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As noted, John Cena spoke about the Nikki Bella breakup during his appearance as co-host of The Today Show on NBC on Monday morning. During his appearance on the morning talk program, the longtime WWE veteran claimed he was still in love with Nikki, and that he still wanted to marry her and have a family with her.
Nikki, who attended the NBC Upfronts along with her twin sister Brie Bella on Monday, was interviewed and seemed surprised to hear the comments when a reporter read them to her.
"Wow," said a legitimately surprised-looking Nikki Bella. "Well, I'm speechless."
Nikki proceeded to laugh nervously before continuing, "Um, yeah. That's crazy. Yeah."
Nikki and Brie also spoke about the upcoming season of Total Bellas on E!, claiming it will be the best season of the show so far. They spoke about the season including the long-awaited WWE comeback of Daniel Bryan, as well as the wedding planning and eventual issues between Nikki and Cena.
"I'm at a point in my life where I feel like I kind of lost me and I want to go find me and work on me," said Nikki of her breakup with Cena. "I just want John and I both to live happily ever after, whether it's together or separate."
Nikki continued, "I just don't want us to go down the road in life and have regrets. ... So I think it's OK in relationships to take that moment. The day I say my vows I want to say them once and I want to fully mean them. That's what made me hesitant, if I'm ready to say these vows."
The recent Dancing With The Stars contestant then went on to talk about living in the guest bedroom at Brie and Daniel Bryan's house, as well as more comments about her current situation with Cena.
"There are some of us we hope in the end it can work out and I just think the most important part is, you want to make sure you live the rest of your life happy," said Nikki. "You don't want people to force things or have to change themselves so much.
"So those are the things we're just stepping away and seeing what we both really want out of life and when we come back together we will make us happy for the rest of our lives," said Nikki. "We both don't want to live in regret, so we're being very mature, which is great. So we'll see."
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Melanie Clouser on "Who Sings the Nation State?"
Who Sings the Nation-State?: Language, Politics, Belonging
Reviewed by Melanie Clouser
This slim volume, Who Sings the Nation-State?, presents a thought-provoking discussion of global states by two of today's foremost literary scholars. Judith Butler's discussion of the state occurs first, and occupies the majority of the text. Gayatri Spivak's response follows, in which she discusses how regional identities replace nationalism. The work concludes with both scholars responding to four questions from colleagues. Butler's section opens with a discussion of statelessness and the state of exception, following which she proposes a consideration of political opposition. She presents a case study in which she sees opposition at work through performance. Butler begins by analyzing the term "state," first offering a rather standard definition: "states are...loci of power." Then she considers the word "state" in its capacity to indicate both juridical and dispositional dimensions of life ("nation-states" and "states of being"), and she reflects on the relationship between the two senses of state. Finally, she considers that nation-states produce states of individual being ("citizen," "exile," "refugee," "alien"). Butler explores the various implications of the concept of the "state" in light of the work of key theorists including Hannah Arendt and Giorgio Agamben.
Butler reads Arendt in order to discuss the problem of statelessness, a problem she finds under-discussed in academia. She finds that nation-states produce the stateless, the explicitly depoliticized, as a matter of course. Arendt too understood that states necessarily confer statelessness on national minorities. Butler considers Arendt's theories as marking the beginning of the twentieth century concept of "statelessness." However, Arendt, writing a half-century ago, must be interpreted carefully in order to figure relevantly in the contemporary era. One limitation of her work, which Butler identifies, is that she saw the private sphere as non-political. One wonders whether living through the sixties and being exposed to the feminist idea that "the personal is political" would have changed her views. Also, Butler points out that Arendt's theories are limited to refugee/exile situations. The world at that time had yet to see situations such as Guantánamo and Gaza.
Another theorist that Butler considers is Giorgio Agamben, who has adapted the work of Hannah Arendt to later contexts. His work and that of Carl Schmitt represent the most recent scholarship relating to statelessness. Agamben's theory of the state of exception shows how constitutions can suspend rights of citizens and residents by giving power to the sovereign. Building on Arendt's ideas, he concludes that the state exercises power to return some part of a population to a "state" outside of the polity, a state he calls "bare life." Yet Butler sees statelessness not as bare life, but as jettisoned life, "saturated with power precisely at the moment in which it is deprived of citizenship." This is perhaps the most provocative idea presented in this volume. Butler here opens a space to show how such subjects could be empowered, without explaining the implications of such a theory. Instead, Butler identifies at this point the motivation for this discussion: "to find post-national forms of political opposition...to address [the problem of statelessness] with some efficacy."
Combining the search for political opposition with Arendt's position that "freedom consists in the exercise of freedom," Butler turns to the case study of illegal residents' street demonstrations in spring 2006 in the Los Angeles area. She sees this case as an example of a population of non-citizens exercising freedom through political opposition. This volume's title extends from the case study because the US national anthem was sung in Spanish, introducing questions of nationhood, belonging, and statelessness. Butler reads this singing of the anthem as a performative utterance: the declaration creates the freedom of expression by exercising it. This performative politics is not, in and of itself, the right of free speech since illegal residents are not granted rights by law. It is the exercise of the right withheld. Butler concludes that "there can be no radical politics of change without performative contradiction." This argument opens a great opportunity for comparisons with other contexts and complements the work of other scholars. For example, Susan Slyomovics has written of similar political resistance in The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco (2005). Taken together, the work of scholars such as Butler and Slyomovics may provide a way of thinking about political opposition by the disempowered through language and performance.
Spivak responds to Butler's ideas through a consideration of multi-national states. As a Marxist, she sees capital as becoming global, with the resulting loss of redistributive power for nation-states. She points out that Arendt was thinking of nation and state separately, and that Derrida would later undo the connection between birth and citizenship. Spivak herself follows this deconstruction of genealogy in her recent book Other Asias (2008), discussing the regional cross-hatchings of belonging in which regional identities take the place of nationalisms. For example, "heroes of the humanities" such as Anyidoho, Ndebele, Ngugi, and Soyinka attest to African regionalism, while Eva Morales writes from Latin America. Spivak also identifies several Asian regions. Together, these regions offer an alternative or a complement to the current political structure of nation-states. In response to one question, Spivak and Butler make it clear that they are not advocating an era of post-sovereignty. Post-sovereignty, far from solving problems of statelessness, can lead to imperial practices that endanger the rights of everyone (for example, when a powerful state carries out a war without an official declaration according to international practices). The issue is not sovereignty, but how it is exercised.
This volume focuses more on the language of political opposition by the disempowered than it does on the language of any nation-state. Nevertheless, it offers a thought-provoking discussion of the role of language in contexts of statelessness and in the absence of belonging. It draws on the work of scholars such as Arendt, Agamben, Gramsci, and Foucault to explain hierarchies of power and the effects of sovereignty. It also points toward some implications of globalization and statelessness, exploring the current movement toward regional loci of power. It contributes a new direction for the study of global states by considering the role of resistance at the local level and the increasing importance of regional identities; it also continues the discussion of the decline of the nation-state initiated by the work of Arendt. From the era of the Second Word War to a yet imaginary era that post-dates the nation-state as we know it, Who Sings the Nation-State? offers a comprehensive view of political resistance to the production of subjects without legalrights.

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Add the pancake mix and stir to combine. The mix will be a little thick, but it will be moist. Try to make sure that you don't have too many lumps — some are okay, but it is no fun to bite in to a muffin and get a patch of dry pancake mix.
Place muffin cups in your muffin pans. If you don't have any, you can always grease the muffin pans so the muffins come out without sticking to the pan.
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Spoon half a teaspoon of the apple preserves in the muffin cups for an extra delicious addition to the plain pancake mix.
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Spoon another half of a teaspoon of apple preserves on each muffin. Then finish the muffins off with a final layer of muffin mix. This should bring your muffin cups to 3/4 of the way full. The muffins will rise in the oven so you don't need to fill them all of the way.
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The first step to eliminating privilege is treating everyone fairly. If white Christians are not responsible for Tim McVeigh, Jim Jones, David Koresh etc, why should muslims or black people be held accountable for the actions of strangers they do not know? Heck in America the parents of white serial killers are rarely held accountable for their actions. So next time you try to selectively blame certain groups, remember that makes you part of the problem. When you talk about black on black crime but not white on white crime, you are part of the negative forces destroying our world. When you "otherize" groups and "normalize" yourself, you are part of the problem. When you make excuses for extrajudicial murder that you would not make if the victim looked like you, you are not just part of the problem, you are the problem!
We all are one
I am lost for words so I'll simply retreat to the words of Jimmy Cliff
Evidence speaks: Grades matter.
When my daughter started kindergarten, she refused to do her assignments and tests. She said the work was too easy and she had done the work in her Montessori preschool. She asked me why she was expected to do "baby work"? She complained about being bored in class. She could not understand why she was expected to be working on three letter words and vowel sounds when she could read? This is a child who chose to make a model "icosahedron" as a two year old since she needed a shape that started with "I". So I felt for her and so I listened to her complaining about everything, from the math classes to spelling tests… When she was done speaking, I told her that I understood that she was frustrated. My next words to her shocked me, I asked her "how do your new teachers know how much you know if you refuse to show them on the tests and assignments?" I agreed with her that she was smart and hardworking and she needed to always let her work show what she knows. We had this conversation almost 8 years ago and I think this was the best 30 minutes I ever invested in her academic career. She bought into the idea that people need evidence to believe you. Yes the work is still too easy for her (ok I still need to refresh her memory regularly and she has her limits), but that is another story, however no one can out work her even on "baby work".
Breast Self Exams: to do or not to do?
In 2002 a comprehensive 10 year study of Chinese factory workers to determine if knowledge of breast self exam (BSE) affected breast cancer mortality was published. This epidemiological study is cited as why BSE is no longer recommended. Unanswered questions include can the results of this study be generalized to different ethnicities, cultures, health systems and nationalities? Also prior to instruction 13.3% of control group (not BSE instructed) had practiced BSE in the past year. According to the authors: "Furthermore, a high proportion of women in the instruction group reported that they had found their breast cancer as a result of practicing BSE, and they sought medical attention after detecting their tumor in somewhat less time than did women in the control group"… Here is a copy of the 2002 paper.
Lady justice does not blink
Our nation has a long history of criminalizing poor and minority children. The early colonists brought with them notions of debtor prisons and children could be imprisoned because their parents were broke. The atrocities committed against slave children, native children, and children of indentured servants are shameful stains on our history. Post slavery, children's rights remained secondary to capitalist aspirations as poor children. So why are we surprised that lady justice sees nothing wrong when grown policemen touch female children inappropriately after-all lady justice did not blink when the blood of children was spilled multiple times.
Online shaming by parents is child abuse
There is a disturbing trend by some adults to post videos of them "discipling" kids online. They narrate the child's infraction and then proceed to "punish" the child by verbally or physically abusing the child or humiliating or embarrassing the child. All of these parents claim they are doing it for their child, but I seriously doubt it. They come across as exhibitionists competing for hits off the shame of a child that did not consent to the public humiliation. In what universe is it OK to seek public adulation off the transgressions of your minor child? Even the government recognizes that youthful offenders need protection and typically do not publish their names and crimes, perhaps it is time to protect these children from these adults. If you want to punish your child do it within the confines of the law. Once you post videos that expose your kids to future ridicule, and can limit their career judgment is questionable.
The revolution is being televised?
The past few years has seen revolutions and uprisings all over the globe. From Cairo to Baltimore people are rising and rioting, in reaction to a trigger of some kind, police brutality, oppression by leaders. People are reacting! The 99% marched in reaction to the status quo. But then what? What has changed? What has improved? Revolutions cannot be sustained if they are reactionary, they have to be nurtured and purposeful. They have to be driven by goals and these specific objectives must be focused and deliberate otherwise after the fires stop burning,
if they do, the resulting anarchy is often worse than what was displaced. Sadly all over the globe folks are relearning this. But then should people just sit and do nothing? Of course not, because if they do nothing the rage just simmers and grows and the riots are simply postponed. Ideally we would address the root causes of the problems and find solutions. Solutions that recognize that human lives are more important than property and $$$. But getting there will be difficult if we wait for elected leaders. Many of these elected leaders are too privileged to relate to the poor or even the middle class. They are clueless about the needs of the people they should serve and cannot comprehend the effect of their words. So in addition to marching, shouting and praying, register to vote. Field your own candidates that will change the status quo. Think before you act. Remember if all you do is burn your own neighborhood, 20 years from now it may still stay burned. And no one will give a damn until the burning starts again.


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Steward of God?s Creation Award
The Steward of God?s Creation award is bestowed to those individuals who exhibit courage and commitment in the caring and keeping of the earth in a heroic, distinguished and effective manner. Awardees are determined by a vote of religious leaders and bestowed at a public event, normally the National Prayer Breakfast for Creation Care, which is sponsored annually by a coalition of religious organizations and affiliates.
Jim Davidson
During the first exploration by religious leaders to articulate the religious and spiritual values of forests in 1998, Jim chaired a study committee in Redwood National Park which consisted of participants from many different faith traditions. Over several days of study, reflection and discussions his committee began early and worked long into the night to reach consensus on a statement summarizing the theology of forest conservation. By relentlessly pressing his committee, by maintaining late nights and by successfully steering through all difficulties and challenges, Jim succeeded in leading his team to a clarion theological articulation of the religious values of forests.
Again, in late 1999, Jim set aside the duties of his busy import company and applied his mediation skills to the coordination and inspiration of religious leaders in drafting an ethic of forest products consumption which encourages a reduction in the use of forest products.
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Day-off extravaganzas normally end in an unexpected surprise.
Fall is in the air, and the brisk clean air of Japan is a nice refresher for me. People bustled around my street, setting up for a late afternoon autumn festival full of their handcrafted foods and trinkets. It was one of those days where you wake up, run to the window, throw the curtains open, and instantly get blinded by the bright sun … and smacked in the face by the welcoming smells of fall.
It was going to be a good day.
The adventure was pre-planned (yet we still had no idea what was in store), and this time my translator and fellow teammate were going to join me!
Suddenly the van door slammed shut, and I was on my way. The highway was clear of traffic, and the oceanic and mountainous views were breathtaking. To where? I don't know the actual Japanese name, nor do I know the direction – it was just a quaint little place I call Dolphin Island.
If you can't get excited to go explore crazy marine life in the ocean, then you ain't livin'! I could barely sit still. I was like a hamster, stuck in one of those plastic balls, running in circles and circles helplessly thinking the faster I run, the faster I would reach my destination. My goPro was fully charged and clinched in one fist while my other hand was in constant motion pointing out God's creation like I was dancing to "YMCA" by The Village People.
Before I knew it, we had arrived at our destination.
The mob of people that were on this island totaled 7 or 8 (including workers). It was like a private VIP party with dolphins!
I strolled the boardwalks in awe of the beautiful creatures surrounding me. When I would approach them,
they would display doos and sweet swims all along the boardwalk in anticipation of me throwing them a fish. There were different types of dolphins, seals, penguins, and thousands of big, little, and mixed fish living in this bay of Dolphin Island.
I do believe that the girl dolphins thought I was cute, due to the fact that they kept rising to the surface to stare and smile at me. Either that, or they liked the lady with the fish bucket behind me. I prefer to go with the first observation.
After my stroll along the sea was complete, you could find me in the back of the employee's building squeezing into an "Ssmedium" wet suit and a kid's size pair of aqua shoes. I had to waddle out in a slouched position to be sure to not rip the suit if I stood upright.
Now, it was about time to make the plunge with my new friends.
The water was cold, but my excitement was too high to even care about the colder temperatures. As I jumped in, the dolphin greeted me with a nice nudge to the chest. If I was swimming with bears, I figured this would have been considered a greeting of a great "bear hug." But since dolphins have no arms . . . I get a friendly nudge.
It was as if I was playing a scene left out of the movie Finding Nemo. I hung all over the dolphin's fins as it sliced through the water carrying me alongside. Was this real life? I figured if a mermaid starting tugging at my pants, then it was definitely a dream – but the mermaids never came and the excitement continued.
Soon the dolphin and I had our share of fun, and it was time to say goodbye. I plunged under water to take one last "selfie" with my new friend and left its side with a nice hug. That experience was one for the grandkids. As I began to walk away into the sunset, the dolphin rolled to one side and slowly began flapping his fin, waving farewell to his one and only friend on this day! It was like a scene in a chick flick that leaves every girl teary eyed.
The sun began to set as I left the island. The wind blew me to the top of a local mountain where I could look out over the southern part of Japan. There, I was able to sit and reflect on my day-off extravaganza.
Sometimes in life, we get stuck in our own comfortable little bubble and forget that there is a whole unique world beyond to explore around you and under you. Your world is only as big as you want it to be. Open your eyes and enjoy the life God has blessed you with!


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An eight-man team from the Royal Scots Borderers have been in the French Alps training for an army skiing competition next year.
The soldiers – whose battalion is part of The Royal Regiment of Scotland – were conducting Nordic skiing and biathlon training in preparation for the Army Divisional Championships.
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Their four-week camp was conducted alongside other infantry units and the team will return to France for more intense training prior to the championships after some Christmas leave.
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We are currently doing various ways to improve and or find a solution to make our LMS faster because our current LMS is very slow.
I'm just not quite sure if other moodle 3.3 users experience the same as well.
We are using Z-Ray to check what might be the problem, and what functionality/set of codes that takes amount of time to load.
Upon checking, the highest function that consume time to process is the function to get string cache on our local plugins.
See below screenshot for code tracing
First column : file and or the function,
2nd column : Time Consumption (percentage)
3rd column : Execution time including children execution
4th column : Execution time excluding children execution
5th column : exact location of the function/file
I did tried to change it to static language just to check, after trying again to debug, still slow, and the function that gets much time to load is the still the get cache but now to a different language string and to different local plugin.
The local plugin analytics is not from us, we downloaded it from here https://moodle.org/plugins/local_analytics
But we developed the other local plugins installed on our LMS.
I am just not quite sure why this happens since we are following the proper way to call and or create new language string for our local plugins.
Would appreciate if there's anyone here who can help me understand why is this happening.
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Hey beautiful creatures!
Guess what time for the goals per month and I don't know what exactly what I want to do for this month but it's going to be one of those goals where it's all little goals to make one huge big goal in the end. Do you understand where I'm coming from? Hopefully you do.
- Loose about 2.5lbs per week
If you had read weight loss Wednesday you'll know that I'm doing weight watchers to not only be healthy but to gain the extra confidence that I've lost which sucks, big time. Though I started in the 2nd week of January and from January to July if I loose 2.5lbs per week by the time July comes along I would loose 4 stone and some number of pounds.
Okay I'm doing it to vanity reasons along with the confidence thing. If you want the whole blog about this let me know and I can whip it up.
- Get creative in the kitchen.
I want to be amazing in the kitchen where people don't have to worry about it I sliced a finger into the stew and dumplings.
That was a joke but touch wood.
Though it comes with confidence in the kitchen with a little guidance and add things into the recipe that will either lead people to the bathroom with food poisoning or wanting to eat more of it.
- Book a couple of lessons in the car and shift step-dads butt in gear (haha, you get it?) to fix Cecelia !
I haven't been on a proper lesson for awhile but before I passed my theory I had no desire to have a car until late November where something in my boyfriends personal life happened and I couldn't be there in a moments notice. I can't relay on trains forever (until my late 20s cause of my rail card).
Cecelia is my step dads,mine and my sisters car ( Citroen C4 and an 06 plate) and this girly needs a new turbo. So need to kick my step dads butt to fix her turbo.
- De clutter that make up collection!
I have too much make up and they need to go!!
I think that's it! But I love you all very much!


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107. Hitmonchan
"Hitmonchan is said to possess the spirit of a boxer who had been working toward a world championship.
This Pokémon has an indomitable spirit and will never give up in the face of adversity." – Pokémon Omega
Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
The last time a man threatened to punch me, I was the man, or something like one. This is an old trick I picked up watching football or wrestling, watching men prepare themselves to do violence to other men, hitting themselves until they sweated, bled, or cried. I punched myself once, drunk and uncomfortable, because I wanted others to feel my discomfort.
Distant in the parking lot of a Waffle House, a man is calling me a faggot with one breath and calling a friend of mine a man with the next, wrong on all counts. He's asking what my gesticulations mean. He's asking if I want to suck his cock. Earlier, at a house party, I smudged my eyeliner and that's it, I'm thinking, the line between tranny and faggot, this man throwing a punch or just talking himself up. When threatened, it's easy to push your personhood to the furthest reaches of consciousness, to ball your fists tight and pray the body, though changed, remembers how to fight. The word for me then is not indomitable, but stubborn. Even with my friend between his body and mine, I am ready to take a punch. I want a kind of catharsis. I want this man to feel.
Colette Arrand is a transgender writer living in Athens, Georgia. Her essays have appeared or are forthcoming in The Offing, The Collagist, Gigantic Sequins, and elsewhere. Find her online at http://colettearrand.com/.


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|"The Trial"
|Episode no.
| Season 1
Episode 14
|Directed by
|Robert Scheerer
|Written by
|William Bast & Paul Huson (story), Don Roos (teleplay)
|Production no.
|Original airdate
|35th (16.2)
|Season Guide
|Season 1
Plot OverviewEdit
Jason receives a summons to court, he is furious and blames Sable for showing Miles Philip's letter. Jeff and Fallon are annoyed, too, since they know that this is just an attempt to get back at them for losing Fallon.
Though he doesn't side with Miles, Jason tells Jeff that he won't be allowed to keep his shares in case the letter turns out to say the truth. Jeff is disappointed about his uncle.
Frankie promises to testify for him, which worries Roger. He is afraid of getting involved into a scandal.
Garrett is hired by Conny to defend Jeff's purposes in court. Jason still tries to talk Miles out of his crazy idea and Conny even offers him to give him the voting power which she has held back for herself if he drops the case, but he just asks her to understand that he can't do this.
With the money he got by his success at Titania Records, Wayne plans to have an operation which could make him able to see again. Neil is less fortunate, Monica sacks him.
Arthur has found an important witness for Miles but it seems to be a problem to track the man down.
During a reception in the embassy, Roger asks Jason to stay away from Frankie. Sable for her part embarrasses them all by calling her sister a slut in public.
Bliss complains to her mother that her life is so empty and she has got nothing to share. She finally returns to Sean, they reconcile.
Fallon swears to stick to Jeff whatever will happen.
Arthur Cates is very hard on Frankie in court, she keep swearing that she wasn't unfaithful to Philip. But then the doctor who treated Philip in Saigon declares that Philip was sterile.
- Charlton Heston ... Jason Colby
- John James ... Jeff Colby
- Katharine Ross ... Francesca Colby
- Emma Samms ... Fallon Carrington
- Maxwell Caulfield ... Miles Colby
- Stephanie Beacham ... Sable Colby
- Tracy Scoggins ... Monica Colby
- Claire Yarlett ... Bliss Colby
- Ken Howard ... Garrett Boydston
- Ricardo Montalban ... Zach Powers
- Barbara Stanwyck ... Constance Colby
rest of cast listed by end credits order:
- Gary Morris ... Wayne Masterson
- Charles Van Eman ... Sean McAllister
- David Hedison ... Roger Langdon
- Philip Brown ... Neil Kittredge
- Peter White ... Arthur Cates
- Philip Abbott ... Judge Barham
- Robert Hogan ... Colonel Timothy Holmes
- Sam Melville ... Michael Grogan
- Ivan Bonar ... Henderson Palmer
- Guy Doleman ... Peter Hackford
- Harriet Medin ... Mary Hackford
- Vernon Weddle ... Gregory Farnsworth
- Vanessa Bell Calloway ... Lowell Sherman
- Harold Harris ... Butler
- Richard Garrison ... Reporter #3
Crew Edit
Produced by
- William Bast .... developer / producer
- Paul Huson .... developer / producer
- Eileen Pollock .... creator / supervising producer
- Robert Pollock .... creator / supervising producer
- Esther Shapiro .... creator / executive producer
- Richard Shapiro .... creator / executive producer
- Douglas S. Cramer .... executive producer
- Aaron Spelling .... executive producer
- E. Duke Vincent .... executive producer
- Marko Joelson .... associate producer
- Christopher Morgan .... producer
- Stephen K. Rose .... associate producer
Original Music by
- Dennis McCarthy
Cinematography by
- Roland 'Ozzie' Smith
Film Editing by
- Richard M. Burlatsky
Casting By
- Marc Schwartz
Art Direction by
- Elizabeth Bousman
Set Decoration by
- Robert Checchi
Costume Design by
- Nolan Miller
Makeup Department
- Jeffrey Fetzer .... makeup artist
- Emile LaVigne .... makeup artist
- Robin LaVigne .... makeup artist
- Sharleen Rassi .... hair stylist
- Barbara Ronci .... hair stylist
Production Management
- Robert Della Santina .... assistant supervising production manager
- Joseph Dervin Jr. .... executive in charge of post-production
- Norman Henry .... executive production manager
- Al Kraus .... supervising production manager
- Catherine McCabe .... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Robert J. Metoyer .... second assistant director
- Jim Weatherill .... first assistant director
- Wendy Shear .... second second assistant director (uncredited)
Art Department
- Earl Capello .... construction coordinator
- Douglas M. Keenan .... property master
- Gordon Kirschbaum .... superintendent studio operations
- Olga Lehmann .... set dresser (uncredited)
Sound Department'
- Bud Maffett .... sound mixer
Special Effects by
- Bruce Minkus .... special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
- Marty Dobkousky .... grip (uncredited)
- Scott Hamilton .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Casting Department
- Vicki Huff .... casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Robert Berdell .... wardrobe: men
- Rachael Stanley .... wardrobe: women
- Eilish Zebrasky .... wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
- John Woodcock .... supervising film editor
Music Department
- Bill Conti .... composer: theme music
- Rocky Moriana .... music supervisor
- Tom Boyd .... oboe soloist (uncredited)
Other crew
- Jill Freeman ... script supervisor
- Bret Garwood .... executive coordinator
- Phill Norman .... title designer
- Elaine Rich .... special consultant
- Don Roos .... executive script consultant
- Larry Luttrell .... location manager (uncredited)
Production detailsEdit
- Shooting Dates: From January 9, 1986 to January 17, 1986 (shot along with Burden of Proof).
- Filming locations: Paramount studios; Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles.
- Jason Colby: Vengeance can eat a man's guts out, you know. Chewing away till there's nothing left.
- Jason Colby: I'm asking you: drop this action.
Miles Colby: Or what? You'll cut me out of your will? Careful, dad. You may run out of Colbys.
- Wayne Masterson: Monica, I may be a greenhorn in the record business and I may be blind, but I can smell a double cross a mile away.
- Monica Colby: [to Neil] I don't sleep with married men. I don't date married men. I, I don't even have dinner with married men. Unless... it's to fire them.
- Zach Powers: You have my sympathy, my friend.
Jason Colby: I don't need your sympathy, Zach, I need your super tankers. [to himself] Unfortunately...
- Sable Colby: [to Bliss] I know that you're very upset about Sean still, but there's a whole world out there. It's full of hideous music, ghastly clothes and dreadful young men for you to bring home to shock us.
- Jeff Colby: I haven't realized this till now: I'm Jeff Colby walking in but... who will I be when I walk out?
Fallon Colby: Who you've always been: the man I love, no matter what.


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In Today's NewsJanuary 16, 2018
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Two students from Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro have been named to represent the school at the Northern Maine Regional Finals for Poetry Out Loud.
Poetry Out Loud is organized nationally by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation and administered at the state level by the Maine Arts Commission. It begins in Maine's schools where school champions are selected to compete in two regional finals at which ten students are ultimately selected to recite at the state finals.
Read about Lydia Simmons and Elizabeth Flanagan in the Village Soup, January 15 edition. The article was written by Dagney C. Ernest.
Join us for one Maine's regional or the statewide events.
February 12, 2018 Northern Maine Regional Finals (Performing Arts Center, Hampden Academy, 3 p.m.)
February 13, 2018 Snow date for Northern Maine Regional Finals
Feb 28, 2018 Southern Maine Regional Finals (Westbrook Middle School, 3 p.m.)
March 1, 2018 Snow date Southern Maine Regional Finals
March 14, 2018 Maine State Finals (3 p.m., Waterville Opera House)
March 20, 2018 Snow date for Maine State Finals
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Issue #23 of Tom Kings time on Batman present's another high point for the run as he's joined by the writer's Sheriff of Babylon co-creator and artist Mitch Gerads. It's a team up issue with Swamp Thing that represents some of the duo's best work together. It's a comic filled with intrigue, high action, humor and profound reflection for a single issue story that grabs you by the throat without letting up.
King & Gerads have established themselves as a comics duo whose output is always worth considering based on the short amount of time they've been working together. Gerads has a degree of realism to his style of illustration that helps for Kings more grounded storytelling concepts. This dynamic works especially well on Batman, a superhero with no superpower who patrols a dark and dysfunctional modern cityscape. Like in the duo's past collaboration on the title in issue's #14 & #15, the two creators unique gifts are exemplified from a more measured story that relies heavily on dialogue. Gerads has always been a skilled comics artist, but the way his style has grown and matured in the intervening years from where he started on The Activity with Image to now is noteworthy for the refinement of his skills. There's a lushness to his overall composition here, while his character work subtlety emotes, it's clear in it's intentions without announcing itself too strongly. At the same time, Gerads is still illustrating a superhero book, and his work in those moments astounds. There's a beautiful double page spread of Swamp Thing sitting in Bruce Wayne's study with all the vegetation wildly flowing out of his body while Alfred sweeps the floor behind him and the family dogs stares towards him with confusion. There's an exhilarating two page sequence of Batman jumping off a sky scraper and a display of Swamp Things vegetation power being used for a horrific act of revenge. It's visceral and visually arresting for a comic that perfectly matches the disparate characters unique sensibilities.
Much of issue #23 is a study in contrast between Batman and Swamp Thing centered on the ultimate question of life and death. Swamp Thing want's to know who killed his father, but he doesn't know why he does as life and death are all part of a larger whole that is all around us from his unique perspective. Batman is intrigued by this world view as his entire life has shaped around witnessing the brutal death of his own parents. The issue itself is about their separate search for answers coinciding. King's style of writing is well established now with his innovative use of the medium's structure, his direct and purposeful dialogue, his soft touches of humor, and his unique ability to craft overarching stories that are both wildly entertaining on the surface with deep and thoughtful questions at their core. In a lot of ways, Batman #23 feels like the writer's tribute to Alan Moore for it's usage of the Swamp Thing character. A lot of this is natural to King's style, like his usage of comic grids to stretch the economy of story or his dabbling's in esoteric philosophy. But it becomes more apparent here with the writers use of Swamp Thing, again, partially as a natural extension of Swamp Thing much in the same way as Grant Morrison & Doom Patrol, but also to a degree in style and execution. If you squint hard enough, Batman #23 can almost read like a symbol of King's relation to Moore, the hope that the writers work gave so many readers in realizing his genius, and the disappointment in learning overtime that he's just as human as you are I with all of it's natural failings. Regardless of intent, it's a brilliant piece of comics writing from one of the mediums leading modern voices.
Batman #23 is an excellent mediation on some of life's ultimate questions. It's equally, an enjoyable one shot superhero comic about a team up between a guy that dresses like a bat and a plant person. In that sense, it does what comics do best in pulling from best of both high and low brow to strike the perfect balance between entertainment and enlightenment. It doesn't have the exact answer it set's out to find, because that one doesn't exist,but instead, it finds the truth in both world views and in that, fills in the space in between. Life and death, a dude in a bat suit and a plant person; it's all one in the same but unique for each individual. We all share the pain, but or own is ours to keep.


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The hubs and I took off a little over a week ago, to head to Florida to visit with some of my family and soak in some sunshine. We spend the days enjoying the sun, the men went golfing and the ladies sat by the pool. We ate yummy grandma food, played cards and enjoyed being together. We also spent three days in Disney territory, which is one of my most favorite places to go.
We spent lots of time walking down Main Street, jumping from ride to ride and enjoying being at the most magical place on earth. Really, I'm a child at heart. And the sunshine was so welcome after a long, cold winter. I even got a little burned, but I tried not to complain because at least I got to wear shorts.
It was hard to come back to the cold mid-west, but we had a nice surprise waiting for us when we got home. My cousin's sweet baby girl was born while we were in Florida. She came two weeks early and was just 5 lbs 5 oz, but she is healthy and beautiful. She is the first great-grand baby in our family and I'm pretty sure she is going to be spoiled with lots of hugs and kisses. She is so tiny and so sweet. We spent most of Easter weekend ogling over every little facial expression and noise she made. She will not be lacking of someone to hold her, that's for sure!
But now that vacation and the Easter holiday is behind us. We're getting back into our daily routine and I will be posting more regularly again. And be watching for my upcoming book review of my favorite author's new book Bread & Wine. Loved this book -- it's chuck full of life lessons and awesome recipes. Be sure to check it out. But for now, thanks for checking back in.
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Rev3 South Carolina Half Rev
Anderson, South Carolina
United States
Triathlon - 1/2 Ironman
Total Time = 5h 35m 21s
Overall Rank = 72/197
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 15/37
REV3 Triathlon SOUTH CAROLINA 2011 - Age Group Recap from REVOLUTION3 Triathlon on Vimeo.
I'm at 4:21 and Trakkers Teammate Jill Poon Anniversay surprise finish at 8:05 is very cool as well.
Pre-race routine:
Rev3 was my last planned race for this season and was the first time I have done a race after doing an Ironman, having done Ironman Canada on August28th. Post Ironman I found it to be a real challenge to get back into racing and getting into a racing frame of mind. Plus 2 weeks of recovery post IM and 1 week of tapering minimized the amount of training I could do. So I wasn't feel very optimistic going in. But REV3 races have alwasy been alot of fun, so I decided I was going to participate but not race.
The drive down to Anderson from the Philly area didn't quite go as smooth as planned, got about 60 min in and realized I forgot my bike shoes and had to go back. Then I went a different direction to "make up time" and found Rt422 at a dead stop thanks to road work. Ended up being a 13 hour drive after my false start. On the way down I was actually able to pick up the Phillies game on a Philadelphia AM station in the Carolinas, but then the Phillies choked which lowered my sprites even more.
Saturday I checked in at the EXPO at the Anderson Convention Center. Anderson is right next to Clemson University and it was homecoming weekend verse BC Saturday afternoon so there was a ton of traffic and Clemson fans everywhere. Fortunately Clemson won easiliy and everyone was in a great mood all weekend. Got a TYR swim bag, a hot air ballon ride ticket, an event shirt (got a finishers long sleeve tshirt at the end of the race too), a visor, and samples of GU, Tri Swim, and Jack Black products. Not bad. Sat thru the racers meeting and tried to visualize how the point to point course was going to work. Drove down to the lake and checked in my bike and then did a lap on the swim course (very easy). Found some wooden pilings after the 2nd turn bouy if you swung too far to the outside which was a very good lesson learned to stave off a collision on race day. Then hit the bike shop and got new cleats for my bike shoes and headed back to the hotel. Had a pre race dinner with my Trakkers teammates at a downtown restraunt (had a Hawaian Pizza) and then headed back to get some sleep. Dinner was a blast as everyone was checking the Twitter updates for the Ironman World Championships and hurried back to watch the finishes on line. It was scarry how many of the top pros I actually know or at least met thanks to being with Team Trakkers and participating in the REV3 series over the last three years.
Got up at 5:oo am and got my stuff together and drove to the convention center. Set up T2 which took about 2 minutes, and then got on a shuttle bus down to the lake. Was very dark still on the road to transition got set up and then chilled out in T1 and visited the bathroom before the lines got too long. The water safety crew wouldn't let anyone in the lake until the sun was up so I hung out at the start and watched the pros start, then headed to the chute and I was in the second wave of AGers out of 3. Note: they listed the overal results seperately for Men and women. There were 97 women finishers in addition to the 197 male finishers and was about 90th overall.
Mentally I had one of the worst pre races ever. Had a feeling of doom, felt bad, asked myself why I even bothered to come down, but i was finally able to snap myself out of that funk and remind myself I was here to have fun and not get stressed out. That and talking to my rack mates helped alot.
Event warmup:
A bit of walking but since we were allowed in the water before the pros started no swim warm up. Just got started and got wet after the gun. Water was pretty warm but there was a pretty stiff breeze blowing.
00:37:48 | 2309.71 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 16/37
Overall: 95/197
Performance: Average
Suit: Hurricane Cat 5 full
Course: Couterclock wise loop from one side of the pennisula to the other. 4 turn bouys and a sandbar to negotiate
Large wave with all the 40+ males, clyesdales and relay and aquabikers and a relatively narrow start area where the rocks were cleared, made for a bit of a rough start. I was to the right and middle not really by choice but since there was nowhere else to go. Lots of banging and grabbing on the way out to the first buoy and a even got a kick to the throat, (fortunately not very hard, but it got my attention. Things started to spread out and I found myself pacing with a guy in blue goggles and a red suit and settled into a good rhythm. The mob spread out nicely after the first turn buoy and i rembmerd my practice swim and cut hard to the inside after the 2nd turn bouy to avoid the pilings. From there i diamonded the rest of the course probably adding some distance but it made the turns so much easier. Soon enough i made it to the end and wadded to shore stepping on those nasty little rock until getting to the cleared segment.
What would you do differently?:
Get a bit of a warm up and start harder to clear some space that way. But all in all a good swim.
Nice smooth unhurried transition. No issues getting out of my suit, a few issues finding my rack stopped at the first tree not the second, and was a bit bummed that most of my rack was gone. Took extra time to apply sunscreen and pack up my T1 bag, then got going.
What would you do differently?:
Was pretty slow since i still wasn't in a racing mindset yet. However that was OK. The guy next to me didn't put his wetsuit in a bag, hope he found in the lost and found afterwards.
02:54:56 | 56 miles | 19.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 17/37
Overall: 75/197
Performance: Good
First 30 miles 1:40:21 17.94 mph Last 26 miles 1:14:34 20.92 mph
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Winding rolling course through the country side. First 30 miles was into a significant headwind 17-25 mph. Rolling hills through out but no that i would classify as very difficult. Number of technical decents including Millers bend, a quick downhill with a sharp left turn onto a bridge over a creek with a nice drop off on either side right into another climb. After mile 30 you headed back towards Anderson, twisting thru Penbrook? with a ton of turn in order to avoid the railroad tracks which was appricaited. Then back to town over some of the larger hills, past the start area into Anderson itself and highway 81 bypass and then back to the civic center. Joined back up with the Olympic course (which started later) for the last 7 or so miles.
Started out in 106 out of T2 an picked up 31 spots. Wind was rough right out the gate as was the first hill but i stayed on the big ring and grinded over it. Got into a good rhythm after that and stayed in the big ring the entire ride except for Miller's bend. The bend was about 14 miles in and was a hard left (most sharp truns are right handers) One guy had gone off road and down just before the bend and I slowed to make sure he was ok (a bit bloody but he waved me on). Got into a back and forth with about 3-4 folks where I would run them down and pass them and about 20 min later the would pass and pull way out ahead, then i would get my rhythem back and reel them in again. After 30 miles, I was still feeling good so I picked up the pace and got an assist from the wind and averaged 20.92 mph on the way back and really felt good even though this was one of the hillier segments. Once we joined back up with the olympic I got to pass a few more folks and felt pretty good. Alot of folk complained how hilly the course was but I didn't think it was bad at all. While it was constantly rolling hills, none of the hills were long or exceptionally steep and other than Miller's bend where I lost all my momentum I stayed in the big ring the whole time. Over the last 26 miles i did alternate standing and sitting on the hills but felt very good.
What would you do differently?:
Held back a bit too much over the first 30 miles, but that might had paid dividends latter, but had plenty in reserve to kick up the pace over the last 26 miles.
Another slow transition. Took my time and tied my shoes and got some nutrition then had one false start as my hand pump was still in my uniform. Decided not to change socks. Also hit the potta potty on the way out, then hit the run out line.
What would you do differently?:
Go faster!
01:54:34 | 13.1 miles | 08m 45s min/mile
Age Group: 15/37
Overall: 72/197
Performance: Good
First 1.3 miles 11:29 8:45 min/mile
Next 6.4 miles 58:20 9:07 min/mile
Last 5.4 miles 44:51 8:18 min/miles
Course: Couple of loop in the Civic center area then an out and back loop then a trip out to Main Street via the middle lanes and back. Finish at the Exppo after one last loop around the duck pond.
Started off shuffling along and had 2 people pass me and then 2 more, but I started feeling my legs come back to me and ran the second two down and started moving forwards. Was a mix of Olympic and HIM untill after the out and back loop, then the HIM turned away from the Civic Center and out towards main street. Had a 4 people pass my on that stretch before the turn around. Saw a bunch of my teammates and got a high 5 from Brian Fleshmann despite him having a rough day. Saw Jill Poon just before the turn around. After the turn i had a few more peopl pass me and I gave myself a little motivational speech and asked for a little more and my legs responded. I reeled 5 of the people who had pasted me back in and a few that passed on the first half and worked harder on the way home. brought my pace down about 50 sec/mile. Felt some discomfort in my quads and hammies but they didn't cramp as some around me did. Passed this dud e with bright racing flats on and pushed for home. Got one last guy right at the 13 miles marker and strode to the finish. Didn't look for my picture on the big screen till it was too late.
What would you do differently?:
Not much, well paced run Probably could have drank more EFS on the bike to stave of the cramps but i delt with it well.
Post race
Warm down:
Got my medal, shirt, removed my chip, and got some drinks and just sat on the grandstands watching the other finishers come by. Then headed out to the T2 and hunted down my bags and put on my sweats, then walked my stuff and bike to the car loaded up and headed to the hotel for a shower. Large chocolate Shake for post race hit the spot.
What limited your ability to perform faster:
2nd fastest HIM on a hilly course was pretty good. Not having an IM a month earlier and being in a better racing frame of mind couldn't have hurt, but i was very happy with my race.
Event comments:
Rev 3 did a great job again! Done the first races at Quazzy, knoxville, Cedar Point, and Anderson and Rev3 has done such a great job. Meeting the pros, stuff for the kids the little rev adventure race and a great staff and volunteers made this a great experience. Roads were a bit rough and the point to point course and 2 transitions was different but It wasn't a problem. Definetly will do this race again.


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I love sleeping with you. And I don't just mean sex. I mean sleep. Together. Under the blankets, with my hand on your chest. And your arms around me. With the AC on so it's a bit chilly and we have to cuddle closer. No talking, just little kisses. And fall asleep, blissfully happy, in silence. Together. And I miss this so much when you are working night.


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Comedy All Events
Ruby Wax - How To Be Human
Ruby Wax, The Monk and the Neuroscientist, How to Be Human Live Show.
Monday 29 April 2019
Monday 29 April 2019
Aiken Promotions presents:
We can't stop the future from arriving, no matter what drugs we're on. But even if nearly every part of us becomes robotic, mechanical fingers crossed we'll still have our minds. Hopefully we'll use them for things like compassion, instead of just chasing what's 'better' like a hamster on a wheel. If we can do that, we're on the yellow brick road to happiness.
With a little help from monk Gelong Thubten, who explains how the mind works, and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura who explains where everything that makes us 'us' can be found in the brain.
How to be Human is the show you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iPhone.
*Tickets may be subject to booking fee
When & WhereChoose Day
Cork Opera House
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Monday, 29 April20:00
The Man In Black
The Man In Black – A Tribute to Johnny Cash.
Sunday 17 Feb 2019
Sunday 17 Feb 2019
Next event17/02/2019 20:00
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly - Postcards from the Ledge
The ledge himself, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly returns to the Cork Opera House Stage
February 19-23 2019
February 19-23 2019
Next event19/02/2019 20:00
Mike Denver
The 'Galway Boy' Mike Denver with special guests Philomena Begley and Ray Lynam.
Sunday 24 February 2019
Sunday 24 February 2019
Next event24/02/2019 20:00
On Blueberry Hill
Olivier Award-winning Fishamble: The New Play Company presents On Blueberry Hill following its critically acclaimed world premiere as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2017.
Tuesday 26 February 2019, 8pm
Tuesday 26 February 2019, 8pm
Next event26/02/2019 20:00
Brendan Grace
One of the greatest family comedians of our generation.
Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 February 2019
Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 February 2019
Next event27/02/2019 20:00
Ross Browne
Ross Browne with his hilarious brand spanking new show, "Bojangle".
Friday 1 March 2019.
Friday 1 March 2019.
Next event01/03/2019 20:00
Derek Ryan National Tour
Derek Ryan – one of Irish Country Music's elite
Saturday, 2 March
Saturday, 2 March
Next event02/03/2019 20:00
Swan Lake - The Royal Moscow Ballet
The Royal Moscow Ballet – Swan Lake, this ballet classic has it all.
Sunday 3 March 2019
Sunday 3 March 2019
Next event03/03/2019 14:00
Mario Rosenstock - In Your Face
Mario Rosenstock returns with his hugely successful show In Your Face as he embarks on a nationwide tour in 2019.
Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 March 2019
Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 March 2019
Next event06/03/2019 20:00
Pat Shortt
Pat Shortt is back with a brand new stage show called Hey!
Friday 8 & Saturday 9 March 2019
Friday 8 & Saturday 9 March 2019
Next event08/03/2019 20:00
Keepin it Country
Ireland's favourite Country stars line up for one night only
Sunday 10 March 2019
Sunday 10 March 2019
Next event10/03/2019 20:00
Leeside Story
Leeside Story featuring John Spillane will take you on a rollercoaster ride through Cork's cultural heritage with typical Cork humour and
locally inspired music.
Thursday 14th March
locally inspired music.
Thursday 14th March
Next event14/03/2019 20:00
Breathe - The Pink Floyd Experience
Breathe – The PINK FLOYD Experience present "Dark Side of the Moon LIVE".
Friday 15 March 2019
Friday 15 March 2019
Next event15/03/2019 20:00
Trixie Mattel
Trixie Mattel - Everyone's favourite doll.
Saturday 16 March 2019
Saturday 16 March 2019
Next event16/03/2019 20:00
Neil Diamond – A Celebration
Gary Ryan brings his definitive tribute to Neil Diamond to Cork Opera House for a special St Patrick's Night concert.
Sunday 17th March 2019
Sunday 17th March 2019
Next event17/03/2019 20:00
Wet Paint
Written by and starring Shane Casey (The Young Offenders)
20-23 March 2019
20-23 March 2019
Next event20/03/2019 20:00
Opera Concert Series - The Marriage of Figaro
The 2019 Cork Opera House Concert Series commences with a concert performance of Mozart's comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro.
Sunday 24 March 2019
Sunday 24 March 2019
Next event24/03/2019 19:30
Brendan Cole Show Man
Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole leads a thrilling extravaganza of music and dance!
Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole leads a thrilling extravaganza of music and dance!
Wednesday 27 March, 2019.
Next event27/03/2019 15:00
John Grant
Singer-songwriter John Grant makes an eagerly awaited return following the release of his fourth solo album Love is Magic.
With support from Oblong
Thursday 28 March 2019
With support from Oblong
Thursday 28 March 2019
Next event28/03/2019 20:00
R.E.S.P.E.C.T – A Tribute to Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul
A Tribute to the Queen of Soul
Friday, 29 March 2019
Friday, 29 March 2019
Next event29/03/2019 20:00
The Three Tenors
Ireland's Greatest Voices The Three Tenors return for their annual Mother's Day special with their must-see show of classic hits made famous by the
likes of Sinatra, The Dubliners, Pavarotti.
Saturday 30 March 2019
likes of Sinatra, The Dubliners, Pavarotti.
Saturday 30 March 2019
Next event30/03/2019 20:00
Footdreams Performing Arts proudly present "The Greatest Show"
Cork-based performance school Footdreams Performing Arts proudly present "The Greatest Show" this March.
Sunday 31st March 2019
Sunday 31st March 2019
Next event31/03/2019 14:00
Madama Butterfly
Irish soprano Celine Byrne joins a host of international and Irish singers, as well as the RTE Concert Orchestra, to star as Madama Butterfly in Puccini's
most heart-wrenching opera.
Thursday 4 & Friday 5 April, 2019
most heart-wrenching opera.
Thursday 4 & Friday 5 April, 2019
Next event04/04/2019 20:00
Rhythm Of The Dance - 20th Anniversary Show
Rhythm of the Dance 20th Anniversary Show.
Sunday 7 April 2019
Sunday 7 April 2019
Next event07/04/2019 14:00
Gavin James
Gavin James returns to Cork for an intimate concert this April.
Thursday & Friday 11 & 12 April 2019
Thursday & Friday 11 & 12 April 2019
Next event11/04/2019 20:00
Finbar Furey
Irish Folk Legend and iconic musician Finbar Furey embarks on a national tour following the release of his new album Don't Stop This Now
Saturday 13 April 2019
Saturday 13 April 2019
Next event13/04/2019 20:00
Cara: A Celebration
The music community of Cork comes together to celebrate the extraordinary career of soprano Cara O Sullivan.
Sunday 14th April 2019
Sunday 14th April 2019
Next event14/04/2019 20:00
The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien revisits her era-defining debut novel Country Girls in a new stage adaptation by The Abbey Theatre
Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 April 2019
Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 April 2019
Next event16/04/2019 20:00
Joe Jackson
Legendary songwriter Joe Jackson embarks on his Four Decade Tour in 2019 to celebrate 40 years as a recording artist.
Tuesday 23 April 2019
Tuesday 23 April 2019
Next event23/04/2019 20:00
The Blindboy Podcast Live
Blindboy of The Rubberbandits fame brings his latest innovative creation The Blindboy Podcast to Cork Opera House this April.
Blindboy of The Rubberbandits fame brings his latest innovative creation The Blindboy Podcast to Cork Opera House this April.
Saturday 27th April 2019
Next event27/04/2019 20:00
Billie Jean's RDC & School of Performing Arts
April 28th 2pm
April 28th 2pm
Next event28/04/2019 14:00
Ben & Holly
The BAFTA award-winning children's television series Ben & Holly returns to the stage in this live animated show.
The BAFTA award-winning children's television series Ben & Holly returns to the stage in this live animated show.
Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 May 2019.
Next event01/05/2019 13:00
Stephanie Rainey
Cork singer-songwriter Stephanie Rainey will play her biggest headline show to date in Cork's Opera House in May 2019.
Friday 3 May 2019
Friday 3 May 2019
Next event03/05/2019 20:00
Simply The Best- Tina Turner 2019
Following sell-out shows for the last three years, Rebecca O'Connor returns to Cork Opera House with her show-stopping band and dancers to once again deliver her flawless renditions of Tina Turner's greatest hits.
Saturday 4 May, 2019
Saturday 4 May, 2019
Next event04/05/2019 20:00
Taking Care Of Elvis-The King Is Back
Ben Portsmouth -The World's Number One Elvis Tribute Artist.
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Next event07/05/2019 20:00
Foil Arms & Hog
EXTRA DATES ADDED Thursday 9th and Friday 10th May 2019
Foil, Arms & Hog return to Cork as part of their new Craicling tour.
Friday 1 (SOLD OUT) & Saturday 2 February (SOLD OUT)
Foil, Arms & Hog return to Cork as part of their new Craicling tour.
Friday 1 (SOLD OUT) & Saturday 2 February (SOLD OUT)
Next event09/05/2019 20:00
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
The Greatest Love of All - The Whitney Houston Tribute Show.
Sunday 12 May 2019 - Sold Out
Extra Date Added - Monday 13 May 2019
Sunday 12 May 2019 - Sold Out
Extra Date Added - Monday 13 May 2019
Next event12/05/2019 20:00
The Michael Jackson History Show
Tuesday 14th May 2019
A spectacular music tribute and full-scale stage production honouring the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson
Tuesday 14th May 2019
Next event14/05/2019 20:00
Flash Harry
Celebrating the music of the legendary band Queen.
Friday 15 February 2019 SOLD OUT - New Date Added Friday 17 May!
Friday 15 February 2019 SOLD OUT - New Date Added Friday 17 May!
Next event17/05/2019 20:00
Stewart Francis
Stewart Francis – Into the Punset.
Saturday 18 May 2019
Saturday 18 May 2019
Next event18/05/2019 20:00
Fastlove: A Tribute to George Michael
A show packed with all of George Michael's hits.
Sunday 19 May 2019
Sunday 19 May 2019
Next event19/05/2019 20:00
Paul Young
Paul Young plays at Cork Opera House in May 2019 to mark the 35th anniversary of the release of his much loved debut album No Parlez.
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Next event21/05/2019 20:00
Jon Ronson
Journalist, writer and documentary maker Jon Ronson brings his new show Tales from The Last Days of August and The Butterfly Effect to Cork.
Thursday 30th May 2019
Thursday 30th May 2019
Next event30/05/2019 20:00
Jasper Carrott
With a career that has spanned five decades, comedian Jasper Carrott brings his show to Cork Opera House in June 2019.
Friday 31 May 2019
Friday 31 May 2019
Next event31/05/2019 20:00
Opera Concert Series - The Pirates of Penzance
As part of the 2019 Opera Concert Series, Cork Opera House presents a concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's timless operetta
The Pirates of Penzance
Sunday 2 June 2019
The Pirates of Penzance
Sunday 2 June 2019
Next event02/06/2019 19:30
Inside Making a Murderer 2
Laura Nirider and Steven Drizin discuss coerced and false confessions, interrogation tactics, and the wrongful conviction of Brendan Dassey whose case and post-conviction process has captivated the world.
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Next event04/06/2019 20:00
The Simon and Garfunkel Story
Direct from its success at London's Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a SOLD OUT Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story returns to Cork!
Thursday 6 June 2019
Thursday 6 June 2019
Next event06/06/2019 20:00
The Stalls
The final part of the chamber opera series 'The House Trilogy'
Wednesday 12 – Friday 14 June 2019
Wednesday 12 – Friday 14 June 2019
Next event12/06/2019 20:00
Jake Carter
Pop singer and Dancing with the Stars winner Jake Carter returns to the stage with his live band in what promises to be a fun filled live concert.
Saturday 29 June 2019
Saturday 29 June 2019
Next event29/06/2019 20:00
Blood Brothers
Direct from the West End, Bill Kenwright's multi-award winning production of BLOOD BROTHERS telling the captivating and moving tale of twins who separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.
August 6 - 24
August 6 - 24
Next event06/08/2019 19:30
Daniel O Donnell
One of Ireland's most prolific and successful recording artists Daniel O'Donnell returns to Cork Opera House for three performances in
August 2019 following the release of his new album Walkin' in the Moonlight.
Monday 26, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 August 2019
August 2019 following the release of his new album Walkin' in the Moonlight.
Monday 26, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 August 2019
Next event26/08/2019 20:00
Gilbert O'Sullivan in Concert – Just Gilbert
Legendary singer songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan returns to Cork for a rare solo concert performing new songs alongside all his classic hits.
Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Next event03/09/2019 20:00
Mary Black
One of Ireland's favourite artists, Mary Black & her band return to Cork Opera House playing favourite songs from her immense catalogue.
Friday 27 September 2019
Friday 27 September 2019
Next event27/09/2019 20:00
The Illegal Eagles
The World's Official No.1 Eagles tribute returns to Cork Opera House in 2019 for another outstanding show of musical prowess, acute attention to detail,
and incredible showmanship.
Thursday 3 October 2019
and incredible showmanship.
Thursday 3 October 2019
Next event03/10/2019 20:00
The Difford And Tilbrook Songbook 2019 sees South-London legends Squeeze perform their extensive list of hits as well as some rare
lesser known gems from their back catalogue and solo careers.
Monday 14 October 2019
lesser known gems from their back catalogue and solo careers.
Monday 14 October 2019
Next event14/10/2019 20:00
Ronan Collins sings Joe Dolan
RTÉ's Radio One star Ronan Collins returns with his tribute concert to the late great Joe Dolan.
Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Next event22/10/2019 20:00
Ardal O Hanlon: The Showing Off Must Go On
Ardal O'Hanlon, star of Death in Paradise, Father Ted, and My Hero (BBC), continues to tour his acclaimed stand-up comedy shows worldwide.
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Next event30/10/2019 20:00
Opera Concert Series - Tosca
Cork Opera House presents a concert performance of Puccini's masterpiece Tosca, the final instalment in the 2019 Opera Concert Series.
Sunday 3 November 2019
Sunday 3 November 2019
Next event03/11/2019 19:30
Swan Lake - Cork City Ballet
Cork City Ballet returns this November with their spectacular full-length production of the classic ballet – Swan Lake.
Thursday 7th – Saturday 9th November 2019
Thursday 7th – Saturday 9th November 2019
Next event07/11/2019 20:00


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Now, before you dismiss me as a quack and a fake and someone suffering from paranoia, hear me out.
There are actual people in the government, and other sectors, such as the food industry and the health industry, which actually profit from you being ignorant of real food and suffering from chronic disease.
Wether they literally worship the devil in order to attain worldly success might just be a myth, or it may not. But definitely, someone rewrote the nutrition books 50 years ago, and it has had a devastating effect on the health of the average American.
First of all, you can't outdo nature. The best foods are whole and unprocessed.
Secondly, most fats are good for you, as long as they are not refined, processed, or heated up past a certain point.
Thirdly, dairy and grain is baby food, which has its use in feeding babies, but is of limited nutritional value. Of course there are fillers like brown rice and quinoa which have a lot of fiber and protein and nutritional value, but essentially, grain is man made filler. It is hybridized from earlier crops to be a cheap way to fill empty stomachs.
Fourthly, the word 'protein' means 'of primary importance' in latin, because it is the most valuable nutrient, and the food industry knows this, so they charge you way too much for every type of protein food.
Fifthly, a vegan, high carb low fat diet is not for everyone. Of course, but not so obviously, fiber is the most important nutrient, but it has no use to the human body. This is a riddle of nature. The best sources of fiber are whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Animal foods provide no fiber.
And lastly, man is not a frugivore or an herbivore any longer. Ask a rabbi or ask a scientist, and they will both tell you that man began eating fruit and seed, but later added starches and animal protein to his diet. This is reality.
So whatever diet or fad diet you choose to pursue, remember, protein and fiber is the good part of the food, and sugar, salt, and unnatural fats are the bad part. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out what is good for you.
Some people want you to be sick, to be addicted to bad expensive food, to go to health care centers and get unnecessary surgeries and pharmaceuticals, and generally to die. But I don't want you to die. I want there to be a fair playing field, where everyone is empowered by knowledge, and in the end, may the best man win.


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UPDATE: Thanks to your generosity, we reached our previous goal and were able to get Sara Leah and her family out of their dangerous apartment. A priority in getting her on the road to recovery. Her parents are so grateful for your assistance.
But she is not out of the woods yet, and continues to undergo treatments. Sara Leah's parents had to take her to the U.S. To do so, leaving their other young children behind in Israel, getting shuffled between relatives. Understandably, they are incurring additional, substantial expenses so we are once again turning to you, hoping you will be able to reach out to this family as you've graciously done before.
We've increased our goal to help them offset the following expenses:
- Healthier foods and vital out of pocket medications for Sara Leah
- Learning help for their oldest child (7), because Peretz is not home
- Several toys for their children in Israel, to help keep them occupied at relatives' homes
- Periodic taxis to the hospital in the U.S.
Can you help us? Thank you in advance for your understanding, your concern, and your care.
Sara Leah is an adorable, smiling toddler. At one and a half years old, she loves to do the things that most babies do: play with toys, scribble with a crayon, explore her surroundings on little feet that have just discovered the miracle of walking… About two weeks ago, instead of exploring in her family's makeshift apartment, she learned to explore the hallways of the hospital.
Sara Leah lives with her parents Peretz and Zelda R., and her three older siblings in a Jerusalem home that would not be considered average by any definition. The place they call home is actually just an underground storage room, and the family of six has gotten used to living in the shabby, cramped, freezing cold space, as this is the most they can afford.
To try and get an idea of what their home is like, see if you can picture the following: Zelda has no oven, so heats up whatever food she can in a toaster oven they received years ago. When the children want to see what's going on outside, they take turns looking out the one window that was hastily installed at some point. When the rain leaks in, Peretz does his best to creatively devise ways to keep it out. But despite his efforts, the frigid water gets through, drenching the floor and saturating the walls and ceiling. The mold is everywhere, and the result is a mildewy, dark, wet and arctic home in which to raise a family.
Even though the R. family has accepted their living quarters as "livable" they have never been acceptable by any means (the conditions would shock most people) and for Sara Leah the home is now life-threatening. Just two weeks ago she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma (a cancer occurring most often in infants and young children) and any form of mold or germ is a lethal danger to this very sick child.
The doctors made the startling diagnosis after a month of Sara Leah's recurring high fevers and other symptoms. Until that point Peretz and Zelda found themselves constantly dropping their other children off at their grandparents' home at a moment's notice, in order to rush Sara Leah to the hospital to get some care for their sick baby.
By the time the disease was detected, it had already spread to multiple locations throughout her little body, so five sessions of aggressive chemotherapy were scheduled to begin right away. Each round lasts 3 days, during which Peretz and Zelda take turns staying with Sara Leah in the hospital. This is in addition to the spontaneous hospitalizations and antibiotics she needs the minute her temperature rises above 100 degrees. A port was surgically inserted into her chest in order to administer medications. Zelda and Peretz themselves have become experts at doing this too, as they are required to give Sara Leah separate injections of antibiotics twice a week and an immune system booster.
One must try to imagine the chaos this situation has thrown the family into. Despite their ambitious efforts to support themselves (Zelda has a part time job and Peretz gets whatever work he can, including tutoring and washing the shul floors) the R. family was already severely struggling, financially. But now there is no home life at all, as it has turned into a whirlwind of appointments and hospitalizations. Neither parent has been able to go back to work. The living space, already run down, is in worse condition than ever. The older children rarely see their parents or baby sister. If they are lucky to get a day or two together, the minute someone coughs or sneezes, they must separate immediately.
Doctors do not know what Sara Leah's prognosis will be. They hope the chemotherapy treatments will attack the main mass of the cancer, and subsequent surgeries will remove the "roots". They don't yet know if her bone marrow has been affected but if it were (G-d forbid), a transplant would be required.
This is a heartbreaking story on several levels so we are turning to you with a request for your urgent, generous help. Getting the R. family out of their terrible apartment is paramount, and though we have found an appropriate place for them to move to, we can't get them out until we raise the funds for moving expenses. With $10,000 we will cover costs of the move, the difference in monthly rental fees for a year, and basic appliances for the home. Their high transportation costs and last minute taxis to emergency hospital visits are overwhelming the family, so money raised will help with that, too. With your donation, we can take care of all of these, doing our best to save this child's life.
There is one more thing, an additional request: Please say a tefilla for the family of Zelda and Peretz, and of course, for sweet Sara Leah bat Zelda.


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