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Michael shuddered as another of the flying evil horrors touched him. A step forward, and a mental twinge adjusted his point of view. Not as large as he would have wanted, but it would do. With a swing of Galavrata, the first of the creatures shuddered in return, as acid and electricity competed for the creature's body. Suffering through another bout of feelies from the flying evil squids, Michael concerned himself with the fact that he had blown his two most powerful effects. But with that mental thought, Galavrata informed him that he still had energy missile within the sword. Motion at his side, showed Luke, who was clear on the other side of the enemy just a second ago. With a nod of his head, Michael cleaved the beast in two. His perfect swing was halted by the armor of the being in from of him. Not that the armor really mattered. Another adjustment to Galvrata and Michael swung again, needing only to touch the armor for the effect of his weapon to affect the creature.
Michael's ears were ringing. As useful as that hammer was, it got on his nerves sometimes.
The gonging of the hammer on his armor abated when he pointed out the bug approaching them. The big bug. Michael started preparing himself for battle. He decided that since this thing was nice and large, setting Galavrata to drain the creature's life force would be appropriate. He was about to enlarge himself when Sybaris commented that it was about to get very windy, and we should stay low. A column of air started to twist between them and the bug. Michael was aware that Martine was infront of the thing by the blasts of magic that appeared out of nowhere to hit the thing. Sybaris yelled something, then the grass started to sway, as the little sprite dropped to knee level and blasted towards the group.
The magic used by Martine became apparent when the bug met the tornado and was thrown backwards. They started after the creature only to have Sybaris bounce it back even further. Michael fell behind as just about everyone was faster than him, thanks to the heavy armor.
Michael was just thinking that this battle was over, when Orgutz went into the air. Michael smiled. He couldn't help it. Orgutz hit the cyclone and was sucked in, howling as the bug plucked him out of the air and slammed him into the ground.
The bug was starting to rock, from the wind and the effects of the team, as Michael approached the creature and broke into a run. He charged into the fray, headless of the vulnerable position that it left him in. But his wild, crazy charge paid off as Galavrata severed the bugs legs from its body. The tornado threatened to tear the blade from his hands, but he adjusted the swing and split the creature in two.
Orgutz snapped that he had it where he wanted it as he got up.
Then they played in the tornado a bit. It did not act like a normal tornado, and since Sybaris was controlling the winds, the damage was slight.
Being lazy, with the addition of the shark turned hydra and the treant, Michael climbed up and rested in the treant's branches. At one point, he looked down to see a column of stone that they were trying to talk to. The wind kept the conversation down. Then the left most stone pillar went down as well. It had to be some form of sleep, because the it started awake as the group pummeled it while it's friend watched. Not to be outdone, Michael jumped from the treant onto the pillar, shattering the stone and flinging it everywhere.
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The Prime Minister has announced that primary schools in England are going to share an extra £150 million until 2020. The direct funding scheme for school sport, announced last year, is going to be extended for a further five years. Each year primary schools will continue to receive £8,000, plus £5 per pupil. As well as promoting good health, school sport has an important role in building "confidence and a sense of achievement". The funding provides this money in order for schools to carry on the sporting legacy of the Olympics. There have also been repeated warnings about childhood obesity and lack of exercise.
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I have been doing my best to not light these candles until I took the pictures for this post, it's been hard! I have no idea what brand these are, although I believe they're off brand, but unfortunately I think these were just a limited edition. However they smell amazing! It's really hard to find holiday scented candles around where I live so I freaked out a bit when I saw these, hence why my friend went back to pick these out in Twisted Peppermint and Merry Cookie, they smell amazing!
Last but definitely not least I got this beautiful watch from my mom. I've been moaning about not having a wrist watch for months because I really feel the need to constantly check the time during an exam. I just love the colors on this one, the gold and the white look so good together and it really turned out to be a very useful gift!
And that is all for christmas posts this year (technically not, because I'm writing this in 2016 already!) but you get the idea! I hope you liked this post as much as I liked reading everyone else's posts about their christmas gifts!


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MobileCom partners with Jordan football association
Jordan Telecom and MobileCom announced Monday, June 11, a partnership with the Jordan Football Association (JFA) for a three-year sponsorship period, in a deal worth 340,000 Jordanian dinars ($479,000), according to a company press release. The agreement makes Jordan Telecom and MobileCom the exclusive telecommunications partners for the JFA, at all its games, events and activities until 2003.
"We are in the process of selecting a number of key sporting activities in which we can contribute," said Yanal Mufti, communications manager at MobileCom. "We believe that the game of football is the most popular sport in Jordan and our commitment to support its growth and popularity will help to further its success regionally."
Jordan Telecom, with an estimated capital of JD520 million according to company figures, runs Jordan's technological infrastructure, forming the backbone for the country's ISPs and mobile service providers. The firm partnered with the international provider, France Telecom, which along with the Arab Bank signed in January 2000 a $508-million deal to acquire 40 percent of Jordan Telecom.
MobileCom is the new Jordanian public mobile telephone network operator, and is the operator of the mobile communications license granted to Jordan Telecom. The company has launched its full public service in Jordan on 15th September 2000. ― (MENA Report)
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Top Headlines
- MobileCom partners with football association
- MobileCom partners with football association
- MobileCom signs exclusive deal with Jordan Youth Club's football team
- MobileCom debuts Electronic Payment Service in Jordan via the "PAYNET" service
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Z/X Ignition Discussions
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Rito2Ru wrote:
Ep 4
Now I realize why Hiro Shimono's voice seemed so weird. For Asuka, they're making him have this weird accent where he ends almost everything he says with "nyaa" or something that sounds similar to that.
Koube is slightly west of Osaka. He is talking in a Kansai dialect/accent. Asuka was probably born/raised in that area while Aina and Ayase came from somewhere else.
I should've figured as much. Hearing him do that accent just makes the character sound so strange when I've heard him do other, more prominent voices without accents before.
What even
So far the animation is pretty, the characters are interesting enough and the plot seems to be warming up to be something deep~ Will anticipate episode 4!
And yeah, the accent threw me off at first :3
I never actually use this account to do anything
Ep 5
Still pretty good, it's the character interactions among the girls that keep pulling me back. That and the fact that they're all cute :3
Come on Ayase, get Aina back on your good side, you two were so good together.
What even
man, aina's a bit of a bitch...
but thanks to episode 1, at least we know everything will be well and good in the end.
glass, once broken, can never be restored perfectly
so Aina is now the main antagonist of the series?
if she didn`t go back to her good side, then she must die already.
I`m leaving Crunchyroll today.
.........I REALLY seem to have totally and completely different tastes than the entire rest of the world. For me, this is by far one of the most epic anime I've seen, especially lately. Love the music, the animation, the characters, even the story.
Sure, the plot can be extremely confusing, but that doesn't automatically mean it's a terrible anime. Final Fantasy Tactics is hailed as being a pretty awesome game. Good luck understanding everything that goes on there.
I also kinda enjoy reading wikis on anime/games. Just the other day I spent several hours reading on some of the background of Assassin's Creed....although 90% of that time was going off on a tangent reading stuff related to the stuff from the game I was previously reading about. For instance, I started reading about the pentagram that "subject 16" draws on the floor for Desmond.....and ended up learning interesting facts about seraphs and cherubs and archangels and such....and that was after learning about demon ranks.
Symphogear AXZ, plox?
have they delayed the episode for this week ? i checked and it shows episode 6 not this week but next week
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have they delayed the episode for this week ? i checked and it shows episode 6 not this week but next week
I am wondering the same thing. You would think there would have been an announcement if it was going to be delayed, but it seems episode 6 was broadcasted in Japan on schedule from a quick google search. No announcements of any delays, anywhere. So I think it is something on Crunchyroll's end.
So CR screwed up i guess
I wouldn't say that, more like something wasn't put into place that was supposed to and it went unnoticed. Crap happens sometimes, especially when it comes to the internet. If it hasn't been delayed, then the availability window was accidentally defined for the wrong week. At least that is how it looks to me, I don't know how the site works internally.
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I wouldn't say that, more like something wasn't put into place that was supposed to and it went unnoticed. Crap happens sometimes, especially when it comes to the internet.
They screwed up, at least give us some warning or something. I'm not going to sugar coat my words when I'm paying a monthly fee.
Bidoof, shit just got real!
probs wont get spotted for a week
Well, the les than legal sites do not appear to have the raw file. So, I'm thinking it is something on the Japan side causing it.
I would report this to the site tech support, but I am not sure what the best way to do that is. The fact that there hasn't been any announcement yet means that they probably don't know about the problem yet, if it actually is a problem with the site.
EDIT: Just went through and looked at the "les than legal" sites to confirm what dracphelon said. Each of the sites says that the episode will air next week. So it seems that there has been a delay, I just can't find any information on it.
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Three states in a single day!
New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. From Albuquerque, NM to Oklahoma City, OK
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Unfortunately my schedule didn't match with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, but I'll certainly try to make it happen next time along Route 66, that's for sure. Actually, the time I spent in Albuquerque matched with the New Mexico State Fair, which also takes place in the first days of Fall, but what I really wanted was to drive through Route 66, check the downtown area and then try to find some nice hotel for the night, since I hadn't booked anything. When you go on a trip like that, where you get to spend each night in a different city, combining with the positive side of having many hotels to choose from, the best you can do, is take your time and seize the day… So, why such a stress? Like actor Robin Williams used to say in the "Dead Poets Society" motion picture:
– "Carpe diem"!
In my case, since I had my iPhone with me at all times (lol), I just had to use one of my apps, like Expedia or Priceline, to search for a hotel nearby, then sort it by price or guest rating and that was it, I could relax and be sure I would have a room already reserved at night and no needs to wait in line for checkout in the next morning. There's one thing I found out during this trip; if you're not in a hurry or you find yourself arriving early, you can try to negotiate a cheaper fare than Priceline or Expedia, straight at the front desk – in some cases it might work, since they don't have to pay any commission for those companies, they can "pass" you part of that commission, by discounting it on your fare. At the same time, it may not work and you can get a no for an answer, due to the fact that, by using the high volume of reservations created by these companies, it's worth the investment for the whole chain.
So, depending on the case, sometimes it's worth trying. And if you find yourself driving through the countryside of America, people are usually very friendly! Curious if I was able to save anything that night? Just five dollars (lol), but come on, it was my breakfast or part of my lunch saved in the next day, let's think that way! Funny fact, this America's Best Value Inn had gone through some remodeling, so the rooms were brand new, great! Guess what, another family of Indians running the hotel and I felt they were looking at me, like I was a stranger or something, some crazy tourist ready to break everything in their new bedroom and run away in the next morning! That was funny, though! For fifty dollars a night, it was not bad at all. The hotel had nice guest ratings at Tripadvisor.com.
Another tip, if you're able to, check websites like Tripadvisor.com – you can always find guest ratings. Customers usually don't lie. There you can find out if the room and bed sheets are clean, bathrooms and bathtubs are nice and sanitized, no mildews, all among some other details that does make the difference, when all you want after a whole day on the road, is to be sure you're going to have a good time of rest and be ready for next day's new chapter of your trip!
Driving across Route 66, I ended up in Old Town Albuquerque. On the old days when the cities weren't so densely populated as today, the main roads used to cut through its old centers and the Mother Road is just another example of that. I was able to park my car in one main square, where a group of kids were singing on a gazebo, I guess it was some school choir activity. It reminded me of my home country during my childhood when visiting the countryside (I'm from a three million people metropolis called Salvador) in the state of Bahia… Good memories! After listening to two songs, I decided to take a walk around and explore what Old Town could offer, some antiques stores, gift shops, cafés, etc. After buying two Route 66 themed tequila shot glasses, I sat down at a local Cafe for a real espresso, short shot in a ceramic cup, Italian style, a rare thing in America, especially when you're not in "cosmopolitan cities", such as New York or Chicago. For those espresso lovers like me, if you're in the States and you walk into a Starbucks, for example, try asking for one single shot espresso in a ceramic cup, otherwise it will certainly come in a paper cup… "Come on you people"! 😉
At night, I decided grab something at Red Lobster, as I was in a mood for some seafood, no typical Route 66 restaurants for me that evening, even though I had some nice suggestions of where to eat! Here is one nice recommendation: If you're in doubt of where to grab a bite, doesn't matter of how costly the place is – restaurant, bar, cafes, try checking Yelp.com or something similar. Like Tripavisor.com, clients leave their comments and ratings, which is a great way to help you finding the perfect place for the occasion. After dinner, I was back to my hotel, where I got my things ready to leave in the next morning, where I was going to drive two hundred and ninety miles all the way to Amarillo, Texas, where "everything is big", as Texans proudly say it out loud!
Next morning, I had three stops on my way to Amarillo. The first one, in the little town of Santa Rosa – New Mexico, with its twenty eight hundred residents at the year two thousand Census. Doing my research, I found about the Route 66 Auto Museum (Route66automuseum.com) in Santa Rosa and thought it would be interesting to invest some time in there. I guess I was right, the museum is dedicated to those Vintage, Street Rods, Chromes and Classics that once were popular across the Mother Road, from Chicago to LA, from LA to Chicago, carrying histories, dreams and hopes, songs, colors and art, joy and family time to the travellers. And today, the dream is still so much alive, due to Route 66's re-birth as an evident touristic attraction, cutting through the heart of the United States of America. Nothing seems to be more genuine and American than Route 66 and I felt so sure about that, as I was driving it everyday in this amazing journey!
I confess I didn't carry high expectations for the museum. Santa Rosa is a small town, what else could I expect? Therefore, it was a great surprise, the museum is very interesting, with more than thirty classics, like Cadillacs, Corvettes, Buicks, Bel-Airs, etc. I was told the Museum's owner, Bozo Cordova, does the restorations and has a garage down the road. Besides the lovingly restored antiques and vintage autos, it also carries an assortment of motorcycles, bicycles, Route 66 memorabilia, all at one place. As I came across, I couldn't resist an iced Coke in a bottle, like old times – but "made in Mexico"? As I visited the gift shop with that in my mind, I was able to pay attention to the assembly labels on many of the gifts available and I can say the vast majority is "made in China". In my opinion, something has to be done here and every Route 66 gift should be "made in USA". Genuinely American, the pride has to boom it again!
After leaving Santa Rosa, one hundred and twenty miles later, I reach Adrian, in Texas, known as the midpoint of Route 66. It means a bit more than eleven hundred miles each way on Route 66, so this was the halfway of my journey! I arrived there a quarter to four in the afternoon, met a nice retired couple from San Antonio driving in a white Corvette Spider from the sixties and after a quick chat, we decided to get inside the Midpoint Café, the most famous spot in town. To my surprise, they close at four and it was five past it and the door was already locked! As we were a bit frustrated and thinking about hitting the road again, I thought about Dan Rice's recommendation – the world famous Ugly Crust Pies from there. So I ran towards my car, pulled Dan Rice's book out, placed the book cover on their front window and said:
– Dan Rice told me to come here, he recommended me to come here"…!
On the other side of the window I could see a smile, the doors where opened to us and I was finally able to meet Mrs. Fran Houser, owner of the MidPoint Cafe (read MidPoint's history at Uglycrustpies.com). Curious fact: According to Melba Rigg, from the small town of Galena, Kansas (I'll talk about her in the future), Fran inspired Disney-Pixar to create the character "Flo" in the motion picture "Cars", since she's a great cook and created the world famous Ugly Crust Pie, known across Route 66, filled inside with pecans, apple, chocolate, lemons… Talking about lemons, when I met Dan, back in Santa Monica, he told me:
– "If I knew I was going to meet you today, I would have brought a couple of bags of lemons here, so you could take it with you and give it to Fran, once you arrive at the MidPoint Cafe. She loves making Ugly Crust Pies with the lemons from the lemon tree I got on my backyard"!
I guess he was right, because here is what I heard, once I stepped into her Café:
– "So, where are my lemons, dear"?!
This is the true essence of Route 66 my friends, it's made by people just like us, representing the real America and Route 66 gathers them as a big family.
With several slices of Ugly Crust Pies in my car, I decided I was not going to spend the night in Amarillo. I was going to drive three hundred extra miles ahead and make it all the way to Oklahoma City, since the pies in my car, I was going to bring it to my youngest brother Bruno, my lovely stepsister Anna and my nephew and niece, Samuel and Julia. They were expecting me to make it there in the following evening, but why not surprising them at night, just by knocking on the door and saying I had a "special delivery"? Good surprises are always the best ones; we keep in our memories forever, no doubt about that!
I still had one stop to make in Texas, west of Amarillo and meet the famous Cadillac Ranch. It was invented and built by a group of art-hippies imported from San Francisco. They called themselves The Ant Farm, and their silent partner was Amarillo billionaire Stanley Marsh 3. He wanted a piece of public art that would baffle the locals, and the hippies came up with a tribute to the evolution of the Cadillac tail fin. Ten Caddies were driven into one of Stanley Marsh 3's fields, then half-buried, nose-down, in the dirt (supposedly at the same angle as the Great Pyramid of Giza). They faced west in a line, from the 1949 Club Sedan to the 1963 Sedan de Ville, their tail fins held high for all to see on the empty Texas panhandle. If you bring spray paint, make sure to also bring a camera. Because whatever you create at Cadillac Ranch will probably only last a few hours before it's created over by someone else. Have fun!
Unfortunately I didn't have time to stop at the famous Big Texan Stake Ranch (Bigtexan.com) in Amarillo for their famous "72oz. Stake Challenge" – a Route 66 legend! If you eat everything in one hour (plus some sides), you get it for free! Like I said, everything is big in Texas!
Oklahoma, here I come!
Cheers, Leo Politano.


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Now I don't know who or what Les Mills is but I can tell you that he is part genius and part fat murder. However, I do know he is the creator of Body Step, Body Combat, Body Pump, and Body something else I think. And I haven't tried the other 3 but I can already tell you I LOVE Body Step and I'm going to try Body Combat on Friday.
I added a video of Body Step just to show y'all what I did! Thank you Youtube for the video.
That's just a minute or so but imagine 55 minutes of it! It's intense and I love it!! Gina, the instructor, is amazing! She saw I was struggling and all over the place. So she showed the "room"...i.e. me...the modified version! LOL! Even with the modified steps I was still all over the place! And I thought I had some sort of coordination but that was a different kind of coordination! And then the whole time I was wondering how they stay on the boards. And thankfully I was in the back on the room in the corner because I sure as hell was all over the place. I was tripping over my feet, my arms were flailing around like I was having some sort of seizure. It was the greatest, funniest, and quite the most entertaining thing! And I'm doing it again and again because it's so much fun! Yeah I looked like a hot mess but this hot mess was sweating like a mad woman! So I can't wait to do it again!
And Gina again is just amazing! I went up after class to thank her for modifying the moves and she said no problem. And she asked if this was my first time. And I told her yes and I really enjoyed it. She then said are you serious? This was your first time. You're above the average for beginners, normally I give people 5-6 weeks to catch on but you'll get there much sooner! You did great. And she went on to tell me about her first time taking step and she said he was all over the place and had fallen several times. While we were talking she told me about a Body Combat class she teaches. It sounds like a great class. It seems like a kickboxing class on steroids!
Here is the a video from Youtube.
Again that's just a minute of it and I'm sure I'll be dead after an 55 minutes but I'll report back and let you know what I think!
So that's my latest fitness excursion! And don't forget to tune into tomorrow for the weekly weigh in! Well it'll be weekly now that I have a routine! lol!


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In Melbourne I'd found myself in the habit of socialising until late at night then waking up before the sun, unable to go back to sleep, excited about life in this city and its infinite possibilities. I shopped, went to a go-go dancing class, had a picnic in the park, played board games and ate delicious meals home cooked by vegan weightlifters. I wore short skirts, revealing low cut tops and all the outrageous things I wouldn't be able to wear when I went back to the desert. I was constantly excited and simultaneously exhausted from lack of sleep, popping Vitamin B tablets like there was no tomorrow.
Then one day I went on what I thought was a date. It wasn't. Like an angsty teen I lay on the futon in my friend's spare room, plugged my ears into some sad songs and wrote some sad bad poetry. I was angry and embarrassed that I'd lead myself on and for even thinking there was ever anything there. Men never seemed to follow the scripts I wrote for them in my head, my day dreaming was becoming dangerous. Then that night, I slept. For a solid ten hours.
The next day I didn't get out of bed until 2pm. My godmother had given me a ridiculous floral top, which has a tail and back flaps that float around when I spin. It's totally over the top and I never wear flowers. But hey, it's 2013! Why not?* I wore it with a leather jacket, pants, shoes appropriate for dancing and red lipstick and went op shopping.
I was gunna Get Back On The Horse. There Are Plenty More Fish In The Sea. I was going to canter along on that damned horse whilst casting my fishing rod out into a nearby river. Or I was sitting on a horse on a fucken fishing trawler. But before I saddled up and returned to life as a horseriding fisherwoman, I ate Mexican food and Sangria with my girlfriends and rocked up to the Bella Union Trades Hall. I'd only been dancing for about 20 minutes when who should tap me on the shoulder with a massive surprised grin on his face?
To be continued.
*So far this 'It's 2013! Why not?' philosophy has seen me eat calamari and squid, wear high heels and consider karaoke.


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Spike TV presents an action, adventure, fantasy and sports gamer's paradise when mega star Samuel L. Jackson hosts the 4th annual Spike TV 2006 Video Game Awards (VGAs) premiering on Wednesday, December 13 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT).
Spike TV's 2006 Video Game Awards tapes on Friday, December 8 at the University of Southern California's Galen Center in Los Angeles with the two-hour "games vs. games" extravaganza.
"This year's show will be all about bringing the games alive on screen, huge world premieres and game inspired performances that will blow the roof off of our biggest event yet," says Casey Patterson, Executive Producer VGA's and Senior Vice President, Event Production and Talent Development for Spike TV. "There is nobody cooler than our returning host, gamer god Sam Jackson to lead the virtual madness."
Voting for this year's nominees on http://www.vga2006.spiketv.com/ starts today and runs through Thursday, December 7. Also online, fans can log on to view exclusive red carpet and backstage coverage of the event.
The official sponsors of Spike TV's 2006 Video Game Awards are Burger King(R), Mountain Dew, Pontiac, Stride(TM) Gum, U.S. Air Force and Verizon Wireless.


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Posted on March 12th, 2010 by annakjarzab
Have you seen the new Eclipse teaser trailer? Is it just me, or was it sort of…boring? As my good friend M Dubbs said, "It looks just like Twilight." It really does. Unless you were familiar with the series, you really wouldn't be able to tell that it was an entirely different movie with (ostensibly) an entirely different plot. Come on Summit! Somebody's asleep on the job. It didn't even make me that excited to see Eclipse, although OF COURSE I WILL because I am not a HEARTLESS TROLL. J/k. I don't really believe that if you aren't seeing Eclipse you are heartless troll. You are missing out, though, on the wonder that is R Pattz.
Speaking of R Pattz, still totally excited to see Remember Me this weekend, even though my friend Doug TOTALLY RUINED THE ENDING FOR ME. I didn't even know there was a twist to spoil, but apparently there was. Even though I'm usually such a spoiler monster when it comes to these things, I'm not going to do you the indignity of forcing you to endure the spoiling that I have endured. The funniest thing was that Doug's G-chat status a few days ago was an jokey alternate title for the movie, and I furiously wrote to him, "DID YOU JUST SPOIL REMEMBER ME FOR ME?" He was like, "Um…how is it that you even figured that out?" Because I am an R Pattz fiend, my friend. Fiend! (No I'm not. I just like him and his character in Remember Me reminds me of Neily.)
I didn't really intend this to be an R Pattz-centric post, but speaking of Remember Me: my roommate urgently G-chatted me yesterday saying, "I'm going out of town tonight–PLEASE DON'T SEE REMEMBER ME WITHOUT ME THIS WEEKEND!" We are grown, by the way. We probably need lives. The thing is, I actually DO have a life. I've just made room for R Pattz in it. Wait, is that a line from something? Oh, yes, Sex and the City. It's an illness.
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New Moon
Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by annakjarzab
Okay, so on Friday night I saw New Moon, and, you guys? It was awesome.
It's been getting a lot of horrible reviews, but it's really hard to tell (j/k! it's not really hard to tell! it's totally obvious) if the movie is actually bad or if movie reviewers are by nature inclined to pan and hate the Twilight franchise and all it stands for because its target audience is young females and LORD KNOWS they can't stand to see us making choices that reflect buying power. Keep the ladies in their places! Only men should be able to determine if a movie makes millions and millions of dollars at the box office simply by blowing up everything in a seven mile radius (ahem Transformers)! Because honestly, the over-the-top melodramatic romance of Twilight is the lady version of blowing stuff up.
My only concern about the film was that there was going to be too much Jacob. LOL this movie is all about Jacob, I know that, but I'm staunchly anti-Jacob, or at least I used to be. Okay, I'm still anti-book-Jacob–Jacob in the book is a total whiny brat of a tool who manipulates Bella and attacks her with his mouth. I'm also anti the way that Bella tolerates all of that shizz from him, but let's not put Baby in a corner just yet or whatever. I have a point!
But here's where it gets tricky: Taylor Lautner('s chest) made me like Jacob a lot. I finally understood why maybe she might pick him, except of course I knew she wouldn't (SPOILER!) pick him, because if there's anything Stephenie Meyer does right in that book, it's make a contract with the reader (I, the undersigned, Stephenie Meyer, do solemnly swear to make sure that Edward and Bella end up together as vampires at the end of this series) and stick with it! I believe in making a contract with the reader and not veering off in crazy directions when it makes no sense and presenting an unbelievable choice as a legitimate "twist"/solution.
So yeah, Team Edward 4 Lyfe or whatever, but also I get the Jacob thing now, although I still hate him in the books and always will. They were right to stick with Lautner, even though I know he went through many months of unhealthy body building to get them to hire him back, and I cringed for the first half of the movie every time he came on screen because of that awful wig they had him in. He was very likeable and believable as Jacob, and I actually believed the words that were coming out of his mouth. He might be the best actor of the three of them? Although you know I heart my RPATTZ so I don't even know what I'm saying, crazy talk, obviously. By the way, they played the trailer for RPATTZ's new movie (March 2010 baby!), Remember Me, before New Moon (of course they did) and it looks super great.
My favorite part of the trailer (aside from RPATTZ) is that his character reminds me somewhat of Neily, who I love. Which is funny, because I always thought RPATTZ would be a more appropriate portrayal of another character in the book, but whatever. Since Remember Me is as close to an All Unquiet Things movie as I think we'll ever get, I'll take it!
Secret shame: I now have two RPATTZ posters in my office. It's okay, I work in children's publishing–it's allowed if you have it up ironically. Whenever people comment on it (because they do) I always tell them that he's watching over me while I work because he loves me and he just wants me to be safe. TWILOLZ!! Gets a laff every time (I don't think it's ever gotten a laugh, actually).
So anyway, I thought the stuff between Bella and Jacob in New Moon was sexy and funny. The movie was a lot of fun, actually. A lot of people are using the word "joyless" to describe the relationships the series presents, and while that's in a lot of ways true, I thought there was plenty of fun here. Lots of smiles between Bella and Jacob, he jokes around with her, even Bella says a minorly funny thing at the end of the movie when Edward's trying to convince his family not to let Bella become a vampire and she gives him a breathy "Shut…UP" which is way more amusing in the delivery than it is on the page.
I did miss Edward. I do heart him–his hang ups about being soulless and damned are very sad to me, and one of the most interesting things about him. I can't imagine how depressed he is or must have been for those 90 or so years he's lived as a vampire. To believe, to truly and steadfastly believe, that there is nothing beautiful or special or good about you, must be such a hard burden to bear, a crushing weight. And if Bella lifts that weight for Edward, then good for him. And also, I get why he left her. People laugh at the whole, "I'm dangerous and I can't protect you" thing, but he's right–he IS dangerous and he CAN'T protect her, OBVIOUSLY. Jacob, too. They're both dangerous creatures who could kill her as soon as look at her, and they're often getting tangled up in a bunch of nasty supernatural business that she has no defense against. They should both leave her the hell alone, if they really want her to be safe. But they can't because love or whatever, so fine. But at least he had to try, and that's commendable.
Also, one final thing, because I've been thinking about this a lot. People say that Edward is a perv because he's an old man lusting after a teenaged girl, even though he looks like a teenaged boy. And while that is not an incorrect theory, per se, I don't find it all that problematic. While I would agree if it was, say, Carlisle who was dating Bella, because he's an actual mature man, and was when he was turned into a vampire, I think Edward is probably pretty stunted as a result of all his spiritual and emotional hangups and his general antisocial behavior. He leads this lonely, passionless life, experiences nothing, feels nothing, like a depressed Peter Pan.
Strangely, I've never heard the "ew pervert" argument about Jesse, the immortal boy from Tuck Everlasting who falls in love with Winnie, even though he's a hundred years old by that point and she's like fifteen or something. Because Jesse's a boy, not a man. He's just been a boy a lot longer than most boys are. In that book, Mr. Tuck explains to Winnie how, when time ceases to matter, it ceases to exist. Immortal beings (such as they are) are outside of time and not subject to its rules or the things it brings a normal human–maturity, wisdom, knowledge, age. So Jesse and Edward are not, inside, the equivalents of 100 year old men. They are boys who have stepped outside of time. I think that's different. And also amazingly interesting.
And now for the coda: how great were those Volturi, AMIRITE? Creepy and pitch-perfectly insane, just like in the book. Except Jane, who was just creepy and awesome. Dakota Fanning FTW! She stole the movie.
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The Kid A joke.
Tell me, please, once and for all, is the whole 'Kid A is one of the most amazing albums of all time' just a music snob insider joke?
Don't get me wrong, I don't usually get hung up on not liking albums that are popular among others. But Kid A often features highly in people's faves lists, and I just don't get it. I love Radiohead, and not just the first three either, I love Rainbows, and Hail to the Thief is pretty good too.
But I have tried time and time again to 'get into' Kid A, so far to no avail.
Please please help, it's turning into an obsession.
Yours, with a cry for assistance,
if you dont like it, dont listen to it.
its brilliant tho.
And for a second time
Amen to THIS
It's my fav of theirs
I dont think its a snoby in joke people just like it and for a hell of alot of people it was a gate way record into appriciating electronic music so they hold it close.
this is exectly it..
it is a) a wonderful beautiful record b) an access point to various other amazing records therefore engages aurally and emotionally... mmmm
it is an amazing album.
i mean, Kid A, the song? Simply incredible. If you don't like it you don't have to. But is a fucking belter.
^ This 100%
As for individual tracks:
Kid A, Idioteque and In Limbo
No, it's not a joke.
It's an amazing album and the only logical step Radiohead could have made after OK Computer. They knew that attempting to make another album like it would probably destroy them and that the sensible thing would be to move to pastures new but retain their sensibilites. That pasture was electronica. Yorke was also becoming increasingly self conscious about how much his singing was being interpreted and moving beyond the music so wanted a way to carry on doing what he does but have it become more intrinsic to the music, more textural, rythmic, inscrutable.
In Rainbows is the closest Radiohead have got to going back to the sounds of OK Computer and it's really a culmination of everything they've done in the decade since. It owes as much to Kid A as it does OK Computer, certainly.
Wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the same stuff?
Personally I can't stand the Beatles.
i think it's my universe
perhaps after the next jump, we can find our way back.
I am a complete diehard Radiohead fan
and it took me countless listens over about 18 months before this album finally clicked with me, but now I love it.
I'd say persevere, but if you don't like it then you don't like it, don't lose sleep over it!
What worked for me was coming home after a heavy nights drinking, and listening to "How To Disappear Completely" in the dark, through a decent pair of headphones.
Worth a try!
my favourite album of all time
shoot me for it - but before you do - give it a million more chances - I'm sure it will 'click' one day!
as jimitheexploder describes - it did act as a gateway for me to get into electronic music - maybe for those people who had already crossed that bridge - or came from an electronic background in the first place - Kid A might have seemed like a lame "indie" effort to attempt to capture the genre.
try and digest the album in manageable chunks rather than ploughing through it in one go - a track a day, say - allowing each track to be listened to without context. maybe the beauty of each (and every one) will shine through? Let us know how you get on!
why do always sound like a cock when talking about this album?
i can't help it!
I think it got alot of electronica fans into indie as well
as it was so good, it probibly works both ways as a bridge.
as i was typing earlier...
i wondered if this might have also been the case. If so - you can't really blame it from happening. a truly powerful record.
I had to pesevere with it at the beginning
but it is a truly mindblowing album. Just listen to How To Disappear Completely.
"I love Radiohead, and not just the first three either, I love Rainbows, and Hail to the Thief is pretty good too." =
"I love the pedestrian (but stirring) guitar/song based Radiohead albums, even the ones they did after the mind-blowing experimental electronic albums"
Seeing it performed live finally made it 'click' with me.
Now I love it.
Do you like Amnesiac? I'd file them togther in the Radiohead world.
This and In Utero...
...are probably my 2 favourite albums of all time. Both came after incredibly successful "mainstream" albums and both are fairly "difficult" listens that you have to invest a bit of your own time and effort into.....and both piss all over their forerunners easily.
Kid A also has "Everything in it's right place". "How to dissapear completely" and "Idioteque" on it. Thats like sitting in warm Bailey's eating shortbread whilst copulating with cheesecake.
It's a pretty vague analogy, though.
I mean, you'd have to have the musical appreciation of a kucklehead to find In Utero 'difficult'. It's entirely like the other Nirvana albums, it just happens to be by far the best.
Kid A is really a Thom Yorke solo album with some added input from the rest of Radiohead. To a degree all Radiohead's previous output had been his songs but not to this degree and not in this sense. It doesn't really sound like Radiohead stuff before or after, though there is clearly a link back to the members in terms of style.
I agree with all this
Except it isn't in any possible sense a Thom Yorke solo album- Johnny Greenwood is one of the best arrangers and musicians of his generation and his identity is stamped all over Kid A. He arranged all the horns on the National Anthem, it's his guitar that makes How To Disappear So Completely so affecting and he has a great mastery of electronic instruments that feature on pretty much every other track. Outside of those two, though, the rest of the band hardly had a musical say- "We had to learn how to play an active part in a song without playing a note" I think Ed O'Brian said about it.
What's a 'kucklehead'....?
I know what you're saying though and I agree. I personally don't find them difficult at all, hence the inverted commas. However, my nan could possibly whistle along to, say, 'Come as you are' or 'Karma Police'....give her 'Milk it' or 'The National Anthem' though and thats her ticker done for....
What an incredible response!
I didn't expect so many of you to reply!
I really don't mean to insult it - and like I said, I'm as much of an advocate of us all having different opinions as the next guy.
It's just this particular album that I feel I should at least appreciate, even if it doesn't rank highly on my lists. But so far I feel nothing.
But as most of you have suggested, I will persevere. And I'll let you know how I get on too. It could even be like a little diary (read, 'blog') of my experiences?... Lame? I know.
Each to their own taste-wise
but anyone who thinks Kid A is a brilliant album clearly has a very very different perspective on music to the one I have.
Idioteque's a very good song and Everything In It's Right Place isn't bad. How To Disappear Completely's a decent song too but the rest just doesn't do it for me at all.
Idioteque is boring on the record. It only works live with the added real drums and energy.
The National Anthem's amazing but too long and Optimistic is a classic Radiohead track, in my view.
took me a while
to get into this and amnesiac
but they are both flipping barnstormers
prefer In Rainbows and Amnesiac.
but its still pretty damn goood.
not listened to it since a year after it came out
but i remember liking idioteque and a few other tracks to a lesser extent. other than that it didn't really click. ditto amnesiac.
i'd probably appreciate them much more now that i'm older and more versed in music. i may go find copies next year.
there is a joke about Kid A, actually, and that's how many copies turned up in charity shops within weeks of its release. whether the joke was on radiohead or the disappointed listeners is up to you. :)
As always with threads like this,
an opportunity to link to the (on the money) MM review. http://www.followmearound.com/presscuttings.php?year=2000&cutting=85
I never got it either.
I remember reading that and be absolutely fuming. I also remember Billie Piper's album getting a better score in the Times that week.
MM had it at No.6 or something in their end of year list. Plus Mark Beaumont is a massive cock. Was that the only review they did?
I love looking at old reviews like that
When Be Here Now came out, everyone was falling over themselves to say how amazing it was. It got almost universal praise. About a year on, everyone realised that it was actually a bit crap
Didn't the NME remove the Babyshambles album review from its archives?
What an Idioteque opinion!
^Seriously, I thought the whole thread would be about stuff like this
Everything In Its Right Place
and How To Disappear Completely make that album worthwhile on their own.
It's not Radiohead's most accessible work, but it's still incredible. As other have said, it could take time to click though. It's certainly not as immediate as The Bends, say.
Mind you, it was Amnesiac I struggled with. When I first got into Radiohead (just after HTTT), all their other albums clicked straight off, but I found Amnesiac to be an unlistenable mess. Then, through a combination of seeing some of it live, and listening to I Might Be Wrong (Live), it clicked.
I honestly can't believe it took me so long to 'get' Packt Like Sardines, Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army, Like Spinning Plates (the version of this on I Might Be Wrong is especially magnificent), etc.
I don't think you should worry.
Kid A is a collection of stuff that (for me) doesn't quite work. I hated it on first listen, finding the songs fairly dull or simply trying too hard to be like Aphex stuff without really achieving it.
Seeing the stuff live I was more impressed and it wasn't until I got the live album that I liked it a lot more. That said, I don't listen to it like I listen to their other stuff. It's more of a background album with large sections that kind of pass me by as mood pieces.
The bottom line is generally that those who laud it usually aren't really into the sound of Radiohead before that album and it's really an album for people like that in a way. Regardless of my feelings for it, a listen to the 'songs' on Kid A and Amnesiac makes it clear they could have done a straight OK Computer part II but they didn't and even at the time it came out I was mightly impressed and happy about that.
^^^ This is is kinda my opinion too
I struggle with it. I like quite a lot of the tracks but some just wash over me and so I'm left with a feeling that the collection of tracks don't create a consistent coherent album...
I admire that that they moved in that direction following OKC...but I find it hard to love.....
This is not true at all (your final paragraph)
Myself, and all my friends who love Radiohead, are into Radiohead as a whole, and appreciate the evolution of the band, and the common threads that you can pick up through the albums.
Love Kid A.
I agree
My favourite album by them (and my favourite album other than any of Bjork's) is Kid A. However, OK Computer would be my second/third choice, and I also love The Bends. I don't think I'm an exception, either. I love the perfect tunes on OK Computer, but the way Kid A moves me is just slightly more, but they are both perfect and flawless either in pop sound-craft or in the loss off any convention while still keeping absolutely gorgeous music intact.
And yes, I too sound like a cock describing these albums. Bla gah bloo. And now I'm listening to Kid A because of this thread. Marvellous.
How can you not appreciate Idioteque?
I remember hearing it and being blown away - as much, as if not more so than when I heard the Bends for the first time.
Personally I think Kid A is a fantastic album - if anything, I've always thought of Amnesiac as the weak link in their discography, the one I "didn't get" so much.
But yeah, Kid A ain't no joke.
Of course, if you don't like it, c'est la vie... but give it another couple of spins just in case...
my two cents:
Interesting to see the number of people who 'got' the album a lot more after seeing parts of it live. I was lucky enough to see RH live the night Kid A was released, and the way I thought about music at the time I honestly think if I'd have heard the album beforehand I would've listened once, not gone the gig and then spent the next few months saying 'they've gone shit.' I'm eternally grateful I saw it live first, as a result of perhaps my favourite gig ever I was a lot more patient with the album than I would've been, it became an all-time favourite and a bit of a 'gateway' album to other things, and the number of great artists/albums/gigs I'd have missed out on as a result maybe make Kid A the most important album I've ever heard (in relation to myself, not popular music, I mean), even if it isn't my favourite. So, when I think about how important music has been to some of the best nights of my life since and the mates I've made in the intervening years etc, Kid A and that gig genuinely changed the course of my life for the better. I reckon quite a few people probably think along similar lines. So, erm, cheers Thom.
if feel like you have to force yourself to like an album, may you really don't like it.
If you put the best bits
of Kid A and Amnesiac together you'd have the best album they ever made.
As it is, they've both got amazing songs but are let down by a massive fucking trudge in the middle.
I personally think there's an argument to be made that the I Might Be Wrong live album hangs together better than either of the studio albums which its tracks are drawn from. It's certainly boosted by the addition of True Love Waits (possible my all-time favourite Radiohead song), but admittedly it's missing a couple of my fave tracks from the others, How To Disappear... and Life In A Glasshouse being the ones which spring to mind.
I used to feel this way about olives.
Then recently I found myself wanting them more and more. Kinda like Kid A. I didn't like it when I first heard it (though it was confusion more than dislike), but something kept pulling me back to it, then it all just started to work beautifully.
has anyone got the full text of the original DiS review?
you know the one:
it always makes me laugh
It's a fair review.
It's one of those albums that can ONLY be listened to subjectively. The reviewer just didn't like it, and reading that review it's not like he didn't listen properly. I thought it was utter bollocks when I first heard it, then I heard it when I was monged off my tits in some rich student's sports car, racing through the Fens towards Norwich at 2 o'clock on a Sunday morning, and it suddenly made sense. I'd still rather listen to most other Radiohead albums though. Given the choice, I'd rather listen to, you know, songs. Preferably with guitars that scrawk and scrunk. And Radiohead are very good at that too.
its brilliant
perfect for winter.probably my 3rd favourite behind ok computer and in rainbows, 1st and 2nd respectively
If you like listening to grumpy rich men having a big wank in a studio,
it's brilliant.
I do, so it is. If you don't, it isn't.
Or no.
i dont get
amnesiac having more critical praise than Kid A.
upon release, kid a was given an average review of 7/10 by the music press.
i think they realised they were wrong and overcompensated with better reviews for amnesiac, which i think is quite a poor album.
how to disappear- best radiohead song ever.
it's there best one
by quite some way in my opinion
how can you not listen to idioteque without a) dancing and b) shitting yourself?
It is
very pure and impactive as a whole album of music. It kind of creates its own world. Very special record for me as it soundtracked my first year of uni.
Hey, Great Mates!
Check out this live version of In Limbo - it shits, and then pisses all over the album version from a great height.
Turn it up! Trust me, it takes the song to a new dimension
Optimistic, The National Anthem, Everything In It's Right Place, Idioteque?
What's not to love?
Kid A
is my favorite album.
not just favorite Radiohead album
or favorite album of this decade
Favorie album.
or at least it was
it may not be anymore, but no other album has had the impact on me immediately like Kid A. (Crying)
Pretty much agreed. It's not really that electronic.
But "the lyrics are truly astounding" ????
Hmmmm. Some are great. But lots are just there for the way they sound, rather than meaning anything interesting or clever(e.g Everything in its Right Place, The National Anthem).


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Tinky is a friendly and loving little Shepherd Yellow Labrador mix who came to DogsOnly with her brother Gummy Bear (also on the DogsOnly adoption gallery) after the pups were ruled to be one litter of dogs too many for an already full house. It was decided that Tinky and Gummy Bear should come to DogsOnly so they could find new homes with lots of love, room, and time to help them grow up to be good dogs.
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Human Resources
Purpose and Requirements
October 19, 2017
To maintain and enhance College services through the appointment of talented undergraduate students to entry-level management positions. To provide students with a significant credential for future employment and/or graduate study.
The Presidential Assistantship program for full-time day students consists of a meaningful job experience available to students who are willing to reduce their course load in order to assume responsibilities as a half-time entry-level manager at Muhlenberg College. In exchange, students receive free tuition for a designated number of courses. It should be noted that this waiver of tuition represents a taxable benefit and that participation in this program may extend the student's graduation date. Applicants for open assistantship positions should carefully review the information listed below. Clearly, this program is not for everyone. However, those students who have completed assistantships have been uniform in their praise of the work credential gained and the learning opportunity the experience has provided.
Announcement of Positions
The specific positions available with position descriptions and application instructions will be listed in the Handshake database no later than October 31 of each year. Handshake can be found at: https://muhlenberg.joinhandshake.com. Search for "Presidential Assistant" to see open opportunities.
If you have questions, please contact The Career Center at 484-664-3170 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
1. Presidential Assistants normally will be required to have completed the equivalent of their sophomore year. Depending on student abilities and interest, rising sophomores may receive consideration.
2. Employment terms, depending on the position and the student,will be as follows:
- 15 months June 1 through August 15 (summer plus academic year plus summer)
- two academic years, August 15 through May 15 of each year
- one academic year, August 15 through May 15
- one academic year and one summer in combination.
3. Assistants will follow the management staff work calendar, working half-time (average of 20 hours per week) while enrolling for a half-time course load. For purposes of this program, a half-time course load is defined as two course units during each academic semester and two course units over the complete summer period. Class hours must be scheduled in consultation with the administrative supervisor to assure that satisfactory work schedules are maintained. Assistants are required to enroll through the Wescoe School in order to provide access to both day and Wescoe School courses. Assistants are regarded as part-time employees of Muhlenberg College.
4. Assistants will be granted tuition remission, a taxable benefit, equal to a half-time load (2 courses per academic term) for the duration of their appointment. For instance, students whose term of appointment is one academic year (fall and spring semesters) will be granted tuition remission for a total of four course units. Students whose term of appointment is for one academic year and one summer will be granted tuition remission for a total of six course units. In instances where an additional course is needed for graduation or completion of a major or minor, special approval may be granted by the Vice President, Human Resources for one additional course unit at no cost during one term of appointment. Course audit fees do not qualify for tuition remission. Assistants will also receive a stipend of $600 per month. Withheld from this amount are taxes on both the stipend and the value of the tuition benefit received. Students will continue to pay the Technology Fee, Student Activity Fee and Health & Wellness Fee. Students will retain access to health and other student services during their term of employment. They will be required to declare the value of tuition and stipends as income for federal and state income tax purposes. For questions regarding tax deductions, other witholding and the effect on monthly stipend checks, students are invited to consult with Ms. Andi Gillespie, Director of Accounting Services, Business Office. Assistants are eligible for a 10% discount on most items in the Muhlenberg College Bookstore subject to limits established by the bookstore.
5. Students should be aware that part-time students (2 courses during an academic semester) are not eligible for Dean's List. If students wish to be eligible for the Dean's List, they may choose to carry a three-course load and pay for the third course at Evening College rates.
6. Students who wish to participate in inter-collegiate athletics are required to carry 3 courses in the semester of competition to retain eligibility.
7. Assistants will be required to live off campus - not in campus-owned housing options or fraternity or sorority houses - during the term of employment. This arrangement will allow Assistants to be available during work periods when College residence facilities are closed. During summer periods, Presidential Assistants may live in College housing at no cost if such housing is available. (Please note that, like tuition, the value of summer housing is considered taxable, hence the value will appear on your paystub and will be subject to taxation.) The campus Housing Office will maintain a list of property rentals in the vicinity of the College as well as a list of students who seek off-campus housing.
8. Because students in the Presidential Assistantship program are half-time students, health insurers may raise questions about their eligibility for continued coverage under their parents' health insurance plan. This can occur because 2 courses represents part-time student status. This assistantship program is not unlike other college programs where students take lesser load credit to make work experiences possible, i.e., co-op programs where students study for 6 months and work for 6 months, student teaching programs, etc. Parents should inform their health insurance carriers about the details of the program and state that progress toward graduation is being maintained. As necessary, Anne Speck, Vice President, Human Resources is available to contact students' health insurers directly if further explanation is needed about load status. When the above is explained, students have had no problem.
9. Because of tuition remission and the granting of stipends, Assistants will normally not be eligible for financial aid grants from the College or state and federal sources during the period in which they are employed. However, since each individual's eligibility may be different, students should consult the Financial Aid Office for precise information. Because Assistants maintain half-time load status, they are eligible for Stafford loans. Working half-time and studying half-time will not affect an individual's repayment of loans schedule. Upon return to full student status, Assistants again will be eligible to apply for financial aid.
10. Assistants are expected to commit themselves to the full employment term agreed to at the time of appointment. Assistants will be evaluated during February each year and will continue to serve at the pleasure of the President and the designated administrative supervisor. Unsatisfactory work habits or job performance could result in the discontinuation of the assistantship at the conclusion of any academic period. This would result in the forfeiture of tuition remission and stipends for the time which remains in the stated term of appointment.
11. Assistants will be able to participate in the May Commencement ceremony even if courses remain to be taken in the summer sessions which immediately follow. College policy allows seniors to participate in the ceremony as long as no more than three courses remain to be completed during the summer period which follows. Students' names will be printed in the commencement program after they have completed all of the requirements for graduation.
12. Applications for specific positions should be made through The Career Center as described in the Announcment of Positions section above. Applicants will be required to submit a letter of application, a completed application form, evidence of good academic standing, and personal references. Interviews with the administrative supervisor of the position and Anne Speck, Vice President, Human Resources will be required.
13. Presidential Assistants will be appointed on the recommendation of the designated management staff supervisor with the approval of the President and in consultation with the Vice President, Human Resources.
14. Assistants will complete orientation sessions on the organization and operation of the College. They will have the opportunity to participate in discussions dealing with benefits and financial planning in relation to a first job in the workplace. They will be provided with work space, will be assigned student mailboxes, and will follow administrative work calendars and vacation schedules, attend administrative staff meetings, and carry out work schedules as agreed on with the administrative supervisor during their term of employment.
Further questions relative to this program should be directed to Anne Speck, Vice President, Human Resources or to The Career Center.


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Distracted driving has become a serious issue in the United States, not least of all because of the popularity and accessibility of personal electronic devices such as smart phones and tablets. While these may be the newest form of driver distraction, distracted drivers have been injuring others and themselves since the advent of the automobile. In many cases, Florida law allows people who are injured by distracted drivers to recover for their injuries and other losses by filing a personal injury claim. Below are some answers to questions we frequently hear regarding distracted driving and litigation arising from distracted driving car accidents.
How many people are injured by distracted drivers each year?
While it is impossible to know exactly how many accidents and injuries are caused by distracted driving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that some 424,000 people were injured in accidents involving distracted drivers in 2013. This figure represents an increase from the previous year, in which only 421,000 people were estimated to have been injured by distracted drivers.
Are there different kinds of driver distractions?
Yes. According to NHTSA, there are three broad categories of driver distraction. These are as follows:
- Cognitive distractions – These distractions occur when a driver thinks of something other than the task of driving.
- Manual distractions – Manual distractions are any type of activity that requires that driver remove his or her hands from the wheel of the vehicle that he or she is driving.
- Visual distractions – Visual distractions occur whenever a driver looks at something other than the road ahead.
Some particularly dangerous distractions combine two or even all three of these kinds of distractions. For example, sending a text message requires that a driver think about the text being written, use his or her hands to manipulate the device, and look at the device's screen to enter the input. It is not surprising, then, that texting is among the most dangerous kinds of driver distractions that exists today.
What are some common examples of driver distraction?
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Can I recover compensation after an accident caused by a distracted driver?
In many cases, the answer to this question will be "yes." Like other cases involving personal injury, an injured party must be able to show that his or her accident was caused by someone else's legal negligence. In almost every conceivable case, distracted driving will constitute negligence, so it is simply a matter of finding evidence of distraction in order to recover compensation.
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Contact a Boca Raton personal injury attorney to schedule a free case evaluation
Anyone who has been injured in a car accident should discuss their situation with an experienced Boca Raton car accident lawyer as soon as possible. To schedule a free consultation with one of our attorneys, call Lavalle Brown & Ronan today at 855-BOCALAW.


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