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We all live with monsters. Some are cute. They giggle when we tickle them. Monsters in literature and film terrify us, but we love the adrenaline rush they provide. And, then, there are the monsters, real and imagined, that threaten to destroy us. Like it or not, we must all learn to live with monsters.

“Living with Monsters” is the title of the free public lecture to be presented by Kathy Page, of VIU’s Creative Writing department, on Jan. 18 at the Malaspina Theatre from 10–11:30 a.m. Part of VIU’s on-going Arts and Humanities Colloquium series, Page’s presentation will examine our fascination with monsters through the lens of her recent novel The Find.

Exploring the monsters within us is a theme in much of Page’s work. “Several of my novels and short stories have included characters who appear, at least at first, to be monstrous,” Page says. She believes that fiction should “explore the terrifying extremes of experience, the places we’d prefer not to go in our real lives. In my fictional worlds, monsters, once truly known, often turn out not to be monsters at all: I’m thinking, for example, of Alphabet, the protagonist of which is a man who has committed a monstrous crime, and of Frankie Styne and the Silver Man, which alludes to Mary Shelley’s creation, and features both an embittered writer of horror stories who is contemplating a murder, and a baby suffering from a very rare syndrome, which makes him different to the rest of us. My interest is very much focused on human beings and what the limits of being human might be.”

The Find is unique in Page’s work in that it is her only story to feature a real monster, a fossilized pterosaur—a huge, winged beast. Published in 2010 by McArthur & Co., and short listed for the 2011 ReLit Novel Award, The Find was inspired in part by a visit to the Courtenay Museum. The main storyline centres on the fictional discovery of a huge pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous epoch that is discovered near a small, fictionalized, Vancouver Island town. More particularly, Page explains, “the book explores the meaning this find has for the paleontologist who discovers it, its impact on other major characters, and its competing political and spiritual meanings.” Reviewers praise the book as both complex and entertaining. In the words of one, “The Find offers the best of all worlds: descriptions that draw you in without distracting from the story, realistic characters who face difficult choices, and a complex plot that keeps you turning the pages until the very end …”

Page’s “Living with Monsters” talk builds on a similar presentation she made in Toulouse, France, in 2011, at a multidisciplinary conference entitled “Lost and Found.” This academic gathering focused on the way extinct species and past ecosystems have been represented and sensationalized from the 19th century to the present time, and how awareness of species extinction and/or the threat of extinction have informed the arts.

Those who attend the Colloquium on Jan. 18 will be intrigued and fascinated as Page will juxtapose selected readings from The Find with thoughts on her own fascination with monsters, both real and imaginary. Page explains that her aim is to give a sense of the kind of research she undertakes for a creative project such as this. “This is where research and imagination come together.”

A time for questions and discussion will follow Page’s presentation. Everyone is welcome to attend and join in the conversation. Refreshments will be provided, and, again, there is no admission charge.

Now in its fourth year, the Arts and Humanities Colloquium provides free public lectures by VIU faculty members on a range of interesting topics. The Spring 2013 series continues on Feb. 15 with a presentation by Dr. Laurie Meijer Drees of the First Nations Studies department. Her lecture “The TRC, Missing Children, and Academic History” will highlight new findings on Canada’s Indian Residential Schools, revealed by formerly restricted documents recently made available to the federal Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The concluding session, on Mar. 22, will feature Dr. John Lepage, from the English department, who will present “Renaissance Art and the Ancient Philosophers: A Study in the Representation of Ideas”.

For more information, contact Dr. Daniel Burgoyne at 250-753-3245, local 2126 or <Daniel.Burgoyne@viu.ca>

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Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC

White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans on leaving her role with the Biden administration in the coming weeks to take a job with MSNBC, according to multiple reports.

Axios broke the story Friday, citing sources familiar with her plans.

Psaki has not officially signed a contract with the progressive cable news network, but the talks are in the advanced stages, CNN reported.

The White House had no announcement to make about Psaki’s future.

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The up and coming Latin Artist and Entrepreneur, Alexx Kalibre

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Meet the founder of the EVR media, Alexx Kalibre, who has been focused on perfecting his craft as an artist and is passionate about music and the industry. Through the sacrifices Alex made, and with the success of EVR Media, his company is now a one-stop music emporium where artists are managed and helped to reach their own musical goals.

Alexx Kalibre is a self-made artist and entrepreneur. He comes from a small town in Puerto Rico called Guayama, where his passion stemmed from and was an important part of his family. Even during his darkest times, specifically, when he was incarcerated, music was always there for him. Not only was he able to write his own music based on his real-life experiences, but he was also able to create music from different cultures.

Like any artist in the music industry, it’s difficult working with different personalities, however, Alexx was able to maneuver himself within the industry and work side by side with producers. By learning the ins and outs of the industry, he found different ways to express everything he sees and lives through different forms of music. Thanks to his success and unique flow, Alexx Kalibre is now considered the “melting pot of rhythm”. Influenced by Rock, Rap, Hip hop, Reggeaton, and Reggae, he is his own category.

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The West African Section of the Theosophical Society (TS) consists of lodges in four English-speaking countries, namely, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and Cameroon. It was formerly a regional association formed in 1956 and later became a section in 1991. As of 2004, there are 15 lodges, of which nine are in Ghana, three in Nigeria, two in Cameroon and one in Liberia. There are also 12 study centers.

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In 1996, the section built its headquarters building in Accra where they held their 39th Annual Convention. The current General Secretary is Paul Braku Kwakyi (2005), while the Territorial Secretary for Nigeria is Godfrey Olayabisi Olubi.

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Let's get one thing straight: Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the for the Supreme Court is an attack on our values.

Already this year, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court sanctioned attacks on workers' rights, further threatened a woman's right to choose, upheld the discriminatory Muslim ban, and supported voter suppression efforts in Ohio -- and that was before Justice Kennedy stepped down. So you better believe that with Brett Kavanaugh on the bench, Roe v. Wade, affordable health care, labor unions, and civil rights will all be on the chopping block.

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Perhaps the most detrimental and enduring part of Trump's legacy will be the conservative extremists he appoints to our federal courts. They will be around long after Trump's presidency ends -- and they have the potential to shape our country's future for generations to come.

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The U.S. Grand Jury Institute published a white paper on grand jury conduct in Monroe County, TN earlier this year

(Dec. 15, 2010) — Mr. Dennis Burnett, whose story we published earlier in the week as it was told to us by a relative,  contacted The Post & Email directly regarding the appeals hearing which was held on December 14, 2010, in Madisonville, TN by Judge Carroll Ross, who had sentenced him to 18 years in prison in 2005.

Because the telephone connection from the cell in which Mr. Burnett is staying is very poor, we are not able to transcribe the conversation word-for-word.  However, to summarize, Mr. Burnett told us that the lawyer who had handled his trial in 2003, Charles Currier, “admitted that he really messed up my case.”  Burnett also stated, “I attacked Charles Currier for being an ineffective counsel” and claimed that a compromised juror “was never removed from the panel.”

Burnett also reported that the brother of a jury member told him after the trial that his brother claimed he was instructed by another jury member to return a verdict of “guilty.”

In describing Tuesday’s hearing, Burnett contended that Charles Currier, his former lawyer, “admitted 107 times” that he made errors in Burnett’s original trial.  Regarding the jury, Burnett said, “I tried yesterday to challenge them, to bring up the fact of the jury tampering in my case, and they told me that I couldn’t bring it up now.  They said I would have had to have brought it up then.”

Burnett claimed that he was present when Thomas Ratti was struck with a baseball bat but that he did not participate in the crime.  He was arrested in 2003 for the murder and sentenced to 18 years in state prison in June 2005.  He also reported that when he was arrested, he was charged with “manufacturing meth” in his truck, but that a year and a half later, the test results came back negative for meth.  He stated that his truck was seized at the time of the arrest and impounded, then auctioned off.

When The Post & Email asked Burnett if he had had any involvement in drugs at that time, his answer was, “No.  I owned my own company, and at the time this happened, I had eight employees.”  He added that his business insurance carrier, The Hartford, randomly tested his employees and him for drug use.  He said, “I got 20% off my annual rate” by proving that no one working for the company was a drug-user.

Burnett claimed that eyewitnesses he had produced were forbidden to testify at his 2003 trial.  The judge is expected to issue a written opinion within 45 days as to whether or not to grant a new trial.

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    Mrs. Rondeau replies: I don’t know, but it certainly doesn’t matter: justice is supposed to be blind. There’s simply no justice to be found in Monroe County, and the rest of the country doesn’t look any better.


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(May 8, 2021) — Tell me this wasn’t a crime – either the MANSLAUGHTER committed by the allowed-to-be-anonymous Capitol police officer and/or its COVER-UP by a racially-conscious and politically-motivated DOJ.

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  1. To: James Carter and readers. Reason: What prosecutors and the Supreme Court say is the meaning of “WILLFULLY.” I am wondering when, where, and under what circumstances the word “willfully” all of a sudden is defined as meaning ACTING WITH A BAD PURPOSE TO DISREGARD THE LAW? Assuming what Mr Carter is telling us in his comment is true (and I do assume so), according to our all-knowing life-long appointed Supreme Court “Justices,” ACTING OUT OF FEAR, MISTAKE, PANIC, MISPERCEPTION, NEGLIGENCE, OR EVEN POOR JUDGMENT DOES NOT COMPORT WITH “WILLFULLY” NOR ESTABLISH THE EXISTENCE OF A CRIME (such as criminally negligent manslaughter??). You’ve got to be kidding me! What part about WOKE and the POLITICIZATION OF JUSTICE is it that I don’t understand! Compare this incident (killing of Ashli Babbitt, in person, by a Capitol police officer who crept as close to her as he could get and then fired a kill shot) to BARACK OBAMA’s criminally negligent manslaughter (my opinion) as Commander-in-Chief who was AWOL from his duty and allowed four Americans to be murdered in Benghazi, then attempted to change the narrative and cover it up! Oh well, contrary to the way the old saying goes, I guess there are SOME PEOPLE who are ABOVE THE LAW!

  2. “The focus of the criminal investigation was to determine whether federal prosecutors could prove that the officer violated any federal laws, concentrating on the possible application of 18 U.S.C. § 242, a federal criminal civil rights statute. In order to establish a violation of this statute, prosecutors must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the officer acted willfully to deprive Ms. Babbitt of a right protected by the Constitution or other law, here the Fourth Amendment right not to be subjected to an unreasonable seizure. Prosecutors would have to prove not only that the officer used force that was constitutionally unreasonable, but that the officer did so “willfully,” which the Supreme Court has interpreted to mean that the officer acted with a bad purpose to disregard the law. As this requirement has been interpreted by the courts, evidence that an officer acted out of fear, mistake, panic, misperception, negligence, or even poor judgment cannot establish the high level of intent required under Section 242.” —

    The Minneapolis State’s Attorney Office never met the burden of proof required by 18 U.S.C. § 242, yet the DoJ has filed charges against Officer Chauvin pursuant to the exact same Federal statute. Apparently the DoJ believes it has better lawyers, has evidence and/or witnesses not available to the Minneapolis State’s Attorney Office or is simply playing politics.


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School is Back but with Coronavirus

As summer vacation rolls to an end, school has started once more for most people in America. Universities and colleges have been trying to figure out how to conduct the upcoming school year while still prioritizing the health of students.

Since the country has had a resurgence in coronavirus cases, most of the US has been desperately doing anything it could to slow the spread of the virus. The containment has been especially tough on college campuses. As of August 30, over 25,000 students and campus staff tested positive for coronavirus across at least 37 states, with a higher concentration in southern states.

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The University of Alabama Struggles

Since instruction began in August, the University of Alabama has accumulated more than 1,300 confirmed cases. The University of Dayton moved instruction online for the past week due to high rates of confirmed cases on August 23 and 24.

There have been outbreaks at four sororities at Kansas State University confirmed by the university’s website and the Riley County Health Department. Philadelphia’s Temple University also suspended in-person classes for the past weeks after 103 students tested positive for the virus on campus.

Students suspended over violations of health at Providence College

Rhode Island’s Providence College spokesperson Steven Maurano told CNN 17 students had been put on “interim suspension” for violating policies the college had implemented to prevent the spread of the virus. This essentially meant the students would not be able to enter campus or their classes without first attending a hearing. Providence College’s president Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. issued a statement saying, “I am deeply disappointed by the selfish behavior of these students who defiantly chose to ignore our COVID-19 Code of Conduct.” He also said, “While I find no joy in having to endorse such strong sanctions, I know they are necessary if we are going to have a successful fall semester.”

University of South Carolina Has High Coronavirus Rates

The University of South Carolina is another coronavirus hotspot where the university tested 1,026 positive coronavirus cases out of the entire student body of 35,000 on September 2. The university tested a positivity rate of 23.6 percent among the students and faculty during this week.

The university is now cracking down on parties. 15 students had been placed under interim suspension and 6 Greek organizations were charged with student conduct violations for hosting parties. The school has also placed 3 Greek Village houses in quarantine after residents tested positive. The total Greek houses in quarantine is now 9 which is half of the schools fraternities and sororities.

Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said that as he was breaking up a massive pool party, one participant told him, “I can’t catch COVID. I’m immune to the stuff.” “Our total number of active cases is larger than we expected at this point, and some student behavior off-campus is both disappointing and unacceptable,” president of the university, Bob Caslen said. “We are confronting these realities and taking action.”

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Indiana University Greek Organizations Put Under Quarantine

At Indiana University, 75 percent of the school’s Greek houses are under quarantine while officials request for all the Greek houses to be put under quarantine. Due to the almost 50 percent positivity rate for the coronavirus, officials said they “believe Greek houses are not safe given the pandemic conditions and the current spread of COVID-19.” Of the 40 fraternity and sorority houses, 30 are currently under quarantine according to a spokesperson from the university. The school has suspended 228 students for violating coronavirus health safety guidelines and also threatened to crack down on large gatherings of more than 10 people.

Iowa State and the University of Iowa have also experienced coronavirus outbreaks on their campuses.

Dr. Dauci’s Advice for Universities

Doctor Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has recommended that universities do not send students home due to the risks of furthering the spread of the virus. He told NBC’s Today Show, “It’s the worst thing you could do.” He added, “When you send them home,. Particularly when you’re dealing with a university where people come from multiple different locations, you could be seeding the different places with infection.”

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Bad Breath After Wisdom Teeth Removal - Causes And Cures

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Getting your wisdom teeth removed is no one’s idea of a good time. At best you’re looking at a local anesthetic and enough pain afterward to put you out of work for a day or two. At worst? Getting put under a general and being sent home with painkillers.

Either way, you might find yourself suffering from unexpected side effects. Bad breath, for example. Seems a bit unfair doesn't it? You've already had to go through literally having teeth pulled only to be saddled with bad breath after?

It is a bit unfair. But by learning how tooth removal impacts the development of bad breath, you can help prevent it from occurring.

"When you have your teeth removed, your ability to keep up with good oral hygiene is limited."

How tooth removal can cause bad breath

Bad breath is caused by the growth of certain anaerobic bacteria within the mouth and throat. These microorganisms feed off bits of leftover food, diseased tissue, phlegm, and blood in your oral cavity. As they feed, they produce chemicals known as “volatile sulfur compounds” as a side effect. These chemicals make up the majority of the smells you associate with bad breath.

But why this be a particular problem after having your wisdom teeth removed? According to the New Health Guide, there are several reasons.

When you have teeth removed, including your wisdom teeth, your ability to keep up with good oral hygiene is limited. You can't and shouldn't brush with the same intensity that you're used to. In addition, you have to give the back of your mouth a wide berth or risk reopening the surgical wounds.

Flossing? Forget it, at least near the surgical site. Speaking of that surgical site, it will continue to bleed even as it heals, providing food for the bad breath bacteria just when you can’t fight back against them.

On top of these factors, you'll likely be taking medications for pain. While this will make you more comfortable, dry mouth is one of the most common side effects of pain medication. Oxygen-rich saliva is the mouth’s natural defense against bad breath bacteria, so even your natural defenses might be failing you when you need them most.

Toothbrushes are too damaging to be used right after wisdom teeth removal.

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With this seemingly perfect storm of factors, it's all right if you feel a little daunted. Don't worry, you have the power to fight back against this bacteria growth. While brushing and flossing are temporarily on hold, you still have another tool in your arsenal: mouthwash.

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Italian charged in porn dialler virus scam

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A 39-year-old Italian man accused of running a porn dialler scam has been charged with fraud and virus distribution.

Italian police say the unnamed suspect stood to net €104,000 from a scam which tricked users into running a virus, called Marq-A, which altered the Internet dial-up number used by victims to a premium rate line, La Repubblica reports.

Marq-A (AKA Zelig), first seen last month, directs innocent computer users to a website where a malicious program posing as a screensaver can be downloaded. If run, the virus changes the phone number used for accessing the Internet to a premium-rate number based in Aruba, in the Dutch Antilles.

Investigators claim that more than 57,000 minutes were logged on the premium-rate number at an estimated cost of €104,000. If the virus had been allowed to continue for a month, it is estimated over €1m would have been collected.

The Italian financial police were able to freeze the money accrued through the 'viral marketing' scheme. Funds were first sent to a New York bank account, then transferred via Venezuela before ending up in an account belonging to a ghost company in Aruba.

The text of the virus was Italian, so it had little effect on the rest of the world.

"Marq-A is one of only a few viruses which attempt to make money. Many viruses cause severe disruption and financial loss to companies worldwide, but offer no financial gain to their author," said Carole Theriault, security consultant at Sophos.

"It is positive to see that authorities in different countries can work together in order to prevent these crimes. If cyber criminals believe that they can be traced and made to pay for their actions, maybe they will think twice about releasing their malicious code."

Marq arrived in the form of an email with the subject line "The moment is cathartic", which directed users to download a supposed screensaver called zelig.scr. Flavio Oreglio, one of the stars of the Italian TV show "Zelig", is the author of a book called "The moment is cathartic" and this will have encouraged some recipients to download the malicious program.

Zelig is also the name of a 1980s Woody Allen film about a man who travels through recent history, assuming a number of different guises.

News of the charges in Italy come as Microsoft today announced it is setting up a $5 million fund providing rewards for those who provide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of virus authors. ®

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Creepy Cayla doll violates liberté publique, screams French data protection agency

You can probably strike these toys off your kids' Crimbo lists

The French data protection agency has issued a formal notice to a biz peddling allegedly insecure toys, just in time for Christmas.

The mass-marketed toys in question – Genesis Toys' My Friend Cayla doll and i-Que robot – are Bluetooth-enabled so they can capture and analyse children's speech through an app on – ideally – their parents' mobile phones.

But the toys' security is lax, to say the least, in that anyone nearby can pair with the device unchecked – and once they do, they're able to listen and record conversations between child and toy.

Moreover, would-be dodgy characters don't even need the Cayla or i-Que app installed, because phones simply identify the doll as a hands-free headset.

The French agency, CNIL, said its controllers had found that anyone within nine metres of the toy, even outside the building, can pair a mobile phone with the toys "without having to log in (for instance, with a PIN code or a button on the toy)".

It added that it was also possible to communicate with the child through the toy, either by using a hands-free kit or by sending a pre-recorded message from the phone.

The agency said the toys were in breach of Article 1 of the French Data Protection Act, which provides that technology "shall not violate human identity, human rights, privacy, or individual or public liberties".

However, it's not clear whether the formal notice – which isn't a sanction but could be followed up with a full investigation – will spur Genesis Toys into action, given the devices have already been outlawed in Germany.

The German telecoms regulator banned the sale of the dolls in February, on the grounds that the devices violate privacy laws because they can illegally transmit data collected without detection.

And US authorities have also raised concerns, with several consumer complaints being lodged with the Federal Trade Commission, including from the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC).

EPIC said last year that "the failure to employ basic security measures to protect children's private conversations from covert eavesdropping by unauthorized parties and strangers creates a substantial risk of harm because children may be subject to predatory stalking or physical danger".

Cayla is also listed in this year's annual Trouble in Toyland report (PDF) from the US Public Interest Research Group, a federation of consumer nonprofits.

It listed the doll as the main example for the privacy threat posed by Internet of Things toys, although it should be noted that there is no end of creepy, privacy-invading playthings on the market right now.

Elsewhere in CNIL's complaint was that Genesis Toys' privacy statement (last updated on February 23, 2015) didn't make it clear what the data collected by the toys would be used for.

This echoes concerns raised by the European Consumer Organization BEUC, which has previously pointed out that "Cayla will happily talk about how much she loves different Disney movies, meanwhile, the app-provider also has a commercial relationship with Disney".

After all, the toy industry's product-pushing ways are for life, not just for Christmas. ®

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40 Carl Jung Quotes That Will Blow Your Mind

Who was Carl Jung?

Carl Jung was a Swiss psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. He founded analytical psychology. His full name was Carl Gustav Jung. He was born on 26 July 1875 in Switzerland. His work was impressive in the field of archaeology, philosophy, religious studies, literature, anthropology, and psychiatry.

How Carl Jung started his career?

He started his career as an assistant to Eugen Bleuler in 1900 at the University of Zurich. During his internship, he, along with some colleagues, worked on the so-called experience of the association. His work was impressive in the field of archaeology, philosophy, and psychiatry.

How Carl Jung became famous?

Carl Jung is recognized as one of the most influential psychologists ever. In 1912, however, he published The Psychology of the Unconscious. Freud and Jung initially developed their theories together. This work highlighted the evolving ideological differences between the two. As a result, their personal and professional relationship broke down – each saying that the other was unable to admit that he might be wrong. He became famous for Psychology of the Unconscious.

How Carl Jung died?

He died at the age of 85 years. He died 6 June 1961 in Küsnacht, Switzerland. He died due to the short illness of cardiovascular disease. A contribution to Man and His Symbols was his last work.

Top 5 Quotes From Carl Jung
1. “Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.” – Carl Jung
2. “I have always been impressed by the fact that there are a surprising number of individuals who never use their minds if they can avoid it, and an equal number who do use their minds, but in an amazingly stupid way.” – Carl Jung
3. “Understanding does not cure evil, but it is a definite help, inasmuch as one can cope with a comprehensible darkness.” – Carl Jung
4. “Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.” – Carl Jung
5. “Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose.” – Carl Jung

1. “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung

2. “Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.” – Carl Jung

3. “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” – Carl Jung

4. “The capacity for directed thinking I call intellect; the capacity for passive or undirected thinking I call intellectual intuition.” – Carl Jung

5. “It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.” – Carl Jung

6. “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” – Carl Jung Quotes

7. “The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” – Carl Jung

8. “A dream that is not understood remains a mere occurrence; understood it becomes a living experience.” – Carl Jung

9. “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung

10. “Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” – Carl Jung

11. “We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” – Carl Jung

12. “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.” – Carl Jung

13. “There is no coming to consciousness without pain.” – Carl Jung

14. “To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.” – Carl Jung

15. “The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.” – Carl Jung

16. “The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.” – Carl Jung

17. “Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.” – Carl Jung

18. “Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” – Carl Jung

19. “Everything that irritates us about others can lead to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung

20. “As a child, I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.” – Carl Jung

21. “A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.” – Carl Jung

22. “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” – Carl Jung

23. “Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung

24. “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.” – Carl Jung

25. “Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.” – Carl Jung

26. “An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” – Carl Jung

27. “People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls.” – Carl Jung

28. “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung

29. “The word ‘belief’ is a difficult thing for me. I don’t believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it – I don’t need to believe it.” – Carl Jung

30. “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung

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How Long Does a Divorce Take in Florida?

How Long Does a Divorce Take in Florida?

If you are considering divorce, you may be wondering how long it will take and how much of an impact it will have on your life. Certainly there are a lot of stories about long, drawn-out divorces that were costly and dragged on for years. However, the fact of the matter is that every divorce is different. There are dozens of factors that can affect the timeline for divorce. Whether the divorce is uncontested, the amount of assets involved, whether there are shared minor children, and how collaborative versus combative the proceedings are can all heavily affect the length of time for a divorce.

Residency Requirement for Divorce in Florida

One thing that it is important to consider when considering the timeline for a Florida divorce is the residency requirement. In order to have standing to file for divorce in Florida, you or your spouse must have been a resident in Florida for at least six months. If you have not yet established residency, talk to a Florida divorce attorney to determine how you can begin working toward meeting the residency requirement as soon as possible.

Waiting Period for Divorce in Florida

Once you have met the residency requirement and filed for divorce in Florida, there is a mandatory waiting period that begins tolling as soon as the divorce papers are filed. This waiting period is 20 days. In reality, your divorce will not be granted 20 days after you file your divorce papers though. More likely, it will be assigned a court date in approximately three months. How long the divorce takes to process from there depends on whether the divorce is contested and what matters need to be revolved.

Contested vs. Uncontested Divorce in Florida

An uncontested divorce is one where the spouses are not in disagreement about anything. In other words, there are no unresolved issues that the court needs to decide on. The spouses have come to a mutual conclusion on all outstanding issues and matters (with the help of their lawyers of course). All the court has to do is review their proposed settlement and agreements and accept or reject them. The court will always defer to the judgment of the couple when possible. However, in the case of a custody or parenting agreement, the court will review it based on the best interest of the child as well. Naturally, an uncontested divorce will progress much more quickly through the court. In most cases, an uncontested divorce will be concluded within three or four months, and most of that time will be spent waiting for the court to grant the divorce. The length of a contested divorce will vary depending on the number of issues that are being contested, but can easily last over a year.

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Oregon's LaMichael James 2010 Spread Offense Highlights

Hey Folks! Happy New Year. I hope you all had a great holiday season and are enjoying the bowl games. No bowl game brings out the best of the spread offense then the 2011 BCS national title game that will be held on January 10, 2011 with Oregon and Auburn matching dynamic offenses.

Here's a highlight video of the Oregon Ducks running back LaMichael James, who was a heisman candidate for the 2010 season.

Enjoy the game Monday night, and keep spreading 'em!

-- Mark

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The violist tells us what the lockdown has taught him about playing and teaching, and ponders the impact of the pandemic on the future of live music

Lawrence Power

Lawrence Power

This is a period to be at home with the family and reboot on many levels, but the unknown nature of how long it will go on for is a big worry.

I’m quite philosophical about it – I’m very lucky compared with so many others. As a musician my income has been cut from one day to the next, but I can still teach online – I have a position at the Zurich Hochschule der Kunst, which gives me a security that many don’t have, and I’m very grateful for that. Every day is spent making sure that home schooling is functioning, looking after the little ones – when you have kids it’s all consuming.

Not having any deadlines to work to or repertoire we have to learn changes the nature of practice. It provokes interesting questions. What is practice for if there’s no destination? That opens up a lot of creativity. We can explore the music in a freer, more relaxed way and enjoy our instruments differently, which could be a possible bonus from this period.

Over the years I’ve picked up so much music that I’ve not had time to sort, let alone play, so I’m enjoying going through it and exploring it with my students. This includes a collection of music that was written for the Paris Conservatoire Concours, which has just been published in two volumes by Schott.

Every year the conservatoire had a competition for which contestants would have to learn a specially written piece of music – by both famous and unknown composers. The collection goes back to the late-1800s and is a treasure trove of fantastic little concert pieces from the era that are designed to show off technique and beauty of sound. This is a nice opportunity to dive into things like that, which I wouldn’t have time to otherwise, and to work on them with students.

I’m seeing the positives, but of course it’s a strange time. Not knowing when you’re going to work again is challenging. The dust is still settling on the situation, but we’re not yet having the proper discussions about what things are going to look like for musicians post-Covid-19. I hope we will go back to being able to function and play concerts, but that may well not happen. It’s going to go on longer than many musicians are willing to admit, and things will be very different when it eventually happens. We need to have that conversation.

In the meantime, what can we do to be relevant and useful? I’m asking myself about how I can be creative in my tiny little niche. I’m interested in inviting composers to write short miniatures to play on my doorstep to raise money for the places it needs to go – I was so inspired by Captain Tom Moore, the centenarian who raised £30m for the NHS by walking round his garden.

I can’t get my head around how we’re going to go back to travelling round the world as freely as before. A positive outcome might be that it means we have to focus our music making much more locally, in a community way. Luckily that’s something I love anyway: I have my own festival, the West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival, and that’s our ethos. It’s small and put together at very short notice, but we have an amazing audience, and fantastic friends and colleagues do it on that basis.

I feel embarrassed that I don’t do more locally, because I’m always going away to make music. This situation might force us to think. I’m sure that within a mile radius of where we all live, each of us could start a beautiful concert series. Maybe a by-product of this is that we have to engage close by. If I have to stay in one place, I would be happy to embrace that.

Most of us talk about wanting to engage with music at the grass roots level but we don’t, because the job is rehearsing and playing, and if you have a family there’s no time to prioritise other things, so I look forward to having the headspace to do that. It’s our collective responsibility, and we can all do so much more. I could go to my son’s school twice a week and do the one thing I can help with – teaching violin and viola and supporting their music education projects. Maybe we will all have more obligation to do that.

With everything that’s going on across the world, I don’t feel there’s any necessary relevance for music. I feel privileged to do it because I love it, it’s one of the most beautiful things to be involved with and it’s the only thing I can do, but at the end of the day, it’s just entertainment. Does it have more relevance than the day to day jobs that are keeping us alive at the moment? Maybe non-musicians who listen to music and see what we all do need it to get through, but I feel a little inconsequential at the moment.

One of the positives I’ll take from this period is how creative and engaged you can be when teaching online. In a way, I’m more focused on my students now. When I go to Zurich to teach, I’m sometimes tired and I see all my students in one day, but now I’m seeing one or two in a day and the time is really effective. You can’t hear their actual sound or play the piano for them, but it forces you to be much more concise with your words and to concentrate in a different way. I feel I can do good work with them. Usually when I’m travelling, I have to catch up with lessons, but I realise now that I could have given my students a lot of help when I was away, from a hotel room.

We tried a Zoom class concert, but it didn’t quite work so I’m just doing it one to one, and other students can watch on mute if they want. It’s good for the students – it gets them through this difficult period of having no contact with student life. We’ve put together some fun, creative plans. I calculated that if we do two Kreutzer etudes a week, working on them really properly, by September we will have got through all 42, so that’s a nice time frame to work towards.

Power’s next CD, featuring James MacMillian’s Viola Concert, comes out in June on the Hyperion label


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The Fleece

This is the first fleece I have had in a long time that I was able to unroll and see the entire body of the sheep from which it came. Meet Scarlette (or at least her fleece)! Scarlette is a Montadale. I must admit that I was unfamiliar with the breed. I discovered Scarlette's fleece as I was observing the fine wool judging at SAFF. I was intrigued with the comments of the judge regarding this fleece, and I immediately put a bid on it after the judging concluded. It won first place in the category, and I was thrilled to win the bid. Thus, Scarlette's fleece came home with me.

The Montadale was developed to be a dual purpose breed, coming from the cross breeding of Columbia and Cheviot. You can read more about this fantastic breed at the Montadale Sheep Breeders Association website

This particular fleece comes from Windy Wool Windings farm, which also raises Romeldale/CVM sheep, which is a rare breed under conservancy. It is a working farm, and one of their services is landscaping for solar fields! This fleece is extremely clean and uniform throughout, and the crimp is similar to Merino or Cormo. The total weight of the fleece before scouring is 6 lbs 6 oz.

When I got the fleece, I was recovering from Breast Cancer, and I did not feel up to the task of processing a fleece.  I did place the fleece in a prominent spot that kept reminding me that it needed to be taken care of.  The time finally came where I felt I needed a serious project to do.  I reflected on what I wanted to do with this fleece. This one was not "just a fleece," it was perfection.  As I unrolled the fleece and studied it, I found that all the wool was very uniform in length.  I proceeded to separate the fleece, and the only section that appeared to be different was the back section.  It was the same length, but much less dense. Overall, I want to see if there is any difference as I spin each section. My intuition is it will all be similar, except for the back. Since the fleece is so clean, I considered combing it in the grease and spinning it. However, I decided to wash it first to remove most of the lanolin. I removed 8 oz from the hind quarter section and soaked it in Eucalan. This was the first time I did this, and I was extremely pleased with the results. The wool still has sufficient grease, but it is not overly greasy. There are still some areas that are dark with lanolin; however, when combed, they are beautiful and white. When the wool dried, I weighed it again and found that I had 6 ounces. So, I expect to lose at least 25% of the weight after cleaning.

My next consideration is how do I want to process the wool. My past experiences with processing fine wools should have forced me to just comb out the staples and draft the wool into birds' nests. But, I'm a stubborn individual; and I thought I would try picking the wool and run it through the drum carder. This ended, as I knew it would, with a nice soft batt full of pills! Maybe some day I will learn my lesson that I cannot cut corners if I want good results. In the meantime, this batt will not go to waste. It will make nice dryer balls.

I took the remaining wool staples home and carefully combed them out and dizzed them into a basket full of birds' nests that are waiting for me to spin. I will continue with the story after I create some yarn!

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Dollar General Pregnancy Tests

Pregnancy tests are an important part of your prenatal care. But not all pregnancy tests are created equal. The Dollar General pregnancy test is intended for in-home use and can be performed as early as 1 week after your missed period. Dollar General is one of the most popular places to find low-cost items for everyone in your family. Pregnancy tests may be purchased without a prescription.

Dollar General is one of the most popular places to find low-cost items for everyone in your family.

If you’ve ever been to a Dollar General, then you know that it’s not just about finding cheap stuff. The company has been increasing the number of products in their stores. They’ve added items that you can buy for your family and even your home. Health and beauty care products are one category where they have introduced a lot of new products, including pregnancy tests.

How Accurate is a Dollar General Pregnancy Test?

To find out how accurate these tests are, we will look at three factors: sensitivity, specificity, and rate. Sensitivity refers to the pregnancy test’s ability to pick up only the hormones that show your body is pregnant.  The more sensitive it is, the sooner you can test and find out if you’re pregnant.  A higher sensitivity means that you can get a more accurate result because it is picking up smaller quantities of the pregnancy hormone earlier.

When we looked into these tests, however, we couldn’t find any information about their sensitivity levels. This makes it hard to compare them against other tests on the market.  We do know, however, that these tests are not as sensitive as other brands on the market today. This means they do not have early detection.

Specificity refers to how well the test can differentiate between the various hormones and chemicals that are present in your body.  The higher the specificity, the more likely you’re going to get an accurate result.  However, if it’s too specific, it may react negatively to things like medication and lead to false positives.

Finally, we compared their tests with similar products’ statistics in terms of rate of accuracy. Rate is the percentage of accurate results compared to all results received from a specific pregnancy test on the market today. Since this product doesn’t have any clinical studies or another third-party testing, it’s impossible to get any information about how often these tests are correct when used as directed by the company.

Best Time To Take a Pregnancy Test

Take your test first thing in the morning when you wake up. The pregnancy hormone tends to be at its highest level when you first wake up. Plus, your urine is most concentrated right after you urinate in the morning. This combination means that there will be less other ingredients in your urine and a higher concentration of that pregnancy hormone. If you take an at-home test too close to the time of your expected period, it won’t work.

Pregnant women who wait until the time of their missed period may have a false result. Studies on home pregnancy tests found that an at-home test was less accurate if taken closer to 5 days before your expected period. If you take the test too early, there still may be an error in the results.

Don’t Drink Too Much Water

If you drink too much water, the urine might not be concentrated enough for an accurate result. Drinking too much water can dilute your urine and make it harder for tests to detect HCG or hCG in your urine.

Look for the Expiration Date

Even though home pregnancy tests are very reliable, they do expire after a few months. The tests may lose their sensitivity when they are outside the original expiration date.  If you have an at-home test that’s close to its expiration date, it might not be able to give you an accurate reading.

What Others Have Said

Some people claim they are just as good as the name-brand ones. Others seem to think they are not as good and some women said they would never purchase them again.

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New York State just passed a law requiring ISPs to offer $15 broadband

New York State just passed a law requiring ISPs to offer $15 broadband

Governor Cuomo signed a new bill that caps prices at $20 for 200Mbps down

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Internet should become a lot more affordable in New York after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that requires all Internet Service Providers operating in New York state to offer a $15 a month broadband option for low-income consumers.

According to NY Assembly member Amy Paulin (via Bloomberg), the average price of broadband in New York is currently $50. This new bill caps the price at $15 for regular broadband and $20 for high-speed broadband, but only for those who qualify as low income. That’s still over 7 million people in 2.7 million households according to a press release from Cuomo’s office.

This is a remarkable move toward making broadband internet the affordable utility most people treat it as. Cuomo’s office told The Verge that for $15 a month ISPs must provide the greater of two speeds: either 25 Mbps down, or the speed of the ISP’s existing low-income broadband service. The former is the same speed defined as broadband by the FCC, and it’s not considered especially speedy. The FCC’s 25 Mbps definition of broadband has remained in place since 2015 and has been criticized as outdated. Earlier in 2021, a bipartisan group of senators called on the FCC to redefine broadband as 100 Mbps down and 100 Mbps up, as that would better reflect how people actually use their internet.

Still, paying $15 a month for 25 Mbps down is a heckuva lot better than paying $50 a month for those same speeds. Better yet, for those living in urban areas such as New York City, where the internet tends to be much faster, the same bill caps the price of broadband up to 200 Mbps at just $20 a month.

In addition to capping the price on internet for low-income households, Cuomo also launched a new website, the Affordable Broadband Portal, to help people find affordable internet in their area. He also announced a partnership with the Ford Foundation and Google founder Eric Schmidt’s Schmidt Futures to create the ConnectEd NY fund. The goal of the fund is to provide free internet access to approximately 50,000 students in economically disadvantaged school districts. It’s expected to operate through June 2022.

Cuomo has passed a number of popular pieces of legislation in the last month—including the legalization of recreational weed use. A cynical person might interpret this latest, and extremely good move, as another effort to distract from the growing number of scandals surround Cuomo. But a good thing is a good thing regardless of the motivation, and this appears to be a very good thing.


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Pam Andersons Bran Muffin Recipe

Pam Anderson’s Bran Muffins with hazelnuts and dried-cherries

Written by Becky

Bran Muffins are one of my very favorite baked goods, and by far my favorite muffin. This Bran Muffin recipe is from Pam Anderson’s Cookbook, Cook Without a Book. I especially enjoy this cookbook because it provides a lot of creative freedom with each recipe, giving you simple guidelines for a successful meal yet some inspiration for making each recipe your own.  The bran muffin recipe gives you ideas of flavorings (cinnamon, orange zest, or cardamom), dried fruit add-ins (cherries, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries or raisins), and extra add-ins (bittersweet chocolate chips, white chocolate, or roasted nuts). As much as I like a tried-and-true recipe, I would much rather prefer a recipe that inspires me to use new flavors and ingredients.  And I couldn’t help but throw in my favorite ingredient combo: sour dried-cherries and toasted hazelnuts.

Pam Andersons Bran Muffin Recipe

The most fun part of baking this recipe was the girls I was cooking with. I baked these muffins with Maggy, Pam Anderson’s daughter, as we chatted about growing up with good food and inspiring mothers. Thanks Pam and Maggy for the recipe and inspiration!

Bran Muffins with Hazelnuts and Dried-Cherries

Yield: 1 dozen

  • 3 cups bleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
  • 2 cups low fat plain yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups unprocessed wheat bran
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1/2 cup hazelnuts (toasted and skins removed)

  1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat muffin tin (12 muffin cups) with non stick spray or coconut oil.
  2. Toast hazelnuts in the oven until fragrant, about 5 minutes, then rub with paper towel to remove skins.
  3. Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom in a large bowl. Mix the yogurt, bran, brown sugar, oil, molasses and eggs in a medium bowl. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to form a smooth batter. Fold in the dried-cherries and hazelnuts. Fill the muffin cups with batter.
  4. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Let cool in pan for a few minutes, then turn the muffins onto a rack to cool. Serve warm or a room temperature. (Muffins can be stored in a resealable bag and frozen for up to 1 month).

recipe from Pam Anderson's Cook Without a Book, altered by Maggie, Sabrina, Lillian and myself

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While TWC’s publications use “the player” or “they” as I noted, when referring to historical generals, even generically, i.e. “the Prussian corps commander” we use “he/his” as there were no female generals during the Napoleonic Wars. Often times the Prussian corps commander at the tabletop will be controlled by a player, who could be of a gender other than male, but as our rules have specific terms that refer to a player (Force Commander is a game term generally referring to the player who commands a force), we treat the two instances differently.

If we were writing in a context where the presumption of the ‘actual’ general could be of variable gender – say a modern game, a historical period in which there were female officers, or a fantasy or Sci-Fi universe where the characters were not exclusively male, then we’d switch it up from one example to another when referring to those in-game personas.

Something to consider is that our first intent was to use ‘he’ in some examples and ‘she’ in others throughout the text. We chose to use “the player” and “they” to exclusively refer to the player because we figured that in historical wargaming we might actually irritate some potential customers if we sometimes used “she”. In a fantasy or Sci-Fi genre game where the notion of people who aren’t men participating is less explosive, we would not have hesitated. Which I suppose does insert some irony at the comment “party lines” in this debate.

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'Panchayat’ review: A peek into India’s hinterland, sans the overdramatisation

The 8-episode series, created by The Viral Fever, is streaming on Amazon Prime Video

The small-town/village drama from the Hindi hinterland has almost peaked in films, even web-series, over the last five years. But go deeper and there are a gazillion stories waiting to be told. They need not be extraordinary, but isn’t that’s what life is about -finding the interesting in the ordinary. Created by The Viral Fever (TVF), Amazon Prime Video Original, Panchayat, an eight-episode series, through the journey of city-bred protagonist Abhishek Tripathi (Jitendra Kumar), sketches the life in a village and tries to build on instances that may seem inconsequential but are important to those living it.

In lack of a better job opportunity, Abhishek has joined as a secretary of a panchayat office in a remote village, Phulera, of Uttar Pradesh’s Baliya district. The decision has been taken with much contemplation. In the beginning of the series, he rues to his friend (a brief part played by Biswapati Sarkar) about his failing to procure a better placement in college that wasn’t as fancy as his friend’s, who would be working in a multinational company with a Rs 12 lakh per annum package. What he has instead got is a job that was easy-to-crack with a salary of Rs 20,000 a month.

The vocation of either of their academic courses is not mentioned. Perhaps, because it doesn’t really matter what they studied; people with higher, specialised courses opt for low-paying jobs because the options are limited and jobs are few. The show doesn’t delve deep into it, but it’s understandable.

“But you will get a chance to see the real India, the rural India,” the friend convinces Abhishek, insisting, “You will get a chance to become the Mohan Bhargava of Swades, develop roads and install hand-pumps.” Abhishek would take up the job eventually, but not because he is convinced with his friend’s reasoning, but because he doesn’t have an option. He would have preferred a regular employment in the familiar confines of a city. He will keep trying though to get back to the life he wants, the dream job that may come by preparing for the common aptitude test (CAT).

But before that, he has to put up with the idiosyncrasies of the people he has just got acquainted with in Phulera. Brij Bhushan (Raghubir Yadav) who is happily serving as the pradhan of the panchayat even though the seat has been won by his wife Manju Devi (Neena Gupta) after the government’s reservation for women in the previous election; the inimitable good guy, Vikas (Chandan Roy), the office attendant; the deputy pradhan (Faisal Malik).

Panchayat does not go for dramatic moments that would bring in drastic changes in the arc of any of its characters. It focuses, instead, on the regular life – like having instant noodles in the busy-ness of the day; the daily grind – something as simple as explaining to your mom on the phone your daily routine and diet; the idea of ‘hang in there’ for some more time no matter how overbearing life seems. The highlights, the crowning moments, are culled from these occurrences. But while the series sets out to paint a picture of what a simpler life in an Indian microcosmic world means, it does not forget to underline the loneliness of its protagonist amid its over-zealous inhabitants. He is still affected by the social media posts of his friends partying on weekends in the city life that he has left behind just to ensure a job security.

The show also does not overlook the deep-seated patriarchy, the male ego that hurts in minute instances no matter where you live or what your achievements are, the class and caste divide, the prevalence of dowry, the petty politics and much more.

But some moments are deeply resonant, elevated by Anurag Saikia’s soothing music. Villagers are fearful of that spreading tree with deep roots on an isolated path leading to the village. They consider it haunted. The myth behind it has to be busted and how. A water tower, something akin to the one in Sholay, is the best place to give a ringside view of the entire village. There is a certain sense of compulsion to keep nostalgia alive by protecting materialistic things like an ancestral lock. The show thrives in some of these moments, but withers in few when it starts advocating ideas. But those are rare and thus do not harm the overall simplistic atmosphere of the show.

However, what bothers is that the simplicity is taken too seriously. The city-bred and hopefully an aware youngster, in pursuit of a life he wants, does not seem to question enough and when and if he does, it seems too late. Also, for a village that has a woman as a pradhan, the screen time given to her is miniscule. That is not just a waste of Gupta’s talent but also a missed opportunity to create a wholesome show that could have gone deeper into analysing the village life.

Series: Panchayat

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video

Written by: Chandan Kumar

Directed by: Deepak Kumar Mishra

Starring: Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta

Rating: 3/5

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So, here we are, another very disappointing season comes to an end. A season where we were expecting bigger things, with the whole ‘the stadium is crap’ thing behind us and four solid signings. Well, sort of.

I watched the Leicester game today and I really could not get excited. Don’t get me wrong, I’m obviously happy that we avoided a year of playing against the mighty Barnsley but is this really what our reality is? Praying for safety and hoping other teams slip up?

For the record, I didn’t ever think we would get relegated, even during the massive crappy stretches when our fanbase was in meltdown. Think we had one of those during every month of the season. Oh yeah, congrats to the Moyesiah for ‘doing his job’ and keeping us up.

But hey, here we are. Premier League status secured.

So, now what?

Well, let’s start by saying that this is very bittersweet. It’s like, would we rather have won and secured our status ourselves and be stuck with Moyes OR lose, survive by the skin of our teeth and hopefully get someone new next season?

Personally, I would have preferred the latter if it meant the board actually woke up and realised that this man is not the right person to take us forward. Game after game this year, the tactics have been abysmal and way too negative, especially when we played teams outside the top six. In my opinion, we should be beating everyone in that category week in week out, no problem.

But, in the end, every time Moyes’ back was against the wall, we somehow pulled off a result and made him look good. How looks can be deceiving ey?

We all know that the board isn’t going to do anything outlandish by their standards and actually spend money to get a decent manager and good players. But, the overall picture of this season should be setting off alarms left, right and centre for them. Don’t even get me started with the whole Hernandez thing. In Chica, we have a striker we have been crying out for and he’s spent every game picking splinters out of his backside form sitting on the bench the whole year.

Anyway, that’s a whole ‘nother topic.

I seriously hope I am wrong, but I think Moyes is here to stay and this is a worrying thing. All the signs are there, especially with the sudden abandonment of the Director of Football project and Sir David Moyes the saviour in line to handle our transfer activity. Surely a few decent wins can’t overshadow the fact that he is a poor manager?

I’m actually struggling to get excited for next year because as things stand, it will be another season of the same rubbish, watching 17 defenders make up our starting 11 on a Tuesday night against Wolves, Fulham or even Millw***. Yeah, I know. God forbid.

We need some serious enforcements, from the manager to the players. The owners have to see this, especially when we’ve all seen through their ‘take West Ham to the next level’ nonsene and would do anything for them to sell up.

That’s another thing to pray for by the way. Big time.

They say insanity if doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome, right? Well, if that’s so then we are screwed because that’s exactly what we’ve done for the last two seasons. But for our sanity, let’s cross our fingers and hope something changes and fast.

PS – I’m not even going to watch Match of the Day tonight but it’s cool, I’ve seen Nobledinho’s goal already!


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Hands down my favorite commercial was for Volkswagon.  Not just because I own a little drop top Bug, but because I have two boys who were hooked on Star Wars and their own powers.

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  1. Heather@CeliacFamily February 8, 2011 at 9:31 am #

    I have to agree, Diane. That is such a cute commercial! The body language of that little Darth Vader says it all, doesn't it? Fun.

    • TheWHOLEGangLLC February 9, 2011 at 11:19 pm #

      Heather he just reminds me so much of my boys when they were young. I did so many things like that with them.

  2. Shirley @ gfe February 9, 2011 at 9:46 am #

    I loved that one, too, Diane! The little Darth Vader guy was just too cute. 🙂

    • TheWHOLEGangLLC February 9, 2011 at 11:18 pm #

      He's adorable. I bet Sonny would love playing with him.

  3. Alisa Fleming February 9, 2011 at 11:30 am #

    Cute! I only saw a few commercials of the big game. They are always so entertaining.

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      Alisa there were not many good commercials this year as in years past but I did love this one.

  4. BeyondRiceandTofu February 9, 2011 at 10:31 pm #

    Loved it too! I was giggling so much the second time I watched it that I was crying. I loved how serious he was, such a good little actor!

    • TheWHOLEGangLLC February 9, 2011 at 11:14 pm #

      That commercial makes me miss the way kids believe they can do anything. I wonder who that masked kid was?

  5. Stephanie February 10, 2011 at 12:42 am #

    I LOVED that commercial! I couldn't decide if the desire to laugh or cry was more overwhelming to me! Reminded me of my little bro and sister, who both loved Star Wars 🙂


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BCCI confirms selection meeting for Zimbabwe tour

Clearing doubts over India's upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, the BCCI confirmed on Saturday that the senior selection committee will meet in Delhi on Monday to pick what is likely to be a second-string squad for the three ODIs and two T20Is.

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India last toured Zimbabwe in 2013

"A meeting of the All-India Senior Selection Committee of the BCCI will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, June 29, to select the Indian teams for the forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe starting from July 10," the BCCI said in a statement. The board also said that the "committee will also select the India 'A' team that will participate in a Tri-Series against Australia A and South Africa A" in Chennai and Wayanad next month.

Doubts over the fate of the Zimbabwe series had emerged in the past few weeks with reports indicating the BCCI was unhappy about the tour being broadcast by Ten Sports, a subsidiary of Essel Group which recently revealed its plans to form another anti-establishment T20 league, subsequently rattling the ICC.

While Zimbabwe Cricket chairman William Manase initially acknowledged that "if the matters take too long to resolve, ZC and the BCCI might mutually agree to push the tour to next year", an official privy to the tour discussions told ESPNcricinfo earlier in the week that both sides were making "progress" and that the series will take place as scheduled.

Before the BCCI statement, the strongest indication that most of the hurdles had been cleared came via a promotional advertisement for the series put out by Ten Sports on Wednesday.

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Brian Flores recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and several of its franchises. Flores has alleged that the league and some of its member teams engaged in racial discrimination in their hiring practices. Flores maintained that he still wanted to be a head coach in the league despite the allegations.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been a model for hiring minority candidates. The NFL’s so-called “Rooney Rule” states that each team must interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football operations jobs. It was named after the Steeler’s late owner, Dan Rooney.

The team has stuck to their guns and now has hired Brian Flores. Flores will serve as the team’s senior defensive assistant coach. Brian will also serve as linebackers coach, according to the Steelers’ website. Tomlin said that coach Flores’ resume speaks for itself.

“I am excited about Brian Flores joining our coaching staff given his history of developing and teaching defensive players during his time in the NFL. Brian’s resume speaks for itself, and I look forward to him adding his expertise to help our team.”

Brian Flores spent three seasons as head coach of the Miami Dolphins, compiling a 24-25 record. The team achieved their first back-to-back winning seasons in nearly two decades under Flores. Mike Tomlin is hoping Miami’s loss is the Steelers’ gain.

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How to Stay Healthy When Traveling - This American Girl

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I’m writing this from my beachfront hut, on a remote island, where I lay stricken with the flu. My feet are covered in sand, which has made its way into my bed. I lost my only pair of shoes three days ago.

An intense blend of reggae and trance pounds outside my door emulating the throbbing inside of my head.

In five minutes the Maypole celebration will begin where locals bury a tree in the sand, then cover it in balloons, money, rum bottles, lollypops, and condoms. Participants then destroy the erected tree, ripping the goodies it bears from its every limb. The dancing that follows would be illegal in most US states.

My throat is dry and I can hardly swallow, but the purified water has run out, and the hotel staff cannot be bothered to brew my tea. This island has no pharmacy, no doctor, and no cars.

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How do I always end up here?

I’ve had a fever riding camels in the Sahara Desert, seasickness on a boat to Colombia, more intestinal problems that I care to share in Cartagena, various infections in Bocas del Toro, and now a scuba dive induced flu in the Corn Islands.

Moments like this I miss home the most. Clean white sheets and a fluffy down comforter. Hot showers. Warm brothy homemade soup. Unlimited cups of hot ginger lemon tea.

Taking care of yourself on the road is challenging. You are likely staying in less than comfortable quarters, pushing your body beyond its limits, and unable to access your typical healthy standbys. While I may not always succeed, here is how I aim to stay healthy while traveling.

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Don’t Push Too Hard

This is often where I slip up. Morning AND afternoon yoga? Yes please. Three hour beach treks? Absolutely. Ten shots of tequila? Well they are only a dollar… Dance party til sunrise? Sign me up!

Yoga. Hike. Beach. Drink. Dance. Blink. Repeat.

I was this way at home too.

I can recall countless times I dragged myself into work with a fever. Worse, stayed home sick and painted my bathroom. Hosted a dinner party, drank too much wine, took a cold morning run, stayed up to finish a project, did one hundred million activities and then just one more thing when all my body wanted was to rest.

Does that sound like you?

Your body is not a vessel to perform your ego’s constant needs. Your body is you. It has limits. It needs nurturing. So listen to it instead of pushing it. If you feel tired, go to sleep. Resist the peer pressure put on you by others to stay out. If you are hungry, eat something. Try not to judge the time or the frequency. If you need to use the restroom, pull over. What could possibly be more important?

Give yourself permission to respect your own limitations.

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Stay Hydrated

Ok, I know, duh. So why is it so difficult to put into practice?

Are you so distracted by the business of your day that you forget to give your body precisely what it needs to survive?

Try to hydrate intentionally.

Maybe switch your morning coffee to hot water with lime. Carry a bit bottle in your hand throughout the day. Drink an entire glass before you begin each meal. Keep some by your bed at night. If you’re lucky to be in the tropics, drink the water from a fresh young coconut whenever you get the chance.

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Don’t Drink Questionable Water – It’s Not Worth the Risk!

We all want to be savvy, respectful, conservative travelers, but not at the risk of our own health. I’ve drunk from the tap in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Morocco, and Colombia. With mixed results.

If you are ever in doubt please, please, please just buy a bottle. I know it is wasteful. I know it is expensive. But trust me when I say you will regret drinking tap if it is tainted.

I can recall days wasted in Colombia because I could barely get out of bed, confined by the strength of the parasites in my belly. It really, truly, is not worth the risk.

Save money and plastic by refilling your bottle at various tourist centers or restaurants that sell purified water. If you are in a restaurant and do not want to purchase a bottle, first ask “es potable el agua?”

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Cook Something Healthy

If you are a budget backpacker you’re likely already doing this. However, when I stay in hotels or am only in a spot for a few days at a time it can feel impossible to assemble a meal. My body takes notice. Where are my veggies? Where are my whole grains? Did you just feed me three fried cornmeal patties and call it lunch?

Right now, on an island with extremely limited provisions in a beach shack with no kitchen, I have eaten every single meal out. White coconut bread and sugar have become my dietary staples. My body is desperate for nutrition.

Are you lucky enough to have a kitchen where you are staying? Take advantage of it! Cook a nice bowl of oatmeal with tropical fruit and raw cashews. Soft boil an egg and drizzle it in olive oil and salt. Assemble a delicious nutritious salad and pack it for lunch. Enjoy your feast on a park bench, a beautiful beach, or at the top of a mountain.

If you don’t have a kitchen, traveling with a pocket knife could change your life. A wholegrain roll, an avocado, a cucumber, and a tomato become lunch on the road. Stock up at roadside fruit stands and open your perfect snack while lazing on the beach.

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Keep an Emergency Medical Stash

Alcohol wipes, antibiotics, band aids, you never realize how valuable these supplies are until you find yourself in need, in a place that does not offer them. Stock up in towns that have cheap pharmacies and share your goodies with other desperate travelers.

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Take Some Shade

I am a complete sun worshipper. My mother gave me her baby face and baby skin but after one year in Central America I’m starting to resemble a Boca Raton retiree. In fact I have made myself sick from sunburns and heat exhaustion.

Now, listening to my body, I remind myself that it’s ok to sit in the shade. It doesn’t make me lame. I will still be tan. It will keep me from getting dehydrated. It will allow me to relax. It will save me from sun damage. And if I never reach my absolute peak bronze, that is probably a good thing.

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Don’t Party Too Hard

When every place is new, every person is unfamiliar, and every day is free of obligations, every night can become a party. Embrace it. It’s fun. But don’t let it become your life. Don’t let it take your day. Don’t let it take your health.

Again, respect your body and its limitations. It does not make you lame to call it a night. Resist peer pressure and do what you and your body know is best.

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Stay in bed a little longer. The sun will still be shining. Tuck yourself in a little earlier. You can party tomorrow. Take naps. No one is judging.

Do your best. We are not perfect and neither are our immune systems. If, like me, you’ve found yourself with something nasty, try the elixir that has never failed me.

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