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Late Paul Walker was truthful, likable actor
This is an obituary that had no business being written for another 40 years, at least. Paul Walker died yesterday in a car wreck at age 40.
Paul Walker was never going to be asked to play Hamlet, but he was at the center of a number of highly enjoyable films over the last fifteen years. He had an ability, probably innate, to engage audience sympathy. He was good-looking enough to be a pretty boy, but he was something else. He had a toughness that, combined with his smooth good looks, made him something unexpected. He held his own opposite Vin Diesel, whose voice alone could blow anyone off the screen. He was a truthful actor, and I always liked him.
The "Fast and Furious" franchise, for which he was best known, had just gotten a second wind, with two good movies in a row, especially the most recent, "Fast and Furious 6," which came out in May and was just a blast. "Fast and Furious 7" promised to be just as good (F & F 6 ended with a fun teaser), but I don't know how far along in the filming they are at this point.
In addition to the best of the "Fast and Furious" movies, Walker deserves to be remembered for "Joy Ride," a thriller directed by the modern noir master, John Dahl; and "Running Scared," a crazy Wayne Kramer film from 2006, with Walker struggling to stay ahead of the mob.
He was also in a number of non-action films, appearing in "Flags of Our Fathers," for example. In a few years Walker might well have pivoted from action into other kinds of movies. His best work may have been in front of him.
But what's behind is at least highly enjoyable.
As a critic, I try not to know what a movie is about before I go see it. I try even not to know who's in it, though most of the time I do. But there have been a few times over the years when Paul Walker has turned up in a movie without my knowing, and I always thought, "Oh, good. Him." With him, a story was in good hands.
I feel bad for Walker and for his legacy that the manner of his death is going to become ironically and inextricably linked with the most famous work. For those who don't know, "Fast and Furious" is all about street racers, about guys who drive very fast in super-charged automobiles. The driving in these films is so reckless that disclaimers have been added to some of the films, telling people not to try this in real life, that this is merely fantasy. And then Walker (who wasn't driving) dies in a Porsche, in an accident so violent that the wreckage is barely recognizable as a car.
The early death of film actors is a strange thing, in that fake immortality meets up with real mortality in ways that confuse and confound our thoughts and impulses. For a time, it's all anyone can think of when they see the person. Then people forget. Then years pass and another generation discovers a movie or movies — they see an actor and wonder why they've never heard of him. And then they go on imdb and find out that the work stopped because that seemingly eternal actor died.
(I had that happen twice when I was researching my French ladies book. I saw a comic actor I'd never heard of, named Coluche, in a movie from 1983. I thought "I have to see everything this guy has done." But it turned out he was so good in the film that by the end I had a bad feeling: If he were alive, I'd have heard of him. It turned out that he died in 1986, at age 40, in a motorcycle accident. The other example was the lovely Pauline Lafont, who died at 25 in a climbing accident.)
In his awful misfortune, Walker is in excellent company — Carole Lombard, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Heath Ledger, and on and on — but it's a very sad and (temporarily) mind-boggling thing to find him on that roster.


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Most swine producers are familiar with the harm that mycotoxins cause and recognize the need for monitoring and mitigation as part of a complete mycotoxin risk management program. Results of the latest BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey indicate that finished feed and maize (corn) frequently contain harmful mycotoxins at levels that pose a known threat to pig health and performance.
Download our guide to differential diagnosis that helps you identify and correct common issues in modern poultry production.
As Figure 1 shows, deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisins (FUM) and zearalenone (ZEN) were the most frequently occurring mycotoxins found in samples, followed by aflatoxins (Afla), T-2 toxin and ochratoxin A (OTA). Fumonisins were identified in three out of four corn samples tested, and in half of cases concentrations exceeded known risk thresholds. In finished feed, fumonisins were identified in 60% of samples, and in 30% of those cases the average concentrations exceeded the risk threshold.
Figure 1. Prevalence of mycotoxins in swine feed commodities
Bars indicate percentage of samples testing positive for mycotoxin presence. Dots indicate percentage of samples registering concentrations known to impair animal health or performance.
Source: BIOMIN, 2015
Find one, find many, find trouble
We know from decades of research on mycotoxins that they tend to occur in groups. Th is phenomenon, known as co-exposure, is not only common, but also more dangerous for animals. According to the 2014 BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey, analyzed samples contained on average 30 diff erent mycotoxins and metabolites per sample.
On the field this can cause greater overall harm to animals due to synergistic effects: when mycotoxins occur together the adverse consequences of each mycotoxin (separately, often in a lab) can be amplified.
Protecting pigs
In light of the variety of mycotoxins that can impair swine health and performance, a multi-pronged approach is needed to protect pigs.
In 2015 BIOMIN launches Mycofix® 5.0, an innovative, all-in-one feed additive that uses three modes of action – biotransformation, adsorption and bioprotection – to deliver absolute protection against mycotoxins.
What´s new
"Mycofix® 5.0 represents decades of scientific research on mycotoxin deactivation and combines the most cutting-edge mycotoxin mitigation strategies available anywhere," according to Ursula Hofstetter, Director Competence Center Mycotoxins. This fifth incarnation introduces five new features.
1. Broader spectrum of mycotoxins
Various components act according to one of three complimentary modes of action so that Mycofix® 5.0 acts against the broadest range of mycotoxins found. A number of these components work in ways that are both specific (target a single mycotoxin) and irreversible (cannot be undone) through biotransformation. In addition to components in Mycofix® 5.0 that deactivate trichothecenes, zearalenone, ochratoxin A and aflatoxins, FUMzyme® is a patented purified enzyme that specifically cleaves off the two tricarballylic acid side chains of the fumonisin molecules (see Figure 2). This hydrolysation renders fumonisins non-toxic, protecting pigs from fumonisin-related respiratory problems such as porcine pulmonary edema and liver damage and weakened immune systems.
Figure 2. FUMzyme® detoxifies fumonisin molecules by cleaving the two tricarballylic acid side chains.
2. Proven safety and effectiveness backed by three EU authorizations
Mycofix® 5.0 contains the only three EU authorized feed additives proven to adsorb harmful mycotoxins or to biotransform mycotoxins into nontoxic metabolites (Regulation No 1060/2013, No 1016/2013 and No 1115/2014). Each Mycofix® 5.0 ingredient was evaluated in scientific and practical relevant field trials to assure safety and effectiveness.
Not all authorizations are equal
European Commission Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 established the rules governing EU authorization of additives for use in animal nutrition.
Additives fall into various categories and functional groups. "Substances for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins" are functional group (m) of the category "technological feed additives" (1).
Other functional groups of technological additives include anticaking agents, binders, preservatives, etc. Only those authorized by the EU in category/functional group "1m" have the legal basis for official claims regarding mycotoxin deactivation and were subject to scrutiny by the European Food Safety Authority with regards to product safety and effectiveness.
3. Enhanced bioprotection
Mycotoxins affect immune cells, damage the liver and also negatively affect the intestinal barrier function. The bioprotection mix in the fifth generation of Mycofix® not only supports liver and immune system but also improves the integrity of the intestinal barrier function. The effectiveness of this scientifically proven blend of carefully selected plant and algae extracts can be seen in results from a TEER (trans-epithelial electrical resistance) test.
This test measures the integrity of cell layers of porcine intestinal epithelial cells. Mycotoxins reduce the electrical resistance in these cells by opening up the cell layer, making them more "leaky" –allowing pathogens to enter the bloodstream more easily. Mycofix® 5.0 reduces leakage, supporting the cell layer and the pig's intestinal barrier function (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Mycofix® 5.0 supports the intestinal cell layer and immune system.
Source: BIOMIN, 2015
4. Protection against endotoxins
Endotoxins, also known as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), are part of the outer membrane of the cell wall of all Gram-negative bacteria (e.g. E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Pseudomonas) that can elicit strong immune responses, weakening animals' immune systems and impairing performance.
Results show that 0.05% of the fifth generation of Mycofix® adsorbs more than 90% of 500 Endotoxin Units per milliliter. What's more, the interlayer sheet structure of the bentonite contains enough binding sites to achieve a similar level of binding capacity in the presence of 4000 parts per billion (ppb) of aflatoxin B1 (Figure 4). The bioprotection strategy provides further support.
Figure 4. Adsorption of endotoxins by the 5th generation of Mycofix® even in the presence of 4000 ppb aflatoxin.
5. Brand new, optimized formulation
The fifth generation of Mycofix® is a fully revamped formulation of the Mycofix® product line. It has been optimized in order to boost effectiveness in the field. A trial under field conditions was performed with 60 weaned piglets receiving a diet naturally contaminated with mycotoxins over 56 days (Table 1). At the end of the trial, piglets supplied with Mycofix® Plus had a final weight of 32.3 kg versus 30.6 kg for the control group (Figure 5). An economic calculation based on the weight difference between the two groups clearly showed the overall benefit of the optimized Mycofix® with an ROI of 7.42 based on feed and piglet live weight prices based on average European price for June 2015.
Table 1. Trial set-up
Figure 5. Final average weight per piglet at day 56.
Note: a,b indicate significant difference (p<0.05)
Source: BIOMIN, 2015
The risks that mycotoxins pose to swine are well-known and represent significant economic losses to producers. Mycofix® 5.0 represents a genuine innovation in the combat against mycotoxins in five ways. First, it acts against a broader range of toxins. Second, it contains the only three EU authorized feed additives proven to deactivate mycotoxins. Third, it offers enhanced bioprotection. Fourth, it provides endotoxin protection. Finally, field trial results demonstrate its effectiveness and ability to generate meaningful return on investment.

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Cru - it's French for vintage (now those wine bottles make sense!). We love it's perfectly imperfect, vintage finish. The distressing process is all done by hand, shoe by shoe after they are made. A lot of love goes into making our shoes.
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First things first: people should start a new topic for every new Starsomething. Get it together, people!
Now, about the comic: why is the black hole a protected... thing? And what exactly did Dash say? I am teh puzzled.
webrunner wrote:In the future everything that isn't sentient is protected by some sort of intergalactic protection agency. They tend to go largely ignored except those that like to sink spaceships to the bottom of the spaceocean.
Cosmic Bambi wrote:'Fraid not... sounds like fun though! Do space suits come in summer colors?
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Home Inspiration
45 comments:
- All things nice... said...
Lovely images, I like the book case and the colour coordinated look :)
All things nice...
- August 25, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- Little Bear Stories said...
lovely inspiration, some really good ideas. love the wood paneling on the wall and the candles in glass bottles xx
- August 25, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
I adore those images...The candle bottles are cool...I have to use that idea on my next party and the 3rd space is so beautiful:)
- August 25, 2010 at 3:20 PM
- ceo said...
Love the touches of yellow in the first few pictures...
- August 25, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Anna Walker said...
I love the stripes and the glass bottle holders...I have always always always been a fan of both! :)
- August 25, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...
They're all great ideas. I can't stop looking at the stripped wall. Too cool :)
- August 25, 2010 at 3:45 PM
- Bron @ Baby Space said...
Consider me inspired. Especially love the large wall clock in the retro/modern room.
- August 25, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Marcie said...
Great inspirations! I am LOVING the chalk board art with the tree. Brilliant.
And can I have a home library like this?!
xo M
- August 25, 2010 at 4:18 PM
I love the room w/ the artwork hung at seating level! xo
- August 25, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Abby said...
I like the candle holders! Very whimsical. And the chalkboard! I have an obsession with chalkboards. I'm not sure the color books work for me. It might make it hard to find books, unless I remember cover color, haha.
- August 25, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Jen said...
The strip and wood wall are just the best!! Heck, that wood wall is my favorite. How unique!!
- August 25, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- Shannon @ What's Up Whimsy said...
So many amazing ideas here! I love the gray horizontal stripes and the wood paneling. I also want to make those candles in the bottles - what a unique display!
- August 25, 2010 at 6:16 PM
I love all these images. I wish my landlord would let me paint my room..lol.
Have a great night!
- August 25, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- STYLIZIMO said...
I love the first picture!
- August 25, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Jenni said...
LOVE the gray stripes!!!!
- August 25, 2010 at 8:14 PM
- Style Attic said...
You did some lovely homework here! Great attention to detail, it all catches my eye as well :) I would do the book arrangement...I just need the shelves!
- August 25, 2010 at 9:15 PM
- Amanda said...
These are all such lovely inspiring images - I especially like the room with the stone wall, the one with the big wall clock and those beautifully arranged bookshelves - lovely!!!
- August 25, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- CatherineLovesRoses said...
Love the idea of being able to change your artwork often, painting little drawings on a chalkboard!!
Have a nice day!
- August 25, 2010 at 11:06 PM
- Signe said...
Love the room with the wood paneling. Not especially the wood paneling itself but the way the whole room comes together. Perfection :)
- August 25, 2010 at 11:20 PM
- Miles Of Style said...
such pretty images! those scattered splashes of yellow have put a smile on my face now =)
- August 26, 2010 at 1:00 AM
- Victoria said...
Wow! So inspiring, I love all of these, I wish I had my own place so I could decorate! xxx
- August 26, 2010 at 3:05 AM
- Hazel Williams said...
Love books organised by colour, I tried to do that in my own home but FAIL! haha!
I also love the mix of modern and retro, when done well it looks FABULOUS!
:) Hazel
- August 26, 2010 at 3:13 AM
- Cláudia Murakami said...
The first pics are my favorite!!!! So me!!! Kisses dear!!! Bela.
- August 26, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- A Plum By Any Other Name said...
Love the contrast with the chalkboard and the bright yellow lampshade. It's like a fresh start!
- August 26, 2010 at 4:22 AM
- Amber said...
Dont you love retro/ antiques/modern all mixed up. Great rooms. We are getting ready to build an extention, so I am loving posts like this at the moment!
- August 26, 2010 at 5:08 AM
- Same Sweet Girl: Memoir of a Southern Belle said...
Such great ideas!! I would have never thought to do most of those things but it actually looks great! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
- August 26, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- photohogger said...
The books by colour reminds me of a hair salon for some reason!!
Love that giant clock!! Me wants :)
- August 26, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- Signe said...
I love the room with the wood paneling. Not especially the wood paneling itself but how the whole room comes together and the colors. Just lovely :)
- August 26, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- Andrea said...
Love the wood paneling on the walls!
- August 26, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Leah said...
I adore that first room! Those stripes are so chic!
- August 26, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Jennifer said...
I am very inspired by these looks! I love the glass bottle candle holders. And I really want to get a chalkboard like that!
- August 26, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Joan Hunter Dunn said...
I'm having a glass moment too... We're just about to move into a new flat and merge our books - how to organise them? I do quite like them organised by colour.
- August 26, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Zabrinah said...
Beautiful place! I really do love the idea of glass bottles as candle holders!!!!
So unique!
- August 26, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- The Zhush said...
Such great finds and ideas...lots of inspiration here...thanks!
- August 26, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Gloria said...
Beautiful and so inspiring! I love looking at photos of decor...it just is so calming to me!! Thanks for sharing...:)
- August 26, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- Screen Door Prep said...
I got excited about the color-coordinated book look a few months ago after finding the blog E, Myself, & I. (Which is a fabulous blog, BTW.) I have begun it in my kitchen, which has a pink&green thing going, w/ my prettiest pink&green cookbooks on a green shelf over my sink. Next I am going to do a shelf each of blue, red, & yellow in my daughter's Raggedy Ann themed nursery.
All of your finds are lovely, though. You have an eye for fabulous!
- August 26, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- ~*~ saskia ~*~ said...
These yellow chairs are stunning, never seen that shade of chairs. Happy and sunny!
Have a wonderful weekend ahead. xxx
- August 26, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Valerie said...
I just cannot get enough of the striped walls right now and that first picture is amazing! I want to live in that room!
- August 26, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- Steph S. said...
Some of my favorite things! I love the horizontal stripes and the chalkboard! Also, I'm a big fan of organizing books by color - but my husband will not have it. He's a total academic, everything has to be organized according to topic! ha ha :)
- August 26, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- tammy said...
thanks for your lovely comment on my blog. the ice cream maker is a treat for us.
love that wood paneling too. so daring!
- August 26, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Inspired said...
I love the green glass with candles...actually I love all these photos!
Julie xo
- August 26, 2010 at 7:06 PM
- koralee said...
Beautiful...I am soooo inspired. I love the pops of yellow. xoxoxo
- August 26, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- shopgirl said...
These rooms are lovely. I like the last one with all the books and the organized colour.
Have an awesome weekend sweetie!
- August 26, 2010 at 11:29 PM
- Annie said...
Great inspiration! :)
2 of my favorite home accessories = colored bottles & candles
- August 27, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- Cornflake said...
I love the rugs at angles and the art drawn on chalkboard. Also love the colour co-ordinated books!! I saw this too on AT :-)
- August 29, 2010 at 11:38 PM


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A new photo just crossed our Twitter stream. One half is Steve Jobs, the other is Ashton Kutcher.
You can hardly tell who is who, but the left is Kutcher, the right is Jobs. It was tweeted by Kutcher last weekend after the Sundance premiere.
(via @Arrington and @wildcowboy tweeted by @jalifax)
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Belgrade, Serbia – One of results of the project Support for Agri-environment Policies and Programming in Serbia is the publication "Agri-environment Programme for Serbia", launched today during the conference organized by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia, Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia and Serbian Environmental Protection Agency.
The publication is produced in both Serbian and English and is intended to serve as a reference document to support the future programming of agri-environment measures in Serbia, that is foreseen to be done as part of the EU accesion of Serbia. Special attention is given to introducing the concept of high nature value (HNV) farming and agricultural practices that support biodiversity conservation, and to the definition of concrete agricultural measures for biodiversity conservation. The Publication begins with an introduction to the main changes in Serbian agriculture over the past half century and the resulting environmental impacts. It presents the principles of the HNV Farming and agri-environment concepts, their development over the time, and the lessons to be learnt from EU Member States with regard to their application and implementation. The publication includes indicative map of high nature value farming areas in Serbia.
"Agri-environment Programme for Serbia" presents proposals for agri-environment policies and measures for Serbia, with a particular focus on those targeted at supporting low-intensity farming systems that help to maintain high levels of biodiversity. The final chapter identifies the social, economic and environmental benefits that arise from implementing agri-environment measures. Development of agri-environment programme is an integral part of the EU accession process, which defines it within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and as such is mandatory for all EU Member States. In addition to contributing to protection of biodiversity and traditional agricultural practices, agro-environmental programme encourages rural development.
As publication's authors stress out, with properly targeted support, HNV farming could yield a viable economic future and modern quality of life for rural communities. Low intensity farming methods, quality food products, traditional crafts and rural tourism could be at the heart of sustainable rural development in Republic of Serbia.
This publication is the result of the project Support for Agri-environment Policies and Programming in Serbia implemented in the period 2009-2010. One of the main objectives of the Project was to formulate potential agro-environment mechanisms that will ensure the conservation of high nature value farming areas. The project was implemented through the cooperation of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Natura Balkanika, supported by the Dutch NGO Avalon and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). Financial support was provided by the Dutch BBI-Matra programme.
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Fun for the Family is a Cub Scout program. Strengthening families is one of the purposes of Cub Scouting. Fun for the Family allow families to chose how they would like to participate in the program. It is filled with various family activities that are organized into five categories. Character development and the twelve core values are integral parts of this program. To earn the award, family members sit work together to complete two activate from each of the five categories. Upon completion of the award, the family may be presented a certificate and each family member may be presented with patches. After receiving the patch, family members may continue working on activities to earn pins to be worn on the patches. Families may earn as many pis as they like during their ensure in Cub Scouting. Ideally, the awards will be present to the family at a pack meeting.
Shaping Your Family Identity
Complete two activities to earn the patch. Complete two additional activities earn the blue and white pin.
- Choose a book and read it together as a family.
- Chose a special day each month or choose one them during one month to celebrate or plan special activities.
- Fina a family member that can tell a story about one of your ancestors.
- Discuss as a family the meaning of "faith in God."
- Decide on a motto for your family.
- Take part in a family reunion.
- Draw a family tree.
- Have a family council at which the family lists five or six family values and traditions.
- Learn about a country or culture that is part of thou family heritage.
- Participate in a family tradition for a holiday.
- Make a family sand castle..., remind family members ho it is important to build houses and family "upon a rock" of things that least, and not the sand.
- Discuss how your family is a kind and caring family
- Discuss how God is the like light to a family.
- plan a party to celebrate a daily milestone.
- Learn about your family name and its history.
- Have family members draw picture of example of how they scan supper tech other.
- Have members create a treasure hun of the member in the family to do.
Developing Personal Skills
Complete two activities to earn the patch. Complete two additional activities earn the black and gray pin.
- Make a list of the different careers in which family members have in interest.
- Make a list of manners that the family members will practice for the coming month.
- Plan an activity or fitness program for you and your family.
- Have a family dinner where each person helps with his or her talents to make the dinner a pleasant activity.
- Attend an event or practice of someone who is performing a talent or skill.
- Plan a day of games.
- Help family members with their hobbies.
- Play a guessing game involving players asking question to guess the names of famous people.
- Make a cleaning chart that includes several categories, such as room, yard, body, teeth, mind, and language.
- Discuss good manner and courtesy with family members.
- As a family, play a board game that emphasizes using money, such as MONOPOLY, The Game of Life, or Pay Day.
- Have an evening of music where the family sings favorite songs or hymns.
- Make a family practice chart for one month to track family members practice skills or talents that they are trying to develop.
- Plan activités for family member to demonstrate their skills and abilities, as well as teach some aspect of their skill to other family members.
- Find a skit and have the family do it together.
- Discuss the strengths of each family member.
- Plan a family talent show.
- Plan a family activity of word-building, using games such as crossword puzzles, trivia challenges, spelling bees, hangman, SCRABBLE, Password, or Boggle.
Building a Family Team
Complete two activities to earn the patch. Complete two additional activities earn the orange and green pin.
- As a family, decide on a goal for which you will need to save and budget money.
- As a family, visit a special church service.
- Have a family clean-up day for the house or yard.
- Plan and hold a family campout.
- As a family, learn about your family crest if you have one.
- As a family, plant a garden.
- Discuss the responsibilities of taking care of the family pet(s).
- Have a dinner or dessert night where each person contributes to the food with his or her own idea for the meal.
- Visit a farm and watch or participate in some of the chores.
- Teach basic planning skills and help children plan a family activity such as a picnic, hike, day trip, or service project.
- During a family reunion or an activity where other families are present, play a game or sports activity in which family members can be on teams.
- Take a family hike for a distance that could be a challenge for the family to complete.
- Divide up household responsibilities for each family member. Make a family chart as a reminder for everyone.
- Mark out the dimensions of something large, like a dinosaur, outside so that family members can visualize how long or tall it is.
- As a family, choose a cause such as hunger and determine a plan whereby your family can actively participate in or support that cause.
- Have a family read-a-thon where family members read together in one room.
- Plan a family secret pal week where each family member performs a secret act of kindness for his or her secret pal.
- Sit in a circle and tell a story together.
- As a family, create a family team name and logo.
Connecting with Your Community
Complete two activities to earn the patch. Complete two additional activities earn the black and red pin.
- Plan a family bike ride in your community
- Have a car wash to raise funds for an agency organization in your community.
- Plan a program or service that your family could do for a care center or hospital ward.
- Talk with leaders of you church an find out how your family can help with a project.
- Plan a family community clean up in the local park, or check with the city council for information for clean up opportunities.
- Help with a community event such as a fair, parade, carnival, or other occasion where the family can participate.
- Plan a family service activity by helping out at your local library, museum, fire station, moles shelter, etc.
- Find out how your family can help with a conservation project for your community.
- Adopt the fire hydrant nearest your home, and keep it clear of debris, snow, and ice.
- As a family, post a flag at your house on all approbate holidays.
- Help with a food drive in you community.
- Discuss ways to reduce the amount of garbage your family sends to the landfill.
- Plan and complete a family service project helping your neighbors.
- Have your family be a pixie for another family for one week.
- As a family , take a city bus or some other mode of public transport.
- Visit a place that recycles.
- Plan a family road trip and learn about the historical and interesting sites along the way.
- As a family , list five rules that your family follows to help show respect for the comity.
- Find out from your community resources or forest service where your family can plant a tree.
Facing Family Challenges
Complete two activities to earn the patch. Complete two additional activities earn the blue and yellow pin.
- Visit a cemetery and examine the different inscriptions on the grave markers.
- Have a family activity to gather items for your home emergency kit.
- Have a family journal to which everyone may contribute some of his or her writings.
- Hold a mock disaster or fire drill to give the family members practical experience with how to act in an emergency situation.
- As a family, prepare and freeze several home-cooked meals.
- As a family, write down special memories of a loved one who has died.
- Discuss your religious beliefs and the cultural traditions of your family that relate to death.
- Learn about the history and meaning of Memorial Day.
- Make goodbye cards that contain your new address and phone number.
- Plant a tree or perennial flower in memory of a deceased loved one.
- Together with your family, go one week without candy, soda op, or other snacks.
- As a family set up an obstacle course.
- Honor a deceased pet by taking care of the place where the pet we buried or create a special photo book.
- As a family, visit a store where special equipment, such as wheelchairs, is sold or rented to people who need physical assistance. Discuss what makes these things useful and why the people who use them deserve respect.
- Write ten family problems on 10 slips of paper, each family member draws a slip and reads it, then discuss how the problem might be managed.
- As a family, schedule a meeting with your local police or fire department to learn ways to improve safety in your home and community.
- Have all of your family members fingerprinted and photographed for security.
- In family council, discuss the needs of a family member or friend suffering from a long-term illness.
- As a family, prepare a baked good or treat to take around and sure with new neighbors.
- Cub Scouts Fun for the Family pamphlet, 2010.


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The political unrest in Iran presents the Obama administration with a dilemma: keep quiet in order to pursue a nuclear deal with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader, or heed the calls to respond more supportively to the protesters in Iran's cities - and risk alienating the Shiite cleric.
President Obama and his advisers have struggled to strike the right tone, carefully calibrating positive messages about the protests in an effort to avoid giving the government in Tehran the excuse to portray the demonstrators as pro-American. Nevertheless, the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the Swiss ambassador, who represents American interests in Tehran, to complain of "interventionist" comments by U.S. officials, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
In an apt summing up of the administration's position, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters: "We are obviously waiting to see the outcome of the internal Iranian processes, but our intent is to pursue whatever opportunities might exist in the future with Iran."
The administration's stance is practical - the real power in Iran rests with Khamenei, not with whoever is president - but pressure will grow for a shift in policy if the protests continue to grow and begin to threaten the government's hold on power. Already the president has come under fire - notably from his Republican presidential rival, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. - for abandoning "fundamental principles" of support for human rights.
Khamenei, a former president of Iran who became supreme leader 20 years ago after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, plays a defining behind-the-scenes role in Iran's complex and often opaque political system. His power derives from his support among the armed forces and the clerical establishment that presides over Iran's quasi-theocracy.
Few experts doubt Khamenei would have approved of manipulating the election results to ensure President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection or could have the influence to order a new vote, though it is unclear if his grip on power internally has been threatened by the recent events. If he remains in control, Khamenei's views would be expected to prevail on any key decisions affecting the future of the Islamic Republic, especially on the question of whether to deal with the Obama administration.
Mohsen Milani, chair of international relations department at the University of South Florida, said it appears an internal power struggle among the governing elites has burst out in the open, combined with images of public discontent. "President Obama has made one very important decision," he said. "He has not taken a position on the internal struggle."
One of Obama's signature pledges during last year's campaign was to reach out to the Islamic Republic and seek to end the three decades of estrangement between the two countries. A central objective is dissuading the country from attempts to build a nuclear weapon, a development that Western nations argue would destabilize the Middle East. Iran maintains that its nuclear program is purely for civilian uses.
With a televised Persian New Year's greeting to Iran's leaders in March, the president effectively recognized the current ruling structure and took regime change out of the equation. Administration officials had planned to seek a dialogue, preferably with officials close to Khamenei, after Iran's presidential vote.
Now, those ambitions are on hold, awaiting the outcome of the disputed election. But the president has made clear he assumes the results, for now, will not change his approach to Iran.
"Although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, the difference between Ahmadinejad and (challenger Mir Hossein) Mousavi in terms of their actual positions may not be as great as has been advertised," Obama told CNBC on Tuesday. "We've got long-term interests in having them not weaponize nuclear power and stop funding organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas. And that would be true whoever came out on top in this election."
Obama's statement has struck some commentators as insulting to the huge demonstrations in support of Mousavi. McCain, appearing on CNN Wednesday, said he was "frankly incredulous" at Obama's comments. "To say there's not a bit of difference between the two candidates is beside the point," he said. "The Iranian people, obviously, think there's some difference, or tens or hundreds of thousands of them wouldn't be in the streets."
But Suzanne Maloney, an Iran expert at the Brookings Institution, said of Obama's comments: "It is cold-blooded but it is also hard-headed. It is important not to get romantic about the idea of an Iranian moderate."
A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to explain the administration's thinking, said U.S. officials want to "keep faith" with the demonstrators, letting the government know "the world is watching," in order to avoid a bloody denouement. But he said the odds were slim that Khamenei would somehow lose his grip on power. "We can't lose sight of the fact that they are enriching uranium every day," he said. "They were a threat before the election. They are a threat today, and the clock keeps ticking."
Too much overt U.S. support for the demonstrators, he said, might feed Iranian suspicions about a U.S. desire for regime change and make Iran's leaders less likely to agree to restraints on the nuclear program, he said. "It is easy to say you ought to talk tough," the official said. "But before you do that, you have to ask yourself, what is the effect of having done that? Will it change their behavior or not?"
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights activist who won the Nobel peace prize in 2003, said she had no complaints about Obama's rhetoric. "What happens in Iran regards the people themselves and it is up to them to make their voices heard," she said in a telephone interview from Geneva. "I respect his comments on all the events in Iran but I think it is sufficient."


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Even though it doesn't get the prestige that the other top categories get, the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is one of my most anticipated categories, as it's one of the few Oscars that actually takes an entire feature-length film into perspective, along with Best Picture, Documentary Feature and Foreign Film. And this year's list of entrants for the Academy's consideration, via THR, is a whopping 19 titles strong, and will eventually be whittled down to the five strongest choices (hopefully) by January 16th, when all the nominations will be announced.
To be expected, there are a few immediate standouts positioned alongside several entries that seem like desperate attempts from animation companies to remind people that their films still exist. I don't feel comfortable living in a world where people hold the assumption that The Smurfs 2 or Despicable Me 2 are worth any kinds of awards. Any sequels that aren't as good as their predecessors, especially when their predecessors didn't win the Oscar, should be immediately cut. In my opinion, that would also include Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 and Monsters University. Pixar would appear to have a leg up on the competition, with Brave stealing the trophy away from ParaNorman last year, but M.U. just isn't exemplary of the year's best animation by any means.
And what of the other more frothy entries? I can't see The Croods, Turbo nor the recently released Free Birds making any big waves, and it seems like Planes is only included to remind people that Disney Animation put something out this year, as the also included Frozen hasn't hit theaters yet. I'm glad they're confident it's one of the year's best, but Josh Gad's insipid snowman character is more than enough to keep me away from it until it hits cable deep into 2014.
To be expected, the foreign films are the meatier bits, and the clear frontrunner to me is Hayao Miyazaki's historical fantasy The Wind Rises - even though I haven't seen it yet. It's the last film for the legendary director, whose Spirited Away took the prize back in 2001.
Two more strong entries to me are Fernando Cortizo's dark stop-motion fantasy O Apóstolo and Sang-ho Yeon's depressing class drama The Fake. When compared to the stories these films tell, it's hard to imagine anyone thinking Dane Cook's cropduster or Ryan Reynold's racing snail are good enough for the gold. The heartwarming animal friendship showcased in Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner's Ernest & Celestine is enough to make one forget that DreamWorks exists for a little while.
The list is rounded out with Hiroyuki Okiura's mysterious drama A Letter to Momo, Luiz Bolognesi's futuristic drama Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury, Anthony Silverston's Khumba, Chris Wedge's fantasy Epic, Nancy Florence Savard's The Legend of Sarila, and Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto's Rebellion, the third film in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica trilogy.
You'll be able to see who the winner is when the 2014 Oscars are held on March 2, 2014, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.


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Gilmore Girls
"Written in the Stars" - (TV-PG, D, L) (HDTV)
Tuesday , June 07 2005 (R)
LUKE AND LORELAI GO PUBLIC - After Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Luke (Scott Patterson) spend a romantic night together at Luke's place, Lorelai, walks into the dinner early the next morning dressed in one of Luke's flannel shirts, only to discover that the place is full of customers. Lorelai is a little offended when it appears that no one cares about their relationship, until it becomes a topic of heated discussion at the town meeting. Rory has an angry exchange with a haughty, rich student named Logan (Matt Czuchry, "Eight-Legged Freaks,") after he is rude to her friend Marthy (guest star Wayne Wilcox). Paris (Liza Weil) holds a wake for her older lover Asher, who died over the summer. Kelly Bishop, Edward Herrmann, Keiko Agena, Jared Padalecki, Liz Torres and Sean Gunn also star. Amy Sherman-Palladino wrote the episode directed by Kenny Ortega (#2T5303).


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With need for nuclear weapons questioned, builders find a new target – errant asteroids
When geophysicist H. Jay Melosh attended a meeting of U.S. and ex-Soviet nuclear weapons designers in May 1995, he was surprised by how eager the Cold Warriors were to work together against an unlikely but dangerous extraterrestrial threat: asteroids on a collision course with Earth.
After Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb, urged others meeting at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California to consider building and orbiting huge, new nuclear weapons for planetary protection, some top Russian weapons experts lent their support.
"It was a really bizarre thing to see that these weapons designers were willing to work together – to build the biggest bombs ever," said Melosh, an expert in space impacts who has an asteroid named after him.
Ever since, he has been pushing back against scientists who still support the nuclear option, arguing that a non-nuclear solution – diverting asteroids by hitting them with battering rams – is both possible and far less dangerous.
But Melosh's campaign suffered a setback last month when Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz signed an agreement with Russia that could open the door to new collaboration between nuclear weapons scientists in everything from plutonium-fueled reactors to lasers and explosives research. A Sept. 16 Department of Energy announcement cited "defense from asteroids" as one potential area of study.
President Barack Obama has committed the United States to seeking a world without nuclear weapons. But NASA is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to study their use against asteroids, and the U.S. nuclear weapons labs appear to be itching to work with their Russian colleagues on the problem.
Moreover, weapons experts in both countries are citing the asteroid threat as a reason to hold onto – or to build – very large-yield nuclear explosives, which have declining terrestrial justification.
David Wright, co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Global Security Program, said he hoped any joint asteroid defense work would not become a "jobs program" for weapons scientists.
"When you've got the weapons labs sort of pushing for this in the various countries, it starts to make me feel a little uneasy," he said. "Which doesn't mean it's not a legitimate thing to do, but you want to know it's being done for legitimate reasons."
To some critics, the idea smacks of bad science fiction, something out of the 1998 Bruce Willis action film "Armageddon," which shows a team of deep-sea oil drillers landing on an Earth-bound asteroid, planting a nuclear warhead and neatly blowing the rock in halves that just miss Earth.
Critics also note that depending on the nature of the work, it could run afoul of several international pacts, including the 1967 Outer Space Treaty signed by 129 countries that prohibits deploying nuclear weapons in space.
Some experts worry that radioactive debris from blasting an asteroid could itself wreak havoc on Earth.
Bong Wie, the director of Iowa State University's Asteroid Deflection Research Center, said he has a three-year, $600,000 grant from NASA to design a "hypervelocity nuclear interceptor system," basically an ICBM-borne warhead fitted with a battering ram.
The ram would separate from the bomb before impact, gouging a crater in the asteroid so the bomb could then blast it to bits.
Keith Holsapple, an engineering professor at the University of Washington, said NASA has given him a five-year, $1.25 million research grant to study how either an impact device or a nuclear explosion could deflect an Earth-bound asteroid from its path.
The leading supporter of the nuclear solution in the United States is probably David S.P. Dearborn, a research physicist and weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore who is presently helping refurbish the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Wie called Dearborn a senior figure among scientists studying the nuclear option. "I am just following in his footsteps," he said.
Dearborn said that he was offended years ago when other researchers told reporters that nuclear weapons simply couldn't work against asteroids. "That's just not true," he said, calling these claims scientifically "indefensible."
For years, Dearborn worked to refute the skeptics on his own time. Since 2012, he said, he and a colleague have had a grant from Lawrence Livermore worth several hundred thousand dollars to work on the project part time, he said. He estimated that about a dozen other scientists have studied aspects of the approach at U.S. weapons labs.
Nuclear weapons could be used in two ways, he said. When the collision is still a decade or longer away, a "standoff" nuclear blast could knock the asteroid off course. When the time to impact is short, he said, defenders would try to blow up the asteroid.
"You fragment it with enough force so that the pieces spread out," and most miss the Earth, he said. Small bits of rock would burn up in the atmosphere.
There would be no need to build new weapons or test old ones, he said. But shattering a large asteroid close to hitting Earth probably would require a weapon with a yield of about a megaton, or 1 million tons of TNT, he said, which is roughly the power of the largest in the current U.S. arsenal.
Meanwhile, Dearborn said, he hopes to compare notes with his Russian counterparts, saying weapons scientists are in the best position to evaluate nuclear planetary defense schemes.
"A truly accurate understanding . . . of the impulse caused by a standoff nuclear explosion depends on having access to information that is available only to the nuclear laboratories," he wrote in an email.
Mark Boslough, a physicist at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, another weapons lab, has worked part time in the past on modeling the effects of nuclear blasts on asteroids. He agrees that on short notice nuclear "really is the only option."
Melosh disagrees. He was co-investigator on a 2005 NASA mission known as Deep Impact, which launched an 820-pound copper-covered battering ram that gouged a crater out of the comet Tempel 1 in 2005. He says that 90 percent of the biggest asteroids already have been found and ruled out as a near-term threat, demonstrating there is time for finding suitable, non-nuclear alternatives – such as hitting asteroids with rams, zapping them with lasers, tugging them off a kamikaze trajectory, or deflecting them with solar sails.
Even as a last-ditch effort, he said, nuclear weapons can't work using existing warheads but only with new, even larger nuclear explosives than exist in any arsenal. "A lot more people have been recorded to have died from nuclear weapons than have been recorded to have died from asteroid impacts," he warned.
The actual 47-page U.S.-Russian agreement – which the Department of Energy has not released but The Center for Public Integrity obtained – does not mention asteroids. Instead, it lays out broad areas for potential cooperation between nuclear weapons complexes on civilian nuclear power, including plutonium-fueled breeder reactor research and other nuclear-related technologies.
"We are making the implementation of the agreement a priority and will be reviewing possible projects soon," Energy Department spokeswoman Keri Fulton said in an email, after declining to address the mention of asteroid defense.
But according to a former DOE official who stays in close touch with the agency but asked not to identified because of the sensitivity of the topic, an important proponent for new, joint work on the asteroid threat between U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons scientists is Donald L. Cook, deputy administrator at the Energy Department's National Nuclear Security Administration, where he oversees the nation's weapons labs. Cook is a former chief executive of Britain's Atomic Weapons Establishment and a former administrator at Sandia National Laboratories, which makes the nonnuclear components for nuclear weapons.
Fulton said she could neither confirm nor deny Cook's role in the deliberations.
The Russians, for their part, are also weighing a nuclear response to the asteroid threat. The state-owned Russian news service RIA Novosti reported March 25 that Oleg Shubin of Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear company, warned that "nonnuclear ways of deflecting and destroying Earth-bound asteroids may be exotic but ineffective."
Christopher Chyba, a Princeton University nonproliferation expert who sits on the White House's 18-member Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, said that although no Earth-colliders have so far been found, there is still an "irreducible" threat from very large asteroids.
No survey could find all of them, he said, and it may be necessary to use nuclear explosives against those that remain undetected. "I have no qualms with research on deflection strategies, including nuclear deflection strategies," he said.


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Pompeii (pŏmpā´, Ital. pōmpĕ´ē), ancient city of S Italy, a port near Naples and at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. Possibly an old Oscan settlement, it was a Samnite city for centuries before it passed under Roman rule at the time of Lucius Cornelius Sulla (1st cent. BC). Pompeii was not only a flourishing port but a prosperous and cosmopolitan resort with many villas. An earthquake in AD 63 did much damage, and an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 (which was described by Pliny the Younger) buried Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and Stabiae, under cinders and ashes that preserved the ruins of the city with magnificent completeness—down to the fresh colors of the wall paintings.
The long-forgotten site of the city was rediscovered in 1748 and has been sporadically excavated since that time. The habits and manners of life in Roman times have been revealed in great detail at Pompeii by the plan of the streets and footpaths, the statue-decorated public buildings, and the simple shops and homes of the artisans. The houses and villas have yielded rare and beautiful examples of Roman art. Among the most famous are the house of the Vetti, the villa of the Mysteries, and, in the suburbs of Pompeii, the villa of the Boscoreale.
See A. W. Van Buren, A Companion to the Study of Pompeii and Herculaneum (1933); M. Brion, Pompeii and Herculaneum (tr. 1960); A. Maiuri, Pompeian Wall Paintings (1960); D. Taylor, Pompeii and Vesuvius (1969); M. Grant, Cities of Vesuvius (1971); W. Jongman, The Economy and Society of Pompeii (1988); P. Zanker, Pompeii: Public and Private Life (tr. 1999); J. Berry, The Complete Pompeii (2007); M. Beard, The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found (2009); E. de Albentis, Secrets of Pompeii: Everyday Life in Ancient Rome (2009).


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Altman Wines Around The County
We are happy to note that our wines are showing up in fine establishments around the county. Wendy's Cuvee, our 2010 Rosé and 2010 Chardonnay are being poured under their private label at the terrific Jalama Beach Store. It's one of our favorite hangouts. read more >
The Garagiste Festival!
On Saturday February 16, 2013 wine lovers discovered new wines and winemakers. The Garagiste Festival featured winemakers with annual production under 1200 total cases, the majority of the participating wineries do not have tasting rooms and most are difficult to find in stores and restaurants. Garaiste Festival. read more >
Best Of Show 2008 Petite Syrah
We hit the ground running with a Best Of Show awarded to our Altman Winery 2008 Petite Syrah. We were surprised and delighted when the judges announced our wine as the winner at the Hidden Gems California Event in the Santa Ynez Valley. read more >


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Established in 1944, Obrycki's started as a bar in Baltimore's historic Fells Point neighborhood and in short time we became well-known for great steamed crabs and the best and freshest crab cakes in town.
Though we've grown, and moved from our original location, our goal has always remained the same: to create a one-of-a-kind enjoyable experience centered on great Chesapeake regional food.
We focus on using fresh blue crab meat in our menu items. And, we realize that as we grow, it is impossible to duplicate the "authentic crab house" feel of our original restaurant in our new locations. We will promise you this; our standards and quality at any of our locations are, and always will be, "authentic."


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Joni Mitchell
A brilliant musician and creative nomad, letting her muse take her where it will.
Joni Mitchell is, first and foremost, an artist. Whether she is singing about televangelists or a love gone wrong, she treats each subject with equal finesse, elevating it with poetic lyrics and a celestial voice.
A consummate artist, Joni Mitchell is an accomplished musician, songwriter, poet and painter.
Hailing from Canada, where she performed as a folksinger as far back as 1962, she found her niche on the same Southern California singer/songwriter scene of the late Sixties and early Seventies that germinated such kindred spirits as Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Mitchell's artistry goes well beyond folk singing to incorporate elements of jazz and classical music. In her own words: "I looked like a folksinger, even though the moment I began to write, my music was not folk music. It was something else that had elements of romantic classicism to it."
Impossible to categorize, Mitchell has doggedly pursued avenues of self-expression, heedless of commercial outcomes. Nevertheless, she managed to connect with a mass audience in the mid-Seventies when a series of albums—Court and Spark (1974, Number Two), Miles of Aisles (1974, Number Two), The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975, Number Four) and Hejira (1976, Number Thirteen)—established her as one of that decade's pre-eminent artists.
Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson in a remote northwest Canadian town called Fort MacLeod. An only child, she was raised in the city of Saskatoon. When she was nine years old, she was struck with polio. Doctors feared that she would never walk again, but she recovered. She took up painting and music at an early age, teaching herself how to play guitar by reading a Pete Seeger instruction book. After high school, she went to the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, where she began playing folk music. She wrote her first song, "Day After Day," in 1964 while she was en route to a folk festival in Toronto. She moved to Toronto a year later, where she got caught up in the city's flourishing club scene. In 1965 she married folksinger Chuck Mitchell. The following year, they moved to Detroit. They wound up getting divorced shortly after that move, but she kept his last name.
Mitchell began building a big reputation on the Detroit folk scene, and her songs were discovered, performed and recorded by such established folk musicians as Tom Rush, Ian and Sylvia, Judy Collins (whose version of "Both Sides Now" went to Number Eight in 1968), Dave Van Ronk and Buffy Saint-Marie. British folk-rockers Fairport Convention cut some of her earliest material, as well.
Mitchell was signed to Reprise Records in 1967, and her first album, Joni Mitchell, appeared a year later. It was followed by Clouds, which included Mitchell's versions of "Both Sides Now" and "Chelsea Morning." In 1970 she released Ladies of the Canyon. That album went platinum and included "Big Yellow Taxi," an "anti-progress" ditty that stands as one of Mitchell's signature tunes. Her fourth album, 1971's Blue, was a stunning a suite of songs about romantic disillusionment that stands as a classic in the confessional singer/songwriter mode. It included the songs "Carey," "My Old Man" and "The Last Time I Saw Richard," and it featured guest appearances by James Taylor and other artists. Her next album, For the Roses, came out in 1972. It reached Number Eleven and included the song "You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio)."
Mitchell's popular breakthrough came with her next album, Court and Spark, a sprightly and intelligent jazz-pop album made with musical support from the jazz-fusion ensemble Tom Scott and the L.A. Express. The album made it to Number Two and included the hit single "Help Me," which reached Number Seven. Court and Spark was followed by Miles of Aisles, a live album that also featured Scott and his band. It also reached Number Two.
Both experimental and accessible, Mitchell's mid-Seventies output won her a large following. The Hissing of Summer Lawns made it to Number Four, while Hejira, which appeared in 1976, is regarded as Mitchell's masterpiece. The title is an Arabic word meaning "flight from the dream," and the album was a uniquely textured and exploratory song cycle that traced one woman's mystical "hejira" through this world. Jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius played on the album. He also appeared on Mitchell's next album, 1977's Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, as did Wayne Shorter, Chaka Khan, John Guerin and Airto.
In 1978 Mitchell was contacted by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, who was dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. The two began collaborating on a project, with Mitchell writing lyrics to accompany his melodies. Unfortunately, Mingus died before the project was completed, but Mitchell finished the album—reverently titled Mingus—and it was released in 1979, reaching Number Seventeen, a significant accomplishment for a jazz album.
From the beginning, Mitchell played guitar in different tunings to compensate for the fact her left hand had been left weakened by her childhood bout with polio. As a result, her chord shapes, combined with the meandering meters of her more fanciful compositions, tend to resemble jazz more than standard folk or rock. Her associations with the likes of Pastorius, Scott, Shorter, Mingus and Herbie Hancock have resulted in some of her most ambitious work.
Mitchell continued to record allusive, jazz-tinged material, studded with personal revelations and socio-political commentary, throughout the Eighties and Nineties. In 1982 she released Wild Things Run Fast, which included a cover of Elvis Presley's "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care." Dog Eat Dog, which came out in 1985, was more politically oriented, including songs about TV evangelists and the Ethiopian famine. The album was produced by Thomas Dolby. 1988's Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm included appearances by Peter Gabriel, Tom Petty and Willie Nelson.
Mitchell kicked off the new millennium with Both Sides Now, an orchestrated album of torch songs by other songwriters and herself. In a sense, it brought her career full circle, since the title song was one of the very first she wrote while still a fledgling musician back in the mid-Sixties. In 2002 she released Travelogue, which featured orchestral versions of some of her earlier songs. At the time, Mitchell said that would be her final album, but in 2007 she issued Shine, a new studio album that she said was inspired by the war in Iraq.
Over the past decade, Mitchell has stopped touring, making only rare concert appearances. She is currently spending more time on her painting. Mitchell's artwork adorns some of her album covers, such as the Van Gogh-inspired self-portrait on 1994's Turbulent Indigo.
Mitchell has won eight Grammy awards during her career, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. She was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1981.
Inductee: Joni Mitchell (vocals, guitar; born November 7, 1943)


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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Porthleven like this:
PORTHLEVEN, a village and a chapelry in Sithney parish, Cornwall. The village stands on Mounts bay, 2½ miles W S W of Helston, and 8½ S by E of Gwinear-Road r. station; is a prosperous small sea-port; and has a post-office under Helston. A harbour was constructed hereat great cost; but cannot be entered, without difficulty, in tempestuous weather. ...
The chapelry was constituted in 1844. Pop., 1, 259. Houses, 238. The shore is rugged, and shows some curious intersections of slate rocksby trap dikes. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £140. Patron, the Vicar of Sithney. The church was built in 1841.
Porthleven through time
Porthleven is now part of Kerrier district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kerrier has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Porthleven itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Porthleven, in Kerrier and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21644
Date accessed: 21st October 2019
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Doin' the Lambeth Warp New: DISSENSUS - THE NOVEL - PM me your email address and I'll add you
Three lions on your shirt, the blood-soaked legacy of the pillage of Africa!
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no surprise in those yougov findings.
i think england has lots to be proud of, though i do find it disconcerting that its the empire that has prob given britons the biggest boost to their national/cultural sense of esteem, albeit unconsciously in a lot of ways, and probably something that has just passed down over the decades/centuries thanks to british propaganda.Apologists for empire like to claim that the British brought democracy, the rule of law and trains to India. Isn't it a bit rich to oppress, torture and imprison a people for 200 years, then take credit for benefits that were entirely accidental?
i dont think many britons know much about empires in general though - EG one woman i work with went to morocco and had no idea why people there spoke french.
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/201...istopher-nolanMeanwhile, Michael Gove bemoaned the lack of emphasis on Churchill, eminent Victorians and Britain and her empire in the history curriculum. Or our island story, as he put it. This trashing of our past has to stop, he complained.
Decent new BBC program titled 'Invasion' is doing the rounds, the presenter is annoying but the themes are immense. Even as an archaeologist the new archaeo-genetic data on early prehistoric migrations up to the Beaker folks has been illuminating (Time Team jumpers have been left @ home). It deepens the chronologies for English prehistory in a way that doesnt default to "Celt vs Anglo-Saxon" binary views of later migrations & anything that emphasizes the complexity of multiple migrations & their impacts is a relief in these post-Brexit times.
Similarly, the Julian Cope adaptation of his Modern Antiquarian work is well worth a watch, just to lift the veil off mainland Britain's deep relationship with its places of special virtue and reverence of ancestors. Loads of English sites are explored & while JC's habit of dressing like a well-techno Spiral Triber & rock n rolling the views & habits of prehistoric people shouldnt work, its actually really charming:
As a half-Welsh, half Irish heathen & having lived all over Inglan have a great deal of fondness for specific places & its people, rural & urban, BUT, but when it comes to sport the olde rivalries creep out....
Nice to see another half-Welsh lad on the forum.
Don't flatter yourself with delusions Craner, we all know your a full-blown Taff.
Lost Tapes From The Attic- Classic sets uploaded https://soundcloud.com/lost-tapes-from-the-attic
You're = you are
I can't speak Welsh, I just let the funky music do the talking.
After the Shambles of a film like Nolan's Dunkirk, on the idiot lantern Sky's showing Britannia in a few weeks (did i already type this b4?), the premise is interesting; the Roman invasion of Britain & their goal to wipe out the Druids.
The whole period never really shines on screen due to cliches, unless you're Spartacus or Brian, eg:
trailer thing
kin ell, what a bag of shite
the Stig of the Dump costumes, the GoT's-lite hair styles, the Roman general bloke who either grins while pouring and glugging wine or shouts, now n again he'll stare blankly to convey whateverthefuck, McK Crook's eating disorder version of Apolcalypse Now's Colonel Kurtz, and the druid clan with dreds....yeah lets compare a trans-European belief system to new-age travelers, cos they had dreds and rim shotted bongos @ Stonehenge each Solstice
an enviable opportunity missed
has a few flourishes, one or two moments on magic that get halfway to describing said beliefs, 2 lost Roman troops on the run who stumble on a local druid's drug stash
the title are the best bit
edit - another subliminal & convoluted Brexit story
I read some offhand comment recently where someone said something along the lines of "... but as we all know, every single English person believes they personally fought in WW2" and couldn't help but feel that there was some truth in it.


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The Kirribilli Centre is set in a heritage building close to the north side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is a place for the community to meet, gather, socialise, take classes and seek advice or information. The neighbourhood centre provides information; free community services, heritage room hire and hosts a wide range of courses, workshops, events and clubs including Yoga & Pilates, Bridge, Language, Art and Music classes and a variety of activities for children including a daily playgroup and toy library. TKC rooms and spaces are often hired by locals for parties, weddings and other celebrations.
The Centre also runs the iconic Kirribilli Markets which are held twice a month in Bradfield Park (under the Harbour Bridge).


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WTF: Couple Robbed For Fried Chicken At Gunpoint In Florida! "You Know What Time It Is. Give It Up"
CNN reports "The search is on for crooks who robbed a couple at gunpoint for their takeout chicken"
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13 Feb 2002
The refugee tent-linings developed by a team of researchers from Cambridge University are about to be tested in Afghanistan.
12 Feb 2002
A Lecture which will be of interest to a wide audience is to be given at the Engineering Department on Friday 22nd February at 5pm in Lecture Theatre 0.
28 Jan 2002
A new Master's degree course in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development is to be offered by the Department of Engineering from October, 2002.
15 Jan 2002
A new web site has been launched to bring together research currently undertaken within the Cambridge University Engineering Department that is relevant to the environment.
07 Jan 2002
A new CT (Computer Tomography) machine has been installed in the Materials Lab, which is already finding multiple uses.
28 Dec 2001
The launch meeting for the Sir Arthur Marshall Institute for Aeronautics was held on Wednesday 28th November.
20 Dec 2001
The results of the Government's 2001 Research Assessment Exercise have just been announced and the Department has been awarded the top grade of 5*.
19 Dec 2001
Discover the excitement of engineering - from space rockets to bridges that wobble and power derived from wind.
21 Nov 2001
The Engineering Design Centre (EDC) has been named as a centre of excellence by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
14 Nov 2001
The new Centre for Geotechnical Process and Construction Modelling at the University of Cambridge's West Cambridge site was opened on 17th November.


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Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari spent 118 days in an Iranian prison enduring daily interrogations and being bullied into confessing to be a spy.
This nightmare was visited upon him largely due to his appearance on "The Daily Show," whose host, Jon Stewart, is now planning to make the story into a motion picture, according to Pajiba.
The folks manning the phones at Stewart's Busboy Productions said they were "directing to people to Ron Brownstein," Stewart's agent at ICM, whose assistant declined comment.
During the protests last June of Iran's elections, Bahari, an Iranian-born journalist with Canadian citizenship, agreed to be interviewed by "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones, who sported a kafiya and dark glasses -- the stock uniform of a Western spy in the Middle East.
Lacking both the requisite sense of humor or brains to realize the whole thing was a goof, Iran police picked up Bahari and threw him in jail, accusing him of being a spy for the CIA, Mossad, MI6... What followed was nearly four months of hell. He was finally freed after his case was championed by Canadian officials and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
|The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
|Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
|Maziar Bahari
Not one to hold a grudge, Bahari returned to "The Daily Show."
"You were imprisoned in Iran…" said Stewart in welcoming Bahari.
"Yes," replied Bahari. "Because of you."
Super mensch that he is, Stewart has since optioned the rights to Bahari's life story, which will be told in a forthcoming book, and plans to produce a movie based on it.


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It's weird to lose our smart ass comments from a day ago. Now we have to come up with more smart ass comments.
I'm not sure, but don't ask Brodie.
Sensational, this is going to be good
Every new post makes me smile!This build has come a loooong way:
Yeah, probably should've started a new thread haha not even a shadow of what I started with
I figure that if you manage to use at least one bolt, nut, or SOMETHING (even a ball bearing!) from the Rupp you'll be golden!
Haha, good idea. I'll see what I can swipe off it to keep the rupp cred.