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Thomas Boylston Adams to Abigail Adams, 5 October 1796
Thomas Boylston Adams to Abigail Adams
The Hague 5th: October 1796.
My dear Mother.
My last letter to you was dated the 27th: of August, and went by "the Genl Green" for Rhode Island.1 I hope ere this it has made more than half the passage. A direct opportunity offers for Boston from Rotterdam and another from the Capital, by the latter of which, I am informed, in a letter from Messrs: Willink just received, will be sent the table linnen &ca: which was ordered by you last fall. That which was directed to be purchased for Mrs: Welsh, will also take passage in the same vessel. In a letter, which a few days since I wrote to the Doctor, I undertook to presume that the articles had not only been sent long ago, but that they were safely landed in Boston. Upon enquiry however I find that my anticipations of Myn Heer's punctuality and dispatch were much too favorable. Nine months taken to complete so trifling a commission, is surely an unreasonable time, but you know the nature of the annimal, and will account for the delay upon the score of his tardiness.
Upon the subject of the table cloths, which were deficient in the parcel you received last year, I shall give you an extract of Myn Heer's letter above mentioned.
"We have made every enquiry about the missed table cloths, of doubt but that the number of table cloths expressed in the account have actually been shipped.
"The person from whom we bought them, will if required make a declaration of his having packed up and delivered the number of table cloths charged in the account, and our porters who put them in the box are likewise willing to make a similar affidavit of there having been the same number put in the box and shipped. As these documents will be attended with some expence, we shall expect to learn whether you will have them made out."
Now as Myn Heer not only avers, that the said table cloths were faithfully packed and shipped according to invoice, but affirms that his people are ready if required at a small expence to swear to the fact; it is my humble advice & opinion, that it is quite sufficient to be robbed, without paying more of ones property for the sake of having the first loss confirmed by the oath of any body. I do suppose then, that the loss must be pocketed, but if I knew any method of making the pocket of Myn Heer hold it, I would certainly put it in force. I am sure that Myn Heer will not refund if he can avoid it, though a few guilders, you will say could be no object to him; but therein you would be much deceived, for a few guilders taken from a few millions according to his calculation make as glaring a deficit as when taken from a few hundreds. I hope the commission which is now executing will eventually prove more satisfactory to you both in quantity and quality, than the first.2
The news of the times may be comprised in a small compass. The defeats again and again of the French armies upon the Rhine form the principal share of newspaper intelligence— The two armies upon a moderate estimate have lost between 50 & 60 thousand men; and one of them was very near being entirely cut off. So much for the ambition of Conquest. All this has taken place in the space of sixweeks.3 The french begin to talk of peace with the Emperor, upon such terms as he may expect at present—this is a sufficient indication that the times are pénible with them.
The English have not yet learnt entirely to respect our rights— they continue to capture our vessels; but the french threaten also to adopt the same practice, if the English persist in it. Oh impotence! Of how many wrongs art thou the Parent!
We are well— Tilly has got rid of the Ague, after a severe battle with it. We are looking for letters every day; alas! How little do I deserve any.
Remember me to every body & believe me now & ever your dutiful Son.
Thomas B Adams.
RC (Adams Papers); internal address: "Mrs: A Adams."
1. TBA's letter to AA of 27 Aug., above, was carried on the ship the General Greene, Capt. Charles Sheldon, which sailed from Amsterdam and arrived in Providence, R.I., from New York, on 3 Nov. (Ship Registers and Enrollments of Providence, Rhode Island, 1773–1939, Providence, 1941, p. 390–391; Providence Gazette, 5 Nov.; Providence United States Chronicle, 3 Nov.).
2. None of TBA's correspondence with Jan & Wilhem Willink, Thomas Welsh, or the unidentified Dutch merchant regarding the commissions for table linen has been found, but both AA and Abigail Kent Welsh had received their orders by March 1797 (AA to JQA, 15 March, Adams Papers). For AA's request for linen, see her letter to TBA of 30 Nov. 1795, above.
3. During its 1796 campaign, the goal of the French Army was a two-fronted attack of Austria, with Napoleon's army advancing from the south through Italy and the armies of Gen. Jean Victor Moreau and Gen. Jean Baptiste Jourdan attacking from the north. Both fronts successfully advanced until late August, when the northern armies were halted by Archduke Charles, who led the Austrian Army in a series of attacks against Jourdan's troops at Amberg on 24 Aug. and then at Würzburg, Aschaffenburg, and Altenkirchen between 2 and 19 September. Jourdan retreated across the Rhine, losing nearly half of his 45,000 troops. Unable to join forces with Jourdan, Moreau was unwilling to continue his advance and retreated to Strasbourg (Cambridge Modern Hist., description begins The Cambridge Modern History, Cambridge, Eng., 1902–1911; repr. New York, 1969; 13 vols. description ends 8:497).


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Astronomy and medicine
How can looking at space benefit our health?
Our use of ground-based telescopes is making a difference in medicine too. Astronomers use these giant facilities to peer into the depths of the universe at objects like distant galaxies, taking pictures to analyse.
Specially designed software can automatically pick out the galaxies from the background of these images, full of fuzzy patches of light – not that dissimilar from the view a doctor sees of a tumour sample down a microscope.
In a great example of interdisciplinary research and collaboration, astronomers at the University of Cambridge have teamed up with their colleagues in the oncology department to share their knowledge.
Doctors normally use a technique called immunohistochemistry to identify and confirm cancers as well as assess their aggressiveness. This involves staining a tumour sample, looking down a microscope and noting small changes in the stains as the tumour cells express different proteins. When astronomers applied their technique for spotting galaxies to automatically detect these tumour changes, they matched the accuracy of a doctor in a much faster time.
This kind of collaboration is on the increase. At Harvard University's Astronomical Medicine group, one success has been to use tricks learned from astronomical imaging to increase doctors' accuracy at diagnosing heart disease from CT scans.Lead image:
Left: CNRI/Science Photo Library; right: Rogelio Bernal Andreo (DeepSkyColors.com)
- University of Cambridge: Cancer researchers and astronomers team up
- The Briefing: Collaborations between astronomers and doctors
- YouTube: TEDx talk with Michelle Borkin on astronomical medicine
Further reading
Downloadable resources
- PDF of Astronomy and medicine [PDF 71KB]

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WHY are we afraid? Why do we dwell on worst-case scenarios and react to minor mishaps as though they are a matter of life and death?
Fear is an instinctive response when our survival is threatened or our belief systems challenged. Healthy fear is an important part of our defence mechanism which keeps us on our toes and alert to danger. But fear, if left unchecked, can grow into a neurotic anxiety that can be paralysing as it leaves us in a state of worry, panic and non-specific tension.
Constant fear undermines relationships, increases stress levels and causes unfavourable physical signs such as insomnia, exhaustion, heart palpitations, shortness of breath and dizziness.
We are routinely altered by fear during the course of a normal day - from simply feeling nervous about a new experience to repeatedly rethinking a critical comment. Like a chameleon, fear takes on disguises in the form of jealousy, anger, sadness, irritation and doubt.


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Study The Opportunity Network's 2014-15 Impact Report for the most up-to-date info on our Fellows and our organization. In contrast to the technical edge rationale described earlier, which implies you've produced (or acquired) the new technology your self, an opportunity can be developed when a team recognizes technological advances in the market place and builds a new offering on top. The 2016 National Opportunity Summit, hosted by Opportunity Nation, will convene a bipartisan, cross-sector group of business leaders, nonprofits, elected officials and young people to restore the American Dream. Producing positive that the opportunity to speak is balanced out is the most simple job that a moderator has.
You can have a major trouble that is real for many people, and you can have an amazing group to solve it. But, you must also explain what has shifted to generate the opportunity and how you will enter the marketplace in a way that is defensible. The Opportunity Index gives a rating for the level of opportunity in every single state, primarily based on the measurement of different economic, academic, and civic components on a scale of one hundred. If there is no opportunity to enter the market place and you don't have a way to outcompete-you have no chance of creating a effective company. The opportunity cost of selecting this selection is then 12% rather than the anticipated 2%.
Caroline and her granddaughter Grace (four years old) with her Opportunity International Loan Officer Bernard Otheno. The highest 2015 Opportunity Score in America is 66., though the lowest is 43.8. Oculus came into getting just when the expected technology became advanced adequate, and the component prices economical sufficient, to develop a significant opportunity.
For the sake of simplicity, assume the investment basically yields a return of %, which means the corporation gets out exactly what it place in. The actual opportunity price of picking out this choice is ten% – %, or 10%. The rover is headed toward an ancient water-carved gully about a kilometer south of the rover's present place on the rim of Endeavour Crater. This is not a true expense of attending school at all for the reason that whether or not or not the student attends school, the student nonetheless has expenses for area and board. Right here is what a terrific opportunity slide in Zendesk's Series A pitch deck may possibly have looked like, with the benefit of hindsight.
I like his manners, and he appears like a tiny gentleman, so I've no objection to your realizing him, if a correct opportunity comes. When you can show in your pitch that you have located this opportunity and that you have a defensible advantage over other individuals, that's when you have a winning and investable idea. Whilst the opportunity price of either option is %, the T-bill is clearly the safer bet when the relative danger of every single investment is viewed as. Opportunity typically implies an opportunity that arises via luck or accident: Meeting every single other at the coffee shop was a likelihood for us to chat.
When producing large decisions like getting a house or starting a business , you will probably scrupulously investigation the pros and cons of your monetary choice, but most of our day-to-day choices are not created with a complete understanding of the potential opportunity costs. Opportunity price evaluation also plays a essential part in figuring out a business's capital structure When both debt and equity require some degree of expense to compensate lenders and shareholders for the risk of investment, each also carries an opportunity expense. It cites numbers that try to instill a feeling of immense size of the opportunity.


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Schrems can't throw collective sueball at Facebook but individual action OK
It's not a knock-out: Fbook's privacy status will be tested in Austrian court
Max Schrems can sue Facebook in Vienna as an individual, but can't bring a class action suit, in a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union without a knock-out blow for either side.
The decision, handed down this morning, relates to a case the Austrian activist and lawyer brought as a consumer in the Austrian city, which claims the firm infringed data-protection provisions on his personal account.
This case is separate to the more famous, ongoing and hugely costly battle with Facebook that he launched in Ireland, where the biz has its European headquarters.
Schrems also attempted to make the consumer suit a collective action, bringing in seven others who live in Austria, Germany and India, whom he has offered to represent pro bono.
The Irish arm of the Zuckerborg, though, countered that because Schrems has a page listing his lectures and activities on the social network, his use should be considered professional, not personal.
It also said that the consumer privilege that allows someone to sue a company in a different jurisdiction from its HQ can't apply for joint claims.
The Supreme Court of Justice in Austria sent these two questions - whether Schrems could be considered a consumer, and whether he can bring collective action - up to the CJEU.
In its ruling (PDF), the CJEU said that publishing books, carrying out fundraising and being assigned the claims of other consumers "do not entail the loss of a private Facebook account user's status as a 'consumer'".
But, it said, consumer privilege only applies to the parties in the contract (Facebook and Schrems, in this case) - consumers from other nations cannot bring action in another's jurisdiction.
The decision, which runs in line with the opinion of advocate general Michal Bobek in November, means it's one-all in the latest case.
Schrems celebrated the fact he was now able to sue Facebook in Vienna, rather than having to go through the courts in the nation the business is based.
This has been something of a bugbear for Schrems, who has repeatedly argued that the costs of fighting the battle in Ireland would make it impossible for others to bring similar cases.
"Facebook can no longer hide behind the Irish Data Protection Authority against claims brought in a Court in Vienna by a Vienna resident," he said.
"The fact that the case is now clearly admissible is a huge problem for Facebook."
He said that - regardless of whether it is a personal claim or one with 25,000 other people – "if the business model of Facebook is tested in a court that's a huge risk for a company that ignored the law".
Facebook, meanwhile, claimed victory for the part of the ruling that said Schrems had to go it alone.
"Today's decision by the European Court of Justice supports the previous decisions of two courts that Mr. Schrems's claims cannot proceed in Austrian courts as "class action" on behalf of other consumers," a spokesborg said.
"We were pleased to have been able to present our case to the European Court of Justice and now look forward to resolving this matter." ®
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The Minimum Order field allows you to assign a minimum dollar value for your online orders. Customers will not be about to purchase your products until they have selected items whose sum is at least this amount, not including shipping.
Why use the Minimum Order setting?
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Game Releases
Cave Story (Freeware)The original release of Cave Story. Downloads for the game can be found here.
Cave Story WiiWarePorted to the Wii with a new translation, upgraded double resolution visuals, new modes, multiple save slots, and remixed music. Plus you can mix and match new visuals and music with the originals. Click here for Nintendo's listing for the game.
Cave Story+Cave Story WiiWare ported to PC, Linux and Mac with new modes, including Pixel's Wind Fortress. A limited Humble Indie Bundle release featured the music from Cave Story 3D as a bonus extra. Humble Store listing Steam listing
Cave Story DSiCave Story ported to DSiWare with the game modes and translation from Cave Story+. Click here for Nintendo's listing for the game. Click here for Nintendo of Japan's listing for the game.
Cave Story 3DCave Story on the Nintendo 3DS (physical release) with new 3D graphics, new or expanded areas, slightly increased difficulty, new item locations, new music remixes and a time attack mode.
Japanese release exclusively contains crossover content from Crazy Climber, Ikki, and Dragon Slayer.


text: Forgiveness Forgiveness vs. Rejection Clearing the record of those who have wronged me and not holding a grudge. In the business community, two men can never shake hands on a deal when their fists are clenched. This is not a real hand shake, and the deal will more than likely fail. Many people will try to get along with people that have wronged them, but eventually, we must resolve the conflict by forgiveness. We must bury the hatchet without putting it in someone else's back. There was a sign on a company bulletin board in Grand Rapids, "To err is human, to forgive is not company policy." I think that many companies follow this rule but we must remember that it doesn't have to be a company policy, it's a policy of the heart. Another thing that is noticeable: It's easier to forgive an enemy after you get even with him. Is this way of thinking wrong, or right? The word forgive means: To give up claim to requital from (an offender); to pardon; to give up resentment toward the offender. Forgiveness can only come from the heart. It is far better to forgive and forget than to hate and remember. Although forgiveness doesn't require forgetting, forgetting may be a manifestation of true forgiveness. Nothing annoys your enemy as much as forgiving him. Claudia Lovejoy states: "Unforgiveness is like eating poison and waiting for the other person to die." A doctor once told me that unforgiveness causes more stress than anything else, thus, is also the number one killer by heart attacks. Isn't it ironic that it was the heart that was attacked because of unforgiveness? "In a cooperative system, it is possible that your biggest rival is someone who you will need tomorrow." said Franz De Waal of Emory University's Yerks Primate Center. Ask yourselves this question: "What do you gain by not forgiving someone else for their wrong?" Studies that were funded by the Templeton Forgiveness Research Campaign are trying to monitor and measure the physiological effects of forgiveness and it's benefits. Under this study, researchers say there is a physiological reason for forgiveness-health. At Hope College in Michigan, researchers measure heart rates, sweat rates, and other responses of clients when asked to remember past things that were hard to forgive. "Their blood pressure increased, their heart rate increased, and the muscle tensions are also higher. This suggests that the stress levels are much higher when dealing with things not forgiven than forgiven." Mitsuo Fuchida, commander of the Japanese Air Force, led the squadron of 860 planes that attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. American bomber Jacob DeShazer was eager to strike back. On the following April 18th, he flew his B-25 bomber, called the Bat Out Of Hell, on a dangerous raid over Japan. After dropping his bombs on Nagoya, DeShazer lost his way in heavy fog and ejected as his plane ran out of fuel. He was taken prisoner, tortured by the Japanese, and threatened with death. For two years, DeShazer suffered hunger, cold, and dysentery. In May of 1944 he was given a Bible by one of the guards and told he could have it for three weeks. He could hardly sleep as he read it over and over. On June 8th he gave his life to God. He knew this because he felt different towards the guards and started treating them differently. Every morning he greeted them with a smile, praying for them until they started slipping him food and supplies. After the war, DeShazer returned to Japan as a missionary. Copies of his testimony, "I was a prisoner of the Japanese," were all over Japan. He later settled down and established a church in Nagoya, which is the city that he had bombed in the war. One man in particular was changed by DeShazer's testimony. This man paid a visit to Jacob DeShazer at his home, and the two became very close friends and brothers. This man was Mitsuo Fuchida who had led the attack on Pearl Harbor. Because of Jacob's forgiveness, this man changed his life and became a powerful evangelist preaching forgiveness all over the world. Tim Remington believes this: "It only takes one person to change the day, and in one day, the world can be changed." In order to forgive, you must look at the positive side of things. The manager of an IBM project that lost $10 million before it was scrapped was called into a meeting at the corporate office. "I suppose you want a resignation?" he asked. "Resignation nothing!" replied the boss. "We've just spent $10 million educating you." Did this man's boss show forgiveness by taking the negative and turning it into a positive? And by the way, this man went ahead to make the company millions of dollars. F- Find a positive thing to dwell on so you can let go of anger. O - Organize a place and time to talk through the conflict. R - Reality check; ask yourself how important this really is to forgive. G - Get counsel on how to heal the wounds, check options. I - Ignore divisiveness and negative talk from other people. V- Validate the other persons feelings, it helps to heal the wrong. E - Evaluate if the person has truly been forgiven. If so, move on. Group: John, who is 16, comes over to spend time with your son, who is 17 years old. You already have concerns about John because he just got out of detention for stealing, and his parents are both alcoholics. After he is gone, you discover that your son is missing $50 from his bedroom drawer. When approached, John denies it at first but then admits that he took it. He asks for forgiveness from you and your son. How do you forgive him? What rules are laid down? How can this be totally healed? Break into groups of 4-5 people and write down answers.


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Heather Tydesley, Whole Education Secondary Network Facilitator
"Thank-you for a very inspiring day that has brought my spark back!"
– Feedback from Deputy Headteacher, Curriculum/Teaching and Learning
This year's Secondary Curriculum Conference, 'Unleashing the Curriculum Designer in us all', had some big questions to answer: If we are to become curriculum designers again, where do we start? And how should the process of innovation be managed? What are others' doing about assessment and how do we know what is best for students in our schools?
Our host school, Shireland Collegiate Academy, certainly got us off to a good start: their inspirational and bold journey of change to establish a blended curriculum and assessment model that suits their learners encouraged delegates to consider the needs of their own school and what stood in the way of meeting them.
"Real admiration for Shireland's L4L; it's a brave and rigorous programme"
– Feedback from Head of Year 7
Network schools shared some brilliant practice in breakout sessions and Sir John Dunford reminded us that KS3 is a really powerful place to deliver a whole education, that we are stronger together in working toward a curriculum that maps skills and qualities onto the development of knowledge, and finally that we need to 'stop looking up and start looking out'.
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nice!CannedGoods wrote:So... I took this challenge, and I made it into an interactive thing with props and an LED projector that the average person can walk up to an interact with, with a little coaching.
I'm doing this for FREE (actually, at my own expense) just to share this fun thing I like to do with Cell Lab with the public.
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Dear Switchback fans,
If there is one thing that signals the onset of middle age, it is the need for reading glasses. For myself, the one thing I always prided myself on was my eyes. As a kid, I had amazing vision and could read in the dimmest light. This super-human vision drove my family nuts on vacations, particularly while heading out to Wyoming when I would excitedly point out animals that nobody could see, especially at dusk when they would come out to feed closer to the highways.
"There's a moose!" I would yell.
"Where?" Tony would ask.
"Over there," I would exclaim and point. Eighteen eyes would automatically swerve to where I was pointing.
"Where?" Joe would ask, with a bit of irritation in his voice.
"Over there, by the trees!" I would say, pointing emphatically as our car sped by at 70 miles per hour.
"Too late," I'd say, as everyone slid back down into their seats.
That I could see animals no one else could see meant that I was looked upon with deep skepticism by my siblings. This led to their development of a new Zen koan: "If a moose appears by the side of the woods, and only Marty sees it, is it really there?" Eventually, I was looked upon as a raving hermit, pointing and muttering about the bear, coyote or moose as no one paid attention.
In Switchback, good eyesight comes in handy when driving with Brian, who's a dead-reckoning kind of navigator. In the old days before GPS, we would have a road atlas (yes, made of PAPER) to guide us on our journeys. A turn-off that was a mile away was easy to read for me. I can still see those far-away road signs, but the tiny print on a road atlas would be worthless to my aging eyes now.
When my wife Annie started offering to stand across the street from the restaurants where we would dine and hold up the menu just so I could read it, I knew it was time to get my eyes checked. We went to her beloved ophthalmologist in the Loop. I couldn't believe I was going to the EYE DOCTOR. I braced myself for bad news. "Yeah, let's see just how terrible your eyesight is," Annie smirked as Dr. Ortiz led me into the darkened room. "Maybe you'll need a transplant."
A few minutes later, the doctor and I emerged. "Well?" Annie asked. "His eyesight is really above average," he said. "Better than 20/20. He just needs reading glasses." Annie, near-sighted since age 12, rolled her eyes with an expression that shimmered between disgust and admiration.
I was the last of my siblings to need reading glasses and it is something that I really cannot stand. Aside from the reminder that I'm getting older, reading glasses are the latest addition to my ever-growing list of things I'm likely to lose (including gloves, toothbrushes and sunglasses; God willing, I'll at least keep my hair).
But sometimes actually finding your reading glasses is its own problem.
At my Dad's funeral Mass, I found a pair of reading glasses in my bass case. I figured that I put them there and I congratulated myself on being prepared to take them out for a song I was not too familiar with. The time came for the song and I put on the glasses. We started playing and I squinted at the music. Why was everything was out of focus? People were starting to line up for Communion and I was mumbling what I thought were the lyrics while taking steps back and forward to refocus my eyes, all while playing the bass. The congregation, my siblings especially, looked from their hymnals to me, dancing and bobbing while muttering unintelligible half words among wrong words. "My God," I thought. "What does my Dad think of all of this?" I could feel the heat of embarrassment seeping under my collar and that only served to fog the glasses that I couldn't see out of anyway.
At the end of the Mass, I turned to Brian. "These glasses!" I said in disgust. "I can't read a damn thing with them! I must be losing my mind!"
"Hey, let me see those," he said. He held them up in front of his face and nodded. "I was wondering where these went."
Now I know why my mother always insisted we brothers put our initials on our underwear in permanent magic marker.
It has been a period of adjustment. And in some ways, I have had to surrender to the inevitable: I am aging, my eyes just aren't what they used to be, and that from now on, I have to embrace the fact that I will have a pair of reading glasses always somewhere nearby. That people under 30 do in fact design all labels for everything that we consume. I find myself silently thanking the people who design street signs that are big and lighted. That I will be the person who will have the glasses that are missing a lens or have an arm duct-taped to sort of work. And I will have to figure that across the world, like Johnny Appleseed, I will be leaving behind me a trail of cheap reading glasses for those who wish to follow.
Martin McCormack
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2/14/2017 08:43:16 am
Wallyworld has the cheapest reading glasses...welcome to reality!.
Patricia Viamontes
2/14/2017 08:50:32 am
Marty, the only thing that might age you with wearing reading glasses is if you hang them around your neck on a chain. Not a good thing. But it does keep them from getting lost!
Kathy Heskin
2/14/2017 09:17:51 am
Welcome to our world, Marty! And in fact, tomorrow I will have my first cataract surgery! Say a little prayer if you will. Hope to see you soon.
2/14/2017 03:27:47 pm
Thanks again for a fun story to relate to and chuckle about. I, too, had "eagle eyes" at one time.
2/14/2017 09:00:30 pm
"....sometimes I feel like a one eyed cat peeping in a sea food store
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It's far nicer (and easier) when things are in your own language.Right now, we speak a few, but we're learning more all the time…
When a bathroom is in need of light and space, we'll opt for an open washstand like Chichester. While things will be a little more on-display than in a closed piece, it still offers practical storage (especially when paired with baskets) and, despite its generous size, has the open, airy feel of a console table. Its basin sits on top, much like a jug and bowl would've traditionally done.
This washstand is made from tulipwood and oak: tulipwood for painting, because it has a fine grain that creates a smooth surface; and oak for the worktop, because of its characterful grain and colour variations. With a little looking after (and we've included a guide on that), they'll both be happy in a bathroom.
The finish: paint
We take great care over our painted finishes and give every design what it needs to be robust. We vary the number of coats and use both hand-painted and spray-painted techniques depending on what that shade requires. We also use our low-sheen, water-based eggshell, which is perfectly suited to bathrooms.
Chichester's worktop is protected with IsoGuard®, which makes the oak easier to live with but doesn't mask its matte, lightly-textured surface. It's linseed-based, an oil which does initially darken the timber, but the clever pigments in our Natural finish replenish the original, soft-toned colour.
All our bathroom basins are ceramic – it's the material we've found to be the best combination of durability and looks. Here, it's a low and wide rectangular bowl, designed to suit the dimensions of this washstand.
We haven't included taps with this washstand, so you can pick the style that suits you most. For that reason, we also haven't drilled tap holes into the worktop – your plumber will be able to do this for you though. The taps we'd recommend are either single lever or wall-mounted designs.
If you're using the shelves as storage space, it's a good idea to add a basket or two so they don't look cluttered – we'll often use our large Ashcroft basket. There's also a slim, soft-close drawer that's designed to fit around the waste pipe and make the most of this space for smaller items.
Chichester embodies everything we love about classic English design. This washstand is pared-back but subtly traditional, with decorative detail coming from the joinery – the tabletop which has a curved edge to match that of the basin; and the carved grooves on the shelf, legs and drawer.
The colours in our paint palette shown here are a close representation of their true shades, but to see the real thing, we suggest trying our sample paint pots.
This washstand comes with Chrome hardware – including muffled magnetic door catches and Chichester knobs – to match most tap finishes.
All our basins have 'flip-top' (also known as swivel) plugs. But, these can be easily removed if you'd prefer a different style.
This piece is made from natural timber, which will expand (slightly) and shrink (just a little) as it responds to the humidity and temperature in your room. We've used joinery techniques that'll help to counteract this, but small changes in your piece are completely natural and to be expected. Just know that, in the very unlikely event that there's a significant change to the structure, we'll be here to help.
We've put together a series of guides on how best to take care of your Chichester washstand, so you can keep them looking as good as the day you first brought them home.
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Our white glove service means you'll have a two-man delivery team. That means no heavy lifting on your part is needed. They'll take it to your desired spot, assemble it for you and take away the packaging for recycling. The assembly service doesn't include fitted furniture.
For homes and customers outside of the UK and Ireland, our international team are here to help arrange shipping and delivery. Call us on +44 (0)1793 427 427 or e-mail [email protected] and together we'll sort out the best method for you.
Returns should be easy, that's why we have a 'no quibble' mindset.
If you decide on the day that it's not for you then our delivery team can take it away for you there and then. But if you'd rather mull things over, you have 28 days to make up your mind. We do charge a pick-up fee of £29.95 here though, because we'll need to send our delivery team back out.
And when it comes to designs upholstered in a made-to-order fabric or painted in a bespoke colour, there's also a 30% returns/cancellation fee. We'd love to not have to charge a penny for this, but as they're made just for you, we can't always guarantee that we'll be able to sell them again.
If you've bought something from us outside the UK or Ireland, just get in touch with the store you bought it from – or with our international team if you bought it through them – and they'll let you know how you can return or exchange it.
And talk to our international team on +44 (0)1793 427 427 or at [email protected]
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Video tours have been added, which give a very realistic impression of the properties. These were the result of a great photography session way back in April 2013 with a local photographer, and somehow the weather was very kind! Actually the weather was wonderful, and views over the Gammel were awe inspiring.
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I have special offers for early birds looking to book in 2014. These offers end at the end of October 2013, so get booking!
Rental listing sites and private owners
There have been some gradual changes by some of the big players in holiday listings, and the business is changing, but there are still plenty of private owners who want some control over their business yet want the marketing power of the big players. Essence Property is keeping a close eye on developments, and participates in discussion forums such as Lay My Hat . Like most private owners, we try to use our marketing budget to maximum effect, so that we can keep prices competitive and also maintain close contact with guests.


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Sale Price: $975.00
Experience the smooth, lustrous finish of this exotic Zebrano wood backgammon set and you'll feel the durability and power of its origins by the African riverbanks and rainforests of Camaroon and Gabon, where Zebrano trees have stood tall and strong for centuries.
With its rich zebra-streaked chocolate and mahogany case; its playing surface honed from dark Brazilian Palisander and accented with sand and silver ash points; this luxury wood backgammon set is lovingly handcrafted to the highest level of quality in Greece by generations of the Neroulia family.
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The Families Together Fund will support RAICES' commitment to keep families together as they navigate through the many obstacles presented by our immigration system.
RAICES will provide legal representation and comprehensive case management services to migrant families. Comprehensive case management services are personalized to each family's background, experiences and needs. Some of the services provided through this fund may include: bond payments, emergency assistance, temporary housing, safety planning, access to mental health services and medical care, and access to basic travel needs.


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Straight to Fact- Everyday in Consumer Courts across the country, more than 50% case in daily causelist are against builders, real estate projects promoters, Property Developers and new upcoming mushrooming societies that promises consumers to get modern living apart from other high end civic amenities like Gym, Club, recreational centers, Parks, Shopping , etc….
List is endless but soon realty meets the reality and all your hopes of securing the house in time are dashed. It is trying and painful situation for the one who has planned future as per possession timing of the project. And the misery continues.
But not any longer! Thanks to Consumer fora.
Also Read- RERA in Punjab & RERA in Haryana
If the house/Flat/Villa in question is under 20 lakhs then file a case in District Consumer Forum or else State Consumer Commission up to value of 1 crore, beyond this welcome to Delhi, National Consumer Commission. The Reality Scenario after coming in of RERA has been stringent in protecting rights of the home buyers who have invested their hard money in the projects floated.
Consumer forums, State Consumer Commissions are always inclined in giving justice to the flat owners whose rights are affected by the delay. Delay in possession is but very obvious of Indian Real Estate Industry who is still to recover from demonetization crisis. There are only few real estate projects promoters who stand by their promise and fulfill it. For rest, it is just a marketing gimmick and you are their prey.
The crux of delay in possession matters of flats or apartment is the obligation of builder within a stipulated time as written in contract and its violation leading to deficiency of services but the purchaser should be bonafide one and intended to purchase it for personal consumption, strictly not for commercial selling.
Though RERA has strengthened the position of homebuyers by introducing written affidavit, date of possession in agreement to sell with rate of interest in case of default, affidavit with respect to title of land ensuring it is free from encumbrances, maintaining separate account with bank to complete project and regulation in withdrawal of funds and lastly flouting the rules being made now offence that attracts imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to 10 percent of the estimated cost of the project or both.
Also Read- Consumer Court- A quick guide for Tricity.
The master clause is of compensation/Penal regarding delay in delivery in RERA.
Some recent Judgments where delay in possession cost heavily to builders from Google news.
- Mumbai RERA directs developer to repay Rs 2 crore to buyer over delay in flat possession.
- Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed real estate company to pay Rs 11 crore to 26 flat buyers.
- Punjab State Consumer Commission directed builder to pay Rs 33 lakh for not giving possession in promised time.
- As per data collected from Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, of a total of 187 complaints received by the State Commission this year, till October, as many as 116 complaints are against builders and real estate developers.
Also Read- How to Make Complaint under RERA
But don't sleep over your rights and wake up only after much delay has been done. Be responsive from the first day and assert your rights legally in the friendliest manner possible. If you can't do it, LegalSeva will do it.
Seek Compensation from Day 1. Never be shy about it since it is your legal right as said in builder buyer's agreement. It is expected from home buyers to look for the possession clause while booking any project. It can be started by sending a legal notice or written complaint in appropriate consumer forum seeing the territorial and pecuniary jurisdiction at the first instance only.
Also Read- Legal Notice Before Consumer Complaint
Entitlement for interest - From the period of failure to give possession up to till date, the interest on amount paid can be recovered through consumer court.Even if you are staying outside on rent, that money can also be recovered.Consumer court even allows refund of your entire money if there is a deficiency of service for a considerable period.
Ask what? Even the litigation cost is covered by the consumer courts. In its each order where builder is found at fault and there is a delay in handing over the possession, litigation cost is awarded with order. So you don't have to worry engaging Top/Best Property lawyers, Real Estate Lawyers, Legal Advisors, and Attorneys & Law Firms, RERA Advocates & Lawyers in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali, Zirakpur.
Builder is escaped only on the grounds of justifiable reasons occurring beyond his control. Some of the reasons where this can be exercised are change of law, administrative conflicts, policy paralysis and force majeure. Thus builder can at times is not liable for justifiable delay.
In addition to Consumer Court and RERA authorities, consumers can initiate Criminal Proceedings and file regular suit for damages or specific relief if element of fraud and misrepresentation are present and the builder knows from the beginning that he won't be able to deliver the project.
Also Read- Company refusing to pay health insurance? Remedy is with consumer court
Don't let builder squander your hard earned money. Be aware and exercise your rights.
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By Ron Richter on Mon 05/17/2010 02:34pm
Monday's Sheridan City Council work session dealt with Travel & Tourism and Recreation. Sheridan Travel and Tourism Executive Director Penny Becker pointed out an interesting fact about local tourism and taxes.
The Council also heard from Sheridan Recreation District Director Richard Wright, who stated that preliminary budget numbers show that the District will receive a 46% cut in the money they receive from the City.
Wright also stated that the Rec. District is continuously looking at better and more efficient ways to manage their employees and their programs.


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University of Glasgow
Location: The West End, Glasgow, Scotland
Why here?: Ranked in the top 1% of world's universities, culture, music, entertainment, travel.
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities. Scotland offers a world-renowned education system – there are more world-class universities per head of population than anywhere else in the world! The University of Glasgow's campus is filled with incredible historic architecture, centred on the landmark neo-Gothic Main Building. You can choose from a variety of different study areas, working alongside other British and International students in lectures, practical workshops and tutorials. The International Office offers support and guidance throughout your exchange, and can help out with finding accommodation for your semester (or two!) abroad.
Glasgow loves its music scene, hosting all the artists you want to hear. Located in The West End, the university is perfectly situated if you love boutique coffee places, bars and shops. The area holds several festivals throughout the year, including an International Comedy Festival. Being a student you might be looking for some cheaper entertainment, and Glasgow has you covered. There are plenty of museums, galleries and parks to explore in the area, free of charge. After hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2014, Glasgow is also set with state-of-the-art sporting facilities.
With Glasgow as a base, you're in an ideal location for exploring the breathtaking scenery and spectacular castles of Scotland. If you're looking to get out Glasgow for a weekend, Edinburgh is about a 1 hour drive, and the English border only 2 hours away. You can even fly to London in only 4 hours! You can also explore national parks and the Clyde Coast just outside of the city.
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Metallics, Glazes, Stains, We Have You Covered
Depending on what your looking to do Burlington Design Center offers you a variety of options.
The Benjamin Moore studio finishes collection allows for fun, beauty, and practicality.There fabulous paint colors take on a new dimension of beauty when combined with decorative techniques and there versatile studio finishes. Whether creating rustic charm, old world beauty,or texture and sheen combinations Benjamin Moore has exactly what you need.
The Modern Master's collection of products offers limitless possibilities. Metal Effects to oxidize or patina, Metallic paints to add shimmer and shine, or Venetian Plaster to bring walls to life. There isn't much you can't do with Modern Master's.
Zar stains allow you to turn your unfinished wood project, trim, or doors into a classic piece of beauty while offering long lasting protection. Whether your looking for contemporary, asian flare, or traditional style Zar stains are your best choice for the best finish.


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Data security has always been on the to-do list for mobile app development, especially for those who place an emphasis on user privacy. With Snowden still hitting news headlines, data security remains a hot topic in the press and a pressing concern for mobile app developers. We decided to write an article on the topic to shed some light on mobile app safety locks.
Data security is crucial for sensitive data
In practice, there's no need to lock up most data in the majority of mobile apps. And to be honest, no digital service can ever offer 100 percent data security. However, this doesn't mean that we should ignore data security mechanisms altogether.
There are various ways to make a user trust your product or service, and not all of them involve building sophisticated locks and implementing encryption. If you have some doubts about whether or not to build high-tech security features into your mobile product, you can always give it a sober mathematical look by calculating the value of the data stored on your server and the amount of money you would need to spend to lock it up safely.
In case the rupture is pretty wide, it doesn't make much sense to give it a shot. If you don't have a server or you wouldn't prefer to take responsibility for any important information that can be submitted, it is necessary to make it clear for a user. Google forms, for example, put a note: "Never submit passwords through Google Forms."
If it would cost a whole lot more to lock up and encrypt your data than your data is worth, then if may not make business sense to do so. If you don't have your own servers — or if you would prefer not to take responsibility for the security of your user's data — then clearly let your users know. Google Forms, for example, includes a reminder to "Never submit passwords through Google Forms." Do they expect their data to be hacked? No. But they're reminding us that it's better to be safe than sorry.
Also, remember that data security is never complete without a backup solution. If all else fails, a reliable backup will allow you to restore your data instead of starting over from scratch.
Thankfully, the data stored on your server is at lower risk of attack if it's properly protected. For secure data storage, always use the HTTPS protocol.
NOTE: It is important to prevent HTTPS caching by configuring iOS properly. In addition, HTTPS caching headers should be configure to avoid caching of URL history and page data for any Web process such as registration. The HTTPS protocol supports a "no-store" directive in a response header that instructs the browser that it must not store any part of either the response or the request that elicited it. Additional information on caching headers may be found here.
A mobile attack can be directed at almost everything that the app is built on — the device, the network, the data center (including web server and database) or even all of these components at once.
Attacks targeting the device
Mobile device attackers can enter through a browser, mail app, or any other pre-loaded applications, as well as through the operating system and SMS and wireless communication channels such as Bluetooth and NFC.
Browser-based attacks
Browser-based attacks work largely by tricking users to reveal confidential information. These attacks include phishing, clickjacking, framing, drive-by downloading, man-in-the-mobile, etc. For users, the best defence is to check URLs and not open any suspicious messages or requests. Research has shown that mobile users are three times more likely than desktop users to submit personal information to phishing websites.
Many apps do not properly validate SSL certificates, leaving them susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. In addition to ensuring the SSL session is valid, the URLs being accessed should not be stored in an easily modifiable format in the binary itself. By simply modifying the URL in the binary, an attacker could change the domain in the URL to their own, for which they may possess a valid SSL certificate.
OS-based attacks
To prevent OS-based attacks a developer should consider a better programming paradigm and avoid simple logic.
Example: if sessionIsTrusted == 1
In the same vein, simple logic variables stored in an object can be easily manipulated by an attacker.
Example: session.trusted = TRUE
When a session is not trusted, privileges should be enforced by the server, or certain data must be prevented from being decrypted or available until the app determines that the session is trusted again by challenge/response, OTP, or some other method.
Reverse engineering an Android app (.apk file) is rather easy, which means that the internal mechanisms of an application can be fully examined. What can we as developers do about it? For starters, we can complicate and obfuscate the code as described in this Android developer reference.
iOS applications are also susceptible to reverse engineering attacks due to the way they are designed. An app's classes and protocols are stored within the object file, allowing an attacker to fully map out the application's design. If the application handles highly sensitive data, consider implementing anti-debug techniques.
Phone/SMS-based attacks
Among possible targets of a phone or SMS-based attack is a phone's GSM/3GPP baseband processor, responsible for receiving and sending radio signals with cell towers. In a network attack of this sort, the attacker operates a rogue Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in the vicinity of the targeted Mobile Station (MS). The rogue BTS sends out system information messages announcing the availability of a network that the targeted mobile station wants to connect to.
The attacker may force the MS to connect to its rogue base station by simply transmitting with a stronger signal than the legitimate base station. The process can be sped up by using the GSM jammer to selectively jam the frequency of the legitimate BTS. Here's a description of how this kind of attack can be fought.
Another SMS-based attack is SMiShing — which sounds related to "phishing" and in fact implements does intend to deceive users by sending messages prompting them to visit phishing sites and enter usernames, passwords and credit card numbers.
The most interesting attacks are RF Attacks, such as Bluejacking (you can read about it in one of our Bluetooth articles) and NFC attacks.
Application-based attacks
Let's take a look at the following attack points:
Even if your app doesn't process or store confidential user information, people's habits of reusing usernames and passwords can lead them to inadvertently share sensitive information. In a worst case scenario, leaked social media login credentials could be the same as online banking credentials, meaning that a data breach for a seemingly insignificant mobile app could be a real financial and identity risk.
No Encryption/weak encryption — Algorithms can contort data into unintelligible text that can only be deciphered with the proper key. But 10 percent of applications, according to viaForensics's study, fail to encrypt your password. Apps that transmit unencrypted or weakly encrypted data are vulnerable to attacks.
Improper SSL validation — SSL is an app's secure socket layer, whose certificates are very important to fully validate. SSL certificates should be properly installed and configured for the highest levels of encryption (enable only strong ciphers —128-bit and up — and SSLv3/TLS). At present, the TLSv1.2 protocol offers the latest technology and strongest encryption ciphers available.
Config manipulation — Config manipulation is when an attacker manipulates files or settings external to a target application that nonetheless affect the behavior of that application. This includes gaining unauthorized access to administrative interfaces, configuration stores, and retrieving clear text configuration data.
For example, many applications use external configuration files and libraries — and modification of these entities or affecting the application's access to them would constitute a configuration/environment manipulation attack. This is more applicable to backend protection solutions aimed at plugging holes in this vulnerable part of the client-server bundle.
However, even SSL certificate centers that seem to be trustworthy may actually be responsible for issuing fraudulent certificates. As a negative example, you can read about how Comodo had problems with security.
Dynamic runtime injection — Attackers can manipulate and abuse an app's runtime to bypass security locks and logic checks to access privileged parts of an application and even steal data stored in memory.
We need to check user-entered data to make sure it doesn't include malicious scripts that, when added to the database, may disrupt its integrity and a provide a malicious user access to data.
To minimize the risk of such an attack, active sessions should be terminated any time an app is not actively utilized for more than 5 minutes. To resume use after a session is terminated, a user should be required to re-enter credentials. When an app's session has timed out, the application should also discard and clear all memory associated with user data, as well as any master keys used to decrypt data.
NOTE: In order to provide visual transitions within the interface, iOS has been proven to capture and store snapshots (screenshots or captures) as images, stored in the file system portion of a device's NAND flash.
For an iOS device, this means that either the home button is pressed or a phone call or other event temporarily draws the user out of the application. Temporary images saved by iOS often contain user and application data. To protect sensitive data, we can block caching of application snapshots using API configuration or code.
Also, when an iOS app is about to be sent to the background, we should ensure it isn't displaying any sensitive information. We can ensure this using the willEnterBackground API and creating a splash screen to display as the app moves into the background.
Unintended permissions — Misconfigured apps can sometimes open the door to attackers by granting unintended permissions. A user can avoid these attacks by carefully examining the permissions that an app requests upon installation and refusing to install if the permissions requested have no relation to the app's functions.
Strong User Authentication
The point of user authentication is to make data accessible for only one user. To access data, a user must have credentials that are difficult to impersonate. Ideally, a user authentication mechanism should satisfy the goals of security, efficiency, usability and universality (or deployment on a wide range of devices and servers).
Passwords are universal and relatively efficient, though sometimes weak.. Security experts recommend using letters and numbers in all passwords, avoiding passwords that have an actual meaning, never using the same passwords or usernames for multiple applications, and avoiding writing your passwords down, especially online where they could be discovered by an outsider.
If a mobile app handles sensitive data or transactions, at times you cannot fully rely on usernames and passwords alone for sufficient security. To increase security, implement two-factor authentication.
The second factor in two-factor authentication may be:
An additional secret word
A code provided by SMS or email
An additional user-known value (e.g. last four digits of SSN)
A Security question/answer, set by the user in advance (e.g. What is your mother's maiden name?))
NOTE: For the highest level of security it's possible to use one-time passwords that require a user to possess a physical token that generates time-sensitive single-use passwords.
We can increase the security of user names by storing masked usernames and by replacing username values with has values. A hash value can be created using a unique device token stored at registration. In this case, if a value is simply copied to another device or used on the web, it will not be valid, because the actual username is obscured by a device-specific hash value.


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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Medics under attack…will you respond to the call?
Medics attacked. Ambulance drivers beaten. Emergency responders ordered: "Let them die."
Help shine a light on abuses like this today — become a member of Amnesty
Dear Dwijendra,
Amnesty International has received several disturbing reports of targeted attacks and other human rights abuses against medical professionals in the Middle East and North Africa –
while they were caring for victims of political violence and picking up the dead.
Amnesty needs your help to fight human rights abuses like this — will you respond to the call by becoming a member today?
In Libya, pro-Gaddafi forces deliberately shot and injured two medics trying to retrieve the corpse of a man killed days earlier. The medics were in full uniforms and arrived in clearly marked Red Crescent ambulances.
Security forces in Yemen refused to allow residents to take the injured to the hospital after the security forces themselves had fired on anti-government protestors and bystanders.
One doctor told Amnesty:
"I went to the al-Mu'alla area. I showed [the security forces] my ID, and told them I was a doctor and wanted to help the injured who were bleeding in the streets. But security forces said to me: 'Let them die!' I had to go back."
More than a dozen
ambulance staff in Bahrain were beaten, insulted and threatened
by riot police. Dr. Sadeq al-'Ekri was surrounded by police, forced onto a bus, stripped and beaten with sticks all over his body. He was also threatened with sexual abuse. He suffered a broken nose, injured left eye and bruises on his chest and abdomen.
Dr. al-'Ekri said of his horrifying experience,
"The body damage can be repaired but the psychological damage can't. I couldn't believe that this would happen in Bahrain."
These attacks demonstrate a reckless disregard for human life and a grave violation under international law and standards.
They cannot go unchallenged.
Help shine a bright light on unjustifiable acts like these.
Your gift of $35 or more will help Amnesty fight for prompt justice around the world.
You can count on Amnesty International to hold the line on human rights in the Middle East, North Africa and throughout the world. I know I can count on you to support Amnesty in this life-saving human rights work.
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text: The man accused of shooting a bikie dead in Sydney's south earlier this month was flown back to the city last night from Western Australia. Tarek Abdallah was escorted on a flight from Perth after his arrest in the city's north last week. The 25-year-old spent last night in a police cell and is due to face Central Local Court today charged with murder and shooting with intent to murder. Lone Wolf bikie Neal Todorovski was fatally shot in the head outside his Sans Souci apartment on January 4. Police say the 37-year-old and two of his friends had confronted and bashed Abdallah. Abdallah allegedly broke free and fired at his attackers before escaping in a black four-wheel drive. Mr Todorovski's friends, 32-year-old John Leger and 23-year-old Matthew Lewis have each been charged with affray and concealing an indictable offence over their refusal to cooperate with police. Leger is also charged with possessing a prohibited weapon.


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The Creighton Intercultural Center first started at Creighton University in the late 1960s during the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement. Locally here in Omaha and at Creighton--many Creighton staff, students, and faculty advocated for civil rights and promoted equality and justice for all in the local Omaha community. Perhaps no one more important to this fight in Creighton's history was Fr. John P. Markoe, S.J.
And since our history is important to note as we move forward, it is important to document the start of the Creighton Intercultural Center at Creighton University.


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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Glorias is a Latin American restaurant in the Montgomery Ward hole and Fort Worth should thank its lucky stars that they chose to open a location here. I have been a number of times and never wrote a post about it but I recently had a meal there with some long-time friends and they wanted all the notoriety and fame that comes from being alluded to in such a popular forum.
If you're reading this when I post it, you know that we're amidst the holiday season, which means you should be going out to eat with long-time friends. And when you go out to eat with them, you should take them to places like Glorias for two reasons. First, they have lots of space to spread out and you can be loud without offending others. Second, if there are people you don't care to talk with, you can always pretend you didn't hear them.
The menu at Glorias is broken down into three main categories (that I care about). There are the Salvadorian options, the Salvatex options and the tex-mex options. I've tried items from each, but you're cheating yourself if you don't try one of the salva-influenced options. The great people of Salvadoriano (I believe its a Latin American country between Mexico and Chile) have a unique style of food that differs from tex-mex. A lot of the entrees include a thin steak that has been grilled, but unlike most tex-mex dishes, the steak stays in its complete form and is topped with a flavored sauce. In Salvadoriano they don't have knives so they don't have the luxury of cutting up meat like the Mexican people.
Everything I have had there is great. This last time I cheated myself and just had the chicken tacos al carbon. They were great but don't waste your time ordering them. You are probably thinking, "they'll make me skinny." No they wont. Chicken isn't healthy until its fried.
Some of my favorites are the Lechon Asado (pork tenderloin with an ancho chile sauce), Sopa de Gallina (chicken soup), the appetizer tamales (they're huge and come in a banana leaf), ceviche (on a tostada), sour cream chicken enchiladas (enchiladas that have cream and have sat out until they go sour), enchiladas verdes (monkey enchiladas), that was a test to see who is just skimming (and who is actually reading), and the Arrachera Adobada (skirt steak in tomato sauce). I would describe these in more detail but I have to go to work at some point.
In case that exhaustive list wasn't enough reason to go, let me give you another reason. You know how much I like hot sauce and chips, right (see A Letter to Benitos)? At Glorias, you get hot sauce (with lots of cilantro) and a black bean dip for your chips. Allsome!!!
Still not convinced? My marketing team has told me most of my readers are heavily influenced by alcohol. Glorias has alcohol. Do you like margaritas? They're good here. Do you like mojitos? They're also good here. Would you like to try some obscure peruvian beer? They have it.
So, whether you're a chips and salsa AND bean dip fan, a good food fan, a salsa (dancing not sauce) fan, or a booze-hound, Glorias has everything you need.
And now that I read the G-L-O-R-I-A lyrics a little more closely, I'm starting to think there is another meaning that is less than family friendly. So Mr. Morrison, shame on you for bringing smut and filthy talk to my world. Glorias the restaurant, thank you for bringing my friends to town and thank you to Mr. E for paying for my meal.
Let me know what you think. For those of you who have been to the Oak Cliff location, how does the Fort's location do in terms of compliance with the original?
7 comments:
- Kim said...
I've only ever been to the Fort Worth location, but FWHITW, I LOVE IT! The black bean dip is my favorite! I'll go ahead and also recommend the fish tacos. The margaritas are extra potent without being too sweet or sour. If I'm not mistaken, for those of us who love our booze, another FANTASTIC thing about Gloria's is that they have $3 margaritas, sangria, and mojitos ALL DAY Sundays - Thursdays. Whenever my parents come to visit from San Antonio, they insist we go there at least once to partake in the margarita-drinking. So, I'm with you, FWHITW. I, too, recommend this place.
- January 3, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
i went to to the montgomery gloria's once and hated it. it was when it had just opened and the food stunk. assembly-line bland and my steak was leathery.
maybe i should give it another shot.
- January 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- FortWorthHoleInTheWall said...
Anonymous, did it smell bad? Or do you mean it sucked? You can say that on this blog. I wont censor you.
Every restaurant can have a bad night. Give them another shot and try something else. Let me know if you have the same bad experience.
- January 3, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- FortWorthHoleInTheWall said...
Kim, thanks for the additional information on drinks and thanks for reading.
- January 3, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- Bennett said...
Been to the original Oak Cliff location several times. The menu is the same and much of what comes out of the kitchen is identical. The building and atmosphere feel much more authentic and genuine; none of the sleek interior finishes of the Monty Ward location. Also no patio. More of a true "hole in the wall" dining experience.
The locations on Lemmon Ave and Greenville likewise have the same cuisine but are sort of hip hotspots like at Monty Ward.
- January 5, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- Stephanie said...
I have mixed feelings about Gloria's. I went there once for a work happy hour where I had Mojitos (OMG, those were awesome!) and a variety of appetizers, all of which rocked. And yes, the chips, salsa, queso and bean dip all are delicious.
Then, Mr. Fort Worthology and I went a while back and had some enchiladas of some sort (spinach, perhaps?) and weren't all that impressed. Maybe I should go back and try something else. Or maybe I'd like it better if I wasn't a vegetarian?
Don't forget, there's also a Laura Branigan song called "Gloria," but I think in that song the Gloria character is rather dysfuctional, so maybe it's best to stick to the Van Morrison one.
- January 5, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Tina said...
Love their fried plantains, black bean dip and sour cream! Mmmmmm!!! $3 margaritas were good, too!
- December 12, 2009 at 12:16 PM


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"Although we often succeed in teaching our pupils "subjects," we fail lamentably on the whole in teaching them how to think. They learn everything, except the art of learning."
― Dorothy L. Sayers, The Lost Tools of Learning
Preparing children for life is not an easy task during these confusing times. Is the end goal of an education a profession or is the purpose of education something greater than that? Dorothy Sayers's essay "The Lost Tools of Learning" has been the foundation of many models of classical education and contains deep insight in what the goals of "education" should be. At Peace Terrace, our aim is to revive the lost tools of learning because we believe as Albert Einstein eloquently states, "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."
We invite you to partner with us on this journey to educate our youth in clear, ethical, and informed thinking by joining us on April 22nd in support of Peace Terrace Academy and the children in our community.
Keynote Speaker: Habeeb Quadri
Habeeb Quadri is an educator, author, and youth activist. He is an Elementary School Principal and part-time staff at Harvard Graduate School of Education professional development programs. Mr. Quadri was recently appointed to a four-year term at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Principal Advisory Board. He has co-authored five books and published two others. He is also Board Chair of MYNA (Muslim Youth of North America) and a board member of CISNA (Council of Islamic Schools of North America).


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How To Buy Vintage Clothing: A Complete Guide for Beginners
For serious fashion fans, vintage shopping can be one of life's greatest joys. Often all about the thrill↲ of the hunt, there are few things as satisfying as unearthing↲ a truly incredible piece (or five) from another era. However, learning how to buy vintage clothing can also be tricky↲ and, frankly, overwhelming↲.
What's the difference between real-deal vintage garments↲ and simply used clothing? What pieces are worth shelling out↲ for if you're new to buying pre-owned? To answer these questions and more, we enlisted Doris Raymond , who has been buying and selling vintage clothing for over 30 years at her Los Angeles store, The Way We Wore, a veritable mecca for rare finds such as museum-quality beaded gowns, 1950s Pucci blouses, Chanel suits, and Hermes jackets.
As the go-to spot for discerning lovers of vintage fashion, it's no surprise that Doris's store was given its own reality show—"L.A. Frock Stars"— which aired last year on the Smithsonian Channel . The show featured↲ visits from some of the entertainment industry's biggest names, such as Dita Von Teese .We also saw Rihanna 's stylist seeking items for the singer's Grammy Awards ensemble↲, and Raymond pulling potential items for Lady Gaga to wear on tour.
Even if you're not in the market for a high-end↲ pre-owned piece, Raymond insists that everyone's closet could use a few vintage goodies to add that special something to an otherwise ordinary wardrobe↲. Here, the fashion forager offers insider tips on how to buy vintage clothing like a pro, and score killer high-style finds.
Firstly: Know the difference between vintage and thrift
What is it that sets↲ vintage clothing apart from simply used items? Raymond explains: "You can find great vintage items in thrift stores↲, but you shouldn't find obvious thrift items in a vintage store. Vintage denotes something special—that an item has stood↲ the test of time and has proven to remain relevant for any number of reasons—timelessness of style, [quality], historical or cultural significance or interesting provenance."
A few interesting things to keep in mind: Signs that a garment was manufactured before the mid-'60s are metal zippers, side-snap closures, saw-toothed edges (often known as pinked seams), and union labels printed in blue.
Start with a classic
If you're a neophyte when it comes to vintage hunting, it's worth seeking out something timeless↲ to start. "A good first piece of vintage for the newly↲ initiated is something basic and classic," says Raymond. "Perhaps a 1950s beaded cardigan or a 1960s little black dress. Make it something you can wear over and over again that won't lose its luster↲ right away↲."
It's not size that matters, but undergarments↲
Often with vintage, it's not the size but the undergarments that truly make a piece fit correctly. "Sizing standards have changed through the decades, but not as much as ladies undergarments have," says Raymond. "Every era of the 20th century has a distinct silhouette that required specific shape-shifting garments—from corsets to girdles to bullet bras and beyond."
This means a specific vintage garment might not look the same today without a specific undergarment, so its worth noting that before you buy.
Know your eras
"Typically the easiest eras to shop would be the ones closest to now. There would naturally be more of an abundance to choose from," Raymond says.
"The easiest eras to fit into a contemporary wardrobe would be the those eras from the latter half of the 20th century (1960s on). Items from before that might be considered too costume↲-y if not incorporated well into your personal style."
Why buy vintage vs. new
A quality vintage garment or accessory can cost as much as current couture ( ahem , vintage Chanel) so why would someone choose a pre-owned item over something brand new? Because it's probably made better. "A general rule of thumb, especially for higher-end designer pieces, is that the older the piece the higher the quality," Raymond explains.
"There is usually more handwork, more attention to detail and a tendency for durability that you don't see much any more in contemporary fashion." Not to mention that—with a vintage designer item—you likely↲ won't spot↲ any other gal on the street carrying that same bag or wearing that same jacket.
Do your research if you're looking to spend
That said, Raymond warns against splurging without doing a good deal of research first. "I wouldn't recommend investing a great deal of money on anything you might buy on a whim↲. Learn how to spot condition issues, what eras work for you and how collectable an item is before you jump in," Raymond advises. "Vintage fashion as an investment is best left to the truly educated. It's important to know how to recognize and identify the signs that may make an item valuable and collectable. You should be well versed on couture, designers and detail."
To better educate yourself, talk to people who run various local high-end vintage stores or seek out local vintage dealers.
Tailor it
If you fall in love with something that doesn't quite fit, remember that vintage items can always be nipped↲ and tucked to make them perfect for you. "Don't be afraid to invest a little bit of money to have it properly tailored to your body. If you invest $25 [or] $30 in having the cuffs shortened or the waist slightly taken in so that it's not puffy↲, it can make the difference of looking frumpy↲ to looking like it's tailor-made↲," says Raymond.
That said, there are items from another era that simply cannot be altered, so it pays to be aware↲ of your body's proportions. No matter how much you adore the fabric of a coat or the drape of a dress, if they're too short or long-waisted it may not read right, Raymond points out.
Feel the fabric
You may fall in love with a beautiful printed garment or a beaded dress, but check to see if the fabric is in good condition. "I always like to really look at and touch the clothing, to make sure it still has life in it. Vintage pieces often get brittle and dry and shatter. There's nothing more heartbreaking↲ than investing some money in something and having it fall apart on you." If a garment looks like it's cracking, pulling, falling apart, or fading, it's probably wise to leave it.
Say no to plastic
We're all guilty of letting our clothes hang around in those pesky↲ dry cleaning bags, but Raymond says it can be especially harmful↲ to vintage pieces. "Never store your things in plastic—ever! Because plastic, if you think about it, doesn't allow a garment to breathe. So if any moisture exists in the air, or let's say you take a shower and your closet is next to your bathroom, the moisture accumulates and can cause deterioration or even mildew."
Key Terms…
- thrill ↔ emoção ↲
- unearthing ↔ desenterrar ↲
- tricky ↔ complicado ↲
- overwhelming ↔ mais do que se pode aguentar ↲
- garments ↔ roupas ↲
- shelling out ↔ desembolsar ↲
- enlisted ↔ alistamos, engajamos
- veritable ↔ verdadeiro
- rare finds ↔ achados raros
- beaded gowns ↔ vestidos frisados
- the go-to spot ↔ o lugar mais popular
- discerning ↔ discernidor, sagaz
- featured ↔ destacou ↲
- stylist ↔ estilista
- ensemble ↔ conjunto ↲
- pulling ↔ puxando
- high-end ↔ de alta qualidade ↲
- goodies ↔ superfluidades
- wardrobe ↔ guarda-roupa ↲
- forager ↔ recolhedor
- killer high-style finds ↔ ótimos achados de alto estilo
- thrift ↔ economia
- What is it that sets ↔ O que é que define ↲
- thrift stores ↔ brechós ↲
- stood ↔ resistido ↲
- provenance ↔ proveniência
- side-snap closures ↔ fechamento lateral de encaixe
- saw-toothed edges ↔ bordas dentadas em serra
- pinked seams), ↔ costuras picadas
- labels ↔ etiquetas
- neophyte ↔ noviço
- timeless ↔ intemporal ↲
- newly ↔ recentemente ↲
- beaded cardigan ↔ cardigã frisado
- over and over ↔ repetidas vezes
- luster ↔ brilho ↲
- right away ↔ imediatamente ↲
- undergarments ↔ roupas íntimas ↲
- silhouette ↔ silhueta
- shape-shifting ↔ mudança de forma
- corsets ↔ espartilhos
- girdles ↔ cintas
- bullet bras ↔ sutiãs cônicos
- costume ↔ fantasia ↲
- rule of thumb ↔ regra de ouro
- handwork ↔ trabalho manual
- likely ↔ provavelmente ↲
- spot ↔ descobrir ↲
- warns ↔ adverte
- splurging ↔ ostentação
- on a whim ↔ por um capricho ↲
- how to spot condition issues ↔ como identificar problemas de condição
- collectable ↔ cobrável
- best left to the truly educated ↔ melhor deixar para os verdadeiramente educados
- well versed ↔ bem versado
- couture ↔ costura
- run ↔ dirigem
- dealers ↔ vendedores
- nipped ↔ cortados ↲
- tucked ↔ dobrados
- tailored ↔ adaptados
- cuffs ↔ punhos
- slightly taken in ↔ ligeiramente apertada
- puffy ↔ inchado ↲
- frumpy ↔ deselegante ↲
- tailor-made ↔ feito sob medida ↲
- altered ↔ alterados
- it pays to be aware ↔ vale a pena estar atento ↲
- coat ↔ casaco
- drape ↔ a maneira que o material cai no corpo
- points out ↔ aponta
- beaded ↔ frisado
- brittle ↔ quebradiças
- shatter ↔ se estilhaçam
- heartbreaking ↔ desolador ↲
- cracking ↔ estalando
- pulling ↔ puxando
- falling apart ↔ caindo aos pedaços
- fading ↔ desbotando
- wise ↔ sábio
- guilty ↔ culpados
- hang around in ↔ pendurar em torno de
- pesky ↔ malditos ↲
- dry cleaning ↔ limpeza a seco
- harmful ↔ prejudicial ↲
- store ↔ guarde
- mildew ↔ bolor
|It gave me a thrill to see her again after so many years. ↔Isso me deu uma emoção, vê-la novamente depois de tantos anos.
|Artifacts more than 500 years old have been unearthed at the site. ↔Artefatos de mais de 500 anos foram desenterrados no local.
|For example, "a tricky recipe", because it requires a lot of caution or skill due to potential difficulties.
|Removing scar tissue can be a very tricky operation. ↔Remover o tecido da cicatriz pode ser uma operação muito complicada.
|Overwhelming feeling ↔sentimento esmagadoro
|He's fussy about how a garment fits him. ↔Ele é exigente sobre como uma peça de roupa lhe cai.
|If we lose the case, we'll be forced to shell out. ↔Se perdermos o caso, vamos ser obrigados a desembolsar.
|The magazine featured her on the front page. ↔A revista destacou-a na primeira página.
|I admired her ensemble of coat, hat, and shoes. ↔Eu admirava seu conjunto de casaco, chapéu e sapatos.
|Chris: You look like a drug dealer.Me: Like a high end drug dealer? ↔Chris: Você tá parecendo um traficante de drogas.Eu: Um traficante de drogas de alta qualidade?
|She has a different wardrobe for every occasion. ↔Ela tem um vestuário diferente para cada ocasião.
|Ted was putting his clean clothes away in the wardrobe. ↔Ted estava colocando as roupas limpas no guarda-roupa.
|Her flaming red hair sets her apart (destaca-a) from all the others in her class.
|They set themselves apart (diferenciaram-se) from the rest due to their superb accomplishments.
|When Jenkins was in high school, her mother started taking her to thrift stores. ↔Quando Jenkins estava no colégio, sua mãe começou a levá-la para brechós.
|Bill and Nancy just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Their marriage has stood the test of time.
|The singer's work was not popular while she was alive, but it has stood the test of time (está respeitado).
|That song stands out as a timeless classic. ↔Essa música se destaca como um clássico intemporal.
|A newly waxed floor ↔Um piso recém encerado
|The polished furniture had a rich luster. ↔O mobiliário polido tinha um brilho rico.
|I need someone to help me right away. ↔Eu preciso de alguém para me ajudar de imediato.
|The dancers dressed in national costume. ↔Os dançarinos vestidos em traje nacional.
|a clown costume ↔uma fantasia de palhaço
|If I don't write it down, I'm likely to forget. ↔Se eu não anotá-la, provavelmente vou esquecer.
|The policeman spotted the criminal and started running after him. ↔O policial localizou o criminoso e começou a correr atrás dele.
|Sometimes ya just gotta buy flights on a whim, ya know? Hug you in two weeks! ↔Às vezes você apenas tem que comprar passagens de avião por um capricho, sabe? Abraço você em duas semanas!
|"nip and tuck" generally means to adjust a garment by making small changes.It can also refer to plastic surgery to refer to the removal of wrinkles.
|His eyes were red and puffy. ↔Seus olhos estavam vermelhos e inchados.
|a frumpy cardigan ↔um casaquinho deselegante
|Her clothes fit perfectly – they must be tailor-made. ↔Suas roupas se encaixam perfeitamente – eles devem ser feitos sob medida.
|How much sugar is in your drink? It pays to be aware… #DiabetesAwareness ↔Quanto açúcar está na sua bebida? Vale a pena estar ligado … #ConscienciaDoDiabetes
|The final scene, when they say goodbye for the last time, is heartbreaking. ↔A cena final, quando dizem adeus pela última vez, é de partir o coração.
|No matter how often I weed the garden, those pesky weeds keep coming back. ↔Não importa quantas vezes eu capinar o jardim, as ervas daninhas traquinas ficam voltando.
|This group of chemicals is known to be harmful to the environment. ↔Este grupo de substâncias é conhecido por ser prejudicial para o ambiente.


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It's been roughly four months since the Pentagon cleared women for combat roles. In that time, we've heard many arguments — some say women already fight, while others say not quite like the way infantry does.
Above all, from within the ranks there's been a call to maintain training standards, regardless of gender.
One Vietnam-era Marine Lieutenant Colonel recently voiced his opinion in a letter to the Naval Academy.
Mark Thompson of Time's Battleland posted Bill Hemingway's letter today.
Here's the specific part about women in combat:
Women are wonderful human beings, however, no matter what laws, executive orders or directives are passed, the sexes will never be "equal." (No man is capable of birthing a child.) Let us not forget that there is a natural phenomenon between men and women that cannot be ignored.
The introduction of women into close, intimate, stressful and dangerous situations for extended periods of time has a price. Not infrequently there are battlefield conditions that require extraordinary physical strength and exertion. It is an incontrovertible physiological fact that very few women measure up to their male counterparts in this important combat requirement. Women are as capable as men in performing many military support functions. It is in these non-combat areas where we should utilize their irrefutable capabilities.
The Marine Corps is running a pilot program for women in Infantry Officer's Course in Quantico. So far of the few female applicants willing to take the course, none have passed.


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English localization publisher JAST has now opened pre-orders for the second game in the RPG series of "The Spirit of Eternity Sword". The update also comes with its own website here, which will give you more background information about the game. Namely a story summary, access to a trailer video, main character images, and several CG previews.
For those unfamiliar with the series, Seinarukana is the sequel to Aselia the Eternal (vndb), and is a typical SRPG, thus combining several of the best elements that Japan has to offer. Art, RPG, and girls to conquer.
The story of Seinarukana – The Spirit of Eternity Sword 2 centers around Nozomu, your average student at a perfectly normal Japanese school. Until he's suddenly thrown into an unfamiliar world where he has to fight for his life.
During the struggle, he and his friends discover that they now posses special powers and learn that they must also find the true nature of these powers bestowed upon him and his friends, if they ever want to get through all of this.
In the trailer you can get a glimpse of the heroines in the game, as well as a quick preview of some gameplay footage.
Pre-orders & Steam Greenlight Aselia
While a release date has not yet been given, pre-orders for the game will also come with a Steam key, which indicates that a safe version of the game will also be available for those who want it.
Currently, a Steam Greenlight campaign is running to get the series' first game (Aselia the Eternal) on Steam. You can check out the page here and make sure to vote if you'd like to see the game on Steam.
For pre-orders of "Seinarukana – The Spirit of Eternity Sword 2", head over to J-list here. You can get the regular edition starting at $44.95.


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Warner Bros. announced today it plans to remake the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie that spawned the beloved television franchise. However, it will do so without the involvement of Joss Whedon, who's largely responsible for the TV show's popularity.
Hero Complex and Heat Vision report the studio optioned the rights from Buffy director Fran Rubel Kuzui, her husband Kaz Kuzui and Sandollar Productions at the urging of Atlas Entertainment, which will produce the reboot. Whit Anderson, an actress turned screenwriter, penned the adaptation.
The 1992 movie, which starred Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland and Luke Perry, was the product of creative differences between screenwriter Whedon and director Kuzui. Whedon has described Buffy's transformation from a "scary film about an empowered woman" to a broad comedy as "crushing." A few years later he was approached by a Fox executive to develop his original concept as a television series. The rest, of course, is history.
"Generally, I wouldn't have said 'Let's revive this'," Hero Complex quotes Atlas Entertainment's Charles Roven as saying, "but Whit's take is pretty compelling and a lot of fun, and it's interesting to see all of this re-imagined. This is a completely new reboot. Tone is extremely important and you want the audience to realize what is at stake and the peril is real, but at the same time what's going on should be fun and inviting and keep everyone engaged. It needs to be relevant to today, too, and that is what Whit has found a way to do."
"There is an active fan base eagerly awaiting this character's return," Roven adds, perhaps unaware that most fans are awaiting the return of Whedon's character. "While this is not your high-school Buffy, she'll be just as witty, tough and sexy as we all remember her to be."
No director is attached, but Roven says he hopes to see Buffy in theaters in 2012, or even as early as next year.
Update: Whedon shares his hilarious reaction to the announcement with E! Online, writing, in part:
I always hoped that Buffy would live on even after my death. But, you know, AFTER. I don't love the idea of my creation in other hands, but I'm also well aware that many more hands than mine went into making that show what it was. And there is no legal grounds for doing anything other than sighing audibly. I can't wish people who are passionate about my little myth ill. I can, however, take this time to announce that I'm making a Batman movie. Because there's a franchise that truly needs updating. So look for The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto, rebooting into a theater near you.
Follow the link to read Whedon's full statement. Meanwhile, Bones creator Hart Hanson tweeted the following photo of himself with David Boreanaz, explaining, "I just informed DB that they are remaking Buffy."