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By Kevin Coleman -- Defense Tech Cyberwarfare Correspondent
U.S. President Barack Obama recently released his administration's vision for improving cyberspace security and reducing the nation's cyber risks. A cornerstone of the approach outlined at a high level is the requirement for greater cooperation between the Department of Homeland Security and private sector businesses on cyber risk mitigation. A second important component is that international cooperation is essential in holding those behind acts of cyber aggression and criminal cyber acts accountable. The Obama administration recognized the need for international cooperation in order to secure cyberspace while maintaining privacy and the free flow of information.
This has been a long time coming. In fact, it has been about two years since President Obama issued his Cyberspace Policy Review. This is a good start but like everything, the devil is in the details and the administration's vision is far from detailed. I, like many others, wanted to see much more information in this strategic imperative. Over the next several months you can expect to see details from the approximately 50 different pieces of proposed legislation being added to this. Clearly, we need to move expeditiously given the current cyber threat environment and the continued growth in malicious software, services and other criminal acts. The two documents referenced below create the foundation necessary to address the growing threats we face in cyberspace. But again, the devil is in the details. Building the actual policies is the big challenge and a close eye must be focused on this ongoing effort.
What do you think of the approach identified in these two documents?online surveys
Reference: Cyber Security Legislation Proposal Fact Sheet http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/12/fact-sheet-cybersecurity-legislative-proposal
Reference: International Strategy for Cyberspace http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/international_strategy_for_cyberspace.pdf


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Hello? Alright mate is Tom there? Who's Tom? 'As 'e 'anded in 'is dissatayshun yet? I don't know. Who do you think this is? Ain't that Professor Skytpes? No. ... ... ... Hello? Hello? YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM! Hello? YOUR FEAR CANNOT CONTAIN ME! Uh? I CONTROL YOUR FEAR! I WILL BE YOUR MASTER! What the... ...
Addicts of the ash of the Xorgramana tree often start off as grey-haired skinny accountants. One day in their hum-drum lives they suddenly feel a desire for something different. The ash from burnt Xorgramana trees somehow seems attractive to them.
At the beginning of the addiction to Xorgramana ash, the users typically apply the ash to their lips and the inside of their mouths. The chemical agents in the ash soak into their bloodstream in this manner without having to digest the ash in the stomache, which causes a rather nasty case of diarrhoea.
This pattern continues for six months or so, until the addict's desire for the Xorgramana high is getting too strong to be satiated in this manner.
During this six month introductory (or probationary if you like) period of Xorgramana addiction, the new addict will rapidly pile on the pounds. Typically, the user will have transformed from a boring looking skinny grey haired accountant, into an obese 20 stone couch potato. This transformation is baffling scientists, not least because the addict also typically looks around 20 years younger.
Scientists are speculating upon these strange properties of the Xorgramana tree. Why does the ash of this tree transform the addict in this way? What purpose does it serve to the tree? And why is it only aging accountants who seem drawn to it?
As the addict balloons in weight, so does their hunger for the ash. As mentioned, oral consumption of the ash no longer satiates this hunger, and the addict turns to his (occasionally her) new-found volumes of flesh.
The second stage of Xorgramana Tree ash addiction begins with one or two horizontal incisions into the flesh of the upper chest and into which the addict applies Xorgramana ash. This provides a much more powerful Xorgramana high for the addict who to begin with is quickly satiated.
Of course, no addiction would be complete without this second method also quickly loosing it's power. Eventually, more and more cuts appear, and due to the fact most Xorgramana addicts are accountants, these cuts are nearly always arranged in two collumns either side of each nipple, and range down the chest, but not venturing onto the stomache, at roughly 5cm intervals.
By this time, when the whole chest of the addict is patterned neatly with horizontal cuts, more bodily transformations are apparent. The very first cuts are beginning to look suspiciously like lips. Quite quickly, these lips become mouths. At first glance it is almost as if these mouths are making feeble voiced attempts to demand more and more Xorgramana ash.
Xorgramana addicts at this stage are difficult to locate, they are understandably rather emotional and sensitive about their condition, tending to hide in their homes with the curtains drawn. There have been a few unconfirmed reports from the county of Kent in England (where the very first Xorgramana addicts were found) of sightings of addicts in the later part of this middle stage. These addicts appeared to have whole heads growing out of the cuts in their chests, and in one instance, a head complete with neck and shoulders.
These however are the least disturbing features of Xorgramana tree ash addiction. In the final stage - this is purely guesswork, it is not actually known what happens - the addict is transformed into a gruesome four headed monster.
This description is based upon a single sighting of what is to be assumed as the final stage of Xorgramana tree ash addiction. Very little is understood about the processes involved in this transformation.
It appeared the addict had four heads. The four heads face the cardinal points of the compass, North, South, East, and West - if you like. In this case, it seemed the four heads had grown upwards and outwards from within the original addicts head. This is only assumed from the fact relatives confirmed the hair atop the four heads appeared to be the same colour as their once beloved relative. Furthermore, the skin of the face and around the original head had not been able to cope with the rapid expansion caused by the four new heads and had simply ripped apart, leaving patches here and their. Much the same happened with the bone structure - parts were in place still, but much had fallen away. Each of the four heads was continually speaking, arguing, making orders of the other heads. One was heard saying "YOU CANNOT CONTROL ME, YOUR FEAR CANNOT CONTAIN ME, I WILL BE MASTER".
It was found upon closer inspection of this addict - quite monstrous in appearance and still (arguably) alive - that one of the heads had actually grown shoulders and a single arm complete with gruesome hand, which had been forced up above the heads as they grew, because there was nowhere else to accommodate it. This hand continually rotated around all four heads like the needle on a broken compass. This hand swiped two of the heads with considerable aggression, while the others two it wiped beads of sweat from the brows of.
Unfortunately, this addict was part of a family with a disturbing psychopathic history (who ever heard of psychopathic accountants!?). One of the family members broke into the hospital before the authorities had allowed scientists to take the addict for closer study, and kidnapped (as the authorities lawyers saw it) the addict, and killed him with a shotgun and then left him in the path of a train at Grove Ferry. Police later found the suspect eating lunch at the Dog and Duck in Plucks Gutter.

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With the ever growing concern about the devastation of the bee population, this story from today's news takes it from bad to worse.
An estimated 50,000 bumblebees, possibly representing more than 300 colonies, were found dead or dying in the parking lot of a shopping mall in Wilsonville, Oregon. Authorities confirmed Friday that the massive bee die-off was caused by the use of a neonicotinoid pesticide, dinotefuran, on nearby trees. Then on Saturday, it was reported by The Oregonian that what could be hundreds of bees were found dead after a similar pesticide use in the neighboring town of Hillsboro.
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As previously mentioned (twice now), I'm currently going through laser hair removal at a local laser hair removal place (makes sense, right?) in town.
Last weekend was session four.
Quick recap if you're not aware of the process: Permanent hair removal, per Ideal Image, requires nine sessions, each one eight weeks apart. I'm removing the hair from my lower legs and bikini region, and this past weekend was my fourth session.
And each session, they kick up the laser power. Which would be kind of cool if it was akin to firepower in Super Mario Brothers, but sadly, it is not. Akin to firepower or cool.
Because the higher the laser, the more painful it is.
And believe me, lasers hurt.
So I showed up for my fourth session last Saturday in a near panic-attack just imagining the pain I was about to be subjected to. Nervously, I prepared for the treatment – spraying down my legs with some kind of spray chemical thing and wiping them with baby wipes, slipping under the horrible excuse for a sheet.
Holly, my
sadistic regular hair-removal nurse, didn't seem to be working this time, so I was under the care of blonde, perky Jennifer.
Now maybe I'm getting used to the pain (I like to think my pain threshold is as badass as my immune system/acceptance of other people's bodily functions), or maybe Jennifer's a lot nicer than Holly. Or maybe (and I suspect this is more in line with what really happened), Holly didn't make a note last time that Patient Hannah is already up to a laser grade similar to Dr. Evil's Moon Unit about to wipe out D.C.
Whatever the reason, session four was actually very endurable. I still held my breath the entire time she zapped my nether regions, but with the exception of my ankles (it hurts like a mother around your ankles), the laser on my legs was almost like a pinprick, which is much closer to what the saleslady said the procedure was like (before I made the down payment, obvs) than what it's really like. And, as usual, I still ended up looking like I'd spent the afternoon rolling in poison ivy mixed with poison oak mixed with poison sumac with a few chiggers thrown in – but hey, less pain! Who cares!
So go ahead, friends – go off and spend your hard-earned money to zap off your body hair. Session four barely hurts at all.


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|Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
DVD cover
|Gekijōban Kādokyaputā Sakura
|Directed by
|Morio Asaka
|Produced by
|Kazuhiko Ikeguchi
Tatsuya Ono
|Written by
|Nanase Ohkawa
|Sakura Tange
Aya Hisakawa
Motoko Kumai
Junko Iwao
Tomokazu Seki
Megumi Ogata
Yukana Nogami
|Music by
|Takayuki Negishi
|Hisao Shirai
|Editing by
|Harutoshi Ogata
|Distributed by
|Bandai Visual
|Release date(s)
|August 21, 1999
|Running time
|79 minutes
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (劇場版カードキャプターさくら Gekijōban Kādokyaputā Sakura ) is a Japanese anime film directed by Morio Asaka and produced by Madhouse and Bandai Visual. The film is based on the anime TV series adaptation of CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura manga series. Written by Nanase Ohkawa, Clamp's head writer, it was released in Japanese theatres on August 21, 1999. It was the Feature Film Award at the 1999 Animation Kobe.[1] The film can also be titled, Cardcaptor Sakura- the Movie: Sakura Goes to Hong Kong.
Set between the first and second seasons of the television series, after "Sakura's Wonderful Christmas" and before "Sakura and the Snowy New School Term. "
The film shows Sakura and her friends going to Hong Kong where they encounter a vengeful spirit of a very strong sorceress who was hurt by Clow Reed in the past.
A second film, Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card, followed in 2000, which is considered the actual series finale of the original anime, as opposed to Episode 70.
The film begins with Sakura and Syaoran capturing the Arrow card, with Tomoyo videotaping the event and Kero and Meiling cheering for the two. Later that night, Sakura has a strange dream of being surrounded by water and of a strange woman. The next day, everyone receives their report cards, which all but Meiling got good grades. Syaoran is nervous of his grades because of his mother, but is relieved that he got decent grades to show her. Sakura and Tomoyo go shopping and visit Maki's shop, Twin Bells, where Sakura plays a lotto and wins a trip to Hong Kong. Sakura invites Tomoyo to go with her, and wants her father to go too. However, because of his job, he is unable to and that leaves Touya, much to her dismay. But she is cheered up when Yukito decides to go as well.
Along with Kero, they fly to Hong Kong. Once there, Sakura feels a strange presence involving water. She is separated from her friends and hypnotized into nearly falling into water until Syaoran suddenly appears and snaps her out of it. Meanwhile, Tomoyo runs into Meiling, who explains that she and Syaoran have returned to Hong Kong for the spring break. She offers them to come back to the Li mansion so Sakura can change clothes after tripping in the water. There, they meet Syaoran's four older sisters and his mother, Yelan Li, who takes an immediate interest in Sakura and invites them to sleep over, much to Syaoran's chagrin. Sakura is later warned, by Yelan's elemental diving spell, that a powerful magical force is following Sakura, and has thus compelled her to Hong Kong.
Syaoran is forced by his mother to accompany Sakura and the others around the city. However, Sakura encounters a woman with the same magical presence she has been feeling and uses water as her weapon. One by one, the spirit captures Touya, Yukito, Tomoyo, and Meiling. Sakura and Syaoran team up to save their friends. While Syaoran fights the woman, Sakura frees Tomoyo. However Syaoran is defeated and captured, and he orders Sakura to run and save everyone. Coming back into the room Sakura tries and fails to find the book that transported them to the other dimension. Now back in the hotel room Kero tells Sakura and Tomoyo a tale of a water-based fortuneteller (a hydromancer) in Hong Kong who had a romance and then fierce rivalry with Clow Reed after he accidentally put her out of business due to his predictions being more accurate than hers, and now she lingers in another dimension waiting for Clow Reed to release her.
When trying to figure out how to go back to the woman to save their friends, Sakura remembers the well and realizes that that's the place to go. Arriving at the well the three find out there is a barrier around the well house, when trying to figure out how to get in they hear footsteps coming toward them. Syaoran's mother shows up and splits the barrier for Sakura. Telling Tomoyo to stay, Sakura goes in to the well alone. While going through, Kero tells Sakura to think of where she wants to go. She thinks "I want to go to where my friends are", she arrives in a room. The birds from before are there and flies away. Sakura runs and arrives at a door. she opens the door to find water filled up to the top of the roof. She swims to the top to once again confront the fortune teller.
The woman demands to know where Clow Reed is, and that she has been using her magic to summon him and only Sakura appeared. Sakura tells the spirit that Clow Reed has been dead for many years, which the spirit refuses to believe. The woman attacks Sakura and demands the truth, and sadly saying she has been waiting for him for a long time. Sakura realizes that the woman in fact loved Clow Reed after he gave her a hair flower pendant, and finally the woman believes that Clow Reed is dead. With that, the woman dissolves into water, leaving only the pendant she has cherished, which dissolves a minute after she's gone. Everyone is free of their prison and everything returns to normal.
The film concludes with everyone preparing to board a ferry and are about to return to Japan. Everyone does not remember anything, which the three says that that's a good thing. But the movie ends with Sakura saying that she has a feeling she has not seen the last of Hong Kong.
- Sakura Kinomoto
- Syaoran Li
- Keroberos
- Tomoyo
- Yukito
- Suyong (only appearance)
- Touya Kinomoto
- Syaoran's Quadruplet Sisters (first appearance)
- Meiling Li
- Yelan Li (debut)
- Tomoeda Elementary School
- Kinomoto Residence
- Li Residence (first appearance)
- Magic Well of Sealing (only appearance)
- World of Dreams (only appearance)
Clow Cards used by Sakura
Clow Cards used by Syaoran
Magical Objects
- Sealing Wand
- The Clow Book
- Syaoran's Sword
- Yelan's Tessen Fan (only appearance and use)
Quotes from Cardcaptors
- Sakura: "JUMP!!"
- Keroberos: "Now, Sakura!!"
- Sakura:
Return to your power confined
Arrow Card!!
- Meiling: "Li deserves that Clow Card much more than she does!!"
- Keroberos: "Sakura!!"
- Sakura: "Right. FLY!!"
- Suyong: "A Clow Card?Tell me where did you get a Clow Card!!?"
- Sakura: "Kero, she seems to know about the Clow Cards!!"
- Keroberos: "Uh, Sakura!!"
- Syaoran: "FREEZE!!"
- Suyong: "Another Clow Card!!"
- Sakura: "Li!!"
- Yelan: "Stand back."
- Sakura: "But we already tried that."
- Yelan: "Li's presence has disappeared."
- Sakura: "I'm sorry. It was all my fault."
- Yelan: "That is not true. His powers were no match for her magic. But yours...may be."
- Keroberos: "She is very strong."
- Suyong: "Why did you summon me here?"
- Clow Reed: "You have disappointed me, Suyong."
- Suyong: "All that I know I learned from you. Join me.Together, we would be invincible."
- Clow Reed: "I taught you magic, yes. But magic should be used to serve the greater good, not as a tool of power and destruction. I am sorry, but you left me no choice. The path you
Featured Clothes and Costumes
The same production staff that produced the anime TV series adaptation. The character designs were by DVD in Japan by Bandai Visual on February 25, who based the designs on CLAMP's original illustrations. The art director for the film was Katsufumi Hariu, and there were three animation directors: Hitoshi Ueda, Kumiko Takahashi and Kunihiko Sakurai. The music was produced by Takayuki Negishi, with Masafumi Mima as the sound director.
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Media releases
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie was released on VHS, LD and DVD in Japan by Bandai Visual on February 25, 2000.[2][3] The film was re-released on November 25, 2000 on VHS,[4] May 25, 2007 on DVD in a two-disc set with Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card,[5] and on December 22, 2009 on DVD.[6] Nelvana released an English dubbed version of the film, retaining the same name and story changes as its main Cardcaptors dub. As with the television series, Pioneer Entertainment released the film without editing, including the original Japanese audio and English subtitles. Both the edited and unedited versions were released on VHS and DVD on March 26, 2002.[7][8]
The theme song for the film is "Tōi Kono Machi de" (遠いこの街で, "In This Distant City") by Naomi Kaitani. The single containing the song was released on August 11, 1999 by Victor Entertainment.[9] The film's original soundtrack was released on August 25, 1999 by Victor Entertainment containing one disc and 30 tracks.[10]
- ↑ "The Animation Kobe" (in Japanese). Animation Kobe. http://www.anime-kobe.jp/archive/1999/award/movie.html. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "カードキャプターさくら【劇場版】 (VHS) [Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (VHS)]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EEVT/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "カードキャプターさくら【劇場版】 (DVD) [Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (DVD)]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005EDNP/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie Batchishi V Series" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HPDH/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "カードキャプターさくら THE MOVIE COLLECTION (初回限定生産) (DVD) [Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie Collection (limited production) (DVD)]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000N0WBFY/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "劇場版 カードキャプターさくら (DVD) [Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (DVD)]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002KNRIN2/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Cardcaptors - The Movie [VHS (2000)"]. Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005V9KA/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Cardcaptor Sakura - The Movie (1999)". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005V9HE/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "遠いこの街で (Single) [Tōi Kono Machi de (Single)]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.j/dp/B00005GYYO/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ↑ "カードキャプターさくら ― オリジナル・サウンドトラック [Cardcaptor Sakura – Original Soundtrack]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GXQI/. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
External links
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie at Madhouse (Japanese)
- Sakura Goes to Hong Kong (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia


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iPad and iPad 2: CF Card Compatibility (Video Proof)
iPad and iPad 2, both missing the feature of extended memory are leading to people deivsing their own methods of extendind Memory! Mic Gadget have recently showed a device called a CF Card reader which fits into the Dock Connector of Apple's Ipad ans supports CD and Flash Drives! See the Video below for Proof! Read the rest of this entry


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Purpendicular (Mov Vinyl)
by Deep Purple
Deep Purple: pioneers of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Legends of Rawk. It's about time Music On Vinyl gave them the star treatment. And we're starting with an album that was never before released on vinyl: Purpendicular. Including bonus track "Don't Hold Your Breath". Released here as a 180 gram audiophile vinyl with insert included.


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New Grade Scale is A+
More stories from Isabelle Tedrow
May 6, 2019
The current grade scale makes earning an A or B difficult. Right now, a C on the scale is a 70 -81, a B on the scale is an 82-91, and an A requires a 92-100. It can be a challenge for students to earn the extra percent or two to bring a grade to a B or an A.
The new grade scale can help students to increase their GPA. For instance, a student with all A's in class and one 90% or 91% wouldn't have to worry about a ruined 4.0 The new grade scale rewards students with a 90% with an A.
The grade scale could effect grades quite a bit. For instance, on honor roll, students could increase their rank from high honors to highest honors.
Having the new grade scale will make Jefferson-Morgan more equal with other schools. Next school year's change in the grade scale will be a positive change for all students.
Isabelle Tedrow is a freshman and a first year Journalism student.
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By D. Lanier Shook July 7, 2013
In about two weeks we will be enjoying what will probably our last Bele Chere. Bele Chere is home to great food and great music, but you need to go see the arts and crafts. The Western North Carolina mountains are famous for their crafts and our largest street festival is no exception.
The best place to get an idea of the variety of crafts is on the Bele Chere website itself. Click here to visit their Crafts page where you can see the list of craft vendor and follow links to the websites of some that have shops in downtown Asheville. There are probably two hundred artists listed on the page in all, giving a taste of what you have to look forward to.
We've covered Bele Chere before and you can click here for Eleven Reasons to Go to Bele Chere. If you want to find out about every musical acts coming to Bele Chere just click here for a list, reviews, and links to their websites. Finally, if you want to learn what the city officials had to say about this being the last Bele Chere click here for an article featuring their comments in response to our questions or click here for even more of their comments in response to our questions.
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The following is a simple example of how to submit data from one HTML page to another using the POST method from Javascript. Normally, if data needs to be sent from one HTML page to another, it is done by appending the information to the query parameter of the the URL in the familiar "name=value" format. e.g.
< href="post.aspx?user=peter&cc=aus">Click
Although this works fine, in most cases, problems occur when there is a lot of data to send and the URL exceeds about 2000 characters. The other disadvantage is that the URL looks ugly. The traditional method to get around this is to POST the data using a form. e.g.
<form name="myform" method="post" action="post.aspx"> <input name="user" value="peter"/> <input value="cc" value="aus"/> Click <form>
This works fine, however, it does tend to make the formatting of the resulting HTML difficult and increases the size of the final HTML page significantly if there are lots of links on it.
The following javascript function takes the URL of the target page and an associative array of name/values paires and POSTs the data to the supplied URL by dynamically creating a form and then submitting it.
function postwith (to,p) { var myForm = document.createElement("form"); myForm.method="post" ; myForm.action = to ; for (var k in p) { var myInput = document.createElement("input") ; myInput.setAttribute("name", k) ; myInput.setAttribute("value", p[k]); myForm.appendChild(myInput) ; } document.body.appendChild(myForm) ; myForm.submit() ; document.body.removeChild(myForm) ; }
To insert a link into a page just use a normal anchor tag in the HTML and call the function.
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OGUN STATE: Ijebu stood still for the Allied Peoples Movement!
APM Ogun state campaign rally continues across the state with thousands members meeting them.
From the Akarigbo Palace, the campaign train had a whistle stop at the Ijebu-Ode Bridge before proceeding to Oyingbo roundabout.
The place was literally locked down as thousands trooped out to welcome Amosun, Akinlade and the campaign team.
All APM House of Assembly candidates in the region were present.
Tola Banjo, Lordbanjou, Adeneye (D1), Odumosu, Sapele, Kamar were all present.
Governor Amosun in his usual cheerful way, engaged the crowd. He appreciated them for the love and support he has been enjoying since taken over the seat of governor in 2011, he urged them to vote for Akinlade to continue from where he would stop while assuring them that the state would further record more development under the leadership of Triple A.
The deputy governor, Mrs Onanuga also charged the people to vote for the cassava party – APM in the March 9th election.
Akinlade thanked the people for the love and warm reception accorded him and his team, he promised to never take their support for granted.


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just bought a foam roller for £14
£14 for a bit of foam :(
went to wickes the other week and couldnt believe the prices
also prices for the most basic of paintbrush starts at £8
is this to roll out your muscles?
or for painting? foam muscles for mobility work are even more! work a charm though
yeah I need to give my IT band a good fucking seeing to
cos I keep getting pain on the outside of my knee when I run and it means I can never get fit and it's pissing me off.
just read some article though suggesting that the problem is actually your glutes (lucien's) not being strong enough so I did this stretch where you lie on your side and lift one leg in the air and afterwards I had this charming sensation in my genitals.
assume that's my body encouraging me to continue doing it.
try mobilitywod.com
that guy is crazy good at talking through and offering advice on mobility issues. Worth getting a lacrosse ball like he suggests too, really helps work tight spots
I was thinking yesterday,
what's the most boring thing you can buy in a supermarket?
Gots to be bin bags.
freezer bags
free in the veg aisle
help yourself!
someone I work with got hauled aside going through airport security for trying to nick about 50 of those wee plastic bags because "they make great freezer bags"
This is a good one.
pretty exciting
if you're a cat
yeah but
you're in for so much joy


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Krijger's most important job was to die if it came down to his life versus human police officers.
And he did it.
"That dog sacrificed his life so (his handler) Officer McNiff could go home to his family," K-9 Unit Lt. A.J. Karpovich said.
More than a hundred officers and dozens of police dogs from Hampton Roads and beyond on Tuesday honored the 4-year-old Belgian Malinois who last week rushed in to attack 58-year-old Keith Richardson at the end of an eight-hour armed standoff.
Richardson shot Krijger, who was one of 17 police dogs in Norfolk's K-9 unit.
But before he did, Richardson had to reckon with the missile of muscle and teeth headed his way, taking his attention away from officers, K-9 Unit Sgt. Ron Godwin said. And even after Krijger was shot, he kept after Richardson.
"Krijger gave it his all," Godwin said. "Krijger gave his life in the line of duty to do what he was trained to do: protect his partner."
Police sent him off as they would a human officer. They brought out the honor guard. They fired a
three-volley salute. They played taps on the trumpet and "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes.
Godwin noted that Krijger helped make more than 30 felony arrests in his career. He and Officer Ryan McNiff also won an award for best dog-officer team in 2014.
Officers draped his casket with the American flag and then folded it up for McNiff. They blocked traffic in Norfolk and Virginia Beach for a funeral procession that stretched for miles and took more than five minutes to pass.
Kathy Higham was on the sidewalk outside a gas station along Salem Road with an American flag to greet the procession. She has a daughter and son-in-law who are officers and said it was important to support police, especially with how much heat they've taken in the past couple of years.
"That dog gave his life for that officer," she said.
The honors and support are well deserved, said Chief Michael Goldsmith, who worked as a K-9 handler for six years.
"This was no pet dog. This was Officer McNiff's partner," Goldsmith said. "Someone who backed him up every time he got out of the car.
"It's no small thing to lose your partner in the line of duty."
Krijger is the sixth Norfolk police dog to die in the line of duty since 1983. The last was Faro, on Aug. 22, 2003.
Before that, it was Iron, who, like Krijger, was a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois when he died Jan. 30, 1997. James Losee, his handler, said Iron was shot to death by a home-invasion robbery suspect in the Oakdale Farms neighborhood.
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Losee said the support of the Police Department and the community and the recognition of what Iron had done helped him cope with his partner's death.
McNiff wants to stay with the unit, said Karpovich, who's working to get the money and make arrangements for a new dog.
"His desire to stay with us is strong," Karpovich said.
Not that he'll forget his first four-legged partner anytime soon.
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world…
The Unborn
2 Fast 2 Furious
It's a major double-cross when former police officer Brian O'Conner teams up with his ex-con buddy Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of "dirty" money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer…
The Macabre Case of Prompiram
Based on a true crime that took place in a remote Thai village in 1977, a young woman's body is found stranged and raped along a stretch of railroad tracks….
A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.
Chalte Chalte
Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers an accident that causes him to transform into a raging green monster when he gets angry.
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After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
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Astrid is a traumatised rape victim, especially as her son, Kikan, has been kidnapped by the rapists, and held for almost a year. Kikan plans to punish his mother's rapists….


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Biff Blasday is a minor character in Tiny Toon Adventures. He appears in the Spring in Acme Acres episode segment, That's Incredibly Stupid. He is voiced by Charlie Adler.
Biff is shown to be a large human with brown hair, who wears a white cowboy hat, a red and blue striped shirt with a black vest, and steel-toed boots.
Biff appears as the host of That's Incredibly Stupid; a game show where people will do stupid and dangerous stuff to win money, and introduces Plucky and Dizzy as the contestants for the show. In the first event, Biff tells Plucky and Dizzy that they must last at least 5 minutes in a demolition derby with nothing but a helmet, roller skates, and an inner tube on them, in which Plucky pretends to be sick and sends Dizzy Devil in his place. After Dizzy wins the first event by destroying the monster trucks, Biff tells them they won $1,000, but then tells them they could win $5,000 instead for the next event; finding a needle in a barn full of haystacks. As it turns out, the haystacks are filled with boxes of fireworks underneath them, Plucky pretends to be sick again, sending Dizzy in his place just like before. After Dizzy causes the boxes of fireworks to explode and Plucky finds the needle in Dizzy's butt, Biff gives them the $5,000, but then offers them the grand prize of $100,000. Dizzy refuses to play anymore and Plucky asks what the next event is. Biff tells him that the only way to win the $100,000 is to judge a beauty contest. Plucky, who thinks this event will be easier than the first two, gladly becomes the judge. As it turns out, the Beauty Contest isn't just a Beauty Contest, but a Beauty Martial Arts Contest, with four muscular contestants, who injure Plucky during the demonstration. Biff tells Plucky that he must choose a winner in order to win the $100,000, but Plucky has trouble deciding on the winner. As the event ends, Biff tells Plucky that his time's up and he lost the $100,000, but he gives Dizzy a consolation prize; Plucky's Judge Badge.


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The effectiveness of German labor courts
By Sabine Feindura
For people coming from Anglo-Saxon countries, lawsuits are to be avoided at all costs as lawyers' fees are extremely high and lawsuits take so long that most employers try to settle by any means as soon as possible. In Germany however, lawsuits are fast and cost-effective so there is no need to pay any price to avoid one.
German labor courts act swiftly
Although not all labor courts in Germany are the same, most of them schedule the first oral hearing within a month of the filing date. Until then, the defendant does not even have to file a submission. This first oral hearing has the express purpose of trying to find an amicable solution or settlement. And very often it works, as lawyers and parties sit next to each other in one room and have nothing else to do other than discuss the matter before a respected judge. In this setting, even long-running arguments are often brought to a swift end. Otherwise a second oral hearing is scheduled, and the parties are invited to file written submissions within set deadlines. These second hearings mostly take place within four months of the first hearing and at least half of them end the lawsuit. Thus, in less than six months, there can be a settlement or a judgment. Therefore, if an employer feels that, under German law, the (former or present) employee is claiming far too much and does not concede during negotiations, it is an option to let the employee sue the employer for the lawsuit to bring the employee down to earth.
German labor courts love settlements
As German procedural rules expect the judge as well as the parties to aim for an amicable solution at any stage of the lawsuit, there is always room for negotiation. Parties may include offers in their written submissions or oral hearings at any time. During the oral hearings, they may leave the courtroom to discuss settlement proposals separately, likewise at any time. If a settlement is agreed, the labor court dispenses with court fees, in order to encourage settlements. Moreover, a settlement is quickly enforceable without any further expensive or time-consuming requirements.
No reimbursement of lawyers' fees
In order to enable employees to sue their employer, procedural rules determine that any party to a labor lawsuit before courts of first instance has to bear its own costs and lawyer's fees, no matter who wins the case. Meanwhile in civil cases, the losing party has to bear the costs of their own lawyer as well as the costs of the opposing party's lawyer, plus the court fees. Therefore, employees suing their employer need not fear the expense of their employer's lawyer.
Statutory lawyers' fees
There are statutory minimum fees for German lawyers that depend on the value of all claims involved. In case of claims that have no explicit value, a table has been developed by German labor courts with fictitious values of nonfinancial claims. For example, the value of a claim for unfair dismissal is one fourth of the annual remuneration of the dismissed employee. Based on the value of all claims involved, the corresponding value of one fee unit can be found in another table. This fee unit falls due several times depending on the development of the case. The maximum is 3.5 fee units, incurred if a settlement is concluded. With a judgment, a lawyer can only earn up to 2.5 fee units during the first instance. The second and third instance – if available – are a little bit more expensive. Any lawyer should thus be able to determine the cost of a lawsuit in advance, but one must be aware that costs can increase later on if supplemental claims or counterclaims are raised.
Of course, most qualified German lawyers corresponding in English with foreign clients don't work for the statutory minimum fee but knowing that it exists may help in negotiations about hourly rates and chargeable hours. Where the remuneration of the dismissed employee is very high or where other substantial claims are involved the statutory fee may even be acceptable for some qualified lawyers.
Legal aid
Employees who cannot afford a lawyer can obtain subsidies from the state to pay for one. They can even approach the relevant labor court and ask a legal clerk to draft and file their claims for free. In the first instance, parties are not obligated to have a lawyer but it is extremely advisable as German employment law is complex and judges have their own language.
If you have employees, under German law, the court will temper excessive expectations. But get yourself a good German lawyer and make sure you don't miss the invitation to the first oral hearing, which may come round very fast! In the case of a dismissal, the employee must file a lawsuit to challenge the termination within 21 days after receipt of notice. This does not leave much time for negotiation between the parties. The invitation to the first oral hearing may be sent out within a week after the claim was filed and the first oral hearing may be scheduled just two weeks later after the invitation comes in. It is easy to miss if mail is not checked carefully.
If the employer is a foreign company, the written claim of a German employee and the invitation to the first oral hearing must be translated into the language spoken at the employer's head office at the expense of the employee filing the claim. The translation costs are a substantial hurdle to filing a lawsuit but many German employees have insurance for legal fees. The translation may take weeks or months, so foreign employers must be prepared to receive an invitation to a first oral hearing much later than employers based in Germany. Many foreign companies choose to set up a German entity to employ staff in Germany. If employees work from home, there may not even be any premises of a legal entity in Germany. In such cases, the legal head office of such an entity is often the premises of the tax consultant working for the company, or the employee's home itself. It may also be that an invitation to an oral hearing is not acknowledged in time as the mail was not forwarded to the correct person. Thus, in case your German base is the office of your tax advisor, make sure they do forward the invitation as soon as possible. In case the legal seat of your employing entity is the home office of the dismissed employee, it is advisable to change the legal seat to the office of your tax advisor and name his address in the notice letter.


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"This is a company relentlessly focused on creating value," Cramer said. Is it on your radar?
Cramer thinks it should be.
The stock is Walgreen.
"WAG is a stock I like very much—it rallied some 58% last year, but I think it could have more room to run," Cramer said.
In part, that's because Cramer thinks the company is transforming itself from a national chain to a global pharmacy retailing and supply chain business.
"That's what the big merger was about eighteen months ago," Cramer explained.
"Our pharmaceutical supply chain is now unmatched anywhere in the world," added CEO Greg Wasson during an interview on Mad Money.
"I was skeptical," Cramer admitted "I didn't realize Walgreen was trying to become more than a drug store. But because of the changes it has made, Walgreen has moved from the $300 billion drug store market they're currently in, to the multi-trillion dollar health care market." That's big opportunity.
And that's not the only catalyst. Cramer sees other tailwinds for the stock, too.
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Author : Katherine Arden
Publisher : Del Ray (Penguin Random House)
Pub Date: January 2017
Source : Own copy
Get the book from Amazon.in.
You can find my review in Goodreads page as well.
Book Blurb
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind–she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.
After Vasilisa's mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa's new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.
And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. All the while, Vasilisa's stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent.
As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed–this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse's most frightening tales..
My Thoughts:
This was truly enchanting and beautiful. I loved the book and I'm glad to have read it at least a year after it was first published.
The book begins with Dunya, the nurse of Pyotr Vladimirovich and Marina's kids, narrating a story about the Winter-King, Karachun also known as Frost or Morozko, the demon the winter. She tells them about his kindness and cruelty and the story of how he rewards a girl for her courage and punishes another for her greediness. That's the first introduction we get to have of the mysterious, mythological Winter King.
The book is full of Russian and Slavic mythological creatures and this is the first time I've read about them. I googled most of them just to have an idea because when it comes to picturing the book's characters, especially in fantasy, I find it hard. So Google to the rescue.
If the domovoi wasn't real, then what about the others? The vodianoy in the river, the twig-man in the trees? The Rusalka, the polevik, the dvorovoi? Had she imagined them all?
I loved how spirited and determined Vasya was portrayed throughout the book. Never yielding, never the one to give up but at the same time kind enough to animals and household magical creatures and ofcourse, a strong protective feeling towards her family, even to the ones who hated her. As a matter of fact, so were her siblings, Alyoshka and Irina and the father Pyotr himself. I definitely hated the Priest – Konstantin and his religious fanaticism.
I loved how the story moved easily and beautifully. The writing was nearly perfect, that you can almost feel the chills of winter with Katherine's visually descriptive prose. Also loved how the author , in a not-so-subtle way points out how fear is instilled into people's mind through religion. All of the nightmares listed in the book sort of creeped me out and I had to close the book at night and continue by day 😀
… he makes men afraid. He eats their fear, gorges himself, and sleeps until he hungers again. Disorder he loves above all..
Now, coming to the little disappointments in the book. Nearly 3/4 of the book later, the title characters come in and I was wondering whether Vasya was the Nightingale , maybe it was a metaphor. *still wondering*. And there were few gaps as well which might be filled in the coming books but still made me wish to know more of Marina's mother or the Winter King or Sasha.
The book is the first in the Winter night series trilogy and I cant wait to dive into the second book 'The Girl In the Tower' which I will be getting in few weeks (Yayyy). I cant wait to read more about Morozko !
My rating 5 stars 🙂


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Universal Orlando: Potter Picture Update
Erik YatesJan 18, 2010
1-16-10: Islands is packed. It's a holiday weekend, and the weather is no longer icy. Just around closing time, sounds like a perfect time for a Potter Update!...
Sea World Orlando: Atlantis and Aquatica Update
Erik YatesJan 17, 2010
Sea World Orlando, along with just about every other Orlando park this weekend was jammed pack. It's a Holiday weekend, the weather is warm…er. And the...
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I am a dad. I love my kids. We do everything together, including watch TV and cook. So when iCarly came up with the idea of Spaghetti Tacos, my little one was all over...
BGT:Nascar at Busch Gardens Tampa
Erik YatesJan 15, 2010
I love these pieces. You get to see celebrities interacting with animals at the park, just like you could! (If you were a celebrity)
Why Harry Potter Must Win
Erik YatesJan 10, 2010
I love having my Universal AP's back. You really can see the progress happening from week to week between our visits. Of course, it's not a lot of visible...
Mardi Gras: 15 Years of Beads, Bands and Good Times!
Erik YatesJan 07, 2010
Where has 15 years gone? I remember fondly going to my first Mardi Gras at Universal….in April and just being overwhelmed and bogged down by thousands of...
Real Music Returns to BGT
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Busch Gardens Tampa continues the tradition of bringing music to the park in 2010 with a lineup of artists that span all genres.


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For halloween the British Motor Museum are inviting people to join 'Professor Pickle' and 'Doctor Pumpkin' for their Halloween Spooky Spectacular Science Show.
'Professor Pickle' and 'Doctor Pumpkin' will treat everyone to a 25 minute live spectacular full of cool interactive demonstrations and spooky science, Wedneday 31 October. The shows run at 11am, 1pm and 2pm for one day only.
Emma Rawlinson, Life Long Learning Officer at the British Motor Museum said: "We have plenty of fun to keep all the family entertained this half-term, with our trails, Secret Agent Skills andHalloween Spooky Spectacular Science Show, as well asover 300 British classic cars to explore."
Children can also enjoy the Halloween Black Cat Trail and search the Museum for the hidden cats, to discover, with a torch, the colour of each cat's eyes! This trail will be running throughout the Warwickshire half term, from 27 October to 4 November.
Also during this holiday the Museum is inviting children of all ages to put their detective caps on and help the Museum's Junior Designer find the Missing Plans. Young detectives can meet the costumed guides at the Family Activity Station at 11am, 1pm or 2pm, where they will be briefed on the case. Keeping with the detective theme, children can also learn how to write secret messages or create their own secret car plans with invisible ink in the Secret Agent Lab.
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Thanks Blogger Team! Blogs of Note – June 14, 2010
Wow! Thanks to the Blogger Team for highlighting my Health Care Law Blog as a Blogs of Note on Blogger Buzz, the official buzz from Blogger at Google, for Monday, June 14, 2010. More on the Historie of Blogs of Note.
Welcome to all stopping by the Health Care Law Blog for the first time. If you are interested in health care law, privacy, security, and technology I hope you will check out my recent posts and add my blog to your regular reading list. You can follow my future posts via RSS or on Twitter at @HealthLawBlog.


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Ampiphod Hydration Belt $44 and velcro closure
Big pocket for your iPhone with clear plastic covering so that you can still use the touch screen. 3 Bottle holster and velcro closure. I didn't love the way the bottles attached to the holster as it was a bit finicky for me but that's just my runners neurosis and you may not mind that at all.
I tried this one out and thought it was quite nice. The spout is an open spout and not a suction nozzle like most bottles. The pocket just fits my Blackberry bold quite snuggly and I wasn't able to zip it up but it was snug enough that the phone wouldn't fall out.


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Hello there.
Well, I am finally in full swing after the summer break and the crafty mojo is back!
I made this guestbook for my sister-in-law - the guestbook was a part of the preparation for her lil girls Christening and she asked for soft pinks so of course knew Prima would be a great choice.
I used black chipboard as the base and decorated the book using the Apricot Honey collection from Prima marketing.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Spot Ceramic Crock Small Animal Dish
Spot Ceramic Crock Small Animal Dish
- Heavy Weight crock dish design eliminates movement and spillage. High gloss finish for a great look.
Great selection great prices and fast delivery as always!
Their prices are excellent, customer service also superb. The return policy is unusual, we have often been told to donate the unwanted item to a local shelter. Nice.
Excellent shopping experience. I had to call to change my order and it was seamless. The person who helped was very kind and informed about the business. Happy customer.


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The sky is pale grey, almost white, and the Tibetan prayer flags have been dancing in the wind. When I woke, it wasn't raining yet, and I considered collecting sticks and leaves to put in the yard waste bin, but I figured it's so windy that dirt would fly into my eyes. After it started pouring outside, I had a better excuse not to do yard work.
I'm more in the mood for writing today, anyway, so I turned on my computer and just finished a round of revising a middle grade fantasy novel. It's one of those really fun, escapist writing projects, a sequel to my self-published novel Rowanwick Witches, Lesson 1: Spells and Enchantments (which, incidentally, is available on Amazon.com). I currently have this sequel as Lesson 3, but I haven't written more than thirty pages of Lesson 2. I intend to publish them in order and have Lesson 2 come out in October, even if I have to switch the numbers around.
The wind was so blustery and forceful today that it blew open the side door, and the cats got out.
Before I knew this, I looked out the kitchen window and saw my panther Haedrig, who's supposed to stay indoors, out in the back yard, chewing on grass. I hadn't seen petite Vita all morning. Wondering if they found a secret tunnel, I searched the house…and soon found the wide-open door. I'm guessing I didn't lock it last time I took recycling through the door, or at least not the deadbolt.
During a downpour, I checked around the house, and Haedrig was back inside, glaring at me resentfully. Vita jumped inside through the open window, which I promptly closed. Back to writing.


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Member Spotlight – October 2019 – Sponsored by Amped Nutrition
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I'd been working out for a number of years, then took a break. After a few months my body and mind was telling me I needed to get out there and get back into shape. My husband had mentioned to me about RiseAbove. I was initially hesitant as I wasn't a big fan of crowded gyms. I wasn't sure what to expect.
I was so nervous heading into my first class, but Cheri and the ladies were so encouraging, helping me out and making me feel welcomed. I was thinking to myself ok, this is good, we are all in the same boat. Wasn't feeling intimated at all. I love the classes as its always different every time. Never a dull moment, which I love!
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What the Characters from The Great Gatsby Would Be Watching on Netflix
The Great Gatsby is a tragic story in which lots of rich people make terrible decisions, and I firmly believe every bad thing that happens over the course of the story is avoidable—or it would be, if everyone had Netflix.
See, I could be out there throwing wild parties every Saturday and falling in love with other people's wives, but I'm not. Do you know what I'm doing instead? Watching John Mulaney on Netflix is what. I simply don't have TIME to be getting murdered in a pool when Netflix is putting out new seasons of Nailed It! faster than I can watch them, and the only reason I'm not currently running over innocent bystanders with my car while the American Dream shatters before my very eyes is because I need to binge-watch The Umbrella Academy before somebody spoils it for me.
So maybe Netflix would have solved everyone's problems. Or maybe it wouldn't have done anything of the sort. Either way, here's what the characters of The Great Gatsby would be watching on Netflix.


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The Jamie Jinx™ strikes again! I'm not sayin' that El-P is a danger to ethnic minorities, but it's very suspicious how every blk guy who aligns themselves with him ends up consumed by the ginger fire, innit? Casualties thus far include them 2 other blokes from Company Flow, Cannibal Ox (especially Vordul), the late Camu Tao, and now Killer Mike. You can bet your arse that Mr. Lif woke up this morning in a cold sweat.
So, what does the (probable) dissolution of Run The Jewels mean in the grand scheme of The Culture? Your buddies who "don't usually like rap BUT..." are gonna have to find themselves a new group to stan for, and El-P is gonna have to find himself a new blk rapper to ruin with his terrible production.


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Farfalle with Tomato Sauce
Member recipe by zarraahh
ServingsServes 2
Farfalle fresh pasta cooked with a classic vegetable and tomato sauce.
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- Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 4 oz Grated Cheese (optional)
- 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 small carrot or 1/2 large carrot, finely chopped
- 1 small green pepper, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 can whole tomatoes, including the juice, or 1 3/4 pound of fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Put on apron and wash hands. Make sure all working surfaces are clean and safe.
- Get out equipment and measure 2 glasses of water into saucepan, start to boil for the pasta.
- Add the pasta and make sure the cooker is on medium heat.
- Pour olive oil into frying pan and begin to fry on medium heat.
- Begin to chop the onion, garlic, carrots and pepper (diced).
- When the oil begins to sizzle in the pan add all the ingredients you have chopped, one by one carefully. Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
- Once the vegetables are cooking nicely add half of the tinned tomatoes into the frying pan and mix immediately. If neccesary add the tomatoe puree to give a hint of flavour.
- Check on the pasta. If ready take out place into a colander to drain out the water, then place onto dish. If not ready wait a few more minutes then do the above.
- Keep on stirring the vegetables and sauce, if necessary add a little bit of water to keep it cooking into a saucy mixture. Add your mixed herbs, salt and pepper.
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Winter is coming to South Africa and there is no stopping it. It will be best, however, to get your closet set for the icy month before they catch you off guard. Now, this is easier said than done, and most of dread having to organise and re-organise our ever-growing clothes collection. At this point, it may just seem like too much work.
Well, it doesn't have to be, and on homify today, we are going to show you how. There are some basic rules we need to adhere to when organising and re-organising our wardrobes, and if we stick to these, it will carry us through every season.
So let's not waste any more time and get right to the heart of the matter… Here are a few simple steps to organise your wardrobe!
Ok, so what you are getting ready for, is much like a detox or cleanse for your closet. You will have to prepare for getting rid of all the things you do not need or use (more on that later). If you're getting your wardrobe ready for winter, you are naturally going to bring out the warmer things to the forefront, but before we do anything, we first have to get rid of the clutter.
If you think you don't even have all the space you need for a proper overhaul of your clothes collection, take a look at how you can: Transform an unused room into a walk-in closet!
The first rule, is to do your sorting one category at a time. If you are looking at a pair of pants and a dress and deciding which should stay or go, it will be like comparing apples with oranges. Rather start with pants only and work your way through, then move on the tops, dresses, skirts, etc.
Now down to the sorting method. Obviously there will be times when you are unsure about an item or want to put it somewhere in between keeping and throwing away. This is, however, a toxic method. As soon as you leave room for grey areas, you make yourself vulnerable to ending up with exactly the same batch of clothes you began with. To make room for all the items you'll need this winter (and, of course, to add to it), you will have cut out the superfluous. Don't worry, we have some advice on how to do that later.
For now, just know that your decision about an items should be clear-cut: It either stays or goes. There is no space for grey areas. So, make yourself two piles for these two categories, and stick to it no matter what.
As there are a great deal of people who are not so fortunate to even consider which clothes to keep or throw away, make sure that your 'going' pile is earmarked for donation.
Now we get down to how you decide whether a piece of clothing belongs on the 'keep' or 'donate' pile. We start with an old and familiar favourite, that rings perpetually true. The "one-year rule" is the golden standard of closet re-organisation. You can ask anyone about it, and they will tell you that this is how you measure an items status in your wardrobe.
If you have an item in your wardrobe which you haven't worn for a year, there's no way that you're going to start now. We cannot live our lives by hypotheticals and it's common knowledge that what looks good on the hanger does not always flatter the figure. If you do finally lose those extra pounds you think you need to fit into that white dress again, wouldn't you rather like an all-new wardrobe to accentuate your transformation?
The next tip is to take a look at the things you have more than one of. We all like to have a strong staple of basics in our closets – those items that you can mix and match with anything, and that forms part of almost any outfit. This is especially important for the winter, when we often wear a bottom layer unseen to others.
We do have to be mindful, however, of how we define these basics. There may be a few things that we don't actually wear that often, but that we have more than we need of. Or maybe you simply fell in love with a dress very similar to one you already have. In these cases, simply pick the one you actually wear when you do, and set the others free.
The next rule concerns the bigger picture. Gestalt theory tells us that the whole is bigger than the sum of its parts. This applies just as well to fashion. A pair of pants may look fantastic, but does not fit with any top you own or that you've seen so far. Unless you're prepared to walk around topless (and more power to you if you are), the pants will have to go.
A good rule of thumb in this case is the see how you can style an item in at least three ways with the rest of the clothes available to you in your closet. If you can't make three, it's time to move on.
Now this seems like it should be common sense, but it is easy for us to get sentimental about clothes and have unrealistic ideals. We must, however, let go of clothes that do not fit right. A dress may be technically the right size, but accentuate all of the wrong places on your figure.
Look, we don't need to lecture you on this part. You know yourself and you know your body. Therefore, you know what works and what doesn't. Obviously you have to try everything, then decide whether it is for you or not. But if it doesn't work, don't try and fool yourself.
If you haven't done so already, it is high time to invest in organisation. If you're the type of person who reads articles about organising your wardrobe, you are certainly someone who cares a great deal for their clothing, and rightly so. Therefore, it's time to get your hands of the proper tools for making the most out of your closet.
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Hello to all my loverlies! Life has been a rough ride lately. I've been struggling with depression and not wanting to connect with humanity. I've been afraid to do as the Lord called me to do. I've also been so absorbed by the news lately. But, otherwise, I am about to turn 22 in 11 days and life is a blessing! I have been fairly consistent in my birthday countdown and listening to new music by bands/artists that follow me on instagram and twitter and writing plent of poems on wattpad:
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I will be hopefully working at the New Day Clubhouse with a slight possibility of living there too! I am excited to get more active in my adult life! It gives me some butterflies in my stomach, but it is a healthy nervousness... :) Though there are some good things in my life, been overcome by shame and fear over my actions and the insanity of the world. It makes it hard to trust my instincts and to trust God. Even though I say I trust and believe in His grace, I feel as though that is a mask rather than faith... For some strange reason, I trust Satan's lies more than God's truth... and that grieves me.
Birthday Time!I took Gramma out to eat at Jason's Deli instead of Nose Dive and it was nice to get some time with her... She bought me water dancing speakers and a scarf:
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On Thursday, police said they believe they now know who the man is, though they have not yet made an arrest. They did not make his identity public.
According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report, a man entered the Subway on The Plaza on Tuesday just before 10 p.m. He ordered food and when the 18-year-old cashier opened the register, the suspect pulled out a crowbar and demanded cash.
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The worker, who is a student at Garinger High School, was able to kick the register closed and activate the holdup alarm, causing the would-be thief to run out of the store.
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The security camera system at the Subway store on W.T. Harris Boulevard and Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road recorded the robbery, where the suspect ordered a sandwich, went to pay for it, then pulled out what looked to be a black baton to threaten the employee when the cash drawer opened.
Police say the same M.O. is present in the three Subway robberies, the 7-Eleven robbery and the latest robbery Wednesday afternoon at the Dollar General: the suspect uses a black baton or rod and threatens violence.
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If you're just starting out in the world of romance writing, you're most likely encountering certain phrases and acronyms that are unfamiliar or completely foreign. Those of us at All The Kissing wish to welcome you to your new world, and offer our own English-to-Romance dictionary to help you better understand the romance writing terminology and more quickly acclimate to your new environs.
Romance Writing Terminology Breakdown
Active Voice: The opposite of passive voice, and a style of writing in which the subject is performing the action. "She threw the ball."
Alpha Hero: A type of hero described as a leader, brooding, protective, the warrior with strong emotions, and who makes the hard decisions. The alpha hero can (and usually does) take care of everything.
Antagonist: The character who creates conflict in your story, opposition for the protagonist, or the core story problem, and is not always portrayed as a bad guy.
Beat: An important moment or action that takes place in the story.
Beat Sheet: A visual tool to track the key moments or actions that occur in the main story.
Beta Hero: A type of hero described as more cerebral than physical, comfortable and confident in an understated way. He can be funny and easy going, or the shy, quiet type.
Beta Reader: A test reader for your novel who might provide feedback on story flow and overall narrative arc.
Black Moment: The point of the story where it appears all is lost, and the main character is broken. Also called the Crisis, Dark Moment, All is Lost, and usually occurs around the 75 percent mark.
Byline: The name of the author printed at the head of the article or on the cover of the book.
Character Arc: The personal journey, or inner growth, the lead character undergoes during the story.
Climax: Occurs after the Black Moment and when the main character decides to recommit to the story goal (whether or not she reaches the goal). Also called the finale, showdown, or final battle, and occurs around the 80–99 percent mark.
Critique Partner (CP): Refers to the people who will take your first draft and give you honest and unflinching feedback, often over multiple passes of the book.
Exposition: Information providing backstory to characters, events, etc.
Female/Female (F/F): Indicates the love story involves two females.
Female Main Character (FMC): The leading female character of the story. Also known as the heroine.
First person: The point of view where the main character is also the narrator, using first person pronouns such as I, me, mine. Can be used in both past and present tense. "I got out of the car." "He calls me."
Flashback: A break in the story where the timeline shifts to an action or event that occurs in the past.
Gamma Hero: A type of hero who exhibits both alpha and beta traits.
Goals, Motivation, and Conflict (GMC): The three key elements in character arc.
Genre: A category of romance, such as historical, paranormal, contemporary.
HEA: Happy Ever After.
HFN: Happy For Now.
Head-hopping: When the storytelling suddenly shifts between character point of view.
Heat Level: Refers to how much intimate activity shows up on the pages and ranges from inspirational to erotica.
Hook: The opening event that grabs the reader's attentions and compels them to keep reading.
Inciting Incident: The moment that sets the main character on their new path, or officially kicks off the story's main conflict/plot. The first major beat (or turning point) in the story.
Info Dump: When the author "dumps" a ton of information on the page, usually backstory or description, instead of sprinkling it into the dialog or action of the story.
Logline: A one line summary of your novel, also called a pitch.
Main Character (MC): The protagonist or the lead character in a story.
Main Male Character (MMC): The male leading character in a story. Also referred to as the hero.
Male/Male (M/M): Indicates the love story is between two males.
Manuscript (MS): Refers to an unpublished work. MSS is the plural version.
Midpoint: The halfway mark (50 percent) of your story, usually the second major turning point.
New Adult (NA): Focuses on new adult experiences such as first love, first job, going to college, or being out on their own, and bridges the gap between YA and Adult. Also referred to as college romance.
National November Writing Month (NaNoWriMo or NaNo): Between November 1–30, authors aim to write a 50,000-word novel.
On Sub: Refers to when a manuscript is being submitted, usually by an agent, to editors at publishing houses.
Ownvoices: Refers to authors from diverse and/or marginalized groups who write a book about that same diverse and/or marginalized group.
Pacing: How the story flows and unfolds.
Pantser: A writer who writes by the seat of their pants, letting the story unfold without previous outlining or planning.
Passive Voice: A style of writing in which the subject is having the action performed upon it, and uses verbs such as is, am, were, was, are, be. "The ball was thrown." (See Active Voice.)
Pinch Point: A turning point in the story forcing the main character to act. This can be outside pressure, but a pinch point can also be spawned by the internal false belief.
Plotter: A writer who outlines or plots the major beats in the story before drafting the story.
Point of View (POV): Indicates who the narrator is and usually has a tense attached. For example first person-past, first person-present, third person-past, omniscient.
Protagonist: The main character who drives the story, who has the most at stake, or the most to lose.
Purple Prose: A type of overwriting where the author uses too many details, large chunks of description, or too much exposition.
Query Letter: A one-page letter summarizing your story and sent to agents to garner their attention and entice them to read your entire manuscript.
Query Trenches: Refers to the situation of authors who are currently sending query letters to agents in hopes of acquiring representation.
R&R: Revise and Resubmit, when an agent asks for a major revision to a story, then the author can re-submit the revision directly to the agent.
Resolution: The wrap-up of the story where readers are shown the new normal and how the main character has changed. Also called denouement.
RWA: Stands for Romance Writers of America, a nonprofit association that offers networking, advocacy, and education in the romance genre.
Scene: A singular time and place where some action occurs to move the character through the story arc. Manuscripts are made up of many scenes.
Setting: The physical location in which the story occurs such as a small town, big city, spaceship, regency England, planet Zorkin, or the vampire's castle.
Showing: A way of writing what the character sees as it's happening, and provides a stronger connection between the reader and the story. "Her eyes narrowed, and her body tensed." (See Telling.)
Story Arc: The external plot's beginning, middle, and end.
Synopsis: A summary of your manuscript, including any twists and the ending. Generally 1-3 pages in length.
Tagline: A short line of text appearing under the title of the book that provides a sneak peek into the story.
Telling: A way of writing that provides facts and explanations. "She was angry." (See Showing.)
Trope: Refers to tried-and-true story arcs such as enemy-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, marriage of convenience, secret baby, love triangles, etc.
That's What She Said (TWSS): A response when someone uses innuendo.
The Call: The phone call an agent makes to an author when the agent is interested in offering representation.
Voice: The unique "sound" and style of the story.
Women's Fic: A story that may not have the requisite romantic elements such as a HEA or HFN, or romance isn't the major focus of the story.
Work-in-Progress (WIP): Refers to the manuscript an author is currently writing or working on.
Have you come across a term or acronym not listed here? Share in the comments so we can add it to our glossary of romance writing terminology.
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