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This blog has been written over the weekend as we had to leave home early this morning to take part in the Seniors Summer League bowling which this year is taking place in Elmira, about 30 minutes away from us. Wish us luck. There are five on the team. Having finished that we have to rush back to Waterloo for our regular summer league bowling. I think I will be whacked out by the time today is finished.
Sadly our dinner party didn't happen on Saturday as one of our friends was sick. As Matt had been interrupted last time I made it (he had a TIA) I decided to do another Steak Diane which, once again, was very good. However, next time we have steak, I think it will be a Steak au Poivre for a change.
On Saturday I meant to write about Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame (co founder), they were talking on the news about his new resolution never to eat anything he hadn't killed himself. I am somewhat supportive of this although I could never kill anything myself. I am assured that if I were starving, I could kill anything, but one is unable to imagine it and most of us try to forget about how our pork chops or beef steaks get to our stores, its something we don't like to think about so we push it to the back of our minds. So good on yer Mark, wish I had the guts. He has already killed a chicken, pig and goat. He started by killing a lobster (dropping it in boiling water) - must admit I have done that, not the most pleasant experience. He says it has taught him a lot about sustainable farming and healthy eating. If you are interested there is an article from the Calgary Herald here http://tinyurl.com/3he65ub
Of course it is Memorial Day in the States today so on the golf course for the PGA Byron Nelson tournament this weekend they were flying the Stars and Stripes on the pin of the 18th hole and had a Marine standing there to remove the pin every time players got to the green to putt.
Asparagus season is well under way but I haven't been posting lots of recipes as I understand some of my readers are not so keen on asparagus. If you have been reading this blog for long, you will know I love the stuff and I couldn't resist this recipe when I came across it.
Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
From EatingWell: March/April 2009
These prosciutto-wrapped bundles of grilled asparagus are a delicious addition to a spring brunch or elegant dinner.
- 16 spears asparagus, (about 1 bunch), trimmed
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 very thin slices prosciutto, (about 1 ounce), cut in half lengthwise
- Preheat grill to medium.
- Toss asparagus with oil, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Wrap 1 length of prosciutto around the middle of 4 asparagus spears. Repeat, making 4 bundles. Oil the grill rack (see Tip). Grill the asparagus bundles, turning once or twice, until the asparagus is tender and charred in spots, about 10 minutes.
Tips & Notes
- Tip: To oil the grill rack, oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.)
Have a great day.


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Thee'Leaks Honesty. Cape Town-based rap group Thee'Leaks continue to elevate their status as one of the most consistent artists to come out the Western Province with their music and their latest release 'Honesty".
This is something different to what they normally release as they switch gears and dedicate this one to the special people in their lives.
The song talks about how they will remain loyal no matter how famous they become.
Listen and Download below

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It was Piorot who dun it. Saturday night's episode, Labours of Hercules, had the most gorgeous scenery of Swiss Alps and a wonderful hotel in the mountain village of Rochers de Nay above Montreux. Piorot travelled up to the hotel on a funicular. I have spent some considerable time this Sunday past establishing details about the Hercule Piorot tv show episode titled The Labours of Hercules.
The funicular was not the one to get to Rochers de Nay which is serviced by a cog railway train*, but the one at Saint Hilaire du Touvet, the closest large town you may know being Lyon in France.
It's been a while since I have posted a funicular. Switzerland is full of them, hence much distraction looking at various funiculars. Remember how they work? They are cable hauled by a motor at the top and one balances out the other as one goes up a hill as the other descends. There is normally one or two passing places. They are used where a train is unsuitable and the hill is too steep for a conventional tram.
As for the hotel that was shown as being at Rochers de Nay, I say no. But how gorgeous to breakfast in the sunlight on the terrace overlooking the snow laden Swiss Alps.
Ok, it is Halton House in Buckinghamshire that was used as the Swiss Alps hotel.
*Cog railway is a train assisted by rack between the tracks and a cog under the train to engage with the rack. As well as the normal power source and braking, the train also uses the rack and cog. Such a system is necessary when a train has to ascend or descend a very steep hill. The alternative used in both New South Wales in days of old and in India even now, is to zig zag a train up a hill. Zig zagging does take time.
Later edit: If you think you might like Switzerland, have a read of Bill and Diane's travel in the country.


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Ski Trab's lightest headlamp is designed for 4 A.M. wake-up calls, Tuesday night races, or those afternoon ski adventures that don't quite go according to plan. Weighing less than 100g, you won't even notice the Sprint Lamp until you press the on button. That action releases all 800 Lumens from their cage, scaring unexpecting wildlife away. Trab chose enough battery to save your hide but also enough to get you into some trouble if you are prone to skiing more than your doctor or employer recommend. Aluminum housing with ABS plastic reinforcements ensure durable and shock-proof performance throughout the life of the light. The Sprint Lamp offers multiple attachment solutions, with the default option being the classic GoPro mount, giving you flexibility to swap it with your other important devices. The Trab Sprint headlamp is a powerful lighting source intended to be a versatile accessory that weighs as much as an emergency headlamp, but has the power and intensity of a much larger device.
|Charging Time
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|Led Lifespan
|About 50,000 hours
|800 Lumens
|Battery Life
|2 hours at 400 Lumens
|Specs Verified
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|Night racing, dawn patrols
|GoPro headband and mount included
|Bottom Line
|Small, compact with lots of lighting power


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Idaho Writers Guild Board of Directors
- President Merilee Marsh
- Co-Vice-Presidents Amanda Turner and Christy Hovey
- Secretary Doug Copsey
- Treasurer Leigh Robbins
- Past President and Membership Chair Gretchen Mullins
- Co-Membership Chair Laura Jenski
- Strategic Planner Rick Just
- IWG Contest Chair and Writers Corner Facilitator Sherry Briscoe
- Write Track Sylissa Franklin
- Advisory Board Member(s) Laura/Bruce DeLaney
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Read "Apple will reportedly drop 32-bit app support entirely with iOS 11 this fall"? It was on 9to5mac. Yes, iOS 11 won't support the 32-bit apps now.
What's next then? What about your previously developed 32-bit app? What if you want to create a new app from the scratch? Hold on. This article explains everything you need to know before planning to create an iOS app, or hiring full stack developers.
Currently, there are two options available if you want to develop an app compatible with iOS11.
- Updating your 32-bit app to 64-bit
- Developing iOS app from the scratch
Let's discuss both of them briefly.
1. Updating Your 32-Bit App to 64-Bit
As we all know that the Apple has confirmed with the release of the first iOS 11 beta that 32-bits applications are not going to support iOS11 update. Even Apple has been showing various signs since iOS 10.1 that 32-bits apps would no longer be supported in the next version of the operating system.
If you own a 32-bit iOS app that is published on Apple App Store, it is must upgrade it with 64-bits because 32-bits apps are not obtainable when searching in the new version of App Store. Moreover, previously installed 32-bit apps can't be re-installed through purchase tab.
Also Read: Here is How You can Identify if Your App Supports iOS 11 or Not
So, if you don't want to lose your audience when the iOS 11 rolls out publicly, you should upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit iOS app and re-submit it to the Apple App Store. By updating your app to the latest SDK or including features from the newest version of the iOS, you will have a better chance of being featured in the App Store. BUT…
How much time will it take to upgrade 32-bit iOS app to 64-bit?
Suppose, if you make an iOS app of six to seven screens, it will take approximately 16 hours for iOS developers to upgrade your entire application from 32-bit to 64-bit. However, if you have a bigger application that has approximately 15 to 20 screens, it will take around 40 to 50 hours for developers to upgrade it.
In case, if you are looking forward to develop an iOS 11 app from scratch, here are the top iOS 11 features that have opened the new gateway for your needs.
2. Developing an iOS app from the scratch using these features
ArKit Offers Native Augmented Reality
iOS 11 Introduced ARKit that is a new framework that can be used to develop unparalleled augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad. By collaborating digital objects and information with the environment, this new framework takes applications beyond the screen, freeing them to interact with the real world in entirely new ways.
It makes use of Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO) so that it can track the world around it accurately. Moreover, VIO rages camera sensor data with CoreMotion data. With these two inputs, it would be easily possible for the device to sense how it moves within a room with a high degree of accuracy.
These categories can get the maximum number of benefits of this newly launched framework.
- Gaming Category
- Interior Designing App Category
Apple Pay
One of the most advanced features in iOS 11 is Apple Pay Cash that will make it easy for users to send or receive money. Technically, Apple Pay Cash is considered as the part of Apple Pay, but it is obtainable in Apple's iMessage app.
All the money that you are getting through Apple Pay Cash will live on a virtual card, which is called Apple Pay Cash. It exists within Wallet, Apple's another application for storing credit card, debit cards, loyalty cards, boarding passes, tickets, etc.
Paying money through Apple Pay Cash is a lot faster and safer compared to traditional credit and debit card methods because Apple doesn't collect credit card number or any details while having transactions. The following mentioned categories can get maximum benefits of this new feature.
- eCommerce Category Apps
- Restaurant-based Apps
- Ticket Booking Apps
Now, making more intelligent and smart applications becomes easy with CoreML that is a new foundational machine learning framework. It can be used across Apple products like Camera, Siri and QuickType.
Moreover, Core ML offers rich and fast performance with easy integration of machine learning models, allowing you to make apps with new impressive features using just a few lines of code. With this new feature, there are enormous benefits that we can get as it will easily define what is obtainable in the picture. This type of feature can be used in the below-mentioned category apps:
- Image recognition
Business Chat with Better Engage Users
Currently, a lot of solutions are obtainable to ensure that users can instantly get answers to their queries. That includes some knowledge bases like HelpScout or messaging platforms from Drift and Intercom. With iOS 11, Apple is getting into this with its "Business Chat" tool for businesses to connect with customers directly in Messages.
Business Chat is the best way for customers to get answers to questions, resolve issues and complete transactions on their iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Customers can easily find your business and start conversations from Maps, Safari, Spotlight and Siri. This feature can be integrated into:
- Customer Support Based Application
Barcode Recognition
With the latest iOS 11 version, camera application supports automatic barcode recognition that means anyone with iPhone can snap a picture of a code and take an instant digital journey to the intended app or website.
It is a feature that the operating system will deliver for free in iOS 11 and should be leveraged by all app marketers to improve discoverability. This new iOS 11 feature can be integrated into:
- eCommerce Apps
- Ticket Booking Apps
So, these are some of the most useful features of iOS 11 that can make your application successful. You can integrate any of these iOS 11 features into your application and make your app apart from other apps.
How Much Does it Cost to Make an App iOS 11 Application?
If you have decided to make an iOS 11 application for your business, you must be thinking how much time it will take to make an app and how much does it cost. Generally, the cost of making an app for iOS 11 depends on the features that you want to include in your app and the size of your application.
However, the cost also varies from developer-to-developer and the iOS app development company that you choose to hire for your project. Normally, it takes approximately 1590 hours for Instagram, 775 for Viber, 750 for Uber, 1440 for SnapChat, and 350 for Tinder like application to develop from scratch. For more details about approximate app development hours, refer the given below table.
|Sr No
|Create App Like
|App Category
|Ghost Lens
|Social Media
|Instant Messaging
|Social Media
So eventually it depends on the size and type of your app that you want to make for your business.
Still, if you have any confusion related to iOS 11 and it features, you can get in touch with our ios app developers, who have already started testing so they can provide iOS app development tutorial.
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Welcome to the
Berkshire Boys Camp
Web Site
The time has come for the reawakening of the boy in all of us.
If you worked at Berkshire Boys Camp or if you were a camper there, we want to
hear from you.
This web site will evolve as time passes to present and preserve an archive of
all that was Berkshire Boys Camp.
In October of 2003, thanks largely to the efforts of one man - Larry Isaacs,
a great reunion was held. Berkshire Boys Camp boys, from across the US
converged to remember the past, and plan for the future. This was the first of
hopefully many reunions.
The organizing members behind this resurgance (in inverse
alphabetical order): Eric Lesselbaum, Robert Lennick,
Larry Isaacs, Evan Elgin, Aaron Clevenson
(c) 2011 Aaron B. Clevenson. All rights Reserved. No
parts of this site may be reproduced without written
permission from the owner.
All text and pictures on this site are for the use of Berkshire Boys Camp alumni. It is
all copyrighted, and none of it may be used without written permission from the owners.
Eventually this website will be a nexus for us all to keep in touch with each other.
For now, if you need additional information, or would like to be added to our email
distribution list, please contact Aaron Clevenson, the webmaster at:


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Small partial crystals and shards, 1 cm
Chemical Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Birthstone for Virgo
Aligns with the Root and Sacral Chakras; balances and connects all Chakras
Properties: All varieties of Andalusite are highly protective, especially the opaque version known as chiastolite. The rarer, transparent gem-grade version has an energy that is warm, gentle and immediate, and not only protects, but is comforting and lifts the spirits as well. When used in connection with the Throat Chakra, it helps us to speak our truth. It aligns and "lights up" all the Chakras, and opens the Crown and Third Eye Chakras, encouraging both psychic and spiritual development and aiding deep meditation. Andalusite connects with the past, and can be used to work with not only the past, but past-life as well. Physically, it can repair structural damage to both bones and connective tissue, and when placed on the body it sends heat where it is needed.


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07 July 2020 - Events
The ACEVO Governance Commission was established in 2012 in order to review the state of governance in the charity sector and to make recommendations as to how it could be improved. The Governance Commission conducted a number of open consultation exercises, during which it identified that there were three broad areas where respondents identified weaknesses and causes for concern in the governance sector: appraisals and accountability; understanding roles and responsibilities; and board management.
The Governance Commission published its report – 'Realising the Potential of Governance' – on 17 September 2013. The report makes various recommendations for charities, the Charity Commission and funders and commissioners in relation to these three areas of concern.
In terms of appraisals and accountability, the report recommends that all charities establish a regular formal appraisal procedure for the chief executive (or equivalent), the board of trustees and the chair, and that trustees discuss and consider the benefits of establishing a sub-committee or designated trustee with ongoing delegated responsibility for governance. The report also recommends that the Charity Commission should explore the development of a 'good governance kitemark' and that funders and commissioners should consider the strength of an organisation's governance as part of their assessment process.
The report also recommends that charities should ensure they have up-to-date written guidance in place that can be given to trustees on induction in order to help them understand their roles and responsibilities and suggests that an open, advertised process should be used to recruit trustees.
The full report can be viewed online here.


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plz give me some ideas cos i luv my bf to bits n i wana show him ow much i really do love him =]
plz give me some ideas cos i luv my bf to bits n i wana show him ow much i really do love him =]
tell him that you dreamed about him last night and tell him when he wakes up and when he goes out side and sees the pretty blue sky to know no matter how far apart yall are you are always with him and at night tell himthe same thing but with the moon maybe the stars because the moon likes to hide alot tell him a poem or good morning baby i hope you had a good nights rests and ask him how his night before went or how and what he is doing to day and just tell him how much you love him and even send him a picture of you smiling he will like it trust me
the Jerjer Society is dangerous to your health
i like this girl she likes me but i want her 2 no that im sweet how can i give her a nice messgae
i have a boyfriend that means the world to me but how can i tell him
Since he is just waking up your message should be "wish I was there to give you a hand with that hard-on".
- if i had to choos whether too breathe or too love you, i would use my last breath too tell you that i love you.
- i wanted too send you all my love, but the postman said it was too big.
- tell him goodnight, then send
p.s your everything too me
p.s.s you make me so, so happy
p.s.s.s your amazing, you realy are i honestly on't know how i deserve you
p.s.s.s.s well i'm sleeping nows. goodnight babe i love you <3
tell him this.....I love you more than anything in the world. words cannot describe how much I love u. but I'm gonna try to. ur my life...without u I would e nothing at all(I love you) ur soo amazing and u deserve better than me(I love you) ur such a great guy and I wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life with u ( I love you) u mean so much to me. u understand me more than anyone else. u treat me like I'm a princess. (I love you) I kno I'm the only girl in ur life and I kno u would never try and hurt me. ur the best. ur amazingly cute and funny( I love you) and ur the beat thing that has ever happened to me. i'll love u forever babe <3
edit it to fit ur boyfriends personalityy. but it will pretty much make the guy smile soo much his face will be stuck like that..!!
You can say "Everyday your in my mind. Everything about you is my addiction. My love for you is so strong and so deep..I cherish every second of it. I love you."


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Jimmy's Diner, Auburn, Maine. The more I look at these, the more I think it may be a Ward and Dickinson.
Tag Archives: Maine
A-1 Diner updated photos
Tried to go again for my yearly A-1 fix, but got the timing wrong. We did, however, hit it with the sun shining on it instead of from behind it for once, so we managed to get some good pics.
The A-1 is a Worcester semi streamliner located in Gardiner, Maine. There are a couple other posts on it on the blog with interior pics, etc.
Quoddy Wigwam Gift Shop – Perry, Maine
We stopped to eat lunch across the road from this place at an old family restaurant.
It's located on Route 1 in Perry Maine, and appears to be for sale.
Some of Quoddy's classic moccasins
In 1909 Harry Smith Shorey started making his own shoes in Downeast Maine. Today, the tradition continues in Perry , on the shores of Passamaquoddy Bay, smack dab on the 45th parallel; half-way to the North Pole and as far east as you can travel in the continental U.S.
Source: Quoddy History
For more info, view the Quoddy Wigwam Gift Shop website (last updated 2004) The following interior photos are sourced from that website
Hodgman's frozen custard- New Gloucester, ME
Pyrofax Gas Service – Maine
A-1 Diner- Gardiner, Maine
The A-1 is one of my all time favorite diners. Great food with an excellent selection served in a beautifully maintained Worcester semi-streamliner in a unique location.
After debating between the South of the Border Burger (with chili and pepperjack) and the North of the Border Burger (with cheese and Canadian Bacon), I picked the North, I figured it was appropriate. My dad got a plain hamburger.
The burgers were big and juicy, the fries were fresh and hand-cut. For dessert we had a slice of oreo cheesecake.
Front of diner with flowerboxes.
Dave's Diner- Gardiner, Maine
After reading this post , I figured a stop at Dave's was in order. After a fantastic breakfast at the A-1, we were too stuffed to make it inside for food, but we took a few pictures of the remodeled '65 valentine for the file.


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Barclays staff bring extra ray of sunshine to Ely
14 August 2013Customers who visited Barclays branch in Ely had an even warmer welcome than usual on Friday 2nd August as branch staff held a summer themed coffee morning, selling cakes they'd baked themselves and raffling prizes generously donated by local businesses, as well as organising a summer sports day.
The Barclays team raised over £2,000 for the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund. The events were held in memory of their friend and colleague, Premier Relationship Manager Alan Rasberry, who died in June just a few weeks after his diagnosis.
Jason Sadler, Branch Manager, explains: "Alan had only joined us in August last year; he made a big impact on us all and was very much a people person and a team player. He brought with him huge experience from throughout his career and he was always happy to share his knowledge. He had time for everyone."
Maggie Blanks, CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund said: "What a great idea to have the sports day after all that cake to help work off the extra calories! We're very grateful to the Barclays team in Ely for their hard work and effort. It's clear that Alan is a much missed colleague and the money raised will be put to great use, helping to fund the very best of UK research into this disease."


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Martin Väth's Homepage
List of Publications
International Research Experience
Teaching Experience
Activities on Github
Utilities and programs
Profile on LinkedIn
Summary at the Czech Academy of Sciences
This page contains some of the programs and utilities which I have written.
Some of them are about 20 years old, but others are rather new.
Most of the newer programs and utilities which used to be on this page are
now maintained as Git repositories on Github.
Note that even if you do not have git you can download the corresponding
tarballs from GitHub by choosing the "Tags" for the required revision.
As a reminder, this page still lists some projects which can now
be found in GitHub.
The license for the packages on GitHub is listed in the packages.
For the other packages on this page there is the following ad-hoc license
(which I might change for a particular package if you ask me):
You may download and modify these programs for your private use.
If you make an interesting modification, I ask you to mail me a copy.
You may also distribute these programs unmodified
in any form you like.
If you want to use them in a commercial environment, or if you
want to distribute a modified version, please contact me.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Non-spoiler review: Beautifully filmed, poignantly acted story of an Irish immigrant eventually forced to make a difficult choice between a life in the old world and a life in the new world. The first half of the movie is very sweet and compelling, but it all falls apart in the second half when the story reveals itself as without a moral core. All the more disappointing for being so attractively done.
Spoilery commentary:
We'd heard lots of good buzz about Brooklyn, and seen some pretty stills, so when I found it on the Boomerang shelf at the library (3 days, no renewals, heap big late fees), I picked it up mostly on spec. Truth to tell, we hoped it would be a romantic movie after a long and tiring week, so we kicked all the kids upstairs and settled in with wine and cookies. And ah, it was so aesthetically pleasing. The Irish lilt, the scenery, the costumes with just the right hint of 50s downmarket, but with such lines! Saoirse Ronan's luminous face, so expressive. And the story was pleasing: Eilish Lacey is a young Irish woman heading to America for a job and living situation that her sister has arranged for her through a priest friend. And although she's not uncapable, people look out for her: her brassy cabinmate on the ship, her landlady, her elegant supervisor at the department store she works at, her worldly housemates, the sweet Italian boy she meets at a dance... There is a wealth of charity that is heartwarming, which stands her in good stead when a tragedy calls her back to Ireland.
And then the tone shifts. Tony, the Italian plumber, asks Eilish to marry him before she leaves, although she's only slated to be gone a month. And when she agrees, they tumble into bed (a move made possible, unwittingly, by her landlady, who has entrusted her with the basement apartment with a separate entrance precisely because she thinks that Eilish is not the sort of girl who will abuse the privilege). The next day they slip off to marry at City Hall.
Back in Ireland, Eilish doesn't tell anyone that she's married, even as her friends are trying to set her up with a guy. A nice guy, a guy who's inheriting his parents' pub and elegant house in the countryside. A guy who is educated, unlike the Italian plumber. A guy who is falling in love with her. She doesn't tell, and she doesn't tell, as she goes out on dates with the fellow and leaves her husband's letters unanswered. As people start making plans around the assumption that she'll be staying in Ireland now. The fellow all but proposes to her, and she all but accepts. But the town gossip gets wind of the marriage from relatives in America who saw her at the City Hall that day. Eilish takes a ticket back to America the very next day and meets up with her plumber again, and... the story is over.
Saoirse Ronan certainly has the acting capability to play an internal moral struggle, but she didn't do so, because the script gives Eilish no moral struggle. She doesn't wonder if it's wrong to break her vow to her husband. She doesn't struggle against her attraction to the man in Ireland. She isn't ashamed, guilty, conflicted, or proud of setting convention at odds. She is simply living as if her husband doesn't exist. Only when the gossip tries to blackmail her does she own her marriage (after an initial lie), and then not because she realizes that she really loves Tony, or because her vows matter, but because she's angry about transatlantic gossip and wants to go back to a new home where her life isn't everyone's business. The movie allows her to get out of most of the difficult self-examination that would ordinarily accompany a deception of this magnitude.
And that's when we looked back and realized that we'd never seen Eilish make a moral choice through the whole course of the movie. The first half of the movie, which seemed so sweet, involves other people making choices on her behalf. She reacts, she adjusts, and in ways that seem authentic, but she is never once faced with making any judgments about what is right and what is wrong -- until she is, and then then she fails on every count. The charming performances go a very long way toward masking this deficiency, but eventually the script betrays its moral vapidity.
Brooklyn was a true disappointment. It wasn't a romantic movie at all. Even the ending, as she shows up unannounced to hug her husband, felt unresolved. The movie doesn't indicate whether she'll tell her husband about her Irish fling, and it seems uncharacteristic of her to come clean about that. Better be careful, Eilish -- gossip goes both ways across the Atlantic.
Darwin and I worked up several ways in which you could have retained the same plot within a moral framework.
A. Eilish and Tony could not have had sex.
B. Eilish could have realized in Ireland that she was pregnant, and so realized that her marriage has real consequences that transcend her own whims.
C. Eilish could have simply gotten engaged, and not married, which would mean that she had a real choice to make between the men. Perhaps they haven't had time to buy a ring, and Tony mails one to Ireland, triggering her decision.
D. Eilish confesses to a friend that's she's married, and finds that other people take the idea of marriage much more seriously than she does.
E. The gossip gets back to the Irish man, and Eilish needs to confront the pain she's caused by her deception.
F. Eilish is open about her marriage, but feels that since it wasn't a church wedding, it doesn't count, and takes the steps to dissolve the marriage and stay in Ireland (assuming the Irish fellow would still have her).
There are dozens of ways this could have played out, and the movie makers chose the least satisfying version.
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- Darwin said...
I think one of the really frustrating things here from a writing point of view is that writing is about conflict -- not necessarily conflict as in fighting, but conflict as in having to make choices between irreconcilable options. Eilish's situation in which she quickly marries one man in one context (the Italian plumber in Brooklyn) and then has a chance to fall in love with another man in another context (the comfortably off fellow in Ireland) seems like it's clear grounds for conflict. But the movie then fails to play that conflict out in any compelling way.
In general, I think it gave the movie an icky feel that she first marries the one man and then seems to feel it would be a non issue to drop him and marry someone more desirable instead. If they wanted to keep the sweet feel throughout, they would have had to keep her from full tying herself to the plumber (A or C above) and then we could have felt more on an even footing watching her try to decide which man to join herself to.
Alternatively, there could be some really interesting conflict in her joining herself to the plumber, then going back to Ireland and realizing that perhaps she would not have been so quick to tie herself to a man so different from her (another culture, another level of education, another country) if she had not been alone and homesick in America. She could try to convince herself that the Eilish that fell in love with Tony was in some sense not the real Eilish, not the Eilish of Ireland, and that now that she's back and has the prospect of a good job in Ireland, a well off, charming and educated husband, and the ability to stay near her family, she realizes that she wants to cut those ties she made too quickly.
But that conflict is only interesting if it's actually dealt with. Say, if she had told one friend in confidence about the marriage back in America and the friend is disapproving of her falling for the other man. Or if Eilish herself is in some way more actively trying to hash it out herself.
However, when the conflict is left totally un-discussed and un-acted upon, there's no drama, just a frustrating failure to engage with the moral situation and the betrayals that she is putting herself up to inflict upon one or another of the people in her life.
- GretchenJoanna said...
To me, your analysis is as satisfying as any movie I might watch, and it didn't take nearly as long :-)
While my husband lived, he had no interest in watching movies as an art form, but only for entertainment value, and I couldn't get too excited about that. I haven't watched a movie since he died, but reading reviews like yours encourages me to pursue an idea I had for a Movie Night...if I could collect a few friends who like to think more deeply on these things.
- GretchenJoanna said...
I forgot to say that I really enjoyed your ideas of how the story might have been so much more interesting and realistic by the inclusion of simple plot elements and character development.
I think I will go back and see what other movies you might have reviewed!
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You forgot to mention her mother and sister. Yes I agree she was immature and self centered; however, her sister's sudden death and her mother's neediness played a role in her decision to date the Irish fellow. I think she was trying to please her mother. It wasn't until the town gossip got wind of the truth that she was jerked back to reality. She was called out.


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In this episode of Baxinger we get a little more mecha combat than usual, for reasons explained in the notes. And no, I have no idea what's with the last 3 minutes either, beyond the fact that My Soul Journey is the best insert song of the series.
Notes for this episode.
The part with the death of an Anglais commander and the ensuing war is likely based on the Namamugi Incident, also known as the Kanagawa Incident or the Richardson Affair, which resulted in the death of a British subject at the hands of a samurai from the Satsuma Domain. (Gowahand is based off Satsuma). The Royal Navy attempted to extract compensation, as the Bakufu paid compensation but Satsuma Domain itself didn't, but were fired at by the coastal batteries of Kagoshima (a port at the southern end of Satsuma Domain and the island of Kyushu), resulting in the Bombardment of Kagoshima, aka the Anglo-Satsuma War.
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NBA star Chris Andersen is the latest athlete to strip down for PETA's Ink, Not Mink campaign.
The 33-year-old center for the Denver Nuggets (more commonly known as "The Birdman") shows off his extensive tattoos in a new series of ads and a video.
"Be aware of what was really going on behind the scenes, and tell your friends and your family members what's really going on and not to purchase fur," he says.
As PETA describes on its site, each year millions of foxes, minks, coyotes, rabbits, and even dogs and cats are bludgeoned to death, electrocuted, strangled, or skinned alive. "These animals aren't dying in a good way," Chris adds. "... Animals, they don't deserve to be beaten or slaughtered [for fur]."
Last year, NFL star Chad Ochocinco and Former Gun 'N Roses bassist Duff McKagan appeared in separate campaigns supporting PETA's anti-fur efforts. Tommy Lee, Dennis Rodman, Steve-O, and others have also lent their body art to the cause.
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It's high-pressure week and for the first time this year there's a massive prize up for grabs in the challenge. The models must work in teams to produce a social media video for Colgate Optic White, with the winner becoming their new brand ambassador! Having such an important prize on the line drives the tension and tears to boiling point. At the photo shoot the models have to work with a huge racehorse whilst being photographed by celebrated portrait photographer – Gary Heery. And to add even more pressure to the week, Australia's original supermodel Elle Macpherson arrives to mentor the girls, before they all face a nerve-wracking elimination.
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It's working model week and the girls are about to become real working models. The top eleven start their working model week walking for Swarovski at Mercedes Benz Fashion week Australia. Most girls are ready to step up to the plate, but some are feeling the pressure. Summer in particular is nervous, as being in the bottom two two weeks in a row has dampened her confidence. The photo shoot has girls working with each other in groups. Past series alumni Cassi Van Den Dungen, Amanda Ware, Simone Holtznagel drop by to show the girls how to pose for the perfect group shot.
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It's Iconic Model Week and the Top 9 are challenged to perform a screen test in front of Jen Hawkins and Gemma Ward. Daisy nails it but Jessie, Christy and Linnea crumble under the pressure. The girls travel to Tasmania for their first interstate photoshoot assignment and battle freezing conditions. Belinda is struck down by illness and rushed to hospital, unable to shoot.
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After surviving last week's double elimination, the competition for the top six is fiercer than ever. It's body model week and the girls are put through their paces with a two-style FitBit look book challenge. Kassidy impresses the judges and wins the prize of being a FitBit ambassador. Sabine struggles in the challenge and is determined to make her mark in the photo shoot. The swimwear photo shoot focuses solely on the girls' bodies, which brings out insecurities in Belinda and Linnea. Despite this, the girls step up their game and produce some of the best shots of the series. Tensions come to a head when rivalry causes Aleyna to walk off stage. It's Belinda, however, who doesn't meet the benchmark set by the other girls, and is sent home.
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Its influential model week and there's a huge prize up for grabs in the challenge. The models will be taking their own photos to promote Mazda and the winner's image will be used in a nationwide print campaign! At the photo shoot the models are challenged working with over the top costumes but supermodel guest Miranda Kerr is on hand to mentor them.
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Our stunning Top 4, Aleyna, Daisy, Linnea and Sabine become international models, jetting off to Milan for the ultimate challenge and photo shoot to decide who will be going through to the season finale. Each girl must face intimidating top Italian designer Gaia Trussardi in a casting to see who is the most model ready. Then for their biggest photo shoot yet, the girls give their all in awesome Italian high fashion outfits with the backdrop of Milan's Naviglio Grande canal.
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Our Top Two have survived 9 weeks of fierce competition and all that stands between Aleyna and Sabine and the grand prize is one final photoshoot. This week each girl has to become a Modern Princess, shooting an 8-page editorial for leading fashion magazine Elle Australia. Dressed in ethereal gowns and beautiful lingerie, they must bring a look that is cool, edgy and modern. Sabine and Aleyna are joined on the finale runway by this year's top 11, as well as 40 models from all past 9 series and together they put on the biggest, most spectacular runway that Top Model has ever seen. The judges critique the girls spectacular Elle cover hero shots and the smallest of margins decides who will win the title of Australia's Next Top Model for 2016.
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The top 12 are thrown straight into their first challenge – a runway show in front of Australia's fashion elite, where some of them fail to impress. Later, they come face to face with Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio.
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After a video message from Kim Kardashian, the girls hit the streets to take the perfect street style photo. Later, Jen and Alex are joined on the judging panel by Kelly Osborne and she is not afraid to speak her mind.
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The girls are off to the opening of iconic fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier's exhibition in Melbourne where they must impress on the red carpet. Later in the Elimination Room one girl gets an offer of a lifetime.
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It's makeover week and the girls arrive at the Salon to go from schoolgirls to supermodels. With their new look and help from Victoria Secret Angel Elyse Taylor the girls' face their first swimwear shoot with male models.
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The girls hit the beach where they are challenged to work in teams and take a cinemagraph. Later the girls must recreate an iconic shot from the 90's with help from one of the original supermodels Linda Evangelista.
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This week the models face there fears. The challenge sees the models walk a vertical runway down the side of a building. Then the girls face a high-octane photo shoot with a speedway as the backdrop.
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The girls are reeling from the tough words Alex gave them at last week's Elimination and every girl has something to prove. Later at the photo shoot the six remaining models must go toe to toe with Alyssa Sutherland.
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The five remaining models must be the life of the party this week at an elegant VIP after-party themed shoot with world-renowned photographer Georges Antoni and special guest judge Megan Gale.
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The girls pack their bags and are off to New York to experience life as International Models. After a high stakes challenge the girls get a private posing lesson with internationally renowned model Coco Rocha.
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Dobrovoljni opoziv obujmke cijevi vilice Roubaix, Ruby, Diverge, Sirrus
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Vaša sigurnost je naš glavni prioritet. Kad god se dogodi nešto što može ugroziti vašu sigurnost, poduzimamo hitne mjere ,
Na temelju izvješća s terena, obujmica cijevi vilice na odabranim Roubaix, Ruby, Diverge i Sirrus biciklima može biti podložan pucanju od korozije pod stresom. Kada se to dogodi, to može rezultirati iznenadnim gubitkom upravljanja tijekom vožnje. U nastavku se nalazi popis modela na koje se odnosi po godini modela:
Mi smo započeli dobrovoljni opoziv obujmke cijevi vilice na tim biciklima i zamjenjujemo ih novom poboljšanom obujmicom koji će, zajedno s prilagodbom podešavanja zakretnog momenta, značajno poboljšati otpornost obujmice na pucanje od korozije pod naponom. ,
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We committed to keeping you updated on the progress of the impending recall of Öhlins RXF Air Forks as originally communicated on September 17, 2018.
We're happy to update that Öhlins has been making progress with this investigation and has submitted a technical report to the appropriate government agencies for review. There are many factors affecting the timeline to full approval, so we can't project a date. Our Quality, Legal, and Rider Care teams, however, are directly engaged with both Öhlins and the regulatory agencies to help expedite the process.
We realize that you bought your bike expecting to actually ride it, and this issue is disrupting your trips, races, and rides with friends. As we work with Öhlins towards a safe and compliant permanent fix, we're committed to using all of our resources to keep you riding. We have a limited quantity of loaner forks that we can provide to your retailer for temporary use. Availability varies by region, but we encourage you to contact your retailer and we'll work with them to support you.
We will continue to provide weekly progress updates on this page, so please check back with us here next week.
Thanks again for your patience and thanks for riding Specialized.
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September 17, 2018: Ohlins RXF
Dear Specialized Rider,
At Specialized, your safety is our primary concern. So, whenever this is compromised, we take immediate action.
Based upon reports from the field, we've concluded that the Öhlins RXF 36 29/27.5+ and 27.5" Air Forks that are spec'd as original equipment on the 2017 Stumpjumper, Enduro, and Fuse, the 2018 Stumpjumper, Enduro, Turbo Levo, and Fuse, and the Öhlins RXF 34 Air fork sold separately in the aftermarket, may contain a defect in the top cap which potentially affects safety. Specifically, the right-side top cap on some forks may not be adequately torqued, which in some cases, may lead to the top cap working itself free through riding. When this happens, the air cartridge may abruptly spring out of the stanchion tube causing a risk of injury to the rider. Therefore, we've decided to ask riders to stop riding, and our retailers to stop selling, affected forks and bicycles.
We are working, urgently, in partnership with Öhlins on a remedy to this issue. Once we have obtained the necessary government approvals on our solution, we will issue a recall to fix the forks and get you back riding. As we progress with our recall strategy and approvals, we will provide weekly updates on this page.
Please note that other Öhlins Forks, such as the RXF 36 Coil forks, are unaffected by this notice.
We wish to apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Thanks for riding Specialized.
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Dear Rider,
Thank you for being a Specialized customer. We have been working on a safety improvement that needs to be made to your current Venge ViAS. Specialized has received isolated reports from the field of the rear wheel coming out of the rear dropouts, which can cause fractures in the rear triangle. Please read Specialized's notice below.
Your safety is of the upmost importance to Specialized and your retailer partner At this time please stop riding your Venge ViAS Rim. We ask that you bring your bike to our shop so we can install the replacement rear derailleur hanger. This will be of no cost to you.
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CKE Press Release
December 10, 2014
CARL'S JR. REVOLUTIONIZES FAST FOOD WITH NEW ALL-NATURAL BURGERNew All-Natural Burger features the first all-natural, no added hormones, no antibiotics, no steroids, grass-fed, free-range beef patty from a major fast food company
CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Carl's Jr.® announced the All-Natural Burger, featuring an all-natural, grass-fed, free-range beef patty that has no added hormones, antibiotics or steroids. With the introduction of the All-Natural Burger, Carl's Jr. is the first major fast-food chain to offer an all-natural beef patty on the menu. The All-Natural Burger will be available in participating Carl's Jr. locations beginning Wednesday, Dec. 17 and features the charbroiled, all-natural beef patty topped with a slice of natural cheddar cheese, vine-ripened tomatoes, red onion, lettuce, bread-and-butter pickles, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise, all served on the brand's signature Fresh Baked Buns.
"We've seen a growing demand for 'cleaner,' more natural food, particularly among Millennials, and we're proud to be the first major fast food chain to offer an all-natural beef patty burger on our menu," said Brad Haley, chief marketing officer of Carl's Jr. "Millennials include our target of 'Young Hungry Guys' and they are much more concerned about what goes into their bodies than previous generations. The new All-Natural Burger was developed specifically with them in mind. It features grass-fed, free-range beef that's raised with no antibiotics, no steroids and no added hormones. The charbroiled All-Natural Burger also has a slice of natural cheddar cheese, vine-ripened tomatoes, lettuce, red onion, bread-and-butter pickles, the classic trio of condiments - ketchup, mustard and mayo - and it's all served on one of our Fresh Baked Buns that we bake fresh inside our restaurants every day. Whether you're into more natural foods or not, it's simply a damn good burger."
"Greater awareness for health and wellness is driving the growth in healthful menu items, yet our research indicates that the majority of consumers still opt for more indulgent food," said Darren Tristano, EVP of Technomic Inc. "The push and pull between healthfulness and indulgence makes an All-Natural Burger on-trend. All-natural products also have a 'health halo' impact and often help consumers feel confident that they are getting a product better for them and from a source they can feel good about."
The new All-Natural Burger is available as a single all-natural beef burger for $4.69, as a double burger for $6.99, and may be ordered in a combo meal with fries and a drink. Guests may also substitute the all-natural patty on any burger on the menu for an additional charge. Prices may vary by location. For a limited time, visit carlsjr.com/coupons to download a coupon for $1 off any All-Natural Burger combo meal, valid at participating locations.
The new burger will be supported by an advertising campaign created by Los Angeles- and Amsterdam-based creative agency, 72andSunny. The first of two TV spots will begin airing on Dec. 29 with an additional commercial to debut Feb. 2015 during the super big football game many will be watching.
Follow Carl's Jr. on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest product news and promotional offers. Download the Super Star® Rewards app from the iTunes Store and Google Play and check in to redeem Carl's Jr. products on the spot, save points for a high-value reward, check out the full menu and use the store locator to find any Carl's Jr. in the U.S.
About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. ("CKE") is a privately held company headquartered in Carpinteria, Calif. Through its subsidiaries, CKE owns and licenses Carl's Jr.® and Hardee's® quick-service restaurants. CKE operates Carl's Jr. and Hardee's as one brand under two names acknowledging the regional heritage of both banners. CKE has a total of 3,551 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and 33 foreign countries and U.S. territories. Known for its one-of-a-kind premium menu items such as 100 percent Black Angus Thickburgers®, Made from Scratch™ Biscuits, Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders™ and Fresh Baked Buns, as well as an award-winning marketing approach, the Carl's Jr./Hardee's brand continues to deliver substantial and consistent growth in the U.S. and overseas. The Carl's Jr./Hardee's system is now 77 percent franchised, with international restaurants representing 18 percent of the system. For more information about CKE, please visit www.ckr.com or its brand sites at www.carlsjr.com and www.hardees.com.
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The family of an Oceanside man who was fatally shot by officers at the end of police pursuit in downtown Los Angeles called the death unjustified on Friday, saying the officers involved should be criminally prosecuted.
Alongside the family of 51-year-old Brian Newt Beaird, who was killed Dec. 13 after a high-speed chase, attorney Dale Galipo announced a $20 million claim that was being filed against the Los Angeles Police Department in the death.
Beaird's 80-year-old father could barely speak at times as he discussed the claim at a news conference outside LAPD headquarters downtown. He witnessed the pursuit on live television, calling his son and telling him to pull over.
"I just can't seem to get over this," Bill Beaird said.
Authorities had said the pursuit of the silver Chevrolet Corvette began in the South Gate area after apparent reckless drunken driving. The Corvette weaved through residential areas, sometimes at high speeds and with its lights off, aerial video showed, ending up in downtown Los Angeles.
More than an hour after the chase began, the Corvette slammed into another car at Olympic Boulevard and Los Angeles Street, where Beaird stumbled out of the vehicle with his hands in the air. He was shot first by nonlethal rounds and then, apparently, by bullets fired by Los Angeles Police Department officers, aerial video showed.
Family members disputed allegations that Beaird was drunk, saying he suffered from paranoia, particularly of the police.
"I can only imagine how terrified and alone he was, the last moments of his life," brother John Beaird said. "Even though his decisions were bad, the decisions of those offers pale in comparison to what my brother did."
Brian Beaird served in the U.S. National Guard and was discharged in 1988 after undergoing surgery for a brain tumor, his father said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Beaird described his son as a "disabled veteran," and Galipo said his paranoia had developed after the brain surgery, according to The Times.
"He was simply afraid and paranoid of the police, even though he has never been convicted of any felonies," Galipo said, the newspaper reported. "And that paranoia of the police is one of the reasons why he didn't pull over."
On Thursday, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced that the three officers involved in the shooting were placed on extended leave pending an internal investigation into the shooting death. In a statement, Beck said that after a preliminary briefing he was "very concerned about the circumstances that led up to and resulted in" the shooting.
One of the two occupants of the car struck by Beaird's Corvette was seriously injured, Beck noted.
Galipo urged the chief to disciple the officers.
"We are hoping that there is some…example set by Chief Beck…to tell his officers we do not want this type of senseless shooting," Galipo said.
Family members said officers should be criminally prosecuted in addition to the Police Department facing the civil claim.
KTLA's Kennedy Ryan and Sara Welch contributed to this story.
Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled Beaird's name.


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United Methodist Women are very active in the missions of the community and of the church. Members share a unique fellowship as they learn about and support missions in all parts of the world. Programs focus on racial and social justice, local and beyond local organizations, care-giving, spiritual development, and improving the lives of others.
Activities include hosting the ABC Sale (Attic/Basement/Closet) with all proceeds benefiting local missions. The largest portion of the proceeds provide Educational Scholarships to local individuals who are furthering their education. We organize meals for the Hospitality House, support UMCOR (United Methodist Council on Relief) with School Kits, Health Kits, Birthing Kits, Bedding Kits, Sewing Kits, Layette Kits and Cleaning Buckets.
Individual Circles have their own focus as well as leadership. They enjoy a time of fellowship as well as card ministry and devotional time. Information is highlighted from the UMW Prayer Calendar and the response magazine. Each year programs from the Program book focus on the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial, Annual Pledge Service, and the World Thank Offering.
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Meeting Time: 1st Monday at 10:00 am in room 200
Leaders: Rosemary Mock and Kathy Moorman
We are mostly retired—by age but not by activity. Mature, but not over the hill. We focus on local mission projects and strive to increase our understanding of the Bible. We enjoy a joyful fellowship within this faith community. In the past 12 months, our programs have focused on racial and social justice, on local non-profit organizations (especially those focused on children and families in poverty), on care-giving, and on spiritual development.


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Awards season is here again, and the annual furore over which movie won the Golden Globe has really kicked off this year. The reaction to Avatar's win was truly shocking. I've never seen such bile spewed forth, and I've been on the Net for 20-odd years.
Putting aside all the juvenile and ill-informed vitriol, why do people take these awards so seriously? Quick test. Here's a short list of films. What do they have in common?
- Network
- Annie Hall
- Coming Home
- Kramer vs Kramer
- Ordinary People
- Unforgiven
- Terms of Endearment
- Million Dollar Baby
They all won at least three of the big six Oscars (Film, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor & Actress), and they're all, as far as I'm concerned, eminently forgettable. In fact, of the dozen or so movies that have achieved this feat in the last 35 or so years, only two of them have really stood the test of time: Gandhi and Rain Man. There are other good films in this select group, like Amadeus and Silence of the Lambs, but they're not what I'd call great films. So, frankly, why do we care? The award only means that this group of people, at this time, liked that movie better than the others. It's not an enduring mark of greatness.
So what does make a great movie? Well, there's one simple measure of any form of entertainment. How many people went to see it? Box office may not be a measure of great artistic merit, but it does certainly tell you that this film appeals to a lot of people. And that, if you're in show business, is what pays the bills. Come on, making money ain't necessarily a bad thing. Films wouldn't get made if they weren't commercially successful. And that arty flick you like probably wouldn't have got funded if the studio hadn't made a ton of moolah off one of its blockbusters. It's been that way for a long, long time.
"We don't make films to make money. We make money so we can make more films." - Walt Disney
There's a great list of highest grossing movies over on wikipedia. It's worth a look.
Honestly, how can you not respect a man who makes the highest grossing film of all time, and then spends ten years to make another one that's just as huge, even without a massively popular hit single to help sell it. (Currently, Avatar's running #2 with $1.6bn, behind Titanic's $1.8bn. Anyone seriously want to bet that Avatar won't take the top spot?) Yes, it's a derivative story. So what? Show me any film in that list that doesn't have a derivative story. Actually, show me any book, comic or anything else that doesn't have a derivative story. That's what makes Avatar work - it takes familiar elements and reworks them into a fantastic storytelling experience. Just like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, Spiderman, Shrek, and so on. That's why we love them.
More interesting, though, compare what it cost to make the movie with what it made at box office, a bit further down the page. There's a fairly simple rule. To be one of these mega-blockbusters, you need to be one of the biggest budget movies of the year, and you'll make back 3 to 10 times what you invested.
Except, now look at Rocky. Cost, $1.1m. Box office, $225m. Holy crap, Batman. That film made back 200 times what it cost, which is truly phenomenal, and that doesn't even cover the video & DVD sales or the TV money, let alone the merchandising. Now that, my friends, is the kind of box office returns movie producers dream about. How many other films got made by UA because of the money they made from Rocky? It may not be the best movie ever, but it shows that someone really knew exactly what the public wanted and gave it to them. That's where the business comes into the show.
I therefore nominate Rocky as the most successful movie ever made. And you know what, I've never even seen it.


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For Visual Thinkers: 2 Different Ways To Look At Your Evernote Notes
Evernote is the closest (or at least, the most popular) digital relative of the old moleskin notebook. There's just one slight hitch – Evernote organizes all the notes and notebooks in a flat, linear structure. Usually, it isn't a problem at all if you are anything other than a visual thinker. Visual thinkers lean more towards free-flowing methods like sketchnoting How To Visualize Ideas, Information & Data Using Sketchnoting If you're a student or someone who takes notes a regular basis, you may be interested in a fun and even artistic movement called Sketchnoting. Sketchnoting is like notetaking, but it includes visual notes as... Read More and mindmaping 4 Great Web-Based Mindmapping Tools To Enhance Your Creativity Mindmaps are a wonderful resource for brainstorming, planning, and managing ideas in a way that increases your productivity and enhances your creativity. But what if you want to create a mindmap without pen or paper? Read More . Visual thinking helps to break down the complexity of information and gives you another angle to look at it from. When it comes to working with information, a more visual approach also helps to re-organize the structure of staid notes, and bridge the right-left brain to spark creativity.
The Evernote ecosystem gives you two choices to go visual with your notes and explore them in more interesting ways.
Mohiomap is an interesting third-party application that helps you visualize your Evernote notes as a mindmap. You can navigate through the mindmap and interact with your notes as you would on Evernote. After signing into Mohiomap, authorize the app to connect to your Evernote account. Don't worry, you can always cancel the authorization from Evernote. Mohiomap graphically represents your notebook's structure with nodes (representing the individual notebooks) and links. Here are the useful features of the mindmap which allows you to intuitively get a bearing on your notes. You can…
- "Pin" nodes in place and control the mindmap's layout.
- Filter out old topics by using the control to filter by age of note.
- Zoom slider (or mouse) controls the layout. Zoom in and out of individual nodes.
- Open each note in a preview panel, browser window, or launch the Evernote desktop application.
- Isolate each node from the remaining nodes and see all the notes it contains. Each notebook and note is editable.
- Search through notebooks using keyword based search through tags and also search through all joined notebooks.
- Mohiomap also supports tagging. Notes without tags carry the date of their creation.
Using Mohiomap: Mohiomap is useful for getting an overview of related notes as they are difficult to find using the Evernote application. You can also use the search feature to quickly generate a mindmap with the keyword hits in your notes. The app itself needs a few finishing touches – there were a few instances when the navigation stuttered on Chrome. If the mindmap seems too crowded, you would do better to focus on individual nodes. It is a useful application if you like to get a complete bird's eye view of all that you have dumped in Evernote.
Index cards have long been used in many productivity systems. Just as cheap and useful as the humble notebook, the index card finds its way back to Evernote with CardDesk. CardDesk is a beta application that visually organizes your Evernote notes into index cards on a workspace called the Desktop. Just like any other Evernote app, you have to sign-in and allow CardDesk to access your Evernote account. CardDesk is fairly intuitive to use – from the left pane, you can drag and drop individual notes on the Desktop and visually organize them like index cards. Beyond that, you can…
- The index cards can be resized and color coded.
- Arrange notes neatly in tiles or stacks while moving them around.
- Double click on any note in the left pane or on the Desktop to view it in Evernote.
- Create multiple Desktops within the same session of CardDesk for multiple projects.
- Click on the Evernote icon on each card to edit the note in a separate Evernote window.
- Quickly create a new note from within CardDesk. It syncs automatically with the selected notebook.
- The different ways to arrange notes allows related notes to be placed relative to each other.
- The notes panel provides a search feature to quickly call up related notes.
Using CardDesk: Even though CardDesk is in beta, it is a handy tool for solo brainstorming around all the research notes you have collected. The advantages of index cards extend to Evernote – for instance, you can use it as a vision board or as a visual map for documenting a series of steps in a process.
You can catch some of the developments around this Evernote app on the Evernote Discussion threads.
There are many unique uses of Evernote Get Creative With Evernote: 10 Unique Uses You Haven't Thought Of Evernote is one of the ultimate tools in productivity, and with a wide variety of multiplatform apps, there's no limit to the way that you can use the service. We're big fans of Evernote here... Read More . While I wouldn't advocate opening up any private information stored on your Evernote notebooks to third-party Evernote apps, these handy visual organizers can be put to productive use to manage the deluge of non-personal information we trust Evernote with.
If you are new to the note taking app, don't forget the unofficial Evernote manual How to Use Evernote: The Unofficial Manual Learning how to use Evernote on your own takes a long time. This is why we've put together this guide to show you how to take full advantage of the most important Evernote features. Read More to start off. If you are an old hand, tell us your impressions about these two tools. Are you a visual thinker who likes a more non-linear approach to managing information?
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|Once you taste the power, you can't stop!
|~ Fire Lord to Stomer
Fire Lord was once a simple mining cyborg turned evil due to his lust for power and is the main villain in Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire. In the Hero Factory series, Fire Lord rampages across the galaxy in search of fuel and power as well as crimes to commit and is often aided by his three henchmen: Drilldozer, Jetbug, and Nitroblast.
Fire Lord was originally from the planet Talos 5 where he worked as a mining bot all his life. During this time he met hero Preston Stormer and was given some kind of batteries in his fingers. These batteries allowed workers to absorb a little bit of energy from fuels cells so that they wouldn't have to keep going back to base for recharging. Unfortunately, the scientists who worked on this invention didn't calculate the horror that awaited Fire Lord. The batteries began to absorb too much energy and the sheer amount of power could barely be contained in his body. Fire Lord became addicted to the energy flow and found that he was literally corrupted with power. Because of this, Fire Lord took a life of villainy and went on a destructive crime spree across the galaxy often assisted by his three intelligent henchmen: Drilldozer, Jetbug, and Nitroblast, who were also cyborgs. However, Fire Lord and his gang of pyromaniacs were often hindered by Hero Factory, an organization of heroes dedicated to rid the galaxy of villainy and crime. Years later, Fire Lord and his men raided Tanker Station 22 to loot its fuel, but a squad of Heroes led by Stormer arrived to defeat them. Stormer and his men rescued most of the workers from Fire Lord, but Fire Lord and his men easily defeated the heroes. One of the heroes, Mark Surge, was able to lure Fire Lord away as the heroes retreated, and Fire Lord came close to capturing the hero. However, Surge escaped and Stormer returned to confront Fire Lord once again. During the fight, he revealed his meeting with Stormer in the past and eventually drove Stormer off a ledge, though he survived, but was stopped by Nathan Evo and Julius Nex, who rammed into the villain and pushed him backwards into an electric wall. After the heroes defeated his minions, a still living Fire Lord fled to the lowest parts of the facility where he began absorbing Tanker Station 22's largest fuel deposit. However Stormer pursued him there and resumed their fight. During the fight Surge severed Fire Lord's hand which cut him off from the fuel and gave Stormer enough time to defeat Fire Lord at last by electrocuting him, causing the villain to deactivate. Fire Lord's henchmen along with their inactive master were then taken to Makuhero City and imprisoned


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Hundreds of Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes chicks were buried up to their necks last month by north-westerly winds that caused a sand storm on the beach the USA's Kure Atoll, North-western Hawaiian Islands. Winds were up 40 km/h and with very dry sand resulted in the storm.
Chicks trapped in the sand overheat and die if they are not dug out (as their parents do not dig out their chicks) so Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DNLR) crew members on the atoll, wearing protective goggles and warm clothes, worked into the late evening to dig out over 400 chicks. The rescued chicks were doing well some days later.
The Black-footed Albatross depicted here buried up to its neck was incubating an egg on Kure Atoll when it was buried by a severe winter sand storm in 2011. Climate change may increase the number of storms like these resulting in lower adult survival and reproductive success for seabirds that nest in low lying atolls and islands. This adult and many others were saved by DLNR staff stationed on the island at the time.
Kure supported 2854 pairs of Black-footed Albatrosses in 2014, as well as 20 073 pairs of Laysan Albatrosses P. immutabilis that tend to breed inland in more vegetated areas.
Photographs by Andrew Sullivan-Haskins and Cynthia Vanderlip, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Follow the Kure Atoll Blog of the Kure Atoll Conservancy. The conservancy is also on Facebook.
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A patient is suing a New Orleans-area medical clinic for grave injuries that she claims resulted from a poorly installed window treatment. On January 7 Yvette Hilton filed suit against Access Health Louisiana following a visit to the company's Belle Chasse Community Health Center during which she alleges that the window treatment fell on her, causing severe and debilitating injuries to her head, shoulder, neck and back. According to Hilton, the treatment fell due to a gust of wind caused by another patient closing the door to the waiting room in which she was sitting.
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If the window treatment was installed under the legal purview of the general contractor and the premises of the clinic still fall within the contractor's liability period, the clinic's owner may in turn seek a settlement with the builder to recover any financial payout the court may award to the plaintiff.
As a developer, contractor or subcontractor, you bear legal responsibility for your work under the terms stipulated by state law, unless explicitly stipulated otherwise in your contract. Good professional practices and adherence to the standards of your trade remain your front-line protection against liability, but without certified proof that you complied with the standards, you may still end up exposed to liability.
A certificate of construction compliance is issued by an authorized compliance agency, and is usually required in order to obtain a certificate of occupancy from your local authorities. Getting compliance-certified in a timely manner can become your first defense against claims of poor workmanship or materials, but you'll need to know what to do if a plaintiff alleges a flaw that contradicts the certifier's approval. In complex projects involving many parties and stages of construction, you may want to supplement the required certification with your own compliance documentation, including photographs, work descriptions and receipts, in order to prove to a court that you took all possible measures to ensure proper construction.
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A good compliance strategy can prevent tragedy, and maintaining comprehensive compliance documentation can save your company from frivolous lawsuits and unfair judgments. To see how you can best document your firm's compliance, consult with the legal team at Smiley Law, your partners in construction.