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Numbers Cast Doubt On Genocide Claims
By Nabi Abdullaev
Aug. 18 2008 00:00
ReutersCoffins containing bodies of Georgian soldiers lying on the ground before their burial near Tskhinvali on Saturday.
Days after the fighting ended in South Ossetia, a huge question mark is hanging over the number of civilians who actually died.
South Ossetian and Moscow officials put the number of Ossetian civilian casualties from 1,600 to more than 2,100.
Some human rights activists on the ground said, however, that they were struggling to find even 100 slain Ossetians, while other experts said it remained too early to compile an accurate count.
In any case, it is looking increasingly unlikely that the death toll will be anywhere close to the numbers needed to support Moscow's claim that Tbilisi had committed genocide.
President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin both accused the Georgian military of committing "genocide" when it invaded South Ossetia on Aug. 8 in an attempt to regain control over the pro-Moscow republic. Medvedev has also ordered the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office to open an investigation that could lead to genocide charges being filed against the Georgian leadership.
South Ossetia's top police official, Mikhail Mindzayev, told reporters Saturday that the number of civilian casualties was over 2,100, Interfax reported.
Separatist leaders had previously put the figure at 1,600, and Russian officials have cited the 1,600 figure for the past week. Most recently, Federation Council Deputy Speaker Alexander Torshin said Friday that 1,600 Ossetian civilians had perished under Georgian fire.
On the second day of the conflict, Aug. 9, Russia's ambassador to Georgia, Vyacheslav Kovalenko, declared that more than 2,000 Ossetian civilians had died.
The Investigative Committee, which has opened a case into suspected genocide as well as murder, said Thursday that it had so far uncovered "more than 60 bodies of Russian citizens of Ossetian ethnicity," Interfax reported. Most residents of South Ossetia carry Russian passports.
Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin told reporters in the North Ossetian capital, Vladikavkaz, on Friday that investigators have examined 29 bodies retrieved from South Ossetia. A team of 150 investigators are looking for evidence of genocide in South Ossetia's capital, Tskhinvali, and the surrounding area, he said.
Markin urged the reporters to share any evidence of "Georgian aggression" they might have with the investigators.
A fact-finding mission for Human Rights Watch, a U.S.-based rights watchdog, has only been able to find about 60 bodies.
The head of the group's Moscow bureau, Anna Neistat, said by telephone from Tskhinvali on Friday that the Tskhinvali hospital was storing 44 bodies of people killed in the city, including civilians and soldiers. "We believe that the figure of 44 is not exhaustive," she said, adding that she has heard of "at least a few other people dead in the city."
Neistat said she visited the village of Khetagurovo, outside Tskhinvali, on Thursday and villagers told her of 15 people killed there, both civilians and soldiers.
She said expected the death toll to grow when the dead are counted in other villages near Tskhinvali, which experienced the brunt of the fighting.
But Neistat has not found evidence of a high civilian death toll. "The range of numbers we are getting is dozens of civilians rather than thousands," she said.
The Tskhinvali hospital has reported taking in 273 civilians and soldiers injured in the city and the surrounding region, Neistat said.
The number of civilian injuries in a conflict is usually three to four times higher than the number of those killed, she said. "If the Russian authorities are talking about 1,600 people killed, we must be talking about some 6,000 wounded, and so far we haven't seen anything close to that," she said.
In the meantime, a federal crisis center set up to deal with the conflict said 519 injured South Ossetian civilians had sought medical assistance in North Ossetia as of Friday morning, while another 360 had turned to doctors in South Ossetia, Itar-Tass reported.
The head of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights, Alexander Brod, who visited South Ossetia on Friday as a member of a team with the Public Chamber, said the official Moscow body count of about 1,600 looked credible.
"I saw there that a lot of people killed during the first two days of fighting were buried on the spot, right in their own yards, because the intense fire did not allow other options," he said.
Also, the very strong odor of decomposing bodies is hanging over Tskhinvali's demolished buildings, he said.
"There will be significantly more dead after the rubble is removed," he said.
The civilian body count in an intense five-day battle like the one witnessed in South Ossetia could easily amount to hundreds and even thousands, said Yevgeny Satanovsky, a security analyst and president of the Institute of Middle East Studies.
Usually, civilian casualties in urban conflicts are several times higher than the body count of combatants, he said.
Russia's Defense Ministry says 74 servicemen were killed in action and 19 were missing. Georgia's Health Ministry says 112 troops were killed, excluding those left behind in South Ossetia. Russian officials said Friday that 50 dead Georgian servicemen had been retrieved in South Ossetia.
So far, the relatively low death toll of Ossetian civilians and the lack of evidence that they were killed in a systemic, premeditated way precludes Russian officials from qualifying the events in South Ossetia as genocide, said Ilya Altman, chair of the Holocaust and Genocide department at Maimonid University in Moscow.
"This was a political decision and has nothing to do with the judicial science," Altman said.
Staff Writer Anna Malpas contributed to the report.


Albanian Customs is the public body/bureau which protects the financial and economic interests of the country. It guarantees safety and protection of society and business partners by supporting them in managing risk through a series of efficient and effective controls to detecting anyone who violates the law, facilitating trade practices through the implementation of modern technologies and methods of work. Customs also has as its main mission; the cooperation at national and international level with all stakeholders, whether private or public. Customs walks in harmony with EU standards and also strictly follows all international customs conventions, thus being a community partner supporting domestic and foreign trade, but most importantly the Albanian consumer. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Albania and the General Directorate of Customs, on the occasion of renewal of the entire structure, trusted the Agency with the renewal of the visual image and its overall identity. The new requested image had to be presented with a strong and serious symbolic in which would be reflected all the values that identify an institution such as the Albanian Customs. After consulting a specialist of the field, work started to identify elements of any kind that would be assembled and used to create the new image of the Customs. The new logo carries some key points and elements constituting the Albanian customs institution. The use of visual details is put together harmoniously to present a simple identity and comprehensive at the same time. The institution is been given the value of one of the most important departments of the state through the colours. The completion of this Brand resulted in its expansion throughout all the elements and facilities of the institution. Also, the design of the uniforms and decorative badges was the cherry on top of this work.
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Increase In Use Of Livestock Antibiotics Linked To Superbugs. . .Again
Press Release | University of Texas , U.S Food and Drug Administration | October 6, 2014
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--October 6, 2014. Two reports released last week add to the growing concerns surrounding the overuse of antibiotics in livestock and the corresponding public health and safety impacts of increases in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as superbugs.
Researchers at the University of Texas investigated whether infections of a common and dangerous digestive tract infection, Clostridium difficile (CDI), increased during the period 2001 to 2010. The study, 'Deadly diarrhea' rates nearly doubled in 10 years, examined data from the U.S. National Hospital Discharge Surveys (NHDS), which included 2.2 million CDI discharges. The analysis found that based on these data not only had CDI incidences increased, but they had nearly doubled from 4.5 percent to 8.2 percent.
"Several factors may have contributed to the rise in CDI incidence in recent years," said Kelly Reveles, PharmD, PhD, and lead author on the study. "Antibiotic exposure remains the most important risk factor for CDI."
While overuse of antibiotics in humans is a part of the equation, according to the study, reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics agriculture, including conventional livestock production, has also been a primary target of concern. Because conventional livestock producers use antibiotics as growth stimulators as well as prophylactic, or subtherapeutic, treatments for infections, mostly brought on by unhealthy and overcrowded animal living conditions, the practice has increasingly come under scrutiny as untreatable infections rise in the human population.
To that point and in the face of increased scrutiny, a second report released last week by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) observed in its 2012 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals a disturbing fact: the total quantity of antimicrobial active ingredients sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals increased by 16 percent. A significant increase, this fact indicates the conventional livestock industry's unwillingness to heed numerous warnings of scientists, environmental health advocates, and even government leaders concerning the necessity to curb overuse of antibiotics for non-illness related treatment.
Organic As a True Solution
Despite recent efforts on the part of FDA and the White House to impose new regulations and policy priorities to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria and rein in subtherapeutic antibiotic use in livestock production, these efforts only come after intense pressure and litigation from environmental health advocacy groups and do not go far enough to address the true underlying problems of livestock production standards.
Conventional livestock production goals of quantity and bulk led to the practice of feeding subtherapeutic doses of antibiotics, beginning as early as the 1950s. It was during that time that researchers discovered that adding these drugs to livestock feed and water increased the weight gain of animals. This practice has increased as livestock production became more industrialized through the use of confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which often have unsanitary conditions produced by packing excessive numbers of animals into an unnatural environment and thus increasing disease risks and the spread of infection.
Under the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), certified USDA livestock producers cannot use growth promoters and hormones, whether implanted, ingested, or injected, and this includes antibiotics. Additionally, certified USDA Organic livestock producers cannot use subtherapeutic does of antibiotics, meaning they cannot administer low-dose antibiotic treatments that are not for the purpose of treating sick livestock. The standards also require that producers maintain living conditions that prevent infectious diseases from becoming established and adversely affecting livestock health. The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) in the last year has stood by a decision to phase our antibiotic use in organic apple and pear production by the end of this year, after rejecting petitions by the organic apple and pear industry to extend the use of tetracycline and streptomycin -the only remaining antibiotic use in organic production.
Through supporting organic agriculture and fighting for even stronger organic standards, consumers have the power to make change happen on important issues and advance important public health and safety standards where others are lacking. For more information on what you can do to advance organic agriculture, see Beyond Pesticides' Keeping Organic Strong webpage, which provides a number of resources for people to participate in the organic review process, including submitting comments to the National Organic Program on the upcoming National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) conference. Comments are due Tuesday, October 7, 2014!
All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.
Antibiotic Resistance Ups Salmonella Hospitalizations: CDC
Antibiotic Resistance: How Industrial Agriculture Lies With Statistics
Researchers To Investigate If Farming Practices Are Increasing Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs
Shutdown Salmonella Outbreak Continues. CDC Food Safety Chief: 'We Have A Blind Spot.'
Antibiotics And The Meat We Eat
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Clostridium Difficile (CDI)
confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs)
Kelly Reveles
National Organic Program (NOP)
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)
SuperbugsU.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. National Hospital Discharge Surveys (NHDS)
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A hallmarked sterling silver golf pitch repairer keyring, this fantastic solid silver golf divot tool has a Assay Office hallmark on the front, with the option for us to engrave a message onto the opposite side if required.
The top features a handy lobster clip keyring chain, so it could be attached to your keys, or belt on the golf course.
The perfect gift for a lady or man golfer, comes complete with a high quality gift box.


4 bedroom holiday home situated in Constantia, the upmarket residential area associated with a number of world class wine estates in Cape Town and the beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens. The Old Winery, which adjoins the gardens of Brookhill, is an historical building which was once a Constantia winery – hence the name! The Old Winery has now been restored to provide a very comfortable home with an abundance of character.
The house itself is all on one level, other than a loft area over the main bedroom. There is a very light and spacious double height living room with dining area, a pool side room with built-in barbeque (perfect for al fresco summer meals), a separate television room and a fully equipped kitchen. The Master Bedroom is on one side of the home, and has a dressing area and en-suite bathroom. The remaining three bedrooms are on the other side of the living areas - there is a second double bedroom with en-suite bathroom and two further small bedrooms, one with twin beds and the other with a double bed.


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//  and Apache License v2.0 which accompanies this distribution.
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package org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler;

import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.*;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.eclipse.jetty.io.Buffer;
import org.eclipse.jetty.io.ByteArrayBuffer;
import org.eclipse.jetty.io.EndPoint;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;

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/**
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@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class ConnectHandlerUnitTest
{
    @Mock
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    @Test
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    {
        ConnectHandler connectHandler = new ConnectHandler();
        final byte[] bytes = "foo bar".getBytes();
        Buffer buffer = new ByteArrayBuffer(bytes.length * 2);
        buffer.put(bytes);
        when(endPoint.flush(buffer)).thenAnswer(new Answer<Object>()
        {
            public Object answer(InvocationOnMock invocation)
            {
                Object[] args = invocation.getArguments();
                Buffer buffer = (Buffer)args[0];
                int skip = bytes.length/2;
                buffer.skip(skip);
                return skip;
            }
        });
        when(endPoint.blockWritable(anyInt())).thenReturn(true);

        // method to test
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        assertThat(buffer.length(),is(0));
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Tag Archives: Pinnacle Renewables
Environment Mongabay: With British Columbia's last old-growth at risk, government falters: Critics
Anzac Valley clear cuts in British Columbia's boreal rainforest. What you see was once completely forested. Image by Taylor Roades courtesy of Stand.earth.
In this story, I revisit a part of the world I wrote about last June — British Columbia, its rare and vanishing towering old-growth forests in coastal and interior rainforests, and a progressive government's promises to protect and preserve much of what's left. Spoiler alert: it's not.
"I know what they say [in the National Democratic Party], but I don't know what this government's long-term vision is for forestry," Sonia Furstenau, BC's Green Party leader, told me in an hour-long interview. "They are adhering to the status quo that is giving us the same outcomes we've had for decades. I was on the finance committee a few years ago. I spent a lot of time in small planes flying over the province. When you fly over British Columbia, it is a landscape of devastation. It's heart-wrenching to see it from the sky, just how little intact forest there is left."
My in-depth story reveals the sentiments some the top players in this environmental saga of unfilled political promises — leading forestry experts, political insiders, even a statement to Mongabay from BC's forestry minister. It all adds up to an inescapable conclusion: despite the NDP adopting paradigm-shifting recommendations it commissioned in 2020, the majority government is still prioritizing logging and a growing wood-pellet industry over some of the last great old-growth forests, rare ecosystems and endangered species in North America.
As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau upped his nation's carbon-reduction ambition under the Paris Agreement, he will find it increasingly difficult to meet those goals by 2030 as his country's most powerful carbon sinks are felled for lumber and wood pellets to be burned overseas in power plants.
British Columbia's remaining old-growth forests aren't only valuable for the carbon storage they provide; they are also cherished for their uniqueness, the biodiversity they harbor, and the awe they inspire. Image by Jakob Dulisse.
This entry was posted in Environment and tagged Al Gorley, biomass, British Columbia, Climate change, deforestation, Enviva, Fairy Creek, Fort Nelson, Garry Merkel, John Horgan, Karen Price, Katrine Conroy, old-growth forests, Paris Agreement, Pinnacle Renewables, Sonia Furstenau, Stand.earth, Vancouver, wood pellets on April 20, 2021 by Justin Catanoso.
Environment Mongabay: Are forests the new coal? Global alarm sounds as biomass burning surges
In this stunning graphic created by the Southern Environmental Law Center is the size and scope of the massive wood pellet production industry in the US Southeast, one of the world's largest producers of wood pellets for energy generation in the UK and EU. The biomass production is concentrated here because nearly all forested land is privately owned with cheap, easy access to forests for clear-cutting, destroying species habitats and weakening climate mitigation in a region beset by hurricanes and flooding.
This multimedia story — the most complex of any I've written for Mongabay — was months in the making. In late spring, my editor Glenn Scherer and I talked about a kind of global supply-and-demand story regarding the biomass industry. In early June, I created a Google alert for "biomass" and "wood pellets" and started gathering links to stories about the industry. It became obvious after a few weeks that despite this incessant lobbying of scientists and NGOs, despite mountains of science over a decade demonstrating that biomass is not carbon neutral like wind and solar and should not have the same legal designation, despite the loss of so many badly needed carbon-sequestering forests in the US, Canada, Russia, Eastern Europe and now Asia, the biomass industry is only growing — rapidly — in size, scale, profitability and as a natural offshoot, political influence. All this at a time when climate change is only accelerating.
A load logging truck pulls into the Enviva biomass wood pellet plant in Northampton, North Carolina. Image courtesy of the Dogwood Alliance / NRDC.
To tell this story, Glenn and I recognized we needed more than a long, involved narrative — though I produced one. We needed visuals: interactive graphics, photographs, another video produced by the super-talented Manon Verchot. It's all here. Including this YouTube video. It's a compelling package and a rather grim reality. There is a potential bright spot in The Netherlands where public support against biomass for energy and heat is high, and the Dutch government — a major user of biomass instead of coal — has been urged by an independent advisory commission to phase out its use of biomass. Some advocates hope that if the Dutch government acts, other EU nations may just follow suit.
In the meantime, the biomass industry continues to pile up whole trees for pelletizing along with record profits.
In 2017 demand for industrial wood pellets exceeded 14 million tons. By 2027, demand is expected to more than double to over 36 million tons. The biggest increases in biomass burning by 2027 are expected in Europe, Japan and South Korea, with newly targeted source forests in Brazil, Mozambique and Australia. Image courtesy of Environmental Paper Network
This entry was posted in Environment and tagged Almuth Ernsting, BioFuels Watch, biomass, carbon emissions, carbon neutrality, carbon neutrality loophoe, Climate change, Dogwood Alliance, Enviva, Kyoto Protocal, Paris Agreement, Pinnacle Renewables, Rita Frost, wood pellets, woody biomass on September 1, 2020 by Justin Catanoso.


Building and deploying a heavy duty web service from the ground up is a long and costly process. At the IT section of AnandTech, we mostly focus on the fun part of the process: choosing and buying a server. However, there is much more to it. Designing the software and taking care of cooling, networking, security, availability, patching and performance is a lot of work. Add all these time investments to the CAPEX investments in your server and it is clear that doing everything yourself is a huge financial risk.
These days, almost everybody outsources a part of this process. The most basic form is collocation: you rely on a hosting provider to provide the internet bandwidth and access, the electricity, and the rack space; you take control of rest of the process. A few steps higher is unmanaged dedicated hosting services. The hosting provider takes care of all the hardware and networking. You get full administrative access to the server (for example root access for Linux), which means the client is responsible for the security and maintenance of his own dedicated box.
The next step is to outsource that part too. With managed hosting services you won't get full control, but the hosting provider takes care of almost everything: you only have to worry about the look and content of your web service. The Service Level Agreement (SLA) guarantees the quality of service that you get.
The problem with managed and unmanaged hosting services is that they are in many cases too restrictive and don't offer enough control. If performance is lacking, for example, the hosting provider often points to the software configuration while the customer feels that the hardware and network might be the problem. It is also quite expensive to enable the web server to scale to handle peak loads, and high availability may come at a premium.
Enter cloud hosting. Many feel that cloud computing is just old wine in new bottles, but cloud hosting is an interesting evolution. A good cloud hosting starts by building on a clustered hosting solution: instead of relying on one server, we get the high availability and the load balancing capabilities of a complete virtualized cluster.
Virtualization allows the management software to carve up the cluster any way the customers like--choose the number of CPUs, RAM and storage that you want and make your own customized server; if you need more resources for a brief period, the cluster can provide this in a few seconds and you only pay for the time that you actually use this extra capacity. Best of all, cloud hosting allows you to set up a new server in less than an hour. Cloud hosting, or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), is definitely something new. Technically it is evolutionary, but from the customer point of view it offers a kind of flexibility that is revolutionary.
There is a downside to the whole cloud IaaS solution: most of the information about the subject is so vague and fluffy that it is nearly useless. What exactly are you getting when you start up an Amazon Instance or your own cloud at the Terremark Enterprise Cloud?
As always, we don't care much about the marketing fluff; we're more interested in benchmarking in true AnandTech style. We want to know what kind of performance we get when we buy a certain amount of resources. Renting 5GB of RAM is pretty straightforward: it means that our applications should be able to use up to 5GB of RAM space. But what about 5GHz--what does that mean? Is that 5GHz of nostalgic Pentium goodness; or is it 5GHz of the newest complex, out-of-order, integrated memory controller, 1 billion transistor CPU monsters? We hope to provide some answers with our investigations.
In the setup descibed, can one virtual computer/OS span many physical systems? Can someone please point me to a good (wiki?) article about how that is done? There are many text about the subject of virtualization in general, but hard to nail some specific questions.
Also, how many cores max can one virtual system get? Or, in other words, if the physical system has so many cores, can you request more cores, and how can your virtual system can be efficiently scaled up if you are already reaching the max of one physical server?
Currently, a single virtual server cannot span more than one physical server, BUT VMs can be MIGRATED between multiple physical servers in case one physical server is too busy or is failing.
You can pretend you have more cores than you really do by limiting the GHz for each VM, or possibly by just over-allocating VMs and hoping they don't all get busy at once.
vSphere can currently use 6 or 12 CPU CORES (HT does not count as a core) per physical CPU. The exact number is determined by licensing. If you want to use 12 cores be prepared to pay a lot. Personally I think this is idiotic and hopefully VMware changes this in vSphere 5 later this year.
Seems a bit like Terremark is being presented as the premier choice. How can that be ascertained without comparison to others?
I find cloud computing nothing more than taking a bus or train in public transport!
The caveats are more than the benefits. There's nothing like having your own vehicle to drive!


When I first started blogging back in 2008, I was part of a small, but supportive, group of bloggers sharing our successes' and our struggles that come with living with mental illness. This past January, when I came back to blogging full time, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the number of Mental Health bloggers had grown tremendously. Happily I stumbled across A Canvas Of The Minds and the Blog for Mental Health Project which is an excellent way to locate a variety of mental health bloggers. Each sharing their own experiences.
I always considered myself a weird kid (I'm sure many others thought so as well.) For many years I was diagnosed with depression, but something about that diagnosis just didn't feel right. Over time my behavior became more erratic and reached the point where my life was completely falling apart and I didn't know what to do. I sought help from the Los Angeles County Mental Health Department. Being underfunded and overloaded, I was turned away several times. I was terrified and began to wonder what was the point of staying around in this world any longer.
I don't know where I got the perseverance to keep trying, but I did, and was finally accepted as a client. It was not a moment too soon because my life was a shambles and I believed I was going completely insane. It was through the county system that I was, finally, accurately diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It was a pleasant surprise to find that I was just crazy, not insane.
It took several years to find the right medication cocktail I needed to get my life in order. I wish I could say I am cured, but I am not. I have, however, reached the point that most of the time I am able to be a productive member of society. My life is a country song played backwards.
I returned to writing regularly on my blog to share those times that I still struggle with mania and depression. In addition, I hope my story will show many that life can get better. I consider my painful journey a success today and with that I hope to inspire others.
Thank you, Ruby Tuesday of Canvas of the Mind for the opportunity to be a part of this growing network. If you are a mental health blogger and would like to be a part of this special project I highly recommend you take a look at Blog For Mental Health 2013 to see how you can qualify.
Looking for other mental health bloggers? Here's an excellent list. It's the Blog For Mental Health 2013 Official Blogroll. I'm sure you'll find something on that list that speaks to you and help you feel you are not alone on this wild ride we call mental illness.
Good luck with the project and hopefully it will inspire others to do the same.
I'm happy to say there is hope. I still get those feelings of hopelessness. I probably always will. But now it's easier to accept them and let them pass (though, they definitely hurt still.) The path wasn't easy, Tipsy, but hang on.
Bradley, thank you so much for your wonderful, kind words, for sharing our project, and — most importantly — for sharing your story. It's taken me a little while (I've been traveling), but I've finally gotten your piece shared with our readers through facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and of course you're on our blogroll!
I'm just very happy to know you've found a supportive community here, and that you've found the "offline" support you need to help you succeed in your life. Thank you again, and all my very, very best to you!
thanks for pledging, your awesome! I, myself, couldn't pledge!
I left you a message on your blog, OhTemp. Coming out of the mental health closet can be a difficult thing to do. Each of us needs to do it in our own way and time.


What it is:A collection of highly pigmented lipsticks in satin and matte finishes.
-Start by applying Touche Éclat on the contour of the lips for a plumping effect.
-Apply Rouge Pur Couture from the outer corner of the upper lip and move towards the cupid's bow.
A new-generation lipstick inspired by Monsieur Saint Laurent's iconic color palette—red, fuchsia and orange—in a collection of captivating couture shades that offer each complexion a customized look. Lips are saturated with intense, stay-true color, thanks to the Coloreveal Technology while natural extracts provide comforting moisture that lasts all day. Provides medium to full coverage with a radiant, satin finish.
LE ROUGE # 1 : is a gorgeous pure red color. It's just red – not pink red, Orangey red, brownish red.
Packaging : The packaging is stunning. It comes in a thick golden metal tube with the logo embossed on in red . The packaging is luxury, for sure looks nice displayed on the vanity.
Texture : YSL did an amazing job with these lipsticks. It glides on smoothly on the lips and feels so comfortable.I usually HATE moisturizing, soft, satiny/sheer lipsticks because they tend to bleed and transfers a lot. This lipstick is definitely a satin lipstick but they are very moisturizing and doesn't bleed at all !!
Pigmentation & Lasting : The lipstick is super pigmented. One swipe and it would give an opaque finish. But you can totally deepen the color and it builds up beautifully. it stays on me for 5-6 + hours easily with eating and drinking.
Scent : It's scent free lipstick. I usually like my lipstick with some scent.
Overall : These are great lipstick for every day wear and comes in variety of shades to choose from.
Price: it's priced 35USD full size and 12 USD deluxe.
YSL lipsticks are love. Your lip swatches are spot on.
I am following your blog. Would you care to follow as well??
Love the colour - really suits you x Bit pricey for me though!
Gorgeous Colour. I really like YSL make up, just wish I could afford it.
I have an YSL Lipstick which my Mum bought me years ago and I save for special occasions, it always feels great and makes me feel confident.


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// "$Id: Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H 7003 2010-01-14 20:47:59Z greg.ercolano $"
//
// FLTK native OS file chooser widget
//
// Copyright 1998-2009 by Bill Spitzak and others.
// Copyright 2004 Greg Ercolano.
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
// version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
// Library General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
// USA.
//
// Please report all bugs and problems on the following page:
//
//     http://www.fltk.org/str.php
//

#ifndef FL_NATIVE_FILE_CHOOSER_H
#define FL_NATIVE_FILE_CHOOSER_H

// Use Windows' chooser
#ifdef WIN32
#include <FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser_WIN32.H>
#endif

// Use Apple's chooser
#ifdef __APPLE__
#include <FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser_MAC.H>
#endif

// All else falls back to FLTK's own chooser
#if ! defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(WIN32)
#include <FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser_FLTK.H>
#endif

#endif /*FL_NATIVE_FILE_CHOOSER_H*/

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UPDATED with final winners: Netflix had a dominant night at the IFP Gotham Awards on Monday, notching four wins for Marriage Story and one apiece for American Factory and When They See Us.
With the book closed on Thanksgiving, the Gothams represented one of the film industry's first dips into the awards season pool. As a light snowstorm hit the city, talent and execs converged on Cipriani Wall Street, with a remarkably compressed schedule ahead (the Oscars are February 9). While the line between Gotham winners and the Academy's honors is not usually a straight one, the near-sweep by Marriage Story will keep the film in the center of the conversation. (See full winners list below.)
Director Noah Baumbach, making his final trip to the stage of the night, praised his actors. "My special effect is the cast," he said. "I hide behind them. When I was cutting the movie, I felt like it was not mine anymore. It was theirs. That's the greatest gift any director can get."
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Awkwafina captured Best Actress for her role in The Farewell. "Holy sh*t," she began. "I never won anything. I can't even win an argument in the Instagram comments." After a flustered start to her speech, she rallied, thanking "grandmas everywhere, for spoiling us, loving us and believing in us."
A24, the distributor of indie breakout The Farewell, was the only company besides Netflix to win multiple Gothams, taking home a pair.
Adam Driver accepted the Best Actor prize for his co-lead turn in Marriage Story. He thanked Netflix, joking that he would "add to the list of people who've been thanking them." He also saluted Baumbach. "He's trusted me with four parts," Driver said. "I hope for 14 more."
Baumbach also won for Best Screenplay, and Marriage Story won the Audience Award.
While film has long been the focus of the Gothams, two prestige TV shows grabbed top prizes. The Ava DuVernay-directed When They See Us was honored for Breakthrough Series – Longform (meaning longer than 40 minutes per episode). Hulu's PEN15 got Breakthrough Series – Shortform.
Jane Rosenthal, one of the producers of When They See Us, said it was an honor to get recognized "here in New York, so close to where the injustice in this story happened." She added thanks to Netflix, the show's cast and executive producer and director Ava DuVernay, who insisted on changing the title from Central Park Five because "she had the vision to say, 'No, this is about these men'" awaiting vindication.
The night's first competitive award, Best Documentary, went to Netflix's American Factory, whose producers include Participant and Michelle and Barack Obama's Higher 6Ground.
Co-director Julia Reichert dedicated the win to "people who do the work," including Cipriani Wall Street staff. "These people, working people, are under so much more pressure, have so much less pay," she said, "while at the same time, the billionaires are choking the skyline of this city with playthings that are just for them. So, I ask: Is this the world we want to live in? That's the question our film is asking."
As usual, the Gothams did not lack star power. Hustlers star Jennifer Lopez presented the Best Actor award. The list of acting nominees also included Adam Sandler for Uncut Gems and Elisabeth Moss for Her Smell. Olivia Wilde was up for the Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award, but it went to Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre for The Mustang. The filmmaker said the experience of making her first feature "gave me a lot of joy, a lot of anxiety." She added, "The toughest thing when you do your first feature film is you never know if you're going to make it. You move forward blindly."
The IFP also gave out honorary awards at the ceremony: Laura Dern got the Actress Tribute, Sam Rockwell the Actor Tribute, Ava DuVernay the Directors Tribute and Glen Basner the Industry Tribute. While smoothly handled, the tributes (which took up nearly half of the show's two-hour running time) did not color outside the lines. Perhaps the liveliest comment came from Dern, who thanked her parents, actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, "who conceived me on the set of a Roger Corman movie — bless them." Like the rest of the night, the intro and acceptance speeches notably steered clear of political and social issues.
2019 IFP Gotham Awards – Winners
BEST FEATURE
Marriage Story (Netflix)
The Farewell (A24)
American Factory
Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, directors; Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert, Jeff Reichert, Julie Parker Benello, producers (Netflix)
BREAKTHROUGH ACTOR
Waves (A24)
BINGHAM RAY BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR AWARD
Laure De Clermont-Tonnerre
The Mustang (Focus Features)
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – SHORT FORM
Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, creators; Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman, Debbie Liebling, Gabe Liedman, Marc Provissiero, Brooke Pobjoy, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Becky Sloviter, Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, Jordan Levin, executive producers (Hulu)
BREAKTHROUGH SERIES – LONG FORM
When They See Us
Ava DuVernay, creator; Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Berry Welsh, Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, executive producers (Netflix)
Marriage Story
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Interview: Chilling with Sam Roberts
If your read Sam Roberts's Wikipedia page, you'll see the man has quite a career behind him already, and many connections. It's obvious then that there was no way we would miss him when he came to New York City this week, to play a gig at the beautiful Bowery Ballroom. Sam was really nice to sit down with us and talk about the genesis of the Sam Roberts Band new album Collider, which came out on May 10th via Zoë/Rounder Records, being on tour again and Justin Bieber. That's right.
Modern Mystery: It's been a while since you've been on tour in the US. How does it feel to be back on the road again?
Sam Roberts: Really good! Especially being here at the Bowery Ballroom. It's the perfect setting and scenario for starting off a tour, just to be back in New York City and feel the energy of the place again and hopefully play a good show tonight and set the tone for the rest of the tour.
MM: Which are you favourite cities to play in the US?
SR: It's hard to say because there are the obvious choices: New York, San Francisco and Chicago… But there are a few other smaller cities. I love playing in Buffalo, NY. I really like playing in Pittsburgh. It didn't start out that way but after years of thickheadedness and a refusal to take no for an answer, we sort of broke through and found a great, small, loyal following in Pittsburgh. And I love playing in Detroit. I've just got a great connection with that city. That's just to name a few.
MM: What made you decide to record the new album in Chicago rather than at home in Canada?
SR: Aside from choosing Chicago, just the idea of not making the record at home was important to us this time around because I think it allowed us to break free from our day to day routines and not have that be a part of the mindset while making the record. Not having to answer the phone, not having the menial daily chores that suck some of the romance out of it. I feel like making a record should be adventurous, that there should be some sort of romance and strangeness to the process. So going to a place like Chicago and just sort of taking ourselves outside of the familiar and the comfortable, and throwing a bunch of Canadians in a big American city, kind of wide-eyed and having to find their way… We kind of hoped that it would bring some spontaneity and a different perspective to make the record. We'd been practicing these songs for so long too and you have a tendency to sort of get a bit too cemented in terms of your relationship to the music that you are playing and I think that if you go in the recording studio with that in mind, you have the tendency to play to not make mistakes rather than play to perform and to try out some sort of emotion in your playing. So being in Chicago, we tried to feed off of the city and tried to being that into the studio every day.
MM: You worked with Brian Deck on this album, who's worked with Modest Mouse or Iron and Wine in the past. How did he get involved and how did the recording process for Collider differ from the other people you've worked with?
SR: We sent him demos that I'd been working on in my basement at home and he just came back with this extremely enthusiastic, encouraging response to the whole thing, so I was like, "Okay, he's really excited about this." And then a day later he sends me this email, 5-page long email, telling me everything that he would change in the songs, if and when he got his hands on them. That scared us off for a few minutes and we kind of went back and retreated to the band, you know, the sanctuary and were thinking, "this isn't going to work, this guy is crazy! He wants to do what?" And we actually tried to do a few of the things and it made a lot of sense. A producer's role isn't to pat you on the back, it's to bring their own perspective in or bring your vision to a new level or a level you can't see yourself because you are so close to the music and you've been so involved in every step of its life. I think what he helped with most is to help us find simplicity in the songs, to not just try to throw layer after layer after layer in the record. If you listen to the record, it has a more spare, sparse sound to it so that when you do introduce woodwinds and percussion, they have room to make much bigger impact and that was definitely a new approach for us.
MM: You also added two musicians to the line-up for this album, Ben Massarella and Stuart Bogie, who have worked with TV on the Radio and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. How did they work into the band? What did they bring to the tracks they performed on?
SR: Well, great musicianship for one. Their lack of history with the music itself allowed them to think completely out of the box. So they would come in and Stuart specifically, he'd come in and listen to this music for the first time and was already coming up with parts. After his first listen, he'd have something to play for the chorus he'd just heard. So it was an incredibly spontaneous and immediate process. And to watch people who are able to adapt that quickly and to think on their feet like that was inspiring to us and I think it made us want to play differently as well and not be afraid of making a mistake but rather play to get the right feeling on the recording. Also, Ben and Brian had a past relationship of working together. They're at that point where they don't even have to really talk to know what the other one means.
MM: How do you translate what you created in the studio to the current live show?
SR: We're in the thick of figuring it out right now. One of the first dramatic steps was to get a saxophone player to reproduce those parts on a daily basis. Stuart couldn't be with us on the tour because he's with Iron and Wine but he recommended a friend of his and we played one gig together in D.C. and it felt really good so hopefully there's more of that to come. It's mostly about getting the saxophone so we wouldn't have to re-invent the songs.
MM: What is the inspiration behind the songs on Collider?
SR: Everything and anything. Life. You know, I have a family, I have three kids… The inspiration is what you live and how you deal with the things you live and what is around you.
MM: What's your songwriting process? How do you decide how to tell a story?
SR: It's funny because this is my job and I do need to organize time to write a song. I have to put a lock on the door so the kids don't come in. I like writing under that kind of pressure, I like deadlines, I like creating with a sort of pressure on my shoulders. It tends to focus my thinking in some way as well. You're not able to have these meandering ideas that never get checked. I like having structure like that. But then again, so much time goes by between writing that I've kind of forgotten whatever method I had for the previous record, but that's how music evolves for me. If I implemented the same structure for every single song that I ever wrote, I think they'd end up sounding a lot more alike. So in this sense, every time I sit down to write a new record, I'm not chained to the last one necessarily and that's how I like to make music. One record, I might start with drums and bass and move on from there to add the vocals right at the end; another time I'll make a more concerted effort to write lyrics right at the beginning and shape the songs around the lyrics. This record was really about shaping the rhythmic patterns of the songs and letting everything feed off of that. So in terms of the lyrics and which words you end up using and how they roll off your tongue to fit into that pattern was important for this record in particular.
MM: How did you get involved with the Young Artists for Haiti benefit? It was quite surprising to see you alongside Justin Bieber and Drake. Did that make you hesitant or apprehensive at all?
SR: Not at all. I didn't realize the scope of the event before going in there. I really had no idea who I was going to be keeping company with. I know K'naan, who was the mastermind behind the whole thing and who wrote the song. He sent me an e-mail because we were all, a lot of us were heading over to Vancouver to play concerts surrounding the Olympics. So I didn't know what was going on. I got off the plane, went to the studio, I knew my part that I was supposed to sing. When I first arrived, there was myself and maybe three other people. So I recorded my bit, came out and what had a fairly empty room was now of, like you said, just about everybody: a lot of people I know, Canadian bands that I'm friends with or that I've toured with over the years and then a few surprising faces, you know? I think that was the beauty of the whole effort really, how it wasn't necessarily about one type of musician. It was a very inclusive process and I think it came out really really well and did a lot of good in the end too. It made a big impact in terms of getting Canadians to stay connected to the issue and reminding of the event long after it ceased to be front page news.
MM: How do you feel fans have reacted to Collider so far?
SR: It's funny because this time around I started looking at our Facebook page whereas during our last record I didn't even know how to log on [laughs]. And with Twitter as well, there's so much more immediate response to it and it's been really great! A lot of people say things that I love to hear like, "I had to listen to this one three or four times before I got it," and I think this is that kind of record. I don't think it hits right over the head right away. And I think every record we make is like that in a way, where you just have to sit with it for a bit for it to reveal its true nature. And also then your relationship to the song is allowed to evolve overtime and isn't just a flash in the pan experience.
MM: Is that kind of response part of the incentive to keep writing complex, powerful songs?
SR: You shouldn't let your self get too far ahead of yourself that way either and I don't want to say that it would make me stick to one way of doing things because I think that when you sit down and write, you have to feel that freedom to do whatever comes naturally to you at the time. My favorite songs to write are the simplest songs, it's just that they're harder to come by. Strangely enough.
MM: After this tour, what's next for the Sam Roberts Band?
SR: This tour is just starting so right now that seems SO far away that I can't even fathom. I want to be on the road for quite while with this record because it feels really good to play and I hope that it brings a new element to our live show that will keep people coming back. At the same time, I'd prefer not to put out records every three years, which is what happens when you're on tour for a year and a half then all of a sudden, you find yourself with a great deal of time. I want to make more music than I've been making in the last few years. I feel the urge to do that. So it's a bit of a balance and I haven't quite figured out how to strike that balance yet.
MM: Do you have some recording equipment in the tour bus?
SR: No, nothing. I don't even bother because I know that's not going to happen. And that's what I mean when I say there's so much time between writing. It's not just making a record but actually writing. I finished writing this record last summer and I haven't written a song since. It's already been almost a year since I wrote a song. I collect ideas, I've got a lot of ideas but I still have to do all that work to turn those fragments into a song. So, I just don't write when we're on the road. You've got to be up for the show and it's hard enough to stay focused on that one thing. Some people are amazing; you walk in their bus or their van or their hotel room and they've set up a studio and they've got two hours and they're working! I have the utmost respect and admiration and envy for those people because they make a lot of music, but I'm just not one of them. I need peace and space and if I don't have it the ideas just don't come, you know.
The Sam Roberts Band is touring the US and Canada for the next three months so check out their website HERE for tour information.
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Enter Apache Beat's Psychedelic World With Their Video For "Another Day"
After their two successful 7″ releases "Tropics" and "Blood Thrills", Apache Beat will finally present their debut album, Last Chants, on October 5th! The album, produced and mixed by Martin Bisi, will be out on Babylon/Beverly Martel Records. If you've been following Apache Beat, you'll surely recognize their previous single "Your Powers are Magic" among the new material but you will also discover a few collaborations with some members of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rapture and Lightspeed Champion.
And speaking of recognizable tunes, Apache Beat just premiered a video for their crowd favorite "Another Day," which premiered on SPIN.com this week. Directed by Cherise Payne, who has previously worked with Friendly Fires and singer-songwriter Jack Peñate, the video is a succession of trippy, colorful images of eyes, waterfalls, explosions and fireworks that melt and dissolve into one another to create a delightfully psychedelic chaos in which the band appears by transparency. Warning: You may get a bit dizzy.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Announce Secret Show for Tomorrow Night (9/22) in Brooklyn
This week marks the 10 year anniversary of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. To celebrate, the band has decided to put on a special surprise show that will take place tomorrow night, Wednesday 9/22, at Monster Island Basement in Brooklyn. Yes we know it's like the tiniest place ever for them to be playing, but that's exactly what they are going for here.
The band left this statement about the show:
"Happy Birthday YYYS! This week marks 10 years since YYYs played our first small club show in the big city! Our birthday wish is to play a show as small or smaller than back in the day and get NOSTALGIC with our friends Todd P and Secret Project Mighty Robot on September 22. So dust off your Machine EPs or maybe give Yeah New York! a whirl because we're digging up some oldies but goodies, heavy on the early catalogue. It's back to basics, just the three of us and a couple hundred of you. Accommodations will be tight so we'd like to apologize in advance to those who want to be there but don't get in, we thank you for humoring us with this selfish wish to make it so puny!"
The show is ALL AGES and tickets are $20.
They go on sale at SECRET PROJECT ROBOT on Tuesday September 21 (TODAY) between 6-8pm ONLY!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Maps" (Atlas remix) by ModernMysteryBlog
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Sorry Carlos D. – Interpol Finds a New Bass Player, Reveals Album Title
Our altered photo of Pajo with Interpol
It's been nearly a month since the famed Carlos D. has left creepy indie rockers, Interpol. Today the announcement came that David Pajo will be replacing him in the band.
Pajo, if you can recall, has played alongside Billy Corgan in Zwan, and has played in the band Slint. He's also been busy in the meantime recording his own work and working with the likes of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Stereolab just to name a few.
In other Interpol news, the band just released the title of their new album which is due out in Mid-September. The name of it you ask? Well it's a self titled one. Yes, it will be called Interpol. Pajo will make his first appearance with the band at the end of the summer when the band starts to play shows in support of the new record, and in support of U2. That is a wierd combination, I'm sorry.
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Siren Music Festival Celebrates 10 Years, Announces Lineup
Coney Island's best, biggest, and only festival is celebrating 10 years at the iconic location. The Siren Music Festival is set to take place on July 17th in everyone's favorite summer hot stop. The festival, which is in it's 10th year, is starting to announce a few bands that are slated to play this year. Amongst the performers announced so far are Surfer Blood, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Matt and Kim, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Harlem. More bands are to be released soon, but the lineup so far looks pretty amazing to us.
The festival is FREE as it is every year, and it's always packed, so you better make sure you plan to get there early. Siren Music Festival has been booking the coolest acts since the beginning. Past performers include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peaches, Modest Mouse, !!!, TV on the Radio, Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, Brendan Benson, VHS or Beta, Tapes 'N Tapes, We Are Scientists, Dr. Dog, White Rabbits, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Ra Ra Riot, Islands, Beach House, and Bear Hands just to name a few.
Who knows what additions will be made to the lineup this year.
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Modern Mystery's Top 25 Albums of 2009
1. The Wooden Birds-Magnolia
From the ashes of the classic indie band, American Analog Set, rose a new project from former frontman, Andrew "AK" Kenny, called The Wooden Birds. Shifting completely everything he's done musicially, AK has come out with one of the most surprising releases of the year. Creating a record that is more folk than rock, no songs on the album contain any drums what-so-ever. The bass and vocals really take off and captivate you, the listener. The live sets of the song also include Matt Pond on guitar along with songstress Leslie Sisson. I'm not sure I've heard such a heart felt and warm record in the past 10 years.
2. Julian Casablancas- Phrazes for the Young
It's been a long time since we heard from The Strokes as a unified band. A lot of fans were hesitant on the thought of a solo album by the charasmatic leader, Julian Casablancas, putting out music that doesn't resemble his band at all. What a surprise it was when we found he took his love for a bit of 1980's dance and incoporated it with his unforgettable voice and lyrics. The end result? One of the coolest records of the year. We'd expect no less from him.
3. James Husband- Parallax 1
It took 10 years for multi-instrumentalist and drummer from Of Montreal, James Husband, to create his solo album masterpiece. Husband is in the spotlight for the first time in his career and wow, is he certainly taking advantage of it. Providing one of the best indie pop records of the past year, he lets out a 60's retro sound that no one can mess with. The end result is something as charming as it seems. Raw, catchy, and glorious.
4. Alvin Band-Mantis Preying
Rick Schaier is not only an amazing drummer and artist, but he is also an extremely talented singer and songwriter. Schaier who spends most of his time playing drums in The Miniature Tigers has begun a new chapter in his book in the form of 'Alvin Band,' this year and completely blew our minds. Blending a retro sound with updated electronics, this is one album you should pick up if you haven't yet. The catchy hooks and vocals will only leave you wanting more. That my friends, is a good thing!
5. Bishop Allen- Grrr
It's been a long night since Bishop Allen gained attention by two teenagers named Nick and Norah, and fans were at the edge of their seat wondering what the Brookyln line up would come up with next. Taking a further step into their brilliant indie pop sound, the band did not disappoint at all with Grrr. See it as the next chapter in the Bishop Allen movie, one that is bound to have many sequels in store.
6. Grizzly Bear-Veckatimest
Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you may have heard of a little band called Grizzly Bear. Somehow exploding this year, it was certainly one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2009. Every song is flawless. Catchy yet moody. Beautiful in every way. This album describes itself better than anyone ever could.
7. Bat for Lashes- Two Suns
Completely out of left field, the lovely miss Natasha from Bat for Lashes surprised us all this year with making a stunning, charming, and beautiful record. The combination of her voice and the spacey background music is enough to send chills down your spine. And it does just that. The haunting track "Daniel" captivated the attention of many, and the rest of the album is able to keep you around.
8. Flight of the Conchords-I Told You I Was Freaky
Yes, they are known for writing 'funny' songs, but on this record, FOTC became even witty and even more advanced it seems in their writing. Their songs, even though the lyrics are mostly 'silly', are composed perfectly from start to end. Jermaine and Bret are really on top of their game with this record. We can't wait to hear more!
9. Phoenix-Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
This band always makes a great record, and their 2009 hit was no different. Everyone wanted a piece of Phoenix and boy, did they get them. This classic indie dance pop record was a must have for everyone who 'knew what's cool.' Apparently, this was the world.
10. Girls-Girls
An unlikely hit, this retro indie duo shocked us all with such a raw and appealing debut album. This lo-fi record filled with melodies, doesn't need any frills or thrills to make it great. It hold's its own firmly which is a hard thing to mess with.
11. Cass McCombs-Catacombs
12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Its Blitz
13. Pains of Being Pure at Heart-Pains of Being Pure at Heart
14. Casper and the Cookies-Modern Silence
15. Headlights-Wildlife
16. Japandroids- Post Nothing
17. Cymbals Eat Guitars-Why There are Mountains
18. Kevin Devine- Brother's Blood
19. Joan of Arc- Flowers
20. Passion Pit-Manners
21. The Antlers- Hospice
22. Loney Dear-Dear John
23. Neko Case-Middle Cyclone
24. The Mountain Goats- The Life of the World to Come
25. Dirty Projectors-Bitte Orca
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Hi, everyone. As promised, I am going to share my story.
After publishing my last post regarding this topic, I felt extremely uncomfortable and vulnerable, which is NOT my idea of a good time. In fact, I've been tempted to delete it and pretend that nothing ever happened. As much as I wanted to use my story for good, it was a bit overwhelming to expose such a shameful part of my life experience. In the end, I somehow managed to forgo deleting it, so here we are.
This is a very sensitive and difficult issue that I've dealt with for much of my life, so the story is a bit lengthy. However, I will break it up into several parts in order to keep things short and easier to digest (no pun intended). This will also allow me to not spend too much time thinking about this particular topic all at once. Hopefully you guys can understand.
Before we start this series, I just want to make the same disclaimer as last time: If you are in any way triggered by content relating to eating disorders, food, weight gain, weight loss, or anything remotely similar, please do not read this particular series. There are many wacky/funny/thoughtful/downright silly posts to read on here, so please feel free to read one (or more!) of those instead.
I am not a doctor, a nutritionist, or a professional expert. Nothing I share here can be used for self-diagnosis, so while I encourage you to read the story, please seek the professional opinion of your primary care provider if you think you may have binge eating disorder. You can also visit NEDA's website for more information and support.
I am not here to upset anyone and I am certainly not advocating unhealthy behaviors (regardless of what I may disclose about my past). I simply feel it is important to share my story and help those in need of reassurance that they are not alone. Also, it is my wish to expose this condition for what it really is and help people who may have incorrect assumptions about those who suffer from it. You may even find yourself wondering how to help or better understand a loved one who is going through the same thing.
In whichever case, if my story helps anyone in any way, my job will have been done.
Some little girls fear spiders. Some little girls fear dirt. Other little girls fear little boys. But when I was a little girl, my biggest fear was getting fat.
Despite having a memory that rarely ever fails me, it is impossible to recall the precise moment when the fear of becoming fat gnawed its way into my psyche. What's more, it is mind boggling to think that I, a girl who had been underweight for a good portion of her childhood, actually believed obesity was some ravenous monster lurking beneath my Disney princess comforter-covered bed, waiting to devour me.
And though I don't know who gave me this impression or when I began to internalize the notion, my worst nightmare eventually came true. But before the beginning of my journey living with and desperately trying to hide a humiliating burden, I was thin.
Indeed, I was very thin growing up. I remember my mother muttering something about nothing fitting properly on me as she would punch additional holes into my favorite glittery pink belt. My pants were always threatening to fall down around my ankles, and my shirts often sloped off of my shoulders at a strange angle, but it was all the same to me. Despite my mother's concerns, other family members would simply shrug and say, "She'll probably be a model." I'd always nod enthusiastically before getting sucked into another daydream featuring a "grown up" me prancing down a Parisian catwalk.
At that age, I never paid much attention to the baggy shapelessness of my clothes or the worry lines that struck my mother's face as she would ask my doctors why I wasn't gaining any weight. Back then, I only cared about playing with my neighbor's dog, Yogi the Bear, looking for pretty rocks in my backyard, or reading the Berenstain Bears. For years, I hated the entire ceremony behind breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If you asked me, meals were a terrible inconvenience that interrupted far too many video game sessions and outside romps with my friends.
Overall, I wasn't very fond of most foods as a child. My mother would lovingly tease me, calling me "Pickie Younie" (whatever the heck that actually meant) due to how selective I was in what I'd agree to eat. I liked plain cheese pizza, but never pepperoni or sausage. Meat was "disgusting" in my eyes, and fish was even more inexcusable. Though I would usually tolerate chicken in the form of nuggets and though macaroni and cheese—particularly my mother's—was the love of my life, my favorite foods were salad, shrimp, and fruit.
While my young peers often preferred candy and juice to anything green and nutritious, I actually enjoyed most vegetables and found many sweets to be nauseatingly sugary. I still laugh to myself when I think back to how I used to sit in front of the tv pulling plain lettuce leaves from their head and chomping on them like some people would eat popcorn.
I'm not going to lie though… there were times when I would envy the brightly packaged (not to mention junky) snacks that my friends routinely pulled from their Power Rangers lunch boxes. My parents rarely bought junk food for me to show off at lunch, and even though I wouldn't have liked it any of it anyway, the commercials made Gushers, Dunk-a-roos, and Lunchables look so cool.
Needless to say, I had a very healthy diet. And you may as well have called me the energizer bunny because I was extremely active as a child. I loved to be outside, moving, jumping, and playing.
Oh, and cartwheels. Lots and lots and lots of cartwheels.
Several times a week, I would beg my dad to take me to the park until he was nearly beside himself from my begging. Once there, I would run around playing tag with other kids. After pretending to be an acrobat on the jungle gym, I would see if I could finally get high enough on the swings to see my school.
My absolute favorite playground activity was the merry-go-round. No matter how hard my dad pushed, it was never fast enough. I loved the sensation of the wind whipping against my face and tousling my ponytail. It felt like I was flying.
In second and third grade, my elementary school invited students to run laps on the back field each morning before class; it had something or another to do with the American Heart Association. Initially, my friends and I signed up because we wanted the chance to win the cute prizes our teachers told us about. But as the weeks and months wore on and after all of my friends had stopped running (they were satisfied with the glow in the dark Marabou pens they'd earned), I kept showing up on the field each morning.
For two years, I ran for forty-five minutes before starting my school day. What started off as a childish desire for stickers and toys evolved into something I felt I couldn't afford to miss. Much like the merry-go-round, running (most often sprinting) became an addicting rush. There, running around the orange tree-lined field, I felt free, happy, and weightless.
So even when I collected awards for being the girl with the most laps out of the whole school—twice—I didn't care. In the end, I wasn't doing it for the claps or for my name and face to be printed in the school paper. I did it for the scent of orange blossoms and dew-kissed grass as the sun climbed in the sky. I did it for the feeling of my heart thumping gleefully in my chest. I did it because it came naturally… and I loved it.
My childhood was pretty idyllic, come to think of it. Fun too. I didn't have anything to worry about aside from picking out the perfect outfit for Barbie's date with Ken or making sure my one sheet of "homework" (aka coloring a map) was completed as soon as I got home from school each day.
Clothes were just things my parents bought for me and made me wear.
Food was mostly weird and gross unless it was a nice strawberry or orange.
Mirrors were good for making funny faces in or marking up with lipstick when my parents weren't looking.
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I just loved what you told about Benewah County Humaine Society - that the animals are not killed. Once in an animal forum a person who worked in a shelter told how the animals that were taken to be put down knew exactly what was going to happen and fought with all their might to escape the room... It was a heart-breaking read. I really had tears in my eyes.
I hope this page will bring some publicity to your animal shelter, and hopefully help too.
Return to USA.......Benewah County Humaine Society.


1) The name, address, and date of birth of the patient's primary caregiver.
2) A designation of whether the qualifying patient or the patient's primary caregiver, if applicable, will be allowed to possess marihuana plants for the qualifying patient's medical use.
3) An attestation by the primary caregiver named on the application that he or she agrees to serve as the patient's primary caregiver.
4) A primary caregiver shall authorize the department to use the information provided on the application to secure his or her criminal conviction history to determine if he or she has a felony conviction involving illegal drugs, a violent felony, or any felony within the past ten years.
(i) Current driver's license or identification card, with photo, issued by a state.
(ii) Identification card with photo issued by a federal, state, or government agency.
(iii) Current military identification card.
(v) Current student identification card with photo.
(vii) Permanent resident card or alien registration receipt card.
Rule 333.115 Primary caregiver; number of qualified patients; compensation.
Rule 15. (1) The department shall issue a registry identification card to the primary caregiver, if any, who is named in a qualifying patient's approved application. A registered primary caregiver may assist not more than 5 qualifying patients with their medical use of marihuana.
(2) A registered primary caregiver may receive compensation for actual expenses, including reasonable compensation incurred for services provided to assist a registered qualifying patient in the medical use of marihuana, or for payment for expenses incurred in providing those services, or both.
R 333.119 Changes in status; notifications; requirements.
a: The registered qualifying patient's name.
b: The registered qualifying patient's address.
c: The registered qualifying patient's primary caregiver.
a: The registered qualifying patient's termination of the individual's status as primary caregiver or designation of another individual as the registered primary caregiver.
b: The end of eligibility for the registered qualifying patient to hold a registry identification card.
c: If the department is notified by a registered qualifying patient that the registered primary caregiver for the patient has changed, the department shall notify the primary caregiver by mail at the address of record that the caregiver's registry identification card is null and void.
(4) If a registered qualifying patient's certifying physician notifies the department in writing that the patient has ceased to suffer from a debilitating medical condition, the department shall notify the patient within 14 calendar days of receipt of the written notification that the patient's registry identification card is null and void.
Rule 333.127 Management of medical marihuana.
a: Two and one-half (2.5) ounces of usable marihuana for each registered qualifying patient to whom he or she is connected through the department's registration process.
b: For each registered qualifying patient who has specified that the registered primary caregiver will be allowed under state law to cultivate marihuana for the qualified patient, 12 marihuana plants kept in an enclosed locked facility.
c: Any incidental amount of seeds, stalks, and unusable roots.


Are Dubai's landlords struggling to sell homes?
Cavendish Maxwell's Property Market Report for Dubai in 2018 also said that average villa/townhouse values in the emirate have dropped by AED500,000 in the past year to AED1.8 million.
The report said the prospect of purchasing a residential property in Dubai is now "more attractive for residents and overseas investors alike".
It added that Dubai's retail sector witnessed developers becoming more flexible on lease terms and offering incentives to retain tenants and new entrants, in order to offset the downward pressure.


That is extremely valuable feedback, thank you! Please do not ever stop being "that parent." I appreciate it when I get valuable feedback from parents advocating for their children. I know I will with my girls. We have looked at ordering more lockers but they are exorbitantly expensive and we would rather put that money towards improving curriculum and instruction. The unfortunate fact is that the lockers we have, are the "fixed" lockers. We will take your thoughts into consideration moving forward. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Thanks, PRINCIPAL. I appreciate the response. While admittedly a limited sample -- given that like-minded folks seem to "FBriend" each other -- I can only say that the responses from others I heard from who received the email were similar to mine. I do not have precious snowflake kids. Heck, how could they be precious snowflake kids with me as their mother? But to expect students to schlep 50-pound backpacks back and forth to school because there aren't enough lockers is just bull. And while I, too, would rather put the money towards curriculum and instruction, I know that there are separate funds for facility improvements. It paid for the new administration wing. It paid for an improved dance studio. It paid for the new pool. They are separate funds.
I'd really appreciate it if you could let the new superintendent know that, until we're an all-digital society and kids each get a free iPad with textbooks loaded on them, they need to provide, at the very least, a bare minimum. And a locker? Yeah, a bare minimum.


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Pirates has hidden treasures on the beach. Remember their locations and find the treasures!
You can see the hidden treasures on the screen for a few seconds.
You need to remember their location.
After the disappearance, you must specify the location of the chests.
The program includes multiple difficulty levels.


A creative chicken no less, decorated for a king, had to be Louis XIV didnt it……………… Is this food to be seen or eaten, some I have shown this to thinks its totally offputing, black chicken? Well I beg to differ, I think this has real wow factor. Not sure I would "style" it with green chrysanthemums but thats just "my" taste, however, the idea of decorating a chicken like this is magic.
I can imagine a lavish black banquet, and extravaganza of deep burgundy black rose heads, dark baby abubergines and black cherries tumbling forth from a tall black cyrstal cake stand with chicken atop!!


Mr Wyeth retired from his position as MLT general manager earlier this year.
He had held the position for 29 years.
Community Trust of Southland chairwoman Margot Hishon welcomed the new appointment.
"John brings a wealth of experience within a trust environment to the board, which will complement the existing trustees' expertise and knowledge very well," Mrs Hishon said.
"We look forward to having John on board as we continue to support the community," she said.
Trustee appointments are made by the Minister of Finance, after receiving nominations from the trust and from a range of other organisations and individuals within the trust's region.
Mr Wyeth said when the suggestion was made he should become involved in the community trust he thought he might as well have a go.
He had enjoyed his association with the MLT, which was a community-based organisation, for many years, he said.
The new tenure was an extension of his former role.
Mrs Hishon also confirmed the reappointment of Trish Boyle and Lindsay Wright for another four-year term.
Mrs Hishon paid tribute to outgoing trustee Stephen Bragg.


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NEWS - Esperanto version of the film now released
Skribita de Marcus Bicknell on 29 Aŭgusto 2017 .
The Esperanto version of our 18-minute documentary film "The Marvels of Clarence Bicknell" is now on public release via the internet. To view, now, click on https://vimeo.com/clarencebicknell/esperanto .
You can also watch "The Marvels of Clarence Bicknell" in English, French or Italian at www.vimeo.com/clarencebicknell.com
The Esperanto version will have its World Premier at the Italian Esperanto Association's Congress at Molicoro (Matera) Southern Italy this Friday, 1st September at 15h00. Nicola Minnaja will lecture on Clarence Bicknell at the same event. The sneak preview at the British Esperanto Congress in Edinburgh in May went well, as did the preview at the International Esperanto Congress in Seoul, South Korea, on 22nd July.
The Esperanto version of the documentary film on Clarence Bicknell, directed by Rémy Masséglia and produced by Marcus Bicknell, was thanks to the energies and persistence of Esperanto supporters Michela Lipari (Director of the Italian Esperanto Association) and Humphrey Tonkin (President & University Professor of the Humanities, Emeritus, Hartford University, USA). <La Mirindaĵoj de Clarence Bicknell> has been voiced into Esperanto by Wera Blanke, Bill Chapman and Angela Tellier. We are proud to provide to the Esperanto community worldwide a precious memento of Clarence Bicknell's love for and support of the universal language. The response from the Esperanto community (there are about 100,000 of them worldwide) has been remarkable.
The photo of Clarence shows him wearing his five-pointed Esperanto star. I recently read in one of his diaries that he wore the green four-pointed star when he first joined the Esperanto movement in 1897, and graduated to the five-pointed star when he could read, speak and write Esperanto. Is this still the process today?


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Kyrsten Sinema's Refusal to Consider Changing the Filibuster Could Doom Voting Rights Legislation
The Arizona Senator's refusal places President Joe Biden in a position where he may be unable to fulfill his promise to Black voters.
By Jamila Bey
The voting rights efforts that Democrats have struggled to move forward with hit a serious, possibly crippling, obstacle on Thursday (Jan. 13) because Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has announced she will not support eliminating the filibuster. The development could mean legislative efforts to support voting rights legislation is frozen, and puts President Biden in a position where he may be unable to deliver a major promise to the millions of Black Americans who cast their ballots for him last November.
The New York Times reported that Sinema's speech preempted the president's visit to the Capitol to meet privately with Democrats. Sinema said that she backed two new voting rights measures but claimed to be alarmed about new voting restrictions in some states. She said she believed that a unilateral Democratic move to weaken the filibuster would only foster growing political division.
"These bills help treat the symptoms of the disease, but they do not fully address the disease itself." she told reporters. "I will not support separate actions that worsen the underlying disease of division infecting our country."
Sinema's comments are a huge setback to Biden. Just two days ago in Atlanta, he delivered a speech calling for a change in Senate rules. Despite pressure from her colleagues to stop obstructing the Democrats' plan to make a rules change. However, her flat refusal is likely to doom the bills in the Senate.
Bloomberg reports that Republican Sen. John Thune told said that her speech "should put kind of the nail in the coffin of the idea that somehow they might eventually win. So the question is when they want to lose and is losing later in the weekend or on Monday, optically advantageous for them politically, because I think right now, that's what it's all about."
The legislative package, approved by the House on a 220-203 vote, includes the Freedom to Vote Act which will expand ballot access. The other bill as part of the package would restore Justice Department powers that were stripped by the Supreme Court in 2013, is the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. This restores the Justice Department's ability to require some states to get pre-clearance for changes to their voting laws. Both bills were blocked last year by Senate Republicans.
Biden and Senate Democrats are in favor of changing the rules to eliminate the filibuster, at least in this case, to prevent Republicans from blocking the legislation. But it takes 60 votes to end the filibuster, which unlikely to happen in a Senate split 50-50 between parties.
L. Joy Williams, president of the Brooklyn chapter of the NAACP, told BET.com that this news is disappointing, but Biden was given the White House by the people who are still in danger of their voting rights being stripped away.
"President Biden walked out of the meeting indicating that we may possibly be in the same position- not being able to pass these bills," she said. "If Congress won't act by Monday, what is he prepared to do to protect and enshrine voting rights?"
RELATED: Sen. Chuck Schumer Hints New Strategy To Move Voting Rights Bill Forward
A failure to pass these bills just before midterm elections could prove damaging to Democrats who hold only slim majorities in many places. This would also count as the second major setback for Biden's agenda in less than a month, after West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin halted work on the president's $2 trillion package of social and environmental initiatives and eliminated the child tax credit just before Christmas.
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Thermococcus kodakarensis is a species of thermophilic archaea. The type strain T. kodakarensis KOD1 is one of the best-studied members of the genus.

History
T. kodakarensis was isolated from a solfatara near the shore of Kodakara Island, Kagoshima, Japan. The isolate was originally named Pyrococcus kodakarensis KOD1, but reclassified as a species of Thermococcus, based on 16S rRNA sequence. Early research with T. kodakarensis was directed mostly at its thermostable enzymes, but its relative ease of handling and genetic manipulation facilitated by natural competence has made it an attractive system for the study of several biological processes.

Properties
T. kodakarensis cells are irregular cocci 1–2 μm in diameter, often occurring in pairs, and are highly motile by means of lophotrichous archaella. The cell wall consists of a layer of diether and tetraether lipids, and an outer glycoprotein coat.
T. kodakarensis is an obligate anaerobe, and a heterotroph, growing rapidly on a variety of organic substrates in the presence of elemental sulfur, producing hydrogen sulfide gas. The generation time is estimated to be 40 minutes under optimum conditions. The requirement for elemental sulfur is relieved when pyruvate or starch is used for growth. In the absence of sulfur, hydrogen is produced instead of hydrogen sulfide. Growth is possible at temperature ranging from 60–100 °C, with an optimum at 85 °C. Like other marine organisms, high salt concentrations are required for optimal growth, and cell lysis may occur in dilute solutions.

Genome
In 2005, the genome of T. kodakarensis KOD1 was fully sequenced. The genome consists of a single 2,088,737 base pair circular chromosome, encoding a predicted 2306 proteins.

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Euryarchaeota
Archaea described in 2004

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Christmas, Or Noel-Feara, Henry, an English clergyman and author, born in London in 1811, died there, March 10,1868. He received the degree of A. M. at St. John's college, Cambridge, in 1837, entered into orders, and filled several curacies till 1841, when he became librarian and secretary of Sion college. In 1840-'43, and 1854-'8, he was editor of the "Church of England Quarterly Review;" in 1840-'43 of the "Churchman;" in 1845-'8 of the "British Churchman;" and in 1859-'60, of the "Literary Gazette." In 1854-'9 he was professor of English history and archaeology in the royal society of literature. He was also secretary of the numismatic society, and made a valuable collection of coins which were subsequently sold for a large sum. Besides editing several antiquarian works, contributing to various periodicals, and making translations from the French, German, and Portuguese, he published "Universal Mythology," "Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean," "Christian Politics," "Preachers and Preaching," "Sin, its Causes and Consequences," "Cradle of the Twin Giants," and "Echoes of the Universe." He also compiled memoirs of the czar Nicholas, and of the sultan Abdul-Medjid.


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