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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! I do love me some Christmas, but Thanksgiving is my all-time fave.
For Joe and I, this was our second Thanksgiving as a married couple, and one of the things that I love most about married life is that we're starting to establish our own holiday traditions.
So I thought it'd be fun to recap our Thanksgiving this year, and let you in on what some of those new traditions are.
My parents live about 45 minutes from us, so this Thanksgiving Joe and I woke up bright and early and got to my mom and dad's around 10am. We normally don't eat until around 6ish, but that's okay – I wanted to make sure to spend the whole day together! It's kind of our thing, and besides, we had a full day of cooking and drinking ahead of us!
As soon as we got to their house, I grabbed the remote and turned on the parade because it's not really Thanksgiving unless the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is playing on the tv somewhere. So yea, call me a kid, but I was pretty darn happy watching the floats, the music, and SANTA!!! Hands down, the best way to start off the day.
There was LOTS to cook and not a ton of time to do it, so as soon as we got to my parents' we started cooking. Joe and I decided to make mac n cheese this year, and man…it was AMAZING!
My mom had already prepped the turkey earlier that week, but we still had to make corn casserole, mashed potatoes, and apple pie!
As you can imagine, the kitchen was pretty hectic! We had pots and pans all over the place, and there was plenty of dish washing that had to be done.
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So yea, my fam cooked, I cleaned, and then we all drank lots and lots of wine! Because that's what we do whenever we all get together!
While we drank our wine and waited for the turkey to be done, we took a whole bunch of family photos. Sure, I had to yell at everyone for fifteen minutes because everyone was on their phone and no one wanted to go outside, but eventually, we made it happen. Yay memories!
Um, okay. Do you see how delicious that turkey looks? Yea, it was pretty amazing! So amazing that I was in a food coma about 15 minutes after devouring it, but uhhhh so worth it! After a full day of cooking and cleaning, our Thanksgiving meal was finally ready!
I was on a no-carb diet last week, so I inhaled like 3 of these dinner rolls.
And then we had pounds of pumpkin bread and this white-chocolate chex mix concoction which I posted on Instagram earlier today. We make it every year for the holidays and I'm sure I gain about 7 pounds every time.
Joe's cast-iron skillet mac n cheese was a hit because um…who the heck doesn't like mac n cheese? Really, my hubby's got skills in the kitchen. Thank God for that!
Delicious gravy and cranberry sauce!
And then our favorite chocolate pie!
Yea, yesterday was pretty much the best day ever.
It's important to mention that while all of this cooking and cleaning and eating was happening, Graham (my kitty) and Ryder (my sister's dog) were totally bonding. Our fur babies are basically our children at the moment, so there was no way we were spending Thanksgiving without them.
Once I had eaten my second plate of food, the food coma started to set in and it was time for bed. Since we had spent the entire day drinking, Joe and I crashed at my parent's house and it was fabulous. No driving. No waiting to get home. I just threw on my PJs and went from the couch to the bedroom. 100% stuffed and 100% satisfied. Couldn't have asked for a better day!
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A Thanksgiving tradition in my house is going around the table and sharing one thing that you are thankful for.
I like this post because this was our first married thanksgiving as well! Nick and I watched the disney's thanksgiving special and it was sweet! Perfect way to transition to Christmas!
I loved the family photos! My family usually does a barbecue and drink some wine!
It's funny how on this one day, everyone in the family comes together all over the world.
I loved reading about your traditions, it sounds as though you had a wonderful day. This year was my first ever Thanksgiving and I ate way too much but it was worth it!
Thanks so much, Jackie!! Hahaha eating way too much is definitely part of it! Hope you had a great time!
This was mine and my hubby's second Thanksgiving as a married couple but our 3rd together. We started the tradition of cooking the entire meal for his family a couple years ago so I spent Tuesday & Wednesday in the kitchen cooking all the side dishes. My hubby does the turkey the night before Thanksgiving though. We had such a wonderful day. It sounds like y'all did, too! This was our first year with a puppy, so she came along with us and had such a great time!
It looks like a fabulous Thanksgiving!
The parade is the best 😉 I always have it on in the background of the house while I'm finishing up cooking!
We brine our turkey and it comes out soooo moist. We always watch the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving day.
I love Thanksgiving…my favorite tradition is to see who can do the best turkey gobble at our dinner table…hilarious!
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays!! This post just sums it up – food, family and love.
Our family really doesn't have any Thanksgiving Traditions as each year changes as life changes.
I'm getting married next Friday! Looking forward to our new traditions together. Hilarious that you had to get the fam off the phones to get outside for the pics. That is true life right there!
We enjoy cooking at home and having family and friends over.


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OKOWA WILL BE CELEBRATED IF HE UNITES IKA NATION SAYS ASHIEN
Mr. Steve Ekiri-Mekiriuwa Ashien is the Publisher of Ika Weekly Newspaper, a community newspaper in Agbor, Delta State, which has weathered through enormous challenges and has now emerged as a virile and reliable source of news within the two local governments of Ika Nation; Ika South and Ika Northeast Local Government Areas respectively. After the formal celebration of his 70th birthday, Mr. Williams Eghebi and Anita Aleh, cornered him for a chat. What was intended to be a very short encounter, turned out robust and insightful.
Congrats on your birthday anniversary, Mr. Ashien.
Ashien: Thanks.
What was your early life like?
Ashien: I finished my primary school in 1960. English and Mathematics were my best subjects. My father really helped a lot, though he did not go to school, he wanted his children to acquire formal education. That was why, anytime we came back from school or from the farm, as the case may be, he made sure that my brother and I were always reading. That was how my reading culture was built. When I finished my primary school at Ewuru, I was asked to go to Warri in 1961 to join my sister. When I got there, there was nothing to do. I took the Common Entrance Examination into Hussey College, Warri but there was no money to fulfill the dream. I thus became a newspaper vendor and I started selling newspapers in Warri. Thereafter, I went to Lagos thinking I could get opportunities but came back to Warri. Later on, I was taken to an Ibo man to learn how to sell books. The luck I had was that my master, Patrick Offor, who owned a bookshop, also had a building materials section. I was divinely fortunate to be taken to the bookshop, named PORAS Bookshop and not the building materials section.
So, when I got to the bookshop, at the Warri Main Market, as a rural boy, I found Warri too urbanized for me. At this period, there were very few secondary schools and universities in the country. People were then studying through tuitions, such as Rapid Result College (RCC). As a result, a lot of people were coming to the bookshop to buy books. At this time, Nigeria was changing from British Economy and Government to West African Economy and Government. While there were a lot of books on British Government and British Economy, there were very few books on West African Economy and Government. So, people would come to me and tell me: "O boy, I am doing my Cambridge through RCC. Which book on so and so, subject will be good for me?" In response, I would say: "If you buy such and such a book, it will help you." In six months time, the results would be out, and the people who bought books from me, would come to thank me for recommending such good books that helped them to pass their examination. It therefore dawned on me that I had to be an avid reader, so that I, being a farmer's, son would not only be able to interact with the city boys, but as well be able to continually recommend books for them. So, I had to study the overview of almost every book in the bookshop, to enable me to talk about the books to people and to market them effectively. This action on my part, gave my master's bookshop a high edge in the book selling business, because I was interacting on the same level with the book buyers and recommending books for them. Whenever such people buy books from me and pass their exams, they usually come back to thank me for helping them. This helped me to become friendly with my customers. In 1966, after completing my apprenticeship, I opened my own bookshop, named Stephen Ashien Bookstore in Warri Main Market. However, circumstances dictated that I should relocate to Agbor in 1967.
Mr. Ashien, what made you relocate to Agbor?
I finished my apprenticeship in 1966, a year before the outbreak of the Civil War. Like I said, I had already established my bookshop, just one year before the war broke out. The hostilities did not exempt anybody of Ika extraction. The owners of Warri –the Itsekiris, Ijaws and Urhobos did not differentiate the people of Agbor from the Igbo people. Thus, the hostile soldiers were directed to both the Igbo and Ika people, as they were seen as the same.
My case was particularly worse, because even the Agbor people who were living in Warri, as well as my Ijaw and Urhobo friends did not know that I was from Agbor. This was so because it was almost unheard of that an Agbor boy was a house help to an Igbo trader and was learning a trade. That was why and how relocated Agbor in 1967.
When I came back to Agbor, I started the Central Bookshop, which was situated at No. 29 Old Lagos/Asaba Road, Agbor. From the bookshop business, I ventured into the tissue paper industry, because from my youth, I had always thought of what to do and how to do something that will create jobs for people. So, I had a lot of things in mind. First, I had wanted to be producing audio cartridges and toilet paper. I therefore travelled to Germany, France and Holland, to explore the possibilities of both ventures. I got in contact with a German firm who wanted to partner with me to produce cassettes instead of cartridges. I had thought that cartridges were the best we can produce because that was what was in vogue in Nigeria then, while the German firm was more futuristic, preferring cassettes. The cartridge cassette was common in Nigeria. We could not partner as a result of this difference. I then concentrated on the tissue paper business. From there, I established a garbage cleaning company; Ben Clean, which was the first waste disposal outfit in town.
I owned the tissue paper manufacturing company in partnership with another investor; late Chief Alfred Nzemeke. Prior to 1984, we were going to Aba to buy Jumbo reels. I became very friendly with a Chinese, Mr. M. K. Chin and both of us nurtured the idea of turning Agbor into an industrialized town. Firstly, instead of going to Aba to buy Jumbo reels, we decided to start producing reels here in Agbor. We decided to make use of bamboos and elephant grasses to produce toilet paper and other kinds of papers. Central Industries Limited used to import Jumbo reels, until trade restrictions forced it to start buying the Jumbo reels from Aba. However, Mr. Chin withdrew, thus making it impossible for us to continue in the big way we wanted to go about it. However, late Dr. Orewa showed interest in the venture, and I had to travel with him about twice to Europe to look for machines that we would use for the manufacturing of the papers like what was obtainable at Aba. Sadly we could not find one. We were then forced to buy fairly used ones through Mr. Chin from China for $250,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars). It was at that point that late Dr. Orewa, seeing that the factory was going to be a big one, suggested that other investors should be allowed to join us. That is how people like late Dr. Orewa himself, his junior brother, late Clement Orewa, Mr. John Ehikwe (now Chief Elder John Ehikwe), Sir Emma Afambu, Barr. J. B. Onwubuya and others came on board with little contributions. Of course, the company went down because some of the Directors, who knew nothing about paper manufacturing, later sidelined and outsmarted me. (Details of this I hope to make public when by God's grace I will write my autobiography).
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What motivated you to establish Ika Weekly Newspaper?
While at Ewuru, producing toilet papers, my head was full of ideas due to my numerous travels, much reading and meeting wonderful people. So, while there, Mr. Chin and I wanted to bring tricycles to Nigeria. He told me that in the near future, tricycles will be needed in Nigeria. Mr. Chin imported some of them from China and gave me three samples to bring to Agbor. Mr. Chin and I were at the verge of starting an assembly plant here in Agbor for the tricycle when things started going bad for me.
Now on what motivated my establishing Ika Weekly Newspaper. One fateful day, I thought to myself: "what can I do to ensure that people will know what is going on in Ika community"? Then I decided to start collecting news and then, producing them with a cyclostyling machine which consisted of typing into what is called 'stencil'. After we typed it, we would staple it and tried to market it to people but it did not work because it did not look good. It was at this point that the idea came to me that we can do it like the other newspapers. This was in 1989. Mr. Loverage Okwuidegbe, who is presently a lecturer at the College of Education, Agbor, was the founding editor. However, the venture did not work out as the Newspaper folded up after sixteen (weeks) editions, because at this point I had gone totally bankrupt. Several factors such as poor management, multitasking and primarily government policies, sounded the death bell of the ventures. Even in the case of the tissue paper manufacturing business, negative government policies, constituted the major cause of its downfall.
The newspaper was discontinued after sixteen publications. What made you to return to Ika Weekly Newspaper?
In between the sixteen weeks that we published the newspaper, I was trying a lot of things. This was because the paper was not selling in Ika. So, I tried to change it to Anioma Weekly, for wider coverage and patronage. However, the paper eventually closed down. From 1996-2007, I did not have anything doing, life was very difficult for me. I only rented an office and was printing books for people, which also did not work. My bank statement was disastrous and I was indebted to so many people. A lot of things were going through my mind. The final idea was to go back to Ika Weekly. However, the problem was now how to go back to it; I knew it was going to be very costly and I had no money. When the urge became overwhelming, I had to sell the land that I had then, and I realized Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N300,000.00). Meanwhile, the money lenders were on my neck, and some were bringing fetish substances (jujus), all to cajole me into paying my debts. The situation was really bad for me. I thank God it is all over. Doggedly, I paid off little of my indebtedness and immediately started Ika Weekly Newspaper with the balance money. The sale of the land took place sometime around February 2007 and I started Ika Weekly Newspaper in the very first week of April, 2007.
As at this time, nobody would talk to me or even freely give me One Thousand Naira. This was because, everybody around me believe that I was completely finished. Only a few people like Chief Elder John Ehikwe and my friend, Chief John Okenebirhie, an Urhobo man, who lives in Warri stood by me through thick and thin.
What is your assessment of Ika Weekly Newspaper?
It is a wonderful and a God ordained venture. Through the newspaper, some people are able to put food on their table. Through the paper, some people are getting to know about Ika nation. These are the things that give me joy. From the newspaper business, I was able to pay my debts. I am satisfied with my job, because I am doing what I love to do; reading and writing.
What's responsible for the newspaper house hiring four editors within a year?
People's expectation of Ashien and Ika Weekly Newspaper is very high. People, who work here, expect to be paid very high. They expect to make plenty of money. However, our salary here is very low. The high expectation of the editors regarding their salary is what is responsible for the high labour mobility. They just feel that they are being paid less than what they ought to be paid.
Newspaper business is very demanding and it is exposed to many challenges. Have you encountered any?
When I started the business in 2007, the challenges were overly gigantic. Firstly, there was the problem of low finance. There was also the fact that the community did not know what I was doing; the community had never seen a community newspaper and they had never seen a paper with coloured prints. When it first came out, people wrote it off. Furthermore, there were rumours from several quarters that Ashien was not only a poor man, but that he was also a chronic debtor. This was one of the biggest problems because people were afraid that if they pay money, mostly for advert, Ashien will run away with their money.
Nevertheless, my present challenge is that people want to come to Ika Weekly, get their eyes opened, get to know many important people through it and then, they feel that they can do what Ashien is doing. However, my greatest heartache in this business for now is that the poor standard of education that is currently in existence is terribly shocking. A graduate does not know the difference between 'been' and 'being', 'having' and 'haven'. They write so badly, to the extent that readers often times call me to complain about the bad writings.
Can you compare the nature of Ika Weekly Newspaper as at 1989 and Ika Weekly Newspaper of today?
The 1989 Ika Weekly newspaper model was more professional than what is obtainable today. Today's paper is focused on its marketability. I have invested a lot of technicality into the present Ika Weekly Newspaper in order for it to survive. All my efforts are geared towards making sure that Ika Weekly Newspaper remains on the newsstand. Even though I try to balance professionalism with marketability, the marketability is more important. This is because; the business must be profitable, if it is to be sustainable. Since the conception of Ika Weekly, more than seven community newspapers have come up in Ika Land. However, none of them survived, while Ika Weekly has remained standing, due to my innovative ideas and the special grace of God.
If I decide to do it completely professional, we will be out of business. For example: when I increased the cover price from #200 to #250, some persons called me to complain, saying that they will not buy the paper anymore because of the increase. I told them that it will be very kind of them to stop buying the papers. I explicitly told them that if they wish me well, they should continue to buy the paper at the rate of #250. You cannot expect me to sell my newspaper at the same rate, when I am now buying papers at the rate of #5000, which previously, I was buying at the rate of #2500. I will not be able to pay my staff if I don't think of profit.
You do not look your age. What's the magic?
It is difficult for me to answer that question. The normal thing I will say is that: it is the grace of God and not due to any personal effort on my part. However, from my youth, I decided to abstain from anything that would be injurious to me such as alcohol as I would rather use such money to help people because when I was young, I looked at my environment and saw how poor my background was. When I left Ewuru for Warri, I saw something entirely different, which made me resolve to do anything that I could help change my environment and a lot of things around me.
What has been your greatest achievement thus far?
My greatest achievement is that I have a strong relationship with God. My depressing years brought me much closer to God. My relationship with God has been helping me a lot and so, I advise people to have good relationship with God, because there is nothing God cannot do. If he could change my situation, he can change the situation of anybody. If I had deviated from the narrow way that leads to life, perhaps it would have been a different story. Another thing that I would like to say is that; right from my youth, I have always had the urge to create employment and to help people to put food on their table. I have never liked to do things just because people are doing them; I abhor 'follow follow.' The fact that people are hearing of Ika Nation through Ika Weekly Newspaper is a source of immense joy to me.
A book on you, which had contributions from friends and kinsmen, was presented during your birthday anniversary. How did you feel reading the comments?
Most of such books are usually written after the demise of the individual. I am grateful to the contributors and happy with what they said about me, though those were not only what I wanted. I had wanted people to criticise me also, not just only the good aspect of me.
Why was your wife not one of the contributors?
She helped with the compilation. We actually wanted to hear from outsiders. Again, both of us are on the mountain and thought it wise to be mere observers.
In the last six years, you have become more cheerful both in appearance and discussion? What is responsible?
I became rich in my early twenties. With the money I possessed then, I had friends cutting across all levels. I travelled far and wide. It was, when I became bankrupt, most of my friends and relatives that I helped ran away from me. I discovered that all those things we labour for are mere mirage. As early as 1971, I had a car and a driver driving me and I had built a very beautiful house that people were coming to copy and admire the design. Despite that early achievement, I am a tenant in a 2-bedroom apartment today, and I am much happier. I have found that our needs are not the same as our wants. We will be happier, if we pay more attention to our needs. They are the basic things of life and they are actually few, while our wants are very many and there are not the basic things of life.
Also, partly because of my new found happiness. My wife has been very supportive. In short, she is a gift from God to wipe away my pains and shame and she is contributing immensely to the running of Ika Weekly Newspaper. And of course, like I said, my cheerful nature is attributable to my close relationship with God.
What is the future of your newspaper considering the advent of social media in information dissemination?
Our newspaper has good future. In many foreign countries, several community newspapers have gone under due to the emergence of new age media. We are working hard to ensure we do not suffer from this upsurge of social media challenges. I have let my staff know of these challenges. However, our social media presence is already there as we have set up our website. Very soon, our ICT department will come on board fully. My major worry is actually the immense decline of reading culture in Ika land, especially among the younger generation.
Considering your age, don't you think it is too demanding to remain the chief executive?
It is a matter of the 'spirit is willing but the body is weak'. When I was a bookseller, my former hard working wife and I use to go to Onitsha, carrying cartons of books to sell and come back at 10pm. I cannot do that anymore. For now, I will do what my body is capable of doing.
What plans do have for succession?
The present generation is not ready to wait. They want to succeed very fast even if it requires cutting corners. I brought somebody into my business. The person ended up duping me. Although, I am working hard towards ensuring that my legacy and Ika Weekly Newspaper outlive me, I cannot reveal to you at the moment, how I intend to achieve it.
You seem to have huge support for Dr. Isioma Okobah, Hon. Victor Nwokolo and Governor Okowa. Why?
Yes I do, though I have never been a politician since I am a very strong critic. I support whoever that is doing well or has done well. My support for Dr. Mrs. Isioma Okobah is as a result of her way of doing things. Until her emergence into politics, those representing us would just tell us that Aso Rock has mandated them to represent us. When she came, I expressed my anger on the way Ika politicians behave. She promised to play by the rules. I offered to package her and that she must pay for the services. She obliged. People complained about my support for her but my answer was that Ika Weekly Newspaper is my personal business and that I have a right to support whoever I feel is worthy of my support. My greatest joy is that, though she failed, her entrance into politics changed the face of politics in Ika Nation. Her legacy remains and it is the reason I have huge admiration for her. I thank God we have remained close till date as she is a star and a go getter.
Regarding Hon. Victor Nwokolo, I raise my thumb for him because, of all the people that have represented us in all positions. To me, he remains the best, in terms of attracting projects. This is why I support him. I want anybody to prove me wrong if any of our representatives has beaten his record in Ika nation in terms of attracting projects. Although due to his gentle nature he does make noise about the projects. The problem people say they have with him is that he does not speak in the House.
Ika Weekly Newspaper is for the people of Ika nation. It is for everybody. When anybody does well, we publish. When they do not do what is right, we also publish. We are an umpire; we do not take sides with anybody; as that is the ethics of the profession.
What is your message to Ika people?
The unity of Ika nation is my greatest desire because Ika people are very unique. We should therefore explore this uniqueness.
What do you think Gov. Okowa should do before 2019 to change perception some people have about him?
My greatest interest and desire is to see Okowa come back in 2019. This is because he is my kinsman and he is like a junior brother to me. Both of us and others have no other home than Ika nation and I know he will listen to us as I know that he is a good listener. We must build Ika Nation not only for this generation but also for the generation unborn. We will talk to him to respond to the sensitive challenges and development of Ika Nation. He is a human being and as such exposed to mistakes. My message to him is that he should use his position to unite Ika Nation. One way to do this is to be fair in all he does. If he does this, posterity will celebrate him.
With the political disparity notably between Agbor and Owa, do you think they can be united?
Of course it is possible. For now, the governor is in the best position to bring about this much needed unity. I am doing my very best using Ika Weekly Newspaper, and I expect His Excellency to do the same if not even better.
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Review: The Hunger Games (2012)
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Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Director: Gary Ross
Genre: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
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Editor's Note: For an additional perspective on The Hunger Games, read Kevin Ketchum's review.
Two sisters hand-in-hand amidst a crowd. A gaudy stage has been erected in the courtyard of a rural community. The setting is science-fiction but this ramshackle town is so technologically backwards that it could be the 1950s. Except, of course, for the stage. Along with hundreds of adolescents aged 12 to 18, the sisters are there to watch the results of a draw, where two onlookers, a girl and a boy, will be chosen to participate in the annual "hunger games," a competition where 24 youngsters from 12 districts battle to the death, until only one contestant remains. This is the punishment bequeathed to the districts by the opulent city state of Panem, which now rules over the territory of what used to be North America, regulating the far-flung districts like a futuristic Rome administering its lands. The stage has been built by emissaries from Panem, to furnish the draw with spectacle and glitz: long television screens serve as background, while a grotesquely made-up, doll-like, shrill woman stands behind the microphone, beaming a monstrous smile, pretending like the "hunger games" and the draw are something other than what they are, an elaborate execution. Inside a glass bowl swim scraps of paper with scribbled names. The doll-like woman removes one of these and reads: one of the sisters is picked. In a protective impulse, the other sibling, a few years older and more mature, volunteers to "tribute" - or participate in the "hunger games" - instead. Her proposal is accepted. Panem doesn't care who is sacrificed. One sister is as good as another. And so our protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, begins her journey, alongside the other contestant from her district, the boy Peeta Mellark.
Katniss is only a country girl, and all this commotion - along with the life-or-death necessity of rising above it - feels as dangerous as any slashed knife or flash wildfire she later confronts during the actual event.
This scene comes early, but it signals the elements that make the whole film work. When the name is read, there are no roaring musical cues nor overdramatic zooms. This is an important moment which propels the rest of the narrative. It is also an emotional juncture for the characters. If the younger sister Primrose leaves for the "hunger games," her young age will likely doom her against stronger 17 and 18-year-olds. But the film makes no obvious grab for our heartstrings. It is rather more concerned with portraying an experience, the shock and bewilderment. As little Primrose dazes over to the stage, the soundscape floods with mumbled voices and shuffling feet. A handheld, shaky camera follows her. Throughout the film, it will keep protagonists in focus and drown their disorienting environment in a blurry sea, confusing the action but emphasizing emotion. When Katniss volunteers to replace her sister, the aesthetic remains unchanged. And so throughout the running time. After she arrives on Panem, Katniss is set to appear on national television, during a talk show where each participant of the "hunger games" attempts to make an impression. When she steps into view of the cameras and the live audience, wearing a beautiful red dress with flaming folds, the film's aesthetic again reflects her baffled subjectivity. Noise is drowned out, becomes distorted. Lights distract and discombobulate our hero. Katniss is only a country girl, and all this commotion - along with the life-or-death necessity of rising above it - feels as dangerous as any slashed knife or flash wildfire she later confronts during the actual event. To survive during the "hunger games," which are fought in an enclosed forest terrain, she will need the help of sponsors who might send her supplies, and to earn those, she must impress during the preview stages of the competition. Every televised appearance has mortal implications.
Shaky cams and shallow focus are nothing new. The former devise has even inspired sweltering debates, usually from startled viewers of the Bourne series. It typically aims to convey either the alarm of battle - and, thus, to be mostly confined to or emphasized during action sequences - or some kind of cinema verité pretension. It can also serve to endow the film with an immediate, realistic edge, the veneer of grit and improvisation. Cynics might also add that action sequences filmed this way allow directors to avoid elegant choreography. But director Gary Ross uses a shaky camera for more expressive ends. True, he conceals his more violent moments underneath a panic of fast edits, kinetic camera swerves, flashes of light, and creative angles, and this lets him get away with a PG-13 rating. He also manages to skirt having to properly direct a scene of mass revolt mid-film, with all the complicated movements of extras that implies. An insurrection in one of the districts is summarized by a series of succinct and increasingly unintelligible takes of chaos, flung fists, broken glass, and anti-riot police. By that point, the film's aesthetic has justified the jumbled collage.
True, he conceals his more violent moments underneath a panic of fast edits, kinetic camera swerves, flashes of light, and creative angles, and this lets him get away with a PG-13 rating.
Yet the shaky camera also features in quieter occasions. We lose clarity, but the characters are likewise impaired. The use of shallow focus here also reminds of art-house fare, like Lucrecia Martel's The Holy Girl or Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In, where the in-focus characters seem detached from their out-of-focus environment, as if they were superimposed over a foreign world, which is either hostile or completely alien to their interests and passions. Still, as lost as the protagonists of The Hunger Games might be in the gilded utopia of Panem, they cannot afford to ignore the perils of their surroundings. Unlike the introspective youngsters of Martel and Alfredson, Katniss is obliged to make sense of what is out-of-focus. As if she had fainted and woken up in an unknown room, she rises from the stupor of her country-girl whiplash and, underneath the spotlight of the crass talk show, invents a confident young woman for the entertainment of her stimulus-thirsty viewers.
The Hunger Games is not radical or innovate, and even its most expressive twists cannot really compare to the aforementioned. Its duties as mainstream commercial moviemaking don't allow its flourishes to last, and it is even aesthetically inconsistent. We see how the disorienting camera functions in moments of doubt and confusion, but why does it also shake at the beginning, when Katniss strolls in the secure embrace of her own land? Elsewhere, the script lacquers the narrative with strident caricatures. Panem folk are fanciful clowns, decked in elaborate rainbow clothes, like eighteenth-century rock stars covered in the artificial cocoon of cosmetics and splashy fabric. Katniss leaves behind a useless boyfriend back home, who is given little more to do than look emasculated as his former girl warms up to Peeta (though his role should be more prominent in the inevitable sequel). And most of the 24 contestants have only their death to offer, their personalities missing from the start.
Its duties as mainstream commercial moviemaking don't allow its flourishes to last, and it is even aesthetically inconsistent. We see how the disorienting camera functions in moments of doubt and confusion, but why does it also shake at the beginning, when Katniss strolls in the secure embrace of her own land?
All that aside, Gary Ross shows tact in how he tells his story. As in the later installments of the Harry Potter saga, there is a sense of gravity and underlying seriousness. From the performances to the setting, the film respects its source material and its readers (like Harry Potter and Twilight, The Hunger Games is based on a teen literature hit). Jennifer Lawrence, as Katniss, fits her character precisely, a sturdy beauty, hardened, tough, and feminine. She plays a girl who lost her father at an early age and was forced to care for her grieving mother and younger sister. This sudden growing up - which has aged her beyond her years - whispers from the bottom of Lawrence's eyes. Josh Hutcherson, as Peeta, is only adequate in comparison, while Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, and Donald Sutherland all have enjoyable turns, if of limited range, as the grandiloquent talk show host, the drunk but ultimately dependable trainer who advises Katniss, and the Machiavellian president of Panem, respectively. Lawrence overshadows them all.
Instead of simplifying the human dimensions of the drama, The Hunger Games highlights them amidst the scars of the battlefield, a logic also reflected in the use of the already discussed shaky cam. What matters are not the particulars of how bodies move across a landscape - the dance of kinetic action - but the anxious, wild fear that dominates Katniss and the rest. How could they possibly apprehend their surroundings? Most of them are not fighters. They are disconcerted and only see the fuzzy outlines of random violence. An action scene by James Cameron, by contrast, displays a strong grasp of space, because his characters possess it themselves: the frightened but brave Ripley of Aliens, the hulking Terminator. Cameron's camera is almost never jittery. It glides, draws architectural or geographical blueprints. Here, on the other hand, the protagonists are mere adolescents dreaming of survival. What mental blueprint can they draw?
While the contestants die on television, the citizens of Panem delight in the savagery they witness from a distance. The message is heavy-handed, but poignant. In the real world, hundreds of thousands of young upstarts from around the globe sacrifice their bodies at the altar of sports and spectacle. Football players suffer spine lesions and head trauma. Some lose their memory. Others die young and, after autopsy, are found to have the brains of old men. Kids mired in poverty play soccer as a business venture or as an escape route into economic stability. Their parents do everything possible to ensure their success and, already in the youth leagues, the kids must contend with rough play, because every one of their peers is gambling on his own future. Some make it big, most never succeed. Even those who rise to first division might only snatch a few minutes on the field, until they fumble a ball and hear the condemning response from the crowd, which ignores utterly the struggle and sweat the fumbler had to overcome before even stepping on the pitch. The communal voice from the stands demands victory, and the players overexert their bodies. Many are injured, and there are those who leave their careers behind in recovery. Extreme examples, perhaps. But as players are insulted and overanalyzed to professional death by spectators who feel entitled to do so, one wonders if the latter don't view the former as they would animals racing around a ring, or gladiators murdering each other on a sandy circle. Panem is a future of technological leaps but archaic values. Its television viewers have, morally, reverted back to the Roman Coliseum.
75/100 ~ GOOD. Instead of simplifying the human dimensions of the drama, The Hunger Games highlights them amidst the scars of the battlefield, a logic also reflected in the use of the already discussed shaky cam. What matters are not the particulars of how bodies move across a landscape - the dance of kinetic action - but the anxious, wild fear that dominates Katniss and the rest.
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Cape Town's Stone Jets
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Stone Jets is a reminder of our South African heritage. It means doing the impossible. Soaring high like jets while still being grounded like a stone.
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Cape Town's Stone Jets — made up of Manfred Klose on guitars, Eduan Joubert on drums and Given Nkanyane on vocals and bass — create toe-tapping music, wrapped in soul and traditional elements.
This trio first met in a recording studio while collaborating on some new music that Nkanyane wrote. They sang a few songs together and from that point on, decided to form what we've now come to know as Stone Jets. When asked why Stone Jets, the trio said:
"It is a reminder of our South African heritage. It means doing the impossible. Soaring high like jets, while still being grounded like a stone."
The name of their band is derived from elements of Ubuntu, passion, and determination. The group was formed in 2013 and so far, to date, they have released two EPs ('What I Say' and 'Memory') which have been featured on national television and playlisted on commercial, campus and community radio stations across the country. The EPs are chapters within the Stone Jets' book of memoirs, explains the trio.
"We had something to say when we released 'What I Say' and 'Memory' is the joyful escape from the ever-present 'now' that one is compelled to live in"
2018 has seen them touring not only nationally but also internationally. They've had five national tours and one international tour in the UK and Ireland.
The South African.com had a sit down with the band to find out what makes them a success:
What drew you to the music industry?
Music is in everything, movies, ads, at schools,weddings, you name it. We were so fortunate that we gravitated around music for so long that it was a natural attraction rather than a calculated one.
Can you briefly describe your music-making process?
It is very much organic. We don't like to force things. What comes naturally always seems to last.
How would you describe the evolution of the band's sound?
Gradual. As we continue to let nature take its course with us, we get time to grow and experiment with elements that affect our music making process.
Are you all involved in the writing process and what is that like? What is the inspiration behind the main themes or topics in your songs?
It always starts with a feeling that we get from an idea (riff or lyric or melody). Given and Manfred write the songs. People, life and everything that happens in between centres our musical modus operandi. As these concepts evolve and change in time, as they always do, so do our perspectives, understanding, and feelings towards them and in our songs.
Are there any hidden meaning in any of your songs that we might not have picked up on?
We encourage and love it when people reflect on our songs and share what they feel and think of them. There seem to be levels of meaning that our listeners and audiences derive from our songs.
Which songs do you perform most frequently? What's the thought process for the covers that you perform on stage?
We have just recently released a 7 track EP called Memory and we are forever playing those songs. We also always seem to include 'Feeling Good' from our previous EP What I Say. Covers are a way for an artist to pay homage – as we see it – so occasionally we will pay homage to an artist whose song inspires/inspired us.
What can you tell us about your instruments?
We are brand fewer musicians. Whatever we have, is what we will make do with. The South African way! On that note (pun intended) Manfred plays the guitar that he built himself. The man is quite hands on. For Manfred, Guitars were always a favourite from a young age, For Given, he assumed the bass playing role due to the lack of us finding someone to fill it, apart from Given also being the vocalist.
What has been your biggest challenge as a band and what steps have you taken to overcome that challenge?
Normalising the illustrious backgrounds, we individually come from. Music is a personal thing and if you cannot relate, you cannot create. So, learning about each other, seeing the commonalities that we have and strengthening them rather than inflating the differences – I guess it is the same as what South Africa is going through, we learn to love our commonalities and work on our differences.
Are your rehearsals spontaneous or right on a specific schedule?
We rehearse specifically for shows as and when they come in. But generally, we are always around our instruments, talking, dealing and workshopping our music and musical concepts.
Where's the band headed from here?
Like the name states, fly like jets! Constant growth and learning. Becoming world citizens.
Which countries are you looking forward to traveling to soon and why?
Yes, we've been to UK and Ireland so, we'd like to go there again, Tanzania, Zambia, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Spain, USA, Switzerland, Netherlands the list is endless…
You've just released your EP, that means a lot of marketing around it but are you already working on new music?
Well, we are still promoting our latest release 'Memory' with one more tour coming up in December (on the Garden Route and East Coast) and music videos.
What advice do you have for people who want to form their own bands?
Just do it! Look at what we've achieved as a nation, as a collective. Find like-minded people who share the passion and a dream.You can make anything happen!
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Maleficent digital painting tutorial part 3 of 4. I did not intend it to make it four part in the beginning. I was set out for only three for this set of tutorial. But then I end up adding people in the background to complete the whole scene. This tutorial is the third part of the series that I made for illustration tutorial. In part one, I draw a character with pencil and paper. Part two, I use Sketchbook Pro 6 to rough out base color and basic design for her. This part, I am showing you how to paint Maleficent and finish the illustration in Photoshop CS5.
In this scene, I follow the original children book story line. "The turn of old fairy had now come, and she declared, while her head shook with malice, that the princess should pierce her hand with a spindle and die of the wound. This dreadful fate threw all the company into tears of dismay," And below is the image I come up with.
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Ovo je lista svih sletanja svemirskih letelica na druge planete i tela u Sunčevom sistemu, uključujući meka sletanja i nameravano i nenamerno tvrdo sletanje. Na listi se nalaze orbiteri koji su namerno srušeni, ali ne i orbiteri koji su se kasnije neplanirano srušili usled raspada orbite.

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Saturn

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This paper describes the knowledge acquisition phase for an Intelligent Computer Coach for physiotherapeutic diagnosis, FysioDisc. Physiotherapeutic diagnostic expertise, like many forms of human expertise, is associative and heuristic in nature, but therefore hard to teach. Students may learn the "rules" and "shortcuts", but this seems inefficient and tedious, and moreover will leave them helpless when confronted with new or strange cases. This is why we tried to find a more systematic approach, and together with domain experts performed a rational reconstruction of the observed expert behaviour to come up with a prescriptive model of physiotherapeutic diagnosis. Such a reconstruction is time consuming and takes a lot of effort, but the resulting model is more explicit, easier to maintain, control and explain. On the other hand, such a model is more error prone, but the domain experts appear to be good "debuggers" of reasoning models they do not (longer) use.


It's no secret that Seattle can be cold, dark, dreary and sometimes snowy in the winter. It's not unusual to experience the "winter blues" - you might feel lethargic, unmotivated, less active than usual, or dreaming of sunshine. If those feelings start affecting important aspects of your life - motivation at work, participation in activities you love, relationship dynamics - you may be dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of recurrent depression associated with seasonal change, most commonly in fall/winter months.
Why do seasons affect mood?
Less natural light can cause lower levels of serotonin, changes in circadian rhythms, and natural melatonin secretion and these can all affect your mood. People might have difficulty sleeping, be less interested in social interaction, or eat more and exercise less than usual.
Anyone can experience the winter blues, but we tend to see SAD in climates like Seattle because of the weather and hours of daylight. It is estimated that about 9% of Americans living near the Canadian border experience SAD symptoms versus just 1.5% of people in Florida.
What to do if you are experiencing winter blues or SAD?
See your doctor! It's important to make sure you don't have another physiologic reason for your symptoms, and to get guidance on treatments. These might include light therapy using light boxes, prescribed exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, or even medication. For everyone, it's key to get outside when we have a sunny day during the winter. Something as small as a lunchtime walk on a bright day can make a difference for mild symptoms. It's also crucial to keep up general healthy habits. Good sleep, a healthy diet, and making time for people and activities you love can make a world of difference.
Remember that if you are experiencing even mild symptoms of depression or SAD to talk with your doctor or mental health provider. If you feel suicidal, seek immediate medical care.


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Maryland Annotated Code, Labor and Employment (LE) Article, § 9-503 states that firefighters and police officers are given a presumption of compensability for certain occupational diseases if they contract heart disease or hypertension that results in "partial or total disability or death." Additionally, if a firefighter develops lung disease or certain specific cancers that results in partial or total disability, that firefighter is given a presumption of compensability that the disease was "suffered in the line of duty."
The presumption of compensability is important, as it allows firefighters and police to more easily receive the benefits and compensation they are entitled to after developing these specific occupational diseases.
Development of Disability After Retirement Does Not Bar Recovery
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland stated in Montgomery County v. Pirrone that the statutory presumption of LE § 9-503 applies even if the disease manifests itself after the firefighter or police officer's retirement, although the further from retirement date heart problems develop the more difficult it may be to prove compensability. Quoting James v. General Motors Corp., the court stated that "it is the date of [the] last injurious exposure to the hazard of the disease, and not the date of disability[,] that governs." The Pirrone Court also stated that the claimant's occupation need only be a factor in order for the presumption to apply.
9-503's Presumption Is Rebuttable
The Court of Appeals of Maryland, in City of Frederick v. Shankle, stated that LE § 9-503 does not impose strict liability on an employer. Even a broad, employee-biased interpretation of the statute would not prevent the employer from presenting evidence and expert testimony that the disease contracted by the police officer or firefighter "did not result from his occupation … if there is a factual basis for that conclusion."
The court stated that there may be situations where a firefighter or police officer may not have in fact developed the disease as a result of his or her work. For instance, if a police officer was on the job for only a short time, only held a desk job or other position that would be free from the stress of normal duties, or if there is evidence that the disease was developed prior to holding the position as a police officer, the employer can present these facts.
While the Shankle case involved a police officer developing heart disease, the decision is equally applicable to the other occupational diseases listed in LE § 9-503.
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To improve our resilience, sustain our coast, and help avoid the worst impacts of climate change, Governor John Bel Edwards established the Climate Initiatives Task Force to develop policies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving up global temperatures, increasing sea level and other risks that threaten our health and safety, quality of life, economic growth, and vital habitats and ecosystems.
The Task Force will recommend strategies and actions to reduce emissions through an inclusive, balanced approach that recognizes there are differing opinions and pathways to best address climate impacts while preserving economic competitiveness and achieving additional social, environmental, and quality of life benefits. The Task Force will utilize the best available science to guide decisions and include expertise from state government, colleges and universities, the private sector, and civil society to help inform and steer policy development.
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The executive order establishing the Climate Initiatives Task Force also set greenhouse gas reduction goals that put Louisiana's efforts in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, at least one fifth of the world's largest 2,000 companies, and many other states around the country.
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According to the 2021 GHG Inventory, Louisiana's GHG emissions are robust for its population size and GDP, comprising approximately 4% of the total U.S. emissions. In Louisiana, the industrial sector is the largest GHG emitter, followed by the transportation and power generation sectors. In contrast, the power generation and transportation sectors are responsible for the majority of emissions in the U.S. The Inventory noted that an increase in wetland and forest area may facilitate a reduction in overall GHG emissions, serving as a carbon 'sink' and achieving GHG reductions that rival those emitted annually by Louisiana's power generation sector. Overall, the findings of this inventory suggest that industrial decarbonization is critical to achieve future GHG emission goals in Louisiana.
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When I was superintendent of schools in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board of trustees(董事会), wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly's son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper.
Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, "Jim, I love you and I'm so very proud of you."
I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.
When you put all the good attributes on the scale and you try to balance all the irritating(刺激的) traits such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn't to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., the irritations don't amount to much.
I won't get another chance to tell my son all I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, "Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye." He gave me something to treasure forever.
If there is any purpose at all to Jim's death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially families, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.
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A beleaguered Indian community in Brazil which has been cut off from the outside world by the rancher who has taken over their lands is still imprisoned, despite winning a recent court ruling.
The Guarani community of Ypo'i returned to their ancestral land in 2009, which had been taken over by a rancher called Firmino Escobar. Mr Escobar then blocked the road leading to the Indians' community, and gunmen surrounded their houses, cutting off their access to water, food and healthcare.
In November a court ruled that the Guarani could remain on a small piece of their land while the authorities map out their territory. Mr Escobar, however, continues to block access to the Indians.
A federal prosecutor has since ordered Mr Escobar to open the road leading to the Indians' community, and has warned that if he does not do so, he will have to pay a fine of 100,000 Reais (US $ 58,000).
Listen to the rancher denying access to the Guarani (See below for full transcript).
Describing the community's feelings at their court victory, Anastácio Peralta, a Guarani spokesman, said, 'This decision is a huge spiritual relief for the Guarani. However, this is just the first step; there are many struggles ahead'.
A Guarani man from Ypo'i said, 'On the one hand we are happy we can stay on our land. On the other hand, we are sad and worried that we do not have enough food and are not receiving health assistance. I feel a pain in my heart'.
The ruling follows interventions by the Brazilian government's Indians Affairs Department, Survival International, Brazilian NGO CIMI, and other organizations, emphasizing the desperate situation of the Guarani.
Following a previous attempt to take back their land, two Guarani men from Ypo'í disappeared and are thought to have been assassinated. The body of one of the men was found dead and badly bruised in a river in the area.
The Guarani of Ypo'i decided to carry out these reoccupations following the government's severe delay in mapping out their ancestral territory, which it is required to do by an agreement signed with the Guarani in 2007.
Guarani spokesman Anastácio Peralta is currently in Europe, denouncing the critical land situation the Guarani face.
Earlier this year, Survival sent a report to the United Nations, highlighting the violence, malnutrition and suicide the Guarani face as a result of their lack of land.
Undercover Survival campaigner: But you say you own this land, so you can allow us to..
Undercover Survival campaigner: But why?
Rancher: Because I don't want to!
Undercover Survival campaigner: mas o Sr diz que você é dono da terra, então pode autorizar..
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