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10 To Watch in 2013: Comic Book Movies
10 To Watch in 2013: Comic Book Movies1 of 12by Chris Arrant, Newsarama Contributor
Over the past week, we've chronicled the Characters, Series and Comic Creators we think will be topping your pull list here in 2013, and now we turn our attention to the world of 2013's movies.
Clearly, comics have had an increasing presence in your local multiplex in the past decade, and 2013 looks to continue that trend, with both superhero fare as well as several creator-owned comics-turned-movies.
2013 looks to be a bumper crop not only when it comes to comic book movies but also to sequels. Of the 10 films we're spotlighting today, all are based on comic books, and only two aren't sequels. As for what that says about the movie or comic industry we'll leave for another article at a future date, for here we're focusing strictly on what looks to be the best options in 2013 for comic fans going to the movie house, sequel or not.
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DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS2 of 12Dragon Ball is one of the biggest and best comic series of all time, manga or otherwise. And although the series itself finished over 15 years ago, the saga continues in animated fare. In 2013, the animated series is poised to reach a new height with its first theatrical released animated movie in 17 years: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.
Set just after the battle with Majin Buu, Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of Gods is set square in a time never covered before in the manga thus far. In this story, the Gods of Destruction, Wiss, comes to Goku and his friends looking for a real challenge.
The production of this film also offers the first time series creator Akira Toriyama has been deeply involved with a Dragon Ball anime; the screenwriting as well as the animation process.
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is set for release on March 30 in Japan, and though no US release date have been formalized yet, look for that announcement in the coming weeks.
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR3 of 12After several starts, stops and delays, we're glad to say that a new Sin City film is slated to roll into theaters this year.
Titled Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, it follows up the original from 2005 and finds Robert Rodriguez re-teaming with Frank Miller to adapt stories from the comic series as well as two new stories Miller penned exclusively for the film, one titled The Long, Bad Night.
One of the unfortunate side effects of the eight year gap between the first Sin City movie and this one is the number of roles that have had to be recast. Both Michael Clarke Duncan and Brittany Murphy, stars of the original, have passed away, and Devon Aoki, who played the deadly Miho, had to opt out of filming due to a pregnancy. (Dennis Haysbert has been cast in Duncan's role of Manute, and Jamie Chung will play Miho.)
While we're talking about casting, rumors have run rampant that Angelina Jolie was pegged to play the pivotal role of Ava Lord from the A Dame To Kill For story, but even now with the movie just months away, there's been no confirmation or denial on that matter.
Whoever ends up being in the film, this looks to be another movie that comic fans should be standing in line for come October 4.
RED 24 of 12If 2010's feature film adaption of the Wildstorm miniseries Red proved anything, is that you can't count someone out based on their age. This summer, they're looking to do it again in a sequel, Red 2.
In this new outing, original screenwriters Erich and Jon Hoeber return to Bruce Willis' rag-tag band of retired secret agents and take them to Europe. There, they are rumored to face down an equally set of older secret agents led by Anthony Hopkins in an excellent bit of casting. The original Red film took more than a few liberties with Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's original comic series, and this new film takes that even further with this original story while staying true to Ellis and Hamner's concept.
The question is will Helen Mirren return and win over fans like she did last time she went to Comic-Con International: San Diego?
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE5 of 12Although he hasn't got much currently announced in comics so far in 2013, Frank Miller's got a big year in movies. In addition to the previously mentioned Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, the New York-based writer/artist is also enjoying the adaption of more of his stories with 300: Rise Of An Empire, the sequel to 2007's 300.
Based loosely on history and an as-yet-unpublished second 300 graphic novel by Miller, 300: Rise of An Empire follows the first film's primary villain Xerxes I of Persia as he battles other Greek cities like Themistocles, Salamis and Marathon. With all of the original 300 dying in the first movie, the heroes of this film will be entirely new, with much of the movie said to focus on the villainous Xerxes and his female battle commander Artemisia, played by Bond girl Eva Green.
Just as the previous film mixed historical fact with testosterone-fueled action, 300: Rise Of An Empire looks to carry on the formula Miller and director Zach Snyder did in the original but with an new incoming director named Noam Murro.
As of right now, this film is set to go head-to-head with Red 2 on August 2, 2013, sizing itself to be an interesting battle for the hearts, minds and dollars of movie-goers especially comic fans that weekend.
OBLIVION6 of 12The end of life as we know it on Earth seems like a popular subject, and although Oblivion isn't the only film in 2013 covering that subject, it has the potential to the best.
Directed by Tron: Legacy's much-heralded Joseph Kosinski, Oblivion casts Tom Cruise as a lowly drone repairman, sent to a ravaged and vacant earth to scour it for parts. According to the trailer, what he finds is that Earth isn't as dead as he'd been lead to believe.
Oblivion has a unique history; Kosinski wrote it as a graphic novel years ago for the upstart comic company Radical, and in the build-up to Tron: Legacy there was a bidding war over the rights, given Kosinski's attachment to it. After a disagreement with Disney over the rating, Oblivion moved to Paramount to do it as a PG-13 film, as the writer/director intended.
Obviously the verdict of this film is out until its opening day on April 12, but given the potential of Kosinski and what we've seen of the trailer, Oblivion could be the big sci-fi film of the year.
KICK-ASS 27 of 12Mark Millar might be on to something here.
In 2010, the feature film adaptation of his 2008 comic series Kick-Ass with John Romita Jr. was a surprise success, netting nearly four-times its budget and putting child actor Chloë Grace Moretz on the map for her role as the vigilante Hit-Girl. And now, Hit-Girl, Kick-Ass and their friends (and enemies) are back for more come June 28, 2013 with Kick-Ass 2.
Based on the recently concluded second volume of the comic series, Kick-Ass 2 sees the title character attempting to assemble his own team of superheroes against his enemy the Red Mist, who is assembling his own corresponding team of villains. Among the heroes on Kick-Ass's team is the likely scene-stealer for the film, Jim Carey, as Colonel Stars a former Mafioso turned vigilante out for payback for the death of his brother.
The Kick-Ass movies aren't as easily to pigeon-hole as Marvel or DC's superhero films, but that's what makes the potential of this even more intriguing. Millar's not shy about holding back as anyone who's read the comics he's done will tell you, so it's just a matter of what incoming writer/director Jeff Wadlow can transition to the screen.
THOR: THE DARK WORLD8 of 12Verily, this deed doth look good.
OK, pardon the poor Thor-speak and let us get to the point: Thor: The Dark World, scheduled out Nov. 8, has all the makings to be a great mythological/action hybrid. Although neither a trailer or even an official poster for Thor: The Dark World have been released yet, anticipation is high on this given who's involved. All of the primary cast are returning, including Tom Hiddleston as Loki, and former Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston is coming in to play the movie's primary villain, the dark elf Malekith.
Behind the camera, director Kenneth Branagh opted not to return for a second round, but Marvel found an offbeat yet enticing replacement in veteran television director Alan Taylor (Game Of Thrones, Rome, Deadwood).
Promising a more Viking-influenced feel than the first film, much of Thor: The Dark World's filming has taken place outdoors in Iceland, with indoors work done in London. According to the plot released so far, Thor and his fellow Asgardians must fight off an group of ancient Dark Elves led by Malekith, taken loosely from a story done by Walter Simonson during his historic run on the Thor comic series.
THE WOLVERINE9 of 12After the mixed critical reception to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, it wasn't certain that viewers would see another Wolverine film. But that changes on July 26.
That's the release date of The Wolverine, from Walk The Line director James Mangold and actor Hugh Jackman, adapting one of the most celebrated Wolverine stories of all time Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's original 1982 limited series. Comics fans know Logan's long history with Japan, and now movie fans will get the same diet of claws-meets-katana action. Based on a lauded screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol), The Wolverine looks to give this Japanese tale a more authentic look than some other Hollywood ventures into the country,
Interestingly enough, The Wolverine was a movie that almost didn't get made. In March 2011 the production was hit by the sudden departure of director Darren Aronofsky, then the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami caused filming to be suspended. It wasn't until fall of the next year that cameras started rolling on the feature, with new director Mangold.
IRON MAN 310 of 12No longer the plucky underdog of the superhero set, Iron Man is instead the golden boy for such films. And after two back-to-back solo films and the unparalleled success of The Avengers, Robert Downey Jr. and the gang are back on May 3, 2013 with Iron Man 3.
In this new outing, Tony Stark faces off against his most iconic foe, the Mandarin, along with the more recent threat of rogue Extremis armor, as taken from Warren Ellis and Adi Granov's run on the comic. Marvel Studios head Kevin Fiege described this movie as a full-on Tony Stark-centric movie, with the titular hero being stripped of everything and forced to rely on his own wits against the combined forces of his foes.
Behind the scenes, this film has a new set of players involved director Jon Favreau left the franchise and writer/director/actor Shane Black was tapped to step in. He's only directed one film, the celebrated but cult film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (featuring Downey), but is the author of both the original Lethal Weapon and has an Iron Man 2 story credit. Black wrote the core story for this new Iron Man, but enlisted No Heroics writer Drew Pearce to develop it into a screenplay.
As the first Marvel movie post-Avengers, Iron Man 3 has a lot to prove but all the pieces in place to be even better than what's come before.
MAN OF STEEL11 of 12The most famous superhero of all makes his momentous return to the big screen on June 14, 2013 with Man Of Steel. Patterned loosely in perspective after Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, director Zach Snyder's vision for the film looks to be a more personal journey into the methods and motivations of Clark Kent as he takes to his history and his place within human society.
And Zod.
Bucking the trend to go back to Lex Luthor as the primary villain for Superman, Snyder and producers Nolan and David S. Goyer opted instead to make General Zod the this movie, capitalizing on the cult popularity of the character garnered from the 1980 movie Superman II. And taking over for the potent Terence Stamp for this role is the equally powerful Michael Shannon who came to fame for his role in Revolutionary Road and Boardwalk Empire.
In December we saw the release of the first poster and the first trailer, and now begins the six month march for the most important film for Superman, DC Entertainment, DC's movie franchise, and Superman fans alike.


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The Valley Preferred Achieving Clinical Excellence® (ACE) incentive plan is a performance-based compensation model designed to provide member physicians with clear benchmarks based upon nationally established pathways, protocols and procedures to meet the Triple Aim (Better care. Better health. Better cost). The incentives for primary and specialty care physicians are designed to focus on quality measures, financial outcomes and the patient experience.
Choosing Wisely®, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, and promoted by Valley Preferred, aims to promote conversations between clinicians and patients by helping patients choose care that is:-Supported by evidence-Not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received-Free from harm-Truly necessaryChoosing Wisely recommendations will help guide measurement categories. Please note: Choosing Wisely principles are not quality measures but rather guidelines to help patients understand their care.
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Fresh snowfalls adding as much of 40cm of new snow in 24 hours to ski slopes at still-open ski areas in the US as well as glaciers in Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and bases still as deep as seven metres (23 feet) at some resorts, plus the early opening of an Australian ski area has left expectations high for June skiing in 2011.
After the number of open ski areas worldwide hit its annual low of around 25 resorts in May, that number will climb towards 100 as ski areas re-open in France and the southern hemisphere's ski season gets underway in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Lesotho and South Africa. The first of these, Coronet Peak in New Zealand, hopes to open this weekend (June 4th) with Afriski in Lesotho following next week.
Austria currently has the most glaciers open for snowsports in the Alps with the Dachstein, Kitzsteinhorn (above Kaprun), Kaunertal, Stubai and Tux due to stay open for all or most of the month. Most have more than two metre bases and Tux has the most terrain open - 45km.
All French ski areas are currently closed but that changes on June 11th when the glacier above Val d'Isere due to open with those at Les 2 Alpes and Tignes following a week later on the 18th.
In Switzerland the end of the season at Engelberg and Diablerets last weekend means only year-round Zermatt is offering snow sports through June in the country, with Saas Fee re-opening in July.
In Italy Val Senales and Passo Stelvio are joining the Presena Glacier above Passo Tonale, where two red runs are currently open, in offering June snow sports in the country.
In Scandinavia all three glacier areas in Norway are now open with bases of up to 6.5m (22 feet) and new snow reported. You can also ski or board twice a week under the midnight sun in Riksgransen in the Swedish Arctic until mid-June, a single ski run is also open at Ruka in Finland until then.
In North America record snowfalls mean that more ski areas are open in June than, probably, ever before. A dozen ski areas were open for the US Memorial Holiday weekend a few days ago and five have announced plans to stay open at least to Canada Day and/or US Independence Day at the start of July. Two more - Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley in California - say they'll re-open then. The five still open are Mammoth Mountain in California, Crystal Mountain in Washington State, Snowbird in Utah, Timberline in Oregon and Grouse Mountain above Vancouver in BC, Canada. Arapahoe Basin in Colorado is also planning to open until mid June and may stay open to July with Donner Summit in California a further option. A tenth option, Whistler Blackcomb, re-opens for glacier skiing and boarding from June 18th to July 24th.


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San Holo's bitbird is quickly looking to be one of the coolest labels to keep an eye on for 2016, and with good reason.
Gouldian Finch is a compilation album featuring the likes of San Holo, Taska Black, Appleby, and today, a final collaborative single between San Holo and The Nicholas before the full compilation is released on July 15th.
San Holo and The Nicholas have a relationship that extends back to 2014, and with this new track, the two stun with their collaborative prowess. The track begins with acoustic guitar strumming before The Nicholas's airy vocals enter, with a melody that sounds dreamy and sweeping in sound. Soon, the guitar and vocals shift to more San Holo-signature sounding production, with a bird-like synth melody floating above while below, vocals, a ringing synth, and a trap beat intermingle to create a soothing mood.
One of those tracks to start your day with or lighten the mood, "Pocket" is the perfect final track on the Gouldian Finch compilation. Optimistic, hopeful, and like a breath of fresh air, don't miss out on listening to "Pocket" because it seems to sum up the promise that both bitbird and San Holo have to truly create something that stands out from the clutter of this industry.
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District Sheikpura, Pakistan
The village chosen for the filtration plant is named Razi Gazi. With the cooperation of the village members and the Clean Drops team, we were able to set up a filtration plant that can supply clean drinking water to the whole village. The filtration plant is a huge help to a village that had access to water that had many impurities in it. By installing the filtration plant we ensured that the people will have access to clean water that will keep them safe from sicknesses and ensure proper growth.
District Sialkot, Pakistan
The village is named Seadpur and is in the rural areas of Pakistan. The Clean Drops team, along with the cooperation of the villagers, was able to install a water filtration plant for the entire village to benefit from. The best part of this filtration plant is it is located directly across from a school and has seen a huge number of kids using it to drink clean water. It brings great joy to us to provide such a basic necessity and see the effects it has on people.


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North Dakota State College of Science has received The College of Tomorrow award from the John Deere Company. The award, which was presented during the College's John Deere Tech Advisory Committee Meeting, serves as a ranking system for the 16 colleges in the United States that offer a John Deere Tech program.
NDSCS received the highest ranking of Platinum for the second consecutive year. In 2014, the College received the second highest ranking of Gold. The ranking system consists of four levels: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze.
"To achieve the Platinum level College of Tomorrow Award it takes a commitment to excellence from everyone involved," said Joe Plymale, John Deere Manager of College Partnerships. "The entire NDSCS John Deere Tech department and administration have continually shown a commitment to the success of the program and the graduates."
Among other criteria, rankings are based upon a college's program image and professionalism, students, instructor development, facility, safety and most importantly, student learning.
"It truly is an honor for the John Deere Tech program to be recognized in this way," said Larry Ascheman, NDSCS John Deere Tech Program Coordinator. "We are very pleased to have received a Platinum ranking from John Deere, and we continue to strive to produce some of today's best graduates – fully equipped to meet the workforce needs of the region and state of North Dakota."
The NDSCS John Deere Tech program is designed to develop technically competent, professional ag equipment service technicians. The John Deere Company sponsors the program and NDSCS administers and operates the program.
"The success of the John Deere Tech program continues to grow," said Dr. John Richman, NDSCS President. "This growth is due to our dedicated and focused faculty and staff, students, and business and industry partners making it one of the most well-known and high demand programs in the country. We are honored to receive such a rare designation."
This unique and innovative program combines state-of-the-art, on-campus learning experiences with supervised occupational experiences at sponsoring John Deere dealerships. Students receive technical training on John Deere equipment and related products through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on laboratory experiences. Classroom and laboratory instruction at NDSCS covers the basics of each subject plus the latest developments in John Deere's agricultural equipment. Work experience at the dealership reinforces on-campus training and exposes the student to real life failures and repairs as they occur on the equipment.
The John Deere Tech program is taught in the John Deere Tech Center and Bisek Hall located in Wahpeton, N.D. Graduates of the program earn an Associate in Applied Science degree (A.A.S.). Prospective students can learn more about the John Deere Tech program by visiting www.ndscs.edu/johndeere or by contacting the John Deere Tech department (701-671-2213), Diesel Technology department (701-671-2330) or Enrollment Services in Wahpeton (1-800-342-4325).
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Founded in patient compassion
When I first met Dr. James St. Louis, we quickly discovered that we shared the same sentiment that the medical industry was void of minimally invasive procedures that help alleviate neck and back pain. After more than 25 years in the medical field, I have seen what that kind of pain can do to people. More than anything, I've seen how it can rob people of their time, careers and passions. And so, joined by another colleague — Dr. Glenn Hamburg — Dr. St. Louis and I founded Laser Spine Institute to help people get back to the things they love most.
Since day one, our philosophy has been that our part in this process requires providing more than just a diagnosis; it requires getting to know our patients on a deeper level and understanding how their pain affects their individual lives. We thought, and continue to believe, that it is our responsibility as physicians to provide alternatives to traditional open spinal surgery that requires a painful, lengthy recovery.
Since its founding in March 2005, Laser Spine Institute has been an industry leader in quality care, and our patient-centered model has enabled us to help more than 75,000 patients Stand Tall again. To continue leading this charge requires innovation and change, which is why we're so excited about our new corporate headquarters and ambulatory surgery center. Our new corporate headquarters and surgery center is located just minutes from Tampa International Airport, and sits steps from several comfortably-appointed hotels, making travel to see us easier than ever. Patient feedback is the cornerstone of the facility's creation and that input has directly translated into improvements that future patients will see and feel.
One of the improvements I'm most excited about is the facility's floor plan that removes the hassle of traversing multiple floors. The new layout considers the limitations of our patients first and foremost, but also allows a more efficient workspace for our physicians, giving them more time to build relationships and ensure positive patient experiences. The facility also connects our administrative and medical operations under one roof which means less time is spent checking in and more time is spent with your team and support group.
This new facility is the physical embodiment of our desire to improve the lives of those struggling with chronic neck and back pain, providing them with relief that will allow them to live a happier, healthier life. Our patients will leave with a renewed ability to play with a grandchild or resume a hobby they never thought they'd be able to enjoy again. For us, that's the most fulfilling part of our jobs.
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PS: Your trips down memory lane in the entries on our Hostess giveway are so dang funny!! I keep reading new ones and yelling to TubaDad to come see. For the folks who have mentioned their extremely precise method of eating HoHos, I did that too! And so did my little brother. We'd carefully peel open the tinfoil, eat off every bit of chocolate, then unroll it completely and eat the cream filling, then and only then eat the cake. Ah, good times.


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Key Stage 3 Science / Key Stage 4 / Key Stage 5 Science
The aim of the science department is to give pupils a wide ranging understanding of science and its application to the modern world. Practical work and investigative tasks are used to develop their ability to plan work in detail, gather evidence in a methodical and fair manner and comment critically on the evidence they obtain. With the Math School historically focussing on the education of boys for employment in the Chatham dockyard, we aim to continue the development of skills that will enable our pupils to pursue careers in the applied sciences and engineering in addition to pure science.
The biology, chemistry and physics departments are staffed by four subject specialist teachers supported by additional teaching staff and technicians. The department has 9 fully serviced science laboratories and an additional teaching room.
We have 2 wildlife areas providing a home to a range of plant, aquatic, mammal and avian species, including breeding mallard ducks on the pond. Bird species sighted in recent years include peregrine falcon, sparrowhawk, red-legged partridge and Mediterranean gull.
Academic Support The science department offers support to help pupils in their studies throughout the year and especially in the run up to examinations. These sessions are advertised within the department. Any pupil wanting additional support is advised to see their subject teacher or the Head of Science.
Extra-curricular opportunities:
Key Stage 3 Science Club
Gifted and talented workshops
Year 12/13 Physics club
Year 12/13 Foundation for engineering club
Key Stage 3 and 4 competitions?
Post VI form opportunities
Over the last few years we have provided school placements to a number of student teachers. We have also been happy to welcome back past pupils who are considering entering the teaching profession to observe lessons and help out in the department.
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In a new interview on Salon.com, "Nashville" creator (and more iconic-ally, screen-writer of "Thelma & Louise"), Callie Khouri describes television as a much more welcoming creative landscape for women in entertainment than movies ever will be.
"Because you're allowed," she says. "You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like … you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So, talk to me about chick flicks.'"
In television, she says, there's no sign of that stigma. Shows for women are just… shows. And looking at the slew of women-centric programming that's taken over our DVRs over the past twelve months (and perhaps even more telling, the number of new pilots in the works), Khouri isn't the only woman who got the memo.
"I just think it's insulting that if there is something with women in it, it's relegated to this kind of trash heap [of chick-flicks]," Khouri told Salon. "It doesn't matter what it is, how good it is, if there is emotion in it, it's immediately going to be talked down to. And I'm obviously irritated by that. Probably all women are. Certainly a lot of women filmmakers are."
One look at The Hollywood Reporter's 2012 list of top showrunners shows gender balance is common in television--there are far more female executives here than, say, a list of Academy Award nominees. From Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, whose "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" success has been built on the backs of female characters to new girls Lena Dunham and Liz Meriwether, the small screen is increasingly the space for female screenwriters, producers and directors to showcase interesting female plot lines and characters—without being ghettoized by the trappings of chick-flick labels.
In fact, a look at the top-rated shows of 2012 makes TV appear a bit of a girls' club, (I'm actually just as inspired by the sense of camaraderie and collaboration between many of the leading ladies as I am by the sheer number of new shows):
Nashville; created, executive produced and written by Callie Khouri, with series producers Wendy Calhoun and Connie Britton, who also stars in the ABC drama about an aging country music star whose family has ties to the local politics of the city.
Girls; created, written and directed by 26-year-old Lena Dunham with an almost-entirely female cast, dark comedy exploring the lives of four Brooklyn twenty-somethings.
New Girl; created and produced by Liz Meriwether and starring (and occasionally produced by) Zooey Deschanel as the oddball roommate of three twenty-something dudes.
Two Broke Girls; co-created by comedian Whitney Cummings about diner-waitress roommates who scheme to launch a cupcake business. Female staff writers include Molly McAleer (Deschanel's HelloGiggles cofounder), Morgan Murphy (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) and Jhoni Marchinko (Will & Grace).
The Mindy Project; created, written and produced by Mindy Kaling, follows a young, romantic-comedy-obsessed obstetrician balances work with her personal life.
As if that sampling's not enough, a preview of television titles currently in the works:
I Hate LA Dudes; Deadline reported October 1 that Shondaland, the production company run by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes, has sold a half-hour comedy by web-comedian Issa Rae (Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl) to ABC. The plot? "An aspiring journalist, new to Los Angeles, who becomes the lone female voice on a budding, male-driven internet talk show, while learning to decode the often humiliating and exasperating rules of the LA dating scene."
Adulting, based on Kelly Williams Brown's equally uber-millennial blog and book, Adulting: How To Become A Grown-Up In 387 Easy(ish) Steps. On her blog, Williams Brown dishes out advice on how to discuss politics with friends without losing them, how not to look like a slut and how to shut down creepy guys in the office. The show's been produced by JJ Abrams and written by Abby Cohn (The Vow) for FOX, home of the Mindy Project and New Girl.
Granny Is My Wingman; another blog-to-TV comedy (see also 20-Nothings and F*ck I'm In My Twenties!), Granny is My Wingman tracks Kayli Stollak's dating adventures with her 76-year-old grandmother. 25-year-old Stollak will write and produce with Jerry Bruckheimer for CBS.
Must Be Nice; the first coordinated move by the founders of HelloGiggles (Deschanel, McAleer and Sophia Rossi) into television as a team. The comedy, which will profile a single 27 year-old who moves in with her more responsible, 34-year-old, married sister, will be executive produced by Zooey Deschanel with HelloGiggles cofounders on board as producers. New Girl writer J.J. Philbin will write and produce the script, which has been sold to FOX.
Want more proof that television is more welcoming to women than the movie business? Look at the pay parity between men and women actors on TV. Asthon Kutcher, the top-earning man on television, took home $24 million last year, followed by Hugh Laurie ($18 M), Ray Romano ($18 M) and Alec Baldwin ($15 M). Sofia Vergara, who topped the list of ladies this year, pulled in $19 million, with Kim Kardashian ($18 M), Eva Longoria ($15 M) and Bethenny Frankel ($12 M) following in her wake. In comparison to female actors in the features (think Kristen Stewart $34.8 million to Tom Cruise's $75), that's a much narrower (although, let's be real, still not entirely fair) gender paygap.
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Sean Fitzpatrick joins WHPacific as Director of Surveying/Mapping
El Segundo, Calif. April 21, 2014
WHPacific, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Sean Fitzpatrick, PLS as director of surveying to the company's El Segundo office. Fitzpatrick is a Professional Land Surveyor and has more than 22 years' experience in survey. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor of science degree in public administration.
"Sean is an outstanding project manager and a recognized leader in the surveying industry. Sean will provide solid leadership for our surveying operations in the Los Angeles Metro area," said Vice President, Surveying and Mapping, Jason Kack, PLS.
Previous to WHPacific, Fitzpatrick worked as a project manager at Towill, Inc., a project surveyor for Kiewit Underground District, and a survey department manager at Manitou Engineering Company. His surveying experience includes residential and commercial development, public infrastructure improvements, utility, GIS, and aerial mapping. Some of his major project accomplishments include boundary determination for the north boundary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; design, installation, and operation of an automated monitoring system for Kiewit Infrastructure West on the All-American Canal and Diemer Water Treatment Plant; geodetic control for Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow; and tunnel surveying for Devil's Slide tunnels. He is a member of the California Land Surveyors Association and has presented at various Trimble Dimensions Conferences on topics that include geodetic control, tunnel surveying and deformation monitoring. As director of surveying, Fitzpatrick will be focused on the utility, transportation, and federal markets for Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
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Update 3/23/11: Actually, this doesn't fix anything. It still has problems after a few seconds of having the lid closed (i.e., when it actually goes to sleep). Sorry for any inconvenience. I'll add a real solution if/when I find one.
UPDATE 3/21/11: annoyingly, my system keeps deactivating the driver. I give up on Maverick and have to recommend skipping to Natty instead.
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
cd ~/Downloads
tar -xvf hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz
make && sudo make install
sudo depmod -a
sudo rmmod bcm43xxsudo rmmod b43sudo rmmod b43legacy
sudo modprobe lib80211_crypt_tkip && sudo insmod wl.ko
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
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CommVault Systems Inc. (CVLT) Drops 9.12% on January 15Equities Staff Follow |
CommVault Systems Inc. (CVLT) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Friday January 15 as the stock slid 9.12% to $31.40, a loss of $-3.15 per share. Starting at an opening price of $32.83 a share, the stock traded between $30.81 and $33.22 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 1.32 million shares over 10,254 trades, against an average daily volume of 439,024 shares and a total float of 45.31 million.
The losses send CommVault Systems Inc. down to a market cap of $1.42 billion. In the last year, CommVault Systems Inc. has traded between $49.34 and $33.41, and its 50-day SMA is currently $39.53 and 200-day SMA is $40.34.
CommVault Systems Inc is a provider of data and information management software applications and related services. It develops, markets and sells software applications and services in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
CommVault Systems Inc. is based out of Tinton Falls, NJ and has some 2,287 employees. Its CEO is N. Robert Hammer.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Road Maps is an ongoing workshop series aimed at strengthening and elevating northern Nevada's arts and culture sector. Through topic-specific workshops, arts and culture leaders will gain a comprehensive set of tools, skills, and guidelines to help maximize their community impact. Series co-presented by Nevada Arts Council, Nevada Humanities, Washoe County, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Sierra Arts Foundation, and the Reno Arts Consortium.


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OffTrackBetting.com - The Grade 2 Maker's Mark Lake Placid Stakes will be contested Sunday, August 21 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. A purse of $300,000 will be on the line for three year old fillies willing to go 1 1/8 miles on Saratoga's turf track.
A field of seven will give it a go in the Lake Placid Stakes - race 8 on Saratoga's Sunday schedule. Post time is 5:02 PM. Here is a look into the past performances of all seven entries for this Grade 2 stakes.
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Catch a Glimpse 8-5 - Canadian Sovereign Award winner for 2015 Horse of the Year, Champion Grass Mare and Champion 2 Year Old Filly has eight wins (all on turf - seven graded stakes) in nine career starts for trainer Mark Casse and enters on the heels of a terrific eight race win streak - The Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational last time out July 9, the Grade 1 Penn Mile by 2 1/4 lengths in gate-to-wire fashion against the boys June 4, the Grade 3 Edgewood Stakes at Churchill Downs May 6, the Grade 3 Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland April 14, the Grade 3 Herecomesthebride Stakes at Gulfstream February 27, on the biggest stage - the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, by five lengths in the Grade 2 Natalma Stakes at Woodbine September 12 and an Allowance score in August on that same track. Catch a Glimpse has been on fire and will be after her eighth straight graded stakes score Saturday. Florent Geroux will be in the irons of the obvious favorite looking to keep an uber-impressive streak from gate 2.
Time and Motion 3-1 - has seven career starts for trainer James Toner with three wins, a second and a third place finish. She enters off a good second behind Catch a Glimpse in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational July 9 after a nice three race win streak - the listed Wonder Again Stakes June 5, the minor Memories Of Silver Stakes April 24 and a MSW at Gulfstream in March. The streak followed a couple of OK results in graded stakes action - a fifth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and a third in the Grade 3 Miss Grillo Stakes in September. Time and Motion has been very good lately and will be after her first graded stakes victory from the rail Sunday. John Velazquez has the mount on the second betting choice.
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Elysea's World 4-1 - Irish bred Chad Brown trained filly has won two of four career starts. Last time out was a respectable second in the Grade 3 Lake George Stakes here July 22 which followed a rather successful step into stakes company - a sixth in the minor $200,000 Wonder Again Stakes at Belmont Park June 5, an Allowance Optional Claiming score in May on that track and a maiden score at first asking - overseas last June. Elysea's World was competitive last time out and will he after her first stakes score from post 5 Sunday. Javier Castellano has been tabbed to ride the morning line third choice from post 5.
Diamond Fields 6-1 - Irish bred Tommy Stack trained filly has a win and four runner-up finishes in nine career starts. She made her North American debut last time out and finished an unlucky eighth after her saddle slipped in the Grade 2 Lake George Stakes on this track. At home she had a second in the Sandringham Handicap at Ascot June 15, a fourth in the Group 3 TRM Ballyogan Stakes June 4 and another pair of seconds in races this past spring including the Coolmore Stud and Power Stakes in May. Diamond Field had been competitive before last time out and will be after a strong bounce back from the outside post 7. Junior Alvarado gets the call.
My Impression 8-1 - Shug McGaughey trained filly has won three of her five career starts - the best of which came last time out in the minor Christiana Stakes at Delaware Park July 6. Before that was a fifth in the minor Memories of Silver Stakes at Aqueduct in April and two straight wins this past winter. My Impression looked awfully good last time out and looks ready for her graded stakes debut. Jose Ortiz will be in the saddle from gate 6.
Pricedtoperfection 10-1 - Chad Brown trained filly has placed in six of eight career starts - two wins, two seconds and two third place finishes. She finished ninth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and has been OK since - a fourth last time out in the Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational July 9, a second in the listed Penn Oaks with a career best 85 Beyer Speed Figure June 4. a third behind Time and Motion in the minor Memories Of Silver Stakes at Aqueduct in April, a nice win in the Grade 3 Sweetest Chant Stakes January 30 and a second in the minor Ginger Brew Stakes four weeks earlier - the last two at Gulfstream Park. Pricedtoperfection, outside of one race has been a factor every time out and will be out for her first Grade 1 score from gate 4. Irad Ortiz rides.
Outsider Art 15-1 - won her first two career starts for trainer Jonathan Sheppard and has six starts since - she has five third place finishes in those starts including last time out in the Grade 2 Lake George Stakes at Saratoga July 22. Before that was another third in the minor Christiana Stakes at Delaware Park July 6, another third in the minor Penn Oaks, an ugly twelfth in the Grade 3 Edgewood Stakes at Churchill Downs in May and consecutive thirds in graded stakes action - the Grade 3 Appalachian Stakes in April and the Grade 3 Jessamine Stakes in October. Outsider Art has been in every career start except for one and will be after her first stakes score from post 3 with Manuel Franco guiding her.
2016 Lake Placid Stakes Entries & Odds
Race 8 on Saratoga's Sunday card with a Post Time of 5:02 PM.
|ML Odds
|Time and Motion
|John Velazquez
|James Toner
|Catch a Glimpse
|Florent Geroux
|Mark Casse
|Outsider Art
|Manuel Franco
|Jonathan Sheppard
|Irad Ortiz, Jr.
|Chad Brown
|Elysea's World (IRE)
|Javier Castellano
|Chad Brown
|My Impression
|Jose Ortiz
|Claude McGaughey III
|Diamond Fields (IRE)
|Junior Alvarado
|Tommy Stack


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May 4, 2011
How to Get Away with Almost Anything
Blushing Beauty vintage rosy pink visor by heartsmiles
In a study done at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, 196 college students, ages 17 to 44, played an online prisoner's dilemma game. During the first round, a virtual opponent cooperated with the participant's playing strategy and each shared the winnings. During the second round, the opponent abandoned the participant's strategy and earned a a larger winning. After both rounds, participants were shown pictures of the virtual female opponent, who had one of four expressions: neutral, neutral with blush, embarrassment, or embarrassment with blush.
The participants were then asked to do a "trust task" (not sure what that is, but it involves giving the opponent a certain amount of prize money) at the end of the game, and they judged the blushing opponent less harshly for abandoning their strategy, believed that she would be less likely to desert them again, and even gave her more prize money than if the non-blushing image of her was shown.
So basically, if there were a scale of honesty based on the four facial expressions:
embarrassment + blush > neutral + blush > embarrassment > neutral
Double blush pink flower fascinator by TessaKim
As the study's lead author simply puts it, "After you do something wrong, people like you more when you blush." Since the test was only done with a virtual female opponent, I'm assuming this only works for women ;) lucky us. Apparently, people interpret blushing as a sign that you care about others' opinions, which makes sense to me. Found this interesting article on the Body Odd and learned something new again.
Rosehip - Vegan Mineral Blush by nakedelements
So what do you think? For those of us who turn pink at the drop of a dime, maybe it isn't so bad after all? People may like it more than you think!
Baby-All Natural Blush by CMarieMinerals
Organic Vegan Lip and Cheek Stain by BohemianBeetnik
Wanted - Creamy Cherry Pink Lip Tint by bubbletub
Japan Garden Screen-Printed Loop Scarf by WhiteMoth
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14 comments:
- Heather Rae said...
This is really fun information! That top photo of the little girl is adorable! I am not much of a blusher :( I wonder if it can be learned!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:07 AM
- new creationz said...
well, I am a blusher and its the first time I fel good about it, lol!
- May 4, 2011 at 3:39 AM
- Sewinggranny - Mona said...
lol....never really thought about it.
- May 4, 2011 at 5:22 AM
- Brandy J. said...
I just found your blog and am your newest follower. This blog post is darling! Thanks for creating such a fab blog full of inspiration.
- May 4, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Audrey said...
Where do people come up with ideas for these studies? They actually get paid for this too!
Wonder if I can make myself blush?
- May 4, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- jlcjbuzz said...
Cute blog post! Love the topic and that they studied it! Love the lariat of roses and branches, but I think I would "blush" when I wore it! :)
Carol from Carol's Jewelry Orchard
- May 4, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- Jill Q said...
I probably SHOULD blush more often than I actually do (◡‿◡✿)
- May 4, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- ElfRenee said...
Very interesting!!!
- May 4, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- Crystal said...
Hmmmm....good to know :)
- May 4, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- galla15 said...
It is AMAZING to me the things people spend time on to research... I LOVE research and enjoy reading these things just surprising anyone would think to research this.
- May 4, 2011 at 3:44 PM
- Leah said...
You always have the most interesting posts!
- May 4, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- Linda B said...
Very interesting. Wonder who comes up with these studies.
- May 4, 2011 at 9:01 PM
- Crimson Hill Soaps and Scents said...
Very interesting.....would never have thought to study that! How fun!
- May 5, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Stacey - Elle Belle said...
Your blog is always so pretty! Beautiful collection of pictures yet again!
- May 22, 2011 at 9:39 PM


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Cute baby bump pic! No weight gain yet?! You're probably eating way healthier than did b/c I certainly had gained more than my fair share at that point! : ) You look wonderful and happy; so excited for you all!ReplyDeleteReplies
I wouldn't say I'm eating particularly healthy, I just get full really fast, so my portions are much smaller than normal. I turned down a cupcake the other day, which I don't think has ever happened in my life! :)Delete
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WSU-TFREC/Postharvest Information Network/Postharvest Diseases and Disorders of Apples and Pears
Postharvest Diseases and Disorders of Apples and Pears
The most common postharvest diseases and disorders of apples and pears are described below, along with current control techniques.
Alternaria Rot (Alternaria alternata). Alternaria rot may occur on apples and pears in any production stage. This fungus lives on dead and decaying plant tissue in the orchard, and its spores contaminate fruit in the orchard or during the handling process. The amount of decay depends on the condition of the fruit. Infection usually occurs through breaks in the skin or other weakened areas caused by sunburn, bruising, chemical injury or scald.
Blue Mold (Penicillium spp.). Blue mold is a common destructive rot found on fruits in storage and in the market. Several species of Penicillium can cause blue mold, the most common being P. expansum, P. solitum and P. commune. The species that causes the most extensive decay is P. expansum. Most decay caused by Penicillium is initiated at wound sites, such as cuts and stem punctures, but fruit can also become infected through lenticels on unbroken skin, particularly at bruise sites. In very mature fruit or late in the storage season when fruit has been weakened by ripening and aging, most varieties are susceptible to lenticel infection. Decay by P. solitum and P. commune is also most prevalent at this time. Infection by all species of Penicillium can start when pears or apples are handled carelessly during the packing process. Environmental conditions such as moisture, ventilation and temperatures directly influence the development of decay. Poor ventilation around storage containers leads to increased moisture around the fruit and slower cooling times, which can increase the risk of infection. Likewise, delays in cooling fruit after harvest also increase the chance of blue mold. Careful fruit handling, packinghouse sanitation, prompt fruit cooling, and proper temperature management during storage and transit to market are keys to reducing blue mold.
Bull's Eye Rot (see Anthracnose, Perennial Canker and Bull's-Eye Rot of Apple and Pear by Frank M. Dugan).
Coprinus Rot (Coprinus psychromorbidus). Coprinus rot has been found throughout the Pacific Northwest. It is often mistaken for bull's eye rot. Fruit infection occurs during the last month before harvest. This fungus appears as a white, cobwebby growth on the surface of infected fruit and will create nest or cluster rot like gray mold.
Gray Mold (Botrytis cinerea). Botrytis rot is a common decay of apples and pears. This fungus enters through punctures and wounds; therefore, minimizing fruit injury will reduce the amount of decay. The source of Botrytis spores is the orchard. The fungus grows and sporulates abundantly on dead and dying plant material found in orchard cover crops, especially during cool, moist weather. Infection can occur in the orchard or at any time in the handling process that the spores contact unprotected fruit wounds or susceptible tissue (e.g., Anjou pear stems). These initially rotted fruits spread the disease through fruit contact to produce nests or pockets of decaying fruit. The disease is often called nest or cluster rot.
Mucor Rot (Mucor piriformis). Mucor is a soilborne fungus that grows well even at cold temperatures. The fungus grows in fallen fruit on the orchard floor, so any practice that reduces rotting fruit in the orchard or movement of spore-laden soil into the packinghouse on bins will help reduce this rot. There is no effective fungicide registered for control of mucor.
Side Rot (Phialophora malorum). Side rot can affect both apples and pears but is most severe on pears, particularly the Bosc variety. Similar symptoms can be caused by the fungus Cladosporium herbarum. Spores of this fungus also enter the packinghouse on bins or fruit contaminated with orchard soil.
Bitterpit. Bitterpit is a disorder of apples related to a mineral imbalance within the fruit. It appears as depressed, dark sunken spots scattered on the surface of the fruit and is more severe on the calyx end. Peeling the affected area reveals dry, brown corky flesh. It often appears after harvest, although it can be found in fruits of certain varieties in the orchard when the problem is severe. Some orchards are affected more than others; production practices can minimize the disorder. Granny Smith, Jonagold and Golden Delicious apples are more susceptible than Red Delicious. Calcium sprays in the orchard followed by a postharvest drench of calcium have been shown to reduce the incidence of the disease. Complete control is achieved only when production practices are modified to minimize fruit stress and a complete calcium nutrition program is employed.
Cork Spot. Cork spot (Anjou pit) is a disorder of pears related to a mineral imbalance within the fruit. Affected fruit develop a bumpy, uneven appearance as they approach maturity. Frequently, the affected area will yellow and peeling reveals pockets of brown or gray corky areas. Cork is most serious in years of low relative humidity, high early season temperatures, low yield, and large fruit. Lower calcium levels have been found in affected fruit. As with bitterpit, reduction of cork spot can be achieved through modification of production practices to reduce fruit stress, including a preharvest calcium spray program.
Scald of Apples and Anjou Pears. These are physiological disorders characterized by a brown discoloration of the skin which occurs during storage. This browning is thought to be caused by the production of naturally occurring toxic compounds in the fruit peel. Fruit harvested early is at greatest risk. While the most reliable way to reduce scald is use of postharvest antioxidant drenches or sprays, researchers are looking at other methods of scald control including prediction of its occurrence and severity and use of controlled atmosphere storage.
Dr. Eugene Kupferman, Postharvest Specialist
WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
1100 N. Western Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801
Tree Fruit Postharvest Journal 4(1):3-4
June 1993


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Abnormalities in body temperature can pose problems to human health. Temperatures lower or higher than the normal body temperature can cause harm to brain and body cells if not treated or addressed properly. Anything that falls below normal body temperature is called hypothermia, where a person feels cold and clammy. A temperature higher than the normal range is called hyperthermia, where a person experiences an elevation or rise in body heat. Hyperthermia can cause pyrexia—the condition of having a fever—if the elevation in temperature progresses and is not managed properly. Extremes in both temperature changes can lead to irreversible effects on a person's physical health and wellness.
Though both hypothermia and hyperthermia can happen to any person, the most common temperature problem that leads to health complications is pyrexia due to unresolved hyperthermia, especially in children. This is because fevers are more difficult to manage than the feeling of cold.
Fever is a manifestation of an existing health problem that should be corrected or treated, like a viral or bacterial infection. Though it is important to control the fever, the only sure way to resolve it is to treat the underlying illness. Fever can be treated or managed in several conventional and alternative ways.
Conventional fever management:
- Apply cool or cold compress. A cold compress can be done in different ways. If a person is having an average-grade fever, a cool compress can be done by dampening a clean cloth with cold water and dabbing it on the person's pulse points to absorb heat from the body. The cloth should be dampened again in the cold water once it turns warm and reapplied on the person. For high-grade fevers that are worrisome, it would be better to use an ice-pack or ice bottle to quickly cool the person down. The ice-pack should be covered with a clean towel upon application because direct skin contact may cause blotching or even bruising. A cold compress should be continuously applied and reapplied until the temperature finally drops back to the normal range.
- Increase water or fluid intake. Fever causes fluids in the body to evaporate. This is an adaptive process where the heat is lessened by letting the fluids absorb the heat and then release it from the body through evaporation. If this process continues, a person may become severely dehydrated and the heat may no longer be exhausted from the body. By increasing the person's fluid intake, dehydration is prevented and the adaptive mechanism of evaporation will continue to work and help with heat loss.
- Give paracetamol or ibuprofen. Another quick way to relieve fever is by giving anti-pyretic (anti-pyrexia or anti-fever) over-the-counter medications like paracetamol (acetaminophen) and ibuprofen. These medical drugs work on the body by directly influencing the hypothalamus, which is the section of the brain that regulates body temperature, to lower or decrease the production of temperature-stimulating hormones.
- Encourage rest. Rest is important for a person experiencing fever. Resting reduces the body's metabolic activities, which can cause the body temperature to rise. Rest is also helpful in allowing the body to heal and recover from the physical stress caused by the fever.
Alternative or complementary fever treatments:
- Use herbs. Several herbs can be used to help regulate and lower the body's temperature. Herbs that help with fever include elderflower tea and garlic. Both of these herbs help a person to heal from fever because of their anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties that help fight the cause of the illness and support the body in recovering.
- Encourage vitamin intake. Certain vitamins like vitamin A and vitamin C are helpful in managing and preventing fever-causing infections. These vitamins have anti-oxidant properties that aid in cell regeneration, resistance, and healing.
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The future (and present) hold great things in Trove in the next few weeks. The Daimeownt, Ari Gato, and Domo Gato are finally in the store, there's eight new sails for us to collect, and Adventure Boxes got rotated – the Blue and Green Manta Rays are now what drop from them.
But we already knew about all of that – let's look at the coming soon things. The first of many is that next week, the Sugar Glider mount (or flying squirrel for some – but it is a sugar glider according to Trion) is coming to the Chaos Chests on Tuesday. In addition to this, next week is 2x Chaos Factor week. Instead of each Chaos Factor giving you one Chaos Chest, it will give two! Maybe with this double Factor week, they will elaborate a little bit on the Golden Chaos Chests that were leaked a couple of weeks ago.
The Neon Dragon will also be rotating out, for those of you that have been relaxing on getting the full Dragon, this week will be the last chance for you to get them from a box. The following week, the Ancient Dragon – not the Disaeon Elder Dragon line, will be rotating in and Neon Dragon Boxes will be leaving.
After many weeks of previewing, the Trove dev team has finally started reveals on the Lunar Lancer, and given us a release date – September 15. The patch with the Lunar Lancer will have everything we've seen so far – the Shadow Tower, the class itself, along with plenty more to come that they will probably show off in the coming weeks that lead up to the big patch.
The preview has the basic spear (probably) as well as the entire kit as of right now. Let it be known this is pre-release, and subject to change. With the disclaimer out of the way, let's look at what he can do:
The new classes basic attack is a straight line with the spear, in a sort of stabbing manner.
The Lancer's passive is that as he attacks, he will fill a "buff bar" up, and as he fills it, he grows in size, gaining stats – this appears to have two or three stages.
The first ability is a two part spell. The first part of the spell throws his spear, sticking to any terrain it makes contact with, and exploding in a small area. This ability can be reactivated to carry the player to where the spear landed.
The second ability is a combo. It is two sweeps in a large cone in front of the Lancer, and it seems to trigger his passive, applying stacks to the buff bar.
The final ability; the Lunar Lancer's ultimate, drops a larger version of your equipped spear from the sky, damaging everything in the area, and leaving behind a ring that, if you are positioned within, will grant you health and energy regeneration bonuses.
The only real deviation in the whole reveal is that instead of the lumbering Lunar Knight that was in the very first previews before any ingame work was done, has been removed in place of the character just simply growing in size with the stacks, and getting armor upgrades.
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We stayed in a vacation rental home on Lake Quinault, inside the national park, at the end of a dirt road about fifty yards from the lake, complete with a wraparound deck, grill, and hot tub. The house was mostly childproofed and allowed pets, which was more important for our friends than for us, since we boarded our dogs and our baby is still blessedly immobile, but it was a wonderful and relaxing place to stay.
Olympic National Park is most famous for its temperate rain forests, with a few locations receiving over 200 inches of rain a year. For as much rain as Seattle notoriously gets, it's actually in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains. We spent one day visiting the Hoh Rain Forest, which has a "Hall of Mosses" trail including some thousand-year-old trees. Something like five species of tree have their largest known example in this national park (including Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and red cedar). The visitor center has a few tree-trunk cross-sections showing off their quarter-inch annual growth rings, meaning that some trees gain half an inch in girth every year -- a lot, if you think about it.
The park also includes large sections of Pacific beach. We took the baby down for his first experiences with sand and with the ocean, and he absolutely loved it. He wanted down into the sand and loved the feeling so much he immediately started eating it. Then I stood him at the edge of the surf and he squealed and jumped as the waves washed over his feet. He wanted down into the water, too, but I thought better of letting him get salt water splashed in his face. He could have stayed there a long time, but we weren't really dressed for the beach and it was getting toward time for his dinner. (He was also willing to sit on a log at the edge of Lake Quinault for 15 minutes at a time, just watching the water. I think trees and waves are much healthier entertainment for babies than mobiles with flashing lights and annoying songs.)
There aren't any roads through the park, so on our last day, we drove home the long way, five hours around the park. The road is US Hwy 101, the other end of which is in Hollywood, near where we used to live in Pasadena. This northern end of the highway is about as non-Hollywood as you can get, but it also passes through the town of Forks, Wash., the setting for the Twilight books. We didn't stop, but we did see (and ridicule) cars full of middle-aged women doing Twilight Tours. We drove up a steep road to Hurricane Ridge, at about 5000 ft. elevation. From the alpine meadow on top of the ridge, one can see Mt. Olympus (the American version), the park's highest point at nearly 8000 ft.
On this day, Hurricane Ridge also had views north across the Strait of Juan de Fuca into Victoria, BC, and the Cascade Mountains on the British Columbia coast behind it. To the east was Puget Sound and then Mt. Baker, a conical volcano in the Washington section of the Cascades. We couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather for this trip. The finale for the day was the ferry ride from the Olympic Peninsula back to Seattle, returning us to our home in this amazing city.
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After a wild ride, proton therapy pays off for Hodgkin survivor
BY Dawn Dorsey
When Katie Meacham was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in early 2008, she was 25 years old and enjoying a tasty bite of the Big Apple.
She had a good job with a large marketing firm in New York and a promising future in front of her. Then, during a trip to Buenos Aires, she noticed her feet were itching.
"It went away in a few days, but I started to realize I had been itching for a while," she says. "My arm had broken out in hives, my head had been itching and I itched when I got out of the shower."
Then she noticed a lump in her throat. Her mother was visiting and insisted on taking her to the doctor, which led to a CT scan and diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. She opted to be treated at a New York hospital, but two months into treatment, the cancer was found in another lymph node.
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"The doctor said he had seen this happen only one other time," she says. "He said I would need a stem cell or bone marrow transplant."
Her family pulled together and quickly began researching the best place for treatment. After extensive research, they chose MD Anderson because it had performed the most procedures with the best results.
At MD Anderson, Meacham had aggressive chemotherapy that put the cancer into complete remission, and then her stem cells were harvested. Another week of chemo followed before her stem cells were transplanted back into her body.
"Those were dark days," she says. "Hurricane Ike hit Houston while I was in the hospital, and the day after I was released, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer."
Searching for one in 14 million
Meacham returned to work, certain the cancer was history this time. But her one-year follow-up PET scan showed it was back. It was time for a stem cell transplant from a donor. But of the 14 million people listed in the world-wide registry, not one person was a perfect match for her.
Undaunted, Meacham and her family became advocates for stem cell donation. She appeared on national television and in New York newspapers. Her family tirelessly recruited donors, raised funds and raised awareness. They helped seven people find matches -- but still none existed for Meacham.
Instead, she began a clinical trial at MD Anderson. From September 2009 to March 2010, the cancer was in remission, but she knew it was temporary. Then someone mentioned proton therapy.
Proton therapy delivers hope
"We weighed all the pros and cons and were very optimistic about proton therapy," Meacham says. "It was promising, had minimal side effects and wouldn't shut any doors for future treatment if I needed it."
She had 30 treatments during the course of six weeks. From beginning to end, each daily session took about 30 minutes. She has shown no signs of cancer since her proton therapy treatment ended in March 2010.
Since her therapy, Meacham has completed three half-marathons and is training for the New York City Marathon. She's working again, traveling every chance she gets and has moved to Chicago, where she continues building the career she'd started when this all began.
"I like to share my story and let people know to never give up hope," she says. "Focus on what's best for your journey. It's important to talk to other people and to be informed, but everyone's situation and disease are different."
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[Proton therapy] was promising, had minimal side effects and wouldn't shut any doors for future treatment if I needed it.
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This week's episode began with a behind the scenes recap of what went on during last week's live double eviction.
During that recap we saw Ian: 1) Pray - "Please God, I'm begging you, I'm begging you, please;" 2) Begin crying; and then, 3) Say, "(It) was one of the best feelings I've ever had in my life."
|Sadly, that's exactly how the night I ever had sex for the first time played out for me.
In actuality, we learned that Dan had originally targeted Ian last week under the guise of putting him up as a pawn, only to see Ian save himself by winning the Power of Veto and then this week's HOH.
Dan had to struggle to keep his multiple final two deals together, as Danielle was pissed at him for putting her up as a replacement nominee. "This is the third time Dan has pulled a fast one on me."
Meanwhile, Jenn "Shitty" was pissed at Dan too...Because apparently she didn't appreciate the way he carried her fat ass all the way to the final five even though she didn't make a meaningful game move without his prompting all summer.
Lesbians...They never dp seem to appreciate everything men do for them.
As HOH, Ian was the first house guest in Big Brother history to be presented with the opportunity to open Pandora's Box for a second time.
For some reason, Ian again risked his position of power in the house with a potential negative outcome on the line in order to pursue a reward in what he thought was a message from home, especially since he knew that Rachel Reilly's "box" was still out there.
With a teaser that he would receive a message from "somebody who loved him," and with a picture of his parents on the screen, to nobody's surprise Ian instead received a message from Big Brother's favorite venereal disease, Season 13 winner Rachel Reilly.
|As a former Vegas "Go-Girl," Rachel Reilly was happier a whore in a strip club locker room. No wait, that might be the saddest place on earth, but for some reason Rachel still looks happy!
As Rachel went on and on about how she won Big Brother 13 by relying on her fiance Brendan, Ian was heard complaining, "It's like I'm on a bad date...I'm going to vomit," which is exactly how I'd expect somebody like Ian to react to being on a date with a chick who has a penis.
|Finally, a NuvaRing big enough to fit Rachel Reilly's vagina.
The rest of the house fared better with Ian's decision to open Rachel's Box, with each contestant getting a videotaped message from a loved one at home.
The three things we learned from those messages were: Danielle Murphree's parents still don't approve of her being on Big Brother, as her sister was the one who sent her a message; Dan Gheesling's wife Chelsea is smoking hot; and, So is Shane Meaney's sister.
After Ian nominated Jenn and Shane, Jenn talked about how bad she needed to win the POV by proclaiming, "It's in my soul, it's in my blood." And when she said she was "a fighter," she really meant to say "Rod Stewart."
For the first time all summer, Danielle began to question whether Shane was really into her. And shortly after Jenn seemed to convince her that he was playing her, Shane won the POV and earned a "secret" outside of the house reward that he elected to bring Danielle along with him on.
And just like that, we discovered the one thing that could make the U.S. Women's Gold Medal Olympic Team instantaneously less peppy...A visit from Danielle and Shane.
After affirming to Danielle that they were "officially on their first date," Shane took advantage of it by asking her, "Are you gonna let me sleep in your bed tonight?" Danielle then played it totally cool by excitedly responding, "You want to?!?"
Danielle went on to say, "This is one of the top moments in my life so far." Unfortunately, she wasn't referring to meeting the only official "Fab Fab" in the history of U.S. sports, but rather to the fact that a boy had just asked her if it was okay to crawl into bed together for the first time.
Deciding to use his POV, Shane took himself off the block, which left Ian to put up Danielle as a replacement nominee. However, Jenn was still voted off by a vote of 2-0.
Jenn then proceeded to do the most interesting thing she did all summer in scarfing down a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that Connie Chung had offered her since she had been on slop the whole second half of the summer, although I'm thinking that the producers of Big Brother could have splurged for some pizza...Or at least some tuna casserole.
The HOH Competition consisted of a "Photographic Memory" contest, in which the players had to match photos of former house guests to true or false questions. And while Ian claimed to actually have a photographic memory, it was Danielle who actually ended up winning HOH.
We next got our first glimpse at the Jury House, where Brittney seemed to have gotten over having been betrayed by Dan, in what turned out to be a brilliant move that left her blindsided.
Out of respect for his game Brittney said, "Dan definitely burned me in the end. 'Funeral Gate,' shall we say...We all got played by Dan...It's like a club, it's called 'The Jury House.'"
In a strategic move, Dan told Danielle that it was alright if she nominated him along with Ian, showing good faith for his trust in Shane, and she obliged.
The POV Competition was another tailor made contest for Ian called, "Atomic Veto," as it consisted of solving a molecular style puzzle by matching clues with the picture of of one of several potentially correct house guests as answers.
However, Ian struggled with the competition. As Dan said, "After Ian hits the buzzer, I knew he's not right, because I hear him internally melt down and make some type of monster noise."
After Danielle won the POV, Dan convinced her to use it on him, saying he'd be the more trustworthy vote to ensure that the two of them made the final three along with Shane.
Surprisingly, Shane went along with the plan after Danielle after Danielle approached him and assured him that Dan was not going to vote him out. You know...Because he's a male model.
Danielle went as far as to tell Dan, "If you don't take me to the final two, I will castrate you with a butter knife!"
However, Danielle failed to make that same threat to Dan's noisemaker when it came to protecting Shane, and Dan backdoored him as the sole vote to evict.
That cause Ian to hyperventilate and pace around the Big Brother house on his toes while excitedly muttering, "What - Just - Happened!?!"
Danielle was less than pleased that Dan sent the guy who really didn't care about her at all home, demanding to know, "How many times have you broken my trust Dan?"
Danielle probably would have been fine getting backdoored by Shane, but for some reason, she was shocked when Shane got backdoored by Dan...Perhaps the pink shirts should have been her first clue.
Dan then tried to convince Danielle that all of his moves were designed to ensure that she made it to the final two, without Danielle realizing that he didn't want to bring her there as her former Coach and help her win, but as a player, because he wanted somebody that he knew he could beat in the end.
Big Brother 14 Power Ratings - Each week I'm going rank the Big Brother contestants based upon their power and vulnerability within the house. Here's how the contestants break down after Week 9:
3. Ian Terry - As good as Ian is playing, is he really prepared to win the game? I mean, would winning totally go to his head, causing him to drop out of school and fly to Vegas and hook up with Rachel Reilly when she hits on him because he's obviously played the game superior to Brendon?
2. Danielle Murphree - After being informed that a special eviction would be taking place a day early, Danielle and Shane jumped to action...Not to work their strategy, but to primp themselves for the live cameras.
|The only thing I can't figure out is why aren't Danielle's finger nails aren't painted.
1. Dan Gheesling - If Brittney Haynes becomes a correspondent for ET Tonight as I have advocated, three time author of motivational type books, Dan Gheesling is the new Tony Robbins. Seriously, there are a lot of stupid people out there, and the contestants on Big Brother this year all seem to be buying whatever Dan has to say.