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Never mind the disappointment of missing England's international against France last Wednesday; strikers Darren Bent (who was injured) and Kevin Davies (passed over for a younger man) have received the ultimate recognition from their local communities by being asked to switch on the Christmas lights in Sunderland and Bolton respectively. Manchester United's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, almost certainly in his final season, did the honours in the footballers' enclave of Alderley Edge and the whole Stoke City squad plus manager Tony Pulis flicked the switch (with maximum force, no doubt) in Hanley. When Andy Carroll is invited to do the same he'll know that he really has arrived; on Thursday, alas, Newcastle preferred a former Coronation Street actress for their town-centre ceremony.
How to find a really fit lover
What do they do after football, those (many) former players who need to keep working? "Lifestyle and fitness coach" would seem to be a useful career path in these health-conscious days. But Earl Barrett, once of Oldham, Aston Villa, Everton, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday and indeed England (three caps under Graham Taylor), now performs that function for an unexpected employer: an online dating agency called arrangemeadate.com. The service is run by his wife, Keely, and he sees his role as making people feel in the best shape, physically and mentally, to find, er, love. "It's all about that feeling when you've got your best suit on and feel 10 feet tall," he told the Liverpool Echo. "Strut around with your back straight and your chest out." Currently working for his Uefa A coaching licence, Barrett is also an under-16 coach at Stoke City and supports the anti-racism campaign Kick It Out.
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Austin Golson (above) is a junior offensive tackle for the Tigers.
WSlay: Does Gus stay in attack mode with play calling? Marlon looked really good inside last week. Vs a pass first team do you think he gets a lot of reps there?
Staying in attack mode is definitely something that we believe is needed for this offense to really shine. This team can run the ball, but just lining up on every first down and running it isn't going to work. I think the best thing for this team is to throw more on early downs and make the defense respect that part of the game. As for Marlon Davidson playing inside, it's something we've talked about as part of the third down package and I expect that to continue.
jimbo15: Do you think someone "got in Gus' ear" about the 3 headed QB monster or did he realize on his own that it wouldn't work? It seemed that he did a 180 from post-game Sat night after Clemson until the Tuesday press conference before Ark State?
I don't know if it was so much someone getting in his ear as it was just having the chance to sit back and watch the game again. In the middle of the action I think coaches get so busy trying to get the next play called or make things work that it's hard to see the overall plan in action. Once they sat down and watched it I have a feeling it didn't take long to see the mistakes.
AUBnMD: Living out of state and region could you give us a ranking of the top five football teams in Alabama right now in view of the early season play of Jax State, Troy, and South Alabama?
I would put Alabama on top with Auburn second. After that I would probably go with Troy, South Alabama and then Jacksonville State. Next season UAB could make a pretty quick jump on this list because they've recruited pretty well already.
Tiger82: Who do you see as the top three personnel matchups between Auburn Tigers and TAMU this Saturday?
For me it starts with Austin Golson and Robert Leff vs. Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall. That look of the pass rushing defensive ends against Auburn's tackles will be a key. Auburn needs to help the tackles with play calling that will keep the defensive ends off balance. The second is Auburn's defensive line against an Aggie group that doesn't have a lot of experience. Playing on the road for the first time with a redshirt center should favor the Tigers. The last one is Auburn's defensive ends. It's not so much about pass rush, but containment. I don't think Trevor Knight is going to kill you in the pocket, but if you let him get to the edge that is where he's dangerous.
AUPD89: Do you think Auburn can have as much success rushing the football against Texas AM this year as they did last year? What are your keys to success, both offensively and defensively against Texas AM?
I think Auburn can have just as much success running the football this season against the Aggies, but I think it's going to have to be in a different way. Last year the Tigers just lined up and ran the ball over and over again. I believe they need to throw early and then hit them with the run after that. The key to Auburn's offense is going to be stay aggressive and not overly predictable. On defense it's pressuring Trevor Knight without giving him a lane to get out of the pocket and make plays with his legs.
givhandy: I know it's early, but do you think our oline, especially our tackles are capable of blocking us to a winning SEC record this year? That position is my biggest concern this year. Has the Kodi Burns Effect made a difference in our wide receiving corps?
I know I sound like a broken record, but it's all up to the way the game is called in my opinion. They are easily good enough to let this team be pretty good as long as the opponent doesn't know what's coming every play. As for Kodi Burns there's no question you can already see a difference in the wide receivers and I think they will only get better.
AUTD2: It seems like the run game has been much more effective in the first two games with JF III at QB. Am I correct?
There is no question that his speed threat has opened up some running lanes while he's been in the first two games. Because of that I think he'll have a role with the offense in some small capacity, but trying to run that offense 100 percent of the time right now would be very, very tough because teams would just stack the line and make Auburn throw the ball.
tigerpi: It seems that we have fallen off some with elite rb's. Who are we recruiting, do we have a shot at them and how good do you think they are.
Auburn already has commitments from four-star Octavius Matthews, four-star Devan Barrett and four-star Alaric Williams. With Kerryon Johnson, Kamryn Pettway, Malik Miller and Kameron Martin all freshmen and sophomores the focus on running back recruiting is on the class of 2018. The Tigers just offered Harold Joiner from Mountain Brook, a 6-3, 220-pounder with really good speed.
adam36830: What do you see as the biggest match up advantage & disadvantage for Auburn and A&M?
It should be the defensive line against the offensive line of Texas A&M. I think that could be a problem area for the Aggies on Saturday night. On the flip side it would have to be the defensive ends for the Aggies against Auburn's tackles. If you look back after the game and don't hear their names called much then the Tigers will win.
wtbtiger: How do you think our OL stacks up against A&M'S defensive line? How many passes do you think we will throw this weekend?
I've talked about this one several times so it's easy to see that I think it's a huge challenge for Auburn, but also one that could be helped with the coaches if they throw the ball on early downs. As for the number of passes, I think 22-28 is probably what I would look for unless Auburn is behind and needing to throw on almost every down in the fourth quarter.
AUtigeritaville: Beef BBQ or Pork BBQ?
I love brisket and it's probably one of my favorite things, but it's hard to find it done really well. Because of that I'll stay with pork overall. The ribs push pork way over the top as compared to beef in my opinion.
auhops: Has Jarrett Stidham taken any other unofficial visits to other schools? Do we still go after another QB if Stidham does not work out?
I haven't seen that he's been anywhere since his Auburn visit. I wouldn't be surprised to see him back in Auburn sometime again this fall. There is no question that Stidham is a huge target and you can see why with the current offense the Tigers are employing. He would be a great fit. If that doesn't work out I think you'll see them probably add another player that could play quarterback, but also another position if needed.
wareagledoc: I was concerned that JF3 didn't attempt a pass vs Arkansas State, despite playing almost the entire 4th quarter with a sizable lead. This leads me to believe that the coaches are not confident in his passing, and that he will be exclusively (rather than just primarily) just a running weapon. Other than mop-up duty, do you expect to see him in anything other than on the goalline or other "obvious" running situations?
There's no question he is still a work in progress in terms of throwing the football, but he has gotten much better in that department since the spring. I think last weekend had more to do with not showing anything that late in the game. I believe if the coaches were real concerned with his ability to throw that he wouldn't have thrown the ball on his first play against Clemson.
John Franklin runs the football in Auburn's 51-14 victory over Arkansas State.
AUPMBA: Do you see us running the Tampa 2 against TAMU to make up for their four, five WR sets?
I wouldn't be surprised to see Auburn running some variation of the Tampa 2 at times because of the ability of guys like Darrell Williams and Montavious Atkinson to take deep drops and still close on the football, but against Texas A&M that could be deadly if you do it too much. The Tampa 2 is designed to basically "bend but don't break," meaning you give the offense room to throw short passes. With a guy like Christian Kirk I think allowing him freedom to catch the ball and make you miss is just asking for trouble. I would mix it up and try to keep them guessing.
m5guy: Whose defensive line and/or defense in general gets more pressure on the opposing QB Saturday - theirs or ours? I think this is essential to both teams in order to pull off a win.
The key is more pressure and not necessarily more sacks. Texas A&M may have more sacks because Sean will stand in the pocket a little longer, but I think Auburn gets more consistent pressure.
tigertail2: There doesn't seem to be a large number of prime DTs on our prospects offered list. Other than M J Webb, who doe AU have a solid opportunity to sign. We also need 2 or 3 more excellent LBs. Ignont, Taylor, Brit, remain possibilities? We have 3 4/5 star OL, do we need another?
Auburn is probably only going to sign one true DT in this class and the Tigers are trying to stay in the hunt with former Michigan commitment Aubrey Solomon from Lee County (Ga.) High. Tyrone Truesdell is another guy there and I really believe that four-star juco DE Isaiah Buggs is going to end up inside on the next level. Already with two linebackers committed in this class in Chandler Wooten and Tadarian Moultry, the Tigers would have nine on scholarship for essentially two spots already. I expect them to add two more to the class and all three of the guys you mentioned are definitely strong possibilities. Up front on the OL I could see them adding another offensive lineman if the right guy comes along, but with Prince Tega Wanogho Jr. stepping up at tackle it has really taken the pressure off that position for the future.
Aub4life3: is Gus saving some type of pull up and (safe) throw for JF3 for one of our bigger games?
That's something I would not be surprised to see at all. He threw the ball on his first play against Clemson on a bubble type throw, but I think the one to see from him would be down the field.


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(The Sports Xchange) - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Cody Franson to a one-year contract on Monday, just hours before he was scheduled for a salary arbitration hearing.
The deal is worth $3.3 million, according to multiple media reports.
Franson had five goals and 28 assists in 78 games with Toronto last season. He has 28 goals and 133 points in 322 games NHL games with the Nashville Predators and Maple Leafs. He also has four goals and nine assists in 23 playoff games.
The St. Louis Blues received a one-year arbitration award for forward Vladimir Sobotka.
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Nesta Robert Marley is his real full name
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He died the 11 of May of 1981
He is the king of reggae
His Nationality is Jamaican
His occupation is Singer of reggae
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Hair: he have dreadlocks and his hair is brown and long
Eyes: Brown and big
He is olive-skinned
He is handsome
He has hooked nose and large mouth
He is tall
He is slim
Age: He die to the age of 36 years old
three with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and several others with different women.
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He is bone-idle, impulsive and Sarcastic
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Government proposals to reform the employment tribunal system will have the greatest impact on the poor and will impede access to justice, employment lawyers have warned.
Business secretary Vince Cable unveiled a series of measures aimed at driving down the financial burden on the employment tribunal.
The qualifying period for employees to be able to bring a claim for unfair dismissal will increase from one to two years while a tribunal fee will be introduced for claimants.
Russell Jones & Walker partner Clive Howard said any reform proposals would do little to help a resource stricken service.
He said: "The existing system, albeit creaking with the strain of a lack of personnel, works well. What's needed is additional resource to make sure that the existing system is given every chance to work at its best.
"The introduction of a tribunal fee to be imposed on the claimant will raise an additional barrier to perfectly bone fide claims and will disproportionately affect the less well off."
Thomas Eggar partner Esther Smith added: "The increase in the qualification period for claiming unfair dismissal, from one year to two, is most unlikely to make any positive impact.
"Those people with between one and two years' service will still issue proceedings for other claims, such as discrimination or will try to argue that their dismissal falls within one of the categories for which no qualifying period of service is needed."
The government consultation includes plans to increase disclosure obligations on the claimant and withdraw expenses payments in an effort to encourage settlement. Employers, meanwhile, will face heftier penalties if they are found to be in breach of employees' rights.
Plans for compulsory mediation for all parties have also been mooted. Such proposals echo the short-lived Statutory Disciplinary Dismissal and Grievance Procedures, which were scrapped in April 2009, Howard claims.
"The outcome of these procedures was extra layers of burden, hours, costs and disputes and no reduction in claims in the tribunals," he said.
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7 Bedford Row barrister Smair Soor: It's worth remembering the background to the change in the length of service rule in the first place, ie, the continuous employment you have to have clocked up before being able to bring a claim. Back in 2000 the limit was two years, but stats were presented that showed the rule was capable of indirectly discriminating against women as, on the evidence, they were far less likely to be able to show 2 years continuous employment than men. This was why the limit was changed to one year. Quite what's changed between then and now remains a mystery. If the Government is keen to reduce the number of claims that qualify for Tribunal, that's one thing – but to do so at the expense of women being able to assert their rights is clearly wrong.
Jones Day partner Mark Taylor on no tribunal claims for two years: This change is likely to make little difference – most employers will decide whether an employee is any good within 12 months, making the qualification period two years will probably not materially change the numbers of claims. In reality, all that is likely to happen is the peak in dismissal rates which currently occurs immediately prior to employees qualifying for unfair dismissal protection will move from the eleventh month of employment to the twenty third month. This change may also encourage more employees to put in spurious discrimination or whistle-blowing claims where there is no length of service requirement.
Glaisyers Solicitors partner Russell Brown: While he reasoning behind the reforms may be well intentioned and supportive of employers, I would question their practical effect. The proposal that all tribunal claims be lodged with ACAS for one month prior to reaching the tribunal is aimed at increasing the chances of the employer and employee resolving their differences without the need for a tribunal. A similar concept was introduced in 2004 when statutory grievance procedures forced employees to file a written grievance and follow a formal grievance procedure process before proceeding with an employment tribunal claim. This procedure was scrapped in 2009 with the general consensus that it served only to create a niche area of litigation in itself.


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Glimmering Gift Box
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- 1-2 Hours
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Project Courtesy of: iLoveToCreate
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- Tulip fabric-crafting supplies:
- Soft Fabric Paint, olive matte
- Fabric Spray Paint, Sparkling Silver
- Glam-It-Up! Iron-On Crystals
- Tulip Cordless Heat-Setting Tool
- Soft Fabric Paint, olive matte
- Aleene's Crystal Clear Tacky Spray
- Rectangular paper mache box
- 7/8"-wide blue ribbon
- 1"-wide painter's tape
- Makeup sponge
- Scissors
- Ruler
- 1/2 yd fabric, light olive
- Iron
- White chalk pencil
- Foil
- Poster board
- Newspaper
- Iron, ironing surface
Read all directions before beginning project. Refer to photo for color and design placement. Replace newspaper on work surface with fresh paper after several Crystal Clear Tacky Spray uses.
- Press fabric to smooth out wrinkles.
- Cover work surface with newspaper. Lay box lid on fabric. Trace with chalk pencil. Measure and mark 3" beyond box line. Cut out fabric piece.
- Lightly spray glue on top of lid. Carefully center fabric on top with lid in very center of fabric piece. Press lid down on fabric, smooth out bubbles.
- Make an incision into fabric at each corner and fold edges under to create a clean fold. Use Tacky Spray to adhere corners and excess fabric to inside of lid.
- Measure piece of fabric slightly larger than inside of lid and cut out. Fold edges under with piece fitted inside lid. Iron folded edges smooth. Spray inside of lid with Tacky Spray and press down fabric piece. Allow to dry.
- Lay bottom part of box on top of larger piece of fabric and mark with pencil. Cut out piece slightly larger than bottom of box; set aside. Measure height of box, as well as length of sides combined to create one long strip of fabric that will wrap around sides of box. Add 1" to top and 1" to bottom height wise, and add 1" to the length of strip. Cut out.
- Wrap strip around box to fit, then remove and spray sides of box with Tacky Spray. Fold one edge under 1/2" and press onto corner edge of 1 side for a clean edge. Continue to press and smooth strip onto sides of box, 1 side at a time. Fold remaining end under 1/2", press onto corner. Allow to dry.
- Place box on poster board and trace around bottom. Cut out piece and spray with Tacky Spray. Place fabric piece cut earlier onto piece and smooth out wrinkles or bubbles. Spray fabric, extending over edges. Wrap over edges; press on other side of poster board. Allow to dry.
- Spray bottom of box with Tacky Spray; press poster board piece in place onto bottom with fabric-covered side facing outward. Allow to dry.
- Measure and cut poster board pieces to fit inside sides of box. Measure and cut slightly larger pieces of fabric to cover poster board cut. Adhere with Tacky Spray. Spray inside box; press fabric-covered pieces into box.
- Place lid on work surface. Mark 1-1/4" around each side of box lid. Tape off around outer edge of line. Measure and mark a 2-1/4"x 4" rectangle in center of lid. Add tape around edge of each line.
- Pour a puddle of olive paint onto foil. Use sponge to dab paint into open area between tape. Allow to dry; repeat if needed. Allow to dry. Remove tape.
- Place box on work surface. Add tape vertically around sides of box, covering each side. Remove every other strip to create stripes. Sponge in olive paint. Allow to dry; repeat if necessary. Remove tape.
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Mets reveal 2013 All-Star Game Logo! Olympics Update!
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The NY Mets revealed their 2013 All-Star game logo on Tuesday afternoon. In other #MLB news, Homerun king Barry Bonds thinks he should be allowed in the HOF?!
#LondonOlympicsBreakingNews: #USA #boxing middleweight Claressa Shields, 17, advanced to the gold medal bout (against #Russia Nadezda Torlopova) after beating #Kazakhstan Marina Volnova 29-15 in the semifinals Wednesday morning! #USA flyweight #CoverGirl Marlen Esparza lost 10-8 to Chinese world champion Ren Cancan in her semifinal an hour earlier, but will still get the Bronze medal! All nine #US men have been eliminated with no medals, which is shocking because #USA is known for its domination (record 108 medals) in boxing at the #Olympics!
#LondonOlympicsUpdate: #Australia Sally Pearson shocked and stole the Womens 100-meter hurdles! Highly regarded Lolo Jones couldn't keep pace in the 100-meter hurdles, but #USA teammates Dawn Harper got Silver and Kellie Wells took Bronze! Harper won Gold in the 100-meter hurdles in the #Beijing2008Olympics, while #Lolo stumbled over the ninth hurdle!
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Blend the condensed milk, evaporated milk and lime juice in a blender until smooth.
Spoon 1 cup of the lime cream into the bottom of a 6-cup glass trifle dish. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the lime zest. Then arrange 1/3 of the crackers over the cream, breaking them as needed to form a single layer. Repeat to make 2 more layers, ending with a layer of cream and a sprinkle of lime zest. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill until set, at least 2 hours, or overnight.
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The Bank.Mature
I walked down the block smoking the end of my cigarette, fiddling with my silver hoop earrings I found in the pockets of my skirt. I didn't even realise that I owned big silver hoop earrings, maybe I didn't. I wasn't even entirely sure the skirt I was wearing belonged to me or if I had forgotten to give it back to a friend months before.
I reached the outside of the bank, it was huge and daunting and I was finally beginning to feel a bit nervous. I stubbed my cigarette out against the carved stone wall of the bank, noting my hands were still stained with oil paints from a drunk epiphany of creative inspiration.
"Dios mio," I breathed to myself before bracing myself and walking in to the shiny bank. Stepping inside I stared at the bank wondering where in the hell I had to go and what I had to do. I was only twenty years old, I wasn't ready to have responsibilities and be an adult and have to do things like run my own finances yet. Why couldn't I have been born to a rich, white republican family where everything would be handed to me on a silver spoon up until my coming of age when I get married and tell them I'm prochoice which is when they would cut me off and abandon me completely. I would be ok with that.
I waited in a queue to ask the white lady with the brown hair where the fuck I was supposed to go for this 'assessment'. My head was still pounding and I was glad that people stayed relatively quiet in banks because I hated waiting in line surrounded by all these stiff necked broads and if they had been being loud it would've just been too much for me.
That was when it all started to happen. There was a loud rat-a-tat-tat that split through my head like someone shoved a hot poker in my eyeballs as a gun went off. People began screaming – cue more intense pain in my head – and began running to the walls or dropping to the ground.
"THIS IS A ROBBERY EVERYONE ON THE FLOOR!" A man with a black ski masked yelled. I rolled my eyes, real original, I thought to myself as I dropped to my knees. For fuck sake if I don't get my loan because of these fuckers… Damn I should've stayed in bed.
Women were sobbing loudly near me, in hysterics and shaking like a leaf. Stupid white people.
"GET DOWN! GET DOWN!" There were seven of them wearing all black and ski masks like they were in some fancy, yet cliché action movie. Three members of bank security tried to corner the men with the 9mm guns raised. The robbers didn't even give them a second to back down, they had bigger and badder guns and they shot every single one of them in the chest.
Well, shit, these guys aren't messing around, I thought to myself, lying down and putting my hands on my head. God damn, this might be my only clean top and now I'm rubbing it all over some dirty ass bank floor.
We were just lying on the floor for a good ten minutes while the robbers murmured amongst themselves and any fear I had been feeling had now dissipated and I was bored. I could still hear some women crying and at this point quite frankly, I was pissed off. Had no one called the cops? Honestly. Had no one even noticed? Cue sirens that caused an intense pain in my head. This was really just not my day.
"This is the police, we have the place surrounded. Come out with your hands up." Could be heard from a muffled megaphone outside the bank.
There was more mumbled conversation between the robbers themselves and one of them nodded towards me, pointing his gun in my direction. Oh hell no, this was not happening. The guy next to him walked over to me and pointed his gun at me.
"Stand up." He barked.
"Are you for real?" I asked him.
"Do you think this is some kind of fucking joke? Stand up, bitch!" He nudged me with the butt of his gun.
"Alright! Alright! Don't get your ski mask in a twist," I snapped as I stood up being roughly aided by the robber. "Honestly, you've got a room full of white people and you pick the only Latina. Are you stupid?"
He didn't reply instead shoving me over to the man who seemed to be in charge. I rolled my eyes at him and he grabbed my arm too tightly and began to drag me towards the door.
"Hey, hey, easy there big boy," I cried out as his fingers dug into my arm.
"We have a pregnant woman," he shouted through the door, pointing his gun at me. "You will give us three hours and if we are not given a free clearing to leave in three hours she will die. After that we will shoot someone every fifteen minutes until we are given a chance to escape with the money."
"Hold up – pregnant? Who the fuck do you think is pregnant, coño?" I tried to pull away from the robber and he tightened his grip on my arm, pulling me in closer to him. I gasped in frustration. Fucking asshole! What did he think he was doing? Did he think I was pregnant? Was I that fat? I was on a diet for like, the past two days. I had emptied my stomach just this morning, I should've been looking slim.
The man reached in my leather jacket and pulled out a family planning pamphlet on unexpected pregnancies. Since when was that in my pocket? Was that mine? I didn't remember getting that. When was the last time I was pregnant? Wait – I had never been pregnant. That couldn't have been mine.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dude, you've got it all wrong. That's not even mine, I mean. The jacket is – I didn't steal it. But I'm not preg-" I was cut off by a sharp slap across the face and a hissed 'shut up'. My ears rang and my head span a little. Jesus, what was shoved up his ass this morning? "Madre mia, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." I had taken harder slaps from my baby sister. What did he think I was? Some upper class woman who was gonna cry at the first sign of danger? I was from Harlem. He'd have to do more than that to ruffle my feathers.
He shoved me towards a chair and forced me to sit down.
"Stay there." He said. He nodded to two of the other robbers with big ass guns and they walked over standing on either side of me. Was he for real? I wasn't getting out of this easily obviously.
"Two men to guard one unarmed girl?" I mocked. "I'm obviously such a threat what with my 5'3 and 115 pound frame."
The bastard ignored me and walked over to the brown haired white woman and grabbed her, dragging her away with three of the other robbers while the remaining two kept their guns trained on the remaining people in the room. Well, this was just fantastic.
I sighed sitting on the chair utterly bored. If the cops decided that they weren't going to give these guys a chance to escape I was going to die in three hours and yet I didn't really give a fuck. It was just an inconvenience. I'd have to find a way out – I still had an unfinished painting at home I needed to get done before my finals.
Then I remembered – I had my cell phone! Que tonto. They had forgotten to take my cell from me. Wow, bank robber 101. These guys really needed to go back to school. Now I just needed an excuse to get away to make a call. I couldn't just try and break away myself because there was too many of them in the room. I needed an excuse to get out.
"Mr I need to pee," I moaned, grabbing my tummy and faking discomfort. One of the robbers looked down at me, uncomfortable. He shifted from foot to foot. What a fucking dope, was this his first heist? Honestly. I was walking the straight and narrow and even I could've done a better job than these guys. They were disorganised and stupid. Honestly.
"Can you hold it?" The robber asked. Can I hold it? Was he retarded? He's holding me hostage, isn't he supposed to say something smart and narky? Not soft and sweet, I wasn't scared of him at all.
I moaned softly, pretending to be desperate.
"Look, Mr Rogers," I was referring to his turtle neck sweater. "I'm kind of in a stressful situation right now and I just had a grande latte from Starbucks. My bladder is maybe a tall latte at best – I really need to pee. I don't know if I can hold it in any longer."
He shifted uncomfortably again.
"Alright, but no tricks," he conceded. He grabbed me by the arm and began leading me towards the bathrooms.
"Do you think I would trick you? Don't be silly, you're way too smart for me," I told him. I could see his eyes crinkle into a sort of smile under his mask. Oh God, I don't think he realised I was being sarcastic. This was really too awkward, next thing you know he'd be asking for my number and telling me if they don't kill me he'd really like to take me out for dinner. Gag.
He shoved me into the bathrooms and as I got into the cubical he shouted 'five minutes' to me. Five minutes? Was he for real? Who the fuck takes five minutes to pee? I was grateful for the extra time though.
Quick as a flash I pulled my cell out of my pocket and dialled 911.
"911 Operator please state your emergency." I felt a sense of relief wash over me.
"I'm Ruby Rodriguez. I'm kind of being held hostage in a bank right now," I whispered into the phone. "I'd really like to get out of here. I kind of have plans for later. Makes this a little bit time consuming. Don't really have the time, you know?"
"Ma'am, calm down and listen to me." The operator just told me to calm down? If I were anymore calm I'd melt into a puddle on the floor. She can calm the fuck down with my fist down her god damn throat in a minute. "Is this the Bank of America in down town Manhattan?"
"No shit, look lady I called 911 not 9-1-state-the-fucking-obvious," I snapped at her.
"Ma'am, please stop swearing. This is out of our jurisdiction, I'll put you through to the man in charge, this might take a moment." She told me.
"A moment? A moment?" I hissed into the phone.
"Three minutes!" I heard a male voice call into the bathroom.
"Shit," I hissed to myself as I listened to the dial tone. This guy better answer fast.
"Hello?" Oh thank the virgin Mary and her blessed vagina and all that is holy.
"Hi. I'm Ruby I'm being held hostage and they think I'm pregnant which makes me sad because I'm on a diet and they must think I'm fat, help me."
"Ok, calm down. My name's Ethan Hawk."


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- Hardcover: 104 pages
- Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment (Feb. 18 2016)
As cute as the meme!
As cute as the meme!
Grumpy Cat is hilarious. His miserable disposition is enough to crack up the hardest of eggs. This comic/graphic book is no exception. Grumpy and Pokey go through some adventures and you laugh along the way.
I do think the cynicism and sarcasm are fantastic, though I admit, it is even more enjoyable in the meme. In book form, it becomes more of a story than a one-liner, but the laughs are still there.
Fans of Grumpy cat will be happy with the book, and people who haven't heard of him, once you're out from under that rock, you'll be laughing too!
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John Malpas reports on a new product that aims to protect companies from litigation surrounding Web site content.
EDGE & Ellison has become the latest firm to attempt to exploit the Internet market by launching a fixed-price internet auditing service.
Webvet, launched on 13 October by the firm's London office, offers a vetting service for companies that want to ensure that their Web sites do not break the law or lay them open to expensive litigation. The basic package costs £650 for sites of up to 30 pages.
Lawyers from the three-partner marketing services unit are offering to check Web sites for a variety of potential pitfalls – including copyright and trademark infringements.
Edge & Ellison says it was encouraged to launch Webvet after conducting a survey of company Web sites which indicated that many may be vulnerable to legal challenges.
Partner Robert Wegenek said: "We found that they frequently make use of outside images and materials which are subject to trade mark, copyright or licensing agreements. If these have not been checked properly, companies are risking litigation in the UK and abroad."
Partner Nick Mason acknowledged that until now there had been relatively little Internet-related litigation in the UK. But he added: "We think that over the next five years there will be a raft of litigation to sort out all the problems to do with trade mark and copyright infringement and e-commerce generally."
Mason said the courts in the UK had already set down ground rules for the use of domain names after several high-profile disputes. He predicted the focus of litigation would shift towards the use of "key words" on Web sites.
Key words are used to raise the profile of a Web site via Internet search engines. When a company enters its site onto a search engine, a list of words which broadly define the site's purpose and content are also entered to enable users to find the site more easily.
Although these key words are not visible on the sites themselves, search engines will direct people to the site providing the words have been entered as a search parameter.
Mason said some companies included the names of rivals on their key word list to encourage people looking for their rivals to visit their site. "There is a good chance this could amount to trade mark infringement," he said.
Edge & Ellison is not the first UK firm to launch a Web site auditing service. In September last year Sheffield firm Keeble Hawson Moorhouse's IP department started offering a similar service.
Jonathan Armstrong, the head of the IP department, said only around "two dozen clients" had used the service.
"We have found that most people do not want a full audit, as they have already identified what specific advice they need.
"However it has helped to identify us as experts in the field – in the same way that lorry drivers have tattoos."


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African Rhino: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
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BeschreibungThe black and the white rhinoceros have become flagship species for international conservation. They are significant not only for the continuation of a major evolutionary heritage, but also as symbols for the protection of African savannahs. The battle for the survival of these species has been marked by some notable successes and sadly, many failures, and the situation is still critical. The international horn trade ban and the domestic bans imposed in most traditional user states have driven the trade further underground, in some cases inflating prices and making illegal dealing even more lucrative.This Plan is aimed at donors, government and non-government organizations, and all those involved in rhino conservation. It outlines the actions and strategies needed to catalyse support for these majestic animals, and help secure their future in sub-Saharan Africa. The overall conclusion is that, given the political will, stability and adequate field expenditure, rhinos can be conserved in the wild.
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: ISLAND PR
Erscheinungsdatum: Mai 1999
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London firm Charles Russell is expanding again by snapping up Surrey practice Fordyce & Co, bringing its partner tally to 47.
Earlier this month Charles Russell announced it had taken on a number of fee earners from Compton Carr, based in London's West End. Comptons has disbanded, with half its staff going to Charles Russell, and the others to London firm Teacher Stern Selby.
Fordyces & Co's offices in Egham, Surrey, will close and the operation merged with Charles Russell's Guildford office, which will double in size. The firm is taking extra office space in Guildford to absorb the increase in personnel.
The expanded Guildford practice will have a number of Surrey-based clients in general business and residential property markets. It will also maintain a private client division.
Charles Russell's senior partner John South said: "We believe this development will help us to become one of Guildford's leading all-round firms, with all the advantages of specialist expertise which will be available from our main office in London."
Charles Russell's London office has an established reputation in areas such as commercial property, new media and communications, insurance and work for national charities.
Rory Fordyce, senior partner at Fordyce & Co, said: "We have a complimentary client base, a similar range of services and a similar ethos in terms of our professional standards."
He added: "Our clients will benefit from our ability to call on Charles Russell's expertise in areas such as intellectual property, employment and tax, and will enjoy the benefits of the considerable IT resources of the firm, which will improve the efficiency of the service we are able to offer."


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In light of recent national and global events, I want to take a moment to express our school's continued support for the children and families that we are privileged to serve each and every day.
At Maxfield, we welcome everyone into our school with open arms and an open heart. Our rich history and diversity is our greatest strength. We honor and recognize that strength every day. From the good morning fist-bumps I receive to the 'see you tomorrow' hugs staff are blessed with at dismissal, our school is filled with love and acceptance.
These days I am also reminded of the power of Sankofa. Sankofa is a term from the Akan people in Ghana and is roughly translated to mean "go back to reclaim that which is lost in order to move forward." In other words, there is great wisdom in our past that can help ensure a strong future. We all stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. With their wisdom guiding us, we will overcome any obstacle in our path and achieve greatness for our scholars.
Regardless of what happens in the world around us, know that all are welcome here. No exceptions.
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In the This Is My Nightmare series, we'll take a look at what the absolute worst case scenario for each team would be in 2013. Think of it as the negative complement to our You May Say I'm A Dreamer series that we'll be running during our preview series. It's funny...a nightmare for the Yankees is pretty much a dream for every other fanbase across the league. But realistically, there's a lot that can go wrong with the Yankees, and it's mostly related to the health of the team. Let's start with Curtis Granderson. New York's left fielder is going to probably end up missing the first month of play with a fractured forearm. With Juan Rivera or Matt Diaz scheduled to replace Granderson to start the year, there's a very real possibility that either player plays so terribly that the Yankees get thrust into a deep hole offensively to start the year. Maybe Granderson's forearm takes longer than expected to heal, and the Yankees have to keep running Rivera and Diaz out there for longer than they expected. What about Derek Jeter and his recovery from a broken ankle? Jeter still hasn't played in a Spring Training game, and his mobility at shortstop might be compromised (even more than it already has been) after the injury has healed. What if Jeter is so limited defensively that the Yankees need to start Eduardo Nunez at shortstop and force Jeter to DH, otherwise nine out of ten balls hit to the left side get through? That would eliminate Travis Hafner's bat from the lineup (if he already hasn't hurt himself, that is), and would limit Alex Rodriguez's effectiveness if he does indeed return this season. Speaking of Rodriguez, wouldn't the ultimate nightmare scenario for Yankees fans involve Rodriguez's surgically repaired hip healing completely, and Rodriguez struggling terribly once he gets moved back into the lineup? With Rodriguez being limited to DH once he comes back, the Yankees need him to *hit*...and if he's not hitting, what good is he in that spot? The Yankees starting pitching can also break down, and it's not a stretch to imagine what would happen. CC Sabathia has been a horse for his whole career, but cracks began to show last year, with Sabathia missing some time due to injury. Maybe that was just the beginning of the boulder beginning to roll downhill. And how about veterans Hiroki Kuroda and Andy Pettitte? Kuroda has had three straight very healthy seasons, but he's 38 and nearing the end of his career. It's not out of the realm of possibility to suggest that he'll begin to fade this season. As for Pettitte, the man only threw 75 1/3 innings last year after taking all of 2011 off. He'll be 41 in June, and his career could be coming to an end soon. There's also Phil Hughes, who has been chronically injured over his career, and Ivan Nova, who was extremely ineffective in 2012. Would you want to put all of your money on either of those two being able to carry the rotation? This is definitely a very talented team, but it's a very old team that has holes. Even if the Yankees' stars put everything together in 2013, the team has enough holes where they might even not be a playoff team if everything falls into place. Yankees on TOC End of Season Postmortem 2013 Season Preview You May Say I'm a Dreamer 2013 Burning Question This Is My Nightmare 2013 X-Factor (3:15 PM) [follow]
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Five-acre lake in front, and large pond behind house, good fishing. New 16 stall barn with bathroom, sand dressage arena, fenced & lighted riding arena, trails. Large additional 1000 sq.ft. barn, great shop or storage. Fenced and cross-fenced for horses. Property on 16th section land with 40 year residental farm lease, transferable at current rate.
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The other day while I was listening to some music (Hip-Hop and Dancehall) on the radio. I started to notice a particular theme to the music that I never realized before. It seems a lot of popular music has a lot of paranoia.
I do feel a lot of music in Caribbean has a lot of under-tones of, "dem a wicked people", "jealousy", "friend against friend" and "don't trust anyone" messages. I'm not sure if there is any correlation between listening to this type of music and Caribbean people's feelings regarding their trust issues and the treatment they feel in their own communities.
I was going to just generalise and say that Caribbean music was the only offenders of this point, but I did notice it in other music originating outside of the Caribbean region. In conclusion, I don't think music can force you to act a certain way, but it can add influence to those that are easily influenced.


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Evan Dando has had something of the typical, quirky, rock star life. There was his apotheosis as one of the leading lights of the grunge scene in the early 1990s; there was the unhappy rise to fame off the back of his band's cover of "Mrs Robinson" (featured on their 1992 "breakthrough" album, It's a Shame about Ray); there was his much-publicised use of crack cocaine, and there was something of a gradual slide into obscurity as the world moved on, threw away its ripped jeans, and binned and then subsequently rediscovered their checked shirts over the ensuing decade. He's recently popped up in the press to claim that the 11 September attacks could have been the work of an unpiloted "drone" as opposed to terrorists in the aircraft (nice) and he even appeared at this year's Port Eliot Literary Festival in Cornwall. While there he got drunk and had to cancel his gig the following night (The Women's Institute work there was apparently too appealing).
But to most, however, Dando will always be responsible for providing a soundtrack to their youth, music that transported you to an emotionally "other" place of awkward conversations and strange man-crushes. His lyrics and songs sported the snarling guitars that propelled Nirvana into the stratosphere, but in his case, they always provided an interesting, primal counterpoint to his sometimes naive lyrics and workmanlike attitude to singing, discussing as he went the disenfranchised, over-plugged-in youth of his surroundings, rather than underpinning any sense of alienated rage. Songs like "My Drug Buddy", "Big Gay Heart" or "The Outdoor Type" were more interested in telling the story of a boy lying to a girl about being into camping rather than, say, mulling over the importance of guns or eating people's cancer when they turn black.
And so how refreshing it is to see Dando slouch onstage at this near-packed gig, with long hair pasted across one side of his face, still sporting his ripped jeans and hunching over the microphone, barely mumbling anything beyond an acknowledgement that several hundred people in their late 20s and early 30s are going apoplectic with excitement to see him. From the opening affectionate roar he launched into a series of classic performances of his major hits: "My Drug Buddy", "Style" (with its iconic lyrics "I don't wanna not get stoned") and "It's About Time". Two thirds of the way through the evening he grabbed his acoustic guitar and rattled off "Frank Mills" (provoking, again, much affectionate cooing), along with "The Outdoor Type", much to everyone's obvious glee.
He returned with the full band for the encore – the line-up, over the years, has changed more times than Spinal Tap's drummer – to belt out "Rudderless" ("a ship without a rudder is like a ship without a rudder"). Tonight, Dando appeared alongside Vess Ruhtenburg (bass) and Devon Ashley (drums), the pair who accompanied him on the group's latest release, a collection of cover versions (appropriately enough) which were released in July. That record, Varshons (the English way of pronouncing "versions", apparently (Dando has a British wife), was greeted with a certain amount of predictable affection at the time, despite appearances by Kate Moss (singing over what the band quite wistfully describe as a "dance groove" on Arling & Cameron's "Dirty Robot") and Liv Tyler (backing vocals on Leonard Cohen's "Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye"). Tonight, renditions of its tracks were in short supply as the way was paved for nostalgia. "The Green Fuz" (originally by the 1960s garage rockers of the same name) and G G Allin's "Layin' Up With Linda" were its only inclusions. On the whole, though, this evening was an appealing slope down memory lane – and most people there treated it as such.
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Argentina were preparing to make their first World Cup semi-final appearance in 20 years but for the throng gathered inside Green Point Stadium for the latest audience with Diego Maradona, there was only one topic of conversation, the humiliation being felt by their old enemy, Brazil.
"Even the photographers are dressed like Dutchmen," the Argentina manager quipped when seeing them wearing their orange tabards. "But, really, I don't want to talk about Brazil. Their defeat is their problem. I have other business. Just because they are eliminated it doesn't make Argentina favourites. But if anyone is going to beat us, they are going to have leave their skin on the pitch."
Nobody really believed that Maradona did not want to talk about Brazil because he was quite prepared to discuss anything else before a fixture that has defined his career. In 1986, in what could probably be counted the last great World Cup final, he caressed the trophy he had done so much to win in the Azteca Stadium.
Following a 3-2 victory over West Germany, his horizons appeared limitless; four years later, in the aftermath of another more brutal final, he was in tears, rounding on his team-mates for consoling themselves with the thought that they had at least reached a World Cup final with the words: "You don't celebrate second place, tiger." His international career had another four years to run before it ended in a failed drugs test.
At the start of the tournament, Maradona gave his side six-and-a-half out of 10 for their performances. Now he rates them as an eight, adding that it was difficult to assess Germany because England had "made it so very easy for them" in Bloemfontein.
Germany have been talking rather more about Argentina. Bastian Schweinsteiger recalled the violence that flared between the two sides in Berlin four years ago, after Argentina lost the quarter-final on a penalty shoot-out. Jens Lehmann had a list of where the Argentinian penalty-takers would put the ball stuffed down one of his socks. The Germany manager, Joachim Löw, replied that with Lionel Messi, who did not train because of a cold, and the rest of Maradona's formidable arsenal of attacking talent, Lehmann's successor, Manuel Neuer, would need a brochure not a list.
Franz Beckenbauer, still the spiritual overlord of German football, noted that Schweinsteiger's comments "were not the wisest thing he had ever said." He added: "I don't understand all these doubts that surround Maradona as a manager. An exceptional former player does not need to be taught about football. Argentinian players would go through fire for Diego. I know from my time at Bayern Munich with Martin Demichelis [the Argentinian centre-half] that the worst thing in their eyes is to let Diego down."
And yet, Maradona's defence is vulnerable to a German side that was tactically very adept against England. If Mesut Ozil can drag Walter Samuel and Javier Mascherano out of position as he did with John Terry and Gareth Barry in Bloemfontein, then the space Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski require would open up.
Beckenbauer urged Klose to attack the Argentinian back four early. While Lothar Matthaus, another veteran of both the 1986 and the 1990 finals, argued that the absence of Michael Ballack had allowed a young side to blossom. Curiously, Ballack is due in Cape Town to support the side he once captained, along with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
Löw appeared supremely relaxed, arguing that Schweinsteiger was perfectly entitled to express his opinion and that the quarter-final would be "a cut-throat encounter in which we will have to fight for every centimetre."
He would still continue to play his team the motivational videos just before kick-off, including shots of fans in Germany celebrating their goals. "They will be ready when they get on that pitch," he said. "We are not going to sit shivering nervously in the dressing room, hoping the referee will postpone the match. We are fully ready for this." When it was pointed out to Löw that Mick Jagger was now backing Germany for the World Cup he winced. "You can't bet on Mick Jagger's predictions because by backing England at the start he has been wrong about football before."
Germany v Argentina: Three Key confrontations
Jerome Boateng v Lionel Messi
A goalless Messi has not been at his best in the finals but his waspish running will concern Germany's defence. Their lack of a natural left-back – neither Holger Badstuber nor Jerome Boateng have convinced – is something of which the mercurial Messi will seek to take advantage.
Miroslav Klose v Martin Demichelis
The 32-year-old Klose habitually comes alive at World Cups. His opener against England last weekend was his 12th in finals history, making him the fourth highest World Cup scorer. Demichelis has struggled for form and will have a severe examination up against Klose.
Per Mertesacker v Gonzalo Higuain
Part of England's ill-fated game-plan last weekend was to target the perceived weakness of Mertesacker, and, while Fabio Capello's side failed dismally, Higuain could have more success this afternoon as he looks to further his claim for the Golden Boot.
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