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Allen Park —The Lions left tackle is back in the fold. The team announced Taylor Decker has been added back to the active roster, off the physically unable to perform list, prior to this weekend's home game against the Cleveland Browns.
The team also announced backup offensive tackle Corey Robinson has been activated off injured reserve. To clear roster space, the team waived wide receiver Jace Billingsley.
Decker has been out since June when he suffered a shoulder injury during an OTA practice. He returned to practice on Nov. 1 and has finally been given the green light to return to game action, more than five months after having successful surgery to repair a torn labrum.
"Yeah, he's doing well," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said before Friday's practice. "He's been working and (we're) trying to simulate him as best we can, sort of game-like situations. He's been doing those things well. We've got another day of work today, he's close."
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The team's first-round pick in 2016 (No. 16 overall), Decker was immediately thrust into the team's starting left tackle job. He performed well, despite the magnitude of the transition, showing steady improvement over the course of his rookie season.
He finished the year as one of 17 players across the NFL to play every offensive snap for their team.
Decker's addition back to the lineup is a welcome one for a unit that's been one of the NFL's worst pass-blocking units through eight games. According to Pro Football Focus, only five teams have allowed more quarterback pressure than the Lions, which has translated to 26 sacks.
More: Lions trip themselves up in red-zone situations
After Decker's injury, the Lions traded for a temporary replacement, sending a sixth-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams for Greg Robinson. But the former No. 2 pick struggled mightily in his new setting, allowing quarterback pressure on 24 snaps in six starts, prior to suffering an ankle injury against the New Orleans Saints.
The Lions waived/injured Robinson on Friday, clearing the space to add Decker.
Despite the Browns' 0-8 record, Decker will draw a stiff challenge his first day back on the job. The opposition counters with defensive end Myles Garrett, the No.1 pick in the 2017 draft.
More: Detroit News predictions: Lions vs. Browns
Garrett has had his own injury issues this season, missing five games with an ankle sprain and a concussion, but he's been highly productive in the three weeks he's played, tallying 11 tackles and 4.0 sacks in those contests.
Even with Decker back in the fold, the Lions will have to wait at least another week before fielding the team's full starting offensive line unit. Guard T.J. Lang, who signed a three-year deal with the Lions this offseason, has been ruled out against the Browns with a concussion.
As for Robinson, he provides the Lions with experienced depth at both tackle spots. A seventh-round draft pick in 2015, he appeared in 14 games for the Lions last season, starting three. He ended last season on injured reserve and was sidelined through training camp with a foot injury.
He was activated off the physically unable to perform list prior to the season opener, but placed on injured reserve the following week, when it became clear the foot needed more time to heal.
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Raw Chocolate Pecan Tart that is a mini paleo & vegan treat. Perfect dairy-free, refined, sugar-free Thanksgiving treat.
When I was working in the kitchen in Australia I fell in love with tarts. At first, I just liked them but when I learned how to do the tart without cracking the biscuit base I fell in love. My favorites were strawberry custard tart and chocolate pecan tart. That´s just an amazing combination of creamy filling and crumble bottom.
Raw chocolate pecan tart has to be full of chocolate that you can get the amount of chocolate that just makes you sick but you still keep eating. The healthier solution to enjoy that is cocoa butter and powder. So, chocolate tart out of raw chocolate and nuts. The hidden caramel layer you will get out of dates caramel! That´s just perfect for chocolate pecan tart and the results are so similar to the classic chocolate pecan tart that it´s quite hard to make the difference! In addition, this raw chocolate pecan tart doesn´t melt like most of the raw cakes and it will stay in shape even after staying in the fridge for a few days.
Mini Raw Chocolate Pecan Tart Recipe (Paleo & Vegan)
About 6 tarts
- 1 cup (2,3 dl, 150 g) raw cashews
- 2 soft dates, pitted (soak in a hot water for 5 minutes)
- 1 tbsp unflavoured maple syrup or honey
- 2 tbsp cocoa butter (melted)
- 1/2 cup (1,1 dl) dates (half as a caramel half to avocado mix)
- 2 medium avocado, de-seeded and peeled
- 1/3 cup (0,7 dl) chopped pecans + 1/4 (0,5 dl) cup of pecans for decoration
- 2,5 tsp honey or maple syrup
- 2 tbsp cocoa butter (melted)
- 2 tbsp dark cocoa powder (without sugar)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- Firstly, make the crust. Blend the cashews and then add dates, honey and melted cocoa butter. Blend until smooth. Put the mixture into the freezer for few minutes to make it easier to work.
- Soak the dates for the filling in a hot water (add only water to cover the dates).
- Take the crust mixture out of the freezer and divide the mixture to 5- 6 balls (depends on how big are your shells, my tart shells diameter is 10 cm, so I usually get 5 tarts). Press the mixture into mini tart shells* (look at the notes). Put the tarts in the freezer while making the filling.
- For the filling, firstly make the caramel layer. Drain the soaked dates (don´t through away the dates water). Put the dates in the blender and blend until almost smooth. Add about 2 tbsp dates water and blend until the mixture is smooth.
- Take the crust out of the freezer and cover the crust with dates caramel (thin layer). Add chopped pecans on top.
- Leave the leftover caramel for the rest of the filling. For the chocolate filling, blend together avocado, dates caramel, honey, melted cocoa butter, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt until smooth.
- Fill the tarts with chocolate filling (you can use a piping bag) and decorate with pecans.
- Put the tarts in the freezer for 2 hours or overnight.
- Take the tarts out of the freezer and take them out of the tart shells (look at the notes*). Let them melt about an hour at room temperature or a few hours in the fridge before serving.
- *For making mini tarts you can use mini tart shells or silicon muffin cases. If you want to use tart shells and later you would like to get them out of the shell, then put the cling wrap under the crust. The other solution is to eat it straight from the tart shell. If you use silicon muffin cases, then the tarts are coming out of the case easily and you don´t need to use any cling wrap.
- You can also use the same recipe for one big tart. But then you should double all the ingredients.
- 1 cup is about 2,3 dl.
How to make caramel out of dates?
Blend soaked dates and then add dates water to make it smooth.
Add the caramel on top of the tart crust to get the caramel layer
Add chopped pecans …
and chocolate mix …

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United States District Court, D. Nevada
July 19, 2018
DONNA CARLSON, Plaintiff,v.SAM'S WEST, INC., et al., Defendants.
Re: Motion for Protective Order (ECF No. 25)
matter is before the Court on Defendant's Motion for
Protective Order (ECF No. 25), filed on May 18, 2018.
Plaintiff filed her Opposition (ECF No. 34) on June 14, 2018
and Defendant filed its Reply (ECF No. 35) on June 26, 2018.
The Court conducted a hearing in this matter on July 5, 2018.
alleges that on October 28, 2015, she was a customer at a
Sam's Club Store in Las Vegas Nevada when she was struck
from behind by a long line of shopping carts which were being
pushed forward by a motorized cart retrieval machine. She
alleges that Defendant's employee recklessly operated the
machine and also failed to keep a proper lookout for
customers on the premises, failed to keep the long line of
shopping carts under control, failed to maintain a safe
distance between the shopping carts, and was inattentive to
his surroundings. Complaint (ECF No. 1), at
¶¶ 6-7, 11. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant failed
to properly train and supervise its employees in the safe
movement of shopping carts in and around the business
customers, failed to instruct the employees to limit the
number of carts being moved, and failed to supervise the
employees by allowing them to move the carts in a dangerous,
uncontrollable manner. Id. at ¶ 31. Plaintiff
alleges that Defendant acted with a conscious and reckless
disregard for the safety of others by failing to properly
train or supervise its employees or warn of the dangerous
conditions associated with the motorized shopping cart
pushing machine. Id. at ¶ 37.
is a factual dispute whether a motorized cart retrieval
machine was actually involved in the accident.
Defendant's employee, Tommy Tu, wrote a witness statement
in which he stated: "The lady stood in front a row of
carts as I pushed the carts into the garage. The carts slide
down a slight hill as you push them in so it slid down and
hit her from behind." Motion for Protective
Order (ECF NO. 25), Exhibit A. Another employee
stated that "Tommy was bringing in a row of carts and a
lady was standing in front of the row. When the row came in
it accidentally hit the lady gently." Id., Exhibit
A. According to Defendant's counsel, "Mr. Tu
denied using a cart pusher at the time of the incident,
stating he was pushing the row in manually."
Motion (ECF No.25), Declaration of Defendant's
Counsel, ¶ 7. Mr. Tu has since been deposed and has
reportedly testified that he disengaged the carts from the
machine and manually pushed them into the garage.
served interrogatories on Defendant which asked it to
describe with specificity any previous or subsequent
incidents which occurred in substantially the same manner as
the incident complained of in this lawsuit, which also
occurred in the common areas of Las Vegas, Nevada. The
interrogatory requested a description of the complaints
received and/or lawsuits filed, the date and time such
complaints were received and a description of how the
injuries occurred. Motion (ECF No. 25), Exhibit
B, Interrogatory No. 9. Plaintiff served a substantially
similar interrogatory for information about incidents
involving the same type of shopping cart machine allegedly
involved in Plaintiff's accident. Id.,
Interrogatory No. 10. Defendant objected to these
interrogatories and the parties subsequently reached an
agreement that Defendant would produce a "claims
run" document containing certain basic information
regarding incidents involving persons struck by equipment,
including shopping carts, in Las Vegas, Nevada over a
five-year period. The "claims run" produced by
Defendant contains information about 12 other incidents, some
of which involved shopping carts, but Defendant does not
specify how many. Motion (ECF No. 25), at 2.
noticed the deposition of Defendant pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.
30(b)(6) on a number of topics. Motion (ECF No. 25),
Exhibit C, Deposition Notice. Defendant seeks a
protective order to preclude testimony on topics 5 and 6
which require Defendant to testify about the facts and
circumstances of the 12 incidents identified in the
"claims run" and the training and supervision of
the employees involved in those incidents. Defendant argues
that evidence regarding the other incidents is irrelevant and
that it would be unduly burdensome per se to require
Defendant to prepare and provide testimony on these topics.
Plaintiff argues that the topics are relevant to its claims
for negligent training and supervision, and for punitive
damages in relation to Defendant's alleged failure to
properly train and supervise its employees.
26(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides
that the court may, for good cause, issue a protective order
to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment,
oppression, or undue burden and expense. The burden of
persuasion is on the party seeking the protective order.
U.S. E.E.O.C. v. Caesars Entertainment, 237 F.R.D.
428, 432 (D.Nev. 2006). The movant must demonstrate a
particular need for the protection sought, and must point to
specific facts that support the request. A mere showing that
discovery may involve some inconvenience or expense does not
suffice to establish good cause under Rule 26(c).
argues that it is entitled to a protective order regarding
deposition topics 5 and 6 because evidence of prior incidents
is inadmissible in cases involving temporary hazards.
Defendant relies on Eldorado v. Graff, 78 Nev. 507,
377 P.2d 174, (1962) in which the plaintiff slipped on a
lettuce leaf on a ramp. At trial, plaintiff was allowed to
present testimony by a witness who slipped on foreign
substances on the ramp on two prior occasions to prove that
defendant was on notice of the alleged hazard. In holding
that this evidence should not have been admitted, the Nevada
Supreme Court stated "that where a slip and fall is
caused by the temporary presence of debris or foreign
substance on a surface, which is not shown to be continuing,
it is error to receive 'notice evidence' of the
type here involved for the purpose of establishing the
defendant's duty." Id., 377 P.2d at 176.
Defendant also relies on decisions in this district which
have denied discovery regarding other slip and fall accidents
caused by a foreign substance or other temporary condition.
Caballero v. Bodega Latina Corp., 2017 WL 3174931
(D.Nev. July 25, 2017) (plaintiff slipped on a wet substance
in produce department of supermarket); Smith v. Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc., 2014 WL 2770691 (D.Nev. June 17, 2014)
(plaintiff slipped on a piece of wet produce near the
checkout registers); Winfield v. Wal-Mart Stores,
2017 WL 3476243, *4 (D. Nev. Aug. 10, 2017) (plaintiff was
not permitted to introduce evidence of prior accidents
allegedly caused by wet substances on the floor. The court
had earlier denied discovery regarding other prior
incidents); and Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
Case. No. 2:11-cv-1520-MMD-RJJ, Order (ECF No. 39)
(plaintiff slipped on a liquid substance on
case does not involve a slip and fall on a foreign substance
or other temporary condition. Nor is notice at issue. The
accident was allegedly caused by the negligence or
recklessness of Defendant's employee who pushed a row of
shopping carts that struck the Plaintiff. Plaintiff seeks
discovery regarding other allegedly similar instances to
prove that Defendant failed to properly train or supervise
its employees in handling shopping carts. An employer has a
duty to use reasonable care in the training, supervision and
retention of its employees to make sure that they are fit for
their positions. Hall v. SSF, Inc., 112 Nev. 1384,
930 P.2d 94, 99 (1996). The plaintiff in Hall sued
to recover damages for injuries he sustained when
defendant's security guard hit him in the jaw. At trial,
plaintiff was precluded from questioning the defendant
security officer about five other fights he had been in. The
court held that the order barring such evidence was
"manifestly wrong" because "it was
certainly relevant on the issue of negligent training,
supervision and retention." Id.
has not argued or shown that the facts and circumstances
regarding the 12 incidents identified in the "claims
run" are irrelevant to the issue of whether it has
properly trained or supervised its employees in the safe
handling of shopping carts. There may be issues concerning
the information that Plaintiff seeks regarding the 12
incidents and what information the Defendant's designee
should be prepared to testify about in regard to the
incidents. If so, the parties are advised to meet and confer
to clarify the information to be provided by Defendant.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
Defendant's Motion for Protective Order (ECF No. 25) is
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Sheffield Wednesday's Chris Waddle was amongst the first to be linked along with Crewe boss Dario Gradi and Roy McFarland who had just left Bolton. Mike Walker, the former Norwich and Everton boss, told us he was the man for the job and every ex-Claret under the sun had his name down.
Brian Flynn was the fans' favourite but he pledged himself to Wrexham and when the club finally announced a press conference the media revealed that the man to get the job was Steve Coppell who had just departed Crystal Palace.
So it was something of a surprise when the board presented Adrian Heath the following day. He'd been away from the club just a few weeks after going to Sheffield United as assistant boss, had always been in the running but was not, despite the words of Chairman Frank Teasdale, the choice of the fans.
"I wouldn't have left Sheffield United for any club other than Burnley," he said, "It is a club that gets under the skin once you've played for them."
He asked the players for a push for the play offs in the last sixteen games but instead we faced a real battle to stay up. Only a point a game was picked up in those games and a win at Wrexham on the penultimate weekend ensured our safety.
Heath had worked with Clive Middlemass as his assistant but on the first day of pre-season training in 1996 he announced the appointment of John Ward with Clive moving to another role within the club.
Things improved, there's no doubt about that, although there were constant rumours that he was falling out with players. Steve Thompson was the first to be snubbed by the manager, goalkeeper Wayne Russell didn't even merit a good morning, and then there was the very public falling out with Kurt Nogan that saw the striker move on to Preston.
During that season there were some shocking performances, nothing new there, and defeats at Rotherham and York certainly strike a cord, but there were also some outstanding performances and as we pushed for the play offs none were better than the away wins at Brentford and Walsall in successive weeks.
We were looking a good bet for promotion but after the Walsall win, with eight games to go, we lost John Ward to Bristol City and the season collapsed with only eight more points from eight games. Heath brought in former Evertonian Colin Harvey to replace Ward but we had to settle for ninth place.
When Ward left we were one point from the top of the league, but ended the season sixteen points behind Champions Bury after the dreadful run in and Heath set about rebuilding for the 1997/98 season.
The first signing was Marco Gentile from MVV Maastricht. Over the previous twelve months a whole posse of inadequate foreign players had been on trial, headed by Portuguese striker Bambo, but Gentile was Heath's first international signing. Mark Patterson was next. He'd signed on the dotted line and was the first of a number set to join us from Sheffield United including Chris Short and Lee Sandford.
Come June and everything changed. Colin Harvey left to go back to Everton who were expected to name Sky pundit Andy Gray as their new manager to replace Joe Royle. Gray turned it down and instead Everton once again turned to Howard Kendall. Just a week after Harvey's departure, Heath followed him to become assistant manager to Kendall at Goodison Park.
News broke on the last Tuesday in June that Heath might go, and supporters' spokesman Big Dave Wynne was immediately talking to the media on the subject.
"The board of directors must move heaven and earth to keep Adrian Heath at Burnley. The board must push the boat out financially to keep him at Burnley, it will be nothing short of a disaster if the manager is allowed to leave," said Wynne.
In truth, no one at Burnley Football Club made any attempt to try to persuade Heath to stay and on Friday 27th June he was confirmed as the new assistant manager of Everton Football Club.
Following his departure Heath said he might have considered staying had anyone spoken to him but did add: "I wouldn't have left Burnley for any club other than Everton. It is a club that gets under the skin once you've played for them."
HIs stay at Everton was shortlved when both he and Kendall were sacked in the following summer. He also had a short spell as Sheffield United manager but was replaced by Neil Warnock. He worked alongside Peter Reid at Sunderland, Leeds and Coventry and was twice caretaker manager at Coventry.
He's not been involved with English football since he departed Coventry in 2007 although there were strong rumours in November 2007 that he was on his way back to Turf Moor as assistant manager to Peter Reid who, it was believed, was set to the land the manager's job.
The job went to Owen Coyle and Heath went to America as head coach of Austin Aztex, a club owned by Stoke director Phil Rawlings. When Rawlings joined up with Burnley director Brendan Flood to move the franchise to Florida as Orlando City, Heath moved with them and remains head coach.


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There are certain word rules that can stump even the most eloquent speaker. Lay vs. lie, than vs. then and effect vs. affect have all been known to stump us from time to time. But in the English-speaking world, the who vs. whom debate takes its rightful place as one of the greatest language conundrums.
So how do we solve the problem? Is the answer to stop using "whom" altogether? Is it simple an archaic, outdated way of saying "who"? Or does it have its place in our language in 2019?
The real rule
The technical rule is as follows:
Who is used when referring to the subject of the sentence.
Whom is used when referring to the object of a verb or preposition.
Now, let's turn that into plain, understandable English:
When a person is the focus of a sentence, i.e. they are the ones who have completed an action or are being discussed, they are the subject. This is when you use "who".
For example: Who showed you how to do that?
Who ate all my cake?
Who wrote this article anyway?
When a person is having (or has had) something done to them, they are no longer the subject, but the object of the verb. This is when you use "whom".
For example: Whom do you like?
Whom are you going to embarrass?
Sometimes, a preposition (for, to, by, with, about) needs to be used with "whom":
With whom are you going to this party?
This article was written by whom?
Here's the trick
This may seem like a lot to process when you're just trying to have a casual conversation or shoot off a quick reply to your friend's text. Luckily, there's a nice and easy rule you can use to test out your "who"s and "whom"s.
If the sentence or the answer to your question works with "him" or "her", then "whom" was the correct choice. If, however, it's better to respond with "he" or "she", then you should have used "who".
For example: Who ate all my cake? He ate all my cake!
Who showed you how to do that? She showed you how to do that.
Whom are you going to embarrass? I'm going to embarrass her.
With whom are you going to this party? I'm going to this party with him.
So, just remember: "who" goes with "he" and "whom" goes with "him".
Now your mission is to spread the word! Because unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there who just aren't quite up to speed.


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Discussion in 'Tech Tips and Gear' started by Steve Woodford, Mar 14, 2018.
Testing the prototype of the W'anchor retrievable water anchor. This is suspended with 33 gallons. Thats over 273lbs! When the cord was pulled (with 2 fingers!), the W'anchor emptied in 6 seconds... Will never need this much except maybe on a completely flat surface...going into full production in the next month. The actual cable release system is not shown in this picture but is the same as the Sandtrap-integrated version....
....whats that ladder rated for?
The W'anchor will be available from www.onropecanyoneering.com
What is the reason for making the water release toggle so easily pulled? I would think a more difficult pull would be safer.
There is a technique to minimize the chance of a accidental pull for the last person down in the full instructional video. You basically are laying a few long loops of the pull cord in front of the anchor and placing the tensioned rappel rope on top of them as you get over the edge (to keep them in place). It is locked off for everyone else. It would be easy to make the pull harder if you wanted to. This is an advanced anchor tool and expert care must be given to use properly.


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5 Reasons to Launch Yourself in Front of the 43 Red Bus
It's about that time in the semester when we all begin to wonder if getting hit by the 43 Red Bus would actually be that bad. There are less than three weeks until Stop Day and four weeks until summer, so everything is within reach, but let's face it, that's still a really fucking long time. So, if you feel like getting hit by that 43 Red, you're not alone. Here are 5 reasons to jump front of that fucking bus:
5.) The weather is bipolar as fuck:
Yeah, we get it, this is Kansas. You know the saying, "if you don't like the weather, wait an hour, it'll change." Friday is 75. Sunday is 35. Tuesday is 70. April in Kansas, it's great. One day you expect to roll out of bed in shorts and a t-shirt but end up having to throw on two pairs of pants and a heavy coat so you don't die on your walk to Wescoe.
4.) You have to actually try in school:
It's grade saving SZN, folks. It's that time of year where you try to pack a semester's worth of effort and learning into the final stretch to turn that low C into a high B so you aren't a complete failure. We all do it. So know we're all in this together. Except those of you who try for a full 16 weeks. Fuck you, nerds.
3.) Basketball season is over:
Let's face it. We go to a basketball school. We "have" other sports, but we couldn't tell you more than two guys on our baseball team, or if they're actually any good. They must not be because if they were, we would've gone to a game at some point (but that's besides the point). We're past the stage where we have something to cheer for during the year so there's not much to keep us going and it's tough to justify waking up and drinking at 10 a.m. on a Saturday if the Hawks aren't playing.
2.) Finals are coming:
Like we said, there are only four weeks until finals, meaning we're close to the end, but closer to potential death. Staying up until 4 a.m. to study for that ECON exam you'll probably fail anyway. Taking Adderall to try and actually focus in physics class. It's really just as deadly as getting hit by a bus anyway, so what does it matter?
1.) We'll have to do it all again next semester:
College is a viscious cycle. You go through 12 weeks of fun, four weeks of torture, a short break, and then you grind it all out again. For most of us, we're stuck in that cycle for at least another year, and for those of you graduating, you'll have to stop drinking on Wednesdays and get a real job, so nobody really wins. We'll all be feeling this struggle next semester, and the semester after that, so why not end it all now?
Sure, four weeks seems like an eternity, but we're here to tell you it'll all be okay. Not in an "it's actually going to be okay," kind of way, but more like a "we're just being nice, and we're all in this shit together," kind of way, so grab yourself a cold one, crack open that calc book, and start studying because this ride's about to get bumpy… unless of course you actually find yourself in front of that 43 Red.


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This is a nicely balanced blanco. Nice agave on the nose and that follows nicely to the tongue with an agave sweetness up front with a light pepper finish that stays a little bit.
Nose still has some agave. Taste is bigger than what is picked up on the nose. Finish is a medium to long one. Nice repo.


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I can't believe at my age, I have to do this shit all over again. All my life, I knew what I wanted and who I was, a proud lesbian. Maybe not so much proud when I was younger, but definitely a lesbian. Today, I'm questioning that. Am I really a lesbian?
I ask myself this, because I met someone. A man.
A friend and I made plans to go out to the strip club (because yes!), but we were hungry first and decided to go to one of our favorite Spanish restaurants. There, the manager on duty, Matt, was bringing us free food left and right. I was in food porn heaven, eating all that yummy (free) goodness.
My friend, Paul, thought it would be a good idea to invite Matt out with us to thank him for all of the free food. I agreed, Matt clocked out, and off we went to bar hop before the club.
Everywhere we went, everyone knew Matt, and loved him. He was the man! But to me, he just seemed like a cocky douchebag, and super annoying. Long story short, a few hours later at some point, I suppose had too many drinks, because we became inseparable that night. Holding hands, flirting, calling each other pet names as if we knew each other for years. I have blurry flashbacks of us at the strip club, we were in our own world, and all his attention on me, not the dancers.
I woke up the next morning with the most unbelievable headache, not from the vodka, but from the mind fuck I was experiencing.
"What the hell was that?" is all I could say, repeating it over and over again. Replaying the night, the flirting, the connection, his smell, his touch, our laughter. My mind was blown, completely.
A few days later, we made plans to hang out, but I blew him off, to keep it a textual thing. I was intrigued by him, but so weirded out about the whole situation at the same time. After about 2 months of this cat and mouse game, I decided to end communication.
4 weeks passed, and I couldn't get him out of my head. I didn't want to pursue anything with him, so I became curious to know if I could feel the same spark with another man. Was this a fluke? I mean, I'm super gay, there's no way this could happen again, right? Just the thought of me being with a man, sexually, is sooo far from my desire right now, I can't even daydream about it. I've been totally grossed out about boys since I was a little girl.
Paul and I met up again, for brunch this time, and after weeks of contemplation, I blurted out to him, "I'm gonna start dating men". He nearly choked on his spit, lolol. He wanted to know alllll the details, though he was confused and taken aback. We lifted our beers to cheers, and he congratulated me on my journey to penis. Just then, I hear a voice next to me repeat, "Congratulations!"
I turn around, and I see this cute gentleman smiling at me that looked a bit like Doogie Houser, "What are we cheersing to?"
"Hi… umm… cheers to being single. Are you single?" I ask.
"Yes, actually. I am single… and I'm Jim. Cheers!"
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We are CHANGING the music industry and we would like to welcome 3 time GRAMMY nominees and country rock pioneers "Little Texas" to our music platform. Their new album, "Young For A Long Time" is being released Tuesday April 14 and we are super excited about the upcoming Little Texas LIVE Online concert presented by Conquer Entertainment and broadcasts online via MeetOn.
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The new Little Texas album, "Young For A Long Time" is releasing April 14th and they are going to be performing exclusively on MeetOn.com throwing a LIVE "from the living room" concert from their place in Nashville, TN. You will get to hear new material from the latest album as well as some of their smash hits from the past. Don't miss your chance to chat with the guys online in real time as they perform this show!– The actual CD is being pre-sold on their Conquer page at www.getconquer.com/littletexas and the digital download version will be available on Tuesday April 14th.
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Huge, gorgeous Max Chase isn't looking for female attention, but the grumpy lion shifter sure gets a lot of it. As the bouncer for Club Crimson, an exclusive club filled with beautiful men, he uses his patented glare to keep everyone at arm's length. That is until a kind, curvy woman makes Max reconsider everything he thought about humans, as the lion inside him growls for his mate.
Jackie Moore doesn't know why she let her coworkers drag her out to Club Crimson. She'd rather stay home with a book than meet strange men, no matter how hot they are. But all that changes when a disastrous night leads Jackie to a helpless, small creature who needs her, and a gruff, terrifying, beautiful bouncer who might just be more than he seems.
The more time Max spends with Jackie, the more the possessive lion shifter longs to claim her as his mate. But first Max needs to tell her the truth about himself and Club Crimson, and with danger quickly approaching, he can't afford to wait.
This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence and sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
Titles in the Club Crimson series include – Max – Lock – Benny – Felix
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At the June 17, 2019, Board of Education meeting, the revised calendar for 2019-2020 was approved. As you will see from the attached calendar, May 21 and 22 will be professional learning days. The last student day will be May 20. All graduations will take place on Thursday, May 21, and Friday, May 22, with three of the graduations taking place during the day.
We are excited to provide additional time at the end of the year for our teachers and staff to receive training in preparation for the following school year. We are also pleased to hold graduations on Thursday and Friday so that our high school teachers and the families of our graduates can enjoy a full holiday weekend.
Thank you for all you do to support the educational journey of your children. I look forward to seeing all of our students return to school on August 7!
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Sunday, April 08, 2012
The Bionic Woman Season Three
In the end, life is whatever a series of events add up to. Take The Bionic Woman and how different it all could have been. A different actress could have played Jamie Sommers:
* if Lindsay Wagner had decided to pursue a career as a child actress and taken a TV offer while performing in This Property Is Condemned.
* if she'd enjoyed fronting the rock group she was a member of briefly in 1968.
* if her acting hadn't impressed Monique James and led to her being placed under contract with Universal
* if Frank Price had realized a year or two later that Steve Austin needed a girlfriend
* if Lindsay's 14-year-old half-sister hadn't been a fan of The Six Million Dollar Man
Alter any of the above and Jamie Sommers might have been played by someone else. Remove Lindsay Wagner in the role and Jamie might well have died after the original two-part episode of The Six Million Dollar Man the way everyone planned for her to do.
While executive producer Harve Bennett cast Wagner because he knew she'd leave an impression (in Two People, she reminded him of Judy Garland), even he wasn't prepared for how much of an impression she made though writer Kenneth Johnson seemed prepared for the massive audience outrage over Jamie's death.
The story of TV bionics is one of chance as well. Lee Majors, a big TV star due to Big Valley, was added to the cast of Owen Marshall to beef up the ratings and, while doing that show, did an ABC movie of the week based on Martin Caidin's Cyborg in which Majors played astronaut Steve Austin who was wounded in a crash and receives replacement limbs (both legs and the right arm) and a new left eye costing the government six million dollars -- these are bionics, able to perform better than limbs and eyes people are born with. The government doesn't just give out of generosity, they expect Steve to work as a spy. The TV movie was such a success in March of 1973 that ABC ordered two more for the fall (while Majors continued filming Owen Marshall). The three TV movies led to the TV series that kicked off in January of 1974 and concluded in March of 1978.
In the second season, Steve returns to Ojai where he grew up and reunites with former high school flame Jaime who's now a professional tennis player. This time around, they set a wedding date; however, before they can walk down the aisle comes a skydiving trip in which Jamie is badly injured and Steve convinces everyone to give Jaime bionics -- two legs, a right arm and a right ear. As the two-part episode winds down, Jaime's body begins rejecting the new limbs and, following an operation, Steve is given the news that Jaime died on the operating table.
That's where the fans kicked in. They weren't going to have it. And ABC brought her back in season three for another two-part episode which aired in September of 1975. Jaime didn't die. She was going to but was placed in a cryogenic coma. When she emerges from her coma, she doesn't remember Steve at all. And she's plagued by headaches leading everyone to conclude that Steve and Jaime might need to live apart.
That sets the stage for the spin-off series The Bionic Woman (January 1976 to May 1978). 2010 saw the first season released on DVD in the US while seasons two and three were released last year.
For a variety of reasons, season three is the finest and, if you're only buying one boxed set, the must-have.
Though Steve and Jamie would reteam for two 80s TV movies (The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman and Bionic Showdown) and one 90s TV movie (Bionic Ever After?), not everyone thought Steve and Jamie belonged together. In seasons one and two of The Bionic Woman, Jaime would pop up in six episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man while Steve would show up in five episodes of The Bionic Woman. Both programs aired on ABC.
Season three saw The Bionic Woman move to NBC and though the OSI's Oscar (Richard Anderson) and Rudy (Martin E. Brooks) appeared on both programs, Steve stayed on ABC. [Oscar's assistant Peggy (Jennifer Darling) appeared only on The Bionic Woman in the final seasons of both shows.]
The lack of crossover allows Jamie not to be perceived as waiting for Steve (or, more importantly, audiences waiting for them to get back together). So Wagner gets to perform opposite Dale Robinette in one episode and the two show a warmth that makes you hope Park Ranger Roger will be back. He's not but Christopher Stone (below with Wagner) shows up in the third season as Jaime's boyfriend Chris Williams for five episodes.
Others showing up in this DVD set include Academy Award winner Helen Hunt as a young girl from another planet, Christopher Knight (Brady Bunch's Peter) as the boys who loses Max (the bionic dog), Neile Adams-McQueen (actress, dancer and Steve McQueen's first wife), Keenan Wynn and Evil Knievel. And, yeah, we said the bionic dog.
Max. His story opens the third season when Jamie is at OSI and discovers two men yelling at a dog. He's lethargic and depressed and won't do what they want him too. His backstory, Jaime learns is that he pre-dates Steve and her and was Rudy's first successful bionics subject. But Rudy believes that Max has grown dangerous and needs to be put down. Jaime disagrees and argues he's depressed from being cooped up. She ends up running off with him when Oscar backs Rudy's plan to put Max down.
In the mountains, she figures out that Max goes nuts around fire -- a lighter, a lit fire place. Sadly, she realizes it moments before a forest fire breaks out Max is being shot at. They manage to escape and Oscar and Rudy agree Max should live with Jaime.
Though that alone was enough to fill out two episodes, Max does something even more important. When the OSI believes he's going mad and/or his bionics are betraying him, Jaime asks if the plan is to put her down when she's no longer of use to the OSI? That question is the theme of the third season.
Jaime started with the OSI in part to have something to do with her new and bionic life and also due to guilt over the government bringing her back from death. Though usually 100% successful on all of her missions throughout the program's three seasons, Jaime always comes off much happier when she's in her classroom teaching middle schoolers.
There will be moments throughout the season that deal with change and destiny and moments where its clear that the OSI is not a compatible fit for Jaime. Or for others. We'll see scientists angry that the OSI and the government have ripped off their work -- one will attempt to blow things up, the other will fake his own kidnapping. All of these elements lead up to the series finale where Jaime decides to leave the OSI only to learn that talk that she can was never sincere and that she'll basically be kept a prisoner by the government. This comes on the heels of Jaime having to protect a young girl (child of a defector) -- a bratty, young girl -- who sees Jaime's artificial limb and freaks out asking, "What is that? What are you?" If bratty seems harsh, picture the little brat doing the same thing to the survivor of a car accident or combat who receives an artificial limb.
She tries to reassure the girl that she's normal in a conversation that echoes her admitting she's bionic to Chris in "Pyramid" -- but that conversation had gone much easier. The little brat insists upon calling her "the robot lady" and worse.
So questions that have been emerging throughout the third season come to head as Jaime makes a decision she explains in a voice over:
Dear Oscar, I think I know what's been bothering me these past few weeks. It's, uh, it's the OSI. It's that 100th of 1% of the world that deals with espionage and security and secrets and paranoia. This minute piece of life has become my whole existence. Almost everything I do, every day, relates to it. And I've got to get back to some reality. I never asked for this arm -- this army called the OSI. I didn't even really enlist. I was drafted. Oscar, you've been so kind to me and you've been fair and, in spite of the system, you've even been loving. But I'm -- I'm tired of answering the bugle. I'm tired of being called a winner just because Rudy's genius made it impossible for me to lose. And I'm tired of looking in the mirror and seeing an OSI agent instead of a woman. I'm just tired. Tired. I feel like i have been on the front line for three years. Now I know it's going to take a little adjustment to get back into civilian life and, realistically speaking, I could be taking a chance by not being under Rudy's constant surveillance but no one knows if that's actually necessary. And the way I'm feeling now, it's more important to me to find out if I can live a normal life. I'm willing to take the chance. It goes without saying that I'm going to miss you all very much. But my mind is made up. And, as of today, I am resigning from the OSI.
They won't let her go. They're prepared to drug and kidnap her. Whatever it takes. So when Oscar tips her off to the cage they have waiting for her, Jaime goes on the run. As she confronts the reality of what she's up against and who she is, she makes a conditional return to the OSI provided they follow her terms.
Her strong work the previous season had resulted in Lindsay Wagner winning the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Series. As the third season demonstrates, she would have been a good choice for that year as well. She also created a memorable character who battled evil doers and Fembots (Jaime runs from the Fembots below) without murdering anyone. In the process, Lindsay Wagner brought to life one of TV's most vivid female superheroes.
Gladys L. Knight observes in her book Female Actions Heroes: A Guide to Women in Comics, Video Games, Films and Television:
From a sociological point of view, The Bionic Woman had perhaps an even greater impact, changing as it did the perception of strong and independent women beyond the intention even of its creators. Because of Sommers, young girls across the country had a female action hero to emulate, one who broadened the horizons of a generation.
Kenneth Johnson created the character on paper and wrote many of the episodes. He deserves tremendous praise and applause. But Lindsay Wagner brought the character to life and the series they worked on was a combination of their vision. Few TV shows ever leave a strong impression. Most are all too quickly forgotten. The Bionic Woman, far more than The Six Million Dollar Man, survives in warm memories because it had levels to it and humanity at the core. It was an action show with humor and with several important themes including perseverance and peace.
[All screen snaps are from the third season DVDs. When Elaine wrote about the show at her site -- here and here -- several readers wrote to inform her the DVD set was currently on sale in Target stores for $19.99. We checked. Right now it is on sale. We can't guarantee that it will stay that amoungt -- currently it's on sale for $19.99 at Amazon as well -- the list price is $26.98. It's a five disc set with 22 episodes, commentary on the two parter "The Bionic Dog" by writer James D. Parriott; commentary on "Brainwash" by Bionic Collector James Sherrid; Q&A with Lindsay Wagner; photo gallery' and "On the Run" commentary with writer Steven E. De Souza.]]
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Last Monday, 30th May 2011, marked a historic moment (in my life calendar)! Ok...it wasn't that important anyway. But here goes.......................................................I TOOK OFF MY BRACES!!! Gigi aku dipagar no more!!!! LOL!!! :D :D :D
I wore that dreaded thing for 14 months and it's finally been taken off! You do NOT know how bad I want that thing off! Not only do I need to brush after every meals. my teeth tend to stain more often too! Luckily I have access to the dental chair almost every day and have a partner who is practicing to be a dentist too. She helps me scale my teeth whenever the need arises. Of course, provided I can curi a few minutes of spare time lah. Hahaha!!!
Even though my braces are off now, I can't help but to continue brushing my teeth after every meal before putting on the retainers! Sememangnya a dentist kan? LOL! The first 2 days of wearing the retainers were HELL! Oh, and I need to wear them for 24 hours a day except when eating. I almost cried!!! Literally cried because the pain was so bad! If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you probably read posts on how I hated and regretted putting on braces! Both during and after treatment! Call me ungrateful. But my advice to others who wanna do this, PLEASE think twice! IF you are happy with your current teeth alignment (which is mild and not too bad), FORGET about braces! Why the pain and extra expenses?! It's not cheap ya know! Having it done in a private clinic can easily cost you RM5000 - RM7000! I'm different case lah..... I am a dental student, so I only need to pay a fraction of the amount which is RM750. Still............ if the need is not there, it is therefore NOT NECESSARY! Yes, my teeth are straight now. Yes, I have a more beautiful smile now. But do you know there is a LOT of complications of an orthodontic treatment (alignment of teeth, for layman)??? High chances of caries, that's one. Permanent root resorption, "gummy" smile, yellowish teeth, gum recession are a few others!
Ok..... I shouldn't have said too much or else orthodontists out there will kill me for breaking the "rice bowl". LOL! Like the saying goes, "No pain, no gain!". Or "Beauty comes with a price"! Damn right, I would say!!!
Well, at least the pain is slowly going away now. Thank God! I am just counting the days to get the green light from my orthodontist to stop using my retainers. That's what I do ever since I put braces on, counting the days.................... counting and counting and counting and counting............................. :P
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Embrace the braces-no-more!
Last Monday, 30th May 2011, marked a historic moment (in my life calendar)! Ok...it wasn't that important anyway. But here goes.......................................................I TOOK OFF MY BRACES!!! Gigi aku dipagar no more!!!! LOL!!! :D :D :D
5 comments:
- Unknown said...
"gummy" smile is not a complication of ortho tx lah ;)
and you've to wear your retainers till you die if u wanna keep that perfect alignment :P
- June 2, 2011 at 8:24 PM
- Nisshant~ said...
second the comment above. you have to wear retainers till like forever to maintain your new teeth alignment. btw, welcome to the post-braces club.
buy eyyy, future dentist don't discourage ppl to do ortho. otherwise how you gonna make money?
and yeah well, braces are like nose jobs. Things can go wrong but people do it for vanity. no pain, no gain... =]
- June 2, 2011 at 10:34 PM
- Schzanne said...
haha...definitely no pain no gain! Have fun embracing ur new retainers! ;)
- June 2, 2011 at 11:13 PM
- Unknown said...
Can you imagine lying in your coffin with retainers on? ROFL!!!!! HAHAHA!!!! XD XD XD
- June 3, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- Liz said...
Congrats !!!!!! xD haha
- June 7, 2011 at 11:34 PM


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Various updates!
Although the website has hardly been updated, GeckoFanatics didn't doing nothing!Last few months various shipments arrived with some very interesting species. Our latest shipment is from Madagascar with some cool new and beautiful species such as Voeltzkowia fierinensis and Paroedura oviceps. Some pictures were added so go to the galleries and take a look!
Spring is here so that means more shipments and new countries. In the coming weeks we are expecting a new shipment from Madagascar (with some very cool and rare species!) and probably one from the Middle East with rare Stenodactylus and others! So keep an eye out for again some unique opportunities!


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Yes this certainly is a surprise!
To me, as well as others.
I'm pregnant.
Why is this a surprise. Well, because I was supposed to be getting my tubes tied last week. So this was not planned at all. But clearly this means I am now not getting my tubes tied.
I've not really had the energy to come blog since I found out. Which was a few weeks ago.
I'm currently 6wks + 4 days. And all is well with baby. As I had a scan last week and got to see what will resemble a baby more so in weeks to come. Looks more like a bean LOL! And it has a good heartbeat of 120bpm.
So I'm due next year, 8th August 2013.
This baby is making me rather ill though. I've had to get some pretty hard out anti-nausea medication to help. As I was being so sick, regularly and feeling pretty miserable. Ending up in tears several times a day. Simply due to being SO drained and feeling weak and really unwell.
With my 1st I only had nausea and no other crappy symptoms and with my 2nd I had nausea and vomiting, but not like this. It was bearable.
Yeah, as you can imagine I have had the good old swings of hormones and emotions. That's always fun…
Today I have still been particularly unwell, even with taking the anti-nausea tablets.
Hopefully this won't last all of the first 3 months. As I'd like to actually feel excited, instead of miserable.
The morning sickness and vomiting starting early, at 5 weeks.
I was in shock when I took the test and it was positive. As was my fiance. He tried to blame me, for him not using condoms. Hmm, ok…
He asked what I planned to do. To which I told him, that I'm not willing to screw up my life and mental health and risk losing the plot over something I will forever regret, so we'll cope. The short story of that, is in reference to the fact that in my late 20's, when I was single, I had an abortion and that messed up my mental health and has continued to plague me with guilt on and off for years and mental health problems. So yeah, I was not willing to go down that path ever again. The fact I ever went down the path is hard enough, as I was always anti-abortion and I am a Christian. Though, granted, not the best one.
I got suicidal back then. And when I was trying to conceive my youngest, I had to stop trying for a while, due to the guilt and shame and feeling like I didn't deserve to have another baby, due to that choice back then. And I got pretty depressed back then too.
My reasons for having an abortion years ago were, my mental health, total lack of support, the fact I'd been drinking heavy and taking party pills and knowing my daughter(I only had 1 child back then), whom I was a solo Mum to, would lose out and not have a good time, due to me as her parent, losing the plot and not being able to cope with my situation.
Anyway, enough about that, it's depressing.
My fiance is no longer in shock. Yay! And has accepted that we are having another baby. And seems to be happy about it.
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Reality Chemistry
The depressing proliferation of reality tv shows continues, interspersed with the odd stunning documentary such as the BBC/Jim Al-Khalili's 'Chemistry – a Volatile History' or the BBC/Iain Stewart 'How the Earth Made Us'. We'll not read anything into the choice of channels for the two programs – BBC 4 for the former, BBC2 for the latter. Anyway, they were both very good programs, diamonds in the reality rough.
The shows that really bug me at the moment are all the reality cooking shows – turn your living room into a restaurant for the evening and try not to give anyone food poisoning, or master-I really really really wanna be a chef-chef. The thing that really gets me about Master Chef is you have young people who are doing career X, and probably doing fairly well at it. But they've got a secret desire – they want to feed people, and the odd dinner party is not enough to fulfil their ambition. Rather than taking a conventional route via college, training in kitchens and progressing through the profession from the bottom up, these people want to fast track to the top of the profession by way of Master Chef, or The Restaurant, or one of those other shows that hand out dreams as prizes.
Can we stop for a minute and consider what might happen if we had 'Master Chemist'? I can see it now: 18 contestants with A-level chemistry who really really believe they can –insert lofty research goal here (cure cancer/solve climate change/create clean energy from nothing/feed the world by yummy polymer products)–if they're only just given the chance to demonstrate how awesome they are. Perhaps they might start out with some basic tasks like building an infrared spectrometer from some washing up liquid bottles and sticky backed plastic, and progress through the complexities of the total synthesis of marine sponge extract ten billionth. I could see the chemistry equivalent of Greg Wallace bellowing 'ow it's a great vial of product', in an 'intellectual' accent of course. Instead of the trip to a professional kitchen, they could do a 6 hour stint in a real laboratory where they could take over a bench and run a column or something.
Or we might consider 'The Restaurant' where couples compete to win a restaurant franchise with Raymond Blanc and investors. Would the equivalent be chemistry wannabes competing to win a professorship and large startup grant? We could have tasks like grant writing, dealing with difficult students, navigating department politics, and how to micromanage postdocs into submission/depression/quitting.
It all sounds pretty daft for a science career though, but does it really take more training to become a top chemist over a top chef? Once you've mastered the basic skills in each profession, you are limited only by inspiration and investment. It would be silly to say that because you have A-level chemistry you are capable of being a chemistry professor with 6 weeks training, but isn't it just as silly to say that because you cook yourself dinner each night you are capable of being a top chef? Perhaps Big Brother is a better model for a science reality show – just a popularity contest with evictions at every stage…


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Two Significant Films by Ben Rivers Acquired For Royal Pavilion & Museum, Brighton & Hove, and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
'Ah, Liberty!' (2008) and 'Origin of The Species' (2008) both capture contemplative portraits of individuals living at the margins of society.
Postcard from Basel
"Drinking from the fire hose" is the expression that springs to mind to describe the sensation of two days spent at Art Basel. It is the grandest of all the art fairs across the world, the quality, range and scale of the work is astounding; and each year the skies over Basel Mulhouse airport darken with the flocks (flights, squadrons?) of private jets bringing in starry collectors.
Anonymous Dancers to take over the Internet for the £5,000 Aspen Online Art Award 2015
The performers' movements will represent the actions we repeatedly use when we go to visit both online and physical sites
Daiwa Foundation Art Prize 2015, London
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation presents the work of the artists shortlisted for this year's Daiwa Art Prize; Oliver Beer, Julie Brook and Mikhail Karikis. The winner was announced last night:…
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The Contemporary Art Society and Valeria Napoleone, in partnership with Camden Arts Centre, will launch a major new initiative in April 2016, supporting the acquisition of significant works by female…
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It is four years since we have had a chance to see a body of new work by George Shaw. In 2011 he had an enormous solo show at Baltic…
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Given the focus on today as a very particular moment in this country's political history, perhaps it is interesting to look at an artist for whom shifts, repetitions and rips…
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Since the initial conception for the capital project there has been a strong desire to incorporate the work of contemporary artists and both commissions have been managed and curated by the Contemporary Art Society
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UK charts: Homefront beats Dragon Age II to take top spot
This week UK Chart data has been revealed, and its Kaos Studio's Homefront that has taken the top spot.
Homefront overtook last week's topper Dragon Age II. Bioware's RPG now ranked second. Rest of top five is completed by Pokemon White, Total War: Shogun II and Pokemon Black.
Check out the top ten list below (Week Ending March 19):
- Homefront
- Dragon Age II
- Pokemon Black
- Total War: Shogun II
- Pokemon Black
- Fight Night Champion
- Just Dance 2
- Killzone 3
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2020 Shelby GT500: Ford Presents its Most Powerful Mustang Ever
Ford has the habit of stealing the Detroit Auto Show, and this year will be no exception. The automaker from Dearborn started off the new year with a bang by unveiling its new Mustang Shelby GT500.
With the Shelby GT500, Ford is launching what will be the most powerful production Mustang to hit the streets. Not bad for a model that is blowing 55 candles on its birthday cake this year.
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- Also: Ford F-150 Hybrid, Ford Mustang Hybrid and Shelby GT500 Confirmed for 2020
At the heart of the beast lurks a hand-built, supercharged, 5.2-litre V8 with an aluminum block. Ford hasn't announced specific output details, but promised more than 700 horsepower.
With the Mustang Shelby GT500, Ford is set to rival models such as the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, whose new Redeye variant proposes an unbelievable cavalry of 797 horsepower!
Again, without giving precise numbers, Ford says the GT500 can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than four seconds and clear the quarter-mile in less than 11 seconds. These stats are obviously accomplished thanks to the Mustang Shelby's engine, but also to its new dual-clutch, seven-speed automated transmission. Those who prefer rowing their own gears will have to settle for the 526-horsepower Shelby GT350.
Aerodynamics also plays a huge role with the Mustang Shelby GT500, as is downforce optimized by a widened body and a fully functional rear spoiler. Ford also points out that it fit the car with a magnetorheological suspension in order to enhance handling characteristics.
Inside, the GT500 is equipped with a fully digital, 12-inch driver instrument pod as well as an eight-inch touchscreen to control the SYNC3 infotainment system. As if the sound of the V8 wasn't enough, Ford is also offering a 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen stereo.
The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 will arrive in dealerships next fall. However, pricing hasn't yet been announced.
Ces statistiques, la Mustang Shelby les doit évidemment à son moteur, mais aussi à une nouvelle boîte automatique à sept rapports avec double embrayage. Pour ceux qui chercheraient la boîte manuelle, oubliez ça tout de suite. Il faudra vous contenter de la Shelby GT350 et de ses 526 chevaux.


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Blackness and bilingualism: language ideologies in the African American community
Greer, Elizabeth Jane
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This qualitative interpretivist study uses Richard Ruiz's language orientation framework to explore the perspectives of African Americans towards Spanish-English bilingualism as it relates to dual language education. Ruiz presented three ideologies towards minority languages: language as a problem, language as a right, and language as a resource (1984). Galindo later added the idea of language as a boundary (1997). This study attempts to add to these frameworks by providing an alternative perspective: a minority language as seen by members of another marginalized group. Previous research demonstrates the potential of dual language programs to promote academic, linguistic, and cross-cultural competence in all students (Howard, Sugarman & Christian, 2003; Thomas & Collier, 2011), yet also suggests that African American students are experiencing limited inclusion in these types of programs (Center for Applied Linguistics, 2008; Lindholm-Leary, 2001). This project contributes to the scant but growing body of research on African American involvement in dual language by examining the existing language ideologies in the African American community towards multilingualism, specifically Spanish-English bilingualism. The researcher analyzed 5 semi-structured interviews with members of the African American community in one urban school district. Thematic coding revealed the representation of each of Ruiz's original orientations as well as Galindo's, however, the data analysis also uncovered nuanced and additional ideologies emerging from the racial position of African Americans in U.S. society. This project provides compelling insight into the perspectives of African Americans towards Spanish-English bilingualism. In practice, the implications of this study suggest alternative approaches to the design, recruitment, and implementation of dual language programs with African American students in mind. In theory, this study presents a racially nuanced understanding of Ruiz's original language orientation framework as well as engages in problematizing the existing raciolinguistic hierarchy of power in U.S. society.


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The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung office in Morocco is recruiting for its new EU-funded project "Get involved' Women empowerment in Morocco and Benin" two profiles:
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The EU-funded project 'Get involved' Women empowerment in Morocco and Benin' aims to contribute to the support of a representative democracy and political pluralism through the bolstering of political parties. The project will contribute to a more favorable cultural and legal environment as well as inclusive structures leading to a higher involvement and influence of women in the political parties in Benin and Morocco. The project is co-funded by various European organizations.
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Thursday Nights at the Bandstand
- Date31/08/2017
- Time19:30 - 21:00
- AddressMillennium Square – 146 Main St Unionville, ON L3R 2G5 Canada
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Experience Absolute Journey Tribute
Russellville, AL, August 17, 2019
Last Friday we felt right at home in Russellville, Alabama. Thanks to Emma for the videos, our trusted Jill Maxwell for the rockin' photos… and, of course, the Franklin County Watermelon Festival for the great southern hospitality. Next stop: Ottawa!
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Chapter 24 of Kor'Thank is UP! Holly (still in Kor'Thank's body) continues her assault against Flaysac and his bandits! Check it out here: Chapter 24 of Kor'Thank.
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Teaching and learning
Feb 28, 2019
As part of our ongoing improvements, we will be putting regular updates about the highlights of the teaching and learning experiences here on the school news page.
This week we have started looking at our half termly topic of Paddington. We are really pleased with how engaged the children have been at the start of the new topic.
We have made the most of the glorious weather and used our fabulous outdoor space as an additional classroom. Using real life contexts for our Maths and Science.


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Once upon a time is happening right now in Head Over Heels on Broadway! Get ready for a sultry celebration of love and acceptance in this hilarious new production that is definitely not your average fairy tale. Follow the exploits of a royal family in the 16th century as they race to save their kingdom with plenty of outrageous antics along the way. Head Over Heels is a knee-slapping show with an unforgettable 1980s soundtrack and a bold message. With a rocking score set to the music of The Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-women bands of all-time, Head Over Heels captures the energy of their greatest hits. Sway along to toe-tapping tunes including "Our Lips Are Sealed," "We Got The Beat," and "Vacation." You'll also hear crowd-pleasing hit singles by Belinda Carlisle like "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and "Mad About You."
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From the brilliant minds behind celebrated shows like Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q, and Spring Awakening, Head Over Heels takes Broadway by storm.
The high-energy performance and enormously talented cast add up to a winner that is being praised by critics and audiences alike. Be part of the fabulous fun on this one-of-a-kind musical journey when you get your seats for less on ShowTickets.com to Head Over Heels at the Hudson Theatre.
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Veteran director Jean-Paul Rappeneau's adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play is a perfect example of what a cinematic adaptation can and should be. Part of its strength lies in its endorsement of the story's unabashed romanticism. Instead of downplaying it, Rappeneau celebrates it. As a result, the film is as vivid and bold as its title character, revelling in exuberant intelligence and tragic poignancy. Cyrano is well-served by Gérard Depardieu's performance, for which he earned an Oscar nomination and a César award. Depardieu brings the larger-than-life Cyrano to the fore in a portrayal that is grand without being showy. His tour de force is informed as much by subtlety as by an outsized emotional display. His performance is the heart of the film, setting the pulse for an extraordinary piece of work that, fittingly enough, comes across as a love letter to love. It was one of the most successful French films of all time (English subtitles by Anthony Burgess) and screened in Rappeneau's presence at the Festival in 1993. Its trajectory marked a revival of le cinéma français's fortunes in the 1990s. Newly restored copy.
Cast Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber
Director Jean-Paul Rappeneau | 1990 | France | 135 mins
Rappeneau's version of Rostand's theatrical warhorse never puts a foot wrong – Time Out
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London Ciné Lumière | Wednesday 14th November 19:30 + guest Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Dundee DCA | Saturday 17th November 15:30 Edinburgh Filmhouse Mon 19 Nov 20:25
Inverness Eden Court | Sunday 25th November 14:00
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...And My Last Post on Ireland!
I spent our final two days in Ireland hanging out in
Lucan and getting ready to leave. There wasn't that
much to do, but I was still all over the place like I
always seem to be during a big move. David just loves
that about me! Anyway, I calmed down that Tuesday
evening when we had dinner with Deirdre and Mark
in Maynooth at a fabulous Italian place. It was a nice
send off.
The day before all that was the last Monday in August,
and that was also my last trip into Dublin. I went into
town early-ish that day to get my hair color done, and
then, I just went walking. It was a really fun outing. I
covered a lot of the city -- poking around and taking a
nice, long last look through my camera. It wanted to
rain all day, but aside from a few sprinkels, it held off
until just before I got on the bus to come back to Lucan.
The photo gods were with me!
Dublin is a really fun city that I'm so glad I've had a
chance to get to know. And I hope you enjoy the last
look at Dublin that I'll be able to bring you...
A sign on Dame Street
Lunchtime at St. Steven's Green
This building top statue leans on a harp, the symbol
of Ireland.
The man to the right is selling these little dancing, singing
leprichons. The man to the left stopped to chat.
Just a little architectural detail.
Street signs directing people to the three main areas for
shopping, eating and drinking. Grafton and Henry Streets
along with the Temple Bar area.
My name : )
Statues on Dame Street
A sign outside Hard Rock Cafe in Temple Bar. Makes me
laugh everytime I see it.
The milk man was here. This was sitting outside a shop
that morning waiting to be brought inside.
Lantern outside The Bank of Ireland
Shopping Center. I think this one is called
PowersCourt. Not 100% sure about that
though. It's right by St. Steven's Green
on the south side of the keys.
I was crouched down to get a picture when these kids
drove up and were all about getting in front of the camera.
They wanted to know if they were going to be on a website.
This site won't get much traffic, but here they are!
A buidling I liked.
Tourists who just got into town.
This is where I got my hair done while I was here. They gave
the best head massages during shampoo time. It'll be back to
the student salon for me in the states!
Ardmac, the company David has been working for out here,
had signs up around a construction site in Dublin. This
particular site is a bank with a courtyard area in front where
a lot of people meetup.
A man, probably around 22 years of age, sits on the
Ha'Penney Bridge in the morning collecting change.
These lampposts are all over town. The
shamrock featured here was used by
St. Patrick to explain the Trinity. He said
if a shamrock could have three clovers,
then God could have three beings.
Girl on the street. Just a little fashion peak.
This is a fairly typical outfit on the 20-something
woman here.
I took this for David.
This is on the outside of a coffee shop
next to where I pick up the bus to go back
to Dublin.
Four bikers speed by the crosswalk
at the edge of Grafton Street
Building top against the sky
This is the doorman at Brown Thomas, a department
store in Dublin. I can't really think of a time I've been
in town that he was not there. Always with a smile.
Court building
Cross in the sky
Bike rack outside of St. Steven's Green
Another shot of the same bike rack in black and white
Bus stop sign
Side street
Guinness Factory
This store is almost comparable to Crate and Barrel.
Cute stuff.
The leaves were just barely starting to change colors
as we were leaving. A few had already fallen and
collected here on the bridge.
Horse drawn carriage ride, anyone?
This man sits outside in the same spot everyday
with his open briefcase, collecting change.
Launderette. I think I shared before that
you drop your clothes off here if you want
to have them washed and dried. Ireland
doesn't have laundry mats where you can
go in and do your own laundry like we have
inthe states.
Lamp posts on Dame Street
This is Sweet Molly Malone. She sold fish from
her cart by day and was a prostitute by night.
She was sometimes called the tart with the cart.
The drivers on the Dublin Bus Tour like to say
that she was celibate. She'd sell-a-bit here and
sell-a-bit there.
There's a lot to look at in Dublin! This is a view from the
south side of the keys overlooking O'Connell Street.
Pub painter
Apparently Neil eats poo. Good to know.
This was graffiti on the base of a lamp post.
I'm sure anyone who noticed me taking this
picture thought I was some kind of sick-o.
Shoe store sign
For the life of me I cannot think of the name of this building
right now, but it's by Fitzsimons Hotel and Temple Bar. The
relief design around it is pretty cool.
A closer look at the relief shown above.
This is the only pet store we saw in and around Dublin, and
it's tiny compared to what we're use to in the states. No
PetSmart here! I popped in one day to see what they had,
back when we thought we'd be sending Killian over to join
us. They had maybe three kinds of dog food to choose from.
And that's probably all they need, but it's different than in
the states where there are 15 brands and 10 varieties
within each brand. We're so spoiled in America!!
A street artist sets up to create a murral on the sidewalk
across from Trinity College in Dublin. He builds a
perimeter of bags, soda bottles and bowls for change to
protect his work from pedestrains' footprints as they
walk by.
This is a look at what he was creating. It's called 'Girl in
a Boat'.
The Ryder Cup is coming! The Ryder Cup is coming!
This sign is in Collins Barracks in front of the National
Museum of Decorative Arts and History where they'll
have a special showcase related to the Ryder Cup which
is coming to the area in September.
A man loads his papers for delivery in the back
of his bike and heads through his route, stopping
here at a news stand on Graffton.
Another shot in black and white. For some reason, this was
among my favorite shots of the day.
Clever name for a pub, huh?
Sculpture outside Dublin City Council Building
Sign in the ad shell at the bus stop...
The last time I picked up the bus while I
was in Ireland. Ads here crack me up!
Their television commercials especially.
And that concludes my last day in Dublin
and my last blog post on Ireland! I can't
believe it's over. We really enjoyed our time
here, and I'm so happy this is part of 'our story'
now. I think we both learned a lot throughout
the last six months -- what it's like to live in
another country and adapt to another culture.
Also, having something to directly compare the
United States to has helped us understand our
own country and culture better. And, as we
have everytime we've moved togethyer, we've
learned a lot about ourselves both individually
and as a couple.
We both appreciate everything the people at
Ardmac did to make our visit in Ireland a very
special one. And also, thanks to both PCI
and Ardmac for the opportunity. Cheers!!
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Last Look at Dublin...
Posted by Samara Link at Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Labels: Ireland, photography
3 comments:
- Melissa Freeman said...
Ah shit. You had me laughing out loud with this post. Particularly with "Apparently Neil eats poo. Good to know".
My favorite photos:
Fall Leaves
The kids one was way cool. Especially the kid in the back seat (driver side)...HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN A CAMERA B4? :)
I just LOVED this post!
- Kristi @ Mi Vida Ocupada said...
Very cool post! Ireland looks really neat (my entire family except me have been there). I had no idea you had been blogging this long....not sure why it took me so long to find you from Lindsay's blog (I think she and I started blogging around the same time in early 2005)
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Coffee is beautiful, and Kaito's mission is to honour and reveal its delicate clarity. Responsibly sourced and meticulously roasted in small batches, they do a lot to make your enjoyment of great coffee delightfully simple.
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Kaito is a boutique coffee roastery, founded by partners in life and business, Holly and Paul von Hoyningen Huene, in their hometown of Hudson, Québec.
Adopting their name from the 'kite' fold that sets the foundation from which their origami bird emblem—Wazo—emerges, Kaito encourages thoughtful exploration of the world of possibilities that coffee presents.
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Taylor Swift releases 'You Need to Calm Down' – unveils release date for new album 'Lover'
Taylor Swift has released 'You Need to Calm Down' today and revealed on her Instagram that her new Lover, will include 18 songs and is set to drop August 23.
You can listen to 'You Need To Calm Down' below:
Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down (Lyric Video)
Music video by Taylor Swift performing You Need To Calm Down (Lyric Video). © 2019 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. http://vevo.ly/WHIxy5
'You Need To Calm Down' is taken from Taylor's forthcoming seventh studio album, 'Lover', due for release on 23rd August 2019.
It follows the release of'ME!' featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco, which broke multiple records, including records broken across key streaming platforms (Amaon, Vevo and YouTube) and in UK, China and Japan.
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