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Sunshine (grown up)
About being an adult who survived my childhood, and making my own choices, best of all (or maybe worst), being responsible for my choices, and those I make on behalf of my children.
Living with ADD as an Adult
I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 35 years old. I went to see my psychiatrist by referral due to my ongoing depression, and had no idea he was going to do anything other than listen to my sad stories and write a prescription for what I hoped was something to make the heavy stone I felt resting on my heart easier to bear. He asked a few random questions about my home life, my marital status, my kids about my work, and of course how "I felt about all that".
I did what I always did. I rambled on. I guess (like I always do) I was trying to cram as much into my allotted hour as I could to paint the clearest picture of my life to him without leaving out any major or minor detail that could lead him down the wrong path of diagnosis. I told him about all my successful and unsuccessful jobs, even the jobs I tried out for only a few days before deciding to move on! I told him about my horrible home life as a child, about my loss of love as a grown up, and how my life lead me down the path I eventually followed. When I was done rambling an eerie quiet ascended over the room.
Now I never have been, or never will be uncomfortable with a quiet lull in a conversation, but this one felt… Continue reading
Before you cast the first stone…
I often wonder if I'm doing an o.k. job of raising my two kids. I know what I do is probably not always the right thing, or the best way, but I'm doing the best I can with what I've got. Then I go visit my friends with kids the same age as mine, and I see the way they behave, and I breathe a sigh of relief.
I see that their 9 year old is also a bit moody and acting like a 16 year old would (without the hormonal "boy" trouble), and her 5 year old is also going through a "phase". I see my other friends and they tell me their's did the same thing, and that is more or less no different between the boys and the girls. Then I know they are all going through what I am, and it is part of being a parent, and raising kids. I'm on the right path.
So why is it that when I still had parents, they could not stop telling me that I'm raising my kids all wrong, they have no respect, they have no boundaries they run around and (attempt) to break everything, and they never sit still and they can never just "be good"?
This I might add, happened when my daughter was just 6 years old and her little brother a year and 8 months.
I mean, what do you expect from a little boy of… Continue reading
Timeline of my Life
This site came to be at the recommendation of my Shrink.
This is my small attempt to document, purge and clease my soul. I have felt the need to write since I was a little girl, and as teenage I remember I had a diary made up of hard cover office books 4 all together. I removed the inner book covers and stuck them all into a single unit. This book contained all my teenage trials tribulations and feelings.
Then I started dating my first husband an obsessive compulsively controlling and "tidy" person. He read my diary and I started finding myself writing entrys to please him. Crap.
In a wild attempt to make sense of it all (I have ADD) I try and keep a timeline of my life, but once I start writing a post, the next thing I know I have digressed about 7 times from the topic I started on, and in the end it breaks up into almost 4 totally different coherent articles. It's just how my mind spews the information, because to me, it's all in the details.
So here goes (a very simple basic timeline) of the 3 categories of my blog.
When I was small ……….
1972 – The year I was born
1974 – Mother divorces my Dad
1976 – Mother starts dating my Godfather
1978 – Grade 1
1981 – First sister is born
1984 – First step dad is… Continue reading
The Stay at home mom plan..
When my first child was born, it broke my heart to not be in a position to be a stay at home mommy like most of my friends. Times were tough and I was forced to take her to day-care after my four months maternity leave was over.
Due to reasons I only discovered much later (OCD issues), I was a very difficult mother for the school to deal with. I concede that I was worse than other first time parents.
We were issued a little book for communication every day.
If my baby looked like she may be developing a slight pink hue on her bottom I would give instructions to use more cream in the book.
If they sent any of her (expressed breast) milk home, I accused the school of starving her and wrote in big capitalized letters on the next page.
If she had a runny nose they were accused of spreading germs by not washing their hands enough…. You get the drift.
It is still a mystery to this day that they stuck it out with me for a full 2 years.
After my first born, we thought we should get this child business over with and have another one. Since it was now proven that we could actually do it, and the years were moving along we tried when my daughter turned two.
Fertility medications, temperature readings, scheduled sex. Ugh. We did this for one… Continue reading
The gift of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
Growing up was a struggle for me.
I always seemed to be on another wavelength from everyone else. I was a silent, shy and introverted little girl, that did not really fit in anywhere, so I always hovered around on the edges.
A dreamer.
Great was my surprise when, in grade 6 I was one of the candidates to go to leadership camp for final selection to become a Prefect (or leader). We had to solve obstacle courses (almost like the reality show "survivor") working in teams, and individually.
Well, if you know anything about ADD you would know that one of the biggest telltale signs is called weak impulse control (or as I like to put it no filters). Other people perceive things like risks, danger and morals as things that will make them stand back and take a second to think about what they are about to do, but an ADD or (ADHD) person sort of just jump in, they don't really have those filters (they do have them, but don't give it a second thought). Of course there are lots of sub – conditions that people with ADD can develop such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (this has nothing to do with being neat) – it is counting things, having to be in control of things, and having to do things a certain way.
This is both a good and bad thing while still at school. I came up… Continue reading


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New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday conducted surprise checks at various public places, including hospital, police station, railway station and municipal office, to take stock of cleanliness and other problems faced by the people there.
Accompanied by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, Police Commissioner BS Bassi, Singh visited a public toilet at New Delhi railway station to see its cleanliness, the Shivaji Stadium bus stop to inquire about passengers' convenience, frequency of buses and Paharganj police station to get a first-hand knowledge about complaints and cleanliness in lockups.
"I am paying the visits to personally see what is happening in these places and assess the overall situation in the city. I am satisfied with the working of some places while in some places there is a need for improvement of services," Singh told PTI.
The Home Minister said cleanliness in Sulabh toilet in Paharganj was not up to the mark and he has directed the incharge to do the needful for its improvement.
He interacted with passngers at the bus stop and coolies and taxi drivers at railway stations.
During his visit to the Municipal Corporation's city zone office at Asaf Ali Marg, Singh found the Deputy Commissioner absent.
When though the DC arrived later, the Home Minister expressed his displeasure over uncleanliness in the office, employees "lack of interests" in keeping documents in order.
The Home Minister also directed DC Hemendra Kumar to take urgent steps for cleanliness, remove unused articles like computers and improve people's facilities and service.
"Today, I realised why people are unhappy with MCD," Singh later told Jung.
However, Singh expressed his satisfaction over the cleanliness and patients' facilities at Jayprakash Narayan Hospital and told the Medical Superintendent that whatever necessary assistance is required will be provided to further improve the services.
The Home Minster also visited a slum cluster at Mirdad Road and enquired from the residents about the problems and directed accompanying officials, including chief secretary Deepak Supolia, to improve their living conditions.

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And that will affect Apple's bottom line too, according to a survey by Taiwanese market research company Trendforce.
It published figures that showed that in 2014 home grown companies Huawei, Xiaomi and others managed to ship 453 million units – nearly 40 percent of total smartphone shipments worldwide.
Samsung is being squeezed by Apple as well as Chinese smartphone brands but Apple itself is showing signs of losing the brand loyalty it largely depends on.
The company predicts that during 2015 the Chinese branded smartphones will account for shipments of 531 million units. That will be a growth, year on year, of 17.2 percent.
But the Chinese brands showed a growth last year of 54.8 percent.
One of the reasons for the smaller growth is because Chinese telcos have been cutting subsidies, making handsets more expensive.
But that is also likely to affect Samsung and Apple too.
When Samsung released its financial results recently, it reported smaller profits on its smartphone devices in the face of increased competition from Apple and others.


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Finding 3-star Value
Notre Dame has recruited pretty well under Brian Kelly. Maybe not as well as everyone would like in terms of 5-stars or top-50 recruits, but he's still managed to sign classes that are composed of over 50% 4 or 5-star recruits.
Doing so has kept the Irish in rare company in terms of recruited talent. There are eight other programs that have done the same in recent years: Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Ohio State, LSU, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, and USC. Those are the only others in the country that can say they have had rosters that are equal or more talented than the Irish if we're going strictly by the number of blue-chips each program has signed.
I've always felt that 4 and 5-stars are the equivalent of day one and day two draft picks for NFL teams (1st to 3rd round). The 3-stars and below are more like late round picks or undrafted free agents. Sure, some of those guys become starters and there are a few that become all-time greats. But most of them are guys who don't end up doing much or end up getting cut.
So for a college football program that signs more higher ranked prospects rather than 2 and 3-stars, it's not a surprise that the ones who came in considered elite end up making more of an impact. They typically are the high draft picks. The top of the board prospects. That's why it's also not a surprise that several of the lower ranked prospects in a recruiting class end up transferring or only making small contributions on the field.
Of course, there are always exceptions to that and there have been for all of the programs that I just mentioned.
In the 2010-2014 recruiting classes for the nine programs (including Notre Dame) that sign more than 50% 4 and 5-star recruits, there were 99 players who ended up exceeding expectations to become either impact players (multi-year starters, NFL Draft picks, or significant one year contributions).
The Irish had 11 players from those classes that fit that description, which is right on the average for all of these programs that are in the same tier in recruiting.
It's pretty clear that many got their evaluations wrong with these 99 individuals. For some of them, labelling it wrong is putting it nicely. Vic Beasley was 2-star recruit that signed with Clemson. He became one of the best pass rushers in college football and a 1st round draft pick. That ranking was egregious.
But I didn't go through five years of recruiting classes for each program (45 total) to find out how the rankings got it wrong with these players. There are various reasons why the majority of these recruits were underrated. (Some were late-bloomers. Some suffered injuries. Some played against weaker competition. Some didn't attend off season camps and didn't have the same exposure as higher rated recruits.)
The reason why I researched it was because of a piece I read last week from The Athletic's Sheil Kapeda. He interviewed former Eagles president Joe Banner and he mentioned a study that the Eagles did to find out which late round picks became quality starters.
I wanted to know if these 99 players who ended up disproving their rankings had anything in common.
It's not just about learning from the mistakes of an incorrect ranking. It's more about finding sleepers or hidden gems that are out there for a program to sign in future recruiting classes.
I was able to find some interesting information.
Don't look for players that specialize
This may be true for 4 and 5-stars as well, but I found it to be true with these lower rated players that made an impact at these schools. 74 of the 99 either played multiple positions for their high school teams or they played at least one other sport in high school.
That's a pretty astounding number and likely explains why some of these players were not considered elite. The majority of them were too busy being very good at multiple things than honing in one thing. That made the projection more difficult.
Out of the 11 Notre Dame recruits, only one didn't play another sport or play multiple positions throughout his high school career and it was Greer Martini. He did play a little bit of tight end as a senior and I would argue the reason why he rose to become a starter at Notre Dame had more to do with his overall football intelligence and instincts on the field.
Here's a list of the other Notre Dame players and the things they did in high school (or prior to).
|Other Sport(s)
|Other Position(s)
|Nick Martin
|Danny Spond
|QB, multiple
|Prince Shembo
|Baseball, Track
|Tommy Rees
|Bennett Jackson
|Basketball, Track
|Austin Collinsworth
|Matthias Farley
|Soccer, Track
|Chris Brown
|Romeo Okwara
|Jonathan Bonner
Not including in that group is current Notre Dame cornerback Julian Love (signed in 2016). He was a second team All-American last season. He mostly excelled as a safety, running back, and wide receiver in high school.
It's obvious now that everyone missed the boat on labelling him as an elite prospect. The coaching staff would love to have several more like him on the roster.
Former Clemson defensive tackle Grady Jarrett was an outstanding wrestler in high school. Former Auburn wide receiver Sammie Coates was a baseball star. Former Ohio State safety Malik Hooker was a dynamic basketball player.
The value gained from playing these other sports is an asset and is probably something that isn't weighed heavily enough when evaluating certain players.
Familiarity helps
55 of the 99 were in-state prospects. It's different for the other schools than it is for Notre Dame because the Irish are more national than any other program with their recruiting, but it's something to remember.
Whether it's being able to evaluate these players in person more often or having the relationships with local coaches or trainers that help identify prospects that have gone overlooked, it's undeniable that targeting players within a program's recruiting base is a smart idea.
It would be fair to lump Illinois in with Indiana for Notre Dame given the proximity between the campus and the neighboring state. The number of sleepers in these two places compared to states like Louisiana or Georgia is probably a lot lower, but it would probably be wise to get as many local recruits on campus for camps as possible.
In-state product Paul Moala (signed in 2018) earned an offer at one last year and there could be more out there like him that could surprise the coaching staff. I'm not suggesting they go ham in offering a ton of 3-star kids from Indiana, but there is always someone like former Wake Forest safety Jessie Bates (Fort Wayne) that slips through the cracks.
O-line and DB are the best positions to target
All of these programs are trying to sign the best prospects in the nation at every position. It doesn't always work out that way, though. If they miss at certain positions, it would be best if it happened to be these two.
It's difficult to project offensive linemen because some need to add significant weight or need a good amount of work to refine their technique at the next level. Maybe that's why 22.2% of these overachievers play up front.
As a 3-star, no one was predicting Nick Martin would emerge as a multi-year starter inside for the Irish and then become a 2nd round draft pick, but that's exactly what happened. He ended up outplaying several other more highly regarded recruits during his career.
Ohio State and Alabama sign more than their fair share of blue-chip offensive linemen yet they had 3-stars Pat Elflein (consensus All-American) and Bradley Bozeman (All-SEC center) rise above as well.
Sometime it's about knowing the background about a prospect like USC's Chad Wheeler, a multi-year starter at left tackle, to have a better idea of what a player can become. He was raised a vegetarian and was able to put on the proper amount of weight once he arrived at USC.
If you're someone who is counting on Notre Dame to recruit over the three 3-stars they landed in the 2018 class or for another left tackle to leap over current 2019 commitment Andrew Kristofic (plays basketball and both ways in football), you may very well end up being surprised by the end result. It wouldn't be uncommon for a couple of those players to play significant roles on the line.
25.2% of the 99 ended up playing defensive back, which is why taking chances on skilled, but raw prospects like Joe Wilkins Jr. and Tariq Bracy in the 2018 class could end up paying off in a big way.
Matthias Farley, Bennett Jackson, and Austin Collinsworth were 3-star prospects and all started out on offense for Notre Dame. Not bad for someone with eight career interceptions and two eventual team captains.
Find athletes and figure it out later
Those three Notre Dame players included, 21 of the 99 were either ranked as an Athlete or ended up at different positions than they were ranked or primarily recruited for. Some of these guys can just flat out play ball and just need to be put in the right position to succeed at the next level.
Vinnie Sunseri was ranked as an undersized linebacker, but became a playmaker at safety for Alabama. Some viewed Eddie Jackson as a receiver as a recruit. He ended up being an All-SEC free safety for the Crimson Tide.
Florida State had three players in those five classes that were ranked as defensive linemen who ended up immediately moving to offensive line. They were developed into NFL Draft picks.
Ohio State's Darron Lee was a dual-threat quarterback in high school that grew into a first round pick as a Dime linebacker. Future USC edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu was listed as a safety by some recruiting services. The list is pretty long and I know it reaches much farther than at just these schools.
Being able to project these players to the proper spot was critical to their eventual success. That's where I see Notre Dame doing a good job with their recruiting approach with some less-hyped prospects in the last few cycles.
I gave 4-star grades to Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Jordan Genmark Heath, but they were consensus 3-star prospects in the 2017 class. Neither is a starter yet, but both have shown the potential to make a significant impact for the Irish at Rover and Buck respectively.
They were two-way players in high school that were more productive on offense. Right now it looks like they are in the perfect spot for both to develop and take advantage of their athleticism. A few years from now we could be talking about them like many of the players I have mentioned.
I already brought up Love (the 2016 class), Wilkins (2018), and Bracy (2018). 2019 commit Kyle Hamilton fits into this category too in addition to several others that have offers in the class that are versatile, but underrated, athletes.
In college football, programs are always looking for an edge. Even the ones that recruit as well as these ones do are constantly searching for advantages. Finding more value in these lower ranked players is a way to do so. So even if Alabama or Ohio State sign more of the guys who look like obvious day one or day two NFL picks, the gap can be closed towards them with some 3-star exceptions and widened over the others who don't recruit as well.


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Peter Jacobsen scored an eagle 3 on the way to a 7-under-par 65 Friday that gave him a two-shot lead in the second round of the $900,000 Western Open golf tournament at Oak Brook, Ill.
Jacobsen, on the rebound from a back injury that has slowed him for four seasons, was at 9-under-par 135 after playing 36 holes on the Butler National Golf Club course.
"I don't think I'll shoot 9 under (par) for the next two days, but if I can continue to putt like I did the last two rounds, I've got a good chance of winning," said Jacobsen, who one-putted nine greens in the best round of the tournament.
The eagle came on the 12th hole, when he hit a 5-iron second shot within 8 feet of the pin and made the putt. He avoided what would have been his only bogey by sinking another 8-footer on the final hole after sending his approach into a bunker.


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First Impressions: Botanics Purifying Face Scrub:
I picked this up a hell of a long time a go but never had a chance to start using it before I finished off all the products I was midway through. I've recently opened it and gave it ago, I was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked.
The grains in the product are very fine and make my face feel very clean. As for the purifying and brightening claims it makes I'd really say it does make a difference. I've found it brightens my skin in the way it looks like a glow comes from within as opposed to oily.
I'd recommend this for any skin type as I switch between skin types very often and have never had an issue or reaction. With oily skin it seems to help break down the oil leaving you with a clean surface, with dry skin it smoothes everything away and with spotty or spot prone skin it actually seems to soothe them into healing faster. All in all I'd say (for a product that in all honesty I only bought as a quick filler to a hole in my routine whilst on holiday) this has really shone for me and I'd probably already consider a repurchase.
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Family fun in Westchester New York
Please join Chabad of the Rivertowns as they welcome the Unity Torah to the Rivertowns. The ceremony will include the renowned acapella group, The Maccabeats, which will be followed by a grand Torah parade from the Dobbs Ferry High School to Chabad of the Rivertowns. At Chabad the torah will be installed with dancing, lite food and autographs by The Maccabeats.
Schedule of events:
10:00 – door open at the Dobbs Ferry High School, 505 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY
10:30 – The Maccabeats concert begins
11:00 – The final letters of the torah will be written
11:15 – Torah procession from Dobbs Ferry High School to Chabad of the Rivertowns, 303 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY
11:45 – Installation of the torah at Chabad


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WASHINGTON BORO, N.J. (Warren County) – One person is in custody after a barricade situation this afternoon.
Washington Twp Police, Warren County Prosecutor's Office and the Warren County Tactical Response Team responded Tuesday around 3:45 p.m. to reports of a suspect, who was threatening suicide, that was barricaded inside a residence in the 300 block of Belvidere Avenue, police said.
"Police activity in the 300 block of Belvidere Ave. In Washington Boro. Use alternate routes till further notice," according to a post on the Washington Twp Police Twitter page.
There had also been an evacuation of a surrounding resident but they have since been allowed back the their home, according to radio reports.
As of 5:28 p.m."The police activity on Belvidere Avenue has concluded. The road is now open to through traffic," according to a post on the Washington Twp Police Twitter page.
The suspect, whom police did not identify, does not face charges. The suspect was then taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Phillipsburg for a crisis evaluation.
According to radio reports, the suspect was allegedly armed but police were still continuing to investigate whether any weapons were in the home at the time of the incident.
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Each week in our test kitchen, we explore new recipes and methods and then bring the best to you with our newsletters. If you would like to stay informed, see what we're baking, and get these "how to" recipes, just tell us where to send them.
If you can whip an egg white, you can make these classy little desserts. They are quick and scrumptious.
A baked Alaska is fascinating. It's made with three parts: A cake base, a body of ice cream, and a covering of meringue. The whole dessert is placed in the oven to bake the meringue. The meringue insulates the ice cream and keeps it from melting. It's amazingly good.
See how to make a baked Alaska.
But a baked Alaska in a cup is even easier. You put cookie pieces, cake pieces, or brownie pieces in a cup. Then load it with ice cream and pile it high with meringue. Put the cup in the oven to cook the meringue with a golden, sugary crust. That's easy.
So here's how to do it.
The cake base
With a regular baked Alaska, you need a solid cake base on which to stack ice cream. In a cup, you have more liberty. Place a layer of 3/4 inch dices of brownies or cake pieces in the bottom of the cup. You can also use chocolate cookie crumbs or cookie chunks. Since they're hidden in the cup, they don't need to be neat or even.
The ice cream
Use any ice cream that you want. With a regular baked Alaska, you want a brick of rock hard ice cream. In a cup, we'll go for a slightly softer ice cream so we can scoop it out and press it into the voids. Fill the cup nearly to the brim with ice cream. Put the cups with ice cream back in the freezer while you're mixing the meringue.
The meringue
To make four baked Alaska desserts, use the following quantities.
2 egg large whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Drizzle in the sugar as you continue to beat. Add the vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form. The peaks should be stiff but not shiny. Do not over beat.
You can get creative and make flavored meringue. Omit the sugar and the extract. At the soft peak stage, drizzle in 1/4 cup of Torani Syrup, any flavor you choose.
To assemble and bake
Pile the meringue on top of the frozen ice cream. Completely cover the ice cream so that the ice cream is insulated from the heat. Repeat with the other three cups.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Place the cups on a large baking sheet. (The baking sheet will help deflect heat from the bottoms of the cups.) Put a 1/2-inch of ice cold water in the pan. Place the rack in the lower third of the oven and the pan on the rack. Bake for 3 to 5 minutes or until the meringue has a nice golden hue. Serve warm.
Chocolate Caramel Baked Alaska in a Cup
The baked Alaska at the right has two chocolate chip cookies in the bottom of each of the cups, Dad's Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies, then vanilla ice cream, then caramel flavored meringue, and a drizzle of chocolate sauce. The mixture of caramel and chocolate flavors and the mixture of textures is delightful.
This makes a great year-around dessert. In the summer, it's a cool dessert. In the winter, it's a fun dessert.
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On Sept 16, Tajikistan's Interior Ministry confirmed the deaths of former Defense Minister Abduhalim Nazarzoda and a number of his fighters as a result of a special operation in Ramit Gorge.
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon expressed his deep condolences to the families of law enforcers killed while neutralizing "Nazarzoda's terrorist group" and promised to help them.
Rahmon's web-site quotes him as thanking all those involved in the operation and all those who helped the law enforcers to catch the terrorists.


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Snowflakes freeze as they fall. Water droplets crystallize into intricate patterns of perfect symmetry growing larger as they approach the ground. It's like a beautiful, faceted microscopic ballet.
I think when it's sweltering out, this microscopic bit of magic seems even more surreal. And it might just trick my mind into thinking I am actually chilly. (Well, perhaps not, but it can't hurt to try, right?)


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Just to prove to you that porn and politics do make not so strange bedfellows, Hustler Video has come out with GOV LOVE: The Eliot Splitz-Her Story. No, I am not making this stuff up.
Apparently they advertised it on the Rueters jumbotron in Time Square earlier this week and sales are through the roof. Naturally the Hustler folks are insisting that it's satire and social commentary.
In fact, Hustler's Larry Flynt was quoted as saying "This movie parody is an example of one of the reasons I went to the Supreme Court in 1988—to make parody protected speech." Naturally it helps if said XXX film is stated to be parody up front rather than after the fact. (cough no names cough)
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Our resident expert (??) on Jewish life, ritual and smoked meat is our Communications Director Jim Ball (aka The Ball Shem Tov), who will occasionally answer questions and give advice to our readers. (Full disclosure: he does not have rabbinic smichah, but he has read a lot of books).
Confused about the Jewish holiday Shemini Atzeret? Join the club. Is it the end of Sukkot? Is it really Simchat Torah? Does it really matter? I've always loved the holiday because the first word in the name of the holiday, when pronounced, to me sounded cute: "shmini." I have a friend who thinks Shemini Atzeret is an Italian dessert. But that doesn't help us parse out just what the holiday is or means—and a little research doesn't totally help, either. No wonder people are confused.
Dear Ball Shem Tov: Is Shemini Atzeret the end of Sukkot? Or is it Simchat Torah? Or what?
Well, yes…and no. Shemini means eight in Hebrew. Atzeret? There are several translations for the word: "gathering" or "solemn gathering", "assembly", "holding back", or "stop." The holiday is often translated as "the eighth day of assembly." One Chabad site even translates one of the few Biblical sources for the holiday (Leviticus 23:36) as "detention." (Eight days of detention? Tell that to any high school student you know and see how they feel).
So maybe it's the 8th day of Sukkot? Maybe, but maybe not. You CAN sit in your sukkah (the harvest festival where we are commanded to sit and eat in booths), but you CAN'T say the usual blessings, and you CAN'T wave The Four Species (that's for another day).
And Jews are big on sevens. Seven days of creation. Seven days of the week. Seven Patriarchs and Matriarchs. Seven branches on the menorah. Seven wedding blessings. Seven days of Sukkot. There's lots more important sevens. So suddenly, we have an eight here? Well, there are eight days of Passover, right? Hanukkah? Baby boys are circumcised on the 8th day. But, if that isn't confusing enough, Shemini Atzeret is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei—unless you live in the Diaspora, when it's the 22nd AND 23rd day of Tishrei. My head is really spinning now.
Dear Ball Shem Tov: Where can we get some clarity on Shemin Atzeret?
Consulting the Rabbinic authorities doesn't always help. The Talmud describes six (oy, another number) ways Shemini Atzeret is different from Sukkot—and then further down describes it as the "end of the festival [of Sukkot]." Rashi says it's like a king who invites his sons to dine with him for a number of days, but when the days comes for them to leave, he asks them to stay for another day because it's hard to part from them. Sort of like an "after party," I guess.
So I turned to another authority: Reb Google. I Googled Shemini Atzeret and under the link to Amazon it said "Low prices on Shemini Atseres Free Shipping on Qualified Orders." I clicked and it led to a book on Simchat Torah. Zazzle has Shmini Atzeret gifts, including a Simchat Torah tie, a card with a painting of Seurat-style trees on the front that you can send that says "Happy Shemini Atzeret!", and a collection of t-shirts magnets and more that all say Happy Simchas Torah. I clicked on the WinCal link, and found a page with a (very) brief history and Shemini Atzeret Facts. In the middle of the page, between the fact about praying Yizkor and praying for rain, under the heading SHEMINI ATZERET TOP EVENTS AND THINGS TO DO, was a link to Walgreen's with a coupon for Charmin tissue. So much for Reb Google.
So what's a good person to do? Maybe just enjoy the wonder of life and joy the High Holidays are intended to evoke. And have a little Italian dessert.


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This is the first of three sample pictures that I sent to iStockphoto for them to assess my ability as a photographer. Here is the second:
All of them were rejected for the following reason:
"At this time we regret to inform you that we did not feel the overall composition of your photography or subject matter is at the minimum level of standard for iStockphoto. Please take some time to review training materials, resources and articles provided through iStockphoto. The photographs provided in your application should be diverse in subject matter, technical ability and should be your best work. Think conceptual, creative and most important think Stock photography. Try to avoid the average eye level push the button perspective of a common subject. Try and impress us, we want to see how you stand out from the crowd"
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Are you a Shahrukh Khan Fan? I was a small kid when Circus used to come on DD. I just remember that my aunt liked one of its actors named Shahrukh Khan. Some years passed and as a kid, those days I used to like only B-Grade Bollywood action films which used to have more than half of its cast as villains. I reluctantly watched Deewana because I knew it has only songs and Rishi Kapoor means no action. Amrish Puri was the only motivation to watch it. I was surprised. The second half introduced a hero who was very much likable. I didn't know the word Fan at that time but now I can say that I became his fan. I still remember how I hated to watch Sunny Deol beating him mercilessly in Darr because at that time I liked Sunny Deol more than Shahrukh. After all, Sunny was 'the' action hero. Strangely, I started to like romantic films after watching DDLJ. I was not even a teenager then. I am telling you all this because I want you to know why I am his fan. But mind it I am not a mad one like this Gaurav in his upcoming film Fan.
Being his fan, I knew this man likes himself very much and that's required when you aim for big but I don't know when this man turned into a narcissistic maniac who couldn't find any other actor to play his fan. Or if he wanted to play the fan he could have taken another actor as the star. But what's the logic in playing star and the fan both? Only over indulgence and narcissism can explain this. And tell me honestly doesn't that fan in the movie look disgustingly ugly version of Shahrukh.
When a big film is announced, the marketing department starts working day and night to create back stories to connect more to the audience. I read every day some new stories like it was a dream of director and writer Maneesh Sharma, the story was narrated to Shahrukh 13 years back and Fan means a lot to Shahrukh, the songs are being leaked, Sunny Leone is taken on board, the real winner is the story. Bullshit!!!
The Fan (1996) directed by Tony Scott has a similar plot where De Niro plays the fan and Wesley Snipes plays a star Baseball player. What I gather from the trailers it becomes sure that Maneesh Sharma's dream hasn't even changed its name. I know Shahrukh's Fan is not an exact copy of De Niro's The Fan because Shahrukh is too intelligent to make that mistake. But if someone says it was my dream or it is very close to my heart, at least, don't mock yourselves, just Google your dream to find that it has already been dreamt several times. But no, they will not bother to do so because we the Shahrukh Fan's are morons and would watch anything he offers. And I would once again say that fan version of Shahrukh is disgustingly ugly and watching him gives me nausea.
Having said all that, I am one hundred percent sure that this film is going to be a big big blockbuster at the Bix Office and collections may surpass all previous SRK films. Do you know why? I will tell you.
So here are the reasons why Fan will be a great success:
- Modiji has given the 15 lakh he promised to every citizen in the form of gift Vouchers which are redeemable only as movie tickets (that is why you often seem people complaining about rising prices of commodities, deaths due to starvation, children are deprived of milk because parents don't have money but the box office collection of movies is rising despite skyrocketing ticket prices.
- The Young Guns working in the IT sector and the banks have to watch this movie just because it's a weekend. They don't give a damn whether it's an SRK movie or an Indie starring Meeta Vashisht and some hot Bengali actress (pardon me for not remembering the names but it's not my mistake I can't remember so many names because all are super hot. Don't think otherwise, I have included Rupa Ganguli). They just collect stars on their shoulders by watching every single thing that comes with a price.
- As for the girls, I do not have any explanation. I simply don't know why they like an SRK movie, in fact, I do not have any idea why they even like movies at all. So they are going to watch this for sure. And Sir, trust me they will watch this more than once.
- The NRI people, I sympathize with them. They don't have any choice. They consider themselves duty bounded to watch Shahrukh's film, it's an obligation for them because SRK gave them a face, an identity, and lovely Hindi songs that are easy to memorize. In short, SRK has given them the Indianness that they lacked before.
- Last reason for Fan's success is revolutionary. All the members of the award wapsi Sangathan and intellectuals against intolerant India are going to watch this film several times to display their solidarity against the tyrant government. I have heard that Anand Patwardhan, with donations from Kejriwal and Gopal Rai has booked all the shows of Batra Cinema Hall in Mukherji Nagar, Delhi for the entire first week.
I can give you more reasons for Fan's Success. But for the time being these are enough. Oh! You want to know what about me. You want to know I belong to which group. My case is a tragic one, I always wanted to be in the fourth category i.e. of NRIs but unfortunately, I fell in the third Category i.e. of Girls. No, I am not a girl that's why I called it a tragedy.
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Vacancy: Professor of Sculpture
From summer semester 2019 Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach, Hessen State University of Art and Design with the right to award doctorates is looking to employ a Professor (pay scale W2) of Sculpture initially for a limited period of six years.
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First ISO 5000 photo prize awarded
Laura Brichta is the first winner of the ISO 5000 Photo Award of the Hans-and-Annemarie-Weidmann-Foundation. The prize is exclusively tendered to students of the HfG Offenbach and was endowed with 5000 Euros.
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Job advertisement: Professur for Performance in the Expanded Field
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Professor (W2) for the field of teaching Interaction Design in the Department of Design
Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach (Hessen State University of Art and Design) with the right to award doctorates is looking to employ at the earliest possible date a Professor (W2) for the field of teaching Interaction Design in the Department of Design.


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Joseph's post at the Imaginative Conservative
tries to make sense of the chaotic situation in Europe. I don't know what it's like for those who live there, but from this distance, it looks almost shocking for those of us who are old enough to remember that once upon a time, there was England, France, Germany, et al. No more. These are not "countries" now in the sense that we used to understand the term "country." They are more like administrative provinces. One travels from one country to another in much the same way an American travels from Georgia to South Carolina. We will understand Europe better if we think of it as the United States of Europe, regardless of what it's called.
Historically, a country loses its sovereignty by conquest. But what happened in post-war Europe is different. For the English, after centuries of blindness, they looked at their German enemy and finally recognized their own imperialism and nationalism. They never recovered from the shock and set about dismantling their empire and beginning this slow national suicide. Yet in the evil stew of nationalism, racism, religious intolerance, and imperialism, there always survives a small, struggling element of genuine love of homeland, and those who have this love are suffering.
Here, an American of southern heritage can sympathize. We too have a great evil in our past, and we have paid a very dear price for it. But some of us still love our homeland, though we know we shouldn't…and though we know the futility of defending that love, for defense, as we know well, is useless, and only leads to more condemnation. It is required of us that we despise our heritage, that we despise our ancestors. We are required to self-hate by law.
This isn't bitterness. That would be nostalgic, at best; more likely, it is comic, as befits the humiliation of a defeated people. Actually, it's simply resignation. I have no more desire to fly a Confederate flag, now contraband, than an American one. Great heroes, men and women and children, have died trying to protect what both of those flags (or any others, for that matter) represented to them—not a country, never that obscure abstraction, but the earth, the trees, the sky and the soil, the rivers that flowed through the land of their birth. It is an irrational love, as all real love is. But history is written, we know, by the conquerors in rational terms, and the truth of a defeated people dies with them as they are mutated and transformed by conquest into whatever their conquerors need them to be. I'm an American.
An English acquaintance told me with pride several years ago: "I'm not 'English.' I'm European." I heard recently that she has written a celebratory piece about London's new Islamic mayor, elected not on his merit, but because he's Islamic. How like the way America celebrated the election of a black president, not on his merit, but because he's black. There are Americans who truly believe that this election proved they weren't racists. I'm sure the English journalist believes that this London election proves something similar. The irony in both cases is downright pungent. But that old satanic double-faced mirror of projection is always in play, and people will always tell themselves what they want to hear. We watch history at work in Europe now with the detachment of a distance not of space, but of time. It all seems so old, so predictable. History is "the long defeat," said Tolkien. Verily.


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Before deploying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the Pullman, Wash., Police Department is making sure to include public input on its policy for using the technology.
The department intends to use drones for search and rescue, traffic coordination (such as post-game traffic for Washington State University [WSU] home football games), outdoor crime scene and major traffic collision documentation, tactical reconnaissance, tactical deployment (SWAT), weather event reconnaissance (flooding), and assistance with firefighting coordination and tactics for the Pullman Fire Department.
To develop its UAS program, police staff are collaborating with Matthew E. Taylor, an assistant professor at WSU's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Taylor specializes in artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics.
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My Pastor's Wife said that I took the Scripture, "Boldly approaching the Throne of Grace" seriously. :o) I decided I liked that comment, especially since she said she meant it in a good way.
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Rising r&b songstress Jhené Aiko returns with another warm, introspective new single from her forthcoming Souled Out (we've heard the Cocaine 80s featuring "To Love and Die" and "The Pressure" thus far), called "Spotless Mind." Produced by notable hip hop beatsmith No I.D., the record is a gentle ballad that sounds as calm and relaxing as listening to the sounds of the ocean. Take it in below; Souled Out drops on Sept. 9th via ARTium/Def Jam.


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This is my favorite trail. Not one of my favorite trails, it is my favorite trail. It has officially stolen Cape Horn's thunder. Yep, I've said it.
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The thing about Coyote Wall, and the eastern Gorge in general, is it changes so much from season to season. I was only there about three months ago and it looked totally different than last time. It is always such an experience! I will be hitting this one up again soon as I've heard the balsamroot has jumped up and hopefully that means the lupine is on it's way.
Unlike, last time's weather fail, I did do the Labyrinth Trail this time and it was more beautiful than I could even recall. I love how the crazy downhill switchbacks at the end almost make it seem like you're veering off course, but nope. Labyrinth Falls was more full than I'd ever seen it, too.
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Check out other times I've done this trail: November 18, 2015
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Yungun is back! Well, in 'feat. Yungun' form anyway... European production duo the prosoulytes hook up a funky, jazzy, piano-driven number, and YG laces it in his usual smooth style. Essa has been AWOL for far too long now, a new project from him is much needed!
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One of the teachers at Andrew's school is pregnant and the staff threw her a baby shower. They asked me to do the cake. My contact at the school found a design online that she liked, so I duplicated that.
It was a "mobile" type cake. They didn't need all the extra cake from the top tier, so I covered a "dummy" cake. (Styrofoam cake covered in tin foil.)
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We all have basic needs that must be met. From Uncommon Knowledge, is an article about the 9 Basic Human Needs. It's a good reminder...
"Problems due to missing 'basics' in peoples lives tend to develop over time, and so can be easily missed. Then, when the problem arises - be it anxiety, depression, addiction or some other nasty - they can't for the life of them fathom out why!
It's therefore a great idea to know what your own garden needs in order to grow well, so when you see something starting to wither, you can check your list and apply the necessary nutrients..." Read the full article
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Wishing For Spring
Don't wish for Spring before it's time,
Thinking all will then be fine.
Time moves swiftly on its own,
Life flies by all alone.
Don't hope that it will faster fly,
Or it may listen, and then you die.
I wrote this poem March 5, 1992. Boy, my life hasn't changed much it seems. I still dwell on the winter weather, trying to survive it and it's hardships. This only makes me realize I still have over month of real winter here on the mountain. I have to deal with it as best I can.
Labels: California, poetry
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Burr,it looks pretty vols up there!
- February 9, 2010 at 5:40:00 PM PST
the keyword being vols!Cold I say,cold up there it looks like...
- February 9, 2010 at 6:23:00 PM PST
- Lo Christine said...
I feel the same, I keep wishing for spring but know that we have a good amount of winter left!
- February 10, 2010 at 5:27:00 AM PST
- Gerushia's New World said...
Oh my gosh, I've been a away from my blog for a little while, and I came back to find you are posting again. I'm so happy to see you back again.
Sorry about that long winter. It's funny, because we don't live very far away from each other, I'm in Riverside County, but our winters sure are different.
Hang in there:
Gerushia's New World
(Previously Garden Painter Art)
- February 10, 2010 at 11:47:00 PM PST
- Sam I Am said...
oh how i love Idyllwild in the winter!! we make a trip up there a couple of weeks ago..and i didnt want to leave!! soooo pretty..
- February 11, 2010 at 9:37:00 AM PST
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Hi Friends,
I thought I'd take photos this week of all the foods I prepped ahead of time last night – instead of doing a video. I love prepping ahead of time. The kids dip into healthy foods after school so they don't overeat junk. What you see below is:
Turkey chops with Asian Peanut marinade, chicken tenders with Sesame Teriyaki – w/ Agave Nectar, more turkey chops with Cuban Lime marinade, then more chicken with Greek Feta dressing as marinade. These are all lean proteins but offer 4 different flavor profiles to switch it up each meal.
Then I washed all the berries and took of stems; bought tangerines and put them in a pretty bowl; and steamed carrots, green beans and cauliflower. I also washed nectarines and plums for the week and put them out.
Yummy food. I've said this before and it is worth repeating. When I make a colorful, healthy plate to eat, so many people comment on how inviting and delicious it looks. It really is yummo too – so why not prep your week?!?!
Here's to your health!


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I am so in love with my own topiaries. I love them!
And I really am miss them so much since my friend already adopted them last Friday. How I wish I had taken thousands pictures of them. Hmmphhh ohhh I am exaggerating now am I?
The flowers are handmade dyed with purple, pink and turqoise. How lovely they look together. I think it is the perfect combination :)
And to be fair with the champagne glasses, it was love at first sight. You know when you are searching for the right thing then you just saw the perfect one for that thing, ohhh you just have to buy it, right?
And I got it from ikea. I love love love ikea and who doesnt?
The topiaries are the best so far for my type of flowers I have made before since I am not the flowery type of girl. Eheeemmm. GIRL? Whatever. I mean I do love flowers but I feel so wrong when I wanted to do flowery quillings or cards.
I did plan on doing flowery theme for the guestbook. But I think my hands didnt take orders on doing flowers. I just did what I feel like myself. If not it will end up like shit. Believe me, so true.
Anyway, I hope you guys love the topiaries like I do coz now I just feel like wanted to call my friend and ask her to give 'em back. Argghhhh!!
Fuhhh sounds like I am super weirdo right now, ehh?
Ok. Gotta go.
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The new graphic novel is a part of promotional campaign...
The much awaited Baahubali franchise is leaving no stone unturned in delivering the audience with treats prior to the release of the highly anticipated Baahubali - The Conclusion. After releasing a virtual reality tour of the sets, the Baahubali team have now come up with a Graphic Novel. With this, the team has now given the audience a chance to experience the world of Baahubali up close and personal.
The graphic novel titled Baahubali – The Battle of the Bold, features the most loved character Baahubali in addition to other pivotal characters Sivakami, Katappa and Bhalla Deva amongst others. Sharing a preview of the graphic novel, lead actor Prabhas and director Rajamouli shared further insights into the magnum opus graphic world of Baahubali.
Rajamouli shared, "Here's a preview of our Graphic Novel, Baahubali - Battle Of The Bold, in association with Graphic India! " After viewing a sneak peak into the novel, we sure can't wait to witness the world of Baahubali come to live yet again on the big screen.
The filming of the second instalment of the franchise, Baahubali - The Conclusion has been completed and the team is all set to strike theatres to unravel the mystery of Baahubali's death by one of his most loyal, Katappa. Produced by ARKA entertainment, Directed by S.S Rajamouli, The movie stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anushka Shetty. The film is set to release on April 28, 2017.
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The old dutch fort which is an iconic landmark in Jaffna, Sri Lanka was renovated recently and the looks were kept closer to how it looked like a century back.
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Important Landmark pictures unique to Sri Lanka including buildings,tourist spots and architecture of Sri Lanka
Sigiriya Rock Fortress – Sri Lanka
Sigiriya Rock Fortress is often considered a 8th wonder of the world is a famous landmark in Sri Lanka.The rock was modified into a rock fortress by King Kashyappa an ancient ruler of the country.This is the place where you can see the magnificent wall frescoes of Sigiriya depicting beautiful female figures, which closely resembles the Ajanta frescoes in India.Now this place is one of the most traveled location in the country by the foreign tourists as well as almost all the locals.
Polonnaruwa World Heritage Site – Sri Lanka
Polonnaruwa is the second most ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka and now a world heritage site.It has numerous ruins of the ancient city still preserved which shows the ability and knowledge of the architects who lived in this lands 1000 years before.Polonnaruwa kingdom had the influence of both Sinhala and Tamil cultures which is proved by the ruins of buildings belong to both cultures.The place is now a famous tourist destination in Sri Lanka.
Landmarks of Batticaloa Town
Batticaloa is a district in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka.As any other parts of the country this land also poses various cultures,people and unique attractions.You might need to go deep into the district to find some beautiful places,however there are few tourist attractions which are in or nearby the main Batticaloa town.
Galle Fort – Heritage Town
First built in 1588 by the Portuguese, Galle fort is an iconic landmark in Galle Town ,Sri Lanka.This is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Sri Lanka.There are several churches, mosque, old English, Dutch houses ,tall lighthouse and rest of the other heritage monuments and building make this a famous tourist attraction place in southern part of Sri Lanka.
Koneswaram Temple – Trincomalee , Sri Lanka
Koneswaram temple / Thirukonamamalai Konesar Kovil is one of the most famous Hindu Temples in Sri Lanka.Situated in Trincomalee an ancient port city and a famous tourist destination in the country.This centuries old temple was built on Swami Rock – a hill area in the place overlooking beautiful, vast Indian ocean.It is one of the best tourist attraction in Sri Lanka.
Kallady Bridge
once the longest and now the second longest bridge in Sri lanka – Kalladi Bridge is situated in Batticaloa district of eastern province of the country.It was built in 1924 and also known as " Lady Manning bridge ".This is a famous landmark in Batticaloa.Usually lifetime of the bridges are around 50 years.But this bridge survives way longer than that and recognized by most people for the engineering invloved in building this up decades back when modern technology was not there.
Now a new Kalladi Bridge is being built up near to this old one and it will be opened to the public during early 2013.


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Portuguese translation of 'abscess'
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abscesso (BR), abcesso (PT)
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What's a horse going to tell you about a bruised bone beneath the hoof or an abscess ?RISE OF A MERCHANT PRINCE: BOOK TWO OF THE SERPENTWAR SAGA (2002)
The guilt about going to bed with Scott Irving grew inside her like an abscess, getting bigger and more painful with every day.JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
I'd a visit to make further on, a dressing to do for an old fellow with a nasty abscess, and I saw Mrs Baird start up Bell Lane.THE OTHER DEVIL'S NAME (2002)
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British English: abscess /ˈæbsɛs; -sɪs/ NOUN
An abscess is a painful swelling containing pus.
- American English: abscess
- Arabic: خُرَّاج
- Brazilian Portuguese: abscesso
- Chinese: 脓肿
- Croatian: apsces
- Czech: absces
- Danish: byld
- Dutch: abces
- European Spanish: absceso
- Finnish: märkäpesäke
- French: abcès
- German: Abszess
- Greek: απόστημα
- Italian: ascesso
- Japanese: 膿瘍
- Korean: 종기
- Norwegian: byll
- Polish: ropień
- European Portuguese: abcesso
- Romanian: abces
- Russian: абсцесс
- Spanish: absceso
- Swedish: böld
- Thai: ฝี
- Turkish: apse
- Ukrainian: нарив
- Vietnamese: ổ mủ
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I read it just after my own dad had died and before his funeral. So, given its subject matter, it was a strange experience.
It is amazing. After a page long paragraph in which he describes the scientific process of dying, Karl Ove (never Karl!) tells us about incidents in his life as a boy, and the relationship he had with his father, in incredible detail. This is a documentary look at life and every wrinkle is recorded (including the shape of his penis). I have not yet read A Las Recherche du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust but I believe it is equally detailed; certainly Karl Ove's obsession for chronicling the tiniest of things makes James Joyce's Ulysses seem like a crayoned drawing next to an etching. And Knausgaard's book is, or at least purports to be, utterly and starkly factual.
This of course makes the book difficult to read. It is exhaustive and exhausting. This isn't helped by some very long paragraphs. And of course it also means that Karl Ove has to select one or two incidents in his growing up on which he will report:
- Aged eight he thinks he sees a face in the water on the television news report about a drowning; he rushes to tell his father (whom he fears) about it and that night he has to secretly creep into the lounge where his parents are watching the news to see if they will see the face.
- As a young teenager he lives in a flat on town on his own, shopping, cooking and caring for himself, with occasional visits from and to parents and grandparents. This section of the book dealt with his early attempts at making out with girls, an abortive career as Norway's worst rock group, and a hilarious attempt to celebrate New Year at a 'meaningful' party with beer. This last episode acts as an interesting counterpoint to the end of the book; it also reveals that Karl Ove was rather selective in his friends and very concerned with his street cred status (not an unusual feature of adolescence); this also tells us that Knausgaard is prepared to reveal his own personality warts and all (or is this just a smoke screen?). There is a wonderful moment when he is with Hanne, a girl who is friends with him and nothing more (though he wishes she was; unrequited love!), and watches her as a bad boy, comes into the room: "Even though I was there she opened herself to him. Laughed with him, met his gaze, even parted her knees at the desk where she was sitting, when he went right up to her. It was as if he had cast a spell over her." (p 186)
- Then he is an adult, his father is dead and he goes to the house with his brother to take care of the funeral. His father was living with his grandmother, they were getting drunk every night and the house is full of bottles and filth, there is urine and faeces all over the place and some of the clothing is rotting. This is a nightmare image and Karl Ove and Yngve his brother set to work to clean. And although Karl Ove hated his father ("dad had got what was coming to him, it was good that he was dead, anything in me that said otherwise was lying." (p 265)) he is the one who repeatedly spontaneously bursts into tears.
Some assorted moments
- "Were I to portray this with a visual image it would have to be that of a boat in a lock: life is slowly and ineluctably raised by time seeping in from all sides." (p 32)
- "Nothing in the winter landscape presages the scent of sun-warmed heather and moss, trees bursting with sap and thawed lakes ready for spring and summer, nothing presages the feeling of freedom that can come over you when the only white that can be seen is the clouds gliding across the blue sky above the blue waters of the rivers gently flowing down to the sea, the perfect, smooth, cool surface, broken now and then by rocks, rapids and bathing bodies." (p 183)
- "Why should you live in a world without feeling its weight?" (p 261)
- "he would have to plough his own furrow, live his own life, die his own death" (p 268)
- "Had I ever initiated a conversation with a stranger?
- No, never.
- And there was no evidence to suggest I ever would." (p 278)
- "Feelings are like water, they always adapt to their surroundings." (p 288)
- "he could be more malicious to me than anyone else" (p 358)
- "This is what girls I have tried my luck with have seen in my eyes. Too much desire, too little hope." (p 365)
- "so young and no cleverer than three sparrows" (p 376)
- "He no longer poached air, because that is what you do when you breathe, you trespass, again and again you trespass on the world." (p 389)
- "Becoming smaller and smaller as far as the eye could see. But what happened behind what the eye could see? Did the images carry on getting smaller and smaller?" (p 401)
- "She was like a vampire that had finally got a taste of blood ... life was returning to her, filling her limb by limb." (p 435)
This is an astonishing book. It is so truthful and so meticulous that I am not sure that I know what to make of it.
My reading group considered the book on 14th March 2017. Three of us enjoyed it (though only one was looking forward to reading further volumes on the series; the other two found it hard going but appreciated the craft); one absolutely hated it. If we reached any sort of insight about this book it was that Knausgaard tends (and we were divided as to whether this was a deliberate technique or revealed Knausgaard's lack of emotional intellignece) to write about what happened rather than speculating on why it happened. For example, there was no attempt to explain why Knausgaard could simultaneously be glad that his father had died and yet burst into spontaneous bouts of weeping. Nor did we understand why his father aroused such feelings of animosity in Knausgaard; what precisely did the man do that was wrong? Nor did we understand his affection for a mother who appears more or less completely absent from his life. This then led to the thought that perhaps the book is more revealing in the things it does not say than in the things it did.
It was also interesting that we liked different parts of the book. I had most enjoyed the funny quirkinesses of Knausgaard's adolescence, the very part that the reader who most liked the book liked least.
One thing we could conclude from our long, at times intense, discussion: we had all been deeply impressed by the characters in the book whether we liked them or not.
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The Voice of Business Committee will be hosting "Pancakes & Politics," a series of quarterly breakfast events featuring speakers focusing on issues impacting the local economy, businesses and our members. The first event features Bill Hanna, President & CEO of the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA). Bill will discuss expansion of the existing South Shore Commuter Line, as well as double tracking.


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It's 11th April and the Samsung Galaxy S5 is finally in the shops. That's given us plenty of time to consider whether this is the best Samsung Galaxy phone ever (which it is) or merely an update to the S4 (which it is).
Look and feel
First things first. How does it look? It's recognisably a Samsung Galaxy S phone, and from the front it's very similar to previous S series phones. It's still plastic. But the back of the phone is different. It's a perforated casing that looks very smart and comes in a choice of 4 surprisingly tasty colours – Charcoal Black, Electric Blue, Shimmery White and Copper Gold. We were so relieved to see that Samsung hadn't adopted the hideous fake leather look of the Galaxy Note 3 that we'd have welcomed anything. But really, we like this new look a lot, although it doesn't match the sexiness of the HTC One M8.
When we said that the case was perforated, we didn't mean that it was full of holes. In fact, if ever there was a phone that is so not full of holes it's the S5, and that's because it's water- and dust-resistant with an IP67 certificate. That doesn't mean that you can take it swimming, but you can take it out in the rain without worrying. And if you live in Britain, that can only be a good thing.
There's something else that's new, and it's a fingerprint scanner embedded in the home button. That's cool, and it looks like this is the way of the future for all phones. The S5 requires a swipe rather than the simple click of the iPhone 5s, but it works well enough.
The S5 comes with a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED display with 1920 x 1080 pixels and it's simply stunning. Super AMOLED delivers the brightest whites and the darkest blacks, and the effect is quite extraordinarily vivid. It's perhaps not the most subtle display, but the vast majority of users will love it.
Overall, the S5 is a large phone – larger than the S4 even though the screen size is virtually the same – and it's heavier too. It's not as heavy as its metal and glass rivals from other manufacturers, but it's still heavy.
Fitness features
On the back of the Galaxy S5 you'll find a heart rate monitor, situated just below the camera lens. This is the first heart rate monitor to be built into a smartphone. Woo! But is that what the world's smartphone users most wanted? You can already buy heart monitors – you'll find them on the bottom shelf at the pharmacist, next to the verruca cream. We haven't noticed queues of people waiting to buy them. But perhaps we're wrong. Perhaps this will be a game changer. Because Samsung is also heavily pushing its new Galaxy Gear Fit smart watch. The Gear Fit is poised to revolutionise exercise, according to Samsung's press release, so yeah, it looks like we were completely wrong about this. Sorry.
Fast photography
The Galaxy S5 has an uprated camera too. It's uprated to 16 megapixels, and it has the world's fastest autofocus in a camera phone, being able to focus in just 0.3 seconds. Selective Focus let's you keep the subject sharp and blur everything else, like the pros do. Also impressive is the way that HDR mode works in real time, so you can see exactly how your photos will look. The camera can also shoot 4K video.
We have to say that this is one of the very best cameras on any phone. It definitely beats HTC's UltraPixel camera for sharpness.
Fast connectivity
The S5 also comes with a new faster version of Wi-Fi and is 4G compatible. The Download Booster uses both your Wi-Fi and 4G connections to increase the data speed to the maximum possible.
Fast everything
In olden days, the fact that the Galaxy S5 has the fastest processor ever – the Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.5GHz processor with 2GB of RAM – would have been a headline feature. Now it's just one of the specs. All of the latest 2014 superphones have massively powerful processors – mostly the same Snapdragon 801. This new processor can deliver some tangible benefits when playing CPU-intensive games, but for everyday user interface stuff it simply isn't noticeable. In fact, navigation can sometimes feel slightly laggy, which is astonishing for such a high-powered machine. Sort it, Samsung!
Samsung has certainly packed a lot into the S5. The device runs Android 4.4 KitKat with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface overlay on top. The S4 was already bloated with gadgets, and the S5 has even more, with the new fitness features topping the headlines. There's the S-Voice personal assistant as well as the Google Now personal assistant.
The phone comes with either 16GB or 32GB of built-in memory and you can add up to 128GB of extra memory via a microSD card. That's a lot of storage.
Battery life
Battery life is the elephant in the room for modern smartphones. Who cares what your smartphone can do if the battery is dead? The S5 comes with a new Ultra Power Saving Mode which turns the display to black and white and closes all background features. This can keep the phone alive for 24 hours if necessary. We would have called it Life Support Mode, but that's why we're here writing about phones instead of making them.
If you don't resort to such desperate measures, you'll find that the Galaxy S5 can get you through a day of heavy work, but not more than one day. You'll be plugging this animal into the power socket every night if you're anything like us.
Samsung is heavily pushing the fitness features of the S5 as part of its strategy to sell us all smart watches. Will that happen? We don't know, but probably not. What then, is the S5's killer feature? The fingerprint scanner? The fast autofocus? The new colours? Here at S21, we're struggling to see whether the S5 really has a killer feature, or whether it has a killer cocktail – a blend of everything just being perfect.
We don't see a wow factor here, and that could be a problem for sales of this device. It's obviously a brilliant upgrade for owners of the S3 or S4, and it will surely meet the needs of users without reservation. But will it thrill them? Only they and their Galaxy S5's heart monitor will know for certain.
Samsung Galaxy S5 features include:
- 16 megapixel camera with LED flash, autofocus, face detection, smile shot, digital zoom, UHD 4K video recording
- 2 megapixel front camera with 1080p HD video recording
- Display: Super AMOLED, 16 million colours, 1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD (5.1 inches) capacitive touchscreen
- Music player
- Integrated handsfree speaker
- GPS, Glonass, Beidou with Google Maps
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, instant messaging, email
- Processor: 2.5GHz quadcore
- Memory: 16GB or 32GB plus microSD memory card slot (up to 128GB), 2GB RAM
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB 3.0, 3.5mm audio jack, MHL 2.1, NFC, ANT+
- Sensors: Gesture Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, HR Sensor, Hall Sensor, Accelerometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Light Sensor, Barometer, Proximity Sensor
- LTE 4G, HSPA+ (850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100MHz), EDGE / GPRS (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz)
- Size: 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
- Weight: 145g
- Battery: 2800mAh battery


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One of the best things about Los Angeles is that the weather (and the mood…) is always conducive to going out to catching a few beers. And there are so many local breweries to choose from! A little more challenging, however, is finding a pub that welcomes you to sit and enjoy a beer – together with your dog (just the sitting, not the beer drinking).
Well, the LA Times got local beer expert John Verive did some research and lists 5 local dog-friendly brewpubs in L.A. where you can enjoy craft beer together with your dog.
- Golden Road Brewing 5410 W. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles (213) 373-4677
- Angel City Brewery 16 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles (213) 622-1261
- Monkish Brewery 20311 S. Western Ave., Torrance (310) 295-2157
- Beachwood Brewing & BBQ 210 E. 3rd St., Long Beach (562) 436-4020
- Beer Belly 532 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles (213) 387-2337
It should be noted that Angel City Brewery has been hosting a monthly "Barks, Bubbles and Brews" event to benefit the Much Love Animal Rescue where you can grab a pint while your dog gets washed and groomed. You can see the details of September 2013 event on the Los Angeles Dog Events Calendar.
Have you taken your dog to any of these places yet? Let us know what you think!
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