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Blaine Academics Plus makes a difference
- Written by Chanel Hill
- Published in The Learning Key
As you step inside the hallways of Blaine Academics Plus, and take a look around the classrooms, art room, computer lab, and math classes, you'll begin to notice a common pattern — hard working students, and a dedicated community of faculty, staff, administration, and parent volunteers, all striving for excellence.
"Our goal at Blaine has always been to give the students the best educational experience that they can receive," said principal Gianeen Powell. "Our teachers here do a great job of working together to change children's lives. We have teachers here that not only go above and beyond academically, but also personally. They motivate them to do more than what there are expected and they inspire the students to become anything they want to be. At Blaine, we push and motivate each other. It's a collaborative effort among everyone, and I truly believe that's why the school has been so successful."
Blaine is a kindergarten through eighth-grade school with several special needs classes and a headstart (Pre-K program). The school's mission is to establish a serious academic tone, increase standardized test scores, improve daily instruction and create organizational excellence and enrich student's lives. The school has an enrollment of 279 students.
"I've been at Blaine since Pre-K and I can honestly say that the school has helped me become a better person," said sixth grader Jaquil Gordon. "The work here challenges you and the teachers here really care. The students push each other to get better."
Sixth grade students at Blaine not only learn math, science, and social studies in Jamal Dennis's classroom, but they also learn life lessons.
"I just try to be there for my students both academically and personally," Dennis said. "I really care about my students in aspect of their lives, especially when it comes to their future. They know that I demand respect from them and I will give them that same respect back.
"With the lessons that I teach, I try not to just teach them, but I want them to apply what they learned in the classroom in their life. I want them to use what they learned to solve problems and make good decisions. I always tell them success comes with practice and hard work. If they do the work and challenge themselves; they will have success."
For sixth-grader Shamika Fox, going to Blaine has not only help her grow as a person, but it also helped her realize her passion.
"Going to Blaine made me realized I love to write; its my passion," Fox said. "I like to write adventurous stories because I create my own world in it. I just want to continue to learn as much as I can and build on what I already know. I want to succeed and going here is helping me to do that."
Blaine is apart of the Philadelphia Campaign for Healthier Schools. The program's goal is to decrease the unhealthy foods in the school, promote healthier food choices, and to increase physical activity and exercise.
"We just don't want our students to perform well academically, but we also want them to eat right and exercise," Powell said. "It was a little bit of an adjustment for the students as first, but now its something that the students are use to. That particular program is a good addition to the school."
In addition to its core curriculum, students at Blaine have also received an educational experience outside of the school setting. Blaine has taken students on educational trips to the Zoo, Art Museum, Franklin Institute, the Free Library, the historic home of John Coltrane and other academic and cultural institutions.
"When it comes to teaching art, I like to teach them art terms and art history," said art teacher Chris Chariw. "I'm able to do a lot of different things through the program. I want the students to get a real hands-on experience in art. I want my students to be creative and reach their full potential artistically. The students love the class and are interested in it. I just want them to get to best overall experience in art and I'm able to do that through this program."
For fourth-grader Trinity Coker, going to Blaine is overall learning experience.
"I've been only going to the school for two years, but I really like here," Coker said. "I've learned so much and everyone here is really nice. The teachers are willing to help if you need it. This year my favorite subject is math. I like doing division and multiplication. I really like this school and I'm happy I came here."
Fourth grade teacher Karla Verschot has been at Blaine for the five years. She said what makes the school so unique is the staff approach to teaching.
"Blaine has high expectations for academic excellence," Verschot said. "This is the ultimate school setting. We are doing everything to provide the kids here the best education. We want to help them learn, but also help them grow as a person. We want to help prepare them for their future, but also the real world."


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Be fervent then in going forward, for shortly thou shalt receive a reward for thy labors; there shall not be then any fear or sorrow within thy sphere.
Labor now but a little, and thou shalt find great rest, yea, perpetual joy.
If thou continuest faithful and zealous in doing good, no doubt but God will be faithful and liberal in rewarding thee.
Thou oughtest to have a good hope for obtaining victory, but thou must not be secure, lest thou grow either negligent or proud.
- Thomas A Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

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Recipe by EPRUETZ
"A pan-fried, moist, and tender pork cutlet that will melt in your mouth. Serve with a wedge of lemon and the accompanied dipping sauce and you're in German Heaven!"
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4 (4 ounce)
boneless pork chops
1/4 cup
1 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
egg, beaten
2 tablespoons
3/4 cup
panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon
ground paprika
1/4 cup
vegetable oil
3/4 cup
chicken stock
2 teaspoons
chopped fresh dill
1/2 teaspoon
1/2 cup
sour cream
I tried this for supper tonight and it was terrific. The kids even asked for seconds :)
Pork is my favorite... But this didn't do my chops any justice. It's basically pork cutlets with a flavorless cream sauce.
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I know of Schnitzel and this is a lovely recipe but my family have always uses pork steak which comes from the shoulder blade area and it is much nicer for this dish than the chop. We always ask the butcher to butterfly the steak and then we bash it. Much less work if the butcher cuts it open for us. Just love Schnitzel.
My husband and I have lived in Germany before...we enjoyed this recipe! Pork Schnitzel is, for the most part, pork cutlets! narf! We liked the sauce too...Ill use less salt next time though. Thanks for sharing!
My family loves this. Its just like how I always made it. My grandmother's recipe called for regular seasoned bread crumbs, but I changed it to panko. I was searching for a variation of schnitzel when I saw this and was surprised its just like mine. I usually use dill seeds for the sauce because I never have fresh dill and I use more paprika cause I love it. We never use the sauce for dipping, we just pour it right on top of the pork and noodles or dumplings.
For the most part, we really enjoyed this dish. The dipping sauce wasn't exactly what we were hoping, but it did taste good. I had to add a slurry of about 1 tsp cornstarch with 1 Tbs of water to the sauce to get it to thicken and we all thought it could benefit from a squeeze of lemon juice. The pork was almost perfect as written, except I think next time (and there WILL be a next time!) I will season the pork itself with the salt and pepper instead of adding it to the flour. Additionally, the paprika all sifted down through the panko crumbs, making the last piece of pork end up with the majority of the paprika on it, so next time I'll add the paprika to the flour instead.
I tried this recipe the first time I ever made schnitzel and it was delicious. Even my son liked it and he doesn't seem to like very much these days! It is simple and very tasty!
Very easy and tasty, loved the sauce! Thanks for the great recipe!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Pork Schnitzel with Dipping Sauce
Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 398
Calories from Fat: 244
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text: A severe thunderstorm with straight line winds of 60 miles an hour wreaked havoc on the community of Freer in Duval County Sunday night.The storm, which felt more like a tornado to many residents, knocked out electricity to most of the city and caused damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.Along with the high winds came quarter- to golf ball-sized hail, ruining the progress that one Freer resident has been making on the dream house he and his wife have been building since after Christmas."We had it all the way up to the roof already," J.R. Bazan said. "We were getting ready to put shingles on, hopefully by the end of this weekend, and that ain't going to happen now."Bazan, who lives across the street from the dream house he is building, said the thunderstorm came in sounding like a freight train.A few blocks away, Freer residents Shorty and Maudie Ward described the conditions of the storm as scary, saying it was really "rockin' and rollin'."The 60 mile per hour straight line winds caused lots of damage on Hunt Street, downing trees and fences, tearing roofs off of buildings and causing the most significant damage to Alamo Lumber."This was a whole, real big lumber shed, plywood shed, and it's gone," said Kevin Alamo, owner of Alamo Lumber. "And there was a whole shed that was right there. It's gone. We have a brand new shed that we just put up. It had damage to it."While the storm brought about no official tornados, for residents and business owners in Freer, it sure felt like one.


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The mode
In a season (with fixtures typically starting in mid-July and ending in late May of the following year, with a four-week winter break), 18 Bundesliga teams compete for the title of German champion. Matches are played in a round-robin mode in first and second leg ties (at home and away).
At the end of the season, the bottom two of the table are relegated directly to the Bundesliga 2, from where the top two teams move straight up to join Germany's elite league. The club placed 16th in the Bundesliga and the club finishing third in Bundesliga 2 are pitted against each other in two play-off ties (at home and away), adding to the end-of-season excitement.
Since 1995/96, the three-point rule is being applied. The winner of each match gets three points (formerly two), and in case of a tie each team gets one point, the loser of the match gets none.
The German champion and the runner-up are qualified automatically for the Champions League, the "Top-Flight Class" in the European club contest.
Starting with the season 1999/2000, the Champions League was extended to 32 clubs. Thus, it is also possible for the third and fourth-placed of the Bundesliga to qualify for the Champions League. They enter in the third qualifying round. The teams participating in this round can be sure that in case they drop out they will still have the guarantee to start in the UEFA Cup. If a team wins in one year the German championship and the Champions League, the Bundesliga will have no right for an additional place in the Champions League in the following year.
The fifth and sixth of the Bundesliga and the winner of the DFB cup - or the finalist, in case the cup winner should be entitled to start also in the Champions League - are qualified for the first UEFA cup round. Two clubs - the seventh and the eighth of the table, unless the cup winner occupies this place, and provided the respective club has signed up - may qualify via the UI cup for the UEFA cup.
By way of the draw procedure, the fairest Bundesliga club may get a place in the UEFA cup qualification, provided Germany has made at least 8000 points in the international fair-play contest. Should in the "five-years fair-play contest" Germany drop to the fourth place, - for which all of the clubs who started in the European championship matches are responsible, however, not the national team - the fourth-placed in the Bundesliga will lose in the year after the next the starting permission for the Champions League qualification, and the sixth of the table loses starting permission for the UEFA Cup. This does not apply during the running season.
Starting with the season 1999/2000, the European cup of the cup winners has been eliminated.


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Although it's sad to say, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett's days as Celtics are numbered. But when all is said and done, does the banner honoring Celtic greats hanging in the Garden have room for #20 and #5?
Kevin Garnett enjoyed a fantastic career with the Timberwolves, highlighted by his MVP season. He led the league in rebounds for a couple years, made a few All-NBA 1st Teams, and even won the All-Star Game's MVP award. That being said, KG had some amazing years as a Celtic. First and foremost, KG helped bring a 17th Championship to the Celtics as a member of the Big 3. He was named to the All-NBA 1st team that year, and was named Defensive Player of the Year. He continued making All-Star teams and NBA All-Defensive First Teams. He was also the team's emotional leader for several years, keeping Ubuntu alive and preaching lock-down defense. If you ignore his clearly superior stint with the Timberwolves, and focus in on his achievements as a Celtic, it seems like a very solid resume for somebody looking to get their number retired.
Ray Allen also enjoyed a fantastic career prior to his days as a Celtic, but Ray was shipped around a little bit, playing for the Bucks and Sonics before coming to the Celtics. He isn't linked to a single other ball-club as much as KG is, so retiring his number as a Celtic seems more reasonable. But as a Celtic, he also had some amazing seasons of his own. He's leading all Celtics in three-point and free throw percentage in a season. He also has the highest career free throw percentage as a Celtic in history. In addition, he broke several NBA records as a Celtic, most notably the most 3 pointers ever made. Finally, he was a key cog in the Big 3's Championship run in 2008, and has been helping us contend ever since.
So what do you guys think? Despite their short tenure as Celtics, do they deserve to have their numbers hang from the banners?


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Firstly to define what psychopathy is for the purposes of this article: some experts, specialists and the like talk about Machiavellianism and narcissism as character traits of psychopathy, now although this is often true (not always, not all psychopaths are charismatic for example) generally it seems when psychology experts and CIA profilers talk about psychopaths, what they're in actual fact talking about is "a dark triad individual", using the term "psychopath" as synonymous with "dark triad." When I refer to psychopathy here, I will be looking at psychopathy in and of itself, not the related character traits that psychopaths often possess such as narcissism and Machiavellianism as those traits of the dark triad have their own articles here (narcissism will soon) and are independent character traits in and of themselves.
In this article you're going to learn what psychopathy is as well as how to emulate its beneficial abilities, this is relevant so you can differentiate (although not without difficulty) between someone who is very good at being an asshole and consciously detaching themselves from problems (for reasons of rationalism by practicing stoicism) and someone who is clinically incapable of empathising with another human-being (which is what psychopathy is) there is one major difference between stoicism and psychopathy, the choice to care. In practice, a psychopath's empathy switch is constantly set to "off" and cannot be turned on via conscious or subconscious choice, it's a neurological defect. A stoic's empathy switch is set to "off" consciously but can be turned "on" or its the reverse, the empathy switch is "on" by default and quickly switched to "off" (dependent on the stoic in question and their level of practice/desensitisation to their own emotional sensations.)
Psychopathy is essentially the inability to empathise with others; it is both a gift and a curse in and of itself. It is a gift for the psychopath because it presents them with many avenues in which to act without any internal moral conscience, it's this lack of conscience which makes psychopaths feel somewhat omnipotent, feeding their narcissism, because they don't feel anxiety when pondering morality should they choose to ponder it. Any pondering they do of morality is merely intellectual in nature, it's not emotional in basis. They have no morality. Psychopaths are amoral by merit of their inability to empathise. Their emotions are for them, and them alone, they are solipsistically emotional, other people's emotion exists for nothing but manipulation to them. Psychopaths are amoral or immoral (depending on how you look at it), to have morals you actually have to care about people and by nature of a psychopaths neurology, they're incapable of doing this, or so barely capable of it that it is statistically insignificant in any decision making processes they go through. Such a neurological defect can be shown by a low amount of brain activity on an MRI scanner.
Many people who read red pill philosophy are aware of the power which is inherent to "not giving a fuck", a psychopath never gives a fuck, at least, not about you as a person, your well-being, your problems, your essence. What they give a fuck about is getting what they want by any means necessary. They never care about YOU in and of yourself, but merely care about you as a by-product of your utility to them, this is why in some circumstances they may conditionally care about you (for as long as your useful.)
Your utility is generally connected to you providing them with an immediate service or a service soon to be called on in the future (to use you), thus they want to safeguard you as their "investment" until they can come collect on your services, not because they actually care about your well-being in and of itself – this is something a psychopath is completely incapable of, however a charming psychopath can convince "their target" that they care about you. No matter how much you desire it and how much they feed into that desire, their facade of caring for you is merely a manifestation of Machiavellianism, they are totally and utterly incapable of such behaviour; anything you believe in this context is zealous in nature – substantiated by idealistic desire and misdirection, not tangibility, reason or fact.
Some psychopaths are so cold it is completely obvious they are psychopathic, others are very good at manifesting a warm charismatic persona, as such that you would never guess they are psychopathic from simply interacting with them, these types blend in. It depends on the psychopath in question, although all psychopaths share the trait of being uncaring and incapable of empathy internally, they are still fundamentally different characters and this affects their choice of presentation which they give to the world around them, some are very obviously detached and cold, others can be incredibly charming and warm (in order to befriend and betray etc.) What one must realise is that the emotion a psychopath feeds you (because that is what they are doing to you, feeding your hindbrain) is inherently superficial, it is a device to manipulate you via your emotions, to gain leverage over you, to influence.
Psychopaths have incredible powers of observation and deduction. Your body language, your eye movement, the placement of your hands, your posture, your vocal tonality, they are the masters of discerning the strength of one's frame. Worse to be a person with a weak frame that realises a psychopath is analysing their every fidget, glance and bodily scratch than be an ignorant participant in a psychopaths internal observational experiment where mental notes are made on your presentation and correlated to personality traits, such as the likelihood of your susceptibility to certain types of behaviour and courses of action as well as a quick cost-benefit analysis which deduces your risk factor as an adversary to them. Psychopaths are social predators, they will use this information to control you and reduce your working effectiveness as well as in some situations, ensnare you totally if you're not careful. Their motives depend vastly on your utility, perhaps how sexually appealing you are as well as how much you've tried to shit on their ego (aka: pissed them off.)
All psychopaths are Machiavellians, but not all Machiavellians are psychopaths. You can learn the skills psychopaths use, you can utilise stoicism to emulate psychopathic traits, so in a way, one could argue, you could in fact emulate a psychopath so well through training that it's difficult to discern the difference between you in your stage of completed training and a legitimate naturally born psychopath, however, you cannot neurologically become a psychopath, you will always have to try to "maintain frame", you will always have to keep on top of yourself and stay in control. Things which are innate to a psychopath by mere nature of their biology you will have to contest, suppress and/or reconcile such as the psychopaths inability to empathise with their victims pain and thus no inclination to deliberate over the morality of such actions, no feelings of guilt, no remorse, nothing – there's no process for them to deal with that as the emotional process simply never occurs for them. For a non-psychopath, it does.
Machiavellianism can be taught but psychopathy cannot. One is a vocation/art, the other is a neurological disorder. Although you cannot become psychopathic, you can learn skills which come naturally to the psychopath.
To a psychopath you are always perceived through the filter of "being a tool" if you have no utility to a psychopath, a psychopath will not bother you. If you are a liability to a psychopath and you have no utility, they will not hesitate to fuck your life up. Psychopaths are the personification of the concept of "cruelness" because they are completely liberated from guilt and are thus mercilessly ruthless, as I've already said, they are biologically incapable of empathising with other human-beings and thus guilt is not a phenomenon they ever have to contend with. The ability to connect with other humans and feel guilt is what stops a lot of you from embellishing in your own amoral selfishness, the barrier between yourself and cognitive decision-making liberation.
Due to their genetic propensity for hyper-emotionalism female psychopathy is rare, in it's place your standard run of the mill women commit immoral acts by disassociating from reality to justify their actions so although their behaviours can achieve a similar result they still experience an emotional component and thus by merit of that, are non-psychopathic. This emotion manifests through "feeling" and they have to deal with it, women tend not to have "an absence of emotion" like a stoic does through suppression but rather they are good at "coping with emotion" as in, addressing it when it comes along and putting it to rest to restore their emotional balance. They do this by rationalising it away with falsehoods and deluding themselves into believing an idealistic and biased perception of events which allows them to reconcile their sense of guilt with their committed atrocity. EG: blame shifting, justifying, tweaking facts.
Women are very good at making themselves believe bullshit due to the foundations of their reasoning stemming from their current emotional state, thus they can self-deceive and disassociate in a way that most men find remarkably difficult to comprehend being as inherently rational as they are.
It's ironic that, within a context of "red pill, blue pill" that the psychopath has probably some of the most astute, observational insight you'll ever hear uttered from the breath of a human life. Their ability to observe deeply and comprehend the synoptic workings of the various elements which make up a targets persona allows them to weaponise the truth, by having such a strong understanding of the inner workings of a person's specific circumstances they can maleate the relevant knowledge to overwhelm a target with a tirade of truth, truth delivered in such a callous and cold way that it borders on abuse. This is truth that the target usually isn't mentally strong enough to hear or handle; kind of like "swallowing the pill" except this person has ill-intent and is injecting you with a much higher dosage.
Psychopaths can bury the truth in a glazing of bullshit and use the credibility of the truthful elements within their presentation to convince the target of the false elements via repetitions and false appeals to credibility which belong to different components of their presentation, the "grains of truth", not the elements which are fictitious or illusory in question. However a psychopath will attempt to transfer the credibility from the truthful statement onto the untruthful statement in this strangely amalgamated package bundle of psychological bullshit, it's for this reason they make exceptional gaslighters. They possess the ability to drive people insane because they won't feel guilt for emotionally abusing you. This paragraph of text borders heavily on Machiavellianism, but a Machiavellian with minimal psychopathic traits cannot gaslight in a way that a psychopath with Machiavellian traits can.
If Machiavellianism is neutral, a tool which can be maleated into a tool for attack or defence or even mere abstinence, psychopathy has a distinctively aggressive edge to it, as by its very nature, it will cause harm – it cannot be suppressed or argued – it simply "is." It is a condition.
What does this mean for someone who isn't psychopathic but wants to implement this facet of the triad into their life? How can you "utilise" psychopathy when it's a neurological condition? Well what you can do is utilise the psychological abilities that the condition rewards its occupant without being restrained by the curse of being incapable of emotionally connecting to other beings. As I'm keeping narcissism and Machiavellianism separated to their respective corners of the triad, I'm just going to look at the powers of perception and observation psychopathy awards as well as the self-control and frame control it grants rather than explore the other facets of the triad.
"Not giving a fuck" – Empathy, guilt, fear, anxiety etc – the crippling, limit imposing emotions.
To embody this trait in a non-psychopathic person one must substitute an inability to empathise with the non-psychopathic equivalent, which is not an inability to give a fuck, but proficiently suppressing how many fucks you give – stoicism.
Stoicism, verb form "to be stoic" is the mental process of suppressing emotions, not thinking about them, not reasoning with them, not reconciling them but simply concentrating so strongly on the emotions at hand with "nothingness" that you destroy the integrity of the emotional presence within your mind using your will. Concentration, intense focus, like a ray of sunlight refined into a narrow beam through a magnifying lens is the embodiment of mental power, discipline. Emotion, unacknowledged, without any facts or bullshit added to it will pass, it is simply a biological impulse, a feeling, one part of your brain sending a communication to another part and causing discomfort. By addressing feelings you give them more importance and power than they inherently possess, their power lays in their potential to influence you, if you destroy their potential they become powerless, nothing but mere tickles, tingles and sensations. Think of the destruction of negative emotions as killing Hitler when he was a baby, potential to fuck shit up getting destroyed.
If you are for example, as is common with many nowadays, anxious, concentrate on the anxiety, embrace it rather than pretend it isn't there, concentrate very hard and try to clear your mind focusing on the sensation of irrational fear (which is what debilitating anxiety is), in a way one could say this is a form of meditation, it is disconnecting ones thoughts from one's feelings so that the irrational and harmful nature of negative emotions cannot pollute the thoughts and thus subsequent actions of an individual's fibre.
One could well argue that stoicism can be utilised as a purification process of sorts, it allows one to keep self-control, frame and become the master of their own destiny. If you can overcome negative emotions, the debilitating emotions, your power as an individual spikes massively. Fearlessness is power. Confidence is power. These are things which come naturally in the absence of negative cognitive feedback loops and unhealthy detrimental emotion rampaging around in one's mind. I recommend practicing meditation, look up Buddhist temples in your area and see if you can go along and meditate with them.
I have this book on my Amazon wish-list until I do my next shop as I was recommended it to be a good book on Zen/frame control: Zen in the Art of Archery (the link is a referral link, meaning Amazon gives me money if you buy the book through that link – so if you're interested and want to support this site, do so.)
"The powers of observation – The ability to understand, discern, correlate or simply "connect the dots" based on non-verbal cues"
The powers of observation are not psychopathic per se, but anyone who has formal training in psychology based roles such as psychiatry tend to have heightened powers of observation, a critical mind that can observe and deduce to create effective analysis. Why do you think that is? It's because the people they're dealing with do, psychopaths, dark triads of all complexions and tendencies are very intelligent minds. Manipulation does not know stupidity and psychopaths are always manipulative. This is why the job of a shrink requires them to be able to comprehend these individuals in some tangible manner so that they may give some kind of evaluative report, even if it isn't completely correct they have to medicalise how fucked up the dark triad individual in question is and somehow rationalise an explanation for their their disturbing mind waging warfare.
OK, to the gritty now, cold reading is essentially what you're after. Cold reading is the ability to create deductions based upon non-verbal observations and the nuances in verbal communication, so nonverbally we're talking posture, body language: what direction do they face, their hand placement, their eye movement speed, are they fidgeting or controlled, do they scratch or needlessly touch areas of themselves for no obvious reason (eg: putting your hand on your neck, bringing hands together to make hand gestures etc.), non-verbal but auditory cues include sighing, breathing heavily and making noise with the air in the nose, such as snorting. What direction do they gaze in, can they hold eye contact – yes or no? Who looks away first? The last one is a hugely important one, it signifies confidence and dominance.
Verbally we're talking tonality, with word choice do they self-censor? Do they use Ebonics? Do they swear? What idiolectal mannerisms do they adopt? In the UK accent often gives away one's social class and economic standing, with the better educated trying to hide their natural regional accents (you see this a lot in places like Scotland/Newcastle) by consciously changing their pronunciation of vowel sounds to sound more southern, whereas the lower class give no fucks and pronounce many things incorrectly, staying true to the local dialect/accent.
There's overall articulacy (to indicate speed of thought, knowledge base, intelligence, charisma etc.) and then there's vocabulary, do they use simple words or complex ones? When they use complex language is that natural or a redundant effort to impress present company involved?
Clothing, make-up and overall presentation. What do they wear? Why do they wear it? What image are they trying to convey to the world around them? Is it a rocker full of tattoos and piercings? They want to communicate they're rebellious and don't give a fuck, they don't respect boundaries and demand respect. Man in a suit? Wants to communicate he's socially and economically successful, probably thinks he's better than you are unless it's a cheap suit and he's going for a job interview at McDonalds. Black guy in a jersey wearing abundant, opulent and excessive jewellery? He's peacocking to get women and wants to command respect by implying he's a force to be reckoned with both physically and economically.
Make-up is a bigger one in and of itself; it demonstrates vanity and a preoccupation with the perception of one's physical presentation. Makeup is worn by most women; their looks are both their strength and their weakness as it's their major and preferred tool for self-betterment. Women who wear little to zero make-up and don't look like candle wax just melted are the natural genetic beauties. Women who wear abundant amounts are insecure and trying to deceive you with illusion by attempting to convince you they are more sexually desirable than the genetics Mother Nature gave them. Internally in their heart of hearts, every time they see a naturally pretty girl and get jealous, they know they're not, and they live this lie every day thus causing them to be insecure as fuck.
Through cold reading you will fine-tune your intuition to a point where you know things about a person without really being able to reason quickly why you think these things whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy about your perception. Once competent, your "intuition" or "gut" will be right the majority of the time about your deductions. The great thing about cold reading is it's called cold because its covert, you can ascertain all this information, a plethora of it, via mere observation – without having any meaningful or probing conversation with the person in question (which would be overt or hot) – it's a great way to "scout for information" before having to deal with a person. You can then use this knowledge to make rational assumptions about a person and use this as you see fit in your future interactions with them to help you make decisions and protect yourself, or if you should choose to, influence them or gain their trust.
I recommend you sit around in public places, say coffee shops and just observe people. Listen to people earnestly. Look at them closely. Eavesdrop like fuck, don't stare just glance around, use your peripheral vision to analyse too. If you have sunglasses, great – you will conceal your line of sight. Observing how different types of people behave will only attune your ability to read people and discern things about them. The more you do it, the better you'll get. Like anything, you have to put the time in. Try to interact passively with a huge range of character types.
I would love to recommend a book on observation for you to read, as truly it would give me a good excuse to whack up another referral link and potentially make me some monies, however, my experience and knowledge of observation is completely vocational so until a respectable individual points me in the direction of a book on cold reading/observation which I'm willing to endorse with my reputation I shan't be posting any referral links to such books on this topic.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to get in touch and give some solid reasoning as to why said book is worth my attention and I shall/buy read the work in question before contemplating endorsing it in the future to the readers here.
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Begin Again comes from writer-director John Carney, who burst forth with Once a few years ago. This film, which stars Keira Knightly and Mark Ruffalo (among others), captures the same blend of wistful emotions and life-affirming musical energy as that 2006 hit.
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While the U.S. Attorney's office secured 30-plus convictions, in some respects salvaging a modicum of respect for the system, Whitey and his lawyers not only exposed but completely undressed the unsavory and amoral corruption that was rampant in the FBI and DOJ during Whitey's reign in Boston.
Boston law enforcement authorities' bitterness and mistrust of past FBI actions, on view at Whitey Bulger's ongoing trial, have bubbled to the surface in the aftermath of Boston Marathon terror bombing.
Who are they? What is their background? Do they like the danger and the money? Or hate it. Stay or leave? If they're religious, how do they reconcile their ethical teachings? How are their lives affected?
Are we taking "seeing the best in others" too far, or are we driven by self-interest - ignoring the signs for the possibility of a winning team, making money or "keeping the peace" in a family or relationship?
The only way to ensure that that these informers do not abuse the system is to keep them on a very tight leash -- ever mindful that their goal, and their probity may be a totally different than that of their handlers.
Martorano, a divorced father of five appeared tired, yet well fed, in his expensive Italian blue suit and tie as he took the stand to testify against his old friend Whitey Bulger.
"This is why I stay and fight--I want to show that my husband Michael was an innocent person and that he wasn't involved with anything having to do with Whitey." Those poignant words came during our wide-ranging conversation with Patricia Donahue several days ago.
If not now, then when? The upcoming trial of Whitey Bulger marks the time for the murdered victims' families to tell the world who and what has been taken from them.
I anticipated seeing a defeated elderly man, but it was quite the opposite. Those cold blue-gray eyes revealed a man in control, a criminal mastermind who plans to take the stand this summer and share secrets -- secrets some had hoped would be forever buried along with the dead.
It's a sad day for the criminal justice system in the country when a respected and esteemed judge like Richard Stearns can be removed from a trial based on desperate and groundless claims from a renowned madman.
Outside the courthouse, Carney denied that Bulger was even an informant for the government! How can that be true when evidence exists that Bulger helped the Feds take down the Italian mob in the North End, which paved the way for his criminal empire?
Murder, theft, and hidden identity describe just a few mysteries confounding the art world. The business side of Art can get messy, especially when the stakes are high. How did a billionaire legally "steal" a $10 million painting?
In a matter of weeks, I found myself, an intelligent young woman growing up in the nation's safest city, in a great deal of trouble. While I was quickly able to break it off and move forward, many women are not so fortunate.


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Since nothing major came out of the trade deadline except for the loss of one center, the pickings will be slim. All the Celtics have at their disposal are free agents, D-Leaguers, and players from different basketball associations around the world (whose seasons have ended). The point is, the pickings are slim, and the chances of getting a center that can score, rebound, and defend are slim as well, so I thought I would propose the question.
I thought it was an interesting question to think about. All you've got to do is select one type of center. The only thing is, the type you pick, can't do any of the other 2 things. For example, if you choose "scorer", then your center can't rebound, or defend. If you choose "defender" then your center can't score or rebound.
Let's assume these centers are 7'1, and will be in the starting lineup alongside Garnett.
Defender: If you choose this center, then you choose a center that pretty much shuts down the opposition. Opposing centers would not be able to score on this guy. Opposing guards would be too frightened to even attempt a thought about venturing in the paint. Despite being a serious defensive anchor, this center cannot score. He can't have the ball thrown to him in the low post, because he can't do anything with it. This center also doesn't know what "boxing out" means so asking for rebounds out of this guy is asking too much.
Scorer: If you choose this center, then you choose a center that can light it up in a hurry. He can take over a game with his scoring, and draw double or even triple teams depending on how hot he is. The scorer however, is the opposite of the defender. He is only truly useful on one side of the court. Opposing centers and guards abuse this center in the paint, and of course this center gets no rebounds.
Rebounder: If you choose this center, then you choose a bloodhound. Once the ball goes up, you can expect to see his hands in the air first. He'll sky into the rafters for a rebound if he has to. This goes for both sides of the court. Offensive or defensive, this center can box out anything on a basketball court, however you can't ask him to score or defend. They call him the janitor because he cleans up any offensive, or defensive mess on the court.
(In this case, I'm not allowing rebounds and defense to be in the same category although it arguably is. Let's allow it for the sake of conversation).
Which center would you take? Since you're pairing him next to Garnett, which type of center do you feel would compliment his game? If you feel that all centers would be good next to Garnett, give the order in which you take him (i.e: Scorer-Rebounder-Defender).


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There comes a point in everyone's life when you will need the assistance of a lawyer.
As a student who is living off-campus in a seasonal or year-round rental, the need for a lawyer may become a necessity should you encounter a dispute with your landlord or roommate(s). Furthermore, off-campus students will on occasion run into legal difficulties that require the need for a lawyer.
Every year, Monmouth students who are living off-campus encounter legal issues that could include:
Where should you turn if you have a legal questions?
The New Jersey Courts sponsor an informative landlord/tenant FAQ page, which is a good place to begin your search if you have questions. Another consideration when selecting an attorney is any personal referral that you can gather from friends or family members who may have had to address a similar issue. While the internet is a great place to do some research, if you have a family friend or relative who is a lawyer, you may want to seek their advice. The person may not be able to represent you, but he or she may be able to point you in the right direction when it comes to finding an attorney who can address your specific legal issue.
What is small claims court?
The Small Claims Section is a court in which you may sue someone (the defendant) to collect a small amount of money that you believe is owed to you. Because procedures in Small Claims are simpler than in other courts, persons usually can file and present their cases relatively quickly and inexpensively, and often without an attorney. This segment explains how to file a complaint, a counterclaim, or an appeal, and gives general information about Small Claims in New Jersey.
Tenants can take a dispute to small claims court, which may not require the need for legal representation. Small claims court is designed to address monetary claims of no more than $5,000.
Is it possible to represent yourself in court?
The short answer is yes. However, you will be placing a great deal of responsibility on yourself, and it's something you should thoroughly consider before making that kind of decision.
Does Monmouth University offer legal advice to students?
Students may contact the Center for Student Success, located on the lower level of the Student Center at 732-571-3487 to schedule a brief appointment with a lawyer who will provide students with legal counseling.


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The Society provides a broad spectrum of scientific and educational activities. These include the production and regular updating of internationally renowned guidelines for the management of hypertension; an Information Service for healthcare professionals; a Validation Service for manufacturers of blood pressure monitors; coordinating collaborative research into aspects of hypertension and cardiovascular risk; and holding scientific meetings covering all aspects of research and the delivery of care related to hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
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Currently on the shelf after undergoing shoulder surgery, Anthony Pettis is now looking forward to his first fight back this fall. Pettis decided to take the surgery after the title shot he was hoping for went to Frankie Edgar, who was granted his rematch against Benson Henderson at UFC 150. His rehabilitation is taking longer than he originally expected. He first thought he'd be out for 8 weeks and looked to return at the end of the summer, but that appears to have been pushed back.
Here's what Pettis had to say to MMA Weekly:
I had shoulder surgery in early April, I'm just trying to get better and get back in the cage. I'm shooting for October or November. It's taking a little longer than expected but I wanted to make sure I'm 100 percent before I get back in there. As of right now, I'm still recovering from the shoulder surgery so I can't take any offers or call anyone out. I'm just kind of at a standstill right now. I want a title shot, so whoever's gonna get me that next fight to a title shot, I'm up for it. I'm in the UFC and I want a UFC title shot. I worked my way to get here and I think I deserve a title shot
In his last fight Anthony Pettis impressed many with a first round high kick KO of Joe Lauzon at UFC 144. At the time, even Dana White was eyeing him for the next shot. However, when Henderson upset Edgar later that night, Frankie campaigned hard to get the rematch he felt he deserved. Dana eventually granted Edgar the request and went on to promise the following shot to Nate Diaz after UFC On Fox 3. All that depends on what happens next month, though. If the winner of Henderson vs Edgar is injured or forced to sit out, Pettis and Diaz could find themselves in a title eliminator.
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If you're a fan of the highly entertaining feature film "Drumline," starring the engaging Nick Cannon and depicting life at Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs), as well as the guts and glory of Black college marching bands, you'll want to experience "Drumline Live," the colorful, high energy adaptation coming to the stage of the Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad Street, October 25–26 at 7:30 p.m.
"Drumline Live" is the brainchild of Atlanta native Don P. Roberts, a former Florida A&M University (FAMU) drum major who began his musical journey as a trumpeter. An educator who has served as the instrumental music coordinator of the DeKalb County School System since 1996, Roberts was recruited by "Drumline" producer Dallas Austin, an accomplished drummer who is also an Atlanta native, to serve as executive band consultant for the film.
"Drumline Live," directed by Roberts and originally dubbed 'Halftime Live,' was initially adapted for the stage on a much smaller scale in 2005, and exploded into an aural/visual spectacle when powerful Columbia Artists Management, Inc. (CAMI) stepped in and took the production worldwide.
"For those people that are coming and expecting to see 'Drumline,' the movie, I want to give a disclaimer: This is better!" Roberts said during a recent interview. "If you liked 'Drumline,' you're going to love 'Drumline Live!' If you see us in person on drums and horns — all up in your face, and the music and choreography — it's an experience that is totally indescribable."
Touring with a six-member technical crew, the 30-member cast of the two-hour production was chosen through nationwide auditions that included stops in Texas, Virginia, Atlanta and Florida, as well as online auditions. "Our group is an all-star group composed of the best band talent, singing talent, drummers, etc., from the Black colleges all around the country," said Roberts.
Boasting a musical smorgasbord that ranges from contemporary to hip-hop to Motown and gospel, Roberts describes "Drumline Live" as "the HBCU experience."
"People say, 'Okay, what does that mean?' when you talk about the Black college and that experience. Before there was Usher, there was James Brown and Michael Jackson," Roberts explained. "So Black college marching bands didn't just start marching in the year 2000. These bands got started in the '50s and '60s, etc. — FAMU in the '40s. We delve into a historical perspective where you're going to get music from the '60s. You're going to get music from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and you're going to get the present day music as well. You're going to get a little bit of Nicki Minaj, but you're gonna also get The Temptations. You might get a little Aretha Franklin. We touch every generation from about the 1930s. This is for the family — every age, from five years old to 95 years old." Recently appointed as the associate producer and executive band consultant for the ESPNU Television series, "The Battle," which features some of America's best HBCU marching bands, Roberts says that "Drumline Live" audiences should "prepare for the unexpected."
"This show is absolutely the most dynamic, exciting theatrical production to come out in years. These are big words, but every time people see the show, they tell me I was right! I don't think there's anything that's comparable, and I go to shows all the time. I feel like there's some really good shows out there, but there's nothing like us. We touch every emotion in your body. We're going to make you sing, we're gonna make you shout, we're gonna make you cry, we're gonna make you smile, we're gonna make you laugh — we touch all of the emotions. You will totally be surprised by the things that you see in the show, and that's one of the beautiful things about it." For tickets and information call (215) 893-1999 or visit www.kimmelcenter.org


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Coffee County -- Three candidates hope to have their office inside the Coffee County Sheriff office for the next four years.
"I want to keep doing what we are doing. We are having a positive change being proactive with the drugs and the pedophiles. We just want a safe place for our children to grow up," said Coffee Sheriff, Jerry Pope.
"I don't see anything that is not being addressed. But I think that we have a little over spending and would like to bring that back in bounds. And provide better service to our children," said Ben Hill Deputy, Joe White.
Both Ben Hill deputy Joe White and current Coffee Sheriff Jerry Pope have had some experience at the position. "I was appointed sheriff during the last term of the last sheriff and at election time lost, the election to the current sheriff," said White.
"We got a good relationship with the GBI and INS immigration and customs," said Pope.
White says that when he was the interim-sheriff he laid the foundation for these relationships. "I felt like we really had a good thing going. The sheriff's department was moving in the right direction, and I had a good relationship with the people, and I just want to put it back that way.
Both candidates hope to move the office of sheriff away from negativity stemming from past corruption. "Absolutely no corruption in any department that I've been involved with nor will there be," said White.
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House 2008: Blowback or Another Tidal Wave?
by Jonathan Singer, Fri Aug 24, 2007 at 04:50:52 PM EDT
Back in March I took a look back at history to try to get a gauge of whether House Democrats need expect a blowback this cycle, as some have argued, or if instead the party has an opportunity to expand it's majority in the chamber -- perhaps even significantly so. In short, following the four most recent midterm wave elections dating back to the 1960s, the party that previously picked up large numbers of seats lost back only about 10 percent of those new seats two years later. Moreover, in two of the four cycles that followed those midterm wave elections, the previous victor actually picked up more seats, though by no means at the rate of the previous tidal wave.
This week The Cook Political Report's House editor David Wasserman (sorry, subscription required) also takes a look at history, focusing in on potential similarities between the situation faced by the Republicans in 1996 following their historic win in the 1994 midterms with the situation faced today by the Democrats. Here Wasserman homes in directly on retirements and open seats.
It is remarkable that at this point in the cycle, fewer than 2 percent of House incumbents have made plans to leave the chamber after the end of their current term. During the late summers of 2005 and 2003, the numbers of seats in which incumbents had confirmed their departure hovered in the low teens. In the 2006 and 2004 cycles, the numbers of open House seats were ultimately 33 and 31, respectively.
Still, if history is any guide, we should expect a significant number of Republican lawmakers to call it quits in 2008 and a considerably higher incumbent retention rate for Democrats. In the vast majority of cases over the past century, when a party has suffered a major (25+ House seat) loss in a midterm election, a higher percentage of the losing party's members have opted to step down in the succeeding presidential year. This pattern confirms the obvious: that new-found minority status provides House members less incentive to stay put.
After the last party takeover of Congress in 1994, wave-riding Republicans saw 21 in their ranks make plans to step down, while the minority Democrats saw 28 in their ranks bid farewell. Ultimately, Republicans picked off 10 open Democratic seats in the 1996 House elections, while Democrats picked up just four open GOP seats. Although Democrats held a vast advantage in scoring incumbent defeats, Republican net gain of six open seats seriously impeded Democrats' efforts to rebound into the majority that year.
Even though the cumulative total of open seats remains fairly low at this point, Republicans are concerned about last week's developments [with three Republican Congressmen retiring, at least of whom unexpectedly] for reasons much broader than the emergence of three new pieces of turf to defend.
Indeed, the floodgate of retirements has not yet arrived for House Republicans, a fact they should be extremely thankful for. But Wasserman is completely correct in stating that although the floodgates have not yet opened up it does not mean that they will not later on this cycle -- even fairly soon, perhaps before the House goes back into session next month.
And not to insinuate that money means everything in these races, but the specter of widespread retirements from within the House GOP ranks would be all the more problematic for the party given the fact that the National Republican Congressional Committee trails the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee by more than a 10-to-1 margin at this juncture in terms of cash-on-hand. Naturally, open seat races -- particularly those in competitive and even marginally competitive districts -- can cost the party defending those seats huge amounts of money.
Given all of this, is it possible that the House Democrats will see another tidal wave election at their hands rather than a blowback election? It would certainly be a rare event in American history; by my estimate, the last time such an event occurred -- a big midterm victory followed by a victory of nearly as large a magnitude two years later -- was in 1950 and 1952, when the Republicans picked up 28 seats and 22 seats in the House, respectively. The last time it occurred for the Democrats was 1930 and 1932, when the Democrats picked up 52 seats and 101 seats in the House, respectively. (Perhaps 1910 and 1912, when the Democrats picked up 58 and 61 seats in the House, respectively, are better examples as the Democrats didn't actually gain control of the House in 1930.) But is such a second tidal wave possible? I do not by any means intend to give the impression that the Democrats have this election won already. However, I wouldn't rule out such a historic shift occurring next fall, either -- so let's keep on pushing.
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Chaos surrounds us,
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Gaze closely into this shifting miraculous haze,
see within it myriad fleeting forms.
Watch them appear before your eyes:
plants, animals, gods even.
Each momentarily taking shape before fading,
changing, being reformed again.
A limitless, restless, creation.
The artist takes their brush and stirs these elements
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Freida Selena Pinto (born 18 October 1984) is an Indian actress and model. From a Mangalorean Catholic family, she wanted to become an actress from a young age. Prior to making her cinematic debut, she worked as a model and television presenter, and acted in plays while attending college. Pinto continued modeling for four years and enrolled herself in an acting course at the "Barry John's Acting Studio" in Mumbai, where she was trained by Barry John.


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Sharmila Tagore (now Begum Ayesha Sultana) (born 8 December 1944) is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances. She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[1] In 2013, she was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
Early life[edit]
Tagore was born in a Bengali family in Hyderabad State to Gitindranath Tagore, who was then deputy general manager of the East India Company owner of Elgin Mills. Her father was the son of Kanakendranath Tagore, who was the son of noted painter Gaganendranath Tagore and a relative of another painter Abanindranath Tagore, and more distantly, the poet and Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.[2][3] Her mother, Ira Baruah, was of Assamese descent. In regards to her Assamese roots, she stated—"Half of me is from Assam since my mother was an Assamese. Ira Barua, my mother, was the daughter of J. Barua, founder principal of Earl Law College in Guwahati." [4] [5] Tagore attended St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School and Loreto Convent, Asansol.[6]
Gaganendranath and Abanindranath Tagore were brothers and Poet Rabindranath was their uncle- father Gunendranath Tagore's cousin.
Sharmila Tagore began her career as an actress in Satyajit Ray's 1959 Bengali film Apur Sansar (The World of Apu), as the ill-fated bride of the title character. She appeared in a number of Ray films, often co-starring with Soumitra Chatterjee. She established herself as a popular Hindi film actress with Shakti Samanta's Kashmir Ki Kali with Shammi Kapoor in 1964. Samanta again cast her in many more hit films, notably An Evening in Paris (1967), again with Shammi, the first appearance in a bikini of an Indian actress,[7][8][9] (Sadhana had appeared in one-piece bathing suit in earlier films) which not only shocked conservative Indian audiences[10][11] but also set off a wave of bikini-clad actresses carried forward by Dimple Kapadia (in Bobby, 1973[12]), Zeenat Aman (in Heera Panna, 1973; Qurbani, 1980[12]) and Parveen Babi (in Yeh Nazdeekiyan, 1982[12]) and established Tagore as somewhat of a sex symbol in Hindi films.[13][14] She also posed in a bikini for the glossy Filmfare magazine in 1968.[15][16][10][17] But, when Tagore was the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, she expressed concerns about the increased use of the bikini in Indian films.[18]
Samanta later teamed up Tagore with Rajesh Khanna for movies such as Aradhana (1969) and Amar Prem (1972). Other directors paired them together in Safar (1970), Daag (1973), Maalik (1972). The pair of Khanna- Sharmila gave 6 box office hits[19] – Aradhana, Safar, Amar Prem, Chhoti Bahu, Daag and Avishkaar and films like Raja Rani, Tyaag, Maalik were critically acclaimed but box office flops. She starred in Gulzar's 1975 film, Mausam and won the National Film Award for Best Actress. She also played a supporting role as heroine Sarita Choudhury's mother in Mira Nair's 1991 film Mississippi Masala.
She also appeared in Marathi film Samaantar by Amol Palekar. Her earlier release was Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Eklavya: The Royal Guard, which brought together real-life mother and son, Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan. They shared screen space for the first time since Aashiq Awara (1993).
Personal life[edit]
She married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the Nawab of Pataudi and former captain of the Indian cricket team, in a Nikkah ceremony held on 27 December 1969. She converted to Islam and took on the name Ayesha Sultana. They had three children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan (b. 1976),[20] a jewellery designer, and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978), a Bollywood actress and TV personality. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi died, at age 70, on 22 September 2011.[21] In November 2012 she wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asking for the upcoming series between India and England to be recognised as the Pataudi Trophy which was commissioned by the MCC in 2007. The Indian board responded saying that England's Test series in India are contested for the Anthony de Mello Trophy, in honour of the cricket administrator and co-founder of the BCCI.[22]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
- 1969 – Filmfare Best Actress Award — Aradhana
- 1970 – Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award — Safar
- 1976 – National Film Award for Best Actress — Mausam
- 1997 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2002 – Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2004 – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress — Abar Aranye
- 2004 – Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
- 2006 – Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award — Viruddh... Family Comes First
- 2007 – Lifetime Achievement National Award (Actress) — Journalist Association of India
- 2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award - Anandalok Puraskar
- 2011 – Outstanding Achievement in Indian cinema — Floriana IIFA Awards, Toronto
- 2013 – Padma Bhushan Awarded by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, New Delhi
- 2013 – Delhi Women of the Decade Achievers Award, ASSOCHAM Ladies League Awarded by Smt.Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, New Delhi
- 2013 - Honoured by Walk of the Stars as her hand print was preserved for posterity at Bandra Bandstand in Mumbai.
Full list of Sharmila Tagore's film career is available at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0846616/
See also[edit]
- ^ Rediff.com webpage
- ^ http://www.filmnirvana.com/celebrity/sharmila-tagore/2764
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (9 November 1990). "At the Movies". The New York Times.
- ^ "President confers top honours Pranab urges people to reset moral compass.". Telegraph India.
- ^ Anurag, K. "Assam: ULFA opposes award to Sharmila Tagore". Rediff.
- ^ Zaman, Rana Siddiqui (7 August 2009). "My First Break – Sharmila Tagore". Friday Review Delhi (Chennai, India: The Hindu). Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Soha Ali Khan wears a bikini for 'Mr Joe B Carvalho'". Mid-Day.com. November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Stuff Reporter, "Being Sharmila, all through life", The Hindu, 2006-04-03
- ^ Lalit Mohan Joshi & Gulzar, Derek Malcolm, Bollywood, page 20, Lucky Dissanayake, 2002, ISBN 0-9537032-2-3
- ^ a b Various writers, Rashtriya Sahara, page 28, Sahara India Mass Communication, 2002
- ^ Manjima Bhattacharjya, "Why the bikini is badnaam", Times of India, 2007-11-25
- ^ a b c Avijit Ghosh, "Bollywood's unfinished revolution", The Times of India, 2006-07-02
- ^ Subhash K Jha, "Bollywood's 10 hottest actresses of all time, Times of India, 2003-01-19
- ^ B. K. Karanjia, Blundering in Wonderland, page 18, Vikas Publishing House, 1990, ISBN 0-7069-4961-7
- ^ "Like mom Sharmila Tagore, Soha Ali Khan dons a bikini in Mr Joe B Carvalho". India Today. November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ B. K. Karanjia, Blundering in Wonderland, page 18, Vikas Publishing House, 1990, ISBN 0-7069-4961-7
- ^ Sumita S. Chakravarty, National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947–1987, page 321, University of Texas Press, 1993, ISBN 0-292-75551-1
- ^ Preeti Mudliar, "Without Cuts", Pune Newsline, 2005-04-11
- ^ http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/2012072320120723084754281b4d6c4dc/A-string-of-hits-on-their-cards.html
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/28saif.htm
- ^ "India's legendary cricketer Tiger Pataudi passes away at 70". Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (November 6, 2012). "'Recognise India-England series as Pataudi Trophy'". Cricinfo. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
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- Actresses in Bengali cinema
- Bengali people
- Indian film actresses
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Filmfare Awards winners
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- People from Hyderabad, India
- People from Mumbai
- UNICEF people
- Tagore family
- Best Actress National Film Award winners
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- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan
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Saint Ignatius Loyola Church
703 East Houghton Avenue, Houghton - Houghton County
Property Type
Historic Use
RELIGION/religious facility
Current Use
RELIGION/religious facility
Late Victorian
E. Brielmaier and Sons
Narrative Description
St. Ignatius Loyola Church is a Neo-Gothic structure of rock-face, red, Jacobsville sandstone perched on the hillside above the central part of the City of Houghton. Transepts and an apse terminate the end of the gable-roof nave, while the church's symmetrical facade focuses on a square-plan, spire-topped tower which projects from the center of the facade between a lower, pyramid-roof tower on either side. The belfry contains a single brass bell cast in 1860 by the Jones and Hitchcock Company of Troy, New York. The tower gable trim and the ten crosses set atop the spire and various gables and points on the roof are of copper. The stained glass windows were made by the Gavin Art Glass Works of Milwaukee and installed by 1907. A large, boxy, glassed-in portico, added in 1928 and nominally Gothic in style, protects the long flights of stairs leading to the front entrances from the weather. An addition was made to the rear of the church between 1959 and 1964.
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St. Ignatius Loyola Church, built between 1898 to 1902 to replace an original 1859 church, reflects the rapid growth of the ethnically diverse Catholic population in Houghton triggered by the consolidation of copper mining and processing activity in the Portage Lake mining district in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. St. Ignatius Loyola Church is a major work of the Milwaukee architectural firm of E. Brielmaier and Sons, who designed numerous Catholic churches in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA CHURCH The roots of the Catholic Church in the Portage Lake area are associated with Bishop Frederic Baraga, the "Snowshoe Priest," who dedicated the original St. Ignatius Loyola Church on July 31, 1859. Before the erection of that building, Catholics in Houghton worshipped in a boarding house and later a school. The present structure was completed in 1902, after four years of construction, under the direction of Father Anton Ivan Rezek. Father (later Monsignor) Rezek came as pastor in 1895 and remained in that position for fifty-one years. One of the most imposing edifices in Houghton, St. Ignatius Loyola Church features rock-faced sandstone facades. Beautiful stained-glass windows and an elaborate Gothic altar adorn the breathtaking interior.
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The win on sunday over Seattle wasn't flashy, or even close to perfect but to call it a disappointment and a failure is totally uncalled for. A win is a win in the NFL, and they are always hard to come by. Plus the Seahawks aren't the Rams folks. Don't forget this is the same team(Minus Matt Hasselbeck..) that knocked the Saints out of the playoffs last year. Their defense is stout especially against the run where it had not given up a 100 yard rusher since late last year. So for DeMarco Murray to do what he did and gash that run defense for 139 yards on 22 carries is no small feat. You have to give credit to the O-Line as well on this one, both the run blocking and pass blocking was a huge improvement over their abysmal performance against Philadelphia. And Tony Fiametta continues to be a big help to the running game.
Also, how about some praise for Tony Romo? The writers at BSPN called his performance unimpressive but I have no idea what game they were watching, because I saw Romo play his best game since San Francisco, and a big part of that is that he's finally over that dang broken rib. He had better velocity on his throws, he was hitting receivers in stride on long sharp passes, and he was avoiding pass rushers, and making time with his feet like the Romo we all know and love. And best of all he was still cautious and careful with the ball. The best example was when he slid near the goal line instead of running it in which might have caused another costly fumble. I think the best is yet to come for Tony Romo this season, and now that he's finally healthy and he has a solid running game for the first time in forever, I think he will start to shine and play like he did in the 2009 season. The secondary also played a much better game, even though they still gave up some big plays in the passing game, they still notched two picks and didn't give up too many long passes, and Orlando Scandrick played a nice game filling in for the injured Mike Jenkins. Also T-New looked like he still has some left in the tank, and played a solid game.
Now not everything was sunshine and rainbows against the Seahawks. The run defense continued to struggle giving up 138 yards to Marshawn Lynch which makes me really worried because next up is the beast that is Fred Jackson. And nothing I saw on Sunday makes me believe we can stop him. Sean Lee get well soon, because we really need you buddy. I saw Rob Ryan throw Barry Church, and Bruce Carter in the mix to help plug some holes in the run defense, and from what I saw it looks like it should be the way to go. Church made a few nice tackles, and the rookie Carter almost got a pick six. The less time that Brooking and James are on the field together the better. Because their best days are obviously behind them. They can't seem to accelerate quickly to the hole anymore. They can get there, but they run out of gas and can't finish tackles well when they finally do arrive. And another thing what's up with Miles Austin? Hurt his hammy again...Now I know it's not on the same leg that he injured early in the season, it's on his right hamstring not his left. But still come on man! Stretch the thing out, drink some water, keep that body hydrated, and please for the love of god stop hanging out with Kim Kardashian! I know the booty train is a nice ride, but it's obviously not good for your health Miles. It's really too bad too, because it looked like Miles was going to have a breakout game before he got hurt. Stupid lockout. Because of the lockout hamstring injuries are on the rise. I guess it's because of the lack of offseason training and conditioning, but I think that these millionaire athletes could have afforded to hire their own strength and conditioning coach if they so desired, but instead they put their hopes on the lockout ending before training camp, and screwed themselves when the lockout finally did come to an end. So best of luck to Miles, and hopefully he's smiling again fairly soon.
Now that the Eagles got put in their place by the Bears on Monday Night Football, the NFC East has become a two team race. It's between the division leading New York Giants(6-2) and in second place our beloved Dallas Cowboys(4-4) The Giants sure didn't do us any favors beating the Patriots but like it or not they are the team to beat in the division. But we still control our own destiny. If we can manage to take care of the creampuffs on our upcoming schedule, and beat some of the contenders along the way we can take snatch the East away from NY. That's why I feel that our next game against the Buffalo Bills is a proving ground for this team. If this team can band together and beat the Bills on sunday than Dallas will have finally proven that they can hang around with the elite teams in the NFC. I know the Bills just got embarrassed by the Jets, but this team is at this moment better than the Cowboys both record wise, and skill wise. Yes we might have a better defense, but the Bills' D focuses on getting turnovers more than anything else, and they are really good at getting them. So we have to be on our toes, and be careful with the football. But not too careful though, we still need to attack the Bill's weak secondary, and hopefully DeMarco will have another big day and run rampant over the Buffalo defense, which will open up the passing game for Tony and Co. And you better bet that Chan Gailey wants to pull one over on Jerry Jones and his old team.
Buffalo Vs. Dallas. That used to be a big rivalry back in the day, and in a way it still is. Every time Buffalo comes to town they come to play. They hate Dallas. Maybe it's because we beat them in back to back super bowls? It's not our fault they couldn't finish and win one measly Super Bowl when they had 4 chances to bring one home. I remember the last time this team faced the Bills on Monday Night Football. Tony Romo had a nightmare of a game. The Bills pressured him into 5 interceptions, and a fumble for good measure. But Tony never gave up. He kept fighting, and willed his team back into the game. He ran away from a sack and headed for the sidelines and met head on with a linebacker who promptly tore his helmet off his head. But he still kept going. When Romo's two point conversion pass to Terrell Owens was knocked away I thought the game was over so I shut it off and went to bed thinking about how the Cowboys had blown a game to the lowly Bills of all teams. Then the next morning I checked the sports section in the newspaper as I always do, and much to my surprise, i found out the Boys had won! They pulled off a miraculous comeback, and snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat. All courtesy of a onside kick recovery, and the leg of former Pro Bowl kicker Nick Folk. 25-24 a score I will never forget. Even though Dallas did not win the Super Bowl that year, I learned to never count my team out of a game ever again, and I realized at that moment that we finally had a quarterback who could take us to the promised land. Because when you overcome 6 turnovers that were caused solely by yourself, and find a way to win the game you've got what it takes to be a champion someday. So hopefully this team doesn't put itself in a big hole again like they did back in 2007 but instead recaptures some of the magic from their miraculous comeback and uses it as fuel for a hard earned victory. A victory that in my opinion could turn their whole season around, and send this team on a win streak that skyrockets them to the NFC East title and beyond.
This is the season right here. Show the haters and idiots on the talkbox that you've got what it takes to go toe to toe with the best of the best. Find that will and passion you had on that night in Buffalo all those years ago and use it to prove to the world and the NFL that you've got the heart of a champion.
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Congrats to the Celtics on a fine year and championship #17. When it comes to the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, I'd say that I'm more inclined to root for the Lake Show, but throughout these finals I...
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No Leon Powe (6 minutes), no win for the Celtics. Here's one of his sweet moments blocking Kobe.
4 points and 4 rebounds in nine minutes. Great work in the NBA Finals. GO POWE!
FJ and I were admiring the gigantic championship trophy image at the Celts' center court while we were watching Game 1 tonight. I was thinking it would be pretty cool if the winner of the NBA Finals got to adorn their home court the following season with this huge Larry O'Brien. Makes the title of "defending champs" even more visual and unforgettable. The Warriors could get a piece of the action too. Anyone up for huge lottery balls at mid-court? It could be Roaracle fixture just like the garlic fries!
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At a star-studded gala on October 29, The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee presented 32 awards to celebrate excellence in Chicago-area Equity theatre. Over 700 gathered at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie to honor 122 nominees from Equity theatrical productions which opened between August 1, 2006, and July 31, 2007.
Hosts Mark David Kaplan and Renee Matthews presided over a spirited ceremony, which included scenes and musical numbers from the 14 nominated productions. Presenters included many past Jeff Award recipients, including artistic directors Barbara Gaines of Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and Charles Newell of Court Theatre. Michael Weber, himself a nominee for Director-Musical, directed the ceremony, and Equity Chair Diane Hires produced the gala on behalf of the Jeff Awards Committee.
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Todd Rosenthal, "August: Osage County," Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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Mara Blumenfeld, "Mirror of the Invisible World," Goodman Theatre
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The Jeff Awards Committee sent judges to the opening nights of 123 Equity productions offered by 49 producing organizations. From these openings, 93 were "Jeff Recommended," which made them eligible for Jeff Award nominations and Awards. The Jeff Awards are given annually by The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee to honor excellence in professional theatre produced in the immediate Chicago area.
The committee, organized in 1968, consists of up to 45 men and women with varying backgrounds in theatre, united by an active interest and concern for the advancement of Chicago theatre. Jeff members come to the committee with an academic background in theatre, significant professional experience, a history of theatre involvement, and/or years of consistent theatre attendance in Chicago and in other major theatre capitals of the world. The committee evaluates approximately 250 theatrical productions and holds two awards ceremonies annually. Originally chartered to recognize only Equity productions, the committee established the Citations (non-Equity) wing in 1973 to celebrate outstanding achievement in non-union Chicago theatre. The next Citations awards ceremony will be held on Monday, June 9, 2008, at the Park West in Chicago.


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This is a great article about Hamdan's friendship with Edwards, but very strange given JP is nowhere to be found in this story. I've thought all along that JP would finish the 2008-2009 season in Buffalo - his experience and abilities are too important in case anything happens to Edwards this season. Does anyone think the timing of this article means we might actually see the Bills trade Losman before the deadline? Buffalo has shown that they are all about team chemistry, and Losman can't be helping the team chemistry right now.


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Memphis Schools: After House Vote to Delay, City Council Votes to Proceed
The Memphis City Council on Thursday accepted the decision by the Memphis City Schools Board of Education to surrender its charter, essentially wiping out the city school board in one vote, reports the Commercial Appeal.
"The Memphis City Schools board will be dissolved upon the filing of this resolution (with the Secretary of State)," said Council Atty. Allan Wade. "They would continue to exist only for the purpose of winding up their affairs." The council instructed Mayor A C Wharton to deliver notification to the Secretary of State today.
But it remains unclear -- even to many council members -- what the 10-0 vote meant, and whether council action could trump state law. In Nashville, the state House on Thursday gave final legislative approval to the bill that would delay consolidation of Memphis and Shelby County Schools to the start of the 2013-14 school year.
Post on the House joining the Senate in voting to delay things is HERE.
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You might say that Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and Senate Democratic Leader Jim Kyle had a de facto debate over the legislation in separate appearances Thursday at a Tennessee Press Association. Racial motivation was among the topics covered, according to the TNReport report.
Reaction to the House vote from Memphis Mayor A C Wharton: The rules change when people in Memphis do things that the gods in Nashville don't like.


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When Pigs Fly
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