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The ejaculate of the warrior Mogar. If consumed it will yield effects similar to that of spinach to Pop Eye and turn the drinker in to the son of Mogar.
Gavin repeatedly suffocated on the moon until he sipped the Mogar cum. as the son of Mogar he no longer required oxygen and is free to defend the moon base from evolved moon mobs.
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Columbia, S.C. – The Coker golf team placed third at the 2009 Honda Fall Classic hosted by Newberry College over the weekend. The Cobras shot a combined 572 (-4) in the two round tournament, behind champions Newberry College 551 (-25) and second place finisher UNC-Pembroke 556 (-20). Coker was the highest finishing Conference Carolinas school, with Anderson University placing eighth, Queens University and St. Andrews Presbyterian College tied for ninth and Pfeiffer University came in 12th.
Individually, the Cobras were led by senior Chris Marsh (Georgetown, S.C.) as he shot 142 (-2) and placed 12th. Following Marsh was sophomore Jared crane (Greenville, S.C.) with a 143 (-1) performance. John LaDow (Pottstown, Pa.) and Patrick Kirby (Paris, Ontario) each shot 145 (+1) and rounding out the Cobra five was freshman Jacob Murphy (Hamilton, N.J.) with a two round total of 146 (+2).
The Cobras are currently ranked #25 in the nation by Golfstat, one of just two Conference Carolinas schools to crack the top 25. Coker will tee it up on Monday, Sept. 21 at the State Farm- Laker Collegiate Classic in Hampton, Ga. hosted by Clayton State University.


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KALAMAZOO—Three finalists in the search to find a new leader for Western Michigan University's international education efforts will visit and speak on campus during the next three weeks.
The candidates for the position of associate provost for the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education as well as the dates, times and locations of their formal campus presentations are:
- Dr. Sonia Feigenbaum, director of the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Division of the U.S. Department of Education, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Room 2020 of the Fetzer Center;
- Dr. Gregory O. Hall, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Morehouse College, 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Room 2020 of the Fetzer Center; and
- Dr. Merrill L. Johnson, senior associate vice president for academic affairs, director of Latin American outreach and professor of geography at the University of New Orleans, 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, Room 2016 of the Fetzer Center.
All three candidates have been asked to describe during their presentations how they would translate WMU's strategy of global engagement into a distinctive competency and competitive advantage for the University.
Vitae for the candidates can be found at wmich.edu/provost/searches/index.html.


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|Goal 8: To enable low-performing students to improve their achievement to meet challenging standards
|Objective 8.1 of 2: Student achievement in core subjects generally will show marked improvement in comprehensive school reform (CSR) program schools.
|Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: State assessments: By 2014 all students in schools that have received CSR funding will meet or exceed proficiency on State assessments in reading and mathematics.
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Additional Source Information: No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Consolidated State Report
Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available: 2003
Limitations: The data for this indicator were self-reported by State Educational Agencies.
|Objective 8.2 of 2: The number of schools providing high-quality curriculum and instruction and improving student outcomes will increase each year.
|Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Impact on school improvement: By 2014 no schools that have received CSR program funds will be designated as in need of improvement, while CSR funds continue to be targeted on the lowest achieving schools.
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Explanation: Increasing numbers of Title I schools are implementing research-based school reform models to improve curriculum and instruction. The Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program is meeting its purpose of increasing awareness of and support for comprehensive school reform among states, districts and schools, and acts as a catalyst for how Title I funds can be used in schoolwide programs to support the adoption of research-based comprehensive school reform programs
Additional Source Information: National Longitudinal Survey of Schools, 1999(baseline)/2000.
Frequency: Annually.
Data Available: 2003
Validated By: NCES.
Limitations: Data are taken from a nationally representative sample of Title I schools; no data are available on all Title I schools. Because data are based on self-reports, it is difficult to judge the extent to which reform programs are comprehensive and research-based. An examination of school documents on a subsample of Title I schools will allow some indication of the quality of comprehensive school reform efforts in Title I schools in general.
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AARP classes
The next AARP driver safety class will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church located at 540 William Hilton Parkway.
The classroom is at the fellowship hall directly across from the fire station. Please bring your own lunch, drinks and snacks.
The next four-hour class is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Savannah River Room, Hidden Cypress.
Please contact your insurance agent to see if you qualify for this refresher course. Insurance discounts are regulated and calculated by individual insurance companies, not AARP.
Certificates will be distributed upon completion of the course according to South Carolina Law. Registration is required in the seminar book in the lifestyles area in Pinckney Hall. For more details, call Joyce Tartow at 705-5692.
Air Force Historical Society meeting
The next 8th Air Force Historical Society Birthplace Chapter dinner meeting is Tuesday at the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler. The cash bar will open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is at 7 p.m.
Reservations are required. Call Bob Buck at 686-5202 before 5 p.m. Sunday.
Daughters of the American Revolution meeting
The Emily Geiger chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist church on Calhoun Street in Bluffton.
Kim Schmucher will offer a visual presentation of the First Ladies museum located in Canton, Ohio. The program will highlight the restored William McKinley historical home and its fine collection of dresses, accessories and artifacts.
Schmucher actively promotes the museum, which is the only one in the world to commemorate the First Ladies of the United States and other notable women who have impacted the course of history.
A business meeting will follow the program and refreshments will be served.
Update your resident directory listing
If residents need to update their resident directory listings or need to become listed in the 2013 resident directory, update information by Nov. 30.
Residents can update information online by logging onto www.suncityhiltonhead.org and clicking on "tools", then "personal profile."
If you do not have a home computer or internet access, visit Palmetto Commons between 9 a.m. and noon on Fridays for live web help. Residents can also fill out the pink form that was delivered with the October issue of SunSations and bring it to Palmetto Commons.
RBC Heritage needs volunteers
Volunteers are needed for the 2013 RBC Heritage presented by Boeing on April 15-21 at the Harbour Town Golf Links.
Two recruiting meetings will be held in Pinckney Hall's May River Room from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14-15. Anyone in the Bluffton area is invited to stop by a Sun City session to learn more about being an RBC Heritage volunteer.
For more information, call Bonnie Hunt at 843-671-2448 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fall art show and sale
The All About Art Club's fall art show and sale is Nov. 8-11.
Residents and their guests are invited to help kick off the show with a wine and cheese reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 8. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9 and 10, and noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 11.
Outside judges will award ribbons in each media category (watercolor, acrylic, mixed media, oil, pastel, drawing, abstract and student/novice).
Literacy Volunteers to hold information session
Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry is seeking volunteers interested in becoming adult literacy tutors at the Bluffton or Hilton Head Learning Centers.
An afternoon information session will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bluffton Learning Center, 1-B Kittie's Landing Way on S.C. 46.
Following the session, prospective volunteers may sign up for training workshops or online training. For information, call 815-6616.
Knights of Columbus dinner dance and silent auction
The annual Knights of Columbus Council 12263 dinner dance and silent auction, featuring the Headliners, will be held Nov. 12 at Traditions on Parris Island.
For questions or to donate an item to the auction, contact Corinne Farinelli at 707-7249.
Ticket price will be $45. For ticket information, contact Joe Gariti at 705-7562, Brent Tracy at 705-9399, Lew Guiler at 705-5393 or Jim Coyle at 705-2904.


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Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton and Hove
Our fancy Union Jack flag is renown to be very inspiring when it comes to clothes, its tasteful colors have been used for several realities by big and small fashion designing labels, so Brighton Museum is putting on a special display in the Fashion & Style gallery named Fashion and the Flag which uses the Union Jack as a fabric or design inspiration. This all setup has been organized in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics. On display will be outfits from the best of British designers including, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Jasper Conran, John Rocha, Alice Temperley, Stephen Jones, Barbour and Doctor Martens.
Here at the Oriental we admire and support art too, in fact we have an art gallery and we serve exquisite cocktails and unforgettable varieties of breakfast. The Oriental is a luxury guesthouse minutes away from the beach and Brighton town centre. 24h access.


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Kazak Carpet with Three "Memling" Medallions, Late 19th century
Wool pile on wool warp and weft
5 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. (1.73 x 1.33 m)
Bequest of Charles Martin Hall, 1915
This long-piled, late-nineteenth-century Kazak carpet from the south Caucasus is of exceptional coloration and fine condition. The three medallions of its central field reflect one of the most venerable of carpet motifs, the so-called "Memling GÜl."
The large production of Kazak carpets in south Transcaucasia during the late nineteenth century is generally considered to have been the work of Turkic village weavers, invariably females. Unlike the town workshops that produced many of the more finely woven rugs of the period, often under the aegis of Russian entrepreneurs, the female makers of long-piled, robustly woven Kazak carpets--such as Oberlin's--appear to have adhered to age-old traditions passed from mother to daughter over centuries.1
Within the Oberlin carpet's simple border of three decorated stripes is a field of three stepped and hooked medallions on a red ground. Fitting the three medallions into the rectangular border, while at the same time preserving their proportions, are stripes of white ground decorated with small, almost randomly placed diamonds.
Apart from the carpet's wonderful colors and excellent condition, the chief interest of the rug are the three stepped medallions. These well-known motifs appear in a number of early European depictions of oriental carpets; for example, on the reverse of the eponymous late-fifteenth-century panel portrait of a young man by Hans Memling (Flemish, 1430/5-1494) in Madrid is painted a still life in which a vase of flowers rests on a small carpet with similar medallions. 2
Recent scholarship suggests that these medallions are of a type known as gül, often thought to symbolize a particular Turkic tribal group.3 Two earlier carpets with the design have survived, one in Budapest and another in Konya.4 Similar motifs are found in surviving weavings from several Turkmen tribes of central Asia, as well as in carpets woven by Turkic nomads and villagers in Transcaucasia, southern Iran, and in many different locations in Anatolia (Asiatic Turkey) today. Other Kazak carpets somewhat similar in design to the Oberlin example have come on the market in recent years.5
The Oberlin carpet undoubtedly dates to the later nineteenth century; carpets of similar weave have dates between 1870 and 1910 woven into their designs. The marked corrosion of the dark brown pile, in contrast to the pristine condition of the rest of the carpet's surface, suggests a date at the earlier edge of this period.
W. B. Denny
Collection Charles Martin Hall
Bequeathed to the museum in 1915
New York, Finch College Museum of Art, 1971-72. Kazak: Carpets of the Caucasus. 5 November - 8 January. Cat. pl. I.
Omaha, Joslyn Art Museum, 1974-75. A Rich Inheritance: Oriental Rugs of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries. 17 November - 12 January. Cat. no. 15.
Oberlin, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1978. Islamic Carpets from the Museum Collection. 23 September - 22 October. Cat. no. 49.
Arts Club of Chicago, 1991. Masterworks of Color and Design. 23 January - 13 March. Cat. no. 15.
Oberlin, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, 1993. Order and Rhythm: Carpets from the Islamic World. 10 September - 7 November. Checklist no. 34.
Tschebull, Raoul. Kazak: Carpets of the Caucasus. Exh. cat., Finch College Museum of Art, New York, 1971, pp. 20-21, pl. I.
Cloudman, Ruth H. In A Rich Inheritance: Oriental Rugs of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries. Exh. cat., Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 1974, p. 41.
Roberts, Ernest H. "Colour and Design in Islamic Carpets." Apollo 103, no. 168 (February 1976), p. 125, color pl. V.
Roberts, Ernest H. "Islamic Carpets from the Museum Collection." Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 36, no. 1 (1978-79), p. 75, pl. 49.
Denny, Walter B. Oriental Rugs. Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Institution. New York, 1979, pp. 63-64, pl. 13.
Denny, Walter B., et al. Masterworks of Color and Design: Islamic Carpets from Oberlin College. Exh. cat., Arts Club of Chicago, 1991, p. 15.
Technical Data 6
Length: 5 ft. 8 in. from one end of woven fabric to the other, measured along the center plus 1/2 in. looped fringe at lower end, with variation of +/- 1 in. elsewhere.
Width: 4 ft. 4 in. from selvedge to selvedge across the center, with variation of +/- 1 in. elsewhere.
Warp: light-brown undyed wool, 2 ply S, Z-spun, one level.
Weft: red-dyed white wool, 2 ply S, Z-spun, two shoots between each row of knots.
Pile: dyed and undyed white wool, 2 ply S, Z-spun.
Symmetrical knot: 8 per vertical inch, 7 per horizontal inch = 56 per square inch.
Pile colors: light blue, dark blue, light brown, dark brown (corroded), yellow, blue green, dark brown.
Edges: one cable of two warps wrapped in red weft wool.
Bottom: one inch of red tapestry-weave, 1/2 in. of looped warps.
Top: 1 3/4 in. red tapestry-weave, bound over and sewn.
Handle: substantial but not stiff; typical Kazak weight and texture.
Condition: excellent, with some corrosion of dark brown pile as noted.
1. There has been some controversy over the origins of Transcaucasian village weaving, especially given the complex pattern of ethnic populations in this area. The weight of scholarly opinion today assigns Kazak carpets such as Oberlin's to Muslim villagers of Turkish (Azeri) origin living in the Kazak district, a region today divided between the Azerbaijan and Armenian republics. See the excellent discussion in Richard E. Wright and John T. Wertime, Caucasian Carpets & Covers: The Weaving Culture (London, 1995), pp. 12-43.
2. Oil on panel, 29.2 x 22.5 cm, Madrid, Fondaci—n Thyssen-Bornemisza, inv. 1938.1; discussed by Allen Rosenbaum and illustrated in Old Master Paintings from the Collection of Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza (exh. cat., International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1979), p. 43. Memling also painted similar carpets under the feet of the Virgin in several of his altarpieces, including, for example, the Virgin and Child Enthroned in the Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna; inv. 939. Another early depiction of a "Memling" carpet appears as a bedroom furnishing in a ca. 1460 miniature painting from the Livre du coeur d'amours espris in the National Library in Vienna, Cod. Vind. 2597, illustrated in the edition published under the title King René's Book of Love, with introduction and commentaries by Franz Unterkircher (New York, 1975), Folio 2.
3. For a discussion of the gül and its meanings, see Jon Thompson, "Turkmen Carpet Weavings," in Turkmen; Tribal Carpets and Traditions, Louis H. Mackie and Jon Thompson, eds. (exh. cat., The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1980), pp. 60ff.
4. Fragments 62 x 93 cm and 107.5 x 93 cm, Budapest, Museum of Applied Arts, inv. 14427; illustrated in Donald King and David Sylvester, The Eastern Carpet in the Western World (exh. cat., Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1984), no. 14 ill., p. 35; and Konya, Mevlânâ Museum, fragment; illustrated in Serare Yetkin, Historical Turkish Carpets (Istanbul, 1981), pl. 48.
5. Peter Bausback, Antike Orientteppiche (Braunschweig, 1978), pp. 168-69, 170-71, and 174-75; and Eberhart Herrmann, Seltene Orientteppiche 7 (Munich, 1986), pp. 64-65.
6. In carpet analysis, "S" refers to a clockwise spin of the yarn or the twist of two or more yarns piled together. "Z" refers to a spin or twist in the counterclockwise direction. For an explanation of how and why carpets are analyzed, see Walter B. Denny, "A Note on Technical and Structural Analysis," in Walter B. Denny and Daniel Walker, eds., The Markarian Album (Markarian Foundation, Cincinnati, 1988), pp. 63-69.


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I have very bad pronunciation and due to fear of reciting wrong I have stopped reciting anything from Quran even saying..
I have very bad pronunciation and due to fear of reciting wrong I have stopped reciting anything from Quran even saying Allah. I feel I don't pronounce it correct and by pronouncing wrong I am calling someone other than Allah and so commiting shirk. I am very much depressed by that.
1. What does it mean by not breaking the breath while reciting, does it mean not to take the breath IN or not blow the breath OUT or both?
2. Can I breath in between the words or I should say in between a single word. If you think you will know and feel that some amount of breath goes in or out in between a single word just like in usual talking too.
3. And due to some other reasons like due to spit or natural fluid in the mouth, a different sound appears when reciting in between a word, like Ka or Ta sound. I feel instead of saying Allah I am saying Ahlhah (Haa sound in between Alif and Laam), another example is like Allakha instead of Allah.
4. Can we say Alla (no Haa sound at the end) like usually people pronounce like that in normal way of talking.
Please reply to me at your earliest convenience, I will be very very much thankful to you. I am in great difficulty and depressed due to these problems.
May Allah give you the reward of it.
Thanks and Assamalm-o-Alaikum.
Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
First of all we would like to apologize for not answering earlier.
You have no intention to pronounce the Qur'an or the name of Allah incorrectly and are doing your best not to, so you need to put aside what seems to be whispers from Shaytaan and know that Allah will not hold you accountable for things that are above your capabilities.
We would like to point out a previous question answered by his eminence Ash-Sheikh Dr. Ayman Swayd. Please click on the following link to read this question and answer: http://www.abouttajweed.com/q2060102.htm
1. When a human pronounces a sound, they are almost always exhaling during the sound. The air needs to pass through the larynx while it vibrates to produce the sound, so breathing out while reading is normal. What is not liked is inhaling in the middle of a word or in between words without stopping properly.
2. One should breath after pronouncing a word correctly, but needs to stop and take the breath, not take a quick breath then continue. When stopping the reader should be careful on which word he/she will stop, so should plan out their stops according to the meaning. A teacher will help you with this. When we talk we breath out, we pause and take a breath then continue talking.
3. This again may be whispers from Ash-Shaytaan. Without hearing we cannot judge. If you have a qualified teacher of the Qur'an near you, we suggest you read to them and let them comment on your reading.
4. We must pronounce the Glorious name of Allah with the , as that is part of His name and a letter in the word.
Do not be depressed and do not feel hopeless. Even if you have some mistakes in your recitation, insha' Allah they can be corrected when a qualified teacher hears your recitation and gives you tips on how to correct it. It is very likely the problems you have are minor and the Shaytan is making them seem greater than they actually are. In any event, you should not abandon the Qur'an and not be afraid to recite it. You have no intention on making any mistake and have no intention to call on other than Allah, insha' Allah. Please also read and especially note the last two pages: http://www.abouttajweed.com/Why%20should%20we%20read%20the%20Quran%20tajweed.pdf
May Allah make easy for you the correct recitation of the Qur'an and remove from you any doubt about your recitation.
Jazakum Allahu khairan.
Wa assalaam alaikum wa rahmatullah.


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29 February 2012
Southern Californians are known for their affinity of cruising by the beach in their cars, and this 2011 Camaro SS Roadster is the perfect vehicle for the job. Built by DSO Eyewear CEO Chris Mangum, this drop-top beauty captures everything that local Angelinos love about their cars – the wind in their hair, the sun in their eyes, and a growl under the hood. Being that this is the second Camaro Mangum has built with Chevrolet, he knew he'd have to step it up from his previous project. Mangum designed a car with a plush and comfortable interior to enjoy the drive, visual appealing to attract attention, and a stereo to keep pedestrians entertained.
Mangum chose the OE-styled 3D Carbon ground effects, side vents and spoiler to accentuate the already-stylish body lines GM carved from the factory. Classic Design Concepts provided the rear diffuser and sport roll bar which Mangum wrapped with Carbon fiber, and both provide sleek black accents to contrast with the BASF Iridium Silver paint. SLP's ZL hood features an active intake to keep the engine bay temps down, a throw-back to Camaros of previous generations. When Mangum passes you on the freeway, you won't be able to avoid noticing the Niche Type 45 wheels in 22x9.5" up front and 22x11" in the rear, wrapped in Pirelli P Zero Nero 255/30/22 and 305/30/22 tires. Up front, PIAA headlights and Oracle Lighting fog lights and side markers illuminate the road. The entire front end was given a Star Shield Clear Armor treatment, keeping the front end, hood, headlights, and mirrors clear of rock chips and imperfections. Should a bug or two decide to attempt to mate with the front end, Mangum always has a bottle of Mothers ShowTime detail in the car to get the car back to freshly-waxed condition.
Under the hood is the crown jewel of the car. A Lysholm twin-screw supercharger puts more than 580hp and 540 lb-ft of torque thru the LS3 engine and to the wheels, providing instantaneous power on demand. K&N filters take care of the air coming into the engine, while a Gibson X-pipe and dual exhaust handles the air leaving the engine. AMSOIL synthetic fluids have replaced all of the factory-filled fluids, and an Odyssey Extreme battery powers the prowl of the motor every morning. An Eddie Motorsports SS sill plate and dress up kit and L&G Enterprises paint work provide the perfect finishing touches.
Cruising around in this roadster for a weekend will bring a smile to your face because of the incredibly-stable handling it achieves. The corners are supported by a full Pfadt suspension setup of coilovers, sway bars, and suspension bushings, with a Hotchkis strut bar and subframe brace helping to tie everything together. Stopping power is handled by Brembo Gran Tourismo 6-piston calipers clamping 15" 2-piece floating rotors in front and 4-piston calipers clamping a similar set of 15" 2-piece rotors out back. To say this car handles better than the 'land barge' tag often given to previous generations of domestic muscle cars is an understatement.
Inside, passengers are greeted by plush Tuscany leather Katzkin seat covers, accented in perforated raven suede inserts. The driver controls shifts through the Hurst Comp shift kit and billet paddle shifters and stomps on a pair of SRP aluminum pedals. Mangum covered the rest of the interior in custom Katzkin raven suede from the pillars, door panels, center console, and bezels and trim to give the feeling of luxury, while Coverking floor mats keep the footwells spotless. Although a drop-top car is always enjoyable to drive, the Rockford Fosgate-powered stereo system definitely adds to the fun. All sounds are controlled by the Sony XNV-770BT 7" touchscreen double-din head unit, which features TomTom Navigation, neatly cradled in a Scosche full color touch screen dash kit, with A/C and Climate controls. All wiring was provided by Rockford Fosgate, which powers a trio of Fosgate amplifiers. In the doors, P152S door components take care of the highs and mids, while a pair of 10" P3D2 subwoofers are powered by a dedicated PBR300x1 amp per woofer. The bass setup is configured where the back seats would normally sit, and features custom Orical Ambiant lighting under the clear view acrylic section of the roadster cover. When walking by this Camaro, the acrylic audio enclosure definitely catches your eye, with the exposed Rockford Fosgate magnets 10" woofers peeking out from behind.
At first glance, it may appear as if GM's 100th Anniversary logo in the Roadster cover came from the factory that way, but the special touch was added by Mangum prior to the SEMA unveiling. Although GM hadn't specified to Mangum or other car builders that they would be focusing on the 100th anniversary of the brand at SEMA, Mangum caught wind of it in speaking with friends who work at Detroit HQ at a recent Barrett-Jackson auction. His integration of the logo into the cover was a special surprise he hadn't previously included in his renderings and proposal, but a welcome one for the GM team.
DSO Eyewear & Mangum Automotive Designs has built more than 30 auto, truck, bike, and boat builds in the last 12 years, and their Camaro Roadster is yet another example of why OEMs continue to work with the brand and Mangum. DSO's roots are in the action sports industry, but their evolution into a lifestyle brand has been a calculated and successful move. With professional athletes and celebrities wearing their product, DSO has enjoyed increase publicity in recent years. As their cars continue to expose their brands to new consumers, their sunglasses continue to keep drivers and consumers protected. We can't think of a better way to enjoy the sun and surf of Southern California than with the top down, tunes cranked up, and DSO sunglasses wrapped around your head!
Vehicle: 2011 Chevrolet SS Camaro Roadster
Owner: Chris Mangum / Mangum Automotive Designs (MAD Industries)
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Horsepower: 580HP
Engine Code: LS3
Supercharger: Lysholm Twin-Screw Supercharger
Air Filter: K&N High Performance Filter
Engine mounts: PFADT Performance
Exhaust: Gibson Exhaust Dual X-Pipe Cat Back Stainless Exhaust with Black Ceramic Power Coated 4.1/2 Tips
Ground effects & Side vents: 3dCarbon
Rear Tail: 3dCarbon
Hood: SLP – ZL hood
Sport Bar and Rear Diffuser: Classic Design Concepts
Headlights: PIAA - performance, Headlamps bulbs and Froza wiper blades
Fog Lamps: ORACLE Lighting Technologies High intensity LED Fog Lamps Blub
Side markers: ORACLE Lighting Technologies
Other modified body parts: Mangum Automotive Designs - Roadster Cover with Audio Build out Clear view Acrylic
Paint colors: BASF - Iridium Platinum Silver custom paint & Clear, Glasurite 90 line
Suspension: PFADT Race Suspension coilovers
Sway Bars: PFADT Race Suspension
Urethane Bushings: PFADT Race Suspension
Hotchkis - Strut tower brace and sub frame brace
Front Wheel: 22"x9.5" Niche Type 45
Rear Wheel: 22"x11" Niche Type 45
Front Tire: Pirelli S P Zero Nero tires 255/30ZR/22
Rear Tire: Pirelli P Zero Nero tires 305/30ZR/22
Front Rotor Size: 15" (380x32mm) 2-piece floating rotors
Front Brake Calipers: Brembo Gran Turismo High Performance Brake System, 6-piston Monobloc calipers
Rear Rotor Size: 15" (380x28mm) 2-piece floating rotors
Rear Brake Calipers: Brembo Gran Turismo High Performance Brake System 4-piston Monobloc calipers
Ambient Interior lighting: ORACLE Lighting Technologies & PIAA
Shift Knob: Hurst
Steering Wheel: DSV Customs
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Kirk's return offset by loss of Lichaj
CHICAGO, Illinois -- United States Under-17 Men's national team head coach John Hackworth named his 20-man roster today that will represent the U.S. at the 2005 FIFA Under-17 World Championship from September 16-October 2 in Peru. Of the players selected, 14 were part of the squad that took first place in Heredia, Costa Rica, in April to qualify for the USA's 11th consecutive U-17 World Championship, continuing the streak as the only country to qualify for every World Championship at this age level. The naming of the roster culminates more than two years of preparation for the U.S. players, who are members of the 40-player U.S. Soccer U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. All but two of the players part of the 1988 class of players in Residency, with forward Josmer Altidore and third-choice goalkeeper Brian Perk making the roster from the younger 1989 age group. The team will travel to Chiclayo, Peru, on Sunday, Sept. 11, and conduct five days of training in final preparation for Group C play with North Korea (Korea DPR), Italy and Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire). The U.S. will kick off the tournament against North Korea on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 12:45 p.m. CT, before facing Italy on Tuesday, Sept. 20 (3:30 p.m. CT) and concluding group play against Ivory Coast on Friday, September 23 (3:30 p.m. CT). The U.S. will play their first two group matches against North Korea and Italy at Estadio Elias Aguirre in Chiclayo, before moving to Lima to face Ivory Coast in their third and final group match at Estadio Nacional. Fox Soccer Channel and Galavision will be televising all three of the USA's first round games. Between the two stations, all three of the matches will be shown live as Galavision will broadcast the opener against North Korea live and FSC will have live coverage of the Italy and Ivory Coast games. Fans can also follow every U.S. match at the U-17 World Championship live via ussoccer.com's MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics. "Over the past two years, these 20 players have demonstrated to me and the rest of the coaching staff that they belong on this roster and are ready to compete against the best at the World Championship," said Hackworth, who took over the head coaching duties last November and has compiled a 12-3-1 international record. "We have a few additions and changes to our team since the qualifying tournament that I believe will provide us with the best chance to advance out of our group and get us towards our ultimate goal of advancing to the final. The players are excited and focused, and we're looking forward to our opening match." A major plus for the U.S. is the return of Quavas Kirk, who has recovered from a broken foot he suffered in early April that forced him to miss the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament. The standout midfielder has almost fully recovered and will be looking to return to the form that saw him dominate in the beginning of year when he recorded an astounding 16 goals and five assists in just 15 games. Kirk, who is one of two professionals on the squad after getting drafted by the L.A. Galaxy in the third round during the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, showed his value with both goals in a 2-0 victory over fellow World Championship participant China this past weekend. Kirk's presence takes the goal scoring pressure off of forward Preston Zimmerman, who has been a consistent scoring threat in his own right since joining the U-17s in April of 2004. The Pasco, Wash., native has compiled 14 goals and 12 assists, shining when the stakes are highest, leading the U-17s in international goals scored with 11 strikes in just 29 games. Forwards David Arvizu, Omar Gonzalez and Altidore will give Hackworth various options up front. Arvizu's composure and field awareness has complimented the hard-charging style of Zimmerman, as has the height of six-foot-four Gonzalez. Altidore has only played in a handful of games with the older U-17s, but has shown his mark with the younger team, leading the squad with 20 goals in 24 games this year. Midfielders Ryan Soroka and Kyle Nakazawa will look to propel the U.S. attack during the tournament. Soroka's swift playmaking skills and blazing speed make him a nuisance for opposing defenses on the flanks, while Nakazawa's poise in the midfield and ability to find the open man has provided the U-17s with a creative midfield attack. Twins Michael and Gabriel Farfan, and Daniel Kelly and Jeremy Hall will also contribute to an impressive central attack for the U.S. A fixture for the U.S. in the defensive midfielder position is Nikolas Besagno, who was the first overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake this past January. Besagno joined the U-17 Residency Program in April 2004 and quickly made his way into the starting lineup as he impressed with tough tackles, smart decisions and a durable work rate. While Kirk is back, the U.S. will once again head into a major competition this year minus a key player as central defender Eric Lichaj was ruled unable to perform after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee just this past month. Lichaj's experience and composure in the back will be missed and force Hackworth to rearrange his back four. "Losing Eric Lichaj is a tough pill to swallow," said Hackworth. "But we have been able to use a number of different lineups on the backline and are confident that the collection of starters and reserves included in the roster will be able to step up and fill the defensive void." Ofori Sarkodie, an intelligent and rugged central defender who has the range to also be dangerous in the attack, will need to use his leadership skills to make sure his fellow defenders – Kevin Alston, Amaechi Igwe, Blake Wagner and Neven Subotic – can keep a tight backline. Bryant Rueckner is the first-choice goalkeeper for the U-17s as he has an impressive 1.09 goals against average, including three shutouts, while compiling a 13-9-6 record during the past two years. Diego Restrepo and Perk will serve as his capable backups. The U.S. is the only country that has taken part in all ten of the previous world championships at this age group. The best finish ever for the U.S. came in New Zealand '99, when the U-17s, led by Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Bobby Convey and Oguchi Onyewu, advanced to the semifinals and eventually finished in fourth place. The 16-team field is divided into four groups of four, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarterfinals. The 32-match tournament will take place in five venues across Peru, with games in Trujillo, Lima, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos. Iquitos, which is located in the northeastern province of the country on the banks of the Amazon River in the heart of the Peruvian jungle, was a last-minute venue addition. The fifth venue is quite a distance from the other four venues, which are all located along the Pacific Ocean, and is only reachable by river or air. The U.S. will only travel to Iquitos if they finish second in Group C, playing their quarterfinal match against the winner of Group D at the venue. This is the 20th anniversary of the FIFA U-17 World Championship, with the first ever world championship for this age group (which started out a U-16 tournament) taking place in 1985 in front of huge crowds in China. A number of talented players have played in a U-17 World Championship, including Luis Figo, Alessandro Del Piero, Juan Veron, Francesco Totti and Ronaldinho. A total of 67 players that have taken part in a U-17 World Championship have gone on to represent their countries at the FIFA World Cup, with two playing in a final – Ronaldinho (Brazil) and Emmanuel Petit (France). U.S. Under 17 Men's National Team Roster FIFA Under-17 World Championship Peru 2005 September 16 – October 2 Goalkeepers (3): 20-Brian Perk (Pateadores), 18-Diego Restrepo (HC United), 1-Bryant Rueckner (PSG) Defenders (5): 5-Ofori Sarkodie (Chicago Magic), 14-Neven Subotic (Manatee Magic), 13-Blake Wagner (HC United), 3-Kevin Alston (Potomac Cougars), 2-Amaechi Igwe (Santa Clara Sporting) Midfielders (7): 16-Nikolas Besagno (Real Salt Lake), 12-Gabriel Farfan (Nomads), 19-Michael Farman (Nomads), 17-Jeremy Hall (HC United), 15-Daniel Kelly (TNFC), 8-Kyle Nakazawa (ISC Strikers), 11-Ryan Soroka (FC Delco) Forwards (5): 4-Josmer Altidore (Boca Juniors), 10-David Arvizu (Pateadores), 7-Omar Gonzalez (Dallas Texans), 6-Quavas Kirk (LA Galaxy), 9-Preston Zimmerman (Crossfire Premier)


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My head is an incredible jumble! I feel like I have been melted down by the Button Moulder.
I start lecturing again tomorrow (and we'll see how I keep this blog going once THAT happens) so I started preparing my first lecture, on Jack Clayton. I love THE INNOCENTS especially and THE PUMPKIN EATER and am pretty wild about most of the others, and I've never done a talk about him so it seemed like fun. I was looking at THE GREAT GATSBY (featuring the infant Absolute Beginner Patsy Kensit) again, trying to choose extracts, and I got sucked into it and suddenly realised I'd better stop and go and see I'M NOT THERE, as had been my plan for the day.
Off to the Cameo!* This is a legendary Edinburgh art-house/fleapit. My parents saw THE RUNNING JUMPING STANDING STILL FILM along with THE SEVEN SAMURAI here (an unlikely pairing). It used to be run by a wild entrepreneur and showman called Jim Poole, who would turn the heating up for desert films, and other feats of William Castle-style Sensurround legerdemain. Yet I can't see any obvious reason why, for this film, the auditorium was freezing cold and smelled of wee. These sensations disappeared as the film began though, returning with renewed intensity as the end credits rolled (to the sound of "Like a Rolling Stone") and I realised I'd been in a state of sensory suspension for the whole film, absorbing only what the film's makers delivered to me through my ears and eyes.
I don't feel equal to delivering any kind of useful thoughts on this film just yet, which is a Phantasmagoric Cavort through various aspects of Bob Dylan's life and art, because a) it's pretty complex and b) I don't know much about Dylan and c) I have managed to amplify the rather weird state the film induced in me by way of artistic overload:
On the bus home, I had the gated drums of Siouxie and the Banshee's Peekaboo and the lovely Charlotte Gainsbourg singing to me on my Nano, while I read a little memoir by Ralph Richardson (favourite role: Peer Gynt) and the illuminations of the Balmoral Hotel and Edinburgh Castle glowed, and I thanked my lucky stars again for living in the city where W.C. Fields first tasted whiskey.
Then home, lighting a fire and finishing off THE GREAT GATSBY, which has marvellous people and moments, even if it doesn't entirely grip. Fitzgerald is referenced in Haynes' film, but I thought on the whole that SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, a marvellous film made by Clayton and partially unmade by the suits at Disneycorps, is closer to Haynes' film, which has a definite flavour of the Fellini-esque about it. EIGHT AND A HALF is the big stylistic cue for the Cate Blanchett scenes, but then this circus flavour invades the Richard Gere sequence, supplanting most traces of Peckinpah (though the presence of Kris Kristofferson as narrator provides another reminder of PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID). I guess the blend of Americana and the carnivalesque is what brought Clayton's film to mind.
You can probably expect more on the neglected Clayton, and hopefully some more ordered thoughts on Haynes' film, which I kind of loved, soon. Or soon-ish.
ONE thought: Cate Blanchett has rightly had much favourable attention for her work here, but I think she has an advantage over her co-stars because drag is pretty well always interesting. Not that she isn't remarkable. But I want to say that Marcus Carl Franklin as "Woodie Guthrie" is also a true Star — when he's on it's like someone pierced the celluloid and let a VERY BRIGHT LIGHT shine through.
*One very nice thing about this picture house is that there's generally one of my students or ex-students working there. This time it was Clair. Hello, if you're reading this!


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There are a few paragraphs of linguistic interest which I quote for your amusement. It concerns the two languages, Illitan and Besź.
If you do not know much about them, Illitan and Besź sound very different. They are written, of course, in distinct alphabets. Besź is in Besź: thirty-four letters, left to right, all sounds rendered clear and phonetic, consonants, vowels and demivowels decorated with diacritics - it looks, one often hears, like Cyrillic (though that is a comparison likely to annoy a citizen of Besźel, true or not). Illitan uses Roman script. That is recent.
Read the travelogues of the last-but-one century and those older, and the strange and beautiful right-to-left Illitan calligraphy - and its jarring phonetics - is constantly remarked on. At some point everyone has heard Sterne, from his travelogue: "In the Land of Alphabets Arabic caught Dame Sanskrit's eye (drunk he was despite Muhamed's injunction, else her age would have dissuaded). Nine months later a disowned child was put out. The feral babe is Illitan, Hermes-Aphrodite not without beauty. He has something of both his parents in his form, but the voice of those who raised him - the birds."
The script was lost in 1923, overnight, a culmination of Ya Ilsa's relorms: it was Atatürk who imitated him, not, as is usually claimed, the other way around. Even in Ul Qoma, no one can read Illitan script now but archivist and activists.
Anway whether in its original or later written form, Illitan bears no resemblance to Besź. Nor does it sound similar. But these distintion are not as deep as they appear. Despite careful cultural differentiation, in the shape of their grammars and the relations of their phonemes (in not the base sounds themselves), the languages are closely related - they share a common ancestor, after all. It feels almost seditious to say so. Still.


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It's a Fergie World
Fergie is one celebrity who is never described as "the girl next door." Crazy-hot body? Check. A closet full of sexy designer stuff? Check. Eyebrow ring? Check. A former drug habit she has openly and publicly owned up to? Check. A solo album that's packed with hits? Yep. And let's not forget that the woman even coined an adjective to describe herself: Fergalicious. *Hmm.*Then I meet her at the Glamour cover shoot in Malibu and realize that I might have an opinion to rethink. It seems that, all appearances aside, Stacy Ann Ferguson from Hacienda Heights, California, may have just a little bit of the girl-next-door thing going on--and that's what makes her so cool. The singer, 33, is hanging out with the photo crew, piling mesclun salad on her plate, skimming the headlines of the Los Angeles Times and putting in her Starbucks order. And as she eyes the chocolate cookies on the dessert table like a woman with an appetite, she jokes about how the night before the Glamour shoot, she discovered cupcakes with green frosting and shredded coconut at the Los Angeles convenience mart Pink Dot. "We bought eight of them," she says, laughing. The "we" she's talking about, of course, includes her boyfriend of three years, 35-year-old Transformers star Josh Duhamel, who proposed to her just weeks before this interview.
Fergie's early career has all the makings of a juicy E! True Hollywood Story. Her transformation to one-name status began at age eight, when she became a regular on Kids Incorporated (with Jennifer Love Hewitt). In the 1990s, she sang with the trio Wild Orchid, but quit after dealing with a crystal meth addiction in 2001. Newly clean, she joined the Black Eyed Peas in time to record their 2003 megahit, Elephunk, the band's first commercially successful album. Her seven-years-in-the-making solo debut, The Dutchess, was released in September 2006, spawning three number-one singles and two more Top 5 hits, most recently the R&B-spiked, sticks-in-your-brain "Clumsy."
Now this gigawatt-grinning (and shorter than you might think!) woman settles into a leather couch wearing a black mini, knee-high black boots and a freaking huge diamond on her left hand--this is Fergie after all! She opens up to Glamour about going to therapy, wanting kids and using self-help tricks to make all her dreams come true (so that's how she does it).
GLAMOUR: OK, we have to talk about a very important topic, which is you and Josh. You just got engaged. How did he propose?
FERGIE: I can't tell! One of my New Year's resolutions is not to talk about Josh and me so much.
GLAMOUR: Oh, no!
FERGIE: I know. I can't spill everything, because we made a pact to keep it sacred, just because so many relationships today are exploited. When you give people so much, you don't have anything left for yourself. But I am thrilled. I feel like the happiest, luckiest girl in the world. But it's early on. The ring is still too big.
GLAMOUR: Can I look at it? [Fergie puts out her hand to reveal a blueberry-size solitaire diamond in a simple setting.]
FERGIE: It's engraved inside.
GLAMOUR: It's beautiful. What does it say in there?
FERGIE: J heart S.
GLAMOUR: Did you shop for it or did he surprise you?
FERGIE: He completely surprised me.
GLAMOUR: When I interviewed Josh [for Glamour's August 2007 issue], he told me that if you had been in high school together, you would have been too hot to date him.
FERGIE: Oh, please! It's interesting: He's so great-looking--everybody knows that. But that's so not the reason that I'm with him. I've dated many different types. I was all over the map. For me, it was learning about being attracted to the right things in a person, not the wrong things....
GLAMOUR: Did you imagine you'd be with someone like him?
FERGIE: No, he's much cuter than I ever could have imagined!... It's a remarkable time for me because I've had such a great run with The Dutchess...and now this. You know, it is so interesting how in this business, the second you start dating they want to know if you're engaged. The second you're engaged they want to know when you're going to be married. The second you're married, they want to know when you're having children.
GLAMOUR: Does that get annoying?
FERGIE: Yeah, because you don't want to ruin it for yourself when it really happens. Now everyone is starting to ask about the wedding and it's like, "Back off, people!" I want to enjoy this part of it all. Enjoy saying the word fiancé...
GLAMOUR: So how does it feel to call Josh that?
FERGIE: It's exciting. It's the first time I've ever said that. I keep catching myself! I had never even looked at a wedding magazine, let alone rings and settings. I wasn't that girl who knew exactly what she wanted. And now I've got a stack of wedding magazines.
GLAMOUR: Are you going to wear white?
FERGIE: I don't know. Knowing me, I'll wear black.
GLAMOUR: Really?
FERGIE: Or maybe I'll wear red and be a harlot! [Laughs.]
GLAMOUR: OK, let's switch topics. Your Wild Orchid bandmates staged an intervention with you when you were 25. You said you faked having bulimia to cover up for the fact that you were using crystal meth.
FERGIE: Yeah. Wasn't that brilliant? I'm being completely sarcastic!
GLAMOUR: Well, drugs make you lie, right?
FERGIE: Oh, completely--drugs make you lie. But honestly, in the beginning, I liked the fact that at first [the drugs] made me thinner. I did have a secret joy about that. But that lasted for about a month. And then all of a sudden I was too skinny. I lost my curves. My face was very gaunt. So I would go [out to eat and] get practically everything on the menu, and...
GLAMOUR: ...shove it down.
FERGIE: Yeah, then sleep for a day. I was covering up for the fact that I was doing drugs. It was a very weird lifestyle.
GLAMOUR: Was there a time before your intervention when you hit rock bottom?
FERGIE: I had a whole week of rock bottom. At that point I was in a writing mood and very inspired and the words were just flowing out of my pen. I really feel like I was meant to write the song ["Losing My Ground"] because the next day I had the intervention. The Wild Orchid girls read my lyrics and brought them to me. [Some sample lyrics from the song: "Don't know what day it is/What's going on?.../Is this me up in the mirror?/'Cuz I thought it was somebody else/Well, it's a realization, when you find out you don't even wanna look at yourself."]
GLAMOUR: Do you ever watch the show Intervention on TV?
FERGIE: Yes, it's a great show.
GLAMOUR: How does it make you feel to see people struggling with their addiction?
FERGIE: It makes me feel happy that it's not me anymore. You can't help someone unless she wants to help herself. You can give her a nudge, but if she doesn't want to help herself, no one is going to be able to force her to do anything. I like that "attraction rather than promotion" approach.
GLAMOUR: What does that mean?
FERGIE: Well, instead of my telling [people] what they should be doing, it makes more sense to be an inspiration to them. I'm not perfect by any means. I've done some stupid things, and I'm very aware of that. In this day and age, you have to have a sense of humor about it, and at the same time, it's made me a lot more aware that you have to take responsibility for your actions. For me, it's about staying on the path. If I slip, that's OK; just get back up and keep focused.
GLAMOUR: Do you ever see yourself in young celebs like Britney and Lindsay, who are getting caught doing "stupid things"?
FERGIE: I've gone through a lot of the same things. I just don't have a mug shot.
GLAMOUR: What would you say to those girls?
FERGIE: My advice? Pick someone you admire and watch what they do. For me, it's my therapist.
GLAMOUR: And you started going to therapy right after you got off drugs?
FERGIE: Yeah. It's been on and off, but I'll always go. I notice when I don't go, I start creating bad habits for myself. It's up to me to put in the effort.... And I definitely watch The Secret a lot. That's part of my therapy: positive thinking. Really seeing yourself having everything you want, and feeling the emotion of having that. I did that about a Grammy. When The Secret came out, I was saying, "I'm going to win a Grammy." And I went there with my hypnosis and believing, really feeling what it would be like to have one. And now I have three. I really am a backer of that, the laws of attraction.
GLAMOUR: Are there times when you can't believe this is your life, compared with the life you had when you were doing drugs?
FERGIE: Completely. I remember having no money and debating whether I should go get fast food or eat at Mom's for free. Now I'm going to these fancy places on vacation and ordering room service. I treat myself because I remember not having it.
GLAMOUR: But you seem to have self-control about everything--about food, about fitness, about not using drugs. That's got to be hard in your line of work, where there's so much excess.
FERGIE: I keep a journal. I like myself better when I just pour it out. It's easier sometimes, even if you write on a piece of paper and then tear it up, just to vent it out. Because in the past I have sometimes used interviews as therapy, and then I've regretted it because I'm going, "Wait a second, that is not for the world to know. That's for me to know."
GLAMOUR: Right. Or your therapist.
FERGIE: Yeah. Usually I'll talk to her twice a week.
GLAMOUR: As an entertainer, your body is a part of your business. Is that stressful, or does it help keep you motivated?
FERGIE: It's a good thing; I like to keep myself in check. Because everybody goes overboard once in a while. I learned a lot of lessons. A lot. Just by...
GLAMOUR: ...eating too much?
FERGIE: Doing everything too much! But I have learned more and more to enjoy my body when I have a few extra pounds on, just being more voluptuous.
GLAMOUR: Do you ever have fat days?
FERGIE: You just have to know what looks good on you. I say, focus on the body part that you feel most comfortable about. My legs don't change much so a good look for me is a short black dress with long sleeves. If you see me in that, you know I've gained a few pounds, which is fine.
GLAMOUR: That's good advice. Health-wise, is there anything else you do?
FERGIE: I do vinegar shots. It has to be organic apple cider, unfiltered.
GLAMOUR: You do a shot of it?
FERGIE: Two tablespoons. For some reason I've noticed a difference on my stomach. I just trusted [my trainer] on this one. I'm sharing. I'm all about sharing secrets. [Fergie's trainer, Natasha Kufa, told Glamour that she believes vinegar shots flush out fats in the colon, which helps the body digest food and gets rid of cravings.]
GLAMOUR: Speaking of secrets, do you think you'll have the wedding soon?
FERGIE: I can't tell details.
GLAMOUR: Right, OK. Let's talk much further in the future. I have to ask,do you picture having kids, a family?
FERGIE: I'll definitely have children.
GLAMOUR: How do you think it will fit into your lifestyle?
FERGIE: I'd like to ask Gwen [Stefani], because she's really done a great job. I don't want to be touring, though, when I'm pregnant, like Jennifer Lopez did, like Gwen and Christina [Aguilera] did. I know I don't want that. Because I get way too physical [on stage]; I don't think I could hold myself back. And I would just be scared to hurt the baby. So for me, I'd take time off to read books about having babies, because I have no idea about any of that. I've never changed a diaper!
GLAMOUR: Really? Has Josh?
FERGIE: Well, he has [three younger] sisters, so he's gone through it. I'm going to be the student. And I'll probably write an album during that time.
GLAMOUR: How do you think Josh would be as a dad?
FERGIE: Oh, he'd be amazing. He definitely wants children and so do I. We're on the same path; we just don't have a time line. We're enjoying being in the now...
GLAMOUR: Maybe it's because of years of therapy, but you always seem so open. What I think people like about you is that you're an open book and you're honest. Some celebs use handlers who watch everything they say.
FERGIE: I think it's obvious when people try to spin things.... You kind of start to realize, That's really not what happened. It's a publicist answer. So even though you have to check yourself, or maybe regret every once in a while saying something...
GLAMOUR: ...you are happy you are being honest.
FERGIE: Yeah, I feel more comfortable because I don't have to "remember" my answers. You never forget the truth! I just have to learn how much truth to give, that's my boundary. That's my new thing.


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Gardner Mayor Mark Hawke is a master of unrighteous indignation.
When Gardner High was stripped of its 2012 state sectional swim title for breaking the rules, the mayor publicly insisted that the team did nothing wrong and that the trophy would have to be pried from his �cold dead hands.� Rather than wrest the token from Hawke�s tenacious claws, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association banned the school�s winter sports team from postseason play, giving the mayor another opportunity to engage in hyperbolic overdrive.
�How can the MIAA have all this authority and be so vindictive against kids?� he asked, saying he�d shine the shoes and wash the car of the MIAA director if the board rescinded the punishment. �This is supposed to be about the kids.�
Hawke should have thought of that before adopting such a hawkish response to the MIAA. Instead, he seemed to be teaching kids that rules can be broken, that sanctions can be ignored if you don�t agree with them, and that actions have no consequences.
In Gardner and beyond, much is made of the fact that innocent kids are being punished for the petty actions of adults. It�s not fair, people cry, and they�re right. I�d be tempted to note that life isn�t fair, but no one needs a facile footnote in a tough situation.
They do need some perspective, though, especially those who characterize the issue as a stubborn feud between Gardner officials and the MIAA.
�They�re making a big deal out of nothing, and who is being hurt? The kids,� said Robert V. �Pete� Trudel, a Gardner merchant and former MIAA member. Resident Patricia Whalen, meanwhile, said she didn�t think the Gardner swim title should have been revoked in the first place.
�It�s not fair to the kids,� she said. �They swam and they won.�
The MIAA board ordered Gardner to return the swim trophy in October, after a finding that Gardner broke the MIAA�s �bona fide team� rule by allowing swimmers to skip school practices to attend club events. Gardner appealed and lost.
At that point, it didn�t matter a whit whether Hawke or anyone else disagreed with the MIAA decision. The trophy should have been returned. When it wasn�t, the MIAA had no choice but to penalize the school. (The MIAA has never issued fines.)
Since then, Gardner officials said they�re shocked, simply shocked, that the school has been sanctioned. I�m not sure why, and neither is MIAA spokesman Paul Wetzel, who said the organization sent several letters and emails to the school, reiterating its order and imposing at least two deadlines for the trophy�s return. He said no school has ever defied an MIAA ruling.
�This was unprecedented in the literal meaning of the word,� Wetzel said.
Keep in mind that the volunteer MIAA board is made up of school principals, athletic directors, superintendents and representatives of school committees. Gardner, by the way, had been on probation even before the school failed to return the trophy.
�It was a very tough vote for the board to take,� Wetzel said. �But these are adults used to a system that imposes penalties.�
Hawke now claims that his �cold dead hands� comment was a joke, but nobody�s laughing. He returned the trophy Jan. 17, the day after the MIAA sanctioned the school, but he was too late. He also urged the MIAA to �let my people go,� yet another demonstration that this guy doesn�t know when to shut up.
No winners have emerged from this sorry affair, but it�s no petty feud. It�s a case of adults behaving badly and failing to respect the rules. It�s a real shame that the students must suffer, but the ruling is just. And Gardner officials have no one to blame but themselves.


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ミニスカ宇宙海賊 (Miniskirt Uchū Kaizoku) - the original title.
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yūichi Sasamoto, which began publication from Asahi Shimbun from October 2008. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight, under the title Bodacious Space Pirates (モーレツ宇宙海賊 Mōretsu Pairētsu?), will begin airing in Japan from January 8, 2012
From the wikipedia entry because I couldn't find one on ANN.
So... first episode was surprisingly good. I admit I didn't expect much from the series, but I really liked it. The OP was good, I can't imagine that the girls singing that song survived without scratchy throats. lol The art style was somewhat reminiscent of 90's anime, or perhaps ealy 00 stuff.
The story itself was kinda cute and funny too. Can't wait to see what comes up next.
Poi is the new Desu!
I'm going to check out this series later today. Will be the first pirate themed anime I'll be watching.
Not bad at all. I liked the first episode as it introduces some of the main characters and a small hint of what the plot may be. Has action, drama, and comedy. I didn't like the opening song thou so will be skipping it every episode from now on. But, I'll definitely continue watching this series
Awkward moment:
Animanga hunter extraordinaire
If anything is consolation prize zac from ann gave the show a 5/5 for his first impressions.
Living life one day at a time
And in the same ANN article High School DxD got a rating of boobs.
Living with the Parum of manliness, mennnnn!!
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
More alternative titles: Bodacious Space Pirates and Miniskirt Pirates.
I`m guessing there will be lots of moe, ecchi and comedy xD
Gonna watch it probably.
"So, what does your mom do for a living?"
"Oh mine? Yea, she was a pirate. No she didn't steal. She was a legal pirate."
Absurdity... Strange show with great animation but I'm not finding myself too intrigued by it. It has promise, I give you that, but the plot seems weird. Space pirates... doing pirate things. Argh, I don't know what to expect and I don't feel like I got a taste of what might come ahead. Regardless, I enjoyed it a fair bit but I don't know what to think of it. This is like a mystery flavor lolipop...
In loving memory of Cryska.
AsuraCryin wrote:
"Oh mine? Yea, she was a pirate. No she didn't steal. She was a legal pirate."
Oddly enough, the concept of the "legal pirate" or privateer is well established in history. Of course, it was only legal from the standpoint of the country that granted the Letter of Marque to citizens. It was basically a self-funded way to wage primarily economic warfare against an enemy.
As an example of how this works, when you purposely kill people on your own (unless in self defense), it is called murder. When the state tells you to do it, is is called warfare.
Yes, that's my real age
well still don't know should i watch yet just waiting main lead will be like this pirate
yea will be expy of captain marvelous?
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chrome_mist wrote:
I fucking died.
Are You Ready Kids??
Living life one day at a time
Just watched it in a hunt for a new anime to watch. Maybe I'll follow Mouretsu Pirates because it was pretty good
Find a way past every obstacle!
Whats not to like about this anime? You have a rockin opening, unique setting, the characters seem likable, and its about not just pirates but space pirates.
Just re-watched the first episode. So far I am really, really enjoying the series.
Cecilthedarkknight234 wrote:
Are You Ready Kids??
I've already watched it twice! It is awesome! I have read plenty of Science Fiction with space pirates. The basic premise of the world isn't that different from Firefly, though the general vision of the world seems a bit more optimistic about the future. It has great art, great music, a great leading lady, and some awesome spaceships!
The first episode of the show was surprising good. Not at all what you'd expect from a show called Bodacious Space Pirates. I'll keep watching for sure.


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