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21 Aug Vienna – past glories
Sunday. Sitting in the open space created by a 3-sided rectangle of tenements, 7-storeys high, some with balconies. The building stretches for several hundred metres and has small towers and large, low arches at regular intervals. Originally railway arches at the start of the twentieth century, they were incorporated into the design. It's all rendered smooth and painted in pale terracotta and cream. Blocks of ice-cream flanked by wafers. This softens the lines, stopping well short of socialist brutalist, which would definitely have been a risk. I'm in the grounds of the Karl Marx Hof in Heiligenstadt, the last stop at the end of the U4 line north out of the city centre.
It's social housing day for us on this long weekend trip to Vienna. An unusual choice, certainly, but we're here with our friends from Germany who lean well to the left and have a keen interest in the political and social history you can soak up from simply pacing the streets of a city. We've done Leipzig and Berlin with them, so we trust them to lead us to the really interesting parts the tourist books don't always reach.
We'd had enough of grandeur and monarchy in any case with Saturday's free tour. It covered the city centre's imperial highlights with the excellent Wolfgang (no relation). He showed us the huge palace, the Hofburg, with its 4,000 rooms (I know, it makes you gasp) and told us that every member of the imperial household was entitled to 55 personal servants (another gasp). Since the long-living and insatiably libidinous Franz I had 16 children (11 survived) with the long-suffering, perpetually pregnant and supremely capable Maria-Theresa, you start to see why they needed all those rooms. Apparently, there are still around 400 Hapsburgs left – though quartered elsewhere these days. And likely not so fruitful.
We started the day at the Hundertwasser village, built in the 1980s. Hundertwasser was a man who believed that architecture should be in harmony with nature. Straight lines? Forget it! No flat floors anywhere. Wavy floors bring you nearer to nature; they're good for the soul. He also had an exuberant sense of colour, so each part of the village's undulating tenement is a different colour. Broken pottery and tiles of all hues appear along walls, in pillars and on floors. Trees and shrubs grow everywhere; nature as cohabitee. Such a contrast to the perfect off-white symmetry of Vienna's majestic heart – it's impossible not to look at it, walk across its wonky floors and …. just smile.
And now, sitting here in the pleasing communal front garden of Karl Marx Hof, I find I've summoned up a different kind of gasp. Monument to an astonishing social-democratic experiment of the 1920s and early 1930s when the Hapsburg Empire was carved up after the war, the Hof had wash-houses, kindergartens, a library, youth centre and chemist, a health centre and a dental clinic, and lots more, all financed through progressive taxation. And not just here – there were many such community structures built across the city. An enlightened experiment by the city's council, it ended in 1934, when the right-wing seized back power. And we know what happened after that.
Here you get an eyeful of twentieth century political and social history. And a sense of déjà-vu – if you know what I mean. Contemplating the distance between inner city Vienna with its grand old buildings and shiny, smart shops, its tourists with fat wallets, sightless eyes and selfie sticks, and here, at the end of the U4 line, where it feels calm, peaceful and uplifting. Closer to a history you would like to feel you can recognise. A moment when the future looked kind.


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It's been an exciting week at Spencer Ogg Towers!
I've just filmed my first short sew-a-long to get started with the medium of video. I've been wanting to do it for a while, but scared of being seen in real life!
So here's my first toe in the water, just me and a film student Jake. Thank goodness he knew something about camera angles/directing/editing/re-shooting/throwing great lumps away etc. It really is time consuming.
I know I was filmed for the Craftsy Class, but that was all singing, all dancing with crew and cameramen everywhere, make up artists, hair fluffers, sound checkers etc – all I had to do was sew. Now I have to think for myself too, it's so much harder, and a steep learning curve for someone who was a social media illiterate just over a year ago, I hadn't even heard the word vlogging.
So, I have unbelievably just launched my YouTube channel here:
and loaded up my first 8 minute video clip. It's just on making an adjustable bag strap, and I'm sure most of you already know how to do it blindfold, but I needed a starting point. Be kind to me, its my first attempt and I've learnt a lot along the way!
My plan is to do a couple more quick tutorials just to get myself and Jake used to it – and maybe improve a little into the bargain, and then, my first full sewing pattern sew-a-long! Now I know how long these things take to make, I better set a few weeks aside for that one!
Please subscribe to the channel while you are on there, and my next free video tutorial should show up in your YouTube feed

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McMurdo LTER Bibliography (only MCM-4 funding cycle)
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"Diatoms as indicators of environmental change in Antarctic and subantarctic freshwaters", in The Diatoms Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2010.,
"Hydrologic processes influence diatom community composition in Dry Valley streams", Journal of the North American Benthological Society, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1057-1073, 2011.,
"Bacteria and diatom co-occurrence patterns in microbial mats from polar desert streams", Environmental Microbiology, 2012.,
"Extreme streams: flow intermittency as a control on diatom communities in meltwater streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica", Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 1405 - 1419, 2012.,
"Environmental factors influencing diatom communities in Antarctic cryoconite holes", Environmental Research Letters, vol. 8, no. 4, p. 045006, 2013.,
In Press
"Diel flow pulses drive particulate organic matter transport from microbial mats in a glacial meltwater stream in the McMurdo Dry Valleys", Water Resources Research, In Press.,
"Diurnal flow regulates the movement of biota and organic material in Dry Valley streams", Freshwater Biology, Submitted.,


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So I have spent this past weekend at a Halloween party, at the local apple orchard, and carving pumpkins. It is safe to say that fall is my favorite time of year. Halloween used to be my favorite holiday when I was a child, but now I have decided that the fall season has plenty of magic within itself to be my favorite time of year. Where I am there is an Indian summer going on right now and we haven't yet had that chilly frost bite indicating winter creeping along the edges of this bright blue-gray sky. At the orchard this weekend were plenty of cinnamon scented candles in the barn/gift shop/cafe as well as Christmas center pieces and stockings. This was a wake up call to me (and probably many crafters, hobbyists, and artists alike who like to make their own gifts) to get started on Christmas ideas! For anyone who also sells their pieces, might already know the overwhelming success of Christmas shopping, but this is my first time. Here are a few things that have inspired me for my upcoming etsy shop collection that I want to bulk up for the holiday season.
|Designed by Louise Christ it's made of brushed aluminum and stands 10.1" high and 5.3" wide. $54
|Sculpted Jewelry Catchall from gifts.com
|Ona Pitchers from Crate and Barrel
These next ideas are some Christmas gift ideas that I have for family and/or friends. If you have read my earlier blogs you know that I am a knitter and they are great gifts when its cold out. This cowl neck is so cool. It looks great with a coat or to keep on indoors too.
|Pattern and Cowl made by Julianne Smith Click here for more info and free pattern
|Holiday Mice by Barbara Prime http://blog.fuzzymitten.com/2009/11/holiday-mice.html


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Neuropathology Service
The Department of Neuropathology is based in the Pathology Sciences Building on the Southmead site of North Bristol NHS Trust
The Head of Department is Dr Kathreena Kurian.
The department provides a UKAS accredited diagnostic neuropathology service (including nerve and muscle biopsies), for the Bristol area and regional hospitals, including those from the private sector. It also provides a referral service both nationally and internationally.
The following services are provided by the department:
- Clinical neuropathology support for neuroscience specialities
- Neurosurgical biopsy histology, including fully integrated reports with molecular biology
- Diagnostic pathology of muscle and nerve, including in-house biopsy facilities
- Neuropathology autopsies
- Macroscopic assessment of fixed brain and spinal cord specimens
- Post-mortem neurohistology including work for H.M. Coroner and forensic service
- Cerebrospinal fluid cytology


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Sunday, August 29, 1999 -- Morgantown
2nd Annual Run With the Law 5K
Story & photos by Julie Bertsch
[Coverage] [Results] [Pic Set 1] [Pic Set 2] [Pic Set 3] [Pic Set 4]
|Our Future West Virginia Troopers
|Yannick Perrette keeps his lead
Winner of the Benedum Festival 5K, Kenny Beerbower is no
stranger to the tough 5K competition in West Virginia. Although
Beerbower's time was faster than his first place time in the Benedum
race, his time of 16:42 in the Run with the Law 5K earned him
2nd Place Overall. Not bad for someone's who's only 15 years old! We
expect to see alot more of Beerbower in the future. Finishing 3rd
Overall was Murshid Latif, who is in the Masters class. Latif
finished 8 seconds behind Beerbower with a time of 16:50.
|Sara Walker keeps her strategy in mind, and her strides in line
There was a close battle for second as Julie Warner
and Heather McDaniel rounded the last turn. Warner managed
to keep ahead of McDaniel only by a second, to finish with a time
of 19:44 to capture 2nd Place for the Women's Category.
Heather McDaniel really had a strong finish with a time of
|Dennis Pierson & Derek Clark are happy to be on WVOutside!


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Here's the reading list from a small book club Marie belongs to. The only requirement for the group is that a book be non-fiction, so there's a great mix of topics. This will be updated on a monthly basis, so be sure to check back often!
Non-Fiction Book Club Reading List
Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy by Malcolm Gaskill
*The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind by Justin Pollard and Howard Reid
Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York by Richard Zacks
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones
The Abacus and the Cross: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages by Nancy Marie Brown
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom
The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece by Roseanne Montillo
*The Norman Conquest: The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England by Marc Morris
Practicing History: Selected Essays by Barbara Tuchman
1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies
*The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the Eye of the Beholder by David Quammen
*So We Read On: How 'The Great Gatsby' Came to Be and Why it Endures by Maureen Corrigan
*Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination by Peter Ackroyd
Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces by Miles J. Unger
*Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier, 1760-1820 by Alan Taylor
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones
*Dr. Mutter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens, and the Search for the Good Life by Betty Hughes
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern Gothic edited by Jerrold E. Hogle (no local holdings)
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War by Lynn H. Nicholas
The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of the American Myth by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light by Paul Bogard
Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's Greatest Tea by Jeff Koehler
*The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach Dundas
A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong
King John: Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta by Marc Morris
*Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths by Nancy Marie Brown
*Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
The Monsters and the Critics: and other essays by J.R.R. Tolkien
*Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica by Zora Neale Hurston
*Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions by David Quammen
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport
The Colony :[The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai] by John Tayman
A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela
*Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult by Bruce Handy
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors by Dan Jones
The Cambridge Companion to American Science Fiction edited by Eric Carl Link
Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya by William Carlsen
Craeft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts by Alexander Langlands
Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better At What You Do by Wallace J. Nichols
Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy by John Prevas
High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic by Glenn Frankel
Perfection Salad: Women and Cooking at the Turn of the 20th Century by Laura Shapiro
Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean by Jonathan White
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash
Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today by Bryan Doerries
Puritans at Play: Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New England by Bruce C. Daniels
Christmas: A Biography by Judith Flanders
The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables by David Bellos
1861: The Civil War Awakening by Adam Goodheart
The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen
The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M. Barry
Wyoming Range War: The Infamous Invasion of Johnson County by John W. Davis
The Great Wave: Gilded Age Misfits, Japanese Eccentrics, and the Opening of Old Japan by Christopher Benfey
Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds by Leo Braudy
Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising that Changed America by Martin Duberman
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane
Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall by Tim Mohr
Playing to the Gods: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and the Rivalry that Changed Acting Forever by Peter Rader
Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan Jones
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St. Clair
The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny by Michael Wallis


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We used the lab to focus on teaching students the Microsoft environment and basic Internet skills. What a treat it was for a student to use PowerPoint and give a presentation in class. How dreadful it was for a students to have to type their book report on MS Word (or was it mom that typed it?).
Este recurso fué publicado originalmente en la comunidad La otra escuela: innovación educativa.
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New Zillow Review from Gail C.
"Amanda was my best friend's agent when she moved to Sun City. She was awesome and we knew when we were looking to move to Sun City that she was the agent we wanted too. She showed us homes for several months until we found our perfect forever home. Because I have worked in real estate for several attorneys/title companies for 30 years, I know how to spot a good real estate agent. I would highly recommend Amanda Teal for all your real estate needs."
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Rotaract Club of Colchester
Rotaract Club of Colchester details and contact links
Rotaract is an organisation for 18-30 year olds with clubs throughout the world. It enables members to meet people, try new activities, and make a difference in their local community.
The Colchester Rotaract club is based at University of Essex, They started with around 20 members and have increased over time to 40 members, both male and female and from a variety of backgrounds Some will be local whilst others will be in Colchester from elsewhere.
As a club they arrange social events, sports, but also undertake community and fundraising events. They are always looking for new members so why not learn more! Use the links below.r :-)


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Nearly a decade after the original movie was released, the first trailer for the follow-up, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, has premiered. And it has pretty much everything you would want.
It begins with a pregnant Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) reaching out to her mom's friends Tanya (Christine Baranski) and Rosie (Julie Walters) for parenthood advice. "Your mother was the bravest person we ever knew," Rosie replies, before Tanya adds: "Let me tell you how she did it, all on her own…"
This leads into a flashback introducing a younger version of Meryl Streep's character Donna, who's played by Downton Abbey actress Lily James. The sequel to the original Mamma Mia! film, which grossed a massive $609.8 million back in 2008, will evidently take place partly in Donna and Sophie's present, and partly in Donna's past.
But don't worry: the trailer also gives us glimpses of Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, and Dominic Cooper, who are all reprising their roles from the first film. They're joined by newcomers including Jeremy Irvine as the young version of Brosnan's character, and the one and only Cher, who has a cameo as Donna's mom.
Oh, and as you might imagine, the trailer also features plenty of ABBA music.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel's Ol Parker writes and directs with the producing duo behind the original film, Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzma, back on board.
One more thing we know already: Cher has let slip one of the songs she'll be singing in the movie.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again hits theaters on July 20, 2018.
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Brett Payne
The Flatware and Candlesticks that Brett Payne produces are all individually hot forged, by hand, in Sterling Silver. They are designed for modern living – visually stunning, yet practical.
The principal asset of Brett Payne's approach to design and making is his ability to synthesise ancient techniques with original and contemporary ideas of form. His understanding of the importance of simplicity leads to a refreshingly direct and uncomplicated way of making that produces contemporary classics.
How to contact Brett Payne.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Most Thanksgiving turkeys are carried in through the front door. But one broke through Sandy Cobbs' dining room window.
On Thursday, Cobbs was in her kitchen preparing sweet potatoes and vegetables when she heard a thunderous crash. Her husband, Bill, tried to hustle the bird back outside, but it bounced off some more windows and retreated to a big pot of orchids. Police finally herded the bloody bird out the deck doors.
"It's terrible. My house is a disaster!" Sandy Cobbs said Friday, glass still littering the bloody carpet in her dining room. "I just couldn't believe it was Thanksgiving and there was a live turkey in my house."
Worse yet, it was the second time it happened. Police Sgt. Mike Roepke confirmed that on Christmas Day in 2004, a turkey came through the same window.
The couple live near the Hyland Lake Park Reserve in this Minneapolis suburb, and they said they see wild turkeys nearly every day.
"At first I thought my buffet fell over. It was so loud and kept crashing," Cobbs said. "I went in there and said, 'Not again. Not again.' He was huge — 2 or 3 feet tall."
Cobbs said her insurance company doesn't think it's funny either. The last turkey attack caused nearly $10,000 in damage, including broken windows and ruined carpeting and drapes.
"I don't know if I can turn in another claim," she said.
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Victorian 14 foot sailing council
The International 14 is at the leading edge of the sailing world. This high performance, racing dinghy is where it is today because it has managed to effectively balance development and performance against fleet growth at the national and international levels. Throughout its long and esteemed history, the I14 has stayed at the forefront of design and technology, without forgetting why it exists – great sailboat racing!
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i went to a quaker-led journaling workshop this week. it was at the berkeley meeting, which is just a short bike ride away from my house. it's based around a book by parker palmer, who i've read and enjoyed as an educator.
i showed up late to the workshop and people were already journaling about a poem called "fire" by judy sorum brown, and i was given some potential prompts and asked to think about the fire in my life.
first i rambled in my journal about where i was, what i was doing, why i was late, trying to get myself acquainted with the page. then i started writing about how i'm not 100 percent sure what the fire even is. if it's in my job, then it seems like the fire is just going whether i want it to or not. later, we had the opportunity to share our thoughts with another person, and i analogized my situation to a trail of gasoline. at the end of it is a bigger bonfire, and that's where there will be spaces for oxygen to tend to the fire, but right now it's just a running trail and i've got to go with it because there's no other option.
but is that my "spiritual fire" or not?
then i wrote a list of all of the things that i conflate together although they are not the same:
quaker meeting,
& wrote about how i find myself making internal statements like, "i'm not as connected to god as i used to be because i'm too busy and sometimes have to miss committee meetings." which brings me to the only theological question i seem to ever ponder these days, which is:
was i more connected to god when i had so much free time at my disposal for explicit contemplation, or am i more connected now, when i'm too busy doing what i think is god's work for me to stop and contemplate god all that much?
… every day, though, in the thick of it, more than last year even, i find myself asking over and over again, "make me an instrument of your peace."
because that's what you have to do when a 12 year old girl is defiantly screaming at you about how you are a sinner because you have a tattoo on your wrist, right after you asked her to please start the math work that everybody else is almost done with. and you're pretty sure it's going to happen again after lunch, too.


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Peter tells Tina she understands perfectly well what he means and the two are moving in for a kiss when Liz interrupts them. Carla's hen night takes place at the bistro. While Steve is at the bar, Andrea sends him a text message thanking him for the drinks and Lloyd replies on his behalf. Hayley apologises to Roy for this afternoon, admitting that she wasn't ready for what transpired either. A furious Anna returns from a fraught meeting with Leanne having managed to persuade her that Grace was the one truly at fault. Anna refuses Faye's apology and grounds her. Steve is livid when he finds that out Lloyd's text reply was suggestive. After sharing a drink with Carla at her hen do, Hayley returns to find an apologetic Roy. He has done internet research into funerals. Rob tells Carla that he doesn't think Peter is good enough for her. They apologise for their past transgressions to each other but Carla tells him she needs Peter as she can't do the strong independent woman act any more. Rob gives his blessing and agrees to give her away. Anna's upset to learn that Faye fears the family will abandon her. She suggests that she turns a new leaf by showing everyone that she's a nice person at heart, starting with Simon. Carla and Peter return to the flat. She confesses that Rob has been invited to the wedding. Roy and Hayley look over coffins and funerals on the web. Peter is livid at Carla, telling her that she organises things without any consultation with him and he wonders aloud if she would even notice if he didn't turn up at the wedding.
Regular cast
- Carla Connor - Alison King
- Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
- Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
- Hayley Cropper - Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Roy Cropper - David Neilson
- Liz McDonald - Beverley Callard
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Michelle Connor - Kym Marsh
- Beth Tinker - Lisa George
- Sally Webster - Sally Dynevor
- Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
- Owen Armstrong - Ian Puleston-Davies
- Anna Windass - Debbie Rush
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- Lloyd Mullaney - Craig Charles
- Rob Donovan - Marc Baylis
- Steph Britton - Tisha Merry
- Faye Windass - Ellie Leach
Guest cast
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and men's toilets
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Nick's Bistro
- Rosamund Street
- 9a Rosamund Street - Living room/kitchen
- Roy's Rolls
- TV Times synopsis: Peter and Tina's passionate encounter is interrupted by Liz; Hayley realises Roy still feels uncomfortable discussing her funeral; and Anna is upset to learn Faye fears the family will abandon her.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 8,020,000 viewers (16th place).
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MMFs: A Regulatory Concerto?
by Helen Sanders, Editor
There have been few times in recent decades where the closing weeks of the year have brought such uncertainty and controversy as the dying song of 2010. While the potential fortunes of the euro and risk of contagion in the European debt markets continue across Europe and Basel III are amongst the most pertinent issues for treasurers, another issue worthy of consideration is changing regulation in the money market fund (MMF) industry.
Why MMFs, why now?
MMFs are discussed regularly in the treasury media, so why raise this topic at a time when there are so many other challenges? While treasurers have many issues to consider in the present discordant environment, one is the security of cash. Leaving cash in with a bank in a vulnerable country could be considered careless at the least. Government securities, the traditional bastion of investment security, are no longer seen to be 'risk free'. Consequently, a diversified approach to investment would seem to be essential, but few treasuries have the resources or appetite to construct an investment portfolio that provides the security and access to liquidity that they require. While no instrument is 'risk-free' the diversified collection of high-risk assets that comprise a AAA-rated MMF should prove increasingly attractive, illustrated by the continuing growth of these instruments in Europe.
While treasurers have many issues to consider in the present discordant environment, one is the security of cash.
Since Lehman Bros collapsed, and the Prime Reserve Fund 'broke the buck' in September 2008, regulatory changes to MMFs have been widely expected and anticipated, and individual associations such as IMMFA have already updated their Code of Practice. As Kathleen Hughes, Co-Head of Global Liquidity Distribution, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) explains,
"Today's challenges and uncertainties in the MMF industry continue to be largely caused by the regulatory changes we see in the United States and Europe. Tightening Rule 2a-7 is positive for investors and fund managers alike by creating a level playing field. In Europe, we see CESR defining MMFs in Europe more clearly, which again is positive for investors."
Some of these changes have now taken effect, such as in the United States, and European guidelines have also been published. So what are the potential outcomes of these changes, and what other issues are influencing the MMF market today? In many respects, new regulatory stipulations have been received positively, not least because they create a level playing field for fund managers, and investors can have greater confidence in the fund in which they are investing. This is not to say, however, that a fund in which a company is already investing will necessarily need to change, particularly IMMFA AAA-rated MMFs which effectively demonstrate the characteristics of a Short-Term Money Market Fund according to the CESR definition.
In the United States, many of the new and amended requirements for the 2a-7 fund (figure 2) are already in effect, with the remaining provisions due by end 2010. In Europe, CESR (Committee of European Securities Regulators) has published new guidelines which will take effect in 2011 (figure 3). Fund managers and investors alike recognise the need for greater transparency as well as management of risk, and many individual fund managers, and associations such as IMMFA had already enhanced transparency over the fund portfolio. Kathleen Hughes, GSAM describes:
"Fund transparency continues to be important to investors. In Europe, MMFs already provided 60-day WAM and WAL, which are effective ways of measuring fund risk. In addition, portfolio holdings must also be made available to investors through a website. For IMMFA funds, managers also have a policy for investor concentration and the maturity profile of the portfolio."Colin Cookson, Head of Liquidity - Business Development, Aviva Investors agrees,
"We pre-empted the demand for greater transparency over funds, and for nearly two years have provided a weekly breakdown of the portfolio, a daily mark to market valuation plus WAM and WAL calculations."
The CNAV – VNAV debate
Fund managers and investors alike recognise the need for greater transparency as well as management of risk.
While many of these changes are positive, one major cause of controversy is that while constant net asset value (CNAV) funds form the backbone of today's AAA-rated MMF industry, only certain types of funds will be able to be valued in this way in the future, in favour of variable net asset value (VNAV). Specifically, as described in figure 3, European money market funds will be designated either as Short-Term MMFs or Money Market Funds. Short-Term MMFs can be constant NAV (as with today's IMMFA AAA-rated MMFs) but other types of Money Market Fund such as some of today's continental MMFs, must be VNAV. In some countries, such as the Czech Republic, few if any existing funds will be able to adhere to these restrictions. While ultimately this may be positive in terms of investment security and transparency, in the short term, investor choice and opportunities for investment may be limited.
Kathleen Hughes, GSAM emphasises that both CNAV and VNAV funds have their place,
"The value of IMMFA-style, AAA-rated CNAV MMFs is well-accepted, in addition to the potential advantages of VNAV funds, particularly for retail investors with a different risk profile to the institutional investors who are currently attracted to CNAV funds."


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Course Update: 20/12/18, Course Open, we have 18 holes open , full greens ,trolleys on,buggies on – carry if you can!
Welcome to Sitwell Park Golf Club
Sitwell Park Golf Club offers golfers a tough but fair challenge on a MacKenzie designed course, while Corporate Visitors and Social Guests can relax in our first class club house facilities. The site is set in a quiet scenic location away from the hustle bustle of modern life just 5 minutes from junction 33 off the M1. Club house facilities include Sky Sports, BT Sport, Daily Papers, Daily Bar Menu, Snooker and Free Wifi.
Join Sitwell Now!
The course retains much of the original MacKenzie design. The layout shapes around the hillside so expect sloping fairways, elevated greens and fast undulating putts.
7 Day Membership Now Available
For the first time in 3 years we now have a limited number of spaces for full playing membership at the club.
Benefits include:
13 Saturday Medals, 10 Sunday Stablefords, 12 Thursday Medals , Club knockout competitions, Invitation Days, Captain's Weekend.
For further details please contact the Club Secretary at firstname.lastname@example.com
5 & 6 Day Membership
Our 5 Day membership is ideal for retired ladies and gents. For those with Saturday commitments our 6 day membership offers all the benefits of our full membership including Sunday Stableford and Thursday Medal Competitions.
Junior Membership
Sitwell offers fantastic programmes for juniors to develop core golf skills that will be retained for life. With our own Assistant Professional Greg Tickell overseeing, juniors can expect a variety of golf related games and agility courses. Sitwell also offers juniors the chance to play in the fantastic "Wee Willetts" event.
Corporate Events & Membership
The Sitwell Clubhouse is an ideal venue for your next sales meeting or product launch. We will tailor our offer to suit your specific requirements like a breakfast meeting to include bacon sandwiches and coffee or a lunchtime buffet menu. Allow time for your guests to relax in the Sitwell Lounge or Club Terrace.
Corporate Memberships Available
As a corporate member at Sitwell you can expect the very best in service and have full use of facilities to host business meetings, as well as discounted events. Or take your clients out on our Alister MacKenzie course for a round of golf.
Business Events
Just 5 minutes from the M1 J33 Sitwell offers everything you need to host your board meeting, product launches, sales meetings and more with on site gourmet catering.
Weddings & Parties
The flexible space, with separate rooms if needed or one large multi-purpose function area is ideal for your needs. The main lounge has its own bar and dance floor, which has played host to many a party, live entertainment and disco. The clubhouse can accommodate up to 170 people for a formal seated occasion, and there are options for a more relaxed open layout, with buffet in the dining room serving the needs of guests.
Various dining options and menus are available from our gourmet kitchen as well as a selection of real ales, other beers, lagers, wines, spirits, soft drinks and other beverages from our bar.
Restaurant & Bar
Various dining options and menus are available from our excellent Head Chef Grenville Cousins; Sitwell Park has an superb reputation for the quality of its food and professional bar staff, run by Bar Manager Carl Harrison.
There is always a well-stocked bar with a selection of real ales, other beers, lagers, wines, spirits, soft drinks and other beverages.
Captain's Welcome
I can assure you of a very warm welcome from Sitwell park, whether you are enjoying our Alister Mackenzie designed golf course or just joining us in the clubhouse.
Both members and staff alike have a reputation for their friendly and welcoming attitude. This combined with our newly decorated clubhouse and excellent catering team is what makes Sitwell such a sort after venue for a multitude of social events. So whether you are booking a private party, joining us for one of our many live music and dinner nights, popping down for lunch or even that early evening wind down drink on our outside balcony you will always be very welcome.
We also have a limited number of both golf and social memberships available all of which can be found on the website or just contact our secretary for more details.
It is a great honour for me to be captain and I hope you can join me in what will be a great year both on and off the course.
Neil Widdop – Club Captain 2018


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The last Scrip order of the 2016-2017 school year for physical gift cards is due on Wednesday, April 5th. Please get your order to Mr. Woodworth by the end of the school day if you are interested.
Cards usually arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday the following week.
See the Fundraising tab on the website for more information about Scrip.


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Wondering why you've been bombarded with literature urging you to opt in for overdraft protection at your bank?
You may be the subject of a highly focused campaign meant to target consumers most likely to spend in excess of their balance.
Starting August 15, new Federal Reserve rules will require that banks can no longer automatically cover overdrafts and then levy a fee ($27 on average, per Moebs Services Inc.) as they had been; they'll now need to get customers to opt in. Anyone who hasn't said yes yet — and, by the way, we don't think you should — is probably getting a fair share of notices by mail. But some people will be hit harder than others. Banks are employing sophisticated market research to help them identify the best prospects and how to reach them.
For example, a study conducted for bank clients by Nebraska-based Acton Marketing found that the people most likely to overdraw are white women in their late-30s/early-40s who rent homes in the south, and have annual household incomes of nearly $50,000. Acton is also helping banks market specifically to people who have racked up a lot of insufficient fund fees in the past.
If either of those sound like you, then expect lots of mail — the "most preferred method of contact," according to the study — and even get some phone calls at the last minute. (Acton is counting it down a la Dick Clark on its website.)
"At the end of the day, [overdraft protection] is a service," says Gary Gabelhouse, a senior market researcher at Acton. While he admits that some banks have been "abusive" and "gaudy" in their attempts to sign up customers, he adds, "The fact is that of the heavy overdraft users, 73% of them said they'd opt in to the program if they had to do it back in March." Recent polls from other firms show that a considerable percentage of consumers would rather pay for protection than suffer embarrassment or inconvenience because of a rejected card, so for the banks, it's just a matter of getting those people to sign up.
What say you, Money readers? Are you getting annoyed with a barrage of letters from your bank? Tell us in the comments section below.
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The Crack of the Axe and the Cherry Tree Falls
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The whole course involved the knowledge of making an webpage using bootstrap then making a server using Django then deploying it online on heroku. It was am great experience and with teaching I myself learned alot. 63 students form 6 different colleges participated, for eg., DTU, MAIT, BVP, MSIT, Hindu, Krishna Engineering College(UPTU). It was a
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Amity & Sorrow
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Author – Peggy Riley
Pages – 240
Publisher – Little, Brown and Company
Summary –
A mother and her daughters drive for days without sleep until they crash their car in rural Oklahoma. The mother, Amaranth, is desperate to get away from someone she's convinced will follow them wherever they go–her husband. The girls, Amity and Sorrow, can't imagine what the world holds outside their father's polygamous compound. Rescue comes in the unlikely form of Bradley, a farmer grieving the loss of his wife. At first unwelcoming to these strange, prayerful women, Bradley's abiding tolerance gets the best of him, and they become a new kind of family
My Rating – 4 Stars
*I received a digital copy of this novel from Netgalley on behalf of Little, Brown*
Once again I am stepping outside my usual genres and I have to say, I'm glad I did. I was invited to read this book, and with a little hesitation based off the summary (it makes it sound a bit like a shirtless, sexy widower/farmer heroically rescues this woman and her children but it's not at all like that) I started the book and then couldn't put it down.
Amaranth is the first wife in a polygamous marriage. There are 49 other wives. They don't really follow the Mormon faith (though the book mentions it briefly), the husband/father/preacher Zachariah follows his own faith and it seems to be mostly an "end of days" type religion.
As with most of these living off the gird with no electricity type compounds, there is some not so Godly stuff going on. One of the wives leaves and starts telling authorities what's really been going on in the compound. This ends up in a raid on the compound, a fire, and Amaranth bolting with her children; Amity and Sorrow.
Sorrow, the oldest girl, tries to run home when they have to stop for gas, causing Amaranth to strap the girls together by the wrists. After many days of driving with no sleep, Amaranth crashes their car into a tree. They happen to crash on Bradley's land, causing him much irritation because they have no money and no means of leaving his farm.
He lets them stay on his porch and is eager for them to leave. His wife left him and he's pretty bitter about it. He's afraid of losing his farm. He doesn't want these freaky people on his property and he more than once tries to throw them out.
Amity and Sorrow have lived their whole lives on the compound. They cannot read or write. They don't know anything but the ways of their religion. Sorrow thinks she's an Oracle of God and Amity thinks she can heal people with her hands. Sorrow is a psycho, I'm just going to tell you that straight out. Though after what she's been through (and I think you know what I'm referring too) and the amount of brainwashing this poor child went through, it's almost understandable.
The book goes back and forth between backstory and what's happening in the present. It was interesting to see the backstory though the book is written in a vague way. Things are alluded to and not many things are concrete. (If that makes any sense. Probably not.) It was also interesting to see Amaranth fight against beliefs that her and her husband created themselves.
Overall the book was interesting. There's this woman that's basically been brainwashed by her husband for years and joined in the brainwashing of others but when she sees her chance to escape she takes it. She feels immense guilt over the things she's seen and done (or not done). She wants to save her daughters. At least she says she does. A lot of the book she talks a big game but she doesn't really follow through. She seems more about her relationship with Bradley. Though a relationship with Bradley would mean a stable life for her children.
I was very disappointed with a decision she makes in the end with Sorrow. It makes me pretty mad at Amaranth. There's nothing really that can excuse her actions and that downgraded the rating a bit.
I recommend this book. It's a pretty serious heavy book but it was an entertaining read.


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The MBS Systems Advanced Retail Center, Arc, provides a single sign-on portal to a suite of cloud-based applications. The technology's functionality drew praise at CAMEX and sparked intense interest among college store managers and directors. Here, we talk to MBS Systems Sales Consultant Victor Hoffman about how Arc can increase productivity and elevate the bottom line.
What makes Arc special?
It's really a change of platform that allows us to interact with data differently and present it in a much more cohesive way to the store. So, for instance, it ties together information on a screen and presents you with a small infographic that gives you an overview.
Why does Arc include personalization features?
How you need to see data is unique, not just to stores but to the person doing the task. Often, a store director may need data presented to them differently or may need different elements of this information than someone who's more interested in the more finite details of the data.
How does the fast availability of data help college stores?
More is expected out of stores than just the routine kind of interaction. From an efficiency standpoint, there is need to have quick access to data that gives you the ability to quickly react to prices, to different ways that course materials are being used these days.
You need to have quick access to information and you need to have quick access to it presented in a way that you understand.
For instance, when I pop into Arc Adoptions, there in the upper right corner of the screen it tells me how the adoptions are coming along. In the past, I'd have to run a report or go into a special area of the screen and calculate to see how many of the adoptions I have received.
I click on that and go, 'Hey, adoptions are due tomorrow and I'm only sitting at 50%. Is it realistic to believe the other 50% are coming in 24 hours? Maybe I need to send an email out to the professor.'
It's really key to have that kind of information, to be able to see those charts and bar graphs — and pictures
How does Arc increase store efficiency?
Store managers and store directors don't have to reinvent the wheel to access the information the department manager has already done or the department buyer has already done. When a department buyer has to extract information and make it into a completely different report for their manager, that's not super-efficient. Being able to click a button and have it extract into an Excel document that can be sent — that's much more efficient. Arc lets you get information to those that need it quickly and distribute it more easily.
How does Arc affect the bottom line?
It's getting trickier and trickier these days to look at what's selling, what's not selling, to know answers to critical questions. Do I have a good picture of my customers? Do I have a good picture of my customers' needs? Am I stocking items that are necessary or even desired by a college student? Arc presents the data to you in a way that allows you to make decisions on the fly.
For instance, the buyers trend report in the merchandise area gives you a great overview of a product. You can get an overview of how a product is doing and how it has done. Therefore you will be able to set up replenishment models that help you make sure the items that are selling stay in stock, and the items that aren't selling stay out of stock.
How is this different from what MBS Systems has offered in the past?
We've always had product information in the past, but I think Arc gives us better access to that information and allows us to view it the way we want. When you're looking at an on-screen presentation, you can, as an individual buyer, eliminate the columns of a report that are unnecessary to you, and make sure that the things that are necessary to you are highlighted or in a prominent spot on the screen. It's definitely going to impact your bottom line because any time we have a clearer picture of what's going on, we make better decisions.
How have customers responded to Arc?
They've heard the buzz. At CAMEX, it was a very fun thing to present, because there were audible ooos and ahhs. There are a lot of folks that want this. I think the industry as a whole has been really asking for better and better tools for their stores and this is a product from MBS that answers that.
What makes the college store business more challenging now than it was in the past?
I think the fact that even your customers have so much access to information makes it challenging. You may have a customer who's standing in your store, and they're looking at something and placing an order elsewhere. On the other hand, they may be in another store looking at your store and placing an order. We need to think in those terms, that the person you're marketing to, or selling to or providing a service to has a lot of information at their fingertips as well.
It's getting trickier because the guy you're competing with isn't always in a building across the street. I think we're starting to become used to that. We're kind of at a stage now where we're trying to figure out exactly what to do about it. How do I rethink what I'm selling in my store or what services I'm providing to my customers?
How does Arc manage security?
We have taken care to provide very specific protocols and ways to make sure your data is protected. One of the benefits of our solution is that we take care of that for you. You're not going to inadvertently click somewhere that's going to introduce a virus to the system. That's something you can do on your own personal computer, but that's not something you're going to do with the MBS hosted solution and with the cloud-based solutions.
Is it difficult to transition to Arc?
If you're an existing customer, it's very simple because we provide you a new URL to access your store and data and new sign-ons. There's no conversion or migration process. And it will be a familiar enough change that you don't really need to invest in retraining.
How does Arc let college retailers build on past expertise?
We sometimes get caught up in the fact that this industry is changing — and it is, it's changing dramatically — but there are still things that we've always done that we need to continue to do. When you move forward, you can't forget about what you rode in on.
Those tools were responsible for at least 70% to 80% of what that store does. When you move forward with great ideas, you can't forget about the other ideas that are still in place.
That's the beauty of Arc. All of those things you've done over the years that you still know you have to do — electronic ordering of textbooks, etc. — you need to be able to do them even more efficiently than you have in the past. So those tools are still there in Arc, and they work and they've been improved and they work well. But it also moves you forward. It gives you the ability to tie together and look at your data onscreen and interact with it in a new way that moves you forward as course materials change and as college store retail changes.


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WestRock Named to Fortune's List of World's Most Admired Companies
Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 22 Jan 2019 11:12:55 America/New_York
ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK) announced today that it has been named to FORTUNE magazine's annual list of World's Most Admired Companies for the fourth consecutive year.
WestRock ranked second among companies in the packaging and container industry.
The World's Most Admired Companies survey measures nine attributes considered critical to a company's global success, from investment value and quality of management and products to social responsibility and people management. A company's score must rank in the top half of its industry survey to be listed. The list, widely considered to be the definitive report card on corporate reputation, is based on company surveys and peer ratings from senior executives, directors and analysts.
"WestRock is honored to be recognized by FORTUNE as one of the world's most admired companies for the fourth consecutive year," said Steve Voorhees, WestRock chief executive officer. "This ranking recognizes the commitment and dedication of our 50,000 team members around the world to delivering value for our customers and stockholders."
The full list appears in the February issue of FORTUNE and is available now at http://fortune.com/worlds-most-admired-companies/ and on newsstands.
About WestRock
WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock's 50,000 team members support customers around the world from more than 320 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.
James Armstrong, 470-328-6327
Vice President – Investor Relations
John Stakel, 678-291-7901
Senior Vice President – Treasurer
John Pensec, 470-328-6397
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Macross SDF-1 Movie: Do You Remember Love? Is basically a summary of the second half of the SDF series. It starts off 4 months after the SDF-1 left earth and is now near the planet Saturn's rings. Rick, Lisa, Roy, Minmay and his cousin were captured by the Zentradi forces that led to Roy's death in this film which differs from what happened in the series. This movie have some inconsistencies to the series but it helps in answering some important questions in the Macross world. This movie ties up certain events and information which was never explained fully in the series.
This Macross Movie was made in the mid 80's and has nothing to show for graphics but for hardcore Macross fans it's one movie that's very important to watch. I would rate this movie 6/10 just because I'm a fan of Macross.


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The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor.
Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies — in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries.
The End of Poverty? asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate?
The film has been selected to over 25 international film festivals and will be released in theatres in November 2009. Directed by Philippe Diaz, produced by Cinema Libre Studio with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 104mins, 2008, USA, documentary in English, Spanish, French with English Subtitles.


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Central Africa Ornithological Work
In 2013, I co-founded the Biodiversity Initiative with Dr. Luke L. Powell and Dr. Jared D. Wolfe. Since then, the Biodiversity Initiative has been focusing on on quantifying the bird and mammal communities of Equatorial Guinea.
Beginning in 2014, I began working on graduate research in parallel to the Biodiversity Initiative work, focusing on the ecology and phylogeography of Central African birds.
Please see the publications page to view some of our results from this work.
Photo: Bioko Speirops Zosterops brunneus on Pico Basilé, Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea.
Niche Modeling
For my Master's, I worked on niche modeling with Hummingbirds at the University of Kansas (submitted; in review). With regards to niche theory, my primary research involves modeling methodology, and testing ways of defining training areas for predicting species richness and community composition within the hummingbirds (Trochilidae). Using ecological niche models, we are able to make estimations of the number of species that occur in a given area, and even make predictions as to which species these will be.
I am also working with Diego Barragan regarding niche divergence in the Sclerurus mexicanus complex. Found to consist of multiple species by d'Horta et al. (2013), our study is trying to determine whether these species groups differ from each other in environmental space.
The photo to the left is a map of hummingbird species richness in Peru derived from environmental niche models.


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Last Saturday night, we managed to get tickets for Shrek at 11.15pm so thought of grabbing a bite before the movie started. It was 10ish and all the shops were closed. Thankfully Taiwan Street and Subway were still open! Since I didn't like Subway so we tried Taiwan Street instead.
Hubby ordered Braised Duck Rice and mineral water. It looked good, Hubby said it was ok. I didn't try it as I don't eat ducks :p
My Taiwan Fried Rice and Ying Yong Tea. It looked like Yong Chow Fried Rice minus the vegetables! Tasted kinda similar too! The Ying Yong Tea was not that good… it tasted like burnt tea :-(
Remnants of my rice ^_^ if I had known, I wouldn't have ordered this… ya ya I'm a picky eater ;-)
Overall it was ok, very brightly lit yet cosy. The servers were a little blur as they are foreign workers. There's nothing special about it as the concept is similar to Wong Kok and Kim Gary but they have Milk Tea with Pearls… their most popular drink (I noticed a lot of people tapau).
Location: Top Floor, Tropicana City Mall
6 thumbs up out of 10
Shrek was getting tired with the daily activities or routines and wished that things were back to it's former ways. He met Rumpelstiltskin, got drunk and tricked into signing a deal - a day to be his former self. Shrek got his wish but Rumpelstiltskin has other evil plans up his sleeves. If Shrek didn't kiss his true love within that day, everything will remained as his former self and he will lose everything… Fiona, his babies, his friends.
This is another fairy tale which is funny, sad, funny, sad… luckily this is the last one or it is becoming tiresome for me. Yes, a trilogy is fine and not more than that. Overall I did enjoy the movie although we were darn tired :-) I still adore and love Puss in Boots with his awesome, huge, pitiful eyes albeit a huge big tummy! LOL!
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A new play with much music by Pat Kinevane
From the team that brought you Forgotten, Underneath and the Olivier Award-winning Silent, Before is a new play with much music, set in Clery's of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts - for good. Pontius is inside, trying to choose a gift for his estranged daughter, whom he hasn't seen for almost 20 years. He will meet her in an hour. This father's journey is both beautiful and strange, from the isolation of his Midlands home, to the madness of O'Connell Street. Some folk are impossible to buy for…
Before was commissioned by Fishamble and has been in development with the support of the Arts Council, National Theatre Studio (London), Pavilion Theatre, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Georganne Aldrich Heller, Robert Leroy, and The Strollers Touring Network.
'You fight back tears. Of course you do. It's Kinevane - a rare and truly compelling talent'
★★★★★ The Herald, Scotland
'..another profoundly affecting tour de force from Kinevane.'
★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
'Kinevane's performance works like a spell… a real showstopper'
★★★★ Irish Times
"extraordinary collaboration... soul-searching, achingly touching gem…'
★★★★ Sunday Times
WINNER: HERALD ARCHANGEL AWARD, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019
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'You fight back tears. Of course you do. It's Kinevane - a rare and truly compelling talent'
★★★★★ The Herald, Scotland
'Kinevane's performance works like a spell… a real showstopper, heaven can be found in the most unlikely places.'
★★★★ Irish Times
'Packs a hefty punch...[Kinevane is] a theatrical master craftsman'
★★★★ The Scotsman
'extraordinary collaboration... soul-searching, achingly touching gem… [Kinevane is] a treasured force in Irish theatre.'
★★★★ Sunday Times
'a singular pleasure'
★★★★ Sunday Business Post
'blows you away… Kinevane really shines… a rare privilege to watch... Well worth seeing'
★★★★ Musical Theatre Review
'Pat Kinevane is a truly incredible performer, whose ability to reach into the darkest depths of human emotion and speak out for those marginalised in society is what truly elevates him as a masterful storyteller and a must see at any opportunity.' ★★★★ TN2 Magazine
'Incomparable… with boundless, heroic energy… he sings like a god… superb… Kinevane displays a complete, perfect mastery of his actor's instrument… don't miss this show.'
LA Times
'...an extraordinary tour de force... It is nothing less than a privilege to witness this unique talent in a show that is utterly singular and steeped in surprise. With the power to make you laugh, cry, think and feel, Before is fabulous physical theatre.'
★★★★★ The Wee Review
'...another profoundly affecting tour de force from Kinevane.'
★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
'one of the most beautiful shows I've seen in a long time… shows us true theatre craftmanship is still alive and well… an absolute joy to watch… strongly recommended.'
★★★★ ½ Arthur's Seat
'often hilarious…mind blowingly brilliant…flashes of genius…a truly remarkable performer'
'[a]distinct brand of intimate virtuosity'
Irish Independent
'a raging plea to see the world in terms beyond black and white'
Sunday Independent
'A great solo-work.… powerful.'
U.S Theater, Opera and Performance
'Fascinating… shines in ways that only Pat Kinevane can craft… Director Jim Culleton does a superb job …[Before] should delight his fans – and… create some new ones.'
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2019 Touring
1 Feb: MERMAID ARTS CENTRE, Bray
8 Feb: NENAGH ARTS CENTRE, Nenagh
15 - 16 Feb: CIVIC THEATRE, Tallaght
21-22 Feb: PAVILION THEATRE, Dún Laoghaire
23 Feb: GARTER LANE, Waterford
11 Apr: ROSCOMMON ARTS CENTRE, Roscommon
27 Apr: RAMOR, Virginia
2-3 May: AXIS, Ballymun
2 Jun: LISTOWEL WRITERS' WEEK
4-5 Jun: THE EVERYMAN, Cork
27 June: TOWN HALL THEATRE, Galway
15 - 21 July: FIT UP FESTIVAL, West Cork
2 - 25 Aug: DANCE BASE, Edinburgh, supported by Culture Ireland
14 Sept: PAVILION THEATRE, Dún Laoghaire
19 Sept: DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE, Drogheda
22 Sept: SHORELINES FESTIVAL, Portumna
25 Sept: CLIFDEN ARTS FESTIVAL, Clifden
4 - 5 Oct: THE IRISH FESTIVAL OF OULU, Oulu, Finland, supported by Culture Ireland
9 Oct: THE DOCK, Carrick on Shannon
11 Oct: MERMAID ARTS CENTRE, Bray
15 Oct: BALLINA ARTS CENTRE, Ballina
24 - 25 Oct: BELFAST INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, Belfast
14 Nov - 8 Dec: ODYSSEY THEATER, Los Angeles, USA, supported by Culture Ireland
2018 Strollers Network Tour
5 Oct: Dublin Theatre Festival (Preview)
7 Nov: VISUAL, Carlow
9 Nov: SOURCE ARTS CENTRE, Tipperary
13 Nov: WATERGATE THEATRE, Kilkenny
15 Nov: HAWK'S WELL THEATRE, Sligo
17 Nov: SIAMSA TÍRE, Sligo
19 Nov: SOLSTICE ARTS CENTREe, Navan
21 Nov: LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE, Castlebar
23 - 24 Nov: DRAÍOCHT, Blanchardstown
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Photographs by Patrick Redmond.
Meet the Team
Pat Kinevane
Writer & Performer
Pat Kinevane is a native of Cobh, Co. Cork. He has worked as an actor in theatre, film, television and radio for 30 years. In 2016 Pat won a Laurence Olivier Award in London for his Outstanding Achievement as an Actor and a Writer this year. This prestigous award was shared with Fishamble and Jim Culleton who have been integral to the Production and Direction of Pat's three Solo Shows. As a writer he completed his first full length play The Nun's Wood in 1997 which won a BBC Stewart Parker Trust Award and was produced by Fishamble. Fishamble then produced his second play The Plains of Enna (Dublin Theatre Festival 1999). Pat wrote The Death of Herod for Mysteries 2000 at the SFX. In 2008 his piece Evangeline Elsewhere premiered in New York in the First Irish Festival.
Pat has been touring since 2006 with his three solo pieces Forgotten (Irish Times Theatre Award Nominee) and Silent (Scotsman Fringe First, Herald Angel and Brighton Argus Angel Award) and Underneath (Scotsman Fringe First and Adelaide Fringe Awards) all produced by Fishamble.
Pat is deeply thankful to Fishamble for all of their work and endless support.
Denis Clohessy
Denis Clohessy has previously worked with Fishamble, including the productions On Blueberry Hill, The Pride of Parnell Street, Silent, Underneath, Spinning, Mainstream and Strandline. He has also produced work for theatre and dance with The Abbey Theatre, The Gate Theatre, Rough Magic, Corn Exchange, Junk Ensemble and many others. He won the Irish Times theatre award for Best Design Sound in 2011 for Rough Magic's Sodome, My Love, he was a nominee in 2015 (for Junk Ensemble's 'It Folds), was an associate artist with the Abbey in 2008 and was a participant on Rough Magic's ADVANCE programme in 2012. His work in Film and Television includes the films Older than Ireland (Snack box Films), The Irish Pub (Atom Films), His and Hers (Venom Film), The Land of the Enlightened (Savage Film), In View (Underground Cinema), The Reluctant Revolutionary (Underground Films) and the television series Limits of Liberty (South Wind Blows) performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
Jim Culleton
Jim Culleton is the artistic director of Fishamble: The New Play Company. For Fishamble, he has directed productions which have toured throughout Ireland, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. His productions for Fishamble have won over a dozen Irish and international awards, including an Olivier Award for Silent by Pat Kinevane. Jim has also directed for companies including the Abbey Theatre, Woodpecker/the Gaiety, 7:84 (Scotland), Project Arts Centre, Amharclann de hIde, Tinderbox, The Passion Machine, The Ark, Second Age, RTE Radio 1, The Belgrade, TNL Canada, Dundee Rep Ensemble, TCD School of Drama, CoisCéim/Crash Ensemble/GIAF, RTE lyric fm, Fighting Words, Origin (New York), Vessel (Australia), and Symphony Space Broadway/Irish Arts Center (New York). Jim has taught for NYU, NUIM, GSA, Uversity, the Lir, Villanova, Notre Dame, TCD and UCD.


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And the winners is:
Pearl Jones of American Vampire
Scott Snyder – story & Rafael Albuquerque – art
Published by Vertigo Comics
Maybe it's the fact that we are given the opportunity to see Pearl grow and mature over the course of the series…
Maybe it's the way she remains vulnerable and emotionally open throughout everything she faces…
Maybe it's the giant claws and lethal biting power…
Whatever the case may be Pearl is a testament to the power of strong female characters in the comic genre. Her resilience stands apart from her initial setting. We meet Pearl in 1920s Hollywood, hardly a time-and-place that fosters tough, independent, feminine strength. However she becomes a force to be reckoned with after a group of sinister old world vampires try to do her in. She is first a survivor; she parlays that positive energy into becoming a true fighter. She bravely protects those she cares about and maintains a sense of incorruptible humanity that makes her relatable and beautiful.
Even before she becomes an American Vampire, she is a free spirit. Moving away from home to follow her dreams of becoming an actress, she has a sense of agency that would have been rare for women of that era. She is bold, as evidenced by the fact that she dons a large tattoo between her shoulder blades in the early 20th century. She is uncompromising, and willing to work hard to make her life what she wants it to be. Pearl holds down a couple of jobs in addition to working as an extra on big Hollywood films. She is focused, initially rejecting the advances of would-be suitors. She is human, unable to stop herself from falling in love. Her character is well-developed, admirable, and identifiable even before she is anything more than an aspiring actress. Personally, I think that is why she remains so successful after her transformation. If we were not introduced to Pearl, the woman, I do not think that we would be so enamored with Pearl the vampire.
We see Pearl struggle with her power, her immortality, and her own feelings as she grows throughout the series. Her efforts to reconcile what she is with the person she wants to be gives her a vitality and vibrance.
Pearl is a strong character because of her complexity, humanity, and strong will. She is sure to endure the test of time.
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I am very happy to announce that the panel I will be chairing at this year's SCMS conference, "Post-Cinema and/as Speculative Media Theory," has been chosen as one of eight panels to be officially sponsored by the Media and the Environment Special Interest Group. The group, of which I am proud to be a member, defines its mission thus:
The Media and the Environment Scholarly Interest Group (MESIG) aims to provide a forum for shared discussion of research and pedagogy at the intersections of media and environment. We believe that nearly every aspect of film and media practice and studies–from materials manufacturing and physical infrastructures, to filming locations and resources, to audiovisual aspects and themes, and beyond to marketing, preservation, obsolescence, and also scholarly discourse–touches matters of the environment and sustainability. Various approaches from an environmentalist perspective have been taken and more are still being developed to investigate how our mediated cultural practices have, do, and will position humans in relation to physical and natural worlds. How can we further film and media studies as a global–read planetary–concern, focused on dire changes and issues affecting the Earth and our natural surroundings? We believe our field has much to contribute to discussions and findings more frequently held in and attributed to science disciplines and Environmental Studies. With this Scholarly Interest Group, we seek to cultivate the study of significant matters of media and the environment within our field and through the representative collective that is SCMS.
I am honored that our panel — which includes one explicitly environmental film/media theorist (Adrian Ivakhiv) but also three others (Steven Shaviro, Patricia Pisters, and Mark Hansen) who are helping to define the subject of post-cinema in broadly ecological terms — has been chosen for sponsorship by the Media and the Environment SIG, and I am grateful for their recognition of the topic's relevance for our ongoing attempts to rethink the relations between humans, our media technologies, and the environments that we inhabit, access, and transform with and through them.
Here, finally, is a list of all eight panels sponsored by the SIG:
A23: Ecocriticism
F8: Fossils, Films, and Sedimentation: Ecocritical Approaches to Archival Moving Images
G4: Media Waste: Technological Systems and the Environment
H22: Excess Hollywood: Economies of Waste in Media Industries
J12: Engaging Ecocinema: The Affects and Effects of Environmental Documentaries
J17: Media Environments
K7: Post-Cinema and/as Speculative Media Theory
P4: Cinema in/of the Anthropocene


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Experts Theatre Schedule 2019
The Experts Theatre is the perfect hub to gather invaluable insight and inspiration from leading industry professionals.
These thought-provoking talks cover a variety of topics including interiors, gardens, art, ceramics, notable artists and collections, and much more.
The 2020 Experts Theatre schedule isn't live yet, see below for the 2019 schedule.
Experts Theatre 2019
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What an architect can do for you
Architecture is an ancient profession, but the role of architect has constantly changed and evolved. It is surprising how many people today are unaware of the full range of an architect's services. Giving practical examples, Sarah Khan will demonstrate both when an architect's input is helpful, and what the reasons are for employing an architect. Referring to recent projects, she will illustrate what benefits an architect can bring to your home. She will also explain the practicalities of doing work to you house and how an architect can help with challenges, ranging from creative design solutions to applying for planning/ listed building/ building control consents as well as managing construction on site.
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How an architect can add value to your project
What is the value of a home that allows you to live longer? What is the value of one that sets the stage to enable the environment for our children to last? What is the value of a place that promotes an uplifting flow of space and light that engages with our wider worlds? The talk describes how 1st Age to 3rd Age living, low energy and beautiful places can be created to give legacy at the intimate scale with existing and new buildings.
Where planning permission is a definition of viability and possibility, Paul Vick architects bring you a 100% planning permission record with new build and listed buildings and those in conservation areas. The talk illustrates with case studies.
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How to choose an architect
There are countless factors to consider when choosing an architect and often, they can leave homeowners feeling slightly bewildered and worried that their project might not fulfil their ambitions. Amos Goldreich Architecture has many years experience working with a diverse selection of homeowners on transforming their properties. During this talk, Amos aims to educate with his checklist of 'must-have' criteria when looking to choose an architect, and inspire with suggestions on how to really engage with your architect to get the most out of them. Choosing an architect should be an exciting process, not a daunting one. Join Amos to find out more!


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self fulfillment isn't an act of filling but an acting of emptying. It isn't about slapping more concepts and labels on yourself. That is only going to create more fragmentation in the ego/self and move you further away from the Truth.
The ultimate way to find yourself is simply to let go and realize that you are nothing, just like everybody else and that all boundaries between people are illusions. Only then can you enter the fullness of the 'void' – the perfect nothingness that encompasses and gives rise to everything.
People say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. It's not about the looks, It's all about the personality, what's underneath, etc. but I think one has to go even deeper. it's not even about the personality.
Recently I've been trying to experience people's core being, beyond what's outside and inside. I couldn't get a feel of it before because I couldn't get in touch with mine own. But through meditation I'm slowly becoming more sensible to that void/sameness/nothingness where every individual person arises from ("soul"/pure cousciousness/Godhead etc). It's hard. I still have judgements' especially when I talk to people who are talking from their ego. It's harder to let your guard down and deal with them from the core because your own ego starts to creep up as a result of self-defense. The best thing to do is just to catch it (simply becoming aware) early on like a frog catching a fly before things esculate too quickly.
Social anxiety arises from seperation. Even the people who are shy feel embarrased to talk to other people because they are too attachd to their ego and their presumed "personality ". Once we can talk to everyone as nothing more than a reflecting mirror, it would make socializing much easier because you start to treat and interact with everybody the same way.
Happy thanks giving everyone. This post is on mindful eating. I thought it would be a good time to post it.
I'm cutting now and the carbs are getting lower and lower, and I'm beginning to feel the hunger. One thing to keep in mind is to eat with full awareness – eat consciously.
Observe and witness every bite, taste every grain of rice, how you chew, how the food enters your stomach, how your stomach is digesting it, etc. Look at it. Observe closely all the colors and seasonings. Listen to it. It's saying a lot more than just "fuck me, Eat me eat me". Most people eat while talking, while watching tv, while using their phones. I'm always doing that too. No wonder I'm never fully satisfied. I wasn't really eating. I was just swallowing substances without no meaning and I missed out on the whole experience. No wonder I'm still left with hunger.
But I'm gonna try from now on to cover all my food with consciousness like the way Matt Damon put ketchup on all his Martian potatoes. Then I'll need less food to satisfy my hunger. I'll be full. Same with sex, and everything else in life really. Still hungry? Hold up a mirror (your consciousness) to your stomach and witness and be mindful of the sensation of hunger. Laugh at it like its a clown, then watch it dissolve into the void. Or visualize your digestive system and the formation of your poop and its texture. Eat it in your mind and that with awareness. Still hungry? Then fuck it and eat some fried chicken because you are not your body.
Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well. This is the only selfie I took in Europe.
This painting, The School of Athens raised my initial interest in philosophy. It was done by Raphael, one of the big threes in the High Renaissance (Da Vinci, Michelangelo). Depicted was all the great Greek thinkers coming all together in one universe (Socrates, Zeno, Diogenes, Pythagoras, etc). The two men in the middle are Plato and Aristotle, with Plato pointing his finger up because he specialized in the heavens and abstract theories like the Platonic Forms. His pupil on the other hand focused his studies more on things of the earth, as he was one of the first person to classify plants and animals. Raphael based the entire looks of Plato on Leonardo Da Vinci. he even put himself in the painting amongst the philosophers, which I thought is meta and interesting.
The Sistine chapel is in the next room, but I've always liked Raphael's paintings more than Michelangelo's because they are more elegant and feminine. Michelangelo was mainly a sculptor. He actually despised painting because he thought it was a lowly gesture to condense the 3 d into the 2 d. He was mad and offended when he was commissioned to paint the Sistine chapel.
You could tell that he painted his figures as if they were sculptures. His paintings are sculptors' painting and not a painter's painting. And I think his figures have a hard time deciding whether they should reside in the 2 dimensional or the 3 dimensional realm. Where Raphael's figures were perfectly happy to inhabit the flat land.
Michelangelo didn't like Raphael because he was jelly of him. Raphael was young and handsome and got a lot of pussy. Michelangelo was gay, lonely, depressed and didn't take bath.
When I first came across this painting I had no idea philosophers could look so bad ass. I wanted to try my best to look as cool as them so I took this selfie.
When I look at this painting I can't help to think of one of those DC and Marvel posters where all the different super heroes from different comic books are depicted together in one single space. Except they were superheroes of the mind. #schoolofathens#kuntffffffff#
If you were to "personify" God he won't have beard on his face. He'll have a mirror. "The perfect person employs his mind like a mirror. It grabs nothing. Refuses nothing. It receives but does not keep". BBCs is no longer the source of motivation. but from Laozu or the eastern tradition, the highest state of being is the slootiest vagina in the known universe. #feminemmind
What do my favorite endeavors; bodybuilding, meditation, masturbation and sprinting have in common ? They are all meta in nature and self sufficient/enclosed in One single system.
You use your body to build your body and making it stronger and faster. With meditation you are using the mind to think about, understand, and sharpen the mind. With masturbation even if you are fantasizing about a real girl it is still the (better, hopefully) version generated from your own brain. Self improvements that are in-of-and-for-itself, which can be done alone without depending on other people or environment or equipment like basketball or football or building a house or playing on a piano. Even something as simple as posting a status on FB still requires FB and shitload of other connectivities outside oneself. (i know you need weights but even when you pick up the dumbell and lifting it, you are still using your own body to lift itself,not to mention single legged squats and one hand push ups can be done even if you only have one limb). There's something very comforting about this. a Wholeness kind of feel. You can be stuck on an island and still get shit done. In Here you can always be the master of your own universe.
Jeff Seid had hacked my mind once again.
in the near future bodybuilders get to wear body suits like powerlifters to increase strength in aesthetics and ego.
There are two types of suits, natty and non-natty. The non-Natty suits are more toxic and you could only wear it for 5 minutes until it's toxicity starts to eat away your real flesh. So it's a fast acting drug like nicotine or DMT where you can slip one on during lunch breaks and go on a quick ego trip while having a chat and maybe hit on some girls and then take it off. Natty suit is more permanent, and as long as you take care of it and maintain it like a car you can use and reuse it for years.
I hopped on the hype and order a Jeff Seid suit on the deep web. I brought it to a movie date and went to the bathroom and quickly put one on during the trailers. I went out in full confidence and fucked the shit out of my date in the theater as fast as I could before the movie could start and then quickly slipped it off like a used condom and flushed it down the toilet. It felt good, but I didn't even get to cum.
The desire to be secure and the feeling of insecurity is the same thing. The more you try to be secure the more insecure you become. You are way too large for your ego to worry about this. You are not put into the universe, but you are part of the universe's ever-ongoing unfoldment. Most of our problems arise from this fragmented and dualistic thinking: you think you are either the light illuminating from inside you OR what could be seen through that illumination. The truth is, you are both.
I like the idea of a spiritual/Zen bodybuilder. Lumps of hard muscles enclosed on nothingness: void of pure consciousness, sitting in the dark corner of the gym and meditating. It has no identity or pride…it doesn't take selfies or flex at anybody, yet somehow it continues to lift and eat with utter efficiency under the most intense source of inner drive and motivation. It has no end physique goals but make infinite gains by staying in the present moment – one rep at a time. The zen slut described in the next post would be his ideal mate.
I also like the idea of a spiritual/Zen pornstar/slut/prostitute. Her perfect 10/10 ass houses pure consciousness, as she floats above it to meditate in the middle of the dance floor, night in and night out. Fully sober. Fully aware. Fully present. She doesn't need to dance or act flirtatious, since men automatically get sucked into her bottomless void. She is the perfect cum bucket because she is completely empty but fully receptive. She feels no pride or disgust because she realizes the ego and the body to be illusions and witnesses her actions from a distance without judgement. She is not controlled by animal desires, yet she continuously engages in the most hardcore of sex acts, driven by deep seated source of bliss, compassion and selfless love. The zen bodybuilder described in the previous post would be her ideal mate.
Someone asked me today what I think of Sasha Grey, the famed pornstar known for over the top hard core almost to the point of snuff films. I thought that was an interesting question. While I don't like or dislike her, In some ways I can almost relate to her. Or you can say I feel for her.
She goes balls out, exposing her body and pushing the envelope for what she believes to be her "art", justifying her actions with 2deep4u quotes from the likes of Heidegger and Godard. Whether it works or not or if you agree with her is besides the point. People talk shit about her, but they probably wack off to her anyway. Her family probably wants nothing to do with her. And she tries desperately to prove to other people she is more than the sum of her flesh by writing poetry and appearing in arthouse films.
Some people call my videos 'mind-porn', aside from the obvious connotations with 'mindfucking' and the way I talk about sexuality and having sex with ideas, they are something that they consume alone and privately. They don't talk about them or share them with friends or family. While I do expose my body, it's mainly my mind/soul that I'm bearing naked to invite people to enter and penetrate as deeply as possible (and vice versa), to express myself while providing entertainment for the selected few. This makes the core of my being vulnerably exposed. A lot of people in real life – strangers, my family members (especially after my episodes in the Taiwanese media) even friends or acquaintances who aren't particularly amused by or 'get' my videos look at me with judgmental, incriminating eyes. #rainbow#blow#thoughtcrime#50shadesofgrey#mentalcum#teens#spankwire


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The reporters took several photos of the actress crying in tears.
The actress, however, felt proud of her photos. Far from feeling embarrassed she stood firm and appreciated her photos. She even posted her photos on Instagram and mentioned don't feel sorry for the photos that the media capture you crying instead feel proud of posting photos that actually showcase what you are.
On getting the award, Deepika Padukone's father thanked his family, his parents, his sibling, his wife and, his daughters who helped him become a man, he is today. He holds all of them responsible for helping him become an administrator, a coach, or a person that all of us know today. He proudly shared his award with his players and family members.


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ALL POINTS MANAGEMENT ELECTED TO NATIONAL INDUSTRY LEADERSHIPAugust 10, 2016
All Points is proud to announce that our CEO, Jimmy Carr, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), the national trade association for the fixed wireless industry. "It's a great honor to be elected," said Jimmy. "This is a reflection on the entire All Points team and the respect we've earned amongst our peers in the industry." WISPA works to ensure that fixed wireless ISPs have the resources and regulatory environment necessary to expand Internet access in underserved communities.


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Nicotine Incubus
I have 4 different categories of dreams. Tonight I will talk about one of them. You all probably know about the Incubus; the demon that sits on your chest while you are asleep and suffocates you. I have a Nicotine Incubus. The only reason I say this is that I spend substantial amounts of my life not smoking and have come to make a distinction between dreaming with nicotine in my system and without. When I am smoking, here is one kind of recurring dream I have:
There is a transitional time between wake and sleep. This dream always happens just about 15 minutes after I have started drifting, and am in that in between period of sleep and wake.
I become dizzy. My head is spinning. It feels very, very heavy. I know it is happening and I try to wake myself. I usually can not. A loud noise, like guitar feedback, scraping nails, screaming, and some kind of engine, deep and full, all start spinning around in my head. I am being pulled deeper into my pillow. I really want to wake up but the intensity and heaviness increase- the noise gets louder and louder- so I become less and less able to wake myself. I am being pulled down.
I sometimes am able to realize I have a choice. If I am feeling strong, I make the right choice. I start to fall. I am in a standing position and begin to fall face down. I trust myself. I am able to fall in slow motion. Just before I hit the floor, I begin to hover. I hover well if I am feeling strong. It is like flying except I am only 3 or 4 feet from the ground. I search out things. Sometimes I can control it. Sometimes I find naked women. Sometimes I just go through earthen tunnels; underground worlds.
The dizziness comes back, the noise, screaming metal sounds. I realize I must awake because I am not able to breathe. I see myself on the bed. I have hovered to myself. On the count of three I will wake up. 1,2,3, Wake up! I think I am awake but the noise starts again. I tell myself I will throw myself on the floor, out of my bed, and do so. I think I am awake, but I am not. I am still being pulled down. I am gasping for breath. The gasping is what wakes me. I look around. I have been still. I haven't tossed or turned. I am not on the floor. I stand up and am dizzy. I can't see well. I have to stay out of bed because I know that if I lay back down I will immediately be pulled back in.


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The Statesman's Year-Book pp 345-347 | Cite as
Repúblique du Tchad
Part of the The Statesman's Yearbook book series (SYBK)
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HISTORY. France proclaimed a protectorate over Chad on 5 Sept. 1900, and in July 1908 the territory was incorporated into French Equatorial Africa. It became a separate colony March 1920, and in 1946 one of the four constituent territories of French Equatorial Africa. On 28 Nov. 1958 Chad became an autonomous republic within the French Community and achieved full independence on 11 Aug. 1960, although the northern prefecture of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti remained under French military administration until 1965.
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The core is to do it in our location
Focused on one specific target
Could be raw food challenge, sexual fitness, sensual awakening, breath of fire, etc.
Many possible topics.
I can totally see us having week themes or retreat like focus.
Doing it for 5 days
2 days break in the week end
Start again the following week on another theme.
It can be topics like mind mastery, energetic awakening, emotional freedom, etc.
The idea is to start in our energy temple and allow people to come and train from the outside.
And as well, to send the message out through videos and broadcast to the whole world.
That will give direction and focus to this VITAL GATE ACTIVATION.
It can be a focused program in the mornings 7-12 or 8-12 and free afternoons or something higher energy with scheduled practices afternoons and evenings as well!
What's the best model and structure to make that happen?
Spirits! Help! Ideas! Directions! Please!!! 🙂


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