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An MEP has called for a symbolic gesture to demonstrate the end of hostilities against the Germans which have been dominant in British culture for over a century.
Jim Carver, UKIP MEP for the West Midlands has today called on the European Parliament to legislate for the immediate renaming of German Measles, saying "It's about time we stopped blaming the Germans for everything."
With anti-German rhetoric still common in British society, including frequent repeats of Dad's Army on national television channels, the corpulent Colonel Von Strohm in 'Allo 'Allo and continuing popularity of the episode of Fawlty Towers with the German tourists, the politician has said that it is time to embrace a spirit of European harmony and let bygones be bygones.
German Measles, or Rubella as the virus which causes it is called, leads to a nasty, itchy rash which starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. Often the disease sneaks up on sufferers, with them contracting the illness before they realise they have been struck down and are sick. This can make it much easier to spread.
A fever, sore throat and fatigue may also occur, combined with an overwhelming desire to consume fatty meat products and pickled vegetables.
In adults, joint pain is common, making exercise such as marching particularly difficult.
Speaking in Brussels on April 1, Mr Carver said:
"In the spirit of EU cooperation, I am calling on the European Parliament to legislate to rename this illness as European Measles."


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Why Bush will stand with Hu Jintao at the opening of the Beijing Olympics
China's government, which invests up to a third of its $1.68 trillion in currency reserves in [US] Treasuries, is "not smart'' to invest in U.S. debt and should seek higher returns, a former legislator said [June 13 2008]. "I don't think it's a smart move to invest in U.S. bonds,'' said Cheng Siwei, former vice chairman of the National People's Congress, China's legislature, at a Beijing conference.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Fri, 04/07/2008 - 10:34.
Article | Beijing 2008 | Economics | Human Rights | Politics | Sustainability
'A prime opportunity for the property industry.'
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Recent reports in the Press (see attachment) reveal that businesses evicted to make way for the Olympics are still having to battle with the LDA over compensation. Looking back in time to reports published by the media can provide an interesting insight into the attitudes of the Olympic team (and how the media approached the project) and the difference between the rhetoric and the reality of the programme. One such report was contained in the Property Week Newsletter of 05.12.03 (see attachment) which included some particularly chilling assertions for the residents at Clays Lane.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Thu, 12/06/2008 - 23:43.
Article | Clays Lane | Compulsory Purchase | Displacement | Planning & Development | Sustainability
Olympic Blacklist?
Several weeks ago I came across the event featured below and thought it might be interesting to drop in. However, when I sent in my on-line application for a ticket I received a message saying I would have to wait to find out if my application had been accepted. The site run by the London Festival of Architecture also said there was no point in replying to the message as they were not organising the event and I should contact the event organisers directly. But the site failed to say who the organisers were!
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 00:06.
How British Waterways are destroying the annual natural spectacle of Bream spawning in the Old River Lea
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Sun, 25/05/2008 - 20:33.
Article | Video | 2012 Legacy | Habitat and wildlife | Sustainability
How the 2012 Olympics is selling East London short, and a 10 point plan for a more positive local legacy
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Mon, 21/04/2008 - 15:20.
The Olympics site is eating into east London's green spaces
American landscape architects are promising east Londoners a park that will be "equivalent to Hyde Park" and "will give the area an equal weight to the west" (Olympics will leave east London an open space to rival Hyde Park, March 17). However, there are fundamental questions about the way the park and its surrounding developments are being planned that your article fails to address.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Wed, 02/04/2008 - 21:36.
Article | 2012 Legacy | Displacement | Environment | Planning & Development | Regeneration | Sustainability
Colorado the only state ever to turn down Winter Olympics after winning bid
With a brash young lawyer-lawmaker named Dick Lamm leading the way, residents said they didn't want the 1976 Winter Olympics. And they said it in a big way. The landmark vote on Nov. 7, 1972, wasn't even close -- 514,228 to 350,964. A 59.4 percent majority said they weren't willing to spend tax dollars to have the Games in their state.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Sun, 20/01/2008 - 16:29.
Article | Economics | Other Olympics | Protest | Sustainability
2016 Bid cities told ' No financial guarantee, no olympics'.
Chicago's 2016 bid committee hopes the 80 pages of information it sent last week to the International Olympic Committee will help distinguish the quality of the city's Summer Olympic bid from those of its six rivals. After all, the IOC will pick finalist cities in June largely on the basis of that information.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 15/01/2008 - 23:06.
Article | Applicant Cities | Chicago 2016 | Finance | Politics | Sustainability
India's cynical plans for Delhi to become 'a world class city' for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Although the Commonwealth Games are just under three years away, India's capital is being reshaped as the city prepares for the biggest sporting event in its history. The Delhi government has begun putting up posters saying the capital will be transformed into a "world-class city" by the 2010 deadline.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 08/01/2008 - 13:39.
Article | Displacement | Human Rights | Mega Events | Sustainability | Commonwealth Games
The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority to be used as Trojan Horse for Home Counties tax hike for more Olympics funds
NEW council tax rises may be needed to fund the 2012 Olympics and its aftermath, it has emerged. A leaked report and parliamentary answers suggest that not only will households in London be affected, but also taxpayers in the surrounding counties, including Essex and Hertfordshire.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 08/01/2008 - 08:28.
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Each morning, Glenn Mueller starts his day with Helen.
Well, that's not entirely accurate – at 97, Mueller's day starts at 5 a.m., when he wakes, showers, and dresses, all to be ready to see her by 8 a.m. Things that used to take no time at all seem to take all his time now, like putting on shoes and socks or getting his bearings immediately after standing.
It's OK that he's a bit slower now; Helen always waits for him.
Once he's ready, he heads to the lobby of Buffalo Hill Terrace with his walker, and sets out for the building across the street. He used to only need a cane, but a fall last winter – hurting nothing but dignity, he says – spooked him.
But Glenn is quick with the walker, and makes brisk work of the path between his home and hers. Arriving at her building, Glenn uses his keycard to unlock the door, parks his walker in the hallway, and removes his ball cap.
And there she is, his wife of nearly 63 years, sitting in the middle of the comfortable TV room, dressed in pink and holding a pink teddy bear.
"Good morning, beautiful," Mueller says as he leans over to kiss her forehead.
By the time he's stood back up, he's weeping, and then apologizing for the tears.
Helen, 91, registers that he's there, but seems more interested in the visitors he's brought with him. They don't converse anymore, and he doesn't know what she would have to say, what's left of her memories.
The dementia hit a little over three years ago, and the result has been devastating, leaving Helen largely immobile and unable to feed herself. As her husband who, other than combatting the slow physical decline of being nearly 100, is in good health, Glenn feeds her yogurt and hot chocolate in the mornings, and otherwise watches as she slips further away. She's in hospice care along with the other care she receives from the staff at the Immanuel Lutheran Communities in Kalispell.
Breakfast is a battle of wills, with Glenn almost begging Helen to open her mouth so he can feed her the yogurt.
"Helen. Helen, look at me please. Helen. Open your mouth. Please Helen. Please."
Tears fall from Glenn's face as he stoops with the spoon, cajoling the woman who brilliantly cooked for and fed their family of three daughters, and the eventual grandchildren.
They have had a wonderful life together, Glenn says, spending 50 years in Libby before moving here once her mind started its decline. She was one of the smartest people he's known, he says multiple times.
"That's the one smart thing I did in my life, was marrying that lady," Glenn says.
Death is an inevitability we face as soon as our lives begin. What's less certain is everything else around death, the how and the why and the when of it all. But in all its forms, one of the cruelest ways to lose someone is when it happens and yet their body remains.
Most everyone has a family member or knows a friend who has struggled with dementia; the Alzheimer's Association estimated that one person is diagnosed with the disease every 67 seconds.
The emotional toll of dementia is painful enough for the families and friends of those affected, but there are other more-concrete costs associated as well.
Dementia is the general term for a "decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life," according to the Alzheimer's Association. The association's namesake disease, Alzheimer's, is the most common form.
More than 5 million Americans are afflicted, with 27,000 Montanans expected to be diagnosed in the next decade. Caregivers spend millions of hours caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's, with a total of about $668 million worth of unpaid care.
If better treatment for the disease is not available, the Alzheimer's Association estimated that by 2050, America will be spending $560 billion on Alzheimer's treatment through Medicaid and Medicare, compared to the $153 billion already projected for 2015.
And while money is a huge concern, the real fear lies in knowing as the local community continues to live longer, more neighbors, friends, and family members will have to deal with dementia.
The draft State Plan on Aging for 2016 through 2019, which is still out for public comment through the Department of Public Health and Human Services, lists Montana's 65-and-older population as 16.1 percent of the total population in 2014, already a 2 percent increase over 2010, and the state is consistently ranked as one of the oldest in the nation.
Kalispell and the rest of Flathead County are also favorites when it comes to rankings for the best places in the country to retire, and along with the natural beauty, the burgeoning health care industry here is part of the reason why.
With a rapidly aging population comes the health needs of such a group, and dementia is a major factor. A statewide committee, the Montana Alzheimer's Dementia Work Group, is collecting information on the care needs of communities across the wide expanse of Big Sky Country.
Part of the problem, according to Holly Garcia, the study coordinator at the Center for Translational Research at Billings Clinic and coordinator of the dementia work group, is that Montana is largely made up of rural and frontier counties.
The study, which should be released in time to back up legislative action for the 2017 session, has only produced preliminary data so far, Garcia said, but what the work group has found backs up the idea that more aging Montanans means more dementia and Alzheimer's, and more resources needed to help.
This means more memory-care facilities in more counties. All too often, Garcia noted, families must uproot their affected loved one to a new town for these services.
"Ideally, we'd like to keep people in their home communities as much as we can," she said.
Helen and Glenn met in 1950, in Malta. He was a young man from Lewistown working for the U.S. Forest Service, and she was the home economics teacher, who had moved about 85 miles from her home in Nashua.
Their lives intersected at a bake sale, whether Glenn was aware of it at the time or not. Helen, in a letter she wrote to Glenn on his 80th birthday, said she spotted him first.
As the home ec teacher, she was also the advisor of the Future Homemakers of America club, which was hosting a bake sale fundraiser at the Montana Power Company offices.
"During the morning a young man walked past our sale into the manager's office. I commented to one of the girls that he looked like a 'good family man' and that she try to sell him something on his way out. He got away tho! It wasn't until after Glenn and I were married and I was hanging up a yellow and black plaid jacket that I realized he was 'that man.' My first impression was certainly accurate and I'm glad I made 'a sale' even tho the FHA girls didn't," she wrote.
They moved to Libby, where they would settle and raise their three daughters. Glenn remembers a happy life, working for the Forest Service and fostering a love for the outdoors within his girls.
Helen was active in the community and her church, and was an avid quilter, doing all the stitching by hand. She was also very bright and a great cook, Glenn said, and a wonderful mother and wife.
As they aged, the couple began wintering in Arizona, and would for 20 years before Helen's problems arose. He didn't see the dementia at first, Glenn says, but the signs were there. Bouts of forgetfulness turned serious, like when Helen was not able to find the grocery store located just a block away.
"She went to get some food and couldn't find it," Glenn says. "And then she couldn't find a friend's apartment that was next door to ours. So I knew that was our last winter in Arizona."
A doctor in Libby diagnosed Helen with dementia, and Glenn knew it was time to move to Kalispell, despite having planned on living out their days in Libby. But their small town didn't have the care facilities Helen needed, and so they moved three years ago.
When they first arrived and Helen was placed in a separate building, she was confused about the separation from her husband. She was also using a walker, and could zip about.
She doesn't ask about why she lives away from Glenn anymore, and about two months into her stay she transitioned to a wheelchair.
Now that he is so familiar with dementia, Glenn says he sees it everywhere.
"Many of the ladies that I've talked to (at the Terrace) have gone through what I'm going through now," he says.
And even through his teary eyes and pain-etched face, Glenn is relentlessly positive about the life they shared together. It was good, he says.
"Why she ever married me I'm not sure," Glenn says. "I'm glad she did. She was a sharp lady, she really was."
In Kalispell, the Immanuel Lutheran Communities serve as one of the largest and most comprehensive memory care facilities in the area. But more services are needed, Carla Wilton, executive director at the assisted living center Buffalo Hills Terrace, said.
"Our plans are to build assisted-living memory care facilities," Wilton said. "As the numbers are exploding over the next years, there's just going to be an ongoing increased need for both community programs that assist caregivers at home, as well as residential placement."
Home caregivers experience huge drains in emotional, financial, physical, and mental resources. Wilton, along with Flathead County Agency on Aging and A Plus Health Care, started a community group focused on addressing the needs of caregivers.
The idea is to assess how dementia-friendly Flathead County is, Wilton said, and then identify improvement areas.
Last week, the group, made up of caregivers and the people they care for, went on an outing to Lone Pine State Park. Another idea is to have a café for caregivers and their charges, where unexpected outbursts or other behaviors are OK.
"It gets embarrassing to eat or go out for coffee when you're never sure what they're going to say," Wilton said. "There's some stigma attached."
Ideally, the county would become one where public service employees like the police are better able to identify dementia-related behaviors, so the caregivers and those suffering the dementia can leave what usually ends up being isolation at home and participate in the community once more.
"Physically, oftentimes they're super healthy, so they don't need to be locked in a house, but that isolation sometimes happens because there's not a safe place to be," Wilton said. "And, if it's not working at home anymore, we want to provide a safe residential place."
Fundraising for the project continues, and Wilton expects groundbreaking on the new memory-care facility by spring 2016.
On Oct. 24, Immanuel Lutheran will host a private screening of "I'll Be Me," a documentary following famed musician Glen Campbell and his family through his journey with Alzheimer's.
Following the documentary screening, Campbell's daughter, Ashley Campbell, will perform music.
Proceeds raised from the October screening will support the building of the Memory Garden at the new facility, and benefit the Memory Care Fund at the Immanuel Lutheran Communities.
Helen is asleep before Glenn can give her any of the hot chocolate. She spends most of her time asleep, he says, which is probably a blessing. Another blessing is that she still seems to recognize her daughters and grandchildren.
As for him, Glenn jokes that Helen likely thinks an old man is trying to feed her, but while he wheedles the spoon into her mouth, she looks at him – really looks, not just idly gazing the way she does at most everything else – her eyes wide and clear, trusting and gentle.
Most of what made Helen Helen may have slipped away, but her love for Glenn remains, as easy to see as the sun in the sky on a bluebird day.
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Jun 28, 2017
Macon, GA – The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) Athletics Department has entered an exclusive multi-year partnership with global sporting apparel company, Adidas. The agreement will allow Adidas to be the official provider of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for all CGTC sports teams.
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Automatic Carbon Fiber Testing
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Designed and manufactured by United Testing Systems, Inc. for the Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products company of New Zealand, this computerized, super-long-beam tester will be used to test the flexural modulus of various types of wood products.
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GEORGETOWN – Since reaching the baseball state tournament championship game back in 2009 – head coach Todd Brock's first with the Golden Knights – Sussex Central has experienced moderate success on the big diamond.
Central's worst record in the five years following that runner-up season is 9-9 and the Knights have reached the playoffs in three of those campaigns including the most recent two. But, the deepest any of those squads has gone in the tourney is the quarterfinals.
That could change this season, as the Knights' roster includes 13 seniors and five juniors, most of whom have at least one year of varsity experience under their respective belts.
"We're full of seniors and juniors and we have a couple of (underclassmen) that should make an impact," said shortstop and pitcher Robbie Marcel, who recently committed to play baseball at Shenandoah University. "Our goal is to win a state championship, and I can see us doing that."
There are smaller goals the team would like to accomplish first. One of them is to win the Henlopen Conference Northern Division, which would give the Knights an automatic berth into the playoffs.
The division, as always, will be tough to top though.
"We want to win the North, that's our first goal," said senior second baseman Justin Revel, himself a Muhlenberg University commit. "We play in a tough conference, but that helps with the state tournament."
Along with Revel and Marcel, Sussex Central's other listed seniors are Sal Ingrassia (pitcher/first base), Brent Hansen (utility), Brody Grove (pitcher/first base), Justin Mears (pitcher/outfielder), Dustin Reynolds (pitcher/outfielder), Dynell Toppin (outfielder), Brian Carroll (third base), John Messeck (utility), Michael Williams (utility), Luke Williams (outfielder) and Jacob Clifton (infielder).
Saturday, Sussex Central is scheduled to host nonconference Salesianum at noon. The Knights will return to conference play Tuesday, 4:15 p.m., at Cape Henlopen.
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Over the last half decade, Sussex Tech's baseball team has made the postseason more times than it has missed out.
Last season the Ravens won 13 games and if not for a bottom of the seventh inning collapse in the opening round of the tournament maybe could have made a deep playoff run.
Gone from that team to graduation, however, is a group of talented players that includes multiple pitchers.
For the team to return to the postseason in 2015, it will need some young starters to fill big shoes.
In their opener, a 12-1 win over nonconference Newark Charter, the Ravens put up six runs in the sixth frame. But against Henlopen North foe Caesar Rodney, Sussex Tech managed just two runs in the top half of the seventh inning. Those came with Tech already trailing 9-0.
Errors have also plagued the team early on, as it committed four against CR and three versus Newark Charter. That, however, should change once the weather allows Tech some more practice time.
The Ravens are slated to host Smyrna, 4:15 p.m., Wednesday and then travel to Glasgow for a nonconference affair on Thursday.
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Georgetown University recently said that a white powder found in a university dorm room tested positive for ricin, but no arrests were made and the university reported no danger to the campus community.
Law enforcement officers are still investigating the case but report that they do not believe the substance is linked to a terrorist act. A 19-year-old man confessed to making the hazardous toxin, which was found in a dorm room in McCarthy Hall, the Washington Post reports.
Members of a Joint Terrorism Task Force joined police for an investigation last week where the team confirmed the presence of ricin but found no other remnants of the toxin anywhere in the dorm. The university followed the investigation by hiring specialists to clean the room.
The university reported that there has been no sign of anyone having been exposed to the deadly toxin. Symptoms of ricin poisoning usually present themselves within 24 hours and that time period has already passed. No arrests have been made, but the investigation is still underway, the Washington Post reports.
Amy E. Smithson of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies said ricin is one of the most deadly substances in the world. Inhalation of the toxin can cause respiratory failure and the dysfunction of various organs, according to the Washington Post.


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13, 2009
Debate in CKNW Audio Vault
in response to a question on how votes are counted under BC-STV,
would a leading supporter of the system say: "I'm not
going to take your bait"?
is one of several surprises that Dennis Pilon, who teaches
in the University of Victoria's faculty of political science,
offered in my "discussion" with him on CKNW's Bill
Good show. Thanks to CKNW's
audio vault, the debate is preserved for anyone who clicks
on the link
and scrolls to Mon Apr. 13, 9:00 am.
also said:
won't be hearing any of those admission in advertisements
placed by BC-STV supporters!
the debate Pilon insisted that with STV competition would
change the behavior of politicians. That is hard to support
when one looks at the few countries that use STV.
a look
at Ireland today where, as in much of Europe, the political
parties are very active in local elections. Local and European
Parliament elections are scheduled for June 5th. Irish papers
are full of stories about Fianna Fail candidates facing annihilation
in June. In The
Claire People on April 13th, Joe O'Muircheartaigh wrote:
"Party insiders have expressed their fears for Fianna
Fáil candidates' chances in the election, as a hail
of criticism rained down on the two Oireachtas members over
their decision to toe the party line over the closure of 24-hour
A and E at the hospital." Despite claims by BC-STV proponents,
it is routine to find complaints about Irish members of parliament
(TDs) toeing the party line. Some might compare that to what
is happening in B.C. in Delta South this election.
The online publication, Kilkenny
People, offers insight into Ireland's "independents"
who are frequently party stalwarts who lose a nomination fight
only to turn around and run as an independent. Kilkenny People
described Cllr Dixie Doyle of Thomastown who ten years ago
ran as an independent after losing a nomination. According
to the paper: "Since being elected he has voted with
Fianna Fáil on almost all occasions. So if other independent
FF candidates are elected will they adopt the same strategy."
The paper then went on to offer the advice that: "Of
course with the party's fortunes in a tailspin at present,
many FF hopefuls might be better off going as independents
and then doing a 'Dixie' afterwards."
anyone thinks that adopting BC-STV changes politics, they
should have a close look at how politics are really practiced
where STV is used; alternatively, just look at what some STV
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Proof of Life challenges people to go see more live music, and for artists and venues to innovate, collaborate, and celebrate.
PLACE: St Paul's Creative Centre, 200 Pulteney Street, Adelaide 5000
It's hard to miss the energy and confidence within the South Australian Music Industry at the moment. Be it the rise in homegrown festivals and events, the variety and number of our artists taking it to the world or our leadership in the global music cities discussion, the South Australian Music Industry is making itself heard.
Proof of Life is an opportunity, no matter what your age, to get out and be a part of it and to see more live music. It's a challenge for artists and venues to continue to question expectations and bring new life to the city.
Proof of Life will promote artists, venues, events and new music to new audiences. By putting music into the streets its also an opportunity to question issues relating to live music.
As well as promoting our artsits and venues, Proof of Life will promote a number of other festivals and events, a busking challenge, the SA Music Awards and industry workshops and discussions.
In it's initial year, Proof of Life is a grassroots campaign designed to promote live music and challenge expectations. In 2016 Proof will grow into an open access festival like the Fringe or SALA. Proof of Life is designed and delivered by the artists, venues and organisations of the South Australian Music Industry.
Ask yourself how long it has been since you saw new live music, check the guide and get out and see something new, and be a part of an exciting time in our state's musical history.
Proof of Life is an independently supported festival and supported by a variety of organisations including the State Government (through the Music Development Office), Adelaide City Council, Fresh 92.7, Melt Frank Productions, Musitec and Music SA. The list is growing daily.
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Presented by Leslie Kemp Poole
Florida is renowned for its beautiful beaches, natural springs, and subtropical wilderness. However, dredge-and-fill projects, air pollution, and pesticides spread so uncontrollably during the twentieth century that they sparked an environmental movement. Those who engaged in and led the fight were often women.
Saving Florida reveals how women's clubs prompted legislation to establish Florida's first state park, which later became the core of Everglades National Park, in 1916–before women even had the right to vote. It tells the story of Doris Leeper, who convinced her community and the federal government to protect a 24-mile beach that is now Canaveral National Seashore. It remembers Clara Dommerich, who organized the first meeting of the Florida Audubon Society in her living room in 1900. And it celebrates the towering environmental legacy of the three "Marjories": author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, scientist/activist Marjorie Harris Carr, and journalist/activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
These and many other women led the fight for unprecedented changes in how the Sunshine State reveres its unique natural resources. They set the foundation for this century's environmental agenda, which came to include the idea of sustainable development. As a collective force, they forever altered how others saw women's roles in society.
About the Author:
Leslie Kemp Poole is an award-winning writer and historian. A fourth-generation Floridian, Poole has long been interested in the role of women in the state's environmental movement and how they were saving the state's important natural resources even before they were able to vote.
Poole is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Florida in 2012. Her articles have been published in a number of academic journals, and she regularly presents papers about her research at history conferences. In 2008 she appeared in the PBS documentary In Marjorie's Wake which retraced a 1933 trip on the St. Johns River taken by noted author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Poole also has worked as a freelance author for a number of magazines and publications.
Prior to working in academia, Poole was a reporter for several newspapers, including the Orlando Sentinel, where she helped pen a series of articles about Florida's lack of growth management that won awards and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
She lives in Winter Park, Florida, where she and her husband raised two sons and now frequently walk their dog.
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The Canterbury Tales – 3rd June 201603 June 19:00
Outdoor Theatre
Shaw House
Performance dates; Friday 3rd June / Saturday 4th June 2016
Gates open 6pm, performance 7pm
Acclaimed historical theatre company Blast from the Past present a new version of Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless classic The Canterbury Tales.
Written in the late 14th century, The Canterbury Tales is the high-water mark of medieval English literature. Based around the concept of a disparate group of pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas à Becket at Canterbury Cathedral who tell each other stories to while away the journey, it paints a rich and vibrant portrait of life in medieval England.
Blast from the Past present six of the best-loved tales, complete with a touring set which has been specially constructed to resemble a medieval travelling theatre. This is definitely not a dry academic take on English literature – the show is fast, furious, occasionally filthy and invariably funny!
Please note – The show is unsuitable for under 12's (and serious scholars of the Late Middle Ages…)
"Brash, bawdy and brilliant."
Leicester Mercury
Adults £12 (£10.80 with WBC card), 12 – 16 years £4 (£3.60 with WBC card)
Available from Shaw House 01635 279279 or online using the link below.
Performance approx. 2hr 30mins (inc 30 min interval).
Please bring your own seating/rug, warm clothes and picnic.
The Corn Exchange (Newbury) provide box office services, including online booking, for selected events. Where online booking is available you will be directed to a booking page hosted by The Corn Exchange. Online bookings are subject to a £1 booking fee per ticket. Participatory workshops will be exempt from the booking fee.
The bookings page is universal to the Corn Exchange website, please note that the information regarding wheelchair seats and group discounts do not apply to West Berkshire Heritage event.
Bookings made in person, or by telephone at Shaw House, West Berkshire Museum or the Corn Exchange Box Office will be processed free of charge.
Discount is available on selected events, one discounted ticket per card. Cards available from www.westberks.gov.uk/wbcard
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Ban on plastic: NGT seeks status report from Delhi govt
Dumping human waste mid-air: NGT questions DGCA claim that it is impossible
Enforce ban on 'illegal' sand mining, NGT tells Uttarakhand govt
Prepare inventory of crackers in NCR within 6 weeks: SC to Pollution Board
NGT slaps Rs 7 lakh fine on Noida banquet hall for noise pollution
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped the Delhi government and the civic bodies for not giving details of the illegal industries sealed by them in Northwest Delhi.
A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim took exception to the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of the area concerned for not filing a report on action taken despite its specific direction.
The green panel ordered the officials to file an affidavit and apprise it about the industries that have been shut down for running without requisite permissions and causing air pollution.
"Despite our order, directing SDM to file action taken report is absent and no acceptable submission is made on behalf of respondents. Hence, we direct the SDM concerned to file an affidavit and explain the lapses," the bench said, listing the matter for next hearing on August 9.
Earlier, the NGT had directed Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to jointly inspect the area and submit a detailed report.
It had also directed DPCC to also state whether they had given consent to operate to any of these units and, if not, then what action they have taken for all these years.
The order came on the plea of city resident Krishan Kumar seeking closure of illegal industries in Prahladpur Bangar area of Rohini in West Delhi on the ground that these were causing air pollution.
The plea claimed that numerous industrial units were operating in residential areas without consent from DPCC and the authorities have turned "blind eye" towards them.


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A Page of Madness was made by Teinosuke Kinugasa, a director who has developed a certain legend, almost singularly because of A Page of Madness. Kinugasa is an interesting figure before becoming a director, he was one of the last onnagata performers (men who traditionally played womens parts on stage and would often dress as women in their everyday lives) before the tradition began to be phased out and women actors employed. The print of A Page of Madness was believed lost along with many other Japanese films from the silent and early sound era that were destroyed during World War II until Kinugasa himself found a print (rumour has that he found everywhere from his garden shed to buried in a rice barrel). Teinosuke Kinugasa made nearly 100 films within his lifetime but only one other of these has ever been released in English-language prints the period drama Jigokumon (1953), which won the Palme dOr at Cannes and a special Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1955. Several other of his films have fantastic seeming titles The Golden Demon (1923), Spirit of the Pond (1923), The Female Demon (1928), The Snake Princess/The Serpent Princess (1940), The Fantastic Tale of Naruto (1957), The Bronze Magician/The Sorcerer (1963) although there is no further information to hand concerning any of these.
What has made A Page of Madness such an acclaimed classic is the novelty of its style. At a time when silent cinema was just beginning to blossom beyond its initial novelty and starting to discover the artistic possibilities inherent in the medium, Teinosuke Kinugasa was way ahead of his time. There are many similarities between A Page of Madness and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919), which Kinugasa claimed never to have seen before making the film. Both A Page of Madness and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari break away from literal depiction and move into subjective space to show the interior worlds of mad people. While Caligari is distorted and exaggerated in terms of lighting and the sets, A Page of Madness goes the opposite way. It is a frenetic barrage of editing and shifting points-of-view, where Kinugasa flips and changes points-of-view between the objective and interior spaces of the mad, between the present and flashback with a feverish regularity. You could say that while Caligari is clearly Expressionist, A Page of Madness is an Impressionistic film. Teinosuke Kinugasa claims that his influence of style was Sergei Eisenstein, who patented the montage edit, while many of the lens distortion effects are unquestionably borrowed from Abel Gance. Equally so, A Page of Madness in many way looks forward to the surrealistic deadpan montages of early Luis Buñuel works like Un Chien Andalou (1928) and LAge dOr (1930) and Jean Cocteaus The Blood of a Poet (1930).
That said, I must confess that I found myself admiring A Page of Madness more for its avant garde artistic flourish more than I actually enjoyed watching it. The surreal montages and abrupt changes between different people or objective and subjective points of view is completely disorienting, while the film lacks anything that even remotely resembles a narrative. The problem here is that these modern musical accompaniments tend to remove A Page of Madness from its original mode of presentation. There are no intertitle cards explaining what is happening in the film whereas A Page of Madness was made in the Japanese silent cinema tradition where the script that was narrated live by benshi (storytellers). The benshi tradition became such that many of these performers became stars in their own right. However, bereft of these storytellers today, A Page of Madness is a bewildering kaleidoscope that makes little sense to the observer. That said, the images are often striking. I particularly liked the ending where calm is eventually restored by the janitor placing Noh masks on each of the inmates and the final fadeout of him calmly mopping the floor.
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It was reported recently that the Department of Agriculture spent $855,000 to develop a government food pyramid. Whoever authorized such an expenditure should be charged with grand theft and prosecuted accordingly.
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Tension grows in Glasgow as demonstrators take to streets
Alex Salmond resigns after defeat in Scotland independence referendum
Hundreds of people crowded into Glasgow's George Square tonight, with police separating rival supporters of the union and independence.
Officers, some mounted on horses, lined up to divide a large number of people waving union flags from a small group of Yes supporters.
A number of people draped in union flags later left the area and began spreading on to the nearby streets, with many marching down St Vincent Place as police followed.
Union supporters and people sporting Yes badges argued over the referendum result and a chorus of Rule Britannia was countered by the Scottish anthem, Flower of Scotland.
Roads around the square were closed as police dealt with the incident.
The leader of the pro-independence campaign Alex Salmond resigned earlier this afternoon as Scotland's first minister and Scottish National Party leader.
After the referendum defeat, Mr Salmond said it was time for a new leader who could now take the devolution process forward.
Mr Salmond said he believed party, parliament and country would "benefit from new leadership".
His decision to stand down after the next SNP conference in November comes just hours after the No side secured a comprehensive victory in the Scottish referendum.
"It has been the privilege of my life to serve Scotland as first minister. But as I said often during the referendum campaign this is not about me or the SNP. It is much more important than that. "The position is this. We lost the referendum vote but can still carry the political initiative. More importantly, Scotland can still emerge as the real winner."
Earlier British prime minister David Cameron promised a devolution revolution across Great Britain after Scotland voted by 55 per cent to 45 per cent to remain within the 307-year-old union with England and Wales.
The result meant the Scottish independence debate had been "settled for a generation" and now was time "for our United Kingdom to come together and to move forward", Mr Cameron said.
"There can be no disputes, no reruns - we have heard the settled will of the Scottish people," Mr Cameron said outside No 10 Downing Street shortly after 7am when the result was confirmed.
The queen of England delivered a message of reconciliation this evening, urging people to unite in their "enduring love of Scotland" and expressing her belief they will come together to "work constructively for the future".
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We have heard the voice of Scotland and now the millions of voices of England must also be heard. #IndyRef— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) September 19, 2014
In a detailed written statement issued from Balmoral, she said the "strong feelings and contrasting emotions — among family, friends and neighbours" provoked by the campaign would be "tempered by an understanding of the feelings of others".
The monarch hailed the country's robust democratic tradition and said the outcome of referendum, which came after months of discussion, debate and careful thought, would be respected throughout the UK.
She pledged to help people work together, saying: "My family and I will do all we can to help and support you in this important task."
Her statement will be seen as part of the process of reuniting the country following the heated debate by both sides during the campaign.
The fallout from the vote has been swift with Wales's first minister Carwyn Jones declaring that the United Kingdom as we know it is dead and accusing Mr Cameron of almost "sleepwalking" Britain into disaster over the way his government handled the Scottish referendum.
Mr Jones said the devolved governments must sit down together with the UK Government for talks as soon possible.
This view was echoed by Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams who said the "decision demonstrates that the people are sovereign and that change is possible. The union is no longer fixed, it is in the ownership of the people." He also called for a poll on the Northern Ireland Border.
"It is time for the people who share this island to have a respectful and informed debate with regard to Irish Unity or continued partition."
Mr Adams said it was now up to the British government to make good on their promises of full fiscal and policy transfer to Scotland.
"I note this morning the British prime minister David Cameron promised that powers to be transferred to Scotland would also be extended to the Stormont Executive.
The No camp won 55 per cent of the vote and 28 of the 32 constituencies.
In the final count, the no camp clocked up 2,001,926 votes (55.3 per cent) to 1,617,989 for yes (44.7 per cent).
Mr Cameron said he had asked Lord Smith of Kelvin to implement the Scottish devolution reforms set out by the party leaders in the final weeks of the referendum campaign.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said the referendum was a vote from the Scottish people for change. "We know our country needs to change in the way it is governed and we know our country needs to change in who it is governed for."
Britain's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said the referendum marked not only a new chapter for Scotland but also wider constitutional reform across the union.
The strength of the Yes campaign forced the three main British parties into panicked promises to grant substantial new power to the Scottish Parliament.
The legislation for this would be complicated, Mr Cameron said, but fairness for Scotland would have to be matched by fairness for the English, Welsh and Northern Irish.
The result was confirmed shortly before 7am when the head of the No campaign, Alistair Darling, said "the silent had spoken". "We have chosen unity over division," he told jubilant supporters in Glasgow.
Mr Salmond had hinted at another referendum in the years ahead before Mr Cameron firmly closed the door on this possibility.
Speaking shortly after the result was confirmed Mr Salmond said, Scots would now demand that the pledges of greater self-government for Scots made in haste by David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg are delivered within months.
"Scotland will expect these to be honoured in rapid course - as a reminder, we have been promised a second reading of a Scotland Bill by March 27th next year.
The first minister added: "Whatever else we can say about this referendum campaign, we have touched sections of the community who have never before been touched by politics, these sections of the community have touched us and touched the political process.
"I don't think that will ever be allowed to go back to business as usual in politics again."
A total of 4,285,323 people were registered to vote, according to the Electoral Commission, and 16- and 17-year-olds were able to take part for the first time.
European equities surged today, with a key index hitting a 6.5 year high after Scotland's decision to vote against independence buoyed equity markets and eased concerns about similar separatist movements in Spain.


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Hey all - I love to read all types of books (except Harlequin-type romances and I do read those once in awhile, if they are set in Ireland or Australia or have to do with horses), although I have more time in the winter than the summer. :-) I have always
loved books and love BookCrossing! Unfortunately I don't make it to this site all that much any more, but I do still try to keep up at least a bit.
I enjoy swapping books but my funds for mailing are limited and, since I have about 3000 books to read.... I don't do a lot of swapping - but it doesn't hurt to ask. :-)
I am listing my PC books on my shelf so people can see what I really enjoy reading. I get a lot of books at library bag sales to trade and release but they don't really show my personal reading preferences. My PC books consist of my absolute favorites so they are not for trading or loans. I also have some books on my PC shelf that I haven't read so they could be either PC or AVL when I have finished them.
We live in the country and I love animals of all kinds. We currently have 2 cats, 2 dogs, horses, and tropical fish. We've had almost every type of animal and poultry over the years (when our kids were in 4-H). We love kids and have 6 children, 4 girls and 2 boys (born in 1974, 1977, 1983, 1985, 2000, and 2012), 3 grandsons (born in 2000, 2005, and 2013) and 2 granddaughters (born in 2012 and 2015).
We have adopted from China, Guatemala, and the Nebraska foster system. We were licensed foster parents for several years but have decided not to continue with that. My husband and I are both retired but still keep busy on our acreage!
My current goal is to read all the books that have been Oprah's Picks!! The ones I don't have yet are:
The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby
The Treasure Hunt by Bill Cosby
The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby
Light in August by William Faulkner
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Ruby by Cynthia Bond
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
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Three underclassmen -- one from Oakland Mills -- with familiar names continued to literally run the table on records and gold medals at yesterday's eighth annual Knights Invite at North County High School in Ferndale.
Junior distance runners Victor Thillet of Old Mill and Archbishop Spalding's Kelly Zuknick each broke two meet records and were named the most outstanding male and female athletes.
Had there been a separate award for most outstanding sprinter, it surely would have gone to Oakland Mills sophomore Kyle Farmer, who captured three individual dashes and anchored a winning relay.


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Overview: Hotel Del Mar is a friendly 3-star property offering comfortable waterfront accommodation in the heart of Barcelona. It boasts an excellent location close to the Museu Picasso.
Location: Ciutat Vella is the historic centre of Barcelona and encompasses all of its oldest neighbourhoods. The district contains a wide range of museums, restaurants, bars, shops, theatres and beaches, all surrounded by beautiful architecture. Nearby places of interest include the tree-lined shopping street La Rambla, the Gothic Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, the Museu Picasso and Placa de Catalunya. Barceloneta metro station is located in the vicinity, providing fast and easy access to other popular Barcelona destinations.
Exterior: The hotel occupies a traditional mid-rise property featuring a decorative facade with prominent brickwork and wrought iron balconies.
Other Information: The hotel has a 24-hour reception.
Hotel Location
Barceloneta,Barcelona Centre,Barcelona Central,Barcelona,Catalonia,Mediterranean Spain,Spain,Europe
Hotel Room
Year of construction 1968,Last renovated 2005,Number of floors (main building) 6,Total number of rooms 72,Single rooms 4,Double / twin rooms 72
Hotel Lobby
The lobby is very small but pleasant.
Del Mar Hotel Exterior
The exterior of the building is of traditional architecture, dating to the early twentieth century, building listed as a National Artistic Monument. The lower part of the building is an archway supported by old columns.
Del Mar Hotel Area
1 kms to city centre;20 kms to the nearest airport (barcelona);3 minute walk to the nearest metro station (barceloneta);2 km to the nearest station (catalunya);2 minute walk to the nearest bus stop;2 km to the nearest fair site (montjuich)
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The Hotel Del Mar does not have a restaurant, but it does offer a breakfast room that is tastefully decorated and where clients can enjoy a hot buffet breakfast.
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- pets pets admitted - on request
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Del Mar Hotel Taxes & Fees
Please note that a compulsory city tax is required to be paid by the GUESTS on top of B&A's contracted rates on all booked hotel accommodation in Barcelona, Spain. The fees are as follows: - € 2.50 PER PERSON PER NIGHT for stays in 5 star hotels (charged up to 7 nights) - € 1.25 PER PERSON PER NIGHT for stays in 4 star hotels (charged up to 7 nights) - € 0.75 PER PERSON PER NIGHT for stays in 3, 2 and 1 star hotels (charged up to 7 nights) Children under 16 years of age will be exempt from paying this tax. Please note: This tax is to be paid by the GUESTS directly at the hotel before the end of the stay.


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The District shall adhere to the following guidelines and procedures to develop an annual budget.
a. Budgets will be developed to include all items for Fund 10 – General Fund, Fund 27 – Special Education Fund, Fund 38 – Non-Referendum Debt Service, Fund 39 – Referendum Debt Service, Fund 50 – Food Service Fund, Fund 60 – School Activity Account, Fund 73 – Employee Benefit Trust Fund. Budgets for Fund 40 – Capital Projects Fund and Fund 80 – Community Service Fund will be developed when the Board of Education has determined expenditures related to those funds.
a. The annual operating budget shall be the financial plan for the operation of the District and shall provide authority for the obligation of funds.
a. The District Administrator shall be responsible for the preparation of the budget.
a. The District Administrator or designee shall prepare a proposed 24 month budget and review the proposed budget with the Finance Committee.
b. From the 24 month budget, the next 12 month budget will be derived for the budget hearing as per state statute.
c. A fiscal note will be attached to recommendations explaining any new programs, revisions of existing programs, or discontinuance of currently funded programs.
d. A summary of the proposed budget, notice of the place where the detailed budget may be examined, and notice of the time and place of the public hearing on the proposed budget will be published per statute. e. The Board shall, after the public hearing and annual meeting, adopt the annual operating budget for the District. Certification of the tax levy required by the budget shall be made to the clerks of the District's municipalities in accordance with state law. The District Administrator or designee will prepare the necessary tax levy certification forms for the signatures of the clerks.
First Reading: May 21, 2013
Second Reading: June 4, 2013
Approved: July 16, 2013
For the Board: Tom Steiner, President; Lynn Jaeger, Vice President; Cole Marshall, Clerk; Bill Barhyte, Treasurer; Dean Troyer, Member


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Weight Loss Pills for Women: Are They Really That Different?
If you're going to invest your hard-earned income on a diet pill, you want to find one that suits your individual needs. Unfortunately, with countless products clamoring for attention, it can be difficult to determine which pill is right for you.
Do you go for a popular name brand, or a cheap over-the-counter product? An all-in-one formula, or a pill that supposedly does it all? Do you want a quick fix, or a long-term solution?
Out of all the questions that arise when choosing a weight loss pill, however, the most common questions involve weight loss pills for women: what's the difference between a generic pill and a gender-specific one, and is it worth the extra expense?
What's the Difference?
In order to increase their marketability, diet pills are often touted as being designed for a specific gender, race, or body type. Because women are more willing to try new weight loss products than men, many manufacturers capitalize on this statistic by creating formulas that are supposedly designed "specifically for women."
However, if you were to skip past the sales pitch and look at the label, you'd find the same fat-burning ingredients inside a gender-specific formula as you would a more generic one, with maybe a few extras thrown in for appearance's sake.
Often times, these additional ingredients lack FDA approval and fail to live up to expectations. Although they may offer a few benefits, ingredients that are (supposedly) specifically chosen for women do very little overall to help you lose weight.
Yet for some women, these extras are worth the extra expense:
Boosts Your Sex Drive: Some products provide ingredients such as yohimbe which can act as a natural aphrodisiac. Although this ingredient isn't gender specific (it works on men too), it can improve blood flow and stimulate libido.
Improves your Skin: Weight loss pills for women often cater to women's desire to look young and thin and beautiful forever, so naturally, they create products that will not only stimulate weight loss but increase collagen production as well.
For the most part, these two mechanisms should be completely separate in order to be effective, so don't get caught up in the "top 10 superfood" scam that claims to clear your acne and help you lose weight at the same time.
On the other hand, coenzyme q10 is one of the few ingredients that can do both by boosting ATP and collagen production, so if you find a diet pill that offers the extra glow to your skin, be on the lookout for this ingredient.
Enhances your Mood: If you're looking to lose weight, chances are likely that you're feeling a little self-conscious and possibly a little depressed about your appearance – and manufacturers know it! Rather than making their product more effective, diet pill producers often throw in mood enhancers – so you at least feel good about every pound you happen to lose while using their product.
If you need a little extra boost in order to get exercising again, look for diet pills that offer ingredients such as Rhodiola Rosea, a natural herb that can increase the body's ability to handle stress.
Note:: Although these extras may seem appealing at first, they won't necessarily make the product more effective or help target fat specifically where you want it. As nice as it would be to keep your favorite curves while ditching the rest (as some products may claim), studies have shown that losing weight involves the whole body, not just the "belly, butt, and thighs."
Additionally, many of these "extras" come standard in a wide variety of weight loss pills and products, without the need to target any specific gender. Rather than becoming concerned with the manufacturer's claim, do yourself a favor and check the label first.
Although many weight loss pills for women have a great deal of potential when it comes to helping women reach their weight loss goals, be sure to do a little research before you order that first bottle.
Double-check the ingredients (and their concentrations) to be certain that the formula will help you lose weight safely and effectively.
Weigh the pros and cons of the formula to see whether or not your new diet pill is worth the investment. It may surprise you to discover that you're paying more money for the marketing than for the actual formula.


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About 8 months ago, I stumbled across some pictures of myself from high school. I had a pixie cut and looked like Tinkerbell, except not the Disney version with the severed Lorax tree on her head, and not the Julia Roberts version with the wig plucked out of David Caruso's NYPD Blue trailer.
I looked great! I was 18!
Eager to replicate the effervescence, beauty and magic of an era in which I once ate a huge plate of Hunan chicken followed by two bowls of Lucky Charms and a taco yet still maintained a healthy weight of 103 pounds, I decided it best to cut all my hair off at once. Recapturing your youth, by the way, is kind of like dipping your hand into a vat of petroleum jelly and trying to palm a rainbow trout. Except less successful.
My stylist, Josh, was stoked to get his hands on the blond tresses snaking down my back, in the way Edward Scissorhands had to get at those judgey potato salad queens in the neighborhood.
Josh did a fantastic job.
I really, really loved it. I looked fresh and exciting, even though it was ten years later and my metabolism ROFLMFAOed when I ate a half-stick of fried cheese.
After about six months, though, I got bored. You can only do so much with a pixie cut, and my attempts at mixing it up only made me look more and more like Justin Bieber. I decided it was time to grow it back out, thus entering the period I like to call:
You're going to need MacGyver to get out of this mullet.
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After teasing a new project yesterday (July 3), Meek Mill delivers with the new heat for the July Fourth holiday in the form of his latest tape, Meekend Music II.
The Philly rapper offers up four new tracks featuring guest spots from YFN Lucci, Barcelini and Eearz. Mike Will Made-It provides some of the instrumental turn up, as well as Street Runner, Dougie and Papamitrou.
It seems like Meek might be getting into a habit of dropping on special occasions. The Dreamchasers boss released the inaugural Meekend Music tape on his birthday, May 6. The short offering contained three songs and featured A$AP Ferg on the song "Lay" and Young Thug on the track "Backboard."
In related news, Meek recently announced his new album, Wins & Losses, is complete. During an interview with Los Angeles radio station, Real 92.3, he revealed, "Yeah, I got an album coming. I haven't released the date yet, but it's called Wins & Losses. You know if it's called Wins & Losses, we got a lot to talk about. Yea, it's done. I turn it in tomorrow. Like, it's final deadline or it's no album from Meek Mill. It's turned in, it's done. All we doing is mixing and mastering it. It sound spectacular."
While you wait for the new LP, stream Meekend Music II below.
Meek Mill's Meekend Music II Tracklist
1. "Save Me" (prod. by Dougie)
2. "Young Nigga Dreams" Feat. YFN Lucci and Barcelini (prod. by Papamitrou)
3. "Organized Chaos" Feat. Eearz (prod. by Mike Will Made-It)
4. "Bag Talk" (prod. by Street Runner)
Source: XXL Mag


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The [email protected] is released every Thursday at 5pm EST as a round-up of the week's top entertainment design and technology items, so you can stay up to date on industry news.
Kissworld 2017 Tour Takes Over Europe
Production designer and manager Robert Long of SRae Productions collaborated with lighting designer Sean "Motley" Hackett on the show design.
Howell Binkley Lights Parsons Dance
The Tony Award-winning lighting designer of Hamilton, Howell Binkley, is also the co-founder and resident lighting designer for Parsons Dance, and maintains a tight-knit working partnership with choreographer David Parsons, whose touring company was seen at The Joyce Theatre in New York City on May 16-28, 2017.
Lighting Plots For Kiss Tour
Sean "Motley" Hackett shares the lighting plots for the European leg of KISS's current tour, KISSWORLD 2017.
Fashion Of The Times In War Paint
Catherine Zuber discusses her costume design for War Paint, for which she received a Tony nomination.
Sound School
If you're interested in an education in sound, here's a sampling of educational programs focusing on live audio production.
BONUS: Read The June Issue Of Live Design!
This issue of Live Design features the designs of Anastasia on Broadway, deadmau5's content creation, Disney's Rivers Of Light, Products of the Year, and more.


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Connect your device to a computer or laptop using a USB cable. Once connected, swipe down from the top of the screen and select 'USB for' and then 'transfer files'. A file transfer window should pop up on your PC which'll allow you to move your photos onto your PC and then delete them on your Nexus device.
How do I get photos and videos off my Nexus device to free up memory?
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If you want to change your Gradwell Cloud Drive password, you can do it from the web client login page. Simply select the Forgot or reset your password? link.
Enter your username (which is your registered email address and click Submit.
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Larry Sugarman, a fixture in South Florida broadcasting as a sportscaster at WPLG-Ch. 10, will be leaving the station August 29, for reasons, in his words, ``nebulous and hard to describe.`` Sugarman has no job lined up yet. Channel 10 news director John Terenzio said Sugarman has turned down several offers already this year. ``I`ve had 7 1/2 great years here and I leave with no regrets,`` said Sugarman Tuesday. It`s been known for some time that Sugarman was not happy when Khambrell Marshall -- and not he -- was chosen as sports director after Chuck Dowdle left for Atlanta.
Sugarman`s immediate plans include a short vacation and then a move to New York, where he will stay temporarily with his sister. Meanwhile, Terenzio announced Tuesday that joining the sports operation in Sugarman`s sted will be Jerry Azar, who was formerly with WABC in New York doing weekend sports. Terenzio said he and Azar started discussions about the job six weeks ago and Sugarman was given notice then. Azar will join Channel 10 in early September.
Chevy Chase will be seen soon in USSR Today, Playboy`s parody of USA Today.
The six-page takeoff appears in the October issue and features Chase as comrade Igor Blov, an actor who plays a drunk in his new movie. He`s also seen in the man-on-the-street section being asked what he thinks about standing in line to get food. ``You`ll have to wait in line for my answer,`` Chase responds.
The parody also lampoons Soviet female athletes, the Chernobyl accident, the birthmark on Mikhail Gorbachev`s head and the quality of life in the U.S.S.R.
Woman`s Day has discovered there is baldness after Telly Savalas and has selected Mr. T and Willard Scott as among the five cutest American baldies.


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Through our Black Minority Ethnic Perspectives Advisory Committee (BMEPAC), we have been a major influence on promoting an understanding of the identity needs of black children and the impact of racism on their sense of wellbeing. We are also the largest publisher and seller of resources in this field.
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CoramBAAF is committed to working with black adopters and foster carers. Our Support Services include:
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TORONTO -- Combined, they are hitting .091. But without Devon (1-for-13) White and Kelly (1-for-9) Gruber, the Toronto Blue Jays would be a game behind, not ahead, in the World Series.
White turned Game 3 around in the fourth inning with a catch that will go down as one of the best defensive plays in World Series history.
And Gruber, mired in the longest postseason slump in history, delivered a dramatic, game-tying home run in the eighth inning, moments after the Atlanta Braves had pushed across a run to take a 2-1 lead.


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Police foil Hindu right wing's bid to evoke communal violence following desecration of temple in Malappuram
Rozina Sheikh, whose mother works as a tailor, scores 97 percentile rank in Class 12; aspires to become a doctor
Amarnath Yatra a case of 'militarised pilgrimage', says Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society in report
Triple talaq against Sharia, Muslims should refrain from eating cow meat: Dewan Ajmer Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan
Du-ba-Du: Islamic principles available to finalize matrimonial alliances – Ahsan Abid
Mr. Ahsan Abid, IAS, Dean, School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai told that ever since man came into this world, he has been entrusted with various responsibilities. One of them is to increase his progeny. He is engaged in searching better matrimonial alliances for him. Islam has prescribed a code of conduct for selecting the brides. Despite this, Muslim community is violating the principles of Quran and Hadith. If the Muslims decide to lead their lives in the light of Quran and Hadith, they will be successful in this world and the world hereafter.
These thoughts were expressed by Mr. Mohammed Ahsan Abid while addressing a gathering of Du-ba-Du (Face-to-Face) Matrimonial Alliance program organized by Minorities Development Forum of Siasat Urdu Daily at SA Imperial Garden, Tolichowki yesterday. Mr. Mohammed Abdul Qadeer, Acting President of MDF welcomed the gathering. Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor of Siasat Urdu Daily presided over the function.
Registration of the candidates started at 10 a.m. Dr. Nazim Ali and other guided the parents and guardians. Mr. Shahid conducted the program and proposed vote of thanks.


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Sydney: Australia coach Mickey Arthur has hinted at retaining the same bowling attack for the second Test against India starting Jan 3 here at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Fit-again pacer Ryan Harris, who was selected in the 12-member squad, has little chance of playing in the New Year`s Test as Arthur is likely to go ahead with three pacers, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle, and lone spinner Nathan Lyon.
The new Cricket Australia (CA) administration has vowed to rest fast bowlers to avoid injuries, but Arthur, who is also part of the five-man selection panel, said that with an extra day`s rest, there was nothing to fear about.
"It (rotation) is something we`ll have to look at...but in saying that we`ve given ourselves an extra day off now...and the guys are owning their positions, making it really difficult for guys to get back in, which is a fantastic position to be in," said Arthur.
"But we`ve given ourselves an extra day off now, which was unbargained for, and the guys are owning their positions, making it really difficult for guys to get back in, which is a fantastic position to be in," the South African was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald.
Arthur indicated his strong preference was to play a spinner at the SCG. Australia`s 122-run win in the first Test was built on the sustained hostility of its pace attack but off-spinner Lyon held his nerve against India`s experienced batsmen and maintained pressure despite just one wicket to show for it.
"I have been impressed with Nathan Lyon all the time. He`s such a good, bubbly character, and he`s a hell of a bowler who will get better and better, so I was certainly not disappointed by any of his stuff," he said.


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Chelsea match today….and more!
August 23, 2009 at 7:57 pm (Chelsea, Metal) (Chelsea, Megadeth, Metal, twitter)
A post after a long time…lol 😀
Anyway, today, Chelsea play Fulham at Craven Cottage. Not much of a derby (a local derby it's been called) but Ancelotti's got his first semi-major fixture. Hope he doesn't disappoint 😀
He has finally realised that Lampard plays best in centre midfield, so I think the one change we'll see in the line up is Lampard taking Essien's place and Deco playing behind the 2 strikers, a position he originally played in at Porto (and is very well known for). We wont be able to see Belletti or Zhirkhov anytime soon, while Joe Cole and Ferrera will again sit out.
The defence is finding it hard to get used to the narrow diamond formation, thus remaining asleep for most of the first half in the matches so far. We've conceded twice already, though we came back from behind to win. Something I've seen during Mourinho's days and in Guus's stint is that never-say-die spirit, something which was totally lost during Scholari's management and seems to have been reborn in Ancelotti's first matches. So hope today's match will be a cracker 😀
Meanwhile at Fulham, we might see our old winger Damien Duff find a place in the starting line-up. Last I heard, Davies and Andrew Johnson may not feature in the line up.
In other news, I've been twittering a lot lately, thus finding out about Megadeth's new album (which will release in about a month) and that most on twitter are stupid spam bots. 😐
Nice artwork, though I lost it at the monks 😐
So, see you after the game, and follow me! 😉
The irony of life…
June 17, 2009 at 11:38 pm (Personal, Views) (Luck, Metal, Rants, Work)
Life's not fair. Face it. No matter what you try, it never ends up unfair in your favour. Unless you are one of those lucky ones, whom I'd like to thrash today. (this blogger lets out an evil grin 😀 )
Not everybody are lucky, be it the middle class, the general category, the "I'm begging for attention since I'm not cricket" teams in India, I could go on. Yet it still bugs me to see that the lucky ones do get away with it. Let me point out a very basic example.
I'm a metalhead. I'm an aspiring metalhead. Iron Maiden, Lamb Of God, Metallica, Megadeth, CoB are always on my playlist. Not to say that I dont listen to other genres too (Yanni is my favourite semi-classical composer ever) but thats a separate issue. Coming back to the point. I always dream of having a device that can satisfy my every whim. To be able to play Are You Dead Yet? in high volume and yet not creating a riot among neighbours has been difficult, if not impossible.
Yet, in front of me sit's a guy (with a very popular touch screen device) showing it off as he listens to Genda Phool in full volume. 😐
This guy has never heard of metal (he found Nothing Else Matters to be metal for crying out loud 😀 ), has the audacity to call it lame (I pity him) and yet be smirked up about it. Why? Well you've guessed it right. He's got the <very popular touch screen device>, I dont. Some might call me stupid to raise an issue out of this.
But hey, I didnt know whether to laugh at his "cool" antics or actually sit and think about it. So, I did both.
This is just an example to show how the lucky ones have it all, while the ones that either truly want or deserve <very popular touch screen device>, end up in a cold place.
This not only applies here but to life in general (or atleast I would think in India). The lucky ones can buy themselves a seat in a prestigeous college. The lucky ones end up with "smanshy pants" goodies. The lucky ones study abroad (hmm, I dont think that went well down under 😐 ). The lucky ones monopolize the market, and in the end, the lucky ones inherit riches.
Meanwhile us GC guys are left working our asses of to get "that" free seat in "that" govt. college to get "that" degree after 4 years of hard work. Something which the lucky ones can get in the snap of their fingers.
Maybe that's why GC guys work so hard, maybe to look at the lucky ones in the eye and say "I did it for free-ee ". 😀
Some guys I pointed out from the group are really sincere and dedicated (in fact I know some who are lucky yet extremely down to earth and hard-working). Yet, a majority of them are not so.
That's the irony of life, that we all are not born to be "The Lucky Ones". 😐
/end of rant
PS All references made to any individual/group are purely coincedental 😛