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My friend and I were in an Upper East Side theater Saturday night watching "American Gangster."
This long, emotionally draining and extremely violent movie was reaching its bloody climax when a man sitting 20 feet away from us began shouting. "They [Russell Crowe's character] wouldn't be treating them [Denzel Washington's character] like that if they were white. White-ass motherf--kers."
"Shut the f--k up," yelled a theatergoer.
"Make me," challenged the angry man.
And then one by one, the people sitting near this man began getting up and leaving the theater. The man stood up, setting off an even greater rush of people, only now they were running.
"He's got a gun," one said.
My friend and I looked at each other for a split-second and then joined the rush.
On the way up the stairs a man casually asked me, "So, did he have a gun or not?"
"Why don't you go ask him," I said.
My friend and I quickly walked to a Starbucks around the corner, joined by other theatergoers who likewise ducked into the first place they saw.
We stopped by the theater about an hour later. It apparently closed for the night after the incident. I asked some exiting staff how things ended. The man was "escorted out," one of them said. "But do you have your ticket stub? You can get a rain check for the movie."
Welcome to New York.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
"He's got a gun ..."
Posted by Michael at 12:42 AM
Labels: Adventure, Etc., Observation
5 comments:
- Kozy said...
Your story is like a script of movie.
We can see the movie "American Gangster" next February in Japan.
- Sunday, November 11, 2007 9:00:00 AM
- Michael said...
I recommend the movie -- though I'm not quite dying, in this case, to know the end. I'll wait for the DVD release.
- Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:11:00 AM
- 4min said...
talk about ruining a movie! so sad.
- Friday, November 16, 2007 4:55:00 AM
This is hilarious! I know, I know, I shouldn't be laughing, but I can, now that I know everyone is okay ... but I just love New York, love it. I can say this because no one was hurt, and you got a rain ticket.
Found you on East Village, found her on Writer Mama ...
- Friday, November 16, 2007 8:45:00 PM
- Michael said...
Yes, all's well that ends well. Thanks for stopping by.
- Friday, November 16, 2007 9:25:00 PM
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Friday, May 13, 2011
DXM History Repeats: Oprah
Our DXM Fifth Birthday Jubilee look back at some of the topics and people that have become regular fodder for my outrage and/or mockery continues with, of course, Oprah. Her Royal Thighness was the subject of the second post to ever appear on this site, but my dislike for her, her shameless narcissism and her legion of zombiefied soccer moms has been something I've come back to again and again, often with entertaining results, since we all know it's not wise to attack Oprah; her shrieking acolytes have no tolerance for apostasy. Anyway, over the next 72 hours or so we'll be republishing a couple of DXM's greatest hits at the Great and Powerful O.
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Topic: Oprah
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"Because 'O' Said So" (Originally Published in the Huffington Post, 3.3.8)
I suppose it's a statistical certainty that as an audience broadens, the likelihood increases that it will become contaminated by disciples of Oprah. This only makes sense given that, according to the latest figures, Oprah can claim outright ownership of the souls of one in every three women.
Until recently, I didn't face much bitter outrage when I chose to take a few light-hearted shots at Miss O; most readers of this site, understanding what they were getting themselves into by being here, either played along with my vilification, waited it out until I had something slightly less juvenile to say, or just went away.
But with new visitors come new points-of-view, and while I'm certainly grateful for (and to) every single reader, there's no getting around the fact that, more and more, I find myself in the crosshairs of those for whom a slight against Oprah is nothing less than blasphemy. The arguments are always the same: she's done so much for the world; she's a force for good; the ever-popular "you're just jealous"; and of course the gauntlet-throwdown that demands to know what I've done in my life that's worthwhile. (This is invariably followed with "besides insult people on a blog" -- the exclamatory "blog" oozing the kind of contempt and condescension usually reserved for words like "queer" or "NASCAR," depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line you happen to live.) Believe it or not, even the most invective-laced pro-Oprah diatribe will usually get the appropriate level of consideration on this end; if you take the time to write, whether I happen to agree with you or not, I'll at least take the time to hear what you have to say.
Something I've never done on this site -- or anywhere else for that matter -- is explain my sense of humor. I realize that understated irony and inside jokes were once considered a staple of my generation, but even among those who were raised at the same time and were subjected to essentially the same cultural stimuli as me, there are a hell of a lot of people who stare in confusion at things I find hilarious, and vice-versa.
In other words, I'm not going to even attempt to analyze why I think making fun of Oprah, or mistranslating "The Knut Song" so that it becomes a pro-Nazi anthem in honor of an aryan polar bear, or Mormonism in general is utterly hysterical. Most of the nonsense on this site can be classified under "jokes you either get or you don't." That said, there actually are a few very genuine reasons why I'm inclined to beat-up on Oprah on occasion; some of them have been detailed in past columns, so I'm not going to bother getting into them again. (At the core, I'll admit, is my belief that it's healthy to poke fun at sacred cows and authority figures because fearing them is oppressive -- and Oprah has somehow been anointed the ultimate authority figure in our culture).
One thing recently has caught my attention, though.
A few days ago, my wife and I were watching TV when a commercial flashed across the screen promoting Oprah's latest philanthrotainment extravaganza, Oprah's Big Give. The premise of the show apparently involves Oprah handing out a crap-load of money to those less-fortunate (anyone on Earth is eligible), but with a catch: they have to then turn around and spend the cash on those less-fortunate than them. At one point in the ad, Oprah leans into the camera as if sharing a delicious secret with the seven-million people ostensibly watching; she whispers the show's real twist -- that the team deemed to have done the "most good" with the money will win a million dollars. (I presume they get to keep that money.)
Needless to say, this mammoth monetary prize will come as a huge shock to the winning contestants provided they've never seen one of these shows before and have no idea who Oprah is.
While I won't argue with the good that Oprah's Big Give will probably do -- helping people who need it is inarguably laudable and maybe the end will always justify the means in a case like this -- it's the messianic bombast with which Oprah goes about every one of these altruistic endeavors that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I get that I'm considered more cynical than most, but I can't be the only one who notices that Oprah's good deeds, as with all her other deeds, never seem to be done outside the presence of a phalanx of cameras. A tendency toward philanthropy-as-photo-op alone should be enough to raise questions as to who benefits most each and every time Oprah decides to play Santa Claus. Likewise, there's the Oprah "brand" -- the one that ensures you never have to wonder, even for a second, who to thank for all the glorious largess. When Oprah inexorably attaches her name to books, magazines, self-help gurus, chefs, presidential candidates and so on, it's irritating but somewhat understandable -- it's just business; when she slaps that giant "O" on an act that, in theory, is supposed to be selfless -- in the case of the new show, making her name the very first thing in the title -- it automatically ceases to be completely free of self-interest. Quite the opposite.
By broadcasting every benevolent impulse to the world with all the subtlety of a WWE cage match, she ensures more great PR which strengthens her empire which brings in more money for her, the TV networks lucky enough to be associated with her -- basically everyone involved.
There's of course an argument to be made that Oprah's over-the-top brand of philanthropy inspires the masses and encourages them to go and do likewise. Once again, perhaps the end justify the means -- but it doesn't change the means. Oprah's still getting rich every time she pulls one of these stunts.
After the commercial was over the other night, I turned to my wife and asked her, "Do you like Oprah? I mean, am I the only jerk in the world who has a problem with her?"
Her response: "I look at Oprah the way I look at Christianity or the Grateful Dead. I don't necessarily have a problem with her, it's her idiot fans -- the ones who do whatever she says."
She's absolutely right. It's the Oprah Nation that elevates everything tagged with Oprah's name to zeitgeist levels, treats any silly whim of hers as gospel, and makes her millions in the process.
Oprah's multi-media hegemony is based on ensuring that the fans get what they want -- Oprah.
She's just making the best of the situation, which is all well and good -- until she starts making the best of someone else's bad situation.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888006849019388110.post2284595299297826281..comments2019-02-17T16:09:31.167+05:30Comments on Easy Tulu | Learn Tulu Language Online: Tulu Lesson 4: Negative and Interrogative in Simple Present TenseKiran Poojaryhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-888006849019388110.post-51333741602035351532016-03-21T14:32:44.498+05:302016-03-21T14:32:44.498+05:30Yes, you are right. Barpuri is in brahmin dialectYes, you are right. Barpuri is in brahmin dialectKiran Poojaryhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-888006849019388110.post-76643031344778941242016-03-21T13:00:54.315+05:302016-03-21T13:00:54.315+05:30Continuing on this, I heard people use "barpu...Continuing on this, I heard people use "barpuri", in place of "barpujji". Is this the brahmin dialect ?Raghunandan firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-888006849019388110.post-11504099809670560972016-02-16T21:25:03.009+05:302016-02-16T21:25:03.009+05:30Yeah, onas pure Tulu word and ashana Sanskrit orig...Yeah, onas pure Tulu word and ashana Sanskrit originated. It is same like Kannada's Oota and bhojana.Kiran Poojaryhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-888006849019388110.post-15802302727301662692016-02-16T19:56:37.507+05:302016-02-16T19:56:37.507+05:30Thanks Kiran. I heard a lot of people in the Udupi...Thanks Kiran. I heard a lot of people in the Udupi temple speak a little "differently", so thought of checking. In fact, I was actually surprised about "oNas aanDa vs ashana aana" . Totally different ! Raghuandan email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-888006849019388110.post-13871311127317351842016-02-15T19:14:44.569+05:302016-02-15T19:14:44.569+05:30Thank you Raghunandan for your encouraging words :...Thank you Raghunandan for your encouraging words :)

Though a common Tulu speaker can understand Brahmin dialect, there are notable differences in the pronunciation and vocabulary.

Brahmin dialect has more Sanskrit words compared to common Tulu. Some of the major differences I have seen are:
Brahmin dialect has retroflex 'L' sound and it is lost in common Tulu. Eg. Common Tulu - aulu, Brahmin Tulu – auLu (there)
Some of the 't' sounds in common Tulu pronounced as 's' in Brahmin Tulu. Eg. Common Tulu – tudae/sudae, Brahmin Tulu – sudae (river), tU – sU (fire), tUpae – sUpae (I see) etc.
Some of the 'd' sounds in common Tulu pronounced as 'j' in Brahmin Tulu. Eg: Common Tulu – dAda/dAne, Brahmin Tulu – jAdo/jAne (what) etc.
Some of the initial vowels lost in common Tulu, but it is preserved in Brahmin Tulu. For Eg: Brahmin Tulu – eraD, common Tulu – raDD (two), iDIpae – dIpae (I place), elatt – latt (tender), oleppuna – leppuni (To call)
Apart from this, there are lots of differences in vocabulary. Eg: Common Tulu – yAn, Brahmin Tulu – En (I), AN – mANi (boy), poNNu – jOvu (girl), malpuni – mampuna (To do), onas ANDa? – ashan Ana? (had lunch?) etc.
Kiran Poojaryhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-888006849019388110.post-64840333735418482382016-02-15T11:06:23.285+05:302016-02-15T11:06:23.285+05:30Hi Kiran, this is truly excellent and shows the pa...Hi Kiran, this is truly excellent and shows the passion you have ! I checked your blog 4 times on Friday waiting for the next lesson ! Blog mast undu ! In fact your blog is the most comprehensive online Tulu tutorial ever! Your lessons are of textbook-quality !

Out of curiosity, how differnt is the Brahmin dialect from this common dialect ? Would it be possible to explain it ?

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Welcome back to winter everyone. I have been lucky enough to be in the season already for a couple of months. Thats right, the Canadian Snowboard Team is in full swing already and December is just on the doorstep. We have had plenty of adventures already and I would love to start off by giving you the low down.
The halfpipe team jumpstarted their on-snow training in New Zealand in August. They headed to the quaint lakeside town of Wanaka on the South Island. Even though the snow conditions werent ideal, the staff at Snow Park put together an amazing halfpipe.
Rumor has it the pipe was of X-Games quality everyday, with X-Games level riding everyday. My teammate Sarah Conrad described it as watching a video game in real life. I heard the nightlife wasnt too shabby either. Wednesday night karaoke at Shooters Bar was the place to be. If Hugos snowboard career doesnt work out then his career as a lounge singer will.
While the pipe team was getting its groove back in New Zealand, the snowboardcross and alpine teams were banking in snow time on the other side of the Pacific in South America.
The snowboardcross team started off in Argentina at Las Lenas Ski Resort, while the race team put in valuable on-snow time at El Colorado in Chile. Good for us because the South American snow god was much more generous than the New Zealand one this season.
I decided to join the snowboardcross team program and meet up with my fellow halfpipe teammates later for the World Cup in Chile in September. Looking back on my trip to Argentina, I think I made the right decision. We stayed at Las Lenas for about 10 days and got to ride powder for all of them. We also did some snowboardcross training to make sure our skills were tuned up for the first World Cup.
Drew Neilson and I had that one epic day where we just couldnt stop riding. Every run was better than the last and no amount of hunger or muscle pain could lure us off the slopes. We both had ear-to-ear grins smeared across our faces. At the bottom of every run wed look at each other and say, "just one more". At 5:30 we finally called it quits, when the chairlifts stopped and the sun went down. It was the perfect way to start a long season full of Olympic stress and excitement.
By mid-September the race team returned home, while the halfpipe team met up with the snowboardcross team in Chile for the season opening World Cup at Valle Nevado. The drive up to the resort was hectic! We left Santiago prepared for a two-hour drive up the 80 switchbacks to the ski hill. After eight hours of stop and go in a brutal snow storm we all finally made it.
The next day was worth the crazy travel. We awoke to blue bird skies with beautiful powder riding and a halfpipe training session to boot.
Low and behold our powder boards were packed up and our contest boards were brought out. The World Cup event had two halfpipe contests, immediately followed by two snowboardcross races. Mercedes Nicoll took home a bronze in the pipe event while I made some progress in the snowboardcross course by claiming two silvers.
October didnt run as smoothly as August and September. The racers worked on their indoor snowboarding skills at a resort called Landgraff in Holland, then went back to outdoor riding at Soelden in Austria. Both places hosted World Cup events but no Canadians stepped onto the podium at either competition.
The halfpipe and snowboardcross teams didnt step up either. We were trying out our luck in Saas Fee at our second stop of the season. Apparently the Canadians are cursed in that town because for the second year in a row we missed out on the podium. Dominique Maltais come the closest by placing fourth on the craziest snowboardcross course ever.
The course claimed at least 10 victims and one of them was a fellow Canadian. Derek Winterman ended his winter early by blowing out his knee in the time trial. I would guess that almost half of the field didnt race because of the course design. If the results didnt count towards countries Olympic qualification criteria, I am sure the race would have been cancelled.
So now its November and our National Teams are scrambling to get in last minute training. Our racers are tuning their skills in Colorado while the snowboardcrossers are training in Europe. Im with the halfpipe team in Mammoth, and we are currently praying for some sort of snow miracle to create a halfpipe to ride.
The bottom line is this we should all just be in Whistler riding the epic early season powder.


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I thought it was all going well until around 2:30 or 3:00. I was really proud of myself for fending her off. She has developed the habit of just pulling up or pulling down my shirt, depending on the day's attire, when she is ready to nurse. It is kind of cute and endearing, and it does not bother me at all because she was obviously communicating her desires. I was able to successfully distract her until the middle of the afternoon. Around this time, I could not calm her down. She was screaming and arching her back and pulling on my shirt and crying and crying and crying and crying. I took her to see our neighbors. I turned on cartoons. I gave her milk from the sippy cup. I gave her a snack. I tried everything (except M&M's, Kim--maybe today I will resort to that. :) ). She would calm down very briefly, but SHE WANTED THE BOOB! Bill got home around 5:45. (Usually he gets home a little after 6, but I called and begged him to come home before 6.) She seemed to calm down a little when he got here and I was able to escape to another room. It seems to be worse if she knows the boobs are in the same room as she is, but she just cannot have them. When she was finally able to nurse right before bed, she was a happy camper. She went to bed exhausted and slept later than usual this morning, until around 6:45.
Hopefully today will be better. She had a teeny little meltdown an hour or so ago, but nothing too big. I distracted her, and now she is napping. I am not quite sure of our schedule for fully weaning her, but I suppose we will probably be on two nursings a day for maybe two weeks, then cut out the morning one. The bedtime one will be the last to go, as is usually the case when weaning.
It will be kind of sad for me to be finished nursing. My whole life has pretty much revolved around it for nearly the past 15 months (well, taking care of Molly in general has been what my life has revolved around). I will not have to pump on my teaching days anymore, and Molly will be able to be away from me for more than a few hours. This was much more intense, obviously, before she started eating solids and drinking milk. My wardrobe can also change now, which is not something you really think about. You have to wear shirts that allow easy access for nursing or pumping, and a nursing bra is a must. These are not too big a deal either, but it's something different. I think about everything I eat and drink because of nursing. Probably not to the extent that some mothers do--I have not denied myself spicy food or caffeine or alcohol (I drink both caffeine and alcohol in moderation)--but I do eat a LOT. And I make an extra effort to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and to get plenty of calcium. These are all things (except the alcohol) that I did when I was pregnant, of course. Very soon, Molly will be completely independent of me, physically speaking. That is very strange to me. We have been connected physically since November of 2007. Bill calls us ET and Eliott. I know she will still need me emotionally, though.
She's awake--gotta go!
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What a very sweet, articulate post. I think it is great that you post all of this. Someday you will look back on this with such fond memories. She's going to grow up way to fast even though these meltdowns seem to last for hours and hours and hours. Just get her settled down before I get there on the 1st. (hehe)
I love you!
- August 20, 2009 at 6:20 AM
- rstiles said...
Sounds very familiar. Milo has never been a big nursing fan, but Maddy loved the boobs and she's going through the weaning process now. Maddy's been cut back (more or less) to morning and evening, and usually only in small amounts. Since we're all done with having kids, it feels really strange that so many of these events are becoming a thing of the past. I remember when the whole idea of having a child was something for the future.
- August 30, 2009 at 9:18 PM


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South African sentenced to 10 years for newborn kidnapping
JOHANNESBURG – A South African woman who kidnapped a newborn nearly two decades ago from a hospital and raised the girl as her own has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.
South African media reported Monday that Judge John Hlophe in Cape Town announced the sentence.
To protect the privacy of the young woman who was kidnapped, the judge ordered that her adopted name and the name of her kidnapper not be used by the media. The kidnapper had been convicted of kidnapping, fraud and contravening child protection laws.


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I was with Ara and we were scouting for new places to eat. Actually, she was scouting for new places to eat at, I was just, "Let's just eat here." Glad I have supportive friends who push me even if I don't wanna be pushed. So we went around Mall of Asia and landed here. It looked new. I did mention it looked like a clinic, with the blues and whites. They are supposed to be mimicking the feel of Greece, I guess. But yeah, a clinic.
We ordered hummus, Ara had a gyro and a coffee and I ordered a plate of stewed beef, a gyro, some rice in grape leaves and a salad. The food was good actually, but I wasn't that hungry. Or the hummus with pita made me full. But either way, I only ate half of my food, but I can imagine scarfing down the whole thing with no problem usually.
The hummus was surprisingly on the sour side, which was a first for me. It wasn't bad, just different. I wanted more of a garlicky taste to mine. The gyro was good, great actually, and with the hot sauce, intense. 🙂 The rest of the dish were fine, nothing unusual, but nothing to ignore either. 🙂
The bill came out to about P500, which I think was not bad at all. The thing is, their lamb is hella expensive. And that is usually what I like. But with the price here, I am turned off and stuck to beef instead. And honestly, the colors look funny. I think maybe a white-heavy theme with accents of blue instead of screaming BLUE all over. 🙂
I hope this resto lasts a while. The last Greek restaurant I tried and like closed up soon after we ate there. 😦


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Richard III was written by William Shakespeare and tells the narrative of how Richard wants to go male monarch and does everything in his power to acquire at that place by assassinating members of his household to make so, for illustration, the Duke of Clarence, Lord Hastings, Lady Anne, Lord Rivers, the Duke of Buckingham, Henry VI, Prince Edward, Prince Edward V and Prince Richard. In the undermentioned piece of authorship, I am traveling to discourse the significance of dreams in the drama and how they are related to the motive of the supernatural.
Although a modern audience would happen the motive of the supernatural in Richard III really unusual and would respond to it really otherwise we have to maintain in head that this drama was written during the Renaissance period in which people were really superstitious and England on a whole was an highly spiritual state ; people believed in both God and the Devil and Heaven and Hell. They besides believed in the supernatural, prognostications, expletives and therefore the events contained within Richard III must hold seemed really existent to a Shakespearian audience.
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The motive of the supernatural which is an highly of import facet of the drama consists of shades, dreams, Margaret 's prophetic expletives, the allegations of witchery Richard degrees at Elizabeth and kept woman Shore and the continual association of Richard with Satans and devils ( for illustration, he is frequently called a hellhound ) . Shakespeare uses the dark facet of the supernatural to make an ambiance of apprehension and somberness which matches the immorality of Richard 's interior ego. In add-on the motive of the supernatural aid highlight the facet of predicting as many a times in the drama the prophetic dreams and curses come true giving the reader an thought of as to what is traveling to go on in the close hereafter.
There are three chief cases of dreams nowadays in the drama. These foreshadow the extroverted events by demoing the similar features between the dream itself and world, for illustration, in Act 1, Scene 4 we bear witness to the first of these three dreams. This is when Clarence is imprisoned in the tower and he dreams that he is flying with Richard to France, but on the ship Richard lurchs and throws Clarence overboard doing him to submerge, " Methoughts that I had broken from the Tower, and was embark 'd to traverse to Burgundy ; and, in my company, my brother Gloucester ; who from my cabin tempted me to walk upon the hatchesaˆ¦.Methought that Gloucester stumbled ; and, in falling, struck me, that thought to remain him, overboard, into the toppling surges of the chief. " This dream foreshadows the close hereafter as in world Clarence is stabbed and drowned in a barrel of vino by the executioners who are sent by Richard.
The 2nd important dream takes topographic point in Act 3, Scene2 when Stanley receives a warning in a signifier of a dream. He dreams that a boar rakes off his caput, " the Sus scrofa had razed his helm. " In this scenario the Sus scrofa represents Richard as it is his heraldic symbol, Stanley tries to warn Hastings but he turns deaf ears to Stanley 's advice. Subsequently on in the drama, we learn that Hastings was beheaded on Richard 's orders. This reminds us the similarity between the dream and world itself and the extent of the resemblance between the two merely helps foreground the supernatural facet of the drama.
The 3rd and most of import dream occurs in Act 5, Scene 3 right before Richard and Richmond head out for conflict. Here, Richard and Richmond are visited by a parade of 11 shades ( all those people who Richard had killed in the yesteryear ) . Some of these shades include, Prince Edward, King Henry VI, Clarence, Rivers, Grey, Vaughan, Hastings, the immature princes, Lady Anne and Buckingham. All the shades follow a peculiar form – They invariably curse Richard and deter him by stating things like, " Despair and Die " . On the other manus, they praise and bless Richmond and promote him by stating things like, " Live and Flourish " and they hope that he wins the conflict and ends Richard 's ghastly reign. This is an highly important dream, as the component of premonition is one time once more emphasized as true to the shades ' word, Richmond wins the conflict by get the better ofing Richard and becomes the new King of England.
To reason, dreams are a really of import portion of the drama as they greatly contribute to the motive of the supernatural. In add-on, I feel that the drama is made much simpler for the reader by the being of these dreams as he/she can foretell the result of peculiar state of affairss by measuring these dreams and this helps the reader understand the drama better. The extent of truth of these dreams merely heightens the motive of the supernatural and I personally believe that without the presence of these dreams, the drama would be uncomplete.


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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Joe Gyau, an American forward/winger with Borussia Dortmund's reserves in the German third division, could miss the rest of the season after a second left knee operation.
Gyau had the surgery to repair cartilage damage on Friday and will be evaluated again in eight to 10 weeks, according to Dortmund spokeswoman Priska Schulz. Gyau first had surgery on the knee after tearing a meniscus during the Americans' exhibition against Ecuador in October. He had returned to action but injured the same knee again.
Gyau's father, Philip, made six appearances for the U.S. national team, and his grandfather, Joseph, played for Ghana.


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As energy demands on data centers continue to increase, the time has come for them to rethink on ways to conserve power. Data centers tend to use up a huge amount of power to make sure that operations run in an uninterrupted and hassle-free manner for their customers. Now, more and more data centers have started to rethink the ways in which existing resources are being used. They are coming out with new strategies to utilize such resources effectively. In short, people are trying to think of new ways to conserve power and use power more effectively. Using the cooling and heating systems of data centers may be a great way to do this.
As the Internet of Things is evolving in a big way, data centers are going to be under more pressure to cope with the ever-increasing demands of customers. This would impose greater demands for power for such functions to be carried out properly. Simply cutting down on the total amount of energy which is being used by various processes is not going to help. So, data center providers will have to come up with other ideas and strategies to conserve power and energy. An attempt in this regard has already been made by Facebook. This company has undertaken many measures to use resources optimally. One of the main strategies was free air cooling from natural surroundings. When Facebook planned their data center building, they gave special attention to free air cooling.
In places where free air cooling may not be feasible, you are expected to use other techniques to optimize cooling systems. This will cut down energy consumption in the data center. For this reason, the cooling containment approach has been widely accepted. This ensures that flow of cold and hot air within the data center can be effectively regulated to control temperatures and lower power needs. But cooling containment demands a great amount of prior planning. You will need to construct proper barriers between the cold and host air aisles using doors, panels and curtains so as to separate them. All spaces between cabinets have to be closed and all unused spaces must be blocked. The extent of cooling that data centers can actually achieve through this strategy depends heavily on how it has been designed, the planning and also the budget.
When free air is not available you can try adiabatic cooling which uses cooling effects of water when it evaporates. Water cooling methods are found to be more effective in warm climate. Here, direct heat from the environment may be used against wet filters. This leads to water evaporation and cools the air which is pulled through filters. It comprises of a dual chamber system and filters offer the divide between the internal air and outside air. But, you will have to change these filters regularly to get rid of contaminants. The moisture content in the air may also have to be regulated to stop condensation on equipments. This method was used by IBM earlier and today it has updated the system to much higher levels. The new systems can solve problems of water mixing with electricity. The water is sucked out using negative pressure. So, when there is a leak, air gets pulled into their data center instead of the water coming out. They have advanced sensors to detect leaks and repairs are easy because of modular construction.
Heat can also be redirected for other purposes. According to studies, Amazon's offices were heated because of waste heat from nearby data center facilities. This hydronic heat process transfers heat generated by data centers to a water pipe network. This goes under the roads to Amazon's heating system. When the heat has dissolved, this water goes back to the data centers across the street. There this water, which is no longer warm, keeps operations cool. This is an excellent way to use heat energy generated by data centers. It shows how the extra heat can actually help to run operations smoothly. Many companies have taken up this innovative technique to use heat energy. It helps to lessen power consumption in many data centers. It is also a great initiative towards constructing a flexible and eco-friendly data center with a dynamic set-up.


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Kesha, Millie Bobby Brown, & Yara Shahidi Go Glam for Time 100 Gala 2018!
Kesha strikes a pose on the red carpet as she arrives at the 2018 Time 100 Gala on Tuesday night (April 24) at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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Education Reform and Education Choice: Conflict and Accommodation.
Lines, Patricia; McGuire, Kent
This paper identifies major education goals that conflict with educational choice and explores the context and causes of the conflict. Implications for family choice of the numerous reforms currently gaining nationwide support are examined, along with public policies that deny choice, such as attendance requirements, state-imposed curriculum requirements, teacher certification requirements, and tracking, either formally or informally through counselling. After an introductory overview, these issues are discussed first from the perspective of the consumer, then from that of society. Finally, in a section addressing the compatibility of choice and educational reform, prospects for increased choice are considered in light of the political and administrative relationships predominant within the contemporary public school system. Extensive footnotes and a 40-item bibliography are included. (TE)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compulsory Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship, Magnet Schools, Nontraditional Education, Parent School Relationship, Politics of Education, Public Education, School Choice, School Desegregation, School Law
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Of Fonts, and Fate, and Marcel's Letters, Brevity Blog, February 2018
#AWP17 Conference Report–The Craft of Empathy, Assay Journal, February 2017
Personal Essays
The Four Things (That Don't Absolve You), The Rumpus, March 2018
A Place to Go, Topology Magazine, July 2017
Making it to the Other Side, The Manifest-Station, July 2017
Walking With Water, Agate Magazine, April 2017
My Daughter Is Strong. Me? Not So Much, Grown and Flown, March 2017
When You Wander West, Angels Flight literary west, July 2016
Listening into Silence, Agate Magazine, June 2017
Rise Up and Know, Rebelle Society, January 2017
Writing Retreat, Motherhood and Words, May 2015
What We Need is Here: A Profile of Anastasia Shartin, St. Croix 360, January 2017
Paul and Chris Burkhouse: Caring for Soil and People, St. Croix 360, January 2017
Scott Peterson vs. The Yellow Iris, St. Croix 360, December 2016
Service (Self-Help) Writing
When Friends Offer 'Alternative Treatments' for Your Child's Health Issues, The Mighty, February 2016
How I Knew it was Time to Revive my Yin Yoga Practice, Elephant Journal, March 2015
10 Gratitude Principles to Live By, MindBodyGreen, August 2012
How to Figure Out What You Want Out of Life, MindBodyGreen, January 2013
How to Move On After a Failed Relationship, MindBodyGreen, November 2012
Don't Wait to Begin Yoga–Start Where You Are, MindBodyGreen, June 2012
Practicing Surrender: Meditation in the Sky, Edge Magazine, July 2009


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Merry Christmas, Twinsie Tuesday
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I think it takes a different attitude to show us the inside, inside the 'sausage factory' so to say.
The following from the Twitter engineering teams illustrates what I mean
Admit it, it's probably unlikely that the product - no matter how well engineered - accounts for the valuation of technology firms. You might as well be 'open' because people leave, they talk in pubs, share their war stories with college mates. Your big secret isn't going to stay secret for long (shades of Wikileaks). By way of explaining why I think it is good for corporations to be 'open', consider the good of this reflection on the dev history of a service: The Evolution of the Flickr Architecture http://t.co/lDZdgn0.
What is lost by making this information public?


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Being a responsible adult, however, does suck.
As we were driving home last night from purchasing our ridiculously expensive fridge for the new house, we started lamenting about how much money we're spending.
LT. Hubs mused how maybe it would have been smarter if we had just continued to live with our parents and save some money after we got married, to which I replied with a grand "HA!"


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Samuelson's text was first published in 1948, and it immediately became the authority for the principles of economics courses. The book continues to be the standard-bearer for principles courses, and this revision continues to be a clear, accurate, and interesting introduction to modern economics principles. Bill Nordhaus is now the primary author of this text, and he has revised the book to be as current and relevant as ever.


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Hi everyone,
1. Happy Thanksgiving to the scouts and families of Troop 577. Thank you all for coming out to the Turkey Feast. It was really nice to see the families and have a few moments to talk. Special thanks to Grand Knight Austin Cannon for once again allowing the Troop to use the Knights of Columbus Hall. And of course an extra special thanks to all that donated food and time to set up and serve. Everything was delicious!
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The homework, and necessary information for those boys who are completing the cooking merit badge is as follows:
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Nearly 200,000 Dallas County voters have been told of possible problems with their identification, as county elections officials work to resolve complications arising from Texas' new voter ID law before the March primary.
The county elections department mailed out letters on Friday to alert voters to potential conflicts resulting from one part of the contentious law: the requirement that a voter's name on a valid photo ID must exactly match the name listed in the voter registration database.
That requirement could be particularly nettlesome for women, who are more likely to have changed their names after getting married or for other reasons, such as adopting their maiden names as middle names.
The issue surfaced in the November election, when some voters complained about having to deal at the polls with name discrepancies. Those hiccups didn't prevent anyone from voting. Elections officials created a relatively simple way to resolve the problem on the spot, but that added time to the act of voting.
The letters — sent at a cost of $79,000 — represent a push by the county to allow voters to square things away before the March 4 primary. There's a short form to fill out to reconcile differences between how names are listed on photo IDs and in the county's voter database.
The mailing offers the best glimpse yet of the scope and nature of ID problems among Dallas County's 1.2 million registered voters.
Some who received the letter have expressed aggravation at having to deal with what amounts to small clerical differences. But officials hope the present effort will reduce confusion later.
"The more we can get it done now, the more convenient it will be at the polls for the voter," said Toni Pippins-Poole, the county's elections administrator.
Texas' voter ID law passed in 2011 and took effect last summer. Voters must now present a government-issued photo ID. The seven approved forms of photo ID include a Texas driver's license, a U.S. passport, and a new election ID certificate.
Republicans hail the law as a way to combat voter fraud and say complaints of inconvenience are overstated. Democrats say that claims of voter fraud are baseless and that the law is intended to disenfranchise minorities, who vote heavily Democratic.
Dallas County hasn't escaped that partisan debate.
County commissioners voted last year to spend up to $275,000 to join the U.S. attorney general's office and others in a lawsuit challenging the law. Mike Cantrell, the only Republican commissioner, was the only one to vote no.
The topic still flares up from time to time, and the latest questions about name discrepancies are further fanning those flames.
State and county officials have sought to ease concerns and ensure that no voters are turned away because of minor name conflicts. If a voter's name on her photo ID and in the county's database are "substantially similar," she can sign an affidavit at the polls and vote.
About 14,000 Dallas County voters signed such affidavits in the November election. That represented about 20 percent of the nearly 70,000 ballots cast in a low-turnout election.
With a heavier turnout — as expected in March — identifying and resolving discrepancies could result in long lines. That could frustrate voters.
It only takes a minute or two to complete the affidavit. At the same time, voters can fill out a second form to change their names in the county database, resolving the problem once and for all. But that takes another minute or two.
All those minutes add up.
"We have to speed up that process," Pippins-Poole said.
The few thousand voters in the November election who had signed the affidavits but didn't choose to change their names in the registration database received letters notifying them of lingering name discrepancies.
And county commissioners had already voted in October to spend up to $145,000 to find and notify other voters with potential ID problems.
Elections officials have since scoured state and county databases to identify those issues.
The first scan resulted in Friday's mailing of 195,000 notices. It focused only on name discrepancies. Officials are also cross-referencing data to find voters who might lack a valid photo ID. Those voters will receive notices in a subsequent mailing.
Some feared that the current outreach, intended to resolve problems now, would only further confuse voters. Many Texans will encounter the new rules for the first time in March.
That concern appears to be valid. Take the case of Arthur and Judy Ullman, an Irving couple who are sorting through the process.
Arthur Ullman went to the polls in November knowing that his name matched on his driver's license and voter registration card. Still, he said, an election official told him there was a problem with some conflicting information.
Ullman went ahead and filled out a form to fix the apparent error. And now — somehow — his voter registration card lists his driver's license number as his middle name.
Pippins-Poole said that's apparently the result of a data-entry error.
Judy Ullman didn't vote in November. She received a notice in the mail last weekend, even though her first, last and middle names look the same on her driver's license and in one place on her voter registration card. But in the mailing address on that card, only her first and last names appear.
Pippins-Poole said that's a problem that's likely to plague many voters. Under the new law, she said, officials have no choice but to resolve what used to be insignificant differences between how names are recorded by the county and the state.
Judy Ullman's middle name is her maiden name. That's how it shows up on her Texas driver's license.
But the county's database treats her maiden name as a former name. As a category in the database, former names now effectively don't matter. So the mailing-address portion of her voter registration card, drawn from that database, lists no middle name.
It seems like a meaningless discrepancy — and before the voter ID law, it was. But now, it means the county's official voter list doesn't technically match Ullman's driver's license — her required photo ID.
The easiest way for Ullman to resolve the matter would be to complete a correction form that was sent with the letters and is also available online. And even if she left it unresolved, she could still vote in the March primary if she signed an affidavit at the polls.
Until officials can work things out — with help from voters — such seemingly minute parsing will be the electoral future for Ullman and thousands of others.
"It can be confusing," Pippins-Poole said. "The state is aware of it because a lot of people are calling to complain about the voter registration cards. … But we printed them just the way they said."
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April 24, 2014 2:00AM
Force will look to bounce back from last weeks loss when they take on the Bulls. Picture: Getty Images/sanzarrugby.com
Force v Bulls
Saturday, April 26 – 7:40pm (AEST)
NIB Stadium.
What did they do last week?
The Force had their five-match winning streak snapped by the Rebels, going down 22-16 in Melbourne. The Bulls suffered a 19-12 defeat at the hands of the Waratahs in Sydney.
Things you need to know:
Force lock Sam Wykes is set to return from a rib injury. Hugh McMeniman (collarbone), flanker Chris Alcock (shoulder) and centre Solomoni Rasolea (broken arm) remain sidelined. Despite their last-start loss to the Rebels the Force remain in the top six on the overall ladder and third in the Aussie conference. They are five-and-three for the season so far and trail conference leaders the Brumbies by just two points.
The Bulls have made five changes as they look to avoid a fourth-straight loss on their Australasian tour. Full-back Jurgen Visser returns from foot injury while winger Akona Ndungane makes his long-awaited return from injury on the wing. Francois Hougaard shifts to scrumhalf to cover the loss of Piet van Zyl (knee). Paul Willemse replaces Flip van der Merwe who will serve a three-week suspension for striking. The Bulls are running second in the South African conference and ninth overall.
Reason to watch:
Nick 'The Honey Badger' Cummins. We don't have to tell you why. Just watch him and enjoy, he won't even mind if you laugh at him.
Reason to turn away:
The Bulls will try to turn this into a slug fest while the Force are one of the more kick happy teams in the comp.
Say what:
"We have to get back to winning ways and this is a final opportunity to turn our tour into a positive. If we can bag a win here and add the losing bonus points we collected earlier on tour, the reward would justify the hard work we have put in," - Bulls coach Frans Ludeke.
Final instructions:
There is plenty riding on this clash for both teams. For the Force, a second-straight loss will rob them of all of their early-season momentum and likely see them drop out of the all-important top six. Things are even more serious for the Bulls who simply can't afford a fourth-straight defeat on what has been a disastrous Australasian tour so far. The Bulls have won five of the seven clashes between these two sides – both losses came in Perth - but they are always close contests. Six of the games were decided by 10 points or less. We're expecting another tight one this weekend with the desperate Bulls to sneak home. Bulls by five.
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RwandAir hosted the recent African Airlines Association (AFRAA) annual general assembly in Kigali. Victoria Moores caught up with acting CEO, Colonel Chance Ndagano, to find out what has happened since his took over the leadership in April 2017.
Trying to get a slot with RwandAir acting CEO, Colonel Chance Ndagano, is tricky. As AFRAA host, he was a busy man, but he is even busier when it comes to RwandAir's growth strategy.
"Airlines go through stages of growth, stabilisation and renewal. Rwanda is in the growth phase, but that growth is always driven by demand. We are still at the infant stage," Ndagano said, when he was finally able to stop for a moment.
RwandAir is definitely growing. The airline added two Airbus A330s in 2016 and launched flights to Brussels (Belgium), Dakar (Senegal), Mumbai (India), Harare (Zimbabwe) and London Gatwick (England) in 2017.
It is also venturing beyond Kigali, creating a second hub and single-aircraft base at Cotonou (Benin).
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RwandAir was not actively seeking a regional hub but the Benin Government made the approach and it seemed like a good opportunity. The Cotonou operation will help RwandAir increase its regional connectivity in west and central Africa, but long-haul flights to Europe – particularly France – could also be on the cards for the new airline.
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RwandAir has already expanded from eight aircraft in 2015 to 12 today. These comprise two A330s, six Boeing 737-800s and -500s, two Bombardier CRJ900s and two Q400s. Ndagano said RwandAir has approached Airbus and Boeing to come up with some proposals on the A330 and 737/737 MAX respectively, although no numbers have been set and any order is still two to three years off.
He has a very pragmatic approach: "If the aircraft get filled up, maybe we need another," he said. RwandAir is not seeking growth for growth's sake.
Airport capacity is another limiting factor, but the Rwandan Government is already taking action. With Kigali International already modernised, but at maximum capacity, Bugesera Airport is being built. The new airport will be able to handle 1.7 million passengers in its first phase and 4.5 million in its second. Rwandan Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente, said the first phase would be operational this year.
Training is also a pinch point, but once again this is in hand. Kigali-based Akagera Aviation, which specialises in rotary work, is looking to expand into fixed-wing pilot training. Ndagano used to be Akagera Aviation's CEO and he set up its training facilities and standards.
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