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IFANCA responds to rumors about halal certification at Cargill/Better Beef Plant
July 23, 2009 by TMO
By Ayub Khan, MMNS
CHICAGO, IL— In response to rumors circulating in USA, Canada as well as on the internet, the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America [IFANCA] has issued a statement assuring halal consumers and retailers that all its certified products meet the strictest of Halal criteria and can be consumed without any doubt.
"IFANCA's procedures have been approved by a team of Islamic scholars and scientists who have developed a very stringent & independently verifiable halal authentication system, in all of its certified plants including Cargill's Better Beef Plant. IFANCA's slaughter methods are as close as practically possible to the traditional Islamic method of slaughter, where at least three out of four vessels are precisely cut, while also meeting the Canadian food safety requirements.
All cattle are slaughtered by specially trained Muslim slaughter men, who are supervised by IFANCA inspectors, the statement reads.
The press release states that the claims by a group which say that the IFANCA approved animal slaughter method do not meet the Islamic criteria are untrue.
The group in a blog posting suggests that the vertical method of cut during the animal slaughter does not meet the Islamic criteria and that it goes against the scholarly consensus.
To the above allegation IFANCA replied, "First the cut at the Cargill/Better Beef plant is not vertical cut. It is modified horizontal cut. Secondly, The claim about the jurists being unanimous is baseless. There are several methods of slaughtering animals, generally practiced being cutting the throat to sever four (4) passages, trachea, esophagus, jugular veins and carotid arteries. There is disagreement among the scholars even with the required number of openings to be cut. According to Imam Abu Hanifa all four are required to be cut. (Badai Al Sanaih, 6/41). According to his student Imam Abu Yusuf only one of the two jugular veins are required to be cut besides that of throat and windpipe. (ibid). According to other scholars only cutting of the throat and windpipe is enough. (Sharh Muhazzab, 9/84). According to Imam Malik the windpipe and the two jugular veins are required to be cut in order for the animal to be halal. (Sharh Al Sagheer, 2/154). According to another reference, the Hanafi School's ruling is that at least three of the four openings should be cut. (Nasab ul Raya, 4/185-86). [This requirement of cutting at least three passages as well as complete draining of blood are met at the Cargill/Better Beef plant]."
" The slaughter men trained by IFANCA are especially instructed in cutting the required number of openings leaving no doubt about this method of halal slaughter. Hence Cargill/Better Beef is halal and zabiha, as has been certified for over 10 years by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America," the statement reads.


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i have read it is illegal to film bareback pornography in california where sean cody films, could they be in trouble very soon?
i have read it is illegal to film bareback pornography in california where sean cody films, could they be in trouble very soon?
...So ,,,,, DON'T ! ......
Somewhere someone mentioned that Sean Cody is based in Sand Diego but the no bareback law is proposed by local LA government, so SC should be safe from that.
Jamie,Pierce,Liev in BB action today Yay and Yippee and HOT and SWEATY
Jamie as the meat in a (fucking) sandwich - my day just got a lot better.
<-------- getting the vapors!
I love Jamie!
Love Jamie as the meat in the Manwich ---- but the vid was disappointing, to say the least ..... Jamie had cum in his mouth in so many of his other flicks, and here, even though BB, nothing .... huh .... I was anticipating at least a creampie, and as it was progressing, I was anticipating Pierce at least cuming in his ass and Liew unloading in his mouth ........... but ...... neither happened ...... and the juicy shots were totally wasted ------ boring ...... I guess either Jamie put limits, or SC got cold feet (or read some of the negative feedback from the preachers!)
Ughh no need for Creampie's, disgusting in straight or gay porn. Cumming in the mouth is alright if the person looks like they want it....
Better next time!
Just glad to see SC doing some bareback it seems like if you are going to compete for the market you have too
Pierce, Liev, and Jamie: This is one hot video. I had a hard time picking just five caps. They did a variety of other fucking (mostly Jamie), but the main event of this video was the three way with Liev fucking Jamie, and Jamie fucking Pierce.
There was a lot of touching and kissing while all of this fucking took place.
Part of the time Liev basically stood still and Jamie moved back and forth, either pushing in to fuck Pierce or backing out to be fucked by Liev. The other part of the time Liev just fucked "through" Jamie to Pierce, using Jamie's dick as an extension of his own.
The final part of this video was Liev and Pierce taking turns fucking Jamie. The guy that wasn't fucking Jamie was busy either kissing and caressing Jamie or letting Jamie suck his cock.
After switching back and forth several times, Liev jerked off Jamie while Pierce fucked him until he came. Jamie looks like he was in heaven. Pierce, the exMarine that Brandon fucked a couple of videos ago, looked amazing and proved he can top and bottom with equal easy.
^ All that just got me hard, let's see if the video keeps the promise it holds in your breakdown.
Of course I expected that dirty bottom Jamie to be in one of these bareback threesomes and here he is.
Did you guys notice that Jamie and Liev could pass for brothers? This scene just got a little bit hotter.
I agree. I'm not judging others, but every time I see a video featuring real brothers, I cannot help but have my own brother pop into my mind, and not for any sexual reasons. My brother's happily married with 2 kids. I see a brothers doing it porn video and immediately get turned off, even grossed out, because somehow, for some weird reason, I instinctively think of my own brother and go, "Ewww!"
Wesley up another HOT RUSSIAN YUMMY HOT and SEXY and uncut SLURP
Paul and Raymond And YES, it is BB!!
HOT Just HOT
CF will def. HAVE to STEP up there game.
I just HOPE that the quality of guys
coming to do solos & more to SC doesn't suffer
like another poster stated in another thread
because SC is NOW taking the BB route. That
would be ashame since IMHO they have the
I will have to get back to you on that one. I pick him after perusing wouldntsaynotothat was the caption on a tumblr page it was reblogged by ex-frat-man the source was dusaba.com
That is one talent I LOVE that I HAVE PICKING HOT GUYS man I wish CF/SC/RB/CM/FM etc..... were hiring I would put in an application ASAP. Although by the looks of CF'S newest guy coming Monday *and you already know MINE * I would say a STEP HOPEFULLY in the RIGHT DIRECTION!!!!
As long as Chip*CF'S resident BS Writer* doesn't Write Anything Stupid like he did MY WALKER
This could be pretty big - second BB fuck in a row. Maybe they've phased out condoms entirely ...
Oh my, Raymond! Looks like every guy is trying BB out!
wtf, no more condoms?
Thinking the same.
"Flipping Dykes I though they were a myth like Weapons of Mass Destruction" Grace Adler.
Emerson is up and He Loves the Gay People! As SC's writer had to point out YAY and YIPPEE!!!! So Emerson is like Rick III Another guy we won't be seeing again Le Sigh Well at least I can be friends with these guys
latest fuck scene was hot enough...but would be even hotter with condoms on.
Jed & Jamie or **** is up and Yes, Jed is wearing a condom The **** is Jamies' real name put in the write-up. I wonder if SC will correct that. Well anywho MY JAMIE and JED are looking SEXY HOT!!!!
I don't know why. His real name sounds sexier to me!
They must've fixed it, I don't see any other name besides Jamie.
The action scenes have been great, but the newer models have been very disappointing.
A little time spent in the googely and you can find out a lot about their models - names, extra-curricular activities, etc.
What is is about wrestlers and MMA fighters doing gay porn? Is there some kind of cosmic connection?
Well thankfully they didn't reveal his full name. That could have turned out badly.
But I agree...the fuck scenes have been great, but the new guys so far haven't been stellar. I hope Clark comes back though
LA City Council voted 9-1 in favour of the law yesterday morning. The law only applies to film productions within the LA city limits. As only 5% of all film permits issued within this area are to adult productions, I'm not sure how much this will affect production. As one adult industry insider pointed out, there are about 20,000 different gun laws in operation but they have made little or no difference in gun ownership or use - they exist to give the impression that gun crime is being tackled. I imagine that this law will make little or no difference. Companies that stand to be affected by this will simply relocate - not great for the tax collectors of LA... http://www.xbiz.com/blogs/#143311
It's funny in lots of the BTS interviews, the guys usually replied "exhausted" when asked how they felt. I can't help but think of Fuller and how stressful it is to shoot a SC scene. But Jamie oh Jamie, even though people complain about his overexposure, he's one of the few SC models that I can never get tired of watching.
Does Sean Cody update every 2 days? I've been thinking about trying them out. Saw pictures of Calvin. Yum
iciousness SEXY RED HEAD MY BLAINE iciousness is up HOPE to see MORE of him at the SC compound YUMMY
where are you from mnestor...the way you type all your posts is so weird.
iciousness Curtis Liev iciousness are up and it is HOT YAY MY CURTIS back and LOOKING HOT as EVER!!!!
Wow I really like Curtis's new look. But I also wondered if Curtis was really back or it was produced long time ago?
Curtis is a sexy beast! He's grown up real good, and looks hotter than he ever has!
The brief sequence when he was topping: he was really into it! Maybe some more?
His understated, soft-spoken tone is a nice compliment to Jamie's chattiness, which is ironic as they're both crackers from Red State FL.
I think what they should do next is occasionally pair together guys who have already had scenes together. then maybe there would be more chemistry and less awkwardness
PT LYLEis up hopes that he works out with more of SCstable and soon. I would not have ever guess part native american for his ancestry. hmm makes for an interesting combo at least IMO. Great Find SC Hope he does more and soon!!!
In the latest bareback scene, the pairing is pretty good. Liev is not a looker but he is funny and cute as hell. But do you hear straight porn in the background. It seems like lately they are trying to reinforce the fact that these guys are straight. I like it when before the bareback scenes (I believe there is a change in direction/management over at SC), they kept the model's sexuality ambiguous (ever since the gay model saga).


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This film image released by Universal Pictures shows Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, left, and Anne Hathaway as Fantine in a scene from "Les Miserables." The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)
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Sure, it's the Super Bowl, but an East Coast-West Coach match-up may not mean much to us Midwesterners.
If this game holds no interest for you, you're in luck. Forget moping around the bowl of chips and dip, waiting for the commercials. Here are a few suggestions on other activities around the area.
1. Go to the movies. This is a perfect time to catch up on all the Oscar picks — see "Les Miserables" and "Argo" before the statues are handed out next month.
Angelique Barthel, marketing manager with Hollywood Palms in Naperville Hollywood Palms, 352 S. Route 59, Naperville, (630) 428-5800, Atriptothemovies.com, and Hollywood Blvd., 1001 W. 75th St., Woodridge, (630) 427-1880, Atriptothemovies.com, says that Super Bowl Sunday is actually a big day at the theaters. They charge just $3 for any film, all day long. (Plus an extra $3 for 3D titles.) It's a promotion that has proved popular with football and non-sports fans, too.
"This is the third year that Hollywood is 'striking' the Super Bowl, hence the discount on the tickets," she said. "Obviously, Super Bowl Sunday is usually not a popular day to go out and see movies, so we came up with a fun way to acknowledge that and encourage football and non-football fans to come out anyway."
Even people who want to watch the game will come to a matinee, she said, while non-football fans come during the game.
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While they won't likely have any of the films nominated for Academy Awards (they don't have the screens to hold over titles for as long as they would like), look for the new zombie-comedy "Warm Bodies" and the Al Pacino-Christopher Walken flick, "Stand Up Guys."
2. Take the kids to an activity center. At Sky High Sports in Naperville, kids and parents alike can bounce to their hearts' content on trampoline areas. There are even separate zones for dodgeball, a foam pit, and zones for kids 6 and under.
Other activity places include Jump Zone Party Play Centers in Bolingbrook, Mokena, St. Charles and Schaumburg. Jump Zone is an indoor playground filled with inflatable slides, obstacle courses and bounce houses, and is open until 6 p.m. Sundays. Find your closest location at jumpskyhigh.com.
3. Area author Brenda Ferber is appearing at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville at 2 p.m. She'll be reading from and signing copies of "The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best-Loved Valentine Ever." It's the story of little Leon, who has a secret crush. At 123 W. Jefferson Ave. in Naperville. Call (630) 963-2665 or visit andersonbookshop.com.
4. Hit the museums — hopefully you won't have to fight the long lines. The Legoland Discovery Center, 601 N. Martingale Road, (847) 592-9700, Legolanddiscoverycenter.com, in Schaumburg reports lower than normal attendance numbers on the day of the big game. The Brookfield Zoo and the DuPage Children's Museum, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville, (630) 420-6010, napersettlement.museum, stop for a bite to eat afterwards and you'll still miss a good chunk of the game.
5. Get some culture in your life, and go to the theater.
"The Art of Murder" is at 2 p.m. at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 584-6300, pheasantrun.com. "Deathtrap" is at 3 p.m. at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 587-8521, steelbeamtheatre.com. First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook presents "Jeeves Takes a Bow" 3 p.m. at First Folio Theatre, 1717 31st St. Oak Brook, (630) 986-8067, firstfolio.org. "Sunset Boulevard" shows at 2 and 6 p.m. at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, (630) 530-8300, drurylaneoakbrook.com. The Village Theatre Guild offers the drama "Trying" at 3 p.m. at their space at 3S020 Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn, (630) 469-8230, villagetheatreguild.org. The final showing of "The Underpants" by Buffalo Theatre Ensemble is at 2 p.m. at Building K Theater at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Fawell Boulevard west of Lambert Road, (630) 942-4000, cod.edu. The feel-good musical "The Music Man" is 1 and 5 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, (630) 896-7676, paramountaurora.com.
6. Take care of yourself. Go to the gym — chances are good you will have the place to yourself and will have your pick of the machines. With some advance planning, you could even book a massage or a hair appointment. (Remember to tip well — you might not want to see the game, but maybe they do.)
7. Catch some counter-programming on TV — now is as good a time as any to start watching the PBS smash hit "Downton Abbey." There's a repeat at 7 p.m. and a new episode at 8 p.m. In it, Cora and Robert aren't speaking, Matthew and Robert are at odds, and the servants shun Isobel. Good times!
NBC is showing two episodes of the hit show, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers," followed by a repeat of "Live From New York: The First Five Years of Saturday Night Live." It includes interviews with creator Lorne Michaels, cast members and writers; and clips of sketches and musical performances.
If all else fails, click back to the Super Bowl and try to catch the commercials so you're up on what everyone's talking about the next day at work.
8. Lace up your ice skates and head to the free ice skating rink at The Park at Rosemont, 9700 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont. Skate rental costs $8, but skating is free until 8 p.m. Visit rosemont.com/portal_park.html.


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Includes 4 minifigures 1 carrier. Using old parts from battle droids, the separatist use droids called, "Zombie droids."
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This clone pilot is Sergeant Hez who is my new clone for the CTPC because i lost mine. Name: Hez. Squadron: Red. Bio: I was a Sniper for the 327th when order 66 was executed. Bly walked up to me and …
all the droids tried to get general grievous
Hey everyone! These are the extra pics that I promised.:
i made a vehicle for jango fett and someone else not from starwars, oh and im using jango fett as a good guy because he's one of my favorite characters and i don't want him to be bad.
i made a starship for commander gree that has a grappling hook.
hope u like it everyone!!!!
i made a custom decal, so yeah that's it ha.
Hey guys! Here's a lil' MOC I made today, I know it's not much but I thought it was kinda cool & seeing as I haven't posted a MOC in what seems like ages I thought I would post it :) Not much else to …
We are the CTPC elites! Eclipse, Kili, Hansolorocks and I are the commandos that are the elites! (((PRIVATE MESSAGE FOR ELITES ONLY)))!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …
Season 3 of "The Empire: miniseries" is coming tomorrow! GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!!!! God bless~ninja There's trouble on Lothal!
the C.I.T needs a place to stay until we find our own planet to live on.
Weilds a bo-staff which can be coverted a bo-rifle. He's an endagered species of creatures.
Has same weapon like Garzeb does and leads stormtroopers
Awesome Jedi!
I used dry erase marker on the clones
She flies the Ghost.
well mattron3 I was mean and called the STTF the Stupid Terrible Trooper Forces well I'm sorry I take it all back sorry ~Kay
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Anyone catch Blaine's comment about the "bathhouse circuit" last night? HAHAHAHA! I'd certainly visit!
Anyone catch Blaine's comment about the "bathhouse circuit" last night? HAHAHAHA! I'd certainly visit!
^I know that because both my parents were smokers [both starting around 15 although my mom quit when she wanted to have children]. With alcohol, you get the raccoon eyes or at worst, the veins under your eyes.
I'll keep my review brief. Holiday episodes suck however, it was not as bad as last season's episode. C+ at best.
OK- I watched part of it....does Blaine have parents?????? What parent lets their teenage son fly to NYC on Xmas Eve and miss Xmas with the family!!!???? Didn't he miss Thanksgiving, too???? Son of the year!
Yeah for a Christmas episode it wasn't as bad, fluffy and corny as I was expecting but that isn't saying much, the episode sucked and I had to fast forward in most of the songs. The only highlights for me were the emotional moment between Marley and her mom (I thought it was touching) and seeing Jake Puckerman shirtless:
I so did not understand the whole Artie scene at the beginning....they've already done that when he was dancing The Safety Dance in the mall.
Its come to the point where I'm actually looking forward to the Rachel/Kurt NYC scenes because they have become the only watchable part of the show. Though I really did love the Marly and her Mom scenes.
So with Finn's Mom and Kurt's Dad being married, you would think this big new family would want to be together for Christmas, yet they seperate back to their old lonely units for Christmas. Seems very unrealistic. And Kurt doesn't have money to go back to Ohio for Christmas....uh, Dad is no longer a mechanic, he's a US Congressman...nice, fat raise he got...dude can fly you home.
Last year, Sam was all charitable and concerned with poor people at Christmas, and missed his big family and young siblings...who only live a short drive away in Kentucky last we heard. This year, he doesn't mention any of this and just hangs out at BreadStix. Of course, no one knows where Sam lives anyway. In an interview, someone recently asked Chord if Sam was still living with Finn's parents and he said, "I'm not sure. I've been wondering. I guess."
Love how the Glee writers just throw anything against the wall.
The Glee story line is as realistic as Family Guy's story line.
lol yea start over, i think they really shot themselves in the foot with having so much of the original cast graduate, i feel like seasons 1-3 were like one show (for example Saved by the bell) and now season 4 on will be a different show (Like saved by the bell, college years) some same people, but not the same shows everyone liked.
i feel this show is soo trying to be degrassi, with the bulimia story line and live triangle feels like they are trying to hard it seems, ill keep watching, because i have some investment in some past characters. lol
After a long hiatus, Glee is back with new episodes. SPOILERS AHEAD!
The good parts: I love the new guy that Kurt is lusting after: he's like Dr. Who minus the timey-wimey stuff. Love seeing more of Becky and her "I got to 3rd base, bitches!" remark. Great to see Lauren Zizes back, especially now that she's hooking up with Teen Jesus. Also noticed a total lack of Sue - the show needs to put her on a bus for a while like they did with Mr. Shue until the writers can remember how to make her as awesome as she was in season 1. Speaking of Shue, I prefer Finn as leader of ND. He's not as overly ernest as Shue was and it gives him something to do other than stand around and pine for Rachel. Speaking of her...
The bad: Rachel is still going after Kate Hudson's sloppy seconds? He isn't hot enough to be worth the drama, OK? Also, what is Tina smoking? What did she expect Blaine to say other than no? Did she suddenly forget that he's allergic to vagina? Even worse, she expected him to apologize for turning her down because it "embarrassed" her. Seriously? He didn't call you an ugly cow, you stupid bint; he just said "no". What did you think an openly gay man is going to say when a woman asks him to be her date to a dance? Speaking of Blaine...
The ugly: Please, please, please do not hook up Blaine with Trouty Mouth, Ryan Murphy. Yes, I know you're going to do it because Blaine is your Mary Sue avatar and you write your characters as well as Rob Liefeld draws comics. Since i'm on the subject of ugly, nice to see Kitty is willing to let her kitty out of the litterbox in an effort to 1-up Marley. Ho-bag only offered Jake a ride on the Katmobile so he'd take her to dance instead of Marley, but thank goodness he had enough sense to see through her BS. Unfortunately, his 1/2 bro Puck still let his Lil' Puck do all the thinking and broke statutory laws with Queen Bitch. Hopefully history will repeat itself and the Cheerios will have someone to take Quinn's place as "Best Head Cheerleader and Teen Mom".
The stupid: The Warblers were on steroids? REALLY? SERIOUSLY? I mean, I knew the show was going to make up some contrived reason to give New Directions another shot, but STEROIDS? It makes ND look like sore-losers that rule-sharked to get their way, except they got lucky and hit pay dirt. Maybe this will lead to an episode featuring songs by Sheryl Crow.
I could have sworn I mentioned in the past [too buzzed to look back] that Blaine would eye Sam. I swear if this Aussie bloke leads Kurt down a path of drug abuse, I will just assume that Ryan Murphy is telepathically stealing my thoughts and that should be grounds for suing.
Uh, I think the new guy is a Brit.
I HATE the British guy...hated him on "Episodes" and hate him on this. But at least on "Episodes" his accent and bad acting lent themselves to the role he was playing.
Starting this last week, I just FF thru the NYC scenes ( unless there is a shirtless scene of Rachell's boyfriend). I was hoping they would write off Rachel/Kurt. I find them so boring and cliche. I just can't take them. So, I am offically economizing time and forwarding all the NY material.
I thought the latest episode was very meh, just a lot going on without much focus. Some random thoughts...
I really appreciated Kurt's storyline at NYADA, we saw more of that school then we ever did during Rachel's. I like Adam so far, enjoyed that he was courting Kurt to be in his group because he really respects his talent, plus didn't let him deflect that complement. Yes, the actor looks his age but when he performs he looks a lot better. Speaking of looks, I've never thought much of Chris Colfer's but in this episode he looked great.
Brody & Rachel is such a HAM. Seriously. Brody is late (due to circumstances that were beyond his control) and she throws a fit? He tells her he'll move closer so that he'll never be late again, so she then asks him to move in? These two lack any real chemistry for me to care either way.
Poor Tina, always marginalized, she finally gets a storyline and it's a crush on... Blaine. I can understand her being attracted to him, but she was using words like "love of my life" when describing him. Very awkward, completely pulled from thin air, and very looking forward to this storyline being wrapped up.
I find myself enjoying the NY side of Glee more since the new class are 2.0's of the original characters, but I'd like to see more of Unique. Would have been a good episode for her to explore if she had a crush as a transgender. Anything is better then witnessing statutory rape Puck & Kitty.
I liked the "Tell Him" and "No Scrubs" performances.
What is going on with Blaine and Sam. I was out and missed almost the entire episode. I came in when it was the last bit and Blaine gave Same a weird glance. I was like "What was that ?"...
And... Tina has a crush on Blaine ? I thought that she was dancing with him because they were friends.
" For all there is to feel, let it be felt"
― Emeli Sande
glee first season was compelling - acting, music and importantly the scripts.
it seems more and more becoming rachel and kurt's glee. wish they just went the sopranos route with complex multi story telling - quinn, mercedes, mike chang etc. plus so many talents being underutilized. sue sylvester since season 2 has become a one note, and now mr shue isnt a one note, he isnt there anymore.
From reading AfterElton- (gave up watching Glee, but I will DVR and watch the Naked episode this week- ff thru ALL but 'naked' parts), Blaine is falling in love with Sam....
the butt song was priceless
Fuck you Ryan Murphy!
You see, if two teams get disqualified, that would mean the Mennonites would win you dumb moron. Thank god that logic fallacy was panned by any logical reviewer and gave this recent episode a whopping 'F'.
Finally, a Sam-centric episode. And lots of skin. I'm happy.
posted 10 pics- @19 shots of Chord from the episode on the Chord Overstreet thread/Male Celebs-
Jacob Artist can GIT IT
Yet another reason to not watch Glee.
In case you haven't heard...
The Glee version is playing out of the left channel, and Jonathan Coulton's version is playing out of the right. Notice how they're almost completely indistinguishable?
Fox hasn't released any official statement so far. Jonathan Coulton's version may be outselling any Glee song currently on iTunes, the fact that they gave him no credit and basically ripped off his song note-for-note is reprehensible.
What a shock, a show with no new ideas is out of new ideas.
Go get 'em, Jonathan.
I just caught a preview of the girls and Blaine from next weeks episode, I must say I love it!
I hope he and his music company sues the pants off Glee.
Fox responded along the lines that JC should appreciate the exposure. His response to that is that he's going to make a cover of Glee's cover of his cover and the proceeds will be donated to a charity.
I loved this episode. So much testosterone.
Kitty was serving EVERYTHING
So... was I the only one who thought tonight's episode was weird... and creepy... and not good... and creepy... and did I mention creepy?
I've just started to watch Glee the last two or three weeks and I am still trying to pick up the storyline and who is who, but I thought that tonight's singing and numbers were really good, especially the dual between the man and woman singing.
No you were not.
Will and Emma kissing? Made no sense. Bring on the drama for next week's wedding, I guess.
Tina is fucking bat shit crazy and not even in an entertaining way. Her rubbing Vix over a sleeping Blaine, while straddling him, was one of the most uncomfortable moments I've seen thus far. I actually cringed and said "Hell naw" out loud. Dummy-Blaine continues to feed her obsession by apologizing, giving her a rose, thanking her for "being there" for him, and invites her to Will & Emma's wedding as his date.Spoiler: (Highlight this box to see the hidden message.)
Which is only going to bring the real cray-cray out of Tina since Kurt ends up being his date.
NY continues to be the better parts of the show and I hope next season is given more screen time. Yay at Santana joining Rachel & Kurt.
*Finn and Emma.
Also, I liked Tina's "Hung Up" performance along with Santana's "Girl on Fire."
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I don't know what those other hoodlums were doing during the Diva performance, but Kitty was giving y'all lyfe. Here for anything Santana did/said, especially those reactions she was bringing outta Ryder during Nutbush City Limits.
Oh lord, that episode had good songs, but the rest of it was so wrong.
I saw the Finn/Emma thing coming a mile away. I said to myself, "Self, you know that Emma is going to freak out about the wedding, and Finn is going to take advantage of her loneliness and vulnerability, right?"
You already have Shue's job - might as well have his fiancee, right, Finn?
As for Tina: Girl, get your damn head checked. BLAINE IS GAY. YOU HAVE A VAGINA. GAY GUYS DON'T LIKE VAGINA. EITHER GET A SEX CHANGE OR MOVE THE FUCK ON YOU CRAZY BITCH. When I saw her apply the VapoRub, I thought...."Oh shit, is Glee gonna go there?". Thankfully, even Ryan Murphy isn't stupid enough to bring that rape shit up in here (but it came pretty damn close).
And how in the fuck can there be a Diva episode without the Main Diva, Mercedes or the Queen of Bitches, Quinn? Even Princess Bitch Kitty took a backseat to Tina. At least Santana got a chance to shine and show all the wannabes how it's done.
Speaking of wannabes: I loved when Kurt knocked the tiaras off those two tired princesses. I think we just witnessed the discovery of a 32nd flavor of shade.
Like the rest of the people in this thread I found this episode to be an OK one with good songs.
I'm glad that Tina finally won something (cause as Brittany says: "She never wins!!").
I liked the New-york part of the episode, especially the ending with Santana moving in with Rachel and Kurt.
As for the Lima part: the Emma-Finn kiss (show it coming from miles away at the beginning of the episode when Finn said they were thinking alike).
Like FuryofFirestorm I really feared they were going to go there with Tina and Blaine (after Murphy and Falchuk are responsible for most of the Over the Top things in Nip/Tuck so it wouldn't have surprised me if they had gone that way.. :-/)
One thing that really get me out of the episode was Blaine's outfit while he was singing the Freddy Mercury song (I get it Freddy Mercury was wearing that type of costume on stage) but here for me the whole thing just felt really cliché (just the jacket or the cap would have been enough in my opinion).


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Nona I read your nice comments about my being able to work outside and enjoy my gardens again. BUT, it is back. I just had my 5th chemo yesterday. Asking for your prayers, again. Hoping to be ready to garden and play outside in the Spring. Jlily |
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Sorry to hear that it is back. Hope you do well with treatments. Hugs & prayers for speedy recovery for you so you can be ready for gardening, might send for couple of seed catalogs to get you dreaming of warm days ahead. Jan |
Jan-thank you so much. I have already got seed catalogues and making plans for this springs' garden. I am planning ahead--Jlily |
Chemo is tuff but you CAN do it!!!! keep a positive attitude and with all the prayers coming your way you will indeed be spring gardening soon.Keep us posted as we all care. Hugs and pryaers coming your way. |
- Posted by jeannespines 4 (My Page) on Wed, Jan 16, 13 at 12:58
Jlily ... adding you to good thoughts & prayer daily as you fight once again ...I hope the Chemo kicks it all (you know where) & that you can begin gaining strength again ...& be ready for some 'normal' activities again soon! Hugs to you ... keep plannin' those gardens! Jeanne S. |
Thank you all-I'm sure you-all have helped me through this before. I appreciate all thoughts and prayers coming my way. Jlily |
You certainly have my prayers.... You made it before and you can win this again, with God's help and our prayers. Keep us informed. |
- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 17, 13 at 19:23
Jlily~~I am so sorry that you're having to battle this again. Hang in there and I hope the chemo passes quickly and that you stay well during your treatment. Sending lots of positive thoughts and prayers your way! |
- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Thu, Jan 17, 13 at 22:48
I'm just a part-time poster on this forum, but one who knows the power of prayer. I can't say it any better than nonacook did above. My prayers are with you. tj |
T&P coming your way. I'm not here very often either but I've had Chemo to it's tough (20yr. breast cancer suvivor) hang in there. good luck! |
- Posted by azcactusflower 10 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 19, 13 at 17:33
Adding my prayers to all above. Hang on to the Lord's hand, He is always there for you and He is aware of your needs. Your courage is amazing and such an example to all of us. |
- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Sun, Jan 20, 13 at 17:09
I'm so sorry you're having to go through this again. You have a lot of prayers and good vibes going your way. Hang in there and fight back!! I know you'll be a winner! My mother had cancer 3 times and died at age 99 from old age. Laura - a breast cancer survivor |
- Posted by kudzukween 8 MS (My Page) on Tue, Jan 22, 13 at 13:32
fight like a girl! sending warm hugs and lots of prayers, you can do this, you're a strong woman! kudzu |
Jlily, how are you? I just read a post you made, and wondered how you are. |
Hello, All, I so appreciate your interest. It has been tougher than the first one. I have spent another week in the hospital- and set my treatments back. I just had my 6 th treatment on Friday. I think we are on the right track. I am so fortunate to have friends, family and a wonderful dedicated doctor. Love and good health to you all! JLily |
- Posted by calamity_j z7bc (My Page) on Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 12:13
JLily: Even tho we have never met in person, I feel as I have a Soul Sister...better, a GARDEN JUNK SISTER in YOU! And my prayers and encouragment are with you! Jane |
Well, I had a scan and it showed the 5 treatments of Chemo I've had Taxateer (probably not spelled right) Have not done a thing. In fact the one tumor has grown a CM. So, starting over with Navelbine . Disappointed but hanging in there! It sure is looking spring-like out there. This chemo is not as hard on me so far. So, hopefully I'll be in the garden doing soon! JLily (also a Jane) |
Hope you aren't on a statin drug, they cause thyroid tumors but still manage to be sold. DIL had 9 tumors from 1 she was on & after she quit the drug, tumors shrank but destroyed her thyroid gland as did same drug on neighbor & also just found out my brother. Better to use diet to control cholesterol than get tumors. Hope it will go well now! Jan |
- Posted by shades_of_idaho z4/5 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 20:29
So sorry you are going through this JLily. I had just started coming back here after I retired to play and our lives were turned upside down with cancer too. DH diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had his first chemo Tuesday. Been really ruff on him and they say it gets worse. Hope not. Prayers for you. Always good to have some thing to look forward to in your garden. I am going to have a garden but probably will have to be spending lots of time caring for Joe. Hoping he can start eating soon. Not planning any large projects. Hugs to you chris |
Hope the new treatments are doing more for you & that you aren't sick from them. Let us know how you are doing! Hugs & prayers for your recovery! Jan |
Hope the new treatments are working out better & that you are doing OK. Please let us know ! Hugs & prayers that things are going better! Jan |
Sorry they refused my 1st message so had to change topic head (Guess they decided to accept both messages) & rewrite- that's why almost same thing.(also had just been to neighbor's funeral so not thinking too clear. Will sure miss my wonderful neighbor. So still hoping you are doing better on new meds, Jilly!! Jan |
Hello all, I've had computer problems along with the rest!! I am delighted to say I am doing great. The blood tests say this chemo is doing its' job. I am super energized and working in the garden. I had my veggie garden plowed yesterday. I hope to have some projects to share soon.Thank you all for your prayers~ they are working with Gods' help.JLily |
So glad to hear you are feeling well again & meds are working! Plant a healthy garden & try couple of new things & be sure to plant some flowers for summer cheer! I love going out & seeing new blooms & sometimes a surprise as the birds "planted" a seed & something new is in the mix! Does seem like troubles all come at once! Hope yours are almost over! Thanks for letting us know so we can continue to think of you & pray for your good health! Jan |
- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 24, 13 at 15:55
YEEHA!!! So glad you're feeling better and are up to planting a garden this year. Thanks for letting us know the good news! |
Hi So how are things going now?? just passed my third year with lung cancer. Pet scan in May showed no activity at all even the original tumor and scar are gone i opted for Cyber knife rather than chemo though one DR. wanted to do both i refused due to side effects . So far seems like the right thing to do?? lol Even seem to have the Emphezema under control. Good luck wishing you the best!!! gary |
Well, I am reporting in. Yesterday 8-8-13 I started my third kind of Chemo with this cancer. The new one is Abraxane. It has side effects (don't all medicines?) I will loose my hair again-it was just about getting long enough to trim but the tests showed some shrinking of some tumors and growth on others. I made and decorated hats for myself-and have been making them for others at the cancer clinic. I LOVE to see the ladies picking out one of my hats. Now I will make a few for myself, again. Gary I hope you are still doing great. Thank you all for your best wishes. I am still active and hopeful. JLily |
- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 22, 13 at 13:18
So sorry that you have to go for another type of chemo, JLily, but you're very strong and I know you'll do fine! Sending you prayers and the best wishes possible for physical and mental healing from this cancer. |
Merry Christmas to all-and a Happy New Year!! I've just started my 4 th kind of chemo. Hanging in but not doing anything great. I enjoyed my garden more this year than I ever did. I even canned a few vegetables. Love to you all! Jlily |
Sorry to hear it has been such a long haul, nearly 1 yr. Hope this does it & you can have a great garden this spring. Stay warm & get well! My 1st cousin is going through chemo for 1st time & doing well. Glad you have a good support system & good DR. that means a lot. Hugs & prayers, Jan |
Merry Christmas, Jlilly! You have done wonders this year in your garden. I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas, and that this chemo completely cures your cancer. It has been a long struggle for you. You have been often in my prayers! |
- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 2, 14 at 19:40
Surely hope that 2014 will be the year of your cure! So good to hear from you and I will continue to keep you in my prayers. |
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Off Topic Week August 3rd, 2012
I love wrestling very, very much. When I was 16 I saved up money and flew to Philadelphia by myself where I attended an ECW show at the ECW Arena. I went with a guy I met on the internet and stayed in a hotel with him. After the show we had breakfast at Denny's with D-Von Dudley, Jason and Chastity. No, really, that happened. It was a great time. Last year I went to Wrestlemania and I've said enough about that. The year before that I went to Money in the Bank and witnessed probably the greatest WWE pay-per-view of all time where CM Punk shocked the world by walking out with the WWE title. I've been to Raw, Nitro, ECW, Ring of Honor and some weird thing at a local high school gym that was headlined by Steve Austin's "brother" Rick Austin, but of all the wrestling events I've ever been to the very best is Chikara pro wrestling. Other shows might have had better matches or bigger stars, but it was at Chikara that I've had the most fun. It was at Chikara that I never stopped smiling. It was always Chikara that I loved the most.
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There are days when I get the strong urge to whip up a batch of pancakes. It just seems like the thing to do on a beautiful weekend morning. Nutritionally, you could do worse than a stack of pancakes if you make them with whole grains and minimize the amount of butter added to them. Until, of course, you drown them in a calorie laden syrup, which will set you back a whopping 200 calories per 1/4 cup (I'm looking at you Aunt Jemima).
Having the craving for blueberry pancakes, I naturally desired a blueberry syrup to top them with. Lo and behold, I spotted Polaner Sugar Free Blueberry Topping at my store. It comes in a little jar lacking a pour-spout, which meant that I had to spoon it out onto my pancakes - that was a little different. The texture, however, was surprisingly thick and ... syrupy. It has a wonderful blueberry flavor, and it's not as sweet as a traditional blueberry syrup, but it's still sweet enough.
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Another pancake syrup that I heart Aunt Jemima Butter Lite Syrup (read the review) , but that has 100 calories and 25 grams of sugar in a 1/4 cup serving. Sorry Auntie J, looks like Polaner is going to be taking over in my pantry for a while.


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Iowa Rush Players Excel in ODP
This summer many players from Iowa Rush were part of the Iowa ODP State Team Pool, including Megan Gray, Julia Johnson, Chloee Kooker, Kenna Sauer, Rylee Tilton, Riley Whitaker, Michelle Nitschke, Halle Randall, Meg Brandt, Clara Sporrer, Maggie Boelman, Chloe Couves, Mariah Deppe, Jordan Enga, Ann Marie Jaworski, Kate Johnson, Jordyn Rittman, Sammy Stoelk, Mary Brandt, Sarah Brandt, Caroline Buelt, Kasey Hurt, Aubree Larson, Rachel McCloskey, Abby Rocha, John Jaworski, Riley Close, Harrison Densmore, Fred Frimpong, Will Nurre, Taylor Parrish, Kenan Smajlovic, and Dallas Smith.
The 1995/1996 Iowa ODP team excelled at Region II ODP Tournament going all the way to the finals before losing 2-1 to Michigan. Sarah Brandt scored four goals during the event and Rachel McCloskey and Aubree Larson were held over for an extended camp for Region II ODP Pool play. In addition, Meg Brandt made the 1998 Region II ODP pool. All three are eligible for selection to national and international events in representing Region II, made up of the best players from 13 different states. "Making the Regional Pool made me realize that all my hard work and dedication to soccer is both rewarding and worth it. Now I will work even harder to try and be successful at the next level", said Rachel McCloskey after returning home from the camp.
The 1997 Boys Iowa ODP team also had great success at the Region II ODP Tournament, losing a hard fought battle to Michigan in the final on penalty kicks. The Iowa Rush were represented well on this team with Will Nurre and Harrison Densmore; in addition, this team was coached by Iowa Rush staff member Nuno Ferreira.
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The RANN's Website now in Finnish and Dutch!
Discover now the Réseau Art Nouveau Network's members and activities in Finnish and Dutch!
Release of a special issue of the magazine Bruxelles Patrimoines
The Monuments & Sites Department of the Ministry of Brussels-Capital Region has just published a special issue of the magazine Bruxelles Patrimoines dedicated to the 2013 heritage days, on the theme of "Brussels, show-off"?
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Release of the 21th issue of the coupDefouet magazine from Barcelona
CoupDefouet is published by the Urban Landscape Institute of the Barcelona City Council, which has the common commitment to find useful and efficient mechanisms for the protection and promotion of Europe's Art Nouveau heritage.
This new issue is especially interesting as it highlights the travelling exhibition "The Nature of Art Nouveau" organised by the RANN, which will simultaneously in Brussels and Helsinki on 4 October 2013.
7th Art Nouveau and Art Deco Biennial in Brussels – from 5 to 27 October 2013
When the doors of private homes in Brussels open to the public!
The 7th Art Nouveau and Art Deco Biennial Event will be held in October 2013. Over 4 weekends, Voir et Dire Bruxelles will organise guided tours of interiors and guided walks which will promote the rich diversity of architecture in Brussels from 1893 to 1939. The Biennial Event is a unique opportunity to go inside private homes that are lived in every day and loved by their owners, whose history is shared with the public by professional guides. The exhibition "The Nature of Art Nouveau" organised by the Réseau Art Nouveau Network will be presented during the third week-end of the Biennal, on 19 and 20 October 2013. Whether you be a fan of historic buildings, an enthusiastic inhabitant of Brussels or a weekend tourist, we invite you to the 2013 Biennial Event that will be full of beautiful discoveries!
30th European Heritage Days – 14 and 15 September 2013
The 2013 edition of the Heritage Days in the Brussels Capital Region will take place on 14th and 15th September on the theme: "Brussels, m'as-tu vu?/Brussels show off". This year, the Heritage Days celebrate their 25th anniversary in Belgium: the perfect opportunity for a festive programme with over 100 venues and lots of events around Art Nouveau heritage. Open to all and completely free
In Nancy the Villa Majorelle, listed as Historic Monuments since 1996, is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 12 am and 2 to 6 pm. Free entrance, access to the ground-floor and the garden. At the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy, the aquarium (listed) and the garden (registered) are stamped as Historic Monuments, since 1998. The Museum will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. Free entrance with exceptional opening of the aquarium.
Have a nice heritage week-end!
Exhibition Posters of Art Nouveau – New Technology about 1900 at Badehaus 3 in Sprudelhof of Bad Nauheim – from 1st to 29 September 2013
The exhibition presents copies of posters designed by famous Art Nouveau artists: the designed posters of Toulouse-Lautrec, Cheret, Bradley and many others advertise for automobiles, bicycles, telephones, electricity and a lot of innovations. The rapid development of mobility, communication and energy together with all social and political changes illustrate the beginning of a new era in the early days of the 20th century. Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday from 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 am – 6.00 pm
Release of the 29th issue of the Arts Nouveaux magazine in Nancy
The Association of the friends of the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy has just published the 29th issue of the Art Nouveaux Magazine, dedicated especially to Emile Gallé's Chessboard table, Victor Prouvé's works and a virtual visit of the Hotel Hannon in Brussels. Without forgetting the News of the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy…
8th Jugendstil Festival in Bad Nauheim – from 6 to 8 September 2013
Living history! Bad Nauheim celebrates its cultural heritage during the Jugendstilfestival in the largest connected construction of Jugendstil in Europe. Jugendstil lovers will enjoy themselves strolling through the handcraft market where more than 60 selected restorer and artists expose the large manual repertoire from that time. It is a pleasure to take a look over the restorers' shoulders and admire all the examples of ceramic-, mosaic-, glass-, wood- and jewel works. Moreover many events such as music performances, fashion shows, exhibitions and guided tours through the art nouveau buildings will take place during the whole festival.
Conference In Search of Perfection: The Legacy of Art Nouveau at the University of Technology in Vienna – from 24 to 25 August 2013
Jugendstil, Secession, Liberty, Модерн - those are facets of one cultural phenomenon Art Nouveau. This International movement left imperishable masterpieces in the field of art, architecture and applied arts in the different parts of Europe. The aim of the conference is to explore the social, political and philosophical context of Art Nouveau and promote the heritage of this style. This two-day conference is aimed at both academics and heritage professionals, or simply enthusiasts of Art Nouveau. Art historians, philosophers, sociologists, and journalists are invited to join the forum.
Art Nouveau works from the Ecole de Nancy presented at the exhibition "Art Nouveau" at the Pinacothèque of Paris – from 18 April to 8 September 2013
The exhibition "Art Nouveau, the decorative revolution "presented at the Pinacothèque in Paris is the first French Art Nouveau retrospective in Paris since 1960. Real great event, it presents more than two hundred objects which, in all fields of life and arts, have turned upside down the aesthetic and the cultural thought of the world which lived then under classicism and academicism for more than three centuries. Among them appear numerous works coming from creators of the Ecole de Nancy, like a tea table with tray of Louis Majorelle, a mural cabinet of Emile Gallé, as well as lamps and vases of Daum Frères.
Exhibition Egon Schiele and his age at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest – from 26 June to 29 September 2013
The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, by way of a continuation of its exhibition presenting Gustav Klimt and the early Secession offers an insight into the work of the most outstanding artist of the following generation: Egon Schiele, and through his contemporaries into the development of Viennese Expressionism, the school that superseded Jugendstil.
The 70 works coming from the world's richest Schiele collection, the Leopold Museum in Vienna, will be complemented by drawings and paintings by Schiele, coming from other prestigious collections and further works by Schiele, Oscar Kokoschka and Carl Moll from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts.
New presentation of the graphic Cabinet : more Schiele at the Leopold Museum in Vienna
The Leopold Museum shows more Schiele!
Elisabeth Leopold has personally selected fine graphic masterworks rarely displayed of the Leopold II Collection for this new presentation, complemented by paintings of the Ernst Ploil Collection.
Exhibition Chat noir. Arts and pleasures of the Belle Epoque at the Ixelles Museum in Brussels – from 27 June to 15 Septembre 2013
The exhibition offers the discovery of the literary, artistic and musical atmosphere of the Chat noir, famous cabaret of Montmartre of the Parisian Belle Epoque hosted by its audacious owner Rodolphe Salis (1851-1897). Works from Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Edouard Vuillard, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Nabis and Symbolists will immerse you into the universe of entertainment and of the artistic bohemian of Paris fin-de-siècle.
Belle Epoque Film Club! The Belle Epoque appears everywhere this summer in Brussels! At the occasion of the exhibition Chat noir. Arts and pleasures of the Belle Epoque which will take place from 27 June to 15 September 2013 at the Museum of Ixelles, the CINEMATEK schedules a cycle of Belle Epoque movies in Flagey. And there is more! The film lovers are invited to the Museum for a Belle Epoque film club night, on Thursday 22 August from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Publication Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and Koelkelberg à la carte in Brussels
The Monuments & Sites Department of the Ministry of the Brussels-Capital Region has published a tour map on the towns of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe and Koelkelberg.
First international congress specialized in Art Nouveau-Modernisme in Barcelona – from 26 to 29 June 2013
Definitive Scientific Programme for the coupDefouet International Congress
Over eighty scientific papers have been confirmed for the coupDefouet International Congress to be held in Barcelona from 26 to 29 June this year. You can now go online and browse the Congress's definitive scientific programme, divided into six thematic strands, by clicking here. You can also watch the online video Art Nouveau: the First International Modern Style, advance keynote speech of coupDefouet International Congress delivered by Paul Greenhalgh, which took place at La Pedrera on 19 November 2012.
The coupDefouet International Congress is the first scientific congress dedicated exclusively to Art Nouveau. If you would like to register, you can do so online by clicking here.
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Below is a new link for parents to access their players information and self update their personal information (Ie. address, telelphone, email, etc.) changes. In addition, parents can also look up their player's team coach information:
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On Labor Day, President Obama announced a new plan to spend $50 billion on infrastructure, in hopes of giving a boost to the sluggish economy. The public response was tepid. Given the deteriorating state of our infrastructure, the lack of investment in its maintenance, and imagination for its renewal, no wonder Americans lack the confidence and willingness to spend more.
But the spending doesn't have to follow the same old model. There's a new kind of infrastructure now being deployed across America and around the world. 21st century infrastructure not only boosts, but actually rebuilds the economy on a long-term sustainable footing. It protects from climate change, conserves dwindling energy, water and other natural resources, eases mobility of people and goods, improves public health, and – importantly - creates ongoing jobs.
This summer saw the debut of an impressive new Los Angeles-based magazine, Slake, and its publication ofa spectacular story by Judith Lewis Mernit about Elmer Avenue in Sun Valley - L.A.'s newest green street that harvests rainwater - as well as the issues surrounding local water: To Catch a Raindrop. Congratulations to Judith and her friends at Slake for this excellent primer on water policy in Los Angeles in the 21st century. I celebrate its depth of analysis, and the fullness of the portrait it paints of the vast effort required to make Elmer Avenue happen.
The story focuses mostly on former L.A. Department of Water and Power project engineer Mark Hanna. It also shines light on the many who contributed their energy, talent and passion to Elmer Avenue's success. It paints a detailed picture, both of the technical side, and the human side, making it clear that it's a huge team and community effort involving many players.
Trees are beautiful, but they are not just objects of beauty. Their majesty runs deep, particularly with the old trees, a majesty both mystical and practical. Great old trees came to mind when I met James Cameron, the director of Avatar, on Earth Day. I presented him with a Coast Live Oak seedling, aka quercus agrifolia, in thanks for his work in raising global environmental concern, and for making a tree the star of the largest box office movie in history.
This has not been an easy summer for the planet. The world looks a little wounded to me, and a lot of people I talk to are feeling it. We've had the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico on our minds, the worst marine spill in the history of the industry, and now the worst heat wave in a thousand years in Russia, not to mention flooding in Asia. (All of these climate events were predicted in the last global climate report, the Associated Press points out.)
How do we deal with bad news in our lives? It's a big question. Earlier this summer Ira Flatow, of NPR's Science Friday, interviewed an expert on "compassion fatigue," Charles Figley of Tulane University. He pointed out that for people who care, burn-out is almost inevitable in troubled times:
By the way, if you don't have any compassion, you're not going to get compassion fatigue. So, you know, welcome to the human race.
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2012 was a wildly generous vintage for grapevines in California and Pinot Noir in particular. No problem, once we have the grapes safely in tank we simply bleed off (saignée) some of the fresh, pink Pinot juice and ferment it at cool temperature in a stainless steel tank. The upshot is a lovely rosé we call Vin Gris. Our 2012 is rife with fresh raspberry, strawberry and cherry notes backed by spice, citrus and pomegranate fruit. Long and lively this Vin Gris is a perfect companion for a summer day.
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Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013
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Parent Category: Things To Know
1. Buffalo live mostly on the plains, but some are known to inhabit river valleys as well as forests… buffalo, bison, played an important role on the North American plains for many years.
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Council held a meeting on the morning of 20 September at which it considered a number of important issues.
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- It considered a paper providing feedback on the Council meeting in Nairobi and noted that the event was successful in reinforcing ACCA's position as a key supporter of the profession in Kenya and in Africa as a whole. Council agreed to reaffirm its policy of holding an international Council meeting every two years. It also agreed in principle that the international meeting in 2014 should be held in Dubai with associated regional visits to Bangladesh, Oman, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Council agreed to appoint Frances Walker and Rosalind Wright as lay members of the ACCA Regulatory Board with effect from September 2012 and to appoint David Thomas as a lay member in September 2013. The Regulatory Board comprises a majority of lay members and is chaired by a qualified lawyer.
Council then held its Annual Meeting on the afternoon of Thursday 20 September, following ACCA's 107th Annual General Meeting. Members voting at the AGM gave overwhelming support to the various resolutions before the meeting; the minutes of the AGM will be circulated to all members in the November edition of Accounting & Business.
At the Annual Council Meeting, Council chose ACCA's Officers for the coming year. ACCA's new President is Barry Cooper and he will be supported by Martin Turner (Deputy President) and Anthony Harbinson (Vice President).
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- It chose three Council members to serve on Nominating Committee in 2012 - 2013, along with the Officers
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Xavier Announces Five-Year Deal With Nike
W. Golf | 01/26/2015
Xavier University Athletics announced a new five-year all-school deal with Nike to cover all sports.
Women's Golf Takes Sixth at 2014 LPGA Xavier Invitational
W. Golf | 10/13/2014
Junior Shane Crutchfield shot an even-par in the final round of the 2014 LPGA Xavier Invitational to lead the Musketeers to a sixth place finish with a ...
Women's Golf Moves Up Two Spots After Day Two at LPGA Xavier Invitational
W. Golf | 10/11/2014
After the second day of competition at the LPGA Xavier Invitational, the Musketeers have moved up to sixth place with a 18 holes remaining, with strong ...
Women's Golf Completes Day One at LPGA Xavier Invitational
W. Golf | 10/10/2014
The Xavier women's golf team sit in a tie for eighth place, with two players in the overall top-10 after 18 holes on Friday.
Women's Golf Hosting LGPA Xavier Invitational
W. Golf | 10/09/2014
The Musketeers' women's golf team will spend fall break hosting Xavier's annual invitational at the LPGA Course in Daytona Beach, Fl. The tournament,...
Rain Shortens Play for Women's Golf at the Bearcat Classic
W. Golf | 10/08/2014
Inclement weather cut short play for Xavier women's golf on Tuesday at the Bearcat Classic. The day two lead groups were nearly finished, making it to...
Xavier In Eighth After Day One At Bearcat Classic
W. Golf | 10/06/2014
Abby Smith leads the team at 3-over to tie for 7th place at the Bearcat Classic. The senior shot a round of 75 to sit four strokes from first place.
Xavier Set To Play in Bearcat Classic
W. Golf | 10/05/2014
Women's golf will begin play at the 2014 Bearcat Classic tomorrow morning at TPC River's Bend Golf Course. The two-day tournament will conclude on Tuesday.
Shane Crutchfield Named BIG EAST Women's Golfer of the Month
W. Golf | 10/02/2014
Junior golfer Shane Crutchfield was named BIG EAST Women's Golfer of the Month on Thursday after finishing in the top-six of two tournaments during...
Women's Golf Takes Third at Yale Intercollegiate
W. Golf | 09/28/2014
Junior Shane Crutchfield shot a final round of 75 (4-over) to take second place at the Yale Women's Fall Intercollegiate. She ended the tournament at 3-...