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And every third thought is my grave . . .
Wednesday 11/15/06. DJ and I go to BAM to see La Tempete, a French-Canadian multimedia production of The Tempest with four real actors and six virtual actors. Literally. Half the play is done holographically, which makes for some brilliant visuals which are consistently ten levels above the live acting. It's like watching a science fiction movie where the special effects are more intelligent than the script, and it prompts me (later in the night) to share my Law of FX, which states that, since (a) all films only contain a certain amount of intelligence in them, and (b) special effects count just as much as a script does, then (c) the smarter the effects, which means the more the effects, the dumber the script is. Which is why a movie with, say, 30% special effects has a script that feels like it's really smart, while a movie that has a ton of effects (I'm looking at you, second Star Wars trilogy) has a script that feels like it was typed by a studio monkey. This production is like that. The effects are so smart, it makes Shakespeare's text sound dumb, and the live actors delivering it even dumber. DJ drops off here and there, but I am mesmerized. Probably because reading the English supertitles, which translate the French back into the play's original lines, is like reading a book with excellent illustrations and an annoying but dismissible soundtrack.
As we walk into the upstairs bar, Dave is yelling at Jynah:
DAVE: Jynah—do you know how to rim a glass?
Me: Dave, there are at least ten states in this country where a line like that can land you in jail.
DAVE: Pan is smiling at you, Mister Wells—you just missed Ketel Mike.
Marita's friend Michelle (who used to work with Marita and now has a new job) is at the bar with some of her new workmates, as well as her current boyfriend. She and her husband are splitting up after three years of marriage and six or seven years of being together. I have no idea if the boyfriend is the cause or the effect of the break-up, and I'm not asking, mostly because, after last night's bout of self-pity, the last thing I need right now is to volunteer to be Father Confessor. I already walk around with a sign that says "Good Listener" taped to my back— I don't need to hand out cards that say "The Listener Is In."
It's an Irish wake tonight. We do half a dozen toasts to the Professor, and trade stories about him. Michelle and her work-buds are doing flaming shots at one end of the bar, and at the other end, DJ is working on questions for her offsite with Jonathan. Jonathan is a regular whom I first met one night over a year ago when he came in with a very pretty and incredibly smashed woman on his arm, a woman who took one look at my Good Listener sign when Jonathan went into the men's room and unloaded a trunk full of baggage on me in less than 90 seconds. Then broke off, and instead of asking me the usual question ("So what are you writing, do you mind if I ask?") pointed to my pint of Guinness and said, "So you come here to write."
ME: It helps the ideas come.
WOMAN: And after that?
ME: After that I read it tomorrow and see if it's any good.
WOMAN: Maybe half? Less?
ME: On average.
WOMAN: I'd like to read it some time.
ME: My play?
WOMAN: Your notes.
And the way she wrapped her lips around those two words made my notes sound like the sexiest thing since Rita Hayworth in Gilda. Needless to say, I never saw her again.
DJ: I need ice-breaker questions for this offsite!
JONATHAN: Playstation or X-Box. Yankees or Mets. Ginger or Mary Anne.
DJ: No, these kids aren't old enough to know Ginger and Mary Anne.
JONATHAN: Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan. Britney or Christina.
ME: What cellphone service do you hate the most?
DJ & JONATHAN: Perfect!
The Scotch of Women
At about 11, Samantha Seaton's daughter Chase, aka Dahlia Delon, walks up from downstairs with a flute of champagne in her left hand and a beautiful specimen of male Eurotrash on her right arm. She's a downstairs regular, who does and doesn't play into her famous parentage—which means that she wants everyone to know exactly who she is so they can all stare at her while she pretends to be normal. Which she is not and never will be, because from her looks to the clothes she wears she might as well be wearing a neon sign that says ROYALTY. Jynah, who could win a gold medal in Olympic social climbing, gloms onto her and immediately fawns all over her like she's Marie Antoinette before the French Revolution; the rest of us glance at her and roll our eyes at each other, except for Katie, who starts clacking a set of chopsticks back and forth like Madame Defarge and her knitting needles. "Her mother is rolling over in her grave," she says. "If she even has one," I reply.
And who is Samantha Seaton? A bright exhalation in the darkest years of the last century. Her mother was the original runaway bride, Dinah Lord, who walked down the aisle in July of 1944 with Hank Lannigan's boring brother Nick, only to grab the hand of Nick's best man, Ned Seaton, and run off with him to the waiting yacht of gangster Joe Bascopoulos, aka Joe The Greek, a drinking buddy of Seaton's. The yacht sailed from Newport to the Outer Banks, where Dinah and Ned were married by a local justice of the peace, after which (with the help of Dinah's brother-in-law) the yacht was rebuilt, overhauled and renamed the True Love III, and then set off on the round-the-world voyage during which Samantha Lord Seaton was born. When the war ended in 1945, the family split their time between Paris, London, and Berlin, only rarely returning to the United States. Ned Seaton died in 1952 of liver failure, and young Samantha was sent to school in Switzerland, and emerged in 1962 as a 17-year-old who was inhumanly beautiful in real life, but only marginally attractive in photographs. There are some people whom the camera diminishes; Samantha Seaton was one of them. She later said that the failure of her modeling career was the making of her, because she learned not to rely on her looks to get ahead. Even though her looks were legendary. (There's a book to be written on how the beautiful people of this world always believe that their beauty never opens a single door for them. It's pretty much the same book as the one about how white males don't think they're privileged, except with prettier pictures.)
As Warhol said about her, Samantha Seaton WAS the Sixties. She was Errol Flynn's second-to-last lover and Sean Flynn's final one. Like everyone in the Sixties, she slept with Alain Delon and Marcello Mastroianni. Unlike everyone else, she never once hooked up with Warren Beatty (she called him a little boy who only slept around because he didn't want to use his hand to masturbate), but she did have flings with George Jackson, Steve McQueen, Robert Redford, Jimi Hendrix, and JFK. She was Henry Kissinger's girlfriend for all of five minutes, and famously remarked "He was charming, but his ego never left the room, and I don't do threesomes." She did heroin with Nico and dropped acid with Timothy Leary. She had a bit part in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. She was the last Western person to see Sean Flynn and Dana Stone alive, kissing them both goodbye in April of 1970 before they rode their motorcycles into Communist-held Cambodia. And she was present during the fall of Saigon five years later, which is the last time anyone saw her alive. Her mother had her legally declared dead in 1984, three months before she herself passed away, leaving her entire estate to her granddaughter Dahlia, who changed her name to Chase in 1995.
And what's the Naughty Pine connection? Well, remember Nick Lannigan, the guy Dinah Lord left at the altar? He was a Naughty Pine regular in the Fifties and Sixties, and a writer who worked under three pseudonyms: Blind Pew, the self-styled Blind Bard of Bleecker Street, who produced present-tense dialogue-based stories about Village characters not unlike Damon Runyon at his best; LeRoy Decker, who appropriately enough, wrote love sonnets (the name was Lannigan's Anglicization of Le Roi De Coeurs, the king of hearts); and Nick Cromwell, who dashed off Gold Key thrillers at the rate of four a year, and whose smart-talking female detective Charity Lane was (a) second only to Douglas Prather's Shell Scott when it came to sales figures, and (b) generally recognized as one of the pioneering portrayals of women in crime fiction. Not like Lannigan needed the money. When his brother Hank and his nephew Jack died in a plane crash in 1952, just as Jack was gearing up for a New York Senate run, Nick Lannigan inherited the family fortune, and instead of squandering it as everyone expected, managed to double it by the time he died in 1979 of a heart attack. In his will, he left it to the ACLU, "as penance for the fascist leanings of my brother," as he put it. (Hank Lannigan was a notorious Nazi sympathizer who sold Albert Speer petroleum and metals through several Swiss shell companies during World War II.) Nick Lannigan was married three times, and all three wives fought over his estate when he died. But his true love was—you guessed it—Samantha Seaton, the daughter of the woman who jilted him, who first slept with him in 1964, and pretty much left his penthouse bed to fly to Saigon in 1975. "The scotch of women," as he called her.
Chase-ing our own tails
"The corked wine of women," as David Bowie called Chase Seaton, is known as Chasey in the tabloids, and she spends the next hour dissing the upstairs bar and its regulars. "I keep forgetting how ugly this place is," she says over and over again, so we won't forget that she's used to and expects First Class Treatment All The Way. "And tiny! No wonder nobody's up here!" And she looks around at the regulars and randoms, and I have to admit, this woman has the amazing ability to act like she wouldn't be caught dead up here even while she's angling for the attention of everyone else on the floor. Dave puts up with this until she says that the upstairs bar is "like some crap bar in the Port Authority Bus Terminal," and while I'm totally willing to give her points for the vivid image, it's the last straw for Dave, who starts spitting in every fresh Tequila Sunrise she orders. "Now we know why Alain Delon disowned her," I say. DJ says, "Wait—I thought her father was Mastroianni." I shrug. "For all we know, it could have ben Nick Lannigan. Hah! Maybe we ought to start that as a rumor and watch her entire career go down the toilet! Chase Lannigan!" And that is how we refer to her, till she leaves around midnight.
The evening becomes a blur of passionate conversations, loud laughter, and fast-forward memories pretty quickly. One of Michelle's friends, a woman named Trinity, starts talking to me about wines, and in the middle of our conversation Jynah gives her a piece of cake with a candle on it and everyone sings "Happy Birthday." Trish shows up just before 12, and hard on her heels comes one of the long-time upstairs regulars, Ethan, with a girl he refers to as Blondie McBlonde on his arm.
It's a loud wet happy night, and I stop writing and mentally recording the evening long before I leave. I stagger home around 2, and am haunted by the last line in my notebook, something somebody at the bar said after 1 AM but I can't remember who said it or when. The only evidence that it ever happened is the scrawled line itself:
They can get my blood, and they can get my sweat, but nobody will ever get my tears.
The screwy thing is, I've seen samples of Samantha Seaton's handwriting, and this looks just like it.
Alcohol: Guinness (6), Patron (2), Jameson (1)
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Your purchase free if we fail to thank you. Oh please! Not that speech! You don't care how I feel--don't tell me what makes me happy--I'll not have cheap sentimental scenes--you don't dare to do it--I'll not let life pass me by because I'm over 35--the kind of man I like--why don't we go out evenings--when you walk out of here tonight--I don't ever want to see you again--I must face this alone--when did you last see Mona Moaning? Come to think of it--that girl didn't thank me when I bought that paper. Those radios in public places, like hotel lobbies. Who regulates and selects the program? Sitters all seem afraid to change or to even tune down. Example: after 2 full hours of soap-dramas--a different one every 15 minutes--it was discovered that but one local station could be tuned in.
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The Goose Station's Rizal Menu: Our Hero Is Not A Sandwich/
Their Rizal Menu, for example, draws from the very cosmopolitan and well-traveled national hero's experiences and writings. From Jose Rizal's trip to Singapore comes the idea for one of the starters, kropek (shrimp flavored chips) topped with vegetable lumpia sans wrapper. Small plates feature a duet of mango and kesong puti (white Laguna cheese), a spiral of tuna kilawin (ceviche) and duck liver foie gras paired with guava tart.
A spiced pumpkin sauce called Singaporean bisque laces a seafood dish that recalls Rizal's sojourn in Spain—scallop and shrimp grilled a la plancha. It's accompanied by squid ink crackling made through a dehydrator, a molecular gastronomy tool. Still in Rizal's Spain, comes a mestizo blend of foie gras taho (soybean curd) and tapioca in sherry reduction—a nod to Rizal's observation that people abroad "called me Chinese, Japanese, American, etc., anything but Filipino!"
A fourth course consists of squab inasal (marinated then grilled), santol shrimp paste and a sweet-sour sauce combo of Ilonggo vinegar mix and beets. Perfectly done beef comes bistek-style, drizzled with calamansi and soy sauce and streaked with dinuguan or blood pudding.
Dessert, tres leches with coconut and sampaguita surprises with an unexpected burst of red raspberry, for the color of dawn. The quote accompanying the dish is from Rizal's "Mi Ultimo Adios" (My Last Farewell) written before he was martyred: "I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land."
The Goose Station's Rizal Menu links food with the enduring words of the national hero, a Renaissance man who embraced the best of what he encountered in the world of his time.
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We will probably lose at Boro - Mourinho blasts United 'enemies' after Pogba injury
With Manchester United's fixture list continuing to pile up, Jose Mourinho is frustrated by the fatigue his side are suffering.
Jose Mourinho blasted the "enemies" that set Manchester United's fixtures and predicted a Premier League defeat at Middlesbrough as his fatigued side lost Paul Pogba and Daley Blind to injury.
United progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday as Juan Mata's goal secured a 2-1 aggregate win over Rostov, but Mourinho was left frustrated as Pogba and Blind hobbled off.
And the Portuguese manager is expecting his depleted team to lose against struggling Boro at the Riverside due to their busy schedule, having played Chelsea in the FA Cup on Monday before facing Rostov.
"We have lots of enemies," he told BT Sport. "Normally, the enemy should be Rostov, but we have lots of enemies.
"It's difficult to play Monday night [local time] with 10 men, it's difficult to play now, it's difficult to play [on] Sunday at 12 o'clock [local time]. We have lots of enemies, but the boys were fantastic.
"I can imagine some people think we should play better and score more goals and have less difficulties to beat these opponents, but the reality is that we have lots of things going against us.
"We have to fight. The boys are amazing boys. We'll probably lose the game on Sunday, but we'll try our best."
8 - Jose Mourinho has won each of his last 8 European home games (Chelsea – 3, Man Utd – 5), scoring 21 and conceding just 2. Powerhouse. pic.twitter.com/Nfaonqxc25
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 16, 2017
Mourinho blamed fatigue for the injuries to Pogba and Blind, again criticising the schedule as he lost two key players.
"Paul has a muscular injury," he said. "Daley, I don't know. I'll have to see what happened. Fatigue has a price.
"I will remember forever when I spoke to the UEFA delegate in Rostov: he told me that if any player gets injured then the insurance pays, so the pitch is not a problem.
"The people that decide the matches for us on the Monday and the Sunday probably think the same: if they are injured, they are insured."
47' - #MUFC are forced into a change due to injury, as Marouane Fellaini replaces Paul Pogba. #UEL
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Actors: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D. B. Woodside
Language: English
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Number of discs: 6
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DVD Release Date: 2017
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The series focuses on Lucifer Morningstar, "who is bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell and resigns his throne and abandons his kingdom for the beauty of Los Angeles, where he gets his kicks helping the LAPD punish criminals". Lucifer runs a piano bar in Los Angeles called "Lux", with the assistance of his demonic ally Mazikeen or "Maze". After a minor celebrity whom Lucifer once helped achieve fame is murdered outside his club, Lucifer Seasons 1-2 Lucifer becomes involved with the LAPD when he takes it upon himself to assist Detective Chloe Decker in finding the one responsible so that he can "punish them".Lucifer is an American fantasy police procedural comedy-drama television series developed by Tom Kapinos that premiered on Fox on January 25, 2016. It features a character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg taken from the comic book series The Sandman, who later became the protagonist of the spin-off comic book series Lucifer written by Mike Carey, both published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. In April 2016, Fox renewed the series for a second season, Lucifer Seasons 1-2 DVD which premiered on September 19, 2016.
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Review: 'Annie's Promise' by Margaret Graham (2013)
In the mid-1950s, Britain looks forward to a prosperous future. And Annie Manon has come home to the North-east to keep a promise. Annie is eager to start a new life for her family, and with her fledgling fashion business, she looks forward to providing work for the women of Wassingham.
But not everything is rosy. As well as her painful wartime memories, Annie must cope with an accident that cripples her husband and she must deal with the increasingly unreasonable behaviour of their daughter Sarah. When Sarah leaves home for London, Annie is torn between love for her only child and the need to keep her promise to her community...
When I found an unexpected review copy of Margaret Graham's book 'Annie's Promise' in my mailbox, I was straight away attracted to the cover. I've always been interested in things that have a specific old or vintage aspect to them; I loved hearing my grandmother's stories of when she was young and went out dancing, or of her time during the war. The cover of 'Annie's Promise' already promises a story with an older feel to it, and the blurb confirmed my expectations. I was quite curious to start the book and to find out more about Margaret Graham, an author I wasn't familiar with before this review copy landed on my doorstep.
'Annie's Promise' is set in the 1950's, a time just after the war when everyone was hoping for the best and hoping for that opportunity to thrive after such a difficult period. The same counts for Annie Manon and her family who live in the north-east of England and have plans of starting their own fashion business in their home town Wassingham. Annie is trying to set aside her painful wartime memories, but even though she is trying her best to stay positive, it seems life still has several blows in store for her. While she is trying to set up a successful business, her husband Georgie is unexpectedly involved in a serious accident and her daughter Sarah is growing up which is the cause of her continuing difficult behaviour. Annie has to deal with it all, which eventually forces her to make some important life decisions.
While this novel is in fact a sequel to another Margaret Graham novel, 'After the Storm', I felt it could easily be read as a stand-alone. Occasionally I found myself a bit curious about what had happened to Annie before the start of this particular novel, because it is referred to quite often throughout the story, but enough explanation was given to enjoy this story about a different part of her life. I really liked the collection of primary and secondary characters in the book: Annie Manon, her husband Georgie, her brother Tom, her daughter Sarah... Each of them added a different aspect to the story that focuses mainly on the family building up their own business in their hometown Wassingham in the 1950's. Times are difficult, but the Manons are trying to stay positive, no matter what life throws at them, and trust me... It's quite a lot that comes their way!
It did take me quite a bit of time to get into the story, but I ended up really feeling for the characters and enjoying the novel. Especially Sarah's story at the end of the novel gripped me and made me not want to put the book down until I'd finished it. Margaret Graham's book was originally published in 1994 and re-released in 2014, but it's a story that isn't time bound and still entertains. 'Annie's Promise' is a fast-paced, family-oriented, moving novel and a recommendation for anyone looking for a good piece of compelling women's fiction.
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SOURCE: "Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream," in Introduction to English Renaissance Comedy, Manchester University Press, 1999, pp. 46-69.
In the following essay, Leggatt surveys the plot, themes, and characters of A Midsummer Night's Dream, emphasizing the wide dispersal of power and authority in the play.
A Midsummer Night's Dream, like Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, is a creation of the public theatre. It was performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men, around 1595 or 1596, at the Theatre in the northern suburb of Shore-ditch. Many scholars have speculated that it was also performed at, and perhaps commissioned for, an aristocratic wedding; for some the speculation amounts to a certainty, and the only problem is to determine which wedding. In fact there is not a shred of evidence, internal or external, to support this theory; it is a self-perpetuating tradition with no basis in fact.1 When we think of the play's original performance...
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The Health Advisory Council (HAC) has been studying issues affecting the overall health and well-being of people living in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties. This Council is a volunteer council made up of professionals from hospitals and health care, law enforcement, and nonprofit organizations. Under the facilitation of United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, they have developed a strategic plan utilizing networks and services to achieve the goal of helping to ensure that individuals have the best opportunities for health and wellness.
Jessica Barrickman (Chair)
Manager, Aging & Disability Resource Center
Chippewa County Department of Human Services
Sara Carstens (Vice-Chair)
Director, Community Engagement & Wellness
Mayo Clinic Health System
Loralee Clark
Assistant District Attorney
Eau Claire County District Attorney's Office
Nicole Clements
Director, Community Health Initiative
United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley
Nancy Coffey
Nutrition Coordinator
UW-Extension, Eau Claire County
Cortney Draxler
Community Health Educator
Eau Claire City-County Health Department
Brenda Goettl
AODA Clinical Supervisor
L.E. Phillips Libertas Treatment Center
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Eau Claire County Department of Human Services (Retired)
Ken Van Es
Executive Director
YMCA of Eau Claire
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The Trieste range is a soft and inviting top-grain leather collection. Offering the utmost comfort and quality, this stylish and spacious 2-seater dark brown sofa from Argos Home, is the perfect fit for a modern home. It is completed with solid wooden feet for a sturdy long-lasting finish.
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- Top grain leather.
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- Weight 42.5kg.
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Fairness of Performance Appraisals
Performance Appraisal
Legal Aspects
It is not practicable to provide an exhaustive analysis of the legal implications of performance appraisal as these often vary from one state or national jurisdiction to the next. Nevertheless there are principles of equity and fairness that should be upheld in any good employee evaluation process.
Note The following is not specific legal advice and should not be treated as such.
1. Performance appraisals should not be used in a merely punitive or retaliatory fashion. It is grossly unprofessional for a manager or supervisor to use the appraisal process to 'get even' with an employee who has displeased or upset them in some way.
2. Appraisals should not be used to discriminate against employees on the basis of race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital status, pregnancy, or sexual preference.
3. Performance appraisal results should be fair, accurate and supported by evidence and examples. For instance, if an employee has poor interpersonal skills and is harming morale and group performance, the supervisor might keep a log of incidents. Co-workers may be interviewed and their views and reactions recorded. The nature and effects of the employee's behavior should be documented.
4. An employee should have the opportunity to comment on their appraisal result, to express their agreement or otherwise, and to appeal the result or at least request a review by upline supervisors.
5. Appraisals should be balanced, recording information on both the good and the bad aspects of an employee's performance (as far as possible).
6. Appraisals results should not be used as the sole basis for promotion, remuneration or termination decisions. A broad range of information should be considered, in which the employee's appraisal results may be significant but not necessarily conclusive.
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Date range: October 23 – November 21
Element: Water
Quality: Fixed
Color: Scarlet, Red, Rust
Day: Tuesday
Ruler: Pluto, Mars
Lucky Gem: Diamond
Flower: Thistle & honeysuckle
Top Love Matches: Sagittarius
Greatest Overall Compatibility: Taurus, Cancer
Lucky Numbers: 8, 11, 18, 22
Famous scorpio people:
Hillary Clinton, Drake, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates, Willow Smith, Kris Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Tyga, Lamar Odom, Puff Daddy, Calvin Klein, Shailene Woodley, Lorde, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts, Kendall Jenner, Katy Perry, Emma Stone, John Adams, James K. Polk, James A. Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, Sylvia Plath, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Robert Louis Stevenson, Voltaire, Stefano Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Calvin Klein
Scorpio: personality
Ruled simply by the all-effective and seductive Scorpion, Scorpio could very well be the majority of misunderstood and mysterious astrology sign.
Pluto is the world of transformation and regeneration, as well as the ruler of the zodiac sign. Scorpios are known by their calm and awesome behavior, and by their mystical appearance.
Secretive naturally, this sign brings all of us to shadowy and concealed places that people don't will often have the courage to handle.
The sign of life, death and resurrection, its energy embraces these life cycles and continually transforms and reinvents itself.
The essence of Scorpio energy is magnetic, devoted, protective, trendsetting, controlling, powerful, charismatic, transformational, focused, loyal, healing, psychic, bonding-oriented and brave.
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Passionate, independent, and unafraid to blaze their personal trail regardless of what others believe. Scorpios make a declaration wherever they go.
Their feelings are what drives them and strengthens them, but their mutability can scare them and make sure they are feel vulnerable and uncontrollable. Due to this conflict, Scorpios, like their namesake, the scorpion, set up an external shell and may seem prickly.
They hate dishonesty and they can be extremely jealous and suspicious. So they need to figure out how to adapt easier to different human being behaviors.
Because of most of these characteristics, this sign can appear intimidating and somewhat closed off to those that don't know them well.
On the flipside, negative Scorpio energy can be obsessive, possessive, jealous, secretive, vengeful, cruel, calculating and manipulative.
Scorpio: skills
They are determined and decisive, and can research until they find out the reality. Scorpio is an excellent leader, always alert to the situation and in addition features prominently in resourcefulness.
Scorpios are great leaders because they are very focused on what they do.
They love debates, aren't afraid of controversy, and won't back off from a debate. In addition they hate individuals who aren't genuine, and so are about being authentic.
Scorpios are brave and for that reason they have a lot of friends.
Scorpio: emotions
Scorpio is a water sign and lives to see and express feelings. Although feelings are very important to them, they manifest them differently than other zodiac signs. Regardless, you can make sure that the Scorpio could keep your secrets, whatever they might be.
But once people get beyond the shell, they look for a loyal, loving person whose interest knows no bounds.
Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people.
But what folks don't understand is that despite the fact that them may seem brusque, as a water sign, they also are extremely in tune with their emotions. Sometimes they could find themselves captured up within their feelings.
Although this sign may crave complete and utter control over everything, Scorpios secretly yearn for the thing they dread: true intimacy with others.
Scorpios are very emotional, if they are in discomfort, it really is simply impossible to create them feel better.
Scorpio : Love
A Scorpio will like harder and battle harder than any additional sign. They want their partner to end up being absolutely honest.
Scorpios are really passionate and intimacy is essential to them.
Once they fall in love, they are extremely dedicated and faithful.
However, they enter a relationship meticulously, because sometimes they want lots of time to build trust and respect for companions.
In love, they can appear cautious at 1st, and could set up a number of "tests" for their potential mate. They'll be determining to cross them off their list if indeed they don't meet their demands.
The difficulty is, they have a tendency to keep their partner out from the loop on what, exactly, they need, producing their partner feel just like they need to play brain reader. They'll be, even whether it's not really what the partner really wants to hear.
If a Scorpio and their partner will get past this initial hurdle, the bond will be intense, in both highs and lows.
In the bed room, this is a generous sign, imaginative, and always up for anything-all night long.
Scorpio may be the most sensual sign of the zodiac.
Attract the Scorpio Man
With a Scorpio man, it's all about the contest and about capturing something, so don't make it easy and perform hard to get.
To be able to seduce the Scorpio man, you will have to be sure to keep an air of mystery around you.
Scorpio males are tedious, confident, intense, sexual and incredibly competitive.
They are drawn to confident and flirtatious women. However, there should be more than physical attraction to obtain him to the stage where he will enable you to seduce him.
Games are a thing that appeal to males born beneath this astrological sign, which means that you will need to work to maintain them interested.
Becoming honest and affectionate with this sign can be very important.
He also creates an emotional appeal, because one of the most crucial Scorpio characteristics is the fact that he's the most intensely feeling astrology sign.
He dreams about a sexual encounter that will go beyond physical limitations, therefore if you would like to seduce him, simply bare your soul. By no means make an effort to control the Scorpio guy, because he must be in control all the time.
Some of the unfavorable Scorpio traits may be the fact they are highly obsessive, compulsive and jealous people.
Attract the Scorpio Woman
If you would like to seduce her, you need to be patient and ready to let her consider the reins of the partnership. Be a great listener and pay complete attention when she is speaking.
Online dating with a Scorpio girl can be really enjoyable, but don't let her wild side fool you into convinced that she will certainly be a simple conquest.
Earning her love takes a lot of period and persistence, but once the girl falls in love, she will give everything to the relationship.
The woman born under this zodiac sign can be very possessive but also completely devoted partners.
The Scorpio woman includes a great convenience of kindness and a desire to accomplish good in the world.
The Scorpio personality is both complex and fascinating.
Scorpio women are secretive, sexy, magnetic, however they also appear aloof and relaxed.
Be honest and prevent engaging in arguments with her, because she actually is not the sort to forgive and forget very easily.
The woman born beneath the Scorpio sign is curious, so to keep her happy, you will have to find new methods to satisfy her curiosity.
Don't expect a sexual encounter with the Scorpio woman on the first day.
When you can allow her to retain her satisfaction, she'll respect you for this and will fall deeply in love with you quickly.
Compatible signs: Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn, Pisces
Scorpio in general
Search for the piercing Scorpionic gaze, which is hawklike, narrowing in on the "prey" with hypnotic and piercing eye.
With their reserved personas, they seldom starts a conversation or expresses interest in others open, unless they feel out the problem first.
But their natural charisma can easily pique your interest in this issue, too.
Some Scorpio-born can appear more older than they actually are.
Be warned, they may focus on one at the mercy of an intense, so you might be set for a deeper dive than you anticipate, and revenge is a common dish to serve.
You could feel read as easily as a children's book, as Scorpio appears to just know all of your secrets, soft places and fears.
Their focused attention could be addictive, and even painful when it's pulled away.
Once you encourage them to open up, nevertheless, you'll feel their scorching passion for whatever topics fascinate them.
Don't even consider double-crossing this sign, though, because they'll unleash their fury you, divulging all your secrets and airing your filthy laundry.
It takes a whole lot for Scorpio to reveal their vulnerability, so safeguard that privilege with the most care. As Scorpios start and learns showing their shadow aspect, they can heal with techniques that are really profound.
On a positive notice, Scorpios are the ideal people to assist you to explore your darker feelings or sexuality. They'll be guiding you through tones of irresistible and soul-communing experiences.
Scorpio Family and friends
They are very dedicated plus they take proper care of their family.
They are filled with surprises and will offer your family all it need, but in the event that you let them straight down once, there is no return.
Honesty and fairness will be the two qualities that produce Scorpio an excellent friend. Whilst they don't quit their loyalty and trust easily, after they do, they'll stick to you through solid and thin.
When you befriend a Scorpio, you form a power few or formidable alliance.
Scorpios are extremely dedicated and loyal, with regards to working.
They are quick-witted and intelligent, so they might feel better to maintain the business of witty and entertaining people.
They never mix business with friendship.
Scorpio Career and Money
Whenever a Scorpio sets an objective, there is no quitting.
Scorpios are excellent in solving jobs that want a scientific and thorough strategy. Their capability to focus with dedication makes them very able managers.
Scorpios are fantastic in general management, solving and creating.
Jobs like a scientist, doctor, researcher, sailor, detective, cop, business supervisor and psychologist will work for them. Scorpio respects other folks, so expects to be respected in return.
Money means protection and a feeling of control for them, which implies that they are proficient at saving cash and make decisions carefully before buying something. However, they aren't inclined to invest much.
They are disciplined enough to adhere to the budget, however they are also not afraid of effort to bring themselves in a much better financial position.


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Harry Potter Trivia!
Class Syllabus
HP Trivia Term Syllabus
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Harry Potter Trivia Course Syllabus for this term! This will tell
you what we are doing each week! This term we do not have a theme that we are studying; instead
we will just study random things, depending on what you, the students, would like.
#Unit 1--Oddities and Coincidences
#Lesson 1: References to the Numbers 7 and 12
#Lesson 2: Socks, Noses, and the Color Purple#Lesson 3: Watches, Flowers, and Other Coincidences
#Lesson 4: Unit 1 Quiz
#Unit 2--Mid-term Break#Lesson
5: Extra Credit Essay#Unit 3--Death Eaters#Lesson
6: Introduction and Basic History#Lesson 7: List of Death Eaters, Part 1 (A-K)#Lesson 8: List of Death Eaters, Part
2 (L-Z)#Lesson 9: Deaths, Injuries, and Disappearances
#Lesson 10: Unit 3 Quiz*Unit 4--O.W.L.S.*Lesson 11: Review Test (2 weeks long)_Lesson
**You have two weeks to complete your tests so they will be due on Thursday, August
24. O.W.L.s will be posted on Friday, August 25.**


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Jim McMahon MP Visit
Jim McMahon MP visited Newman College today to meet the Student Council and Debate Mate group. The pupils invited Mr McMahon following a trip to Westminster. The set was designed in the style of BBC's Question Time to allow pupils to ask Mr McMahon a range of topical questions. The students had their questions ready on topics ranging from "What made you decide to become an MP?" to "How did the outcome of the American election make you feel?".
Mr McGhee, Headteacher, sat in the chair and ensured that all pupils were able to pose their particular questions. Jim McMahon was animated and spoke in detail in response to all questions. The pupils were delighted with his honesty and openness. One pupil stated "It was great to be able to ask a real MP how they see their role in politics and it has made me even more interested in current affairs".
Mr McGhee added "I am immensely proud of the way the pupils conducted themselves and it is inspiring to see young people truly interested in local, national and international issues. I am very grateful to Jim McMahon for taking time out of his busy schedule to visit us and I am certain that the pupils have had a memorable experience which will inspire them to play their role as citizens of Oldham".
A few photos of the visit can be found below


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Oregon St. 21, Maryland 14
SAN FRANCISCO - Yvenson Bernard couldn't be stopped, and Oregon State's defense never let Maryland get started.
Bernard rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown in his final college game, and Oregon State pounded out a 21-14 victory over Maryland on Friday night in a rain-soaked Emerald Bowl.
James Rodgers rushed for 115 yards, caught an early TD pass and recovered Bernard's fumble for the second half's only score as the Beavers (9-4) won their fourth consecutive bowl game under coach Mike Riley and snapped Ralph Friedgen's three-game postseason winning streak at Maryland.
Sean Canfield returned from a three-game absence to pass for 68 yards in relief of injured Lyle Moevao. But Canfield mostly did what Oregon State does best: Hand off to Bernard, who had 38 carries to finish as the sixth-leading rusher in Pac-10 history, and Rodgers, the Beavers' multitalented freshman.
Chris Turner passed for 205 yards and hit Isaiah Williams and Darrius Heyward-Bey with first-quarter TD passes, but the Terrapins (6-7) stalled in the second half of their fifth loss in seven games.
The Beavers' vaunted rushing defense - ranked second in the nation - was just as good as Maryland feared, holding the Terrapins to 2 yards on the ground in the first three quarters. Maryland ended up with 19 yards on the ground.
Oregon State finished with seven victories in its last eight games by surviving the unique challenges of the Emerald Bowl, where both teams stand on the same sideline at the San Francisco Giants' waterfront ballpark.
The unorthodox setup got even tougher when officials turned off the malfunctioning play clock in the third quarter. A light rain pelted the largely orange-clad crowd of 32,517 in the second half, with even Terrapins mascot Testudo donning a rain poncho over his shell.
Both teams mostly floundered offensively in the rain, but Oregon State went ahead when Bernard's fumble at the goal line was recovered by Rodgers, who stretched out for a TD with 10 seconds left in the third quarter.
With three final quarters of dismal offensive play, Maryland finished with a losing record for the third time in the last four seasons under Friedgen, who hadn't lost a bowl game since the Orange Bowl defeat six years ago after winning the Terps' last ACC title.
Bernard moved up four spots on the Pac-10's career rushing yardage list with his workhorse performance, leapfrogging Arizona's Trung Canidate, UCLA's Gaston Green and USC stars Anthony Davis and Ricky Bell.
Canfield, who started nine games but missed the last three after injuring his shoulder against USC, took over for Moevao, who left the game twice in the first half with injuries, including a left ankle problem in the opening moments of the second quarter.
The game was just Maryland's second in California in the program's 115-year history, and the Terps' first meeting with a Pac-10 team since the 1982 Aloha Bowl. They didn't seem bothered by the cross-country trip, and Oregon State's defense deserved the credit for Maryland's struggles in the Beavers' first game against the ACC since 1942.
Maryland opened the game with an impressive 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive capped by Williams' 9-yard TD catch. Turner went 6-of-7 on the drive, with Williams dropping his only incompletion.
Moevao was hurt on the Beavers' third play by blitzing linebacker Moises Fokou. Canfield took over and finished a TD drive, hitting Rodgers with a scoring pass before Moevao returned for the rest of the quarter.
But Turner hit Heyward-Bey in stride for a 63-yard TD pass down the sideline later in the first quarter, the second-longest scoring play in Maryland bowl history. Turner also threw two interceptions in the second quarter, and Bernard tied it at 14 with a 2-yard TD run 16 seconds before halftime.


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ISLAMABAD: A single bench of Customs Appellate Tribunal reserved decision on a customs matter submitted by M/s Indus Laboratory against field office of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday.
Muhammad Nasir Khan, Member Technical of Customs Appellate Tribunal, reserved the decision. The bench on last of hearing had directed parties to submit cases record before the bench by next date of hearing. The bench dated in office hearing on other case submitted by Zaman Ul Haq.
Appellants, Zaman Ul Haq and M/s Indus Laboratory had challenged decision announced by appellants in all of the said cases had challenged MCC decisions before the tribunal relating to import of machinery by the appellants.
The department had seized the imported items owing to queries about classification. The appellants had prayed the tribunal to direct the department on release of imported items.
Appellants, Zamanul Haq and M/s Indus Laboratory had also filed some other references before the tribunal which were being heard by different benches.


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Here's the thing about hanging out at the beach all day; you never know what post-swim activities could come up. A boardwalk stroll? A potential summer fling hanging out a few umbrellas over? Which is why you need to be prepared with more than just a cute swimsuit (not that I don't love a great swimsuit). Few things make me more fired up for summer than scoring a fab beachwear find for under 50 bucks.
This morning, I stopped by Good Morning America to share some of my favorites.
Hippie Chic
*I love this Alloy cover-up's print--it embodies everything we love about summer—being relaxed and taking it easy! The perfect straw hat, frayed just so, paired with a chocolate brown tote and wear-with-everything flat sandals makes this look wearable on and off the beach.
*Printed Cover-Up: Alloy, $44
White Triangle Top: Old Navy, $12
Braided T-Strap Sandals: Old Navy, $19
Straw Cowboy Hat: Macy's, $42
Chocolate Brown Woven Shopper: Echo Design, $48
Tortoiseshell sunglasses: Topshop, $18*
__The Glamour Girl
Protect yourself from sun exposure with a fabulous hat in a graphic stripe.
The cut-outs of this suit paired with the open back give the look an added sexiness.
*Black Backless One-Piece, Delia's, $33
White Linen Beach Pants: Necessary Objects, $34
Black and White Ribbon Straw Bag: Newport News, $34
Rose Gold Ruched Strap Sandals: Bamboo, $29
Striped Sun Hat: Newport News, $29
Mossimo Large Round Sunglasses: Target, $16*
Day to Night
Your maxi dresses from last summer are still hot, and to me, they are the easiest beach cover-up ever. Take this style from Delia's to the beach for a quick cover-up from the sun, then wear it out at night.
*Floral Maxi Dress: Delia's, $49
Red Triangle Top: Alloy, $12
Gold Braided Sandals: Bamboo, $29
Straw Bag: Chadwick's, $29
Sunglasses: Old Navy, $9.00*
Nautical Beachwear
Like we saw on the Michael Kors runway, nothing is hotter for summer than a visor! Pair your shorts with espadrilles like these (another summer staple) to add a touch of girliness to a sporty look.
*Striped Summer Tee: Gap, $15
White Drawstring Shorts: Old Navy, $22
Straw Visor by Accessory Network: available at WalMart, $7
Yellow Mesh Tote: Newport News, $19
Navy Espadrilles: Marshall's, $29
Sunglasses: Shop4Sparkles.com, $14*
The California Girl
I love this laid-back cover-up from Tracy Feith's amazing new line for Target--it makes me want to jet to Cali for a vacation. Pair it with your favorite gold wedges sophistication with an edge.
*Tracy Feith for Target Hooded Pullover, Target, $25
Twist Bandeau Top: Delias, $24
Gold Gladiator Wedge: Bakers, $39
Straw Fedora: Jessica Simpson Collection, $48
Straw Tote with Leather Trim: Accessory Network, available at KMART, $29
Leopard Beach Towel: Old Navy, $12
Sunglasses: Topshop, $30*
Which one is your favorite? What type of cover-up do you wear at the beach?
And for more tips on what to wear to the beach, check out these cover-ups that may already be in your closet!


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|PAY FOR 1 WEBSITE AND GET ACCESS to 14 PAYSITES !!!
i've done it .
hot mare!
This vid reminds me of what I'd get up to after having got un-tied from the family K9 -- with an ass full of his cum -- I'd go across the shed and stuff my throbbing teenager cock into her pussy --- when I was about to shoot my load, I'd pull out of her pussy and stuff it into her tighter and very hot anus to unload and collapse on her rump !!!!!
Oh ja ich auch..
Ich möchte auch gerne einmal in einem Pferd oder einer Kuh absamen


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We are an independent British watch brand based in the town of Christchurch, on the South Coast of England. As a brand we are focused on producing well engineered watches and committed to providing outstanding customer service and support. Both of these are delivered by our head office team and in-house technical service centre.
The history behind Nite Watches has influenced the brand we are today. Below is our timeline cataloguing some key moments:
Roger Green, Founder and Owner of Nite watches makes the bold decision to invest his life savings into the design and creation of his own collection of watches.
The 1st generation of Nite Watches are launched comprising of the MX10, MX20, MX30, MX40, MX50, GX10, GX20, GX30 and GX40.
Nite watches win a contract to supply the Special Air Service (SAS) with the MX10-001.
Launch of 2nd generation models now fitted with Swiss movements and Swiss GTLS technology.
The Nite SX10 becomes the World's thinnest watch to feature GTLS illumination.
Limited to only 500 pieces, the 'Hardy Marquis SX10' is produced in collaboration with the 'Hardy' fly fishing brand.
Limited to only 1000 pieces, MX10-201 Special Forces watches are released.
Launch of TX40 and TX50 chronograph.
Nite watches adopt an entirely online and direct-to-consumer strategy to improve the customer's experience of becoming a Nite watch owner.
Work starts on developing an entirely new collection of Nite watches that will be exclusively available from the brands website.
Nite Watches expand into new offices in Christchurch.
Launch of third generation models – ALPHA, AQUA, CHRONO, VISION, NATO, ICON and MX10.
Launch of the HAWK the first all polycarbonate watch in the Nite collection.
The first of Nite Watches T100 models are launched.
A Nite Watches team compete in and sponsor the challenging Killarney Adventure Race.
Nite Watches become the official timekeepers of the gruelling Fan Dance Race – a partnership that remains to this day.
Re-designed ICON models released.
Nite go live with the R&D section of the website in order to gain a better understanding of customer's wants and needs.
Limited to only 100 pieces in polished black, silver or gold, the MX10 Limited Editions are released to celebrate 10 years of the famous MX10 series.
The first models to feature automatic movements are launched.
The ALPHA model is launched following an R&D project featuring a ceramic bezel and T100 GTLS.
The MARQUESS is unveiled as one of the World's slimmest GTLS watches at only 7.7mm deep and featuring T100 GTLS.
As part of continuous improvements to quality, Nite makes the decision to ensure that all watches feature the ultra-scratch resistant Sapphire Crystal.
35,000 likes achieved on Facebook – The Nite Watches community grows and the milestone of 35,000 Facebook likes is achieved.
We are different from the majority of watch companies.
Since 2010 we have adopted a direct to consumer online approach, enabling us to offer great value as well as giving us the opportunity to engage directly with our customers.
By having a loyal and engaged customer base we are also able to use the website as an active platform where Research & Development projects are posted for customer feedback. Ultimately this results in the creation of timepieces that have been co-created with our most important stakeholders – our customers.
Our goal has always been to produce watches that our customers can depend on and truly value which is why all of our watches are precision engineered and assembled to perfection by using the very latest technologies and production processes in the industry.
One of our key differentials is our use of GTLS (Gaseous Tritium Light Source) illumination – the completely self-powered 24 hour illumination technology which is the most reliable form of illumination utilised in watches.
More information about the GTLS in our watches can be found here.
The Nite Watches community is all about engaging our family of customers which is fronted by a number of genuine Nite Watch owners who act as brand ambassadors, showcasing Nite Watches across the world.
Our community extends to our monthly newsletter and social media pages which can be found via the links below
We are incredibly proud of the fact that we design all of our watches and fulfil all orders from Nite HQ. In addition to this we provide efficient service, repair and warranty back up through our UK in-house service centre and from our authorised service centres in other countries.
Having an expert team in place, including a BHI Quartz qualified watchmaker, we ensure that each and every customer receives the very best customer service.
This personal touch has resulted in much welcomed feedback from satisfied Nite watch owners from around the World.


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This is from Yahoo Sports The Post Game.
This is the most stupidest thing I have ever heard.
Why does everything need to be seen as a racist plot?
I bet Minnesotans have bigger problems that not enough blacks on a team.
What is the rate of unemployment in Minnesota?
What is the black unemployment rate in Minnesota?
These so-called civil rights leaders in Minnesota need to get a life.
Minnesota Timberwolves fans may notice something different about their team this year. In a league in which American-born black players made up 75 percent of roster spots in 2011, the Timberwolves will have an opening-day roster comprising just 33 percent black players (five out of 15).
According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, this year's squad will be the league's whitest since the 1980s Boston Celtics.
Is that a problem?
Some civil rights leaders in Minneapolis think so. Tyrone Terrell, chairman of St. Paul's African American leadership council, told the Star-Tribunethat he thinks the unbalanced roster could be seen as a ploy by the ownership to sell the team to a majority-white fan base.
"How did we get a roster that resembles the 1955 Lakers?" Terrell said to the Star-Tribune. "I think everything is a strategy. Nothing happens by happenstance."
Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn called the allegations "patently false."
Indeed, while the team lacks as many African-American players as most other squads, the Timberwolves are still quite diverse. Five of their ten white players were born outside of the United States.
Brandon Roy, projected to be the team's only black starter, says the color of his teammates doesn't faze him.
"It's just basketball," Roy said. "I never really had to feel like I'm the only black guy out here. I've played on teams that maybe had all black guys and the feeling is just the same when I'm out there on the floor playing with these guys."
Ron Edwards, a longtime Minneapolis civil rights advocate, told the Star-Tribune that it was "somewhat disturbing" when he saw a game last season in which Wes Johnson was the only black player on the floor for the Timberwolves. The composition of this season's roster has prompted Edwards to react even stronger.
"It raises some real questions to me about what's really intended," Edwards said. "I think, personally, that it was calculated. Is this an attempt to get fans back in the stands? Minnesota, after all, is a pretty white state."
Edwards added that the Timberwolves' roster decisions are a "nullification of diversity and a reversal of history."
Kahn said the Timberwolves targeted two black players as free agents during the summer. But Portland matched Minnesota's offer to Nicolas Batum, and Jordan Hill opted to re-sign with the Lakers at less money for a better chance to win a championship.
"What if Batum and Hill were here?" Kahn said.


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Pain, Injuries, or Poor Performance can ruin your enjoyment of what you love.
Our focus is on your physical wellness AND the emotional aspects that comes with healing. Because no two injuries are the same, we listen to what your specific needs are and design a detailed, unique plan of care.
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Pain & injuries happen, don't let that stop you from discovering your best.
Our team of dedicated therapists have been selected carefully for their expertise, background, and passion to help their patients achieve results.Meet Our Team >
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Annette Karim is a superb physical therapist who has a gift for understanding dancers' bodies. She has greatly helped several of my students, not only with recovery from injury but also with working on areas of weakness or dysfunction while they are still dancing a full load. I highly recommend Annette and Evergreen PT as the place any dancer should go for help with injuries or physical obstacles.
Jenny Ringer, Director Colburn Dance Academy
I wanted to let you know that I ran the Simi Valley Half Marathon yesterday. I successfully did a 10-mile run the Saturday before, That went well and without any knee or hip pain. Yesterday, I ran the half marathon in 2 hours and 23 minutes. Thank you to you and your team for all your help! Today I'm really sore, but am not having any knee pain. Thanks again for all your help!
The therapists were helpful and friendly. Their top priority is to make sure you are healthy and fit to go back to your normal routine... I am healthy and pain-free, and can go back to sports.
Annette Karim and her team at Evergreen PT have been an incredible resource for my dancers. Many of them, myself included, have seen her to address various injuries and she's been so helpful, understanding the needs of professional dancers and offering exercises to do on our own to minimize the number of office visits. Her deep understanding of the human body and dance technique is an invaluable combination for dancers.
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Our mutual client is singing your praises.....her pain is completely gone and she never felt it once on her trip to Italy! They've been back 2 weeks now and she is still doing fine! I know she plans to call you to continue working with you on loosening up her back, but I just want to thank you so much, again, for doing such great work! You're really amazing!
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Hebron Postal Codes
Hebron city is located in New Brunswick, Canada
You can search for the Hebron NB postal codes by its streets and block numbers
Hebron Area Code is 506 and Time Zone is Atlantic (GMT -04:00).
Hebron Postal Code - New Brunswick
Hebron Postal Code is a six-character string that forms part of a postal address in Canada. Like British and Dutch postcodes, Hebron - NB postal codes are alphanumeric.
The first three characters (alpha-numeric-alpha) of the postal code which represent a geographic area in Hebron.
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Today, Dalhousie's Board of Governors announced that Richard Florizone — a man who at age 44 has amassed a uniquely diverse set of experiences in academia, government and the private sector — is set to become Dalhousie's 11th president, effective July 1, 2013.
Since 2005, Dr. Florizone [pronounced "floor-i-zone"] has served as vice-president (finance & resources) at the University of Saskatchewan, leading major projects in student experience, research and teaching infrastructure, while continuing to be active as an academic. He also served as a Policy Fellow in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. Currently, he's on secondment in Washington, D.C., as senior advisor to the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation, conducting research and advisory work on public-private partnerships.
And that just scratches the surface of a CV that includes Bombardier Aerospace, the Boston Consulting Group, the University of Cambridge and a PhD in physics.
"I've been fortunate to have a pretty diverse career, working across the university, corporate and government sectors, in a lot of different countries, but my heart keeps bringing me back to the university," says Dr. Florizone, who spoke with Dal News as part of his visit to campus this week.
"I'm incredibly passionate about universities and our mission of teaching, research and community engagement. So for me, this is a unique opportunity to use all my skills and experiences to, I hope, help make a great contribution to society."
Dr. Florizone's selection was unanimously supported by Dal's presidential search committee, which consisted of six Board representatives, six faculty representatives and two students.
Read also: Sharing the excitement — Search Committee members and others on Richard Florizone
"We couldn't be more excited to welcome a leader with his credentials," says Jim Spatz, chair of Dal's Board of Governors and the chair (non-voting) of the search committee. "It is unusual to find someone with his accomplished academic background, extensive consulting and strategic planning experience in the business world, and his public policy contributions provincially and globally. Richard Florizone is the kind of leader that doesn't come along every day."
Relationship building across a diverse career
So how does someone with Dr. Florizone's experience end up taking on the opportunity of being Dal's next president?
It starts with his education: a B.Sc. in Engineering and M.Sc. in Physics, both from the University of Saskatchewan, followed by a Ph.D. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
From there, his career took him into the private sector. He's been a consultant and project leader with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Toronto, working with clients across North America and Europe. At Bombardier Aerospace in Montreal, he served as director of strategic initiatives. During leave from BCG, he returned to university life, working as a senior corporate liaison officer and fundraising consultant for the University of Cambridge's 800th anniversary campaign.
He has also served on the boards of several organizations, including the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Canadian Light Source, the Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation and the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
Dr. Florizone meets with Dal President Tom Traves during his campus visit.
But when asked about the professional accomplishments he's most proud of, what first jumps to mind is his work at the University of Saskatchewan: not just leading major projects to strengthen student experience, teaching and research infrastructure, and financial stability, but the relationships that made those projects possible.
"I think about my relationships with faculty, either working directly on new initiatives, or in academic work co-authoring papers. And I think about students, with whom we developed some great relationships to really advance things like student housing, student health and counselling and other great projects we accomplished."
His commitment to outreach and collaboration won him this past year's Doug Favell Staff Spirit Award, selected and presented by the University of Saskatchewan Students' Union.
"That really meant a lot to me, the fact that we had accomplished all these projects together with students in a way that was collaborative, respectful and mutually beneficial, with great outcomes."
And now, he's ready to bring that mindset with him from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia.
"Dalhousie attracts more out-of-province students than any other major research university in Canada, and I'd say what attracted me here were the same things those students see: the two centuries of academic excellence in this great and vibrant community by the sea."
Kicking off "100 days of listening"
When asked for his take on the president's role, Dr. Florizone says it's about ensuring that Dal has the resources and structures in place to ensure students, faculty and staff all thrive.
"I very much believe that vision and strategy are both top-down and bottom-up," he says. "I think that good vision and strategy starts with the hopes, aspirations, dreams and capabilities of the broader community. The top-down piece, then, is putting together a coherent process for us to listen, to synthesize, to draw together the themes and coordinate the community to bring people together to take action."
Along those lines, he envisions starting his presidency next year with something he's calling "100 days of listening": a structured series of university-wide meetings, consultations and events to hear what the Dal community has to say, along with casual encounters and conversations, to inform where Dal might be headed as it approaches its 200th anniversary in 2018.
Dr. Florizone, sitting down for an interview.
"I want to meet with a broad cross-section of students, with every single academic department, as well as the local community. It's all about getting a sense of the internal and external environment, to understand how we can write Dal's next chapter together."
He's eager to celebrate and build on the growth that Dalhousie has seen under President Tom Traves' watch: enrolment crossing the 18,000 mark, more than $140 million in external research funding, and more than $1 billion in contributions to the local economy. But he's astutely aware that the next decade in Dal's history will be defined by more than just the university's own aspirations.
"We're in a period of greater financial constraint, particularly as governments around the world look to curb public spending," he acknowledges. "That said, at the same time I think there is still a very strong recognition of the need to invest in education: not just in knowledge and innovation, but in the future of our children."
He expects that while governments are likely to continue to constrain overall operating funds, there will also be tremendous opportunity for investment and growth in certain areas.
"[We have to] listen to all our stakeholders, get a very good sense of the internal community and where they need to go, and consider what is best for the university and its mission. Then it's about marrying that to the funding realities in the outside world in a way that fundamentally strengthens the institution for the decades to come."
Video: In conversation with Richard Florizone
Diverse interests
Casual but professional, insightful but conversational, Dr. Florizone appears well suited to connect with the various groups and individuals that make up the Dal community.
"Hopefully they'll find that I'm a very open person — some might say I wear my heart on my sleeve a bit," he says. He says his personality brings together a global perspective with his down-to-earth roots growing up in Saskatchewan.
"I generally feel as comfortable in a boardroom as I do in a small-town coffee shop, and I relish the diversity of those experiences."
He also cherishes time with his family: his wife, Mona Holmlund, is an art history professor, and together they have two young daughters: Zoe (8) and Elinor (5). The family are avid outdoors people: camping, sailing and, in Dr. Florizone's case, his latest passion of kiteboarding.
"I'm not very good, but I'm learning," he laughs. "I guess I have a commitment to learning, which is probably a good thing for a president."
Dr. Florizone with his wife Mona, daughters Elinor (left) and Zoe - and, of course, the Dal Tiger.
He's also an avid, diverse reader. He has a "bottomless" appetite for newspapers — the Globe and Mail and the New York Times are always primed on his iPad — and tries to mix fiction and non-fiction, as well as classic and pop literature. He says he has a Jack Reacher novel on his night table while, at the same time, his quest to catch up on the classics has him tackling The Divine Comedy.
Dr. Florizone and his family are only in Halifax for a short visit this week — he flies back to Washington on Friday — but his packed schedule included meetings with the Senate, the Board of Governors, key Dal leaders, the DSU president, as well as the mayor and premier.
It's merely the start of what he hopes is a long, fulfilling introduction to the Dal community.
"I'm just incredibly excited and so looking forward to meeting everyone."
More on Dal's new president
- Video: In conversation with Richard Florizone
- Sharing the excitement: Search Committee members and others offer their thoughts on Richard Florizone
- More information: Presidential Search website
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The timeline of Western Satrap Empire falls between 47 CE and 412 AD, and belongs to the Golden age of Indian History. Western Satraps are also referred to as Western Kshatraps or Kshaharatas. They ruled the Western and Central part of India (Saurashtra) and they were the contemporaries of the Kushan Dynasty in the North of the Indian-Subcontinent and the Satavahana Dynasty in Southern India (Andhra). They were successors to the Indo-Scynthians and called themselves as Satraps as indicated by the coins that existed in their dynasty, but Ptolemy in his 'Geographica' referred to them as Indo-Synthians. The word Satrap means viceroy or governor of a province. The dynasty lasted for around 350 years during which there were almost 27 independent Western Satraps.
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Kshaharata dynasty
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- The land was prosperous and its people were healthy
- Barigaza( a city under Western Satraps) was one of the main centers of Roman Trade with India
- Goods were also brought down in quantity from Ujjain, the capital of the Western Satraps
- Some ships were also fitted out from Barigaza, to export goods westward across the Indian ocean
- Nahapana also established the silver coinage of the Kshatrapas.
Kardamaka dynasty, family of Castana (1st–4th century)
This dynasty was established by the satrap Castana who is known as the founder of the Saka era. Castana was the Satrap of Ujjain. The territory under Kardamaka dynasty spread from Patalene in the West,to Ujjain in the east and Barigaza in the south.
The Political Scenario
During the time of Rudradaman I , the grandson of Chastana there were conflicts with the Satavahanas of the Central India, and Rudradaman defended his kingdom and he was entitled "Mahakshatrapa" ("Great Satrap"). In order to establish peace between the two kingdoms Rudradaman's daughter was wedded to the Satavahana king Vashishtiputra Satakarni.
During the two wars with Satavahanas, Rudradaman defeated his enemies twice. But in the late 2nd century the Kshatrapas Dynasty was constrained after they were defeated by Yajna Sri Satakarni of Satavahans. Under the rule of Rudrasena II, the 19th ruler of Kshatrapa, the dynasty reached its highest prosperity between 256 and 278. The last Kshatrapa ruler from the Chastana family was Visvasena son of Rudrasena II. After them another family under the Kingship of Rudrasimha II took over the Kshatrapa dynasty.
Decline of Western Satrap dynasty.
During the reign of Rudrasimha III, the Gupta king RamaGupta attacked the Kshatrapas. Initially the Guptas were defeated and then Rudarsimha asked the RamaGupta to hand over his own wife to him in exchange of peace. But ChandraGupta II, the younger brother of RamaGupta, disguised himself as the queen and went to Rudrasimha, and killed him and conquered the Kshatrapas. Later ChandraGupta killed his own brother and became the emperor himself. Thus the Kshatrapa dynasty came to an end.
Western Satraps – Culture and Influences
- Rudradaman promoted arts and poetry in his kingdom. Sanskrit was made the court language.
- India's earliest astrological treatise namely "Yavanajataka" was written during his period, which is actually the translation of a Greek work.
- The Kshatrapas have a very rich and interesting coinage. These coins were very informative since they record the name of the king, of his father, and the data of issue. This helped in tracing the early history of India.
- The coins of the Kshatrapas were also very influential and imitated by neighboring or later dynasties, such as the Satavahanas, and the Guptas.
- A script namely Kharoshthi was employed together with the Brahmi script and the Greek script on the first coins of the Khatrapas. Occasionally Sanskrit was also used.
Western Satraps and Kushans
Western Satraps made their own contribution to the Golden age of Indian history, it is still unclear whether they were independent rulers or vassals of the Kushans. The usage of the word Satrap in their coins itself is misleading and indicates a kind of subjugation to a higher ruler. In Mathura, in a temple the statue of Chastana, was found together with those of Kanishka and Vima Kadphises ( Kushan kings) which points at least to an alliance or friendship between the two dynasties.
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Sunday, 2 October 2016
Size matters
10 comments:
- Dick Bryant said...
In the late 1950's Fred Vietmeyer (Michigan, US I beleive) wrote a Napoleonic set of rules called Column, Line and Square (C,L,&S) where each figure represented 20 men. The bases represented companies. I started with Austrians as the easiest to paint. How I remember painting up those 60 figure battalions. I soon swithed to British with 33 figures on 11 stands (1 Grenadier, 1 Light, 1 command and 30 line).
Dick Bryant
- 2 October 2016 at 15:28
- Ray Rousell said...
Couldn't agree more. As long as you're happy then who cares? For our Napoleonics we use 16 figures to represent a battalion. Its not correct to scale but works fine for us.
- 2 October 2016 at 16:05
- Robert (Bob) Cordery said...
What you describe relates just as well to 'Modern' wargaming as it does to Napoleonics. For years I saw wargamers fighting what they called brigade or divisional-level battles that were nothing other than skirmishes. When a 'divisional' commander is worrying about whether or not a particular model tank's gun can see a particular target, they are not behaving as a real divisional commander would.
I know that board wargames had already solved this 'problem', but toy soldier wargamers had not. My first experience of something approaching a divisional-level wargame that used miniatures was Chris Kemp's NQM (Not Quite Mechanised) game. The playing pieces - which usually were a base with a single vehicle or a group of figures mounted on it - represented a company. It felt right, even though there were lots of naysayers who decried it with comments like 'three figure doesn't look like a company' (Sounds familiar, doesn't it?)
Tim Gow's Megablitz was the next stage in the process. In his rules a base represents a battalion or even a regiment, and an infantry division might have as few as four or five bases (e.g. A Russian Rifle Division that has seen a lot of action) or as many as twenty. Yet again the naysayers repeated their 'it doesn't look right' arguments BUT players from a board game background had not trouble with the rules, and once the majority of more traditional toy soldier wargamers began to take part in large-scale multi player battles, their initial objections usually disappeared.
I see nothing at all wrong with the way you have organised your Napoleonic armies, and the fact that they have served you well for so long is testament to the validity of your choices. Tough luck on anyone who would rather spend the next ten years painting enough figures to field a 1:33 Napoleonic army corps. By the time they are ready to start putting figures on the tabletop, you will have fought hundreds of battles!
More power to your elbow ... and thanks for sharing your ideas with the rest of us.
- 2 October 2016 at 16:41
- thistlebarrow said...
Hi Bob
Thanks for your interesting and considered comments.
I have never really taken to modern wargaming, surprising as I have a military background. On the rare occasions when I did have a go I was struck by the difficulty of getting the balance right between armoured vehicles and infantry. I have always admired those who game the period and make some sort of sense out of the wide range and variety of weapons and armour. I have found it difficult enough to get infantry, cavalry and artillery right in the far less complicated Napoleonic period.
It is interesting that you comment that board gamers have long had it right. And of course you are spot on. The problem is that we all like to push our "toy soldiers" around the table. And I suspect a lot of our prejudices date back to when we actually used "toy soldiers". We love the simple "bang you're dead" approach of rolling a dice to determine who wins. I often think that a lot of the serious and combative exchanges on model soldier forums is party due to a sort of embarrassment that we are still playing "toy soldiers". Once you accept that is a large part of the enjoyment, the rest falls easily into place. But you would never sell a set of wargame rules if you confessed that in your introduction.
Thanks again for your thought provoking comments
- 2 October 2016 at 18:04
- thistlebarrow said...
Hi Ray
Thanks for your comment. As long as it works for you, then it is right - at least for you. Fortunately there are now many more rules, and many more options for wargaming. From Skirmish to Multi Corps, you can take your pick.
- 2 October 2016 at 22:37
- thistlebarrow said...
Hi Dick
60 figure battalions must look pretty impressive. But you have to be pretty dedicated to paint up so many figures all the same. You must have had a large table to deploy more than a couple of battalions per side?
I have heard of Column, Line and Square rules, but never used them. I am surprised that a set of rules that required so many figures to use would be popular. It just goes to show what a strange group we wargamers are!
- 2 October 2016 at 22:41
- Dick Bryant said...
We recently played a recreation of Echmuhl on a 25' x 5" table (Temporary set up in a large garage - we normally use 10' x 6' tables)using those old rules. We get together once or twice a year to play these old C, L, &S rules with which we learned miniature gaming back in the early 60s). Many thousands of figures on the table. I'd attache a photo if I knew how to.
Dick Bryant
- 3 October 2016 at 14:06
- thistlebarrow said...
Hi Dick
I was lucky to visit Peter Guilders Wargames Holiday Centre twice, and fought both Waterloo and Leipzig on his large tables. I believe that they were about 36x6 foot and there were three or four of them. I don't know how many 25mm figures were on the table, but it must have been similar to your own game. Unfortunately we did not all know each other, and there was a lack of knowledge of the rules. So although it was a spectacular sight, it was not a very enjoyable game.
I would like to see what you game looked like. Are there any photos available online of either your game, or a similar one using the same rules and large battalions?
- 3 October 2016 at 22:21
- Dick Bryant said...
I have pics of some large C,L, & S games but how do I post them here? Or do you have an e-mail I can send them to?
Dick Bryant
- 8 October 2016 at 15:27
- thistlebarrow said...
Hi Dick
Could you send them to me at email@example.com
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