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CrossFit Gear I Can't Live Without
RPM Jump Rope
This bad boy was a gift,and the best gift I've ever recieved. I have played around with a number of different ropes, but never liked them. And then I tried this bad boy ...
This rope is FAST. You need to be very efficient at double unders (string together 100+ consistently) to benefit from this ropes speed. It's just freaking lightening fast. I attribute my 14.1 score (snatch + double unders) of 322 thanks to this rope.
They're coming out with a new style in July with an even sharper handle.
If you're still trying to work on double unders, I highly recommend this training rope. This is what I was using before, and what I recommend to all of my athletes.
Natural Grips
I don't know why I waiting so long to try these! They're incredible. Saved my hands during the final Event at Regionals. Everyone was ripping on those pullups and I walked away unscathed. Secure them to your wrists with Goat Tape, uber winning.
Goat Tape
This stuff is freaky sticky.
Original Nanos
Oddly, I didn't buy these originally. I started with the 2.0's, then bought the 3.0's, and let me tell you, my Originals BLOW THEM OUT OF THE WATER. They're the most comfortable shoe I have ever worn, both in the gym and out of the gym. I use my 3.0's now for climbing rope because they have that really thick mesh crap on the outside, but otherwise, they're useless.
When I put my Nanos on, I literally feel my feet sigh with happiness.
Marc Pro
The most amazing tool for recovery. MOST AMAZING.
Rehaband Knee and Elbow Sleeves
I have the blue Rehaband knee sleeves, they're the original style. I love them though because they're thicker than the newer grey style, like a TK sleeve but WAY easier to get on. They really provide a LOT of stability. The elbow sleeves as well, keep inflammation down and ease some of the issues I have with my ulnar nerve during muscle ups and jerks.
I am not endorsed by any of these companies (but I wish I was)! They're just awesome products that I highly recommend.
Coming next Monday:
Foods I Can't Live Without


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The I Love Mel brand is the work of Mel Elliott a Hastings, UK based Artist, Writer, & Publisher. Known mostly for her contemporary colouring books Mel also designs and produces Paper Doll books & slogan pencils all with a celebrity culture theme.
Mel has also produced books for other publishers. Starting with the 1980´s Bumper Activity book, she then made Colour Me Swoooon and Colour Me Girl Crush which were published by London publisher Pavilion in the UK and Penguin books in the USA. Mel´s latest project for Pavilion is a more serious how to book of Artistic techniques called How to make Art. All of Mel´s books can be found on the I Love Mel online gift shop at shop.ilovemel.me.
The I Love Mel gift shop sells stuff that makes cool, fun gifts created by other people too.
I Love Mel´s latest projects are a bit of a departure. Pearl Power is Mel´s first children´s book. It´s a picture story book about a little girl and her encounters with gender inequality. Written and illustrated by Mel.
Seeing Double is Mel´s version of the classic memory game pairs. Illustrated by Mel with contemporary popular culture images this game is a simple and fun family game for all ages.
Brolly Associates Ltd trading as 'I Love Mel'. Our policies can be found here.
Registered Office: 1st Floor, Curzon House, 24 High street, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 2LJ.
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[Ed. Note: I'm stepping a little out of my normal practice of reviewing and commenting only on official executive actions with this post, because when I saw the brief news report (see link below) it occurred to me if the bill passes as amended by the House Appropriations Committee, this president will have much less freedom to "authorize and fight wars" than either of his two most recent predecessors.]
What am I talking about?
Today, according to a report published by The Week (posted 12:30 p.m. ET), the House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill of 2017 proposed by Rep. Barbara Lee, CA, that repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) (Public Law 107-40) that was passed by Congress in the immediate wake of September 11, 2001. That law has been the basis for all war actions since it was enacted – used by both George W. Bush and Barack Obama to execute military actions in several places around the world. In effect, it was congressional authorization to use military force against terrorist activities, a.k.a. the "War on Terror". Both the original law and the current amendment (photo of it is in The Week article cited above) are quite brief, so it does not take long to see what this is about.
Based on a Tweet by Rep. Lee, she appeared to be surprised it passed the full committee. The bill, along with this amendment, will be debated openly on the floor of the House of Representatives. Just getting this to the full House is a major change with enormous consequences.
At the time the AUMF passed, I believed it was a colossal overreaction to the 9-11 events and I am extremely pleased that at least the House Appropriations Committee is ready to reclaim the power of Congress to declare war instead of abdicating it to the president. It is long overdue to require a full, congressional debate before sending military forces into any kind of war.
The prospect of this law being repealed is so unexpected I'm having trouble wrapping my head around what the full ramifications would be.
What are the chances it will pass the full House? Will the Senate go along? If it reaches the president's desk, will he veto the whole defense funding package just to keep that provision?
What precipitated the Appropriations Committee action to approve the repeal amendment? According to my count, the committee membership has 30 Republicans and 22 Democrats, (and of course, chaired by a Republican) which means the Republicans could easily have kept the amendment from passing. Does this mean even Republicans are concerned about this president having that level of power? Does the escalation in Syria have anything to do with this committee vote?
So far, I have not found online a breakdown of who on the committee voted for/against the amendment, but I hope it will be available at some point. It would be very interesting to see just who supports the repeal.
Needless to say, I will be watching for other news reports about this important amendment and its progress through the bill's approval process.
Update June 30, 2017:
Two items to add: 1) Representative Lee was the only person to vote against the original AUMF in 2001, and 2) the vote by the Appropriations Committee yesterday was a voice vote and it passed nearly unanimously. From the video clip I saw of the vote, it sounded like one faint no vote voiced.


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Forgetting Natasha tackles dementia via dance and digital animation
- Lucy Ribchester
- 28 July 2011
This article is from 2011.
Multimedia and memory on the dancefloor at 2011 Edinburgh Festival
'What would happen if you didn't have memories?' asks Heather Eddington, artistic director of dance film company State of Flux. 'You would almost disappear, because essentially that's what we base ourselves on – what we've done, where we've been.'
Eddington says it was a combination of her fascination with memory, along with witnessing her grandfather's struggle with Alzheimer's that led to the creation of Forgetting Natasha, State of Flux's latest multimedia collaboration.
The piece weaves dance, digital animation from video artists KMA, and poetry into a story about a woman coping with the onset of early dementia. Along with poet Anna Mae Selby, Eddington gathered real memories from the three dancers, who all take on the role of Natasha, and shaped them into a narrative enacting her memories as they slip away. 'We gave them lots of questions and then sent them off to speak into dictaphones. Everything that you hear is true.'
Although her background is in dance, Eddington credits her collaborative style to having parents who were both artists. 'I don't ever think "dance is what I do and that's what I should use",' she says. 'I'm much more open to thinking about the topic I want to look at and what mediums I need to achieve that with the best expression.'
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Restraining Power & the Constitution
The conservative…knows the peril of power, and the practical means for restraining power. To John Adams and James Madison in the United States, to Burke and Disraeli in England, we can turn for guidance. The thinking conservative has consistently sought to keep power from the appetite of any man or any class, through respect for prescriptive constitutions, attention to state and local (as distinguished from central) government, checking and balancing of the executive and the legislative and judicial divisions of political authority, and prudent confinement of the state's sphere of action to a few well-defined objects. Just this conservative policy of restraining power by constitutional arrangements has been the chief attainment of American political philosophy, from the colonial thinkers and the framers of the Constitution, through Calhoun and Webster, to our own day; and just this search after a just balance of authority has been the great practical success and lesson of the American political experiment, ensuring to us a high degree of freedom and right for three centuries.
This end was the reason for which the most influential work of all our political literature, the Federalist Papers, was written. The renewed attention which that series of essays is receiving nowadays suggest how the minds of the most serious students of American society are being turned to the problem of power. Madison, Hamilton, and Jay, statesmen severely aware of the frailty of human nature, understood that tyrants and mobs are restrained from overthrowing justice and liberty more by wise constitutions than by any wisdom innate in "the People"; and, drawing from the political experience and tradition of the colonies and England, they convinced their new nation of the prudence of a federal system of government, founded not upon abstract concepts, but upon historical experience and juridical precedent. John Adams, during the same period, in his Defense of the Constitutions, drew up a gigantic brief for the division of political authority, in the light of European history from the sixth century before Christ to the contemporary system of England and the Swiss cantons.
The system of checks and balances in government, the decentralization of authority, and the several other constitutional devices to restrain power were designed, in short, by the leaders of both the Northern and Southern states to conserve the justice and the freedom which Americans had long enjoyed; and thinking conservatives have adhered to this system for hedging and confining power ever since then.
(From Program for Conservatives, pages 256-257, 1954)
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Lunark (루나크)Lunark is a Werewolf and serves as the 5th Elder of the Union. She is the only female Union Elder revealed. She is a recurring antagonist of the series.
Lunark is a fair woman with pink eyes. She has light brown hair that extends past her shoulders. She wears the standard white and gold hooded robes of a Union Elder.
When Lunark fully transforms into her werewolf form and releases her power, her hair becomes much longer and her entire body becomes covered in light grayish-brown fur. In this state, she also grows fangs and claws.
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Unknown Facts About Temporary Road Construction
As of today, in the United States there are currently around 600,000 bridges. If you are someone that lives near one of these bridges it is important to know that they will have yearly inspections and these bridges will also frequently require construction to make sure that they are able to support the weight of cars during busy traffic hours. One of the many inconveniences that civilians must deal with on a near daily basis involves temporary road construction. For many civilians that live in high traffic areas, this type of temporary road construction can do even more damage on the time it takes to get to destinations and to return home from said destinations. Unless you are a construction site manager or a construction site worker, then you more than likely have a very limited knowledge of how construction


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We invite all piano lovers - young and old, amateur and professional, of any musical direction – to join in this years festivities at the legendary recording studio 1 of Funkhaus Berlin. Around the Theme of Piano Day the below listed Artists will perform short & special sets.
Poppy Ackroyd
Khaled Kurbeh & Raman Khalaf
Malakoff Kowalski
Henrik Schwarz pres. Between Buttons
Tom Adams
Special Guest
Piano Day, a annual worldwide event founded by a group of likeminded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2017 it's the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.
The aim of the day is to create a platform for piano related projects in order to promote the development of musical dimensions and to continue sharing the centuries-old joy of playing piano. It is intended to be the most joyful of all holidays!
"Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn't hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener." – Nils Frahm
Foto-Wettbewerb zusammen mit EyeEm zum Piano-Day 2017
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The 29-year-old actress would like to follow in the footsteps of her fellow Hollywood stars including Emma Stone and Justin Timberlake and be invited to front the popular sketch show.
Asked whether the role was of interest to her, Olivia said: "That would be so much fun! I'm a big fan. It'd be great."
Referring to the star's fiance, Jason Sudeikis, who is a regular cast member on the show, E! News joked: "You have an in", to which Olivia quipped: "Do you know anyone?"
The actress famously met Jason on the 'Saturday Night Live' finale in 2011 just after her divorce from ex-husband Tao Ruspoli, and was initially worried the funnyman was out of her league.
Meanwhile, the 'Incredible Burt Wonderstone' actress also revealed she enjoyed seeing her male co-stars Steve Carell, Jim Carrey and Steve Buscemi spending as much time as her in the dressing room getting on the set of their new magician comedy.
She laughed: "Now they know what it's like! Wigs are not comfortable - and all the tanning and the shaving. It was hilarious. It was like being on [reality show] 'Toddlers & Tiaras!' "


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Fourth-placed Lazio missed the chance to keep pace with leaders Juventus when they were held to a 0-0 draw at struggling Bologna in Serie A on Monday and are now eight points off top spot.
Bologna were not pretty but they were certainly effective, stifling a Lazio side who looked to create chances throughout the first half as they sought to leave with a victory.
The home side, by shutting down Brazilian playmaker Hernanes and midfielder Antonio Candreva, cut off Lazio's supply lines, leaving Libor Kozak increasingly frustrated up front.
The Rome club started with talismanic striker Miroslav Klose on the bench, with the Germany international still working his way back to match fitness after a recent ankle injury.
The visitors had their chances, with Candreva testing goalkeeper Federico Agliardi in the 13th minute and Giuseppe Biava misdirecting a Michael Ciani cross just before the break.
But Lazio struggled in the early stages of the second half, allowing the hosts to create a series of chances with Tiberio Guarente sending Alberto Gilardino's pass wide and Gilardino failing to reach Saphir Taider's cross from close range.
When Kozak was sent off for a second booking four minutes from time Lazio's hopes of breaking the deadlock were all but over despite the introduction of Klose late in the game.
The draw leaves Lazio on 30 points from 16 games, three behind third-placed Napoli and a point above city rivals AS Roma, and they next face a confident Inter Milan side who have moved up to second place after beating Napoli on Sunday.
"It was the right result, no side really deserved to lose," said frustrated Lazio coach Vladimir Petkovic.
"However, we certainly should have done more to win. We seemed to lose a bit of courage after the break, we weren't able to support our striker in the right way and I didn't like that.
"We should have created more pressure, to press Bologna more. That way we would have got a better result."
Bologna are sixth from bottom with 15 points and have a difficult trip to Napoli as their next fixture.
Sampdoria lost 2-0 at home to Udinese in a mid-table clash after first-half goals from Danilo and Antonio Di Natale.
The visitors went ahead in the 17th minute when Brazilian defender Danilo headed Di Natale's corner in at the far post.
Di Natale doubled the lead just before the half-hour after linking up with Emanuel Badu before going through on goal and sliding the ball past goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
Sampdoria had their moments but, with teenage Argentine Mauro Icardi on his own up front, they struggled to create chances despite enjoying most of the possession.
The win takes Udinese up to eighth place with 22 points, while Sampdoria have slipped to 13th on 17.


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The Bullet journal is changing the world for fans of analoge time managment, goal setting and tracking, and list making!
Come along to this fun workshop to be inspired to create your own #bujo.
If you carry multiple notebooks to keep everything organised, you should meet the bullet journal system. It will keep track of your life goals both big and small, and can be customised, changeable, motivational, and as arty as you like.
This workshop will go through basic systems and share our favourite tips and tricks. During the workshop you will set up your own journal with help and inspiration provided by Liana of @Lianakappelleart who swears by her bujo and you can spot shots of her journal on her instagram. Liana will provide not only her advice but her tools, washi tape, pens, watercolours, die cuts, quotes, spread templates and other fun inspiratioanl things you can play with to help create your journal.
You we be supplied with everything you need except your journal. For that you could...
- order the orignal Bullet Journal notebook: the Leuchtturm 1917 with dotted paper. this notebook has everything: high quality, acid free paper that resists bleed through, numbered pages, a table of contents, a ribbon book mark and an elastic closure.
Buy the ticket option plus Leuchtturn 1917 and it will be waiting for you at the workshop.
- bring your own! Its recommended a notebook with dotted or grid paper, about 5x8, and about 250 pages but whatever you want to work in is great after all the whole point is its completly customisable.
You may also want to bring your favourite pen, fancy paper, washi tape and anytrhing else you want to use to make your new bujo feel like home.


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Life has its own ups and downs; there comes a stage in life when you do not have anyone when you need them the most. At such a situation, the importance and worth of Home health care in Minnesota. Sit quietly and think for a moment, how much time do you willing spend with those who need you the most? Wondering how to answer this question, do not worry this is the general peril faced by almost all. A point comes when looking after ill, handicapped or old people becomes tiring and you feel like quitting. This is not easy as your love, respect and the emotional attachment with the person do not let you go and you will strangulate by the situation. This is the time when you should think practically and call your nearest Home health care.
Services Provided By Home Health Care
Home health care in Minnesota is your one stop solution for finding true respect, companion and advisor at one place. Each individual who works for these centre are trained and truly understands the value and importance of becoming a companion; they share stories, listens to them, become their support and strength at the same time. No, it is not like you are shirking away from your responsibilities, it is just that you are giving your liability and taking help of someone who can be reliable and are well outfitted to deal with the person both psychologically and essentially. However it is also recognized that no Home medical health care is as effective as personal health care offered by the close relatives. So, do not neglect them but display them you health care and that is why you have chosen to discuss the liability with someone who is more certified and gone through a training.
How to get in touch with Home Health Care?
You can find about a good Home health care In Minnesota from net. Surf online and there is a list of names available which can be your helping hand. These places can tell you whom to contact, give you phone numbers and other useful information. Net is the best source of information on health care people. There are some Home health care which are dedicated to particular sickness as Alzheimer or knows how to deal with sufferers who have psychological sickness. This appears to be little uncomfortable but it is the best way to get to the right people and get right set of health professional for your family. Do not neglect after they are your aspect and need your complete interest and health care.
What to check with Home health care? When booking with a Home health care in Minnesota, always check the certification and if the place has license to work in this line or not, never book a quack for your dear ones. They need attention, patience, love and care. All these attributes are inculcated in the training course of nurses, so be very careful when making bookings with any of the Home health care.


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World #QuranHour is an event to get as many people around the world to read, understand and apply knowledge from the Quran.
This year World #QuranHour or #DuniaNgaji will be launched on 9 Zulhijjah 1437H at Arafah, Saudi Arabia and at a TBD location in Malaysia. This is done at the end of the 24-hour continuous 1-hour with Al-Quran from each of 31 cities around the world covering 30 juzuk of the Quran.
Date: 11th Sept 2016
Venue: CuppaTicca Ceramic Cafe, LOT GZF-4, the Curve Shopping Mall, Mutiara Damansara
Open to PUBLIC
The itinerary would be:
8:30 am: Arrival of guest
9:00 am: Welcome speech
Recite the Al Quran
10:00 am Refreshment
11:00 am End
Please RSVP by 8th Sept Thursday to 012-2218255


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Certified Web Analytics Masters Course (CWAM)Digital Vidya
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Frequent Asked Questions
· Why should one take this certification?
This Course is intended for professionals and graduates wanting to excel in their chosen areas. It is also well suited for those who are already working and would like to take certification for further career progression. Earning Vskills Web Analytics Master Certification can help candidate differentiate in today's competitive job market, broaden their employment opportunities by displaying their advanced skills, and result in higher earning potential.
What you'll learn on the course
Digital Marketing
Teachers and trainers (1)
Among the pioneers of Digital Marketing in India, Pradeep has been part of the Internet Industry since 2000. He is a Co-founder and CEO of Digital Vidya. Pradeep has personally trained & advised over 1500 professionals including CEOs across Asia in helping them meet their business objectives using Digital Marketing. Pradeep is an international speaker & an author on Digital Marketing & Entrepreneurship. He's one of the most sought after speakers in Digital Marketing and his speaking assignments include ad-tech, Search Engine Strategies (USA, India), World Social Media Summit at Kuala Lumpur
Course programme
·Overview / Introduction of Web Analytics: Learn the basics of Web Analytics, its significance for small, medium and large scale businesses.
·Insights on Google Analytics: Get to know about Google Analytics, how it works, how to create account, profile and who the users are.
·Navigating Google Analytics: This includes information related to basic metrics and main sections of Google Analytics reports.
·Traffic Sources: Know about different sources of generating traffic through campaigns, AdWords, Adsense etc.
·Content: Learn details about website & landing pages' content, event tracking and much more.
·Visitors: Learn how to get unique visitors, create technical reports, what is benchmarking etc.
·Goals & E-commerce: This includes how to set-up goals, create goal reports and track e-commerce.
·Actionable Insights & the Big Picture: This includes revision of Google Analytics reports and tools, by using resources to create data driven culture.
·Web Analytics Tools
·Making Better Decisions
·Summing Up
·Common Mistakes analysts make
·Social Media Analytics: This involves analytics of social media platforms viz. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube etc.
·Social CRM & Analytics: This includes workflow management, sentiment analysis, text analytics etc.


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Things That Go "Bump" in the Night
September 4, 2009
The other night we were wakened suddenly by the sound of hissing and clawing in the eaves of our attic. Creepy? You bet…..but what could it be up there? There's nothing worse than standing around at 2:30am, knowing that there is absolutely nothing you can do about it–at least until morning.
My best guess is an opossum. They're ugly, they're nasty, they're mean and they don't back down easy! If anybody has an idea as to how to get rid of these creepy creatures, we are ready to hear it.
Things do go bump in the night. Sometimes it's the wind, sometimes things do fall over and SOMETIMES it's a REALLY BIG SQUIRELL or an unwelcomed OPOSSOM!


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Breastfeeding is one of the best gifts a mother and baby can give to each other, providing significant health benefits for mom, as well as the vitamins, nutrients and disease-fighting substances your baby needs for each stage of development. The American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes breastfeeding as the best method of feeding and nurturing infants. While breastfeeding is natural, it is also a learned skill for a new mother and baby. This two-hour class, taught by one of Sacred Heart Hospital's lactation consultants, teaches techniques for breastfeeding success and addresses common concerns to make your experience as smooth as possible. Partners are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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The head of the Walt Disney Co.'s global theme-park division promoted a pair of Central Florida executives Tuesday in a management shakeup triggered by the departure of another senior official.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs appointed Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton to the new post of president of operations in the U.S. and France. Crofton will maintain her current responsibilities as president of Disney's Orlando resort — a position she has held since 2006 — but she will also assume oversight of Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., and Disneyland Paris.


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Does Digital Marketing Expert need Programming Skills?
The digital marketing industry has almost encompassed the entire world. The patterns so far flag more advancements and popularity of digital landscape in the coming years ahead. We're grasping digital channels and needing more and more people who are sound in channelizing different channels of Digital Marketing. Nevertheless, do we really embrace what's running off […]Read More →


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Ghana RPCV Rudy Vlaardingerbroek was a track man for 43 years
Ghana RPCV Rudy Vlaardingerbroek was a track man for 43 years
Numbers always turned up first for Rudy V
Sunday, January 30, 2005
By Scott Scholten
Assistant Sports Editor
Which is the greater number for Rudy Vlaardingerbroek?
A. Languages in which he is somewhat fluent.
B. Track and field championships.
C. Letters in his last name.
The correct answer is probably B. But it's close.
The personable Vlaardingerbroek sometimes refers to himself as Rudy V-plus-15 to shorten his moniker.
"It's really not as bad as it looks," he said. "It's only four syllables. But my wife was a Metzger before she married me. That was a bit of an adjustment."
He has studied and spoken 10 languages -- German, Dutch, Spanish, Russian, French, Latin, Greek, English and two of the approximately 2,000 dialects spoken in Africa (Ewe and Hausa). His vast linguistics exposure comes from his background and studies.
He was born in The Netherlands and moved to Canada before coming to Calvin. Then he spent three years in the Peace Corps, serving in Ghana, and also studied language at a summer institute at Gordon College in Massachusetts.
Many accomplishments
But his track triumphs are almost too numerous to count. They include a brilliant career at Calvin, competition in Africa during his Peace Corps service and participation in AAU meets until November, 2003.
"I was a track man for 43 years and a UPS delivery man for 26 years, and one day my knee just collapsed," said Vlaardingerbroek. "I think all those twists in the field events and all those twists delivering packages took their toll. It's better now, but it was time."
Earlier in 2003, before his retirement, Vlaardingerbroek experienced what he calls one of the highlights in his track career when he competed in his specialty, the javelin, with his two sons at an AAU meet.
"We had never competed together," he said. "That was a great thing. I had taught them how to throw, just in case they wanted to do it."
In addition to competing, Vlaardingerbroek helped organize a fun run and a masters meet for many years in the Naples, Fla., area, with some notable help.
"Al Oerter (four-time Olympic champion) ran the discus for me," he said, "and we had a lot of people enter those meets just to meet Al."
Retired Calvin track coach and athletic director Dave Tuuk remembers that "Rudy, in my estimation, was one of the greatest athletes track and field athletes I've ever been involved with. It is just a shame he never was able to compete in the decathlon, because he often ran five or six events for us."
Tuuk also remembers some other athletic exploits.
"Rudy was a powerful swimmer, and he was so strong he could walk up and down the steps in the dorm on his hands," he said.
"He injured his shoulder once doing that, but it was his left shoulder and he was grateful that such a foolish thing didn't affect him."
Peace Corps helped
Vlaardingerbroek's Peace Corps stint heightened his track accomplishments -- and his love of warm weather.
"While I was in Ghana, I was invited to compete in their national track meet," he said. "I said, 'Sure, if you don't mind.'
"I won the javelin championship and I got a hero's welcome and front page news stories when I returned to the village where I was working."
Living in that climate prompted him to seek warmth to live and work.
"I plan to keep working a few more years," he said. "I feel good yet. I was off work once for about five consecutive weeks, and I was so bored. I don't think I'll like retirement.
"I told my wife I'm going to have to find something to do."
© 2005 Grand Rapids Press. Used with permission
When this story was posted in January 2005, this was on the front page of PCOL:
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Golden Globe Win for Jamie Foxx in RPCV's "Ray" 17 Jan
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Ask Not
As our country prepares for the inauguration of a President, we remember one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century and how his words inspired us. "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."
Coleman: Peace Corps mission and expansion
Senator Norm Coleman, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee that oversees the Peace Corps, says in an op-ed, A chance to show the world America at its best: "Even as that worthy agency mobilizes a "Crisis Corps" of former Peace Corps volunteers to assist with tsunami relief, I believe an opportunity exists to rededicate ourselves to the mission of the Peace Corps and its expansion to touch more and more lives."
RPCVs active in new session of Congress
In the new session of Congress that begins this week, RPCV Congressman Tom Petri has a proposal to bolster Social Security, Sam Farr supported the objection to the Electoral College count, James Walsh has asked for a waiver to continue heading a powerful Appropriations subcommittee, Chris Shays will no longer be vice chairman of the Budget Committee, and Mike Honda spoke on the floor honoring late Congressman Robert Matsui.
Latest: RPCVs and Peace Corps provide aid
Peace Corps made an appeal last week to all Thailand RPCV's to consider serving again through the Crisis Corps and more than 30 RPCVs have responded so far. RPCVs: Read what an RPCV-led NGO is doing about the crisis an how one RPCV is headed for Sri Lanka to help a nation he grew to love. Question: Is Crisis Corps going to send RPCVs to India, Indonesia and nine other countries that need help?
The World's Broken Promise to our Children
Former Director Carol Bellamy, now head of Unicef, says that the appalling conditions endured today by half the world's children speak to a broken promise. Too many governments are doing worse than neglecting children -- they are making deliberate, informed choices that hurt children. Read her op-ed and Unicef's report on the State of the World's Children 2005.
Changing of the Guard
With Lloyd Pierson's departure, Marie Wheat has been named acting Chief of Staff and Chief of Operations responsible for the day-to-day management of the Peace Corps. Although Wheat is not an RPCV and has limited overseas experience, in her two years at the agency she has come to be respected as someone with good political skills who listens and delegates authority and we wish her the best in her new position.
Our debt to Bill Moyers
Former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers leaves PBS next week to begin writing his memoir of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Read what Moyers says about journalism under fire, the value of a free press, and the yearning for democracy. "We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country," he warns, "or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia."
RPCV safe after Terrorist Attack
RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. consul general in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia survived Monday's attack on the consulate without injury. Five consular employees and four others were killed. Abercrombie-Winstanley, the first woman to hold the position, has been an outspoken advocate of rights for Arab women and has met with Saudi reformers despite efforts by Saudi leaders to block the discussions.
Is Gaddi Leaving?
Rumors are swirling that Peace Corps Director Vasquez may be leaving the administration. We think Director Vasquez has been doing a good job and if he decides to stay to the end of the administration, he could possibly have the same sort of impact as a Loret Ruppe Miller. If Vasquez has decided to leave, then Bob Taft, Peter McPherson, Chris Shays, or Jody Olsen would be good candidates to run the agency. Latest: For the record, Peace Corps has no comment on the rumors.
The Birth of the Peace Corps
UMBC's Shriver Center and the Maryland Returned Volunteers hosted Scott Stossel, biographer of Sargent Shriver, who spoke on the Birth of the Peace Corps. This is the second annual Peace Corps History series - last year's speaker was Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn.
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My name is Nicholas Blankson,from Ghana(Winneba)Rudy as been my friend the very first time he stepped the soil of Ghana from Accra to Winneba, I was then very young. It has taken me so many years to get intouch since I've been growing up. He was a Peace corp,first in Winneba and later stationed in Ho in the Volta Rigion of Ghana. Please kindly help me to see him again as a good citizen of America.


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Walter J. Curran Jr., MD
Executive Director
Winship Cancer Institute
Associate Vice President, Cancer
Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chairman
Radiation Oncology
Walter J. Curran was appointed Executive Director of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in September 2009. He is also Associate Vice President for Cancer in the Wodruff Health Sciences Center. He joined Emory in January 2008, as the Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair of Radiation Oncology and Chief Medical Officer of the Winship Cancer Institute.
Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Curran was Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University. He currently serves as Group Chairman and Principal Investigator of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), a National Cancer Institute-funded cooperative group, a position he has held since 1997.
Dr. Curran, who is a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, has been a principal investigator on several National Cancer Institute (NCI) grants and is considered an international expert in the management of patients with locally advanced lung cancer and malignant brain tumors. He has led several landmark clinical and translational trials in both areas and is responsible for defining a universally adopted staging system for patients with malignant glioma. He has authored or co-authored more than four hundred abstracts and scholarly papers, as well as numerous presentations, reviews and book chapters. He has been chairman or co-chairman of more than 40 clinical trials and a reviewer for twelve national/international journals. He serves as the Founding Secretary/Treasurer of the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups and a Board Member of the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Ga CORE). Dr. Curran is the only individual currently serving as director of an NCI-designated cancer center and as group chairman of an NCI-supported cancer cooperative group.
Dr. Curran is a Fellow in the American College of Radiology and has been awarded honorary memberships in the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology. In 2006, he was named the leading radiation oncologist/cancer researcher in a peer survey by the journal Medical Imaging. Under Dr. Curran's leadership Emory's Radiation Oncology Department has been recently selected as a "Top Five Radiation Therapy Centers to Watch in 2009" by Imaging Technology News. Dr. Curran ranked among the top 10 principal investigators in terms of overall NCI funding in 2010 and among the top 20 principal investigators in overall NIH funding in 2010.
Dr. Curran graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College, received his MD degree from the Medical College of Georgia, and is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist. He completed his residency in the Department of Radiation Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and his internship in internal medicine at Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia.


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I promised to review the book 'Beminnen als beroep – mijn carrière als courtisane' [making love as a profession – my career as a courtisane] by Roos Bachelier (2010, not her birth year, and a pseudonym). A Dutch book written by a Dutch prostitute.
Roos Bachelier is a mother of pubescent children. She is an older prostitute and very proud that her belly is still tight after giving birth to her children. She is active in the swingers' scene and very open-minded. She has worked until recently in Dutch prostitution for many years (at least eight), mainly in club Mayfair in The Hague (which also hosts 'privehuis Stout' by the way, which is visited once). To illustrate how open-minded she is: her first entry in the world of prostitution began as an experiment in a swingers'-club under the presence of a female friend and her husband (of the latter). The husband played the role of a pimp and with the two of them they received clients. Also, when she married once, they had a special 'fuck-the-bride' wedding party.
In the book she mainly describes sexual encounters with clients. In my opinion, these stories are not so important. But, I want to know what she thinks about forced prostitution, and she has something to say about that. For me it still it big enigma if all the fuzz about forced prostitution is all just that …. a big fuzz, or is or was it real? Is there anything for a client to be afraid of?
After all the years that she has worked in club Mayfair she has encountered one prostitute who was forced. She describes her in the chapter called : Zorajah the insecure (in Dutch: 'Zorajah de onzekere'). She is a young Moroccan woman who is forced to work by her husband. She was 18 years old (at that time), and already worked in prostitution for one-and-a-half year. They wanted to save money for an expensive marriage. He keeps all the money in a safe. She is not very good at refusing harmful request by clients. Two weeks after Zorajah stopped working in that club lurid men came to the club to collect some of her stuff that was still there. They were sent away by the managment. Roos tells that she feels sad about Zorajah. According to her forced prostitution does happen, within the margin, but still it does.
In another episode a vice inspector enters the brothel who inspects if there aren't any forced prostitutes around by the way. He asks Roos if she does this work voluntarily. She becomes very agitated. She asks him 'do you do you work voluntarily?'. 'You do know what I mean?' he says. She says 'I understand very well what you mean. Exactly that's why. I work to work, to earn money. Isn't that what you also do?'. He says 'let me ask it differently. The money that you earn, is that for yourself or for somebody else?' She says 'the money that I earn is only for a small part for myself. Most of it is for the bank, then a part goes to the supermarket, the shoe store, I pay the school fees of my children with it. Actually only little remains for myself.' He says 'but you don't have to hand over your money to a man?' While laughing she answers 'to a man? Hell no. On the contrary, men lose their money to me when they come near me, the other way around doesn't happen. May I ask something maybe?'. He answers 'yes of course that may. '. 'What do you think to accomplish with these questions?' she asks. He says 'In your case not so much. You probably do your work here voluntarily, that is clear now.' She says 'but do you really believe that with these questions you can pick out a girl who doesn't work here voluntarily?' He says 'You obviously never know, but that probability is very small. Actually it never happened to me. But I also give my visiting card. And it does happen that I get a response to that later. That nevertheless such a girl starts to think and asks for help. Then we can jump into action.' She asks 'What can you do for her? ' He answers 'depending on the situation, mostly not so much. We can help her to leave the circuit, together with other organizations. It is complicated. But don't you agree that abuses should be tackled?' She says 'Of course abuses should be tackled. But the real abuses, if you think about pimps, abuse, maltreatment don't happen in a club like this! If you are a minor you are even not allowed to work here. If you are illegal you aren't allowed to work here. Those abuses take place in an underground circuit. Because of the bad legislation and because of the arrival of internet that underground segment has become much larger. That's where the abuses are. That's something you should do something about as vice police. What could help in my opinion is that the minimum age of prostitutes is lifted to twenty-three years old. Young women who do this work, there mostly is a pimp behind that. If you are older, you are often also somewhat wiser, don't let yourself be tricked by a man. Young women without self-confidence, they are vulnerable. But they don't work in a club. A pimp will not put a girl in a club very quickly, there she is outside of his sphere of influence, she will be made independent way too quickly by her colleagues. Those girls are in another circuit, where there's being worked without licenses.'
She says (in the same chapter as Wouter the cop) that in the eight years that she has worked in prostitution she never has encountered a woman who was violently forced to do this work. She does know that when at one point you want to do something else it could be handy to hide yourself behind a pitiful story, to get the social workers into action, to get understanding from society and get money for retraining. It seems easier to carry the humiliation when you are found pitiful because you couldn't help it. She tells that whomever colleague she speaks, the most difficult part they never find the sex. If a girl abhors sex with an older man, she simply refuses him. The most difficult part is the moral condemnation from society. Social workers can't help with that, they confirm it.
Another interesting part from the book is her chapter about Tara the window prostitute. At the time Roos knew Tara she worked in the club with Roos, but at first Tara worked behind the windows in Amsterdam. She started to work in prostitution at the age of 23 and works in prostitution for seven years. Tara tells that when she worked in window prostitution, that at first she had fifteen clients a day and that every day she went home with 1500 to 2000 Euros. She had a good connection with the other Dutch prostitutes. They were good colleagues, cooperated well together and helped each other. The prices were fixed, 50 Euro for a quarter of an hour. If the client wanted something more, like a different position or another piece of clothing that had to go off, he had to pay more. The rent of the room was 150 Euro, plus other costs (including condoms and parking) it cost 200 Euros to work. But you earned that back very easily. But then….. the Eastern European prostitutes came. They were all here to make money quickly. She never noticed anything about human trafficking. They do everything for 30 Euro. One after the other Dutch prostitute stopped. The good atmosphere was completely gone. Gradually she earned less. At first she went home with 2000 Euros a day, then it went to 1500 or even 1000. It went worse. It became normal to go home only with 600 or 700 Euro. Then came the days that she went home with nothing, and even TWO days in a row that she had nothing……
I find these testimonies very peculiar. Roos' claim that there is no coercion in the club she works sounds plausible. This is an expensive club and it could be true that forced prostitution mainly happens in cheaper brothels. And above all, Roos mainly worked in that club. But Tara's story surprises me. Of window prostitution you hear very often that the pimps are very present in these areas, and that they often approach and extort the independent prostitutes. Open violence against prostitutes by pimps on the street (!) is reported to be very common, and very visible. And many young window prostitutes, also the Dutch prostitutes, are forced by pimps. However, I have encountered prostitutes before who swear (in print and in chat) that nothing special happens in window prostitution in Amsterdam, and all the stories about human trafficking are just a mosquito made into an elephant. So, what's the truth?
The enigma continues....
She also did a radio interview radio 1. In the radio interview she says that forced prostitution cannot represent more than 5% of the prostitutes. And all the Eastern European prostitutes in the club knew what work the were going to do.


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To begin with, I have already read the following solutions:
Cannot Update Java plugin for Google Chrome
How do I get Java plugin for Chrome?
How to install Oracle Java web plugin on Chrome in 12.04?
and I hope this does not get marked as duplicate.
I previously un-installed OpenJDK and IceTea plugin and installed
java-sdk 7 update 4. I made a symbolic link to
libnpjp.so in my installation folder to
~/.mozilla/plugins. Everything (including Chrome) was running smoothly as it should have.
Today, when I installed
java-sdk 7 update 5, I followed same steps as before but now, I get to see this:
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I even un-installed and reinstalled chrome, but could not help.
I am running Ubuntu 12.04, Chrome Version 21.0.1180.79.
This is really most annoying experience so far.
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Australian Centre for Photography [CLOSED AT THIS LOCATION]
Impressive local and international photography and new media are exhibited here
Founded in 1974, ACP is one of the longest-running contemporary art spaces in Australia, and a key proponent of the art form and professional practice of photography through exhibitions, publications, courses and workshops, events and public programs. ACP was the first to draw together major retrospectives of important Australian artists Max Dupain, Olive Cotton and Merv Bishop, and were early proponents of key contemporary artists such as Bill Henson, Tracey Moffatt, William Yang and Trent Parke.
ACP's seasonal programming (Winter/Summer/Spring/Autumn) shows two to three exhibitions concurrently, from emerging and local to established and international artists. They also hold student exhibitions quarterly, and run courses throughout the year.
Their flagship publication, the journal Photofile, is published biannually.
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Gordon Walker writes florid movie scripts and acts King Lear on the stage. He belongs to the Southern California beautiful-and-damned set. His life is a mess, his children are a mess, his wife has left, and he is off to Baja California to look up Lee Verger, a former beautiful-and-damned playmate, who is starring in a film based on one of his scripts.
But every time Gordon does something emotional, he needs to stop for a hamburger. Before he makes love: a hamburger. Afterwards: a hamburger. When he sets out for Baja: a hamburger. When he spots Lee, wreathed in glory and hallucinations: a hamburger. When he trails her on a final unhinged adventure, he ducks inside for: still another hamburger.
Well, of course it's not hamburgers. "Children of Light" takes very expensive people at their own level of self-indulgence. So it's cocaine and alcohol. But it might as well be hamburgers. This painfully bombastic novel is very largely about what people ingest and how it makes them feel. Gordon is a bottle. Filled with white powder, he turns white. Whiteness is his romantic agony.
Stone, as he showed in "Dog Soldiers" and "A Flag at Sunrise," is a writer of considerable force. He can lay out death, particularly death of the soul, in a couple of lines. He is all high-tension wires; and here too.


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Alexander Skarsgard: 'Jimmy Fallon' Guest on Friday!
Alexander Skarsgard is super dapper as he leaves his hotel on Thursday (May 2) in New York City.
The 36-year-old actor headed to a parked car to start his day off in style.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Alexander Skarsgard
Alexander is all set to be a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tomorrow (May 3) on NBC! He will be appearing alongside Carey Mulligan and musical guest Eve.
You can catch Jimmy Fallon at 12:35 am EST on NBC to check out Alexander and Carey on the late night talk show.


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Sunday, January 26, 2014
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Wandered into the Sony Building in the Ginza. On the fourth floor, you can make an appointment to go into a special listening room where just you and a Sony guy can listen to Sony's new speakers and a phenomenal new amp/CD player. I hear Glenn Gould playing the Goldberg Variations and some of the Symphonie Fantastique, where it seemed I could hear every instrument individually. I was in tears, just beautiful.
The problem is that if I installed this system in my tiny apartment, the sound would shatter my sole window. Another problem is that the amp/CD player is only made to order and costs about 800,000 yen, but hey, what's life all about?
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A man was beaten to death by community members in what is believed to be a case of mob justice in Eldorado Park on Friday. The man is one of five people who the community suspects of being involved in the alleged murder of 28-year-old Eldorado Park resident Junaid Kirsten, who was reported missing on Sunday. Kirsten's body was found under a bridge on Tuesday, 14 March.
Anti-drug activist, Dereleen James, spoke to The Daily Vox about the incident that took place on Friday afternoon when the man was beaten to death by a group of Eldorado Park residents.
"The root causes of issues in the community is poverty and corruption. We have got a lot of kids that go missing in this area and because the area is known for [being a] drug infested area, people also don't take us seriously and think, 'argh they're just out at lolly lounges'. Cases don't get given the attention it deserves.
Even though Junaid was a user, his family and friends said he was a loving boy and not the type of person to hurt anybody. His body being found and based on the fact that he was a loving child that went missing – that told the community that something went wrong and that there was foul play. I think it sparked a lot of in anger in the community. Four people were taken in for questioning and they were released because there was not enough information to link them to the crime, and automatically the community assumed the police were releasing the murderers although it was pending further investigations. To the community it came across as, "You found the murderers, why are you letting them go?" And then they took the law into their own hands and started going after the suspects one by one.
On Friday morning, we managed to get one person to a place of safety after community members vandalised her home. The second person, we took to the police station for them to secure his safety. He told me where another of his friends would be found. I asked a SAPS member to please accompany me to this area; they said can't because they needed specialised crowd control members. To me, the crowd wasn't that big because people were waking in dribs and drabs.
As groups of people passed me at the police station they said, "ons gaan hom dood maak" – we are going to kill him. At this time I was frustrated with the police because they could get a van to follow the crowd. Soon I heard a woman scream: "They killing him, they got him," which means he couldn't have been too far. I then ran up the road and realised I couldn't run too far so I went back and took my car. I jumped into the car and as I took the corner close to the police station, I saw a group of people had gathered and a commotion going on.
I jumped out the car and ran into the crowd and saw the man on the floor and people beating him. I ran out of the car and put myself over him. I put my one leg over him, I was on my haunches, on my knees and just begged everyone to stop, to stop. I said "Stop, please everyone, stop hitting him." A part of me said, put yourself over him so they can't hit him.
While I was over him I just felt him move again and I looked and saw someone pull his ankles. This was already a lightweight body. He was frail. As I turned around I could hear the wheels of a bin behind me and these guys were going to take his body and put it in the bin and dump him. As blatant as this was I thought, where were the cops? I turned around and pleaded with them and told them to run and they picked up their shirts and walked away. The community members who allegedly killed this person walked past the police with all their weapons and told SAPS to their faces, "We killed him, you can go pick up his body". It was that blatant. Not once did the police search them or stop them and take away what they had in their hands. The EMS [emergency medical services] came and took his body.
Police's lack of care contributes to what is happening in the area. All that happening now is people are praying for calm and peace. The community want to hear concrete steps being taken – not something is going to happen, it must be happening. The community is fed-up. All these acts, it's like we are turning on each other. We shouldn't be turning on each other but [we are].
I have spoken to Junaid's mother and she is angry. There are a lot of allegations going around. Had the police acted swiftly, they could have gotten this man before he was killed and taken to a place of safety."
According to the police's captain Kay Makhubela, Junaid Kirsten's body was found two days after he was reported missing.
"Five men came forward with information surrounding the death of Kirsten and gave their statements to police. The community suspected them of killing Kirsten and first attacked a person at their flat but [the person] was saved by police. They then gathered at the police station on Friday while another group attacked and killed a man in extension 1," he said.
He said no arrests have been made yet relating to the murder of Kirsten or the mob attacks. Makhubela was unavailable to address the allegations levelled against the police by Dereleen James.


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When it comes to writing features, IGN Comics loves to emulate Hollywood - in other words we keep going with something if people enjoy it. In this case, we're working from our previous success with Activision's Marvel: Ultimate Alliance videogame that hit most of the past and next-gen consoles last fall. You guys seemed to enjoy our profiles and the character revelations, so we are back with a look at Spider-Man 3. Due the same day as the blockbuster Sony film, the game is hitting the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, Playstation 2, DS and PSP.
We've presented you with just six profiles today. We'll be back later in the month with two more volumes of villainous (and supporting) activity. For now, enjoy a rundown of those who impact Peter Parker's life - for better or for worse. Joining us for this batch is Spider-Man 3 producer William Schmitt, who will provide storyline details for each of the characters featured in the game.
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Note: For exclusive, full screenshots of Carlyle, New Goblin and Kraven, please visit our gallery. Also, be sure to check out IGN Xbox 360 for a brand new Spider-Man 3 trailer.
Carlyle the Mad Bomber
The Game: "Carlyle is an industrialist from New York who recently saw his business and good name ruined by numerous articles written in the Daily Bugle newspaper. On the verge of losing everything he built for himself, Carlyle embarks on a vengeful spree within New York to go after the people who cost him everything." - Schmitt
The Comics: When J. Michael Straczynski created Carlyle several years ago, he didn't craft any sort of explosives-oriented criminal. Carlyle was a con artist. When he was caught in the act, the thief resorted to murder to cover his tracks. The resulting windfall allowed Carlyle to craft himself a cutting-edge set of Octopus arms, inspired by and, in fact, designed by the original Dr. Octopus. This New Doc Ock sought to replace Otto Octavius, but was thwarted when Spider-Man teamed with his old enemy to defeat this modern one.
J. Jonah Jameson
The Game: "J. Jonah Jameson is the Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Bugle and Peter Parker's boss. In addition to continuing to spin stories of Spider-Man menacing New York, Jameson has now created a difficult situation for Peter Parker by adding another photographer to the Daily Bugle staff. That photographer is now directly competing with Peter for full-time employment." - Schmitt
The Comics: J. Jonah Jameson is the same as ever - fiery, agitated and loud. Comic book fans haven't seen much of the Daily Bugle publisher recently, but we do know he was shocked beyond belief to discover that Spider-Man was actually former-photographer Peter Parker. We suspect that Jameson will be back to hassle Parker soon.
Kraven the Hunter
The Game: "A master hunter, Kraven has traveled the globe in search of the most dangerous beasts to add to his trophy collection. Upon hearing word that Giant Lizards have been seen within New York's Central Park and dark sewers, Kraven has arrived in hopes of capturing his greatest prize." - Schmitt
The Comics: The only place you'll find a comic book starring Kraven the Hunter (real name: Sergei Kravinoff) is in the back issue bins. Though his son eventually replaced him, Sergei Kravinoff committed suicide. Kraven's so-called "Last Hunt" occurred when he actually managed to defeat his hated nemesis Spider-Man. Although Spidey escaped from the grave he was buried in, Kraven decided he had already won. He refused to fight his enemy and eventually killed himself, satisfied that he had restored his family's honor.
Mary Jane Watson
The Game: "Mary Jane is the apple of Peter Parker's eye and is still Spider-Man's biggest fan. When Peter discovers the Black Suit, many difficult and trying situations arise in their relationship, leaving Mary Jane once again in turmoil." - Schmitt
The Comics: Mary Jane Parker is, as she has been for quite some time, the wife of Peter Parker. She has endured numerous challenges and threats both personally and because of Peter's alter ego. With the Civil War outing her husband and the impending death of Aunt May, MJ's life has never been darker. It will be interesting to see how she weathers the coming storm.
The New Goblin
The Game: "The New Goblin is Harry Osborn, son of the brilliant millionaire scientist Norman Osborn. Norman transformed himself into the Green Goblin and terrorized the city of New York. Following in his father's footsteps, Harry uses the same process to enhance his strength and abilities in an attempt to exact revenge on Spider-Man, whom he believes killed his father." - Schmitt
The Comics: Add another Spider-Man 3 character to the "dead checklist". Harry Osborn has been deceased for nearly 15 years (in our time; undetermined within the timeline of the Marvel Universe). Harry's life followed the same path as his film/game counterpart. The slight twist is that Harry actually witnessed his father's death in the comics rather than seeing Spider-Man standing over Norman's body in the movie. Harry discovers that Peter Parker is Spidey and things quickly break down from there. Will Movie Harry meet the same fate as his comic book "predecessor"? We'll find out in less than a month.
The Game: "Transformed by the strange meteorites that fell to the Earth, Shriek is driven power-mad, and is actively trying to take over New York City. Starting with assuming control of one of the gangs of New York and allying herself with Michael Morbius, Shriek's grip on New York is tightening with every passing day." - Schmitt
The Comics: Gaining her comic book powers from an encounter with Cloak and Dagger, Shriek is probably best known for her involvement in the "Maximum Carnage" storyline. Serving Cletus Kasady(Carnage), Shriek and fellow villains Doppleganger, Demogoblin and Carrion went on a killing spree, decimating most of New York. She was eventually defeated and hasn't amounted to much since that time. She's currently isolated and being treated in one of the many Marvel Universe prisons (though who knows how long that will really last).
That's it for the first volume of our profiles. Be sure to check back later in the month for more, and keep checking IGN for the latest on Spider-Man, his games and his movies!


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CoolSteel Fabrication Perth, Western Australia
Spring 2018 – Summer is on our door step, and bars and restaurants embrace our reluctance to stay indoors, by ramping up the BBQ's and giving their Alfresco bars and mobile commercial kitchens a work out.
Spring can also be a great time to modify or add to existing Front of House (FOH) or commercial kitchens (BOH) to improve flow and efficiency. Sometimes, a complete re-think is required. Catering staff often have suggestions or "wish lists" for their work areas. Maybe we can help with custom stainless steel benches or bar tops, or a new speed rack, or bar foot rail. Maybe a dropdown in stainless steel counter tops for display cabinets, allowing customers to see the products better, while making it easier to pass purchases over the top.
Stainless Steel & Sheet Metal Fabrication
CoolSteel are stainless steel and sheet metal fabrication specialists in Cockburn Central in Perth metro area. Established in 2007 by experienced tradesmen, we create premium quality custom sheet metal products for the WA hospitality and catering industry, cabinet makers, shop fitters, residential renovators, builders and general industry.
Stainless Steel Fabrication
We custom fabricate stainless steel benches and work tops, stainless steel food & beverage display cabinets, shelving, cool rooms and fit outs for many clients, providing attractive, quality stainless steel commercial kitchen fixtures to individual designs and needs.
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We all love Alfresco dining and to support Perth's regiment of outdoor cooks, we fabricate stainless steel outdoor kitchens to your design, with welded-in sinks, drop-down BBQ areas, splashbacks and kickboards.
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We also custom fabricate furniture frames, wine cages, door kick plates, toilet roll holders, drink fountains, mail boxes, ramps, racks, covers, brackets, cocktail stations, speed racks, table legs, and all the sheet metal thingummybobs you need but can't find ready-made. We can repair or modify existing equipment too – Speak to us – we may be able to help.
We are an accredited supplier with Silver Chef Equipment Funding www.silverchef.com.au
Our work can been seen at:-
- Sealanes – Fish display cabinets
- Perth Stadium – stainless steel benchtops
- Dominos Pizza – West Perth & Esperance
- Tetsuo Nightclub– Northbridge – custom stainless steel bar and servery
- Albany Laundrobar – custom stainless steel bench
- Sowilo Community school – Kelmscott – custom stainless steel benches and splash back
- Twig & Sparrow Café – Willetton – stainless steel counter tops
- Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital – Stainless steel benches
- North Lake Senior Campus – Cool room renovation
- Bennys Bar – Fremantle – wine cage and new bar
- Bar Pop – Frankie mobile bar
- North Fremantle Town Hall Hotel – main bar & sea container cafe
- Dominion League – Ground floor & basement bars
- Boost Juice Midland – stainless steel trolleys & cladding
- Subiaco Hotel – Stainless steel lift surrounds
- Holmes & co cafe – Perth – stainless steel custom benches
- Melville Senior High School canteen – stainless steel benches & pass through
- East Waikiki Primary school canteen – stainless steel benches
- Harmony Primary School – mobile stainless steel benches (at child height -for Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program)
- Woodside – mobile stainless steel bench frames
- Hippie Chips – Atwell – stainless steel counter benches & fittings
- Majestic India & Café Royal at Cockburn Central http://caferoyal.com.au
- Aisuru Sushi – Northbridge & Subiaco
- Dome – Cockburn Central WA
- Oven Delights pie warmers & cake display in Success WA
- Crown Perth, Pan Pacific Perth, or Esplanade Fremantle – CoolSteel's salad bars, bar fridges, foot rails and bar tops in the bars, restaurants and kitchens.
- Boost Mobeel – check out the stainless steel work in the mobeel at your next outdoor event.
- Caffisimo's at the Causeway & Fremantle Maritime Museum.
- Dreamy Donuts in various locations.
- Fish display cabinets at Hills Seafoods – Mundaring or West n Fresh in Cockburn Central. www.westnfreshseafood.com.au
- HiCalibre Storage Systems – workbench sleeves
CUSTOM – Everything we custom fabricate is made with pride on the premises here in Cockburn Central, to your individual design.
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A combined wood and equipment shed, this woodshed design holds 3.5 cords of firewood and an enclosed partitioned 80 square foot storage area has ample room for yard toys, furniture and a lawn tractor. The frame for this attractive Salt- Box building is a rugged post and beam built with rough sawn hemlock and pine lumber. The Weekender 10x is a 10 foot deep firewood storage building that we originally designed for second home owners enjoying their weekend retreat. The large five foot double doors and included ramp (not shown) allow easy access to the enclosed 10 x 8 foot storage space. The separate compartment and dedicated cord wood storage area both have a hefty 2×6 true dimension floor frame that will handle your heaviest storage needs.
Rugged post and beam techniques passed down through the centuries create a sturdy and picturesque outbuilding reminiscent of old New England. It is built the same way they have been for centuries with native Vermont lumber.
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History - Weimar Germany + constitution
- Created by: Jess_1803
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How did the Kapp Putsch fail and when?
There was a general strike -March 1920
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Name a general that supported Dr Kapp
General Ludendorff
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Who were the November criminals?
The officials that signed the treaty of Versailles
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What was the stab in the back myth?
The Weimar politicians- accepted defeat when they shouldnt have
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When was the Weimar constitution announced?
July 1919
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When did Germany sign the treaty?
June 1919
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Why were the German people unhappy about Germany signing the treaty?
Clause 231- war guilt- pay 6.6bil
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Name the terms of the treaty
Article 231- war guilt | Air force disbanded | army reduced to 100,000 soldiers | navy reduced to 15,000 sailors | 6 Battleships | NO SUBMARINES
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Who was Dr Kapp?
Far right Journalist (against Jews and Communism)
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When was Ebert formally made President?
Febuary 1919
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What party was Ebert leader of?
Social democrats
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Who was allowed to vote under the new constitution?
Men and women over 20
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Why was the constitution in Weimar?
Due to the unrest in Berlin
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Who did the Freikorps model themselves on?
The soviets in Russia
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Who crushed the Spartacist Uprising?
The Freikorps
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Why was there a Spartacist Uprising?
Spartacists disagreed with government, believed Germany should be run by Workers' council
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Who wrote up the treaty of Versailles?
USA, Britain and France
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When was the Spartacist Uprising?
5th January 1919
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Who were the leaders of the Spartacists?
Rosa Luxemborg and Karl Liebknecht
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Who was the new president of Weimar Germany?
Friedrich Ebert
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What was the armistice and when was it signed?
Agreement to stop fighting- 11/11/1918
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Where was there a mutiny? (Major revolt)
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Who ruled Germany before 1918?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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MoveOn, a liberal, internet-based group, will not win Bernie Sanders the election because they fail to broaden Sanders political base. Both Sanders and MoveOn are viewed as firmly entrenched in left field. Sanders currently appeals to progressive, left-leaning voters but cannot win the election without the support of undecided voters and middle-of-the-road Americans.
No, MoveOn's endorsement shows promise for the Sanders campaign, but it in no way ensures a Bernie Sanders victory. While approximately 78% of 340,665 MoveOn voters agreed to the Sanders endorsement, only a small number of voters is represented by this fact. That is not to say that Bernie Sanders will not win the election. If anything, this endorsement proves that he has a very real chance of winning. Although the endorsement serves as a huge boost to Bernie Sanders, it cannot be solely attributed to a Sanders victory.
I happen to agree with Bernie Sanders on much of his platform. Unfortunately, from a practical standpoint, the political climate is such that if Democrats are to be successful, they need a more mainstream candidate. Hilary absolutely has many detractors, but she is a bit more firmly in the public eye. Bernie Sanders would need a ton of grassroots support, more than just MoveOn, to raise his profile and win the nomination, let alone the election.
It's still too early to say who is going to win, but there is no doubt that MoveOn's endorsement will help Bernie Sanders win the primary over Hillary Clinton, and could help win the election. MoveOn is very influential with progressive voters, but their endorsement could actually hurt Sanders in a general election by forcing conservative groups to fight back.


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"The time has come," the walrus said, "to talk of many things: Of shoes and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages and kings"
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking-Glass
Some time ago, I posted a quick survey up in my Facebook account where I asked people to be honest and comment their age. At first, I thought that it was just going to be a survey to help me understand my 'online audience' better, but the results I got in response was much more than what I expected.
After revealing that I am actually eighteen years old, a lot of people told me that I didn't look eighteen at all. Some of them said that I look younger, ranging from the age of twelve to fifteen.
I laughed to myself on those comments and messages, thinking: 'Aki, this is what you get for having such a baby face.'
On my side, having a baby face (or a youthful/younger-looking face) can be an advantage. One advantage is that, obviously, I always look younger no matter what I wear. There are times when I try to don a modestly sexy outfit, or a formal one, and I just look like a child who took mommy's clothes.
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Compared to my brother, who is taller and more mature-looking than I am, I am always mistaken as the younger sibling. Sometimes, he thinks I am the younger one as well.
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As to why I have a baby face, I blame genetics. I'm not sure if you have seen my mom in some photos I post online, but she is also older than she looks. Even my dad, and a few distant relatives share the same trait.
For now, I enjoy my face and its overall look. I would not have it any other way and if you have a baby face like I do, embrace it! Some people would kill just to have a younger-looking face like ours. Whether having a baby face is a gift or a curse, it's all on how you use it--and flaunt it!
Welcome to 'Of Shoes and Ships'! Blog posts filed under this category will be full of me, talking about anything and everything that I find interesting enough to post online. It can range from my hobbies, rants, opinions and real life events. I hope that you, dear reader, will find my posts interesting and if not, entertaining.


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Mark Glanville's sequence of songs is designed to suggest an emotional journey of the wedding singer, a symbol of the Jews of central and Eastern Europe, during the Holocaust, as he leaves his Shtetl, one of the villages of Poland or the Russian Pale of Settlement, and witnesses the destruction of the culture in which he was nurtured. If the general imagery of the betrayed lover was apt to represent the feelings of a betrayed Jewish people wandering in the hostile desert of the Holocaust, that connection was underlined all the more poignantly in the quotation of one of the songs of Der Winterreise, 'Der Lindenbaum', sung in a remarkable Yiddish translation. Here the tree offers rest and peace, but for the restless, vulnerable poet, it is just an illusion, a wisp of happier memory. Yet there is a note of hope in the specific 'translated' narrative of Der Yiddishe Winterreise, which closes with four songs about childhood, reflecting memories of innocence and joy, the peace of sleep and divine rest. The poignantly poetic final song, 'A Malekh vert Geboyrn' ('An Angel is Born'), suggests survival, both of the Jewish people and of the spirit of humanity in general, through the prayers of a new generation.
Alexander Knapp
Overall it was a musically mezmerizing and beguiling experience. Glanville's powerful resonant baritone, redolent of years of experience in leading opera companies such as Opera North, Scottish Opera, and New Israeli Opera, gained in focus and intensity during the course of the cycle, while Knapp's accomplished pianism displayed masterly command of colour and line. One of the intriguing aspects of the cycle was how some of the very familiar Yiddish songs took on new meanings and moods, due to their place within the twenty-four song sequence, to Glanville's intensity of characterisation, and to the evocative expression of nine new arrangements by Alexander Knapp, in which surprising harmonies mapped the mood inflections of the texts with subtlety, enhancing the melodies with colour and shade. Knapp, a scholar and composer who has also published attractive arrangements of Ladino songs, painted anew each verse of the slow expressive 'Oyfn Pripitchek', its Verdian piano preamble followed by meandering textures and chromatic chords reminiscent of Brahms or Busoni. 'Rozhinkes mit Mandeln', one of the most popular Yiddish lullabies, had a fresh mood of elusive warmth, while the simple dance refrain of 'Tumbalalayka' returned repeatedly spiced with unpredictable modulations, emphasising the jaunty sense of mystery. Finally the jolly 'Rabbi Elimelech' was subject to vivid variations, from sinewy and slow to folk like cimbalom imitations and spiky ironic marches, moments of jumpy comedy leading to a rhapsodic climax.
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See S. L. Kent, The Ultimate History of Video Games (2001) M. J. P. Wolf, ed., The Medium of the Video Game (2002) R. DeMaria and J. L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games (2d ed. 2003) E. Castronova, Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games (2005) H. Chaplin and A. Ruby, Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution (2005) J. Juul, Half-Real: Video Games between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (2005) J. Raessens and J. Goldstein, ed., Handbook of Computer Game Studies (2005) T. L. Taylor, Play between Worlds (2006).
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Bomber Father Anzor Tsarnaev Applied for Political Asylum In US: "There Was a Manhunt For Me" (Video)
Anzor Tsarnaev told reporters on Friday that if his second son was killed "all hell will break loose."
Anzor talked about his life and his sons with reporters.
"Chechens are persecuted in Russia. That's why we left. There was a manhunt at one point."
Anzor Tsarnaev applied for political asylum in the US in 2002.
The New York Times reported:
Anzor Tsarnaev and his younger son first came to the United States legally in April 2002 on 90-day tourist visas, federal law enforcement officials said. Once in this country, the father applied for political asylum, claiming he feared deadly persecution based on his ties to Chechnya. Dzhokhar, who was 8, applied for asylum under his father's petition, the officials said.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev came to the United States later, and applied for American citizenship on Sept. 5 last year, federal law enforcement officials said.
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China media: More news on bird flu
Media in China are discussing the bird flu outbreak, North Korea, the Tomb-Sweeping Festival and mourning for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
Experts and officials are reassuring the public on China Central Television and other state media that there is little likelihood of the H7N9 bird flu virus turning into a deadly epidemic like Sars.
The new bird flu virus, previously unknown in humans, has spread to another province in the Yangtze River Delta, with one man in hospital and another dead in Zhejiang.
Southern Metropolis Daily says the authorities must learn from the lessons of the Sars cover-up a decade ago and conduct more checks for possible links between 16,000 dead pigs found in waterways near Shanghai and the new bird flu virus in order to allay public fears.
Hong Kong's Apple Daily complains that authorities and hospitals in Yangtze River Delta are not giving enough updates to the public on the condition of six patients who are currently in a critical condition with the virus.
It notes how staff and patients at a Jiangsu hospital, where one woman is being treated for the virus, were not taking special precautions such as wearing masks.
Hong Kong's Oriental Daily News suspects that local authorities are delaying or even "keeping secret" cases of the new bird flu virus and urges Hong Kong to step up border checks and take more safety measures.
'Foul' gas
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to dominate the top international news headlines on China Central Television, party and state newspapers and major news portals.
Ta Kung Pao, a Beijing-backed Hong Kong newspaper, says North Korea has only worsened its "poor international image" and scared off investors by closing the Kaesong Industrial Park, a joint venture with South Korea.
"North Korea's closure of the Kaesong Industrial Park is a 'self-castration'-style foolish move and only an insignificant political gesture towards the outside world, but the damage to North Korea itself is real," the newspaper says.
Back in China, frustrated villagers in Jinnan, Shandong, tell Hong Kong's South China Morning Post that they have no way of stopping "foul-smelling toxic" gas from nearby petrochemical plants, which they say is causing a sharp rise in cancer tumours among locals.
Oriental Daily News and other Hong Kong media have posted videos of a police raid on a filthy workshop in Zhengzhou making "toothpick kebabs" out of diseased dead chickens and pigs.
During the Tomb-Sweeping Festival this week, Hong Kong's Ming Pao says members of Tiananmen Mothers, a group of families of victims who died in the violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in 1989, paid respects at a cemetery in Beijing under close supervision from the authorities on Wednesday.
Former 1989 pro-democracy movement demonstrators reportedly held the first-ever public memorial for the victims of the crackdown on Monday at a funeral parlour in Hebei province, Ming Pao also reports.
The organisers chose Zhengding county, where President Xi Jinping started his political career in the early 1980s. They were detained for 24 hours after the commemoration.
On Tuesday, about 20 petitioners and human rights activists also paid respects at the former residence of ousted reformist Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang in Beijing, the newspaper adds.
On the same day, hundreds of petitioners from around the country held up banners demanding a reversal of the authorities' verdict on the Tiananmen protesters as subversive, and paid tribute to the victims of the crackdown for about 15 minutes outside Beijing's South Railway Station, Ming Pao says.
Despite a recent environmental campaign to clamp down on vendors selling paper offerings during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival, China News Service says paper replicas of Apple's iPhone 5 and iPads are the top-selling items on online shopping website Taobao as a "luxury" sacrificial offering to be burned for the deceased. The items come with chargers, headphones and instruction manuals.
Aside from old favourites such as paper replicas of bottles of Maotai liquor, cigarettes, food, Rolex watches and Louis Vuitton handbags, other paper items include replicas of private jets, yachts, villas with nannies and drivers, Chanel, Land Rovers, Ferraris, a yellow Lamborghini priced at 3,880 yuan ($625, £413) and even mistresses.
QR (quick-response) codes on tombstones that can be scanned for information, photos and videos of the deceased are another new feature of the festival, South China Morning Post adds.