you guys back here in a few with more drawing fun. Peace people and enjoy!
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ricksure necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 16 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
We need a clean home page design for a fitness management company.
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Blue plus matching colors
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Clean. Balance between corporate and vibrant colors. We don't like this design but this site has the vibrant look we are after: http://www.thomasplummer.net
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This is a new website project for an organisation that provides support to fitness clubs in Australia. The global site for this organisation is http://www.rexonline.org/. You should use the logo from this site but we would like a completly different design as we feel we can develop something tidier and more exciting.
You will need to include some generic fitness type images. Not people working out at a gym - not just smiling fitness trainers. Something more abstract. You are welcome to download comp images from http://www.istockphoto.com - just make a note of the file number so I can buy them if you are the winner.
Some of the content for this site will be taken from http://www.activemgmt.com.au. Use this as a reference but develop a new design.
There is a wireframe and content for the home page at http://www.activemgmt.com.au/rt.pdf
This is not necessarily how the design should be layed out - that is up to you. If you think the navigation looks better on the left then go for it. This is just to show you the elements that need to be included. Feel free to add images wherever you like.
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Japan's iconic game companies (Nintendo, Sony, Sega-Sammy, Bandai-Namco, Konami, Takara-Tomy, Square-Enix, Capcom, Tecmo-Koei) see brutal disruption by smart phone games
Japan game sector disruption: Three newcomers (GREE, DeNA and GungHo) achieve higher operating income than all top 9 incumbent game companies combined
Japan's top 9 iconic game companies, Nintendo, Sony, Sega-Sammy, Bandai-Namco, Konami, Takara-Tomy, Square-Enix, Capcom, Tecmo-Koei created much of the world's games markets, and many of the world's most loved game characters.
They are now seeing brutal disruption.
Japan game sector disruption
With the Financial Year ending March 31, 2013, for the first time, just three Japanese newcomers (GREE, DeNA and GungHo) achieved higher operating income than all top 9 Japanese iconic incumbent game makers:
In FY2012 combined operating income of all 9 incumbent game companies was YEN 67.6 billion (US$ 700 million), combined operating income of the 3 newcomers was YEN 174 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) – even though for GungHo only the first 6 months of 2013 are included in the calculation.
The incumbents: Nintendo, Sony, Sega-Sammy, Bandai-Namco, Konami, Takara-Tomy, Square-Enix, Capcom, Tecmo-Koei
Because of its size, Nintendo has the greatest weight in the overall performance of Japan's traditional game sector. Nintendo has been dramatically affected by the shift from traditional game consoles to smartphones. Still, Nintendo (as all other Japanese iconic game companies) has tremendous resources, tremendous creativity, globally loved characters and brands, and huge cash reserves. I don't think that Nintendo (and other Japanese game companies) risk as much to follow Nokia and RIM/BlackBerry's fate, but may be more resilient. However, there has been substantial consolidation in Japan's games sector of recent years, and the current challenges could lead to more M&A in Japan's games sector.
The disruptors
We have only picked three important new market entrants – there are many more in Japan's vibrant mobile game venture scene.
DeNA initially started as a mobile auction group, and sees continuous strong growth and high margins.
Of these three, GREE is currently suffering some set-backs originating from GREE's business model. GREE started as a SNS and social game platform on Japan's "galake" (Galapagos Keitai) relying on Japan's mobile internet services i-Mode, EZweb and Yahoo-Mobile, where operators traditionally take 9% commissions. Initially GREE tried to transfer this "platform on platform" business model to other countries, but this does not seem to work out. So GREE is now pivoting to original games, and has seen setbacks.
GungHo started as a joint-venture with a US company, the purpose of this JV was Japan market entry for this US company. GungHo then pivoted away from this joint-venture to become a games company, and produced a series of games, which all did well, but not extraordinarily well. That is, until GungHo created "Puzzle and Dragons", which is growing spectacularly well: Jan-June 2013 operating profits increased 4050.1% (four thousand fifty percent) compared to the same period one year ago, and net profits increased 2507.8% (two thousand seven percent) compared to Jan-June one year ago.
The disruption
The shift to smartphones is hitting Japanese traditional iconic game makers from all sides:
- the shift from TV to tablets and mobile phones
- the shift from dedicated game consoles to smart phones and tablets
- the shift from Japan's "galake" feature phones to smart phones
- the shift in business model from traditional US$ 40-60 game cassettes-type to free game downloads with in-game purchases and advertising
- …and more
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Have a laser cutting device handy? Then you too can recreate real life landmarks using gingerbread.
Most impressive to me are the laser-etched bricks that adorn the sides of this gingerbread bridge, based on the Oberbaum Bridge in Berlin. And, as everyone knows, laser etched gingerbread tastes best.
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Computer chip design is a rarefied field, and "emulation" technology -- which uses a supercomputer to test forthcoming chips -- is even more specialized.
So Mentor Graphics Corp. hopes to cultivate a new crop of experts itself.
The Wilsonville company has donated $825,000 to Portland State University so the school can add a faculty member and open a lab dedicated to emulation training and research. PSU says it's among the biggest corporate gifts in the university's history.
Emulators speed the testing of computer chips to provide assurance that a new design works, without going to the time and expense of building the actual chip.
This isn't the sort of skill you can pick up on the fly in your garage.
The hardware is expensive -- Mentor gave a $1 million emulator to PSU in 2009 -- and it's extremely complicated, according to Mentor President Gregory Hinckley..
"The problem with it is emulators are hard to use," said Hinckley, who is also an advisor to PSU's Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. "We need to create a community that is more familiar with how to use an emulator."
Emulation is a relatively small industry now; Hinckley pegs the total market at roughly $200 million. But Mentor is a big player in the field (along with rival Cadence Design Systems), and it's key to Mentor's growth plans.
Chipmakers want to move from the design phase to mass production as quickly as possibly, and cannot afford the possibility that a flaw in a new design will turn up after a new product ships.
Emulating a new chip design on customized hardware is up to 1,000 times faster than simulating it using standard computers, according to Hinckley. As chip design grows increasingly complex, Mentor hopes emulation will take off.
"We're very interested in having numerous graduates from Portland State going out into the world and being familiar with the use of this relatively complex technology," Hinckley said.
Mentor is the largest pure technology company based in Oregon. It employs more than 1,000 at its Wilsonville headquarters, and its sales passed $1 billion for the first time last year.
But the past two decades have been uneven for Mentor, whose fortunes have risen and fallen with the cycles of the global electronics industry. Mentor hopes for sustained growth as products from semiconductors to cars and airplanes grow more sophisticated.
The PSU donation includes $700,000 over five years for the new faculty position, and $125,000 for a five-year license on technology developed in PSU's lab.
Portland State sees opportunity in the Silicon Forest, according to Renjeng Su, dean of the engineering school.
Though Oregon's tech industry has never fully recovered from the dot-com bust, the state remains a hub for electronics research and manufacturing, and Intel does its most advanced research at its Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro.
More than 1,000 of Intel's Oregon employees hold degrees from PSU, but the chipmaker still looks outside Oregon for most of its top engineers.
Working with Intel, Mentor, Tektronix and the region's other standouts represents an opportunity for PSU to capitalize and advance the private research already under way in Oregon, Su said.
"It needs a commensurate premier engineering school, computer science school, to support it," he said. "Portland State has to play up."
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You are your children's role model. Wear your seat belt on every trip in the car. If you drive without a seat belt, your children will likely copy your actions. The lap/shoulder belt is also your best protection in the case of a crash.
For a proper seat belt fit, the lap belt should be worn low and flat across the hips, and the shoulder belt should be worn across the shoulder, never behind the back or under the arm. Teach older children to wear their lap/shoulder belts properly.
On every trip, no matter how short, make sure that children ride buckled up. Infants and children who weigh less than 40 pounds should be fastened in a properly installed car safety seat. Older children should ride in booster seats until the lap and shoulder belt fit correctly (usually at about 4 feet 9 inches tall or 8 to 12 years old).
NEVER put a child in a rear-facing car safety seat in the front seat of a car with a passenger air bag.
Car safety seats should be placed in the back seat because it is the safest place to ride. Children should use car safety seats or booster seats as long as possible.
The rear section of a station wagon or the back of a pickup truck is the cargo area. No one should ride in a cargo area.
People thrown from vehicles are 25 times more likely to die. Proper use of car safety seats, booster seats, and seat belts and locked doors help prevent this danger even in the absence of a crash.
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SEGOU, Mali - France says there are now about 1,000 African troops in Mali to take part in the military intervention to dislodge Islamic militants from power.
Col. Thierry Burkhard, the French military spokesman, says the soldiers come from Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Niger and Chad.
France has 2,150 forces in Mali, and has received logistical support from Western allies and intelligence from the United States.
But the French ultimately hope that West African soldiers will take the lead alongside Malian troops in securing the country, a former French colony.
Neighboring African countries are expected to contribute around 3,000 troops but concerns about the mission have delayed some from sending their promised troops.
France launched its operation Jan. 11, a day after the Islamists ventured south from their strongholds and seized a town.
Meanwhile, the Mali crisis is proving to be a test of Franco-German friendship.
Though French troops are on the ground fighting Islamist militants, Germany said it would not fly ammunition there to aid its European ally.
Germany's Defense Ministry confirmed a report Monday by Der Spiegel that Berlin has a "red card holder" stationed at a joint airbase in the Netherlands whose job is to make sure French arms aren't being loaded onto German planes.
The ministry described it as a routine procedure at the European Air Transport Command in Eindhoven, where France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have pooled some of their military air capacity. Germany has strict rules requiring parliamentary approval for military missions overseas.
Still, the move is a stark reminder of Germany's reluctance to be drawn into the conflict in Mali, even if it risks straining relations with its neighbor. Berlin took a similar approach two years ago when a French-led coalition sent air cover to help rebels topple Moammar Gadhafi's regime in Libya.
"I think this is perceived very ambivalently in France," said Sabine von Oppeln, an expert on French-German relations at Berlin's Free University.
On the one hand, France is wary of a German military resurgence even 68 years after the end of WWII, said von Oppeln. "On the other hand, they must be wondering how much solidarity they can expect from Germany, a country that does have considerable resources at its disposal."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande skirted the question of military support in Mali at a televised town hall meeting in Berlin on Monday, until pressed by a young French soldier in the audience.
"We're not so experienced in Africa as far as the military is concerned," Merkel replied cautiously, noting that Germany would consider "step by step whether we can do something or not."
"But of course we can't abandon each other, we're partners," she hastily added.
Last week, Germany promised to send two military aircraft to help transport African troops to the Malian capital of Bamako, which so far has been untouched by fighting. It will also provide (EURO)1 million ($1.3 million) for humanitarian aid in Mali where, according to the United Nations, fighting has displaced almost 380,000 people.
But unlike France, Germany has no strategic interests in resource-rich Mali. And for Merkel, whose agenda is filled with the eurozone crisis and upcoming national elections, Mali is an unwelcome distraction, said von Oppeln.
"It's typical for French-German diplomacy, not to strain the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty by publicly discussing the conflict in Mali," she said. "But I'd love to be a fly on the wall when President Hollande and Chancellor Merkel are talking in private."
The 1963 accord signed by former French President Charles de Gaulle and then-German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer marked a moment of reconciliation for the two countries that fought three wars in the space of 70 years.
Since then, the countries have cooperated closely on economic and cultural issues, and become the motor driving closer political integration in the European Union.
Official celebrations for the anniversary began Monday and continue Tuesday with a joint session of the French and German parliaments, followed by a gala concert.


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(1) Report to Ranger Grant. (2) Meet Ranger Grant on the Observation Deck. (3) (Optional) Investigate the area for clues. (4) Protect President Kimball. (5) Report your findings to Ranger Grant.
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Redundant Failsafe Detonator.
This entire mission assumes that you've been following our walkthrough (at least generally) thus far, and therefore have a good relationship with the NCR. At the end of the mission called Wild Card: Side Bets, Yes Man should have informed you of the NCR's president's plan to visit the Hoover Dam to give a speech. Apparently, there's going to be someone gunning for him at this event, and if you'd like, you can go there and protect the president at all costs. Doing so is important if you want to stay on the NCR's good side (which was important to use through our playthrough, but may not be so for your own). So, it's time to head over to the Hoover Dam, which is on the far eastern edge of the Mojave Wasteland. If you've yet to voyage there, you can quick-travel to locations nearby, such as Boulder City to the west. Either way, upon your arrival, head into the visitor's center and seek out an NCR officer named Ranger Grant.
When you enter the visitor's center, you should find Ranger Grant briefing a bunch of NCR soldiers. These soldiers, along with yourself, will be put in charge of protecting the NCR president, President Kimball, from what the NCR deems an inevitable threat from the Legion. After listening to him speak, you can go behind the counter he's standing in front of and speak to him more directly. If you're like us (and have been following our walkthrough), the NCR should already like you quite a bit, and you'll thus be welcomed in to the president's protective unit with open arms. Otherwise, your experience here might be a little different. You'll learn a bit about the presumed threat coming the president's way, and how you may help. Thereafter, you'll be sent outside (after a wait until morning, if applicable).
Go ahead and walk around the perimeter of the visitor's center a little bit. Don't go near the stage that the president is to speak on a little later, or the NCR soldiers guarding it will likely deem you as hostile and open fire. When you've run around enough, you should find Ranger Grant standing outside near the stairs leading up to an alternate entrance/exit into the visitor's center. When you speak with him now, he'll tell you that the president's aircraft is en route. If you look skyward hereafter, you'll see the president arriving, landing atop the visitor's center.
Now, you don't necessarily have to protect the president. You can let him be killed, or even kill him yourself. But for the sake of this walkthrough, we've gone ahead and protected him. To do so, you have quite a few options, but there appears to be one short, sweet and simple solution to protecting him that just about everyone can undertake, regardless of various skill levels. If you climb the ladder to the top of the visitor's center, you'll see a lone man walking around the president's aircraft. He won't have much to say to you, but believe it or not, he's the Legion's assassin, and there's something very important on his body that you need to grab. Since no one else is up there with you, simply crouch down behind him when he stops walking around. Be sure the game says [HIDDEN] on the screen, which will let you know that no one is looking at you. Then, opt to pick the man's pockets. You should find, amongst other items, something called the Redundant Failsafe Detonator. This is exactly what you've been looking for.
With that item in hand, wait for the president to take the stage (if he hasn't already). Once he's done that, you'll be free to speak with Ranger Grant again (he won't talk to you if the president hasn't yet started talking). You should be able to tell Ranger Grant about the item you just acquired from the man's pocket, at which point he'll send a couple of guards after the Legion assassin. Shots are exchanged, but the man is eventually subdued, and the president gets away safely. The safety of President Kimball was Ranger Grant's only goal, and with him having arrived and departed with no issues, speak to the ranger again to end this brief, simple mission rapidly. That was easy!


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The Houston Dynamo will host Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the 2012 Eastern Conference semifinals, presented by Kroger, at 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, Nov. 4 at BBVA Compass Stadium. Tickets may be purchased at www.HoustonDynamo.com/Tickets, by calling 713-276-GOAL, or by visiting the BBVA Compass Stadium box office (2200 Texas St., Houston) from 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The game will be broadcast nationally on NBC.
Houston advanced to the semifinals with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire in the Knockout Round on Wednesday night at Toyota Park. Will Bruin scored two goals to lead the Dynamo.
We are excited to host our first playoff match at BBVA Compass Stadium, Dynamo president Chris Canetti said. It should be another magical playoff moment for Dynamo fans. We are expecting a big crowd, so I recommend that fans act urgently in getting their tickets.
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Photo 1 shows one of Paterson's large dye houses. Notice the water running out of drains in the building. The soft water of the Passaic River was supposed to be particularly good for dyeing.
Photo 2 shows the interior of a dye house. The vats contained hot water and chemicals into which the skeins of silk thread were dipped.
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I just want to say that you will probably experience more improvement as time goes on. It is still early in your recovery. This time next year you will not be as you are now. Your whole body, including brain, is trying to adjust to the assault it has experienced. As it adjusts and changes your medications will probably change, too. Hang on. It does get better.
First of all, My mini statistics are incorrect: I am 58 years old. My surgery was back in 1977. I was initially paralyzed from the chest down, but that improved to below the belly button. My condition improved over a two year period. Or so before stabilizing.
My legs were different too. One had more spasticity than the other and was more difficult to bend. I relied on that spasticity to walk (albeit with crutches). I had to look down to walk because of proprioception issues.
I do not remember what meds I took back then, but they are probably obsolete now!
I do remember how hard it was to adjust to a new way of being.
I feel I have been no help at all, but I am here to support you as you go through this, and answer any questions or concerns you might have as best I can. I remember there being a website for people who have/had ependymoma. Have you found it and if so, was it helpful? Please keep in touch and let me know how you are doing.
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