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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Blu-ray Combo Pack Review
Title: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Anniversary Edition (Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)
On October 9th, revisit the magic of one of Steven Spielberg's most beloved family classics, E.T., on Bluray/DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy and UltraViolet. Even if you already own this film on DVD, I highly recommend purchasing it again to see the amazing quality of the digitally remastered version.
E.T. was a very special film to me as a child; I still have my very well-loved VHS and a plastic E.T. doll with movable arms and legs. I never upgraded my copy of E.T. with the first DVD release, so the last time I watched E.T. was when VHS tapes were still the most popular method for watching movies. Part of me is wondering why I waited so long to watch E.T. again since it was a childhood favorite, but another part is elated to have been able to see it for the first time in well over a decade through the eyes of an adult. And guess what? It is every bit as wonderful as I remembered it to be. If you are the emotional type, make sure you have a fistful of Kleenex at your side during the dramatic, adventurous conclusion.
Elliott's (Henry Thomas) friends and family do not believe him when he tells them that there is something hiding in their backyard shed. Determined to prove that he is right and they are wrong, Elliott waits outside all night long, and finally makes a wondrous discovery, a creature from another planet whom he calls E.T.
Elliott's older brother, Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and younger sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore) help Elliott make E.T. feel like a member of their family, taking him into their home and hiding his presence from their mother, Mary (Dee Wallace). Elliott and his siblings are not the only ones who are aware of E.T.'s presence on their planet, however. In order to help E.T. get in contact with his own kind, they will have to stand up to the grown-ups that may not have E.T.'s best interests in mind.
Though it had been years since I had last seen E.T., everything about the film and its characters started to come back to me. E.T. is the reason why I always asked my parents for Reese's Pieces when I was a kid!
Now as an adult, I am better able to recognize the individuals who contributed to making this movie so iconic. I love the musical score (written by John Williams) and the director (Steven Spielberg), so it's no wonder that 20-something years since I had seen E.T. for the first time I had unknowingly (and now of course, knowingly) kept up with their film projects.
If you loved this movie as a child, you will definitely want to own E.T. on Bluray/DVD. I loved getting to share this special movie with my daughter, and I am now having a great time watching all of the special features to learn even more about one of my favorite movies of all time.
Bonus Features:
The E.T. Journals This bonus feature gives viewers an inside look at the day to day happenings on the set of E.T. Watching this will make you feel as if you were on the set of E.T.!
Steven Spielberg & E.T This feature is an interview with Steven Spielberg where he talks about his experience working on the film, how he came up with the story, and what it was like working with children. Viewers will definitely see how passionate and in love he is with this film.
Deleted Scenes See two scenes that were removed from the final version of the film.
A Look Back Steven Spielberg and other cast members involved with E.T. are interviewed about the film.
The E.T. Reunion The cast and crew are brought together to talk about their feelings about the film then and now.
The Evolution and Creation of E.T. This feature discusses how E.T. evolved from just an idea to what we see in the final version.
The Music of E.T. This feature looks at the relationship between Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams.
The 20th Anniversary Premiere A look at the live performance at Shrine Auditorium where John Williams plays the score of E.T.
*I received a product for review purposes. I was not financially compensated for this post. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.*


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Canucks eliminate San Jose in second OT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Kevin Bieksa scored 10:18 into the second overtime and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 17 years with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.
The Canucks ended the Western Conference finals in five games after getting even 2-2 with 13.2 seconds left in regulation when Ryan Kesler scored with goalie Roberto Luongo on the Vancouver bench for an extra skater.
It will be Vancouver's first trip to the Cup finals since 1994, when the Canucks lost in seven games to the New York Rangers. The last NHL team from Canada to win the title was the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.
Exactly 17 years day after they earned their previous trip to play for the Cup, the Canucks rode 54 saves from Luongo and a lucky bounce to Bieksa to advance to the finals for the third time in the team's 40-year history.
The puck caromed awkwardly off the glass on the sideboards and out to Bieksa just inside the blue line. His quick shot beat Antti Niemi inside the right post before the goalie – or mostly everyone else on the ice – could find the puck.
"The only guy who knew where that puck was, was Kevin Bieksa and he almost fanned on it," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "It's one of those things you have no control over. We can talk about it all we want. There is nothing we can do about it."
Luongo raised his stick in celebration as his teammates jumped onto the ice. Blue confetti fell from the roof as the sellout crowd chanted, "We want the Cup."
"I think when the puck went in, the goalie was looking behind the net," Bieksa said. "It was an ugly goal, but one I will take.
"It's fantastic. It's unbelievable. To go to the Stanley Cup final is a dream come true."
The Sharks outshot Vancouver 16-9 and 56-34 overall. Despite having a 91-47 shots advantage over the final two games of the series, San Jose lost both. The Canucks won Game 4 on Sunday 4-2 even though they recorded only 13 shots.
Vancouver was down 2-1 after Luongo's gamble left Devin Setoguchi with an empty net 24 seconds into the third period. But Kesler, who left briefly in the second period with an apparent injury to his left leg, deflected Henrik Sedin's shot through Niemi after a questionable icing call against San Jose. Replays appeared to show that the puck hit Daniel Sedin, but icing was called anyway to set up an offensive zone faceoff for Vancouver.
After claiming the franchise's first Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's top regular-season team, the Canucks are only four wins away from their first Stanley Cup title.
They will host Games 1 and 2 against either the Boston Bruins or Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bruins lead the Eastern Conference finals 3-2 and can advance with a Game 6 win at Tampa Bay on Wednesday. If necessary, Game 7 would be in Boston on Friday.
Antti Niemi made 31 saves, including Chris Higgins' breakaway in the second overtime, for the Sharks, who lost the West finals last year to Chicago in six games. Niemi was the goalie for the eventual Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks.
It was Niemi's first playoff loss in seven career series.
Alex Burrows opened the scoring eight minutes in for the Canucks, but Patrick Marleau tied it for San Jose with his sixth goal of the series on a power play midway through the second period. Setoguchi added his first into an empty net 24 seconds into the third after Luongo came diving out of his crease.
The Sharks, who were 5-0 in overtime in the playoffs, didn't back off. After surviving an early flurry, San Jose fired 16 shots at Luongo in the first overtime, including a great glove save off Kyle Wellwood in the slot.
Luongo was brilliant before and after Setoguchi's goal, including the best of his 15 first-period saves while Vancouver killed a 1:24 two-man advantage. The shots were 21-7 for the Sharks when Marleau's power-play deflection tied it in the second period – just as Kesler hobbled off after chasing a short-handed chance. Kesler, second in playoff scoring with 18 points, limped to the locker room favoring his left leg, but returned later in the period.
Luongo made his best saves off Sharks captain Joe Thornton, who was playing through a shoulder injury that kept him out of the end of Game 4. Luongo slid and stacked his pads stop to take away an empty net on a rebound.
San Jose loaded up its top line, moving rookie of the year finalist Logan Couture up to play with Thornton and Marleau. It almost paid off in the first two minutes, but Luongo robbed Marleau twice in close. Thornton couldn't lift the second rebound over the fallen goalie, and the Canucks' top line opened the scoring with some pretty passing six minutes later.
Notes: Vancouver's last earned a spot in the Cup finals when Greg Adams scored in double overtime of Game 5 against Toronto on May 24, 1994. … Vancouver D Christian Ehrhoff missed a second game because of a suspected shoulder injury sustained in Game 3. He practiced Monday and is day-to-day. D Aaron Rome, also knocked out in Game 3, missed a second straight game. … San Jose D Jason Demers, out since Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals against Detroit, was ready to return but didn't. … The Canucks were swept 4-0 by the New York Islanders in 1982 in the team's first trip to the Cup finals.

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I have beautiful memories of Coorg from both my trips, one way back in 2007 and the other as recent as April 2015. It also helped that I had excellent accommodation each time; first with Club Mahindra's beautiful Coorg Resort in Madikeri, and then in a caravan at Kushalnagar. Here is why I remember Coorg so fondly.
On both my stays I got to witness lovely weather. The first time I went in January, it was slightly chilly. There was a bit of mist, which add a hint of mystery to the surroundings. The second time in April I thought that the weather was hot but then it started drizzling. Everything around me turned to a deeper shade of green and the weather became quite lovely. I love Coorg and its surroundings for the excellent weather.
Namdroling Monastery
I have been to Buddhist monasteries in Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, and Ladakh and Spiti in India. I didn't expect a monastery near Coorg, so when I discovered it first in 2007, I was completely delighted. Back then, it was not crowded at all. We posed with monks, we roamed around, and truly loved the feel of it. I could not visit the monastery this year, but I got to witness something even better at Kushalnagar.
The Most Scenic Football Match I Ever Saw
I was staying in a caravan in 2015 by the Harangi Backwaters. The weather has turned cloudy by the afternoon. I went for a walk in the evening and saw the monks from the Namdroling Monastery playing football in the field. The area was actually the size of many football fields. The monks were using only a small portion. Their ocher robes looked fabulous against a dark sky and the surrounding greenery. While we passed by, they offered us mangoes to eat; I took them with many thanks. A little later, it started to rain again. They gathered their stuff, including the goal posts and loaded it in a truck. Then they started their journey back. They didn't leave even a scrap of paper behind. I was totally impressed.
I have seen people play football in Maldives too on a stunning beach, but their dress could never match the grand attire of the monks!
Coffee, Spices, and Vanilla
Coorg has an excellent market for coffee, spices, and vanilla. If you like to buy stuff for your kitchen, you can spend a lot of time exploring the little shops. The aroma around them itself is inviting. I still remember the vanilla pods I carried back with a lot of nostalgia.
Coffee and Pepper Plantations
Coorg is surrounded by coffee and pepper plantations. They make for excellent walking grounds too. The hosts take a lot of delight in explaining their Arabicas from their Robustas! It was my first tryst with coffee seeds, and I remember it fondly.
About 50 km away from Madikeri is Talakaveri. The place is considered to be the source of the river Kaveri. There is a kund and a temple on the hill. It was fun climbing up the temple. The area gives a lot of opportunities for photography too!
And though I have not mentioned food, but I can say for sure that was lip-smacking, finger-licking good in the region. However, if I have to pick up just reason to go back, I would take that to be the awesome weather and greenery.
I have said it often, I love to walk, all kinds of walks, but more than anything else, the aimless walk. The evening I went walking around Harangi backwaters (Kushal Nagar, Coorg, Karnataka) sky provided enough drama for me to keep up with my Sky Watch Friday post!
The Overcast Sky
To begin with the sky was overcast. However my attention was diverted by the monks who were present in numbers. Some of them were playing football! The mystery was solved when the Sai Vishram (my hosts) staff informed me that Bylakuppe Monastery was close by.
The Gathering Clouds
The landscape throughout was beautiful. And yet the small white stuff you see on the ground was trash! I wonder why can't we keep our public spaces clean. I only saw the monks cleaning after them when they were going. And the skies were busy gathering clouds!
The Threatening Clouds
Half way through my walk the clouds started to threaten! We hurried back. Rather my companions hurried back with my SLR. I walked leisurely with my waterproof cell phone! I eventually got caught in the downpour. I went in the RV to change, thinking that it was going to be a very watery end to the day.
The Change in the Weather
However, within the short time that it took me to change, the weather managed to change its mood. It was breaking through. Nagaraja, one of the staff members of Sai Visharm remarked, "the rain came only to get us!"
The Monks Go Home
With the break in weather, I was hoping for some drama in the sky. But the football game was over. The monks were headed home!
The Glow in the Sky
For me the joy of travel lies in these small things, like watching the weather change its mood and the monks waving at me as they went!
PS. I was invited by Sai Vishram Group on this trip.
When I saw the camping trailer and the location of the Harangi Backwaters near Kushal Nagar, Karnataka, I immediately forgot how tired I was! We started at 6.30 am from Balkatmane Spa but here I was all my tiredness completely forgotten! I was excited about my camping holiday with Sai Vishram.
I was behaving like a school girl when I went inside the caravan! I explored all the nooks and corners at one go! Denali by Dutchmen is a home in itself!
It has a large living area with kitchen and TV. There is a master bedroom, two bathrooms and another smaller living area. There is a bunk bed in the smaller living area as well. The sofas unfold as beds too!
While Denali is fully equipped with a kitchen Sai Vishram does the cooking in a house adjacent to the trailer.
Narayan not only made good food, he was very fond of feeding the guests as well. He was quite disappointed with me as he said I ate nothing! On the other hand I thought he fed me till I would burst at the seams! As he lived in Mumbai for a long time, he spoke Hindi quite well. And all that was food for one!
After a heavy meal, thankfully he would give me fruits for dessert! He sensed that I liked fruits so he increased the quantity later on! He also correctly sensed that tea was the way to keep me happy after I asked for the first cup. Then it would materialize on its own, I never had to ask for tea again.
The weather was lovely the day I stayed there. I was frequently switching between staying indoors and then getting out to enjoy the view!
After lunch the staff retired. I had the huge RV all to myself! I noticed that a lot of cattle come to graze to the campsite. Harangi Backwater is also popular with the locals. Someone or the other would trickle in at all hours of the day! After the siesta it was time to go for an evening walk!
While I was there a football game was in progress and I have to say this was one of the most scenic local football grounds I have ever scene. I immediately remembered my younger nephew Sunil, as he would have been thrilled to be a part of it! There were monks out there in numbers as well. On investigating I was told that Bylakuppe Monastery was nearby and the monks would come to the Harangi Dam's Backwaters for an outing. As we walked by, the football landed near me. I passed it back and the monks offered me and my two companions mangoes which I happily accepted on everyone's behalf.
As we walked to the edge of another water body, the weather turned dark. With a lot of reluctance I started walking back. Mid way it started to rain. Nagraja and his friend ran back. I gave them my bag with the DSLR. I was happy to get wet with my water proof cell phone!
I got nicely drenched on my walk back. The monks also packed up along with the football players. They even took the goal posts away! As soon as I got in and changed, the rain vanished leaving behind a most glorious evening sky!
After a heavy dinner (which was a repeat affair as lunch) it was time to crash in my cozy bed room. I was alone inside the RV.
I was cautioned both by Nagaraja and Narayan to lock the door properly and not to open it. If they would need anything, they would call me on my cell phone and only then come. While I was about to crash at 9.15 pm my fellow blogger Indrani called me. She too has visited the place (as has another friend Shrinidhi) and she asked me if I was all alone! Thankfully I am used to staying in open spaces and I felt safe all the time. I had a peaceful night, once I fell asleep after 10.30 pm I woke up only when it was bright daylight!
I am left wondering that if I enjoyed staying in a stationary Camping Van so much, what would happen if I got to be in one that was moving from place to place! My Camping Holiday with Sai Vishram was a smash hit!
PS. I was invited by Sai Vishram Group on this trip.


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Steve Grisham interview for Bands Of DIxie (archive, 2013)
Bands of Dixie closely follows Ghost Riders' career, one of the most talented contemporary Southern bands. We we've been waiting for their new album for quite a while... It's been entitled "V". We took the opportunity to talk once again with Steve Grisham.
A few days after this interview, we learned the return of Steve in the Outlaws... a few more questions were required.
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I'm so lame! I totally forgot to schedule this post last night because I was so worked up after attending my neighborhood caucus meeting!
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Congratulations to her!!
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Bailleau-l'Eveque tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chartres Cathedral at 8 km from Bailleau-l'Eveque
Visit Bailleau-l'Eveque: highlights and tourist informationTo Visit Attractions
Bailleau-l'Eveque is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Loire Valley region (now part of the Centre-Loire Valley region), in the eastern-center of France at 8 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Bailleau-l'Eveque is 81 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 8 km and Chartres at 10 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Bailleau-l'Eveque, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bailleau-l'Eveque in Centre-Loire Valley.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir
Map of places to visit near Bailleau-l'Eveque
Markets in and near Bailleau-l'Eveque
- Luce: market Sunday (8km)
- Chartres: market Saturday (9km)
- Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (12km)
- Maintenon: market Thursday (18km)
- Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (20km)
- Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (27km)
- Senonches: market Friday (28km)
- Auneau: market Friday (28km)
- La Loupe: market Tuesday (28km)
- Voves: market Tuesday (30km)
More information about Bailleau-l'Eveque, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Bailleau-l'Eveque, France
What to do at Bailleau-l'Eveque? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bailleau-l'Eveque.
Heritage sites
- Chartres Cathedral (8km)
National Monuments
- Rambouillet Chateau (36km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nogent-le-Rotrou (46km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perche (46km)
- Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (47km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (8km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (45km)
- Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (60km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le pré Catelan (24km)
- Domaine national de Rambouillet (35km)
- Parc du château de Groussay (45km)
- Parc du château de Thoiry (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chartres (9km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Château de Sauvage (28km)
- Forêt de Rambouillet (40km)
- Vaux de Cernay (45km)
Towns of Art and history
- Rambouillet (36km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Moutiers (36km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Thoiry (51km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Bailleau-l'Eveque
Canton: Mainvilliers
Arrondissement: Chartres
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 28300
Distance to Bailleau-l'Eveque
from Chartres (prefecture): 8 km
from Paris: 81 km
from Calais: 275 km
from Nice: 699 km
from Bordeaux: 433 km
from Strasbourg: 468 km
Getting here
Bailleau-l'Eveque is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Bailleau-l'Eveque from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amilly, Briconville, Cintray, Clevilliers, Dangers, Fontaine-la-Guyon, Fresnay-le-Gilmert, Mainvilliers, Poisvilliers, Saint-Aubin-Des-Bois, Saint-Luperce and Verigny.
This page in French: Visiter Bailleau-l'Eveque


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Singer Jimmy Buffett and billionaire William "Beau" Wrigley Jr. are getting behind a U.S. marijuana startup, joining a scrum of companies betting on the increasingly crowded cannabis industry.
Mr. Buffett, whose hits like "Margaritaville" evoke a beach-bum lifestyle, will license his Coral Reefer brand to Surterra Holdings Inc. for a line of cannabis products including vape pens, gel caps, edibles and lotions.
The deal comes a month after Mr. Wrigley, 54 years old, the former CEO of the Wrigley gum and candy company, joined Surterra as chairman when his family investment firm Wychwood Asset Management led a $65 million fundraising round.
Founded in 2014, Surterra is based in Atlanta and is licensed to operate in Florida and Texas. It grows marijuana, manufactures medical cannabis products and operates retail outlets. It has raised more than $100 million since 2015.
Surterra is one of many startups seeking to capitalize on legal marijuana sales. Although marijuana use is prohibited by federal law, 30 states permit medical use, and it is allowed for recreational use in nine states and Washington, D.C.
Cannabis startups have access to a limited pool of capital because many limited partnerships and retirement funds are restricted from investing in marijuana. These companies are increasingly turning to high-net-worth individuals and family offices.
In the U.S., more than 60 cannabis startups have raised at least $5 million from venture capital or private equity in the past five years, according to research firm PitchBook. Others have listed on stock exchanges in Canada, where recreational cannabis will become legal in October. Three big brewers, including Corona brewer Constellation Brands Inc., have recently announced large investments in Canadian cannabis companies.
Mr. Buffett, 71, whose fans are known as Parrotheads, has built a licensing empire that includes Margaritaville-branded restaurants, hotels, casinos and retirement communities. Earlier this year came a Broadway musical based on his songs, but it generated lackluster sales and closed in July.
The musician was approached by several other cannabis ventures but decided to go with Surterra because it focused on health and wellness rather than recreation, according to John Cohlan, Mr. Buffett's business partner. He said Mr. Buffett would receive royalties from the deal but not a stake in the startup.
"We have made a conscious decision to not go into the recreational business," Mr. Cohlan said in an interview.
The Coral Reefer marijuana products will initially be available at Surterra stores in Florida starting next spring. In other states, the products could later be sold through other retail outlets or wholesalers, said Jake Bergmann, Surterra's founder and CEO.
Surterra will market Coral Reefer products aimed at improving appetite and mood, relieving pain and alleviating symptoms from chemotherapy, he said. In states where recreational marijuana use is legal, the products won't require a prescription.
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Whether it's the wildlife, scenery, or people you remember most, Africa is out on its own for sheer scale, variety and dramatic impact. It's an extraordinary place that will entice you back again and again, from the elegance and charm of Cape Town to the primal attractions of the Serengeti and the impossibly-perfect beaches lapped by the Indian Ocean.
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Here's an anecdote that was related to the Rude Pundit: Freshmen at Princeton University are encouraged to take part in the Outdoor Action Frosh Trip, a six-day camping adventure with your fellow incoming students. When he was a young man from Texas, future senator Ted Cruz decided to go on this bonding experience. However, someone who was in the same group as him said that Cruz was such an unrepentant dickhead that several people on the trip discussed ditching him in the woods. Think about that: How do you become that dude? How big a prick do you have to be for Princeton students, some of the most privileged pricks in the country, to think, "Oh, fuck this guy. Let's leave him to the wolves"? And then for a couple of them to actually contemplate the possibility?Ooh! Tenderized on sharp rocks to make it easy for vultures and cougars! I'd pay money to see that!
The answer, as has become amply clear to the nation at large and Republican Party in particular, is "exactly as big a prick as Ted Cruz is."
Because, at this point, with Senator Cruz polling at or near the top of the pack for the 2016 GOP nomination for president (2016 already, fer fuck's sake), with Cruz or reactions to Cruz (and stoned masturbator Rand Paul) dominating the media narrative about the Republican Party, with Cruz himself more or less calling his colleagues in his caucus a bunch of punks who would let Barack Obama fuck their prone asses if he wanted to, you can bet that Tom Coburn and Bob Corker are seriously talking about how to ditch Cruz in the ideological forest before he finally leads everyone off a cliff and onto sharp rocks below so vultures and cougars can devour them.
Here's the deal - if Obama can't be President because he was born to an American mother in Kenya, which of course is untrue, then it follows that Cruz cannot be President because he was born to an American mother in Canuckistan, which is true, except for one overarching point of Repug law - IOKIYAR.
Rude then goes on about how Cruz says Repugs are a buncha pussies if they don't shut down the government to repeal Obamacare instead of, you know, actually getting the votes to do it which they can't.
That's how degraded the Senate has become. Triumph is merely being able to throw your body in the way while being bullied by some Texas yahoo with an inflated sense of self-worth.
Which, if you think about it, is how we got into this mess in the first place.
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Here are SFGN's "Best of 2018" winners in the People category in Broward County.
Best Artist/Musician
Jennifer McClain
"Wow! To say I'm flattered to be chosen as the best artist/musician again would be an understatement, especially considering all the incredible talent in our community," Jennifer McClain said.
This is the fourth consecutive year McClain has received the most votes for Best Artist/Musician.
When asked who her greatest inspiration is, McClain said, "it's every performer grinding away show after show, giving all they have to keep their art alive."
McClain has been an emcee at the NYC Pride Parade, and stood with Gilbert Baker, who is known for being credited with creating the first rainbow flag.
She has also hosted and performed at a myriad of benefits and fundraisers for charitable organizations, including Broadway Cares, Poverello, and Kids in Distress.
"I was even lucky enough to perform for a Presidential Candidate right here in Wilton Manors in 2016, I think we all know who that was," McClain joked.
When asked what she may want all her fans to know, McClain said, "I'm grateful for their loyalty and friendship. And because of all of that, I'll be celebrating my 10 year Anniversary at Georgie's Alibi this December."
SFGN will see you there!
Best Barista
Joshua Bernal @ Java Boys
Java Boys
2230 Wilton Drive
There are many South Florida options for residents and visitors to get fully caffeinated – even if you leave out all the corporate spots.
And even among all the local coffee shops the competition is high. The quality of the product is hugely important, of course, but it takes more than great food and drink to set a café apart from the rest.
That's where great ownership comes in and where customer service makes the difference. Joshua Bernal's customers at Java Boys say he knows how to treat them right and make them leave happy.
Bernal has now won "Best Barista" for four consecutive years – no small feat in the hyper-personality-driven Wilton Drive corridor.
Bernal has worked at the popular spot, which opened in 2002, for seven years now, and he often says he's not sure why he keeps being voted for the honor. Customers are sure: they consistently comment that Bernal always does more than the minimum – he makes sure their visit exceeds expectations.
"Josh took care of my order [and] made it perfect," said a former customer of Bernal's. And customers say one of Bernal's virtues is making them feel comfortable – not something you get at every coffee shop.
Best Bartender
Greg N. @ Hunter's
Hunters Nightclub
2232 Wilton Drive
Wilton Manors
Greg N. has won Best Bartender. He's been bartending for 8 years with the last 2.5 being at Hunters in Wilton Manors.
"I like bartending ecause I'm an active guy, it gives me the ability to move around and be social," he said. "Work does not feel like work when you love what you do."
One of his more popular drinks includes the Blackberry Basil Lemonade.
"I try to incorporate herbs and seasonal fresh fruits," he said.
"Greg never meets a stranger. He greets everyone he meets with the biggest, brightest smile and instantly wins them over," said Bruce Howe, general manager of Hunters. "His professionalism and dedication to his craft makes him one of the very best in the business. We are grateful to have him as part of our team and the Hunters family."
Co-owner, Mark Hunter, agrees:
"Greg has many attributes. One being he is constantly smiling. Another being he will give table service from behind the bar. I think that makes him stand out above and beyond most bartenders."
Greg regularly works Monday through Friday 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.
"Stop by and say hi," he said.
Best Bartender (Gal)
Kelly Campbell
Rumors Bar & Grill
2426 Wilton Drive
Wilton Manors
This is the second year in a row Kelly Campbell has won for Best Bartender.
"The people of Wilton Manors and Rumors Bar & Grill have been extremely good to me. I cannot thank them enough," she said. "I have been working on the drive for close to fifteen years and I truly appreciate this honor."
When asked if she had any rituals to prepare for a night at Rumors, Campbell said, "Being sober now for over two years nothing preps me more for a shift better than a long bike ride or a hard workout." Although she jokes, "There used to be other alternatives."
It's Campbell's personable style - and her interest in biking for the better - that make her such an easy choice to root for.
Campbell has supported The Smart Ride, a 165-mile bike ride fundraising for HIV awareness, for over three years. "The Smart Ride is very near and dear to my heart… knowing people who live with HIV and friends who I've lost... I'm a huge advocate for such causes."
Best Local DJ
DJ Josh Atom
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Josh Atom has won in the Best Local DJ category for two consecutive years. Atom has worked as a DJ since 2001 throughout Florida, Arizona, and New York, as well as Las Vegas.
Atom describes his style of music as a "very open format. I like to keep it upbeat, usually pop songs with a dance remix, blending the songs together sometimes with a theme." That theme may be a featured artist, similar subject, or an era.
Besides playing music, Atom works the visuals. He plays videos that match his music. He also features "festive outfits, projectors, extra lights, fog machines, bubbles, [and] confetti bombs."
Atom plays artists that support the community. He said, "We're all a big family and should support each other."
People can experience Atom's music at Rumors Bar & Grill (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) and Southern Nights (Tuesday and Thursday).
Best Hairstylist
Jose Lima
Buck & Beard
815 NE 13th St.
Fort Lauderdale
Google reviews about Buck and Beard refer to it as the best barber shop in Fort Lauderdale/Wilton Manors. Only open for business for a couple of years, barber Jose Lima is credited with giving the best flat top. Lima specializes in haircuts and beards - cutting, trimming, and coloring.
But providing excellent grooming services is only one part of the reason Lima is so popular.
"When I'm cutting hair, my clients talk to me," Lima said. "We have great conversations. They tell me their life stories, and I share my story with them. I keep track of how they're doing and how their families are doing and I think that's part of the reason people enjoy coming to see me."
Lima is flattered by the recognition. "It feels awesome," he said. "It's very heartwarming to be recognized for doing something good for people."
Best Massage Therapist
Massage By Tito
2201 Wilton Dr.
Wilton Manors
Massage By Tito has won for "Best Massage Therapist" for the third consecutive year with our readers.
We asked Tito himself what he attributes his continued recognition to from the local community.
"Having massaged close to 700 clients I can say they mostly come back for my specialty 'deep tissue massage,'" Tito said.
His motto is "Sleep Eat Dance Massage.. Repeat."
The seasoned massage therapist recommends "modalities like 'cupping,' a great session to get rid of toxins and heal the body quickly."
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which the therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. It is requested for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, and relaxation, as well as for a type of deep-tissue massage.
The three-time winner told SFGN, "I have enjoyed the opportunity to offer the 'Best Massage' in Broward county for 2016-2017-2018."
And with reasonable prices at $80 for one hour, or $100 for 90 minutes, you can't go wrong with a Tito massage.
Best Politician & Activist
Dean Trantalis
Dean Trantalis captured the City of Fort Lauderdale mayorship in March, knocking off a longtime police chief to lead the popular South Florida resort city.
The 65-year-old attorney campaigned on improving the quality of life for Fort Lauderdale residents.
"All the elements came together," Trantalis said of his victory.
The Trantalis campaign was aided in large part by strong support from younger voters, many casting ballots for the first time.
"I'm trying to be a role model and encourage them to participate in the equal rights movement and politics in general," Trantalis said. "It is very important for the vitality of our community."
"I see a lot of young people getting involved and it's exciting because we need to mentor the next generation in this effort," he added.
Trantalis said he spoke to several youth groups during his campaign and "tapped into" the Dolphin Democratic Club for key support.
"Eventually you start building momentum and you find all kinds of people wanting to be part of the success of the campaign," Trantalis said. "It was a good start for a lot of people."
South Florida Gay News readers voted Trantalis best activist and best politician in the annual awards issue. Trantalis said there is a difference.
"The people who are politicians are the ones who are holding public office and the ones who are activists are the ones trying to influence those in public office," Trantalis said.
Trantalis, a Greek-American, was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He received a Juris Doctorate from Stetson University in 1979 and notes his work crafting Broward County's Equal Rights Amendment in the 1990s as a signature achievement.
Activists, Trantalis said, are typically devoted to specific causes.
In his activism days, Trantalis co-authored the city's gay and lesbian inclusive domestic partnership law in 1999. Nearly 20 years later he was elected Mayor of Fort Lauderdale.
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Drag Queen and Best Local Celebrity
Daisy Deadpetals
The only way Daisy Deadpetals could top last year's three-peat as Best Drag Queen is to win it again this year, along with taking the top honor as Best Local Celebrity, her second consecutive win in that category.
"Winning both awards really means the world to me," said Miss Deadpetals. "I do my best to put a smile on people's faces, especially now with every crazy thing that's going on in the world. To have that hard work and dedication recognized, honestly means a lot."
This year's double win is likely a result of all of the appearances and performances that Deadpetals puts in. While most of us work Monday through Friday, Miss Thang's work week spans Wednesday to Sunday.
On Hump Day, Daisy is at Boardwalk hosting the new meat contest at 12.
Thursdays, she hosts, C.U. Next Thursday at the Pub with two special guests before playing Snatch Game with audience members.
On Fridays, she's at Rumors for two shows at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. with special guests.
Lips is the place to be on Saturdays, where Daisy hosts the two dinner shows at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday she hosts the Tea Dance at Alibi from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. At 11:30 p.m. she hosts Divalicious.
While that schedule would be more than enough for just about anyone else, Daisy now has a day job. She's the copywriter at Helix Studios and their sister sites 8teenboy and Spank This. She writes the spicy scene descriptions under the scenes on the site.


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Effective trainers help make training stick.
Most research on training transfer has focused on strategies to increase transfer of training such as: instructional design strategies, content reinforcement, manager/peer support before and after, opportunity to use, and trainee accountability. All of these are certainly important strategies to increase transfer of training. But one thing has been mostly missing from almost all research and models on training transfer– and this has always puzzled me: the interpersonal dynamics of the trainer and participants.
…Mostly missing until now that is. A recent study by Paul Donovan and David Darcy reported in the International Journal of Training and Development found that in addition to the usual factors that support high levels of training transfer, their survey of participants identified trainer effectiveness as having a strong link to transfer of training. Participants responded positively to statements about trainer preparation, enthusiasm, commitment to training goals, relating training to participant job needs, and providing good feedback. Participants also responded positively to statements about participants working well together in the training and engaging in free and useful information exchange.
In my dissertation research some 15 years ago I found links between transfer of training and the trainer interacting with individual participants, modeling skills being taught, demonstrating empathy, and appearing "genuine" and competent.
With this research in mind, here are reminders for trainer actions in face-to-face and live virtual training that research shows will help make the training stick well. Which 1-2 things do you see that you can to do more/better?
Prepare well. Don't skimp on prep time or try to fake it. It shows, participants notice, and it can affect how well they apply what they learn as well as how well they learn it.
Be enthusiastic about the learning content. If you don't feel enthusiastic, fake it. Consider using caffeine or energy boosters to help.
Commit to the goals of the training – not just the learning goals but the overall reason for the training. Show your commitment by making sure you communicate the link between your organization's strategic mission/goals/plan and the training.
Be sure you understand the job role of each participant in the training and how the training can be applied in their job. Do your homework ahead of time on this if necessary. If this isn't possible, at the beginning of the training discuss with participants how the training can be applied to each specific job.
Provide specific, relevant feedback to each participant. Don't use practice time to take a break. Walk around, observe each individual participant, and provide feedbackon their practice. Be available to answer questions during this time. Talk with individual participants during practice time and/or on breaks.
Make sure you model skills being taught. This is an especially critical factor for soft skills training. More than once I've had trainees comment to me about a particular trainer who was teaching participative management, active listening, consultative selling, or similar collaborative skills but the trainer was directive and unreceptive to participant questions and input.
Empathize with participants. If you have had a job similar to theirs, let them know this andshare a few "war stories". If you haven't had a job like theirs, get input from people with similar job titles prior to the training and use what you learn in these conversations to relate with participants.
Demonstrate self-confidence – verbally and non-verbally – in your ability to teach the class and to perform the skills.
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Desiigner Raps Future's 'I Got the Keys' Hook [WATCH]
Desiigner seems to enjoy playing up the ongoing controversy surrounding him and Atlanta rap star Future. From the moment Desiigner's "Panda" hit airwaves, fans noticed how much he sounds like the more-established superstar, and he decided to make a joke out of it during a recent show.
While performing at Premier Nightclub in Atlantic City, Future's deejay played "I Got the Keys," Future's track on DJ Khaled's Major Key. Desiigner rapped along to the song--amplifying the similarities between their two voices and styles.
You might recall Desiigner also performed a track called "Pluto" months ago the SXSW Festival. Future's debut album was also named Pluto.
It's good that Desiigner is choosing to laugh off the criticism, but it could blow back up in his face if he doesn't secure more post-"Panda" chart success. The last thing you wanna do as someone who's already being derided as a one-hit wonder is make your lack of originality more obvious. Especially considering the guy you're accused of biting is still very much riding high and is currently on the cover of Rolling Stone.
You could wind up becoming a footnote. A trivia question.
During his RS cover interview, Future requested that Desiigner not be mentioned.
Check out the clip of Desiigner performing "I Got the Keys" in the clip above this article.


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Mano A Mano 2017: Mini Ramp Game of SKATERound 1 - Alex Sorgente vs. Patrick Ryanhttp://woodwardtv.com/mano/Mano A Mano, the worlds first Mini Ramp Game of S.K.A.T.E tournament, brought 16 top skateboarders together at Woodward West to compete head-to-head. Single-elimination format, 15 games span across four rounds from April 12 until-May 6 when we'll crown our second "Mano a Mano" champion.
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Take, for instance, the typo teh, which never ceases to amuse me; there's a whole freaking Wikipedia page about it (see link), which contains this glorious bit of dorkitude:
Furthermore, teh is sometimes used in front of a verb in a novel form of gerund. The best-known example of this is the word "suck". Thus, the phrase "this sucks" can be converted into "this is teh suck"; the word pwn can be similarly converted (teh pwn). The latter phrase is primarily used by the computer gaming community, and often intended humorously.
Aren't you glad you live in the kind of world where that paragraph can come into being? I think my current favorite use for intentionally-awkward internet slang are these little jpegs you see here and there that feature a cute kitten surrounded by boldface-courier type that reads "Is this teh intrawebs?" or "I made you a cookie, but I eated it." These images, friends, are the "Hang in there, baby!" of our generation.
Of course having a retard for a President only fuels this movement; Bush has given us "the Google" and "the internets," but I'm a little less comfortable using these malapropisms, as I strongly suspect that they aren't really mistakes, but coded messages to the base, assuring them that their Fearless Leader is still a down-home country boy and not some Frenchified in-touch-with-the-culture liberal. But this is Ward Six, not DailyKos, so I'll shut it.


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Honey Moon buggered off behind a cloud before I could get a better shot than this.
You owe it to yourself to google for appropriate camera settings* before moonrise in your local area people!
*Yes, I did this, a glorious piece of technology and I barely take it off "auto" for shame...


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Theatre of War tells the story of how six veterans from the Malvinas/ Falklands War came together to make a film. Almost thirty-five years after the conflict, three British and three Argentine veterans spent months together discussing their war memories and then rehearsing their re-enactment.
This film is a way of showing the whole social experiment of making an artistic project with one-time enemies of war: the auditions to find the protagonists, the first meetings and discussions with them, the theatrical re-enactments of their memories in different scenarios: a swimming pool, a construction site, a military regiment. All the scenes in the film are at the same time authentic and artificial. Sometimes it looks like it's happening for the first time, sometimes it's a highly rehearsed situation.
Presented in conjunction with Campo Minado / MINEFIELD at the Quick Center on Saturday, January 26 at 8 P.M.
Tickets available at http://quickcenter.fairfield.edu/18-19-season/theatre/campo-minado-minef...
Following the film, there will be a panel discussion with members of the cast moderated by Peter Van Heerden.


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G881 Book Review of Whirligig by Richard Buxton
Author: Richard Buxton
Publisher: Self published
Type of book: secrets, crush, promise, war, Civil War, England, parliament, union army vs rebel army, 1862-1864, Tennessee, plantation, whirligig
Year it was published: 2017
Shire leaves his home and his life in Victorian England for the sake of a childhood promise, a promise that pulls him into the bleeding heart of the American Civil War. Lost in the bloody battlefields of the West, he discovers a second home for his loyalty.
Clara believes she has escaped from a predictable future of obligation and privilege, but her new life in the Appalachian Hills of Tennessee is decaying around her. In the mansion of Comrie, long hidden secrets are being slowly exhumed by a war that creeps ever closer.
The first novel from multi-award winning short-story writer Richard Buxton, Whirligig is at once an outsider's odyssey through the battle for Tennessee, a touching story of impossible love, and a portrait of America at war with itself. Self-interest and conflict, betrayal and passion, all fuse into a fateful climax.
Main characters in the book include Shire, an Englishman and a schoolmaster's son who seems to harbor a crush on Clara and who has made promise to her. He seems to elevate Clara's memories and will do whatever he can for her. Clara is Shire's crush and is in upper class. She moves to America and gets married to a distant cousin Taylor and tries her best to fit into the southern society. (Unfortunately she is not as well drawn as I hoped.) She also is resourceful and a quick learner. Taylor is Clara's husband and eventually becomes Shire's adversary. Taylor has had a tragic upbringing in terms of childhood and he is best described as extremely cruel and warped. Other secondary characters include Taylor's mother, then there is Shire's friend Tuck who had his own secrets and few other people in the army as well as Taylor's slaves.
War is a messy business
The story is in third person narrative from what seems to be everyone's point of view, from Shire to Clara and so forth. I felt overwhelmed when it came to remembering characters because there are a lot of them in the book, and my lack of knowledge when it came to military aspects didn't help either, although the author has done his best with that.
(From HFVBT)
About the Author
Richard lives with his family in the South Downs, Sussex, England. He completed an MA in Creative Writing at Chichester University in 2014. He has an abiding relationship with America, having studied at Syracuse University, New York State, in the late eighties. His short stories have won the Exeter Story Prize, the Bedford International Writing Competition and the Nivalis Short Story Award. Whirligig is his first novel and the opening book of Shire's Union trilogy. Current projects include the second book, The Copper Road, as well as preparing to publish a collection of short stories.
To learn more about Richard's writing visit https://www.richardbuxton.net. You can also follow Richard on Facebook and Twitter.
For some odd reason, I though that the book would be similar to Gone with the Wind, at least in terms of showing the civilian life of civil war. However, that wasn't the case. I also gathered that the focus would be a lot more on love story between Shire and Clara, and while that was some of the case, it was only a small part of the novel. Most of the novel was focused on battles and on daily life in the army whether it has ugly or beautiful moments. What I found myself liking about the book is that the American civil war is shown from a foreigner's point of view, and someone who has fought for the union rather than the south. I also liked a little on how it filled some blanks when it came to Gone with the Wind (in particular the discussion Scarlett and Rhett had about England and whether or not it will help the South.) I applaud the author for trying to create a messy and realistic picture of the war, and I do wish that I could have better understood the military terms and what was going on because the military aspects of the book really went over my head, unfortunately.
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Frank Ancona Honda launched a social media contest for the chance to win a date night for two and a 24- hour test drive with the 2017 Honda Ridgeline. Our agency created the contest, artwork, strategy and digital advertising for the contest. To enter, contestants liked and commented on the contest post. The results included 118 number of contest entries, 476 engagement, cost per engagement of $0.32 and a cost per click of $0.24. According to Google AdWords the average cost per engagement or click for automotive on social media is $1.43.


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The Gateway Alliance was formed in July 2011, originally as a teaching school alliance and, on the 20th May 2015, was incorporated as a school company. Our central team is composed of Helen Martin (Executive Director), Sally Hewitt (Development Manager), Lisa Batchelor (Alliance Business Manager) and Jo Barlow (Alliance Administrator) and this team works closely with our alliance of schools and wider partners to deliver our aims as set out below.
The Gateway Alliance aims to:
- be part of a school-led system that enhances teaching and learning and supports the delivery of improved outcomes for children
- be a trusted provider of outstanding professional development for schools within and beyond Warwickshire
- play a significant role in the recruitment and training of new entrants to the teaching profession through our involvement in high quality initial teacher education
- broker and provide school to school support to ensure that schools within and beyond the Alliance can be strong and successful organisations meeting the needs within their own context
- engage in research and development activities that contribute to a more evidence based approach to school improvement
- provide and broker leadership development opportunities for staff within and beyond the Alliance to develop their leadership skills, experience and confidence
- maintain and further develop partnership links with primary, secondary and special schools, teaching schools, universities and other educational organisations
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The Gateway Alliance school company partner schools are:
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The role that the partner schools play is critical and involves the following:
- Through their commitment to collaborative working and supporting others to improve, they contribute their expertise and experience to the development and delivery of alliance programmes and activities.
- Contribute to the development of the Gateway Alliance delivery plan, by driving and shaping the Gateway Alliance provision to meet the needs of their own and wider schools.
- Represent the views of their local schools, communicate their feedback, ideas and development needs to the Gateway Alliance and also communicate key messages from the Gateway Alliance back to their local school groups.
- Be an active member of one of the alliance core groups/committees.
- Support the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of Gateway Alliance activities.
- Act as ambassadors for the Gateway Alliance and actively promote its work, vision and values.


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Oct 25, 2015
In this episode, the girls talk shawl styling, and many other things in this longer-than-usual episode.
To win a copy of the lovely View from the Charles shawl pattern by the wonderful Jen of the Down Cellar Studio podcast, post in the thread on the Ravelry group.
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Oct 10, 2015
In this episode, the girls chat about lace and beads. Susie discovered she's aggressive when it comes to finishing, and Danie got her math on.
Miscellaneous items, patterns, and designers mentioned include Sirka counters, the Midge Shawl, and Boo Knits.
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Thursday, July 04, 2013
Dew On Petals
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Yesterday, Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and witness to the horrors of the Holocaust, died at the age of 87. As his words filled the news feeds, in images and text, the reminder of the horrors of state sponsored hate resonated with many who are watching the rise of Trumpism and the Republican Party's cynical political choices that enables it.
Mr. Wiesel at his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in 1986:
Video at NobelPrize.org Acceptance Speech by Elie Wiesel (18 minutes) 10 December 1986, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway
Mr. Wiesel's words of warning:
… if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices …
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.
On what we owe those who are denied justice and dignity:
One person – a Raoul Wallenberg, an Albert Schweitzer, one person of integrity, can make a difference, a difference of life and death. As long as one dissident is in prison, our freedom will not be true. As long as one child is hungry, our lives will be filled with anguish and shame. What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stifled we shall lend them ours, that while their freedom depends on ours, the quality of our freedom depends on theirs. […]
Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately.
In June, 2009, President Obama and Elie Wiesel visited the site of the Nazi extermination camp at Buchenwald.
President Obama, seven years ago, still true:
… to this day, there are those who perpetuate every form of intolerance — racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexism, and more — hatred that degrades its victims and diminishes us all. In this century, we've seen genocide. We've seen mass graves and the ashes of villages burned to the ground; children used as soldiers and rape used as a weapon of war. This places teaches us that we must be ever vigilant about the spread of evil in our own time, that we must reject the false comfort that others' suffering is not our problem and commit ourselves to resisting those who would subjugate others to serve their own interests.
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Dell takes reins as Rollins leaves
Michael Dell has taken back control of his troubled company following the resignation of Kevin Rollins.
Michael Dell has taken back control of his troubled company, following the resignation of Kevin Rollins as CEO yesterday.
In a statement released yesterday, the PC giant said Dell would resume the duties of chief executive, effective immediately. Rollins has also stepped down from the board of directors. In the same announcement the company also issued a profits warning that it expects both revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter fiscal year 2007 results to be down on analysts' forecasts.
The PC manufacturer has been reported as saying the appointment is not a "short-term assignment" and that the board of directors was involved in Rollins' decision to hand in his resignation.
Shares in the firm rose over 5% on the news, with institutional investors having grown increasingly frustrated with Rollins' leadership. The past year has seen increasing calls for his departure, as Dell faced one crisis after anther. The company has lost its number one spot in the PC market to rival HP, suffered increasing criticism of its customer service and is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into its accounting practices.
In August, Dell issued a recall for 4.1 million notebook batteries, one of the largest electronic products recalls in history. Battery supplier Sony took responsibility and other companies also followed suit with similar recalls, but footage of a Dell laptop catching fire was widely circulated on the internet.
Rollins has been CEO since 2004, having joined Dell from management consulting firm Bain & Co in 1996. While the company made spectacular progress between 1997 and 2004 – with Rollins being seen as making a major contribution – complaints about customer service had already begun by the time he took on the CEO role.
Rollins was not helped by the resurgence of HP, which has made steady progress since Mark Hurd became CEO in 2005.
"Kevin has been a great business partner and friend. He has made significant contributions to our business over the past ten years. I wish him much success in the future," Dell himself said in a statement
Dell, who started the company in 1984 from his college dorm, now needs to overcome the challenges that defeated Rollins and convince investors that the firm is back on track.
Rollins' departure was clearly welcomed by some investors but analysts have already pointed out that Dell and Rollins worked very closely together in management, with both being heavily involved in decision-making, such as the 'Dell 2.0' business strategy that they outlined last year.
Dell's Middle East operation declined to provide a comment this morning.


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Our trip started at roughly 4:30AM to get to the airport so we could stand in line to get on a flight at 6AM. We were required to play a round of clothing russian roulette- leaving a cold climate going to a warm climate. And as far as the plane's temperature.......who knows.....could be fit for Satan or an eskimo, and sometimes both within the same flight.........no wonder people get sick when they travel.
When we arrived in Punta Cana we were not disappointed, yes, between the airport and the hotel we did see examples to remind us of just how fortunate we are. We arrived to the beautiful lobby of the Majestic Elegance Resort and Spa.
|View from our balcony
|Carlos and Lori
We were greeted by our "butler" Carlos. He was a very sweet young man, whom we later found out has a degree from the University of Wisconsin as well as the university in his country. He took us on a short tour of the property and gave us little tips that would help our stay to be the most enjoyable. He said to call him if we needed anything and he truly meant it. He offered to take us into town by his personal vehicle if needed and he helped the guys arrange a fishing trip. He called to check on us throughout the week and always greeted us by name when we saw him around. We found out that the "butlers" generally have about 25 rooms they tend to at any given time (or at least I think that is what he said). You can even make arrangements for your butler to have your jacuzzi tub filled and ready for you at a certain time - truly they spoil you. I'm sure your stay can be made by the attention of your butler and I think we probably got the best one available.
|Random picture of a HUGE snail
Speaking of jacuzzi tubs, each room has one and the rooms were huge. A big 4 poster bed, marble tile floors, balcony, a fully stocked bar (which they refilled with whatever you wanted) a full refrigerator always stocked with soft drinks, beer, and bottled water. There was a separate sitting area and huge closets. They had this nifty little closet that if you ordered room service they would put the trays in the closet and you opened it on your side and took them out. Then when you were done you put the trays back in there, you never had to see anyone.
|Our room
We were in the portion of the resort with a private pool (never more than 20 or so people at one time) and NO kids, meaning no loudness, no splashing, no silliness (well except for an occasional drunk), so totally relaxing. We had our own bar and the drinks were all inclusive and actually you never had to leave your poolside or beach chair, because a happy - and I do mean happy, always smiling, always pleasant attendant would bring you anything you needed. We also had a little lounge area right there, with computers, wifi, snacks, bottled soft drinks and water and fresh towels, anytime we wanted - ALL INCLUDED. The poolside also included what is called a Bali bed. These are outdoor double-sized beds so you can take a nap poolside when you are tired or if you just want out of the sun.
|Private pool
|Bali bed poolside
|Greg using the Bali bed poolside
|The books I read
I think there were 6 restaurants on the property, a Japanese tepenyaki, an Italian, a french, a steakhouse, a seafood and a buffet. The menus were somewhat limited but usually something could be found to satisfy them even if they were HYPOTHETICALLY a non-fruit, non-fish eating type person. We found ourselves eating in the buffet restaurant each morning and we had the nicest waiter, Juan, who, even though extremely busy, took time each day to teach me a new word in spanish. I truly looked forward to my omelette and spanish lesson each day.
|Lori and Greg
The guys went deep sea fishing one day and "caught" between 6-10 Mahi Mahi. Kim and I walked down to the market (souvenier stands) and I practiced my lame spanish skills to barter for a few trinkets. We also had access to use a Hobie cat whenever, so the guys went sailing a few days.
|Greg and Tony on the boat
I loved this trip and would definitely go there again. The resort was excellent, the time of year was great (very good weather and not many people) and the I cannot say enough good things about any of the people we encountered. I even made friends with a little dog on my way to the market. One day was our anniversary so we had a banner placed on our door wishing us a Happy Anniversary and that night we had a little cake and a hand written note from Carlos wishing us the same. A very nice touch.
|Happy Anniversary and it was between mine and Greg's birthday
|Our anniversary cake from Carlos
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From small ideas come revolutionary outcomes. Striving for experimentation, Prog is unlike any other genre in the world of music. Being bold and daring is encouraged, experimenting with the unknown is applauded and having someone stop the record, rewind and say "What was THAT?!" is a real achievement. The scientists of the musical world, Prog is forever looking to expand. In a special ten years later segment, I look at just how influential Between The Buried and Me's Colors was and still is ten years to the day.
Coming off the back of the beautiful, if slightly clumsy Alaska, Between The Buried and Me were finding their metaphorical feet. A line up that has been solidified for many a year now, guitar duo Dustie Waring and Paul Wagonner, Bass Dan Briggs and Blake Richardson and rounding out the line up Tommy Giles. Reticent to this new format of Prog, people might have been slightly skeptical when faced with such a daunting listen. Of course, I'm not saying that this was the most influential Prog album of all time, we've got the likes of Opeth, Cynic, Death, Atheist and many more to thank at the very minimum for that. However combining the likes of what people would have called Metalcore and this sense of musical dexterity is something that had definitely not happened.
From the word go, Colors is a record that engages the listener from the beautiful, piano touches of "Foam Born (A) The Backtrack" right up to the absolutely genius grand finale of "White Walls". Incorporating all sorts of different styles from, Jazz, Country, Death Metal, Metalcore there is a smorgasbord of musical talent put forward here. The real genius behind their manipulation however was that with these tools at their disposal the band were able to create a sound entirely unique to them. One that has followed them ever since, culminating in their Homeric space odyssey that was 2015's Coma Ecliptic.
Concepts as ambitious as your own imagination nothing was impossible for these North Carolina progheads. Bringing melodies that would not only bookend the record but would reappear as a from of musical narrative in later parts of the record. "Ants of The Sky's" acrobatic leads, "Sun of Nothing's" drop out clean section where the band return together, the stasis of "Viridian" these were all blueprints of just what BTBAM would come to achieve in the Prog world. Influencing an innumerable amount of bands that are being heralded as the second wave, the likes of Periphery, The Contortionist, Native Construct, Animals As Leaders etc… Colors is influential not only to the band but to the genre itself and, well for me, is regarded as one of the best modern Progressive Metal albums of the last decade.
Between The Buried and Me are heading out on a US tour and are currently in the studio writing their follow up to Coma Ecliptic.


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"Husband 'stabbed his wife of 24 years to death after she taunted him about the size of his manhood.'"
Don't tell a girl she's fat, and don't tell a man he has a tiny dick. Such disclosures rarely end happily.
You'll recall that the the scenario that started Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning film The Unforgiven was a prostitute laughing at a cowboy's small penis.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Don't Be Dissin' Little Richard
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In October and November of 2016, General Congregation 36 (GC36) convened in Rome. A general congregation is the supreme governing body of the Society of Jesus. In addition to electing Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, from Venezuela as the new Superior General of the Society of Jesus, several decrees were written and approved to help guide the Society in its mission to serve where the needs are greatest. In preparing these decrees, Jesuit delegates at GC36 held true to the key principles of Social Justice and Ignatian Spirituality as their guide.
Here are the final GC-36 Decrees, including Pope Francis' address to the Jesuit congregation:
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In an economic downturn, as the world experienced recently, many small business owners react in peculiar ways. They will tell anyone who will listen about how bad times are while ignoring the depressing effect these words have. While they are usually skilled decision makers they often panic and retrench skilled staff, cut back on customer support and otherwise cut costs but have no plan to review these changes in the future. They avidly read case studies of businesses that have found a wonderful solution to their plummeting sales and therefore become recession proof; and then desperately try to find a similar 'magic wand' answer for their own business.
Some operate in the hope that the bad times are a temporary blip on an otherwise smooth growth path; an inconvenience which will disappear soon. They believe that at worst it may mean retrenching a few unwanted workers. They will prepare highly optimistic forecasts for the future, anticipating that 'things will get better' in a few weeks or months time.
A better way
There is a better way to weather these bad times. But first the small business owner has to face a few facts:
Once these concepts have been absorbed, the owner needs to think carefully about what the company can sell in the next twelve months if the economic conditions remain as they are right now. He or she needs to test the sales projection by considering the source of business – existing customers, new business development, export or any other. Realism in putting down these numbers is crucial, unwarranted optimism could be very damaging. If there is reason to believe conditions will get even worse in the sector where the business operates then the sales figures should reflect that.
The new base line
This is the new base line, the forecast for the year ahead.
The next step is to prepare a revised business plan, one that that allows the company to make a sustainable profit from the new base line sales volume. Entrepreneurs will need to look at margins and prices and see where they can be increased even fractionally. The cost of selling must be scrutinized and minimal profit products and customers groups must be ruthlessly dealt with – eliminated or re-priced so they contribute adequate margins. Cost reducing products is crucial to boost margins, and of course the overheads will need close scrutiny to find savings. Quality must be improved to prevent losses from rework and customer dissatisfaction. The business may have to be reshaped or downsized significantly, but in many businesses there is enough slack to improve profitability without too much radical change, so long as it is tightly managed. Do not cut resources that affect customer service – you want all the sales you can get, and now is not the time to mess with delivery lead times by saving money on drivers for instance.
The Future
There will be a temptation to revise the turnover figure upwards at this stage, to avoid taking pain – entrepreneurs who do that would be fooling themselves. Make sure that sufficient profit is planned to sustain the business and the owners through the bad times.
Now the owners can stop talking about how bad things are – unless the business falls below the new base line! And the owners should remember to rejoice with their staff whenever the business goes above that line – even if the results now are well below where the business was six months ago.
With the luxury of knowing that the business, at its new base line, is sustainable and profitable the entrepreneur can focus their mind on how to take market share away from competitors and how to grow the markets in total. He or she can focus on creating new valuable products, services and customer groups. Think how powerful this mindset is compared to the competitor bemoaning the bad times – and what it will do for your business.
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