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Salt Lake City got a foot of snow on Saturday – looks like Spring is not as near as I'd hoped.
Usually, I'm the type to complain about the cold, but lately I've been challenged to accept it and even enjoy it.
Last week, I went snowboarding for the first time in over a year.
For a long time, I refused to go. I avoided it at all costs. I'd even switched to skiing, but barely did that unless family was in town. The past few months, my husband has been challenging me to try new things.
Marriage is exciting this way and also really difficult. This person is challenging you for your own good, but it can be really hard to accept. For me, it's always been especially difficult. I pushed back a lot against his suggestions to try snowboarding again and be outside of what felt comfortable to me.
We all have a comfort zone: a safe place, a sweet spot.
For me, it's a routine. I love consistency and predictability. It makes me feel in control. It's been a coping mechanism my whole life, because not much else was in my control. But I could always choose what I wanted to do with my time, and it usually included watching tv, reading, or something else really tame.
I've never been very adventurous. I've always envied those with this kind of confidence. The types who will jump into anything without a second thought. Nick is very much like this. He puts his mind to something, and it happens immediately. Me? I like to make pro/con lists, take time to decide. Even down to what I order at a restaurant.
That's my sweet spot, and I've been alright with that.
My husband though, he sees that deep down I desire to be adventurous and take risks. I want to break free of fear, but I feel trapped in it. So, he's been encouraging me to be uncomfortable. A year ago, this led me to a stage at church.
Now, it's leading me to a mountain.
I'm not good at snowboarding.
Mostly because I've only gone 4 times.
Also because I never wanted to go back.
Every time my husband asked me, my response would be an emphatic NO.
He loves snowboarding.
He's ask me to go with him so we could do something together.
I fought him constantly.
I'd say "I don't like it"
and "why can't it be okay for me to not want to do that?"
He would say "once you do it more and get better, you'll like it."
Deep down, I know he's right. But I'm afraid.
I'm not afraid of falling or getting hurt.
I'm afraid of being embarrassed and utterly humiliated.
When I write that down it seems a little ridiculous. But the thought of falling off the lift and knocking Nick over again makes me want to crawl inside a hole and never come out.
Do you ever feel this way about anything?
Public speaking? Singing in front of people? Learning a new sport?
Maybe being vulnerable & sharing your emotions is uncomfortable for you.
Or maybe you get uncomfortable meeting new people & putting yourself out there.
It is human nature to desire safety. It makes logical sense and it's usually considered wise. But they don't make inspiring movies about people who played it safe. The people we admire are the ones who take the leap: both literally and figuratively.
We constantly put ourselves into a space where we feel we can achieve. We limit ourselves to those few things we can do well so we can avoid failure.
Your comfort zone is a box. It's a box of limitations and "I can't's" . It's a box full of possibilities caged in by fear.
So how am I getting out?
3 tips for getting OUT of that comfort zone:
1. Say yes to new things, no matter how much it scares you.
Get off that couch.
2. Be spontaneous – don't overthink it
Fear comes into play when we open our brains to the "what ifs".
What if I fall? What if people laugh at me? What if I'm terrible?
The best way I've found to avoid this thought process is to just DO it. Jump in. Don't overthink, just go. Terribly difficult for a calculating person like me.
3. Accept failure
Maybe I will fall a lot. Maybe I will cry and swear and hate it for a while. Maybe I will break a bone.
Maybe people will laugh at you. Maybe you will be terrible at first.
But MAYBE you'll be incredible. Maybe you'll learn about yourself and God more. Maybe you'll see that it doesn't matter what people do or say.
Maybe you'll learn you are capable of more than you ever thought or imagined
You will never know if you stay inside your comfort zone.
Don't get me wrong – I definitely do not like the idea of failing.
But being stubborn won't get me anywhere.
If I want to be adventurous and bold, I can't expect that to change while I sit on the couch watching Criminal Minds. I have to get up and try the things that I avoid like the plague.
Maybe your dreams are outside of your comfort zone.
Mine definitely are.
My dream is for this blog to create a community.
A place where people feel inspired and encouraged.
I want to be a positive voice, a light amidst a world of darkness and struggle.
But I can't push these limits & achieve these goals without being a little uncomfortable along the way.
TRUST ME when I say I need this reminder every day.
I need to stop being so afraid and make choices out of TRUTH and CONFIDENCE instead of fear.
What's the one thing you wish you could do but scares you more than anything?
What can you say yes to?
FLEE THAT COMFORT. All that couch ever got you was a flat butt anyway.


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Pittsburgh, PA • May 4, 2017 – AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, the most awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony Awards®, will open in Pittsburgh on May 30 for a two-week engagement at the Benedum Center May 30 – June 11. This national Broadway touring production is presented as part of the 2017 Pittsburgh CLO summer season and the 2016-2017 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series.
Jerry Mulligan and Lise Dassin will be played by McGee Maddox and Sara Esty. Joining them are Etai Benson (Wicked) as Adam Hochberg; Emily Ferranti (Wicked, Dreamgirls) as Milo Davenport; Gayton Scott (Gypsy, The Women) as Madame Baurel; and Nick Spangler (The Book of Mormon, Rogers + Hammerstein's Cinderella) as Henri Baurel.
Leigh-Ann Esty (Miami City Ballet) and Ryan Steele (Newsies, Matilda) join the cast as the Lise and Jerry alternates. Rounding out the company are: Karolina Blonski, Brittany Bohn, Stephen Brower, Randy Castillo, Jessica Cohen, Jace Coronado, Alexa De Barr, Ashlee Dupré, Erika Hebron, Christopher M. Howard, Weston Krukow, Marina Lazzaretto, Nathalie Marrable, Tom Mattingly, Caitlin Meighan, Don Noble, Sayiga Eugene Peabody, Alexandra Pernice, David Prottas, Danielle Santos, Bradley Schlagheck, Lucas Segovia, Kyle Vaughn, Laurie Wells, Dana Winkle, Erica Wong and Blake Zelesnikar.
Inspired by the Academy-Award winning film, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is the romantic story about an American soldier, a mysterious French girl and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war. Directed and choreographed by 2015 Tony Award-winner Christopher Wheeldon, the show features the music and lyrics of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and a book by Craig Lucas.
The creative team also includes Tony Award-winners Bob Crowley (set and costume designer) and Natasha Katz (lighting designer); Jon Weston (sound designer); 59 Productions (projection designer); Rob Fisher (musical score adaption, arrangement and supervision); Todd Ellison (musical supervisor); David Andrews Rogers (musical director/conductor); Christopher Austin and Bill Elliott (orchestrations); Sam Davis (dance arrangements); Telsey + Company/Rachel Hoffman, C.S.A. (casting); Rick Steiger (production supervisor); Dontee Kiehn (associate director and associate choreographer); and Sean Kelly (associate choreographer and resident director).
The score of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS includes the songs "I Got Rhythm," "Liza," "'S Wonderful," "But Not For Me," "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise," and orchestral music including "Concerto in F," "Second Prelude," "Second Rhapsody/Cuban Overture" and "An American In Paris."
The production opened to widespread critical acclaim at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in April 2015 after its world premiere at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The New York production closed in October, 2016 after playing more than 600 performances. A West End production of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS opened March 21, 2017 at the Dominion Theatre.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS won four 2015 Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Drama League Award for Best Musical, three Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, and two Theatre World Awards. The musical was included on the Year's Best lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, the Associated Press, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Masterworks Broadway Original Broadway Cast recording of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS was nominated for the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award.
The producing team includes Stuart Oken, Van Kaplan and Roy Furman by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical, Pittsburgh CLO and Théâtre du Châtelet.
For more information, visit www.AnAmericanInParisBroadway.com.
Individual tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 412-456-6666, by visiting CulturalDistrict.org/Paris online or in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh. Groups of 10 or more should call 1-844-PGH-SHOW (844-744-7469) and press option 2 or 3.
For more information about the PNC Broadway in Pittburgh series, visit TrustArts.org.
Since 1946, Pittsburgh CLO has been the driving force behind live musical theater in Pittsburgh and the entire Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Under the direction of Van Kaplan since 1997, this not-for-profit arts organization appreciates the support of nearly 200,000 patrons yearly who attend its performances at three venues in the Cultural District: a seasonal subscription series at the Benedum Center, A Musical Christmas Carol at the Byham Theater and year-round shows at the CLO Cabaret. Its dedication to the musical theater art form includes educational programs such as the CLO Academy for Performance and Art, the CLO Mini Stars, the Gene Kelly Awards, the Richard Rodgers Award and The National High School Theatre Awards. As part of its new works development, the organization has been involved with 22 Broadway shows (29 Tony Awards®), and in 2014 produced the world premiere of An American in Paris in Paris and on Broadway, where it won 4 Tony Awards® and was the most awarded musical of the season. For more information please visit pittsburghCLO.org.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh's most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country's largest land masses "curated" by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh's quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts. TrustArts.org
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text: Mike 'The magnum' Brookman wrote: > I think your all wangers!!! While there is a slang term "wanger" it is probably not what you mean. You mean "wanker". The word is "wanker". I'm not sure I agree although I can see how you'd get that. My impression is that the places where vocabulary re-use is taking off are many, but diffuse and specialized. The most impressive examples are the cases where domain experts who don't normally write software come together under an effort to create an institutional or industry standard. For example, you might get librarians helping to develop XML vocabularies for MARC and other and new bibliographic record standards. First, getting those domain experts involved can and seems to often result in a higher-quality result, at least if there are also software experts there to help them understand their choices and to avoid pitfalls. Second, getting those domain experts involved "spreads the gospel" across organizations so that later, for example, if software manager A and software manager B both go to the pointy-hair boss and propose some new project, A may have a better chance than B if he's referring to the standards that the domain experts are also talking about. The PHB hears from the experts on one side (say, the librarians): ok, X makes sense to us; then hears from manager A that he wants to build X. How do you build those communities of discourse, though? How do you manage to get domain experts, pointy hair bosses, and programmers all speaking a common language about XML issues? That's not easy. It seems to me that a lot of the "wanking" on this list is among people who are bouncing their pitches off one another -- trying to hone in on ways of speaking about XML that all of those constituencies can understand and pick up on. -t


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The moon was waning as it rose over the lake. Eirikr stood in the shadow of the large tree across the road from the Tenorbekk cottage. Inside, a light shone through the window. The shadows danced on the wall as he watched for Sten to emerge and leave for the tavern. He craned his neck as he peered from the shadows. "Maybe he is not going tonight," he murmured softly. "Why hasn't he left yet?"
Eruviel stood silently, watching their surroundings and the road from the darkness behind a tree further into the woods. She frowned, looking to the house before she started to turn and peer into the night behind them.
Eirikr followed her gaze. "Do you hear something? What is it?" His anticipation stretched his nerves as the minutes tick by so slowly.
Eruviel flexed out her hand in a silent command. "I don't know," she breathed, careful to not let her words carry as her eyes narrow, piercing the shadows around them. "Calm, gwador. Do not let your stress run away with you."
Eirikr turned back to watch the house. "I have not seen her in months, Eruviel. I can only imagine what she has been through since then. My father did not send a kind and loving companion for her."
Eruviel shot him a pitying look before she turned her eyes back to their vigil. "You will have her back, Eirikr, in a few hours at most. And then we can be rid of the filth that 'guards' her."
Eirikr shot her a grateful look. Suddenly, a woman's cry and a crash came from the house. Eirikr, without a moment's hesitation, sprinted for the door, his cloak billowing out behind him like a ghost. "Ninim!" he called.
Eruviel whirled around to pursue him, looking wildly about as if expecting to be ambushed.
Eirikr threw his shoulder into the door heedless of anything beyond. The light from the interior spilled across the lawn as he practically fell inside as the door gave way. Eruviel followed, drawing her dagger as she ran up the steps. An arrow flew past her, slamming into the rough planking of the cottage. She nearly ran into Eirikr as he stopped half in-half out of the house. Sten stood facing away from them as Ninim cowered on the floor with her back to them all. At the noise, he whirled and drew his dagger from its sheath at his side and held it up defensively.
"You," he sneered.
Eirikr glanced at Ninim and the broken earthenware beside her. "Me. You bastard, don't you lay a hand on her."
Eruviel quickly assessed the situation as she pulled out her bow and an arrow. Shooting Sten a dark glare, she looked back out in the direction the first had flown from.
Sten moved to stand directly between Eirikr and Ninim. The woman peeked around, wide-eyed, and stared at her husband. "Eirikr?" she said as if she could not believe her eyes.
He nodded to her. "It's me, Nin. I'm here."
Outside, another arrow flew toward Eruviel's silhouetted form. The Elf grabbed the door, wrenching it over, using it as a shield. As soon as the thwap sounded she reemerged and loosed one arrow then another in the direction of the attacker.
Sten waved the dagger in front of him, as if taunting Eirikr. "Why don't ye show 'im the surprise, Ninny." He stepped back to grab Ninim by the hair and drug her backward. With a cry, she fell to her backside and clutched her enormous stomach.
There was a cry in the darkness as Eruviel's second arrow hit true. It was nothing compared to Eirikr's cry of astonishment. So this was what the boy spoke of. Eirikr paled as his mouth went dry. "Nin…"
Behind him, Eruviel's mouth curved in a smirk at the distant cry only to be jolted by Eirikr's. Turning to look back, her smirk vanished and the air deflated from her lungs as she saw Ninim.
Sten laughed loudly as he crouched beside Ninim. He held her back against his chest and purred, "Ninny Nin look a li'l different than ye last saw 'er? Awe, come on, boy. Come give yer wife a kiss." His eyes on Eirikr, he licked the side of her face as she cringed but did not pull away.
Eirikr clenched his fists and mouthed, "How?"
From the darkness outside emerged two men, one bleeding steadily from his arm and dragging a sword through the dirt. The other ordered the man to the left as he moved to the right; he too bore a weapon: a club as thick as a troll's left leg.
Eruviel's knuckles turned white as she gripped her bow. Seeing the two men out of the corner of her eye, her eyes turned a shade darker. "Do you have things here, gwador?" she asked in a chilling tone.
Eirikr gritted his teeth and growled, "It is my home. Of course I have things here." His eyes glared at the man caressing his wife as his fingers flexed near the short sword at his side. "But only one matters."
Ninim whimpered in Sten's grasp. "Eiri…"
Sten pulled her to him tighter. "Come and get 'er, boy. Give me an excuse to gut you."
Eruviel looked back at him, hesitating as she leaned her bow against the outer wall. "Right. I won't be long," she said quietly. Drawing her sword, her thumb played over the black string wrapped around the hilt as she descended half-way down the steps.
The men approached warily, prepared to lunge if an arrow came their way. They grinned as she set down her bow. As they approached the half-way mark to the door, Club gave a shout and both charged, Swordarm's battle cry slightly less enthusiastic than Club's. Eruviel pulled out her long dagger with her off-hand, waiting, ready as they charged at her. Club dodged in first and whipped his weapon toward the side of her head. In an attempt to flank her, Swordarm continued around her left side.
Eruviel dropped under the club as it flew across where her head had been and sliced out with her sword at Clubs legs; her eyes flicked over to the second man.
The force of his swing carried the attacker in a half circle as he pivots on his foot. He let the momentum carry him around to raise the club in a swift upswing. Meanwhile, Swordarm raised his sword with both hands as the blood ran down the dirty fabric of his shirt. He left himself exposed as he slashed down.
Eruviel jumped away from Club, lunging at Swordarm. Raising her dagger to block his weapon, she thrust her swords towards his chest.
Swordarm grunted as the blades penetrated his flesh. He raised his blade with one hand in a feeble attempt to thrust at her side. Meanwhile, Club wheeled back to watch his comrade fall, disbelief on his ugly features.
Eruviel left the sword in him and grabbed his raised arm as they fell into the yard, her hand holding the dagger and ready to stab him once they landed.
As the Elf-maiden dealt with the trouble outside, Sten ran the tip of the dagger down Ninim's cheek. "Don't you want yer wifey, boy?"
Eirikr stepped forward as he started to draw his weapon, his eyes cold.
Sten pressed the tip into Ninim's cheek, drawing blood. "Keep on comin', boy. I'll give 'er to ye in pieces. Make it last longer."
Eirikr stopped as he saw the spot of red on Ninim's pale skin. "Let her go. Face me like a man."
As Sten focused on taunting Eirikr, Ninim's hand reached for a jagged piece of the earthenware scattered across the floor. Her fingers strained as she tried not to pull away revealing her purpose.
With a quick flit of his eye, Eirikr noted Ninim's movement. He said to Sten, his deep voice rumbling, "How much did my father pay you to babysit a woman, Sten? What, are you too old for the caravans any more?"
The man grunted and pulled Ninim tight again. "'E paid me well enough. Plus, I got to feast on some nice, succulent flesh every night." As he leaned over to lick Ninim again, the movement was enough to let Ninim get a grasp on the scrap. She brought it up quickly and jammed it in his face. With a pained, ferocious growl, Sten released her and clutched at his nose. Ninim scrambled away beneath the table as quickly as her belly would allow.
"Bitch!" Sten spat out. Blood spatters the tile floor. "I'll deal with you later." He eyed Eirikr and laughs. "Still scared, boy? Or does your woman have to finish what she started?"
Fuming, Eirikr hesitated just long enough to see Ninim escape to safety before turning on Sten. He lunged forward in an attempt to stab Sten in the stomach, but the delay allowed the man to regain his senses enough to raise the dagger toward Eirikr. Sten lowered the hand covering his face – an eye was badly damaged and his nose clearly broken and bleeding inside and out. Sten parried the sword with his dagger, directing it toward the wall. As he turns away, he slashed up catching Eirikr across the cheek.
Outside as Swordarm landed in the grass, a cloud of dust billowed up around him. Club took the chance to charge forward to slam the club down into the back of Eruviel's skull. Eruviel rolled off of Swordarm, taking her sword with her. The club rushed down at her and grazed her cheek as she flung herself to the side. Crying out, she leapt to her feet and retreated back to the path through the yard.
Club recovered from slamming the weapon into the ground. He turned to Eruviel, cracking his neck with a jerk. "Pre'ty li'l Elf. Come play with me, She-Elf." He raised his fist and motioned her forward with the club raised in the other hand.
Eruviel spat a bit of blood to the side as she flipped her dagger around in her hand. Switching her footing, she stepped to the side, eyeing the large man, smirking at his words. She tilted her head in a feigned thoughtful motion. "You're too tall to be my playmate," she said as her steps bring her closer to the front stairs. "We will have to cut you down to size."
Grinning, Club leapt toward her without grace. He swung the club toward her aiming for her head. She jumped back, dancing around him to find a more advantageous opening as her eyes flicked for a moment to the house. Club placed both hands on the club and licked his lips in anticipation. Soon, he grunted as he began to tire. His swings were slower but still bore much brute strength behind them. Finally, he feinted to Eruviel's off-hand side.
Eruviel dodged, thrusting her sword to his open side, not bothering to check to see if she struck him before prancing back out of range. The brute bellowed in pain. He clutched the wound for a moment before charging recklessly.
Eruviel spun to the side as he drew near, dropping low to slash at his leg with her dagger. He crumpled toward his injured leg and she planted her feet, slashing at the man's hand still clutching the club. It dropped and he howled like a wounded animal, throwing a beefy fist toward Eruviel.
She stepped easily outside his punch and swiftly came up beside him to slash her sword under his raised arm. The man fell to his side and howled again in pain. He glared up at Eruviel with hatred. "Filthy Elf," he spat out as he groped for his weapon.
Eruviel jumped at him, her sword aimed at his side and dagger ready to block. "Oh, no you don't," she growled. At his side, the man grasped the end of the club and pulled it to him to get a better grip. She shifted her footing at the last second, stomping down on his armed hand with one foot and slamming the hilt of her sword into the side of his face. He groaned and reached feebly but his hands found nothing.
Eruviel did not hesitate as she swung her dagger up, towards the side to the man's neck.
As Eruviel battled Sten's henchmen, inside, Eirikr switched sword hands and crushed his fist into Sten's face as he let out a roar from the pain of Sten's dagger. Righting himself, he followed through with a slash with his off-hand. Sten staggered and shook his head. He barely managed to evade the slash. Stumbling across the room to several swords leaning against the wall, he grabbed one and whirled on Eirikr swinging wildly. The huntsman parried each swing that Sten threw his way. On his back, his quiver bounced against his bow. "I should have put an arrow in your eye last night!"
Sten sneered as he attacked vicously. "Coward, ye are. Never could follow through." The tip of the sword sliced through Eirikr's sleeve drawing blood.
Eirikr ignored the pain as he took Sten's moment of selfish triumph to press his advantage. He switched his stance from defense to offense and landed a slash across Sten's chest. The man gasped and staggered back to one knee. His hands desperately tried to hold the rent flesh together as he glared up at Eirikr. "Yer father underestimates you," he grunted through the pain. "He coulda trained ye nice for all his dirty work. That Watcher woulda been no problem for ye."
Eirikr returned the glare and asked evenly, "What Watcher?"
Sten grinned, blood staining his teeth. "Watcher yer father sent me to kill about a decade ago. Hardest kill I ever made. Smart fella. Was on to the dealin's boss had with the wainriders."
His eyes betraying his uncertainty, Eirikr approached Sten slowly, his sword pointed at him. "My father would not deal with wainriders. You lie."
The downed man laughed and then coughed up more blood. He fell forward to his hands and knees, blood dripping to the cold stone floor. "He would. And does. They promise him stature and wealth after they conquer this little shithole and Dale." He laughed again even as it caused the blood to gush out faster.
Eirikr stepped up to Sten, sword raised. "Take your filth to the grave, worm." He started to lower it when Ninim shouted from under the table, "Eiri, no!" Surprised, he froze and looked back at her. Sten took the opportunity to hurl a knife hidden in his sleeve at him. It sank into his thigh and he let out a cry of surprise and rage. As he struck out, Sten knocked his sword away and launched himself at him with his remaining energy. Without thinking, Eirikr reached back to grab an arrow; as he brought it forward, Sten impaled his neck on the barbed point with a gurgle of shock.
As Sten sank forward, Eirikr stumbled back and let the body fall. Each beat pumped more blood from the wound in Sten's neck and chest. As the man's life ebbed away, Eirikr turned to comfort his wife. Ninim crawled to the edge of the table but looked toward the door. "The Elf," she said in a worried tone. Following her gaze, he nodded and rushed to the doorway as quickly as the knife in his leg allowed. Behind him, Sten exhaled his last breath, his glossy eyes staring at Ninim as she sat beneath the table, swollen with child.
Eirikr watched from the doorway as Eruviel stabbed the brute. From the outside, his expression was indiscernible as he is back-lit by the firelight. Inside, Ninim stared at the blood pooling behind him and when he pulled the knife from his thigh, she finally started to sob.
Eruviel quickly landed a second strike to make sure he's was dead before she stood, her chest heaving from exertion, and kicked the body over. "You feast of wolves," she muttered in Sindarin, wiping the blood off on his shirt before looking up to the house and Eirikr.
Eirikr breathed heavily from the exertion. "Eruviel?"
Eruviel stepped over the large corpse, striding across the yard to the house. "It is done, Eirikr." Taking the steps two at a time she stopped beside him, frowning. "You could be worse for wear, I suppose. How — how is she?"
"I-" he looked over at her and immediately hobbled to her. He collapsed beside her and took her up in his arms. "Ninim? Ninim, it's me, I'm here. Ninim, I'm here." He stroked her hair. "He's gone, my love. He's gone."
Eruviel looked down with a cold expression at Sten's body, nodding more to herself in assurance as she saw the arrow in his neck. Glancing over to the reunited couple she began to search the cupboards for a clean sheet.
He looked over at Eruviel with extreme gratitude. "The other men. You handled them both exceedingly better than I did Sten if we went by injury alone, my friend."
Eruviel pulled out a sheet, promptly tearing it into long strips. "I can only assume you let him dialog, brother," she quipped with an amused smile. "I had shot the smaller man before, but I was fortunate the big one lacked dexterity."
Eirikr watched her tear the sheet with a slightly amused grin beneath the pain. "He did talk. He always was full of himself."
Ninim looked up from his chest with tear streaked cheeks. "Eirikr…what do we do now? We cannot hide this. Half the town surely heard the yells."
Eirikr looked down at her and then up at Eruviel. "We must leave, Nin. Do you think you can travel?"
Eruviel walked over and knelt next to him. "Hold the end down," she instructed as she began to bind Eirikr's leg.
Before Eirikr can do it, Ninim reached out and held the end in place. "I think I can," she said to him. "Where are we going?"
Eirikr sighed. "Ninim, we need to leave the Dale-lands. It is not safe here any more." A question hangs on his tongue, but he bit it back. "We are going to go get Abbi and we are going to where I found Anya."
Eruviel smiled kindly to Ninim, nodding as she wrapped up the wound. She assessed the woman and her bulging belly, checking for any injury.
Ninim's eyes widened. "You found your sister? That is what he wanted? Where?" Her cheek was bruised from where Sten struck her, but other than that she seemed healthy, if tired and stressed.
Eruviel tied of the bandage and stood, leaving the linens behind with a look at Eirikr's arm. "I am going to bring the bodies inside while you two work things out," she said with a concerned glance out the window.
Eirikr sighed. "Bree. Of all places in the world, she found herself in Bree. Such a little hole in the wall, really." He nodded to Eruviel. "I have an idea of what we can do." Giving Ninim a look, he said, "We need to burn the house down."
Eruviel nodded with approval, offering Ninim an apologetic smile before stepping back out into the night.
Ninim looked horrified at the thought. "Eirik, how could you say such a thing? This is our home!"
Eirikr replied slowly so that she would fully understand how serious he was. "Nin. My love. There is a dead body over there. Two more will soon join it. It is enough to hope that a rain will come to wash away the blood. As long as I have you, I can live anywhere. My life is you, Ninim. But we must leave Esgaroth."
Eruviel grunted with effort as she dragged the larger body through the door. "By the Valar," she grumbled, letting the corpse fall a short ways further in past Sten's.
Eirikr frowned as he watched Eruviel struggle a bit with the bodies. His face showed how much he wanted to help her, but how much he knew he wasn't in much shape to do so and really didn't want to let go of his wife. "Do you understand, Nin?"
Nodding slowly, she whispered loudly enough for Eruviel to probably hear, "Do you think those things he said about your father were true? That he works with the wainriders and had a Watcher killed?"
Eirikr glanced up at Eruviel. "I do not know, Ninim."
Eruviel 's step faltered as she walked back to the door. Glancing over at Ninim, then Eirikr, she continued on to retrieve the club and the smaller man.
Eirikr struggled to his feet and helped Ninim up. "I need to you pack. We will take the wagon and head for the Silver Reel. You will stay with Eruviel and I will meet you outside of Dale in three days, all right?"
Eruviel dragged the other man further in still, leaving the club by him. "That's the last of them," she said quietly, dusting off her hands. Looking up she nodded reluctantly. "I don't like you going on your own, gwador, but I understand how plans have changed."
Ninim nodded and waddled off to go do as he said. He watched her disappear into the bedroom before turning to Eruviel. "I trust you with my life, systir mine. Once I retrieve Abbi, we will leave via the route through the Lonely Mountain."
Eruviel nodded curtly. "I will wait for word from you. Do not fret for her, Eirikr."
Eirikr smiled wearily and rested a hand on her shoulder. "I trust you with my life," he repeats. "And she is my life, Eru. I know you will keep her safe." Looking over his shoulder toward the bedroom, he added, "I will wait for you two to leave, and then I will set the flame. She needn't see our home burn. I will then meet you at the inn and leave for Dale as soon as you are settled in."
Eruviel gave him an encouraging smile, resting a hand on his arm. "I will see her safely there, Eirikr. Do not worry for us. Just be careful on your way."
Eirikr nodded as Ninim came bustling out of the room. She hurried to the kitchen and packed some cookware and mess supplies. Once she was ready, Eirikr packed the wagon under the cover of night and watched as Eruviel drove away.


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The German shepherd poodle mixed breed is more commonly known as the Shepadoodle dog. This is not a purebred dog and it is a mix between the standard poodle and the stock German shepherd. These shaggy medium sized dogs come in a variety of different colors including: black, gray, tan or cream and they can come in either a solid color or sable. The Shepadoodle is both a strong and agile dog and together with its good muscular framework they tend to have good stamina. This usually hairy dog typically has a narrow muzzle like the poodle but sometimes it can have a wider one like the stock German shepherd. Its ears are typically the same as a poodles and are hairy flopping downwards. It has a well fringed tail which is carried high with a slight curve upwards.
Shepadoodle temperament:
The Shepadoodle has an excellent combination of the Poodle's intelligence and the German shepherd's loyalty which makes it a great family pet. It is an active dog and very curious and it is believed to be one of the safest dogs to have around children.
German shepherd poodle mix size:
The weight and height varies of the Shepadoodle depending on its parents, however, both females and males tend to weigh the same between 50-80lbs (22-36kg) and they range in height of about 15-26 inches (38-66cm).
Shepadoodle health problems:
The German shepherd poodle mix is a dog with relatively few disorders and diseases. The most common disease it suffers from is hip dysplasia, Von Willebrand's disorder, bloat and because of their long curly hair they are sensitive to flea attacks. Most Shepadoodles if cared for properly live to be 12-14 years.
Living conditions:
The gentle temperament of this dog mixed with its versatility means that it can do well in almost all living conditions, even apartments if it is taken for regular walks. However, due to its large size it is better to have a fenced backyard for it to move about.
Shepadoodle exercise:
While this is an active dog and needs walking it is not necessary for it to run around to be tired out like the German shepherd. Taking this dog for a leisurely walk twice daily is the perfect way to keep it in shape.
Poodle German shepherd mix grooming:
The Shepadoodle dog needs constant brushing and maintenance of its coat to keep its hair from tangling. Constant brushing also helps prevent flea attacks. Use a metal pin brush to keep its coat looking in top shape. This dog has a naturally thick coat and it should be bathed only when needed. Despite it having long hair, when wet do not dry it with an electric dryer as it may cause skin irritation.
The Shepadoodle is the perfect family pet as it has a very gentle and loving nature. While they are intelligent dogs early socialization and obedience training is a must as it is easier to keep them in line. These dogs need a firm owner who will be strict with training and commands otherwise it has a tendency to do what it likes because of its playful manner.


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Thanks for Kuromukuro!
thank you!!
whiners out – for now
thanks my dudes
thanks for the weekly fix <3
Thanks! :)
dafuq is a mikumo even
Just wanted to let you guys know that the Part B section of the timed chapters is like 20~ secs or so late. Other than that, thank you for all your hard work!
agreed, arad is mecha kawaiii
Thanks for the ep!
wil ereise mirage fer tastie aples
I'm assuming that Delta is just now starting to get subbed now that Summerslam is over?
I would hope so since i want to watch it before i go to bed
Is Heinz a girl or a boy? I thought she was a girl and it was just being lost in translation. But seeing that they ripped her/his clothes off in 21, I'm confused. Anyone wanna clear that up for me?
Heinz is a man's name and he's a man.
Heinz is a boy. You can tell because he has two runes, whereas all the girls only have one. (Look through all the scenes showing people from Windemere
Bogue has 3, what does that make him?
how do we know that?
He's a boy (female).
Thanks guys… not gonna lie, still looks like a girl to me. But it clears up my question.
Heinz's spoken and singing seiyu are both women.
But from the beginning there was no doubt for me that he was male. Also in the coronation scene he tells Keith this is that last time I speak to you as a brother.
Aye, Heinz falls into the girly-boy trope that panders to the shotacons in their target audience.
I'm looking forward to all the Mikumo x Heinz femdom doujinshis now that Comic Market in Japan just came and went.
great job gg! looking forward to Episode 21.
wheres episode 21?
on nyaa.
I guess it is delay… again.
make way for the whiners
Asking about the newest episode is whining, "Pedro"? I didn't see anyone complaining…
In the End, they make Peace through their Music.
1. Freyja travels back to Windermere, marries Heinz and becomes Queen of Windermere.
2. Hayate marries Mirage, and together they become the new "Ace-Pilot-Dream-Team" like Max and Milia did in the original SDF Macross.
3. Mikumo disappears into the Galaxy, nobody knows where she went.
4. The Rest of the Cast lives happily on their Planets / Spaceships
How the fuck are Miragefags like you still alive? I thought you all killed yourselves after episode 16.
Also Jaka, Vale, please give us at least some kind of update. Just say you didn't drop it yet.
Cool story, bro
Delete this.
Why would Freya marry Heinz? There is literally no reason for it.
still no ep 21
As much as we'd all like a clear and predictable timeframe, fan subs are that! Fan subs! Fans, doing a service for US, in their spare time. Now I admit, I too get frustrated when I see the RAW's for DL and check back 6hrs later and no subs, but in the grand scheme of life, what's the rush?
If I have to wait a few more days, well, so be it… There have been a BUNCH of Macross related stuff annouced this week (new Hasegawa Macross F and Macross D, new Books, New Bandai released, etc)…
BTW, this is in no way having a go at anyone – I don't see a problem with asking if there is news on Ep 21 subs; but lets just remember [gg] are doing this stuff FOR US, and its GREAT work!
This guy gets it.
Arigato!! gg!!
is there footage online of the walkure live event?
I don't think vvalcure is referring to the anime.
Dropped ? Really or is that the worst troll ever ?
Another RAW for 21 got posted about two hours ago. Is this the one they tend to use, and they're just getting posted up late? That + personal life stuff coming up, I could imagine a delay.
Reputable groups don't use torrent raws. They capture transport stream themselves or come into possession of one.
where they out on blue ray but japan only there subbed but the cost get them for 2 episode to 3 only 77.00 i think that's to expensive just for subbed not dubs it jlist has them only vol 7 i think ,i rather wait for them then have buy it at those crazy prices


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Founders Day Celebration
November 30this a special day on the St. Andrew's yearly calendar: the date marks the formal opening of the School and the dedication and laying of the cornerstone outside my office in Founders
Hall. On this day in 1929, Alexis Felix duPont, Bishop Cook and Trustees joined Headmaster Walden Pell to give thanks for the creation of St. Andrew's and to look forward to its future as an American boarding school.
Today on November 30, 2011, I met with Board Chair Kitten Gahagan and members of the Chichester Foundation as they conducted their annual meeting. We toured the campus, celebrated the historic beauty of Founders Hall and the new Arts Center and Field House, and made special visits to the dining room and the Felix duPont Chapel. We all appreciated the generosity of the Founders' original vision and the spectacular undertaking of the mission over the past 81 years. The Chichester Foundation continues to lead us as one of the School's most generous supporters.
In Chapel tonight, we welcome architect Dick Meyer who intensively studied both the vision of the Founders and the spirit and methodology of the architect Arthur Brockie who designed the magnificent main building overlooking Noxontown Pond. In his career, Meyer designed the new Boat House, the O'Brien Arts Center, the Genereaux Aquatic Center, the new Facilities Building and two new faculty homes. He creatively renovated the library, dining room, Chapel, lower level of Founders Hall and common rooms in the boys' dorms.
Most memorably, Meyer created the Strand, the beautiful path that leads the community seamlessly and naturally from Founders Hall towards Amos Hall, the O'Brien Arts Center and the Sipprelle Field House. It was Meyer's brilliant vision to reclaim and capture the paths and walkways our original students used to walk from the main building to the gym. In so doing, he opened up new light and new windows into Amos Hall and magically brought the entire campus together.
Our Founders and our architects have always understood that our campus was intended to be a community in which students and adults live, work, study and play together. Our campus now flourishes because we all are connected, united and joined by a common and noble purpose.
We celebrate Founders Day here today and thank all St. Andreans for their contributions to the flourishing of the School.


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Community Programs
Citizens Police Academy
The Citizen's Police Academy is a six-week program designed to provide Claremont residents and people that work within the City with firsthand information about how their police department works and to increase understanding between citizens and the police through education. Participates will also take part in practical scenarios that simulate typical service calls.
Applications are currently being accepted with a submission deadline of December 16th.
Please follow the link below for more information.
L.A. Found
Los Angeles County has launched a new program to help find those with autism, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease if they become missing.
The program features bracelets worn by those prone to wandering, and were created by Project Lifesaver.
See if you qualify for this program to bring your loved one home safely.
Claremont Business Watch
|Business Watch is sponsored by the Claremont Police Department and the Claremont Chamber of Commerce specifically to:
Crime prevention cannot solely be a police responsibility. Business owners' commitment is vital to reducing the crime rate in the City. Inquiries may be made to the Claremont Chamber of Commerce or the Claremont Police Department.
Pink Patch Project
On Thursday, June 15th, the Claremont Police Department, along with over 110 other public safety agencies, kicked-off the 2017 "Pink Patch Project," an innovative campaign designed to increase public awareness about breast cancer and to raise funds for the fight against the disease.
In 2016, the program raised in excess of $320,000 for cancer research organizations nationwide and we hope to increase that amount in 2017.
Station Tours
Local groups and organizations are invited to schedule a tour of the Police Department. Call the Administrative Services Bureau for more information.
Neighborhood Watch
The Claremont Police Department has long recognized that citizen crime reporting is the primary means of obtaining information on emergencies, suspicious activity and crime. Victimization surveys and research on police operations have highlighted the importance of citizen initiative in reporting crime to the police.
Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program driven by the active participation of residents in a community to reduce crime and solve problems. Although the Claremont Police Department does not organize Watch Groups in the communities, the department is available to offer limited support in helping a neighborhood start a program. The department can also assist a neighborhood with obtaining Neighborhood Watch signs after a group has been established.
For more information, visit the National Neighborhood Watch website at www.nnw.org.
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Today I have another nail art inspired by a post on Pinterest! This is super easy (even for beginners!) and I hope you try this out! It's a simple pale manicure with some glitter and silver gems for a glamorous touch. Let's get started!
The original picture from Pinterest is at the bottom of this blog post. Credits to the owner!
First, paint your nails a pale, pink color until opaque. This may take two or three coats! After the polish had dried, take a striper and some gold glitter polish. Create curved lines coming from the top of your nail, ending at the bottom! Mine turned out more straight, so feel free to experiment and make funky, curved glittery lines! Next, apply some silver nail art gems anywhere on the gold glitter line. Place the gem near the top or bottom or even in the middle of the line! Apply a shining top coat and you're finished!
I think this is a really easy and elegant look and the gems add a glamorous touch! I love this nail art and it's really pretty ! 🙂
Let me know if you recreate these nails and be sure to share it on your blog!
Aside from the nail art, I haven't been blogging these past few days and I'm really sorry! I'm planning to upload on the weekends, like Friday and Sunday, when I have time to blog! Another reason I haven't been blogging as often is because I'm short of things to blog about! Grrr! I know! Please give me some blogging ideas in the comments below!:)
Thanks for reading and Jasper says hi! ❤
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Achieving automation saves you time and reduces mistakes. Get rid of the chores and focus on what really adds value to your business.
Having to remember to do tasks such as backups, compliance reporting or clean-up operations is such a chore easily replaced through a schedule.
Managed Scripts
Centralise your scripts and automate the deployment, these can include Powershell and bash scripts. Includes RUN COMMAND support.
Clean Up
Clean up old data and redundant backups by using schedules to remove old items. This ensures your storage costs are managed and you don't have to remember to go delete the old files manually, get that chore off your plate.
Cost Management
Manage your cloud costs by scheduling the starting and stopping of instances that are only needed on occasion. These could be development and testing systems as an example or systems that are not required after hours.
Hummingbird247 makes the burden of backup management much easier. Simply use schedules to backup volumes or instances to achieve your compliance needs, we even email you to let you know they went through ok.
Why Hummingbird247 as a name?
Hummingbirds are amazing little birds with the fastest wings and the highest metabolisms of all birds. They can also go into a state of hibernation to conserve energy, reducing their heart rate to 1/15th of the normal rate!
There are so many similarities with cloud services. Cloud services are generally adopted for scale, agility and performance. The most notable though is the ability to pay-per-use, this is just like our hibernating Hummingbird.
You have all these features available to you as a scheduling service, hence 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and it's just what you need to sleep soundly at night.
"Flappy Flappy Sleepy Sleepy" is our way of talking about Hummingbird247.
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After using the product for almost two months I'm very happy with the automation of the most mundane but essential AWS tasks, such as starts & stops on a schedule, creation and de-registration of AMIs.
These simple but important tasks are difficult to execute consistently and dependably. Hummingbird247 does this efficiently and reliably.
The benefit to an AWS admin is the part Hummingbird247 plays in KPIs such as cost management and disaster recovery.
Hummingbird247 is a brilliant tool in the toolbox of any AWS professional.
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Synonyms for caftan
The guard disappeared; and the caftan falling to the ground, revealed Honain.
The Sultan had plainly written to him that he was to wear this caftan.
He was particular about his dress, and wore his caftan about a span shorter than any one else.
He went to the monastery school as a Jew, in caftan and curls.
Out of respect for the latter he had not removed his caftan.
With that he withdrew, having hid the money in the folds of his caftan.
Here the old lady chuckled rather cynically, and wrapping her caftan around her, stalked out of the room.
She wore a long Persian caftan that reached to her ankles and defined rather than veiled her shapely figure.
Then the old man pushed up the sleeves of his caftan, like one who prepares to execute a masterstroke.
Dmitri was seized, his royal garments were torn off, and the caftan of a pastry-cook was placed upon him.


text: Brennan Visiting Resident Rotation Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterDate Posted: July 22, 2019We are now accepting applications for the Brennan Visiting Resident Rotation which provides one month of intensive clinical and academic experience in surgical oncology for interested general surgery residents. Clinical rotations are designed for residents in their third or fourth year of training. Applications are reviewed a year ahead of time and therefore residents should apply during their 2nd or 3rd year of general surgery training. Residents from ACGME accredited general surgery residency training programs are eligible to apply. If selected, the resident is provided an apartment for the duration of their rotation and will be reimbursed for travel costs. Dr. Brennan practiced a surgical oncologist with expertise in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas, endocrine tumors, gastric and pancreatic cancers. He was Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 1985 until June 2006. Dr. Brennan has lectured throughout the world and authored or co-authored more than 1,000 scientific papers and two books on soft tissue sarcoma. He has served as Director of the American Board of Surgery, Chairman of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, President of the Society of Clinical Surgery, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the James IV association, Vice President of the American College of Surgeons, and President of the American Surgical Association. Dr. Brennan has been awarded Honorary Fellowships in the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in Ireland, Edinburgh, England, Australasia, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and of Canada. Dr. Brennan has received Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh, Otago, Goteborg and the Imperial College, London. In 1995, Dr. Brennan was honored with membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and the Murray F Brennan Chair in Surgery was endowed. In 2000 he received the American College of Surgeons' highest award, the Distinguished Service Award. In January 2015 he was appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. He was a master educator and remains so at Memorial Sloan Kettering. His legacy of empathic patient care, academic excellence, leadership and education are the inspiration for this visiting rotation. We will accept residents from September through May of the academic year. Current PGY 3's will rotate September through January; therefore it will not overlap with the Surgical Oncology application process. Current PGY 2's will rotate February through May if there are no available slots from September through January. For residents who will be in their research year at the time of rotation, please note that you must be affiliated with your residency training program at your home institution. The residents will work as a junior resident on the Colorectal, Hepatopancreatobiliary or Gastric Mixed Tumor Service, as an assigned member of a team. The team consists of a surgical oncology fellow and one or more attending faculty from the Surgical Oncology Division. As a member of the clinical team, the Brennan Visiting Residents are involved with the care of Surgical Oncology inpatients and outpatients. Residents will participate in outpatient office hours as well as assist with surgical procedures and the pre and postoperative care of patients. By working closely with both the Radiation Oncology and Medical Oncology Services, the resident's experience will include an educational experience emphasizing the multidisciplinary care of the cancer patient. Visiting residents are expected to attend and participate in the Surgical Oncology Service's numerous weekly and monthly meetings and will deliver a brief talk on a surgical oncology topic during their month. The resident will meet with Dr. Brennan and other surgical faculty during the month. Residents will have call responsibilities 3 to 4 times per month which will include providing post-operative care for floor patients and working up new consultations received by the Surgical Oncology Service. The residents will be off on post call days and assurance will be made that they adhere to appropriate ACGME regulations while at MSK.How To ApplyInterested candidates should send their CV, personal statement, a letter of recommendation from their Program Director and an application form by December 1st to: Michael D'Angelica, MD Program Director, Vice Chair Education Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center email@example.com Ivan Gerena GME Program Coordinator III Department of Surgery firstname.lastname@example.com Applicants will be notified of acceptance by the end of February.Apply Now↑ Return to Listings


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I have so much left to post from this collection which is probably my favourite overall and the holiday collection I purchased the most from! I always love when Shu Uemura does collaborations with cute motifs and the Murakami collection has definitely ranked itself as one of my all-time favourites! Shu Uemura always impresses with their holiday collection and with the dual theme this year it was fun to figure out if I was a pink or black princess.
Truthfully I think I prefer the black princess makeup but of course all the online promo had me in the pink princess category. This palette was also beautiful so I can't say I mind!
The pink themed Heart-full palette is warm-toned with a mix of pale golds and creams, and a pink blush. Unlike previous holiday palettes there is no cream liner shade which I'm grateful for as I find that cream and powder combo palettes tend to get messy! The heart-full palette also includes a coordinating blush. Swatches were done on bare skin with no primer and my fingertips 🙂
I love this palette for a day look – it's very sweet and I can see it being a good introduction to makeup as well! The eyeshadows are blendable, have good pigmentation and all coordinate so if you're having a lazy makeup day or need a go to work look this palette has everything.
What was your favourite holiday collection?


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Chamber Music Festival: Winds & Percussion
As part of a three-day festival, USC Thornton's Winds & Percussion students present an afternoon of chamber music under the direction of Kristy Morrell.
Winds & Percussion - Mon., Apr. 23 at 4:30PM
Vocal Arts - Tue., Apr. 24 at 5:30PM
Strings - Tue., Apr. 24 at 7:30PM
Strings - Wed., Apr. 25 at 5PM & 7:30PM
Free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served, and RSVPs are not available.
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I have been going through some interesting experiences during the last few weeks. I have been putting to use a lot of the concepts that I have been explaining on this site. Today we look at a few of those concepts.
Remembering the lessons
In February we published a post entitled "Ghandi Said to Practice." We talked at length about the importance of putting into practice the spiritual teachings that we learn. I also recounted that my teacher was – and still is – constantly urging me to apply, apply, and apply!
Well – I have been doing that intensively for the past few weeks. I am working on a new venture and keep falling out of the moment. Many times I am more out of the moment than I am in the moment.
Teaching what we need to learn
In our post "We Teach Best What we Need to Learn Most" I talked about how we often are teaching the things that are our most important lessons. That idea could very well describe my experience of the past few months.
As I look back at all of the challenges that I have been facing, I see that I have been writing about them. Here are some of the recent posts that have become the lessons that I need to be learning right now.
I have been forgetting to "Relax and Enjoy the Ride". I have gotten too caught up in the issues that I am creating. At times I have forgotten to enjoy myself despite the apparent challenges.
I have also forgotten on occasion that "What We Resist Persists". I have been resisting some very old lessons. Some of these lessons I have been resisting for many years. I am gradually learning not to resist them. The habit of resisting is very ingrained. However, I am gradually learning to let go and allow.
It was brought to my attention today that wanting control is keeping me from getting it. Evidently this was another post that I wrote in an attempt to learn from what I am teaching.
Does this mean this stuff doesn't work?
Not at all. All it means is that some of us have a lot of stuff to work through. Remember – it is the journey that is important. There is no actual destination. Anything that we perceive as a destination becomes a resting point where we review what we have learned since the last destination. We then gather ourselves up and start off for the next destination.
Another aspect of this is that the farther we go the lessons become much more subtle. Even though I am working through lessons that I first encountered many years ago, I have a lot more experience with the process.
Thirty years ago I had no experience and no tools with which to resolve my issues. In the intervening years I have gained a great deal of experience and gathered quite a few tools. I am now able to deal with more difficult and more subtle issues.
I have made a lot of progress – but there is always so much more to learn. I just need to remember to sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.
Until tomorrow –
Es kava turen hai
We work towards an identical goal.
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I recently saw the etymology of the word technology and it comes from Greek thchni meaning art and logos which means word, reasoning, and stuff like that. So I reckon technology means doing something such that people consider it as a work of art. On the other hand, we sometimes see state-of-the-art which is used as adjective, or adverb in some contexts.
My question is, are they equal in meaning? Can we use them interchangeably? Is state-of-the-art a literal translation of technology?


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Gotham City's caped crusader Batman begins his war on crime with his arch-enemy, the maniacal Joker. A clownish criminal who has seized control of the city's underworld.
1990 | Winner: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
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1990 | Nominee: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
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These red orange earrings are a colorful and lovely way to embrace the autumn season! And, what's great, is that they will look attractive year round as well. They remind me of the colors of saffron and bring forth images of India – hence I call them "Indian Festival." The focal beads in these earrings are 18mm wide red and orange Czech glass coin beads . I have placed them on handmade copper paddle wires. I made them by shaping artistic copper wire with a chasing hammer. The Czech coin beads are nestled between copper Bali style spacer beads and 4mm and 6mm deep red "Siam" color Swarovski bicone crystals.
The French ear wires on these red orange earrings are made of niobium, a hypoallergenic material. Many people with metal allergies find this metal easy to wear. The wires also feature a pretty copper ball on the front.
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Vitamin D (update)
Today's Globe has this story about a new report on the recommended daily levels of vitamin D. The story is premised on this report published today by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
The Institute's report, which was undertaken at the request of the US and Canadian governments, looked at both calcium and vitamin D. As I have noted in my previous posts on vitamin D, it is interesting to follow how things develop with this vitamin as an anti-aging intervention (that perhaps mimics the effects of CR) would likely face similar challenges.
The first challenge: figuring out what constitutes a safe and effective dose.
There are dangers with being too bold and with being too cautious. Prescribing people to take very high doses of a chemical (even a "natural" one) could be harmful. And yet prescribing people take a very low dose could also be harmful in that it won't realize the health benefits of a higher dose. How do we reasonably balance these different possible harms and benefits?
These concerns are what we see in this report on vitamin D. The recommended dietary allowance of vitamin D has been raised to 600 IU/day. This triples the recommended levels. Health Canada had prescribed that 200 IU/day were recommended, and that this level could be reached by simply drinking two cups of milk a day. But the new, higher levels will mean some people should take a daily supplement.
In addition to revising recommended daily dosage of vitamin D, this report has also increased the upper intake level from 2000 IU to 4000 IU. The purported benefits (lower rates of internal cancers) of taking higher doses of vitamin D is, at this stage, inconclusive. This presents a second challenge: what to do when the findings are still inconclusive?
Daily dosages of vitamin D between 600 IU and 4000IU are still an "unknown" in terms of health benefits. These levels have been deemed safe, but does a dosage above 600 IU confer any health benefit? And what is it reasonable to do when such uncertainty exists? Should one take a higher dose, a dose that is deemed safe, just in case it has benefits? Or should one wait to see if conclusive evidence emerges about the alleged health benefits before increasing one's dosage? It's a tricky dilemma. I have my own views on this issue, but I'll leave it up to readers to make their own decisions about what levels of vitamin D they should take.
Now that the vitamin D max dosage has been increased, more studies on their purported health benefits will take place. So it will be interesting to see how things unfold in the years to come.


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The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is usually around late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. It is a date that parallels the autumnal equinox of the solar calendar, when the moon is supposedly at its fullest and roundest. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties.Farmers celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season on this date. Traditionally on this day, Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes and pomelos under the moon together.
I have celebrated Mooncake Festival earlier with my family while I was in Malaysia. It was one of my favourite Festival. Every year without fail, I will buy a few packets of colourful candles and new packet of paper lanterns when I was in Malaysia. I still celebrate it here in Perth but just for a while because it's too cold! I can't enjoy it properly.
This year was slightly different because I was in our new home and I can't lit any candles anywhere I want. (for photography and cleanliness purposes hehe)
and probably one more different thing is I didn't get to melt the candle together and shaped it in heart shape. Not sure if you know what I mean.. it's like 2 candles bent and join together to form and heart shape (without a cracked) Yes, it's a slow process. Melting it and shaping it at the same time. Love creating shapes from it. :)
I didn't do it this year as I was too busy lighting up the lanterns, photographing the candles, busy eating mooncake and drinking tea. But I still feel relax and in peace because I have my family with me.
I have just bought myself a lil piggy mooncake for today! and I'm going to EAT IT! XD
Wish everybody have the best Mooncake Festival Ever!


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Perhaps it was inevitable that an outsider would be the one who would make the film that would portray America's "Peculiar Institution" for the truly horrific practice that it was.
We are too far removed to properly understand the practice of slavery as it existed in the United States. Time and comfort make us soft and cynical, and no amount of reading history or watching movies about this subject can ever hope to convey the magnitude of this atrocity. We often forget how lucky we are to be so far disconnected from this blight.
British director Steve McQueen knows the limitations and strengths of film as a medium, yet he powerfully wields the tools he has at his disposal in his latest, "12 Years a Slave," an exhausting, vital examination of slavery through the eyes of one who lived through it.
Adapted from the book by Solomon Northup, the movie is an examination of this practice through the unblinking eye of a filmmaker with no agenda. McQueen knows his responsibility is to shepherd this story to the screen and tell it with little embellishment. He's smart enough to realize that the power of the film lies in the story itself and modest enough not to call attention to himself as it plays out.
Northup, rendered by Chiwetel Ejifor in a devastating performance, was a professional musician with a wife and two children who was abducted in 1841, taken to Louisiana and promptly sold into slavery. Heeding the advice of a lifelong servant, he keeps his identity to himself, knowing that to reveal it would lead to harsh treatment, hoping to remain inconspicuous until an opportunity to escape presents itself. During his 12 years of enslavement, he passes from one owner to the next, enduring physical and psychological abuse at every turn, somehow managing to keep his spirit alive along the way.
The violence on display is graphic but never gratuitous as to present the atrocities at the film's core any other way would be a disservice to its subjects. These moments are shocking, but what I found to be most powerful were the quiet moments of indignation that Northup and his brethren are forced to endure.
The sight of eight naked slaves washing from a single bucket in view of potential buyers, the way in which they are treated no better than horses when put up for sale and a horrific sequence in which Northup is left hanging from a tree, his feet barely touching the ground, over the course of an entire day and night, while the work of the plantation goes on around him, prove to be the most powerful in the film. These moments display the callous indifference under which our society operated, accepting this practice either without question or a blind eye.
"12 Years a Slave" is an emotionally shattering film that's effective not simply because it portrays the atrocities inflicted upon slaves during this period, but because it also shows how in allowing such a practice to exist, it ultimately affected the souls of those that lived within its midst.
At times it is nearly too brutal to watch — yet it should be required viewing for all.
'12 Years a Slave' (4 stars out of 4)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, Sarah Paulson, Alfre Woodard, Brad Pitt, Quvenzhane Wallis and Dwight Henry.
Directed by Steve McQueen; produced by Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, McQuuen and Brad Pitt; screenplay by John Ridley, based on the book by Solomon Northup.
A Fox Searchlight Pictures release. 134 minutes. Rated R. (violence, cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality). At the Savoy 16.
Also new in theaters
Redford delivers amazing minimalist turn in "All is Lost." (3-1/2 stars) Is J.C. Chandor's "All is Lost" a modern existential tale about man's place in the universe, or is it a Job-like story in which one man's faith is tested?
Or could it be a redemption myth in which salvation is achieved when its main character acknowledges his faults?
Then again, like "Gravity," it could be a commentary on our modern way of life in which so many of us feel as though we have no control over our own lives, buffeted by far too many crises to contend with.
I'm not sure exactly what Chandor's intent was in making the film, as any of these themes are valid. What I do know is that the film contains one of the best examples of screen acting you'll see in this or any year. Robert Redford dominates the screen as a man who must deal with his own mortality while adrift in the Indian Ocean.
The film is a model of narrative simplicity. The main character has no name — he's referred to as "Our Man" in the credits — and we learn little about his past. We hear him read a letter of regret and apology during the film's opening moments, which is nearly the entirety of the dialogue spoken, before we're taken back to events that occurred eight days prior when his small yacht runs afoul of an errant shipping container that rips a huge gash in the side of his craft.
What follows has been referred to as "Life of Pi" without a tiger, yet there's far more at play here as we see this man grapple with his own faults and the elements in his bid to survive on the open sea.
What's intriguing about Redford's approach is the calm demeanor he assumes from the start. Never an overly expressive performer, the actor subtly conveys strength, determination, despair and regret with steady stares, subtle movements and telling pauses.
Redford's reactions sustain the reality of the film, and in portraying this man who goes raging into that good night, he proves that he, too, will not go quietly during the twilight of his career.
Marvel formula alive and well in rollicking "Thor 2." (3-1/2 stars) Without question, Marvel Films has fashioned an effective formula for bringing its superheroes to the big screen.
Each of these adventures sports intelligently written scripts, are impeccably cast, contain the proper balance of action, pathos and humor and are rendered with the best special effects millions upon millions of dollars can buy.
What with the billions the studio's films have made and the mostly positive critical response they've received, producer Kevin Feige has wisely adopted the "if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it" approach to the sequels and crossovers that have been made since "Iron Man." And hopefully he will stay this course for years to come.
All of these elements are firmly in place to great effect in "Thor: The Dark World," a rollicking sequel that improves on the God of Thunder's first big-screen adventure. The enemy in question is a malevolent race known as the Dark Elves, led by Malekith (Christopher Eccelston), who have come to exact revenge on Asgard for past wrongs.
Meanwhile, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is more than a bit distracted, pining for Earth woman Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who inadvertently becomes embroiled in her love's latest quest when she stumbles upon something that Malekith desperately needs. That he has to take his half brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) as an ally only complicates matters.
While the film gets off to a slow start, hobbled by dense narrative exposition, it quickly rights itself. As directed by TV veteran Alan Taylor, the film effortlessly switches gears, going from moments of grand spectacle to quiet scenes of heartbreak without missing a beat.
There's a confidence at play here, whether it be in composing a grand, somber funeral for a main character and hundreds of other fallen warriors, or during the rousing, humorous climax that has the characters, monsters, jet planes and car keys falling through portals that have opened among nine different worlds.
It's all great fun and proves that far from overstaying its welcome, the Marvel superhero franchise continues to delight viewers by giving them exactly what they want — without taking itself too seriously.
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We've invested in the Supreme Court powers never imagined by the Framers. And when I say "we" I mostly mean progressives. The growth of the administrative state and the encroachment of federal law into every nook and cranny of local life has been a century-long project of the Left.It's possible that judicial usurpation goes back to Marbury v. Madison, and yet, however it has come to pass that nine philosopher kings matter, they do matter, and nomination battles will be consequential.
It should be no surprise that when we bequeath monarchical powers to nine — or eight — lawyers, the battle for succession to one of the nine thrones will be ugly. Indeed, it's surprising it's not uglier. We spend billions of dollars trying to pick a president of the United States, and in many respects the Supreme Court is now more powerful than the presidency. It's certainly far, far, far less democratic. We appoint justices for life and many of their decisions cannot be overturned by the Congress, or the people, short of a constitutional convention.
The Left, which pays a lot of lip-service to the "people power" and democratic action, has given us these black-robed kings and queens. They shouldn't be surprised when the game of thrones gets ugly. It's their game.
Jonah Goldberg notes that elevating learned lawyers to the status of philosopher kings means picking a philosopher king matters. But those philosopher kings are not a Platonic ideal, they're an emergent phenomenon.
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2015 Women Of Vision ABIE Award Winner for Leadership
Julie Larson-Green is a renowned leader in user interface design and a pioneer in product development and engineering. As Chief Experience Officer for the Applications and Services group, Julie is one of the highest-ranking women leaders in software and hardware engineering at Microsoft. Julie previously served as Vice President for program management, design, and planning in Windows, where she directed the transformation of the 6,000+ employee organization to focus on building the product for the end-to-end customer experience. Julie's remarkable ability to unify leaders and teams to a single mission and create a shared vision of how technology can be built in a cohesive cross-system approach has led to significant product improvements. Her principles of open communication, transparency across teams, and willingness to explore ideas from anyone has created a paradigm shift in product team collaboration and innovation.
Julie's talent and passion for building products has made a dramatic impact to Microsoft for more than 20 years. In recognition for her work, Julie received the Microsoft Technical Community Network Outstanding Technical Leadership award in 2008.
This year's ABIE Award for Leadership is sponsored by Lam Research.


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As part of the austerity measures announced by the government this week, all public works in the pipeline are to be halted. In response to that decision, the Councillor for Infrastructure and Transport for this region, Mario Flores told the Valencian Autonomous Government that he would neither allow cuts nor delays to the work on the AVE (the new high speed rail link). He has already met with the mayoress of Alicante, Sonia Castedo to assure her that the rail link will go ahead
Flores doesn't know yet which projects will be affected by the austerity package until the announcements are made by the Minister of Promotion, José Blanco but he is adamant that these should not include work on this rail link which is due to be completed to Valencia this year, to Alicante by 2012 and Castellón by 2014. The high speed link to Malaga and other independent communities was completed five years ago. He claims that Valencia has been treated badly in this respect.
I dare say, councillors from each of the autonomous regions of Spain will take a similar stance about cuts been made in their communities. In the end though, it is the government who will be paying for these projects and therefore they will make the decisions. The high speed rail link has already caused a lot of concern in this region with regards to its route. Now that the route is more or less worked out, it is set to cause a whole lot more.


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Chilli Tofu
This is based on the recipe of Chilli Panner from
Meera Sodha's Made in India: Cooked in Britain book. The recipe is delicious but it had one great failing as far as I'm concerned – there wasn't enough of it. Meera's dish is a snack, I wanted something to use as part of a main course, so I have added more tomatoes to carry the wonderful flavour on for a little longer.
You need to try this recipe. It has bags of flavour and cooks in less than 20 minutes (apart from pressing the tofu). And, considering the amount of garlic in it, it might be my new favourite way of dealing with a snuffly cold!
400g tofu, drained & pressed, cut into 2cm cubes
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1.5 tsp cumin powder
1 green chilli, finely sliced
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 400g tin chopped tomatoes
Lemon wedges, to serve
Heat a little oil in a large saucepan and add the tofu. Fry the tofu until lightly browned on all sides. You may need to do this in a couple of batches.
Add all the tofu back into the pan and stir in the garlic, cumin and chilli.
Saute on a low heat for a couple of minutes, then add the tomato puree and chopped tomatoes.
Simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce has reduced a little.
Season with salt & pepper.
Serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over.
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Has anyone generated these type of videos for their products? I can even see making one about the painful process of building a mobile app. However, I would think you would need actors and recreations to do that unless you used cameras everywhere (and releases ugh). Doing this for a thing like a game controller is a little more straight forward.
I would like to know if anyone has tried this and used some metrics to see if it helped with sales or generated additional traffic to their site. The actual show has been a sleeper hit.
Thank you for the input. It addresses the larger question I have. Your answer incorporates the sales/marketing approach "facts tell, benefits sell."
Being of an engineer/scientific background and mind set, fact telling is a more natural instinct. Getting my head around how to do the benefit approach is difficult and it often makes me feel smarmy (think used car salesman).
However, some of the reading I have done on growth hacking suggests that the audience that I may have initial traction with would get off on these type of videos. (I do have IP concerns.) These are the early adopters. Kickstarter appears an early adopter market place.
I have fairly clear concepts for "how it's made" type videos for my product. I also feel I can write some descent blog posts, articles, etc. that has a chance of attracting that target market. It seems one of the methods that others have successfully used to find the ever so precious early customers and generate some type of buzz.
Since I am resource constrained (ie. time and money) I am looking for some additional feedback here as to what has worked for others.
Making benefit type videos are out of my comfort zone and my initial attempts at writing copy came across like an infomercial with family/friends. Maybe a hybrid?
Explainer videos can help a lot - if it's a physical product then you're engaging with the potential customer and showing that it's not an easy process - definitely needed for sites like Kickstarter,
Do you use analytics? Growth-hacking methods?
I find ideas, even good ones are cheap. Reducing them to practice is not. Finding a market another complexity. Getting feedback, even yours seems a necessary part.
As I understand it, very few innovations came out of the moon program. Most of the technology used already existed. It was really an applied engineering program.
I found the YF-12 /SR-71 program an example of profound technological innovation. Additionally, if you exam it in a business context it was also a beautiful Product/Martket/Fit that had a few iterations along the way.
I welcome additional constructive insights.
I think a video about "how it helps you ..." would be a better investment. Anything that expands the value of your product in the mind of the buyer will help motivate them to purchase.
"How it's made" might be interesting, but likely of far less value to the customer.
>>>Getting my head around how to do the benefit approach is difficult and it often makes me feel smarmy (think used car salesman).
Yes, that's typical when you start with an idea, instead of a market need, because most "ideas" don't have sufficient benefits to motivate buyers and thus don't warrant the resources and capital to push them into the market.


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The Bastrop Sports Hall of Fame will recognize this year�s inductees after Saturday�s Homecoming Parade in downtown Bastrop.
Former head football coach and Bastrop school district athletic director Gerald Perry started the Hall of Fame in 2008, and current head coach Todd Patmon continued the inductions when he took over the program in 2013.
�It�s important for our kids to remember the past and understand all the tradition that comes with being a Bastrop Bear,� he said in 2013.
The ceremonies begin at 11 a.m.at the Bastrop Convention Center, which is located at 1408 Chestnut St.
The Hall of Fame inducted six new members in May. They include Leon Nickerson, Charles Lewis Lee, Bivian Lee, B.J. Wolf, Lawrence Charles �Butch� Bennett and Josiah Monroe.
Leon Nickerson
A star quarterback and defensive back for three-time national champion Prairie View A&M, �Coach Nick,� as Leon Nickerson was called, began his career as the head coach at Emile High School, the African-American high school in Bastrop from 1893 until 1969 that competed in the all-black Prairie View Interscholastic League. His last year in Bastrop was after integration, when he worked at the new high school as an assistant football coach. Nickerson then spent 33 years coaching in the Taylor school district until retiring from coaching at Pflugerville High School in 1996.
Charles Lewis Lee
A three-sport star at Emile High School, Charles Lewis Lee scored 11 touchdowns rushing and receiving and threw for two more during the Lions� 9-1 district championship season in 1964. As a starting guard on the basketball team, he helped the Lions reach the state playoffs before falling to eventual state champion Giddings. Lee was a three-time qualifier for the Prairie View Interscholastic League State Track and Field Championships in both the high and low hurdle events.
Bivian Lee
A former standout for both Emile High School and the New Orleans Saints, Bivian Lee is one of the most celebrated athletes in the history of Bastrop County. He was a four-year starter at both quarterback and defensive back for Emile from 1961-65 and at Prairie View A&M from 1966-70. He was drafted by the Saints in 1971 and led the team in interceptions in both 1972 and 1973. Lee holds several Prairie View A&M records, including most career interceptions (21), longest interception returned for a touchdown (105) and most interceptions returned for a touchdown.
B.J. Wolf
After serving in the U.S. Army in Korea, B.J. Wolf began his coaching career as the head boys basketball coach at Bastrop High School in the 1960s, when his teams won four district championships and participated in the regional tournament twice. Wolf later coached at Travis High School in Austin, where his basketball teams won three district championships and finished as state runner-up in 1989. Wolf retired from education in 1993 after 36 years of coaching and more than 530 victories.
Lawrence Charles �Butch� Bennett
A standout on the field and in the classroom, Lawrence Charles �Butch� Bennett graduated from Emile High School in 1960 as the class salutatorian. He was one of the fastest players to ever don an Emile jersey, and he played all over the field. In particular, Bennett excelled at running back and often drew the full attention of Emile rivals such as Smithville and Elgin. The ever-versatile Bennett also rarely took a break at halftime; instead, he played trumpet and percussion in the school band.
Josiah Monroe
The youngest member of the Bastrop Sports Hall of Fame, Josiah Monroe had one of the greatest statistical careers in Bears� football history, racking up a slew of school records including career total offense (10,257 yards), career passing yards (7,652), single season total offense (5,158) and single season passing touchdowns (38). It takes more than mere statistics to measure Monroe�s impact on the field, though. He led the Bears to a 30-9 record as a starter and took the Bears to the 4A, Division II state quarterfinals in 2010. He led the Bears to an upset over Westlake in 2009, when Bastrop won its first district championship since 2001. Monroe went on to become a four-year letterman at UTSA and appeared in 43 games for UTSA, recording 43 catches for 454 yards and one score.]]


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Globalfest rediscovered America in its 10th annual showcase of world music, with 12 groups on Sunday night on three floors of Webster Hall. This year's lineup included Mucca Pazza, a madcap marching band from Chicago; the Stooges, a New Orleans brass band; La Santa Cecilia, a Mexican-American band from Los Angeles; Martha Redbone, a singer born in Kentucky with American Indian roots; and A Tribe Called Red, an American Indian electronic dance music group from Canada.
But Globalfest's clear standout, Christine Salem, traveled farther. She is from Réunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean, and she is a custodian and reinventor of music that was nearly assimilated into oblivion: a Réunion tradition with African roots called maloya, although Ms. Salem writes her own songs.
She has a potent, indefatigable contralto, and most of her songs are terse chantlike melodies. Maloya is music for voices and percussion; Ms. Salem was backed by three percussionists and singers, and she played a kayamb, a rectangular rattle that was in constant motion in her hands. Often she would set out a tune, the percussionists would add harmonies and take up a polyrhythmic beat, and together they would bear down on the song until it took on a trancelike power. When Ms. Salem sang a slower tune, there was a clear, deep affinity with the blues. This was music informed by the past and fiery in the here and now.
Over the last decade Globalfest has presented 21st-century world music as an accelerating fusion, a recombinant free-for-all of local traditions meeting ideas and technologies from afar. It's a realistic view of how musicians work; very few are purists. And some hybrids have grown durable enough to feel like traditions of their own.
That's how it was with this year's superb African contingent at Globalfest: Oliver Mtukudzi from Zimbabwe, who has been making albums since the 1970s, and Fatoumata Diawara, born in Ivory Coast to Malian parents and now living in France.
Mr. Mtukuzdi and his band, the Black Spirits, have perfected a family of light-fingered grooves. They translate traditional thumb-piano patterns into guitar picking that becomes the mainspring of three-chord rock songs, with Mr. Mtukudzi's hearty voice singing benign messages and prayers for better times. Ms. Diawara, who is both a singer and dancer, draws on her parents' regional heritage — Wassoulou music — for tightly wound, triple-time modal grooves that she pushes toward funk and rock. Songs like "Kele" ("War") took on a special urgency from the current civil war in Mali.
The festival's other fusions were newer and more particular. Kayhan Kalhor, an Iranian kemanche (upright fiddle) player, collaborated with a Turkish musician, Erdal Erzincan, who plays baglama, a long-necked, bouzouki-like lute; they improvised a songful dialogue of melodies apparently shared by Persian and Turkish tradition, with Mr. Kalhor sometimes switching from bow to pizzicato to join with the picking of the baglama.
Ms. Redbone brought her Roots Project, an Appalachian-style string band (and drummer) that backed her in songs setting lyrics by William Blake, from her 2012 album "The Garden of Love," getting rustic with his parables. Her voice held both the taut determination of mountain music and the bite of American Indian singing.
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Lo'Jo, founded by its scratchy-voiced lead singer, Denis Péan, and its violinist, Richard Bourreau, is a French band gazing south, fusing wry cabaret chansons with rhythms from the Middle East and North Africa. Stephane Wrembel, who studied guitar with Gypsy players in France, led a trio in internationally inflected fusion tunes that showed off his speed.
La Shica, a singer and dancer from Spain, had set out to create her own updates of traditional flamenco; she was the first flamenco dancer I've seen performing in stretch pants and a studded jacket. Her voice and presence maintained much of flamenco's tension and drama, but they were often blunted by her band's pop-rock accompaniment.
La Santa Cecilia, with a gutsy lead vocalist in Marisol Hernandez, made itself a Los Angeles melting pot — norteño music, R&B with a touch of Santana-like lead guitar, even a version of U2's "One" bouncing to a button accordion.
Mucca Pazza provided Globalfest's show-business pizazz. It's a big surreal marching band in brightly unmatching uniforms, complete with some happily nerdy cheerleaders. Clowning constantly but playing precisely, Mucca Pazza's compositions invoke a world of brass bands and marching bands, from American high-school style to zigzagging Balkan tunes to something akin to a Fellini soundtrack — fun in a relentless way.
The night's last set went to A Tribe Called Red, the computer-wielding trio that meshes the pounding beats and cutting chants of powwow music with the pounding beats, bruising bass lines and sonic zingers of international dance music and does it with muscle and good timing. Its finale was its remix of Nelly Furtado's "Big Hoops." It was American Indian rhythms applied to a Portuguese-rooted Canadian's R&B-flavored pop: one more 21st-century fusion.


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Purpose Of Crates?
i don't understand why I should put purchases in storage crates. Is that only to make room for more? Advantages? Disadvantages? Also, I'm finding I need more flowers to enter new rooms. I noticed I can cash some items in from my board, but I lose cash? Any tips would be appreciated. I'm addicted, but I know I'm not using all of the options correctly. Thanks!
You have partly answered your question. If you sell an item you'll lose the Prestige (flowers) related to that item. If you put it in the Crate, however, you keep the Prestige. As you also note, you can use the Crate to store purchases for later use. So on balance Crate is quite a useful tool.
You can earn Prestige (flowers) as follows:
- By purchasing new items - this costs coins
- By completing the relevant Collection (the last one in each Collection series, i.e. Edwin, Vincent & Iris) - this gives you an item to place on your island for "free" and earns prestige
- By taking part in the Adventure Clubs - the prize for completing each challenge is an item that provides you with Prestige
- By upgrading Buildings (each building has 3 levels of upgrade, and each upgrade generates Prestige)
Hope that helps :-)
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By Mike Treen, Unite National Director
(Reprinted from The Daily Blog)
The SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left) election in Greece has opened up enormous opportunities to turn the tide against the anti-working class austerity policies that have been imposed in that country above all but also elsewhere in Europe. This small European country of less than 12 million people is becoming a world leader.
Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, left, with Pablo Iglesias, the leader of the leftwing Podemos party in Spain
Following the world recession of 2008-10 the capitalist institutions dubbed "The Troika" (The European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) used the crisis to impose austerity policies on all European countries as a condition of receiving the financial support they needed to "save" the banking system of each country and prevent a further decent into chaos. Essentially the bank debts were taken over by the the public and made a public liability. Servicing the increased public debts of course required cuts in other government expenditures. Austerity became the order of the day. Europe has been mired in economic stagnation virtually ever since.


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Friday, May 7, 2010
One Big Hapa Family
It's been almost been 4 years since I first started out on my journey to create my first feature length documentary, One Big Hapa Family. It has been a true labor of love!
Here is the synopsis:
After a realization at a family reunion, half Japanese-Canadian filmmaker, Jeff Chiba Stearns, embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his Japanese-Canadian family married interracially after his grandparents' generation.
This feature live action and animated documentary explores why almost 100% of all Japanese-Canadians are marrying interracially, the highest out of any other ethnicity in Canada, and how their mixed children perceive their unique multiracial identities.
The stories from four generations of a Japanese-Canadian family come to life through the use of innovative animation techniques created by some of Canada's hottest independent animators, including, Louise Johnson, Ben Meinhardt, Todd Ramsay, Kunal Sen, Jeff Chiba Stearns, and Jonathan Ng. One Big Hapa Family challenges our perceptions of purity and makes us question if mixing is the end of multiculturalism as we know it.
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