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The Half Dozen: 6 Most Interesting Looking Trailers For May 2013

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May has arrived, and with it warm enough weather for me to be regularly feeling guilty that I’m not doing any gardening and instead spending half my spare time in the cinema. I did spend an afternoon this weekend trimming back a hedge in my garden that hasn’t been touched since I moved in six years ago; hopefully the series of tiny scars on my arms from wrestling overgrown branches into the back of the car to take for recycling have bought me enough time to have a day in the cinema on Bank Holiday Monday, and at least a week of not having to think about doing the same with the hedge on the other side (now leering ominously across the garden as if it’s auditioning for the next Evil Dead remake).

Anyway, before this turns into Gardener’s Question Time, suppose we’d better talk about films. I’ve been keeping detailed records of what I watch since 2008, which enables me to do all manner of pointless analysis on my own cinema habits. For example, the directors who I’ve seen most in the cinema in that time are Steven Soderbergh and Tim Burton (5 films each), followed by Haneke, Hitchcock and the Coen Brothers (4 each). Think that’s pointless? Try this. Here’s a comparison of the average scores I’ve given films in the first four months of each year, compared to their average scores from IMDb users.

First Four Months

What this tells me is I’ve seen more films than I realised this year (only one behind last year, although I do think I’ll struggle to match the 200 I saw in total in 2012), but oddly, while the films have had the best reception with Joe Public of any group I’ve seen in January to April, my enjoyment of them has been significantly less.

Normally May is a big month for blockbusters, and consequently my scores tend to skew lower than popular opinion on the bigger films. With the likes of Star Trek Into Darkness and The Hangover Part III hitting cinemas, both ends of the spectrum could be covered. The material so far for STID hasn’t excited me that much, slightly worrying as I’m a hard core Trekkie; I will not be subjecting myself to another Hangover movie after the last one unless it’s getting 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes. Let’s hope some of these other May offerings can up the average for the year instead.

Gimme The Loot

Another exciting looking début from a new film maker, and one subject to the curse of London-only release thanks to too many local screens being occupied by summer frippery. Good job I’m working in Norwich and Newcastle this week, then. (D’oh!)

Mike Nichols’ previous film, Take Shelter, was one of my highlights of 2011 and Matthew McConaughey had a great 2012 with the likes of Killer Joe and Magic Mike. Can’t wait to see what the two of them can do together.

A Hijacking

I’m easily suggestible: there’s a little part of me that does become excited when a caption comes up telling me that this is from the makers of “Something Else That’s Supposed To Be Good”, even when I haven’t seen that thing. So, looks good.

Vehicle 19

Ever wondered what the cast of the Fast & Furious films do between films? The Rock has a steady career in films you’ve actually heard of, but apparently the best Paul Walker can get is other films with cars in. This looks like it will play in precisely one cinema in London from next week. (Also, a missed marketing opportunity: surely the caption after “THE FASTER HE GOES” should read “THE MORE FURIOUS HE GETS”?)

Fast & Furious 6

Or, if you prefer, the real thing. Saw six minutes of this (the tank chase scene) at a Cineworld preview in front of Iron Man 3; both ludicrous and exciting, this could be the guilty pleasure of the summer.

Something In The Air

And one final piece of exciting news (exciting for me, anyway): after becoming a regular guest on Cambridge 105’s film show Bums On Seats since last September (see top of page for links to my appearances), all being well I’ll be taking my first turn in the host’s chair at the end of the month. With both Fast 6 and this in contention for the show, should be a chance to test both my high and low brows. Have a good month, I’m off to get started on my script…

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THE CRUCIFIXION (2017) Reviews and overview

‘Be careful what you pray for’

The Crucifixion is a 2017 British-Romanian horror feature film directed by Xavier Gens (Cold Skin; The ABCs of Death, segment “X Is for XXL”; Frontier(s)) from a screenplay by Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring and sequel; The Reaping; House of Wax). The movie stars Sophie Cookson, Corneliu Ulici and Brittany Ashworth.

Sceptic journalist Nicole Rawlins (Sophie Cookson) is investigating the murder of a nun. A priest has been convicted but he claims that she died while he was performing an exorcism ritual.

When Nicole comes in contact with Father Anton (Corneliu Ulici) more and more inexplicable events occur.

The pair starts to also believe that the priest lost the battle with a demon…

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“Sure The Crucifixion doesn’t break any new ground with its screenplay by The Conjuring scribes Chad and Carey Hayes and mostly carries out the required beats of an exorcism flick blow for blow, but as is the case with any number of motion pictures, it’s all in the execution. And it is here that the movie really soars with director Xavier Gens (Frontiers and Hitman) giving the shallow story his all.” Arrow in the Head

…The Crucifixion forgoes the affecting shocks and awes, and instead beats its audience into the ground with a laundry-list of ho-hum dialogue and lesser-than-stellar instances… forget the priest, I need a friggin’ Red Bull.” Dread Central

“As for Gens, his direction is flat and uninspired. His sense of pacing is also off, with the movie’s supposedly lean 90-minute length feels like it’s slogging forever. There is a few jump scares popped up every now and then, but Gens seems to forget how to make them scary.” Casey’s Movie Mania

The Crucifixion plays a lot like a really boring Nancy Drew mystery […] With unimpressive scope and a casual approach to inducing unease, The Crucifixion is a mediocre at best entry in the demonic possession sub-genre, and one that won’t be applauded for any significant reason.” Culture Crypt

“It’s just dull to watch. The acting is fine, the story is okay, and it looks good. There are no terrible special effects or atrocious lines of dialogue. It’s average.” Modern Horrors

Main cast:

  • Sophie Cookson
  • Corneliu Ulici – The Scorpion King 4; Werewolf: The Beast Among UsThe Devil Inside
  • Brittany Ashworth
  • Matthew Zajac
  • Diana Vladu
  • Florian Voicu
  • Radu Bânzaru
  • Javier Botet
  • Olivia Nita
  • Iván González
  • Alexis Rodney
  • Radu Andrei Micu
  • Emil Mandanac

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Bucharest and Sighisoara, Mures, Romania

The film was released theatrically and On Demand by Lionsgate on October 6, 2017.

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According to Variety, German actress Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy) is set to star alongside Eric Bana in Romulus, My Father, adapted from Raimond Gaitas' award-winning memoir.

The film is about a family that emigrates from Germany to Australia in 1950. Shooting is set to begin shortly in Austrailia with Richard Roxburgh (Van Helsing) at the helm.


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iTunes might just be shaping up to be the next frontier in home entertainment.

In a story from Home Media Retailing, the Sci Fi Channel series Stargate SG-1 and it's spinoff Stargate Atlantis are now ready for purchase and download from the popular web portal.

According to it's studio, MGM, "The first five episodes of season 10 of SG-1 and season three of Atlantis went live Aug. 21." New episodes are expected to "be posted within 24 hours of their initial airing."


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Growth outlook is bad news for businesses

Australian companies will be concerned about the latest economic growth forecasts laid out in the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Leading Index.

The report suggested that economic expansion in March stood at just 2.2 per cent – which is significantly lower than the original prediction of 2.9 per cent.

Although things are clearly moving in the right direction, the slow rate of growth is very disappointing.

Firms throughout the country were handed a boost at the start of the month when the Reserve Bank of Australia lowered the cash rate, which prompted lenders to reduce the interest rates attached to their business loans.

However, with so much uncertainty surrounding the global economy, a lot of organisations have been reluctant to take on too much extra debt.

Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans said: "The growth rate has picked up somewhat from the absolute low in November last year, but the level in March does not encourage too much optimism."

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Former Kleptomaniac member, Collo has opened up on his last struggle with masturbation. He said it is something he deeply regrets.

Speaking during an interview with Radio Maisha Collo said,

'My biggest regret is masturbation, People are really getting lost in it.

There is no way you can become addicted to masturbation without being addicted to pornography.'

'Pornography messes you.

You stop looking at women as women and start looking at them as objects.

So every time you jerk off you give birth to spiritual babies and that blocks you from getting kids.

When you are ready to get kids you start wondering what happened.'

Collo said that being saved has helped him overcome the addiction.

“When you are filled with the holy spirit you become strong. Masturbation is horrible, pornography is horrible. I can never wish for anyone to be in that form of bondage."

Collo is not the only celebrity who has ever talked about battling masturbation. Former Citizen TV reporter Johnson Mwakazi.

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I remember there were days I would move from one movie to another just seeking for a movie, a pornographic movie, and it totally disoriented my thoughts or my understanding of my worth,” he added Mwakazi.


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NewDay USA has one goal: to serve those who have served our country. Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgage lender helps veterans achieve their dream of financial security and has helped more than 75,000 military families secure $ 21 billion nationwide over its 20-year history.

Based in Fulton, Md., The company helps veterans secure disbursement loans, buy real estate, and reduce existing mortgage payments.

For COO Michael Oursler, NewDay USA differs from the competition through its commitment to American service members.

“For us, it’s not just about business, profitability and numbers. We focus on each and every veteran family we serve, ”Oursler said. “I think it helps support what we’re trying to do. We try to make every veteran family’s life better. “

Master of his craft

NewDay USA differs through a laser focus on the VA loan business. While many home loan lenders focus primarily on the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and conventional loans, NewDay USA secures roughly 99% of its business securing VA loans for its customers.

“Being able to own and control a product gives you a leg up,” said Oursler. “We understand each of the complexities of VA home loan benefits so we can provide better service.”

A VA loan is similar to a traditional loan or FHA loan, except that VA loans do not require the borrower to make a down payment on their purchase.

“The VA mortgage product is a unique product and a side project for many companies because they have so much conventional and FHA business,” said Oursler. “The VA product ultimately becomes an afterthought in the pipeline. And that’s not the level of service we think our service members deserve. So we are specialized. “

Benefit forever

This focus on a previously overlooked market has not only expanded the options for veterans, but is also good for growth. NewDay USA more than doubled its sales from 2019 to $ 315 million in 2020 and is expected to reach $ 500 million in sales this year while helping to feed an estimated 40,000 veteran families.

NewDay USA is aware of the unique difficulties many veterans face and is committed to sharing its success with the veteran community. The company donates a portion of its net income to the NewDay USA Foundation, which gives back to military families through volunteering and grants.

“(Helping veterans is important) because they deserve it,” Oursler said. “Our service members risk their lives to defend our freedoms. We believe we must do everything in our power to enable them and their families to realize the American dream of owning a home. “

Strength in numbers

The company’s growth and veteran mission have also made it an attractive place to work for a team of more than 700 people. The number is expected to rise to over 1,200 by the end of the year.

A key differentiator for NewDay USA is the company’s focus on training. Underwriters follow a 24-month curriculum at NewDay USA University that trains prospective agents right out of college.

Oursler, a product of the program itself, said the university is providing new employees with all the tools they need to be successful in the mortgage industry.

“It’s beyond the minimum license requirements, and we’re seeing significantly better success with students from this investment,” he said. “They drive up and find their own success very early in their careers because we invest in them.”

The company is also looking to grow by expanding an office in Palm Beach, Florida, which is expected to create around 600 high-paying jobs in the area.

Help veterans stand out

The situation in the real estate market has made buying a home a struggle for potential new buyers. This can be even more difficult if your offer is tied to a VA loan, as Oursler calls this a misguided stigma of the program. “There is a false belief that VA loans are less creditworthy and more likely not to close … and we are actually seeing the exact opposite,” he said. “When you work with a good lender who understands the VA program, it’s an excellent product.”

NewDay USA is helping veteran families overcome this misunderstanding by offering full insurance and fully credit and income approved prior to housing, so the seller can be sure they have a good buyer offer that will close on time.

“If you’re a mortgage company where 90% of your business is non-VA and you’re working on a VA loan, you’re a little less efficient because you just don’t take it for granted,” he said. “With NewDay, our VA loans close on time and on time.”


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Place Value

Students learn how to use place value to write numbers in words and digits and how to compare the size of decimals using inequality symbols.  As learning progresses they use the this to multiply and divide by a given power of ten.

This unit takes place in Term 1 of Year 7 and follows on from the introduction to secondary maths topic.

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Prerequisite Knowledge
  • Find 1000 more or less than a given number
  • Recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones)
  • Order and compare numbers beyond 1000
  • Identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations
  • Round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000
  • Solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers
  • Read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of zero and place value.
Key Concepts
  • The ability to arrange digits in a place value table is crucial to accessing future topics such as fractions, percentages and many more.
  • When multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000 students can benefit from visualising the digits shift between columns in the place value table.
  • To interpret a number scale students need to have a secure understanding of using the place value table.
  • Students often confuse the direction of the inequality symbols when comparing numbers.
Working mathematically

Develop fluency

  • Consolidate their numerical and mathematical capability from key stage 2 and extend their understanding of the number system and place value to include decimals.

Reason mathematically

  • Extend their understanding of the number system; make connections between number relationships,

Solve problems

  • Select appropriate concepts, methods and techniques to apply to unfamiliar and non-routine problems.
Subject Content

  • understand and use place value for decimals, measures and integers of any size
  • order positive and negative integers, decimals and fractions; use the number line as a model for ordering of the real numbers; use the symbols =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥
  • use the four operations, including formal written methods, applied to integers and decimals.

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Developing a Rehab Treatment Specification System

For more than a decade, researchers and clinicians in the field of rehabilitation have been searching for an answer to the black box problem—that is, the field’s inability so far to characterize and ultimately classify rehabilitation treatments according to useful, operational definitions that focus on their active ingredients.

In 2014, researchers at the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), together with Marcel Dijkers, PhD and colleagues at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, introduced an early framework for this process, called the Rehabilitation Treatment Taxonomy (RTT). Continue Reading

Postdoctoral research training at MRRI

Former fellows reflect on their experiences in the NIH-funded program

For the past five years Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI) has been the lead site in a postdoctoral research program funded by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant in translational neurorehabilitation research. Students who qualify for the unique fellowships made possible by this grant are given opportunities to gain exceptional in-depth mentorship and training critical for careers in translational neurorehabilitation research. The training opportunity is offered in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Neurology and Center for Functional Neuroimaging (Penn).

“The three-year fellowship is an apprenticeship model of training designed to offer mentored experience in meeting the challenges of the translational process,” says John Whyte, MD, PhD, principal investigator and director of the post-doctoral research training program, and founding director of MRRI. “Fellows spend most of their time conducting research in the lab of a primary mentor, but typically also select a secondary mentor. In keeping with our goal of promoting translational research, if a fellow’s primary mentor is largely engaged in basic science, we will encourage that person to have a secondary mentor whose work has more of a clinical focus, and vice versa.” Continue Reading

Mapping the Brain’s Tool Use Network

Imagine attempting to find an everyday kitchen item—for example, a spatula— in a drawer, and then using the spatula to flip a pancake. What if instead of retrieving the spatula, you picked up and used a nearby fork with a spatula-like action? Such errors, in which objects are mis-used during the course of everyday actions, are experienced by thousands of individuals with a disabling and common disorder known as limb apraxia.

For more than two decades, the Cognition and Action Lab at MRRI, headed by Laurel Buxbaum, PsyD, has been making strides in understanding both the neurological deficits and regions of the brain involved in this disorder, as well as the normal cognitive mechanisms that permit successful tool-related actions. Among the lab’s many achievements is the development of a cognitive neuroanatomical model of the processes and brain regions that may govern complex tool-related behaviors. Continue Reading


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Civil society letter calls on Cepheid to stop overcharging and undersupplying COVID-19 tests for low- and middle-income countries

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cepheid has overcharged and undersupplied COVID-19 tests for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ahead of the next round of price negotiations between the COVID-19 Diagnostics Consortium and Cepheid in March, MSF signed onto this open letter from civil society, calling for a US$5 price for Cepheid's COVID-19 test, and for a greater volume of these tests to be delivered to LMICs.

Despite evidence that it costs less than $5 to manufacture GeneXpert tests, Cepheid is charging LMICs $19.80 per COVID-19 test. Also, Cepheid has committed less than 15% of its supply of COVID-19 tests to the Diagnostics Consortium, representing 144 LMICs and more than 80% of the global population, in spite of high demand from LMICs for these tests. It is critical that diagnostics for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases are priced fairly and supplied in sufficient quantities to fully meet the testing needs of LMICs.


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Double Pecan Nut

I had an unusual request from Don Bales, Senior Extension Associate in Forestry.  He sent a photo of a double pecan nut (see photo below) and asked me what caused it.  I didn’t know for sure, so I sent the photo around to several pecan experts — most didn’t know either.  One who did was Dr. Bruce Wood at USDA-ARS in Byron, GA.  He explained it this way:

“…we occasionally see such nuts. As I recall, this form tends to be more common on certain varieties than others. It appears likely that the nut contains two distinct fertilized embryos—i.e., like non-identical twins in animals. The nut specimen you have is probably more rare than the multi cotyledon nuts often seen from ‘Mahan’ or its offspring (such multi-cotyledon nuts can arise from an extra division of the endosperm, thus producing 4 instead of 2 cotyledons, with 3 cotyledons occurring when the 4th one ceased developing soon after cell division). This nut appears to have been caused by a relatively rare event occurring very early during the development of the female ovary, when the initial female megasporocyte began the process of division preceding production of the usual 4 megaspores as a prerequisite to producing the embryo sac (with 3 of these megaspores degenerating into a degenerated megaspore portion of a single cell) with 1 cell possessing a nucleus that ends up being the embryo sac after a second cycle of meiosis. In other words, an early stage megasporocyte ‘divided an extra time’ to result in downstream production of 2 ovaries within the same pecan female flower. Thus, when the flower was pollinated by many different pollen grains, the pollen germ tubes grew down the style of the female flower, probably following a boron or hormonal concentration gradient, and entered the embryonic sac where both the vegetative nucleus and the sperm nucleus produced within the pollen tube of the pollen parent are discharged into the embryo sac where there are 2 awaiting female nucleoli. Merging of the sperm nucleoli with the egg nucleoli produces the diploid zygote (2n, 1 set of chromosomes from female parent and 1 set from the male parent) that becomes the zygotic embryo and later a new pecan tree. Merging of the other pollen grain nucleoli with the second female egg nucleoli within the embryo sac becomes the endosperm (triploid, or 3n, or 2 sets of chromosome from the female parent and 1 set from the male parent) of the seed (i.e., later producing the liquid endosperm which then later develops into the 2 lobes of the cotyledons we call the kernel). Note that typically each embryo sac contains 8 megaspores, but only one of them ends up becoming the zygote (fertilized gamete) and another being the endosperm (cotyledon). So, in the case of your abnormal nut, 2 embryo sacs were produced instead of the usual single sac, and there was fertilization of the egg within each embryo sac by two different pollen grains (possibly 2 different male parents), resulting in paternal twins. This means that the seed most likely has one side being from pollen source ‘A’ and the other side potentially being from pollen source ‘B’ (perhaps 2 different trees of the same pollinating cultivar; or alternatively, from 2 different pollen producing cultivars).”

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A double pecan nut

A double pecan nut

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  1. I was recently handed some funny looking pecans. They look like you flattened a normal pecan. They are kind of bumpy too. The flattened sides are the ones with the suture lines. I’m not sure how these could have formed. I didn’t have an opportunity to look at the shucks. They are kind of difficult to crack without smashing the kernel. I was told that I could harvest his tree if I wanted them. is this a known genetic abnormality or a disease/nutrition issue? I’m guessing that it is a native tree. I am in Red River county Texas. This tree probably lives about 10 or 15 miles from the Oklahoma border.

    I have a small old orchard with a lot of diversity. Some of my natives are the size of the tip of my little finger but have excellent flavor and extreme oil content with a very thin shell.

    • Hi Jeff:
      If this condition occurs every year then it would be a genetic issue that can’t be fixed. I don’t know the mechanism or why it occurred. It could be a result of inbreeding or just a strange happenstance of parental crossing.

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Museum of Tomorrow founder speaks at Climate Corps Monthly Training

On October 11, 2019. Jessica was invited as a guest speaker to talk about her Museum of Tomorrow entrepreneurial journey to her fellow Climate Corps fellows.

Climate Corps is a fellowship spanning across counties in North, East & South Bay where emerging sustainability leaders serve at different sites. It is under the umbrella of a Nationwide volunteer program, AmeriCorps.

Fellows serve at various sites working on diverse sustainability issues including energy, city plans, education, conservation and much more! The fellows come together once a month for a Professional Development Day. On this day, the fellows gathered at San Francisco PG&E’s outreach center.img_3613_dvd.original

It was admist the PG&E electricity shutdown across Norther California due to projected heavy windstorms, which added a different meaning to the fellow’s learning. Nonetheless, fellows learned a bit on PG&E’s unconventional decision along with the sundial and how they conserve resources on a daily basis.

The day-long training session was wrapped with Jessica’s speech on Museum of Tomorrow, her motivation for founding it, and how she took an idea to a budding start-up. Jessica strives inspire and empower behavioral change through curatorial experiences after observing the trends of colorful pop-up museums like Museum of Ice Cream. As Jessica predicted, her Museum attracted the young population and has inspired 500 people to step into the sustainability journey in just four short days. Now her popup is gaining more traction than ever with organizations lining up for partnerships, including Spare the Air campaigns and the David Brower Center.

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Friday Fictioneers – Children

(Author’s Note: None. Just enjoy today’s fictioneers! And Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms.)

© Rochelle Wisoff-Fields

by Miles H. Rost

The park was full of them. Each and every one of them a precious life.

It was always this way after the first warm-up of the season. Kids in their sweatshirts and jeans were playing. It was great for us adults to see.

I just turned onto 45th when the sun blazed between the two large buildings ahead. I squinted and got my visor down as quickly as possible.

That’s when I heard the thump.

Then the screams.

I stopped my car immediately, got out, and looked behind me.

She wore orange that day. I didn’t see her.

She was 12.

R.I.P. Roberto Concina (aka Robert Miles)

Along The Waterfront

by Miles Rost

The sun was setting in the skies off the coast. The bright yellow of the sun sunk below the horizon, the sky starting to turn a firy orange with twinges of red. There were no clouds in the sky, the winds were calm, and the surf was very mild. It was exactly like a picture, frozen in a moment in time.

Paul Bernal sat top a set of rocks close to the ocean’s edge, looking out at the seas. He had come there for solitude, to calm the raging beast within himself. He looked out at the ocean, and felt the soothing splashing of the waves on rocks farther out. This was his place of refuge from the rest of the world. This is where he was able to do all of the things he needed to do. He was along the waterfront, right where he needed to be.

The rocks he stood on had a roughness that was pronounced. However, one spot seemed to be perfectly cut into the rock pile where it was smooth. The rocks formed two cylinders, which allowed for ease of kneeling when praying. And it was in those grooves that Paul put his legs, and knelt in prayer.

As he prayed, he thought about all that had happened in the day and even days as he prayed, the situations recounted in his mind as he brought all those cares up for prayer. The images from the computer screen that triggered his inner beast were being addressed in prayer, and how much he struggled with images that were more erotic and stimulating. While it had been a few days since the last time, he knew that he had to continue being in prayer and putting forth all the things that he could not keep inside.

He lifted up his troubles at work, dealing with all of the stresses of being a financial aid counselor. Hearing the hard luck stories and not being able to do much didn’t help his psyche at all, and lifting those cares up helped ease the pain that he felt.

For nearly 20 minutes, as the sun continued to descend beyond the horizon and twilight started to show it’s beauty, he continued praying. As he finished his prayers, he stood up on the rocks, and climbed down from them. Landing on the soft sand, he looked down and smiled.

“I’ll be back again, tomorrow. Be ready for me, Lord,” he said, staring out into the darkening skies and ocean. He turned and walked back towards his car, ready to head home and face another night alone.

Moonlight Lady

by Miles Rost

Hirsan was getting bored with the party being held in his honor. The bespectacled 24-year old grad student had just finished a major exam in his Geography 507 course, dealing with the political intrigue relating to assassinations and their relative location to national capitals. He received a text message to come and visit his father at the estates in mountains in Orange County.

He didn’t realize it was going to be a 24th birthday party.

Sure, he was the son of royalty. The heir to the new throne of Syria, once the old dictator Assad was brought down to his knees and the insurgent Iranians sent back to their native land. However, today, he thought of himself as simply a college student and a deeply humiliated individual.

Hirsan liked to live frugally, to learn how to survive on his own and work with the other people. He wasn’t religious, and preferred to be focused on love and life, rather than political intrigue and negotiations. However, this surprise party was his father’s idea.

“When King Rahsan gets an idea, you know there will be lots of money and pomp behind it,” he said, dejectedly.

He scanned the floor of the main ballroom from his perch on the second floor. The main ballroom was gigantic. With marble flooring and bright orangish colors up the sides, it was surrounded on a second floor by four large open corridors with seating along both sides of it’s wide hallways. He sat next to the edge overlooking the ballroom, looking at the main ballroom doors to the north. A string ensemble was on one side of the ballroom, while a disc jockey was on the other side. While the adults played, the string ensemble were in play. After the adults would retire, the youth would have the disc jockey for the rest of the night. The DJ was a good friend of Hirsan’s, brought down from San Francisco for the occasion. He had a list of certain songs that Hirsan would be using on most nights.

He was just about to get up and walk towards the kitchen in frustration when he saw a face appear through the main ballroom doors. His heart froze, and he stood, transfixed. He knew this person who walked through the doors, and he did not know what to do.

She wore a beautiful peach-colored satin dress. It was definitely flirty, but it wasn’t over-doing it. It stated confidence, like it knew what it wanted and that others should stay away. Her skin was light, but had a tinge of color to it. Likely unnoticable to most people, for Hirsan, it was a perfect color that showed the beauty of East Asia. Her almond eyes lit up with kindness as she was greeted, and her light-red lips gently displayed laughter.

Hirsan immediately bolted to the stairs closest to the string ensemble. He ran over to the main conductor and tapped him on the shoulder. After talking in an animated way to him for close to a minute, the conductor gave him the nod, and he continued to quickly rush over towards the DJ. He gave him the number 51, and told him to wait for his cue. The DJ just let out a hearty chuckle and slapped him on the back. Hirsan then proceeded to walk slowly in the direction of the young lady.

He came to within two feet of her, and she turned to look at him.

“Hirsan?!” she said, gasping a slight bit, “You’re the birthday boy?”

“It is, Keiko! How did you end up coming over here?”

“It was your dad. He said that you mentioned me a couple times, and he thought it would be nice for me to come celebrate your birthday.”

Hirsan smirked, while looking down and shaking his head.

Dad, there some some days when I have to wonder just what’s going on in that head of yours.

He looked back at her and smiled.

“You look absolutely gorgeous this evening. It’s a change from seeing you in normal clothes in Heitler 150.”

Keiko looked back at him, and gave him a sly nudge.

“Are you trying to say I don’t look sexy?”

Hirsan immediately tried to explain, tying up his tongue and eliciting a guffaw from an old colonel who was standing next to him.

“Don’t dig yerself a hole there, Hirsan. You may just fall in.”

Hirsan quickly facepalmed, took a breath, and sighed.

“You look great in anything you wear. I just never have seen you in as elegant or, shall we say, shiny of attire.”

Keiko blushed slightly.

Hirsan knew his next move, one that he hoped he would be able to pull off. He proceeded to gently pick up her hand, placing it in his.

“Keiko, would you care for a dance to one of my favorite songs?”

Keiko responded with boldness.

“Of course I would, Hirsan. You might be surprised by what you ask.”

Hirsan proceeded to take her hand and move her around a couple directions. He gave the signal to the composer to stop, and the “5-1” with his open hand to the DJ. Both did as they were supposed to do while Hirsan brought Keiko to the middle of the ballroom. Other people started to move out of the way, as the couple finally arrived. At the precise moment they arrived, his song started up.

For the first 30 seconds or so, he slowly moved with her around in the middle of the crowd, which had opened up into a circle. For the near 3 and a half minutes, Hirsan moved across the floor with Keiko. He utilized partner dance skills that he had been taught long ago as a child, and applied old-style charm in a bid to make those four minutes the greatest of Keiko’s life.

He twirled her around in the choruses, and did tango/mamba mixes during other parts. She just grinned and laughed as they went through the song. He found himself at the end of the song looking into her eyes and saying words that he never thought he would have uttered in his life.

Sexy sexy lady, you just drive me crazy.

Keiko looked into his eyes with what could only be termed as a “sultry stare”.

“Is this just from our dance, or has this thought been going on for a while?”

“Ever since we first met in Wilshire 100 lecture hall for Professor Chaudhury’s World Geography class.”

Keiko blushed, showing that she too had the same answer.

“Well, now that we know we can dance to the music, let it play!” he said, giving her a flourish and signalling the string ensemble to start playing again.

It was definitely going to be a great 24th birthday for Hirsan.


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Otley Band Baht’at

We have had a great weekend of recording at the impressive Clothworkers’ Centenary Concert Hall at Leeds University with the ‘Otley Brass Band’ and their development group, ‘Wharfe Brass’.

Centrally featured in the forthcoming CD is a new arrangement by David Lancaster of the famous Yorkshire song, ‘On Ilka Moor Baht ‘at‘. Funds have been secured through a kind donation from the “Friends of Ilkley Music Centre” to commission a Brass Band and Choral version of this musical icon of Yorkshire in order to secure its tradition and heritage.

To learn more about the bands and the ‘Otley Band Baht’at’ project please go to the band’s website at http://www.otleybrassband.co.uk/Welcome.html


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Bulb asks for and collects information necessary to perform the functions of the application. We collect username, email address and password for authentication and customer care purposes, and we collect name and address for payment purposes. You also have the option of uploading a photo and writing a description for your profile.

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You have the right to the erasure of your personal data in a timely manner. The circumstances for erasure include: the personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; you withdraw consent to consent-based processing; you object to the processing under certain rules of applicable data protection law; the processing is for direct marketing purposes; and the personal data have been unlawfully processed. However, there are exclusions of the right to erasure. The general exclusions include where processing is necessary: for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; for compliance with a legal obligation; or for exercising rights in legal claims.

You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data in some circumstances. For example, if you contest the accuracy of the personal data, or you believe processing is unlawful but you oppose erasure.

You have the right to object to processing of your personal data. If you make an objection, we will stop processing the personal information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing is for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data. We do not use any data for direct marketing purposes (including profiling for direct marketing purposes). If you make an objection, we will cease to process your personal data for any purpose.

You have the right to data portability: In certain circumstances, you may have the right to be provided with your personal information in a structured, machine readable and commonly used format and to request that we transfer the personal information to another data controller without hindrance. Depending on the context, this applies to some of your information, but not to all of your information. Should you request it, we will provide you with an electronic file of your basic account information and the information you create in your portfolio.

You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your personal information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority.

To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information is consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, however it will not affect the processing that has already taken place.

You may exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by contacting us at privacy@bulbapp.com.

Children’s Personal Information

Bulb only processes information for children under the age of 13 when we have verified parental consent or when an organization acting as an agent on behalf of a parent provides consent. For example, a school will provide student information as part of a contract where they have received parental consent. If you have reason to believe that we have obtained student information for someone under the age of 13 without proper consent, please contact us at privacy@bulbapp.com and we will rectify the situation in a reasonable manner.

Certain personal data, such as Student personal data provided to us by an Organization, is subject to FERPA. We comply with requirements imposed on service providers by FERPA when processing such personal data at the instruction of an Organization. To see the requirements imposed on service providers, please review Responsibilities of Third-Party Service Providers under FERPA.

Privacy Information for California Residents

California law requires that we give you information about the categories of personal data we collect, what we do with the information and what rights you have as a resident of California. View our California privacy policy here.

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please send an email to privacy@bulbapp.com or write us:

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400 E. Simpson St. Suite 230

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How local families are spending the holidays this year

Compiled by Nancy Price

For most of us, COVID-19 has changed the way we are spending the holidays with family and friends this year. Many of us will avoid traveling for Christmas and only be with those in our households. New Year’s Eve will also look different this year. Instead of attending festive parties, we’ll be having dinner at home and streaming movies in our pajamas while sipping hot chocolate.

Whatever your plans are this season, please stay safe and enjoy the holidays.

Q: What are your favorite family traditions? Will they change this year due to COVID?

“My family traditions include going to the Artcraft in Franklin to watch Elf, spending time with my husband’s family on Christmas Eve and visiting with my grandparents on Christmas Day. This year our traditions will look slightly different. We will not be participating in any large group gatherings. Instead we will create the magic of the holidays throughout our home and go more over the top than we would have in years past. We will definitely miss spending time with our loved ones in person, but we will still Facetime our family members to celebrate the holidays and send out Christmas cards.”

Alexandria Wheeler, Center Grove

“Traditionally for Christmas we go see my family in Ohio at some point but due to COVID we will be skipping that this year. We also travel a few days after Christmas, usually to a beach. This year due to COVID we are flying to Arizona and renting an RV to spend some time in the mountains (Grand Canyon, Sedona). I do have family out there so we will see them some. So, we will be home for Christmas this year and I’ve already got the tree up and I’m getting into it!”

Jenna Wright, Center Grove

“Our family spends Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at our home in Center Grove. My mother, father and sister-in law and our older son, his girlfriend, our 1-year-old granddaughter and a special group of friends come to our home Christmas Eve. We have the Santa Tracker on TV and the football game on another. We have an early dinner which consist of some type takeout and a few Christmas cocktails. Our 7-year-old puts out milk and cookies for Santa and carrots for his reindeer and tries to get us to bed as early as possible. We start Christmas morning searching for evidence that Santa has stopped by, of which there is plenty! Coffee and some type of breakfast casserole is started, presents are distributed, and we take turns opening gifts until everything is opened. After all gifts are opened, we eat breakfast, relax and assemble toys. Our Christmas dinner over the past few years has been steak and lobster which we all enjoy. COVID will not change our family’s holiday traditions. We are a very close family and have kept each other in “our bubble” throughout the pandemic and will have our holiday time together as we always have.”

April Spanogle, Center Grove

“One of our favorite traditions is getting hot chocolates at Starbucks and driving around looking at Christmas lights on houses. We also enjoy attending Winterlights at Newsfields and using our special glasses that turn each light into snowmen, candy canes and other fun shapes. We have always liked to be home on Christmas Eve and Christmas, especially since having our own children. On Christmas Eve, we always open our matching Christmas pajamas and have hot chocolate while we watch a Christmas movie. Some of our favorite movies to watch are Home Alone and Elf. On Christmas Day we open stockings and gifts and usually make a big breakfast which includes an old family recipe called cinnamon roll cookies. We then spend the day playing with new toys and enjoying time together. Our traditions likely won’t change much due to COVID-19. There will be less social gatherings but that is always a good reminder to slow down and enjoy the holiday season.”

Maggie Hutton, Center Grove


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