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What's the best way to take action? Do you send messages to friends and family to let them know what's happening? Do you speak with whom you have a problem? Or do you whine about your social media page?
When you are faced with a situation you believe is unfair how do you go about trying to rectify the happening? Do you find the one being unfair and have a conversation? Do you attack them publicly? Do you share the story with all you know? Or, do you complain with anyone who will listen?
Donald Trump did three of the four, resulting in the commander and tweet sending late night tweets about Nordstrom. In doing so caused two sides to rise to action, one side deciding to boycott Nordstrom for canceling the contract with Ivanka. The other side shopping with Nordstrom for their decision to drop Ms. Trump's clothing line.
Donald Trump lashed out at Nordstrom after they decided to discontinue their Trump line of clothing. President Trump sent out a tweet saying ""My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!"
USAToday said "Others compared Trump's tweet to President Harry Truman's threats on a music critic who drubbed his daughter's concert performance."
I believe this is a fairly accurate position, because Trump is using his position to inform people of a partial story, not a whole story where Ivanka Trump's clothing line and the sales have not been selling.
I am brought to wonder if the point of the tweet was draw attention to what he believed was unfair treatment to his daughter. At what point is it overprotective, or not understanding the whole story.
Sean Spicer defended Trumps tweet by saying ""For people to take out their concerns about his actions or his executive orders on members of his family, he has every right to stand up for his family and applaud their businesses activities, their success,"
As a businessman turned president becomes blinded when family enters the fray, if something doesn't sell why continue a contract? I always thought sales were business 101, guess there's still more to learn.


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8.660087-88 - ROSSINI: Equivoco stravagante (L')
Gioachino Rossini
It is not certain when the Rossini family settled definitively in Bologna. Already in the spring of 1805, in any case, we find the thirteen-year-old Gioachino registered for the courses in cello, piano and counterpoint at the newly established Liceo Filarmonico; in the autumn came his stage début as a singer, a treble, in an opera by Paër; the following year he has the title of Philharmonic Academician and is starting busy activity as a harpsichordist in various institutions in the city. In 1810 came his unexpected début in Venice as a composer of opera, the one-act farsa La cambiale di matrimonio ('The Bill of Marriage'), the success of which opened the final doors for him in Bologna; he was entrusted with the following season at the Teatro del Corso, where he would perform two operas by others and a third new work of his own composition. On 26th October 1811 L'equivoco stravagante was born, the first of the seven great opere buffe that were to ornament his twenty-year operatic career.
Notwithstanding the favourable reception of the work by the public, the opera was the victim of a series of problems with the censors: the librettist Gaetano Gasbarri had overdone the use of suggestive situations and many double entendres were too obvious; the diligent state official had then imposed not a few cuts and modifications, yet without taking account of certain allusions that might be passed over in reading but became clear in Rossini's setting, which underlined rather than concealed them. It so turned out that after three performances the opera was banned, and there are no certain records of later performances throughout the nineteenth century (the opera staged in Trieste in 1825 under the same title was in fact a patchwork of music by Rossini on another subject), so much so that Rossini himself went on to plunder the score extensively, distributing various ideas and even whole pieces in later operas, from La pietra di paragone ('The Touchstone') to Tancredi, from La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder) to Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (Elisabeth, Queen of England).
The libretto, indeed, was not simply rubbish and had been written more than a century earlier. It is a licentious work, to be sure, but linguistically refined, written by a well-read author, skilled in those plays on words that are its distinctive feature and that make the text much more modern than the date of its original registration would suggest. It is a continuing parody of Metastasio, with the ironic quotation of complete lines; Dal dono imparo il donator qual sia (From the gift the donor learns in a measure), in the recitative after Ernestina and Buralicchio's duet, comes directly from the great librettist's Didone; and Rossini underlines it, as he would, with the particular figuration of the basso continuo throughout the opera; here he satirises his nouveaux riches who, having passed on from the hoe to philosophy, have turned themselves into masters of a learned vocabulary that is ill understood, with consequent verbal exaggerations: 'enti' (beings) or 'mortali' (mortals) rather than simply 'persone', the Arcadian 'pupille tenere' (tender eyes) that becomes 'pupille elastiche' (flexible eyes), and so on, and they reduce rules of etiquette to their own image and likeness with amusing results (to compliment a person the form of salutation becomes the excessive 'The meadow has not such turnips, / the garden has not such pumpkins / as great as my compliments / with which I complimentarily compliment you').
Linguistic subtleties are used to obtain a broadly comic effect, therefore, not least in the denunciation of a social problem very prevalent at the time, yet transformed by the comic element around which the whole action centres, the strange misunderstanding of the title: the arrival of the troops of Napoleon in Italy (and this was still during the period of total occupation) among many innovations had imposed a ban on the castration of boys, a practice carried on for more than a century in the pursuit of a career in opera. Fallen into disgrace as artists, by this time held in derision by public opinion, for such young and no longer young men, who, notwithstanding the mutilation, had not succeeded in finding employment in the field of music, it remained only to lurk on the margins of society, wearing women's clothes. So the leading characters in our opera pretend, in jest, but the apparent joke must refer to a number of actual people. If it is considered that the comic turn of events persuades the female heroine, believed to be a eunuch (or 'musician', as was the euphemistic description of the time), to dress in her turn in men's clothes, the clear result is to drive to an extreme the sexual ambiguity of the text.
The music of Rossini, then barely nineteen, is already fully mature, particularly in ensembles, so that it is in no way inferior to analogous parts of subsequent masterpieces: the capacity to drive the action forward in music, without the music slowing it down, or the action and the necessarily intelligible words affecting adversely the flow of the music, is already the distinctive mark of writing as complex as that of the Quartet (No.6, CD 1 [12]), the Quintet (No.15, CD 2 [8]) and the two act Finales (No.10, CD 1 [20] & [21], and No.19, CD 2 [15]), and greater than might be found in the comic scores of contemporary composers. There is even a certain rhythmic and melodic mechanical skill that will make the fortune of memorable operatic passages to follow already perceptible in ensemble passages such as 'Mi brilla l'anima - Per il contento' in the first Finale.
The whole opera centred on the figure of Marietta Marcolini, revealed as a mainstay of the first part of Rossini's career, playing leading rôles in La pietra del paragone, Ciro in Babilonia, L'italiana in Algeri, and Sigismondo, later replaced, in art and perhaps in his heart, by the still more pervasive presence of Isabella Colbran, the composer's future wife. The more typical opera buffa rôles of the period revolve around the contralto prima donna, the young tenor who aspires to the girl's hand, contrasted with the different plans of two buffo basses (here the father and the future husband). The happy ending is naturally assured.
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The Present Edition
Notwithstanding the fact that the opera was virtually still-born, a series of contemporary manuscript scores can be found today in the music libraries of Europe and America, while the autograph draft of Rossini seems to be lost. The surviving sources provide two versions that are substantially different enough: one, more complete, with the verses and whole sections that the censors wanted either to cut out or to modify, probably represents the original version; the other, characterized by new verses and typical cuts in the interest of brevity but also with instrumental passages simplified with respect to the other version, reflects, very probably, the version actually staged in Bologna in the only three performances in 1811.
On the occasion of the revival of the opera at the Rossini in Wildblad Festival in July 2000, the new edition prepared for the Deutsche Rossini Gesellschaft, which follows an earlier attempt at reconstruction of the score in 1965, vitiated by clumsy revisions unacceptable today, is therefore put forward as a reconstruction of the version directly staged by Rossini, with the last minute cuts and changes. >One exception is the reinstatement of a short section in the first act Finale (the 'foot scene'), evidently cut by Rossini not for artistic reasons but by the censorship for obvious reasons of good taste; to omit here the pure comedy of such a passage would have seemed a disservice to Rossini, who willingly accepted it and set it to music.
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The action passes in a place and at a time unspecified, outside and inside the house of Gamberotto, a peasant who has made money, and of his daughter Ernestina, who, in accordance with the new family situation, passes the time putting herself in the position of the more noble literary characters, whose language and attitudes she foolishly imitates. She does not yet know that she is loved by Ermanno, a penniless young man who spends his time lingering around her house, hoping to meet her, with the help of Frontino and Rosalia, the crafty servants of Gamberotto (No.1 Introduction to Act I) [2].The agreement between the three is interrupted by a noisy group of peasants, followed by the master of the house, in one of his usual exhibitions of arrogance. Frontino takes the opportunity of introducing Ermanno as Ernestina's new tutor: Gamberotto welcomes him willingly [3], not only for his knowledge but also for his fine appearance which will not fail to please his daughter.
The first step has therefore been taken to bring about the meeting of the two young people; now Buralicchio, Ernestina's intended husband, as rich as he is conceited, must be removed from the scene. Presenting himself as an irresistible Don Juan (No.2 Cavatina) [4], all too confident [5], he meets his future father-in-law [6], vying with him in ceremonial and affectation [7].
Meanwhile Ernestina, bored in the house library, admits to her literary friends that she has an incomprehensible desire within herself (No.4 Cavatina) [8]: perhaps it is due to the lack of love [9]; and they busy themselves searching her books for the most suitable solution for her hypochondria (No.5 Chorus) [10]. The unexpected entrance of Ermanno and Buralicchio [11], introduced at the same time by Gamberotto (No.6 Quartet) [12] immediately raises the spirits of the girl, who feels herself attracted by both: she will keep her body for her betrothed, her spirit for her tutor. But Ermanno does not know how to restrain himself from profiting from his unhoped for proximity and ardently kisses the girl's hand [13], enraging her betrothed, who is with difficulty held at bay by Gamberotto (No.7 Aria) [14].
The action comes to a brief pause for the conversation in which the two servants comment on the real possibility of Ermanno's success [15] and on the impertinent nature of love (No.8 Aria) [16]. [17] Finally the young man manages to find himself alone together with the girl (No.9 Duet) [18], who, still immersed in her literary fantasies, has some little difficulty in understanding his real feelings and remains deeply disturbed by them.
Gamberotto takes the situation in hand again, rebuking Buralicchio for his unjustified jealousy and Ernestina for the little attention she has paid her betrothed [19]: the official courtship starts, therefore, in his presence, beginning with the punishment of the foot, then proceeding further up (No.10 Finale I) [20]. Cut to the quick, Ermanno tries to block these events by staging suicide, to which Ernestina reacts with the greatest apprehension; the consequent anger of Gamberotto and Buralicchio, who chase the tutor from the house, persuades them all, with such a disturbance, to seek the intervention of the forces of law and order [21].
When the curtain rises again, Frontino discusses what has happened with the country people of the district (No.11 Introduction to Act II) [1], and reveals to Rosalia that he is ready to put into action a new plan: a strange mistake to help Ermanno (No.12 Aria) [2]. Through a feigned letter that he cunningly allows to fall into the hands of Buralicchio, the wily servant makes him believe that Ernestina is actually Ernesto, the son that Gamberotto had had castrated in adolescence so that he might have a profitable career as a singer and that now, enriched by other means, he keeps hidden in woman's clothing to avoid military service [3]. Dismayed, Buralicchio meets face to face with Ernestina, now finally disposed to accept the engagement, and remains horrified by the masculine traits that he now seems to see in the girl (No.13 Duet) [4]. Determined to take revenge for the insult, he goes to the army commandant to denounce the presumed deserter [5].
Meanwhile Ermanno complains to Gamberotto about the rudeness with which he was chased out of the house, but is reassured that once the marriage has been concluded he will be able to return peacefully to his position as tutor. Alone, Ermanno can only give vent to all his despair (No.14 Scene and Aria) [6]. Seeing him going, Ernestina orders Rosalia to bring him back to her presence: the conversation that starts in funereal tones becomes ever more delicate and intimate, soon interrupted by Gamberotto and Buralicchio, the former outraged at the insults to his daughter, the other now disposed to drop out of the running, in the expectation of imminent revenge (No.15 Quintet) [8]. The army soldiers in fact arrive without delay and arrest Ernestina without offering any explanation. They go, and Frontino laments with Rosalia that the scheme he has organized has ended by further harming Ermanno and Ernestina [9], while Gamberotto abuses Buralicchio for the indifference with which he has received the outrage against his future wife (No.16 Aria) [10].
Ernestina is in prison, saddened by the absence of her books and by her continued ignorance of the reason for her arrest [11]. She is joined by Ermanno, with a soldier's uniform under his arm, to help the girl escape in disguise (No.17 Cavatina) [12]. A little later we find her finally free, hidden amid a squad of soldiers, whom, with her renewed exuberance, she does not fail to exhort to feats of glory (No.18 Scene and Rondo) [13].
The epilogue is set in in Gamberotto's house (No.19 Second Finale), where Frontino reproaches Buralicchio as an informer and advises him to make his escape as quickly as he can, to avoid the anger of Gamberotto, who is looking for him [14]. Ernestina returns, together with her rescuer, promptly mocked by Buralicchio for his ignorance of the facts. The threatening entrance of the master of the house, supported by peasants armed with sticks, persuades the accused to reveal everything: far from being guilty he himself is the true victim and would certainly have been taken in by this castrated son business, if Frontino had not warned him in time [15]. There is mingled hilarity and consternation; Frontino defends himself, explaining that he had acted with the best intentions and Ermanno too finally openly declares to Gamberotto his love for Ernestina. Their enterprise is forgiven, Buralicchio resigns himself to the search for another wife and all ends in happiness and contentment.
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G1 VRC Melbourne Cup 3200m 2009 Results
SHOCKING (b h 4y Street Cry (IRE) – Maria Di Castiglia (GB). Trainer: M A Kavanagh) 51 (C W Brown)
CRIME SCENE 53 (K Mc Evoy)
MOURILYAN 54.5 (G Schofield)
Master O'Reilly 55 (V Duric)
Harris Tweed 52.5 (C Newitt)
Alcopop 52.5 (D Tourneur)
Viewed 58 (B Rawiller)
C'est La Guerre (Nicholas Hall)
Kibbutz 52.5 (Chris Symons)
Newport 52.5 (Peter Wells)
Daffodil 51.5 (C Munce)
Munsef 53 (Z Purton)
Gallions Reach 52 (D Dunn)
Leica Ding 50.5 (Craig Williams)
Ista Kareem 53.5 (L Nolen)
Allez Wonder 50.5 (Ms Michelle Payne)
Capecover 51.5 (N G Harris)
Basaltico 51.5 (D Nikolic)
Zavite 53 (M Zahra)
Spin Around 52 (M R Du Plessis)
Roman Emperor 54 (J Bowman)
Fiumicino 55.5 (S R King)
Warringah 52.5 carr 53 (D Oliver) last.
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3/4 len, 1-1/2 len. Time: 3:23.87. (Last 600m 36.60).
Most years I sit down and do a little study into the pedigrees of the horses running in the major Australian horseraces. I am not remotely interested in betting, but I do appreciate a good horse and get a lot of enjoyment linking history and horses. Thoroughbreds are of particular interest to me – and if you ever get a chance to see it, I do have a bookshelf devoted to tests the history of Thoroughbred, Arabian and Standardbred horses in Australia!
Unfortunately, this year I did not get a chance. Otherwise I might have taken more notice of the eventual winner, Australian-born Shocking (b h 2005 Street Cry (IRE) from Maria Di Castiglia (GB), by Danehill (USA)).
As I have to run out the door to do some errands, I cannot ponder too much longer on this; but I pose this question: what kind of impact have descendants of Danehill (USA 1986) had on the major Australian horseraces?
In restrospect it does not seem a huge surprise that a horse of Shocking's calibre would take out Australia's major horserace. A grandson of Danehill on his dam's side, and a direct male line descendant of Native Dancer (USA gr h 1950), he carries some high quality bloodlines!
One thing that fascinates me is that every name in a horse's pedigree is a tie to the history. Every one of those horses has been bred for a purpose, linked to people who perhaps tied their hopes and dreams into their animals, and many of these Thoroughbreds carry an impressive genealogy of major race winners with them. If only I had more time to explore these ideas, but more pressing priorities await!


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Arriving at our apartment in Palermo, Buenos Aires, we promised ourselves to take a "quick siesta" after our tiring flight before heading out to eat and explore. 6 hours later we woke up at 9:30pm. Guh. But that's okay, this isn't Melbourne, it's Buenos Aires – the night's probably just getting started despite being a … Continue reading
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text: BUSINESS With free-to-play, the price is right 5:00 AM PDT 10/27/2006 by Paul Hyman , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Empty Online gamers who are given the option to "try" before they "buy" are doing a lot of the former and very little of the latter. In the casual game space, fewer than 2% of games played are actually purchased. That means an awful lot of time and energy is being spent by developers to create games that are literally being given away. In Korea, they claim to have a better idea. Some publishers of both casual and larger games aren't even trying to sell them. You want to play? Go ahead. No charge. It's a business model that understandably thrills gamers ... and brings in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for publishers, a win-win if ever there was one. Now these same South Korean publishers are about to set up shop and give it a whirl in the U.S., convincing some domestic publishers they ought to do the same. Or, at least, keep an eye on how well the business model works in a country where gamers are used to being charged for their entertainment. Called "free-to-play" (F2P), the model works like this: Gamers visiting a Web portal can scan the game inventory, pick any title that suits them and start playing right away at no cost. And they can continue playing for as long as they like with no expense, ever. The catch? The game serves up all sorts of opportunities to enhance the experience, and for each of these micro-transactions, there is a small fee, perhaps as little as fifty cents, maybe as much as five dollars. There's no overt pressure to buy any of them, but many gamers do. Early next year, NHN Corp., South Korea's largest Internet content service operator, intends to take the wraps off a new U.S. gaming portal, called ijji.com (pronounced "idgy"), which is currently in open beta. Plans are to launch with 40 to 50 games and add new titles each month. All were created in South Korea, half by NHN and the other half by other Korean developers. While they'll run the gamut from casual games to sports games (such as "Golf King" for golfers and "Pocket Masters" for pool players) to fighting/action games (such as "Gunz," "Gunster" and "Kuon Ho"), the common denominators will be that they'll all be multiplayer, all are designed for broadband Internet -- and, of course, all will be free to play. NHN's revenue last year from what it calls its "item-based sales model" was $96 million in Korea alone, which doesn't include what it made from its successful Japanese site or from its Chinese site, which currently has over 170 million registered gamers. Richard Chae, marketing manager at NHN USA, is optimistic that ijji.com will be equally successful here. "We'll be catering not only to hardcore gamers, but to what I call the social gamer," he explains. "They enjoy spending some time playing games, but they don't want to spend $300 to $400 for a console system and they don't want to spend $50 to buy a retail game. On our site, everyone from kids to students to professionals can jump in, play some games at their leisure -- maybe 15 to 30 minutes -- and just relax and have some fun with no investment of any kind." In South Korea, says Chae, it's that sort of gamer who is spending on average $20 a month on micro-transactions, about $5 more than competing Web sites are getting for their subscription-based services in the U.S. In a typical micro-transaction in, say, the golf game "Golf King," which is currently in closed beta, one could choose among three different sets of clubs. One might improve your shot's distance but lower its accuracy, another might increase your shot's accuracy but lower its distance and the most expensive might improve both distance and accuracy. Prices haven't been established yet but will probably vary from fifty cents to a few dollars. Or, of course, one could play with the standard clubs which cost nothing. NHN's sites encourage social interaction, promoting matches and team play. And they regularly feature contests and raffles with such extravagant prizes as game systems, large-screen TVs and gift cards. "We just gave away a $500 Nordstrom gift card," recalls Chae, "and, in Korea, we actually give away cars, like BMWs and Mercedes Benzes. We hope to do the same in the U.S. because, as you can imagine, it tends to attract gamers." Gamers have raised questions about the fairness of micro-transactions. To wit: If buying better sets of clubs or more powerful weapons increases the chance of winning a game, won't the players with the deepest pockets always be the winners? Chae acknowledges the concern and says that it is vital for F2P sites to be "carefully balanced in order not to favor spenders over non-spenders." For example, in order to buy some of the better golf clubs in "Golf King," one must first prove a certain level of golfing ability. "The unskilled cannot suddenly become expert by buying the right upgrades," he says. Virtual golfers have other choices as well. Seoul, South Korea-based developer OnNet runs its own F2P golf tournament, called "Shot-Online". Gamers with extra cash can shell out, for example, $1.30 to eliminate fatigue for 250 holes, $3.80 to get much better offers when selling virtual items or $4.40 to get "double experience" on 250 holes and, at the same time, put a little more speed into your game. At the same time, Shot-Online's publisher, SyNet Entertainment, is hedging its F2P bet and is selling a $30 retail version which comes boxed with many of the items a gamer might have bought through micro-transactions. While the F2P invasion into the States is fairly new, Irvine, Ca.-based K2 Network has a five-year history of serving up free-to-play gaming here with all of its titles imported from Korea where game development is considerably less expensive. "It might be more difficult to run a service using the F2P model if we were offering pricier games like those developed in the U.S. where wages are higher," says K2 CEO and co-founder Joshua Hong. K2 currently stocks two massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs) -- "Global Mu Online" and "Knight Online" -- and will release a multiplayer online first-person shooter, "War Rock," which is currently in open beta, sometime in the first quarter of 2007. In addition, by partnering with NHN, it plans to offer the "Golf King" multiplayer online golf game. While Hong wouldn't discuss his company's success in terms of revenue, he reveals that K2 currently has over eight million registered users, all of whom found the site by word-of-mouth. (K2 does no advertising.) "It just shows you the power of the F2P model," says Hong. "We have a huge community of gamers who located us through Google and other search engines and then proceeded to play our great, free games. What happens then is they become immersed in the gaming world and, as they play, their competitive instincts kicks in, and they choose to buy certain assets to become better quickly since they usually don't have a lot of time to improve their skills without them." Hong says K2 intentionally selects games that are "live-event-friendly," meaning that K2 frequently sponsors tournaments that encourage competition. And what better way to become a stronger competitor quickly than to purchase assets like power-ups? For example, K2 runs about 16 different events each week for the three million registered players of its most popular game, "Knight Online." Any single two-hour event might be limited to perhaps 2,000 participants. While admission is free, Hong says, "in order to be very good, you need to purchase certain items. So the competitors will come to our virtual power-up store and stock up on enough potions and spells to be able to withstand attacks from other players." When "War Rock" launches early next year, players will be able to buy an additional "slot" enabling them to carry a fifth weapon instead of the standard four. That's the sort of thing that gives players an advantage, enabling them to switch weapons faster in a firefight. While prices haven't been set yet, Hong estimates that gamers might pay about $8 for the competitive boost. "In the online world, being able to level up [proceed to the next level of a game] is like moving up in real society," says Hong. "It shows social status. People treat you differently in the game. While you can certainly choose to achieve that on your own, the F2P model allows you to pay to level up easier and faster. It would be like getting an MBA from Harvard in the real world; it's an investment that puts you in a different class of society." The F2P model was borne out of necessity in Korea where there is essentially no retail market for video games. "Korea was so overrun by game piracy, that developers and publishers couldn't sell a boxed product," observes Jason Della Rocca, executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). "And so, essentially, there was no retail market to speak of. Video games all had to be online. They started with subscription models, but soon discovered that giving the games away and then selling items through micro-transactions was much more lucrative." Here, in the States, says Della Rocca, publishers are viewing micro-transactions as an additional revenue stream, one that has already proven itself for giant publishers like Activision. In August, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that his company had sold close to $1 million in downloadable map packs for the company's popular first-person shooter "Call Of Duty 2" for the Xbox 360. Surprisingly, the bulk of the money came not from the $5 Skirmish Map Pack, which was downloaded 105,000 times to net $368,000, but the $10 Invasion Map Pack that had 66,000 hits and raked in half a million dollars. "This holiday we'll look to further capitalize on the success of the franchise and its online capabilities," Kotick said. "What's most surprising was that the million dollars in downloads was for the Xbox 360, which doesn't have a huge installed base and it was sold on the Xbox Live online service," notes the IGDA's Della Rocca. "Not all Xbox 360 gamers are on that service." At AOL, there is free gaming to be had as well, but the 200 or so games in inventory are all supported by advertising, not micro-transactions. Ralph Rivera, vp and general manager of AOL Games, expects that to change -- and sooner rather than later. "Ad-supported games aren't going to go away, but they will definitely be supplemented by games that offer players the opportunity to enhance their gaming experience with item sales. We are looking for those sort of games from developers right now," he says, "and you can expect to see them on AOL within the year. In fact, check back with us in three or four months." Rivera believes all that's holding F2P from exploding in the U.S. is that American gamers aren't accustomed to micro-transactions in general. "But that's changing," he observes. "The fact that people can go onto iTunes and pay 99 cents for a song is familiarizing them with that sort of consumption model. And the prevalence of broadband is making online gaming more viable. I see this model taking hold and I'm a big believer in it." How quickly it will take hold is anyone's guess. K2's Hong believes it just needs U.S. gamers to accept a different sort of gaming experience. "People used to have similar concerns about free checking," he says. "I remember when I came to the U.S. many, many years ago, I used to pay for having a checking account. These days, a checking account is a freebie; it's also bait. Banks give away free checks but make lots of money on late fees and other ancillary services. "With the F2P model, we're not really giving anything away at all," he explains. "I mean, if you really study the underpinnings of the business model, nothing is really free. We're just making it easier for gamers to try our games and see if they want to pay. We're just giving them more choices. It's just not so easy for them to see that." Paul "The Game Master" Hyman was the editor-in-chief of CMP Media's GamePower. He's covered the games industry for over a dozen years. His columns for The Reporter run exclusively on the Web site. 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If you are a macOS user and think that one of the major advantages of using this operating system is that you are immune to malware, this news is meant just for you. While macOS has had its time in the sun for long, a new malware that goes by the name of 'Dok' has been reported to specifically target the Apple operating system and potentially allows interception of communications traffic network and provides administrator privileges of the infected system.
Wondering how it is different from other malware that are floating around on the Internet? It is because OSX/Dok, as it is also known, was found to have 0 detections on VirusTotal scanner and comes signed with a valid developer certificate (authenticated by Apple), as per a report by software security firm Check Point. Dok has been reported to be the first major scale malware to target OS X users via a "coordinated email phishing attack" and affects all versions of the OS that have been released till now, as per the report.
The new Trojan has been reportedly targeting European users as of now and much like other attachment-based phishing attacks, requires users to open an infected ZIP file attachment that upon execution shows the user a "package is damaged" error message, but succeeds in copying itself onto the victim's system, and then throws up a fake update page as a persistent pop-up that phishes the user's credentials and provides administrator privileges. By proceeding to install a new root certificate on the victim's system, Dok gains access to the user's communication network with a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack that allows an attacker to impersonate any website, including the ability to read secure HTTPS traffic. Notably, following the lead from some of the recent malware, Dok is able to delete its traces once its work is done as well.
In case you have already been targeted, you can simply follow the steps listed on iMore to clean up your system, as pointed out in a report by Engadget.
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Today is Kate's birthday and I could not think of a better post then to share the images she has burnt in my heart these past two years. Having raised boy's this little bundle of girl energy and fire is without a doubt one of the best things in my life. Happy Birthday Kate!!!
This poem is just a glimpse of all I have in my heart for you;
I've traveled paths you've yet to walk
Learned lessons old and new
And now this wisdom of my life
I'm blessed to share with you
Let kindness spread like sunshine
Embrace those who are sad
Respect their dignity, give them joy
And leave them feeling glad
Forgive those who might hurt you
And though you have your pride
Listen closely to their viewpoint
Try to see the other side
Walk softly when you're angry
Try not to take offense
Invoke your sense of humor
Laughter's power is immense!
Express what you are feeling
Your beliefs you should uphold
Don't shy away from what is right
Be courageous and be bold
Keep hope right in your pocket
It will guide you day by day
Take it out when it is needed
When it's near, you'll find a way
Remember friends and family
Of which you are a precious part
Love deeply and love truly
Give freely from your heart
The world is far from perfect
There's conflict and there's strife
But you still can make a difference
By how you live your life
And so I'm very blessed to know
The wonders you will do
Because you are my granddaughter
And I believe in you
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Tanzania is expected to launch an investigation after U.N. confirmed eleven women, including six minors who were alleged victims of sexual abuse by its peacekeepers, were impregnated.
"We can confirm that out of the 11 allegedly abused women six were minors. Seven of the alleged victims have already given birth and four women are still pregnant. They have been referred to UNICEF which has deployed a team on the ground," U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.
Eleven of its troops stationed in DRC have been accused of sexual abuse and are now facing repatriation. Four of the eleven were deployed in the Central African country.
The United Nations military mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said it is investigating claims of sex abuse by members of its Tanzanian contingent.
"At this stage, on the Tanzanian brigade, pending the results of an investigation all measures will be considered in terms of how we respond including potentially the repatriation of the unit and command accountability will also be sought."
The United Nations reported 99 allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse involving U.N. staff members last year, a sharp increase from the 80 allegations in 2014. The majority, 69, involved personnel in 10 peacekeeping missions.


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The Florida Orchestra is doing the classics this weekend. The real masters. I'm talking Peter Gabriel, Prince and Michael Jackson. (Maybe a little Axl Rose too.)
It's Totally Awesome '80s Weekend for the orchestra (with shows at the Straz, Mahaffey and Ruth Eckerd Hall), and of course I'll be there (two nights actually) because I'm dying to hear how they perform Welcome to the Jungle without any electric guitar. (Actually, most of the tunes that night will have the help of a rock band and singers, but the orchestra promises no tricks on the Guns N' Roses anthem. We'll see.)
Read Times Performing Arts Critic John Fleming's interview with this weekend's guest conductor, who's at the right age to be a child of the '80s. And then head off to tackle my '80s music quiz. I wrote it for the newspaper -- not for experts like you -- therefore it's so ridiculously easy that any wrong answers will immediately get you banned from the blog!
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Someone You Love is Gone, B.C. writer Gurjinder Basran's follow up to her award-winning debut novel Everything Was Goodbye, is the story of a woman's search for herself amidst grief, family, cultural identity and the countless losses we endure throughout life.
This generation-spanning story is told through chapters dedicated to specific time frames — Before, Then and Now. "Before" deals exclusively with the protagonist's mother's life in India before Canada and motherhood; "Then" focuses on protagonist Simran as a disgruntled suburban B. C. teenager; and "Now" navigates the aftermath of her mother's death. "Before" chapters teasingly frame the "Then" and "Now" chapters and neatly propel each sub-plot forward.
Life as a first generation Canadian — where Duran Duran posters co-exist with ones of Gurus and temples — doesn't offer the Simran of "Then" easy or clear choices. What with her mother's inability to get over her past, her alcoholic father, her "special" brother whose poetic offerings has his mother believing he's the reincarnation of her dead love (who also happens to be her husband's twin) and her younger pious Christian sister, as the eldest kid, she has a lot to deal with.
The Simran of "Now" is an unhappily married empty nester starring blankly at her life. The rebelliousness she heralded as a teen has collapsed as she caves to the passivity that's hijacked her life. Her question is: what's a poor girl to do?
She has so tightly enmeshed fact with fiction even she can't discern which is which. It's what she doesn't tell her therapist that's most telling as she unpacks the heart hidden behind the finely honed façade that's fooling no one but herself.
Basran's keen observational skills highlight the blurred lines between relationships in life and how they all bleed together. She weaves a thread of relatable humour that buoys the inherent heaviness of the narrative. The humour and pathos of a three-way conversation between Simran, her therapist, and an apparition of her dead mother only she can see, for example, highlights how extreme and opposing emotions create chaos in the minds of the bereaved.
Another clever narrative trick is Basran's repetition of sentiments and phrases from different sides of the story in different generations to hone her theme of owning your past and then letting it go.
Although epic in scope, Someone You Love is Gone is economically and poetically written. Playing with time and place, it serves up a rich narrative with a cultural and generation-crossing protagonist supported by a cast of equally compelling characters.
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Total food consumption alone for a family of five stood at $319 for the month of April, eight percent up from $294.66 in the month of March 2019 while an individual's food and total consumption was pegged at $63.72 and $184.86 respectively.
The rise in PDL has been attributed to relentless price increase on basic commodities such as mealie-meal, rice, flour, salt, cooking oil, among others.
Rampant pricing has led most shops to peg basic commodities prices beyond the reach of many working class citizens.
According to the figures Matabeleland North is the most expensive province in the country with a total monthly consumption for a family of five costing $995.30, Matabeleland South is the second most expensive province as its total consumption for the month of April stood at 972.78.
Harare is the third most expensive at $952.71. The figures indicate that Mashonaland East is the cheapest province with a total monthly consumption for a family of five costing $857.14 while Manicaland consumption stood at $899.66 as of April 2019.
Year on year poverty datum line costs, grew by 8,1 percentage points to 62 percent in April from 54.1 percent in March as year on year Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April stood at 76 percent from 67 percent recorded in March a nine percent points surge.
Apex Council chairwoman, Mrs Cecelia Alexander, is on record saying salaries have been eroded by price distortions in the market.
"We are not requesting for an increment from Government but we want them to restore value of the money we used to get since July last year when we got a 17.5 percent increment," she said earlier this year.
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A Cookbook from the World's First Celebrity Chef
How do you become a celebrity chef in the 1500s? You cook for the pope.
Getting a chef to pick a favorite cookbook is like asking a parent to choose her most-loved child. But F&W pressed great cooks around the country to reveal their top picks of all-time.
The Chef: Tyler Florence
The Book: The Opera of Bartolomeo Scappi, 1570; translated by Terence Sully
"Scappi was arguably the world's first celebrity chef," Florence says. "He cooked for the pope, and wrote this book, with small drawings of bizarre kitchen tools, and recipes for strange things like dormice. Seriously: They would keep mice in small cages and feed them figs soaked in wine, then roast them or fry them whole. It's just bizarre! But it's also beautiful. It shows you we do have a pretty antiseptic idea these days of what's edible and what's not edible."


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Monday, February 28, 2011
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Black history month is a perfect time to do a little re-examining of the link between the African-American diet and obesity. We'll hear about some small changes that can make soulfood, good for you.
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A healthy cooking demonstration will be held this Thursday, March 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Food For Less in Market Creek Plaza on Euclid Avenue.
Obesity is a problem for American society in general but for the African-American population in particular. Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control show that black adults have the highest rate of obesity in the nation, with one in two African-American women qualifying as obese.
There are many factors that go into creating this statistic including, low-cost fast-food and high-calorie soulfood.
The network for a Healthy California has created a series of recipes aimed at making traditional African-American menus healthier, fresher and still delicious.
Lakeysha Sowunmi, is the Network For A Healthy California African American campaign health educator.
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Nutritionists say they can keep the soul in soul food while putting some healthy in. I'm Maureen Cavanaugh, coming up on These Days, black history month is a perfect time to do a little re-examining of the link between the African American diet and obesity. We'll hear about some small changes that can make soul food good for you, and then we'll discuss the effects of music in your ear. Loud, constant Ipod use may increase the risk of hearing problems of that's all ahead this hour on These Days, first the news.
I'm Maureen Cavanaugh, and you're listening to These Days on KPBS. Obesity is a problem for the American society in general, and for the African American population in particular. Numbers from the centers for disease control show that black adults have the highest rate of obesity in the nation, with one in two African American women qualifying as obese. There are many factors that go into creating this statistic, including low cost fast food, and high calorie soul food. The network for a healthy California has created a series of recipes aimed at making traditional African American menus healthier, fresher, and still delicious. I'd like to welcome my guest, Lakeysha Sowunmi, she is African American campaign health educator. Lakeysha, good morning, and welcome to These Days.
PARIS: Good morning, Maureen, thanks for having me. [CHECK AUDIO].
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Now, we invite our listeners to join the conversation. What do you think are the factors that increase weight gain in the minority community? Do you have an old family recipe that you're made healthier by changing some ingredients, give us a call with your questions and your comments. The nobody's 1-888-895-5727. That's 1-888-895-KPBS. Lakeysha, what are some of the barriers to good health and healthy eating that exist in low income communities.
PARIS: Well, Maureen, there are a number of things that contribute to this health disparity that we face. I would like to start with access to fresh fruit and vegetables at our local stores. Most of the corner stores, the fruit aren't this fresh, and the vegetables aren't that fresh, and they are not high quality. And also, some of the communities may not have safe and clean parks. So that our kids can go out and have their physical activity.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: And so that's just two of what I goes are a number of factors that go into the whole concept of the fact that African meshes have this problem with obesity at least in national statistics, now, Lakeysha, you started out as a volunteer in a program to get people to eat healthier and to make people aware of the community, tell me what you were noticing, and what you tried to fix.
PARIS: Well, Maureen, I'm just an everyday mother, and basically, even in schools, and some of our faith based organizations, I noticed that we were preparing potlucks that weren't so healthy, you know, a bunch of calories, and a lot of fat, and also in the schools, in the vending machines, they could have high calorie snack, and they would have soda, and they would offer drinks and food that weren't healthy for our kids. So some of the things that I stepped up to do is I worked with the principal, and I basically asked them to ask the parents to provide healthier snacks for their kids, for things such as birthday parties and classroom activities. And also we removed [CHECK AUDIO] alternatives, and so you know, those are some of the things as -- which I think is my responsibility as a mother those are some of the things that I did to make sure that my kids were healthier.
CAVANAUGH: Now, Lakeysha, you were named champion mom. What does that mean.
PARIS: Well, a champion mom is pretty much a mother that insures that her family is healthy, and also her community. You know, it starts at home, I provide healthy fruits and vegetables for my in which. I hope headlight for my kids. So it started at home, and as far as the community is conserved, I work with faith based organizations, regimen, and just things like that, and they nominated me to welcome a champion mother for that.
CAVANAUGH: I'm speaking with Lakeysha Sowunmi, she is [[]] and still delicious alternatives for African American menus, and also more options in neighborhoods to get healthy, fresh food. The number here is 1-888-895-5727. [CHECK AUDIO] in the community, trying to get people involve would, now, when you live in a community, where, as you say, the corner market, there's a couple of old nasty old apples, and not much good, fresh greenery, and natural products, what do you do? Where do you go?
PARIS: Well, you know, it's the unfortunate thing, and the America for healthier California, what we're trying to do -- when we actually do is go into local grocery stores [CHECK AUDIO] that they can add to their food that'll be healthy, and we also work with a lot of community events, and we get the word out that way also. And as you mentioned earlier, we have a soul food cook book, and with the cook book, there is low calorie food, low fat dishes in it. It's I healthier twist on traditional meals. So we're in the community, and be we teach people how to shop when they're on a billion.
CAVANAUGH: And do people have more access now in all communities to farmer's markets and things of that nature?
PARIS: Well, not necessarily. And that's another thing that we promote. We just like to let people to know -- to find their own farmer's market. And we work with the local farmer's market to make sure that these people are getting high quality fruits and vegetables, up, at a row cost.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: And not paying an arm and a leg federal them.
PARIS: Exactly. And that's what the local farmer's markets do.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Let me say that we are taking your calls, if you'd like to join the conversation at 1-888-895-5727. And Rothiel is on the line, she's calling -- I guess she is from Mississippi, good morning, Rothiel, welcome to These Days.
NEW SPEAKER: Good morning.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Hi.
NEW SPEAKER: How are you?
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Just great.
NEW SPEAKER: My question was, how do we get the word to the bigger community? And I heard your caller just say some great things, exciting, faith based, going into the grocery stores and giving demonstrations. It's good. That's good stuff. How do we reach the people? How can we -- how can we get the word out in a bigger way? Newspapers we have, the WWW --
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Rothiel, I think we're doing that right now, but I want Lakeysha to comment, how do we get the word out? [CHECK AUDIO].
PARIS: He said it's always time to do the right thing. And you, you sound really passionate about that, so basically I would just say, work with community leaders, it may take months, it may take years. You have to do a lot of foot work yourself. If you want toy zoo a big change, sometimes you have to do the footwork yourself, go into the grocery stores, talk to the managers, and you know, those are some of the things that I had to do is talk to the managers, like, look, you know, can we get some more fruits and vegetables?
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: And what do they say, Lakeysha, when you say that? Is it all, like, oh, yeah, fine, we'll do that. Or do you get some push back?
PARIS: You know what? At first [CHECK AUDIO] they'll get on board for maybe about a month or two, and then they'll go back to the same way. So it's a continual fight, put it that way. But like I said before, if you want to see a change, and you're passionate about it, you have to continue to, you know, talk to the council member, talk to the political figures in your community. And change will come. But you have to definitely stay persistent and stay consistent if you want to see any change. And as far as the faith based organization is concerned, the church that I attend, I -- the pastor pretty much gave me the go ahead, and basically, I go there, and I -- you know, I teach the congregation about healthy eating, we do physical activities, and I have definitely see a change right in my own church. So if you give people in the faith based community some stand up and say, you know what? I want to see a difference, then it will definite -- would be a change. If the pastor supports it, you will definitely see a change. And that's where you start.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Now, I know that the campaign for a healthy California, and your campaign, Lakeysha, starting not only food but drinks too. You've got a whole thing called Rethink Your Drink. What's that about?
PARIS: Yes, rethink your drink, that's really important because a lot of people they don't understand why they're obese. They don't understand why they're having all of these healthy issue, but an important component with that is the things that we consume and we put in our drinks. Now, for example, if you take soda, a 20-ounce seed has 250�calories, and it can have as much as 17 tea spoons of sugar. Now, that is a lot. And pretty much what we're trying to put out there about rethink your drink is have the people read the nutritional facts, turns those cans around, read the nutritional facts, see how many calories you're consuming and see how much sugar in that drink.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: I'm speaking with Lakeysha Sowunmi, she is African American campaign healthy educator. We're talking about an [CHECK AUDIO] to eat healthier, and eat fresher, and we're taking your calls at 1-888-895-5727. Let's talk about cooking in the African American community. Because cooking is a deep part of [CHECK AUDIO] many traditional recipes in the black community are so heavy in salt and fat. What were those reasons?
PARIS: You know, it's funny because that's how -- that's part of our culture. We come together, we come together at funerals, after funerals, we have all the soul food, and it's comfort food, it brings people together, come over to my house, I just baked this chocolate cake, so it's part of our culture. But the thing about it is, we can take something that is grown fresh and then what we do sometimes is go ahead in the kitchen, and we'll fry it or oh, my goodness, if we're fixing greens maybe we'll put some pork, some really fatty pork in it, and things like that. And I just think that -- we just have a long tradition of that. And so we have seen the effects of doing that, though, it's not working. And so that's why I think we lead the way in so many, you know, diseases and illnesses, and things like that because that's the way we were born, that's the way we were raised. And so now with the African American campaign, we are out here giving people healthier alternatives while you can still enjoy your meal, but a healthy alternative to that favorite dish that you have.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Can you give me a quick for instance?
PARIS: Okay. For instance, let's see, we have a recipe in our soul food cook book that includes black eyed peas, mango, peppers and a few other fruits and vegetables, well, you mix this together, and you have this mouth full of -- it's really good, that's a healthier twist on black eyed peas. Now, most people, they like to add different things to get flavor, but with the fruits and vegetables added, you have a mouth full of flavor. That's an example.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: We're taking your calls, 1-888-895-5727. Daniel is calling from Clairemont. Good morning, Daniel, welcome to these days.
NEW SPEAKER: I used to live in the hood a lot when I lived in the north part of the country, and it is a very sad fact that there isn't a very good traditional value there in the community it is. But there is a good option here in San Diego. I live in Clairemont, and I know -- in the south areas of San Diego also, they have big power line, and they have big pieces of land issue the power lines that are sometimes just grass land it is that are fire hazards that could be used for community gardens of I know in Clairemont here, they heard have guard knows for kind of nursery type [CHECK AUDIO] there. We could coopt, work together, on some of this, and have maybe some of the [CHECK AUDIO] help us with water issues, and at the same time, give back to the communities in a helpful manner.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Well, thank you for that, Daniel, thanks for the call. What about community gardens, Lakeysha.
PARIS: Well, actually, we have a community garden, it's actually there on Euclid avenue. And basically the community garden is good because not only can the parents get involved, but you can also get your children involved, and you know, they can learn the bisques of gardening. And when your fruit or vegetable is ready, you can just get it, and take it home and prepare it the way that you want it. But I think that's awesome, if we can get more community gardens because then we won't have an excuse as to, well, oh, it's too extensive to buy fruits and vegetables. I mean the community garden, that's a good idea.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: You know, that's still -- you must hear this a lot because when it comes to going to the store and getting fruits and vegetables as opposed to going to McDonald's and getting of their specials, it's still gonna cost you a little bit more to go to that grocery store and get all those ingredients, and plus the time involved. So what do you do when people bring that up?
PARIS: Well, Maureen, I always tell people like I said ever about, change isn't easy. But I would just start basic. [CHECK AUDIO] buy fruit and vegetables that are in season, and those are, I mean, low cost. Visit your farmer's market, and like I said before, the farmer's market, they also have high quality from fruits and vegetables at a very low cost. So those are some things issue because I do hear that all the time, like I said benefit, it's really no excuse, you just have to go ahead and compare prices and do your research.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: We are taking your calls at 1-888-895-5727. Brae's on the line from San Diego. Good morning, brae, welcome to These Days.
NEW SPEAKER: [CHECK AUDIO] always replaced it with smoked Turkey, and I don't know if that's any better calorie wise, but it's definitely better in terms of fat, and the type of meat, [CHECK AUDIO].
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Yeah, thank you brae. What do you think, Lakeysha.
PARIS: Yes, and you know, that's what I do also, it's the smoked Turkey, it's definitely -- it has loss calories, and les fat, so a smoked Turkey leg is definitely a better alternative.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: You know, we've been talking a lot about obesity in had the African mesh community, but it's more than simply carrying around a few extra pounds because there are also diseases, you touched on this, that go along with that, diabetes, and heart disease, and that affects the African American community, especially diabetes disproportionately, doesn't it.
PARIS: Yes, yes, it does. Type two diabetes is really on the rise. And you upon, the African American community is facing a health crisis, and it's just not diabetes. Some people they think that it's just diabetes and obesity, but it goes beyond that, it's heart disease, it's high blood pressure, it's high cholesterol, and all of those things go along with the amount of physical activity we're having and also our diet.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: We are taking your calls at 1-888-895-5727. My guest is Lakeysha Sowunmi, for the healthy California [CHECK AUDIO] push here in San Diego to create a series of recipes and to show people how to eat healthier and fresher. Brendan's on the line from downtown. Good morning, Brendan, and welcome to These Days. Of.
NEW SPEAKER: [CHECK AUDIO] introduce the children to new vegetables and new things all the time, and really start them at a very young age, and eating in a very healthy way this they can carry on through the rest of their lifestyle, and it's one of my passions to get young children to consistently eat healthier foods and just to carry that on into their lifestyle into high school and into college. And I think starting at -- eating, like, very different foods too, issue not sticking with the -- so many kids I think just quiet stuck in a rut with their parents feeding them, up, convenient food, that's not necessarily the best choices.
PARIS: Yeah.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Well, Brendan, thank you, thanks so much from the call. Let's hear from lake as well, lake is calling from San Diego. Good morning, lake, and welcome to These Days.
NEW SPEAKER: Hi, good morning, how are?
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Great, thank you.
NEW SPEAKER: Awesome. [CHECK AUDIO] as far asking snacks, snacks are concerned, you know, you see regular snacks, doorito chips, and [CHECK AUDIO] what are some of the option as far as that is concerned?
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Snacks, thank you for that.
PARIS: It's really big. Thanks for that question. But you know, I recently said a studies [CHECK AUDIO] grab for a snack before they would want to sit down and actually eat a meal, so snacks is a really big issue. And also I think kids are eating unnecessary snacks. Some parents think that, okay, let's give my kid a snack for a reward or let me do this or that, and just keep them happy. But as far as snacks is concerned, I would definitely keep healthy snacks available for the child. And [CHECK AUDIO] because as the previous caller said, in the long run, it actually starts when they're children, and then it goes into their adulthood. So I would just explain to your kids, [CHECK AUDIO] and then just give them more fruits and vegetables. So there are a lot of snacks out there, you know, more healthier snacks for kids that I would always go back to eating more fruits and vegetables. Give them snacks but more fruits and vegetables?
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Now, in addition to fruits and vegetables, [CHECK AUDIO] or would you just say the best thing to do is to hand them an apple?
PARIS: Well, the best thing is hand them the fruit and vegetable. They also have, like, a hundred calorie packs out there for the kids but I would also -- I mean, I would always just recommend the fruits and vegetables?
A. Let's take another call, doctor Marcus is calling from Escondido. Good morning, doctor, welcome to These Days.
NEW SPEAKER: Good morning, how are you?
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: I'm well, thank you.
NEW SPEAKER: Just a caveat to that, I think I heard 270 calories in a soda. I think it's more like 140. I haven't looked in a long time.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Okay.
NEW SPEAKER: My question or aspect that I wanted to cover, specifically, was marketing. What are we looking at, and what are we doing in our marketing efforts, and are we looking at our marketing efforts that target the African American community particularly?
THE COURT: I understand, you mean like fast food marking and snack food marketing?
NEW SPEAKER: Absolutely.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Let me get an answer to that, doctor Marcus, thank you for the call. Lakeysha, what do you think of that? Ads directed toward African Americans for what we might call junk food?
PARIS: Well, [CHECK AUDIO] it starts in the community. I have seen a few public service announcements about eating healthier and also getting out to get physical act first, but it me, it -- I'm just a mother, I'm just a mother in a community. So it starts in the community, and then from the community, you know, hopefully it goes state wide. And then, you know, the marketing goes there. But most of the organizations like our organizations, and request the economy and everything, we don't have that type of finishing to justice put the -- oh, let's market here, let's market there, it's not fair. So one of the strategies that we use is going in that grocery store, going to the community events, and we also partner with a lot of other organizations in the community, and we work together like that. It's really no marketing strategy. And to talk about -- you told me that it was a hundred and 70�calories, I was actually speaking with something that I saw, I had like two servings. So just to clarify --
CAVANAUGH: That's a 20-ounce you're talking about, a 20-ounce beverages.
PARIS: Yes, yes. And it was two servings, so that's why I said 250�calories.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Now, do you -- we're running out of time, Lakeysha, so I wonder if you could answer this in a very short way. Are you making any progress do you think?
PARIS: Oh, yes, definitely. Just personal, with the schools, like I mentioned perfect, I've seen definite changes in the school, the parents, when they come in with with the snacks, and party gifts and things like that, it is totally different, the vending machines are looking better, and also like I said, in the faith based organizations, that's really big because that's the heart -- a faith based organization is the heart of the community. And so when I see changes right there in the church, I know things are upon hag.
MAUREEN CAVANAUGH: Lakeysha, thank you so much for speaking with us today. I really appreciate it.
PARIS: Thank you so much, Maureen, for having me.
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Sunday, 9 December 2018
So this is what trust looks like.
Funny, my first thought was "So this is what the patriarchy looks like."
Yup. This is how women are supposed to trust men. With their lives.
Woman : "Hey, can we just… Drop the bow?"
Man : "WHY DON'T YOU TRUST ME I'M NOT A VIOLENT GUY, YOU ARE INSULTING ME THINKING I WILL HURT YOU!!!"
Woman : "No it's just… Well I'm afraid."
Man : "But why? Look at me, I'm not afraid. And we're equal, look, we pull the bow together."
Woman : "I think we're not equal, you can kill me with the arrow and I can't."
Man : "What? So you would like to be able to kill me? You're so agressive!"
Woman : "That's not what I mean, we were talking about equality : you can hurt me, I can't."
Man : "Of course you can. You can hit me with the bow if you want."
Woman : "That's not the same thing, it will never kill you."
Man : "Oh, you always complaining, stop victimising yourself! Do I talk about the difficulty of holding the arrow? Of the responsability it giving to me?"
Etc, etc.
Every debates about gender equality, ladies and gentleman.


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A very well written piece on Miley Cyrus!
By: Jana Greene
I must admit that curiosity got the best of me, and I watched the clip of the Miley Cyrus debacle at the MTV VMA awards.
My first reaction was total disgust. Miley is only twenty years old! And then a primal urge to find this world-famous woman-child, and smother her in hugs. Sometimes the mother in me just overwhelms every other instinct.
She is so in-between.
In her racy act, her suggestive wardrobe and antics tried to convey woman; but her poor judgment screams child.
Her 'twerking' tells the world she knows what to do with her lady parts, but the fact that she flaunted her lady parts publically lets us all know that she is still a child. Or that she is high on more than just life, or could be mentally unstable. There is more to being a grown-up than grinding. Nothing says "paradox" like…
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The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them;
and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
It shall blossom abundantly,
and rejoice even with joy and singing:
the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it,
the excellency of Carmel and Sharon,
they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
~Isaiah 35:1-2~
A few weeks ago as I drove to work I popped a CD into the slot so as to spruce up my morning drive. I hadn't listened to this particular artist for years–1994'ish to be "exact". What CD, you ask? It was Helen Baylor's "The Ultimate Collection". As I drove, the joy rose up in me, as this brought back great memories for me, and how can her music NOT stir the JOY of the Lord in our spirit, mind, body and soul?
The CD played and played . . . and I LOVED JAMMING TO IT! ~ I sang along as the words came to me by rote, even after all the years that had passed since I'd heard any of her music.
I played the CD that morning and that afternoon. I found myself unable to remove the CD, or ever shut it off. My heart's joy was evident by the plastered smile on my face, and the vocals I belted out as I sang aloud.
One day, much to my surprise the words to the song, "Oasis" kept repeating in my mind, and it was then that I realized that these words were from my newest favorite Bible scripture–Isaiah 35:1-2!
Why, that was my last blog . . . the picture I posted of the desert rejoicing and blossoming as the rose . . . WOW . . . I set the stereo to repeat my now favorite song. Over and over and over it plays.
In my life, peaks and valleys ~ valleys ~ and MORE valleys. They seemed to be the place I'd spent most of my life. The peaks were few and far between. I'd been in the wilderness, alone, lonely, sad, hurt, broken, messed up, abused–you name it, I'd experienced it.
I once compared my life to that of Humpty Dumpty . . . ALLLLLL the king's horses and ALLLLL the king's men, couldn't put Gracie Girl together again.
Who is this king? ~ Well, the king in the story of Humpty Dumpty had no power to put me together again, but it was My King, and our King of Kings . . . with a capital 'K' . . . who came alongside me one day two years ago and comforted me with the story of El Roi–the God Who Sees Me.
What a revelation He had given me on that day. No matter what I had gone through prior to that "Ah-ha" moment, or anytime thereafter would I ever be left to circle 'round that mountain in my wilderness of unhealed pain. In my deepest darkest hoursssss, He confirmed to me that He was always with me, and He SAW me in every single instance of my pain-filled happenstance.
Today, I can REJOICE knowing that my El Roi never left my side. In dangerous situations, He had my back. He sent warring angels to counter attack the demons sent and assigned to destroy me. He sent guardian angels to surround and protect me. Why? Because He loves me so! He is enthralled by my beauty. He rejoices over me with singing.
Yes! ~ He is my Joel 2:25, Ephesians 3:20, and Isaiah 35:1-2 God.
I am abundantly blessed to know Him, and to accept the LOVE He pours into me, consistently and faithfully.
He made an OASIS, right in the middle of the desert . . .
~God's Gracie Girl~ ✿
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BoredOnline has been a continually active forum for over eight years with more than 1,900 members, over one million posts, and continues to be a good place to meet and make new friends who share similar values and education.
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Most users ever online was 281 on Sun May 03, 2020 6:45 pm
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Most users ever in chat was 26 on June 19, 2009
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