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Summer squash is not a very popular vegetable these days. I may be wrong, but only a handful of people use it in the kitchen.

Baked summer squash with cheese filling

My mother used to marinate summer squash in vinegar when I was still a child. In the winter period it served as a delicious addition to many dishes.

I found a great specimen of summer squash in the garden today and decided to bake it in the oven.

It turned out to be great. I served it for dinner with toasted baguette.

If you decide to try this recipe, I encourage you to share your photos in the Comment section.

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Bon Appetit 🙂

Ingredients You need to make baked summer squash.

  • 1 medium size summer squash
  • 100 gr of brie cheese
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/3 teaspoon of chopped chili pepper
  • 5 branches of thyme
  • 3 tablespoons of a chosen type of cheese e.g. cheddar

Vegetarians should choose a type of cheese that goes with their diet, i.e. without animal-based rennet.

How to prepare summer squash with cheese.

Wash the squash, remove the seeds. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 Celsius degrees.

Mix the grated cheese, brie cheese, minced garlic, chili and thyme in a bowl.

After 40 minutes remove the summer squash from the oven. Fill its middle with the cheese mixture. Continue baking for another 20 minutes. Serve with crackers or as an addition to other dishes.

Baked summer squash with cheese filling

What You need to know when baking.

Baked summer squash with cheese filling

You can also add 50 ml of white wine to the cheese filling. It is up to your taste.

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Medications and ointments

Confusion caused by advertising

Many people who are affected by venous diseases fall victim to ointment and medication “fixes” primarily due to false advertising. These over-the-counter “solutions” seem easy and affordable, but unfortunately do not effectively treat varicose or spider veins once they have already formed. Don't let yourself be misled by this, as medications cannot repair loose, distended venous walls or redundant venous valves.

Compression garments: disease-modifying treatment for venous diseases

Medical compression stockings are the basic form of treatment for venous diseases. These stockings have a defined pressure gradient that gradually reduces from the heel up to the thigh. This mechanically reduces the veins' diameter, the blood no longer pools in the legs and is transported back to the heart.

Ointments and medication: Used as an add-on treatment

Various creams and herbal supplements can support blood circulation and can provide some prevention of varicose and spider veins.

Plant-based active ingredients such as horse chestnut or vine leaves support treatment and care of the skin. However, once a functional venous disorder has been diagnosed, these ointments and medications cannot replace compression stockings. Not all ointments are compatible with compression garment materials either.

Common ointments such as witch hazel (seals the blood vessels), horse chestnut (tones up the blood vessels), menthol (refreshes and cools) and jojoba oil (calms and regenerates the skin), complement compression therapy and care for stressed skin, making them helpful accompaniments to the use of compression stockings.

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Business trips

Fit on business trips

It is especially important on business trips to leave your business associates with a fit and dynamic impression. Make sure you get exercise, plenty of sleep, lots of water, and a healthy diet, then you'll sail through it!

New York, Rio, Tokyo – in an increasingly networked business world, it is vital for companies to maintain good relationships with key accounts, business associates and suppliers. This is why, statistically speaking, business trips are a completely normal part of working life for one in four employees (according to Association of German Travel Management e.V.). Grabbing a quick bite to eat is part of the everyday routine for business travellers. After all, the body needs plenty of energy. To avoid being overweight, having high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels, you can also do something for your health while you're away on a business trip.

Eat healthy

Business trips are often more stressful than a normal day at the office. It's also more tempting to grab a pizza or fast food. To stay energised throughout the day, you should avoid heavy, greasy meals. Instead, eat several smaller bites spread out over the day. Take a wholemeal roll instead of a white roll, have an apple instead of a chocolate bar and keep an eye on the quality of the food and the hygiene conditions in the restaurant.

Fluid intake

It is particularly important to supply the body with adequate fluids to stay physically and mentally fit. This helps with your circulation thus overcoming any energy slumps. Drink about two to three litres of water every day. When you travel by plane, the cabin attendants do hand out drinks – but not enough. So we recommend you buy another bottle of water at the gate. A sip of Champagne or beer is tempting – but you should avoid alcohol. It dries out the body even more.

Arrive relaxed at the meeting

Unusual working hours, new surroundings, hotel beds – some business travellers are plagued by a lack of sleep. But it's especially important on business trips to be well rested, in order to achieve good results. It's a good idea to go well prepared: for instance, pack some earplugs, an eye mask and a pillow for your neck.
You should also make sure that the hotel room is no warmer than 20 degrees. Avoid stodgy food and alcohol in the evening. On the other hand, a short evening stroll or a cup of valerian tea can make it easier to get to sleep.

Say goodbye to jet lag

Laos instead of London – If your business associate is located on a different continent, you have another challenge to face: jet lag. This is when the body cannot immediately get used to the new day and night rhythm. Typical symptoms: fatigue, loss of concentration, headache, dizziness and nausea. But there are some tricks that work. Sleep as much as possible while flying east. Use earplugs and wear your eye mask. By contrast, when flying west, try to sleep as little as possible and catch up on your sleep the first night you arrive.

Make sure you move around!

Have you also had the experience that your legs hurt or your ankles become swollen after sitting for long periods in trains, planes or conference rooms? This is usually due to blood pooling in the veins: the reason: the muscle pump – which pumps low oxygen blood from the feet to the heart – cannot work efficiently when you are sitting down. This increases the risk of thrombosis.

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AP invoice automation

Checklist: 6 steps to identify the right AP automation solution for your organization

Whether you’re you looking to remove manual and paper-based AP invoice processes with automation or want to increase the level of automation in your current process, this blog post will help you get started with 6 actionable steps.

#1: Define your scope

In order for your project to be successful, you need to clearly define the scope:

  • Which parts of the accounts payable process should the new solution handle and which should be considered out of scope?
  • Who are your key internal stakeholders?
  • What are their respective objectives?
  • What is an internally sellable project scope given your organization’s structure, resources and decision makers?

 #2: Map the current AP process to identify your needs

The key here is to look at your current process and focus on where your pain points are so that you ensure the solution you select addresses these crucial areas, rather than less problematic sections that would be “nice to have”.

  • How do you manage the accounts payable workflows for expense invoices and PO-based invoices today?
  • How many people are involved in accounts payable, procurement, logistics, management?
  • Which steps are manual vs automated and what are the main pain points or bottlenecks in each process flow?
  • What is your month end accrual process – how accurate and timely is it?
  • How do you currently archive, and later report on, your invoices after they are processed?

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Further reading: A buyer’s guide to AP invoice automation solutions
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#3: Identify system dependencies

The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system or financial system is the most important dependency when considering a new AP automation solution.

  • Which ERP, procurement and financial system(s) are currently used in your organization?
  • Are there any plans to replace or upgrade the current system(s)?
  • Any other business systems that will be affected by the AP automation project?

It is crucial that your new AP solution has a powerful, stable and seamless connection to the ERP to ensure effortless synchronization of your master data – including everything from general ledger accounts and payment terms to purchase orders and tax codes.

#4: Capture IT requirements

Today, there are many AP automation solutions available as a standard cloud service, hence reducing the involvement needed from your IT team to a minimum. Still, you need to ensure your IT stakeholders are on board:

  • Will IT be able to support the project with the resources needed?
  • Are there any reasons for not selecting a cloud solution?
  • Does your organization have any specific requirements related to system security, hosting and maintenance?

#5: Research, audit and compare solutions

Just like when you are planning to buy a new car or book your next holiday trip, make sure you do thorough research using different information channels:

  • Google searches
  • LinkedIn groups
  • Accounts payable forums and events
  • Personal network of friends and peers
  • Recommendations from your ERP provider

Then put the requirements list you have compiled through steps 1-4 of this checklist into a spreadsheet (see sample below) and evaluate how well each solution can match your needs.

 requirements checklist

Discover a best-of-breed AP invoice automation solution: Watch a video demo of MediusFlow

#6: Build your business case

It’s crucial that you present the right information to each of your internal stakeholder groups. IT stakeholders will need to know how much resources will be required from their teams to implement and maintain the new solution, whereas Finance stakeholders will focus on cost vs. savings (ROI calculation) as well as any risks involved.

Your ROI calculation should include:

  • Solution costs, including ongoing fees as well as any implementation, maintenance and upgrade costs that may occur
  • Hard savings, such as headcount reduction, elimination of late payment fees and realization of early payment discounts
  • Soft savings, such as time savings, improved visibility and control as well as improved vendor relationships
How to sell an AP automation project to your boss

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This blog post summarizes the recently launched “A buyer’s guide to AP invoice automation solutions”. For more details, download your free copy of the guide.
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A federal appeals court in Washington, DC could rule as early as this week on another legal challenge to the ACA.  At issue in Halbig v. Burwell is whether the ACA’s statutory text gives the IRS authority to offer premium subsidies through federally-run health insurance exchanges. Two legal challenges to that authority have failed in federal courts at the district court level, but an appellate decision for the plaintiffs could put the issue on the Supreme Court’s agenda starting in October. Nullifying subsidies in states using federal exchanges would both weaken the viability of the public exchanges and effectively gut the employer “play or pay” mandate for employers with employees only in those states.

On the heels of its Hobby Lobby ruling, the Supreme Court last week granted Wheaton College's request for a temporary exemption from complying with the Affordable Care Act’s accommodation available to nonprofit religious organizations that object to the contraceptive mandate. The accommodation provides that nonprofit religious organizations that certify their religious objections to contraception don’t have to provide the coverage, but they do need to certify their objections to either their insurers or third-party administrators, which are then required to offer the services at no cost to either the religious organization or the covered employees and dependents. Wheaton, a Christian school, objected to the process for claiming the current accommodation granted these organizations, a number of which are challenging the accommodation process in lower courts. Under the Supreme Court’s order, until Wheaton College’s lawsuit is resolved, it only needs to notify the Department of Health and Human Services of its religious-based objections.

In last week’s Hobby Lobby ruling, the Supreme Court cited the accommodation as one example of how the Obama administration could let closely held, for-profit corporations opt out of the mandate if their owners have religious objections to birth control.  But given the lawsuits aimed at the policy, the administration is under pressure to develop alternative work-around options to ensure contraceptive coverage for women whose employers don’t provide it because of religious objections.

Congress returns this week for its final month of the summer session with little ACA-related legislative action expected. Lawmakers will, however, try to advance some fiscal 2015 spending bills currently mired in wariness over potentially contentious amendments to modify and restrict funding for the law.

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The Flyers will need to reexamine their approach this offseason. Credit: Getty Images The Flyers will need to reexamine their approach this offseason. Credit: Getty Images

The Flyers are like the emperor in the classic children’s story. The “new clothes’’ he’d had made for himself were only imaginary, but no one dared tell him he really had nothing on.

Only when he was out in public parading around naked did a little boy finally put an end to the charade and tell him the truth.

Well, that little boy or someone else needs to tell Ed Snider, new GM Ron Hextall & Co. the Flyers aren’t nearly as good as they think they are and to ever seriously challenge for a Stanley Cup they’ve got to make some changes. Not just tweaks, as the owner suggests, but real changes.

The first one came with Wednesday’s decision to kick former GM Paul Holmgren upstairs to the Presidency with Hextall taking over as G.M. That may be a start, yet it’s hard to shake the feeling the organization still believes — last week’s first round playoff elimination by the Rangers aside -- they’re right on the verge of ending that 39-year Cup drought.

The core is in place, they’re convinced. They just need to add a couple of pieces to it. It’s precisely that mindset which has them in this bind in the first place.

That’s not to say there aren’t some talented players here, including one of the game’s best, Claude Giroux. Leading goal scorer Wayne Simmonds and explosive Jake Voracek are headliners on the attack. And the goaltender, Steve Mason, is definitely a keeper, the kind who can win a game on his own and maybe take a better team far deep in the playoffs.

But once you get past them there’s nobody on this team they couldn’t live without. Sure, 20-goal scorers Matt Read and Brayden Schenn have skills —as does Brayden’s big brother, defenseman Luke. But they’re more complimentary pieces than stars. Sean Couturier may be a fine defensive forward and penalty killer, but his limited offensive production has become a concern.

If moving one or more of them, along with a defensive prospect and/or draft choice could land them the one commodity they truly need —a puck moving, game-changing defenseman — then it’s time to pull the trigger.

No, those guys don’t grow on trees. The Flyers actually had one of them for awhile and got to the Finals, then Chris Pronger got hurt. They tried desperately two years ago to bring one in, but free agent Ryan Suter chose Minnesota and Nashville matched their outrageous 14-year $110 million offer to Shea Weber.

The Predators have yet to make the playoffs since and just fired their coach, replacing him with none other than Peter Laviolette. There’s a chance they may reluctantly be willing to part ways with the 28-year-old Weber, who’s still owed a bundle, though Lavy may insist on keeping him. If he's available he won’t come cheap—player wise—but the Flyers may have to ante up.

Without having a Weber or someone reasonably like him the defense has become a deadly combination: old and slow. The Rangers skated circles around Kimmo Timonen, Nicklas Grossmann (until he was injured in Game 4) Mark Streit, Braydon Coburn and freshly re-signed newcomer Andrew MacDonald.

With highly regarded kids like Frozen Four standout Shayne Gostisbehere and top picks Samuel Morin and Robert Hagg waiting in the wings, the Flyers need to find a spot for them. Only problem is they’re currently paying their defense a whopping $21.85 million, not including the 39-year-old Timonen, who’s weighing retirement. Pronger ($4.9 million) is also technically still on the books.

They’re also paying aging veterans Vinny Lecavalier (34) and Scott Hartnell (32) a combined $9.25 each of the next four seasons and need a much better return on their investment. Both scored 20 goals but disappeared in stretches, particularly during the playoffs

It’s up to Craig Berube to figure out where they best fit, so that doesn’t happen again. While he’s at it, Berube needs to take a good look at his players.

He’ll see that as hard working and resilient as they are, that can only take them so far. The Flyers rely too much on getting those so-called dirty goals, resulting from deflections and rebounds. It would be nice if they had a few snipers to take some of the load off Giroux and Simmonds.

That means a trade or hitting the free agent market, where they’ll likely have to overpay. Left wings Thomas Vanek, Matt Moulson, Milan Michalek and Mason Raymond -- all 30 or younger — lead the pack. Unless they want to sign another golden oldie the best of the rest include Paul Stastny, Ryan Callahan and Radim Vrbata.

Otherwise, they’ll have to stick with a program that seldom is disastrous but most likely won’t bring them the ultimate result. There’s no guarantee that making dramatic changes like these will work. But it seems clear that keeping the core together and trying to build around it isn’t the answer, either.

In other words, like the emperor, it’s time for the Flyers to really get some new clothes.

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The Eminem interview

When it comes to Eminem, a lot of backstory probably isn't necessary. Especially in Detroit. But, really, that's pretty much true anywhere in the civilized Western world (and I'd be surprised if he hasn't been used by al-Qaeda or some organization like that somewhere along the way as a symbol of Western decadence; God knows he's been used as a symbol and example of such in his own country enough times since he became a pop superstar and phenomenon).

But, I mean, hell, my mom knows who Eminem is. Five years away from the spotlight is a long time, sometimes a lifetime, in modern pop culture. And that's how long it's been since he's released an album. During that time, however, 8 Mile seemed to be playing almost constantly on cable TV. His music was still being played everywhere. And just last year, Vibe magazine, in a poll, named him the "Best Rapper Alive" ... which was just another accolade the multi-Grammy- and Oscar-winner could place alongside Rolling Stone's proclamation that Eminem is "the biggest rapper in history." Yep. Dude's a superstar in the truest sense of the term, a real working-class hero, as John Lennon once put it.

And he's from Detroit, something the man born Marshall Mathers 36 years ago never lets anybody forget — something he actually celebrates. He even appeared in a PSA about Detroit's woes and beauty during the recent network-televised Final Four basketball tournament.

Despite the media portraying him as the devil at various points in his career — just the latest in a long line of anti-heroes here to steal your children's souls and minds — there always seemed to be something more just below the surface with this guy. As an anonymous poster recently wrote on a music chat board I visit, Slim Shady — Eminem's musical alter ego — is like a Shakespearean fool; there's often a lot of wisdom, even a genius, underneath his apparently mad ravings. In fact, in many ways, it could be argued that he was the first to bring a humanistic, even a more literary side, to hip hop that wasn't really there before — less false braggadocio and a lot more confessional technique, probably more of the latter than any rapper before him or since.

Behind all the violent talk and "offensive" humor, there was also an obvious sensitive side at play. It's very evident in his autobiographical 8 Mile character, of course. It's also there in the way he talks about his children in interviews. There's a very poignant story in his autobiography, What I Am, published late last year, about how ashamed he was as a child in the lunch line at school when the other kids would overhear that he was a welfare student who got free lunches from the state. Behind the swagger and cockiness, this was someone who'd obviously suffered, someone who knows what it's like to be picked on, to be the underdog. Maybe that's why he was accepted by all cultures and ethnicities in the hip-hop world (and that couldn't have been easy, particularly coming in the wake of Vanilla Ice, who almost single-handedly destroyed any inroads the Beastie Boys had made for white emcees).

In case you haven't heard yet — and you'd almost have to be a hermit with no access to the Internet or any media to have not heard — Slim Shady returns next Tuesday, May 19, with a new album titled Relapse. The record finds him working with Dr. Dre as his producer again; reports from the few people who've heard it suggest it's a return to Eminem's earlier style and form. (There's supposed to be a second album, Relapse 2, coming out before the end of this year as well.) Three tracks from the disc have already hit the streets — "Crack a Bottle" (featuring Dre and Em's protégé 50 Cent), the grand "We Made You," and the just-released return to Slim Shady "horrorcore" tune, "3 A.M."

The new tune should get the good old controversy going for the artist again, although the hilarious video for "We Made You" — which lampoons and then totally destroys modern pop culture "icons" — already achieved that when Fox News host Bill O'Reilly condemned Em for the video's portrayal of Sarah Palin, and then attacked the media for not taking the rapper to task for his treatment of the former Republican vice-presidential candidate. "Eminem is obviously on an obscene rant about Sarah Palin," O'Reilly said during one of his broadcasts. "Totally obscene. Totally inappropriate. Nothing good about it. The video means nothing," the old blowhard continued. "It plays before kids who are confused. But the hypocrisy and the dishonesty of the media does mean something in this country. It is out of control and is demonstrable by this." (Of course, Bill O' Reilly — or any Fox News figure, for that matter — calling the hypocrisy and dishonesty of the media into question should be an irony missed by no one.)

In Em's five years away from the spotlight, he suffered his fair share of tragedy and setbacks. His best friend and hip-hop mentor, Proof, was shot and killed in a senseless argument outside a Detroit nightclub. His often volatile marriage to his wife, Kim, ended in divorce (last year's autobiography indicated that they're now on good terms, raising their daughters together). And the title of the new album refers, of course, to his recent battles with substance abuse and addiction. It took two stays in rehab for him to finally kick the habit. As he writes in a first-person narrative for Vibe Magazine in a cover story that's also being published this week: "Now that I understand that I'm an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it."

Truthfully, we never seriously believed that this Metro Times interview would take place. There was reportedly some bad blood between Eminem and this publication in the past, long before I got here. But as far as I'm concerned, for my money, Eminem's one of the greatest brands and exports Detroit has going for it these days. So we lobbied hard. And two weeks before the release of Relapse, Marshall Mathers, Slim Shady, gave us a call late one chilly Thursday afternoon.

METRO TIMES: Since I've returned to Detroit, I've become an even bigger fan of yours, especially due to your pride in the city. John Smyntek, the gossip columnist at the Detroit Free Press, wrote in his farewell column that no major Detroit personality had more potshots thrown at them than you did over the years. And yet, you have remained loyal and dedicated to this city. There are other hometown stars who have nothing good to say about Detroit at this point. You could live anywhere in the world. So what is it about Detroit that's so close to your heart?

EMINEM: Oh, man. Well, I do think, one, I'm a creature of habit. You know? I'm just so comfortable here. It's where I grew up. It's where I basically spent all my teenage years. And it's just that I don't live too far from where I spent those years. I can always go back and revisit my old neighborhood any time I want. And stuff like that is very important. Even if I just want to drive by one of my old houses or something. You know? Just drive by and look at places where I came up. It brings back memories for me. And there are a lot of memories I have here in Detroit. I'm just so comfortable here, I guess.

MT: I've read that Relapse, the new LP, harks back to a simpler time for you. I'm curious as to whether nostalgia played any role in the creation of the new album, particularly nostalgia for Detroit?

EMINEM: Hmmm. Nostalgia ... [laughs]

MT: In the sense of looking back at your past?

EMINEM: In the sense of looking back at my past ... I'm sorry. Can you repeat the question?

MT: Sure. I've read that the new album, Relapse ...

EMINEM: Oh! OK, I get what you're saying. Yeah. Well, conceptually and musically, the new album does go back. I don't know if it's nostalgia but the record probably feels like maybe somewhere along the lines of the first two records. You know? I guess in that sense of nostalgia or whatever, it's like it's kinda going back to the feel of those two records — the Slim Shady LP and the Marshall Mathers LP.

MT: What are your feelings about the current plight of Detroit's auto heritage and blue-collar workers, both part of your lineage? And how do you see the city's future?

EMINEM: Well, I don't really know how I see the future. I mean, I really wish I had an answer for what's going on here right now, you know? It really is kinda complicated for me when I look at it. But it just kinda pisses me off a little bit when people, like, I guess, refer to this city or look at this city as a whole. When you look at the crumbling auto industry ... [sighs] you see and hear people blaming the auto executives and shit like that for mismanaging the companies and, you know, putting money in their own pockets and taking too big of salaries and shit like that. But I don't know if people outside of Detroit realize, OK, yeah, that did happen and, yeah, they made some bad decisions. But in the long run, who is it affecting? Well, the real people of this city who are losing their jobs. They're the ones who are being affected by this daily. It's a really complicated situation because everyone is just pointing fingers right now. But the truth is it's fucking up the lives of real people here. You know what I mean?

MT: This might be too lofty of a question, but what role, if any, would you like to play in the city's future? Or do you think that's beyond your concerns?

EMINEM: Well, I don't know that it's beyond my concerns. But I don't really know how to answer that or what role I'd like to play in this city. That, that ... it's a little ...

MT: Yeah, I understand. It does seem, though, that music is still one of the few Detroit exports that people care about. And you are a Detroit institution. People can't think Eminem without thinking Detroit. So at least that's a positive.

EMINEM: Yeah. Well, hopefully, that's a good association. I guess it is.

MT: Even though the album harks back to your earlier stuff and maybe better times, during the last couple of years, there's been a lot of pain in your life. Proof's death. Your drug problems. There's an old cliché that says pain is the best and truest teacher. Have you learned anything important from the pain you've experienced since the last record?

EMINEM: Well, I don't know that I've learned anything. ... Well, you know, I guess I've actually learned quite a bit. As far as Proof passing away, I've gotten a little better at dealing with it. I guess as time goes by, you get a little better at dealing with something like that. And I've certainly learned from my own experiences with addiction. I don't know if this is gonna answer the question for you or not — but I've learned that you certainly can't get sober just because everyone else wants you to. You have to want to do it yourself. You know what I mean? When I first went into rehab, I kinda felt like I was doing it just because everyone else was ready for me to get sober. But I wasn't. And that is why I relapsed when I came out of treatment. When I came out of rehab. And it was because I just wasn't ready. I had to actually be ready, mentally, to say, "I'm done with this now. I've had enough."

In response to losing Proof, I've also just learned that no matter what — no matter how much I want to beat myself up over what happened, the wish that I could have done something or have been there or done something to change the course of what happened — nothing that I do or say or wish is gonna bring Proof back. So I've just kinda finally come to that realization. I don't know if I can ever totally accept his death. But I'm certainly getting better at coping with it.

You know, just a couple of days ago was pretty rough for me. When I'm doing something like getting back into performing again and shit like that — you know going onstage again and stuff like that, it just feels really empty. Those are the days when I really miss him. So, you know, I do still have my days with it. I have good days and bad days with it. But I'm certainly getting a little better at coping with the loss.

MT: Some people have suggested that Proof's death was, in some ways, the end of classic Detroit hip hop as we knew it. Or at least it shifted things into a more fragmented hip-hop scene. Do you think that's true?

EMINEM: Well, I mean losing Proof ... [sighs] Proof was so much to Detroit in so many different ways. And he meant so much to so many different people in so many different ways. Proof was like ... I heard someone describe Proof once as like a comet. And he was like a comet because you only get to see it once in a lifetime. That made a lot of sense to me. Because it's true. You know, there will only be one Proof. And Proof was so much to this city in so many different ways. His spirit. In many ways, he just kinda was Detroit.

MT: One of the things that was interesting in your autobiography is when you're discussing the topic of guns and you wrote: "guns are bad." I'm wondering if you're happy to see hip hop and rap in general kind of moving away from the "gangsta" element.

EMINEM: Um, well, do you think it is moving away from that? I guess, in a sense, it does kinda feel like that, doesn't it?

MT: Yeah. And I think you're partially responsible for that because you brought a more humanistic sense to the form.

EMINEM: Well, that would be good. But for me, personally, I mean, I'm done with guns. You know what I mean? They certainly never ever brought anything good into my life. Especially with my own family and our history [of suicide] and shit like that. And my own personal experience with guns. And then you lose your best friend to guns. ... No. Guns are just bad news.

MT: I thought it was really good that you put that in the book so that kids read that. Are there any contemporary Detroit artists that you're into?

EMINEM: Well, honestly. ... Actually, I've been hearing a lot about ... Black Milk?

MT: Yeah, he's good.

EMINEM: Yeah. I just recently heard a song ... let me see, like last week, I think it was. But I haven't had a chance to really listen to a lot lately. It's only in the last couple of weeks that I stepped away from everything and put the pen down. So I've been like trying to get back into recent music. Because when I'm in work mode — when I'm actually writing lyrics and working on an album — I don't really listen to anybody else's records. That's just because I don't want to subconsciously take a flow or something from someone else, you know what I mean? I still want to make sure I sound like no one else when I rap. So I purposely stayed away a little bit from what's been going on in hip hop. And I'm trying to play catch up right now, especially with Detroit hip hop. So it's not really fair for me to give you a good answer on that as of right now. In other words, I might need a couple of more weeks to listen and then I'll be able to give a better answer on that.

MT: I heard that you were in [the Eastpointe record store] Melodies & Memories a few weeks ago and that you bought a whole bunch of CDs. Someone said like $3,000 worth. I thought that was really cool when I heard that. You're giving back to the mom-and-pop stores, which is really cool, and you're supporting other people's music.

EMINEM: Oh, yeah. Yeah, I went in there ... let me think ... that was really more like four or five months ago, actually.

MT: Oh, OK.

EMINEM: What I did was I bought a whole bunch of CDs, right? I bought like everything that was new. Everything that had just come out. And then I never got a chance to listen to it! So I've been taking like an album every day, a new CD with me every day. And then I put it in the car so I can listen to it on my ride to and from the studio. And I'm totally trying to play catch-up that way.

So it's really funny that you bring that up because all those CDs ... well, most of them have literally been sitting inside my CD drawers unopened since then. And I'm just now taking like one out a day and trying to play catch-up.

MT: When you say you bought all new stuff, was it just hip hop or was it a wide variety of stuff?

EMINEM: Uh ... probably just hip hop.

MT: A lot of the early press for Relapse is claiming that it's "a return to form." I even recently saw a headline that read: "Can Eminem Save Hip-Hop?" How does that sit with you? Do you think that's a little bit too much pressure?

EMINEM: Yeah! I'm mean, like, how can I save hip-hop? Hip-hop hasn't gone anywhere! [laughs] I mean, you know. Hip hop is hip hop. I don't know. I certainly wouldn't want the pressure of trying to be a hip-hop savior or anything like that. I'm just now back at a point where I'm having fun again with rap. You know what I mean? Because for a few years there, I kinda lost my way in that sense. I kinda forgot how to have fun with it. And I'm just now learning how to do that again. So I am having fun with writing songs and recording and shit like that. I'm having fun again with music so, yeah, but I'm not out to save it. ...

MT: Well, you know, it has been important to other artists who were at the same level of phenomenal superstardom that you achieved. Michael Jackson and Axl Rose are two of the examples where they needed to create something that's as big as what they created in the past and it drove both of them insane. Does that really matter to you at this point in time? Maintaining that same level of stardom? Or are you just in it more for your art at this point?

EMINEM: That's exactly why I'm in it. I mean, you pretty much just answered your own question with that. I guess I'm just at a point right now where I'm content. My life is different now, as far as, like, trying to compete with anyone else or trying to be anything other than an artist. I just want to put it out there and let people hear the music.

MT: That's great. Since I haven't heard the album yet — I guess hardly anybody's heard the album except the cuts that have been released — what are you proudest of on this new album? And was it hard to get back into the groove after five years away?

EMINEM: Well, I'm actually proud of everything on this record, every song that's on there. Otherwise, I guess I wouldn't have put them on the record! But to answer the second question, yeah, I think that it was hard. The hardest thing for me is that I went through, like, a two-year period where I had writer's block. I literally couldn't write anything. And if I did write something and then recorded it, it was never good enough. I would sit down and listen to it over and over again, trying to find something good about it. And it just felt to me like ... well, I always had the reaction of "Uhhh, this is not me!" I mean, it certainly wasn't up to my own standards that I had set for myself. But I started to come out of the writer's block somewhere around June and July of last year. It wasn't that it was that hard. I think I had to teach myself again. I think I had to actually relearn how to write songs again. And so I was doing little exercises to come out of that writer's block, like writing a new rhyme a day and trying to do little exercises, like mental things to just get me out of it. But right around June and July, when I started coming up with the Relapse concept, things started to click. I kinda knew what I was gonna talk about. I was done with the drugs and everything else and I got to a point where I was OK with talking about that part of my life. And so I think it just kinda morphed into its own thing. I felt I could have fun with it. So from that point on, it wasn't really hard anymore. It was just fun.

MT: That's the key. That's great. The new "We Made You" video is one of the most hilarious fucking things I've seen in a long time. The song itself is great — but the video made me laugh. It's almost like you're bringing about a rebirth of the music video. But I think there's deeper stuff there. You tell me if I'm reading too much into it — but in the past, Eminem, especially the Slim Shady character, was always painted as this villain in pop culture. And yet in this video, you're mocking all these current iconic "heroes" in modern culture. But it's like these lame idiots are the heroes and icons of today. And it's like, "Well, who are the real villains here?" Or am I reading too much into it?

EMINEM: Maybe you're not. Because I wanted to be like a villain in the video. Well, put it this way — the original video treatment was for me to kinda be a serial killer and just going around and knocking off all these current pop stars. But there wasn't really a way to put that into a format. I mean, Kim Kardashian does get tossed into a wood chipper, but that was pretty much as far as we could go, the most we could get away with.

But like even Portia [de Rossi], Ellen DeGeneres' wife — like charley-horsing her in the leg. You know, there's only so much you can do. So we couldn't really just paint a portrait of me being like this like pop star serial killer, which was the original concept. But, you know, for the most part, I'm probably going to go back to being the villain again.

MT: You portray Elvis Presley in the video. It seems like he's one of the people who you're really not making fun of. And, of course, you refer to Elvis in your song, "Without Me." I may be wrong about this, but it seems like you may identify with him a little bit. Is that the case? Are you an Elvis fan at all?

EMINEM: Um, no. I never was really an Elvis fan. I'll tell you one thing, though. One respect I do have for that guy was that ... well, obviously he was a great artist but I was just never really into his music. But I'll tell you something — that motherfucker could dance! When I was trying to learn that "Jailhouse Rock" shit [for the video], I was like "Man, this fuckin' guy could dance!!"

MT: So who have you learned the most from in your life? And is there anybody's career that you look to for support and insight at this point in time?

EMINEM: [pause] Um, well, Elton John. I talk to Elton a lot. We became friends and I talk to him about things, career wise. And he had a substance abuse problem in the past. So when I first wanted to get sober, I called him and spoke to him about it because, you know, he's somebody who's in the business and can identify and relate to the lifestyle and how hectic things can be. He understands like the pressure and any other reasons that you wanna come up with for doing drugs, you know.

Me and him have had similar lives and stuff. So I reached out to him and told him, "Look, I'm going through a problem and I need your advice." I also talked to T.I. a lot and, you know, we exchange advice.

MT: How's he handling all that's going on with him now? Going to prison for a year would be tough. Is he doing OK?

EMINEM: Well, to be honest with you, we haven't really had an in-depth discussion about that. Just because when I was talking to him, I don't know if the conversation was — how can I say it? — I didn't know for sure if it was going to be monitored, when he first got into the legalities and everything, when he first got into the trouble he got in. But I would call him and just make sure that he was keeping his head up. But I really didn't want to say anything to him about the situation he was going through at that time, just in case his calls were being monitored or anything like that. So we never really had an in-depth discussion about it, but every time I talked to him, he seemed to be taking it, I guess, as good as somebody can. For what's happened to him, I mean he's, um ... you know he's, uh .... Man, I'm looking for the word but I can't even find it. He's certainly being a man about it. He's being a trouper.

MT: It's interesting that you mention Elton John because one of my favorite parts in your book is when you write about doing the duet with him at the Grammys right after the "gay" controversy. One of the best sentences in the book is: "What people do in their bedrooms is their own business." I just wish the fucking Republicans would learn that. A few years ago, right before Bush went in for the second time, you did that video with George W. Bush in it. And in the new video, you lampoon Sarah Palin. Have you ever thought about getting more political? And what did you think about that nitwit Bill O'Reilly condemning you for the Palin thing?

EMINEM: Well, as far as getting too political, I've never really been that kind of guy. Like, I mean, I've always stood up for freedom of speech. I'm definitely a strong advocate of shit like that. But I've never really tried to get too political. I know I wrote that song — the "Mosh" song was kinda geared towards that. But that was just because I fucking hated Bush. You know? Just anything I could do to help try to get that guy out of office was a good thing. And ... what was the second part of the question? Oh, yeah, Bill O'Reilly.

MT: Yeah, Bill O'Reilly.

EMINEM: Um ... well, that guy's a turd.

MT: [laughs] I hate him....

EMINEM: I don't know of a better way to put it than to just say he's a turd.

MT: It seems also in the book that we saw a more grown-up or adult element to Eminem. Controversy is still obviously going to hound you because that's just the nature of the beast. The O'Reilly thing proves that. But I'm wondering if Eminem, the father and the humanist, has finally caught up with Eminem the artist?

EMINEM: I don't know about that. You might wanna listen to the record first! [laughs]

MT: OK [laughs]. Well, you know, there are so many parts of the book that are just genuinely touching. They reveal you have a genuinely good heart — like when you and Proof helped that little girl who was stranded in the airport. Stuff like that. I guess what I'm wondering is if there's a change in image. I just read yesterday that you are going to be in a new movie this summer, and you can't say anything about it, but that it's a Disney movie. So, I thought, well, "That has got to be Eminem the dad coming into focus there."

EMINEM: No, it's not a Disney movie! [laughs]

MT: OK. Well, then let's forget that. [laughs]

EMINEM: I was just being sarcastic. [laughs] Yeah, I'm alongside Hanna Montana in my new short film!

MT: Yeah, Slim Shady and Hanna Montana! You've been like the most confessional rapper in history. A lot of your real personal life has ended up in your lyrics. Now, I know Slim Shady is like an alter ego and there's definitely bits of Marshall Mathers in there. But would you agree that Slim Shady is a little bit like the hip-hop version of Alice Cooper? And what is your relationship with the Slim Shady character now after all these years?

EMINEM: Well, as far as him being like an Alice Cooper character or whatever like you said, well, it kinda is like that in a sense. He's this character I created through music, just like an actor or actress would create a character when they're on the screen. So it does give me the excuse and freedom to then say a lot of fucked-up shit [laughs]. You know what I mean?

MT: Yeah.

EMINEM: And at the end of the day, it's like a mix and I can certainly mix in the sense of humor that I have — the kind of warped, twisted and distorted view that I have on things and the sense of humor I have. So it really is just a character I'm playing and I guess if you mix me and Slim Shady together... I mean, it's a persona. Do I really think that way in real life about everything I talk about? No, I don't. But does my mind work in a way where I can think of some fucked-up shit and just kinda blurt it out? Yes. Definitely. You know?

MT: Right. It is interesting on that front because you got so much shit — just as most rap did — over the years. And yet some of your themes ... like anger toward women, well, that was always part of the blues tradition. It was also evident in rock acts like the Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello. They all expressed anger at women too. Yet you got shit for it. You also got shit over the years for "borrowing" from others. But the greatest musical artists in history have always taken from others, made a hybrid and created something greater in the process with what surrounds them. Why do you think you were picked on so much? I've noticed since I've been back here that there's a lot of jealousy in Detroit. Do you think that that led to some of the criticism and attacks?

EMINEM: I don't know. I really don't know. Can you repeat the first part of the question?

MT: Yeah. Well, I was just saying, why do you ...

EMINEM: Why do I think I got picked on so much?

MT: Yeah, yeah.

EMINEM: You know something? I really don't know. I kinda think about this point every now and then and I still don't understand. There are other artists that have used the word "faggot" in their work. There are other artists who say certain things that have always been around. So why, then, when I say it is it any different?

Yeah, I have kinda always wondered that. Why is it different when I'm saying it? Let's say if I say something fucked up about Christopher Reeve, you know what I mean? Just something totally off-the-cuff. That's really fucked up, but how is it any different than what South Park is doing? Or Family Guy? I've always kinda felt, like, why am I special? Why am I that person who's always looked at and where the microscope comes out? I still, to this day, don't understand that. I guess it's just that I get a lot of attention, I don't know! It's very hard to say. I guess that maybe when I speak, I seem to draw the flies. [laughs]

MT: Well, again, maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it seems like you are addressing that in the new video when you're lampooning modern pop and rock culture. You know? As far as I'm concerned, even at your most Slim Shady worst, you were never as creepy as, say, Bret Michaels!

EMINEM: [laughs hard] That's funny, man!

MT: Thanks.

EMINEM: You know when we were making that video there was the thing with Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo. And the Cowboys are actually my favorite team. So Tony Romo is one of my favorite quarterbacks. I don't think he's my favorite — but he's certainly one of my favorites. So I felt kinda conflicted doing the Jessica thing. Because we were gonna have a Jessica in the video. When I say, "Jessica Simpson, sing the chorus," we were gonna have a chick who looked like Jessica Simpson come out and sing the chorus. But then Jessica got fat. I mean, not really fat but she certainly got fat for ... well, Jessica Simpson got fat for Jessica Simpson! You know what I mean? And we wanted to stay within the current of what's going on right now in pop culture. Because I think that my videos are little time capsules. Usually my first singles off of each record are little time capsules of what's going on in pop culture right at that moment.

So I've always wanted people to be able to look back at each video and go, "Oh, remember what was going on at that moment!" You know what I mean? "Oh, that's when Jessica Simpson got fat." "Oh, OK!" And even if she gets thin again, that's fine. But for that moment in time, she was fat. But then I started thinking, like, "Man!" I was telling [manager and former Detroiter] Paul [Rosenberg] and everyone around me, "Man, I don't wanna piss Tony Romo off and he starts throwing games for the Cowboys!"

MT: [laughs] That's great. Again, you're one of the most confessional rappers in history. In retrospect, if you had to do it over again, would you have been as confessional in your lyrics?

EMINEM: Yeah, I definitely would because even though I've pretty much put a lot of my personal life out there, my music was always the outlet for me to get through whatever I was going through at the time. And when I put it down on paper, and when I say it in the studio, it's always been therapy for me. You know? It's like this is what I'm feeling. This is what I wanna say. And this is how I'm gonna get it out. And, you know, you put it out there to the world and whoever listens, listens. And if nobody listens, that's fine too. But this is how I'm feeling right now. And it's like I can go back and listen to each song off of each record and remember exactly what I was going through at that particular moment. And exactly how I was feeling.

MT: Do you have any relationship with any other current Detroit music stars? Have you ever talked to Kid Rock? Ever met Jack White?

EMINEM: No, never met Jack White. But I do have a pretty good relationship with Kid Rock. I mean, you know, we hang out every now and then. We probably haven't hung out during the past year or so. Maybe two years. But, you know, I see him quite a bit. He'll come over my house, I've played basketball with him, you know? But, yeah, me and Bob are pretty good friends.

MT: In the book, you write that you were influenced by the Beastie Boys and I know you recently inducted Run DMC into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What do you make of rappers like Asher Roth, whose sound was obviously influenced by the Slim Shady album? There are other current artists who've also obviously been influenced by you. Does that make you feel good? Or do you even care?

EMINEM: Well, Asher Roth has actually said, I think, in a song that he was influenced by me. And that's fine. I feel great when other artists are influenced by me. I mean, it's certainly flattering. But as far as people saying he sounds like me and shit like that, well, I got his album and I don't think it sounds anything like me. I was just listening to it the other day, in fact. That's one of the "catch-up" music things I mentioned earlier. I really wanted to check him out because people have been telling me to check him out. And I think the kid is dope. I think he's good and I don't think he sounds like me. It's kinda sad that just because he's white and he raps, then he's automatically gonna get that.

MT: Well, I think people just need labels to latch onto. You say in the book that one of your goals was to use hip hop to bring people together and to lessen racial tension. I really think you succeeded at that in many ways. But I'm just curious: There was that piece in The Source all those years ago about Champtown and him accusing you of racism and all that shit. Does that still bother you? Are there any repercussions from that still? Or is that all in the past now?

EMINEM: I just feel like I've tried to put all my beefs and all those kinda things behind me now. Everything from The Source beef and all that shit. I'm just trying to like move forward now. Especially, you know, with sobriety and everything. I just wanna move forward.

MT: Cool. Last question for you. What's an average day in the life of Eminem like these days when you're not working? When you're just at home. ...

EMINEM: Umm. An average day would be just ... uh, when I'm not working?

MT: Yeah. When you're just hanging at home.

EMINEM: [laughs] Well, you know, I work quite a bit. But when I'm not working, I'm just hanging out with my kids and watching TV, you know? Not really anything spectacular. I get up in the mornings and I run. I run quite a bit these days.

MT: Well, you look great. You do look like you're in great health.

EMINEM: Oh, thanks. I just run a lot. I exercise a lot and just eat right. You know, watch what I eat and count calories and all that good, fun stuff. [laughs]

MT: Are you going to tour on this album?

EMINEM: I don't know. I haven't really got that far; haven't gotten far enough to really discuss it yet. But I really don't know at this point. I guess I have to wait to see what comes up, and what the demand [for the album] may be.

MT: Right. Well, the demand will be great. Listen, Marshall, thank you so much for doing this. We really appreciate it and much good luck to you. I love the new single and I'm looking forward to the album.

EMINEM: Alright. Thank you. I appreciate it, Bill. Bye.

Thanks to editorial intern Nathan Michael Stemen for assistance beyond the call of duty.

Bill Holdship is music editor of Metro Times. Send comments to

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Competition for Catalytic Funding: mHealth for Maternal, Child, and Newborn Health

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The mHealth Alliance, in partnership with the Innovation Working Group, the UN Secretary-General’s Every Woman Every Child global strategy and the Norwegian Development Cooperation Agency (Norad) recently issued a Call for Letters of Interest (LOI) for the 2012 mHealth for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Competition for catalytic funding.

From our colleagues at Health Unbound:

The main purpose of this catalytic funding, which is disbursed over a two-year period, is to support promising mHealth programs with proof of efficacy as well as sustainable business plans to go to scale and to strengthen the evidence base for mHealth for maternal, newborn, and child health in developing countries.

The mHealth Alliance, in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), will create a learning agenda between all projects to help advance the field as well as provide technical support tailored to each grantee.

Learn more here.

The LOI is due by March 26th, 11:59pm EST.

More mHealth updates:

Call for papers for the Mobile Health Summit.

Mobile health fellowship with the Public Health Institute.

Recent posts about mHealth from the MHTF.


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Michelle Lensink

Coroner's Finding No Great Surprise - It's Time To Act

The findings of a coronial inquest into two stabbings by mentally ill people were of no great surprise, Shadow Minister for Mental Health Michelle Lensink said today.

Ms Lensink said the Rann Government should urgently implement the coroner’s recommendations and acknowledge that the mental health system was in desperate need of reform.

“For months the community has been told that reform of the mental health system cannot take place until the government receives a report into mental health by Monsignor Cappo and the Social Inclusion Board,” Ms Lensink said.

“I would hope that in light of the coroner’s recommendations, reforms are made before some other tragedy occurs because of the failings of the current system.”

Ms Lensink said the state’s mental health system lacked sufficient beds, especially for those who were a potential danger to the community or themselves.

She said the Rann Government had continually refused to acknowledge the desperate need for supported accommodation within our community.

“One of the recommendations in the coroner’s report is that the Mental Health Act should be reviewed to give doctors greater discretion regarding continued detention orders. However, the government has apparently already reviewed the Act, but some 18 months later we have not seen any drafted legislation changes.

“I understand that doctors are apprehensive and feel forced to take a conservative approach to detention orders because they are afraid of the consequences from an overly politically correct Guardianship Board.

“Unfortunately there are occasions when people are just too unwell to be placed in community care. The government should stop trying to force ‘community’ care on people who are not able to live by themselves with little support.

“Within mental health there is the need to retain places of refuge or ‘asylum’, rather than force everyone out into the community with no thought for the full consequences.”

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If you sit in Pierre Patrick's memorabilia-filled apartment for any length of time, you will hear his cellphone go off and, via ring tone, the sweet soothing voice of Doris Day:

"Que sera, sera. Whatever will be, will be..."

Patrick is a fan and a friend of Day's. It's an attachment that goes back to his childhood, when for 10 years he was in and out of hospitals, being treated for kidney disease.

In order to pass the time and feel better about life, Patrick watched Doris Day movies, from "The Man Who Knew Too Much" to "Pillow Talk."

"She has an angelic feel to her," he said. "And I think that translates in her films. She shines. She always makes you feel good."

Patrick also feels optimism in her. "That kind of optimism is infectious."

Patrick clearly has drawn on that spirit throughout his life, ever since he got out of the hospital bed, left his native Canada and headed for Hollywood.

He has a knack for meeting people -- folks with connections to celebrities. He has used that flair to get jobs and develop his talent as a manager, record producer and writer.

While working as a restaurant busboy, he met actor Gene Kelly's daughter. She liked his French accent and invited him to her birthday party.

Patrick had a ball, mingling with Kelly, Fred Astaire and other stars. "But then I had to take the bus back home!" he recalled. "I was sleeping on a mat in Westwood. It was like I was Cinderella."

But the star he really wanted to meet was, of course, Day. He saw his opportunity in 1989, when she was on the guest list for the Golden Globe Awards.

Patrick was most certainly not on that guest list. But he talked his way through the security stations in that endearing way of his and got inside.

"I was SO ready to meet her. "I had an 8x10 photo of her and I went straight to her table. She was so nice! She signed it for me."

They met again after he got a writing job with "Television Chronicle" and did a profile on her. They became friends and she gave him a special gift, a Samoyed named Breezy.

Patrick has co-written two books about Day and wrote the text for a Day paper-doll book for kids. He also assisted on compilation CDs of her music.

"She has recorded 1,200 songs," Patrick noted. And she's still recording, never mind that next week she will turn 88. "She is the most amazing vocalist," he said. "When she sings, it's like an angel. And she's sensual. The world stops."

I asked him why Day sometimes doesn't get credit for her achievements; often she is seen as a lightweight. "She is the No. 1 female box office star of all time," he replied. "People are now discovering what a perfect, natural actress she was."

"Marilyn Monroe was a horrible actress," he added. "Working with her was a nightmare. Doris was always on time, she knew her lines. She never went the way of drugs. She couldn't understand why celebrities like Judy Garland and Elvis went into drugs. She said, 'I didn't have time!'"

Day also wanted to maintain that optimistic outlook and image. Patrick told me she turned down the role of Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate" because she didn't think it was "the proper thing to do" to be seducing a young college graduate (Dustin Hoffman).

Patrick came to Connecticut about six years ago to help his friend, Jerry Goehring, who was working with the National Theater of the Deaf, then in Chester.

Later, Patrick signed on to help Goehring lure Hollywood celebrities to speak at Sacred Heart University's Edgerton Center for the Arts, which Goehring directs as well as the SHU theater department. Patrick's old pals who have agreed to come in so far include Jack Klugman, Debbie Reynolds, Ernest Borgnine and Mickey Rooney.

When he's not hobnobbing with the stars, you can find Patrick at Atticus Bookstore Cafe, where he sells books. He also manages Mikel Beaukel, a young actor, model and singer who is hoping to make it big.

Patrick has a million great stories, including the time he was picking up a CD at Frank Sinatra's house for Dean Martin's grandson. "I expected the maid to answer the door," Patrick said. "But there was Sinatra, in his bathrobe! Sinatra music was playing; he listened to himself 24/7. He was not particularly nice."

Patrick's New Haven apartment is a shrine to Day; photos of her adorn the walls. The last thing I saw as I departed was a message on the door which Patrick uses at the end of every email: "Have a Doris Day!"


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Don’t take that victory lap just yet, Mr. President.

At first glance, a new report from Pew Research looks devastating for President Donald Trump’s favorite punching bag, the nation’s news media. One might think that the message Trump has been hammering home is really getting through. After all, Pew’s polling clearly shows that a big chunk of the American public buys his message that the press is a negative force in our society.

Dishonest, scum, you pick the Trumpian insult.

Republicans, by a startling 8 to 1, are more or less with him on that.

As Rick Edmonds of the Poynter Institute observed Monday: “Their negative assessment comes perilously close to President Trump’s formulation earlier this year that national news media should be considered an ‘enemy of the people.’ “

But here’s the catch: Those numbers, according to Pew, haven’t changed over the past year, since the businessman-turned-Republican nominee for president was leading boisterous crowds in “CNN sucks” chants at his campaign rallies or tweeting in all caps about “fake news.”

The negative assessments, bad as they are, are simply holding steady.

But among some segments of the public, the media is actually looking better than ever.

Just who are these crazed iconoclasts?

1) College graduates. (Positive view of the media up 23 percent since 2015.)

2) Those with some college education. (Up 6 percent.)

3) People over 50 (Up 26 percent.)

That’s not a bad crowd to be popular with. And the spiking subscriptions at major newspapers, including The Washington Post, seem to tell the same story, as do major donations to organizations that support and defend journalism.

Pew identifies seven categories of respondents - with many, but certainly not all, coming from left of center politically - who, more than in the past, think the news media is a positive force in society.

“Democrats’ views of the effect of the national news media have grown more positive over the past year, while Republicans remain overwhelmingly negative,” the report said. Clearly, for some people, the diligent (sometimes groundbreaking) journalism of the past months is appreciated.

It’s notable, too, that those who have a dim view of the role of the press in society don’t think too fondly of another stalwart American institution: colleges and universities. That number has changed dramatically in just two years: In 2015, 37 percent of Republicans thought higher education was a negative force in society; now, a majority - 58 percent - think so.

Don’t get me wrong. As a true believer in the crucial role of the press in America, I’m deeply worried by what this report shows. And it’s completely believable. It backs up what I know from my own conversations and reading, my own email inbox, the reader comments I see on stories:

The nation’s partisan divide is ugly and getting worse, and the ability of the independent press to communicate with - and be believed by - the whole country may well be weakening.

Amy Mitchell, Pew’s director of journalism research, said the growing partisan divide in attitudes about the news media mirrors a Pew study done earlier this year in which Democrats showed a growing appreciation of the press’s watchdog role; but appreciation for that role plummeted among Republicans.

If journalism is to do its job fully, and as the founders intended, it can’t speak primarily to one side of the political aisle.

I don’t have the answers to that problem, though I’m planning to explore them in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, it’s important to acknowledge what this report doesn’t show: That Trump’s traitorous-media-scum message is moving the needle as he intends.

And that - although in a grasping-at-straws way - is good news.


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Every Thursday evening from June 1 to August 31 you will find jazz music streaming from the confines of Cathedral Square. Here's what you need to know before attending.

The early bird catches the…best seat?

Get to the park early! While the festivities officially begin when the food and drink vendors open for “happy hour” at 5 p.m. (and music starts at 6), you’ll need to get to Cathedral Square as early as possible to secure your preferred seat. Not only does seating fill up quickly, but so does parking. Plan accordingly.

Find the right spot

Sun gods and goddesses should sit to the left of the stage while shade dwellers should hang out under the protection of the building’s shadows on the right side. Like it loud? Up front is for you, but if you need a quick escape to the food vendors, find a spot towards the back of the park.  Meanwhile, the blanket crowd tends to converge near the front, while the lawn chairs find themselves in the back. Everyone else either stands or plants themselves on the grass.

Bring the kids

You’ll see just about everyone from families to couples on date night and teens out with their friends. Everyone is out enjoying the weather, food and most importantly, the music. People of all ages come together to enjoy Jazz in the Park every Thursday night.

Come hungry

There are plenty of food (and drink) vendors with options for everyone. Craving a slice of pizza? Louise’s has you covered. Or nibble on some Fiesta Corn from Vagabond. What about some gooey fried cheese curds or a sweet waffle with strawberries, whipped cream, and Nutella from Press? The list of delicious meals, treats and drinks goes on.

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Share a Dance

While everyone comes to Jazz in the Park expecting to listen to a great jazz band all night, you may be surprised to learn that they aren’t the sole entertainment of the night. Jazz dancers often perform at the front of the crowd below the stage and draw their own attention. Professionals and amateur dancers alike show off their moves throughout the night, so feel free to get up and show off your moves as well. You never know what or who you might see at Jazz in the Park. My favorite? The old man who dances through the crowd balancing a cup and soda can on his head. Yes, it happens and it’s great. The more free entertainment, the better!

Indulge in the unofficial Jazz in the Park snack

The go-to jazz snack: kettle corn. A night at Jazz in the Park is not complete without a bowl of kettle corn from the ever-present Cowboy Kettle Corn stand. It’s impossible to ignore the delicious smell of freshly made kettle corn all night. You’ll be stopping by for a bucket by the end of the night; I guarantee it.

Cowboy Kettle Corn; photo by Megan Otto.

 They have a great Happy Hour deal

If I haven’t already given you enough reasons to head to Jazz in the Park at least one Thursday this summer, here’s my final push: happy hour is from 5-6 p.m. every week and all alcoholic drinks are a dollar off. If jazz music isn’t your thing and you don’t like great food, then the combination of an outdoor happy hour in great weather must surely have you zipping over to Cathedral Square Thursday nights for Jazz in the Park!

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7 Signs You Need To Slow Down Your Life

Sometimes we can become so chronically stressed that we're not even aware how out of balance our lives have become. Often we hear about people who were given a dire wake-up call in the form of a major health issue, a breakdown or a crisis.

It doesn’t need to come to that. Pay attention to the signs below to notice when you're becoming overstressed, and take the necessary steps to simplify your life.

1. Your phone has become an extension of your body.

The Internet and social media of course have their merits, but unfortunately they can also be highly addictive. Do you find yourself compulsively checking Facebook or Twitter as soon as you’ve woken up? Or scrolling through newsfeeds whenever you have a spare moment? This hungry search for information and instant gratification is wiring us to constantly look outside of ourselves, and our virtual connectivity has led to a deep disconnection to ourselves and the world around us.

2. You are having trouble sleeping.

Difficulty staying asleep, falling asleep or waking unrefreshed are all indicative of an over-primed nervous system. If you've noticed that your sleep has become off-kilter, it is time to pay attention to what your body is telling you and actively address the stressors in your life.

3. You suffer from frequent infections or chronic health issues.

Just like poor sleeping, poor immunity and chronic health problems are another message from your body that something needs to change in your life. As well as consulting with a health professional and improving your diet, take some quiet time alone and mentally ask your body what it needs from you. Using your non-dominant hand to journal the answers will help you to tap into the wisdom of your subconscious mind, and you may be surprised with what comes out.

4. You can't remember the last time you did something nice for yourself.

When is the last time you went for a long walk on the beach, took a candlelit bath, got a massage or just spent the whole weekend resting and relaxing? Slowing down and taking time for yourself is not lazy or selfish, but essential to recharge your batteries so that you can be your best you.

5. You no longer care what you are putting into your body.

You're busy, I get it. And I know how when things get hectic, the first thing to go is good eating habits. But when this goes on for too long, your well-being starts to suffer and your stress only increases — making us less able to cope with life’s demands. Healthy eating needs to be a priority, as does eating mindfully. Scarfing down your food on the run, in front of the TV or with worries on your mind hinders your ability to be in touch with your body and means you will be much more likely to overeat, suffer from indigestion or eat lifeless foods that don't support your vitality.

6. You can’t remember the last time you had a good cry.

Emotions are a normal part of everyday life, provided they're acknowledged, felt or expressed. When you're constantly on the run and out of touch with your inner life, you probably suppress or ignore your feelings. This can lead to chronic low-grade anxiety or depression.

When you slow down a little, you're able to tune in to how you're really feeling, and give your feelings an outlet — whether that means having a good cry, punching pillows, journaling or speaking up about certain issues in your relationships.

7. You are consumed with chasing external goals.

Most people have been conditioned to seek happiness outside of themselves, whether that's through attaining enough money, having the right relationship, looking good or advancing in their careers. If you rarely allow yourself time to watch a sunset, slowly sip a cup of tea, reach out to the people you love or just allow yourself and your life to be enough, in this moment, then you're going too fast and robbing yourself of what life is truly about.

Once you've identified these signs, the next step is to take active steps that inhibit constant movement. Meditation is a great starting place, and there are countless mindfulness methods that almost anyone can incorporate into her daily life. Find one that works for you, and in no time you'll start feeling more relaxed and at peace.

Want to learn to slow down? I've put together a free online meditation course for beginners.

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Acacia Mining

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Acacia Mining

Acacia mining company logo
  • Year Founded: 2000
  • Key Founding Individuals: Started as a unit of Barrick Gold which was founded by Peter Munk
  • Key People: Kelvin Dushnisky – Chairman, Bradley Gordon - CEO
  • Mined Resources: Gold
  • Operational Regions: Tanzania

Acacia Mining was established in 2000 when Barrick Gold expanded operations to include mining in Tanzania. Barrick became involved with Tanzania in 1999 when acquiring Sutton Resources Ltd. Barrick bought Bulyanhulu as part of this deal in 1999, and then also purchased Buzwagi and Tulwaka mines as part of the Pangea Goldfields Inc. acquisition. The company then took over Placer Dome and acquired North Mara mine in 2006. In 2010 Barrick listed as African Barrick Gold on the London Stock Exchange. It finally changed its name to Acacia Mining in 2014.

Tanzania in the Northwest region – Bulyanhulu, Buzwagi and North Mara. Situated 55 kilometres south of Lake Victoria, Bulyanhulu is an underground gold mine which is known as the deepest mine in Tanzania. The mine was instrumental in making Tanzania the third biggest gold producer on the African continent. Located in the Shinyanga region, Buzwagi is an open pit gold mine. It is known as the biggest single open pit mine, and the second largest mining operation in Tanzania. North Mara is also an open pit gold mine and is located in the Tarime district in Mara.

Company Mission and Vision

Acacia Mining has a strategic approach to operating assets. Through exploration the value for the business over the long term is driven. Acacia aims to build a major land package in all the most geologically sound belts in Tanzania to create the best possible opportunities to make new discoveries. The company continuously invests in the future while focusing on three main pillars: business, people and relationships.

Acacia has made major improvements to the business to ensure that every mine is correctly set up and engineered. The Bulyanhulu mine was adapted to a mechanised mining method. At the North Mara mine an underground operation is being developed with the vision of strong social and fiscal returns. At Buzwagi the company has made such drastic changes that only profitable ounces are being mined.

According to Acacia Mining people are the core asset of any company. The corporate offices and management have been drastically restructured to ensure contemporary cultural transformation. Acacia also introduced a behavioral safety programme. By creating a culture of high performance, employees are given tools to succeed, and are held accountable. .

Through placing focus on improving relationships with local communities near the mines and with the government, Acacia Mining creates engagement. The company has also forged strong relationships with the authorities on a national and local level. This ensures on-going support for the business and long-term success.

Company Culture

Acacia Mining prescribes to a culture of high performance. In order to drive the culture every employee is expected to follow these core behaviors: - Plan the work well, and work well according to the plan - Recognize performance - Work as a team - Communicate openly - Act with urgencyWith this approach Acacia hopes to create a business that will be continue to be recognised as one of the top mining companies on the African continent.


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The All-Inclusiveness and Unlimitedness of Christ, by Witness Lee

Christ is the life-giving Spirit. Where is He today? On the one hand, He is the Lord and Christ on the throne in heaven, while on the other hand, He is the life-giving Spirit who has entered into us to be our life. No matter how rich the food and water we need are, if they do not get into our stomach, they still have nothing to do with us. Today Christ is not only the Lord of all on the throne in heaven, but also the real and living life-giving Spirit indwelling our spirit to be our life. How good and how wonderful this is!

Unfortunately, Christians today have been separated from Christ by many things. It is needless to speak of sin and the world, for even reading the Bible may separate you from Christ. This is because in reading the Bible, you may only use your mind to study and not use your spirit to pray over the words of life. For example, you may read Matthew 1:1, which says, “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” When you come to the name of Abraham, you may be puzzled; you may not understand what the meaning of Abraham is. When I was young, I encountered this problem. I tried my best to search through the dictionaries, Bible encyclopedias, concordances, and the like. I was fully disappointed even when I found the explanation. I found an entry that said that Abraham was the father of Isaac. Who then is Isaac? I still did not understand. Therefore, I often wasted my time. I studied the Bible for an hour and a half in the morning, and the result was that my head was spinning. I would have been better off not reading the Bible. If I would have instead prayed a few sentences, I could at least have touched the Spirit to some degree. Because of the way I studied the Bible, I was farther away from God than when I first started. I tried to study Matthew 1, but the record of the genealogy, which goes all the way to verse 17 and contains many strange names, befuddled me. In addition, verse 17 mentions three ages of fourteen generations each. All the generations from Abraham until David were fourteen generations, from David until the deportation to Babylon were fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon until the Christ were fourteen generations. I began to count the three ages of fourteen generations. However, no matter how I counted, I could not get it right. In the end, I was completely confused. Thereafter, I said, “Forget about it! There is no way to study the first seventeen verses in Matthew 1.” That was why in the first few years, every time I read Matthew, I always started from verse 18.

Sometimes reading the Bible with the mind can also be satisfying. As a young person you may be saved and stirred up to love the Lord, and your heart may fully desire to honor your parents, to be diligent, and to do things single-heartedly. The Bible contains many such words, and when you read them, you feel very comfortable and satisfied. When sisters first read the Bible and come to the verse in Ephesians 5 which says that the husbands should love their wives, everyone who is a wife smiles and nods her head. To her, this Bible is very good and is the best book. This is because there is no wife who does not expect her husband to love her. The words in the Bible simply match what your heart loves. Conversely, the brothers enjoy reading the verse in Ephesians 5 which says that the wives should be subject to their husbands. This is truly good, because what the husbands daily hope for is that their wives would be subject to them.

Of the two kinds of sensations in reading the Bible, as illustrated above, one is very dry and puzzling, and the other is very interesting and satisfying. These two seem to be entirely different, but both separate you from the enjoyment of Christ. We need to see that the Bible was not written for this purpose. The Bible is God’s words, and God’s words are spirit. The Lord Jesus said, “The words which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life” (John 6:63b). Every sentence in the Bible is spirit and life. No matter whether you are old or young, learned or unlearned, I would suggest that you do not skip Matthew 1:1-17 but rather read every verse. When you read “Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob,” even though you do not understand it, do not try to understand it. One day you will understand, and that will be the real understanding. You should simply pray-read, “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers.” Do not care whether or not you understand; simply pray-read, and you will inwardly touch the Spirit. Facts speak louder than words. Try and pray-read, and see which of these two ways of reading the Bible supplies you more. I do not have to pray-read for half an hour; I can be enlivened by pray-reading for only five minutes.

Our Lord is rich today. He was the eternal God, the Creator, and the One who rules over the whole universe, upholding and bearing all things by the word of His power. One day, He came to be incarnated. He entered into the womb of a virgin and was willing to be born as a man. He passed through human living for over thirty-three years, experiencing all kinds of hardships and tasting all sorts of joys and sorrows. Then He entered into death, and He did great things in His death, accomplishing one thing after another. Sins were removed, sin was dealt with, all things were ended, and the divine life was released. Then He entered into resurrection, and He regenerated us in His resurrection. He also became the life-giving Spirit to enter into us today. Not only so, He ascended to the throne. The indwelling Christ in us today is also the Christ sitting on the throne. All these are His riches.

The most central point is that He is the Spirit, even the life-giving Spirit. This Spirit is in God’s word and in your spirit. Whenever you open your mouth to pray, you can touch this Spirit. Therefore, all of us need to pray. You must pray, and you must also pray-read the Bible. Daily you need to contact this Spirit, be filled with this Spirit, and let this Spirit operate within you to saturate you. Dear brothers and sisters, if you experience this, you will enjoy the unsearchable riches of Christ.

We all have our husbands, wives, children, families, and careers; we all have burdens and hardships. All these are ordained by God, for this is our human life. How do we handle all these matters? It is extremely difficult to handle them by ourselves, so we must depend on the Lord. Paul told us in Philippians 1:19 that the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ enables us to enjoy salvation in our living. To obtain the supply of this Spirit, we must pray, because this Spirit can be contacted only by our spirit. Whenever we contact this Spirit, He will supply, saturate, permeate, and water us. This Spirit is Jesus Christ, the Triune God, the One who is both God and man, and the all-inclusive Spirit. If you enjoy Him daily in such a way, you will enjoy His riches.

When we thus enjoy the riches of Christ, we will be filled by Christ. You are full of Christ, I am full of Christ, and we all are full of Christ. As a result, when we come together, we are His Body, which is the fullness of the One who fills all in all. This fullness is His expression. A glass may contain water, but if the glass is not full, the water will not overflow. If you add more and more water until the glass is so full that the water overflows, this is fullness. The overflowing of the water is the fullness of the water. This fullness expresses the water for people to see.

Today Christ wants to fill us. He is the Spirit, and as such, He wants to fill us until He overflows from within us. This overflowing is the fullness, and this fullness is His expression, which is the church. The church is the expression of Christ. Furthermore, since Christ is God, the church is also the fullness, the expression, of God. I hope that you can see that in the riches of Christ there is His all-inclusiveness, and in the fullness of Christ there is His unlimitedness. The all-inclusiveness and the unlimitedness of Christ are manifested in His riches and in His fullness. The manifestation of His riches and His fullness hinges on our enjoyment of Him. The more we enjoy Him, and the more we experience Him together with the saints in the church, the more we express His all-inclusiveness. We thank and praise the Lord that today He wants to recover this. You cannot be a superficial Christian “skating on the ice” according to the pattern of today’s Christianity. You must not be like this. You must be a deep Christian. You need to pray, read the Bible, and enter into the Bible. Break the ice and get into the depths of the water to probe the riches in it. When we experience Christ, we enjoy His riches, and as a result, we become His fullness. Thank and praise Him for this!

(The All-Inclusiveness and Unlimitedness of Christ, Chapter 4, by Witness Lee)


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Side-Lighted LED Bathroom Vanity Mirror: 24" x 32" - Oval - Wall-Mounted

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Welcome to the new world of personal lighting! Our commercial grade LED side-lighted mirrors are used in luxury hotels, spas and make-up studios - a great enhancement to any bathroom. Our 24 inches wide x 32 inches tall LED mirror produces a perfect 6,000 Kelvin light color to reflect your image in white light (sunlight) conditions. Improve your ability to apply make-up, do hair style and color, and coordinate clothing and accessories.

Our mirrors come with a separate high-grade anodized aluminum frame for ease of mounting (includes mounting hardware), and connect to a standard light switch. Mirrors come with lifetime moisture-proof backing. Turn your bathroom into a luxurious spa!

WARNING: Mirrors only mount one way! Width = horizontal, Tall = vertical!

Dimensions: 24in x 32in
LED Specification: 18 Watt LEDs (per meter) - 40 per foot - 22 Lumens per LED - 50,000 hour burn life
Total Watts: 40
Total Lumens: 6,500
Connection: 110v AC - 240v AC power regulator to 12v DC, connect to standard lighting circuit
Mirror Thickness: 5 mm (close to 1/4 inch)
Mounting Frame: Anodized aluminum mounting frame, 1.5 inches deep.
Installation Instructions: Mirror Installation Instructions / Video
Warranty: 5 years
SKU/Item #: MAM42432

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Crooks on Tape - "Fingerprints"

Crooks on Tape - "Fingerprints"

$ 15.98

Enon achieved most of their success once Toko Yasuda joined for 2002's High Society, but it felt like there was unexplored mileage in the skronky yet catchy sound they pursued on their debut album, Believo!, which they recorded while Skeleton Key's Rick Lee was still a part of the group. Crooks on Tape reunites Lee with Enon founder John Schmersal, and the group's first album, Fingerprint, often feels like it picks up where Believo! left off. Some songs, like the album opener "Duper," recall how Enon sometimes sounded like a half-speed version of Schmersal's earlier band Brainiac in their rattling percussion, tweaked falsetto, and rubbery synths (minus, of course, the inspired insanity of late singer Timmy Taylor).

The results of a couple of years' worth of free-form jams edited into quirky sound sculptures, Fingerprint makes the most of Lee and Schmersal's willingness to hunt for the weirdest sounds possible and then put them in the hookiest songs they can write. It's a tricky balancing act, but they nail it on songs like the dramatic, sparkling "If Feelings Mean a Thing," the dreamy mirage-pop of "Summer's End," and the funky yet spooky groove of "A Hazmat Dream." The album offers plenty of vivid reminders of how kinetic and entertaining the pair's music is, whether on playful sketches like "Tito's Riser" and "Milo's Creeper" or songs such as the driving "River Bait" and the Krautrock-tinged "Wandered Again." Fingerprint is a welcome return from a pair of veteran sonic explorers, and a welcome introduction to where their heads are now.

1. Duper
2. If Feelings Mean a Thing
3. Tito's Riser
4. The Regiments
5. Melting the Ice
6. Summer’s End
7. River Bait
8. Milo’s Creeper
9. A Hazmat Dream
10. Wandered Again
11. Clergymen Segway
12. Barging In

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