Essential plot rundown: A group of scientists discover a shape-shifting alien. This is suppose to be a prequel to John Carpenter's masterpiece The Thing (1982). However, it feels more like a remake. The plot is basically the same except for, here, we see the discovery of the alien. It reminded me of Let The Right One In and Let Me In. They tell the same story, but do it in different ways. While the John Carpenter's version focuses more on atmosphere and tension, this one mainly uses jump scares and what not.
I wanted to be as unbiased as I could while watching this. I wanted to judge it based on its own merits. But I couldn't help but compare it to the original. (Yes, I know the real original came out 1951. But, for the sake of this post, I'll call John Carpenter's version the "original"). And I'll just start with the obvious: the thing. This movie uses CG to create the alien. And it looks fake. Not once did I ever feel like it was actually there. I mean, just look at the above picture: it just doesn't look real! The original used animatronics and practical FX and it looked amazing! It's kind of sad to see a movie look less real than its predecessor from 30 years earlier. And I felt it relied too much on the "monster" aspect of the creature. It can perfectly duplicate an living thing, yet spends most of its time as some gangly mess of grotesque body parts. Now, don't get me wrong, I thought the alien looked cool; it's just over used. (And it looked more like a video game alien than a movie alien).
Also, I never cared. For anything. This movie was not engaging at all. I didn't care for the characters. I didn't care for what was happening. And, there were some parts that it seemed like the actors didn't care either. When they first discover the alien, nobody is really excited; they almost act like it's a common occurrence to discover aliens. I mean, personally, I would be freaking out! And there was no rise in energy. (I don't think that's the word I want). I was never scared, nervous, excited, happy, etc. It was an emotional flatline. There was no buildup or anything. Things just kind of happen.
So, overall, it's not a bad movie, nor is it good. It's just there. It wouldn't do any harm to see it; but you're not missing out on anything if you don't.
And this poster slightly offends me.
If I'm not mistaken, that image is taken from the original, not the prequel.


Getting homemade food on the table every day can be hard. Finding time in our busy lives to cook all of our meals from scratch can seem nearly impossible some days. But with a little forethought and planning, it is possible to get healthy, flavorful, home-cooked food on your family table each and every day.
Today I am so excited to welcome Jill Winger from The Prairie Homestead who is here to share her tips for getting made-from-scratch food on the table even when we're super busy and short on time.
To give you a little background on Jill, I started blogging back in 2011 when most people still didn't even know what blogs were, and Jill was already blogging even before me. I remember I found her blog, The Prairie Homestead, way back then and was so excited to find someone else who was blogging about some of the same things I was blogging about: homesteading, raising our own food, cooking from scratch, preserving, etc.
Listen in below to the full podcast, Episode #173 Traditional Cooking Tips to Get Homemade Food On Your Table Every Day , of the Pioneering Today Podcast, where we don't just inspire you, but give you the clear steps to create the homegrown garden, pantry, kitchen and life you want for your family and homestead.
Jill is, of course, still blogging about all of these things, and I'm still following her and taking inspiration from her blog to this day. So welcome Jill!
It can be really difficult to find the time to spend in the kitchen preparing all of our meals from scratch, especially since most of us are already busy juggling all of the responsibilities of modern life, including working day jobs, keeping up with social and professional obligations, plus any homesteading stuff that we're doing like raising food, preserving, maybe even homeschooling, etc. So first of all, Jill, is this something that you feel like you struggle with at all?
Jill: Oh Man, absolutely. I think both of us, we work from home and have this online presence and people might assume that we're in the kitchen all day wearing cute aprons and cooking up a storm 24/7. But I have a lot of other things going on that keep me really busy.
We're running a business from home, we homeschool and there are always outside projects going on, so kitchen time for me is really just as limited as it would be for someone who works outside the home. It's definitely been a learning process and a little bit of a juggling act over the years to figure out how to balance it all. I think finding that balance is a pretty common struggle for most people nowadays.
Melissa: Yeah, I think so. I know I struggle with it. And I think it's a relief for a lot of people to hear that it is a struggle even for those of us whose livelihoods revolve around doing this stuff. But there are ways to balance it all and to get made-from-scratch food on the table, at least most nights.
Jill: Absolutely. It can be done. For us it's been a process, but there are a couple things that have helped set us up for success.
First, I want to preface this by saying we're not perfect and there are days when I'm like, "get out the Costco tortilla chips. We're having nachos because I am out of energy to come up with something creative." But most days I do manage to get something on the table that's mostly homegrown, made from scratch and tastes decent. In order to make that happen, there are a couple little things that I find really help.
The first thing that I do is plan ahead.
I know that sounds obvious and cliché, but it really does make a difference. I don't have a fancy menu plan and I don't have it perfectly mapped out seven days a week. But I do have a planner where I roughly sketch out my suppers for the week so I know what I need to defrost, what I need to think ahead with and when I can do that.
The whole week goes more smoothly when I've got a meal plan because, I don't know about you, but when it's getting to three o'clock in the afternoon and there's nothing for supper and there's nothing defrosted yet, It makes me really grumpy really quickly!
Melissa: I do almost the exact same thing. I have visions of someday being that super organized person that has a month's worth of meal plans. But the reality is I have never been able to do that. So I try to have supper planned out for the next three or four nights anyway.
I focus on cooking a really big meal, usually on Sunday afternoons after we come home from church. So for instance, just this week we smoked a whole chicken on Sunday and had that for dinner with vegetables and sides and stuff.
Jill: Yes. It really does help, just that little bit of thinking ahead.
I also like to go to our freezer and look to see what we need to use up and then plan my meals based on what we already have on hand and what needs to be used up. Then I allocate that into my planner and I immediately know what I need to defrost. It doesn't take long, it only takes like 10 minutes to look at what's in the fridge, what's in the freezer, and decide what needs to be used up. But it takes so much mental stress off later in the week.
Melissa: Yeah, it does. Another thing that I find really helps is having a list of favorite recipes on hand.
I have a list of our favorite recipes and favorite dishes that I tend to pull from and rotate and every now and then. This helps because then I don't always need to come up with something brand new.
It really helps to have some key dishes that you know how to make and have the ingredients on hand for pretty much all the time and that you know your family likes.
Jill: Yes, I'm the same way. I have a repertoire of standbys and for us it's really basic stuff like tacos and spaghetti and roast beef/chicken, etc. I know I can always throw those on the table quickly.
I always have ground beef, I always have a roast in the freezer and I always have a jar of home canned tomato sauce from last summer. And that's something that my family likes. Those are surefire crowd pleasers and it doesn't take a lot of mental energy if I'm in a crunch or I get behind on something.
Melissa: What about other things that take more time, like rendering lard or making cheese. How do you fit those more time-consuming kitchen tasks into your schedule?
Jill: When it comes to these things, I kind of block out my calendar on say, a Friday or Saturday afternoon when things are a little bit slower. So I know if I do need to tackle a quick canning project or I want to try a new fermentation idea or make some cheese, I usually try to put it into one of the time slots that I've blocked out for those more time-consuming tasks.
And sometimes there are ways to speed certain processes. Like today, for example, I realized I was almost out of bone broth, so I brought up some beef bones from the freezer that are sitting in the Instant Pot as we speak. I can make broth a lot quicker in the Instant Pot than if I were slow cooking it in the traditional way, but it's still just as good.
Melissa: I think that brings up an important point; Don't be afraid to lean on those modern appliances or those conveniences if you need to.
Sometimes the homesteader mindset is to do everything the hard way because maybe that's the traditional way. But we've got to remember that we're still trying to live this old fashioned life in modern times.
Ma Ingles didn't have to drive her kids to homeschool co-op on Thursdays. She wasn't running an online business or going to work in an office every day. She was home all day and didn't have modern appliances and conveniences to rely on, so she cooked the way she did out of necessity.
Nowadays there's nothing wrong with using an Instant Pot or a food processor to chop onions or shred cheese The food is still homemade, it's still made from scratch and if you can use a little bit of electricity to get the job done faster, and make life a little easier, I'm all for it.
Jill: Yeah, I think if your dream and goal is to do everything off-grid without electricity, go for it! But if you're not doing those things, it certainly doesn't make you any less of a homesteader.
Melissa: I think the key to getting made-from-scratch food on the table at least most of the time is to not overwhelmed yourself and to make it sustainable. If using electricity and modern appliances helps with that then that's the most important part.
Jill: The key really is to set it up so it can becomes a part of your schedule and your life and your routine. Make it so it's something you don't dread so that it just flows into your life and it will to be a lot more long lasting.
Melissa: My Dad has always raised our own meat and we did pasture raised. Grain (aka corn) is not something you really grow here in the Pacific northwest by the acre and we didn't have the extra pasture or equipment for that type of set-up. Our cattle weren't grain fed because we just couldn't afford it. But we had grass and hay, so we always had grass fed beef growing up. We just didn't know that it was cool back then like it is now. I grew up cooking grass fed meat but there can definitely be a learning curve.
Jill: There really is, and I struggled with it when we were first married. Oh my word. It was horrifying. I just couldn't figure it out. I couldn't figure, I wasn't, I don't think I was cooking along enough was the problem. Especially when we started those first few years. It's not hard. You got to have the right information.
Melissa: Yeah, I agree. It's one of those things, kind of like gardening and cooking truly as some of the most simple things and the world. But it doesn't always feel easy. And sometimes it's just the smallest little changes. Like they don't seem like they're that big where they can make a world of difference in the way that things taste turnout. Yes, absolutely. So I have to ask then, because we can't leave people hanging, right? So what is the secret? Is it just the cooking time on getting the roast from being like, oh, I can't eat this too. Okay, now it's pretty amazing.
Jill: Yes. What I used to do is I take a roast out of the freezer, plop it in the Crock Pot and let it cook for five or six hours on high. That is not a good idea. You have to let your meats defrost, which is why that planning stuff we talked about earlier is so key. Take your defrosted roast, season it with salt and pepper, and then sear it in a little bit of lard or bacon grease or even butter. Get a nice brown crust and then stick it in your Dutch oven or a slow cooker or whatever with a little bit of liquid and some herbs and some worchestire sauce. Then let it cook low and slow all day and it will literally melt in your mouth.
Melissa: So speaking of cooking and making all these foods from scratch, you have a cookbook coming out!
Jill: I do! Our very first book is coming out soon. It's been such a labor of love, I feel like I'm having my fourth child! There's a lot of heart and soul in this book. It was not written by a ghost writer. It was not thrown together from past blog posts… It's all me.
So in case you're curious, it's called The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, and it's full of heritage-style American comfort foods, all made-from-scratch twists so there's no processed foods, commercially canned ingredients, boxes, packages, etc. There's also a part in the back that helps you learn how to grow your own ingredients and offers a little extra homestead inspiration.
You can get it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or anywhere books are sold. And after you preorder or order it, you go to www.homesteadcookbook.com and grab a giant bonus pack full of ebooks, videos, a free sourdough starter, some free tea and all kinds of other goodies.
I don't know about you, but when I first started learning how to cook, it wasn't awesome. I didn't even understand how to sauté onions or add herbs to dishes. But everybody has to start somewhere, and having someone walk you through it can really speed up the process. That's what this cookbook aims to do.
Melissa: Well, Jill, thank you so much for coming on today's episode!
Jill: Thank you so much for having me. It's always so much fun.


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Today is Saturday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2018. There are 51 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress.
On this date:
In 1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from for years, near Lake Tanganyika in central Africa.
In 1917, 41 suffragists were arrested for picketing in front of the White House.
In 1928, Hirohito (hee-roh-hee-toh) was enthroned as Emperor of Japan.
In 1938, Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on her CBS radio program. Turkish statesman Mustafa Kemal Ataturk died in Istanbul at age 57.
In 1942, Winston Churchill delivered a speech in London in which he said, "I have not become the King's First Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire."
In 1954, the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, depicting the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia.
In 1969, the children's educational program "Sesame Street" made its debut on National Educational Television (later PBS).
In 1972, three armed men hijacked Southern Airways Flight 49, a DC-9 with 24 other passengers on board during a stopover in Birmingham, Ala., and demanded $10 million in ransom. (The 30-hour ordeal, which involved landings in nine U.S. cities and Toronto, finally ended with a second landing in Cuba, where the hijackers were taken into custody by Cuban authorities.)
In 1975, the U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution equating Zionism with racism (the world body repealed the resolution in Dec. 1991). The ore-hauling ship SS Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously sank during a storm in Lake Superior with the loss of all 29 crew members.
In 1982, the newly finished Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to its first visitors in Washington, D.C., three days before its dedication. Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev died at age 75.
In 1997, a judge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reduced Louise Woodward's murder conviction to involuntary manslaughter and sentenced the English au pair to the 279 days she'd already served in the death of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen.
In 2005, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former finance minister of Liberia, claimed victory in the country's presidential election.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, welcomed Barack and Michelle Obama to the White House for a nearly two-hour visit; the president and president-elect conferred in the Oval Office, while the current and future first ladies talked in the White House residence. Miriam Makeba, the South African folk singer and anti-apartheid activist, died at age 76 after performing at a concert in Castel Volturno, Italy.
Five years ago: Talks in Geneva on curbing Iran's nuclear program ended with no deal after France objected that the proposed measures did not go far enough.
One year ago: Facing allegations of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. said the harassment claims by five women that were detailed in a New York Times report "are true," and he expressed remorse for using his influence "irresponsibly." The National Republican Senatorial committee ended its fundraising agreement with Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore in light of allegations of sexual contact with a teenager decades ago. President Donald Trump arrived in Vietnam to attend an international economic summit, telling CEOs on the sidelines of the summit, "We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of anymore."
Today's Birthdays: Film composer Ennio Morricone (EHN'-yoh mohr-ee-KOHN'-eh) is 90. Blues singer Bobby Rush is 84. Actor Albert Hall is 81. Country singer Donna Fargo is 77. Former Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., is 75. Lyricist Tim Rice is 74. Actress-dancer Ann Reinking is 69. Actor Jack Scalia is 68. Movie director Roland Emmerich is 63. Actor Matt Craven is 62. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 62. Actress Mackenzie Phillips is 59. Author Neil Gaiman (GAY'-mihn) is 58. Actress Vanessa Angel is 55. Actor Hugh Bonneville is 55. Actor-comedian Tommy Davidson is 55. Actor Michael Jai (jy) White is 54. Country singer Chris Cagle is 50. Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan is 50. Actress Ellen Pompeo (pahm-PAY'-oh) is 49. Actor-comedian Orny Adams is 48. Rapper-producer Warren G is 48. Actor Walton Goggins is 47. Comedian-actor Chris Lilley is 44. Contemporary Christian singer Matt Maher is 44. Rock singer-musician Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World) is 43. Rapper Eve is 40. Rock musician Chris Joannou (joh-AN'-yoo) (Silverchair) is 39. Actor Bryan Neal is 38. Actress Heather Matarazzo is 36. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 35. Actor Josh Peck is 32. Pop singer Vinz Dery (Nico & Vinz) is 28. Actress Genevieve Beuchner is 27. Actress Zoey Deutch (DOYCH) is 24. Actress Kiernan Shipka is 19. Actress Mackenzie Foy is 18.
Thought for Today: "Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtues." — Moliere, French dramatist (1622-1673).
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Operation Kentucky Jumper was a joint U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation during the Vietnam War designed to seek out and destroy People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Vietcong (VC) units, interdict their base areas and infiltration routes and to support the Accelerated Pacification Program southwest of Huế, Thừa Thiên Province.

Operation
The operation commenced on 1 March 1969 centered in an area  south-southwest of Huế. On 12 March at approximately 17:00, troops from the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division air assaulted into an area 12 miles southwest of Huế and immediately made contact receiving small arms, automatic weapons and Rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fire from an estimated PAVN company. The infantry returned fire killing 12 PAVN and capturing one individual and two crew-served weapons in a  bunker complex. U.S. losses were two killed and two wounded KIA.

On 5 May at approximately 16:30, a unit of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne while sweeping an area approximately  west-southwest of Huế found several graves which contained the bodies of 12 PAVN/VC soldiers killed by small arms fire and airstrikes within the preceding 24 hours.

At 01:50 on 19 June the PAVN 4th Regiment attacked Firebase Tomahawk  west-northwest of Phú Lộc District which was occupied by the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 138th Artillery. The troops defended with unit weapons, point-blank artillery fire and by helicopter gunships and an AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 14th Special Operations Wing. Approximately ten PAVN penetrated the outer perimeter, but in the close fighting were either killed or driven out. The PAVN withdrew at 06:00 and ten PAVN dead were counted and one suspect detained. U.S. losses were 13 killed (including nine Kentucky Army National Guardsmen from the 138th Artillery).

Aftermath
The operation resulted in 317 PAVN/VC killed and 55 crew-served and 254 individual weapons captured. U.S. casualties were 61 killed and 409 wounded.

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Top African Business, Investment and Tech Events
There are many annual business and tech events taking place every year across the continent of Africa in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, and more. Such events also take place in other countries like Haiti, where the residents are mostly people of African descent. All of these are popular events that you should definitely considering attending!
Africa Tech Summit
This event provides unrivaled insight, networking and business opportunities for African and international tech leaders and investors who want to do business in Africa. The three day summit explores the latest trends, and connects 400+ digital leaders with other influencers and decision makers.
Usually held in February in Kigali, Rwanda
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A conference, exhibition and awards for African tech professionals. Digital transformation requires cooperation between companies, government and civil society and Africa Tech Week creates a unique platform for exactly this. Africa Tech Week promotes digital transformation by connecting government, corporates and fresh talent in the tech industry. Interact with the business leaders shaping the way to the future.
Usually held in May in Capetown, South Africa
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Usually held in February in Mauritius
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A high-calibre two-day real estate focused conference. Leveraging off a global network and strategic local partners; the forum provides an unmatched platform for discussion and deal making for 450 delegates representing over 250 companies from investors, developers, operators, property experts, practitioners, the public sector and more. The summit focuses on overcoming current obstacles in the West African Property Market whilst uncovering the market opportunities across Nigeria and Ghana.
Usually held in November in Lagos, Nigeria
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This event is where project sponsors, borrowers, lenders, and public and private sector investors will come together to accelerate Africa's investment opportunities. You should attend because the African Development Bank is championing the forum as a multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary collaborative platform for the economy and social development of the continent. Its a transactional marketplace dedicated to advancing projects to bankable stages, raising capital, and accelerating the financial closure of deals.
Usually held in November in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Usually held in June in Kigali, Rwanda
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This conference is the ideal platform to meet like-minded businesspeople in the agriculture industry. The conference includes four sessions, as well as a networking cocktail event during which delegates will have the opportunity to build meaningful connections with other people in the industry. Around 270 people attended the 2018 conference over the two-day period, with delegates representing 13 African and nine international countries.
Usually held in July in Johannesburg, South Africa
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This summit creates trade linkages by bringing together business leaders and their supporting service providers from Africa and U.S. to engage in dialogue that will catalyze economic growth for both regions. The organizers believe that the missing link to increasing trade with Africa is bringing key business stakeholders and service providers together with an executable roadmap for a sustainable results drive dialogue.
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Spouses club launches new holiday fundraiser
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The Fort Campbell Spouses' Club will ramp up its holiday fundraiser this year by adding a 5K and one-mile fun run this Saturday.
The club will hold its 40th annual craft fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Kenwood High School immediately following the run. Registration for the new run, called the "Candy Cane Lane 5K and Fun Run," will start at 8 a.m. at Kenwood. The Fun Run will start at 9 a.m. and the 5K at 9:30 a.m.
Sarah Pezzullo, one of the co-chairs for the event, said the club decided earlier this year that it wanted to figure out a way to draw more people to the annual event.
"We're trying to make it into a bigger event," Pezzullo said last week. "We figured people can go and run and then people can go Christmas shopping."
The non-profit club raises money for grants and scholarships for graduating high school seniors. Pezzullo said they were able to give away $61,000 in scholarship money last year.
Entry for the 5K is $20, the fun run costs $10. The craft fair costs $5 and children 12 and under can enter for free. There are currently 80 vendors scheduled to be at the craft fair.
Holiday costumes are also encouraged for the run.
For more information and to pre-register, visit fortcampbellspousesclub.com/5k.html.


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Team USA Gymnast Simone Biles has been selected by her teammates to carry the flag during the Closing Ceremonies of the Olympics on Sunday evening.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced on Saturday morning that Biles will lead Team USA as they close out the Olympics. Biles won four gold medals at the Rio Olympics – and is the first American to ever do so.
According to USA Today, Biles is the second American gymnast to carry the flag in an opening or closing ceremony after Alfred Jochim back in 1936.
Once the Games end on Sunday, Biles and the rest of her team will head to New York for a media tour before going on a 36-city Kellogg's tour.
Frankly, there is no better choice for Team USA.


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