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So Yahel has traveled North,
Guided on our journey forth,
Inspecting, reflecting upon our worth,
Our common unity, of course,
We say community for short,
Our time in Gedera was cut short,
By rockets fired like a torch,
I saw them flying from the porch,
Our unit spread out like a fork,
Then came together in the North,
A sigh of relief, now everything's fine,
Inhale, exhale, now it's time to dine,
Dancing and singing with no drop of wine,
We're singing to Sade, in tune with her line,
'Smooth Operator', we forget the Operation,
Climb on the bus, we rise to our destination,
There's water, there's mountains, pure elevation,
The beauty surrounds me and captures my concentration,
We begin to explore, the diversity of this nation,
I chase him, then pass him, Dave from the basement,
"I'm free, I can be!", I exclaim in amazement,
We're physical and loud, some may call us the cavemen,
They just couldn't feel, the nature of our placement,
But I feel it in the air, a Phil Collins transformation,
This life isn't static, it takes dynamic creation,
Much love for humanity, and pride in your nation,
Everything that I knew, was a deep under-estimation,
The new people I met, helped spark this realization,
Like brother Ali, from the Druze community,
Living in a Jewish state, with a Muslim minority,
But the Druze you see, don't believe in conformity,
They choose to uphold, their strong religious identity,
Infused with the love, of being Israeli,
Infused with the love, of one GOD above,
If you feel this love, then no one will judge,
Your religious practice, because they know what the fact is,
Our soul is eternal, our life's essence is spiritual,
Our body is earthly, a transporter, a vehicle,
That moves us on Earth, our mother, our miracle,
But life isn't easy, there's hard work to be done,
Let's start with the basics, let's go to square one,
The Great Spirit, GOD, the love that binds us together,
That's present, and guides us, in all our endeavors,
This love that abounds, can in no way be measured,
A woman, a man, create a child, their treasure,
Their love is a unit, and creates unity,
Shared love is the essence, of true community,
To rise in the morning, each day pave the way,
To aspire to live, in the most positive way,
Like our tour-guide and orator, by the name of Jeremy,
Whose stories and knowledge, brought us great clarity,
To the founding of Israel, our shared Jewish memory,
The land's Jewish pioneers, came to live collectively,
Their socialistic principles, were realized on the Kibbutz,
Jewish hands, working Jewish land, is all that it took,
But things weren't as easy, as from afar they had looked,
And today, many say, that kibbutz is kaput,
But there's a new generation, that is far from complacent,
Who see the founding vision, and keep it adjacent,
To their hearts, to their souls, embody cooperation,
The urban kibbutz, is now in operation,
And they see there's a nation, that is full of abrasion,
Animosity and intense segregation,
Between Arabs and Jews, there's little communication,
Let us increase our compassion, and start healing this nation,
So let's let it be known, that us Yahelnikim,
Are not sitting complacent, we have started to dream,
We have started a team, that likes it straight with no cream,
When you're hiding the truth, we turn on the high beams,
And since we're all in the struggle, we help one another,
Never look down upon your sister or brother,
And since we share the same mother, we're all sisters and brothers,
We all become better, when we learn from each other,
Are you under the covers? Do you judge behind shutters?
We all become better when we learn from each other.

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"Oh, Elders fleet and strong and wise, appear before my seeking eyes."
The Big Red Cheese had me at "Shazam!" Warner Bros.' fabulous Archive Collection, the super-secret vault of coveted, hard-to-find cult movie and TV classics, has released Shazam! The Complete Live Action Series, a 3-disc, 28-episode collection of the beloved CBS superhero series that aired from 1974-1976. A must-see Saturday morning program when I was growing up in the mid-70s, Shazam! plays just as well today with kids who may indeed laugh at those charmingly hokey special effects...but who will also respond to the genuineness of these zippy little morality tales. No extras (unlike those terrific Filmation boxed sets from the late, great BCI Eclipse) for these acceptable transfers.
I guess a brief rundown of Captain Marvel wouldn't hurt here (and I'm no expert so cut me some slack if I get something wrong). Premiering in 1939 for Fawcett's Whiz Comics, Captain Marvel was created by artist C.C. Beck and writer Bill Parker. While it's certainly open for debate among comic historians, Captain Marvel's resemblance to Superman certainly didn't hurt its sales, with the Captain Marvel Adventures comics eventually becoming the best-selling title of the 1940s. Plugging into every kid's dream of wishing he could become a he-man capable of smashing his foes, superhero Captain Marvel was the alter-ego of orphaned l2-year-old, Billy Batson. A cub radio news reporter selected one day by the all-powerful wizard Shazam to become Captain Marvel, Billy only has to say the wizard's name to be transformed into Captain Marvel, who possesses the wisdom of Solomon; the strength of Hercules; the stamina of Atlas; the power of Zeus; the courage of Achilles; and the speed of Mercury (now you see where the "Shazam" comes from). After the war, sales for Captain Marvel Adventures began to slide, and with an accompanying copyright infringement suit from DC Comics (who also felt Captain Marvel was nothing more than a thinly-veiled lift of Superman), Fawcett Comics ceased official publication of the comic in 1953. In 1972, DC Comics acquired a license to publish Captain Marvel comics, but since Marvel Comics had their own copyrighted Captain Marvel character, DC put their Captain Marvel comics under the moniker Shazam!.
Filmation, a production company founded and helmed by Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland, and Norm Prescott in 1963, had by 1974 become a significant provider of Saturday morning programming for the Big Three networks, with a list of animated titles such as The New Adventures of Superman, The Archie Show, The Batman/Superman Hour, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and The Brady Kids to their credit (along with future hits like Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe). Considering their long association with DC Comics (DC's 1966 order for The New Adventures of Superman pushed Filmation out of TV commercials and into Saturday morning animation), it's not surprising, then, that Filmation's first excursion into Saturday morning live-action production in 1974 would be aligned with DC―their Shazam! franchise (Filmation would produce five other all live-action series during the company's active years: The Secrets of Isis, The Ghost Busters, Ark II, Jason of Star Command, and Space Academy).
Producing a half-hour live-action Saturday morning TV version of Captain Marvel brought significant changes to the original comic's origin story. Gone is the ghostly wizard Shazam who spoke to Billy from the beyond, as well as Captain Marvel's archenemy, Doctor Sivana (as well as the entire Marvel Family or any other superheroes/villains, for that matter, with the exception of Isis popping in now and then). Billy (Michael Gray) is no longer 12-years old, but a teen/young adult, who travels around Southern California with his elder (and perhaps immortal) Mentor (Les Tremayne) in their Open Road RV, battling not the forces of evil from some demented supervillain, but rather helping young kids who get caught up in bad situations they can't handle anymore, necessitating Captain Marvel (Jackson―not "Jason" as I incorrectly wrote―Bostwick and later John Davey) to appear and dig them out of caves, or stop impending rock slides, or pluck them out of the sky from escaping airplanes. Billy doesn't get his advice/instructions from wizard Shazam anymore, but straight from Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury (animated by Filmation, with live-action Billy matted into their cavernous lair), who signal Billy via a lighted, bleeping dome located on the RV's dashboard (perhaps a transmutation of the "Rock of Eternity"?). The Elders give him some thoughtful clues as to what adventures might await him that day, and how he can be of service to those he helps, when he yells the magic word, "Shazam!" and a crackling lightning bolt emerges from a suddenly stormy sky, creating a fiery transformation from Billy to Captain Marvel.
Way, way back in 2007, I enthused rhapsodically about that heavenly angel sent down among us mere mortals, Joanna Cameron Isis, in my review of the BCI Eclipse release of Shazam!'s sister series, The Secrets of Isis (you can read that review here). As much as I love Shazam!, I don't think I'll achieve in this review quite the same tone of wooziness I feel every time I think of perfectly tanned Joanna Cameron, sleek of limb and so devastatingly calm, carried gently aloft upon the winds, her arms akimbo, her glossy hair undisturbed, her go-go boots menacingly polished (I'm getting the vapors...). Sure, dreamy Jackson Bostwick's a stud...but he didn't make my tummy feel funny, while barroom scrapper John Davey always looked vaguely pissed off...like just say one wrong thing to him and whammo! No, Isis made my preteen heart flutter, and Shazam! was full-sized action figure time, with sensitive Billy Batson the kind of friend you wished you had, Mentor the kind of father figure you wished you had, and Captain Marvel the superhero you wished you were so you could grind your enemies into dust. After all, isn't that the real appeal of these kinds of superheroes we dream about: absolute power and dominion over the insects that plague our lives? Save all that post post-modern existential crap they put in comics now, or all that wishy-washy P.C. kumbaya garbage in science fiction that got started with The Day the Earth Stood Still and Star Trek. We may think it's nice to see Captain Marvel rescue a little kitty out of a tree, and wish we could do the same...but quicker than you can thunder, "You little worm!", your thoughts turn immediately to yelling "Shazam!" and taking 8th grader Bob Popinjay, who always thought he was such hot sh*t knocking your books down in the stairwell, and inserting him sideways into the Industrial Arts class toilet that no one ever flushed.
Shazam! being your typical Filmation production, however, doesn't leave a whole lot of room for fantasies involving giggling psychopathia. No, Shazam! was conceived and produced during those early years of "responsible" television, when the know-nothing do-gooders and "educators" (hee hee!) and the governmental numbskulls said "Enough!" to TV violence and insisted kids programs have "educational" value. I've made my feelings about that particular trend in programming quite clear in other reviews I've written, so I won't go into detail here, but suffice it to say I like my kids programming entertaining first, and preferably funny and/or violent second, and like most kids, then and now, the last thing I want is an overt lesson in anything I'm watching (that's why we were watching Saturday morning shows in the first place―to forget about our wretched school week). However...if I have to have a lesson, the way it's packaged here in Shazam! is okay by me.
Because after all...we did listen to this stuff when we were kids. Maybe it didn't stick, or maybe we couldn't summon up those little homilies when we really needed them...but they're still there, tucked away somewhere. Virulent cynicism is the new norm today, so first-time viewers may go into auto-sneer at Shazam!'s talking heads lessons in being true to oneself, or being tolerant, or resisting peer pressure, but truth be told, those feelings and thoughts are just as valid as anything you'd want to say to your kid today. Only the clothes and the cars have changed. And surprisingly, Shazam!'s messages are told without camp or irony (hard as that may be to believe when we're talking about a guy running around like a big red cheese, smashing boulders). For lack of a better word, there's a genuineness to Shazam! that's completely disarming. Yes, it was produced to get ratings and make money, but it obviously believes in what it's saying, because the writing and the performances come off as relatively straightforward and sincere. As many fans know, the end-of-episode "morals" that were cut off during syndication have been put back (as an extras option here on this disc set), so you can see Captain Marvel briefly sum up what you just watched, and lay down a non-judgmental, forgiving lesson for you to learn. Some viewers are going to laugh at this gimmick, but I remember feeling quite good whenever Captain Marvel looked me straight in the eye, telling me everything would be okay if I just did what I was taught in church or school or at home (I don't remember a thing the incandescent Isis said...). Sure it was simplistic, and unrealistic (who has a superhero there to pull you out of a jam?), but it's fantasy, after all, and one that isn't dark and depressing and fatalistic like so much stuff out there now associated with the sci-fi/fantasy genre. Shazam! is positive and upbeat even when dealing with serious issues (there's even a drug-trafficking episode); what kid, watching clean-cut Captain Marvel telling them things will work out if they have the courage to be honest, didn't want to be just that?
All seriousness aside...Shazam! is a lot of fun, as well. I never watched Shazam! because of the comic book connection (I, uh...was an Archie and Jughead fan....I apologize); I watched it because it was such a treat to see something live-action amid all the limited animation series. And the fact that it incorporated the look and feel of so many of the primetime network offerings at the time only helped glamorize it (all that sweet, sweet SoCal sunshine and the blasted-out mountains and oceans of asphalt). Of course it doesn't answer any of the questions we might have about the little and small details that pop up...like what "station" are Mentor and Billy supposedly taking a "vacation" from? TV? Radio? Power? Or does Captain Marvel resent hanging out all the time inside Billy, to be summoned up like a genie in the bottle at Billy's convenience? We forget most of that stuff pretty quick, though, when we see how (wonderfully) silly a lot of Shazam! is...with number one head-scratcher being that officially sanctioned Captain Marvel® lightning bolt on the RV's grille (so much for being undercover). Or how about the rig's Princess Slimline® phone? Or the curious way that random, unrelated catastrophic events seem to happen in conjunction with incongruous, petty little sins, like being chased by your little punk friends for ratting them out...right into a massive power station. Or trying to escape with your pet wolf...right into a runaway hot air balloon. Or getting your violin stolen...right before a giant runaway missile is bearing down on you.
You can amuse yourself seeing some soon-to-be marginally recognizable performers (and some down on their luck), including the little schmiel from Saturday Night Fever, Lance Kerwin, Pamelyn Ferdin (the voice of Lucy and one of Felix Unger's Edna), Dark Shadows's John Karlen, Christina Hart (one of the hot Manson girls from TV's Helter Skelter), Derrel Maury, Ron Soble, The Munsters' Butch Patrick, Stephanie Steele, the Puerto Rican janitor from that one season of The Odd Couple, Lew Brown, Lisa Eilbacher for god's sake, Eddie Firestone, Jackie Earle Haley, Hilly Hicks, Dabs Greer (remarkably good as an old prospector), Eric Shea, Ross Elliott, Jimmy McNichol (hee hee!), Bill Quinn, Danny Bonaduce (oh no...), Linden Chiles (looking the other way...), Milt Kogan, James Van Patten, Andrew Stevens (just years away from superstardom in Hollywood Wives), William Campbell (looking sad) and the Dodgers Maury Wills. The special effects are frequently hilarious, particularly the live-action flying scenes where it appears they've strapped strapping Bostwick to the hood of a Toronado and went tear-assing down Mulholland.
The Isis crossover episodes gave me the whim-whams, as expected (Isis and Captain Marvel together? Clearly a mating of eagles), while the eternal debate about which Captain Marvel is better, occupies the six or seven guys out there who still care...including me (Bostwick was famously let go at the beginning of the second season by the producers who thought, incorrectly, that he was holding out for more dough...and boy did those same producers cough up some dough when Bostwick sued their asses and won). Jackson Bostwick certainly has the look and more importantly the demeanor of a super-nice superhero (check out how...weirdly intense his eyes are when they do those spooky close-ups). And he does have that whole Clayton Moore gravity to his part that I liked. John Davey, on the other hand, took some getting used to, especially when his first outing looked like it was going to be his last, considering how much of dick he was when he rescued those kids (check out their faces when he tells them off; they like, "F you, Captain Marvel."). Davey looks tough like a pugalist―not overweight, just beefy―which doesn't exactly spell "superhero" to me. But he does have that ticked-off demeanor (like someone just drank the last Schlitz® at the craft service table) that kind of grew on me. All of this came flooding back to me as those mellow, mellow music cues instantly summed up a Saturday morning during the Golden Age of Gerald Ford, sprawled out on the front room floor, in my horse 'n' cowboy jammies (of course with a cowboy hat and real chrome six-shooters strapped on), eating a bowl of Freakies®, my Archie Digest®s at the ready when the commercials came on, while silently perusing the TV Guide®, trying to decide what I should watch next: The Pink Panther Show or Super Friends. Of course it's difficult to watch Shazam! now separated from those nostalgic feelings, but my little kids seemed to enjoy it (they keep asking to watch an episode every day), and I had a blast revisiting it with them. Can't beat that for a recommendation.
The DVD:
The Video:
My understanding is that these fullscreen, 1.37:1 transfers may be taken from 16mm PAL-conversion elements...or they may not be (see comment below). If they are, then they've either been time-corrected...or I couldn't tell how high Billy Batson's voice was to begin with, because it sounded okay to me. Ghosting, however, does occur occasionally, while the image is soft at times and noisy. Still...considering these were almost lost altogether sometime in the 1980s, it's good to have what's left of them on disc.
The Audio:
I did notice one or two episodes where the sound went in and out a bit, but for the most part, the Dolby Digital English mono audio tracks are serviceable. No closed captions are available.
The Extras:
As an extra, you can view the episodes here with their second-or-third generation "Morals" bumpers properly inserted into the program. Granted, we don't get a cornucopia of extras like those old BCI Eclipse Filmation releases...but at least we get the series.
Final Thoughts:
If you grew up during the 1970s, then you already want this; you don't need me to sell you. Essential viewing for fans of Filmation's house style, for comic book/superhero fans, and for lovers of 1970s Saturday morning TV. I'm highly, highly recommending Shazam! The Complete Live Action Series.


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NEW KENT, Va. (AP) — In the state where famed Triple Crown winner Secretariat was born, off-track betting parlors that would ordinarily be packed with gamblers watching California Chrome try to match Secretariat's feat Saturday will likely be closed or almost empty.
A dispute between horsemen and the state's only thoroughbred race track over the future of horse racing in Virginia has closed off track betting on thoroughbred racing across the state. The only way to bet on California Chrome in Virginia is online, a process many of the industry's predominantly older fans don't feel comfortable embracing.
"I'm bummed out," said Gary Cunningham, a carpenter who bets a few times a week at an off track parlor in Chesapeake. "I'm not really a computer whiz. I'm more of a simple man."
The problem at Colonial Downs are mirrored at race tracks around the country, where the costs of running live races often exceed the amount made by the wagering that takes place on them. The racing industry has struggled to recover from the Great Recession, and has been hampered by a declining foal crop and increased competition from other forms of legalized gambling.
Nationally, total U.S. pari-mutuel handle in 2013 — a measure of overall horse betting — was essentially unchanged from the previous year at $10.88 billion, according to The Jockey Club in New York. That's compared with $15.18 billion in 2003.
Most thoroughbred race track profits come from off track betting parlors that can broadcast races year-round held at other tracks. In many other states, including some of Virginia's neighbors, race tracks also are able to subsidize the purses they offer winners with onsite casino gambling.
"One of the issues Virginia has, because of where they are, is they're also surrounded by tracks that have alternative gambling. So those tracks are offering more money and purses. So you have Maryland now, you have West Virginia, you have Pennsylvania, you have Ohio,"" said Liz Bracken, associate coordinator at the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program.
Colonial Downs — and all the state's off track betting parlors — can't accept any wagers on thoroughbred racing until it comes to an agreement with the Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association about the number of racing days it will hold this year. The contract between the two expired at the end January, closing the off track betting parlors to thoroughbred wagers during the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Only wagers on harness races are allowed, and Colonial Downs has closed four of its eight Virginia off track betting parlors.
"It was a detrimental thing to people that came here to play the horses," said off track betting regular Gary Cunningham. "It was almost a slap in the face."
Colonial Downs says it needs to run fewer races so it can provide bigger purses, which it argues will attract better horses, jockeys and trainers to its isolated track off Interstate 64 and gain the interest of gamblers around the world. The horsemen say they need more opportunities to win to recoup their training costs, which can exceed $2,000 a month.
Colonial Downs says it's already lost $1.5 million in revenue because of the off track betting closures. While the track was once prepared to offer 25 days of racing this summer, Colonial Downs President Ian Stewart says that's no longer case. The track has said it only wants to run six races this year.
Colonial Downs officials have said they're prepared to go without any thoroughbred racing this year — and possibly longer — if it means changing the way things are done in Virginia to make the 18 year old track nationally relevant. However, those involved in the industry say the only thing the track cares about is cutting its expenses.
"All this stuff that they're saying about them looking for excellence is an absolute crock," said Ferris Allen, a Clarksville, Md.-based horse trainer whose stable is the winningest in the track's history.
Allen said reducing races still wouldn't increase the purses enough to make it attractive to the most competitive horses.
"Both sides have legitimate points," said Alex Waldrop, president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, of which Colonial Downs is not a member. "There are no good guys and bad guys in this one."
Brock Vergakis can be reached at www.twitter.com/BrockVergakis .
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Maybe it makes sense that Clearlake a bucolic town in northern California has one of the few school boards in the U.S. with a Green Party member. The air in this community of 15,000 people is about as pure as it gets in the U.S. and stands in stark contrast to the smog valley of southern California. Ironically, the actual Clear Lake itself is heavily contaminated with mercury, thanks to a nearby abandoned mine. But I guess you can't have everything.
Next Santa Fe, N.M.


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Season 6 of HBO's gory, blood-sucking drama True Blood may be nearly a year away, but departing showrunner Alan Ball recently revealed that next season will cut out two episodes, leaving the total number at 10, instead of the typical 12. Could a shortened season 6 hurt the series, which is already abundant with characters and storylines?
Ball claims that next season will be reduced to 10 episodes partially because of star Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse), who is due to give birth to twins with onscreen love-interest and real life husband Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton) this November. Additionally, Ball also noted that the episode order was cut for "economic" reasons (read: to save money).
Here's what Ball had to say to TV Guide:
We're moving production to January to accommodate her. And there will only be 10 shows next season partly because of Anna and partly because of the economics.
The burning question that's likely on many fan's minds is what does that mean for their treasured misadventures in Bon Temps next year? While nothing is yet set in stone, this cost-cutting episode reduction could mean that less important subplots could be reduced significantly, if not completely phased out. Finding time for Alcide and his pack, or Andy and his fae babies, might become difficult come next year.
Ultimately, True Blood is a vampire-centric show, so the main focus of next season will likely be on the the rise of the new Bill/Lilith fusion (affectionately dubbed 'Bilith'), as well as the exploration of the mysterious Warlow (who apparently "owns" Sookie). Though we'll have to wait and see exactly how producers decide to approach next season, having to fit so many character stories in a shortened episode order could prove to be problematic for the series overall. Because if there's one thing True Blood is already lacking, it's time to include so many of its concurrent, over-arching narratives.
Behold 'Bilith'
Then again, True Blood's seasons have always feel a bit bloated, often leaving the season finales with a quick wrap-up and cliffhanger. If producers are able to provide a more succinct story, in fewer episodes, there's a good chance that True Blood season 6 could help perfect the series' ability to continue on into the future. Having already written off (or killed) more than a few familiar characters, producers have already begun trimming down the series - perhaps in a preemptive move to help the transition into next season easier.
All in all, True Blood season 6 will certainly be something for fans to keep an eye on. Whether this shortened season will be helpful or hurtful still remains to be seen. Either way, it'll certainly add another level of intrigue to next season's viewing (as if a god-like vampire and a mysterious vampire hybrid wasn't enough).
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True Blood season 6 premieres summer 2013 on HBO.
Source: TV Guide.


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In Queensland we celebrate all art forms, from theatrical to sculptural and fashion. We also see world-class touring exhibitions and shows at our museums, performing arts centres, local theatres and other venues. Check out the following events for your arts and culture fix.
South Bank in Brisbane has grown into the cultural heart of Queensland with the Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland Museum and Queensland Performing Arts Centre all within metres of each other. The precinct also includes the renowned Streets Beach, cafes, restaurants and weekend markets.
From fashion exhibitions to interactive displays and historical artefacts, you'll find art, history and culture in galleries and museums across the state. Be sure to visit these places for upcoming exhibitions and shows:
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in Brisbane is the primary venue for touring musical and theatrical productions. With four stages; Lyric Theatre, Playhouse, Cremorne Theatre and Concert Hall, QPAC regularly hosts plays, the ballet, opera and broadway shows all year round. Other performing arts centres include:


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(2012-04-26, 22:24)gnif Wrote: Those that have been having issues with their AVR locking onto DTS-HD MA streams, please give the latest version a go... we believe it is fixed now.
@gnif The DTS HD MA track is working flawless now Thanks so much.
Xbmc crashed a couple times already with the latest version.
Last crash shows the following line in my syslog, nothing in xbmc.log between the video starting playing and the segmentation fault.
[ 302.740736] xbmc.bin[2576]: segfault at 74656e72 ip b5bdfcd6 sp 96efa2d0 error 4 in libnvidia-tls.so.290.10[b5bdf000+3000]
Do i need a newer nvidia-driver or is this an xbmc-problem?


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Biocatalysts Introduces Pectinase 872L Fruit-Firming Enzyme
Biocatalysts Ltd. has introduced a fruit-firming enzyme, inspired by a customer requesting a way to keep strawberry pieces in yogurt firm.
Biocatalysts carried out various trials and finally came up with the enzyme Pectinase 872L which works by catalysing the hydrolysis of the methyl ester bonds in pectin, releasing free carboxyl groups. These free carboxyl groups are then cross-linked with divalent ions such as calcium to form a network of pectin. This essentially means that very soluble pectin is converted into less soluble pectin, which in turn is more likely to stay in fruit tissue during transformation processes. Thus, ensuring that the strawberries maintain their structure and form within the yogurt.
Pectinase 872L is different than other fruit firming products already on the market today as it has fewer problematic side activities causing unwanted characteristics. This liquid enzyme can not only be used for strawberries but for any soft fruit or vegetable that is being processed, with the aim of being made into fruit preparations, jams, yogurts, sauces, etc. The dosage of Pectinase 872L will depend on the type of fruit or vegetables that require processing and also the process conditions. For this particular enzyme the optimum pH range is between 4-5 and the optimum temperature range being between 30-50°C.


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Idle No More founders distance themselves from chiefs
OTTAWA – In a matter of weeks, a series of teach-ins on a small Saskatchewan reserve took on a life of their own — becoming a nationwide aboriginal protest movement.
But now it appears the rapidly growing Idle No More movement is experiencing its first real growing pains. On Monday, the founders of Idle No More issued a statement distancing themselves from native chiefs who claim to be acting on behalf of the campaign.
"The Chiefs have called for action and anyone who chooses can join with them, however this is not part of the Idle No More movement as the vision of this grassroots movement does not coincide with the visions of the Leadership," said the statement, released on Idle No More's official website.
"While we appreciate the individual support we have received from chiefs and councilors, we have been given a clear mandate … to work outside of the systems of government and that is what we will continue to do."
The statement also says the Idle No More founders received word that aboriginal "leadership" had been "calling for action" in the name of the campaign, and that they claimed to have met with the representatives of the group who support this call. "We would like to state that this is FALSE," the statement reads.
Tanya Kappo was among the first Idle No More organizers when the movement began in November. She says the campaign was, in part, a reaction to the Conservative government's omnibus budget bill, which strips environmental regulations from thousands of lakes and rivers throughout Canada. The bill amends the Indian Act in a way that critics believe could threaten aboriginal land rights.
"From day one we wanted this to be something that was led by everyday people, a horizontal movement," said Kappo, an aboriginal mother and law student. "If this was ever going to really take off, it had to come from the ground up, not the other way around."
Idle No More has been inextricably linked to a hunger strike led by Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence. The northern Ontario chief hasn't eaten in three weeks and says she'll starve herself to death if Prime Minister Stephen Harper doesn't agree to negotiate better living conditions for the nation's aboriginal people. The fast has garnered support among all of Canada's opposition parties. It has inspired blockades on highways throughout the country and ongoing disruptions to railroads in southern Ontario—including delays to over 2,000 passengers bound for Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa Sunday.
But the founders of Idle No More made it clear that while they recognize Spence's support and sacrifice, the movement is about all of Canada's aboriginal people, not just its chiefs. Spence's hunger strike began after rallies, teach-ins and a national day of action organized on Dec. 10.
"Chief Spence decided she would fast on that day as part of her action to support the Idle No More movement. It is very important this history is known," the statement said. "We are very (grateful) for Theresa Spence's honourable and courageous support, we also need to remember the face of Idle No More is also the grassroots people."
Melissa Mollen Dupuis, who co-founded Idle No More's Quebec branch, said she has seen aboriginal leaders try to co-opt the movement because of its growing popularity within First Nations communities.
"Of course there are chiefs and people who show up at an event, get their picture taken and then they go back behind a desk," said Mollen Dupuis, a 34-year-old Innu artist. "But we know this is about all of us and not about them ….Also it's worth noting that plenty of chiefs travel from far and wide just to give us support. We have our own internal governing problems on reserves, but this is larger than any of that."
Mollen Dupuis said the debate over co-opting is a natural part of the movement's evolution. But some say it's a problem that stems from deeply rooted frustrations within the aboriginal community.
"(Idle No More) seems to be a rejection of aboriginal leadership, a rejection of local chiefs and chiefs on the national stage," said Daniel Salee, a professor at Concordia University's School of Community and Public Affairs. "People seem to feel as though their leaders aren't working in their best interest or that they simply aren't getting the job done.
"In some cases, communities have been negotiating land claims with the government for decades without any progress. People are fed up with the conventional way of doing things."
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Frankie Andreu, former cycling team-mate of Lance Armstrong, and his wife Betsy, who testified against the now disgraced rider in 2005, say the all-powerful cyclist made their life "hell" after they accused him of doping.
Ahead of the airing of Lance Armstrong's Oprah Winfrey interview, in which has been reported that the former US Postal admits to doping, a former team-mate has attacked the retired rider for ruining the lives of those who previously spoke out against him.
Frankie Andreu, who captained the US Postal team along with Armstrong from 1998-2000, said that he and has wife Betsy had been "ripped apart by Lance and all of his people and all his supporters repeatedly" for having the courage to speak what is now being recognised as the truth about the rider's doping.
"And it's not only us, he's ruined a lot of people lives."
Betsy Andreu was one of the first people to publicly accuse Armstrong of using performance-enhancing drugs.
She testified in a case brought by SCA Promotions challenging a multi-million dollar bonus paid to Armstrong in 2005.
Mrs Andreu said Armstrong admitted in an Indiana hospital room in 1996 that he had taken many performance-enhancing drugs, a claim Armstrong vehemently denied.
"We were put through the ringer. We were a public target for the past 8-10 years and it wasn't fair. It's not fun fighting for your good name on a daily basis," she said.
"It takes away from your family, it zaps your energy, it weighs on you emotionally and mentally. But in the end we did the right thing. We bypassed the financial gain for the peace within."


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Tonight the Milwaukee Brewers traded star pitcher Zack Grienke to the LA Angels in exchange for two pitching prospects (Ariel Pena and John Hellweg) and a shortstop (Jean Segura). The shortstop could be okay, depending on his defense, but the pitchers look mediocre or worse.
When evaluating pitchers, my theory — and its not a novel one — is that the only "bases allowed" to the opponent that they truly have control over are bases allowed on walks, hit-by-pitch, and home runs, and that the only outs they can be credited with producing are strikeouts. Everything else is dependent, to a large extent, on the fielding behind them and dumb luck. So I judge pitchers according to the bases THEY allow and the outs THEY produce.
The NL average Pitcher Bases/Pitcher Outs this season is 0.884 (I'm not counting HBP, because the Baseball Cube does not provide minor league HBP). This season Zack Grienke's PB/PO for the Brewers was an outstanding 0.442. As a minor leaguer, Grienke posted a 0.621, and for his whole Major League career he has posted an above average 0.721. He's a very good pitcher. I'm not as keen on either Hellweg or Pena.
Both pitchers performed at the AA level this season, and neither has advanced past that level. For his minor league career, Hellweg has so far posted a PB/PO of 0.830. That portends trouble because it is not far enough below the NL average to project Hellweg as an above average or even average ML pitcher. More troubling still is Hellweg's PB/PO at his highest level (AA): 1.045. That's awful. Hellweg's problem is that he lacks control and walks far too many batters.
Pena is a little more promising. His minor league PB/PO so far is 0.794. However, his AA level PB/PO is too high at 0.882. Again, that would project him below average as a major leaguer.
Why are these numbers important? Because pitchers are going to allow base hits that are not their fault. The occasional dribbler, the seeing eye single, the double in the corner that the power hitting left fielder isn't good enough to catch. He can't do anything about that. But, the fewer bases he allows on his own accord, the less painful are those bases he cannot control. And the same applies for strikeouts. The more strikeouts, the fewer balls that are put in play, the lesser chance that said balls become bases which then could become runs. In other words, pitchers like Grienke who give up fewer pitcher bases for every strikeout make the defense's job easier and make the occasional basehit less painful.
As for Jean Segura, the shortstop prospect, I cannot speak very much on him because the most important task for a shortstop is to make outs in the field. I don't know how well he does that. But, I do know that his bat has been okay. The NL average Hitter Bases/Hitter Outs this season is 0.681. Segura's minor league average was 0.858, well above the major league average. Now, we can expect that to decline when he gets to the majors, but its hard to predict how far. I do note that Segura's average at his highest substantive level of competition (AA) was only 0.747, which is troubling. But, if he can provide a strong glove, the Brewers can live with him being merely a decent bat.
Overall, the Brewers didn't get much for Zack Grienke. But, that's to be expected. Nobody wants to give up much for a short term rental player like Grienke. The days of the Doyle Alexander trades are long over. The Brewers probably did as well as could be expected.
Tags: Ariel Pena, Jean Segura, John Hellweg, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Ty Willinganz, Zack Grienke trade


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4 Ways to Fix the Farm Bill
The Farm Bill is the nation's most sweeping piece of food and farming policy legislation, influencing nearly every aspect of our food system.
The bill provides critical financial assistance for people who struggle to afford food. But it also promotes environmentally harmful agricultural practicesand distorts prices with hefty subsidies that primarily fund corporate farming operations growing "commodities" like corn, soy, and wheat. As a result, unhealthy foods, like corn-fed meat and corn-based sweeteners, are usually far cheaper than fruits and vegetables.
Every few years the bill is revised in a process critics say is too closely guided by agribusiness interests. Food advocates scored a few victories in the 2008 version, like pilot programs supporting local food options for food assistance recipients. But author Michael Pollan says the bill still "preserves more or less intact the whole structure of subsidies responsible for so much that is wrong in the American food system."
A revamped farm bill could revolutionize the food system. Advocates are beginning to organize now with the goal of radically changing the bill in 2012.
Top 4 Ways the Farm Bill Should Change
Here are four ways the Farm Bill should change to encourage vibrant regional food systems and create a nation of healthy eaters:
Reform the subsidies program to get rid of the unfair economic advantage held by corporate "commodity" farms and allow small family farmers and fruit and vegetable growers to become more competitive.
Allow food vouchers to be used regularly at farmers markets. The 2008 bill provides limited funding to link food assistance with local food. For instance, participants in the Women, Infants, and Children program get just $30 per year to spend at farmers markets. A good start, but a new bill could make local food a regular part of food assistance.
Increase funding for research on organic food and fruits and vegetables. Under the current farm bill, most federal research dollars are spent on commodity grains, meat, and oilseeds. We should focus our research funding on foods that improve health and protect our environment.
Make cafeteria lunches local. Equip publicly funded cafeterias at schools, prisons, hospitals, and government institutions with the funding and infrastructure to prepare meals from regional sources.
Anna Stern and Madeline Ostrander wrote this article as part of Food for Everyone, the Spring 2009 issue of YES! Magazine. Anna is an editorial intern and Madeline is senior editor at YES! Magazine.


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Push Installation and Push Uninstallation Errors (ESET Remote Administrator 5.x)
- If you receive "result code 0" after performing a push installation or new task using ESET Remote Administrator, no error has occurred. Result code 0 indicates a successful task. This is a Microsoft message and is not controlled by ESET.
ESET Remote Administrator allows remote installations from the ESET Remote Administrator Console to any workstation on the network with a Windows NT/ 2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system. This function is called a Push installation. The following list shows the most frequently encountered errors during the Push Installation process.
Click here for a full list of GLE System Error Codes at the Microsoft Media Developer Center.
Error 1603 on push installation: Generic error (also called "Exit Code 1603")
Error: Could not set up IPC connection to target computer (SC error code 6, GLE error code 53)
Possible Causes:
- Shared resources are not allowed or installed in the client computer, or on the firewall of the network (ports 445 and 135-139).
- TCP/IP protocol is not installed on the client machine or the client is not answering the pings from the server.
- For XP Servers or workstations, the Windows XP system firewall is turned on.
Error: Could not install NOD32 Installer onto target computer (SC error code 6, GLE error code 67)
Cause: Shared resource ADMIN$ is not started or is not on the system hard drive of the client machine.
Error: Access Denied
Cause: The user doesn't have Administrator rights on the client machine.
Error: NOD32 Installer could not connect to server NAME_OF_SERVER :2224'. (WGLE error code 0)
Cause: Ports 2222, 2223 and/or 2224 are not opened on the server or are not allowed on the network firewall.
Error: Could not set up IPC connection to target computer (SC error code 6, GLE error code 1327)
Cause: Windows Administrator password cannot be blank.
Error: Could not set up IPC connection to target computer (SC error code 6, GLE error code 13)
Cause: The option "Use Simple file sharing" is activated in a mixed environment of workgroups and domains.
Error: Could not set up IPC connection to target computer (SC error code 6, GLE error code 51)
Cause: The Server service is not being executed on the client machine.
Error: Failure during NOD32 uninstall - exit code: 207
Cause: This error often occurs during uninstall or reinstall of NOD32 in a machine where it was installed previously. The reason for this error is that the NOD32 configuration is locked with a password. To solve this problem, edit the parameters of the command line of the uninstall package, adding the following line, depending on your version:
Version 3.0 and 4.0: PASSWORD="setting_password"
Version 2.7: /pwd=setting_password
Where setting_password is the protection password used for the configuration.
Error: Could not retrieve required information from target computer (RES error code 13, GLE error code (number may vary e.g.: 997; 203; 0)
Cause: The Remote Registry Service is not being executed on the client machine.
Error: Install failed (-1022324356)
Cause: The installation file failed or is corrupt.
Additional Error Codes
If a GLE Error not specified in this document is encountered during the remote installation, please:
- Click here to find the definition of any GLE error code
Click here for more information and an extensive list of additional error codes
If you are still unable to resolve your issue, please email ESET Technical Support.


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3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake
The best flourless cake recipe — easy to make with just 3 ingredients, and so irresistibly delicious!
This past Valentine's Day, I decided to remake a golden oldie from the blog to share with my friends. Partly because it was super easy. Partly because it's gluten-free. And partly because, well, it's about as chocolatey as you can possibly get.
We're talking about flourless chocolate cake, people!
I'm sure just about everyone has tried this heavenly dessert before. But if you've never tried making it, you're missing out. Because with literally just three ingredients, it's totally do-able. And just in case you have any questions about how to make it, I decided to snap some step-by-step photos time time around and update this recipe post so that you can see exactly how it's done.
Fair warning though. Once you know how to make this cake, you're pretty much going to want to make it all the time. :)
(Works for me, though!)
3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe | 1-Minute Video
For a little #tbt, here were the photos that I snapped of this flourless chocolate cake when I first posted it three years ago. They are still some of the top flourless chocolate cake photos on Google…crazy!
Three years later, I'm obviously on a white-background-white-plates-white-everything kick. Different berries. Same rich, uber-chocolatey, gluten-free, and crazy good flourless chocolate cake. And the same easy directions:
We begin with the rockstar ingredient — chocolate!!!
You can really use just about any chocolate that you'd like in this cake. I typically go with a really rich dark chocolate. But I've also made this over the years with a chili-spiced chocolate bars, salted chocolate, toffee chocolate, and even plain ol' semisweet chocolate chips. They all work wonderfully. (I would just avoid white chocolate with this one.)
Go ahead and break it into smaller pieces for easier melting, and set aside.
Then it's time to whisk those eggs. This is 10x easier with an electric mixer of some kind, but if you're feeling extra strong, you can do it by hand. Basically they need to double in volume, so I usually mix them on high speed for about 5 minutes. They will also lighten in color and get nice and frothy.
While your mixer is running, add your chocolate and butter to a microwave-proof bowl, and heat in 30 second intervals (stirring in between each) until both are melted. You can also do this on the stove in a double-boiler if you prefer.
Then slowly fold about 1/3 of the egg mixture into the chocolate/butter mixture, and stir until combined. Repeat with another 1/3, and then the rest of the eggs until they are all combined. You want to be nice and gentle with this process, and stir the mixture until it is just combined. Avoid over-stirring, or those eggs will deflate!
Once your batter is ready, pour it in a springform pan that has been wrapped in two layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil. The best way to do this is place the pan right in the middle of the foil, and then fold it up all around the edges of the pan. You want to be very careful that water cannot sneak inside the foil.
Place the springform pan inside some other larger pan (I just use my saute pan). And then slide it in the oven. Once it's in there, take a tea pot or measuring cup full of boiling water and very carefully pour the water inside the outer pan so that it creates a "water bath" around the springform pan. You want the water to come about halfway up the sides of the springform. Please be very careful with this part — that water is h-o-t.
Then bake it for about 22-25 minutes, or until a very thin crust has formed on top of the pan. Remove the pan from the oven, once again being very very careful with that hot water, and set it on a wire rack to cool until it reaches room temperature. The pop it in the refrigerator until it has completely cooled. And then it's ready to serve!
Clearly, I like to add to the famous 3-ingredients and top my flourless chocolate cake with some powdered sugar and berries. A chocolate ganache or whipped cream would be great too. Or it's also fabulous just as it is.
So serve yourself up a slice, and enjoy every last bite. :)
3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake
A decadent, gluten-free flourless chocolate cake recipe with no added sugar necessary!
- 8 large eggs, cold
- 1 lb. dark, semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 16 Tbsp. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 16 pieces
- optional toppings: powdered sugar and/or berries
- Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat the oven to 325°F. Line the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper or waxed paper and grease the sides of the pan. (Be sure to grease the sides really well!) Wrap the outside of the pan with 2 sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil and set it in a large roasting pan, or any pan that's larger than the springform. Bring a kettle or pot of water to boil.
- In a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, beat the eggs at high speed until the volume doubles. This usually takes about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate and butter together. You can either do this in a double boiler on the stove (by placing the chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl, set over a pan of almost-simmering water, and stirring until melted and smooth). Or you can do this in the microwave (by heating the chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate and butter are melted and smooth). Then fold about a third of the beaten eggs into the chocolate mixture using a large rubber spatula until only a few streaks of egg are visible. Fold in half of the remaining egg foam, and then the last half of the foam, until the mixture is totally homogenous.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared springform pan and smooth the surface with a rubber spatula. Place the roasting pan on the oven rack and VERY carefully pour in enough boiling water to come about halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the cake has risen slightly, the edges are just beginning to set, a thin-glazed crust (like a brownie) has formed on the surface, and an instant-read thermometer inserted halfway into the center reads 140° F, 22-25 minutes. Remove the springform pan from the water bath and set on a wire rack; cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until cool. (The cake can be refrigerated for up to 4 days.)
- About 30 minutes prior to serving, carefully remove the sides of the springform pan, invert the cake onto a sheet of waxed paper, peel off the parchment paper, and reinvert the cake onto a serving platter. If desired, lightly dust the cake with powdered sugar and top with berries. To slice, use a sharp, thin-bladed knife, dipping the knife into a pitcher of hot water and wiping the blade before each cut.
Recipe adapted from Cooks Illustrated http://www.cooksillustrated.com/All images and text ©
If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!
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409 comments on "3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake"
If I was using coconut oil instead of butter, how much tbsp would I use? Or what amount of measurement?
Took almost an hour to cook (weird, right?), but turned out great! Served with whipped cream and strawberries. Everyone loved it!
Megan, I'm about to execute this recipe which is the same as a recipe I received in the mail from the Culinary Institute of America, the only difference being that the CIA's recipe calls for 1/4 of strong coffee (but I've typically incorporate a couple tablespoons of Gran Marnier) It could be for this reason that their recipe requires approx 55min. This time, I am still going to at the orange liquor but I will be using a TBL of coffee granule to enhance the chocolate, instead of the actual liquid. Hopefully this won't make a huge difference and I'll report back to you.
Shouldn't we be whipping the egg whites first and then incorporating the beaten yolks and then fold the egg yolk into the cooled choc and finally fold the yolk/choc mix into whites? I am nervous about just whipping the eggs together…….
I am blown away by your photo of the broken chocolate pieces! It is worthy of being a framed print on my wall! Truly amazing; the eye is drawn to it over and over again.
Do you think you can sub the butter for coconut oil?
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Tried it. Turned out awesome but I got some water on the bottom of the pan and it didn't taste that good (just a bit of watery taste on bottom). So for next time, can I skip adding the water cause somehow my spring form pan even though covered, will still leak in water.
Tried it. Turned out awesome but I got some water on the bottom of the pan and it didn't taste that good (just a bit of watery taste on bottom). So for next time, can I skip adding the water cause somehow my spring form pan even though covered, will still let in water.
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kindred the family soul released their latest project a couple friends today featuring the single "everybody's hustling." check out the video and go cop that!!!
press the restart button
2013 has been a whopper of a year for me. the worst ever, actually, but i refuse to dwell on the negative because so many other things went right in my life. as the saying goes, sometimes things have to fall apart so they can fall back together. and it may not look as you expected, but it will come back together in the end. be-lee-dat!!
so here's the good side to my 2013 because the bad…well, it deserves absolutely no energy.
2013 kicked off with dutch playing sports…basketball!!! it's always a good time watching him play. his game improves more and more each season and he really seems to enjoy himself out there on the court. and that's what it's all about.
and while most of the early year was devoted to the game, we took time out to celebrate my stepmama's birthday down in old town alexandria, virginia. we walked and walked and walked for a few blocks and by the time we all arrived at the restaurant i was dizzy as all get out. it wasn't the first time. i had a bad case of dizziness on the treadmill too. my husband blamed it on me being out of shape, but after an ekg and blood tests, i found out that my anemia had kicked in rather strongly. (and i have a heart murmur i never knew about too!!) so if you're feeling dizzy and just plain 'ol out of sorts, get your bloodwork done!!
in fact, there are a whole slew of symptoms tied to anemia that could be affecting your life: weakness and fatigue, shortness of breath on exertion, rapid heartbeat, lightheadedness, headache, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), irritability and other mood disturbances, pale skin (however, healthy-looking skin color does not rule out anemia if a patient has risk factors and other symptoms of anemia), mental confusion and loss of sexual drive. i have felt allllllll of those at one point or another throughout the years and although i've taken iron supplements before i never stayed on them long enough to feel the total effects. won't be doing that again! having my blood iron back on track 100% improved my overall well-being tremendously. no more exhaustion, freaky anxiety attacks or nothing.
but anyway…enough of that and my oh-my-goodness-am-i-about-to-have-a-heart-attack scare.onto april!! it snowed during dutch's spring break! weird, but we rolled with it and dutch got to play in it for a bit. we spent loads of time playing outdoors and i finally landed a little job that drove me almost to the point of insanity. i blogged about it at one point, but then i deleted it. so, oh well… just know that it wasn't a good look for your girl. or anybody for that matter. the job + trying to get my iron levels back on track + everything else going on in my world had my head spinning. but i'm a mama so i kept smiling and pressed forward.
and smile, i did!! next up was my cousin aliya's baby shower. i love these chicks right here to pieces and it's always a good time when we're together. always. smack talking and drinks!!! laughing, joking and just utter silliness. no drinks for the pregnant chick of course, but you ain't seen nothing till you've seen a woman with a preggo belly hit the hee-haw (dc, where you at??).
trust, you had to be there. it was a sight to behold. it was also nice to have my mama there to bestow her *ahem* wisdom on us youngins.
this is just a modge podge of 2013 randomness. a guitar i painted earlier in the year for my niece, a demin clutch i made from my husband's old jeans, me and my mama hanging out in the backyard at a bridal shower cookout for my cousin imari, and me and my dutchie having a picnic at gravelly point park. to know my son is to know he never wants to go anywhere except toys r us. so i drug his behind out the house, grabbed a blanket and some food and we had a grand old time watching the planes take off and land. it's a day i won't soon forget because we had so much fun just being silly. my sexy librarian look (as they called it on instagram!!). ha! well, i was going on a job interview and i got there a little early so why not selfie, right? well, i didn't land the job, but daggone it, i looked good!!
and you just don't even understand the level of excitement i felt when i was finally able to pull my curly bush back into a ponytail. oh yes, hunty was happy!!
my cousin imari jumped the broom!!! we had a great time celebrating with the new couple, but dutch was a little disappointed that we didn't have a chance to dance at the reception. he wanted to get his party on!
remember that ponytail i was soooooo excited about having? well, i chopped that sucka right on off. not only was i just getting tired of all that hair and the heat of summer, but i needed change and i needed it fast!! not that short hair is that drastic of a change for me. i've been wearing my hair short like this for almost 20 years. at the beginning of the summer i began feeling more like the old me than i had felt in years so it time for the hair to go and for me to get back in my niki zone.
let me tell you about that skirt in the pic. just before summer i was seeing the weight i had held onto for years sorta melt away. but i didn't realize just how much it melted away until i headed down old town in that skirt and had to hold the puppy up before it hit the bricks! haha… i did. so it didn't.
music soothes me and i did a lot of record spinning over the summer to calm my thoughts. i also played music on my kindle, on pandora from my phone, cd's and i kept vh-1 soul on most times. music all around me. that's how i like it. hey, like bob marley said, "one good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." unless the wrong song comes on, of course. but that's another story. see my baby complaining? it's one of his most favorite-ist things to do in life. haha… we stopped thru eastern market on our way to my mama's house to get her a bunch of flowers for her birthday. i also attended the wedding of an old friend over the summer and she had the cutest wedding and reception that included skits of her and her husband on a big screen. she was absolutely stunning! joy, joy, joy!!we attended a family member's birthday party at a restaurant back in july and the guys were mostly bored, i suppose. but i got up danced because that's what you do at a party with music, no? i'm all about making the most of any situation so if there's music and a dancefloor that's where i'll be. thank you very much.
lemonade out of lemons, my friends.
that month a girlfriend and i also hung out at a little spot called puro lounge in georgetown. we sipped mojitos and had the most fabulous food! i hear the head chef has left the building so if you go there now i can't stamp the new cook. sorry!
at the beginning of the summer we spent sooooooo much time at the pool. me and my boy…every day at the pool. worked fine for me, i got my tan on and dutch got his band-aid on from scraping those toes at the bottom of the pool. the upside is he became a much better swimmer and is absolutely fearless in the water. which scares me just a wee bit but we worked it out. perhaps next summer he'll learn to dive off the diving board because the child begged me about doing that alllllll.summer.long.
and not just my tan, i got my workout on too!! i hit the gym when i could, walked a lot and changed up my diet. between that and my appetite decreasing (due too much daggone stress) i was getting right back down to my pre-dutch weight. well, helllllloooooooooo!! took long enough, huh? but remember what i said about the exhaustion from anemia?? i'd literally wake up every morning sleepy. hard to motivate yourself to workout when you're dead tired all the time.
oh, and my fur baby charlie!! we bond over stare down contests. he likes to stare at you before he decides to attack your face and smother you with puppy love and kisses. he's special.
more pool time at my aunt jackie's with the fam!! the kids had a great time dancing and swimming and so did the adults. these little people are amazing. smart. talented. just all around good kids. yeah, they can irk the nerves of their parents and all that, but we're so blessed to have such cool kids.
dutch and i finally hit up a waterpark just before school started and before we knew it it was time for back-to-school with endless school supply lists and back-to-school nights. dutch went to school, we, the parents, went to the movies!!
but ooops!!! just realized i put the same pic up twice of me in a hippie rv at the gas station. i met an interesting trio at the gas station who were all about love and peace and happiness and hope. they coulda been high, who knows. haha… the chick offered me almonds, but i kindly declined. anyway, they invited me to sit in their rv and write a love msg on it. i did. why not? i love people. well, some of them anyway.
birthday time for me and the kid!! i made a birthday banner for my dutchie and then baked cupcakes for his class. the kids loved them!! then the following month i had the most awesome 40th birthday celebration ever!! definitely the highlight of my year. the love in that room for me that night was so thick and i needed it. i needed the laughs, the tears, the dancing, the shouting…the words. chiiiiiilllllld, that birthday will go down in the history books of birthdays for me.
my fam… kindred the family soul! aja and fatin came in town for a show at the birchmere and it was a great show as usual. if you have not seen them perform live yet, please do! you won't be disappointed.
a couple weeks later it was off to philly for fatin's 40th birthday party at ms. tootsie's. it was a quick trip but we packed in the fun…'cause that's how we do it. good food, good drinks and GREAT music 'cause the dj was allllll the way on point! i woke up after 4 hours of sleep and it was just about time to hit the road again.
i also caught up with my girls and former sister 2 sister magazine coworkers for an open mic night at the legendary bohemian caverns. it always freaks me out a bit being down in the caverns, hadn't been there in years, but it really is a cool spot. it's been around since 1926 and hopefully will be around for many, many more years.and then came Christmas! dutch's excitement over his mile-long wwe everything list rubbed off on me a bit. i couldn't wait for him to see all that he had gotten. i fell asleep waaaaaay before him on Christmas eve (i'm talking 8:30pm, y'all) but was wide awake before him and ready to get crackin' Christmas morn'! nothing like family love to bring a smile to your face.
so now that 2013 is over and done i'm ready to press the restart button and begin new again.
happy new year, everyone!!
jhene aiko :: the worst
i've played jhene aiko's sail out to absolute death!! and this here, "the worst," is one of my faves.
tees & bags
two of my favorite things: a cute tee and a nice bag! my t-shirt collection is on "e" so these tees by style lately are oh-so-welcome!! the bags can be found at spell designs.
, make out tee (can be worn as a dress too!), $38
dreamweaver bag, $220
be-you-tiful tee, $37
gypsy clutch, $109
stand tall tee, $25
how high?
so high that they can reach your thighs!! yes, ma'am. thigh high boots are hot, hot, hot and here are a few of my faves that i've run across recently.
found at far fetch
found at bcbg
found at karmaloop
found at balmain
luv luv luv!!! found at nasty gal
found at far fetch
and okay, so this isn't a thigh high boot… it's not a boot at all, but daaaaaang, they're hot!! just love 'em. and i told you all my attention span is super short and my mind is all over the place so with that said…
found at far fetch yeah-er!!!
haati chai's chains & metal
haati chai is beautiful line of jewelry with body and ankle/boot chains for days and days!! so much to love here.
yeah-er!!! fave alert!! haati chai khacha anklet, $109
achol cuff, $113
indra body chain black, $189
bauti bracelet, $139
bajapakhi earrings, $47
gypsum style's lookbook featuring haati chai jewelry
rings & things
a mixed bag of awesome randomness…because sometimes that's how my mind works. ooooooo…a ring!! but wait, a journal!! i'm sure you'll think these pickings are pretty sweet too!
galisfly stack ring box, $99 knuckle rings
i'm a huge fan of rings and i own plenty, but what i don't have is anything gold because i'm pretty much a silver kinda girl. i also don't have any stacking or knuckle rings so hello!!! definitely on the dream wishlist!
sincerely, jules celfie t shirt, $39
a cute tee and beat up boyfriend jeans? yes, please & thank you.
handcrafted notebooks, $12.99 for three
i make stuff and i always keep a blank journal around. yeah-er!!
herringbone papaya scarf, $120
keep that neck warm and cute. who doesn't love a great scarf?
because i'm a sterling silver girl at heart and this baby is simple and solid. love.
we the free wonder woman top, $78
comfy, long and looks cute with leggings? sold! not to mention it's called the wonder woman top. i'm wonder woman. i need this top.
mixed metal stacking rings, $85
years ago i noticed that a friend had several bands on her ring finger and when i asked about it she told me the significance of each band. they were all given to her by her husband at different stages throughout their marriage. sweet, right?? the same look can be achieved by stacking rings that are sold in sets and there are so many to choose from these days.
i love a cardigan that i can just toss on and keep it moving and this particular is just too cute with its huge floppy pockets and dainty buttons.


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It's 1:30 a.m. Your home, your neighborhood and your community is in a deep slumber � except for you and the small group who just came back with you from fighting a house fire that destroyed virtually everything inside and left a family destitute. What's more, you only have a four hours until you have to wake up for your day job.
Editor's note: This is the last in a three-part series looking at area volunteer fire departments and the work that goes into keeping them in operation.
It's 1:30 a.m. Your home, your neighborhood and your community is in a deep slumber � except for you and the small group who just came back with you from fighting a house fire that destroyed virtually everything inside and left a family destitute. What's more, you only have a four hours until you have to wake up for your day job.
According to Capt. Richard Hinzman of the Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, that is a possible and likely situation a volunteer firefighter may experience.
�If this is what you want to do, you have to make sacrifices,� Hinzman said.
Balancing a family, full-time job and service to the community as a volunteer firefighter is a challenge for those who do so every day.
But it�s not just emergency calls that can have them struggling to fit 25 hours into a 24-hour day � training also occurs around the clock.
To be a member of the Bear Creek VFD, an individual must take part in six station hosted training sessions, two public service events, attend 50 percent of the monthly business meetings and complete courses on basic firefighting, hazardous material and blood borne pathogens every year. According to Bear Creek VFD Chief Brian Romans , members average anywhere between 100-150 of hours a year at the station. According to Hinzman , who works as an information insurance instructor, some of those hours come deep into the night.
�I remember we got a call at about 9 p.m. about a car that ran into a telephone pole,� Hinzman said. �We had to make sure cars didn't run through the scene until the utility company was finished. We were on the clock until 3 a.m.�
Though it is a time-consuming practice, many volunteer fire departments around the county have a policy when it comes to the people closest to their members.
�We have a motto here: Family comes first,� Hinzman said. �We know there are times when you have to concentrate on the family and keep them solid. You respond to calls on your own free time.�
That amount of time required of each member can be especially difficult to fulfill if there is a spouse and children waiting for them to come back from their calls. Chief Greg Jeppson of the Half Moon Fire Department has been married for 22 years and has two children. He said his commitment to firefighting has sometimes been in conflict with his commitment as a father, both of which he takes deathly seriously.
�When the kids were younger, it took away from birthday parties and events due to meetings or training sessions I had to be in,� Jeppson said. �Dealing with family requirements and firefighting is daunting at times. Thank God I have an understanding wife.�
Jeppson's wife of 22 years, Andrea Jeppson , called life as a firefighter's wife �frustrating� at times, recalling incomplete dinners and altered plans as a result of her husband's work, both as a professional and as a volunteer. Andrea said she tells spouses of new firefighters that patience is the greatest virtue.
�If you don't have that, things will get very frustrating,� Andrea said. �You're going to have to play second fiddle to the department. Some nights, he'll have to make run after run, but there's nothing you can do about it.
Andrea said she understands her husband�s desire to keep their community safe. A nurse for more than 20 years, Andrea said seeing her husband do something he's always loved makes it all worth it.
�I know they're out there helping others at their time of need,� Andrea said. �When people need help, there's gotta be someone there for them.�
But for some, including Hinzman, volunteer firefighting is a family affair. Working alongside Hinzman is his son, Colton, a 19-year-old senior at Swansboro High School. For Colton, the relationship he and his father share wouldn't be possible without their joint involvement with the Bear Creek Fire Department.
�We've gone on a lot of calls together,� Colton said. �During Hurricane Sandy, we were out there on Queens Creek (Road) for seven hours trying to keep everyone safe. I've bonded a lot with my father through this. He's my dad, but he's also my captain.�
Jeremy Foster of Pumpkin Center VFD said those with family should give their decision a good deal of thought before filling out the application.
�This is a massive commitment, and it eats up a lot of your time,� Foster said. �If you've got a family, this might not work out.�
Christopher Thomas is a staff writer for the Daily News. To contact him, call 910-219-8473 or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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At first should their brains grow much larger :idea:
American Indians had the right idea. If they killed an animal, the meat was eaten and the skins used for shelter or clothing. Guess they were our first 're-cyclers' for this continent....are probably intelligent enought to think that our species (Humans) are destructive
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Since we see the new moon at least once in a month when the Moon gets in between of the Sun and the Moon at the night and as far as I know if this happens during the day, you'll get to see a solar eclipse. Why don't we get to see this often or in the day?
Does it mean that in some part of world there's a solar eclipse when we are seeing a new moon? I'm looking for a diagram or interactive way to understand this if possible as I'm not a native English speaker, but I'll try my best to do so.


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Mel B returns to television screens later this year as the new host of Oxygen's "Dance You're A** Off," but that might not be the only reality show she's heading to.
When asked by AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman on Monday at NBC's Summer Press Day about the rumors she is being considered to take a seat at Simon Cowell's "X Factor" judges' table, Mel said she'd love to be a part of such a project.
"There's always rumors. Rumors are rumors," Mel said, swatting at the claims she's set to join the FOX show, which will launch stateside in Fall 2011. "But whoever gets the job will be great. I think it's a great job."
Simon is known for telling it like it is, something the former Spice Girl also has a penchant for. So, how does she envision it working should she get the "X Factor" gig?
"That'd be perfect," she said. "We know exactly where we stand with each other."
While not everyone finds Simon cuddly, Mel knows his number.
"He's a really sweet guy," the British lass said. "I like him."
While Mel would welcome another show on her plate, she revealed she's also open to adding another child to her family with husband Stephen Belafonte.
"I love kids. Between me and my husband, we have three," Mel said. "So yeah, we definitely want to have some together, which would be good."
The singer added that she wouldn't mind increasing the male to female ration in their household.
"It'd be nice to throw a boy in there too because we've got three girls," she said. "We'll see."
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GILMER COUNTY, Ga. -- One person was killed and 43 others were injured in an accident involving a tractor-trailer truck and a tour bus Thursday, according to Gilmer County's fire chief.
The accident happened at the intersection of Whitestone Road at Ga. State Road 515 around 11:15 a.m.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, the bus, which was carrying 48 people, was traveling northbound when a tractor-trailer attempted to make a turn onto SR 515 from Whitestone Road. The tractor-trailer had to stop due to oncoming traffic. While it was stopped in the northbound lane, the tractor-trailer was struck in its left rear tandem area by the bus.
According to GSP, 43 people were transported to local hospitals, including Fannin Regional Hospital, Piedmont Mountain Hospital and Northside-Cherokee Hospital. One person was life-flighted to Kennestone Hospital in Marietta.
11Alive's Valerie Hoff reports that the tour bus driver was killed in the crash.
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All northbound lanes of Highway 515 were closed as an "extensive triage effort" was underway, according to Gilmer County Fire Chief Tony Pritchett.
A witness who drive by the accident told 11Alive it appeared the bus was "full of elderly people".
Skytracker footage showed that the bus was from Greatime Getaways in Marietta, Ga. According to the bus company's website, they offer a "safe, fun, and affordable way to enjoy exciting casino action from the northwest Atlanta area."
The tractor-trailer involved in the accident is owned by Polcon, a title company based in Charlotte, N.C. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, they have five trucks in their fleet with no crashes or major safety issues in the last two years.
The investigation is ongoing, according to the GSP.
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While we still don't have any firm confirmations on Nokia's plans for the Lumia 925 on Canadian carriers, those itching to pick up the thin metal Windows Phone 8 device can now order it SIM unlocked.
The site Expansys has the device in limited stock for CDN $714.56, ready to ship and in white with 16GB of storage. On board bands include 3G (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) and GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), so make sure you check with your respective carrier for compatibility.
The Nokia Lumia 925, announced back at the end of May, is still finding its way onto various markets, including just launching in the US two and a half weeks ago. While not a replacement for the Lumia 920, some carriers may choose to pick up the 925 in addition to the 920, or simply exchange the two due to the 925's slimmer profile.
Featuring a 4.5 inch Super AMOLED display and an extra lens element for the camera, the aluminum Lumia 925 is certainly one of the sleekest Lumias made, in our opinion. Those with a Lumia 920 though will be hard pressed to find specific reasons to switch outside of aesthetic preferences. The more pertinent question is if new customers will pick up the device. For now, Canadian carriers will be missing out on the phone, leaving it up to the unlocked market to fill in the gap.
Source: Expansys.ca; Thanks, Brett H., for the tip!


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The Phoenix Builder contains a powerful import facility that can convert existing paper based keys into the Phoenix format. The import function can handle the two most common types of printed dichotomous keys, bracketed and indented. If your dichotomous key is only available in a printed format, scan the key using an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) program and save the key as a text file. You can then open this file through the Open dialog after selecting Import in the Phoenix Builder, or once the Importer module is open by using open key. View a demonstration of the importer.
Once a key has been loaded into the Import module it is analysed. If problems are found within the key, a 'To Do' list is generated. Each error or warning found within the key is marked with a wavy underline, red for an error and blue for a warning, at the point within the line where the error occurs. View a demonstration of importing a key with errors.
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Aaah just lost a whole blog post!! Gutted. So here goes again!
So this weekend I decided to go to the Make It show in Farnborough. Mainly because this year they advertised it as 'Stitch It' as well so that grabbed my attention. However, sadly, I was so disappointed with the number of stalls for us Stitchers. Namely, three! That is three fabric stalls. Only two of them were quilters fabric. I really felt that two stalls didn't warrant the £9.50 entrance fee.
PLEASE more fabric stalls next year!!
As there were only two quilters stalls there though, they were doing a roaring trade so great for them. And obviously I did my bit to help!! They had some really lovely fabrics!
Here is what I bought:
Some bought with projects in mind. Others not.....
The two shops were:
The Running Chicken based in West Reading
Jolly Stitcher based in Fareham.


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Organizing the
J. HE THUNDERCLAP OF A JET PLANE breaking the sound
barrier, the 18,000-mile-an-hour speed of a globe-girdling
satellite, the scientific miracle of a Telstar projecting
its multi-million image on global TV, the lightning calculations
of an electronic computer and the automated
factory run by a single man — all these are symbols of
space age industry and the wonders it is working today.
But just as the stub-wing, eel-thin form of the jet plane
is shaped by the aerodynamic forces it encounters in flight,
so the pattern of business is molded by the deeds it performs.
And in a like manner, the "look" of any profession
that serves, advises or guides the management of
business is determined by such a changing configuration.
This article is written to tell you, as a member of our
firm, about the new "aerodynamic" configuration of
Touche, Ross, Bailey & Smart and to describe the kind
of organization we have evolved to help business steer a
profitable course through an environment that constantly
grows more diverse, complex and demanding.
This organization format includes techniques, principles
and philosophies which have been developing in
many offices of the firm since their inception. It expresses
concepts we have always felt we should have and, to a
greater or less degree, concepts that we have developed.
Of major significance is the fact that we have now found
a way to implement them.


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The bad news: Jaroslav Halak has allowed 13 goals in his last two games. The good news: he actually only gave up 12, because one last night was a horrible own-goal.
Halak was fatalistic about the gaffe:
Shit happens. What else can I say on that?" Halak said. "I was trying to put it behind the net, in the corner. It got a weird bounce. What can I say?"