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So, not a lot of people know this, but I was there at the dawning of the Third Age of Mankind. It began in the Earth Year 1993, with a visionary science-fiction television show born from the imagination of Joe Michael Straczynski. Babylon 5 was completely unlike anything else on TV at the time; which earned it a passionate cult fanbase on the one hand, and a near-constant battle against cancellation on the other. Indeed, the story behind Babylon 5 is almost as good as Babylon 5 itself, and maybe better, because it's been awhile since I've actually seen this thing. That's part of why we're here, in this introductory post for my very own Babylon 5 rewatch: to see it with fresh eyes, and see what exactly the big deal was.
Because make no mistake, this show was a big deal for me. I think it's safe to say that the likes of Breaking Bad, Lost, and Carnivale have supplanted it as my favorite show of all time, but it's easily held a top 5 spot over the years, for sure. Because I was there, you see, at the dawning of the Third Age. I have vivid memories of running 30 blocks from work so as not to miss a crucial episode, and the catharsis of collapsing in front of the television set in a pool of sweat and triumph. I was a part of that passionate cult fanbase. The very first scrap of the Internet I ever saw was the Babylon 5 homepage, which took about 5 minutes to load and was worth every pixel. True story.
But although I was there, I wasn't a fan from the beginning. Not even a bit. I saw the pilot episode with my father when it aired on TBS and I think I was so bored I just stared at the wall instead. Dad really liked it though, and over the years he acquired the series-in-progress on a bunch of bootleg VHS tapes passed along his circle of friends. These he played on pretty well a continuous loop and since we were sharing a one bedroom apartment, it was pretty well unavoidable. To me, Babylon 5 was something to be tolerated. And then one day I just… got it. It clicked. I remember the exact scene where I perked up and was like 'wait, that happened?' and I'll be sure to point it out when we get there. It was a real Road to Damascus conversion, and from then on I was hooked.
But that was a long time ago. Babylon 5 may have pioneered long form storytelling, but we're awash in it now. How does the series hold up in the rarified pop culture air of 2016? Will the story hold up in the face of corny humor and Stone Age computer graphics? Will the C-list actors detract from the performances of the B-list ones? I can't trust my memory, so there's only one way to know for sure. We're gonna watch the whole goddam thing.
A few programming notes before we dive into this: the plan is to post these every Wednesday, and I will do my level best to adhere to that schedule. I'll probably play it loose with the format until I find my stride, but for now I'm going to borrow the template from Leigh Butler's excellent Wheel of Time reread, which is to say each episode will have a summary section followed by a commentary, and we'll do two episodes a post. Except this one. The re-watch will also be spoiler free; at least, I'm determined to make it so. If that changes as the series picks up steam, I'll be certain to throw up appropriate buffers and warnings and such. Aaaaaaaad, I think that's it. To the post!
Babylon 5 : The Gathering
What Happens:
Listen, don't worry about it. The Gathering is not on the test. You could have skipped it and not missed much, honestly. That being said, I'll be brief: There's a Space Station. In Space. Different alien species live there, ostensibly to build peace, except that the first thing that happens is an assassination attempt on the Vorlon ambassador. (Vorlon's are mysterious, which will become relevant later.) Commander Jeffrey Sinclair is implicated in the assassination, but since he's the series lead, we know he didn't do it. The rest of the episode is a race against the clock as he tries both to clear his own name, as well as discover the identity of the actual assassin. Meanwhile Dr. I-can't-remember-his-name-because-he's-not-on-the-actual-show fights to save Ambassador Kosh's life; battling not only the poison used, but also the red tape the mysterious Vorlons throw up to protect their secrets. Everything works out in the end though, and in the end the ambassadors and crew officially open Babylon 5: our last, best hope for peace.
For the record, there are two versions of this pilot movie: one which initially aired in 1993 (boring a 13 year old me half-to-death), and is nearly unwatchable and -blessedly- a second, directors cut released a few years later. Guess which one I picked this for this re-watch?
Director's Cut aside, the Gathering is still far from a masterpiece of the genre, but this version actually isn't that bad. I was pleasantly surprised, and the friend who bravely agreed to do this re-watch with me didn't hate it either. (Unless she was simply being polite? I'll have to inquire.) Now, this show is so 90's it practically bleeds Duran Duran, but it was part of the charm for me, and Devin -again- did not seem to hate it.I feel like judging the production design of a pilot episode isn't quite fair, anyway. Though the show will never shake it's inherent 90's-ness, I'm pretty sure it won't always look this… garish.
As the movie introduces a dizzying array of characters, each with their own motivations and backstories, we're given a kaleidoscopic view of a lived-in universe. It's baffling to the initiate for sure, but that's where the simplicity of the assassination plot comes in handy. While the story does take little dips and detours along the way, hinting at the bigger picture, it always comes right back to the point; a story so basic I just summarized it in a paragraph. Watching it with the benefit of foreknowledge, I was deeply impressed by how dense the storytelling actually was, seeding future episodes and entire arcs with a few throw-off lines and one particularly excellent monologue from Jeffery Sinclair.
"I was squad team leader when the call came in. We all knew it was a suicide mission. The Minbari had broken through and were closing in. Every ship we had left was ordered to circle earth. We had to stop them. No matter what it cost. They came at us out of nowhere. We never had a chance. The sky was full of stars, and every star, an exploding ship. One of ours. My team was blown out of the sky in less than a minute. I managed to take out a fighter before they hit my stabilizers. I was losing power, I'd lost my team, and I figured if I was going to die I'd take some of them with me. So I targeted one of their heavy cruisers, hit my afterburners, I was gonna ram them head on. The last thing I remember is… hurtling toward that cruiser, filling my screen, big. My god, so big. Then, something, passed in front of my eyes. I guess I blacked out from the acceleration. When I came to, 24 hours later, the cruiser was gone. I checked in. They told me the war was over. The Minbari had surrendered…"
This blog will have much and more to say about Michael O'Hare's performance as Jeffrey Sinclair as we get deeper into the show, but for now, this piece of writing, and this delivery, is fantastic. It's good to see that even in it's infancy, Babylon 5 was showing flashes of the quality which my nostalgia recalls so strongly. This bodes well.
If nothing else, The Gathering has made me eager for this re-watch. Guys, it's Babylon 5! We're doing this!
Next week, we'll wade deeper into politics and religion with Midnight on the Firing Line and Soul Hunter. And so it begins…
CW: rape, gang rape, underage rape, extortion, torture, suicide, ruined lives, spousal abuse and murder
We interrupt our usual programming (not that such a thing technically exists as yet) to bring you my broken fucking heart and some news of the world. It's bad out there, folks. It was a rough week.
I'm not okay. I mean, I'm fine, technically. I'm a light-skinned male in an age that still overvalues such things, which means that I'm not really at risk of the various horrors I'm about to recount. This immunity brings me no comfort. It leaves me stranded on the sidelines, separated by my privilege from those I empathize with the most. My heart hurts so much and I just want to scream. I want to destroy the world, and I want to save it, and I can do neither. My hands are tied.
So let's go first to Brazil, a country I admittedly know next to nothing about. Rio de Janeiro is there, and in one of the slums of that city, a 16 year old was drugged and gang-raped by 33 men. I saw the headline and it took everything in me to click through. I didn't want to; I know the world is a horrible place, and it's easier to talk about comic books and Star Wars and pretend this shit isn't happening. But that would have been cowardly. The least I could do was bear witness to the horror, to absorb this latest atrocity to women and not flinch away from it. So I clicked. I read. I recoiled.
16 years old. 33 men. There are no words. I read about it on Thursday evening and it's Sunday now and I still can't get it out of my head, the brutality of it, the monstrosity of such a crime. 33 beasts wrapped in human skin, each consenting to strip a girl of her right to consent.
"I fell asleep and woke up in a different place with a man underneath me, another one on top and two others holding my hands and several people laughing at me."
And as if this weren't bad enough (and it most certainly is), the story gets considerably worse. Several of the men took pictures and video; proudly flaunting their crimes on social media, because Brazil is the fucking wild west or something, and they knew they had nothing to fear from sharing, except that maybe their hands would get sore from all the high-fives. Seriously, I have no idea what motivates someone to pose for a selfie with the bruised genitalia of their rape victim. It is so far removed from what I know that I can only speculate. Still, at least initially, their twisted and warped worldview appeared to bear out. As online outrage grew an investigation was launched, wherein the first questions the victim was asked were – and I shit you not – what she was wearing, and if she was in the habit of group sex.
One of the gang-rape suspects, Rai de Souza, 22, told a local newspaper that he had done nothing wrong: the girl was "so unconscious," he said, but had consensual sex with him – and he didn't film her, he just "watched and laughed" while his friends did.
I feel sick.
Now, obviously, Brazil is fucked. There was a lot more background in the stories I read, about a culture of toxic masculinity and machismo, a country where a woman is raped every 11 minutes. So it might be easy to, if not dismiss the story, at least take comfort that our society would never allow such a thing.
Tell that to Karen Perez of South Houston, Texas. Oh wait, you can't, because she was raped and murdered by her boyfriend, who recorded the assault on his fucking phone. From the Washington Post story:
"You can clearly hear the defendant forcing the victim to have sex with him. He even calls her by name," according to a probable cause statement read earlier this week in court. "You can hear the victim saying she does not want to do this.
"You can hear the defendant choking the victim. You can hear the victim stating, 'I don't want to die.' "
He raped her, he choked her to death, and recorded her dying cries. She was 15 years old.
Next up, yay! A story that doesn't involve underage victims or rape. What a pleasant surprise. No, wait, oh. From the Toronto Sun:
Deputies discovered the bloodless body of Iana Kasian after breaking through a barricade to get into the couple's West Hollywood apartment last week, prosecutors said.
Blake Leibel, born in Canada, tortured and mutilated his girlfriend who had recently given birth to their child, draining her body of blood. I can't even imagine the scene; the terror, the agony, the grief and fear for her newborn – or maybe I just don't want to.
The list goes on and on and on and on, far past the point of human endurance. I forgive you for not clicking those links. Each is the death of an innocent woman, each murdered by a man they'd been involved with; each a beast wrapped in human skin who felt entitled to something which they most certainly were not. And each grisly, unspeakable crime took place in the past week. It was a bad week for women. But it certainly wasn't an atypical one.
None of these crimes, it should be noted, took place in Canada. Canada remains a bastion of freedom from sexual violence, he said, sarcastically.
Let's go to the numbers: 472, 000 self-reported rapes in 2009 according to statistics Canada (the last year I was able to find numbers for). That breaks down to roughly 1, 300 a day, 53 an hour, or nearly a rape every minute in the True North Strong and Free. Just like that, Brazil looks positively enlightened. Depending on how fast or slow a reader you are, chances are good that – according to those statistics – at least one woman in Canada was raped while you were on this page. I say 'woman' because, really, that's our best case scenario: those same stats lists the majority (307, 000) of those rapes as having happened to victims between the age of 15-24. I'm going to go out on a limb and say they happened disproportionately to Aboriginal women, even though I can't back that up with anything other than sickening, gut-twisting instinct.
Numbers are useful in getting a big picture, but limiting in their own way; you can't make out the faces, the individual tragedies that reverberate unseen but not unfelt across the social fabric. I feel a great disturbance in the Force, it's called Rape Culture. It's called Jian Gohmeshi. It's called Amanda Todd. It's called the Highway of Tears. It's a monster that wears many faces, that bears many names, and it's a number that is staggering in scope, thoroughly vile, and shameful, and damning in it's implication: Four hundred and seventy-two thousand.
Truly, I have no idea what I'm trying to say here. I just don't know. Rape is bad, and We have to stop this; to which you would say, as I would, I know, and I don't know how. To any woman reading this post I would say nothing – I could say nothing – I'd be far too ashamed to even maintain eye contact. To men, to my brothers and fellow beneficiaries I would say: We are failing at Patriarchy, here. We are straight-up tanking this thing. If we can't even protect our supposed inferiors from ourselves, then maybe we were never superior to begin with; maybe, just maybe, the entire culture of sexism we were born into and perpetuated is not only bullshit, but dangerous bullshit. When a 16 year old is gang-raped by 33 men, that's not an anomaly, that's the logical extension of a system that denies half of humanity its humanity. When a woman named Joanne has to go by JK Rowling just to sell books to boys, when studios won't make a superhero movie with a female lead, when actors on a press junket will be asked about their character if they're male or their costume if they're female… it's all the same shit. Different tributaries in a river of shit.
And if for whatever reason you're not convinced that sexual violence exists at the beating, corrupted heart of our fucked up society, look no further than the depiction of oral sex in online porn, depending on whether a man or a woman is on the receiving end. With the latter it's passive objectification, with the former, throat-gagging. That's check and mate, my friend.
Women live in fear of violence in general, and fear of sexual violence specifically. My sister walks home with keys in hand, even though she knows she's far likelier to be victimized by someone she knows. Still, better safe than sorry, right? To have it and not need it than to need it and not have it? That's the world we live in. The air we breathe. The culture of Rape Culture.
I don't know what to do about it, yet, beyond bearing witness and not flinching. I won't pretend that everything's okay when it isn't, or that I'm somehow innocent in all this when I'm not. I'm a feminist now, but I wasn't born that way. Then again, I wasn't born a misogynist either, I just learned really well. And when I finally learned what I had learned, I rejected it entirely.
And I'm certainly not the only one, nor am I breaking new ground by stating the obvious in a lonely and anonymous blog. But to bring things back around: a teenager in Brazil – who was just beginning her confusing and bewildering journey into adulthood – was drugged and raped by over 30 men who bragged about their crime. As with so, so many women who report, she was initially doubted and disbelieved by authorities. But the horror of it was too much this time; it could not be borne in silence and, this time, it galvanized a response. Heroic protests from feminist organizations, who are quite literally fighting behind enemy lines; thousands took to the streets all across the country.
As a result of their efforts, the lead investigator has been removed (although remains in good standing in the department because cops will be cops) and a female officer installed. Now we have a real investigation and a couple of arrests, and, most importantly, protective custody for the victim. I'd be grasping at straws to claim this as any kind of victory, Pyrrhic or otherwise.
It's not enough, not by far, but at least the girl is safe. For now. The only way she can truly remain so is by tearing down this worldwide system of power and privilege, and the only way to do that is by challenging it at every hideous turn.
So I guess that's what I'm going to do.


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Sunday, February 12, 2012
2 weeks feels like a year
May you be safe and sleep soundly through the night,
May you be safe as you wake to the morning's light.
May you feel my love from so far away,
May it comfort and protect you throughout each day.
I will pray for you my little one
Until our time of waiting is done.
I will pray that the Lord keep you safe from harm,
Until the child of my heart becomes the child in my arms.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
that kind of friend
I have a few of these soul sisters in real life, but in the Blogosphere I lurked around a few blogs before starting my own. One of those blogs was Jen on the Edge and each time I read her posts I'd think, "If I knew Jen IRL, she'd be the perfect best friend." (I actually harbored some jealousy each time Jen posted about her shoe-shopping pal, Melissa--I know, my name--even though I don't like to shop for shoes.)
You can imagine my glee when Jen left me a comment on my blog asking for my phone number. MY NUMBER. This was bigger than big. Of course I called my BFF Sarah to tell her and together we tried to think of what this might mean.
Long story short: Eco Women was born. And I met my Bloggy BFF kind of IRL.
It's funny how in sync we are. We'll post about the exact same topic on the same day--even though we live half a continent and one time zone away from each other. We both love Colin Firth, all things British, 80's music and many of the same books. Our politics, parenting (even though she has daughters and I have sons--and I AM trying to arrange a marriage between our families because who wouldn't want Grace or Ellie as a daughter-in-law?) and environmental passions are muy simpatico.
But what's really cool is that Jen feels the same way as me (which is good because otherwise I'd come off as sort of creepy and desperate right now, wouldn't I?) and in the spirit of our friendship, she's giving away THREE COPIES OF Whipped, Not Beaten.
So, quit reading this post and click on the link to read her review and enter her drawing.
And take a moment to raise your coffee mug/beer can/Klean Kanteen water bottle to those Tacy/Diana/Bess friends.
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- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Love that you characterized a bff relationship as a tacy/diana/bess. Hm, I know the first two (I esp. LOVED Betsy books), but from where is Bess?ReplyDelete
Nancy Drew, Abigail!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Oh and I will check out Eco Women! Funny story--my fiance says to me the other day, "Hey, good old GGIW commented on your blog." Haha..took me a minute. But then I was like yay! That means two awesome people read my post. :D So, thanks.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 8:37 AM
OH! No wonder. Was never a fan. Thanks for the explanation! Will stop cluttering your blog NOW.ReplyDelete
I would love to friends with BOTH of you IRL. I have bloggy friends that I have met in person and loved them as much as I thought I would. I have never been disappointed. There are a few more that I am hoping to meet.ReplyDelete
so totally awesome! i feel the same way about some of my bloggy friends. i just *know* they would be dear friends IRL. (i think i would love hanging out with you - even though i'm probably much older, but only in years not in my mind.)ReplyDelete
I had a temp job in my mid-twenties. The office said they had another girl at the same location. She came to my cubicle and it was kismet. Our lives were very different but we clicked as though we had been friends forever. I think of those as special gifts God sends to say, "Life on earth doesen't have to suck."ReplyDelete
How cool to make that sort of connection online. :-)ReplyDelete
Tacy? That one doesn't ring a bell...
Aww...I got all goose bumpy and teary-eyed while reading. What Green Girl doesn't tell you is that I was ready to arm wrestle the rest of the department to mentor her. I felt the same way - her "coolness" was evident the minute the interview started! So lucky to have her in my life!ReplyDelete
I only recognize Diana!! (I see Nancy Drew mentioned, and I have to admit, I've never read a Nancy Drew...)ReplyDelete
I'm so glad you found an online bestfriend :) I bet that feels lovely.
Off to read her review!
Very cool story of your online to real life friendship. And what a generous giveaway!ReplyDelete
Will my protein soy shake do? Heeehehhe!!!ReplyDelete
Ok, you've convinced me. I'm off to meet your BFF and enter the contest.
Woohoo...I just love a great giveaway!
God bless and enjoy your day sweetie!!! :o)
OF COURSE I recognize Tacy, Diana, and Bess. I mean, duh.ReplyDelete
As for the rest of your post, now I'm all verklempt. Thank you. I can only imagine what it would be like if we were real neighbors -- I think we'd never get any work done because we'd always be doing stuff together.
Even though my girls aren't into boys yet, they're totally fascinated by yours, due to the Yeti incident this fall, plus a few other stories I've recently told over the dinner table. (They also think a certain young man's urination off the front porch was hilarious.)
Betsy-Tacy! And dear, pleasantly plump Bess. I'm stumped on Diana, though.ReplyDelete
Doh! I couldn't figure out Bess either. I LOVED the Betsy Tacy series (did you know it continues up through Betsy's marriage?)ReplyDelete
It took me completely by surprise how this whole blogging thing could lead to such great friendships. Amazing. :)ReplyDelete
Betsy and Tacy. Bess, Nancy and George.ReplyDelete
Diana? I'm lost.
How about Trixie and Honey? Loved them! Also...Scarlett and Melanie. Nobody kills Union soldiers like those two! :) And of course, Ron, Harry, and Hermionie.
Oh, and if the two of you are neighbors, I want to stay in the 'hood too. I'd enjoy hanging out with the two of you as you venture out to 'green up' the world.ReplyDelete
I have to admit a preference for George over Bess, and am a smidge ashamed to have no clue about the other two...ReplyDelete
My hubs always has to ask...is it a real LIVE friend...or a bloggy friend????? :)ReplyDelete
Bess- Nancy pudgy friend? Tacy and Diana - still thinking.ReplyDelete
I'm headed over for the giveaway. As you know, I'm a slut for whatever.
Go Pack!
Can I get your book at Barnes & Noble? I've been gone awhile, but I'm back. Congrats on the book!ReplyDelete
Diana - Anne of Green Gables I would guess! I haven't read the Betsy/Tacy stories, sounds like something to dig up pronto :-).ReplyDelete
I love when that happens and have met a few of these soul sisters myself.ReplyDelete
And now I'm a little jealous. :-)


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Question - Will Gordon Brown be the first Prime Minister to suffer death by PR?
Peter Mandelson may have strained every last ounce of his PR intelligence to have saved the PM for now, but how long can he staunch the tide of what is essentially a PR war?
Gordon Brown had the misfortune to pick up the mantle after Tony Blair left him with a huge mess to clean up. He will have known and prepared for that campaign an no doubt hoped to push aside the damage from our involvement in the 2nd Gulf war with a his ability to manage the economy - but then we hit global recession so he came a tad unstuck.
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18 year-old Gael Bigirimana, our new signing from Reading is not only a very good player already, but he seems very hungry to learn and he has already said he regards the Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, as a father figure.
Gael Bigirimana – future Newcastle star player?
The Burundi-born midfielder made his staring debut in the Premier League at Reading on Saturday, and certainly didn't look out of place, and it could be that this lad will be the find of the season for Newcastle, as he will only improve with first team games, and all the advice he is getting from Newcastle's top stars Yohan Cabaye and Cheick Tiote.
And Gael has revealed that Alan Pardew was not too happy at all in the dressing room after the game, and he made that quite clear to the Newcastle stars – that the performance at the Majedski Stadium on Saturday simply wasn't good enough.
This is what Gael told the local Newcastle press today:
"The gaffer wasn't pleased. He expects high standards from ourselves." "The manager expects us to perform and play as a team, and these next three games are vital." "These points are vital. Hopefully, we'll improve and give more out there."
"We probably didn't deserve a point, but we'll take it." "I just give thanks to God, and thank the manager for giving me the opportunity." "There were experienced players on the bench, but he had faith in me." "I did what he asked and it was a good day for me."
"The manager believes in me, and I'm just going to keep making him proud and working hard." "I just take each day and game as it comes." "I want to keep my head down, keep learning and keep playing football." "Demba's on form now and getting his goals."
"Hopefully that can continue."
It seems that Pardew is a big fan of the 18 year-old, and he could get a lot of first team games this season for the Magpies, and he should be such a better player come the end of this season, and to think we got him for just £1M – another bargain buy for Newcastle.
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Rainrix, may you go to hell wrapped i a sunderland shirt ha ha!
On a serious note, bigi is a brilliant capture for us, lets not forget the lad is only 18, he can only get better, i just hope AP will show more faith in fergie as well, he can have such a positive impact for us for me he is definatly up there with mclean at the mackems and he showed he was a decent kid when given the chance, I know AP seems to put senior first teamers normally ahead of the younger players but if they are good enough play the buggers, and fergie has not ever let the toon down imo and will get better with more playing time.
Play him on thursday v bordeaux and give adam campbell at least half an hour, another kid who is going to be the biz for us.
Think Bigi did ok until Steven Taylor went off, he seemed to get bullied off the ball quite a bit afterwards – will be a decent player for us tho and a bargain at 1 million from cov
Still think we need a fast attacking midfield player, we seem to always have a massive gap between our forwards and midfield and are often massively outnumbered in the final third


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The Story: Lots of reasons why I've wanted to include this scene from Airplane!: It was voted into the National Film Registry at the end of last year; Barbara Billingsley, otherwise known as Mrs. Cleaver from the "Leave it To Beaver" television show, died at the end of last year, and this scene loomed large in her legend. No doubt, her earlier role figured in her being chosen for this (I can't think of a funnier person, other than the ubiquitous Betty White, to make the line "I speak jive" ring with wholesome comic brilliance), and the Zucker Brothers have a fetish for all things "Beaver;" I love Airplane! in the same way I love Buster Keaton, Chuck Jones and Daffy Duck (especially together), a soupcon of Jerry Lewis, and slapstick. Ardently, and every viewing seems fresh...as opposed to the in-flight meals that start the complications of this whole thing.
You look at the screenplay posted on-line, and what the Jive-Talkers are saying is gibberish, the ZAZ team couldn't speak jive for any reason (they're also referred to as "Black Dudes, but in the on-set transcript they're "Jivemen"), so the dialogue was ad-libbed by the two actors (Norman Alexander Gibbs and Al White) on set. Obviously, they wrote Barbara Billinsley's lines, as well. Some unsung trivia there, for the scene and talk (in it's previous sub-titled conversation) are brilliantly hilarious.
What's always made this scene funny for me, besides Billingsley's showing up, and the rather nicely rhythmed "jive" being spoken, was the basic joke that understanding a language doesn't always promote understanding. In fact, there is more mis-understanding (it seems) the more you learn; one has to be immersed in the culture to learn the idioms, the slang, the colloguialisms, the provincialisms, the emphases, and vernacular.
And if you look on a color wheel, the opposite of black is Barbara Billingsley.
The Set-Up: Set-up? The set-ups only last long enough to deliver the punch-lines.
Anyone who had "the fish" for dinner on board the flight from Los Angeles to Chicago is getting violently ill, including the entire flight crew, save the stewardesses.
But, that's not important right now....
A Black Dude is holding his stomach in pain.
JIVEMAN 1: Mnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Randy approaches.
RANDY: Can I get you something?
JIVEMAN 1: S'mo fo butter layin' me to the bone. Jackin' me up. Tightly.
RANDY: I'm sorry. I don't understand.
MRS. SCHIFF, a middle-aged woman, is seated behind the Black Dudes.
MRS. SCHIFF: Oh, stewardess, I speak jive.
RANDY: Ohhhh, good.
MRS. SCHIFF: He said he's in great pain and wants to know if you can help him.
RANDY: Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be back as
soon as I can with some medicine.
Randy exits.
MRS. SCHIFF: Jus' hang loose, blood.
MRS. SCHIFF: She goonna catch you up on the`rebound on de medcide.
BLACK DUDE (indignantly): What it is, big mamma. My mamma didn't raise no dummy, I dug her rap.
MRS. SCHIFF: Cut me some slack, jack!
They engage in an argument in jive talk, with Mrs. Schiff getting the best of it.
MRS. SCHIFF: Chump don' wan' no help, chump don' git no help.
MRS. SCHIFF: Jive-ass dude don' got no brains, anyhow.
Words by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker
Pictures by Joseph F. Biroc and Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker
Airplane! is available on DVD from Paramount Home Video.


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Nao Porcelain Figurines are produced in Valencia Spain and the Company is part of the Lladro family. Each piece is lovingly handmade and hand painted by the Valencia Artisans. The Nao Porcelain Figurine of a little girl playing with Disney's Minnie Mouse comes presented in it's Nao box. Why not visit our Lladro Store and browse the beautiful collections being produced.
Each piece of Nao & Lladro is aptly named and made to celebrate wonderful memories, therefore making the perfect gift or keepsake to decorate a room.


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LAIE, Hawaii – Seniors Colby Bauer and Chad Nahoolewa connected on a corner to send off the seniors of BYU-Hawaii men's soccer with a 1-1 tie against the University of Hawaii at Hilo on Saturday at the BYU-Hawaii soccer field.
BYU-Hawaii started the game with good offensive pressure which kept the ball on the Vulcan side of the pitch for the first ten minutes. However, a long through ball found Jamie Sporcic in the eighth minute and Hawaii Hilo was able to draw first blood with a goal.
Seconds later Pawel Dregan found himself with room to take a shot, but the ball sailed high. In the fourteenth minute the Vulcans answered the Seasiders with a high shot of their own.
Good communication by senior Landon Southwick, senior David Urbina and junior Abe Garcia stopped an advancing attack by Hawaii Hilo and dissolved another chance for a Vulcans goal before they had the opportunity to get a shot off.
BYU-Hawaii found their equalizing opportunity when a perfectly placed corner by Nahoolewa found Bauer inside the box and he was able to head it into the net between the Vulcan keeper and two defenders tying the game at 1-1 in the 25th minute.
From then on the Seasiders where able to maintain possession of the ball winning a corner kick in the 31st minute and Green was able to get off a bicycle kick, but the shot went high.
Both teams tested each other out for the rest of the half, trying new plays, but neither gained the advantage sending the game to halftime on a tie.
The second half was a very physical game with both team committing multiple fouls.
Seven minutes into the second half Ian McBride took a corner kick for the Vulcans, but any advancement was halted by the BYU-Hawaii defense.
A well placed pass into the box by sophomore Matthew Roberts in front of the goal was inches ahead of Green's foot preventing a Seasider goal in the 58th minute.
A corner by Romy Lakip found a few BYU-Hawaii players who were able to get shots off, but were all blocked by the mass of bodies in front of the keeper.
In the 73rd minute, a corner by Dregan found Southwick who was able to take a shot that went high.
Neither team had a scoring opportunity for the remainder of regulation to send the game into extra time.
A corner taken by Mike Moreno in the 92nd minute was countered by the Vulcans as they quickly found themselves on the Seasider side of the pitch, but they were stonewalled by sophomore Jershon Baldamero.
A red card awarded to a Hawaii Hilo player left the Seasiders to play a man up with five minutes left in the game. Another well-placed corner by Nahoolewa found the head of Bauer again, but the Vulcan goalkeeper was able to save it to end the game at a 1-1 tie.
BYU-Hawaii wraps up its season with an away game against rival Chaminade Saturday at noon HST. Live stats will be available online.


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This is a lesson about the solar wind, Earth's magnetosphere, and the Moon. Participants will work in groups of two or three to build a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. They will use the model to demonstrate that the Earth is protected from... (View More) particles streaming out of the Sun, called the solar wind, by a magnetic shield called the magnetosphere, and that the Moon is periodically protected from these particles as it moves in its orbit around the Earth. Participants will also learn that the NASA ARTEMIS mission is a pair of satellites orbiting the Moon that measure the intensity of solar particles streaming from the Sun. (View Less)
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Listen, this should come as no surprise to no one. After all, this is a guy who admitted hitting on his own daughter at Farrah's funeral and asking her to have sex with him (sure, we'll buy the excuse that he hadn't seen Tatum O'Neil in years and he passed her for a Swedish chick). As a matter of fact, we wouldn't be surprised if he didn't sweep Cheryl Tiegs off her feet right there at the funeral: "Listen baby, my back is hurting from carrying a hearse with a dead body. Damn she weighs too much even as a corpse! So anyway, why don't you and I book a nice room in a motel and you can rub those knots away for me?"
Via OK! Magazine:
Actor Ryan O'Neal has found love with former supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, almost a year after losing his longtime partner Farrah Fawcett to cancer.
The Love Story star, 69, reconnected with old pal Tiegs last June (09) when they paid their last respects to the tragic Charlie's Angels star at her funeral.
But their relationship soon took a romantic turn as the 62-year-old beauty comforted a grieving O'Neal and they are now an item, according to the National Enquirer.
The stars went public with the romance earlier this month (May10) when they attended the Hollywood launch of Raquel Welch's new book, Beyond the Cleavage, together at an event co-hosted by Fawcett's best friend, Alana Stewart.
An eyewitness tells the tabloid, "He had his arm around Cheryl's waist, and it was clear that they were very happy together.
"They both are in their 60s and have been around the block – but they are thrilled to have found each other."
Fawcett died on 25 June (10) after a battle with anal cancer.


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Frequently Asked Questions
This is usually due to an issue with either your PST/OST file or with your Outlook Views. Try the following steps to resolve it: 1. Press your Windows Key + R and then in the run dialog type: Outlook /cleanviews and press enter. 2. If that didn't work, try following the instructions here to repair your OST/PST
First check to see if the issue was already report here. If not, please create a new issue and I'll have a look as soon as possible.
At the present time, no. However, I am looking at adding the ability to do this if it's possible.
Unfortunately not. As far as I can tell, Microsoft has not provided any way of hosting the Outlook Today page inside of of the Outlook View Control (which OotD uses). In fact, it was meant to be used the other way around. Outlook Today is meant to contain the outlook view control to customize it.
The easiest way to go back to month view is to right click anywhere inside the OotD window and click "Goto Date" then select "Month View" from the pull down.
Close OotD, then open Microsoft Outlook and set up the calendar the way you would like to see it in OotD and then close Microsoft Outlook. The next time you start OotD it will load with that layout.
There is no one definitive answer for this. In most cases it is caused by an incorrect or partially corrupt installation of Microsoft Office. Doing a complete uninstall and reinstall of Office usually fixes it. In other cases, it's simply a case of a dll that was not registered correctly during installation. This has worked for some people: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870707.
If uninstalling did not work, you can also try the Microsoft Office Cleanup Tool to wipe any traces of Office before reinstalling.
If you get this error on startup: "Unable to cast COM object of type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.ApplicationClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook._Application'" Try following the instructions here to fix your Office registry entries.
If all else fails, you can also try using an older version (which uses a different mechanism to connect to Outlook).
To uninstall, you have to first close the program. To do that: Right Click on the tray icon for Outlook on the Desktop (the small white icon with the day of the month on it in the bottom right corner of your screen) and click "Exit" You can then proceed with the uninstall from Add/Remove Programs.
This was a bug in Microsoft Outlook in the original release of Office 2010. Installing SP1 of Office 2010 fixes the issue. Please use windows update to get SP1.
This is due to a recent change Microsoft made in Outlook 2007 SP2 and Outlook 2010. Microsoft has changed the shut down procedure for Outlook to ensure it shuts down in a more timely manner. In the process, I beleve they introduce a bug. The outlook view control creates an instance of Outlook, but the instance shutdowns when open and then closing an item from the view control, even though the outlook view control itself is still running. One simple workaround that seems to work is to launch Outlook and leave it running before launching Outlook on the Desktop. I am in the process of trying to find a better workaround that doesn't require user intervention, but have not been successful yet.


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Water is an essential building block of life. It is more than just essential to quench thirst or protect health; water is vital for creating jobs and supporting economic, social, and human development.
Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply close to home, spending countless hours queuing or trekking to distant sources, and coping with the health impacts of using contaminated water.
2018 Theme: Nature for Water
This year's theme explores how we can use nature to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century.
Environmental damage, together with climate change, is driving the water-related crises we see around the world. Floods, drought and water pollution are all made worse by degraded vegetation, soil, rivers and lakes.
When we neglect our ecosystems, we make it harder to provide everyone with the water we need to survive and thrive.
Nature-based solutions have the potential to solve many of our water challenges. We need to do so much more with 'green' infrastructure and harmonize it with 'grey' infrastructure wherever possible. Planting new forests, reconnecting rivers to floodplains, and restoring wetlands will rebalance the water cycle and improve human health and livelihoods.
Sustainable Development Goal 6 – ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030 - includes a target to halve the proportion of untreated wastewater and increase water recycling and safe reuse.
World Water Day is coordinated by UN-Water – the UN's inter-agency collaboration mechanism for all freshwater related issues - in collaboration with governments and partners.
Facts & Figures
- Globally, over 80% of the wastewater generated by society flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused. (Sato et al, 2013)
- 1.8 billion people use a source of drinking water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. Unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene cause around 842,000 deaths each year. (WHO/UNICEF 2014/WHO 2014)
- The opportunities from exploiting wastewater as a resource are enormous. Safely managed wastewater is an affordable and sustainable source of water, energy, nutrients and other recoverable materials.


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...And we'll collect the moments one by one I guess that's how the future's done How many acres how much light Tucked in the woods and out of sight Talk to the neighbours and tip my cap On a little road barely on the map Old dirt road Knee deep snow Watching the fire as … Continue reading Mushaboom
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And for Our Next Trick…
Finding time to write is very difficult when you work yourself to exhaustion every single day. In my last post I resorted to the last thing a writer wants to resort to: a bulleted list. Yet so much happens every single day that it's hard to conceive of a better way to communicate that we … Continue reading And for Our Next Trick…
Another Day (or Thirteen) on the "Farm"
Once we finally arrived and entered our abode to actually stay there, I was a little lost amidst the flow. After unloading only a couple items we hit in quick succession: Bug War: Part 3, patching the bedroom back up, deciding on a layout, unloading the mattress and laying the big pieces of the bedroom … Continue reading Another Day (or Thirteen) on the "Farm"
Ambling Full Done?!
The Ambling Full Tilt journey of 2015 (and early 2016) was a life-altering event. We uprooted ourselves from our then-comfortable home to begin the journey and then wound up in perpetual limbo; to quote Clarence "Frogman" Henry "I ain't got no home." Even as the Ambling Full Tilt journey wrapped up at the end of … Continue reading Ambling Full Done?!


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Hope you are all well today on this blustery Friday! Just a quick update about my back. The Physio done loads of tests on me and I have got nerve damage down my left leg from my back. I have loads of exercises to do and more Physio, so fingers crossed they will be able to sort me out and get me back to work soon :o) Thank you all for your wonderful messages, you guys are the best!
Right onto my DT card for the fab Totally Papercrafts and It's our birthday! The first challenge was posted back last year on the 29th January 2010 and to help us celebrate we have got EIGHT sponsors offering a total of TEN prizes woohooo! Our theme this week is "FRIENDSHIP" chosen by our lovely Ria.
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Abridged Audiobook
Written By: James Siegel
Narrated By: Gregory Harrison
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Date: September 2005
Duration: 6 hours 11 minutes
Every day Charles Schine rides the 8:43 to do the job he has done for over a decade in a New York advertising agency. With a wife and an ill child who depend on him, Charles is not a man who likes changes or takes risks...until he is later for his regular train, and sits down across from the woman of his dreams.Her name is Lucinda. Like Charles, she is married. Like Charles, she takes the train every day to work in New York City. Her train is the 9:05, and tomorrow she will be on it again, and so will Charles. For there is something about Lucinda, the flash of thigh beneath her short skirt, the way every man on the train is eyeing her, something about this time of the morning that will make Charles take a chance he shouldn't take, break a vow he shouldn't break, and enter a room he should never enter.In a matter of days, a flirtation turns to a passion, and Charles and Lucinda are drawn into the dark side of the American Dream. In a matter of weeks, Charles's life is in shambles. A man is dead. A small fortune is stolen. Charles's home is violated and everything violently spirals out of control.But Charles is about to discover that once you leave the straight and narrow, getting back on track is the most perilous journey of all. And for Charles, that journey - of lies, terror, and deception - has just begun.


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Anna Oneglia
Oil on canvas, various dimensions
Anna Oneglia
As the kid in kindergarten who wanted to be a painter when she grew up, I have always practiced art making. Long before I developed a meditation practice, the quiet of making things was a source of grounding, allowing me to work alone with the connections between mind, heart, eyes, and hands. Art practice from an early age made things feel familiar when I finally arrived on the cushion: a place to slow down, to concentrate and to notice more in both the interior and exterior worlds.
For these reasons I feel a certain seamlessness between sitting and off-the cushion art making, while I also acknowledge that meditation practice & study have made me more conscious as I work, more focused and aware. I remain interested in the beauty of this precious human life, and seek to make paintings and prints that have a sense of resonance and meaning. To my surprise, sangha—a form of meditative community—has also developed with people who have related to what I've made over the years.
Retreat practice especially serves as a deep well of inspiration, and I've learned to build a mental shelf to hold these ideas for afterwards in the studio. I am currently at work on an illustrated book/graphic primer about sitting silent retreats, grown from an idea that arose while sitting a month-long retreat.


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My personal favourite object in the exhibition is a painting (on hand-scroll) that is 22 metres in length, depicting Kangxi emperor on his second inspection tour. We had fun studying the details of the painting and trying to spy where the emperor was. It's a pity we were not allowed to take pictures in the exhibition...
We spend some time musing at the not-so-ordinary family tree- what with 50 wives and 55 children!
Our interest in the History of China was sparked off and I am now researching to see how I can incorporate Chinese history into our History curriculum. That was my original plan anyway. I just haven't sat down to seriously do my research.
There is a spatter of Chinese history in Story of the World, but in my opinion, too superficial. Being Chinese, we ought to know more. It is a pity our command of the Chinese language isn't good enough for us to use Chinese history books (or any primary sources), we would have to resort to those in English instead.
Here are some things I've managed to find so far...
An Amazon Listmania provided me with a list of books I could use to explore deeper. Two books stood out from the rest; The Story of Ancient China (from Neolithic times through the Tang Dynasty) and its sequel China's Later Dynasties (mainly on China's last four dynasties - the Song, the Yuan, the Ming, and the Qing) both by Suzanne Strauss Art. They are written for middle school students (ages 10-14 yrs old) and look like wonderful spine books I could use for our study on the History of China!
Here are some websites with important information that is geared for children (I will add on to this list if I find more useful sites):
- History of China
- Timeline of Chinese History (with great links)
- Timeline of Chinese History (with short description of significant events)
- Dynasties in Chinese History
- Portraits of Chinese Emperors (possible cliparts we could use for timeline figures)
- Historical Maps of China: maps 1, maps 2, maps 3
- Ancient China unit study Squido page by Jimmie (I believe every possible related link is here!)
- Ancient China unit Study II by Easy Fun School (more links and suggestions)
Post update on 12 July:
I found a unit study called Ancient China: To the Great Wall and Beyond by Judy Wilcox. This is a twelve-week study that brings you through eleven key dynasties through reading and project work. One interesting point brought up in reviews (1 & 2) was the fact that the student is challenged to research and make biblical contrast. Efforts were even made to relate historical events in China to the biblical timeline for context. This looks really promising!
Post update on 14 July:
Here are 2 books available as etext on Chinese History:
1. China's History by William E. Griffis
2. The Story of China by R. Van Bergen


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Wedding of Chang Haur & Cecilia LohNovember 17th, 2011
Link: Chang Haur & Cecilia Loh's Wedding Gallery
Purple is the theme for Chang Haur and Cecilia's wedding. From both bride and groom's entourage to their dinner reception chairs and even the ceiling of their wedding reception hall were in specially customised purple. The color actually looks like some highlight in their wedding photo. I'm sure lots of planning must have taken place for all these details. All these while, Chang Haur has been keeping in touch with me to make sure everything was on schedule and planned even till midnight of the day before their wedding. Nevertheless, the end results were great
Wedding of Iskandar & HaneyzaNovember 8th, 2011
Link: Iskandar & Haneyza's Wedding Gallery
On our first meet up, pin size Haneyza told me she works for Air Asia. Without much thought, I asked if she's an air stewardess and her reply was " no lah..I so shoRT!!" and we all burst up laughing :--D. That's how the ice broke. Nevertheless, it's not difficult as both Iskandar and Haneyza were very friendly and polite. Initially I was engaged to be the oficial photographer for their akad nikah ceremony. Right after tge ceremony, Haneyza had a brief discussion with Iskandar and immediately I'm "on" for their grand reception at Dewan Perdana Felda with 71 tables of guests. However, the hall is very spacious therefore 700 over guests is no sweat. But having need to run around the place with my equipments to capture every moment got me soaking in sweat. Well, that's how i save up on gym fees
Wedding of Chun Fei & Chooi LengOctober 27th, 2011
Link: Chun Fei & Chooi Leng's Wedding Gallery
Normally we'll see groom arriving in big luxurious car during their big day. However, it was the other way round for Chun Fei. To everyone's surprise, he arrived in a blue rickety car with a rickety horn and only 1 groomsman. The hilarious moment soon turned everyone's surprised face to a laughing one. A moment later, they were joined by his entourage *phew* what a joke. I was tricked as well. Nevertheless, it was a joyful beginning and it got even happier as it went on.
No.3??..Yup No. 3October 17th, 2011
The stork has arrived, along with a 3.76kg baby girl on the 9th of September at 3.45pm. When she was placed under the heater, her little hands and feet started to wiggle and kick. The chubby little girl tried to open her sticky eyes for a few seconds and 'pop' they are opened followed by a yawn. Awww..she immediately melt everyone's heart. Knowing her arrival in September, therefore tried to keep my schedule as free as possible for September month to dedicate my time for the family.
Wedding of Chin Hun & Christina KooOctober 12th, 2011
Link: Chin Hun & Christina Koo's Wedding Gallery
Have you ever experience stage fright? Some people naturally has acute nervousness when speaking before an audience. And if it's me, it'll be nervous breakdown . Same goes to Chin Hun when he was asked a few questions by the emcee. However, Christina was more composed. Nevertheless, Christina and Chin Hun is one lovely young couple who compliment each other just like what was written on those disposable kitten underwear "Ah Dee loves Ah Miau Forever And Ever".
Akad Nikah Wafiy & IeraOctober 4th, 2011
Link: Wafiy & Iera's Akad Nikah Gallery
During our first meeting to discuss about the wedding, Wafiy gave me an impression that he's one very loving husband and his favourite line is "Anything will do, as long Iera likes it". Lucky she Their wedding was held in Kuantan and followed by another assignment that I have in KL on the same day. Though the distance, it wasn't really a rat race day. I drove down to Kuantan in the morning itself since the ceremony will only start at 9am. Upon arrival, I was received by the aroma of the cooking curry and rendang and of course the friendly welcome of Iera's family. Conviniently, the mosque is just a walking distance from Iera's house. Everything was on track and we even had time to mingle and linger around to smell the rosses. Not forgetting the delicious kenduri too
Kirat & Gurpreet's EngagementSeptember 25th, 2011
Link: Kirat & Gurpreet's Engagement Gallery
Since Gurpreet is working in overseas, hence, all the engagement preparation were handled by his elder sister, Sukhy. I remembered receiving Sukhy's SOS email asking for videographer's contact, as the one she intended to engage accidently release the date to some other client. Nevertheless, she found one for the engagement. I have done a few Punjabi's Wedding & Engagement. One thing I notice they have in common is that, family & friends really take part in the event. Either in preparation, decoration, and even performances e.g dancing. All these personal touches make the wedding/engagement very much more meaningful. Now that the engagement is done, next is the Big Wedding.
Wedding of Jason Yee & Pei YeeSeptember 15th, 2011
Link: Jason & Pei Yee's Wedding Gallery
This is my first time sharing wedding montage on my blog. What so special bout it? During our meet up, I was told about their tight schedule during their wedding day and was asked if I can manage to squeeze out a montage of the day for their wedding reception.Well, how tight is their schedule? Morning session in Ipoh and planned to depart for KL after noon. The journey will take bout 3 hours. Then continue with the photography session on the groom's side. So, I probably have bout 1.5 or 2 hours max before the reception starts. Hmmm... how is it possible. Can it be done? However, I took it as a challenge but it's also kinda risky. So I told them i'll try my very best and we'll see how.
Now, am back from the assignment. PHEW... As planned, we departed from Ipoh about 12.30pm and that's when i started preparing the first half of the montage during the journey at the back of my car. Luckily, no car sickness symptom and also got to credit this moment to my Macbook's long lasting battery as well. The moment we arrived at the groom's place, I was back on photography session again. Once done, I continued with the second half of the montage. As crazy as it sounds, this montage was done in the nick of time. The whole day was so full of adrenaline and it's definately fun. Most of all, it was made possible. Hope you enjoy the montage too.
Wedding of Melman & AliceSeptember 2nd, 2011
Link: Melman & Alice's Wedding Gallery
Early in the morning, Alice and her bridesmaids were busy preparing and planning how to "welcome" the groom and his entourage. They weren't very mean as part of it was to treat the men with ribena squirted from a perforated bra "yum-yum" till it came to the disgusting one whereby they have to eat some jelly topped with mustard from a disposable diaper. That's from "yum-yum" to "yuck-yuck". The game session was held at the corridor infront of the serviced suit. Naturally, the crowd created quite a ruckus during the game session. And therefore came a Korean couple complaining bout the noise. Ohh what a wet blanket. Nevertheless, the fun went on without interruption as we moved into the suit and continued making lots of noise...hehehe
Dr. Sri & Dr. Ashreen's Wedding ReceptionAugust 22nd, 2011
Link: Dr. Sri & Dr. Ashreen Wedding Reception's Gallery
As you can see from their title, they are not only a pair of lovebirds, they are also a pair of doctors. Also a pair of doctors who has "fun" in their dictionary. Look how they performed their dance during the reception you'll know they are such a sport. Apart from that, Sri is also specialise in technical stuff whereby he owns a website to which he published this write-up on technica gadgets. I remember during our meet-up, we spend more time talking and discuccing about the latest gadgets than his wedding..


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.I tried many a futile attempts to capture one Swallow. Thi was I thought better than my other Swallow pics which was either overexposed or had lost shadow details.
Hi Pinaki,
these type of shots are very hard to capture, but you have done a fairly good job. Well done.
I would suggest you lighten & sharpen the bird a bit, to bring out some of the detail you have captured.
Here's a example of what I mean. What PP software do you own?
Thanks for sharing.
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The Joint Chiropractic made a recent report (learn more click here) in which they wrote:
"It's relatively normal to feel exhausted after a busy day, but feeling tired all the time is not normal. In fact, it may mean you're under too much stress. Being really tired for no discernible reason can be a sign of something called adrenal fatigue. Stress may be a natural part of life, but it's also something you need to pay attention to so it doesn't become a problem that begins to impact your overall health. Find ways to de-stress!"
Feeling tired all the time is almost certain to be stress-related. Many people will have experienced CFS or chronic fatigue syndrome.
If the cells of a person's body are replaced at a normal rate, they have the ability to properly and efficiently handle the requirements of life, namely oxygen, water and food.
But, a worn-out cell cannot carry out its normal function because it is over its "use-by" date, so that if an individual is regarded by its control mechanisms as being in some form of danger, cell replacement suffers badly, and is set aside in favour of unfortunate and pointless efforts by that mechanism to defend the body.
Hence the tiredness resulting from a lack of air, water and food.
Preventatists think all this is pretty obvious and therefore defend themselves against this imaginary danger presented by those inevitable and unavoidable incoming distresses of life, by using the Preventatist principles.
Finally, we dispute the point that "...stress may be a natural part of life.." !
Stress results from those incoming distresses of life which cannot be avoided, but can be prevented from becoming stress!!


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This week GSK's ex vivo gene therapy for ADA-SCID received its marketing authorization from the European Medicine Agency. This is awesome news for the medical world and patients.
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Planning for an exotic honeymoon with the special oneTuesday, January 29th, 2013
Honeymoons are meant to be special and when you are planning for an exotic location the experience is priceless. So is it that you too have planned for an exotic honeymoon and is confused on the most ideal locations? The post below highlights on two of the most perfect spots for an exotic post marital trip.
First you have Bali in Indonesia. The beautiful Balinese landscapes were unexplored for long but lately the island has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations. You two would surely relish the exotic beaches in Bali and the archaic temples look stunning with their impeccable ancient architecture. Bali is also famous for its green forests and wonderful seaside resorts.
Then, Agra in India is another exotic location for the honeymooners. The city hosts some of the famous historical monuments but most spectacular of all is Taj Mahal, the ultimate epitome of love. Words fall short to describe the romantic aura of the Taj Mahal and it's surely bliss to experience the Mahal beside your loved one on a full moon night.


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Los Angeles: Bollywood hottie Mallika Sherawat recently did a shoot with American pop star Bruno Mars for his upcoming video" WHATTA MAN" for Funny Or Die.
Mars was nominated for seven Grammies & he won the best male vocal for " JUST THE WAY YOU ARE" in Los Angeles recently.
Mars has sold six million albums & 40 million singles worldwide.
Says Mallika," I have always been a huge fan of Funny & Die even before i knew Judd Apatow and Will Ferrell were behind it. And Bruno's song "Just the way you are " is one of my all time favourites.
"So when my manager called me, it took me a second to say," Hell, yeah ! " And shooting it was soooo much fun ! "


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Snow Day???
The snow was definitey in the forecast for today. The question was when it would start. I already told my boss I was planning on an 8-4 day so that Jason and I could just go in at the same time since we're down to the one car. At 7 am, there was no snow. But it started at about 7:20 and DID NOT stop. The last time I remember snow like this was in 2000. We got about 12 inches. It took me 3 hours to get from my office to the bottom of a very long, very steep and winding road only about 3.5 miles from work before I had to park my car and start walking. This was before we live right by our offices.
I worked from my kitchen table watching the snow for about three hours before they finally, officially closed our offices. Woohoo - a real, true snow day! We get the occasional snow and ice here, but it's almost never enough to close down our offices. Even the state offices were shut down though.
I was super productive long before work was officially over. I started dinner in the crockpot around 10 am. Jason came in and said, "Dinner already? We haven't even made it to lunch yet." I also started soaking some beans to cook and freeze later on today. My stash is getting low.
Oh, and I took pictures just about every hour to sort of document the snowfall. I've never really been able to do that before. The pictures of the angel and the birdbath are at approximately 8 am, 9 am, and 11:40 (missed 10 because I started working out). Not really super exciting, so I'll just post these.
Thank Goodness for Home Gym
Today I had planned on shoulders, triceps and abs. I thought would be able to hit the gym perhaps for elliptical time, but the snow came down, and kept on coming down. So my workout was homebound today.
SS#1 3x8
Arnold press
Double-arm overhead triceps extension
SS#2 3x10
Lateral raise
Double-arm kickbacks
SS#3 3x12
Rear delt press
Lying triceps extensions
Front raise open to side raise - 10
Weighted dips - 12
I finally got in my MMA Boxing workout. It was an awesome, energizing workout today. I finished up with the abs on the same DVD.
Sledding Anyone?
Jason did some work while I pretty much played online and kept watch over the crockpot and piddled. I really could have been more productive I suppose. We have friends that live pretty close by, and they were going sledding. We decided to unbury the car and join them. It's been about 11 years since I've gone sledding!
It probably took 15 minutes for me to just get bundled up. I had on my Under Armour running pants, another pair of long running pants, a pair of wind pants, wool socks, super fuzzy house socks, rain boots (best I had for waterproof shoes), 2 running tops, a fleece shirt, scarf, 2 pairs of gloves, hat, then coat....wooooo. I was determined to not freeze if you didn't gather that. Oh, and I'm clueless on how to dress to play outdoors. The 4th picture is Jason, he was the real pro. I just kept feeling like I was going to tip over and had snow all in my face.
Another Crockpot Dinner
Today was yet another crockpot dinner. I had been thinking about a vegan bolognese sauce, wanting to maybe try one in the crockpot. But I didn't want to leave it unattended in case it needed more liquid. I didn't want to add too much so that it was runny, but then worried it'd not be enough liquid. Today's snow day was the perfect opportunity for me to test this one out: Vegan Crockpot Lentil Bolognese.
Vegan Crockpot Lentil Bolognese
1/2 white onion, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
2-3 carrots, diced
Minced garlic (I forgot this and had to had powdered later)
Approximately 24-26 oz no-sodium vegetable broth
2 cans no-salt diced tomatoes
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
2 cups dried lentils (I used brown)
To taste: salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, basil, parsley
In non-stick skillet, saute onions, peppers, and carrots (also garlic if using fresh) until carrots begin to soften. Then add all ingredients into crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours.
Notes: I had started off with about half a box of the broth then had to add more 3 hours into cooking, so 24 oz is approximate.


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In December 2013, many people came together to mark the death of Nelson Mandela, including world leaders who turned up at the memorial service for him. The world would always remember his legacy of uniting South Africa and to end the apartheid regime.
Indeed, Mandela is an icon of the struggle for peace and reconciliation at a time people have grown distrustful of politicians. He symbolises what wise, farsighted and enlightened leadership can do for a nation. He steered South Africa towards peace, pluralism and co-existence during a difficult and turbulent period in the country's history. Perhaps there are lessons for Malaysia to learn, especially to our politicians who are quick to join the band wagon preaching on race supremacy, emphasizing on religion, race and divisive politics, all in the name of civil liberty.
Holding the nation together as one in a multiracial and multi-religious country is never easy but Mandela held the respect of the blacks, whites and the ethnically mixed people of his country. He also won the admiration of the world. In contrast, more often than not, our politicians only think about winning the next general election or worse, the next party election. Their political goals, which are, in most cases, purely selfish and personal, will never take them to greater heights. They simply lack the vision and cannot see the big picture.
The world has moved on. The media, through the various platforms, have brought people closer than ever. Travelling has become easier, faster and cheaper. Malaysians can see for themselves the changes. No one can hold back Malaysia. No politician can continue to preach hatred and believe that this is the best way to get elected. If Malaysians are truly unified and no longer distrust and fear each other, race based politics will no longer have a raison d'etre.
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After the terrible afternoon, the evening got a bit better. For the dinner meeting we went to a Mexican restaurant, and the food smelt divine. I sipped on juice #6 throughout the evening which is the one high in good fats and protein (it has a yummy coconut taste). No enchiladas and mojitos for me.
The meeting was productive and I was offered to be on the Board of Directors of a small welfare association. My ultimate career goal is to be a CEO of a charity, so this has worked out perfectly and seems like an amazing opportunity and a great foot in the door. I did tell them I wanted some time to think about it, but really, it's a no brainer!! A wonderful opportunity.
The meeting got my endorphins pumping and I wasn't really hungry. When I did eventually make it home at 9pm, I had a bit of a panic attack. I felt hungry and angry at myself for starving myself! I thought, why am I doing this? We HAVE to eat as humans to survive! I have to eat or I'm going to die! Such a drama queen.
But I relented and went to bed and read a bit and fell asleep.
I woke up this morning at about 7am, feeling fine. No headache and not hungry. I've just finished juice #1 (which I hated yesterday due to the cucumber taste) without much difficulty, totally oblivious to the truffles that are making their way around the office.
It's getting easier! Big mug of warm water awaits!
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Urban Remedy detox - day two part one
Written by She Wore It Well at 09:27:00
Labels: detox, health, life, urban remedy, urban remedy cleanse
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I'm totally the opposite; I love juice one and can't even drink juice six!ReplyDelete
Keep up the good work :D
congratulations on the board gig!! thats aesome!!ReplyDelete
and also your willpower!
i so want to do this cleanse... i think in a few weeks time i'll bite the bullet.
can't wait to hear the rest of your time on them!! :) x
Congrats on the Board opportunity!! That's awesome!!ReplyDelete
And you are doing outstanding with the cleanse...if you can resist food in a Mexican restaurant you are a champion!!
xo-carrie :)
Wow! Being invited to be on the Board sounds like a fantastic opportunity. I'm sure it's very well deserved. Congrats so much!ReplyDelete
Stay strong girl.
Don´t give in now!
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Tropical Storm Nate forms near Nicaragua and is bound for the US coast
By JENNY STALETOVICH | Miami Herald | Published: October 5, 2017
MIAMI (Tribune News Service) — Tropical Storm Nate formed early Thursday, dumping heavy rain across the Central American coast on a northward track headed for the U.S.
At 8 a.m., the storm was located about 10 miles south of Nicaragua's north coast with sustained winds of 40 mph. It's expected to make landfall Thursday as it continues moving to the northwest and picked up speed through Friday night as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula.
The latest models shift the storm to the west, taking it away from the Florida Panhandle and toward Louisiana when it approaches the U.S. Sunday. However, forecast tracks so far in advance can be many miles off, with the average at four days at about 170 miles.
Crossing land twice is also complicating the storm's future outcome, forecasters said. Nate is not likely to gain any more intensity Thursday, but will likely strengthen as it crosses warm ocean waters in the Gulf of Mexico and faces light wind shear. However, predicting the storm's intensity over the coming days remains complicated, forecasters said.
Tropical storm warnings are in effect for parts of Nicaragua and Honduras, with a hurricane watch in effect for parts of Mexico. The wet storm is expected to dump heavy rain, with 15 to 20 inches in Costa Rica and Panama, and up to 30 inches possible in places. Honduras and Belize could get between five and 10 inches.
The storm is being steered by a high pressure ridge over the southeastern Bahamas and into the central Caribbean. Over the weekend, another ridge is expected to build over the southeast U.S. coast, and move the storm more to the northwest at a faster speed. Models that differed Wednesday now agree the storm will likely move more to the west.
How intense the storm becomes remains the complicating factor. Moving over Nicaragua could shake up its core. As it swings back over warm ocean water, it will likely regain strength, forecasters said. But how much depends on its inner strength. The latest models have trended downward.
The storm comes more than a month before the end of a record-breaking season that had been forecast to be above average. During the historical peak of the season in September, a new record was set for the highest amount of hurricane energy in a single month. The most number of hurricane days also occurred, according to Colorado State meteorologist Phil Klotzbach.
In less than 30 days, three major hurricanes formed with lethal results: Harvey, Irma and Maria.
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We encourage you to contact us if you're interested in obtaining more detailed information. Please know we respect your privacy.
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Or you may reach him through the church office.
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Prayer is bringing God our joys as well as our needs. Prayer, the spiritual practice of talking with God, involves both speaking to God and listening for His responses. Desert Skies prayer ministry supports both these vital aspects of prayer.
Our Worship Center is a quiet, comfortable space where people can engage in spiritual practices – prayer, journaling, Bible study, meditation, and self-examination. The Worship Center is available throughout the week during office hours to help in your connection to God.


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The Coffee Art Project is an exciting art competition linked to the theme of coffee and is one of the core fundraising initiatives of The Cape Town Coffee Festival 2019.
The competition showcases the creativity and talents of emerging and established artists while engaging a profound spirit of community among those who share a passion for great coffee.
All artists are invited to submit an original piece of artwork that represents a creative, unique and personal connection to the concept of 'coffee' or a 'coffee shop experience.'
Artists specialising in all media types can submit any form of art, including paintings, drawings, photography, film, design, sculpture and conceptual art.
To read about the nitty-gritty and to apply, click here.
What can you win?
Winning artwork will receive R10,000 and have their piece exhibited at The London Coffee Festival 2019.
Two shortlisted runners-up will receive R5,000 each, and The Cape Town Coffee Festival, Visitor Award winner, will receive R2,500.
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Remember last August I talked about our cellar and its pump system? Since it first broke down it's been nothing but bother. We've had three floods in the cellar and three replacement pumps. The big problem (aside from the fact that the cellar floor is below the water table) has always been that central heating pumps just don't give good head (oooh, matron). The other problem is that the system lets air in like a slow puncture. If it then rains after a long dry spell there's an air pocket and it won't pump water out. Unless you're keeping one eye on the weather and the other on the pump you've likely to miss it and the cellar floods.
Today I got round to doing something about it and installed a submersible water pump. This one gives really good head. About 5m of it!
I bought it from ScrewFix, who do next day delivery and seem to stock just about everything you could ever need. The Wolf Dirty Water Pump was fairly good value at £45. All I needed to buy was a brass 3/4" to 22mm adaptor. They do a model with a float switch but I already have the mercury rocker switch built in to the original contraption.
The white pipe you can see in this shot is the run-off from our new condensing boiler. Which, apparently, is slightly acidic. I hope it's not going to rot the inside of my new pump. Oh well, back to sleeping easy during those nasty storms.


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Jackson County will receive new electronic voting machines thanks to a grant from the state and matching funds from the Jackson County Commission.
Earlier this week, the West Virginia State Election Commission approved $6,535,478.96 in grant funding to 41 of the state's 55 counties who applied for financial support to improve election security. Jackson County Clerk Cheryl Bright applied for funding and the county will receive a $316,736.89 share of the grant.
The grants are part of a funding project established by Secretary of State Mac Warner to improve the administration of elections for federal office, including the enhancement of election technology and improvements to election security. For Jackson County, this will mean new voting machines and improved physical security of areas where election information and equipment are stored, Bright said.
The total cost of the machines and improvements is around $600,000, with the county paying the remainder after the grant is applied. The new machines will be rolled out after the election in November. Bright said she felt her office would need some time to learn the specifics of operating the new systems.
The county's voting machines are nearly 20 years old. The new units will use touch-screen technology, but would not employ the "paper roll" method of recording a hard copy, Bright said. Instead, the machines print a hard copy for the ballot box on a cardstock piece of paper that is inserted into the machine when the voter casts a ballot.
This will be an improvement since the paper roll mechanisms have been problematic, Bright said.
"We've had to take them apart a lot because of paper jams. It's not easy, you have to take the entire face of the machine off," she said.
Commission President Dick Waybright and commissioners Mitch Morrison and Mike Randolph said they are pleased the county is receiving the grant funding.
Through the company that sells the new voting machines, ES&S, the county can get four years financing at zero percent interest rate for 10 new voting machines and the devices used to tabulate votes.
Bright said other counties in West Virginia may be interested in purchasing Jackson County's old equipment.
West Virginia secured approximately $3.6 million in federal funding under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in April 2018. Combined with repurposed monies of approximately $2.9 million from the former HAVA loan fund, which was modified by the Legislature in 2018 into a loan and grant fund, Warner immediately established a grant application process to distribute 100 percent of the available $6.5 million in HAVA funds to West Virginia counties. Depending on the items requested, counties are required to supply a percentage of matching funds to leverage the overall enhancement of election technology and security in West Virginia.
"Any time we can secure federal money to help our county clerks leverage additional local funding to address election security, we're going to do our best to get it. The upgrades and improvements that will be made because of this funding will continue to increase confidence in our election system at the local level," Warner said.
Warner's grant process included the establishment of a HAVA Grant Board that thoroughly reviewed all 41 county applications. The Grant Board is comprised of Putnam County Clerk Brian Wood, Boone County Clerk Roger Toney, the Governor's Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Rebecca Blaine, Disability Rights of WV advocate Joy Doss, and Donald "Deak" Kersey, the Elections Division Director and Deputy Counsel for the Secretary of State.
"I want to extend my sincere appreciation to the members of the grant board. They did a lot of hard work in a short period of time to make sure that counties get the financial support they need as soon as possible," Warner said.
On Tuesday morning, the State Election Commission met and approved all the recommended distributions from the Grant Board.
"Our county clerks appreciate this opportunity to secure state and federal assistance to help modernize their county's voting technology to better serve the voters," said Donald Kersey, the Director of the West Virginia Secretary of State Elections Division.
The $6.5 million allocated to the counties will result in more than $12.6 million in new election systems, physical and cyber security upgrades throughout the state.


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Tyler Ray was was one of 10 students from across the nation who won the National FFA Risk Management Essay Contest. Tyler and his adviser will make an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to be presented with awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meet with legislators and be recognized in a session of Congress.
The following were first-place winners in nursery landscaping at the FFA state competition: Katlyn Britt-Rankin, Will Garrett, Russ Chambers and Brady Chasteen, all of Hickman High School. The following were fourth-place winners in floriculture: Katryna Rankin, Bailey Chapin, Kristopher Rankin and Matt Praiswater.


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Human Rights Campaign and Courage Campaign have collaborated to create NOM Exposed, a new website that monitors the activities of the homophobic National Organization for Marriage. The blog section of the website featured commentary on NOM tours, and a campaign called "NOM Doesn't Speak for Me!" encourages visitors to sign a petition in support of LGBT rights.
For news and commentary on this new resource, visit these links:
The Advocate: NOM Exposed by HRC, Courage Campaign
Newsweek: Website Documents NOM Supporters
GLT News Now: HRC & Courage Campaign reveal the Real National Organization for Marriage


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I have nothing crafty to show...have been so busy with work, my DS moving home, my pc troubles etc...lol.
I do hope to get a card made tonight for my dear friends 50th birthday - or at least get it started. Not sure what I am going to do but will have a think...?
Hope you are all having a great sunday. :)
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JMU closes for Thanksgiving holiday
James Madison University, including the University Business Office, will be closed Monday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The university's full holiday schedule and university closings can be found here. Best wishes to you and yours for a joyous holiday season.
Published: Friday, November 20, 2015
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