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Wow, this is WEIRD!
Wow, this is WEIRD!
The costumes are better than Coming out of Our Shells… I guess… Nah, no they're not… They're awful.
Well, the costumes are a bit better than they have been, I guess.
i remember that street show from when my family went to disney world, yeah it was corny but not that bad
Anne Murray! I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
The saddest part is that these aren't even teh worst costumes we've seen c/o Turtle Tuesday. WTF.
Looks like something I would force my mom to stay on the channel for way back then. Like when Barbara Walters interviewed the Turtles before the Oscars one time.
It's still better than the Coming Out Of Their Shell Tour.
I remember that interview. That was actually pretty cool. @adamtalley
wow that was corny
Lol! They look like caricatures >.<
And thanks James for fixing the comment system 🙂
OMG xDD This was WEIRD XD
I'm trying really hard to like this, but wow that was awkward and weird.
I remember seeing this on Disney long ago. I almost expected all of them to start singing Songbird. By the way, I didn't see the Barbra Walters interview, but I do remember an entire Oprah show dedicated to the turtles… can't find any footage of that anywhere, but I swear I wasn't dreaming. Anyone else remember that?
This raped my childhood in the way nothing else ever has.
Damn the lady who introduces the ninja turtles to Anne Murray couldn't even recall each turtles name without looking at the letter on the turtles belt buckles. > . <
Sick! But i guess all this shows how incredibly popular TMNt was back in the day, I mean It rised so high that It had to go down to the pits of hell
Is it me, or did all these Turtles have the same voice?
Oh man, this was painful to watch. Those costumes must have been heavy because all those martial arts moves looked really laboured. And Andrea Martin was totally embarrassing.
This was filmed at Disney's Hollywood Studios on the Streets of America. Used to, Disney had the rights to use the TMNT in their parks for meet and greets. I used to work there, but it was long after the Turtles disappeared. Apparently, they would show up in the Turtle Van and greet guests in the parking lot before they came into the actual park.
Dang, Anne Murray, Andrea Martin, the CBC, cant get more canadian than that! What were they thinking!!!!
Dang, Anne Murray, Andrea Martin, the CBC, cant get more canadian than that! What were they thinking!!!!
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That just made me feel all kinds of awkward.
Yeah we know you like ninja turtles, James 😀
TURTLE POWER! lol wow
and I thought their appearance on Oprah during the "coming Out of their Shells" tour was bizarre
yeah, it was during the concert tour. I remember actually watching it when it aired. @shawn.tewes
There was a lot of strange things with TMNT. This is the strangest thing. I'm serious. I'm serious, shit!
What the hell did I just watch
Wowzers… That's somthin' alright.
…..they look like the action figures.
WTF did I just watch?
@AndreasPerssonFondell yh
@AndreasPerssonFondell gh
@AndreasPerssonFondell …..they look like the action figures.
@ScottChurchson Really? After Turtle Christmas, Coming Out Of Our Shells, Next Mutation, and that Turtle Tunes special, this lame, nothing little 5 minute appearance on a local Canadian station that was brief and maybe 10 people ever saw from 1990 is what rapes you? Uh. Ok. Little bit of an exaggeration, man. Don't ya think?
If I'd seen this as a kid, I'm sure I would have been excited about how popular my favorite cartoon had become, but I'm also sure that I would have been very embarrassed at seeing a grown woman trying to get into it.
@AndreasPerssonFondell But seriously. Don't get me wrong, it was still a stupid segment.
@Ike88 Something dumb.
@LisVender I know. It's about as bad as in the second movie, when April pretended to play with Mikey's nunchucks. "I like to do a little chucking now and again." Except this was played straight.
@You Only Life Thrice They were probably thinking "Well, we're at Hollywood Studios park, and we've got these Ninja Turtles park greeters in costumes at our disposal. Why dont we just throw them into our program for about 3 minutes, for the kids Kids like that Turtles cartoon. We'll have our host do a ninja routine with them, while we're at it. I mean, c'mon, nobody watches this shit, amirite? Let's just film this crap, and go out for drinks."
They were probably thinking "Well, we're at Hollywood Studios park, and we've got these Ninja Turtles park greeters in costumes at our disposal. Why dont we just throw them into our program for about 3 minutes, for all the kids like that Turtles cartoon. We'll have our host do a ninja routine with them, while we're at it. I mean, c'mon, nobody watches this shit, amirite? Let's just film this crap, and go out for drinks."
And so they did.
I don't know what's more baffling. The fact that whoever watched this actually recorded it…. Or that they actually skipped the rest of the show and THIS was the thing that they kept on the tape.
That was painful.
"You were great… just great…"
@Reputator Personally, i'd say more "lame" than "painful" Like the kind of thing that you see, and then go "huh. …well THAT happened." and then going back to what you were doing beforehand, like nothing ever happened. The kind of thing that's so forgettable, that you don't even remember…..
…Wait, what video was posted here again?
@BarryHarmon I especially liked how her second "just great" was delivered with all the soul-crushed enthusiasm of someone who just realized in that microcosm of an instant what her career was destined to forever be, from that point on.
This was when the Disney MGM Studios from Orlando had the TMNT show…Now it's called Disney Hollywood Studios and the TMNT show isn't there anymore.
Weird… Which looks better, movie TMNT or those TMNT?
the costumes..are better than the tmnt movies 10 times better. disney actually knew what they were doing. Great job disney
how did she go from not knowing who the turtles where to knowing them all by name?
there do i begin
I must say… that was probably the most embarrassing thing on TV that… year? No, make it month.
my jaw is on the floor
Why did Disney decide to this abomination of a special? I grew up with Ann Murray's music, and she just looked desperate for money in this. And who the hell is that Andrea? God she was a dorky broad, lol! And if any of these comments I've seen here really think the Turtle costumes are better than what was created in the first movie, well they're dumber than they look.
I like how she (obviously) looked at their belt buckles to remember who was who when introducing them. lol.
I love live action tutrtles, its just so fucking funny
This shows the beggining of the end of times as we know them.
I agree with Reputator…I'm going with "painful".
This day was the best. Just the best.
I'm pretty sure I remember this…
This was a television aired Disney Promo included in a live Disney celebration. I think it was a either a Christmas, new years, some sort of anniversary thing. You can also find that clip in an old Disney Promo tape.
As for the video…yeah…wtf?
I just found it funny haha
Holy crap that was hilarious! The turtles looked like they were on crack! xD
That was the aunt from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Anyone else notice that?
Seriously. Anyone?
No, but I noticed it was Hedwig's manager from Hedwig and the Angry Inch lol.
I saw this TMNT "show" live when I was a little kid! It was the most awesome thing ever at the time. In retrospect it really sucked. It was performed at what used to be called Disney's MGM Studios; in recent years the theme park has been renamed Hollywood Studios. The new "updated" TMNT (as well as Power Rangers) show up for autographs in the theme park now in the backlot section, each with their own silly little show.
0.0……. what……. the fuck… just happend
@joelpettit25 Yes, that's Andrea Martin from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. She was a popular commedianne in the 80's. I am disappointed, when reading other comments, how so few people even recognize her.
@AlexMcmullin I agree.
Interesting find……………I guess.
WHAT THE MOTHER FUCKIN FUCKIN FUCK??? double plus STUPID
I assume this is some kind of Canadian thing?Since Andrea Martin and Anne Murray are Canucks
that wasn't THAT weird……….at least, not until that freak in the dress showed up! seriously, what the fuck!?
Holy crap! Clearly this is in Orlando, Fl! Andrea Martin and Anne Murray in a Disney special? SCTV was off the air for like 6 years at this point!
Wow that was kinda weird. Still though, the turtles make everything better. Even if they are a crappy copy lol
how come they didnt talk?? plus those turtle costumes were scary 🙁
TMNT really was that huge. It was everywhere and into everything. Between Anne Murray and Andrea Martin, I thought this was from some sort of Canadian sketch show.
I still like these costumes better than the ones used in the Coming Out of Their Shells Tour.
Dear CinemassacreThere has been a brain cell genocide in my head and I'm holding you responsible.
…..me…what's my name again?..2+2=7…dammit
-Head slams desk- brain no nuffin no mow O-o
In the song.. Raphael is what? She messed up the lyrics xD
I still say that monorail/train service thing was ten times more bizarre and scarier than this
The way the shells moved in the video was a bit disturbing. If I would have seen that as a child I probably would have needed therapy for several years.
Wow…nice two-tone suit.
The blasted turtles surrounded her but she's too lame at fighting back.
@MikeFalcione wow You caught onto that good eyes
On the plus side…the costumes are well done 🙂
Wow never saw that as a kid but I think that year or the next they appeared at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. Which was also awful.
She's mostly well known for SCTV. Classic show. It's kind of a shame she's been reduced to making appearances in crap like this. @Zantara @joelpettit25
these costumes make the ones in tmnt 3 look good. THATS HOW BAD THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow this is really weird
Keen-eyed viewers will know Andrea Martin not just from SCTV, but also from the classic '70s horror film "Black Christmas," with Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, and John Saxon.
Biggest WTF ever :O
Their faces… DON'T CHANGE!!!
Hate to break it to you, but she sings it correctly: http://www.ninjaturtles.com/cartoon/theme.htm
These should have been the costumes for the movies.
@NotInMyHouse Guilty. I posted the video on YouTube. I would've been less than 3 year old at the time this aired, so either my mom recorded it for me or I asked her to record it. I had the same reaction when I came across it on a random tape a few months ago.
One wouldn't know before it aired how lame it turned out to be, and it's only a few minutes so I guess not worth recording over.
@NotInMyHouse Just a minor correction, CBC is the equivalent of BBC is Canada. It's a national TV network, and being government-supported has the widest reach.
This thing also aired on Disney Channel in the US at least twice, according to what I found when trying to determine what the hell it was.
Thanks a lot, James. I just had flashbacks to all the crap I had to put up with on the CBC as a kid. This is pretty much par for the course. Americans have no idea how good they have it with their awesome cartoons and interesting children's programming.
Uh, most of the programming I grew up watching in Canada was American. We got most, if not all the great shows they got. But even CBC had some great Canadian shows, The Kids in the Hall for instance. We didn't have it bad at [email protected]
why did they re-record the theme tune ?
this is actually awesome!
@Basement Steve You may have, but I grew up with rabbit-ear antennas that only got the CBC. I don't care how funny Kids In The Hall is (and it is very, very funny), when you're a kid it doesn't exactly compete with Power Rangers.
They're not NINJAturtles: they're ninja (pause) turtles, with slight emphasis on turtles.
Dumb ugly-80s-hair-wearin' goof. I bet she says "sAYga" too.
Power Rangers… You were still using rabbit-ears in the mid-90s? That sucks dude. Sorry about your luck. @murphy2112
A woman dressed up as April O'Neil would "sing" this song to an audience while the characters did moves on the Disney-MGM stage. There are videos of the full thing on YouTube. It actually includes a guitar solo.
LOL, wtf, how'd James come across this, so weird.
The turtle costumes/muscles look sooo odd.
Wow. Weak sauce.
@Basement Steve Yeah, it was pretty awful.
creepy faces
Did anyone else notice the lady had to look at the letters on their belts to remember which turtle was which?
You know what!? I remember them being at Walt Disney World. I was there when I was 5 and we were walking around. I saw them from far away and ended up running away from my mother to see them on stage. When she found me, I was in so much trouble I couldn't stay and watch anymore. I remember crying and ended up poking my eye with my neon glasses. Ahhh, memories!
Anyone else find it weird that she said NINJA turtles, instead of Ninja TURTLES? Why is there a stress on NINJA?
Am I the only one who thinks the costumes look realistic?
So bad…. just couldn't finish…
This totally reminded me of going to see the Ninja Turtles at my local Burger King…almost the same costumes!
this video gave me pelvic discomfort.
Ninja Turtles and Disney. 2 great tastes that taste like shit together.


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Could the Seachem Tidal 55 take the throne from the Aquaclear Series HOB Filters? You decide!
Ever since I have started this hobby I have always heard that the Aquaclear filters were the best and even if you look up videos on YouTube you will find that the Aquaclear Filters dominate the number of videos about it.
When I first saw the video of the Seachem Tidal Filter In 2016, I instantly knew that this was a filter I wanted to get. At the time it was not available in stores and was going to be released a few months later. The waiting game was harsh and I kept on looking for updates and I even posted some Seachems FB Page, which is sometime I almost never do.
When it was finally released I got my hands on the Tidal 55 and I was in shock when I opened the box. Before I get into a In depth review let me tell you I got the smallest Tidal Filter the 55 and it is BIG! This filter IMHO is not for smaller tanks and should be used on 20 Gallon tanks and above. I am using this on my 33 Long and with the intake strainer on, the strainer is about 1/2-3/4 inches above the bottom on the tank. BUT, I use the filter without the telescopic intake on and Seachem has done a great job of "thinking ahead". More on this later.
At First Glance this filter has the same shape and form as any other HOB filter but if you take a closer look there are things that Seachem has done that I don't think I have ever seen on any other HOB filter on the market.
Note: How to read this review. I will post a picture and right below that I will have a description on the picture I just posted.
I will use the first picture and numbers that correspond with each feature as a guide to explain what I have noticed and what I think about each feature.
(This some of these images was taken from Seachem.com and the other pictures were taken by me of my Tidal 55 HOB Filter)
1- Lid or Cover
When you take off the lid and turn it over you will see some inserts sticking out from the tray(see pic) these inserts will fit into the bottom of the media basket. The lid works as a drip tray and stand for the media basket so you don't drip water all over the place when doing maintenance on your filter. It also frees up space so you don't need a bucket or something big to place the media basket into, when taking it to the sink. Just make sure to let the water drain into the filter before moving it to the tray.
2- Maintenance Monitor(Fancy name for a blue peg)
This is a blue peg that uses the flow in the filter to let you know when the media is getting dirty. As the flow in the filter backs up because the media is dirty the water will make the Maintenance Monitor pop up letting you know that it's time to clean your media.
a). If you look at the bottom right picture you will see a blue circle around what appears to be a hole. This hole is for your overflow. Most or all other HOB filters that I know of will have the overflow of water escape from the part where the intake tube is placed. Since the Tidal filter has the intake tube almost integrated into the filter itself you don't have that classic "U" shaped intake tube. Always make sure that this hole is clean and there is no build up of algae or gunk trapped inside of this small space.
3- Filter Media Basket
I find the tidal Filters media box a little odd in design. It's more rectangular thank square and unlike the Aquaclear Filters you are a little more limited on what you can put in you media basket.
As a user and seller of Biohome filter media I love to use this media in all my filters. But because of the shape of the media you can only place so much in the media basket. The Tidal Media basket would do better with media like the Eheim Substrate Pro. Because this media is in the shape of little balls it's better suited for this media basket.
The one GREAT thing I like about the way the media basket is integrated with this filter is that when you need to do filter media maintenance you DO NOT need to take off the entire filter to do your maintenance, all you need to do is pull the media basket out by holding the 2 tabs on the side of the basket and slowly lift the basket out of the filter and then placing it on the lid. No more taking off the entire filter just to do maintenance!
This is something most hobbiest avoid when buying a filter. And there have been videos and threads made about the Seachem Tidal's bypass problem. I can tell you that in those videos and threads they are pointing out the wrong place where bypass occurs. I can say with 100% certainty that when users complain about bypass they have more than likely stuffed the media box way too much and because of the way the media box is made it will look like bypass. If you were to fill the media basket within reason you will not find any problems here.
I have circled in Red where the water flows through the filter.
If the media basket is too full or too dirty the water will start to flow more prominently from the space between the back of the filter and the media basket. There are fins that are integrated on the media basket itself. Those fins help channel the water in a more uniform manner.
Say Hello to my little MOD............
On the second picture you see a square and 2 small slits circled in red. These areas is where water also flows through. This area to me is where there could be some concern, about bypass. Water from the big square is pushed out and in front of any media you could have. Unless you place something close to the edge water is not being fully filtered through any media, thus creating bypass.
In the bottom picture you can see the media basket in the filter itself and you can see where that square and slits now sit. If you let it go then water will be pushed in front of your media. What I have done and not pictured is I took some bonded filter pads like those blue and white filter pads and I took a small piece(big enough to fit in the square area and the slits, but a little bigger so it does not get pushed out) and I separated the blue and white parts of the pads. I use the blue part and I cut it to fit where the square is and make sure you do this when the media basket is in the filter. Use something thin and long and gently stuff the blue pad into the square and slits. What is going to happen is, in the beginning water will still flow though the pads but as it gets dirty the detritus will clog the media and force the water to go back down and go though the basket. You can also do this for the back of the media container where the fins are.
I have done this and my water is much clearer and my filter runs the same or even better because it is filtering all the water going though it. I would also make sure to fill the media basket to the top so that In the case where your basket gets dirty and water starts to go though the back the water will hit the media before going back into the water.
4- Adjustable Leveling Device(Just a Blue Round Knob)
This is one area where I think Seachem messed up. This knob is a pain when trying to level the filter. It does NOT turn easy and if you have big fingers you will have a hard time trying to adjust this while on your tank. And if you have your tank against a wall or in an area that is hard to reach, this will become a problem. Because on most rimmed tanks you cannot have the knob sticking out because the filter will NOT fit over the rim. You have to make sure that the knob is all the way in, then place the filter on the tank and then turn the knob. And for me because the way my tank is setup it is impossible for me to reach the knob. What I had to do is I have to use a shim and place that between the knob and my tank. My tank is a standard 33 Long and this is one part where I think Seachem screwed up on.
5- Adjustable Intake Flow
This intake flow is a cover that fits right over the motor iteself. Some people think that if you close the area where the telescopic Intake tube sits you effectively close off the bottom half of the filter. Trust me when I first got the filter I thought the same. But what happens is that, all you do is close off the suction where the intake "tube" sits. The water is still being sucked in though the slits on the bottom of the cover.
My other MOD.........
What I did to force the water to get sucked in from the surface skimmer was I cut a thin piece of foam and placed it on the bottom of the cover. In the first picture you can see the foam. Again at first water will be sucked in through the foam but as it gets dirty water less and less water will be sucked in from here and sucked though the surface skimmer more. I cut the foam thin because the motor will be sitting on the foam and if the of is too big the cover will not slip on all the way.
6- Self Priming Pump and Self Cleaning Impeller
Seachem partnered with a well known Italian company named Sicce (pronounced Sea-che) the company is well known for making good motors as well as other filtration devices.
This motor if you look at it resembles a miniature pond pump. Water gets sucked In from the side and pushed out of the top, a very unique way to have a HOB filter run. The motor I have to say is quite powerful. The Tidal 55 does well on full power making current in my tank. It also is able to minimize that power on the lowest setting. There is a very big difference between high and low. The other good thing about this Filter is that unlike other HOB filters if you lose power or if you have to do filter maintenance there is no need to prime the filter. This feature is great In the event of a power outage especially if your not home and if the power returns the filter automatically fills up and runs. There is no worries on coming home to a burnt out motor!
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7- Optional Heater Holder
On the side of the filter there is a blue holder. You can slide a heater down the holder and there is no need for suction cups for holding your heater. I am not sure how big of a heater it can hold. I would assume it can hold cylinder style heaters up to 100w, sorry Colbalt Neotherm this holder is not for you.
The only down side to where the heater holder is placed is that I am not sure it provides enough current to evenly heat the water. There is minimal water current passing by on the side of the filter.
8- Scarface Skimmer, I mean Surface skimmer-
Now this is what I was looking forward to when I purchased the filter! This meant I didn't have to use a separate surface skimmer on my tank! I am very disappointed in this skimmer! While it does skim larger particles on the surface of your water, it does not at least for me skim any film on the top of the water. I feed my fish the Hikari Omega Enriched Frozen Brine Shrimp and this food will leave a oily film on the top of your water. I don't rinse out this food in water first because I want to make sure that all that extra stuff in the brine shrimp isn't washed away.
I think the reason the skimmer doesn't work like I thought it would is becasue the slits are way too long. Most surface skimmers will bobble up and down skimming the top part of the water. The Tidal's surface skimmer, I'm sorry to say is just a water intake that partially sticks out of the water. The surface skimmer is way too big to skim the surface of the water. If the slits were a lot shorter then maybe it could work as a true surface skimmer.
Sorry Seachem this was a major disappointment for me!
Fully Adjustable Flow Regulation
In the second and third picture you can see where the water is coming from. The area where water comes out from is pretty big when compared to other HOB filters. I really like how you can fine tune the flow in the Tidal Filters. Most other filters you have to use the intake tube which sits right on top of the impeller to control the water flow. When the intake tube is fully over the impeller and motor you have the most water flow coming through the filter, if you have the intake tube sitting partially over the impeller and motor then you have less water coming through the filter. The way the Tidal controls the water flow is not easily seen but has the same concept as the other HOB filters. The control knob is attached to a long plastic arm which at the end has a cover, the cover moves over the top of the motor where the water if shooting out of and regulates the water flow in that manner.
Now I am not sure if this is how the Tidal works but this is my theory. Unlike other HOB filters which the intake tube sits over the impeller and motor and splits the water going though the intake tube to control the flow. The Tidal uses a cover to control the flow of water. Now, because it uses a cover the water has to go somewhere. and since we are not controlling the motor by making the motor run faster or slower, when the cover partially sits over the motor where does the excess water go? Or unless the way the impeller is made and it allows the back pressure to clean the impeller(remeber self cleaning impeller) the water has to flow back out through the openings.
On the last picture with the red circles, I have pointed out where you could have possible bypass issues. But with the MODS I have used those issues are taken care of and most of the water goes through the media basket. Even the famous Aquaclear filters can have some bypass. And I place a bag of Purigen on the top to make sure that most of the water is going through some sort of media.
You can also use those square plastic sheets used for crocheting to make a stopper if you want to use media all the way to the top and not have your media blown out of the filter and into your tank. I will post a picture later on so you can see what I mean.
Seachem in my opinion did a GREAT job in making this filter! I think Seachem took the time to listen to what hobbiest wanted and what they were looking for in a HOB filter and applied it to the Tidal Series Filters.
If it wasn't for its size I would use this filter on all my tanks. You can find the Tidal 55 for around $45-$50, which is in the price range for the Aquaclear 70. I believe that the Tidal 55, which is made for 55 Gallon tanks will do the same job as the Aquaclear 70 for around the same price, plus you get all these other great features which I think you and your fish will like.
Also Seachems customer support is AWESOME! I ran into a problem with my filter and Seachems customer support helped me fix my problem with my filter. Here is the story........
Their warranty and customer service is GREAT! I ran into a very unique problem with my filter. It would make this grinding noise when i had it set just a little above the lowest flow settings. I am one who always lubes my o-rings, impeller magnet, and impeller shaft with water proof and food safe silicon grease. I took a video of the problem and emailed it to seachems customer service. There was a problem in the beginning because for some reason my name was blocked from receiving any emails from me on their side(this is what they told me). But once I had talked to someone in customer service and re-uploaded the video they watched the video and heard the sound and they immediately sent me a replacement impeller. I got the impeller very fast and used it right away. BUT maybe a month to a month and a half later the same sound came back. So I took another video with and emailed the video to Seachem and called customer service. This time they sent me a brand new motor and impeller. So far I haven't gotten this noise again. They ask that you return the "damaged" parts and the GREAT part is that they also send you return postage so you don't have to pay for return postage!
I'm sorry for such a LONG review! I honestly feel, for bigger tanks 20 gallons and up the Tidal's Series HOB Filter will do a better job than the Aquaclear filters! And if your like me who likes to over filtrate your tank then the Tidal 55 would be a great filter for a 20 Gallon tank. Just make sure that your fish can handle the flow and that they are not smaller than any of the slits on the filter or else they can be sucked up into the filter.
Thank You Very Much!
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"Ovid the Cartographer: A Study of Place in Exile"
This project treats the subject of place in Ovid's exile poems. I argue that the poeta exclusus deliberately skews the spatial contours of his fictive universe in order to illustrate a cognitive dissonance that is endemic to the exile's subjective experience. This topographic dysmorphia is a grim projection of the exiled subject's addled interiority onto the site of his relegation, evincing the displacement mindset of Ovid's carefully constructed poetic persona. The distinct 'exilic cartography' that can be distilled from the collection (i.e., the sustained execution of a geographic aesthetic, if you will) is peculiar to these works alone. The exile poetry is thus at its core a study in the phenomenology of trauma, of which these imaginary vistas are subtle instantiations


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The Colinton Tunnel - preserving history and heritage
It's started! 32 metres of brilliantly illustrated poetry. Simply stunning!
There's also Colinton Primary's brilliant work - installed recently and looking great
This exciting major project is creating a stunning mural in a Victorian railway tunnel, in order to preserve local history and make people smile.
It is turning a dark and slightly forbidding tunnel into a safe and welcoming home for Scotland's largest historical mural, celebrating the industrial, social, artistic and literary history of our community.
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Here are the first four images, at the Slateford end. Each is 8 metres long and 6 metres high. Wow!


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MAURITIUS - Bloomberg reports that renewable energy and economic-friendly power provider company, GreenWish Partners is planning to invest $800 million on solar-powered telecommunications towers across Africa.
According to the International Energy Agency, Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest rates of energy across the world and homes half of the 1.2bn people in the world who do not have reliable electricity.
"We reduce the total cost of power by 30%", said founder and CEO of GreenWish, Charlotte Aubin-Kalaidjian. "Smaller towers can run entirely on solar and battery and larger ones reduce their diesel use by at least 60%".
Bloomberg notes that Africa has more than 240 000 telecom towers that conveys signals to and fro mobile phones. However, most of these towers are powered by diesel generators as they are mainly attached to unreliable grids or in remote areas.
Africa's traditional telecom industry has "leapfrogged" or rapidly grown in recent years. Bloomberg observes that GreenWish has partnered with Orange SA and will begin with 250 towers in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. The renewable energy company is aiming to reach 3,000 towers across several countries by 2018 and 10,000 by 2020, said Aubin-Kalaidjian.
Positive Impact
"I didn't want to belong to an investment bank anymore, I wanted to create my own business mandate and finance only real assets. Projects with a positive impact, socially and environmentally", said Aubin-Kalaidjian
GreenWish has built a 27-megawatt solar plant in Senegal. The company has earmarked further plans to install another 350 megawatts in West Africa. Aubin-Kalaidjian is believed to also be in discussions with other telecommunication companies in Africa. "Our partnership with Orange is a client-supplier relationship, we provide them with energy management services", said Aubin-Kalaidjian.
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"Reflections" by Diana Ross and the Supremes was the theme song to CHINA BEACH.
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"Reflections" by Diana Ross and the Supremes was the theme song to CHINA BEACH.
Had to stop watching as soon as the mention of 8 Supremes. There were 9.
The performance of "Mercedes Benz". From Scherrie missing the intro to the country twang to the worst: Mary's "you need one honey" adlib to the big tax return line. Cringe worthy. That is right up...
The good Lord is going to snatch that tongue away from Lady Reeves if she keeps telling tales!
She didn't see Motown 60? Girl you lie.
Totally unprepared and unrehearsed gets you this. Diana wasn't in great voice, but Robin completely blew her out of the water. Diana even looks like she knows she's doomed.
That's why you sing...
Two days of rehearsals and her segment was completely cut from Motown 60. And when the Motown stars were asked to stand, no recognition at all?
To be a fly on the wall at her house this...
I went into this thinking I'd hate it. I don't know if I loved it, but watching Diana serenade Berry was a highlight.
My critiques would be they should have had all the living Motown stars...
Not sure what sexuality has to do with purchasing a book, lol.
Sweet Thing - March 1968
It's Going All the Way (To True Love) - May 1967
A Little Breeze - February 1968
Am I Asking Too Much - February 1968
Stormy - January...
This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Thank heavens for Japan recognizing Motown's 60th. On the US side it's been nothing but a giant wet fart.
If it would have been anything like the "Children's Christmas Song" this LP would have been shite.
Closest we'll ever come is the Disney songs.
So far in every trailer I've seen, there's been no mention of Martha. I've heard she was there and sang "Nowhere". Bets on if she's cut?
Do you have the Expanded "More Hits"?
There's a heavy cheese factor here. Susaye looks FANTASTIC and you can tell she's holding back, trying to stay true to the original. I'd love to see some reworking and interpretation, kind of like...
Isn't the cover of Mary's "Dreamgirl" from the same session?
Why doesn't Diana have some new portraits taken? She's been approving the same photos for years, and in the case of I LOVE YOU, used vintage stock.
When you think about Diana's first years as a solo artist, her sound didn't change much; still heavily relying on background vocals. Any of these could have been released as DRATS, and in cases like...
No HDH and an oversaturation of LP's competing with one another.
It's probably just me, but I always thought this song would make for good closing credits of a James Bond movie.
In the world of lawsuits, I don't know how this never made it to court:
The Floaters "Float On"
New Kids on the Block "I Wanna Be Loved By You"
A thought from another thread:
Of the 12 #1 hits the Supremes had in the 60's, do we know which were ever performed by the 70's Supremes?
I'd guess "Back/Arms" was never performed.
"Cross My Heart" which I don't know why it wasn't released as a single.
"Not Over You Yet". This should have been Diana's "Believe" a la Cher.
Weren't they also doing "Oh Happy Day" around this time too? Later they would add "I'll Take You There" and "Cherry Pie". Seems like more misses than hits.
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Rumors had it weeks ago that the sale was off for some reason, but the packed Corcoran open house and beautiful interior assured 261 Hancock Street would soar [above] its list price of $949K. It closed for $1.2M last month. Along with the likes of 160 Hancock Street, the Bed-Stuy fixer-upper above $1M is firmly intact.
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(i) Guaranteeing four-year scholarships that can neither be reduced nor canceled provided the student-athlete remains in good standing and meets his/her terms of the agreement. Effective in 2015-16, all financial aid agreements offered to incoming student-athletes will be multi-year agreements for no less than four academic years.
(ii) Financially supporting student-athletes who do not graduate in four years and return to school to complete their degrees. Effective 2016-17, if a student-athlete departs the institution in good standing and has completed a reasonable portion of their degree (50%), the student-athlete can return and receive necessary educational expenses for the remaining terms of the agreement.
(iii) Enhancing medical support for both current and former student-athletes. Effective in 2015-16, Conference schools will be required to provide direct medical expenses for documented athletically related injuries to former student-athletes for a period of four years after separation from the team or institution.
(iv) Liberalizing Transfer Rules within the Conference. The CEOs approved elimination of the financial aid penalty of the intra-conference transfer rule. Effective immediately, a student-athlete who transfers between Pac-12 institutions can receive an athletic scholarship from the second school without restriction, provided he or she is otherwise eligible to receive the aid.
(v) Increasing student-athlete representation in Pac-12 governance. The CEOs supported including student-athletes in Council meetings and giving them a meaningful role in its deliberations. Final recommendations will be determined June 2015.


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Orness For Idempotent Aggregation Functions
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Axioms 2017, 6(3), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms6030025
Received: 23 August 2017 / Revised: 15 September 2017 / Accepted: 17 September 2017 / Published: 20 September 2017
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AbstractAggregation functions are mathematical operators that merge given data in order to obtain a global value that preserves the information given by the data as much as possible. In most practical applications, this value is expected to be between the infimum and the supremum of the given data, which is guaranteed only when the aggregation functions are idempotent. Ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operators are particular cases of this kind of function, with the particularity that the obtained global value depends on neither the source nor the expert that provides each datum, but only on the set of values. They have been classified by means of the orness—a measurement of the proximity of an OWA operator to the OR-operator. In this paper, the concept of orness is extended to the framework of idempotent aggregation functions defined both on the real unit interval and on a complete lattice with a local finiteness condition. View Full-Text
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|Posted by WhereMindsGrow at Jun 20, 2017, 7:06:21 PM
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We have two accounts, but with one account only we've run into a very frustrating problem on multiple occasions. We will spend a lot of time putting in our events and information into the calendar, save the events, review them to make sure they are correct, and then sign in the next day to find that those events have disappeared.
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We've not seen this reported from any other users.. perhaps it's related to the event itself that you are creating?
If this is reproducible, can you please give us the details for one of the events?
Also, are the events there for a time after you save them, only to "disappear" some time later? That would be extremely unusual, since once you see an event on your calendar, it's in saved in the localendar database
If you are not comfortable posting event details here, please feel free to open a support ticket using the Contact Us link in the page's footer.
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|Posted by WhereMindsGrow at Jun 21, 2017, 7:58:56 PM
Re: Events Disappearing - Help!
It is very bizarre! What happens is we create the event, save it, and then look at the calendar the event appears with all correct information. I'll close my browser and all is well. Then, when my coworker a day or a few days later goes to the calendar to proof the events, they're gone. We can't find a pattern to which events disappear, other than they are one-time events, not those with recurrences.
I will have to talk with my coworker about further details, as she is typically the one that notices the disappeared events. I'll see if she is aware of anything else. Until then, this is what I know. Thanks!
|Posted by support at Jun 23, 2017, 3:37:45 PM
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Can you also make sure the events are marked as Public and not Private (even if they are Private, you would still see them on your private calendar once you sign in)
Depending on how you published your calendar, there are also 2 settings which can "hide" events. These are:
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2: Hide all events that have already occurred
I would need a link to the page where you have published your calendar to see if either of these options have been used.
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|Posted by WhereMindsGrow at Jun 26, 2017, 6:28:08 PM
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Thanks for the ideas. We have considered the public/private option for the events, but they also don't show up in our private calendar when we log in. The link to the calendar that has been giving us trouble is here .
Thank you so much for your attention to this issue. We feel silly, but just cannot figure out what's going on!
|Posted by support at Jun 27, 2017, 6:30:05 PM
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Hmm. that looks completely normal to me. But of course, I can't tell you if any events are missing b/c I only know what I see when I hit it today.
If you can tell me the title or date of an event that doesn't display the next time it happens, that would be hugely helpful in trying to investigate further.
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Okay - we're going to keep working with both accounts and keep a very, very close eye on everything. If/when it happens again we'll update this thread right away with details. Thank you so much!
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Firms Seek Patents on 'Climate Ready' Altered Crops
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
A handful of the world's largest agricultural biotechnology companies are seeking hundreds of patents on gene-altered crops designed to withstand drought and other environmental stresses, part of a race for dominance in the potentially lucrative market for crops that can handle global warming, according to a report being released today.
Three companies -- BASF of Germany, Syngenta of Switzerland and Monsanto of St. Louis -- have filed applications to control nearly two-thirds of the climate-related gene families submitted to patent offices worldwide, according to the report by the Ottawa-based ETC Group, an activist organization that advocates for subsistence farmers.
The applications say that the new "climate ready" genes will help crops survive drought, flooding, saltwater incursions, high temperatures and increased ultraviolet radiation -- all of which are predicted to undermine food security in coming decades.
Company officials dismissed the report's contention that the applications amount to an intellectual-property "grab," countering that gene-altered plants will be crucial to solving world hunger but will never be developed without patent protections.
The report highlights the economic opportunities facing the biotechnology industry at a time of growing food insecurity, as well as the risks to its public image.
Many of the world's poorest countries, destined to be hit hardest by climate change, have rejected biotech crops, citing environmental and economic concerns. Importantly, gene patents generally preclude the age-old practice of saving seeds from a harvest for replanting, requiring instead that farmers purchase the high-tech seeds each year.
The ETC report concludes that biotech giants are hoping to leverage climate change as a way to get into resistant markets, and it warns that the move could undermine public-sector plant-breeding institutions such as those coordinated by the United Nations and the World Bank, which have long made their improved varieties freely available.
"When a market is dominated by a handful of large multinational companies, the research agenda gets biased toward proprietary products," said Hope Shand, ETC's research director. "Monopoly control of plant genes is a bad idea under any circumstance. During a global food crisis, it is unacceptable and has to be challenged."
Ranjana Smetacek, a spokeswoman for Monsanto, said companies deserve praise for developing crop varieties that will survive climate change.
"I think everyone recognizes that the old traditional ways just aren't able to address these new challenges. The problems in Africa are pretty severe," she said, noting that Monsanto and BASF are participating in a project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop drought-resistant corn that would be made available to farmers in four southern African countries royalty-free. "We aim to be at once generous and also cognizant of our obligation to shareholders who have paid for our research," Smetacek said.
Gene patents allow companies to limit others from marketing those genes. The 35-page ETC report, "Patenting the 'Climate Genes' . . . and Capturing the Climate Agenda," documents about 530 applications for climate-related plant genes filed at patent offices in the past five years. A few dozen patents have been issued; hundreds of others are pending.
Of the 55 major gene families at the heart of those applications, BASF filed 21, the report says. Other major players include Syngenta, seven; Monsanto, six; and Bayer of Germany, five.


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Making A Difference In The Nation's Capital Through Prayer And Action
Dec 5, 2018
Only 8 days before the Live Nativity on Capitol Hill! Please continue to hold this important Gospel witness in your prayers. Part of the Live Nativity includes fully costumed Wise Men bearing gifts for the Christ Child.Matthew 2 tells the story of the arrival of the Wise Men.
"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, 'Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him'...and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was."
This Christmas Star is a great mystery. Many believe the star was actually an alignment of the planets that would indicate an important event occurring in the house of Judah. Others think it perhaps was an exploding star, still others a comet. Whatever it was, this celestial spectacle was timed perfectly to coincide with the coming of the Messiah, making it all the more miraculous! And it guided the Magi to the place where they would find Jesus.
Paul told the church at Corinth that prophecy was for believers but signs were for unbelievers. So it is that angels brought the message of the birth of Christ to the Jewish shepherds, but for the Gentile wise men it came in the form of a star – a literal sign from heaven.
What an incredible fulfillment of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "Arise, shine; for thy light is come…And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising."
These Wise Men from the East were the first of the kings to come.
When the fully costumed Wise Men stand between the Supreme Court and the Capitol, they are reminding our legislators, judges, and executive where light and wisdom are to be found. While scholars and academicians may bring data and information, true wisdom and knowledge are only found in Jesus Christ, the light of the world!
Do you see why the Live Nativity is so important? It stands as a declaration of the Gospel; a visible reminder that CHRIST is the reason for Christmas…and that all, including our national leaders, should seek him with the same fervor as did the Magi.
And we need your help to make it happen! Please pray for the Live Nativity.
And PLEASE take a moment right now to make your generous contribution of $25, $35, $50, or even $100 or more to make certain the Wise Men will be standing on Capitol Hill on December 12.
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Thank you for standing with us. And thank you for your continued support of Faith and Liberty in the Nation's Capital.
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It's official. I'm a believer. Spiralizers are EVERYTHING. Getting a ton of bang for your veggie buck and avoiding carbs (sigh) is a pretty sweet deal. Here, two fun recipes for zucchini and yellow squash noodles, my avocado pesto recipe, and a bonus dish! Read on:
There's a big range of types of spiralizers and how fancy they can get. Since I was just checking this out for the first time, I bought an inexpensive hand-twist spiralizer—specifically, this one from Amazon. My coworker Karla (who has been singing the spiralizer's praises for quite some time now!) swears by this one by Paderno—an upgrade I'll definitely want sometime in the future.
Veggie noodles are SO versatile—you can enjoy them cold, as I do in both of these dishes, or treat them like the veggies they are and mix it up a little! Try roasting or sautéing for a deliciously savory alternative.
I wanted to make some homemade pesto with all the delicious ingredients I happened to have on hand, but I don't have a food processor. So I cleaned out my coffee grinder and used it the same way I would a food processor—no biggie!
To make this amazing, super-easy homemade pesto, I ground up some pine nuts and basil (separately) in my coffee grinder. Then, I combined with half an avocado, a handful of this asiago/parmesan/romano blend, lemon juice, olive oil, and lots of sea salt and ground pepper. I folded it all together and topped my zoodles with the blend.
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Over the Easter holiday, my family and I took a short trip to Southern California. I have been a proponent of the "sharing economy" and am a believer that it is changing the landscape in a number of industries. In hindsight, I realized that we partook in the "sharing economy" for many of the details of our trip:


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The quote of the day comes from Eric Schmidt – the executive chairman of Google.
"Steve Jobs was the Michelangelo of our time. A friend of mine and a unique character, able to combine creativity and visionary genius with an extraordinary engineering ability. Sometimes you find people who have one thing or another. But not the two together. Steve has realized the revolutionary potential of the tablet and has created an amazing product like the iPad. What is the future, for example, of his profession, journalism. But our companies compete, you compete. We in the next six months we plan to market a tablet of the highest quality. And in mobile communications, the smartphone market, you will see brutal competition between Apple and Google Android. It is capitalism. "
Amen brother.
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There are over 80 different ways to tie your tie, says Lishak. Amazingly, your tie knot – insignificant as it may seem – may have qualities of optical illusion. So if you have a chunkier version, then you'll need a more complete node to balance your proportions. We call the usual way most men know that a four-in-hand, said Brian, I recommend you wear it during the day and then exchange it for a full Windsor knot if you go out for dinner. Investing in a practice book or check online tutorials tie-knot.
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Now that winter is in full swing, your thoughts may have turned to buying a new pair of gloves. Even for them, there are guidelines Savile Row compiled by years of observation and vivid experience. Brian recommended for all occasions in the evening, your coat should be a dark navy or black and that should be associated with coordinating black gloves. However, by day… brown or tan colors work best.
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Because the debt disaster we see unfolding today sweeps the world, the IMF is again stepping in to impose 'fiscal austerity' on nations in return for short-term loans for countries to pay off the interest on their exorbitant money owed, themselves owed largely to main European and American banks. Western nations have agreed to impose fiscal austerity, which can actually only inflame the crisis, deepen the despair and destroy the social foundations of the West so that we're left only with the authoritarian apparatus of state power — the police, navy, homeland 'safety' apparatus — which is employed in opposition to folks to protect the established order powers.
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Comrie, Legal Aid Launch 'Case Closed' Conviction-Sealing Series/
By David Brand
The number of people who have had their convictions sealed in Queens based on a 2017 state law has more than doubled since August, but the amount of applicants has lagged far behind initial projections — a problem that the Legal Aid Society and State Sen. Leroy Comrie are taking steps to remedy.
At least 52 Queens residents have had their records sealed since the law was introduced last year, according to data compiled by the Queens District Attorney's office. In total, there have been 66 decisions made on conviction-sealing applications in Queens. In addition to the 52 granted applications, 13 were denied and 1 was dismissed.
Twelve of the denials were based on ineligibility and one was denied "on merits." A spokesperson for the DA's office said the numbers may be incomplete because of a "lag in receiving the data."
The 2017 state record-sealing law enables New Yorkers with certain criminal convictions to get their records sealed, but while hundreds of thousands of people may qualify, only a few hundred have benefited statewide.
The law specifically enables New Yorkers with no more than two misdemeanor convictions or one felony and one misdemeanor conviction to have their convictions sealed if they have remained crime-free for ten years. Sex offenses, violent felonies, and serious felonies are not eligible for sealing.
In recent months, Legal Aid has partnered with Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and other local elected officials to raise awareness about the law. At the events, attorneys also counsel potential applicants as well as individuals who may qualify for other legal remedies, said Legal Aid attorney Emma Goodman, who has led the conviction-sealing initiative.
"I have been working with elected officials from all five boroughs in an effort to reach people where they live and work," Goodman said. "I have reached out to every elected official with information and have met with many to educate staff members about the law and provide resources."
Sealing convictions can have a major impact on an individual's ability to get a job or a home, but stigma and potential adverse consequences can make people feel uncomfortable discussing their criminal history, Goodman said.
"Speaking about your criminal record can be difficult, and through collaboration with our social work department we try to create a safe and comfortable space to address the past," she said. "'Case Closed' is working to guide people through the process in a way that brings closure to the emotional scars of criminal involvement as well as closure of their public record."
Last night, Comrie became the latest local lawmaker to partner with Legal Aid when he sponsored a "Case Closed" event at Grace Gospel Tabernacle in Springfield Gardens. Goodman praised Comrie's presence in the community and said she plans to organize similar series in other parts of Queens.
"Senator Comrie is an excellent partner in these efforts because he has an office in his community where he provides information and assistance to his constituents," Goodman said. "I am developing relationships with other elected officials to conduct similar, two-part outreach events in the future."