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Conduct Zero is a 2002 South Korean coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jo Keun-shik. The movie stars Seung-beom Ryu, Kong Hyo-Jin, and Eun-kyeong Lim, and is set in the 1990s in a Korean high school. The story revolves around Joong-pil (played by Seung-beom Ryu) who is the leader of a group of bullies, known as "Roof-toppers", at his high school. He has a reputation for being tough and a trouble-maker, but as the story progresses, it becomes clear that he is just pretending to be strong and unapproachable to hide his insecurities and vulnerabilities. Hiding behind a tough exterior, he just wants to be loved and accepted. Despite his bullying behavior, Joong-pil has a soft spot for his childhood friend, Kang-hee (played by Kong Hyo-jin), who is constantly at odds with him. Kang-hee is a strong-willed and independent girl who doesn't take kindly to Joong-pil's advances. Instead, she is focused on her own interests, which include becoming a singer and joining a band. As the movie progresses, the story explores the dynamics of relationships between teenagers and the hard lessons they learn about life. Joong-pil is forced to come to terms with his behavior and begins to realize that he must change if he wants to find happiness and love. Meanwhile, Kang-hee learns to be more understanding and forgiving towards Joong-pil, realizing that underneath his tough exterior, he is actually a kind and gentle person. One of the highlights of the movie is the way it portrays the Korean high school experience. It offers a unique insight into Korean society and the students' experience of education and growing up in the 90s. The movie explores the hierarchy and the social norms that exist in the school setting, and the way this affects young people's behavior and expectations. There are also a lot of humorous moments in the movie, especially around Joong-pil's attempts to win Kang-hee's heart, which regularly backfire. His humorous attempts to impress Kang-hee with his 'tough-guy' persona and his complete failures are some of the most entertaining scenes in the movie. Another highlight of the movie is the excellent performances by the main cast members. Seung-beom Ryu delivers a convincing and nuanced portrayal of Joong-pil, and balances the character's tough exterior with the underlying vulnerability effectively. Kong Hyo-jin brings a lot of charisma to Kang-hee, and the chemistry between the two characters is believable and engaging. Overall, Conduct Zero is an entertaining and thought-provoking movie that explores the dynamics of relationships between teenagers, the pressures of high school life, and the need for acceptance and love. The filmmakers handle the theme of bullying with sensitivity and awareness, and offer viewers an insight into the complexities of adolescent life. The movie is well-paced, well-acted, and will appeal to anyone who enjoys coming-of-age stories with a bit of humor and a lot of heart.


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The Morton Arboretum Launches New Tree Initiative
“So trees do so many different things. It’s hard to think of anything else that returns so many more benefits than planting trees. So why don’t we do more of that,” said Gerald Donnelly, CEO of The Morton Arboretum
New Tree Initiative
The Morton Arboretum kicked off Earth Day by launching the Centennial Tree Planting Initiative as part of its 100-year anniversary celebration. 3,000 trees will be planted across seven counties of the Chicagoland area. There will be roughly 21 different species planted from April 2022 to May 2023 to help add to the diversity of the regional forest and strengthen its resistance to threats like pests and disease.
Planting Trees for 2022
Lydia Scott, Director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative will help in organizing the planting of the new trees. She talked about the importance of tree diversification.
“We have age diversity in our trees. So that one, we don’t want all the trees the same age. So they’re all dying at the same time. But bigger trees and older trees provide more carbon storage than do smaller trees,” said director Lydia Scott
Importance of Trees
Older trees have died due to age, rotting roots, and high winds that rips them out of the ground. During Friday’s event, CEO Gerald Donnelly spoke about how replacing them is crucial, as trees are important to our everyday life.
“They filter pollutants from the air and water; pollutants that we would rather not breathe in or drink. And they also help reduce stormwater runoff. And of course, they add beauty and value to our homes and our communities and support a diversity of other living things,” said CEO Gerald Donnelly of the Morton Arboretum.
More than 300 trees planted in the initiative will be placed in locals areas hit by the EF3 tornado in June 2021, including Naperville.
Originally 1,000 trees were going to be planted but thanks to a large donation from Susan and Stephen Baird along donations from residents 3,000 trees will now be planted this year.
To conclude the event, a Linden tree was planted at the arboretum.
For Naperville News 17 I’m Tim Jacobi
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Give the gift of entertainment with a Gulbenkian Gift Voucher! Here at Gulbenkian we have been busy making the perfect present. A Gulbenkian Gift voucher!
Out with the yearly sock gift and down with the smellies - buy your loved one a night out! And with a wide programme of events this gift caters for all, whether you are into films, jazz, comedy, theatre, ballet or children's theatre.
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Mentoring is an often-discussed topic for which there are relatively few references. Surgical Mentoring attempts to bridge that gap. Mentoring present and future physicians to provide the best education and training for surgeons is an exceedingly important but less tangible topic than clinical or laboratory research. The 9 chapters of this 170-page book provide needed background and serve as a practical guide for faculty at entry and more senior levels of experience. Although the book is written for general surgeons, it is applicable to all surgical fields.
Dougherty PJ. Surgical Mentoring: Building Tomorrow’s Leaders. JAMA. 2011;305(4):410-411. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.33

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Ever since Microsoft's Chromium-powered Edge browser was announced for public testing earlier this month, the team has been steadily making improvements. Recently, we've seen features like spell-check make its way to the Canary branch and translation make its way to both Canary and Dev.
Today, it was announced that PWAs installed from the browser (in both the Canary and Dev branches) will now show up in the top level of the Start Menu. Previously, they'd be in their own folder called something like "Edge Canary Apps".
Microsoft's Edge Insider builds are currently only available in Canary and Dev branches, which are updated daily and weekly, respectively. There's a Beta ring coming soon though, which will be updated every six weeks. Also coming soon is support for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and macOS.


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For centuries, the women of rural Tibet have been relegated to subservient roles. Regarded as capable of little more than churning butter, bearing children and saying prayers, they have lived servile lives without access to education or the time to practice Buddhism to the same degree as men. In Daughters of Wisdom, the filmmaker creates a vivid, intimate portrait of the lives of these women, and witnesses their culture, a culture on the verge of positive social change realized through education and religious cultivation.
Swans at the Lake will be the first television documentary to comprehensively explore the American encounter with Buddhism over 150 years in the U.S. Director Gaetano Kazuo Maida, who is the Executive Director of the Buddhist Film Foundation and the International Buddhist Film Festival, envisions a panoramic film series focused on the fastest growing spiritual tradition in America, and its influence on the arts, psychology, neuroscience and social activism.
Team Tibet - Home Away From Home mines the life of Thuten Kesang, who has lived in exile for more than fifty years, first in India and then New Zealand, and raises awareness about the plight of Tibetans.
The pacing of the documentary A Thousand Mothers takes its cue from the rhythms of daily life in a Buddhist nunnery in Myanmar. At Thit Seint, the nuns range in age from seven to more than 70 years of age. Unlike the monks, the nuns do not receive any governmental support yet, according to Shelton, they live their lives "with a consistent infectious joy and lightheartedness."

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Your dog is probably the light of your life. Well, maybe not in the same way that your children are, but almost. It’s not something to be ashamed of, either — more than 40 million people have dogs as pets in the U.S., and I would venture to say that many of them even make room for their dog at the dinner table.
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You can find fairly unique dog collars online that can fit your dog’s personality perfectly. Here are some fascinating collars you can consider buying.
- Sports. It may sound a little over the top, but a great way to commemorate your favorite sports team is to browse online pet supplies websites to try to find a collar with your team’s logo printed on it. This way, you can take your dog for a walk around the neighborhood, and proudly support your team.
- State. You may not know that every state in the U.S. has its own flag. So, if you love the state you live in, why go with generic leather dog collars? Show off the pride you have for your state and custom make your collar with your state flag on it.
- Recycled. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you will be giving your dog a collar that another pet has worn, but rather one that uses recycled materials. These collars can be just as durable, and your dog will be doing his or her part in protecting the environment as well.
Buying your dog to unique dog collars may be more for your own sake, but your dog will still love the attention. So feel free to go crazy. Helpful research also found here: www.shopangelpet.com

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KINGSTON, Apr 30 2012 (IPS) - A growing appetite for oil and some of the Caribbean region’s highest electricity rates and petroleum prices are driving Jamaica’s thrust toward clean energy alternatives.
This country of 2.7 million people now spends more than it earns on imported oil.
Between January and June 2011, Jamaica spent 1.48 billion dollars on oil imports, while export earnings for January to September 2011 were 1.3 billion.
In the words of environmentalists, the situation is increasing the nation’s vulnerability to external shocks and putting pressure on the local environment.
Most of the island’s electrical installations lie inside the 10-metre vulnerability zone that experts say will be impacted by sea level rise due to climate change. The increasing demand for electricity is also increasing Jamaica’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Thinking outside the grid
Experts have described Jamaica’s economy as “highly energy inefficient” because 95 percent of the island’s energy needs comes from imported petroleum. Electricity generation uses 23 percent of oil imports, in part because of ageing equipment, theft and inefficiencies in the distribution system.
According to the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute, the inefficiencies are the result of the high cost of energy conversion and high transmission and distribution losses. Other contributing factors include the demands of the bauxite and alumina industry.
“We are not producing enough and at the present rate we will be borrowing more just to pay for oil,” said Northern Caribbean University lecturer Dr. Vincent Wright.
The World Bank validated the complaints of the local business community when it identified high energy costs as one of the main hindrances to economic growth. Electricity rates have increased by 135 percent in 10 years, outpacing the annual economic growth rate of about one percent per annum over the same period.
Even though more than nine in 10 Jamaican households have access to electricity, soaring rates have made the commodity too expensive for many. So in addition to high levels of theft, reports are that electricity usage has fallen because people are cutting back.
Taxi driver John Thompson has opted to cut back on luxuries like the use of his washing machine.
“We can’t afford to pay light bill so we turn off the fridge at nights, turn off the lights and now the wife wash mainly by hand,” he said.
In a bid to increase the use of alternative energy and cut spending on oil, government changed the rules. In November 2011, the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) announced that individuals could generate their own electricity from alterative energy sources and sell the excess energy to the local electricity supplier.
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So far, 10 applications have been made to sell excess power, the head of communications at OUR Michael Bryce told IPS.
“The Electric Lighting Act empowers the minister to issue licenses to persons wishing to supply electricity for any public or private purpose. Persons wishing to sell electricity must therefore first obtain a licence from the minister before their facility can be connected to the national grid,” he explained.
Ambitious plan or “pipe dream”?
Pressured by the need to cut spending and cushion the effects of spiraling oil prices, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell in January promised to reduce electricity rates by up to 50 percent over the next four years.
Technocrats have described the minister’s plan as a “pipe dream”, but Paulwell is undaunted. He is pushing ahead with plans that he hopes will slash oil imports by 60 percent.
He also hopes to boost the contribution of alternative fuels to electricity generation from the 20 percent committed to in the country’s 2009 energy policy to 30 percent by 2030.
Wright is among those who see the minister’s vision as “extremely difficult” to realise.
Other strategies have included a National Energy Policy, several sub- policies and programmes to guide the government’s goal of “a modern and efficient energy sector that does not harm the natural environment”.
Since 2008, E10 gasoline, a blend of 10 percent sugarcane ethanol and 90 percent petroleum, has been sold at service stations island-wide.
Harnessing wind and water
And the state-owned Wigton Wind Farm has added more than 40 megawatts of generating capacity to the grid. This represents 2.6 percent of the island’s electricity generation and is enough to serve 50,000 homes per month.
“Wigton is helping the country to reduce its ecological footprint by reducing emissions,” said Nicole O’Reggio, head of pollution control in the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.
The wind farm’s 32 turbines are expected to reduce emissions by an estimated 85,000 tonnes a year, offsetting some 60,000 barrels of oil per year. In the five months between April and August 2011, Wigton shaved 2.7 million dollars from the oil bill.
Jamaica uses 77,000 barrels of oil a day.
The region’s first designated Clean Development project, Wigton also benefits from a carbon credit trading arrangement with the Netherlands, O’Reggio told IPS.
There are already independent suppliers producing electricity at lower rates than the sole distributor the Jamaica Public Service (JPS).
And faced with legal challenges to its supply monopoly from an increasingly disgruntled customer base, the company has begun diversifying its generation. Nine hydroelectricity generators and a wind farm have been added to its 840 megawatts of capacity in recent years.
The company is also installing another two hydropower stations and was recently given permission to build a 360-megawatt combined-cycle to be powered by liquid natural gas. The new plant is scheduled for completion by 2014 and according to the JPS, will cut electricity costs by between 31 and 45 percent.
There is consensus that Jamaica’s alternative energy potential is immense, but how to exploit it may prove challenging to a cash- strapped government. And meeting the targets could be problematic.
According to Wright, Jamaica can meet its targets if there is government commitment and “incentives for the installation of alternative energy systems, improved use of technology, more efficient use of energy by all Jamaicans as well as good conservation policies.”
Even as many agree that reducing the cost of energy should go a long way to boost Jamaica’s productivity, some say that Paulwell’s plan won’t work.
To make it work, many experts agree that there must be a drastic reduction in the price of fuel. The government must also sell its plans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since the removal of duties from alternative energy devices will cost Jamaica much-needed tax revenue and the conversion of street lamps will increase government spending.
But despite the challenges, Worldwatch noted, “Jamaica is in an enviable position because it has the potential to move quickly from being an oil-dependent country to a renewable energy-independent country.”
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CNN Convention Cities Smackdown: Tampa vs. Charlotte
You might remember the Tampa vs. Miami Cuban Sandwich smack-down. Now, it’s a showdown between national political convention host cities.
CNN iReport is sponsoring the “City Smack Down” between Tampa, host city of the Republican National Convention, and Charlotte, N.C., host city of the Democratic National Convention.
If you love Tampa, here’s your chance to stand up for your city! Tell us the very best thing about it, or the one or two reasons you like it better than any other. Make sure to include your most stunning Tampa photos to back up your claim. Show us why you can take on Charlotte any day!
Submissions will only be taken through May 21. The website states that the best stories, photos and travel tips could be featured in a CNN story.

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It’s high time for the rollout of promos to present Soi Cheang’s The Monkey King 3. With the 2014 installment becoming a hit and launching a franchise with a much more solid framework in its sequel, phase three now moves us forward once more with Aaron Kwok shepherding the narrative once more as we journey into an all-female kingdom with our heroes now faced with even greater foes and diar circumstances.
The third installment of the blockbuster fantasy series sees the return of the Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) in his most action-packed adventure yet! While continuing their epic journey to the West, the Monkey King and his companions are taken captive by the Queen of an all-female land, who believes them to be part of an ancient prophecy heralding the fall of her kingdom. With a lot of sorcery and a little bit of charm, the travelers devise a plan to escape. But when their trickery angers the mighty River God, they realize they might just bring about the foretold destruction – unless they can find a way to quell her wrath.
Well Go USA is releasing the film on February 16 in select theaters in time for the Chinese New Year. Head over to the official website for updates on theater locations and areas in the U.S. and Canada. And by all means…a new official trailer too!


Chennai: It’s action all the way at Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) as jubilant party cadres want their leader Kamal Haasan to field a candidate for Tiruvarur by-election.
The by-poll for Tiruvarur was necessitated by the death of former chief minister M Karunanidhi 7 August last year. The Election Commission of India Friday announced by-poll for Tiruvarur Assembly constituency 28 January. The counting of votes is scheduled for 31 January.
Sources in MNM camp told News Today, “The by-election has come at the right time. With just a few months to go for the Lok Sabha polls, we want our leader to contest the elections. Or he should at least field a candidate. We are confident that we can win sizeable number of votes. It would give a boost for us to work tirelessly in the general elections.”
Recalling 1973 by-poll for Dindigul in which AIADMK’s nominee Maya Thevar won the elections, they say, “We will try to repeat the act in Tiruvarur. We are optimistic that if Kamal Haasan camps in Tiruvarur and campaigns vigorously, we can crate an impact.”
With many political parties still sitting on the fence as far as forming alliances for the Lok Sabha elections are concerned, MNM leaders feel a good show in the Tiruvarur by-poll would mean other political parties would consider MNM a serious contender. “We will be in their scheme of things.”
However, everything depends on what Kamal Haasan decides. We will inform our wish to him as he returns from abroad today, they add.
What is seen as a three-cornered contest among the AIADMK, DMK and AMMK, may see twists and turns in case MNM jumps into the fray. Tiruvarur was one of the affected districts in the recent Gaja cyclone and Kamal visited the area and met the victims, it may be recalled.


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EXPERIENCES & INSIGHTS FROM A LIFE IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT GOLF CLUB...
In his eleventh book, Tom Wishon looks over his career within the golf equipment industry, spaning nearly 50 years. Written in two distinctly different parts, the first sees Wishon share many fascinating, remarkable and often humorous personal experiences from years of working and travelling the the world designing and researching golf clubs.
Wishon concludes the book in part 2 by revealing his insights about the design and performance of golf clubs learnt over many decades of hands on work creating more original golf clubs designs and performing more performance research than perhaps any person in the history of the game.
Chapters include stories of his experiences from professional associations and friendships with Harvey Penick, Payne Stewart, Larry Nelson, Arnold Palmer, numerous other tour pros, as well as the people and the factories engaged in the production of all the different parts of a golf club. From “The Car Hogan”, “How to Trade a Rolex for a Robot”, “Fitting a Past and Future President on the Same Day”, The Greatest Putter Harvey Ever Knew (which wasn’t Ben Crenshaw!) and many others, Wishon’s stories of his experiences are but a small testimony to an incredibly interesting and fascinating career in golf equipment.

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Located: Hall 6, Stand E214
Elokon, the developer and supplier of safety and assistance systems for industrial vehicles, forklifts, AGVs and cobots will be showing two of its flagship products at IMHX 2019 as well as unveiling new developments in its production pipeline. Including intelligent wearables, these products are all based on the use of smart technology to make the warehouse a safer working environment.
Visitors will be able to see Elokon’s safety system ELOprotect. This ensures that forklifts operate at a safe distance from personnel in VNA warehouses to prevent accidents between trucks and pedestrians, as well as truck-on-truck collisions. Consisting of evaluation electronics, laser scanners and display and operating modules, it is automatically activated when a truck enters a narrow aisle and if a person, other forklifts or obstacles are detected it emits warnings and can bring the vehicle to a complete standstill. ELOprotect enables faster forklift operations for more productive handling cycles and allows the simultaneous use of more than one VNA truck in an aisle whilst adhering to the strictest safety guidelines.
Another award-winning product on show is ELOshield, a UWB-based proximity detection system with flexibly configurable electronic protective zones around personnel and vehicles. Modules attached to the trucks and carried by personnel monitor their movements, detect their location and warn them if they get too close to each other. Various ELOshield versions are available such as a fixed site version which keeps a safe eye on accident-prone areas such as busy aisle intersections. A further option enables the creation of flexible speed zones which automatically limit the speed of trucks, in production areas for example.
A further development is the ELOfleet4 forklift fleet management system, controlled by an app on a smartphone or tablet of the customer’s choice. All Elokon solutions are OEM independent and can be installed and also retrofitted on fork lift trucks of any type, brand, age or drive type. The company also offers safety consultation services to further reduce risks in intralogistic and industrial operations.
Register here for your free all-access visitor badge for IMHX 2019, returning to the NEC Birmingham from 24 - 27 September 2019.


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I'm not a fan of the telephone. I'm not sure why. I can talk up a storm in person. But chatting on the phone? Hate it. If the phone rings at work and I don't recognize the number, the chances are good I haven't a clue who's on the other line. There's also a high probability that the person has been routed and rerouted a dozen times before landing at my telephonic doorstep and is angry. This morning, I threw caution to the wind and picked up the phone.
Him: Hello, I need to know the statute of limitations for a civil action in Pennsylvania. Is it two years or three?
Me: Well, it depends, but I can't answer that question because I'm not permitted to provide you legal advice.
Him: It's not legal advice. It's an administrative question.
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Him: You're fucking stupid.
Good luck getting the answer to that "administrative question," buddy.

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Official Jukebox release this week
Saira Viola's much awaited Jukebox will be officially released on Wednesday.
An explosive crime satire, Jukebox is a brilliantly perceptive novel which skilfully captures the contradictory sides of London from the sleaze to glamour.
A tour de force of a novel, Jukebox will be sure to have you exhilarated and amused in equal measure.
Check out the official trailer here.

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I thought that if I made Sora a dress for hot weather, the weather would follow. It hasn't worked yet, but she has gotten to wear it indoors.Sora, of course, couldn't bother to stop playing to model her new dress. Here it is in action.
She dropped something in her pocket which made her realize they were there. I'm sure I'll be finding interesting things in her pocket for years to come!
This was the best full body shot I could get. It's a super cute dress and there might be more to come if it ever really is summer (although "summer" will be over in a month, so maybe I should sew something for fall instead).


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I recently came across this article about shame which is something that 95% of my clients deal with at some point in our counseling sessions:
"Dr Brene Brown explains that feelings of shame can quietly marinate over a lifetime. 'Here's the bottom line with shame,' she says. 'The less you talk about it, the more you got it. Shame needs three things to grow exponentially in out lives: secrecy, silence, and judgement.'
By keeping quiet, Brown says your shame will grow. 'It will creep into every corner and crevice of your life', she says.
The antidote, Brown says, is empathy. She explains that by talking about your shame with a friend who expresses empathy, the painful feeling cannot survive. 'Shame depends on me buying into the belief that I am alone', she says.
Here's the bottom line: 'Shame cannot survive being spoken', Brown says. 'It cannot survive empathy.'


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Jello Poke Cake is a recipe we had pretty often as a child because it was so inexpensive and easy to throw together and DELICIOUS. Imagine a moist cake oozing with pudding in the middle. It is heaven.
Between three kids, sewing, babysitting and doing crafts for extra money, and cooking the kind of meals my mother served, Mama was BUSY! She still insisted on a dessert every night though so this was a good and faithful standby, just like her chocolate cobbler. She always let us help with the cooking and we loved to get to poke the holes for this cake. When we were done, it looked more like the victim of a random woodpecker attack but it tasted awesome!
Now on to POKE CAKE!
- Cake mix and whatever it calls for
- A box of Jello for pudding and whatever it calls for.
- Also some confectioner’s sugar.
For more the more detail oriented: I am using a box of jiffy cake mix which requires an egg and some water. I am using a small box of Jello chocolate pudding (instant) and the milk that it calls for. If you are making a larger cake (mine is an 8×8), use the large box of pudding. I totally leave out the confectioner’s sugar because I prefer desserts that aren’t too sweet but I am picturing it here and including instructions for it in case y’all wanna include it.
Note: This will work with any cake mix or any cake recipe.
How To Make Poke Cake with Jello
Mix up your cake and bake it according to package directions.
I just put all of the rest of my ingredients for this Pudding Poke Cake Recipe in a Mason jar and give it a good shaking.
Confectioner’s Sugar is Optional
Now this is where most recipes call for confectioner’s sugar. If you are making an 8×8, you add 1/2 cup and if you are making a 9×13 you add a whole cup. Just stir it up with your pudding mix and then add it to the milk and give it a shake. I don’t add it though because I think this cake is just great without the added sweetness. Its totally up to you which way you wanna go!
When the cake comes out of the oven, while its still good and hot, poke holes all in the top of it. Mama says you need to use a wooden spoon handle to do this so the holes are nice and big. Cover the whole cake with holes
Perfect Part Where The Kids Can Help
I know I get on my soap boxes but if you have children, it really would thrill them to be able to help with this part. Kids get so much out of helping you cook. Confidence in themselves, praise from you for a job well done, pride in the finished dish and most importantly, wonderful memories of cooking with you. Don’t ever underestimate how much of an impact something as simple as cooking with your kids can have on their life. Confidence over making a Pudding Poke Cake today just could lead to having the confidence needed to get up in front of congress someday.
While it’s hot, pour half of the pudding over the cake.
Spread that over and let it sink in a bit. Once your cake cools, cover it with the rest of the pudding.
Put in the fridge and get good and cold before serving.
The options for this are limitless. Here are some I thought of and I hope you’ll chime in with your ideas, too!
- Chocolate cake with butterscotch pudding
- White or lemon cake with lemon pudding (mama’s fave)
- Strawberry cake with Cheesecake flavored pudding
- Here’s our Butterfinger Poe Cake too.
- 1 Box Cake mix of your choice
- 1 Box Instant pudding of your choice
- 1/2 Cup Confectioner's sugar (optional) or 1 cup for large cake
- Prepare cake according to package directions. While still hot, poke holes all over top with end of wooden spoon. Mix pudding mix and confectioners sugar in a mason jar, add milk and shake or beat with mixer until thickened. Pour half over hot cake. Allow cake to cool. Spread remaining pudding over top and refrigerate until ready to serve.
You may enjoy these pudding recipes as well:
Easy Homemade Banana Pudding with Meringue Topping
Vanilla Wafer Pudding Recipe With Pineapple
Chocolate Vanilla Wafer Pudding
Baked Rice Pudding Southern Style by Mama Reed
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Christy, If you love lime jello w/pineapple please try this recipe my family has been eating for as long as I can remember. Make lime jello let set partially, then add in shredded raw carrots & chopped raw celery. Let set til firm. Frost with Miracle Whip Cut and serve . This is so yummy
How interesting!! I will have to try it, thanks for sharing!!
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this is very good.my husband showed me how to do this many years ago. one day i went shopping and him home to watch the boys. he decided to bake a cake. the cake turned out fine. onto the frosting……. not knowing what confectioners sugar was he used granulated sugar. i came home to the best cake i had had in quite awhile. i asked him why he put pudding on the cake and he said he had read it somewhere. oh really, i said to him. oh by the way he said what is confectioners sugar? i used regular sugar ,iused the whole bag and it would not thicken up so i threw it out. the only thing left was pudding. give him credit he tried!!!!! but it worked…….
When my son Ed was growing up this was his very favorite cake. Maybe I will make him one the next time he comes to visit.
I think Ed musta had a wonderful mother growing up 🙂
Could I substitute ingredients for this cake and make a sugar free version? I am diabetic. Growing up I loved lemon lime Kool Aid! I haven’t had any in years. do they even make sugar free kool aid versions? I wish I knew!
I usually use sugar free pudding and I make lemon lime kool aid with splenda! Some kinda yum!!!!
They make sf kool aid but not in lemon lime 🙂
this sounds great…as do most of your recipes…I love your site! When I was younger my mother got one of those fancy pudding mixers that you could shake…I believed she ordered it…it was yellow with a white lid. I still remember using it for the first time to make chocolate pudding and how exciting it was, not sure if the excitement was for the chocolate pudding, which was a treat or just the excitement of shaking that thing until the jello was thickened. Never thought about doing that now with a mason jar…you are SO smart =)
Pudding poke cake is one of my favorites that my mom makes. She always makes it as a 9X13 chocolate cake with vanilla pudding (2 boxes)…So yummy!


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In this episode we interview Samantha Bulloch, ND, Clinical Director & practicing naturopath, who is an expert in women’s health issues and helps many families with healing infertility issues. Samantha gives us a fascinating insight into what is happening in the body when gut health breaks down, and how it affects everything else in the body, including hormones and fertility. She explains how the gut can be healed, and the difference that can make in a woman’s body.
This podcast is not just for women wanting to fall pregnant – it’s information every woman should know about her own body, from young teens to mature ages. And it’s helpful for the guys too.
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Moderna’s Covid immunogen seems to figure against new, a lot of infectious variants of the pandemic virus found within the kingdom and African nation, say scientists from the USA drug company. Early laboratory tests counsel antibodies triggered by the immunogen will recognise and fight the new variants. More studies area unit required to substantiate this can be true for people who are immunised.
The new variants are spreading quick during a range of countries. They have undergone changes or mutations that mean they’ll infect human cells a lot of simply than the initial version of coronavirus that started the pandemic. Experts assume the united kingdom strain, that emerged in Sep, could also be up to seventieth a lot of transmissible.
How worrying area unit the African nation and kingdom variants?
Current vaccines were designed around earlier variants, however scientists believe they must still work against the new ones, though maybe nearly further. There area unit already some early results that counsel the Pfizer immunogen protects against the new kingdom variant. For the Moderna study, researchers checked out blood samples taken from eight those who had received the suggested 2 doses of the Moderna immunogen.
The findings area unit nonetheless to be peer reviewed, however counsel immunity from the immunogen recognises the new variants. Neutralising antibodies, created by the body’s system, stop the virus from getting into cells.
Blood samples exposed to the new variants seemed to have ample antibodies to attain this neutralising impact, though it absolutely was not as sturdy for the African nation variant as for the united kingdom one. Moderna says would possibly} mean that protection against the African nation variant might disappear a lot of quickly. Prof Lawrence Young, a deadly disease skilled at Earl of Warwick school of medicine within the kingdom, aforesaid this might be regarding.


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Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure is considered as one of the most significant occupational health problems in the United States. Recent National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) field studies identified overexposure to RCS in oil and gas extraction workers, with exposures exceeding occupational RCS exposure levels by factors of 20 or more in sand moving and transfer belt operations. To facilitate on-site screening of workers to identify early (i.e., preclinical) biological responses to RCS exposure, there is a strong need for field-portable diagnostic instruments and methods, particularly for workers in mining, oil and gas extraction, and construction industries.A portable analyzer for on-site biomonitoring using a lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device was developed, and its performance in measurement of an inflammatory biomarker for inhalation of RCS aerosol was evaluated.The overall performance of the portable analyzer with the LOC device had accuracy and precision comparable to laboratory testing results. It runs on a LabView-based program that controls variable parameters: on/off sequence, reagent flow speed, pump run time and optical detection. The pump input to the LOC and a portable analyzer are coupled to the LOC device with PEEK tubing, for automated ELISA testing in the field.This is the first field-portable analyzer capable of on-site screening of workers to identify early (i.e., preclinical) biological responses to RCS exposure. Our work supports application of the analyzer together with the developed LOC as a portable monitor for on-site detection of lung inflammation in workers exposed to RCS, with minimum user intervention. Development of a device for detecting exposure-related biomarkers of biological processes (e.g., inflammation) that are predictive of the pathogenicity of exposure to RCS and other airborne toxicants would offer an important new approach for silicosis prevention.


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South Africa | 2013 | 102min | DCP | COLOR | Documentary
This movie deals with a reconstruction of the history of South Africa’s first opera company, the Eoan Group, and an exercise in assembling the ‘truth’ of history in order to show what it felt like to be classified as a “coloured” during the apartheid regime. Interviews with former members of Eoan, photos, sound recordings, archive footage of opera performances and street scenes featuring the residents of District 6 in Cape Town give an impression of the world in which these people live. The film focuses on giving attention to questions that were not asked and answers that were not officially given - the painful truth behind the images and faces is gradually revealed.
Aryan Kaganof studied at the Netherlands Film & Television Academy. While he was at school, he won the Golden Kalf for his debut film < Kyodai Makes the Big Time > at the Dutch Film Festival. In 1999, he returned to South Africa to meet his biological father for the first time. When his father passed away, he changed his name, taking on biological father''s name. His first film as Kaganof was < Western 4.33 > which won the Best Film prize at the African Film Festival of Milan.


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Yes, we did elect a volatile ignoramus.
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Boiling Frogs: Two Corbett Report Videos Sum Up 8 Years of Lies and Deceptive Warmongering Actions of Barack Obama
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Kubo confirmed as judge with 24-1 vote
By Derrick DePledge
Advertiser Government Writer
Former U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo was confirmed by the state Senate yesterday as a Circuit Court judge after senators put aside their concerns and looked at his character and his long record as a prosecutor.
Senators, who had been close to rejecting Kubo last week, voted 24-1 for his confirmation. The turnaround came after state Sen. Brian Taniguchi, D-10th (Mänoa, McCully), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee, dropped his opposition and decided to vote for Kubo with reservations.
Taniguchi and several other senators met privately with Kubo over the past few days to discuss why Kubo did not disclose on his application to the state Judicial Selection Commission several cases where his conduct as prosecutor was criticized.
Kubo described the confirmation process as fair.
"This is a quest to find the best person they can find to serve our state and our communities," he said after the vote. "I'm just very thankful, not only for being considered by the governor and by the Senate; I am very appreciative for all the people and everything that they've done in stepping forward.
"All those many phone calls, e-mails, letters, and just waving to me from the street with words of encouragement, bopping their horns. It's very, very touching for me."
Taniguchi's switch was essential, since state Senate President Colleen Hana-busa, D-21st (Nänäkuli, Mäkaha), and other majority Democrats said they would follow his recommendation as chairman after the committee deadlocked last week on the nomination.
Taniguchi said yesterday that Kubo privately defended his reasons for not disclosing the cases, but suggested he may have done things differently if he had another chance, which is what Taniguchi had been looking for from Kubo in public hearings.
"I believe he was sincere, and this was satisfactory to me," he said.
Taniguchi said he wanted to give Kubo a chance, given his record as prosecutor and the widespread support his nomination received in the legal and political communities.
State Sen. Clayton Hee, D-23rd (Käne'ohe, Kahuku), said the difference between Kubo and some of the judicial nominees the Senate had rejected in the past was that senators could balance their concerns about disclosure with his record as prosecutor. He also said Kubo directly answered Hee's questions in a private meeting.
"But for his body of work, I'm not sure I would have been satisfied with that answer," Hee, a former judiciary committee chairman, said of Kubo's explanations on disclosure. "Because the fact is, he chose not to disclose it. Whether it was conscious or unconscious, it wasn't disclosed."
Kubo was U.S. Attorney from 2001 until October 2009 and previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for 11 years. He also worked as a deputy prosecutor and a private trial attorney in Ho- nolulu.
State Sen. Sam Slom, R-8th (Kähala, Hawai'i Kai), a strong supporter of Kubo's nomination, was critical that several senators appeared to be basing their vote on private meetings with Kubo rather than the information that was presented at two public hearings.
"After the hearings were finished, I thought it was improper to have separate hearings behind closed doors with only some members of the state Senate," he said. "When we're looking at a matter this important, I think it is incumbent upon us to be as transparent as possible, to open up to everyone — including the public and media — the questions and answers that take place."
State Sen. Les Ihara Jr., D-9th (Kapahulu, Kaimukí, Pälolo), was the only senator to vote against Kubo. He said he believed Kubo should not have said that a former co-worker at the U.S. Attorney's office who provided written testimony against him had been under psychiatric care.
Ihara said Kubo's comments, at one of the public hearings on his nomination, violated his former co-worker's right to privacy.
Kubo, a Republican, was nominated by Gov. Linda Lingle. His confirmation is for a 10-year term on the Circuit Court on O'ahu.
Kubo, who watched the Senate vote from the gallery with his wife, Tammy, and his family, acknowledged afterward that he was anxious.
"I felt like I had just finished one of my murder trials, and the jury was about to come in with its verdict," he said. "The anxiety level is there. But, in the end, you know that whatever is meant to be, will be.
"And life goes on."


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As it should be, the concept of ‘business’ has changed over the years and nowadays also involves small-scale companies, which are ready to rewrite objectives, visions, their own personal missions and company values.
Working today goes beyond the practical matters of the company, whatever that may be, and it is structured in a much broader way.
This looks obviously at results, but also considers ‘higher’ aspects, which are needed not only by the company, or by the community, but by the world at large.
A lot is owed to the introduction of the ESG standards, Environmental, Social and Governance. Once used to define investments, today they are also applied to the management itself of companies.
The fact remains that nowadays the company values are no longer just written words, but concrete facts, they are objectives which are found applied in everyday choices, which involve investments, commitments, donations and much more.
Because the company values become the basis of the work which reflect them and which have the scope of improving the everyday work operations, respecting and promoting the people and the environment.
This is why it is time to talk about company values from a new point of view, which sees them first defined with thought and then applied concretely in the everyday workplace.
Values of a Company, Purpose and Mission
Mission, Vision and the ability to stand out generating values for everyone (purpose or reason for being) are concepts which nowadays define short, medium and long term objectives of a company.
What is meant by objectives?
They can also be called intentions, which translate into the choices which define the strategies of the product or service and which sign that which is the road to take for size to reach the results desired.
Let us see them one by one:
- Purpose: it is the reason for being, the why, but also the will to create value contributing to the wellness of society. It is the ‘why the company was born and exists’ and the compass which must guide every business decision.
- Vision: as its name suggests, it is where the company wants to arrive and is based on its objectives, which can have long-term views.
- Mission: it is what the company does and the aims which it reaches to arrive at the purpose. The mission cannot be vague, it must be concrete, clear and have a fixed-term view.
- Company Values: they can be defined as principles which define the identity of the company, which have the role of guiding it and which are independent of the market conditions and also of the external environment.
Our key words
To define the present, but above all the future of our company, we have decided to commit ourselves to a deep analysis, which can help us truly understand what our visions, our mission, our values and our purpose are.
The key words which define our own way are passion, sacrifice, service, quality and attention to social issues.
Our vision is made up of ideas such as:
- We want to contribute towards creating a world where the culture of electrical safety eliminates the risk for the population and increases the quality of life. A world in which all our customers can use our products and services, so as to make ourselves known and expand our brand at a European and international level.
- We want to be a reference brand in the electrical panel market, where the collaboration with customers is a bridge which includes culture, safety and professionality.
- We want to be protagonists of a market in which our brand is a model of safety.
- We want to be a reference point for the transformation of energy for human needs, in a safe and efficient way, educating and guiding our customers towards the satisfaction of their needs.
At an operational level, this means creating made to measure panels for customers which maintain high standards of quality and safety, where work has an active part in the planning of the manufacture and is not limited to just carrying out the instructions received.
All of this, enhancing the environment and the community which revolves around the company.
Company values, for a better future for everyone
As we have seen, the values of a company do not only define its present, but also the future of the people who surround it.
This is why we have established five values in which we believe and that we want to pursue in our business:
- Passion: this is the first fundamental driving force of every daily action, and those who work in the company choose this profession for reasons which go over and beyond just the financial gain and believe in “things done well”.
- Sincerity: an essential element for teamwork and to be able to have and mature over time high quality interpersonal relationships in the workplace.
- Trust and respect: basic company values so that the reciprocal collaboration is optimal both between those who work in the company and also towards our customers who can identify our company as a professional partner.
- Quality and proficiency: indispensable to be able to remain in the market, but also to be continually updated, to open up new possibilities and be recognised by our customers as solid and reliable partners.
- Positive approach: viewing work with positivity means finding solutions to problems and thinking that the future will always be capable of reserving new achievements in store for us, at a professional level, but surely at a personal one as well.
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A Soul to Claim Doug MacLeod
Label: Reference Recordings
Subgenre: Electric Blues
Artist: Doug MacLeod
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1A Soul to Claim05:09
- 2Be What You Is04:05
- 3Money Talks03:56
- 4Where Are You?04:54
- 5Dodge City05:16
- 6Smokey Nights and Faded Blues04:35
- 7Only Porter at the Station04:27
- 8Mud Island Morning03:20
- 9Dubb’s Talking Disappointment Blues05:45
- 10Grease the Wheel04:11
- 11Somewhere on a Mississippi Highway05:33
- 12There Is Always Love03:34
Info for A Soul to Claim
The fifth album with the prolific singer, songwriter, engaging storyteller, and masterful guitarist, Doug MacLeod. For A Soul To Claim, Doug teamed with legendary producer and engineer Jim Gaines (Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Luther Allison, Steve Miller Band) in Gaines’ East Tennessee studio, not far from Doug’s new home on the Mississippi River in Memphis.
Like the old masters who taught him, MacLeod’s music expresses life and times through an elusive quality that may simply be a keen sense of what matters most. “There’s humor in my songs, but also messages on how to make it through this life. That’s what I learned from the old guys.”
Through twelve new MacLeod originals, Doug and his trusty Waterloo guitar Pnut are joined by Memphis studio veterans Rick Steff/keyboards, Dave Smith/bass, and Steve Potts/drums for five tracks, six tracks feature Doug alone and one is a solo instrumental. Liner notes from Doug MacLeod and Deems Taylor award winning journalist Dan Forte (Vintage Guitar), provide liner notes for the release.
The way Doug sees it, “Blues is about the journey, it’s about speaking honestly from your heart. It’s a music of hope. No matter what cards you have been dealt—either the cards you started out with in this life, or the cards you’re holding now—if it’s not a good hand, you can overcome it.”
A perennial Blues Music Award nominee and multiple Blues Music Award winner including Acoustic Artist of The Year and Acoustic Album of the Year, A Soul To Claim is Doug’s 22nd album.
“Hopefully I will make you laugh, cry, think. Most importantly, I hope I make you feel, because that’s what this music is about.”
“If you’re an existing fan or one that should become one, you know this set is going to take you off the beaten path—and that’s a good thing! Not everyone can just go and create their own genre. Killer stuff.” (Chris Spector, Midwest Record)
Doug MacLeod, guitars, vocals
Dave Smith, bass
Rick Steff, keyboards
Steve Potts, drums
winner of The 2013 Blues Blast Music Award for Male Artist Of The Year and perennial Blues Music Award nominee, is a singer-songwriter in the American tradition. He is a traveling artist that writes and sings original songs that are based on his own life and experiences. He learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived the life and carries forward a valuable tradition. MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of this is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters-from the faceless to the legendary-to strikingly real life.
As a youth he overcame abuse and a crippling stutter by turning to music. After he picked up a guitar, and tried to sing - he found his voice.
While he developed his rich, soulful singing style MacLeod also worked out a unique, unorthodox and powerfully rhythmic acoustic guitar style. The rage of his turbulent youth was eventually channeled through his guitar, using his relentless right hand to pound out an insistent, churning beat to complement his intricate bottleneck and finger-style technique. MacLeod's playing landed him sideman gigs with George 'Harmonica' Smith, Big Joe Turner, Pee Wee Crayton, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Lowell Fulson and Big Mama Thornton. Under their tutelage, he learned how to thrill and enrapture a crowd.
Over 29 years, 19 studio albums, several live records, compilations, a blues guitar instructional DVD and a live performance DVD, MacLeod has consistently earned raves. His songs have been covered by many artists including Albert King, Albert Collins, Joe Louis Walker and Eva Cassidy. He has co-written songs with Dave Alvin and Coco Montoya. MacLeod's songs have been featured in many TV movies and the hit show In the Heat of the Night. Two of his songs are on Grammy nominated albums by Albert King and Albert Collins.
From 1999 to 2004 he hosted Nothin' But The Blues, a very popular weekend blues show on Los Angeles' KLON-KKJZ. He has also been the voice for The Blues Showcase on Continental Airlines and contributed his soulful slide guitar playing to the Los Angeles opening of the August Wilson play "Gem of the Ocean". For ten years he penned "Doug's Back Porch," a regular feature column in Blues Revue Magazine in which he shared his humorous and insightful stories with thousands of readers. He won the Golden Note Award in 1997 for his AudioQuest album "You Can't Take My Blues". In 2006 Solid Air/Warner Bros. released Doug's guitar instructional DVD "101* Blues Guitar Essentials".
MacLeod signed with Reference Recordings in 2012. His new album "There’s A Time" was released in March of 2013. In every note he performs and records, MacLeod subscribes to the rule-of-thumb learned from country bluesman Ernest Banks from Toano VA. who instilled in him to "Never play a note you don't believe", and "Never write or sing about what you don't know about."
Like the old masters who taught him, MacLeod's music expresses life and times via an intangible, elusive quality that may simply be a keen sense of what matters most. There is a philosophic and healing side to MacLeod's music and his stories that has helped others overcome the hardships of their lives. As Pee Wee Crayton's widow Esther once told Doug, "You have a message and you'll send that message mainly to the people who don't go to church."


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Clearly inspired by the regretful tale of the Volkswagen Corrado on PetrolBlog last week, our New Car Editor, Robin Brown has penned a few words on a regret that still keeps him awake at night. Such is the trauma associated with the tale that few people have discovered the full truth of what unfolded all those years ago. Now, for the first time on a public forum, PetrolBlog is able to share Robin’s dramatic and horrifying story. It involves a Rover 213 and a Toyota MR2 – an unlikely couple. But then this is an unlikely tale.
I’ll allow Robin to pick it up from here…
My first car was a Rover 213 – a rebadged Honda with a half-decent engine and bodywork worse than Sylvester Stallone’s mum. It leaked like a sieve, there was a weird alternator fault that occasionally drained the battery and the cassette player didn’t work.
I got it up to 100mph once and I was reminded of Sulu in Star Trek, in command of the USS Excelsior and pushing the ship to its limits. “She’ll fly apart”, warns the helmsman. He wasn’t speaking about the Rover 200, but he could have been. I think every single component was vibrating at a different frequency to the next.
It wasn’t much fun to own and when it went to the scrapyard, a matter of months after I’d bought it for £200, I didn’t shed a tear.
But this story isn’t about the Rover. It’s about the First Car that never was. A car with two-seats, an engine mounted amidships sending its power to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual box. A first-generation Toyota MR2.
I never drove this particular car, but I was taken out in it by its owner – a friend of the family – for a nerve-shredding blat around the country roads surrounding Hartlepool. It had a dazzling turn of pace, sounded amazing and was incredibly low-slung. But those things weren’t on my mind at the time.
The MR2’s looks – this was a first-gen – were utterly stunning to my eyes, and still are. It looks best in Absolutely Red or Paradise Blue Metallic and is a car that tells you a lot about what was going on in the ’80s.
I admired the MR2 from afar. The chap it belonged to lived out in the Far East for the majority of the year. He’d already gifted me his expensive racing push bike and bought me the biggest pen-knife I’d ever seen.
The thought that the MR2 was somewhat wasted in a garage, being driven around the block by his ex-wife once a week, occurred to me – but I couldn’t push my luck. I couldn’t afford to take it off his hands and the notion of taxing and insuring this pocket beast was beyond me.
Before long I was off to university and thoughts turned to a very different kind of bodywork. One a trip home one day my Mam casually mentioned that her sister was heading south – where the family friend had moved – to pick up the MR2. I was stunned – and a little hurt that I hadn’t been given first refusal. When I recovered my wits I enquired as to how much he’d asked for it.
“Oh, he’s giving it to her for nothing,” she said, still casually. I was stunned. For nothing? How come he didn’t offer it to me?
“He asked if you wanted it, but I said you wouldn’t be interested.”
To this day I genuinely find this impossible to comprehend. In fact I find it hard to think about. I didn’t begrudge my Auntie the car – and she cherished and cared for it for many years, even to the point where every tank of unleaded fuel had to be accompanied by a bottle of various additives towards the end.
It gradually fell apart three or four years ago and she bought an MX-5. Clearly the MR2 had worked its magic – it had gone to a good home.
But what I would have done with that car. How I would have loved it. The thought of the car has never left me. There was probably something of the MR2 at the back of my mind when I bought my current Ford Puma.
And in the constant walk back to the cliff edge of exotic car ownership. A Porsche 944, a Mazda RX-8. A Honda S2000 is currently in my sights. And now, just to complete the circle, there’s another Toyota coupé on the market. I’ve not driven the GT86 yet, despite virtually camping on the Toyota desk at SMMT North, but have heard good things.
Maybe I will own a Toyota coupe one of these days – I just have to find someone to give me one for free.
Car: MK1 Toyota MR2
Regret: Not buying
Reason for not buying: My Mam
Strength of regret: 9/10
Possibility of buying another one: 5/10
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All publicity is good publicity: those must be words to live by for Hungary’s current ruling Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán. Recently, he made headlines all over international news for introducing his human rights-violating anti-LGBTQ+ law. However, that is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the Hungarian’s ideologies and actions. Public spats with the EU, taking control of his country’s media landscape, and proclaiming that his regime is an 'illiberal democracy' are just a few of his "achievements". This article will analyze how Viktor Orbán uses both the traditional Hungarian news landscape and social media landscape to reveal how he is slowly but surely working towards an authoritarian regime, and how nobody is stopping him.
Orbán and Hungary’s History
Before Orbán was involved in politics, Hungary had been under the rule of the Soviet communist regime, from 1949 up til 1989. The year prior to its demise, Orbán became one of the founders of the Party of Young Democrats, known as Fidesz. His first claim to fame came in 1989, at the ceremonial reburial of former premier Imre Nagy, who led the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. In a speech, he called for free democratic elections, as well as for the Soviet troops to withdraw from Hungary, which subsequently came to pass in 1990 and 1991 respectively. This resulted in him gaining popularity, as the Hungarian people saw him as the furthest thing away from a communist at that time.
Orbán would taste his first true political victory in 1998 when he became prime minister for his first four-year spell. He took no time implementing his vision, appointing young, first-time ministers, working towards a free market economy for his country, and promising active involvement with the rest of Europe.
After some lesser years following the end of his term as prime minister, the financial collapse of Hungary in 2008 paved the way for his party to win with an overwhelming majority in the 2010 elections. Once again, he found himself in the position of the most powerful man in the country, and this time, he was not going to give it up. He is still in office as of 2021, with him showing no signs of wanting to step down.
The Hungarian ideology is made up of several different parts, each of which shall briefly be discussed in this section of the article.
To begin with his nationalist conservative stance. He has given Hungarian-born Hungarians outside of the country the right to vote, a move that simultaneously raised his popularity and cemented his position of power. Meanwhile, he has put up a barbed wire fence as well as taken other measures on the border with Croatia in an attempt to keep out asylum-seekers (Stojanovic & Gera, 2015). Moreover, he declared an emergency in two southern counties bordering Serbia for similar reasons (BBC News, 2015). This gives clear indications that he does not want his country to be filled with outsiders, like foreigners and non-Christians, attempting to create a united Hungarian people. Thus, xenophobia is also part of Orbán's ideology.
His conservatism shines through in his religious, anti-LGBTQ+ stance. This stance garnered worldwide attention when in June of 2021 a bill was passed that prohibited the “portrayal and promotion of gender identity different from sex assigned at birth, the change of sex and homosexuality” in schools (Szopkó, 2021). Originally an anti-pedophilia bill, this last-minute change is a clear indication of the homophobia in Orbán's ideology. It is also in clear violation of the EU’s fundamental values, causing another strain on the country’s relationship with the EU.
In July 2014, Orbán gave a speech in which he declared that his regime aimed for an 'illiberal democracy'. In such a state, there are elections held, yet there is close to no transparency regarding what those in power actually do. Civilians do not have civil liberties, and thus there is no open society (O’Neil, 2012). A year earlier he already performed an act that is characteristic of illiberal leaders. He changed the constitution that was written in 1989, to restrict political campaigns to state media and restrict the power of the constitutional court, as well as requiring students that were given a state grant to stay and work in Hungary for a number of years or pay back their grant (BBC News, 2013).
This concept of an 'illiberal democracy' is problematic in its very nature. Democracy revolves around the Enlightenment ideals of liberalism, rationalism, and equality. In a democracy, the people are free to express themselves and have the power to influence politics. Therefore, by making it illiberal, as well as restricting the people’s freedom through his control over e.g. the media landscape, he takes away equality too, putting himself and his government above the rest of the people. If you knock over those 3 pillars of democracy, there is no democracy left (Sternhell, 2008.).
As a consequence, Hungary is still officially a democracy, but a crumbling one at best. Orbán is slowly but surely forming his state towards being an autocracy. This is “a system of government in which supreme political power to direct all the activities of the state is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control” (Johnson, 2005). Aside from taking control of the country’s media landscape, which will be covered more extensively later on in this article, Orbán has also made other moves in order to preserve and cement his position of power. He has periodically instated right-wing judges in the country and funded supporters of his into the nation’s business elite. These supporters then return the favor, providing funds for his political endeavors (Rhodes, 2020). On top of this, he is still yet to lift the state of emergency he instituted in March 2020, giving him the power to make decisions without having to pass them through parliament first.
Orbán in the Media
In order for Orbán's positive “people’s president” image to be preserved, the prime minister has gone to quite extreme lengths. In 2018, the Central European Press and Media Foundation, known as KESMA, was established. This media council holds over 500 media publications, unrivaled by anything like it across Europe. According to Zoldán Kovács, Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations, together with Fidesz media holdings they have managed “nearly 50 percent of the Hungarian press to convey the government’s position.” (Tamás, 2021). So, in the Hungarian media landscape, he is portrayed exactly as he wants to be.
Some of the posts promote clear anti-immigration, anti-Brussels, and pro-Hungarian people discourses. Figure 1 reads "Don't let Brussels decide for our children!", indicating Orban's desire to leave the EU in the foreseeable future.
Other posts are used to denigrate and invalidate his political opposition. Figure 2 shows Orbán and his fellow party members laughing at one of the more influential figures of Hungary's opposition, Péter Jakab. The caption calls him a clown, indicating his political ideas are laughable to Orbán. This is meant to further de-popularise Jakab.
Then the third category consists of more regular social messages, such as pictures of him meeting up and having a good time with his supporters, family, and friends. These sorts of posts are meant to boost his image as a popular and loved man by the people. Figure 3 shows Orbán taking the time to take pictures with some of his supporters.
It is in the international media that he is portrayed a lot differently. Here the main focus is on him being presented as anti-EU and anti-LGBTQ+. Dutch newspaper Trouw made a big headline about this surrounding the anti-LGBTQ+ law in June. Whereas in Hungarian media and his own social media, he is presented as a strong, confident leader, in international media he is seen as a lot more dramatic and less formidable. German news outlet EUobserver compares his antics to those normally seen in a soap opera, and the French Politico even matches it with the words “family drama”.
See, contrary to his controlled Hungarian media landscape, in international media, he, as the actor, is not in control of the information flows to suit his goals. His international character, outside of his control is rightfully sketched to be blatantly anti-EU and anti-LGBTQ+.
Orbán, Algorithmic Activism, and Big Organizing
In addition to his effective social media presence, Orbán also makes use of big organizing. “Big organizing is what leaders do in movements that mobilize millions of people” (Bond & Exley, 2016). Orbán's party, Fidesz, created a large group of online followers to spread positive messages about the Hungarian government online. These volunteers were given posts, texts, and other forms of content by members of the party, which they then had to spread across Facebook groups and other places on social media. This way, the average Hungarian citizen would almost always be confronted with pro-government propaganda when going online (Zoltán, 2018). This is a form of algorithmic populism (Maly, 2019), and is all about creating a large online following supporting their political views and ideas, to back up the politician's claim to be a man of the people, representing what the people want.
This works in three steps. First, there is the populist discourse, produced by Orbán's social media accounts. Secondly, there is the uptake, which is generated through these volunteers, resulting in the algorithm picking it up. Thirdly, there are the media voices, echoing the sentiment that Orbán is indeed a man of the people. Since he controls most of the Hungarian media landscape and influences the social media landscape in this way, these voices are not at all hard to come by for him.
The previously mentioned ‘child protection act’ that was introduced in June 2021 did not only cause quite a stir in international legacy media but also among Hungarian people. Around 10,000 people took to the streets of the capital Budapest to protest against this new law. On social media, several human rights organizations posted about it too. In particular, the post by Amnesty International went viral on Instagram. It got shared so often that it was hard for anyone to go on to the app without coming across it. This kind of activism is known as algorithmic activism. This type of activism contributes to spreading the message of a politician or movement, by interacting with the post in order to trigger the algorithms of the medium, so that it boosts the popularity rankings of this message and its messenger (Maly, 2019).
Orbán: Both the Hero and the Villain
This article has provided a breakdown of Orbán's political ideology, a look into his presentation in different media landscapes, and an analysis of his use of big organizing and his role in regard to algorithmic populism and activism. It has become clear that he is slowly but surely working toward an authoritarian state, in which he holds the power. While he is successful in convincing many Hungarians that he is a hero, equally as many people outside of Hungary can not help but see him as a villain.
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Berroco Bright Star Afghan Kit PRE-ORDER
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Inspired by the intricate piecing of patchwork quilts, the large, brightly coloured stars in this afghan are mainly composed of mitered squares. Since the colour changes within the squares are all in straight, intuitive lines, this is a perfect project on which to learn intarsia. The straight lines also make the chart easy to memorize, so you can comfortably engage in conversation as you work.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 38" wide x 46" long
Gauge: 16 sts & 20 rows = 4" (10cm) in single crochet stitch
Berroco Comfort is Berroco's "new and improved" classic American worsted weight yarn. Comfort is an ultra-soft blend of Super Fine Acrylic and Super Fine Nylon and spun into a luxury twist. The yarn is easy care — machine wash and dry. 50% Super Fine Acrylic, 50% Super Fine Nylon, made in Turkey. 100g/193m (210 yds).
If you would prefer a different fibre blend for your project we can substitute the following yarns (please contact us to order).
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Thunderhill Raceway Park is a motorsports complex located 7 miles West of Willows, California, United States, in the Sacramento Valley. It is the venue for the longest automobile race in the United States, the 25 Hours of Thunderhill, held annually during the first weekend in December.Start your trip to Willows by creating a personalized itinerary on Inspirock.
Thunderhill has two tracks: the original 3 mile track known as Thunderhill East and a 2-mile track known as Thunderhill West. The two tracks can also be combined to offer a 5-mile track, the longest road course in America. Thunderhill also offers two large skid pad areas as well for drifting and car control events.
The venue is available for a wide variety of events or functions. It can be rented for racing events, lapping day events, drifting events, go kart events, driving schools, ride and drive programs, corporate events, commercials, a movie location, trade shows, weddings, receptions, swap meets etc.
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Throughout the year, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts seeks visual, literary and performing artists to participate in large-scale festivals and special events. Now, artists and cultural organizations can visit one place to learn about current calls for artists, upcoming projects and arts-related events.
Application opens Monday, June 10, 2019 at 9am.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 9am
Sound Off Live! (SOL!), presented by Hard Rock Cafe Baltimore, is Baltimore's premier "Battle of the Bands" event for emerging artists located in Maryland and the surrounding region. Taking place right in the heart of Light City & Baltimore Book Festival on November 6 & 7, 2019 - SOL! showcases two packed evenings of live music from 18 of the region's most exciting up-and-coming bands/musicians.
Competing bands will each have fifteen minutes to perform up to three songs in front of a live audience and panel of judges. The winning bands that are selected have the opportunity to perform at up to two festivals produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts: Artscape, Light City and/or Baltimore Book Festival. The highest scoring band receives a $100 Hard Rock Cafe gift card and a guaranteed Main Stage performance slot at Artscape 2020.
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is seeking talented Teaching Artists to join the Bright StARTS program arts education team. Ideal candidates are practicing artists in the disciplines of dance, music, theatre, visual and culinary arts who are committed to working with educators and young people. The Bright StARTS program brings high-quality arts enrichment to the youth of Baltimore City by working through established after-school, summer and at-risk youth centers. The program is currently accepting applications for dancers, creative writers/poets, musicians, theatrical, visual and culinary artists with teaching experience or substantial training in teaching artistry. Applicants must demonstrate expertise working as professional artists, a strong commitment to working with educators and young people, strong communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, an ability to facilitate group decision making, an ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and strong attention to detail.
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