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Albert Camus was born on November 7, 1913, in French colonial Algeria. In 1914, his father was killed in World War I, at the Battle of the Marne. Albert, his mother, and his brother shared a two-bedroom apartment with the family's maternal grandmother and a paralyzed uncle. Despite his family's extreme poverty, Camus attended the University of Algiers, supporting his education by working a series of odd jobs. However, one of several severe attacks of tuberculosis forced him to drop out of school. The poverty and illness Camus experienced as a youth greatly influenced his writing.
After dropping out of the university, Camus eventually entered the world of political journalism. While working for an anti-colonialist newspaper, he wrote extensively about poverty in Algeria. From 1935 to 1938, Camus ran the Théâtre de l'Equipe, an organization that attempted to attract working-class audiences to performances of great dramatic works. During World War II, Camus went to Paris and became a leading writer for the anti-German resistance movement. He was also the editor of Combat, an important underground newspaper.
While in wartime Paris, Camus developed his philosophy of the absurd. A major component of this philosophy was Camus's assertion that life has no rational or redeeming meaning. The experience of World War II led many other intellectuals to similar conclusions. Faced with the horrors of Hitler's Nazi regime and the unprecedented slaughter of the War, many could no longer accept that human existence had any purpose or discernible meaning. Existence seemed simply, to use Camus's term, absurd.
The Stranger, Camus's first novel, is both a brilliantly crafted story and an illustration of Camus's absurdist world view. Published in 1942, the novel tells the story of an emotionally detached, amoral young man named Meursault. He does not cry at his mother's funeral, does not believe in God, and kills a man he barely knows without any discernible motive. For his crime, Meursault is deemed a threat to society and sentenced to death. When he comes to accept the "gentle indifference of the world," he finds peace with himself and with the society that persecutes him.
Camus's absurdist philosophy implies that moral orders have no rational or natural basis. Yet Camus did not approach the world with moral indifference, and he believed that life's lack of a "higher" meaning should not necessarily lead one to despair. On the contrary, Camus was a persistent humanist. He is noted for his faith in man's dignity in the face of what he saw as a cold, indifferent universe.
In 1942, the same year that The Stranger was published, Camus also published The Myth of Sisyphus, his famous philosophical essay on the absurd. These two works helped establish Camus's reputation as an important and brilliant literary figure. Over the course of his career he produced numerous novels, plays, and essays that further developed his philosophy. Among his most notable novels are The Plague, published in 1947, and The Fall, published in 1956. Along with The Myth of Sisyphus, The Rebel stands as his best-known philosophical essay. In recognition of his contribution to French and world literature, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. Tragically, he died in an automobile accident just three years later.
In the midst of the widespread intellectual and moral bewilderment that followed World War II, Camus's was a voice advocating the values of justice and human dignity. Though his career was cut short, he remains one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century, regarded both for the quality of his fiction and for the depth and insightfulness of his philosophy.
Camus, Existentialism & The Stranger
The Stranger is often referred to as an "existential" novel, but this description is not necessarily accurate. The term "existentialism" is a broad and far-reaching classification that means many different things to many different people, and is often misapplied or overapplied. As it is most commonly used, existentialism refers to the idea that there is no "higher"meaning to the universe or to man's existence, and no rational order to the events of the world. According to this common definition of existentialism, human life is not invested with a redemptive or affirming purpose—there is nothing beyond man's physical existence.
Some ideas in The Stranger clearly resemble this working definition of existentialism, but the broader philosophy of existentialism includes aspects far beyond this definition that are not present in The Stranger. Moreover, Camus himself rejected the application of the "existential" label to The Stranger. Hence, this SparkNote approaches The Stranger from the philosophical perspective of the absurd. "The absurd" is a term Camus himself coined, and a philosophy that he himself developed. Reading The Stranger with Camus's philosophy of the absurd in mind sheds a good deal of light on the text.
Although Camus's philosophical ideas resonate strongly within the text, it is important to keep in mind that The Stranger is a novel, not a philosophical essay. When reading the novel, character development, plot, and prose style demand just as much attention as the specifics of the absurd.
The Stranger Summary
The famous lines introducing Meursault's mother open the novel. He is not sure whether she had died today or yesterday since the telegram was not specific. Furthermore he does not really think it matters. He asks for two days off and takes the bus to the home he had put his mother in when he could no longer afford to take care of her. He sleeps on the way there. At the home, Meursault meets the director and the caretaker and is taken to see his mother. He chooses not to look at her and sits by her side as friends come to mourn during the night. He chats with the caretaker, naps, smokes, and has some coffee. In the morning, the funeral procession walks the hour into town for the ceremony. The sun is scorching and Meursault feels more oppressed by the heat than sad over his mother's death. Her fiancé Thomas Pérez however is in tears and must struggle to keep up by taking shortcuts. After the funeral, Meursault catches the bus home and looks forward to sleeping twelve hours.
He wakes up the next day and realizes that it is a weekend and is not surprised his boss was annoyed. He gets up late and then decides to go to the beach where he loves to swim. Once there he sees a woman he used to be attracted to at work, Marie Cardona. They are instantly attracted and agree to see a movie later that night. Marie is surprised to hear that Meursault's mother died only yesterday. That night they see a comedy and go back to Meursault's. She is gone the next morning before Meursault gets up. He remembers that he hates Sundays because they are boring so he takes a nap. Finally he gets up, makes lunch and settles on the balcony to watch people pass. Different crowds move by throughout the day including families, soccer fans, and moviegoers. He eats dinner standing up, watches some more, and then moves inside when it gets colder and darker.
A work day follows. His boss, trying to be kind, asks about his mother but is relieved when Meursault says his mother was about sixty when she died. Meursault has a great deal of work to do before lunch. On the break, he and Emmanuel jump onto a moving fire truck. Meursault eats lunch, takes a nap, and returns to work. Arriving home after work, he runs into Salamano and his dog and thinks of the routine the ridiculous pair always follow. Meursault sees Raymond next who invites him over for dinner. They talk about Raymond's fight with an Arab and then, his cheating girlfriend. He asks Meursault to write a letter to her for him to make her feel bad about what she did. Then he can punish her when she comes back to him. Meursault agrees to write the letter because he is there and Raymond seems to like it very much and says they are pals.
Meursault works hard the following week and attends the movies twice with Emmanuel. On Saturday he sees Marie and they go swimming. He admires her beauty. They frolic in the water and then hurry back to the apartment to have sex. She stays for the morning and asks if he loves her. He says no. They are interrupted by the loud fight between Raymond and his girlfriend. They go watch as Raymond is beating the woman but Meursault does not want to call the police since he does not like them. The cops break it up, slapping Raymond when he will not remove a cigarette from his mouth. Marie and Meursault make lunch but Marie no longer has much of an appetite. After Marie leaves, Raymond comes over and they agree the woman received her punishment. They go out to drink and play pool. They meet Salamano on the way back. He has lost his dog and is upset. Meursault suggests that he check the pound where he could pay a fee for the dog. Salamano is outraged at the idea of paying. He later gets the rest of the details on the pound from Meursault and then goes home. Meursault can hear him crying. He thinks of Maman and goes to bed without dinner.
Meursault receives a call from Raymond at the office which annoys. He is invited by Raymond to bring Marie to his friend's house and told that an Arab relative of Raymond's woman has been following Raymond. Soon after, Meursault's boss offers him a job where he would be transferred to Paris. Meursault admits he is happy enough where he is and the boss berates his lack of ambition. That evening he sees Marie who asks if he will marry her. Meursault says he will if she wants but still says he does not love her. Marie still wants to marry him. She is excited about the prospect of Paris but he thinks it is dirty. Meursault eats dinner alone at Céleste's until he is joined by a jerky robot-like woman. He follows her when she leaves but loses interest. Back at the building, he finds Salamano waiting. His dog was not at the pound and he tells Meursault stories about him and the dog. He does not want another. He also mentions that he is sorry about Maman and understands why he put her in a home though many neighbors do not.
Marie has difficulty waking Meursault on the day they are to join Raymond and his friend. Once outside they see a group of Arabs, like Raymond had mentioned, across the street. They get on the bus for the beach and are not followed. The cottage belongs to Masson and his Parisian wife whom Marie befriends. Meursault is struck by the idea of getting married. Marie and Mersault enjoy swimming together. Meursault then naps on the beach before playing in the water more with Marie. He devours his lunch and then takes a walk with the other men. They run into two Arabs on the beach and Raymond and Masson fight them. Raymond gets cut and needs to be stitched. When they return, he takes off down the beach again. Meursault follows him though he wanted to be left alone. They find the Arab but Meursault convinces Raymond to give him his gun. Nothing happens and the men walk back. Meursault is affected by the sun and heat and goes back onto the beach. He finds himself near the Arab again and is drawn closer. With the heat and glare of the knife, Meursault shoots the gun once and then four more times, killing the Arab.
Part Two of the novel takes place after Meursault's arrest. He is taken to prison and held there. The magistrate gives him a lawyer although Meursault does not think it is necessary. He is taken into an interrogation room with a single lamp like in books he has read. It seems like a game but the magistrate is reasonable. His lawyer visits him the next day and is disturbed that he will not agree to say that he repressed his natural feelings on the day of Maman's funeral. Meursault considers stopping him to explain but is too lazy. The magistrate calls him again and is bothered by the part in his testimony where he hesitated before firing the last four shots. As Meursault cannot explain why, the magistrate takes out a crucifix and attempts to make Meursault repent so God will forgive him. Meursault does not follow his reasoning nor does he believe in God. Frustrating the magistrate further, Meursault says he is more annoyed than sorry about the crime he has committed. Their discussions after this time are more cordial and Meursault remembers little else he enjoyed as much as these moments between him and the magistrate.
The same eleven months spent talking to the magistrate are also lived daily in the prison. Meursault does not like to talk about this much. Marie visits him once and the visiting room is very crowded, bright, loud, and hot. Meursault finds it hard to concentrate on their conversation, picking up pieces of the mostly Arab conversations around. Marie looks beautiful and Meursault looks at her body more than he listens to her voice. Meursault is hot and dizzy. He almost leaves but wants to take advantage of Marie being there. Soon after she visits, he receives a letter from Marie saying she is not allowed to visit any longer because she is not his wife. Still this time is not so hard for Meursault. He has free man thoughts and urges for awhile, such as the desire to go swimming, but these only last for a few months. He realizes that he can get used to anything. The first months are especially hard because of his desire for women and cigarettes. Women's faces fill his room with desire but they also help to pass the time. He chews on pieces of wood to get over smoking and realizes that the only way to really punish him is by taking away these freedoms. The main problem he faces is killing time. To combat time, he catalogs every item in his apartment gaining more and more detail each time he visualizes its entirety. He learns to sleep two thirds of the day . He finds a scrap of a newspaper crime story about a tragic Czech family and reads it over every day. These items and his memory allow him to ease time. He loses a sense of all but yesterday and today. Meursault realizes that he has even begun talking aloud to himself and that his reflection refuses to smile, but he is not at all unhappy.
The year until the next summer passes quickly and it is time for Meursault's trial. At the courthouse, people cram into to see a spectacle and Meursault realizes that it is he. He feels as if he is being judged. The room is very hot and Meursault feels dizzy. The press has built up his story making the interest and crowds larger than expected. One young reporter in particular examines Meursault thoroughly and the robot woman is also seen in the audience watching intently. His examination is first and he agrees with the judge's reading of his statement. He is irritated by the questions on Maman. After a break, the prosecution's witness are called. The director and caretaker of the home testify on Meursault's lack of sympathy toward his mother at the funeral. Pérez testifies that he could neither see Meursault cry or not cry through his own tears. The defense is then called and Céleste is the first witness. He states that the murder was bad luck. Marie testifies about the day they met following Maman's burial which is turned by the prosecution into a dubious liaison too close to his mother's death. Masson states that Meursault is an honest man and Salamano pleads with the jury to understand. Raymond is the last witness and testifies that Meursault was at the beach by chance and the Arab had hated Raymond. The prosecutor says Meursault is on trial for burying Maman with a crime in his heart. Meursault leaves the courthouse and smells the summer air. He remembers the days when he was happy, noting that his path could have gone either way.
The lawyer's summations follow the next day and Meursault is interested to see what they will say about him. As both speeches are very long, Meursault finds it difficult to pay attention. The prosecutor seems to dwell on his crime being premeditated. Meursault finds the recreation of events plausible and sees how he could be thought of as Raymond's accomplice. Meursault notes how odd it is that his intelligence is used against him. The prosecutor then spends a long time on Meursault's treatment of Maman. Meursault admits to himself that the prosecutor is correct that he is not able to show remorse. The prosecutor ends by declaring that Meursault's soul is empty and that he is a monster who has paved the way for the parricide trial following. Meursault replies that he had no intention of killing the Arab. When asked why he did it, he does not know and can only blurt out that it was because of the sun. The defense lawyer's summation is not as skilled Meursault finds, especially since he does not address Maman's funeral. Meursault does not like how his lawyer replaces his name with "I" and feels further excluded from the entire process. The pointlessness of the trial depresses him and he wishes he could go sleep. Meursault is made to wait in another room as the jury decides and pronounces the verdict. He is brought in for the sentencing and hears that he is going to be decapitated in the name of the French people. He has nothing to say.
In his prison cell, Meursault denies the chaplain three times. He wishes he had paid more attention to executions so that he could think of one possibility where the criminal had escaped the inevitability of the process. He finds the absoluteness of the situation to be arrogant. He remembers Maman's story of his father going to an execution and now understands why. He wishes that he could visit all of the executions from now on. This wish is too painful though since there is such little chance of his freedom. He imagines new penal codes which would allow the condemned to have one chance in ten of escaping his fate. He realizes that his concept of the guillotine has always been skewed. The two things he thinks about most though are dawn and his appeal. Meursault knows that the executioners would come right before dawn so he waits up every night. Although he knows everyone will die, the thought of his appeal is maddening. He must convince himself of its impossibility in order to introduce to himself the chance of a pardon, which when faced rationally, gives him an hour of calm.
He thinks of Marie for the first time in a while at such a moment and the chaplain comes in. Asked why he has refused him, Meursault answers that he does not believe in God. Meursault tries to convince the chaplain that he has little time to devote to other thoughts and the chaplain's words do not interest him. The chaplain is surprised to learn that Meursault truly believes there is nothing after death. He points out that every sufferer has found the face of God in the prison stones. Meursault has looked only for Marie and not found her. The chaplain refuses to accept Meursault's behavior. Meursault snaps, yelling at him that he does wish for another life but one where he could remember the present one. He attacks the chaplain as the one who is dead inside, waiting for something after life. Meursault realizes that he has been right all along. He had lived his life one way but it did not matter and no one's life, death, or love made a difference to him. Every life is worth the same and all are privileged.. The guards tear the chaplain away and Meursault falls asleep. When he wakes, it is night. The sirens blast just before dawn and Meursault thinks of Maman. He understands her need to live life all over again, explaining why she took a fiancé so close to death. No one has a right to cry over her. He opens himself to the indifference of the world and finds it to be a brother. He is happy. To feel less alone, he only hopes that a crowd of haters will welcome him at his execution.
The Irrationality of the Universe
Though The Stranger is a work of fiction, it contains a strong resonance of Camus's philosophical notion of absurdity. In his essays, Camus asserts that individual lives and human existence in general have no rational meaning or order. However, because people have difficulty accepting this notion, they constantly attempt to identify or create rational structure and meaning in their lives. The term "absurdity" describes humanity's futile attempt to find rational order where none exists.
Though Camus does not explicitly refer to the notion of absurdity in The Stranger, the tenets of absurdity operate within the novel. Neither the external world in which Meursault lives nor the internal world of his thoughts and attitudes possesses any rational order. Meursault has no discernable reason for his actions, such as his decision to marry Marie and his decision to kill the Arab.
Society nonetheless attempts to fabricate or impose rational explanations for Meursault's irrational actions. The idea that things sometimes happen for no reason, and that events sometimes have no meaning is disruptive and threatening to society. The trial sequence in Part Two of the novel represents society's attempt to manufacture rational order. The prosecutor and Meursault's lawyer both offer explanations for Meursault's crime that are based on logic, reason, and the concept of cause and effect. Yet these explanations have no basis in fact and serve only as attempts to defuse the frightening idea that the universe is irrational. The entire trial is therefore an example of absurdity—an instance of humankind's futile attempt to impose rationality on an irrational universe.
The Meaninglessness of Human Life
A second major component of Camus's absurdist philosophy is the idea that human life has no redeeming meaning or purpose. Camus argues that the only certain thing in life is the inevitability of death, and, because all humans will eventually meet death, all lives are all equally meaningless.
Meursault gradually moves toward this realization throughout the novel, but he does not fully grasp it until after his argument with the chaplain in the final chapter. Meursault realizes that, just as he is indifferent to
much of the universe, so is the universe indifferent to him. Like all people, Meursault has been born, will die, and will have no further importance.
Paradoxically, only after Meursault reaches this seemingly dismal realization is he able to attain happiness. When he fully comes to terms with the inevitability of death, he understands that it does not matter whether he dies by execution or lives to die a natural death at an old age. This understanding enables Meursault to put aside his fantasies of escaping execution by filing a successful legal appeal. He realizes that these illusory hopes, which had previously preoccupied his mind, would do little more than create in him a false sense that death is avoidable. Meursault sees that his hope for sustained life has been a burden. His liberation from this false hope means he is free to live life for what it is, and to make the most of his remaining days.
The Importance of the Physical World
The Stranger shows Meursault to be interested far more in the physical aspects of the world around him than in its social or emotional aspects. This focus on the sensate world results from the novel's assertion that there exists no higher meaning or order to human life. Throughout The Stranger, Meursault's attention centers on his own body, on his physical relationship with Marie, on the weather, and on other physical elements of his surroundings. For example, the heat during the funeral procession causes Meursault far more pain than the thought of burying his mother. The sun on the beach torments Meursault, and during his trial Meursault even identifies his suffering under the sun as the reason he killed the Arab. The style of Meursault's narration also reflects his interest in the physical. Though he offers terse, plain descriptions when glossing over emotional or social situations, his descriptions become vivid and ornate when he discusses topics such as nature and the weather.
Decay and Death
The different characters in The Stranger hold widely varying attitudes toward decay and death. Salamano loves his decaying, scab-covered dog and he values its companionship, even though most people find it disgusting. Meursault does not show much emotion in response to his mother's death, but the society in
which he lives believes that he should be distraught with grief. Additionally, whereas Meursault is content to believe that physical death represents the complete and final end of life, the chaplain holds fast to the idea of an afterlife.
An essential part of Meursault's character development in the novel is his coming to terms with his own attitudes about death. At the end of the novel, he has finally embraced the idea that death is the one inevitable fact of human life, and is able to accept the reality of his impending execution without despair.
Watching and Observation
Throughout the novel there are instances of characters watching Meursault, or of his watching them. This motif recalls several components of Camus's absurdist philosophy. The constant watching in The Stranger suggests humanity's endless search for purpose, and emphasizes the importance of the tangible, visible details of the physical world in a universe where there is no grander meaning.
When Meursault watches people on the street from his balcony, he does so passively, absorbing details but not judging what he sees. By contrast, the people in the courtroom watch Meursault as part of the process
of judgment and condemnation. In the courtroom, we learn that many of Meursault's previous actions were being watched without his—or our—knowledge. The Arabs watch Raymond and his friends with implicit antagonism as they walk to the bus. Raymond's neighbors act as spectators to his dispute with his mistress and the police officer, watching with concern or petty curiosity. At times, watching is a mysterious activity, such as when Meursault watches the woman at Celeste's, and later when she watches him in court. The novel's moments of watching and observation reflect humanity's endless search for meaning, which Camus found absurd.
The Courtroom
In the courtroom drama that comprises the second half of The Stranger, the court symbolizes society as
a whole. The law functions as the will of the people, and the jury sits in judgment on behalf of the entire community. In The Stranger, Camus strengthens this court-as-society symbolism by having nearly every one of the minor characters from the first half of the novel reappear as a witness in the courtroom. Also, the court's attempts to construct a logical explanation for Meursault's crime symbolize humanity's attempts to find rational explanations for the irrational events of the universe. These attempts, which Camus believed futile, exemplify the absurdity Camus outlined in his philosophy.
The Crucifix
The crucifix that the examining magistrate waves at Meursault symbolizes Christianity, which stands in opposition to Camus's absurdist world view. Whereas absurdism is based on the idea that human life is irrational and purposeless, Christianity conceives of a rational order for the universe based on God's creation and direction of the world, and it invests human life with higher metaphysical meaning.
The crucifix also symbolizes rational belief structures in general. The chaplain's insistence that Meursault turn to God does not necessarily represent a desire that Meursault accept specifically Christian beliefs so much as a desire that he embrace the principle of a meaningful universe in general. When Meursault defies the magistrate by rejecting Christianity, he implicitly rejects all systems that seek to define a rational order within human existence. This defiance causes Meursault to be branded a threat to social order.


Trump didn't say when a ceremony will be held. The medal is the nation's highest honor for a civilian.
The president is an avid golfer who played a round with Woods at Trump's golf club in Jupiter, Florida, in February. He watched the Masters from his Virginia golf club on Sunday.


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Il Puškinogorskij rajon () è un rajon dell'Oblast' di Pskov, nella Russia europea. Istituito nel 1927, il cui capoluogo è Puškinskie Gory.

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I just bought a copy of these beautiful books from 1942. The Heritage Club Sandglass number appears to be VI-VII: 20 With a pithy 'It's a Homer!' title.
Lucky for me I found these in the local book store. They are in great condition, a bit bleached from the sun on the spine, otherwise in good shape.
My question is: did they originally come in a case? And if so, do you know where I might track one down?
Aye, the majority of Heritage Press books did come with a slipcase, including the Odyssey and Iliad. At least you got a Sandglass, as those tend to be more wily than the cases. What I do in terms of cases is try to purchase books with them, but sometimes there's copies that are in such good condition for a killer price without the case that I forgo that stipulation. Sometimes a case for another book will work for the ones you wish to keep (so if you found another Iliad, say, you could keep the better copy and put it into the case, and sell off the lesser one – occasionally a completely different book will have the perfect case, too, which I've done for a couple of mine). Beyond that, you could ask your local shop about cases, or look on ebay, Amazon, ABEbooks or Alibris and see what they may offer in terms of cases/alternate copies.
Best of luck in you search, and enjoy the books – they are quite lovely!
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Walk the Line Review
In a salute to Johnny Cash who would have celebrated his 82 birthday Feb. 26th and to Joaquin Phoenix who received his third Oscar nomination in February we are looking at Walk The Line.
Walk The Line is a dark piece directed by James Mangold starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter.
The opening scenes tell all, silent, penitentiary guards man the parapets with guns loaded. There is no sound. The screen is literally split in half as it pans the exterior. The director frames total darkness on one side of the frame, and gives it a face (authority) on the other. We "enter" the darkness through a series of beautiful tracking shots and the distant thrum of drums becomes an all out dance party in Folsom Prison.
With music from T Bone Burnette you can be sure to get your own military boots shaking in a relief of a film. With a slight foreshadowing of danger the protagonist is enthralled by and begins to touch the sharp pointed edges of a saw blade. We now begin to see how a star; Johnny Cash – deals with the darkness of his past, the light of his future, and the resulting conflict of the two elements within his self.
-Ottaviano Romano
Walk The Line (2005) was based on Johnny Cash's own book. It chronicles his rise to stardom from his youth on a farm in Arkansas during the Great Depression, his early interest in music, his love of the guitar, a stint in the air force, an early marriage that would later become unbearable, battles with drugs and falling in love with the talented and beautiful June Carter. Johnny Cash would become one of America's most influential musicians of the 20th century. He signed with Sun Records in Memphis Tennessee where he recorded "I Walk The Line", "Ring of Fire", "Jackson", "Get Rhythm", "Man in Black"and the famous "Folsom Prison Blues". Johnny Cash's music has been used in countless movies and TV series including most recently Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, Killing Them Softly and Silver Linings Playbook.
Joaquin Phoenix gave an incredibly authentic portrayal of Johnny Cash in Walk The Line, which earned him his second Oscar nomination. He and Reese Witherspoon (June Carter) had amazing on screen chemistry. Witherspoon won the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. In 2007 Joaquin Phoenix won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, for his song recordings in "Walk The Line", recognition that was richly deserved.
-Moira Romano

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Jan Phyl Village är en ort (CDP) i Polk County, i delstaten Florida, USA. Enligt United States Census Bureau har orten en folkmängd på 5 573 invånare (2010) och en landarea på 11,9 km².

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UPS wraps up full funding with $3.2 billion contribution
updated with correction, Feb. 1, 2011
United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta, contributed $3.2 billion in cash to its U.S. pension plans in the last two months, said Norman Black, UPS spokesman.
The company contributed $1.2 billion in January and $2 billion in December, he said.
As a result of the contributions, each of the company's U.S. defined benefit pension plans is now more than 100% funded, Mr. Black said. The amount of the overfunding was unavailable, he said.
The new funding "will substantially reduce contributions in the years to come," Kurt P. Kuehn, CFO, treasurer and senior vice president, said Tuesday in a conference call on the company's financial results.
UPS didn't disclose its current pension assets and liabilities.
"UPS like most companies with defined benefit plans will experience higher pension expense in 2011, as a result of lower discount rates and the amortization of the 2008 market losses," Mr. Kuehn said in the transcript. UPS didn't disclose the expected pension expense for this year. "The benefits of our recent pension contributions will help offset the impact but not totally eliminate it," he added in the transcript.
In December, UPS contributed $2 billion to its pension plans, financing the funding by selling 10- and 30-year notes, Mr. Black said.
"(G)iven low levels of interest rates, we felt it was financially prudent to issue debt to prefund our pension plans," Mr. Kuehn said in the transcript.
UPS' U.S. plans had $15.3 billion in assets and $17.7 billion in liabilities, while its non-U.S. plans had $481 million in assets and $575 million in liabilities, all as of Dec. 31, 2009, according to its most recent 10-K, filed Feb. 26, 2010.
UPS to deliver $400 million pension plan contribution


❶Usually when I enter a tennis tournament I just hope to get past the first round. I nearly threw up at my first lacrosse practice.
Most of the students opt to go for part time jobs after their classes are over. This would mean that a student interested in sports has to decide whether to go for a job to ease his burden of education or practice to improve his game.
There are other issues too which come up regarding a students sports life. A sports college essay would be an interesting topic for debate.
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Q&A: Todd Alström talks about Beer Advocate's influence and his move to Denver
Jonathan Shikes | August 6, 2013 | 11:58am
Colorado attracts beer lovers the way a keg attracts red Solo cups, and last month, one of the nation's most well-known beer lovers announced that he was moving here. Todd Alström, who founded Beer Advocate magazine with his brother, Jason, in 1996, told readers that's he's moving from Boston to the Denver area for personal reasons.
Every month, more than 2.5 million people check into Beer Advocate online to rate their beers, read industry news and talk about breweries with other beer geeks in one of a couple of dozen regional and subject-specific forums. And while Internet entrepreneurs can be located anywhere, the move is sure to have an effect on Beer Advocate, which is one of the most influential online community sites for craft-beer drinkers in the country.
See also: - Great American Beer Fest changes policy to accept every brewery in 2014 - Loveland Aleworks makes it off the GABF waiting list, but its beers won't be judged - Epic Brewing rolls out three Colorado-specific beers
That's because the Alströms maintain a heavy presence on Beer Advocate (which also produces a monthly magazine with a readership of 150,000), moderating the forums, doling out opinions alongside their members and chiming in on a wide variety of topics.
We checked in with Todd Alström on the eve of his move to Colorado -- he plans to be here next week -- to find out a little more about Beer Advocate, its history and its future. Here's our Q&A:
Westword: Why are you moving to Colorado?
Todd Alström: It's time for a change. I love the Boston area and will be back frequently, but it's become very expensive to not only rent or buy, but live in the area, too. Candice (my wife) planted the seed as she used to live in Colorado, and I've enjoyed all of my visits. We're viewing our move to Colorado as a major lifestyle upgrade: You get more for your dollar, the people are friendly and the scenery is stunning.
Colorado's beer scene is an added bonus that we plan on taking full advantage of.
Will your new location change the dynamic of the website, magazine and Beer Advocate at all, or of the forums that you post in?
It's bound to. I've already started paying more attention and posting in the Mountain forum, been slated to cover Denver for Beer Destinations in Beer Advocate magazine. and I plan on adjusting who I follow and interact with on Twitter. How would you compare the Denver area to other beer destinations around the country?
Man. I hate comparing cities. I'd rather appreciate their differences.
I know you've been to Denver a number of times. What are some of your favorite local breweries or beers?
Given my position, and the ever-changing world of beer, I've trained myself to not have favorite breweries or beers.
Are there some places you plan to hit right away when you get here?
After a four-day drive from Boston, I'll no doubt be craving a cold local beer. I can't think much past that at the moment, but I'm looking forward to being able to walk or bike to so many great breweries, bars and restaurants that carry good beer.
Are there things that the locals could do to improve the craft-beer scene in Colorado?
Ask me again once I've become a local.
Will Beer Advocate take a bigger role in local events or hold events here, or will you stick with Boston?
We haven't really talked about it too much, but we're not ruling out doing events in Denver area either. We'll see what happens after we settle in and soak in the scene.
Turn the page to read more from Todd Alström. What are some of the biggest controversies that Beer Advocate has endured over the years?
Apart from some minor online trolling from people who have way too much free time on their hands, Beer Advocate hasn't endured any controversies.
What are some of your biggest successes?
Going into business with my brother.
Hiring awesome employees and learning to let go.
Running a business wherein all facets have seen a substantial growth each year: website, magazine and fests.
Living the dream -- literally.
Beer Advocate has sometimes received the ire of some beer drinkers because of forum-posting policies or for running the site with a heavy hand. How do you address people's concerns online or deal with these criticisms?
It's no secret that Beer Advocate.com is a moderated website. We view its use as a privilege, not a right. Members agree to follow the rules when they join, which are clearly posted, but it's the Internet and people think they can say whatever they want and without consequence. Depending on the severity, we'll give members ample warnings or ban them outright. In both cases they've chosen to ignore our rules, and agreed to our reaction by joining.
As far as dealing with any criticisms, we're always open to constructive comments and often make adjustments based on them, but we're also realistic in that it's impossible to please everyone.
How has Beer Advocate helped set the agenda for craft beer drinkers in the United States?
When we started back in 1996, there was only 0.9 percent (36 million people) of the world's population (5.7 billion) online. Consumers had fewer options and not much of our voice. Jason and I acted as that voice until we introduced the ability for others to join the site, post beer reviews and talk in our forums. We were social media before social media. We essentially empowered visitors to learn, share and advocate beer by using the website as a platform. Although we've since added a monthly magazine and events to what we do, this goal remains at our core.
What do you think is the most influential part of the site?
Our members. (See above answer.)
What are some of the goals you have for Beer Advocate over the next few years?
Complete redesign of the website, from the servers it runs on to its visual layer.
Continue to refine our mobile experience.
Add more content to Beer Advocate magazine, and begin archiving past content online.
Expand the fests into new markets.
Hire more people.
Travel more, and share those experiences.
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Financial expert says state faces major challenges in balancing budget
A financial expert from a D.C. think-tank says Iowa policymakers face a "major challenge" in balancing the state's budget. Nick Johnson of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says Iowa is among 46 states facing a budget shortfall.
"Iowa's shortfall is relatively small compared to other states, but it's growing rapidly and I think it's a major challenge for the state," Johnson says. Johnson testified before the Iowa Senate's tax-writing committee on Thursday afternoon. Johnson encouraged legislators to avoid laying off government workers, or cutting too deeply into the state budget.
"You're taking away money businesses and non-profit organizations that provide necessary services and that actually makes the recession worse. Fortunately, there are alternatives," Johnson said during an interview with Radio Iowa. "One alternative is to make use of the money that's in the federal economic recovery bill which should be enacted in the next couple of weeks — which will contain a substantial amount of funds for Iowa for its budget."
Officials estimate the economic stimulus bill making its way through congress would provide one-and-a-half billion dollars to Iowa. Johnson warns the budget problems Iowa and other states face won't be over soon. "The unemployment rate is still rising and is probably going to continue to rise for another six months to a year. That means that state revenues will suffer for another year to a year-and-a-half," Johnson said.
"People who've lost their jobs aren't paying income taxes. Consumption is way down and that has an impact on sales taxes." Tax payments to the State of Iowa have dropped dramatically. December 2008 tax collections were 15 percent lower than in December of 2007.
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3Production
5Home media
6Copyright dispute
1985 horror comedy movie directed by Larry Cohen
Paul Kurta
Michael Moriarty
Andrea Marcovicci
Garrett Morris
Paul Glickman
Armand Lebowitz
Anthony Guefen
Jingles:
Richard Seaman
New World Pictures
87 minutes[1]
$1.7 million[2]
The Stuff (also known as Larry Cohen's The Stuff) is a 1985 American satirical science fiction horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Garrett Morris, Andrea Marcovicci, and Paul Sorvino. It was also the last film of Alexander Scourby. In the film, a sweet and addictive alien substance becomes a popular dessert in the United States, but soon begins attacking people and turning them into zombies. This film is a satire on the American lifestyle and consumer society.
Several quarry workers in Georgia discover a white cream-like alien substance bubbling out of the ground. These workers find it to be sweet and addictive. Later, the substance, marketed as "The Stuff," is sold to the general public in containers like ice cream. It is marketed as having no calories and as being sweet, creamy, and filling. The Stuff quickly becomes a nationwide craze and drastically hurts the sales of ice cream.
Former FBI agent turned industrial saboteur David "Mo" Rutherford is hired by the leaders of the suffering ice cream industry, as well as junk food mogul Charles W. "Chocolate Chip Charlie" Hobbs, to find out exactly what The Stuff is and destroy it.
Under their commissions, Rutherford investigates The Stuff. His efforts reveal, to his initial horror, that the craze for the dessert is far deadlier than anyone had believed: The Stuff is actually a living, parasitic, and possibly sentient organism that gradually takes over the brain; it then mutates those who eat it into bizarre zombie-like creatures, before consuming them from the inside and leaving them empty shells of their former selves.
A young boy named Jason also discovers The Stuff is alive and sees how it affects his family and how they are adamantly against his beliefs about The Stuff. He gets arrested for vandalizing a supermarket display of The Stuff, attracting the attention of Rutherford, who comes to his aid. Rutherford also manages to charm Nicole, an advertising executive who becomes his partner and lover when she sees the effect of The Stuff. The trio infiltrates the distribution operation, an organized corporate effort to spread The Stuff to eliminate world hunger, and destroy the lake of The Stuff with explosives. Meanwhile, United States Army Col. Malcolm Grommett Spears, a retired soldier, teams up with the trio and leads a militia in battling the zombies and transmitting a civil defense message for Americans to break their addiction to The Stuff by destroying it with fire. However, in their efforts to warn the public, Charlie is zombified at the Colonel's radio station; The Stuff bursts out of his throat, and Nicole and Jason are cornered in a recording booth by the dangerous ooze. Rutherford lights The Stuff on fire, and then they make their broadcast. The Stuff addiction is ended, and Rutherford, Nicole, Jason, and Col. Spears are hailed as national heroes.
Mo then visits the head of The Stuff Company, Mr. Fletcher. He tells Mo that the destruction of the mine has not hurt his business since The Stuff seeps out from many places in the ground, but Mo vows to find those places and get rid of them all. Another man, Mr. Vickers, brings in Mr. Evans, the ice cream mogul with whom he is now working—and who had initially hired Mo to find out about what The Stuff was. They tell him they have come up with a new product called "The Taste," which is a mix of 88% ice cream and 12% The Stuff, supposedly enough to make people crave more without it taking over their minds or killing them. However, Mo then brings in Jason, who is carrying a box, and then holds the two moguls at gunpoint. The box is full of pint containers of The Stuff, and Mo forces both to eat them all as punishment for all the lives lost to it and for their greed. As they do, Rutherford asks, "Are you eating it, or is it eating you?" When they finish, Mo and Jason leave them to the approaching police.
The film ends with smugglers selling The Stuff on the black market, having one of the smugglers tasting The Stuff, and revealing that samples of The Stuff still exist. In a post-credits scene, a woman in a bathroom says, "Enough is never enough" while holding The Stuff.
Cast[edit]
Michael Moriarty as David "Mo" Rutherford
Andrea Marcovicci as Nicole
Garrett Morris as Charles W. "Chocolate Chip Charlie" Hobbs
Paul Sorvino as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Scott Bloom as Jason
Danny Aiello as Mr. Vickers
Patrick O'Neal as Fletcher
James Dixon as Postman
Alexander Scourby as Evans
Russell Nype as Richards
Gene O'Neill as Scientist
Catherine Schultz as Waitress
James Dukes as Gas attendant
Peter Hock as Miner
Collette Blonigan as Jason's mother
Frank Telfer as Jason's father
Brian Bloom as Jason's brother
John Newton as Howard
Harvey Waldman as Gateman
Nicolas De Toth as Griswald
Lisa Crosby and Christie Angelica as Stuff girls
Brooke Adams, Laurene Landon, Tammy Grimes, Abe Vigoda, Clara Peller, and Jason Evers, as Stuff commercial guest stars
Mira Sorvino as Factory worker (uncredited); she had come to visit her father, Paul Sorvino, on set, and was used as an extra.[3]
Production[edit]
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Shooting for the film was brief starting in August 1984 and wrapping shortly in September. Filming locations included New Paltz, New York, New York City and Los Angeles. Post production began in January 1985 at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles and continued into the summer. The Mohonk Hotel was notably used as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears' headquarters in the film.[4]
Multiple puppets were used to simulate the deaths of characters who had become hosts of The Stuff. Four models of Garrett Morris' head were made for Charlie's transformation sequence, one of which Cohen still claimed to own.[5] When The Stuff was eaten on screen, ice cream, yogurt and whipped cream were used.[6]
The script was an original story by Cohen. He said, "My main inspiration was the consumerism and corporate greed found in our country and the damaging products that were being sold. I was constantly reading in the newspapers about various goods and materials being recalled because they were harming people. For example, you had foods being pulled off the market because they were hazardous to people's health."[7]
Cohen cited as his influence, "the sheer volume of junk food we consume every day. We continue to eat these foods despite the fact some of them are killing us. That's when I started thinking that The Stuff could be an imaginary product— in this case an ice cream dessert— that is being consumed by millions and is doing irreparable damage to humanity. Everybody is gobbling down this yummy food, so how can it possibly be wrong for us?"[8]
Cohen wanted to cast Arsenio Hall as "Chocolate Chip Charlie" W. Hobbs, since he thought he was not only a good actor but a rising star. The executives at New World Pictures, however, wanted someone more recognizable and thus cast Garrett Morris instead.[9] Morris did not enjoy working with Cohen; in a "Random Roles" section at AV Club where Morris was asked about "The Stuff", he simply said that if he did not respect someone he would not talk about them, and therefore he had nothing to say about Larry Cohen (https://www.avclub.com/garrett-morris-on-snl-2-broke-girls-and-singing-arias-1798268909).
Cohen says the film was significantly trimmed in post-production:
We did lose a few funny scenes that I wanted to keep. When I showed New World my original cut, they felt strongly that the film should move a lot faster. I realized that I'd made a picture that was a little too dense and sophisticated, so we increased the pacing. I know that along with some of the commercials, we did lose a romantic scene between Moriarty and Andrea that took place in a hotel room. It was perhaps a wise decision to cut some of those scenes out, because I don't think they played well in the totality of the film. The story needed to drive forward at certain points and not be slowed down with extraneous material, although it can be painful cutting scenes out that you like.[10]
Cohen says that the New World Pictures Company was slightly unhappy with the resulting movie:
New World wanted a straight-up horror film, and, in retrospect, The Stuff had more comedic aspects to it than the executives were perhaps expecting. They thought they were going to get a flat-out horror movie with a lot of gore and scares, and we made a film that was more satirical and had a lot of humour and commentary in it. We played the characters for laughs in many cases and that greatly diluted the horror element. It made The Stuff more of what I would consider "A Larry Cohen Movie" but less of a conventional, commercial horror film. I think New World were disappointed that The Stuff wasn't more horrific and nasty – more of a balls-out monster movie. I knew before the film even hit theaters The Stuff would appeal to a different audience than the one we were trying to get.[11]
The Stuff was given a limited theatrical release in the United States by New World Pictures in June 1985.[12][better source needed]
The film was not a hit, and Cohen feels that it was hurt by the fact it was sold as a horror film, when it was basically a satirical comedy. Cohen stated, "the day The Stuff opened in New York a hurricane hit and the newspapers were not delivered. Of course, we had received all these great reviews, but it didn't matter because nobody ever got to read a single word of them."[13]
Home media[edit]
The film was released on VHS by New World Home Video. It was eventually released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2000.[14]
On September 20, 2011, Image Entertainment released The Stuff under its "Midnight Madness Series" banner on DVD. It is a direct port of the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release.
A Special Edition Blu-ray was released in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2016, by Arrow Films.
Copyright dispute[edit]
The company Effects Associated were hired by Cohen to supply some of the special effects shots. When the shots were delivered, Cohen was not satisfied with shots of exploding factory buildings[15] and paid only half (c. $8,000) of the agreed price for those shots. Effects Associated brought an action against Cohen in court to claim full compensation, but also because the parties had no written copyright agreement regarding the use of the shots. The trial court decided in favor of Cohen, ruling that there was an "implied agreement" for the non-exclusive use of the shots in the film. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirmed the ruling, and confirmed that Effects Associated still retained the copyright for use outside of The Stuff.[16]
Colin Greenland reviewed The Stuff for White Dwarf #77, and stated that "A brilliant performance by Cohen stalwart Michael Moriarty as an industrial spy after the truth holds the straggling plot together."[17] It received positive reviews from critics: on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 71% rating, based on 14 reviews.[18]
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^ "THE STUFF (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 22, 1985. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
^ "Why Larry Cohen's The Stuff is a Work of Scruffy Genius". Den of Geek.
^ O'Neal, Sean (November 23, 2011). "Random Roles: Mira Sorvino". avclub.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
^ "AFI Catalog - The Stuff".
^ "Exploring The Stuff".
^ Doyle p 324
^ About.com – 13 Horror Films Starring Comedians Archived July 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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^ "Company Credits for The Stuff". IMDb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
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Black Caesar (1973)
Hell Up in Harlem (1973)
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It Lives Again (1978)
Full Moon High (1981)
See China and Die (1981)
Q (1982)
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Deadly Illusion (1987)
Wicked Stepmother (1989)
The Ambulance (1990)
As Good as Dead (1995)
Original Gangstas (1996)
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Blue Light (1966)
Coronet Blue (1967)
The Invaders (1967–68)
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Griff (1973–74)
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St. John's have had an amazing week of Sporting fun with tennis, inventing a sport house event, Clifton College Adventure days and an incredible Sports Day!
All of the children worked extremely hard on their sports days, many of them in some very hot weather and so were very deserving of the points they earned for their houses. Enjoy some of the pictures of the children working so hard and having lots of fun during Sports Week.
On Tuesday, we finished with our Sports day. The Early Years and Key Stage 2 children had great fun running, jumping and balancing beanbags.
A big well done to Dahl house who won 100 house points! In the afternoon Key Stage two competed in the 100m race, the obstacle race and many more.
Well done to Morpurgo who were victorious!


Ruby Star Spring - I feel a Quilt Coming On, a photo by Sarah @ pingsandneedles on Flickr.
After a cup of tea and some more fabric stroking I just had to dive in and cut and sew and have a little play.
I have the day off tomorrow so I'm going to have a little more fun and see where I get to from here ... stay tuned!


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Q: How to return htmlsafe string from typescript file in Angular? I am trying to return htmlsafe string from component. is it possible? if so nay one help me?
here is my try:
ts file:
import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: [ './app.component.css' ]
})
export class AppComponent  {
  name = 'Angular';
  inputs = [{'name':'name1'},{'name':'name2'},{'name':'name3'}];

  getWrapped(input) {
    return `<div>${input.name}</div>`; //but not works!!
  }
}

template:

{{getWrapped(input)}}

I can do this in template itself. But still looking a solution from ts file.
Thanks in advance.

A: You can use Angular Pipe for this as follows.
TS
@Pipe({ name: 'safeHtml' })

@Injectable()
export class SafeHtmlPipe implements PipeTransform {

    constructor(private sanitized: DomSanitizer) { }

    transform(value) {
        return this.sanitized.bypassSecurityTrustHtml(value);
    }
}

HTML

Find working StackBlitz Demo.

A: It works for me:
import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, ChangeDetectorRef, AfterViewInit, AfterContentChecked } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'],
  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
})
export class AppComponent implements AfterViewInit {

  theHtmlString: string = '';
  name = 'Angular';
  inputs = [{ 'name': 'name1' }, { 'name': 'name2' }, { 'name': 'name3' }];

  constructor(private cd: ChangeDetectorRef) { }

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    this.cd.detectChanges();
  }

  getWrapped(input) {
    return this.theHtmlString = `<div>${input.name}</div>`;
  }

}

template:

{{getWrapped(input)}}

Thanks everyone!!

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If you drive around central Texas at all, you may notice a woman wildly waving her arms in the car. That could be me.
I am also a woman who responds to stress with anger. Since I live in a busy household of six active people, it's not hard to find things to get stressed about—and easy to find targets for my anger. So my family and I can all be grateful that I joined the launch team for The Cure for the Perfect Life. Under the talented direction of authors Cheri Gregory and Kathi Lipp, I have made a significant about-face to both stress and anger.
Just in time, too, as we've had an unusual amount of financial stress around here. With one child headed back to college, one headed to the open road (new driver insurance!) and a third headed to the orthodontist (braces!!), we are anticipating one of the most expensive years we have had in a long time. We've really had to tighten some belts and step out in faith.
Recently Brent and I were recounting over dinner all the times God had been faithful to take care of us in the money department. Good to remember. It must have also been part of His providence that I had just finished reading Chapter 12, This Probably Isn't the End of the World, that very night.
The next morning I was humming a cheerful tune as I silenced a couple of "People-Pleasing bullies" (Chapter 2) while attempting to accommodate the expectations and busy schedules of five other people. Bravo, Pam!
However, my careful arrangement hit a sour note when a neighbor returned our two prodigal dogs to the backyard—and one of them was limping. I ended up rushing from our scheduled appointment with the dentist to take my injured dog to an unexpected stop at the vet's.
At Stop #1 I learned my 16-year-old needed his wisdom teeth out. Soon. Cha-ching! At Stop #2, we discovered Eddie had a broken ankle and needed orthopedic dog surgery. Double cha-ching!
Breathe, Pam. Pray. It's not the End of the World.
As I hurried from one appointment to the next, I made sure to control my breathing, open my eyes, and smile, if not laugh (page 134). I felt like a grinning idiot—but I felt so much better!
I asked for help (Chapter 19). I asked the dental staff to help get us out the door in time to make it to the vet. I asked the vet to explain things to me as quickly as possible so that I could stop dreading the problem and start dealing with it. I asked my two closest BFF's to listen and pray.
I refused to take responsibility for everyone else's feelings (Chapter 15). Instead I gave my family room to maneuver through their emotions, their way. One child became self-centered and insensitive; another was hyper-sensitive. One kid tried to regain control by bossing others around—and the "big kid" lost control with a few choice swearwords. While in the past I would have tried to judge and fix everyone else, this time I could understand and accept—at least, a little better!
I prayed (page 138): for the dog, for my kids, for me—and especially for my husband. There was no gracious way to prepare Brent for such unexpected and upsetting news, yet he had to be told—and soon.
Throughout the day, I sought every opportunity to tone down my discordant emotions. I admit, some were a little indulgent—but pizza and chocolate have medicinal qualities, right?
Finally, I gave myself the time and space I needed to navigate my big emotions (page 138). Driving home later that night, I found all the space I needed once I turned on the CD player and heard Stars and Stripes Forever.
At the push of a button, an entire marching band filled my little car—and I was quick to join the parade. Soon I was banging drums (aka, the steering wheel) and waving my hands energetically as I conducted for an audience of one. Trust me, it's almost impossible to feel bad when you're leading a Sousa march—and nothing beats it for drowning out the P-bullies!
So the next time you see some woman waving her arms in the car, she could just be another brave rebel who's discovered The Cure for the Perfect Life.
thanks for sharing Pam, its really hard when life continues to cause chaos with no immediate end in sight. I'm glad I'm here with you on this journey of letting go of expectations and letting God do what He does best…show us the way through life's trails.
Thanks so much for those kind and encouraging words, Teresa!
Love it! Not all you are dealing with, but the way you're handling it. It's not perfect, but it doesn't have to be. I am sorry to read that it all seems to be happening at once. But Stars & Stripes in the Lone Star State sounds like therapy to me; after the pizza and chocolates, of course!
Thank you, Heather! Music has always had the power to calm the "savage beast" in me when I get stressed. I think it must have been part of God's providence that particular CD was loaded–it was leftover from my son's Music Memory competition. Lots of great classics to enjoy!


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B__GOOD Letter #21
Project News (For more details use the Tree link.)
Bridgewater updated. (T087)
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Exeter – Rockbeare (T033)
The BEDFORD branch (T034)
Cullompton families (T080)
Who was the father of Henry BIDGOOD (1804 – 1891) a cooper of Tiverton, Devon, England who married Maria VICARY (VICERY) in 1830? There are numerous Tiverton BIDGOOD families to choose from. (T085)
Ihaka Huirua BEDGGOOD (1930? – ) of New Zealand married Rahira (Raewyn) Murley FRANCIS in 1950. Who was Ihaka's father? (T075)
Joseph Wesley BEDGOOD (1930 – 1993) of Halifax Co., North Carolina, USA married M. Ruth POTEAT can anyone supply information about his ancestors and descendants? (T069)
Elizabeth BIDGOOD married James PRING in Cullompton, Devon, England 18 Dec 1809 can anyone supply information about her ancestors and descendants? (Unsorted data)
Add your requests for help by Emailing them to me at dbidgood @ chebucto.ns.ca (omit spaces)
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What is the future for B_GOOD Notes? The site continues to attract about 300 viewers a month of whom some 100 will visit one or more of the pages. The most popular of these are Trees, Home, name & Names.
This suggests that people are finding ongoing value. Therefore new data in the One-Name will continue to be published from time to time, but the emphasis will shift to using the existing data to tackle specific projects either in collaboration with others or by myself. Some of these projects may arise from Email requests for help, but most will reflect ongoing research which I think will make best use of the available resources.
Updates will be published at intervals anticipated to be about every six months. B_GOOD News will provide notice of an update.
The past five months have been busy not only with Family History but other unrelated things like laying a new vinyl tile floor in the kitchen. A needed update of B_GOOD Notes took longer than expected.
I have been using findmypast for work on the Bridgwater families and for the maternal WILLIAMS side of my own line. Initially I took out a one month trial which soon extended itself. I was impressed by the complete coverage of the UK Census (1841 – 1910) with the data available either as transcripts or images. The transcripts appeared to be reasonably accurate, and the images could always be accessed to verify. For the modest cost of the one month subscription this was a bargain compared with other census pay sources. I was less impressed with the B/M/D data which is similar to that available of the FreeBMD site though perhaps more complete. UK church records were limited in geographic coverage. Data for other countries appeared limited in amount and global coverage. I found the Search procedure unfamiliar and difficult to master.
TribalPages have made some changes, one of which means that a search from their Home page does not locate any B_GOOD names! The same applies to a search from the Family Trees page. Only when you have navigated to the actual B_GOOD site BIDGOOD BEDGOOD BEDGGOOD and BITGOOD is the data available. They have been asked to correct this which is very unhelpful for a new user. Using the links in the various pages of B_GOOD Notes to Tribal Pages overcome this unwelcome problem.
WorldConnect's search continues to find B_GOOD data.
My thanks to Ray BEDGOOD who found his surname featured on a street sign in Arabia, Georgia, USA:
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If you would like to receive an Email notice of publication of these occasional News Letters and updating of B_GOOD Notes add your name to the circulation list by sending me your:
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A Blatant Misuse of Chords
by Colin Pocock singer/songwriter
An E.P.of new songs written and sung by Colin Pocock
Tracks listed (not in sequence)
"Unreservedly" A genuine feel-good song
"She's a Lady" Written for my wife
"Fantasy" Simply a look at life
"Friends" For anyone who has lost someone close
Learn more about A Blatant Misuse of Chords»
Review on A Blatant Misuse of Chords
What can I say, simply one of the most enjoyable summer's for a long time.Although it kept me out of the sunshine the recording of this E.P. brightened up many a soul involved in the recording process. These songs were written by myself and the music also, however, my very dear friend assisted with the backing and drums and my youngest son also played keyboard on "Fantasy"
I reccomend everyone to listen to these four songs to hear the sheer diversity and talent in the writing and singing of this E.P.
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Q: How to detect clock-wise gesture in android I don't know how to detect clock-wise gesture in android. I implemented GestureDetector.OnGestureListener
private GestureDetector= new GestureDetector(this);

@Override
public boolean onDown(MotionEvent e) {
    return false;
}

@Override
public void onShowPress(MotionEvent e) {

}

@Override
public boolean onSingleTapUp(MotionEvent e) {
    return false;
}

@Override
public boolean onScroll(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float distanceX, float distanceY) {
    return false;
}

@Override
public void onLongPress(MotionEvent e) {

}

@Override
public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY) {

    return false;
}

Any idea? Thanks.

A: There isn't built in support for that.  You'll need to build it from onTouch events.  When you detect a touch event with ACTION_MOVE, save it.  Then look at the last N points and see if its moving clockwise.  If so, perform whatever action you want.  Clear the list of points on an ACTION_UP.
To check for a clockwise set of points, an algorithm is described here: How to determine if a list of polygon points are in clockwise order?
Actually I also found a tutorial at http://android-coding.blogspot.com/2012/03/gestures-detection-and-canvas-scale.html
The answer is basically using Google's (mostly undocumented) android.gesture package and their machine learning algorithms to do a best guess match to an example clockwise gesture.


The first trailer for Disney's 'Frozen 2' is inciting some serious speculation against the company, as it quickly followed the release of popular YouTuber Shane Dawson's 'Conspiracy' docuseries.
In the first episode of Dawson's series, he discusses a conspiracy around the possible cryogenic storage of Walt Disney's body - a popular, if mostly unproven, theory.
He then went on to suggest that Disney had released its popular movie 'Frozen' in order to turn search results away from the conspiracy, which later cropped up following his video on the subject.
Disney released the first trailer for 'Frozen 2' shortly after the second episode of Dawson's series went live - leading some fans to grow suspicious of the studio's timing.
"'Frozen 2' teaser came out today, and then I remembered sHANE DAWSON'S CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT FROZEN AAAAaaaAAAhhhHHH," one fan wrote of the conspiracy.
Shane Dawson: They made Frozen to hide the fact people think Walt Disney body is being frozen somewhere.
While no official word from Disney has been released regarding the coincidental timing of their trailer, they wouldn't be the first major company to respond to Dawson's series, should they choose to speak out on the matter.
Popular children's restaurant Chuck E. Cheese issued a statement regarding the documentary shortly after the second episode went live, which entertained the idea that the chain reused slices of uneaten pizzas in new pies.
Dawson's 'Conspiracy Series' has garnered over 52 million collective views as of February 16.


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Q: Why does jQuery Mobile select menu placeholder not work properly in iOS web app version? I am building an iOS web app with jQuery mobile and the select box properly turns the first option with an no value into a header in the select pop up that is not selectable however when I add to homescreen as an iOS web app the select pop up menu then has the unselectable header as well as the option with the name as a selectable option...
Here is my markup:

GWG

        <fieldset data-role="controlgroup" data-type="vertical">
            <select id="selManufacturer" data-native-menu="false">
                <option>Manufacturer</option>
            </select>
            <select id="selModel" data-native-menu="false">
                <option>Model</option>
            </select>
        </fieldset>

Created by: Thomas Dexter

And my javascript:
//Manufacturer select box
$('#selManufacturer').empty();
$('#selManufacturer').append('<option>Manufacturer</option>');
for (var i=0; i<json.phones.manufacturers.length; i++) {
    $('#selManufacturer').append('<option value="' + i + '">' + json.phones.manufacturers[i].name + '</option>');
}
$('#selManufacturer').selectmenu();
$('#selManufacturer').selectmenu('refresh');

//Model select box
$('#selModel').empty();
$('#selModel').append('<option>Model</option>');
for (var i=0; i<json.phones.models.length; i++) {
    $('#selModel').append('<option value="' + i + '">' + json.phones.models[i].model + '</option>');
}
$('#selModel').selectmenu();
$('#selModel').selectmenu('refresh');

And if you want to add the app to your iOS homescreen to see the problem goto
http://tsdexter.com/gwg
and click 'add to homescreen'
(the only models are currently iPhones, I'm aware that the filtering based on manufacturers is not currently implemented)
UPDATE: It looks like it may have been a caching problem with a version before I added the placeholder properly. Will do further testing and post back.
If that's the problem - does anyone know how to clear the cache of iOS homescreen web apps? I deleted the app, closed all pages in safari, force closed safari then opened it and re added the web app and it was still not working. Seems the only thing that fixed it was waiting 20-30 mins and then refreshing...


The memory specialist is trying to adjust as the memory market becomes oversupplied.
Check out the latest Micron Technology earnings call transcript.
The odds were stacked against Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) going into its fiscal first-quarter earnings report in mid-December, and it wasn't surprising to see the company disappointing investors by missing analysts' revenue estimate and providing weak guidance. The tables have been turning against the memory specialist over the past few months as the memory industry has been moving toward a period of oversupply, and it looks like the bad times are here to stay at least for a while.
Micron investors and analysts were already expecting a decline in Micron's earnings and revenue going forward because of the changing memory industry dynamics. But what the company ended up predicting is way worse. It expects its top line to crash nearly 19% year over year in the second quarter, while Wall Street was looking for only a slight drop.
Meanwhile, its earnings per share are predicted to crash 38% on the back of severe margin erosion. More specifically, Micron expects its gross margin to range between 50% and 53% in the current quarter, compared to the prior-year period's 58.4%.
This isn't the first time that Micron has failed to deliver upbeat guidance in recent months. The company was already witnessing a drop in prices of NAND flash memory, and now the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) business is going the same way. According to Micron, DRAM demand "weakened through the course of our fiscal first quarter." Management has further clarified that they expect the weakness to continue and have limited near-term visibility.
However, Micron also pointed out that DRAM demand growth is expected to pick up from the third quarter of its fiscal year once inventory adjustments at its customers are over. Additionally, it predicts demand conditions to improve in the second half of calendar 2019. That would be critical to Micron's turnaround, as DRAM supplies 68% of its total revenue.
On the other hand, the NAND flash business also needs to show some signs of life, as it accounts for 28% of revenue. But the conditions here aren't any better, as suppliers have "elevated levels of inventory," according to Micron. In simpler words, Micron is facing a supply glut in its key markets, and that's forcing the company to slash capital expenditure (capex) by 13% for the fiscal year so it can cut output.
All in all, Micron is taking desperate measures to combat the memory industry oversupply, while giving investors hope that things will improve once the inventory correction is over in a couple of quarters. But that doesn't guarantee a turnaround for Micron.
Micron needs demand to grow at a faster pace than supply if it is to turn its business around. The good news is that it isn't the only one looking to cut down production and slash capital expenses in a bid to turn the demand-supply balance.
Samsung, the global leader in memory chips, is reportedly considering lowering the pace of capacity expansion in 2019. The South Korean giant was originally looking to expand DRAM bit production by 20% and NAND by 40% in 2019, according to its third-quarter earnings call in November. But it is reportedly mulling NAND bit growth of 30% and DRAM bit growth of less than 20% in the new year.
Micron competitor SK Hynix is going down the same path. The company will be managing the size of its capital expenditure on a quarter-by-quarter basis instead of coming up with an annual plan as it tries to contend with a demand slowdown that's triggered by a drop in smartphone and PC sales.
So all the key memory industry stakeholders are trying to keep a handle on supply to ensure that the downturn doesn't last for long. Additionally, the memory industry might experience an uptick in demand on the back of a potential recovery in PC and smartphone shipments. Market research firm Canalys believes that the global PC market will recover in 2019 after declining for seven years.
Meanwhile, IDC predicts that smartphone shipments will increase 2.6% in 2019 after a 3% drop last year, and experience low single-digit growth through 2022 thanks to the emergence of new technologies such as fifth-generation wireless networks. A potential recovery in these markets, combined with leaner memory inventory levels in other fast-growing markets such as data centers, should lead to a favorable demand-supply balance.
However, there's a slight chance that Micron might miss out on a potential recovery because of its capex control. That's because Micron held around 22.6% of the global DRAM market, compared to Samsung's 45% share and Hynix's 28%, in the first quarter of 2018. As such, it can be assumed that its rivals have greater infrastructure and capacity to produce chips. And because Micron has decided to reduce its capital expenditure, it might not have enough capacity to address demand when the recovery begins.
Investors would be prudent to look for concrete signs of a turnaround before going long.


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The screens children spend over 7.5 hours a day plugged into get more use than the screen door that leads them to their abandoned back yard. The most recent two generations are more disconnected with nature than any previous to them. How did we get so far removed from a world we are so intricately dependent on? Technology has its time, place and benefits, however, at what cost?


11 smart ideas that will make the bathroom the most organized and convenient place in the house!
With the help of simple and accessible materials, not only Transform the bathroom Room, but also to put things in order in this favorite room.
How wonderful it is that you can organize such beauty on your own. Do not forget to share with us in the comments, which option you liked the most.
Such shelves will be an excellent find for owners of a small bathroom.
Use an old shower curtain to make a versatile organizer for bathroom accessories.
Transparent jars will not only decorate the interior of the bathroom, but will also regulate the small attributes of personal hygiene.
Folding clothes dryer will save you space in a small bathroom.
Use plastic pipes to create an additional place for storing household chemicals.
Such designer shelves can easily be made with old cast iron pipes and several wooden boards.
Worth buying this useful device!
Ordering all the makeup will help here is such a magnetic organizer.
If you have an old wooden barrel in the bins, you can turn it into an indispensable piece of furniture.
With the help of paint and skillful hands the old stepladder can turn into the most useful thing.
Use plastic containers for perfect organization of space in small lockers.
these Ideas for a small bathroom Very practical, and they are incredibly inspiring! Do not forget to show them to your friends.