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Jan 14, 2013Dear Lena Dunham, your show is dull and your characters have no redeeming qualities. Aside from a chuckle here and there season 2 of the spectacularly undeservedly praised show, begins with a whimper. The pilot is a rehash of everything that was terrible in the first season. The characters are cardboard stereotype cutouts and their dilemas are the same drama that is featured on shows like the hills and gossip girl. Yes the dialogue is realistic, but that doesn't make it compelling, Dunham's dialogue is dull and lifeless and the stories are pointless loops of one another. Also if you're gonna have a token black guy on your show, at least give him some cool lines or god forbide characterization beyond simply being "her new black love interest". That's not a personality, pandering.… Expand
Jan 14, 2013There's lots of hate towards Girls and I can clearly understand why since they're all about "relativity" issues. Much like season 1, season 2 is fun, clever and entertaining in it's own way. It's creative and original. This show is not for everyone, but if you're into it you'll love it.
Jan 17, 2013HBO's worst show since Arliss. A ponderously unwatchable mess. That Girls gets so much respect from critics is one of television's greatest mysteries.
Jan 19, 2013This show is terrible. It just follows a bunch of hipsters around New York doing typical stuff that's been done a million times before in other TV shows.
Jan 21, 2013Girls is a uniquely realistic portrayal of life for young people in today's America of permanent recession and constant electronic communication. The characters all engage in self-destructive behavior, just like young people do in reality, but the writing is humorous enough to make it entertaining.
Feb 4, 2013Lena, You are indeed witty and charismatic, and the first season started off with a flurry of twist and turns exploring the beautiful and the grotesque aspects of young life here in New York. Unfortunately, I must say that this 2nd season has really made me cringe and is honestly so far from believable. Shock value no longer sells (at least as well as it used to). High on coke shirt off at Greenhouse with a bunch of glow stick kids isn't hip, fun, or even slightly cool. How did you even get past to door guy looking like a sweaty turd? Maybe you could have expanded upon that experience as there is nothing more real about New York than being denied club access because you look like crap. That would have been worth writing about... I understand this is a scathing review and I honestly hope it serves you well because bad reviews tend to full the fire. Good luck, I hope this show gets better for all of us...… Expand
Feb 16, 2013Girls is simply hard to love, but easy to laugh with. Lena Dunham does an amazing job with this show, which shows us the lives of twentysomethings in NYC through a shockingly truthful lens. Ignore the critics of Girls (of which I used to be one) and watch a few episodes. It's worth it.
Mar 1, 2013Lena Dunham is quite talented and presented a fresh energy in her first season of Girls. However, season 2 is a total disappointment. From improbable sexual rendezvous that make no plot advancement (e.g., One Man's Trash), to innumerable, useless nude imageries, to obligatory racial diversity insertions, to Kardashian-esque, docu-soap, tween dramas, the season stalls in terms of originality and cleverness. As Dunham's character struggles from a difficult breakup and youthful uncertainty, she burrows into a sexual oblivion that, in my opinion, is played out. This narrative is neither clever, original, nor amusing. Rather, the character behavior and plot summaries are reminiscent of an eastside Melrose Place. I find the season a discredit to Dunham's artistic sparkle evident in the first season.… Expand
Jan 15, 2013What I love about Girls is its creativity and freshness and how it is so different from other comedy shows on television these days. You may not laugh out loud at every scene but the writing and wonderful performances by the entire cast have the ability to move you, the ability to make you smile eventually. People complain that it is overrated, my only response to them is it doesn't get cheesy or stupid to get ratings or whatever, whereas it stays on its own level, its own ingenuity and style. Season 2 is just like the first season and maybe it will get even better in coming episodes. Lena Dunham won 2 Golden Globes for this show, come on, show some respect!… Expand
Mar 24, 2013A show that is called "GIRLS" but still it's all bout Men, Marriage, and "felling protected". Not so foward-thinking right. Hanna freaking out as a 6 year old on last episodes was some of the most pathetic drama i've seen season two went downhill fast.
Feb 21, 2013Boring and not entertaining chicks drama. Comparing to other HBO shows this one is one of the worse ones.
Who paid critics to give this high score to this
Feb 23, 2013Well, Girls probably has a realistic way of dealing with the lives of a bunch of not very common people. Though one could see it has a point and all the crude fat nudity adds to it, it is in no way original (as it's been said) or clever at al. I think HBO has fallen for the obscure charms of Lena Dunham and allowed her to create a show where she can tell the world all her own personal problems, about which I doubt someone is interested all that much. Characters' dialogue is also quite stereotypical and annoying, but I guess that falls under the category of the "making it realistic".… Expand
Mar 15, 2013I will begin this review by saying that season 1 of Girls was epic. It was funny, charming and original. The characters were amazing and uncomfortable and beautiful in their own skin.
Fast forward to season 2. WTF has happened? There is no visible plotline. It is like watching a 30 minute indie flick once a week that doesn't coherently tie together in any realistic fashion. Lena Dunham (whom I still love) gets her tiny out every change she gets. We get it. You are comfortable with your body, but please move on. As for the secondary characters, Marnie continues to annoy, Shosh continues to be odd, Jessa continues to be messed up... Sigh. There is nothing happening here. Cringe worthy at best. I don't even know why I continue to watch. I think I'll cancel my HBO because this was the only thing making me hold on and it isn't worth it anymore.… Expand
Mar 19, 2013I think lena is a great writer and everything, but she needs to stop being so naked all the time. i mean come on girl, what are you doing? she should not be getting naked all the time because I personally find it horrifying and it does not add to the series whatsoever. PUT ON CLOTHES LENA!
Jan 24, 2013from the first 2 episodes, it doesn't look to be as good as season 1. it's a little less funny, and right now nothing seems to be happening in the form of plot development, but the characters are as strong as ever, and just as flippantly spontaneous with their social life altering decisions. i may update this later
Feb 17, 2013While the characters sometimes seem to drown in their own self-indulgence, the superb writing along with the stellar setting and cinematography greatly overshadow the show's flaws.
Jul 10, 2013Season 2 of Girls is incredible. More poignant than the first season, but not without losing its humor and wit. It is truly a shame that the episodes are not a full hour; there is so much more I wish were explored. 9.7/10
Mar 20, 2013People will complain the characters have no redeeming qualities, or Lena Dunham being nude is totally gross or what have you, but here's a newsflash: That's the point. Lena Dunham isn't gross, but she's not your hot brunette bombshell either, she's fine the way she is, and that's that. Season 1 was the start of a journey. It was very modern, and cool, very good debut season for a show that was bound to be controversial, even if it is on HBO. Season 2 made me feel like I was in one big short film. And I attribute that to two things: Bigger episode budgets, and even better writing. We can sit here and praise the actors and actresses all day, but lets be honest, we all KNOW they do more than an amazing job at what Lena Dunham writes. The real beauty, in my opinion, about Season 2, was the progression in the story. The story had so much passion to come along with it. Season 3 will, without a doubt, be even more beautiful. Season 3 is scheduled for 12 episodes, instead of 10 for Season 2. Big improvements coming from HBO's side to allow Lena Dunham and crew really nail Season 3 and make it one of the greatest pieces of art to ever enter our TV screens. The best part about this show? This is actually the struggle of Girls around the world. Lena Dunham is clearly the voice of this new generation. Her message gets across and is very well responded. Those who give it negative reviews, and/or bash it consistently don't get it. And obviously never will, unless they get a girlfriend who likes this show. (If that's possible).… Expand
Mar 16, 2013Hmm... it's entertaining for the most part, but some of the cliche' NYC "we so like cool and like smart and like artsy and like..." attitudes and excessive nudity from the main character (DO NOT EAT ANYTHING WHILE WATCHING THIS SHOW!) are a bit OTT for my tastes. Yeah, we get it, you're human and shouldn't be ashamed of your body, but come on... Anyway, it does have it moments though and is worth watching when nothing else is on.… Expand
Jan 29, 2013Dear Lena Dunham: I loved your show from the word go. When I realized that Hannah was shown naked more than her more attractive friends, I said, aha, this is so very refreshing, the product of an astute and confident creator. The setting and banter may be contemporary, but the situations are timeless. Or timeless back to the late '60s. I was living that life back then, right out of college and before I grew up. When I watch "Girls", I get to sort of relive that heady, dramatic, stupid, **** up time of my life. This is the best show on tv.… Expand
Feb 14, 2013Lena Dunham has more talent in her baby toenail clipping than I'll ever have in my entire being. OK, having said that, I think this show has really fallen off from season 1 to now. I think Dunham has 7 funny things to say, and they've all been said, so now she'll have to resort to regurgitating things. A lot of shows are guilty of this syndrome. Brian Williams and David Mamet's daughters are GORGEOUS. Lena Dunham's bloated naked body and bizarre clothes and cake eating binges have become tiresome. Great slacker/hipster music. This show just got zapped from my TIVO recording queue.… Expand
Mar 10, 2013I don't get it. And actually I really don't WANT to get it. Thought It was going to be hysterical, think I smiled twice.. lame. Maybe I'm not the "target audience" I'm 36 and married and live in the suburbs but if this is what it is to be 21 now, I'm glad I was a teenager in the 90s.
Mar 24, 2013The season 2 of Girls isn't obvious. If you have been following the episodes as they aired it's time to re-watch it and consider the total of 10 installments. Otherwise, the timelines get messed up. I loved the downfall of Lena Dunham's character, I loved how complicated Adam is. All these experiences are a part of growing up and actually it's amazing that the show talks about twentysomethings but so many thirtysomethings experience similar levels of absurd and messiness in their everyday lives. Quite hard to be a grown-up these days...… Expand
Apr 2, 2013I truly loved season one of Girls, but season two is a complete misfire. It's the Hannah show. The friendships have become strained and almost non existant. It became completely about relationships, none of which are very believable. Dunham talked about how she wanted to avoid the "season two syndrome", but she failed completely, sorry to say. I hope it gets back on track with the third season.
Aug 15, 2013While it's still occasionally hilarious, Girls seems to have lost its sense of realism in season two, which was one of the strongest factors it had going for it in the first season.
The first season acted like an extremely grounded, realistic, yet satiric portrayal of young girls in their early twenties (hence the show's title) finding themselves through relationships, careers, and sexuality as they share their experiences, clashes, and heart breaks. It's not as generic as it sounds. Girls is very well written, and hardly ever sappy. But it seems to have lost that realistic edge recently, veering closer to one of those preposterously un-relatable sexually driven dramas you might find on ABC Family, just with better writing.
While it's not all bad, season two is just frustrating to watch, especially when compared to its first season. It seems to have lost its voice, getting wrapped up in its own self important, trivial issues, which was a mild problem in the first season, though it's slightly more present now.… Expand
Jan 11, 2014Not as good as the original season, a shame as the first season was rather good. The odd moments occur far too frequently now and there are too many impulse moments where the story and plot end up going to Hell. It's not bad, despite these issues, it's just far too over the top and boring in many instances to be at all important. Lena Dunham's "Hannah" has become easily one of the most hated characters on television due to this. Hopefully the third season will fix all of the problems the second has had.… Expand
The hotly anticipated second season of Girls, which returns to HBO on Sunday, builds on the strengths of its stellar first season and captures the quicksilver magic of Dunham at her best, with the first four episodes supplying a mighty kick to the heart.
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Written by Joe Scotchie Friday, 11 November 2011 00:00
As with any other village on Long Island, Massapequa has produced its share of celebrities and achievers. None are better known than the Baldwin brothers—-Alec, Daniel, Stephen, and William, all four of whom graduated from then-Alfred G. Berner High School.
Billy Baldwin, the third oldest brother (the brothers have two sisters also), is still involved in his hometown. Baldwin is one of the founders of the Massapequa Community Fund, a successful organization that recently contributed $40,000 to the Massapequa School District, allowing, in the process, up to 14 educators from the district to attend Harvard University's Project Zero Classroom. Baldwin recently met with those same educators to discuss the program's opportunities. Project Zero is a research group based at Harvard's Graduate School of Education.
"It was an amazing week," said Lucille Iconis, assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction who coordinated the event for the group. "We spent five long days exploring innovative strategies to promote deep student learning, and participated in courses and study groups about issues facing education in the 21st Century.
"It brought people together from around the globe; whether you're from New York, California, Japan….we all share common issues," Iconis added. "The understanding is that we go back and share with our colleagues the Project Zero philosophy and successful learning routines."
In short, the Project Zero philosophy is to study teaching practices that develop a student's strengths, while promoting the understanding of a subject's content, while encouraging young people to think creatively and critically. Project Zero's assessment process is designed to find ways to enhance a student's future learning. For the past 44 years, Project Zero has investigated learning developments in both children and adults.
The Harvard conference also allowed local educators to share their own classroom successes and how to expand the program on grade school levels throughout the Massapequa district. From the success of the conference, such educators hope to form a collegial circle that will meet on a regular basis.
Baldwin is currently starring in such popular shows as Gossip Girl and Parenthood, along with regular appearances on the revival of the famous drama of the 1960s and '70s, Hawaii Five-0. Early in his career, Baldwin, along with brothers Stephen and Daniel had a small role in the 1989 hit film, Born on the Fourth July, which dramaticized the heroic experiences of Massapequa native and Vietnam veteran Ron Kovics. All the while, Baldwin remains grateful for the opportunities the Massapequa public school district afforded his entire family and he continues to assist his hometown in as many ways as possible.
Felicia Fabrizio contributed to this article.

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Pugs are good enough if you armory filter, plus you can reserve loot as a tank.
I was able to get quite a lot of gear from 25man pugs just by being picky on classes and reserving loot. currently fury so can't show the gears.
I've been following threads here (and posting in them, from time to time) for a while, and there's one that that continues to baffle me. It's the same thing that seems to unify all tanks:
And that is that pick-up-groups are (evidently) horrible, terrible, and will cause people to shun you.
I don't understand where all the hatred for PuGs comes from. I have a small guild, and two of our 6 regular players are so casual they're still not 80. One of them is rabid, and lives, breathes, and drinks WoW, so will go on ahead of the guild whenever she can find a group.
Obviously, this means I PuG. A lot. I haven't done any raids yet, other than Vault 10/25, but I PuG heroics all the time. So, once in a while there will be a terrible DPS, or a 'just dinged 80' healer who wants to see if they can heal a heroic in greens and a few quest blues but doesn't mention that they've just leveled until the second boss is down. But with myself tanking, my rabid DK friend chewing apart the DPS meters in recount, and once in a great while our guild's easily-distracted healer along, there's just been no real problem. Even without my friends, just PuGging with whoever happens to be there ... it's not that bad.
Granted, I expect a wipe at least once on a given run, and try not to stress over it. Someone will die because they just don't get "Don't stand in the green %@$#!" But only once has a run been so bad we've had to scrub it. And I've picked up a handful of heroic achievements -- on accident! -- while doing this.
So, since we've already got the guild that's just for us (RL friends, as it happens), we're now going to get a vent server and use a PuG-raiding-site (of a sort: Leftovers Community Raiding if you're curious) to get into Naxx.
Since I've been miraculously dodging whatever evil PuGging afflicts upon those who tread such a path ... what gristly doom awaits? What's going to be so bad that hasn't happened to us yet?
Pugs are good enough if you armory filter, plus you can reserve loot as a tank.
I was able to get quite a lot of gear from 25man pugs just by being picky on classes and reserving loot. currently fury so can't show the gears.
It's quite simple, take human nature to be gobby, stupid, obnoxious, unskilled and in game terms underperfoming and undergeared and sooner or later you will run into one, or several people of that nature, which usually results in several wipes, your healer getting hacked off, dps slagging everyone off and as a tank an increasing repair bill for a 20 minute jolly because of an inability of people to play, perform and communicate sensibly together.
Some pugs can be great, people get useful gear, have a laugh, zip through content, or hit a challenge and deal with it. Others are just a huge repair bill for doing someone a favour, or 2 hours for a 20 minute jolly. Dumbing content & gameplay down, not to mention many people questioning atunements (either way) are an additional can of worms for a player to go through with heroics.
Simply put sooner or later you will outgear a heroic (performance issues that blizzard never address), don't need to go, only go on guild runs, or have a list of players you will go and play with as you know what you're gonna get with on the tin when you invite them.
Can be a laugh, useful for recruitment, but longevity of them is the oquestion of personal opinion.
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Waiting for Dunmail Jnr to sleep to enable online gaming.
nax pugs dont turn out to bad really. as long as you screen people before you invite (check for achievments and stats) it normaly runs smoothly. however i dont play on your server and people might just be bad there... idk
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Sat's right.
People who are skilled enough to do Heroics fast and easy if they group with people who are similarly skilled will generally only feel frustration when things are going poorly, while random Joe Pug might think it's awesome to actually get through the instance.
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Dovie'andi se tovya sagain - it's time to roll the dice
I like that tanks do damage now. I feel like as long as the healer is fine, I can cover for any shoddy dps (this might not be true, but gives me more confidence to pug).
But even before 3.0 I liked pugging in moderation. You never got to experience different play styles or even different classes if you ran with the same group day in and day out. Similarly, I like running a variety of instances rather than farming the same ones over and over again (I'll make an exception for Oculus though).
Pugs also sharpen your skills . New boss strats you never heard of... people making mistakes... all that keeps you on your toes.
Unfortunately, bad experiences leave a deeper impression than the good ones. I've had fun in pugs, I've also had bad experience. It's just such a shame that having a DK grief you for 3 hours in a Naxx run (ie training mobs to you, not leaving the instance after leaving the group, being verbally abusive, ect) is something you don't really forget.
PS. 3+ hour wait for GM response sucks too.
My PuG experiences are pretty good for the most part as well. Sure, every once in a while there's the moron dps doing 800 in a heroic, or the healer who can't dodge Loken's Lightning Nova or what have you, but I have far more good runs than bad.
A couple of my guildies however seem to have terrible luck with PuGs =/ They have runs filled of fail all the time (and I assure you, it's not my guildie's faults =P)
I'm pretty much in the same boat you are. I'm in a small guild with a bunch of good friends and could not see myself leaving anytime soon. We've only run 2-3 heroics as a guild and we still have no dedicated guild healer, so almost everything I did was with PuG's. In my experience the pro's ussually outway the cons but now that I've gotten every piece of heroic tanking gear I can its still fun to get in there with some others who think they are god's gift to heroics, that is until I show up #2 on recount. As far as I'm concerned PuG's are the best way to keep you sharp. Its because of the "I can just AoE away at anything, anytime's" that I have to keep a sharp eye and grap a loose mob when their about a yard away from taking out that cocky clothy. Plus every run is different and comes with it's own unique challenges. All in all I would have to say that I'll keep doing PuGs so that when I do start doing more raiding I'll be better equiped to handle all those OMG!!! situations that all the clothies fear.
i love pugs on my alt because i can do less then optimal and not care really (get carried and f-around), and keep all the rep and srs face stuff on my main.


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HOLLYWOOF REPORTER: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Adopt Another Dog
UPDATE: Robert Pattinson will appear on "Ellen" today to reveal details about Bear's adoption. (Watch a clip here.) Kristen Stewart also appeared on "Live With Kelly and Michael" this week and dished to co-host Kelly Ripa that she and Pattinson have already rescued their new dog named Bernie. Stewart says she's obsessed with rescue dogs and Bernie gets along just fine with Bear.
The last time "Twilight" couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson made Hollywoof news, they were locked in a bitter custody battle over their dog Bear, after allegations came out of Stewart cheating on Pattinson with director Rupert Sanders. The couple have since made their peace and are back together looking for yet another dog.
According to Teddy Hilton, the couple now wants to find a companion for Bear, the dog Pattinson adopted from a high-kill shelter in Louisiana. Sources close to the couple say the "Twilight" stars want to search a few high-kill shelters and Petfinder.com to find a dog that will get along with Bear. The couple plan to spend Thanksgiving together, after the release of their highly-anticipated film, "Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part Two."
The source also said the couple ideally wants to have the dog before the holidays. While they don't seem to have a preference on breed, the couple do want their new addition to be a female dog.
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Spike Your Juice – Homemade hooch… (&giveaway)
Posted on | October 12, 2011 | 8 Comments
Spike Your Juice was developed by a group of Europeans living in California.
I have to say I love my wine, and when I saw that you can make your own hooch, well, despite the fact that it just might make me look like an alcoholic, I decided I wanted to give it a try and see what the hoo haw is all about..
I was certainly amazed at the intriguing contraption that was sent to me. Fascinated at how by just having a 64oz bottle of my favorite juice and a packet of this "stuff" with the lid contraption.. I would have my own home made wine (hooch) in 48 hours.. Well, I used Pomegranate juice (100%) and I have to tell you it was definitely a unique experience.. I liked it.. It was different.. I can't say I loved it, but, maybe pomegranate just doesn't Hooch up so well.. I am excited to try it again though. I'll update you with my next flavor of choice.
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8 Responses to "Spike Your Juice – Homemade hooch… (&giveaway)"
Barb S.
October 13th, 2011 @ 7:00 am1
I think that I'd "Hooch" up some Cranberry-grape juice!
Barb S.
October 13th, 2011 @ 7:03 am2
I learned that red grape juice contains sizable quantities of Resveratrol!!
Barb S.
October 13th, 2011 @ 7:06 am3
October 13th, 2011 @ 10:13 am4
I'd like to try it with orange juice.
October 13th, 2011 @ 10:15 am5
I learned that it will lose fizz over time.
October 23rd, 2011 @ 3:09 pm6
Cranberry juice will probably be best for me and my sweetie.
October 23rd, 2011 @ 3:11 pm7
I learned that with each day, the drink gets more tart and dry.
October 23rd, 2011 @ 3:12 pm8
I want to win this prize.
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Manchester United is pleased to announce the appointment of Lee Daley as its new Group Commercial Director.
The appointment follows an extensive recruitment process run by Odgers Sport Practice, begun in October 2006. Lee Daley, 43, who takes up his post in mid-April, will oversee all of the Club's commercial plans, from sponsorship to media, financial services and marketing.
Chief Executive David Gill said: "I am delighted that Lee is joining the Board. The Group Commercial Director is central to maintaining the Club's position at the top of the game. Lee has invaluable global experience that will help us to uphold our reputation for being innovative, creative and successful. The standard of candidates that expressed an interest in the job was extremely high and to have secured Lee's services is a great coup for the Club."
Lee Daley said: "Manchester United is one of the great loves of my life. To be offered the chance to work for them and to join at such an exciting time is a unique privilege. I leave advertising after 20 fantastic years in order to serve the greatest football club in the world. I am committed to making a difference to the fortunes of the Club, to serving the fans, to helping in the expansion of the business of Manchester United worldwide, to honouring the great traditions of the Club and to working with a talented and passionate board of directors."
The appointment means that the board of Manchester United Ltd will consist of: Joel Glazer (joint chairman), Avram Glazer (joint chairman), Bryan Glazer, Darcie Glazer, Edward Glazer, Kevin Glazer, David Gill (Chief Executive), Michael Bolingbroke (Chief Operating Officer) and Lee Daley (Group Commercial Director).


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Annapolis (February 23, 2009) - County Executive John R. Leopold announced today that he will make changes to Anne Arundel County's Bay Restoration Fund grant agreements, eliminating a prohibition on home expansions when residents install nitrogen-reducing septic systems.
"One of this Administration's greatest priorities is to do everything possible to clean up our creeks, rivers and streams that feed the Chesapeake Bay," County Executive Leopold said. "Those who employ this technology to make a difference for our waterways should not be penalized later, as long as they are following the law. The revised grant agreement strikes a fair balance between protecting our waterways by upgrading septic systems and at the same time allowing homeowners to build additions to their homes in accordance with the law."
County homeowners are eligible to receive grants through the Maryland Bay Restoration Fund, administered by the County Department of Health, to enhance or repair their septic systems and reduce nitrogen outflow. The current agreement, however, requires the grantee to reimburse grant funds if they decide to build an addition to their home after the septic upgrade or repair.
Under the revised agreement, the grantee will be allowed to build an addition as long as it complies with all state and local rules and regulations governing home additions and septic system upgrades without having to reimburse grant money.
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JOHN TRUONG Character Effects
What do you do at DreamWorks?
I'm in the character effects department. Our main job is to animate and set up clothing, hair and fur on all the characters. I've been at DreamWorks Animation since 2005.
What films have you worked on?
Before coming to DreamWorks, I worked on The Chronicles of Narnia and Pixar's Ratatouille. At DreamWorks, I've worked on Over the Hedge, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and Kung Fu Panda 2, Madagascar 3 and Turbo.
Is there any particular movie that was a little bit difficult or different than usual for character effects?
A groundbreaking movie for character effects was Kung Fu Panda. All the fabric in Kung Fu Panda was simulated. We created the cloth and put in properties for each piece of fabric. Once the character starts to move, the computer simulates the behavior of the cloth. It could be silk, it could be heavy cotton, it could be canvas. The challenge was that the characters were flying around doing crazy martial arts. The simulator would sometimes break because it was too large of a move between the action frames. We had to find clever ways to resolve those issues when they were fighting in the air and flying around. Kung Fu Panda 2 was even more complex, with more action and more cloth work.
How did you get started in animation?
I'd always wanted to be an artist, so this was right up my alley. I remember seeing the ballroom environment in Beauty and the Beast and the computer generated dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and thinking, "That's what I want to do!" When I got out of art school, animation was still very 2D - so I researched and found that 3D visual effects were mostly made in California. I learned 3D animation while studying for a masters in visualization sciences at Texas A&M, which had strong connections with the VFX (visual effects) industry in California. My first position was an intern at Pixar.
How did you get into photography?
I took photography in art school, back in the days of film and darkroom. I've always been a very visual person, and photography exemplified that.
What inspires your photography?
Lots of things! There is just so much to take pictures of. I love art history and painting; traveling and seeing the world. Landscapes. People. Portraiture. I love shooting people in costume and street photography. I love color. I admire many artists of different styles, including JWM Turner, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Vivian Maier, James Ensor, Peter Bruegal, Richard Diebenkorn, Claude Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Gaugin, Delacroix - just to name a few. Right now I'm doing a lot of landscapes, but sometimes I'll attend renaissance faires and festivals or shoot models in unique environments. I love shooting anything that has a lot of color and shapes and exploring how light will dance and play around the subject. Sometimes it's not an issue of subject matter, but an issue of what makes a photo visually appealing - such as how the shapes and forms and lines are created through the use of color and light.
What would you say is the best part of your job here at DreamWorks?
DreamWorks is the best place I have worked, and I've worked at a lot of places. The reason why DreamWorks is great is that they sincerely do their best to make their artists happy. They foster creativity, support us in what we do with many extracurricular activities. Every day I am thankful for having a job here.
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Don't do it for the money. I grew up in a household where it was always about being a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. At the time, my parents did not have a whole lot of respect for art. To them, art was a hobby, not a career.
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Metro Jacksonville shares the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's Brooklyn Skyway Extension and Station Development's application for a 2013 TIGER Discretionary Grant.Published August 15, 2013 in Transit 37 Comments Print Article
The next time someone talks about extending the Skyway to the stadium or under I-95, just keep those numbers in your head and you'll become a fan of considering a streetcar for some of those corridors real quick.
The track itself to extend the Skyway the proposed length (a block?) is $3.6M. Period. I'm out.
Maybe the fail to win the grant will make JTA look to the option of streetcar
GoogleMaps tells me that if I'm a Fuqua resident or Times-Union/Haskell employee it would take me 8 minutes to bike to lunch or dinner at Charthouse or bb's, and 27 minutes to walk (free). So for $20 million I'd get a station I'd walk to, wait for skyway to Central, get off, wait for south bank train transfer skyway, ride across river to Riverplace or Kings station, then walk (maybe ~30 minutes??)
I just don't get it. This spur could maybe extend to Forrest/Everbank/Arts Market but not any further and provide for not much connectivity options. Plus we have a beautiful Riverwalk already in place!!
I could see a wiser use of $$ invested in acquiring rights of way and beginning to think about the larger scale of Jacksonville & the S-Line: a system that runs from Osborne/future Intermodal Center through underserved communities, & up to the massive transportation link that is the JIA.
Then we're really beginning to think beyond the scale of serving a handful of people and shortsighted realities of distances traveled to a network that works wholistically for the community/travelers/tourists, encourages real investments in TOD's, interconnectivity, and pushes Jax out of '3rd Tier' city status to be considered a real option against markets like Orlando, Austin, Atlanta, etc..
$20M for this?? Those better be some gold plated elevators. What was the MJ estimate for the no-frills station? $3-5M?
Sorry, I just have a bad feeling about this. If we fail to achieve this grant, we could be in for a long road ahead.
Maybe the fail to win the grant will make JTA look to the option of streetcar
If you bike or walk, you'll need a shower by the time you reach Charthouse, BB's or anything else. Most likely, you'll drive, given our climate and the Acosta Bridge's slope.
In the grand scheme of things, it would potentially be tied into a streetcar stretching into Riverside and complemented by bus service into Westside neighborhoods. So, you can't really isolate the proposal without considering the role of other mobility options and how they tie into this long term.
COJ already owns most of the S-Line and you probably don't want to invest in commuter rail ROW (I assume buying CSX's tracks to the port) until we're sure on the feasibility of such a project. At this point in time, it appears proposed commuter rail lines to St. Augustine and Clay County would generate more ridership, thus they appear to be higher priority. With that said, the mobility plan/fee is currently structured to generate funds for the S-Line corridor through the Northside. We just need to collect the fee instead of continuously waiving it and make sure council doesn't attempt to take the money and pave roads with it.QuoteThen we're really beginning to think beyond the scale of serving a handful of people and shortsighted realities of distances traveled to a network that works wholistically for the community/travelers/tourists, encourages real investments in TOD's, interconnectivity, and pushes Jax out of '3rd Tier' city status to be considered a real option against markets like Orlando, Austin, Atlanta, etc..
I believe planning efforts are currently being done holistically. However, commuter rail on the North Corridor would not be an ideal candidate for a TIGER grant at this stage. Plus, we'll need more than a commuter rail line with only 4 to 6 train trips a day to become a real option against some other markets.
To reach such a lofty goal, some of the first things we'll have to do is revamp/restructure the existing bus system and modify land uses to better facilitate and encourage higher densities along existing and future high frequency transit corridors.
If the Skyway Structure doesn't support the Light Rail/Streetcar vehicles, then the elevated structures should be taken down and rebuilt. The stations could stay and be modified for the new trains! That would actually make the Skyway useful! Of course, in Jacksonville, that would make too much sense.
JTA came on and didn't answer the tough questions.
1) $20M to serve just a few residential units? 600 is not a large number for that scope, and less than half are actually under construction with the remainder (as well as the other proposals like new Y building and the strip mall, which will be for people driving home to R-A/Ortega) still approved/proposed. Given the size of these projects, there is little room in Brooklyn for more, so once complete Brooklyn will be effectively built out for Jacksonville with a few hundred resi units and maybe a few thousand drive in employees over a square mile.
2) So there is a spur already there, so why is it $3.6M just to extend the track to the station? Concrete?
3) Why is there a $5M budget for command/control? What is this? Is this to integrate the new spur into the already complex and inefficient route mechanism of the system?
4) You mention extension - so will it be $20M every time we want to extend the system a block?
Sure big cities spend a billion dollars to put a new mile of subway in, and people have a fit over it, but projected ridership on SF's new spur and NYC's new line are very high.
SF Central Subway - light rail spur - $1.6B - 1.7 miles - 43,700 projected daily riders upon opening - $36,613/rider - $941M/mile
NYC Second Ave line - heavy rail line to be extended - $4.9B - 2 miles - 200,000 projected daily riders upon opening - $24,500/rider - $2.45B/mile
JTA Skyway extension - people mover - $20M - 0.25 miles - 1,250 projected daily riders upon opening - $16,000/rider - $80M/mile
So the numbers work this way, but remaining questions:
1) Why submit a grant to move just 1,250 people? We all know that other agencies submit more robust grants for plans to move more people.
2) Where do you get 1,250 people? Is it 600 proposed/UC units times average family size in area? Do you think all those units are going to have 1-2 people, single or married, who work downtown and so will hop on the Skyway?
3) If you're building $20M spur/station for those 600 units, why not build a light rail line for the thousands of units UC or recently built on the SS and connect SJTC?
4) Why are all of your numbers pretty round numbers? ($5M for this, $1M for that, etc). Do we have this stuff bidded out already?
5) Why not submit a grant application for something a little more meaty? The Skyway has so many limitations and for so long has been a transit joke and still is highly unpopular with taxpayers!
6) Lastly how do you calculate the reduction of over 400,000 vehicle miles driven in the urban core daily from increasing ridership by just 1,250 people? That doesn't make any sense to a civilian like me.
Meanwhile JPA needs to get in gear and get serious about a belt railway from Blount Island through Dinsmore to Westlake and Cecil. This would totally remove all but the Talleyrand traffic from the rails and it could be routed over the Norfolk Southern to interchange in Grand Crossing.The North Florida TPO is conducting a study of just that. They (and their consultant RS&H) are about to narrow down the number of alternatives going around JIA. As I understand the process, this alternative will then be analyzed against the Grosse Connection, the JEA power line alignment, and the existing through north Springfield (you always have to look at the existing or 'no build').


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The price of gasoline in the Chattanooga area is at or below $3 a gallon at many stations. The average price per gallon across the United States is at a five-month low. Some experts predict that prices will continue to drop. That's great news for U.S. consumers, who spend about $200 million per day less on gas now than in April when the average was nearly $4 a gallon. It's not so good news for the politicians and ideologues -- mainly Republican and mainly on the right -- who made the price of gasoline a major political issue in the late winter and early spring.
When gas prices were on the rise, many Republicans, blamed President Barack Obama and his energy policies for the price increases. There was no basis for the charge, but that didn't stop the abuse.
Likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and GOP members of Congress used rising gas prices to score political points. Trouble is, Obama had little control over the rise in the price of gas then, or the fall in prices now.
The president made that clear from the outset. Obama said that global markets -- not domestic policy or presidential desires -- were responsible for the rise and fall of gas prices. He still says the same, honorably refusing to take credit for the current drop in prices that puts millions of bucks in consumer pockets and pocketbooks every day.
Republicans who were so noisy about gas prices when they were on the rise are silent now that they are dropping. They can't afford to speak. To admit they unfairly placed blame on Obama for rising prices would mean that they would have to praise him now that prices are falling. They won't do that.
That makes things a bit tricky for Romney and other high-profile Republicans. Romney, who said in March that he "absolutely" believed that Obama was responsible for high gas prices, now refuses to publicly address gas prices. A spokesman says that Romney is now focusing on making energy more affordable. That's too convenient.
If Romney -- and the others who joined him in lambasting the president -- were fair, they would admit publicly that if Obama was responsible for rising prices that he deserves credit when they decline. Given the nature of presidential politics, that won't happen.
It's unlikely, too, that attacks on Obama's energy policies will abate. They are almost sure to accelerate, with the president's offshore drilling ban as a prime target.
In a TV ad airing in Virginia -- identified as one of the crucial states in the presidential election -- a narrator asks, "President Romney's first 100 days, what will they mean" for the state? The answer, for those familiar with Romney's rhetoric, is predictable.
If elected Romney would repeal Obamacare and attack the deficit on his first day in office. By day 100, the ad intones, Romney would reverse Obama's offshore drilling ban, creating thousands of new jobs for the state. The ad doesn't say it directly, but the implication is that more offshore drilling will bring down gas prices even as it provides jobs. The evidence that it could do either is flimsy.
It's unlikely that removing the ban on offshore drilling will create a a large number of jobs for Virginians, as the ad claims. Work on offshore rigs and platforms requires special skills and many of the newly created jobs likely would be filled by experienced workers from other states. The ad doesn't address that. Rather, it offers a false promise that promotes the Romney philosophy and that supports Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell, a party stalwart and long-time proponent of offshore gas and oil exploration.
More suspect still is the implication that ending the offshore drilling ban will lead to a drop in U.S. gas prices. That might be Republican dogma, but there's not much to support the veracity of the claim. There is, though, consistent research that supports a contrarian view.
An Associated Press analysis of 36 years of data "showed no statistical correlation between how much oil comes out of U.S. wells and the price at the pump. Don't believe the media? In a survey of economists conducted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, not one disagreed with the statement that "Changes in gasoline prices over the past 10 years have predominately been due to market factors rather than U.S. federal economic or energy policies." That's pretty definitive evidence that Romney's emphasis on offshore drilling as a solution to high gas prices is more talk than fact.
Indeed, the best approach to resolving the nation's energy crisis -- which includes sharply fluctuating gas prices -- is the one espoused by Obama. It is a reasoned strategy that promotes clean and green energy and that focuses on domestic oil, wind and solar power and biofuels. Romney can offer no useful alternative to that policy other than unfair attacks on the president and campaign promises that are unlikely to bear fruit.
When I saw the news about gas prices, I began to wonder about Newt Gingrich's previous claim about lowering gas prices if he were elected President. It seems to me that he was attuned to a condition that would have occurred regardless of the election results. What condition actually lowered gas prices?
The speculation wore off, no more than that from what I can tell.
Ha! Gas prices going up? Conservative scream it's Obama's fault. Gas prices falling? The cranks at Fox Noise and in the Republican echo chamber have fallen silent. All the wags that want to extoll the "power of the free market" to control prices don't have an opinion now?
I remember when you pathetic parasitic liberals were pissing and moaning about gas prices when President Bush was in office but you give your God obastard a pass when they are higher. You are nothing but a bunch of hypocrites. Get your head out of obatard's ass, show some courage and start holding him accountable for all his failures which is everything he has done.
Joneses, those wigglin' conniptions are gonna shorten your life span, and I'm sure your computers monitor would appreciate a break from being doused in a deluge of angry spittle.
Do you get this riled up over a football game?.. or are you baseballin' type? I know you couldn't like soccer, not many knuckle draggers here in the south are into that sport.
haha, GO TEAM GO!
Yep - looks like Joneses' fuse has just about burned down to the powder. Guess I'll just mix another mojito and sit back and enjoy the fireworks.
Gotta love the Trumanesque image of Obama holding up an iPad with the Faux News sreenshot saying "ObamaCare struck down by Supreme Court". Classic.
joneses has such a sweet mouth doesn't he, I bet he's everyone's favorite slack-jaw to invite to all the high-culture parties.
But hey, I got one more question for yins joneses, ol buddy ol pal. Why you gotta be driving up everyone's health care costs with your poor health choices?? You know all of those fits and tantrums are bad for your heart, and the multitude of greasy fast food you probably ingest, is like fuel to the high blood pressure high cholesterol fire.
ha, all I heard was "WAAAAAAAAH" (with zesty profanity-sprinkles of course)
joneses is such an amazing living contradiction, all he can do is scream and whine about the types of socioeconomic problems that his demographic is the direct cause of... and then politically mislabel those around him just to erroneously blame them for his own problems.
What an agonizing life to lead. Maybe he'll improve with age... we're rootin' fer ya there jonesis!
I know you are but what am I?.... Is about all I can say that would be down to your level of comprehension....
But hey, keep up with the wigglin' conniptions, and please continue to blow your own cover as a "spineless jellyfish and have about as much worth as the POB you are. All you can do is sit on your fat arse and leach off others. You probably need the government to control you because you are to stupid and incompetent to take are of yourself make your own decisions. That is how pathetic of a POB you are." (your words not mine, with the exception of a few edits)
Oh! Here's a direct question: What have I lied to you about?
Anything Joneses doesn't want to believe is a lie.
joneses, you are pure comedy. Just to let you know what a star you've become, I have several people at my desk, of all political leanings, laughing at your mouth seizures. Please keep it up, its making this a very entertaining Friday.
Geez, you really are mad! LOL!
Keep up your unintelligible babble. Every sentence you come up with is even better than the next.
Your whining is, as Downtownman said, making for a very entertaining day on this site.
Talk about a sore loser! Keep crying about it though. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
easy, Why do you keep showing how stupid and gullible you are by supporting a pathological liar named obastard? He is lying to you fool and you are so stupid you cannot see that. Your stupidity is not entertaining but it is actually very sad that you are so mesmerized by obastard. It is amazing how foolish you are that you cannot see his lies. You are really that stupid. Me a sore looser? We all lost stupid. Most of us realize this but foolish unintellectual idiots like you are to gullible to see how damaging this POS obastard is to America.
According to the foolish libtards the president is responsible for gas prices. Remember how they treated President Bush when the gas prices rose? So with this same thought obastard is responsible for the current high gas prices. it only makes sense.


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Michael "Mike" Mackay McIntyre was born on the 29th June 1956 in Glasgow to eminent Veterinary Scientist Professor Ian McIntyre and his wife Ruth.
Mike's Father had left the UK in 1963 to take a select team of colleagues from Glasgow to inaugurate a school of veterinary surgery at the newly established University of East Africa in Nairobi.
In 1968, Mike's father Professor Ian McIntyre returned to Scotland to the Glasgow Veterinary School, and he and his wife Ruth, and Mike's two brothers Peter & John, moved into 'McIntyre', the home in Stuckenduff, Shandon, which they had planned whilst in Kenya.
Once settled back in Scotland, Mike attended Hermitage Academy, and as a naturally keen sportsman, Ian encouraged his sons to 'take to the Clyde' and to sail.
During his youth he became a very talented sportsman, becoming a Scottish Schools swimming champion at 12, and it was during this period he developed a love of the sea and became an extremely talented yachtsman.
After over six years of training, he sailed a Finn class dinghy at the 1994 Los Angeles Olympic Games and was considered a real medal hope for Britain as he was reigning European champion in the class. Mike finished 7th.
He would make amends for finishing outside the medal positions, some 4 years later at the 1998 Seoul Olympics. Partnering Philip Bryn Vaile in the Star Class, Mike went on to win Gold for Team GB. The pair had a solid start and won the second race of the regatta, and finished fourth on day three, but on day Five Vaile hit his head shortly before the race and needed stitches to continue.
They went ahead with the race and finished 14th. A seventh place in race six left them fourth and needing to win the final race for victory and hoping that their American rivals Mark Reynolds and Hal Haenel finished worse than sixth . In the event the USA boat did not finish after mast damage and the British boat won gold by 11 seconds, with a total of 45.7 points.
Mike now lives at Hayling Island, Hampshire where he is an active member of the local Sailing Club, but he still remains the Honorary Commodore of Helensburgh Sailing Club and still sails under its burgee.
Unsurprisingly, given his pedigree, Mike has served as Chairman of the Royal Yachting Association's Olympic steering group.
In June 2012, Mike made his return to the Star Class competitive arena, when he entered the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta (4th-9th June). The pull of racing in Weymouth and Portland (London 2012 Olympic Sailing venue) in the Star class was just too much, that Mike returned to compete, once again, in the Star class. His previous gold medal winning partner Bryn Vaile was replaced by Hayling Island sailing club friend James Grant from Emsworth, Hampshire for the one-off event.
Mike explained his reasons for his unexpected return. "It's largely nostalgia that has led me to race at this time. I have watched my daughter compete in the 470 at Skandia Sail for Gold over the last couple of years and thought I should be out there myself. This is the last chance I will get to race a Star in an open regatta in the UK so I am going to enjoy every aspect of the event. I have only notched up about 30 minutes in a Star since 1988 and the first race in the Regatta will only be my 28th in total, including the seven from Games in Seoul in this class. It just seemed appropriate seeing as this was going to be the last open regatta in the UK before the Star leaves the Olympics."
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The tradition of the order that the Carmelite friary of Hull dates from 1290, and that the
chief founders and benefactors were Edward I,
Sir Robert Ughtred, and Sir Richard de la Pole,
is probably substantially correct. (fn. 1) The earliest
mention of the house is contained in a petition of
Master Robert of Scarborough, Dean of York,
in 1289, for licence to bestow a messuage in
Wike-upon-Hull on the Carmelites. (fn. 2) The
convent seems to have consisted of thirteen
brethren in 1298, when the king gave the friars
13s. for three days' food through Friar Robert de
Saunton. (fn. 3) From the royal alms (5s. for one day's
food in 1300 by the hand of Friar Geoffrey of
Corringham, and 20s. for three days' food in
1301), (fn. 4) it appears that the inmates of the house
increased rapidly. It soon became necessary for
them to obtain more room both for the friars and
for 'the great multitude flocking there to divine
service.' Edward I gave them 3 acres in Milncroft outside the walls in 1304, in exchange for
their site in the town, and at his request,
dated 25 January 1306-7, Clement V authorized
them, 23 June 1307, to transfer themselves to
the new site by Beverley Gate, and to have the
first stone of their new buildings blessed by a
bishop. (fn. 5) The archbishop licensed them (17 May
1311) to have their church consecrated. (fn. 6) In
1320 Walter de Scorby and Robert de Barton
gave them small plots of land adjacent to their
house (fn. 7) ; and William son of Sir Richard de la
Pole, kt., added 1½ acres to their area in 1352. (fn. 8)
Several bequests were made by women to the
image of the Virgin in this church. Isabel Wilton
in 1486 bequeathed to the Lady at the White
Friars a chest bound with iron; Elizabeth Hatfield of Hedon, in 1509, a pair of chaplets of
silver with a cross (also a chalice of silver to the
church); Diones of Hull, a girdle. (fn. 9) Richard
Doughty of Hull, merchant, in 1513 bequeathed
to the friars a tenement next St. James's Maison
Dieu. (fn. 10) John Fynwell of Hull, 1521, left to
the prior his Golden Legend. (fn. 11) Dame Joan
Thurescrosse left £4 towards rebuilding the
church in 1523. (fn. 12) Sir Thomas Sutton, kt.,
was buried here. (fn. 13)
Shortly before the Dissolution there were eight
friars in the house. (fn. 14) The friary was surrendered
by John Wade, the prior, to Richard Ingworth,
Bishop of Dover, 10 March 1538-9. (fn. 15) The
lands comprised the site with gardens (½ acre)
and a close of pasture (1 acre), and three more
gardens let to various tenants, at a total rent of
13s 4d. a year. The rents in the town amounted
to 20s. a year, and included 12d. from the
masters or wardens of the Gild of Mariners for a
rent derived from the house called Trinity House,
situated on the south of the priory. (fn. 16)
John Craven, 1410 (fn. 17)
John Wade, 1538
Geoffrey de Hotham of Cranswick and John
de Wetwang had royal licence in 1317 to grant
a plot of land in Hull, measuring 205 ft. by
115 ft., for the construction of a house of Austin
Friars. (fn. 2) The grant was made to the Austin
Friars of York, who sent some of their members
to found the house at Hull. (fn. 3) The land owed a
rent of 16s. 8d. to the town; the friars petitioned to be released from this payment about
1321, but failed to obtain relief till Richard son
and heir of Geoffrey of Hotham and John de
Wilflet, in 1341, conferred on the town rents
from other messuages to the amount of 17s. 9d. (fn. 4)
Friar John de Hornyngton, S.T.P., having
been granted licence by the prior-general to
choose any convent of his order, and a chamber
therein to dwell in for life, and also to retain as
servant one of the brethren of the convent,
selected the house at Hull; he complained to the
Crown that certain envious persons were scheming to expel him, and obtained a writ of protection 20 August 1381 for himself, his serving
friar, household, chamber, books and goods. (fn. 5)
He was S.T.P. of Cambridge, and took part
in condemning Wycliffe's doctrines in 1382. (fn. 6)
Richard Clay, of this house, was appointed papal
chaplain in 1413. (fn. 7)
Adam Correy was buried here in 1392, and left,
as mortuary gift, his horse with saddle and bridle,
and to Friar William Bridlington £9. (fn. 8) Richard
Wilflet of Hull, mariner, 1520, endowed lights
on the altars of our Lady and St. Catherine in
this church. (fn. 9) The friars are said to have numbered eighteen about the end of the 15th century, (fn. 10) and seem to have depended entirely on
alms. At the time of the Dissolution they held
only the site with a garden in Blackfriars Street,
measuring 49 yds. by 33 yds., worth 5s. a year. (fn. 11)
The house was surrendered by Alexander Ingram,
prior, 10 March 1538-9, to the Bishop of
Dover. (fn. 12)
The seal represents St. Michael in combat
with the dragon, in a canopied niche; in base on
a corbel a prior kneeling. Legend:—
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