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8.120880 - Film Music: The Third Man and Other Classic Film Themes (1949-1958)
The Third Man
It could be said that cinemagoers were in for two surprises back in 1949 as they took their seats for Carol Reed's much publicised film noir The Third Man. Firstly Orson Welles, the actor many assumed to be the star, only appeared towards the end of the film; and secondly the action on screen was not accompanied by the usual orchestral score, but by a then unknown musician playing a zither.
It was not the first time, nor the last, that the music score for a film was dominated by just one instrument, but rarely has the final effect been as dramatic as the zither playing of Anton Karas (1906–1985). The film's action was based in post-war Vienna, a city where Karas had apparently been discovered by Reed playing his zither in a café. It changed his life, and made him an international celebrity. The 78 of the film's theme sold over half a million copies within a few months of its release, and a radio series in 1951 was eventually followed by 77 BBC television films starring Michael Rennie from 1959 onwards—all earning extra royalties for the fortunate composer who later confessed that he had written the main theme about fifteen years earlier, and forgotten about it.
The bomb ravaged streets of Vienna are replaced by a similar backdrop in the second British film in this collection. Passport to Pimlico (also from 1949) brilliantly tapped into the resigned mood of the people who were tired of years of rationing and austerity. The residents of the London suburb of Pimlico discover from an old deed that they are not part of England but Burgundy, and promptly declare themselves independent. The British Government puts Pimlico under siege, and French composer Georges Auric (1899–1983) cleverly captures the defiant mood of the Burgundians and their battle to retain their new-found freedom.
Vienna is again the setting in the 1950 French film La Ronde, but the story takes place in 1900 when life was far more civilised and quite complicated—if the twists and turns in the plot are to be believed. The main theme was also known as "Love's Roundabout".
It's back to 1949 for the next three films, all from British studios but very different in content. The Romantic Age did not create much interest at the box office, but the music by Charles Williams (1893–1978) became one of the composer's most unexpected successes. He had already caught the public's attention with his "Dream of Olwen" (from the film While I Live) but his theme entitled "Jealous Lover" was picked eleven years later for the title music in the Jack Lemmon movie The Apartment, topping the US charts.
There are echoes of Passport to Pimlico in the film Whisky Galore, where the misery of post-war austerity is relieved by the shipwreck of a cargo of whisky, which quickly vanishes off the Scottish beaches. Again Georges Auric provided the perfect score.
The legendary Italian composer Nino Rota (1911–1979) had already been employed by British studios before his own country's film industry commissioned him to conjure up the music for some of its finest creations. There are hints of what was to follow in his score for The Glass Mountain.
London-born Benjamin Frankel (1906–1973) is today remembered more for some of his serious works (he composed eight symphonies between 1958 and 1972), although his name first became noticed through several of his film scores, including The Importance of Being Earnest. In total he worked on over eighty feature films and documentaries, plus television plays and theatrical productions.
The French film Jeux Interdits was well received following its release in 1952, although some critics suggest that its original charm has not entirely survived the passage of time. However it did win an Oscar, and the traditional music arranged and performed by Narciso Yepes (1927–1997) seemed to underline the anti-war message.
Nino Rota scored the 1951 Italian film Anna, but he did not write the two songs which have outlasted the film's original appeal, largely due to the star Silvana Mangano. Her singing voice was dubbed by Flo Sandons (who won the San Remo Festival in 1953), and "Non Dimenticar" helped establish Nat 'King' Cole as a leading singer of ballads. The lush arrangement by Percy Faith (1908–1976) reveals the tender beauty in this melody.
Whoever decided that a hissing, temperamental and generally discordant vintage motor car had any similarity with the harmonica was certainly blessed with a flash of inspiration. Just about everyone will have tried to play the harmonica (the posh name for the mouth organ) at some time—often to the discomfort of friends and family. Few could master its intricacies and nuances to the extent of Larry Adler (1914– 2001) who hailed from Baltimore. The film Genevieve was an instant success, partly due to Adler's soundtrack which fitted the action so perfectly. The musical director was Muir Mathieson (there were a few non-harmonica sequences) and the music was nominated for an Oscar. But when the film was shown in the United States Larry Adler's name was missing from the credits: he had been blacklisted following false accusations of communist sympathies, and moved to Britain in 1949 where he lived for the rest of his life.
Bruce Montgomery (1921–1978) wrote concert music and the scores for almost fifty feature films, including some of the most enduring British comedies of the twentieth century. Before getting involved with high profile productions such as the Doctor In The House and Carry On series, he had demonstrated in what seems to be his first feature film The Kidnappers (1953) that he could create a most competent score. His undoubted skills prompted numerous offers of work to the extent that, by the 1960s, his health began to suffer. Perhaps he was his own worst enemy, because he also had a second career under the pseudonym Edmund Crispin as a successful author of detective novels and other works.
Nino Rota returns as the composer of one of the most notable Italian film themes of the 1950s. Federico Fellini starred his wife Giulietta Masina alongside Anthony Quinn (to ensure foreign distribution) in La Strada, which won the Oscar as the best foreign film of 1956, although it had been released two years earlier. One of the memorable images was Masina (as Gelsomina) playing the main tune on a trumpet, although it lost its original rather plaintive style in many of the recordings by numerous orchestras around the world (including the great David Rose (1910–1990) in this collection), sometimes appearing under the title "Stars Shine In Your Eyes".
The Franco/Italian film Touchez Pas au Grisbi literally means "Don't Touch The Cash", but when distributed internationally it also went under the titles "Honour Among Thieves" and the rather crude "Hands Off The Loot". It had a haunting theme composed by Jean Wiener (1896–1982) who, from 1932 onwards, had worked on more than 300 films, having originally gained fame in Europe as part of the 'Wiener et Doucet' piano duo with Clément Doucet. There were several orchestral versions available, but the public warmed to Larry Adler's performance on his harmonica, which seemed just right for the slightly mysterious melody.
The film Summertime (also known as "Summer Madness") starred Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi, and it was set in Venice so it could hardly fail to produce a feel-good factor among the audience. Experienced Italian film composer Alessandro Cicognini (1906–1995) produced a suitably romantic score, and in the process provided the mid-1950s with a popular song that went around the world.
Another Franco/Italian production completes this collection. French Can Can was a predictable story about the famous French dance that our ancestors once believed to be rather 'saucy'. The beauty of Paris in a bygone age, and the chance to hear and see Edith Piaf in glorious Technicolor, should ensure that this film does not disappear with the passage of time. The musical score was in the safe hands of Georges Van Parys (1902–1971), whose long film career stretched back to 1930.
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Christian Kluxen appointed as Music Director
Christian Kluxen made his debut with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra in April 2016, and returned in October 2016, when he was swiftly announced as the orchestra's new Music Director. Christian will take up the post in the 2017/18, an exciting development in a fast-rising career for this young Dane. Assistant Conductor at the Royal Scottish National Orchestra until 2013, Christian then held the position of Dudamel Fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2014/15.
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Meanwhile, the current season brings important debuts for Christian including the Royal Philharmonic and Turku Philharmonic orchestras, and a Berlin performance debut with The Magic Flute at Komische Oper. Kluxen also makes his Norwegian debut, conducting Ariadne auf Naxos with the Arctic Opera and Philharmonic.


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In the past year I have started to accept the fact that many of my less-close friends and acquaintances tend not to ask me much about my life, or especially, Project Self.
I can catch up with an old acquaintance and ask them about their job, partner, guinea pig, Auntie, and what they had for breakfast, and receive few to zero questions in return.
I'm wondering if this is normal for others?
Do you find yourself wondering, when is it my turn to be asked questions?
I usually don't even want to talk, I only want to be asked. And then I'll usually redirect the questions back to them anyway. It sounds childish and selfish, but inside we all have a little child having running around kicking doors and drawing on the wall with permanent marker when people don't treat us like the most important person in the world.
I suspect (hope), it's nothing much to do with me or Project Self but more to do with the fact that:
A. many of the friends I don't catch up with regularly aren't really sure what I do anymore and either don't know what to ask or don't want to ask in case it becomes clear that they have no idea (not that I would care), or
B. because they're just thinking about their own stories in their head, as we all are.
C. (which is what Neville has come up with to make me feel shite) is that people I used to know hate what I'm doing and/or think I've gone or self-developmenty or selfie-taking-ie and they're judging the bajaysus out of my very public life. (FYI from my 2 years worth of research… the selfies are the only way my page gets decent engagement. So I dropped the photos of flax seed crackers and chai lattes in favour of turning BGC into my Project Self snapper!)
If anyone is in this camp, I hope you've unfollowed me by now and aren't reading this. If you are, this will probably piss you off more and you'll think I'm an arrogant MF for writing a whingey post about people not asking me about myself. Well, that's what Neville reckons anyway.
Option D. is that people just don't care that much, which is fine too. I'll admit to being quite a shite keeper-in-toucher-er, so it's natural that loads of friendships fade being that my friends are all over the world. We're all so busy it's hard to keep up with anyone who isn't in our immediate sphere.
All four are highly possible and likely.
Some friends who I do catch up with have also agreed that they don't ask how I am in general because they read some of my blogs and feel that they already know about my life.
FYI, if you're a friend of mine (or anyone on social media for that matter) and we still speak,
about 20% of my life goes on my public blogs.
I only ever write about things that I know will be relatable, helpful (and appropriate) for my followers. And that omits a huge chunk of my life.
As a side note in general for all friends to anyone anywhere – asking each other about our lives is nothing to do with information gathering, and everything to do with making each other feel heard and cared about. So even if you feel you know about someone's life from seeing what they're up to on social media, ask anyway, it's likely there's a whole heap under the surface and even if there's not, you'll make them feel heard and cared for. Which in the end is what we crave most from our relationships.
It's definitely no secret, social media is destroying the way we interact with people.
As I rarely use FB for anything other than business, barely use Instagram (my lovely VA Crystal ninjas that for me), don't have FB on my phone, and don't look at the FB news feed anywhere, I'm often in conversations where people allude to something they assume everyone has seen about their life on FB. If you've recently been to Fiji and we haven't chatted about it, I have no idea.
It's a weird balance because you don't want to be repeating what someone already knows from social media… but where is the line where we stop relaying our stories nor asking others about theirs because of social media?
Since pretty much everything that happens in my mind happens to a load of you too, I figured I'm not the only one that feels like this at the hands of social media.
So I figured I'd write about it in case it helps anyone else feel normal in this weird sense of isolation that comes from having a presence online that interferes with your real life.
This is challenge to you – reach out to someone in your life every day this week and just ask them how they are.
Even if you already know that they've just had a smoothie bowl at Lola Berry's cafe with little yellow stars on their, mermaid hair, and the Lark filter, #nofilter.
(I did some instagram trawling to put together that last sentence :D)
Facebook only shows you what's on the face of things.
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Bow Basics: Peep Sights – Use, Sizing, and Selection
The peep sight is a simple part of a bow setup, but its importance is often overlooked. The purpose of a peep sight is to properly align the bow's front sight, in the same way that a rear sight is used to align the front sight-post on a rifle. Without peep alignment, the front sight … [Read more…]


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Tarzan is an ally of Jane Porter.
Powers, Skills and Weapons:
From his infancy Tarzan was raised by gorillas as such all his human skills are at an animal's level of intensity. Tarzan can climb and leap as well any great ape, swim and dive better than any athlete, and is strong enough to wrestle with (and defeat) gorillas, pythons, crocodiles, rhinoceros, sharks, leopards and velociraptors (this would indicate that Tarzan's strength is at a near superhuman level). Tarzan's sense of smell enables him to recognize individuals by their scent. Tarzan also knows how to communicate with most animals (Predatory animals being more difficult to talk to). Tarzan also received training as a soldier and as such has great knowledge of hand to hand combat and firearms (Although he prefers to rely on the fighting techniques he learned in the jungle). Tarzan is also far more durable than most humans and can recover from injuries that would prove fatal to most people (Like a gunshot wound to the head.) Tarzan's highly alert mind makes him immune to mind control (even if the mind control technique used against him is magical in nature). Tarzan is also functionally immortal (thanks to a witch doctor's potion.) and will not die of old age. (That same witch doctor may also have taught Tarzan the wind armor magic spell that he knows. However Tarzan rarely uses this spell ) Tarzan also has a talent for learning and taught himself to read by repeatedly examining only a few books. Tarzan is also self taught in the areas of weapon making, archery, and CPR. Tarzan is also quick to learn any new language he encounters. Tarzan is also capable of behaving like any civilized man (To the point that he can attend a high society party and fit right in, should the situation require it.) In battle Tarzan wields a spear, his aim is nearly unfailing. Tarzan is equally skilled in wielding a knife.
Despite his heightened level of durability Tarzan is still vulnerable to most conventional attacks.
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Teela Is a member of The Masters of the Universe.
Powers, skills and weapons:
Teela is at peak human strength and is an expert in hand to hand and melee style combat, as well as being highly skilled in acrobatics. Teela is also a capable leader and teacher. Teela is also well versed in the use of weapons such as laser blasters, swords, and shields. Although Teela's weapon of choice is her staff, Teela is so skilled at wielding her staff that she can toss it in a Frisbee-like style and it will return to her after striking it's intended target, Teela's staff is durable enough to deflect laser blasts and even damage rock (This would seem to indicate that Eternian metal is stronger than Earth metal). Teela has the latent potential to be an immensely powerful wielder of magic, although Teela is unaware of this potential and therefore has not even attempted to harness or cultivate her magical power.
Teela is mortal and as such she is vulnerable to the same harm and sickness as any human.
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Tenten is a Leaf Village Ninja.
Powers, skills and weapons:
Tenten is at peak human strength and specializes in the use of weapons that she stores in a specially designed scroll (and most likely accesses through a type of summoning jutsu) Tenten prefers to utilize here weapons in a projectile manner and controls their movement with strings (regardless of what kind of a weapons they are). Although Tenten is also highly skilled in using a bo-staff, nunchucks,tonfas,a chain, and other melee weapons in the manner for which they are intended. Being a ninja Tenten is highly skilled in hand to hand combat.
Tenten is mortal and as such she is vulnerable to the same harm and sickness as any human.
So Who Wins Events:
Terminator is an enemy of whomever he is programmed to terminate.
Powers and Skills:
Terminator is a type of cyborg (One of Many) that has Superhuman strength and is impervious to small arms fire. Terminator can also cover his body in synthetic flesh, that has synthetic blood and can produce a synthetic body odor, to the point that he can pass himself off as a human. Terminator can also flawlessly imitate any voice he hears and can learn more about humans by observing them. Terminator's skin can heal from minor damage at a faster rate than that of a human (However if the damage is to sever the skin will die and decompose. Terminator can also (To a limited degree) utilize (and sustain) organic material from a real human (such as their eyes) Terminator also has complete knowledge in the use of weapons (from both the time in which he was created as well as eras past) and will make use of whatever weapons are at hand. Terminator also has an extensive knowledge of human anatomy, this enables him to know the best places to attack a human in order to terminate them in the most efficient way possible.
Dogs can detect Terminator's presence even if he is disguised as a human.
Terminator's skin is as vulnerable to damage as human skin (Although it will not burse).
Terminator can be slowed down ( even knocked over) by repeated shot gun blasts
Terminator can be crushed if sufficient force is directed against him.
Molten metal (in a large enough amounts can destroy Terminator)
Sustained machine gun fire can destroy Terminator
Terminator can be destroyed by powerful enough weapons or large explosions.
Terminator can also be reprogrammed for any purpose (even the exact opposite of his original mission.)
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Sinestro is an enemy of Green Lantern.
Weapons, Powers, and skills:
Sinestro has a Power Ring made on the planet of Qward, the ring is powered by the amount of fear that Sinestro can inspire and manipulate (Sinestro does not have to constantly terrify people to keep his ring functioning, the fact that he knows how to inspire fear is enough). The ring grants Sinestro the ability to fly and surround himself with an aura of yellow energy (the aura gives Sinestro a limited degree of invulnerability and allows him to survive in outer space and deep underwater). Sinestro can use his ring to do other things as well, such as: Create any object he can imagine out of solid yellow energy or hypnotize people (and machines), or simply shoot a beam of yellow energy at his enemies. Using his Power Ring Sinestro can move and lift objects that he would otherwise be unable to move psychically. Sinestro can also use his Power Ring to detect and track residual energy signatures. Sinestro's Power Ring is also equipped with a Universal Translator, this enables Sinestro to converse with any sentient life form he encounters.
If Sinestro's ring is not recharged every 24 hours it will loses it's power.
Sinestro's ring can be de-powered by a Blue Lantern (assuming that there is a Green Lantern in the immediate vicinity.)
If something were to somehow get past his aura of yellow energy, Sinestro is vulnerable to any conventional attack.
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Thackery is an ally of Dani Dennison.
Powers and Skills:
Due to a curse Thackery is a cat, is immortal, and is immune to death. Any fatal injury he incurs only results in him being in a temporary death-like state, which he will recover from in a matter of moments. However it is unknown if he would be immune to a magic based attack. Despite being a cat Thackery can still speak English. The benefits Thackery gets from being a cat that he is a skilled hunter and also has the other physical attributes of any domestic cat. Such as enhanced senses, quickness, balance, agility, flexibility, teeth ,and claws.
Being that he is a cat, Thackery's strength is only at a near normal human level. Despite his determination and ferocity. Thackery can do little more than distract and cause minor injury to a human opponent.
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Thing is a member of The Fantastic Four.
Powers and Skills:
Thing has near limitless strength (Although due to his determination Thing has on several occasions preformed feats of limitless strength.) and due to his rock-like hide. He is impervious to harm from most conventional weapons. Thing's body does not produce as many fatigue toxins as normal a human, this grants him superhuman stamina as well. Thing's lungs are more efficient and have greater capacity than a normal humans, as such he can hold his breath longer than most people. Thing is also highly skilled in hand to hand combat and uses a blend, of boxing, wrestling, judo, jujitsu, street fighting, and military techniques when in battle. Thing's reflexes and agility are as sharp as those of an athletic man of muscular build During his time in the U.S. Air Force Thing became a very skilled pilot and received training in firearms as well.
Despite his near invulnerability, Thing can be injured or killed if a powerful enough force is directed against him.
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Thor is a member of The Avengers.
Powers, skills and weapons:
Thor has limitless strength and stamina. As well as superhuman speed and reflexes. Thor can also create hurricane force winds with his breath. Thor is all but invulnerable to physical harm and does not have to eat, sleep, or breath. If Thor is somehow injured he will heal at an accelerated rate. Thor is completely immune to all earthly diseases . Thor (like all Asgardians) also possess a natural resistance to mind control. An item Thor has is his Belt of Strength, this doubles Thor's strength and stamina. (However Thor does not keep the belt on his person and only uses it if he find his normal strength insufficient to accomplish what he needs to do. (occasions such as that are extremely rare)) Thor can also place himself in trance called Warrior's Madness to increases his strength tenfold (However Thor rarely does this for fear of loosing his sanity forever). Thor also has complete control over all forms of weather as well as control over earth (this enables Thor to create continent wide chasms, as well as earthquakes, avalanches, and landslides if he so chooses ). Thor also has the ability to generate very powerful energy blasts (although Thor rarely uses this power). Thor has has also mastered magic (Particularly that of The Runes (although Thor rarely uses magic)). Thor also has the ability to erase the memories of people (This is called the gift of forgetfulness and is usually used to spare Innocent people traumatic memories caused by his enemies). Thor also has impressive medical skills. Thor is also a master of hand to hand and melee style Combat. Thor has Mastered the use of melee weapons such as swords and maces. Two weapons of note that Thor has wielded (but does not necessarily carry on his person at all times) are: Jarnbjorn: An axe forged by Dwarfs, Thor enchanted Jarnbjorn with his blood. This enabled Jarnbjorn to cut through Celestial Armor. The other significant melee weapon Thor has wielded is The Odinsword known as Ragnarok: This sword is capable of killing even a foe that can not be killed by any other means. However Thor's Weapon of choice is his magically endowed war hammer Mjolnir. Mjolnir is made of Uru an all but indestructible metal and two of the enchantments placed upon it are: That only someone that Mjolnir deems worthy of wielding Thor's deity-level power can lift it (Although Thor can deactivate this enchantment by his will). Mjolnir must return to Thor's hand if he throws it. Mjolnir also serves as a conduit for Thor's weather powers, Such as summoning lightening, rain, wind, and can even control the wind to the point that Thor can fly. Mjolnir also grants Thor the ability to teleport himself (and others) to different dimensions and can unleash two different types of very powerful energy blasts: The God blast and the even more powerful Anti-Force. Thor can also will Mjolnir to return to his hand if he should drop it or it should be knocked from his grasp (assuming that Mjolnir is within his eyesight or Thor knows exactly where he left it). Thor also has an ability called The All-Tongue, when Thor uses this ability, anyone Thor speaks to will hear him speak in their native language. Thor is also an excellent leader and military tactician. Thor is also functionally immortal and will not die of old age (as long as he periodically eats a Golden Apple of Idunn).
Despite being nearly Invulnerable and having an accelerated ability to heal, Thor Can be injured or killed if a Powerful enough force is directed against him.
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Thundarr is a comrade in arms to Ookla The Mok.
Power, skills and, weapons:
Thundarr has near superhuman level strength and is very agile. Thundarr is also a skilled horseman, Thundarr also has a greater knowledge of Mok culture than most humans and can even understand the Mok's language. In battle Thundarr Wields The Sunsword, a magical weapon with a (retractable) blade of energy that can cut through virtually anything and can deflect energy blasts whether they are generated by magic or science. The Sunsword is magically linked to Thundarr and can only be wielded by him, however that link can be broken by magic.
Thundarr is mortal and as such he is vulnerable to the same harm and sickness as any human.
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Tigra is a member of The Avengers.
Powers and skills:
Tigra possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and stamina. Tigra also has retractable claws on her hands and feet (instead of finger and toenails) as well as sharp tiger like teeth (her upper and lower canines being particularly pointed). Tigra's claws and teeth are strong enough to penetrate sheet metal (such as what is used on the body of a car).Tigra's senses are also enhanced, her vision extends just into the infrared spectrum allowing her to see in complete darkness, Tigra's hearing is sensitive enough to detect sounds most humans would be unable to hear. Tigra's sense of smell is so acute that she can recognize an individual by their scent and track them great distance over nearly any kind of terrain. Tigra can also sense a change in a persons mood by how it affects their scent. Tigra also has enhanced durability, this enables her to survive falls and impacts that would kill or severely injure normal humans, with little to no discomfort. Tigra also recovers from injury at an accelerated rate. Tigra also has the ability to shift her bones and dislocate her joints at will to escape confinement. Tigra is well versed in hand to hand combat and utilizes her Tiger-like abilities to form a unique fighting style. Tigra is also a superb athlete and gymnast. Tigra is also a skilled leader and pilot. Tigra also has a magical talisman that allows her to transform from her Tiger-like form to her human one. (Although she rarely wants to be in her human form). Tigra also has some type of magical power and once summoned the Cat People's emissary to the earthly plain (Although Tigra rarely attempts to use magic, aside from what she uses in her transformations.)
Due to her enhanced hearing Tigra is far more vulnerable to attacks of high decibel sound.
Despite her enhanced durability and accelerated healing Tigra could be killed if a powerful enough force was directed against her.
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Tigress is a member of The Furious Five.
Tigress has near superhuman strength and is a master of Tiger Style Kung Fu. This fighting style focus on strength and aggressiveness. Tigress is also extremely agile, exceptionally fast, and has an excellent sense of balance. In battle Tigress will not hesitate to use her claws if she deems it necessary, Tigress also maintains a low to the ground crouched battle stance. The allows her the option of running on all fours (which is also her preferred manner of running) or quickly making acrobatic leaps and flips. One of Tigress' signature moves is the Tahlia Leap: For this move Tigress runs up a vertical surface and then does a backward somersault. This allows her to kick an airborne opponent. Although Tigress is skilful enough to do this move just from making a forward vertical leap from the ground. Tigress also has an extraordinary high tolerance for pain, her paws and arms border on not being able to register any sensation of pain whatsoever. Although Tigress prefers unarmed combat she is well versed in the use of swords, The Tri Bo Yao (A dual-headed three-pronged mace that functions like a Three-Sectioned Bo Staff), and other martial arts weapons. However she does not carry any weapons on her person. Tigress is also a capable leader and has an excellent tactical mind. This enables her to come up with effective team strategies in the midst of battle.
Despite her extraordinarily high tolerance for pain Tigress is mortal, and as such she must be wary of any conventional attack.
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Timon is an ally of Simba.
Timon's combat skills are mostly that of being quick (either by talking or running) enough to avoid getting injured by whoever his opponent is. Timon will fight if he has to and can sometimes surprise a larger opponent with his tenacity. Like all Meerkats Timon is highly resistant to poison.
Being a Meerkat Timon's strength level is only at a near normal human level.
Timon is vulnerable to most conventional attacks.
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Titania is an enemy of She-Hulk.
Powers and skills:
Titania has near limitless strength, superhuman stamina, and is impervious to most conventional harm. Titania is also a highly skilled street fighter.
Titania is terrified of Spider-Man (To the point that she will not face him alone).
Despite her near invulnerability Titania can still be injured or killed if a powerful enough force is directed against her.
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Trap Jaw is an enemy of The Masters of the Universe.
Powers, skills and Weapons:
Trap Jaw is a cyborg that has vast superhuman strength, enhanced durability and a cybernetic arm of near limitless strength that has different weapons that Trap Jaw can expand from his arm when he needs them. Trap Jaw also has a metal jaw and can bite through (and ingest) nearly any kind of common substance. Trap Jaw is also well versed in engineering. In Battle Trap Jaw Useually wields one of Three weapons: A hook for melee combat, a claw: also used for Melee combat and to grab and damage enemy weapons, and a laser gun.
Trap Jaw can not bite through magically endowed metal or a super metal like Eternium once it has been refined.
Despite his enhanced durability, Trap Jaw is vulnerable to any conventional attack.
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Trick Shot is a tenuous ally of Hawkeye.
Skills and Weapons:
Trick Shot is a superb archer and rarely misses his target. Trick Shot uses a hunter's bow and several trick arrows. Such as: Smoke bomb arrows, bola arrows and 360 degree arrows.
Trick Shot has suffered from cancer in the past and. This has caused Trick Shot to have only near normal human stamina and because of that he cannot engage in a prolonged battle.
Trick Shot is mortal and as such he is vulnerable to the same harm and sickness as any human.
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Tri-Klops is an enemy of The Masters of the Universe.
Powers, skills, and weapons:
Tri-Klops has near limitless strength and enhanced durability, Tri-Klops also wears a visor with three mechanical eyes, Each eye has a different visual enhancement, beyond just granting the ability to see. The enhancements are: Distavision: This enables Tri-Klops to see things that are much further away than what a normal human could detect. Nightvision: This enables Tri-Klops to see as clear as day in total darkness. Gammavision: This enables Tri-Klops to see around solid objects. With an adjustment to his visor (via a computer worn on his wrist) Tri-Klops can use all Three of his eyes simultaneously (although only for standard vision). Tri-Klops is also very agile and is a superb swordsman. Tri-Klops is also an expert tracker and spy. Tri-Klops is also a highly skilled engineer and weapon smith. Tri-Klops designs his own weapons as well as other devices. In Battle Tri-Klops wields a sword, but he also employs a device called a Doomseeker. The Doomseeker is a small device that can fly and transmit what is sees back to Tri-Klops or to his headquarters, while mostly used for spying the Doomseeker does have offensive capacities, such as force blasts and a tractor beam: for drawing an enemy into an attack and holding them in place. Tri-Klops can control the Doomseeker via his wrist computer or by verbal commands, Tri-Klops also uses ring shaped explosive devices, which he can detonate via his wrist computer. Tri-Klops' eyes also generate three different laser blasts, which are: A force blast, useful for knocking an enemy unconscious, a heat blast, which resembles a fire ball, and a gamma blast, A beam that strikes with explosive force sufficient enough to blast a hole through most metals and can cause sever (potentially fatal) damage to a human.
Tri-Klops' visor is wired to his otherwise blinded eyes, if the visor were to be destroyed or somehow stop working Tri-Klops would not be able to see.
Despite his enhanced durability Tri-Klops is vulnerable to any conventional attack.
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Tsunade is the Fifth Hokage of The Hidden Leaf Village.
Powers and Skills:
Tsunade has an excellent level of Chakra control, this allows her to have near limitless superhuman strength. Tsunade is also unequaled at performing medical jutsu and can heal injuries that would be considered inoperable by anyone else. Tsunade can also diagnose someone's injury or illness with just one glance. Tsunade has also mastered a unique transformation jutsu that enables her to retain the physical appearance she had in her 20's despite being in her 50's. The jutsu only wears off when Tsunade is nearly out of Chakra. Tsunade can also summon a giant slug named Katsuyu to fight at her side in battle or to enhance her medical jutsu. Tsunade can also undergo a form of reincarnation called the creation rebirth technique, this technique involves Tsunade releasing chakra stored in a yin seal on her forehead and using it to rapidly generate body cells. This will heal any injury Tsunade has and will even re-grow missing organs, although using this technique shortens Tsunade's lifespan so it is only used as an absolute last resort. Being a ninja Tsunade is an expert hand to hand combatant and displays a superhuman level of strength, speed, and durability in battle. Even when not enhancing her abilities with her chakra.
Tsunade has a fondness for gambling and is so bad at it that she has earned the nickname: The Legendary Sucker. (It should also be noted that whenever Tsunade starts to have a winning streak at gambling it proves to be a bad omen.)
Despite her ability to reincarnate herself Tsunade can still be killed if a powerful enough force is directed against her.
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Turner of Time is a member of The Soulless Syndicate.
Born Turner De' Cloks'bach, The Turner of Time was once on the side of good, and was an agent for what is now known as The Consulate of Spells, although back then they were known as the F.B.I. (Federal Bureau of Incantations). It was The Turner's mission to send Mallow back in a time bubble during the time that Mallow was on the side of bad. The Turner was upset however when Mallow was welcomed back to society with open arms, and could not stand to be on the side of good anymore.
It was then that The Turner of Time bide-ed his time, watching and waiting for worthy partners to come his way. It would only be then that he would have a chance against the Legion of Guardians. As it would happen, he came across the Terrible Trio, who were not having much luck trying to take out the Legion of Guardians. The Turner told them that they needed to be more than a three person team if they want to defeat the Legion of Guardians. The Terrible Trio agreed, and they took him in. It was then on that they called themselves the Soulless Syndicate.
The Turner of Time's powers are all time based. He has the power to travel back and forth in time, as well as rewind and fast-forward time. He generally doesn't like to travel back in time himself as to avoid paradoxes, but he has no problem sending people back in time into time bubbles. This has been mentioned concerning Cydyak, The Owner of the Chetradome and Knowitall's son. When he grows up, some time in the future the Turner of Time sends him back in time to fight alongside him. The Turner of Time pretty much has complete mastery of time, but he limits himself as to avoid causing the universe to implode. For some reason to do with his powers, The Turner of Time stopped aging in his 30's, and it is assumed that he will stay the same age until he dies. Although others think he may begin to revert back to his younger self. Because of this ageless phenomenon, no one knows exactly how old the Turner of Time really is. (Except of course, the Turner of Time)
The Turner of Time is the leader of the Soulless Syndicate, but it is hard to say if he will be able to keep that title. X'ard and Dr. Horde are also looking for a leadership role.
Most recently he sent the Owner of the Chetradome back in time before the universe began. For someone who lives forever, a fate worse than death.
Despite his seeming agelessness Turner of Time is still vulnerable to any conventional attack (amusing said attack can hit him before he can temporally alter either said attack's location or his own).
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Twitch is a member of The Legion of Guardians.
Powers, Skills and Weapons:
Born Tawney Ulrich, Twitch is one of the newest members to the Legion of Guardians, having been the only member of The Guardian Five to remain on the side of good.
Twitch is from Shoredale Creek Mississippi, it was there that she learned to fight. Her mother was originally from Japan, and knew many ninja arts. She taught Twitch the art of using bladed weapons in combat, and how to anticipate the movements of others. It was shortly after her mother's death that Twitch discovered her ability to stop time.
Twitch's ability to stop time was very strange. She could only stop time for a second (exactly), and have to wait a second to do it again. If she did this in rapid succession, it would appear that she was twitching. That is where the name "Twitch" comes from.
Twitch wields a half katana, and uses her time manipulation to get an edge on combat situations. She uses the spare seconds to calculate her opponents next move, and sharpen her reaction time.
Recently though, only after having contact with the wizard Mallow, Twitch's powers have expanded. She is able to stop time for far more than a second, but never indefinitely. She has on occasion teleported away from danger, and even more recently has teleported into someone else's dreams. It is yet unknown how far her powers will grow, but it is safe to assume that they will grow in the realms of time manipulation, and teleportation.
Most recently Twitch has taken a romantic interest in Mallow. Much to the dismay of Mina.
Twitch is mortal and as such she is vulnerable to the same harm and sickness as any human.
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Retro Culture releases another single from upcoming EP Wonderland on the Radio.
By KRISTINA WILFORD
"Bad Romance", the new single from Retro Culture, is a synth-pop lover's heaven. The track taken from upcoming EP Wonderland on the Radio is a modern take on how to write a ballad. It's as deep and meaningful as it is catchy. The EP releasing on May 23rd, is sure to be a feast to the ears.
Retro Culture is a Melbourne band that not so long ago was the solo project of talented multi- instrumentalist and producer Matt Connelly. With Matt Phillips on guitar, Daniel Boca-Vista on bass/keys and Matthew Hives rounding out the project on drums, Connelly has been able to expand his sound and come out with a solid precursor to the EP. The aptly-named single is an emotional look at a romance that leaves a lot to be desired but is still so hard to walk away from. The song really sucks you in with the emotion in the vocals. The honest lyrics are incredibly relatable for an average twenty-something year old. It's a tale we know a little too well, staying in relationships we know aren't the best for us. But it makes it all-the-more meaningful seeing bands like Retro Culture live, and screaming along to every lyric that you are positive was written for you and your bad decisions.
The six track EP also contains singles "Calling" and "Heart Attack". These songs were fitting samples of what Wonderland on The Radio would become. Fans of The Kite String Tangle and The 1975 will find something to like about Retro Culture. Of "Bad Romance", Client Liaison said "Sit back, relax and be blown away" and I strongly concur. With over 5 million streams and sold out shows in Sydney and Melbourne, 2017 is set to be a huge year for Retro Culture.
Wonderland on the Radio from Retro Culture is out on May 23rd. "Bad Romance" is available now!


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Beijing: China should separate politics and economics when investing in renewable energy projects in countries along its Belt and Road initiative, the head of an industrial alliance said on Wednesday.
India and Japan, along with Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East have the biggest potential for renewable energy growth by 2030, according to research by China New Energy International Alliance, an organisation backed by government associations and firms in the renewable energy sector.
"China's national energy strategy, national strategy and renewable energy strategy are not necessarily matched…To realize sustainable development in international renewable market, we should appropriately separate political relations and economic interest," Zhang Shiguo, vice chairman at China New Energy International Alliance, said at a conference.
The Belt and Road initiative is aimed at building a modern-day "Silk Road", connecting China by land and sea to Southeast, South and Central Asia, and beyond to the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
Clean energy capacity is expected to grow by 4% by 2020 among the 64 countries alongside the Belt and Road initiative, while coal-fired power will decline, according to data from government think tank the Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute (EPPEI).
"India is the key market in South Asian region. However, it is hard (for Chinese enterprises) to enter the market considering current political relation," said Zhang.
Since early June troops from China and India have been embroiled in a confrontation on a disputed frontier region, claimed by both China and India's ally Bhutan.
"I agree that it is hard to tackle (the) Indian market, but opportunities come along with difficulties," Zhang said.
Some power projects with 25 gigawatts (GW) installed capacity are in the preparatory stages and others with 23 GW capacity are planned in the South Asia region, the EPPEI data shows.


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Who do you turn to for marketing insight?
Did you answer Bill Cosby? Probably not.
The name Bill Cosby likely conjures up memories of I Spy, Picture Pages, Fat Albert, New Coke & Jello Pudding Commercials, hilarious stand up comedy routines, and of course Dr. Cliff Huxtable – but marketing maven?
While you might not rank Bill alongside Philip Kotler, David Ogilvy, Seth Godin, or David Meerman Scott, the following quote by Mr. Cosby is some of the best marketing advice you could get.
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." – Bill Cosby
The advice is so simple, and sadly, so often overlooked.
One of the best ways to improve your marketing is to simply define who you are and who you're trying to please. From there, you can strategically do things that make the important people happy and stop worrying about everything and everyone else.
Executed properly, you can use Cosby's advice to build a focused, well defined brand and a loyal following of happy customers – both of which are keys to success. Better still, you'll likely make yourself considerably happier in the process too.
He may have been wrong about New Coke, but heed Bill's advice in this instance.
1. Find your unique value. 2. Find your unique audience & delight them. 3. Forget the rest.


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As previously announced, D&D Encounters will be starting this week! D&D Encounters is a casual D&D weekly event, running every Wednesday at Proud Lion from 6:30pm, that allows players to drop in and drop out freely. Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis, and the event allows for a maximum of 7 players. If we find ourselves continuously oversubscribed, we will look to add a second game.
In our original announcement, we said we would only be allowing pre-generated characters provided by Wizards of the Coast. However, since receiving the materials for the first adventure, we have discovered that custom characters are allowed - with some limitations. If you wish to create your own character, you may, so long as these rules are followed.
Any characters that players wish to create themselves must be new characters at level 1. Rolling for ability scores is not allowed, and all characters must use the standard set of ability scores (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) or the customising ability scores variant (as described in the Player's Handbook).
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In 2009, Jaime formed JPJ Beneficial Real Estate Group, now JPJ Real Estate & Design, as a residential real estate firm dedicated to assisting homeowners and prospective purchasers with a convenient and adept approach to the residential market, including home renovations and interior design. She had spent several years prior working in commercial real estate and founded JPJ with the vision of bringing accountability and transparency to the real estate market. Throughout many years of experience in renovating and decorating homes as a hobby, clients had begun requesting Jaime's services to redesign and decorate their prospective homes in order to create their dream home. After working closely with many residential owners and becoming active in many communities throughout Long Island, Jaime had been approached by local business owners and commercial property owners in assisting them to sell, lease and also renovate/design their properties. In September of 2011, Jaime had decided to once again delve into the commercial real estate market. The company is now active in both the residential market throughout New York and the commercial real estate market throughout Long Island now having completed sales and lease transactions of over $35,000,000.
JPJ Real Estate & Design approaches each transaction with a strong focus on evaluating client needs and preferences. Jaime has an in depth knowledge of all aspects of real estate sales, leasing, operations, and business development. With well over fifteen years of experience in the real estate industry, she is an asset to JPJ's effort in maintaining an effective organization and structure that maximizes client satisfaction and the achievement of the company's objectives. Jaime was recently recognized as one of the top 30 Under 40 real estate brokers on Long Island because of her expertise in the real estate industry coupled with the design aspect.
In 2006, Jaime joined Massey Knakal Realty Services in New York, where she assisted Managing Partner, Brian Leary, in managing a commercial investment sales division consisting of 75 employees. There, she also assisted Brian in property sales totaling 2.5million square feet of existing buildings and 3million square feet of buildable square feet for an aggregate sales value of approximately $525,000,000. Having worked closely with Brian for several years in the New York Real Estate market, she decided to join him and contribute to the development of CPEX Real Estate in 2008. With extensive experience in sales, leasing, administration and operations, she was involved in implementing procedures and processes that assisted the company in achieving its operating goals.
Prior to joining Massey Knakal, she worked as an operations manager for Eileen Lally & Associates, a law firm primarily focused in real estate based in Chicago. Her position consisted of managing the office, composing memoranda, consults, confidential real estate law documents, managing communications, and developing and conceiving an archival system for closed cases. Having worked in real estate law, Jaime's real estate brokerage career began in residential sales at Century 21 Sussex & Reilly before moving to New York, where she joined New York Commercial Realty Services. There she gained more experience in both commercial sales and leasing, negotiating and finalizing real estate transactions.
Jaime's ability to communicate and understand her clients' objectives has helped her successfully complete real estate transactions throughout New York and Chicago. Many clients have become repeat customers as they buy, sell, finance, decorate and renovate their properties. Feel free to contact Jaime directly with any questions regarding residential and commercial real estate in the New York market.
Jaime currently resides in Lynbrook, Long Island. She recently took office space locally and is very active in the community. The company is a member of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce.
Joel joined JPJ Real Estate & Design in June 2009 to focus his efforts on residential aand commercial acquisitions and dispositions throughout New York. He is a dedicated, self-motivated, team player with strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills. Joel has extensive experience within the real estate market and is an asset amongst the direction of the company's sales force.
Joel joined the Navy immediately after college and then began his career working for a private investigations firm, implementing his skills of commitment to detail and the development of effective action plans. After several years of experience, he moved on and opened his own firm, Equitable Investigations, specializing in surveillance, motor vehicle accidents, hijackings of land vehicles, fire and arson insurance fraud, as well as liquor and medical liability insurance fraud. He conducted thorough investigations and maintained accurate records by the collection, analysis and presentation of criminal evidence in compliance with the law. Joel has consistently used his investigative experience to align clients' objectives with effective solutions.
Joel started a family in the 1980's, which led him to a career change into the sales industry in 1993. He has more than 25 years of experience in sales. Joel is a certified expert in pricing strategies, client relations and needs assessments, marketing, financial management, purchasing, and administration/staff training. He has proven that he is capable of a quick study and consistently looks for ways to put into application new ideas, concepts, methods and technologies.
Joel Pompa was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and currently resides on Long Island, New York. He is fluent in Spanish, which has helped expand his client base. Joel attended the University of Miami, studied Business and Physical Education, and later joined the United States Navy, achieving honorable discharge in 1978.
Contact Joel directly with any questions regarding residential and commercial real estate in the New York market.
Mary Jean Abar is a Real Estate professional bringing a wide range of business experience to JPJ. Her career includes proficiency in Finance, Accounting, Operations, Administration, Management, Sales and Marketing. Her work history incorporates the Real Estate, Accounting, and Insurance industries in both public and private firms. Previously held positions include Vice President/Finance at The Robert Plan Corporation and Assistant Vice President/Accounting at Marsh, Inc. Mary Jean takes pride in her excellent organizational and communication skills and maintains the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
Mary Jean is a graduate of Adelphi University in Garden City holding a BS, summa cum laude in Management and Communications. She has also done various volunteer work for the local communities' schools, churches and scouting organizations.
Mary Jean has effectively utilized her experience to provide her residential and commercial real estate clients with personalized customer service with market knowledge and consideration of her customers property needs, priorities and budget. She has already completed over twelve million dollars in sales and leasing transactions with JPJ. Mary Jean has proven to be an asset to the company, consistently going above and beyond client satisfaction gaining repeat and referral business.
On a personal note, Mary Jean lives in Lynbrook with her family. She has a passion for creativity concentrating in art and design.
Anne Connolly comes to JPJ Real Estate & Design with extensive experience in sales and customer service. After graduating from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Anne began her career in advertising sales. She also spent 5 years in the airline industry as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines.
Having many years of sales and customer relations experience has enabled Anne to understand and respect her clients' needs as well as communicate well on all levels. She has proven to be a quick study, enabling her to quickly secure sales transactions efficiently appeasing clients. Anne has completed nearly two million dollars in sales and leasing transactions throughout her career. She effectively maintains professional relationships with clients, which provides her repeat business along with an excellent referral base.
Anne currently resides in Malverne on Long Island. She is a residential sales agent and is available for any questions regarding the Long Island residential market.
Thomas Davis joined JPJ Real Estate & Design having two years of experience as a licensed Real Estate Salesperson and fifteen years of experience in the customer service arena working as a sales representative and asset protection representative.
Tom's knowledge and experience as a facilities security supervisor with Thomson Reuters and in Crisis Management and Surveillance at Madison Square Garden has provided him with an in depth knowledge in surveillance and access control, providing Tom the ability to pay great attention to detail and thoroughly understand clients' needs and concerns. Tom is quick to adapt to change and accepts challenges. Due to his vast knowledge in multiple areas of customer service, he takes pride in fulfilling his clients' expectations with the highest standards of care and satisfaction.
Tom is currently also working toward his degree in Criminal Justice from SUNY Empire State College. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and still currently resides in Brooklyn. He has a very good handle on buyer and seller representation as well as leasing transactions and looks forward to assisting more clients.
Kelly was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and has been passionate about real estate ever since a very young age. She purchased her first home at age 18 and has continued to observe the real estate and financial market conditions since then.
Not only does Kelly bring her personal interest and experience to JPJ Real Estate & Design, she has a formal education of Facilities and Real Estate Management holding certifications in both fields from Baruch College. Kelly also has a strong background in customer service as she has been working over 15 years as a Pharmacy Manager in an independently owned pharmacy. Her experience in customer service has gained her many useful skills with great attention to details of patient care and business growth. Kelly has a proven track record of positive interactions with customers. Her attention to detail and strength in customer service paired with her background and knowledge of real estate and finance is sure to help her clients obtain their real estate goals.
Whether you are looking to buy, rent, sell or hold, Kelly is happy to discuss the current market and looks forward to assisting people with their real estate goals.
Lauren Norris was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and raised in Perth, West Australia, and currently resides in Lynbrook, Long Island with her husband and two young children. She is an active member in the local community, Lynbrook School District and the PTA.
Lauren holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (Psychology) from Curtin University Perth, Australia and a Masters degree (Psychology) from the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Lauren moved to New York in 2004 and leveraged her international education, strong intuitive nature and keen understanding of human behavior to launch a successful career in the US business and finance sectors.
In 2010, Lauren left the full time work force to concentrate on raising her two young children, yet now as the children are older, she is re-launching her career at JPJ. During a business transaction with the Founder of JPJ Real Estate & Design, Jaime Pompa-Jamin, Lauren was impressed and motivated by Jaime's creativity, design ideas, business transparency and work ethic. With that spark of inspiration and a desire to bring an element of creativity to her own new career direction, Lauren completed the requisite training and now adds licensed real estate sales agent to her list of achievements. With her unique international perspective, well-rounded work experience and strong work ethic, the addition of Lauren Norris to JPJ Real Estate & Design will further differentiate the company's services in the market place.
Kavita Shah comes to JPJ Real Estate & Design with a diverse background in finance, event planning and community service.
Working for more than ten years at Lehman Brothers in their Mortgage Capital Division and Fixed Income Division, Kavita acquired a wide range of knowledge in finance, accounting and management reporting. After working for Lehman Brothers, she changed her career path to event planning. Kavita's organizational and management skills came in handy as she has organized many events from weddings, sweet-sixteens and a major gala event for a non-profit organization. Due to Kavita's plethora of work experiences, she has been able to better achieve her clients' goals by honing in on skills such as managing schedules, meeting tight deadlines, thinking outside of the box and developing strong lasting relationships not only with clients, but also with vendors.
Kavita's passion for connecting and helping people can be witnessed through her dedicated eight years of service as a religious studies teacher for children at a local temple in addition to her currently working as a program coordinator for a south Asian senior center. She has joined the world of real estate to further fulfill her passion of connecting and helping people by assisting them in realizing their dreams of being property owners.
JPJ Real Estate & Design welcomes Kavita and is certain that she is another great team member. Kavita currently resides in Lynbrook, Long Island and is an active member in the community.
The mission of JPJ is to make the buying and selling of residential and commercial real estate an unparalleled opportunity by providing exceptional service and knowledge to clients. We are dedicated to understanding and respecting our clients' needs, which defines our standards of loyalty, honesty and hard work.


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Where: The Paper Hound, 344 W. Pender Street, Vancouver, BC When: Monday, November 7, 7 p.m. Cost: Free! Stephen Henighan will also be hosting a writing workshop while he is in Vancouver, The Art of the Column, on Saturday, November 5. Get all the details and register here (spaces limited). Read Henighan's Geist work here.


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Spinderella the DJ known for her work with rap trio Salt-N-Pepa is suing her former bandmates in unpaid royalties.
According to The Blast, the DJ filed a federal lawsuit against the women after they abruptly fired her. Spinderella, whose real name is Deidra Roper is suing Pepa (Sandra Denton) and Salt (Cheryl James.) The lawsuit states that the group started recording and performing in the mid-1980s. Spinderella says she helped create the success of the group.
Even though the band went into hiatus in the late 90's, Spinderella continued promoting the band. But things took a turn in the early 2000s when she discovered there was a "best of" compilation album being released. Spinderella said Pepa told her that she would pay her $125,000 but that never happened.
"By the early 2000s, the Defendants discussed with Roper an SNP reunion which would have possibly involved, among other things, a television show based on the legendary female group's rise to stardom."
DJ Spinderella claims that she was promised a third of the group's profits from the reality show. While she was featured on the show, she has yet to be paid.
According to The Jasmine Brand, this lawsuit is a long-time coming. In addition to royalties from the album and reality show, Spinderella claims she was never paid for the 2018 Billboard Music Award performance.
The Jasmine Brand reports that the lawsuit became necessary when Spinderella learned, through SoundExchange, that the group had earned more than $600,000 in royalties over the last ten years. Spinderella claims she hasn't received any of that money.
She's suing for trademark infringement, breach of contract and fraud. She states that the group used her name to advertise their appearances.
Earlier this year, when Salt-N-Pepa announced that they were participating in a tour with New Kids On The Block and Naughty By Nature, but Spinderella released a statement sharing that she would not be joining them because she was kicked out of the group.
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"I'm deeply saddened to share with all the #SaltnPepa and #Spinderella fans that I will not be performing on the #NKOTB Mixtape Tour. Despite my participation in promoting the tour and being highly publicized as one of the acts, in January 2019 I received a 'termination' email from #SaltnPepa excluding me from performances with the group. It was my expectation, after making that decision, that they would also take responsibility for sharing the news with the public and other affected parties. It has been months now with no mention. Out of love for my fans and a commitment to upholding a standard of professionalism, I've taken it upon myself to let everyone know. I refuse to participate in misleading fans, ticketholders, and others who — based on all the advertising — were anticipating seeing the iconic #SaltnPepa and #Spinderella trio. So, I'm making it clear now. Please know you will have the opportunity to see me this summer in many other projects and activities I'll be participating in and I look forward to seeing you all then." Thank you, Spinderella
We'll see how this all plays out.
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Caregiving is a journey of at least two people— the caregiver and the care receiver. It's not a race to the finish. There are detours, diversions, and sometimes roadblocks. Sometimes your journey is a straight, flat four lane highway with light traffic and sunny skies; other times your journey is a winding one lane mountain path with a sheer drop off on one side, mountain on the other, with oncoming traffic, and mudslides. There will be some parts of your journey that you will want to take out and pour over the "preserved" memories—snapshots if you will. There will be
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The 18" River (#232) mat is a very versatile, beautiful terrain mat! It is professionally illustrated and perfect for just about any river game. Use "as is" or add a bridge, roads, village, etc. to create an exciting "cross the river" scenario for just about any period and scale.
We use this mat for 1/1200 ACW Ironclads, 28mm WW2 - Pegasus Bridge, 20mm Vietnam, 10mm Ancients, 15mm Napoleonics, 6mm ACW, 54mm Vikings, etc. What would you use it for?
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Rachael Ray is playing in the waiting room. Her guest today is Aretha Franklin. As usual (remember the 2009 Inauguration?), her appearance anywhere is an interesting one.
Aretha is wearing a long brown wig that apparently has come off the head of a 15 year old. It is not a hairstyle generally worn by a woman who is almost 70 years old. I guess maybe when you buy your hair you can afford more hits and misses. It's not cheap polyester hair or anything, it's just not a style women her age usually go for. She is also wearing what appear to be maroon pajamas from the Hugh Hefner collection.
The thing that caught my attention the most about her stint on Rachael Ray was her butchering of the song "Angels We Have Heard On High". I'm lucky I know the words to this song because otherwise I would have had no idea what she was singing! After deciding which song she was singing (and staring at the TV open-mouthed in disgust), I heard the people in the waiting room trying to decide which song she was "singing".
Don't get me wrong, the lady still has some major pipes. It was the sheer volume of runs she used that ruined her performance. The phrase, "Angels we have heard on high," became "Aaaangels we've heeeard on hiiiigh." The tempo, tune, phrasing, everything about the song was changed until it was unrecognizable.
The use of runs in music today has become ridiculous. To my knowledge, runs were invented by slaves to make songs more interesting without music, since they didn't have access to many instruments.
My advice to Aretha, save my ears the strain. Get a guitar.
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