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December 8, 2009. Turn out the lights in the theater, dress everyone in black, casual clothes and let the eight players march across the stage with spotlights following the parade as the piano plays the Entrance of the Mikado and Katisha from The Mikado by Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900 with text by Gilbert) and you have the opening to an evening of fun entertainment. Using a fan, a jacket, a scarf or a flower to trigger the audience's imagination, we watched other scenes unfold. Mikado continued with Three Little Maids from School are We and Braid the Raven Hair.
In a continuing 50 minute presentation we then heard Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana from La Wally by Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893) sung by Melanie Peters. The voice of this soprano senior form Baltimore has a lovely tone with a bell-like clarity in this lushly beautiful music. Là ci darem la mano, the dialogue between Don Giovanni (Thurman Diamond, baritone and senior from Hampton) and Zerlina (Brittany Louie, soprano, junior from Buffalo, NY) from Mozart's Don Giovanni was sung in English. They created the energy of the characters - the seducer and the demure innocent. The next scene had a new Don Giovanni (Valentino Lockhart, lyric baritone and junior from Miami, FL) still trying to persuade Zerlina to rendezvous with him, to no avail in Deh, vieni alla finestra.
Singing Chi il bel sogno di Doretta, Ms. Louie as the courtesan Magda from the opera La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) created a golden stream of beautiful sound as she sang about a dream of great passion. From the refined world of a rich, kept woman we are dropped into the hardscrabble world of Carmen, a cigarette factory girl by Geroges Bizet (1836-1891). In the Habañera Tonya Hylton (mezzo-soprano, senior, Windsor, CT) sang well but in her acting did not relate to Don José. He might have taken the hint when the mutilated flower landed at his feet and gone on his way. In the card trio En vain pour éviter Ms Hylton was joined by Ms. Louie and Ms. Peters. The dialogue, while cutting the cards, created dramatic energy and fine singing.
Soprano Devin Tolbert, a senior from Chicago, Il, sang an authentic, accessible lament form Porgy and Bess by Gershwin (1898-1937), My Man's Gone Now. Her performance was deeply moving as Serena sings of the loneliness and sorrow for her murdered husband. In the last song, Bess, Oh where's my Bess, Porgy returns from jail only to be told by Serena and Maria (Ms. Peters) that Bess has gone with Sportin' Life and his happy dust to New York. Mr. Lockhart gave strong, convincing voice to Porgy's determination to have his life back with Bess.
Leslie Neal's piano work in this last song, and throughout the entire recital, was impressive. Ms. Neal is adjunct professor of piano at Hampton University and a frequent recital accompanist. Charlene Marchant conceived and directed this evening of fine, fun entertainment. She is adjunct professor of voice at HU and solo recitalist of note. Ms. Marchant also is part of the voice department at the Governor's School in Norfolk where her talents are much appreciated.
Neglected by the city of her birth, Norfolk, Virginia, Dorothy Maynor was a pioneer black, classical recitalist who received a long overdue introduction to current students of art song and aria at Hampton University by teacher and recitalist Lorraine Bell.
Before African-Americans were welcomed on the opera stage in the mid-twentieth century there were four renowned concert artists that led the way. In Eileen Southern's book, The Music of Black Americans: A History, she says Roland Hayes (1887-1976), Marian Anderson (1902-1983), Paul Robeson (1898-1976) and Dorothy Maynor (1910-1996) were the first black Americans to win a secure place in the galaxy of concert stars; their accomplishments not only inspired others to emulate them but also lowered the barriers of race discrimination.
She was born Dorothy Leigh Mainor on September 3, 1910 in a very segregated Norfolk, Virginia, to a loving, musical family. Her father was the pastor of St. John's AME Church in Lambert's Point in West Ghent with a congregation that included a sizable number of Norfolk's substantial black professional class. Dorothy was a highly intelligent but shy child with a developing voice. To help her overcome her shyness, at age 14 she was enrolled at Hampton Academy, a preparatory part of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University). This provided a place where her innate ability could be nurtured. In 1928 Hampton introduced its four-year college program and the following year Dorothy became a college student.
From 1913 -1931 R. Nathaniel Dett was director of music and developed the Hampton Institute Choir. Dorothy sang in the choir and was mentored by him from 1924. The choir's soloist left the college just before a concert scheduled for Carnegie Hall. Dr. Dett interviewed a dozen young women; Dorothy nervously auditioned and at age sixteen made her Carnegie Hall debut as soloist with the choir. Recitals in Boston and Philadelphia followed and in 1930 the choir with Dorothy as soloist made an eleven-city tour of Europe, including London, Paris and Vienna. While in Europe, Maynor recalled in a 1977 interview, Dr. Dett cabled my father and told him to change my plans from studying home economics and dress design to music. I wasn't consulted at all. But it didn't matter. I was happy.
In late 1931 under pressure from a new Hampton Institute president, Dett resigned as choir director and chairman of the school of music (1913-1931). Several reasons given make little sense; rumor had it that he was forced out because he was homosexual. He and Dorothy remained friends until his death in 1943. He composed ten songs for her to perform. On her 1933 senior recital she included Dett's arrangement of Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down.
After graduating from Hampton she won a scholarship to study at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. She graduated in 1935 and was helped financially by Harriet Curtis, dean of women at Westminster, to relocate to New York City where she studied voice and changed the spelling of her name. In 1939 patrons arranged an audition with conductor Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood Festival (then called Berkshire Symphonic Festival). He was impressed and asked her to sing for a private picnic the following day. She did and she got a glowing review in the New York Times. She told Noel Straus in the interview ...I would like to master all colors of tone and give each type of work what it demands. I am working hard for that. In November expectations ran high before her recital at Town Hall. Afterward the famous critic Olin Downs wrote in the Times Miss Maynor's voice is phenomenal for its range, character and varied expressive resources. He went on to suggest that her exceptional musicianship, accuracy of intonation, emotional intensity and communicative power were those of a potentially great artist. Her career as a solo concert artist was launched and she toured the United States and later Europe and often sang on radio and studio recordings for RCA .
The program we attended on Sunday, March 2, 2010 presented by Lorraine McFadden Bell was titled A Tribute to Dorothy Maynor: a Phenomenal Woman and was in historic Ogden Hall where Maynor often performed. We heard student Leslie Wright read Maya Angelou's poem Phenomenal Woman and as part of this live-music-with-media production an ancient RCA recording by Ms. Maynor of Now Thank We All Our God followed by spoken biography and a DVD film about the Harlem School of the Arts. Maynor founded the school in 1963 after she retired from singing.
Milestones in her 25 year concert career included singing for the inauguration of Harry Truman in 1949, singing the National Anthem for President Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration (1953) and being
the first black artist to perform at Constitution Hall (1952). The hall's owners, the Daughters of the American Revolution, had turned down Marian Anderson when she was scheduled to sing there in 1939. The National Symphony wanted Dorothy Maynor as a soloist and the DAR couldn't refuse since the symphony often rented their hall. Money trumped racism!
It becomes clear why Maynor is not well known here. In 1936 she settled in New York City and concertized extensively from her home base there. The segregated south offered nothing to a sophisticated, world-class singer. In 1942 she married Rev. Shelby Rooks, pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church in Harlem. In 1963 she retired as a concert artist to care for her husband after a heart attack. She became minister of music at his church and began planning for the Harlem School for the Arts. The next year she offered classes and the following year she used her network of friends to get together a board of directors including Adlai Stevenson, Halina Rodzinsky, Olga Koussevitzky, Langston Hughes, John Phillip Sousa III, Samuel Barber and Vladimir Horowitz, among others.
Ten years after Ms. Maynor founded the Harlem School for the Arts a feature article in Opera News (October, 1974) took readers on a tour of the school where Ms. Maynor was stitching away on a costume for a young dancer. Her domestic accomplishments were needed as well as her skill as a fundraiser and administrator. This short, sparkling-eyed, gnome-like woman had just raised $3,000,000 to build and equip a new building for the 800 member school population. Her persistence, vision and organizing skill brought together funds from foundations, individual and corporate gifts, a parents' bazaar, sales of a cookbook and benefit performances by Betty Allen, Leontyne Price, George Shirley, Shirley Verrett and William Warfield.
With 1500 students currently, her legacy is secure. (Opera News, June, 1996). Dorothy Maynor died on February 19, 1996 in West Chester, Pennsylvania after resigning as director and teacher at the Harlem School of the Arts (1979).
For readers who want to know more Google answers.com/topic/dorothy-maynor for a very accurate, detailed biography. Her only CD to date is on Bridge (9233) and is available online. I got my copy within five days and for $18, including shipping. The CD has four songs by R. Nathaniel Dett, one art song plus three spiritual arrangements. The first selection, her signature song, Handel's Oh Sleep, why dost thou leave me, makes clear what all the excitement was about. If you need more proof, Depuis le jour (aria from Louise by Charpentier) is here also. Her sound has warmth, soul-stirring richness, bell-like clarity in the upper range and a rare ability to float a weightless mezzo-voce. Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss and Schubert represent German art song. Debussy's Beau soir and art songs by black Englishman Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and black American Cecil Cohen are also here. This recital from 1940 at the Library of Congress, where she was accompanied by pianist Arpad Sandor, has excellent sound and only three cuts with some surface noise. There is a book, Dorothy Maynor and the Harlem School of the Arts by William F. Rogers, Jr. who is retired form the faculty of Hampton University. I got a copy from my local library from the Inter Library Loan program. His book is basically an oral history of her life and an interesting read, but I found several dates to be inaccurate. Check other sources to confirm his dates.
In the recital that made up the second half of the program soprano Amber Garrett sang Pace, mio (Peace my God) from La Forza del Destino by Verdi, chosen because it was sung by Ms. Maynor on her senior recital at Hampton in 1933.
Choosing repertory that Maynor recorded, Ms. Bell sang Schubert's Gretchen am Spinnrade, the Alleluia from the Mozart Exsultate Jubilate motet K.165, Rusalka's Song to the Moon by Dvorák and Sit Down, Servant, Sit Down. Ms. Bell's interpretations were lyrical and heart-stirring. We owe Ms. Bell a debt of gratitude for bringing Dorothy Maynor to our attention. The program closed with Royzell Dillard leading the audience in the Hampton Univeristy Alma Mater.


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World MarketTwin Cities, Minnesota
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
50 countries, one store
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This chain store offers a wide range of vegan-friendly sweet and savory imported food items, from fair trade coffee and chocolates, to tempura batter mix and curry mock duck ramen noodles.
Added by Sharyn Morrow on Feb 25 04 (last updated Apr 30 08)
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While this has little to do with vegan foodstuffs or products, I got a very nice set of dishes here :)
There are quite a number of vegan food products that can be found here. If I were to rate just on thier grocery section they'd only get a 5, I don't think that there are any groceries here that can't be found elsewhere in the cities.
Located in the Rosedale Marketplace across from Rosedale Shopping Center.
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Amoebax is a cute and addictive action-puzzle game where the objective is to beat your opponents in a battle by filling up their grid up to the top with garbage. Amoebax features a training mode for a single player, a normal mode for one player against the computer, and a tournament mode for one or two players.
Angel is a 2D game prototyping engine based on OpenGL and C++. It was originally made by a group of employees at Electronic Arts Los Angeles for use in a GameJam they were planning for April of 2008. Angel provides many useful functions for prototyping gameplay, including simple physics, particles, text rendering, sound, input mappings, config files, pathfinding, and Python scripting.
In Angry, Drunken Dwarves, you are an angry, drunken dwarf. Why are you so angry? Who knows. But you've decided to take your aggression out on other dwarves, by dropping gems on their heads. Lots of gems. It is a member of the classic "falling blocks" puzzle game family, similar to the Capcom game Puzzle Fighter. The goal of the game is to build large gems by matching up colors, then break them, raining more gems down onto your opponent. The first person whose field fills up, loses.
A browser-based bingo game.
A fast C++ matrix library with an API similar to Matlab's.


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As I've taught (and learned to write) plot over the years, I've come to see writers make several similar and false assumptions that creates much more work for themselves as writers. Here are five myths about writing plot, and their answers to help you head them off at the pass.
Also! Join me for #Plotchat this week on #twitter, Wednesday July 10, at 12pm Pacific Time (3pm EST). You ask plot questions, I answer.
- MYTH #1: Plot is just a string of events that a character travels through, kind of like a literary obstacle course. I can add events at will, so long as they're flashy or twisty.
TRUTH #1: Plot is a character's journey of transformation; those "events" are not an obstacle course, but personal obstacles in the form of antagonists and challenges of a psychological, physical, and spiritual nature to get your character to a compelling end goal of discovery and change. Each plot event must deepen your character, further your story, and provide compelling tension.
- MYTH #2:You need a lot of sub-plots to hold a reader's interest.
TRUTH #2: NO! If your main plot, the engine that drives a character toward compelling goals and change is strong, you'll find you have little need to manufacture sub-plots; they'll arise organically or be unnecessary.
- MYTH #3: Plots are built on Big, Epic action.
TRUTH #3: Let's return to our main understanding of what a Plot is: A plot is a character's journey of transformation, i.e. discovery or change. A character starts out in an unstable place and journeys toward some kind of stability (even if he/she doesn't end up stable, the story is the search for it). You don't need car crashes or fights atop building, dragons or wrestling matches; Characters should wrestle with inner demons, inter-personally, creating powerful inner drama as well as external action.
- MYTH #4: It's important to explain a lot of information in a plot, in exposition, so the reader understands what's happening.
TRUTH #4: You don't build a plot by explaining what has or will happened (back-story, telegraphing). You build a plot by writing strong scenes, in which a character demonstrates and discovers new "information"—another clue in the puzzle piece of your story's mystery.
- MYTH #5: I don't need to worry about structure when writing a plot. I can plot by the seat of my pants.
TRUTH #5. A rare few writers can write a plot from start to finish without any sort of outline. But the more writers I work with of ALL levels of craft, the more certain I've become that some form of outline, from the loosest, most narrative, organic version, to the most structured, will save a writer much time. Writers are often afraid that a plot outline, or plot structure, will kill the creativity or erode their ability to discover. And I can assure you, that is not the case. Plot structure is merely a blueprint for a world that you will still create in your own individual way.
The Plot Intensive returns August 19. 8 weeks online. Change the way you understand and handle plotting. Earlybird discount through July 30th. www.jordanrosenfeld.net/online-classes.


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Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for Bellator 49. This event will air Saturday via MTV2. The evening's action will be headlines by Dan Hornbuckle taking on Luis "Sapo" Santos as they attempt to make the season's 170 lbs. tourney. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.
As lead writer here, I do my best to make quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can (and does) happen in mixed martial arts. With an overall 468-298 record thus far since our launch, let's get into how I see the action inside the cage going down from New Jersey.
*(winners are in bold)
Results: 3-1
Dan Hornbuckle vs. Luis Santos: Hornbuckle by submission
Chris Cisneros vs. Ben Saunders: Saunders by TKO
Chris Lozano vs. Brent Weedman: Lozano by TKO
Steve Carl vs. Douglas Lima: Lima via decision


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Following on from his production of Titanic the Musical, director Thom Southerland makes a bold attempt at putting Ragtime on the small stage of the Charing Cross Theatre. This is a musical seething with characters and Southerland has the whole cast on stage at the same time for much of the show. Although the stage is overcrowded, the 24 actors are particularly gifted in that they supply all the music, playing instruments and singing! The musical is based on the 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow. The show really chimes in well with today's America – dealing directly with racism, immigration and poverty in the run-up to a divisive US election in which race relations are an important element.
The beginning of the twentieth century sees a wave of immigrants arriving in America. The particular sound of ragtime music forms the background to the piece to illustrate the different types of people coming together. We look closely at three groups of people in New York. A white upper middle-class WASP* family in New Rochelle. The Mother takes responsibility for an abandoned black baby (who turns out to be the son of Sarah – who we meet later). A Latvian Jewish immigrant called Tateh, who, after the death of his wife, has come to America to seek a better life for his daughter; he has an entrepreneurial streak and later becomes a movie maker. We meet Coalhouse Walker Jr, a black musician from Harlem, who changes from a happy family man to a politically charged avenger following the shooting of his wife. The piece also includes historical, well-known figures including Harry Houdini, JP Morgan, Henry Ford, Booker T. Washington and the anarchist Emma Goodman.
In spite of the intricately devised set which has raised platforms and steps to depict the prow of a ship, slum tenements and the streets of New York, the large cast often have to move deftly to avoid bumping into each other. Sometimes the music intrudes so that it is difficult to hear the dialogue. Anita Louise Combe is impressive as Mother and Ako Mitchell as Coalhouse. Ako deserves credit for successfully showing layers of his character which create depth and truth. Jennifer Saayeng as his wife Sarah and Gary Tushaw as the single Jewish father act and sing with conviction. There is a lovely little cameo from Joanna Hickman as the showgirl Evelyn Nesbitt. Hickman also plays the cello with great feeling.
The score by Stephen Flaherty has some gorgeous tunes which are played and sung movingly by the cast. There is little room for choreography – it is more like drilled movement which is rigorously controlled by director Southerland, who makes sure that all the actors are correctly attired in the period. The intimate theatre provides an emotional experience where the music segues into the acting and the talented cast inhabit not only the people they are portraying but also the music they are playing.
Review by Carlie Newman.
Playing until 10th December 2016. We have tickets for £42.
*WASP – White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) is an informal, sometimes disparaging term for a group of high-status and influential White Americans of English Protestant ancestry. The term applies to a group who control disproportionate financial, political and social power in the United


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The Story Of The United States
1916 · New York
by HERDMAN, Marie Louise
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1916. Very Good. Very good hardcover. 2nd printing. Illustrated in color by A. S. Forrest. Text is clean. Corners bent. Edges of spine rubbed and bumped. Solid book. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. (Inventory #: 170076)


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For many people, a manicured garden in the style of Louis XIV is their idea of perfection. But perfectly trimmed hedges and ornate water features don't exactly lend themselves to relaxation, something that we're a little short on in the modern world.
Sometimes we need somewhere to escape the hustle and bustle of the modern world and just chill out. Here are some ways to make your garden more relaxing in the run-up to spring.
Make A Hideaway
The best places in your garden are those that are both quiet and secluded. Having somewhere like a summer cabin which can double as a quiet reading space with plump cushions is ideal. Use natural items like hedges and bushes to block out the surrounding views and the neighbors so that you can relax by yourself in the outdoors.
Create A Space Of Your Own
The next step is to personalize the space and make it your own, just like you would if you were indoors. Things like flower pots arranged on racks, rustic garden ornaments and outdoor furniture, like that featured on adirondackchairshq.com, can help enormously to make a space suited to you. The idea should be to accessorize and make an area ideal for practicing meditation or following your artistic passions.
Create Spaces For Walking Barefoot
The spring is the perfect time for kicking back and relaxing in the garden. One way you know that the seasons have changed is when you can go outdoors without shoes and just enjoy nature. But having a space to walk barefoot is important. The best barefoot experiences, according to DIY.com, are when you walk on decking or on a freshly mowed lawn. Lush lawns are great, but if they're damaged, you could run into problems. Many lawns end up looking a bit muddy and a bit anemic after the winter, especially if you've been walking on them regularly. So it's a good idea to add some grass seed and some fertilizer now to make sure that the grass comes back strong as the seasons change.
Decking is also a great option for underfoot outdoors. Not only does it add a lot of value to your house, but it's also warmer and softer than other outdoor materials, like stone and paving. If you don't want plain decking, you can now get decking with a grass covered-effect to make it look more natural.
Find The Perfect Seat
The best outdoor spaces are those that combine both the comforts of interior living with the beauty of wildlife. Indoors, our seating areas are very comfortable, and so people who want to relax in their gardens should recreate this experience outside. Having great seating means that you can do things like eat al fresco and enjoy life just as you would if you were on holiday. Having outdoor seating allows you to eat in the garden in the evening and have friends over for coffee and cakes.
There are all sorts of different outdoor furniture items on the market. Today, they're just as stylish and varied as any sofa you could get indoors.


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Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has conceded that tonight's game against St Patrick's Athletic will be a 'tough' one, but remains confident in his own team's ability.
The Lilywhites currently find themselves in third place in the Airtricity Premier Division, picking up eight points from five games and Kenny insists that they will be 'fully focused' on getting another win when they travel to Richmond Park on Tuesday, April 2.
"St Patrick's Athletic will be another tough game," Kenny told the club's official website. "They have a formidable squad. Some really good players and they got a really good win against Limerick."
He continued: "They've started the season well but so have we. We have been really good away from home and we will step up to the challenge.
"After Pat's, we'll have played the top four from last season and we've done OK. Tuesday is a big game for all of us. We'll prepare properly and be fully focused on the win."
Dundalk will be without captain Stephen O'Donnell, but Stephen Kenny has no other concerns over player availability ahead of the clash with Liam Buckley's side.
Elsewhere, fourth place Shamrock Rovers will make the trip to Thomond Park to face Stuart Taylor's Limerick and Hoops boss Trevor Croly is hoping to secure a win against the Super Blues.
"They have good players and we expect it to be a tricky test for us," said Croly. "But we are well prepared for the game and will be looking to go and get a win from the tie."
Shamrock Rovers will be without defensive duo Jason McGuinness and David Elebert, who are recovering from respective hamstring and groin injuries.
Limerick, meanwhile, will be without Axel Bossekota, who is serving a suspension, but the Super Blues will be able to call upon Barry Ryan on Tuesday evening.


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Bridlington Snooker Centre 2nds 5
Forester Athletic 2nds 4
Simon Wright had a golden chance to equalise for Forester, but after breaking clear his shot missed the target.
After missing a couple of chances of their own, Snooker then scored their second, a 30-yard free kick that Sam Sutcliffe thunderbolted into the top corner of the net.
Then the game was totally turned on its head as Snooker Centre switched off and conceded three times before the interval.
Good attacking play down the right wing led to Sam Wragg pulling a goal back from the edge of the area.
Buoyed by the strike, Foresters started to dictate play and another good passing move resulted in Joel Rollinson finding an equaliser.
The turnaround was complete when captain Wragg turned the ball into the net.
Some very harsh words at half time kicked Snooker Centre into action, who immediately scored from their first attack, with Ricki Scott-Cook taking a ball down and sliding it through the defence for Casey Rudd to finish into the bottom corner.
No sooner had the game become level then another soft goal was conceded by Snooker, this time Paul Preen benefiting.
Paul Grainger had Snooker back level yet again when he finished on the half-volley from a Scott-Cook pass.
As they were looking for the winner, two senior players in the Snooker team had a moment of madness nearly coming to blows on the pitch, resulting in both players being subbed.
This seemed to galvanise the team, as they made chance after chance. Finally the break through came when a Snooker Centre forward made sure the ref saw a foul on him in the box, the spot kick saw Sutcliffe double his tally and give Snooker the win
Snooker Centre: Man of the match: Julian Morris
Referee's man of the match: Sam Sutcliffe
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Forester Athletic: Referee's man of the match: Joel Rollinson
Manager's men of the match: Andrew Watts and Darren Stockdale
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POLL: Should rivers in West Norfolk be dredged to protect farmland from flooding?
PUBLISHED: 19:52 16 May 2014 | UPDATED: 19:54 16 May 2014
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Thousands of acres of Norfolk farmland could suffer catastrophic flooding unless rivers are dredged.
The warning came as drainage board representatives met MPs, Environment Agency managers and one of the government's top flood defence officials at Downham Market Town Hall today, to discuss proposals to raise the road across Welney Washes, to stop it flooding.
Officers from Norfolk County Council, which has proposed the £1.1m scheme, said it was at its early stages and £700,000 in extra funding would need to be found to raise the lowest parts of the A1101 Welney Causeway.
A feasibility study would also need to be carried out, to check whether the work would cut the number of the days each winter the road is closed, leaving villagers and through traffic facing long detours.
But the meeting heard drainage boards fear siltation in the tidal Ouse, which has occurred since Denver Sluice was damaged by last December's tidal surge, has left tens of thousands of acres at risk of flooding.
Ken Goodger, of the Upwell Internal Drainage Board, which pumps water off the Fens into the Ouse via the Old Bedford River, said: "This year we only pumped 50pc of what we pumped last year. Had we pumped as much as we did last winter, those rivers would have been far fuller and there would have been an incident.
"There will be a serious issue. There will be a Somerset here, if it's not dredged."
Tens of thousands of acres of farmland were flooded and villages cut off for weeks last winter after rivers on the Somerset Levels burst their banks. The EA was criticised for failing to dredge watercourses, which drain an area similar to the West Norfolk Fens.
Mr Goodger said the Hundred Foot reach of the tidal Ouse was half the width it was when he was a boy.
Gerald Allison, manager of the Downham Market group of drainage boards, said its members were seeking assurances that Denver Sluice would continue to be maintained and that the Environment Agency would have a programme of de-silting, dredging and weed cutting to ensure the river system was "fit for purpose".
He added: "The boards pump water from the Fens via their pumping stations into the EA-maintained river system and if these EA systems are not maintained and kept free of debris, the boards would have nowhere to evacuate their water to."
Mr Allison said agricultural land should be regarded as being of high value when drainage boards applied for funding to protect it.
He also asked whether the boards could be given more say over how the levies they collect from farmers were spent.
Julie Foley, area manager for the EA, said the secretary of state had committed £270m to flood defences. She said repairs to Denver Sluice were in the pipeline, adding bed levels in the tidal river were at their lowest for 30 years.
But West Norfolk councillor Brian Long, who sits on the King's Lynn Conservancy Board, which maintains navigation to and from the port of Lynn, said: "Over the last few months, we have seen deposition start again, when before that's been pushed seaward by the water washing out."
Roger Sexton, chair of the East Anglian Waterways Association, said: "The tidal river badly needs dredging in places, the banks are barely up to the job."
Mrs Foley said the EA did what it had been asked to do by central government. She said it would have an "open dialogue" with the drainage boards.
David Lees, head of emergency preparedness and response co-ordination at Defra, said he would be taking comments from the meeting to Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who had asked him to report back.
South West Norfolk MP Elizabeth Truss said the meeting had cleared up a number of issues. She said it was clear drainage boards could take on extra work in return for keeping more of their precepts.
She added work needed to be done on the Welney proposal, to find out how many more days the road might remain open if the money were spent.


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- "Phil, keep using ointment until that thing goes away."
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Maybe it doest matter to the people outside the USA, but here, shit like that boils beneath the surface esp. when your "pro-black". He lost a lot of cred. ifs it true. Peace
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Maybe it doest matter to the people outside the USA, but here, shit like that boils beneath the surface esp. when your "pro-black". He lost a lot of cred. ifs it true. Peace
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instead of knockin the thread...,
He had a show up in Canada.., I wanna say in Ontario somewhere, my Wiz stays near T DOT. (tho Im the states).., and she is a big Mos Def fan..which makes sense nahmean..Mos Def is nasty with it pointblank. She did tell me he married some chick from Canada..and hardly even knew her that long yo. So the "rumor" sounds pretty accurate. Now the ethnicity of the chick he married..I got no clue. I'll ask some questions and see if I can get some further info.
regardless, if he did marry a caucasian., I'd be kinda shocked., that's just my opinion that I'm entitled to have being hue-man. It doesn't bother me, I could give a damn about what the next man does, and on top of that..Mos Def'z music has provided uplifting and articulate light for catz in areas where I'm from...those who listen to him atleast. I can respect his art., as an individual.., none of us know him..., so we really can't even comment nahmean. Tho, in person...he is a cool ass cat. That's all I know from personal experience. But, yeah I'd be shocked...., but then again...I could care-less about another man's decisions if they don't affect me directly. The only thing that could occur is..., it could hurt Mos def's reputation or credibility..., and depending on who you are...that could be a significant or insignificant issue.
and someone said somethin about "politically conscious" rappaz seem to be pro-segregation..? I think that is a misinterpretation..., there are SOME..definitely, but not ALOT. If the message is pro-black, don't take pro-black as being something synonymous with being a separatist..or even despising caucasians..., those sentiments have nothing to do with the original concept of being pro-black. Regardless...
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"The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.."
So,should that be a problem????
"The only way to a woman's heart is along the pathof torment. I know none other as sure..."
When I mean Pro-Black, I'm saying his music is socially conscience and he said shit that the black man needs to hear instead of that "ignorant nigga" shit.
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Really? Please elaborate.
This is hilarious to me that so many of you are taking this thread the wrong way. So quick to jump up and start talkin bullshit.
mos def is more orthodox muslim isn't he, so there isn't really anything wrong with race as far as i know.
but if it was nation of islam or 5% that's a big No no right?
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I read in the paper yesterday that here's a rumor he's married to more than one woman.
but Who cares? if who some one is married to has an effect on the way you listen to their music, you are too foolish to be listening in the first place. Especially Hip Hop, where 90% of what is rapped about is not true in the first place.
As for myself: I had come to the conclusion that there was nothing sacred about myself or any human being, that we were all machines, doomed to collide and collide and collide.
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That's the misconception.....from what I have read as far as the 5% way of life marrying outside ur race isn't forbidden.....I mean, our father taught a white man.Originally Posted by Koolish


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Ohio man who uploaded murder video on Facebook eludes nationwide manhunt
A shooter who murdered an elderly man in Ohio and then uploaded a video of the crime on Facebook remained on the loose Tuesday as authorities pursued tips from as far away as Texas.
Despite a $50,000 reward, police appeared no closer to apprehending the suspect, 37-year-old Steve Stephens, who has been described as armed and dangerous.
Stephens is accused of fatally shooting Robert Godwin Sr in Cleveland, Ohio as the 74-year-old grandfather was walking home from Easter Sunday dinner.
Stephens allegedly videotaped his actions and published it on Facebook, along with another video threatening to kill others and claiming he had already killed 13 people.
Authorities said Godwin is the only known victim despite an extensive investigation into Stephens´s claims to have killed others.
Stephens´s photo has gone up on billboards and more than 400 tips have poured in to authorities. But they have been unable to narrow a search that has now gone nationwide.
"When people go on the run like this, at some point in time, they need help," Cleveland police chief Calvin Williams told a news conference Tuesday.
"The only assistance in this case is to call us and let us know where this person is so we could resolve this," he said.
The car Stephens is thought to be driving, a white Ford Fusion, does not contain GPS tracking devices, authorities said.
They raised the possibility that Stephens might be dead.
"There´s two things. Either he´s dead somewhere or someone is holding him up somewhere else in a house," said Peter Elliott of the US Marshals Service, which has joined the search along with the FBI and the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
The FBI put Stephens on its Most Wanted list.
Members of the city´s clergy asked Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to convey their desire to help Stephens, should he want to seek out their counsel.
And members of Godwin´s family, speaking on CNN, said they offered their forgiveness.
"I don´t want that man to die, I want him brought to justice," one of his sons, Robby Miller, said.
"One thing I do want to say, is that I forgive (the killer)." (AFP)
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Joel Sutton struck twice as Bridlington Town eased into the third round of the NCEL League Cup by beating Athersley Recreation.
The two teams had met three times already this season, with each encounter being reasonably fiery, but this was a far more tame affair which did not see a single yellow card produced.
Town were on top throughout, enjoying the vast majority of possession and creating far more scoring chances. But for all their neat, intricate football, it was ironic that both goals were as a result of long, direct passes and the pace of teenager striker Sutton.
His first arrived on 19 minutes. Town cleared an Athersley corner and Craig Hogg chested down the long punt on the halfway line. Sutton picked up the ball and raced towards the visitors' goal.
Rec had two defenders back, but Sutton's quick feet embarrassed them, as Lyle Cook tackled his own captain Ryan White, instead of the striker. They both ended up on the floor in a comedy moment, as Sutton was left alone to stride into the penalty area and despatch a low shot across Shaun Penn and into the far corner.
After dominating the opening 45 minutes, the closest Town came to a second was when James Bennett made surging run and unleashed a powerful shot which drew a flying save from Penn.
The second half began with Town creating a number of good opportunities. A sweeping passing move across the pitch, ended with Sutton supplying a deep cross from the left wing which was met at the back stick by Joel Ramm, but his volley was well saved.
Then a pass from Rikki Paylor, enjoying his best game in a Town shirt, freed Sutton, who rounded the keeper but was forced wide, and from a narrow angle, he screwed his shot across the face of the gaping goal and wide.
It was third time lucky for The Seasiders, as Paylor sprayed another long pass forward, and Sutton got to the ball ahead of Penn, who had darted off his line.
Sutton looped the ball high in the air over the stranded keeper, and it dropped under the crossbar and into the net.
Athersley had shown plenty of effort, but it wasn't until halfway through the second period that Town keeper Philip Dobson was required to make his first, and only real, save of the night. But it was a cracker.
He dived to his right and at full stretch kept Adam White's effort out, before Levi Ripley hit the post with the rebound, and the move ended with a third attempt, by Ryan White, which was straight at Dobson, who had recovered and was back in position.
Town could have sewn the match up, after a lovely move involving Bennett and Ash Allanson, who had been introduced as a surprise substitute, less than a month after deciding to take a break from football.
Bennett's low cross found Hogg six yards out, but his shot bounced off his heel and ended up well off target.
Athersley looked for a goal which would have set up an interesting finale, but when sub Daniel Joynes blasted over from 12 yards out, their chance had gone, and Town will face Worksop Parramore at home in round three.


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Colombia Approves 2 New Oil E&P, 2 Technical Contracts
BOGOTA Sep 4, 2006 (Dow Jones Newswires)
Colombia's National Hydrocarbon Agency, ANH, signed two new exploration and production oil contracts in August as well as two technical contracts representing $7.5 million in investment, as it seeks to encourage the discovery of reserves, the agency said Monday.
Canadian Petrominerales, the Colombian unit of Canadian Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. (PBG.T), secured the Mapache area, about 107,705 acres located in the Llanos foothills, near the Venezuelan border.
Petrominerales recently said it's committed to drill two exploration wells scheduled for the first quarter of 2008.
The Colombian company Sogomi Energy won a concession to explore and produce an area called Nashira, also located in the Llanos foothills.
ANH also signed two technical contracts, a step before formal exploration, with Canadian Nexen (NXY) and Colombian Fenix Oil & Gas S.A. to carry out preliminary exploration studies in the Magdalena river basin.
Separately, U.S based Hupecol and Colombian Petrosantander, each drilled a well in the Magdalena river basin in August.
The Alvaro Uribe administration has signed so far this year 24 exploration contracts and 12 preliminary contracts.
In total, the government hopes companies will drill 40 oil wells this year. ANH also hopes to sign 30 exploration and production contracts in 2006.
The Colombian government said in November the country must sign 30 oil-exploration contracts and drill 60 oil wells every year until 2020 to reverse a decline in oil output and reserves as well as to maintain its self-sufficiency in the commodity.
Colombia, Latin America's fifth-largest oil exporter, must discover at least 10 productive oil wells per year to increase average oil production to 700,000 barrels per day from 519,350 b/d in 2005, according to ANH's director Armando Zamora.
Vast territories, potentially rich in hydrocarbons, remain unexplored in Colombia, which shares many of the geological features of its oil-rich neighbor, Venezuela. The Llanos and Magdalena basins, in particular, may have significant reserves.
Although analysts warn that new reserves may not be easy to find, a number of oil majors are dusting off seismic projects thanks to government efforts to make the country a more appealing destination.
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- Colombian ANH's 'Open Round' Roadshow Visits Houston (Feb 04)
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But I'm a little nervous about the upcoming meet and greet. Because it means leaving my little country mouse house. And going to the big city. And meeting. And greeting. All things I suck at. Or SUCK at.
Hubby doesn't even invite me to his class reunions or friends' weddings anymore. Five minutes after arriving (and I'm not exaggerating--I'm talking 300 seconds) I'm asking him, "Can we leave yet? Can we please, please, please? How 'bout if I take the car and you catch a ride home?"
But I have confidence that Bossy will make it all fun and easy and laid back and non-threatening. Cause that's how Bossy is. Plus she's kick-ass funny. And tall. And thin. And beautiful. And possibly dating John Cusack on the side. I hate that bitch . . .
Where was I? Oh, yes! I want to meet that bitch Bossy.
So I'm trying to be all brave and, as Nike suggests, just do it. Plucking up my courage entails reading aobut the events of the trip as they unfold. Looking at photos of the happy people in Bossy's company. And following the links to read the blogs of the people she's already met.
That's how I came across ShallowGal.
I heart me some ShallowGal. ShallowGal makes me laugh til the dog looks at me funny. I cradle the phone between my shoulder and ear while I read ShallowGal's posts so that people walking by my house and seeing me through the window will think I'm having a hysterical two way conversation instead of sitting alone laughing at my monitor.
And ShallowGal and I share a lot of the same issues--she's exactly like me! Except younger. And funnier. And more concise. And a better writer. I hate that bitch . . .
But wait! Another reason ShallowGal is my new BFF! She left me a comment that said "blah blah blah . . . there is *NO WAY* from that picture that you're going to be a Grandma!" And she's right! I AM the world's BEST photo editor!
Here's my current paranormally edited profile photo:
And here's how I really look:
See? WORLD'S BEST PHOTO EDITOR!
Where was I? Oh, yes! Thank you, dear Bossy, for making the world a better place by sharing your fabulous self with us and by forcefully introducing us to new people. I heart me some Bossy too : )


text: Sept of 2012 I was offered a position of TCD driver, but was quickly disqualified because of a ticket I received on 10/19/11. The problem I'm having is in March of 2012 I was given the air pickup driver job, and im still currently doing. The two jobs are mirror images of each other far as qualifications go. I had a problem with the disqualification so I wrote up a grievance, and the union got involved. The union felt that they had no right to disqualify me and say it was safe for me to be a Air driver, but not a TCD Driver. The company played this back and forth game finally agreeing to start me after 10/19/12. Yeah that's what I thought what did I achieve. Basically since then they have given me a start date every single week, but when it comes time for me to show up for work. The center manager either puts me off for another week saying he has too many to train or they won't answer my calls or texts. Week after week switching center after center, It's the same story manager after manager, they have repeatedly skipped over my seniority and absolutely will not train me. The union knows and sees what they are doing and says we'll have to take it to arbitration in January. How can they lie and deliberately not higher me, and just skip over and disregard my union rights as if I have none.


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GREAT JOBSubmitted by jonathon wood on December 31, 2006 - 5:39am.
I came across the link to this site on Youtube. I love that I can comunicate with other freethinkers, and people who embrace rational thought! Keep fighting for our freedom from religion. thanks again RRS
Blowhard on Myspace Makes Outrageous ClaimsSubmitted by Rook_Hawkins on December 31, 2006 - 3:14am.
So I get home today and have two messages on my Myspace blog (www.myspace.com/rookhawkins) and they're from this guy who claims to be friends with another Christian I ran into. Somehow this Christian's posts got deleted by Myspace (So did my two-hour responce to him and I don't know why). Here is my response to him:
I don't know what you're talking about, but I didn't delete any post - in fact I replied to it here on my blog. I'm surprised to find his post and mine both gone - but I promise you they were both here and I was waiting for him to reply back to me - apparently I see why it didn't happen.
The absurdity of religion (contd.)Submitted by AJ on December 29, 2006 - 12:11pm.
After viewing some of Sam Harris's videos/articles, I realized that he makes the same observations about religious beliefs -- while I am not too impressed by his oratory, his writing is very lucid, and he is able to state his arguments very clearly. Particularly, I liked his "10 Myths & 10 Truths about atheism" that was published in the LA Times (Link here). This article was also quoted on RichardDawkins.net, eliciting the same old responses from some Christians -- which basically rehash stuff about design vs. "chance", the basis for morality, the relationship between science and atheism, and ultimately the "meaning of life" itself.
Can I really piss off a moderate?Submitted by Hambydammit on December 29, 2006 - 3:26am.
This is a reprint of an essay I wrote for another blog.
Today, I will attempt to piss off Moderate Christians. This is going to be a difficult task, because one of the primary reasons I'm calling them out is their obstinate refusal to be offended. I had a long conversation tonight with one of my friends, who is some variety of theist, although he's very difficult to categorize. He was relating to me a dilemma he's going to face this weekend when his Moderate Christian family is going to ask him to go to church. The question of whether he should go, even though he disagrees strongly with many of the Christian church's teachings, is very close to me.
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Will creationists ever realise that evolution is irrelevant to their beliefs?Submitted by Vastet on December 28, 2006 - 7:36pm.
Or at least most of their beliefs. I find it confusing how theists attack a proven observation, always starting with the creation of life. None of them seem to realise that evolution is not the description of the formation of life. It merely explains how life can change from one form to another, ending up with a diversity of life such as that found on Earth, starting from a very few simple organisms or a single simple organism. Evolution has nothing to do with the appearence of life itself, just what happened after the fact.
Happy New Year!Submitted by JamesFOURTWO on December 28, 2006 - 5:45pm.
Well we've just about come to the end of another full rotation around the sun, and still God blesses us with life. This ball of dirt and rock we call earth is still here, it hasn't just vanished (not surprising is it).We've got air to breath and water to drink, or better beer and or wine. I'd say we've got a lot to be thankful for.
Yep life is good. Just look around and think, "How could this happen by chance?" If you're into math and probability try figuring that out. You know our planet is just the right amount of distance away from our sun. Any further away we'd freeze any closer we'd burn up. Try getting that right on accident. Yep life is good.
Definitions and conceptsSubmitted by Dissident1 on December 27, 2006 - 9:33pm.
When you are speaking to someone, it is not wrong to use any manner of terminology to express concepts and ideas, just so long as there is an agreed upon definition of what those terms represent. Frequently, however, people use terms without having any idea of what they are actually saying.
A fascinating experiment that proves this fact can be accomplished anytime with virtually anyone. Take a simple term that is used fairly widely, and when you hear someone express themselves by using that term, ask them to explain it.
Take, for instance, the term "stupid". I hear people all the time talking about someone who was so stupid, or actions that they deemed to be stupid. Yet, when asked to define what "stupid" means, they are completely dumbfounded.
The absurdity of religionSubmitted by AJ on December 27, 2006 - 1:36pm.
Having lived in the US for over five years now, I am struck by the number of people who beleive in the inerrancy of the Bible. True, this is a predominantly Christian country, but one of the aspects that I have always admired is the secular nature of this nation (which, of late has seemed to be pretty shaky). When faced with a crisis, do people always need to turn to religion to get past it? (This brings to mind the "there are no atheists in foxholes" reasoning). Of late, religious commentators seem to have a stronger grip on the minds of people. So when someone beleives in whatever your religion states, take a step back, and look at the various faiths around the world.
IntroSubmitted by Vastet on December 25, 2006 - 10:59pm.
I am Vastet, and I am god. Or at least, as much a god as anything is. I chose the field of gaming to watch over as my passion, though slapping around religious nuts and showing them the error of their ways has become a past time of mine over the years. Since this is an athiest site, I probably won't spend a tonne of time here. It's not as fun slapping people when they believe the same thing you do. > >
Hmmm, blasphemy challenge...Submitted by goescrunch on December 25, 2006 - 4:10pm.
Why is it that those who have issues with it cannot actually state in an intelligent manner, a rational manner, what their problem is? Why do they resort to schoolyard insults, such as giving disparaging comments on someones hairstyle, someones perceived beauty, stating "I wouldn't fuck you!", or simply ranting in a butchered raped English that *I* am stupid???
So many things that were said in the video, so many things that could have been picked for a rational discussion of our disagreements, and they totally invalidate their own opinions by picking something as shallow as my appearance, or something as obsolete as the "fuck it" comment. WHY NOT PICK FROM THE COMMENTS DEALING WITH THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD??? Why not pick from so many of the other comments, such as why they feel they NEED the fear of divine retribution to be a moral person!? Instead, there is one idiot who goes on and on that we're only atheist because we don't want to have to be moral... Did he miss the Newsflash? ATHEISTS DO HAVE MORALS AND ETHICS! Oh wow, and these morals and ethics differ from atheist to atheist! We think for ourselves, we don't have some jackass telling us what morals and ethics we MUST have to be "true atheists".
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MONTGOMERY — Alabama legislative leaders say a bill will be ready in a couple of weeks that will make changes to the state's new immigration law, taking into account the objections raised by religious leaders, law enforcement and others.
MONTGOMERY — Alabama legislative leaders say a bill will be ready in a couple of weeks that will make changes to the state's new immigration law, taking into account the objections raised by religious leaders, law enforcement and others.
House Majority Leader Micky Hammon, the House sponsor of the immigration bill, said the bill will not make major changes and is not aimed at softening the law.
Some legislators and observers expressed surprise that Gov. Robert Bentley, who has suggested making changes to the law, did not mention immigration in his "State of the State" address Tuesday. But after speaking to an Alabama Baptists legislative prayer luncheon the next day, the governor said he is committed to making some changes in the immigration law, which supporters and opponents have called the toughest crackdown in the country on illegal immigrants.
"Basically I've already said what we need to say on the illegal immigration law," Bentley said.
An opponent of the immigration law, Sen. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton, has pre-filed a bill to repeal it. He admits he faces an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled Legislature, but hopes some who voted for passage last year will realize that the law is hurting the state. Beasley represents a mostly rural southeast Alabama district where farmers have complained the immigration law has stripped them of many workers they need to plant and harvest crops.
The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee took the first step toward making changes to the immigration law last week when it passed a bill that allows military identification cards to be shown for proof of citizenship when buying car tags or conducting other official business. Hammon said supporters of immigration reform had intended to include that in the original law. He said the language about military identification cards would be included in the overall bill making the changes.
The Senate sponsor of the immigration bill, Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, said it didn't bother him that the governor failed to mention immigration in his speech. He said it's not unusual for legislators to have to come back in the next year and make changes to comprehensive legislation such as the immigration bill. He said the bill making the changes has not been finalized.
Parts of the immigration law, such as a requirement for schools to track the immigration status of students, have been thrown out by the courts. But Hammon said the courts have not finished reviewing the legislation and those provisions will not automatically be eliminated from the bill making the changes.
A group of about 30 immigration protesters sang songs and held candles outside the Alabama Capitol as Bentley gave his "State of the State" speech last week. The demonstrators urged lawmakers to repeal the law. Another protest is planned for Tuesday.


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This week's episode of The Last Man on Earth features the group at their lowest ebb, collectively at their wit's end following a bungled road trip. It's also the best episode of the season so far, and arguable one of the best in the entire series.
Last week, the group finally decided to abandon Malibu after Pat's departure. They opt to take their cavalcade of novelty pop culture cars to San Francisco, but when they arrive at the City by the Bay, we discover that entire place has burnt to the ground: consequences of a lonely Tandy lighting off the entire contents of a fireworks factory two years prior.
The group drive aimlessly while they look for a Plan B, but are ultimately unable to come up with one. What's worse, their cars keep breaking down and Tandy has become progressively more obnoxious as the trip wears on – either in a severely botched attempt to lighten the mood or just because he can't help himself. Eventually he gets on everyone's – including Carol – nerves to the point where everyone dreads even travelling in the same bus as him. At their lowest possible point, the group is reduced to walking on foot, eventually stumbling on a patio store in the middle of nowhere. Unable to choose between destinations both realistic (Vancouver, Portland) and not (Tampa, Dollywood), Gail decides to leave for Napa.
Gail's remarks in this episode are some of the most pointed in the show's history – the group isn't a family, but simply a group of people who met at the end of the world. Moreso than any time during season one, this speech and Gail's near-departure is the lowest possible point of the group in the entire series. It is a point where the group barely likes one another (even Carol was getting sick of Tandy's obnoxious optimism), and is the closest to falling apart. It's a good shock of sobering humanity to what is often a very offbeat show. The show has gotten contemplative and dramatic before, but this was the first time since Tandy and Carol returned that the group's existence as a unit felt threatened
Naturally, the show didn't go the route of splitting the group up. Melissa just so happens to spot something in the distance while the rest of the group are unsuccesfully attempting to convince Gail to stay. Melissa has gone off-the-deep-end since she emotionlessly killed one of Pat's crewmembers in the premiere, so it's understandable that they would initially ignore her.
The mansion (or hotel, or whatever it is) that they discover in the distance might seem like a bit of deus ex machina, but if we're going to call The Last Man on Earth on this, we might as well for nearly the entire premise. As such, I'll let them slide for the group finding a magic, solar-powered building in the middle of nowhere at the perfect time (considering their location north of San Francisco, it would be a hoot if it turned out to be George Lucas' place or something like that).
"Five Hoda Kotbs" is a great episode of Last Man On Earth, not just because it brings the show's post-apocalyptic premise to the forefront, but also how it brings the characters down to their most primal in their lowest possible point. It's the kind of downbeat episode that works wonders for a high concept comedy series every once and while
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Movie of Jack Randal. Was premiered in 2015, with production teams of USA. You can watch The Designated Hitters online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2015.
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class Solution {
int reverse(int x) {
short flag = x>0? 1:-1;
int X = abs(x);
int res = 0;
if((flag && (INT_MAX-X%10)/10 < res) || (!flag && INT_MIN+res*10+X%10 > 0)){
return 0;
res = res*10 + X%10;
return flag * res;
In the while loop, I don't know exactly what's the flag to do?
First, I use the following to get AC.
while (X) {
if( (INT_MAX-X%10)/10 < res)){
return 0;
res = res*10 + X%10;
I know the job of the if condition, " res multi 10 plus X%10 is bigger than INT_MAX"——overflow.
What's (INT_MIN-X%10)/10 < res) mean. You get the absolute value of x as X. but in the while loop, you cosider the sign of the integer, may be something complicated happened?
Can you explain what is purpose using (INT_MIN-X%10)/10 < res)?
Thanks for your comment!
First,the flag is the sign of x.
And getting the asolute value of x as X, is to make sure that X is always postive in the while loop, for the easier calculation.
Actually, INT_MAX is 2147483647, and INT_MIN is -2147483648
it means that abs(INT_MIN) = INT_MAX + 1, their numbers are different
so I think it can't use the same way to handle both postive case and negative case
therefore, when the flag is -1, which means the negative case, I use (INT_MIN-X%10)/10 < res) to handle the overflow.
Thanks for your explaination.
As the code you show, the value of res caculated can not overflow and is positive.
Given X is positive, INT_MIN - X%10 is overflowed, this is is bigger positive integer.
Can you explain why the condition (INT_MIN - X%10)/10 < res satisfied when the input is negitive, the revsed value is overflowed.
May be something like -(INT_MIN + X%10)/10 =< res, I can understand this.
res10 +X%10 >= -INT_MIN is the overlfowed condition, when input is negative.
This can reduce to
res10 >= -INT_MIN-X%10
res >= (-INT_MIN-X%10) / 10
oh, I know the problem you talk about!
I just don't remember how I think at that moment.
But I think you are right, something wrong with the code there, and I don't know why I get AC with this problem.
Maybe this way of the negative overflow is more reasonable:
-(res*10 + X%10) < INT_MIN
and then INT_MIN+res*10+X%10 > 0
I will edit my code for the new way
Thanks for your suggestion!
Hi, first thank you for your code
My question is about the handling overflow. Why you use (INT_MAX-X%10)/10 < res rather than (INT_MAX - X%10-10*res) < 0? I tried to use the latter one, but it will cause some errors
Appreciate your help!
If you use the following condition judged the overflow:
(INTMAX - X%10-10*res) < 0,
INTMAX - X%10 < 10*res
When it acctually overflows, 10res is negative, INTMAX - X%10 is positive, the condtion fails, it can not contains the overflow situation. The sign of (INTMAX - X%10-10res) may be positive(can do some experiment), the condition fails, can not contains the overflow.
But use (INTMAX-X%10)/10 < res, it is coducted from INTMAX < 10*res + X%10. transfrom to (INTMAX-X%10)/10 < res, make the both side of the less equation are all positive, the same range. It can satify the purpose. And the value of res belongs to the corrent range.
These are my understand.
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LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 07: Blink-182 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus performs at the Red Rock Casino as the band tours in support of the new album, "Neighborhoods" October 7, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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It really is sad to see so many otherwise good conservatives drinking the media's Koolaid on this ports issue, not realizing it's just all part of the media's disinformation campaign to keep the pressure on the Bush administration and to wear people out on Republican governance.
Unfortunately since it feeds into their prejudices, too many conservativews were willing to swallow the media's misrepresentations about the terminals operations issue and just took the bait. Fortunately many are taking the time to inform themselves and slowly they're coming around to realizing they were taken on a major flight of fancy by the demagogues in the Democratic party and their media lapdogs. I hope these people have enough shame to be embarrassed when once they come back down to earth.
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chunky tomato and spinach soup
michelle 'FLAME' kelley
i have to work hard to get my youngest daughter to eat right. but when i make this soup its bottoms up and mom you didn't make enough. so see if you like this, nothing in it but tomatoes and spinach.
★★★★★ 1 vote5
6 1qrt canning jars
1 Hr 30 Min
2 Hr
- 1 large
- bag of baby spinach chopped
- 6 large
- very large tomatos cubed large
- 2 can(s)
- 16oz diced tomatos (with garlic)
- 3 can(s)
- tomato paste
- 2 can(s)
- 16oz tomato sauce
- 2 Tbsp
- minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp
- minced onion
- 1/2 tsp
- oregano dried
- 1/2 tsp
- each of black pepper,sea salt,onion power,garlic powder and ground basil
- 6 -8 c
- water
How to Make chunky tomato and spinach soup
- 1in a large soup pot mix all the above ingredients,starting with the tomatoes, then sauce and paste and water, end with the spinach.
- 2mix well till the tomato paste is dissolved. and the stock is smooth.
- 3let simmer for at least a hour and 30mins. serve or can. if you are canning this will fill 6 1 quart jars. place in a boil bath for 30 mins keeping water above lids at all times. set aside and test caps once cooled. lids should have no play.
About chunky tomato and spinach soup
Course/Dish: Other Soups, Vegetable Soup
Main Ingredient: Vegetable
Regional Style: American
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian
Other Tag: Healthy