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It took growing up and becoming an adult for me to realize what a pile of shit being a teenager was.
I spent years of my life being so damn selfish, worrying about nonsense and ignoring what really mattered. With my friends I was myself, but the second a pretty girl walked by I had to pretend to be "cool", Here's the thing though: I wasn't cool. 31 year old me isn't cool. The difference is, I don't waste time pretending anymore and I don't give a shit what people think. Teenage me went to stores that sold overpriced, uncomfortable clothing simply because I thought I would fit in and girls would like me more. Adult me wears bright orange Grinch pajama pants to Target in July. It isn't a sign that I have given up or that I am depressed, quite the opposite actually. I love the path I have taken and I cherish the opportunity to be alive.
I just know what matters now.
I connected with the character Greg in the absolutely amazing new film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl because I see my own confused, scared and misguided teenage self in his story. No, I never made films, although trust me I wish I would have. No, I never had a best friend like Earl. No, I never spent time with a girl fighting a tragic battle with cancer. These things are part of the story but they aren't what the movie is actually about. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is about the ridiculousness of adolescence and the struggle to open your eyes and see the world through a clear lens as you grow up. It's about the selfishness of looking in the mirror rather than the rest of the people around it as you think your own silly problems are what makes the world go 'round. It's about the profound moment a human being experiences when everything becomes clear. Mine was thanks to the incredible gift of life, the moment my daughter took her first breath. I was lucky. The story of Greg and Rachel isn't quite as joyous.
Prepare yourself for tears when you sit down with this film, but it isn't all doom and gloom and devastation. In fact much of it is an incredibly clever uproariously funny comedy, a film that feels as quirky as the work of Wes Anderson and possibly framed by the man as well. Crafted ingeniously by filmmaker Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, a man that frankly I had never even heard of before this picture, I was not only moved by the story and these characters but by the confident camera, the intelligent and in my opinion flat out perfect screenplay that had to find a measured balance between the completely silly and the profoundly personal moments of connection and reflection. I was moved by the performances from this cast, with the three young stars being names and faces that meant nothing to be going in and yet they all stole my heart with their portrayals of teens in literally the same place but in completely different worlds mentally and emotionally.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl hit every possible note for me. I laughed, I cried, I felt optimistic about the world and yet equally pessimistic about how cruel it can be. It isn't a love story, it's a story of friendship and acceptance and growing up in a way that can't be defined by the number of years you have been on the planet. It is honest and heartfelt and a tremendous cinematic achievement. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is one of the best films of the year.


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While working on my latest theme I suddenly noticed that the PAGE TEMPLATE selection dropdown menu had disappeared on me. This in WordPress 3.0.4 – first time this happens you'll scratch your head wondering if you went daft. But no.
The solution: activate another theme (for example the default one), go into a page and most likely you will see the dropdown back where it should be. Now go back and select again the theme you're working on. Back into a page and tada, it's all working again.
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Fly in Style, Stay in Style with Emirates this Summer
Dubai, UAE – 07 July 2010 – Emirates Airline has teamed up with leading hotels in Dubai - The Armani Hotel, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, The Address Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel - to offer first class and business class passengers, flying to and via Dubai, complimentary hotel stays and 96-hour transfer visas.
First class passengers receive a complimentary two-night stay, including breakfast, at either The Armani Hotel, located in the Burj Khalifa, or the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, located on the Palm Jumeirah Island. Business class passengers obtain a one-night stay with breakfast at either The Address Dubai Marina or the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel.
With the offer, passengers staying at The Armani Hotel or The Address Dubai Marina also get the chance to experience being on top of the world with priority tickets to the 'At the Top,' Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. While passengers who choose the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray or Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel can splash the day away with free entrance to the Wild Wadi Water Park.
"We are always looking for ways to enhance and add value to our offerings for our premium customers. With this offer, not only do our passengers experience Emirates' award-winning first and business class products, but they also stay in style and comfort," said Russell Sheldon, Senior Vice President, Network Sales & Development. "What could be more stylish than staying in one of the four of the most iconic hotels today - The Armani Hotel Dubai, the Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, The Address Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel? This excellent offer further extends the outstanding service our premium passengers know and expect when they fly with Emirates."
Eligible passengers must complete their journey entirely in either Emirates First or Emirates Business class, between 1 August and 30 September, 2011 and book before 31 July 2011. The offer cannot be combined with any inclusive tour packages. More information can be found on www.emirates.com/luxurynights.
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A thrilling and growing trend within the area of vehicle purchasing are vehicle auctions. In a vehicle auction you are able to very rapidly look for a high-quality vehicle and buy it for any cost that's below what you will pay at any other vacation spot. Many people possess a concern within the mechanics of those automobiles to get them examined. We'll address how to deal with this problem.
You may already know, any used vehicle that you simply purchase might have mechanical issues. Generally auctions tight on mechanical issues than in a used vehicle car dealership. In a car dealership individuals are eliminating their vehicle because there's an issue with, they need something totally new so that they trade it in. In an auction people lose their automobiles simply because they cannot make payment, so more often than not there's no problem auto technician difficulties with the automobiles at auctions. Or at best the risk of mechanical problem is considerably less. This will place your mind comfortable concerning the mechanical condition of automobiles at vehicle auctions.
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musicianship that defies genre boundaries.
The band's latest album, 'WELCOME HOME,' a return to their classic sound, was produced by
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appropriate for Vintage Thingies Thursday over at Coloradolady too!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Vintage Colors For Christmas on The Little Round Table
appropriate for Vintage Thingies Thursday over at Coloradolady too!
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Oh I love it. Your snowmen, angels and the little trees and then all the gorgeous dishes and other accessories. You always amaze me. I truly think this is perfect.ReplyDelete
Would you please link up again, Mr. Linky was being a real stinker and so it deleted everyone when I tried to correct it. Hugs, Marty
Hi Candy, Your tablescapes are ALWAYS PURE PERFECTION... I do have a favorite thing here and that is the vintage Homer Laughlin mushrooms and pitcher... LOVE THEM, Oh my Ebay here I come!!!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you,
Hugs, Donna
Gorgeous, Candy! Love the coffee pot especially!ReplyDelete
Hello Candy,ReplyDelete
great table as always. I really love the flatware with the wooden rope handle. You have really an amazing stock of tableclothes.
Greetings, Johanna
Hi Candy! Your table looks fabulous as always. Wishing you and yours a blessed Christmas!ReplyDelete
Susan and Bentley
The colors on this cloth are just so crisp! It's the perfect background for the vintage colors. I love the woodland aspect of the 'scape...the little deer are just too cute!ReplyDelete
Your use and combination of colors is truely impressive...it is like a wonderland of design. Just breath-taking. Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
What a fun mixture of colors and mushrooms and snowmen and carolors. I always love your tablecloths -- and I especially love that pretty pitcher.ReplyDelete
Another beautiful table, Love, love that tablecloth too! Can you tell me where you got the flatware, that is beautiful too! I sure wish I had been INTO tablescaping before Pfaltzgraff went out of business!!!! I am sending VERY Merry Christmas wishes to you!!!! XO, PinkyReplyDelete
Thank you all for coming by to visit my tablescape!ReplyDelete
Just a note to Donna, the pitcher is Homer Laughlin, but the mushrooms are from an unknown maker!
Pinky, the flatware is called Twisted Rope and I bought it on the internet. Let me see if I can find you a link. The name is "Royal Rope flatware", just enter that into Google and search away. I spent under $20 for each of the 4 sets I ordered.
Pinky! Do not despair, Pfaltzgraff is online with all kinds of deals. www.pfaltzgraff.com
Candy, You set such a fun Christmas table. So different and festive using creative colors and non traditional elements. I just LOVE it!!!!! The tablecloth is fabulous and I can see where your inspiration came from.ReplyDelete
I too, love your flatware. Thank you for telling us where you got it. I would use a set of those!
I'm so happy that you show your whole kitchen. I am amazed with all of your decor! I could be very creative in a kitchen like that!
Blessings to you and all you love at Christmas!
I'm with Yvonne's comments on this table, just beautiful and a step away from the traditional colors and settings. Thank you so much for sharing and Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
Beautiful post! The colors on this table are stunning! So different,but perfect for the holidays!! Your kitchen is beautiful, as always! Thanks for sharing. Happy TTT and Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Love this tablecloth!!! It reminds me so much of my youth. And the smoker and the mushrooms too.. Merry ChristmasReplyDelete
I want your kitchen! No, really, the kitchen, please! LOL! 8>)ReplyDelete
So much fun! So festive and cheery and I love all your little gnomes and mushrooms!ReplyDelete
Wishing you a lovely Christmas and much joy in 2011!
You just showed that it does not have to be red and green to be Christmas festive!! So cheerful!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas!
This is so merry and bright. It must make your food taste even more delicious. I like the pretty trees in your decor too.ReplyDelete
So festive! Everything looks so cheerful and happy. Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Good Morning to you all!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for stopping by The Little Round Table and leaving such lovely comments, I do appreciate them so much.
I love this color combo, not the typical red/green, but it still says "Christmas" to me.
Safe and Happy holidays to all of you and yours,
Candy...your tables are always AMAZING!! Love all the Fiesta and the colors are a bit unexpected for Christmas but work SO WELL!ReplyDelete
CHRISTmas Blessings!
Amazing as always!! Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
Thanks Gail and Anna, wishing you and yours the best of holiday seasons.ReplyDelete
Oh how beautiful! I love all the different colors you used and how they all work so well together and tie into the tablecloth so nicely! Your tables are always so lovely and I enjoy visiting you!ReplyDelete
Thank you Margie, I'm happy you were able to stop by!ReplyDelete
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She Nose What You're Planning
(I am supervising the changing rooms. A woman calls out from a locked cubicle.)
Woman: "Excuse me! My daughter's having a nosebleed in here; could you get me a tissue?"
Me: "I don't have one on me, I'm afraid. Wait a moment; I'll see if my colleague can bring you one."
(I call out and wave to my colleague, but she's busy and doesn't see me.)
Woman: "Excuse me! I need one now! It's your job to help me, so do your job and go get me a tissue!"
Me: "I'm not allowed to leave the changing rooms unattended. I'm trying to get one for you; just one moment…"
Woman: "That's not good enough! I need one now! Do your job!"
(An older lady in another cubicle starts speaking loudly.)
Older Lady: "It's not her job to look after your daughter. She clearly doesn't have any tissue, so just go to the toilets yourself. She obviously can't leave the room while there are people in here; for all she knows, you could be a shoplifter who's just trying to distract her!"
(A few seconds later, the angry woman emerges from her cubicle. She throws all the clothes she was trying on at me, then storms out of the shop with her suspiciously blood-free daughter. I thank the older lady when she comes out, and congratulate her on being so worldly-wise!)


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"The motion was passed - without those who had originally moved it."
I fall in love with Janice Heng. Yes. I am so entertained by her way of writing the article, "How the WP's NCMP motion was turned around by PAP". And her closing sentence of the article is just superb & aptly reflects to the irony of the situation: "The motion was passed - without those who had originally moved it." At first glance, the sentence does reek of paradox, doesn't it?
And all the drama is due to the Workers' Party candidate Ms Lee Li Lian who lost her Punggol East seat at the 2015 General Election, but had the highest vote percentage among the losing opposition candidates with 48.23 per cent of votes, making her eligible for an NCMP seat, but alas she declined to take up the position. She was once quoted to say: "Majority of the voters in Punggol East decided to not give me the mandate after 2.5 years, and we must respect this. The NCMP role is better suited for an aspiring MP who has no such experience and should take this up to show how he/she can contribute in Parliament".
I find it puzzling how she seems to conclude that a full-time MP cannot become a full-time NCMP. Whether you're an MP or an NCMP, if you are full time devoting your effort for the cause that you believe in, I reckon that is what really makes the difference. For me, Ms Lee Li Lian is being rather extreme in giving a limited choice to the voters, probably along this line (I doubt she uses Singlish, though): I can be only your full-time MP leh...and not your full-time NCMP. So ensure to vote for me to win hor, or else you don't see me in the political arena.
So the voters chose the 'or else...' and thus led to the latest episode on NCMP motion by WP which was passed without those who originally moved it.
PS. And now back to reading more of Janice Heng's articles. Told you I fall in love with her, didn't I?


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Last night at Weight Watchers there was a discussion of trigger-proofing your kitchen. A trigger food is one that you seem to have little or no control over. As we talked, I realized I have made progress, and I want to recognize that.
What am I no longer buying?
- Cereal bars. If they are in the house, I will snack on them every five minutes.
- Chips, including baked, whole grain and pretzels. Because if they are in the house I will have a handful with dinner. The first day I might count them, maybe even the second. But after that, no. I will buy plain tortilla chips for the rest of the house. I only love those at Mexican restaurants or with a yummy dip. Which I will not make.
- Ice cream. 'Nuff said.
- Mixes for side dishes, like macaroni and cheese. There are still some in the cupboard but I won't cook them. I will buy the occasional brownie mix for a specific healthy-fix recipe, but that's it.
- Fat-free lab creation foods. I'm still working on balancing the full-fat versions with losing weight; hopefully this week I will find the right balance.
- Tons of produce. The produce drawer in my fridge is stuffed full; I can barely close it.
- Two avocados a week;
- Bagged lettuce mixes;
- Apples;
- Oranges;
- Leafy greens like kale or beet greens;
- Parsnips;
- Heads of cabbage;
- Cilantro;
- Celery;
- Carrot chips; and
- A new produce item twice a month, something new to try.
- Frozen blueberries and frozen bananas;
- Lots of lean meats and seafoods (I got over my omnivore issues, currently I only eat meat at dinner but I would not rule out having it at lunch once in a while. Wait, I had a salad with chicken on it for lunch two days ago.);
- One-point tortillas;
- Whole wheat couscous;
- Raw almonds;
- Stevia for sweetener;
- Sugar-free cereals like All-Bran or Shredded Wheat;
- Agave nectar;
- and PB2 and Naturally More peanut butters.
- Whole wheat pasta only;
- Brown rice;
- Canned black beans, kidney beans (including cannellini), and garbanzo beans; and dried pinto beans and lentils;
- Lots of frozen veggies;
- Eggs;
- Good cheeses with lots of flavor even if you use less, like feta or blue cheese;
- Skim milk;
- Oatmeal, both quick-cooking and once in a while the steel-cut variety;
- Different grains like quinoa or millet for experimenting. Love quinoa; and
- The occasional new produce experiment.
Is my kitchen getting better, more health-friendly, more weight-loss friendly? Yes.
I'm going to go pack a healthy lunch to take to work. Here's to recognizing successes and building on them. Have a fab day!


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There are many firms that can help you make a business plan template. These companies charge around $300 to $100 for a well-written plan. If you are on a tight budget then you should take the services of an internet-based company. This solution is much cheaper than the one mentioned above. Keep in mind that the exact cost depends on the amount of details you need. No matter which method you choose, make sure you provide enough information to your planners. Communication is very important.
A great resource when starting up a new business is using a free business plan template. While professional business planning is available, it is much less expensive to use a prepared template. The biggest challenge when starting a new business is creating a business plan. You will need your plan to gain funding, to plan your management and to generally get your business started.
If you have never made a business plan it may seem impossible. Fortunately a template will walk you through the process. While you can make adjustments as necessary, the sooner you start using your plan template, the more you will get to know how it works. As you adjust your ideas they will be reflected in the plan. When your plan is complete you can use it to present your case to possible investors. If you can, get an experienced friend or business acquaintance to look it over first.


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Just think about how many times you've heard the word "disrupt" alongside some of today's top performing companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, or even Uber. Disruption or Innovation is what drives companies forward and keeps them at the top of their industries.
But innovation isn't just something to do once. Companies need to keep innovating if they want to stay relevant and keep up with markets and consumers. Did you know that 88% of companies that were in the Fortune 500 in 1955 were nowhere to be found in that list in 2014? Of those 12% that managed to stay you will find names of companies that are continuously innovating their products and redefining what they do. Companies such as Boeing, General Motors, IBM, and even Procter & Gamble.
So, how does a company stay agile and become a breeding ground for innovation to stay relevant and at the top of their game? Here's 3 ways to do it right:
Create The Right Environment To Breed Ideas
Too often organizations rely on very select pockets of teams, such as their top executives or special innovation and R&D teams, to come up with the ideas that will move their company forward. However, the best companies know that their greatest ideas don't just come from the top down; they can be found all over their organization. From frontline employees who have a pulse on the customers to payroll people who may have a good idea on how to streamline processes, ideas can come from anyone.
Fostering an environment that not only allows people to put their ideas forward, but actively encourages them to, can yield some pretty amazing results. Remember, these ideas are always intended to help improve your company, so it's worth it to hear them all.
Get The Right Team Together
Once you have an idea to work on or a problem to solve, having the right team in place will make all the difference. Think about everyone and every department in your company that this project could impact. This team should not only include execs, project managers, and developers, but should include someone from any department that the project will touch. If your project will eventually get to customers, be sure to have someone who deals with and knows your customers on that team. Also, don't forget to include compliance and lawyers if you have them.
The more people you have represented right from the start of innovation means less going back to fix things when the idea hits a department that wasn't included from the get go.
Know When To Bring In The Right Kind of Help
No one can be an expert in everything. And that's ok. Innovation isn't always an easy task and many times it means doing something you've never attempted before. When you get to these points, don't be afraid to ask for help. Working with partners and/or other companies can help you achieve your innovation goals at a faster pace than learning how to do everything yourself from scratch. Finding a partner that can help your team innovate faster can not only save you time and money on the project, but can also educate your team so they can work better in the future.
To learn more about how large enterprises can succeed when it comes to innovation, join us on March 8 at 2pm the Intersect Theatre where leaders from Walmart Canada, LCBO, and Soapbox will break down how they foster innovation at their organizations.
And if you want to learn even more about how you can be an intrapreneur within your company, come out to the Intrapreneur Alliance Meetup also happening on March 8 (right before the Dx3 After Party).
The post Dx3 Session Spotlight: The Inputs of Innovation: How Big Enterprise Can Succeed appeared first on Dx3 Digest.


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Are the Smoking Seagulls just a bunch of leather clad glam mods? Or are they a bike cult littered with professional minds beaming with esthetic genius? Maybe it's both. The Smoking Seagulls suffer from a two-wheeled mania. Unshakable from the soul. Their minds geared for Bikes. Art. And Time Travel.
See See You In the Future…
Roland's Garage is an online window into the creative soul of RSD, where customers can buy ultra-premium goods and one of kind exclusive items that are a result of our diverse crew and inspirations.
These rare items won't last long, so when you add a Roland's Garage item to your shopping cart, you will have 10 minutes to move your items into Checkout. Once the Checkout process has begun, an additional 5 minutes will be added to allow for the checkout process to be completed. So be quick!
If the timer expires, click the option to re-add items to your cart, if they haven't been swooped up by another customer shopping in Roland's Garage, you will be able to re-start the purchase.
RETURN POLICY - All items in Roland's Garage are exempt from RSD's standard return policy. Items can, however, be returned if a manufactures defect is found.
Rolands Garage Limited items must be purchased within 15 minutes of being added to your cart before they are returned to inventory.
The items may have expired but you can try adding them back into your cart if inventory is still available.
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Mobile phone footage captured the moment a group of brave local shopkeepers in north London decided to take action and confronted a gang of armed raiders.
The eight-strong gang on mopeds smashed through the front of The Jeweller at around 2pm on Monday but, as they attempted to make their getaway with the loot on a busy high street, nearby traders took matters into their own hands.
The neighbouring business owners all quickly joined forces and intervened in a bid to protect the store's owner.
In one crazy moment at the start of the video, one of the traders can be seen grabbing a knife from his stall and throwing it at one of the suspects!
Speaking to the BBC, he explained his decision, saying he spotted that one of the men had a gun and he was worried that "they might shoot and hurt some children". And, despite them pointing the gun at him, he added that he "was not scared" and continued to chase them.
Soon, other bystanders jumped into action and threw wooden pallets and signs in an attempt to slow down the men on the mopeds. One man then tackled one of the suspects to the ground, detaining him before police arrived and arrested the biker.
Some of the jewellery was recovered by these badass locals, but it is thought about £20,000 more was stolen in the robbery in Kingsbury.
Police have praised the bravery of the heroic members of this community and it's clear that the smash-and-grab raiders got a lot more than they bargained for with this heist!


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This owing to the capacitors charging and is normal. We suggest making sure your monitors are muted when switching on phantom power or when switching the unit on with phantom power switched in. Note that the VoiceMaster Pro should be the first bit of gear in your set up that you turn on and last you turn off so as to avoid loud signals going through your system whilst it is powered up.
I get a loud burst of noise when turning the phantom power on on my VoiceMaster Pro. Is this normal?
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Deke (ice hockey)
|Look up deke in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A deke feint or fake is an ice hockey technique whereby a player draws an opposing player out of position or is used to skate by an opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck.[1] The term is a Canadianism formed by abbreviating the word decoy.[2]
The position of the player performing the deke and the defender determines where the puck will be moved and the speed. The deke can be used to move the puck out of reach of an opposing player, move the puck past the opposing player, or quickly change direction of the puck so the opposing player is caught out of position. Dekes are usually used in combination with either a change of direction or speed, or both; the deke may refer to the entire sequence of actions as well as the maneuver(s) made with the stick. Often a change in direction or a change in speed is enough to get past an opposing player, but dekes are used in combination with these to better protect the puck and get by a defender.
One type is the head fake, using a movement of the head to fool an opposing player over the player's movements or intention.[3]
Toe drag[edit]
A more complex deke is the toe drag, a deke in which the puck carrier brings the puck forward on their forehand, and subsequently turns their stick and pulls the puck towards themselves with the toe of the blade, while moving past the defender, who has presumably attempted to poke check the puck in its previous position.[4]
- Podnieks, Andrew (2007). The Complete Hockey Dictionary. Fenn Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55168-309-6.
- ^ Podnieks 2007, p. 54.
- ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deke
- ^ Podnieks 2007, p. 96.
- ^ Swope, Bob (2010). Youth Ice Hockey Drills, Plays, and Games Handbook. Jocabob Press. p. 54. Retrieved 2016-03-29.


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Travellers who set up camp in a Kenilworth park this week have now gone, but left a mess behind.
Around 20 caravans managed to access Bates Memorial Field at around 9pm on Tuesday August 15.
The police issued the travellers a 24-hour notice to leave on Thursday August 17, and the group decided to leave at around 9.30pm on that day.
Kenilworth town councillor Marilyn Bates, who lives in nearby Thornby Avenue, went out to look at the park this morning (Friday August 18).
She said: "There is a lot of mess as expected, but it could have been worse.
"One of my neighbours said there was a very bad smell in his garden and there was human faeces against his fence which he has cleared up."
A clean-up operation is underway this morning.
Warwick district councillor Pat Cain said new locks were being installed on the gates this weekend, and the council were ordering in bollards to stop vehicles accessing the site.
She said: "I did speak to the travellers when they first arrived. I asked them how long they were planning to be there. They said 'only a couple of days'.
"They were quite amenable and weren't nasty people as far as that went."
And she said the council needed to find 31 permanent sites for travellers to avoid this situation happening again. She added: "The sooner we find sites for them, the better."


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"In English? Ahh no…." Haitham says. He says that every time we sit and open menus inevitably written in French. I wonder briefly if he is humoring me, trying to make me more comfortable. I haven't really seen him and it's become a bit awkward between us.
"Meat or fish darling?" He always asks the same question, and I always give the same answer.
"You pick love, I eat everything."
He'd picked me up a bit earlier, frenzied and distracted. It was the middle of his work day. Dressed and ready, I felt like a little doll in his dollhouse, excited to be chaperoned through the next outing. He had a lot of unexpected problems that had kept him at work non stop, and I've spent my time in Casablanca alone, waiting for him. We were both feeling the strain, wanting our time together to be amazing and having circumstances make that impossible. After lunch, it's back in the car, and back to his place where I'll sit and wait until he is done with his day. I feel like I'm barely moving through each day, not participating as much as I'm smiling and nodding at the right times. I don't know how to be me here. It is all so unfamiliar.
Later, I pace his spacious apartment, peering out to the courtyard imagining throwing a dinner party for our friends under the open sky. Despite it being beautifully furnished, it is nearly empty of personal items. There's a couple novelty party hats, DVDs, and one pair of pajama pants, but that's it. I sit under the skylight on the velvet couch and run my fingers along dust on the coffee table, leaving my mark. There isn't much for me to do but wait. The internet has been forgotten and disconnected. TV only chatters in French or Arabic. The fridge holds cocktail mixers and a few things that needed to be tossed out. The only thing in the laundry pile were sheets and towels. A deep discomfort forms in the pit of my stomach. I don't understand. "He doesn't live here," I think.
It would take me days to get the courage to ask him about it. By then, the thoughts had been ruminating in my mind too long. Especially when he would repeat his customary "I'll be back in 10 minutes," which meant anywhere from two to three hours. My thoughts always spiraled…He's in an accident. He's not telling me everything. The over abundance of cosmetic products worry me. The stripped bed and lack of personal artifacts stress me out. As does the fact that he doesn't get ready here. Where the hell am I?
"This is where I stay when I need some time to myself," he explains after I'd finally blurted out my discomfort one morning as he was leaving. "I've kept this place for years but mostly I stay with my parents," he continued, no doubt perplexed by my outburst. I deflate a bit, not knowing what I expected him to say. Of course he does. That's the norm here. It's totally normal for people to live with their parents until marriage. I thought back to the beautiful pics he'd sent from his parents terrace. I'd probably stay there too.
The next day the phone ring splits through my half nap; he's back to collect me. He's still distracted from work and doesn't tell me where we are going. I couldn't know and don't really care. Being with him punctuated my day, and I was still hopeful our time together would turn magic again. We speed through the streets and end up at our friend Fatim's house, the beautiful girl in the red dress I met in Miami. I'm starved for the familiarity, so excited to see her.
"I can't believe the girl from the elevator is in my living room," Fatim laughs and sets down a tray of glass decanters filled with three different types of juice. It is beyond surreal. We're seated in a gorgeous plush room. It's my first taste of a visit to a home. More drinks and food are brought out by a woman. She nods and smiles at me, eyes cast down.
We're sitting sipping fresh orange juice, and Haitham's phone rings. He grabs his smokes and excuses himself, and us girls launch straight into girl talk. We hash about our ex's, hopeful conversation about how maybe we aren't damaged from the things we've been through, but I know I am. My imagination spins out of control at the slightest hint of absurdity.
"How is everything?" She asks me and I wonder what to say.
"He's very busy." I continue carefully, "I don't even think he knows how stressed out he is. I think this stress level has become normal for him. It's just too much."
She nods. She knows.
Other friends show up. I'm enthusiastically introduced, everyone wants to meet the American girlfriend from Miami, except I'm unable to communicate other than through smiles and nods. Everyone speaks French. I sit, sip, and pretend to relax, like I'm not feeling alone in a room full of people.
The topic was our friend Amin and his sister. Their father had passed away unexpectedly about a week before, and the hush this left amongst the group was palpable. They were sorting out heading over to console the family, and Fatim graciously stopped to explain the whys and how's to me, "When someone we love- friends, or family, has something bad happen," she paused looking for the way to explain in English,"We share each others pain."
I'm struck by the tenderness of this. It's such an incredibly different culture from my own, and I'm regretfully unfamiliar and unprepared for it all. But this? This idea resonates with me deeply. Their foundation is built on a deep resolve of respect and loyalty. I'm drawn to it, wanting to ask more but not sure of the questions.
We all leave and again, as we get in the car I'm not sure where we're going. I'm surprised when we pull up to a house and I see everyone there too. He brought me to their house? I stiffen with discomfort, aware that this family and their grief is an incredibly personal thing. Haitham senses my discomfort, and takes my arm in his, "We're going to spend some time here. It is important. This is what we do." I nod not having a choice, and hastily re wrap my scarf to cover my shoulders. My hair is down, I've got makeup on, I'm all wrong for this. I feel uncomfortable. It's not fair, I wasn't told I'd be here! I wanted to explain, to pull on his arm and beg to go home, but couldn't. Instead I walked into a beautiful home full of family and friends to be together; to share their pain.
The hair stands up on my arms from the raw beauty of it all. The house itself is incredible, spacious and ornately detailed, every inch luxury. There are about a dozen women traditionally dressed, hair covered in beautiful wraps with matching Jilbab dresses surrounding the widow who is dressed in all white, as is customary for 40 days after her husband has passed.
Amin greets me like an old friend. Only a few weeks ago we were out partying in Miami, and now somehow I'm in his home in Casablanca with his family. I can hardly begin to absorb it all. He is incredibly kind, bringing me in close with a hug. A wonderful host, he is the one to introduce me to everyone new. I nod, smile, and to everyone in turn kiss both cheeks before perching on a velvet settee in the corner. Tiny china plates with perfectly folded napkins are placed before everyone and giant curved platters follow heaped with pastries and almonds, served one after the other. Next is mint tea, it is ever present in Casablanca and there is nothing like it in the world. I look around at everyone tucked into hushed conversations. What am I doing here?
After a bit, Amin brings his mother over to meet me. Incredibly humbled and grateful to be there, however inappropriate, I bow my head unable to communicate my condolences. "Meaghan," Amin says, "This is my mother. Mom, this is Meaghan." Everyone is silent, watching us. She looks at me and smiles, "American?" She laughs and breaks the ice. Everyone laughs, and she continues in beautiful simple English,"Welcome to my home." In this moment, I admire her strength and understanding. We are just people, in uncomfortable and unfamiliar situations and I'm grateful for her bit of humor. I'm grateful to be there to share it all.
In the car on the way home, Haitham and I are silent. Despite the fact that I'm on vacation, I've found myself in the thick of real, raw life. I'd hoped to experience Casablanca to it's fullest and I had. I was living life here, real life. Emotionally exhausted, in limbo, a bit lost- headed back to the dollhouse I tilt my head back against the head rest and breathe.
Back at the apartment that he doesn't use, I feel the weight of everything; my friends loss of his father, my loneliness, Haitham's absence and the longing for our connection to reappear, the unfamiliarity of it all, my desperation to be appropriate…
In Casablanca there is a thin film of red dust that travels with the wind. It covers everything; the buildings, cars, people, the insides of my nostrils and throat. As I wash it off me later, the dirt from my feet pooling in the bottom of the shower, I finally break down and cry.


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I would like to welcome my fellow book blogger and friend, Martina Cote`-Kunz to Layered Pages today a little about her blogging and her what she reviews. Martina, please tell your audience what your blog's name and address is.
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When did you start a book blog and why?
I've loved to read for as long as I can remember. Books are so special to me and I guess you could say I'm addicted! I wanted to share my obsession so I started my own blog on April 17, 2009.
What are the kind of posts do you feature?
Reviews, guest posts, interviews (when I'm brave – I'm not very good at them!), cover reveals, read-a-thon posts, release day posts. I also do posts at the end of the year sharing the best books I read the past 12 months, and posts sharing which books I'm looking forward to reading the following year.
How often do you blog?
I try to post a couple times a week. Sometimes it's more, sometimes less. Life has this way of taking up my reading time…
What are some of the positive feedback you have received?
Once, someone told me they spent all day reading every single post on my blog. It was a huge compliment to me that they'd take time out of their day for me. ❤
On average, how many books do you review a year?
I'd say about 40 a year. I'd like it to me more, though.
What is your favorite genre?
Historical fiction
What is your less favorite?
How do you feel about negative reviews?
I personally don't give negative reviews. If I don't like a book, I focus mainly on the positive aspects of it. There are too many people out there who give negative reviews for the fun of it and are just plain mean about it. If the book is so bad that I can't finish it, I usually write DNF and just keep going.
When considering a book to review what do you look for?
Topic, author, genre, and occasionally, the cover. Bad, I know!
List three book covers you love.
Only three?? I'll choose some recent ones –
The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose
Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner
The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron
How do you feel about authors using social media to speak out or badly of reviewers who did not give the author's book a glowing review?
I guess I understand why they do it. When you've spent so long working on something, you hate to see it torn down. However, it's probably best to keep quiet. It can snowball and make things so much worse.
Have you had any negative experience with blogging?
Not with blogging. On Goodreads, yes.
Do you read more than one book at a time?
Yes. I'm currently reading three.
Do you read self-published books? If so which ones have you read this year so far?
I do read self-published books. I haven't read any this year, but I will be soon. I have one on my list.
What advice would you give to someone who is considering starting a blog?
Do it! It's a great way to meet new people with the same interests, meet authors (they are just like read people, did you know?! 🙂 And share your love of books and reading.


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THE Uruguayan literary giant of the Latin American left, the late Eduardo Galeano, once said: "History never really says goodbye. History says see you later."
Galeano's maxim seems particularly apposite in terms of local government cuts today. Demands are growing for Labour local authorities to rediscover municipal socialism to resist the relentless Tory cuts that have continued every year since 2010.
The New Labour era reduced councils to mere delivery arms of central government. Local authorities became obsessed with a tick-box culture that resulted from the plethora of indicators dreamed up by Whitehall whiz kids. Then an army of dubious inspection regimes was used to beat local authorities into submission.
New Labour failed to build any resilience into local government, so, when the Tory-Lib Dem coalition came to power, it was able wreak havoc immediately.
They set about the most destructive local government cuts programme in history. The initial cuts blitzkrieg announced by George Osborne in his emergency Budget just after the election has been followed up by an unremitting bombardment of cuts ever since, with no end in sight.
Many local authorities are now struggling to maintain statutory services, let alone other activities that make a huge difference to the quality of life in local communities such as youth work, welfare rights advice and leisure services etc.
It's a far cry from the days when councils ran most local services, including hospitals as well as energy and water utilities.
But a municipalisation programme under the next Labour government could mark a new dawn for localism and provide the ideal circumstances for municipal socialism to thrive.
Labour local authorities do not need to wait for a Labour government. Councillors should begin building the foundations right now, starting with the mobilisation of local communities against the cuts being handed down from Westminster.
They can draw inspiration from what many Labour authorities did in the 1980s to resist the pernicious agenda of Thatcher's Tories.
For example, Lambeth organised the first ever protest against the Thatcher government in November 1979 — a march from Brixton to Parliament.
The battles between central and local government gathered pace in the 1980s. The GLC under Ken Livingstone mounted a hugely effective campaign against its abolition.
Although that campaign was ultimately unsuccessful, where it did triumph was in raising public consciousness and support for progressive municipal socialism.
Similarly, in Liverpool during the same period, Labour under Derek Hatton generated huge support for their resistance to Tory cuts.
It was an era that saw these Labour authorities taking the fight against rate capping to the Tories, with some pushing it to such an extent that some councillors were surcharged. They were fighting for local government autonomy against the centralisation of British politics in Westminster.
In the previous decade Labour councillors in Clay Cross in Derbyshire refused to implement the provisions of the Housing Finance Act that required councils to increase rents for council tenants.
The councillors were surcharged and banned from holding public office, but it wasn't just a refusal to Tory demands to raise rents.
They implemented policies well ahead of their time. This included providing free TV licences for pensioners and free milk for kids, even though the notorious education secretary Margaret "Milk Snatcher" Thatcher had removed the government subsidy to help fund tax cuts.
Labour local authorities like Preston are using their procurement power today to buy from locally owned and staffed businesses. This helps to sustain and develop local economies by ensuring that local public spending remains in the area rather than being siphoned off into the pockets of faceless corporations.
They also encourage other local "anchor institutions" such as hospitals, football clubs, colleges and universities to do likewise.
But something that could enable Labour councils to really seize back the initiative, without suffering the penalties imposed on those inspirational Clay Cross councillors in 1972, is to implement a progressive council tax scheme.
Ironically, this has been made possible thanks to the arch-Thatcherite Eric Pickles when he was communities secretary. He piloted the 2012 Local Government Finance Act through the House of Commons, which allows councils to offer differential council tax discounts.
Consequently, councils can use this legislation to stop the Tory cuts and even generate sufficient income to deliver some modest growth in public service provision.
It has the benefit of allowing councils to require those with the broadest shoulders to carry the burden, while freezing or even reducing council tax for 85 to 90 per cent of the households in the local area.
In other words, only increasing council tax by a substantial amount for wealthier households living in properties in the higher council tax bands.
It has the added benefit of only being implemented if local people vote for it in a local referendum, necessitated by the 2011 Localism Act.
The choice for the vast majority would be paying more council tax and seeing services cut, or freeze/reduce council tax and have services improved. I think such a referendum would be easily won.
So, Galeano's history maxim is due another outing in local government. It just requires Labour councillors to step up to the mark.
Pickles's 2012 Local Government Finance Act has given them the tools. They just need to use them to start reversing, instead of simply managing, austerity.
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As you all know, I recently took a trip to Tequila, Mexico in partnership with National Geographic, Tequila Tourism, and Aeromexico. One of the crew members on this trip was the incredibly talented Joshua Morin, who documented our trip for Matador Network, in the distinct and highly artistic fashion that he's notorious for. You may have seen a number of his viral clips on Vimeo, and I'm so lucky to have been a part of one of his beautiful and visually compelling pieces. In this video you get an immersive glimpse into our time there; the huge doses of culture, history, laughter, and human connection/interaction that I (and that we all) thrive upon. Enjoy!
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A small business enterprise requires skilled management to become successful. Depending on the nature of the enterprise, the entrepreneur and the manager may be the same person. In other cases, the entrepreneur may have little to do with the day-to-day operations of the business. The skills need to be a successful entrepreneur are not necessarily the same ones required to be a competent manager.
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Coimbra University Tower now open to visitors
Sunday, 07 October 2012 00:00
The Tower of the University of Coimbra, which is almost three centuries old, opened to the public after preservation work. Guided tours may now be booked in advance. And, you can climb to the top of the Tower of the University of Coimbra, the largest academic symbol of the city. From the top of the tower with 180 steps and 34 meters high, it is possible to see almost the entire city, the fields and the Mondego River and the hills surrounding Coimbra. Tickets can be purchased at the University Store (Main Library atrium, near the Porta Férrea).
Lisbon is a must-visit in 2012, according to readers of the Lonely Planet travel guide
Thursday, 26 January 2012 00:00
The ranking annual Best in Travel 2012 - Readers' Choice Awards, a British publication, put the Portuguese capital as the second must-visit place for 2012. By surpassing cities such as Barcelona, London and Berlin, Lisbon is near the top of the must see list from readers. "The quality and variety of the city are the issues highlighted by the readers of Lonely Planet, which recognizes Lisbon as a city of contrasts, where you can have a unique experience, the expectation of everyone," according to Tourism Lisbon
Montados to apply for World Heritage
Monday, 09 January 2012 00:00
The technical teams responsible for application for World Heritage in January are working on an application for the Montados. These cork oak woodlands, known as "montados" in Portugal, have been used to produce cork and graze livestock for centuries, making them a haven for wildlife. Forty-two bird species depend on them, including the endangered Spanish imperial eagle (with a global population down to 130 pairs), as well as rare species like the black vulture and black stork. Smaller birds, such as robins, finches and song thrushes, migrate to the Iberian Peninsula's cork forests from northern Europe, along with blackcaps from the United Kingdom. In spring and summer, the cork forests are home to a rich variety of butterflies and plants, with more than 60 plant species recorded in just one square meter. In more remote parts of these protected lands, the rare Iberian lynx can still be found.
The cork oak is the only tree that can regenerate its bark. Natural wine corks are from the bark of these trees, which are stripped every nine years. One particular tree, known as the "Whistler Tree" because of the many singing birds attracted to it, is said to be 212 years old. It is estimated that this tree alone had produced 1,000,000 corks by the year 2000.
Alentejo Tourism is expected to have "the process of the application completed in July 2013" for the file is delivered to the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris (France).
The New York Times enthuses about Destination Madeira
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NY Times Highlights Portugal success in sustainable energy
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:55article says:
Five years ago, the leaders of this sun-scorched, wind-swept nation made a bet: To reduce Portugal's dependence on imported fossil fuels, they embarked on an array of ambitious renewable energy projects ‹ primarily harnessing the country¹s wind and hydropower, but also its sunlight and ocean waves. Beyond Fossil Fuels. Today, Lisbon's trendy bars, Porto's factories and the Algarve's glamorous resorts are powered substantially by clean energy. Nearly 45 percent of the electricity in Portugal's grid will come from renewable sources this year, up from 17 percent just five years ago.


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See Mars, Jupiter & Saturn from Sedona, Arizona
Enjoy meeting your planetary neighbors – Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with its rings, and their moons – in the starry sky over Sedona, Arizona in May, June or July.
Sedona Stargazing will be observing these three amazing planets "live" on all scheduled tours through powerful telescopes along with exciting commentary and interaction with professional astronomers wielding high-powered laser pointers. In the dazzling Sedona sky, stargazers will use our large telescopes to view awesome galaxies, star clusters, nebula, double stars, and other luminous objects.
The Sedona area is among the best night-sky-observing places in America. The town lacks "light pollution" and is designated an International Dark Sky City.
Mars is the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. It is referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its surface's iron oxide – the same material as Sedona's Red Rocks are made! Mars is a terrestrial planet with an atmosphere, valleys, deserts and polar ice caps.
Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, consists primarily of dense gases, so what we observe is the tops of clouds high in its atmospheres. Jupiter has four large moons among the 63 known objects in its gravitational field.
Saturn is also mostly gases and the Solar System's second-largest planet. With its seven major surreal and beautiful rings (of rock, dust and ice), Saturn is unique and complicated among the planets. Saturn is orbited by 62 known moons.
Stargazing in Sedona can be therapeutic and inspirational. Nils Allen, a Sedona Stargazing astronomer, is convinced that "engaging with the broader universe and striving to appreciate it on many different levels has value – the kind that is mind-expanding and life-enriching."
Sedona Stargazing, LLC was inducted into TripAdvisor's Hall of Fame in 2015, and lauded by TripAdvisor as one of the top 10 space-themed attractions in the U.S. It has been recommended as a must-see activity while visiting Sedona – by The New York Times ("a galaxy far, far away"), National Geographic ("look at the most distant thing you'll ever see in your life"), Frommers Guide ("how about a tour of the heavens?"), The Arizona Republic ("the rings of Saturn seem close enough to slip onto your fingers"), among other media.
Since 2004, journeys across Sedona's star-filled skies have been guided by Sedona Stargazing, www.eveningskytours.com; $60, $35 ages 6 to 12.
A Sedona stargazing tour includes an overview of the constellations in the night sky led by a knowledgeable and humorous astronomer – speaking in down-to-earth language, using a high-power laser pointer, and telling stories of what ancient civilizations thought about the constellations. All guests get an up-close view of six or more objects through a state-of-the-art telescope, and are encouraged to ask questions.
Sedona Stargazing operates all year long, but only on evenings when the starry sky is vividly visible. For stargazing comfort, chairs and blankets are provided.


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Artifact Details
TitleTano AVT-12 monitor
Catalog Number102735039
TypePhysical object
DateAugust 1983
ManufacturerTano Corporation
Place ManufacturedGuro -Gu, Seoul, Korea
Identifying Numbers
|Model number
|Printed on the manufacturer's label on the back.
|Serial number
|Printed on a silver sticker in the bottom righthand corner on the back.
Dimensionsoverall: 12 in x 12 1/4 in x 10 1/2 in
DescriptionThe Tano AVT-12 monitor has a screen at the front, framed in brown. At the top, there are three dials labeled "Bright," "Contrast," and "Pull-On." At the back, there is a switch which goes from "High" to "75r." There are also two female plugs below that. There are two dials at the bottom, labeled "V.Hold" and "H.Hold." There is a standard American 3-prong plug. There are two openings labeled "V.Lin" and "Height" at the back.
Lot NumberX2396.2002
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A 31-year-old man has appeared at Bucharest Municipal Court, Romania, to face charges in connection with the death of a Northern Irish teenager.
The man has been charged with producing and distributing indecent images of children and blackmail.
It is in connection with an investigation into what police called a "webcam blackmail", linked to the death of 17-year-old Ronan Hughes.
Ronan, from Coalisland in Co Tyrone, killed himself in June last year.
See details of his funeral address here at which the priest said such an occurrence could befall "anyone".
It was suspected that he had been tricked into sending pictures of himself over the internet, and that he had then been blackmailed.
The 31-year-old man who appeared in court has been remanded in custody, the PSNI announced late on Friday afternoon.
Its press office was asked for the name of the man, but said it was not their policy to provide it, and that the investigation was being led by the police in Romania, not by the PSNI.
It did not offer further details about the case.
The police said: "PSNI have been liaising with a number of agencies in a variety of jurisdictions, including Policia Romana (Romanian Police), the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism in Romania, the National Crime Agency, and Europol, as part of the investigation."


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Tag: University of Virginia
Missing banners don't define Tony Bennett, Virginia
The Virginia basketball team is likely not going to finish 18-0 in the ACC. Odds are that the 'Hoos won't be ranked #1 in the regular season. Villanova is too good right now, and UVA has tough road games at Florida State and Miami in the next week.
Strength vs. Strength: Virginia Pack-Line vs. Duke's Bagley, Carter
Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III will hear his name called first in the June NBA draft. Virginia center Jack Salt will almost certainly be going pro in something other than sports.
Women's basketball: Virginia hosts North Carolina on Thursday
The Virginia women's basketball team (13-7, 6-1 ACC) hosts North Carolina (14-6, 4-3 ACC) on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
#2 Virginia. #4 Duke. 'Nuff said?
Virginia has the nation's top-ranked defense. Duke has the second-best offense. Four Duke players rank in the top 9 of the ACC in offensive rating. Five Virginia players rank in the top 8 in the ACC in defensive rating.
Postgame: Virginia coach Tony Bennett, UVA players on win over Clemson
Virginia coach Tony Bennett and UVA players Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome and Devon Hall talk with reporters after the Cavs' 61-36 win over #18 Clemson on Tuesday.
No Zay, no problem for #2 Virginia on defensive end
Virginia held #18 Clemson to 13 second-half points on 6-of-24 shooting in its 61-36 win Tuesday night. Most of that effort came with the nation's best defensive player on the bench.
#2 Virginia blasts #18 Clemson, 61-36
Second-ranked Virginia closed the first half on an 11-0 run to erase a seven-point deficit, then seized control with a 20-2 second half run, in defeating #18 Clemson, 61-36, on Tuesday.
Live Blog: #2 Virginia hosts #18 Clemson in ACC Tuesday Night Hoops
AFP editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage as #2 Virginia (18-1, 7-0 ACC) hosts #18 Clemson (16-3, 5-2 ACC) Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Virginia football season tickets on sale Jan. 29
Season tickets for the 2018 Virginia football home schedule will be on sale for renewals and new buyers beginning Monday, Jan. 29. The season ticket renewal and priority ordering deadline is Monday, April 30.
Game Notes: #2 Virginia hosts #18 Clemson on Tuesday
No. 2 Virginia (18-1, 7-0 ACC) hosts No. 18 Clemson (16-3, 5-2 ACC) in ACC men's basketball action on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m.
Virginia remains #2 in AP Top 25
Virginia held the #2 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 for a second straight week. The 'Hoos (18-1, 7-0 ACC) are on a 10-game winning streak after wins this past week on the road at Georgia Tech and Wake Forest.
Game Preview: Clemson, minus Grantham, heads to #2 Virginia
Clemson faces its first test without injured forward Donte Grantham in probably the toughest environment possible – at second-ranked Virginia.
Anemia discovery offers new targets to treat fatigue in millions
A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed an unknown clockwork mechanism within the body that controls the creation of oxygen-carrying red blood cells.
How do you get Virginia freshman De'Andre Hunter more minutes?
Redshirt freshman Virginia guard De'Andre Hunter is averaging 17.2 minutes per game. If there was a way for him to average 40, it might not be enough.
Postgame: Virginia coach Tony Bennett on win at Wake Forest
Virginia coach Tony Bennett talks with reporters after the Cavs' 59-49 win at Wake Forest on Sunday.
#2 Virginia holds off gritty Wake Forest, wins 59-49
Second-ranked Virginia led Wake Forest by just one at the under-eight media timeout, but back-to-back threes by Devon Hall and De'Andre Hunter gave the 'Hoos some breathing room, and UVA held on for a 59-49 win Sunday night in Winston-Salem.
Women's basketball: Virginia tops Virginia Tech, 61-52
The Virginia women's basketball team (13-7, 6-1 ACC) picked up a 61-52 victory over Virginia Tech (13-6, 2-5 ACC) on Sunday (Jan. 21) at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Live Blog: #2 UVA faces Wake Forest in ACC Sunday Night Hoops
AFP editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage as #2 UVA (17-1, 6-0 ACC) faces Wake Forest (8-10, 1-5 ACC) Sunday at 6 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Game Preview: #2 Virginia looks to keep rolling at Wake Forest on Sunday
This was supposed to be the year that Danny Manning took Wake Forest basketball to the next level. After a surprise NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017, though, this has been anything but a breakthrough year for Manning and the Demon Deacons.
Game Notes: #2 Virginia back on the road Sunday at Wake Forest
No. 2 Virginia (17-1, 6-0 ACC) continues ACC men's basketball game at Wake Forest (8-10, 1-5 ACC) on Sunday, Jan. 21. Tipoff at Joel Coliseum is set for 6 p.m.
Women's basketball: Virginia hosts Virginia Tech on Sunday
The Virginia women's basketball team (12-7, 5-1 ACC) hosts Virginia Tech (13-6, 2-4 ACC) on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 12:30 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Defense, better rebounding, key #2 Virginia in win at Georgia Tech
This is a broken record, so, sorry, but, yes, defense keyed #2 Virginia in its win at Georgia Tech Thursday night.
Postgame: Virginia coach Tony Bennett on win over Georgia Tech
Virginia coach Tony Bennett talks with reporters after the Cavs' 64-48 win at Georgia Tech Thursday night.
#2 Virginia wins at Georgia Tech, 64-48
Second-ranked Virginia overcame a sluggish start to lead by nine at the half en route to a 64-48 win at Georgia Tech on Thursday.
Live Blog: #2 Virginia faces Georgia Tech in ACC Thursday night action
Chris Graham leads our live blog as second-ranked Virginia (16-1, 5-0 ACC) faces Georgia Tech (10-7, 3-1 ACC) in ACC basketball action on Thursday.
Analysis: What does Virginia football 2018 schedule portend?
Virginia football took advantage of a favorable schedule to go bowling in 2017 for the first time in six years. An early look at the 2018 schedule suggests that a return trip to the football postseason is possible.


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Chopard ring in white gold from the 2015 Haute Joaillerie collection featuring a lacework ribbon of diamonds surrounding by a 41.57ct Paraiba tourmaline.
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Shruti Rajkumar of CNBC-TV18 has done a nice video recap of the TED India conference that happened in Mysore earlier this month. Do hit the HQ button inside the YouTube player for better quality video.
The (official) video recordings of TED India sessions aren't available yet (except that of Pranav Mistry) but you can subscribe to this page and get notified as soon as new TED videos are posted online.
You should also check the lively TED India photoset on Flickr that has captured nearly every amazing moment of TED.


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So Bad It's Good 2 – Almost there!
Hey everyone, check this out.
As of my writing the Kickstarter has 58 hours left and $100 to go.
Last year, a nice fellow by the name of Ed put out a book called So Bad It's Good, which was about the phenomenon of "bad" movies like Birdemic and The Room. It was a fun and well-written coffee table book (or e-coffee table book, if that is even a thing?) that focused on all kinds of famous cinematic disasters.
Well, as with many bad movies, books get sequels, too! So, this is a Kickstarter for the sequel to the book.
With this one, yours truly is doing the foreward. Allison Pregler (Obscurus Lupa Presents) did the foreward to the original book.
Beyond that, there will be other folks lending their voices to the text. So Bad, It's Good II: Electric Bookaloo includes contributions from actor Greg Sestero (The Room), director Colin Theys (Alien Opponent), and online reviewer Allison Pregler (Obscurus Lupa Presents).
There are some nice perks, like a liveriff launch party with me, Ed, and Allison where you get to pick the movie we will riff (The people who vote within those tiers can suggest the movie they want to see, then after we have that list, we will let them vote on the one they want to see the most since we can't do all of them!).
If the totals get high enough, there will be bonus content penned by myself, Allison, and even Lewis Schoenbrun, director of The Amazing Bulk.
Of course, if you don't want to pledge that much, you could always just pledge at the $10 level and get an e-book copy for your enjoyment. Either way, you'll be spreading the love for good bad movies and supporting So Bad It's Good II: Electric Bookaloo, and that's pretty awesome.
I don't know how to end this. Watermelon.
10 Responses to "So Bad It's Good 2 – Almost there!"
Awesome! I'll pledge when I get paid next week 🙂
I still have to read the first. I would contribute if I had a job at the moment.
cwcil what do you think of an ljn and uwe boll team up?
i mean cecil he he sorry about what
you know all the games that angry video game nerd reviewd


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2017 In Review: Officials' Children in Russiangate's Investigations
Children of Russian officials are often called heirs of the current political elite. They can replace their aging parents at their posts. Some have made their careers thanks to the connections of parents, others simply enjoy life. For a year, the Russiangate editorial staff has been looking into what Russian officials' children are doing and how they earn.
The daughter of the chief special-service agent: swimming, surfing, Bali
Sergei Naryshkin is director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Agency and a longtime Putin friend, since the KGB times. His connections in the higher echelons of power came in handy for his daughter Veronika Naryshkina. At the university, she received a special presidential scholarship. Then, Veronika took part in the privatization of a four-room office apartment of her father. At the age of 22, Veronika has already become the leader of the Russian youth swimming team, after which she headed the adult team. Since the end of 2016, Naryshkina holds the post of vice-president of the Moscow Swimming Federation and is entirely focused on herself. According to her Instagram, while her father is under sanctions, Veronika goes to Las Vegas for holidays and flies to Bali to catch a wave several times a year.
Sergey Ivanov's son: banks, insurance and diamonds
Sergei Ivanov is also from the KGB. He has worked in intelligence for a long time, served as Russia's defense minister and was once considered a probable successor to Putin. The son of Sergei Ivanov, also Sergei, managed to make a brilliant career before his father's resignation. He can be called one of the most "talented" managers in Russia. On the career ladder, his father's connections pushed him up. Already at the age of 24, Ivanov Jr. became vice-president of Gazprombank, and three years later – Deputy Chairman of the Board of this bank. At the same time, he joined the board of directors of nine different companies. At 31, he is the Chairman of the Board of Management of the SOGAZ group, then, he worked as vice-president in the Sberbank, and at the age of 37, Ivanov became president of the diamond mining company ALROSA. Interestingly, the heads of state corporations have always left their at their own accord to make room for the son of Putin's friend.
"I was helped a little in my life." The fate and career of Sergei Lavrov's daughter?
Yekaterina Lavrova received a good education, not in Russia. She first went to an elite school in New York, then, entered Columbia University and defended her master's degree at the London School of Economics. However, after her father gets appointed as the foreign minister, Lavrova returns to Moscow and focuses on art. She works for various auction houses, and later opens her own business, where she acts as an intermediary between collectors and artists.
Lavrov's son-in-law, Alexander Vinokurov, is a successful businessman who became the one thanks to the help provided by his father-in-law. At 31, because of his proximity to power, he headed the investment division of Alfa Group. Now, Vinokurov is engaged in pharmaceutical business. He opens a network of pharmacies, produces medicines and works closely with a subsidiary company of Rostech.
Good dad, bad dad: the story of Shuvalov and his children
First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov is the father of four children. Two of them reached adulthood and immediately received a share in the family wealth. The family owns hectares of land in the Moscow Region, as well as foreign real estate.
His son studied at the UK's elite college, served in the army, owned family assets and even bought a private jet. It was that very business jet that Shuvalov rented from his son to transport corgi. In 2017, the eldest son of the Vice-Premier began to transfer all assets to his 19-year-old sister, who dances at the Bolshoi Theater. Through offshore companies, Maria Shuvalova owns real estate, as well as the same "Corgi jet."
Profile: what does the son of ex-ombudsman Astakhov do?
Anton Astakhov studied at a private Orthodox school-boarding house called Retro. At the age of 17, he has already started earning on the stock exchange, entered the St Clare's College of Oxford, and then continued his studies in several European universities in the US and Europe.
At 23, Astakhov returned to Russia and immediately became a partner of his father. He once drove through the streets of Moscow with a flasher and drunk and caused an accident. He bought shares of banks, which then began to serve the office of the Commissioner for the Children Rights, Pavel Astakhov. After that, he got carried away by the fight against pedophilia and in fact created the movement which he called "Turn the pedophile in." The organization acts just like Tesak's Restrukt. It provokes people on social networks, and then sends their data to law enforcement agencies. For the combating pedophilia, Astakhov won a presidential grant.
Sobyanin's daughter – what does she do?
At 24, Anna Sobyanina became the co-founder of the company сфддув Focus-Group. With her involvement, the firm received major state orders. The company decorated a meeting room for the Russian president at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the reception house and a negotiation room for the Defense Ministry. Also, the list of her clients includes the bank Rossiya and the insurance group SOGAZ. All the contracts the company received without a competition. After a year of work in Focus-Group, Sobyanina got an apartment worth about 100 million rubles in the center of St. Petersburg.
Turchak, son of Turchak: the story of one undervalued family
The story of the former governor of the Pskov Region, Andrei Turchak, is quite interesting as well. It turned out that his father was going in for judo in the same club where Putin and the Rotenberg brothers would train. In the 1990s, he worked closely with the future president in St. Petersburg, then, he built a successful business and became a billionaire.
When Turchak Jr. turned 20 years old, his father took him to work in his company called Leninets. During those eight years, Turchak managed to become vice-president of this company and received the award as the best young businessman of Petersburg. His determination is also noted by the authorities. In 2005, he became the head of the Young Guard of United Russia. Two years later, Turchak was elected deputy of the Pskov Region, and two more years later Medvedev appointed him Governor of the region.
The life of a daughter of a mine owner, where miners are striking: "Papa Boss"
At the gold mine in the Trans-Baikal Territory in the fall of 2017, 500 people were laid off, and none of them received proper payments. The dollar millionaire and Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk Region Konstantin Strukov is the owner of the mine. While the miners went on a hunger strike, his daughter wrote songs about his father's wealth and shot expensive clips in Dubai.
Who is in the game?
The daughter of the Defense Minister, Ksenia Shoigu, is the leader of the project called Race of Heroes. This is a military sports game, organized with the support of the Russian Defense Ministry, which is headed by Ksenia's father, Sergei Shoigu. The project is also financed by such large state-owned companies as Sberbank, Rosneft, Gazprom and RZhD, as well as the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation. The Ministry of Defense, in turn, allocates military equipment for conducting military sports games.
Putin's glamorous allies
Dmitry Peskov, the Press Secretary of the Russian President, also helps his children. His daughter Yelizaveta has studied in a boarding school in France since she was 12 years; a year of study in the school costs several million rubles. Then, she went to study at the Paris Business School. In June 2017, she became Adviser to the President of the Association of Entrepreneurs for the Development of Business Patriotism Avanti, financed by a businessman close to Kadyrov.
The elder son of Peskov, Nikolai, works as creative director of Fight Nights. The co-owner of this fight club and the company is Peskov's friend Ziyavudin Magomedov, who is on the list of the richest people in Russia. Peskov's two younger minor sons live with their mother in England. Despite this, they have already two apartments in Russia, and one apartment in France in their ownership.
Sergei Matvienko's investment grab-it-azation
Valentina Matvienko was the governor of St. Petersburg for almost eight years. During this time, the company of her son Sergei was leased non-residential premises and plots, which then it privatized for pennies. New governor of St. Petersburg, Georgy Poltavchenko, apparently had nothing such a seizure of the city's real estate. Thus, Petersburg lost real estate for a total of 8.4 billion rubles. The investigation into this issue, came in two parts (the first and second).
Family nest: what do the Governor of St. Petersburg and his family own?
When the son of the Governor of Petersburg was only 20 he, a mere student, bought a house with a land plot in Plyos. In the very Plyos, where there is a house for Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's duck. How a sophomore was able to earn several million to buy such a property is unclear. A year later, in 2007, Alexei Poltavchenko became a co-owner of an apartment in St. Petersburg with an area of 155 sq. m.


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Lake Badwater
At least humans can feel less guilty about one shrinking lake. The only thing causing Lake Badwater to shrink is good ol' Mother Nature. Lake Badwater is actually a seasonal lake that appears after rain storms before quickly evaporating once the drops stop falling. Lake Badwater is located in California's Death Valley and at 282 feet below sea level, is the lowest point in North America. Interestingly enough, the highest point in the contiguous 48 states is located only 85 miles away at Mount Whitney. (Check out the super hardcore Badwater Ultramarathon which goes from Badwater to Whitney on a 135-mile course.) With temperatures that can soar above 120 degrees F and almost no humidity, any moisture that gets left behind after a storm quickly dries up, so much so that even a 30-mile-long, 12-foot-deep lake would have trouble staying ahead of the yearly evaporation.