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Television's Michael Corbett, the ruggedly handsome Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor and host of Mansions and Millionaires, was at a Christmas party in Beverly Hills in 2013 when he met a teenage California native by the name of Tyler Henry.
Henry, a blond, slender, Macaulay Culkin look-alike, was smiley and soft-spoken. He claimed he had the power to communicate with the dead.
Corbett, a self-described "total skeptic," said he immediately booked a private reading at his home to see if Henry was truly up to snuff. He was impressed.
"Tyler tapped right into two people I knew who had committed suicide and gave me horrifyingly shocking details about who they were and how they died — things that could not be researched in any way," Corbett told TV Insider. "By the end of the reading I was a firm believer and knew I had to create a TV show for him."
Now, Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry on E! draws a reported 900,000 viewers per episode. On the show, Henry gives readings to A-list celebrities like Kris Jenner, Austin Mahone, and Margaret Cho, who gush about his abilities. "Someone like Tyler that can connect with the other side... It's just amazing that they can help someone like me," rapper and music producer Lil' Jon said after his reading. He asked to keep the piece of notebook paper Henry scribbled on during their session.
This should sound insane, but it probably doesn't. The television industry has a history of propping up alleged psychics, from "fuzzy sweater psychic" John Edward to Long Island mom Theresa Caputo, who claim to communicate with the dead, glimpse the future, and even psychically diagnose physical ailments.
The young star is now a sensation. He reportedly snagged a multi-million-dollar contract for Hollywood Medium's second season, and his memoir, Between Two Worlds, was published in November.
By working with celebrities, he's targeting a lucrative, entertaining, and easily researched clientele. His techniques are no more sophisticated than any of the psychic entertainers who have come before him. And yet, we accept it.
A star is born
Henry was born in 1996, the only child of parents David and Theresa Koelewyn, and raised in Hanford (pop. 55,840), about 40 minutes outside of Fresno in central California. His parents were "pretty staunchly religious," he told The Outline, but "as time went on, became more spiritual in their beliefs." He's still very close with his mother, who sometimes appears on his show.
Henry said he discovered his gift at age 10, when he had a vision of his grandmother passing. In an interview with Real Housewives star Heather Dubrow, he said he kept the information to himself; in his memoir, Henry claimed that he told his mother of his vision, warning her that they would need to see his sick grandmother immediately, while they still had a chance. Regardless, in both versions, the next detail is the same: Shortly after his premonition, his mother received the call that his grandmother had passed away. Henry said that is when he knew for sure that he had a gift.
"Where are the two sisters on your mom's side?"
In the years that passed, Henry did small readings at a local spirituality shop owned by Tom and Joy McGuire, called The Cosmic Corral: Gifts for the Soul. The physical shop closed last February, but the McGuires have since taken their wares online and are touring Renaissance festivals.
Tom McGuire remembered meeting Henry: "He was 16, and he'd come in and linger, listen, watch. A very, very intelligent young man." After discovering Henry's interest in mediumship, McGuire encouraged him to look at the practice from a business standpoint despite the fact that he was still attending the nearby Sierra Pacific High School. Henry began giving one-on-one readings for $40 a session, McGuire said. The young man also co-taught what McGuire described as "grieving classes."
Henry had trouble in high school, he told The Outline, and left in favor of homeschooling, which allowed him to graduate at age 16. His first instinct was to take his abilities — and his fascination with death — and become a hospice nurse. He reportedly enrolled at West Hills College in Coalinga but never got a degree.
Instead, he reportedly approached Fresno talent agent Carollyn DeVore. It was DeVore who suggested he attend an open-call talent search, according to Henry's book, where he met Hollywood publicist Ron Scott; Scott took over booking and operations for Henry, and his client base began to quickly expand from friends and neighbors to Days of Our Lives cast members and movie executives. Shortly thereafter, the legend goes, Henry was discovered by Corbett.
Henry is charming, hardworking, and extremely gracious with his fans. However, he is not having psychic visions. There is no evidence that psychic phenomena exist, but there is a long history of people like Henry using tricks to simulate them. So, what's his secret?
Hot and cold
Each episode of Hollywood Medium consists of individual readings of three or four celebrities. Henry explains that he's being shipped off to read a celebrity client with no knowledge of who he's going to read.
We're repeatedly reminded that Henry doesn't know much about pop culture or celebrities to begin with, due to his small-town upbringing. "I don't watch much TV," he tells his subjects, apologetically. "Tyler is just a simple kid whose idea of a good time is sitting on the porch of the family farm in Hanford and looking out at the trees," Corbett told TV Insider.
The readings always take place on the celebrity's turf, with a friend or associate sitting in a nearby room and watching on a monitor. The sessions last at least an hour, Henry told The Outline, and are edited into a much shorter segment, intercut with scenes from "backstage" and a confessional-style, straight-to-camera testimonial from the subject after the reading.
In one episode, Henry met the musician Moby at his restaurant Little Pine. Moby's girlfriend, Lindsay, sat in another room watching on a monitor so she could observe and react. (Occasionally, those sitting backstage send signals to Henry, whether they realize it or not. In the reading with the plastic surgeon behind Botched and former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dr. Paul Nassif, Nassif let it slip that he and Henry could hear Nassif's grieving sister, Alexis, sobbing in the other room.)
😊😊 @thegrovela@bneventsgrove today! 📚#BetweenTwoWorldspic.twitter.com/NXE5hi4hNL— Tyler Henry (@tyhenrymedium) November 5, 2016
Henry brings a notebook and pen to his readings, which he uses to "distract himself." He typically opens the notebook up right away and starts drawing in circles, his eyes cast upward and his mouth mumbling out fragments of statements like "Uh huh" and "Yes, there's that."
"Have you ever had a reading before?" Henry asked Moby. Moby had not but said he's in the "spiritual" camp. "I like to focus on the sentimental details that nobody could possibly know," Henry said.
Henry asks his subjects to bring an object related to the person they want to communicate with. Moby brought a painting, which Henry touched as he closed his eyes while scribbling and mumbling. "What's interesting is that I have two distinct energies that I need to kind of highlight," Henry said. "One that I view as being very maternal and one that is very paternal." Moby nodded.
Henry tells his subjects that he requires what's called "validation" in order to give an accurate reading. This means they have to let him know when he's on the right track. If Henry guesses something that a subject doesn't validate, he either slides past it or doubles down on his suggestions. When reading singer Austin Mahone, Henry insisted that Mahone's mother was a smoker. Mahone denied this adamantly while in the next room his entourage concluded that she must be smoking in secret.
In his session with Moby, Henry guessed that Moby's family is from New Jersey (information available on ancestry.com), that his family was dysfunctional and struggled with alcoholism (Moby's own alcoholism has been widely reported, as has the fact that his father died in a drunk driving accident), that someone he knew had "the cancer that ultimately affected the lungs" (his mother, also widely reported), and that his mother doesn't want him to feel guilty about not visiting her grave, something that could apply equally to someone who visits compulsively or doesn't visit much. Moby was flabbergasted. At the end of the interview, he told the camera, "There's a lot of baffling legitimacy to this."
How it works
"Cold reading" is where a medium has no prior knowledge of a client but combines vague statements with guesses based on their appearance, mannerisms, and reactions. "Hot reading" is where they research their clients ahead of time and weave facts into the performance. Henry appears to be using both. When he doesn't have details ahead of time, he falls back on cold reading.
There are some cold reading phrases that are either true for most people or such a big minority that they're worth trying, said Carrie Poppy, host of the podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie, which investigates fringe science and paranormal claims. One not-so-obvious example: "You almost drowned when you were a kid."
"Who had the cancer that ultimately affected the lungs?"
"A lot of people do almost drown when they're kids. We're not ready for water when we're kids, so it's millions of people," she said. "If you hear that and you think that you're extraordinary for having almost drowned, it lands on you like a pile of bricks." (Another one: You have a scar on your knee. Lots of people have scars on their knees — it's a particularly vulnerable spot when we take a tumble.)
When Henry spoke to Ross Mathews, former comedian on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and judge of RuPaul's Drag Race, the medium asked, "There's very distinctly a father reference… has your dad actually passed?" followed by, "Mom's still here though, right?" These guesses are formed as questions, not statements. This allows Henry to follow them up with "Ah yes, I knew your father had passed" or "Ah, see what I'm getting here is a father figure that has passed. Perhaps your grandfather or great-grandfather?" (By suggesting a grandfather, you double your chances of a hit. By suggesting a great-grandfather, you quadruple it. Even more if you start taking into account stepfathers, uncles, and family friends.)
Hey everyone! I'll be on @TheEllenShow tomorrow, where I'll be reading Portia and explain how it all works! I'm so thankful. 💜 pic.twitter.com/bPWnJ95Rcb— Tyler Henry (@tyhenrymedium) September 22, 2016
Henry is likely also doing hot reading on his clients, as seen when he seems to intuit highly publicized facts, such as Moby's family's alcoholism or Real Housewives cast member Carole Radziwill's close friendship with the deceased Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. In one episode, during what is presented as an at-home diary-cam session, he wonders if he will one day read comedian Margaret Cho. (Surprise: He does a few weeks later.)
It's easy to learn a lot about someone in the days of social media, even if that person isn't a celebrity. Poppy pointed to Henry's contemporary Theresa Caputo, the Long Island Medium. "I went to one of her live shows, and she made a really big deal about how there was a guy in a particular row that had an angel tattoo on his wrist and… gasp, he did!" Poppy said. "That night, I went to her Facebook page, and he had, eight or nine hours earlier before the show, written, 'So excited to see you. Hoping to hear from my aunt who was like a mother to me.' So I clicked on his bio and oh, look at that! The background image on his profile was his angel tattoo."
Supporting cast
Henry's shtick is polished, but it only works because he has such great support. Besides the celebrities he interviews, Henry seems to have the full-throated endorsement of the entertainment press.
Henry has appeared to either display or discuss his abilities on Ellen, The Talk, The View, and Access Hollywood, where he's introduced as a psychic and fawned over by the hosts. Henry has also appeared multiple times on The Today Show. When co-host Matt Lauer finally got his reading, he was credulous. "There were times where my hands were shaking and I felt like I was perspiring because the things he was saying were so spot on," he said. "It was incredible."
Pop culture writers have also declined to question Henry's powers. Outlets like Entertainment Weekly and Deadline Hollywood refer to Henry as "clairvoyant" and "psychic," no questions asked. "This Celebrity Medium Once Channeled Brittany Murphy's Spirit During a Reading, No Really" is one Cosmopolitan headline.
Meanwhile, BuzzFeed had the star read three of its writers without telling him or his team in advance who they would be. The result is a breathless endorsement. "Where are the two sisters on your mom's side?" Henry asked writer Lindsay Farber. "Right then, my mind was BLOWN," she wrote, because he was clearly talking about her mother and her aunt.
"There's very distinctly a father reference."
That's despite the fact that Henry's question was essentially, are there two sisters anywhere on your maternal side? If her maternal grandmother had had a sister, or her great-grandmother, or her cousins, or a female relative had a friend she considered a sister, he still would have been right. Farber had also brought her grandmother's necklace to the reading to assist Henry in his reading, tipping him off that there might be a woman worth asking about.
Ellen, Access Hollywood, BuzzFeed, and The Today Show are part of the Comcast/NBCUniversal conglomerate, which has made a concerted, public effort to cross-promote its projects. The Today Show is especially infamous for cross-promoting its sister shows.
John Edward and James Van Praagh, two of Henry's heroes, have also been supported by the media. Edward "converted" an allegedly skeptical Dr. Phil into a believer; he also read Anderson Cooper and appeared on Anderson. Van Praagh has hit Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The New York Times Style section. He plugged his book in a friendly interview on Chelsea Handler's Chelsea Lately and blogged for The Huffington Post.
One notable exception is Barbara Walters, whose producer pretty thoroughly exposed John Edward in a 2003 ABC News piece on 20/20. Walters also skewered Van Praagh, who told her her white blood cell count was too high. Her doctor tested her blood and found her in fine health. Later, the veteran journalist called bullshit and told her co-hosts on The View that she thought it was a "dangerous" prediction to make. Two years later, when Walters had surgery, not for elevated white blood cell count but to replace a heart valve, Van Praagh declared himself vindicated — a claim parroted credulously by the New York Post.
As for the celebs, so far, the only person to come close to criticizing Henry has been Boy George, who laughed at the medium's attempts to connect with ex-addicts and musicians in his past. "It's quite vague," the '80s icon said when asked if a description of someone who fell off the wagon, and then passed away, fit anyone he knew. How many people in the star's past did it fit? "Oh, a lot of people," he said. In the next room, Boy George's manager appeared frustrated. "He's so obviously Steve Strange," he said. He then interrupted the reading and told George to cooperate. Eventually, Henry got a hit by asking George about his having a relationship with "someone who would go by 'Rob,' not by 'Robert.'" It was at this point in the reading that Henry seemed to have finally won George over.
Do no harm
Henry and a publicist from his publisher Simon & Schuster, Kristin Dwyer, met myself and a video crew in an office space we'd rented for an interview during his book publicity tour.
The medium is animated, polite, and charismatic. He has dark eyes that look almost black against his platinum blond hair. We asked him who would win the election. He said we should "tune in next week," but "I'm not worried," his stock answer for the press. After Donald Trump's win, the openly gay star tweeted at a fan. "I knew who I hoped, had a non-psychic opinion, but didn't see the outcome," he wrote. "Regardless, I never encouraged worry, we'll be okay."
Despite his gregariousness, Henry is inscrutable. He proved adept at repeating stock answers and dodging criticism. "I think skepticism is an important thing, and I'd love to be able to go and to undergo testing, to some extent, to be able to figure out the span of what this is," he said. "Unfortunately there are a lot of people who are not legitimate, but in the same vein there's also cynics who have their own agendas as well, who aren't scientifically minded but claim to be."
I myself wondered, especially after meeting the extremely likeable, extremely nice, highly accommodating TV star, whether it really matters that Henry is a fraud. If he's making some people feel closure about a loved one's death, and it brings joy to millions of viewers, what's the damage?
Well, here are some examples of Henry's more audacious readings. On his show, he strongly suggested to football star Michael Sam that his long lost brother, who went missing as a teenager, is still alive somewhere. He told Maria Menounos, a television presenter on the E! network hoping to conceive, that her efforts with IVF would take a few years to succeed.
"You almost drowned when you were a kid."
He also gives health readings, which Kris Jenner joked could replace her regular doctor's visits. Though Henry often sticks to mild and common complaints, such as indigestion or back pain, he's occasionally delved into claims that his client has more serious issues such as cancer (a story he relays in his new book).
"It seems to really betray his own overconfidence," Poppy told The Outline. "He probably thinks, 'Oh well, no matter. I'll just send them to the hospital if they need to go to the hospital.' But, and let me stress this, he doesn't know. He's not a doctor. That's inexcusable."
If you're still asking, "What's the harm in a little entertainment?" consider that people who are grieving are highly vulnerable to being taken advantage of financially. This phenomenon was egregiously apparent in the case of Niall Rice, a 33-year-old consultant who was swindled for $718,000 by two Manhattan psychics who promised to reunite him with the woman he loved, even after it was discovered that she was dead. A 2005 Gallup poll found that three in four Americans believe in at least one paranormal phenomenon, while a study earlier this year found that believers tend to have poor cognition. Americans spend $2 billion a year on "psychic services," according to market research by IBISWorld.
Henry says his ultimate goal is to "work with parents who have lost children to suicide, because that's something I've seen through clients and I've known people affected by suicide."
Henry has told us that "under the proper circumstances" he would "love to" submit to a test of his abilities, but he declined to specify what that would look like, saying it would be up to the scientists.
The Independent Investigations Group at the nonprofit Center for Inquiry - Los Angeles offers a $100,000 prize for proving the existence of supernatural phenomena. Henry would be allowed to design the test with the organization's staff to his own specifications.
We spoke with James Underdown, the the founder and chair of the Independent Investigations Group, about what such a test might look like. "There would be different ways of testing someone like Tyler, depending on what he says he can do," said Underdown. "Since cold reading depends on using both general statements that might apply to lots of people or making tons of specific guesses, we'd probably want to bring him someone he doesn't know and ask for specific answers to a fairly few questions. Or request an answer to a unique question only the 'spirit' would know, like a 'Where-did-you-hide-the-money?' type question."
Psychic entertainers do better when they ask a lot of questions, running through misses until they get a hit. "If we give mediums too many guesses, they'll eventually get something right, or close, just by chance alone. This is what believers lock into, by the way," Underdown said. "They hear the medium say something they couldn't know, then get excited, despite the fact that the medium might have taken dozens, or hundreds, of guesses to get there." In another investigation, Underdown found that a psychic named Rebecca Rosen made upward of 410 guesses in an hour-long call with a client.
"If we give mediums too many guesses, they'll eventually get something right, or close, just by chance alone."
Henry declined to do a reading in person for The Outline, citing his wish to focus on his new book. A publicist for Henry did not return comment when asked if he would cooperate with the Independent Investigations Group to test his abilities.
For all his fame-seeking and fantastic claims, Henry has yet to attempt any scientific review. In fact, nobody has been able to win this prize or a similar $1 million prize previously offered for paranormal abilities by The James Randi Educational Foundation, a semi-defunct skepticism-focused non-profit.
If Henry can truly speak to the dead, it would be the most important discovery in the history of the world. But rather than take his gift to scientists or religious leaders, Henry has decided to speak to actors about their grandmothers and deceased pets on a reality show. Before this story published, The Outline asked Henry's publicist one last time if he could prove his abilities. We did not get a response.
If you're grieving and need support, you can find help and community at Open to Hope Foundation, The Compassionate Friends in the UK, or TAPS for veterans. If you're looking for further skeptical analysis, please contact the Independent Investigation Group. If you'd like to play along at home during Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry, we suggest the Cold Reading Bingo Game.


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High school students preparing for college are finding that the cost of continuing their education continues to increase, making it difficult to pay for. Students nearing graduation are discovering there is more to worry about than SAT scores and final grades. More students are turning to creative ways to pay for college and there are multiple opportunities available. High school students should take the time to research all of the options available and prepare for college while still in school. Waiting until after graduation to prepare for college can cause a student to lose necessary time that would be better spent seeking college finances and preparing to meet deadlines.
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Dr Anindita N. Balslev in conversation with His Holiness Dalai Lama, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Dr Karan Singh and Reverend Mpho Tutu
The Four Cliusters of Questions
Anindita N. Balslev
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan I Quarterly Salaam, New Delhi, India I Vol 34, October 2013, No 4 I Page 142-149
Islam and Christianity have a common origin, that is, the Semitic tradition. Both are Semitic religions. Although the advent of Christianity was about six hundred years before that of Islam, but there are great similarities between the two religions. There is common ground between Islam and Christianity.
I have been asked to give my opinion about 'inter-dependence in religion'. According to my experience, the word 'inter-dependence' is a confusing word as it leads to ambiguity. It is not very clear as when you say 'inter-dependence', it means that you are pre-supposing that each religion is true. As per my study, you have to study every religion objectively in your search for truth. One should not live in bias. The better way is not to pre-suppose and be biased and make an objective inter-study of all religions to find truth.


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10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Rome at Least Once in Your LifeAugust 10, 2017 10:00 am
Still undecided on the Italian capital? Here's why you should visit Rome
If your extensive travel guides and the promise of affordable flight tickets haven't swayed you yet, there's a number of reasons why you should visit Rome on your next big holiday. From the culture to the food, here's some things that may just tip you over the edge.
The pasta
Take a leaf out of Joey Tribbiani's book and bring your stretchy eating pants – you're going to need them. Rome is renowned for its hearty pasta dishes and as the birthplace of carbonara, a piping hot plate of the stuff is exactly what the doctor ordered. If you're feeling really adventurous, try quinto quarto – you'll have to check our Roman food guide to find out exactly what you'll be getting yourself into.
The culture
The Vatican aside, every inch of Rome brims with culture. From the outstanding Capitoline Museums, to the Museum of Rome, to the Borghese Gallery, the hardest part will be narrowing which cultural hotspots to make a priority.
The history
As one of the oldest cities in the world, Rome has seen empires rise and fall and endures and still stands to tell its tales. From the bloody gladiator battles in the Colosseum to the crumbling remains of the Roman Forum, it's sometimes hard to believe that the skyscrapers of the 21st century coexist in the same city.
The gelato
There's nothing better than a rich cup of gelato after a hot summer's day spent pounding the pavement, and luckily you won't have to go far in Rome. With a gelateria on every block selling everything from ultra chocolatey flavours to more unusual black cherry goods, this sweet treat is impossible to resist.
The spirituality
As the heart of the Catholic church, Rome brims with hundreds of churches spanning from the landmarks like St Peter's Basilica to quiet little chapels tucked down side streets. Naturally, the Vatican City is a must for anybody interested in the religious traditions, art and history.
The Pope
Even if you're not a practicing Catholic, there's something deeply emotional about watching hopeful people fill St. Peter's Square waiting for the Pope making a public blessing. While you're unlikely to see him flitting around in his Popemobile, he does occasionally conduct public masses though you'll have to book your free tickets way in advance.
The art
Rome is absolutely lazy with creative talent – both of the new masters and the old. However it's the old world works that most people flock to see, whether you're taking in the remnants of ancient Rome's sculptures at the Capitoline Museums or seeing Botticelli's works in the Vatican City. One thing remains though – Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes at the Sistine Chapel have to be seen to be believed.
The piazzas
At night, the trattorias and bars dotting some of Rome's biggest squares come alive with people spilling out onto the street and music filling the air. The laidback atmosphere is infectious and it's worth making time for a night out, especially with a glass of wine in hand.
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The location
If you're not the kind of traveller to settle in one spot, Rome is a great jumping off point to get to the rest of the country. As one of the best connected cities in Italy, there's more cultural excursions to be had over in Florence and Pompeii while a number of beaches are easily accessible for a sunny day trip.
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The fashion
You'll see some of the best dressed people in the world in Rome, from men dressed in slick tailored suits to women gliding by in sleek dresses. It's undeniable that Italy has great style and has served as the birthplace for great designers like Donatella Versace, Emilio Pucci and Giorgia Armani – though it's worth keeping an eye on the independent boutiques for lush leatherwork and classy outfits.


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Leader selected to run spinoff's retail stores
San Antonio-based refiner Valero Energy Corp. provided more details Monday about a planned spinoff of its retail stores, and it announced a new retail chieftain as well as other changes to its leadership team.
Kim Bowers, now Valero executive vice president and general counsel, will take charge of the company's retail operations in the United States and Canada on Jan. 1, and she will remain head of retail when the separation is completed.
Valero said it expects the separation of its corporate-owned stores to be completed late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of next year.
The spinoff company, Corner Store Holdings Inc., filed a registration statement last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a posting on its website Monday, Valero said its plan is to distribute to Valero shareholders 80 percent of Corner Store Holdings' equity, which would trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CST.
Valero's Corner Stores number 1,027 in the U.S. and 775 in Canada.
Bowers, who will act as CEO of Corner Store Holdings, "has a lot of experience in mergers and acquisitions, and expanding lines of business," Valero spokesman Bill Day said. "That's what retail is all about."
Five other top managers also will assume different duties starting Jan. 1.
"This realignment is important for the development and execution of our strategies and for the individual development of key leaders within Valero as we prepare for a rapidly changing competitive environment," chairman and CEO Bill Klesse said in a written statement.
Gary Arthur, currently corporate senior vice president and president of retail, will be corporate senior vice president of wholesale marketing, which the company said is a growing segment of the refining company.
Arthur will oversee operations for the independent branded stores that Valero doesn't own, Day said. The number of branded stores is growing by converting other brands to Valero, he said.
Jay Browning, corporate senior vice president and corporate secretary, will become corporate senior vice president and general counsel, replacing Bowers.
Jim Gillingham, corporate senior vice president for alternative energy and project development, will move to corporate senior vice president of specialty products,which include ventures that Valero seeks to expand, such as petrochemical production, Day said.
Martin Parrish, corporate vice president of crude, feedstock supply and trading, will become corporate vice president, alternative energy and project development, replacing Gillingham.
Gary Simmons, corporate vice president of supply chain optimization, will become corporate vice president of crude, feedstock supply and trading. Simmons will decide which refineries need which feedstocks to run most efficiently. In his new post, he'll buy and sell feedstocks and be in charge of the company's trading floor, Day said.


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A week ago I posted about my first fall outfit and since then the fall weather has really started here in the Netherlands. So I finally can wear all my coats again which I'm so happy about. I used to never like buying coats when I was younger because I always felt like they were more a necessity. But now, I'm the complete opposite. I absolutely love buying new coats as I feel like they're the perfect piece of clothing to complete an outfit. And as I basically have to wear a coat every single day in the Netherlands due to the weather, I like to have a few options. In this post I've styled my new faux fur look coat from Zara, so let's get on with the outfit.
So first of all, let's talk about the jacket I'm wearing as this is the main focus of this outfit. As I said I got this coat from the new Zara A/W 2017 collection, so I'm pretty sure you will still be able to get it. I decided to get it in the black color as this will look good with so many outfits. This jacket only was 30 euros which is really cheap for a jacket in my opinion. I love how soft and comfortable it is, and I feel like it's quite a timeless piece. I got it in a size L to get a more oversized look. I normally have a size S but I personally found that size way to small, and I didn't like the look of it.
Underneath the jacket I'm wearing a simple white wrap top from Topshop. You can't really see it in the photos, but I think a nice white top with some jeans create a really simple but put together outfit. The jeans I'm wearing are some relaxed fit jeans from Monki. These are one of my favorite pairs of jeans at the moment as I think they're super flattering.
To finish of the outfit I'm wearing my well beloved Furla Metropolis mini bag again. (Full blogpost on it here). I love adding this bag to a simple outfit like this to make it a bit more interesting through the colors and patterns on this bag. And for shoes, I'm wearing a simple pair of all-black sneakers from Asics. I'm actually a huge fan of sneakers, because they're so comfortable and perfect for casual daily outfits. Lastly, I'm wearing my new rosegold Cluse watch which I'm loving at the moment. I recently wrote a whole blogpost about this watch which you can check out here if you'd like.
That wraps up this second fall outfit! I hope you liked reading about it and it maybe gave you some inspiration on what to wear this fall!
Kirsten x


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Mike / April 9th, 2012
April 9, 2012 at 12:18 am
YES First Like!!!!!MegaMech
April 9, 2012 at 12:19 am
And first comment + 2nd commentScratchButt
April 9, 2012 at 12:20 am
And just when I thought I was going to go to bed.. thanks Mike!EmSeeSquared
April 9, 2012 at 12:24 am
HAHA, an unexpected yet entertaining entry. however, i can't help but feel your can't really fault Power Rangers itself with such goofy monsters, but rather the original sentai shows they came from. Best to judge the original context before judging the product that came here. Exceptions to this would be the spray-painted-blue Mr. Ticklesneezer, which was created purely for the american show, and the fact that the pumpkinhead was rapping, which was dubbed for the american show. Also possibly the purse monster, tho i can't remember if it was from a later sentai or if it was created for the american show.
Also, a little tidbit about how combining robots usually take so long to form without ever being attacked, the recent series Voltron Force actually covered this very flaw! They were battling a monster that i think would attack them whenever they tried to form Voltron, so they had to learn how to form Voltron in an INSTANT! Finally some writers were actually thinking, haha.MetalMetallica
April 9, 2012 at 12:29 am
R.I.P. Thuy TrangTheThrashKing
April 9, 2012 at 12:32 am
Lol why talk shit about Arnold? And there are worse rappers out there than vanilla ice, for instance, all of them suck.marc_lawson
April 9, 2012 at 12:36 am
boy she really needs that floss in her purse wherever she goes.
also… i know im a pervert but did anyone else notice the gratuitous shot of that girl's ass in the snow?SuperGnG
April 9, 2012 at 12:37 am
lol what the fuck is this shit pursehead?!Blue Wizard
April 9, 2012 at 12:40 am
Goldar approved.Doogrisa
April 9, 2012 at 12:41 am
I never liked the Power Rangers. They totally ripped off the Voltron cartoon series from the 80s. By the time PR came out I was too old to watching that kind of stuff.
chuck gonzales
August 28, 2014 at 2:30 am
it is Super Sentai not voltron
April 9, 2012 at 12:46 am
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April 9, 2012 at 12:47 am
Interesting choice. The monsters you chose were A LOT more detailed and had better roles in the Super Sentai Series (the Japanese show PR came from).
For Example, the Frankenstein Monster's Explosion didn't happen in the Japanese show. He cracked like that and became a zombie/undead version which looked really awesome then that monster turned into one they called Satan…yes…Satan! Frankenstein to Satan blew my mind when I first saw it. It was freaking awesome and is one of my favorite parts of all Super Sentai. Check it out sometime 🙂 Great review otherwiseljngamessuck
April 9, 2012 at 12:51 am
lool flying tampons!lilcreep84
April 9, 2012 at 12:52 am
ninja rap was cool man
April 9, 2012 at 12:57 am
Mike, your reasons for number 5 are pretty much the exact same reasons why I hate Adventure Time.WoW
April 9, 2012 at 12:58 am
I really had hated and still hate this fucking cheesy stupid crazy show. Its one of them shows, which makes the kids stupid.fcabanski
April 9, 2012 at 1:04 am
Is Power Rangers the show where they say "Go Go Ranger whatever"? Or is it where they say Yabba Dabba Rangers?
chuck gonzales
August 28, 2014 at 2:32 am
neither you twat
April 9, 2012 at 1:18 am
Go Go Pink Ranger….. Nice!marc_lawson
April 9, 2012 at 1:21 am
judging from the picture, the blue ranger's special power is super long neck.Worldfriend
April 9, 2012 at 1:30 am
Green Ranger will always be the best to me.arcade
April 9, 2012 at 1:36 am
I loved MMPR as a kidNerdyHippy
April 9, 2012 at 1:39 am
Wow, I forgot how incredibly hokey some of those monsters were. XDiHatezMe
April 9, 2012 at 2:04 am
A lot, and I mean A LOT, of the footage used in power rangers were from the japanese version made like 5~10 years before. So they hashed together footage of a multicultural gang with footage of the japanese series when they are in costume.Deragon0416
April 9, 2012 at 2:14 am
Actually Zyuranger was from 1993 just like power rangers Masked rider was using old footage from a decade prior and Doogrisa Voltron ripped off super sentai
April 9, 2012 at 2:14 am
This was entertaining and enjoyable. I would love to see a list of your Top 10 favorite MMPR Monsters in the future. After mentioning how you liked some of the coller ones, can't help but wonder which you are talking about.
Personally my favorite character was Goldar…at least in the beginning when he was actually a tough, mean enemy who actually gave the Rangers trouble, even beating them now and again. As time went on he became less bad ass and more of a comical side character who would always get beat when fighting the Rangers or just run off.Deragon0416
April 9, 2012 at 2:15 am
Oh and Trumpet top was a Tofu monster thats why he looked weirdwalkavian
April 9, 2012 at 3:02 am
Actually Mike there was a reason why the Power Rangers couldnt just hop into the Megazord and step on the monster.
On the first episode when Zordon gave them their powers he also said that they had to follow 3 rules or they would lose their powers.
1. Never use your power for personal gain
2. Keep your identity a Secret. No one may ever know that you are a Power Ranger.
and the third one…
So you see even if they wanted they couldnt just call the Megazord they had to wait until the shit hit the fan to call the Megazord and yes I saw the series up until Operation Overdrive when I just couldnt watch it anymore… because working for the goverment doesnt give you enough time to watch Power Rangers 🙁ifisch
April 9, 2012 at 3:45 am
Mike you rock. I'd like to see you go full on AVGN and really dig into some games like you started to with your Simpsons Gameboy Game video.bluefiberoptics
April 9, 2012 at 4:06 am
Nice video, Mike!
As for some of the bad guys, when Saban was producing the American show, they ran out of material and the Japanese company TOEI (I believe) ended up creating extra footage just for the American version of Power Rangers. There is no doubt that the Purse Monster is one of those last-minute bad guys.
I say go for reviewing the first season or whatever you've seen. I look forward to that!
April 9, 2012 at 4:15 am
Are you kidding me? No Pineoctopus? Come on, a pineapple/octopus monster is perhaps the worst idea ever, not to mention it's also a clown that turns people into cardboard cutouts.TJOmega
April 9, 2012 at 4:30 am
Nice list, though missing Babe Ruthless. Seriously, a baseball player…
Kinda disappointed Pudgy Pig was in here because he actually had good inspiration behind him. He's based on the soldiers from the Odyssey who visited Circe's island and gorged themselves on her food, which turned them into pigs. That's why he has the Greek helmet. I always liked how they drew not only his appearance from such a myth but also his powers.
April 9, 2012 at 4:33 am
Power Rangers is rubbish!!! Although I did use a Power Rangers mask in a video I made with my son… it was used to make an alien. Feel free to check it out, the video is on youtube and is called Alien Planet Episode 1. I'm not one to spam usually, but it seems appropriate this time. I think if you click on my cinemassacre profile you should find a link to my youtube page. Don't worry if none of you can be bothered to check it out, the vids there aren't really made for an audience, just for my son.
April 9, 2012 at 4:44 am
Oh well, the link doesn't work… but you can still just write youtube.com/thestumptube into the address bar to find it. Anyway, keep up the ace reviews Mike!!Jokernaut
April 9, 2012 at 5:09 am
5:10, Kimberlys butt 🙂kane117
April 9, 2012 at 5:36 am
I think this is the first time I've ever heard someone say that they watched Power Rangers because of the monster of the week. Anyway, there were a lot of cheesy monsters on Power Rangers, but what do you expect from Japanese costume designers? The Japanese are awesome storytellers, but they often come up with ideas that Americans would be embarrassed to use and just run with them. In fact, I've seen episodes of Super Sentai where it was very clear that they weren't being serious and they intentionally designed ridiculous monster costumes to fit the quirky stories of those episodes.
For all of you Voltron fans out there, Power Rangers was not a ripoff of Voltron. Power Rangers was based off of a Japanese TV show called Super Sentai, which predates the original Japanese source material for Voltron (Beast King GoLion) by 6 years. Furthermore, Beast King GoLion ran for 1 season and Toei has aired at least 35 seasons of Super Sentai and doesn't show signs of stopping. It's true that Voltron premiered 9 years before Power Rangers did, but Voltron didn't last for 18 seasons, did it? By calling Power Rangers a ripoff of Voltron, you're not making a valid criticism, you're just making an ignorant statement.StoneAgeHero
April 9, 2012 at 5:39 am
I have a Pudgy Pig action figure on my desk, so I didn't expect to see him on the top 10. He's just such a fun character and as TJOmega said, his back story is kinda cool.
April 9, 2012 at 5:51 am
The pink power ranger was so hot….
April 9, 2012 at 7:09 am
Well like other people are saying, it's all because of the Japanese original which was adapted into Power Rangers. Quite sloppily at that.
The show that the 1st MMPR season took its monsters from was themed around legends and fairytales, so the monsters needed to follow. That's not a bird, that's a cockatrice. You know, like the one that turns stuff to stone? Let me say this – of all Super Sentai shows, the one that the first MMPR was based on was probably the most bizzare. And sure the costumes might look goofy but it didn't help that the american adaptation often cut down the stories attached to them opting to fill the screentime with fighting grunts instead.
The tofu guy (the one with a trumpet) was a comedic relief monster from the show that followed that challenged the yellow ranger of that season to a drinking game and was thorougly tricked afterwards. So yeah, comedic relief.Prodigy
April 9, 2012 at 8:38 am
Troll 2!! A true classic. I loved my stay at Nilbog! Mike, have you seen the documentary for it?ThsYrsModel349
April 9, 2012 at 9:26 am
the mighty morphin power rangers…love'em, but where the fuck was the police every episodeAbareKiller
April 9, 2012 at 10:12 am
Cinemassacare + Power Rangers = big thumbs up
Personally, I got sick of it half way through Turbo, which looking back was one of the worst seasons. Later on I also watched Dino Thunder which was pretty awesome.nanofuture
April 9, 2012 at 11:01 am
Did anyone else watch this show just for the Pink Ranger?
April 9, 2012 at 11:08 am
@ nanofuture
Of course, that was the best part of the show.Immortalfire
April 9, 2012 at 11:25 am
I always knew a woman's purse was full of dangerous things. Pursehead proves me right.ravenelit
April 9, 2012 at 12:17 pm
take about bad monster power rangers had in it's time
April 9, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Only good thing to come out of that series was Johnny Yong Bosch's career.
April 9, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Oh yes. I always looked forward to the monster of the week and would get really annoyed when it was something that sucked.
The Frankenstein Monster episode really sucked. Despite what Mike says, he dominated the Rangers and they never once laid a finger on him until they pulled their finishing move out of nowhere. For a two on one battle, they looked very weak against him.ObSoLeTe
April 9, 2012 at 1:21 pm
cool, ill be looking forward to your top 10 best monsters nowPeter449
April 9, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Yeah, I'm curious about the top 10 best monsters too! I loved this show as a kid and I am currently in the process of watching the entire first few seasons again with a friend for nostalgia. 😀firespread3
April 9, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Need to review Power Ranger games, there's a shit ton of them. The one I remember is the mighty morphin one for gameboy, it's a side scroller that is hard as shit! The whole game is just trial and error and it pissed the hell out of me as a kid.lapearl
April 9, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Thanks for the Monday Vid, Mike! You have gotten much better at these reviews. I definitely appreciate the minimal cursing (I know it must be hard for you). I also think you have gone up a few charisma points since you started out. Keep up the fun, man!Keith the Genesis Geek
April 9, 2012 at 5:46 pm
Great idea for this weeks video! I stopped watching Power Rangers around the same time. When Zack, Trini, and Jason left…. Just wasn't the same after that.DaLeVaS
April 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm
The megazord actually transforms really fast but it is slowed down so we can see it. It isn't actually that slow.
April 9, 2012 at 6:44 pm
I stopped watching Power rangers after the first movie but before devatox…. after they introduced her everything went downhill and is still going that way.
April 9, 2012 at 7:18 pm
@ WillyBeamish
I enjoyed your video a lot. Looking forward to Episode 2. Keep 'em coming.likalaruku
April 9, 2012 at 8:41 pm
I watched this because I thought it was like a live action Voltron. I honestly don't know what Linkara sees in this series.Radelta
April 9, 2012 at 8:48 pm
@ Likalaruku Linkara may sound smart but really he has terrible opinions on stuff. Dont be fooled into thinking he has a quality opinion just because he has a "review show"tylerdurden389
April 9, 2012 at 10:32 pm
I re-watched the shot of the Pink Ranger laying down in those short shorts 4 times.Rinji
April 9, 2012 at 10:55 pm
Wow, I remember the pig and the Frankenstein, and I seem the recall the elf guy. But I don't remember how cheesy they all were. Good call with the nostalgia, Mike. You're doing a very good job keeping the site active.BaconSprinkles
April 9, 2012 at 11:52 pm
I had a HUGE crush on the Pink Ranger when I was 5.floridaboy
April 10, 2012 at 12:08 am
Take some tampons in your asssss MegaZord…What a SHITLOADOFFUCK ! ! ! ! !
Awesome Mike ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
April 10, 2012 at 12:31 am
This is your best movie review yet! Keep up the great work Mike.gonzoneil
April 10, 2012 at 12:37 am
finally someone who understands how ties work in top 10s! keep it up MIke, I really enjoy your videos.MrStaypuft
April 10, 2012 at 12:51 am
Nice job here. Are you going to tell us who your top ten "scary" Power Rangers monsters are anytime soon?culwin
April 10, 2012 at 12:59 am
I'll never understand why this show was popular.
It was terrible.Venkman
April 10, 2012 at 1:58 am
good stuff.Xan
April 10, 2012 at 2:52 am
if you compare the japanese power rangers to the american power rangers. . . No, the japanese power rangers are better completely. . .Stonen
April 10, 2012 at 3:36 am
Amy Jo Johnson is 41. WTF.
April 10, 2012 at 4:15 am
People didn't understand quite what exactly were the 90s style cartoon type monsters on power rangers.I remember seeing this as well and had people laugh at me ever time i said its fun to wach.For me waching power rangers was a hate and love thing at the same time and to tell you the truth some times i was with the badies.The monsters on the series was produced so bad because the entire thing with rangers it actualy come out from japan having the series originaly named super sentai,thats why all those type of series called that i think.Its really bad to see also the guy in the zord costume doing all those uncofortable moves all the times like the poor guy trying get away from there.I remember caughting my self wach the series because was cheesy as hell with all those ridiculous monsters and the fact that i enjoyed allot to see the wich repulsa screams OH MY MONSTEEER whe she looses.All those kind of things reminded me allot vilains like shreder and not only that he always had to deal with goons,thats why i believe that the rangers monsters were so bad.Because the producers try to make the series look like cartoon series monsters in that way so it is more suitable for smaller ages i think.The japanese rangers are more apealing though but for me still its ridiculous to see guys on costumes move like ritards.Its good when you see it on an anime like voltron,voltes 5,saber rider etc,but no when it comes to live action flicks because it looks like ridiculous.A small diference was the film that were produced that for the first time they make the machines come to live with cgi,crappy though but was more suitable than this that we see most of the time on the series.Already some japanese powrr rangers style like power rangers series allready use this techics i wonder why not the us rangers didn't make this hapen? they don't have the budget?Hypoxic
April 10, 2012 at 6:14 am
Did anyone else find the Pink Ranger hot as fuck? Just check out the title card for the third worse monster. Damn, I had the 13 year old hots for Amy Jo Johnson.Redeemer
April 10, 2012 at 6:47 am
I never watched this shit.The Kaleidoscopic God
April 10, 2012 at 7:08 am
EVERYONE found the Pink Ranger hot as fuck, Hypoxic.Jargas
April 10, 2012 at 10:25 am
YA there was some pretty bad villains but i guess it didn't matter too much since they did more or less the same thing every show. Remember seeing the first ep. when it first premiered. Was like wtf is this before it started but was hooked for a bit. Watched up to about the same part as mike and a lo of other people it seems.. Around Zedd and before they changed any charactersValis77
April 10, 2012 at 11:22 am
5:06 it's all about Kimberly's Ass and a hot peice at that.kyle roger
April 10, 2012 at 12:09 pm
If I had something to add (why wouldn't I about this topic?), it would be to point attention to Mother Fucker Mike's comment about Lord Zedd. He was JUST "alright"? Upon retrospect, I'm impressed that a character as gruesome and evil looking as Zedd was on the Power Rangers.
Zedd looked liked he deserved to be in a better, more adult oriented, show or movie. – Those rippling muscles on his skinless body – The lightly armored look of his metal exoskeleton – That mysteriously concealing shredder-like mask covering all but his exposed brain – That low, raspy, almost gurgly voice. SCARY!Radelta
April 10, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@Kyle Roger. The reason why Zed is only just "alright" is because of his demeanor and the way he acted. he may look bad ass but he doesnt act bad ass, especially after Rita comes back then hes just a joke character
April 10, 2012 at 3:08 pm
Of all the places to find an awesome parody, Playboy Magazine did a hilarious parody in comic book style in their magazines called "Mighty Morphine Power Rangers" and being high all the time. Was pretty funny in context.Mikey_476
April 10, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Acutally Mike if you want to see a review of the power rangers series, Linkara from Atop the fourth wall and TGWTG has one.Mikey_476
April 10, 2012 at 3:17 pm
I should have said if you wanted to see the series review. Sorry Mike I did not mean that the way it soundedrockabore
April 10, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Mike, you totally neglected the oyster monster. I haven't watched power rangers in years but it still strikes me as looking like a giant vagina with a pearl for a clit and it ejaculated foamy pink slime. If you don't believe me, look up the episode where Zack the Black Ranger is trying to impress his crush by buying her jewelry. I looked it up the thing's name is Oysterizer.Einsam
April 10, 2012 at 5:27 pm
the good old day when power rangers where all some i remember watching this as a kid the green/white ranger tommy had the best zordelmickeyman
April 10, 2012 at 6:58 pm
When this show was on the air I was going through puberty…many afternoons were spent fapping to Kimberly. Now after seeing this vid of her making snow angels, I think I will revisit my childhood once again!Orionsaint
April 10, 2012 at 7:47 pm
It's the Japanese creators of the Super Sentai franchise that created the monsters. The American version used stock footage from that series. So blame the Japanese creators of Super Sentai for the bad monsters.Rodrigo Esparza
April 10, 2012 at 10:54 pm
I used to watch this series as well. Thanks Mike… for making me remember your top 10 shitty monsters from my childhood >_>. lololBen_from_G-town
April 11, 2012 at 12:45 am
Nice little top ten list. Everyone knows that pig monster. He was lame, but he was the first episode monster, wasn't he? Eh. Purse Monster should have thrown tampons! Hahahhaa. It seems like Rita would turn anything into a monster. Pretty silly and ridiculous!newmadhatter
April 11, 2012 at 6:28 am
OMG PURSE MONSTER!ZombieGearZolid
April 12, 2012 at 5:38 am
Have you ever looked inside of a women's purse? OMG!!! Obviously you haven't!!!! Shit scares you for days!!!!OgreNerd
April 12, 2012 at 5:56 am
so the black guy was the black ranger black suit the asian girl was the yellow ranger an the hot chick was the pink years latter what the fuck were they thinkingcreecreehoneybee
April 12, 2012 at 11:06 am
Haha, the purse monster shooting tampons at the Power Rangers. I was thinking the same thing.
April 12, 2012 at 12:16 pm
All I can say is research "Super Sentai" then it will make more sense. As for why is the monster don't attack while they form, watch Tomeki Sentai Gobuster because they addressed that.Strazdas
April 13, 2012 at 10:22 am
Oh come on, swartznegers freeze was awesome.The Kaleidoscopic God
April 15, 2012 at 10:55 am
^ Don't you mean he was cool??OmegaRockman
April 20, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Watch Super Sentai instead! Power Rangers isn't nearly as good as the originals. Zyuranger was amazing. I'd finish it if it were subbed. Gokaiger and Shinkenger are also awesome.XKeithLovesJesus744X
April 20, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Well Thanks Mike! Wow, growing up and even still now, actually, forevermore! I Love The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! I still to this day am Blessed to own many of the great, retro Power Ranger figurines! Growing up in the 90's, during Christmas time and so forth, waking up to amazing gifts all over the place including POWER RANGERS! – How I Love those Memories. :). <3.
May 28, 2013 at 5:37 pm
I remember when I was little, I never watched the show, but I did have a yellow ranger figure for some reason.BladeRunner
August 5, 2013 at 1:59 pm
awesome, Love the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers such a fun show!
August 6, 2013 at 12:47 am
When they started out, Zordon told them not to escalate a fight unles it was nessicary. Thats why they dont just squash the monster as the megazord.
October 25, 2013 at 3:16 pm
I completely disagree about Pudgy Pig, Chunky Chicken, Gnarly Gnome, and Pumpkin Rapper. I think they're awesome. And, even if this is the Americanized version of the show, cheesy = awesome.
Anyway, Pursehead was genuinely pretty bad. But I think I will always say that there is one vastly worse monster: Turbanshell. That thing literally couldn't even attack the Rangers half the time because he had a giant shell for a diaper. I'm not kidding: whenever he walked, every step took 5 seconds.
And, guess what: I think I've got one even worse than that: "Tube Monster." That's right: they didn't just bring back Ticklesneezer and spray paint him, they did the same with Primator AND Pipebrain. But at least Primator turned into another sort of monster with a whole new habitat and purpose in the story. Tube Monster is just a freaking tied up tube with a different paint job.
There are several other monsters you really needed to give credit for, and prove why monsters like Pudgy Pig are actually great. Here are some other truly stupid, lousy, half-assed or horrendously unoriginal monsters: Lizzinator, Showbiz Monster (that's really his name), and every single monster from season 3 except 1: The Ravenator.
December 31, 2013 at 8:27 pm
If there was one thing I remember best from the original power rangers was the pink ranger. MAN WAS SHE A HOTTIE OR WHATchuck gonzales
August 28, 2014 at 2:25 am
first off lord zedd was always the main villian saban just fucked the story up and the big robot is not named megazord it is a megazord and its not an american show it's actually japanese that has been running since the early 80's saban just bought rights to the old episodes in fact most of the scenes are from the japanese show just dubbed over with the american voicesThe Kaleidoscopic God
September 27, 2014 at 7:23 pm
"Top 10 Worst", or simply "Bottom 10". Take your pick I 'spose.
October 22, 2014 at 1:00 am
please call an expert when you dont understand things…
Mighty morphin dinozord.
The dont call the zord to start with because they cant escalate the battle.
P.S. its not a laser lasso. Its more similar to a tractor beam.JimKe
February 11, 2015 at 8:10 am
very good!!!!!!Don Skiver
June 23, 2015 at 10:35 pm
Tampons? Nah… Kimberly seems more like a "sanitary napkin" with wings (lol get it cause she's pterodactyl) kind of girl to me. She's much too "pure" to penetrate herself with a plastic/cardboard applicator several times a month.
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Thank you for your email and the excellent advice provided earlier this week. It was immensely helpful and has helped me to plan my future direction for the practice.
I would have no problem whatsoever in recommending your services in the future.Mr & Mrs Halldron , Co-Owners
Firm Gains were recommended to me and I was not disappointed. They were efficient, helpful and effective responding quickly to my request with all the facts that were needed to ensure a stress-free dialogue with our buyer.
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March 31, 2010
A couple of good iPad wallpaper resources
- I'm quite fond of The Desktop Wallpaper Project at Kitsune Noir, and now site curator Bobby has created a set of iPad-formatted versions.
- Panic designer Neven Mrgan has made a PSD template (complete with blocked-out regions for UI elements) that facilitates putting together iPad wallpapers.
[Update: Check out the comments for links to more good resources, as well as this collection from Veer.]
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Found a site that has some cool wallpapers..simple but sweet.
Another collection of iPad wallpapers. :)
36 free iPad wallpapers here, made fresh with Adobe Lightroom 3 Public Beta 2!
For those that are interested in learning how to post wallpaper on their iPad, check out iFullscreen website. They they have a section that explains step by step how to install wallpaper on your iPad. The url link is the following: http://www.ifullscreen.com/ipad_wallpaper_installation.html
iPad wallpapers should have at least 1024×1024 resolution. Check this post
– http://crackphone.com/241/100-perfect-1024×1024-size-ipad-wallpapers/
Able Pear Software has been releasing iPhone and iPod touch wallpapers on (iPhone) Fridays for almost a year. As of the release of the iPad Able Pear is now also releasing iPad wallpapers (albeit most are 1024 x 768 and not 1024 x 1024).
You can find them on Able Pear's blog (with the tag iPhone_Fridays):
http://blog.able pear.com/
Sorry about the broken link; the iPad auto-corrected my link:
Can i take it in http://www.coolipadwallpaper.com/ ?


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We are a global community of singers who live life to the fullest pursuing dreams to share our music.
Our songs celebrate life, love, health and well-being.
Our songs unite nations, bridge cultures and promote peace.
KWC 2019 Finals will be held in Tokyo, Japan!
The 17th annual Karaoke World Championships Finals will be held at the Kanda Myoujin Shrine Hall in Tokyo, Japan, between 27th – 29th November 2019.
We are excited to have the World finals for the world's largest annual karaoke competition in the land that invented karaoke!
Get ready to sing your way to Tokyo!
Congratulations to our 2018 KWC ASIA TOP FINALISTS
(Held at Hard Rock Cafe Singapore)
2018 KWC Asia Champion from Philippines
Fatima Louise Rance
KWC Asia Silver Medalist from Indonesia
Adelaine Lapian
KWC Asia Silver Medalist from Vietnam
Alvir Anthony Surrado
Music heals, creates bonds and unites people
Karaoke World Championships (KWC) has been raising amateur singers to professionals for 17 years now...
It's now easier to be part of KWC Family
Online audition is open to ALL amateur singers from ASIA (except Japan)
Music scholars have long examined the contributions of music to peace building. We use music to get the world together...
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What they say about KWC...
Come to experience every moment and Sing like no one is listening. Be truthful to yourself so you have no regrets no matter the outcome."
- Chyee Howell (USA)
I'd be happy if my voice can support, heal and encourage various people, feel fun, unite people in one. I would love to listen to more songs and walk life together
- Ryota Kaizo (Japan)
This event unites the world with the purpose of uniting and discovering new talents
- Pedro Matias (Angola)
Steps to send your online entry
1. PRACTICE your song and upload a 1-minute clip of your video to Youtube or on Facebook.
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When you think of a Family Car, what image pops in to your head? Maybe the Griswolds from National Lampoons Vacation? Maybe a minivan? I swore that when I started a family, I would NEVER have a minivan! I would have a super awesome SUV! And we did. To start.
It was a pretty sweet ride! 4 doors, so getting the baby in and out was easier than the 2 door Jeep that we previously owned. 4×4, so it was safer to be driving around with our wet Westcoast weather. Loads of space in the back cargo hold. Manual transmission, so we felt that we had better control. And it was a nice looking vehicle. The top could come off in the Summer when the weather was nice. Did the top EVER come off? Nope! The new Mommy in me felt that baby would get too much sun and it would be too windy for her. We kept it for 3 years, then… Munchkin #2 came along and we needed more room. Ugh. OK, let's go have a look. We ended up settling on a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan.
Seats 7. Loads of storage room. 2 sliding side doors. Good on gas consumption. Pretty? No. Fun to drive? Na uh. But did I mention that it has loads of room? Hopefully once we're out of the "baby" stage and we don't need to drag a stroller around and have to tote along the playard for baby to sleep in when we travel, we can get back into an SUV. My girlfriend is super excited about the Tesla Model X, and has my interest piqued as well.
This beauty is an electric car. Seats 7. Has loads of storage (front & rear). Has gull-wings, so close-parkers at the mall won't have any effect on you. And will cost around $35,000. Or we could wait longer and score one of these.
If any of the car manufacturers out there have some "family" vehicles that they'd like us to test-drive, please don't hesitate to contact us. No,really…don't hesitate! What is your family vehicle? What do you like or dislike about it?


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Spitfire Oil Limited ("Spitfire" or "the Company") is pleased to publish a copy of its condensed consolidated unaudited interim results for the six months ended the 31st December 2015.
Spitfire and its subsidiaries (together "the Group") recorded a loss before tax for the six months ended the 31st December 2015 of A$460,906 (2014: A$183,983). With cash balances of A$4m, the Group has benefited from interest receipts of A$58,350 (2014 A$44,272) in the period. Operating costs were A$258,065 (2014 A$228,255) and provision has been made for impairment of exploration and development costs incurred of A$261,191 (2014 A$nil).


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I have been seeing a lot of ginger jars popping up, the blue and white is always so fresh in the spring and summer. It had been a long time decorating staple by designers and given the historic history of the jars, I guess saying it is a trend is not correct.
The Ginger jars history: In the late 19th century the jars became a popular product for export. A ginger jar is a Chinese porcelain jar with a wide mouth, a domed lid and a bulging, spherical body. They used the jars to hold all sorts of items including ginger hence the name.
Love how these Ginger Jars are incorporated into the design of these rooms. Think I need to start adding some blue and white splendor to my designs.
~ Charity
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The best U.S. transit systems you never knew existed
GRTCRichmond, Va. Pop. 202,002
The Capital of the South is served by a century-old non-profit that runs bike-rack-equipped buses, vans, and a carpooling and ride-matching service. Honored last year by the American Public Transportation Association for its deep commitment to the community, the Greater Richmond Transit Company has taken an active role in educating residents about the joys of carless living, with initiatives including a Lunch Time Express shuttle that makes downtown stops and even a transit TV show. A plan known as Mission 2015 envisions rapid transit and a downtown transfer center — big plans for a system dubbed by CEO John Lewis as "the little engine that could."


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Property Transfer Tax – First Time Home Buyer's Program
by Del Elgersma
Property Transfer Tax is a provincial tax on the transfer of real estate. It is payable at 1% of the first $200,000 of the fair market value, and 2% on the amount over $200,000. The 2003 provincial budget introduced the First Time Home Buyers' Program, which provides a tax exemption from Property Transfer Tax for individuals buying their first home. Buyers who meet the following conditions will be eligible for the exemption.
The Buyer:
- must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who has:
- lived in BC for one full year prior to the purchase, or
- filed two income tax returns as a BC resident within the last six years.
If the buyer is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident at closing, but becomes one within one year of closing, the buyer can apply for a refund of the tax.
- must have never owned an interest in a principal residence anywhere in the world at any time.
- must occupy the property as their principal residence within 92 days of the date the property is registered in the buyer's name, and must continue to reside in the property for the first year of ownership. If the buyer moves out prior to the one year anniversary, some or all of the tax may have to be re-paid
If the property is vacant land, the buyer must build and move into the home within one year of the date the property is registered in the buyer's name, and must continue to reside in the property for the first year of ownership.
The Property:
- value must not exceed $500,000. A proportional exemption is available for properties that have a value of up to $25,000 above this threshold (ie. up to $525,000).
- in the case of vacant land, the value of the land plus the total construction costs must not exceed the amounts stated above.
- must be classified as residential. If some of the buildings on the property are not classified as residential, only a partial exemption is available.
- must not exceed 0.5 hectares (1.24 acres) in size. If it does, a partial exemption is available.
If you have any questions about the First Time Home Buyers' Program, please call us.
With competitive fees and a commitment to exceptional service for you and your clients, Beacon Law Centre can be a partner in your success. Our dedicated and knowledgeable lawyers and staff are a resource for your legal questions. We are approved to prepare mortgage documentation for every major financial institution in the area. Our systems and technology are used to improve our service, not replace it. We communicate in plain language, not legalese. Our success is measured by the long-term relationships we enjoy with our clients.
If you would like to work with a law firm that is dedicated to helping you succeed, please call Del or Lianne.
I just wanted to extend my thanks for your absolutely first class service. When we were purchasing our home, as you know, we had many obstacles to overcome and actually thought in the last two days that our deal might not go through. It was a very stressful time in our lives and I want you to know that we'll always appreciate your calm, caring, professional manner and how you made us feel at ease and that it would all work out because we had you representing us.
You and the rest of your team are awesome, and this is why I will continue to refer you to anyone I know who needs legal representation. As a realtor being able to refer my clients to someone who I know without a doubt will provide them with the best legal advice and service adds to my confidence in terms of the overall service I am providing.
You have, in essence become a key element of my business team and I look forward to building on what is already a successful business relationship."
Over the past year Lianne Macdonald has provided excellent legal advice to my real estate clients. I am always impressed with the quality of her services, as well as the care shown by Lianne and her staff. Lianne is always available if I have any questions or concerns. Her sound advice and legal counsel has greatly helped me in difficult and unusual situations. Lianne Macdonald is a proactive lawyer, an honest and caring person and a trusted friend. Without hesitation, I would recommend Lianne's services to others, and will continue to use her service where they pertain.
Lianne, thank you so much for your excellent work on our conveyance. Your extra work helped save us thousands of dollars.
Dear Mr. Elgersma, I want to thank you and your team for all your help during my recent sale in Victoria. My lawyer here in Ontario was very impressed by your fee and said it was a very good deal in his experience. Thank you very much.
I recently had the experience of selling my condo. As I am not in the habit of frequently buying and selling my home I find the whole process a bit unnerving. To add to my unfamiliarity with home transactions, I was due to be out of the country on the completion date of my sale. Needless to say this was somewhat worrisome to me.
I hired Del to handle the legal transaction of my sale. What a great decision this turned out to be. Del and I got together a week prior to my trip and completed the necessary paperwork. There are a lot of papers to sign when selling a home and Del took the time to explain each document to me and answered all the questions I had. He then assured me that he had everything he needed in order to handle the transaction in my absence.
Del had explained everything so clearly to me and made me feel so at ease about the process that I felt completely comfortable leaving my legal interests in his hands while I was off vacationing. This made quite an impression on me as I have never felt comfortable leaving my fate in the hands of others, especially the likes of lawyers!
Previously I would have worried about everything going smoothly on the actual day of my home sale but to my delight and surprise on the completion date of this sale I laid in my hammock and drank champagne in the sunshine celebrating with complete confidence that the transaction would be handled just fine. I returned home only to have my suspicions confirmed . . .yes, in my absence, money had been quietly deposited to my account!
Thank you Del for allowing me to let go of the stress and worry around this large, important and infrequent type of event in my life.


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No Catholic should be surprised that there is filth in the
Church for Our Lord Himself told us that this would be so in the parable of the
weeds among the wheat (Matthew 13:24-30). AND it's no surprise that the
Church is full of sinners, sinners who commit grave sin. And yes, some
who claim to follow Christ commit evil and everything possible must be done to
stem the evil and to make amends for that pain generated by that evil.
no Catholic should be surprised that the Faith should once again be attacked
during Easter because this is an annual event. However, this year's
annual Easter attack on the Faith has taken the form of one upon the person of
the Pope, Benedict XVI, himself.
What truly saddens me, however, is that there
are many within the Church herself, those who should know better, that are once
again attempting to create a Christianity without Christ. But if we
forget Christ, if we do away with the wholly different measure that He
introduces into the world now, through the Church, then we no longer have the
terms on which to judge the Church.
To ensure that we keep our eyes on Christ and the newness He introduces into the world, Communion and Liberation (CL), an ecclesial lay movement in the Church, has written a beautiful editorial – Greater than Sin (Greater Than Sin.pdf). The editorial, which will be published in the upcoming issue of Traces, CL's monthly magazine but it is now available on the CL website and I strongly encourage you to read it and to send it it to as many people as possible.
In the editorial, CL asks: "Alongside all the limitations and within the Church's wounded humanity, is there or is there not something greater than sin, something radically greater than sin? Is there something that can shatter the inexorable weight of our evil? Something that, as the Pope writes in his Letter to the Catholics of Ireland, "has the power to forgive even the greatest of sins, and to bring forth good even from the most terrible evil"?
In speaking about the editorial in Milan, the head of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, Father Julian Carron, emphasized that it "is a witness of the 'being moved' about which the School of Community speaks and that it allows us to look at everything–skipping nothing–all the way to making a judgment [an evaluation]." Since the newspapers are filled with a different way of looking at things, we can't do this week's School of Community without speaking and looking at this fact in another way, helped by the witness of the Pope. Because the question that is begged, 'From where is this way of looking at things born?'


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News Release
February 1, 2018
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone: 916-319-0818
State Superintendent Torlakson Announces
New Drinking Water Testing for Schools
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that California public schools built before 2010 must test for lead in drinking water.
Last year, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 746, which requires community water systems statewide to complete lead testing in these older schools by July 1, 2019.
"Students need fresh water, nutritious meals, and regular physical activity to be ready to learn and succeed in class," Torlakson said. "Cooperation with local water systems is critical to ensure proper testing."
Even at low levels, lead may cause a range of health effects including behavioral problems and learning disabilities. Children six years old and younger are most at risk because the brain is still developing. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 10% to 20% of total lead exposure for young children comes from drinking water.
The most prevalent sources of lead in drinking water are from pipes, fixtures, and associated hardware from which lead can leach. California generally has newer water infrastructure than other parts of the nation and lead problems are rare, but recent events in schools led to the new requirement.
In February 2017, the safety of drinking water was questioned after elevated levels of lead were discovered at three campuses in the San Ysidro School District in San Diego County.
In addition, Folsom Cordova Unified in Sacramento County started testing water last year at schools built before 1960 that have galvanized steel pipes. The testing was prompted by elevated levels of lead in water coming from a classroom tap in 2015.The State Water Resources Control Board, in cooperation with the California Department of Education, previously required all community water systems to test school drinking water upon request by school officials. Information is available on the California Water Boards Lead Sampling of Drinking Water in California Schools Web page.
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Tom Torlakson —
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100


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Three years ago George Richards Minot and William Parry Murphy, Harvard medical men, discovered that liver eaten regularly and in great quantities overcame pernicious anemia. Later their colleague Edwin Joseph Cohn developed an extract to replace bulk liver. To Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis manufacturing druggists, the Harvard men gave the commercial monopoly because methods of manufacture were too delicate for novices to handle. Last year other pharmaceutical houses, in the U. S. and abroad, studied the preparations under Harvard instruction. So last week the Harvard Committee on pernicious anemia announced that...
Medicine: Liver Extracts Everywhere
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