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What chemicals do you need to open a pool? This is the most common question for all pool owner. You’ll get all the required information about pool opening process. I will cover step by step process in this complete guide.
it’s time to get your pool ready for swimming season and that means, adding a dose of pool opening chemicals and adding the right chemicals that means preventing algae and cloudy pool water later.
luckily, All the chemicals you need to open your pool in the spring are the same ones you’ll need for regular pool maintenance throughout the year.
Here’s what you need to know about pool opening chemicals and how to add them?
Before you add any chemicals to your pool, make sure that you’ve completed the below steps.
5 Pool Opening Steps (Before Adding Any Chemicals)
- Remove the cover, drain plugs, winterization plugs, and ice compensators
- Inspect the pool filter system, pumps, return line and other areas for damage
- Refill your pool with water so that the water level is midway up the skimmer
- Clean up leaves and debris with a skimmer net
- Turn on the filter and let it run for 12 to 24 hours to circulate the water
Now, it’s time to test your water.
You won’t know what chemicals to add and if you don’t know what your water chemistry looks like. Test strips are a quick and easy way to test your levels.
Alternatively, you may want to run a water sample over to your local pool supply store this will give you a more accurate baseline. They can test for other things like metals in your water.
Test the Water Levels
When you test your water you’ll want to test for the following levels:
Once you know, what needs adjusting it’s time to start balancing your water with the right chemicals.
You may have seen pool opening or pool start-up chemical kits depending on your water test results.
You may not need everything that the kit comes with such as, algaecide or a metal sequestering so regardless of whether or not you buy a startup kit.
You’ll want to have the following chemicals for opening your pool and maintaining your pool throughout the season.
Required Pool Opening Chemicals
and as always, when adding chemicals be sure to have protective gear like gloves and goggles remember safety first.
Adjust Pool Water Chemistry
Now, it’s time to start balancing your water here’s the order we recommend adjusting your water chemistry.
- First, you want to adjust your alkalinity
alkalinity helps buffer and prevent fluctuations with ph so we want to adjust these levels first
if you need to raise your alkalinity you can use an alkalinity increaser or baking soda
if you add an alkalinity increaser you may also raise your ph
- Next, you want to adjust your ph if necessary
you can lower your ph with a ph decreaser or if you need to raise your ph you can use a ph increaser or soda ash
after you adjust your ph adjust your cyanuric acid or cya levels if needed this helps to stabilize the sanitizer you’ll add later to your pool
wait an hour or so with the filter system running and then re-test and adjust these levels before adding any more chemicals
- Next, we’re going to be shocking the pool,
But before you shock your pool a good brushing.
if your pool water is cloudy then you’ll want to double shock your pool and that means adding two pounds of chlorine shock for every 10,000 gallons of water
if you open up your pool to really green water you should read how to get rid of green algae
Let the shock work overnight with your filter system running, after your chlorine level has come down to the proper range add your chlorine or sanitizer.
I recommend adding chlorine pucks or tablets to a chlorinator or directly to your skimmer
- Finally, adjust your calcium hardness levels
Low levels of calcium hardness can do damage in the long run like eroding parts in your pool so, you can actually wait until the water is sanitized and balanced before adjusting your calcium hardness.
Hope, I got covered all the information about what chemicals do you need to open a pool.

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The reaDIYmate main board is ideal for hassle-free internet of things projects.
It's Arduino compatible and incorporates onboard Wi-fi connectivity, MP3 player and SD storage. It also features an audio amplifier, volume potentiometer and solder less connectors compatible with SEEED Studio Grove series. Its form factor is compatible with most Arduino shields.
You can build musical objects, wireless sensor gateways, fun toys and connected robots ... the possibilities are endless.
A set of open-source Arduino/AVR libraries specifically written for this board will be released when the first boards ship. They'll let you easily use the onboard components to play audio, post data to the internet, download files, etc.
The board also has a USB/HTTP dual bootloader: you can download your sketch from the USB interface as well as from your web server.
Wi-Fi module: Roving Networks RN-171
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Based on the Ghibliotheque podcast, which leafs through the library of films from the world's greatest animation studio, Studio Ghibli. A fully illustrated book that reviews each Studio Ghibli movie in turn, in the voice of expert and newcomer. Will include details of production, release, themes, key scenes and general review as well as Ghibli-specific information. To be illustrated with stills and posters from each movie and (hopefully) portraits of directors, writers and creative team.
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Date of Publication: 26/08/2021

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Water enters a nozzle with a velocity of 0.8 m/s and exits with
avelocity of 5 m/s. The nozzle entrance diameter is 12 mm.
Estimatethe inlet pressure if the outlet pressure is 100 kPa and
the watertemperature is 300 K.


tmux-vim is a bash script which works in conjunction with tmux to create a persistent vim pane within a tmux window.
Use tmux-vim just like you'd use vim.
tmux-vim [file] [files...]
The first time you run it, a new pane will be created besides your current
tmux window according to
TMUX_VIM_SPLIT, running an instance of vim.
Further calls to tmux-vim will open the files in new buffers in the same vim session.
If you close that vim session, the pane will be destroyed. The next call to tmux-vim will create a new one.
Copy tmux-vim to somewhere in your path.
You need tmux version 1.6 or later.
By default tmux-vim will split the shell pane according to the size defined
TMUX_VIM_SHELL_HEIGHT, let the vim pane occupy
the rest space.
In a 'HORIZIONTAL' split, if either
TMUX_VIM_VIM_WINDOW_COUNT is set, the tmux-vim will caculate the width of
the vim pane to ensure it can hold as much
possible and leave shell pane at least
TMUX_VIM_SHELL_WIDTH width. But if
current screen can only hold one window size of vim, then
will be ignored.
This behaviour can be adjusted with the following environment variables.
You can set these variables in ~/.tmux-vim.conf.
Value: [ 'HORIZONTAL' | 'VERTICAL' ]
Optional, default is 'HORIZONTAL'.
Define how tmux-vim split panes.
Command-line arguments to pass through to vim.
Optional, default is 80.
TMUX_VIM_SPLIT is 'HORIZONTAL', then this variable defines the minimum
width of the vim pane.
Optional, default is the same as
Width of a single vim window in columns.
Specify a fixed number of vim windows with this.
Value: [ 'TRUE' | 'FALSE' ]
Optional, default is 'FALSE'.
If this variable is set to 'TRUE', then the vim will be splitted according to
the caculation of
Optional, default is 132.
TMUX_VIM_SPLIT is 'HORIZONTAL', then this variable defines the width of the
On narrow displays, one vim pane will always be created, even if this means
we leave less that
TMUX_VIM_SHELL_WIDTH columns for the shell.
Optional, default is 15.
TMUX_VIM_SPLIT is 'VERTICAL', then this variable defines the height of the
How's it work?
tmux makes it all possible.
tmux split-window is used to create the vim pane, and the pane id is
saved in the tmux environment. This happens on demand - panes are created only
The vim instance is controlled by injecting keystrokes with
tmux send-keys. To load a file, tmux-vim sends
:edit filename<cr> to the
tmux select-pane transfers control over to the vim pane.
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To avoid this problem, files are loaded with calls to
:badd rather than
:edit. After the last buffer is added,
:buffer is used to switch to it. This
delays the user prompt until the very end, when the user has regained control.
This appears to work, but there may still be issues lurking.
When the vim pane is created, the current directory is saved in the tmux environment. The directory is used when computing relative paths. If the user manually changes the vim working directory, the relative paths will break.


What was looking like a relatively short and placid tri-weekly States sitting might be enlivened tomorrow with echoes of Harold Macmillan’s famous words: “Events, dear boy, events”.
On Thursday, news broke that Jersey’s professional rugby club had ceased trading and would very likely go into liquidation.
The Championship champions were not only a source of great pride but also the physical embodiment of a small island punching above its weight.
The Chief Minister was regularly seen on the sidelines, and many a potential wealthy newcomer was invited to watch a game.
After a weekend of finger-pointing as to what might have happened, Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel will be giving an official statement tomorrow – no doubt attempting the clarify the details around how, when and why the Government gave the Reds a £370,000 grant over the summer, and why its financial support ended there. It's the first time we'll have heard from the Minister on the matter, with his Assistant, Deputy Lucy Stephenson, having fronted the all media questions since the news broke.
Members will have the opportunity to drill into the detail of what Government did – or didn't do – for 15 minutes after that statement, and they will have another opportunity to broach the subject during the Chief Minister’s ‘Questions without Notice’, which will also last a quarter-of-an-hour.
There will be a third opportunity during oral questions, with Deputy Raluca Kovacs asking Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel if “clubs that represent the island on a high level are awarded the same level of funding as Jersey Reds, and will he further provide a breakdown of what the £370,000 provided to Jersey Reds was intended for?”
FRESH OUT OF CONFERENCE: In addition to Chief Minister Kristina Moore, Deputy Ian Gorst will also be facing Questions Without Notice in his capacity as Assistant Minister for External Relations.
Both will be hotfooting it back from the Tory Party Conference in Manchester, where they’ve been photographed with various UK ministers who we should probably know the names of.
WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING TIMES: Health Minister Karen Wilson is also facing 15 minutes of questions, with backbenchers possibly keen to find out about efforts to reduce Hospital waiting times and her level of support for the ‘New Healthcare Facilities Programme’. On the theme of waiting... also potentially making it into Ministerial questions will be today's news that proposals for assisted dying – originally promised for the end of this year – have been pushed back by around four months.
CREDIT CRUNCHING? Credit where credit is due… or not, as the case is for many islanders who have been unable to sign up to a credit card or extend their existing one.
The cause of the problem has been credit-checking agencies being unable to access official databases in Jersey; therefore, not knowing if someone has a history of bad debt.
The Assembly is being asked to support a tweak to a 2012 law to allow these companies to access the island's official Register of Names and Addresses.
SUPPORTING ISLANDERS: The other ‘Public Business’ on the agenda includes introducing statutory leave entitlement for parents who suffer the death of a child, and extending the eligibility for the Cold Weather Bonus, which is being proposed by Deputy Beatriz Porée.
JAMS AND PLANTS: In a parliamentary equivalent of launching a cross-border excursion, oral questions include St Helier Deputy Tom Coles asking about air quality and traffic monitoring around the Enid Quénault Health and Wellbeing Centre in St Brelade, and St Brelade Constable Mike Jackson asking about the state of the planters in the middle of Victoria Avenue.
WATERFRONT WOE: Following last Wednesday’s rejection of plans for nearly 1,000 new homes on the Waterfront, Deputy Sam Mézec is asking the Chief Minister if the Jersey Development Company is fit for purpose.
SHOOTING THE...: The Reform leader is also asking Treasury Minister for more details of the 'liquid waste charge' – fondly referred to by some as a 'toilet tax' – which is proposed, in principle, in the recently published Government Plan. It's not the first time bringing in a 'polluter pays' charge to help the island meet its sewage infrastructure upgrade costs – the idea was thrown out two governments ago – but our drains are continuing to creak, with no alternative solution having been found...
WHERE ARE THE BIG IDEAS? With this relatively light Public Business agenda, backbenchers might be keen to ask where the Government’s 'Big Ideas' are. The eagerly anticipated Future Economy Programme – which will set out how Jersey will reverse decades of poor productivity and flatlining growth – was due out last month, yet October has arrived without a hint of when it will be released.
Other strategies, from dementia to the future of the town markets, appear to have failed to meet their deadlines. With a key hospital debate already promised for next summer, Members will be keen to avoid a legislative logjam at the end of this political term.
Between now and Christmas, however, backbenchers will be diving into the detail of the Government Plan and proposing amendments, if they feel them necessary.
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If you want to watch the action unfold live in the States Chamber, you can do so from 09:30 tomorrow HERE.
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Many of the old storehouses by the river Nidelven have been destroyed by fires, or so rebuild that they look quite modern. The new ones had to be made to fit the old ones. Now the few old ones stand out as the odd ones.
Photo from the Old Town Bridge (Gamle bybro) towards the north west.
Helene Nordmark has made this beautiful take of the same bulidings with a different view and light:: www.flickr.com/photos/helenanormark/4203313769/
On tumblr here
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How important is having pareve dishes and utensils? Does using pareve dishes make learning the halachos unnecessary? Can a pareve food cooked in a meaty receptacle be eaten with milk? What are the differences between Sephardic and Ashkenazi customs? Does intention matter here? Is there a difference between cooking and baking? Two separate sinks seem de rigueur for a kosher home. Why? Is it permitted to eat food produced in a kitchen with only one sink? Of this, and more in the coming article.
Shavous – Mixing Pareve Meat with Milk
In honor of the upcoming holiday of Shavous we will touch upon the complex halachos born of the obligation to separate meat from milk. Can a pareve food item that was cooked in a dairy pot be eaten together with meat? Is planning ahead and cooking a large pot of a pareve food to be split between meat and dairy meals permitted? This question is especially relevant this year, when Shavous – the holiday on which we eat both meat and dairy — falls on Friday. Can one pot of potatoes or vegetables cooked in a dairy pot be used for both dairy and meat meals? Can leftover eggs from the meat meal be eaten with milk?
L’chatachila and B’dieved
The halachos here can be very confusing due to the mixed use of the terms l’chatchila – initially, and b’dieved – post action, also for the middle ground which is both l’chatchila and b’dieved. In this article we aim to clarify these issues. For this end we will refrain from using these confusing terms. Instead, we will be using the following terms:
- Advance planning – when is planning to use the same food for both meat and dairy permissible, and when not? When can one pot of eggs be used for both Shabbos morning liver salad and Greek cheese salad?
- Intentionally mixing – once the food is already cooked, can it be mixed with meat or milk?
- Mistakes – once the food was cooked in either meat or dairy and mixed with the opposite, is the food still salvageable or is eating it forbidden?
For convenience’s sake all examples in this article will be of a pareve food cooked in a meaty pot, and the discussion will revolve around the permissibility of mixing it with milk. Obviously, the halacha is the same also the other way around – when a pareve food is cooked in a dairy pot and is required for a meaty meal.
Origins of Pareve
The term pareve is a fairly new one. Early halachic sources refer to pareve as “not meat and not dairy” while others simply call it “a new pot” – one that has not yet been made meat or dairy. Most people simply couldn’t own three sets of dishes, and the halachos of pareve cooked in meat or dairy were known by all.
Over the years, the term pareve (from Yiddish) took root. Today, many households can allow themselves the luxury of three sets of dishes – meat, dairy, and pareve. This allows cooking many foods in the neutral pareve and only later deciding what their purpose will be. As this article will explain, this practice saves many from stumbling in this area of complex halachos, assisting in keeping kosher the best way possible.
Isn’t it better to prevent all questions and just keep every food that is not meat or dairy – pareve?
The answer is, it depends: some families know the halachos and have no problem keeping a kitchen with less pareve dishes. This allows them to be lenient in some cases, as will be detailed below. Other households need to cook pareve foods in pareve dishes to prevent mistakes. People may forget the halachic details, especially when children use the kitchen and mix things up.
Even those who keep things pareve must know the relevant halachos. Thing inevitably get mixed up or extenuating circumstances arise. Then, even if one forgets the exact details, as long as he has a basic idea of the halachos and knows what to ask, he remains on the right track.
This is also important to be able to distinguish the different cases when observing others who do differently. In the primordial Garden of Eden, Chava was told to be scrupulous and not even touch the Tree of Knowledge, despite G-d only forbidding eating from it. After she touched it and nothing happened, she transgressed the actual prohibition.
Rabbi Reuven Feinstein shlita told the following story to illustrate the importance of knowing the actual halachos, and not only their practical application. While most Jewish homes are careful to have two separate sinks for meat and dairy, it remains possible to run a kosher kitchen with only one sink. This requires proficiency in the relevant halachos and is not simple, but possible.
Rabbi Feinstein said that his daughter’s teacher once stated quite passionately that she’d never eat in a home that had only one sink because the kitchen was, no doubt, unkosher. “In that case,” announced Rav Reuven’s daughter, “You won’t be able to eat in my grandfather, Rav Moshe’s house. He has only one sink in his kitchen.”
Rav Moshe’s wife was certainly proficient of all the halachos and agreed to forgo certain comforts, allowing her to keep a kosher kitchen with only one sink. However, doing so for a regular household is not simple. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that a kosher house can certainly have one single sink (Igros Moshe YD 1:42).
The source for these halachos is a Gemara (Chullin 111:b): fish that “came up” in a meaty pot are allowed to be eaten with a dairy dish. The Rishonim dispute what the exact meaning of the term “came up” is. Below is a list of the different interpretations:
- Both the fish and the meaty receptacle were hot, and the fish was placed hot in a meaty bowl or dish. Since both the fish and the utensil were hot the fish absorbs a taste of the meat. However, since it is only a weak flavor, the fish can be cooked or eaten together with milk.
- Only if the flavor passed in three steps: a) the meat flavor was absorbed in the receptacle b) the flavor passed into the water or other liquid in which the fish was cooked c) the flavor passed from the liquid into the fish. If only two stages are present (the fish was fried or baked without liquid, for example) this leniency is irrelevant.
Therefore in the case of the Gemara only the fish or food itself is permitted. The liquid or water cannot be eaten since they only have two stages.
- Only if one of the two components – either the food, or the receptacle – was cold. If both were hot, this halacha does not apply.
- Only post action – i.e. if it happened, not a prearranged, deliberate plan. One must not cook pareve food in a meaty pot with intention to eat it with milk.
- Many Rishonim are of the opinion that while the Gemara here speaks of a past action – i.e. only after the mixture occurred, planning to do so before cooking is permitted in any case and there is no problem to cook a pareve item and intend for it to be served with milk.
- Others maintain that only after the fish was mixed with milk the Gemara permits eating it, but l’chatchila it mustn’t be done.
The question when one needs to use pareve utensils depends on the interpretation of this Gemara: one opinion allows even cooking food in a fleishig pot with intention to eat the food together with milchig food; a second opinion maintains that only after the pareve was cooked in meat may one eat it with milchig food. A third opinion is that only after the food was mixed with milchig that one may eat the mixture.
The Shulchan Aruch (YD 95:1-2) understands the Gemara permits one to eat together with milchig, food that was cooked, fried, or baked in a meaty receptacle, since the meaty flavor is “weak” it does not create a forbidden mixture of meat with milk.
Did the Shulchan Aruch permit to intentionally do so, or only to mix both once the pareve was already cooked? This question does not receive an explicit answer in the Shulchan Aruch. The Achronim (Shach footnote 3; Zivchei Tzeddek footnote 2; Kresi, footnote 1; Kaf Hachaim footnote 1; and others) understand that the Shulchan Aruch means to forbid planning on cooking a pareve food in order to eat it with dairy. Only after the deed was done, b’dieved, one need not restrict himself to eating it only with meat, and it can be eaten with dairy.
Most Sfardim rule l’halacha not to plan in advance to cook a pareve item in a meaty receptacle on the same day it was used in order to eat it together with diary (Zivchei Tzedek, Kaf Hachaim, and others). Others agree with this ruling, except for extenuating circumstances and when extremely necessary. However, Rabbi Ovadya Yosef (Yabia Omer YD 9:4) rules that one may even cook food in a fleishig pot with intention to eat it together with milchog food. He adds that even if the Moroccans customarily forbade doing so, once they came to Israel they must follow the majority Sfardi poskim who permit it.
The Rama (YD 95:2) rules that prior planning to cook a pareve item in order to later eat it with milk, or even intentionally mixing a pareve item cooked in a meaty receptacle with dairy is forbidden, and the leniency only applies to the scenario in which one of the two – either food or receptacle – were cold. Only then the food may be mixed with dairy.
When a pareve item was cooked in a meaty pot without water (i.e. in an oven) which was used that same day for meat and then was mixed by mistake with dairy, the poskim are divided: the Rama (YD 95:2) and Pri Chadash (footnote 5) permit it, while the Shach (footnote 4) quotes the Maharshal who forbids it. Therefore, where no significant loss will be caused one should be scrupulous.
The Shach also maintains that water or liquid cooked in a meaty pot and mixed with dairy are forbidden (Pri Megadim chavos Da’as and Pischei Teshuva) since water is cheap.
This week’s article summarized the main halachos, but there are many details. Next week’s article which will arrive before Shavous will b’ezras Hashem, provide further detail as well as several practical rulings that are relevant for the coming holiday of Shavous.

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By Carmela Tyrell – SurvivoPedia
I must start off by saying that walking through the mind of a terrorist with my dainty little feet is no easy task. These individuals are some of the most perverted, disgusting, sad excuses for living beings that we will ever know in this world.
But, clearly, they are not stupid.
Nevertheless, if we are to put an end to their attempts to ruin our culture, we must understand what they see as our greatest weaknesses and extrapolate how they will move to exploit them. It is my sincere contention that gun control is something terrorists love because it creates a weakness they can exploit at every level of our personal and social existence.
I feel, if there is one pet rabid viper of terrorists that we have nursed to our bosom in this society, gun control with its gun grabbing fangs is it.

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NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The suburban Chicago families of two college students who were among those killed this month at the Astroworld concert in Houston have joined the growing ranks of those who are suing rapper Travis Scott and companies involved with the event. In their wrongful death lawsuit, the Naperville families of 20-year-old Jacob Jurinek and 21-year-old Franco Patino contend Scott and the companies involved failed to take even the most basic safety precautions before the concert descended into chaos and left 10 dead and hundreds injured. Jurinek and Patino, both college students, were close friends who had played on the same high school football team.
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The woman is Brooke Shields, and the backdrop her admission that she had gone to a psychiatrist for help in dealing with postpartum depression, a move that Cruise attacked back in 2005.
O’Keefe, a Zen Buddhist, goes on the offensive in “Mission Impossible,” explicitly referring to Cruise’s much-publicized belief system. “Scientology is the perfect plan to drive man insane,” he writes.
The 54-year-old Westchester, N.Y., native who starred recently in “Michael Clayton” described Cruise as a friend. “I feel good about my relationship with him,” he said, “but at the same time I did not like what he was saying about Brooke in the press.”
Shield reportedly got an apology from the “Top Gun” star, but she welcomed O’Keefe’s support. “I sent it to her,” he said of “Mission Impossible,” the poem. “She was very happy.”
O’Keefe is the most senior member of that trio of stars. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild from age 16 and had starred in numerous 1970s TV shows, from “M*A*S*H” to “The Waltons,” before being cast opposite Robert Duvall in “The Great Santini.” He won an Oscar nomination, at age 24, for that role as the oldest child of overbearing Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Bull Meechum (Duvall). O’Keefe quickly followed up playing Danny Noonan in “Caddyshack” alongside Bill Murray.
Elements of his biography have cropped up in his movies, though usually by accident. There is, for instance, the difficult father-son relationship in “The Great Santini,” and the Zen theme in “Caddyshack.” In “Michael Clayton” (from Irish-American director Tony Gilroy), he was a top lawyer in a firm whose shadowy “fixer” of the title role is played by George Clooney. We are told that the Westchester-raised Clooney character went to Fordham Law School, where the real-life father of O’Keefe was on the faculty.
O’Keefe senior was an alcoholic who, according to one of his son’s poems, “celebrated his 35th birthday without the benefit of a doorknob on his side of the door.”
The poet cautions that 90 percent of his narrative poetry is invented. “I’m not reporting,” he said. And yet all of it is true.
“I guess what I was trying to do was evoke something in those poems that was consistent with what I was feeling,” he said of the work, some of which deals with his relationship with his father, who gave up drinking when the future actor was 11 and became a well-known speaker on the AA circuit.
“I loved my father, but I think it was Joyce’s saying that in Ireland in order to bury your father you have to dig a very deep hole,” said O’Keefe, who traces all of his ancestral roots to the country.
“It definitely has a cathartic element,” he said of his writing. “[But] I wouldn’t say that I was trying to work it out as much as I’ve already worked it out. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to write about it.”
O’Keefe has been influenced by Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, William Carlos Williams and Frank O’Hara, who he happily acknowledges was the inspiration for the structure he used in “Mission Impossible.”
Of the O’Hara brand of poetry, he said: “It’s very basic, but there’s something deceptively powerful about that kind of simplicity.
“My poetry does not require a degree. It’s accessible.
“I know the difference between a poet and actor who has written some things that could called poetry,” added O’Keefe, who got a Masters of Fine Art degree from Bennington College in 2006.
After graduating high school more, he went to NYU “for about 15 minutes,” but dropped out when he got an opportunity to act at the Public Theater.
“You have to have enough conviction and ambition and drive to put yourself forward to give yourself a shot, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t surprise the hell out of me that it worked out – and it still surprises me,” he said.
He’d never seen “The Great Santini” in its entirety until the cast went to Beaufort, S.C, where it was filmed, for a 30th anniversary celebration. The next day Pat Conroy, who wrote the original novel, signed books in a local store.
“I don’t have a Michael O’Keefe film festival at my place every weekend,” he said.
“I’m not particularly enamored of show business – of the way the business works. But after 40 years I still love acting,” said the star who was married to singer Bonnie Raitt for 10 years.
He has his other life. A follower of Zen Buddhist teacher Bernie Glassman, he was ordained a priest in the 1990s. “It’s not a religion for all who practice,” he said, pointing to the example of his friend the Jesuit priest Bob Kennedy, who concelebrated at his father’s funeral in 2006. “But it definitely is a religion for me.”
Poetry played its role. As a teenager he devoured the literary works of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Gary Snyder, the Pulitzer prize-winning poet who spent 11 years in a Japanese monastery.
This week he’s attending a year-end six-day Rohatzu retreat in which participants sit for 8 hours daily. As part of religious practice, too, he visits at least twice a year the Black Mountain Zen Centre in Belfast, which he helped found.
Yet, he’s still the “Irish Catholic kid, who went to Irish Catholic schools and lived in an Irish Catholic neighborhood.” Family is part of that.
“I’ve six brothers and sisters – all of them thriving in various roles and lifestyles around the country,” he said, adding also that he has 11 nieces and nephews. Three of his siblings live near his mother in Westchester.
“There’s no way I don’t perceive myself that way,” O’Keefe said of his Irish Catholic identity. “It’s just not the religion I practice.”
“Swimming From Under My Father,” by Michael O’Keefe is published by Noble Swine Press. For more information go to www.michaelokeefe.com.


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Decapitated has just issued the following update
If your dreams include a tropical vacation with rock legend OZZY OSBOURNE, start packing now for a trip to Mexico next May for Cool Breeze Concerts Presents OZZFIESTA.
ProgPower USA has announced the lineup for ProgPower XVI, which will include Falconer's final live performance.
Italian thrash-death-killing-machine Methedras have signed with the historic American label Pavement Music for the worldwide release of their upcoming brand new album
We would like to announce the addition of Black Knives to Innerstrength Records for the release of their album "The Thirteenth Hour."
ANAAL NATHRAKH have announced dates in November in support of their upcoming new album "Desideratum."
We're giving away tickets to our upcoming tour, and all you have to do is twerk for it.
Chilean tribal metal band HUINCA have announced that first leg of its 'Chilean Tour 2014' will kick off tomorrow.
"We are happy to announce we finalized the recordings, mixing and mastering for the upcoming album, TĂU."
Today is a shocking and monumental day for all, HammerFall members and fans alike: Anders Johansson has decided to leave the band
The follow-up to 2008's Blood Sounds to be released next year.
Black metal legends, Marduk, are currently in the studio recording their new album, entitled Frontschwein, which is planned to be released in January 2015.
Rock radio juggernauts POP EVIL have announced a final batch of tour dates to cap off the most memorable year in the band's history.
Caliban has announced more touring in support of their latest album, Ghost Empire, which entered the German charts at #7 upon its release.
Steel Panther have been confirmed for a United States headlining run of tour dates in December.
Dormant Heart will be the title of the fourth studio album by the U.K.’s modern thrashers SYLOSIS.
Sevendust has announced the third and final leg of their acoustic US tour in support of their acoustic album, Time Travelers & Bonfires, which kicks off November 4th in Knoxville, TN at The International.
Electronic metallers THE BROWNING have announced dates for a new headlining US tour, which is due to kick off on November 28th in Austin, Texas.
Last week's autumn equinox brought equal illumination to Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres, but it also sparked other blood-warming news
Canadian death metal pioneers Gorguts have announced a string of headlining Australian tour dates in November.
WHITESNAKE fans worldwide now have something to be excited about!
Job for a Cowboy have wrapped up music and art on their fourth full length album, "Sun Eater."
In support of the album DRAGONFORCE has announced they will be returning to North America in 2015 on tour with Kamelot.
Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho has checked in with a message to the fans
POP EVIL have debuted a remix version of their #1 Active Rock single "Trenches," remixed by legendary hip-hop pioneer Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels.
The Grammy nominees were announced today for the 2014 awards show.
Italian symphonic technical metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse have begun selling their own line of pasta.
In a new interview with Wayne Static, The Gauntlet asked about new material that Wayne is working on.
Crypt Infection will open for Morbid Angel and Abysmal Dawn at the Los Angeles, CA Morbid Angel date.
Ever wonder how to be a black metal vocalist? Karpizzle, lead vocalist from Stopith Signith, has a great tutorial on being über kvlt like him.
Right on time for the annual celebration of All Hallow's Eve, European kings of supreme Death/Black Metal BELPHEGOR, have uploaded the music video for "In Blood - Devour This Sanctity".
Pyrexia streaming new album "Feast Of Iniquity"
Brutal Brandy caught up with Death Angel guitarist Rob Cavestany at the band's San Antonio, TX tour stop.
Following the release of the new zombie infused Kataklysm video "Elevate", The Gauntlet asked guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais about his plans should a zombie apocalypse happen.
Backstage video has been released of Justin Bieber taking time out from spitting on fans to sing "Fade To Black" by Metallica.
TEMPLE OF BAAL premier second new track off their upcoming album entitled "Verses Of Fire", due for release on October 29th in Europe and November 12th in North America via Agonia Records.
Wayne Static of Static-X has just announced a Xmas tour. The December tour will kick off on December 4 in Las Vegas, NV
Another new Korn track has leaked. You can check out "Mass Hysteria" inside.
Roadrunner recording group Trivium have revealed a brand new song, "No Way to Heal," off of their eagerly awaited new album, "VENGEANCE FALLS"
Montreal based death metallers Kataklysm have released another new track from their upcoming release, "Waiting For The End To Come."
The Gauntlet caught up with Carcass frontman Jeff Walker recently to discuss the bands new album, "Surgical Steel."
The Gauntlet caught up with Gwar mainman Oderus Urungus last week to chat about the band's new album "Battle Maximus".
Most people know that Jill Janus of Huntress was a DJ in her former, pre-metal life.
Lots of good stuff is being released next week.
The Gauntlet caught up with Ashes Of Ares drummer Van Williams (ex-Nevermore) to discuss the band's upcoming self-titled debut.
Soulfly, along with The Gauntlet, are proud to debut a new track off the upcoming release, "Savages."
HalestormHalestorm, New Medicine
August Burns RedAugust Burns Red, Miss May I, Northlane, Erra
Amon AmarthAmon Amarth, Savage Messiah, Huntress
CarcassCarcass, Obituary, Macabre, Exhumed, Noisem, Dia De Los Muertos
70,000 Tons Of Metal
70,000 Tons Of Metal
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Just saw this interesting video where an NVIDIA ION based netbook plays a flash video using the GPU. It is pretty impressive, especially when you see them pop it up on the big screen. Of course there is something that is bugging me about this demo.
If you watch the screen displaying the demo from the ION is flickering very badly. It made watching this a little rough and gave me a headache. Besides that it means that the ION was being displayed on a screen with at least a 120Hz refresh this is twice the refresh on the smaller screen (which should be running at around 60Hz).
I know you are wondering what this has to do with anything; well you see the faster the refresh the slower your frame rate can be and still maintain the appearance of full motion video. It is an old trick, back the CRT days it was not uncommon to see 100Hz refresh rates making 20 FPS games look playable. After all if memory serves the human eye refreshes at about 50Hz. So at 120Hz you are more than doubling the screen refresh which removes much of the stuttering you would see at 60Hz.
It would be interesting to find out more about the test and to see it run on the same display. I have found the 9400 IGP to be little lacking when it comes to HD video even at 720, of course we will have to wait and see what happens once this is out an available to the general public. It will be interesting to see if the performance shown in the video can hold up in the real world.


Hiking Clothing Essentials
Adequate hiking outfit is a key to your overall readiness to face the various challenges that await you on the trail. Comfortable and reliable hiking clothing should provide protection against the cold (in the winter), heat and sun (in the desert and summer), wind, and precipitation. As Skurka outlines in his very informative book The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide, ‘Clothing needs to help you stay cool when it’s hot, warm when it’s cold and windy, and dry when it’s wet; it also has to protect you against a scorching sun and abrasive brush.’
Nowadays, thru-hikers and ordinary nature lovers often look for multifunctional apparel capable of maintaining their comfort in any conditions on and off the trail. This means that hiking clothing must have certain features and characteristics to effectively keep the wearer dry and comfortable in various temperatures and conditions in order to be able to respond to changing environments. Moreover, hiking apparel should be durable, breathable, and as light as possible without losing its insulative properties.
The importance of layering
Layering is essential, especially when hiking in the mountains. For your hiking outfit, your best bet is to rely on a layered clothing system composed of specialized items that can be easily adjusted and mixed and matched with changes in environmental conditions and your level of exertion. For example, mountainous steep terrain can cause a swift buildup of internal heat, especially while carrying a pack on sunny uphill sections. However, the high altitude also means that you and the environment can cool quickly, and more so if your clothes are wet from sweat. Therefore, it is important to have the ability to remove or add items easily.
Loose, quick-drying trousers for men, quick-drying pants or long skirts for women, and shirts with pockets are good basic choices for your hiking outfit. Pants with zip-off legs are a good choice for variable temperatures because when it’s hot, you can easily zip off the legs to get convenient shorts.
The classic layered clothing system consists of three or more layers. Each one of them has different functions than the other two. For example, the inner layer called also base layer is designed to wick moisture away from the body, disperse it to prevent chilling, and to transport it efficiently to the outer surface of the garment. The second layer called mid layer has one main function and it is to prevent heat loss from the body through trapping air and providing insulation, while the main task of the outer layer is to protect the other two layers from the elements.
Inner layer - base layers and shirts
The inner layer should be comfortable next to the skin as well as moisture-wicking and quick-drying to ensure quick and efficient moisture transportation in order to prevent chilling, encourage evaporation, and keep the body cool (or warm) and dry.
Depending on the temperatures and the level of sun exposure, you can pick either a short-sleeve hiking shirt or a long-sleeve base layer.
The primary purpose of a hiking shirt is to manage moisture. This first layer of clothing should keep you dry by being able to wick moisture away from the skin to the next layer. In addition, it should also disperse this moisture so that it can evaporate more quickly into the atmosphere. Moreover, it should ensure good ventilation which is essential for intensive outdoor activities like hiking and backpacking.
Polyester, an oil-based polymer, is the most popular fiber for hiking shirts. The performance of a polyester hiking shirt - and, for that matter, wool and nylon, too - depends primarily on the fabric’s weight, weave, and blend, plus the garment’s fit and styling. However, what makes polyester a premium hiking shirt textile? Polyester is strong and durable, breathable, abrasion resistant, hydrophobic in nature, wicks well, dries quickly, is readily modified, and on top of that, it is relatively inexpensive. These properties and characteristics make polyester the most widely preferred fiber in the textile and apparel sectors and one of the most widely used fibers for outdoor and extreme weather clothing. On the contrary, it’s uncomfortable to wear next to the skin (especially in hot conditions), retains odors (stinks after a short workout) and feels clammy when wet. Polyester is often blended with other natural fibers, mainly to use its advantages over other fibers such as its durability and the ability to maintain moisture management. It’s interesting to note that most people don’t know just how popular this fiber is among the manufacturers of clothing because they often use various commercial names for polyester and its modifications such as Terylene (first polyester fiber created in 1941), Coolmax (modified polyester), Dacron, Microfiber etc.
Merino wool is widely used in activewear and sportswear, especially for base layers because of its superior water vapor permeability and quick-drying properties. Some find that merino wool underwear next to the skin is the non-malodorous ideal for warmth and versatility. It is naturally antimicrobial and therefore more odor-resistant. When wet, it feels less clammy and less chilling. However, its fibers absorb more water (merino wool fiber can absorb up to 35% of its dry weight in moisture vapor) than polyester due to the fiber’s construction. The biggest downside of merino wool is that it is much more expensive than polyester. It is worth adding that some manufacturers blend merino wool and other fibers for better thermoregulation and comfort.
Thermals made of polypropylene, a petroleum-based synthetic, might be a good inner layer, although this textile has a reputation for becoming stinky. Nowadays, polypropylene is rarely used for base layers. Clothes made of an all-cotton material, though soft, breathable, and comfortable, are not the best choice for backpacking as cotton absorbs and tends to hold moisture. This means that cotton base layers and shirts aren’t recommended for night hiking when temperatures drop. However, wearing a cotton shirt is actually a great choice for desert hiking because it’ll keep you cool for longer than other fibers. What seems like an inappropriate choice for other environments is welcomed in a desert climate - there won’t be chafing because your shirt will dry off quickly in the desert (since it’s is hot and dry).
Choose lightweight, loose-fitting, and light-colored shirt from polyester for warm weather hiking. It’ll wick the sweat from your body and dry quickly to provide good airflow and cool comfort on the trail. Choose a shirt that fits better under outer layers for cold weather hiking. No matter the temperatures, however, ventilating features are a must, as is a longer-than-normal torso length so that your lower back is not exposed to cold air.
Second layer - fleeces, sweaters, and softshell jackets
The mid layer should provide thermal insulation for additional warmth and comfort. Thermal insulation of a given fabric depends on several factors. Among them:
- The ability of the material to trap enough air inside the core of its fibers.
- Weather conditions such as temperature, presence or absence of wind etc.
- The lining/shell and its air permeability.
Wool clothing is traditionally chosen for the cold because it feels warmer when wet than most other fabrics. Down is another widely used material for manufacturing mid layers as it is light, durable, traps air and provides excellent insulation. However, it absorbs huge amounts of moisture (which significantly reduces its insulative abilities) and is slow to dry. Hence, the outer shell of your down garment should be at least water-resistant in order to keep the down fill dry. Classic fleece tops are often manufactured from polyester so they inherit many properties typical for polyester fibers. For example, they are lightweight, durable, breathable, water-repellent (or hydrophobic) and quick-drying. A fleece top traps air between the fibers in the pile for additional insulation even in wet weather and the thicker the pile, the warmer it is in general (be warned that there’s a tradeoff between warmth and breathability and dexterity). Another fleece alternative (actually, it’s somewhere between mid and outer layers), suitable especially for cold weather or winter sports, is a softshell jacket. Softshells are designed for intense activities and combine freedom of movement, wind and water resistance, breathability, and abrasion resistance. Though softshells offer more protection than fleece against wind and precipitation, they are designed for maximum comfort during your outdoor activities in normal conditions. In extreme conditions, you can use a layered clothing system of four garments - base layer, fleece, softshell, and hardshell. Keep in mind that softshell jackets are heavier, less breathable, relatively slow to dry, and more expensive than fleece tops.
Outer layer - insulation jackets and shells
The outer layer should not only add warmth but it is also expected to keep you dry and protected from the elements. Most outer layers are manufactured from windproof and waterproof or water-repellent fabrics. Aim for something large enough to cover all your layers beneath. Keep in mind that the more waterproof the material, the less breathable it probably is. A waterproof breathable shell that is soft and light works well in most conditions, though in harsh weather conditions you will need an insulation jacket to protect you from cold, wind, and precipitation. Check to ensure that the seams have been properly sealed because moisture often seeps in through seams and zippers. Clothes made of genuine Gore-Tex fabric have a good reputation; there are other similar materials on the market as well. Waterproof fabrics are much heavier, and when they aren’t breathable enough, the insulation is getting wet from trapped perspiration. To avoid this, the outer layer should have excellent moisture management properties in order to allow moisture transfer from the body to the outside environment. Important things about waterproof breathable garments:
- Waterproofness and breathability are contradictory requirements so, when buying a waterproof breathable jacket, you’ll have to choose between protection and comfort.
- Waterproof membranes won’t function properly when clogged with dirt and sweat.
- In rainy conditions, the breathability of your clothing might be compromised. This happens when water is absorbed by the outer shell layer (treat it with a durable water repellent in order to avoid that).
- During strenuous activities, you sweat a lot so even the most breathable outer layer cannot keep you dry as you’ll get wet from the inside.
Thick clothing reduces the breathability of your garments further.
The intended application will dictate the optimal fabric weight, fiber, and treatments for your hiking trousers. For cooler temperatures, a heavier stretch woven nylon fabric is preferred. For warm weather, a lighter and more loosely woven polyester or nylon - perhaps even with mesh vents - would be more comfortable. A permethrin treatment is a must for lighter, loosely woven fabrics during peak bug seasons; otherwise, bugs will bite through where the fabric is flush against the skin.
Softshell hiking pants are rugged, allow great freedom of movement, provide moderate warmth, resist wind, and repel water. Features you want include a thigh pocket, zippered gussets on the lower leg, and instep patches.
Convertible pants for hiking are usually manufactured from quick-drying fabrics such as polyester and nylon. Zip-off pants are good for hiking in variable temperatures and changing weather conditions, especially if a big temperature change is expected due to elevation gain or loss. If it gets too hot/cool, you can always zip off/on the legs and it won’t take you more than a minute to do so. Convertible pants offer good protection from heavy vegetation when hiking on maintained trails as well as when the weather turns cool or windy during your summer hiking trips. The downside of the convertible pants is the presence of zippers as they can be especially annoying, especially when hitting your knee while walking or pressing into your knees when you kneel down.
Hiking pants, whether convertible or not, should have a gusseted crotch and articulated knees for maximum freedom of movement. Stretch nylon is the best fabric option, though you may also desire mesh side vents for increased airflow. Down pants or fleece-lined pants are also good. Garments that can be easily put on over other clothing are the most versatile.
There are many different kinds of hiking pants suitable for various environments and temperatures so you have plenty of choices. The most important thing in a pair of hiking pants is to keep you dry and cool and not to allow moisture buildup inside your clothing.
Accessories - headwear, gloves, and others
Proper headwear such as warm hats, balaclavas, face masks, headbands, neck gaiters etc. is important on cold days to conserve body heat. Hoods provide protection against rain and snow. Head nets protect well against bugs such as mosquitos and flies, however, be warned that head net won’t effectively protect you against bites unless you wear it over a ball cap so that no netting is flush with the skin. A visor to shade the eyes from the sun is an ideal addition together with a sun-protection hat. Dark UV-protective glasses or goggles are also essential at high altitudes, especially on snow. Sunglasses should absorb all ultraviolet light and at least 90 percent of visible light.
Finger dexterity and sensitivity are significantly affected when the ambient temperature drops, especially if it gets lower than 4.4 C (fine finger functions are almost entirely lost at that temperature). This will impair the ability of your hands and fingers for performing fine tasks so you’ll need a pair of gloves or mittens to protect your hands from cold. Gloves and mittens are essential for hiking in cold environments. For snow or winds up high, a waterproof glove or at least wind-resistant outer mitt is necessary. Insulated mittens are better than gloves for cold conditions, though, in extremely cold weather, your best option is to use a layered system of two or more layers. Traditional layered systems consist of an inner layer (usually liner gloves) that keeps your hands and fingers warm and an outer layer (mittens or outer mitts) that protects your hands from rain and snow. Of course, there are various possible combinations that you can use depending on the weather conditions and your preferences.
Fingerless gloves, or ones made of thin silk or synthetic material, are good for operating cameras. If you are stuck and inadequately equipped, use spare socks as mittens, and cover them with plastic bags or stuff sacks, to save your fingers.
Waterproofs, ponchos, and umbrellas for rainy weather
It is difficult to stay dry while walking in rainy weather. Those wearing waterproof hiking clothes tend to sweat inside them. The main problem with waterproof clothing is that it is ineffective in keeping you dry. How’s that possible? The answer is both easy and intuitive. The reason is that your shell fends off water coming from outside but it doesn’t let internal water vapor to escape, which leads to moisture buildup inside your clothing system. This moisture:
- Seriously reduces your garment’s capacity for ensuring thermal insulation.
- Leads to an unpleasant feeling of clamminess.
- Leads to excessive cooling.
That’s why you need waterproof breathable clothing. Gore-Tex or similar breathable jackets and pants with vents or zippered areas under the arms and down the legs are preferable because they ensure better ventilation. In an intense rainfall, no clothing can breathe, so you will get wet from the inside no matter what. In those circumstances, light clothes and an umbrella or loose-fitting poncho may be the best compromise.
To sum up, layering your clothing is essential for hiking. In short, a layered system with a suitable base layer, fleece top, convenient trousers, and wind resistant and waterproof breathable jacket, provides versatility for almost all conditions. Wear the underwear and the outerwear for active situations, adding the fleece in harsh weather.
Remember that it takes time and practice to adjust hiking clothing so don’t hesitate to experiment and try various combinations to find out what works best for you.


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• Results: NCAA Cross Country Championships 2019
» Saturday, 23 November 2019
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See the results of the 2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships for Divisions 1, 2 and 3.
All the NCAA cross country championships take place on Saturday, November 23. For live stream and other meet info see page here.
NCAA DIVISION I Terre Haute, Ind.
- Women's 6k at 11:15am ET
- Men's10K at 12:15am ET
NCAA DIVISION II Sacramento, Calif.
- Women's 6km at 10am PT
- Men's 10k at 1:15am PT
NCAA DIVISION III Louisville, Ky.
- Men's 8k at 10:45am ET
- Women's 6k at 11:45am ET
• 20 February 2020
Duplantis Clears 6.07m Before narrowly Missing 6.19m in Lievin
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won the men’s pole vault with 6.07m with the greatest ease at the Meeting Hauts de-France Pas de Calais in Lievin before coming close to breaking...
• 19 February 2020
Results: Meeting Pas-de-Calais Lievin 2020
Results: Meeting Pas-de-Calais Lievin 2020 (World Athletics Indoor Tour) - Wednesday, February 19.
• 19 February 2020
Duplantis Seeks his third World Record in Lievin
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis will seek his third consecutive world record in the men’s pole vault at the Meeting-Haut-de France Pas de Calais in Lievin, the sixth and...
• 18 February 2020
Defending Champions Tadu Abate and Dibabe Kuma return to Hamburg
Defending champions Tadu Abate
and Dibabe Kuma will return to the Haspa Marathon Hamburg.
Fellow-Ethiopians Ayele Abshero, who was runner-up last year, and
• 17 February 2020
Tokyo Marathon Suspends Mass Race Over Coronavirus Fear
Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Marathon canceled mass participation race due to the coronavirus breakout.
A the Tokyo marathon on March 1, only 176 elite runners and wheelchair...
• 16 February 2020
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei Smashes 5km World Record with 12:51 in Monaco
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei clocked a new 5km World record on Sunday at the 2nd edition of the Monaco Run with a stunning 12 minutes 51 seconds.
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Baahubali will look like a very Small film – Rana Daggubati !
The Striking Rana Daggubati after his exceptional performance in ‘Baahubali the Beginning’ is currently busy shooting for India’s first navy film ‘Ghazi’, ‘Baahubali 2’ and ‘Ennai Nokki Paayum Thota’. Rana has got many films in his kitty too.
The Stunning Rana Daggubati in a recent interview was questioned on the progress of his prestigious project ‘Baahubali 2’; Rana replied that ‘Baahubali 2’ will be even more dramatic in terms of visuals and promised that ‘Baahubali 2’ will make the first part look like a very small film, whether it’s action, drama or songs — it will be visually far more arresting than what you’ve seen before. He also added that International stunt crew who worked in films like X men has been roped in to work for the film. Rana was also questioned on why he did a cameo role in Gautham’s ‘Ennai Noki Paayum Thota’ but he replied saying that Gautham is his good old friend and they have been on talks for many years to work for a film together and finally Gautham wanted him to do a cameo in this film and that’s the reason he accepted.

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Srinagar: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Passport Authority in Srinagar to take a fresh decision on the request for the issuance of a passport to former J&K chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti within three months.
The submission was made before a single-judge bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh, wherein the GoI’s standing counsel, Kirtiman Singh, told the court that a decision was taken yesterday on Mufti’s appeal and the matter has been remanded to the passport office in Srinagar.
Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that the issue has been pending for two years following an appeal against the rejection; it has now been remanded to the passport officer concerned for reconsideration.
“Considering that the matter has been remanded to the passport officer and the initial rejection was almost two years ago, let the concerned passport officer take a decision expeditiously within three months. The petition is disposed of,” the court ordered.
Notably, the court’s order came on a petition by Mufti seeking direction to the authorities to take an early decision on her appeal regarding the issuance of travel documents.
In her plea, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister stated that there was considerable delay in issuing a new passport to her despite reminders.
It is pertinent to mention that former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s passport expired on May 31, 2019, after which she applied for a fresh/ renewal of her passport on December 11, 2020. However, she was denied the renewal after which she approached the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
In 2021, a single bench of the HC dismissed her petition, and in April same year she moved and appealed before the division bench of the high court which granted her the liberty to approach the appropriate authority to avail the proper remedy available to her.
“On receipt of the appeal, the authority concerned shall consider and decide the same on its merits, strictly under rules, regulations, and the provisions of the Act, that too un-influenced by the observations made in the judgment impugned dated 29th of March, 2021,” the court said.


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(Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #5)
by Ann Brashares
Received for Review from publisher via netgalley
Young Adult/Adult Realistic Contemporary
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Average Goodreads Rating: 3.84
Before I get into my review, here is the summary that's available on Goodreads:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Brashares comes the welcome return of the characters whose friendship became a touchstone for a generation. Now Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget have grown up, starting their lives on their own. And though the jeans they shared are long gone, the sisterhood is everlasting.
Despite having jobs and men that they love, each knows that something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Carmen is a successful actress in New York, engaged to be married, but misses her friends. Lena finds solace in her art, teaching in Rhode Island, but still thinks of Kostos and the road she didn’t take. Bridget lives with her longtime boyfriend, Eric, in San Francisco, and though a part of her wants to settle down, a bigger part can’t seem to shed her old restlessness.
Then Tibby reaches out to bridge the distance, sending the others plane tickets for a reunion that they all breathlessly await. And indeed, it will change their lives forever—but in ways that none of them could ever have expected.
As moving and life-changing as an encounter with long-lost best friends, Sisterhood Everlasting is a powerful story about growing up, losing your way, and finding the courage to create a new one.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: First off I'd like to thank the publisher and netgalley for allowing me to review this book.
I didn't reread the series before reading this one and now I'm definitely thinking I'm going to need to. This book in two words is heartbreakingly beautiful.
I've always loved this series--I feel in love with the characters, the writing, and the plot immediately. I was thrilled to see that Ann was writing another novel in this series.
I started reading and I flew through it. I know a few people thought this book was depressing or boring; however, I was never bored with this book. I enjoyed watching as each character struggled to find their right path. I felt every emotion they felt.
I've always thought Ann was an incredible writer. The ending to this novel was perfect, to go back to my earlier phrase it was heartbreaking but beautiful. Fans of this series should love this novel. It's one that I feel readers of all ages will love.
In Summary: Ann has created another novel that fans of the Sisterhood will love. The conclusion is heartbreaking and yet beautiful at the same time. Definitely recommend this one.
Warnings/Side-notes: The book swears often, but only uses the f word a few times. This novel talks about sex and related topics as well. This book reads the same as the other ones in the series.
The Wrap-up: I feel much more satisfied with this ending than the fourth one (the one I thought was the end). However, it broke my heart at the same time. It was absolutely beautiful and yet tragic at the same time. Read this one if you have loved this series.
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This is an appeal to the anti-war movement, to the peace movement, eco-action movement, animal rights movement, anti-fascists, everybody active, everybody who can respond, can call a demo, can organise a protest, an office occupation, an embassy storming, a road blockade, mass civil disobedience, industrial shut-down, work-place occupation, solidarity work stoppage, blockade the US Embassy, Fairford Military Base action campaign? What's taking off at Fairford? Are B52s being deployed? Shannon Peace Camp protestors- are there new movements at Shannon airport?
http://www.usembassy.org.uk/ukaddres.html - addresses of US Embassies in
London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff
http://cndyorks.gn.apc.org/caab/ - Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases ? this site has a list of the locations of all the main US air bases used in the UK
http://www.caat.org.uk/links/companies.php - full list of arms companies. BAE Systems, and Lockheed Martin have been principal supplies of weapons of mass destruction for the war on Iraq
http://www.caat.org.uk/support/confronting-companies.php - tips on confronting arms companies by Campaign Against the Arms Trade
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage - Keep up to date with Al Jazeera
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As you read this, a massacre is taking place in Falluja, Iraq. Falluja is a town which has been resisting the occupation of Iraq since June. US troops have been forced to the border of the town since then. It has fought hardest and most uncompromisingly and has regularly pummelled by F16 fighter jets and apache helicopter gunships since then, with civilians being slaughtered on a regular basis.
Well over 470 people have now been slaughtered by US troops in Falluja, this week. 1700 have been injured. The deathtoll is expected to rise due to the siege nature of the military cordon around the town. ambulances are being fired upon and followed by sniper sights if they attempt to enter the town. Eyewitnesses have reported seeing bodies lying dead in the streets. Hospitals have been attacked. Medical supplies and bed shortages are at crisis levels. Residents are calling it a massacre. People from all over are attempting, some succeeding, to get into Falluja to help evacuate the injured by car. People are donating food, medical supplies and water to those fleeing. All of Iraq is watching and sympathising with Falluja say people on the ground there.
There is at the time of writing (10/04/04) a 13km column of Falluja residents fleeing the bomb-smashed town, trapped in the desert and surrounded by US troops which eye-witnesses report have been firing on them. Most of the desert marooned refugees are elderly men, women and children.
For US soldiers stationed near the town, they have been in an impossible situation and their blood too is being shed for the market-profit-power chasing interests of the US and UK government and corporate interests. Recently, the long-time brewing discontent, frustration, humiliation, and mounting rage against the occupation has exploded. The occupation is being fought for its very existence, its racism, its violence. Its recycling and re-empowerment of a neo-Baathist ruling elite, its re-training and re-hiring of over 10,000 Baathist torturers and intelligence agents, its re-writing of Iraq?s laws through Coalition Provisional Authority Orders (principally Order 30 on Salaries and Employment Conditions for Civil Service Employees which sets the minimum wage for Iraqi Public Sector workers at 69,000 ID ($40 per month ? less than half the recommended wage of a sweatshop worker in a free trade zone in neighbouring Iran), plus Order 39 on Foreign Investment which allows for 100% foreign ownership ' privatisation ' and slashes the highest rate of income tax from 45% to 15%) has resulted in insurrection.
The climate in Iraq has moved on from protest to resistance, and now to insurgency. Demonstrations have been taking place every day all over the country since the occupation began, with protestors ranging from students to pensioners, unemployed, women, former soldiers and children. This new uprising has been labelled a revolt in support of the anti-Occupation cleric Muqtada al Sadr, but the reality is that it is widespread, uncontrollable, inchoate and varied. It is not Islamic, it is not just nationalist, it is not Baathist. It is a generalised struggle against the Occupation - the biggest incitement to violence in the country.
Please stand in solidarity with the people in Iraq during this upheaval and time of bloodshed. Please join the protest against the bloody massacre in Falluja, which will spread if the occupation armies continue unchecked and un-challenged.
Stop the ongoing war on Iraq.
Troops out of Iraq.


At the moment the Shrike is not particularly well liked by the NSV 13 player base, i believe the addition of another new weapon to the shrike could help improve the popularity of the shrike.
i am proposing the addition of a tractor beam to the shrike that could have both offensive and defensive capability’s. the tractor beam could be used to slow and perhaps move enemy ships to assist in the defence of the ship.
The tractor beam could also be used in an offensive manner to fling asteroids and perhaps smaller ships like the marine ships at other enemy ships causing large amounts of damage but using large amounts of energy. though it would likely make the weapon too powerful maybe it could be used to redirect NAC shots.
The addition of a weapon like this would also have a secondary effect of making the shrike more like its namesake
The weapon could be balanced via the weapon requreing large amounts of energy to charge up then and dispersing that energy when firing, just like the phaser banks on the wisp, this would prevent the weapon from being to powerful.
The method i would propose for the over map function of the weapon would be like the gravity gun in half life 2 first click on the asteroid/ship and then click in the direction to propel the object.
i am aware of the fact this would likely take quite a bit of work and i cannot code or sprite so somebody would have to dedicate time to this which could be better spent on coding other things for the game. and of course mechanics could be changed as seen fit, this is just an idea.


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Liberal officials are so consumed with killing the unborn, freeing criminals and handcuffing police that they've lost sight of the things that Americans need.
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Retirement Accounts When You Change Your Job
This video discusses issues related to your retirement accounts when you move on from your job.
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Tour of the Lake District
Tour of the Lake District (Cicerone Guide) by Jim Reid
English | Mar. 15, 2007 | ISBN: 1852844965 | 181 Pages | EPUB | 17 MB
A guidebook to walking a scenic, seven-day circular route (93 miles) around England's Lake District. The tour gives a flavour of each of the main Lakeland valleys and their different character.
The route starts at the railway terminus at Windermere village. Quickly leaving the crowds behind, it passes through Ambleside, Langdale valley, Coniston, Dunnerdale, Eskdale, Wasdale, Ennerdale, Buttermere, Newlands Valley, Keswick, Borrowdale, Grasmere then Ullswater, before returning back to Windermere via the Troutbeck valley.
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The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Darby Bible Translation
Thine are the heavens, the earth also is thine; the world and its fulness, thou hast founded them.
World English Bible
The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.
Young's Literal Translation
Thine are the heavens -- the earth also is Thine, The habitable world and its fulness, Thou hast founded them.
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the fulness...: or, all it containeth
The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.Psalm 89:11 Parallel Commentaries
LibrarySeptember the Sixteenth the Steadfastness of the Lord
"My covenant shall stand fast." --PSALM lxxxix. 19-29. Such a divine assurance ought to make me perfectly quiet in spirit. Restlessness in a Christian always spells disloyalty. The uncertainty is born of suspicion. There is a rift in the faith, and the disturbing breath of the devil blows through, and destroys my peace. If I am sure of my great Ally, my heart will not be troubled, neither will it be afraid. And such a divine assurance ought to make me bold in will and majestic in labour. I ought …
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Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
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Events in Chicago
Chicago is a bustling mainstream city with an active nightlife, five-star restaurants, and luxury hotels that cater to an active social scene as well as business and leisure travelers. With a city that is always on the go, it is no wonder that a variety of events in Chicago is scheduled throughout the year. Whether you're interested in spending your Chicago vacation trying new foods, viewing local artwork, or learning about the city's cultural heritage, you should have no trouble finding plenty of events to entertain you.
Chicago summer events kick off in April with the opening of baseball season for the White Sox and the Cubs, whose games continue into the fall, as well as the Greek Independence Day Parade. May activities include the Division Street Fest & Sidewalk Sale, Cinco de Mayo Parade, Memorial Day fireworks, and Marine Week, which honors the men and women of the military.
Chicago summer events in June are plentiful with the famous Chicago Blues Festival; the music, dancing, and food at the Scottish Festival & Highland Games; the Smooth Jazz Festival; and great food at the Taste of Randolph. There is also more fun, food, and music at St. Josaphat Summerfest, as well as water taxis and tour boats at the Taste of the Riverwalk.
During July, Chicago summer events are at their peak, beginning with Fourth of July fireworks celebrations, the Irish American Heritage Festival, and Old St Pat's World's Largest Block Party. Numerous food festivals include the Taste of Chicago Food Fest, Randolph Street Market Festival, and the Taste of Lincoln Avenue. Fairs abound throughout the month, so travelers who are interested in outdoor gatherings should consider visiting the Wicker Park Fair, Gold Coast Art Fair, Mag Mile Art Festival, Chinatown Summer Fair, and Lou Gehrig Day at Wrigley Field. For plant enthusiasts, Sheffield Garden Walk has self-guided tours and the Dearborn Garden Walk has tours of twenty private gardens.
Rounding out the Chicago summer events schedule in August are the Bud Billiken Parade & Picnic, Ginza Holiday, Lincoln Park Arts/Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Air & Water Show Preview Cruises, Ribs 'n' Soul Festival, Greek festival, Indian Cultural Festival, and Latin Music Festival.
September begins the fall season with events in Chicago that have a little something for everyone. The Chicago Farmers Market hosts 70 vendors selling flowers, vegetables, and fruit to multiple neighborhoods. One event in Chicago that has taken place annually for the past 30 years is the Chicago Jazz Festival, which is held over Labor Day weekend and features music from local and national talent along with international musicians. The Taste of Polonia, also occurring on Labor Day weekend, celebrates Polish food, music, and beer. Celtic Fest Chicago features Celtic instruments and music, as well as the opportunity to learn Celtic dancing, and takes place during the weekend following Labor Day.
During the fall, events in Chicago often coincide with the holidays. In October, one of the many Chicago events celebrated is Halloween. Businesses, streets, and parks are decorated throughout the city and a special event in Chicago takes place at Daley Plaza: the Halloween Franken Plaza and Halloween Parade. This event in Chicago is fun for the whole family as scary faces and pumpkin patches descend on the city. Two additional Chicago events, the Country Music Festival and the Chicago Marathon are held each year in October.
The month of November prepares Chicagoans and visitors to the city for two spectacular Chicago events. The first is the Lights Festival and Parade, and the second is the Thanksgiving Parade. At Daley Plaza, Santa's House opens in preparation for the Christmas holiday.
December has its own events in Chicago beginning with the Holiday Sports Fest, Chicago Theatre Tour, Midwest Film Festival, and Santa's House, which is open every day through December 24 and provides an opportunity for kids to visit Santa and see the beautiful Chicago Christmas tree on display.
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KATIE Price sparked pregnancy rumors when she promised a “big announcement” today ahead of her Mucky Mansion TV show tonight.
This comes as fans are believing that Katie is pregnant with her sixth child as she is gearing up for her wedding to fiancé Carl Woods.
Speaking in an Instagram video this morning, the TV star said: “Good morning everyone. Now, about four and a half hours from now, I have a big press announcement to make.
“And, I’m trying to decide what kind of lashes and lipstick to wear.”
Before knowing the news about her, Katie took advantage of the opportunity to promote her beauty.
She added: “And now you can also buy all of these individually. Lip gloss and lashes. But yes, I’ll tell you which one I’m wearing!”
Last week, the 43-year-old sparked pregnancy rumors again behind the scenes of an interview on Good Morning Britain.
She appeared with her son Harvey and fans assumed she had dropped “clues”.
Katie wears a clear gold chain with the word “baby” engraved on it.
Katie Price’s Mucky Mansion is located in Sussex, England, and she’s taking fans inside her Channel 4 documentary this evening.
It is a 19-room house surrounded by 10 acres and was once the home of former Horsham congressman Francis Maude.
The house was first named “Mucky Mansion” after it fell into disrepair and was destroyed by attacks.
However, mother of five children Katie is determined to turn the house into a family home.
Talking about the house, Price said: “My house used to be called Mucky Mansion, but now no longer, I am turning it into a home.
“I’m getting my hands dirty and doing a lot of work on my own, and with the help of my wonderful family and some great friends, I’m putting the past behind and rebuilding.
“My house is like my life, it’s lined up like I’m being put together.”
The first episode of Katie Price’s Mucky Mansion airs Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 9pm on C4.
The show is a three-part series of one-hour episodes.
The star took to social media to announce her new show, saying, “It’s official! #MuckyMansion series one will air on Channel 4 in just two weeks! Save the date and make sure you stay tuned to see my crafty creations. January 26 at 9pm! ”
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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – People’s Kitchen in Lansing opened its doors Tuesday for people who knew 40-year-old music producer Curshawn Terrell.
Terrell was shot on New Year’s Eve in a recording studio in the same building as the People’s Kitchen.
Terrell was better known around Lansing as “Kaz”. The fundraiser was not only for his family but it also gave friends and family a space to remember his impact on the community.
People’s Kitchen staff created a GoFundMe earlier this month that has collected more than $3,000.
Around 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, the Lansing Township Police Department responded to the recording studio on the 2000 block of E. Michigan Ave. where they said they found Kaz and Shaquille Brown shot. Kaz later died at the hospital.
Restaurant staff collected donations through buffet-style comfort foods and offered guests sky lanterns to release outside. Restaurant general manager, Douglas Mulkey, said Kaz was a regular and a friend of the staff.
“After we knew we lost Kaz, we knew we wanted to do something. We felt like the best we could do is do what we can do best. Just open the doors and offer some food and beverage and a place for people to come together and share those memories about Kaz,” said Mulkey.
Other people remembered Kaz as a passionate artist and caring father.
“Half of his life was spent in the studio, another half was spent with his family. If it wasn’t with his family, we were in the studio. Every holiday, as soon as we were done with our family stuff, we would race each other to the studio so he can create,” said fellow artist and friend Eric Ware.
Police said 28-year-old Anthony Anderson Jr. from the Saginaw area has been arrested and charged in the case.
The restaurant’s general manager said a commissioned portrait of Kaz was on display Tuesday and will be gifted to the family.
The GoFundMe can be found here.