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I spent most of the last week at Nicholaston House on the Gower peninsula, near Swansea. It is an utterly beautiful part of the world and the weather this week was glorious. The house is a Christian retreat centre but this week there was no formal programme, other than optional daily devotions. There was good food (cooked breakfasts and particularly amazing puddings at dinner) and my room had the most fabulous view over Oxwich Bay. I could have happily sat looking at the view all week.
I wanted to go away for a few days before I start the new job next month and I had specific goals for the time which were to give time to let God's word sink in so that it can change me, and to rebuild better patterns of devotional life. So when I was packing, I did not take lots of knitting or novels which is what I normally do on holidays. I wanted to avoid the distractions as much as possible. I spent some time looking around online for ideas of ways to use the time productively and, to be honest, I didn't find a whole lot that seemed relevant or useful to me.
In the end, I had a wonderful week, and so I thought I would write a bit about what I did that worked, in case it's useful to other people.
I started by asking for recommendations of books to take on Facebook and had some great suggestions. Here's what I took:
Books. Three notebooks, one book about ministry, one book of Puritan prayers, one Bible. And a Kindle.
What I used: the teal Moleskine and the Magma sketchbook (yellow spine). I used the Kindle for Bible reading because I mostly ended up doing this outside and it's easier to carry. I also read two other books on the Kindle, both by Mike Reeves. I probably read Enjoy Your Prayer Life too fast to get the most benefit from it, but I absolutely loved Christ Our Life. I read a chapter every day and I loved the way he kept the focus of all our hope and salvation and grace and the gospel on Christ. Christ isn't just the means to salvation, he is our salvation. And so on. Highly recommended.
I also bought another Kindle book that someone recommended, Tim Keller's book on prayer. I didn't read this but I did skim the introduction and saw that he had begun to overhaul his prayer life by working through the psalms. I know that's hardly revolutionary but it seemed like a good place for me to start too. So on the first night I read Psalm 1 and I was particularly struck by the need to meditate on the law of the Lord day and night. That seemed a million miles away from my normal habits of reading the Bible for a few minutes then forgetting it for the rest of the day. So I wanted to find better ways of taking time to meditate on the word, letting it really sink in throughout the day.
The first thing I did was to start journalling as I read through each day's psalm. The way I do this islike a written form of meditation. I end up writing out the whole psalm, but also my own thoughts, prayers, other scriptures that come to mind, and so on. Sometimes I'll work straight through from the first verse to the last, and sometimes I'll circle around as the psalm returns to earlier themes. One thing I noticed while doing this was just how strongly it highlighted the connections between the psalms. I spent around 45 minutes to an hour doing this on each psalm.
And then the fun really started. By the end of the written journalling, I'd have a sense of what was important in my meditation on the psalm – what I wanted to remember, what I wanted to think about more and what I wanted to celebrate. And I'd also worked through the detail of the psalm so I could see what images it uses and what emotional response I had. So I did some art journalling.
Tissues. Small tin with sharpener and eraser. Travel watercolour set and plastic palette. Water bottle. Glue. Coloured card. Sketchbook (not watercolour paper). Very old Bible. Postcard sized sketchbook. Brushes. Scissors and craft knife. Selection of pens and pencils including a metallic gold pen and three glossy opaque pens in black, grey and white. The white was particularly useful.
This amount of kit is very easily portable. I took it to the beach, the garden, and the cliff tops. Nicholaston House actually has an art room which I used for some of the collaging, and probably would have used a lot more if the weather had been miserable. I am not a good painter, but I love playing with colour and found that this was a great way of spending a lot more time meditating on each psalm. I spent maybe 3-4 hours on each page, though I did Psalms 1-2, and Psalms 3-4 each on a single page. My way of going about it was to paint with the watercolours in the larger sketchbook. When I was satisfied, more or less, with the image, I tore it out and glued it into the Magma sketchbook, along with other collage bits, some cut out of the very old Bible – ouch.
Proof of my destroyed Bible (I couldn't ever be one of those people who does art journalling actually in their Bible):
Then I added words and details with the pens. The white pen is great because you can write over any colour with it. The gold pen satisfies my need for sparkle and it's good for trying to represent God's glory with inadequate art.
Throughout, the focus was on the process of doing it and the meditation on the psalm. These aren't works of art destined to be displayed or admired. They're expressions of my time with God. If you try this kind of meditation, your outcome will (and should) look different from mine. But because I love them and I want to share them with you, here are the pages I did this week:


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Getting to Know … Mary Roach
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"I'm a terrible spokesperson," Roach admitted. She said that when people would call inquiring about a rumor that the cheetah had been sucked dry by fleas, instead of dismissing the story outright, she found herself wondering how many fleas it would take to pull off such a feat.
While a career in public relations wasn't a good fit for Roach, her curiosity and fascination with strange topics like elephant wart removals and cheetah-sucking flees helped her to take a different career path – as a freelance writer. She wrote columns, essays and feature articles for magazines like Outside, Wired, National Geographic, GQ and the New Yorker, covering topics such as vaginal weight-lifting, alligator-wrestling and amputee bowling leagues.
Roach's first book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, gave insight into the way cadavers are used for research purposes. Roach tackled the morbid topic with wit and charm and the book became a hit. Stiff earned a spot on the New York Times bestseller list, perhaps in part because it was prominently featured on the acclaimed HBO series Six Feet Under.
After following up on the success of Stiff with another book on death, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Roach has now turned her attention to sex research with her latest book, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.
The idea behind Bonk was simple.
"There are tons of books about sex, but nobody's really written about sex research, partly because a lot of sex research isn't that interesting to read about," Roach said. "So I ferreted out the greatest hits.
"I tend to cover things going on in labs that you wouldn't really picture or anticipate. The idea of somebody studying the physiology of sex – this personal, private, intimate thing and yet it's also physiology and biology."
Roach researched the material in the book for almost two and a half years, combing through published scientific studies and witnessing several research projects firsthand. A few times, Roach herself volunteered to be a research subject.
While researching material for the book, Roach discovered the work being done by Dr. Jing Deng, a University College London Medical School senior lecturer in medical physics, who was experimenting with 4-D ultrasound equipment. Dr. Deng sought to capture a real-time image of human intercourse using ultrasound technology, but was unable to find a couple willing to be the first test subjects. So Roach, along with her husband Ed, volunteered.
When asked how she was able to convince her husband to participate in the study with her, Roach said, "He's crazy supportive. He was not thrilled to do that."
"It was much harder for him. It was nothing for me. I was just a receptacle. I was taking notes," she added.
Luckily for Ed, Roach has promised not to forget the sacrifice he made for her work.
"I owe him a favor forever," she said.
Like Roach's other books, Bonk is a mixture of historical research and research that Roach witnessed firsthand. One of the more interesting subjects in the book was Dr. Geng-Long Hsu, an expert on erectile dysfunction, who performed surgery to restore blood flow to the penis of a man suffering from erectile dysfunction while Roach observed. All of the researchers featured in Roach's book were all very receptive to her efforts to observe their work firsthand.
"People were surprisingly supportive in light of the fact that when you do sex research, you're constantly exposing yourself to criticisms from family values group and people who could interfere with your funding," Roach said.
Bonk was released on April 7th. The following day she began a book tour that has her visiting 18 different locations in 30 days. This week, she has already been in Boston, New York and Miami. Today she is in Chicago, tomorrow she will be in St. Louis. The goal is to visit as many cities as possible in a given week, since the New York Times bestseller list is updated weekly.
Her typical schedule while on tour involves getting up at 5 a.m. to get to either a mid-day reading or an event at 10 or 11. Her afternoons are spent doing media interviews and at night she is at bookstores giving book talks and signing copies of Bonk. Then, it's usually back to the hotel. Any drinking or socializing after the event cuts into her sleep time.
Typically around 100 people show up at the bookstores to see Roach in person. Everyone is supportive, but there's usually a strange vibe in the room because of the subject matter.
"There's nothing in the book that I can talk about without saying words like 'clitoris' or 'orgasm'," Roach admitted.
Also, the fans themselves are often reluctant to participate in the event.
"Usually what happens is I open up for questions and they sit there for a while and nobody raises a hand. And then, one or two people will ask a question and then suddenly 25 people have a question," said Roach.
As awkward as the events can be, none were likely as awkward as her book talk last night at the Books and Books in Miami because Ed's family was in attendance, including Roach's mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
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Roach said her husband's family is very supportive of her work. When Stiff came out, Roach's mother-in-law purchased the book, but put a brown paper cover over it while reading it (her mother-in-law claimed it was to protect the book, but Roach is skeptical). Ed's parents have read all of Roach's books.
"I don't know whether they actually enjoy them, but they read them," she said.
Roach's family and friends have all been supportive of her work. None of her loved ones have said anything critical to her about her books.
"I'm sure a lot of the response goes on behind my back," Roach said.
Roach is already starting to think about her next project, but admits that after covering death and sex, it's hard to find a worthy subject to tackle (she encourages readers to send her suggestions). When looking for subject matter, Roach looks for research that has an interesting historical aspect, as well as things that she can see in person. She looks for interesting topics that are quirky and fun, and says that her philosophy for her books is simple.
"I hope that people learn something and have a good time reading it at the same time," Roach said.


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His Life. His Death. Our Hope.
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Officially recognized as the Most Translated Film in history, The JESUS Film is now available in over 1,600 languages. In addition, more than 530 million individuals worldwide have indicated a decision to follow Jesus after viewing The JESUS Film.


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Thursday, August 11, 2011
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- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 10:56 AM
I'm always amazed that so many of the styles are timeless. There are so many pieces from this movie that I'd wear even today!ReplyDelete
I loved that room too, it was magnificent. More rich eccentric than boarding school teacher, yes, but let's allow this poetic license. I liked the film overall although it was extremely sad. Great costumes, image, the dark atmosphere, the cast - Juno Temple was fantastic and Eva Green pretty good too.ReplyDelete
Oh I love movie stills! And I would pay a pretty penny for the chance to add that olive green top (in the dock picture) to my wardrobe.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 6:09 PM
I've never seen this movie and it's a shame it's not great but as you say, the costumes seem to make up for it!ReplyDelete
Fabulous eye candy! I love the orange coat combo and that polka dot sweater is the cutest thing ever!
I do the same thing when ever I see beagles in movies/tv shows. I have to make sure they're okay!
I hadn't heard of this film, but it definitely looks like something I'd watch, if only for the costumes and scenery! Ditto on needing to move somewhere cool enough for summer sweaters. I get so jealous when I look through the summer Rowan magazine!ReplyDelete
This looks great, what stunning costumes. I <3 the orange velvet coat... xxReplyDelete
Stunning!!!! Wow- So inspiring-I want to run upstairs and sew my heart out :)ReplyDelete
Thanx so much :)
Love it! Will rent it for the clothes and landscapes if nothing else :-)ReplyDelete
oh my god I need to watch this pronto, what an amazing set of clothes...what I'd give to raid that costume dept!!ReplyDelete
Just found you via Lauren Hairston. LOVE this post. Will seek out the movie, the clothes are scrumptious. We all still dress like that in England you know...ReplyDelete
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MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation - to buy it or not to buy it?
30 March 2009
Yes! It's finally here in Australia.
Of course we've already checked it out today at our local MAC counter.
So, let's talk about first impressions:
1. The packaging is great. We reckon it's better than their normal bottle packaging. We'd like to call this one "Worry-free" tube.
2. Texture wise - it feels great. It's not runny hence the gel like they promised
Prior to its release, we here at Excellentmakeup did some research about the product.
We believe that foundation is a no joke product. Time and effort should be invested in finding the one that works for you. It's like kissing several frogs until you find your prince. :D
So back on to the foundation, we did extended research from blogs, videos on YouTube and product review sites and we've gathered the following:
1. Hydrating
2. Moisturising - (from the shea butter)
3. It's not matte nor dewy finish.. it's in between
4. Packaging is travel-friendly
5. Texture is great. A little goes a long way
6. Medium coverage
1. Not long lasting
2. Acne-prone skin should take caution
3. Oily skin should stay away
4. Not humidity-friendly - some girls said that it actually oxidises in humidity
You can actually check MakupAlley, based on the reviews, the product rated 3.1 out of 5. Also here is the top review video on Youtube.
Most of the reviews we've seen/heard were 'good' reviews. It's a Yay product. But like we said, foundation is a no joke product, you must choose wisely and carefully. When we read that it's not advisable to oily skin or acne prone skin, we hesitated a little bit (just a little). We asked for a sample so we can try it and see if it works for us before committing to the full size. We don't have any return policy here in Aus, not for opened products at least so we have to be sure.
So watch this space to know the verdict! After that then we can talk about the concealer.
MAC Studio Sculpt is replacing MAC Face and Body :)
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I cant wear liquid foundation it totally breaks me out & I can't stand the feeling of them. Even the Origins one didn't work for me & they are suppose to be very gentle. I'm going to get the studio sculpt concealer for sure though. Are you excited about the a rose romance collection? Those rose shaped blushes are so cute and I totally want to try the Fix+ Rose =DReplyDelete
@Jodienas - yes, i am absolutely excited about the Rose romance! i am trying to get the dates so i can prepare my pocket for it.. hahaReplyDelete
as for foundation, i am ok with liquid ones. my skin loves Clinique but i am trying to get other foundations to try.. you know for back up. so hopefully studio sculpt will work for me.. i love the gel texture :)
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There are certain symbols we see every day that no longer need words to tell us what they represent.
Those bright yellow "golden arches" are recognizable from miles away. When you see them, you know the meal experience you'll get if you head there for a bite. It's branded in your mind.
A simple stitched "swoosh" tells you that a garment is worn and endorsed by some of the biggest names, achievers and personalities in sports. You've seen it glide along courts, sprint into endzones and score winning goals. So, you can confidently choose that product for your own athletic endeavors. That symbol, too, is branded in your mind.
How about one more?
The white apple with an accentuating leaf on top and a small bite taken out of its side. There are very few people around the world who don't know what to expect from products that are stamped with it. That little apple pops up almost everywhere.
My point? Logos and icons go beyond their identifiable images to speak for the companies and their products themselves. They become symbols of differentiation that help convey the values, messages and distinction of service for the companies they represent. Simply, successful branding reaches past being just a familiar picture for millions of consumers.
When done correctly, branding touches consumers on a more personal level, thereby creating loyalty, faith and trust. It's the summary of a long, intricate business story, all in an illustration, a set of colors or shapes, or several carefully chosen words. Branding at its best is a combination of processes involving your promises to customers, the service you deliver, the psychological connections you make, and the recognition that ties it all together.
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NUS report on higher education funding
03 September 2008
Responding to a report from the National Union of Students which calls for an extensive review of the system of funding in higher education, the Director General of the Russell Group, Dr Wendy Piatt, said:
"Undoubtedly there needs to be a debate on university funding.
"The UK is a world leader in higher education with our institutions making an enormous contribution to the economy and society. But it is clear that in order for our universities to stay internationally competitive, provide a first-rate teaching experience for a growing student body and offer generous support to disadvantaged students, we will need to increase funding from a range of public and private sources. The introduction of variable fees has managed to halt the long-term decline in funding per student. But funding for higher education in the UK is significantly lower than most other OECD countries, and particularly our primary competitors, meaning there is a real danger that our success will not be sustained.
"The current system of student support in England is one of the most generous - and expensive - in the world. Students pay no up-front fees; grants and bursaries are given to students from poor backgrounds, and there is no real interest rate on loans. Tax-payers pay a relatively high subsidy to provide interest-free loans for all students no matter what they or their parents earn.
"The idea of 'debt-aversion' is often cited as an argument against fees but this is simply not borne out by the evidence. There is a staggering body of evidence that demonstrates that academic attainment before the age of 18 is the most important factor in whether a student will go on to higher education, not financial considerations. When A-level grades are taken into account, students from deprived and wealthy backgrounds are equally likely to go to university. So it is not surprising that under the new system of fees, loans and grants, applications to English universities have continued to increase from students of all social backgrounds.
"Reports like this must ensure they separate the idea of student 'debt' from commercial private debt. Low-earning graduates are protected by generous terms as they do not pay anything until they earn over £15, 000 and have their loan wiped after 25 years. All repayments are on a pay-as- you-earn basis with no real rate of interest.
"There is absolutely no evidence that a national bursary system would widen participation - in fact it is more likely to hamper all the efforts Russell Group universities are making to encourage students from non-traditional backgrounds to apply. There is evidence that targeted, generous bursaries have helped to attract very able students from low-income backgrounds to universities they may not otherwise have considered.
"One could understand the call for a national bursary scheme if there were no assistance available for students in need. But this is just not the case. The present financial system already provides a guaranteed level of support for all students with much higher support offered to disadvantaged students through government grants, loans and no upfront fees. To suggest that it is somehow wrong for universities to then choose to top up this support with bursaries that far exceed the amount originally required by OFFA seems profoundly misguided.
"Bringing in a national bursary system would see many losers and few winners – with relatively small increases to a standard bursary but many high-achieving, low income students losing out on substantial support currently available. Rewarding the high achievements of students from these backgrounds is an important part of widening participation and supporting the gifted and talented. By removing universities' ability to offer large bursaries to students from low income groups there is a risk that some students will not apply to the university that best suits their aptitude and abilities."
- Based on the most recent OECD data, the UK's annual expenditure on higher education is lower than most other OECD countries, in terms of GDP, expenditure per student and as a proportion of total educational funding.
- The US invests 2.9% of GDP on HE and China now spends 1.3% of GDP (to be raised to 2.5% by 2020). In comparison, the UK spends 1.1%.
- Annual expenditure on higher education (for all services including research activity) per student shows that the UK is spending less than all of its main competitors – US, Australia, Germany and most Nordic countries. The UK spends approximately $11,484 (USD), while the US spends double at $22,476.
- Average funding spent on HE as a proportion of all educational spending is 24%. The US spends 36.4% on higher education, the UK spends 19%. The only country to give a lower proportion of educational funding to HEIs is Iceland.
- Since 1999, China's spending on Research & Development has increased by more than 20% each year. Spending by central government in 2006 reached £4.7 billion in China compared with £3.2 billion in UK.
- Harvard's annual endowment fund is greater than the total public funding for all universities in England in any one year. In 2005, Harvard's endowment amounted to £13.4 billion. In 2007, higher education expenditure was £12.6 billion out of a total budget expenditure of £587 billion (HM Treasury 2007 Budget Report and DfES 2007 Annual Report).
- According to the Ipsos MORI Young People Omnibus Survey (2008), for respondents who said they were unlikely to proceed into higher education, the lack of affordability and debt aversion ranked 12th and 10th respectively as a deterrent factors.
- Government research has found that, once level of attainment is controlled, there is little difference in entry to Higher Education for students from low and high socio-economic backgrounds. Fig 2.15, Office of National Statistics (2004). "Focus on Social Inequalities: Education, Training and Skills". London: TSO http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/fosi2004/SocialInequalities_full.pdf
- Research at one Russell Group university found that 80% of lower-income entrants in 2006 said the bursary scheme influenced their decision to choose that institution. In the same year its proportion of low-income students rose.
- A student from a low income background attending a Russell Group university receive, on average, £1,680,in bursary money- according to OFFA statistics. This is nearly six times the minimum bursary of £305 required by OFFA (2007/08). For some of our institutions, students from low income backgrounds with high A-levels can receive as much as £4,000 - £5,000 a year.
- A forced pooling of income may also damage universities' efforts to widen participation by severely limiting their ability to fund projects which aim to tackle the true cause of under-representation, low attainment and low aspirations.
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An easy walk, so much to see
Telegraph Creek Nature Trail is just brilliant!
An easy walk, so much to see, and several seats where you can sit and really take in the flowers, birds, trees and sounds.
I felt welcome and relaxed, with no pressure to attempt to complete the walk as quickly as possible!
I would recommend this walk to anyone who is unfit, elderly or infirm; there's very easy access and the short walk to the heath ends in a beautiful mass of pink, white and yellow on the heath. The longer you sit, the more treasures there are to be found.
This walk really does have all the experiences mentioned in the brochure. Definitely a 'do-not-miss'!
Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved in the design and maintenance of this walk. I can't wait to return next month to see what has changed and discover more treasures.
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The late Michael Jackson (the Beer Hunter, not the pop music icon) once dismayed that Saison style beers were becoming scarce to the point of vanishing altogether. He would be heartened to learn that this classic beer style has not only been revived, but is thriving in ways he could hardly imagine–particularly in San Francisco.
"Saison" is French for "season," and was originally brewed in farmhouses located in the predominantly French speaking region of Belgium. Farmers brewed these beers during the winter months to be consumed over the summer by workers who needed refreshment. Saisons had to have enough alcohol to protect them from spoiling but not so much as to render a drinker unable to work the harvest.
Traditionally, saisons were brewed using whichever grains happened to be available and flavored with a combination of hops and whatever herbs or spices the brewer preferred. Modern craft brewers use the style as a beery canvas on which to experiment with different grain and spice combinations. Saison recipes still share some common ground with their previous incarnations and each other: A Belgian style yeast and a relatively warm fermentation temperature both of which give the style its distinctive clove and banana flavors.
Many of our local brewers have a saison available at least part of the year. We recently heard from five of them about their experiences with the style:
21st Amendment Brewery – Co-owner and brewmaster, Shaun O'Sullivan explained their recently brewed saison, "We don't have a final name for it just yet. We brewed it as part of our Big Can Series, draft only. We are going to can this beer as part of our next late winter seasonal release early next year, just as Bitter American was before it became a year round offering. It's brewed with a French Saison yeast and a touch of cardamom."
Beach Chalet Brewery – Brewmaster, Aron Deorsey, "We recently ran out of our saison, which we will be entering in the Great American Beer Fest. However, we do have a similar style Biere de Garde that was fermented with same Saison yeast."
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery – Brewmaster and Owner, Dave McLean, "Saison de Lily is currently our one and only saison which we tend to brew it 2-3 times a year, and since we don't have one in a tank right now, we are probably close to brewing it again. I first brewed it when coming back to work after my daughter, Lily, was born, so it is named for her. If you've been in when it is on tap, you may have noticed that we usually have her write the beer name on the chalkboard (she's eight so it has gotten much more legible since we first had her try it!)."
"While saisons are, almost by definition, a bit of a wide open style, I feel that Saison de Lily is reasonably close to a classic saison. It's got a characteristic earthiness and fruitiness from a saison yeast strain that we use. Another characteristic aspect that Saison de Lily exhibits is its dryness from a robust fermentation (which leaves little sugar behind). Most of its sweetness comes from the yeast-derived fermentation flavors rather than residual malt sugar. In the saison tradition, we add a few spices but in limited quantities so they add complexity without dominating the flavor profile."
Thirsty Bear Brewing Company - Brewmaster and Brewery Manager, Brenden Dobel reported that while they don't have any saisons currently on tap they expect to brew their Ryeison (saison with rye malt) in a few months.
Almanac Beer Company – Co-Founder, Jesse Friedman, "We have two in the works, although both are Northern California influenced interpretations of the style. Our Honey Saison is the more classic brew. Ours is brewed with local barley, wheat, fresh ginger, honey from Marshall's Farm Honey and aged in French oak. At 4.8% this session beer is packed with flavor, without knocking you over. Its sister beer, our Extra Pale Ale, is brewed with the same Saison yeast. But we're layering lots of aroma hops, Cascade and Columbus, on top of the yeast flavors for a more hop-forward brew. Finally, it's finished with mandarins from Blossom Bluff Farms and aged in American oak."
"I think we're going to see many more variations on the style here in California. For us, a Saison is a starting point of rustic yeast character that can take on and pair with a huge range of flavors. I expect we'll see even more creative takes on the beer – such as Pac Brew Labs Nautilus Saison, which complements their base beer with pink-hued hibiscus, or Dog Fish Head's Saison Du Buff, which complements its base with a range of spices from their farm."
What are you favorite saisons?


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: Episode VII" director J.J. Abrams is giving fans a shot at a cameo in the film that's set to be released next year.
'Star Wars' fans to get chance at cameo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: Episode VII" director J.J. Abrams is giving fans a shot at a cameo in the film that's set to be released next year.
Disney, Lucasfilm and Bad Robot have teamed up for a campaign to raise funds for UNICEF. Abrams announced the initiative in a video from the set of the movie in Abu Dhabi.
For every $10 donation at Omaze.com/StarWars, contributors will become eligible to appear in the film when it shoots in London. The campaign runs until 11:59 p.m. PDT on July 18.
The cast of "Episode VII" was revealed in April, and Adam Driver is among the newbies. Disney will release the film in December 2015.
'Titanic' musical postpones fall Broadway trip
NEW YORK (AP) — The musical "Titanic" has reversed course and will no longer steam onto Broadway this fall.
Producers cited "the lack of the availability of a Broadway house" on Wednesday for postponing the upcoming revival. "Revised plans will be announced as soon as scheduling allows," they said in a statement.
The musical tells the story of the ship's ill-fated maiden voyage and encounter with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. The show, which has a score by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone, focuses on the vessel's passengers in first-class, second-class and steerage.
It won Tony Awards in 1997 for best musical, best score, best sets and book of a musical, and lasted over 800 performances.
It's official: North Carolina is now tops in 'American Idols'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sorry, Alabama. It's now official — North Carolina is the go-to state for "American Idols."
With Asheville rocker Caleb Johnson's win on the TV singing competition, the Tar Heel State can now claim three "Idol" winners — Season 3's Fantasia Barrino, Season 10's Scotty McCreery and now Season 13's Johnson.
Before the big reveal of this year's "American Idol," North Carolina and Alabama had been tied with two "Idols" apiece. (Alabama can claim Season 2's Ruben Studdard and Season 5's Taylor Hicks.)
"You deserve it, take it all in! Welcome to the family!" McCreery, the Garner native and current N.C. State University student, tweeted to Johnson after he won.
North Carolina's dominance is even more impressive when you look at those from the state who didn't win the "Idol" title but still went on to successful music careers:
-Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken (now a Democratic congressional candidate) is in fourth place in all-time "Idol" album sales. (Studdard, who won that season, is sixth.)
-Season 5's Chris Daughtry finished fourth but is third all-time in album sales.
-Season 5's Kellie Pickler finished sixth but is eighth all-time in album sales.
Emma Watson graduates from Brown University
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — It's graduation day for movie star Emma Watson.
The British actress best known as Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" movies was among 2,000 graduates receiving degrees Sunday from Brown University. She tweeted a photo of herself in cap and gown.
Watson graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from the Ivy League university in Rhode Island.
The 24-year-old started at Brown in 2009, the same year she was named the highest-grossing actress of the decade by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Watson had a busy film career during her time as a student, releasing both parts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," "This is the End," and the recent Biblical epic "Noah."


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September 10, 2012
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Credit: shawncampbell
This isn't a shot at Ms. Gaga, but too often people are concerned with a retweet from an influencer to validate their social media campaigns. Now there are a variety of reasons why a retweet by an individual with a large following only goes so far…
CNN did a nice piece on fake twitter followers impacting the presidential campaigns. Using a service called Status People, CNN determined that around 28% of Mitt Romney's twitter followers are fake/inactive accounts. If you happen to use total twitter followers as the determining factor for a campaign you will run a risk of falling prey to these vanity metrics. Mitt Romney's Digital Director, Zac Moffatt, expands on this fact in the article;
"That's the nature of the Web. But we don't define success by that; our emphasis is not on vanity metrics such as overall number of followers. Actionable metrics such as re-tweets and mentions are all that matter."
Moffatt brings up some very good points – it's great if my campaign was seen by a million people but I should only care IF individuals took actions based on that information. These actions can be as easy as sharing (retweeting) this information, engaging in the conversation to further develop the story or sign up/buy/complete the desired action I originally launched my campaign to promote. I usually visualize this as a pyramid ranking these actions.
The bottom of my pyramid is composed of all of the "eyeballs" that could of seen my campaign. Each additional layer represents a more desirable action until the pyramid culminates in the original purpose of the campaign. Now this is based on my personal experience working with different campaigns – would you change or include other factors when you report on your campaigns? Feel free to post your opinions below!
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- Professor
- Senior Scholar in Social Determinants of Health
- Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington
- Residency/Chief Residency: Internal Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University
- MD, Medicine, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
- MPH, Epidemiology, University of Washington
- BA, Cognitive Science, Brown University
Academic/Research Focus
- Community-engaged research approaches to improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations.
- Research topics/areas: autism in adulthood, health equity, social determinants of health, family violence, depression, chronic pain, substance use disorders, patient-centered care, and health system transformation.
- Methodologic expertise: community based participatory research, mixed-methods research, instrument development and adaptation, intervention development and evaluation.
Personal Interests
I love traveling and exploring other parts of the world whenever possible. Here in the Pacific NW, I try to spend most of my free time sharing experiences with my husband, children, and close friends - which translates into hanging out at home, watching movies, skiing, playing games, and attending alternative theater or dance performances.
- Please see Dr. Nicolaidis' NCBI bibliography
As a general internist and health services researcher, Dr. Nicolaidis uses participatory research to improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. Many of her current projects focus on autism in adulthood. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE), an international academic-community partnership that uses community-based participatory research to address the priorities of autistic adults. AASPIRE has conducted a series of National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded studies on health care and employment for autistic adults and has created the AASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit for use in primary care settings. Dr. Nicolaidis is currently leading a large NIH-funded R01 project, in partnership with AASPIRE, to develop and test the AutPROM Toolbox, a set of accessible patient-reported outcome measures that can be used to evaluate services interventions for autistic adults. She also is the founding Editor-in-Chief of a new peer-reviewed journal, Autism in Adulthood.
More broadly, Dr. Nicolaidis works to improve health equity and address social determinants of health. She has led or collaborated on multiple externally-funded projects on intimate partner violence and other trauma, racial and ethnic health equity, chronic pain, substance use disorders, depression, patient-provider communication, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and health system transformation. She directs the Social Determinants of Health Initiative, which brings together individuals from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, community organizations, governmental agencies, and local health systems to improve health equity. Dr. Nicolaidis brings expertise in community-based participatory research, survey development and adaptation, qualitative and mixed-methods research, and intervention development and evaluation. Dr. Nicolaidis teaches research methods in the School of Social Work at Portland State University (PSU) and teaches and practices general internal medicine at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU).


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Marlborough wine producer Wither Hills has defended its reputation after a competition judge claimed that one of the wines submitted by the winery was not representative of its usual style.
Cuisine magazine had awarded five stars to the 2006 Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc, but judge Michael Cooper, who is also the editor of the magazine, compared the winning sample with a bottle from a supermarket and noticed a difference. This was later confirmed by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR).
Wither Hills winemaker Brent Marris has written an open letter to New Zealand wine lovers' on his website, in which he writes: Wither Hills has never and will never create small batch blends for the express purpose of entering wine shows.
Wither Hills has become so popular, both domestically and internationally, that each vintage normally consists of several bottlings to satisfy demand. Unfortunately, because of the timing of the initial bottling run from the 2006 vintage, the wine was not of identical composition to the subsequent bottling run and Cuisine has had to withdraw the wine from its review. While I'm incredibly disappointed, I respect the decision.'


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Here is a video preview on the Gigabyte U60 UMPC. The Gigabyte U60 is powered by a VIA C7-M 1GHz processor, 768MB RAM, 80GB hard drive. U60 offers also a 6.5-inch TFT LCD display, a sliding full QWERTY keyboard, built-in camera, memory card slot. Video after the jump. The U60 runs on the Windows Vista OS.
It seems the U60 will support UTMS.
The Gigabyte is expected to be mass produced in May and priced at about 1000.


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Monday, April 19, 2010
school lunch in Paris, school lunch in Minnesota
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This is very timely, Katja. Thank you for bringing attention to this issue. As we, here in the US, continue to pay attention mostly to the WHAT of eating it is so refreshing to hear some about the HOW.ReplyDelete
Well, I grew up in France, and I remember seating down for lunch, sure. But no 5-course meals served by waiters... that must be in a very rich area, I think it said Vincennes ? In my school, we had a serve-yourself sort of "cantine", but we had to take an entree (first course in French), meat and vegetable, and a dessert or cheese. Then we sat at tables and ate, but NOT in silence, that sounds more like a monastery ! Again, the article you cite must be about a private school, I guess. And it did not last one hour, either. Not 15 minutes, but definitely not one hour. Probably somewhere in between. After lunch, we had recess for about one hour in elementary school, a lot less in high school, where it is closer to here, probably.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2010 at 1:26 PM
I spent some time in Australia for school. We had an hour for lunch, we could sit with our friends eat a leisurely lunch and still have time to do other things, it was such a huge contrast to American schools where you spend a long time in line just to inhale the food and off to the next class. (This explictly refers to high school, though elementary students also had long lunch times. What I don't know was if this was just a private school thing were I was at, or if it applied to all schools.)ReplyDelete
I can't say the meals were particularly exciting, I was boarding student and we had cold sandwiches and Tuesdays and Thursdays, meat pies and pasties on Mondays and Wednesdays and hot dogs on Fridays. I do think they give breakfast and dinners more consideration.
Beverages were so bad quality and taste wise, I don't even want to talk about them, but that was back in the late 80s, I don't know if it's changed since then.


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I tell you, I would rather have a calendar and a to-do file than to not have anything happening in my life, but once in a while, it is nice to not have so much going on. There are the things I want to do that are so fulfilling like having lunch with family or friends, making changes to my house decor. Then there's the necessary stuff like regular checkups and paying bills. But there are other things that I just groan about having to do that are necessary. Then I think to myself that at least I have the money to pay the bills. I have the brain power to think and plan and carry those things out. I am mobile. I can take walks. I can go places on my own. I have loads of fun stuff to place in between those not so fun things. I have three wonderful daughters, wonderful cousins, wonderful other relatives. I have a great little dog although at times his eating habits and stomach issues worry me. I have internet. I have phone. I belong to groups. I could go on and on and on. One day some of the things I do today I will not be able to do in the future. Who knows? I feel deep gratitude for the ability to do even the smallest thing or have the ability to get the help i need when there is something I cannot do. Giving thanks today with a grateful heart.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Have you ever bitten your tongue or cut you nose off to spite your face? One is a metaphor for keeping your mouth shut when you want to say something and the other is a metaphor for doing something that doesn't help your situation but makes it worse.
Sometimes you need to keep your mouth shut. You should know those times but there are times when you need to speak up and you should know those times as well. How many times do we get that backwards? Sometimes you need to shut your mouth and jump out of the emotion long enough to use your guts, your head, and your common sense before opening your mouth and speaking up. It's always a good idea to cool down, find love or understand somewhere inside of you and lead with that. It's not always our words but how we use and deliver them that determines the outcome.
What about the times when you poison yourself, so to speak, when you keep making choices that bite you in your rear because these choices were made in the heat of sexual or violet or angry passion? What about the times when you don't want to face your own responsibility for doing exactly what you know is going to give you nothing but grief in the long run? That being said, if some people didn't open their mouths when they knew they would be in danger or ridiculed or in prison some social changes would not have taken place. Some laws would not have been changed or revised. Progress would not have been made.
So we come to the word discretion and the word discernment. Use your powers of discretion and discernment when making choices. The only other choice is to let your passions and your ignorance run your life. In those cases you usually take others down with you and you don't get what you thought you wanted in the end. Some nooses are not quite so hard to slip out of or to tolerate while you rectify, as best you can, the choice that you made, while others will surely suck the life out of you. Try not to be the snake that bit his own tongue and poisoned himself.
Last night I climbed into bed (because I am that short and the bed is that high) I opened my book, read a while and bid the light a good night as the time keeper called out the time of eleven thirty. I went off to dreamland where I'm neither here nor there until I heard the sky rolling out peals of thunder. It begged me to awaken. It was still not quite light outside. I wondered what time it was but sleep closed my eyes and I cared not. Later when sleep began to leave me and the consciousness of my material life coaxed me to stir and arise, I greeted my dog who lay beside me, rubbed his ears and petted him with love. Finally it was time to know what the keeper of time had on his numbers. It was nine twenty in the morning. Almost ten hours of sleep for me. Imagine my shock because I never sleep like that unless I am sick or under anesthesia. But ah, a rainy day doth make for a nest in which to curl and dream of a land far, far away.
I have had a very interesting day today. First I got the stitches out of my body and the skin is healed nicely. The piece they took out showed no cancer so, that was one of many nice gifts Today gave to me. I'll be good to go for swimming in a couple of days so I probably won't have an urge to swim. Yeah, that's how I am. When I can't, I want to and when I can I don't want to.
After I left there, I decided to go to Bealls Department Store because my dermatologist is on the east side of Ocala where this store is located. So, it was fun piddling around in there for a while. My phone vibrated, flashed and belted out "da da da da dum. da da da da dum…" . It was a high school friend who was going to be in town for just a bit calling to see if I could meet up at Wendy's, have a glass of something and catch up on old times around 12:30. I was pleasantly surprised and made plans to meet. I had some time to while away before 12:30 so I headed in the direction that eventually would lead me closer to the appointed meeting destination making a stop along the way. I had a check waiting for me in one of our used house furnishings stores. They sold a couple of things of mine. While I was there I looked up and my ex-guy was also there with little Abby, Ollie's half sister. What a surprise. Chances of our having been in the same store at the same time are probably somewhere in one in a million. It was good to see him and I offered to hold Abby while he signed something. Abby wasn't feeling very well but I loved holding her just the same. It was a brief and bitter sweet encounter. Another gift that Today gave me.
I met up with my high school chum and we talked about the "good old days" when we were growing up. So much to talk about and so little time but I got caught up on what was going on with some of our other classmates. He has a lovely wife and grandchildren he adores. What a pleasant little while spent in reminiscing about the way things were when we were young. It was the best of times. My generation were the youngsters born during WWII. The war opened up some possibilities that had been closed before WWII and my generation took that and ran with it. That was one of the first shifts that has occurred in the culture.
The meeting with my high school classmate was the third gift on the agenda this magical Monday the eleventh of August 2014. The day isn't over yet so who knows but I am so blessed. Thank you Universe/God/The All That Is for Your many blessings and opportunities to experience and to feel all the surprises and gifts of being a human and of interacting with others.
Today is all we have; so, enjoy the gifts no matter in what form those gifts may arrive.
If you were like me growing up and even beyond sometimes all you wanted to hear from someone you loved and trusted was things like, "It's okay", "It's alright", "I'm here", "I love you". We like to think that no matter what has happened to us; no matter what we have done or said; no matter how different we are; no matter how unbelievable the story or situation, that someone cares. We want to know they are listening; they believe that it is real (for us if not for them); that they are with us; that even if they don't understand, they are standing with and by us; that they love us no matter what; and that things are going to be okay, going to alright.
That is just so soothing and calming. First of all, though we may know that we are not alone and though we may know that the Power within us is with us (call this Power God or Love or whatever you wish), we want or need to feel it coming to us from another person or other persons in our darkest or scariest moments. We are never too old or too young or too brave or strong to not have moments like this.
Often times children or adults won't talk about what they are going through or what has happened to them or is upsetting to them even though they crave to have someone put their arms around them and assure them in some way or another that everything is alright. It may be that they are afraid they won't be believed or that if they are believed it may cause a worse problem. They may be called crazy or stupid or they may be abandoned in one way or another. Children still need people to take care of them until they can be on their own so they may worry about what the parent or person upon whom they depend will think or do. Will this person of these persons punish them. leave them, treat them like they are abnormal and need fixing, disbelieve them, disengage from them or make the situation worse?
As an adult, I have often looked to people who have been through something that I am going through or about to go through, to say something encouraging. I want to hear that I will survive it even if I know deep down somewhere in some part of me that I will get through it. Sometimes just to hear that other people have had some of the same experiences or problems is a blessing in itself.
A child needs to be scooped up in the arms of their parent when they are scared or hurt or upset or in pain. They need to hear soothing words. Adults need to hear soothing words and words of wisdom. We know the difference when other people's words are empty or flung out with no great care and we know when they have true understanding and compassion.
The other side of the coin, is when you need this and don't get it and have to somehow manage on your own. Perhaps not right then but latter, when you have come through it, you will see how you have changed for the better or could have, had you known how.
Come to the arms of Love and do not question in what form or from whom you will receive the knowing that everything is going to be, or is in fact, okay and so are you. I's not only alright but it is all right.
Love does not come without responsibilities nor does it leave you without some consequences or restrictions. For example, I love my dog no matter what and that is the steady love, real love. But in the solid world, he has to be groomed whether I do it myself or I take him to someone. He needs food and water and trust me, finding dog food that agrees with his stomach and one that he likes is another matter. Just ask the pet store how many of their products I have tried and just ask my bedroom carpet where it got all those spots. He considers my bedroom as his own private barf disposal spot.
Then there's the "take-me-for-a-walk" look that he burns into me. Now, I need the walk as much as he does and frankly I miss it when we can't do it for some reason; but, in a thunder storm or 94 degrees with the sun still packing the punch of a fire ball from hell, I try to explain to him we can't do it right this minute. Then I have to explain to myself why I am talking to the dog.
Then there is the anxiety he starts winding up when he sees me touching a travel bag of any size or type even if I am just moving things around in the house. Oh, and let me just start to clean my closets out or rearrange things and he freaks. Why? Because he thinks it means Pet Mom is going to go away for a while. Now, try to explain to him that even if I am packing for a trip on which he cannot go, he gets to stay with his second Mom and GrandMom whom he adores so he need not freak out. When I pack his bag he really gets excited; so, trust me, I do that at the very last minute before we go or his second mom comes to get him.
I wonder if all dogs have ADD? He can be sniffing the grass and finding just the right spot to do his business and suddenly he hears a neighbor close a garage door or leave their driveway in their car or the breeze comes his way bringing a wave of heaven knows how many smells to his dog nose and he totally forgets what he was doing. So then I have to remind him yet again, to go potty. Then we start the process all over again. I don't groan out loud but it's hard not to. But then I worry that the neighbors might think I am either in pain or having some kind of pleasure for them to talk about. Oh good heavens!
Then there is the come-on-Mom-let's-play some more look or the I-want-in-your-lap look when I have just gotten up, seen to all his needs. All I want is time for my coffee and time to write. Those are my most haves. So I end up throwing a toy or ball for him to get (which he forgets to bring back and then I have nothing to throw). It takes a few minutes to get that message across that I need the toy back if he wants me to throw it. Then, after a few more throws, I I take one more sip of coffee and ignore further sad eyes upon me. I do have some boundaries you know. It took me a life time to understand boundaries and when and how to use them. I am a slow learner and Ollie is my teacher.
Ah, but the companionship, the laughter when he does something funny or cute, the way he adores me and appreciates my presence and love makes it all worthwhile. At night he curls his little body up against mine as we sleep and I feel well-protected and loved. I may have to pour out some money, time, effort and energy because I have this little fur ball and the responsibilities that comes with him but you can't put a price tag on love.
I have a few Buddhas around my house. I have a few owls too. Both Buddhas and owls are inside and outside. I have more owls than Buddhas. There are people in this world who would not think a thing in the world about my owls but would react unfavorably to the Buddhas. Think about that for a moment. I am not a Buddhist but a statue of Buddha reminds me to be peaceful, to meditate, to be loving, and to be accepting. People who might have an issue with that probably have not read much about Eastern religions or Eastern thoughts. To me Buddhism is not a religion but a way of life, a way of living. Christianity should be the same and not a religion. Christianity should also be about being peaceful, loving, forgiving, and accepting rather than following rules and being offended by other ways of being a spiritual being.
Think about this also. There are people who are not necessarily practicing a Christian religion who put up Christmas trees, mangers, Christmas lights and decorations at Christmastime. Not putting them up does not mean you are not Christian neither does it mean that you are not accepting of other people's beliefs if you are not a Christian.
Taking this a step further, I also own a couple of pairs of rosary beads and have a Bible in my home. No Buddhist would be offended or react negatively to those things unless they didn't understand their own system of belief.
I don't know do-do about calculus. Heck I can't even spell it without spell check. So you won't find me being offended or upset with people who do understand calculus and higher math and are gifted in that area while I am more right brained and artsy. Yeah, I know it is not a subject like religion or spiritual belief systems but you get the idea. Same principle.
If I put a Buddhist or other spiritual symbols in my front yard, I may have some complaints made against me. If I put out anything Jewish, I imagine the same thing would happen. If we have objections to spiritual objects other than the one that is the symbol of our own, we have to ask ourselves HONESTLY, why we do. Now in my gated community there may be bylaws of the community that does not allow certain things done to or around a house or yard such as color or size or what not. We have lamp posts we have to always have functioning to turn on at dark. I have no problem with that, But if you are decorating your yard or home with things that are not against the homeowners' association, then said decor should not be a problem for neighbors. People can have their own opinions and beliefs. They can also be uninformed because they have already formed an opinion and are closed to any other possibilities. I say live and let live. If my neighbor is not hurting anyone, then please for the peace of God, let them alone.


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Arthur Evrensel is a founding partner of Michael, Evrensel & Pawar LLP, a law firm where he practices entertainment law, negotiating and drafting financing and distribution arrangements for television and motion picture co-productions.
He graduated from McGill Law School in 1985 and moved to Vancouver in 1991 and is recognized as one of Canada's leading entertainment lawyers.
Arthur has published numerous articles on entertainment law and lectured extensively at McGill University, UBC and the University of Victoria and he chaired numerous seminars and conferences relating to entertainment law in Canada, the United States, China and England.
He is one of the founders of the Motion Picture Production Industry Association, a founding Director of the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia and the Leo Awards, a member of the Board of Directors of the Whistler Film Festival Society, a past Member of the Advisory Board of Vancouver International Film Festival/Trade Forum and a member of the Advisory Board which established the UBC Certificate in Entertainment Administration.
He was appointed by the Government of British Columbia to the BC Film & Media Industry Advisory Committee to recommend private and public sector actions to attain sustainable competitive advantage for the Province and has been a Member of the Board of Directors of Lions Gate Entertainment since 2001.
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The three-tiered NYTimes.com (NYSE: NYT) digital pay plan launched today left e-reader subs out of the various bundles but a reverse twist will close the gap for Kindle subscribers. The New York Times Kindle edition, which runs $19.99 a month, will include full access to NYTimes.com; the effective date hasn't been set.
Announced soon after the pay plan went into effect Monday afternoon, the move doesn't resolve the issue for print subscribers, who still have to pay extra if they want the Kindle version. But it does continue the pattern the Times is setting of attaching the site to other kinds of access. None of the NYT options is site only; it comes with print, mobile, tablet and now, at least one e-reader. The NYT is the top-selling newspaper in the Kindle store; it's also the most expensive in the top 10.
Will the same offer extend to those who subscribe through other e-readers, like the Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) Nook. Spokesman Robert Christie tells paidContent: "We are currently working to enhance our other e-reader subscription options. We will be announcing more specifics soon."
The announcement comes a few days after Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) started touting a new Kindle cover option in a e-mail to some owners: $50 limited edition NYT photo covers by Verso.


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MyMovies classified as right partner for BBFC
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and MyMovies have announced an extension to their existing partnership that sees the digital agency providing a comprehensive film content and video technology service for the new BBFC website.
Date 05/02/2013
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and MyMovies have announced an extension to their existing partnership that sees the digital agency providing a comprehensive film content and video technology service for the new BBFC website. The recently launched platform brings film ratings with detailed BBFCinsight content information and resources for parents, teachers and students, under one roof for the first time, with MyMovies being the BBFC's preferred supplier for official video and image requirements across a diverse range and depth of titles.
Once provided, all film trailers are age rated by the BBFC, with only trailers rated U, PG, 12A and 15 available. To protect children no trailers rated 18 are made available on the website and to help protect teenagers from accessing unsuitable content, trailers rated 15 also require users to submit their date of birth before viewing. Users also need to enter their date of birth in order to search for, or access information about 'adult' films.
Film content is central to the BBFC's role in providing detailed information about every film they rate, allowing the public to make informed entertainment choices. The new BBFC website is designed to boost awareness of BBFCinsight, the detailed information the BBFC provides about every film it rates, giving parents a clear idea of how and why films have been rated and what issues the films contain.
David Austin, Assistant Director, at the BBFC, said: "By working in partnership with MyMovies we've created a website that not only provides valuable BBFCinsight information but also the film content and poster artwork that the public expects from a film industry website, making it easier for the public to find the film their interested in and decide if it's right for them and their family to see."
MyMovies and the BBFC also worked together on two content creation projects during 2012. A trailer to promote the BBFC centenary "Uncut" season at the BFI was created for online and theatrical use, while a short video designed for industry customers, showcased the BBFC's latest services and research into the publics' views about age ratings.
Monica Chadha, Managing Director of MyMovies, said "The BBFC remain the trusted partner of the entertainment industry and consumers alike, so we're proud to support their continued growth across digital platforms and see our content play a key role as an educational tool".
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They work with content owners to get their most powerful marketing assets - trailers and AV content - rapidly distributed to exactly when and where people want to watch them. Backed by strong editorial, high production values and top talent access, their business delivers trailers, movie shows, premiere reports and star interviews, with supporting metadata and imagery, to in excess of 25 million people a month.
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The BBFC is an independent, private, not for profit company which classifies films, videos, DVDs and certain video games, advertisements and trailers. The BBFC operates transparent, well-understood and trusted co-regulatory and self regulatory classification regimes based on years of expertise and published Guidelines which reflect public opinion and the risk of harm; and is accountable to Parliament.
The BBFC App, available for iPhone and Android devices is also updated with BBFCinsight and can be downloaded for free at:
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Pavlov's Dog is a 1970s progressive rock/AOR formed in St. Louis in 1972. Pavlov's Dog originally comprised David Surkamp (vocals and guitar), Steve Scorfina (lead guitar), Mike Safron (drums), Rick Stockton (bass guitar), David Hamilton (keyboard), Doug Rayburn (mellotron and flute), and Siegfried Carver, born Richard Nadler (various string instruments including the rare vitar, a cross between a guitar and a violin). In 1976, before the release of their second album At the Sound of the Bell, David Hamilton was replaced by Tom Nickeson and Carver left. Former Yes drummer Bill Bruford appeared as a session musician, and the band's third album featured Kirk Sarkisian on drums.
The band's debut Pampered Menial was released in 1974, their second album At the Sound of the Bell in 1976. The band recorded a third album in 1977, but due to poor sales of the first two albums, Columbia Records refused to release it, hastening the band's split. The third album finally appeared as a bootleg in the 1980s, a limited edition pressed from stolen master tapes. It was released under the name The St. Louis Hounds, without Pavlov's Dog's name on the sleeve. The album finally appeared legitimately on CD in 1994 from German label TRC, as Third. In 1990, a reformed version of the band, with only Surkamp and Rayburn from the original line-up, recorded Lost in America for TRC. The new album showed flashes of the band's old brilliance, but in general the songs fail to live up to the standard of the original line-up.
David Surkamp's highly distinctive voice has been compared to that of Geddy Lee of Rush. When the band split up in the late 1970s, Surkamp was falsely rumoured to be dead, although he in fact worked with former Fairport Convention member Ian Matthews on a band named Hi-Fi. They recorded a 5 track live 12" EP in 1981 entitled Hi-Fi Demonstration Record and a studio album in 1983 entitled Moods for Mallards, but Hi-Fi proved to be even more obscure than Pavlov's D ...
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With her debut album "Somebody Outside", Anna Ternheim was awarded with the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy in 2005. Since then, the musician is one of the shining stars of the Swedish singer-songwriter guild. Musically however, she evokes a rather dark and dusky atmosphere.
When Anna Ternheim writes songs, she insists on these providing enough room for interpretations for their listeners. With strong influences from Bob Dylan, David Bowie and Neil Young, her lyrics are timeless. Anna Ternheim sings about time, love, friends and darkness, poses her voice in the centre stage and lets instruments sound like instruments. An artist who has been sending world-class romance to the Stockholm night sky for years.
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Jewish World Review December 7, 2012/ 23 Kislev 5773
The Stone truth: Left-wingers are boring
By Jonah Goldberg
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | When, at long last, will people understand that the left is boring?
The question came to mind as I was dipping in and out of
Stone and co-author
Still, what vexes me about the book isn't really the substance. What bothers me is the manufactured rebelliousness, the kitschy nostalgic play-acting of the thing. The 66-year old Stone can be an original filmmaker, but he is a stale old Red when it comes to politics.
In a sense, that fine. We're all entitled to our opinions, even to commit them to paper in book form. But spare me the radical pose. Among the hilarious blurbs is this encomium from the octogenarian radical
Ellsberg is right about one thing: The late
Zinn's work, along with Noam Chomsky's,
I guess what bothers me is the whole pretense that these people are bravely speaking truth to power in some way. Zinn has been on college syllabi for decades. Moore wins Academy Awards and is treated like royalty by the
According to investigative reporter
Stone, a notorious booster of Cuban socialism, owns numerous properties around the world. During an interview at his
The bowel-stewing hypocrisy notwithstanding, what's amazing is how the same dreck is recycled as new, fresh and courageous.
Hackneyed left-wingery is not only treated with respect on campuses (though most mainstream academics aren't as left-wing as Zinn or Stone), it is repackaged daily by
The self-styled rebels of
And yet the kitsch of leftism still works its magic. In huge numbers, young people think they're rebelling when all they're doing is playing their assigned part and lending energy and, often, votes to a stale, regimented form of statist liberalism that often disappoints and never satisfies.
I don't expect young people to become conservatives, though if you want to see a true rebel on campus, seek out the pro-life Christians. But is libertarianism really too much to ask? Championing economic liberty will tick off your professors, and you can still be a libertine on weekends. And if you get rich, you won't be a hypocrite for defending your villa.
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Spontaneous Order and Its Value to Society
State Education and the 19th Century Voluntaryist Movement
George H. Smith shares with the audience his discovery of the writings of the 19th-century voluntaryists in England.
Six Stages of the Libertarian Movement
In this video from 1982, Rothbard gives a lecture on what he identified as the 6 stages of building an independent libertarian movement.
The Nature and Role of Government in a Free Society
Gene Burns speaks about generally about the nature of government and the attitude of Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers.
Do We Need to Go to War for Oil?
In this video from a 1991 conference, David Henderson speaks about the then-ongoing Gulf War, which George H. W. Bush once described as a "war for oil."
The Public School Monopoly: America's Berlin Wall?
In this video from 1991, David Boaz speaks about public schooling at a Libertarian Party of California conference.
There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Milton Friedman talks about his favorite political aphorism.
Is There a Health Care Crisis?
Social Security: The Inherent Contradiction
A Liberal Against Banning Guns
In this lecture in 1989, Don Kates gives a history of gun ownership in America and speaks about the historical implications of the right to self-defense.
Freedom and the Child
This 1984 lecture at a Libertarian International conference in London Frances Kendall discusses her first book, Super Parents Super Children (1983).
Community Without Coercion
Hannes Gissurarson attempts to disprove several of German philosopher Friedrich Hegel's theories about civil society being an alienating force among men.
Public vs. Private Enterprise
Walter Williams on Minorities and Unemployment
Williams explains how the state gets in the way of minorities finding gainful employment through occupational licensing restrictions.
A Historiography of the Industrial Revolution and Otto von Bismarck
Ralph Raico discusses how historians have treated the Industrial Revolution and the rise of Otto von Bismarck and his notorious social insurance programs.
Karl Hess: Tools to Dismantle the State
William F. Buckley, Jr. and Vladimir Bukovsky: Gratitude and Glasnost
William F. Buckley speaks about the virtues of gratitude, humility, and honest work; Vladimir Bukovsky speaks about the rise of glasnost and perestroika.


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On the heels of this summer's Teflon Don release, Miami, Florida emcee Rick Ross has just announced a corresponding tour. Rather than name the tour after his album, the Carol City Cartel front-man chose his Lex Luger-produced, Styles P-assisted hit, "Blowin' Money Fast (BMF)" to name his fall dates.
In a statement, the Def Jam Records artist Ross spoke of this tour as a testament to his days as an unsigned emcee. "I have waited a long time for this and I definitely want to touch those fans who have continuously supported me through my 15-year journey, I will not let them down, everybody get ready to Blow Money Fast!"
The announced tour dates include:
11/5 Springfield, MA
11/6 Bronx, NY
11/12 Lawrence, MA
11/13 Austin, TX
11/16 Leicester, England
11/17 London, England
11/18 Manchester, England
11/19 Chicago, IL
11/24 Detroit, MI
11/25 Newark, NJ
11/26 Rocky Mount, NC
11/27 Greenville, NC
12/5 San Antonio, TX
12/11 St Louis, MO
12/17 Nassau, Bahamas
12/18 Port of Spain, Trinidad
12/28 Accra Ghana
12/29 Cape Town, South Africa
12/30 Lagos Nigeria
1/8 Port Au Prince, Haiti
1/11 Winnipeg, Canada
1/12 Saskatoon, Canada
1/13 Edmonton, Canada
1/15 Toronto, Canada


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