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|New Victor Industrial Gas Equipment Catalog
Victor® is the Leader in Gas Equipment and Gas Regulator Products
Welders, if you're looking for unparalleled safety standards, then look no further than the Victor® brand. Thermadyne®, the company that owns Victor, is ISO 9001:2000 certified, which means you can trust its welding and cutting products adhere to the highest safety standards.
In the New Industrial Gas Equipment Catalog, you'll find a wealth of information about Victor's gas ® regulator lines, outfits, cutting torches and more. Also, Victor's® Statement of Warranty is included in the catalog for quick and easy reference.
Eight Victor® Safety Rules for Welders
The New Industrial Gas and Equipment Catalog also include rules for maximum safety on the job. If welders follow these rules, then they're at much less risk for accidents or injury.
There are eight Victor safety rules, which are
1) Read the operating instructions
2) Keep cylinders secured
3) Inspect gas regulator inlet and cylinder valve
4) Stand to the side when opening the cylinder valve
5) Use flash back arrestors and reverse flow check valves
6) Inspect torch connections
7) Purge the system before lighting the torch
8) Wear protective clothing
Follow the above rules and insist on using Victor gas equipment for your next job. You're family and friends will thank you for choosing a brand with an excellent reputation for quality manufacturing and safe products.


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January is National Get Organized Month
Come see us at one of our workshops!
Onondaga Free Library, 4840 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse 13215
Call to reserve a spot now 315.492.1727
January 13, 2016, 6:30-7:30pm
Organizing paperwork
Tired of the piles of paper that overwhelm you in your home? Come hear some productive ways to store your paper. Learn some simple steps to help you sort, file and maintain your paperwork. We will also discuss how long to keep personal documents. Tax time is almost here!
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January 15, 2016, 9:00-12:00pm
7 Secrets of a Highly Organized Professional
In order to remain competitive, highly successful and profitable companies constantly look for ways to get more done in less time. Forming the right work habits; implementing a system to stay organized; focusing on priorities and improving the quality of life are what Getting Organized is all about. Even people that are already organized can benefit from this workshop because they will learn new skills and improve efficiency. It's all about work habits, not gadgets!
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Electronically organizing files
Have you ever considered filing your documents electronically? Come discuss the pros and cons of going paperless. We will answer questions like…..Is it right for you? What are my options? Is it difficult to set up? How do I manage it? Let's explore the world of scan and save!
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Dr. Phil thanks Lisa DeVeau!
An Ultimatum for a Hoarding Mother: Her Kids or Her Clutter Show
May 15, 2014:
Today the Dr. Phil show aired An Ultimatum for a Hoarding Mother: Her Kids or Her Clutter. It is common for family members to play hard ball to get that person to change their ways when all he or she really wants is help. I am happy to say that Dr. Phil has chosen Completely Organized, Inc. as the local organizer to help this person with their struggles. People that hoard have notoriously been given a bad reputation but please know that I have worked with this person already and I can tell you that she is a loving, kind and INTELLIGENT person. I am proud to work with her and help her overcome the physical constraints of her space. As usual, we will be using my 6-step program called the EZCAPE method. As the show airs today at 3PM, please send positive thoughts and well wishes her way to give her the strength to overcome these challenges.
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Completely Organized, Inc. assists business, residential, and transitioning-adult clients in developing customized solutions of organization to reduce stress and increase productivity.
Completely Organized, Inc. is the Central New York leader in organizing innovation. We have helped hundreds of clients - both homeowners and business professionals, define and overcome their organizing challenges.
Completely Organized, Inc. was the first company in Central New York to become a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and the Greater New York Area Chapter of NAPO. With many years of experience we can design a system of organizing that meets the needs or styles of any individual or company.
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- Americans waste 9,000,000 hours per day searching for misplaced items. -American Demographics Society
- The average U.S. executive wastes six weeks per year searching for missing information in messy desks and files. (That translates into one hour per day.) -The Wall Street Journal
- 60% of Americans feel they do not have enough time to get everything done. -Vital Stats
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No one would argue that Jewish life in America is cheap. Hebrew school, synagogue dues, summer camp, bar and bat mitzahs, kosher food, the occasional trip to Israel—it all adds up. And then, of course, there is the expectation of tzedakah. But just how much money do American Jews pump into their communal organizations, from those providing vocational training to Jewish education to pro-Israel advocacy?
Try $9.7 billion.
That is the number that Mark Pearlman, who runs the JInsider website, is calling the Jewish GDP, which, according to the World Bank, would place the American Jewish communal output above Armenia, the Congo and Cambodia and below Equatorial Guinea, Georgia and Nepal. Not exactly titans of industry, but considering the fact that this is only a fraction of American Jewish production, it's pretty impressive.
Pearlman has put his Jewish GDP Study online, and Gary Rosenblatt made it the subject of his column for The Jewish Week. An excerpt:
Pearlman used publicly available filings, primarily via the Web sites GuideStar and Charity Navigator, from more than 400 Jewish non-profit organizations, and focused on all financial data. The revenue data for each organization was then "compiled and categorized according to systematic service groupings" like education, communal life, etc.
The results, he readily admits, are incomplete, in large part because religious organizations are exempt from filing tax reports available to the public. But what he has found makes for some fascinating study and discussion points in our community — for instance, that the Jewish GDP is $9.7 billion, with most funds going to social welfare (25 percent), followed by education (20 percent).
Twelve percent of services provided go for communal life, with 3 percent for advocacy, 1 percent for the arts, and less than 1 percent for Arab-Israel relations.
More than 25 percent of all funds come through the Jewish federation system, and 33 percent of all revenue is concentrated among the top 10 nonprofits, including UJA-Federation of New York, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Hadassah, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Yeshiva University, FEGS Health and Human Service System, Jewish Geriatric Center.
Perhaps most surprising is that no Jewish organization has undertaken this kind of data gathering, which could create a clear and standardized annual snapshot of how many — and how — Jewish nonprofit dollars are generated in this country.
Read the rest of Rosenblatt's column here. One phenomenon apparent in Pearlman's study, which Jonathan Sarna previously addressed, is that too many Jewish organizations do the same thing.
"Each category has hundreds of organizations doing similar things," Shalom Elcott, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Orange County, told Rosenblatt. "In this economy, there is no way we can maintain that kind of duplication."
It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
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The following are costs for AR-15 rifle work. Not all possible jobs are listed, but you may call and ask for Rick Corbin, a combat rifle specialist, who has worked in the Ten-Ring shop for over fifteen years. Rick has considerable experience overhauling, accurizing, fine tuning and bringing your rifle up to match grade standards and combat level with flawless function at a reasonble price.
1a. Install Picatiny rail for scopes and combat flashlights……………….Price depends on the brand of rail and how it is attached.
Cut and crown……………………………………………………………$95.00
Cut & thread for supressor or muzzle break (1/2 X 28TPI)…..$145.00
Gun Kote with any color polymer finish 100%………………………$325.00
Gun Kote upper unit only…………………………………………….$175.00
Gun Kote lower unit only………………………………………………$175.00
Fantastic trigger job using parts already in your rifle with internal overtravel stop and undertravel (short reset)…………………………$165.00
Mount scope (cost depends on several factors.)…………………..$45.00+
Replace gas block (price includes most gas blocks.)…………….$85.00
Install DPMS bull barrel (includes barrel)…………………………$300.00
Complete strip-down cleaning and carbon removal$45.00
We have a shop minimum of $45.00 with an hourly rate of $45.00 to $65.00 per hour depending on the complesity of the work.
AR 9mm Upper Conversions With Steel Magazine Block
We build and sell high quality 9mm "drop-in" conversions, with a flattop Picatinny rail in the rear and with or without an "A" frame front sight for your AR style rifle which will allow you to shoot cheap 9mm ammunition. All you do is remove your current upper and install the new Ten-Ring Precision 9mm upper which comes complete with an "all steel" magazine block and one 25, 30 or 40 round 9mm magazine. Extra magazines are $43.00. California ten round mags may be available from Metalform in the future, but the ones sold now do not function.
You do not need to make any alterations to your lower unit or change buffers, just attach to the standard mounting pins and start shooting. Some of the older 1982 vintage Colt receiver mounting holes may be too large to accept the modern pins and will have to be bushed with bushings available from Brownell's and others.
The actual barrel length is 11 3/4″ with a 5 1/2″ welded-on flash hider extension for a total of 16 1/4″ legal length. The bolt camming edge is beveled where it contacts the hammer.
You can purchase one of these fine, very accurate, inexpensive to shoot, 9mm uppers without having to go through a Federal licensed dealer for $525.00 plus $25.00 UPS shipping which includes handling, insurance, signature and residential delivery.
For those of you who would like a different flash suppressor or need to know what threads are used for the factory suppressor the threads are 5/8″ X 18 TPI LEFT HAND. There is plenty of metal there if you want to thread 1/2″ X 28 right hand threads for a suppressor.
The A-4 and A-2 pictured.
AR-15 9mm "Pistol" Uppers
(All NFA regulations apply)
These unique, interesting and hard to find uppers are just like the full size uppers described above except the barrel length is 8″ and 9 1/4″ with the flash hider. They fit to your lower unit exactly like any other upper. All you do is remove the current upper and install the new 9mm pistol which comes complete with one 25, 30 or 40 round magazine and one "all steel" magazine block.
32 round Uzi magazines with a ten round block welded in place sell for $59.00 or $53.00 not welded.
These unique little units sell for $585.00 which includes one 25, 32 or 40 round magazine and one "all steel" mag block. Add UPS second day shipping which usually runs around $45.00 or UPS Ground which will be around $25.00). All shipping includes insurance, residential delivery and signature.


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I'm kinda confused by your problem, if you have a picture to go along with it that would be great. I dont know the exacts of your problem but I know what type of problem this is: Optimization/Minimalization. Heres what you need to do:
1) Set up two equations with the things you know in it, and the exact amount of piping of a certain price as x and y variables. Make sure one of the equations is for how much the total cost will be, the other will probably be for something like how much piping they have for something of a more geometric meaning. Make sure both equations are in terms of x and y, whatever x and y may be (probably the amount of piping for 230 and for 260)
2) In the equation that isnt giving the total cost, move the variables around so one variable is on one side all by itself. This is equating one variable in terms of another, so you might have or something like that, thats just an example.
3) Take this expression for your one variable and plug it into the cost equation, you should realize that now your cost equation is all in terms of one variable.
4) Graph the cost equation now in one variable on your calulator, and than just look for the point where the curve on the screen is the lowest, this represents the x value at which cost is the least. This x value is your x answer, just plug it into the other equation to find your y and now you have your answers of how much pipe of each type is needed.
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Fwd: DRS 2010 update
DRS 2010 Conference Montreal, July 7-9
Come and visit Montreal
Don,t miss our early bird registration deadline∑
Dear colleagues,
The 2010 Conference promises to be a great event.
The Montreal DRS 2010 Conference Organizing and Review Committees are pleased to announce that of the 266 papers submitted, 151 papers were carefully selected for presentation through a rigorous review process. Out of more than 600 abstract originally submitted, 450 were invited to submit full papers.
We invite all of you to visit our website and take note of the latest developments about this exciting event. Read all about our renowned keynote speakers and browse through the multiple links to virtually visit the several key attractions that Montreal ^ Unesco City of Design, has to offer.
You can register through the link on the DRS2010.umontreal.ca website. The link will bring you to a secure site where you can fill out all the details about your registration. The early bird deadline is April 31st.
We would like to remind all authors, that in order for their paper to get published in the proceedings, they must register and pay the conference fees before we go to print. The deadline to submit your "camera ready‰ paper is the 15th of May. Failing to do so might result in your paper not being published. We will then proceed to creating the "Short Abstract version‰ of the proceedings. Please read carefully the updated version of the "Author guidelines‰ that you can find on the site at http://www.drs2010.umontreal.ca/general_guidance.php.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any inquiries.
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Bowdoin's interest and its active role in Arctic exploration are based on a record of exploration and achievement over a period of more than one hundred years.
In 1860 a party of twenty students from Bowdoin and Williams, led by Paul A. Chadbourne, professor of chemistry and natural history at Bowdoin, sailed to Labrador and Greenland. In 1864 Alpheus Spring Packard (Bowd. 1861) sailed up the Labrador coast as far as Hopedale. His book, The Labrador Coast, is a seminal work on the biology, geology, and history of that region. In 1891, under the direction of Leslie A. Lee of Bowdoin's biology department, another expedition to Labrador was organized, leading to the rediscovery of the Grand Falls of Labrador and the discovery and naming of Bowdoin Canyon. The grand tradition of Arctic exploration was carried on and brought to its culmination by Robert E. Peary (Bowd. 1877) and Donald B. MacMillan (Bowd. 1898).
With more than eighteen hundred titles on the Arctic, its people, and the history of the exploration of its regions, together with selected works on Antarctica, this fine collection includes Hans Egede's 1745 A Description of Greenland, the Hubbard edition of Robert Edwin Peary's 1910 The North Pole, The South Polar Times of 1907-14, and several works on the search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin.
Three major Arctic libraries constitute the collection:
Library of Donald Baxter MacMillan:
Comprising nearly fourteen hundred Arctic titles, the collection was given to Bowdoin from the 1960s through the early 1980s. It contains volumes dating from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, with the latter predominating. Approximately five hundred non-Arctic titles are also part of MacMillan's library.
This small but important collection of approximately one hundred volumes, mostly from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, was presented to the College in 1968 by Henry C. Thomas (Bowd. 1957).
A large and well-rounded collection of over four hundred volumes from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries, with a special concentration on the nineteenth, it was purchased in memory of William M. Ittman from the Palmer estate, Yarmouth, Maine, in 1982.


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5 Killer Tips To Get More Out Of Your XBox 360
Playing on your Xbox 360 can be great, but when you're playing that next round of golf on Tiger Woods 2010, are you really wondering: isn't there more to life?
Well, okay, we're not going to get that philosophical on you today, but you might have found yourself wondering if there might be a little more to your Xbox 360 than playing the same old games every day.
Sure, you love those games, but even great games played a million times over can get to be a bit of a drag. In order to spice up your video game life, let's take a look at what it takes to get more out of your Xbox 360: creativity and...the reading the rest of this article.
Here are five tips to expand your Xbox 360 horizons.
Tip #1: Play DVDs.
This is the most common of the extra-game features available on the Xbox 360, essentially, and there's no reason you shouldn't take full advantage of it. You don't even need to buy a new DVD player: you just need to use your Xbox 360 and - voila! - you're watching movies or episodes of your favorite shows on your video game's TV.
It might be a little bit of a pain if you have to lug your Xbox 360 around from TV to TV in order to play DVDs on each one, so you might want to spring for a cheap DVD player if you have a television in the other room. If not, simply plug in that DVD of Iron Man and let 'er rip!
Tip #2: Go from Xbox 360...to desktop.
Okay, so maybe your Xbox 360 isn't going to be your main computer, but as Lifehacker notes, you can get a lot more out of your Xbox 360 if you turn it into a sort of media center. Since Xbox 360's can easily connect to the internet these days, this might not be as hard as you think.
Lifehacker has a great guide for doing this as well. And what can you do once you have a media center ready to go on your Xbox 360? Your Xbox 360 can record as a DVR, for one - this requires installing a tuner card. You might be surprised just how much entertainment you can manage from your Xbox 360...and you'll wonder more and more why you ever bought that DVD player!
Tip #3: Play music.
Your Xbox 360 can easily play music - even while you're playing games. If you're sick of the same old sounds on a game of FIFA 2010, then you might want to consider adding your own sound track: your favorite songs.
Sure, some of the songs might be a little out of place, especially if you're a Classical music fan, but you'll find this can enhance your gaming experience and kill two birds with one stone. Heck, you might even want to explore the potential of using your Xbox 360 as a CD player when you've got guests around.
Just make sure you don't let them see how much you've been playing Xbox 360.
Tip #4: Get Xbox 360 Live.
Okay, we'll admit that Xbox 360 Live is just another way to play games, but you haven't played Halo 3 until you've played it with strangers from all over the world. In fact, it can make a great way to socialize when you don't actually feel like leaving the couch. You can also invite your friends to play you, which will save on gas money.
Tip #5: Turn it off!
Just occasionally, it can't hurt to turn off the Xbox 360 and enjoy the outdoors for a little bit. You'll like the exercise, and when you come back indoors you'll feel fresh and ready again. Cure the Xbox 360 boredom with some good habits like getting out of the house more occasionally and you might enjoy the gaming experience far more.
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News Release from the office of Senator Carlos Uresti
MEDIA ADVISORYThursday, March 10, 2011CONTACT: Mark Langford at 512-463-0119
Uresti files bill targeting false information in international child custody cases
Spurred by the parental abduction case of 11-year-old Jean Paul Lacombe, state Sen. Carlos Uresti on Thursday filed legislation that would make it a felony to provide false statements regarding a child's custody status.
Based on false information given to a judge by the boy's father, Jean Philippe Lacombe, Jean Paul was pulled off a school bus by Bexar County deputy constables in October 2009 and handed over to his father.
According to news reports, Lacombe had presented Mexican divorce documents to San Antonio state District Judge Sol Casseb and accused his ex-wife of kidnapping Jean Paul from Mexico. The documents were later determined to be outdated and misleading.
Based on those documents, Casseb granted Lacombe emergency custody and ordered him to return to court for a follow-up hearing. But Lacombe, a Mexican and French citizen, left the country with Jean Paul. Lacombe was later indicted in Bexar County on kidnapping and perjury charges; Jean Paul has since been returned to his mother.
"Mr. Lacombe would not have been granted custody if the court had been privy to all the facts," Uresti said. "This bill will impose a high price on anyone who provides false information on a child's custody status."
The Bexar County District Attorney's Office approached Sen. Uresti to file legislation addressing the issue. Senate Bill 1490 will make it a third degree felony to knowingly make a false statement regarding child custody determinations during a court hearing.
The measure will also require that a record be made of all proceedings and hearings when implementing applicable provisions of the Family Code for international child custody cases, and change the warrant process for taking physical custody of a child.
If law enforcement took custody on grounds that the child is in imminent threat of serious physical harm or is likely to be removed from the state, the child would have to be delivered to the Department of Family and Protective Services instead of the parent.
Senator Uresti represents Senate District 19, a 55,000 square mile area extending from the city of San Antonio in Bexar County to the Lower Valley of El Paso Count. The largest legislative district in the nation, it spans two time zones and contains nine of the 14 border counties in Texas.


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"It's a unicorn"
Five lines. That's how long the script handed to five different directors who made five vastly different short films from it for Philips Cinema was. The Gift has robots. Dark Room has assasins. El Secreto de Mateo has heart. Jun and the Hidden Skies has children's imagination. The Hunt has nature. [more inside]
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Copa America Standings
Copa America News
Lionel Messi's goal vs. U.S., Neymar on shortlist for FIFA Puskas Award
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Saul Niguez are among the 10 nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award 2016 for the best goal of the year.
United States' regular participation in Copa America uncertain - Sunil Gulati
United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said challenges remain in making regular participation in the Copa America a reality.
Should Copa America remain in U.S.?
After the success of Copa America Centenario, ESPN FC's Alexis Nunes asks fans their ideas for the event moving forward.
Javier Hernandez, Charles Aranguiz put aside rivalry for Bayer Leverkusen
Hernandez and Aranguiz will again put aside the Copa America rivalry between their home countries to help Bayer Leverkusen win silverware.
Kaka: I am open to playing for Brazil again
Orlando City star Kaka discusses Brazil's underwhelming performance at the Copa America Centenario and his future with the Seleção.
Clint Dempsey satisfied with U.S. performance at Copa America
Clint Dempsey called the performance of the U.S. at the Copa America "a great experience, something I'll be able to tell my kids and grandkids about."


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Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
Departemen Ilmu Ekonomi
Fakultas Ekonomi
Universitas PadjadjaranTranslation: Department of Economics
Translation: Faculty of Economics
Translation: Padjadjaran University
Location: Bandung, Indonesia
Homepage: http://www.fe.unpad.ac.id/id/program-pendidikan-fakultas-ekonomi-unpad/departemen-ilmu-ekonomi/57-program-sarjana-strata-1--s1-
Phone: (62)(22) 2503271 ext. 146
Fax: (62)(22) 2501977
Postal: Jl. Dipati Ukur no. 35 Bandung-40132
Handle: RePEc:edi:depadid
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People who have registered with RePEc and have claimed to be affiliated with this institution:Find all publications of all authors listed below conveniently compiled on IDEAS. Authors with publications are listed below with . We have lost contact with authors marked with ?, and they do not count towards the ranking of this institution.
This listing is provided to you by EDIRC at the Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Waller in concert at Brooks UMC September 29
Tue, 09/18/2012 - 11:09am The Citizen
City of Peace recording artist John Waller will perform a benefit concert at Brooks United Methodist Church on Saturday, Sept. 29. Waller is an internationally acclaimed Christian music artist who is best known for his song, "While I'm Waiting" featured in the 2008 Christian film, Fireproof.
This intimate gathering will also feature an elegant candlelight dinner. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m. The cost is $250 per plate and there is a limit of 100 to be sold.
Call the church office, 770-719-7593, for more information or to purchase tickets. Brooks UMC is located just three miles south of Starr's Mill on the corner of Ga. Highway 85 Connector and Morgan Mill Road.


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Posted: 6:36 pm Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Dinner and All That Jazz at The Four Seasons
By M.M. Cloutier
A special three-course "jazz" menu complements the Four Seasons' 2012 jazz series, which kicks off tomorrow night in the resort's Living Room lounge with the Negronis Trio starring Ed Calle and Federico Britos.
The pre-concert menu, available in the Four Seasons' Ocean Bistro, is $35 and offers a choice of she-crab soup, Caesar salad or risotto; grilled mahi mahi, herb-roasted salmon or pan-roasted chicken; and Key Lime pie or Four Seasons ice cream.
The jazz concert in the Living Room featuring the Negronis Trio starts at 8 p.m. The Living Room will feature both cocktail and theater-style seating, and its bar, which also serves food, will be open starting at 7 p.m.
Future jazz concerts at the Four Seasons, which offers the shows by partnering with the Palm Beach County-based Jazz Arts Music Society (JAMS), include the Terell Stafford Quintet (Feb. 6), the Noel Freidline Quintet (March 19) and Rose Max Brazilian Jazz (April 2).
All concerts begin at 8 p.m. Tickets, available at the Four Seasons' concierge desk or through JAMS (www.jamsociety.org; 877-722-2820), are $35 a person, or $25 for JAMS members.
Reservations for pre-concert dinners can be made by calling the resort: 582-2800.
About the Author
M.M. Cloutier is a longtime freelance journalist who has written and reported about dining and food, business, history, travel, people and more for numerous local, regional and national publications, such as Palm Beach-area newspapers and magazines, as well as The New York Times, Time magazine and others.


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Erin Wasson Still Talking About Homeless People; Howard Socol Appears at Lim's Men's Show
Also, it sounds like Jason Wu has some expansion plans cooking.
• Erin Wasson is still defending those comments she made to Nylon about homeless people a year ago: "I'm not saying let's glamorize the homeless. It's not like I'm saying, 'Oh, God, that's so inspiring — you got your clothes from a garbage can. When I moved down to Venice Beach, I found these people with this amazing mentality, this gypsy mentality — people that you couldn't label and put in a box. I got trashed for it. But I still don't think I'm wrong." [NYT]
• Sources say Jason Wu has been in talks with top fashion-business consultant Robert Burke, so expansion in the house of Wu is expected. [Heard on the Runway/WSJ]
• Ex–Barneys CEO Howard Socol attended Phillip Lim's men's presentation in Chelsea yesterday. Lim is one of the designers Socol is mentoring now that he's not running Barneys — "Thank God," he quips. [Heard on the Runway/WSJ]
• Marc by Marc Jacobs publicist Tim Garcia is under house arrest thanks to a criminal investigations into the business activities of his father, Major General Carlos F. Garcia, a former comptroller of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. So he couldn't go out on Fashion's Night Out, and has to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet. "I can't even wear my knee-high croc boots by Sergio Rossi for the fall," he says. [Daily Beast]
• The video Gareth Pugh is showing at Milk Studios on Monday will simultaneously be streamed online at Showstudio.com at 8 p.m. EST. [Fashionologie]


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Sky Tickets: Watch Wigan!
You can now purchase your match tickets for selected Wigan Warriors games through Sky Tickets with two exciting battles coming up.
The Warriors host the high-flying Castleford Tigers on Friday June 13 and the reigning champions will be aiming to avenge a 36-31 defeat earlier in the campaign.
A win for Shaun Wane's side would see them go level on points with the Tigers who remain in the top three following a highly-consistent first half of the season.
The Super League champions then face Widnes Vikings on 18 June.
Coached by former Wigan legend Denis Betts, the Vikings are enjoying a resurgent 2014, currently sitting in a play-off berth, but the Warriors will go all out to continue their climb to the top spot.
Just click on the links to purchase your tickets to see the mighty Wigan at the DW Stadium this June.


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Privacy amendment signals an end to smears
- Publication Date: April 21, 2010
- Source: United Daily News
Taiwan's less scrupulous politicians and journalists may soon face fines of up to NT$500,000 (US$15,950) if they release the personal information of ROC citizens into the public arena.
Under the Personal Data Protection Act amendment, which passed second reading in the Legislature April 20, an individual's name, birth date, identification number, occupation, assets, criminal record, medical data and sexual history are off limits for public disclosure.
"In addition to the fines, violators can be sued for damages up to NT$200 million per case if their actions affect more than one person," a Ministry of Justice spokesman said.
The proposed change aims to halt the leaking of personal information and instances of people being smeared by elected officials and members of the media.
If enacted, the bill requires politicians and journalists to inform individuals before accessing their personal data. They must also reveal their sources when exposing private information.
According to the MOJ, which drafted the amendment, elected officials and members of the media pushed for exemption from the changes, arguing that releasing personal data plays an important part in monitoring government activities. The idea, however, met strong opposition from lawmakers.
"The new law is not as draconian as it sounds," the MOJ spokesman said. "In practice, journalists will only have to obtain a person's consent when their reports contain private information that cause controversy, such as property holdings or sexual peccadilloes." (PCT-JSM)


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8th Grade Class - Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio
8th Grade Class--Willoughby, Ohio
Do you know about when this was taken? My grandfather James Burleigh Brown was born in Willoughby in 1870, so 8th grade would have been around 1882-3. His sister Henrietta would have been four years earlier in 1878, and brother Hosmer two years, so around 1880.
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Support the mergerFebruary 26,2013
Support the merger
My short note in this issue is to encourage your support and vote in favor of merging the government operations of the town and village of Northfield. We have for far too long been managing programs, projects, fiscal plans, policies, ordinances and personnel in Northfield as if we were two separate communities when in point of fact we are and have been for many years a single body politic with unified and overlapping, not separate, interests. When we could have been more effective in planning and execution of programs and in allocation of taxes and budgets, we have frequently been argumentative and divisive, forcing our staff and managers to wrestle with competing demands of two separate boards whose priorities have been as much competitive as they have been collaborative.
Northfield is a single community. There arent two Northfields. Everything we do is done in common. Even the utilities, which are managed at present by the village board, are a common interest and are crucial assets when considering the economic opportunity and future of our town. The merger committee and the legislative bodies have resolved a merger document that addresses the collective challenges of uniting two governing bodies and programs. This includes a deliberate process for continued management of the utility systems and payment of their capital debt from within the base of users.
Please join in affirming that this is the right process and this is the right time to move away from the maze and disharmony of two disparate governing agencies and programs and to transition into the light of organization and unity.
Mel Adams
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At face value, I would be leery of letting a teen play in a game with me; but is it really any worse than having them play a video game? If they won't, at least, let your son try his hand at RP, then they are prejudiced wrongly.
If, on the other hand, the players feel you might be playing favorites with your son, then they are prejudiced correctly.
I would recommend one of the players in your game where your son plays has a chat with The "problem" group about what your son brings to the table. A neutral opinion may hold more sway than you saying "My son is totally a great role player. Pinky swear."
Tabletop RPGs are cooperative games, and as such, without the cooperation of our pcs, there is no game.
If you can't find out why they have reservations, and if they flat out refuse to give your son (who wants to RP! Let him!) a chance, I would remind them that blood is thicker than water.


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ATGC On the Scene: Ashley Stewart Signature Events12:39 PM
Hey Loves,
Can I tell you the folks at Ashley Stewart are probably sick of seeing my face. This weekend I spent a good portion of my Friday night and Saturday afternoon attending the new Ashley Stewart events for the launch of their Signature collection. But it's cool, cause as always it's good time with my fave models, bloggers, and Ashley Stewart main chicks (hey Erica!!!) If you haven't read my post on their signature collection, check it out here
Friday night thanks to my glamazon boo thang Sasha Renee, I was able to make the event up at their Yonkers store. Upon arriving they had the live models dressed to empress outside the store. Super model/actress Liris Crosse gave a quick talk about how to take some pieces from desk to dinner.
And of course mixing, mingling and acting up was totally apart of the night.
Saturday was a double wammy for me. My blogger buddy Alissa of Stylish Curves was hosting an event at the Ashley Stewart in Brooklyn, and personal Stylist Kendra Porter was hosting an event at the Flagship store in Harlem. So I had to make sure I attended both.
I arrived in time to snap a few pics with Kendra, in Harlem as well as to hear her tell how she styles the new signature collection.( you see she swagga jacked my style with her cardigan)
Then made my way ALL THE WAY to the Fulton Street Mall in Brooklyn to support Alissa. She has come such a long way with her blog. It was only right that I show up. I was tad late, but hey, if your from NY you know that trip to Brooklyn from Harlem on a Saturday is a b*tch.
I like going to these events, no matter how big or small they are because they are always a time to catch up with other bloggers or stylist I admire. And usually there will be live models and being that I know most of them its a reunion. Hope you like the pics. Until next time loves.


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The Jefferson County Historical Society is having its first-ever estate sale.
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If you're looking for simple yet meaningful jewelry craft ideas, this Little Glass Bottle Necklace from Stephenie Hamen is sure to catch your eye. Write your deepest desire or wish on a strip of paper and stick it inside the bottle so it stays with you at all time.
- Screw-in eye hooks
- Small glass bottle
- Strip of paper and pen
- Ribbon
- E-6000 Craft Adhesive
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- Lace
- Pearls
- Jump Ring
Cut about a 6″ x 1/2″ strip of paper and wrote out my wish. It was just for me, but something that matters deeply to me and something that I want to keep as a reminder with me. It is a goal. A hope. A wish.
I rolled it up nice and tight, then tied with a tiny bit of pink ribbon.
I inserted it into the glass bottle and used some E6000 to seal it up tight and screwed the eye hook in, also adding a dot of E6000 to it as well.
Next I grabbed a small chain and some pink ribbon and started weaving the ribbon in and out of the links in the chain.
As I went, I added in a few beads to add some extra texture and dimension. I did not weave the entire thing, only a section, loosely wrapping the rest around the chain.
I then grabbed some bigger chain, as well as equal lengths of lace and seam binding. I tied one end to a link for each, one above the other, and started weaving alternately until the end. I tied off the ends on the other side just like the start. I made sure to even out the chain so that the weaving was in the center.
I added a little pearl, some lace, and a ring and added the bottle to longer, thinner chain.
FInally, I attached the two chains and the pink ribbon to jump rings and added a clasp.
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We recently had a problem with an alpha version of a gem which, though useful, had a bug which involved editing the gem source while we waited for it to be fixed. We decided the best way to do it was to fix it once, freeze the gem inside the application, and then check it in to git. Here's the command, which should be run in the root of your app:
gem install /path/to/local/gem/cache.gem –no-ri –no-rdoc –ignore-dependencies -i gems
- /path/to/local/gem/cache.gem is the path to your local copy of the gem in cache, for instance "/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/cache/watir-webdriver-0.0.9.gem"
- –no-ri and –no-rdoc stop documentation being installed
- –ignore-dependencies stops gem dependencies being installed at the same time
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I moved to the U.S. from Iran when I was five. I returned for a visit when I was 18. By then, in line with my mother's worst nightmare, America had made me a slut.
Of course, a slutaccording to the Islamic regime, or the average secular Iranian for that matteris any woman who fucks, sucks, or even dates before she's married. Don't get me wrong, I was no angel by American standards. But according to Islamic law, there is no such thing as a prenuptial date. In fact, the only men a woman can be lawfully seen with in public are her brother, father, or uncle. And yes, the rifle-bearing police will stop and check your ID. And if they catch you on a 'date' they can and will arrest you, or whip you. In extreme cases officials will stone you to deathunder Muslim law, as is being demonstrated in Nigeria, sex with a person not your husband is a capital crime. Needless to say, this extreme sense of danger made for some exceptional sex.
His name was Ali. He was a "friend of the family." I met him at my aunt's house; he lived downstairs. He was at least 10 years older than me and claimed to have never fucked a woman. I didn't care if he was lying; I intended to do him as no one had done him before.
No one could know. The family's honor, my safe return home, and even my life depended on it.
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We started in my aunt's living room. After everyone had gone to bed, he knocked. I was busy with my hand down my pants in anticipation. I walked to the door, opened it, and stuck my wet fingers in his mouth. He went down on me on my uncle's prayer rugs. A light went on in the kitchen.
Days later we wanted desperately to finish what we had started, in a secure place. Unfortunately (and fortunately), in Tehran there wasn't one. We began walking uptown, trying to find a spot. Every once in a while we separated, pretending we didn't know each other. Then, when it seemed we were alone, he grabbed my waist, pushed me down a narrow walkway, and lifted me to straddle him, slipping his hands up my shirt. His mouth touched my nipples as I watched over my shoulder for passing strangers. He watched the street intently as he sucked. A woman was sweeping a few yards away. She was looking our way, but didn't see us.
We exchanged no words that day, just the understanding that we were breaking countless lawsthe stakes were high; we were hot. His hands moved around my ass, his fingers frantic between my lips. Suddenly we heard men's voices.
We met that night on the roof. I was leaving the next morning. My aunt had been giving me strange looks for a few days. The moon was full, but we took our chances, quietly rolling on cold concrete, finally alone. I got on top of him. He was at my mercy. I had complete control. In that moment all traditional gender roles were reversed. I was the most powerful woman in the Persian Gulf.
I realized then, observing how desperate his face looked as he came, maybe this is what all those fundamentalist patriarchs have feared this whole time. Maybe they know this is just the beginning.
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Media Watch: Black Actress Update – Has Hollywood Been Good to Them Lately?
Posted on | December 30, 2012 | 24 Comments
Last post of the year. So, Happy New Year. Have a prosperous 2013, and many more.
Let's get down to business. I've compiled all the shows that I noticed have black women (two black parents or not) as main characters or otherwise.
Always feel free to add shows / movies I may have missed … I'll update this post over time.
Scandal – Kerry Washington, Columbus Short
Update: The NY Times has discovered the historical nature of this show: "Scandal on ABC – breaking barriers".
Update: Faith (actsoffaithblog.com) has written a very compelling and incredibly insightful post about the show. This is in regards to Star Jones trying to dictate via twitter to Shonda Rhimes (executive producer / writer / et al) who she wants Olivia Pope to be partnered with.
Did I happen to mention that the analysis is awesome? Please, check it out:
- Scandal Creator Smacks Down Criticism Of Her Writing Choices & Why Some Black Women Still Don't Get It
Apparently, for the first time in eons a black woman (with two black parents) had a show of her own on network television. I love soaps. I love the drama. The crazier the better. This show moves much faster than I expected. And what beats the most powerful man in the world being "wide open" for a black woman? Very stimulating.
I was initially worried that Shonda Rhimes was going to bury her main character, Olivia Pope, behind all those "special" white women on the show. She did not, and does not, do that. What I love most about this character is that she is: petite, elegant, beautiful, smart and vulnerable. Yeah, she's not superwoman. She cries, but when she's ready – her mind gets to work and she runs a superb game. I love any show that brings on a woman as a "fixer", but not someone physically pushing her weight around, cursing and screaming at anyone, or doing anything stereotypical. Not an eye roll, neck twist, lip smack, or hand-on-the-hip in sight.
It's a fine line, presenting a black woman with this amount of complexity, but this show rides it nicely. And I like that with this character, there's much more to learn about her. Every couple of episodes peels back another layer to that mysterious onion. Wonderful.
So, I want to thank you, Shonda Rhimes for making this show, and letting the world revolve around Ms Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington).
I like Columbus Short's character, Harrison Wright, as well. I've seen him in a few movies. I like the way he speaks, his careful delivery of lines. He really looks like one of the few actors who enjoys himself and gets immersed in his role. I think what I'm trying to say is, I can't recall if he's ever played a thug. He seems able to avoid falling into stereotypical "black guy" roles most other black actors get by default.
Maybe, unlike the others, he's found a way to move beyond those roles….
NCIS: Los Angeles – Aunjanue Ellis, LL Cool J
Low and behold on NCIS: Los Angeles they found out that LL Cool J's character Sam Hanna is married and a father! Not only that! She's a real two black parent black woman! I am shocked. Shocked! I tell you. Usually, when a brown skinned actor like LL is cast with a woman, she's skim milk black with a teaspoon of chocolate.
She's darker than him!!! Sorry, but the credo with color casting in the media is always a black guy who's charcoal and a woman who looks half white. It's racism against dark-skinned black women and lighter complexioned black men. So, it was nice to see something different for a change.
And the plot of the show? I don't know. I had stopped watching NCIS: Los Angeles, because I was getting tired of all the other characters having a life whilst LL Cool J did not. I will have to catch up to the season. All I know is that Sam Hanna's wife, played by Aunjanue Ellis, is an undercover agent going by the name of Quinn. From what I see, I like how she rolls.
Part of me is afraid to see the next episode, because of what Hollywood usually does with black families….
Overall, I really like the NCIS shows. My longtime favorite is the original. Mark Harmon has aged well. Still a handsome man. The formulas for these programs work.
Update: Almost forgot there was an NCIS episode (Season 10, Episodes 10) that featured Rose Rollins as a Navy Lt Commander married to a former military officer who happened to be white.
The Walking Dead - Danai Gurira
As I said to my girlfriend, "They killed off Shane (Jon Bernthal), why I need to watch it now?" The show follows the novel / comic book sorta closely. I heard they deviated from killing Shane off earlier, because he had a fan base. Why not keep him around indefinitely? Oh, well.
Apparently, a show with so many characters needed to make room for one of its centerpieces: Michonne (Danai Gurira). She's a samurai-sword wielding warrior kind of woman. Keeping everybody safe from zombies. All right now!
I'm all into zombie, science fiction, action and mystery stories / movies, so I'm thrilled about this.
And I saw that trailer for World War Z with Brad Pitt. I cannot wait!!!
Eureka - Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Tembi Locke
This was the last season for the show. I love how it ended. I never saw the first episode, but it gives it a nice loop, which make the show self-containing. If that makes any sense.
I usually dislike (hate, hate, hate!!!!) it when the main characters of a show are required to fall in love. I know that's what the fans usually demand. And 9 times out of 10, that will kill off a good show. It's like, once the writers throw them into bed, they're depleted of new material, and go, "Now what?"
I have to say that the chemistry between Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Allison) and Colin Ferguson (Jack) worked. It felt genuine. I wanted them to be together. And when they did, it didn't get lame like we see with most other TV show couples. They seemed like a perfect fit. I think because they were really really good friends that respected and loved one another. Being "in love" was another aspect to their relationship. And goodness, I wanted to be in a couple like theirs!
Even though their erotic tension was muted, it wasn't primary, like we see with most other shows, where everything goes flat the minute they get together. The failure with other couples (Moonlighting) was because the sincerity wasn't there from the beginning. Other couples worked (Cheers?), because the tension never goes away, sometimes it intensifies.
And breakups are fine even after they get together, that shows the writers know how to work their material.
Update: Crazy of me to forget Tembi Locke. She played Grace Monroe, the wife of Joe Morton's character Henry Deacon in the alternate universe. She was a major character on the show as well.
Person of Interest - Taraji P. Henson
This is the first program I can recall where a black woman had the top billing on a network program, I mean as a major character, not just part of an interchangeable ensemble. And this show preceded Scandal - timewise - by a country mile. I enjoyed POI immensely. I love shows with intricate plots. But I lost track when CBS pulled the online plug. So I have to wait for it via DVD or some other method to catch up with it.
I liked the chemistry between Taraji P. Henson and Jim Caviezel. I don't need for them to get romantically involved or hot and heavy (hmmm, maybe though). I liked their dialogue. When I started watching, the show gave me the feeling of a modern day revamping of Batman as a former special forces soldier (Jim Caviezel) with Catwoman (Taraji P. Henson) as a cop. Don't know if anyone else feels that way, but that's just my take.
Deception – Meagan Good
Brand new show. And if I'm not mistaken, will be the second major network show with a black woman as a lead character. Wow. If it's fun like Revenge with the quality of Scandal, it should last. Haven't seen it yet, so I cannot judge.
What's also interesting is how Hollywood can now locate beautiful two black parent black women to star in TV shows. Were they hiding somewhere before?
Anyway, hope the show does well. I'll try to catch up and see it.
Warehouse 13 - CCH Pounder as Mrs Irene Frederic, Genelle Williams as Leena
The character of Mrs Irene Frederic is still going strong. Although she doesn't appear in as many episodes. The character Leena, played by Genelle Williams, "died" in episode 10, Season 4. Not sure what happens after that. I heard a new character – a black woman – will be joining the show. We'll see.
Suits - Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson
I love this show. The dialogue is witty and silly. It doesn't lean too heavy on the lawyerly (is that a word) stuff, but deals more with problem solving before they reach the courtroom. The show manages to make chasing clients down and dealing with sheets of paper for court filing seem exciting. That takes talent.
And I don't care how bad a show is, if Gina Torres is on it I'm watching. Yeah, I'm a fan. Did you know she's Laurence Fishburne's wife? I had no idea. I only ask that she cut back on cooking for him: he's gonna explode any day now.
Franklin and Bash - Dana Davis as Carmen Phillips, Garcelle Beauvais as Hanna Linden
Yes, Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Mr. Saved By The Bell) has a show with two – count 'em, two – beautiful black women (with two black parents). And the show is already into it's third season.
I think that's a TV network record.
Parenthood – Joy Bryant
I've never watched the show. Unfortunately, I never had the time, and I didn't realize it was still on and running. Maybe I'll catch it one of these days. I don't think I ever saw an ad for the show. Interesting.
It's been on for a good number of seasons. Good for them.
Parks and Recreation - Retta
Community - Yvette Nicole Brown
I get these two shows – P&R and Community – mixed up. Although I shouldn't. I honestly thought they were the same program. And like Parenthood, I haven't seen any advertising for P&R.
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Grey's Anatomy – Chandra Wilson
After Isaiah Washington left, tried to hang in there. Couldn't. But glad to know Ms Thing is handling her business on the show. I read somewhere that they found her character a man. Hmmm.
Glee – Amber Riley
Years ago, I watched the first episode. Never went back. Although, good for her that she's still there. She can sing. I don't know about the others.
Castle – Tamala Jones and Penny Johnson
Any major network show that can have two beautiful black women as major characters gets props from me. It's been a while since I've watched. Gotta get back on track.
Justified - Erica Tazel
They took this show off online, and I cannot find it anywhere else! Not even on Amazon (instant video). I don't know if I can bother with Netflix or iTunes.
I just need my fix of watching Timothy Olyphant swagger once in a while. Guess I'll have to hunt down the DVDs.
Why do these entertainment companies do this? Don't they want viewers? Not everybody has cable TV.
White Collar - Diana Barrigan and Diahann Carroll
Ms Carroll is not a main character, but I get very happy whenever I see her. I want to look as elegant, and be on point, when I grow up.
Burn Notice - Sonja Sohn
Sonja Sohn is in the following six episodes: Over the Line, Down & Out, Best Laid Plans, Odd Man Out, You Can Run and Game Change. Really enjoyed her performance. She needs her own show. Having her as a one-of-a-kind black woman Federal Marshal or Military Official hunting down someone would be FANTASTIC.
Like I wrote before (re: Scandal), love to see it when they have a woman doing this kind of thing. As long as it has tension and good drama, it will work.
Although I see Burn Notice as having run it's course 2-3 seasons ago, I still check it out. Don't know how they do it, but every episode gives me anxiety attacks. They just know how to rack up the insanity.
Love Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Cop Drama Genres
But the following three shows have gone beyond jumping the shark:
- Vampire Diaries - Kat Graham
- Fringe - Jasika Nicole
- Bones - Tamara Taylor
True Blood - Rutina Wesley
Been trying to get started. One day I'll grab the DVD collection and see what's up.
Emily Owens MD - Aja Naomi King
Smart, as well as beautiful; apparently, a Yale graduate too. Haven't watched the show. I guess it's a funny Grey's Anatomy?
Revenge - Ashley Madekwe
I had no idea she was there from the beginning, but yeah, episode 1, she's there when it all begins. I like her character. Although my true favorite is Nolan Ross played by Gabriel Mann. He's the guy with the best lines.
Nice campy drama. Doesn't take itself too seriously.
Carrie Diaries - Freema Agyeman
She's from Dr Who.
Touch - Gugu Mbatha-Raw
I wanted to watch this show, but I think the Fox network has been moving it around. I hope it stays around so I can check it out. GMR is from a short-lived black (married!) spy couple show on NBC a few years back.
The Neighbors - Toks Olagundoye
Spartacus: Vengeance - Cynthia Addai-Robinson
And thanks to all of you who reminded me to add these shows in the comments section. I appreciate it very much!
Special Mentions: No Black Women Starring, But Enough "Color" to Be Interesting
The CW TV Network - Kristin Kreuk and Nina Lisandrello
I'll give the CW props and much credit for having shows with black women. I watch the new Beauty and the Beast, and although the two mentioned above are not black women – I like Kristin Kreuk, and Jay Ryan is extremely easy on the eyes - it may be the first show I've seen with two minority women as cops in the lead.
Interesting show. And fun to watch.
The CW TV Network - Nikita – Maggie Q
I watched this show when it first came on. I have to give them credit, there was a black girl (Tiffany Hines) in the first season and partially in the second. There were a few more on the program, but since I lost track of it around season three, I couldn't tell you who is in the current lineup.
As Faith says in the comments, this is the first time an Asian (or half-Asian) woman had her own show on a network. Not bad.
Elementary – Lucy Lui
I love this show. I also like the growing relationship between Jonny Lee Miller (as Sherlock Holmes) and Lui (as Watson). I'm a fan of Lucy Lui. I've always liked her "coolness" in the roles she plays. The show doesn't rush the plot(s), although some episodes are a bit predictable, but I like that they refrain from constantly chasing after and shooting at people. I find that to be a waste-of-time filler on a number of cop dramas.
I mentioned in the comments, that by episode 5 – called Lesser Evils, Anika Noni Rose plays Lui's best friend. I very much liked that, because I cannot recall the last time I ever saw a black and Asian woman portray friends, of any sort, on a major network TV show. Usually that role is filled by a bubbly blond with big teeth, head and a perfect disposition.
It was really nice to see a difference for a change. Sometimes I get the impression from TV programs that black and Asian women can only have white women as best friends. And that's not a normal or healthy reality for the media to promote. As far as I'm concerned, anyone and everyone can play someone's best friend.
Here's the top 20 grosses of 2012 (grabbed from boxofficemojo.com):
- Marvel's The Avengers
- The Dark Knight Rises
- The Hunger Games
- Skyfall
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- Brave
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Ted
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
- Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
- Wreck-It Ralph
- Ice Age: Continental Drift
- Snow White and the Huntsman
- Hotel Transylvania
- Taken 2
- 21 Jump Street
- Lincoln
- Prometheus
- …
And special mention to the following:
- Battleship (2012) - Rihanna as Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
- Immortals (2011) - Ayisha Issa as High Priestess #4
- Joyful Noise (2012) – Queen Latifah. I wrote a post about this film.
Yeah, there are the Madea / Tyler Perry and other type of flicks that came out, but I have no intention of listing them.
Skyfall - Naomie Harris – Eve
Based on box office projections, this may be the most successful James Bond flick so far. Interesting.
And yes, it's awesome to see another black woman in a big box office hit. See Hollywood? Including black women doesn't hurt your bottom line at all. So, stop lying about how our lovely, dark-skinned faces cost you people money with the overseas market (and even domestic). I mean, if I can even see black women in Korean dramas speak a few lines, what's the excuse for Hollywood besides racist sexism?
I confess that I haven't seen Skyfall, yet. I will when it hits Amazon, Netflix or on a DVD at some point. I've cut back on going to the theaters.
You know the main reason I don't see movies? Unless it's an action film where I don't care for the dialogue, I find that 90% of the time, I have no idea what characters are saying. When I watch something via Amazon or on DVD, I put the close caption on. And it turns out people are saying things completely different from what I expected.
I think that's why I prefer classic old films, I understood what everyone said. Today, most of what comes out of an actor's mouth is unintelligible. Not paying $10 plus to hear somebody mumble.
The Hunger Games - Amandla Stenberg as Rue
I don't have much to say about this film. I didn't see it. I have no plans to see it. I think there was an online ruckus, because white liberals admitted that they are indifferent towards the death of "innocent" black girls, don't believe they exist or something to that affect. Please DO NOT explain the deal to me in the comments: I don't care. I guess people were surprised by the blatant racist sexism hatred or something.
Hey, I grew up in NYC, capital of white liberals. Folks finding out that they don't regard black girls and women as human beings is no shocker to me…. But, oh well … gotta find out the truth at some point, I guess.
21 Jump Street - Holly Robinson Peete as Officer Judy Hoffs
I had loved this show. This is where I became an early fan of Johnny Depp. I always hoped there would be something to that something between his character and Holly's.
Didn't see the movie, so I don't know how much screen time she got. But it's nice to know they remembered she was on the show. It was rare to see a black woman in a role like this one.
I'd give you more, but I'm exhausted. I'm happy there was a lot to include.
And if people remember other programs I may have missed, please list them, minus the Tyler Perry stuff.
So, Was Hollywood Good to Black Actresses in 2012?
I'll give them a B. Was I too generous? Well, I've definitely seen an uptick in two black parent black women, even in commercials, so I'll give them credit for remembering we exist. There are some movies or TV shows I wont watch if it seems like a waste of time, whether it has a black actress or not.
I always want to support the good, quality works that have black women in it. Like it or not, the media is an incredibly powerful image tool. If we look good / great, people do treat us accordingly, it's conscious and subconscious.
So, I don't mind if we're invisible sometimes, I'm not looking for blind inclusion each and every time. It's when we are included and look a hot dysfunctional mess that gets me upset.
Happy New Year. Let's see what 2013 brings.
Prayers go out to all those who have lost loved ones. May we all find more love, forgiveness and peace in the coming year.
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Roslyn Hardy Holcomb
December 31st, 2012 @ 12:06 AM
You missed Taraji P. Henson on Person of Interest. And also yvette Niole Brown in Community. It's beenon hiatus, but will be back in February.
GoldenAh: Happy New Year! That's a terrible omission on my part. This major network TV show was one of the first, in a very long while, to have a black woman as a major character. My bad.
I haven't been able to watch it online and it fell off my watch schedule. I will update this post….
Thanks for the reminder, Roslyn.
December 31st, 2012 @ 2:52 AM
Happy New Year!
Your post is extremely timely. While watching Sunday Night football I noticed that NBC is debuting a new drama with Meagan Good. An interracial relationship (between her character and a white man) was teased in the promo. The show seems to be a competitive response to ABC's "Scandal." I chuckled and told my husband, "Money talks." I'm not sure of the ratings for "Scandal," but they must be pretty good to get a copycat show. At a recent holiday gathering of several women in my family, it appeared that most of the group were fans of the show. (One woman even said she wanted a white man)!
The creation of this new show makes it evident that when we (Black women) support quality entertainment, which uplifts us, we can make a difference. We don't have to accept "business as usual" in order to see ourselves on the screen! So thankful to you and your blog for making us conscious of the way the media portrays and treats the image of Black women. May God continue to Bless you in the New Year!
GoldenAh: Happy New Year to you, JK!
I'm rather pleased that there are a growing number of programs with black women – that I can lose track. It shows progress. And as you say, "Money talks."
Well, I hope I am doing my part to raise awareness. We are all connected to this powerful industry whether voluntarily or involuntarily. And we have to remember that we are their customers as well. People who are selling us their product owe us the same amount of respect they give other groups by default.
December 31st, 2012 @ 6:11 PM
The Meagan Good show is closer to Revenge than Scandal. http://www.nbc.com/deception/video/meagan-good/n29178/ It debuts next week.
If you're including other actresses, don't forget Maggie Q as Nikita, the 1st Asian woman as main lead on a tv series. Of course, as she mentioned during Comic Con, she's half-white (like Kreuk). And Lucy Lui is the first female Watson on Elementary.
Vanessa Williams is on 666 Park but I think ABC just canceled it.
You know I just watched The Avengers on DVD a few days ago and there was one BW extra, but otherwise that's it. I found that rather infuriating actually.
I thought Skyfall was just okay – esp compared to Casino Royale – but Naomie was great!
The one thing I continually come back to is when blacks in america have the chance to turn away from obvious messes – like this django insanity – they not only embrace it but defend it without thinking about the long-term costs of promoting African-Americans in particular as being victims, dysfunctional or otherwise out of established norms. Sure, other folks do it (to a point) but they have other things to balance it out.
I've been catching up on several movies the past week and I can't seem to find anything with blacks as the main protagonists that doesn't make me cringe. None of the movies that really interest me have blacks in significant roles.
I don't even want to hear about the plight of black male (actors or directors) when they benefit from patriarchy over the racism they complain about.
I think tv is the better venue for more opportunities, but movies tend to pay more and have shorter schedules.
GoldenAh: Hello Faith! I will add the non-black women, because I like all of those you've mentioned, esp. Lucy Lui. Elementary has already had one episode where Anika Noni Rose played her best friend. So it was good to see an Asian and Black woman being best friends on TV. I cannot recall ever seeing that before.
Finally checked out Skyfall. Yes, Naomie was great. Not sure why, but everyone else bored me. Although Daniel Craig's long blond eyelashes were fascinating. I didn't find the "exotic" chick Bond met in Asia to be that interesting. Maybe it's because I couldn't figure out what she was saying. And I think we could have been spared the camera lingering on her body. She had a nice face though. I agree that Casino Royale was great. I also liked the oddness of the second movie.
I don't know if I can watch Avengers, it's a struggle to watch a movie with Samuel Jackson, Morgan Freeman or Jamie Foxx. I try to avoid it. They all get on my nerves. And they seem to be the easy go-to-negroes for Hollywood. Honestly, I cannot stand any of them.
I've heard my share of, "But that's how black really people are," from some seriously sad black folks when they're embracing (celebrating) the most vile, denigrating, despicable and dysfunctional images of us. I don't know what to say about it anymore. Maybe if they got electroshock therapy, it would help cure the stupidity?
I wish miniseries could make a come back. Sometimes a show doesn't need to run for a couple of years, but a couple of episodes and end there. Some movies would fit better as a miniseries as opposed to a tediously long three hour plus marathon.
Thank you for the reminders to add to the post!
January 1st, 2013 @ 2:33 PM
Happy New Year!!
At the moment, 'Scandal' is a positive influence for black women, in particular. the sad fact is 'Scandal' is groundbreaking in a great many ways. Yes, at its core it is a soap opera, but to see an complex, intelligent, powerful, vulnerable, yes even fallible human being embodied in a black woman is awesome.
Olivia is not the same old stereotype for black women. The show is refreshing and compelling.
I believe Olivia is the tipping point for 'Operation Upgrade' in the re-imaging/re-imagining of black women.
GoldenAh: Hello SouthlandDiva! Great comment. It's the complexity of Olivia that I enjoy. She's no stereotype. She'll help someone, but I like that her character will not jump in front of a bus, bullet, or Bentley to get it done. There's not a self-sacrificing Mammy bone in her body. That works for me.
January 1st, 2013 @ 10:10 PM
I noticed the black actress Danai Gurira who plays Michonne from 'The Walking Dead' – Her character is very masculine compared to the other women on the show. Her character looks like a man, compared to photos I've seen of her off the show, where she looks very feminine. Meaning black women can't be tough and feminine simutaneously – Only white women can. And the end of the first season of the show, the only black woman character optioned to stay behind and die.
I liked 'Pulp Fiction', but Quention Tarantiono's films have violent, mysoginistic, racist tones – Because he grew up watching a combination of violent and blaxplotation films.
'Django Unchained'- Turning slavery into a revenge action film to get people to see it. The black actors in the film and some black women blogs cosigning the film as positive for blacks, when its just another form of black exploitation – like Precious, Norbit, Big Momma's House, The Nutty Professor, The Help etc.
Spike Lee's makes good films, but they will never be mainstream enough for society. Tyler Perry films are successful because they are stereotypical, cartoonish, and minstrel, while simultaneosuly glossing over important issues in the black community. Black people need to create their own film production companies, and produce more positive films about blacks, and that also address important issues in the black community like, Higher Learning, Boyz N the Hood, or Waiting to Exhale (Even though all the women were still single at the end of the film).
GoldenAh: I only get to see a few episodes of TWD online, but I did hear that same complaint you made. I heard Michonne became who she is through an extremely horrific event. Male writers really have to put this notion to rest that a woman (esp. black) will become warriors after being brutalized. That doesn't happen in real life. No man would write a story talking about a guy getting gang raped and viciously beat down, then turning around to become a super vigilante. He may get beat about – on his way to becoming a "hero", but there'll be no rape included. In the real world, those guys lose their mental faculties pretty quickly. There's nothing to glamorize.
I've noticed at these Comic Cons that American artists have been on a Dystopian path for a while now. They seem the most depressed and violent out of all the others. I thought the Japanese were bad, but they seem positively upbeat compared to what our guys churn out.
The only film I liked of QT's was Reservoir Dogs. That's a stand alone classic. I don't like S L Jackson, so no matter what he's in, any good film is mostly ruined by his presence.
January 2nd, 2013 @ 7:21 AM
Revenge and Touch have actresses who are biracial Brits in lead roles. And Glee still has Amber Riley.
GoldenAh: Yeah, that girl with the forehead in Revenge. It took me a while to figure out she was mixed, until I thought about that head. I think that's a distinctly black trait. I forgot about Touch. I have to remember Fringe too.
Glee still has Amber? I thought she left. Hmmm.
Patricia Kayden
January 2nd, 2013 @ 11:45 AM
Happy New Year Betty,
You don't post often, but you're always interesting when you post.
You forgot Joy Bryant of "Parenthood", who is in an interracial marriage with a White man.
And "Scandal" has been great so far. Absolutely love Kerry Washington.
GoldenAh: Hello Patricia! Happy New Year to you! Although it's rather late. I'm so exhausted these days, and I never have enough time.
I'm making the updates, so thank you so much for reminder about Joy.
January 7th, 2013 @ 2:04 PM
"And the end of the first season of the show, the only black woman character optioned to stay behind and die."
This is why I never watched the Walking Dead again after season one. I was especially annoyed that the WW was BEGGED to come with them. Gee, I wonder what message they were trying to send?
"Spike Lee's makes good films, but they will never be mainstream enough for society. Tyler Perry films are successful because they are stereotypical, cartoonish, and minstrel, while simultaneosuly glossing over important issues in the black community. Black people need to create their own film production companies, and produce more positive films about blacks, and that also address important issues in the black community like, Higher Learning, Boyz N the Hood, or Waiting to Exhale (Even though all the women were still single at the end of the film)."
I think Black film makers would be better served making movies about us that are entertaining, realistic and Human, rather than simply trying to tackle issues. Even I don't want to waste my time and money being preached at. That is why Scandal is such a huge crossover hit, despite the fact that Olivia Pope is not a BW stereotype and has made the most powerful man on Earth (who's White) her love slave. People want to be entertained first and foremost. Most films deemed "Black films" tend to be depressing and preachy, and people expect them to be depressing and preachy. That is why they don't do as well as they could. The reputation of Black films needs to change.
Waiting to Exhale did well, because it was based on a successful book and people knew what they would be getting. But most "Black dramas" are depressing. Just look at most of the movies that Oprah has produced. Being Black is not that bad. I've always enjoyed it. LOL.
GoldenAh: Thank you for stating this, Andrea. I don't think I've ever expressed why I can't stand Black media (books / film, etc), but you've nailed it. Hey, I love being a black woman. Bring me back for another life and I will still want to be one. So, why I gotta sit through 3-4 hours of child rape, molestation, sexual abuse, drug addiction, heart wrenching adversity, and God-knows-what-else, then try and tell me that we go ALL through that kind of depraved $#@*^@? And I honestly believe, that everybody – bar none – thinks that this is the kind of mess ALL black girls and women go through. That is the heart and soul of "Othering" us. Our norm is the bizarre world of cruel dysfunction.
No, thanks. I cannot even make friends or talk to some people, because they cannot wrap their minds around the fact my life has been and is normal and mundane. I refuse to endorse the freak show expectations.
And I love that you mentioned the preachy aspect. As we can see, no one in this society is listening to advice, so they might as well stop trying to push a message. It's a waste of time.
January 8th, 2013 @ 4:10 PM
There's a new reality show on TLC called 'The Sisterhood.' Its about the wives of pastors and their church. The only interracial couple on the show is Tara and Brian. They're immediately questioned about their interracial relationship when they are introduced to the other couples. While Anthony who is black and Christina who is Dominican are never questioned about their relationship – Hypocrisy. With Anthony referring to how attractive his Spanish wife is.
And they later incorrectly inform and graphically speak to their daughters about sex. Unfortunately Tara and Brian are also conceited, with Tara constantly referring to how attractive her body is, how much she loves her 'Barbie Weave', and can't have a normal conversation without constantly quoting the bible. Her husband also refers to her as 'Black Barbie.' Another wife Ivy, receives handcuffs from her husband and they graphically discuss their sex life.
These 'Black Christians' who are living in luxury while their congregation are struggling to pay the bills. These black women gossip and fight each other, just like the other reality shows where black women gossip and fight. The Pastor's wife and family walking around in designer clothes, living in a nice house, while everyone else struggles financially. Another Basketball Wives knockoff, with black women willingly participating in showing themselves negatively.
And a bad representation of an interracial couple. Obviously there's nothing wrong with looking nice, staying fit, and living in a nice home. But specifically speaking of people that live in extreme excess, who don't give back to their community, while watching others struggle financially. That is a sin.
The Sisterhood Trailer
The Sisterhood Review
GoldenAh: Are you promoting this or criticizing it? Because I said I wouldn't consider "entertainment" if the sole purpose is to make black women look bad. If it's not interesting or good quality let's leave it in the dust bin.
I'll let it go this time, but I don't care for "reality programs" if the content is as poor as you say. Thanks.
January 8th, 2013 @ 4:21 PM
Forgot to add I disagreed with the review about 'The Sisterhood' that said woman can't be ministers or preachers in the church. I think woman should able to preach as ministers or preachers if they choose to.
January 12th, 2013 @ 11:37 AM
This should go without saying…but I will say it-
It is really great to see how far we have come as far as actress representation for Black women.
Here is an article that I almost missed, that makes me celebrate our advances by being reminded that companies can still be ignorant and ass backward as recent as 2012;
When I saw this, all I could say was "Really?!?"
GoldenAh: If I can make $398 putting together that kind of tacky garbage, I need to start getting creative….
January 13th, 2013 @ 5:51 PM
I realized while looking at stills of The Haunted Mansion that you really haven't seen that many black children from two black parents (who look like or close to their parents) in a long while.
I loved Jay Ryan in Sea Patrol. Though Hollywood is finally getting a clue, they still have a long way to go compared to Britain, Canada and others. Even then I wouldn't hold my breath. They have been known to dump black people as soon as they get us hooked into their shows pretending to diversify.
GoldenAh: Oh yeah, I remember the early days of the Fox Network. Nearly every show had black people, Martin Lawrence, In Living Color, etc. Then when the money got good, as you say and they got enough viewers, they got rid of everybody. I think the early days of the WB and some other network that eventually became the CW did this as well – Jamie Foxx Show, Steve Harvey, Moesha, etc….
January 13th, 2013 @ 6:00 PM
Well, remember these shows (which are scripted) are supposed to be hot messes. That's why I don't watch them. Everytime folks watch this show they are giving these folks more money to keep it on and produce others similar.
GoldenAh: Exactly. My time is too precious to be feeding those monsters.
January 13th, 2013 @ 11:34 PM
I know not a film about a black woman, but this is a good example of what can be done on a low-budget. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV94Kx2GqyM
January 17th, 2013 @ 2:09 PM
King of the Nerds reality show – http://tv.yahoo.com/photos/king-of-the-nerds-slideshow/king-of-the-nerds-moogega-photo-560569669.html
GoldenAh: Wow, she is awesome! She's like a dream daughter.
January 18th, 2013 @ 11:19 AM
Who is the black warrior chick on the new Spartecus?
GoldenAh: So that's still running? I thought it stopped. Anyway, I did a check and I see from the episode lists that Cynthia Addai-Robinson plays a character named Naevia. The pics in her profile remind me of the early days of Gina Torres (Cleopatra 2525 and Firefly).
Always did like Conan The Barbarian with Arnold and Grace Jones….
Roslyn Hardy Holcomb
January 18th, 2013 @ 1:51 PM
This show is beyond silly, but it does feature an attractive black woman in a non-stereotypical role. Toks Olagundoye plays the commander's wife, Jackie Joyner-Kersee on the show The Neighbors. (they're aliens and have taken the names of famous sports figures. The commander is Larry Bird. Their kids are Dick Butkus and Reggie Jackson. Reggie Jackson is Asian.) It's a bit of ridiculousness that is very much Third Rock From the Sun, but her character is really strong.
GoldenAh: Oh, I had loved 3rd Rock! That show was so funny. I haven't watched a sitcom in a long while. My funny bone went missing a while back. I'll try and check it out.
Here's her profile on IMDB: Toks Olagundoye.
Thanks, Roslyn.
January 19th, 2013 @ 2:57 PM
Not promoting the reality show 'The Sisterhood.' Just saying black women might come across other blacks claiming to be christians, and attempt to advise them on how to live their life. And black women should not watch the show, but be aware of other blacks similar to the black women on the show, so they know how to spot faux christians – if they themselves are religious and seeking out other christians.
GoldenAh: Thank you for the explanation. I understand where you're coming from now….
January 21st, 2013 @ 2:05 AM
The Carrie Diaries and EMily Owens, M.D. have black women co-stars. Oh and I actually saw that episode of Elemental with Anika by chance as it's the only one I watched. It was cool. I've always liked Lucy Lui. I watched Gridlok'd on Netflix this weekend (hard to believe it's been 15 years) and she had a small part in it. Actually, it was interesting seeing all the actors who are still working who had bit parts of leads (like Thandie and Tim Roth) still working after 15 years. It's almost unheard of.
GoldenAh: I think when a studio, producer or director "likes" an actor / actress that person will always get work. 'Cause there are actors the audience really doesn't like, wont come out to see their movies, yet they get to star in film after film. I remember Steve Spielberg took an active dislike to Sean Young. He said she was "difficult." Whenever I hear a director say that, I suspect she refused to give him some. She still got work, but I think at the time, she was supposed to be the next hot thing. Never saw much of her after that.
The sad stories are when you find out certain actors / actresses have gone off their meds or are taking too many….
January 24th, 2013 @ 3:19 PM
OK guess I gotta pay Comcast and get Pay TV cuz ole girl looks AWESOME!!! Please don't kill her off in the first three episodes! And please have some sex scenes! LOL
Um, has anyone noticed that since Scandal has taken off, all the other networks are upping the "look we got a black girl too!" game in their commercials. CBS dogged out their BW lead in "Person of Interest", choosing to put James Caz-whatever in the lead and not even MENTION her character at all….Now, she's all up in the promos, got her own big pic in the ads, etc. CBS thinks they are slick, aint biting…Plus they always put my fave show Criminal Minds on the back burner to boring NCIS! Rant Over…
GoldenAh: Yeah, I remember when POI started you wouldn't have known that she was on. That's how I miss a lot of shows that have black women on them: they are invisible. Well, programs can push the "we got a black girl too" kind of thing. I'm okay with that. But I know how fickle, shallow and short sighted these media / Hollywood folks are. The minute a couple of shows don't pull a big audience, they'll be like, "See, that kind of thing doesn't work." A far different attitude from the 400 plus shows they have about boring white women and their nerdy needy boyfriend(s) season after season until one of those shows is a "hit".
January 29th, 2013 @ 5:57 PM
One quick clarification/update. The actress on the Spartacus: War of the Damned posters is the same one cast in Spartacus: Vengeance though her character Naevia was recast after the shooting delays when Andy Whitfield died.
After the slaves revolted, she was brutalized and the plot involves her love rescuing her, him training her (since he's a gladiator) and her ultimately killing the first guy to rape her in a battle.
I just caught up with last year's episodes before the start of this final season.
GoldenAh: Okay, 'cause I noticed that the same character Naevia had two different actresses. I thought that the Spartacus shows were independent of one another. Thanks for the update, Faith.
January 31st, 2013 @ 2:14 AM
100% true. When I first came across POI, it was because my brother watched it online. The ONLY characters that got any play (in posters or promos) were the two main characters (Jim Caviezel & the rich nerdy dude) and the woman who plays Caviezel's characters former love (a bit part role). I find it irritating because of all the actors involved in the show, Taraji P Henson is the most famous one, in terms of recent box-office success.
Atleast one good thing about all of this is that bw actresses are finally getting good, meaty, non-stereotypical roles.
February 4th, 2013 @ 8:58 PM
The Spartacus series will be ending with this final third season. TPTB had to do a prequel when Andy died from cancer before they had begun shooting Season Two while they decided what to do. They recast the lead with another guy who quite frankly is younger and mushier IMO. The prequel wasn't bad and the guy they got for the lead is really good. I think they should have cast him as the replacement Spartacus and just continued, but no one was prepared for what happened.
GoldenAh: It was a bit of a shocker to hear the guy was sick, then just dies like that. My sense of time with these shows is always off. I thought the series ended a couple years ago. They could continue it if they wanted; the show could go in any direction. And people love Gladiator-type programs, that'll never get old.
Thanks for the update, Faith.
February 21st, 2013 @ 9:31 AM
I forgot about Guys With kids. I saw one episode 3 months ago. Tempest Bledsoe's in it. http://www.nbc.com/guys-with-kids/photos/garys-idea/12674/#item=277758
And this actress on Rookie Blue which is a Canadian series ABC picked up for distribution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enuka_Okuma
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How Does Parallax Design Affect a Website's SEO?
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Parallax website design represents the latest frontier of customer experience and user engagement. Originating from the gaming industry, "parallax" came from the visual effect of 2D side scrolling video games that gave the illusion of depth.
With parallax site design, the background of the website moves at a different speed than the rest of the page, providing endless applications for online storytelling through stunning visual effects.
But, there is a trade off because search engines need to make semantic sense of the page. With very little text on what is essentially a single web document, your SEO performance is going to take a hit.
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The Young And The Restless' Casts Mark Pinter.
"The Young And The Restless" has cast veteran soap opera actor Mark Pinter in a guest starring role! TV Guide is reporting that Pinter will play a powerful congressman named Marcus Wheeler who will be in scenes with Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman). The actor starts filming on Thursday December 6 and will first be seen in Genoa City on Friday January 11. His role will last at least through February sweeps.
Pinter is known for his roles as Thomas Rayner ("GH"), Roger Smythe ("AMC"), Grant Harrison ("Another World"), Dan Hollister ("Loving"), Brian McColl ("ATWT") and Mark Evans ("GL").
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Friday, 25 April 2014
Screen Print your own bag course with Jane Foster
Today I ran my first ever screen printing course from my studio and it was lots of fun. I was amazed at the variety of designs and talent from the three lovely women who attended. Here are some snap shots of the studio before they came and some of the wonderful bags and fabrics they designed and screen printed using paper stencils.
4 comments:
- Laura Major said...
Very Cool! Your Studio is Awesome!! So Bright and Happy!! :)
- 25 April 2014 at 08:51
- Sharon Stanley said...
too cute! your studio looks divine! I'm sure this was a fun class.
- 25 April 2014 at 11:38
- Bodkin said...
great blog . great workshops from hesta Devon
- 27 April 2014 at 11:39
- What Katy Did said...
I'm still so excited by the day Jane, thank you! You are still a brilliant teacher and you'll have such fun doing many more-whilst inspiring others being surrounded by your happy , creative workshop. Thank you and see you at What Katy Did soon (I told Marvin to expect Polly!). xxx
- 27 April 2014 at 13:28
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G-Men played good against the Bucs but i didnt see the final score....I am impresed with Bradshaw and his aggressive running and getting dissapointed in Jacobs always tripping over himself...Seriously Jacobs is good but he should be the best RB in the league with his size and power.
Giants defense is still solid even though we have some injuries in Ross and someone else who are starters.
Our wide recievers look promissing with Steve Smith having great hands, Mannigham who has great moves...Moss makes a nice play every once in a while and Kevin Boss is a good young TE...we have a pretty good team even though we lost Plax.


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Songs From This Season
True Melody
Tim Green is a devout man, planful composer and adept alto saxophonist with noteworthy musical friends. These attributes comprise the raw materials for Songs From This Season, a debut of varied flavors yet consistent quality. Biblical scripture inspires three of the first five cuts, but Green's thoroughgoing expression of his more earthly delights is preferable. "ChiTown," dedicated to his wife, Anoa, tiptoes away from treacle via the textural beauty of Warren Wolf 's vibes and Orrin Evans' Fender Rhodes, whereas "Time for Liberation," dedicated to film director Spike Lee, moves from a Coltrane-like intro through Romain Collin's piano interlude and Green's alto testimony before resolving with Gilad Hekselman's tough, low-toned guitar riff.
The best of the two covers is, not surprisingly, "Pinocchio," as Green, who has played in Wayne Shorter tribute bands, strips down to a trio, ditches modesty and demonstrates why he placed second (to Jon Irabagon) in the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Sax Competition.


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Brussels has blocked Deutsche Boerse's $10.2 billion takeover of NYSE Euronext, the German and US exchange operators.
Competition regulators said the enlarged group would have a stranglehold of the listed European futures market and would thwart new entrants. It said the two exchanges together control more than 90 per cent of global dealing in European exchange-traded financial derivatives.
Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext unveiled the deal to create the world's biggest bourse, or stock exchange, in February last year, but the EU has for the past few weeks been expected to stop the deal.
"The merger between Deutsche Boerse and