I hate buying Father's Day cards.
This year has been exceptionally difficult because my dad made a decision that broke my heart.
I laid in bed several nights tossing and turning, writing and rewriting in my head my response to his choice, and I kept asking God to help me with this issue. God wisely told me to wait.
He also told me to forgive.
The verse, "Jesus answered, I tell you not seven times, but seventy times seven!" kept flashing in my brain. This was Jesus's response to Peter when he asked how many times he had to forgive his brother who sinned against him.
Don't you hate it when that happens? I love hearing answers from God, but sometimes the medicine is hard to swallow.
So, I wrestled with God.
What does forgiveness look like? What is our relationship supposed to be after I forgive him? Can I forgive and never talk to him again?
What. Does. That. Look. Like? And I wrestled some more.
I prayed. I read my Bible searching for God's answer and I began reading an encouraging book on faith and prayer. (Which I will soon be telling you about and giving away.) And then God did what I could not do. He gave me the grace to forgive my dad and he mended my broken heart. Just. Like. That.
He gave me an honest but kind response to my dad and also to a few other people I was struggling to forgive. I didn't burn any bridges. He gave me kindness.
He gave me an abundance of His Grace. Peace washed over me and joy returned.
He freed me from the chains of un-forgiveness because He is a good Father.
Un-forgiveness is a stronghold. It puts up walls that not only separate us from the person who hurt us, but keep us from receiving all the goodness of God and His answers to our prayers.
He's a good, good Father. This is one of my favorite new songs. Spend some time worshiping your heavenly Father who is never stingy or selfish or. . . human.
Do you need to forgive anyone? Leave a comment. I'll pray for you to experience God's grace.
Linking up with Juana Mikel's! She's posted a video of 11 checkpoints to refresh your marriage. Check it out!
Father's day Forgive seven times seventy. Good good Father How do i forgive?
Thank you for sharing. Every year comes a new challenge on this topic with renewed resolve to continue forgiving for me. It's encouraging to know I'm not alone in this.
We are not alone! There are many of us unfortunately. Thankful for Jesus though! Thanks for stopping by and sharing.
I woke up day angry, deeply angry. Anger I had suppressed had seeped through my very being. I am still angry, teeth clenched angry. And your devotion and one other focused on forgiveness. The verse you cited for today was repeated elsewhere. Ambushed by God's Words on forgiveness. I confessed I am not ready to forgive. I hadn't even realized the depth of my anger. But I am bringing it to God. Sometimes it is all just so hard.
Dear Patricia, I'll be praying for your release. Don't be held hostage. You in yourself cannot forgive, but by his grace and the Holy Spirit you can.


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 *  Distributable under LGPL license.     *
 *  See terms of license at gnu.org.      *
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package org.dcm4chex.archive.common;

import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 * @author gunter.zeilinger@tiani.com
 * @version $Revision: 7713 $ $Date: 2008-10-22 23:26:37 +0800 (周三, 22 10月 2008) $
 * @since Nov 23, 2005
 */
public class FileStatus {

    private static final String[] ENUM = {
    	"QUERY_HSM_FAILED",
    	"MD5_CHECK_FAILED",
    	"VERIFY_COMPRESS_FAILED",
    	"COMPRESS_FAILED",
    	"DEFAULT",
    	"TO_ARCHIVE",
    	"ARCHIVED",
        "COMPRESSING",
    };

    public static final int QUERY_HSM_FAILED = -4;
    public static final int MD5_CHECK_FAILED = -3;
    public static final int VERIFY_COMPRESS_FAILED = -2;
    public static final int COMPRESS_FAILED = -1;
    public static final int DEFAULT = 0;
    public static final int TO_ARCHIVE = 1;
    public static final int ARCHIVED = 2;
    public static final int COMPRESSING = 3;

    private static final int OFFSET = -QUERY_HSM_FAILED;

    public static final String toString(int value) {
        return ENUM[OFFSET + value];
    }

    public static final int toInt(String s) {
        final int index = Arrays.asList(ENUM).indexOf(s);
        if (index == -1)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(s);
        return index - OFFSET;
    }
}

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Q: Rails, Active Record - number of rows in tables I got an email from Heroku saying I have too many rows in my Postgres DB.
How can I see how many rows I have in each table (so I can prioritize deletion)?

A: heroku pg:psql (specify database name here if you have more than one)
Then check out this post to get a row count in postgres
How do you find the row count for all your tables in Postgres

A: A better way to look at this might be:
How many records do I have for each of my AR models?
While it may not exactly match the numbers Heroku gives (may be a bit lower), and may have some extra stuff (that are not models), but for practical purposes, this is best option and it avoids the need to use SQL.
ActiveRecord::Base.descendants.map { |d| [d.all.size, d.name] }.sort
Explanation:
ActiveRecord::Base.descendants is a quick way to get all of the AR models. This is used to create an array of arrays that contains the [number of records, model name] to allow for simple lexicographic sorting. This should be enough to quickly determine where all your rows are going.

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Ahi poke; the perfect pre or post workout meal!
Today in our biohacking blog we have prepared a recipe native to Hawaii. It's a practical, nutritious and delicious dish to have for lunch or dinner, either at home or at the office, gym or wherever you like.
The carbs in the rice have a high glycemic index and are perfect to replenish muscle glycogen levels after an intense session. On the other hand, it is also possible to have it before training, but in this case, we suggest replacing white rice with brown rice or quinoa to keep your energy levels smooth and steady.
Another advantage is that it will not take more than 10 minutes to prepare it, besides most of the ingredients are easy to find in almost any local market or supermarket, except for Yuzu juice or Mirin for which you may have to go to Whole Foods or such. If you just can't find the yuzu, we suggest you replace it with 50% orange juice and 50% lime juice, so you'll get as close as possible to the original flavor.
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In a clean and deep bowl, add the rice or quinoa first while still warm, and then top with the avocado, tuna, cucumber, edamame, and seaweed.
Finally spread the black and white sesame seeds over all the ingredients and enjoy!
Why is Nutrition important, in a nutshell.
Krill Oil vs Fish Oil - Which is better?


Events are the key component of any Preceden timeline. Events can represent anything from an upcoming project milestone to the building of the pyramids and anything in between.
Below is an overview of each of the options along with a description of how those settings impact the appearance of the event.
If an event has a start date only, then its name will always be placed to the right of the icon.
If an event has a start date and an end date, then its name will be placed within the color bar, if the name fits. Otherwise, the name will be placed to the right of the bar. You can change this behavior under the timeline's settings to have Preceden always display the name to the right of the colored bar.
You can enable or disabled autocompletion from your Account page.
You can also use the custom color picker at the bottom to choose a color not on the palette, just click on the square under Custom Color Picker.
If you specify an end date for your event, the icon will only appear when you hover over the event and in the event list below the timeline, since the event will be displayed as a colored bar.
You can also request additional icons: Request a New Icon.
To add a layer, click the Add Layer link above the timeline (see Layers for more details).
Every event must have a start date to let Preceden know when the event occurred. You can use the date picker or type in a date in one of the many date formats that Preceden supports. If you have multiple events on the same day, you can enter a time after the date to organize the events in their proper order (E.g., November 23, 2019 7:30 am). When two events start at the same time they will be ordered alphabetically. Therefore, if you want one event to come before the other, name them accordingly.
Marking an event that only has a start date as approximate has no impact on how the event is displayed.
Similar to the start date, the end date specifies when the event ends. This field is optional, so if the event only has one date associated with it, you can leave this field blank.
You can specify durations for the end date such as "1 week", "1 month 5 days" etc.
Also note that both the start date and the end date are inclusive.
This field is for any additional notes about the event.
These notes will be displayed when you hover your cursor over the event on your timeline, as well as in the list of events below your timeline.
You can add images as well as links to the notes. Notes also support Markdown formatting.
Click the Choose.... link to add images to your timeline. Learn more about how to Add Images to Your Timeline.
A milestone represents an important event that you want to stand out on your timeline.
If your event contains multiple events, you check this box to make your event start when another one ends. Learn more about dependencies.
To unhide the names, simply click on the icon or color bar and the options will appear again.
You can have Preceden include the time between this event and others using this feature.
Read more here: Highlight the Time Between Events.
If you want to add the same event that already exists, you can click on the event name. In the bottom, right hand corner of the window you will see the Duplicate Event link. Click on it and the duplicate event will automatically be added to your timeline.


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Book Reviews Horror Halloween
The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween by J. Tonzelli
The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween by J. Tonzelli is a collection of tales that run the gamut from horrifying to bittersweet (but mostly horrifying). This is a hard-hitting anthology that pulls no punches and ultimately delivers numerous quality reads that should set the mood perfectly for you for the upcoming holiday. The book description on Amazon really says it best:
The world's oldest celebration comes to life in The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween, an anthology that honors the darkest and strangest night of the year. Each story is designed to be intrinsically and intimately about Halloween-its traditions, its myths, and its effects-and they run the gamut from horrifying to heartbreaking. Halloween night is the tapestry through which a haunted house, a monstrous child, a late-night drive to a mysterious destination, and other tales are weaved. Demons are faced, death is defied, and love is tested. And not everyone makes it out alive. The End of Summer has arrived.
Of the thirteen stories, I found none lacking. One might expect, however, varying levels of quality and this collection is no exception. Tastes will undoubtedly vary as well, but I found all of the stories enjoyable (again, horrifying too, but doesn't that equate to 'enjoyable' in the context of Halloween?). "The Halloween Girl of Cold Springs" is a macabre tale about the annual appearance of the ghost of a young girl who died in 1979 in a house fire. The story has a Twilight Zone quality to it in that the people of Cold Springs have accepted and it seems even embraced her ghastly appearance with the pride normally assigned to a local football hero or local who's gone on to great success. Never mind that a pack of supposed wild dogs mutilated numerous town pets the same night the Halloween Girl appeared or that Peter Barnes, who once said, "[Cold Spring] is such a nice place to live that people refuse to leave…even after death!," was found murdered with one hand jammed into the garbage disposal. It's an eerie tale of denial with some fatal consequences.
Another tale, "Wind and Silence," is a chilling story about a sheriff whose past misdeeds finally catch up to him when he is visited by the ghosts from a night he's tried very hard to forget. In "The End of Summer," the story that shares the same name as the anthology, Jamie is spending a seemingly uneventful Halloween with her Uncle Luke and Aunt Lily, never suspecting that the story of live sacrifice told to her by her uncle is about to become all too real for her. Last, "Stingy Jack" tells the story of the Devil come to claim a soul…but not the first time. Stingy Jack, as the Devil calls him, knows a thing or two about cheating Satan, but when the Unholy One comes for him again, will Jack have the wits to escape damnation one more time?
The writing in The End of Summer is consistently good with characters that come to life (or death, as the case may be) in a believable manner based on their situation and personality. I'm giving it four rockets because, for a Halloween collection, it delivers. I think it will satisfy both those looking for holiday themed tales as well as those looking for something horrific. Give it a read this Halloween and each October 31.
Purchase "The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween by J. Tonzelli"
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Smoke Eaters
by Sean Grigsby
by James Luceno
by Washington Irving
Enough cannot be said for the narration of Tom Mison, whose voice with its captivating eloquence and...
This first installment in the Witcher series didn't knock me off my feet, but it did suprise me with...
The Eyes of the Overworld
by Jack Vance
The Eyes of the Overworld's matter-of-fact narration is easy to follow and the adventures of our "he...

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(RTTNews) - As expected, the European Central Bank left the refi rate at 0.00 percent and the marginal lending facility rate at 0.25 percent. Following the announcement, the euro changed little against its major counterparts.
The euro was trading at 125.39 against the yen, 1.1281 against the franc, 0.8614 against the pound and 1.1279 against the greenback around 7:46 am ET.


I have not fully decided on the organization of this blog. For now, I'm using WordPress and its Pages component. My top priority is to write and publish evergreen content. Not so much on topical events. Hence, the choice of writing entirely in Pages.
The sad thing is that WordPress prioritizes Posts over Pages. Therefore, I need a page like this listing out what I have previously published.
Note: all links in this page will open up in a new tab.
These are more like think pieces. I write them to understand my own thoughts.
Make a Blogging Habit. Not Just Another Blog.
I am also building up a public library of frequently referenced knowledge. Starting with topics to do with SQL queries.
The difference between Guides and Library Topics are that Guides are exclusively built as opinionated, step-by-step to resolve a targeted problem. Whereas Library Topics may still contain step-by-step content, these are not exclusively the case. The Library Topics act more as a repository of facts. Not opinionated instructions.
And finally, I have a private policy page in case you like to read that.
I'm starting on a new process regarding my publishing.
In 2018, I focused more on getting started. I accomplished that by writing over 15 pieces for various technology startups via a content marketing agency. In addition, I started this blog at around July 2018 without any clear aims.
In 2019, I'm ready for the next stage in my evolution. Instead of concentrating on starting, I'm focusing on being consistent. The aim now is to publish a piece every week regardless of length. Also, I will cast my net wide to get readers and reach out to people whose writings I admire.


Masca is a small mountain village in the Teno Mountains on about 1000 metres height. In the past the area was used for agriculture, but because the youth has nearly left the village completely, today this is not happening anymore.
Through a curvy road the town, which is located in a volcanic crater, is connected with Buenavista and Santiago del Teide. The different districts of Masca are spread on various hillsides, on which fields were cultivated in a terrace shape.
The village is fully prepared for trippers, which visit Masca, particularly of course also foreign tourists. There are only 20 houses and in most of them there are restaurants or cafes, from which you have a view of the gorge of Masca, which extends down to the sea and at the same time offers the maybe most popular hike of the island.
Below you can get picked up by a boat, which brings you to Los Gigantes. The hike has to be guided for this, which is offered by many companies, which have specialised in hikes. It is one of the most popular hikes on Tenerife.


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The Sand
After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over twenty-somethings awake to a beating sun, and a seemingly carnivorous beach that devours anything with a heartbeat that touches the sand.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi,
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
Two pretty but ditsy American girls are on a road trip through Europe. In Germany, they end up alone at night with a broken car in the woods. They search for help and find an isolated villa. The next day, they awaken to find themselves trapped in a terrifying makeshift basement hospital along with a Japanese man. An older German man identifies himself as a retired surgeon specialized in separating Siamese twins. However, his three "patients" are not about to be separated but joined together in a horrific operation. He plans to be the first person to connect people via their gastric systems. By doing so, he plans to bring to life his sick lifetime fantasy, the human centipede. Written by Producer Ilona Six
Genre: Horror,
Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers (including her niece). There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. If the legend is correct, Rachel will have to run against time to save her son's and her own life. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Country: USA, USA, Japan
Genre: Horror, Mystery,
A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell while being pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge.
Genre: Horror, Thriller,
The senior partner of an investment brokerage, Jeffrey Desange, has a breakdown due to a financial collapse and kills several co-workers and his estranged wife. He then kidnaps his two young daughters, Victoria 3 and Lilly just 1. He drives his car recklessly through a winding snow covered road. He loses control of his car and drives off an embankment. He finds an abandoned and isolated cabin where he plans to kill his daughters, but the children are saved by a dark ghostly image. After five years of searching and depleting his savings, Jeffrey's twin brother, Lucas, finds the children that were raised without social interaction and claim that they have been raised by 'Mama'. Lucas disputes the custody with the children's Great Aunt but Dr. Dreyfuss, who is working with the girls, helps Lucas get custody of the girls so that he can still have access to them. Lucas, his girlfriend Annabel, Victoria and Lilly move into a house provided by the institute that Dr. Dreyfuss works for. Lucas... Written by Stephanie Carter
Country: Canada, Canada, Spain
When the Chase family moves to an isolated house in the middle of nowhere in Detroit, Arkin is hired to fix the windows and the doors. Later he meets his daughter and his wife that has a debt with dangerous sharks and needs money, but his week payment is not enough to pay her debts. Arkin plots to heist the safe of Michael Chase during the night to raise the necessary money. However, when he arrives in the house, he finds that a sadistic criminal has imprisoned the family and planted traps everywhere. Arkin seeks a way out of the deadly house to save his life. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
99 min | 100
A woman goes on vacation with her friends after her husband and daughter encounter a tragic accident. One year later she goes hiking with her friends and they get trapped in the cave. With a lack of supply, they struggle to survive and they meet strange blood thirsty creatures. Written by Lien Dang
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller,
The Haunting in Connecticut
Charts one family's encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now terror awaits when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the dead, returns to unleash horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family. Written by Lionsgate
Country: USA, USA, Canada
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
Drag Me to Hell
Christine Brown is a loans officer at a bank but is worried about her lot in life. She's in competition with a competent colleague for an assistant manager position and isn't too sure about her status with a boyfriend. Worried that her boss will think less of her if she shows weakness, she refuses a time extension on a loan to an old woman, Mrs. Ganush, who now faces foreclosure and the loss of her house. In retaliation, the old woman place a curse on her which, she subsequently learns, will result in her being taken to hell in a few days time. With the help of a psychic, she tries to rid herself of the demon, but faces several hurdles in the attempt. Written by garykmcd
The day before Halloween, five carnival employees are kidnapped and held hostage in an isolated compound known as "Murderworld". On Halloween, they are thrown into a sadistic game called "31" where they must survive 12 hours against a gang of maniacs dressed like clowns. It's time to play 31.
Country: UK, UK, USA
81 min | 88
Three film students travel to Maryland to make a student film about a local urban legend... The Blair Witch. The three went into the woods on a two day hike to find the Blair Witch, and never came back. One year later, the students film and video were found in the woods. The footage was compiled and made into a movie. The Blair Witch Project. Written by Kevin Overstreet [email protected]
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
Set in a time of interplanetary colonization, Sy Lombrok (Kellan Lutz), a former nurse who is now a drifter with a haunted past, forms an unlikely alliance with Kane Sommerville (Daniel MacPherson), a lieutenant who works for off-world military contractor Exor. In a race against time they set out to rescue Kane's young daughter Indi (Teagan Croft) amid an impending global crisis precipitated by Exor. Written by Teaser-Trailer.com
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
90 min , 89 min (cut)
A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Romance,
Saw III
108 min | 114 min (unrated) | 121 min (director's cut)
Jeff is an anguished man, who grieves and misses his young son that was killed by a driver in a car accident. He has become obsessed for revenge against the man and reckless with his wife and daughter. When Dr. Lynn Denlon, who has troubles with her marriage, is abducted by the deranged Jigsaw's apprentice Amanda, she is brought to a gruesome warehouse to keep John Kramer alive in spite of having a terminal brain tumor. Amanda puts a necklace gadget full of explosives around Dr. Lynn's neck connected to John Kramer's life support system, and tells her that if he dies the device will explode. Meanwhile, Jeff is submitted to a sick game of forgiveness with surprising dark consequences. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Two years after the events of Scream, Sidney Prescott and Randy are attending Windsor college. They are trying to get on with their lives...Until a new Ghostface killing spree begins. With the help of Dewey and Gale, Sidney must find out who's behind the murders. As the body count goes up, the list of suspects goes down.
Clear Rivers has been living life in a mental hospital after the bizarre events that lead to the deaths of her friends. One day, she is approached by a girl named Kimberly who believes she had a premonition similar to her friend Alex who died. Clear has to either risk her life helping others, or stay inside the hospital the rest of her life waiting for her death to come. What will she do? Written by wolfboy217
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller,
107 min | 109 min (unrated director's cut)
In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil's Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Country: USA, USA, Germany
Genre: Crime, Horror,
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen... Written by Jeremy Cohen [email protected]
Genre: Drama, History, Horror,
After the events of Seed of Chucky, Nica, a young woman forced to a wheelchair since birth, has to regroup her sister, Barb and her brother-in-law, Ian for a funeral after the death of her mother. While dealing with Barb, Ian, along with their 5-year-old daughter, Alice; Nica receives an odd package - a creepy doll. After people start showing up dead, the fearless Nica soon suspects that the creepy doll is much more than just a doll. Written by Shawn Martin
Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
When the Bough Breaks
John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) are a young, professional couple who desperately want a baby. After exhausting all other options, they finally hire Anna (Jaz Sinclair), the perfect woman to be their surrogate - but as she gets further along in her pregnancy, so too does her psychotic and dangerous fixation on the husband. The couple becomes caught up in Anna's deadly game and must fight to regain control of their future before it's too late. Written by Sony Pictures
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
When Wendy Christensen has a vision of an accident on the roller coaster, resulting in her and her friends' deaths, she instantly begins to panic and gets off the ride, causing a few of her friends to get off as well. The remaining friends, including Wendy's boyfriend, are stuck on the roller coaster and find themselves involved in the accident. With death waiting around the corner, Wendy and Kevin Fischer must try and work out death's plan, before they and the remaining survivors end up dead. Written by FilmFanUK
Country: Germany, Germany, USA
102 min | 10
Nerdy, reserved bookworm Needy Lesnicki, and arrogant, conceited cheerleader Jennifer Check are best friends, though they share little in common. They share even less in common when Jennifer mysteriously gains an appetite for human blood after a disastrous fire at a local bar. As Needy's male classmates are steadily killed in gruesome attacks, the young girl must uncover the truth behind her friend's transformation and find a way to stop the bloodthirsty rampage before it reaches her own boyfriend Chip. Written by The Massie Twins
Genre: Comedy, Horror,
"REC" turns on a young TV reporter and her cameraman who cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams -- which begin a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report. Written by Davi Silva
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
After Iggy's long-time girlfriend is murdered and the whole town agrees he is the killer, he awakens one morning with horns and the townspeople soon confess their sins. Once knowing the sins of the people, he is facing the true killer of his beloved girlfriend.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller,
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers. All hell breaks loose as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, laying siege to the fractured family's home and forcing them to fight for each other if they hope to survive.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror,
Luke welcomes his friend Matt and his girlfriend Suzie that come from London and Matt's sister and Luke's former girlfriend Kate that comes from Sydney to sail with him and the sailor Warren in a sailboat. However, the vessel hits an underwater rock and capsizes with an opening on her bottom. Luke advises that they should swim in the north direction to reach the Turtle Island, in Queensland, Australia, while they have strength since there is a current moving the boat in the opposite direction of land but Warren prefers to stay on the hull waiting for help since there are sharks in the water. The quartet swims, but they are hunted by a great white shark. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Becomes Her
In 1978, in Broadway, the decadent and narcissist actress Madeline Ashton is performing Songbird, based on Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth. Then she receives her rival Helen Sharp, who is an aspiring writer, and her fiancé Ernest Menville, who is a plastic surgeon, in her dressing-room. Soon Menville calls off his commitment with Helen and marries Madeline. Seven years later, Helen is obese in a psychiatric hospital and obsessed in seeking revenge on Madeline. In 1992, the marriage of Madeline and Menville is finished and he is no longer a surgeon but an alcoholic caretaker. Out of the blue, they are invited to a party where Helen will release her novel Forever Young and Madeline goes to a beauty shop. The owner gives a business card of the specialist in rejuvenation Lisle Von Rhuman to her. When the envious Madeline sees Helen thin in a perfect shape, she decides to seek out Lisle and buys a potion to become young again. Further, she advises that Madeline must take care of ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A television reporter and her cameraman are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew's videotape. Written by Screen Gems
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
After the first massacre in 1974, the townspeople suspected that the Sawyer family were responsible. A vigilante mob of enraged locals surrounded the Sawyer house, burning it to the ground and killing every last member of the family. Decades later, a young woman named Heather learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her grandmother. She decides to bring her friends along on the road trip to investigate her inheritance. On arrival, she discovers she has inherited a mansion, but is yet to uncover the terrors that lurk in the basement underneath it. Written by Tom Thomas
Pet Sematary II
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather. Written by Michael andquot;Rabbitandquot; Hutchison [email protected]
Genre: Fantasy, Horror,
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
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Has anyone used predator calls while hunting black bear? I have read several articles in which the author(s) utilized calls such as a fawn in distress and a wounded rabbit to lure black bears in. Most of the articles were written by folks hunting out west and I have found little written about experiences of hunters utilizing calls in the southeast. I am pondering getting some calls (non-electronic) and giving it a go during the early part of the season. As this will be my first foray into bear hunting I do not want to waste my time with fruitless techniques.
I am curious to see if anybody in our area has used them and if there was any success? Or, if you think it is "baloney" I would love to hear your rationale as well. I performed a search of the forums and did not find anything there. If this topic has already been discussed I apologize and would be greatful for direction to the threads.
I am curious to see if anybody in our area have used them and if there was any success? Or, if you think it is "baloney" I would love to hear your rationale as well. I performed a search of the forums and did not find anything there. If this topic has already been discussed I apologize and would be greatful for direction to the threads.
I haven't personally tried it, but from what I have read from people on here it mostly pulls in coyotes. Like I said, don't take my word, but that's what I've seen people on here say.
That's not a bad idea. I figure when it gets a dash closer to when season comes in and it is small game season I could give it a go. If a yote shows up then he gets sorted out and becomes some material for fly tying. If a bear shows up hopefully he wont be too terribly disappointed that it was false advertising.
ways if you are gonna try it for Bear. The last thing i would want is to be sitting by a tree in the forest and have a Bear coming in looking for lunch and not being able to see him from afar.
I have tried it long ago with a dying rabbit squeal (all I had at the time) with zero results. I have read that it works better in the spring when there are not as many food sources available. Several Western states have spring bear seasons. I dont know if I'd try this casually without a weapon in my hand. A bear charging in with its predatory instincts in control could lead to serious consequences. Maybe if there were two of you.
What a lot of the articles suggested is NOT doing this alone as it just is not safe. Two folks where you've got 360 coverage is necessary.
Back in the day when we were teenagers, my cousin and his buddy got ahold of a Johnny Stewart predator calling 8-track tape. They wanted to try it out, so one night they pulled off an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, plugged that sucker in the tape player, cranked the windows down and the volume up. They were just settling back to see what happened when a big bear came out of the woods, put them back in the truck, and scratched half the paint off the buddy's truck trying to get in it. They left. That's the only experience I've know of anybody calling bears with a predator call.
Back when we were in high school, me and a buddy used to really lay the law down on predators like foxes and bobcats around here. We would set up and call with rabbit squealers or a mouse squeaker and listen for footsteps in the leaves if we were in the woods, or would periodically shine and look for eyes if we were in a field.
One night we set up in a brush pile in the edge of a hayfield and commenced to calling. It was a bright, moonlit night and we could see very well. After the first sequence of calling, we heard a grunt/snort below us and soon enough, we could see a large black shape coming our way.
I was armed with a Remington Speedmaster 552, loaded up with CCI Stingers and my buddy probably had a Ruger 10/22 loaded with the same. We had a 6 cell Maglite between us. As this giant bear came closer, it got bigger and bigger, and we could hear its heavy breathing. With a sideways glance and whispered instructions, we decided to turn the light on and fill that bear's head full of lead.
On the count of 3, I flicked on the light to illuminate the target. With rifles raised and ready, we were staring at a black angus bull that had come to check us out.
I don't know about calling bears during our fall/winter season, but it definitely works on cattle.
That brought a much needed laugh today.
Ive tried using calls in my area. No sucess even though i am in the right area. Even fresh footprints in myd right after the rain. Here, we have the densest population of black bear in the world -- over 12000 of them on this small island.
I have noticed when the call is set to fawn bleats, deer come running. Baiting for deer is legal here but not for bear.
We are in the middle of spring bear and cougar season. Ive wasted many hours using the call. Now im packing my 45-70 and walking into the bush.
Producing the brightest idea in lures ever.
I have called them in making a fawn in distress bleat with my mouth.


Mommy Blogger – I wouldn't have any problem with this term if it was purely descriptive. I am a mommy who is a blogger. A mommy blogger. But almost never in the history of mommy blogging has someone said it without the undertone of snide disdain as if writing on the internet about your kids is somehow less deserving of respect than writing on the internet about your dog or cooking or celebrities or fashion. Newspapers use the term to imply the entire genre is moms blogging about potty training and visits to the farm who will stoop to anything for freebies and sponsors and a new vacuum cleaner. (One article in particular springs to mind.) If that's all "mommy blogger" means these days, we need a new term for the eight zillion mom blogs that DON'T fit the category.
Awesomesauce – No offense Twitter, it's just a stupid word. It may have been clever the first five (hundred) times but now it's annoying. As is all other kinds of -sauce: coolsauce, lamesauce, niftysauce, awfulsauce. The only kind of sauce I want to hear about is a nice Bearnaise sauce for my eggs or a spicy red clam sauce for my pasta. Mmmmmm….sauce. See, this is what happens with food slang and pregnant women.
Tar-jay – Dude, it's called TARGET. Their logo is a giant TARGET. They're headquartered in Minneapolis, which may be as far away from France as you can get. If you need to change the name to make it sound fancy a more accurate accent would be the Swedish Chef, which is actually less fancy than just saying TARGET.
Douche-canoe – Copyright The Bloggess (as far as I know – maybe SHE'S the douche-canoe and totally stole it from someone else). Accurately describes everyone from the guy driving 55 in the left lane to the idiot on the internet who says stuff like "I would NEVER feed my kid Goldfish crackers, we only eat bread made from wheat we grow and grind ourselves" to your second cousin's brother-in-law who makes unnecessary inflammatory political comments during family dinners. Douche-canoe.
I will say I love the term "weak-sauce." And I've adopted douche canoe because it's totally awesome.
um, i think i love absolutely everything about this post! hilarious! douche-canoe, huh? i might have to work that one in this weekend and see if jeremy notices it!
I do not know this Blogess you speak of but I have heard douche-canoe used for about a decade now.
I totally agree and give this post two thumbs up and a "FTW!" ;) LOVE the term douche-canoe, by the way. It's one of my favorites.
I only use Tar-jay because my mom and I picked it up to mock the snobby, snobby people who like to pretend that they don't shop at a discount department store. But they totally do. So we call it that to be ironic or silly.
And I agree on the FML epidemic. You woke up this morning–your life is awesome.
You are hilarious. This post is awesome and I learned a lot of new slang! But, um, I still don't know what FTW means.
ok, thanks. so, I still don't get it, but that's OK, because douche-canoe is funnier and I totally get what that means!
It means "a good thing." Like if you're playing a game and you need to kill 500 trolls and they are swarming you and you're about to die but your partner sets off a bomb that kills 499 of them as both of your life meters are about to empty out, she's done that "for the win." She's won. She's saved your bacon. She's superior. She's totally awesome and cool.
Likewise, if you're in an argument online (OH MY GOD! SOMEBODY IS WRONG! ON THE INTERNET!) and you manage to pull out an hilarious, stunning, articulate, critical, response then the you've done it for the win. Or if you have the cutest cat macro.
I'm going to print this out and just label it "evidence". Expect to see it again the next time you call me a dork. Case closed.
There's a story about my grandma calling the store with headquarters in Minneapolis "Pistol," but I think she was probably being a smartass more than confused. Could have been the latter, though, since I wasn't there.
I've started saying, "He looks like a doucheface," but I think I might like canoe even better.
"Tar-jay" has thrown me into a rage since I was in high school. I… I may have some anger issues.
i think we should bring back "holy buckets" because it makes me smile and think of the good ole' days.
my husband and i are (watch me not say "totes" here. nails on chalkboard) in LOVE with douche-canoe. his brain exploded the first time i used it and i spat milk when he contemplated its meaning – "so, what you're saying is, sarah palin is a canoe paddling through some douche?". we're trying to use it sparingly lest we wear it out.
I so agree with you on pretty much everything here… except for -sauce, but only when it's combined with weak. I love weak sauce, even though I hardly ever say it. Maybe I'll start saying it more. Truthfully, until reading this, it was the only -sauce word I was aware of.
I'll happily fight the "FML" battle. Right up there with that is "#MomFail." 99.99999% of the time I've seen that hashtag it's been over something stoopid and normal.
This is great, can't remember if I read the blog regularly at this time but I completely agree with you on all 5 of those words. I despise the term mommy blogger, and the rest, well you said it best. Thanks for the laugh too.


We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
It is a well established fact that Satan uses our own sin nature against us in the "battle." His strategy from creation has been to siphon off God's glory by causing humans to pursue joy in venues apart from Him. The "cosmic powers over this present darkness," according to John MacArhur, "possibly refers to the most depraved abominations, including such things as extreme sexual perversions, occultism, and Satan worship." All that to say, our battle as believers is against sin. And the first front we should be focusing on is our own lives. Jesus said, "take the speck out of your eye" first. If the most important message to further Christianity (The Gospel) is go to out to public campuses unhindered we must start by "examining ourselves." We, not liberal teachers or progressive politicians, are the only ones capable of stopping this message from being proclaimed in our own lives – and sin is the break pad on our motivation. I can attest to this firsthand. When I was leading a college campus ministry, I found that it was extremely difficult to evangelize after having partaken in sin. This didn't mean that I forsook it, it just meant that the Spirit wasn't working through me. Leading Bible studies and worship music was also hard, but not nearly as convicting as trying to tell someone about the goodness of a God I had personally affronted earlier in the day. I have grown to view sin not only as spit in the eyes of my Saviour, but also as a direct enemy of the Gospel message. We are being counter-evangelists when we thumb our nose to God's law, and no different in practice than the bemoaned "liberals" inhabiting our society.
In Psalm 19, David conveys an excellent representation of what I like to call, "The Bottom Line." He starts off in verses 1-6 by speaking of natural revelation – "The heavens declare the glory of God." In verses 7-11 he exalts God's Special revelation and its accompanying attributes and value. Finally, in verses 12-14, David personalizes his own reaction to both revelations by admitting his weaknesses and glorying God for restraining his sin.
David knew that only God had the power to "keep" him from "presumptuous" (i.e. prideful, with knowledge) sins. According to verse 11, the "rules" of the Lord warned him of God's justice. Yet, at the same time there was an intense joy accompanying God's precepts. His rules were "sweeter also than honey." Why this paradox? Why this joy and fear together? David understood that God's law revealed something about Himself. That he was both just and merciful. Recognizing that David had sinned, and would continue to sin, He also kept David from sinning, and from his Divine justice. This could only be possible when the "dominion" belonged to God and not sin, which is why David concluded the Psalm with these words, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer." David prayed that God would permeate his life (heart and mouth). God was able to accomplish this because of His relationship to David as "rock and redeemer." This doesn't mean David became perfect. Certainly there were times David disallowed God access into his heart, but that's where God's redemptive work kicked in. David did however become more and more "sinless" in his walk, and therefore effectual in his witness. We need to be like David. To understand that God is both the creator and the moral lawgiver. That he demands justice, but gives mercy. And that we "shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression" only when we humbly submit to the Lord by asking for His control and welcoming His law into our lives. This is the only solution not just for our own walk, but for our effectiveness in our culture. It is the key part of our participation in the afterlife and this life.
Though the afterlife is more important than this life, the only cause which can truly change this present world for the better is still the Gospel message – It's implications are important politically and sociologically. Indeed there are many out there who accept some of its logical conclusions without accepting the Gospel itself which leads to those conclusions. A good example would be Glenn Beck perhaps who although a Mormon rejects progressive policies and champions free markets (which have their root in puritanism). However, Glenn doesn't understand that it is because of man's sin nature that such a system works. It stands to reason that the more people receive the Gospel, even without receiving its implications, the more will come to such "conservative" conclusions. It may be important at times for us to argue the merits of the Gospel's implications, but much more important is for us to proclaim the central message itself. Let's be ready for such opportunities by preparing in the footsteps of David.
Well said. I think you are ready to preach again.


There are 130 places (city, towns, hamlets …) within a radius of 100 kilometers / 62 miles from the center of Adelaide (EC), the nearest place in the area is Ilinge Lethu suburb of Adelaide, Eastern Cape.
Below is the table with the 20 places near Adelaide (EC). In the table are indicated: name of the place, admin, distance in kilometers, distance in miles and the link to the travel sheet with road route.
Below is shown the table of main cities with the corresponding distances of the main cities from Adelaide (EC) measured both in kilometers and in miles.


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January 10, 2019 | Global/Emerging Markets
Blake Pontius, CFA
Portfolio Specialist
Given investors' surging interest in combining financial return objectives with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors—a concept known as "blended value"—some may be tempted to dismiss this as a transient trend.1
But our journey to incorporate ESG factors into our fundamental analysis has reaffirmed our belief that the emphasis on blended value will reshape the asset management industry and the sectors that comprise the global economy for decades to come.
Long-Term Trends Underpin ESG Focus
Shifting demographics and other long-term trends are underpinning the growing importance of ESG factors.
Demand comes from a broad investor base, including institutions and individuals—in particular women and millennials, who are controlling more wealth and have a higher interest in sustainability than other groups. Geographically, interest is expanding beyond traditional boundaries like Europe into Asia. Japan's $1.5 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund, for instance, is placing more emphasis on sustainable investing.
We're seeing ESG risks become higher priorities for corporate executives. This is influencing long-term corporate strategy.
Growing concern about climate change is also prompting greater perception of its risk by investors and corporate executives.
During the financial crisis in 2008, the top risk factors identified by corporate executives were mostly economic, including asset-price collapse, a slowing Chinese economy, and the oil and gas price spike, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report. Fast forward to 2018 and four out of the five top risk factors are environmental or societal: extreme weather events, natural disasters, failure of climate-change mitigation, and water crises.
In short, we're seeing ESG risks become higher priorities for corporate executives. This is influencing long-term corporate strategy and how investors view the risks and opportunities facing companies.
Overcoming Hurdles to ESG Integration
While there is still some hesitation among investors about the value proposition of ESG integration and some perception that it may conflict with their fiduciary duty, a growing body of research debunks the idea that there is a tradeoff between financial performance and sustainability.
A growing body of research debunks the idea that there is a tradeoff between financial performance and sustainability.
A meta-study from Deutsche Bank and the University of Hamburg showed that 90% of 2,200 individual ESG studies show a neutral or positive link between good ESG practices and corporate financial performance, with a large majority of positive findings across regions. In all, this study showed that 38% of studies in developed markets showed a positive link between ESG and financial performance.
Similarly, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim and colleagues found that companies investing in material ESG issues see higher growth in profit margins and superior risk-adjusted stock returns.
Another headwind to further ESG integration is concern about the quality of data on companies' sustainability practices. More investors are relying on third-party sustainability ratings frameworks that are based largely on corporate disclosures. But some investors question whether this growing body of data is financially material or helpful in making decisions.
Not surprisingly, because these ratings are largely disclosure-driven, with less emphasis on corporate behavior and forward-looking strategy, average ESG scores tend to skew strongly toward larger companies with an inherently backward-looking bias.
In addition to being market-cap biased, ESG ratings tend to skew more favorably toward regions where corporate sustainability reporting is more common, such as Europe.
Opportunities for Active Management
ESG ratings can be helpful, but they only tell part of the story. It's important to question them and use them more as a starting point for developing one's own view of a company's sustainability profile.
We believe that doing this work is a major part of our value proposition as an active manager, and we deliver on this by doing intensive bottom-up analysis. This can help us potentially exploit inefficiencies that result from the biases and limitations of external ESG research.
Our active approach involves sending our analysts around the world to meet companies and talk with their stakeholders. There are small-cap companies that aren't reporting or producing sustainability reports, but are actually doing great things to create compelling investment opportunities when viewed through the lens of blended value. It can take an in-person meeting with them to learn what those initiatives are.
In addition, some enhanced techniques using big data and artificial intelligence can sort through the higher-frequency data points and help offset the fundamental limitations of traditional ESG rating systems. We see potential applications in both quantitative and fundamental research.
Integrating ESG in an authentic manner that is aligned with one's philosophy and process is difficult. It can't be achieved through a simple overlay or siloed approach.
Embedding sustainability systematically in the portfolio management process necessitates ongoing investment in the research function, including both qualitative and quantitative inputs, to help identify long-term corporate value creation potential and drive strong client outcomes.
1 The term "blended value" was developed by impact-investing thought leader and author Jed Emerson.
To access more insights about how William Blair is reaching beyond traditional investment analysis to think about the white space between asset classes, sectors, geographic regions, and investment teams, we invite you to explore other posts about sessions at our 2018 CONNECTIVITY conference.
Blake Pontius, CFA, is the director of sustainable investing and a portfolio specialist on William Blair's Global Equity team.
Given investors' surging interest in combining financial return objectives with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors—a concept known as "blended value"—some may be tempted to dismiss this as a transient trend.


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Jiangxi Copper sells shares in First Quantum
Northern Miner Staff | July 20, 2020 | 9:13 am Intelligence Markets Top Companies Africa Latin America Copper
Milling facilities at First Quantum Minerals' Cobre Panama copper mine under construction in Panama. Credit: First Quantum Minerals
Jiangxi Copper sold 1.2 million shares in First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LSE: FQM) last week according to SEDI filings, BMO reports.
The Chinese company bought its equity stake in the miner in December 2019.
BMO analyst Jackie Przybylowski said the move did not come as a surprise.
"We have seen the relationship between First Quantum and Jiangxi strained since late last year," the analyst said in a research note to clients.
Cobre Panama, which began production in 2019, is one of the largest new copper mines globally
The mining analyst note that First Quantum's partnership with Jiangxi "was initially intended to fund an expansion at Kansanshi while continuing to allocate operating cash flows towards debt repayment. However, the actual necessity of a smelter expansion and the timing of when this would be required is unclear. Management had promised to put out a technical report on the smelter expansion in March, but that has been delayed until tentatively sometime later this year."
Przybylowski said one consequence of Jiangxi's move is a "lower probability that First Quantum is taken out" and "with Jiangxi no longer involved, the 'takeout premium' that can sometimes boost the First Quantum share price should be lowered."
Nevertheless, she is maintaining her 'outperform' rating on the company and her one-year price target of C$12.50 per share. At press time in Toronto, First Quantum's shares were trading at C$13.18 within a 52-week range of C$4.72 and C$14.12.
In a worst-case scenario in which First Quantum is unable to finance an expansion of its smelter, she said, production growth from Cobre Panama "would serve to offset the declines in Zambia."
Cobre Panama, which began production in 2019, is one of the largest new copper mines globally. The operation, 120 km west of Panama City, includes two open-pit mines, a processing facility, two 150 megawatt power stations and a port.
In the first quarter of the year, First Quantum reported consolidated copper production of 195,285 tonnes, a 43% year-on-year increase, including a contribution of 56,240 tonnes from Cobre Panama.
Its Kansanshi smelter in Zambia processed 329,946 dry tonnes of copper concentrate, produced 80,280 tonnes of copper anode and 315,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid.
(This article first appeared in The Northern Miner on July 20)
The complex produced 333,500 tonnes of copper in 2022, more than double its output a year earlier.
RANKED: World's biggest copper projects — 2023
Once again, Northern Dynasty's Pebble project located near the Bristol Bay region of Alaska takes first place.
MINING.com Editor | January 30, 2023 | 9:17 am


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Charles Philip Krauth
College Presidents
Living Our Promise
President Krauth 1834-1850
Charles P. Krauth (1797-1867) was the first president of Gettysburg College, serving from 1834 to 1850. A Lutheran pastor, he became a trustee of the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Gettysburg in 1826 and of the College in 1832. At the College, he served as professor of intellectual and moral science, and at the seminary as professor of Biblical and Oriental literature. For 16 years, he lived with his family in what is now Pennsylvania Hall, acting as a guardian for the students who also resided there. For an 1882 history of the College, an alumnus wrote that Krauth "possessed in a high degree the requisites for a successful college president — dignified bearing, suavity of manner, cool temperament, conservative judgment, enthusiasm for his work, and large sympathy with young men preparing for life's struggles ... he was noted for his courtesy, high sense of honor, kind but firm administration, which compelled a return of respect and affectionate regard."


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Women Beat Men When It Comes to Recovering After Trauma
In cases of severe trauma — falls, accidents, assaults — women tend to have higher survival rates than men. But the reason for this is unknown.
What You Need to Know About Genital Warts and HPV
HPV is so common that doctors predict almost everyone will someday contract it if not vaccinated. But what about genital warts?
Men Can Get Thyroid Disease Too
Though it's eight times more likely in women, men can still get thyroid disease. Here are the symptoms, complications, and treatments men should know about.
Prostate Cancer and Your Mental Health
Men with prostate cancer suffer high rates of depression and anxiety. Here's why mental haelth care is an important part of your treatment plan.
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A Easy Overview of Advanced Prostate Cancer
If you have advanced prostate cancer, here's the basics you should know, as well as information about treatment options like hormone therapy and immunotherapy.
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A new study shows that some types of prostate cancer can grow and spread in response to standard hormone treatments.
Peyronie's Disease: What It Is and How to Manage It
Learn about the causes and symptoms of Peyronie's disease (also known as penile curvature) and how it may be treated.
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There's a certain physical condition of the penis that is often overlooked. Learn more about Peyronie's disease and its treatments.
Men Often Delay Seeking Treatment for Urinary Incontinence
A recent study suggests many men put up with symptoms of stress incontinence for years before talking to their doctor about the problem. In fact, up to a third of men with incontinence may delay seeking treatment for more than five years.
Marijuana and Sexual Dysfunction: What You Should Know
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The Ultimate Tribute – 17 Bands In Band T-Shirts
Emily Barker Oct 23, 2013 5:27 pm BST
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Crystal Castles' Alice Glass
As we all know, wearing a band t-shirt is a twofold statement: It demonstrates how damned cool you are, and lets you give props to a favourite artist. Amazingly, the artists themselves do it too. Here are 17 of them, starting with Crystal Castles' Alice Glass showcasing her love of The Cure. They also teamed up with Robert Smith in 2010 for 'Not In Love'.
Barry McKenna
Here's Barry McKenna of Glasgow's Twin Atlantic upping his cred ratio by aligning his band's tough rock assault with the even harder Mastodon.
Well, this one works on a number of levels. First you've got Keith Richards cheeking his bandmate, then you've got Richard Ashcroft wearing the legend with perhaps a little more feeling. After all, he'd lost all the royalties from 'Bittersweet Symphony' because of a reckless sample of Andrew Loog Oldham's version of the Stones' 'The Last Time'. But he probably likes the band anyway.
Vaccines bassist Árni Arnason sports a Joy Division 'Unknown Pleasures' to reveal the band's wide palette of musical interests. Or because he likes the shapes. They're very pleasing.
Look around and it'll soon become clear that Devendra Banhart's rarely out of his Swans t-shirt, paying tribute to Michael Gira's recently reformed, uncompromising New York post-punk outfit.
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil pledges allegiance to Terror Worldwide's Terror Crew.
Bobby Gillespie
Who saw this one coming? Bobby Gillespie declares his love for proto-punk garage rockers MC5, an integral, oft-mentioned influence on the Primal Scream sound.
Animal Collective's Panda Bear
Hands across the ocean for a bit of electro kinship between Animal Collective's Panda Bear and Daft Punk. It's almost too much hipness for one photo to take.
Chilli Jesson
Chilli Jesson of the impossibly youthful Palma Violets shows he's still got time for the old and venerable - and knows the value of hooking yourself to a great artist - with a declaration of love for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
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Metronomy's Olugbenga Adelekan
Sometimes it's a nice gesture to give some free advertising to your contemporaries, so here's Metronomy's Olugbenga Adelekan giving up some space for London noisetronica, er, trio Three Trapped Tigers.
And sometimes you get a complete curveball. Who knew folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling held a torch for Brit metal gods Iron Maiden? Still, there's the occasional touch of witchy mysticism to Marling's lyrics and the 'Maiden like a dab of Satan, so maybe they're not so far apart.
Frankly, you're never going to lose and cool points for wearing a Public Enemy t-shirt, but the politically engaged Kele Okereke of Bloc Party undoubtedly feels a connection too. It does look good though.
Hayley Williams reveals her love for new Penguin Classics signing Morrissey, placing Paramore squarely in the lineage of indie greats.
Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos
And here's Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos avoiding the obvious and paying homage to The Quiet One of The Beatles, George Harrison.
Nothing says Coldplay like acid-frazzled psych-rockers, so here's Chris Martin bigging up the Flaming Lips.
Band t-shirt as tribute to a late pal. Usher and Aaliyah could've been the crown prince and princess of Noughties R&B.
Cee Lo Green
Cee Lo Green gives it up for the Ramones, whose 'Blitzkrieg Bop' he covered as the theme tune for the NFL's 'Thursday Night Football'. Except he reworked the lyrics and called it 'I Love Football'. It's not even football.


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Lake Tahoe unveils new mountain biking guide website
Sebastian Foltz | sfoltz@tahoedailytribune.com
A rider cruises past one of the Lake Tahoe trail network's many scenic views. The Tahoe Basin is often considered an undiscovered gem on the national mountain biking scene.
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BIKETAHOE.org" target="_blank">Head">BIKETAHOE.org by the numbers
Nearly 70 trail guides
248 miles of mountain biking
436 miles of road cycling
68 miles of cruiser rides
Beginner, intermediate and expert levels
Labor Day may have past, and most of the tourists are gone. But before you start thinking snow and doing your El Niño snow dance, you might want to take advantage of cooler temperatures for some quality mountain bike riding. Even if it's still your first time.
"Fall riding is one of the best times of the year to ride here," Ty Polastri, a long-time bike advocate and founder of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, said, describing less crowded trails, Indian summer weather and fall colors.
But for those new to the area or new to biking, finding the right trail can be a daunting proposition. Especially in Lake Tahoe, according to Polastri.
"If you don't get hooked up with a local, you're lost," he said.
Enter http://www.biketahoe.org, Polastri's brainchild. The site — jointly funded by the Nevada Commission on Tourism, El Dorado County Cultural and Community Development, and the City of South Lake Tahoe — is a new, comprehensive online bike guide complete with maps, trail ratings, photos and descriptions.
"It's like hooking up with your own bike concierge," Polastri explained. "It helps get a sense of what Tahoe's about."
The site, which officially went live this month, includes close to 70 of the area's most popular rides divided into categories for both type of bike and ability.
Polastri's original idea was to create a guide book, but the concept grew into a fully interactive, GPS-enabled guide. It's the first step in a three phase plan to continue to develop the site. Organizers are working on video guides for the site to be added at a later date. There will also be a mobile app designed to streamline the sight. Both the videos and the app are expected to be incorporated with the site next year.
Moving forward, the site will also be a key part in a marketing campaign promoting bike tourism in the Tahoe Basin.
"I'd say this is an undiscovered Mecca," Polastri said of the impetus for the project. "We need to let people know about this (area)."
For riders fearing their local secret favorites might now be public domain, fear not. He also added that some trails — including more advanced expert and lesser known routes — were intentionally left off the list.
While the site is currently funded by the aforementioned organizations, there will be opportunities for local sponsorships to help fund its continued maintenance.
"There's a lot in the pipeline," Polastri said, both of the site and the continued development of mountain biking in the region.
"We're blessed that our land managers are pro-bike," he added, stressing the value of biking as an economic resource for the future of the area. "We have way much more to offer, and we're continuing to build."
The new Bijou Bike Park and a number of other summer projects are among examples of what continues to be a growing biking destination.
More information is available at http://www.BikeTahoe.org.


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Loose Lines. Soft colors. Sensuous symbolism. Paul Gauguin was a French post-impressionist artist, born in 1848. He spent part of his childhood in Peru and was inspired by exotic locations, particularly Tahiti, throughout his career.