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Me and my sister were looking to rent here but thanks to SANDI our "FIRST" move in dreams were crushed. In the beginning she told us that we did qualify for a 2bed/2bath apartment. She did her calculations on her cheap… Full Review ▶
I am a former resident. After 2 months I was ready to leave. This is a ghetto environment with mostly section 8 people moving in. The manager Kelly has a favorite picks and evicts those she chooses.. Sandi , is pretty… Full Review ▶
The meadowlands has gone under a few staff changes. The new assistant manager has a scowl on her face and fails to acknowledge residents when they come into the office. POOR customer service skills for the property and assistant manager. The… Full Review ▶
Worst apartments to move in.... DO NOT STAY IN THESE APART!!STAFF IS VERY DISRESPECTFUL AND SHOW NO CONCERN FOR THE RESIDENTS. THE OFICE MANAGEMENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER WHATS GOING ON BECAUSE SHE IS NEVER THERE. I HAD TO CONTACT CORPORATE… Full Review ▶
I have been a resident of The Meadowland Apartment for three years. I have never had a problem or a situation with the management. Kelly, the manger has always has always been fair, and she has always return my calls, even… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for 2 years and deeply regret moving here! It is very noisy. Management is thoughtless! I've been broken into and had everything stolen from me!!! Someone is always breaking into peoples apartment and management won't inform the… Full Review ▶
I have lived in this complex for almost two years. I have not had any major problems. Yes, the pool is sometimes closed when I would like to use it and sometimes the gate doesn't work properly but that is because… Full Review ▶
Management is horrible and so hard to talk to. Charlie that is Management has an attitude everytime you speak with her about a problem that your having. She looks for reasons to put you out from the smallest to the biggest… Full Review ▶
I moved into these apartments late 2011 in a hurry to move somewhere to get out of my then situation. The management team was nice and very helpful but these last couple months they have been literally a pain in the… Full Review ▶
I have lived in the Meadowlands for over a year and all I can say is I am truly surprised at the reviews! I believe that there are good and bad in every apartment complex but this apartment complex is far… Full Review ▶
Omg I don't know where to begin with this place. I guess I will do it essay style. And also people be careful what you write on here because the office reads these reviews and will hold it over your head… Full Review ▶
Not a good place to live. The apartments are nice but the neighbors are HORRIBLE, you will hear loud music, people fighting and you almost can listen all the conversations that are going on in the parking and those living next… Full Review ▶
I moved here in April and I wish that I could just leave...im seriously thinking about paying to get out of my lease...The kids are noisy and bad, they stay out late at night making all types of noise, and they… Full Review ▶
I am moving out after having been here almost since the place was opened. The main reasons have nothing whatsoever to do with the property...expect that I'm tired of the pool closures. I mind my business. My kids don't hang out.… Full Review ▶
From:Anonymous I could't agree more about poor management at the Meadowlands Apartments. I have never lived in a place where there is poor Managerial experience. I wish I would have read the reviews before I moved to this complex. The Apartments… Full Review ▶
I was excited about moving here at first. Glad they worked with me and the 2 previous rental problems HOWEVER, due to mistakes in the beginning, there was a 2 week delay in me moving in. After finally getting in, OMG… Full Review ▶
I wish I had read these reviews before choosing this complex. I am very leary now of what is to come. How ever, this complex does not house ex cons and offenders of any crimes. This is a tax credit property… Full Review ▶
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Well...I have been there for a while so I know what's what. I pretty much come and go and I NEVER allow my children to go outside. Most of these apartments are vacant. So they were not doing background checks I… Full Review ▶
HOUSTON-From playground to battleground, things got pretty steamy recently, on the property of Meadowlands Apartments, located on 12424 Steeple Way Blvd. The mood on the playground turned a bit sour when one parent refused to prevent her child from being very… Full Review ▶
When my landlord first installed my doorbell it was fine until one day I notice it missing. Then I decided to install another one then it went stolen as well. I can not wait until my lease is up so I… Full Review ▶
office ppl lie to your face. of course theyre going to nice to your face. parking is scarce as it is and they dont care if ppl abandod their cars. there are several car that been in the same parking space… Full Review ▶
I moved in April of 07'. Kelly was very helpful in getting my paperwork to go through right away. Frank is a good person, once you really get to know him. The front office personel was always changing, but hopefully they… Full Review ▶
i have not had a problem with the office other than they are kind of all up in your grill and i know that i have had my place broken into and there was no notice about what is going on… Full Review ▶
Its unbelieve hw people write things about this places I have live here for 2 yrs never had a problem with the Office they are nice and has never been charge for anything to fix because I take of my apartment… Full Review ▶
Kelly stinks as a mgmnt they try to get over on you by charging you to fix everything in the apartment whether or not its your fault they should maintain this dump a liitle better crack heads everywhere selling grills and… Full Review ▶
I can't believe what I have read here. I think that the people writing in are probably the type of people that complain about everything, everywhere they go! I have live here for 2years and never had any problem. I have… Full Review ▶
these apartments was good at first but i discovered that their have been numorous break ins in these apartments and they are not safe.there is no security so dont be fool. management dont inform residence of ---- that goes on in… Full Review ▶
I have been in these apartments for about a year and a half now. We are currently in the process of moving out. The area is nice and the landscaping isn't too bad. Note to all: when moving into an income… Full Review ▶
I have lived here since they first opened and I love it. Kelly is great, and so is Frank. The maintenance staff are very friendly. I can't believe anyone has written anything bad on here. I guess that is just how… Full Review ▶
i love my apartment. it is perfect for me and my family. the place is nice and its a good price. i also like the staff. they have been very helpful. Full Review ▶
These were me and my husbands first apartment and we just went off of how they looked. We should have payed attention to the signs when we first got here. The people in the office didn't even offer to show us… Full Review ▶
I have lived in this apartment complex for 14.5 months I have had my apartment broken into, kids have jumped my balcony to take my childrens bikes. Management has no concern for anything they treat you like you don't matter, but… Full Review ▶
this apartment complex is horrible! i saw some teenage kids haveing sex in the complex laundry mat on top of the dryer. that is disgusting thinking about how many people touch that dryer a day, and what if a younger child… Full Review ▶
these apartments are so full -----&t it is not even funny. the manager which is ----- doesn't even know tenants rights and responsibilities and obviously has no management experience. ----- obviously has no life and watches your apartment and makes house… Full Review ▶
I've lived in these apartments for a year, and wouldn't recommend them to anyone who is looking for a quiet, kid friendly and caring environment. The kids are out of control, there is a sign at the playground clearly stating there… Full Review ▶
This apartment complex was so beautiful when we first moved in. For people who pay full rent without government assistance, it's way too expensive. The apartment management truly does not care what goes on in the complex. Windows get broken, apartments… Full Review ▶
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Drafted: 2012 by Columbus, 95th overall
April 2014 – Anderson continues to improve in his third season with the London Knights of the OHL. After putting up 49 points in 68 games last season, Anderson was able to rack up 51 points in just 59 games. He was a plus-31 with 81 PIMs. Anderson also contributed nine points in as many playoff games this year. At the World Junior Championships, he put up one assist in seven contests. Chris Bagwell
December 2013 - The Columbus Blue Jackets will send a pair of Canadian forward prospects to Malmo, Sweden in Josh Anderson and Kerby Rychel as both skaters were named to Team Canada's final roster. Brendan Ross
November 2013 – Anderson, who signed his entry-level contract with Columbus on November 5th, brings a trait that has been rather uncommon for Blue Jackets players in years past – winning. He is in his third year suiting up for the London Knights and has already won two OHL championships thus far. Through 15 games, he has a statline of seven goals, eight assists for 15 points, which ranks third on his team in scoring. He also has five power play goals which is first among Knights and he's not afraid to mix it up, leading his team in penalty minutes (37). Anderson was recently named to the OHL Roster for the 2013 Subway Super Series that occurs in late November. Tim Lucarelli
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Complexity Thinking in Physical Education
Reframing Curriculum, Pedagogy and Research
Edited by Alan Ovens, Tim Hopper, Joy Butler
Routledge – 2013 – 222 pages
Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport
Routledge – 2013 – 222 pages
Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport
In the past two decades, complexity thinking has emerged as an important theoretical response to the limitations of orthodox ways of understanding educational phenomena. Complexity provides ways of understanding that embrace uncertainty, non-linearity and the inevitable 'messiness' that is inherent in educational settings, paying attention to the ways in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is the first book to focus on complexity thinking in the context of physical education, enabling fresh ways of thinking about research, teaching, curriculum and learning.
Written by a team of leading international physical education scholars, the book highlights how the considerable theoretical promise of complexity can be reflected in the actual policies, pedagogies and practices of physical education (PE). It encourages teachers, educators and researchers to embrace notions of learning that are more organic and emergent, to allow the inherent complexity of pedagogical work in PE to be examined more broadly and inclusively. In doing so, Complexity Thinking in Physical Education makes a major contribution to our understanding of pedagogy, curriculum design and development, human movement and educational practice.
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Alan Ovens is a Principal Lecturer in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His research interests are in the area of teacher education and educational sociology. He coordinates the Faculty's Special Interest Network in Complexity (SINC) and leads a Research Network in HPE Teacher Education.
Tim Hopper is an Associate Professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. His research interests are in the areas of teacher education, physical education and how complexity thinking informs learning.
Joy Butler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research interests are in the areas of teacher education, constructivist learning theory, complexity thinking and situated ethics. She is active in international scholarship, organization and advocacy for TGfU.
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Gary first spotted his future ponycar in Marina Del Ray, California, in 1974. At that point the car was already far from stock, with the owner replacing the stock 428 Cobra Jet with a 427 Medium Riser. Once acquiring the car, Gary continued to customize it by adding T-tops, fender flares, a tilt front end with rectangular headlights, and a shaved gas cap. "It was all pretty cool in the '70s, but not what I would want today," he tells us jokingly.
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The future of a community building appears to be short-term after its doors were locked when its last remaining full-time staff moved out earlier this month.
Members of an open door youth counselling service – which has used Fairycroft House, in Audley Road, Saffron Walden, for years – arrived to find the Essex County Council building empty and with locks on the doors.
The charity for 13 to 26-year-olds, which holds free drop-in sessions,
has since been given temporary accommodation by the authority in the adjacent Wellbeing and Activity Centre but a spokeswoman for Open Door
said she hadn't been warned of the change.
She said: "Staff have been leaving the building for a while now but nobody told us they were all going.
"We tried to get in for a session and it was locked up."
In an effort to cut costs over recent months, Essex County Council has slowly moved admin staff to other locations, including Uttlesford District Council's offices in London Road.
The building is now only home to a Tuesday night youth club run by
the Saffron Walden Youth Outreach Project.
Mike Hibbs is the project's chairman and a Saffron Walden town councillor.
He said: "It is very sad what is happening and I am aware that it is the authority's intention to dispose of Fairycroft House, which has been such an important resource for the town.
"The counselling service have been given temporary accommodation but – like our Tuesday youth club – we have no idea how long we are going to stay.
"Our local county council officer has done everything in her power to help but it seems Essex has decided to effectively kill off youth services in Saffron Walden."
However, an Essex County Council spokeswoman said no sale had been agreed.
She said: "The county council is continually reviewing its portfolio to ensure that the most efficient use is made of property.
"Fairycroft House continues to be used for the provision of Youth Services, and the future uses of the site will be kept under review as discussions progress."
Meanwhile, Cllr Robert Chambers. Uttlesford's cabinet member for finance and member of Essex County Council, said he was still trying to get confirmation on plans.


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The McDowell Agricultural Youth Foundation is an volunteer organization which serves the youth of McDowell County. The objectives of the foundation are to provide guidance and funding to maintain and expand the youth livestock and agricultural awareness education programs. It's programs currently include but are not limited to sponsorship and support of the McDowell County Junior Livestock Show, the McDowell County Junior Horse Show, the McDowell Agricultural Awareness Field Day, livestock chain projects, steer and lamb market projects, livestock project sponsorships, livestock and dairy judging programs and the college scholarship program. The organization also provides assistance to the McDowell Agricultural Center. An additional objective of the organization is to develop and fund new programs to serve the county livestock youth community as the need becomes necessary.
The organization receives it's funding from two sources, the McDowell County United Way and from the sale of advertisements in the annual McDowell County Junior Livestock Show Program. These proceeds go to sponsor the previously mentioned county youth activities which include but are not limited to the following:
McDowell County Junior Horse Show – The Youth Foundation provides the guidance, organization, and financial support to hold the McDowell County Junior Horse Show. Funding for this show also provides the ribbons, trophies and premiums for our county youth.
McDowell County Youth Livestock Chains and Market Projects – The Youth Foundation provides the guidance, supervision, and financial support to provide the youth of our county livestock to carry out traditional livestock projects. Through participating in the various livestock projects offered in this program, county youth learn commitment, responsibility, recordkeeping skills and other life skills needed to be successful raising livestock and for life in general. Projects include the Dairy Heifer Calf Chain, Beef Heifer Calf Chain, Ewe Lamb Chain, Sheep Mini Flock, Market Lamb Project, Market Hog Project and Feeder Calf Project. The project animals are raised, shown, and bred by youth in the county. These animals are not only exhibited at our county livestock show but at the Western District Jr.Beef and Sheep Show and the N.C. Jr. Livestock Shows at the State Fair in Raleigh. Many of these original animals have gone on to be the foundation stock of several of the top livestock producers in the county. Since 1946, over 353 livestock projects have been carried out through this program.
McDowell Agricultural Barn Sponsorship – The foundation provides volunteer time to assist with maintenance and upkeep of the McDowell Agricultural Center. The center provides a place for county agricultural education activities such as the Agricultural Awareness Field Day held for all the 4th graders, Conservation Field Day held for all the 6th graders and Safety Field Day held for all the 8th graders in the county. The center also provides a location for youth to hold other types of agricultural events such as livestock shows, judging events, workshops, field days and club meetings. The facility is also used by other county agricultural groups such as the Cattlemen's Assn. and the Cooperative Extension Service to hold all types of educational programs to benefit the Agricultural Industry in McDowell County. Over 2350 individuals benefit from the utilization of the facility annually. The facility receives no governmental funding and relies on this funding and volunteer labor to maintain the facility for county usage.
Livestock Project Sponsorships – The foundation provides sponsorships to county youth who show their livestock projects out-of-county to help defray the large expenses involved. These sponsorships are provided for youth who complete and turn in project record books detailing the financial aspects, project experiences and other learning experiences received from the project. These sponsorships are available to youth who are on contract with a foundation livestock project and those who have purchased and raised their own project animals.
McDowell Agricultural Youth Foundation Dottie Brackett Memorial College Scholarship – The foundation makes available two $500.00 college scholarship annually to any boy or girl who is a high school senior with a college acceptance and who has actively participated in a youth foundation program. Preference is given to applicants who are majoring in some field of Agriculture. The selection of the recipient is based on 50% program participation and 50% scholastic achievement.
Livestock and Dairy Judging Team Sponsorship -The foundation assists the County 4-H Livestock Judging Team and County 4-H Dairy Judging Team with travel and expenses associated District, State, and National Competitions. The judging program teaches youth to select and place classes of 4 animals in the dairy, beef, sheep, and swine species. In addition to learning how to place the animals based on their quality, team members individually go before the contest officials and are required to give a set of oral reasons utilizing a set format and specific terminology as to why they placed the class as they did. The county program has had a very successful record having had 4 state winning teams , 8 state winning individuals and 6 individuals who have gone on to National competition.
Agricultural Awareness Field Day – a 2 day event put on for all the 4th grades in McDowell County. The purpose of the field day is to help make students aware of the importance agriculture plays in their everyday lives through a positive hands-on experience. Displays are set up at the Agricultural Center dealing with a wide variety of agricultural commodities produced in North Carolina and in McDowell County. Students are rotated through 9 individual 15 minute educational presentations dealing with various aspects of agriculture like beef production, sheep production, crop production, horticultural production, etc. Approximately 600 students participated in the event this year. After the activity, students participate in an essay contest on "Why agriculture is Important to me" The winners from each school are awarded a saving bond.
The above mentioned activities are but a few made possible by the McDowell Agricultural Youth Foundation. The members of the foundation thank the people and businesses of McDowell County for their generous financial donations to the McDowell County United Way and to the volunteers of United Way for making it possible for us to provide these opportunities to the youth of our county.
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Oil palm plantations on peatlands in Central Kalimantan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler 2009
DWS has now removed Wilmar shares from its DWS AgriX financial product. Wilmar International is listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
"ROBIN WOOD applauds the decision taken by DWS," said Peter Gerhardt, tropical forest campaign coordinator at ROBIN WOOD. "This is a clear signal to the financial market that investors should not be supplying fresh funds to bodies that destroy the world's rain forests."
Greenpeace climber on the anchor chain of the Gran Couva during a 2008 protest against Wilmar. © Greenpeace/Novis
Wilmar did not immediately respond to request for comment on the latest development, but has maintained in other communications that it now abides by RSPO rules, which aim to improve the sustainability palm oil production and reduce conflict with local communities.
The DWS news comes as activists step up campaigns against financial institutions holding shares in companies associated with deforestation. Greenomics Indonesia, an Indonesian activist group, recently reported that several of the companies held by the Norwegian Pension Fund appeared on an Indonesian Ministry of Forestry list of oil palm plantation developers that failed to acquire the proper permits in Central Kalimantan on the island of Borneo (Wilmar Group companies were on the list). The Norwegian Pension Fund also owns shares in a subsidiary of Asia Pulp & Paper, a Chinese logging company that has been criticized for converting rainforests and peatlands in Sumatra into wood-pulp plantations. The investments raised eyebrows because Norway last year pledged a billion dollars toward reducing deforestation in Indonesia. Given its commitment, some critics have asked why its pension fund continues to invest in companies linked to deforestation and forest degradation.
The Ministry of Forestry report found that less than 20 percent of plantation operators in Central Kalimantan have the proper permits. Some companies contend they have been unfairly included on the Ministry of Forestry's list, arguing their plantations secured proper permits prior to development, but that a change in the law—which was subsequently backdated—left them in legal limbo and subject to fines. Mongabay.com has been unable to substantiate these claims.
The Norwegian Pension Fund divested from Samling, a Malaysian logging company with a particularly bad environmental reputation, last year.
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(03/24/2011) World Growth International, a group that advocates on behalf of industrial forestry interests, has criticized Golden Agri Resources (GAR), Indonesia's largest palm oil producer, for signing a forest policy that aims to protect high conservation value and high carbon stock forest and requires free, prior informed consent (FPIC) in working with communities potentially affected by oil palm development. In a newsletter published March 10, World Growth International claimed that GAR's agreement "could severely hamper the company's growth" by limiting where it can establish new plantations and says that negotiating with multiple stakeholders "will delay and complicate any investment by the company." World Growth International concludes by implying that GAR may renege on its commitment. But Peter Heng, Managing Director, Communications and Sustainability at GAR, disagreed with World Growth International's assessment.
Palm oil company gives up land contested by local communities as part of sustainability pledge
(03/21/2011) An Indonesia palm oil company has relinquished part of its plantation concession to communities that traditionally use the land as part of its commitment to sustainability principles under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), reports the Forest Peoples Programme. The move is a response to a new procedure that could reduce conflict between palm oil developers and forest-dependent communities.
Major palm oil companies failed to secure proper permits in Indonesian Borneo
(02/23/2011) Some of Indonesia's biggest and most powerful palm oil companies appear to have failed to initially secure the proper permits to convert rainforests to oil palm plantations in Central Kalimantan, reports Greenomics, an Indonesian activist group.
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(01/26/2011) The commercial shows a typical office setting. A worker sits drearily at a desk, shredding papers and watching minutes tick by on the clock. When his break comes, he takes out a Nestle KitKat bar. As he tears into the package, the viewer, but not the office worker, notices something is amiss—what should be chocolate has been replaced by the dark hairy finger of an orangutan. With the jarring crunch of teeth breaking through bone, the worker bites into the "bar." Drops of blood fall on the keyboard and run down his face. His officemates stare, horrified. The advertisement cuts to a solitary tree standing amid a deforested landscape. A chainsaw whines. The message: Palm oil—an ingredient in many Nestle products—is killing orangutans by destroying their habitat, the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.
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World Bank's IFC suspends lending to palm oil companies
(09/09/2009) The World Bank has agreed to suspend International Finance Corporation (IFC) funding of the oil palm sector pending the development of safeguards to ensure that lending doesn't cause social or environmental harm, according to a letter by World Bank President Robert Zoellick to NGOs. A recent internal audit found that IFC funding of the Wilmar Group, a plantation developer, violated the IFC's own procedures, allowing commercial concerns to trump environmental and social standards. The findings were championed by environmental and indigenous rights' groups who have criticized World Bank support for industrial oil palm development which they say has driven large-scale destruction of forests in Indonesia, boosting greenhouse gas emissions, endangering rare and charismatic species of wildlife, including the orangutan, and displacing forest communities.


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This article contains major spoilers for the ongoing Smallville comic book, so only read this article if you want to know what major character is appearing! I'll give you some hints, it's one that fans had wanted to see on the show for a long time, it's a male character, and he's not traveling alone. I'm giving you one last chance here, only scroll below this picture of the cover from the first digital release if you want to read massive spoilers about this summer's upcoming issues!
We can now confirm that it's none other than the caped crusader, Batman! Writer Bryan Q. Miller admits on his personal site that he had to stay mum on this one for quite some time:
I feel like I've been sitting on a Christmas present for everyone since January. Here you go. Unwrap away… in 2 months!
Fans have been waiting for this for a VERY long time. As both a fan and a writer, I am more than pleased to announce the arrival of a MAJOR DC universe player in the second episode of Smallville Season 11.
Isn't his enthusiasm impressive?! The episode will appropriately be called "Detective," and the DC solicits for the print copies have some interesting information as well, more spoilers ahead:
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• The hunt for his parents' killer puts a vigilante known only as "the BATMAN" on a collision course with The Man of Steel…
I've said in the past that Bryan Q. Miller doesn't disappoint, and I love seeing him prove me right over and over again! Fans of the show have always wanted to see how our Clark Kent/Superman would interact with the Dark Knight, but the closest we ever got to the character involved a couple of mentions of Gotham City, some rumors about an abandoned storyline about an Adam Knight, a few in jokes, and an allusion to "a billionaire with high-tech toys." Teaser images and unfinished previews of the covers, one for the digital and one for the print issue, include what could be a female version of Robin (Stephanie Brown anyone?) holding what looks like some kind of energy weapon. They also show a potentially very interesting take on the Batman costume. We still have to wait a bit to see exactly how BQM tackles this, but it's an exciting expansion of the Smallville universe. He's as good a writer as any in the business now, and this technically isn't his first Bat-rodeo. Batman appeared in two of his Batgirl issues – the first was as part of a rather unique retelling of recent comic book history, and the second was only a cameo, so it'll be fun to see what he does with a lot more time with the character. Something I personally love is this plot point about "high-tech weapons on the streets of Metropolis." I always thought that would have been a great way to introduce Darkseid onto the show – as a shadowy figure manipulating events on Earth by supplying Intergang with alien weapons and technology. It also provides a real threat to Superman, both as something that absolutely requires superhero intervention and as something that could be dangerous to him. I'm not expecting this exact same storyline of course, but perhaps one with similar implications. Either way, the quality of this book and the levels of excitement and suspense never cease to amaze me, I feel just like I did every week back when Smallville was a television show. It appears that the gloves really are off, and the series is moving ahead uninhibited! Judging by the release date of the print copies, Batman and whoever else is on those covers should be appearing in the digital issues sometime in August, but in the meantime new ones are still coming out almost every week!
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What Women Can Teach You About Real Strength
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- Act as If People Have Outside Lives
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- Don't Think Just Inside the Company
- It's Not Just About the Money
- Recognize What You Don't Know
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Boys will be boys, and sometimes it's fun to be fiercely competitive even when you're just selling lingerie. But if you make everything look like combat, the stress hormone cortisol will wreak havoc on you and your fellow workers. Chronically elevated cortisol causes physiological mayhem and may lead to cell death in the hippocampus, a brain region critical to memory. Women are better than men at bringing cortisol levels back to earth through what UCLA psychologists call "tend and befriend" behaviors. In the aftermath of stress, they experience a burst of the love-and-trust hormone oxytocin, which sends them out to seek friends for comfort and protection; estrogen boosts the calming effect. Meanwhile, the same stress causes men to release more of the fight-or-flight hormone cortisol.
So how's a guy supposed to calm down, given that we are mildly oxytocin deprived by nature, and also that the phrase "tend and befriend" makes our flesh crawl?
Erina MacGeorge, Ph.D., an associate professor of communication at Purdue University, argues that bull sessions serve the same function for men. "Trading stories seems to be a successful strategy, even if the men involved are not comfortable talking about how they're feeling." The rules may say you don't explicitly comfort the other guy, but "there's some comfort in saying, 'I've been there, too.' " If what you really need is full-on tend-and-befriend, turn to a woman; both sexes regard women as the comforting experts," says MacGeorge.
But she adds that men can also do better at offering comfort. We tend to employ low-end comforting strategies, she says, with responses like "Oh, that's not a big deal," or "I think you need to move on," or "Didn't you bring that on yourself, anyway?" What men and women alike really want to hear is, "That's just terrible, I'm so sorry," or even, "Oh, man, that sucks."
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TWO tanzanite mineral dealers, Antony Ngoo and Davis Antony Ngoo, have gone back to the Court of Appeal, praying for orders for stay of execution of a decree requiring them to pay their partner, Kitinda Kimaro, over 2.3bn/-.
Apart from opposing the payment, the two applicants are also against the decision given by Judge Kakukulo Sambo at the High Court in Arusha on October 12, last year, for the dissolution of their partnership and subsequent dispal of the mining plot situated in Mererani area in Manyara Region.
The duo is seeking stay of execution of the decree for payment of 2,288,000,000/- on grounds that if the mining plot is sold, their appeal would be rendered nugatory and they would suffer not only substantially but irreparably if the decree is executed before determination of the appeal.
"The monetary award to the respondent (Kimaro) involves colossal sums of money which means that if the decree is executed, the applicants (Ngoo) would not only suffer financial loss but also psychological and emotional stress," one of the advocates for the applicants, Michael Ngalo, stated.
According to the advocate, who is assisted by Akonaay Sikay Muhale O'hhay-Sang'ka, the applicants' appeal has overwhelming chances of success, considering the grounds set forth in the memorandum of appeal.
They stated further that their clients were ready to furnish security that the court may order or provide guarantee for due performance of the decree in the event the appeal is unsuccessful.
In his affidavit to support the application, Antony Ngoo stated that the mining plot being subjected to disposal was jointly owned by Antony Ngoo and Kitinda Kimaro. But following a dispute between them, the matter was taken to court and ruled in favour of the latter.
The High Court judge ordered Kimaro to be paid 400m/-, being his share for the amount of minerals produced. The judge also ordered that he be paid 100m/- as general damages.
The 400m/-, according to the order, would attract some interest. In his judgment, the trial judge also directed that the partnership should be dissolved and the suit mining plot be disposed of by way of sale and the proceeds be divided equally among the partners.
This is the second time the applicants are seeking similar orders in the matter. In December, last year, Justices Nathalia Kimaro, Salum Massati and Batuel Mmila ruled against the applicants for inability to show that they would suffer substantial loss and had not furnished security nor given a guarantee for security.
In his submission to support the previous application, advocate Akonaay Sikay Muhale O'hhay-Sang'ka, for the applicants, had told the court that losing the mining plot would occasion a loss to both the applicants and the respondent if the order of dissolution of the partnership was executed.
However, advocate Mpaya Kamara, for the respondent, had countered that the order for dissolution of the partnership was well stated in the judgment of the High Court. According to him, the High Court took into account the worsening working relationship between the partners.


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Sergei Diaghilev, the great impresario of the Ballet Russe, sat forward, his eyes glowing. Could this be the composer he was searching for to write a new ballet? The orchestration was brilliant, and the handling of the orchestra remarkably mature for a man of twenty-six years. What was the piece and who was the composer? Fireworks, by Igor Stravinsky. The commission came, the first for Stravinsky, and uncertain of his ability to complete such a large project in a short time, he nevertheless accepted. After all, who would possibly refuse such an opportunity? Stravinsky immediately set to work on the Firebird, based on a Russian fairy tale.
The following is a synopsis of the story from Edwin Evans' Stravinsky. Kastchei, the green-taloned ogre, is the embodiment of evil. His soul does not dwell in his misshapen body, but is carefully preserved beyond reach of harm in a precious casket. So long as it remains intact Kastchei is immortal and retains his power for mischief, holding maidens captive and turning their male defenders to stone. Their redemption can be effected only by gaining access to the casket and destroying the ogre's soul.
One day, Prince Ivan, whilst hunting, sees a bird whose plumage shines with the brilliance of flame. He follows it, and it leads him to Kastchei's magic garden, where he succeeds in capturing it. But the Firebird pleads for its freedom, and when Ivan eventually relents, it presents him with one of its flame-colored feathers in token that it will fly to his aid in case of need. After the bird has flown away Kastchei's captive maidens repair to the garden, as is their wont, to play with the golden apples that grow there. Here Ivan comes upon them and, after some hesitation, is allowed to join in their game. But at the approach of dawn they return to the ogre's palace, warning him not to attempt to follow. Undeterred he tears open the gates whereupon, to the sound of a magic carillon, there issues from them the whole monstrous retinue of Kastchei, followed by the ogre himself. Ivan is captured and about to be turned to stone when he remembers the feather, and calls the Firebird to his aid. It answers the summons and charms the monsters into a frenzied dance until they fall exhausted. Then it lulls them to sleep, and directs Ivan to the casket. He finds it, takes out Kastchei's soul and dashed it to pieces. Immediately Kastchei, his magic garden and his monsters, vanish. The captive maidens are free, and the stones resume human form. Amid rejoicings Ivan weds the captive Princess, with whom he is to reign over the Kingdom, henceforth free from evil.
To contrast the human world from the supernatural, Stravinsky looked to a model by his orchestration teacher, Rimsky-Korsakov. The human world is portrayed with diatonic music while the supernatural is chromatic, specifically by use of the tritone. The human music also contains folk tunes, giving it a more "earthy" flavor. While this work established Stravinsky's fame, it is not a work that broke new ground the way Petroushka, and especially The Rite of Spring did. This is instead a synthesis of the music and training Stravinsky had. Written in the mold of late Tchaikovsky and Glazunov, and orchestrated with brilliance in the style of Rimsky- Korsakov, this work sought not to challenge the audience, but to excite it with the brilliance of the orchestral effects and the colors of the orchestra.
The Firebird opens with the dark, brooding chromatic music of King Kastchei. The brilliant effect of the glissando harmonics in the strings was Stravinsky's attempt to outdo Rimsky-Korsakov in orchestral effects. At the arrival of the Firebird, the tempo picks up. This is immediately followed by the Variations of the Firebird, a brilliant dance and orchestral tour-de-force. Next we see the Princesses in the Round Dance of the Golden Apples. The music is clearly diatonic, and somewhat plain, particularly in comparison to the preceding dance. The infamous Infernal Dance of King Kastchei is next. The strong rhythmic pulse of the music and the ferocious orchestral hits give this a particularly demonic quality. Next, the Berceuse features the bassoon and very delicate accompaniment in the strings and harp. Following a series of descending chords, the Finale is heralded by the horn. The orchestra joins in to build to a great climax, leading into a mixed-meter dance that concludes the suite.


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If Scott Pilgrim were a page-a-day comic about a 20-something misanthrope and her zany stoner roommate, it might look a lot like Octopus Pie. Everest "Eve" Ning (yes, her parents are horrible people) comes home from another crappy day managing at overpriced food market Olly's Organix only to have her braindead boyfriend dump her (Over the phone. While sitting in her mother's living room.). This leaves Eve shy not just a love life but a roommate as well. Unfortunately for Eve, her meddling mother has taken it upon herself to offer the roommate position to Eve's preschool friend, Hanna Thompson.
Hanna, it turns out, is an inconsiderate pothead with no sense of boundaries and no visible job (although we quickly learn that she operates a small "baked" goods business -- hardee har har). She's constantly high, exercises her constitutional rights by running around topless, and is generally a pain in any civilized person's ass. But she also has an unerring ability to make her own fun and is exactly what the grouchy, uptight Eve needs.
Octopus Pie pokes at the happy part of my brain that has longed for an adult-ish update of the Nicktoons of my youth. It's about how, in the face of fiscal responsibility and impending adulthood, being in your twenties can still be full of raw and childish fun. Even when you've got a shitty day job, even when you kind of hate your friends and everyone else, even when your ex starts dating the ultimate poser -- there are always road trips to Renaissance fairs, wounded parrots to nurse back to health, and stoners vs. nerds laser tag. And it shares many of the surreal, self-aware qualities that made Scott Pilgrim such a success while maintaining a charm all its own. Like Scott, Eve is sometimes secretly a folk hero, and when a character gets all lovey dovey, everyone can see the floating hearts around them. And then there's the awesome bird-themed tribute to Pulp Fiction. I'm honestly shocked that no one has tried animating this puppy in Flash and airing it at three in the morning on Adult Swim.
Octopus Pie is currently at an utterly manageable 259 strips, so now is the perfect time to dive right into those archives.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Meredith Gran's "Octopus Pie"
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Thread: Curious about a few schools...
July 9th, 2007 #1
Curious about a few schools...
I am going to be applying for a bunch of different art schools for transfer in the spring, and am looking for good illustration programs. I would like to know some educated opinions for some schools I have already looked at, as well as some other suggestions.
First off, I was originally accepted to Maryland Institute College of Art out of high school. It was the only art school I applied to and at the time it seemed like my dream school, but I decided to withdraw last minute to take care of some things. I have been at a general studies school for two years now, and am ready to get back into art school, but i am unsure where i want to go. So I guess my first question is: what are peoples opinions of MICA?
I have also been looking at some other east coast illustration programs such as Art Institute of Boston. They seemed to offer some interesting elective courses such as Art for Sci-Fi and Fantasy. So again, any opinions are welcome.
Last, but not least, I have been looking at Art Institute of Chicago. They seem to have a pretty interesting approach with there create your own degree type set up, but I have heard that it is pretty easy to get lost in the shuffle there. I have a current professor who used to teach there, but i would love to hear a student (former or current) or a professional's views on the program.
I also would love to hear any other suggestions for school that i should apply for. I am origionally from the San Francisco bay area, and have been trying to get away for a bit and do stuff on the eastern side of the states, but i would not be completely against going to a California school.
Thank you ahead of time for any suggestions or just comments in general.
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I think I can some up a few comments for you. I haven't attended any of those schools, but I can report to you some of what I've heard about them from my own searches when I was applying to art schools.
I actually toured MICA, not that I was planning to go there, but because they gave us a tour on the National Portfolio Day. It seems like a nice school. The campus is spread up and down a couple blocks in Baltimore. The students seem nice. I wasn't looking for illustration when I was there so I am not quite sure how good their illustration program is, though I assume it's fine. I haven't heard anything dreadful about MICA. Always a good thing.
Time and time again I've heard rather iffy comments about any of the Art Institutes (that is what you're talking about by the Art Institute of Boston, right? It's part of the AI, Art Institute chain? If not then disregard this). I hear often that students who attend any of the Art Institutes end up with little guidance and week portfolios and skills after leaving the Institute. I actually looked at a catalogue from the Art Institute of Washington and found myself rather unimpressed with their student work. Though I suppose if you were very self motivated you could go there, use their materials, and make some good stuff. I'd probably suggest sticking with an art school. I think of the Art Institutes as more of a trade school.
By Art Institute of Chicago, you mean the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (also known as SAIC)? Or do you mean another of the Art Institutes. By the sound of the program you described, I assume you meant SAIC (annoying how similar they sound in name isn't it?). I actually have a friend there who just 'finished' her second year. She was originally happy to go there, but over the past two years shes become uninspired and unhappy with her school experiences there. As you said, the whole free form make your own degree program can sometimes make students feel lost without direction. For some I assume that this type of program works. For my friend it did not and she is planning on taking a break in the Fall as well as transfer out of SAIC to go somewhere else.
In terms of new suggestions for your list, have you ever heard of the Ringling College of Art and Design? Their Illustration department is rated one of the top Illustration programs. It's located in Florida. The school size is relatively small, so there should be less chance of being lost in the large crowd of students as a number. I havent attended there yet, but Im planning on going there in the Fall to study Computer Animation. Another aspect I happen to really like about Ringling is that they're very forward thinking. Not just about having a great school experience, but they also think about where you're going after college. I personally happened to like that approach very much. And they also can boast more of a campus than a lot of art schools (a lot of the art schools tend to be spread out around a city).
I am but one person. My comments about these schools is not the end all or be all of these schools. Definately find out some other comments as well and do some of your own research . Also, as many people have said, school is about what you put into it. Really, no matter where you go, what you get out of the school is how much effort you put back in. Though I suppose its always nice if the school you're putting your effort to is worth your effort and time.
Good luck with deciding!
July 10th, 2007 #3Art Schools with Illustration Programs That Actually Graduate Students Who Can Get Work
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New England: RISD
New York: SVA
South: SCAD, Ringling
MidWest: CCAD
West: Brigham Young
Northern California: AAU
Southern California: Art Center
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I'm the Director of Max the Mutt in Toronto. I try to stay on top of what's going on at other schools and I truly feel that we offer an education that can stand with the best- at a much lower cost. Check out both Illustration for Sequential Arts and the new Advanced Diploma In Concept Art for Animation and Video Games (you end up advanced- you're not expected to start out advanced). As a career college, we offer diplomas, not degrees, so all our students can spend all their time working on their craft. We are located in Toronto. Check out the thread on this forum, and visit the website, www.maxthemutt.com. As of July 4 the Ministry approved the new diploma. We are in the process of updating the website, but you can see the quality of
student work, check out the faculty, and look at the careers page. If you want more info contact Van Olson,firstname.lastname@example.com, 1-877-486-MUTT.
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I get kids hired into the biz all the time as well!
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A numerical experiment was performed in order to examine the ability of multiple Monte Carlo realizations of a numerical model to reproduce the risk from a hypothetically known waste disposal situation. In the analysis, the risk was summarized by several risk metrics that could be chosen by a regulatory agency to set a risk standard. In the numerical experiment, the parameters in the numerical model are systematically varied to adjust bias (conservative or nonconservative) and to increase uncertainty relative to the hypothetically known future. The influence of parameter bias and uncertainty on the accuracy of each risk metric in predicting the nominal risk was evaluated and presented graphically. These analyses concluded that the peak-of-the-mean metric provides the least stable and least accurate risk predictions, whereas the cumulative release metric and mean of the peaks are more stable and accurate. The peak-of-the-mean and peak-of-the-median metrics exhibit risk dilution (i.e., a decrease in the predicted risk with increased uncertainty) and tend to underpredict risk. Additionally, these results illustrated how risk predictions that are made using what may be considered "conservative" assumptions can be moved in a direction that may or may not be expected or intended. Simulation relative to a hypothetical future (i.e., the nominal case) provides insight into the numerical behavior and potential accuracy of our risk assessment tools and potential issues with setting regulatory standards.
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CRESTVIEW - A 19-year-old Baker man will appear in court Aug. 5 after being charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, who was highly intoxicated.
Zachary Kyle Silva is charged with sexual battery while the victim was physically helpless.
A man called the police around 6 a.m. on July 5, stating that he was an off-duty law enforcement officer from Arkansas and had found a half-clothed, intoxicated female, according to the arrest report.
Silva, the female and the caller had all left when officers arrived. The victim, a 15-year-old girl, was later located by law enforcement and said she'd been sexually battered, the report said.
She said Silva picked her up and took her to McDonald's before forcing her to have sex with him. She said she told him no.
A blood sample found that the girl had a blood alcohol concentration of .237, according to the report.
When officers located Silva, he admitted to having intercourse, according to the report, but said he stopped because he felt "bad" about her "intoxicated state."
He said he left when a man approached them and said he had called the police. He later realized her shorts, purse and cat were in his jeep.
He said he left the purse at a park, threw her shorts out the window while driving and dropped the cat off in someone's yard, according to the report.
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Armed with a teaching degree and a mastery of French, she taught school in France, Turkey, Afghanistan, and the U. S. But that was just the beginning. In 1998 while she was teaching at Meads Mill Middle School, a contact from Afghanistan shared with her class the condition of the economy, education and family life in Afghanistan. Moved by the account, Nedam and her sixth grade students founded Kids4AfghanKids, a non-profit organization whose goal is to re-establish educational facilities for boys and girls in Afghanistan.
In three years, they had raised enough money to build a six-room schoolhouse in Afghanistan. Approximately 450 students filled the school when it was built. By 2004 over 1,200 students regularly crowd into the tiny building in shifts.
"That rural village now has so much hope for the future of their children," says Nedam. What started as a Northville Public School project became an enterprise with partner schools all across America, as well as schools in Belgium and France. In addition to the school, a medical clinic, bakery/kitchen, guest house, orphanage, and the only deep-water well in the valley have been built. More than 250 babies have been born at the clinic.
"Her compassion for the need, purpose and value of this effort is clear, honest and forthright," says Northville Superintendent Leonard Rezmierski. "Her commitment to help people, albeit thousands of miles away, is admirable and worthy of recognition."
Several organizations have assisted the building process such as UNICEF and church organizations. The Northville Rotary and Northville Schools worked together to raise $20,000 in four months. Under the guidance of Nedam, Kids4AfghanKids has received national acclaim and media coverage, including Newsweek and ABC's "20/20 Downtown."
More importantly, in 2002 the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI, Arlington, Virginia) put Kids4AfghanKids on the top of their list as one of the most reliable humanitarian organizations. In 2002 Nedam was honored with the Governor's Service Award, and in 2003 she received the Michigan Association of School Board's "Best of the Best" award.
Watching her students here make friends with children half a world away is important to Nedam. And watching them make a dreams come true is even better.
"My students have learned an important lesson through a real-life connection," she says. "They've learned that with persistence and hard work, they can make their dreams come true and make a difference in the world."
According to Steven Anderson, principal at Amerman Elementary School, Nedam finds time for everyone and listens with her heart. "Kids4AfghanKids, teaching and being a single parent fill Nedam's days with 'to-do' lists. Despite this, she still manages to find time to draw students and adults out of their daily struggles and focus them on larger issues," he said.
Nedam strives to help her students find their own special gifts and to think outside the box. "People are more important than things," says Nedam. "Bills, cleaning, and 'stuff' won't go away. Enjoy the people in your life, laugh, and be a good friend.
"Kids today need to understand that differences are okay," she said. "We should support each other in our differences and be willing to reach out and help each other."
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Should Elena and Damon Hook Up in Vampire Diaries Season 4, Episode 7, "My Brother's Keeper"?
Before you hardcore Stelena fans fire up the torches and sharpen the pitchforks, let us have a moment of silence for the shippage that was Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Stefan (Paul Wesley).
Alright, now let's talk Delena.
Season 4, Episode 6 of Vampire Diaries, "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes," was an emotional rollercoaster. Especially when Elena fessed up to the fact that her feelings for Damon (Ian Somerhalder) have changed now that she's a bloodsucker. Couple that with Stefan's brave face and admission that he can't keep doing "this" anymore and you have one recipe for crying yourself to sleep. (At least, that's how we spent our night.)
All that being said, the fact of the vampy matter is, Elena has feelings for Damon. Feelings so strong that they've shoved her out of Stefan's loving embrace and right into the world of single white vampire.
But does that mean she should go ahead and bite down on the first Salvatore brother who crosses her path?
And, furthermore, would Damon even be down for Delena action? After all, he's been a pretty great brother lately — if you forget about how he let Elena feed from him. Of course, he clearly loves Elena and the electricity between them has been pretty scorching.
So, you tell us Vampire Diaries family: Should Elena hook up with Damon?
Tough call.
I have a lot of feelings.
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