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By Leipziger
August 31 2017
The Falcons have named a functional-looking team for tomorrow night's opening Premiership game of the season against Worcester at KP.
Simon Hammersley starts his first game since sustaining an injury at Wasps ten months ago, while Joel Hodgson and Tane Takulua continue their flair half-back partnership, but the absence of Sinoti Sinoti, Vereniki Goneva and DTH van der Merwe sees Alex Tait and Belisario Agulla start on the wings. The backline looks short on trickery but there is some size in the three-quarters.
Maxime Mermoz is absent from the backs too, with Josh Matavesi the only new signing in the starting lineup. Juan Pablo Socino could take advantage of tired Warriors legs in the second half.
Up front, grunt is the key in a pack full of big men, Will Witty and Callum Chick joining more established players around them. Nili Latu will look to provide the breaks from the bench, and Sami Mavinga and Trevor Davison are two new front-rowers named among the replacements.
Falcons v Worcester:
15 Simon Hammersley
14 Alex Tait
13 Chris Harris
12 Josh Matavesi
11 Belisario Agulla
10 Joel Hodgson
9 Sonatane Takulua
1 Rob Vickers
2 Kyle Cooper
3 Jon Welsh
4 Calum Green
5 Will Witty
6 Mark Wilson
7 Will Welch (captain)
8 Callum Chick
16 Scott Lawson
17 Sami Mavinga
18 Trevor Davison
19 Tevita Cavubati
20 Nili Latu
21 Sam Stuart
22 Craig Willis
23 Juan Pablo Socino
Fresh from a best league finish for more than a decade, optimism is high that the Falcons could kick on in the Premiership in 2017/18 and maybe even challenge for a Champions Cup place. Tomorrow night won't be an easy game, but it is one we should be looking to win well to set out a big intent for the coming year.
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These intricate designs cover over 200 square miles of Death Valley, lining the floors of a few different basins, the most famous of which is Badwater. Nearly 300 feet below sea level, this ancient lakebed (formerly lake Manly, posthumously named) is estimated by geologists to contain a shocking 9000 feet of accumulated sediment. The top layer that you see in this picture consists of firm but slightly squishy mud, the surface of which has dried and formed into tile-like structures filled with brilliant white salt crystals.
This particular area is one I found while out exploring the middle of Cottonball Basin during a recent camping trip to Death Valley.
Walking on these vast salt flats was an incredible experience, as you could walk for miles on perfectly flat ground and still see the truck an hour after leaving it. The patterns and structures change radically both with time and with space, so these will look very different next year, or may not be here at all. Just a few dozen feet away, the patterns are completely different and may have little in common with these ones.

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Ah, the Tower of Druaga. An enormous, epic edifice housing sixty levels of labyrinths, it's as imposing a structure as any ever envisioned in video gaming. It's a massive, colossally tall tower that strives to reach the skies with its height -- inspired, no doubt, by the similar efforts of ancient Babylon. It's a setting that's vast, impressive, and perfectly suited for a grand adventure. It's just a shame that The Tower of Druaga, the game, kind of sucks.
The Tower of Druaga is an early '80s arcade maze game made by Namco, and it's now arrived in the American Wii Shop as one of four classic coin-ops helping to launch the new Virtual Console Arcade. Its selection as a flagship title for the VCA must have been based entirely on its nostalgic popularity in Japan, though, because this is a game that never would have been considered a classic based on how it fared here in the States alone -- it was big in its home country, but here it was a major flop.
Probably because it's so random, complicated and utterly obtuse. It seems straightforward enough, at the start. You're controlling a knight in shining armor, he's walking through a maze, and he has to pick up a key to unlock the exit door to each level of the tower. Easy right? Except that if you do that, and only that, you'll never win -- even when it looks like you're winning, you're losing.
And that's because The Tower of Druaga also includes a hidden, invisible treasure chest on every level too -- and if you don't successfully complete the arbitrary, off-the-wall special conditions on each floor to make the chest appear, and if you don't then collect the treasure, before getting the key and before getting to the exit door before time runs out or one of the waves of different dungeon-dwelling creatures attacks and kills you, then, well, you'll be in trouble.
Follow all that? It's OK if you didn't -- trying to make sense of it all seems to be the entire point of playing The Tower of Druaga, so if you find yourself unwilling to invest the time to puzzle out a sentence you definitely won't qualify as a potential member for the vastly limited audience to which I'd actually recommend this game.
To explain it a bit better, it's best to just think of The Tower of Druaga as an artifact of an earlier arcade age, when abstract knowledge of the secrets of a game was as important a part of the experience as the surface-level gameplay itself. You might be more familiar with the idea from the fighting games of the '90s, like Mortal Kombat.
The first time you walked into an arcade and played it, you probably had no idea how to pull off any of the special moves. But then another guy came over, dropped a quarter in, destroyed you in mere seconds and then managed to input some seemingly random sequence of button presses and joystick taps -- which then triggered a Fatality cinematic, which you marveled at even while it cemented your humiliation as the loser of the match.
The Tower of Druaga did the same thing, 10 years earlier -- it could only be completed by those gamers dedicated enough to memorize all its patterns and secrets. Newcomers wouldn't have a chance, as they wouldn't know, for example, that you have to kill three Green Slimes on Level 1 to make the Copper Pickaxe appear. Or that the it's two Black Slimes to defeat if you want to earn Level 2's Jet Boots. Or that Level 29's Golden Pickaxe (an improvement from the Copper one, of course) isn't activated by any accomplishment in the labyrinth at all -- you instead have to spin the joystick in a circle three times.
Those are just three examples -- and they're some of the tamer ones. Almost every one of The Tower of Druaga's 60 levels has a different treasure, with a different weird condition for making it appear, and if you don't get almost all of them you can't complete the game -- the final boss won't even appear if you haven't found the Blue Crystal Rod, you know.
So this is a game that, in the end, is absolutely unplayable unless you just happen to be one of the five individuals in America who actually still remember all the secrets to this 25-year-old coin-op, or you make use of an FAQ or Walkthrough that you can constantly reference to make sure you're not missing anything (which is a painfully un-fun way to play any game). We've actually got a pretty complete text-based Item FAQ hosted here at IGN if you want to make a go of it. But man, if you've got the time to do that then you really need to get out more.
The Tower of Druaga is, to me, woefully boring and pointless to play. It's slow-paced and not much fun even on the surface, and digging deeper than that just boggles the mind -- its extreme over-complication, with its tons of hidden collectible treasures and the associated random requirements for finding them, is just not what you want in an arcade maze game. I'm sure the title has its fans here, and Japan still seems to love it after all these years -- there it's been the recipient of several sequels and even inspired a recent anime series. But if you do choose to spend five bucks to begin scaling this tower, well, good luck with that.
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I was so delighted to be featured in the Sunday Times yesterday and listed as one of the Top 10 'design twitterati', and truly humbled to be mentioned alongside some of my blogging heroes including Holly Becker of Decor8 and Grace Bonney of Design Sponge. It made me think about what it is that I've found so captivating about this online world since I began on my blogging journey around three years ago.
Blogging is empowering. It provides the freedom and opportunity to cultivate and express your own personal style and also to connect with a community of like minded people, not only from your own country but from all over the world. I really value the friendship, support and encouragement that the online community I've become part of provides. Amongst all of the wonderful interesting people I've come across online Pippa Kahn, is honestly one of the nicest, most supportive and most encouraging people I've 'met'. She's a prolific user of both Twitter and Pinterest and always seems to find the coolest stuff - I'm forever repinning her amazing architecture and design finds.
Along with her partner Alan, Pippa runs the online 20th century design and antiques gallery, Fears & Kahn. I asked her to tell me a little more about her own very distinctive style and taste.
1960s French Solar Pendant Light & 1950s Italian Marino wardrobe
What 3 words best describe your style?
Vintage, eclectic and bold.
Your online gallery has been established for 12 years now, and you have developed a very unique and distinctive style. How do you think your taste has evolved during this time?
Our taste has definitely evolved since we started. In the beginning in 2000 we were in awe of 1960s space age design, anything with a plastic shell that was inspired by the use of new materials like fibreglass. We had never seen these amazing pieces in the flesh before, like the Elda chair by Joe Colombo, only in books and films, so this made us want to search them out. Since then we have gone through various phases from the Scandinavian organic wood look, with Danish designers like Hans Wegner and Arne Vodder, and the home grown talent of the likes of Merrow Associates and Robin and Lucienne Day, to an Italian glamour inspired by the designs of Gio Ponti and Willy Rizzo. Looking back we realised that all these styles had one thing in common - greatness. They didn't need to be separated by nationality or period, style is synonomous with great design from any era, so a mash up of nice pieces from any period is the only way to go.
Do you sell at any of the antique or 20th century design fairs?
We haven't done any 20th century fairs, these just didn't exist when we started, so instead we focused on our website and haven't felt a need to do them. We would however be interested in doing the Battersea Decorative fair one day. It seems to have a great reputation, and I'd enjoy meeting other Antique dealers that I've only met through cyberspace!
1930s large scale hand painted ceramic spaniel, designed & made in Italy
What's your favourite item in the gallery at the moment?
The Art Deco Spaniel, I love the quality of this ceramic life sized sculpture. Made in Italy it has been hand painted, and his face portrays such character!
Favourite design object of all time?
That's a tough question because of my constantly evolving taste, but I'd have to say something I use on a regular basis, our 1970's Desede DS-600 modular sofa. We were lucky enough to come across a brown suede 22 sectional version several years ago and knew that we had to have it even though at the time we didn't have the space, so we stored it away. We recently moved house and it now fits perfectly and takes pride of place in our living room. I love the fact that it looks stunning and is incredibly comfortable and we can both stretch out on it easily.
1970s Desede DS-600 modular sofa and 1960s Elda chair by Joe Colombo
Who would your ideal dinner party guests be?
Grace Jones, Steve Martin, Yoko Ono, Woody Allen, Werner Herzog, Claes Oldenburg, Julie Walters, Frank Gehry and Adam & Joe...
Any guilty pleasures?
Pinterest and trifles. Don't let me anywhere near trifles, they are now reserved only for Christmas because of my insatiable appetite for them, and with Pinterest I can while away hours upon hours for absolutely no apparent reason
One thing you couldn't live without?
Al Fears.
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Pixar inspired a 2 year 'team vision' and how it's completely changed our company
Like many of you, I'm a big time fan of Pixar. I love many of their films, but what I idealize is the perfect marrying of art and technology that brings great storytelling to life. There is a mystique that surrounds their ability to get their teams to create 'the best'. It's been my long term dream to be part of a team that has that type of drive to create things that go well-beyond the status quo.
Last Spring, my cofounder Steve Polacek gifted me a copy of Creativity, Inc. by Pixar/Disney President Ed Catmull. It was a great read, but one of the most interesting things Ed described is how they went about attacking the disconnection of lost ideas and feedback between teams as they grew. This wasn't just collaboration on a particular film, this was the overlapping of processes between departments, how feedback was given by management, why things were the way they were, etc.
What was going to be a 2 hour management meeting, evolved in a proposal to shut down the entire company for a day (including janitorial staff). They created a schedule that included breakout sessions in a series of subject-specific brainstorms with the focus on how things will be done in the next 2 years. Ed describes the structure and incredible results of that day and how the team is already anticipating next years. It's a must-read.... my palms are getting sweaty just typing this.
This. Was. Cool. On the surface it doesn't seem that radical. A series of meetings about process? Borrrinnngg. The hidden genius wasn't professional development. What they were really doing is creating a 2 year vision for the company WITH the team instead of FOR the team. This is a platinum example of bottom up management.
We were inspired and the timing couldn't have been better. Eight Bit was growing quickly and our previous experiences at other agencies had shown that when companies grow, they start to suck and eventually self-destruct. Don, Steve and Brett and I got together and boiled it down to three major reasons this happens.
Lost identity. Teams lose sight of why they come in each day and stop doing the things they did to become craftspeople — experimentation, research, communication, training, etc.
Settling. Teams rely on the processes they've gotten comfortable with over the years — putting limits on themselves instead of pushing into places outside their comfort zone. They don't voice their opinions. Or when they do, it's just talk and no action. They just accept things for what they are. It's a job.
"Management" thinks they're God's gift to good ideas and improvement. Teams stop listening, stop improving and every change is either driven by money or logistics. The company becomes that of 2 heads: "Do this and it will be good" and in turn, "I'll do this, but see how long I care about this place."
It was time to shut down the operation for a day. 8bit Iter8 was the beginning of a new iteration for Eight Bit Studios. We structured the day in similar ways to our iteration planning meetings by breaking it up into sessions. The initial categories for discussion were informed by survey we sent the team prior to the event. We gathered the feedback and consolidated them into 4 major themes:
- How we onboard - new team members, clients, strategic partners
- How we ship - ux, design, development, project reports, etc
- How we communicate - what we communicate and the form factors timelines or structure for that communication
- How we balance work / life - what helps us live a more fulfilling career and personal life
On the day, we broke 0ur 24 member team into smaller working groups. In each group there was a stack of cards for that session. The cards were broken into three parts: "In 2017 we...", "We do it because...", "We can start today by...". Members within each group then filled out 1-5 cards each. We spent some time discussing our ideas and adding notes or creating new cards. We then brung all the groups back together to discuss the themes across the cards and to bring attention to unique ideas we heard in the sessions.
The first year we did this, we weren't sure what to expect. We were warned by mentors and friends that gathering feedback is meaningless without investment and action. So, with the help of whole team, we went about implementing as many as the good (and common) ideas we could.
The result and how we evolved as a company in the first year was staggering. We retooled how we onboard new members of the team, created giant calendars for teams and events, reserved standard days for no meetings, creating more opportunities for sharing passion projects through lunch and learns, hosted and started meetups, refined the teams involved in documentation, planned more outings and launch parties, created our own tools and published them for others, converted a majority of the team to w2 and tailored our benefits package, and made loads of refinements to small parts in our communication and process with our clients. We even got a damn robot and it's changed how our remote workers communicate and engage within the office. Our attitudes didn't just change, our environment was beginning to reflect our collective vision.
Last week, we did this for a second time showing how much we achieved in just the 1st year (it's always a 2 year plan). This year we limited our categories from 4 to 3 and added some cheat sheets. We also shared the themes from the breakout sessions with the whole group. We're really proud of what we achieved together and what we hope to achieve in the next 2 years.
Reflecting back, there comes a point in our careers where we start to be measured by what we DON'T DO, rather than what we DO. As an owner, that often puts a huge weight on the single perspective for where you (and management) think the team should be going and the priority of matters it should be tending to. Although that type of strategy and leadership is critical, it also paves the way for ignorance, lack of strategic feedback and missed opportunities.
We don't think it's enough to just collect feedback. The challenge is to come up with frameworks for channeling feedback that can be converted into action. In this case, we wanted to illustrate how important vision statements are to achieving a new vision of future self. Instead of it being a list of personal goals, it's a demonstration of how our collective goals lead to better ideas and more effective (and strategic) decisions. As a result, the Eight Bit Studios is stronger and more focused than it has ever been.
Thanks Ed & the Disney/Pixar team for inspiring us!


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The NUGGLIFE story has its humble beginnings rooted in New York City. After graduating with an illustration degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, native New Yorker Ian Ziobrowski honed his craft at becoming a top of the line custom toy creator. In the process, he developed a fictional reality with a ever-expanding cast of characters from all aspects of society.
Starring Nuggs, an egalitarian entrepreneur, it captures his daily hustle and journey as he tries to make it in America. And, since Nugg's business is.... discreet, we meet a collection of interesting and sometimes outrageous characters. Each new release gives Nuggs' fans another glimpse of his chaotic world.
Recently he partnered up with his longtime friend Zack Hirsch, who brought over 10 years of advertising, branding, and fashion experience with him. Together, they expanded the NUGGLIFE brand. Their concept was to develop a premium green brand without showing a single leaf. Consisting of tee's, cut & sew pieces, and accessories that match the quality and attention to detail of the custom toy line, they're looking to make their mark on NYC and the rest of the green world.
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DIY Tutorial: Bauble Earrings in Mint and Navy Blue
Back in middle school, my best friend and I went through a phase in which we covered everything we owned with nail polish. This is when alternative nail polish colors were just entering the scene (read:Urban Decay), so not only were our nails shellacked in putrid shades of mustard, metallic blue, and pea green, so were our hair dryers, curling irons, and ironic children's lunchboxes. I covered my entire dresser in a rainbow of candy colors. It was a monumental waste of nail polish.
However, for no good reason I decided to use this same technique on a pair of earrings I made to match my refashioned dress, using mint as the final complementary color. The result was a fun pair of brightly-colored baubles that only took about 30 minutes to make.
You will need:
- 4-6 wooden beads of various sizes (you can buy a whole pack for four bucks at the craft store)
- Nail polish in desired complementary shades
- A few paper/ plastic straws or something to hold the beads in place while you paint them
- 2 medium-length headpins
- 2 French hook ear wires
- Jewelry pliers or a tough pair of scissors
Step one: paint the beads
In order to be able to cover the full surface area of each bead at the same time (i.e. without having to wait for one side to try before painting the other), I cut the paper straws in half and wedged them into the middle of the beads. That way, they didn't slip around while I painted them. It also made it much easier to prop them up while they dried. They actually looked kind of tasty sitting there... like little cocktail olives:
Step two: arrange the beads
Decide in what order you want the beads to hang, then thread the head pins through them. Just make sure you put a smallish bead at the bottom so the headpin doesn't slip through.
Step three: add the ear wires
Slip the hook of the ear wire through the top end of the headpin and hold it about halfway through. Use a pair of jewelry pliers to create a loop that ends just at the top of the last bead. If you used longer head pins and have the skills, you can create a fancy wrap, but I just stuck with a simple loop and made sure the end was pressed tightly against the rest of the wire.
And that's it! Not the fanciest earrings in the world, but I had fun wearing them in Austin and will definitely break them out again this summer.


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Will Muschamp, fired as coach at Florida after four disappointing seasons, wasn't out of work for long. He coached his last game for the Gators on Nov. 29, spent a week in the Dominican Republic and on Saturday was introduced as the new defensive coordinator at Auburn. He'll reportedly make $1.6 million a year, more than most Division I head coaches. Muschamp has held the DC position at Auburn before, in 2006-07. He then ran the Texas defense before getting the call from Florida. Here's betting that Muschamp, 43, gets another shot at being a head coach a few years from now.
Gee, you think Steve Kerr made the right choice when he declined the opportunity to be at the center of Phil Jackson's reclamation project with the Knicks and instead decided to coach the Warriors? Golden State has won a franchise record 15 in a row and is 20-2 after Saturday's 105-98 victory against the Knicks. … Reports continue to surface about a variety of teams having interest in signing Ray Allen, a free agent. The Grizzlies, according to Real GM, are apparently the latest team to reach out to Allen, 39, joining the Cavs, Spurs and Warriors, among others. It's nice to have options. Allen can relax through the holidays and then pick the team with which he'll try to win another title and pad his three-point shooting record.
Floyd Mayweather went on and on during a Showtime interview about how badly he wants to fight Manny Pacquiao. He called out Pacquiao directly and addressed the topic more extensively than he ever has, even mentioning a target day for the fight — May 2. Still, it's hard to get too excited. Fans have wanted this fight for five years and something ridiculous always seems to prevent these guys from entering the ring. … Navy beat Army again, 17-10 this time. That's 13 in a row for the Midshipmen against the Black Knights. This game had no postseason or national championship implications. It never does. It's even better than that.
How does top-ranked Kentucky look without Alex Poythress? Just fine. The Wildcats defeated No. 21 North Carolina 84-70 Saturday. Kentucky is probably the deepest team in the nation and the loss of one player, even a key player such as Poythress, doesn't diminish its potential. … Adrian Peterson, who lost the appeal of his suspension from the NFL this season, tells ESPN that he has considered retiring from football to focus more on real estate investment and a spot on the U.S. Olympic team as a sprinter. … What every Knicks fan should be thinking: Yes, shut down Carmelo Anthony for the season. By doing so, the Knicks can really commit to aiming for the bottom and the top pick in the draft.


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Johannesburg, South Africa. – No more shopping online and paying hundreds of rands to ship those sought after True Religion jeans from America to your home. The True Religion store is finally opening in Sandton City saving local fashionista's lots of money. That's right. Whether it's the jeans, the fabulous accessories like the handbag, hat, belt or the yummy TR fragrance, it's all coming to South Africa. Thanks to the Surtee Group – one of the most highly recognised retailors in high-end fashion in South Africa, a True Religion store will be opening in Sandton on Friday 16 May 2014. The store will be located on the upper level of the mall at shop no. U47A. True Religion refer to their jeans as 'premium denim' which is handmade in America. And while the flagship store is located on Manhattan Beach, California, opening in 2005, today they have over […]Read more →


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Enzymes are classified into six types: oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases and ligases. Enzyme classification is based upon the chemical reaction that the enzyme catalyzes.
Enzymes classified as oxidoreductases perform oxidation and reduction reactions, whereby one substrate is oxidized and another is reduced. Transferases move functional groups from one molecule to another. Hydrolases break single bonds between atoms by adding a water molecule. Lyases transfer amino groups, water or ammonia to form or remove a double bond within a molecule. Isomerases change the position of functional groups so that the substrate and product are isomers of one another, meaning that they contain the same number of atoms. Lastly, ligases catalyze chemical reactions through the removal of a water molecule to create single bonds.


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Earth Girls Are Linky
Cinema Enthusiast double features Bette Davis & Miriam Hopkins in The Old Maid (1939) and Old Acquaintance(1943)
The Dissolve this sounds potentially amazing: Jonny Greenwood will play his score to live screenings of There Will Be Blood this summer and fall
Comics Alliance a brief very selective snapshot of Spider-Man convoluted history
MNPP says good morning to Rami Malek (The Master, Short Term 12). What do you make of him? I haven't yet formed an opinion. No discernible projected persona yet though that could well be an advantage at this early stage of his career.
/Film Joe Quesada talks about planning for binge-watching in series construction with Marvel's Daredevil series (due in 2015)
Playbill because all big 80s and 90s movie hits will eventually become stage musicals (only 107 left to go), 2015 will bring us Bull Durham. If it's any good expect whoever plays Annie Savoy to win the Tony like Susan Sarandon shoulda won the Oscar (that she wasn't nominated for).
Awards Daily Sashas surveys the very strong Godzilla reviews but then hoists a really frightening Oscar idea on us. Don't scare me like that. The Oscars aren't meant to be the Blockbuster Movie Awards (remember those?). Big blockbusters already get Oscar attention. No sense giving them their own category beyond visual effects. Look at how embarrassing those "genre" categories are at the Critics Choice Awards each year!
Coming Soons Open Road will distribute Jon Stewart's true story political drama Rosewater starring Gael García Bernal & Shohreh Aghdashloo this fall. Yay|
Today's Must Read.
Serious Film the 8 kinds of awful people at movie screening Q&As. This is a good read to prep you for any film festival you plan on attending. Do not be any of these people. Sadly, they are legion.
Weird Coincidence
Last night I asked The Boyfriend what he was reading and he said "this National Book award finalist 'The Flamethrowers'. It's about this woman in the 70s artworld and her Italian lover." And then this afternoon I read that they're making a movie of it and Jane Campion is in talks to direct. It's in the air, I guess. But The Film Experience is always YES for more Jane Campion. Let's bulk up that filmography which has been quiet all too long.
Today in History...
Earth Girls are Easy debuted in movie theaters 25 years ago today. That was before barely anybody knew what Jim Carrey might look like under his bright red fur but when everyone knew that Mr & Mrs Jeff Goldblum/Geena Davis were a hot mutant thing, whether crossing interspecies intergalactic lines (this), giving birth to larvae babys (The Fly! ewwww), or sending up vampire movies (Translvania 6-5000). The towering 80s movie couple (six foot plus!) didn't make it too far into the next decade, though, divorcing in 1990.


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taped 2012-10-14 @ Arena Mexico
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Day: November 6, 2012
CMLL Minis cage match, lineups
Today's CMLL show in Arena Mexico is headlined by Diamante Azul & Tama Tonga in a trios match, a few days before their singles match.
The big show is out in Guadalajara, where 12 minis are in a cage apuesta match. It was only set up last week, a total surprise after a Pequeno Reyes del Aire match, and there's no real obvious feud. The match includes masked and unmasked minis, which usually means an unmasked guy is going to lose.
Easily Safe
- Último Dragoncito
- Pequeño Halcón
- Astral
- Fantasy
- Pierrothito
- Pequeño Olímpico
Probably Safe
- Demus 3:16 – it's been long enough since he last long they could get a singles match of it.
- Aereo – losing his mask and his hair as a tecnico would mean CMLL was done with him already, which seems unlikely for a young guy
- Mercurio – slightly more possible for a rudo, but still a long shot.
Most Likely
- Shockercito – has never lost his hair, but was involved in the finish last week and at the right point of his career for his first hair match last.
- Pequeño Violencia – has lost his hair 3 times, around enough that it would be a win for someone but not a big loss for him.
- Pequeno Warrior – has lost 2 masks and 2 hair (as Mini Psicosis), including losses the last two year. Won last week, which often means a big loss the next week.
Pequeno Warrior looks like the the obvious pick. There are options to avoid it, but today seems like a day to bet on favorites. The show starts at 8:30, so I'd guess the cage match gets in the ring about 10:15 CT local. You should be able to listen to a radio broadcast on http://canal58.listen2myradio.com/ and I'll try for results on Twitter.
Rob has highlights of March 97 AAA, CMLL Sin Piedad 2002, and Tarzan Boy's bad trip.
Mr. Reyes has his weekend in pictures.
The Gladiatores has interviews with El Angel & Oficial Fierro.
A few changes with CMLL announced lineups. Silueta replaces Dalis on Tuesday. On Sunday, Princesa Sugheit replaces Amapola, and Delta replaces Starman again. Let's all speculate on what Starman is doing instead of wrestling, since Los Colisenos insisted he's not hurt. Discussing bus boycotts with Tony Rivera? Traveling to Mars? Hanging out with Mini Starman???
CMLL (MON) 11/12/2012 Arena Puebla
1) Black Tiger & Blue Center vs Akron & Siki Ozama Jr.
2) Dalis la Caribeña, Lady Afrodita, Marcela vs La Vaquerita, Mima Shimoda, Zeuxis
3) Metatrón vs Skándalo [lightning]
4) Hijo del Fantasma, Sagrado, Triton vs Misterioso Jr., Namajague, Shigeo Okumura
5) La Sombra, Máximo, Rush vs Tama Tonga, Terrible, Tiger
6) Mistico vs Mephisto
La Vaquerita, who's appeared on indy shows and TxT and PdM TV, makes her CMLL debut here. (Unless there's another Vaquerita, who knows.)
11/03-05 lucha videos
Sobre el Ring was a rerun.
Las Luchas was missed due to Daylight Savings Time
CMLL on Televisa didn't air in the US due to Televisa scheduling goofiness. LuchaLibreDeMexico has both it and the AAA show on his channel.
The other shows were not available from our usual sources.
El Luchador 2×3: http://www.sendspace.com/file/8oql55 – did you know Felino had no idea Tiger was part of TRT until they were getting a title shot vs Bufete del Amor? And he could somehow watch the match happen live at an empty bar? If I did recaps for this show, it'd be 90% commenting about alternate timelines and differences between this reality and the other reality, consider yourself fortunate. (I'm still entertained.)
11/03 WWC: http://www.sendspace.com/file/9kdgpv
11/04 WWC: http://www.sendspace.com/file/fzihr1
YouTube playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYyNnOBGWP7TMdaAaTRhVxruFimC-ntEq
CMLL Guadalajara: 2012-11-03
taped 2012-10-30 @ Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1) Pequeno Reyes del Aire
2) La Máscara, La Sombra, Máscara Dorada vs Kráneo, Olímpico, Psicosis
3) Marco Corleone, Máximo, Rush vs Averno, Mephisto, Tama Tonga for the CMLL World Trios Championship
CMLL Guerreros del Ring on 52MX: 2012-11-03
taped 2012-10-28 @ Arena Coliseo
1) Molotov vs Cancerbero in a lightning match
2) Ángel de Oro, Blue Panther, Máscara Dorada vs Averno, Ephesto, Pólvora
3) Diamante Azul, La Máscara, Shocker vs Felino, Tama Tonga, Terrible
CMLL Sin Piedad: 2012-11-04
taped 2012-10-22 @ Arena Puebla
1) Super Halcon Jr. vs Taurus in a lightning match
2) Hombre Bala Jr., Magnus, Stigma vs Artillero, Inquisidor, Súper Comando
3) Sagrado, Stuka Jr., Triton vs Misterioso Jr., Sangre Azteca, Virus
4) Marco Corleone, Máximo, Rush vs Rey Bucanero, Terrible, Último Guerrero
5) Dragón Rojo Jr. vs Valiente for the CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Noches de Coliseo: 2012-11-04
taped 2012-10-28 @ Arena Coliseo Monterrey
1) La Hechicera & Poly Star vs Lady Maravilla & Lady Puma
2) Dark Dragon, Gemelo Muerte I, Gemelo Muerte II vs Dralion, Rey Orion, Silencio
3) El Brazo & Pimpinela Escarlata vs Genocida & Rico Rodriguez
IWRG Zona XXI: 2012-11-05
taped 2012-11-04 @ Arena Naucalpan
1) Amazona, Dinamic Black, Relampago vs Alan Extreme, Cristal, Yack
2) Cerebro Negro, Trauma I, Trauma II vs Carta Brava Jr., Oficial AK47, Tóxico
3) Black Terry, el Ángel, Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Bestia 666, Damián 666, Oficial Fierro
4) Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 & Hijo de Pirata Morgan vs Factor & Oficial 911 in a relevos increíbles match


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Fight for Sight is the eye charity leading the way in pioneering sight loss research
Fight for Sight is a charity registered in England (1111438) and governed by a Board of Trustees. The day-to-day running of the charity is the responsibility of the Chief Executive and Executive Team.
Message from the Royal Patron
"Thanks to the support given by Fight for Sight, people all over the world are able to benefit from advances in the prevention of blindness and treatment of eye disease. I am certain that funding research into the prevention and treatment of eye diseases is vital in helping to reduce the incidence of these diseases, along with the consequent suffering. It also offers hope to thousands of others. I applaud Fight for Sight in leading the way in this important area of research and in doing so, reminding us all of the importance of our sight. The high value of the work being done by Fight for Sight is incalculable and Fight for Sight deserves our continuing wholehearted support.
HRH The Duke of York KG
Vice Presidents
Fight for Sight's Vice Presidents are appointed in recognition of their significant support of the charity over many years.
Mr Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore obtained a law degree and then qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse. After a first career in investment banking with Lazards and the Fleming Group, he set up his own business in 1995, concentrating mainly on strategic advice and private equity. He is currently Chairman of Mobeus 4 VCT plc and an Advisor to the ISIS board at Oxford University. His other interests include being Deputy Chairman of Bletchley Park Trust. He has been involved with Fight for Sight since the mid 1980s and was Chairman for 8 years until March 2014.
Mr Christopher Prideaux
Christopher Prideaux is a Vice President of Fight for Sight and has been involved with the charity for many years. He was Chairman of the Iris Fund for the Prevention of Blindness for eight years before it merged with Fight for Sight in 2005. Christopher has also played an active part at Farm Africa where he was on the finance committee for several years.
Christopher spent more than twenty-five years working at the merchant bank, Arbuthnot Latham, where he became Deputy Chairman. He lives in Buckinghamshire where he has many interests, and was High Sheriff of the county in 1992.
Mr Clive Stone
Clive Stone was a Trustee of Fight for Sight for over 20 years, latterly as Chairman. He is now a Vice President. Clive qualified as an optometrist in 1962 when he began his career with Dollond and Aitchison, going on to become managing director and then chairman and chief executive of the Dollond and Aitchison Group in 1980.
Clive is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists. He served as a governor of the Royal National College for the Blind for 10 years and was a Master of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. He is also a Liveryman and Freeman of the City of London and a Trustee of the Wiseman Memorial Fund.
Mr Simon Weil
Simon Weil was Trustee of Fight for Sight for over 20 years. He is Head of the Individuals Group at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, specialising in charity law, tax-planning and contentious trust and estate matters for private clients and charities. He has lectured on charity trusteeship, charities in the context of tax-planning, the Charities Bill and public benefit. He sits on the Executive Committee of the Charity Law Association and on the Advisory Board of the European Association for Planned Giving of which he is also the Chairman.
Currently under review.
Ambassadors of Fight for Sight are appointed in recognition of their contribution to eye research and to the work of Fight for Sight. Current ambassadors are:
Professor Sir Peng Khaw
Professor John Marshall MBE
Professor Matteo Carandini
Board of Trustees
Fight for Sight is governed by a Board of Trustees who meet at least four times a year to agree the strategy and areas of activity for the charity including consideration of grant-making, fundraising, investments, reserves, and risk management policies and performance. Certain Trustees also sit on sub-committees of the Board.
Chairman: Nigel Pantling 1,2,4
Nigel Pantling has been an independent strategic adviser to Chairmen and Chief Executives of public companies since 1997. Formerly he was a Corporate Finance Director at Schroders and at Hambros Bank, where he was Head of Corporate Finance. Nigel started his working life as an army officer and subsequently joined the Home Office working on criminal policy issues and was private secretary to the Home Secretary. Nigel has extensive experience of the charity sector, and has been a Trustee or Director of nine not-for-profit organisations, four times as chair. Nigel remains chair of Park Theatre in London.
Steve Blackman 4
Steve Blackman is the Commercial Director of digital agency group Draw, and brings 25 years experience of leading commercial and communications activities. He has worked both client and agency side, and has owned and managed successful companies including Flint London, which co-ran the non-accredited media centre for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Steve is a school governor and is a trustee of the Barfil Charitable Trust.
Thomas Bjorn 2,3
Thomas Bjorn is an internationally experienced life sciences lawyer and expert in providing legal advice to the pharmaceutical, biotech and food manufacturing industries. He has worked in private legal practice and in-house in England, Switzerland and Denmark and as a lecturer at the University of Copenhagen. He joined the London City firm Royds LLP, as a Solicitor, in 2013.
Professor M Francesca Cordeiro 3
Professor M Francesca Cordeiro, is Professor of Ophthalmology at Imperial College London, the Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and also has a chair at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. She is Chairman of ICORG (Imperial College Ophthalmic Research Group) and Director of the ICORG Clinical Trials Research Unit. Her research is mainly funded through the Wellcome Trust, and is focused on novel and translational approaches to retinal and neurodegenerative diseases. She serves on a number of international committees including the ARVO, Cophy, European Glaucoma Society, EVI, EVICRnet and EVER, and is on the Editorial Board of various journals including Investigative Ophthalmology, Experimental Eye Research and Ophthalmic Research.
Simon Craddock 3,4
Simon Craddock is currently CMO and Director of Consulting of Avenue51, a UK-based Chinese eCommerce service provider. Simon has spent 25 years specialising in international public relations and over the course of his career he has lived and led communications consultancies in nine countries and worked with private and public sector organisations in over 80. Between 2008 and 2013 he was communications director for Motorola Solutions EMEA.
Jonathan Grant 2,3
Jonathan Grant is the Vice President/Vice Principal (Service) at King's College London and Professor of Public Policy. Service has been identified as one of five strategic priorities in King's Strategic Vision 2029, alongside Education, Research, London and International. Service encapsulates King's commitment to society beyond education and research and will enable King's to realise its vision to make the world a better place. Jonathan's main research interests are in biomedical and health R&D policy, research impact assessment and the use of research and evidence in policy and decision making. Jonathan was previously Director of the Policy Institute at King's, President of RAND Europe and Head of Policy at the Wellcome Trust. He received his PhD from the Faculty of Medicine, University of London and his B.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics..
Ginny Greenwood 2,4
Ginny has a long and distinguished career in the charity sector. She led a multi-million pound redevelopment of a residential therapeutic school in Oxfordshire; was a founder Director at The Art Room (of which The Duchess of Cambridge is Patron); led the development team at the Tricycle Theatre and subsequently served on its Capital Appeals Committee - raising over £7m to transform the theatre, now re-branded the Kiln. More recently as founder CEO of The London Music Fund, Ginny grew the charity to become one of the largest music education charities in the UK. Her most recent role was as Director of Global Events at the Institution of Civil Engineers during its bicentenary year. Ginny is now a freelance consultant, specialising in income generation. She is also a qualified Pilates instructor, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and a doting grandmother.
Alina Kessel 4
Alina Kessel is a global executive at WPP, the world leader in marketing communications. She has over 25 years of experience building brands, growing client businesses and running advertising agencies. Alina has lived and worked in the USA, Australia and Germany prior to the UK. She currently leads a multi-agency team to service Procter & Gamble, driving strategies and communication across audiences and media channels for their global Brands. She is also a Board Trustee of Glyndebourne Opera.
Barbara Merry 2,4
Barbara Merry is a chartered accountant and has over 30 years' experience in the insurance industry. Until early 2014 she was CEO of Hardy Underwriting Group at Lloyd's. Barbara has served on the Lloyd's Market Association Board, was a member of the Council of Lloyd's from 2007 to 2009 and is a current Court member of the Worshipful Company of Insurers (WCI), under the auspices of which she established IWIN, the women's networking and education forum, in 2014. She currently holds non-executive director roles with Domestic & General Insurance Limited, Ed Broking Group LLP and Argus Group Holdings Limited. She is also chair of Age UK Enterprises Limited. Barbara has a number of charitable interests and is also a business angel investor for a variety of start-up businesses.
Sylvester Oppong 1
Sylvester Oppong qualified as a chartered accountant at Deloitte before moving into investment banking and has nearly 20 years' experience. Sylvester started his investment banking career at Goldman Sachs International, where he advised clients on UK and international mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and then spent a number of years at Hawkpoint Partners, a mid-market corporate finance adviser. Sylvester is currently a Partner at Smith Square Partners, an independent corporate finance business, where he advises clients on M&A, refinancing and capital raising transactions. Sylvester has an MA (Hons) in Classics from the University of Cambridge.
Professor Roy Quinlan BSc PhD 3
Professor Roy Quinlan is a Professor in the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Durham University. He is a member of the Association for Research into Vision and Ophthalmology, International Society for Eye Research, the British Society for Cell Biology and British Biophysical Society. Professor Quinlan's research interests include a focus on the lens of the eye and how this functions. He is a past Chair of our Grants Assessment Panel and will be joining our Grants Committee.
Alistair Rae 4
Alistair Rae qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and after three years with Deloittes, he joined Cazenove & Co in their corporate finance department. He became the CEO of their Asian business in 1989, based in Hong Kong, and then joined HSBC Investment Bank in 1996. In 2002, he joined Jarvis plc, becoming Finance Director in 2004 where he led their financial restructuring and rescue. He was CEO of Imagelinx plc from 2005 to 2013 and has been CFO For Escape Hunt plc since its AIM IPO in May 2017. Alistair has also been a non-executive Director and Chairman of other listed and unlisted companies in the UK and abroad.
Professor David Spalton FRCS FRCP FRCOphth 3
Retired from the NHS, Professor Spalton worked as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at St Thomas's Hospital as well as being honorary consultant to the Chelsea Pensioners at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, the King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers and as civilian advisor in ophthalmology to the Metropolitan Police. He is still actively involved in his practice, research and publishing and is a consultant to several biotech companies.
Louisa Vincent 1
Louisa Vincent has spent over 25 years working in asset management in both Australia and the UK. She joined State Street Global Advisors in 1998 in Sydney, then transferred to their London office in 2004 before moving to Lazard Asset Management Ltd in 2007, where she is Managing Director, Head of Institutions and Charities. She is a Trustee of the Lazard Samaritan Fund and has also spent over 17 years as an active member of the charities committees for both State Street and Lazard.
Jenny Williams 3
Jenny has a wealth of policy and governance experience and is currently a board member of the Fundraising Regulator and of the GB Greyhound Regulatory Board. She was from 2005 until late 2015 the CEO and a Commissioner of the Gambling Commission UK and had worked previously as a senior civil servant at the Inland Revenue, Departments of Transport and the Environment and the Lord Chancellor's Department (now Ministry of Justice). She has been non-executive director of Northumbria Water Plc, National Campaign for the Arts and for Morley College and until recently Vice Chair of the homeless charity The Connection at St. Martin's.
1 Member of Finance and Resources Committee
2 Member of Nominations Committee
3 Member of Research, Policy & Innovation Committee
4 Member of Marketing and Fundraising Committee
Grants Assessment Panel
The Grants Assessment Panel (GAP) members assist us in assessing grants and make recommendations to the Grants Committee. Its members are:
Professor Chris Hammond (Chair)
Frost Chair of Ophthalmology, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London
Professor Maria Balda
Professor of Cell Biology, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London
Professor Rupert Bourne
Consultant Ophthalmic SurgeonVision & Eye Research Unit, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Professor Michael Cheetham
Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London
Professor David Crabb
Professor of Statistics and Vision Research, City University London, London
Professor Chris Dickinson
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester
Mr Timothy Jackson
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, King's College Hospital, King's College London
Mr Frank Larkin
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Professor Janet Liversidge
Emeritus Professor in Immunology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Professor Andrew Lotery
Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Southampton, Southampton
Professor Paul McGraw
Allen Standen Chair in Visual Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Nottingham University, Nottingham
Mr Martin McKibbin
Consultant Ophthalmologist, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds
Professor Heping Xu
Professor of Ocular Immunology, Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Small Grants Assessment Panel
The Small Grants Assessment Panel (SGAP) members assist us in assessing Small Grant Awards applications and make recommendations to the Grants Committee. Its members are:
Miss Denize Atan MB BCh MA MRCP FRCOphth PhD
Mr Alastair Denniston MA MRCP FRCOphth PhD
Dr Pirro Hysi MD PhD
Dr Hari Jayaram BM BCh MRCOphth PhD FRCSEd
Dr Tiarnan Keenan BM BCh MA MSc MRCOphth
Dr Alex Shortt MB BCh MSc MRCOphth PhD
Professor Anita Simmers DBO MPH PhD FSB FRSA
Executive team
Fight for Sight's executive team oversees the day-to-day running of the charity.
Chief Executive: Sherine Krause
Sherine graduated with a degree in Classical Civilisations and Latin from the University of Kent and after a brief period in publishing moved to the charitable sector, initially with a focus on individual giving and donor development. Her experience encompasses leading on fundraising and marketing/communications in a diverse range of not for profits ranging from local organisations such as Trinity Hospice, to world-famous brands such as the Natural History Museum and Royal Opera House. Sherine joined Fight for Sight from a role at Freedom from Torture in 2018 to oversee strategic income growth. She also has a voluntary role as Chair of Spires.
Director of Research, Policy and Innovation: Dr Neil Ebenezer
Neil has a broad scientific knowledge with a degree in biotechnology from Dublin City University and a PhD from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, working there for over 13 years on the genetics of ocular disease. Since leaving the Institute in 2005, Neil has held various posts within the civil service, including a Department of Health role, where he contributed to blood safety and genetics policy. He was more recently Head of New and Emerging Technologies at the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and comes to Fight for Sight from a post as the Head of Science and Innovation at the Department of Transport. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Director of Finance and Resources: Shona Tchilingirian
Shona has 13 year's experience working in the UK voluntary sector in financial and operational consultancy and in house finance and resources roles. She is an ACA and DChA qualified accountant, having trained with one of the sector's leading non-profit accountancy teams at MHA MacIntyre Hudson. Shona co-leads an Operations Network leading best practice in resources delivery across the non-profit sector. She has worked with and for a diverse range of charities and NGOs in prison reform, education, environmental protection and community development.
Director of Marketing & Communications: Sarah Campion
Director of Income Generation: Ikram Dahman
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This standard Newcastle twin hotel room holds the comfiest of twin beds, en-suite with bath and shower and the full set of Malmaison toiletries for pampering and refreshing with a delightful aroma, you'll want to take them home with you (and you can - we won't tell). There's TV, wifi, mini-bar and heaps more of the Malmaison little extras.
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At His Dallas Debut at Club Dada Last Night, Borns Proved His Remarkable Voice To Be The Real Deal.
There's a great bit in David Spade's 1998 HBO special, Take The Hit, where the comedian rails against the trivialities of attending a live concert.
He calls out bands for always saving their hits for last, ridicules acts who choose to insert local references into their performances and lambasts the disaffected fronts that are so often put on by performers. The crux of his point? That a good concert isn't necessarily too difficult a thing to pull off; problem is, most bands just get in their own way.
As Spade sees it, though, there's only one thing a performer really needs to do when playing his or her music live: "Make it sound like it does on the record — no tricks!"
Spade surely would've enjoyed himself at Club Dada last night. There, out on the venue's back patio and in front of a sold-out crowd, fast-rising (and commercially viable!) electro-pop performer Borns sounded just like he does on record. And that's no small feat, either: Following the release of his "10,000 Emerald Pools" single in October 2014, the Michigander (whose debut LP for for Interscope is still a week off from its release) has earned himself an audience on the strength of undeniable hooks, earworm melodies and, most of all, an alluringly high vocal pitch that's so well-controlled, it sounds as if it's the product of some crack studio wiz.
Alas, at this show, Borns proved that remarkable vocal ability to be all his own, indeed. And, really, that confirmation alone was worth the effort of seeing this performance. On the surface, Borns is what Borns is — just the latest indie pop act in a long line of indie pop acts who've burst out the gate with a couple damn-catchy singles. But where Borns, abetted on this night by four backing players, sets himself apart is with the clear vocal talent he boasts. Other up-and-coming acts of this ilk might rely on a certain bombast to carry its early touring shows; with Borns, there's no such need. In other words: Last night's performance, as antics go at least, was a fairly timid, inoffensive one.
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Above new piece: Walking My Guppy. Part of a series of smaller works which are fun.
Marta and I donated a postcard to A.I.R. Gallery. All proceeds go to programming for the gallery. Since Trump has destroyed the NEA, we who still believe in the arts must stick together.
We are at the end of the semester so my head is consumed with grading and getting things in order.
107 Bowers Gallery, Jersey City, Superwoman show will be having a closing party next Saturday the 29th. Then off to the cocktail party Cathedral Arts Show at Grace Church. Somehow I lost my ticket so hopefully they will let me in.
As you know Greetings From Karpland is being read by 2 publishers. After school dies down, I'll be able to focus on book three.
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DJ Neil Armstrong
Born & bred in NYC, DJ Neil Armstrong turned his love of music and hip hop culture into a career that has allowed him to play music for the masses all over the world – from small 100 person venues to large scale music festivals with thousands in attendance.
Neil initially gained notoriety for his mixtape projects, which showcased his DJ skills as well as his vast eclectic knowledge of music. These highly regarded mixtapes generated considerable press – most notably in Rolling Stone, Vibe,MTV.com, Theme, URB and Complex – and they often became the soundtrack of choice for many in the streetwear/fashion/music industry.
The growing audience lead him to work with brands such as adidas, Undefeated and Fruition, which in turn led to working with large scale related industry entities like the NBA, BMW, and VH1 to name a few.
Eventually Neil's reputation as a turntable musician landed him a spot as Jay-Z's tour DJ. From 2008-2010 he backed up Mr. Carter on 4 tours around North America, Europe and Africa. Neil held down the turntables for the televised 9/11 tribute at Madison Square Garden, and performed in front of 120,000 plus at the Glastonbury Festival in England. By far the highlight was performing for the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. This was the 1st time in history turntables and scratching were present for a celebration of this magnitude.


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Episode 15 of the Class Re-Action Podcast is now available/
We are up to Episode 15 of the Class Re-Action Podcast, available here. In case you missed the explanation previously, shows will now run between 30 and 45 minutes, due to changes in MCLE requirements. I'm working on blanket provider status so that each show will qualify as MCLE. However, nobody wants reading material as homework, so we are going to stay under an hour an avoid that added complication.


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Oporto & Douro Moments offers you an overview tour to a natural heritage and architectural landscape where you can get involved in a whole culture and wine production!
The visit includes:
- Pick-up and drop off from your hotel to the Douro region
- Tour around Vila Real and visit to Solar de Mateus
- Tour passing by S. Martinho de Anta to Sabrosa
- Descending tour on the Douro Valley to Pinhão by a panoramic road where you can admire the terraced vineyards
- Visit to Pinhão and its railway station decorated with tile panels; tour through Favaios, the moscatel wine capital and Alijó
- Visit and wine tasting in Enoteca Douro – Quinta da Avessada
- A small gift from Douro
Duration: 10 hours | Price: 110€ | Minimum number of participants: 2
The circuit has its own space for smokers and it allows specific access to persons with physical, visual or hearing disabilities.
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Wonder Woman (2017)/
Wonder Woman (2017)
Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Saïd Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock, Lucy Davis, Elena Anaya
Director of Photography: Matthew Jensen
Music by Rupert Gregson-Williams
Edited by Martin Walsh
Written by Allan Heinberg
Directed by Patty Jenkins
Rating: 2 out of 10
Wonder Woman works on two different levels. On the one hand, it is simply a movie. A superhero movie and a good one. It delivers a better origin story than most of its competition with lots of humor, good action and compelling actors. Gal Gadot in the title role is extremely well cast and delivers a once in a lifetime performance. When did any actor or actress in the past play a superhero so strikingly for the first time (except maybe Robert Downey Jr. and Hugh Jackman)? Chris Pine works great too and the diverse cast of supporting actors helps a lot. Apart from an overuse of slow motion, the direction is well done too. On a purely functional level, this is a good movie with some minor flaws (if someone can tell me how exactly the Germans have found Steve in the beginning and where the big battleship disappears to, I'd be happy).
On the other hand, this is more than a movie. It is the first major superhero movie starring a female superhero. Sure, you can say, who cares, it's just a superhero? You can also say there have been more than enough good movies with female action heroes. So, what's the big deal? First of all, superheroes have a special meaning in our culture. You can debate whether that's good or not (but that's a topic for another time), but the mythology of superheroes cannot be underrated. After dozens of highly successful movies about them, the fact that there is one about a female superhero is important. It helps to balance the scale which Batman, Captain America and Spider-Man have tipped so strongly towards the male side. We are so used to see men leading in all those movies, no matter how well made they are.
Seeing a woman in such a major role feels different. You can enjoy the moments that Black Widow, Gamora and even Wonder Woman in BvS get but it is not the same as seeing a whole movie that is simply about Wonder Woman from beginning to end. She has a male sidekick in Steve Trevor who never has to rescue her from a dangerous situation. In fact, he is more often a damsel in distress himself. When The Force Awakens came out, I was delighted by the idea that my daughters now had a potential role model in Rey but Wonder Woman seems even more influential to me (maybe because my oldest is heavily into superheroes already). Given the high quality and success of the movie, you can be sure that it will have a lasting impact. I cannot overstate how much that means to me.
Many scenes in the movie are clearly steered towards not just making a female superhero movie but an actual feminist superhero movie. I don't want to repeat all of those moments as they have been discussed heavily by other people already and were even featured in most of the trailers. Wonder Woman telling Steve Trevor that he can't not tell her what to do and telling his secretary that her job sounds like slavery are just brilliant approaches to feminist ideas which the movie is full of. And it never shies away from its ideology. I especially liked the war room scene because it both establishes how unjustified and simply wrong it is to exclude someone because of their gender and also how important it is to voice your frustration over this institutionalized sexism, as Diana does in that scene. The battle scene, which will be called 'classic battle scene' in the near future, encapsulates everything that makes the movie great and is a great piece of filmmaking.
There are some other observations that are somewhat disappointing. The biggest is the popular but terribly pessimistic idea that the biggest problem in the world are humans because they are so flawed. Throughout the movie, Diana insists that humans are great and that it's Ares who is causing all the war. Everyone tells her she is wrong and in the end the movie follows that line of thinking and makes her accept that, yes, humans are inherently flawed, but because they can love and dance and laugh, there are still worth saving. As mentioned many times before, this ideology is both disheartening and wrong. In a movie that does so many things right and has such a strong message about the power of women, this is a lesser flaw than in other movies, but it is still worth a lot of sighing.
It is especially frustrating because the clash of cultures that happens as Diana enters 'our' world gives way to a lot of observation on our culture that justifies Diana's initial idea that humans are not the problem. Diana doesn't understand how our culture can turn women into something inferior or how we turn sexuality into something problematic instead of simple pleasure. And when she wonders why Steve lets a watch dictate what he does, there is a hint at the authoritarian structure we force ourselves to live in. But it's a minor moment and completely discarded when Steve's watch becomes an object worth saving in the end, thereby diminishing its representation of an oppressive culture. At least we have the moment of Chief Napi mentioning that our culture destroyed his culture (and the fact that there is so much diversity in this blockbuster superhero movie that there is room for that line).
Despite its meddling in common tropes, the movie is a big win in any other aspect and will be considered important for years to come. I personally cannot wait for the moment where my daughter watches it for the first time and that is the highest praise I can imagine.


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Letters to the Editor
'Dumping area'
We need someone to raise some fuss. Where are Fresno's Al Sharptons and Jessie Jacksons and the NAACP?
Don't you see what the city of Fresno is doing to the west side part of town? The city is making a dumping area for the homeless and street people in the middle of our neighborhood and we don't have a word to say about it.
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I just started reading David Hawkin's book "Power Vrs. Force" this morning! It was recommended in one of the UMS courses and was here in the library. I have only read the introduction in which he speaks of his lifetime experience with the "Presence" and the feelings of unity, harmony, and bliss. He spoke a bit about his medical work, muscle testing, and miraculous cures. I left off at a sentence which said something like 'all of human suffering is caused by the ego."
Its too bad about the credentials. So far I am finding his writing intriguing.
I am wondering why the cultural correlations for 'primitive conditions' are considered the lowest energy fields. It is the first thing that I read that I don't agree with. Shamanism and other spiritual traditions among indigenous peoples throughout time have entered into a field of consciousness often forgotten by more industrialized people. Why should simple, subsistence living be considered low energy? It seems like the marker for the upper levels of consciousness is industrialization and materialism. Whatever becomes of voluntary simplicity?
My other concerns may just be my own ignorance, but how can that which is beyond the physical be reduced to the logic and rationality of the brain and body?
So far I am enjoying the book (I am on Chapter 6) and understanding a little better why we have held the concept of God to be an angry, judgmental, and vengeful God and how armies throughout time have justified their murder and destruction on that basis.


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Thursday, December 16, 2010
There is a discipline of the wild. The word "awe" once included not only the sense of wonder and respect, but discipline and rigor, the kind of attention and dedication awe inspires. To that which awes us, we owe disciplined attention and dedicated rigor.
Every wild animal has it's own discipline. It must meet the night, and the cold, and find food for itself, all in the open elements. It may be rough and charactered, but disciplined it must be to meet the slope and friction of the world, and within this realm, however rustic each creature's approach, it has there as well an elegance native to it.
We don't learn discipline to that which awes us in this society. We are taught to be beholden to the quotidian and conformist. But religion must teach us where our first loyalties lie. If we will not tend our soul, and listen to the 'animal conscience' of our Fylgia, how will the larger messages from family disir, land wights, and Gods ever get through? And yet to reach soul we also must respond to that which awes us. If we have not yet found that, we ought be on perpetual quest until we do. Once found, the Germanic principle of loyalty or 'hold' applies. We might reflect that Ygg (awe) was married to Holda (loyalty). They go hand in hand.
"Men switcheth", the Old English Rune Poem tells us. We switch from one thing to another, constantly distracted, often unable or unwilling to give focus where needed. We're all over the place. Because of this switching, we have a propensity to lose what is of value, and therefore betray it. The possibility of betrayal is the deeper meaning of the word "switch". Will we switch or hold when it comes to our very souls (and all to which they pertain : original nature, the land spirits, Mother Earth, and the Gods).
Can we discover the discipline of an owl or a bear or a beaver within ourselves? Can we develop that kind of in-tune rigor? Will we dare? Will we boast and find fellows to hold us to that boasting?
2 Comments:
- Arrowyn said...
Well spoken! I like seeing the word discipline used in a non-totalitarian non-linear way.
I like to remind myself that "Discipline" and "Disciple" (pupil) bear the same root.
- SiegfriedGoodfellow said...
It's how we learn! Good ol' master apprenticeships! Cheers.


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Study Texas Institutions with English Language Programs
All Study Texas Institutions
Learn English language skills when you enroll in Angelo State University's English Language Learners' Institute. This non-credit program teaches English to non-native speakers through reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students practice pronunciation and vocabulary development, as well as grammar skills. The institute is part of ASU's Center for International Studies.
The institute delivers English language programs to international students and San Angelo area residents. Our priority is to prepare students for future study at Angelo State and other U.S. universities, but we also welcome students who need English for social and professional purposes. Contact us to learn more >
The Intensive English Program at Dallas Baptist University offers a full-time English instruction course taught by highly qualified, experienced, native English speaking professors. The Intensive English Program is available in fast, 8-week courses which are offered periodically throughout the year in the Spring, Summer and Fall sessions.
All Intensive English Program courses are taught by caring and helpful professors on the beautiful and safe Dallas Baptist University campus, an American liberal-arts university located in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Intensive English Program courses are taught in Reading, Grammar, Conversation, Writing and Academic Research Skills. Intensive English Program class sizes are kept small to increase the rate and quality of learning; classes are typically between 8 and 15 students. In addition to English instruction, all students who successfully complete the course will receive academic credit for a university course in either, Communication, Religion or Business.
During the course of the Intensive English Program, students will engage in many cultural activities, including field trips to local destinations and regular interaction with American students, volunteers and families.
Whether you are wishing to prepare for university-level education in the U.S., or just wanting to improve your English speaking ability, the Intensive English Program at Dallas Baptist University is the ideal way to learn English! Learn More >
Stephen F. Austin State University's intensive English program provides students with the necessary English skills to succeed in the challenging academic environment of undergraduate or graduate programs in the United States. Students who successfully complete the program of study at ELI will be granted admission into regular academic programs at SFA with no additional language test scores needed, if other entrance requirements are met.
The focus of our program is on academic English, but students develop conversational skills as well. In addition to the language skills required for academic success, ELI also prepares students culturally for life as a college student in the United States. ELI arranges outings to museums, historic sites, and other interesting cultural sites around the area. In coordination with the International Student Association, ELI encourages students to attend cultural events on campus, including dance nights, food festivals, and fashion shows. Learn more >
With a distinguished faculty of literary scholars, writers, language specialists, technical writers, rhetoricians, and a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students, we challenge you to explore new directions and find your place in the world in the Department of English and Languages.
Our mission is to provide excellent undergraduate education in English, Spanish and French, and a strong graduate program in English. We are dedicated to excellent teaching, concern for individual students, significant scholarship, and public service. Our department contributes to the university mission through its long-term commitment to:
Provide a key component in the education of undergraduate students by offering core curriculum courses in composition and literature, foreign language instruction in Spanish and French, and support courses in technical writing.
Provide assistance to students requiring remediation in writing.
Provide strong specializations in English and Technical Writing and Spanish for those seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree with or without secondary teacher certification and provide majors with effective academic advising and assistance.
Provide courses leading to the minor in English, Spanish, and technical writing for all degree-seeking students and to a concentration in English and Spanish for those seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Provide a sound program of advanced study leading to the Master of Arts degree in English with both thesis and non-thesis tracks.
Provide opportunities for intellectual, literary, and cultural enrichment, and promote international understanding and involvement for students and faculty.
Provide service to the university and the community while offering students and faculty opportunities to participate in public service.
The Department of English and Languages offers programs of study leading to the Bachelor Arts--either with or without secondary school certification--with options in English and Spanish. Additionally, the department offers a minor in technical writing. On the graduate level the Master of Arts degree is offered in English, now with online options. Contact Us >
The Texas A&M University English Language Institute (ELIN) began in 1966 as a short-term summer program for 22 agricultural students from Latin America. ELIN has grown into a fully-accredited year-round intensive English program collaborating annually with departments across the Texas A&M University campus to provide English language instruction and academic preparation for hundreds of undergraduate and graduate international students from all across the globe. The program is administered by a director and assistant director and is supported by full and part-time non-tenure-track faculty members. From its humble beginnings, the TAMU English Language Institute is now nationally recognized as a top intensive English program in the United States. Questions?
The Rice University Intensive English Program is open to non-native speakers of English who have a serious desire to improve their language skills. This challenging program is useful to working professionals and to students preparing for university study or professional programs. Students from more than 100 countries have attended the program. The course of study is based on an integrated-skills approach with listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar components. Fluency and accuracy in both spoken and written English are emphasized.
In one year, students should be able to progress through the six-level core program. Classes average 12 students and allow participants a maximum amount of individual attention and an opportunity to develop conversational skills. Classes at any specific level will depend on sufficient enrollment. Students must be open to accepting a morning or afternoon schedule as assigned by the director.
Course Information
Six sessions of daytime classes are offered yearly; each session is seven weeks long with 20 hours of class per week
Classes meet Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 1-5 p.m. on the Rice campus
Students new to the program must take the placement test. See the calendar for scheduled test dates.
Program Instructors
Intensive English Program instructors are experienced teachers with advanced degrees who employ the most recent advances in second language methodology. They frequently incorporate current, culturally relevant articles and multimedia materials to supplement regular assignments. Contact Us >
Class Environment - Classes are small, with a minimum of five students. Small classes mean that students receive personal attention from the teacher, and they are able to form friendships with others in a comfortable, stress-free atmosphere. Students come from all parts of the Bay Area and represent all age groups and professions.
Instruction- The emphasis is on the development of conversational skills, and the method is totally oral. Students are speaking in the desired language from the first class meeting, and the grammar is learned while practicing oral drills with other students. These dialogues contain the practical vocabulary necessary for everyday situations encountered abroad. The oral method encourages students to think in the language more quickly than in traditional methods of language teaching.
The teachers all possess native fluency, advanced degrees in the language, and experience in teaching with the oral method.
Text Books and Audio Materials
Tuition fees do not include books and audio materials. Textbooks are for sale in the University Bookstore.
Registration for a foreign language class may be done by mail. Fees are payable in advance for the entire session. Fees are not refundable except to students who withdraw before the first class meeting,($30 will be deducted from refund checks), or a credit will be given for the next session. Students may pay by Mastercard, Visa, or Discover, and by FAX (281) 283-3407. Parking stickers may be obtained from the University Police for UHCL parking lot D.
Students choose IELI for many reasons. The following list shows some of the main reasons. Learn More >
High Standards. IELI's standardized curriculum and high standards align with UNT's expectations. All IELI instructors hold a master's degree or higher in TESL (or other closely related fields) making our faculty exceptionally qualified to prepare students for academic success at the university.
Conditional Admission to UNT. Students may not need to take standardized exams. IELI offers conditional admission to many UNT undergraduate and graduate programs. Read more about IELI students entering UNT.
University Environment. The IELI offices and classrooms are located in the center of the UNT campus. Additionally, IELI students are surrounded by many educational opportunities and cultural experiences. Students enjoy IELI and UNT services and activities, such as
social events
cultural activities
recreational programs
health programs
multiple libraries all over campus
state-of-the-art language and computer labs
Program Accreditation. IELI developed one of the largest intensive English language programs in the United States. The Academic English and Pre-MBA programs are accredited by CEA.
Flexible Start Dates. IELI's Academic English program offers 5 terms throughout the year. Students may start the Academic English program on any of these start dates. IELI's Pre-MBA program offers two start dates.
Variety of Support Services. We want students to feel welcome and enjoy their experiences in the United States. IELI promotes safety, wellness, and happiness. Student services include:
transportation from the airport
student orientation activities on banking, shopping, housing, and more
advising for admission, academic ,and personal reasons
conversation practice in group settings
field trips to explore the area and build friendships
Location of Campus. Denton, Texas is an ideal place to live and study because of the:
lower cost of living
nearby tourist attractions
UNT awards and achievements
UNT campus safety
Denton's safe environment
city awards and recognitions
What starts here changes the world.
The University of Texas at Austin established its Intensive English Programs (IEPs) in the early 1960s. Today, English as a Second Language Services at UT Austin welcomes approximately 900 students each year and enjoys an alumni community representing more than 120 countries across the globe. ESL Services offers high-quality intensive language training and cultural immersion to help students meet their proficiency needs, achieve their academic goals, and advance their careers.
ESL Services offers two primary programs, the Academic English Program (AEP) and the English Language Pro gram (ELP). AEP is designed for ESL students planning to enter a Master's or Ph.D. program at any US university. ELP focuses on communication for study and daily life. The classes help expand the student's English language skills while providing opportunities for learning, collaboration, and research. Classes have an average of 12 students and can be taken on an intensive or part-time basis, depending on visa type.
ESL Services also coordinates special customized programs for both English language study and English language teacher trainings for groups of 10 or more. Classes cover a variety of topics including English language, American Culture and academic skills. Dates are flexible and programs range in length from two weeks to a full semester.
Intensive Study
Classes meet 5 days a week for a total of 18 hours weekly.
Part-time Study
Classes meet for a total of 4.5 hours weekly.
ESL Services has an outstanding team of more than 60 faculty and staff. All instructors have graduate degrees and/or TESOL certification, speak at least one foreign language and have taught, traveled, or lived outside the U.S.
UT Tyler's Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) offers an Academic English Language Program for international non-native English speakers. Sessions are 8-weeks long with 21 classroom hours per week. There are 5 entry points each year: August, October, January, March, and June. Classes are small and personal, ensuring a more productive learning experience and increased skill growth for all students.
The IELI academic program enables students to improve academic English language while building an understanding of American culture, with the goal of university matriculation. The core curriculum covers all English language skills along with American Culture, Note-taking skills, and Pronunciation. In addition, students have opportunities for engagement in a weekly Conversation Corner, peer interaction with Study Buddies, and participation in campus clubs and events. Between sessions, one-week seminars and workshops such as Business English, English for Medical Professionals, and Proficiency Test Preparation are offered for an additional fee.
The Academic English Language Program is open to local residents who would like to improve their language skills for career or academic purposes. Local residents may enroll in the program on a course-by-course basis.
For students who seek to matriculate into UT Tyler, TOEFL, PTE, and IELTS scores will be waived if certain requirements are met. Learn More >
For undergraduate studies: Complete Level 6 of the IELI with no grade lower than an A; or Complete Level 7 with no grade lower than a B
For Graduate studies: Waiver requirements vary based on department.