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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post2212895390471124436..comments2020-05-26T06:42:49.563-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: THE FINALE: "I'll Be Back" VS. "If I Needed Someone"email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-34516574042988443332017-08-08T01:19:37.291-07:002017-08-08T01:19:37.291-07:00Not in the AHDN film but always thought "I...Not in the AHDN film but always thought "I'll Be Back" was a cool song, with a positive & affirmative message and a pretty good tune to boot. As for "Run For Your Life" - definitely should be included: a choice early peek into Lennon's darker, bleaker side, a memorable chorus and that end'a! email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-68343069053413971112017-08-07T20:32:18.055-07:002017-08-07T20:32:18.055-07:00I guess I'm in the minority, but I prefer If I...I guess I'm in the minority, but I prefer If I Needed Someone. And Run For Your Life, catchy though it may be, is just impossible to defend in 2017 -- or 1987, for that matter.

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-35646991777276016462017-08-07T19:03:01.205-07:002017-08-07T19:03:01.205-07:00I'm sorry George, I have to pick "I'l...I'm sorry George, I have to pick "I'll Be Back" for my choice. It's one of my 10 favorite Fab4 songs.
I even like covers by The Buckinghams and Shawn Colvin.
As for "Run For Your Life", yes I can skip it...sorry John.A guy called firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-297263040235945562017-08-07T17:50:18.630-07:002017-08-07T17:50:18.630-07:00I say yes to Run For Your Life. I also dig If I Ne...I say yes to Run For Your Life.
I also dig If I Needed Someone
My votes! thanks!! Davidhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-15574426958240646382017-08-07T16:00:55.795-07:002017-08-07T16:00:55.795-07:00If I Needed Someone. Love the harmony on 'carv...If I Needed Someone. Love the harmony on 'carve your number on my wall...'
And a big thumbs down to Run for Your Life. Exceeded in creepiness only by Maxwell's Silver Hammer, that jolly tune about killing people by hitting them over the head with a firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-69640136512918926152017-08-07T15:50:53.437-07:002017-08-07T15:50:53.437-07:00I'll Be Back - one of my top ten Beatles tunes...I'll Be Back - one of my top ten Beatles tunes for sure, loved it the first time I heard it too. I play it too. The bridge is great: "I........thought that you would realize..." but you're right - no chorus. Minor to major works like magic, so do the harmonies. If I Needed Someone is great, but not That great. Run for your life is silly. I think the American version of Rubber Soul was the one that seduced us - certainly not the UK one compared to the UK Hard Day's Night. I'll Be Back was on Beatles VI or Something New, eh? What a song! This has been great, Sal.Charlie Messinghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-19001920197134640762017-08-07T15:14:01.311-07:002017-08-07T15:14:01.311-07:00Dave F, And still, I prefer Run For Your Life ove...Dave F,
And still, I prefer Run For Your Life over so much else. The Beatles weakest moments are still quality music. But Dave, I am curious. Why are you not surprised that I wouldn't like that song?Sal Nunziatohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-40929536093618573842017-08-07T14:39:26.875-07:002017-08-07T14:39:26.875-07:00I recently read an article in which the writer ran...I recently read an article in which the writer ranked all of the Beatles' songs and rated "I'll Be Back" in the bottom ten. The rest of his list was nearly as bad and clueless.

To my ears, IBB is of a pair (musically, if not lyrically) with "Things We Said Today," my other favorite track on AHDN. As much as I love "If I Needed Someone," "I'll Be Back" wins this round. "Run for Your Life" would lose to either song in a head-to-head.

Thanks, Sal. This was fun. It also demonstrates the consistent excellence that runs throughout the Beatles' work. Jeff in Denton TXhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-29523022899445389982017-08-07T14:15:58.477-07:002017-08-07T14:15:58.477-07:00Agree that IINS was George's best song to date...Agree that IINS was George's best song to date, but "I'll Be Back" might be my favorite Beatles song, so it's no contest for me.

And I'd vote for inclusion of "Run For Your Life." I'm not surprised it's not a favorite of yours, Sal, but you are one of the few people I've ever met who has strong negative feelings about it.

Dave FDavehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-31413071140270361872017-08-07T13:29:50.630-07:002017-08-07T13:29:50.630-07:00The issue I have with Run For Your Life is not the...The issue I have with Run For Your Life is not the lyrics, and maybe it should be. It just seems tossed off. Noam mentioned above, how we all sing "that's the end-uh, little girl." That may be true. I know I do it. But I also spent a day singing, "Buy Mennen" after that Seinfeld episode. That "end-AH" makes me cringe. Is there another Beatles tune where they sing the exact first verse again later on? That annoys me too, like all involved gave up. So much of it gets under my skin.

Carry on.Sal Nunziatohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-4578325794743828642017-08-07T13:13:00.338-07:002017-08-07T13:13:00.338-07:00For me, this is a very tough one. I love "If ...For me, this is a very tough one. I love "If I Needed Someone" and particularly McCartney's static bass line. That the song was considered a throwaway by the band makes a difference to me. The Hollies, who released it first, did a very literal translation and missed all nuance, apart from vocal harmony - which, of course, was their forté. Their version helped make the Beatles version even better for me, given that it opened up all sorts of possibilities by comparison. The song came to life.

All that -and my love for the big jangle - notwithstanding, I'll Be Back is a stunning bit of sonic determination. A relatively quiet declaration that disappointment aside, I'm not quitting. It's kinda like John's version of Hank Williams' "You're Gonna Change or I'm Gonna Leave" except the singer ain't goin' nowhere! The chord changes and melodic choices are superb from start to finish... and that bridge!

I'll Be Back gets the nod from me... by the slimmest of margins.

As for Run For Your Life - I like the song. I've always been a sucker for stolen lyrics, done well. "They seek him here. They seek him there,' lifted directly from The Scarlet Pimpernel is a good example. Similarly, Lennon's theft of Arthur Gunter's, "Baby Let's Play House" is all right in my book. Yes to this one.richeyehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-85006011159453827512017-08-07T12:46:12.227-07:002017-08-07T12:46:12.227-07:00This is a really close call for me. "I'll...This is a really close call for me. "I'll Be Back" would crush "Run For Your Life." (But then, I believe "Revolver" would crush A Hard Days Night and Rubber Soul and Help and Sgt Pepper but that's not the game we're playing.)

Head to head between "I'll Be Back" and "If I Needed Someone" is difficult. The harmonies on "I'll Be Back" are gorgeous and it's such a great album closer as it fades away on a note of uncertainty.

But "If I needed Someone" is an amazing jangly Byrds-ian beauty as well and George's true coming of age. In an emotional tie, I'll give it to George for showing he could match the other lads as a songwriter.

And if we're creating a combined album of the winners, then RFYL should definitely be kept off. Michael Giltzhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-20516504304922865582017-08-07T11:56:04.848-07:002017-08-07T11:56:04.848-07:00"I'll Be Back." The bridge alone is ..."I'll Be Back." The bridge alone is one of the best things Lennon ever wrote: "IIIIIIII thought that you would realize..." The rest of the songs is pretty great as well.

I also love how he makes the unorthodox chord minor key/major key/chord scheme work. When the major chord hits at the end of each verse, it's like a ray of sunshine hits. Love tried this at the end of "The Red Telephone," but Lennon did it first and better.Days of the Broken Arrowshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-89302465621797168182017-08-07T10:36:27.950-07:002017-08-07T10:36:27.950-07:00If I Needed Someone--one of my top 5 Beatles track...If I Needed Someone--one of my top 5 Beatles tracks, and as you note, George's best to date.Billhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-73490980876094920052017-08-07T10:16:09.668-07:002017-08-07T10:16:09.668-07:00Back in the day one of my most played Beatle recor...Back in the day one of my most played Beatle records was "Yesterday And Today". "If I Needed Someone" was a favorite.

But my vote is for "I'll Be Back".

"A Hard Days Night" represents the peak of that era, and "Revolver" the apex of the next. That's why I'm not surprised AHDN wins this contest. "Rubber Soul" is transitional.

"Run For Your Life" has always sounded creepy to me. There are a few of these Lennon tunes that make him sound like the wife beater type. Thumbs down.buzzbabyjesushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-82393051349788959982017-08-07T10:09:17.197-07:002017-08-07T10:09:17.197-07:00"Wild Life" is a gem!!"Wild Life" is a gem!!Sal Nunziatohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-5489912553104399572017-08-07T10:07:47.755-07:002017-08-07T10:07:47.755-07:00Did not know John was so proud of it. Thanks for t...Did not know John was so proud of it. Thanks for the info Sal. I'll choose it too. Political correctness 2017 says no for RFYL though it is damn catchy. Guess it was in the early 70s as I was turning into a man that the lyrics hit me as incorrect. About the same time I realized solo Paul had nothing to say though I was crazy for his first two solo lps. That's what Wild Life will do to you.mauijimhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-11988657919005765512017-08-07T09:53:20.064-07:002017-08-07T09:53:20.064-07:00I'll Be Back. Perfect pop song. I started lis...I'll Be Back. Perfect pop song.

I started listening to Rubber Soul as a 7-year-old and never thought twice about "Run for Your Life." It was just part of the album. I guess you could call it a murder ballad (sped up?) It has a great lead vocal (don't we all sing along with "That's the end-uh, little girl"?) and nice harmonies on the chorus, and plenty of guitar-borne energy, but yeah, ultimately it's kind of stupid. I'd pass.

Thanks Sal! Noam email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-41466557229102372562017-08-07T06:57:43.794-07:002017-08-07T06:57:43.794-07:00"I'll Be Back" is literally a *top ..."I'll Be Back" is literally a *top 5* Beatles Track for me. The best song -- bar none -- on A Hard Day's Night. And one of the best album closers of all time.

IINS is undoubtably a great song, but "I'll Be Back" -- with it's *two breaks* -- is transcendent. It's remarkable in it's simplicity and the use of major to minor chords is sublime.

I will probably be on the losing end of this one and feel even sadder than when I'm Looking Through You lost.

And yes for RFYL.

Shrinerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-54708451046965740352017-08-07T06:29:57.769-07:002017-08-07T06:29:57.769-07:00I'll go with "If I Needed Someone". ...I'll go with "If I Needed Someone". Gotta show a little love for George, and there are no GH songs on AHDN. I also like it just a bit better.

No to "Run For Your Life". Just no.Troyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-31690880350357523772017-08-07T06:28:09.776-07:002017-08-07T06:28:09.776-07:00Big yes for "Run for Your Life"! Here is...Big yes for "Run for Your Life"! Here is Lennon letting his happy face slip and showing his true self peeking through. A great rocker despite the ugly stalker implications.

And to end this fun exercise in rock & roll nerdness, I vote a total tie between our last two contestants. Great classic rock & roll tracks.

Thanks Sal, this has been fun exploring our love for these two great Beatles albums.

Captain email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-13962334988963036922017-08-07T06:08:04.282-07:002017-08-07T06:08:04.282-07:00It's close, but I'll take "If I Neede...It's close, but I'll take "If I Needed Someone". Love that jangly power-pop stuff.

No to "Run For Your Life"--how about instead going with "Matchbox", which was Ringo's only vocal during the AHDN sessions, but left off the album and placed on the Long Tall Sally EP (and on Something New in the States)?Brett Alanhttps://email@example.com


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Filmmaker and star Philipp Karner deserves a lot of credit for crafting a raw and courageous feature film debut that deals with complex emotions and societal taboos, analyzing the life of a gay couple as if it was any other couple, regardless of sexual orientation. Like You Mean It is an honest portrait of love in crisis and rather than dwelling in those dramatic tropes especially typical of gay relationships on film, it uses them to dig deep into a man's psyche and inner demons uncompromisingly.
Mark (Philipp Karner) is one of the countless actors who live in LA with big dreams but have a hard time catching a career break. Stuck doing commercials and silly voice work on videogames to pay the bills, he floats from one audition to another, waiting to hear back about the cool project that might finally get him out of this unbearable funk. Yet he only keeps getting rejections and begins to wonder whether he has what it takes to be successful.
Of course being an actor in Tinsel Town and a gay man nonetheless, leads him to start doubting himself and questioning his looks and masculinity rather than his craft. Mark lives with his boyfriend Jonah (Denver Milord) who's a musician and although his line of work isn't any easier than Mark's, he is not as preoccupied with his career outcome. The story doesn't delve into Jonah's professional achievements or status at the time events unfold but we get a sense he's a pretty chilled singer/songwriter who does his indie thing and is satisfied with it.
The story's focus is Mark indeed and his progressive descent into a spiral of overwhelming dissatisfaction with life on all levels. Austrian native Karner has probably drawn inspiration from his own life experience as despite not providing details on his character's provenance, Mark keeps ignoring the voicemails left by his sister speaking German. We get a sense that our protagonist is not comfortable with his past and even when we finally witness a confrontation with his sister and get hints of a troubled relationship with their father, things remain mostly vague.
Karner's interest after all is with the now and we follow Mark's self-doubts and insecurity eating him alive and progressively compromising his relationship with Jonah. By nature they're two very different men with Mark being detached and retreated in himself versus the loving and nurturing Jonah. Mark blames himself for the cooling down of their mutual affection, calling himself an asshole but admitting that's just his personality. Jonah suggests Mark should probably consider returning to use meds to help his emotional issues as the man was doing when they first met and albeit reluctantly, Mark gives it a shot and even drags Jonah to couple's therapy.
There isn't a lot going on in terms of plot and that's fine because Like You Mean It is one of those characters' studies that take their time to reflect on their protagonist's inner turmoil and Karner does a great job at getting us into Mark's psyche both in his writer/director duties and in his authentic performance. It's an impressive feat for a first timer and his work definitely shows a lot of promise for the rest of his career. His casting choices are also on point with Denver Milord believably playing Mark's loving counterpart to great effect and also showing off his musical talent.
The film is almost uncomfortable to watch at times for the realistic way it captures the challenges of making a romantic relationship work on a daily basis. Karner plays around with flashbacks of an early episode in Mark and Jonah's life together when they're on top of a hill overlooking the ocean, lying on the ground cuddling and expressing their mutual feelings to each other probably for the first time. Mark keeps going back to that moment in his mind, visibly trying to reconnect to those feelings and fall in love with Jonah all over again. But he has a hard time doing it because he has to realise he needs to love himself first and overcome his demons.
It's rare for a film set in Hollywood and especially dealing with actors to be able to draw you in emotionally as we tend to feel rather alien to that world. Having lived in LA for 5 years and having been up close and personal with the reality of life in the entertainment industry I can attest to Karner's genuine depiction of it. Most importantly though I commend him for showing great sensibility in the way he handles the complex layers of love life, mental health and all those other elements that make us human all the same no matter our gender, race or sexuality.


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In January, 2019 we visited Cuba for the first time. The island was an interesting study in contrasts--Beautifully restored old cars, in a place where most people will never own a car. World Heritage buildings that are crumbling away. Huge cruise ships pulling into port, while local fisherman go to see on inner tubes.
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Asherman's syndrome is scarring inside of the uterus.
Fibrous bands (adhesions) form between the walls of the uterine cavity. The adhesions may form after scraping from a D&C, after an intrauterine infection, or after removal of an intrauterine fibroid. The scarring may block the openings to the fallopian tubes and cause problems with fertility. The scarring may block the opening to the cervix and decrease or stop menstrual flow.
Asherman's syndrome may be diagnosed by ultrasound using a procedure called saline hysterosonography or by an x-ray of the uterus called a hysterosalpingogram (HSG).
The definitive diagnosis is made by hysteroscopy. Treatment is cutting of the adhesions during hysteroscopy. Sometimes laparoscopy is performed at the same time to determine the limits of the uterine cavity.


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Pakistan, Iran and China alliance would focus on regional connectivity, mutual trade and changing regional and international situations
Iran has expressed its willingness to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to form a new regional coalition for regional peace and stability.
Pakistan, Iran and China alliance would focus on regional connectivity, mutual trade and changing regional and international situations, expressed Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of Iran Parliament's committee on national security and foreign policy, who was on a three-day visit to Islamabad.
Boroujerdi, who is also advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said Pakistan, Iran, China and Russia are natural allies who should cooperate for regional peace and promotion of bilateral trade.
"CPEC is a project of huge potential and Iran has already welcomed it. Iran and Pakistan can jointly work for the progress and prosperity of the people of both countries through bilateral trade, promotion of peace and people-to-people contacts. Pakistan and Iran can jointly work to meet the quantum of Chinese trade through the sister ports of Gwadar and Chabahar," he added.
Mr Boroujerdi said Iran did not consider the Saudi-led military alliance as against it. Many countries included in the alliance, he noted, were friendly with Iran. He said Pakistan and Iran needed to "sit together" for resolving issues in their relationship.
Boroujerdi held wide-ranging talks with Pakistani authorities including Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua, told reporters that new alliances would be formed in the wake of victory of Donald Trump in the recent US presidential elections.
"Iran is eager to join CPEC with its full capabilities, possibilities and abilities," Iran's Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost said while speaking at the Oxbridge Lecture.
Iran could contribute significantly to CPEC, Mr Honardoost said, adding that Iran's rich energy resources, well-developed transport infrastructure would add to CPEC once it joins it. Moreover, Mr Honardoost expected that some other countries could follow Iranian example and join CPEC after its entry.
"Iran believes our region should not be under the dark shadows of tensions and friction. We don't look at CPEC as just a trade, business and economic project. It is about peace and tranquillity in the region. It could help address many issues in this region," the envoy noted.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani first expressed interest in joining the CPEC during his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in September last year.
China welcomed Iran's interest and its envoy in Islamabad Sun Weidong has said that his country is awaiting Iranian inclusion in the project. Pakistan too has described it as a "good step".
Pakistan, Iran agree to increase trade to $5 billion
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to raise the volume of bilateral trade to five billion dollars, said Alaeddin Boroujerdi.
Boroujerdi also declared that Pakistan's Gwadar port and Iran's Chahbaha are sister ports which will enhance bilateral trade. He indicated that Iran wished to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and that Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline was the main priority.


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At most times he is the exact opposite of Cam which usually causes disagreements. Cam acts as a counterbalance to Mitchell. He appears to suffer from ornithophobia, which is the fear of birds.
Mitchell has baggage with his father. Jay was a tough father growing up and took a while to accept that his son was gay (even though it was obvious in childhood). This has led Mitchell to very much want to appeal to his father, however it doesn't take long for one to disappoint the other. Jay has recognized his mistakes with his son and has tried to reflect better understanding with his stepson, Manny. Despite Mitchell's complaints, he learned patience in dealing with his father and strength in acceptance (though it is often forgotten).
Claire is Mitchell's older sister, whom he is close to. Though they had different social standings growing up, Claire enjoys how much she has in common with her brother. They share similar hobbies, such as exercise, craft-making, figure-skating and persnickety habits with high standards for their families and themselves.
In "En Garde", it is revealed that Claire and Mitchell formed and ice-skating team when they were younger, but right before the regional finals, Claire decided she didn't want to skate anymore. It was Mitchell's one time to impress his father and Claire bailed on him. Mitchell confronts her about ice skating. Claire says that she had got bigger and Mitchell couldn't lift her anymore. He dropped her a lot in practice. She apologizes, and they hug. Later, Mitchell confesses that he always hated ice skating but still participated because, while it was going on, they didn't hate each other as brother and sister, and Mitchell has missed that. Hearing this, Claire starts making her ice-skating poses and they end ice-dancing together
In "Strangers on a Treadmill", Claire enlists Mitchell's help to tell Phil that his jokes for the the SCARB (Southern California Annual Realtors Banquet) are unfunny, but ends in a disaster and the two finish arguing.
In "Aunt Mommy", during a dinner with Phil, Mitchell, and Cameron, Claire offers her egg to Mitchell and Cameron so they can have a half-Pritchett and half-Tucker baby. But the two couples are really regretting it in the morning and try to tell each other that they changed their minds. Mitchell and Claire finally decide to definitely to not do it even though they love each other very much.
Lily is Mitchell's adopted daughter. He loves her with all his heart but is often distracted by work.
Gloria is Mitchell's step-mother.
In "Moon Landing", Jay asks Mitchell for legal advice for Gloria who has been involved in a car crash. While Mitchell thinks that it is not Gloria's fault, Manny informs him that it was his mom's fault since she is a terrible driver. Mitchell tries to bring up the possibility that it was her fault but Gloria gets mad accusing him of being stereotypical. She leaves saying that she does not need him as a lawyer anymore. A little bit later, she comes back to apologize and to ask for Mitchell's help again for a second car crash. This time she crashed into a restaurant while she was attempting to leave.
In "After the Fire", Claire thinks that Mitchell is trying to transform Gloria to Dede, but Mitchell tells her that he's not doing that. Claire then confesses to Gloria that she thought that she preferred Mitchell before her, and Gloria tells her that she does prefer Mitchell before her.
In "Express Christmas", Gloria realizes that Mitchell and Claire miss their mother and she gives them a hug to comfort them.
In "Goodnight Gracie", while they are in Florida to attend Phil's mother funeral, he agrees to represent her in court as she was arrested in Florida because after moving and subletting her room in a house there, her roommate turned their apartment into a brothel.
Phil is Mitchell's brother-in-law. They don't spend much time together, but they treat each other like brothers.
In "Strangers on a Treadmill", Mitch tries to tell Phil that his jokes for the the SCARB (Southern California Annual Realtors Banquet) are unfunny, but Mitch can't go through it after seeing Phil's sad face.
In "Tableau Vivant", Phil has to find a way to tell Mitch, that he is fired from his part-time job at the real estate agency. When Phil goes to Mitch's house to tell him about his dismissal while Mitch also tries to tell him that he does not want to continue working at the estate agency. Mitch bails out and he does not say anything and Phil believes that Mitch understood what he was trying to tell him. When Mitch appears at the agency later, Phil no having other choice, he finally tells him. Mitch is stuck in the elevator for two hours knowing he has been fired. The idea of losing his job does not seem to thrill him since he has never been fired before in his life.
In "Diamond in the Rough", Claire and Cam want to try their hand at flipping a house while they're at it, and Phil and Mitchell fight over who will be the bad guy to tell them no. Claire and Cam finally find out what they were trying to do, and get really mad at their significant others.
In "Goodnight Gracie", Phil's mother Grace died and Mitchell went to Florida with the rest of the family for the funeral. When they arrived, Mitchell told Phil he's sorry and hugged him.
Alex is Mitchell's niece. They don't spend much time together but there are some episodes in which they are seen interacting.
In "Express Christmas", while they go to buy a Christmas tree with Lily, discover that they have a lot in common.
In "Lifetime Supply", when Mitchell wins an award from the California Bar Association for his work in environmental law, Cam puts in the mantle another trophy he won in the farm next to Mitchell's award, and Mitchell gets a bit mad at him for this. Later, Mitchell talks to Alex about this and she agrees with him, as Claire one time took a couple of participation ribbons Haley and Luke won and put them next to her big plaque. This makes Mitchell to realize that he was acting like a 14-year-old girl.
In "Yard Sale", Claire, Mitchell, and Cameron try to make Alex understand that her boyfriend, Michael, is gay, but she doesn't believe it.
Love Interests
Cameron has been Mitchell's boyfriend for almost nine years. The two men are opposites in personality because of their contrasting upbringings. Cameron grew up on a farm, was very good in athletics, had a supportive family and isn't afraid to be flamboyant which contrasts greatly with Mitchell's conservative, contemporary childhood. This has worked well (and challenged) them over the years because Mitchell's good sense levels out Cameron's theatrical whims and Cameron's assertiveness has helped when Mitchell shows meekness. A good example of Cameron being a strange but great boyfriend is in "Fizbo"; Cameron is a professionally trained clown, which bothers Mitchell, but even in costume Cam is effectively protective when Mitchell gets in a tiff with a rude man at a gas station. Cameron is often concerned with Mitchell's bad habits, such as hiding affection in public, overthinking or becoming over competitive, or holding onto baggage from his parents.
In "Suddenly, Last Summer", gay marriage is approved in the state of California so the couple consider how the other would propose to one another (to family members--not with each other). Both come up with romantic and silly structures, though on their way to their joined surprises they get a flat tire. In doing the mundane task they sincerely reminisce on their relationship, both get on one knee and mutually agree to marry the other.
In "The Wedding (Part 2)", after a lot of misdeeds, they officially get married.
- Shorty stayed at the hospital with Jay for three days when Mitchell was born a month premature, so Jay named Mitchell (in middle name) after Shorty's real name, Vincent.
- He, Jay, Gloria, Phil, Claire, and Cameron have appeared in every episode.
- He is afraid of birds.
- He is very germaphobic.
- He is allergic to lactose, just like his niece Haley.
- His portrayer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, is gay in real life.


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Re: st: basic question on nl
Muhammad Anees <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: basic question on nl
Sat, 5 Nov 2011 22:50:49 +0500
BLUE has L for Linear while -nl- points to non-linear. Rest of the
assumption should do the same job in both cases keeping basic
econometric in mind. Non-linear estimation should also be Best,
Unbiased and efficient estimator as a desire and need.
Muhammad Anees
Assistant Professor
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Attock 43600, Pakistan
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> Dear all,
> sorry for another newbie question, that is not even Stata-specific:
> What assumptions have to be met when performing a nonlinear least squares
> (nl) regression?
> In a linear LS-regression there are for example normally distributed and
> uncorrelated errors, homoscedasticity and so on for the estimates to be
> BLUE. Do the same assumtions hold in nl?
> I've been checking some books but could find only the algorithms, not the
> implicit assumptions...
> I appreciate any help! Sorry again!
> Thanks
> Sarah
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New Partnership: She's Running Podcast
Lone Star Parity Project is pleased to announce our partnership with She's Running Podcast, a podcast featuring interviews with women who are running for office. Lone Star Parity Project has partnered with She's Running Podcast because of this show's movement to share the stories of women involved in politics across the nation, spotlighting inspiring activists weekly.
What is She's Running Podcast?
She's Running Podcast is interviews with some of the women who have already started their campaigns about what inspired them to take the leap, the process of running for office, and the challenges they've been facing. They also feature about some of the resources that are out there for women who want to run for office, but aren't sure where to begin.
What is She's Running Podcast's story?
Since the 2016 Presidential election, thousands of people have been inspired, each by their own reasons, to become more active in the political process. The Women's Marches, #NoBanNoWall protests, shutting down the Senate's switchboard – these are amazing acts that prove the power of the people when they are inspired to act on a cause. Building on these movements, women all over the country have begun or are planning their run for office. Women are running for school boards, for city councils, for the U.S. House of Representatives, for governorships, and for every electable position in between.
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We drive up north from Sonoma up to the great state of Oregon. But we are not stopping at just any Oregon town, but the Shakespearian town of Ashland. Here Rick and Judy met Andy Card of Oberon's Restaurant and Bar and how Andy and his wife Sachta transformed a restaurant to fit in with the Shakespearian culture.
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I met Ralph Raico at an Institute for Humane Studies conference in 1985. He took me and another student, Annie, out to lunch on the first day of the conference, before everyone else had arrived. Annie was a nurse, working in a mental hospital, and we talked about her work over lunch, and about the writing of Dr. Thomas Szasz who Professor Raico knew well.
At one point in the conversation, Annie said something about patients being wrongly diagnosed with schizophrenia, and I asked her what, exactly, schizophrenia actually meant. She gave some sort of answer that wasn't at all satisfying and I was prepared to let it go because that's what polite people do. But Ralph Raico wasn't polite. He wasn't rude or ill-mannered, certainly not to sweet young Annie. But he said, very clearly (and in fact very politely) "that's not what she asked."
And everything changed. When you live in a world of murky communication, of saying what seems polite, or what the other people you identify with are saying, you may not be aware of the murkiness until someone shines a light on it. That's what Ralph did. Until that moment, I really had not been around people who cared about truth, or about clarity. That one statement, and his insistence on answering the question I had asked, opened up for me a whole new world of communication and learning, and it was beautiful.
I think he was the first person I ever heard use the term "intellectual integrity" and mean it. His worldview - and by that I mean not so much his commitment to liberty, as his commitment to truth and to clear and honest communication, his utter intolerance for bullshit - was inspiring to me. It made me believe that the world was much bigger than I knew: that it was full of people like this, people who cared about the important things, people with whom one could have challenging and enlivening discussions. He inspired me to go out and seek this world.
The restaurant where we had lunch was Chinese, and I remember being embarrassed that I couldn't use chopsticks well. At some point, the topic of Hong Kong came up, and I was intrigued by the idea of this tiny bastion of free enterprise. A few months later, I would make the decision to spend my junior year in college there, and I ultimately ended up living there for seven years. Of course the big wide world wasn't all I expected it to be. There was plenty of murkiness, plenty of bullshit to wade through, including a lot of my own. And the people who cared about the important things weren't that easy to find. But I can't imagine what my life would be like without those experiences and I am eternally grateful for the inspiration that set me off on that journey.
I met Professor Raico a few more times over the years at conferences, and in the past few years he has written to me twice to commend me for articles I have written. I will never delete those emails.
I'm sure I am not the only person to have been inspired by who he was. It was many years before I realized it, but he had a profound influence on the direction of my life and on the values I have come to embrace. I'm sure there are many others who can say the same. I know that others will remember him for his scholarship, for his unyielding defense of liberty, for his intellect and for his biting wit. I will remember him as someone who shone a light of clarity through a world swimming in bullshit. And in doing so, he showed me that clarity, intellectual honesty and the pursuit of truth were all possible. He helped to show me a world bigger than I had imagined before, and inspired me to seek out more of it.
Tonight, it feels like that world just got a little bit smaller.
Rest in peace, Professor Raico.


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Media release –
2011 Census - shedding some light in Australia's gaols1 August 2011 | CO/38
On Tuesday, 9 August 2011 the Census is doing gaol time.
The Census is a snapshot of the nation and accurately measures the number of people in Australia on Census night, their key characteristics, and the places in which they live, including inside Australia's 233 gaols.
Head of the Population Census program, Paul Lowe says Australia's 26,255 prisoners will be counted in the 2011 Census using administrative data that captures the prisoner's age and sex.
"The Census counts everyone in Australia on Census night, irrespective of where they are on Census night," Mr Lowe says.
Like all Australians, prisoner information collected in the Census is confidential.
My Lowe says no information you provide on a Census form is released in a way that can identity an individual.
More information is available online at www.abs.gov.au/census or call the Census Inquiry Service on 1300 338 776.
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The Advantages of Rent to Own Homes
You must have been struggling to raise enough money or apply for mortgages but seems everything has not been working for you but now you are here. Life is very different today but in a different way. To own a home, you can use the new technique which makes the whole process very easy. Instead, you can prefer to rent your home as you pay to own in it in future. You and your family will get to your dreams very fast without waiting for too long before your savings can be enough for the buying a new home. This is the easiest method which is being used by most people who found owning home the hardest thing to deal with in life.
The first benefit is that the rent cash will start becoming an investment. If you rent to own, you can own a home faster than you may have thought or even before any other asset in your life say a car. You do not want to keep helping the landlord settle his/her bills as your continue piling up and staying on the same level. You could be paying the mortgage with the rent you pay without asking for rent to own, and this is wasting time. However, as you rent to own, part of the money will go to the cash you will be paying when you purchase that house.
With rent to own, you can buy regardless of your credit score. If you have a poor credit record, then your time to worry is now over because, with rent to own, that doesn't count. Remember that at the rent to own technique, your cash is going to the buying of the home, it is the same as that mortgage payment you would get. The final payments is what will act as your credit statement which means you will get the deed and a justification for sale.
If you wish to move into your own house faster, then rent to own is the right choice for you. No matter how long it takes for a mortgage to go through, it is very slow unlike what you would have with the rent to own because moving would not take so much of your time. , before it is accepted, you will have to stay where you are before moving in. However, as you rent to own, you will be in the same house even without having completed full amounts. If you are ready in less than two weeks to move in, you can comfortably without worrying about other things. With rent to own, equity is going to be growing very fast. The mortgage appreciation is very slow, but the rent to own allows faster appreciation.


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See how Toyota vehicles compare against the competition. Start by choosing your Toyota vehicle and a competitor to learn more on how they stack up.
One summer day back in 1951, the first Land Cruiser, then called the BJ, started up the side of Mt. Fuji and accomplished a feat no other vehicle in history had managed to achieve. It climbed to Checkpoint No. 6, a spot so high up the mountainside it was thought to be unreachable by motor vehicle. The event signaled more than just the triumph of one vehicle over a formidable challenge. It marked the birth of a legend. Since its impressive debut, Land Cruiser has developed a loyal following unmatched by any other SUV in the world. From the rugged machine of those early days, to the model of refinement it is today, Land Cruiser continues to be a symbol of capability, innovation and quality.
Looking to compare the Toyota Prius against the competition? Here are a few ways in which the 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser V8 4X4 compares against the 2016 Lexus LX 570. To start, Land Cruiser V8 4X4 has 1100 more pounds of Standard Tow Capacity than LX 570. Put the power down, as Limited Slip Differential is Standard on the Land Cruiser V8 4X4, whereas Not Available on LX 570. Looking for comfort? Ventilated Front Seats are Standard on the Land Cruiser V8 4X4 while Optional on the LX 570. Finally, consider Comparably Equipped Price on Land Cruiser V8 4X4 is $4,605 less than the LX 570.
These are just a few areas where the Land Cruiser outperforms the LX. Learn more in the chart below, or contact a dealer near you today!


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Once you start to notice them, they're everywhere.
The streets of New York are covered in literally millions of small black marks where people have discarded chewing gum that no longer has any flavour. The density of the spots is particularly unnerving in the subway stations. Just how long does this stuff last?
I've seen little men valiantly attempting to clean up the debris using high pressure hoses. Their machine seems to be reasonably effective, but the sickly sweet smell that it unleashes is equally frightening. Presumably the gum that is prised off the pavement is sent to some god-forsaken landfill to while away eternity next to a myriad plastic bags and nappies.
Given the longevity of the little skid marks, I hate to think what happens if you accidentally swallow some gum.
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Today Ayuda began a prototype for a new education program. If the prototype proves successful then the new program will become generally available to Guatemalan vet students and vet technicians.
The new program is being called Bounty Docs. The essence of Bounty Docs is to enable future vets with hands on experience in the wrangling and treatment of feral street animals. The students will be challenged to maintain a steady stream of ferals, to meet a treatment rate of 10 sterilizations per week, over a continuous 52 week period.
The source of the animals for the sterilizations will be limited to roaming animals who are physically prepared for surgery. In addition to capturing, a Bounty Doc must also apply responsible pre-op and post-op care.
If all conditions are satisfactorily met, a Bounty Doc will receive a cash bounty for each roaming animal which they successfully see through full treatment and release.
Ayuda will prioritize the targeted geographic areas for the Bounty Docs to cover, as well as assist with special equipment, such as blow pipe tranquilizers, nets, and transport.
The prototype is planned to complete in two weeks. At that time a Go/No-Go decision will be made for a full deployment of Bounty Docs.


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This past Friday started quietly. Soft pajamas. A mug of tea. A visit with a friend. My television stayed off. My phone remained in the other room.
So at first I missed the news of the shooting that happened 15 minutes from my house. The 5-hour ordeal that left the community shaken and three families grieving and shattered.
That was what my mind was consumed with when I walked into my basement Friday night to get my Christmas decorations. I stood under the bare bulb and looked at the four plastic bins overflowing with nativity scenes and glitter. Snowmen and burlap. Pine cones and sequins.
I couldn't do it.
I sat on the cold cement floor, snow piling up in the window well behind me, and I dug through those bins, desperate for something that would make the cold and darkness flee.
In 15 minutes, I hauled one plastic bin upstairs. From it I pulled candles and glass dishes of Christmas balls. I placed them side by side on my coffee table, and the silver ornaments grabbed the flickering light, multiplying and magnifying.
I placed more candles on my kitchen table next to a simple nativity scene. Light of the world, flanked by delicate flames, quivering but bright.
On the mantle I wove greenery dotted with red berries. Life and growth. On the windows, green wreaths silhouetted against gray, snow swirled sky.
The last step was the Christmas tree. I knew I needed a real one. One that would leave my hands sticky with sap and my home perfumed with pine. I dragged it in the house, crusted with snow, its limbs pulled tight against the trunk.
I needed to see that tree come to life. To watch its branches slowly unfold. To wind white lights among the green.
Life. Light.
O come. O come. Emmanuel.


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Many of you have asked about prostate health in a Primal context. Men are interested because they know men have a decent chance of getting prostate cancer. Women are interested because they're worried about the men in their lives getting prostate cancer. Today, I'm going to delve deep into the topic, exploring the utility (or lack thereof) of standard testing, the common types of treatment and their potential efficacy, as well as preventive and unconventional ways of reducing your risk and mitigating the danger of prostate cancer.
Let's go.
First, what does the prostate do, anyway? Most people only think about it in terms of prostate cancer.
It's a gland about the size of a small apricot that manufactures a fluid called prostatic fluid that combines with sperm cells and other compounds to form semen. Prostatic fluid protects sperm against degradation, improves sperm motility, and preserves sperm genetic stability.
What Goes Wrong With the Prostate?
There are a few things that can happen.
Inflammation of the prostate, usually chronic and non-bacterial. A history of prostatitis is a risk factor for prostate cancer.
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate. As men age, the prostate usually grows in size. This isn't always cancer but can cause similar symptoms.
Prostate Cancer
What most of us are interested in when we talk about prostate health… After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the sixth most common cause of cancer death among men worldwide. Yet, most men diagnosed with prostate cancer do not die from it; they die with it. The 5-year survival rate in the US is 98%.
That said, there is no monolithic "prostate cancer." Like all other cancers, there are different grades and stages of prostate cancer. Each grade and stage has a different mortality risk:
- Low-grade prostate cancer grows more slowly and is less likely to spread to other tissues.
- High-grade prostate cancer grows more quickly and is more likely to spread to other tissues.
- Local prostate cancer is confined to the prostate. The 5-year relative survival rate (survival compared to men without prostate cancer) for local prostate cancer is almost 100%.
- Regional prostate cancer has spread to nearby tissues. The 5-year relative survival rate for regional prostate cancer is almost 100%.
- Distant prostate cancer has spread to tissues throughout the body. The 5-year relative survival rate for distant prostate is 29%. Distant prostate cancer explains most of the prostate-related mortality.
What Are Symptoms of Prostate Cancer?
The primary symptom is problems with urination. When the prostate gland grows, it has the potential to obstruct the flow of urine out of the bladder, causing difficulty urinating, weak urine flow, painful urination, or frequent urination. This can also be caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia, a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate.
What Causes Prostate Cancer?
A big chunk is genetic. People with "knockout" alleles for BRCA, which codes for tumor suppression, have an elevated risk of some forms of prostate cancer. That's the same one that confers added risks for breast cancer.
Ethnicity matters, too. Men of Sub-Saharan African descent, whether African-Americans in the U.S. or Caribbean men in the U.K., have the highest risk in the world for prostate cancer—about 60% greater than other ethnic groups. White men have moderate risks; South Asian, East Asian, and Pacific Islander men have lower risks.
Testosterone has a confusing relationship with prostate cancer. Conventional wisdom tends to hold that testosterone stimulates prostate cancer growth, and there's certainly some evidence of a relationship, but it's not that simple.
In one study, men with low free testosterone levels were less likely to have low-grade (less risk of spreading) prostate cancer but more likely to have high-grade (higher risk of spreading) prostate cancer.
In another, testosterone deficiency predicted higher aggressiveness in localized prostate cancers.
In Chinese men, those who went into treatment with low testosterone were more likely to present with higher-grade localized prostate cancers.
Other studies have arrived at similar results, finding that "hypogonadism represents bad prognosis in prostate cancer."
Many prostate cancer treatments involve testosterone deprivation, a hormonal reduction of testosterone synthesis. This can reduce symptoms and slow growth of prostate tumors during the metastatic phase, but prostate cancer tends to be highly plastic, with the ability to adapt to changing hormonal environments. These patients often see the cancer return in a form that doesn't require testosterone to progress.
What About Testing?
If you have a prostate, should you get tested starting at age 40?
Not necessarily. The value of early testing hasn't been established. Some researchers even question whether early testing is more harmful than ignoring it, and most of the research finds middling to nonexistent evidence in favor of broad testing for everyone. Early testing has a small effect on mortality from prostate cancer, but no effect on all-cause mortality.
PSA testing can also be inaccurate. PSA is prostate specific antigen, a protein produced by the prostate. It's normal to have low levels of PSA present in the body, and while high levels of PSA are a good sign of prostate cancer—even years before it shows up in imaging or digital probes—they can also represent a false positive. Those two other common yet relatively benign prostate issues—benign hyperplasia and prostatitis—can also raise PSA levels well past the "cancer threshold."
Other causes of high levels of PSA include:
- Urinary tract infections
- Recent sex or ejaculation
- Recent, vigorous exercise
- Certain medications.
In fact, if you have a PSA reading of 4 (the usual threshold), there's still just a 30% chance it actually indicates cancer.
What About Treatment?
Let's say you do have prostate cancer, confirmed by PSA and a biopsy (or two, or three, as needle biopsies often miss cancers). What next? Should you definitely treat it?
It's unclear whether treatment improves survival outcomes. One study took men aged 50-69 with prostate cancer diagnosed via PSA testing, divided them among three treatment groups, and followed them for ten years. One group got active monitoring—they continued to test and monitor the status of the cancer. One group received radiotherapy—radiation therapy to destroy the tumor. And the last group had the cancer surgically removed. After ten years, there was no difference among the groups for all-cause mortality, even though the active-monitoring group saw higher rates of prostate cancer-specific deaths (8 deaths—in a group of 535 men— vs 5 in the surgery group and 4 in the radiotherapy group), cancer progression, and metastasis.
In another study of men with localized prostate cancer, removing the prostate only improved all-cause mortality rates among men with very high PSAs (more than 10). In men with lower PSAs, "waiting and seeing" produced similar outcomes as surgery.
Prostate removal also carries many unwanted side effects, like incontinence and sexual dysfunction. No one wants prostate cancer, but it's no small thing to have problems with urination and sex for the rest of your life. Those are major aspects of anyone's quality of life.
Before you make any decisions, talk to your doctor about your options, the relative mortality risk of your particular cancer's stage and grade, and how the treatments might affect your quality of life.
How Can You Reduce the Risk of Prostate Cancer?
1. Inflammation is definitely an issue.
For one, there's the relationship between prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate, and prostate cancer that I already mentioned above.
Two, there's the string of evidence linking anti-inflammatory compounds to reductions in prostate cancer incidence. For example, aspirin cuts prostate cancer risk. Low-dose aspirin (under 100 mg) reduces both the incidence of regular old prostate cancer and the risk of metastatic prostate cancer. It's also associated with longer survival in patients with prostate cancer; other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are not.
Third, anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids (found in seafood and fish oil) are generally linked to lower rates of prostatic inflammation and a less carcinogenic environment; omega-6 fatty acids can trigger disease progression. A 2001 study of over 6,000 Swedish men found that the folks eating the most fish had drastically lower rates of prostate cancer than those eating the least. Another study from New Zealand found that men with the highest DHA (an omega-3 found in fish) markers slashed their prostate cancer risk by 38% compared to the men with the lowest DHA levels.
2. The phytonutrients you consume make a difference.
A series of studies on phytonutrient intake and prostate cancer incidence in Sicilian men gives a nice glimpse into the potential relationships:
The more polyphenols they ate, the less prostate cancer they got.
The more phytoestrogens they ate, the more prostate cancer they got. Except for genistein, an isoflavone found in soy and fava beans, which was linked to lower rates of prostate cancer. The Sicilians are eating more fava than soy, I'd imagine.
How about coffee, the richest source of polyphenols in many people's daily diets? It doesn't appear to reduce the incidence of prostate cancer, but it does predict a lower rate of fatal prostate cancer.
3. Your circadian rhythm and your sleep are important.
Like everything else in life, tumor suppression follows a circadian pattern. Nighttime melatonin—which is suppressed if your sleep hygiene is bad and optimal if your sleep hygiene is great—inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells and reduces their ability to utilize glucose. One way to enhance nighttime melatonin is by getting plenty of natural, blue light during the day; this actually makes nighttime melatonin more effective at prostate cancer inhibition. On the other hand, getting that blue light at night is a major risk factor for prostate cancer.
4. Get a handle on your fasting blood sugar and insulin.
In one study, having untreated diabetic-level fasting blood sugar was a strong risk factor for prostate cancer. Another study found that insulin-lowering metformin reduced the risk, while an anti-diabetic drug that raised insulin increased the risk of prostate cancer. Metformin actually lowers PSA levels, which, taken together with the previous study, indicates a causal effect.
5. Keep moving, keep playing, keep lifting.
This has a number of pro-prostate effects:
It keeps you insulin sensitive, so neither fasting insulin, nor fasting glucose get into the danger zone.
If you're doing testosterone suppression treatment, exercise can maintain (and even increase) your muscle mass, improve your quality of life, and increase your bone mineral density.
Oh, and do some deadlifts. Men with prostate cancer who trained post-surgery had better control over their bodily functions, as long as they improved their hip extensor strength. If you don't know, hip extension is the act of standing up straight, of moving from hip flexion (hip hinging, bending over) to standing tall. It involves hamstrings, glutes, and the entire posterior chain. Deadlifts are the best way to train that movement pattern.
The prostate cancer issue is frightening because it's so common. Almost all of us probably know someone who has or had it, even unknowingly. But the good news is that most prostate cancers aren't rapidly lethal. Many aren't lethal at all. So whatever you do, don't rush into serious treatments or procedures without discussing the full range of options in a frank, honest discussion with your doctor.
That's it for today, folks. Thanks for reading. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about prostate cancer, feel free to chime in down below. I'd love to hear from you.
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It's the end of an era for Neil Perry's Rockpool on George, but it's not without excitement. The Sydney restaurant will close its doors on Saturday November 9, vacating its long-standing George Street premises, but it will reopen its doors just days later on November 12 at a new location on Bridge Street. To celebrate 24 successful years, owner and chef Neil Perry will be back in the kitchen to mark the big move.
"I'm sure I will feel a bit nostalgic but at the same time, I'm looking forward to getting back in the kitchen with the guys to recreate some of my Rockpool classics and test a few dishes that we've been developing for the new restaurant," says Perry.
Perry will be serving a selection of his favourite dishes from the past almost-quarter of a century including the likes of; mud crab, green mango and cashew nut salad with nam jim and Chinese-style crisp skin pigeon with braised stuffed eggplant.
But while the team will be looking back fondly, there's plenty of excitement about the future.
"While George Street has been home for almost 25 years, it's time for a change and we're excited to be presenting a new, contemporary fine dining experience and taking Rockpool to a different level."
Perry and Trish Richards have been working with Grant Cheyne Architects to design the new restaurant. And what is Perry looking forward to?
"Besides a beautiful, brand new restaurant in the heart of the city - taking Rockpool into the 21st Century and reaffirming it as one of the world's best."
Neil Perry will be in the kitchen from Tuesday November 5 – Saturday November 9. Rockpool on George will close on Saturday November 9 and reopen at 11 Bridge Street on Tuesday November 12, 2013.


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About Us
Ana Elda Maqueda, PhD candidate
Founder and executive director
Ana is an author, clinical psychologist, and neuroscientist studying the neuropsychopharmacology of Salvia divinorum and ayahuasca in humans at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Psychopharmacology Group of Sant Pau Hospital. Ana has spent the last years exploring the Mazatec Sierra, fully investigating the current uses of Salvia divinorum. During her fieldwork, she lived with Mazatec families, learning from traditional doctors and healers. She contributed her support for the preservation of their language, habitat and customs. With Xka Pastora she wants to recuperate the mazatec knowledge about Salvia, as well as their cosmovision and associated rituals. See her publications.
Peter H Addy, PhD
Co-founder and presidentPeter is an associate research scientist at the Yale University School of Medicine specializing in medical informatics and psychopharmacology research. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist graduated from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology at Palo Alto. His dissertation thesis was a controlled administration of Salvia divinorum to volunteers. He is specializing in substance misuse, and one of the world's leading experts on Salvia. He does research fieldwork documenting the traditional uses of the plant at the Mazatec Sierra.
Rafael Guimarães dos Santos, PhD
Scientific advisory boardIn his M.Sc. in Psychology, Rafael investigated the acute effects of ayahuasca on measures of anxiety, panic-like, and hopelessness in Santo Daime members. In his Ph.D. thesis in Pharmacology he compared the effects of ayahuasca and d-amphetamine and investigated the pharmacology of two repeated doses of ayahuasca. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, where he investigates the effects of ayahuasca on depression and social anxiety. Recently, Rafael published a paper about the high therapeutic promise of salvinorin A in treating drug abuse.
Bia Labate, PhD
Drug policy advisory board
Beatriz Caiuby Labate has a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Her main areas of interest are the study of psychoactive substances, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, and religion. She is Visiting Professor at the Center for Research and Post Graduate Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS), in Guadalajara, Mexico. She is also co-founder of the Nucleus for Interdisciplinary Studies of Psychoactives (NEIP), and editor of NEIP's website. She is author, co-author, and co-editor of thirteen books, one special-edition journal, and several peer-reviewed articles. For more information, see: http://bialabate.net/


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Human Bird
As part of the Edinburgh College of Art degree show this week, Gareth Wynne Fitzpatrick suspended himself from a gallery ceiling and set forth on weaving an enormous birds nest, entitled We've a man nest. Say what you will about the meaning or purpose, but the man has some patience. (thnx, nate!)


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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Call for submissions
Red Coyote Press (www.redcoyotepress.com), P.O. Box 60582, Phoenix, AZ 85082, publisher of MEDLEY OF MURDER (2005) and MAP OF MURDER (2007), is seeking submissions of original, unpublished short stories of 5,000 words or less in the mystery/suspense genre for a trade paperback anthology, tentatively titled MEDIUM OF MURDER.
The theme of the collection will be a play on the various meanings of the word "medium" and the connection with murder. The central theme or a key element of each story must utilize a valid meaning of the word "medium." Examples include, but are not limited to: 1) a means for storing or communicating information; 2) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public; 3) someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; 4) (bacteriology) a nutrient substance used to cultivate micro-organisms; 5) (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed; 6) (art) a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter.
Any sub-genre will be considered, including amateur sleuth, cozy, hard-boiled, police procedural, suspense, romantic intrigue, and psychological thriller.
Please submit complete manuscript with cover letter including the definition of "medium" used, a brief bio and publishing credits. Standard manuscript formatting required (double-spaced, 12-point font, header with last name/title, pages numbered consecutively.)
Send by mail to Red Coyote Press, submissions @ redcoyotepress.com, P.O. Box 60582, Phoenix, AZ 85082. Include contact information (phone number, snail mail and email address) and SASE. Payment consists of a flat fee, one free book and scaled discounts on additional books. For further information, call 602-454-7815 or email submissions @ redcoyotepress.com
Thank you.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
We're a foster family
This weekend we've received our first charges: a sibling pair of kittens, a white and orange boy and a grey and brown girl. They are very cute, very skittish, and very energetic (unless you ask our cat who thinks they are imposters and interlopers).
Their names vary. First it was Sam and Sammy, then Sally and Melvin, then Star, Magic, Spot and Angel. I've since given up on keeping them straight. I just call them "the white one" and "the girl."
They are great.
The kids, rather than having this fuzzy, cuddly, uber-cute picture of a kitten or puppy in their minds, have realized that these little creatures have their own minds, don't want to be toted around all day, and that they come with itty-bitty sharp claws (and know how to use them). They require care and patience. They are not toys.
Unfortunately, they are also not ours, and we'll have to give them back soon (probably in about two weeks), but I think the (learning) experience will be worth the sadness when we have to let them go.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
I'm in court today
Then yesterday, I received my subpoena, and today I'm going to testify at a preliminary hearing.
In a way, this is very exciting. Just a few weeks ago, at the SinC HI meeting, I met Assistant U.S. Attorney Ron Johnson. He was a great guest speaker (very approachable and very informative). At the time I thought I might go to a court hearing one day just to see how it's done.
Well, today, I'm going to court. Not only do I get to see how it's done, but I am part of it (a very small part, I assure you).
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Army Wives
You might have heard of this new show on Lifetime called "Army Wives." It premiered last weekend. I haven't seen it. I was mildly tempted to have the DVR record it, but in the end decided against it.
If I've read the commentaries correctly, the TV show opened with the teary good-bye of an officer's wife whose husband left on a three-month tour of duty. Oh, please. Here's the thing: by the time you are a high-ranking officer's wife a three-month absence from your husband is like an extended weekend alone.
I have friends whose husbands are on their second deployment to the Middle East. They were gone for 12 months the first time around, and they are gone for 15 months this time around. Many of these men will come back home for less than a year before deploying again. And during that time they will be gone for weeks on end to train.
It is quite possible that your husband returns from Iraq in April. You all move to your new duty station in June (because you've just finished three years at your most recent post), and he's in Afghanistan by July. You guys won't have a year between deployments, because everything starts from scratch at the new assignment.
Many of us cannot rely on our husbands. This isn't a criticism, but a fact of life. It's not that my husband doesn't want to be there for me or his children, it's just that the Army and the mission come first [it's the same for firefighters, police officers or E.R. doctors]. He works nights, and he works weekends. He works on birthdays, anniversaries and holidays. His schedule changes from week to week. Making plans is difficult, because I have no clue what's going on two weeks from now.
I don't mind. It's a royal pain sometimes, but I enjoy my life. I like moving. I like making new friends. I don't particularly care about loosing those newly made friends again months down the road, but hey, more friends are arriving at the airport as we speak.
So when I read about teary wives at send-off ceremonies [a major unwritten no-no, btw] or wives who know more about weapons than their Special Forces husbands … I shake my head and program the DVR to record something else, something I know little about so I can't tell how unrealistic it is (CSI anyone?!)
Saturday, June 02, 2007
week in review
I haven't done a thing this week and I feel so guilty I don't even want to set foot in my office. I even mopped my floors this week to avoid writing.
I am convinced life would be easier if I had a laptop.
I am totally convinced life would be easier if I didn't have insomnia and thus had some energy during the day.
BUT in the back of my head I know that laptop and insomnia have nothing to do with me showing up for work (after all, I show up for regular employment).
I think I need to get back on a regular every day/every night schedule (rather than only writing on my days off from sub teaching). That seemed to work for me and book 1. So my goal for this coming week:
- to be in the office and in front of my (husband's) computer between 7 and 10 p.m.
- to not read e-mail or blogs or websites or do any research during this time
- to work on book 2, the new chapter 1
Just in case you are wondering why I am still on chapter 1 … I figured out what gave me such a big problem with book 2. I started too late. I had a good beginning, solid stuff, but I spent too much time setting up and explaining. It was a lot of telling rather than showing. A major no-no.
In hindsight, starting earlier should have been obvious … but I really liked what I had done and was looking for the problem in the wrong place. I should have remembered the quote on top of this page:
To be a writer is to throw away a great deal, not to be satisfied, to type again, and then again and once more, and over and over... John Hersey
Friday, June 01, 2007
It's official
Before you rejoice on our behalf, let me tell you that the promotion lists come out in September. If Patrick is selected to become a Sergeant Major, he will have to attend the Sergeant Majors Academy in Texas. Since this course/class takes about 9 to 10 months (not sure exactly, sorry), the Army considers it necessary to move the entire family. So we'd all be moving to the Lone Star state (and then a few months later to our new permanent duty station).
In other words: despite our extension until August 2008, we could be out of here much earlier than that.
Things I want to do before we leave:
- buy kayak and/or surfboard and learn how to properly use it
- take diving classes with the husband (there's nothing like the fear of drowning to bond over)
- see Manoa Falls and swim under it
- visit Maui (for only $9!; I love this airline price war)
- visit Kaui again
- go horseback riding on the beach
- finish book 2
- make new friends, since all of the old ones moved on this week (the downside of being an Army-family with Army-family friends)
- take chance of the beautiful weather and join an al fresco yoga class or a swim club
- save money to buy an original, made-in Hawaii Hawaiian quilt
Bonus: celebrate 14 years of marriage with a date at Sam Choy's restaurant


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Thunder Alley Update
Authored by Larry Jewett on May 16, 2019
The all-new Monster Jam Thunder AlleyTM will be open at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, this weekend!
Crews have been putting the finishing touches on the unique immersive experience that features four zones with Monster Jam-themed activity.
Special guests for opening weekend include World Champions Adam Anderson (Grave Digger®) and Ryan Anderson (Son-uva Digger®). Other Monster Jam drivers will be making appearances in weeks ahead.
The Monster Jam Thunder Alley is included with park admission, but is only available for a limited time. Visitors to Cedar Point can experience Thunder Alley from May 18 to June 30. Monster Jam Thunder Alley will be created at two additional Cedar Fair parks later this year.