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Few 1950s musicals have stood the test of time as well as Damn Yankees, proof positive of which can now be seen at Fullerton's Plummer Auditorium in 3-D Theatricals' pitch-perfect revival of the 1955 Broadway gem.
With its tantalizing plot (a modern retelling of the Faust legend set in the world of Major League Baseball), its catchy songs (including several that went on to become standards), choreography by Bob Fosse (then only just beginning his rise to legendary stardom), and leading lady Gwen Verdon as Lola (a role which cemented the redheaded powerhouse as a bona fide Broadway great), Damn Yankees had what it took to become a 1000-plus performance Broadway smash and remain an entertaining revival favorite nearly six decades after its Broadway debut.
The musical's opening scene introduces us to middle-aged real estate agent Joe Boyd (Robert Hoyt), who spends "Six Months Out Of Every Year" in couch potato mode, plunked down in front of his black-and-white TV set watching his beloved Washington Senators lose game after game after game. If only, muses Joe late one night, the Senators had a long ball hitter—just one would be enough—they could finally beat those "Damn Yankees" and maybe even win the pennant.
As soon as Joe utters the black-magic words, "I'd sell my soul for a long ball hitter," who should suddenly materialize in his living room but the Devil himself in the guise of "Mr. Applegate" (Jordan Lamoureux). All Joe Boyd has to do, Applegate informs him, is sign on the dotted line and presto change-o, he will be transformed into 20something slugger Joe Hardy, precisely the long ball hitter to propel the Senators not merely to an American League championship but maybe even win them the World Series.
Intrigued as he is by the offer, Joe Boyd is a sharp enough negotiator to insist on an escape clause. If Joe Hardy decides by midnight on the eve of the season's final Senators game that he wants out, then the deal is off. If not, then he is "in for the duration" (and we know what that means).
Realizing that he has, at least for the moment, met his match, Applegate agrees to the escape clause, and lo and behold, instead of Joe Boyd in the living room, there stands Joe Hardy (Cameron Bond), the picture of youthful vim, vigor, and vitality.
With Mr. Applegate as his "manager," it doesn't take long for Joe to become a Washington Senator and turn those perennial losers into the winningest team in the USA.
Meanwhile, young Joe has moved into the spare room which Joe Boyd's lonely, bewildered wife Meg (Cynthia Ferrer) has been persuaded to rent out, the younger Joe's proximity to his long-underappreciated wife stirring up feelings he thought he'd lost.
Fearful that this longing for his old life with Meg might just prompt Joe Hardy to give up baseball stardom for the simple pleasures of Joe Boyd's hearth and home, Mr. Applegate decides to call in the sexiest reinforcement in hell, the one and only Lola (Alexis Carra), who as any Broadway buff knows by heart, gets "Whatever Lola Wants," or at least that's what Applegate is counting on.
Directorial whiz Alan Souza and choreographer extraordinaire Dana Solimando make it clear from the get-go that 3-D Theatricals' Damn Yankees isn't going to be the standard retread you might see elsewhere, for instead of having the show's male ensemble double in the show's opening number as TV-addicted husbands lost to the Washington Senators "Six Months Out Of Every Year", Souza and Solimando surround couch-potato Joe Boyd and the long-suffering Meg with the Senators themselves, pitching, catching, batting, and scooting from base to base in as inspired a bit of direction/choreography as I've seen set a musical revival in motion.
The creative team's inspiration began in fact long before opening number and Opening Night with the casting of mid20s Lamoureux as the devilish Mr. Applegate, a role originated on both stage and screen by a 40something Ray Walston and later played by Vincent Price and Van Johnson in their 50s, and even (in the 1994 Broadway revival) by a 70ish Jerry Lewis. And why not have a hot young performer as Applegate when this nontraditional bit of casting not only makes artistic sense (the Devil as Joe Hardy's contemporary) but provides additional proof that Lamoureux is as fiendishly talented as triple-threats get. (Who else could follow Into The Woods' boyishly doltish Jack with arguably the most diabolically clever character in musical theater history?)
And how about the casting of the recently rechristened Bond as Joe Hardy! Only a year ago, the then Cameron Sczempka was a just-graduated Azusa Pacific business major. Now, in only his fourth professional role, the tall, strapping, leading-man handsome triple-threat proves himself a veritable Broadway star-in-the-making, not only believable as an overnight American League superstar (no small feat that) but showing off acting chops, dancing feet, and out-of-the-ballpark vocals to match.
As for Carra, could 3-D have cast a more sensational Lola than the stunning Broadway vet and recent ABC sitcom lead? (The question is rhetorical since the answer is so obviously an "Are you kidding!") Not only does Carra sizzle, sparkle, and scintillate (and prove a comedic delight as "Lola Banana"), the song-and-dance pizzazz that made her A Chorus Line Cassie one of the most spectacular ever gives us a Lola who can most definitely get whatever she wants. And that means whatever!
Supporting cast members are all-around splendid, from the always fabulous Ferrer's warm and winning Meg to the oh-so versatile Chelsea Emma Franko's ball-of-fire Gloria to L.A./National Tour treasure Joe Hart as ever-frustrated Senators manager Van Buren to the operatically gifted Hoyt as Joe Boyd to the ever marvelous David Kirk Grant as Senators owner Mr. Welsh to the quintessentially quirky duo of Karla Franko and Tamara Zook as fanatical female fans Doris and Sister. (Wives Jennifer Holcombe, Ashley Matthews, Sarah Meals, and Tiffany Reid are pretty darned terrific as well.)
Last but most definitely not least are the singing-dancing Senators, roles whose demands require an ensemble that only a theater company as top-drawer as 3-D Theatricals can come up with—and what a triple-threat-tastic ensemble this is, beginning with Nick Waaland's delightfully dumb Rocky, joined by the equally engaging Chris Duir (Smokey), Bren Thor Johnson (Vernon), and Hart in one of Damn Yankee's biggest hits, "Heart." Add to that Remmie Bourgeois (Bryant), Michael Coleman (Bouley, Hearn), Nick Gardner (Linville), Chris Holly (Sohovik, Commissioner), Gavin Leatherwood (Buster), Thomas Roy (Lowe, Lynch), and Estevan Valdes (Henry) and the American League's losingest team gets brought to life by a championship Southern California team if there ever was one.
One sensational production number after another provide proof positive (as if any were needed) that Southland choreographers don't get any better than Solimando, from the baseball-meets-Broadway moves of "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo." to the Latin rhythms of "Who's Got The Pain" to the Fosse-esque "Two Lost Souls" (to which Solimando has added some sexy backup dancers), with Carra's "A Little Brains, A Little Talent" and "Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)" and the Lamoureux-showcasing "Those Were The Good Old Days" proving every bit as show-stopping as the bigger ensemble numbers.
Musical director Diane King Vann makes an auspicious 3-D Theatricals debut with Damn Yankees, conducting the production's Broadway-quality pit orchestra provided by Los Angeles Musicians Collective.
Damn Yankees looks absolutely terrific on the Plummer Auditorium stage, beginning with FCLO Music Theater's spiffy sets (and additional scenic design by Chris Beyries) lit to vivid perfection by Jean-Yves Tessier. Top marks go also to 5th Avenue's fabulous Fifties costumes (additional designs by costume coordinator Yolanda Rowell), Cliff & Kat Senior's wigs (Lola's multiple colors and dos in particular), Terry Hanrahan's properties, and Jeffrey S. Marsh's pyrotechnic design. (Kudos to Lamoureux, who covered nicely for one match trick that didn't work first time out.) Trap door entrances and exits provoke oohs and aahs as well (though at the performance reviewed, also one unplanned "Huh?"). John Feinstein's sound design for the most part makes dialog and sound lyrics clearly audible above instrumentals.
Jene Roach is technical director, Donna R. Parsons production stage manager, and David Jordan Nestor assistant stage manager. Damn Yankees is produced by Daniel Dawson, Gretchen Dawson, and Jeanette Dawson. 3-D Theatricals Artistic Director T.J. Dawson is executive producer. Madison Mitchell understudies the role of Lola.
Like its fellow 1950s Best Musical Tony winners (including South Pacific, Guys And Dolls, The King And I, The Pajama Game, My Fair Lady, and The Music Man), Damn Yankees has stood the test of time (and inspired countless regional, school, and community theater revivals) for a reason. They don't get any better written or composed than this Golden Era classic, and with a director, choreographer, and cast of 3-D Theatricals caliber, SoCal musical theater doesn't get any better than this either.
Plummer Auditorium, 210 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton.
–Steven Stanley
July 13, 2014
Photos: Isaac James Creative
Tags: 3-D Theatricals, Alexis Carra, Damn Yankees, Orange County Theater Review


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This should not surprise you…but I spend a lot of time on the internet.
Sometimes, actually all the time, I find things that aren't necessarily breaking or newsworthy…but are just so damn cool, that they need to be shared. So enter, Scotty's "Late Night Find"!
I've been wanting pass this along for some time now – the incredible Chris Stapleton played a show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles this past fall. One lucky SOB in attendance sitting side-stage recorded part of the performance. Stapleton covers the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic, "Free Bird", before moving into a tune of his own, "Devil Named Music".
I WANT TO SEE HIM LIVE SO BAD! Check this out!

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In the extremely high profile visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA, the personal highlight for many Indians across the world seemed to be the speech at Madison Square Garden. In a departure from the Team Netapedia tradition, this edition of the blog is presented as a personal view of yet another Indian who just moved to the USA.
The visit has been scheduled for a while now and is a great example of how even a strong and powerful nation such as USA has to reverse its decision. In this case, more specifically, granting a US visa to PM Modi. The timing of the visit coincided with many important events primarily the success of the Mangalayaan mission and one of the most important Indian festival of Navaratri. It was a series of proud moments for Indians as we saw our country's standing go up in a virtually high fliers club. Personally, I had to control myself from gloating when I heard local students discuss the Mars orbiter. ISRO made not only India proud but became the latest decision changer to all those Non-resident Indians whose one feet continues to remain in India and are experiencing their own variants of to be or not to be in America.
As a new graduate student in a new country, all of us were dealing with cultural shocks and an intensive study load. With very less to look forward to apart from checking facebook for those who were enjoying Navaratri in India, Modi's speech served as a reminder of not only my current purpose but also of the greater picture I need to keep in mind. Although I missed the live version of the speech, watching the recorded version did make me feel I was at Madison Garden Square and not really in a small city located diagonally opposite, 2,400 miles away from New York City.
The most striking thing I felt while listening to the speech was the perfect combination of content and delivery. Not only was the content designed to touch the cord with the Indians in America but the speech itself was delivered with the right mix of soberness and melodrama which was the real reason of the impact it had. Coming from IT background made me cheer as well just the way all those who watched the speech live. He had the attention right at the start with the little anecdote. Despite everything Indians have achieved in US, one continues to need a reassurance and who better than the PM himself to say 'good job people.' As a rookie graduate student questioning the decision to come to foreign country in the hope of better jobs and career ahead, it did calm me briefly into believing it will all be fine.
Being a part of the 65% Indian population under 35, did scare me about the cusp our country stands on in employment and skill development. However, his strong pitch for asking the NRIs and NRIs-in-making such as me and most of my friends at graduate school, is a hope and a plea to give back to the country which made us good enough to come and compete successfully in a foreign land. Like a master businessman selling his strengths, he pointed to the high points and anecdotes pertaining to the general elections, changes in FDI norms to persuade and reach out to more people on improving manufacturing in India. It was designed and delivered not just to inspire but also to attract investment. His references and citations about the cost effectiveness of Mangalayaan points subtly hinted at India as a possible cost effective investment destination.
By highlighting and encouraging the use of portals such as MyGov, he appealed to the increasingly technology savvy Indians all across the world who could give their suggestions no matter which ever country they currently reside in. He went on to project the atmosphere of hope and clamour for change back home. In talking about the Clean Ganga Initiative, he touches upon the perils that await us if climate change and environment is ignored. He appealed further to NRIs and Indian-American citizens by providing solutions for the visa issues related to the Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI).
Overall, he knew his audience well not just in terms of their emotional levels but also their intellectual and investment capabilities. Given the mood of Indians in America due to Mangalayaan success and the Navaratri festival, the timing of the visit and the speech were perfectly leveraged to deliver maximum impact to the audience. I count myself lucky that I had the whole day to follow the news on general elections results day. It was heartening to know that my friends and relatives here in America showed the same enthusiasm and were up at midnight tracking the news as well. Given the number of Indians at workplaces here, it was the top conversation at water coolers here as well. What he did at Madison Square garden was to connect to both sets of audience with the hope that someday we all come together and make the India of our dreams.
Srinidhi Govindarajan
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The AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane watch series
Dude Living is here to tell you about the latest in quality man gear for the discerning modern gentleman. Watches are one of those timeless accessory peaces for men that sets you apart from the rest. Having disused the best watches under $500 previously, its time to revisit because we missed the AVI-8 Watch Series.
Lets jump right into it, here is the AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane watch review.
The AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane watch series is AVI-8's bread and butter to a degree, as it's their largest single collection of watches.
AVI-8 specializes in aviation-themed watches and specifically, classic British aviation. Each of their collections – with the exception of the Flyboy collection – is named for a famous British aircraft, including the Hawker Harrier, Hawker Hunter, Supermarine Seafire, Lancaster Bomber, and the Hawker Hurricane.
If you're looking for an aviator-style watch with class that belies it's affordable price tag, the AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane is certainly one to pursue.
AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane Watch
The AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane dial we received is the AV-4011-OC, which features a cream-colored dial set in a gunmetal gray stainless steel case.
The case is ion-plated, so you can expect the finish to last.
Inside resides a quartz Japan chronograph timepiece with date function. Lettering is a hardy black, which stands out very well from the cream colored face. The hour and minute hands have a white interior field with black bordering, for ease of reading.
The outside edge of the watchface is the tachymeter dial, though it isn't located on the bezel as with some other watches. Inside the tachymeter is the 12-hour dial, and in the center of the watchface are three stopwatch dials, two directly above the center and one to the left of center. Left of center is the day, along with the AVI-8 logo.
The stopwatch dials above and below center are in 1/10th of a second and one second intervals, respectively. The stopwatch dial to the left of center is a one minute interval. The minute hand stopwatch is colored in the classic yellow, blue and white "target" from British aircraft of the day. Controls are on the right side of the watch, with stopwatch controls above and below the main winding post.
The strap for the AVI-8 Hurricane is made from tan genuine leather, with a buckle matching the case. The band is not overly thick though not overly thin either. In all, it's a very attractive package, with a color scheme harkening to the classic camouflage colors of the Hawker Hurricane, without being explicitly "camo."
AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane Specifications
- The AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane specifications are as follows:
- Case Diameter: 42mm
- Case Thickness: 11mm
- Weight: 80 grams
- Water Resistance: 5 atmospheres (165 feet)
- Strap width: 22 mm
- Case material: stainless steel
- Case color: gunmetal gray
- Strap buckle color: gunmetal gray
- Strap color: dull tan
- Dial color: cream
- Hand color: black (second hand) and black outline with white interior (hour and second hand)
- Lettering: black
AVI-8 Hawker Hurricane Review
A solid aviator-style watch with a very classy appearance, and goes well for most occasions. The tachymeter and stop-watch function may not be employed by many wearers, but having the latter is a very interesting function to have aboard.
The colors of this model are fairly neutral and can be worn in nearly any setting without being conspicuous. The watch is good for casual up to business wear. Black tie occasions may warrant a different watch or perhaps selecting a black banded model. In other words, it's a fantastic watch for everyday use.
The MSRP of $235 is an outstanding value, with a 2-year warranty.
It's a solid watch at a solid price, with a fantastic retro-aviation theme. Head over to https://www.avi-8nation.com and pick one up for your own collection, otherwise it makes the perfect gift this holiday season.


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America's answer to Bridget Jones flops spectacularly, in a book that is an embarrassment to read for any fans of the Chick lit genre or Helen Fielding.
The criteria for an Airport novel is simple. They must be fast paced, easy to read, relatively engaging, and not involve too much complex thought.
Why do I do it to myself? No, really, why? The only saving grace is that it was over in a couple of hours... oh yes, and I get a kick out of reviewing trash every now and again.
A Time To Kill is the first novel of John Grisham, written in 1989. And it's not half bad, if you're into that kind of thing.
Perhaps having read Patriot Games recently has given me a certain intestinal fortitude/high tolerance for pulp. Whatever the case, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I didn't hate The Firm anywhere near as much as I thought I would. Not that I'm advocating the reading of John Grisham as such, but it really wasn't as bad as all that.
Meet Camilla MacPhee, crotchety, cat-hating, legal representative for victims, who winds up representing a murder defendant. It wasn't a bad yarn, but I only read it a week or so ago and I've already forgotten the particulars. It passed the time, but it has a general sense of ho-hum about it. What I do remember was that the story didn't take itself too seriously, which is a good quality.
Originally published in 1941, N Or M? by Agatha Christie plunges the reader into the world of middle aged irregulars, boarding houses, knitting, and the worst kind of Nazis... English ones.
Firstly, I'll qualify this review with a confession that I didn't quite go into this reading experience feeling impartial. I have read a couple of Jodi Picoult's other novels (she's a prolific best seller with millions drooling over her writing capability; she's pretty difficult to avoid) and I didn't think they were that great. So I wasn't overly open minded about this latest reading experience, and she certainly didn't manage to change my mind with Perfect Match. Although, to be fair, apparently lots of people hated this one, even her fans. So what chance did I have?
Eureka: where the California dream turns to deadly nightmare...
Pah-leeze. Who's he trying to kid? More like Eureka: dull, plodding, took too long to get into the plot and when it did it was a bit of a let down... And the early 1900's both-world-wars ambience didn't really do much to improve matters in this trite and utterly standard saga replete with the wild west, whorehouses, and whodunit shoot'em mystery. I realise the man is famed for Primal Fear, but I think that is more famous thanks to Edward Norton than William Diehl's writing skill, and Eureka didn't even have the obligatory gore to keep the reader mildly interested.
You'll all be pleased to hear that Tami Hoag's Dust To Dust is slightly less irritating than the only marginally irritating A Thin Dark Line, which is quite a positive step. Once again, a by-the-book thriller type with all the prerequisites, and I'll tell you now unequivocally I prefer Tami Hoag to James Patterson. By a long shot. She just puts in more effort, and she isn't pretending to be anything other than an author of pulp thrillers, so she gets points for both of those things. Oh, and while her books are light and easy to read and finish, they do have a little substance to them.
Yes, it was 413 pages long, but don't let that fool you - I finished this piece of fluff in less than a day and still managed to get everything else that I cram into a day done - including watching several hours of tv, going to two doctors appointments, and a myriad of other things. So it wasn't exactly heavy going. Furthermore, while it wasn't so awful I wanted to put it down (which is how I felt about the last James Patterson I read, 4th of July), I only read it yesterday and I've already forgotten it. So "memorable" isn't going down as one the Mary Mary's finer qualities. Aside from that, the whole experience was relatively inoffensive, not overly time consuming and contained moments where I almost found it interesting. However, I just can't wrap my head around how this guy is such a consummate best seller. I'd probably have so much more time for him if he was just some second rate, independently published thriller author who was to be found solely in dingy little bookstores - it might actually force him to put some effort in.
A Thin Dark Line is the quintessential textbook thriller. It had all the correct elements in all the correct places, and while it wasn't a dazzling literary work, it kept me relatively interested and it wasn't an effort to finish the thing in two days, which in my opinion is as a thriller should be. It was light, fluffy, and only slightly annoying, and it had a relatively unexpected twist and completely predictable sex scenes. All in all, an excellent example of an airport novel.
A New York night.
A beautiful woman.
Hmmm. I realise that is a fairly insipid way to begin a book review, but to be honest the book didn't really inspire me to rave about it. In the beginning, it was barely keeping me turning the pages, and that ain't no great shakes for a thriller! But it did pick up and become mildly interesting for a moment or two. In a sort of limp, half hearted way. And the writing was slightly above par. In fact, I think that's why I feel so lack-luster about the whole experience... because Jesse Kellerman appears to be a cut above when it comes to making okay bits of prosy-sounding metaphor, so it just seems wasted that this was what came out. That said, for a while during the reading process, I was vaguely interested, and, in the end, I only felt the need to abandon it for mindless televisual entertainment once or twice.
This book rated number one on the 2006 Angus and Robinson Top 100 book recommendations... so I'll clearly state that either: Angus and Robinson have been sorely misled, or the Australian reading public have a lot to answer for. While Dan Brown-bashing is a popular pastime amongst those sneeringly referred to as the "literary elitist snobs", I'm totally not afraid to side myself whole-heartedly with the snobs. And it's not that I'm a resentful wanna-be unpublished author, or a jealous contemporary, or that I was someone who had a go before ACTUALLY reading the thing. I just really didn't like it. The Da Vinci Code was spewed by Dan Brown and then published by Transworld Publishing. It took the world by storm and everybody loved it but me and some other people.
Poor James Rollins. He wanted to be the next Dan Brown with this little historico-conspiracy-theory set in the Vatican and a host of other exotic locations, impossibly laden with handsome brave protagonists. And so many plot twists your head will spin—while the rest of your mind thinks "how do they DO it in just four days?". I've never read Mr Rollins before... he was the least offensive selection in the book exchange at the hostel I was staying in at the time, and while he didn't inspire feelings of nausea in me the way James Patterson does, I still don't think I'd leap at the chance to purchase any of his previous six novels for more than a dollar.


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I'd like to thank Barbara for taking the time to sit with us today and tell us a little bit about herself.
What do we have to look forward to in the future? I don't know! I've got two manuscripts under consideration with a new (to me) editor at Samhain Publishing and a few queries out elsewhere. Meanwhile, I've been working on the fourth book in The Braddock Brotherhood series, and hope to finish it soon and I hope that new editor likes it!
What advice would you have for someone who is just starting out? Write quality material and stories you have a passion for. Don't try to follow trends, don't imitate other authors. Find your own voice and don't give up.
Where does your inspiration come from? Various places. My screwball fantasy idea came from working at a coffee store. My husband inspires me, in that many of my heroes have many of his best qualities and then I make them behave in a way I sometimes wish he would, but would never think to.
Sounds familiar I'm sure there are a lot of romance authors who do the same!
What does your desk look like? It looks like a queen-sized bed, because that's where I write. My desk next to it is a hodpodge of file folders, journals and notebooks stuffed into nooks and crannies and my two laptops sitting where I can find room for them.
Wow … I think we may be desk twins, that is a perfect description of my own!
What was the first novel/short story/poem you wrote? Did you ever publish it? Oh, wow. I think it was a short story I wrote for a creative writing class I took at a local junior college when I was 19 or 20. I've worked on it often over the years and developed it into a full-fledged women's fiction story. If I can't find a publisher for it I'm going to publish it independently soon. It's called "Misconceive."
How do you come up with your titles? They are usually taken from a line out of the book or out of a previous book if it's connected.
Do you have a specific writing style? Yes, it's called extremely disorganized in that I normally write scene by scene but the scenes are never in order. I have a big picture idea of what the story is about and who the characters are but I have to figure it out as I go along and figure out where all those scenes go so it's sequential. I don't recommend this writing style to anyone. Actually, now I've reread the question and I'm not sure what you mean by "writing style!"
Is there a message in your novel you want your readers to grasp? "Family" is not who you are related to by blood. Love can create connections and create families. There's a "misplaced child" theme in almost every book I write.
How much of the book is realistic? I think most of what's in my books is realistic. I write from what I know, small towns, people who might cross paths in real life for one reason or another and make that connection I just mentioned. Maybe ten or fifteen percent of a story might not occur in real life, but it perhaps could.
What books have influenced your life most? Gone With the Wind. Jane Eyre. Sandra Brown's Envy. Webster's Dictionary.
If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor? Tina Wainscott who also has written as Jaime Rush. She's the first writer friend I met and she has been wonderful to me over the years.
What book are you reading now? Pines by Blake Crouch
If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book? I had to cut a lot of what I'd written to satisfy my editor and imo, too much of it was cut. I'd like to go back and revisit those editorial changes.
Do you recall how your interest in writing originated? I always loved to read and I loved to write, especially essays. I loved English classes.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing? The amount of thinking and actual work involved in putting a story together. I don't just sit down and pound it out from beginning to end and have a perfect story. When I get stuck I have to take a lot of time to consider how to get unstuck.
Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers? Don't judge my books by their covers! I write the kinds of books I would like to read and I try to put out a quality product. Positive reviews are what every writer wants and what helps us to be able to write more books, so if you liked my work, please share your thoughts with other readers.
Are the names of your characters in your novels important? Yes. I often research the meanings of names before I use them. I've also changed the names of characters and discovered that's exactly what was needed to make the character come alive for me.
Ever knocked someone off only to regret it? No, they all pretty much deserved it.
What do you consider your biggest failure? Lackluster sales and an inability to market my work effectively.
How much impact does your childhood have on your writing? Oh, tons, I should think. My books all seem to have a theme of a distant mother and a displaced child. The father figure is either a huge loving influence or non-existent. Analyze away. 🙂
Why do you think what you do matters? Life is often challenging, stressful, sad. If I can give a reader a respite, an escape from "real life" for a few hours, I believe there's value in that.
Do you write every single day? I try, but I'm not always successful. I also try to do something writing-related every day even if it isn't actual writing.
What are the most important elements of good writing? Structure, voice, plot.
According to you, what tools are must-haves for writers? A decent vocabulary and command of the English language or whatever language you're writing in and also knowledge of grammar rules. A desire to write the best book you are capable of writing. I detest the amount of low-quality, poorly written, poorly plotted books in today's marketplace, especially the ones that get five-star reviews from readers. I have read so many books that don't even make sense or there's simply no story there and I keep asking myself, "What is this book even about?" Makes me crazy.
You're not the only one!
Do you buy a book by the cover? A cover might be why I pick up a book but it's probably never the reason I buy it.
Do you watch the movie and spoil the book or read the book and spoil the movie? I prefer to read the book and then see the movie to see how it was translated into a screenplay. I often leave a movie with an idea of changes I would have made that would have made it better.
Thank you for taking the time to talk with me and my readers today Barbara.
As always if you have any questions you would like to ask Barbara please leave a comment!
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Street art paintings by Banksy
You probably walked passed Banksy's artworks so many times, but you didn't who the author of those beautiful paintings was.
Well let us give you a short introduction on this very talented street artist. We do not know much about his personal background, but we know that he makes some of the world's most incredible and creative street-art-paintings.
Indeed, he manages to blend his art with the environment. Anyway, it would be silly of us to try explaining his work, so we decided to put together some photos capturing his paintings for you to have a look.
What do you think about your graffiti being granted Grade II listed status?
It's surprising because when I did art at school I got an 'ungraded'.
What's the worst thing about Street Art?
Having to make your mistakes in public.
What's the best thing about Street Art?
Having to make your mistakes in public.
What do you think about people selling the art you put on the street?
As a kid I always dreamt of growing up to be a character in Robin Hood. I just never realised I'd end up playing one of the gold coins.
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So, I've been playin LoL for a while now and I kind of main the support role. I like playing poke-style champions such as Sona, Karma and Lux. But I also play baby-sitting champions such as Soraka. Thing is I do not own any tanky supports. That's because I'm scared they'll poke me down and I'll end up feeding. So I was thinking of starting with an easy enough champion to get used to the tanky ones. So I was thinking of either buying Leona, Alistar or Blitz.
Thing is, Blitz is almost always banned from normal draft BUT I can see how annoying he is and how easy it makes farming for the ADC just by walking around.
Leona on the other hand seems to me like a harder champion to learn? I played her once in ARAM and I failed miserably. But I do know that If she catches you with her E you're most likely fucked, but doesn't that need some kind of technique?
Now Alistar.. I've heard he is free but I can't quite figure out how to get him D:. He seems like a fairly easy champion to play but he doesn't have a way to leave when he is being targeted (at least from what I've seen while playing against him. So, which one of those 3 would you recommend for me?
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Lalu and Nitish on Shatrughan
Lalu and Nitish on Shatrughan
Celebrated Mumbai film journalist Bharathi S Pradhan, was in Patna recently, and was spotted at Lalu Prasad Yadav's Circular Road bungalow in Patna. It lies smack opposite current CM and political partner, Nitish Kumar's residence. Pradhan speaks of her quick trip, "Of course, I called him 'Laluji' while he kept addressing me as 'Madam'. My digital tape recorder has only one interview of this kind on it — an interview in Bhojpuri/Hindi and a bit of English too. Apart from asking his staff to serve me bel-grami, a Bihari sweet, Laluji also gave me the full recipe for it in a mix of Bhojpuri and English!" But why was she there? The journo reveals, "I met Lalu Prasad Yadav to get a non-BJP perspective on controversial MP Shatrughan Sinha. I also met Nitish Kumar on this trip for the very same reason."
Patna picture: Bharathi S Pradhan (r) with Lalu Prasad Yadav
We hear Pradhan is penning a book on the actor-politician. She confirms saying, "I wanted LPY (acronym for Lalu), and Nitish Kumar to talk to me for my authorised biography on Shatrughan Sinha. Unlike other celebrity bios, this is not a prolonged fan letter but I hope a readable and forthright assessment of the celebrity, covering both the glamour world of Mumbai and the backroom politics of the capital city."
A combustible cocktail, though Pradhan would not reveal anything more about the book, except that the manuscript has been submitted to Om Books International. For political followers wondering if the actor and BJP MP is a friend of the BJP or a foe, given his recent comments, we cannot wait to get their our hands on the title. 'Om Shanti Om' is all we have to say.
Thane gets a new marathon!
Are you the one who was annoyed last week because you ran out of beer? Well, Beer Cafe at Thane's Viviana Mall might be the place to head to.
With the World Beer Marathon going on there you can take your pick among Amigos from UK, Paulaner Heffe from Germany, Sagres from Portugal and Asahi from Japan at discounted prices to be served in a bucket of four. The buckets cost Rs 1500 and above. Make a dash before August 31, and before the fizz goes flat!
The 'Ba' necessities
Mere paas Ba hai: When feeling low, puns always get us in an upbeat mood.
This iconic dialogue from the Hindi film, Deewar came to our mind when we saw a partly-malfunctioned signage of a popular shoe brand store in Parel.
Chai over sarod strains
It's not everyday that one gets to hear an instrumental version of Vande Mataram. Naturally, we were piqued, and so we checked out the new video track that features the sarod maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan along with his sons, Amaan and Ayaan. We loved the soulful, ear-pleasing melody.
Family in sync: Ayaan Ali Khan (left) along with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and brother Amaan Ali Khan
It was heartwarming to see the troika come together for this Independence Day tribute. Our only grouse - we wish Khan senior had avoided taking that sip of the tea in the video which ended up looking more like a forced product placement of the brand for which this video has been created!
On August 15, 1947, all public transport in Mumbai - trams, trains and buses - was made free so that people could commute around the city to celebrate India's Independence!


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Do I have anorexic body?
Sorry for the messy room, it's not mine xD
Do I look way too skinny?
Do I have anorexic body?
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Happy Friday! We made it to the long weekend and the official start of summer! I always like to take a few minutes to reflect back on the week. I like to think about the things that I am proud of, the things I wish I had done better and the things that I want to work on in the coming week. This week was a little out of my normal routine, my priorities seemed to shift a little. That's OK, it was a productive week. Thursday I skipped my morning running to sleep for that extra hour but looking back on it, I wish I had gotten up and ran. It's my time and it's like therapy. I had a bit of a frustrating week at work but I'm taking steps to change that and take control of my frustrations but I want to better learn to deal with the things I can't change. The most prominent thought of the week that I've been carrying with my is thankfulness.
Michael and I always chat on and off during the day via gchat. We check-in in the morning and say hi. The other morning he told me that he was walking around his house that morning thinking about how thankful he is for his life and how lucky he is. We proceeded to chat more about how blessed we are. We are truly blessed, blessed with the best things in life.
We are blessed to have each other and relationship that is nothing but supportive. Michael is one of my biggest fans and sometimes I think he's being hard on me or challenging me too much, but in the end I know it's to make me successful. We have families that love us and are thrilled to spend time with us, share our lives with us and support us along the way. We have home to live in, jobs to pay the bills and fund our hobbies, vacations and more, and we have safe cars to drive. We have friends who love us, support us, make us laugh and are there for us. We have our health and our families health. We have a lot of good in our lives. Sure, there are plenty of things we'd like to change but at the end of the day we have the important things, the things that matter most to keep us happy.
It reminded me of this story I read called "Life in a Jar".
When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students, if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things – family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else —The small stuff.
'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued,
there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
'Take care of the golf balls first —
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled
'I'm glad you asked'.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
There's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'
So today I leave you to think about the things that you are thankful for. Consider whether or not you have the pebbles in your jar first or if they come last. Think about the sand in your life, do you carry worry and stress around as a result of the sand? Maybe this weekend you'll take the time to go have that cup of coffee with a friend.
I hope everyone has a fantastic long weekend! Spend some time with your golf balls, this is a great weekend to do that. Memorial day is filled with cookouts and barbecues and family gatherings and most of all laughter!


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I would imagine if a nuro virus was on board the ship would be quarantined many miles from land i think you mean the novovirus, and no you can't use that to cancel click on this link below for more info http://www.socruise.com/cruise-news/2008/6/ventura-hit-by-novovirus/ .
No you cannot cancel if there is Noro on board - Noro comes and goes within 2-3 days, they quatentine those with it, sanitise and bleach every thing in sight and then the ship is good to go again. Noro appears everywhere, hotels, holiday camps - it is not solely linked to cruise ships. And given the short life span of this I think it would be more hastle and trouble if they told you about it, so another No to part 2 of your question.
Hi, just got off Arcadia which as you know has just had an outbreak of Norovirus, it must be awful for the people affected but it didnt make any difference to us. Be vigilant and use the hand sanitizers which are readily available and thoughly wash your hands with soap and water often. The captain kept us informed on the progress of the infection and he referred to 'low numbers' (whatever that means!) and the crew stepped up the cleaning. Best wishes Carol Guy.
Just keep at all times an anticeptic spray or gel handy and constantley use especially points where everyone touches objects that you will touch. Hand rails on stairwells especially. Keep to your rules of cleanliness and I hope your cruise is free of bug outbrakes.
I don't know the answer to this, but I was on The brilliance of the Seas & Carnival's new Slendor this year & was surprised not to see any sanitisers anywhere on the ships. When I enquired I was told that none had been delivered to the ships. Surprising & unsettling.
We will be taking our 4th cruise on independence of the seas in May, will the restrictions i.e. closure of Johnny Rockets/no self service etc, still be in place ?? we know precautions have to be in place, but surely this takes away the whole reason for choosing this cruise ship. Please dont get me wrong, health comes first, its just a question.


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Husband: William Calvin WATKINS
Birthdate: Sept. 5, 1833
Birthplace: Claiborne Co. TN
Death date: Jan. 27, 1890
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Father: John Watkins
Mother: Mahala McFarland
Marriage date: Aug. 19, 1855
Marriage place: KY
Wife: Sarah Ann SURGENER
Birthdate: Oct. 19, 1833
Birthplace: Whitley Co. KY
Death date: Nov. 1889
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Father: Abraham Surgener
Mother: ukn
Child No. 1: James Buchanan Watkins
Sex: M
Birthdate: Aug. 15, 1857
Birthplace: KY.
Death date: Jan. 20, 1929
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: Bef. 1883
Marriage place: KS
Spouse's name: Laura ukn
Child No. 2: David Franklin Watkins
Sex: M
Birthdate: June 6, 1858
Birthplace: Mercer Co. MO.
Death date: May 28, 1925
Place of death: Escondido, San Diego Co. CA.
Marriage date: Oct. 25, 1882
Marriage place: Maricopa Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: Nara Louise Harer
Child No. 3: William Douglas Watkins
Sex: M
Birthdate: July 23, 1860
Birthplace: Mercer Co. MO.
Death date: April 26, 1879
Place of death: Elgin, Chautauqua Co. KS.
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: ukn
Spouse's name: ukn
Child No. 4: John Abraham Watkins
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1866
Birthplace: Wayne Co. IA.
Death date: ukn
Place of death: ukn
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: ukn
Spouse's name: ukn
Child No. 5: Marion Alexander Watkins
Birthdate: abt. 1868
Birthplace: KS.
Death date: Jan. 11, 1937
Place of death: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: ukn
Spouse's name: ukn
Child No. 6: Ezra Monroe Watkins
Sex: M.
Birthdate: Sept. 14, 1870
Birthplace: KS
Death date: July 12, 1939
Place of death: Buckeye, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Marriage date: ukn
Marriage place: AZ.
Spouse's name: Lotus Fuel
Child No. 7: Letitia Jane Watkins
Sex: F
Birthdate: April 7, 1872
Birthplace: Osage Ind. Terr. OK
Death date: Aug. 10, 1964
Place of death: Los Angeles, LA co. CA.
Marriage date: Brawley bef. 1896 AZ. 3. Mayhew, March 25, 1921
Marriage place: 1. AZ. 2. AZ. 3. Tucson, Pima Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: 1. ukn Brawley, 2. ukn Stanley, 3. Elmer Mayhew
Child No. 8: Laura Ellen Watkins
Sex: F
Birthdate: Oct. 17, 1874
Birthplace: Sipes Springs, Comanche Co. TX..
Death date: Feb. 12, 1935
Place of death: Los Angeles, LA. Co. CA.
Marriage date: Oct. 27, 1890
Marriage place: Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ.
Spouse's name: Ebenezer Dickey Harding
Information on William Calvin Watkins (W.C.)and his family came from his Civil War Pension file, John
Watkins will, marriage record found in KY genweb. Death certs. obtained from AZ. archives and
researchers Shirley Bogart Harper, Sherry Claxton and many other researchers that have been helpful and
generous though the years. I have found quite a bit of information on the Labette and Chautauqua County
genweb sites that has helped me learn so much about W.C. Watkins and I thank the people that have
contributed their time and research to those sites. I have only found W.C. and Sarah in one census record
(1860)and if it weren't for the Labette and Chautauqua genweb sites I wouldn't have any information on
them during the years they lived in KS. W.C. was an early pioneer to those two counties and was very
active in organizing the counties and local politics so he was mentioned in Cutler's History of KS and
Nelson Case's History of Labette Co. KS. Bless the folks that have taken the time to put those two books


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It was 5pm on a Friday and I found myself with no plans for the evening. Instead of going straight home to a bottle of pinot noir and the new season of Kimmy Schmidt, I decided to take a long walk in the park. Central Park.
Is that weird?
Is it weird it felt weird?
Going for a walk is not what the kids are doing these days. That is, unless we're sneaking a cigarette, or cooling off after a fight with a significant other. A run in the park or a romantic stroll? Sure. But just a walk? Just for fun? Millennials don't have time for that! #BUSY #YOLO! We don't have the attention span! Squirrel! Or the balls to be alone with our thoughts for a prolonged period of time!
It's the perfect time of year for wandering.
It's so lovely outside, I dread every descent into the subway. Yet a solitary walk on a Friday night felt slightly bizarre. But you know what? It was beautiful. And a little lonely, but also in a beautiful way.
I took a long walk in the park and thought about how much I miss my best friend.
Is that weird? Whatever. Welcome to my walk-in-the-park musings.
See, for years she lived in one of the high-rise apartment buildings on the north-east corner of Central Park. I walked towards her old building, admiring the blossoms, but wishing I could take the elevator up to the 30th floor for a night of eating cheese and avocados. Of laughing at poop jokes so hard we almost pee ourselves. There's no one I'd rather pee myself with, no one in all the world.
Who knew an ugly concrete building could stir up so much nostalgia?
It's not that that my friend is dead. No, no, no!! I won't even joke that she might as well be. She's just left New York. She's living out world-traveling dreams, working in Germany. She's brave, she's incredible. Further more, she's only a 6-hour time difference Skype call away.
That's a shitty thing with living in New York for eight years. It's long enough to get mugged, it's long enough to watch many, many of your friends move away.
It's nice to miss people you know you'll see again. It's nice to know that most people who lived New York, loved New York, and left New York come back to visit.
Is it weird I'm okay spending my Friday evening walking through flowers and thinking about how much I love my friends?
Is it weird I much preferred it to Saturday night which I spent on a third date with a guy who mansplained the building of the Egyptian pyramids?
I may be kind of hopeless when it comes to boyfriends. But best friends? I'm the best at best friends.
Now if only I was the best at saving money. Spending hours working for free really isn't helping me save money for a plane ticket to Germany…
Friends and family and friends who are family: the only things I love more than spring in New York.
I walked across the very top of Central Park at 110th Street and then down to the Conservatory Garden on the east side. The Conservatory Garden is in peak bloom, the crab apple blossoms (not cherries like more people think!) are absolutely stunning. Do everything you can to go see for yourself!
Take a walk in the park. Admire the flowers, "aw" at cute dogs, listen to a podcast or three. Think about people you wish you were walking with. Give them a call if it's not 2Am their time.
Thanks for reading! I'd love to hear your thoughts on solitary walks and friends who live far way. Check me out on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat @newyorkcliche if you want to be my
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have begun legal action against the News of the World after it falsely reported the Hollywood superstars had split.
The pair's lawyer, Keith Schilling, confirmed that the couple were still together and had commenced proceedings against the paper.
The News of the World ran a story in January alleging that the couple had visited a divorce lawyer at the end of 2009 and had agreed to divide up their £205m fortune and custody of their six children.
However, the pair have firmly denied this. Schilling said in a statement "We can confirm unequivocally ... that the allegations published by the News of the World are false as well as intrusive."
Regarding the court action, Schilling said: "The News of the World has failed to meet our clients' reasonable demands for a retraction and apology for these false and intrusive allegations which have now been widely republished by mainstream news outlets. We have advised them to bring proceedings, which they have now done."
Pitt and Jolie commenced action through Schillings in the high court in London against News Group Newspapers which publishes the News of the World.
The acting couple have three adopted children Maddox, eight, Pax, six, and Zahara, five and three biological children Shiloh, three, and 17-month-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
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Ultrafast Structural dynamics in solid hydrogens: A model for condensed phase quantum systems
Structural dynamics in solid hydrogens is impulsively triggered by femtosecond excitation of the lowest Rydberg state of the NO impurity. The resulting charge redistribution induces a local radial deformation of the medium ("bubble" formation) around the impurity. The dynamics of bubble expansion and the ensuing medium response are probed in real-time by pump-probe spectroscopy. The results show that bubble formation is a one-way process without recurrence of the cage motion and is complete in .apprx.1-2 ps. The dynamics in solid hydrogens is modelled by a classical model, which takes into account the emission of sound, friction and surface tension as energy dissipation channels. The first one being the overwhelming channel. For comparison dynamics in solid Ne is also recorded and shows an initial expansion of the matrix cage around the impurity, followed by a low frequency recurrence. The results in solid Ne are complemented by preliminary Mol. Dynamics simulations. [on SciFinder (R)]
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Insomniac City
Bill Hayes
Hardback $29.99 - Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Bill Hayes came to New York City in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. Grieving over the death of his partner, he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city's incessant rhythms, and he fell in love again, with his friend and neighbour, the writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks. Insomniac City is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of life. Filled with Hayes's distinctive street photos of everyday New Yorkers, the book is a love song to the city and a remembrance of Sacks.
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Map of Kotal-e Tash Bel Velayat Samangan, Afghanistan
Other Names: Kotal-e Tash Bel,Kotal-i-Tas Bel,Kotal-i-Tāš Bēl,Kowtal-e Tash Bel,Kowtal-e Tash Beyl,Kowtal-e Tāsh Beyl,Kowtal-e Tāsh Bēl,Kōtal-e Tāsh Bēl,کوتل تاش بېل, Kōtal-e Tāsh Bēl
Kotal-e Tash Bel
Welcome to the Kotal-e Tash Bel google satellite map! This pass is situated in Velayat Samangan, Afghanistan. Original name (with diacritics) of the place is Kōtal-e Tāsh Bēl. See Kotal-e Tash Bel photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Kōtal-e Tāsh Bēl area. This placemark was added 2010-10-08.
Map of Kotal-e Tash Bel
- Country: Afghanistan
- Province: Velayat Samangan
- Category: pass
- Altitude: 910 m
- Population: 0
Asia/Kabul +4.5
- Local Time: 04:31
- Sunrise: 07:02
- Sunset: 17:15
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text: Has anyone ever built their own reflecting telescope? After a lab in my physics class on light behavior and reflection and refraction, my professor mentioned that reflecting telescopes are, compared to others, an inexpensive type of telescope, and probably one of the easier ones to make. I thought maybe this would be a cool project to do someday. He said that people build their own often as home projects. Although to build a good one, I bet it takes some accurate calculations, decent parts, and good lenses. I'm not asking for instructions as I've seen some online, but does anybody have any experience?


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So here's the gist. I'm 25 years old and have never been in a relationship. I've done a few first dates with guys over the years but nothing beyond that. I can't say for sure why they "bowed" out after the first. But for me I haven't felt the spark with any of them. Or they were ignorant ass holes, one guy asked if I was a closeted lesbian because I am a auto body tech and like to do "guy" stuff. Anyway, I do find guys I like, but they unfortunately never feel the same- at least that's how it comes off. I get friend zoned often. I've tried the online dating thing and it seems pretty much pointless because I don't do random hookups. It's never been my thing. so now I need to figure how to put myself out there I guess in the real world. Like I said, I'm 25. Overweight, but working on it. I go to the gym 5+ times a week. I enjoy sports, reading, being outside and hanging out with friends. Obviously there is more to me then this post but I guess any advice I can get from people would be appreciated.
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Seems like it's a combination of both bad luck and not putting yourself out there. Bad luck in the sense that you don't feel a spark with the guys you go on dates with, and the ones you do really like end up liking you back. There's not really much you can do about that. And you said it yourself, you need to figure out how to put yourself out there. Being a bit more aggressive, not being afraid of showing more interest, not being afraid of initiating.
However, you don't seem very sure about the fact that the guys you liked actually didn't like you back?
"but they unfortunately never feel the same- at least that's how it comes off."
This is why you need to be more forward. There should be no "what ifs". It's either yes or no, and you need to show enough interest and possibly even ask the guy out in order to get that yes or no out of it. Merely *thinking* that he's not interested in you is not good enough. What if he's shy? What if he thinks that YOU'RE not interested? There's a million and one reasons as to why a man might be hesitant when it comes to asking you out. So what you've got to do in that situation is ask HIM out. THEN you'll know for sure if he's interested or not.11|00|0
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Thanks I appreciate your comment. :) I have never asked the guys I've liked if they like me back. But since they tend to treat me like one of guys I get the feeling that's just what I am. I don't know how to show them " hey I like you " body language I guess. Haha
If you don't know how to show it, then just say it.


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Like many children, most of my childhood was spent playing imaginary games that took me to different places in history and around the world. Imagination is one of life's many gifts and I think perfume is such a powerful catalyst for imagination as well as memory; within a microsecond of those odourous molecules being perceived by the brain's olfactory bulb, the mind is transported to places all over the globe and time becomes irrelevant.
Arquiste is a relatively new perfume line that is highly responsive to this ability perfume has to transport its wearer to another time and place. The brand's founder, Carlos Huber is a preserver of history; before creating Arquiste he worked as an architect specializing in historic preservation. For now, perfume has become his focus, although he still considers himself to be an architect (a profession that may need to take a back seat if Arquiste continues to gain popularity the way it has so far.)
Arquiste is a curated line Carlos developed using his architectural eye for detail and respect for history. In short, his concept is to tell as accurately as possible, significant stories from history- to restore an olfactory experience. And what I like most about Arquiste is that even if great research has been invested to ensure an old and potentially dated story is told accurately, there is also a modernity to the line, which makes Arquiste refreshing.
Towards the end of last year, the brand added a 7th fragrance to the line of olfactory stories. From the collection, stories take you as far as Calabria, Italy in the 12th century and Aztec Mexico in the 15th century. Each story must hold personal meaning for Carlos and there is a grand invitation for the wearer to engage in the story in his or her own way. For me, when I smell Arquiste's Fleur de Louis I am taken to the Chateau de Versailles, where, last year I walked through the chateau gardens above the King's orangerie amidst a fresh downpour of rain.
In terms of partnering with the right perfumers to bring these stories to life, Carlos Huber relied on two of perfume's rising stars, Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Yann Vasnier. Both men have authored a variety of projects as perfumers for Givaudan; Vasnier has proven his commercial worth with perfumes for Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford as well as taking on more avante garde projects for the likes of Le Labo and Divine. Rodrigo Flores-Roux also demonstrates a diverse body of work including the opulent reworking of Houbigant's Fougere Royale in collaboration with Roja Dove.
I have been eager to discover the Arquiste range, which has drawn a lot of attention to since the brand launched in 2011. The wait is now over as Arquiste is now being sold in a select number of perfumeries in Australia and New Zealand. Carlos Huber is also here as this post goes live to promote the launch of his perfume line with events in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
In order for me to discover the line I have been kindly allowed to borrow the entire line of fragrances from Arquiste and each day over the next week I will be writing and posting some impressions of my discovery- 7 days of Arquiste. Following the morning of my 7th post, I will be in Melbourne to attend Arquiste's launch event, hosted by his Melbourne stockist and my favourite perfume shop in Melbourne, Peony Haute Parfumerie. I am also privileged to be having dinner with Carlos, Jill from Peony and Frances, Arquiste's official distributor here in Australia and New Zealand before Carlos departs Australia.
So you can expect a lot more Arquiste content to come from What Men Should Smell Like over the next week.
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And so one Australian reader can personally experience the full collection of Arquiste fragrances, Carlos' New York press team have kindly provided me with a complete set of 1ml samples I would like to send to a reader. Unfortunately with Australia Post, I can only send within Australia, so if you have an Australian mailing address, you can enter the draw simply by commenting on this post. Begin your comment with the text #enter# so I can differentiate between standard comments and comments that wish to be included in the Australian draw.
The winner will be announced on my Facebook Page and Twitter, Thursday April 11, so please like and follow if you have entered.
The question you need to answer to enter the draw is:
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"I once thought that to feel better about something,
I needed to change it.
Then I realised I didn't need to change IT at all,
I just needed to change
what I'm FOCUSING my attention on!"
Here Are The Ways I Change My Focus And Feel Better Quickly
MAKE PEACE WITH HOW I'M FEELING – Don't expect or even try to feel loving and appreciative immediately. If I'm upset, depressed, afraid, angry, feeling powerless, vengeful or anything else in between I'm not even close to those more pleasant emotions. It's better to allow myself to feel the anger, to feel the distress, to feel the turmoil until I'm REALLY READY to move on.
SLOW DOWN – Slow the energy down! It's all going to be OK. Hope to feel better soon. Sometimes "hope" is the best feeling I can find for now. I'm simply aiming to feel a little better … Not striving for a quantum leap.
FIND RELIEF … in any way I can without judgment about how I do it. When I get relief I breathe deeper, I relax more and I make better choices.
JUST MAKE ONE DECISION – That I won't make any OTHER decisions until I'm feeling more stable. My best decisions are always made when I'm feeling empowered, feeling aligned and feeling much better than I am right now.
STOP TALKING – Stop talking about the specific details of whatever's happened and be more general about it. Remind myself how things have worked out before. If I've been talking for a while and haven't yet found a better feeling attitude, silence usually soothes and settles the fast moving energy and calms my mood.
QUIETEN MY MIND – Meditate, go for a walk, sleep or do anything else to quieten my mind and vibrate in harmony with who I am when I'm feeling my best.
DISTRACT MYSELF COMPLETELY – Get off the subject. Stop trying to work on the problem … breathe the fresh air … drink more water … relax my shoulders … and allow the solution to be inspired. Watch a comedy, dance like a lunatic, move my body around, play in the park, go to the beach, take a bath, have a cold shower, light a candle. Once I find that relief, I begin to lighten up, I allow better things to come and the energy shifts …
"It's natural to feel good!"


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Home › Forums › General › Programming › Correctly adding a Modulator Expression in Lua › Reply To: Correctly adding a Modulator Expression in Lua
September 13, 2013 at 3:32 pm #13221
Hahaha, it's that simple! Damn.
Cheers Atom, I think I need to take evening classes in Lua. However if anyone wishes to follow my posts then it will become obvious I am slowly generating an idiots guide to Ctrlr. ;~)


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All the ingredients were there for a splendid time of reflection, worship, and prayer. A beautiful unseasonably warm day, new blossoms, and a perfect metaphor for life: A Prayer Labyrinth.
It didn't help.
I felt restless and distracted. Yes, I could appreciate the goodness surrounding me. I could also grasp the spiritual significance of the nearby metaphors and analogies. Yet, I didn't have a time of felt connection with God. The word "dud" comes to mind. I didn't get the experience I thought I would; and it all seemed ordinary and uninspired.
Here are some images I took during my time there. You have to admit, it was a delightful scene.
What this means:
Just a few thoughts…maybe you have some ideas too.
If God is a person (…is a Being, not just an impersonal Force, but rather has a personality, and is capable of relationship), then I really can't expect God to follow a predictable formula like he is a math equation.
My other relationships function in a similar way. They aren't clear cut and palpable. They are more opaque and protean. I wonder if God switches things up precisely so we don't depersonalize him, (among other reasons, I'm sure).
In biblical narrative this rings true. The Hebrews are rescued by God in a different manner almost each time. Sometimes it was pitchers smashing that started the process, other times horns and shouting. Sometimes it was just typical military tactics.
I was okay with the fact that the spiritually nourishing experience I had at the Jesuit Retreat Center was nothing like my (seeming) dud of a prayer experience this time. In the past it might have felt like abandonment. I might have seconded guessed myself, or my God. I see the nuances now, perhaps. I can still believe God is there, and God is good, even when I don't sense God's presence. It would be the same way with a dear friend, or my spouse. If I had a blah sort of time with a friend, I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the friendship didn't exist. If I didn't sense my husband was in the house, I wouldn't assume we weren't married.
When was a time when God didn't show up when you thought God would?
Here's a previous post explaining a prayer labyrinth. Have you ever used one?


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Okay. So I've been dating this guy for about a few months now. Recently he's been interacting with this girl from his classes.. I asked him about her And that does he have any feelings for her. He said that they're just friends and that he's hurt since I asked him this question. According to him, since he doesn't question me about my male friends, I shouldn't either. He says that I've got trust issues. I apologized to him for asking this question.. Am I really suffering from trust issues? Will this kind of a behavior drive him away from me? Is it my fault?
Kindly advice me on this..
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Nope, he's manipulating you into thinking that you were wrong for asking him about it. Because he knows that talking to her is wrong when he's with you.00|00|0


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text: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: FOLFOXIRI Remains Superior to FOLFIRITuma, Rabiya S. PhDOncology Times: April 25th, 2013 - Volume 35 - Issue 8 - p 27–29 doi: 10.1097/01.COT.0000429635.08450.87 News Article Outline Toxicity Increased but Tolerable Aggressive from Start Definitions SAN FRANCISCO—Previous Phase III trials have shown that FOLFOXIRI is superior to FOLFIRI in first-line metastatic colorectal cancer, and Phase II data have suggested that also remains true when bevacizumab is added to each arm. Now, Phase III results from the TRIBE trial reported here at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (Abstract 336 ) support those conclusions and demonstrate that FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab prolongs progression-free survival relative to FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab in previously untreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. "We believe, based on these results, that FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab represents a new option for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients selected according to the eligibility criteria of this study," said Fotios Loupakis, MD, PhD, from the Department of Oncology at the Istituto Toscano Tumori in Livorno, Italy. Key eligibility criteria for the study, which was supported by Roche, included having unresectable adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum. Patients could have received adjuvant oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, as long as it was completed at least 12 months before their first relapse. Additionally, eligibility was restricted to patients with an ECOG performance status of zero to two for patients up to age 70; and to performance status of zero for patients between 71 and 75. Figure The median progression-free survival was 12.2 months for the 252 patients in the FOLFOXIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm compared with 9.7 months for the 256 patients in the FOLFIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm. The difference was statistically significant, representing a 27 percent reduction in the risk of disease progression. Moreover, landmark analysis showed that 20 percent of patients in the experimental arm remained progression-free at two years, compared with 11 percent in the control arm. The response rate also increased significantly in the patients receiving FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab compared with those receiving FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab (65 vs. 53 percent). Back to Top | Article Outline Toxicity Increased but Tolerable As expected, there were higher rates of adverse events in the FOLFOXIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm compared with the FOLFIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm, but the overall safety profile was not compromised, he said. The rate of serious adverse events was similar in the two arms (20.4% in the experimental arm and 19.7% in the control arm), as were fatal adverse events (2.8% and 3.5%). Treatment-related deaths were more common in the FOLFOXIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm compared with the FOLFIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm (2.4% vs. 1.6%), as were deaths within 60 days from randomization (3.6% vs. 2.7%). In terms of Grade 3/4 toxicities, diarrhea was significantly more common in the experimental arm than in the control arm (19% vs. 11%), as were stomatitis (9% vs. 4%) and neutropenia (50% vs. 20%). However, the higher rate of neutropenia with FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab did not translate into a statistically significant increase in febrile neutropenia (9% vs. 6%). Five percent of patients in the experimental arm experienced Grade 3/4 neurotoxicity, while none did in the control arm. There were more dose reductions and treatment delays in the FOLFOXIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm compared with the FOLFIRI-plus-bevacizumab arm, but the changes "did not compromise the overall dose intensity of the treatment plan," Loupakis said. Back to Top | Article Outline Aggressive from Start During the discussion, an audience member asked if there were any drawbacks to starting with such an aggressive regimen in terms of future treatment options. "I don't think we are missing any opportunities by treating patients aggressively upfront; [we are] trying to control disease as much as possible from the beginning," Loupakis replied. Figure. F With regard to what specific options are open to patients at progression, he said that rechallenging them with the same regimen should be considered based on prior data. Additionally, patients whose tumors are KRAS- mutant can receive regorafenib, whereas patients with KRAS wild-type tumors can receive an EGFR inhibitor or aflibercept. "We have a lot of work to do, but I don't think we preclude any options by treating patients intensively in the very beginning of their disease," he said. Jordan Berlin, MD, Ingram Professor of Cancer Researchand Clinical Director of the Oncology Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, said, "The data show very well that you can go with FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab. I think there are some interesting factors here—number one, it did increase the response rate. We're not surprised by that; more drugs should increase the response rate." However, that increase in response rate may point to a group of patients who would most benefit from the aggressive approach, he said. "At the very least, this may be a very good regimen to use prior to hepatic resection for the patients who aren't quite there, and may increase the number of patients we can take to resection." (The rate of R0 resection is a secondary endpoint of the trial, but remains to be analyzed.) Loupakis, who in his disclosure statement said that he is a consultant for Bayer, acknowledged that the regimen is not for all patients but emphasized that it can be used with those who fit the study entry criteria. "It will be really important to see what happens in terms of overall survival, and to see the data in light of second-line treatments, but the primary endpoint was progression-free survival," he said. Back to Top | Article Outline Definitions FOLFOXIRI = folinic acid, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan FOLFIRI = folinic acid, fluorouracil, and irinotecan© 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.


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"Many are called though few are chosen" Saga Asad follows a path few artists have traveled, blending afro-caribbean and afro-latino roots "Saludos En El Nombre Del Rey" (Greetings in the name of the king) His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie a theme evident from the title track. Saga Asad puts forth a album very rarely seen in contemporary music blending diverse elements to form a musical feast for the mind, body, and soul. Commenting on race issues, history, government corruption and war "Saludos En El Nombre Del Rey" spearheads the evolution of latin reggae.


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Boom Boom Room
A gorgeous performance venue in the heart of downtown St. Louis. Join us for our world famous burlesque shows every weekend. It's a fun night of entertainment, food, drinks and more. Ideal for date nights, birthdays, anniversaries, girls- night out, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and visitors. Friday and Saturday night features the best burlesque dinner show around. Enjoy drinks and dine while The Boom Boom Bombshells entertain you for approximately two hours. A tasting menu with a full two hour show will ensure that you leave satisfied, entertained and, quite possibly, giddy from the nightly specialty cocktails. Singing, dancing, burlesque, cirque and more will keep you thoroughly entertained. Also features a late night show on Friday and Saturday nights that's hot hot hot. Our a la carte menu is available during the late night show along with full bar selection. Friday and Saturday nights after 11 p.m., late night partiers can dance to favorite Top 40 tracks with great area DJs. Because life's too short to leave out fun entertainment!