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Saturday, June 26, 2010
back at it
last sunday's ride with james- a little banana break atop mt. soledad
bought me a new toy- frozen yogurt machine.
and have been making some delicious frozen concotions:
acai "recovery" yogurt: 1 cup greek yogurt (0%fat), 1.5 cups unsweetened vanilla almond breeze, 1 packet frozen unsweetened acai, sweetener of choice (agave, splenda...), .5 cup mixed berries, 1 tbsp flax seeds, 1 tbsp chia seeds, vanilla extract, glutamine powder, .25tsp xanthan gum. [makes 2 big servings. i topped mine with a little chopped walnuts and shredded coconut]
Peanut butter almond milk "yogurt" (makes 2 servings) : 2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond breeze, sweetener of choice (i used splenda), 2 tblsp Pb2 powdered peanut butter, 1 tbsp Nuttzo. topped with cacao nibs + chopped almonds. I also made vegan brown rice krispie treats to take to the Rehab United (my strength coaches) barbeque..i'm such a betty crocker now that i have some time on my hands...trying to show james what life would be like with a stay-at-home wife :)
oooh.. and i'm racing incognito tomorrow. not the best pic, but the hair is DARK. i'm a sucker for a change every once in a while. the blonde will be back in a few months though, i'm sure.
can't wait to track everyone else tomorrow too...glad my race is only two hours, then i can plop myself for some virtual spectating.
see you after the finish line!
16 comments:
- Teresa said...
Good luck and have a blast Beth!
- June 26, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- SSB said...
Love the hair. I'm thinking of going blonder. Good luck tomorrow.
I thought about buying a froyo maker, but then I realized there's a shop a 5 min walk from my house. Seemed easier.
- June 26, 2010 at 6:41 PM
- Jill Costantino said...
blond or brown either looks super on you! That froyo machine looks AMAZING - Jealous over here!
And last but most certainly not least have a fantastic race tomorrow amongst the PROS - my guess is you'll fit in just fine!
- June 26, 2010 at 10:48 PM
- GlenS_Mielke12嘉偉17 said...
- June 27, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- Ryan Weeger said...
that froyo looks dope! want to trade some ipas for some froyo? You and Sarah both dropping the blonde hair for the summer, it must be the cool thing to do.
- June 27, 2010 at 6:44 AM
- FatDad said...
haha, that's rad that you saved the hair photo for last. Food pic, food pic, food pic, oh and by the way, BOOYAH BROWN HAIR MUTHAS!!!
Thanks for sharing the recipes the last few posts. I've been missing them. The first post that I ever read of your was the granola recipe you posted and I still make it.
Kick some ass this weekend.
- June 27, 2010 at 9:02 AM
- Lucho said...
Brunettes are HOT!!! You look like a movie star.
- June 27, 2010 at 6:41 PM
- GoBigGreen said...
OMG i need one of those fro yo machines, we have NO Zero ZIP fro you in MN. I may have to come to CALI just to get fro yo. Love the new hair, even tho it made me think you looked like Lindsay Lohan which is actually a huge complement if you forget her drug record and her plot to remove Kombucha from our lives for a few weeks.
PS Ok random sorry, I am tired!
- June 27, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- SHERRY said...
OMG... there are fro-yo machines for the home? Brown rice krispie treats? OK, you can totally convince James to let you stay home... just open up a small catering service and send out your leftovers for some cha-ching (and ship express to Florida, please)!
Way to go on the SDIT! Looks like you achieved your goal and gave the other elites a run for their money! Way to go! And the hair... change is always good! :-)
- June 28, 2010 at 2:53 AM
- Benson said...
I love bananas too.
Oh yeah, and any other food group...especially froyo.
Wow, the new hair color surprised me. Looks very good.
- June 28, 2010 at 5:34 AM
- Christi said...
I am a little late but I hope the race went well. I love the dark hair by the way!
- June 28, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- Yasi said...
I love the hair, it looks fab. Your hair always rocks though. And a froyo machine?! I need. Especially to make the PB almond milk concoction.
Hope your race went well yesterday!
- June 28, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Charisa said...
Love your new hair. Awesome job at SDIT!
- June 29, 2010 at 9:29 AM
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- June 30, 2010 at 7:12 AM
- kerrie said...
okay, surely you aren't going to let me beat you by getting up my race report first? where is it?
can james get my xmas presents this year? i would take a puppy, bike or a froyo maker...i'm not too picky.
- July 1, 2010 at 9:27 PM
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The Lux Foedis screamed.
Caught in the relentless currents of the powerful warp storm, the ship was being slowly torn apart. Currents of aetheric energy slammed into the weakening Gellar fields, twisting the ship uncontrollably as it tumbled through the screaming madness of the Immaterium. Vast daemonic talons raked her sides, clawing at the bubble of enforced reality that surrounded and protected her, scenting the delectable souls of her crew. Her mighty keel twisted, emitting a horrible metallic screech like a creature in its final moments of mortal agony.
Inside her hull, tech-priests struggled frantically to bolster the ship's dying machine spirit. The Lord-Captain bellowed orders to the bridge crew, as the Navigator peered desperately into the Warp, seeking the light of the Astronomicon that she'd lost sight of hours before. The effort proved fruitless, so instead she sought out any fleeting islands of stability, seeking to prolong the ship's life in the vain hope that the storm would blow out. She knew there was every chance that she was guiding them deeper and deeper into the seething hell of the Warp, but no other choice presented itself.
It was in one of those fleeting instants of calm that her pineal eye saw something like, yet unlike, the Astronomicon's beacon, illuminating what might possibly be a safe harbor, a sheltering island of reality. She seized upon it like a drowning woman bumping a piece of driftwood.
At the Navigator's instruction, precious power that the tech-priests had hoarded like misers flowed into the warp engines, violently sundering the veil between real and unreal. The cruiser Lux Foedis, once-proud vessel of the Rogue Trader Parseon Anderocus, staggered drunkenly through the rift, streamers of vile psychic energy cascading down her sides.
Her once-mighty engines flickered, barely supplying enough energy to nudge her into orbit around the gleaming gem of the world below.
Behind her, daemons howled in inchoate rage, seeing their prey escaping. Bursts of foul warp energy blasted forth from the Warp rift, striving to hold it open, to tear it wider, and in the process the rift bathed the world below in screams of hate and unclean lust.
Chapter One
Twilight Sparkle leaned forward where she lay on her balcony and peered through the eyepiece of her telescope, carefully adjusting the focus knobs with her telekinesis. She made a small sound of satisfaction as she located the comet she'd been tracking for the past few nights. Right where it's supposed to be, she thought, a soft violet glow lifting her quill pen so she could begin recording tonight's observations. The comet wasn't terribly close yet, but her calculations suggested it would be a spectacular feature of the night sky in a few weeks' time.
She quickly jotted down precise astronomical references on the scroll next to her. Twilight was only an amateur astronomer, but she took her hobby seriously, and within minutes she'd filled about half the scroll with detailed notes of the comet's brightness, color, and position in the sky with respect to both the nearest cataloged stars and the nearest major beacon stars. She double-checked her notes with a critical eye, made a few minor corrections, and gave a satisfied nod. Placing her quill to the side and capping her inkwell, the lavender unicorn softly called out to Owloysius. Her nocturnal assistant came flying out to the balcony on silent wings, alighting on the railing and regarding her with his huge eyes.
"Would you mind storing this with the rest of my astronomy notes, please?" Twilight levitated the scroll up to the little owl, who reached out and gripped it in his talon.
"Who!" Owloysius launched himself back off the railing, doing a quick circle around Twilight's head before heading back into the library as silently as before. The unicorn laughed quietly at his antics, trying to keep her voice down in consideration of the sleeping Spike, even though she knew it would take one of Pinkie Pie's parties rampaging through his bedroom to wake the little dragon; he was a heavy sleeper.
A party rather like the one that was going on now. Twilight idly crossed her forelegs as she looked over the rooftops of Ponyville to the lights shining at Sweet Apple Acres. She could just barely hear the music, the sound carrying far in the cool night air. Today marked the last day of summer and the beginning of fall, a holiday known as Cooldown. This year, the Apple family was hosting the celebration, and Applejack had gotten together with Pinkie to organize and plan the party. The two earth ponies had been working to prepare this celebration for over a week, and it sounded like it was going well. Twilight had felt a little bad when she told them she wasn't going to be able to make it, explaining that she'd found a new comet and that the first few days observations were really, really important. She'd apologized profusely, hoping she wasn't hurting her friends' feelings. Pinkie hadn't been upset though, to Twilight's relief, asking if the academic would be free the next week, and offering to set up a smaller, belated celebration with just her closest friends to make up for the party she was going to miss. Applejack hadn't been upset either, taking the news of Twilight's absence with the same equanimity that the farmpony greeted nearly everything with.
Twilight had accepted the invitation to the later party, touched by the pink pony's thoughtfulness. She wasn't the only one that would be missing tonight's party, either; Rarity had had a huge order come in from Hoity Toity's boutique in Canterlot for new fall clothes, and she'd fallen a bit behind. The designer was having to work feverishly to meet her deadline; the shipment had to go out first thing in the morning, and she'd still had a lot to do.
I could probably still make it to the party, Twilight mused. I've gotten all of my observations done, and it's clearly still going on. There are probably a couple of hours left before it breaks up. While Rarity wouldn't be there, the rest of her friends almost certainly would. Pinkie and Applejack were hosting, Rainbow Dash would never miss anything with "cool" in its name, and Fluttershy… would probably be there because everypony else was, though she'd probably be trying to blend into the walls of the barn. Well, maybe not by now; the yellow pegasus did have fun at parties, but usually only after she'd been there for a while and had time to relax.
Still, Twilight found herself enjoying the momentary quiet and solitude. She'd never trade her friends for anything, but she did occasionally enjoy having time to herself. She lay on her balcony, legs tucked comfortably underneath her, and just gazed up at the sky, drinking in the calm beauty of the thousands of tiny, twinkling lights and the huge, silver full moon.
Something odd in the starfield glittered in the corner of her eye, and she turned to look at it. Twilight frowned; she'd never seen this light before, and it was more than bright enough to be quite noticeable. Her horn glowed as she started to bring her telescope around, but she stopped before finishing the motion.
The light pulsed and flared, emitting an odd, purple-white glow that should have been pretty but somehow really, really wasn't, and Twilight had the sudden feeling that she didn't want to look at it more closely.
She frowned more deeply. Where had that thought come from? The lavender unicorn was intensely curious by nature; not wanting to look at something new was totally alien to her normal way of thinking. Brushing the odd moment aside, Twilight rose to her hooves, moving the telescope so she could get a better look when…
The feeling slammed into her with the force of a plummeting sky carriage. She shook her head, trying to regain her equilibrium, wondering where…
Twilight stumbled, violet eyes wide as another wave of emotion smashed into her. She realized that these emotions weren't hers, they were…
They were coming from somewhere else! Were they being projected? Who would do that? Twilight scrambled to strengthen her mind…
Something was attacking her! Twilight's horn glowed anew as she slammed together wall after mental wall, forming her mind into a bulwark against the intruding emotions. They continued to wash over her, digging at her mental barriers with phantasmal talons, but she held firm, and she could swear something recoiled from her with a thin scream, but there was nothing there.
She tried to identify the hostile emotions without allowing them to touch her. They were all negative, many grotesquely so. She felt grimy, like the intangible feelings were leaving physical trails of filth across her coat as they passed.
Finally, the waves began to abate, and she shuddered in relief, unsteady legs dropping her on her haunches. She ran a quick mental inventory of herself, and as far as she could tell, she was unharmed save for that lingering unclean feeling. Even that was beginning to fade. She looked up into the sky again; that oddly ugly light was still there, but it was much dimmer than it had been moments ago.
She sighed, relaxing a bit as the sudden threat abated.
That was when she noticed the screams.
Urgency. "Sister, Awaken!"
Concern. "Yes, what is it?"
Further urgency. "The Veil, Sister, it is torn! There has been an incursion!"
Confusion. "I sense it! How many?"
Anguish. "Dozens, perhaps as many as a hundred. I tried to seal it, to hold Them back, but… I am not yet as I once was! I am still diminished, and the Four have the scent of Our world again. They are fighting Me, trying to force the breach open wider!"
Reassurance. "I lend My strength to Yours, Sister. Hold fast, We can repair this. It will take time, though. How did this happen?"
Uncertainty. "A ship, Sister. It made the breach, and it sits in the sky now, in Our domain. It is a ship of His people, Sister."
Worry. "His people? Truly? We have not heard from Him in an age. I fear the worst."
Stronger worry. "As do I, Sister. I know You feared the sons He made…"
Correction. "I did not fear them. The way He used the information on the Elements You shared with Him… disturbed Me, yes. He inverted their power, combined them with other sorceries and turned them against the material, not the Immaterium. He made them to stand alone, when they were always, always meant to stand together. I worry that the resulting beings were terribly, terribly flawed."
Defiance. "He needed tools to unite His people. He wished to carry the fight to Them. Imagine, Sister, a universe free of Them! His ambition was a worthy one!"
Sadness. "Fighting Them only strengthens Them. They can be resisted, but should never be directly fought; it is better to starve Them than it is to fight Them. I know You disagree with Me on this, Sister…"
Regret. "Yes. And that disagreement, in part, gave Them inroads into My heart. It… may be that He was wrong, that I was wrong, but I still do not believe so. I wish I could ask Him… These are His people. Perhaps they could tell Us what happened to Him."
Sternness. "Nothing good, I fear. And these are but mortals; He has been silent for long, long ages. They will not know Him."
Bleak Hope. "They may. Legends, stories, a hint here or there, anything would be better than the nothing I have now. I know You were wary of Him, but He was My friend, Sister. I miss Him so."
Sadness. "I know You do, Sister. That sorrow and loneliness, more than Our disagreement, gave Them a hold upon You. We will ask them, but We should not speak to them directly, or We might harm them. Let Our people speak to them. We both would rather not see them harmed."
Cautious hope. "Would You volunteer Your protégé?"
Affirmation. "She would be My first choice, yes, though I suspect she may not thank Me for it. Now, We must focus Our energies toward strengthening the Veil. We cannot repair it immediately, but We can patch it, hold Them back long enough to deal with this incursion, and prepare Our people to speak with His. Then We can bend Ourselves toward restoring the Veil. It will be an arduous task, throwing Our might against the Four once again. It has been a long time since we last had to face Them."
Gratitude. "Thank You, Sister. Once the patch is set, I will go to Your protégé, to tell her what she needs to know. You, I think, would be better suited to deal with the incursion. It seems largely confined to those large cities that are far from Us. I believe the villages are safe."
Affection. "Yes, Sister, I believe that would be best. I believe You will enjoy My protégé; she is curious like You, though less fierce. Perhaps she can learn from His people what happened to Him."
Creeping fear. "I only hope… I hope with all My heart that that scream, that constant, eternal scream that We have heard every moment of every day for ten thousand years… is not Him."
Dread. "I hope that too, Sister. I hope that, too."
A brief note on scale: For the purposes of this story, I'm assuming that the median size for Equus Sapiens subspecies is Equus Sapiens unicorns, at about 3'6" (~107 centimeters) with E. Sapiens terrene a bit larger and E. Sapiens pegasus a bit smaller. E. Sapiens deus is obviously much larger, but that's neither here nor there.


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Willie Day Kellam Jr. hails from the small town of Madison Mayodan in NC, right outside of Greensboro and Winston-Salem. He is the youngest of 2 boys and 2 girls in his family.He attended school in Dayton, Ohio and is proud to be called a "Roosevelt Teddy." With his quick wit, out-spoken personality, and his bold sense of humor, Willie doesn't meet any strangers. When he becomes your friend, he is a true friend to the end. As a former Navy Serviceman, he has traveled half-way around the world 2 times and has been to the farthest corners of the earth (Australia, Africa, and Hong Kong Japan) and is proud to say he is an "American"!
Definitely a people person, he has worked in the field of sales for nearly 30 years, and retired from one of the largest independent local potato chip company in the nation, Mike-Sells, he is competitive and enjoyed being recognized as one of their top sellers in the Ohio region. Willie takes pride in all that he does, especially his family. Now that he is retired, he enjoys putting his family memories in heart-touching and humorous poems from his book in progress, "Verses of My Life." As a true man of God, he has also enjoyed serving on his Church's culinary ministry.
Willie has been married to his best friend, "Sanda" as he calls her for over 24 years. They enjoy traveling to the warm Islands of the Carribean. Together, they have four children and four grandchildren.


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After their passionate, heated weekend at the Cunningham estate, Lily and Calder have decided to take their relationship to the next level. But love in the real world isn't all fun and games—especially when it becomes clear that Calder still harbors his share of secrets.
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Acid Reflux Drugs cause Vitamin B 12 deficiency
Stomach acid suppressing medications are some of the most commonly prescribed drugs in many countries like US. But research shows taking them for an extended period of time may put you at risk for a vitamin B12 deficiency.
Vitamin B12 deficiency if left untreated can lead to anemia and other health complications, even neurologic damage and dementia.
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente used electronic medical records from more than 200,000 of their patients.
Those who were dispensed a two or more year supply of proton pump inhibitors had a 65-percent increased risk of B12 deficiency. Those taking a pill and a half a day were especially at risk.
Risk was up 25-percent for those dispensed a two or more year supply of histamine 2 receptor antagonists. The researchers urge those who need to take these drugs to continue to do so… but encourage doctors to prescribe the lowest possible dose and be aware of this potential B12 issue.
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A Closer Look At Bankruptcy
The federal courts have a process known as bankruptcy which is designed to help individuals and businesses clear their debts and manage repayments under the protection of a bankruptcy court. The two kinds of bankruptcy are: reorganization and liquidation.
Liquidation is a bankruptcy process where you make a plea to the court to discharge your debts on your behalf. Some of your properties are liquidated (sold) by the court, and the proceeds are shared among your creditors. Liquidation only lasts four-to-six months, and normally you only need to attend court once.
Liquidation is not an option for everyone. If you have used bankruptcy in the past six-to-eight years, you are not eligible. Also if after consideration of your debts, income, and expenditures it is determined that another form of bankruptcy would be more applicable to your situation, you will not qualify. Disabled veterans, however, who have amassed debts while in the military will normally be permitted to file. Similarly if your debts are a result of your business, you can file for liquidation as well. Outside of these categories, you must meet certain criteria.
One such consideration is that your income for the past six months prior to the date of filing will be compared with the median income of other similarly sized families in your area. If after calculations your income seems to be sufficient to support other bankruptcy proceedings - regardless of permitted expenses - liquidation will not be allowed. Social Security payments are not included in this total.
Liquidation is the form of bankruptcy that most people prefer. This is because the court will normally allow you to keep some amount of your possessions so that you are not destitute after the proceedings. That sort of legal flexibility allows a person to begin their �financial life� over without depriving them of everything. Plus it provides back to creditors at least some amount previously owed.
The other form of bankruptcy, reorganization, is a method in which you communicate to the court how much you intend to pay your creditors to clear your debts. Normally this is part of a 3-5 year plan. If maintained successfully, you can be freed of your debts if there is anything left outstanding. Sometimes a court will look at a person�s finances and even free a person before the plan has been completed.
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AUSTIN, Tex. — Win Butler, the lead singer of Arcade Fire, wasn't just talking idly about the weather on Sunday night during the early stretch of the band's closing slot at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. "I can honestly say that this is the first time we've ever been to a festival where we're just praying that it's going to rain the whole time," he said, eliciting a cheer. "So it's all happened now. Anything's possible."
Texas has been suffering its worst single-year drought on record, along with dangerous wildfires across the state, none more devastating than in Bastrop County, east of Austin. There was reason to be grateful, then, for the rain that fell, intermittently, on each of this festival's three days. It wasn't much, but it was enough to create the feeling of a welcome respite. And Mr. Butler may have put it most succinctly, though the feeling of possibility, to say nothing of positivity, was shared by most of the other headliners, including Stevie Wonder, Manu Chao, My Morning Jacket and even Kanye West.
The Austin City Limits Music Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in a glow of good health. As usual, the event was sold out, drawing 75,000 people a day to Zilker Park, not far from the city's downtown. As usual, it ran smoothly and well, with 130 acts managing to start and finish mostly on time.
Its success over the last decade has been a clear boon for Austin, and for "Austin City Limits," the affiliated, long-running public television show, which broke in a $40 million studio this year. (Arcade Fire taped an episode on Saturday.) The only real question mark was the usual one: What does this festival stand for, musically?
You could have spent the weekend wandering from one stage to the next, across the park's long expanse, and come up with a few different answers. There's a fair amount of overlap between the Austin City Limits Music Festival and some other top-tier American festivals, each known by a single name: Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza. Mr. West and Arcade Fire both headlined Coachella this year; My Morning Jacket headlined the other two.Continue reading the main story
Naturally, there was just as much redundancy among lesser bands. (Death From Above 1979, the reunited two-man wrecking crew, made the rounds this summer; its Sunday afternoon set was about as rattling and aggressive as its Saturday night show at Emo's.)
Mainstream tastes are dutifully addressed at Austin City Limits, which doesn't cater strictly to those who get their information from music blogs or BitTorrent sites. (In that sense it's also a little like Jazzfest in New Orleans.) Hence Stevie Wonder, making his first appearance here on Saturday night. There was a regal precision behind much of his platinum oldies act, which found him in strong, bright voice, with impeccable backing. There was also a lot of secular sermonizing between grooves, and an unfinished song, "Check On Your Love," that seemed as unfamiliar to his band as it was to the crowd.
Regionalism is another identifying trait of the festival, its most reliably rewarding. Austin is a proud music town, crawling with roots rockers, blues bands and troubadours, who all crop up at Austin City Limits (as they do on "Austin City Limits").
This year you could have done worse than to prowl the three smallest stages at midfield, where local talent was in abundance, and a huge gathering took on an approachable scale. On Sunday you might have caught Jack Ingram singing "Jonesin' for Haggard," a newish country song with a well-worn conceit. On Friday you might have seen Gary Clark Jr., a lanky young blues guitarist with tremendous feel, muscling through "Don't Owe You a Thang," his voice approaching a spooky snarl.
And you could have witnessed a spirited effort from artists beyond Austin's scope but still flying Texas colors. Hayes Carll, a singer-songwriter originally from the suburbs of Houston, treated his set like a honky-tonk gig, his parched croak bolstered by the hardy twang of his band. (Somehow this was Mr. Carll's first time playing the festival; it shouldn't be his last.)
Court Yard Hounds, in every way a more polished proposition, seemed almost to be courting a vote: one new song, a Sheryl Crow-esque jaunt called "Rock All Night," compared the ups and downs of love to a ride at the Texas State Fair.
But Lone Star solidarity and country music were there for you only if you were looking for them. There was no major headliner in that lineage, no Miranda Lambert, no Willie Nelson. (The closest thing might have been Ryan Bingham, who led his band, the Dead Horses, in a potent main-stage afternoon set.
"For 10 long years this old place ain't seen a drop of rain," he rasped in "Southside of Heaven," set in west Texas.)
For a lot of festivalgoers this year's lineup was more about party-ready electronic music by the likes of Chromeo or Cut Copy or Skrillex. For some others it could have been about hip-hop, at least on Friday, which offered not only the stylish arriviste Theophilus London but also Big Boi, mixing OutKast tunes with solo material; Nas, in his Damian Marley-collaborator mode; and Mr. West, who mounted the same vaulting, grandiose three-act show featured at Coachella.
And for plenty of others, maybe a majority, it was about accessibly melodic indie-rock, or some approximation thereof. Coldplay closed out Friday night, opposite Mr. West; Fleet Foxes held down the slot just before Arcade Fire. And throughout the weekend there was vigorous support for peppy young bands enjoying first-album momentum, like Head and the Heart, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and especially Foster the People, which played a secondary stage but drew a worshipful main-stage crowd. (It wasn't just buzz driving the response. James Blake, the beneficiary of much buzz this year, played an immersive, deep-throb set on Friday; the crowd thinned out noticeably after a handful of songs.)
There's a spirit of proprietary discovery woven into the musical culture of Austin: it's part of what drives the South by Southwest conference each spring, and it's a current running through the festival as well. So it was only appropriate that Arcade Fire got pride of place, and not just because the band's most recent album, "The Suburbs" (Merge), was inspired by the community outside Houston where Mr. Butler and his brother Will grew up. On some level the band's appearance was a ratification of the Austin City Limits imprimatur and its effect on the trajectory of a career. (Anything's possible.)
Mr. Butler seemed to be thinking something along these lines as he and the band returned to the stage for a triumphal encore. "The first time we played ACL I think it was 107 degrees in the middle of the day," he said. "So this is a step up."Continue reading the main story


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Now We Are Pope
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Now We Are Pope:
Frederick Rolfe in Venice
Now We Are Pope
, a 45 minute one-man play by Martin Foreman, depicts the last hour in the life of Frederick Rolfe ("Baron Corvo": London 1860 - Venice 1913).
Rolfe was a complex, cantankerous and contradictory character, who destroyed friendships with the same intensity he sought to make them. Strongly attracted to handsome young men, he swore celibacy for most of his adult life. Usually impoverished, he refused all charity while living off loans that were seldom repaid. A convert to Catholicism, his greatest ambition was to be a priest, but inability to get on with fellow students, unwillingness to conform and growing debts led to him twice being expelled from seminary.
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The stage is dark. Faint cheering can be heard. As the cheering grows louder a spot comes up on ROLFE, asleep in his clothes on his bed, clutching a bolster. The cheering gives way to a booming voice in a foreign accent:
Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus Papam! Vi annuncio una grande gioia: abbiamo il Papa! I announce to you with great joy: we have a Pope! We have the Lord Frederick of the Ravens, Who has imposed upon Himself the name of Hadrian the Seventh!
The cheering returns even louder.
ROLFE moves in his sleep, a beatific smile on his face
Bless you, my children, bless you!
The cheering fades as a young man's voice is heard.
Sior? Sior! Sono qua, Sior. Cosa voeo?
Niente, Zildo, niente.
In his sleep ROLFE begins to make love to the bolster.
Nalta volta, Sior?
Makes affectionate noises.
Si, Sior! Si Sior!
The cheering flares up again
, still asleep, freezes.
Zildo! Zildo! Stop! Not here, not now! Not now We are Pope!
He sits up suddenly and stares blankly at the audience.
(in a monotone)
Lord Cardinals. We thank you for your service and We invite those of you who are able and willing to attend Us, now, when we go to take possession of Our episcopal See.
ROLFE falls back on the bed. As he slowly wakes, full lights come on, revealing a shabby attic room with, in addition to the bed, a worktable covered in papers, books, tobacco tin, cigarette papers, spectacles, dead matches, old bread and other paraphernalia. A chair beside the table. On the walls a mirror, crucifix and a picture of a youthful St Sebastian. Finally conscious, ROLFE sees the bolster and pushes it aside.
(looking round the room)
Zildo, dov'è stai? Where are you, Zildo? That boy! Never here when I want him.
(calls at the only door, which is closed)
Zildo! My breakfast. Breakfast! Colazione!
No-one comes. He stands up slowly. His clothes are worn, dishevelled and half open.
(to himself, as if aware Zildo will not come)
Breakfast, Zildo, breakfast.
(As he moves sleepily away from the bed, his foot kicks a half-hidden chamber-pot. He picks it up and examines its contents.)
No rat today? I'm being abandoned like a sinking ship.
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regrets and ambition
I should have been a painter. But thanks to that damned Beauclerk, I lost all my apparatus and was reduced to a state of penury. I turned to writing --a loathsome occupation-- because literature was the only outlet which Catholicks left me. And oh, I have so much to say. It would make me rich if it were not for the publishers and agents and lawyers and layabouts who have all conspired to deprive me of my dues.
What books I have written, Zildo! Stories of young Italians as innocent and wise as you. The history of the Borgias, the greatest family that Italy ever knew. Tales of centuries past. Poetry. What has it brought me, Zildo? Nothing. All my efforts have made others rich, not me. From one book alone - the commercial future of Rhodesia - I should have made two thousand sterling but I lost it all and more to the military moron who published my work under his name. With that money I could have lived like a Doge on the Grand Canal instead of huddled in my boat on winter nights or shivering in this miserable room in a crumbling palace where the wind blows night and day.
(His attention has drifted to the crucifix.)
No matter. I would have given it all up for the Church. The happiest day of my life was when I received into the Faith. It should have been when I became a priest. But my vocation, given by God, was denied to me by jealous Pharisees who could not accept that a man of my abilities should be granted the privileges that they enjoyed. Monsignor James Campbell. The Reverend William Rooney. Bishop Hugh MacDonald of Aberdeen and many, many more were deaf to God's command. God's command, not mine. A roll of infamy that will echo down the ages.
What good I could have done the Church! Make me not just a priest, not even a Cardinal. Make me Pope and I would cleanse the church of the hypocrites and toads and money-lenders. As Pope I would restore the Faith to the lands where it was forgotten. Bring order out of the Chaos that threatens all Europe. Instead of which, I was forced into spiritual exile. I have always found the Faith comfortable but the Faithful intolerable, almost every Catholick a sedulous ape, a treacherous snob, a slanderer, an oppressor or a liar.
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As first reported on Loan Market Week's Web site last week, a trio of loan pros at Goldman Sachs, including Robert Wagner, head of loan capital markets, is leaving the firm. Chris Turner, managing director, and John Simonson, v.p., are also leaving, but the moves are said to be unrelated. A Goldman spokesman declined comment.
A replacement for Wagner has not yet been determined, but one banker pointed to Steve Hickey, a partner at Goldman who runs sales, trading and syndicate, as a likely candidate. Meanwhile, Tom Connolly, co-head of leveraged finance and the banker Wagner reported to, is still around, another source said.
Wagner, who joined Goldman from Deutsche Bank in 1999 after heading Banker's Trust's New York loan capital markets group, is retiring from the market, said several sources. He did not return calls. Turner, who works with financial sponsors, is joining private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, while Simonson is taking time out of the market. Simonson declined comment and Turner did not return calls. Officials at Warburg Pincus also did not return calls.


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You must establish what you want to be included in your motorcycle insurance coverage. Actually, it works the same way as auto insurance. Most of the time, it includes liability coverage and even physical damage. So, when handling the vehicle you are assured that you and your motorcycle are safe. In terms of physical damage coverage, the insurance company may cover the expenses up to a pre-set value based on the bike's worth.
There are actually specific insurance policies for different kinds of motorbikes. Sport motorcycles, scooters and big bikes may need different coverage specifications. So, you might as well include that in your policy from the get go. In some cases, medical insurance can also be included in insurance policies. This will allow one insurance company to handle everything instead of having to go through several different companiesy.
Modified bikes also need special attention. Especially if you already had insurance coverage before modifying it. Make sure your next coverage renewal includes these new modified parts. Do not ever hesitate to tell your insurance agent about changes made to the vehicle. It is important to keep coverage up to date to prevent insufficient coverage should an accident occur.
3. Choose a company
With all the information and needs established, you are ready to choose a company. You can actually find many great Motorcycle Insurance companies in Ft Lauderdale. In fact, there is one reliable and trustworthy company that offers quality policies and wide coverage at a very affordable price. You need to choose one that has been in the industry for several years and has many satisfied clients.
4. Close the deal
When you are convinced that you'll be adequately covered with the services of one company, you will be asked to make an initial payment. With this payment your policy is activated and you should know the full extent of your coverage within your policy. In most cases, if you pay in full when making your first payment, you will get a discount.
Some instances have been reported where a client was claiming to have experienced extreme dissatisfaction with their insurance company; only to find out that he was the one who did not read the contract. Do not ever forget to get a copy of your policy so that you will have your own proof of the whole transaction.
Indeed, it is not that difficult to find the right motorcycle insurance for your beloved bike - treat it well. You wouldn't want to waste your hard earned cash, right? Give it the best protection by choosing the right insurance company to cover your motorcycle's liability, any physical damage incurred and even your own medical coverage.
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Why almost everything you think you know about Edward II is wrong; welcome to the site which examines the events, issues and personalities of Edward II's reign, 1307-1327.
30 May, 2014
My articles and a BBC documentary
And I've also had an article about Edward published on the History Vault website. Hoping to write more for them soon!
Coming soon: a two-part, two-hour documentary on BBC 2 to mark the 700th anniversary this year of the great battle of 23/24 June 1314, called The Quest for Bannockburn, for which I was interviewed by Neil Oliver about Edward II. I'll appear in part two. :) The documentary will be broadcast at 9pm next Monday and the following Monday, 2 and 9 June, in Scotland, and sometime in late June in the rest of the UK - will let you know the date when I get it. Here's lots of info about the programme on BBC iPlayer. I met Neil and the crew in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire last summer, and they filmed Neil interviewing me while rowing me up and down the River Nidd (with a few people watching us from the bank and recording us on their mobiles!) and then more filming at the castle, which once belonged to Piers Gaveston. It was a lovely warm sunny day and it was just a spectacularly awesome experience - famous TV presenter rowing me up and down a river for over an hour, ohhh my! I cannot for the life of me remember now anything I said about Edward, except that we talked about Braveheart at one point. :-) I know I focused on personal aspects, Edward's personality, abilities (or not), relationship with Piers Gaveston and so on. The only other person interviewed about Edward for the documentary was Professor Michael Prestwich, who talked more about political issues.
More information coming when I have it! And here's a pic of Neil Oliver and me, after we finished the river section and had lunch with the crew before moving up to the castle. I also had to wear a red life-vest on the boat, which clashed hideously with my bright pink jacket. :-D
27 comments:
- Brian Stevenson said...
Great pic, Kathryn, and I am so looking forward to seeing the documentary - somehow! It must be so satisfying to see your work being recognised in such a public forum,
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 14:16:00 CEST
- Kathryn Warner said...
Thanks, Brian! :)
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 14:22:00 CEST
- Kasia Ogrodnik said...
Congratulations, dear Kathryn! I do hope I will be able to see the documentary where I live. I promise I'll do my best to do it :-)
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 14:57:00 CEST
- Kathryn Warner said...
Thanks, Kasia! Really hope you can see it sometime! :-)
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 15:08:00 CEST
- Bartc said...
I have been following your facebookpage for some time, great postings> BBC History magazine is a monthly must for the last 15 years, and I read all N.Olivers books, and seen his programs. So this combination is just awesome. Congratulations. I will definitely read the BBC magazine article and look up the BBC player.
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 15:46:00 CEST
And so, The Star was born!
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 15:47:00 CEST
- Bartc said...
Fantastic, great article in BBC Magazine (monthly reading the last 15 years), will be looking forward for the BBC documentary.
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 15:50:00 CEST
- Kathryn Warner said...
Thank you, Bartc and Sami! :)
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 16:03:00 CEST
Looked those clips form the BBC and it looks pretty well done indeed, the way it should be as BBC has been known for its quality. Now I am waiting too see and hear your bit on the programme!
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 16:14:00 CEST
- Marsha Lambert said...
Fantastic!!! So happy for you. All very well deserved. And such a lovely photo! xx :)
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 18:21:00 CEST
- Kathryn Warner said...
Thank you, Marsha! :) xx
Sami, I'm dying to see it too!
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 18:26:00 CEST
I hope that the documentary makes it to youtube (no BBC on my cable); but congratulations ... your work is now getting recognized!
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 21:27:00 CEST
- Anerje said...
Despite knowing all this for a while, I'm still going to say yet again - congratulations! I'm thrilled your talent and expertise has been recognised!
- Friday, 30 May 2014 at 22:33:00 CEST
- Undine said...
Congratulations! I live in the U.S., but I hope I'll be able to see the documentary online at some point.
Somewhere, Edward is smiling!
- Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 02:06:00 CEST
- Paula Lofting said...
So pleased for you Kathryn - and for Edward. hopefully the truth can now be heard by the whole world and no more stupid searches for Mel gibson being the father of Edward 111
- oops i mean William Wallace.
- Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 18:56:00 CEST
- Paula Lofting said...
So pleased for you Kathryn - and for Edward. hopefully the truth can now be heard by the whole world and no more stupid searches for Mel gibson being the father of Edward 111
- oops i mean William Wallace.
- Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 18:56:00 CEST
- Kathryn Warner said...
Thanks, Esther, Anerje, Undine and Paula! I hope everyone gets to see the documentary somewhere, somehow ;-) And I'm so thrilled that Edward's real story is getting out there!
- Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 19:04:00 CEST
- John J Rogan said...
Love the article, but wish you had noted that Gaveston was murdered (an illegal act), rather than executed (a legal act) by the earls. As a Gaveston fan, I have never accepted their supposed trial. Glad you took on the Mel Gibson/Braveheart crowd.
- Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 21:43:00 CEST
Kathryn, what else can I say. You have arrived!!! And personally I quite like pink and red together - sort of classy. Sorry I haven't posted any comments recently but work gets in the way. I do read everything you write and I am constantly impressed by your dedication, your accuracy and the sheer hard work it must be to get all this information out there to us mere mortals. Keep going.
- Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 22:25:00 CEST
I bet William Wallace of Hollywoodland is gettin pretty upset pretty soon! And queen Sophie Marceu too... No, wait...
PS. Sorry Kathryn, I just had to.
- Saturday, 31 May 2014 at 22:51:00 CEST
- Sonetka said...
Congratulations! I hope I can see it at some point, hopefully Youtube will come through at least :). As for the red and pink, aren't bright, albeit clashing colours suitably medieval?
- Sunday, 1 June 2014 at 07:18:00 CEST
- Carla said...
Wow, congratulations Kathryn! I look forward to seeing the documentary.
- Sunday, 1 June 2014 at 17:11:00 CEST
CongRATulations, Kathryn! But you already know how delighted I am that you're finally receiving the recognition you deserve as the ultimate authority on Edward.
Along with your other fans and followers above, I'm hoping the documentary will appear on YouTube. After all, "Killer Queens" and "She Wolves" are on there. Why not a program of quality? Or, if I'm really fortunate, it will air on the American History Channel between "Ax Men" and "Big Rig Bounty Hunters". Or maybe twixt "Appalachian Outlaws" and "Ancient Aliens--The Series". O! I am so overcome with patriotism right now that I must stop writing immediately and recite the pledge of allegiance--NOT.
Yes. I am being a wise-"arse". And, yes. Those are actual shows.
But with the utmost respect--and I'm sure you realize beyond a doubt that I genuinely feel it--I'm afraid that I must agree with Mr. Rogan. If the article for BBC History Magazine does appear in print, would it be possible to change the word "executed" to "murdered"? Please forgive me, but you know how I love Piers!
Both are excellent pieces, Kathryn, and I look forward to seeing more! I'm also eagerly awaiting the chance to read the biography. And don't forget the novel!
I . . . won't . . . let . . . you . . .
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P.S. Great photo of you and Neil Oliver!
- Sunday, 1 June 2014 at 20:02:00 CEST
- Carol Rondou said...
Congrats! You rock so hard!
And we knew you when.
- Monday, 2 June 2014 at 02:27:00 CEST
Hi Kathryn,
Fame at last! Congratulations, particularly as the only interviewees about Edward were just yourself and Professor Michael Prestwich. (Was he rowed up and down the river Nidd as well, or was he interviewed in some more boring old TV studio?)
I really look forward to watching these programmes.
- Monday, 2 June 2014 at 10:47:00 CEST
- Kathryn Warner said...
Thanks for the great comments, everyone! :) So grateful for your support!
- Monday, 2 June 2014 at 15:25:00 CEST
- Jules Frusher said...
I've just watched part one of the documentary and so far, so good - I can't fault much at all. Looking forward to seeing you in the next one! It's good - no, excellent - to see your work being recognised after all these years - you thoroughly deserve it :-) xx
- Saturday, 7 June 2014 at 22:42:00 CEST


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Movie Review by Michael Arruda
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973) helped free American hostages from Iran back in 1980. Who knew!
That's just one revelation found in Ben Affleck's fascinating new thriller, ARGO (2012), a riveting film that tells the improbable tale— based on a true story— of how the U.S. government funded a fake movie in order to rescue six American government workers from Iran in 1980.
ARGO gets off to a strong start. The film opens as an angry Iranian mob storms the American embassy in Iran, an event which led to American hostages being held for an incredible 444 days. During these tense moments, six American government workers simply walk out the back door onto the streets of Iran and make their way to the Canadian embassy, where they're taken in by the Canadian ambassador (Victor Garber).
When U.S. authorities fail to devise an effective escape plan for getting these six Americans safely out of Iran, enter Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) a CIA operative whose expertise is getting people out of harm's way. Stuck for ideas, Mendez happens to catch the science fiction movie BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES on television, and as he watches Caesar and his friends walk along the futuristic desert landscape, a light bulb goes off in his head.
Mendez presents the idea to his superior Jack O'Donnell (Bryan Cranston) that he'll go into Iran pretending to be a Hollywood film producer making a science fiction film, under the pretense that he wants to use Iran for scenes of an alien world. He'll disguise the six hostages as a film crew, and together they'll simply walk out of Iran.
It's a far-fetched idea to be sure, but there just aren't any others that would work, which prompts O'Donnell to tell his superiors "It's the best bad idea we have." To make it work, Mendez visits his friend in Hollywood, John Chambers (John Goodman), the Academy Award winning make-up artist for the PLANET OF THE APES franchise. Chambers agrees to help Mendez, their goal being to make their fake movie as realistic as possible, because they know the Iranians will be checking their facts. Chambers hooks Mendez up with producer Lester Siegel (Alan Arkin, in yet another scene-stealing performance) who goes all out because, as he says, "If I'm going to make a fake movie, then it's going to be a fake hit!"
They settle upon a bad science fiction script for a movie called ARGO, and they even go so far as to hold a press conference where they read through the script, all in attempt to get their film in the Hollywood trade papers to make their fake film as credible as possible.
Mendez travels to Iran to prep the hostages and give them their fake film crew identities. Things grow more complicated when the Iranians figure out that six hostages are missing, and soon they're closing in on their location, giving Mendez very little time to make his plan work.
Directed by Ben Affleck, ARGO isn't quite as intense as his previous directorial efforts THE TOWN (2012) and GONE BABY GONE (2007), but it is more balanced. It has a suspenseful beginning and end, and sandwiched in the middle is the highly entertaining tale of the making of the fake movie. As a result, in addition to being a competent thriller, ARGO is also quirky and funny.
The screenplay by Chris Terrio, based on an article by Joshuah Bearman, is a winner. It's full of hilarious film business jokes and one-liners, most of them by John Goodman and Alan Arkin. But it's also incredibly tense, especially its ending, where Mendez and the hostages have the improbable task of making their way to the Iranian airport, getting past the soldiers, with only their outlandish story to get them through.
The script also does a nice job reminding us how we got into the hostage crisis in the first place, as it gives us some history, how the United States backed the Shah of Iran, how the Shah committed many brutal crimes against the Iranian people, and the event which caused the crisis, when the ill Shah received political asylum from the United States. The script does this without being preachy.
The acting is terrific. Ben Affleck is solid as Tony Mendez, in an understated performance. Sure, at times it looks as if Affleck is a wink away from falling asleep, as he always seems to be squinting, but that's because Mendez is one cool customer. Some of the confrontations would make most people wet themselves or worse, but Affleck's Mendez is rock solid, providing a firm, steady hand as he guides the hostages through the tumultuous streets of America-hating Iran.
Both John Goodman and Alan Arkin steal the show in their supporting roles as John Chambers and Lester Siegel. It's nothing we haven't seen these guys do before, but they're so good at it. In a movie as tense as this, their sharp-tongued comedic turns are a welcome relief. And Bryan Cranston is excellent once again, this time playing Mendez's CIA boss Jack O'Donnell. Once more, Cranston looks completely different. He seems to change his look in every movie he's in.
The performances of the six hostages are also top-notch, and Victor Garber is also very good as Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador.
The film also successfully captures the feel of 1979-80, as the clothes, hairstyles, and soundtrack all heavily reflect the era.
I'm hot and cold with Ben Affleck, and in recent years I've enjoyed him more, as I liked both THE TOWN and GONE BABY GONE. I also really enjoyed his performance as George Reeves in HOLLYWOODLAND (2006). These recent successes have helped me forget films like DAREDEVIL (2003) and THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002).
With ARGO, Affleck hits a homerun from the director's chair. The film is taut and exciting, and in its final act, extremely suspenseful. Affleck also does a nice job in the lead role, although his directorial effort is certainly more potent than his performance as cool headed Tony Mendez.
For those of us who lived through the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979-1980, ARGO serves as a reminder of a difficult and painful year in our history.
ARGO is a nerve-racking drama that will thrill you as well as make you laugh with its quirky Hollywood subplot.
I give it three and a half knives.
© Copyright 2012 by Michael Arruda
Michael Arruda gives ARGO ~three and a half knives.
2 Responses to "ARGO (2012)"
Very nice review! I am hot and cold with Afleck as well – mostly cold – but this review has me wanting to check this one out. Thanks!
Sounds great…nice review.


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First, I went to Rite Aid and found zero Puffs and Purex Crystals on the shelf. But it turns out they had some in the back, so I'm adding that as a strategy for minimizing disappointments: ask if there's stock that hasn't been put out. It also turned out to be a little lucky that I struck out yesterday, since Lysol put out that $1.50/1 wipes coupon on Facebook after I got home.
I was able to do the following transaction:
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2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners @ $2.50 each
7 Puffs @ $0.99 each
2 Gain dish detergent @ $0.89 each
2 Purex Crystals @ $6.49 each + Buy One, Get One Free
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$2 +UP reward from last week
That left $8.20 + tax. I had read that I could use a Single Check Rebate check as payment at the store, and in fact, the SCR check says to use as payment or deposit at the bank right on the face. I normally deposit my SCR checks, but I had a $7.99 SCR check from February and using it to pay at Rite Aid would be an easy way to reduce my out of pocket expenses. It took a little longer to enter it as payment – there was lots of tapping of keys and not just scanning – but there didn't seem to be any problem with it. And in the end, I paid $0.21 + tax out of pocket, and got my $10 +UP reward. Not bad for bags full of stuff that we'll definitely use.
It would seem that this Rite Aid store likes to remove the surveys that print at the end of receipts and hand them to customers that they are confident will give them a good review. I was obviously very happy because the staff found me the items that I wanted, and I was handed two surveys with my receipt that had clearly been torn off of other receipts. That seems a tad sketchy, no?
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LONDON (Reuters) - Top female judo fighters on Tuesday backed the decision to allow a Saudi athlete to compete at the Olympic Games wearing an Islamic headscarf, saying it would not bother them and would be good for women's sport.
Teenager Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shaherkani, one of the first two Saudi women chosen to compete at an Olympics, had threatened to pull out after the sport's governing body said she could not compete wearing a hijab because it was too dangerous.
After days of deliberation, a compromise was struck on Monday between judo chiefs, Olympic bosses and Saudis meaning she will now take part in the women's heavyweight section on Friday.
"I think it's no problem for us, it might be a problem for her. But I can't see why she shouldn't have it," Slovenia's Urska Zolnir, who won gold in the women's -63kg judo category on Tuesday, told reporters.
The appearance in London of Shaherkani, 16, and fellow teenage 800-metre runner Sarah Attar came after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) pressed Saudi Arabia along with fellow conservative Muslim nations Qatar and Brunei to end their ban on female participation.
"We all want judo to be more democratic and it would be a good thing if more women were allowed to practice judo," said France's Gervise Emane, the world champion who won bronze on Tuesday.
"So if this right has been given to her and it allows her to do more sport, so be it."
The International Judo Federation (IJF) said last week that its regulations forbade headgear because a fighter could be accidentally choked during the rough, physical contests in which strangling an opponent using their judo outfit is legal.
But a Saudi National Olympic Committee spokesman said on Monday they had agreed on an acceptable form of headscarf with the IOC and IJF.
"I don't think this would disturb us very much," Emane said. "It would possibly be a drawback for her when competing."
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