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So, after a little break and with the New Year here, we are now back into the wonderful world of words and books. We picked two today, one is something that every single one of us experiences every day:
Refers to the first person one comes across upon leaving his or her house, more historically the first person on New Year's Day or a special occasion.
Now, the question that arises: would that be the first person you spoke to, or the first person you saw? For us, particularly me, if it was the former it would be the shop assistant in Waitrose, if the latter, it would be my cat if animals are included, if not my next-door neighbour!
Who was your Qualtagh this morning?
The second word is because it made us smile:
A mental condition where a person believes that they have become a cat! People regularly comment after visiting our cats here, that they would like to come back as a cat as ours are so spoilt. We can understand the want to believe that you're a cat – sleeping all day, cuddles, strokes, eating and then sleep again – in the warm! Perhaps you could pretend for a day. 😊


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MacArthur has announced a grant of $250,000 to the OneWorld International Foundation in support of its online media network designed to help civil society organizations bring greater attention to human rights and sustainable development issues worldwide.
OneWorld is an online gateway into news and commentary from a network of 6,500 nongovernmental organizations, radio broadcasters and video producers working to improve peoples lives around the world. Using the newest communications technologies, OneWorld has made it possible for these organizations to upload information they have generatedincluding text, images, audio and video contentonto the OneWorld web portal, www.oneworld.net, for sharing with global and local audiences. OneWorld has become a resource for many mainstream media outlets looking for information and news stories from fresh perspectives.
Modern technology makes it possible to broaden the sources of reliable information and bring a greater diversity of voices into the public debate about such topics as human rights and environmental sustainability, said Jonathan Fanton, President of the MacArthur Foundation. In harnessing the power of new communications technologies, the OneWorld network allows thousands of organizations around the worldranging from community groups in rural Africa to large nongovernmental organizations such as Human Rights Watchto provide alternative perspectives on pressing global social issues.
Operating in 12 languages, OneWorld Centers in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe publish country and regional editions of the OneWorld web portal. A radio and video news service, thematic portal sites on HIV/AIDS and the digital divide, and the Open Knowledge Network (OKN) help complement OneWorlds work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, which commit the international community to an expanded vision of development. The OKN was designed to help remote communities access information to improve their lives and to help disseminate local knowledge to a global audience.
With MacArthur support, the OneWorld daily headline service and the OneWorld Yahoo service will be able to tap into a large audience with a hunger for authentic and diverse global voices and stories, said Larry Kirkman, chairman of the board of the OneWorld International Foundation and Dean of the School of Communications at American University. The events of 9/11 and the war in Iraq have triggered an upsurge of interest in international affairs, global interdependence, and multilateral problem solving. OneWorld is positioned to respond to this demand, with a focus on young peoplethose with the greatest stake in the future and those whose values are still taking shape. Finding new ways to inform, involve and equip college and university audiences in the United States lies at the heart of any long-range plan to build effective, articulate support for a just and sustainable world order.
OneWorld International Foundation is based in London, United Kingdom, and has regional centers in the Netherlands, Spain, Finland, Zambia, Canada, India, Costa Rica, Italy, Austria, and the U.S. Each center manages the partnerships with nonprofit organizations within the region and houses an editorial team that puts together the regional OneWorld website.

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I had been working the creek about a mile or so and came across a great looking little pocket of water that had a few big rocks stacked on top of each other. The water had formed a small pool on the opposite bank that was overgrown with cottonwood branches. There was no way to get to it from the other side and from my side it was going to be a reach, even with my 8 foot fly rod. I had to try to weave my rod tip through a whole bunch of twigs just to get close to where I thought a fish would be. The best way to do this is to draw your line up to the sinker which is about 3 inches from your Salmon Egg and hook. When I got over the spot I released my line so the egg would drop and before it hit the water it got hammered by a Rainbow. The fish was hooked, my rod tip was under water and I was stuck with no way to get him out. I leaned out as far as I could to get some kind of position as my line jerked violently and my hat came off. I stood watching hatless as the fish fought to get away. The line now weak from rubbing against branches finally broke and the Trout was free.
I don't think I'm the first person that has lost that fish. He seemed to know what he was doing. I didn't get to see how big he was, but he felt big and there was no way I was ever going to get him out of his pool.
That's creek fishing at it's best. Many get away and sometimes they take your hat with them.


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The last couple of days I've been writing about Zoroaster, the Egyptian monotheists, and their reverence of the Sun. It is a good object to choose as the prime deity for people lacking modern technology and telescopes because without it our Earth would soon become incapable of supporting any life on the surface. There have been living things found in the deepest mines, supported at present by heat and nutrients from deeper in the Earth, and those could survive without the sun for a long time. However, anything beyond tiny organisms would soon fail without the Sun.
Just for the fun of the speculation I have been taking that existential idea a bit further and projecting our Sun and its surrounding planets and other stuff out of our Milky Way galaxy. Say we somehow found ourselves halfway over to the Andromeda galaxy, in one of those newly discovered intergalactic strings, and I was wondering if we could survive. Is there anything that our galaxy provides to us in our present condition that we couldn't live without? Perhaps there are extragalactic flows of deadly radiations that would fry us. Exploding stars can sometimes create destructive energies if you are too close, and too close is a very long way, but it's probably not halfway over to Andromeda. Really big events like colliding black holes are rare enough to be really distant. The magnetic fields generated by our Earth's turbulent core of iron protect us from some radiations and might do so even outside our galaxy.
Perhaps our galaxy is providing us with materials that drift in and give us extra matter and energy, but all of these things don't seem to make much difference now that we are here. On first look, it seems that our Sun and our Earth would get along just fine when floating along all alone in deep space, we humans, love looking at our stars at night, but if we were halfway to Andromeda all we would see on a black night would be a few soft galactic glows. Of course, when great telescopes like we presently have were made, it would make our lonely world a lot more exciting. It would make our existing at all even stranger than it already is. Presently, we are just one of a hundred billion stars in our galaxy but if we were all alone we would feel even more isolated and more special than we already do.
Perhaps I should follow suggestion 52, to desire only things which I can honestly earn. By that idea there isn't much to be earned by such speculations if I were floating so very far away from everything. Even a two-way communication back to the Milky Way would take millions of years for a reply, and it would be very boring waiting for an answer.
Being absolutely isolated makes working with your fellow beings for some common goals the meaning of your lives.


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Future bright for SAIT students
The future is looking brighter for SAIT students seeking work experience in Calgary.
"Now, I'm actually having employers reach out to me directly. It's a real switch in just 12 months, things are, I would say, pretty optimistic," said Mark Jensen, SAIT Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Work Experience Coordinator.
Jensen said that he has seen a rise in the internship, co-op placements and practicums available for students since starting with SAIT in 2017.
Calgary has experienced a decline in the unemployment rate rising to the top 10 of BMO's city performance ranking, after being ranked at the bottom of the ranking in 2017.
Jensen said that once the cost of oil crossed $60 employees became more open to taking on students, because companies were willing to proceed with projects. These projects were especially good news from an ICT perspective, said Jensen, because it allows student to use their technology skills in the work place.
"[Work placements] reaffirm the lessons from the classroom, which is super critical," said Jensen.
The ICT coordinator said that the practicums, co-op placements and internships available to students offer an opportunity for them to get out into the workforce and see how the skills they have learned in class actually work.
The learning opportunities available to students are also essential said Jensen, because they are able to generate more references and industry relationships and create more credibility.
"If you have an instructor and someone from the industry who say 'Bill did a really great job' that just adds that much more credibility to the student moving forward in their career," said Jensen.
The opportunity to work in a professional work place also gives students access to help from professionals in their field of work and the opportunity to network, said Jensen.
These exposures to both work places and industry leaders can set students up for success.
Outside of practicum, co-op placements and internships Jensen said he recommends looking for networking events including Meetups, conferences and other learning opportunities.
"Start networking yesterday," said Jensen, who said that at least half of jobs come through meeting people.
"[Work placements] reaffirm the lessons from the classroom, which is super critical," said Jensen.
The Work Experience Coordinator said that the best way to network and approach colleagues in the industry is by starting a conversation.
In the latest Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada Alberta posted 26,000 new jobs in January, and the provinces joblessness rate dropped by 6.9 per cent.
However, the unemployment rate in Calgary has remained at 7.5 per cent. The only major Canadian cities with lower rates are Saskatoon and St. John's.
Alberta's unemployment rate is now at the lowest level it has been since 2015.
Statistics released from the University of Calgary show that internships placements increased by more than two thirds in the last four months, rising from 86 this time last year to 134 now.
"The future is bright, our numbers are up in terms of people securing practicums," said Jensen.


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As ever, Jackie Estrada is running the Eisner Awards, and she would like to remind you, if you work in the comics industry (and surprisingly this includes me, because of the likes of the deservedly non-nominated Avengefuls), the deadline for voting on nominations in the 2013 Eisners is June 12th at midnight. Or, June 13th 8am if you live in the UK. Which I do.
It's not the only Estrada-related deadline however.
Jackie's husband Batton Lash has a live Kickstarter for his first full colour TPB of Supernatural Law (or Wolff & Byrd to old timeys), The Werewolf Of New York, and is his longest such story to date.
They've met the target, have stretch goaled from 500 copies to 1000 copies printed, with bookstore distribution, but there's still a few days left to get in.
Before Wolfram & Hart in Angel, before Being Human, there was Wolff & Byrd, and it remains a most entertaining comic book, full of demonic legal puns and plot twist
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Create an App Which Will Engage Users for Hours: Storytelling and Gamification in Mobile Apps
Create an App Which Will Engage Users for Hours: Storytelling and Gamification in Mobile Apps
If you're aiming for high user engagement, try incorporating gamification into your app. Here are a few examples of mobile apps using gamification and storytelling.
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The mobile game market grows rapidly, and it earned $40.6B in 2016 – the equivalent of global box office sales for the year. It is expected that this trend will stay with us for a very long time, as the revenue of mobile games increased 14% year over year, largely due to Android, which saw a 32% uptick in revenue.
No wonder more and more mobile apps have gamification and storytelling features, as they often guarantee high user engagement. Thanks to them, you can, for example, change your everyday running into surviving the zombie apocalypse! Application ideas with such features are endless – they can help you with changing your everyday habits, increasing your productivity, or even making your children excited to do their chores.
What Exactly Are Gamification & Storytelling?
Storytelling is all about writing an extraordinary, engaging adventure and presenting it to your users. Just like in books, games, or movies – in mobile apps, implementing that component is possible as well. With your app, you can take your users far, far away and tell them a story they won't be able to get away from until they know the end! As the trend shows, games where the cornerstone is an interesting story (for example, The Walking Dead, Life Is Strange, or Heavy Rain) gain a spectacular success worldwide, it is definitely worth considering writing an interesting scenario for your mobile app.
On the other hand, gamification is, as the definition by J.J. Rosen says, "easy-to-use web- and mobile-based learning platforms (…) [that] take the boredom out of long training sessions by gamifying the entire process. A training manual is replaced by an interactive game that allows participants to win awards and be acknowledged."
One of the first and best-known learning platforms with gamification features was Duolingo – an app whose purpose was to teach foreign languages. By gaining experience and collecting achievements and prizes, you were able to upgrade your language skills significantly, simultaneously feeling excited to unlock a new app level. But gamification goes further than just learning nowadays! And it's definitely not only for children, as it was initially perceived.
Now let's move along from theory to practice. Check out these examples of six mobile apps using storytelling and gamification features in the best possible way.
1. Zombies Run!
User engagement type: storytelling mixed with gamification – you not only get an opportunity to collect items and raise your experience while running, but are also immersed in an apocalyptic world thanks to a fascinating and constantly developing story.
It is the most engaging and innovative sports app you have ever seen, as it throws you in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. In the app, you are one of the few survivors on Earth, living in a small place called Abel Township. Your job is to collect necessary supplies to ensure your comrades' survival. And how do you collect those items? By running!
In your earphones, you will be hearing a radio transmission alternating with your own music, where you will get the newest information considering the situation on the battlefield. The app has a very expanded story, as the new seasons of the plot are appearing constantly. And watch out for zombie chases. Once in a while, you will hear a distant noise of zombies approaching you, and if you do not want to loose your precious items – it's time for a RUN!
2. ChoreMonster
User engagement type: gamification – changing children chores into tasks they need to fulfill, with an award selected by their parents awaiting them if they succeed.
Do you have problems with encouraging your kids to make their beds or water the plants? This app may be a true salvation for you! ChoreMonster's main goal is to motivate kids to do their everyday duties, and it achieves this by gamifying the experience for both parties – parents and their children.
After completing a chore, the child is rewarded with a fun and friendly screen that lets them know they earned points that can be redeemed for parent-selected rewards such as gift cards or an ice cream outing. Such a pity that it hadn't been invented when we were children, right?
3. SuperBetter
User engagement type: gamification through collecting experience points, completing quests, and creating your own tasks to fulfill.
You want to start a healthy lifestyle, but your motivation holds out for only a few weeks? This app can help you in becoming a super and better self!
SuperBetter is a free game, and once you sign up, you can choose a goal you want to work towards and add "quests" to your account that you can complete achieving a healthier self. When you manage to complete your quests, you'll earn points in different character areas, like mental, emotional, social, and physical resilience.
You can also create your own goals and quests or choose a "power pack," a bundle of quests, activities, and "bad guys" (or things that stand in your way) that will help you get started.
4. Habitica: Gamify Your Tasks
User engagement type: gamification through changing your habits into a role-playing game where you gain experience points, complete quests, and advance to the next level.
Habitica started as the HabitRPG web app, but thanks to a huge success on Kickstarter, it's mobile version also appeared. Now it has more than 500 thousand downloads in the Google Play Store!
In Habitica, you can create a personalized avatar and feel like a true adventurer doing quests in your real life! At first sight, it is another motivational app, but thanks to an extraordinary design which imitates old RPG indie games, it is much more exciting to use than others.
Enthusiastic user feedback states clearly that it can really help you with changing your everyday habits! And motivates you to do so by giving you experience points for every task fulfilled, which leads you to level up. You can even assign quests, to-dos, and tasks to your friends! Maybe, one day, companies will use it to manage employees' work? That would be fun!
5. Fitocracy
User engagement type: gamification through enabling you to challenge your friends on duels where you are gaining or losing experience points and gaining them in a more traditional way of completing various sports quests.
You are sick of your friends bragging themselves about how much faster, stronger, and better they are than you? Challenge them to a true fitness duel!
Fitocracy is a fitness app developed in an MMORPG style – you collect experience points and badges for your every sporting achievement. And as I mentioned before, it has one especially fun function – challenging your friends to true fitness combat.
Fitocracy has been chosen an App of the Year by Men's Journal and won Mashable's Innovation Index for Health & Fitness. There is also a strong sports community gathered around the app to encourage users even more in changing their life to be more active. Honestly, if this app won't get you off your couch, nothing can!
6. Covet Fashion
User engagement type: gamification through creating your own character, completing challenges and earning virtual (and sometimes real-life!) prizes.
Gamification can be also implemented in m-commerce apps – the perfect example is Covet Fashion. For users, it's an engaging app where you create your own avatar and dress them up in the newest and most desirable clothes. You can also take part in a "fashion duels" where other members of the app community choose which Covet Fashion user stylization is better.
From the developer perspective – it's a great opportunity to advertise designers' work and even sell real-life clothes, that your users "wear" virtually. It's a perfect win-win situation for everyone.
The app has more than 10 million downloads in the Google Play store and has become a huge success worldwide.
As you can see, gamification can change almost every mobile app into something extraordinary, beginning with letting you sink into a world of the zombie apocalypse when you simply run (Zombie Run), to changing dull and boring everyday duties into a mission (Chore Monster).
Cleverly used, gamification can be your app's biggest asset, transforming your ordinary users to engaged and simply having a lot of fun players. Everybody has a small piece of a warrior in themselves, willing to collect points and solve difficult quests that will lead them to the victory. No matter what the actual victory is: cleaning their room or running a marathon, I assure you that developing an app that will help people change their lives in an extraordinary and pleasant way is a priceless and very profitable experience!
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Taxing European wine, and the economic fallacy behind the Jackson Family Wines proposal
Know two things about the proposal by the man who runs Jackson Family Wines to put up a tariff wall to keep cheap European imports out of the U.S.:
First, Barbara Banke, the chairwoman of Jackson Family Wines, told Wine Business Monthly in February: The wine business "seems tougher this year and it probably will be tougher next year. It doesn't seem like it's as easy as it was."
Second, the suggested retail price for the company's flagship product, Kendall-Jackson chardonnay, is about $17. But you can find it for $10 or $12 without too much trouble, which no doubt causes much consternation at company headquarters.
Is a pattern emerging here?
The Jackson Family proposal for taxing European wine has nothing to do with free trade, the so-called "level playing field," or any other political rhetoric. It has to do with profit – Jackson doesn't want to sell $10 wine, so it doesn't want anyone else to sell it, either.
Which I completely understand. I don't agree with it, but I understand it. So why hide the company's true intentions behind complaints about unfair trade? Because who would agree to tax $10 European wine to protect one company's profits? Hardly anyone who doesn't work for that company.
Which brings us to the Wine Curmudgeon's wine supply and demand primer. California's role in the world wine market is important certainly, accounting for about 280 million cases a year. But it's not as important as Californians like to think. The French, Spanish, and Italians combine for almost 1.8 billion cases a year, while the total production of Chile plus Argentina is some 11 percent higher than California's.
So what makes anyone think that the so-called "level playing field" would change anything? The rest of the world already has plenty of wine of equal quality and that will probably still cost less, even without the offending tariffs and subsidies. Why would a European buy €15 or €20 California wine (assuming anyone in California could sell it for that little, given California's pricing structure) when they could still buy €8 or €10 European wine in the supermarket?
And this assumes that California can somehow produce enough wine to export. Which, as I mentioned in the first post, it doesn't. We drink almost all the wine made in the U.S. in the U.S., and that doesn't look to change anytime soon. They're pulling out vines in California, not planting new ones to sell cabernet sauvignon to France and sauvignon blanc to Chile.
So there may not be much demand in the rest of the world for California wine, even if there was enough supply to export it, tariffs or no. The Jackson Family proposal ignores those basics, because it doesn't help their argument.
Fortunately for those of us who care about wine and not wine company profits, I'm here to make sure those basics aren't ignored.
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TIFF 2011 Video – Bryan Cranston on His New Movie, Drive
AMC News caught up with Breaking Bad's leading man, Bryan Cranston, at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival to discuss his new flick, Drive, starring Ryan Gosling. The Breaking Bad star offered insight into his role as scheming mechanic Shannon: "He sees [Gosling's character] as a way to get what he wants." Want to hear what else Cranston had to say?
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on 01 Jan 1847
Genres: Classic, Gothic, Romance
Pages: 507
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity.
She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than Victorian society traditionally allowed.
With a heroine full of yearning, the dangerous secrets she encounters, and the choices she finally makes, Charlotte Bronte's innovative and enduring romantic novel continues to engage and provoke readers.(less)
I loved the earlier section when Jane lived with her cousins and later was sent to school. You can see how alone, independent and brave she is. I also really enjoyed seeing Jane's rebellious side come out as given her gender and life circumstances this is something you would expect to see stamped out of her.
The scene where her friend Helen Burns died from typhus made me feel emotional and angry. Her death was the only part of the book I could remember from my previous reading of Jane Eyre so obviously it affected me deeply the first time I read it too
I also loved Mr Rochester – one of the original bad boys of fiction. He is indulgent, moody, passionate and impulsive. And like all the 'good' bad boys, he wants to change and his love for Jane is his guiding light to turning his life around.
No insta love – there is a genuine connection between Jane and Mr Rochester and it is slowly built up, layer by layer, conversation by conversation and it is totally believable. Or to put it another way, the romance rocks!
I'm probably a pleb but being honest what I disliked was how wordy it was. It took forever to get to the point.
I hated St. John Rivers – pious, unfeeling, dutiful – he is the exact opposite to my Mr Rochester. The sections of the book where St John was present just dragged for me as he simultaneously bored and exasperated me. I wanted to high five Jane when she turned down his marriage proposal
I didn't like being addressed as Reader, for example, the most famous line in this book is :
"Reader, I married him"
It just felt formal and created a barrier between myself and Jane. This is hard to explain but when I'm reading I like to escape into a book as if I'm living it myself and the repeated use of Reader reminded me that I was passive observer.
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Some better drawings done at the Pence Gallery in Davis. Mostly 5, 10 and 20 minute poses. I had thought about doing some painting – just value studies. But when evening comes around, I'm too tired to think about lifting a brush.
I was working with 4B soft charcoal on smooth newsprint. Got too dark for me so I switched to 2B charcoal to sketch in the construction lines and then work with 4B to darken some shadows. It worked pretty well. Sometimes changing gives a different outlook.
Detailed parts like the hands and feet are hard to do in a full figure quick drawing. So I fade them out. But I'm getting better with the facial.
Now my plan with these drawings is to paint, starting with black and white studies and then color. I'm a little apprehensive about meeting the challenge. But I'll never know if I don't go forward.


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Did you know that young guys are going prematurely grey ON PURPOSE? That's right! This is THE best time ever to colour your hair because absolutely anything goes and every one of you can sport a silver fox, faux-grey look…even the young dudes strutting the halls between classes. Or pink, or blue for that matter. Colour is one of theeasiest and most popular ways to stand out from the crowd at the moment and Hollywood has figured it out. Celebrities like Zayn Malik have embraced their future grey while Justin Bieber is known for... Read More
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50 Cent Phone Tirade Revealed: Rapper Calls 16-Year-Old Son 'F*cking Crazy, Stupid, Little A**hole'
50 Cent exploded into rage at his 16-year-old son in the months before he was arrested on domestic violence and vandalism charges, hurling a string of obscenities at the teenager and calling him "f*cking stupid," a "sh*t head" and a "motherf*cker."
The angry rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, told his son Marquise to cut all contact with him in a series of expletive laden text messages — "f*ck you stop texting me," read one; "delete my number," said another — after the pair was apparently unable to coordinate a custody visitation.
At one point in the vicious communication, 50 Cent admonished Marquise and told him: "I don't have a son anymore."
His shocking rant — obtained exclusively by RadarOnline.com — is an eerie echo of Alec Baldwin's repulsive attack on his then 11-year-old daughter with ex-wife Kim Basinger, Ireland.
PHOTO: 50 Cent And Chelsea In Bed Together
The In Da Club singer also demanded Marquise take a DNA test to prove he was his biological son because his mother, TLC Starter Wives star Shaniqua Tompkins, had supposedly been promiscuous during their relationship.
"I need a blood test cause that d*ck sucking b*tch you call mom was f*cking the hole [sic] time," he wrote in the text message exchange on January 5.
The clash appeared to occur after Marquise failed to answer the door at his home to his Grammy Award-winning father.
In another missive, 50 Cent wrote: "Tell your mother she won. She has you and ill [sic] make another. I will have nothing to do with you. Don't text me ever again."
You can read the full messages here.
RadarOnline.com has verified the texts originated from a cell phone registered to G Unit Touring, the record label created and owned by 50 Cent.
Multiple emails to 50 Cent's attorney were not returned. Thompkins also did not return a call seeking comment.
During the text message brutal exchange, which began at 10.59 p.m. and lasted for more than an hour, Marquise bemoaned how his dad had not been a good father to him and hadn't even called for his birthday or Christmas.
"F*ck you all you want is a gift," the rapper responded. "Like your mother and your ungrateful sister."
Seconds later, he followed up with another message, telling Marquise to "delete my number" and "you never call what the f*ck I'm suppose to call you to give you something sorry."
Marquise responded, "Well if u feel that way, I don't care about no gift it's the thought that means the most, remember this money ain't everything."
Charged 50 Cent: "Good luck with you life man. I tried to come talk to you. You din't have to have me come all the way out there if you don't to see me you little ass hole."
Here is a transcript of the unfiltered and raw exchange:
50 Cent: Hey I'm outside the house at the front door.
50 Cent: I came to the front door then lights went off. What's up?
Marquise: U lying u outside?
Marquise: Lol.
Marquise: Lol u fronting.
50 Cent: I saw you looking out the window good luck in life. Your gonna need it.
Marquise: Lol u fronting hard body now, how u going to see me when I'm in the basement lmao
50 Cent: F*ck you
50 Cent: You are your mother child
Marquise: Lol why would u lie about that lol
50 Cent: I need a blood test cause that d*ck sucking b*tch you call mom was f*cking the hole time
50 Cent: I don't think your funny at all. I drove out here for nothing.
Marquise: Pops ur trippen now, why u won't been get one u had 16 years lol, I know u lying bc u didt even call me too go outside
50 Cent: Are you f*cking crazy I don't have time to play boy. I told you I would come see you. I came motherf*cker start turning lights out and looking threw the blinds.
50 Cent: Are you f*cking stupid. You had me drive over there why do you think I needed a address sh*t head. I saw the lights go out then some one playing in the blinds and there no party going on. F*ck you to
50 Cent: You your mother and your sister f*ck all of yal.
Marquise: I might dumb, come thru then, no need to get upset
Marquise: Stop by and say hello too ur son
50 Cent: What the f*ck are you taking about I'm not f*cking with you after this I leave Atlanta in the morning.
Marquise: So come thru then
50 Cent: F*ck you
Marquise: No need for all that
50 Cent: You are bigger enough to know better so f*ck you stop texting me
Marquise: Ight
50 Cent: Tell your mother she won. She has you and ill make another. I will have nothing to do with you. Don't text me ever again.
Marquise: U keep texting me lol
50 Cent: It's cool I will never go out of my way again. You disrespectful little mother f*cker.
Marquise: Lol u never do I don't know not that doesn't even call there son for his birthday
Marquise: Or get him a gift for his b-day or for Christmas.
50 Cent: You are your mothers son. I don't have a son anymore.
50 Cent: F*ck you all you want is a gift. Like your mother and your ungrateful sister.
50 Cent: Delete my number.
50 Cent: You never call what the f*ck I'm suppose to call you to give you something sorry
Marquise: Welp if u feel that way, I don't about no gift it's the thought that means the most, remember this money ain't everything
Marquise: I'm tired of calling u, why don't call me and please can't wait to hear this excuse
50 Cent: Good luck with you life man. I tried to come talk to you. You din't have to have me come all the way out there if you don't to see me you little ass hole.
50 Cent: I don't have to make a excuse for anything. I'm a grown ass man boy. You talking about money ain't everything. Your right but when you don't have any your gonna understand why I work so hard. I'm done texting you delete my number. Marquise: Thank u, and u know dang well u ain't come out here too see, but if that's what u want to stick then I'm sorry, and I know why u work hard, ok, god bless
50 Cent: Are you f*cking stupid.
The festering bad blood between 50 Cent, Tompkins and Marquise boiled over earlier this year when the rapper issued TLC with a cease-and-desist, ordering Tompkins not to appear on Starter Wives.
The one-time couple has been involved in a prolonged legal dispute over custody and other issues since 2007.
The couple's differences have aired several times in public, including when 50 Cent tried to throw Tompkins out of the house he owns — a property which later burnt down.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, this isn't the only drama in 50 Cent's life at the moment: He faces up to five years in jail and $46,000 in fines after being hit with domestic violence and vandalism charges relating to a June 23 argument with another woman who has his child.
The woman told police that during a June 23 argument, Jackson began destroying property at her condo before she locked herself into a bedroom. She claimed Jackson kicked open the bedroom door and kicked her, causing injury.
The woman told police she had been in a three-year relationship and has a baby with Jackson.
His arraignment is July 22.


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Posted on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 by Germain Lussier
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What are the ten mysteries that The Dark Knight Rises must answer? What Culture explores.
Check out the trailer for The Batmobile documentary.
Speaking of The Batmobile, they're all in this visual guide to Batman's wonderful toys over on Movies.com.
Fun piece of fan art called "Bat Temptation" by DnaPna via Geeks Are Sexy.
According to tracking numbers, The Dark Knight Rises could beat The Avengers, says The Los Angeles Times.
The Dark Knight Rises mobile game hits iPhone and Android on Friday. That's the trailer above.
Man of Steel won't use John Williams' iconic music. Movies.com explores all of the music that has defined Superman over the years.
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Perfect for spring, make a pan of this carrot bunt cake covered with a sweet cream cheese icing.
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I also tend to think of carrot cake as a spring dessert. I am a huge fan of carrot cake!
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While this carrot cake is perfection, my favorite part about carrot cake is always the cream cheese frosting. I mean, what is carrot cake without cream cheese frosting? Nothing worth eating, in my opinion. I lightened the flavor of my cream cheese up with a little lemon zest to remind me even more of spring.
Since some people like pecans in their carrot cake (I, again, am a carrot cake purist), I sprinkled a handful on top of the cream cheese frosting. These are totally optional but I actually really enjoyed the little crunch on top!
Click here for the cream cheese icing recipe.
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups grated carrots
- Click the link above for the recipe.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray bundt pan generously with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together oil and sugars until well combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, whisking to completely combine after each addition.
- Add vanilla extract and whisk to combine.
- Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt and whisk to combine, then stir in flour with a spatula.
- Fold in carrots.
- Pour into prepared bundt pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, until golden on top and baked through.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn cake out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
- To make the frosting:
- Beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer until creamy.
- Add powdered sugar slowly, beating well to combine.
- Add lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of milk at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
- Drizzle/spread over cooled cake.
- Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
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With the addition of former major-leaguer Logan Darnell on Wednesday, the Somerset Patriots now have 20 players officially under contract for the 2017 season. If my past few years on the beat are any indication, there are likely agreements in place with another half dozen or so, with some other big leaguers being tucked away until just prior to spring training.
Here's some quick thoughts on each player, in the order they signed…
P Jon Hunton — The 14-year veteran will be entering his fifth full season with the Patriots, and he unquestionably will have the ninth inning in 2017. I'm a bit curious, however, to see just how often that'll happen, especially early in the year. Although he's coming off what is, for him at least, somewhat of a down year (0-3, 3.75, 37 saves) in which he wasn't quite as dominant as he had been in seasons past and is now 34 years old, you'll likely see the Atlantic League's all-time saves leader get the majority of the chances as per usual. However, he might not have quite the same workload as in years past.
P Rick Teasley — Teasley is a bit of a wild card, but is a lefty, which is a valuable commodity. He'll be 26 by Opening Day, and is coming off a tough year statistically with the Frontier League's Southern Illinois Miners, for whom he'd had two prior solid years after a stay in the Rays system. However, he's won two consecutive championships in the Australian Baseball League — that's where Scott Kelly played this winter — and is likely competing for a spot in the back end of the rotation once spring rolls around.
P Seth Webster — Webster, 27, is another relatively inexperienced starter who'll be another option towards the back of Brett Jodie's rotation. He's been relatively consistent over the course of his career, and is said to utilize a unique arm angle from the right side with a K/BB ratio of roughly 5 to 1.
OF Carlos Guzman — Guzman has made no secret that this will be his last season, and will be another player whose usage will be interesting to monitor early on. His first year in Somerset was a solid one after struggling early — .264/12/58 — and at times, he was the Patriots' hottest hitter. However, he doesn't seem to figure into the picture of the starting outfield, with Aharon Eggleston, Jerry Sands and a player yet to be revealed likely comprising that trio. While Guzman inarguably struggled at times in right field, he largely played an above average third base, but would seem to have been supplanted there by Zach Lutz. He could figure in as a utility player who sees time at designated hitter when Bryan LaHair is at first base.
INF Bryan LaHair — LaHair has been lauded by several teammates from last season about his positive attitude and how he embraced joining Somerset, and could realistically receive interest from either Mexico or Triple-A teams as a big bat after showing he could stay healthy for a full year. Of his 123 games with Somerset last year, he played 63 in the field, and a similar split this year seems likely. The 34-year-old will be a force in the middle of the lineup for as long as he's around.
INF Alfredo Rodriguez — Rodriguez will be given an opportunity to compete for the starting shortstop job, one that Scott Kelly would presumably have to lose, this spring. A natural shortstop, the 26-year-old had played multiple infield spots while with the Brewers system before being used exclusively in the six spot over the last two years with Joliet in the Frontier League. Should Kelly keep the job, Rodriguez would be both willing and able to slide into a utility infield role.
OF/INF Olmo Rosario — I'm not sure there's a bigger wild card on the roster than Rosario, who, at 36 years old, is likely looking to play every day and is perhaps being paid that way as well. Rosario can play EVERYWHERE, but has most recently been used as a third baseman and corner outfielder. He's a career .312 hitter who gives Jodie the option of DH'ing him, but putting him in the field as well if a regular needs a day off. However, he could also easily slide in as one of those regulars given his versatility plus his bat.
C Yovan Gonzalez — I'd be surprised if Gonzalez wasn't the Opening Day catcher. Then again, that he wasn't behind the plate for the biggest game of the season last year sure opened some eyes, so who knows. The fiery Puerto Rico native threw out 26% of attempted basestealers last season, and batted .264 with two home runs and 30 RBI in 80 games. This year, he'll form a tandem with Adam Donachie, who is also used to a "number one" workload but is a year removed from playing.
P Kyler Newby — Unquestionably, Newby's greatest value to the team is out of the bullpen, where he'll look to slot into a more consistent (likely) eighth inning role this season. However, the fourth-year Patriot has never made a secret of the fact that he wants to at least try to become a starter in order to further his career. It's hard to see the latter happening — certainly not from an ability standpoint, but with how hard it would be to replace his 3.01 ERA over the last three seasons as a reliever — although it seems possible he could see the occasional spot start, which he has not yet done in a Patriots uniform.
OF/INF Jerry Sands — Sands is less than a calendar year removed from his last stint in the big leagues — he played in 24 games for the White Sox last season after previous stays with the Dodgers, Rays and Indians — and has been a first baseman and corner outfielder over the course of his 10-year career. Sands and LaHair could form an interesting, potent platoon at first, with Sands also likely seeing some time in the outfield and perhaps at DH.
P Matt Zielinski — Zielinski would seem to have a strong chance to take the ball on Opening Day for Somerset. The 29-year-old southpaw was excellent in both 2014 and 2015 for the Patriots before spending all of last year overseas, but before you pencil him in for April 21, remember that he was also somehow relegated to bullpen duty at several points in a 2014 campaign in which he was named as the Left-Handed Pitcher on the league's postseason All-Star team. However, it would seem those times are behind him, especially after a 2015 campaign in which he was relied on heavily every fifth day.
OF Aharon Eggleston — Similar to Zielinski, you'd think on paper that Eggleston has unquestionably earned a starting spot on Opening Day, but he's found himself as the odd man out on several occasions over what will now be a five-year tenure in Somerset as well. "Eggy" is a three-time All-Star who's coming off of arguably his best season in Bridgewater both at the plate and in the field, and almost surely will be the team's regular left fielder…I think.
INF Scott Kelly — Kelly will be entering his fourth year as a pro, as well as with Somerset, but finally wore a different uniform for the first time when he headed over to Australia to play for Canberry this winter. He was named a mid-season All-Star over there, and continued to build off the momentum of last year in Somerset, where he posted career highs in nearly every major statistical category while also authoring a memorable postseason moment with his Game 1 walk-off homer. Kelly's speed and work ethic make him irreplaceable on the roster, but he'll certainly have challengers for what still seems to be his spot in the Opening Day lineup.
C Adam Donachie — Donachie's return was a stunning one, and will hopefully provide not only some stability behind the plate, but in the clubhouse as well. Now 33, Donachie's final season to date in 2015 was badly hampered by a throwing shoulder that needed to be surgically repaired. He hasn't caught fewer than 64 games in his four seasons in Somerset, but as his role as a player/coach evolves, it's possible Gonzalez will get the bulk of the workload. Also worth keeping in mind is that while as of yet a third catcher has yet to be added to the roster, the Patriots almost always have three backstops in camp.
INF Zach Lutz — The former Met seems slotted for third base this season, and is hoping to rebound from an abysmal year in which he was limited to just 16 games while with the Miami Marlins' Triple-A squad thanks to injury. Lutz, 30, is a career .279 hitter, and has posted double-digit home runs every full season he's played.
INF Tyler Bortnick — Bortnick, 29, would seem to make sense to slot in as the team's every day second baseman, although he also saw extensive time at third base during his only prior Atlantic League stint while with the Lancaster Barnstormers in 2015. He spent last year between Double-A and Triple-A in the Detroit Tigers system and should provide some infield versatility, if perhaps not the speed he once did earlier in his career.
OF Justin Pacchioli — Pacchioli has only one year of pro ball experience under his belt — he played one year in Low-A for the Padres organization after they drafted him in the 10th round in 2015 — but took off all of last season to spend time with his ailing mother. Playing in Somerset allows the Pennsylvania native to be closer to home, but how he'll fare after both a year away and with only limited experience will be something to watch. He is, almost surely, competing for a reserve outfielder role.
OF Chris Grayson — Grayson has a strong chance to be the team's fourth outfielder given his versatility and track record. A former Texas Rangers prospect who reached Double-A over the course of four years in their system, he's spent the past two seasons in the American Association and Frontier League. He's speedy career .254 hitter with a little pop who can play all three outfield spots and would seem to provide a solid insurance policy if Sands or the club's projected center fielder gets signed.
P Lucas Irvine — Irvine projects as a top of the rotation starter for Somerset, and could conceivably be in the discussion to get the ball on Opening Day. The 28-year-old right-hander was an Atlantic League All-Star in 2015 before making the difficult late-season decision to leave to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, for whom he also advanced as high as Triple-A with last season. He also pitched in Mexico, and is coming off a very winter ball strong stay in Venezuela.
P Logan Darnell — Darnell is a big, lefty starter with seven games of big league experience with the Twins in 2014. He hasn't pitched below Triple-A since 2013, but has had command issues at various times throughout his career. Darnell would tentatively look to be a middle of the rotation arm in Somerset — although he could easily be higher — and could attract the eye of scouts if he's able to cut down on his walks.
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A multivariate version of the Benjamini-Hochberg method
We propose a multivariate method for combining results from independent studies about the same `large scale' multiple testing problem. The method works asymptotically in the number of hypotheses and consists of applying the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure to the p-values of each study separately by determining the `individual false discovery rates' which maximize power subject to a restriction on the (global) false discovery rate. We show how to obtain solutions to the associated optimization problem, provide both theoretical and numerical examples, and compare the method with a simpler, univariate one.


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One never knows what to expect but if we place our trust in the Almighty, then you know that you are in safe hands. 6 month back. we were totally uncertain of where we stood; no clue as to what was in store even remotely and yet, our belief and faith paid off. The kids started school this monday. It was a day of apprehension and anxiety.
Buddy and sawaabi were going to use the bus the first time in 8years. I was a bunch of nerves constantly reminding myself that they would be ok ! Its strange how I generally underestimate my boys ! Well, my main concern is how sawaabi loves to go back and forth even before he climbs onto the bus. He is one restless soul !
The morning started around 5:30 and atmosphere in the house was like that it had been hit by a hurricane …. We were rushing the kids thru the morning routine of brush, bath, dress, breakfast, shoes and bags. Although it seems simple but ask any parent and you know exactly what goes into that morning rush hour. So anyways, now we have Buddy and sawaab leaving at 6:30 followed by Eman leaving at 7:00 with Abba. And then, I have the entire 4 hours to hybernate !
Heres just a couple of pics of the morning :


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Fig and Balsamic Soda Recipe
Figs and balsamic vinegar are a classic pairing, and make a remarkably delicious soda starring our Flavorful Fig Syrup, which is made from a mix of oven-roasted and dried figs. Garnished with a pretty slice of fresh fig, this soda is sophisticated, sweet, and tangy.
- Yield:makes one drink
- Active time: 5 minutes
- Total time:5 minutes
- 4 ounces seltzer
- 2 tablespoons Flavorful Fig Syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- Fresh fig slice, for garnish (optional)
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add seltzer, then add fig syrup and balsamic vinegar. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with a slice of fresh fig, if desired, and serve.


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Break 'em All
Break 'em All
The Complete Guide to Fixing Clay Target Shooting Problems
B.J. McDaniel & Mark H. Taylor are both long-time coaches for USA Shooting teams. Instead of taking a how-to approach to breaking targets, this book focuses on correcting and eliminating common problems which prevent shooters from hitting every clay target they shoot at. The fundamentals of shotgun shooting are broken down into five basic components: position, mount, vision, movement and psychology.
For each error, the questions are asked and answered: How do I know if I am doing it? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? Focusing on how to self-diagnose common shooting problems and solutions you can easily put to use.
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Opening this Thursday is director Jon M. Chu's G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The sequel's story finds the Joes disbanded and outnumbered as they must square off against not only the Cobras, but also threats within their own government. G.I. Joe: Retaliation stars Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, D.J. Cotrona, Elodie Yung, Ray Park, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Stevenson, Walton Goggins, RZA and Adrianne Palicki. For more on the film, here's clips, images, on set interviews, and all our previous coverage.
While some had issues with the first G.I. Joe movie, most would agree the casting of Byung-hun Lee as Storm Shadow and Ray Park as Snake Eyes was dead on. So when Paramount decided to make the sequel and bring in a lot of new actors, I was extremely happy they kept Lee and Park. The other day I did an exclusive phone interview with Lee to help promote the film. We talked about his reaction to the finished film, 3D, the action sequences, what it was like having the world premiere in Korea, his preparation process, Red 2, doing action scenes with Bruce Willis, and a lot more. Hit the jump for what he had to say.
Collider: What was your reaction to finally seeing the finished film for the first time?
Byung-Hun Lee: When I first saw it I thought it … because there is a lot of action in the movie that I didn't expect, also you'll see a lot of different styles of action in that movie. Every character has his own style so that's fun.
When you first saw it, did you see it in 3D?
Lee: Yeah.
What are your thoughts on 3D?
Lee: Some of it was good and some was just OK, but I really liked the Himalayan mountain action scene, it was amazing in 3D.
I agree with you, that sequence is really, really well done. You recently had the premiere in Korea; what was that experience like for you?
Lee: It was really interesting because we don't do that like that. Doing the premiere and red carpet Hollywood style in Seoul was so different because we stayed on the red carpet more than an hour doing a lot of autographs, taking pictures, and interviews. So different, but it was fun and exciting and as a Korean actor it was so cool to have the first world premiere in Seoul.
Were there thousands of people there screaming?
Lee: It was maybe more than 3,000 people.
Lee: Of course, it was huge.
With so many new faces in the G.I. Joe sequel, what was it like on set versus the first film?
Lee: There are a lot new characters so a lot new actors and actresses came to the set, like Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis, so the environment was so different than the first one. Also, the director changed so, yeah, the environment was so different. I had to keep my own character environment.
The mountain sequence you mentioned is a great ten-minute action sequence with no dialogue. When you were first told about it, what was your reaction?
Lee: You mean the hallway sequence with Snake Eyes?
You know the sequence on the side of the mountain with no dialogue? I don't want to reveal a spoiler. It's on the mountaintop, that whole sequence with no dialogue.
Lee: Yeah, they did it really hard, but I was on my back so I couldn't do anything.
When you first heard that they were going to do ten minutes with no dialogue did you originally think, "There's no way we're going to do this"?
Lee: I personally like those kinds of sequences.
I think it was great, I'm just wondering what your reaction to it was.
Lee: Every actor has to show the emotions and actions without any words, means it must be quite amazing. Personally, I like those kinds of scenes without lines, not only in this film, but I really like those kinds of scenes without words.
What was your preparation process like for the sequel? Was it any different than the first film?
Lee: Yeah, I had to learn the new weapon, the sai, so I trained hard with Ray Park. I also wanted to make my body bigger and look stronger so I had to change the way of training and special diet. I had to train hard.
How long did you train for the movie?
Lee: For martial arts I had to train more than three weeks; for the weight training it was like three months.
You mentioned Ray Park, how did you work with Ray Park to try to make the fight scenes between Snake Eyes and Storm shadow even better?
Lee: All we had to do was just train hard, nothing else, just training, training and practice the choreography every day hard. We've got different styles of martial arts so we needed to adjust each other's style.
Did you guys ever punch each other by accident?
Lee: No, but sometimes there is small accidents, like in this film I lost my nail. I got a new one, but those kind of small accidents happen a lot on the set.
When people meet you what film or films do they want to talk to you about?
Lee: In my Korean films?
In either Korea or in America.
Lee: They mention A Bittersweet Life and I Saw the Devil, or The Good, The Bad, The Weird a lot.
Do you have a favorite? Obviously, I'm sure you have a positive experience with everything you've done, but is there one or two of your films that you're very happy with and you can watch again and again?
Lee: When my movie's showing in the theater I go there a lot actually, secretly, but I don't watch it on DVD at my house.
You just want to see it with an audience?
Lee: Yeah, I just want to see how they react, yeah, that's why I go there.
You're in the Red sequel, what was it like working with that great cast and who do you play?
Lee: My character is Han and he also used to be an agent like them. I can't say the rest of the story, but it was amazing experience to work with that kind of dream cast.
Did you get to do any action scenes with Bruce Willis or any of the other cast?
Lee: From the beginning to the end I have a lot of scenes with Bruce Willis and I also have a lot of action scenes with him. We fight against each other a lot.
What was that like for you? I'm assuming, just like me, you're a huge Bruce Willis fan.
Lee: Yeah, I grew up with his action films so, yeah, I'm a fan of his of course, definitely.
Have you seen a rough cut of the film yet?
Lee: No, I just watched the trailer.
I'm really looking forward to the Red sequel. Do you see yourself making more American films or making stuff in Korea next?
Lee: As long as the story's good I don't care, actually. I'm doing both now and I'm satisfied with that.
What are you planning on doing next? Have you lined up your future films?
Lee: I'm still considering some projects and I'm also reading some new scripts, but I didn't decide yet.
You're known for doing action, but you're also a really good actor. Are you looking for a role that isn't action at all? Maybe trying your hand with more comedy or drama in America?
Lee: Of course it's important to me. I don't want to be typecast. I really want to challenge a lot of different genres.
When you're reading a script, how soon do you know that this is something you want to do? Do you know at the beginning of the script? Do you have to finish it and then think about it?
Lee: It depends. Sometimes I can feel after a couple of pages. I can sometimes feel it.
When you're meeting with directors, what do you typically ask them about the project to make sure you want to do it? Do you have a certain amount of questions you ask or do you sort of just know after talking to them?
Lee: I ask a lot, yeah. I ask a lot, maybe they hate me.
G.I. Joe: Retribution opens March 29th. Here's our set visit coverage if you missed it:
- 25 Things to Know About G.I. JOE: RETALIATION from our Set Visit; Plus Video Blog Recap
- Dwayne Johnson Talks Playing Roadblock, His Preparation Process, Returning to the WWE, FAST 6, and More on the Set of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
- Director Jon M. Chu Talks Directing Action, Being a G.I. JOE Fan, Getting to Know the Cast, the Soundtrack and Possible PSAs on the Set of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura Talks Differences from the First Film, Walking the Line Between Reboot and Sequel, & More on the Set of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
- Byung-hun Lee Talks Training, Storm Shadow vs Snake Eyes, Weapons, Movies in Hollywood vs Korea and His Action Figure on the Set of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
- Ray Park Talks His New Costume and Weapons, Fight Sequences with Storm Shadow and Working with Elodie Yung on the Set of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
- D.J. Cotrona Talks Playing Flint, His Relationships with Lady Jaye, Duke and Snake Eyes, and George Miller's JUSTICE LEAGUE on the Set of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION
- Elodie Yung Talks Her Costume, Working with RZA as the Blind Master, Her Action Sequences and Director Jon M. Chu on the Set of G.I. JOE: RETALIATION


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AccuLuber Vacuum Vapor Deposition System
AccuLuber is a disk lubrication system and the next step in the magnetic media deposition manufacturing process. During lubrication, a microscopic layer of lubricant is applied to the disk's surface to improve durability and reduce surface friction between the disk and the head assembly. AccuLuber's superior vapor process capability creates a uniform lube coating without any defects related to lube droplets, ripples or puddles. AccuLuber has two lubricating process chambers that can run simultaneously for higher throughput and redundancy. Each disk is lifted into a process chamber, where the vaporized lubricant passes through diffuser plates positioned on each side of the chamber to allow the lubricant to be deposited on both sides of the disk simultaneously.
The diffuser plates' holed pattern ensures lubricant uniformity. The rate of deposition is continuously monitored and can be adjusted by controlling the heat applied. For ease of serviceability, all electronics and pumps are located on board. In addition, the system occupies the same footprint as the conventional gravity-drained lubers. The system is ergonomically designed, process efficient and compliant with industry safety standards. With a throughput of over 1200 dph, AccuLuber lowers total cost of ownership and achieves the highest return on investment.


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In an exciting development for the Children and Nature Movement, at least eight states, and some cities and parks, have passed Children's Outdoor Bills of Rights or Environmental Literacy Plans. There are Children's Outdoor Bills of Rights working their way through legislatures in at least three additional states. Many of these initiatives resulted from enthusiastic and effective local Grassroots efforts. If you know of a state or region that has passed or is in the process of passing a Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights, please let us know so we can update our list.
This is an excerpt from California's Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights. California was the first state to pass such a bill. Many states' Bills of Rights are similar.
The California Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights provides that every child should have the right to:
Discover California's past, Splash in the water, Play in a safe place,
Camp under the stars, Explore nature, Learn to swim, Play on a team,
Follow a trail, Catch a fish, Celebrate their heritage.
The following states and regions have had Children's Outdoor Bills of Rights or Environmental Literacy Plans signed into law. (Click on the region name for more information.)
The following states have Children's Outdoor Bills of Rights currently working their way through their legislatures.
In addition, Missouri has an executive order for the initiative to get Missouri communities and families outdoors.
There is great momentum regarding Children's Outdoor Bills of Rights and the role they can play in encouraging families to get out in nature. Here's to more citizens, lawmakers and, ultimately, individuals, realizing the importance of such simple acts as climbing a tree and camping under the stars, and then going out and acting on them.
Maybe your state or region will be next!


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Churchill's has become the latest port house to declare 2016 a vintage year following unusual but ultimately beneficial growing conditions in Portugal.
A combination of a wet winter and a cold and wet spring followed by an intense August heatwave conspired to create low yields of exceptionally high quality grapes, said Churchill's founder & winemaker John Graham.
"Natural acidity in a young vintage port is the key to longevity," said Graham. "Our decision to declare Churchill's 2016 Vintage Port has been based on the purity, ripeness and intensity of its fruit flavours, but especially its excellent natural acidity."
Production is tight, as a result of the extreme temperatures experienced ion the Cima Corgo and Douro regions throughout the summer of 2016. Churchill's has produced a total of 4,000 six bottle cases with 2,000 available globally.
The move follows the declaration of 2016 as a vintage year by The Fladgate Partnership's Croft, Fronesca and Taylor's port houses, Symington Family Estates and the Gonzalez Byass GB-imported Quinta do Noval last month.
Fladgate MD Adrian Bridge said tight supplies mean the 2016 vintage is "likely to become rarities in future, particularly given the trend towards enjoying vintage ports young".
Graham added that longer fermentation times means less brandy needs to be added to his products, helping the producer tap growing demand for more natural wines. All Churchill's Ports and Douro wines are produced exclusively with native grape varieties.
"My ports are made with as much natural fermentation and with as little fortification brandy as possible," he said. "I like to make wines in the most natural way. Above all I look for balance."
Churchill's 2016 Vintage Port will be distributed by New Generation Wines and is expected to carry a retail price of between £60 and £70.


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As construction continues on North High Street, national chains and companies are eyeing locations throughout the off-campus area. However, some local businesses are wary of the changes, worried they might squeeze out fellow Columbus originals.
Mike Heslop, owner of local coffee shop Kafe Kerouac — which is not in the way of any immediate development, such as the 15th and High redevelopment project — says the business has a role to play in maintaining OSU's history.
"I think locally owned businesses are the thing that gives a neighborhood its vibe and essence," Heslop said. "When you take that away, you lose that and you go to generic-ness."
Heslop said he had a dream of adding character to campus when he first opened the cafe near the corner of East Northwood Avenue and High Street in 2004.
"After I graduated in 2000, I thought that the campus was losing its independent coffee bar spaces, in a general sense," Heslop said. "I saw a void and thought it needed filled."
Kafe Kerouac sells coffee and alcohol along with records, books and comics — some of which are written and illustrated by local artists.
"We cater a lot to local literature, comedy, music and everything else," Heslop said.
Heslop said he worries new buildings will lead to higher rents, which might make it difficult for small businesses in the area.
"Do you really want a campus full of Applebee's and a lack of identity?" Hislop said.
Erin Prosser — director of community development at Campus Partners, which is spearheading the 15th and High redevelopment plan — noted that OSU is only in charge of construction projects on High Street between East 14th and East 16th avenues.
Developments outside of OSU's control include The Wilson and Wellington buildings. The Wilson building is under construction on the corner of High Street and East Lane Avenue, and plans to hold a White Castle, Chipotle, Starbucks and CoreLife Eatery. The Wellington building, under construction on High Street between East 16th and East 17th avenues, is slated to host a Target and Chick-fil-A.
"Before they tear this stuff down, they should preserve some of the businesses that have been here a long time." — Jimmy Barouxis, owner, Buckeye Donuts
In the meantime, Campus Partners is reaching out to students and community members for feedback on the potential tenants in between East 14th and East 16th avenues.
"We are in a listening phase, we are collecting that information now and hopefully early 2018 we will have some information on what we found as we communicated with those students and the neighboring community," Prosser said.
Coleen Thompson, a fourth-year in evolution and ecology who frequents Kafe Kerouac, said she prefers going to locally owned businesses that are involved with the community and contribute to Columbus' character.
"It shows Columbus' spirit in small places like (Kafe Kerouac) that are specific to this area," Thompson said.
Down the street, Buckeye Donuts — also out of the way of any immediate development — has been in the same spot on the corner of East 18th Avenue and High Street since opening in 1969.
It is now operated by Jimmy Barouxis, whose grandfather and father started the shop 48 years ago. Barouxis said he believes Buckeye Donuts is essential to the campus area because of its history.
"Most coffee shops anymore have separate seating, like Starbucks, they don't have counters like that," Barouxis said of the restaurant's diner-like set up. "They have separate seating so people are more private and into their own thing, into their laptops."
Barouxis said he hopes there will be an effort to preserve small businesses on High Street that contribute to the character of campus.
"Before they tear this stuff down, they should preserve some of the businesses that have been here a long time," Barouxis said, noting the bar Too's Spirits Under High. "They should try to incorporate some of those places."
Anne Lemieux, a fourth-year in Spanish and speech and hearing science, said she found that locally owned businesses such as Buckeye Donuts create a bigger impression than big chain restaurants.
"When I talk to people who only visited from out of town once or twice, that is the place they remember," Lemieux said. "Not the McDonald's or Wendy's down the street."
Barouxis, who attended college in the 90s, said he notices past classmates who visit High Street already don't recognize High Street.
"All those (alumni) come back and the places that they're looking for and that they went to are gone and they come see me because this is all that's left on the strip," Barouxis said.


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Russell Athletic Women's Eagle R Side Tape Pant - Navy
Get that sporty look you love with Russell Athletic. Crafted from French terry fabric, Eagle R Side Tape Pants are warm and comfy, with ribbed ankle cuffs to help lock in warmth, a ribbed waistband with drawcord, front zip pockets for all your important bits and pieces, and logo tape detailing down the sides for added appeal. Take your day, week and month in stride with Russell Athletic!
Available in women's sizing - see size chart for correct fit! Our model wears a size 8 and is 173cm tall
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AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism Bounces to a 15-Week High
The percentage of individual investors expressing optimism about the short-term outlook for stocks is at a 15-week high. The latest AAII Sentiment Survey also shows a decline in neutral sentiment and a modest increase in pessimism.
Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, rose 3.9 percentage points to 38.9%. Optimism was last higher on February 21, 2018. The historical average is 38.5%.
Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged over the next six months, fell 4.3 percentage points to 34.4%. Even with the decline, neutral sentiment remains above its historical average of 31.0% for the 16th consecutive week.
Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, edged up 0.4 percentage points to 26.7%. Bearish sentiment remains below its historical average of 30.5% for the eighth consecutive week and the 22nd time out of the past 26 weeks.
This is just the second time in the past 15 weeks that optimism is above average. The recent improvement mostly reflects a shift from investors describing their outlook as "neutral" to "bullish." Pessimism, meanwhile, has stayed pretty stable. Bearish sentiment readings have been within a 1.5 percentage point range during four out of the last five weeks.
Many individual investors, but not all, anticipate continued volatility and/or think that the current political backdrop could have a further impact on the stock market. Trade policy is influencing some, but not all, individual investors' sentiment. While many either approve of the Federal Reserve's plan to gradually raise interest rates or don't expect it to affect the stock market, some AAII members are concerned about the impact that rising rates will have. Also influencing sentiment are valuations, tax cuts, earnings and economic growth.
This week's AAII Sentiment Survey results:
- Bullish: 38.9%, up 3.9 percentage points
- Neutral: 34.4%, down 4.3 percentage points
- Bearish: 26.7%, up 0.4 percentage points
Historical averages:
- Bullish: 38.5%
- Neutral: 31.0%
- Bearish: 30.5%
Want to weigh in? Take the survey yourself and see results online at www.aaii.com/sentimentsurvey.
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Calm Your Digestive Tract…
Many people experience acid reflux, heartburn or gerd…all related symptoms of a junk food diet, poor digestion, stress, medications, or obesity. Acid Balance was designed to balance the acids and digestive juices… and soothe the digestive tract.
Acid Balance is a blend of seven all natural herbal plants and was specifically designed for those who may have stomach ulcers, and do not do well with natural plant enzymes, which play a major role in proper digestion. Enzymes may irritate the ulcerative condition and cause discomfort.
Therefore, Acid Balance can be a temporary relief for overly acidic digestive symptoms and other digestive issues. However, the elimination of junk foods, fried foods, dairy, over the counter meds, healthy weight loss, exercise, and adequate water intake, all contribute to digestive health.
100 capsules… $29.99
Listed below are the herbal ingredients and their reported health benefits…
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Caution: Do not take if pregnant or nursing.
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New Orleans-area hotels reported higher occupancy, revenue and average daily rates in March than in the same month the year before.
Occupancy stood at 81.1 percent, a 6 percent increase from 76.5 percent in March 2016, according to hotel data and analytics specialist STR.
Revenue per room stood at $130.69, up from $119.92 a year ago, a 9 percent rise from a year ago.
The average daily rate was $161.14, up from $156.78 a year ago, a 2.8 percent increase.
Overall, the U.S. hotel industry reported positive results year-over-year. Compared with March 2016, occupancy rose 2.6 percent to 68 percent.
The average daily rate rose 2.4 percent to $127.79, and revenue per room grew 5.1 percent to $86.93.
STR collects data from hotels in Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, Plaquemines and Orleans parishes for its New Orleans market analysis.
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Resolução de problemas com adolescentes em conflito com a lei: uma proposta de intervenção
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2003-03-31)
Young offenders have always marked their presence in society, and constitute in a universal phenomenon. The goal of the present study involves the evaluation of an intervention program of young offenders based in the ...
Resolução de problemas sociais com adolescentes em conflito com a lei: estratégias de mensuração e intervenção
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2008-02-15)
Young offenders deficits in problem solving skills are described as one of the characteristics of this population. However, there is no data in the Brazilian literature measuring this variable. This study had two aims. ...