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Last Will and Testament of Vivienne Maureen Moriarty
I, Vivienne Maureen Moriarty, of London, England, revoke my former Wills and Codicils and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament.
I direct that my just debts, funeral expenses, and expenses of last illnesses be first payed from my estate.
I direct that my residuary estate be distributed to Jessica Sarah Moriarty. If such beneficiary does not survive me, my residuary estate shall be distributed to Katherine Moran.
I nominate Sebastian Moran as the Executor, with bond.
My Executor, in addition to other powers and authority granted by law or necessary or appropriate for proper administration, shall have the right and power to lease, sell, mortgage, or otherwise encumber any real or personal property that may be included in my estate, without order of court and without notice to anyone.
My Executor shall have the right to administer my estate using "informal", "unsupervised", or "independent" probate or equivalent legislation designed to operate without unnecessary intervention by the probate court.
I, hereby state, that in addition to the directives and bequests as set forth in this Will, it is my desire and wish to include the following special directives and last wishes:
I direct that my company and boutique be distributed to James Moriarty. If such beneficiary does not survive me, my company and boutique shall be distributed to Jessica Sarah Moriarty.
When somebody loved me,
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
And when she was sad,
I was there to dry her tears
And when she was happy,
So was I
When she loved me
Through the summer and the fall
We had each other, that was all
Just she and I together,
Like it was meant to be
And when she was lonely,
I was there to comfort her
And I knew that she loved me
So the years went by
I stayed the same
But she began to drift away
I was left alone
Still I waited for the day
When she'd say I will always love you
Lonely and forgotten,
I'd never thought she'd look my way
And she smiled at me and held me just like she used to do
Like she loved me
When she loved me
When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
When she loved me
My Soul To Take
You were my conscience
So solid, now you're like water
And we started drowning
Not like we'd sink any further
The time had come to finish the story. Victor could feel it in his bones; it was exhilarating. He didn't need to plan too much, considering he knew how it would play out since the beginning. Doing it on their birthdays was the icing on the cake. No pun intended. She would go the same day he arrived. The perfect transition.
At 7:00pm, a giftbox arrived at Vivienne's doorstep. Her doorbell was rung, but the sender was nowhere to be found by the time she opened her door. The open box contained all the essentials for an evening in the tub. Floral soap petals, body scrub, bath gel, bath crystals, potpourri, and a loofa. Attached was a card with 'Happy Birthday' printed in script. Vivienne smiled to herself and brought the gift inside. She wasn't expecting any more company, so there was no reason not to treat herself to a calming bath to end her birthday.
But I let my heart go
It's somewhere down at the bottom
But I'll get a new one
And come back for the hope that you've stolen
Victor was silent and stealthy as he made his way into Vivienne's flat. He waited for her to finish washing herself, and made his move when she was simply soaking. The door slowly swung open and Victor calmly walked inside. Vivienne was slightly startled to see Victor, but considering it was both of their birthdays, perhaps he was here to make amends. She forced her shoulders to relax as her eyes were fixated on his. He didn't speak a word as he approached her, until he suddenly gripped her wrists.
"Time to go." As soon as the words left his mouth, he pressed her hands down on her chest and pushed her under. He smiled serenely as he listened to her screams under the water. He couldn't blame her; this was her deepest fear. Drowning at the hands of her 'imaginary friend'. "Oh, sweet little Vivienne. You knew it was going to end this way. How silly of you to think I would ever leave you alone. You're mine; you always have been. Remember all those years ago when you saved Jessica from killing herself in that tub? Oh, how disappointed in you she's going to be when she finds out you took your own life the same exact way. Don't worry though, I'll be there for her. Nobody needs you anymore, Vivvy." Finally, her body stilled as she sunk to the bottom of the tub. Victor stood and dried his arms off and walked out with a smirk.
His smirk spread into a grin as he imagined the looks on everyone's faces when they discover poor Vivienne finally giving up on life. 'So much for keeping me away,' he thought to himself as he made his way out.
Well, you thought of strength and solutions
But I like the tension
And not always knowing the answers
But you're gonna lose it
Happy Birthday, Vivienne
I know it's early, but I figured you would have plans tommorow and I might not catch you.
Oh thank you so much! It's my favourite brand of chocolate! Those shoes are adorable as well.
You're very sweet, Susan.
When it fucking calls for it. It's for emphasis. Back to business: Chris, Ice Cream, Pub.
This situation does not call for cursing. It's unbecoming.
I'll think about it.
(Source: vivienne-moriarty)
I'm pretty sure you have, but have you ever been to an ice cream bar? Fuck no. Do that shit for your birthday.
Must you always curse, Annie?
(Source: vivienne-moriarty)
I'm talking about Chris. Don't tell anyone.
Don't knock it 'till you try it.
I've had ice cream before, Annie.
[text] I see-JM
[text] Date and time, dear? -JM
[text] It's on the 17th at 14:00. 44 Conduit street. -VM
Oh yeah. I forgot about that… He's a jerk but he's… nice?
And I don't hate you.How does that even work out, Chris? Whatever.
Tell him you'll go out to an ice cream bar or some shit.
Why would you hate me?
It's my 30th, not my eighth.
[unsent] Boring
[text] Fair enough~ -JM
[text] You should come to the next show. I think you'd like it. -VM
[text] They have a Westwood slot. -VM
Why stop there? Get Jess and Kathy in the mix. Maybe you could even go out with Chris.
Still an asshole.Do something.
I actually get along quite well with Christopher these days. But that does sound lovely.
[text] Where ever you want is fine. -JM
[text] I can pick you up and we can go to Neiman Marcus? -VM
Yeaaaaaaaaaaah! That's what I thought. Get your ass out of fashion week and take a vacation for that day. *whispers* Seb isn't one for birthday celebrations, but if you don't tell him, he'll be up for it.
I can't just stop everything because it's fashion week. But I would like to spend some time with you and Sebastian.
[text] I suppose I wouldn't mind.. -JM
[text] I'm not busy. -JM
[text] Perfect! Would you like to meet somewhere? -VM
Are you one of those people who just totally shit on their age on their birthdays?
No, I'm only turning thirty.


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THDA 439 Intro to Shakespeare in Theatre
Instructor: David Richman
Introduces the imaginative process by which actors and directors bring Shakespeare's plays to life on the stage. Detailed study of eight plays.
4.000 Credit hours
Questions for David Richman
- How does
teaching this class online change your approach?
I aim this class at non-majors who have, perhaps, never taken a college-level course in Shakespeare. The online format requires lectures, and I make these as entertaining and vivid as possible.
- What most
interested you about this subject matter?
I have been teaching Shakespeare and directing productions of Shakespeare's plays for thirty-five years. A knowledge of and sympathy with Shakespeare's plays remains necessary to a full, rich life. It is still true, as it was a century ago, that our understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare provides an accurate measure of our own lives' richness and wisdom. More than any other creative writer, Shakespeare teaches us what it is to be human. Using the online format during J-term allows students who might otherwise know nothing of Shakespeare the opportunity for an introduction.
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philosophy about learning? Has it changed as technology has changed?
My philosophy of learning is simple and technology has not changed it. To know ourselves, we must learn as much about the world as we can. Shakespeare still has a great deal to teach us about the world, about people other than ourselves, and about ourselves. He is still the indispensable.
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This recap is filled with major spoilers so if you don't want to know what happens before you've seen it, skip this pronto.
It's only episode four of the third season and "The Walking Dead" tortured us with not just one but TWO major deaths.
This is the zombie apocalypse, not a "Friends" episode, that's for sure. And the producers don't let up intermingling tragedy with action. During the final 45 minutes, you hardly have a moment to breathe.
Someone is trying to sabotage the prison by opening a door to let them in. We don't see who it is. A spy from Woodbury? Someone we haven't met yet? We learn soon enough.
The two prisoners – Axel and Oscar – who had agreed earlier to Rick's deal to stay in their part of the prison are freaked out. Too many ghosts, too many former dead colleagues to grapple with. They want to join Rick's team. Rick isn't going for it. T-Dog wouldn't mind having them but nobody else is thrilled by the prospect, even Daryl, who said he could have easily ended up in prison himself.
The prisoners decide to leave the prison at a future date, while Axel keeps trying to sell himself as worthy of staying with the team, falling on deaf ears.
Back to Woodbury. Michonne inspects one of the turret trucks that the Governor had captured. She sees bullets and blood, evidence that perhaps the Governor and his men had killed them. Her suspicions are warranted, of course. "If only we got there sooner," the Governor said, lying through his teeth. "And you were with us."
"Lots of bullet holes. You think biters figured out how to use weapons?" she says.
The Governor is unfazed.
"They must have been [can't tell what he said] by bandits weeks ago," he says. "It's ugly out there. You know that better than anyone."
She then brings up another sore point: Wells, the surviving military guy, "didn't make it," she heard. (Hmmm… wonder why?)
Hershel gets up from the bunk and is able to walk on crutches. He goes outside. Daryl, Rick, T-Dog and Glenn are moving vehicles to position them properly for a quick escape. The women, plus Carl and Hershel, are seemingly safe in the prison yard. But the saboteur earlier had opened a gate so walkers arrive.
It's chaos as the survivors seek safety spots. Some have better luck than others. Hershel and his daughter Beth are okay.
But others don't get off scot free, that's for sure. Our buddy T-Dog gets bitten by a walker in the shoulder. He knows he's a goner but he and Carol keep trying to find an escape. They fail. He gets chewed up. So Dallas, GA's IronE Singleton's gig is over after two seasons and four episodes.
What's worse, the saboteur had set off the alarms, which draws more walkers.
Oscar (the stoic prisoner) knows where to go to turn them off. Daryl and Rick make it to the electric room with Oscar. But guess who's in there? Surprise! It's Andrew, the prisoner Rick thought had been eaten by walkers in episode two. Andrew got out! How he got away, I have no idea.
Andrew attacks Rick. Fortunately, Daryl knocks Andrew down. But Oscar gets the gun. Things don't look so hot for Rick. Andrew encourages his fellow prisoner Oscar to kill Rick so they can re-take the prison.
But Oscar figures where he might have a better shot at survival: joining Rick's crew. So he kills Andrew. Oscar earns Rick's loyalty!
Rick turns off the alarm.
Meanwhile, after running to escape the walkers and finding a safe room, Lori goes into labor. Maggie and Carl are with her. Lori is losing too much blood. She can't do a vaginal birth. The only way the baby could live is for Maggie to cut her open, which given the circumstances was a death sentence. Lori wants it that way. She knows she is losing too much blood and figures she is going to die anyway. So she says goodbye to Carl and passes after Maggie opens her up and gets the baby out. The baby lives! But Carl has to kill his mom with a bullet before Lori turns. At least they don't show that on camera.
Rick and Co. find the remains of T-Dog and give him a moment of silence. They enter the prison yard to find Hershel and Beth and lots of dead walkers. Then Carl and Maggie arrive with the baby sans Lori. When Rick figures out what happens, he wails and collapses while everyone else stays frozen. Sniff.
Where is Carol?
Now I know why I didn't see T-Dog and Lori when I visited the set during episode nine.
I'm sure it's fair (or unfair) to note that Oscar effectively has replaced T-Dog as the token black dude on the show, eh?
I'll try to talk to IronE tomorrow and get his thoughts on T-Dog's death.
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November 5th, 2012
1:43 am
You may want to move the poll further down from the spoiler warning….
November 5th, 2012
2:56 am
One of the best episodes of the season so far. The deaths were extreme, and the aftermath even more so. Social media was abuzz with my friends regretting all the Lori and T-Dog jabs. There are still people in the blogosphere that swear that Carl didn't shoot Lori in the head, it's hilarious. I wonder if the poster from previous weeks that loved the Governor will return with their political troll posts?
November 5th, 2012
6:12 am
November 5th, 2012
6:27 am
Poor Rick now has to raise Shane's baby by himself. I was rather shocked by this 2-major-death episode.
At the very least, T Dog now won't have to wind up being The Governor's new errand boy when the prison gets raided.
Now that they are reunited in the afterlife, and without Rick around, do you think Lori has resumed bending over while face-down in the grass for Shane?
Could the virus have caused Shane to be re-incarnated in his baby?
November 5th, 2012
7:55 am
Yes, it was certainly an emotional episode (RIP T-Dog) but I found it really offputting for Rick to completely ignore Carl when he learned Lori was dead. Then again, I noticed early on when the zombies first attacked that as he (Rick) was running to get to the gang, he was screaming for Lori, not Carl.
I'm not sure if this was on purpose to set up some tension between Rick and Carl, but it REALLY bothered me that he didn't show any kind of concern for his kid. Well, either of his kids (if we're going with the assumption that the new baby is Rick's, not Shane's).
Other than that, it was a great episode. And if I'm honest, I teared up a bit at Rick's reaction. But poor Carl. And for that matter, poor Carol! Where is she???
November 5th, 2012
7:56 am
Why T Dog?? Why!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 5th, 2012
8:07 am
Racist bastuds!!!!!!
November 5th, 2012
8:13 am
Glad Lori is gone. Wish Carl was next. Hated to lose T-Dog. Looks like they are not following the comic very well. If they follow it even remotely, you are about to see that one of the convicts is an evil, dangerous man. I also think the Governor is drugging Andrea with that "special tea" he's been giving them. It's going to lead to conflict between her and Michonne.
November 5th, 2012
8:15 am
They should have left Shane and Lori zombie-fied…….It would have been funny to see if they could still do the nasty while being walkers.
November 5th, 2012
8:58 am
I was hoping Merle Dixon would be the one to kill T-Dog, especially for that hip-hop clown dropping that key down the drain and forcing Merle to saw off his own hand.
November 5th, 2012
10:01 am
Lori had it coming, and too bad for T-Dog…never really got to develop his character fully. At least we understand why Lori died — all sorts of freudian and "Biblical" innuendoes to her demise — but T-Dog? At least he went out swinging and a hero. I haven't read the comics, so I have no idea on how any fo the characters have developed and fallen, versus the comics.
Poor Carl, he's about to turn into a "Darth Vader" of sorts… Shane dead at his hands; mom dead at his hands; and willl be reminded of that everyday with his new sibling. And, how much attention with the baby get and Carl not get — as he slips further into whatever black hole he is already swirling around in.
Whew! Great episode — can't wait for next week!
November 5th, 2012
10:07 am
Lori is not dead. Carl couldn't do it and she revived and escaped. You saw it here first…
November 5th, 2012
10:29 am
Judging from the comments… damn some of you are just plain stupid. Is all of Atlanta this dumb?
November 5th, 2012
10:33 am
I can't believe they killed off Lori and T-dog especially Lori,this show is so realistic because noone is safe.
November 5th, 2012
10:48 am
November 5th, 2012
10:55 am
Am I the only person who thinks the baby might end being "adopted" by Glenn & Maggie? Their relationship is obviously progressing. She's got a strong caretaker/maternal/optimist streak to her, but has said she didnt want to bring kids into "this" world or put herself at risk with a pregnancy. Rick's decision to "accept" the baby as his was in the interest of his reconcilation with Lori, which is no longer a factor. In fact, Lori's dying to have the baby might even spur some resentment toward the infant, if he begins to ponder whether it's actually his. Plus he has Carl to single parent now, as well as leading the group. Seems unlikely he'd be able to spare the time an infant's demands would place on him. You know the women will end up tending to the child, just out of logistics, and Glenn + Maggie + baby would give us an intact "family" unit, that the show no longer has, having lost Lori & Sophia. Just wondering.
November 5th, 2012
10:57 am
"They must have been [can't tell what he said] by bandits weeks ago," he says. "It's ugly out there. You know that better than anyone."
You had closed captioning on?
November 5th, 2012
10:59 am
Why d ppl think T-Dog's death is racist? Ppl of all races would die. Get a grip on reality.
November 5th, 2012
11:12 am
@David: So then why are you just focusing on stupid people and their misguided comments? I was sad to see T-Dog go, but he stepped for the group in a big way by sacrificing himself to save Carol and he earned his place and everyone's respect. And I'm black. IronE did a great job and he will be missed. But all the GOOD shows kill off major characters unexpectedly.
November 5th, 2012
11:12 am
@David: So then why are you just focusing on stupid people and their misguided comments? I was sad to see T-Dog go, but he stepped for the group in a big way by sacrificing himself to save Carol and he earned his place and everyone's respect. And I'm black. IronE did a great job and he will be missed. But all the GOOD shows kill off major characters unexpectedly.
November 5th, 2012
11:12 am
I still wanted a zombie baby that ate its way out…..I am disapoint.
November 5th, 2012
11:13 am
Michonne needs to just leave, by the way. Andrea keeps proving that she is an idiot. I keep making excuses for her and every week she keeps reinforcing her single digit IQ. Attorney my behind…
November 5th, 2012
11:16 am
Don't complain about the survey being where it is. Any intelligent person would know that if they click on the front pages's cleverly titled, "What happened on TWD last night?" that there might be information pertaining to what happened. If you are complaining, then it is your fault. Consider the link's name to be a suggestion as to what might be there.
Glad Lori is dead – she was a waste. It was good to see Rick show his feelings for her albeit in a zombie-calling scream. Carl expressed that he cared to his mom, which was nice. Lori's words to her son did not ring hollow to me.
I love T-Dog! I am so mad he is gone, but at least I don't have to worry about what Merle will do to him if they met up again. So the "token" black guy is no longer T-Dog but this other guy now? What's up with that town? I don't recall seeing many black people there either – except the one that keeps eyeing up Michon.
I do not understand HOW that "extra" prisoner got away safely from those other zombies after being locked in. I had to try to convince my husband that that was the same guy.
Good luck to Carol wherever she is.
November 5th, 2012
11:25 am
Lame. T-Dog could have taken those two zombies down…punch, kick, twist their rotten heads off with his bare hands…..what a lame way the writers wrote him out.
November 5th, 2012
11:25 am
I do think (hope?) that Glenn and Maggie "adopt" the child because Rick is (currently) too unstable and too busy trying to keep some sort of anti-zombie strategy in place. Carl will probably see the baby as the reason for his mom's death.
November 5th, 2012
12:00 pm
Gut wrenching episode. I knew T Dog was gone when he had more then two lines and more than seven words. Then he also had a real opinion. I said my goodbye then. Oh well, he was never developed. We don't know anything about his past other than he had black parents. Can't wait to see Morgan again–well that would mean Oscar would have to go. All of this caused by little scary Andrew.
The Lori scene was a tough one. I was very sad for Carl. Then Rick in the end caused me to tear up. Wow. Great show everyone.
@ Rodney
I didn't think Rick was disregarding his son as much as he was grieving and going through deep regret for not having resolved his issues with Lori and then finding out Andrew, whom he'd locked out in the walker yard, was responsible. Bless his heart.
November 5th, 2012
12:12 pm
What Lori said to Carl in her final moments was, "Always do what's right, even in this kind of world." I think she was bemoaning the fact that she cheated with Shane, that if she'd done what was right, things would have been different between her and Rick in the last few months of her life. Figure it out timing wise. She and Shane probably started getting it on just a few weeks after the fall of civilization. I think that's one of the points the writers were trying to make. She loved Rick and she loved Carl, but she took up with Shane too soon. Lori's gone and not coming back as a Walker.
November 5th, 2012
12:13 pm
I liked the tweet that was mentioned on Talking Dead: "Somebody better start lactating, FAST! "
November 5th, 2012
12:16 pm
I looked forward to watching this show on Sundays; however since you insist on killing off important characters I find the show will be missing the foundation of each character from day one. I will be less likely to want to stay up and watch.
November 5th, 2012
12:17 pm
SPOILERS: Great episode… Lori's death was timely and to be honest I never liked her character but her death still packed an emotional hit. When she walked out with Herschel and Rick looked at her you could tell that he was ready to forgive her. In fact it seemed as though Rick were almost willing to become the innocent guy he was for seasons 1 and most of season 2 but then it all went down hill and Rick was given a lesson in what happens when you dont finish business as the one prisoner he let run away came back to nearly destroy everything. The reaction by Rick to the death of Lori, the knowledge that Carl had to killer her, the death T Dog and maybe even Carol brought him to his knees because he really does care and because he knew that it it was to some degree his fault. Cant wait to see what Rick becomes in this aftermath? Does he return to compassion or does he embrace the cutting edge of the knife more than ever and which will best serve the group when they encounter the Governor?
Speaking of the Governor, Andreas storyline is a little absurd, her crush to obvious and her unwillingness to trust the one person whose instincts kept her alive for 8 months is a fall back on her season 1 idiocy. The fact that she has been so completely seduced by his nature is a pretty clear indication that when it really falls apart Michone will be the one to suffer most for her mistake.
And, off topic somewhat but Michone gets better every second. He accusatory side glances feel like daggers even through the TV screen. She feels like a caged cat more dangerous than ever but this cage belongs to the governor and he may be more dangerous than any walker she has faced yet!
November 5th, 2012
12:20 pm
Why is everybody thinking that Rick is wailing because of the death of Lori. Sure that is part of it, but it was the moment he looked at Carl that he bellowed. He is grief stricken over what has happened to Carl and that it was him that had to experience this and not Rick. He knows that he failed to protect Carl.
Plus Lori is still the worst.
November 5th, 2012
12:23 pm
LOL @ Rob Zombie re: walkers doing the nasty.
Lori's death and particularly Rick's anguish over it really hit me hard. I was half hoping Carl didn't off her and Carol found her way to a conscious Lori and sutured her wound and they hobbled off.
I mean, the Andrew dude survived, why not Lori?
November 5th, 2012
12:27 pm
thank god they killed lori she was besides andrea the most annoying charachter always making dumb decisions pitting ppl againts one another. like what a dumb decison save the baby kill me.. umm no we need you more not a screaming baby. pitting rick against shane and then looking disgusted when rick finally kills shane. she was a horrible person.
November 5th, 2012
12:27 pm
…Let the bodies hit the floor…..lol…
Someone actually said, "Get a grip on reality"…
November 5th, 2012
12:27 pm
…Let the bodies hit the floor…..lol…
Someone actually said, "Get a grip on reality"…
November 5th, 2012
12:30 pm
When Daryl goes out in search of formula, he's gonna get spooked by a noise and wind up killing Merle when he mistakes him for a "walker". When the "Gov" sends a search party, that's when the "tea-drugged" Stepford residents of Woodbury will discover the prison!
Everyone will blame the baby crying as the reason they are "discovered"!
Michonne will somehow end up being the one to cut the baby's head off!
November 5th, 2012
12:36 pm
It was tragic that T Dog died, and (even if I didn't like her) shocking that Lori dies. I think the reason they did this though is to bring realism to it. It's a zombie apocalypse; not everyone is gonna survive. It'd look a bit too far fetched (as far fetched as zombies can be) if all the good people survived.
R.I.P T Dog and Lori <3
November 5th, 2012
12:38 pm
Lori isn't dead. If you go on imdb she is in the same number of episodes as Andrew lincoln (the guy that plays rick)
November 5th, 2012
12:39 pm
So sad about T Dogg, one of my favorite characters, I did not see that coming. I dont think that Lori is dead, no way they will actually kill off 2 people. I think that in the next episode Rick will go to see her and he will revive her in some way. I think Carl may have shot her but if he did he didnt shoot her in the head. I think she will pull through ad they will become more of a couple again. I dont really like her that much though would have rather kept T Doff but no way hes coming back now:(
November 5th, 2012
12:39 pm
Hate to see T-Dog go. Iron Singleton seemed to be sad during the interview on the recap show, Talking Dead. Just didn't make a whole lot of sense to kill him off, because T-Dog had as much survival skills as Daryl. Is it really a coincedence that Ocsar shows up and T-Dog is gone?
Glad to see that wrench Lori go down. She has been a liability, and was the source of a lot of group drama and tension. Deuces!
Carol is gone. They will probably find her like Sophia. She was a liability too.
Michonne needs to watch herself with the Governor. If he finds out she is on to him, it's lights out for her too. She should leave Andrea with the Gov. Andrea is just hot in the pants and she's tired of running.
Meryl will only accept "no" for a short while, before he and the Gov bump heads.
That was a whole lot for Rick to process at once.
November 5th, 2012
12:40 pm
I think that Oscar is going to be Tyreese from the comic books(not literally but serve the same role), so have hope maybe we finally get to see a character that is strong and almost coequal to Rick.
I was really heartbroken to see Lori die, people forget so many women died in childbirth in the old days, it was a death sentence for Lori either way, at least she could keep the baby alive.
Tdog, just when I was finally start to understand your character, you die, sorry to see you go.
November 5th, 2012
12:42 pm
good points. There is also a good parallel to be drawn between Andrew and Randall. To Shane's credit, he kept insisting that Randall needed to be killed and he did it. The unfinished business always comes back to haunt in this show. The walker Carl taunted that later killed Dale, and now Andrew (whom in Rick's defense should have been walker food) idiotically opens the fence for walkers and lures them with deer.
November 5th, 2012
12:47 pm
No Wonder T-Dog had so much free time a few weeks ago to eat yogurt in Vinings and sit down with Rodney while the final episodes of Season 3 were being filmed without him!
In lieu of breast milk, perhaps this baby will be able to live off Zombie Blood.
His/Her/Its big brother looks like a modern-day Eddie Munster anyway.
The Governor, like another illegitimate leader we all know, is apparently using his own brand of "redistribution of wealth" by stealing all that Georgia National Guard equipment to silence his any and all of his living… [ahem] "Haterz."
November 5th, 2012
12:48 pm
The "T" in T-Dog apparently stood for "Token."
November 5th, 2012
12:54 pm
This is the best show on AMC.The best part is when the black man took his life for the lady soo sweet .
November 5th, 2012
1:17 pm
What a very emotional show last night, I cried and then watched it all over again, RIP…Lori and T-Dog
November 5th, 2012
1:17 pm
This show is so stupid. I can't believe it is still on TV.
November 5th, 2012
1:18 pm
Tough episode for sure. I've been thinking how awful it was killing Lori like that. They Should have stayed with the comic version. I am also thinking this is about the MONEY paid to the actors. They must be fighting over parts in the series. Lori got to costly, so they killed her off. The baby survives, because it won't cost anything. Carol is missing now, no salary to pay there. And, the rest of you creeps commenting about RACISM. Get over your selves. This is about the HUMAN RACE, not color. No wonder you got enslaved! Dumb asses! I'm predicting this here first (as far as I know). There will be an offshoot series made from this soon, called "Woodbury" about a post appocolyptic town. My idea! Watch for the comic at http://www.yourplace2.com.
November 5th, 2012
1:27 pm
come on people…LORI IS DEAD!!! She had her stomach cut open. If she didn't bleed out then I am sure the zombies got her…


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I was chatting with an old student the other day who is currently doing his MA thesis. He described his thesis supervisor as someone who is "great politically," though "only in private." Nothing insults my intelligence more than this oxymoronic phrase. So often I have heard how much Third Way intellectuals, who oppose the opposition but call for Assad's overthrow, secretly support the Assad government's struggle— views which they only dare utter in private. Or academics who privately support the resistance yet insist on sounding "balanced" when writing or speaking publicly about Hizbullah.
Let's get one thing straight, whether we are talking about Syria, Palestine, Hizbullah, resistance, or any other controversial political cause: your privately held, publicly unexpressed thoughts and feelings count for nothing. A political position is an activity, not a state of being; it entails an active and substantive role, not a passive point of view, otherwise we would call it an opinion and not a stand or position. Either keep it real or keep your deepest, darkest, radical views you are too ashamed or afraid of declaring, to yourself. If you are too scared to get out of your comfort zone by articulating a controversial anti-imperialist, anti-Zionist position, then do us all a favour and stop trying to market your undeclared opinions as a principled stand in your private conversations with a trusted few. It is not.
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Policy Papers - August 15, 2011
Making UN Peacekeeping More Robust: Protecting the Mission, Persuading the Actors
Written by Patrice Sartre, a retired French Marine General, this report recounts the achievements and weaknesses of United Nations peacekeeping operations while considering ways to increase robustness.
Policy Papers - July 27, 2011
Issue Brief: Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation
In anticipation of the Secretary-General's report on preventive diplomacy and the coming Security Council debate in the fall, heightened attention has been paid to the topic of preventive diplomacy in 2011.
Meeting Notes - June 24, 2011
IPI Vienna Report on OSCE and Natural Disasters
The dimensions, frequency, and complexity of natural disasters are increasing, and no country is immune from this trend. Is there a role for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)?
Policy Papers - June 21, 2011
Maintaining International Peace and Security: A Summit Meeting of the UN Security Council
The big-picture issues at the crossroads of peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding were taken up by the Security Council in September 2010, under the presidency of Turkey.
Policy Papers - May 26, 2011
IPI Report: The Security Sector in Côte d'Ivoire
A new IPI report identifies the security sector in Côte d'Ivoire as a root of a decade of crises there and discusses how comprehensive security-sector reform is a key to preventing a return to armed conflict in the future.
Meeting Notes - May 23, 2011
While this is an exciting period for the people of South Sudan, the future presents them (and their neighbors in the North) with many difficult challenges. The status of Abyei and postreferendum issues between North and South—such as citizenship, oil sharing, border demarcation, currency, and debts, among others—are yet to be resolved.
Meeting Notes - May 16, 2011
UN Peacekeeping in the 21st Century—Partnerships for Peace
Discussions at the 2010 IPI Vienna Seminar were focused on the potential for renewed and expanded partnerships that respond more effectively to peace and security challenges.
Meeting Notes - May 04, 2011
From Confidence Tricks to Confidence Building: Resolving Conflict in the OSCE Area
This meeting note is based on an IPI workshop that focused on how confidence-building measures (CBMs) have been used to reduce tensions and build trust between parties in several conflict situations throughout the world, and in particular in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) area. The workshop was held at IPI's Vienna office.
Policy Papers - April 27, 2011
Transforming Terrorists: Examining International Efforts to Address Violent Extremism
Efforts to promote "deradicalization," or to rehabilitate detainees charged with terrorism-related offenses, have taken multiple forms in a wide range of countries, often as part of broader counterradicalization strategies that seek to prevent the adoption of violent extremist ideologies or behaviors in the first place.
Meeting Notes - April 15, 2011
Refugees and the Dynamics of Peacebuilding
The mass arrival and prolonged presence of refugees in neighboring countries can have a negative impact on peace. Yet the issue of refugees has entered very little into contemporary discussions of peacebuilding.
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Transforming Peacebuilding: Can the Internationals Put the Locals First?
International NGOs still struggle to achieve 'local ownership' in peacebuilding, but a new approach is working on putting local people in the lead.
Key Global Events to Watch in September
A list of key upcoming meetings and events with implications for global affairs.
2014 Top 10 Issues to Watch in Peace & Security: The Global Arena
A list of ten key issues to watch that are likely to impact international peace and security in 2014, compiled by IPI's Francesco Mancini.
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Publications, Conferences, and other Modern Languages Contributions
September 2013
Presentations, Lectures, Conferences & Exhibitions:
Earl Brown was invited to form part of a panel discussion in the colloquium "Celebrating Varieties of New Mexican Spanish" held on September 27th in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in conjunction with Homecoming at the University of New Mexico. The colloquium was organized to honor the work of Dr. Garland Bills and Dr. Neddy Vigil, especially the corpus "New Mexico - Colorado Spanish Survey". Dr. Brown was asked to prepare a more in-depth answer to the question: "How have the New Mexico - Colorado Spanish Survey and other corpora of spoken Spanish contributed to our understanding of Southwest Spanish?".
Maria Teresa DePaoli traveled to Mexico City, during the month of September, to conduct research on the Mexican screenplay. She reviewed archives at the National General Archive of Lecumberri, in UNAM Filmoteca, and in the National Cinemateque, and was able to collect copies of documents that are fundamental to her research project. In addition, she viewed various films that are only available onsite.
Salvador Oropesa evaluated an article for the journal Chasqui of Latin American Studies, Arizona State University.
The Department of Modern Languages held a successful retreat Saturday September 28 from 9 am to 1 pm at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel. 20 faculty were in attendance.
On September 27, Melinda Cro served as the Kansas Board of Regents Core Outcomes Group Chair for French; she met with representatives from nine other institutions across the state of Kansas to discuss core learning outcomes for French I. Angélique Courbou served as the Kansas Board of Regents Core Outcomes Group Chair for Spanish, and met with representatives from eleven other institutions across the state of Kansas to discuss the core learning outcomes for Spanish II. Each of these groups was charged to create 4-6 shared outcomes in order to facilitate transfer by the Transfer and Articulation Committee of the Board of Regents.
August 2013
Necia Chronister's article, "Domestic Disputes: Envisioning the Gender of Home in the Era of Re-privatization in Eastern Germany" was published in _Heimat Goes Mobile: Hybrid Forms of Home in Literature and Film_. Ed. Gabi Eichmanns and Yvonne Franke. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Claire L. Dehon published the article "L'Amour et l'argent: les romancières francophones d'Afrique subsaharienne dans leur role d'intellectuelles (1958-2010" in C. Hogarth and N. Edwards, "The Contemporary Francophone African Intellectual", Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013, pp. 93-118.
Salvador Oropesa published: "El cuerpo como escritura: Salvador Novo de la vanguardia a la crónica rosa". Narratología y discursos múltiples. Homenaje a David William Foster. Eds. Daniel Altamiranda y Diana Salem. Buenos Aires: Dunken, 2013. 281-90. He also published the following review article: "Barroco de Indias". Américo Larralde Rangel. El eclipse del sueño de Sor Juana; Diarmaid MacCulloch. Christianity. The First Three Thousand Years; Anna More. Baroque Sovereignty. Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora and the Creole Archive of Colonial Mexico; Manuel Rivero Rodríguez. La edad de oro de los virreyes. El virreinato en la monarquía hispana durante los siglos XVI y XVII; Gisela von Wobeser. Cielo, infierno y purgatorio durante el virreinato de la Nueva España. Chasqui 42.2 (2013): 18, and the following book review: Iker González-Allende. Líneas de fuego. Género y nación en la narrativa española durante la Guerra Civil (1936-1939). Letras femeninas 39.1 (2013): 204-06.
Presentations, Lectures, Conferences & Exhibitions:
Laura Kanost presented "Screenplay Translation and Skopos: Practical Examples from Works by Mexican Women Screenwriters." Screenwriting Research Network International Conference. University of Wisconsin-Madison. August 21, 2013.
Laura Kanost was elected to serve as the editor of the journal Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Literature.
Sara Luly participated in the Fulbright Seminar for American Faculty in German/German Studies. Fifteen applicants were chosen to take part in a 14 day seminar on current developments in German secondary- and post-secondary education. Session topics included the changing demographic of German schools and universities, new approaches to teaching German as a second language, and the role of the European Union in post-secondary education. All expenses were paid for by Fulbright and the University of Tuebingen.
Salvador Oropesa served as External evaluator for promotion to associate professor and tenure of a faculty member of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Colorado State University. He also refereed an article for the Symposium Journal in Modern Literatures of Syracuse University, and reviewed three manuscripts for the following journals: Chasqui; Hispanic Journal; Journal of Popular Romance Studies.


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4 Ways to Boost Your Energy During Pregnancy
Booster #3: Healthy Eating
Anything you eat can be considered energy, says Dr. Hall, and you'll benefit most from foods that provide plenty of nutrients and energy-boosting substances. Broccoli is a great source of beta carotene with vitamin C to keep you energized, reports Dr. Hall. Likewise, blueberries contain protective antioxidants and stimulate the brain. You can boost your body's healing capabilities by eating foods containing vitamin B6 which helps the body produce serotonin, creating a calming effect. Dr. Hall suggests eating chicken, sweet potatoes, and bananas for a B6 boost.
Along with your food intake, be sure to drink plenty of water. "As a society, we walk around chronically dehydrated," says Dr. Teitelbaum. Pregnant women, especially, should drink the recommended eight, eight-ounce glasses of water a day to keep healthy and maintain stamina. Be wary of caffeinated beverages; the jury is still out on whether or not caffeine adversely affects pregnancy. Be sure to ask your OB-GYN before reaching for that iced mocha.
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- Meditation: Closing your eyes, clearing the mind, and focusing on a single image or thought for a few minutes a day can reduce blood pressure, boost the immune system, and create more energy for the day, says Dr. Hall. If meditation isn't your thing, try taking deep breaths for a two-minute interval. By slowly and deeply inhaling and exhaling, you calm the body and mind, and restore energy.
- Take time for you: Being pregnant can be stressful. Taking time each day for yourself can significantly lower stress and keep your energy levels high. Feeling extra drained? Dr. Hall recommends taking a brief nap to restore expended energy. Listen to your favorite band or artist. Indulge in a good book. Whatever your pleasure, set aside time to enjoy it.
- Take time for your loved ones: You and your partner are in this baby journey together; make time for him during these busy nine months. Sharing a laugh with the one you love can boost your energy—and your outlook.
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The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., sparked a national debate over gun control. Christian Farr reports for NBC News at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.
The calls are loud across Illinois.
In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, top politicians are coming forward to urge a law that limits guns. Even the governor and mayor of Chicago agree gun control is essential following Friday's massacre.
"It's time we as a country have an assault weapons ban," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday, pushing for the ban signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, "and I would hope that the leadership in Congress would now have a vote of conscience."
"We do not want disturbed or deranged individuals to have access to deadly weapons," Gov. Pat Quinn said, pushing for stricter laws and a focus on background checks.
The timing is interesting in Illinois, where lawmakers in Springfield will begin rewriting the concealed carry law next month to allow people to carry guns.
"With concealed carry, as its been proved in all 49 other states, everywhere there has been concealed carry, crime has never increased," State Rep. Brandon Phelps said. "It's always gone down."
Still, lawmakers acknowledge the school shooting will play a role in how Illinois' concealed carry law gets rewritten. Federal law could be changed as well, if some Illinois representatives have their way.
Sen. Dick Durbin brought up the debate Monday on the Senate floor in Washington.
"Magazine clips with more than 10 rounds should be prohibited from civilian use," Durbin said. "No one should be allowed to purchase more than two firearms, maybe only one firearm, a month."
Congressman Bobby Rush expressed frustration Monday because he said he serves in a Congress that "is either gun shy or gun scared."
Rush will be in Washington Tuesday to re-introduce Blair's Bill, legislation he introduced after Blair Holt was killed on a bus in Chicago, that establishes a system to keep unlicensed guns out of people's hands.


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I have learned it's okay to take shortcuts, especially when it comes to baking. Oh sure, I aspire to make the perfect pies, cakes, cookies, and bread completely from scratch, but my results are inconsistent at best. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
I'm pretty good with cookies, quick breads and muffins. However, if anything needs yeast and effective kneading to get the desired results I'm pretty much screwed. I just can't count on myself to get it done right every time.
But, it's okay. I've made my peace with it.
Even if I had mad baking skills I still happen to live in a world where there isn't always time to make homemade bread from scratch. Between work and Pinterest there aren't a whole lot of hours left in the day, which is why I've been known to stock my fridge with pre made crescent roll dough. It's just too easy.
Take the rolls pictured above, for example. All I did was unroll the dough and spread a mixture of olive oil, basil and grated parmesan cheese one side. Then I just rolled it up, like I was making cinnamon rolls, and sliced the roll into eight equal sized rolls. Then I baked them until they were starting to brown -- about 20 minutes or so. Fresh from the oven, these little rolls tasted mighty fine as a snack alongside a glass of white wine.
From scratch or not really from scratch -- does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? Life is way too short to cry over ruined baked goods. I should know -- I have a few tear-stained hand towels in my kitchen.


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(WMC-TV) - Memphis police search for a killer Wednesday after a 50-year-old man was shot to death in front of his home.
The shooting happened in the 1400 hundred block of Gausco Road in South Memphis Wednesday morning.
Witness said the crime scene was a tragic sight as a middle-aged man fell victim to an apparent homicide in the middle of the street.
"And then there was about four shots this morning, and I said 'Somebody got shot,'" said neighbor Ruth Caples.
Caples and several residents said they heard gunfire around 5 a.m. They found their neighbor outside on the ground next to his truck with a gunshot wound.
According to neighbors, the man left for work every morning around the time of the shooting.
"Man, this guy is going to be missed by a lot of people. You would be amazed how one person can affect so many people [in] their lives, and this guy he was one of them," said neighbor Kenneth Small.
"Residents said they cannot believe this happened. They said the man who died was well liked in this community. Neighbors are confused why anyone would kill him.
As the victim worked a regular job, he helped others on his block with lawn work or anything else they needed.
"Me and my neighbor, Miss Bolden, we sit down here crying. We go miss him. You know anybody that knew him would be feeling the same way," said Small.
Officers said this homicide is still under investigation, and they are asking anyone with information to call Crimestoppers at 528-CASH.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
What's the matter with ten dollars?
The weekend came and went and I must say it was very pleasant. The only thing missing is Serenity. I miss her so much. It's never ever just easy when her dad picks her up for more than a weekend. She called me today and I got filled with a warm feeling. After missing her so much it felt great to hear from her. Husband and I relaxed and Leland behaved himself. We read books, laughed, he combed my hair I rubbed his back. I felt better. I baked toll house cookies on Sunday.
All last week and starting with this one I have been on a Married with Children binge. Last month it was I love Lucy. I wasn't so much into the whole show (and I REALLY LOVE LUCY) it was Fred Mertz roles. He was my latest obsession last month. He has some classic come backs that had me laughing for a good minute. For instance; Ricky Ricardo: What do you know about rice? Fred Mertz: Well, I had it thrown at me on one of the darkest days in my life. & Lucy Ricardo: How much do you want to bet? Fred Mertz: Ten dollars. Ethel Mertz: Well what`s the matter with twenty dollars? Ricky Ricardo: What`s the matter with thirty dollars? Lucy Ricardo: What`s the matter with fifty dollars? Fred Mertz: What's the matter with ten dollars? Yea that's classic and no longer seen in our times.
Any how, Husband came home an hour early and it was so pleasant to see him. He said he was going to get off an hour early all week and get Friday off so that instantly made me giddy. When he comes home I compose myself as if I wasn't craving him all day. Now he's my healthy Obsession!
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Blaine woman offers helpful advice on home decor
After 30 years in retail with her Landlubber and Landlubber Mercantile stores, Blaine resident Penny Beebe started Re.Fresh, an interior re-design and home staging business.
"The bottom line is that you're not selling your
stuff, you're selling the house, so I help you to get
your stuff out of the way," said Penny Beebe.
The move happened after she took a course in Seattle from staging maven Barb Schwartz to become an accredited staging professional (ASP), and works with realtors, builders and homeowners to stage houses for sale, and also helps people who aren't moving do what she calls re-design their living space.
"People, a lot of them former customers, will say that they've grown tired of this or that arrangement or don't know what to do with the furniture they have," she said, "so I'll play with it, put things in different places, make suggestions."
The goal, she said, is to help people be happy with their spaces by suggesting new and different ways of putting things together. She knows what she's asking of people, too, when she "tells them to pack things up, get them ready to take to the new place. If I were to sell my house I'd have to put away three-fourths of my stuff, all the jello molds and old signs, all kinds of stuff. I love it but it won't help sell the house. It will just get in the way by making it harder for potential buyers to see what's really for sale."
For people trying to sell a new or empty house, she said, staging can make a big difference, enhancing the layout and structure by putting in a few well-chosen accessories, something she calls warming it up.
"Typically, a house will be listed for a price
consistent with other houses in the neighborhood, but then
it may sit for a while. That's where the stager comes
in," she
said, "because the way you live in your home, and
the way you market and sell your house are two different
Her use of the terms reflects the difference, using the word home to mean the house and the way that it's used, what happens there, as opposed to just the structure itself, the house.
"After all, that's what you're selling. I may make you box up your treasures but you know what? You get to take them with you to the new place," she said.
The most common changes she makes
are to get people to pack away as much personal momentos
as possible, "things
like the family photos that are all over, the five million
books in the bookcases, the haystack of coats and the bushel
of shoes by the front door," she said, to show off
the house itself and allow customers to mentally put their
own stuff into it.
Though Beebe can begin to sound like your mother telling you to clean your room, the stakes are much higher when a property is up for sale.
"Even someone who is very casual about their own personal living space will get confused and uncomfortable in a house where the clutter gets in the way of being able to see the spaces for what they are, and for what they might be used," she said.
There's also a significant financial incentive, according to figures from Schwartz's website stagedhomes.com. Houses that were staged averaged far less time on the market and sold for more money. "The price of my services can run from a few hundred dollars on up," Beebe said, "depending on the situation and on what we decide to do, but it's always far less than that first price reduction you make in order to move your house by lowering the price."
The website's data also suggest that the financial return from money spent on effective staging outstrip those generated by regular home maintenance and repair prior to a sale, although Beebe said that those things need to be done as well. "You have to fix that loose step and dripping faucet, too."
She said that staging resembles what she once did as a retailer in designing store windows and the interior retail spaces. "You're trying to motivate behavior by hooking people's imaginations, and sometimes people are so attached to the things they live with that it takes an outside and objective person to see wider possibilities."
She said that often with older houses it helps to emphasize rather than try to hide what she called their "funkier parts," such as the little nooks and crannies in older craftsman style houses.One place she staged had a number of rooms all painted different colors, one of them a color she described as a "deep parrot green."
Faced with an owner who resisted painting it a different color, she found two Adirondack chairs in the backyard and brought them inside, and along with a bird cage she found in the basement she transformed it into a garden room.
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Painting can have great impact on the appearance of a room for little cost. It is also a project that most people are capable of if they do their homework first.
Preparation is the key to a beautiful, long-lasting paint job. Paint is designed to be applied to a clean, smooth surface. In most cases, getting to this ideal state requires only simple preparation.
First, remove all the furniture, lamps and knickknacks from the room. Push whatever is left to the middle of the room and cover it with drop cloths.
Also remove anything attached to the walls, including pictures, window treatments and switch/ outlet plates (put the screws and plates together in plastic bags). Take off all the hardware from windows and doors. Cover radiators with newspaper. Loosen ceiling light fixtures and cover them with plastic trash bags.
Cover every inch of the floor with canvas or heavy plastic drop cloths.
After you've bought the paint and prepped the room, it's time to proceed. Stir the paint thoroughly. It will go on and look better if the components are well mixed.
Need a guideline? Stir for three minutes.
Always paint a room from top to bottom. The job will go faster and turn out better if you follow this game plan:
1. Paint the ceiling. Use a trim brush to "cut in" the edges of the ceiling where it meets the walls. Paint a 2- to 4-inch-wide strip that "feathers" out toward the middle of the room.
Begin painting the ceiling immediately. Start in a corner, and paint across the narrowest dimension of the room.
2. Paint the walls. Start when the ceiling is dry. Do one wall at a time. Use a trim brush to cut in where the walls meet the ceiling, around doors and windows, and along the baseboards. Begin painting the walls immediately.
3. Paint the windows. Use an angular sash brush and, if you like, a smaller brush for the dividers.
4. Paint the doors. Use a trim brush. Work quickly but carefully. Don't forget to paint all six sides.
5. Paint the door and window trim. Use a sash brush. Paint the edges and then the face.
6. Paint the baseboards. Use a sash brush. Protect the floor/carpet with painter's tape and/or a paint shield.
It's best to work with a partner. One can cut in the edges, and the other can follow along with the roller.
Use a roller wherever you can, and use plenty of paint to avoid the need for a second coat.
Painting ceilings: It's best to work in a 3-foot-square "W" pattern. For walls, an "M" is the way to go. Here's why: A zigzag pattern spreads the paint evenly over the section and lets you fill in without lifting the roller.
Use even, medium pressure, and stop when the section is evenly covered. Then move on to another section.
You can move sideways or up and down (it doesn't matter). You will avoid lap marks if you overlap a bit of the section just painted while it is still wet. An extension pole will let you paint the ceiling and the high sections of the walls without a ladder.
Painting a window: First decide whether to mask off the glass, or paint carefully and scrape off any paint when you're done. If you want to mask, you can do it with tape or by using a peel-off film you apply with a roll-on applicator.
Start in the middle of the window. Use a little brush to paint the dividers in double-hung windows or the inside edge of the frame if it's some other type.
Switch to a 2-inch sash brush and paint the window frame and the trim. Finally, paint the sill and the trim below the sill.
Painting a paneled door: Work from the middle outward. Follow this sequence:
1) panels, 2) the
horizontal areas between the panels, 3) the vertical areas
between the panels, 4) the edges, 5) the horizontal areas
at the top and bottom, and 6) the vertical
areas on the outside.
If your door is flush/plain, start at the top and work your way to the bottom. Be careful, but work quickly. You'll get brush marks if you try to brush wet paint over paint that is partially dry.
Cleanup: For most people, this is one of the least pleasant parts of a painting project. It is also why latex paint is so popular - it cleans up with water.
Wash the brush under warm water, making sure to work any paint out of the base of the bristles and the ferrule. Shake/ snap the brush to get the water out, and hang to dry (bristles down).
Oil-based paint cleans up with paint thinner. You need to clean it only once (at the end of the job). The rest of the time you can leave it hanging (not resting) in a covered can of thinner.
When it's time to paint again, squeeze out the thinner against the side of the can and blot on newspaper.
Many do-it-your-selfers throw out their brushes at the end of a job rather than go to the trouble of cleaning them.
If you find yourself doing lots of painting around the house, consider investing in a brush and roller "spinner." You mount your brush or roller cover to the device and crank away as you would with a child's top.
Your brushes will remain like new forever. Oh, don't forget to hold the brush or roller inside a bucket or barrel. Otherwise you'll spatter paint all over your neighbor's car.
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4 teaspoons ancho chili powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
6 (10-ounce) center cut bone-in pork chops, about 1-inch thick
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup butter maple syrup
1/2 cup chicken stock
Pecans, toasted and chopped, optional garnish
In a small bowl, combine the chili powder and salt and sprinkle evenly over both sides of the pork chops.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Reduce the heat to medium, and cook until desired doneness, about for 4 to 6 minutes.
In a small skillet, over medium-high heat, add the balsamic vinegar and cook until reduced by half. Stir in the maple syrup and chicken stock. Cook over medium heat until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
Transfer to a serving platter and serve with the maple syrup. Garnish with toasted pecans, if desired.
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By BarbaraBennett on March 15, 2013
My family and I love Paula's recipes. It's a little down home cooken that me and my kid's can do and enjoy. Plus my daughter loves to have something that is easy for her to cook when its been a long day for me. It makes my day when she is smiling because she made something that we all like. Thanks Paula your great and we love what you do!
By laconfer34 on October 19, 2011
what if you dont have anchio chili powder but have regular chili powder for maple glazed pork chops
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By Anonymous on March 20, 2011
This is the best recipe that I have had in a long time! We like a little more spice, so I substituted a chipotle chile pepper in place of the ancho chili powder and it was fabulous!! I definantly had to vent the house while cooking, but it was worth it!!
By Anonymous on March 14, 2011
MMMM so good! I modified the recipe a little bit when I tried it tonight, I actually used a little extra balsamic and syrup, and substituted a good bit of honey mustard for the chicken stock. It created a great honey maple glaze, and the whole family loved it! We made some roasted potatoes as well, and put some pineapple rings on the side for good measure--this actually also turned out to be a very good weight watchers-friendly recipe. With some of the low-fat roasted potatoes, plus some rings of pineapple and two pork chops, your dinner comes out to be about 7-8 points on the new system...you've done it again Paula!
By Anonymous on December 05, 2010
This dish was easy and may I say delicious! You did it again Paula....each bite must have a piece of pecan on it so yummy!
By Anonymous on July 22, 2010
Simple and very Yummy!
By Anonymous on July 13, 2010
Loved this!
By Anonymous on March 18, 2010
I love this recipe it is one of my favorites! It is great to be served over the mashed sweet potatoes!! i give this a 10
By jldenny on February 09, 2010
This is the easiest recipe I believe I have made in a long time that was just fantastic tasting. The pork chops alone are fantastic but with the topping its even better. Another plus about this recipe is that it smells great when cooking it!!!! I highly recommend this recipe to anyone!
By Anonymous on February 07, 2010
This was great!! Syrup can be a little tricky and sticky, but worth the taste
By Anonymous on December 01, 2009
Was amazing! All the flavors worked perfectly together. We made the chops with roasted potatoes and onions. The sauce was even great on them! We will be making this again!
By Anonymous on November 13, 2009
We saw this recipe being made one night on Paula's show. We were trying to decide what to do with our defrosted boneless chicken pieces...quickly. We used the recipe and it was wonderful, everyone loved it. And now tonight we are going to try it with the pork. Cheers to you, Paula!! And best dishes from my home!!!
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My family loves this dish. They want to know where i got it from, and i won't tell them.
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rolloverSilabificación: roll·o·ver
Pronunciación: /ˈrōlˌōvər /
1 Finance The extension or transfer of a debt or other financial arrangement.
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- The 6% excise tax may also apply to ineligible rollovers unless they are corrected in a timely manner.
- If you miss the deadline because your financial institution bungled the rollover, you may be eligible for an automatic waiver, which means you don't have to apply for relief.
- This division is treated as a non-taxable transaction, which could be a transfer or rollover, depending on the financial institution.
1.1(In a lottery) the accumulative carryover of prize money to the following drawing.
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2 informal The overturning of a vehicle.
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- Specifically the increase has been in single-vehicle run-off-road crashes such as rollovers or impacts with fixed objects.
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To appreciate what's ahead for JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and the industry, you must look for clues in balance sheets.
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I've often contended that to understand the financial services industry, one had to appreciate that earnings are the past and the balance sheet is the future.
The earnings reports from JPMorgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC) and Citigroup (C) over the past several days reminded me of this. To appreciate what is ahead for the industry, it's not what these company's reported this quarter that matters but, rather, the clues that sit on their balance sheets.
Looking at Wells Fargo's quarter end balance sheet, two particular items stand out. First, the bank's decision to hold $9.8 billion of its conforming first mortgage portfolio (1-4 family) of loans rather than sell outright.
Well Fargo holds future earnings for times of need
Beyond the fact that these loans more than represented the total net loan growth for the bank for the quarter, these are not assets that banks typically hold on to given their duration and ease of sale in the secondary markets. Then again, it is very clear from Wells' release that net interest margin is under significant pressure. (On a linked quarter basis, net interest margin was down 25 basis points, a particularly large decline for a bank of Wells' size.)
Time will tell whether this carry trade of whole mortgages funded by near costless deposits works out, but it screams to me: "I need net interest margin and I need it now!"
The second element of Wells' balance sheet that garnered my attention was the almost $2.9 billion of unrealized securities gains sitting in Other Comprehensive Income. While ultimately capital-neutral, these are earnings "acorns" available should Wells Fargo need them in the future. With mortgage refinances booming in the third quarter, Wells Fargo clearly didn't need more non-interest revenue or earnings, but it will be interesting to see how the bank uses these acorns in future quarters should mortgage banking revenues decline.
Citigroup's write-downs may soon be counted as expenses
Regarding Citigroup, I was struck, albeit not surprised (as the figures had been well-preannounced) by the write-downs associated with the sale of Smith Barney to Morgan Stanley (MS).
While the analyst community yet again shrugged off the charges as "non-case/non-recurring," I have to believe that pressure is mounting at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regarding goodwill and whether or not companies should write off/amortize these intangible assets when they purchase businesses at a premium to book value.
From my perspective, the costless nature of acquisition accounting induced companies of all kinds, not just financial services firms, to acquire rather than organically build businesses. And not surprisingly, with stock prices soaring, firms took full advantage of this at the peak (2000-2007). Until we see a sustainable recovery, goodwill write-offs are an operating expense, and the more we see of them, the more I expect that we will see accounting policy professionals demand more conservative treatment (read: expensing) of intangibles.
JPMorgan's litigation costs are hardly a one-time item
And while on the topic of operating expenses, I feel compelled to share a thought on litigation costs. At this point, it is probably overkill to say it yet again, but never underestimate the inverse correlation of prosperity and scrutiny. And in a post-bubble environment, this scrutiny is compounded by fragmentation as prosecutors and claimants come at firms from all directions, seeking restitution.
Until we see a meaningful improvement in social mood, notwithstanding banking executive pleas to the contrary, litigation is a recurring ordinary operating expense. And with all due respect to the team at JPMorgan, it was very difficult to reconcile its earnings presentation suggesting that this quarter's litigation reserves ought to be netted against other "onetime gains" when the firm also provided this footnote in its supplement:
Included litigation expense of $0.8 billion, $0.3 billion, $2.7 billion, $0.6 billion and $1.3 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, March 31, 2012, December 31, 2011, and September 30, 2011, respectively, and $3.8 billion and $4.3 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
If one is an event, two is a pattern, and three is a trend, then five quarters in a row is an ordinary operating expense. Sorry, but it is.
Earnings growth in 2013 could be a challenge
Finally, and back to bank balance sheets, what is clear from this quarter's delinquency and loss statistics is that the tailwind of loan loss reserve releases is now ending, and while low loan growth may mitigate the headwind of reserve builds in the next several quarters, the absence of reserve releases is likely to make 2013 earnings growth (versus 2012) a challenge, particularly with net interest margins now under considerable pressure.
The amount of other acorns the industry has stowed away, beyond unrealized securities gains, will be revealed as we move into 2013, but there is little that I saw in bank balance sheets this quarter to suggest that the road ahead is any easier than the one the industry has walked since 2009. And with returns on capital nothing to write home about, the pressure on the industry's largest firms to placate investors through corporate restructuring is almost certain to build.
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