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All Pakistan Compressed Natural Gas Association says Gas Infrastructure Development Cess Act as unfair, inequitable
Rawalpindi, May 20, 2015 (PPI-OT): The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Wednesday said Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) Bill 2014 adopted by the National Assembly is discriminatory which will ruin troubled CNG sector. The prejudiced GIDC Act stresses on recovery of GIDC of the past years from CNG sector only while relieving other gas consuming sectors which will trigger downfall of the shambling CNG sector, said Ghiyas Abdullah Paracha, leader of the APCNGA.
In a statement issued here today, he said that how come CNG operators pay the GIDC when they have not received it from the consumers, adding that how government can recover GIDC from CNG stations that are kept closed from seven months. He expressed disappointment over the attitude of lawmakers who didn't raised voice over discrimination in the GIDC bill which is biased.
Ghiyas Paracha said that APCNGA will only support the new law if the issues of CNG operators are resolved, CNG stations is Punjab are reopened immediately, and prices are rationalised keeping in view all the ground realities including inputs and operational costs. He said that uniform cess should be imposed on all the sectors and none should be subjected to unfair treatment like recovery of cess of the previous years.
The leader of the CNG sector said that OGRA has not reviewed CNG prices since last three years and hasn't set any benchmark while gas companies and other departments continue to get hundreds of thousands from CNG owners as fixed charges every month despite closure of businesses. These recoveries has not benefitted government but burdened the CNG owners most of whom are on the brink.
Ghiyas Paracha said that CNG stations were allowed operations for 180 days only during the last three years therefore the sector paying more taxes as compare to any other sector cannot bear more burden. We should not be forced to protest, he warned.
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A personal account of Ayrton Senna – before F1
An intimate tale of Ayrton's years rising through the ranks of Formula Ford.
The ten greatest Jaguar race cars ever built
Prepare yourself for the nine greatest racing Jaguars of all time!
The 10 most beautiful IndyCar liveries of all time
We have taken a vote in the Motorsport Retro office and these are our Top 10 favourite IndyCar liveries of all time. Have we got it right?
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10 years in the making: How Lancia won the 1988 Safari Rally
Success on the gruelling African adventure had eluded Lancia in its 10 previous attempts. In 1988, that story would change.
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Doug & Mike Starn's Amaterasu, a spinning, whirring dynamo, was the brightest feature of the Modern wing on Pier 92. Video selections from their installation last year, Big Bambu, also appeared.
Wei Dong's Chinese appropriations of Western painting:
What I saw of Alexi Worth was a large image of a man handling a woman, but I think I like the couples series even more.
His work carries on the semantic effect of Magritte's surreal clarity with greater stillness and less solipsism.
Pop Surrealist Kenny Scharf was the contemporary star of the show, with a mural outside and a friend carting around in a silver suit, just for the goofy mood of it all.
Also, they were giving out doughnuts. WIN.
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For my own good, Ryan McGinness:
Mahomi Kunikata, "I Wish We Had Never Met, Cock Festival Edition"
The showings were really good from Mizuma from Tokyo.
Sashie Masakatsu:
Ikeda Manabu makes exhaustive pen drawings of landscape-objects. Reminds me of games probably actually derived from him, like Katamari Damacy and Shadow of the Colossus.
"Territory", 2004 pen, acrylic ink on paper, mounted on board 42x59.5cm
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Beth Campbell's "My Potential Future Based On Present Circumstances" hit close to home.
It's a decision tree for a starving artist.
Overheard comment on pornographic shower curtains: "it would be really good for someone's funeral."
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StreamElements new Head of Communications is Chase, that Chase!
StreamElements has signed free agent and gaming industry veteran Chase to be their new Head of Communications.
Many people know Chase from his time as PR Director of Twitch, but he has been working in the gaming industry for 28 years. Today, StreamElements has picked up the public relations veteran and installed Chase as the Head of Communications at the company. He will be reporting directly to StreamElements CEO Doron Nir and will be focused on overseeing global communications for the brand.
Prior to his time as Twitch PR Director, Chase worked at Access Communications for thirteen years. He worked on over 100 software and hardware launches during those years with brands that include PlayStation, SEGA, 2K, Disney Interactive as well as products like The Last of Us, Disney Epic Mickey, BioShock, PlayStation Vita, Bayonetta, and Dreamcast. Chase got his start in the gaming industry as a freelance game reviewer back in the 1990s while also working a radio and club DJ side hustle with his record label. His DJ name was DJ Chase which lead to the entire games industry calling him just Chase. Chase has been a mainstay in the Twitch community for years and is even immortalized with the PRChase emote. Twitch streamer Meg Kaylee all even put together this sweet birthday message a few years ago.
Watch Happy birthday, Chase! from MegKaylee on www.twitch.tv
"Chase's public relations work was integral to Twitch, where he took them from startup through their acquisition by Amazon, to building out their global presence on the communications front," said StreamElements CEO Doron Nir. "Given his in-depth knowledge of the content creator space and our shared belief in live streaming as the future of entertainment, he was the ideal choice to help elevate StreamElements presence in the industry."
StreamElements is one of the fastest growing production platforms in live streaming and it is used by thousands of content creators on YouTube and Twitch. The company saw 600% user growth in 2018 with creator revenues expected to top $40 million in 2019.
"I was attracted to StreamElements since their suite of tools for streamers has played a pivotal role in transforming live content creation from a hobby into an occupation," said Chase. "Because the DNA of the brand is rooted in empowering creators, including many of the top streamers, StreamElements' vision is perfectly aligned with my passion for helping the scene thrive. It's the era of creators as small businesses and I want to help tell the success side of that story."
It is awesome to hear that Chase will be continuing to work alongside content creators to help them flourish for years to come. We can't wait to catch up with him at the next convention and chat him up about the good old Dreamcast days. Keep doing it for Shacknews, Chase!
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A 2,175 acre estate in Santa Barbara is on sale for $84 million, according to Realtor.com.
You read that right--Santa Barbara's total land measurement is 12,459 acres, meaning this ranch covers 17% of the city.
The ranch, known as Rancho Dos Pueblos, has some historic value: 50 years after Christopher Columbus discovered America, explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo set out to discover the west from the Pacific, and though he never set foot on the land, he recorded it as "Dos Pueblos."
The property features 15 homes and the main house, or "Casa Grande," has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
The home features an elevator, beach access, a fireplace, billiard room and card room.
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Change Your Socks, Change Your Life | Guest Blog Post on Sustainable Packaging by Lydia-Joi Marshall
In today's article, our wellness expert Lydia-Joi Marshall will share how the metaphor- changing your dirty socks can change your life! As well as, why you should be more mindful about incorporating sustainable packaging and limiting your exposure to toxic additives.
Over the last few decades, technological advances have provided us with many single-use conveniences, such as premade food, cutlery, cosmetics etc. and many of them in disposable material packaging. The cheapest way to make these products accessible to us is to use plastic and other man-made materials which can be mass produced and distributed.
Why Should You Care?
Imagine this. You're at home and give yourself an extravagant pamper session – the full works. You steam out the toxins, use an organic dead sea sand scrub, lymphatic facial massage and so on. You finish it off by an all natural coconut whipped shea moisturizer. When you're done, you fish out some old clothes from your dirty clothes hamper, including dirty socks, and put it on. This makes no sense right?
Well, that is kind of what it's like when you try and eat healthily, and use non-toxic products, but it is wrapped it in toxic packaging.
Change Your Socks – Change Your Life
Quality Packaging = Quality Life
The problem with many disposables is that they contain low-quality materials. These low-quality materials can then leech some of their non-desirable materials into your products, which absorb into your system. For example, many of us invest in high-quality pure teas. Yet, how often have you thought about the tea bag that is housing your precious herbs? When you steep your natural tea, in a chemically laden tea bag, you defeat the purpose of trying to be health conscious.
Pay Attention
Paying attention to packaging and what you are consuming, can seem like a daunting task. It can be difficult to read through the claims of what is "non-toxic", and learn which chemicals are fine and which have negative consequences. Many seemingly harmless products contain plastics and other materials. For example, even many compostable tea bags contain microbeads of plastic and other additives. Instead, try to opt for sustainable tea filters such as Avazera's biodegradable tea filters featured in the past AZ BOX | LUXE Summer Edition.
It may take some time to recognize which ingredients are necessary, which occur naturally, and which ones are just naughty.
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For instance, a popular meme is that "if you can't pronounce it don't eat it." This isn't logical advice since many natural minerals and vitamins have difficult names that you just might not be familiar with. For example, many foods contain (5R)-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-3,4-dihydroxyfuran-2(5H)-one – aka ascorbic acid – aka vitamin C. You would be greatly amiss if you cut this out of your diet because you couldn't pronounce it! Take time to find a reputable source to help you understand what common ingredients do and how they impact you.
It is a great start to try and ingest products made from foods found in their natural form. For example, use sugar instead of artificial sweeteners – it is easier for your body to digest.
Choose Natural Preservatives
Check which preservatives are added to keep food fresh. It is necessary to add preservatives in order to stop harmful bacteria from growing. However, you can choose natural options such as salt, vinegar or fruit-based ascorbic acid. At the same time, try to avoid things like EDTA or manufactured sodium nitrate.
Avoid additives that are included only for the purpose of adding artificial taste or colour. Such are products containing labels with just a colour and a number (example red dye #) or monopotassium glutamate. There are many other natural ways to bring an abundance of flavour and variety to your food. This includes dyes made from plants such as annatto (commonly used in cheese), beets, blueberries or spinach.
Choose Sustainable Packaging
What is promising is that more and more individuals are helping to make this information easily accessible and transparent to everyone. There are options to buy products which break down (or biodegrade) into substances that are not known to make us sick and are in sustainable packaging.
Educate yourself about safe and harmful chemicals and choose sustainable packaging when you can. These minimal changes to packaging eating habits decrease the negative chemicals in your body and have the great side effect of also reducing environmental waste, making it a good choice all around. So that's why if you change your socks you can change your life!
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
4 comments:
- swissmiss said...
Congrats to your daughter!! My son is already smarter than me. Today we were doing the last lesson of phonics for this year and he could spell raccoon, where I left out one of the c's. He patiently stood his ground and argued with me that I was wrong. Oy.
- June 9, 2010 at 12:11 PM
- belinda said...
I forgot to post that my kids aren't perfect and we don't expect perfection. Some of our kids aren't doing very well at all and that's okay but only if it's the best they can do. Three of our children don't try very hard and my husband and I get so frustrated with them.
Joseph wrote on his math paper at the end of each question "NO" in tiny letters because he hates math and didn't want to do it. Naturally he had to rework the paper and he's slacked his way into summer school.
- June 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- Vincenzo said...
Congrats Maria!
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- Lola said...
Bravo Maria!
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Ginger Chicken Kabobs
Recipe provided courtesy of the National Chicken Council.
Recipe Ingredients:
6 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 stalk lemongrass, chopped
1 (2-inch) piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and sliced
2 cloves garlic
4 green onions, cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
Cooking Directions:
- In bowl of food processor, place canola oil, rice vinegar, sugar, salt, lemon grass, ginger and garlic cloves. Process until lemon grass is chopped fully, about 3 minutes. Transfer to glass bowl. Add chicken thighs to bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least two hours, or overnight, or up to 2 days.
- Prepare charcoal or gas grill, or preheat oven broiler.
- Thread chicken pieces and green onions, alternating.
- Place on grill and cook, turning once, until chicken is firm and opaque, about 6 to 8 minutes per side. Plate on serving platter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe): Calories: 196; Total Fat: 11g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Protein: 20g.
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Hormone Yoga Therapy (HYT) for women is a natural and holistic method created by a Brazilian psychologist and Yoga therapist, Dinah Rodrigues. This practice respects the body as a whole, understanding the intricate connections of our glands, organs, and various systems. The objective is to reactivate in a natural way the hormone production of the endocrine glands of women: ovaries, thyroid, pituitary gland and adrenals. HYT combines elements of classical Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Tibetan energy circulation techniques.
HYT consists of a special series of Dynamic Yoga exercises (asanas) to reactivate hormone production and, as a consequence, it eliminates most symptoms of hormonal imbalances. Asanas are accompanied by intense breathing techniques (pranayama), energetic level, concentration, visualization and relaxation (Yoga Nidra). Regular practice helps to harmonize the hormonal system and consequently eliminate the symptoms of low or unbalanced hormone levels.
HYT exercises are very simple and suitable for everyone. No previous Yoga experience is needed. Once learned, daily practice takes approximately 30 minutes. Practicing 3 – 4 times per week will give you optimal results.
HYT is Recommended For:
- Women of all ages with the symptoms of low hormones, with infertility concerns, PCOS, menstrual disorders, premenstrual stress syndrome (PMS), ovarian cysts and premature menopause.
- Helping to re-balance hormones post-partum
- Women from 35 years of age as a preventative therapy due to the decreasing ovarian activity and an associated gradual decrease in hormone production of the two main female hormones: estrogen and progesterone.
- Middle-aged women who wish to eliminate or alleviate the unpleasant symptoms of the onset of menopause, such as hot flashes, insomnia, night sweats, emotional instability, depression, headaches, difficulty concentrating, remembering, decreased libido, increased cholesterol, hair loss, dryness etc.
How Does HYT Help?
- Physically, HYT helps to strengthen muscles to correct posture for improved circulation and breath (alertness). It also helps to strengthen bones, to prevent osteoporosis – for more on Osteoporosis read this blog.
- Physiologically, HYT works to reactivate and balance hormones to mitigate illnesses and symptoms caused by imbalanced hormones, such as; hypothyroidism, depression, and many more (see list below).
- Emotionally, HYT helps offer ways to minimize stress, improve your sleep, help relieve anxiety and depression.
Attending an HYT workshop, such as the one Corinne will be hosting on September 8th & 9th at Studio 202, also offers you a network of other women facing similar concerns. This is an intimate workshop we hope will provide you with the support and connections you need to help heal your mind, body, and soul… and learn more about how to help yourself naturally!
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*Pregnant women should not participate
You can register for The HYT Workshop with Corinne September 8th & 9th (1-5pm), please clicking the highlighted link.
A little about Corinne, your HYT workshop guide:
Corinne's friendly and joyful personality brings honesty, humour, and an open heart to her teaching. She balances and integrates her classes with breath, alignment, strength, and ease. With a communications and performing arts background, Corinne incorporates a love of yoga in all aspects of her life, including her work as a Certified Birth Doula (DONA) and Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner. In 2009 Corinne traveled to the birthplace of yoga; Rishikesh, India and completed her 500 hour teacher training from Akanda Yoga with Yogrishi Vishvketu. Recently, Corinne was trained and certified in Hormone Yoga Therapy by the founder Dinah Rodrigues. HYT is very popular in Europe particularly, Germany and Czech Republic, however in Canada Corinne is one of few teachers, certified. She is excited to bring this practice to Canada, and is honoured to be offering the workshop at Studio 202.
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This is almost a combination of my Thanksgiving post and my aquarium (bilingual kids) post.
We had a 5 day summer holiday called the "Bon Holiday" here and DH and I have had lots of time with the kids. Just the same, we are still pretty busy.
Sometimes, to kill two birds with one stone, I have DD1 "help" me to clean. I give her a simple task of wiping something which she seems to enjoy doing. These days, she's into vacuuming too so I let her "vacuum" while I get things done.
Well, DH and I thought we should make an effort to bring the kids somewhere fun and decided on the aquarium. We got the kids ready and into the car and drove an hour to get there and walked all around while Sprout weaved in and out of the hordes of people to get a look at the aquatic life. There was a baby seal today so that was quite exciting. The belugas had just had babies too but were resting and the public couldn't see them.
At the end of the day, DD1 and I were having our usual pre-bed chat and I asked her what was a good thing about today. Fully expecting something about the penguins or seals, Sprout chirped up with "cleaning the house with Mommy!"
Note to self: "make child work more!"


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February 13, 2017
Happy Monday!
Stormy! That's the theme for the next 2 weeks with the U.S. overall expected to have the wettest conditions in 14 years...California potentially record wet end to February! California will very likely have severe flooding this Spring as the state is on pace for the wettest on record.
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NASA satellite imagery shows just how dramatically greener and whiter the state is vs the peak of the drought just a couple years ago.
Rainfall over the next 2-weeks shows another 5-10"+ rainfall for Northern California with 2-5" in the South. Sierra snowfall will get another whopping 10-15 feet from at least 3 storms over the next couple weeks. Snow melt peaks in early June and there is no doubt the major reservoirs will exceed capacity forcing the dumping of water.
Back East it's a one-two punch in New England with the 2nd major snow storm in a week with another 1-2+ feet from the latest storm now off the coast of Maine.
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Hastings Elementary School will be led next year by a veteran educator from Medway schools.
Hastings Elementary School will be led next year by a veteran educator from Medway schools.
Leigh Becker, a principal of two elementary schools in Medway, will begin her position as principal at Hastings starting Aug. 1.
Superintendent Marianne O'Connor announced the hiring last night, saying Becker's previous experience in the field fits well with the Hastings curriculum.
"She brings the qualities we are looking for as we continue to build a strong leadership team," said O'Connor. "Leigh brings experience, maturity and shares the many values regarding teaching and learning that we in Westborough hold dear."
Becker started her career at the New England Center for Autism (now New England Center for Children) in Southborough, and O'Connor said that was something that set Becker apart from the other candidates.
"While there I gained a lot of experience with kids with severe communication disorders," said Becker.
In 1991, Becker switched to the Medway schools, where she has worked as a reading specialist, an assistant principal, special education program coordinator, a speech and language pathologist and early intervention coordinator.
For the past seven years, Becker has served as principal of Burke and Memorial elementary schools in Medway.
"I enjoyed my time there immensely, but in my career I thought it was time to go and work in a new community with new people and form new relationships," said Becker.
O'Connor said Becker was also a strong candidate because she's continued her studies. Becker is currently enrolled in a doctoral program for educational leadership at Lesley University.
Becker was selected through a process that began with over 30 applicants. A search committee narrowed the number to seven before choosing Becker.
Becker will succeed Pattie Berkey, who is retiring at the end of July.
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I, for one, think it s going to end in some supernatural way Either it s zombies which I probably fear the most, since I m shit scared of zombies or it s demons Pick one Yes, it probably sounds very weird that I m sickly scared of zombies, but they d still shit their pants if they decided to end the world before I got to read City of Lost Souls Hm, ain t that confusing Let s see it like this I m scared of them now, but if you get me pissed enough then you better start running.
2012 01 05Oh My Fucking God THAT COVER IS EPIC Okay, so I still don t picture Clary like that and it s the same for City of Fallen Angels obviously, since it s the same model , but Jace oh, Jace he is something special, isn t he Lovely D Yes, I like it if only a bit rougher around the edges, then I d be perfectly happy D Bu awesome D Where I was disappointed with City of Fallen Angels , City of Lost Souls definitely made up for it I m glad that I didn t hang it up after the last book and kept pushing forward with the series This fifth book was full of action and suspense This time around, Jace is under the influence of Sebastian, the guy we all love to hate Clary is kind of along for the ride, hoping she can break through to Jace Meanwhile, Sebastian just keeps getting creepier and creepier For the most part, Jace seems lost He s kind of like Sebastian s Stepford wife groupie He seems entirely possessed with his adoration of all things Sebastian It takes bromance to a whole new level.
However, being the diehard that she is, Clary refuses to give up on Jace She focuses on the brief moments of clarity that he has in the midst of his mental enslavement She knows that the real Jace is still in the shell that he is now.
Meanwhile, back at camp good , Simon, Magnus, Alec and all of the others, work on a way to fire Jace There is plenty of action taking place on that front as well Simon seems to be patching up his romantic relationship, while Alec seems to be wreaking havoc in his.
I don t want to give too much away, but I will say that I enjoyed the time with Jace and Clary Finally, they get to spend some time togethereven if it isn t always the real Jace It may have taken five books, but things finally heat up between the two.
Overall, this was another great book in the series Things have definitely picked up and I m mentally preparing for the good vs evil showdown that is bound to happen in the final book I ll be starting the sixth, and final, book immediately.
The New York Times Bestselling Mortal Instruments Continues And So Do The Thrills And Danger For Jace, Clary, And SimonWhat Price Is Too High To Pay, Even For Love When Jace And Clary Meet Again, Clary Is Horrified To Discover That The Demon Lilith S Magic Has Bound Her Beloved Jace Together With Her Evil Brother Sebastian, And That Jace Has Become A Servant Of Evil The Clave Is Out To Destroy Sebastian, But There Is No Way To Harm One Boy Without Destroying The Other As Alec, Magnus, Simon, And Isabelle Wheedle And Bargain With Seelies, Demons, And The Merciless Iron Sisters To Try To Save Jace, Clary Plays A Dangerous Game Of Her Own The Price Of Losing Is Not Just Her Own Life, But Jace S Soul She S Willing To Do Anything For Jace, But Can She Still Trust Him Or Is He Truly Lost Love Blood Betrayal Revenge Darkness Threatens To Claim The Shadowhunters In The Harrowing Fifth Book Of The Mortal Instruments Series More reviews at The Teen Bookworm City of Lost Souls took a while to digest All night I could feel it in my gut like deadweight All the subplots and characters and relationships and the fact that so much was going on made this book hard to break down.
But, finally, I woke up this morning and it all made sense So, seeing as the book has been split into separate filing cabinets in my brain, I m going to replicate that onto this review The Good I felt that Lost Souls wascompulsively readable than the other installments in the series With all of the other books, I frequently found myself banging my head against the wall skimming debating microwaving an owl With this installment, I found myself wanting to keep reading Lost Souls had a lotsubstance than the other books, which were stuffed with boring, meaningless conversation Even though the book is a whopping 536 pages Clare s second longest book yet, Glass being the longest , it never lets go of you.
I also appreciate how Clare didn t end the book with a tremendous, soul shocking cliffhanger that makes you want to steal Clare s laptop to get a glimpse of the final book in the series The end does make you want to read the next one, just not in a way that ll make you dread the long, long wait until March 14 Yes, that s twenty two months of waiting I don t know how I m going to wait that long.
Another thing I love about The Mortal Instruments is how there are so many characters that you can fall in love with My favorite couple in the books is Isabelle and Simon They re my two favorite characters in the book, and they re totally meant for each other 3 Clare writes their relationship very well Even though Simon is a vampire, he feels like one of the most human characters in the book He feelsthan any of the other characters, and he isn t blind sided by love Izzy is his perfect match I can t wait for their relationship to develop in the last book Another relationship I love is Alec Magnus I love gay characters in YA, because I m all for LGBTQ type stuff, and Clare writes them really well Alec is another of those really fleshed out characters Clare wrote And Magnussigh Who doesn t love glitter and sequins and scarves Magnus is definitely the most fun character in the novels He makes the books fun to read Clare writes sarcasm and wit really well I would find some awesome quotes, but I don t feel like it, honestly.
Overall, Lost Souls is a vast improvement over Fallen Angels, except for one major thingThe Bad Clary Fray Oh my GOODNESS, woman You need to realize that there arethings in the world than Jace Lightwood Herondale Morgenstern One scene in the book had me wanting to shove her head into an oven view spoiler Yeah, you know the one I m talking about when she yells for Sebastian when Jace is contemplating turning himself in Did it piss you off as much as it did me hide spoiler Alright, you guys were right This one was slightly better than book 4, so I m expecting big and amazing things from book 6 Alec sigh Gurl, we need to talk No, you know what This is not your fault This is the author s fault Before I go on I should say MAJOR FUCKING SPOILERS So, I briefly decided posting a full review where I was going to talk about the series as a whole and all the characters that had these little aborted attempts at plot points But I think it s time to come clean and confess that somewhere between here and the last book everyone else with the possible exception of Izzy and Simon bore the heck out of me now All the characters have gotten as bland as the unsticky side of a band aid Seriously I just can t pretend to care about them any Why do these new books exist Why is there so little plot Cassy Clare, I am so confused These books are boring as hell.
So I m swallowing my pride I m getting real And while Izzy and Simon s story line was cute enough, the thing that kept me flipping pages again and again was finding out what happened to Alec and Magnus Lame, I know, but at this point if we can all admit to actually reading these books I figure there s not a whole lot of room for pride In the original books their story line was something of a little treat for me to savor on the side and I wanted to find out what would happen this time around for them.
Unfortunately it seems that I don t even have this tidbit to look foreword to any Seriously, no joke What in the hell happened to this character Lazy writing no longer covers it In fact it s beginning to smell a whole lot like author revenge here Maybe this is what happens when she has to stop stealing from other authors and has to rely on her own imagination Alec and Magnus are still going through the same old shit as last time You re immortal I m not Waaaaahhhh But wait Enter a sexy vampire vixen who claims to have the answer So afterwhining, Alec decides to go off and beat the answer out of her And when I say beat, I to mean beat The first thing Alec and Camille do after meeting is fight It was actually kind of gratifying in a way to see Alec back in action again But alas she has no cure The solution Take away Magnus s immortality image error sobs May 2012 May 2012 sobs someThis cannot be Really It s like.
too long Too, too long I NEEEEEEEEEEED THIS BOOK How can Cassandra Clare do this to me ahh, I mean us I need this book, like yesterday I don t know how I m going to wait this long sobs, wails, bawls some .
1 City of Bones 2 City of Ashes 3 City of Glass 1 Clockwork Angel 4 City of Fallen Angels 2 Clockwork PrinceBut Heaven will not help you you know that as well as I That is why men summon demons and not angels, is it notYeah, this is easily my favorite book in The Mortal Instruments, so far I think one of the biggest reasons I enjoyed City of Lost Souls so much was because it is told through so many of the side character s point of view, some of which we have never seen before Also, a vast majority is told through Simon s perspective which is all I truly want anyways I also actually thought this book had good twists and turns, too I was impressed so many times while reading, and I truly never wanted to put this 500 page book down, which says something all on its own Like, I see some reviews saying that this book was slow, but I didn t feel like that at all And like did these people read the mess that is City of Fallen Angels Lord, help me Okay, my review is going to touch on a couple key things that happened in this book and things that have happened in previous books, so please use caution reading the rest of this review if you have not read this book and its predecessors And as always, I m going to do a little mini character breakdown on my thoughts and feelings on all the main characters in this book Jace I still very much dislike Jace, but he was a bitbearable in this book Probably because he was barely in it, and when he was he was being halfway possessed or whatever Clary Clary was actually the one to annoy me in this book Especially after reading about Tessa Clary is just not that great of a character And so many of the choices she made in this book were beyond questionable I get that she loves Jace, but the world is a lot bigger than Jace Herondale, Lightwood, Morgenstern, Voldemort, what the fuck ever he wants to be called Simon Simon is my second favorite character in all things Shadowhunters, I think I know he messed up big in City of Fallen Angels, and I will call him out for it all day long, but he really had a pure and sweet redemption arc in this, that I think was handled very healthily and very realistically And my otp are living their best lives BlessOkay I ve got a good one Simon stroked Isabelle s hair, feeling her lashes flutter against his neck as she closed her eyes A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far awayIsabelle Here is the real tea I think Izzy is my favorite character in this entire universe Like, every book I fallandin love with her And in City of Lost Souls, seeing her learn what it means to be vulnerable and that it is okay friends, I have a lot of feelings And seeing her finally take down her walls and give her heart away to someone who she deems as worthy More beautiful than words Magnus I love this character so much Him realizing his worth and value at the end of this book It meant everything to me I feel like Alec has constantly been treating him like shit, honestly But he went way too far in this one, and I m so happy that Magnus realized he didn t deserve that kind of abuse Even though I know they are totally going to get back together, let s be real But this time it will be onequal ground Oh, and I want to know everything about his father immediately Alec This is actually the first book that I didn t hate or borderline hate Alec, which is funny because he almost did a hella bad thing in this book But I think it s because Cassie opened up the storylines and allowed us to see behind the eyes of some of the side characters in this book And I think that very much benefitted Alec Luke I always and forever will love Luke and his unconditional love towards so many characters in this world But Jocelyn Jocelyn was highkey annoying as hell in this book Like, I get she s upset that she birthed a demon or whatever, but hearing her talk about wishing to kill her baby in the crib and stuff really wasn t enjoyable to read And like, she always tries to be so strict, after just being so lenient I don t know, I just really didn t like her in this book Aline I said in my review for City of Glass, Is this a new queer and Asian character because your girl was hyped And then she comes into this book in a f f relationship The blessing Wow How perfect Maia Jordan I will talkabout them below, but they were one of the things I disliked most about this book Miss me with abuse apologist storylines forever, pleaseOf course, not thinking about the ex boyfriend who had broken your heart and turned you into a werewolf was a lot easier when he wasn t standing right in front of you, wearing a green shirt that hugged his leanly muscled body in all the right places and brought out the hazel color of his eyesSeelie Queen Still one of my favorites, but Clary still playing with fire I need so muchfrom her and her courtThe Fair Folk are an old people we do not make hasty decisions but first wait to see in what direction the wind blowsCamille I don t believe it for a second Maureen But if true damn, girl Sebastian Like, I honestly did like him as a character until he got all unnecessarily incestuous But I love his motive, I love him coming back from the dead, and I loved this magical, moving apartment Again, I think he s a really strong villain who made me really think about his motives, until the end when shit just got grossYou know he doesn t remember any of it, right Did he show you a good time, at least Because I would have She tasted bile in her throat You re my brother Those words don t mean anything where we re concerned We aren t humanOkay, I really didn t want to write this paragraph, but I feel like I have to The one thing that really bothered me about this book is Cassie Clare s constant use of incest as a threat and or just as a storyline I thought finally, after City of Glass, we were past this, but now with Sebastian coming back, she just doubled down on the incest Even in Clockwork Prince I felt like the Tessa going undercover to trick Nate and pretend to be his lover and was gross and unnecessary But City of Lost Souls is the worst use of incest angst yet And I still feel really gross about the things that Clary did with Jace while Sebastian was in control or whatever I mean, on top of the fact that he actually attempts to rape her, too Friends, it s a hot mess A really gross, skeezy, uncomfortable hot messThere are worse things than dying, he said And I will do them all to you, little sister, once you ve drunk from the Cup And you will like itThe only other thing that really bothered me was actually the main reason I one starred City of Fallen Angels Maia and Jordan are a romance I will never get behind And in City of Lost Souls their relationship is really magnified Abuse apologists storylines need to be canceled, and they are never okay not in 2018 and not back in 2010 I m not here for a Jordan redemption arc and I never will be And this book really put the band aid on everything Maia was forced to go through, but Jordan is so hot and looks so good in tight shirts how could she resist all that good sex from the hands of her abuser And I felt like he even forced her into a relationship, since he refused to be her friend ONLY somethingBrb, throwing up foreverYou won t be my friend I won t be just your friend I love you, Maia I m in love with you I always have been I always will be Just being your friend would kill meOverall and besides those two things , I really enjoyed this book and I found it actually difficult to put down I also believe that this is Cassandra Clare s best written work yet The style just felt so muchcohesive and the story felt so muchcompelling This was also the first book that felt like it had a lot of plot and intricate things happening constantly And there were so many small nods at Clockwork Prince that warmed my heart so very much Friends, this was really fun book to read, but I can t wait to probably, based on all your reactions get my heart shattered with Clockwork PrincessBlog Instagram Twitter Tumblr Youtube TwitchContent and trigger warnings for sexual content, incestuous storylines, assault, attempted rape, abandonment, abuse, parental abuse, murder, death, violence, gore, blood depiction, self harm, and war themes.
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this book was SLOW TO THE BONE, but the end result was worth the SLOWNESS It just took forever and a day to get to the really interesting parts I definitely liked this a lotthan City of Fallen Angels I ll admit though after reading TID, nothing will compare to the beautifulness of that trilogy.
Beware of spoilers I didn t see a point to this book Clare really should have ended her series at City of Glass We all know that Well, all of us who are not fans of Clare s work However, since this book was 534 freaking pages, I figured that I should talk about a few things.
ClaceSo these two are one person I honestly don t see them as two separate characters sometimes because they are so similar and shitty We never really get to experience these characters as themselves, rather they are always together However, for now let s separate these two just to save us all from the confusion.
CoFA and CoLS were all about Jace I don t even think Clary should have been the protagonist in these books Jace and his luscious golden hair, smooth skin, and amber eyes I mean, three books clearly weren t enough to describe his heavenly features I m sure the readers are fully aware of his physical features by now So this whole real Jace evil Jace concept was confusing the hell out of me The evil Jace wasn t even evil In fact, I thought the evil Jace was the real one Because he was a piece of shit He would make those incredibly Jace like haughty remarks about how perfect and desirable he was Jace would not survive in the real world with that arrogant attitude, which is why he s fictional Thank God Anyway, I don t get it All those times they cut each other open with their bare hands made out, Clace was like, Oh, that wasn t the real Jace Oh, I didn t want our first time to go like this because I m not the real Jace And this one time when they were finally about to have sex, but they didn t because they needed to whine and moanI m jealous.
Of who Myself I hate the thought of him being with you The other me The one Sebastian controls.
That s such terrible, ugly writing I am so sick of Clace I am so sick of Jace being overly proud of himself I am so sick of Clary practically worshiping Jace and finding every excuse to justify his shitty behavior and actions Their scenes are so terribly written There are pages of them talking about how they would do anything for each other How they love each other Pages of their cringey romance By the way, I wasn t kidding when I said they wanted to cut each other open with their bare hands Don t believe me He kissed her harder and she clutched his shoulders as he sucked her bottom lip into his mouth and bit down on it, sending a shock of pleasure mixed with pain through her body She squirmed to get closer to him and felt his breath quicken she could taste blood in her mouth, salt and hot It was as if they wanted to cut each other apart, she thought, to climb inside each other and breathe each other s breath and share each other s heartbeats, even if it killed them both There was blood under her nails where she had clawed his back.
Just terribly written and overdone Also, read this sentence A soft explosion went off in her head, like a dull firework of rage.
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Alas ... enough of the negative nancy-stuff though b/c we had an AWESOME Labor Day together as a family!! For the past 4 years, we have participated in the North Salem Old Fashion Day Celebration. They always have a 10K run that is our late summer challenge! For obvious reasons, I couldn't run ... but Nate was able to! (Thanks to this child still baking!) Our good friends the Beards came out to enjoy the day with us in North Salem. Chad and Nate were able to run the 10K together! My sister, Hannah, Chad's wife Libby and two girls, Sophia, and I hung around while the boys exercised. My parents were able to make it out to do the 20 mile bike ride too!!
Here are a few pictures ...
|Two studs ... pre-race ...
|Hannah, Sophia, and Maeve -- snack time!
|Getting ready for the gun shot start
|Singing and dancing on the main stage while Daddy runs!
|Learning how to give "2" Thumbs up! Ha!
|Dead after the 6.2 mile run ...
|One last family shot before the baby comes!!
Hope you all had a wonderful labor day celebration with friends and family!
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(KHARTOUM) - Thousands of Sudanese workers launched Tuesday a two-day strike to press the military junta to hand over power to a civilian authority.
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The Transitional Military Council (TMC)'s deputy leader recently increased criticism on against the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and questioned their representation.
The strike paralysed the banking, land transports sectors, a number of hospitals, shops, and pharmacies that closed their doors, in addition to government institutions and bodies that joined the strike.
The Sudanese Professionals Association that spearheads the protest movement in Sudan said in a statement that a military force imposed a siege on the building of the Bank of Sudan Khartoum branch and electronic banking company.
A trade-unionist from the Bank of Sudan said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) entered into the building and occupied it to prevent them from leaving offices demanded to deliver salaries first otherwise the would not be allowed to return homes.
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Activists on social networking platforms have posted pictures of doctors' strike in hospitals in the capital and the other states, except for emergency cases and accidents.
Dozens of employees at various establishments were seen outside the workplace carrying banners confirming the strike and calling for the power handover to a civilian authority.
The official news agency SUNA said that a large number of in the State of Sennar, localities and government institutions, declined to work despite their presence in the offices.
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The Sudanese Pilots' Union confirmed in a statement Tuesday that all Sudanese pilots in all airlines were committed to strike.
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Peanut brittle
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- sugar
- water - 1/2 c
- soda - 1/2 tsp
- stick butter - 1/2 item
- peanuts - 1 pt
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- dash of vanilla - 1 item
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Comal eyeing courtrooms at Scooter Store
Comal County is examining the cost of converting The Scooter Store's former headquarters into a justice center to resolve a perennial courtroom shortage.
The problem has worsened since 2010 when voters defeated a proposal to issue $36 million in bonds to build a courts building in downtown New Braunfels.
"This week we had a couple of cases that were ready for trial, but we didn't have courtroom space for the visiting judges to conduct them," County Judge Sherman Krause said.
County Commissioners on Thursday approved hiring RVK Architects of San Antonio for $99,450 to draft a design for putting courtrooms, conference rooms and offices in the three-story, 105,000-square-foot building off Loop 337 where The Scooter Store operated until recently.
As part of the assessment, the building's owner, R.L. Worth & Associates, is expected to hire an engineering firm to prepare a construction cost estimate for the conversion.
"It was his idea, so I believe he's on board," Krause said of Bob Worth, who couldn't be reached for comment.
The county and the landlord are slated to share their findings in January, after which Krause said Worth would tender price options for the county to buy the building outright, or through a lease-purchase agreement.
"Once we get the final numbers from the owner, then we can make a decision," Krause said.
Commissioner Donna Eccleston described feedback at a public briefing Thursday night as "very positive."
A slower-moving court docket results in many defendants awaiting trial in jail for longer periods, driving up county costs, she said.
Commissioners also have explored adding courtrooms in the county building at 199 Main Plaza in New Braunfels, but Krause said they decided that was "a very short-term solution and may not be worth the money."
The county also is examining how to address space issues at the sheriff's department and the 600-bed county jail.
Larger facilities are needed to handle demand generated by the rapid rise in county population, which was 108,472 in 2010 and is forecast to hit 200,000 in 2030.
Last year, consultants outlined three possible solutions:
Spend $46.8 million to renovate and expand the existing jail and build a new sheriff's office elsewhere.
Spend $51.8 million to build a new jail elsewhere and renovate the old jail into expanded sheriff's facilities.
Spend $57 million on a new jail/sheriff's office at a new site.
A bond election would likely occur on any such project, Krause said, noting, "When we're talking about those kinds of dollars, I think it needs to go before the voters."


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Hello everyone! I will be talking about the Malaysian b1a4 conflict in this article! There's Muslim religion aspects in this so if you're sensitive for whatever reason, please refrain from reading! Enjoy!
So B1af has caused quite a bit of controversy at their fan meeting in Malaysia. WM Entertainment and B1A4 have recently come under fire by netizens and officials in Malaysia for personal contact which occurred during a fan meeting on January 10. The controversy involves incidents where members of the group hugged, back hugged, and held hands with female audience members who were wearing hijabs (aka Muslim headdress). WM Entertainment addressed the situation through a Newsen on January 13. News outlet Enews reported and translated this statement: According to Enews the WM Entertainment representative stated, "We carried out an event in which five out of many fans were chosen to reenact scenes from dramas." "For future fan meetings abroad, we will be more considerate and more cautious of the local culture, so we can all be able to enjoy it together." The fans that were selected to interact with B1A4 were selected, in advance of the event. WM Entertainment acknowledged that some of the participants were Muslim and the host of the event requested their permission prior to the fan meeting.
So as some of you might wonder, why is the hugging and hand holding an issue? Well, apparently in Muslim faith you cannot hug and or have intimate contact with someone who isn't a family member or your spouse. This only applies to the opposite sex, I believe… Though times have changed, Malaysia seems to have very strict Muslim law/ rule following. These religion ideologies seem to trace to the Mahram Muslims, but I've also read you can't hug someone of the opposite gender no matter what you follow in Islam…
Back to the contact thing! So a hug, back hugs and hand holding with girls who follow this religion… is a no-no. Sure they signed permission, but for a cultural standpoint it was a bit of an upset. Malaysia has freedom of religion, for the most part. It guarantees freedom of religion but there are many ways Islam is privileged and some discrimination is practiced. So in short, this is a predominately Muslim/ Islamic country; clearly the company did not do their research. As K-pop continues to spread to countries such as Malaysia, maintaining cultural sensitivity has become more difficult. These women may be jailed for 6 months for violating Quran laws. WM better do something for these poor girls who just wanted to support their band!
There has been high Muslim sensitivity around the world in the past year or so. I'm just going to address some of the tension and racism. There are the religious extremists who commit acts of terrorism. Then there's the rest who just follow the religion and don't do such mean things. Actually, it applies to any religion. So the acts of 9/11 and the bombings and open fires by extremists… They are extremists who use the name of religion to justify something horrible are not good (insert religious following here) at all!
I read a bunch of comments about racism and offending of Muslims. Some were positive, others were not. Some comments said "Why listen to k-pop then?" or "get over it" or "you're not special". I think that's so insensitive. Remember when CL's song MTBD had as chant from the Quran, and they made a new version without it due to the offensiveness of devout Muslims? YG handled it by saying it was more of a creative vibing thing, they were sorry about offending anyone and they fixed it. Not all were offended; some Muslim followers thought it was kind of neat. But at least it was handled right!
All in all, I hope WM handles this right. It was honestly a mistake. I just hope they learn from it, and those girls will be spared. Even though WM said they'll keep note and learn more culture about places they visit, what will happen to the girls? I hope they pay their bond or something! Let me know what you think in the comments below!
And remember, no hickies!
xoxo, Elise
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What An Angel: Kind Rescuer Helps Blind Kitten Regain Sight So He Can See His Mum
March 28, 2019
It is incredible and quite heartwarming to see the length to which some people would go to make the lives of their pets better and more comfortable.
READ ALSO: Neglected Kitten Rescued From The Streets Finds New Home And Transforms Incredibly
Although animal cruelty is still rampant in many places, the fact that people like this kind animal lover exist is enough consolation.
Every pet needs love and care, and this little kitten was fortunate to find it in quite possibly its purest form.


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2016 was the year of two major events that would change two nations and the world as we knew it. In Britain, just over 50 percent of voters, in a referendum, voted in favour of leaving the European Union. The Vote Leave camp used blatant lies and fear as a tool to persuade people to their side, garnering huge media coverage with their divisive slogans and divisive characters. The Remain side lacked energy, slogans and the characters that would be required to rally the public to their side and keep Britain within the European Project. The main underlying problem for the remain campaign, was it's refusal to accept how frustrated Britons had become at the EU and how years of austerity had created a hunger for change.
Europe has been rocked by the referendum in Britain and soon enough we will know if a deal is agreed in the House of Commons (British Parliament) as we await Theresa May to put the Brexit Agreement to a vote. An earlier vote was pulled in December 2018 as the Prime Minister did not have enough support within her own party or in Parliament to win. Britain will crash out of Europe on March 29th if a deal is not reached or an extension is not granted. A no deal scenario could be bad news for the European Union and other Global economies and even worst news for the Island of Ireland as a possible hard border could be erected, in breach of the good Friday agreement. The Good Friday Agreement brought peace to the island following decades of the violence in Northern Ireland. This period in Northern Ireland, known as The Troubles is extremely complicated and embedded in the history of those who live there.
On the other side of the pond, in the United States, Donald Trump was elected to the office of President. Trump had beaten Hilary Clinton. Clinton, simply as a name, is one of the most famous political names in the United States. The differences between Trump and Clinton are; Trump lacks the capabilities, knowledge, temperament and political experience that Clinton has. During the 2016 election, Trump lost the popular vote but The United States has a system in which the popular vote means nothing in terms of being elected, therefor Trump won the election because he won enough States which had the most electoral colleges. and reached the magic number of 270.
Trump has imposed tariffs on China and other goods from other nations. He had pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement, rescinded on the Iran Nuclear Deal (The JCPOA) and continues to fire staff while also being under the spotlight of special Counsel Robert Mueller for collusion with Russia in the 2016 Presidential campaign. Trump and the Republican Party continue to undo much of what Barack Obama spent his 2 terms implementing. The only thing the Republicans stands for is nominating a sexual predator to the Supreme Court and undoing Obama policies, other than that, they have become the self serving party driving by deep ideology. On the other hand, the Democrats are in disarray, trying to understand themselves and what the heck they represent. The Democrats, like Labour in the UK are divided between the new era of left wing politics as a challenge to the far right and the old centre ground politics that Hilary Clinton and Tony Blair represented. The sooner the Democrats get their house in order the sooner they can be effective in the House of Representatives.
2019 will be a year in which the pendulum swings back, how far? only time will tell. The fight against nationalism and far right extremism is building as the resurgence of a united liberal front is taking place around the globe.
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Jerry Glanville and Nigel Burton each came to the City of Roses accompanied by fanfare. Each failed to build upon the foundation left by Tim Walsh at Portland State.
During 14 seasons at Portland State, Walsh helped the Vikings transition from perennial Division II power into Big Sky contender. Between 1999 and 2006, PSU finished second in the league standings four times and in the top four every season but one.
In 2007, Walsh left PSU for a job as the offensive coordinator of the United States Military Academy. After two seasons coaching the triple option at Army, Stan Brock, Walsh and the entire staff were fired. Walsh's newfound offensive scheme helped lead him back to Cal Poly. He has been the head coach for the Mustangs ever since 2009.
Meanwhile in Portland, the Vikings tried to make a splash by hiring Glanville to follow in a long line of successful coaches to lead the Vikings. From Don Read to Mouse Davis to Pokey Allen, PSU has long been a coaching cradle. So when Glanville, a coach known as the "man in black" who coached the Houston Oilers and the Atlanta Falcons in the last 1980s and early 1990s, came to Portland State, lofty expectations followed.
Glanville was as famous for his personality displayed as an analyst for the NFL and NASCAR as he was his coaching prowess. He took over a Portland State squad fresh off a 7-4 season that included six Big Sky wins and held a No. 13 preseason ranking entering the 2007 season. But under Glanville, PSU floundered, winning just three games in his first season and nine games in his three seasons overall. One Big Sky win in 2009 prompted Glanville's exit from the West Coast.
Enter Burton, a former University of Washington assistant who broke into the coaching ranks as Walsh's defensive backs coach at PSU in 2001. By 2008, many thought Burton was among the rising minority coaches in the country after coordinator Chris Ault's defense at Nevada in 2008 and 2009.
Year 1 under Burton netted just one conference win and two wins overall. The embarrassing debut campaign reached a peak with a 35-30 home loss to Northern Colorado, just the fourth league victory by the Bears in four years playing in the Big Sky.
Burton's second season showed signs of righting the ship. The Vikings lost on a failed two-point conversion 38-36 to defending league champion and No. 3 Montana State at home. The following week, PSU lost by a touchdown to perennial power Montana in Missoula. The Vikings ripped off four straight wins down the stretch to enter its season finale with a 7-3 record and a chance for a playoff berth. A 48-33 loss to Weber State kept PSU out of the playoffs but the future seemed bright.
PSU's next three seasons resulted in just 12 total wins, including just seven against Big Sky opponents. Following a 3-9 campaign in 2014, Burton was fired. For an off-season, the future at Portland State looked as bleak as any future in all of college football.
In the months leading up to the 2015 season, the Portland State administration issued an ultimatum. The school declared the football team needed to become "self-sustaining" as quickly as possible or be faced with termination, a tall task for a team that plays in a stadium shared with a Major League Soccer team that outdraws the Vikings threefold. New athletic director Mark Rountree promoted Bruce Barnum to head coach of the football team, but placed an interim tag on him, essentially giving Burton's longtime offensive coordinator a yearlong tryout while the school explored the financial feasibility of football and athletics in general.
Fast forward a full year and the tale of the 2015 Vikings seems like a movie script. Barnum instilled discipline, toughness and an identity to a team that has long been home to formidable talent — seven former Vikings are currently on NFL rosters, more than any team in the Big Sky aside from the Montana Grizzlies. Barnum wasted no time finding himself a leader, inserting junior college transfer Alex Kuresa in as his starting quarterback despite having a roster that had three other players who had started under center for PSU at some point in their careers.
With the blueprint spread out, Barnum and the Vikings smashed through their season like a juggernaut. Portland State entered the year picked at the bottom of the Big Sky by both the coaches and the media. PSU refused to believe it from the start, walking into Martin Stadium in Pullman and upsetting Washington State 24-17 to open the season. The following week, PSU went to Holt Arena and Khalil Dawon's 100-yard kickoff return in the first quarter sparked the Vikings to a 34-14 victory over the then-No. 23 Bengals of Idaho State.
The hits kept coming, from a 66-7 win at FBS North Texas, the largest margin of victory every by an FCS school over an FBS, to wins over Montana and Montana State for the first time in one season in school history to a 24-23 win over eventual Big Sky Conference champions Southern Utah to a 34-31 win over rival Eastern Washington to deny the Eagles a playoff bid.
All the while, Barnum did things in an unorthodox, endearing fashion. Following home games, Barnum would open up a tab at a local bar downtown for fans to come have a beer after each victory, an idea he got from Mouse Davis. The tabs began with Barnum paying for the first $250 in drinks. By the time the Grizzlies were set to come to PDX, Barnum decided to double his generosity.
"We had to kick it up," Barnum said. "After we beat the Griz, no one was going to believe it we hadn't beat that team in so long. For those games, we decided to make it $500. Bottom line is it was successful. I was getting selfies with some Bobcats and some Griz fans. That was new. But everybody had a good time and my wife didn't find out the cost until the end of the season, so that went well too."
PSU's 9-2 record resulted in the No. 6 seed in the FCS playoffs, the only Big Sky team to receive a ranking and a bye. The Vikings qualified for the post season for the second time in school history and hosted the school's first-ever playoff game at Providence Park. Barnum was named the FCS Coach of the Year.
"They took a program that was literally looking for any reason to close the doors permanently, took a head coach who was willing to do whatever it took to keep the program afloat and they have that season?" Idaho State head coach Mike Kramer said. "Awesome. Those are the stories you can't write. They don't exist. The unexisted is the best part of the Big Sky. You can't find a story like that anywhere else in college football."
Following the win over Montana State, Roundtree announced Barnum would receive a five-year contract extension.
"The thing he's brought back since I was there for 14 years is he brought some personality back to it," Walsh said in the off-season. "He's given them an identity and the players have bought into it. From a guy who was there for 14 years and to see what had happened to it for seven or eight straight years, it was great to see them have a resurgence."
"They say football is a game of inches and we say with Coach Barnum, that's that extra inch we need," Kuresa said. "We really want to go fight for him, go to battle for him and somebody who says I need a little more out of you, we will find it for him."
With PSU's season-opener a week away, the Vikings are facing the pressure of repeating a historic season. The excitement around the program is rising, evidence in the nearly 9,000 season tickets the school has already sold for the upcoming campaign.
"It's been a whirlwind," Barnum said. "The kids put together a heck of a season, put some people in the seats, got some people noticing Portland State football. That was fun. Now we are trying to follow it up. Season ticket sales are up through the roof, higher than they've been since the Pokey Allen and Mouse Davis days. Everyone wants to hear about Portland State football now. That's neat.
"Last year was the first step to what I want to get going, to get back to the program that it was under Pokey Allen and Tim Walsh. There was some good years at Portland State and they've gone awry for awhile."
The Vikings must replace free safety Patrick Onwuasor, a finalist for FCS Defensive Player of the Year after leading college football with nine interceptions, as well as defensive lineman Sadat Sulleyman, cornerback Aaron Sibley, middle linebacker Jeremy Lutali and outside linebacker AJ Schlatter. Sulleyman is now with the Denver Broncos, Onwuasor with the Baltimore Ravens and Sibley got a shot before being released by the Atlanta Falcons. Schlatter, a standout as a redshirt freshman in 2015, died in January after complications from throat surgery.
Offensively, the Vikings will build around Kuresa, the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year last season, along with an offensive line that returns its interior. The offense must replace graduated Mike Davis and deceased Kyle Smith, an All-Big Sky left tackle who died of a drug overdose in the spring. PSU will also look for a new No. 1 running back to replace David Jones, a first-team All-Big Sky selection last season.
The pieces to build are there. Kuresa is one of the most dynamic and competitive leaders in the league. Chad Bach and Cam Keizur are two of the most physical interior offensive linemen in the conference. The running back room still includes Steven Long, Nate Tago and Mitchell Thompson while the wide receivers are deep with skill and athleticism, including Darnell Adams, Josh Kraght and utility player Paris Penn.
"Our success will come from not associating ourselves with last year," Kuresa said. "I'm getting asked over and over how are we going to be the 2015 Vikings? We don't want to be the 2015 Portland State Vikings. They were 9-3. They lost in the second round. I don't care to be those guys. We want to be the 2016 Portland State Vikings. We see the potential for a team with a very high ceiling and we expect to get back to where we were last year and go further than that."
Defensively, the Vikings will build around All-America cornerback Xavier Coleman, defensive linemen Michael Doman, Davon Dade and Savali Talalemotu and nickel back Beau Duronslet. Coleman, a senior who led the Big Sky with 18 passes defended including five interceptions last fall, is confident PSU can continue its resurgence.
"No one on the team is settling for a 9-3 and a first-round (second-round due to bye) loss," Coleman said. "We want that Big Sky ring. We had a chance to take Northern Colorado out and North Dakota (PSU's two Big Sky losses last season), which would've solidified a ring. We want to have a better record than that and go deep into the playoffs. We want that Big Sky championship and we want to get on the road to the national championship."
Photos by Brooks Nuanez or noted. All Rights Reserved.


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How to make your corals look perfect!
The best thing about a coral dress is that it complements every skin tone and hair color. But, to to get that amazing look, you have to put a tiny but more effort into your makeup to avoid looking washed out. Here are 4 amazing makeup tips for you that you should follow when you are wearing a Coral Dress.
1. Moderate Base
Do not use thick layers of foundation and primer as coral dress complements your skin tone and complexion. Use a concealer that totally matches your skin tone to dot around the eyes or on blemishes and dark spots. Smudge with your finger and merge into the skin, over the concealer, apply moisturizer. Make sure the color of the moisturizer is such that it dissolves on application to the skin. If your skin is whitish and you feel that your face will wash out, you can put on a darker shaded foundation to impart a warmer color. Cover the base with shining powder that gives you a heavy with dew fresh look.
2. Natural Glow
With a coral dress, you should add a glow to your face to give emphasis to your look. If you have a light complexion, apply a golden apricot powder blush with hints of gold on the apples of your cheek. With a large brush, create a peachy glow on your face. You can also try contouring your face with the help of a highlighter. If you want to apply bronzer, put a bit of bronzing powder under your cheekbone and smudge with a brush.
3. Metallic Eye
Pair a coral dress with rich, dramatic eyes. Smoky eyes with gold highlight work really look really good with the coral dress. Put on a gold shimmer peach-pink eyeshadow with all over your lid. To give your eye a smoky look, brush a little brown eyeshadow on the crinkle and blend. On the outer edge of the eyes, with a pointed brush, make a distinct V-shape with a dark burgundy eyeshadow. Merge it towards the center with the brown shadow. Use a pencil brush and put on a smudged line of black eyeshadow below the lash ending in the V-shape drawn with burgundy. To add highlights, add a bit of champagne gold glitter near the tear ducts. Turquoise also works well with coral, so you can also use a metallic turquoise glitter. Now using pencil eyeliner followed by a liquid one, touch just beyond your eyelashes with a little bit of wing tip. Apply a few coats of mascara to fuzz up your eyelashes. Now to add an extra edge to your smoky eyes, use fake eyelashes, this adds volume to the lashes. Run the liquid liner once again to make sure the fake lashes are blurry.
When it comes to your lips, you can use a nude lipstick or a shimmery coral lipstick to look perfect. Apply a lip balm and dash the outline of your lip with a nude liner. Fill in with your choice of lipstick.
Be sure to try these tips a few times before a big event, so you get it right!


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James Graham wrote home to his family in Fife in 1839, a year after he had emigrated to Australia, and his letter contains proof that Aborigines were massacred by white settlers - studies have shown that up to 60% of Australians still do not believe such atrocities happen.
During National Reconciliation Week earlier this month - seven days of promoting Aboriginal culture - the so-called Overland Letter by Graham was promoted by the University of Melbourne in its online publication Pursuit.
The letter from the university archives is extraordinary for several reasons, not least because it is a rare example of the "criss-cross" style of writing which Victorians used in order to save paper - the most famous user of that method was the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
According to Pursuit, Graham's cross-writing horizontally, vertically and diagonally filled two large leaves of heavy paper with words that would later add up to forty pages of typed transcription.
It was the content of the letter that proved hugely important. Graham had settled in Melbourne on the banks of the River Yarra Yarra in what is now Victoria but which was then part of Port Philip District of New South Wales.
Dr Katherine Ellinghaus of the University of Melbourne reported in Pursuit that Graham was writing home to his father for the first time in many months, and the first few paragraphs of his letter are testimony to the scarcity and value of news from home. "Nine months passed away without receiving the least intelligence", he wrote, "an awful and lonely feeling of being forgotten [stole] over my mind".
She added:
"Having finally received word from home, he now had a lot to tell his family about the business opportunities offered by the colony, the joys of an expertly-cooked 'whang' of damper and how he had changed.It was Graham's depiction of violent times that make his letter an important historical document. He describes Aboriginal cannibalism - though there is no other evidence of this - but adds "in nearly three cases out of five" the aggression was on the part of the invaders.
"He found himself transformed by his new life in this new colony, so much so that an acquaintance from Scotland didn't recognise him at all and 'stared as if it had been a ghost that was speaking to him'.
"He put his transformation down to the hardships of life in the colony, particularly those felt on the weeks-long overland trip from Sydney to Melbourne that the letter describes, but added 'I never spent a happier time. I always had a fancy for a rough roaming life.'"
In the Overland Letter he gives his version of what happened to the people he called Blacks.
He wrote:
"It must be remembered what the generality of the white population of the Colony consist of, which is of the most debased and vilest dregs of Great Britain and Ireland ... they never look on the Blacks in the light of human beings, but, would just as soon shoot them as they would a crow, or hunt them as they would a kangaroo. Indeed in some districts the dogs used to be thought good for nothing unless they could kill a Black as well as a kangaroo, and they used to teach them to do so, by giving them some of the poor Black's blood."The letter adds that the Blacks "retaliate on the oppressors" after being driven from "their dominions."