In Korea, there is a word '3po sede'. The neologism means the generation that gives up dating, marriage, and children. As the word expresses, Korean youth do not have a good view of marriage. In addition, they don't think that marriage is necessary. According to the National Statistical Office, the marriage rate decreased to 5.2 marriage per 1000 people. These days, for many reasons, Korean youth has a tendency to stay single.
Recently, non-married people are increasing noticeably. In fact, statistics show that annual marriage trends are decreasing year after year, and one out of five men and women in their 20s were found to have no future marriage plans. Non-married people think that marriage is a choice, not a necessity. Of course, marriage was a necessity in the past, but in modern society where individual life is important, marriage should be something to choose. There are several reasons why marriage should be an option.
First, we should respect the choice of marriage because marriage is not a duty. The older generation still believes that marriage is a duty. They say that the young should marry and have babies for contributing to the nation. But as society is changing, the concept of marriage is also changing. Since people in this generation think of themselves as independent entities, they want to decide about marriage themselves. It is not right to force people to marry in today's society when their happiness is sacrificed for that of the nation.
Second, married people have large economic and childcare burdens. The main reason for avoiding marriage is economic difficulties. For example, there are child support, housing costs, wedding expenses, and so on. It is hard to live alone, but the economic burden after marriage is huge. Additionally, the government does not provide enough support. This economic problem is the biggest reason to avoid marriage and it is a problem to be solved.
Finally, they can concentrate on their life, so their life satisfaction increases. When we get married, there are many things we have to give up. We can see people losing happiness as they give up things they love. Because of this, more people think that personal life is first, not marriage or a child. By not marrying, they are able to have leisure, self-development, and hang out with friends. Being focused on your life without marrying will make you feel happier.
In conclusion, I hope to change the society that pushes marriage on those who don't want to get married. That force may be an act that violates one's rights. Also, you should not think of non-married people as odd or unusual people; you need to respect them with a more open mind. As a result, people should recognize that marriage is an option. This change in awareness will create a better society.
I think getting married or not depends on individual choice. Nowadays society is not the Joseon Dynasty period. Since both men and women can achieve financial independence as economic agents, there is no reason to marry. Also some people think that living alone leads to greater happiness than marriage. Therefore, there is no reason why marriage should be a duty. I think that no one should be criticized because they do not get married.
I disagree with this trend that Korean youth has a tendency to stay single for the three reasons.
First, Korea is an extremely aging society. To solve this matter, we have to encourage marriage and childbirth. If people continue to avoid marriage, the aging population will accelerate. With fewer young people working, GDP and revenue will go down and the tax burden for the youth such as national pension and health insurance fee will increase. Currently, it is assumed that about 10 workers share the expenses for the welfare one elderly person. In the future, that number will change to three people for each elderly person. That is a large tax burden increase, so it is better to marry and have children to prevent that disaster.
Second, some people say the reason they are against marriage is the financial burden due to getting married and raising children. To have a wedding, they need money to rent a wedding hall, pay for food for guests, and so on. Moreover, they also need a house to live in and furniture. If you want a fancy wedding, it will be a big burden to you. However, if you plan a wedding within your budget, it will be not. Besides, there are many programs to help people pay for the costs of marriage, childbirth and childcare. With the government support, the financial burden will go down.
Third, some people say marriage is an obstacle to their lives, but I think marriage is not an obstacle to your life. Marriage can be a positive turning point in your life. Some people say that marriage constrains their activities, which can be true to some degree. You may lose some things, but you gain things, too. When you share a life with someone, you can get help when you are tired or have an emergency. You can feel new emotions and have new experiences because you are not alone. Life has many obstacles, but marriage and children don't have to be.
Though you may think life will be hard living with and taking care of another person, I think you don't have to reject marriage just because living alone is comfortable. To live a lifetime with a companion is better than living alone. Don't hesitate to embrace all that marriage has to offer.
I object to people not getting married. If you don't marry, you may have to live alone. Whether you live in an apartment or townhouse, there is a high probability that you will live alone. In that situation, if you have a problem or an emergency, who can help you? You may be in danger one day. I think meeting someone I love and getting married is a meaningful and invaluable experience for me.


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Gun Magazine Prices Too High? Print Your Own at Home
Earlier this month Defense Distributed, a group founded to explore the science of producing gun parts from a 3D printer, successfully printed a plastic 30-round magazine for the AR-15. While the design is still in early production, the plastic mag seems to work relatively well.
According to the Economist, Defense Distributed founder Cody Wilson named the first magazine "Cuomo" after New York's current governor, who is a staunch supporter of the state's new gun control laws.
However, the time frame for printing your own gun parts may be limited. Various state legislatures are beginning to feel unease from the accessibility of gun parts made with 3D printers. Defense Distributed's goal of ultimately creating a fully downloadable and printable firearm and distributing that information though a "wiki" platform is also cause for some lawmakers to worry, even if it is in early development. New York congressman Steve Israel (D-NY 3rd District) plans on creating legislation that will outlaw plastic gun parts and magazines, which could shut down the plastic printers.
Wilson and other 3D printing pioneers remain unfazed and are pushing forward with additional designs.
See the video below for a demonstration of the printed magazine:
For more information on printing gun parts, please visit this article.
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Pastoralist Integrated Support Programme (PISP) was founded and registered as a national NGO in 1996. PISP exists to reduce poverty and vulnerability amongst pastoralists within the greater Marsabit County. Since its registration and initial operation in the northern part of the greater Marsabit County, PISP today has its programmes spread and felt by communities in the entire county and has influenced policies nationally and globally.
PISP mainly concentrates its efforts in seven major thematic areas and are addressed in the current strategic plan (2013 -2017) which is being implemented. The areas of focus includes; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Livelihoods Support and Development, Leadership and Good Governance, Education, Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, Enterprise and Capacity Development Services and Health and Nutrition.
However, Gender mainstreaming, environmental management (climate change) and HIV/AIDS are always mainstreamed into all the above mentioned strategic programs and institutional development areas. They are considered to be cross cutting themes which cannot be divorced from any developmental agenda.
Over the years PISP has accumulated a lot of experience in various sectors especially in the areas of water and environmental management. Within the area of water resource management and governance, humanitarian aid and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) the organization has learnt that; it is important to use pastoralist friendly approaches to project implementation, community training is best done in local languages, community contribution is insisted on to avoid dependency syndrome and onsite training is most efficient as the process is always deemed important as the outcome. This is because the challenges experienced over the years have been turned into lessons learnt, aiding programmes implementation strategies as well as informing the focus for successive years.
PISP's innovative programmes among the pastoralist nomads in Northern Kenya received recognition from the international community, specifically the Equator Initiative, for being one of the outstanding grassroots project in the equatorial belt in 2004. The international award was given by the UNDP, IUCN, Nature Conservancy, IDRC, ICDR, United Nations Foundation, and her development partners to grass root initiatives around the world that have achieved tremendous success in reducing poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
PISP is also an active member of the world forums such as World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) and World Alliance for Mobile Indigenous People (WAMIP). Nationally PISP is a member of the Indigenous People's National Steering Committee on Climate Change. PISP is also an active member of the County Steering Group (CSG), County Education Forum (CEF), Water and Environmental Sanitation Coordinating Forum (WESCOORD) at the county level. PISP is also a member of Marsabit County Non-State Actors Forum (MACNOSAF) and Marsabit Indigenous Organizations Network (MIONET).


Whilst browsing through back copies of the Mercury I came upon the following verse, by an un-named poet, published in August 1883 (25th).
It would appear that even in those days it was thought that villains were getting better treatment than their victims.
For all they care of me.
And covered from the cold.
A bath, good books, good bed.
They'll never want for thieves.


Seasonally they say March is the leanest month, let Maws keep your larder stocked in style.
On the face of it March is a month full of optimism, daffodils blooms, the evenings lengthen and the sun, when it deigns to shine, has some actual heat in its rays once more. Until relatively recently however, March had a far less rosy reputation amongst farmers in temperate climates.
It's the month that makes up the majority of the farming period known for centuries as 'the hungry gap' – the drawn-out weeks between late February and mid-April when winter stocks are running low but spring's new season crops are yet to arrive.
In this globalised, integrated and interconnected new millennium it's easy to view this kind of food shortage as a quaint anomaly from a bygone age; one of the natural pitfalls of an insular, less-efficient agrarian economy. And of course, this once annual lean period now transpires entirely unnoticed, as the supermarket shelves brim early with Dutch radishes, spring onions from Mexico, asparagus from Peru and new potatoes grown in Israel.
For the new wave of conscientious consumers who prefer exercising the patience to eat seasonally and source locally, 'the hungry gap' has become and issue once more (albeit one of ethics rather than risk of malnourishment). Traditionally this has always been the period when dried goods set aside in the larder come into their own.
Pulses such as beans, and lentils preserved this way have always provided a healthy and flavourful solution to times when fresh vegetable are scarce.
At Maws we stock flageolet, cannelli, haricots, borlotti and butter beans, all perfect for bulking out salads or transforming soups and stews into a hearty meal. Braised cannelli beans are a classic Italian accompaniment to slow-cooked pork shoulder. Amongst virtual all of the numerous regional French variations, haricot beans are always an essential component of a classic cassoulet (the rich stew of confit duck or goose with pork belly or sausage). Flageolet beans cooked with tomatoes and shallots in red wine are another staple Mediterranean accompaniment to lamb dishes, while borlotti beans can be commonly found stewed with pigeon and thickening rich fish soups.
As cousin to the pea, lentils (Lens Culinaris) originated in Asia and North Africa and are one of our oldest sources of food. Kind to the digestive system and perfect for bulking stews, salads and side dishes, they're make a nourishing soup in their own right, as a rich provider of protein and carbohydrates, not to mention calcium, phosphorus, iron and B vitamins. All of which make the humble lentil an important dietary staple the world over.
Maws stock green, red and Puy Lentils (the small slate-green lentil prized for their peppery flavour and specifically grown in the Le Puy region of central south-east France). Lentils make a hearty soup in their own right, traditionally only with the modest addition of a little chopped onion, carrot and celery and the addition of some good stock or broth (many older recipes favour ham hock for this, while vegetarians need only add a little vegetable bullion).
There are also a wealth of African lentil recipes, most of which are variations of the theme of mixing them with tomatoes and a hot spice mix such as 'berbere', popular in the Maghreb region, and comprising cloves, fenugreek, cumin and coriander seeds, cayenne pepper, paprika and turmeric.
For a more detailed inventory of preserved pulses to help you bridge the hungry gap while eating seasonally, visit the Dry Goods section of our website.


O'Neil Bürgi - a male celebrity - born on Friday February 6th 1981, in Arbon, Switzerland,.
O'Neil Bürgi is the philanthropist and humanitarian who is deeply concerned about the state of the world, for which he has great compassion and idealism. He has a utopian personality, and will spend her life trying to realize some aspect of her utopian dream, sacrificing money, time, and energy for a better world.
His broad outlook on life allows Bürgi to see the big picture, and to often shy away from dealing with the minute details. That is why O'Neil Bürgi attracts people who can fit into her larger plans and take over the areas he considers uninteresting. Consequently, O'Neil evaluates people on the basis of what they can do for the larger cause. He is a true egalitarian, rarely prejudiced and would not accept social biases of people.
Interior decorating, landscape art or photography can be the sort of fields in which O'Neil's imagination and creativity can harmoniously arrange the beauty already potential in the environment. However, due to his strong social consciousness - he can be an effective politician, lawyer, judge, minister, teacher, healer, environmentalist or in any other vocation that carries a clear social impact.
O'Neil Bürgi has a romantic personality, but his love is more impersonal as he tends to be focused on her dreams instead. When not in harmony with his true nature, O'Neil can fall to moodiness, or become aloof, and withdrawn. He can also become timid, uncertain, and ungrateful, putting the blame for his troubles on others or the world. He is often disappointed by the realities of life, her own shortcomings, and those of others, and is relentlessly driven to improve upon it all - striving for greater accomplishments. This is O'Neil's life-lesson - to accept the natural limitations of the world and its habitants in order to make it possible for him to enjoy life more fully.
O'Neil Bürgi tends to be quite adaptable, and he finds it easy to fit into most social set ups and vocational fields.
There are no particular virtues that can cause an imbalance in O'Neil's personality and life, but he has to work hard and persistently to develop those special strengths that he desires to attain.
Learning to be wisely assertive is a major lesson to be taken by O'Neil Bürgi throughout his life.
Tour O'Neil's menu and gain more insight into his personality traits, relationships, strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes, compatibility with you and with others, and much more.
April 19th 2019 finds O'Neil Bürgi full of self-doubts. He also suffers from inability to see the simple solutions, and a tendency to make things complicated.
O'Neil should take a break, rest, and most importantly - spend time alone.


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Washington Post story on cord blood transplants for cancer: Too many anecdotes and not enough evidence
There's new hope for blood cancers, and it comes from umbilical cords
Our Review Summary
This is a story about the use of cord blood stem cells to combat certain blood cancers like leukemia.
Stem cell research is a well-established field at this point, and there are thousands of scientific articles on various uses of cord blood, a source of stem cells. And yet none of that evidence is brought to bear in this article. We're even a little confused as to whether the article is squarely about cord blood transplantation or also about transplants from relatives because of a foray into the latter midway through the piece.
That said, we did appreciate how it addresses the risks of the treatment throughout the piece. We also like that the article clearly states that one person's experience is not going to be the experience for everyone — either in the difficulty of finding a donor or in responding well to cord blood transplantation.
Overall, though, there were too many missing pieces in this story to give readers a full picture of this area of cancer treatment.
The so-called "liquid" tumors (leukemias and lymphomas) have proven to be difficult to treat, especially in adults. The gold-standard treatment, bone marrow transplant, is an arduous, expensive and risky treatment modality that has traditionally required matching donors. The use of umbilical cord stem cells may provide patients with greater access to treatments that do not require matching donors. The results to date are encouraging, but definitive clinical trials need to be done. While the patient stories presented here are both encouraging and heartwarming, they do not represent the whole story. Words to describe cord blood stem cells as a "huge home run," and an "amazing and beautiful resource" must be balanced out with a discussion of the state of the science.
Does the story adequately discuss the costs of the intervention?
Not Satisfactory
There is no mention of costs in the piece or whether the treatments are covered by insurance.
Does the story adequately quantify the benefits of the treatment/test/product/procedure?
There is one quick mention–at the very end of the story–about a small number of patients who were involved in one clinical trial. Out of 13, two of them died and 11 are in remission. How long have they been in remission? The story says an average of 4.7 years. So it could be that some are only in remission for a few months and others many years. In general, we wish there was much more discussion of the researched benefits.
Does the story adequately explain/quantify the harms of the intervention?
The story nicely raises the risk of cord blood transplantation and the risk of standard cancer therapies throughout the piece. For example, it says, "Because each umbilical cord produces only a tiny number of stem cells, umbilical-cord transplants take longer to work than standard transplants, which makes patients more likely to get fatal infections. And if cells from several umbilical cords are used, the chances of immunity problems increase."
We do wish that the story made it clear earlier on that the new approach is preceded by intensive chemotherapy and the inherent side effects it entails.
Does the story seem to grasp the quality of the evidence?
It's not clear in this piece how much evidence there really is for the technique described, whether the evidence has been peer reviewed, how often these studies have been repeated, etc. What makes it even trickier is that the story seems to be talking about two very different types of treatments. It begins with a long anecdote about a woman receiving a cord blood transplant — meaning she was injected with stem cells from the umbilical cord of someone she did not know and was not related to. But then the story says, "This therapy and another —haploidentical transplantation, which uses bone-marrow cells that are only half-matched to a patient — have revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers in the past few years. Every biological child is a half-match for a parent, and vice versa." From that point forward, it is very difficult to know whether the purported benefits being discussed and claims about always finding a match for a patient, etc. are about one treatment, the other treatment, or both combined. We also don't have strong evidence presented for either.
Does the story commit disease-mongering?
There is no disease mongering in this piece. In fact, its description of the different cancers that are addressed and its details about the patient experiences are a very nice model for how to be descriptive without trying to exploit readers' emotions.
Does the story use independent sources and identify conflicts of interest?
Every source in the piece is either directly involved in the types of treatments being discussed or is a patient who has undergone treatment.
Does the story compare the new approach with existing alternatives?
The story mentions chemotherapy and radiation but no true comparison to standard cancer therapies or even emerging cancer therapies — like immunotherapy — is done in the piece.
Does the story establish the availability of the treatment/test/product/procedure?
The story does not make it clear how frequently these treatments are performed or how widespread they are. Does one have to travel to Seattle to have this treatment? It's unclear.
Does the story establish the true novelty of the approach?
There is a very bold statement of novelty in the piece that is not backed up by evidence or independent sources.
"This expanded cord-blood technique has been a 'huge home run' for patients," said Colleen Delaney of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, who helped create it."
"'No one had successfully taken stem cells and gotten them to grow and put back in a person,' she said. The advance should be particularly valuable for minorities and people of mixed-race background, whose chances of finding a matched donor were slim to none."
Does the story appear to rely solely or largely on a news release?
The story does not rely on a news release.
Total Score: 3 of 10 Satisfactory
Research on statins for breast cancer: The Guardian mischaracterizes results as possible 'valuable' treatment
Cautions and caveats help buoy Guardian story on using high platelet count for cancer detection
Hookworms for asthma: Washington Post oversells preliminary research
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Wall Street Journal (94)
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EventFebruary 7 - 9, 2014
Multimedia Artist Miwa Matreyek Returns to REDCAT with This World Made Itself
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This weekend (Feb. 7-9), Los Angeles-based animator and performer Miwa Matreyek (Film/Video MFA 07) returns to REDCAT with her latest work, This World Made Itself.
Matreyek, known for her brand of performance art, combines intricate projected animation with her own live shadow silhouettes, creating fantastical worlds.
Funded by a Creative Capital grant awarded to Matreyek last year, This World Made Itself leads the audience through the history of the earth, from its birth to today's urban environment. The work premiered at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, in November and was performed at the New Frontier Program at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, last month.
"The piece is at once semi-scientific (like flipping through a children's encyclopedia), and emotional and dream-like rich in surrealism, metaphor, and fantasy," Matreyek says on her website.
Also on the program is Matreyek's Myth and Infrastructure, described by REDCAT as a work that "traverses seascapes, cityscapes and domestic spaces to conjure dreamlike scenes with nuanced layers of light and shadow."
The performances feature the music of Flying Lotus (aka Steven Ellison), Mileece, Careful (aka Eric Lindley [Music/Writing and Integrated Media, MFA 08]), Anna Oxygen (Music MFA 08), and Caroline and Mirah.
The Friday and Saturday shows are sold out, but tickets are available for the Sunday performance.
Below, Matreyek and Ellison discuss their 2012 collaboration, The Mapping of Countries Yet to Come, presented by the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock:
*New Show Added: Feb. 9, 7 pm.
Miwa Matreyek: 'This World Made Itself' and 'Myth and Infrastructure'
Feb. 7, 8:30 pm (SOLD OUT) Feb. 8, 8:30 pm (SOLD OUT) Feb. 9, 3 pm, 7 pm REDCAT 631 West 2nd St., Los Angeles Tickets: General $20, Students $16, CalArts Students/Faculty/Staff $10
Posted February 7, 2014 by Melissanthi Saliba
Categories: Events, Film/Video, REDCAT
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C++ Programming Language Features – C++ is a general-purpose object-oriented programming (OOP) language, developed by a Danish Computer Scientist Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979 and is an extension of the C Programming language. The C language when inherited with Classes it is called as C++. C++ is a compiled language which can be implemented on many platforms. The object oriented programming features provide features for low level memory manipulations. It is similar to C language invented in 1970s by Dennis Ritchie, while it is a safer language than C. The main highlight of C++ is a collection of predefined classes, which are data types that can be used multiple times. The C++ language also facilitates declaration of user-defined classes. Classes can further accommodate member functions to implement important functionality. Multiple objects of a particular class can be defined to create the functions within the class.
What are the main features of C++ Language?
Data Hiding
Using C++ most reliable software development can be possible.
It is the enhanced form of C programming language.
It is much suitable for large projects
The language is efficient having less compiled time.
The low memory manipulation features.
What are the advantages of C++ language?
Abstract data type defining is very good
Encapsulation, polymorphism, abstraction are the important properties of C++ language
Objects, methods, instance, message passing, inheritance are some important properties inherited by this language/.
It is easy to maintain and modify existing code as new objects with small difference to existing ones.
The properties of inheritance ease the program by complexity. Do not required to write again.
It is implemented on real life scenario.
Data Hiding – Implementation details are hidden from other modules which represent a clearly defined interface.
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When George Schooley started Legacy Septic & Excavation four years ago, he wanted to do something that would set him apart from the competition. He came up with an idea after realizing most customers know very little about their septic systems.
"I wanted to bring awareness about what people have underground on their properties," Schooley says. "Some people were building sheds over their systems and just did not understand what was sitting so close to their homes."
So Schooley began providing customers with complete records on their septic systems and providing information about their care. "If we want to be an elite service provider, we need to make sure our customers are educated," he says. The company also hosts educational sessions at libraries near Legacy's headquarters in Westminster, Maryland, where people can learn more about how their septic systems work.
When a customer calls to set up a service visit, one of Schooley's office employees contacts the local health department to get the property's records. When the technician visits the house to perform the service, he draws a map of where the system is located, takes site measurements and notes important information, such as property access issues or if the family has any pets.
Next, Schooley takes that information, along with the health department records and information from the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, and puts together a report that also lists the proposed pumping frequency and any necessary work to be done on the system, and sends it to the homeowner. He also includes an invitation to one of Legacy's free education sessions.
While putting together these reports is a lot of extra work, Schooley says it's worth the time since homeowners come away with a better understanding of how their systems work.
"We get a great response from our customers" when they receive the report, he says. "This is the most expensive appliance they have and they have little to no information about it."
Schooley says many homeowners do not even understand how a septic system works. "They really have no idea what is sitting out in their yard underground near their home. I view part of our duty is to educate homeowners about their septic systems and how to properly care for them."
Among Legacy's approximately 800 customers are about 150 who have aerobic treatment units. The units use oxygen in the treatment process and have a mechanism that injects and circulates air inside the treatment tank. The mechanism needs electricity to operate and the units need more regular maintenance than a traditional septic system, which means they cost more to operate.
Schooley says the units, however, are a good option for some homeowners due to soil conditions or their lot configuration. The units also provide a high-quality wastewater treatment system.
The aerobic treatment units are serviced twice a year. "We talk to customers about the advantages and disadvantages to having one, and discuss the dos and don'ts if they have one," he says. "We want homeowners to make an educated decision."
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Frances Elena Farmer (Seattle, 19 september 1913 – Indianapolis, 1 augustus 1970) was een Amerikaans actrice.

Biografie
Farmer studeerde aan het begin van de jaren 30 drama aan de Universiteit van Washington. In deze periode speelde ze ook in verschillende toneelstukken. In 1935 vertrok ze naar New York, in de hoop op een succesvolle carrière op Broadway. Ze werd echter ontdekt door een producent van Paramount Pictures en kreeg een filmcontract aangeboden. In 1936 volgde haar filmdebuut, met de hoofdrol in een B-film.

Haar doorbraak kwam in datzelfde jaar, met de vrouwelijke hoofdrol in Come and Get It (1936). Ze stond echter al vanaf het begin bekend als een actrice waar moeilijk mee te werken viel. Haar gedrag kostte haar uiteindelijk een rol in Stella Dallas (1937). Ze kreeg onenigheden met bazen van Paramount Pictures, die haar enkel rollen gaven op basis van haar uiterlijk. Ze werd al snel bestempeld als een rebelse ster en in de roddelbladen werden verschillende geruchten over haar geplaatst.

Farmer verliet om die reden Hollywood in 1937. Ze maakte kort carrière in het theater en kreeg een affaire met Clifford Odets, die getrouwd was met actrice Luise Rainer. Ze brak door op Broadway en werd een populaire theateractrice, maar was gebonden aan haar contract nog in films te verschijnen. Het contract met Paramount werd in 1942 verbroken. Naar geruchten gebeurde dit wegens haar verslaving aan alcohol en onacceptabele gedrag op de set van Take a Letter, Darling. Ze werd ontslagen en de rol werd overgenomen door Rosalind Russell.

Op de nacht van 19 oktober 1942 werd Farmer aangehouden, omdat ze dronken achter het stuur zat. Ze betaalde de boete die haar werd opgelegd niet, met als gevolg dat ze in 1943 werd gearresteerd. Farmer weigerde echter mee te werken. Ze werd naar een ziekenhuis gebracht, waar een vorm van psychose werd geconstateerd. Om die reden werd ze overgebracht naar een sanatorium, waar ook werd bevestigd dat ze last had van schizofrenie. Ze kreeg hiertegen, zonder toestemming, schoktherapie. In de zomer van 1944 werd ze genezen verklaard.

Farmer moest in eerste instantie bij haar familie verblijven, maar ze liep weg. Ze werd gearresteerd, omdat ze door de straten dwaalde. Later werd ze vrijwillig naar een sanitorium overgebracht, waar ze vijf jaar lang werd opgesloten. Ze werd vrijgelaten in 1950 en verscheen hierna in verschillende talkshows. Ook werkte ze van 1958 tot en met 1964 als presentatrice van haar eigen programma, Frances Farmer Presents. Ze begon echter in de jaren 60 weer extreem gedrag te vertonen. Ze werd verschillende keren opgepakt wegens rijden onder invloed. Ze stierf op bijna 57-jarige leeftijd aan slokdarmkanker.

Twaalf jaar na haar dood bracht regisseur Graeme Clifford een film uit over Farmers leven, getiteld Frances. Hoewel deze geadverteerd werd als biografisch, kloppen verschillende feiten hierin aantoonbaar niet. Farmer werd in Frances gespeeld door Jessica Lange. Die werd hiervoor genomineerd voor een Academy Award evenals medespeelster Kim Stanley, die gestalte gaf aan Lillian Farmer.

Filmografie

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||| Border Flight || Anne Blane
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||| Rhythm on the Range || Doris Halliday
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||| Come and Get It || Lotta Morgan/Lotta Bostrom
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|align="center"| 1937 || Exclusive || Vina Swain
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||| The Toast of New York || Josie Mansfield
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||| Ebb Tide || Faith Wishart
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|align="center"| 1938 || Ride a Crooked Mile || Trina
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|align="center"| 1940 || South of Pago Pago || Ruby Taylor
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||| Flowing Gold || Linda Chalmers
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|align="center"| 1941 || World Premiere || Kitty Carr
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||| Badlands of Dakota || Calamity Jane
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||| Among the Living || Elaine Rader
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|align="center"| 1942 || Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake || Isabel Blake
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|align="center"| 1958 || The Party Crashers || Mrs. Bickford
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Trivia
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle is een nummer geschreven door Kurt Cobain en verschenen op het Nirvana-album In Utero in 1993.

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Review: Spotify's Mobile Internet Radio
The addition of Internet radio to the music service's iPhone app could also be a boon to its bottom line.
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I've long been a fan of the Internet radio service Pandora—even more so since I got a car and discovered the joy of streaming music with it while on the go.
But now there's another free Internet radio service for the iPhone and iPad. It comes from a familiar face: Spotify, the popular online music streaming service that lets you listen to over 16 million tunes free with occasional advertising interruptions—or without ads, and with additional features, for a monthly fee.
Spotify added a free radio feature to its iPhone and iPad apps on Tuesday. The apps were previously meant for users of its premium service, which for $10 per month includes the ability to listen to on-demand tunes on your smart phone. With the radio feature, which already existed within Spotify's desktop computer software, Spotify becomes more alluring, and some of its nonpaying users may be convinced to sign up for its paid offerings.
I spent some time playing with Spotify's radio feature and found it generally on par with Pandora but in some ways even more useful.
Function-wise, the Spotify feature is very similar to Pandora's app. You can choose from a number of stations preselected by genre, or create customized stations by selecting a particular artist or song and having Spotify automatically cue up similar stuff. You can then pause tracks and tap a little on-screen thumbs-up or thumbs-down to indicate that you loved or hated a song selected for you, increasing the chances that you'll like the station's future selections better. You can also indicate favorite songs and skip several tracks during playback by hitting a fast-forward button or swiping from right to left on the screen.
There are a few key differences with Pandora, though. Just as Spotify's main music-streaming service lets users create playlists that they can share with friends, the radio service cleverly allows you to create stations based on these playlists, and you can save songs to your own Spotify lists for later listening. The app also seems to have more sharing options than Pandora's: you can share songs on Facebook or Twitter, via text message or e-mail, or simply by copying the track link and pasting it elsewhere.
Of course, nothing is completely free. Like its chief competitor, Spotify's radio feature runs ads (if you already pay for Spotify's $5-per-month or $10-per-month service, your radio experience will be ad-free; Pandora also offers a $4-per-month version of its service that eschews ads). The ads seemed to interrupt music playback about as frequently as they do on Pandora's free app, but I didn't notice ads popping up to cover the on-screen album art as they do on Pandora.
The main issue I had with Spotify's radio app was that its design felt cluttered and confusing. The "Now Playing" screen is pretty clean, with basic artist and song details, album art, and controls. But the main radio screen has small type and lots of little images—not easy for either a passenger or a driver to use while speeding down the road, which I'm sure people will want to do. Also, I couldn't find any way to delete radio stations, which meant that the more stations I added, the more I had to scroll through.
The Spotify app could also use some more artist information. Tapping a little "i" in the top left corner of the screen will lead you to a list of tracks on the album you're listening to and the artist's discography, but I couldn't find any details about the artist or song.
Still, Spotify is on to something. I'm not saying good-bye to Pandora, but the next time I'm in the car, I may be taking Spotify for a spin.
Rachel Metz


Are you a wanna-be wine connoisseur? Or just tired of the limited selection at your local market? If you're a wine lover and want to explore beyond the normal retail offerings, you should consider joining a wine club.
Joining a wine club gives you access to estate wines and wine from lesser-known boutique wineries from around the world that you'd have a difficult (or impossible) time finding on your own—and they're hand-picked by experts. You might be amazed at the variety of tastes, aromas, grape types, growing regions, etc. that you can explore with a subscription to one of the best wine clubs.
Not only that, you get some great deals on high-quality wines, saving you on average 40% off retail pricing. There are so many wine clubs online—and many that are great choices for beginner and sophisticated wine drinkers alike.
Can I Receive Wine Shipments Where I Live?
Before moving on to our wine club reviews and rankings, a word about shipping wine and other alcoholic beverages. There are a handful of states whose laws are strict about shipping alcohol. If you live in one of these states you're likely aware of the differing alcohol laws, but if you're gifting a wine subscription for a friend or loved one take note. It can be a bit confusing. But that's why we're here!
FedEx doesn't ship alcohol to certain states, but other shippers may. It depends on each wine club's set-up with its shipping company. So, in our reviews below we'll tell you if a wine club doesn't ship to your desired location. One more important item—no matter where you live, you must have someone at home who's over 21 to sign for your wine deliveries. Now, on to our wine club of the month reviews!
There are dozens of extraordinary—and we mean, truly excellent—wine clubs out there, folks. The competition is fierce, and it hasn't been easy to choose (and rank) the best wine clubs online!
We based our picks on a number of factors including wine quality, regional variety, variety of subscription, the club's "fun factor," pricing, shipping options and more.
Gold Medal Wine Club, our winner for best monthly wine club, delivers a full-flavored experience—much more than just the wine itself. With six different subscriptions at affordable pricing, Gold Medal features consistently excellent wines (many award-winning) from boutique wineries in California and around the world.
Every wine shipment includes a full-color publication about each region, winery, winemaker as well as other fascinating facts. And foodies, take note! With the international subscription, you can even order their Gourmet Adventure Package that includes featured foods from the winery's region.
If you love the history and geography of wine as much as the wine itself, this is the wine membership for you!
Shipping not available to Utah.
Extensive online resources about wine, regions, store, etc.
Gold Medal Wine Club's Gold, Platinum and Diamond pricing tiers are based on wine ratings. View all plans.
Get a Free Bottle of Wine from Gold Medal Wine Club with the purchase of a 3 month or more subscription. Click here to take advantage of this offer!
Plonk Wine Club comes in a close second in our rankings. Plonk offers a pretty wide variety of wine club subscriptions. You can choose from their Curated Wine Clubs (mixed, white only or red only).
Plonk Wine Club also gives you fun recipe pairing ideas and tasting notes with every shipment.
Shipping not available to Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, or Utah.
Until May 15th, 2017, Get $10 Off All Orders with Code MOM2017 via this link!
Winc, formerly known as Club W, differs from most other wine clubs in that they contract directly with vineyards, farmers, and winemakers to create their own wines. The plus with this model is that you get to try wines that are totally unique to the club.
The only downside? If you find a wine through Winc you can't live without, you may be out of luck. Winc cycles through their offerings and doesn't always keep past wines available for reordering. Still, Winc is one of the more affordable wine clubs, and they consistently deliver excellent and adventurous wine tasting.
Shipping not available to Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island or Utah.
Winc is currently offering 4 bottles for $40. Just use this link to take advantage of this offer.
Although the following wine subscriptions didn't make it into our top three rankings, they're still among the best wine clubs around! In our opinion, you really can't go wrong with any of our wine club recommendations.
The California Wine Club has been curating family, California wines since 1990. They pride themselves on helping to support artisan winemakers and getting to know the people behind their craft. The company has a loyal base with the average member subscribing for seven years or more.
The California Wine Club has five levels to pick from based on your budget and wine preferences. In addition to being passionate about promoting small batch wines, they stand behind their selections with a satisfaction guarantee.
TBD on shipment state availability.
Known for their popular meal delivery service, HelloFresh also offers a wine club that allows you to discover flavor notes to pair with your food. Each monthly wine delivery contains six bottles of one variety and includes notes on how to best pair with the delivered meals.
Given it is primarily a food prep company, HelloFresh is not an expert in curating wine, but, given their scale, they are able to offer a pretty good value (so long as you aren't a wine snob).
Shipment not available to Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Wyoming and Hawaii.
International Wine of the Month Club arguably has the most stringent vetting process to find the best tasting international wines. Their panel of 40 wine enthusiasts, ranging from novices to expert sommeliers and well-seasoned importers, rate hundreds of estate bottled wines from boutique winemakers around the world.
You know you're getting high quality and an excellent variety for a lot less than you'd pay at each winery. Unfortunately, International Wine of the Month Club only offers three levels of wine subscription boxes—and you only receive two bottles per month with whichever level you choose (although you can subscribe to multiple club levels at the same time).
Shipment not available to Alaska, Hawaii, or Utah.
Other club offerings: beer, cheese, chocolate, etc.
International Wine of the Month Club ships 2 bottles of wine per month with each pricing level.
Tasting Room offers a fun, creative twist to the typical monthly wine subscription.
You start off with their $9.99 tasting kit, which includes 6 mini bottles of various wines, and rate them to your personal taste. Then they send you a personalized wine profile including details about your individual palate.
A month later, you'll receive your first shipment of 12 international wines hand-picked for you based on your profile (approximate cost: $149). You continue to rate each wine as you pour your way through them, and they adjust their next shipment based on your preferences (shipments are every two months, but you can adjust your desired length of time between each delivery).
The set cost at $149 per case is an excellent value for the high-quality wines they select. Tasting Room is a fun way to delve into wine tasting for novices, but if you're already a connoisseur, you probably want to go with another club.
Shipping not available to Alaska, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, or Vermont.
There are no tasting room coupons at this time.
As its name implies, The Original Wine of the Month Club was the first ever mail order wine club, dating back to 1972—and they're still going strong today despite a ton of tough competition.
A good choice for beginner and experienced wine drinkers, the Original Wine of the Month Club isn't quite as adventurous as some of our other best wine club picks (you can find all their offerings elsewhere).
But they've remained a top contender in this category for decades with consistently palate-pleasing choices. And their prices are hard to beat!
Shipping not available to Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah or Vermont.
With each of the following clubs you get 2 bottles and can choose monthly, every other month or quarterly shipments. The prices below only reflect the monthly subscription cost. View all plans.
This club only ships every other month.
If you're new to wine or just have never taken the time to learn about different types of wines, check this video by allrecipes.com that gives you a quick tutorial on wine varieties and regions around the world where certain grape types thrive.
Make sure you have the right electric wine opener for all the new wine you will be receiving! If you are interested in other monthly clubs, we also review beer and cigar clubs.
Which wine of the month clubs are you considering?
I just saved $6 on a Gift Card for my mom (had to spend $60 or more). I got the deal by using the coupon code GIFT17. I lost track of my days and now it is Christmas Eve… thank goodness for the internet and wine! Last minute Christmas Eve gift card to the rescue.
Does anyone have any personal recommendations with these wine subscription services? I am currently testing out all the various meal prep boxes to see which I like best (best tasting, less packaging, most meal options etc) but didn't know if there was a big difference between these clubs other than the pricing and selection? Thanks!


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Manchester United: Tactics
TACTICAL REVIEW: Five points on Manchester United 2-0 Otelul Galati | UEFA Champions League
By Gene Um Updated Nov 9, 2011, 1:00pm GMT
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I was a bit short on time last week so I was not able to get up a tactical review after the Champions League match with Otelul Galati. If you happen to be interested still, here is an abbreviated version. Five points on Manchester United's victory:
Opening Lineups & Formation
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson played his side in a 4-4-2 shape. David De Gea was between the posts at Old Trafford while Jonny Evans and Rio Ferdinand were the center-back pairing. Fabio deputised for Patrice Evra at left-back and Phil Jones was at right-back. Wayne Rooney and Anderson were the central midfielders and they were flanked by Nani on the left and Antonio Valencia on the right. Up front, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen started as the strike partnership. The latter came off in the 11th minute for Javier Hernandez (Chicharito) after suffering from a thigh injury.
Galati manager Dorinel Munteanu deployed his side in a 4-1-4-1ish shape. Branko Grahovac was in goal while Adrian Salageanu played at left-back and Cornel Rapa was at right-back. In central defense, captain Sergiu Costin and Cristian Sarghi were the duo and the back four was shielded by holding-midfielder Ioan Filip. Gabriel Giurgui and Ionut Neagu were in the center of the park and they were flanked in the midfield by Liviu Antal on the right and Silviu Ilie on the left. Marius Pena was the lone striker up top.
1. Rooney was stellar - The numbers tell much of the story. Rooney completed an impressive 98 passes at a fantastic 89% success rate from the center of the park. In addition, he accurately completed 18 long balls out of an attempted 24. That is Paul Scholes territory.
With the recent injuries to Tom Cleverley, Ryan Giggs, and Michael Carrick, United lack a playmaker that sits deep enough in the central midfield and dictates matches. Rooney typically plays higher up the pitch and finds space between the lines. From here, he acts as United's main incisive playmaker through the middle of the pitch. Against the Otelarii, Wazza sat deeper in the central midfield where he dictated the pattern of United's attack.
It took about 10-15 minutes for United to get settled in this match but they were brighter for the remaining half hour of the first half. This coincided with Rooney growing into the match after a few loose passes in the early going. United controlled possession for much of the match but they began to create more chances and increase tempo when Rooney supplied the attackers with long-diagonal balls near the flanks. From here, it was up to the wingers, the strikers who had moved out wide to receive, and the overlapping full-backs to provide incisive play that would break down their Romanian opposition.
Rooney also did well to play simple swing passes out wide for the likes of Fabio, Nani, Jones, and Valencia to receive at their feet. Berbatov acted as a false nine and often came deep for the ball so that Rooney could supply him as well. Whether it was simple passes such as these or more aggressive passes such as the long diagonal balls, Wazza did well to read the game and set the necessary tempo for United when in possession.
2. Anderson was.... not so stellar - A look at the numbers is not necessary for any observer of the match to recognize that Anderson was poor when United were in possession. Nonetheless, here is a quick look. His 62 passes were only completed at a 76% success rate -- this is much too loose for a central-midfielder positioned as deeply as Ando typically is. Errant passes from the Brazilian -- in a deep enough position to make United vulnerable -- led to a few counterattack chances for Galati. After Anderson's promising start to the season, it is quite disappointing to see his declining form. It was somewhat surprising that it took 80 minutes for Ando to be substituted off. Ji-Sung Park, his replacement, was an instant upgrade when he came on. To Ando's credit, he competed well defensively. His four tackles and and four interceptions against a side that did not have much of the ball should be recognized.
3. Jones -- at right-back -- was United's most incisive attacker - It was discussed earlier how Rooney pulled the strings in the center of the park. But it should also be noted how the United attack failed to consistently create chances. The Reds were deserving of their victory but most assumed that it would have been more convincing and included more goals. Out wide, Nani was mostly ineffective on the left flank and Valencia has yet to find his fine form from last season's run-in. The former provided the only accurate cross between the two in the entire match. Berbatov was decent with his link-up play but his finishing was poor. Chicharito had a few chances but failed to bag a goal.
The most incisive part of United's attack came from their full-backs. Fabio had a memorable marauding run while Jones' overlapping runs created havoc throughout the match. Fabio contributed two accurate crosses while Jones contributed three -- their combined total of five was four more than what the wingers provided.
Antal did decently well to track back and pick up Fabio but Ilie was poor in tracking Jones. These are important responsibilities for Galati's wingers as their side was dominated in possession by United.
On United's opening goal, Valencia tucked inside and was picked up by Filip. Berbatov moved out wide to the right and when the ball was played into him, Galati left-back Salageanu came out to mark the United striker. Jones surged forward into open space for an overlapping run and Ilie failed to get back and track him. Jones then whipped in a delicious cross that got across the goal for Valencia to finish.This goal was a good representation of how Jones terrorized Galati all evening. Jones also had a terrific cross in the second half after an overlapping run that Chicharito failed to finish. He and Rooney were clearly the two key players in this particular match.
4. Galati defend bravely but are poor in attack - Credit should be given to the Romanian champs for defending bravely in this match. Filip in particular -- in a strict holding role -- was intelligently positioned throughout the match and he did well to nullify most threats between the lines.
Giurgiu was combative in his box-to-box role as his impressive five tackles and five interceptions can attest to. He had a few interceptions of errant Anderson passes and he did well to accurately distribute in a quick fashion to an attacker to ignite the counterattack. Giurgiu even did well to dispossess Rooney on a few occasions.
Both Fergie and Rooney expressed after the match of their slight surprise from Galati's pressing. United's center-backs were generally given time on the ball but once the ball reached the midfield, the likes of Neagu and Giurgiu were industrious in their pressing. Perhaps this is why it took United the 10-15 minutes to settle into the match -- well Rooney anyway as Ando struggled with this for the entire time he was on the pitch.
It was also a slight surprise that Ilie started in place of Sorin Frunza. In the reverse fixture in Bucharest, Frunza -- along with Antal -- provided a few bright moments in attack on the counter. Both provide the pace and technical ability to threaten any side if offered space to attack in. The Galati counterattack mostly sputtered at Old Trafford but it noticeably picked up when Frunza came on as a substitute in the 53rd minute. Without Frunza, Antal and Neagu appeared to be the only players on the pitch capable of providing a threat. Neither of the latter two did until Frunza entered the match.
5. 2nd half adjustments - No drastic tactical changes were made in the the 2nd half. Galati began to see more of the ball in the final half hour of the match. This is also when Rooney began to noticeably come deeper for the ball -- perhaps in an effort further influence the match and help United regain control of possession. Frunza's substitution for Ilie was a like-for-like one. As was Larentiu Iorga coming on for Antal in the 62nd minute.
Gabriel Paraschiv came on during the 81st minute and this signified Galati's late effort to chase an equaliser when the match had a 1-0 scoreline. Galati shifted to a 4-4-2/4-4-1-1ish shape with Paraschiv playing withdrawn from Pena. United's late substitutions were like-for-like. From here, the Reds added a second goal off a deflection and the match was essentially decided.
Rooney controlled the match from the center of the pitch while Jones' marauding runs were the most incisive part of United's attack. The Reds' dominance in possession helped prevent Galati from generating much of attack. When the away side did get a chance to get forward, United did well to nullify any counterattacking threat with solid defense. de Gea also provided a very good save in the first save when United failed to protect him on that instance. More goals were expected but United earned the three points that were needed -- in a quite uninspiring fashion. They are now tied on points with Benfica in Group C but top the table on goal differential. The next European tie is versus Benfica at Old Trafford and a better performance will likely be needed by United if they hope to take charge of the group.