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"90210" star Shenae Grimes will wed British model Josh Beech in London next month, according to a new report.
The actress, who announced her engagement in December, is hoping to stay in London after the wedding and spend the summer in the U.K.
A source tells Life & Style magazine, "She has been over there (in Britain) the past few weeks planning and nailing down details. She plans to stay there until the end of June."
But Grimes recently told the publication that her summer wedding will be a very simple affair: "We're just kind of taking it easy, doing it our way. We're very, very low-key. We just want to get married."


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I never did ;-D Looks good on you though.
Oh yes, indeed. I had a shag, around 1973-74. Not a good look for me, but I was in fashion ;-)
Oh yes, I have a picture like that--somewhere deep in hiding, I hope! Not my best but cool at the time.

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This exquisitely curated collection offers an enjoyable, provocative and visually absorbing read; one worth taking in large doses to fully appreciate the evocative power of Nilsen's treatment of his theme. Poetry may be useless—ephemeral, fragile, beautiful—but its point here is well taken.PopMatters
New and formally inventive work from a New York Times Notable author
In Poetry is Useless, Anders Nilsen redefines the sketchbook format, intermingling elegant, densely detailed renderings of mythical animals, short comics drawn in ink, meditations on religion, and abstract shapes and patterns. Page after page gives way under Nilsen's deft hatching and perfectly placed pen strokes, revealing his intellectual curiosity and wry outlook on life's many surprises.
Stick people debate the dubious merits of economics. Immaculately stippled circles become looser and looser, as craters appear on their surface. A series of portraits capture the backs of friends' heads. For ten or twenty pages at a time, Poetry is Useless becomes a travel diary, in which Nilsen shares anecdotes about his voyages in Europe and North America. A trip to Colombia for a comics festival is recounted in carefully drawn city streets and sketches made in cafés. Poetry is Useless reveals seven years of Nilsen's life and musings: beginning in 2007, it covers a substantial period of his comics career to date, and includes visual reference to his works, such as Dogs & Water, Rage of Poseidon, and the New York Times Notable Book Big Questions. This expansive sketchbook-as-graphic-novel is exquisitely packaged with appendices and a foreword from Anders Nilsen himself.
Praise for Poetry is Useless
[Poetry is Useless] contains an alluring mix of dreaminess and polemics, simple and intricate, mess and neatness. Reading less-edited strata like this is almost like looking out through the artist's eyes, and indeed Nilsen returns over and over to the idea of stepping inside someone else's skin.Paste
Poetry is Useless is a remarkable and moving book in which Nilsen appears to hold little back. Many of the pages feature strike-outs, words and sometimes entire dialogue balloons deleted, as if process were more important than a sense of finished work...Much of Poetry is Useless appears random: a view through a window, a bulldog seen in a coffee shop.Los Angeles Times
Artistically, Poetry is Useless offers wonderful examples of Nilsen's pointillist, detailed style...but he's just as happy roughing out vaguely human black silhouettes to provide mouthpieces for his dark-night-of-the-soul comedy routines. The sketchbook format means Poetry is Useless jumps around between ideas and found images, imaginary shapes and intricate observations of the back of some man's head, but the whole accumulates – coagulates, if you prefer – into something really rather powerful.Herald Scotland
Nilsen's assiduous, perfect drawings and distanced, inquisitive writing take as their subject the trivial and commonplace, rendering what seems to be useless strange, endearing and curiously new.The Globe and Mail
Nilsen has drawing chops for days, and that, combined with his humor, which here tends toward skewed hybrid clichés and aphorisms, makes this accomplished and playful to the max.Booklist, Starred Review
Using seven years' worth of sketches, philosophical musings, and personal anecdotes, Nilsen creates a piece of art that celebrates creative spontaneity and the small details that make life worth living, forcing his audience to look at the world a little differently after finishing the book...There may not be any intended meaning behind the collected content of Poetry Is Useless, but it's a work of immense value for those interested in the creative process of a remarkably talented cartoonist.AV Club


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Nevada Firm Recalls Chicken Products That Were Produced Without Fully Implementing a Ready-To-Eat HACCP Plan
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Megan Buckles
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WASHINGTON, July 4, 2014 – Kanani Foods, a Las Vegas, Nev. establishment, is recalling approximately 59 pounds of various chicken products because the products were not produced under a fully implemented Ready-To-Eat Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The products subject to recall include: [View Labels (PDF Only)]
- 12 oz. bowls of "Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowls"
- 12 oz. bowls of "Orange Chicken Rice Bowls"
The products bear the establishment number "P-46002" inside the USDA mark of inspection and "use by" dates of 6/30/14 – 7/4/14 on the package label. The products were produced June 24-30, 2014, and then distributed for retail sale in Nevada.
The problem was discovered by an FSIS inspector on June 30, 2014. The company had a HACCP plan in place, but had no records to demonstrate that the HACCP plan had been implemented or validated or that critical times and temperatures had been met in the cooking and cooling of products. Thus, there is no assurance the product is wholesome and therefore safe for consumption. Consequently, these products may support the growth of pathogens that may be detrimental to health.
FSIS and the company have received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls.
Consumers and media with questions about the recall may contact Timothy Cruz at 702-739-2800.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. "Ask Karen" live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.
|USDA Recall Classifications
|Class I
|This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.
|Class II
|This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
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Hi DavidHI Guys,
I am on week four of CELTA and all my work has been passed to above standard. That was the gloating part...I want to share. I never knew how good this course was going to be. It is a challenge but if you go with an open mind and as I did without a clue then you will cope much better than those who have done a wappin amount of research and panicked themselves.
My top rule for TP- If you are enjoying what you are teaching then your students are liklely to enjoy it! Be relaxed and always plan for 10mins less than your scheduled slot (talking about pre-intermed. here) as time runs quick.
I passed all the assignments and passed with fantastic comments. I am not going to give you them but for the second assignment:
Student Identification- Name & level of class
Student Background and Motivation
Student Learner Style
Summary- How these factors affect chosen student learning.
Learner needs
My students percieves his/her needs to be .....
DO YOU AGREE?-refer to your self assessment grid.
Areas for development (take from writing, interview and observations)
*always relate to interview or writing task
* rational can be bizzare, I recommended my student to join a book group as he liked reading and wanted to develop listening skills. Ratinal was to give him acontrolled reading experience and be prepared for talking in a group on specific topic.
Summary and Recommendation
- Brownie points as shows you are looking at your students future outside your course.
task 3
relate your task to the group you have taught the most
make the topic relevant to the median age group
Use Scrivener(2005) top-down reading model (can be used for listening to) - seriously, use a model like this and then use it to justify your lesson plan. In the justification analyse the other skills. If students get to read and work on answers together- listening, reading, reading, listening through gist and skim!
=I had taught my class Crime and Punishment from English File and carried this assignment as a follow on. I maniulated class what I knew the class had been taught... 'I have selected this reading task as I previously taught C&P and therefore I feel that this is a natural progression for them.' The text was more indepth, focusing on knife crime. Follow this with rationale- I am aware of student abilty and how they thrive on fact that affect them .....
If you do need any more info or support drop me a line
this is my first week in the course.Some schools have different lesson plan format and we haven't started on them yet..Wanted to find out what are the books that really come of help in TP?
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The European Union has no special plan if the two anti-EU candidates reach the final round of France's election on Sunday, diplomats say, leaving the bloc to brace itself and hope for a centrist victor.
Even without a shock outcome, Brussels worries that neither of the more mainstream candidates can revive France's economy or help Germany confront doubts about the EU's future if they are victorious in a May run-off.
Despite repeated Islamist militant attacks in France, the euro zone's No.2 economy remains Brussels' overriding worry.
Diplomats said France needs a leader who will modernise heavily-regulated sectors of the economy and tackle the rigid French labour market, helping to reverse its decline as an economic power relative to Germany over the past two decades.
There is concern that neither youthful independent centrist Emmanuel Macron, who lacks experience, nor centre-right former prime minister Francois Fillon, whose campaign was dogged by scandal, would have the vision or authority to bring change.
"If Marine Le Pen wins the election, the European Union as we know it ceases to exist," said one senior EU diplomat who formerly served in Paris of the far-right leader who threatens to leave the EU without a quick renegotiation.
"Then we have to think about other models ... There is no Plan B," the diplomat said. "The city is shivering inside," the diplomat said of Brussels.
Klaus Regling, the managing director of the euro zone's bailout fund, told a forum in Washington this week he doubted Le Pen would gain support to change France's constitution to take the country out of the EU or the euro zone.
"But it would mean a standstill, growth would remain low," he said of a Le Pen victory.
Despite improving economic data, France's national debt is rising and the economy is barely growing. It remains uncompetitive and suffers from falling productivity, the European Commission has said, adding that recent reforms are not enough.
EU leaders will be able to take stock of any first-round surprise at a summit on April 29 arranged to discuss preparations for Britain's exit negotiations. But diplomats insisted there was no plan if Le Pen and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon go into the May 7 run-off.


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Sunset kiting off Rum Cay, life doesn't get much better than this!
A group of action sports enthusiasts were invited to participate in a boogie at Rum Cay in the Southeastern Bahamian Islands recently by Jesse Cors of Island Extreme Ventures, email@example.com . The event promoted both air and water sports including sky diving, kitesurfing, diving, surfing, fishing, standup paddleboarding and a good deal more.
Rum Cay is in the Central Bahamas about 380 miles east of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Nassau is about halfway between the two points and is usually the place where plane changes occur. For larger groups direct charter flight from Nassau to Rum works. In other cases another flight leg from the Exumas, Long Island or San Salvador to Rum connecting from Nassau is necessary.
We stayed at Rum Cay Outpost Club & Marina at the southeast portion of Rum Cay. The marina is a man-made basin which serves as a pretty good hurricane hole too.
More about the Rum Cay Outpost Club & Marina at http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/the-des ... m-cay.html
Bobby Little created this out island destination and is shown here with his animal entourage who travel the island and seas with him regularly. I shot a video interview with Bobby about Rum Cay, the operation here, what it has to offer and plans for the place. The interview will be included in the next installment.
Rum Cay is a small island with an even smaller population of 60 full time residents. Our group of 20 equalled a third of the islands population! It is a quiet place, close to and all about the ocean.
A big part of the Rum Bum Boogies is sky diving. Here is a famous Harry Parker image capturing almost the entire island in one photo. Harry is well renown for his startling sky diving images along with other commercial photography exploits and marketing, http://theharryparker.com/
All images not marked were provided by Jesse Cors on behalf of Rum Cay Outpost Club & Marina. Sky diving, kiting, diving, surfing and other action sports are facilitated on Rum by Island Extreme Ventures.
Our Bahamian adventure started early with several participants in the boogie car pooling to FLL for the flight out to Nassau in the Bahamas.
A sketch map overlay of a satellite image of the island with points of interest.
Kristyn roams over the nearshore sands in search of conch for the evening meal. Foraging for seafood is a daily afternoon process to provide fresh conch, lobster and fish for dinner.
Our morning self-checkin with some distinctive luggage at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. The fare from JetBlue was surprising reasonable for roundtrip to Nassau in the Bahamas.
We all have a job to do on Rum, for most it is taking as much pleasure as possible for the simple joys of the place. Visitors immerse, literally in ocean pursuits, fishing, diving, kiting, SUP, surfing, cliff diving, sky diving, exploring and just savoring life on island time.
Our intrepid Rum Bum Boogie crew collecting on the tarmac at NAS to board the Pineapple Air plan for the trip from Nassau to Rum Cay. These folks are well traveled and experienced in the finer side of life be it hurtling towards the surface at 120 mph, throwing themselves skyward from a wave ala kite to paddling into some fine surfing swells.
Speaking of surf, Marcus is ducking under an incoming swell on his way out to the break. Look at that visibility! I shot some nice GoPro video of the guys catching rides, stay tuned for that.
About a half hour later we're on the ground at Rum, unloading and getting ready to travel to the Outpost, our digs for the Boogie.
Craig greases one into surface effect over water gliding into the beachside dropzone. He decides to up the degree of difficulty by dismounting his patent "jump" flip-flops along the way. The sun looks on as it slides to the far side of the earth, all is good.
Chris mounts his ride to the Rum Cay Outpost Club, one of the trusty ATV's that provide ready transport over the island.
One of many superlative kiting spots, this one on the salt pond just to the north of the resort. Rum Cay's current population is 60, prior to 1920 when the salt works shut down there were over 3000 souls on the island. The salt pond isn't worked anymore, except by folks on their immersion experience of Rum. It is a mighty fine place with nearby Arawak cave drawings to add to the singularity of the experience. It is ok to get mudded and rummed up first of course. More about that to come.
The rest of us mount up for the run to the Outpost. I understand they used to do this with massive land tortoises (not really). I understand these guys moved on to the Galapagos a while back. So, the trailer works well in their absence.
Arriving at the Outpost.
A look at the cut towards to ocean. Life here is as mellow or intense as you like it. Although there is a mandatory happy hour around sunset each day for an island time out.
Kiting upwind against the current in the cut to the salt pond, walking over the iron shore to launch into the ocean and making through swells breaking over exposed coral reef made this part interesting. That and along with all Bobby's big shark stories for this area. Fun times!


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2009 Honda Pilot Vs. 2009 Subaru Forester - CUV Trail Test
Sometimes, You Don't Really Need A Low-Range Gear ... Unless, Of Course, You Do
Hold on now-before you fire off any more hate mail, take a good look around your 'hood. See a few of these CUV rigs parked on your street, or alongside the trail? You may not own one, but we'd wager there's a fair chance that your wife, or your neighbor, or your boss, or your boss' wife has one as a daily driver and weekend play rig. And besides, any time an automaker boasts about its vehicles' "off-pavement prowess," well heck, we're always ready to put their rigs to the test.
Let's face it: all-wheel-drive crossovers-or CUVs, or XUVs, or soft-roaders, or whatever you want to call them (keep it clean, please; there are children in the room)-are a fast-growing industry segment, and even diehard 4x4 brands such as Jeep and Land Rover are building them now. At Four Wheeler, we've always believed in staying abreast of current trends (and besides, we've been testing these things since Day One), so here are our takes on two new crossovers we had the chance to 'wheel in the backcountry.
2009 Honda Pilot
Once based off the Isuzu Rodeo (R.I.P.), Honda's upscale crossover has evolved over time into a reliable if somewhat stodgy member of the midsize SUV segment. For 2009, the Pilot gets a complete interior and exterior refreshening, as well as substantial tweaks to its engine and drivetrain.
Power for the Honda comes in the form of the 250hp 3.5L V-6 (now with variable displacement) and five-speed automatic transmission also found in the Ridgeline SUT. Nominally a front-drive under normal operation, the Pilot's infinitely variable VTM-4 four-wheel-drive system utilizes a single-speed transfer case and a pair of coil-actuated electromagnetic clutches to transfer torque to the rear wheels under acceleration and/or whenever slippage is detected; a "VTM-Lock" setting splits torque 30/70 front to rear at speeds under 18 mph. Suspension is independent at both ends, with MacPherson struts and coil springs up front and mutilinks, coils, and trailing arms in the rear. The Pilot also gets the equivalent of a towing package as standard equipment-bigger-capacity radiator, transmission cooler, and integrated hitch for a 4,500-pound max tow rating.
On the pavement, the Pilot's ride and handling are surprisingly wallowy for a unitbody, with noticeable body lean in corners and unremarkable steering feel. Visibility is decent to the front but only so-so to the rear thanks to closely-spaced rear pillars and the presence of the (generally useless but easily removable) third-row seats. On the plus side, the V-6 and five-speed work as smoothly (and quietly) as any similar powertrain we've ever tested in a midsize SUV; the eight-way-adjustable power leather seats that came with our tester's top-line Touring package were a delight to sit in; the Honda satellite Nav system is easy to use; and anyone who has spent any time in a Honda in the last 10 years will have little problem locating all necessary instruments and switchgear.
Once off the tarmac, that somewhat spongy chassis tuning comes in very handy as the Pilot's suspension-especially the link rearend-cycles quite suppley on slow-speed trails. On steep hills of loose dirt, the Honda's traction control behaved predictably and progressively; getting power to the rear wheels was never a problem in "Lock" mode; the new-for-'09 Hill Assist kept us from rolling backwards at idle; and on rocks; and the M + S-rated Michelin LTX tires provided decent grip and minimal slip. While listed ground clearance is barely 8 inches, the Pilot seems to behave on the trail like a much taller vehicle. You can coax the Pilot into some nice lateral drifts at speed-just be ready for a bit of body lean. All told, the new Pilot's off-pavement manners surpassed our expectations, and we suspect it could handle an even tougher trail regimen than what our hosts at Honda had in store for us.
What's Hot:
Smooth, vibration-free powertain; supple suspension for a unitbody; handles fairly rough sections of trail with ease; well-mannered traction control; good tires.
What's Not:
Low ride height; so-so rear visibility; slightly wallowy on-road ride.
Our Take:
Comfy, cushy, and capable in the dirt.
2009 Subaru Forester
Introduced in 1997, the Forester occupies the lower-priced end of the CUV segment, competing with the likes of the Toyota RAV-4 and Honda CRV for market share. For 2009, the Forester gets a complete remodel, with a taller and wider stance, a retuned engine and drivetrain, and substantial refinements for on-road ride.
For the coming model year, the Forester still offers a one-size-fits-all motor: The 16-valve 2.5L four-cylinder engine that comes in both naturally aspirated (170hp) and turbocharged (224hp) versions. Transmission choices are the standard five-speed manual and the four-speed automatic. Unfortunately, you can only get the turbocharger with the auto gearbox (read on), and Subaru recommends premium fuel to feed it as well.
The Forester employs two distinct all-wheel-drive systems: A viscous coupling-type center diff with the five-speed manual, and a variable-rate electromagnetic clutch with the automatic, which delivers power to the wheel(s) with the most traction based on continuous readings of throttle and wheelspeed variation. Suspension is four-wheel independent, with MacPherson struts and coils in front and double wishbones in back.
On-road, the new Forester is a pleasure to drive with the five-speed; clutch feel is light and engagement a tad abrupt, but with a little practice, rowing through the gears becomes progressively more fun, though the engine takes its time to generate max power. The close-ratio four-speed, however, is crude, unpredictable, and robs the turbo'd engine of a great deal of power. On the other hand, chassis tuning is very tight, steering feel is terrific, and handling is crisp at highway speed, with minimal body sway and quick return-to-center. Our testers' cloth seats could have used more lower back support and side bolstering, but thanks to a suitably tall ride height and skinny side and rear pillars, visibility in all directions is exceptional. For a smallish CUV, the Forester is also commendably roomy inside, with ample head- and elbowroom for a 6-foot driver.
Off the pavement, the Forester provides a mixed bag of manners. On stretches of high-speed dirt, the little Forester offered a firm, controlled ride and was a blast to drift in corners and launch from small berms (oh yeah, these guys also build Impreza rally cars, huh?). On nastier, slower-speed sections of trail, though, the Subaru's variable-clutch AWD system was slow to get power to the rear wheels (the viscous coupling with the five-speed behaved much more efficiently); the ABS traction control didn't always engage when we would have expected it, resulting in a sometimes-jerky ride; and powering up steep hills was accompanied by a fair amount of rear wheelhop and undercarriage scraping. Bottom line: The new Forester is much happier taking you and your trail toys down dirt country roads to your favorite trailhead; just leave the gnarlier routes to the Jeep guys, and enjoy the ride in a capable, if slightly quirky, crossover rig. And trust us, you don't need to wear Birkenstocks.
What's Hot:
Streamlined styling; high fun factor with the five-speed; excellent sight lines all around; decent mileage; premium tires.
What's Not:
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Through the Be the Beat campaign, the Medtronic Foundation is providing $1,000 grants for school staff to help fund CPR and AED training outreach programs within their school or community. The deadline for application is January 15, 2010. More information is available in the "Teachers and Administration" section of the Be the Beat Web site, BetheBeat.heart.org/schools.Sadly, the music selections that play at 100 beats/minute, (like "Stayin' Alive" and "Another One Bites the Dust") aren't available for download, but a expanded list of songs that play at that rate is included. Songs like U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" or Simon and Garfunkle's "Cecilia" (yep, "Celilia, you're breakin' my heart, I'm down on my knees, beggin' you please, to come home, to come home!" made the list. This alone is sure to be a source of endless entertainment, though I'm not sure about the appropriateness of singing ABBA's "Dancin' Queen" during CPR...)
BetheBeat.heart.org engages 12- to 15-year-olds to learn the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) through interactive games, videos and songs on the Web.
And while the games kids are expected to play on the website are right up there in challenge level with the first iteration of "Pong," the concept of getting a broader, younger demographic to even think thirty seconds about CPR and how to use an AED is a novel one.


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Food for thought
Starbucks still not sure how to go social
The arrival of Starbucks was heralded by mainstream India as a gold medal for the economy—a pat on our collective back for finally having made it.
But should we really be so complacent and self-satisfied?
Earlier this month Armaan Kapur, a young designer and writer, visited a Starbucks in Delhi. With a friend, the pair joined a long queue that snaked outside the store, so Kapur asked his friend to go inside to find a couple of vacant seats.
However, this did not please the store's security guard one bit, and he immediately asked them to get back and join the end of the queue. (I know what Western readers are thinking right now, but I can assure you that India's McDonald's and Starbucks really do have functioning queues).
Angered by this, Kapur resorted to the common complaint form of these times: he went social. He called up Starbucks' Facebook page and left a rant that would go on to go viral, with 5,200 likes and 300 comments.
Starbucks remained quiet as the post's popularity grew, and then finally it responded. In the most hairbrained way possible.
Some person decided to delete the post.
As most sane people realise, this is absolutely not the thing to do when it comes to social media, especially as Kapur had taken screenshots of his post. Helped by hordes of crusaders on Facebook and Twitter, his cause ran full tilt to injure Starbucks' reputation by the worst way possible: word-of-mouth.
This is not the first snafu by Starbucks of this sort; it recently had a similar crisis in Argentina, and the repercussions there are still being felt. Nor is it the first food brand to have acted dumb when it comes to social media. Nestle comes to mind immediately in that regard.
The simple truth is that what could have been fixed by a couple of free coffees and a quick apology came to be such a bad mess. And as it turns out, that's what they finally did.
It only reiterates what most journalists have been saying about brands and social media–the former does not understand the latter.
Its not much of a mantra as one old-world media marketing guru said. You have to be like you would be in person, honest and polite.
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Police are searching for a missing 39-year-old woman who was last seen leaving a Bucks County bar where she works.
Investigators say Lambertville, N.J., resident Sarah Majoras was last seen early Saturday leaving the bar in New Hope where she works as a bartender.
Her live-in boyfriend reported her missing Saturday afternoon and police say it's being treated as a missing person case.
Police in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been searching for her and they are also looking at her cell phone records.
Investigators say Majoras had been at John and Peter's Bar in New Hope on Friday night but was not working. They say she had been hanging out with friends and left around 2 a.m. to walk home.
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|Punisher Studies. 2008. Ink on bristol board with digital color, 11 × 17″.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Ol' Punisher Studies
Posted by Paolo Rivera at 8:21:00 AM
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Great stuff, Paolo! I really liked that Spidey/Punisher team-up you did a couple years back; that one Spider-Man fight scene where he doesn't even touch the ground was incredible.ReplyDelete
You're on Daredevil for years to come, yes?
Thanks, Jeremy. As far as I know, I'll be on DD for a while. I'm exclusive with Marvel for another year, at the very least. Next year will also mark 10 years with the company, but this is my first ongoing title.ReplyDelete
Beautiful work (as always). Love that classic Punisher look.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Paul. I may actually be doing some Punisher in the not-to-distant future.ReplyDelete
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This 1968 promotional video for Honeywell's electronics and computing equipment also includes a glimpse of the company's work in obviously-faked-robotics. Miss Honeywell might be billed as the 'world's first robotic woman', but even Vicki from Small Wonder was more convincing.
She does seem to be winning over the Parisian engineers attending that expo, but then again, when is a woman in silver face paint not endearing? [British Pathé via Laughing Squid]


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A Sandwich a Day: Pastrami on Rye at New Holland Brewing, Michigan
Reviews of Chicago sandwiches.
If you've made the trek to New Holland Brewing in Holland, Michigan, chances are you're there for the beer. That makes sense. But if the trip up to the stunningly gorgeous lakeside town took awhile, or if you drank one too many of the beers, food will start to sound like a good idea. And you're in luck, because the brewpub offers a solid menu, including a satisfying pastrami on rye ($8.99).
Instead of a gargantuan pastrami that is too big to fit in your mouth, this one is stripped of the theatrics and is all the better for it. Thin slices of salty pastrami are griddled until crispy, and then loaded on rye bread with provolone and Dijon. As you can tell by the picture, the cheese is actually melted. While I would have liked more of the mustard, that can be easily fixed. Unlike the beer, the restaurant isn't worth a long detour, but this will adequately fuel you up to go look at some old school Dutch windmills (I am not kidding).
New Holland Brewing
66 E 8th St, Holland, MI 49423 (map)
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This beautiful 9ct gold diamond stacking ring features a 0.15ct salt & pepper rose-cut diamond set within the wax seal.
Pictured in 9ct yellow gold, but also available in 18ct gold (a deeper yellow colour).
Jessica's jewellery is lovingly handmade to order. Please be aware that it will take a maximum of 3 - 4 weeks for your piece to be created by hand and dispatched within an estimated two weeks.
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On some occasions we have pieces made for the JdL Jewellery shop. If you are looking for a last minute gift or have a close deadline, email us and we will advise.
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Most of Jessica's jewellery offers an element of personalisation which transforms your pieces into something unique and special.
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At JdL More is More! If you would like to add your own flourish to an existing JdL piece, why not add more seals. Prices are between £67 and £95. For this option simply add a note at checkout and Jessica will contact you.
Jessica is well known for her signature hand-stamped wax seals. The seals above offer a guide to the approximate seal size and also their relation to each other. All of Jessica's collections offer a various size of seal, below you will see the sizes that feature within these individual collections. An approximate seal size is also found within the 'Detail' description tab. Please note that as all pieces are individually hand stamped they are therefore unique.
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Living in London – Airports Part 2
Once you have moved into your cosy new apartment in London, you be able to entertain your relatives from home with the grand tour of London. Depending on which airport they are arriving at, it can be a challenge to get from the airport to central London. This guide to London airports makes it easy to get to and from any London airport – just another piece of information that makes moving to London an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.


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I do it.
I did it.
I have done it.
I have been doing it for years.
see: see, saw, seen, seeing
- I see a girl. (Present tense.)
Does she see me? (Present tense.)
I see a girl. (Present tense.)
She sees me. (Present tense.)
I see geese. (Present tense.)
The geese see me. (Present tense.)
Yesterday, I saw thirty geese. (Past tense.)
The geese saw me. (Past tense.)
I had seen geese before. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
I had never seen so many geese before then. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
I hadn't seen flying geese before either. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
I had seen ducks before. (Past perfect ("had" + past participle))
Yesterday, I saw two more. (Past tense.)
do: do, did, done, doing
I do it.
I did it.
I have done it.
I have been doing it for years.
see: see, saw, seen, seeing
I have seen two, and I have seen four.
I have seen three, and I have seen more.
I saw three geese yesterday.
I saw four geese today.
Do you see what I see?
Satellites are seen by reflected sunlight.
know: know, knew, known
I know what I know.
I know Susie.
I know how to play baseball.
I knew that would happen.
I hardly knew him.
I knew that increased demand would lead to higher prices.
I have known him for years.
I have known that for a long time.
It has been known for a while.
grow: grow, grew, grown
I'll grow when I grow.
Bananas grow in the tropics.
I grew too big for my britches.
My head grew too big for my hat.
Demand for our product has grown, and we need a bigger plant.
The pumpkin has grown to an enormous size.
take, took taken
- Here, take this.
Okay, I will take it.
I took it.
It has been taken.
Q: Who took the book?
A: The cook took the book?
steal, stole, stolen
- Somebody stole the car.
It has been stolen.
hello every body how are you all diong? i hope you are doing fine, i am doing fine too. i am from Holland, i want to learn english bye your healp yhank you of helping me.
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Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: ; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish political scientist, an academic and an ambassador. On May 1, 2009, he was named Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey after being the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey.
Ahmet Davutoğlu was born in Konya, Turkey. He graduated from İstanbul Erkek Lisesi, which is a Deutsche Auslandsschule (German International school) and studied at the Department of Economics and Political Science of the Boğaziçi University, İstanbul. He holds a masters degree in Public Administration and a PhD degree in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University. Between 1993 and 1999 he worked at the Marmara University and became a full professor in 1999. He was the chairman of the Department of International Relations at Beykent University in Istanbul, Turkey.
He is a father of four and his wife is a medical doctor.


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Prom 3: Pelléas et Mélisande
John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
'Debussy's orchestra was something miraculous. Its role was to speak with the public, letting them know what is happening.' Soprano Mary Garden's insight (on hearing the first rehearsals of Pélleas in 1902) was brilliantly illustrated in last night's performance by John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (ORR). Expectations were low: how could an unstaged opera of such subtlety, a work of untold stories that breathes mystery and dreamlike suggestion, possibly communicate in a cavernous hall seating 6000? That it did with such immediacy is down to the electric conducting of Gardiner, the highly textured timbres and wonderfully balanced playing of the ORR, and a cast of real stature: Laurent Naouri, a lean, Giacometti-like shadow, is one of the great Golauds of our time; Sir John Tomlinson was ineffably touching as Arkel and Karen Vourc'h is a natural Mélisande, with that elusive quality of youth in her voice.
There was an energetic directness to Gardiner's approach: around the still figures of Golaud and Mélisande the restless, mercurial score surged and ebbed, warning, threatening, soothing, enchanting, exposing cruelty, snatching at hope.
That each pianissimo note came across pin-sharp in the Albert Hall from an orchestra of that size, playing on gut strings, is a measure of Gardiner's skill. The singers, particularly Karen Vourc'h, did not always judge volume and focus so finely, and we lost a few of her important utterances, though her beguiling aria on letting her hair fall, choreographed as a port de bras, was a sensuous highlight.
Canadian Phillip Addis, as Pélleas, caught the right note of bright virility, and increasing desperation, while Jordanian soprano Dima Bawab made a convincing boy Yniold in the highly disturbing scenes between her and her father. Both she and Addis acted with conviction, despite an apparent absence of consistent direction: while Yniold stood on her father's shoulders and Addis and Vourc'h were allowed one passionate embrace, Golaud inexplicably withdrew from any interaction, even facing the other way when he first sees Mélisande by the pool. No one was credited with staging, and the lack of coherence was dramatically undermining.
Having said that, what came across most strongly was no Symbolist enigma, but the all-too familiar, raw tragedy of an abusive man destroying his family – an achievement in the circumstances.
In his programme note Christopher Cook maintains Pélleas was an artistic cul de sac, an experiment that bore no fruit: surely Kaija Saariaho in her L'amour de loin, a century later, has proved otherwise?
Listen to this Prom again on iPlayer. The BBC Proms run every day until 8 September.
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For the week ending 17 March 2007 / 27 Adar I 5767
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"You have brainwashed my son!"
This was the angry accusation that a non-religious mother of a young man who had become religious and was attending a yeshiva in Jerusalem hurled at the head of the yeshiva.
The Rosh Hayeshiva, sensitive to the pain felt by this woman at seeing her son turn his back on the secular lifestyle in which she had raised him, decided to temper her anger with a bit of humor with a big message.
Aware of how much spiritual poison had been absorbed in the brain of his student from his exposure to corrupting influences, the rabbi smiled and told the woman:
"My dear lady, in our yeshiva we do not wash brains — we dry clean only!"


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Sunday, April 12, 2009
Starlog beams out for good...
I grew up with this magazine and back in the days were we had no internet to research every single detail about our favorite films Starlog was there to deliver the goods. Their articles were in depth, seriously written, and they were always accompanied by great behind the scenes pictures as well as conceptual art, and sometimes even storyboards or blueprints.
I still go back and browse my back issues from time to time, always discovering something I might have missed in the past and finding myself surprised over and over at the quality and wide range of articles they published. The internet sites are great at spoilers, script reviews, gossip, and news updates, but there has never been an online outlet that can deliver the top notch writing, in depth articles, and interviews Starlog in known for. The magazine will be sorely missed.
Every time my brother and I would go to a bookstore together the first thing we'd do is seek out the magazines section and fish for the latest issue of Starlog. Afterward once we'd get home we'd read the magazine and begin our in depth debates and discussions about the films we just got to read about -- which were always the film we were looking forward to seeing in the near future. I'll miss our little ritual too.
This is rather unfortunate, but not totally unexpected. Now more than ever I will continue my quest to complete my Starlog collection once and for all by seeking out the back issues I've yet to add to my collection. Check back tomorrow for a look at some of my favorite Starlog covers devoted to "Star Trek".
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This is too bad, but I must admit I haven't bought a magazine in several years now. So much of the same info is available online, that mags are no longer my main source if info on upcoming movies and such.ReplyDelete
But I still have all my old Starlogs, I was there from #1 onward for many years. I posted an entry on Issue #1 on my ST blog, with some memories of how great it was.
ill miss our starlog rituals too G!! our visits to borders wont be the same anymore. rest in peace starlog magazine.ReplyDelete
It's sad that people don't buy the magazine anymore thinking the same info is available online. The way Starlog chronicles the making of films with their carefully researched articles and exclusive interviews is something you just don't find as much online. Online sites tend to focus more on spoiling story elements and breaking news, not on in depth reporting. I will really miss this magazine.ReplyDelete


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Maui Community College student wins national humanitarian award
Jessica Allen is one of five college students from across the nation honored for their commitment to community serviceMaui College
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"Jessica's contributions to her college and larger community offer an exemplary model for how one student might have a profound impact on her expanding environment of influence," said Maui CC Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto. "Out of a simple but deep desire to assist others in their quest for success, her service is an example for all of us."
Campus Compact presents the Swearer Award annually to five students nominated by their college presidents for creating an innovative approach to addressing a social, educational, environmental, health, economic, or legal issue within a community. Each award, made possible by a grant from Ariel Capital Management, LLC, includes a $1,500 prize — $250 to support a service program or organization the student has worked with and $1,250 for the student's professional development.
Allen, who is studying journalism, is news editor of the student newspaper, Hoʻoulu, and vice president of scholarship for Maui CC's Phi Theta Kappa chapter, an international honor society for two-year colleges.
Through all of her service learning projects, which includes participation in a language exchange program in which she teaches English to someone in exchange for learning Spanish once a week, Allen aims to instill in others the belief, knowledge and skills they need to attend college. As vice president of scholarship for Phi Theta Kappa, she aids other students in finding scholarships to obtain their education by organizing campus workshops.
"This is a very important issue to me because I was one of those people who thought I couldn't get an education because I was too poor," said Allen.
She hopes to extend her efforts by organizing and offering similar workshops for the general community to inspire others out there to pursue higher education, as well as establishing a peer counseling program.
"This year's winners have earned their acclaim by undertaking projects that have left a lasting impression with their peers, their colleagues, and the people of their communities," noted Maureen F. Curley, president of Campus Compact.
The students were also recognized for demonstrating initiative and innovation in addressing a wide range of community service issues as well as their ability to translate their ideas into practical results.
Campus Compact is an independent, nonprofit association under the umbrella of Brown University. The Swearer Award is named in honor of the life and work of Howard R. Swearer, the 15th president of Brown University and one of Campus Compact's founders. More information about the Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award is available online at www.compact.org/ccawards/swearer/.
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Jackson family held at gunpoint for hours
Robbers ransacked house, groped women
A Jackson family was recovering Monday after three hours of pure terror. Seven men broke into their home over the weekend and ransacked it while holding them at gunpoint.
The family said the men came in through the side of the Canton Club Circle on Saturday. They couldn't call 911 for three hours, as the men attacked and groped family members and ransacked the home, getting away with cash and three cars.
Evelin Mendez said she and her family hid in their rooms for what seemed like forever early Saturday morning while the intruders held them captive.
"Two hours, three hours on we were just scared. We were crying," Mendez said.
She said the men looked for money while making the victims get on the ground. Then, she said the men tried to grope her family members.
"They tried to touch my sister and my aunt because she was in her underwear. They touched everything," Mendez said.
Mendez said the men threw eggs in their faces. Her brother, Ever Mendez, said he was trembling as the men put guns to his head.
"I was afraid. I was shaking. I was so afraid," he said in Spanish.
The family said the men made themselves at home as they waited and worried.
"They watched TV. They drank juice. They did everything here," Evelin Mendez said.
She said the family waited until the men drove off with three vehicles stolen from the house before they decided the coast was clear.
"When we heard that truck was at the traffic light, we said, 'They're gone,' so we called the police," Evelin Mendez said.
The family is installing safety lights and security cameras and even considering getting a gun to guard themselves from intruders.
The Jackson Police Department has recovered all three stolen vehicles and charged both Marquise Harris and Lanaris Smith with burglary of an occupied dwelling, said JPD spokeswoman Officer Colendula Green. Both teenagers were denied bond, Green said.
Officers continued to search Monday for the remaining men wanted in connection with the case.


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The USDA's weekly Export Sales report and weekly reports of export inspections provide timely information about export demand for U.S. agricultural commodities.
The U.S. Census Bureau, however, is the official source of export estimates. The monthly Census Bureau reports are not as timely as USDA reports, but provide an opportunity to reassess export progress during the marketing year, said University of Illinois economist Darrel Good.
"For the marketing year that began on Sept. 1, 2010, the USDA forecasts U.S. corn exports at 1.95 billion bushels, 37 million bushels less than were exported last year. Through the first 23 weeks of the marketing year (Sept. 1, 2010 through Feb. 10, 2011) the USDA's weekly export inspections report showed cumulative export inspections of 737 million bushels, 7 million more than the total of the previous year," he said.
Inspection estimates for the week ended Feb. 10 will likely be revised higher, as has been the pattern all year, so that the actual difference is likely closer to 10 million bushels.
"Census Bureau estimates of exports for December 2010 were released on Feb. 11. Cumulative Census Bureau export estimates for the first four months of the marketing year exceeded inspections by 34.5 million bushels," Good said.
Last year, Census Bureau estimates for the same period exceeded inspection by 50.9 million bushels. By the end of the marketing year, Census Bureau estimates exceeded inspections by 102 million bushels.
"It is typical for the difference to get larger as the marketing year progresses. If the pattern of differences this year in relation to that of last year has continued since December, actual exports through Feb. 10 were likely about equal to those of last year."
If so, exports during the last 29 weeks of the marketing year will need to be 37 million bushels less than exports of a year ago to reach the USDA projection, a difference of about 1.3 million bushels per week. As of Feb. 3, unshipped export sales exceeded those of a year ago by 21 million bushels.
Should meet expectations
Larger outstanding sales and prospects for a further reduction in the estimated size of the Argentine crop suggest that marketing year exports will at least reach the USDA projection.
Marketing year soybean exports are projected at 1.59 billion bushels, 81 million more than exported last year. Through Feb. 10, export inspections totaled 1.056 billion bushels, 27 million more than the total of a year earlier.
Cumulative Census Bureau export estimates through December 2010 exceeded inspection by 14.2 million bushels, very close to the difference of 15.4 million bushels of last year. If that equality holds for the rest of the year, it appears that soybean exports during the last 29 weeks of the year will need to be 54 million bushels larger than exports of a year ago in order to reach the USDA projection.
"Unshipped sales as of Feb. 3 were 100 million bushels larger than sales of a year ago, supporting prospects for reaching the USDA projection. The recent slowdown in new export sales and prospects for further increases in the prospective size of the Brazilian crop, however, raise some red flags," he said.
For the marketing year that began on Oct. 1, 2010, the USDA projects U.S. soybean meal exports at 9.2 million tons, 17.7 percent less than exported last year. Census Bureau export estimates through December 2010 revealed cumulative exports that were 22.2 percent less than in the previous year.
"Last year, meal exports were extremely large in January, February, and March. As of Feb. 3, the USDA had reported unshipped soybean meal export sales of 2.3 million tons, 27 percent less than unshipped sales of a year earlier. It appears that soybean meal exports could fall short of the USDA projection. Such a shortfall would result in a smaller domestic crush than is currently projected."
For the October 2010 through September 2011 marketing year, the USDA projects U.S. soybean oil exports at 2.8 billion pounds, 16.6 percent less than were exported last year. Through the first quarter of the marketing year, the Census Bureau reported cumulative exports that were 33.2 percent larger than during the previous year.
"However, the pace of soybean oil exports has slowed in 2011, with the USDA reporting cumulative exports as of Feb. 3 about equal to those of last year. Unshipped sales on the same date were about 13 percent larger," Good said.
Although the pace has slowed dramatically, soybean oil exports for the year could still be a bit larger than the USDA projection. The concern for soybean oil centers on domestic demand for biodiesel. The USDA projects that use will rebound sharply this year to meet the Renewable Fuels Standards.
"As I pointed out last week, the pace of use will have to accelerate to near record levels each month from January through September 2011 to meet the projection," he said.
The slowing pace of exports and export sales of soybeans and soybean products, along with prospects for an even larger soybean crop in Brazil, suggest that the rationing process has been completed.


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Chrismcalvert brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 82 Designs von 12 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Tilton, Opie and Pattinson Funeral Services
We are a funeral home. We provide funeral services for the people of Auckland , New Zealand. Auckland is NZ's largest city. We work with bereaved families of all faiths and cultures to deliver funeral services .
Our current logo is attached. We want to change it because 1. Our long and difficult name dominates over "Funeral Services". We have a lot of competition in our part of Auckland and people are not aware from our signage that we provide funeral services. 2. It looks like we are a power or lighting company! Our signage is on a busy main road so we need a logo with high impact, concise look. We serve a multi-cultural population, people of all faiths or none. Because of this, no crosses or other religious symbols please. Please also no coffin or memorial stone shapes.
If our full name is used it needs to be smaller than "funeral services".
Initials T.O.P can be used but NOT to suggest "Top Funerals". It would be good if they could somehow be arranged in a way that doesn't simply read top.
Our slogan is : "Serving Auckland families since 1930". It would be useful to see examples with and without this incorporated if possible.
Thank you
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ASTA Solutions necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 20 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
Liuzzi Property Group
The Liuzzi Property Group (LPG) is an organisation that specialises in property management.
The firm currently does not have a website and is looking to establish an online presence.
The business has the following features:
• It owns shop-spaces within shopping centers and leases these to their clients
• The business has been around for a number of years and has extended into the following areas:
- Retail
- Residential
- Industrial
- Commercial
- The business was built on strong family traditions
There are two target audiences of the website:
• Those who are trying to find about what LPG do (informative)
• Potential clients who want to see what properties LPG have to offer
Currently LPG does not have any corporate style guidelines. LPG's color schema is black and gold. The company's emblem is shown below. The client has stated that they are comfortable to move away from this color scheme if the designer wishes - the only condition is that the company emblems stays in the gold color.
Furthermore the client has expressed the desire to have a liquid web design so that it would be possible to present the website on a tablet (such as iPad) and mobile devices.
The site should be easy to navigate and find information. New visitors should be able to easily find what services LPG offer and be able to submit an enquiry.
LPG would like a website that has a clean interface, represents the professionalism of the business and is easy to load on a PC and/or mobile device.
The client has used the following expressions when describing what they would like from the website:
• Focus on the retail aspect
• Avoid small fonts
• Obvious and simple
• "less is more"
• They have strong family values and would like this expressed through their site
• A website that has photos of staff or AGM-style reports does not fit our organisation culture
LPG requires the design of two web pages, the home and subpage.
The home page should have a visual focus similar to http://flipboard.com/ that depicts the companies focus on retail, residential, industrial and commercial.
The sub-page should be a design of property listings that is similar to http://www.builtbybuffalo.com/work/ making good use of space, simplicity and elegant design.


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Rihanna restraining order
According to court documents obtained by "omg! Insider," the singer (real name: Robyn Fenty) filed a restraining order against Steveland Barrow on Tuesday. The 31-year-old California man was arrested on February 22 for breaking into the Los Angeles home of her neighbor, mistakenly believing it was where the star lived.
In addition to removing "various items from the home," Barrow "slept in a bed," thinking it belonged to Rihanna. "Upon arrest, he claimed he had been invited to Ms. Fenty's residence" and "had numerous pieces of poetry for her."
The documents state that Barrow has caused Rihanna, who wasn't home at the time, to "fear for her safety."
The temporary restraining order mandates that Barrow, whose whereabouts are currently unknown after he was released from police custody, stay 100 yards away from Rihanna, her home, her place of business, and her car.
A court date has been set for March 21 to make the order permanent and establish even stricter stipulations.
Rihanna is known for having an open relationship with fans, giving them the play-by-play of her daily life – including photos of her drug use and controversial relationship with Chris Brown – on social media. This isn't the first time someone has taken their fandom too far. A man named Zentil Vanzellas was convicted of stalking the singer back in 2010 and spent 277 days in prison after pleading no contest to allegations he was harassing her.
In December, she was vacationing in her native Barbados and called the authorities on another man who trespassed on her beachfront villa. However, it was later determined that the person – a German tourist – didn't realize it was private property.
Luckily, Rihanna dealt with the latest incident from afar. She was on vacation in Hawaii – accompanied by Brown for part of the time – celebrating her 25th birthday.


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U.S. Women Defeat Russia to Open World Grand Prix
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CAMPINAS, Brazil (Aug. 2, 2013) – The top-ranked U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team opened the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix by defeating Russia 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 25-12 on Friday afternoon in Campinas, Brazil.
The U.S., the three-time defending champion of the FIVB World Grand Prix, returns to action on Saturday versus No. 15 Poland at 8:30 a.m. PT in Campinas. Poland plays host Brazil later today. Russia, which had its streak of opening FIVB World Grand Prix tournaments with a win snapped at 10 in a row, is ranked No. 6 in the world.
The FIVB World Grand Prix is the premier annual international women's volleyball tournament. Team USA is seeking to become the first team to win four consecutive FIVB World Grand Prix titles. By defeating Russia, the U.S. set a new World Grand Prix record with its 17th consecutive win dating back to the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round. The Americans previously won 16 straight World Grand Prix matches spanning the 2010 and 2011 editions. Since 2010, the Americans are 39-4 in FIVB World Grand Prix matches with losses only to Brazil (2012 Final Round pool play), Serbia (2011 pool play), Poland (2010 pool play) and Germany (2010 pool play).
The U.S. recovered from an early 2-0 deficit in the opening set and took charge with a 10-4 scoring run to reach a 19-14 advantage, then held off a late Russia rally to win 25-20. Russia scored four unanswered points to break free from a slim 12-11 advantage in the second set and went on to win 25-17 with six blocks in the frame. The U.S. broke a 3-all tie in the fourth set with a 12-3 scoring run and never looked back for a 25-12 victory.
"Our players did a good job," said. U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly, who is now 9-0 in his first year leading the program. "We have a young team that is learning a lot this season. I am also learning a lot. It is my first season as head coach and Russia has a very good team. Tomorrow I expect a really tough game against Poland, but we have to keep improving."
Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.) and Kim Hill (Portland, Ore.), both in their first year with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, combined for 31 points as newcomers to the FIVB World Grand Prix played huge roles. Murphy came off the bench to score a team-high 16 points with 12 kills on 18 attacks, two blocks and two aces. Hill totaled 15 points with 12 kills on 32 swings, two aces and a block.
"I don't think it has sunk in yet," Murphy said of playing in her first World Grand Prix match. "Tonight the team had good energy. We made a lot of good adjustments and became more aggressive in serving and blocking alignments. We also made good plays and won the long rallies."
Kristin Hildebrand (Orem, Utah), who was a key contributor on the 2012 World Grand Prix gold-medal team, added 15 kills on 38 attacks in the win. Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) charted 12 points with nine kills on 17 attacks and three blocks.
"Russia is a strong team and played well." Hildebrand said. "We had to battle back in that third set after they took the second, and we did - I am very proud of my team. It was a good way to start. We will have another tough match against Poland tomorrow."
Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) pocketed eight points with five kills, two blocks and an ace. Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) tacked on five points with two kills, two blocks and an ace. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) rounded out the scoring with three blocks and two aces.
The U.S. converted 44.2 percent of its attacks with a .326 hitting efficiency as Glass handed out 14 running sets on 85 set attempts. Hildebrand turned in 14 excellent receptions on 43 attempts, while Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) added six excellent receptions on 17 attempts and 14 digs. Glass added 14 digs from her setter position.
Kiraly started Hildebrand and Hill at outside hitter, Gibbemeyer and Paolini at middle blocker, Fawcett at opposite and Glass at setter. Miyashiro was the designated libero for the match. Murphy subbed in the first and second sets, then started the final two sets in place of Fawcett. Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) was a sub in all four sets, while Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) came off the bench in the first two sets.
Team USA dominated in each of the scoring skills including 57-44 in kills, 13-9 in blocks and 6-2 in aces. Russia benefited from 23 American errors while limited its miscues to 16 for the match. The U.S. also produced a 62-54 edge in digs. Team USA limited Russia to a 34.7 kill percent and .165 hitting efficiency (44-21-127).
Team USA ended a three-match losing streak to the Russians, including setbacks in the 2010 FIVB World Championship semifinals and 2010 Montreux VolleyMasters. Russia still holds an 11-9 record advantage in the head-to-head World Grand Prix matches with the United States, but eight of the matches went into the deciding fifth set and both teams winning four each.
The U.S. and Poland have met seven previous times in the FIVB World Grand Prix with the Americans holding a 5-2 record. In 2010, Poland won the preliminary round meeting in four sets and the U.S. went on to win its final six preliminary round matches and all five FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round matches to claim the gold medal. In the 2010 Final Round, Poland had won the first two sets before the U.S. won a 28-26 third set and went on to win in five sets. Since 1983, Team USA has won 12 of 16 matches against Poland.
Russia scored the first two points of the opening set, but the U.S. regained the lead at 6-5 on consecutive kills by Hildebrand and Paolini. Team USA went into the first technical timeout leading 8-4 following a Hildebrand kill and Russia wide attack. Glass put up a block out of the break to lift the U.S. in front 9-6. Russia scored an ace to close to within 10-9. Gibbemeyer downed a kill and Hildebrand ended a long rally of big U.S. saves to go up 12-9. The Americans forced the Russians into a timeout trailing 14-10 after Hill collected a kill and block. Russia sliced two points off the deficit at 14-12, only to have Fawcett pocket a kill and ace yielding an American 16-12 advantage at the second technical timeout. The U.S. extended the gap to 19-13 with a Murphy kill, Hill ace and Paolini quick attack kill. Team USA continued to build the advantage at 22-14 with two Murphy kills around a Gibbemeyer slam. Russia sliced the deficit to 23-20 with a 6-1 scoring run before Hildebrand pounded a kill to reach set points at 24-20. Russia followed with an attack error to end the set at 25-20. Gibbemeyer, Hildebrand and Hill all scored four points as five Americans scored at least three points in the set.
The teams sided out in the opening set until Russia scored three straight points on American miscues to reach the first technical timeout leading 8-5, then extended the lead to 9-5 with another American error out of the break. Fawcett ended the slide with a block and Hill followed with a kill off the block and Gibbemeyer found open court on an attack to narrow the gap to 9-8 at a Russia timeout. Russia regained a three-point cushion at 14-11 on an ace leading Kiraly to call a timeout. Russia added a third and fourth straight points on blocks to take a 16-11 advantage into the second technical timeout. Russia extended its margin to 23-16 with three unanswered points. Russia capped the set with a block at 25-17.
Russia scored three straight points to grab a 4-3 lead in the third set, only to have the U.S. charge back with a 4-0 run with a kill and ace from Murphy, Glass block and Russia error to yield a 7-4 U.S. advantage. Russia knocked two points off the deficit to climb to within 8-7. Murphy connected for kill and ace on back-to-back points to extend the American advantage to 15-12. Russia closed to within one point at 16-15 with consecutive points out of the second technical timeout. Team USA rebuilt a three-point cushion at 19-16 with a Hildebrand kill and Murphy block. Paolini put up a block after a Hill kill to stretch the American lead to 23-19 at Russia's first timeout. Team USA reached set point with a Russia attack error at 24-19. Russia saved two set points before a Hildebrand slam down the line ended the set at 25-21.
The U.S. took advantage of two Russia errors and Hill followed with an ace to give the Americans a 5-3 lead in the fourth set. Hildebrand canned consecutive kills and Paolini served an ace to widen the U.S. lead to 8-4 at the first technical timeout. Out of the break, Russia hit long to extend the American lead to 9-4. Gibbemeyer and Murphy scored consecutive kills and Murphy followed with a block to push the lead to 12-5. Team USA scored a fourth straight point on a Russia error at 13-5 leading to a timeout. Out of the break Hildebrand downed a kill and Gibbemeyer stuffed a Russia block to extend the American lead to 15-6 on a 6-0 run. From there, it was all United States as it capped the match with a 25-12 victory.
U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team FIVB World Grand Prix Roster
# - Name (Position, Height, Spike Touch, Block Touch, Hometown, College)
1 - # Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, 10-0, 9-10, Leland, Mich., Penn State University)
2 - Danielle Scott (MB, 6-2, 10-8, 9-11, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State University)
3 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, 9-0, 8-8, Kent, Wash., University of Washington)
4 - Sonja Newcombe (OH, 6-1, 10-0, 9-10, Lake Arrowhead, Calif., University of Oregon)
5 - # Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, 9-4, 8-9, Kaneohe, Hawaii, University of Washington)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, 9-4, 8-9, Stockton, Calif., University of Southern California)
7 - # Cassidy Lichtman (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-2, Poway, Calif., Stanford University)
8 - # Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, 10-1, 9-7, St. Paul, Minn., University of Minnesota)
9 - Alix Klineman (OH, 6-5, 10-7, 9-8, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Stanford University)
10 - # Kristin Hildebrand (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-4, Orem, Utah, Stanford University)
11 - Alaina Bergsma (OPP, 6-3, 10-4, 9-10, Chandler, Ariz., University of Oregon)
12 - # Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, 9-8, 9-3, Dubuque, Iowa, University of Nebraska)
13 - # Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, 10-7, 9-10, Hopewell Township, Pa., Penn State University)
14 - # Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, 10-2, 9-7, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State University)
15 - # Kelly Murphy (OPP, 6-2, 10-4, 10-1, Wilmington, Ill., University of Florida)
16 - # Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, 10-6, 10-2, Portland, Ore., Pepperdine University)
17 - # Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, 10-5, 9-10, Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Texas)
18 - # Regan Hood (OH, 6-2, 10-3, 10-0, Dallas, Texas, LSU)
19 - Juliann Faucette (OPP, 6-2, 10-6. 10-1, San Diego, Calif., University of Texas)
20 - # Jenna Hagglund (S, 5-10, 9-7, 9-6, West Chester, Ohio, University of Washington)
21 - Cursty Jackson (MB, 6-2, 10-6, 10-2, Los Angeles, Calif., University of Arizona)
22 - # Rachael Adams (MB, 6-2, 10-5, 10-1, Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Texas)
# - Selected for Week 1 Roster
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coaches: Reed Sunahara, Tom Black
Technical Coordinator: Joe Trinsey
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek
2013 FIVB World Grand Prix Schedule (all match times local)
Pool A – Campinas, Brazil
Aug. 2: United States def. Russia 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 25-12
Aug. 2: Brazil def. Poland 21-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20
Aug. 3: Brazil vs. Russia, 10 a.m.
Aug. 3: United States vs. Poland, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: Brazil vs. United States, 10 a.m.
Aug. 4: Russia vs. Poland, 12:30 p.m.
Pool B – San Domingo, Dominican Republic
Aug. 2: Czech Republic vs. Puerto Rico 25-14, 25-20, 25-18
Aug. 2: Serbia def. Dominican Republic 25-13, 25-20, 25-16
Aug. 3: Serbia vs. Czech Republic, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 3: Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 5 p.m.
Aug. 4: Serbia vs. Puerto Rico, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: Dominican Republic vs. Czech Republic, 5 p.m.
Pool C – Ankara, Turkey
Aug. 2: Turkey def. Algeria 25-13, 25-18, 25-15
Aug. 2: Japan def. Thailand 25-19, 25-17, 25-21
Aug. 3: Algeria vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
Aug. 3: Turkey vs. Thailand, 5 p.m.
Aug. 4: Thailand vs. Algeria, 2 p.m.
Aug. 4: Turkey vs. Japan, 5 p.m.
Pool D – Macau, China
Aug. 2: Netherlands def. Cuba 25-20, 25-14, 25-11
Aug. 2: China def. Bulgaria 25-13, 26-24, 25-23
Aug. 3: Bulgaria vs. Netherlands, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 3: China vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
Aug. 4: Bulgaria vs. Cuba, 1 p.m.
Aug. 4: China vs. Netherlands, 3:30 p.m.
Pool E – Montichiari, Italy
Aug. 2: Germany def. Kazakhstan 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17
Aug. 2: Italy def. Argentina 25-21, 25-20, 25-17
Aug. 3: Germany vs. Argentina, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 3: Italy vs. Kazakhstan, 8:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: Argentina vs. Kazakhstan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: Italy vs. Germany, 8:45 p.m.
Pool F – Belgrade, Serbia
Aug. 9: Serbia vs. Netherlands, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 9: United States vs. Algeria, 8:15 p.m.
Aug. 10: Algeria vs. Serbia, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: United States vs. Netherlands, 8:15 p.m.
Aug. 11: Netherlands vs. Algeria, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: United States vs. Serbia, 8:15 p.m.
Pool G – Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Aug. 9: Dominican Republic vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.
Aug. 9: Puerto Rico vs. Bulgaria, 8 p.m.
Aug. 10: Brazil vs. Bulgaria, 5 p.m.
Aug. 10: Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 8 p.m.
Aug. 11: Bulgaria vs. Dominican Republic, 2 p.m.
Aug. 11: Puerto Rico vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.
Pool H – Plock, Poland
Aug. 9: Germany vs. Japan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 9: Poland vs. Kazakhstan, 8 p.m.
Aug. 10: Japan vs. Kazakhstan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Poland vs. Germany, 8 p.m.
Aug. 11: Kazakhstan vs. Germany, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: Poland vs. Japan, 8 p.m.
Pool I – Hong Kong, China
Aug. 9: Turkey vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Aug. 9: China vs. Czech Republic, 8:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Turkey vs. Czech Republic, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 10: China vs. Argentina, 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 11: Argentina vs. Czech Republic, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 11: China vs. Turkey, 3:45 p.m.
Pool J – Ekaterinburg, Russia
Aug. 9: Italy vs. Russia, 5 p.m.
Aug. 9: Cuba vs. Thailand, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Thailand vs. Russia, 5 p.m.
Aug. 10: Cuba vs. Italy, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: Russia vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
Aug. 11: Italy vs. Thailand, 7:30 p.m.
Pool K – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aug. 16: Cuba vs. Brazil, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Kazakhstan vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m.
Aug. 17: Brazil vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m.
Aug. 17: Kazakhstan vs. Cuba, 6 p.m.
Aug. 18: Cuba vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m.
Aug. 18: Kazakhstan vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.
Pool L – Bangkok, Thailand
Aug. 16: Thailand vs. Puerto Rico, 4 p.m.
Aug. 16: Germany vs. Russia, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 17: Russia vs. Puerto Rico, 2 p.m.
Aug. 17: Thailand vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Puerto Rico vs. Germany, 2 p.m.
Aug. 18: Russia vs. Thailand, 4:30 p.m.
Pool M – Sendai, Japan
Aug. 16: United States vs. Czech Republic, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: Japan vs. Bulgaria, 6:15 p.m.
Aug. 17: Japan vs. United States, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 17: Czech Republic vs. Bulgaria, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Japan vs. Czech Republic, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: United States vs. Bulgaria, 3:30 p.m.
Pool N – Wuhan, China
Aug. 16: Serbia vs. Poland, 4 p.m.
Aug. 16: China vs. Argentina, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 17: Argentina vs. Serbia, 4 p.m.
Aug. 17: China vs. Poland, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Poland vs. Argentina, 4 p.m.
Aug. 18: China vs. Serbia, 7:30 p.m.
Pool O – Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei
Aug. 16: Italy vs. Algeria, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Turkey vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
Aug. 17: Algeria vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
Aug. 17: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Dominican Republic vs. Algeria, 3 p.m.
Aug. 18: Italy vs. Turkey, 5:30 p.m.


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The Relation Between Policies concerning Corporate Social Responsibility and Philosophical Moral TheoriesAn Empirical InvestigationFrederiksen, Claus S. (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper examines the relation between policies concerning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and philosophical moral theories. The objective is to determine which moral theories form the basis for CSR policies. Are they based on ethical egoism, libertarianism, utilitarianism or some kind of common-sense morality? To address this issue, I conducted an empirical investigation examining the relation between moral theories and CSR policies, in companies engaged in CSR. Based on the empirical data I collected, I start by suggesting some normative arguments used by the respondents. Secondly, I suggest that these moral arguments implicitly rely on some specific moral principles, which I characterise. Thirdly, on the basis of these moral principles, I suggest the moral theories upon which the CSR policies are built. Previous empirical studies examining the relation between philosophical moral theories and the ethical content of business activities have mainly concentrated on the ethical decision-making of managers. Some of the most prominent investigations in that regard propose that managers mainly act in accordance with utilitarian moral theory (Fritzsche and Becker, 1984; Premeaux and Mony, 1993; Premeaux, 2004). I conclude that CSR policies are not based on utilitarian thinking, but instead on some kind of common-sense morality. The ethical foundation of companies engaged in CSR thus does not mirror the ethical foundation of managers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7822
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By Isaac Butler
Hey Parabasites... I've been very ill with a stomach bug, holidaying and grading my ever-loving ass off lately, and am seriously backed up on work, so I apologize for the light state of posting around here. In the meantime, I am going to try to regularly post links to some of the stuff I discover while researching procrastinating. Enjoy!
Theater: Over at The Taylor Trash, we have some handy words of advice for the young, aspiring theater critic. Meanwhile, Alison Croggon, one of theater blogging's OG's is hanging up her spurs. There's so few of us left now! Meanwhile, Bitter Lemons writes about a recent article in the LA Times about the recent(ish) trend for shorter plays and concludes that plays must be getting shorter because kids these days can't write and audiences are now stupider than they used to be. Comments section fury ensues.
Literature: Roxane Gay has some unkind (and well deserved) words for Simon & Schuster's new selfpublishing venture.
Grant Morrison pens an epic--and it really is epic-- smackdown of Alan Moore over at Comicsbeat. Morrison seems clearly in the right vis-a-vis both their decades long animosity for one another and the larger philosophical questions of influence, pastiche and originality. Alan Moore's schtick has long been to create work that openly builds on and gleefully steals from previous creators and then claim that he is a sui generis genius and everyone else is ripping him off. If one applied Moore's own standards for what "original" is to Moore's work, you'd have to argue that great amounts of it is deeply unoriginal, including Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lost Girls and Swamp Thing. That said, Morrison goes into such picayune detail about each slight that I'll applaud you if you can get through the whole thing in one sitting.
Charles Simic is now a blogger? Yes. And he's awesome.
UNCATEGORIZABLE: Glenn Beck is hawking a toy Obama submerged in a jar of his (Beck's) urine. I'm more surprised by the fact that he's heard of "Piss Christ." McSweeney's brings us "Artisanal Baby Naming."


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Lubna Abu Hammad, SJD Candidate
Student Bio
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Prior Education:
Amman Al-Ahlyyia U., LL.B.
What I Did Before Law School:
I was a human rights activist and worked for UNICEF as a legal consultant.
Why I Chose Penn Law:
I'm interested in comparative law and Penn has some of the best comparative law professors. Also, I was encouraged by the alumni I talked to. They all recommended it and said they loved their experiences here. I can see why. Finally, I visited Penn Law before accepting the offer. I came and talked to Professor Anita Allen, who advised me to accept. I'm glad I listened to her!
My Best Experience at Penn Law:
I guess the overall experience so far has been great. It just feels so nice when everybody around you is doing their best to help you achieve your goals.
Professor Who Influenced Me Most:
I would like to go back to Palestine and teach law. One of my role models is Professor William Ewald. He has a contagious passion for the subjects he teaches. Whether we're talking about the ancient Romans or the folks at the Constitutional Convention, Professor Ewald takes you there and then brings you back to modern day law and politics.
My Favorite Course:
I have two favorite courses. The first is China and International Law. I don't think of a 100-page reading assignment with a smile on my face, but in this class it's like giving a little kid some candy. I didn't know much about China before and now I'm starting to understand what the big fuss is all about! My other favorite class is Political Philosophy of the Constitution. It's a fascinating story of a country coming to being.
My Favorite Philadelphia Moment:
Taking pictures of Philly, especially the foliage. Philly is such a "photogenic" city, the homey neighborhoods, cute little shops and restaurants and the elegant City Hall and the two Liberties. It's full but not crowded, scenic but modern. People here are friendly (PS: I come from NY!)
What I'm Most Proud Of:
That I haven't dropped any of my 5 classes or clinic!
My Extracurricular Activities at Penn Law:
That's a tough one. I keep planning on doing this activity or going to that event, but with the load of work I just sleep, eat and study then go back to NY to have fun! But I'm really planning on attending some of the Reel Justice documentaries.
My Favorite Place or Activity on the University Campus:
So, you mean there's a world outside Penn Law?


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