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Long before messaging phones became a trend, LG has been making feature phones with full QWERTY keyboards. Verizon has its line of Voyager and enV handsets, and Sprint has the LG Rumor and the subsequent LG Rumor 2. Though they made decent messaging phones, the previous Rumor handsets were more for the entry-level consumer due to their basic feature sets.
The LG Rumor Touch changes all that, however; it is the first touch-screen phone to bear the Rumor branding, and it carries a slew of improved features. Not only that, but the Rumor Touch carries a unique user interface that … Expand full review
Long before messaging phones became a trend, LG has been making feature phones with full QWERTY keyboards. Verizon has its line of Voyager and enV handsets, and Sprint has the LG Rumor and the subsequent LG Rumor 2. Though they made decent messaging phones, the previous Rumor handsets were more for the entry-level consumer due to their basic feature sets.
The LG Rumor Touch changes all that, however; it is the first touch-screen phone to bear the Rumor branding, and it carries a slew of improved features. Not only that, but the Rumor Touch carries a unique user interface that seems tailor made for sending and receiving text messages. Its impressive feature set includes a 2-megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headset jack, GPS, and EV-DO Rev. 0. The Rumor Touch is available now for $79.99 with a new two-year service agreement with Sprint.
When we first saw the LG Rumor Touch at CES 2010, we'll admit we were slightly underwhelmed. The design just reminded us so much of the LG Xenon that we were hard-pressed to be excited about it. Looking at it now however, we see it is actually not too bad. Measuring 4.2 inches long by 2.2 inches wide by 0.6 inch thick, the Rumor Touch has a straightforward rectangular shape with slightly curved sides and a soft touch back cover. At 4.7 ounces, it feels nice and solid in the hand without being too heavy.
As the name suggests, the Rumor Touch has a large 3-inch touch screen display on the front. It is capable of showing 262,000 colors and holds a 240 x 400-pixel WQVGA resolution, which results in a vibrant display with crisp text and images. You can adjust the brightness, the backlight time, and the font size. The touch screen is resistive so you can either use a stylus or your fingertips to navigate. It doesn't feel as smooth as a capacitive display, but it's not any slower than other resistive screens we've tried. You can add haptic feedback if you want the phone to vibrate whenever you select something and there's a touch calibration wizard if you want better touch precision. Underneath the display are three physical controls–the back key, the home screen key, and the Call key.
The user interface on the Rumor Touch is unlike most other touch screen phones we've tried. The welcome screen area is quite blank, except for the date, time, battery, and signal strength information on the top bar and a single shortcut to the home screen on the bottom. However, whenever you get new incoming text messages, you will see a small bubble icon on the upper right with a number that indicates how many you received. When you select that icon, all your new messages will appear as floating bubbles, filling up the normally empty welcome screen. From there you can either close them out or start replying to your messages. We thought this bubble interface idea is quite a clever one, especially if you're a big messaging fanatic.
When you select the home screen, you will find a simple list view of frequently used applications. You can easily customize this by adding and removing shortcuts. The main menu is presented in exactly the same boring list layout–we would've preferred some kind of variety here to differentiate the two zones. Still, at least it was easy enough to navigate to the features we wanted.
Another specialty that sets the Rumor Touch apart from other phones is the Hello UI, or Hello User Interface. It's accessible via the Contacts list and is essentially a smart way of grouping up your contacts. There are four colored dots on the left hand side, and each corresponds to a different group. To add a contact to a group, simply select the add symbol and choose a contact from your address book. The contact will then be represented on the Hello UI as a cartoon character–you can change this to one of 12 included characters or you can select your own picture to represent him or her.
You can add up to six contacts per group. From there you can drag and drop the icons around or you can snap them to a grid if you like. When you select an individual contact, a circle of shortcuts will appear around the image. They lead to a new text message, the most recent text conversation with him or her, a speed dial to that person, plus quick access to the contacts list. Perhaps the coolest thing you can do with the Hello UI is that you can draw a "lasso" around all the contacts in a particular group to send all of them a group text message.
To get to the number dial pad, you have to press the Call key. The virtual dial pad has large numbers so you can easily dial without messing up. There are also shortcuts to a new text message, the recent calls list, the phone book, and the aforementioned Hello UI. As for sending a text message, you can do so via the touch screen with either handwriting recognition or a T9 keypad. There's no virtual QWERTY keyboard, but that doesn't bother us because the Rumor Touch has a full physical keyboard.
The keyboard slides sideways to the right of the phone, which will then prompt the display to change from portrait to landscape mode. If you are doing this from standby, you'll be presented with the messaging menu the second you slide out the keyboard so you can get started on typing out texts straightaway. The keyboard is quite spacious–it is a five-row keyboard, which gives it one row just for numbers. The keys are raised above the surface in a smooth bubble shape so it's easy to text by feeling your way around. However, the Back, Enter, and arrow keys take up just a tad too much space on the right, which throws off our natural thumb typing position. It therefore takes a little slower to type out texts than we would like.
On the left spine of the Rumor Touch are the volume rocker and camera key, and the 3.5mm headset jack, the Power/Screen lock key, and the microSD card slot are on the right. The charger jack is on the bottom and the camera lens sits on the back next to the external speaker.


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Recently I purchased a used 2002 Thunderbird. I find that there is no dipstick for checking the transmission fluid level. How can I check this?
QUESTION: Recently I purchased a used 2002 Thunderbird. I find that there is no dipstick for checking the transmission fluid level. How can I check this? There are no fluid leaks, so I am not concerned now. This car had only has 3,000 miles on it when I bought it six months ago. I've driven it 2,000-plus miles since then. My mechanic only changed the engine oil when I bought it and said everything else was OK. Should I be changing anything else? The Michelin tires look OK. A power steering computer sensor leaked so I had that changed and new fluid added. Otherwise the car is like new and runs beautifully.
ANSWER: Welcome to the new world of vehicles. The absence of both transmission and engine oil dipsticks (on some imports) is common. There is a procedure to check the transmission fluid that requires the engine to be running and removal of a plug on the transmission to check the fluid level. You must use the factory transmission fluid on all late-model vehicles. The manual maintenance and I disagree on the mileage and time frame for fluid replacement. I still recommend the transmission fluid change at 50,000 miles on these late vehicles.
QUESTION: I own a 2010 Yukon Denali (flex fuel), which has less than 1,500 miles. The service manual highly recommends the use of E85 or premium gasoline 91 octane or higher. I have spoken to people that say prolonged use of E85 can damage the engine. I've been using E85 on regular basis, since I save almost 70 cents per gallon. The service manual does mention that E85 shouldn't be mixed with regular gasoline; it states to use one or the other. I would like to continue using E85, providing it won't damage the engine. What is your opinion?
ANSWER: As long as the manual says you can use the E85 and the engine runs good, I would continue the use of the E85. When car companies design the fuel delivery system for the flex fuel, they use different parts in the fuel delivery system to accommodate the different fuels. At a 70 cent a gallon savings, the E85 is the way to go.
QUESTION: I bought my 2008 Nissan Versa Hatchback brand new and have been having this problem since about six months after I bought the car. This is an intermittent problem – it can happen once a day for a week and then nothing for a week or two. Then it starts again – I have had the following issues:
1. The car doors lock when driving.
2. When you close the door (when you warm up the car, or get out to clean the windshield) you run the risk of the car locking – which it has on many, many occasions.
3. I have opened the door to get out and before my foot touched the ground, the doors locked. Sometimes the hatch stays unlocked and the driver door locks. I have approached the car within 5 feet and the car starts beeping with the lights flashing, like it is being locked. It took me three times on the keyfob to stop it.
4. I can leave the car in the driveway with the windows down, all doors open and come back in an hour – and everything is locked. And the list goes on.
It happens all year long. I have been to the dealership over seven times for this problem, have been in touch with the Nissan regional office – and no one can seem to help me. If the dealership can't replicate it, they can't fix it. They have reprogrammed the locking procedure along with the keyfobs, dried a contact in the driver door – but it just keeps happening and it is getting worse. I am at my wits' end with this. Can you help?
ANSWER: There is no history on this problem on any of my information sites. My first thought would be a faulty key fob that signaled the security system when you walked up to the car and the alarm sounded. I would either use the other key or remove the battery from the key fob as a starting point. The key fob can false signal the security system module and cause the problems you are having.
Junior Damato writes weekly about cars. You can send questions to him care of the Old Colony Memorial, 182 Standish Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360.

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Soundtrack2 Ep. 102: Lost Harmony
Sennen, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ghost Box Orchestra, Inca Gold, The Cult Of Dom Keller & more
This week's mix is inspired by the title and artwork of the latest Sennen album.
1. Black Tamborine – I Want You Around
Legendary band regroup for Ramones tribute.
2. Roomrunner – Disintegrate
A must for lovers of layers of distorted, slightly out of tune guitars.
3. Starfire Connective Sound – A (Long) Road From Earth To Sky
Brazil band drop sitar drone over guitars and breakbeats.
4. Brian Jonestown Massacre – The Clouds Are Lies
I loved "Illuminomi" when I first heard it but figured it would be a one-off on their latest Aufheben. The whole album's got that groovy acoustic dark hippie vibe! Dig the atmostpherics on this track.
5. Ghost Box Orchestra – Vanished (SCATV Demo)
Props to I Heart Noise for dropping this sinister-sounding psych on Boston Not LA, Volume 2.
6. The Cult Of Dom Keller – Heavy And Dead
Mysterious UK band manages to somehow cross Suicide with The Doors.
7. Hollowphonic – Sertraline
You're probably wondering the same thing I was – it's an anti-depressant. This Mississauga post-rock crew bring to mind our fellow countrymen SIANspheric.
8. Neil Young – Change Your Mind
It's dark and late at night in your dorm room. The DJ of the local classic rock station comes on, saying he wants to play a track from the new Neil Young record that just came out that day. You're not a big Neil fan but you keep it on as background music. After about three minutes you stop what you're doing and listen. Holy crap…this is Neil Young? You stand transfixed for another nine minutes…
9. Chad VanGaalen – Red Blood
Some chilling, passionate folk rock from Infiniheart that I thought would be perfect about here.
10. Woods – Wind Was The Wine
Rimshots, cool guitar and great voclal melodies from Brooklyn.
11. Midlake – Young Bride
One of those hard-to-define psych pop tunes that reminds me of great Of Montreal and Gorki's Zygotic Mynci. Great swirling violins.
12. Birthmark – Shake Hands
Really dug this tune then it dawned on me how similar it sounds to the criminally overlooked 90s band The Glands.
13. Moby – Posion Tree (David Lynch remix)
Brooding beats and piano chords punctuated by some disjointed female cries. Even though it's repetitive it seems way less than its seven-minute running time.
14. Inca Gold – Atom
"Ooo ooo ooo oooh!" Here's to chillwave with hooks!
15. Sennen – St. Jude
Track of the week comes from their latest album Lost Harmony. It's a big departure from their earlier psych shoegaze stuff.


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I wish that Mark would have showed us some footage of the arrow in flight. Do you have a video, perhaps slow motion, that shows the arrow in flight? OK, didn't see the last video before I asked that. Do you need to do anything different to setup the cock feather compared to a regular nock?
Not even going to ask how you've developed an arrow that starts to spin, stops spinning until it clears the rest, and then starts rotating again. You would probably blow my mind with that.
In Mark's test, he was getting on average 1,1/2" more penetration with TwisterNock at 20 yard.
I have several videos, on our web site and Youtube, that shows the TwiaterNock in slow motion. I also recommend watching the video called "100% Recovery".
You set the cock feather as you would with regular nock while the Twisternock is not being cocked(it is extended). Once you cock it it will change the cock feather position, but that is ok.
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The features are not new but the Turn-by-Turn Navigation System or the fact that you are talking to Siri telling her to send away your messages looks like a Bond movie to me. Who would have thought 30 years ago that we will walk around with our watch telling us where to go or where to eat or even how the moon looks like right now.
We are perfectly aware of the fact that this does not make life happier, that it is not necessary ... but hell yeah ... i makes life easier and it makes us look and feel cooler.
Our favorite is definitely the Apple Watch Edition. How smartly designed are the watchbands.
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FAO and IIASA organized the third workshop aiming at strengthening the capacity in using, updating and managing the GAEZ database. Workshop 3 is the last workshop in the framework of the transfer of GAEZ v3.0 and supporting climate, soil, terrain and land cover databases to enable on site (FAO HQ) reproduction of data contained in the IIASA/FAO GAEZ data access facility (GAEZv3.0 Data Portal). The agenda includeed the estimation of rain-fed and irrigated cultivated land shares by grid-cell, Land Use and land cover remote sensing data, FAOSTAT, AT2015/30, other prior data, Cultivated land share allocation algorithms, actual yield and production, Spatial allocation of crop statistics to current rain-fed and irrigated cultivated land, Location specific crop-wise production priors, Iterative downscaling procedures, Spatial distribution of crop production (harvested areas, yield and production by grid cell), Estimation of yield and production gaps, Statistics and GAEZ crop potentials, Yield and production gap results, Tanzania, Case study, Climate change impacts and examples of agronomic adaptation, Crop calendar adaptation, Crop rotation, Preparation of case study results and reporting
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I know....Winter is almost over...but I was finally able to finish up everything for the Lookbook. I will definitely have to start earlier next time.
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Penn State Uplifting Athletes 'Lift For Life' breaks record with $133,500
Penn State Uplifting Athletes 'Lift For Life' breaks record with $133,500
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The 11th annual Penn State Uplifting Athletes "Lift For Life" was a success on Friday, raising a record total in excess of $130,000 to benefit the Kidney Cancer Association.
As of noon on Saturday, Penn State football student-athletes have raised $133,506.00 for kidney cancer patients and awareness this year, with additional donations expected this month. More than 100 members of Coach Bill O'Brien's squad participated in Friday's event, breaking their record for the fifth consecutive year, besting the 2012 total of $119,701 for the Kidney Cancer Association.
With the $133,506 in contributions from this year, more than $825,000 has been raised in the battle against rare diseases by Penn State Uplifting Athletes since the inaugural Lift For Life was held in 2003. The inaugural event raised just under $13,000. The last three Lift For Life events have all raised in excess of $100,000.
Fans can still make a "Lift For Life" donation by visiting the Penn State Uplifting Athletes donation page at: http://liftforlife.upliftingathletes.org/lfl2/
"Lift For Life has become a great tradition where Penn State Football and fans are able to raise more than $100,000 annually for kidney cancer patients and research," said fifth-year senior tackle Eric Shrive (West Scranton), president of Penn State's Uplifting Athletes Chapter. "I couldn't be prouder to be a part of such a great tradition."
During Shrive's Penn State career, he has personally raised more than $112,000 for Lift For Life, including in excess of $42,000 for the 2013 event. He was selected the 2013 Uplifting Athletes' Rare Disease Champion earlier this year.
The Penn State Lift For Life was held outdoors at the Penn State Lacrosse Field for the second consecutive year. The defense posted a 220-152 victory over the offense during the five strength and conditioning competitions, winning two of the three tug-of-war battles to conclude the event. The competitions included an obstacle course, sand bag stack (100-pound sand bags), sled pull and push, keg carry (150 pounds of sand) and the tug of war.
The offense won the 2012 Lift For Life, 176-136, over the defense.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved eight new therapies for the treatment of kidney cancer in the U.S. since the first Lift For Life in 2003. The Kidney Cancer Association has credited the Penn State Lift For Life as being a catalyst for the new treatments, according to Scott Shirley, Uplifting Athletes executive director.
Founded by Penn State Football teammates Scott Shirley, Dave Costlow and Damone Jones in 2003, Lift For Life has continued to build awareness and raise funds for the Kidney Cancer Association. The event is organized by Penn State Football Uplifting Athletes, whose members are on the Penn State football team, led this year by Shrive (Scranton), president of the chapter. Joining Shrive as Uplifting Athlete officers are: vice president - senior tackle Adam Gress (West Mifflin, Pa.); head of operations – senior center Ty Howle (Wake Forest, N.C.); secretary – sophomore cornerback Da'Quan Davis (Baltimore) and fundraising chairman – freshman tight end Adam Breneman (Camp Hill).
To help the Nittany Lion football student-athletes reach their initial goal of a cumulative total of $1 million raised, fans can visit the team donation page at: http://www.upliftingathletes.org. Fans also can send checks made out to Uplifting Athletes and send to: Deloris Brobeck, Penn State Football Academic Center, Lasch Football Building, University Park, PA 16802.
Penn State offensive lineman Eric Shrive, president of Penn State's Uplifting Athletes chapter, pushed his way through the obstacle course competition during the 2013 'Lift for Life' held July 12 at the Penn State Lacrosse Field on the University Park campus. The event, in it's 11th year at Penn State, has raised more than $800,000 for the Kidney Cancer Association and is completely organized... Read more ›


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If you've been reading Lesley's More to Love recaps over at Fatshionista, you already know that the show is allllllll about Fat Pain. (If you haven't, be assured they're worth your while. I'm not sure anything could make me glad that this show is on the air, but Lesley's writeups come close.) Sample paragraph:
Luke wants to hear more about the laydeez' Fat Pain, though seriously y'all, can we hear something about what they do for a living or what sort of music they like or even their favorite fucking colors? ANYTHING but more Fat Pain. But Luke demands it! Desperation Vampire that Luke is, he wants them to "open up" their Fat Pain to him such that he can gobble it down and taste every sweet drop of their despairing tears and heartache. YESSSSSS.
SO WHAT I'M GETTING HERE IS THERE'S LOTS OF FAT PAIN. Fat Pain about prom. Fat Pain about dating. Fat Pain about, importantly, not dating. Fat Pain about wearing a bathing suit. Fat Pain about wearing other clothes besides a bathing suit. The show hinges on two things: fat, and pain.
Now, I find the show exploitative and awful, like any reality dating show but calibrated to offend me specifically. But insofar as these women are real people — and I think more of them are than on a typical reality show, for the simple reason that their weight curbs the likelihood that they're rushing to or from a Professional Reality Contestant career — I feel their fat pain, if you will. I generally don't share it, but when I read in Lesley's recap that someone cried or expressed worry that nobody would love her or was terrified to appear in a bathing suit or what have you, I believe there's a grain of sincerity to those revelations.
Imagine my surprise, then, when Dodai at Jezebel devoted an entire post today to ignoring these women's Fat Pain by confidently declaring them Not Fat. See, one of them's a fitness instructor and another one's a plus-size model, one of them's pretty and another one seems to think she is. Also, they all seem to be mobile, they're occasionally allowed to be seen on camera without food hanging out of their mouths, and pictures of them would probably be shuffled to the bottom of AP's headless fatty file. By Dodai's lights, they're not fat at all! All of that excruciating air time spent on talking about how they grew up hating their bodies or learned to later, how they feel self-conscious when they should be having fun, how they worry about finding love, how they get more than their measure of shit from the people around them? Don't worry, you guys, we TOTALLY think you're pretty!
About one of the contestants, Dodai asks: "In which universe is this woman … fat, unattractive, or someone who finds it tough to meet a man?" Maybe… maybe the universe that put her on a dating reality show with all the other fatties to match them up with a fat man who only likes fatties? Because there's no way she could a) otherwise get on TV (ha ha!) b) otherwise go on a dating show (ha! ha ha!) c) find a man who wasn't fat (who'd stoop so low!) d) find a man who wasn't exclusively into fat women (please, you slay me!) e) find a man if she wasn't competing largely against people who are even fatter than her (as if!) or possibly f) find a man at all? MAYBE THAT FUCKING UNIVERSE? THE ONE THAT MADE THAT SHOW? (Malissa, by the way, seems by all accounts to be kind of a jackass, but even she has confessionalized about how people judge her for her weight. Ya think?)
It's certainly the same universe Jezebel is in, or at least the same universe it was in a few posts later when Kate made the incredibly controversial claim that healthy behaviors are de facto valuable even if you unhitch them from population statistics. On that thread, the commentariat was falling over themselves to say how sick they were of the idea that obese people could ever be healthy. (I know, when can we EVER escape THAT concept, amirite?) A few choice quotes:
Obesity is dangerous and bad for your health, this isn't about "chubby kids" or teenagers going through transition time this is about children who are not getting the proper nutrition and exercise they need which is making them unhealthy and setting them up for life-long health problems and complications. Weight is not purely a matter of looks weight has a HUGE affect on your health and overall well-being and to add that's for both sides of the coin.
Can we all stop equating obese with "fat" or "overweight." It's like squares and rectangles: obese is a type of being fat or overweight, but fat/overweight does not equal obese.
Does everyone just feel there's an implied angle that has to do with forcing people to be thin? Are we assuming that when they say obese they mean simply overweight? I don't understand why it's a problem to try to stop obesity. Why are we turning something into an issue about body image that doesn't seem to be presented as an issue about body image??
As a medical professional I can state without equivocation that truly obese people are not healthy. Sorry but it's true. But chubby, or 'overweight' people can absolutly be healthy.
Obese–to me–is not an objective and medically based assessment of health or wellness, it is more a subjective assessment of how you look to other people.
That last one really sums it up, huh? "Obese doesn't really mean a weight — it means whether I think you're gross."
Taken together, the More to Love post and the comments on Kate's post (minus, to be fair, a strong showing from the sensible contingent) send a clear message: the obese are unhealthy, obesity is unhealthy, we should fight obesity — but we don't mean you. We mean, you know, The Obese. The unhealthy, lazy, indulgent, gluttonous, immoderate, sedentary, not at all pretty Obese.
Here's how the four More to Love contestants mentioned in Dodai's post would stack up in the BMI Project, according to the stats reported on Wikipedia (yeah, you heard me):
- "In which universe is this woman Malissa fat, unattractive, or someone who finds it tough to meet a man?" is five pounds off from "obese." If she's actually five or more pounds above her self-reported weight of 170, she's part of the Epidemic.
- "Mandy, who is not fat and is, in fact, a fitness instructor" is overweight. You got us there — guess she's the maybe-okay "chubby," not the dreaded "obese." SHE MUST BE THE PRETTIEST.
- "Anna, who is not fat, and makes her living as a plus-size model" is one pound from being obese. If she is, at any point, one pound heavier than her self-reported weight of 220, she's an Epidemic Carrier. An Epidemician, if you will.
- "Tali, the simply gorgeous Israeli stylis/decorator who is not fat" is obese.
This so-called epidemic is not made up of theoretical fucking people who are just as fat as you can possibly imagine. It's made up of people you see every day AND WHO YOU PROBABLY THINK ARE "NOT FAT." That's the point of the BMI Project. That's the point of the good work that Jezebel has, for the most part, been doing, making it clear that fear of fat is an injustice visited on all of us, of any shape. Jezzies seem to be okay hearing that from their thin editors — since we all know they're really talking about thin girls, right, and it's not okay for thin girls to have to think they're fat! They might start to eat too little, which when you're thin is called an eating disorder!
In fact, though, the difference between body shame for thin women and fat women is only one of scale. There's not a magical cutoff where shame becomes healthy. There's not a magical cutoff where bodies become unacceptable. There's not a magical cutoff where weight loss pressure suddenly breaks free of patriarchy and societal scapegoating and becomes pure and beneficent concern for health. There's only an arbitrary demographic cutoff where someone who was okay one pound ago becomes a statistic to scare children with.
And a lot of the people you think are "not fat"? They're already past it.


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Send a friends who's on the mend this delightfully sweet, feel-better-fast, colossal fortune cookie. It's so big it takes two hands to hold it! No kidding. And it's hand-dipped in Belgian white chocolate, then decorated with nonpareils, smiley faces and a playful bandage decal—and delivered in a giant take-out food carton! It's the perfect taste-good, feel-good gift.


text: heISmyGspot Report post Posted February 6, 2012 As many of you know, we are pleased to welcome Rev. Sam Childers as our Special Guest at the 7th Annual Gerard Butler Fan Convention & Charity Gala. It is with much pleasure that we add a decidedly "Hollywood Flair" to his appearance by welcoming Machine Gun Preacher Producer DEBORAH GIARRATANA (Say "Jeratanna" ) Mrs. Giarratana, or DeborahG, sold the life rights to the Rev. Sam Childers story and oversaw the publishing of his book, ANOTHER MAN'S WAR, about Sam's life and present work in Africa. Over the last 20 years Deborah has been at the forefront of the emerging high-end visual effects and animation industry. She began building film business for Pacific Data Images which went on to become Dreamworks Animation. She then went to work with James Cameron's company, Digital Domain and billed millions of dollars in revenue up through the release of TITANIC. Deborah is now in her 10th year producing & managing film business for Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPIDERMAN franchise, IAM LEGEND, WATCHMAN, G-FORCE and ALICE IN WONDERLAND), one of the leading visual effects and animation companies in the world. She's had a rewarding experience working with such filmmakers as Sam Raimi, Zack Snyder, Tim Burton among others. In addition to owning her own production company, GGFilmz, she is a co-founder of LA Loves. Prior to her work in the entertainment industry, Deborah was on staff for 8 years at Grace Church of Kendall, in Miami, Florida, as an associate pastor overseeing the singles ministries mobilizing them to get involved on a global level. She orchestrated local & international outreaches. She arranged multiple trips to Honduras, Costa Rica, Columbia, the Bahamas and Jamaica. This explains her passion for championing the cause we know as "Machine Gun Preacher." It is through her sheer determination to get this story on film that we get to see Gerry in his role as "Sam Childers." Machine Gun Preacher is very much "her baby." http-~~-//www.youtube.c...h?v=g8f9KA3OPm8 When we extended the invitation, one of her questions was, "What do you want me to do?" I explained that we wanted to lift her up and have her share her inspirational story of perseverance regarding the making of Machine Gun Preacher. As an afterthought, I said, "Oh, and share some 'Gerry stories.'" To which she enthusiastically replied, "Stories?! BOY! Do I have stories!!" For those that "Twitter," you can follow Deb at @deborahggfilmz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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"What is the most surprising thing about working at Greenpeace?" I asked a new colleague at work the other day. She looked to the side and took a moment before she replied. She finally turned to me and said: "The most surprising thing is Greenpeace staff: there is nothing really shocking about them. They are…normal."
I immediately understood what my colleague was referring to. When I joined Greenpeace three years ago I expected to see more people who looked like me, with long beards, shirts with flowers on them and so on. Actually what I found here were scientists, intellectuals, some of the best communications specialists and interestingly enough, people from the business community: an eclectic community made up of people with a wide variety of skills and maybe most importantly, with an infinite passion for our planet.
People gravitate to Greenpeace because we're not an organisation that talks and talks; we take the action that needs to be taken. I think for young people in particular, the fact that we're willing to do this rather than just talk is something that resonates very strongly with them and makes us "real" in their eyes. But it's not everyday that we climb oil rigs or disrupt high level meetings to get our messages across. Most of us at Greenpeace spend eight hours or more a day working on our computers in the office; we all feel empowered and engaged directly in the fight to save the environment by the actions taken by our staff and our many volunteers worldwide.
I encourage you to take another look at what we do here at Greenpeace, if you haven't already. I'm certain you'll find something unexpected – like I did.
Kumi Naidoo is the Executive Director at Greenpeace International.
Born in 1965 and hailing from South Africa, Kumi Naidoo was Greenpeace's International Executive Director from November 2009 until December 2015.
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DOCTOR Naidoo, what are you trying to say?
That there is intellectuals working for Greenpeace? Are you ...
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DOCTOR Naidoo, what are you trying to say?
That there is intellectuals working for Greenpeace? Are you sure?
QUESTION: is it getting time to have a closer look at you doctoral thesis?
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PS: you celebrated your 3rd anniversary three month ago! Please make sure not to waste any more Greenpeace-resources on this issue!
In November there is another highlight of this 3 year lasting drama: elections in the USA...
PPS: talking about Romney - how is your Indonesian 'President of change' doing?
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Save the Arctic, and SAVE this devastating Greenpeace-Arctic-campaign of 2012
...FIGHT BP, and fight for 'beyond petroleum'!
Sorry having to tell you, DOCTOR Naidoo, but this means: stop to fly.
We are all aware you prefer the Carbon War Room and love Richard Branson, owner of the 'best' Airline, telling you the industry will fix it while Richard Branson once again is earning money...
...this time not with Records, ...but with the green idea.
...you have to imagine the hood of a car that travels at high speed into a wall. In the first split second of impact bulges the plate, a moment later it is wrinkled, after about one second it has absolutely nothing in common with the original front lid.
To understand global warming...
But dont worry, Richard Branson, DOCTOR Naidoo, Romney and the industry will fix it.
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Win A Some Girls Box Set, CDs & Live In Texas DVDs
The Rolling Stones give us two landmark releases this week, and we have an UNBELIEVABLE giveaway to celebrate.
Not only is the brand new remastered and expanded version of the sublime SOME GIRLS released, featuring a ream of previously unheard bonus tracks but - for the first time ever - SOME GIRLS: LIVE IN TEXAS 78 is released on DVD and Blu Ray.
We are giving away a SUPER DELUXE box set version of Some Girls (like the one pictured above) along with a pile of top Stones merchandise and some fantastic daily runners-up prize bundles consisting of the 2CD edition of SOME GIRLS and a deluxe DVD/CD edition of SOME GIRLS: LIVE IN TEXAS 78.
Keep reading to find out more about SOME GIRLS and LIVE IN TEXAS 78, and to find out how you can win the box set & merchandise or a copy of the album and the DVD.
The Rolling Stones' 1978 masterpiece is ranked by the band as one of their favourites, and it represents perhaps their crowning glory amongst all of their glittering back catalogue, remaining their biggest selling album.
Easily their most diverse collection of songs, SOME GIRLS saw the band move effortlessly between disco, country and rock across tracks such as floor-filler 'Miss You', beautiful ballad 'Beast Of Burden' and the rock and roll gem 'Shattered.'
The new remastered and expanded edition of the album has added an entire CD of bonus material which was recently found and, in some cases, finished by the band. These new tracks are a fascinating insight into the extraordinary streak of creativity that the band were experiencing in 1978, with many of these songs unfortunate not to make the final cut on Some Girls.
Amongst many other eagerly-awaited extras, the Super-Deluxe edition of Some Girls will include a stunning, previously unseen Helmut Newton photo session from 1978, an essay by esteemed author and journalist Anthony DeCurtis putting the album in its cultural context, and a 7" single of Beast Of Burden/When The Whip Comes Down in its banned sleeve.
Here's the tracklist:
Disc 1:
1.Miss You
2.When The Whip Comes Down
3.Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
4.Some Girls
6.Far Away Eyes
8.Before They Make Me Run
9.Beast of Burden
Disc 2:
2.So Young
3.Do You Think I Really Care
4.When You're Gone
5.No Spare Parts
6.Don't Be A Stranger
7.We Had It All
8.Tallahassee Lassie
9.I Love You Too Much
10.Keep Up Blues
11.You Win Again
12.Petrol Blue
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The Rolling Stones 1978 tour of the USA in support of that year's Some Girls album is considered by fans to be one amongst the band's best.
By the time the band arrived in Texas in mid-July 1978 the album had hit the No.1 spot on the US charts. The tour took a "back to basics" approach, with the band and their music very much at the forefront and little or no elaborate staging.
Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on 18 July 1978, this concert is typical of the tour with the Rolling Stones delivering a raw, energetic performance in front of a crowd who are clearly loving the show. Many of the tracks from Some Girls are included in the live set with a sprinkling of Stones classics from earlier albums.
Originally shot on 16mm film, the footage has been carefully restored and the sound remixed and remastered by Bob Clearmountain from the original multitrack tapes. This is undeniably the Rolling Stones at their best.
Bonus Features include a newly filmed interview with Mick Jagger.
Pre-Order SOME GIRLS: LIVE IN TEXAS 78 from the links below:
We have an unbelievable giveaway for you to celebrate the release of SOME GIRLS and SOME GIRLS: LIVE IN TEXAS 78.
Until 9am on Saturday you can enter Nicky Horne's competition to win a copy of SOME GIRLS (deluxe 2CD edition) and SOME GIRLS: LIVE IN TEXAS 78 (deluxe DVD/CD edition), and if you take part in his competition then you will also be entered into a prize draw to win our grand prize which consists of:
- A Super Deluxe Some Girls Box Set (contains the 2CD edition of Some Girls plus the Live In Texas 78 DVD)
- A set of three classic Stones T-Shirts and a Rolling Stones belt
- A limited edition coloured vinyl edition of Some Girls
We'll draw the grand prize winner from everyone that enters any of our Stones competitions this week (there are twelve in all - you can enter all twelve if you so choose).
Murray J is giving away another set of Some Girls and Live In Texas deluxe editions during the Request Show tomorrow.
To enter this prize draw simply correctly answer our Stones related question below and you will be entered into a prize draw for the Some Girls CD and the Live In Texas DVD.


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A few weeks ago, my cellphone rang about 11:45 at night, and I found myself on my feet and reaching for it before my eyes were even open.
It was dark. It was late. It was my daughter.
I�d like to say I was instantly aware and awake when I answered but that would be a misstatement. I will say that I had been listening carefully and giving her some kind of foggy advice for about six minutes when I felt the cobwebs lift and realized that I was finally fully functional.
Automatic parenting: the same impulse that makes it possible to catch a toddler�s glass of milk mid-tip, while carrying on a conversation with a friend, making dinner and listening for the baby to wake up through the monitor.
Every so often, I wonder when my children will be old enough for me to tell them not to call home after 10 p.m. unless someone is bleeding or on fire.
Then I realize they won�t ever be.
At 19 and 23, they call often, and usually under two circumstances:
They are walking, commuting from class to the library or from the subway to work, depending on the child.
These are usually the casual reaching out conversations, the �I�m not really doing much and I�d kind of like to hear your voice� conversations.
Sometimes there is important information they want to relay, sometimes not. Sometimes they have a specific question, sometimes not.
With a few minutes to spare of their own, they are often surprised if they catch their father or me at a bad time, a meeting or a deadline making it impossible for us to talk.
Even if the call isn�t particularly important, I always feel bad if I can�t drop everything.
It�s a moment missed, a connection.
But the other kind of connection, the wake-me-up-out-of-a-sound-sleep connection, comes less frequently, and I cherish it every time.
It is the adult-child equivalent of the talk that comes just at bedtime, when you, as the parent, are more than ready for an end to a very long day.
The child has been tucked in, watered, read to and otherwise supervised through a bedtime ritual that seems to grow exponentially with the parent�s degree of fatigue.
�Mom?� he says, just as you have thankfully turned off the light and headed for the door.
�I need to tell you something.�
These are the real conversations of childhood, the ones where darkness is the medium that allows for honesty, and life lessons, and love.
Later, those conversations occur in the car, across the divide between the front seat and back, without eye contact, where words can flow without embarrassment or recrimination, questions asked and answered, guidance gently given.
Then they grow up, or begin to, and the phone calls come at 11:45 at night, long after the day has ended for you but just at the moment when the roommates are out or the library is closing or the dilemma can no longer be contained, a cup spilling over.
And you answer.
At that hour, it�s a request for a pep talk, a medical consult, career planning advice, help with roommate negotiation, silent sympathy or a simple conversation with someone who loves them.
Non-negotiable, those midnight talks.
So, in short, I don�t mind if my kids call, text, email, tweet, Facebook message, Gchat, telegraph, send smoke signals or otherwise contact me or their father at any time of the day or night.
At any given moment, whenever the call comes in, I will try to be available, awake and able to ferret out and interpret the undercurrent of upset in the child�s voice.
How long will they continue to think of us first when they need to talk?
It won�t be forever.
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The news that George Lucas has decided to go back to the Star Wars well not once but two more times — in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, an animated film (in theaters Aug. 15), and in a new animated series of the same name debuting this fall on the Cartoon Network — sent the Force-a-verse into a tailspin. We had some burning questions about these new Clone Wars-set stories, and we knew you would, too. So we went straight to the powers-that-be for some answers. (Don't worry, so far it appears to be a Jar Jar-free zone.)
What exactly are the Clone Wars?
First alluded to in 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, the Clone Wars are a conflict between the Galactic Republic — led by the Jedi Knights and their clone army — and Count Dooku's Confederacy of Independent Systems. Not previously seen in any of the saga's six films, the Clone Wars take place between the events of 2002's Episode II and 2005's Episode III. "I felt there were a lot more Star Wars stories left to tell," says Lucas, who is executive-producing this project. "I was eager to start telling some of them through animation and, at the same time, push the art of animation forward."
So it's both a movie and a TV series?
Yes. "The movie is an original full-length story that brings this new look and new energy to the Star Wars galaxy," according to Lucasfilm spokesman John Singh. "It has a full and self-contained story." Then, in the fall, Cartoon Network will begin airing 30-minute episodes that continue the saga. At a still-to-be-determined point after that, TNT will reair the episodes. "It is serialized, but Lucas did it in such a way that they also can stand on their own," says Turner Animation president Stuart Snyder. More than 30 episodes have already been produced, and the show will be broken down into 22-episode seasons. Snyder says "a multiseasonal agreement" is in place. Both the movie and the TV show will utilize 3-D computer-generated animation from Lucasfilm.
Wait, wasn't there already a Cartoon Network series about the Clone Wars?
Yep. In 2003, Star Wars: Clone Wars premiered on Cartoon Network. Produced by Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky, the 25-part, traditionally 2-D animated "micro series" of five- to 12-minute episodes concluded just prior to Episode III's theatrical release and won the 2005 Emmy for outstanding animated program. The new version won't supersede the events and continuity of that show, but will instead delve more deeply into the story of the Clone Wars.
Which Star Wars characters show up in The Clone Wars?
Anakin Skywalker (the future Darth Vader), Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala are front and center, leading the Republic's army. The separatist movement — which will become the evil Galactic Empire of the original movie trilogy — is led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous, the creepy, Jedi-hunting alien-robot hybrid introduced in the original cartoon and Episode III. New characters will include Anakin's Padawan apprentice Ahsoka, a teenage female Togruta, which is a race of red-skinned, horned aliens. Singh promises that Ahsoka's role will be "really important."
Is this a show for kids? Adults? Both?
While Lucas had previously said this wouldn't be "kiddie stuff," Turner's Snyder emphasizes that "this show is for everyone." Adds Singh, "Being an animated project there is perhaps an even greater appeal to a younger audience than the movies had."
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Ancestry.ca, Canada's leading online family history website, honours those men with the Soldiers of the First World War, 1914 - 1918, which contains the original records, fully searchable, of more than 598,000 Attestation Papers of enlisted soldiers.
An Attestation Paper was the first document a soldier signed before entering the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). In many cases, these may be the only surviving record of the enlistment of many Canadian soldiers who fought in World War One.
Attestation Papers provide a range of details about the enlistee including place of birth, age, physical description and next of kin. Some also include valuable information about their lives before the war, such as their occupation, marital status and residence.
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our slide show on flickr. You may have to change your access settings.
Or you can see them here in higher resolution.
The results we can now get appear to exceed the performance of old T55 in an important way: Both positive and negative are properly exposed and processed in one operation, something Polaroid never achieved.
Every day I get requests and questions from people, some asking "what can I do to help?"
Right now, one thing you can do is tell others, put the link to New55 in other forums, mention it and link it in your posts, and keep doing it. Copy and paste the URL everywhere you can. This helps build traffic and consensus that further investment is worthwhile. Places to go include APUG, LF forums, and also general photo forums, certain fashion and modeling sites, the popular press (comments sections) and on Twitter and Facebook and places I am not aware of. Please do this as the opportunity presents itself, and don't be afraid to grab this or other images from here to post with the link back to http://new55project.blogspot.com
Friday, September 23, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Blogger has changed the way you click images
Yet another unexpected change here to blogger: When you click on an image to enlarge it, you first get a framed, somewhat enlarged image. THEN, if you want to see the full sized image, you have to right click it, select "image" then click that. THEN, when the image comes up with a little + sign on the cursor, you can then click it again, this time (finally) for the full sized screen filling detailed rich image that was the whole point in a 1 MB upload.
All this clicking is making me weary, but it is actually easy to do. Try it on an image here and let me know what you find. Here is a test image.
All this clicking is making me weary, but it is actually easy to do. Try it on an image here and let me know what you find. Here is a test image.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
PX 70 Color Shade, realistically scanned
Not bad I say, not bad. The colors are actually quite accurate - our building has that blue, Herb's shirt was that orange, and there was a lot of blue sky above. I will buy and use this regularly, and I expect others will too.
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Click on the images for a close-up view. The top one is a scan of the negative. The two below are PN positives from the same session.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tobias Feltus on SHOTS
SHOTS we are delighted to see fellow New55 Developer and cover photographer Tobias Feltus (L) featured on the cover in this self portrait with brother Joseph Feltus.
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For Immediate Release, February 27, 2012
Contact: Noah Greenwald, (503) 484-7495
Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas Still Lacks Review of Impacts to Wetlands, Imperiled Wildlife
WASHINGTON— The Obama administration today announced support for TransCanada's plans to build a portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Cushing, Okla., to the Gulf Coast in Texas. So far, though, there has been no analysis of how that portion of the pipeline will affect wetlands or imperiled species in the region, including the whooping crane, interior least tern, Arkansas shiner and piping plover.
"Government engineers have already said that Keystone XL will leak oil, so building a pipeline through endangered species habitat will put those species directly in harm's way," said Noah Greenwald, endangered species program director with the Center for Biological Diversity.
Building the pipeline from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast will require permits to disturb or destroy wetlands from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as an in-depth analysis of the project's potential harm to plants and animals protected by the Endangered Species Act. The Obama administration today vowed to "take every step possible to expedite the necessary federal permits."
"This isn't the time to be cutting corners on protecting our wildlife and environment," Greenwald said. "The Obama administration should be willing to take a hard look at this project and make sure it follows laws that protect clean water, wetlands and endangered species."
Obama rejected the 1,700-mile Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline earlier this year. The project would have dramatically ramped up dependence on fossil fuels that are driving global warming, put rivers and wildlife habitat at increased risk of oil spills and accelerated the destruction of Canada's boreal forests, where tar sands slated to be used for the pipeline are being extracted.
"The American people have spoken clearly against this project," said Greenwald. "Segmenting the project and building it in sections does nothing to reduce the tremendous damage that would be caused by this pipeline and further tar sands development."
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VMware gets Go-ing with Shavlik buy
Network, patch, and VM management play
Server virtualization juggernaut VMware has bought Shavlik Technologies, one of its partners in virtual machine management and a provider of patch management and network security tools.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Shavlik was founded in 1993 in St Paul, Minnesota, by Mark Shavlik, a developer at Microsoft who worked for Redmond from 1986 to 1993 on what would eventually become the Windows NT operating system. Shavlik left Microsoft and set up a security and patching consultancy specifically for Windows NT platforms, and eventually launched products that it sold to secure Windows platforms.
The company's key product is called NetChk, which does network patching and updating, and the company has created a slew of related products that can do remote discovery of physical and virtual assets on your corporate network, including a plug-in for Microsoft's Systems Center Configuration Manager to allow for the Shavlik tools to manage and update both Microsoft and non-Microsoft systems software and applications.
VMware and Shavlik first crossed paths in 2009 when the virtualization hypervisor provider was looking for a partner to help it create a tool for quickly creating, provisioning, and updating server images based on its ESXi hypervisor. The two companies worked together to create the freebie Go service, which VMware previewed in beta back in August 2009 and delivered the following January.
The Go service can troll your network, looking for the freebie ESXi hypervisors (it did not work on the regular ESX Server hypervisor) that you have installed on machines and bring them under management. It could also be used to create new ESXi server images and deploy them from Shavlik's systems. The Go tool could also be used to take a snapshot of a physical machine and suck its operating systems and applications into an ESXi virtual machine, as well as providing basic performance and resource management for the VMs.
In June last year, VMware and Shavlik tweaked the Go tool so it could manage the VM Server 2.0 type 2 hypervisor and its VMs, which runs atop Windows or Linux. The ESX family of hypervisors run right on bare metal. The Go service was also updated to keep track of the configurations that the 100,000 users of the service create to run their applications and does some data analytics on what people are doing out there in the real work to present, via a dashboard, some recommended installation settings as you create new VMs with specific bits of software.
When this functionality was added a year ago, VMware said that about 10,000 users per week download the ESXi hypervisor, and about 2,000 of them used the Go service to manage them, which is a pretty good attach rate. The ESXi hypervisor and Go service are free, but VMware offered an annual support contract for $495 per year for the hypervisor or per-incident support for $299 a pop.
This January, VMware finally decided that it could make some money on the ESXi-Go combo and launched the Go Pro edition of the online VM management tool in conjunction with Shavlik. The Go Pro edition has deeper functionality and more automation for provisioning and patching of VMs, although it only works on the most recent hypervisors from VMware. Go Pro costs $29.95 per month until June of this year, and after that the price is going up to $59.95 per month.
Shavlik is privately held and doesn't talk much about its business or customer base, but in January it said that its revenues had increased by 70 per cent in 2010 compared to 2005. The company said then that it had added more than 500 customers in 2010, and this morning it said it had over 3,500 customers worldwide.
That customer base cited by Shavlik does not include the VMware Go customer count. VMware says that more than 200,000 registered users have signed up for the Go service.
VMware expects for the Shavlik acquisition to be completed by the end of this quarter. And the company's technology and cloud-based services give VMware more than just a way to give system admins free VM crack to get hooked and then move up to the harder and not free stuff like vSphere. ®
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"I've waited a long time for this moment."
The words spoken by a complete stranger struck a chord so deep within Gianna Jessen that she didn't need a formal introduction to the woman standing in front of her.
"As soon as she said that, I knew who she was," Gianna said.
The moment took place six years ago, just after Gianna spoke at a pro-life conference. For years, she wondered if this opportunity would ever present itself.
And without warning or buildup, that moment was standing right in front of her. She was standing right in front of her.
Gianna was looking in the eyes of her birth mom, who had tried to abort her nearly 35 years ago. Only Gianna survived that saline attempt.
The bitterness, however, lived on.
"You are an embarrassment to me," Gianna recalls those biting words that greeted her from her birth mother.
Fighting back the tears, Gianna regained her composure just long enough to tell her: "I forgive you."
"I don't want you to forgive me," her birth mom responded. "I don't want you to talk to me."
And just like that, the conversation was over. Gianna has not seen her birth mother since. But she doesn't hold a grudge.
This Friday, a movie that was inspired by Gianna's life story will hit the big screen. "October Baby" is about an abortion survivor.
That's right. Abortion survivor. Two words you don't normally hear in the same sentence.
Featuring a strong pro-life message, "October Baby" delves deep into the power of forgiveness, an issue that Gianna has had to wrestle with, especially during that short meeting with her birth mother.
This is not happening, she was thinking to herself during the confrontation.
For all the obstacles Gianna's had to overcome in her life — she was only 2 pounds when she was born with Cerebral Palsy, and doctors said she would never be able to hold up her head, crawl or walk — she could have chosen to be furious with her birth mother.
"There was so much anger on her side," Gianna said.
Instead, she decided to forgive, just as she has been forgiven by her Heavenly Father: "Over and over, I've chosen to let the Lord define me," she said. "The Lord spoke to me, 'You have to let it go.' "
Gianna was taken into foster care before a woman named Penny, who has been a mother to 56 foster children. Penny's daughter eventually adopted her.
By age 3, she was able to walk with the help of leg braces and a walker and by age 28 — April 30, 2005 — Gianna completed her first marathon (Boston) then ran another one (London) the following April.
"For me it was huge. I wasn't even supposed to walk," said Gianna, who finished in seven hours and 20 minutes. "Everyone else had gone home, but I didn't care."
Gianna has traveled the world telling her inspirational abortion survivor story, from the U.S. to Ireland to England to Australia, and most recently Italy.
She talks about issues such as forgiveness and identity and the Lord Almighty who saved her.
"Your biggest fear is that you'll be forgotten," said Gianna who has met former President George W. Bush and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. "God's been telling me, 'I'm going to define you,' and 'you are not forgotten' and 'you are loved.' "
For Gianna, it's been a long journey: "When your father and mother forsake you, God takes you up."
And that journey now includes promoting "October Baby," which will be released nationwide on 400 screens. When first approached about the movie by producers Andrew and Jon Erwin, she couldn't get away fast enough.
"I wanted nothing to do with this. I ran from these men," she said. "It's hard to be defined by this one thing."
Then Gianna watched the movie and not only did she laugh and cry throughout the film, but by the time the credits rolled, she had healed.
Gianna's single "Ocean Floor" is now part of the movie's soundtrack.
"The Lord just worked it out," she said.
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text: Marcello Borges and Andrew Lombard named to U.S. U-20 NTC Invitational Roster Tweet Marcello Borges - Red Bulls U-23 © HARRISON, N.J. – New York Red Bulls academy products Marcello Borges and Andrew Lombard have been called into the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team by head coach Tab Ramos for the upcoming 2016 NTC Invitational taking place from June 26-July 4 in Carson, California. Borges, a native of Kearny, N.J., is a freshman at Michigan and a former New York Red Bulls II player. In his first year of college he played 11 games, including five starts, as a winger. Prior to college, he represented the Red Bulls academy for five years and played two games for Red Bulls II as an amateur. Prior to joining the academy, Borges also played with the Red Bulls' Kearny RDS and Showcase teams from 2009-10. Lombard, a native of Montclair, N.J., is a freshman defender at Northeastern. In his first college season he started 13 games for the Huskies. Prior to college, the defender played for the Red Bulls academy and helped his team to an 18-4 record and a No. 4 national ranking. Before joining the academy, Lombard played for the Red Bulls' Franklin Lakes RDS team in 2010. The second annual U-20 Men's tournament held at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif., will be the second tournament of 2016 for Ramos and the U-20s as the U.S. recently competed in the 2016 Dallas Cup, defeating CF Monterrey Rayados 1-0, falling to Fulham FC 1-2 and drawing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3-3. Both Borges and Lombard were full participants in Dallas Cup as well. The U.S. last competed in the inaugural NTC Invitational in 2014, drawing Australia 0-0 in the title match, and subsequently winning the tournament as the USA's goal differential was better than Australia's. All matches of the 2016 tournament will be streamed on ussoccer.com. The U.S. will face Costa Rica on June 29 at 9 p.m. ET, Panama on July 1 at 9 p.m. ET and finish up against Japan on July 3 at 6 p.m. ET. U.S. U-20 Roster (21-players): GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California; Newport Beach, Calif.), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown; Alamo, Calif.) DEFENDERS (9): Hugo Arellano (LA Galaxy; Norwalk, Calif.), Marcello Borges (Michigan; Kearny, N.J.), Marlon Fossey (Fulham FC; Surbiton, Great Britain), Aaron Herrera (New Mexico; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Andrew Lombard (Northeastern; Montclair, N.J.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC; Oviedo, Fla.), Miles Robinson (Syracuse; Arlington, Mass.), Auston Trusty (Bethlehem Steel; Media, Pa.) MIDFIELDERS (6): Mukwelle Akale (Villarreal CF; Minneapolis, Minn.), Luca De La Torre (Fulham FC; San Diego, Calif.), Weston McKinnie (FC Dallas; Little Elm, Texas), Eryk Williamson (Maryland; Alexandria, Va.), Jackson Yueill (UCLA; Bloomington, Minn.) FORWARDS (5): Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Jeremy Ebobisse (Duke; Bethesda, Md.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Emmanuel Sabbi (Chicago Magic, Libertyville, Ill.), Sebastian Saucedo (Veracruz; Casa Grande, Ariz.) Back to news


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A brief discussion amongst Beyond Distance colleagues regarding the BBC television programme "The Virtual Revolution," raised the question of what role was played by education in the pioneering of the internet. "The Virtual Revolution" made only a very brief mention that it was four universities, linked together as ARPANET, which comprised the forerunner of the internet. In fact, universities, research and education were the shaping, driving force behind the entire development of the internet.
J. C. R. Licklider, whilst working as a Professor of Psychology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960, published a paper entitled "Man-Computer Symbiosis" in which he wrote, "The hope is that, in not too many years, human brains and computing machines will be coupled together very tightly, and that the resulting partnership will think as no human brain has ever thought and process data in a way not approached by the information-handling machines we know today."
Licklider, J.C.R., "Man-Computer Symbiosis", IRE Transactions on Human Factors in Electronics, vol. HFE-1, 4-11, Mar 1960. Eprint
In 1962, Licklider wrote memos detailing his idea of a "Galactic Network," a globally-connected set of nodes through which users could access documents and data from any other node. Later that year, when he was appointed head of computer research at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), he managed to convince his teammates and successors of the value of the idea of the computer network. It was DARPA which realised Licklider's vision, bringing ARPANET online with the four universities in late 1969. The idea was for researchers to be able to share data and information with each other, regardless of location.
Other internet developments occurred at research institutions and universities. Packet switching was developed by both Donald Davies of the UK National Physical Laboratory and Leonard Kleinrock at MIT; the Domain Name System (DNS) at University of Wisconsin, Mosaic (the predecessor to the Netscape browser) at University of Illinois. And of course, Sir Tim Berners Lee first proposed the idea of hypertext whilst working at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research.
Not only has research and learning shaped the internet, but consequently the impact of the internet on research and learning cannot be overstated. Distance learning, in the past only carried out on paper and by snail mail, has been revolutionised by e-tivities and multimedia material delivered via the internet. Distance and on-campus students alike benefit from podcasts and other materials organised and offered 24/7 to anywhere by means of virtual and personal learning environments. Here at Beyond Distance in January 2010, while snow paralysed much of the UK, we were able to virtually gather dozens of participants from every continent except Antarctica to study and discuss learning futures through our completely-online Learning Futures Festival. Even if television misses this side of the story, we will continue to develop the education side of the internet story.
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San Antonio Spurs fans can feel pretty good about the Rio Games.
The newest Spur, Pau Gasol, put up 31 points and 11 rebounds while leading Spain to an 89-88 win over Australia in the bronze medal game. Tim Duncan's replacement looked pretty good leading Spain to its third medal in the last three Olympics, taking silver in the previous two.
Spurs reserve Patty Mills nearly willed the Aussies to victory as Spain struggled to stay in front of the point guard. The sharp-shooter with the quick release finished with 30 points, two assists and three steals. Australia was running a final play for a possible game-winner from Mills, but Spain knocked the ball away from teammate David Anderson before Mills could come open off a screen.
"Patty carried us the last two games," Australia and Mavericks center Andrew Bogut said. "He was our go-to offensively. ... He was a spark for us all tournament.
"He's a great player and obviously he's on a team in the NBA with a lot of great players in front of him, but he's a starting caliber guy."
Throw in the Olympic moment for Spurs starting point guard Tony Parker, who retired from international competition after France was eliminated and Spurs' fans had plenty to cheer about in Rio.


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Artemis nearly there
The end of the final stage of the Artemis recovery is now in sight. Only 700 km orbital height and about 45 days now remain before Artemis will reach geostationary orbit. Artemis is now expected to be in its working position by the end of January 2003.
The Artemis ion propulsion unit continues to exhibit a stable and efficient performance and its thrust is producing an increase in orbital radius of more than 15 km/day. After the hectic and exciting orbital recovery operations in the days after launch, it was not easy to come to terms with the incremental progress provided by the ion propulsion.
For those not involved in the satellite operations it must have seemed to be a monotonous and uneventful activity. Nothing could be further from the truth for the operators and engineers responsible for maintaining a steady rate of climb.
Since the new attitude control mode was commissioned in February and the ion engines started to expand the orbit with an almost imperceptible thrust, the workload has been gruelling and almost every week has brought new problems to be solved. Although generally minor, these anomalies needed investigation and sometimes resulted in an interruption in effective thrusting, slowing up progress.
In addition to the careful monitoring and optimisation of the ion engine performance, the operators have explored several different attitude control techniques to orientate the spacecraft for the most efficient use of the impulse from the ion engines. The planning and sequencing of satellite mode changes, including regular updating of critical parameters and the management of ground station contacts, have presented steady but considerable background tasks.
In October the satellite left the third and final eclipse season since its launch. During eclipse the Earth's shadow hides the sun for some two hours each orbit and for reasons of power and attitude control, the satellite has to be commanded from thrust mode to Earth-pointing mode and the ion thrust turned off. These manoeuvres take time and effort.
Now that these difficulties are behind them, the operators have turned their attention to planning for the process of station acquisition in the geostationary orbit and initial operations on station.
For altitudes only a few hundred kilometres below the geostationary ring, it takes several weeks for the satellite to drift once around the Earth. It is therefore important to avoid overshoot by tuning the drift rate to arrive at the designated station longitude (21.5 degrees East) just as the geostationary altitude is reached.
These orbital adjustments are made using small chemical propellant thrusters, activated for the first time since launch. The first thrust was performed successfully on December 3 and it is planned to make two more such thrusts in the last week of January, slowing the drift rate to a few degrees per day as the satellite makes its last pass over Europe to arrive at its working position in geostationary orbit.
This will be an emotional moment. From the attitude control mode which has sustained the ion thrusting for so long, the satellite will be turned Earth pointing for the rest of its lifetime and the ion thrusters themselves will be the toast of the day. We will be able to release the network of ground stations around the world used for commanding the satellite.
Once on station Artemis will function as originally planned for the baseline mission. Although there is sufficient chemical propellant for 10 years operation, studies are in progress to determine the best strategies for the use of the ion propulsion as well.
By good fortune Artemis will arrive on station just when a significant community of users is waiting for it. After an exhaustive check-out of the Artemis payloads using the in-orbit test facilities at Redu, Belgium, it will be released to serve its first users SPOT-4, Envisat, Egnos and Eutelsat. A preparatory test will also be made with NASDA's Earth observation mission ADEOS-II. Other users planning to use Artemis in future include the automated transfer vehicle and Columbus elements of the International Space Station.
Not only will Artemis have clocked up a number of unique first-time applications during its recovery action: first optical inter-orbit satellite link; first major re-programming of a telecommunications satellite; first orbital transfer using ion propulsion; longest operational drift orbit ever; but it will also provide the promotional opportunity and stimulus for future European data relay services. We see a promising future for this incredible mission.


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Jojoba Oil
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 19, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Jojoba Oil
Jojoba oil is derived from the seed of the Jojoba plant (Simmondsia chinensis). It is a shrub which is native in the states of Arizona and Southern California, and in the northwestern part of Mexico. It has a wax-like in appearance and makes up 50% of the seed weight.
At room temperature Jojoba oil is a clear golden liquid; refined it will become odorless and colorless. This oil is stable in its shelf life and will last longer than many other types of oils because it does not contain triglycerides.
History and Origin
The therapeutic use of the Jojoba oil is due to its many properties to outlast other types of oils when it comes to shelf life. It is used in many industries all around the world such as the fuel industry, the food industry and also in cosmetics.
Ancient Uses
The Jojoba oil was mainly used to fuel lamps during ancient times. Jojoba oil in its natural form was used to kill fungus and treat skin ailments. Extracts are also used to treat minor gastrointestinal disorders.
Modern Uses
The modern times have ushered the ability to purify Jojoba oil and to extract the wondrous therapeutic properties that it has. In hair care, Jojoba oil is a main ingredient in luxurious shampoos. It makes hair softer, shinier and revives hair's natural luster and volume. It does not leave the hair with unwanted residue and makes hair manageable with continued use. Jojoba oil is often combined with other hair care regimen and natural products that can revive brittle and badly damaged hair.
The scalp also benefits from shampoos with Jojoba oil; it moisturizes and cleans the scalp thoroughly. Aside from shampoos it is also an ingredient in hair conditioners and other styling aids.
Dry and itchy skin can benefit from skin care products with Jojoba oil as the main ingredient. It is odorless and greaseless and can relieve skin itching and skin inflammation. It can also be used for the treatment of skin sores, and to heal skin bruises, burns and it also facilitates in scar healing.
Before, sperm oil from whales was used as an active ingredient in skin care products and makeup. Whaling was completely banned all around the world and Jojoba oil was seen as a much better alternative.
Jojoba oil is also an effective fungicide and is also an ingredient in fungicide preparations and creams. It is also great in controlling mildew growth in damp places and in clothes. Jojoba oil is also seen as a cheap alternative for petroleum diesel oil.
Side Effects
There are no known side effects of Jojoba oil and using hair care products and skin care products with Jojoba oil as an active ingredient regularly will not pose any risk. Using Jojoba oil on irritated skin and on scalp with cuts and open wounds may irritate the area more; consult a dermatologist for a better alternative to use.
Jojoba oil is edible and contains no calories; it is however non-digestible and may cause gas formation in the large intestines, bloating, as well as causing gastric irritation.
Our Expert
Paulina Nelega, RH, has been in private practice as a Clinical Herbalist for over 15 years. She has developed and taught courses in herbal medicine, and her articles on health have appeared in numerous publications. She is very passionate about the healing power of nature. Ask Dr. Jan


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I am loving that resort in the Canary Islands. Do you know if there is an English translation of that website, as I would honestly consider going there this winter, if there are any openings in January.
I am loving that resort in the Canary Islands. Do you know if there is an English translation of that website, as I would honestly consider going there this winter, if there are any openings in January.
Kiran, I checked out the German site too. Looks really good. Would love to join you in january and escape winter here!
And summer lasted through October. Vancouver will become even more accessible with Sam in power.Originally Posted by Wheelie_girl_
HEY Mike how did you know i wanted to visit the AZURES? Man do i ever. Wish i had room and i would join the backpackers. I do believe most people confined to chairs would travel more if the cost for lodgeing was cheaper.
Wheelchair backpackers would be a great idea
Sweden: Västra Gotaland
If you want peace and quiet, if you like being near lakes and nature, if you like being almost in the middle of nowhere, then this place may interest you. The website is in german, but pictures tell a thousand words. Decent house that´s accesable, costs €400 a week.
One of the many pics available at the site. The bathroom has a roll in shower, the website says the toilet has a 50cm extension and it also has an electric adjustable bed.
Actually, the main attraction in this area is Lake Vättern which is only 10km away. It is Swedens second largest lake, and it´s big for bike tours and fishing and boating...it has multiple harbors scattered all over it´s shores. Fishing is free for tourists, but you must follow the local fishing regulations.
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"So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer
Hey I have an idea. . .
Wouldn't it be nice to get away for a week (or more) from home & have FREE accomodations that are fully accessible? How many of us SCI's would be willing to swap homes (condo's house whatever) for a week? Each of us would get to hang out in different surroundings and it would only cost us transportation and spending money. Each of us could advise the other of the area attractions and so on. Of course exchange pix of accomodation and other such info would occur first. For instance, I am a gal w/T7 SCI. I have a 3 bdrm/2bth home in beautiful central NC. The master bdrm/bath is fully accessible, so is the kit,livrm, laundry, garage, deck, yard etc. It actually could get interesting to swap many different times with various destinations across the USA or even further, don't ya think?
I know that swapping is common among the AB crowd, but amongst the non-AB crowd....sounds like a good idea.
"So I have stayed as I am, without regret, seperated from the normal human condition." Guy Sajer
It's not a good idea, it's a GREAT idea. Only a pity that majority on this forum come from US and it's a bit expensive to fly over thereOriginally Posted by Mike C
Still, there is a lot to be found any time at a place called http://www.intervac-online.com
It's a largest vacation house-swapping web (to my knowledge at least ) and quite a number of houses there are accessible and sometimes even equipped. And what's most important, the scheme really WORKS !
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Thailand ,Chiang Mai!Originally Posted by symmetry
The information and links on here are PRICELESS. While I have been doing endless hours of research on travelling, I stumbled across this lady (Judith) who is the owner of a beautiful Villa in Orlando Florida. It's a absolute palace, which has a lifting hoist and pool hoist. You can even take virtual tours on the website which literally shows everything as you direct the camera angle in 7 diffrent rooms. The site must be seen to be believed. For ANYONE who is a very high Quadriplegic such as myself or confined to a wheelchair wishing to visit Florida you must check this site out: http://www.blueskiesflorida.com/index.html
P.s. I have posted a thread under "Travel" as I am hoping to visit South of Spain or Panama (Central America) because I'm hoping to move countries in the future. Please check it out ANY help will be GREAT.
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