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For Immediate Release
Monday, February 25, 2013
CONTACT: Ryan Fletcher 202-641-0277
Tom Murphy 207-542-4998
As Momentum Builds for Policy Change, U.S. Market for Products Made from Industrial Hemp Continues to Thrive2012 Annual Retail Sales for Hemp Products Hit $500 Million
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), a non-profit trade association consisting of hundreds of hemp businesses, has released final estimates of the size of the 2012 U.S. retail market for hemp products. Data from market research supporting the estimates shows that retail sales of hemp food and body care products in the United States continue to set records in 2012, reaching $156 million. Sales of popular hemp items like non-dairy milk, shelled seed, soaps and lotions have occurred against the backdrop of increasing grassroots pressure to allow hemp to be grown domestically once again for U.S. processors and manufacturers. The HIA has also reviewed sales of clothing, auto parts, building materials and various other products, and it estimates the total retail value of hemp products sold in the U.S. in 2012 to be at least $500 million.
The sales data on hemp foods and body care, collected by market research firm SPINS, was obtained from natural and conventional food retailers, excluding Whole Foods Market and certain other key establishments, who do not provide sales data - and thus it underestimates actual sales by a factor of at least three. According to the SPINS data, combined U.S. hemp food and body care sales grew in the sampled stores by 16.5%, or $7.38 million, over the previous year ending December 23, 2011 to a total of just over $52 million. According to SPINS figures, sales in conventional retailers grew by 14.1% in 2012, while sales in natural retailers grew by 18.0%.
"The HIA is confident that the total U.S. hemp food and body care market in 2012 accounted for at least $156 million in retail sales," says David Bronner, President of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, which uses hemp oil in its top-selling products. "The market is poised and ready for American hemp farmers and manufacturers, and the federal government needs to finally legalize this valuable crop, so we can take advantage of its economic opportunities."
Due to significant sales from certain retailers excluded from the SPINS data, such as The Body Shop, Whole Foods Market and restaurants in general, as well as the fact that many unreported leading mass-market brands of suntan lotion and sunscreen include hemp oil, the HIA estimates the total retail value of hemp food, supplement and body care sales in the U.S. to be in the range of $156-$171 million for 2012.
"The HIA estimates the total retail value of all hemp products sold in the U.S. to be at least $500 million for 2012," says Eric Steenstra, Executive Director of the HIA. "As the hemp market grows and Canadian farmers increase their hemp acreage to meet demand, U.S. farmers' frustration at being shut out of the lucrative worldwide hemp market is catalyzing real movement throughout all levels of government to legalize industrial hemp," continues Steenstra.
This month, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013 (H.R. 525) was introduced in the House with twenty-eight original co-sponsors, and it was quickly joined by a companion bill in the Senate (S. 359) which was introduced by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), underscoring the bipartisan support around the hemp issue. If passed, the bills would remove federal restrictions on the domestic cultivation of industrial hemp, defined as the non-drug oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis. The full text of the bills, as well as status and co-sponsors, can be found at: http://www.VoteHemp.com/legislation.
"Introducing this bill [S. 359] is the first step towards a common sense policy on hemp that helps create American jobs," says Senator Wyden. "It is vital that all advocates for industrial hemp redouble their efforts to win support in Congress, if we are going to reestablish this economically important crop."
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The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) represents the interests of the hemp industry and encourages the research and development of new hemp products. More information about hemp's many uses and hemp advocacy may be found at www.TheHIA.org and www.VoteHemp.com. Video footage of hemp farming in other countries is available upon request by contacting Ryan Fletcher at 202-641-0277 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hello my fellow community.
I have a quick question; I want to film a video, exclusively using point of view shots (camera attached to the head) , and I was wondering if any of you knew about a device or rig that I could buy to make this happen.
I know I can build one with a helmet and some other stuff, but I am seriously not the best one to do it and I rather spend some $ and get something that's already built. I'd be forever grateful with your responses. Cheers!
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It's easier than you think to build something.
I made a setup for this with a bike helmet (in hindsight a skate style helmet would be better), a magic arm, a rod clamp, curved 15mm rod, some cable ties and a counterweight.
I had most of the parts just lying around but you could buy everything for about $50.
Camera-wise, if you use a mirrorless camera like Sony A6300 you can look through the EVF for framing.
I used the Sony 16mm f2.8 pancake lens with it. Was wide enough with looking distorted like a gopro setup would.
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My father, The Irreverent Reptile, is a whiz in the kitchen. He treats cooking like an art form, and will labor intensively over a dish all day to ensure it's perfect.
I had some leftover steak lying around, and I knew that it was destined to become beef hash. My daddy has an amazing corned beef hash recipe (which really applies to any meat you want to use.) When I asked for his recipe, here's the email response I received:
"As promised, corned beef hash. Read it all the way through, first:
Make corned beef for dinner. Just get a corned beef from Publix (it comes sealed, already spiced with pickling spices, and all one has to do is cook it, in water, simmering after it has boiled (and, covered) , with the spices and the rest of the stuff (cabbage, little potatoes, carrots, all that stuff that them Irish like) till it's really tender; and it's not an expensive cut of beef. A three or four pound cut will cost maybe six or eight bucks at most.). It wouldn't hurt to by a bottle of pickling spices (in the spice section) and add just a little more; but, it isn't necessary, and not too much. Eat dinner. Unless you want to use all of the corned beef for hash, in which event: fuck the cabbage, carrots, and potatoes, and just do the meat. Go to the next step.
While at Publix, in the cold potato section (usually, somewhere around dairy and milk and that stuff: it you can't find it, ask) get a package of something called "Simply Potatoes," but, there are three or four varieties. For this, one wants" "Cubed (maybe, "diced') Potatoes with Onions." Otherwise: take three baking potatoes (unless you like more potatoes in your hash, in which event, use another, or six, or thirteen, or however many you want); cut them into ½" to 1" cubes; and parboil them for 15 or so minutes (almost, but not quite, fork tender. Not quite).
Back to the meat: when it's cool/cold (like, the next morning or day, or in a couple of days: it's corned and boiled. It'll keep for a while), using either a good, heavy knife or a processor, cut it into something between rough-cut cubes and a chop. Not a puree; not hamburger; something a little thicker, bigger. Cubes (did I say that?), but no too big. And not too small (did I say that?). Way smaller than the potatoes, but not way too much smaller.
Put about six tbsps. butter (Smart Balance; ICBINB) into a large skillet for which you have something that will cover it (large plate, platter are best but not for the cooking process: for actual cooking, a lid from something else, flat snake, sleeping fat person, whatever . . .). Meanwhile (actually, before you start with the non-butter), rough-chop one big (pretty big) or two medium (medium is medium ) yellow (not red, not sweet/Vidalia) onions. Rough chop like, say, if you were going to use them in a dip or spread. Not runny, soup chopped. Rough but not-too-big chop. Onions go in, even if you've found the "Simply Potatoes" with onions. By the way: do not use the so-called "southwestern-style" version. Just, don't.
When the butter has melted, bring it to medium-low heat. Onions in, for about 5 or so minutes, till they begin to soften. Then, potatoes in with the onion, stirred/tossed. Bring the heat to medium-medium high depending on how hot your stovetop is. Salt it all a little.
Cover the potato-onion combination, turning the potatoes every four to six or eight to nine minutes (to keep them from burning or getting too terribly brown but just a little browned) for about nine or ten or twelve minutes or something. Then, when they begin to brown add the meat and mix it all well. (Sometime in advance of that, probably while you're still at the onion stage, if you like a little green or red pepper with your hash, do the same thing to one red pepper or one green pepper or something less than one of each (like, maybe, a half, or three quarters of each), after cutting them in halves and taking out the seeds and the veins or internal ribs or whatever the fuck they're called) and mix them with the onion, so that when you're sautéing the onion you're also doing the peppers.)
Turn the heat up a little and cook for another three or five minutes (careful) till the bottom side is down, kinda. Then, take the big platter, cover the skillet with the serving side of the platter down, as a lid (duh!), and with pot-holders or mits or Buddy's hands (just kidding), quickly flip it over till the food's on the plate (the skillet would be upside down, no?); then, slide the hash (yes! By now, it's hash!) back into the skillet, with the brown side up (I knew you'd gotten there without me). Cook over medium-high heat, un-covered, till it's as brown on the bottom as you want (or, as brown on the bottom as it is on the top, unless it's not very brown on the top (which used to be the bottom), in which event go back a few steps and make it a little browner).
Poach an egg or two per person. For "How to poach killer eggs, the right way," see, "Eggs, poached, killer," or query here and I'll give you a response that's as quick and as sensible as this recipe. If you dare.
Uhm – – eat, eat already.
Here are some cook's notes:
Remember, the meat's already cooked, so you don't have to worry about cooking it this time.
Take what's left over and seal it in individual-sized thingies of Saran wrap (or any other clear plastic sticky wrap you use: the brand's not important here. It's more a generic term by now) or sandwich-sized Zip-lock or self-sealing (see note above about brand names) bags, and freeze. It makes a great breakfast over and over again. Better still with poached eggs . . ."


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I tried using VM for having multiple versions of the database, but my laptop would grind to a halt.
Anyway, usually I use SQL*Plus for all my demo's - SQL*Plus Windows that is. As you may know, SQL*Plus Windows vanished from the Oracle 11g database.
Until now I was using SQL*Plus commandline instead, and that was fine.
Last week I received the latest Oracle Magazine (July/August 2010) at home and in it was the AskTom column on connecting without TNSNames.
Just having a single shortcut on my desktop to connect to either the Oracle 10g database or the Oracle 11g database would make it easier to switch databases and show the differences between the two. I like the SQL*Plus Windows a little bit better over the SQL*Plus commandline version, it just feels more natural. I tried using SQL Developer for the demo's, but found zooming in and out to show snippets of SQL too distracting from the actual statement.
Because I probably forget what to use as the connect string, I had to write this down somewhere. And since this is my "Things I got to remember" blog,.. here it is:
SQL> conn alex/alex@//localhost/orcl11
SQL> select *
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Personal Oracle Database 11g Release 188.8.131.52.0 - Production
PL/SQL Release 220.127.116.11.0 - Production
CORE 220.127.116.11.0 Production
TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 184.108.40.206.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 22.214.171.124.0 - Production
This works because I have EZCONNECT in my SQLNet.Ora:
Credit goes to Tom Kyte, of course.
Oracle Magazine: On Connecting, Pivoting, and Learning New Tricks


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Facebook has acquired LiveRail, a tech start-up that helps companies place more relevant ads in the videos that appear on their website and apps.
The financials have not been announced; however some reports indicate that Facebook paid between $400m and $500m.
Brian Boland, vice president of ads, product marketing and atlas at Facebook said: "More relevant ads will be more interesting and engaging to people watching online video, and more effective for marketers too.
"Publishers will benefit as well, because more relevant ads will help them make the most out of every opportunity they have to show an ad."
According to a study published in April, more than £1bn was spent on ads in the UK alone in 2013 - a rise of 93% in the first year. As a result, a growing number of firms have been looking at ways to attract more advertisers.
Analysts predict that social media sites are likely to get a big share of this growing market.
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Designing a Vehicle Fleet Management App
The Task
Skurt is a Los Angeles-based rental car delivery startup, which has raised over $10 million in Series A funding.
They approached me to design a web application that would be distributed to their partner vendors (including clients such as Hertz, Avis & Enterprise) and allow them to receive reservations from Skurt's customers in real time. Skurt would then collect the vehicle from the vendor and deliver it directly to the customer and collect it once they were done.
Through the app, the vendor needed to be able to see where their vehicles were at all times, recall them if necessary, view the vehicles rental history, as well as perform various other actions like track issues with the vehicle and request maintenance. On top of this, the vendors could also request the transfer of a vehicle or multiple at once, from one location to another.
The Challenge
With the main requirement for the app already outlined, I started sketching different user journeys on paper and exploring different potential layouts that would allow me to cater for each of the main requirements of the app.
The main challenge was to design an interface that could facilitate relatively detailed and complex actions, such as being able to select multiple vehicles on a map and move all those vehicles to another selected location on the map. This required some complex interactions and I needed to make sure I planned the basic layout well enough to accommodate for these interactions.
I completed a competitor analysis of other applications which had requirements to carry out complex interactions on maps and relied heavily on a visual map layout. I continued to sketch ideas on paper exploring a variety of layouts and getting an idea of how it might come together before settling on any one particular layout.
Once I'd arrived at a layout I felt could accommodate the main requirements of the application, I started to create some rough wireframes for each of the views within the application with a list of requirements for each. I was then able to plan the overall IA (information architecture) for the application and communicate it back to the team at Skurt and get some feedback and create a dialogue with the product team there.
Once the layout and IA had been discussed with the team at Skurt I then started to work on more detailed wireframes that would include every interaction that was necessary within a view as outlined alongside the screen above and started to work on more detailed interactions for each of the components within the layout.
I focussed on how a vehicle list would look, how a vehicle itself would work and how they would appear on the map. I then worked on individual features like the Vehicle Transfer feature which would allow users to transfer multiple vehicles from one location to another using Skurt's drivers. This feature required some detailed user journeys and this could be initiated from multiple ways within the app. The screens below show how this feature took shape after the final visual style was applied to it.
Once the flows had been designed, I started to focus more on the visual side of things and giving the app some polish. Anyone who is familiar with Skurt's mobile app will know how much of a joy it is to use from both a UX and UI perspective. While Skurt have a mobile app, they did not yet have a desktop app, so I was enlisted with the task of creating a design system that could be used for all of their desktop applications and sit nicely alongside their suite of mobile apps.
The result
Thanks for reading and I look forward to sharing more case studies delving deeper into the work I've done for Skurt and other clients. Keep an eye out on ciaran.design for updates. If you'd like to get in touch about this project you can reach me at email@example.com :)


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Have to nearly always start this with something for DD. Still can't post to his blog. We had one of those ol ice boxes, with ice delivered from the ice house, don't remember how often.
Can't believe i just lost my whole blog when i hit publish. Had had error pop up saying it couldn't save draft, but thot i could publish. NOPE. All but first sentence up there gone.
When i first married, we had the one with the little freezer inside. Also had black and white tv, and 1 channel with an antenna. U called the repairman back then to fix things, and the cost was reasonable. TVs just needed a tube or 2. Then the newer models just got too expensive to repair, had one man tell me it would take a new picture tube to fix a tv and they just weren't worth it any more. That's when u quit calling a repairman, and just got a new 1. Had to get a new 1 for the LR a few months ago, the old one just out of the blue, went to a little line across the middle. I could turn it off, and wait a few minutes, turn it back on, get a picture for a minute r 2, then back to the lines. Well, made a quick trip to Marble Falls, Walmart, got a new one and called my bro B to help me exchange them but he was leaving, but said his son would. WELLL,,,i asked him and he said ok, would come by later. About 6;30, i texted him to HURRY!!,,,Idol coming on at 7. lololol,,He did make it, with minutes to spare. I had the new one in, unboxed, ready. I just couldn't lift the old one and move it out. Just had 2 wires to hook up. Got it programmed in, set vcr to record something else, and made it all by 7!!
Lately, been seeing $%^*%^)*((*^&$ yellowjackets when i would go out my back door, buzzing around me. One chased me yesterday when i went out for the paper, didn't sting, but i looked real good, then. HOW did i miss it?,,,right up above the door, a nest of about 15 or 20!! Made my plans, called my son and left him a message that if he wanted them, come get them before i got back last nite. He does show and tell, but they were still there when i got back about 10. Sleeping, hehehehe,,,dreaming the good dreams, never knowing what was fixing to hit em. I got in the house, unloaded, got the spray and went back out the door, barely,,had to have a quick re entry. Then i turned loose on them. They dropped like rocks. I got my face full of spray, never thinking about being downwind. Got back in, spitting, yukking, and went straight to wash off face and hands. Guess i'm not poisoned. lol, but they are. Lots of dead ones there this morning, even one in here on my floor.
Gosh, just noticed all the stuff above here, even spell check is back!!! WTH??? I didn't do anything to change it. Maybe blogger lost me earlier, making changes on here. It's saving my drafts too. Updated?
Ok, read BB's blog today, and he's talking about mice. I accidentally discovered the best way to get rid of them, ever. I stored my bird feed in a 5 gallon bucket out in my store room, and when it got low, i just left the lid off. Opened the door one day, heard this strange noise, and cautiously looked in. There were like, 15 mice in that bucket, couldn't get out. Got the 2 cats rounded up, and when they figured out not to run, and finally looked, they couldn't grab them fast enough. This went on for days. I did feel kinda bad about the last 2, they were such babies, but,,,,,good ol Jude was there and waiting. Got rid of all the mice on this hill, i think. lololol. There's still a bucket out there, and sometimes, there might be 1 or 2 in it.
O yeah, niece didn't win the Aqua Boom contest. Not even in the top 3, and when i made it that far, i left, still don't know who won. By then i had been sitting on that chair so long, i had to get out of there. I had never been to one before, so i didn't know how long the first part could drag along. That's how i wasn't home last nite til my bed time,,,lololol. Got those yellowjackets, tho.
I haven't forgotten about telling u about being arrested once. But not today. Long story.
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Interview by Richard M. Martin
W/ Richard Charles Stevens & Emilie FLORY
COVERING: THE SHOCKING GIALLO RAVISH, + ARROW VIDEO, THE HOLLY SHORTS, BURN, THE TRIPLE SIX HORROR, RIVERSOFGRUE, 60 seconds to die, WOMEN IN HORROR and A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO GEORGE A. ROMERO.
E018 Emilie Flory & Richard C. Stevens – Icone Label Pictures & Riversofgrue.com (Ravish, Starfucker)
Hello and welcome to Episode 18 of The Bazaar!
Joining me today I have Emilie Flory and Richard Charles Stevens (Keeper of the Crimson Quill), from Icone Label Pictures and RiverOfGrue.com respectively. An entertaining double bill, we discuss their recent and future collaborations, along with what the two of them have done previously. Starfucker, as part of 60 Seconds to Die got aired at the recent Triple Six Festival, as previously discussed on episode 13. It all comes full circle at The Bazaar! Find out more about these two below.
I hope you enjoy!
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Triple Six Festival Shorts: Interview with 'Starfucker' Director Emilie Flory
The shortest film of Triple Six Festival, clocking in at 60 seconds, is Starfucker. I interviewed director and writer Emilie Flory about the process of making the film, the role of women in horror and the future of the genre.
Congratulations on your screening at the Triple Six Festival in Manchester. Your film, Starfucker, was the shortest film shown at the festival. What were some of the challenges you faced in producing a film of this length?
Starfucker is a part of the horror anthology, '60 seconds to die', produced by Tony Newton and distributed by Alchemy Werks / Sector Five Films, that will be released very soon. When Richard Charles Stevens (producer of Starfucker and associate producer on 60 seconds to die) offered me to make a one minute film for Tony's horror anthology, I wanted to take up the challenge. Some have warned me it was impossible to tell a story in one minute; they alleged this project was very risky, but it didn't stop me. As a screenwriter, I find this kind of exercise frustrating, but as a director I think it's rather thrilling: I reckoned we would treat a subject in an advertising format and play on several levels of interpretation for the audience in record time. I had a strong idea with a twist and a great, highly motivated team who followed me as one man. Regarding the post-production, for example, it was a dream. It happens rarely. I am very pleased to see that a festival like Triple Six Horror is not afraid of presenting a film that short in its selection...
... Marion Berdoati Sauzedde, announced at the festival that there were plans to make Starfucker into a feature film. Can you update us on these plans?
The producer Marion Berdoati Sauzedde who represented us, Richard Charles Stevens, producer of Starfucker and myself, is one of our supporters on Ravish, the feature film based on Starfucker. Ravish is in development in association with Vestra Pictures. The screenplay is in the process of being written. The idea of a feature film based on Starfucker is coming from Richard Charles Stevens. He is working on the script with Tony and Kerry Newton. I am their lucky director and I am currently working on the preparatory elements of the movie. It's an aesthetically ambitious low budget project. Besides, we're looking for producers and funds. We also launched our own fundraising campaign on http://www.iconelabelpictures.com/p/ravish.html?spref=tw
One of the biggest challenge on this project will probably be to find the actress designed to embody the role of Sloan Vicious: in addition to her talents as an actress, it would take her to be able to sing and be comfortable with nudity. Sex and music are very important in the story. Sloan Vicious is a highly provocative pop star who is going to drag us into her descent into hell. She is going to reveal us her dark part, the monstrosity she repressed but will have to face for not sinking irreversibly. Ravish is a project of an enticing film noir, ultra-violent, very sensual… Impulsive!


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Title: Day of the Reaper
Also known as:
Year: 1984
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 70 min
Director: Tim Ritter
Writer: Tim Ritter, Joe Preuth
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375691/
Jennifer is a young girl who was the only survivor of a massacre from a killer known as The Reaper. Now Jennifer spends her days stuck in her own head trying to make sense of the whole thing and also believing that some day, The Reaper is going to come back and finish what he started. What poor Jennifer doesn't realize is that the maniac has escaped from the mental hospital and plans on doing just that.
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Speaking of Tim Ritter and his early Super-8 movies! …In case you're reading this from our archives and not when it was originally posted to the site, I mentioned Tim Ritter and his Super-8 movies in a review of "Ogroff: Mad Mutilator", which I posted first, and then this. So that is why I started off the review with the joke "Speaking of Tim Ritter…" because, you know, that's like, clever and stuff.
Anyway, I have to admit I have never seen a Tim Ritter movie up until I watched "Day of the Reaper" and there is a reason for that. When I first got into obscure and underground movies so many years ago, Tim Ritter was a regular name that came up. Something that would cause most normal, rational people to seek out his movies and watch them. But because he was so known and his movies were so talked about, I felt like I knew the movies already and what I would be getting out of them. So I set out to watch the movies people weren't talking about and saved Tim Ritter for another time. Which turns out would be now.
"Day of the Reaper" is a movie Tim made for $1,000 over the summer when he was 16. That one simple fact leads to many guarantees of what you'll be getting in the movie: there will be no story, the dialogue will be hilarious and terrible, along with the acting, all of the actors will be Tim's peers (i.e. teenagers who are not actors), no nudty and tons of schlocky and awful gore. And wouldn't you know it -- it all came true!
Unlike "Ogroff" there is a plot, or rather, an idea, behind "Day of the Reaper" and it's actually not bad even if the execution and final product is less than great. The movie is about a cannibalistic serial killer only known as The Reaper slaughters a group of high school girls but is stopped in time to leave one survivor -- Jennifer. Now Jennifer lives in a constant state of fear thinking that The Reaper is going to come back for her to finish the job. Sure enough, he does, and to stop the madman Jennifer is going to have to learn the dark secrets of the killer.
It is a basic slasher formula, and again, being a first time feature for someone who was still in High School, it doesn't play out the best. Lots of random scenes, more than a few are pointless or illogical, most of the actors don't know what to do, it doesn't really flow and is sort of senseless. You know, the problems you would expect. The circumstances of how "Day of the Reaper" was made makes most of those faults forgivable. Not to mention the fact that only reason the movie isn't a total failure is because the idea is so basic and Tim had some understanding of what was need to make a slasher: lots and lots of terrible gore.
However there is one problem that I could not over look and one that I could not forgive with "Day of the Reaper". I was prepared for most of things that I encountered but this was something that left me astonished. In fact, I kind of lost track of what was going on with the movie because I had become fixated on the issue. The problem is that The Reaper looks like he's wearing a goddamn CAPE.
[Audience Gasps]
I know, right?!
In the opening scene we are introduced to The Reaper character being taken to a car from an insane asylum and he is dawning knee-high rubber boots, long rubber gloves, a sleeveless plaid shirt and a black sheet tied around his head with a rope. He looks like a white trash meth-head that was getting ready to make his own drugs but since he didn't have a respirator, he settles for tying a bed sheet around his head.
At this point, any time I saw the hooded version of The Reaper in the movie, I became lost in my own thoughts of trying to figure out the reasoning. Of anything. "Am I the only who thinks it looks like he's wearing a cape? Certainly somebody had to have thought it looked like he was wearing a cape. Why does it look like a cape? What is he even wearing? It's too big to be a pillow case but too small to be a bed sheet. What is it and why does it make him look like he's wearing a cape? WHY?!"
Here's a dramatic recreation of my viewing experience:
3 minutes into the movie...
- What the fuck is he wearing and why?
19 minutes into the movie…
- Well, he still has those awful rubber boots and gloves but at least the black sheet is gone.
34 minutes into the movie…
- Jumping Jesus Christ! He's wearing the cape again!
I'll spare you the rest since any time I saw the killer it was just more over-the-top reactions and more swearing during the course of the movie. You, the readers, back me up here. Take a look at the second image, back at the top of this page, and tell me what it looks like the character is wearing. You cannot tell me that it doesn't look like the killer is wearing a goddamn cape. And don't lie! I'll know if you are. I am not saying this in an attempt to be funny. All the other bad parts or faulty elements I could look past. But this? This was an actual problem I had with the movie because I knew the killer wasn't wearing a cape yet any time he was on screen, it sure as hell looked like he was. With The Reaper being portrayed by a skinny teenager, all I could think of was that the character was some magic obsessed nerd who was in the wrong movie.
Now, and forever, all I will ever think about is that damnable cape even if it wasn't an actual cape. It will remain as an enigma for me while everyone else will think I am an idiot. But the jokes on them since I am an idiot! Wait, what? Never mind. I wasn't as amazed with how bad "Day of the Reaper" was in comparison to "Ogroff: Mad Mutilator" and that's mostly because I expected nothing less than what I got from Tim Ritter's first movie. One that he made when he was a kid. And honestly, "Ogroff" was nothing but an insane, shitty mess of a movie but "Day of the Reaper" showed a glimmer of hope. It was made by someone who had an idea and the heart to make a movie but not necessarily the knowledge, skills and means to do so. And the more I read about the history of the production of the movie, the more respect I have for Tim Ritter and his effort in getting it made.
Gore: 2/5
Nudity: 0/5
Story: 2/5
Effects: 1/5
Comedy: 2/5
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"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 1 Corinth 15:51-52.
"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." Matt 24:44
Whether you believe in the pre-tribulation rapture or the post-tribulation rapture, the Bible makes 4 things clear:
- Be ready at all times (Matt 24:42, Rev 15:16, Luke 12:40)
- No one knows when Jesus will return to retrieve his church (Matt 24:36, 1 Thess 5:2, Mark 13:32)
- It will happen quickly (Rev 3:11, Rev 22:12)
- It will happen just before 'The Day of the Lord' / judgment on earth (1 Thess 5:9, 2 Peter 3:10)
Matthew 24: 37-39 compares the second coming of Jesus to the days of Noah, in that God's chosen people will be safely taken (into the 'ark') just before the great destruction of earth takes place.
- "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
According to the Book of Enoch (one of the old books found in the dead sea scrolls), just before the flood of Noah, our planet earth tilted on its axis or 'became inclined.' Book of Enoch 65. 1 – "And in those days, Noah saw the earth had tilted and that it's destruction was near."
Compare this text with another Hebrew book, also not found in the Biblical canon but was quoted from in the old testament. This book was called the Megillah (Scroll) of Yashir (Jasher) and compared in its description with the Book of Revelation.
- Jasher 6:1 – "And on that day (flood), the Lord caused the whole earth to shake, and the sun darkened, and the foundations of the world raged, and the whole earth was moved violently, and the lightning flashed and the thunder roared, and all the fountains in the earth were broken up…."
The Bible's depiction of the second coming sounds like an eerily-magnified version of the day of Noah, described in Jasher.
- Revelation 12-14 – "I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood, and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place."
Read More: As in the Days of Noah", the Earth Tilted and became Inclined and Sudden Destruction came upon the Earth – Part One; Prelude to a Pole Shift?
NAT GEO: Earth's Weakening Magnetic Field Tied To Pole Reversal (PART 1)
According to scientist the solar system is a hostile place and earth is under attack from deadly, cosmic radiation.
Life on earth only exists because of the protective magnetosphere, an invisible force field that surrounds the planet; but new evidence reveals the vital shield is weakening at an alarming rate.
The region above the South Atlantic is experiencing dangerous levels of radiation, and scientists believe it's a sign of a global decline in the magnetic field.
It's not a matter of if' the earth will lose it's magnetic field someday, it's a matter of when; and what will happen to life if it does.
It's so fundamental to our evolution and continued existence, that the race is on to understand why it's changing.
Magnetic Field: Why It Matters
Nat Geo: Earth's Magnetic Pole Reversal Impending (PART 2)
In recent decades, scientists have noticed the the elusive magnetic north pole has been moving faster (pole shifting).
- So does the wondering pole's acceleration have any connection to the earth's weakening magnetic field?
- How much weaker will the Earth's magnetic field get, and will it cause a pole reversal ?
NAT GEO: Earth's Magnetic Pole Shift – PART 3
Many scientists now believe that the South Atlantic anomaly is the start of a global magnetic field reversal.
- 2012's Near Miss – Solar Storm big enough to knock modern civilization back to the 18th century
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The good news is that Jesus came to earth, the first time, and died in our place; so we would have a way out of death and destruction when the time came for this world to end; and live an eternal life with him thereafter.
All you have to do is accept Him as your Lord and savior, repent and turn from your sins, be baptized and you will receive the gift of the holy ghost, which gives you power and direction to live your life for God.


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Feb 2013 and Mirror and Fade we're 'official media' at the NZ PGA. We were there for the week of the tournament and 3 other programmes for our TV show on One, which we are frantically editing as we speak.
While we weren't the 'official' media we did have access 'all areas' and found ourselves on the 18th as Scott Strange and Michael Hendry pared the last to be both 19 under. Back they went to the tee for sudden death. The crowd grew and tension really started to build. Both had great drives with Scott over by the "Wolves" an amazing sculpture. Find out more here http://www.thehills.co.nz/sculpture-park/index.shtml
And Michael was in the middle. Scott short just off the green but hit a brilliant chip which stops 3 feet away. Michael on in 2 but a 20 foot downhill putt. By now it was really tense and with the locals backing the Kiwi against the Aussie – you could hear a pin drop. Michael calm as a cucumber dropped the putt and banked $99,000. Big cheers- huge sense of relief.
Being so close with Ant our camera guy it made me wonder just how good these guys are? Scott was obviously in trouble but he walked up to the green, hands in pocket, chatting to his caddy and nailed a brilliant recovery shot. Michael knows he needs the putt but is relaxed and calm and ends up sinking a brave 20 footer that doubles his purse.
Crikey I struggle on Saturday Morning with no one watching and a lousy dollar up for grabs.
The ability of top golfers to make the shots at such vital times never fails to amaze me and while you can watch it on TV and be amazed it's not till your 'greenside' that you realise how good these guys are.
Make sure you catch a tournament sometime this year. You'll love it.
To watch our full episode from the NZ PGA click here.
Shaun "Fade" Fay – www.GolfGetaway.com.au


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I had quite the pleasant surprise today. In my email sat an offline from Xandrah Sciavo, the Chief Operating Officer of Avenue Magazine! Nearly a month ago I put in only two applications for writing work in SL. The first magazine replied fairly quickly but never told me of the interview they scheduled for me and I subsequently missed. I only learned of the interview via an offline wondering where I was. When I was able to get inworld and reply, they were nice about it but never got back to me on rescheduling and I left it alone, figuring it was just not meant to be. I had not heard back from Avenue Magazine at all, and didn't read into it. I have had official SL job before and I know how things go…sometimes you hear back and sometimes you don't. I was a lil disappointed but it wasn't going to ruin SL for me. So low and behold I have this offline from Xandrah and I was like a kid getting that super important letter in the mail they had been dying to get. Fortunately I saw her offline within minutes of her leaving it so I was able to log in and have an impromptu interview. The IM with Xandrah was amazing and I loved how easy it was to talk to her. It wasn't too long before I learned I landed the writing job and I was thrilled!
Things are moving so fast now it is exciting. I already have two assignments and am mentally preparing to tackle them, making sure all my SL ducks are in a row for a smooth first attempt at writing for a real live SL magazine! I had to get myself a new outfit, and change my mouthie to a pencil as I was a real live writer now! My avi is named Silly for a reason…she represents everything quirky about me, and I am excited to bring that side of me to this new creative outlet!


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I'm just a social drinker with a really active social calendar.
My friend Marti sent this to me:
Drinking Style
Aquarius and drinking don't go together that well (except for water, that is). They have an innate tendency toward know-it-allism, and if they get an idea while sizzled, they're more stubborn than a stain or a stone. If they're throwing a party or organizing an outing, however, they're too preoccupied with their duties to get combative -- and they make perfectly charming drunks in that case. Fortunately, they're usually capital drink-nursers. They also make the best designated drivers (if you can get them before they start raising their wrist): Aquarius is fascinated by drunk people and capable of holding interesting conversations with soused strangers while sober.
Trademark Cocktails
Aquarius is likely to order stuff most people have never heard of: a capirinha, Satan's whiskers, a negroni, an Arthur Tompkins. They like to stump the bartender. This sign rules the color electric blue and would be pleased by any tipple featuring blue curacao. They also rule the olive tree, so pour the juice into that dirty martini.
Drinking Buddies
Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Dre, Matt Groening, Ashton Kutcher,
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On the Example of Play:
— The bomber took one Superficial Damage from Flak during Turn 4 as it made its bombing approach. Two questions:
Q1. Should the fighter intercept occur before the Flak attack since Luftwaffe fighters normally pulled back as the Flak barrage commenced?
A1: In B-26 fighters attack before flak on the bomb run, but after flak when you return. Not really sure how I can illustrate it, but think about a circle around the target, or better two circles. In the center of the inner circle is the target, and the flak zone is the inner circle. The outer circle is the fighter defense zone. Going to the target you first pass through the fighter defense, and then move into the flak zone and your bomb run. You are still within the inner circle after the bomb run and you turn your formation 180*. After flak has fired, then fighters will – or could – attack when you have moved out of the flak zone into the fighter defense zone.
Q2. Does the 1 Flak superficial damage marker remain on the board and is it added to the four Turn 6 SDs inflicted by the Second Wave Me 109G-6, or is it removed after the Flak run is completed? If it is added to the later SDs, then the Me 109G-6 should make a successive attack in Turn 6.
A2: When I read the Example of Play more correctly now, I noticed that I had missed the first superficial damage from the flak. It should remain on the board. Very sorry about that. Since there are a total of five SD counters on the B-26 now, that last 109G-6 would have came around for a successive attack. I will add Successive Attacks to the EoP. The Superficial Damage Counters stay on the board and are added together. When you have five Superficial Damage Counters on your B-26, you have Visible External Damage. These counters stay on the board like any other damage counters, but the first four can be removed after the 5th has been placed, since it is that last one which affects your mission in a negative way when it makes attacking fighters come around for successive attacks. I have had missions with only superficial damage, but I cannot recall now if fighters made successive attacks.
Q3. I'm a bit confused about the bomber's MG ammo consumption. Does an aimed burst cost only one ammo box to be crossed off? If it is a twin turret, would it be 2 boxes? I'm sorry but I couldn't find an answer to this in the flight Manual text, but I may have simply missed it.
A3: For twin machine guns you cross off one box only. Each gun has the listed number of ammo boxes, but since they fire in pairs, you will cross off only one box. I think I will add something about this under 7.32.0 Combat Table 4a – B-26 Gunner To Hit (CT-4a). In B-17:QOTS you have a +1 damage mod for twin guns, but in B-26 you have a column on CT-4c, Damage on Fighters for twin 50s. Added: Mark off one Ammo Box for each firing Single or Twin Mount Machine Guns on your Mission Chart.


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"You're still you"
There have been crazier premises for coming-of-age romantic comedies than having the lead fall in love via email with someone they're afraid they'll never meet. Unrequited love is nothing new to the genre and neither is an escalating series of mishaps and intentionally misleading manipulation on behalf of the lead towards his best friends to keep that love secret. But despite these familiarities, director Greg Berlanti and his talented cast of funny and emotive actors find a way to make it resonate. The relationships onscreen—good or bad, selfless or selfish—are all extremely authentic and the plot progression is true to the complexities, mortification, and courage teens possess beyond mainstream caricature. Feelings are hurt, forgiveness is shared, and love is found. And did I mention that the lead is gay?
Many reviews will start with that last part: Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) is gay. And while it's the obvious choice, is it necessary? The simple kneejerk reaction to do so reinforces the notion that homosexuality connotes "other" and our readers should know right away in case it will sour them on a good film without knowing anything else about it. This is the type of reality that Simon speaks about early on, asking why the LGBTQ community must "come out" and heterosexuals do not. Why should one be seen as a default? Why can't all children be haunted by the fear of being rejected by those they love because of their sexuality? The idea is funny because we see it as absurd. And that's the problem.
It's also why works like Love, Simon can help change our thought processes. Adapted by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker from the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by author Becky Albertalli, the film proves itself a perfect ancestor to the John Hughes era of adolescent angst alongside The Edge of Seventeen and Easy A—heartfelt, compassionate, and relatable. To exist in that mold while also centering upon a gay lead therefore becomes empowering to a community sadly devoid of quality representation, as well as normalizing for impressionable youths who haven't yet let the homophobia of their parents or classmates cement within themselves. To watch Simon traverse the perils of romance, friendship, family, and identity is to see a human being struggling just like you.
And Simon is struggling with all those things outside of just still being in the closet. He has the perfect, idyllic family (we're talking upper-crust by looking at a bedroom the size of my living room with chalkboard walls and a California king) and the perfect daily routine of grabbing coffee with his besties on the way to their perfect school with a very active (and annoying in the best way for outsiders looking in) vice principal (Tony Hale's Mr. Worth). Everything is so perfect that he fears what changing a single aspect of the ecosystem might do. It's an anxiety-inducing thought we've all faced at some point in our formative years, the kind that seems unique despite the changes happening every second. It's crippling.
It doesn't matter that one of Simon's best friends along with Leah (Katherine Langford) and Nick (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) just moved to town six months earlier. He can look at Abby's (Alexandra Shipp) inclusion into their circle as an easy transition because it's additive—it's about finding room for more rather than shifting gears because something everyone took for granted might somehow be construed as a lie. Even though Simon would still be Simon, admitting he's gay risks altering how he is seen. Would a jock like Nick stay by his side? Would a father (Josh Duhamel's Jack) always joking about girls be disappointed? Would Leah rethink the past thirteen years of friendship as though she couldn't trust the person he was with the one he "pretended" to be?
Logically these questions are insane, but they also must unfortunately be asked because LGBTQs are alienated and rejected all the time. So even though his school has a gay student who has been accepted, Simon feels isolated because Ethan (Clark Moore) is flamboyant and tough as nails with scathing retorts for anyone who dares mock him. Simon conversely is someone who everyone assumes is straight and so he has become trapped. Only when an anonymous poster going by the name "Blue" writes an entry on the school's rumor-mill social media page "Creek Secrets" about being gay does he realize that he isn't alone. Finally Simon has someone to talk to without the risk of exploding his life. He and "Blue" can inspire one another to find the courage they seek.
This all may have been enough to tell a compelling story, but Albertalli has included a subplot to throw a wrench into Simon's life and expedite the timeline. It arrives in the form of Martin (Logan Miller)—that nice yet over-the-top clown who is just awkward enough to not be "cool" and just unrestrained enough to quickly transition from funny to annoying. He finds himself face-to-face with the school computer Simon used to email "Blue" and decides to take advantage by blackmailing him for a chance to date Abby. It's a bit abrupt and much more sinister in its suspense than the film may otherwise be, but it also introduces more levels of complexity. Suddenly Simon's self-preservation goes into overdrive, sacrificing those with whom he is closest in the process.
I have to commend all involved on the creative side because this turn could have ruined the whole by moving too far left into melodramatic theatrics and contrived imperatives serving no purpose other than fuel for the plot. You'll have to see it for yourself to believe me, but there's hardly a false move along the way. The obvious feelings shared between characters, the way we warm to those we wanted nothing to do with, and our ability to project so much onto so little thanks to excitement and hope are included in ways that make them universal despite their onscreen specificity. It seems small, but the simple act of having "Blue" transform into whoever Simon wants him to be in that moment is brilliantly conceived.
Should the lead have been cast with a gay actor? Perhaps. Robinson is great in the role, though, and he works because he lets us leave any preconceptions at the door. The film very intentionally plays with ideas of masculinity to make it so anyone (Keiynan Lonsdale, Joey Pollari, Miles Heizer, and more) could be "Blue." The message is equality and acceptance and it comes through by refusing to conform to archaic ideas of what a gay man should be. It's nice because it allows us to watch as we would any coming-of-age work. We pull for Simon, empathize with those he unfortunately lets down, and enjoy the comedy (shout-out to scene-stealer Natasha Rothwell). Love, Simon isn't just "important." It's also a successfully executed piece of resonant entertainment.
Score: 8/10
Rating: PG-13 | Runtime: 109 minutes | Release Date: March 16th, 2018 (USA)
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Director(s): Greg Berlanti
Writer(s): Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker /
Becky Albertalli (novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda)


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Seagate has launched a new partner program complete with Web-based support facilities and marketing assistance for resellers.
Among the new tools available is a password-based Web portal featuring product and marketing information, online training and customer support. This will be complemented by a toll-free pre- and post-sales support line. The vendor has also created an online returns management system to speed up warranty returns, as well as a quarterly email newsletter to provide regular updates on its products and the storage market.
Seagate country manager, David Chan, said it would also be providing partners with access to its marketing tools in an attempt to increase branding awareness and reseller sales.
All Seagate partners who registered for the free program would be entitled to access the new online facilities. Those who hit certain sales targets would be upgraded to premier status and obtain additional benefits, he said. He did not specify the level of sales required in order to gain premier status.
For example, accredited resellers would have early access to Seagate's hard drive products via a first-to-market evaluation program.
Premier partners would be able to purchase the evaluation drive for 30 per cent below the distributor list price, he said.
Seagate would also be providing other margin incentives, including cash rebates on its portable storage and network storage product range. Chan said the vendor was hoping the new program would help to attract a broad range of new resellers to its stable.


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Singapore Budget 2015: Sagging productivity could prompt new approach
THE thus far puny outcomes of Singapore's restructuring drive could prompt changes in the government's productivity narrative and growth target, as well as refinements to specific productivity initiatives.
This is amid the growing realisation that it will be no easy feat to achieve 2-3 per cent productivity growth per annum over the decade (view chart), the goal set out in 2010, observers say. With this year being the halfway point of that push, economists think Budget 2015 will mark a perceptible shift in the government's restructuring measures.
For one, several economists think the productivity growth target - described by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) as "ambitious" - will have to be lowered. Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Chua Hak Bin expects the government to "be realistic" and "forget" its initial 2-3 per cent goal. "If we can get 1-1.5 per cent (productivity growth), I think that will be a tremendous achievement already," said Dr Chua.
While Mizuho economist Vishnu Varathan thinks "it's not completely wrong to shift the goal posts", he said it will be crucial to "provide sufficient context (to underscore that) it's not about relinquishing the goals of productivity". He pointed out that a lacklustre global economy has impinged on Singapore's growth prospects and has, by extension, capped productivity gains.
Said Mr Varathan: "I don't think we should maintain lofty targets just for the sake of looking good. But the messaging has to be clear - we still believe in innovation, in technological upgrades, (but) not all of the payoff is going to happen in five years. We shouldn't give up on that 3 per cent productivity growth target - let's just see it as a longer-term goal."
Observers also expect subtle changes to the official narrative on Singapore's productivity push. Going forward, they believe less emphasis will be placed on headline productivity growth numbers, with more weight given to qualitative aspects instead.
Several experts pointed out that MAS chief economist and assistant managing director (economic policy) Edward Robinson had signalled this in November when he told BT that in the short term, "there are limitations in relying on simple productivity indicators" since they are "not a good guide" to the country's ability to sustain and enhance the population's standard of living.
Other economists like Mr Varathan think there will be "changes in tone and body language". "In some areas, it's going to take more than five years for locals to become interested in these jobs and for (the sector) to move up the value chain. So (the authorities) could decide to allow some slack in certain areas and not tighten labour restrictions so much. The government could soften its tone - and this does not exclude recanting on certain things," he reckoned.
In addition to the usual exhortations to tweak the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme further - to include a greater focus on research and development (R&D) and more sector-specific incentives - there have been suggestions to refine existing restructuring measures.
For example, while the SME Committee (which represents small- and medium-size enterprises) has called for the government to hold back on further planned increases in foreign worker levies, DBS economist Irvin Seah has other ideas.
"If a company has proven itself (to be committed to restructuring) - it has invested in technology, demonstrated improvements in productivity, hired more local workers than required - then perhaps it could get a discount off their foreign worker levies. Turn it into an incentive instead," said Mr Seah. While he acknowledged that the amount of money saved wouldn't be "substantial", he said the sum could be put to better use and boost a firm's topline.
Although the heads of tax at KPMG and Ernst & Young believe the idea "looks workable", they question whether the additional resources required to administer the scheme - both at the company and government levels - would prove too cumbersome to be worthwhile.
Given the difficulties and deficits in measuring productivity using the conventional formula of output over input, several economists urged the government to release more sector- specific data on productivity in different industries. These include, for example, the number of square metres built per man hour in the construction sector, or the table turnover rate in food & beverage (F&B) outlets.
In response to BT queries, an MTI spokesman said: "We have sector-specific data to help us monitor the productivity progress. These complement the usual measure for labour productivity (value added per worker). The data are for internal use and are not released publicly."
For more stories, analysis and infographics on Singapore Budget 2015, head to btd.sg/budget_15
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Large size is 230g (8oz).
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- Bugfixes
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States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'The old rugged cross' by Kerry Reed-Gilbert
The old rugged cross
When the spirit has been broken
and there's no place to go
When you look around the world
wondering what went wrong
When your heart is shattered and
torn no patch ever big enough to help it mend.
No bandaid to help it heal.
When tears roll down your face
cascading like a roaring river
When the spirit has been br ...
States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'The Undiscovered Country' by Melinda Smith
The Undiscovered Country
tears itself from its own body
Minos condemns it to the seventh abyss.
wherever Fortune casts it, and there
it germinates, like a dropped grain of spelt.
The leaves here are not green, ...
States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'submergence' by Melinda Smith
States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'What you get when you search for silence' by Melinda Smith
What you get when you search for silence
(poem composed of Hansard search results from November 1962)
one of his colleagues has gone into a significant silence
to silence us, but this is having no effect
listen in silence
spoken and heard in silence
the Prime Minister has observed an unusual silence on this matter. There was an old Australian ...
States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Hammam' by Melinda Smith
(translated from a Persian ghazal by Rabi'a Balkhi)
I am back, locked up in this love again,
all my daring escapes end here.
Love is a broad shoreless sea
tell me, o wise ones, who swims it and lives?
To take love all the way
you must embrace every horror;
adore ugliness like a fair face;
make sweet delight of poiso ...
States of Poetry 2017 - ACT | 'Some trees' by Melinda Smith
some trees
spotted gum
tall classy lady
cradling a listing turpentine
(shaggy old top-heavy
barrel-chested nuisance)
she props him
takes the strain
holds her own line almost true
that's what you get
when you get
married in a windstorm
but the wind always changes
strands you in strange attitudes
let him slid ...
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The colour of eyes
For Banduk Marika, Aboriginal artist
1. After your story of the funeral, August 1991
Black, Banduk, is the colour of eyes
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Perhaps she could not spill
to stain the room.
Black, Banduk,
this quaver fisted
in her throat –
it has no moon,
it ache ...
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For Jenni Kemarre Martiniello,
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Networking 101
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Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (PDT)
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This course is intended for anyone that works on networked computers or devices; any computer that connects to the internet is networked. In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of how computers connect and communicate over a network. The workshop will cover essential skills for troubleshooting network connectivity and name resolution. Labs throughout the workshop will reinforce the course material. This workshop is highly recommended for anyone that works with networked computers or devices, including webmasters, technicians, or anyone considering a career in an Information Technology field.
Please bring a laptop computer. If you do not have one, please contact us and let us know.
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Learn the fundamentals of networking
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Discuss DHCP
- Defining a DHCP Scope.
- Using a single server across multiple subnets.
- Setting up reservations
Discuss DNS
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