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The first time Nate and Maggie truly connect is at his 40th birthday party, where he becomes angrier and angrier, until he takes this anger out on a bird and begins the most selfish part of his own narrative. This conversation almost seems to function as a turning point, where Nate gives up on caring about others and decides there’s no point in it—he’ll pursue his own happiness, regardless of the effect it has on those around him.
In addition to the conversation with Maggie, it’s Nate’s vision of his father that also pushes him in the wrong direction. Through Nathaniel Sr., we see how Nate truly feels about his life. He doesn’t understand love, including the love he’s supposed to share with his wife Brenda, and he can’t seem to close the gap between himself and everyone else.
In just a few episodes, George goes from seeming like kind of a douchebag, to being a man with a legitimate psychiatric problem. He’s constantly seeing things and worrying about illogical situations. Despite how hard he tries to get better, it’s never good enough for Ruth, who feels trapped by the whole situation. Last season, it was hard not to sympathize with Ruth, but with this quote, it’s equally hard not to feel for George.
When Six Feet Under started, it seemed like Nate and Brenda were almost kindred spirits, similar in many ways and destined for each other. However as the final season nears its end, we see just how different these two are, right down to how they will raise Maya. Brenda wants to tell Maya how she came into Maya’s life, while Nate isn’t sure if that’s the best way to tell Maya what happened to her birth mother. Brenda captures the fundamental difference in way she and Nate were raised, and it speaks volumes about who they are now.
The above quote says so much about the duality in Nate’s feelings on love. He’s right, love is something that you do and it takes a lot to make it work in the long run. But he also says that if love isn’t working, save it for someone else. The problem is Nate doesn’t know how to do both of these things, or to know when the time calls for one or the other.
The last few times we see Sarah, she isn’t the happy-go-lucky free-spirit we’d grown to love. Instead, she’s a more pessimistic, realistic version of herself. She’s done away with her belief that everything happens for a reason, and she’s even scaring Claire away from the art world, after being the one to get Claire interested in art in the first place. Sarah’s friend has died, and now that she’s experienced such a profound pain from the loss, her viewpoints begin to shift.
In “The Silence,” Maggie’s Quaker friend Peter gets the honor of being the episode opening death. While at a small play he’s been invited to by friends, Peter begins to have a heart attack, bringing the play to a stop as people around watch him die. But after events like Nate’s terrible birthday party and Brenda and Nate’s wedding, it’s clear that Peter raises an excellent point about invitations.
The last survivor of a WW2 artillery regiment was laid to rest in Leeds today after his death at the age of 98.
Benjamin Boocock, from Bramhope, served with the Royal Regiment of Artillery's West Riding Gunners from 1939 until 1946, seeing action in Iceland, Nigeria, Burma and India and rising to the rank of sergeant. He was the last man from his unit still alive, and was buried today at St John's Church in Adel with military honours and in front of current and retired service personnel. His coffin was borne on a field gun carriage towed by an army jeep. In 2017, Mr Boocock had contacted 269 (West Riding) Battery of the Royal Artillery to ask them to take possession of his war diaries after his death. The veteran had ensured his former comrades had all been buried with the Union Jack when they died and hoped for the same honour himself. Mr Boocock was one of Leeds' last remaining WW2 veterans and he attended the Remembrance Sunday parade in November 2018. He is survived by his wife Audrey, with whom he had three children. He worked as a master tailor after the war.
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has sharply reacted to former chief minister and BJP leader S M Krishna’s remark that he weeps only during elections saying that he sheds tears every day and those who mock at him don’t know the value of tears.
Speaking to media persons at Aanavatti in Sorab taluk on Wednesday, he said, “I am an emotional person by nature. I feel disheartened when I see the farmers’ problems. It makes me emotional and I shed tears. Everybody can’t shed tears and those who are sensitive and emotional can only shed tears”.
He also taunted BJP saying that he has not made people shed tears after the elections like others.
Reacting to election in Mandya, he said the farmers of the constituency have assured that they would not let him down. He exuded confidence that the coalition partners would win 12 seats out of 14 that are going to the polls in the first phase on April 18.
Later speaking at an election campaign, Kumaraswamy alleged that BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa has been striving to topple the coalition government from the day one.
“Now, they have set deadline of May 24. They had offered Rs 10 crore, Rs 20 crore to legislators of JD(S). Where did they get the money from? Did he bring it from rice mill or educational institutes (owned by B S Yeddyurappa)? I have not constructed educational institutes to make money,” he said.
A Tory donor has called for a second Brexit referendum as left-wing group Momentum said it would consult its members on what stance to take on EU withdrawal.
Former Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Simon Robertson insisted he is “deeply depressed” at the tone of the Brexit debate and wants a new vote on any exit deal agreed with Brussels.
He told the Observer: “I think it is complete balderdash to say the people have spoken, therefore you can’t go back. The people can speak again - why can’t we have another vote on it?
“We had a brilliant deal with Europe. We had an opt-out on ever-closer union.
The comments came as the Jeremy Corbyn-supporting grassroots campaign group Momentum announced it would ask members later in the year if a Brexit deal should be voted down if it does not meet the six prerequisites set out by Labour.
The group said it is taking no position on any Brexit motions at the upcoming Labour conference where Mr Corbyn is expected to come under pressure to back a “people’s vote” on withdrawal terms.
Labour tests for a Brexit deal include calls for any withdrawal agreement to deliver the same benefits as the single market and customs union, and a fair migration system.
WEST HAM have made a formal approach to sign Levante midfielder Victor Camarasa.
But his transfer fee will depend on whether the Spanish side are relegated or not this season.
Levante value midfielder Camarasa, who is a Spanish Under 21 international, at £9.5m.
But it is understood they will be forced to cash in for just over £3m if they lose their battle against the drop.
Levante are currently bottom of La Liga with the joint-worst goal difference in the division.
But Camarasa, who is under contract until 2019, is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in Spain.
Hammers boss Slaven Bilic has sent scouts to watch the 21-year-old several times this season.
And he could be the first of several new arrivals at West Ham as the club move into the Olympic Stadium.
Polling stations have opened for the first round of Ukraine's presidential election with newcomer comedian Volodymyr Zelensky out in front, according to the latest polls. The election has been overshadowed by a flare-up of violence in the east, where a Ukrainian soldier was killed on Saturday.
Volodymyr Zelensky, who has a young support base, is currently polling above 25 percent, offering a serious challenge to pro-Western leader Petro Poroshenko who is seeking re-election on Sunday.
Zelensky acknowledges that he has "no experience" but nonetheless insists he has the strength to lead Ukraine.
Critics point to the vagueness of his manifesto, the key pledges of which were chosen following a public vote on social media.
Poroshenko came to power in 2014 after a revolution forced Kremlin-backed predecessor Viktor Yanukovych from office.
At the time, he promised to tackle graft, align Ukraine with the West and shut down the fighting in the east.
But five years on, corruption is widespread and the simmering separatist conflict has cost 13,000 lives.
One recent survey put Poroshenko at around 17 percent, neck and neck with another contender, the former prime minister Yuliya Tymoshenko who has also expressed largely pro-European views during the campaign.
She has promised to cut consumer gas prices in half and boost pensions as she appeals to an older base during her third bid for the presidency.
None of the openly pro-Russia candidates are seen as serious contenders.
Kiev's armed forces said in a statement on Saturday that the situation had "escalated significantly" in the previous 24 hours, accusing rebels of using heavy weaponry banned by peace agreements.
The army added that four of its soldiers were wounded in large-calibre mortar and artillery attacks.
The rebel authorities did not announce any casualties on their side.
Kiev and its Western backers accuse Russia of funnelling troops and arms across the border to fan the flames of the conflict.
Moscow has denied the claims despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Newswise — WASHINGTON—The vast majority of parents of school-age children support strong national nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold to students during school, according to a poll released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the American Heart Association (AHA). The findings come as school districts implement the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Smart Snacks in School” nutrition standards, which set basic limits on the fat, salt, and calories in foods and beverages sold through vending machines, school stores, and a la carte cafeteria menus.
The nationally representative poll assessed parents’ opinions of nutrition standards for both school meals and snack foods and beverages. Among the findings: • Most parents favor nutrition standards for all food served in schools. • 72 percent favor national standards for school meals. • 72 percent support standards for school snacks. • 91 percent support requiring schools to include a serving of fruits or vegetables with every meal. • 75 percent think salt should be limited in meals. • The majority of parents are concerned with the state of children’s health (80 percent) and with childhood obesity (74 percent). • Most parents hold a mixed or negative opinion of the nutritional quality of snack foods and beverages traditionally sold in schools and consider them to be only somewhat or not at all healthy. This applies to foods sold a la carte (69 percent), in school stores (72 percent), and in vending machines (81 percent).
The Agriculture Department’s “Smart Snacks” standards, which took effect on July 1, 2014, represent the first major updates to national guidelines for school snack foods and beverages in more than 30 years. To meet the standards, a snack food must be a fruit, a vegetable, protein, dairy, or whole grain; have fewer than 200 calories; and be low in fat, sodium, and sugar. These guidelines follow similar nutrition standards for school lunches that took effect during the 2012-13 school year and are being met by approximately 90 percent of school districts.
Research has shown that both student health and school food service revenue can benefit from selling healthier snack foods and beverages. For example, a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project found that when schools implement healthier standards for snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal—a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal sales.
The poll was conducted by Hart Research Associates and Ferguson Research. Data were collected via telephone surveys between June 19 and 28, 2014, among registered voters who are parents of public school students.
Pew, RWJF, and AHA are jointly supporting efforts to ensure all foods and beverages in schools are healthy. The Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project is a collaboration between Pew and RWJF. Voices for Healthy Kids is an initiative of RWJF and AHA, with Pew providing additional expertise.
The Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project provides nonpartisan analysis and evidence-based recommendations on policies that affect the safety and healthfulness of school foods. The project is a collaboration between The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Learn more at www.healthyschoolfoodsnow.org.
The mobile music market might be focused on smartphones right now, but that doesn’t mean there’s no market for standalone portable media players…and to that end SanDisk has announced its new SanDisk Fuse+ MP3 Player, sporting a large color LCD display, video playback capability, microSDHC removable storage, and swipe-based “filmstrip” interface for selecting music and navigating player functions. And the Fuse+ is available in 4, 8, and 16 GB capacities at suggested prices of $79, $89, and $119, respectively.
LIke most media players, the Fuse+ supports a variety of audio formats (including MP3, WMA, WAV, DRM-free AAC/M4A, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Audible, and Secure WMA), along with H.264, MPEG-4, WMV, and Flip Video video formats. The unit sports a 2.4-inch color LCD display, and a new capacitive touchpad that SanDisk says provides the convenient feel of using a touchscreen without obscuring the visible display. The devices are available with 4, 8, or 16 GB of built-in memory that can be augmented with microSDHC removable storage for up to 16 GB additional storage. SanDisk says the rechargeable batteries should handle up to 24 hours of audio playback or five hours of video—and the device packs an FM radio if that stored digital content gets too boring. The Fuse+ players are also pre-configured for synchronization with the Rhapsody, Napster, and eMusic services.
SanDisk says the Fuse+ MP3 players are available now through retailers, although in-store pricing will be set by those retailers, so $79, $89, and $119 price points are just suggestions.
After spending five relaxing days in the sun and surf of Costa Rica, Britney Spears has returned to her L.A. home.
An eyewitness tells OK! that the singer, 26, who was vacationing in Costa Rica with Oscar winner Mel Gibson, her father, Jamie Spears, and her agent Jason Trawick, arrived at Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport shortly after 7:30 p.m.
It was just last week that the world got to see a happier Britney frolicking in the waves and riding ATVs along the beach as she continues to recover from her whirlwind year.
But all good things must come to an end. Brit has to focus now on her on-going custody case with ex Kevin Federline. The two are scheduled to meet face-to-face in a private conference this week to hammer out the logistics of their custody agreement.
Commissioner Scott Gordon has said that if the two can’t come to an agreement, he will set a trial date for sometime in August or September.
AMRITSAR: There are 11,000 letters from Indian children to their 'friends" in Pakistan, and the largest love letter in the world.
But this unique initiative by 'Friends Without Borders' to foster ties between two distrusting nations is not just about half a dozen foreign nationals urging children to write.
It's also about 12 freedom fighters at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, who have put their hearts into letters to freedom fighters in Pakistan and to president Musharraf.
There's this school teacher from Chandigarh, who has just one plea: "Please, please, ensure my letter reaches somebody like me in Pakistan."
And then there are the two businessmen from Mumbai who got to know about the project through word of mouth and turned up one day with their own letters to Pakistan.
Among the huge piles of letters Friends volunteers will carry to Pakistan on March 24, are about 100-120 from adults in India, who wrote not because they were asked to write, but because they wanted to.
Says John Siliphant, in whose mind the idea first germinated more than a year ago: "The freedom fighters' gesture was so touching.
I had been working with them before starting this letter-writing project and when I told them about it, they just sat down with a pen and paper among the kids and wrote.
There were even people writing to Musharraf about how the two countries should reunite, not necessarily into one country but may be as brothers."
Many of the "adult letters" are addressed to Musharraf, which, John says, gave rise to the idea that maybe, the Indian President and Prime Minister could be persuaded to write to Pakistani children. Musharraf can also be requested to write to Indian children.
A meeting with Manmohan Singh is on the cards to discuss the idea. On the Pakistan side, the project has already caught the fancy of foreign minister Khursheed Mohammed Kasuri.
But it's really the thousands of "ordinary people" who have made the project worth the effort.
There have been instances of teachers begging John and his friends to let them sign the perimeters of the "largest love letter" (the inner pieces of the letter will be donated to Pakistani NGOs for the tarpaulin to be used for sheds for disaster victims).
Strangers have begged to help. Like Sukhbir Singh, a night manager at an Amritsar hotel, who has been working 15-16 hours over the past few days just to help in the project.
Talking to The Times of India, Sukhbir said, "I had just met them on one of my off-days when I had come for a walk to Jallianwala Bagh. I was touched by the efforts of foreigners to bring India and Pakistan together. I wanted to be a part of it."
Yoomi Lee, a member of the Friends core group, recounts how Inderjeet Singh, an auto agency owner at Khasa, insisted on housing the 15-member team (including the cart-pullers) for the night in his small house during the walk to Wagah.
"For two days, he was working just to make us comfortable because he believed in the cause," Yoomi says.
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KATY -- Matt Kingsley had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Stephen F. Austin pulled away in the second half for a 71-60 win over Texas-San Antonio in a Southland Conference opening round game on Thursday night at the Merrell Center.
Kingsley, who played at Cy Creek, scored 18 of his points in the second half to lead the top-seeded Lumberjacks (26-4) to a Friday night date against the winner of Thursday's nightcap between fourth seed Southeastern Louisiana and No. 5 seed Northwestern State. The 6-9 junior secured the win with four free throws in the final 44 seconds as SFA defeated the Roadrunners (13-17) for the third time this season.
SLC Freshman of the Year Devin Gibson had 27 points, five rebounds and four assists for UTSA, accounting for nearly half of the Roadrunners' offense. UTSA led 31-26 at the half and were tied at 41-41 with 11:26 remaining, but Kingsley and Gerald Fonzie (19 points) combined to score 14 of the Lumberjacks' next 17 points to give SFA a 59-51 margin at the 5:39 mark.
Lumberjacks guard Josh Alexander, the SLC Player of the Year, was held to just eight points on 2-for-13 shooting.
A window on estimating from BCIS. Here, Neil Barnett, resource cost services manager of BCIS, the Building Cost Information Service of the RICS, provides the latest sample cost breakdowns for various types of doors, windows and curtain walling.
These guides reflect the prices a developer might expect to pay on a medium-sized residential project for products in the low to upper-middle specification range. Prices do not include for the contractor’s preliminaries, overhead and profit margin. The base date is August 2012 at UK mean location and prices are based on the BCIS Online Rates Database.
Most holidays are a blend of recreation and dedicated purpose. If any American holiday should wear that title a little awkwardly in the mind, it is Memorial Day. Memorial service suggests the solemnity of a funeral, but Memorial day beckons many toward barbecues, softball, or maybe a trip to the lake. That is fitting, but those good things should not eclipse the moments of grace and gratitude the day was made for. Memorial Day is an occasion to honor those who gave all, to console or appreciate their families, and to think on the cause for which they died.
A friend once observed something both simple and profound. It’s tempting to think of warriors as different from the rest of us, somehow feeling less pain or fear than ordinary people. But when we recognize that fighting men and women have the same feelings and desires we all do, we appreciate the real nature of their courage and sacrifice. This applies especially to those who sacrifice their lives.
No one wants to die in combat. As awful as that is, the real sacrifice is not the moment of peril. It is the unknown life that was not lived, the unwritten chapters snatched away from a young person full of hope and full of future.
I had occasion to ponder this more personally one day in the Colorado legislature as we honored fallen Navy Seal Danny Dietz. Sen. Mike Kopp, a former Seal himself, presented the memorial that spanned from Danny’s boyhood desire to be a Ninja, to his brave death on a ridge high in the mountains of Afghanistan. It was a rich life only starting to unfold.
Years before, I had a similar sad privilege as I and my colleagues honored a young man whose name I’ve forgotten from the nearby town of Thornton. We learned about his youthful sports and high school crushes, his love of family and his love of the United States. And we silently imagined the pages he would never fill.
Some things struck and stuck with me. On that morning, the approaching Memorial Day seemed less of a military remembrance than a societal tribute to the sacrifice of what might have been to defend freedoms and security we unite to protect.
Second, it dawned that the United States has the most powerful military on earth because this young man volunteered to serve, and when ordered into duty, he was willing to go around the world and live in dirty, dangerous conditions, and fight. His family that loved him also supported his aspiration.
It’s not just him, but millions of individuals from all walks of life in all corners of the nation that bear the burden. It is Americans. We the People: men and women, neighbors, classmates, siblings, children, parents, are willing to defend this nation. Their families stand behind them. And are left waiting and worrying behind.
In a country as vast, prosperous and technologically advanced as the United States, it’s easy to think abstractly about the nation’s strength. Maybe it’s a consequence of a large population, or national GDP and resources, or astounding technology. But that gets things backwards. America is strong and secure because real people are willing to risk and defend her.
Every man and woman who leaves their home, their neighborhood, their comforts, builds that strength. Every family who sustains the fighter’s commitment also support’s their nation’s strength. Memorial Day too, then, is an opportunity to remember the families who have lost loved ones.
After each of those resolutions was read, the legislature temporarily adjourned to allow members to greet family. Lawmakers walked single-file past parents and siblings. I shook the father’s hand, and saw his wet eyes. I hugged the mother and saw her wet cheeks.
It became sharply clear again. Our fallen soldiers are not “American” losses or statistics; they are not news about a distant tragedy. They are friends, brothers, children. They leave a hole in the fabric of their friends’ and families’ lives that cannot be filled. Their sacrifice spreads to be shouldered by others. Many of us know people who have lost loved ones. They too should be in our thoughts, and better, in our gestures.