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Well that is one question I never thought I would seriously ask. During the 1960s I was very critical of the cowards who fled to Canada to escape the draft, and had some sympathy toward those who stayed in the U.S. and "faced the music." Others served in non-combat roles. But those days are behind us. We live in a different day with different problems.
The early Christians took the position that Christians must not hold any high government office, be a judge or serve in the military! Origen said, "You cannot demand military service of Christians any more than you can of priests."
Hippolytus said that a soldier would not receive baptism, and a proconsul or civic magistrate would have to resign in order to be baptized.
Of course, the early church was wrong about many things, but that was their position on serving in the military. Generally, it is an unscriptural position. Bible Christians are not pacifists. There is a time to fight for one's country. But circumstances have changed again.
I would not want my grandsons or granddaughters to serve in the military for the following reasons: Women should not be in the military in any event, so I don't want my granddaughters there. But I also don't want my grandsons serving in a military where males and females live in the same barracks and tents.
We have witnessed the growing scandal of sexual activity in the military where those of higher ranks use their positions to force sex upon younger, inexperienced personnel. They face all kinds of sexual temptations, so why make it more difficult for them?
I don't want my grandchildren serving in the military because perversion is accepted and tolerated. No normal young person should be forced to live in close quarters with perverts.
I don't want my grandchildren being forced to wear the uniform of the United Nations to implement the New World Order that is approaching. The military take an oath to the Constitution of the United States, not to an international organization.
I don't want my grandchildren to have to make a decision whether they will obey an order to disarm U.S. citizens who refuse to surrender their weapons. After all, my grandkids might be forced to order me to surrender my guns!
The U.S. military has gone the way of our society. When the older officers retire and the younger, less disciplined ones are in control, watch out. It's Katie Bar the Door.
But what about during times of national emergency when everyone is needed to protect our "way of life?" I will still take this position! I had no choice in the silly, stupid, decisions made in recent years about the military, but I will use my influence to keep young people from being exposed to the cruds in the service.
God help America. Our best days are behind us and a nightmare is ahead of us.


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-The nice thing about calling this "Weekly Offseason Banter" is that I'm allowed to banter. There are certain times of the year, particularly early December, early May, and late August, when life outside of cyberspace becomes very busy for me. This resulted in me missing my normal target time for posting on Hoops HD. I began receiving frantic phone calls, emails, and texts, from people all over the world who were in a panic over not having their weekly banter from David Griggs. NBA Commissioner David Stern threatened to postpone the playoffs if the banter did not resume. Feeling the way that I do about the NBA, I was tempted to quit Hoops HD entirely, but decided my love for college hoops surpassed my disdain for NBA hoops. So, without further ado….
-It seems as though there was more fervor surrounding conference realignment last summer than this summer, probably because almost all of the speculation involved the major conferences, but there has actually been more movement this offseason.
-In case you've been living under a rock, The Big East is losing Pitt and Syracuse to the ACC, and West Virginia to the Big Twelve. This impacts football more than it impacts basketball, so the Big East felt compelled to replace them with programs that would best help the conference's football profile. They called up SMU, Houston and UCF from Conference USA. Memphis has lousy football, but they were invited to join as well. So, as it currently stands, the Big East basketball lineup will be Louisville, Cincinnati, SMU, Houston, UCF, Memphis, South Florida, Marquette and DePaul. All of those teams are either currently in or were recently in Conference USA. Perhaps the Big East should hire the current CUSA commissioner. He knows all about all of those teams. Rutgers, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Villanova, Seton Hall, Saint John's and Providence round out what will be a 17 team Big East.
That is still a solid conference, but there is a significant amount of tradition that is going away. Big East basketball has always provided an intense regular season that ended with what I considered to be one of the best showcases in college basketball in their conference tournament. We're losing the Backyard Brawl between Pitt and WVU. They may still play, but it won't be the same now that it's not a conference game. Same with UConn vs Syracuse. Same with Syracuse vs Georgetown. Literally half of the Big East used to be Conference USA. DePaul, Marquette, Louisville, Memphis and Cincinnati all have rivalry and history with one another. It just seems very odd that it has been transplanted the way that it has.
Call me sentimental, but I kind of liked it the way it was before.
-Conference USA is undergoing its second major change in recent years. In fact UAB, Tulane, East Carolina and Southern Miss are the only schools schools that were in the league in 2004, and plan to remain in the league after the second wave of realignment. Rice, UTEP and Marshall joined the league back in 2005. They will now be joined by Louisiana Tech, UT San Antonio, Florida International, North Texas and Charlotte (who is actually rejoining the league).
University presidents make these decisions, and it is obvious that there are two things the CUSA presidents were looking for: academic classification, and market size. Athletic tradition, success, and resources?? I guess that's all secondary. All of the new institutions are tier one research universities, and all but Louisiana Tech are in big media markets.
Unfortunately, another thing these new schools have in common are lousy, unaccomplished basketball teams with small fan bases. Maybe that was also a criteria for expansion. I don't know. I wasn't there. Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky are established programs who fit the geographic footprint, and Middle Tennessee brings the Nashville market. You turn on the games when either of those two teams are playing, and there are actually people there, yet they were completely passed over by CUSA.
Conference USA was a great basketball conference and a rather competitive football conference. It's just that CUSA is now the Big East….or at least half of it.
-Missouri and Texas A&M are leaving the Big Twelve for the SEC. This means the end of two longstanding football and basketball rivalries in Texas vs Texas A&M (although they may continue to play in basketball, it still won't be the same) and Kansas vs Missouri. My feelings on that are well documented. In a nutshell, the best way to phrase it with proper professional etiquette is this…. "I'M PISSED!!"
-The Mountain West may have become a victim of its own success, which is unfortunate. The league ventured out on its own and started its own network, and had a nucleus of schools with substantial and passionate fan bases. The classic lineup was Utah, BYU, Colorado State, Air Force, UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State and Wyoming. TCU joined the league later on, which didn't add much to basketball, but added a ton to football. Boise State came on board as a tenth member, which would have made this a high quality league in both major sports. It was putting multiple teams into the top 25 in both football and basketball. They also managed to send teams to BCS Bowls on four occasions, and won three of those games. That does not count the addition of Boise State.
However, before it could become a league that would match up very well against any of the "major" conferences with its ten team format, BYU defected for football independence and full membership in the West Coast Conference, and Utah defected for the Pac Twelve (which appears to be a step down, at least in the short term). Even with just eight teams, the league put four teams in the NCAA Tournament last year, which was half the membership, but now even that is coming to an end with San Diego State leaving for the Big West in basketball and Big East in football, and Boise State leaving for the Big East in football…..and I don't know where they'll end up in basketball.
They do take on San Jose State and Utah State, who are solid additions, but had the league stayed the course with its ten team format, it could have ended up being as good as any major conference.
-The WAC is currently flailing around like a drowning person in the attempt to keep its head above water. It may not survive, and if it does it will look very much like a one-bid league in the #15 seed range. That is where Boise State planned to put its basketball team, but with the BCS getting rid of automatic qualifiers, it's possible that San Diego State and Boise State will remain in the Mountain West. I think it would be best if they did, not just in basketball, but overall.
In closing, I've come to the conclusion that if you don't like the conference that your team is in, just wait a couple of days. It will probably change.

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Tag Archives: California
(832) Hampcompton, USA
Two US 'burbs. A continent between them. Both household names.
Straight outta suburbia. A rap album made Compton an icon of urban decay, but the struggles of that California town are common to inner-ring suburbs
The workers catering to the Hamptons' super-rich: 'this is not paradise for me'. Among the women paying $1,000 for a massage and the men lounging in $100m homes in the billionaires' playground of the Hamptons is a largely unseen, mostly Latino, workforce toiling all summer in order to survive the winter
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image: screen grab theguardian.com
(819) LA low income car sharing pilot program
Perhaps if a jurisdiction hasn't got tens of millions for transit infrastructure it could still come up with funding for something like this: a car-sharing service accessible to lower income working people. Why not mix such a thing into a broad mobility strategy, even as an interim step?
LA's bold plan to bring car-share to the poor. A new electric vehicle pilot would provide access and savings to those who need it most
See also: (487) Ridin' poor no more
image: Justin Pickard via Flickr/CC
(752) Serious spatial mismatches
Four, five and six hours of commuting is crazy.
Why Americans live farther from work than they did a decade ago. A new Brookings report finds that jobs have sprawled outside city centers and away from poor and minority suburbs Atlantic CITYLAB
Long commute to Silicon Valley increasingly the norm for many
KQED News (video 3:42)
Suburbs such as Montgomery County rethink transit to court millennials
(703) Asthma
Asthma appears to, at least in part, owe some of its increased presence in the suburbs to poverty.
Researchers debunk the idea that asthma is more common in inner cities
(681) Freeways & air pollution
Evidence from Los Angeles attaches an alarming list of health maladies to living next to a major traffic artery.
L.A.'s freeway-adjacent residents need more protection from pollution
image: Clément Bucco-Lechat via Wikimedia Commons
(653) Bikes are so cool
Two cool items from the world of cycling. One, at the micro level, describes a young man's efforts to cope with his world with his bike as an ally. The second piece is a macro level view of what cycling has added to the economy of an entire continent at a fairly shaky time in its history.
Happier, healthier, and biking to school momentummag.com
Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs. Cycling industry employs more people than mining and quarrying with potential for a million jobs by 2020, says new study theguardian.com
image: By Henry… via Flickr
(608) …and up through the ground came a bubblin' crude, oil that is.
Pumps and derricks in retail parking lots and next to residential cul-de-sacs or automotive junkyards. There is a nicely literal quality to this contemporary colour photo essay about Los Angeles and its oil industry on Atlantic Cities. The exemplar of sprawl and car-dependant living has been producing crude for a hundred years.
The urban oil fields of Los Angeles
image: Los Angeles oil rigs in 1895: British LIbrary via Wikimedia Commons
(568) This is a victory, LA?
More mixed messages from the USA in need of irony-signifying quotation marks: a legal "victory" for the "right" to live in your car. Our back hurts just thinking about this one.
Appeals court overturns Los Angeles ban on living in vehicles. The ruling called the decades-old LA law "cryptic" and discriminatory against homeless people
image: Pearson Scott Foresman via Wikimedia Commons
(534) Inland Empire
Before the video accompanying this piece on suburban poverty in California's Inland Empire plays we got to watch a commercial for a Mercedes-Benz SUV. A very brief inclination to irony was replaced fairly quickly at hearing the phrase, "Blueberries? Wow, what a blessing."
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Strawberry Shortcake: A Summer Treat
It's strawberry season!
I think strawberries have got be one of my favorite foods. I will eat them here or there, in a box, with a fox, in a tree, so let me be (alone to eat strawberries)! (Sorry, I have Dr. Seuss on the brain right now.) Seriously though...they're grand, and Jane thinks so too. We spent some time together a couple of days ago making strawberry shortcake. The home-made kind mind you. Not the sponge-like stuff, covered in runny jello that you buy pre-made in the store.
We started everything off with slicing the strawberries and sprinkling a bit of sugar over them. I'm always hesitant to add sugar to strawberries. I think they are perfectly fine and sweet without it...but a little bit really does help to bring out the juices in the berries...so I do it for strawberry shortcake.
We used this recipe from Allrecipes as a guide for the shortcake. The difference is, I used butter instead of shortening. That is just a personal preference, I suppose. I think butter has more flavor, and the shortcake turned out delicious.
If you are going to make shortcakes with your 4 year old daughter, make sure she wears a black leotard, so that the mess she makes with the flour/baking powder mixture shows up really easy in the photo...just my opinion. Oh, and be sure that she isn't the one to cut in the butter. Grown-ups only please.
Stirring in the egg...
...and the milk.
This was Jane's favorite part of the process. Shortcakes are sooooo easy to make, and a lot of fun for kids.
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man...roll-em-up, roll-em-up, throw-em-in-a-pan.... Ok, I know, I'm cheesy. This is what comes from spending the hole week with my daughter.
Anyway, I added a little bit of sour cream to my whipped cream, just to give it a little tang. Cream cheese would be a nice add-in too.
20 minutes was enough time in my oven. The shortcake came out very moist and crumbly, and just slightly sweet.
This is what I had while Jane was taking a nap. The grown-up version...
...and the after-nap-snack child version.
mmm....good stuff!


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with the title heading "WOWEFA Story Submission"
This story is a work of fiction and is not based on reality in the slightest.
Sable's Secret Lover Part 3b
by theadmanmufc2004
I turned around to see Sable standing in the doorway, wearing a very small
pair of cut off jeans, her long, lean legs on show, and a very tight white
shirt, showing a little cleavage.
"Rena, you were right, he is HOT!" Torrie said, "and a great fuck as well!"
Rena kicked off her sandels and approached us. "I see you two have been
enjoying yourselves?" Rena said, referring to my cum all over Torrie's face.
"Mmm yeah, it's been great." Torrie replied.
Rena put her hands on my chest and we kissed, our tongues wrestling each
other. I reached down and began to unbutton her cut offs. Torrie helped me
and started pulling them off of her. Sable broke the kiss and began to take
off her top, revealing her bra-less tits. I reached out and began playing
with her nipples, gently tweaking them and licking them softly. I didn't get
to play with her tits for long, as soon she pulled away, turned to Torrie
and said, "What will we do with him now?"
Torrie replied with "Well I really think you should get a shot of his big
Sable nodded and with that, she pushed me back, so that I was lying on my
back and she climbed on top of me, slowly lowering herself down onto my
hard-again cock. "Mmm yeah!" she moaned with a slutty smile as my big dick
entered her. She took all of my stiff prick deep into her cunt, slowly
grinding herself on it at first, getting a feel for it. I put my hands on
her smooth, tanned hips as Sable put her hands on my chest, and started to
slide up and down my length.
Torrie, meanwhile, was kneeling next to Sable, fondling her own massive
tits as she looked on lustfully. I was just lying back, savouring the awesome
sensation of Sable's wet pussy. She was bouncing up and down at a steady pace
now, moaning a little each time she came down on my cock. Torrie approached
Sable and started to feel her big tits, rubbing her nipples while she fucked
me. Sable then leaned across to Torrie and they kissed, long and deep, Sable
still fucking my hard dick.
I watched in awe as these two gorgeous blondes made out while one of them was
fucking my cock, it turned me on so much. It got me so turned on I gritted my
teeth and started to pump up into Sable, matching her movements, my cock
diving deep into her warm, velvet snatch.
Torrie broke the kiss and moved behind Sable, who was now moaning quite
loudly, and started to massage my nuts. She first just used her hand,
rubbing them, one at a time, milking them. Then she started to lick and
suck, flicking her soft, wet tongue across them as my cock was still
inside Sable's cunt. The feeling of Sable's pussy on my cock and Torrie's
mouth on my balls was just incredible.
"How does that feel Adam? Huh? You like that baby? You like me fucking your
big cock and Torrie sucking your balls, huh? Mmm, I bet you do baby." Sable
moaned, turning me on even more. "Mmmm fuck yeah baby, mmm! This big fucking
dick feels so good in me, ugh yeah!" She continued, as I looked up at her
gorgeous face contorted in pleasure.
She started to fuck my dick even harder, bouncing up and down, up and down.
My cock was going as deep as it could go in her pussy. I was thrusting
upwards everytime Sable was coming down, getting my dick deep inside her
pussy, making her cry out. By this time, Torrie had stopped licking my balls
and was back round next to Sable. She massage her pussy and one of her tits
as she egged Sable on, "Come on Rena, fuck that big, young cock of his! Mmm
yeah Rena, fuck it hard!"
I gritted my teeth in sheer pleasure, trying to hold back my cum through
Sable's orgasm, which was now upon her. Her pussy spasmed and pulsed wildly
as her orgasm rocked her entire body. Her moans had turned to almost screams
as she kept pounding herself down on my cock wildly, her pussy juices seeping
around my cock. Sable grinded out the last of her orgasm slowly on my hard
cock, but I was ready to cum myself.
"Mmm Rena, I need to cum baby!"
She climbed off of my cock and her and Torrie positioned themselves at my
cock. Sable took hold of it and started to quickly stroke it off, sliding her
smooth hand up and down the shaft and over the head, soaked with pre cum and
her own juices. Torrie, meanwhile was massging my heavy nuts, rolling thema
round until they eventually tightened with my approaching orgasm. She tickled
the bottom of my sack as she moaned and gasped, trying to turn me on. Sable
started to talk dirty as she jerked me off, "Cum on these big fucking tits,
come on baby, give me that cum, mmm yeah, give it to me, give it to me!" She
moaned, tipping me over the edge.
I felt the cum barrel it's way to the tip of my cock and eventually blasting
outta huge string of ropy, hot cum onto Sable's tit, then another two huge
strings shot onto her tit, covering her nipple. Then she quickly aimed it at
Torrie's tits, still jerking me off quickly and another two shots flew out
of my cock onto Torries huge tits. I gasped with the amazing pleasure and
relief of my orgasm. Sable kept stroking my dick, milking all the excess cum
out of it, even sucking the cum from the head of it. Eventually, she stopped
stroking me off and her and Torrie turned their attentions to each other.
"You just sit back and watch baby, see if you can get that cock hard again
for us." Torrie said to me.
With that, Sable began to lick and suck all the cum from Torrie's big,
round tits, taking it all into her mouth. Torrie pulled Sable's head up to
hers and they began to kiss, my cum still in Sable's mouth. Torrie's hands
roamed Sable's body, feeling her smooth ass and rubbing her thighs whilst
Sable was still cupping Torrie's tits. Torrie broke the kiss, then turned
to me, opening her mouth wide showing my cum was now in her mouth, and she
preceeded to throw her head back and gulp, swallowing all of cum. I couldn't
believe what I was seeing from these two stunning Divas, my cock was already
stirring, so I gently rubbed the head, still sensitive from my orgasm.
Torrie moved her lips down to Sable's great tits now, about to repeat the
process I thought. I was right as Torrie licked all of the cum from Sable's
tit, swirling her tongue around her hard little nipple, getting every last
drop. Sable closed her eyes and gasped in pleasure. Torrie worked over her
tit well, getting all the cum in her mouth. Sable then put her head back and
opened her mouth wide, as Torrie spat my cum into her mouth. Sable did just
as Torrie had done, and showed me all my cum in her mouth, then swallowed it
all and showed me her empty mouth.
It turned me on so much to be watching two gorgeous women swapping my cum.
My cock was now semi erect as I stroked it a little harder now, but still
slowly. They went back to passionately kissing each other, their hands
roaming each others bodies. Torrie's hands were rubbing all over Sable's
tight backside, pulling the cheeks apart and rubbing a finger between them
and down to her pussy. Sable, meanwhile was groping Torrie's tremendous
tits, massaging the nipples and cupping them. Sable broke the kiss
eventually, and moved down to Torrie's tits, licking and sucking at her
erect nipples. Torrie had began rubbing Sable's snatch, her hand still
behind Sable, grinding her fingers against it rapidly. Sable moaned as she
kept working over Torrie's tits, Torrie's head back and eyes closed with
I gazed on in erotic awe, still stroking myself slowly, a full fledged
erection now. I was dying to get involved and let loose but I knew I would
just have to watch for now. Torrie stopped working on Rena's hot slit and
lay back, letting Rena slink her way down to her to horny pussy. Rena's
head was now nestled between Torrie's legs, her tongue slowly working it's
way up and down Torrie's wet pussy lips. Torrie put both of her hands to
Sable's head, running her fingers through her hair. Sable's tongue lapped
away at Torrie's cunt, causing Torrie to begin to moan softly.
Sable kept licking away at her, pleasuring her clit now, flicking her
tongue over it. She started using her fingers now, slowly gliding them into
Torrie's seeping cunt, making Torrie moan with pleasure. Sable's tongue
rapidly darting across Torrie's stiff little clit, her fingers still pumping
her pussy, making her moan louder and louder, her orgasm surely approaching.
She was writhing her hips up to meet Sable's strokes, her eyes closed, biting
her bottom lip. I lay there, stroking my dick faster now, so turned on by
what was happening in front of me. I was desperate to get involved. Torrie
was screaming out full force now, grinding her cunt into Sable's fingers,
Sable moaning as well now, her teeth gritted as her fingers pumped in and
out, a blur, as she just kept pounding Torrie's wet, horny slit. Torrie
eventually screamed out "I'm fucking cumming!"
"Oooh yeah baby, come on!" Sable moaned as well now, as Torrie gave an
almighty scream and juices flowed from her pussy all over Sable's hand.
Torrie lay there for a minute or two, coming down from her orgasm, Sable
still gently rubbing her pussy. Torrie looked over at me sitting stroking my
dick, and she suddenly sprung into action. "Aaww poor baby having to just
sit here and jerk off while we had all the fun." She said.
She moved over to me and took hold of my already rock solid prick. She
started to run her smooth, gorgeous hand up and down the shaft and over the
head, smearing pre cum all over my dick. I glanced over at Sable, and she
looked kind of annoyed, looking at Torrie, disappointed. She then just
walked out of the room. I wondered what was wrong, but I couldn't leave this
handjob. "How about you fuck these big tits, huh baby?"
I suddenly forgot about Sable and rolled over, allowing Torrie to lie down
and then knelt over her ample bust. Torrie spit a couple of times on my cock
and between her great tits, just to provide some lube for our tit fuck. I
pushed my cock down into the crevace between her huge globes, and Torrie,
with her sexy hands, shoved both tits around my cock. Being as I was so horny
from the lesbian show that the Divas had put on for me, I wasted no time and
really started pumping her awesome tits right away. My long, stiff prick,
slid easily between her lubed breasts, getting stimulation from all angles as
it was engulfed in her massive cleavage. Torrie's beautiful face looked so
sexy staring up at me and moaning, occasionally talking some dirty talk.
This spurred me on to fuck these amazing tits. I just stared down at her
pretty face and massive tits with my cock in between them and pounded away,
shaking the bed with my ferocity. My cock was getting that almost numb
sensation as my orgasm rapidly approached. I kept thrusting my cock between
them, back and forth, harder and harder, Torrie egging me on all the time,
"Oooh yeah baby, you like that huh? You like my big titties around you cock
honey, huh? Mmmm yeah, that's it baby, show me how much you love it!"
I gritted my teeth, really going at her tits now, my cock sliding back until
the head was in the middle of her great tits, and then rapidly pumping back
through them again, stimulating every inch of my hard rod. I felt the cum
rushing to the tip of my cock and I kenw that was it for me, I had to just
cum. "Ugh, ugh, fuck, urrgh, I'm going to...ugh..fucking cum!" I cried out,
still pumping away.
"Do it baby, cum in my slutty mouth! I'm such a fucking whore baby, give me
your cum! I want it so fucking bad, I'm such a slut!" Torrie screeched at
me, opening her mouth wide, but still looking up into my eyes.
I pounded until my cum was right there and I stopped, with my cock right in
front of her mouth, and a massive wad just squirted out, right onto her
waiting tongue. Torrie closed her mouth, letting the jizz dribble down her
chin and quickly opened it again as another three shots all blasted out onto
her chin, lips and in her mouth. I kept humping between her tits until my
incredible orgasm subsided, then I sat down on the bed. "Wow, that was
incredible!" I said, "but where did Rena go?"
Torrie looked at me, still wiping some of my cum off of her, and said,
"Nevermind her, she'll just be having a little strop."
I was pretty puzzled, I didn't get it.
I sat for a few more minutes chatting with Torrie, getting my wits about me
a bit more and then I got dressed, gave Torrie one last kiss and headed
downstairs. I looked around for Rena, so I could say bye, but she didn't
seem to be around. I headed out the back and through to my house. I had a
really bad feeling I wasn't going to see Rena again...
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For those who don't get the RSS feed from our news section, we published a news release about our participation at CeBIT 2012. You'll find some messaging, product specs and also selected new 7 series motherboard pictures in that announcement.
A group of motherboard enthusiasts working for GIGABYTE, sharing their insider knowledge and general ramblings of the motherboard business, the tech industry, latest technologies and trends, and other random odds and ends.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
GIGABYTE Demos 7 Series Motherboards at CeBIT 2012
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If Avenging Spider-Man's niche is that it highlights various unusual team-ups between Spidey and his fellow heroes, issue #3 falls short of the mark. With Red Hulk lying impaled on a sword and his absence almost a punchline in the script, it falls on Spidey alone to rescue the innocent denizens of Subterranea. But in all other respects, Avenging Spider-Man is an enjoyable way to cap of Zeb Wells' first arc.
If the previous two chapters didn't make it obvious already, this series is not about deep characterization or stunning plot revelations. It's focused only on good, simple fun. And what's not to like about Spidey squabbling with J. Jonah Jameson underground or battling a giant yellow gladiator with nothing but webs and a sense of humor? Wells delivers an enjoyable finale to the arc. It doesn't reinvent the relationship between Spidey and JJJ. It doesn't do much of anything with Red Hulk. But none of that seems to matter much. And Wells does leave at least one plot point open for future visitation.
It's also pleasing to see Joe Madureira's art improve a bit in the final act. Madueira's work was never lacking for energy or dynamism, but the lack of inks led to an unnecessarily flat and hazy quality. Madureira seems to flip between that approach and a more traditional inked style in this issue, but the overall impression is a better one. Assuming Madureira is still returning to the series in a few months, hopefully this issue will be an indication of what to expect.


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With the Obama as the new US president green future no more looks as some sort of utopia for many environmentalists worldwide. Dark years under George Bush are into its last days, and the whole world eagerly expects Obama to lead the way. Obama once on top will certainly have his hands full, with not only climate change on his agenda but with the financial crisis as well. Obama, and so does the whole world agree that climate change is problem that needs quick solutions, but on the other hand financial crisis could postpone possible solutions.
It is really a difficult task finding balance between current financial crisis and efforts to fight against climate change, because fight against climate change (together with other related ecological and environmental problems) needs huge funds in order to be successful. Financial crisis could inflict severe problems to "green revolution" but hopefully not on the long run, because hopefully financial markets will soon start showing some signs of recovery. Once this recovery happens there would be really no reason for any delay on climate change issue. Climate change is global problem so to solve it countries will need to act on global level; meaning clear goals to reduce emissions in given period for all countries, with as little exceptions as possible. We certainly do not need another failure like it was Kyoto protocol that was neglected by world's top emitting countries. This time all countries (especially major emitters like for instance China, USA) should be included and obliged to follow newer, stricter regulations, with goals to reach certain level of decrease in emissions not being 50 years from now, but five year tops.
Also in order to really decrease the level of emissions world must turn to completely new energy policy, energy policy that would not put emphasis on fossil fuels but on renewable energy sector. This new energy policy would of course require new laws, and what is more important new funds for development and research because renewable energy sector is still negligible on global scale not powerful enough to compete with dominant fossil fuels. We also need to stop current deforestation rate because forests sink carbon, and their role is therefore crucial in fight against climate change and global warming.
Climate change and global warming are the most difficult environmental challenges in human history, challenge that can only be solved on global level. We all know that global actions are always difficult because of many parties involved but this time we should be united as one. Only united world has decent chance against climate change and global warming. You can slowly feel wind of change coming closer and closer giving hope in green future after so many years. Hope that was almost forgotten is starting to wake up. Good morning hope. Finally.


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012, Paris – IFA Paris launches an exciting cooperation with Luxellence Center, part of C.P. All Plc. Thailand, with its newest location in the nation's capital, Bangkok. Our visionary initiative foresees the changing dynamic that is already taking place in Southeast Asia's fashion and luxury markets, offering an MBA in Luxury Brand Management.
Located in two luxury capitals, Paris and Shanghai, IFA Paris counts today approximately one thousand students in its Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs. While 2002 saw the inception of our location in China, in order to answer to the growing need for fashion and luxury professionals locally at the time, similar recent opportunities have arisen in the market in South East Asia, particularly in Bangkok, Thailand.
Counted among Southeast Asia's growing roster of fashion and luxury capitals, Bangkok continues to flourish in its fashion and luxury markets, targeting wealthy Asian consumers for profit. Despite economic uncertainty, Thailand's capital anticipates a growth of 3 million tourists over the next year, jumping from 15 million to 18 million foreign visitors, The China Post reported this past April, 2012.
As a result, IFA Paris has decided to join their effort with Luxellence Center in Bangkok to fulfill this growing demand. IFA Paris and Luxellence Center will offer an MBA in Luxury Brand Management which will be taught across three fashion capitals, Shanghai, Paris and Bangkok, for a period of 12 academic weeks, each starting in late 2012. The cooperation is open exclusively to Thai, Cambodian, Laotian and Burmese nationals or foreign residents in Thailand.
The program will survey a wide perspective on Luxury facets, including the following courses: consumer psychology, emerging markets in luxury and its future, strategic marketing of luxury brands, luxury merchandising, luxury brand management, international negotiation strategy, luxury retail management, luxury distribution, intellectual property issues, accounting and financial management. Our programs are taught exclusively in English, providing students with the opportunity to study among international faculty and students from across the globe.
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text: News & Events / News print News View All Faculty General Students Alumni RSS Feeds YEAR 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 « Back 09.17.12 Professor Jonathan Askin Leads Anti-Piracy Panel at Entertainment & Technology Law Conference Professor Jonathan Askin moderated the opening panel at this year's Entertainment & Technology Law Conference, which explored issues concerning the intersection of entertainment, technology, and law. The panel, "Comparing International Anti-Piracy Strategies," covered topics such as debunking myths about consumer responses to digital content and anti-piracy policy strategies. Professor Askin is an expert on Internet and telecommunications law. He founded the Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic, which provides legal assistance to emerging tech and new media companies. Read more about the panel. Email this article Share Read the latest issue of Brooklyn Law Notes


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EC search committee elects officers, requests prayer
NASHVILLE (BP) -- The presidential search committee elected yesterday (April 17) to nominate the next chief executive of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee used its first meeting to select officers and begin laying groundwork in prayer to receive recommendations.
Carol Yarber, a retired medical administrator from Athens, Texas, was elected secretary at the search committee's April 17 meeting, which convened immediately following a special called EC meeting in Nashville. The search committee "may elect a vice chairman at a later meeting," Swofford said in a statement released to Baptist Press.
The six-member committee, elected from a field of 18 nominees, will be joined in an ex officio capacity by the next EC chairman when he or she is elected in June, as stipulated by EC bylaws. The new EC chair will be a voting member of the search committee.
Current EC chairman Stephen Rummage was elected to the search committee and therefore is not serving in an ex officio capacity. He will continue serving on the search committee when his term as EC chairman ends.
"I'm excited about the committee that was elected, and I commend the Executive Committee for their choices," Swofford said. "As has already been reported, the committee is marked by racial and gender diversity as well as a mixture of clergy and laypeople. I also think it is worth noting that they are from all over our convention -- from Florida to California, and from Texas to Illinois. Add to that the varied ages and background experiences and you have a well-rounded committee.
"We have all agreed to approach this responsibility with no agenda, simply and diligently trying to find the best person for the hour to fill this critical position for these challenging times," Swofford said. "We covet the prayers of all Southern Baptists. On behalf of the entire committee, I want to thank the many of you who have already committed to pray for us in this process."
Other members of the search committee are:
-- Joe Knott, an attorney from Raleigh, N.C.
-- Adron Robinson, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country Club Hills, Ill.
-- Rummage, pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Fla.
-- Rolland Slade, pastor of Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon, Calif.


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Deux sources viennent d'indiquer que les titres "Under Pressure" et "Cool Cat" ne sont pas les seuls enregistrés par David Bowie avec Queen pendant les sessions de l'album "Hot Space" en 1981. C'est d'abord Brian May, le guitariste de Queen, qui a indiqué en juin 2017 qu'il restait des enregistrements à "come to light". Ces propos sont confirmés par le livre "David Bowie: I Was There" de Neil Cossar qui va sortir le 21 juillet 2017 et dont certains extraits ont été révélés récemment. Ces révélations proviennent de Peter Hince qui faisait partie de l'équipe de la tournée de Queen. Il parle de plusieurs enregistrements originaux complets mais aussi de reprises comme "All The Young Dudes" et "All the Way from Memphis" de Moot The Hoople. Il est persuadé que ces enregistrements existent toujours. Il est possible que le livre apporte plus de précisions. A suivre...
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David Bowie recorded songs with Queen 'that never got released'
Dalya Alberge
Thursday 13 July 2017 07.00 BST
David Bowie and Queen recorded
a whole batch of songs
that have never been released, according to a former roadie.
The tantalising prospect of a hidden cache of recordings by such huge rock stars has been revealed by Peter Hince, who was head of Queens road crew when the band and Bowie collaborated on their hit song, Under Pressure, in 1981.
He has disclosed that there was
other material Queen recorded with Bowie that never got released
. He was in the studio with them when they performed and recorded it.
The revelation will be published in a forthcoming book on Bowie by Neil Cossar, a music historian. In one passage, Hince recalls: They performed
some original songs they did together and also covers
They were just jamming in the studio and it all got recorded All the Young Dudes, All the Way from Memphis and various rock classics
Speaking to the Guardian on Wednesday, Hince said there was no question that the recordings exist.
Bowie died of cancer last year aged 69 and Queens lead singer, Freddie Mercury, died in 1991 aged 45, barely 24 hours after he confirmed he had Aids.
Hince said of the unreleased recordings:
Theres stuff with Freddie and David singing together proper full-length rocknroll tracks Raw, but good.
Bowies estate and Queens management declined to comment, but Hinces recollections are given credence by a throwaway remark made by Queens guitarist, Brian May, last month. In an interview with Mojo to promote his new book, Queen in 3-D, May recalled how Freddie and David locked horns while recording Under Pressure, but that such things happen in a studio. Sparks fly and thats why it turned out so great. He added: Not all of what we did in those sessions has ever come to light, so theres a thought.
The recording sessions took place at Queens Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, near Bowies home in Vevey.
Hince said Queens drummer, Roger Taylor, as one of Bowies greatest fans had invited the singer over and that when he arrived, there was clearly mutual admiration. They began making music together, he recalled.
They just started knocking things around.
They did cover versions [and] a few of their own things
They came back the next day and then recorded what eventually became Under Pressure, he said. But there were
other things recorded during that period
, which were never finished or mixed.
David did vocals on some of the other tracks which ended up not being used
. So somewhere there is an archive.
The material goes beyond their Cool Cat recording, which originally featured Bowies vocals, he added: I was in the studio with them. It was all quite spontaneous. It was one of those rocknroll moments. They were just fooling around and played each other songs.
Certainly, there were other tracks recorded with Queen and Bowie, and Freddie singing, which were never released. Pretty raw, but original material definitely
. They were just incredibly spontaneous, good musicians.
I can categorically say
I know that there were complete tracks
, not mixed tracks,
but fully formed songs that were done
. Does it belong to the David Bowie estate or to Queen? Thats probably part of the reason these things have never come to light.
Hince knew Bowie well, having worked as one of his roadies in the Ziggy and Diamond Dogs days: David and Freddie were totally different people. David was quite quiet. He would never scream and shout if things went wrong. He never played the prima donna. Privately, Freddie was quite quiet. But if things werent going his way, hed let you know in no uncertain terms.
In 1986, after more than a decade as head of their road crew, Hince left Queen to pursue his other passion, photography.
Asked whether he was aware of unreleased recordings until now, Cossar said: Im a music historian and Id never heard that story before.
Cossars book, David Bowie: I Was There, featuring recollections of the stars fans, musicians and others who worked with him, will be published on 21 July by Red Planet Publishing.
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When Garret Sparks cleared waivers after being cut by the Maple Leafs last fall and rejoined the Toronto Marlies, Sheldon Keefe had him in for a chat.
"I think every player is sort of hopeful that they're going to get claimed on waivers and get an opportunity — they want to stay in the NHL," Keefe, the Marlies' head coach, said on Monday.
"So you're never quite sure how guys are going to handle that. I was quite impressed with Garret at the time when he spoke of how excited he was to just have a year with no distractions, a year to establish himself as a No. 1 goaltender.
"We felt he was in a good place in terms of recognizing where he had fallen short in previous years and he was going to do all he could to give himself every opportunity to be a dominant goalie in the American league."
That's exactly what unfolded, and as deep as the Marlies are throughout their lineup, Sparks' play in the net is among the biggest factors that has Toronto one win away from winning the Calder Cup.
A victory against the Texas Stars in Game 6 on Tuesday at Ricoh Coliseum would give the Marlies, up 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, their first American Hockey League championship.
Sparks was named the outstanding goalie in the AHL after a 2017-18 regular season in which he led the league in save percentage and goals-against average while winning 31 of 43 games. In the playoffs, Sparks has been in goal for 13 of the Marlies' 14 victories.
What remains in question for Sparks, who turns 25 on June 28, is for which team he will tend goal in 2018-19, when he will make $700,000 US whether he is in the minors or the NHL.
He could be attractive to another NHL club via trade if he can't unseat Curtis McElhinney as the Leafs' backup to Frederik Andersen.
Has it been easy for Sparks to put aside what it could mean for the next step in his hockey career if he wins an AHL championship?
"You think about it, but you don't let it be the focal point of what you're doing," Sparks said.
"I told myself that if you enjoy this process and love it and have fun and do it for the right reasons — the reasons you have been playing hockey your entire life — it's going to come.
"If you focus on the process and stick to what you have done all year long, you don't have to focus on what it means in the long run."
A Calder Cup ring would put a nice bow on Sparks' tenure in the AHL, which began in 2012-13. There's little more he can accomplish in the minors.
Keefe would love to have Travis Dermott back after the defenceman missed Game 5 because of an upper-body injury, but Dermott's absence didn't hurt.
Not only did Andrew Nielsen perform admirably in his first game since May 6, but Timothy Liljegren, the Maple Leafs' 2017 first-round pick, shone with an increase in responsibilities.
"I thought he had an outstanding game in Dermott's absence," Keefe said of Liljegren. "He is asked to do a lot more and comes up with his best game of the playoffs. It's a terrific sign for him."
The forced role as spectator, Nielsen acknowledged, tested his patience. Nielsen has played in seven of the Marlies' 18 playoff games after leading all Toronto defencemen in games played during the regular season with 65.
"It's tough because you play all year wanting to play (in the) playoffs and you think you can be out there helping them," Nielsen said. "But it shows our depth. I worked hard off the ice and I'm ready to get back in."
That could happen for Nielsen on Tuesday. Keefe said the participation of Dermott, who did not participate in the team's optional skate on Monday, will be a game-time decision.
On paper, the Marlies have two shots at winning the AHL title, as a loss on Tuesday would result in Game 7 on Thursday at Ricoh. You don't have to be told which scenario the Marlies prefer: Getting it done on Tuesday. "There is a big challenge ahead of us," captain Ben Smith said. "It's hard to get ahead of yourself. Come out strong in Game 6 and just enjoy it. It's going to be a fun atmosphere." … The Marlies are 1-for-12 on the power play in the series while the Stars are 4-for-10. Three of the Stars' power-play goals and eight of their opportunities came in the first two games … For what it's worth, the Stars outshot the Marlies in both games in Toronto and the Marlies had a shots-on-goal lead in all three games in Texas.


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Come out to the State Trust Land near Spur Cross Ranch for a 10K run, a 5K run/walk, or a 2K kids' fun run - all to support the protection of 4,000 acres of open space in Cave Creek! Pre-registration is required. Additionally, volunteers are still needed. Join the Town of Cave Creek in this race to protect some of our community's most treasured open space!
10 K Trail Run starts at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 7
Just North of Cave Creek is some of the most pristine Sonoran Desert you will find in all of Arizona. With its isolation there is a tremendous amount of flora and fauna, a perfect setting for a trail run. The trails are primitive, primarily used by equestrians.
The route will take you down through sandy washes, up over hills and down them too, over loose rock and stiff ones. Don't forget your comb and tweezers. You will go through an amazing saguaro stand and have breathtaking views of the surrounding area. Your best view will be once you climb "Heart-attack Hill." A climb of 220 feet in just 1/3 of a mile. All in the name of saving this Open Space.
Keep an eye out for an egg. There will be one egg out on the course. Whoever finds it and brings it back will receive a special prize. With your participation you will help ensure it remains as Open Space forever.
The one and only water stop is 3.5 miles into the route. Please plan accordingly. It could be quite warm so we are advising that you carry you own water so you can stay properly hydrated.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you out on the trail.
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PHOENIX – Ever wondered where the feisty rainbow trout are stocked along Christopher Creek or Tonto Creek by the Arizona Game and Fish Department? Well, just click here.
Thanks to a new hi-tech online interactive trout stocking schedule just released by Arizona Game and Fish, you can now find out where trout are stocked, especially along streams, and also see maps of the fisheries as well.
"Anglers routinely call asking 'where do you stock trout' at one water or another, especially the streams. This interactive stocking schedule goes a long way toward answering that question," said Scott Gurtin, the hatcheries program manager for Game and Fish.
The map was Scott's brain child. "Another cool feature is you can enter your starting address and have Google maps show you the way to the fishing spot," Gurtin said.
So not only does the spring-summer trout stocking season kick into gear the first week of April, it's easier than ever to find out where the fisheries are located, how to get to them, and when feasible, know when and where the trout are stocked.
It's time to get your trout fishing gear ready because this is the leading edge of the great spring fishing.
"To me, it's pretty exciting. Today's technological advances and applications such as Google maps allow us to better serve our angling customers," Gurtin said. "Be sure to get your 2012 fishing license."
There is also a new interactive online fishing map available at gis.azgfd.gov/fishandboat to make it even easier to gather information about fishing locations, and to travel to them.
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Regional Economic Outlook, April 2016, Asia and Pacific : Building on Asia's Strengths during Turbulent Times
- Executive Summary
- 1. Building on Asia's Strengths during Turbulent Times
- 2. Navigating the Transition: Trade and Financial Spillovers from China
- 3. China's Evolving Trade with Advanced Upstream Economies and Commodity Exporters
- 4. Sharing the Growth Dividend: Analysis of Inequality in Asia
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- Ranil Salgado
- Published Date:
- May 2016
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Building on Asia's Strengths during Turbulent Times
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3. China's Evolving Trade with Advanced Upstream Economies and Commodity Exporters
4. Sharing the Growth Dividend: Analysis of Inequality in Asia
1.1 Housing Sector Developments in Australia and New Zealand: Diverging Tales
1.2 Household Debt in Korea: The Role of Structural Factors and Rising House Prices
1.3 U.S. Monetary Policy Uncertainty: What Have Been Its Effects on Asian Currencies?
1.5 Paris Agreement on Climate Change and Asia-Pacific Countries
1.7 Rise in Services Trade: Looking Beyond Cross-Border Services
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4.2 What Explains Declining Inequality in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand?
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1.24 Indicator Model for Asia: Projected versus Actual Real GDP Growth
1.25 Gordon Equity Price Model for Asia: Projected versus Actual Real GDP Growth
1.32 China: Three-Month Implied Currency Volatility and Risk Reversal
1.35 Low-Income Economies: Current Account and Fiscal Balances
2.2 Recent Developments in Global Trade and Asian Financial Markets
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2.6 Change in Value-Added Exports to China after China's Rebalancing
2.7 Estimated Impact of China Rebalancing on Partner-Country Growth Transmitted Through the Trade Channel
2.10 Asian Market Correlations with China, Japan, and the United States
2.12 Regional Equity and Foreign Exchange Markets during China-Related Shocks
2.13 Event Study: Stock Market Movements Due to Shocks from China
2.14 Event Study: Stock Market Movements Due to Shocks from China, by Trade Links with China
2.15 Event Study: Exchange Rate Movements Due to Shocks from China
2.16 Event Study: Exchange Rate Movements Due to Shocks from china, by Trade Links with China
2.19 Contribution to Explained Variance in Market Sensitivities to China
2.21 Asian Market Sensitivity to China under Different Scenarios
3.12 China: Deviations of Actual Consumption from Counterfactual
3.13 Commodity Production in China: Deviation of Actual from Counterfactual
3.14 China: Contribution to Changes in Net Commodity Imports, 2011–15
3.15 Commodity Exports to China from Latin America and Asia and China's Import Volumes from Latin America and Asia
4.18 Advanced versus Emerging Market and Developing Economies
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Welcome back to the Top Ten Tuesday meme!!
It's a weekly feature created By The Broke and the Bookish!
This Week's Topic:
Ten Authors I
Would Recommend Books From
I've switched up this weeks topic because of laziness. Yes, you caught me red handed. Let me explain my reason: I have over 450+ ebooks downloaded on my Kindle App and I have no intention in going through ALL of them and counting down how many books written by X authors I have. So I'll list below the authors that I recommend and that I have read 3+ books from.
*The following authors listed below are in no particular order.
1. Jessica Sorensen
I had a phase where I read ANYTHING this women released. It has gotten toned down over the years, but the books I remember reading by her, in my 13-14 year old mind, were pure genius. I recommend her Fallen Star Series, Fallen Souls Series, Darkness Falls Trilogy and the Death Collectors Series.
2. Jennifer Armentrout
| Dark Elements Series | Lux Series |I will read anything this women writes, period. It's that simple. Nuff said.
3. Rebecca Ethington
I LOVE her Kiss Of Fire Series!! Since a lot of her work seems to end in cliffhangers I'm going to wait her finish releasing the new book series she's writing for me to start reading. Cliffhangers are not my friend C:
4. Dannika Dark
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I love her Seven Series! I've also tried the audio book of her Mageri Series, but the woman's voice seems too old to me. So I'm going to trying reading it the old fashioned way soon. I've heard a lot of good things about it too.
| Seven Series | Mageri Series |
5. Patricia Briggs
Ever since I was 13 years old I have loved her Mercy Thompson Series. Later on I fell in love again with her Alpha & Omega Series and the comic books on the Mercy Thompson Series are SO cool!
| Mercy Thompson | Alpha & Omega |
6. Abbi Glines
There was a time I'd recommend everything this woman wrote. Not so much anymore though. Sure her books are entertaining enough, but they have lost their WOW factor. I particularly would recommend Fallen Too Far (only book #1), Bad For You (Sea Breeze #7), the full Existence Trilogy and the Perfection and Chance 2 book mini series.
7. Jeaniene Frost
I love every book this woman has written to this day. This includes the Night Huntress Series, the Night Huntress World Spin-Off and Night Prince. I adore the world she has created C:
8. Jus Accardo
I recommend her Denazen Series, Eternal Balance Series and the stand alone that recently released called Rules Of Survival. Though her books take forever to release (Hehe...) I adore them C:
9. Mari Mancusi
| Blood Coven Series | Scorched Series |I like her Blood Coven Series and her recently started dragon series called Scorched. All her books (that I have read) has almost a middle grade feel to it and I guess I got used to it because I usually dislike MG books.
10. Jenna Black
I got to know her with her Faeriewalker Series and have been a fan ever since! I have enjoyed her Morgan Kingsley Series and her Nikki Glass series! I actually won (from the author herself and it's SIGNED OMG!) the new revamped version of Book #1 in her Guardians Of The Night Series which I plan to read in the near future!
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Sybil Danning as St. Xman of the Valkyrie
in the 1980 super CAMP Classic
"Battle Beyond the Stars"
that made fun of all space movies and was ultra campy with
John Boy Walton as the star.
Sybil was a space warrior queen who sacrificed herself to save the planet.
Her motto "Live Fast, Die Well, And Have A Beautiful Ending!"
She said "if you don't know what I mean by a beautiful ending,
then you've never seen a Valkyrie go down".
Her ship exploded in galactic fireworks display, taking out three evil ships.
AWESOME MOVIE Sooooo Funny.
Battle Beyond The Stars is a Space Satire that makes fun of every other space movie
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The Trailers on youtube suck, they all paint it as serious when its a joke movie.
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The Al Ain Wildlife Park is a well known zoo in the UAE, and is famous for the variety of species it has. It is almost two hundred kilometres from home, and hence visiting it meant a day outing, which had to be planned. And the plan has been building up for almost three months now. We as a family are not big planners, we may wake up at noon on a weekend, and then decide to go to a place which is over a hundred kilometres away and just do it. It works out great here, because of the good roads, and amazing speeds though. So this planned trip not working out was getting to me. We just could not set it right, because this one meant leaving home at a decent time, so that we could spend enough time exploring the zoo, and then, also head home before it gets too late. The biggest problem was waking up in time to do it. So I finally fixed it for the three day weekend, where we would be rested enough to wake up early, but that turned out to be one stormy weekend. The weekends post that, the GP was not feeling to great, and it did not seem right to stress him out with the long drive ahead. And so the plan was stalled as always. But it never struck me once, that with so many obstacles cropping up, it would be best to drop the plan.
This weekend we decided to do it, come what may. Since the GP and I both love animals, we were atleast equally interested in doing this. Now the point is, I have been to another great zoo, and blogged about it, when Rakesh told me that the Al Ain zoo was an even better option, and convinced me that it was air conditioned, just like the one I had been to, but larger and better. So that is what I had in mind, and all the googling told me was about the location and timing. I dressed up in black jeans, and a full sleeved black shirt and off we went. What really struck me about the place, was that it is much greener than anywhere else in the UAE, and naturally so, not the cultivated greenery, but the natural one. From the time we started, we were amazed to see some greenery along the highway instead of the dead sand all along as we usually do here. Two hundred kilometres, and an excessively oily KFC lunch later, we reached the zoo.
To be honest its a well planned, and very well maintained zoo. Nice visitors gallery, green walkways, laid out over a huge area, loads of animals to see. So it would have been paradise, except for the fact that there was no air conditioning of any kind. At 42 degrees, with over seventy percent humidity, this was not the ideal condition for a relaxed walk around. Worse still the BB is not used to so much heat, and he gets heat allergies at times. And I on my part, have developed an art of inappropriate dressing. The day we got caught in the storm in the middle of nowhere, was the first time in my life I wore a ganjee like top and had to end up being around people, who were not used to seeing women much, and even then in anything less than an abaaya. Fortunately I had something like a stole to wrap around me, and that was my only saving grace back then. And this weekend, I was dressed completely in black, in the direct heat, and walking, till my legs felt like they were burning.(See the photo for proof and my accessorising efforts. It was HOT.) I have to learn to anticipate, more than what I expect now. And damn the photo-ops.
We got our tickets, and entered the park, walked around a bit to find the air conditioning, just that every step we took, told us there was not going to be any. We walked around just one section, which had the lions, pumas and some such animals, most of which were hidden in their dens, getting respite from the heat. So we saw a very few animals to be honest. Fortunately the BB's stroller was with us, and we put him in, much against his wishes with the canopy unfolded. He turned completely red inspite of that. The zoo had these water mist forming devices, which were let on occasionally to cool the area, and every visitor just stood in them enjoying the cool mist. We just rushed through a very tiny segment of the place, and ran out into the cool of the car. And I am so going back there for a nice trip once the temperatures dip.
As we were on our way out, and I felt like I was being burnt into a crisp toast, especially due to clothes, I saw women in black abaayas. And I knew immediately that I needed to stop the self pity. These were women in two layers of clothing, and the top layer fully black, and synthetic. It was like a form of medieval torture in that wretched heat. Atleast my clothes were a more humane cotton. Why and how can people be so obviously oblivious, to cruelty I wonder. Are the women really used to it? Would they really mind not feeling quite that hot? Sometimes God really does put things into perspective, and I thank my lucky stars for being where I am, and not anywhere else. And my heartfelt sympathies for the ladies in black.
Once out of the place, it felt like a really bad thing to have driven so far for nothing. Fortunately though, there is a mountain the vicinity called Jebel Hafeet. A little over a kilometre to the summit, with a nice winding road, it seemed like the best we could do to make the trip worthwhile. I am not really a mountain person, but what really took my breath away, were these amazing rock formations, that are visible. To say the least, they are unusual and gorgeous. At the top the temperature was a good seven degrees less than the foothills. The view, was better from one of the viewing galleries on the way, because at the top, the bottom was a bit hazy due to the suspended sand. But the cooler temperature, was worth the climb.
Being a weekend, there was a lot of crowd here. Friday, the 14th of August is also the Pakistani Independence Day, and Man! were they celebrating. There we cars full of people holding out the Pakistani flag from the windows, with the flag draped on the roof or even the bonnet, loud patriotic songs playing. The Pathans would get off the vehicles, turn on the songs louder and dance to it. It was amazing watching it all happen, and I think this was the only time I could have observed Pakistani patriotism. And I guess its right when they say, distance makes the heart grow fonder. It was rowdy, but it was their way of celebrating, what is close to their heart.
And from there, we came back home. And relaxed for the rest of the day. Saturday was just about getting the grocery shopping done, and a drive along the beach in the evening. And that is what this weekend was like.


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Savòr, a quince conserve from the northeastern regions of Italy, is an unusual and delicious condiment to sharp cheeses.
On day one of the Punk Domestics trip to Italy in January, 2012, we made three kinds of preserves with Marzia Brigante: Quince jam, pear jam with aromatic spices and savor, a conserve made with apples, pears, quince, nuts and saba.
Technically a conserve, savor is a melange of quince, apple and pear, with almonds and walnuts, plus any other nuts that you like; we used hazelnuts. Recipe by Marzia Brigante from the Punk Domestics trip to Italy in January, 2012.


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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Happy Easter
Happy Easter everyone! We started the Easter break by decorating hard-boiled eggs.
Early this morning was the Easter Egg Hunt, and Tyler was very happy with his haul. After he found the last egg he held up his torch and declared "This case is closed!" and dramatically clicked the torch off.
Yesterday we had an Easter lunch at the Howards and obviously some people ate enough to make them sleepy :)
Aunty Helen made a gorgeous chocolate birds nest cake
And yes, it tasted as good as it looked!
As usual I have been singing since Friday and have one last lot this afternoon. My voice is feeling pretty tired so it will be good to finish.
We are hoping to get away for a day or day/night trip tomorrow, probably up Central or Te Anau way.
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Occupy S.F. seeks to disrupt Financial District
SAN FRANCISCO Day of protest planned to mark corporate-rights decision
Ending weeks of relative dormancy, Occupy San Francisco activists hope to disrupt business as usual in the Financial District on Friday with marches, demonstrations and flash mobs.
Organizers plan to muster participants at more than two dozen locations from the early morning into the evening, and say protesters are busing in from as far away as Washington, D.C., for the action.
The daylong protest is timed to coincide with the two-year anniversary Saturday of the Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which allowed corporations the same rights as people in spending money on politics. Occupiers say the decision exacerbated the gap between rich and poor, their core rallying cause, by handing too much power to business titans.
In addition to picketing at the doorsteps of Wells Fargo, Bank of America and other financial institutions, activists plan a noon rally at the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Seventh and Mission streets.
Across the bay, Occupy Oakland activists plan a demonstration at the Ron Dellums Federal Building courthouse at Clay and 13th streets between 8 and 11 a.m. before joining their colleagues in San Francisco.
Similar protests at courthouses and banks are planned Friday across the country.
"Corporate greed is being allowed to dominate our communities, and that means all people will suffer," Pilar Schiavo, an organizer with the California Nurses Association, said Wednesday. "This will be a peaceful day of action to say we need change."
More than 50 organizations are participating in the protest, from the Filipino Community Center and the Housing Rights Committee to the Rainforest Action Network, S.F. Gray Panthers and Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment. Also demonstrating will be members of the 28th Amendment Group, which seeks an amendment to the U.S. Constitution overturning the Citizens United ruling.
Occupy San Francisco's last major actions came in mid-December when police cleared out its remaining tent encampments in and near Justin Herman Plaza.
Organizers say they hope this event will attract thousands of participants to denounce a range of grievances, including economic inequality, pay-for-play politics, environmental degradation and police crackdowns on Occupy camps.
"This movement is the only hope the 99 percent have to take back our country," said Warren Langley, former president of the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco. He said he intends to join the demonstrations Friday.
Some workers in the Financial District were unenthusiastic about the plans.
"It's keeping people from working, and that's not a good thing," said Markus Neuweiler, an accountant, as he walked to his job Wednesday morning. "Like a lot of people, I agree with some of what the Occupy people are saying, but there is no leadership and no real goal. They need to have a goal if they want to move forward."
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WATCH: Man United told to forget about signing Mats Hummels for £16million by Jurgen Klopp
BORUSSIA DORTMUND boss Jurgen Klopp has told Manchester United to forget about signing Mats Hummels for £16m.
Spanish newspaper Sport claimed Dortmund have signed Mattias Ginter from Freiburg to replace Hummels - and that a deal had been agreed for the Germany star to move to United.
But Klopp has shot down the reports that Hummels is off for the cut-price fee.
He said: "Mats joining Manchester United? For €20 million (£16m)?
"For such little money you can forget that immediately."
United have also been linked with a move for Marco Reus, while Liverpool are credited with showing an interest too.
Klopp added: "I can assure you that there are no signs that one of them wants to leave us."
Louis Van Gaal is desperate to overhaul his defence following the exits of Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra.
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Mark Ruffalo On Casting Rejection: "I Was Rejected 600 Times Before I Booked A Role"
He has been The Hulk in The Avengers, a memory eraser in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and a multitude of other roles in fan favourites like Shutter Island, Zodiac, Collateral, and loads more.
Like many celebrities Mark Ruffalo has faced continuous rejection. He persevered, and ended up working opposite industry favourite actors, in some of Hollywood's biggest films. Ruffalo's perseverance alone was not what kept him in the game and coming back for more auditions – apparently his mother told him that he '…couldn't do anything else" and "if I tried to quit she wouldn't speak to me again."
'It's been mythologized now but it started with about 600 auditions without success,' he said about his long slog to stardom. 'Most smart people would have quit when it takes that long.'
A key part of being an actor is managing rejection. It's all about being professional, not taking the rejection personally, and moving on quickly to prepare for your next opportunity.
There is nothing gained by feeling terrible over spilled milk, or a botched audition. Keep moving forward, and you never know what can happen – you may just pull a Mark Ruffalo.
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Mark Irvingsen
How can you use Mark Ruffalo as a subject when he would never do a casting director work shop in a million years? Smart actors will avoid those things that paint them as supplicants – groveling for a crumb – and will embrace the things that empower and enrich them.
Workshops are not that (no matter how much workshop smoke is blown up your ass to convince you otherwise) and should never be a part of any actor's plan.
What in the world are you talking about?
First of all, workshops/classes are about improving yourself. If you're not interested in honing your craft and making connections, you're in the wrong line of work. For you to say that workshops only make actors "supplicant" is misinformed, stupid, arrogant, or some combination of the three.
Secondly, you said Ruffalo never did workshops. You make no sense. Your whole post is basically: "Why like Ruffalo's story when he never did workshops? Workshops suck!" Go home, you're drunk.
Damon Jang
I'm sorry, where does it mention about casting director workshops in this article?
Mark Irvingsen
It doesn't Damon. I made a mistake and apologize. Still don't lik
e CD workshops though!
Donald L. Vasicek
The essence of success is to fail. See: Michael Jordan, one of the greatest, if not the greatest basketball player of all time:
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.
I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been
trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life.
That is why I succeed.
-Michael Jordan
Jennifer Erickson
Thank you so much for this. I can never get too many reminders of the power of resiliency. Much appreciated.
Julie Hanna
This was so helpful for me to read as I often feel as if I should perhaps take the "hint" from rejection and put my energy elsewhere. But I LOVE ACTING so I am refreshed by stories such as Mark's
Kelley Watson
Don't give up! We all have something valuable to bring to the casting table.
Don't think of casting workshops as a right of passage for actors. They're a recent phenomenon (within the last 10 years more or less). In fact, when they first became popular most people questioned their integrity and saw them as "paid auditions". They're not necessary to succeed in this business but can help you expand your network.


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Summit Entertainment has released the names of some of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn's additional supporting players. According to a press release from the studio, Olga Fonda (Love Hurts), Janelle Froehlich (Hacienda Heights), Masami Kosaka (The Runaways), Sebastiao Lemos (Força-Tarefa), Amadou Ly (The Tested), Ty Olsson (2012), Wendell Pierce (Ray), and Carolina Virguez (Matalobos) have all joined the cast of the final film in the franchise. Summit has not announced which characters they will be playing.
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Wednesday 26th September 2018 | Rydges Townsville
A selection of workshops will be held at the venue as part of the incoming AEN conference on Wednesday 26th September and AABHL Delegates are welcome to attend.
Workshop fees are an additional cost to both AABHL and AEN delegates. To book click HERE
|Savoy Room
|Kingston Room
|Raffles Room
|Consent in research
Facilitators: Professor Ian Kerridge and Professor Paul Komesaroff
This workshop will cover: Capacity to consent: Own consent; substitute decision maker for adults consent; parental / legal guardian consent. Approaches to consent: full consent; opt out; waiver of consent. Ascertaining level of risk and consent. Consent in different situations, e.g online research. Further information will be advised when available.
|Research integrity
Facilitators: Dr Jillian Barr and Ms Anne Walsh
This workshop will cover: Update on Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research. Managing misconduct – how to address problems that arise. How to facilitate adequate monitoring of studies. Further information will be advised when available.
|Savoy Room
|Kingston Room
|Raffles Room
|HREC members training
Facilitators: Dr Conor Brophy and Ms Sara Potts
The purpose of the workshop is to provide Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) Members, HREC Administrators and those involved with the planning, conduct and review of research involving humans with a deeper understanding of the purpose and function of an HREC and their role within these committees. The workshop is designed to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to engage with facilitators experienced in ethical deliberation on research and their peers in a supportive learning environment. The workshop will focus on the National Statement and other relevant guidance by means of practical consideration of research ethics application and the role of the HREC and researchers in applying this guidance.
|Ethics Goverance of Human Research Data in the Age of Genomics
Facilitators: A/Professor Andrew Crowden and Dr Richard Roylance
It is reasonable to expect that contemporary genomic data governance arrangements should be developed to respect humans and non-human animals, promote fair distribution of benefits, foster trust, reciprocity and integrity while offering support to the advancement of research and scientific knowledge. If governance is inclusive, sustainable and responsive to current and future scientific developments then it is likely to be practically useful and ethical. Many will benefit. In this workshop, key challenges associated with the ethical governance of new [global] hybrid genomic data infrastructures (including genomic biobanks) will be identified and briefly discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to consider cases and make suggestions in response to practical examples. The Australian context is used as an initial focus for discussion. However, the claims and suggestions are applicable anywhere. They are particularly pertinent to situations where the scientific reliance on new hybrid genomic data infrastructures is outpacing considered ethical analysis.
|Research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Facilitators: TBC
This workshop will cover: How to conduct consumer engagement. Reflecting on different population sizes in research depending on research location . Ethical consideration when conducting research with First Nations peoples. Update on revised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research ethics guidelines document.
|AEN Civic Reception hosted by the Townsville Mayor (AEN Delegates only). View the full AEN program here.


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- Computer Lounge with access to computers, free print station, and coffee bar
- Private and group study rooms located on each floor throughout the community
- Rooftop pool with impressive views of Northgate, campus and the stadium.
- Fully equipped outdoor kitchen on pool deck with TV's
- Professionally designed central courtyard with fire and water feature, and artificial turf sports field
- Outdoor Pet Park
- Outdoor bocce ball, jumbo jenga, corn hole, with outdoor fire pits, BBQ grilles and outdoor TV's
- Granite kitchen countertops and wood kitchen cabinets
- 42" flat-screen tv in each Living Room
- Modern furniture package and memory foam mattresses
- Electronic key card access to front door
- Walk-In Closets *
- GE ENERGY STAR® silver appliance package
- Wood-style flooring in living room, kitchen, bath and hallways
- Private patio or balcony
- Private locks on each bedroom door
- Mini refrigerator and USB plugs in every bedroom
- Full sized washer and dryer
- Ceiling fan in bedrooms
* in Select Apartments
Sterling Northgate is located at 500 Wellborn Road North, College Station, TX 77840
Call today 888-857-4518


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Val has over 25 years experience as a smallholder in the West of England. She currently runs a flock of 30 Ouessant sheep and keeps hens, ducks, occaisionally pigs and grows lots of veg. She formally ran the award winning business The Woolly Shepherd but is now getting in to more hands on stuff....Follow life on this permaculture based holding where there is never a dull moment
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