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They say it is about 45 meters wide and will pass less than 35,000 kilometers from Earth.
So what does that mean?
Anyone out there that can translate this?
How close of a call could it be?
What is the margin of error on these things?


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Chendol, an all time favourite dessert of mine. It's also incredibly simple to prepare it at home. With very simple ingredients (it can be as fancy as you want it to be or it can just include very few basic ingredients). The good thing about preparing this dessert at home, we can go all indulgent and add as much of all the ingredients we want!
1/2 cup red beans
1tbsp sugar for boiling red beans
1/2 cup corn kernels
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250gms coconut cream (seen in picture above)
Gula Melacca Syrup
1) Boil red beans in water till tender before turning off heat add 1 tbsp sugar stir till sugar is dissolve, set it aside
2) Once red beans are cooled drain off all water
3) Steam the corn kernels for 15mins and set it aside to cool
4) Shred grass jelly using a hand shredder, set it aside
5) Assemble chendol by adding all the ingredients layer by layer (add as much or as little of the various ingredients)
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Hillsboro in Vernon County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy
Erected 1958 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 79.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society marker series.
Location. 43° 39.149′ N, 90° 21.165′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, in Vernon County. Marker is on Lake Street (State Highway 33/82) 0.1 miles west of Elm Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at a pull-off. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsboro WI 54634, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. African American Settlers of Cheyenne Valley (approx. ¼ mile away); Mt. Vernon Cemetery Civil War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Lost District (approx. 6.3 miles away); Elroy – Sparta State Trail (approx. 7½ miles away); St. Patrick's (approx. 9.3 miles away); a different marker also named Elroy – Sparta State Trail (approx. 9.8 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Admiral Marc A. Mitscher. Naval Historical Center entry. (Submitted on May 7, 2009.)
2. Marc Mitscher. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on May 7, 2009.)
Categories. • Notable Persons • War, World II •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 7, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.


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george w. bush: america's appetite supressant
George W. Bush: America's appetite supressant
I was all set to order my lunch of sesame chicken when I came across this and suddenly felt sick to my stomach. In addition to the Citizen Corps, there's TIPS, as in Terror Information and Prevention System.
I'm reminded of the scene in Frankenstein where the whole town is chasing him. I'm reminded of several scenes in history that I don't even want to think about.
Why not just give everyone carte blanche to apprehend anyone who looks "suspicious" or behaves in an odd manner? What's the next step? Camps? Roundups of anyone who is not a white, English speaking person? How the hell are they going to weed out the crank calls from the real ones? What is going to stop every racist nutjob from calling in lies about their foreign neighbors?
What happened to the land of the free, home of the brave thing? When do we gather on the White House lawn and give the one-armed salute to our all-powerful government?
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is the stuff we, the writers, produce. It is also the stuff that movie directors and producers treat as their own as soon as they get their greedy little hands on it. I've been approached so many times by directors/producers who want to make a film, have no idea what to make a film about so they want an idea from me. As a writer, like all of you are, you'll understand that ideas are meat and drink to me. That's what gets me up in the morning. So they want ideas? I have more than enough ideas to keep me going for the next fifty years.
I therefore give them my ideas in the form of a script and within minutes it's become "their" film. Most directors/producers barely remember my name once they have the script. In fact, one director from hell actually removed my name from the script entirely as he went into the shoot and put a large "Adapted By A-Hole" title on the front of it. All he'd done was little more than adding a comma to one sentence! Did I mention at the start of this blog that I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore? Well, that's still true.
Another director and I talked for a bit about the story I'd given her – remember she had NOTHING before I came along – and we decided after a conversation on the phone that I would add a small sub-plot. The idea came about after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing between us and resonated strongly with something I was going through personally. So I took it and wrote a sub-plot into the script. Of course it was a matter of seconds before she came back to tell me that the script should read "Written by Me and Herself." Dammit, she already had the director credit as well as the producer credit and hadn't actually touched the script in any way at all. I refused to add her as a writer because writers, well, write. I gave her a "Script Editor" credit instead.
So the question I want to ask you is this: why do writers have to fight so bloody hard to be given the rightful credit due to them? It's unheard of in any other part of the industry and, remember, they would have NOTHING to work on if it wasn't for your script. Somehow, the egos in the film industry are enormous, and the higher up the hierarchy you go, the less credit you give to anyone else around you.
In case I haven't made myself clear, your simple little script is the foundation on which all their egos are built. The Actors would look rather silly without your lines. The Director couldn't throw his/her weight around without your script. And the Producers couldn't drive snappy little sports cars if it wasn't for your words. This is what I mean when I talk about Intellectual Property. Just because everyone can write an email, people in the film industry more than any other, underestimate the amount of skill it takes to put written words into the right order. Also an idea from a gifted writer is just that: a gift, an inspiration. It is not an email. A director who is not a writer would NEVER come up with the same idea as you have. A producer, unless he or she is also a writer, wouldn't be able to write the same script you have written. Not in a million years.
So here's my advice. When I heard that the A-Hole director mentioned above had taken my script and put his own name on it after removing mine, I became very good friends with a lawyer. I then sent a very sweet and "feminine" letter (see Pushy Women above) to the director and the producer asking them to clarify for my lawyer's sake exactly what my credit on the film would be as it was my script alone which green-lit the film. I cc-ed the lawyer and told the Dirs/Prods that this was just a formality and wasn't meant in bad faith at all. After all, I wasn't trying to be confrontational at all… I got my credit in the end. It wasn't where it should have been according to filmic conventions but hey, after the blood bath of the long production which had heads rolling throughout its torturous shooting schedule, I'll take it.
So, in case you didn't get it the first time: You own the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY to your film. It is your legal right. Without it, the film would not exist.
Get a lawyer, read Joe Eszterhas's book The Devil's Guide to Hollywood to man up, even if you are a woman. And get TOUGH. After all, writers have rights too.
And here is a quote from the book mentioned above. Elia Kazan, who ended up directing his own work as well as writing it, said: "Writing, in case you don't know it, is much harder than directing films. It may be the reason why I, perverse I, do it."
Writers must no longer be soft about owning their own work.
"Hollywood is a showman's paradise. But showmen make nothing; they exploit what someone else has made. The publisher and the play producer are showmen too; but they exploit what is already made. The showmen of Hollywood control the making – and thereby degrade it. For the basic art of motion pictures is the screenplay; it is fundamental, without it there is nothing. Everything derives from the screenplay, and most of that which derives is an applied skill which, however adept, is artistically not in the same class with the creation of a screenplay. But in Hollywood the screenplay in written by a salaried writer under the supervision of a producer – that is to say, by an employee without power or decision over the uses of his own craft, without ownership of it, and, however extravagantly paid, almost without honor for it." Raymond Chandler - http://www.openculture.com/2011/07/raymond_chandler_theres_no_art_of_the_screenplay_in_hollywood.html
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I have straight hair since birth but I love curly hair too. When I become teen-ager I always go to the beauty parlor for a change and makes my hair curly. I love it! I become more beautiful if my hair is curly, shiny and black. I'm happy that it's the next fashion trend.
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Winter opening times
We are open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during November and December. The museum is closed from 25th December until 28th February inclusive.
About the museum
There are over 1200 pieces on show, including many unique and never before seen pieces, in two galleries.
The Studio gallery, the larger of the two, focuses on the Isle of Wight's many studio glass makers, particularly Isle of Wight Studio Glass, but also SculptGlass (Diamond Isle Sculptured Glass), Glory Art Glass and Alum Bay Glass as well as related studios such as Jonathan Harris Studio Glass. This gallery also has a stunning collection of Mdina glass made during the period when the Harris family were in Malta, between 1968 and 1972, many pieces signed by Michael Harris. Also, there are designs by Michael from the 1950s and when he was teaching at the Royal College of Art in London in the 1960s.
The museum is also building a collection of studio glass made by other British makers, such as Peter Layton, Pauline Solven, Karlin Rushbrooke, Nick Orsler, and Siddy Langley.
In our brand new gallery, opened in April 2018, we have a fascinating and growing collection of French, German and British Art Deco glass. The focus is on glass made or designed by/for Edmond Etling, Pierre D'Avesn, Verlys, Sabino, Jobling, Stuart Crystal, John Walsh Walsh and WMF.
The museum has educational facilities catering for group visits, including schools and colleges, of up to 35 people. Our library is accessible to scholars and collectors by appointment.
Museum redevelopment
The museum opened in March 2016 after a great deal of work. But we are not standing still. Our aim is to continually improve the visitor experience as resources allow. We completed a major redevelopment in April 2018 which greatly enhances the visitor experience. These include a more exciting layout, storyboards and graphics, touch screen computers full of helpful information for visitors to use, and a library.
As part of the redevelopment work the museum shop has closed temporarily. Until the new shop is established online sales will continue uninterrupted via this web site.
Wifi is free in the museum. Just ask for the password.
New exhibits
This bowl was produced to commemorate the Queen's 60th year on the throne. It has the words 'Commemorating the Diamond Jubilee 2012' in gold lettering around the cylindrical foot. Each piece is numbered and signed by Timothy Harris of Isle of Wight Studio Glass. This example is No.1 of only six made.
Heavy cameo vase with fish, made by Isle of Wight Studio Glass, probably in the late 1990s.
Ovoid vase with horse chestnut leaves and fruits, in opalescent glass, made for Edmond Etling, Paris. It is numbered 303 in the catalogue of the Choisy-le-roi glassworks and probably made in the early 1930s.
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With the year-end holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah rapidly approaching, long-distance adult children, cousins and grandchildren will make the journey to visit parents, siblings and grandparents. For adult children, the holidays can bring about sobering realizations if mom and dad aren't moving about as easily as they used to or seemingly minor fender benders betray symptoms of something worse. Have these incidents been occurring for the past year, perhaps even longer, or are these isolated events?
Aging is an inevitable part of life and with that comes diminished physical and mental capability. This realization is difficult for people to accept because it can mean giving up cherished activities of driving, cooking or gardening. And broaching the conversation that your parents might need help can be difficult if siblings don't recognize the problem or if parents insist they are physically fine. Unfortunately, this is the reality that all to often families experience. Cathy Knight, state director for the Washington State Association of Area Agencies on Aging, remarked in an earlier interview with SeniorHomes.com that frequently people don't research information on where to find care until there is a crisis, and by then, they are at their wit's end.
Consider this: who will care for your parents if an unexpected accident happens, leaving them injured? Or if an ailment or other infirmity results in their being too frail to handle cooking, cleaning or dressing themselves?
The Administration on Aging reports that "by 2040, there will be about 82.3 million older persons," representing 21.7% of the population, which means that millions of families will face the aforementioned scenarios. To help people learn how to navigate the senior living landscape and often-dizzying array of care options, we will devote the next month to discussing this situation in greater depth. From deciding which option is right for you to learning their respective costs and understanding the available state-provided services, we will help you prepare to broach the subject so you and your family can proactively make decisions to avert a future crisis.


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FBM has melting capacity exceeding 50,000 tonnes a year. All the cast iron produced by FBM is from the latest generation of electrical furnaces, with accurate controls all along the melting process, to guarantee high quality products.
FBM's melting department comprises:
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- – 2 low-frequency 12 tonne induction furnaces
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These furnaces allow FBM sufficient melting capacity to guarantee continuity of production in the event of a major problem on a furnace, removing the risk of delivery disruption for clients.
In order to produce high-quality cast irons FBM is selecting and procuring raw materials based on precise and demanding technical specifications. Raw materials are going through very strict incoming inspection at our site: spectrographic control of steel scrap, thorough control of material certifications for high-purity new irons…
Through this first level of control FBM ensures that all material used is of the highest quality which results in the highest quality of the melt as well.
New scrap is sourced primarily from metal stamping and is delivered to us either loose or packaged. This scrap is controlled in accordance with a certified chemical composition and checked based on NFA 08–821 Standard
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Recycled internal cast irons are classified according to their composition.
FBM manufactures around 90% of ductile iron (SG iron) and 10% in grey iron (GJL). FBM produces a wide spread of grades, ranging from the most standard one to the most demanding; for example, low-temperature cast iron (GJS400-18 LT to -50°C), Solution Strengthened Ferritic SSF (GJS450-18, GJS500-14, GJS600-10), ADI…
As of today about 20% of FBM production is ferritic cast iron and the whole production is according to the current standards EN1561, EN1563, EN1564.
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Some technical components or certain grades of cast iron require heat treatment and FBM has 4 heat treatment furnaces on the production site.
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An essential step in the production of ductile cast irons is magnesium treatment. FBM has 2 automated cored wire treatment cabins. This process allows close control of the quantity of magnesium introduced, directly influencing the treatment quality, hence the quality of cast irons.
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I have just recently found out that I may be diabetic, after a doctors visit after I was drinking something all the time, having to get up 7 or 8 times a night to use the restroom, physically tired all the time and a very pungent sweet smell on my breath at times. The dr said my blood sugar was 150 after fasting. Is that very high and what can I expect from here? I have another dr appointment in a few weeks. This is all kind of scary and my dr didn't really tell me much.
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I was very scared when I was diagnosed too! And my fasting sugar was way higher than yours! Hopefully they did an A1C test and will discuss those results when you go back in a few weeks. Ask many questions when you go back. Write them down before hand.. Have the doctor explain your A1C reading to you.. Also try finding a free education class in your area! I have not found one but I have found so much help from support groups online and meetings in my area!
could be worse. i was told i had diabetes mine was my blood sugar fasting 240 which is a ac1 8.2.that was 2yrs ago now my last fasting blood sugar was 101 which in 5.4 range.i do take 1 tablet of metforin a day though.
It's scary and very overwhelming in the beginning. May I suggest that you call your local hospital and ask about a diabetic educator. That's a really good starting place. Remember, there will be frustrating, scary, overwhelming times. Just try to remind yourself that you csn do this one step at a time.
i had the same problem,i went to the dr becouse i had to pee all the time and was tired alot ,also my pee had a sweet smell to it,and im always complaining of a dry mouth.but i really started to go to the dr when i had to pee all the time,she said lets check for diabetes,i didnt think anything of it until a couple days later she called me and said i need to see u is today good for u,then i knew something was up,she put me on oral meds,and told me to watch my diet and exresize,i was really awed by all of this becouse for one i thought that i would have to gained alot of weight or somethying,becouse for years i knew i had the chance of becoming diabetec,from bieng hypoglycemic,so my dr always said to watch my weight ,so i have,so i was really shocked when i found out,but im doing good just on my oral meds and diet and exersize,i really wish people would hear and learn alot more about diabetes like they do cancer becouse it is just as deadly,and needs more attention,i serously thought in order to get this desease u had to be over weight,like obese boy was i wrong.
That reading is 8.3 in the UK and a fasting reading over here should be between 4-7 (72-126) after a meal it should be 10 or under (180 or under) but I'm sure different doctors probably give differing advice both in the UK and in the US
It pretty much the same here.
See if he can send you to a class that teaches you everything to do and what to eat. That was the most helpful thing my doctor did! Don't be scared. We have all survived the same thing!! HUGS
We will come to you house and beat you first thing in the morning then we will make you test your blood sugar till you will beg us to stop but we never stop .
Then we will make you eat good foods and take care of your self ,
With what you sey they will put you on orel meds and you will need to take better care of your self as well as testing you blood sugar.All and all not a bad thing you pick up a lot from just reading all the post on this site.
Best wishes
Harlen you sure do know how to make me smile. Its nice to be able to see a little humor.
Harlen, sheesh!!!!!
Hi, I was having the same problems about 3 weeks ago. I was hospitalizrd because my blood sugar was in the 400's and from what I learned this # is extremely dangerous, now that I was diagnosed I am very careful with the foods I eat. It's very scary at first but knowing that you can actually control it is GREAT!! I hope everything goes well for you, and also do lots of research I too din't get enough info by the doc. and so I registered to this web and it has become very handy for me.
Yes doctors are very vague. He might want to run a few more tests to determine that you are diabetic. If not he's likely going to work out a treatment plan with you. Sometimes people can conrrol their diabetes with pills alone. I could not. I was running 300 to 400 on my blood sugar. I needed insulin. So I'm taking two different insulins now and I'm under nice tight control of my sugar. Your doctor should explain the importance of testing your blood and how often he would like you to test. I test 4 times a day. Somepople test even more. The reason we test and watch our numbers is because complications can occur at 150 and above. This is why we have treatment plans to keep our numbers down at target range.your doctor will discuss this with you. Good luck and I've hopwd I've helped in a way. Yake take care!
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On January 22, 2018 local time, Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States that the cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is like a fruit tree. If both sides can channel fresh spring of the "Belt and Road" and water it with care, the tree of China-LAC overall cooperation and bilateral cooperation will become more luxuriant and yield more sweet fruits. China and LAC have reached new consensus on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", which will inject new vitality into and open up new prospects for comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and LAC. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" by China and LAC is the "golden key" for both sides to march toward a bright future.
Wang Yi expressed that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" by China and LAC enjoys profound historical accumulation. President Xi Jinping has mentioned China-LAC "Pacific Maritime Silk Road" and the "Chinese Boat" for several times. This Maritime Silk Road dates back to the middle of the 16th century, which takes Fujian Province of China as the starting point, passes by Manila of the Philippines, goes across the Pacific and arrives in Acapulco of Mexico. Through this Maritime Silk Road, China and LAC exchanged eastern silk, porcelain and spice for American corn, potato and pepper, which promoted the exchanges between the two civilizations. Sailing on the blue ocean, the "Chinese Boat" connected the emotions of the people of China and LAC, becoming shared happy memories for both sides.
Wang Yi pointed out that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" by China and LAC enjoys solid foundation for cooperation. Since the new century, China-LAC relations have developed rapidly with the level of cooperation being constantly promoted and the integration of interests being increasingly deepened. China has established bilateral free trade areas with Chile, Peru and Costa Rica, and reached trade and investment facilitation arrangements as well as signed production capacity cooperation agreements with a number of countries in the region. The emerging of e-commerce and digital economy in recent years has opened a new gate for the China-LAC economic and trade exchanges again. China and LAC have also conducted various forms of financial cooperation, among which the arrangement for over 17 billion US dollars has been implemented as part of a 35-billion-US dollars worth of financing package. A special fund of 30 billion US dollars for China-LAC production capacity cooperation has also been launched, and a fund limited liability company has been set up to this end.
Wang Yi noted that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" by China and LAC has a strong demand for cooperation. The LAC are emerging developing regions. Various countries in the regions are pursuing the dream of development and rejuvenation as well as people's well-being. They have formulated development plans full of ambition and strategic vision in succession. China and LAC need a higher level of advantage complementarity. Both sides need to jointly enhance economic competitiveness so that the value chain of the industry could climb up to medium-to-high end. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" by China and LAC will become the "golden key" for both sides to march toward a bright future.


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Actors: Sayaka Yamaguchi, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Ken'ichi Endô, Makoto Togashi, Moro Morooka
Director: Tomijiro Mitsuishi
Genres: Indie & Art House, Horror
NR 2004 1hr 35min
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Boz Hubris | Detroitish | 08/30/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are enamored with the hack and slash, body parts askew and blood fountains flowing, intellectual twaddle that Hollywood dishes out, then don't watch this. Though there are elements of the common horror flick here, it is done intelligently, albeit strangely, and without the grotesque backwoods mentality of "Friday the 13th" or the blatant ridiculousness of "Scream."
The plot lines are drawn out in the synopsis provided by Amazon but the real story is in the cinematography and vision of the director. There are some very eerie camera angles and dialogue that are literally frightening because you become so engrossed in the startling images that you forget the movie and focus on the artistic endeavor instead. I guess this probably isn't making sense.
So who/what is Tomie? Tomie is a body-less head enveloped in revenge. Tomie is the things we do to each other. Tomie is the unsettled mind trying to control fate. Tomie is the dark spot in the white spances of truth."
"Replay"? Oh yes, definitely...
Kit | New York, NY | 12/12/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Finally saw ADNESS's release of Tomie: Replay, and I'm happy to say that this is definitely the best Tomie movie I've seen so far. Having already seen three other [bad] Tomie movies before this ("Tomie"; "Forbidden Fruit"; "Another Face"), I went in with low expectations, and got out a very satisfied fan. The movie is very heavily influenced by Ringu, and the plot itself borrows some elements from the "Medical" chapters of the manga, although it should by no means be considered an adaptation of said chapters. Cast-wise, I was plesantly surprised to find Yousuke Kubozuka from the GTO drama as part of the main cast, and he plays his character with a calm, cool, collected approach. Sayaka Yamaguchi made for a cute lead, and I couldn't help but sympathize with her. The other supporting actors did their parts well, with Shun Sugata being the best of them. As for Tomie herself... well, unfortunately, every movie has problems and she's where this one lie. Mai Houshou, while a total babe, just isn't Tomie. Her acting was good and she's no doubt very attractive, but, in my opinion, she just didn't have the right type of beauty for the role. Her hair was all wrong and she lacked the trademark big, round, almond-shaped eyes. I suppose she's still miles above Ando Nozomi from "Forbidden Fruit", but I think the movie would've probably been even better than it is had the directors casted either Miho Kanno or Miki Sakai instead (both actresses, of course, appeared in the original "Tomie" and the sequel to this one, "Tomie: Rebirth" respectively).
I'm also not entirely sure what my stance is on Tomie actually transforming into a monster. In the past (both film-wise and manga-wise), Tomie's appearance has always been portrayed as a very human school girl with an enchanting beauty -- any deformity (post-mortem resurrections aside) that would occur were shown to be purely in the point of view of her victims; ie, Tsukiko's photos, Mr. Mori/Hideo's paintings, etc. The ugly monster marks that would occasionally pop up on her face in this movie were quite new and a somewhat different take to the character -- whether the addition is good or bad is fairly debatable."
Creepy, but incredibly slow
J. Irps | sparta | 03/06/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"this was an interesting concept. i haven't seen the first tomie yet, so i didn't know what really to expect out of this. it is a really interesting and original concept. a head grows in the body of a 6 year old girl and once removed it starts sprouting its own body. everyone who comes in contact with tomie is pretty much screwed.
the story really starts off good, but continues on at a snails pace. this isn't a movie where things just pop out of nowhere which is somewhat of a relief, but there are some welcome gruesome scenes that really caught my interest, *little spoiler* such as the point where the guy who took tomie out of the hospital fell in love with tomie and when he talked to his friend tomie wanted to meet his friend. so he gets jealous and beats her to death with a telephone then drags her body into the bathroom and cuts her head off with a saw (required 2 saw blades to get all the way through).
some parts are pretty graphic which pretty much redeems it for its lack of speed. i also should have payed attention to the fact that it isn't english dubbed. you have to turn the english subtitles on in the specials menu. i didn't mind, but i know a lot of people who don't like reading that much. that is why they don't like foreign films. aside from that little complaint, check this movie out if you are into the japanese horror flicks. if not get something else."
Second In The Series, and Miles Better Than The First
R. Grubb | Minneapolis, MN USA | 11/21/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Perhaps you've watched, "Halloween III: Season of the Witch," and remarked sadly to yourself, "How did it ever come to this?" If you've also watched the snooze-fest that was the first Tomie film, then you probably assumed that the entire Tomie francise fell down the crapper with its very first movie, while most horror films survive about 3 or 4 sequels before ending up there. Fortunately for the viewer, this is not the case.
The story begins with an interesting twist on the established idea of Tomie. A little girl is rushed to the hospital for excruciating pain in her abdomen. An emergency operation is performed, and the doctors remove a tumor that turns out to be a human head. Not just any head, but one that smiles and winks and answers to the name of Tomie. One of the doctors disappears, and his daughter finds his journal. She tries to piece together what exactly happened before his disappearance to produce the insane writings contained therein.
Unlike the first film, "Replay" begins to explore some of the unanswerable questions about Tomie. As I mentioned in my review of the first film, we know that men fall in love with Tomie, go insane and cut her into pieces. But what is interesting to ponder is why this happens. Does she need to be repeatedly murdered, and then come back to life in order to retain her youth? Or does the cutting off of her body parts allow her to replicate herself?
"Replay" explores this aspect of Tomie, and even gives us a bit of insight into her psyche. After her head has been cut off, she grows a new one. She then goes back to where her head was buried and laughs as she burns her own face in front of her. This sadistic act shows Tomie turning her cruel nature on herself, and seems to symbolize a young woman's self hate. In order to continue life in her current form, she wishes to kill off the parts of herself she does not like, that she sees as underdeveloped, or weak.
Of course, Tomie is a monster, and not a real woman, so this is not necessarily what the director intended, or what Junji Ito, writer of the original manga, had in mind. But with a character as bizarre as Tomie, the symbolism may be present or not, depending on your point of view, and it's up to you to decide what she represents.
Near the end, we are treated to another rare glimpse into Tomie's mind. She speaks to the doctor's daughter in undeniable anger about who she is and what happens to her, over and over again. The other girl appears the same age as Tomie, except that one will grow older and find a life, while the other will be killed and come back the same as before. Tomie tells her that men always fall in love with her, and then they kill her, and cut her up into pieces. But she always comes back. Her anger in this scene seems to show how resentful she is of her situation. She is fated to be a victim forever. Although she has the ability to control men for a while, it is always her destiny to be killed by them. She will never be able to experience real love, because the sick, obsessive love is all she is capable of inspiring.
Most importantly, "Replay" contains some scary scenes. I knew "Tomie" was supposed to be a horror movie, but I couldn't figure out what, if anything, was supposed to be scary about the love triangle and the amnesia. We know Tomie comes back to life, but so what? I'm supposed to be afraid of a girl who might steal my boyfriend? In "Replay," the flashback scenes from the doctor's journal are genuinely creepy and haunting, and show us just how scary the hypnotic effect Tomie has on people can be.
Since the story of Tomie is an ongoing cycle, you can begin the story at any point. Unless you are a completist, I would recommend you skip the dull and lifeless "Tomie," and proceed directly to "Tomie: Replay.""


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Lucy is an 8 year old girl who has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. She is paralysed from the chest down and is a full time wheelchair user.
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The Ash Tree yurt is slightly smaller than the three hideaway yurts - but still sleeps four in great comfort. This cosy yurt is located in a peaceful corner of the camping meadow, with great views across our little farm and amazing sunsets.
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A great treat for any season, any occasion, any audience. Since the toppings are prepared as needed (and there are so many toppings to choose from), you can easily choose decorations on the fly.
1. Prepare the toppings. The toppings pictured here are (from top to bottom):
–Pecans/chocolate drizzle
–Coconut shavings
–Toffee bits (chopped)
–Andes mint candies (chopped)
–White/Milk chocolate drizzle
It's important that none of the toppings are too heavy or chunky. If you are using candy bars or nuts, make sure to grind or finely chop them so they will stick to the chocolate.
2. Get set up. I think it works best to use cookie sheets and several sheets of wax paper. You'll also need enough refrigerator space to be sliding cookie sheets in and out without disturbing the pretzels.
Set up toppings and pretzels within reach, and lay out wax paper on cookie sheets. Keep at least one cookie sheet close. (If you are drizzling chocolate as one of your toppings, wait until later.)
3. Melt the chocolate and begin covering the pretzels. I like to use a spoon to cover and smooth the chocolate. You shouldn't be "frosting" the pretzels – just turn the pretzel and let the chocolate fall where it needs to.
4. Sprinkle toppings on the pretzels. As you finish covering each pretzel, lay it out on the wax paper. When a cookie sheet is full, slide it into the refrigerator to set up (about 20 – 30 minutes or until fairly hard).
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5. If you are going to drizzle chocolate (or anything else) on the pretzels, do it after they have set up in the refrigerator. I like to use a fork or knife to get a somewhat sloppy look, but you can also use a squeeze bottle or plastic bag with tip to a neater look.
After drizzling, place back in the fridge on wax paper.
6. Quick notes about chocolate:
It's best to drizzle with newly melted chocolate – when it's the runniest.
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Yoga and writing are my two greatest passions. At 22, after many years of struggling with an eating disorder, yoga returned me to a loving relationship with my body; what was once my antagonist is now my ally. As a kid, I taped poems to the back of my father's office door; as a teenager, I poured confessional poems into lock-and-key diaries; and as an adult, I studied literature in graduate school; writing has been my primary method of inner knowing and outward expression. In my thirties, I prayed to synthesize seemingly disparate aspects of my life—yogi/teacher/writer—and imagined a practice both spiritually fulfilling and deeply creative; thus, Prose and Poses was born. From practicing yoga and writing in my dining room/converted yoga sanctuary, to sharing this gift in yoga studios and retreat centers on the Central Coast, Prose and Poses continues to emerge as a rich, satisfying experience to open creativity and deepen the relationship with Self.


text: George Allen: You Have Not Earned the Right to Question Jim Webb's Recollections of War - So Just Shut Up To: George Allen and his campaign From: Steve Jarding Re: Shame on both of you by Steve Jarding George Allen and his campaign hit men this week chose to again attack Jim Webb and his military experiences, this time by taking passages from Webb's novels to try to suggest that the explicit war time experiences Webb writes about are demeaning and repugnant. On their attacks, I would like to say two things. First, the novels that the Allen camp attacks include Fields of Fire, which has been called the classic novel of the Vietnam War and was for years required reading on college campuses nationwide in classes relating to the illumination of war. They include, The Emperor's General, which has been called a masterpiece of literature and was called by that raving liberal George F. Will, "This compelling, fascinating exercise of historical fiction proves, again, that Jim Webb is as fine a novelist as he was a Marine. Enough said;" and they include Born Fighting, which has been called brilliant and the most important ethnography of our time. Perhaps the Allen camp should learn to read books before they begin burning them. Second, let me say one more time to George Allen and his lapdog assassins. Senator, you have not earned the right to question Jim Webb's wartime experiences, from the ugliness of combat to the ugliness of what happens to civilians in nations ravaged by war. Senator, Jim Webb wrote of things he witnessed. They may have been ugly, but we should learn from their ugliness about the consequences of our votes and actions before we send men and women into war. And Senator, you would not know this, but, war is demeaning, war is repugnant. People die and get maimed there. Innocent boys and girls are forced into prostitution, and are forced to perform heinous acts there. Jim Webb witnessed it all. And he wrote about it. You don't think this is happening in Iraq? Perhaps if you had read Webb's book, you would not be so quick to take his experiences and attempt to twist them for selfish, personal, political gain. Perhaps if you had purchased Webb's books and at least read about these types of atrocities, you would not have been so gung ho about blindly following the misguided and malfeasant actions of another man who did not witness firsthand the ugliness of war, George W. Bush. And perhaps if you had gone to Vietnam and served as a company commander instead of serving as a drover at a dude ranch, or serving as a surfing instructor on Malibu Beach, you would temper your feigned indignation. A man who did read this same book you disparage, John McCain, praised its honest portrayal of the heinous nature and repercussions of war. Perhaps Senator, if sheltered Hollywood neighborhoods and elitist dude ranches had unspeakable death, destruction, rape, and unspeakable inhumanity to man and woman, you might now know how self serving your shock and indignation is. But, until you have witnessed firsthand the ugliness of war and the destruction it reaps upon all people, including the innocent ones, you should learn to keep quiet. I understand, Senator, that your campaign is desperate and as such it is doing desperate things. But it is not lost on anyone that you were the one who went on statewide television pleading for a campaign on the issues. You clearly did not mean the words you uttered. And finally, to Chris LaCivita, who did serve. Your statement regarding Jim Webb's recollections of his war experiences, do not warrant a response. Shame on you.


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Bella Lindemann is a Functional Nutrition Practitioner who helps people with chronic digestive issues. She specialises in helping people that have developed these issues after travelling to a developing country.
In this episode, we talk about the years of struggle Bella had with her health after a nasty food poisoning event in Africa. It was only after finding a functional medicine practitioner that she was able to move in the right direction and start seeing some results. Her journey back to full health took 5 years and included her remodelling every aspect of her life.
After recovering her health, Bella went on to study functional medicine and is now helping others get their health back. We spend a lot of time talking about what you can do leading up to a trip, what to do to avoid getting sick when travelling, and what to do if you do get sick, and how to return to full health once home.
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Show Notes:
[0:52] – How Bella became a health consultant
[3:43 ]– What was the timeframe from the food poisoning event to your health deteriorating significantly?
[5:59] – What dietary changes did you make to try and recover your health?
[8:20] – How many doctors Bella saw before getting some answers
[9:04] – Tracey Randell IBS Clinic in the UK
[13:10] – How long did it take to recover your health once you had identified some of the underlying causes?
[15:25] – The diet that worked best for Bella when she was really unwell with a lot of digestive discomforts
[19:16] – After recovering her health Bella studied Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
[20:33] – Alison Vickery on Histamine Intolerance
[21:40] – The Travel Belly Bible
[22:09] – Preparing to visit a developing country
[23:16] – Water purification products: Lifestraw straw and water bottle,
Fill2Pure stainless steel water bottle with filter
[30:35] – Steps to take to prevent getting sick and what to do if you do
[32:35] – What symptoms you should look out for after returning from a trip and what to do if you are not feeling well
[39:17] – What the process of working with Bella looks like
[47:46] – Nirala Jacobi's podcast, The SIBO Doctor
[50:37] – Jesse Lindemann – http://www.thephotobohemian.com


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We repost this article from May 2002, Future Positive.
Complexity is Just a Word! *
Peter A. Corning, Ph.D.
What is complexity, asks author-journalist George Johnson in a recent "Science Times," the science section of The New York Times (May 5, 1997)? Below the headline, "Researchers on Complexity Ponder What It's All About," Johnson reports that there is still no agreed-upon definition, much less a theoretically-rigorous formalization, despite the fact that complexity is currently a "hot" research topic. Many books and innumerable scholarly papers have been published on the subject in the past few years, and there is even a new journal, Complexity, devoted to this nascent science. Johnson quotes Dan Stein, chairman of the physics department at the University of Arizona: "Everybody talks about it. [But] in the absence of a good definition, complexity is pretty much in the eye of the beholder."
This is not to say that the researchers in this area have not been trying to define it. In the 1970s, Gregory Chaitin and Alexei Kolmogorov (independently) pioneered a mathematical measuring-rod that Chaitin called "algorithmic complexity" — that is, the length of the shortest "recipe" for the complete reproduction of a mathematical treatment. The problem with this definition, as Chaitin concedes, is that random sequences are invariably more complex because in each case the recipe is as long as the whole thing being specified; it cannot be "compressed".
More recently, Charles Bennett has focussed on the concept of "logical depth" — the computational requirements for converting a recipe into a finished product. Though useful, it seems to be limited to processes in which there is a logical structure of some sort. It would seem to exclude the "booming, buzzing confusion" of the real world, where the internal logic may be problematical or only partially knowable — say the immense number of context-specific chaotic interactions that are responsible for producing global weather "patterns", or the imponderable forces that will determine the future course of the evolutionary process itself.
A number of researchers, especially those who are associated with the Santa Fe Institute, believe that the key lies in the so-called "phase transitions" between highly ordered and highly disordered physical systems. An often-cited analogy is water, whose complex physical properties lie between the highly ordered state of ice crystals and the highly disordered movements of steam molecules. While the "Santa Fe Paradigm" may be useful, it also sets strict limits on what can be termed "complex". For instance, it seems to exclude the extremes associated with highly ordered or strictly random phenomena, even though there can be more or less complex patterns of order and more or less complex forms of disorder — degrees of complexity that are not associated with phase transitions. (Indeed, random phenomena seem to be excluded by fiat from some definitions of complexity.)
To confuse matters further, a distinction must be made between what could be labelled "objective complexity" — the "embedded" properties of a physical phenomenon and "subjective complexity" — its "meaning" to a human observer. As Timothy Perper has observed (on-line communication), the equation w = f(z) is structurally simple, but it might have a universe of meaning depending upon how its terms are defined. Indeed, information theory is notorious for its reliance on quantitative, statistical measures and its blindness to meaning — where much can be made of very few words. The telephone directory for a large metropolitan area contains many more words than a Shakespeare play, but is it more complex? Furthermore, as Elisabet Sahtouris has pointed out (on-line communication), the degree of complexity that we might impute to a phenomenon can depend upon our frame of reference for viewing it. If we adopt a broad, "ecological" perspective we will see many more factors, and relationships, at work than if we adopt a "physiological" perspective. When Howard Bloom (on-line communication) quotes the line "To see the World in a Grain of Sand…" from William Blake's famous poem, "Auguries of Innocence", it reminds us that even a simple object can denote a vast pattern of relationships, if we choose to see it that way. Accordingly, subjective complexity is a highly variable property of the phenomenal world.
Perhaps we need to go back to the semantic drawing-board. Complexity is, after all, a word — a verbal construct, a mental image. Like the words "electron" or "snow" or "blue" or "tree", complexity is a shorthand tool for thinking and communicating about various aspects of the phenomenal world. Some words may be very narrow in scope. (Presumably all electrons are alike in their basic properties, although their behavior can vary greatly.) However, many other words may hold a potful of meaning. We often use the word "snow" in conversation without taking the trouble to differentiate among the many different kinds of snow, as serious skiers (and Inuit eskimos) routinely do. Similarly, the English word "blue" refers to a broad band of hues in the color spectrum, and we must drape the word with various qualifiers, from navy blue to royal blue to robin's egg blue (and many more), to denote the subtle differences among them. So it is also, I believe, with the word "complexity"; it is used in many different ways and encompasses a great variety of phenomena. (Indeed, it seems that many theorists, to suit their own purposes, prefer not to define complexity too precisely.)
The "utility" of any word, whether broad or narrow in scope, is always a function of how much information it imparts to the user(s). Take the word "tree", for example. It tells you about certain fundamental properties that all trees have in common. But it does not tell you whether or not a given tree is deciduous, whether it is tall or short, or even whether it is living or dead. The same shortcoming applies also to the concept of "complexity". Although there may be some commonalities between a complex personality, a complex wine, a complex piece of music and a complex machine, the similarities are not obvious. Each is complex in a different way, and their complexities cannot be reduced to an all-purpose algorithm. Moreover, the differences among them are at least as important as any common properties.
What in fact does the word "complexity" connote. One of the leaders in the complexity field, Seth Lloyd of MIT, took the trouble to compile a list of some three dozen different ways in which the term is used in scientific discourse. However, this exercise produced no blinding insight. When asked to define complexity, Lloyd told Johnson: "I can't define it for you, but I know it when I see it."
Rather than trying to define what complexity is, perhaps it would be more useful to identify the properties that are commonly associated with the term. I would suggest that complexity often (not always) implies the following attributes: (1) a complex phenomenon consists of many parts (or items, or units, or individuals); (2) there are many relationships/interactions among the parts; and (3) the parts produce combined effects (synergies) that are not easily predicted and may often be novel, unexpected, even surprising.
At the risk of inviting the wrath of the researchers in this field, I would argue that complexity per se is one of the less interesting properties of complex phenomena. The differences, and the unique combined properties (synergies) that arise in each case, are vastly more important than the commonalities. If someone does develop a grand, unifying definition-description of complexity, I predict that it will add very little to the tree of knowledge (pardon the pun). But that shouldn't deter us from trying; the very effort to do so will surely enrich our understanding.
Copyright © 2001 ISCS.
* With thanks to Howard Bloom, Timothy Perper, Elisabet Sahtouris, Peter Frost, Reed Konsler and the pseudonymous Just Mice for a provocative and insightful on-line discussion within Howard Bloom's "International Paleopsychology Project" group.
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I am currently in the very enjoyable process of gathering recipe ideas before I get started with the actual cooking. At the suggestion of a very dear loved one I am going to open it up to requests. If anyone has a recipe or type of food they would like to see me try, please comment! :)
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