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Since this is the only English-language blog/news service focused on Montenegro and its politics, we decided to launch new project, called "Open Montenegro".
Since young Montenegrin state still has a lot to learn about democracy and freedom, most of media are controlled by the government and the ruling party. That's one of the main reasons why group of prominent bloggers and independent journalists decided to form informal alliance and to occasionally publish their articles and opinions on this portal.
Montenegro is willing to become member of European Union, and we, the citizens, believe that becoming part of EU, without achieving most of EU standards, has no point. Therefore we established "Open Montenegro" as a citizens contribution to the pro-European aims of Montenegro. Nevertheless, we will openly share our opinions and comments about positive and negative aspects of EU integration, with special focus on developments in Montenegrin politics, and role/influence that European politics may play in it.
Everyone is welcome to join our team, as long as some basic principles are respected. We will strive to objectively report about different subjects which could be interesting to wider European public.
All your comments and suggestions are welcome! This is purely citizens initiative and this project is not connected with any specific political party or ideology. Read more about us here…
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Location: 745 S. Main Street, Church Point, LA
Ambiance: A full fledged supermarket in the middle of town. Rod's is what Rod's is. This is where the people of Church Point do their shopping and they probably sleep better at night than the ones who head of to Waltonian-Mart. Where else can you have a kindly woman in a sparkling white apron shuffle into the back of the store to retrieve a freshly packed, hot, link of boudin?
Price: $2.89 lb
Presentation: Lovingly brought from the back of the store on a piece of Styrofoam covered with plastic wrap. You might not see the hot boudin out front, so be sure to ask for it like the locals do.
Casing: Semi crisp/semi stringy.
Texture: Sort of dry. Sort of ricey.
Spices: Mild
Overall Taste: A touch on the bland side. Rather heavy on the rice and rather skimpy on the juice.
Comments: We double checked to make sure that Rod is making his own boudin and, indeed, he is. So, stop on in at the supermarket when you need a fix, but don't make this the only link you sample in Church Point.
Reviewed on September 2005
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Riverside County, June 29 Report
DIAMOND VALLEY: Both the bluegill and largemouth bites are very good here. The bass have really started to break open, especially on topwater baits, and a lot of fish have been up into the five and six-pound range. A lot of anglers reporting 10- to 25-fish stringers of bluegill and/or redear with some at a pound or better. Wax worms, meal worms, red worms, and other small baits getting the panfish, and the top spots have been the ladders on the dams for boat anglers and the second cove to the right of the marina for shore anglers. Victor Pardo, Corona, caught a dozen bluegill that weighed a total of 11.32 pounds using jigs fishing off the bank. The catfish bite is slow to fair with little pressures. Best bite on nightcrawlers, anchovies, and mackerel along the dam and in most coves. Private boats must be inspected to be quagga mussel-free and boats certified at Lake Perris and Lake Skinner will be accepted here. For general lake and launch information, call 800-590-LAKE. For fishing and boat rental info call the marina at 951-926-7201 or www.dvmarina.com or Last Chance Bait and Tackle at 951-658-7410 or www.lastchancetackle.com.
PERRIS: Both the panfish and largemouth bites continue to be fair to good, especially early and late in the day. The bass are mostly showing on plastics, reaction baits, and topwater, with a lot of fish topping four pounds but most 1-8 to 2-8. Robert Hodges, Riverside, had three bass to 5-5 on Robo Worms. The bluegill and redear bites are good, with the best action still east of the island and along the dam, but fish are also showing throughout the east end and along lots 11 and 12. Crickets, meal worms, wax worms, or red worms are all getting fish. William Smith, San Jacinto, had a mixed stringer of 12 redear and bluegill to 2-1 fishing crickets off the marina docks. Lee Ching, Chino Hills, had nine of the panfish and his top with was a 1-9. He was fishing east of the island with meal worms and wax worms. A few carp are showing on dough baits in the east end, along all the parking lots, the marina area, and Sail Cove. Trout are slow with no DFW plants for over a month. Also no catfish reports. The reconstruction of the Lake Perris dam is ongoing and scheduled to be done by early next year. During the process, the entire dam and Bernasconi Beach side of the lake, including the Bernasconi Beach parking area, will be closed to public access. (The closure includes the bicycle trail on the east side of the lake.) The recreation area remains open, including access for fishing, boating, camping, and hiking. The west side of the lake will remain open. Private boats must be inspected for zebra and quagga mussels. Boats with wet lower units will be turned away. Boats inspected and tagged at Silverwood or Diamond Valley will also be allowed at Perris. Information: marina 951-657-2179, state park 951-940-5600.
SKINNER: The lake was closed Tuesday this week for a bluestone application to kill blue-green algae. This usually hammers the bite for a number of days. The best action has been on catfish with a recent stock, but good action on holdover fish, too. The best bite has been in Catfish Alley, but the east end and dam areas are also pretty good. Chicken liver and anchovies have been the top baits. Donald Lee Yang, Winchester, had a 10-2 catfish on anchovies near Ramp No. 2. Stephany Bale, Murrieta, landed three catfish to 9-4 on anchovies in the East Bay. The stripers and largemouth have been fair to good on topwater and swimbaits early in the day. The stripers have been best at the dam and inlet, while the largemouths are best in the east end. A 7-6 striper was caught by Boone Sanchez, Temecula, at the inlet on a nightcrawler. The bluegill bite is mostly on smaller fish around reeds and other cover, and it has been fair at best. Wax worms and meal worms have been top baits. Carp are getting little pressure, but the bite has been good on dough baits in Catfish Alley and along the south shore. Information: store 951-926-1505, marina 951-926-8515, entrance kiosk 951-926-1541.
ELSINORE: No report. For fishing information, call William's Bait, Tackle, and Boat Rental at 951-642-0640 or go to www.williamsboatandtackle.com.
CORONA: Due to operational and environmental restrictions, it's not likely it will reopen for fishing anytime soon. Information: www.fishinglakes.com.
FISHERMAN'S RETREAT: Information: 909-795-0171 or on Facebook.


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Boot camp is paying off for young crims: Bleijie
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Jarrod Bleijie believes boot camp is paying dividends when it comes to reforming young crims.
Mr Bleijie, the Member for Kawana, visited the North Queensland boot camp at Lincoln Springs last week and said it was achieving "outstanding results".
"Since the camp opened in December, none of the young people who have completed the residential phase have reoffended and some are now in work placement," he said.
"These are kids who were repeat offenders who had been convicted of serious crimes, so this is a fantastic result.''
Statistics show similar results at the government's other early intervention camps, including one north of the Sunshine Coast.
Of the 31 people who have taken part in the Fraser-Sunshine Coast boot camp, 90% have achieved a non-reoffending rate.
That percentage was the same for the 35 attending a camp on the Gold Coast.
Mr Bleijie said the government would soon unveil the "next phase" in its youth justice overhaul. He said it would focus on prevention and addressing the cause of repeat offending.


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Well the word they use is "harridan" – we're "Hillary harridans"
A lot of literary insults in this one:
She is Lady Macbeth. She is Jane Eyre's deranged pyromaniac Bertha Mason. She is Cruella DeVil and the biblical Lilith. She is Snow White's wicked stepmother, Miss Havisham, and Emily Bronte's ghostly Catherine Earnshaw.
Wait! I liked Catherine Earnshaw!
The Taylor Marsh types are twisting themselves in a pretzel trying to show their new loyalty by spewing at us:
It was sexist when Chris Matthews called Clinton a she-devil. But in allowing themselves to be portrayed—over and over—as petulant harridans, unable to "heal" from the wounds of the primaries, these Clinton supporters are embracing the same she-devil stereotypes they once claimed to resent. Today's PUMA blog hisses "NO MORE MS GOOD GIRLS!!"
I so wish i could attend your EqualiTea!
But you wouldn't like my company
I was going to, but ever since Kerry made the remarks about crying in his tea cup for stolen elections, I stopped drinking tea…
Besides I am busy rattling some chains in an attic…Scaring the nice people with memories of voting rights and times when elections weren't stolen and the majority vote meant something. Ghostly business.
Update with a good rebuttal
Femisex: Got it. We are, by being strong and voicing our objections to sexism and misogyny by the likes of you, are wishing it (sexist tropes) upon ourselves?
NOTE to Missy Dahlia Sweetie Pie with the not-too-bright mind, I must say, I have a little information to share with you.
But as Femisex has pointed out over and over, it is the ALL Male top editors who gave you the voice you scream names at us with!
Actual thread title on Oborg forum I will not name.
Seems unbeknownst to us, even MSNBC is now playing Nader's tune: B0 can't win without Hillary on the ticket….Let me make it easier:
He can't win.
But all this talk drives the Obots that feast on CDS sad – and countdown is now under the bus!
Some of the lines:
I watched Chuck Todd's lips moving, and realized what he was doing. He was campaigning for them.
No one patted me on the back when Dean lost. He formed DFA and got to work electing down ticket candidates.
Supposedly Hillary has chosen a team of people to keep her supporters…
Going to dust up my kazoo now! To think the stadium was gonna be the open convention! Until it became the 'for sale" convention.
Some have an inkling of the facts
People are pumping Clinton because Obama looks like he can't handle the attacks
Ironic, isn't it? I recall freepers als thought the media was mistreating Bush.
And now back to the reality
How Barack Obama Could Not Have Won the Democratic Nomination Without ABC, CBS and NBC
Unearthed the source of the kazoo story. Someone else created a fantasy based on Hillary's conference call. Interesting how no one is reporting on the fact that the delegates are not being released, but the whip teams got a brand new kazoo to them…Oh, well at least they don't report the opposite on the release like Lynn Sweet.
Of all people we asked, who knew it would be NBC who would poll for Hillary?
while Obama leads McCain by three points in the poll, Clinton edges the Republican by six points in a hypothetical match up, 49 to 43 percent.
Then there's the nod to us:
Obama's inability to close the deal with some of Hillary Clinton's supporters. According to the poll, 52 percent of them say they will vote for Obama, but 21 percent are backing McCain, with an additional 27 percent who are undecided or want to vote for someone else.
What's more, those who backed Clinton in the primaries — but aren't supporting Obama right now — tend to view McCain in a better light than Obama and have more confidence in McCain's ability to be commander-in-chief.
Wow! 48% of 18 million! As for the "undecided" – I am one of them. The indecision is limited to "who OTHER THAN Obama" – just to be very clear. Should I vote third party of McCain?
Sure, there's some patronizing
For these reasons, Hart believes that Clinton's speech on the Tuesday night of the Democratic convention will be a significant event. "The Democratic convention is more than a coronation," he says. "It is an event where the words of Hillary Clinton are probably going to be exceptionally important."
I agree. the words I am waiting for are:
"I accept the nomination"
As a bonus: B0 gets pwned
other significant numbers from that poll
About one in four McCain supporters say they are voting for him only because he is the Republican nominee or that their vote will be a vote against Obama.
Those would be two opposite groups of people in this 25% – and don't underestimate the enthusiasm of the "nobama".
More signs B0 should can it with the race card – hear that, Howard?
Though controversies related to race have sparked up throughout the campaign, only eight percent of voters say McCain has brought up the issue unfairly, 12 percent say that about Obama and 11 percent say they both have done so.
and to end on a light – an extremely light note – what they like about their candidate:
As for Obama, voters say they like that he will bring change (10 percent), is inspirational (9 percent), is a good speaker and a fresh face (7 percent each), has integrity (5 percent) and is young and intelligent (4 percent each).
She passed away this afternoon….
.That day Stephanie told us of the many fights she and Hillary had waged together – the latest being a voting rights bill they were both going to put in the respective House/Senate…
She was one of my heroes the Florida 14 in 2000 – contesting the electoral votes of Florida and also was the one who spoke about theft 2004.- she contested the Ohio electoral votes along with sen Barbara Boxer
And here she is, speaking for voter rights slighted by the democratic party…
The ultimate fighter for democracy – fallen in the middle of her fight
MoDo is a travelling circus!
I never thought I'd feel a little sorry for her – and not sure if I do yet….But she's certainly ready for her close-up!
The drama! The fiends plotting against HER Darcy – oh, the humanity! And she left Jesse for the end – he of the unkindest cut.
There's a knock on the door. Jesse Jackson sticks his head into the meeting.
"Is it over?" he asks his co-conspirators.
"Yes, he's over," they respond in unison."
Does it mean, it's only going to be platonic with Darcy? How sad! How romantic! How….
Wait, it's that what New York Times finds 'fit to print" these days? because let me tell you, my personal fantasies are way better….


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An InstantActionSports (SBR rating D-) player has filed a payout complaint.
The player requested payment of $500 via Skrill at the end of May 2016.
He has inquired several times with the online sports betting website via their live chat customer service on when his withdrawal will be processed but has received only canned responses.
Sportsbook Review downgraded InstantActionSports to the betting site blacklist on June 6 after an accumulation of slow-pay issues and the inability to provide players with accurate information on when they will be paid.
SBR reported that a player has still yet to receive a $5,000 sportsbook transfer requested three weeks after the NFL Super Bowl.
Players are advised to avoid online sportsbooks that cannot honor withdrawals in a reasonable amount of time.
Bettors can use the July 2016 payout reports threads to monitor betting sites that other members have regarded as paying quickly and efficiently


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Origins - The Hulk
Climbing legend Peter Croft mentors boulderer Lisa Rands on the finer points of alpine free climbing during an ascent of Venturi Effect, Croft's spectacular route on The Incredible Hulk in California's Sierra Nevada. This is the second installment in the Origins series, presented by Evolv shoes with The North Face and Mountain Gear. Featured on the 2010 REEL ROCK Film Tour DVD and HD Download. Check out the first installment, from Joshua Tree, here. And we're working on the edit of number three, about 9-year-old bouldering prodigy Ashima Shiraishi and her coach, Obe Carrion. That one will be featured on the 2011 RR Tour.


text: Obama Documentarian Davis Guggenheim: Only Negative Aspect Was Too Many Positives to Fit (Video) 6:12 AM PST 3/9/2012 by Jordan Zakarin FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images President Barack Obama Podium - H 2012 The filmmaker tells Piers Morgan that the short film couldn't include all of the president's accomplishments. Barack Obama's re-election campaign chose the right man to make a film about the president's first term. In an interview with Piers Morgan on Thursday, Davis Guggenheim, the Oscar winning director who put together the upcoming campaign film The Road We've Traveled, said that the format and limitations inherent in a short film made it impossible to mention all of the president's victories. "The negative for me was there were too many accomplishments," he said. "I have 17 minutes to put them all in there." Morgan scoffed at the comment, but Guggenheim stood his ground. And when pressed for any negative at all, the director said that the film portrayed Obama trying to exact change with an uncompromising Congress, and that he personally could find no faults in the president. PHOTOS: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Election "I'm in awe of him," Guggenheim said. This is Guggenheim's second effort working with Obama; he was involved in Obama's initial run for the White House, making a short film touting the then-Senator's biography that was shown at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He makes mainstream, theater-bound documentaries as well, though they are also part-advocacy. Guggenheim won an Oscar for his collaboration with Al Gore on 2004's global warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, and his take on the educational failings in America, Waiting for Superman, was a sensation at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. A trailer for the film came out on Wednesday; the entire piece is due out next week. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Jordan Zakarin firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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15 Docs Move Ahead in 2007 Oscar® Race
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 80th Academy Awards®. Seventy pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order:
"Autism: The Musical"
"Body of War"
"For the Bible Tells Me So"
"Lake of Fire"
"No End in Sight"
"Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience"
"Please Vote for Me"
"The Price of Sugar"
"A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman"
"The Rape of Europa"
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
"White Light/Black Rain"
Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles on the shortlist.


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Ann Drum and her friends, Candice Whitlock and Makenzie Edwards were all smiles. Their grins rivaled their bright snow-white garbs and the matching chef's hats perched on their heads.
They were the image of professionalism as they, along with about a dozen similarly garbed professional chef hopefuls, served up their own scrumptious creations to the scores of dignitaries and guests who attended Thursday evening's unveiling of the new Regional Environmental Studies Center and the ceremonial switching of the solar panels that have been installed in Manteca Unified's 26 school sites.
The cooks and servers are the students – high school juniors and seniors – enrolled in the Manteca Unified Vocational Academy's School of Culinary Arts. The real reason behind their presence there was to advertise to the public at large that the student-run and –operated MUVA Café, which opened for business late last year, is now open to all and not just to school district employees.
The bill of fare available for the guests to taste test included an array of personal-size pizza flavors – from vegetarian to pepperoni – and clam chowder served in mini-bread bowls, as well as lemon cupcakes. The informal survey conducted at the scene produced praises for the students' palate-pleasing creations.
"These are cute little bowls. There's a lot of clams in it; it's very good," critiqued guest Jill Vermeuille whose company donated the furniture – chairs, tables, and lab stools – used to furnish the Gen7 learning center NZEB (net zero energy building) that officially opened the state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly facility, the first of its kind in San Joaquin County.
The pizza that was cooked on site and served piping hot also earned plenty of kudos. Like the clam chowder, the students could hardly keep up with the demand that evening.
"They do a great breakfast and lunch," Board of Education President Don Scholl said of the food served at the students' MUVA Café. Since the café opened late last year, he has made it a point to have his breakfast there during his day off from work on Fridays, not only because of the quality of the food but to show his support for the students and the culinary arts program.
The Café is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Students like Ann Drum, a high school senior, are grateful to be in the MUVA Culinary Arts School.
"I'm so excited," she said as she and her schoolmates ladled up clam chowder into the mini-bread bowls.
"I've been visiting culinary schools like the Johnson and Wales University's (College of Culinary Arts) in Rhode Island," she said with a big smile.
The charter program, she said, will help her pursue her lifelong dream. "I want to travel and work on cruise ships" as a professional chef, she said.
Since it opened, students in the MUVA School of Culinary Arts have made plenty of strides in terms of job experience. For the 10th anniversary of Weston Ranch School, they made 1,300 special-order cookies. They have also had a number of catering experiences. Their first formal catering event was at the San Joaquin County Office of Education where the 2nd annual Pathways Green School Workshop was held. With the guidance of Chef Bryan Ehrenholm, the students not only prepared the food but also did all the set-up, the serving of the food to the students as well as the teachers and administrators, and finally, the clean-up.
MUVA is Manteca Unified's first vocational charter school. The programs, whose goal is to make junior and high school students job ready with employable skills and equipped with job certifications that they need to enter the work force right after they receive their diplomas, are tuition-free as though they are attending the traditional high school classes.
The Culinary Arts School was the first offered with the class opening in the 2011-12 school year. In August, opening for the 2012-13 school year was the Industrial Technology and Design School. Next year, the plan is to add a third program, MUVA's School of Medical Assisting.
The MUVA Café is located in the portable building that used to be Manteca Unified's administration offices and board room. One section of the portable is now occupied by the Premier Community Credit Union. Next to it is the MUVA Café.
For more information about Manteca Unified Vocational Academy and how to enroll, visit http://musd.net and click on MUVA under the Our Schools head.
Ann Drum and her friends, Candice Whitlock and Makenzie Edwards were all smiles. Their grins rivaled their bright snow-white garbs and the matching chef's hats perched on their heads.


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Further Galaxy Note 5 Case Renders Hint at Galaxy S6 Design
The Galaxy S and Galaxy Note line of devices have been the two engines driving Samsung's mobile agenda for years now, and with that comes a similar design language and feature-set shared between the two. Of course, the Galaxy Note line of devices are known for their larger displays, more powerful processors and are generally more geared towards users that want to do more with their smartphones, and expect more from them. We've seen Samsung debut a new design language with the good-looking Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge earlier this year, and as you might expect it looks like that design language is going to carry across to the Galaxy Note 5.
Rumors have been swirling around an earlier-than-expected launch of the Galaxy Note 5 (and the Galaxy S6 Edge+) for some time now, and if these recent case renders are anything to go by, Samsung may well be gearing up for an earlier launch. PhoneArena have been passed some case renders from manufacturer Verus, which show a device with a larger design of that found on the Galaxy S6. Verus shared case renders of the Galaxy S6 earlier this year, and they were pretty close to the final design, but as always you should take these with a grain of salt.
The design featured in the below case renders certainly looks a lot different to the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 4 of recent years. Gone is the faux-leather backing, and a more glass and metal structure is here, just as it is with the Galaxy S6. The S-Pen slot can be seen in the renders, and the camera design and placement looks almost identical to that of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. It makes sense that Samsung want to keep a certain design language alive across all of their products, but will users take to such a departure from the last two generations of the Galaxy Note? After all, while the faux-leather wasn't to everyone's taste, it was somewhat unique to the Galaxy Note line of devices, and definitely gave the devices a more professional feel. Whether or not these case renders are based off of the real deal remains to be seen, but for now those interested can take a look in the gallery below.Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.
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The Mutant Frog is a common Earth frog, which was mutated by Dr. Animo's DNA Transmodulator in the episode Washington B.C..
The mutant frog is a large, frog-like creature with moss green skin and a light green neck. It has two small horns on its forehead and two bone horns coming out of the sides of its head. It has four red eyes and orange lumps. It has an olive, spiky tongue.
In Ultimate Alien, the mutant frog has yellow eyes and lacks of the horns on its forehead. It is a darker shade of green, and its is the same color as the rest of it. It has a pink tongue.
In Omniverse, the mutant frog's eyes are red again and its tongue is dark pink. Its skin is now a much brighter shade of green, and it has the smaller horns again, albeit slightly longer.
In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, it is gigantic and has a sandy color. Its webs are also bigger.
Ben 10
It was the first mutated animal via Dr. Animo experiment with the performance of his Trans-modulator.
With this frog, Dr. Animo attacks a supermarket where he mutates a bird and a hamster. He leaves with his frog and uses the bird for transport.
At the end of the episode all of the mutant animals were returned to normal. In Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray, he appears at the beginning of the episode next to Dr. Animo. The mutant frog has a mind controlling band like the ones Aggregor used on the five aliens.
In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, it appeared at the very end to show what a normal day for Ben is like.
Ultimate Alien
The frog returns in It's Not Easy Being Gwen, where it now has yellow eyes and Dr. Animo takes control over it with a band in his head. Animo intended to use another telescopic mutant ray to create an army of mutant frogs but he was defeated by Ben, Gwen and Kevin.
The frog made a cameo appearance in It Was Them in one of Ben's flashbacks when Dr. Animo had been defeated.
It appeared again in Animo Crackers, where Dr. Animo riding on it to fighting off the SECT. It grabbed onto a SECT's van and falls back down. According to the Future Dr. Animo, the A.R.C. Project didn't make it due to Dr. Animo not controlling the frog.
In The End of an Era, Future Dr. Animo throws two vials to Ben 10,000 and Kai Green to keep them busy while he travels back in time. Two tadpoles break out of the vials and grow into Mutant Frogs. They were beaten by Kai Green using the Excalibur.
Powers and Abilities
The mutant frog is capable of great leaps, and being larger, can jump greater distances.
The mutant frog's tongue is broader in scope and is more sticky and adherent.
When Big Chill froze the mutant frog's feet, Dr. Animo actively encouraged it through a device that made the mutant frog create a warm aura around that melted the ice.
One apparent weakness is that if its legs are frozen, the mutant frog won't be able to move unless it melts the ice.
The mutant frog can be repelled by a huge cloud of sulfur dioxide.[1]
Ben 10
- Washington B.C. (first appearance)
- Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray
- Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- It's Not Easy Being Gwen (first reappearance)
Ben 10: Omniverse
- It Was Them (first reappearance; flashback; cameo)
- Animo Crackers
- The End of an Era (future)
- The mutant frog is Dr. Animo's first and most used mutant animal.


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"According to the industry overview prepared by SMITH ZANDER, the retail technology solutions industry in Malaysia is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 6.3% from RM404.2mil in 2017 to RM456.4mil in 2019."
KUALA LUMPUR: Retail technology solutions provider Radiant Globaltech Bhd's offer of 11 million new shares at 23 sen a share to the public was oversubscribed by 6.73 times.There were 2,193 applications for 84.98 million from the public, it said on Thursday, ahead of its listing on the ACE Market on July 24.Its managing director Paul Yap Ban Foo said the subscription from the Malaysian public and full take-up from investors for the private placement portion "indicate an encouraging vote of confidence in our business model and ability to grow alongside the robust retail sector".
Radiant group's retail technology solutions are used in the retail sector to automate customers' operations, in order to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Its retail technology solutions are used for capturing and processing payments (i.e. POS), inventory management, analytics and reporting, as well as sales and marketing (i.e. customer loyalty management)."We intend to continue to focus on our retail hardware business while aggressively pursuing growth in our retail software business, with near term focus on Indonesian market," Yap said.Its clients include department stores and hypermarkets to retail chains and convenience stores, including Giant, Cold Storage, AEON Big, Parkson, Watsons, Guardian and 99 Speedmart.According to the industry overview prepared by SMITH ZANDER, the retail technology solutions industry in Malaysia is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 6.3% from RM404.2mil in 2017 to RM456.4mil in 2019.
The positive outlook will be boosted by the growth of retail industry, higher automation, and continuous technological advancements of the retail technology solutions sector.Under the listing exercise, Radiant Group aims to raise RM29.5mil, of which nearly half or RM14.6mil would be for expansion and RM4.8mil for working capital.The remaining RM6.6mil will be used to repay bank borrowings and RM3.5mil for listing expenses.Alliance Investment Bank Berhad is the principal adviser, sponsor, sole underwriter, and placement agent for the listing exercise.


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"We are humbled to celebrate this special honor with our team and with the Rochester community," said Dixon Schwabl CEO Lauren Dixon. "This award represents our employees' innovation, amazing talent and boundless commitment to making Dixon Schwabl a great place to work, year after year. From Ice Cream Thursdays and Grilling Wednesdays to the numerous agency sports teams and Dixon Schwabl band to the 'Make It Happen' community service day, each and every employee is able to contribute to our fun, innovative culture."
For many years, several local companies – including Wegmans, Genencor, Paychex, Edward Jones and Nixon Peabody, have enjoyed the distinction as some of the nation's Great Places to Work, as identified by the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc. Over the past few years Dixon Schwabl has encouraged more companies in Greater Rochester to apply for this award, helping to bring national attention to our region as a Great Place to Work. This announcement reinforces that the Greater Rochester Region continues to be home of the best places to live and work in America.
"The road to economic success in our region is paved by small and medium sized businesses," said GRE President and CEO Mark S. Peterson. "The award given to Dixon Schwabl proves that businesses who have great employees help build great workplaces and sustainable economic prosperity for our region. We are thrilled to celebrate Dixon Schwabl and to recognize the Rochester region as a place where smart people live and smart businesses grow." How to Become a Great Place to WorkDixon Schwabl was selected as a winner for this list by participating in the Great Place to Work Institute's selection process which includes a survey of employees based on the Trust Index© and a completed a questionnaire by Dixon Schwabl about programs and company practices. The Great Place to Work Institute evaluated the agency based on five areas: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. The Institute's unique methodology measures the level of trust that exists between employees and management, the pride employees express about the company and the camaraderie employees share. Benefits of Becoming a Great Place to WorkBecoming a Great Place to Work creates a competitive advantage for organizations. Benefits include better financial performance, less employee turnover, higher levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, greater innovative thinking and creativity, higher productivity and enhanced public perception.
This recognition also brings economic success to the region by helping to make Greater Rochester one of the best places to live and work.
The Great Place to Work Rankings: 2010 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list represents the best Workplaces separated into two categories: small companies with 50-250 employees and medium companies with 251-999 employees. Great Place to Work Institute, based in San Francisco, produces the Best Small and Medium Workplaces list each year. The list ranks the top 25 small and top 25 medium-sized companies in America that use smart people management strategies to develop successful organizations with highly productive and satisfied workforces. Each company on the list is recognized for strong workplaces cultures and trust in the workplace.
Dixon Schwabl is looking to help other Rochester small and medium-sized companies get recognized as being a Great Place to Work. Please call Karen Sims at 585.383.0380 for more information.For a complete list of winners in both the small and mid-sized companies, visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/gptwAbout Dixon SchwablDixon Schwabl, established in 1987, provides marketing, advertising, public relations, research, interactive and media-placement services to more than 200 clients. The firm has 90 employees and generates $143 million in capitalized billings annually. Founded in Rochester, N.Y., with an office in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Dixon Schwabl has been ranked on the Best Small Companies to Work for in America list for five consecutive years, ranking No.1 in 2008 and again in 2010. The agency received Inc. magazine's and Winning Workplaces' Top Small Company Workplace Award in 2010 and the Dixon Schwabl public relations team was named one of the Best Places to Work in PR by PR News in 2010. For more information, visit www.dixonschwabl.com.
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Thousands of residents have been evacuated from their northern NSW homes as emergency crews brace for further flooding when rivers hit their peak later today.
The State Emergency Service (SES) has ordered residents to evacuate north and south Lismore, and has also told business owners and residents to leave the CBD.
About 3000 people have so far been moved to higher ground in the town - down on an earlier estimate of 6000 - SES spokesman Steve Delaney said.
The Wilson River, which runs through the heart of Lismore, is expected to continue to swell with a peak expected later today.
Mr Delaney said Lismore residents were "very flood aware" and many were already prepared for the evacuation.
"They have been preparing all through the night basically raising all their goods above water level and moving up into the higher areas of their homes," he said.
"So we just want to make sure that those who need to move out actually move out and do it safely.
"The weather up there is still very, very bad and the rain is coming in sideways and there is a fair wind blowing."
Police have warned people to stay off the roads and not to attempt crossing flooded causeways.
The Pacific Highway was blocked 10km north of Woolgoolga and north of Ballina, and major arterial roads in the Tweed-Byron area were also affected by flooding, police said.
"Police strongly urge people to remain at home and undertake only essential journeys," a police spokesman said.
Earlier today, more than 75 elderly residents at a nursing home in Benora, on the Queensland border, were asked to evacuate and about 50 people in a Lismore caravan park were being moved to higher ground.
Several people have been rescued, including a 50-year-old man plucked from a creek near Lismore by emergency volunteers using a front-end loader.
The storm system has so far dumped more than 100mm in 24 hours on parts of NSW's north, including Coffs Harbour, Grafton and Lismore.
In Queensland, most Gold Coast suburbs are flooded and emergency services are searching for a couple feared swept from a flooded causeway there.
Downstream of Lismore, moderate to major flooding has been forecast for later today around the Richmond River at Coraki, Bungawalbyn and Woodburn.
Minor flooding has also been forecast for the Brunswick River at Mullumbimby and Bellinger River through Bellingen.
Last night, residents in Yamba and Byron Bay were sandbagging their homes as flash flooding hit the towns.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast more rain for NSW and Queensland today.
Flash flood warnings are current for the Northern Rivers, mid-north coast and the Northern Tablelands.
A Sydney Catchment Authority spokeswoman said a slight increase in dam levels was expected when the figures were released at 3pm (AEST).
Thousands evacuated as floods hit NSW
Thousands of residents have been evacuated from their northern NSW homes as emergency crews brace for further flooding when rivers hit their peak later today.


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KidZania Delhi NCR partners with Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL)
via IndiaEducationDiary.com
KidZania, a Global Indoor Theme Park& Indraprastha Gas Limited(IGL), one of India's leading natural gas distribution company,have joined hands to launch the 'IGL Gas Station' at KidZania Delhi NCR.
The objective of the activity is to create awareness, educate and teach kids the importance of usage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), as it provides a cleaner, environment-friendly alternative as auto fuel to Delhi's residents that considerably brings down the levels of pollution.
A sweet deal: KidZania Delhi NCR and Nutella announce partnership
via BrandEquity.com
This association between KidZania and Nutella will allow children to play the role of a 'Breakfast Chef' and prepare breakfast recipes with Nutella.
Speaking on the new launch, Sona Mazumdar, Director – Strategic Partnerships, KidZania India, said,
"We are excited 'Nutella' is launching at our Delhi NCR facility on a long-term agreement participating in a customized activity. KidZania Delhi NCR believes that it's important for kids to understand the nutritional value of breakfast they eat and Nutella is amongst the most consumed product during breakfast of them all. The Breakfast Deli activity will impart the importance of a healthy breakfast in a child's daily diet along with the balanced nutrients which go into making a breakfast healthy using different recipes. The activity will trigger cognitive and psychomotor development in them."
Role-play Learning Champion, Dr. Ger Graus OBE, Director of Education - KidZania
via Education World Magazine
London-based Dr. Ger Graus is director of education and partnerships at KidZania Global, a Mexico-based company which has 24 indoor educational and entertainment theme parks worldwide, where over 68 million children have augmented their education through real life role-play activities in numerous careers and industries. KidZanias offer simulated role-playing activities for over 100 vocations and professions — pilot, surgeon, radio-presenter, fire-fighter, etc. - in replicas of real-world industries. KidZania theme parks are miniature cities complete with paved roads, battery-operated cars, buildings and their own currency.
Microsoft, KidZania to raise awareness about online safety among children
via HindustanTimes.com
Microsoft and global indoor theme park KidZania on Wednesday announced a partnership on creating awareness among children about safety on the Internet.
The tech giant recommended the use of Microsoft "Family Safety" features and Windows 10 "Parental Controls" to safeguard children against cyberbullying.
"The Internet can be a wonderful educational tool as well as a means of providing constructive leisure activities for children. However, most parents are worried about some of the content their children may be exposed to on the web and want to keep them safe online," said Alok Lall, Partner Technology Lead, Microsoft India, in a statement.
Viacom18 takes Nick and Colors to KidZania, Delhi
via BestMediaInfo.com
Viacom18 has partnered with KidZania (Delhi) for a Nickelodeon and Colors-themed TV studio. The partnership with KidZania is a step forward in Viacom18's strategy of building ecosystems outside the traditional television landscape, creating synergies across brands and platforms.
KidZania is an interactive indoor theme park that empowers, inspires and educates kids through real-life role-play activities. This partnership will take kids to a front row, behind-the-scenes seat where kids can themselves see, learn and then replicate the actual experience that plays out behind the scenes. By blending reality with entertainment, this partnership aims to provide an authentic and powerful developmental platform where kids can discover, explore and learn about the real world.
adidas and KidZania India announce the winners for the #adidasbyme contest
via IndiaEducationDiary.com
adidas, the world's leading sportswear innovator and KidZania, a global Indoor theme park, came together earlier this year to ignite creativity among younger minds with the #adidasbyme initiative. The #adidasbyme contest helped children unleash their creativity by designing their own shoe.
Kids could visit KidZania in Noida or Mumbai and role-play as Chief Shoe Designer for adidas. As part of their role, they got to create their own adidas shoe by designing their own patterns, choosing colours and even customizing the shoe with their name. With this unique initiative adidas and KidZania, could truly bring in realism and were able to connect the activity with the real world.
The activity was successfully carried out at both KidZanias' as well as online and received over 12,000 entries.
There are much larger objectives of marketing than immediate sales, Viraj Jit Singh, KidZania India
via BestMediaInfo.com
Brands realise that it is important to look beyond the screens to connect with kids and hence are exploring options beyond traditional media like television to get their messages across. With experiential marketing becoming the new fad, brands are looking to offer the same experiences to their little consumers as well. BestMediaInfo spoke to the CMO of KidZania to understand it better.
KidZania not social work, it is business of pleasure: Shah Rukh Khan
via EconomicTimes.com
King Khan, Shah Rukh in his second visit to Noida this year, in an exclusive interview to ETPanache said that KidZania is a business of pleasure, not social work. At the same time, he said when he does something in Delhi, it is very special for him and children, education, edutainment are definitely playing big on his mind. Shah Rukh holds 26% stake in KidZania, Noida.
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Taliban Attackers at Kabul Hotel Used Hidden Guns
Taliban gunmen used tiny pistols hidden in the soles of their shoes to get past security and open fire at a luxury hotel in Kabul on Thursday, killing nine. Via The Foreign Bureau, WSJ's global news update. Photo: AP
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... the rule I the eye ... a festive holiday dinner at a restaurant a couple Serena Hotel became the scene of a bloody terrorist attack Thursday night ... when four Taliban gunmen posing as guests suddenly opened fire killing nine diners including four foreigners ... the dead included an Afghan reporter for a hefty Meem Sardar Ahmed ... his wife and two of their three children aged four and five the third child remains in a coma ... this is invasion to ... the tune is an ... Afghan police commandos responded to the scene and killed all four attackers ... this agreement is a symbol of international presence in Kabul ... and as such has been targeted by the Taliban before ... so was heavily fortified and guarded by its own security ports ... Thursday's attackers minutes to get past the hotel's metal detector with tiny pistols hitting muscles tissues ... once inside the taxi to the table ... ordered drinks then went to the bathroom to extract the guns from their ships ... became back to the restaurant and started shooting ... targeting prominent Afghans and foreign officials there to celebrate the Persian New year ... witnesses reported the gunmen running up to patrons and shooting them point blank in the face ... Afghanistan is preparing for a presidential election in April that ... which would mark the first democratic transfer of power in the country's history ... the Taliban have repeatedly pledged to disrupt the election ... saying that it is illegitimate because it is being held under foreign occupation ... this is the Foreign Bureau WSJ's global news update ...


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For Girly Girls
When it comes to girl's room decorating ideas for a girly girl's room, here are a few that you should consider to transform an ordinary bedroom into a bedroom that girls will love.
Girly Accent Pillows
The easiest way to spice up any girl's room without spending a lot of money is to add some really girly accent pillows. They look great on a bed and add a lot of color and fun to the room. You really can't go too far with accent pillows in a girl's bedroom, so have fun with them. The more accents, patterns, and color you can find the better.
Paint Ideas for a Girl's Room
Paint is the most effective way to make a room really look like a girl's room and that is simply because the color or pattern you choose will take over the room. Here are a few fun ideas. Try to pick one color for every wall except the wall opposite the door and, on that wall, pick a color that works well with the base color. For example, three pink walls with a lime green focal wall looks great.
Another idea is to make the walls fun by painting shapes like various sizes of circles in a bold color on a softly painted wall. Imagine deep brown circles on a pink wall, for example. Don't just paint all four walls one color. Paint is a great opportunity to make a room girly and fun. Wall decals are also super fun.
Bulletin Boards
Girls love to hang items and pictures of friends on the wall, and a bulletin board is another great way to give a room some personality. You can easily find a pre-made bulletin boards with a bright or patterned background that will add something to the room, but you can do even better by yourself.
To make the ultimate bulletin board that will add pizzazz to the room, go out and buy a nice big foam or cork board - like 3' x 5'. It doesn't matter what it looks like as long as it has no wooden edge. Next, go to the fabric store and get enough fabric to cover it and wrap around to the back. Pick something fun! When you get home just duct tape or staple the fabric to the back where it won't be seen and hang the bulletin board to the wall by using some simple drywall screws. This bulletin board will not only last forever and never fall off the wall, it will be bright and fun.
Girly Lamps
Lamps come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but if you take the time you can find one that will make a girl's room a lot cuter and girly. The base is not that important, but white is always a good bet. Where you really make a statement is with the lamp shade.
Pick a lamp shade that is feminine and fun. Here you can not only add color, you can add texture to the room. Hangling tassles, floral prints, or just bold color will all add something on the night stand.
The Big Rug
Most carpeting in a home is neutral these days, but that doesn't mean your girl's room has to have such a boring floor. Even a modest-sized rug with a fun girly pattern will do a world of good to transform neutral into art.
The best rug for a kid's room is one that is big enough not to get kicked around all the time, so don't skimp. Get a nice floor rug of significant enough size and weight that it will stay put. A rug is a no-brainer if you have wood floors, but people often dismiss adding a rug when they already have carpet. Don't miss out on this opportunity to add color and interest to the floor. Add a girly area rug to the room.
This is where most people start when attempting to transform a girl's room so it is nothing new but certainly worth mentioning. Everything from the comforter to the sheets and pillow cases will make a statement in a kid's room, and tying the bedding colors to the walls appropriately will really make a room shine.
There is something about hooks on the walls that makes a girl's room work well. Think about adding hooks for belts, hooks for purses and bags, or even for dancing shoes and cute girly hats. The more colorful girl stuff that is hanging around on hooks, the more decorating value you get from these little accents that not only look cool but offer a fantastic way to get organized at the same time.
There you have it. Work on adding these girl's room decorating ideas and you will have a very girly girl's room in no time.


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Something I've been growing more and more aware of recently is how important it is to look good, but not for the reasons you might think. Every day we get given the chance to wear something different, something we haven't worn before. Dressing to impress, to me, is about impressing yourself.
So as someone who hates wearing the same outfit twice I try as hard as I can to find ways to change up my outfits even if it just means wearing a different grey t-shirt with my leather jacket orin i wear my suede chelsea boots instead of my leather ones.
To me things like this are so so important for when it comes down to finding your style and as cringey as it sounds, your 'look'.
These are a few looks that I came across on tumblr recently and I've made sure I have them favourited in my pictures because they always 'inspire' me when I'm planning new outfits or out shopping for new things to complete my 'looks'.
I think it is so important to make sure you save pictures of outfits or patterns or designs that you like when you find something GOLD, that way you always have something to look at and I have to say it really does help me create my shopping lists when I'm preparing to blow my wage (and student loan) on clothes.
When it comes to clothes I think its so important to find something you love about yourself or your outfit every day, something that makes it YOU. Dressing to impress is all about wearing clothes you feel comfortable in and making sure that you feel the best in yourself. Everyone has those days where you have less than no motivation and feel like shit but thats okay i guess, this just means you can turn yourself around the next day and maybe even change your earrings because I know thats something I ALWAYS forget to change-up but when I do I can feel the difference.
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Gum wall under Pikes Place Market
This was a highlight of the trip when asking the kids their what was the best part of the trip on the way home.
Noah figured he'd probably chewed that much gum in his live and wished he'd started his own gum wall back home.
I never did spend time to get the camera settings correct for the glass museum.
Top of the space needle. It was cold up there.
The kids all crashed a little after a yummy lunch.
I loved the snow capped mountains surrounding Seattle.
Arwen found her name.
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"You do realize this for the girls volleyball team, right?" "I do, I just need some after school thing to do, so I thought I would try this out." "Mmm hmm," the coach said. He was sitting in his office, listening to a sophomore high school student explain that he wanted to be the new towel boy for his team.
At first thought he was going to deny his request, but he sat and thought, "Well, there are no other applicants, and there's no reason why the girls can't keep their privacy, still." He looked at the boy again, and answered, "All right, come by at 3:30 tomorrow after school, and I will introduce you to the team." "Alright," Alex replied, happily. He just needed something to keep him at school, as he was not very happy with his living conditions, so he liked the idea of this easy job.
The next day, after school, Alex met the coach outside of the girls locker room. "Well I told them you would be coming in, they know your a guy, but I assured that their privacy would not be violated as long as they get out before you come in, whatever time we set for that, understand?" The coach said, with a mildly strict tone.
"Yeah," Alex said, nodding his head, trying to get the coach to trust him.
The coach knocked twice and walking in with Alex behind him. Alex was trying not to look all over, he wanted to seem professional. He looked ahead and saw all the girls, fully clothed, in some sort of line facing them.
"All right, this is Alex, he's the new towel boy for you all, as I mentioned to you during practice today. He will help me out dispensing water during practice, and will do the laundry for the uniforms." His job was not the standard 'towel boy' job, but it was the title that was given.
Alex was surprised by the lack of reply, as they all seemed very uncomfortable. "So who here knows Alex already?" Seven of the 12 players rose their hands. "Good, well then you know that this will be pretty straight forward." The next day was the first day for Alex. There had been a lot of talk about it, but no one knew quite how to judge it as Alex was not extremely close to anybody, just fairly pleasant to everyone.
The girls and him had been told that they are to leave, into the showers, while he goes into where the lockers are, and pick up the laundry.
The way that the locker room was set up no one in the locker section could see into the shower section, much like how a public restrooms walls are set up, so that from the door you cannot see anything. He walked in at 5:15, looked throughout and confirmed that everyone was in the showers. He picked up the clothes, and left the locker room for the day. This is same thing reoccured for a few days.
One day, though, he walked in and noticed a girl in the right side of the locker room section, with one leg in her pants, and the other one out. Being a gentleman Alex looked away and said, "Sorry, my bad, just umm come out and tell me when you are done," his heart was pounding, he did not want to lose this job. "Go ahead and pick up, it's no big deal" "Oh, ok," Alex said relieved.
He went in and started picking up uniforms, and could not resist peaking at the girl. She was wearing black, tight boy shorts, letting him see her very firm ass. Soon she got dressed, and he finished and left. An accident happened again, only two days later. He walked in, and caught the same girl, except she was just standing, talking, in her panties. Alex did not think much of it, and continued until he noticed she was talking to three other girls, two of which were dressed the same.
They had a shocked look on their faces, but did not react otherwise, assuming it was not big deal by the first girls reaction. Alex could not believe his luck, and felt extremely powerful as one of the girls was in his english class.
There was something about being in a position where he could see something that was completely inappropriate if it was anywhere else. He started getting anxious, hoping he would catch girls again. Every day he looked at the girl he caught, that was in his english class. Her name was Rachel, 32B cup, 5' 4" and had Alex drooling.
One afternoon he decided to stretch out his visit in the locker room. The girls started walking in, all in plain white towels, and stopped when they noticed him. "Oh sorry, guys, my bad," he lied, as he continued to pick up, pretending to hurry. "Thats ok," one of the girls said, in a friendly tone.
They stood there, watching him finish, and undressed after Alex left. He was excited now, and his only plan was just to repeat his recent encounter.
He did so three times in one week, and as he hoped, the girls became less uncomfortable. They started to bring their bra and panties into the shower area, and come out with them on while he was there. This continued for two weeks, with him having full conversations with the girls as they finished dressing. One day, after the two week mark of this attitude one of the girls forgot to bring her bra or panties in to the showers.
She did not want to make a big deal of it, and so she just walked in, in front of Alex, and started getting dressed. Alex knew he had to look down, not react, and if he any luck he could get other girls to adopt this fashion.
The girls admired this reaction, and so within a week half of them were patrolling the locker room topless. "God, Sarah, I hate my boobs!" "They're fine, gosh Jess!
Here, Alex!" Alex looked over to the two topless 17 year olds. "Come tell Jessica that her boobs look good!" Sarah demanded, playfully.
"Yeah those are really nice, Alex said, staring them down." "They're not, like, firm enough, though," Jessica then took Alex's right hand and put it on her left breast. "What do you think?" "They feel great, are you kidding me?" Alex said, trying to hide his tone of excitement.
He put his other hand on her other boob. Jessica must appreciated his comments, because the next day she came out completely nude. Alex could not keep his eyes from staring this time, but luckily Jessica took it as a compliment.
Soon enough all the girls were walking around completely nude, with Alex staring at them all, comparing shaved to unshaven, trimmed shapes, and other things.
"So, Alex, what do you prefer, shaved or unshaven?" One of the girls asked one day.
"I prefer either shaven or neatly trimmed, but I can't complain," Alex answered, while brushing his hand over the girls medium sized bush. "Ha! So do you do anything down their, yourself?" She asked, pointing to his groin with her eyes. "No, actually I never thought about it." By now five girls had joined the conversation, and they were shocked when they heard what he said.
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Fort Worth — Less than two weeks ago, after a successful series of performances of her one-woman show Stiff on the Atlanta-area leg of its tour, local actress Sherry Jo Ward became aware that she was in the care of an Atlanta hospital, having experienced a sudden further progression of Stiff Person Syndrome, the rare degenerative neuromuscular disorder that has shaped her life and artistic work for the past four years.
Slowly, excruciatingly, Sherry began working to accept the realization of her current condition with its new limitations, hard realities, and unanswered questions. Reluctantly, she agreed to cancel that weekend's Montgomery, Alabama performances.
"In my mind, I was going to get out of that hospital and go to Montgomery and do my shows," Ward says. "It just ripped out my heart to have to cancel. From that moment of acceptance, her focus shifted toward her commitment to the remaining shows scheduled this weekend at the Fort Worth Fringe Festival, Sept. 7-8 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
The weekend Sherry was in Atlanta, her husband Thomas Ward was preparing for the final weekend of Hand to God at WaterTower Theatre. Director Joanie Schultz and the team at WaterTower Theatre quickly made every arrangement necessary to relieve him of his role so he could get to Atlanta (Bob Hess took over the role of Pastor Greg). Within a few days, Thomas Ward was driving Sherry back to Texas. As they spoke during the drive, she began to create, devising solutions and brainstorming ways in which she might modify her show for her upcoming performances in Fort Worth.
Back home with little more than a week to prepare and despite looming uncertainties regarding her immediate needs for care and treatment, Sherry continued to collaborate with her director, Marianne T. Galloway: What lines must be altered? How could she adapt some of the physical demands of the show that were no longer possible? How would she alter both the beginning and ending of the show and utilize the element of surprise in light of disability that was no longer effectively invisible as it had been previously?
What else should we have expected from this life-loving spitfire area actor? Did anyone really think she'd gladly sequester herself to a hospital bed over a chance to take on new challenges for artistic expression?
Initially, Sherry was referred to in-patient physical therapy in the Grapevine area. I texted her soon after receiving the update: "I'm near Grapevine several times a week. What does a girl have to do to get on your visitors list?"
Sherry's quick-witted reply: "Tell them we're partners. Don't have to say what kind of partners we are!"
Limitations, hard truth, modification, hilarity, resolve...this is the constant cycle Sherry faces in her life and in her physical body while dealing with SPS. It's also an apt description of the changes gradually taking place in Stiff, the critically acclaimed original comedic drama she's been performing across the country now for over a year.
Those of us who have seen her show have been given a glimpse of this often unpredictable existence. When I first saw the show at the Women in Theatre Festival in Plano earlier this summer, I was aware that I was witnessing a later version of her original artistic iteration, a performance that had already re-invented itself in step with the progression of her illness. As Sherry explained to me recently, she wrote Stiff knowing that the show would require gradual adjustments depending on her physical abilities at the time of each performance. For example, when her symptoms were still somewhat invisible, audience members entered the performance space to find Sherry seated in a comfortable armchair on stage, chatting up the crowd. When everyone was settled in and relaxed, Sherry began the show by wholeheartedly playing harmonica, stopping to remark to the audience, "I know what you're thinking..." After powering through a few more cheery chords, she abruptly and hilariously completes the thought, exposing the audience's innermost thoughts with a shrug: "...She looks fine!" This opening line met with big laughs and put everyone at ease; the audience understood in one moment that their denial and uncertainty—even their utter loss over what they should do or think—was normal, acceptable, and hilariously human.
Since this latest progression of her disorder, however, Sherry is once again modifying some of these lines and other aspects of her show in accordance with the changes in her body. Where Stiff once mined comedy from the invisibilities of her illness, it must now allow for laughter even though her illness has become unmistakably apparent. "From the beginning, I decided I want to perform this show for as long as I'm physically able to do so," Sherry often says. "But I'm keeping it funny!" In contrast to other cities that have hosted the show at only one point in time, DFW audiences have the rare opportunity to witness a truly living and evolving work of comedic performance art and to experience its progressive effect on their lives. (It was first performed at the Festival of Independent Theatres in Dallas in 2017, then at Stage West in Fort Worth, then at the WIT Festival in Plano, and was performed for a group of doctors at Southwestern Medical Center; it has also been seen in St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Denver.)
Back home in Fort Worth between tour dates, Sherry has often described to me the hours she spends after each performance, speaking to audience members who patiently wait in lines for a few moments to express their own stories and gratitude for the ways in which her show impacted them. Before I saw Stiff, the idea of these post-show interactions made me feel slightly uncomfortable. Her description brought images to my mind of the lines of people I've witnessed in churches and at high profile events who wait to pay respects to renowned spiritual leaders or famous celebrities. What does it say about human nature, I often wonder, that we have this urge to deify those of us who are suffering and to idealize them as heroes?
Expressions of awe, wonder, and even worship can be signs of denial—cathartic offerings of gratitude to others for facing that which we're not quite able or ready to comprehend. Ill at ease with life's more perplexing questions, we deify those "heroes" who show resilience under the burden of life's hardships as readily as we demonize those "monsters" who abuse life's privileges (responses in the extreme that are all too prevalent in today's polarizing public discourse). In doing so, we deftly evade the deeper examination that might show us something of each archetype in ourselves...something more human. As comedian Hannah Gadsby so devastatingly demonstrated in her recent Netflix special, Nannette, comedy is typically used as a similar device of denial, luring us toward difficult truths, only to release us to laughter just in time to avoid fully confronting them. Stiff is similar to the groundbreaking work of comedians like Gadsby or Tig Notaro, whose recorded set "Live" chronicles personal tragedies including her own cancer diagnosis. Over the course of her one-hour performance, Sherry Jo Ward defies the limits of comedy, inviting us to laugh out loud even as she reveals the scathingly sober realities of disability, deteriorating health, and even death. Once I saw her show, it became clear: her audiences line up to meet her not because they've found a hero, but because they've been given a chance to face their own humanity.
"Here's what I'm trying to figure out again with this show," Sherry explains from her living room couch where she'd been receiving visitors since her arrival home. "How do I help the audience overcome all the barriers of their own discomfort? How do I get them past all of that?"
This artist, burdened with debilitation and pain, is concerned with making her audience comfortable so that she can connect with them. For Sherry Jo Ward, performing Stiff in all its humor and poignancy and honesty and bad-assery isn't about being an inspiration or a hero. It's about connection. It's about the art of self-expression and laughter. It's about using your voice and your body while you may be heard and seen. It's about being human.
I plan to be at every performance to witness it again.
» Jeni Roller is an actress and singer based in Fort Worth.
» Stiff, which runs an hour long, is performed in The Vault, a downstairs space at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. The performance times are:
- 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7
- 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8
Below is the complete schedule for the third Fort Worth Fringe
To read about the shows, go here. Look for more coverage of the FW Fringe coming on ThaeterJones.
3-4 p.m.: Letters | Seth Williams (Fort Worth) | Sanders Theatre
3-3:30 p.m.: Two in the Bedroom | Denisov Antrepriza (Houston) | The Vault
3:45-4:15 p.m.: [T]iny [P]latform [S]hakespeare | Cloud Nine Collective | The Vault
4:15-5:15 p.m.: Mask Madness | The Maverick Theatre Company (University of Texas at Arlington) | Sanders Theatre
4:30-5:30 p.m. Stiff | Sherry Jo Ward (Fort Worth) | The Vault
5:30-6:30 p.m. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something True | Linking Across Culture & Ages/Laca Bridges (Fort Worth) | Sanders Theatre
5:45-6:45 p.m.: Ashes to Ashes | DragStrip Courage (Fort Worth) | The Vault
6:45-7:45 p.m. Remembering Harvey | Lee College Theatre Department (Baytown, Texas) | Sanders Theatre
7-8 p.m. Oh, Jesus! Or, An Actor, a Cynic and a Savior Walk Into a Bar | John S. Davies (Dallas) | The Vault
8-9 p.m. Pichanga | La Criatura Theater Company (Chile) | Sanders Theatre
8:15-9:15 p.m. Smile, Princess | Tarrant Actors Regional Theatre & Proper Hijinx Productions (Fort Worth and Dallas) | The Vault
9:15-9:45 p.m. Ms. Delight | SceneShop Productions (Fort Worth) | Sanders Theatre
9:30-10:30 p.m. In Due Time, Pantomime | Charles Jackson (Fort Worth) | The Vault
10-11 p.m. Art of the Tease: Burlesque at the Fringe | Fort Worth Wild West Burlesque & Variety Shows | Sanders Theatre
11:30-12:30 a.m. Pichanga | La Criatura Theater Company (Chile) | Sanders Theatre
12-12:30 p.m. Two in the Bedroom | Denisov Antrepriza (Houston) | The Vault
12:45-1:45 p.m. Remembering Harvey | Sanders Theatre
12:45-1:45 p.m. Stiff | Sherry Jo Ward (Fort Worth) | The Vault
2-3 p.m. Letters | Seth Williams (Fort Worth) | Sanders Theatre
2-2:30 p.m. [T]iny [P]latform [S]hakespeare | Cloud Nine Collective | | The Vault
2:45-3:15 p.m. Two in the Bedroom... | The Vault
3:15-4:15 p.m. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something True | Linking Across Culture & Ages/Laca Bridges (Fort Worth) | Sanders Theatre
3:30-4:30 p.m. Ashes to Ashes | DragStrip Courage (Fort Worth) | The Vault
4:30-5:30 p.m. Mask Madness | The Maverick Theatre Company (University of Texas at Arlington) | Sanders Theatre
4:45-5:45 p.m. Smile, Princess | Tarrant Actors Regional Theatre & Proper Hijinx Productions (Fort Worth and Dallas) | The Vault
5:45-6:45 p.m. Pichanga | La Criatura Theater Company (Chile) | Sanders Theatre
6-7 p.m. In Due Time, Pantomime | Charles Jackson (Fort Worth) | The Vault
7-8 p.m. Art of the Tease | Sanders Theatre
7:15-8:15 p.m. [T]iny [P]latform [S]hakespeare | The Vault
8 p.m. Stiff | Sherry Jo Ward (Fort Worth) | The Vault
8:15-8:45 p.m. Ms. Delight | SceneShop Productions | Sanders Theatre
9-10 p.m. A Night in the Quarter | Va Va Voom Cabaret (Fort Worth) | Sanders Theatre
9:15-10:15 p.m. Oh, Jesus! Or, An Actor, a Cynic and a Savior Walk Into a Bar | John S. Davies (Dallas) | The Vault
10:15 p.m. The Vintage and Retro Sounds of Aurora Bleu | Aurora Bleu | Sanders Theatre


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Instacart workers plan Sunday-Monday strike
Some Instacart shoppers and drivers, the people who buy and deliver groceries to the companies' customers, have beefs about their compensation. Those grievances are bubbling over into a planned strike on Sunday and Monday.
The workers, who are independent contractors, are organizing on social media for what they're calling a "no-delivery day."
"We want to get Instacart's attention," said Jennell Lévêque, who's worked for the grocery-delivery service in the Bay Area for 31/2 years. The workers want Instacart to highlight tipping for customers and to increase compensation for large and heavy orders.
While Lévêque and some other workers said the planned action would be national, Instacart said it only expected protests by a handful of workers in Austin, Texas, and St. Louis and did not expect any service interruptions.
Instacart said it already notifies customers prominently of the option to tip. It said workers already can decline orders without retaliation, or can call a help line to have the delivery fee increased or request a second person to assist them. Workers said they could be dinged if they decline too many orders and said it's hard to reach the support line.
Instacart, a 5-year-old San Francisco startup, is valued at $3.4 billion. It operates in 154 U.S. cities and said it has hundreds of thousands of workers. The protesting workers said their main nexus is a Facebook group with 5,200 members.
"We realistically understand that we won't shut down the company," said Matthew Telles, who has worked as an Instacart shopper for two years in Chicago. "The nature of the job is that we are all separate, and not everyone is on Facebook. There will still be a decent number of people shopping" on behalf of Instacart customers.
That disparate work model has hindered other efforts by gig economy workers to organize. As independent contractors, they are barred by federal law from formal unionization. Uber drivers, the largest and most vocal group of gig workers, have held scattered protests.
Veena Dubal, an associate professor at UC Hastings College of the Law who studies Uber drivers and other gig workers, said several factors hinder organizing. "Casual workers have different and sometimes conflicting interests with full-time workers," often because they need the freedom and flexibility to work part time, she said. Moreover, gig workers move on quickly to other jobs. "Full-time workers who feel exploited are much more likely to engage in collective action," she said.
Lawsuits have been one major avenue for gig workers to join forces. Those from many companies, including Instacart, have banded together into class-action suits seeking to be reclassified as employees. A suit against Instacart ended with the company agreeing to pay out $4.6 million and clarify its tipping feature to customers. That settlement is pending.
Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods, one of Instacart's biggest grocery-store partners, threw that relationship into question, as Amazon has its own logistics network, including Amazon Flex, which uses independent contractors for Prime Now deliveries. However, Instacart reportedly has four years remaining in its contract with Whole Foods.
Meanwhile, Instacart has said the Amazon-Whole Foods deal triggered a stampede of other grocers seeking to partner with it to combat Amazon's threat.
Karyn and John Ellis of Woodside have ordered from Instacart for two or three years and make a point to always tip their delivery person. On Friday, when they called about an order gone astray, customer service told them (erroneously) that there was a sick-out happening, Karyn Ellis said.
"The gig economy seemed like a good idea at the time, but now that you have people who are dependent on it for their income, it doesn't pay, it doesn't provide security," she said.
Carolyn Said is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @csaid


text: Metop-B was launched today, 17 September, from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz rocket lifted off at 18:28 CEST. Carrying a suite of sophisticated instruments, Metop-B will ensure the continuity of the weather and atmospheric monitoring service provided by its predecessor Metop-A, which has been circling the globe from pole to pole, 14 times a day, since 2006.


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Handywoman – about rehabilitating after a stroke with Etac Turner
In her recently published book, Handywoman, she takes us through her own journey from a sudden collapse on the roadside, to the experience of stroke rehabilitation and learning to regain quality of life. Part memoir, part personal celebration of the power of making, in the book Kate reclaims disability as in itself a form of practical creativity.
Etac's UK sales manager, Andrew King, went to visit Kate at her home in Blanefield, Scotland to hear more about her rehabilitation with the Etac Turner sit to stand aid. Read the full story, or watch the filmed interview >>
Kate packing and folding the new book, Handywoman:


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Global technology company Ricoh's American branch has detailed its new portfolio of mobile productivity services including mobile printing, scanning, document storage, and collaboration among other features. Ricoh Mobile Worker Services is designed to directly address the challenges of mobile workers while attempting to access, store, scan, and print data stored at a home office. The new capabilities are aimed at the growing market of workers participating in the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement.
"Although we're firmly in the BYOD age, organizations are still struggling to reap mobile devices' full potential as business tools," said Dominic Pontrelli, senior vice president of Business Development for Ricoh Americas Corporation. "With Ricoh Mobile Worker Services, we'll help our customers realize this huge potential, giving mobile workers the right business information at the right time whether they're at home, on the road, at customer sites or moving around the workplace. The goal is a tailored business information solution that helps mobile workers be more productive, and work securely."
Technology solutions utilized by Ricoh Mobile Worker Services include:
• Ricoh HotSpot mobile printing: an easy way for mobile workers to print documents from any Internet-enabled device without the need for additional downloads or specific network access.
• The Ricoh DocumentMall: a cloud-based content management service letting users capture, store, manage, share, and collaborate on documents from any Internet-enabled device.
• HotSpot Printing App: an app that locates the closest HotSpot-enabled public printer and allows users to set such devices as a default printer.
For additional information visit Ricoh.com.


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