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Fighting Like Cats and Dogs…Over Cats and Dogs
Traditionally, divorce-court judges determining custody usually rule that any pets in the household will follow the children. But what happens if there are no children?
Increasingly, pets themselves are the subject of custodial disputes in divorce proceedings, according to Kenneth P. Altshuler, a Portland, Maine, divorce attorney who is the current president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In 2006, AAML conducted a survey of its members and found that they had seen a marked increase in pet custody cases since 2001. And based on his own practice and from what he's hearing from his peers around the country, Altshuler believes it's become ever more commonplace since then.
One of the reasons, he says, is the expansion of same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships, which are less apt to involve children and more likely to result in a fight over who gets the pets. But the advent of these new arrangements has also had an impact on how judges decide who gets what when they fall apart.
"We've got new fringes that the law hasn't caught up with," Altshuler says, "so it's not hard for judges to think out of the box and get away from traditional ways of thinking. They're recognizing more and more that pets are part of the family."
And if animals are now being seen as family members, that means that if a spouse in a divorce proceeding wants to get custody of the pet they must be prepared to make an argument that goes beyond mere ownership.
"It used to be that pets were chattel (property)," Altshuler says. "Just like the living room furniture got divided up, so did pets. There was kind of this sense that they were treated as property, but not like children. But now I'm seeing a trend where pets are being treated as more than property. So my advice to clients and consumers is: You need to show the judge the emotional bond you have with this pet; you have to show that this pet is a child replacement for you, that this is your child. This is not that unusual and judges certainly understand that."
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Like many divorce lawyers, Altshuler has several amusing anecdotes about animal disputes that weren't funny at all to the spouses and partners involved in them.
One of his favorites involved a husband and wife who battled over who would get custody of a pet python. The woman said that she loved the python and had evidence to prove it in the form of a snapshot with the snake draped around her. However, she was unable to feed the python in the proper fashion—by giving it live mice—and argued that she had friends who did it and would continue to do it.
Altshuler's client, the husband, contended that this shortcoming proved that he deserved ownership. "He said, 'What happens if you can't find someone to feed the python? The python could starve to death,'" Altshuler says.
His client got the python.
Even though couples increasingly end up battling over pet custody, Altshuler says there's no evidence to suggest that they're aware of that prospect and including animals in either prenuptial or post-marriage agreements.
"If a client comes in to me for a prenup, that's one of them the items on my checklist. I'll ask, 'Do you have a pet?' But, for whatever reason, parties don't seem to be too worked up about pets in prenup agreements or postnup agreements, which I think is a big mistake on their part. I'm guessing it's because they don't think the pet's going to live that long. They think the relationship will outlive the pet."
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Heathrow most tedious international airport, U.S. rudest: poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Flying into Heathrow or New York's JFK? Then steel yourself for the world's longest passport queues, the lengthiest wait for luggage and some of the rudest passport staff, a global survey shows.
Online travel network WAYN.com (Where Are You Now?) recently surveyed 2,250 travelers about passport control, baggage handling, customs and security at major international airports.
London's Heathrow was voted the worst for long passport control queues by all travelers, including Britons, followed by JFK in New York and Los Angeles airport.
Heathrow again was voted the worse airport for baggage, followed by JFK and Los Angeles International. The three airports were seen as having the longest wait at the carousel, and the most likely to damage luggage.
Passport staff, however, added an extra irritant for passengers landing at JFK and other international U.S. airports, who voted U.S. immigration as the rudest in the world, ahead of India and Russia.
By contrast, Heathrow's passport control officers were seen as the most friendly in the world after Australia.
"Competition among countries to attract tourists is becoming increasingly fierce," Jerome Touze, joint founder and joint CEO of WAYN, said in a statement.
"Our survey would suggest that the U.S. customs and immigration need address their attitude toward visitors, simplify the form filling, generally be a lot more welcoming and better reflect the personality of the American people."
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How does a city get thousands of firearms off its streets?
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For the second year, the Los Angeles government and the LAPD has worked hard on the 'Gun Buyback Program', trading weapons for gift cards in an attempt to lessen street violence.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee right-handed pitcher Nick Williams was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 26th round of the MLB Draft on Saturday. He was the 767th overall pick in the draft.
The Farragut product pitched four years for his hometown team in Knoxville and had his best season as a senior in 2014. Williams, who was named the team's co-Most Valuable Pitcher tied for the team lead in wins with five (5-5) while posting a 3.22 ERA. He was second on the team in strikeouts with 65, as the team's primary Friday night starter. He topped the team with 89.1 innings thrown with a 1.14 WHIP, both the best in his four seasons.
Over the course of his four years with the Vols, Williams pitched in 78 games, starting 33 over the final three seasons. In 256.1 career innings, he posted 206 strikeouts and a 4.39 ERA.
Williams served as a reliever early in his career and recorded seven saves in 2011 and 2012.
He was the 123rd Tennessee player drafted, for a total of 135 times, since the draft began in 1965. He joins Will Maddox, who was selected in the 18th round in 2014.


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MTSU Write Director and Faculty
Jennifer Wachtel Kates, Director
Jennifer is a Tennessee native who earned her M.A. in creative writing from the University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Writers and her Ph.D. in creative writing from Georgia State University. She teaches fiction writing at Middle Tennessee State University, where she has taught in the English department since 1997. Her short stories have appeared in The Southwestern Review and GSU Review, where her story "Egg and Spoon" earned the short fiction award. She is the recipient of the Allen Tate Creative Writing Award, and serves as faculty advisor for Collage. She is a volunteer and advocate for Autism Speaks Tennessee, for which she earned the MTSU Faculty Outstanding Public Service Award in 2011. She is the current President of the Southern Literary Festival, which will be hosted at MTSU in March of 2016. She lives in Murfreesboro with her three sons.
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Gloria Ballard
Nashville, Tennessee--non-fiction, personal essay, travel writing
Bachelor of Arts in English / Journalism
The University of Tennessee
Gloria Ballard enjoyed a 32-year career at The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville as a copy editor, reporter and columnist covering a variety of features and lifestyle topics; features editor, travel editor and garden columnist. She began a second career as a freelance writer specializing in garden and travel writing, and as an editor, teacher and workshop leader.
Her fiction has been published in Drafthorse literary journal. She is an alumna of Sewanee Writers' Conference. She writes a weekly online column, The Garden Bench, and a garden calendar that appears once a month in The Tennessean. Gloria is also an avid gardener, and speaks to classes, clubs and groups on a variety of garden topics. She is a member of Garden Writers Association.
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Bill Brown
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Bill Brown is the author of three chapbooks, four collections of poetry and a writing textbook. His most recent titles are Late Winter (Iris Press 2008) and Tatters (March Street, 2007).
During the past twenty years, he has published hundreds of poems and articles in college journals, magazines and anthologies.
In 1999 Brown wrote and co-produced the Instructional Television Series, Student Centered Learning, for Nashville Public Television. He holds a degree in history from Bethel College and graduate degrees in English from the Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College and George Peabody College.
For twenty years, Brown directed an award winning writing program at an academic magnet school in Nashville. He retired in 2003 and accepted a part-time lecturer position at Vanderbilt University. In 1995 the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts awarded him The Distinguished Teacher in the Arts. He has been a Scholar in Poetry at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, a Fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and a two-time recipient of Fellowships in poetry from the Tennessee Arts Commission. He and his wife Suzanne live in the hills north of Nashville with a tribe of cats.
Charlotte Rains Dixon
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Charlotte Rains Dixon is free-lance journalist, copywriter, ghostwriter, and author
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Kory Wells
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BS in Computer Science and MS in Industrial Studies
Like many Loft students, Kory began to pursue her long-time interest in writing after
her formal education was complete, her primary career was well established, and her
children were old enough to make themselves a sandwich if she became lost in the creative
moment and forgot to make supper.
Her poems and stories have appeared in Now & Then, New Southerner, Literary Mama,
Pindeldyboz, Ruminate, and other publications. Ladies Home Journalpraised her "standout";
essay that leads the anthology She's Such a Geek, and her novel-in-progress was a
finalist in the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition. A former software developer,
Kory is now chief communications officer for a software company, a job that blends
her interest in writing with her degrees in computer science (B.S.) and industrial
studies (M.S.) from MTSU.
Jeff Hardin
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Jeff Hardin teaches at Columbia State Community College in Columbia, TN. His recent and forthcoming poems appear in The Hudson Review, The Southern Review, Ploughshares, The Gettysburg Review, Grist, Measure, Smartish Pace, Iron Horse Literary Review, Sou'wester, Zone 3, Meridian, The Florida Review,and Southern Poetry Review, among others. He is the author of two chapbooks, Deep in the Shallows(GreenTower Press) and The Slow Hill Out(Pudding House). His first collection, Fall Sanctuary, received the 2004 Nicholas Roerich Prize from Story Line Press.
Linda Busby Parker
from Mobile, Alabama --fiction
MFA in Writing, Spalding University
Linda has taught on the faculties of Eastern Michigan University, Iowa State University,
and the University of South Alabama. She is the author of two college-level textbooks.
Her novel, Seven Laurels, was published in April 2004 by SEMO press (Southeast Missouri University Press).
She is a book reviewer for The Mobile Press Register and her short fiction appears frequently in publications and journals. She has studied at the Sewanee Writers Conference at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
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J. Terry Price
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Terry Price does not believe in standing still. An accomplished photographer, long distance cyclist, traveler, Appalachian Trail hiker, and sailor – he keeps things moving. He's earned his living as an optician, a radio and television sports anchor and play-by-play announcer, and an attorney.
During his 24 years of practicing law, he completed The Writer's Loft creative writing program at Middle Tennessee State University and earned an MFA in writing from Spalding University in Louisville. He serves as Director Emeritus and a mentor of The Writer's Loft program.
Terry has published several short stories, one of which was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. He is currently revising a short story collection for publication and is writing his first novel. Set in Nashville, its working title is An Angel's Share. You can follow its progress at www.anangelsshareblog.com
Terry personally mentors writers one on one, leads workshops and retreats and is available for speaking engagements on writing and spirituality. You can visit his website at www.terryprice.net
He lives on a small farm in Springfield, Tennessee with his family and two dogs, two goats, a small herd of Longhorns and lots of squirrels.
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MSJ from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism
Jennifer Chesak is an East Nashville-based freelancer and editor. Through her business Wandering in the Words, she assists writers in honing their manuscripts for publication and manages the editorial, PR and social media content for several adventure-based companies. She has been published in Field & Stream online, Trail Runner, Motorcycle Cruiser, Escape, Baggers, Whaler, Sea Ray Living, ATV Rider, Lund and Renew magazines to name a few. Jennifer is also the editor at large for a custom publishing firm and travels the world writing about myriad topics ranging from boating and fishing to cooking and architectural design. Her experience as both a creative, editorial and marketing writer allow her to do what she loves for a living, play with the written word. She is currently working on her first memoir, Gurney Through Life, a collection of short stories about medical mishaps. Jennifer is passionate about helping others grasp the writer within and achieve the satisfaction of creative thinking and production. When not tethered to her pen or computer, she's usually out gardening or training for her next marathon.
Fiction, Essays--Karen Alea Ford
Karen Alea Ford has her MFA from Bennington College and is an alumna of Sewanee Writers' Conference. Her short stories have been published in various magazines including Eureka, Stickman Review, Riverwalk Journal and the anthology, Catch Fire in the Treetops. Her short story "The Next Guy" won The Nashville Scene fiction contest judged by Ann Patchett, which led to a guest column in the publication.
She has written non-fiction for Images Magazine, Jacksonville Magazine, Catholic Journal and Auto Restorer. She teaches English as an adjunct at Middle Tennessee State University and writes for Murfreesboro Magazine.
Her book For Which I Stand: The True Story of the CIA, Castro and a Catholic was released in 2001.
Poetry--Marcus Jackson
Marcus was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. After earning his BA at the University of Toledo, he continued his poetry studies in NYU's graduate creative writing program and as a Cavem Canem fellow. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Harvard Review, and The Cincinnati Review, among many other publications. His chapbook, Rundown, was published by Aureole Press in 2009. His debut full-length collection of poems, entitled Neighborhood Register, was released in 2011. Marcus lives with his wife and son in Columbus, Ohio.
D.T. Lumpkin--Memior and Fiction
D. T. Lumpkin spent the first sixteen years of his life in Delta, an unincorporated community in east Alabama of less than two hundred inhabitants. He attended the University of the South—the first member of his family to attend college—where he was also fortunate enough to participate in one of the few creative writing workshops led by late author William Gay. After graduating with a B.A. in English, he attended the Sewanee Writers Conference and went on to earn a M.A. in Literature from the University of Alabama and a M.F.A. in Fiction from the Ohio State University. His prose has earned numerous awards and honors, including publication in The Mid-American Review and the Oxford American, the AWP Intro Journals Award, an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence grant, and notable mention in Best American Essays 2013. Gail Hochman of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc, is currently representing his memoir, Shiloh Church Road. He is a lecturer in the English Department at Middle Tennessee State University and a facilitator of the creative writing workshop on Unit 2—the death row unit—at Riverbend Maximum Security Penitentiary.
Rick Reichman--Screenwriting
Rick Reichman graduated MFA in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California. He has optioned a screenplay, been a Coverage Editor, taught at various conferences and schools from Hawaii to Virginia, been a script judge for several contests, written documentaries and training films for a production studio in Virginia, had published two award winning books on screenwriting, and won several national screenwriting contests. He has also sold many articles to national magazines, and published several short stories.
His students have sold scripts to Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Studios, ABC, HBO, Showtime, PBS. They have also sold scripts to and/or been on staff at Home Improvement, Roseanne, The Nanny, Cupid (with Paula Marshall and Jeremy Piven), Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Xena—Warrior Princess, and Crossing Jordan, to name a few. One of his former students is presently Co-Executive Producer of the CBS show Person of Interest.
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The Dallas Charter Review Commission appears likely to recommend a pay increase for City Council members and the mayor.
The question, it seems, is how much of a raise they should get over their current salaries of $37,500 and $60,000, respectively.
At Tuesday night's meeting at City Hall, former City Managers Jan Hart Black and Mary Suhm and former City Council member Diane Ragsdale were among those to express support for a boost. The three familiar former city leaders are among 16 members of the charter review panel.
They're expected to vote on the matter as soon as next week. Any charter changes must go to the full City Council, before they are put on the ballot for voter approval, likely in November.
Voters signed off on the current salaries in 2001. Before that, council members were paid just $50 per meeting, dating to 1968.
Tuesday's discussion touched on the fact that council members are technically part-time volunteers in the council-manager form of government.
Black said the city has been blessed with elected leaders who were attracted to the job by a passion for service. But she said she fears there is a dollar figure at which people would be drawn to the job for the money.
"I'm not sure what that level is, but it is something that I would be concerned about," said Black, city manager from 1990 to 1993. "As a voter and a citizen today, I like my council member to be not a full-time council member but also a part of the community, which the city serves."
Suhm, who stepped down last year, said it's been an "interesting experience" working alongside council members at both the $50-per-meeting rate and the current salaries.
"Both of them, I've watched people that I respected a great deal lose businesses, get in trouble," Suhm said. "So I think the compensation issue is pretty critical."
She advocated bumping the salaries based on inflation. That would translate to $44,914 for council members and $71,863 for the mayor, according to city officials. They calculated that value as compared with 2005, the year voters rejected a raise and enhanced powers for the mayor.
Suhm also noted that many of those pesky part-time council members already see themselves as the full-time bosses. They often call on the city manager to come to their offices — right away, she said.
"I got that, regularly," Suhm said. "I believe in being responsible to the people that hired me and the people that the people elected, but the job of managing the city gets, you know, damaged in that process too."
For Ragsdale, the former South Dallas representative, council members in districts like hers have more demands placed on them. That's because of the substandard living conditions and high crime and poverty, as compared with more prosperous areas of the city, she said.
"We're still trying to compensate for past discrimination," Ragsdale said. "For the failure to respond appropriately to southern Dallas. And that requires more work from that City Council member."
She said there is a need for a raise to expand the pool of people who would run in those more troubled areas of the city.
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Ever wondered why sushi fish is always so delightfully firm, vibrant, and flavorful? Grab some sugar, salt, and a filet of your favorite fish, and we'll show you. (PSST: The best part? It's not just for sushi. This technique works with any fish, for any preparation—grilling, baking, sous vide, or straight-up sashimi.)


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If you're starving for adventure, here's some news you can use: Crunchyroll will begin serving up simulcasts of Toei Animation's hit series Toriko starting next week!!
TORIKO is initially set to broadcast every Monday at 10:00am Pacific Time. Starting on November 18, episode 130 will be made available for both premium and free members. Previous episodes will be available on Crunchyroll at a later date. More information can be found on www.crunchyroll.com/toriko.
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TORIKO, written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, is hailed as one of the most popular shonen titles next to giants like One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, and Hunter x Hunter by fans and critics alike. Back in 2012, it was the 11th best-selling manga series in Japan with over 3 million copies sold, and continued to exceed that as early as May 2013 with over 10 million copies sold.
"In a world where the taste and texture of food is extremely important, individuals known as Bishoku-ya, specialize in the acquisition of rare ingredients and animals. Our protagonist, Toriko, possesses incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom in order to fulfill his dream to capture the most precious foods in the world and create the ultimate dinner course. He is currently accompanied by a weak and timid chef who, inspired by Toriko's ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and find rare ingredients."
TORIKO will be available to premium users in the following territories: U.S.A, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America (Central and South America including Caribbean).
Patrick Macias is editor in chief of Crunchyroll News. He is also the editor of Cosplay USA magazine. Check out his blog at http://patrickmacias.blogs.com


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David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Label: RCA
Catalog Number: BOW 8
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Release Date: 1981-Jan-01
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UK issue with black RCA paper labels. Also issued on BOW 8 with tan injection labels. From the album "SCARY MONSTERS" BOW LP 2 Bewlay Bros. Music/Fleur Music ℗ 1980 RCA Corporation Sleeve © 1981 RCA Ltd., Record Division Manufactured by RCA Ltd., England
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If you are a stamper, this little hidden gem at Old Town Market Square in Chandler should be your headquarters. Not only do they carry all the rubber stamps you'd care to own, this shop is filled with many other must-have cropping goodies. Look for markers, paper, and adhesives to serve your creative needs. They also offer a monthly class schedule filled will projects that will make your heart sing. Some examples include Card Blitz, Sassy Ladies, and It's a Date. Sounds like a lot of fun and worth making a date. "Dream it, Believe it, Create it" is Stamp Works' motto, and they have created a lovely little space to invite you in to do just that.
In the summer of 2009, husband-and-wife team Liam James T. Murtagh and Emily Spetrino-Murtagh took over the old Art One space and opened this novelty shop that fuses two sweet things: vinyl records and candy. The Murtaghs, who play in a number of punk and ska bands, focus their records on those two genres as well as new wave. And there are all sorts of sugar-loaded confections, ranging from jars of eye-popping candy to edible mustaches. The space doubles as the couple's living quarters, so they're open only in the evening when they get home from their day jobs. BTW, don't be alarmed to see the Murtaghs' 2-year-old son, Iggy, running around the shop and being crazy playful. He won't bite.
Tucked behind the yummy Paisley Violin Café is this retail co-op that's housed in totally adorable structures that weren't so adorable at one time: The World War II-era cottages once held German and Italian prisoners of war. However, you won't feel anything weird or creepy when visiting the buildings that were moved from 19th Avenue and McDowell Road and remodeled by Gina and Derrick Suarez. Instead, you may very well experience local-art heaven in shops such as Urban Art Florist and Wicked Wear Studio and Gallery. The collective often unites to hold special events like the Paisley Town Art Festival as well as special dealios during Art Detour.
We shop. A lot. Which is why we figured we'd easily find a new winner in the "Best Boutique" category this year. No go. In good faith we simply can't stray from our favorite, Frances. Georganne Bryant doesn't just run the cutest boutique in town — she's started a cottage industry when it comes to community support. She gives well-earned shout-outs to other local businesses on her blog (www.francesblog.tumblr.com), supports the indie movement in all sorts of creative ways (from sponsoring movies like Handmade Nation to printing T-shirts that say, "Love Phoenix or Leave Phoenix") and she's the first to credit someone else with a good idea. But usually, truth be told, it's Georganne who has the good ideas. If you don't care about all that community building, buy-local hoo-ha, come to Frances because Georganne has good taste, along with good ideas. She stocks the sweetest collection of clothing, housewares, jewelry, and paper goods this town has ever seen. Now you can shop on Frances' website — and our pocketbook (super-cute, purchased at Frances) is really doomed. But be sure to sign up for Georganne's mailing list, because twice a year, she has a really good sale. Just don't go telling the whole world or anything, 'kay?
We'll follow Bunky wherever it goes. And we have. Owner Rachel Richards-Malloy has kept us on our toes since she opened — this is her third location. Today, her teeny shop is located across the street from the Phoenix Art Museum and shares a home with Matt Pool's Giant Coffee in the Merz building. The store is filled with designer clothing and accessories and is cleverly arranged to fit even more inventory than she had before — Bunky now carries books and housewares. None other than Hayes McNeil from Plus Minus Studio designed her modular space. The walls are lined with salvaged wood (you can even spy an old Pepsi can nailed into one of the wood panels). Bunky's got designer threads in a designer space with designer coffee, all in one spot? Oh, man, we are so there.
This cute girl named Olive needed a place to shack up, and turns out Paris Envy had some room upstairs, so a partnership of sorts was born. And we're so glad. This trend of sharing space is a wonderful byproduct of a slow economy, and we hope it keeps classy indie businesses like Paris Envy and Olive in Paris (the latest project from the ladies who brought us the sadly short-lived Olive Annie on Seventh Street) going strong. We drooled over a pair of vintage lamps at Paris Envy, a housewares shop with a shabby-chic French (obviously) vibe, and upstairs, we debated over a piece of handmade jewelry or a funky multi-colored belt. Both stores have so much style and personality and . . . sorry, but you'll have to excuse us because we need to go back and see whether those lamps are still there. Be right back!


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Football player Thierry Henry stars in the third stage of Renault Clio's integrated push. The campaign includes Tv and cinema advertising as well as online marketing. Digital Bulletin reports Publicis Dialog has created a micro-site featuring a virtual hotel and an expandable skyscraper streaming the 40-second commercial ad on the main Uk sites.
Renault has launched a limited edition "Kiss Cool" of its Twingo, promoting it in France with a micro-site and a multi-channel campaign. As explained on Le Journal du Net Renault has decided to use the Web in order to reach a target (25-35 years old) which is younger than the usual segment (25-50) for this model. The micro-site has been supported by an online campaign run on Yahoo! and Lycos France, as well as Tv spots and and advergame, which has attracted more than 18.000 users. Happy with the results of this campaign which run during the winter, Renault is now setting up a similar promotion for it Clio.
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Libya lends support to RUSAL share float
By Robin Paxton
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Libya is among the main backers of Russian aluminium giant UC RUSAL's $2.2 billion stock float in Hong Kong , sources close to the listing said on Tuesday, as Tripoli looks further afield to invest its oil wealth.
Libya's $65 billion sovereign wealth fund has bought a stake of around 1 percent in UC RUSAL, the sources said.
The two sides had agreed to explore construction of an energy and aluminium complex in Libya before the financial crisis hit in late 2008.
While Libya's support for an IPO that was also heavily backed by the Russian state hints at growing ties between the two countries, the sources said the investment was in keeping with Libya's recent advances abroad into European markets.
"It's a big IPO with a big quasi-political component," one source close to the offering said, on condition of anonymity.
UC RUSAL shares are due to start trading on Wednesday after the world's largest aluminium producer secured enough support for a listing crucial to its repayment of debts approaching $15 billion.
The IPO was backed by Russian state bank VEB, which is buying a stake of over 3 percent, and cornerstone investors that include Nathaniel Rothschild's company, U.S. hedge fund Paulson & Co and Malaysian-Chinese businessman Robert Kuok Hock Nien.
One source close to the offering said the Libyan Investment Authority invested $200 million in the UC RUSAL IPO, which would give it a stake of almost 1 percent. Business daily Vedomosti said the amount was $300 million, giving it a 1.4 percent share. Continued...


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A shared concern for the welfare of primary-age children who are suffering abuse, marginalisation or a silent lack of representation within and beyond school has recently brought together teachers, academics, community groups and a handful of interested others. The cause? Homophobia, directed at young children and their families. It has been the focus of a series of seminars funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, entitled Invisible boundaries: addressing sexualities equality in children's worlds, for which I have the pleasure of being the series convenor.
The first seminar in the series, which took place at the University of London's Institute of Education on December 2, featured Ben Summerskill, the chief executive of the charity Stonewall, Shiraz Chakera; the assistant policy adviser to the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE), Mark Jennett; freelance diversity trainer and principal author of Stand Up For Us, a Department for Education and Skills/Department of Health document challenging homophobia in schools at all levels; and Ian Rivers of Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, who has undertaken research on the effects of homophobia on the lives of young people.
All offered a common message: that homophobia and heterosexism (the representation of all aspects of life from a solely heterosexual perspective) need to be tackled from an early age, because by the time children reach secondary school, it is already too late, as the high rates of teenage suicide related to homophobia testify.
All offered a clear mandate for such action to be taken, drawing on a wide range of legislation and government recommendations, as well as pointing to a wealth of guidance on what can actually be done in schools. For most of the teachers attending the event, this was a real eye opener; and feedback repeatedly emphasised participants' eagerness to take ideas back to their own schools and classrooms.
There were plenty of sources of support available: other speakers at the seminar included representatives from Educational Action Challenging Homophobia, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and the tireless Schools Out! which has been campaigning for over 30 years for equality for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans (LGBT), and whose co-chairwoman, Sue Sanders, was the driving force behind the inauguration of Britain's first LGBT history month in February.
All these organisations - and others - work closely with schools at both primary and secondary level to raise awareness and challenge discrimination. But the presentation that had its listeners closest to tears came from a primary teacher who related his experience of being 'outed' and hounded by the press in the 1990s because he was gay. Could it happen today? In an era which has seen the repeal of Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act (which prohibited local authorities from "promoting" homosexuality as a "normal family relationship") in 2002, the introduction of legal protection for workers against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in 2003, and the dawn of legal rights for same sex couples under civil partnerships this week, we can sincerely hope not.
There were some omissions - notably the relative absence of women speakers and of representatives of the transgender community - but the key feature of the event was that it brought professionals together from a range of fields with a shared interest, and a willingness to offer a real contribution to the equality agenda by making recommendations for policy and practice based on shared knowledge and experience.
The series coincides with Stonewall's three-year Education for All campaign against homophobia in schools, launched in January 2005; and one year later, in January 2006, the GTCE will be opening a three-month discussion forum around sexualities equality and schooling. The opening of the forum marks the culmination of several years of planning and consultation with the GTCE, and is a clear indicator that this body, the professional organisation for all teachers in the country, is taking this issue very seriously indeed.
The seminar series and related research have attracted a flurry of interest from print and broadcast media, at both local and national level, with reporters expressing astonishment that homophobia could affect children of primary school age.
Clearly, what is a daily fact of life for many children and their families is a matter of astonishment to many people. Yet a survey conducted recently by the charity Beatbullying among some 1,200 primary and secondary children showed that 81% of the primary age respondents saw the use of the word "gay" as a way of attacking or making fun of someone (while surprisingly, the figure for secondary age respondents was only 40%).
There are several important issues to be dealt with urgently here: that young children use the term "gay" consciously as a term of abuse perpetuates the view that being gay is a bad thing: even where primary teachers challenge the use of the term, it is often only to silence it, rather than to unpack and address its negative connotations.
And all too often teachers don't challenge it at all, because they are unsure how to go about it, or frightened of the association between sexual identity and sexual activity, as my colleague Renée Hayes and I are finding in our research with primary school teachers and student teachers. (We are currently seeking primary teachers in the north-east and south-west of England to be interviewed for this research, following a first round of interviews with primary teachers in London).
But perhaps even worse than the taunting and abuse is the silence: if your lifestyle, your family, your friends or your own identity are simply not represented anywhere in your school environment, it makes it a very lonely place indeed. This is not a sexuality issue, it is an equality issue; and it is high time that we all learnt this lesson.
· Dr Atkinson is from the School of Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of Sunderland. She is currently leading a research project exploring student perceptions to sexuality. Email her at email@example.com.
· Email Mark Jennett, freelance diversity trainer and Stand Up For Us author at email@example.com.


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I just got into reenacting this year and I noticed that some events said that modern firearms were prohibited. Does anyone else on here do reenacting? Do you think this is justified? Would you/do you carry anyway? It just seems like it would be a pretty ripe target for a mass shooting since you've got all this emotion and political controversy surrounding the Civil War.
I understand that it's a safety thing because some people have been killed during reenactments, but those were with period firearms that had for some reason been loaded with live ammo and the owners didn't check it before heading onto the field.
I also wanted to ask if anyone knew if there were cc rigs for 1800's era cap and ball pistols? I thought that would be a way to be able to carry a defensive firearm while at an event while avoiding detection. Privates like me wouldn't carry pistols into battle, so it would stay inside it's holster at all times and there wouldn't be any chance (that I can see) of an ND like the ones I mentioned in the previous paragraph. What do y'all think? Should I carry and if I do should I go with a period carry piece or a modern one?


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by circuscandy, Mar 15, 2013.
Choreographers raining from the sky!
Does this mean Marina will have little input this year?
Well, she will be scheduling when the choreographers come in so that they don't trip on each other
Local Michigan article about their Worlds win: http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2013/04/21/news/local_news/doc517192af7907e887913780.txt
I doubt it. Marina would have to be a primary contributor and collaborator for both programs. The dancers will most likely bring ideas about music, concept, upper body shapes, in place moves at beginning or end, and performance. They will have no idea about skating technique and what will earn technical points. Marina would need to set the bones of the program elements and then the dancer/choreographer would fill in with "art."
I think Meryl and Charlie as well as V/M have been smart about using that way of creating programs in the past. Even Weaver and Poje's FD last year had to go about drastic re-work and translation from Allison Holker's original "vision" into an actual workable competitive ice dance program. Their coach was a 50% or even more partner in that process.
But it is super exciting that they're getting all this new input. One of my favorite things about Meryl and Charlie is their love of learning and how they always bring in new "teachers" to learn from. Derek especially is a gifted performer on top of being really great at conceptualizing tv-friendly dances.
Let them have the strength! I'm too selfish to let them go!
Me, too! I would love it if they are still around for nationals 2015, its in Greensboro again which means I can likely go again! Course I would LOVE to go to nationals this season because Olympic season is so exciting, but I doubt I will be able to swing that. I'm seriously thinking of Skate America, though. Sigh, always the money issue...maybe I'll buy me some lottery tickets, lol!
I love the feeling I'm getting that they are really ready to go for the gold in Sochi and they are probably training to be the best they can be yet. Course they always do that every season and it amazes me that they continue to top themselves. I'm so excited to know their music and to see what the choreographers have come up with for them!
If Boston were to land the 2016 worlds, it would be awesome if they were still around to compete in one more home worlds (and win ).
With all the news about the choreographers they're working, I'm getting really excited for the upcoming season. I wonder when we'll hear news about music?
I was kind of disappointed they opt out of WTT AND The Ice in Japan. But I guess this is way more important.
Good for them for working outside the box once more. But I reallllllllly want to see Deriek's contribution to the SD. He is like on the top of his game in dancing and I truly believe that they can come up with something Ahmaaaazing. I'll stop rambling now.
Meryl just re-tweeted Dorothy Hamill's tweet:
"Fun times at the show with @kristiyamaguchi @CharlieaWhite @Meryl_Davis http://pic.twitter.com/IeaYlYwjsh "
ETA that I've cross-posted this in the DWTS thread in OTBT: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/sho...rs-Season-16&p=3908217&viewfull=1#post3908217
Looks like Meryl and Charlie will be in the audience tonight at DWTS:
Sure looks like it! Meryl's dress and shoes--omg.
I know that Maia and Alex have been working with Corky again, and Corky helped teach Derek and Julianne, and that is quite a dynasty of amazing ballroom dancers so I am super excited.
And who knows, we may get Charlie back in white tie next season!
Clearly I am going to have to watch the show tonight, just in case their faces make an appearance. You never know.
From Meryl's twitter...
They look great!
And don't forget, Derek said he wants to use something he learned from M/C in an upcoming dance...
Meryl and Charlie look great, as always, but I gotta say, I love that Dorothy and Kristy decided not to age
THAT'S RIGHT. I forgot. I will definitely be watching tonight.
Tres jealous of Meryl's dress and shoes! Can she take me shopping? I like how Charlie's tie changes colors too, first it's purple, then it's blue.
And Charlie made it
So, I was thinking about when the Olympic photoshoot would appear for the public, so I went to Getty Images to see when they put up 2010's Olympic shoot. Looks like it appeared before the start of the 09/10 season, so maybe we'll have those photos to look forward to sooner rather than later!
Ahhh, lovely Meryl and Charlie!
The Finnstep looks to me like the ice dance version of the quickstep.
World's 2014?
Why not Worlds 2016 in Boston?!? We can dream!
Looks like 2 of Marina's team will do Ballroom dancing. My money is on a tango for D/W and Romeo and Juliette for the Canadians.
Doubtful. They already did a tango. The SD is the Quickstep, so I'm guessing that's why they're working with ballroom dancers.
Whitneyskates already said it. The SD for next season is Quickstep/Finnstep + Foxtrot, Charleston or Swing as the possible other rhythms (two of them can be included). So, that explains those ballroom choreographers/dancers. And, just as Meryl and Charlie have already done tango, Tessa and Scott have already done the Romeo and Juliette theme in their 2009/2010 'Mahler' FD. And they have specifically said that they are not going to do 'Mahler' 2.
Photos tweeted by USFS from today's NBC Olympic shoot:
Meryl: http://pic.twitter.com/hkQ13ZOa5Z
Charlie: http://pic.twitter.com/H4UwpbVrst
ETA "split lift": http://pic.twitter.com/DtQE6nzORz


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AIM's Kincaid aggressively defends proposed anti-gay Uganda law
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Accuracy in Media's Cliff Kincaid has emerged as perhaps the most full-throated defender of Uganda's proposed anti-gay law, which adds Draconian penalties -- including death -- for alleged crimes related to homosexuality. Most recently, Kincaid has been portraying the views of a pair of anti-gay activists in Uganda as representative of all 30.9 million Ugandans, though without offering any evidence that this is the case.
In a February 3 column headlined "Uganda Confronts 'Loud-mouthed Homosexual Lobby,'" Kincaid claims that a "leading pro-family activist in Uganda says that Christians in that East African country need help resisting the schemes of the international homosexual lobby." This person is the only one he quotes. This was followed by a February 5 column headlined "Uganda Rejects Obama's Pro-Homosexual 'Change,'" in which, again, only one person is quoted, "Ugandan Christian minister Martin Ssempa." Kincaid doesn't mention that Ssempa has been screening images of gay pornography in Uganda to whip up support for the bill.
In the February 5 column, Kincaid writes: "Accuracy in Media's review of coverage of the so-called 'Kill the Gays' bill in Uganda finds that it has been completely one-sided, inaccurate, and distorted beyond belief. Contrary to press accounts, the legislation is not designed to kill homosexuals but discourage and punish homosexual practices which spread disease and death. Christians in Uganda are trying to build a culture of life and avoid the sexual perversions which have devastated families in the U.S."
In fact, one of the offenses of "aggravated homosexuality" that would warrant a death penalty in the bill is being a "serial offender," which the bill defines as "a person who has previous convictions of the offence of homosexuality or related offences." In other words, if you were convicted of previous homosexual behavior -- or even one of the "related offences" such as "failure to disclose" homosexual acts or "conspiracy to engage in homosexuality" -- and were convicted of it again, you could be put to death.
While there has been much discussion of amending the bill, it has not yet been amended. So as the bill currently stands, despite Kincaid's insistence, mere homosexual behavior is a capital offense under the bill, meaning that it will, in fact, "kill the gays."
There are other things Kincaid doesn't mention -- for instance, the fact that the bill applies to Ugandans not living in the country. He's also quiet about another inconvenient fact: In Uganda, HIV has historically been spread mostly through heterosexual or mother-to-child contact.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say a Staten Island Ferry boat struck a pier at the dock on New York's Staten Island, and some passengers were injured.
Police and Fire Department officials say dozens of people may have been hurt, but most of the injuries appeared to be minor. They were unsure how severe the accident was or how much damage was done to the ferry when it hit about 9:25 a.m. Saturday.
Some passengers were being taken by ambulance to area hospitals. Others were being bandaged and comforted by firefighters at the scene.
The ferry runs across New York harbor between Manhattan and Staten Island.
In 2003, the ferry Andrew J. Barberi with about 1,500 people aboard slammed into a pier on the Staten Island side during evening rush hour, killing 11 passengers and injuring dozens.
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Three years ago Ian Holloway dug out his contacts book, called in a few favours, and wheeled and dealed his way to taking Blackpool into the top flight for the first time in three decades. Now he is at it again, with Crystal Palace hoping to be the beneficiaries.
While the attention may have been on Queen's Park Rangers' trolley dash and Aston Villa's lack of activity amid the Premier League relegation battle, the January transfer window is equally significant for teams seeking to get into the top flight. Funds, though, are in shorter supply in the Championship and the smartest managers are often those who can work the loan market.
Holloway is the master at this. In January 2010 he loaned in DJ Campbell, Stephen Dobbie and Seamus Coleman. They joined Barry Bannan, who had arrived in the October. Fortified by this combination of seasoned experience and talented youth, Blackpool climbed the table, finishing fifth. They were then promoted through the play-offs, with Campbell adding three goals in the series to the eight he scored in the second half of the regular season. Coleman started all three play-off matches while Dobbie and Bannan had an impact off the bench. Thus Blackpool competed with, and beat, clubs with larger resources.
So it was no surprise when Holloway hit the phones as soon as the window opened, telling the media in his inimitable style: "I've lots of fishing nets going out to sea, but we are not ready to trawl them in yet." When the catch was landed he had hauled in three youngsters from Premier League clubs, players at the same stage of development as Coleman and Bannan were. Alex Nimely, of Manchester City, and Swansea's Ashley "Jazz" Richards are at Selhurst Park to the end of the season, Norwich's Jacob Butterfield is there initially for a month. As the clock ticked down Holloway cast his nets again in response to Palace's midweek defeat at Huddersfield, bringing in two experienced strikers, the evergreen Kevin Phillips and Dobbie – who had followed play-off promotion with Blackpool by repeating the feat at Swansea. In between, potentially crucially, he arranged for Wilfried Zaha to be loaned back by Manchester United for the rest of the season after the tyro's move to Old Trafford.
Holloway has been the most active user of the loan market in the Championship but he is by no means the only one. At Hull Steve Bruce has brought in four loanees, and would have made it five had Campbell been persuaded to join him on Humberside.
Even without Campbell, Hull, like Palace, look stronger, which shows the value of a manager with good connections and a persuasive tongue. Is this fair? The loan system certainly helps the well-connected (witness Peterborough United's continuing ability to attract Manchester United youngsters). In that respect it favours those managers who have been around a long time – though access to hard cash should not be underestimated as a factor; many loaning clubs will demand a fee, or for the bulk of a players' wages to be paid.
The clubs with real cash will, though, buy players, not rent them. Last year's key deals were permanent ones. Reading bought Jason Roberts, whose goals and experience helped them win the title. West Ham signed Nicky Maynard and Ricardo Vaz Te. Both scored in the play-off semi-final against Cardiff and Vaz Te's late Wembley goal won them promotion. Well-heeled Cardiff, incidentally, have not borrowed anyone this window, but they have paid for Fraizer Campbell from Sunderland.
Thus the loan system helps level the playing field for those clubs, like Blackpool in 2010, who are unable to commit to a permanent transfer. It is a risk-free deal in that the club is not committing to paying for a player long-term, but the flip side is that loanees are merely passing through. Can a manager rely upon them to provide the same level of commitment to a team as a permanent staffer? Having too many loanees risks disrupting the dressing-room, and long term it is harder to establish a pattern of play when a team is constantly bringing in loanees.
Coincidentally Palace today host a Charlton side whose only January activity was the arrival of Kevin Feely, a young Irish defender from Bohemians, on a permanent deal.Manager Chris Powell's lack of action can be partly explained by the fact Charlton are unlikely to go up or down this season and after three years straining to escape League One are happy to consolidate. Powell can experiment with his own staff, bed in plans for next season, and give his club's own youngsters a chance.
This is significant because what is notable is that with the prime exception of Matthew Upson's switch from Stoke to Brighton, most of the players dropping down from the Premier League are youngsters unable to get a match in the elite. As Holloway said of Nimely, "he's one of the ones that they tend to stack and rack at clubs like Manchester City".
This is the modern game. Big clubs stockpile players. Chelsea, for example, have 22 players on loan around the world including Josh McEachran (at Middlesbrough), Sam Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) and Todd Kane (Blackburn).
Some of these youngsters will learn from their time out in the "real world", return to their parent clubs, prosper and make a career there, like Coleman has at Everton and Bannan, to an extent, at Villa. Others will be passed from loan to loan before eventually being released, at which point they will hope they have impressed someone, somewhere, enough to give them a second chance.
Thus perhaps the best-case scenario for players such as Richards, Nimely and Butterfield is that they will play such an important role in taking Palace up that Holloway, bolstered by an influx of Premier League cash, upgrades their loan into a permanent transfer – as he did with Campbell in 2010. In that respect they, like all loanees, are playing for themselves rather than the team, but if the team benefits, who cares?
Premier League: Loans to Championship
* Loans from January to end of season, except where stated
Barnsley Rory Delap (Stoke)
Birmingham City Rob Hall (West Ham, monthly), Ravel Morrison (West Ham, whole season), Jack Butland (Stoke – loaned back)
Blackburn Rovers Todd Kane (Chelsea, month)
Blackpool Reece Wabara (Manchester City), Nathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa, season)
Bolton Craig Dawson (West Bromwich, to 27 April), Jay Spearing (Liverpool, season), Benik Afobe (Arsenal, season), Steve De Ridder (Southampton, month)
Brighton Wayne Bridge (Man City, season), Matthew Upson (Stoke)
Burnley Joseph Mills (Reading, season)
Crystal Palace Alex Nimely (Man City), Jacob Butterfield (Norwich, month), Ashley Richards (Swansea), Wilfried Zaha (Man Utd – loan back)
Huddersfield James Vaughan (Norwich City, season)
Hull City David Stockdale (Fulham), Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland)
Ipswich Town Steven Henderson (West Ham)
Leeds United Ross Barkley (Everton, to 12 Feb)
Leicester City Michael Keane (Man Utd, extended to end of season)
Middlesbrough Josh McEachran (Chelsea, season)
Millwall Rob Hulse (QPR), Adam Smith (Tottenham, extended to end of season)
Nottingham Forest Sam Hutchinson (Chelsea, season), Billy Sharp (Southampton, season) , Daniel Ayala (Norwich, season), Gonzalo Jara (West Brom), Elliott Ward (Norwich)
Peterborough Davide Petrucci (Man Utd, month), Scott Wootton (Man U), Alex Pritchard (Tottenham)
Sheffield Wednesday Leroy Lita (Swansea), Jérémy Hélan(Man City, extended to end of season)
Watford Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea, season)
NONE Bristol City, Cardiff City, Charlton, Derby, Wolves
Five Asides
1. If Harry pulls this off, it will encourage more gambles
Loftus Road is a proper football ground, Harry Redknapp is great copy and Tony Fernandes appears to be genuine. Some of my friends are QPR fans. But I can't help thinking if they succeed with this wild gamble, and Aston Villa go down instead, it sets a terrible example.
2. The true cost of Chelsea's charitable gesture
Chelsea sent out a press release trumpeting the £71,000 raised for a trio of charities through an event this week featuring the first -team squad. All very laudable, but the club's £500,000 daily wage bill provides some perspective.
3. Put those outdated club shirts to good use
Don't need that Demba Ba Magpies shirt any more, or are you a Baggies fan not quite sure what to do with your Odemwingie-adorned jersey? Kits4Causes has a solution: add it to the 16,000 football shirts donated to under-privileged communities in 19 countries worldwide. "We're appealing to those supporters not to bury it in the bottom of a drawer for years, but to put it to greater good," says director Chris Grindley.
4. When National Service did not mean Croatia away
This season Gillingham have modelled their programme covers on historic editions to mark the centenary of changing the club's name from New Brompton. They also reproduce pages from each of the originals used. This week's Northampton Town match carried extracts from the teams' 1957 meeting. The Cobblers' pen-pics revealed two players had joined the club after being demobbed from National Service. Not for the first time the thought occurred that footballers (indeed, most of us) do not always appreciate how fortunate they (and we) are.
5. What price watching Torres in another European final?
Fed up with the cost of watching football? Tickets are on sale for the 2013 Uefa Women's Champions League final hosted at Stamford Bridge on Thursday 23 May, 7.30pm kick-off. Adults £10, under-18s and senior citizens £5. Torres may even be playing – that is the Sardinian ladies team, who face Arsenal in next month's quarter-finals, not Fernando.
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De Catalaanse brief (original 1992; edition 1994)
by Robert Goddard
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Hand in Glove by Robert Goddard (1992)
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Robert Goddard keeps you guessing with his fast-paced page turners. He also develops terrific characters which are hard to forget. This is another not to be missed book. I'm looking forward to reading the next one!"
More of a 3.5. Not quite as good as the other Goddard I've read, In Pale Battalions, but I feel it's still a notch or two above contemporary mysteries. The story begins with the cold-blooded murder of the sister, Beatrix, of a famous poet, Tristram Abberley. At first it is thought Beatrix has been killed for robbery but there's a darker motive. The antique dealer Colin Fairfax, is framed for the crime. The locales stretch from Wales to southern England to France to Spain. Letters from Tristram to Beatrix during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and memories of some of the former combatants connect with the action decades later. A mystery surrounds the authorship of the poems, especially the posthumous poems in a collection: Spanish Lines. What big secret is hidden in the letters besides Tristram's possible motive for writing them? The brother of the accused, Derek, tries desperately to prove Colin's innocence. Derek joins forces with Charlotte, goddaughter of the murder victim. Bequeathed Beatrix's cottage, Charlotte begins to discover secrets and lies of her extended family. Derek and Charlotte are drawn into a maelstrom of lies upon lies, duplicity, terror, and a kidnapping.
This novel was very well plotted and written. Just when you think you know what's coming, something completely unexpected happens. This occurs over and over. The novel was exciting all through; I felt nothing was boring. The showdown with the kidnappers of Charlotte's niece in Spain was chilling. The novel was as much a thriller as a mystery. It was absolutely gripping reading.
A complex plot with a family mystery dating back to the Spanish Civil War.
It pains me to have to warn you off Hand in Glove if you've never read one of Goddard's books. If you make this your first one you might not come back for more and that would be a shame since he's written much stronger, more cohesive books. From a set-up perspective, this one falls much like his others, the protagonists are drawn into a situation with far-reaching repercussions and they basically have to go it alone with very little help from police. There's a long-buried mystery and flashes to the past, but unfortunately this time that mystery was too obscure and even long-lost letters and literary fraud couldn't save it. There's too much back and forth, too many characters and I didn't find any of those characters to be particularly interesting. Oh well, every book can't be perfect and I'm glad this one was a library sale fifty-center.
Found this one to be a bit generic--below Goddard's usual standards. None of the characters is particularly compelling, and compelling and well-drawn (though not always likeable) protagonists are Goddard's real strength IMO.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385339216, Paperback)In her seaside cottage, Beatrix Abberley bravely confronts an intruder moments before her life is brutally taken. The crime stuns the elderly spinster's family—especially Beatrix's niece, Charlotte Ladram. But Charlotte has little time to mourn the loss of her beloved aunt and little patience when police quickly arrest a man Charlotte believes is innocent. For Charlotte, a harrowing quest for answers begins—one that will take her into the shadows of the past…and into the life and secrets of the dead woman's brother, famed poet and casualty of the Spanish Civil War, Tristram Abberley.
Now, amid shattering revelations about her family, and in the aftermath of a second savage crime, Charlotte finds herself at the center of a widening storm. And for Charlotte, something extraordinary is beginning to happen. As fifty years of secrets begin to unravel, shy, cautious Charlotte is coming alive in the shadow of a mystery—uncovering a shocking tale of wartime greed and treachery, and a vendetta of violence seemingly without end….
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Fifty years after Tristram Abberley's death in the Spanish Civil War his sister, Beatrix, is murdered and their niece, Charlotte, inherits the legendary Abberley estate and its long-hidden secrets of deception and passion.
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The new Honda CR-Z Mungen concept project has been underway for some time, getting prepped for its big reveal at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.
A Look into the Honda C-Z Mugen
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"Performance figures already look promising for this supercharged Honda CR-Z, as early tests with a prototype car based on a standard CR-Z and a mid-tune engine giving 0-60mph times around that of the Civic Type R," Honda said in a statement.1
"Early fuel consumption tests have also been encouraging," says Colin Whittamore from Mugen Euro. "We've retained the three driving modes from the standard car and economy ranges from 50+mpg in 'eco' mode to mid-30 mpg when tapping into the supercharged power in a special Mugen mode."2
You can check out the Honda Civic Coupe and CR-Z Sports Hybrid today at Midlands Honda - 124 Killian Commons Parkway Columbia, SC 29203.
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Manchester United striker Michael Owen has signed a new one-year deal at the club.
By Pete O'Rourke - Follow me on Twitter @skysportspeteo
Last Updated: 01/06/11 10:21am
Manchester United striker Michael Owen has signed a new one-year deal at the club.
Owen's previous deal expired at the end of the season, but United have taken up the option to extend it for a further 12 months.
The 31-year-old played a bit-part role in United's title-winning campaign this season, making only 11 Premier League appearances and starting just once.
Owen has always maintained his desire to stay at United and he is delighted to win the contract extension and is already looking forward to next season
"I'm delighted to have agreed a one-year extension to my contract," Owen told the club's official website.
"To play alongside so many great players, under an exceptional manager, and in front of so many incredibly passionate supporters, is a real inspiration.
"I can't wait for next season to start."
Sir Alex Ferguson was happy to keep the former Liverpool man at Old Trafford for another 12 months.
"Michael has proved to be a top footballer. It's unfortunate Michael didn't get more opportunities but the form of Chicharito put everyone in the shade and his partnership with Rooney proved invaluable.
"I am delighted Michael is staying for a further year and we will look to give him more opportunities in the new season."


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Games 26-28: Charlotte (11-12, 3-3) at UAB (15-10, 2-4)
Fri. 3/30 UAB vs. Charlotte (Yooung Memorial Field/7pm)
Sat. 3/31 UAB vs. Charlotte (Young Memorial Field/2 pm)
Sun. 4/1 UAB vs. Charlotte (Young Memorial Field/1 pm)
ABOUT THE BLAZERS: UAB enters the weekend with a 15-10 overall record, 2-4 in Conference USA play...the Blazers snapped a season-high four-game losing streak Tuesday when they defeated Jacksonville State 5-1...the Blazers complete their current four-game homestand with C-USA foe Charlotte this weekend.
BUSES, TRUCK STOPS AND FAST FOOD: After this weekend, the Blazers will have to pack their bags as they play 10 of their next 11 games on the road...in the month of April UAB will play 13 of 18 games away from home.
UAB AGAINST CHARLOTTE: UAB holds a 17-12 advantage over Charlotte in the baseball series between the two schools... the Blazers took one of three contests in Charlotte last season, losing the first two games (6-2, 9-1) before winning the finale 11-4. The Blazers have had their troubles with the 49ers here, winning just five of 11 games against their North Carolina foe... UAB is 2-4 against Charlotte at Young Memorial Field.
LAST TIME OUT: The Blazers got a pair of RBI from Christian Reimers and Mark Garner to lead in a 5-1 victory over Jacksonville State Tuesday. The win was the third straight for UAB against the Gamecocks.
UNFAMILIAR FACES: The 33-man 2001 UAB Baseball roster includes 20 newcomers (nine pitchers), six of whom were in the starting lineup on opening day (Feb. 13) vs. Alabama State.
OPENING UP AT HOME: The 2001 Blazers played 18 of their first 20 games in the friendly confines of Young Memorial Field.
DO WE SEE A PATTERN HERE?: Of the 33 players on the 2001 roster, 25 have junior college playing experience, and ten played at Central Alabama Community College, not coincidentally the former employer of UAB Head Coach Larry Giangrosso and assistant coach Lee Hall...many of those from CACC played at least one season for Giangrosso and virtually all were recruited during his tenure there. There was almost an 11th member of that group, sophomore outfielder Mitch Jones originally signed to played at CACC in the spring of 2000, but wound up at UAB when Coach Gino took the Blazer head coach position that summer.
COACH GINO: Larry Giangrosso, a 1975 graduate of UAB, is now in his second season as the Blazer skipper, and has a 43-42 (.506) mark. "Coach Gino" came to UAB from Central Alabama Community College (Alexander City, Ala.) where he posted a 320-183-1 (.636) mark in nine seasons (1990-99). CACC was the 1998 Alabama Junior & Community College Conference Division I champions. Prior to his time at CACC, he was the head coach at W.A. Berry High School in suburban Birmingham, where he was 254-115 (.688) in 11 seasons (1979-89). The Bucs took the 1981 AHSAA championship and were five-time regional champions.
THE STAFF: Giangrosso is assisted by Lee Hall (AUM '90), who played for (Berry HS) and coached with (CACC) Giangrosso and Frank Walton (UAB '90), who played (1983-84) and coached previously (1992-99) at UAB. Tim Harradine (UAB '01), who served as a team manager during the 2000 season, is the volunteer assistant coach.
UAB'S ROTATION FOR THE CHARLOTTE SERIES: The Blazers are expected to throw junior lefthander Joe Yarbrough (3-1, 2.73 ERA) in the opener Friday, along with junior righthander Rob Caputo (1-2, 5.49 ERA) Saturday and junior righthander Ross Dobbins (3-2, 5.29 ERA) in the finale.
A HITTING STREAK TO NOTE: Brandon Holmes and Mark Garner each have the longest hitting streak on the club at three games...the longest of the season was 10 games by Christian Reimers...the UAB record (for a season) is 23 games (Doug Gann, 3/9-4/21/91).
A LONG ONE: The 8-7 loss to Southern Illinois in 15 innings (2/17/01) was the second-longest game in UAB baseball history, surpassed only by a 19-inning affair vs. South Alabama in Mobile (5/16/81). The game was the longest home game ever for UAB and the longest ever at Young Memorial Field (the previous mark for both was 14 innings, both against South Alabama, at Rickwood Field in 1981 and at Young Memorial Field in 1990). Ironically, all of those games (including this year's SIU marathon) were one-run losses for the Blazers.
WE LIKE TENNESSEE: UAB played its ninth game against a team from the state of Tennessee last week when they met Middle Tennessee. The Blazers recently finished an eight-game stretch in which all games were played against teams from the state of Tennessee (Tennessee Tech-2, Lipscomb-3, Vanderbilt-2, Belmont). This season the Blazers have compiled a 6-3 record against teams from the Volunteer state.
INJURY REPORT: Three UAB players are currently unavailable because of injury. Left-handed pitcher Michael Stallings (7-9 in 2000, 5.84 ERA) will miss the entire season after undergoing shoulder surgery (rotator cuff), as will infielder Matt Womble (a newcomer in 2001), who also had shoulder surgery. Fifth-year senior right-handed pitcher Lee Jolly (4-3, 4.48 ERA in 2000) has been bothered by an elbow injury in his pitching arm but he returned to action for the first time this season Tuesday by throwing 1 2/3 innings against Jacksonville State in relief.
FATHER AND SON CONNECTION(s): Blazer head coach Larry Giangrosso and redshirt freshman catcher Pete Giangrosso are indeed father and son. The Giangrossos are not, however, the first father and son coach-player duo in UAB athletic history, the first was Gene and Murry Bartow. Murry, now the head men's basketball coach at UAB, played for his legendary dad on Blazer basketball teams from 1980-85 (he was also a member of the UAB Golf team). Murry Bartow graduated from Birmingham's W.A. Berry High School in 1980, and one of his coaches and teachers there was....Larry Giangrosso.
THE FRIENDLY CONFINES: Young Memorial Field has been the primary home of Blazer Baseball since the 1984 season. The stadium is named for the late Dr. Jerry D. Young (1931-83), who, as a Vice President at UAB in the late 1970s, was a major force in the establishment of an intercollegiate athletic program at UAB. In 17+-seasons, the Blazers are 317-185-1 (.630) at Young Memorial Field, and are 14-5 in 2001.
NO. 500: The March 16 game versus Saint Louis marked the 500th played at Young Memorial Field since the field's opening during the 1984 season.
THE NEW WALL: One major cosmetic change has been made at UAB's Young Memorial Field for the 2001 season. A new wood outfield fence -- painted Blazer Green -- was completed just before the beginning of the season, replacing the chain-link fencing that had enclosed the field since 1984. The ballpark now has slightly larger dimensions, going 330 feet down the lines, 370 feet to the left center power alley, 400 feet to dead center field, and 360 feet to the right center power alley. In addition, the large "hitter's eye" in center field (also now green) has been fused with the fence (it was previously behind the outfield fence and a ball striking it was considered a home run) and is now in play.
BIG FELLA: At 6-4, 278 pounds, junior first baseman Chris George stands out pretty much anywhere he goes, the transfer from Itawamba (Miss.) CC has made a huge impact on the Blazers this season....George had a game-winner with a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning as UAB came back to defeat #20 Southern Miss 3-2 in a non-conference meeting (Mar. 7)...he also hit a three-run homer in the Mar. 9 game vs. Eastern Illinois...in the four game series vs. EIU, he hit .600 (9-15) with five RBI (one double, one homer)...George currently leads the team in RBI (21), and tied for the top in doubles (6), while ranking tied for first in hits (29) and has the third highest batting average among the every-day players (.296)...he is also perfect in 216 chances at first base (207 putouts, 9 assists).
GARNERing PRAISE: Mark Garner has the highest batting average among the Blazers' every-day players (.367), and also leads the team with a .481 on-base percentage...he is one of three Blazers to have started every game this season (25) and is second on the team with 18 RBI and first in hits (29) ...Garner hit a dramatic two-out home run in the bottom of the 12th inning in the Feb. 17 game vs. Southern Illinois to tie the game at 7-7 and keep the Blazers alive.
JONES MOVED FROM LEADOFF: Sophomore Mitch Jones hit in the first spot of the UAB batting order over the first 22 games this season, but was moved from that position over the last three games...Christian Reimers assumed that role for a game before Eric Lyon took over that spot for the last two games.
MORE ON JONES: Mitch Jones (a Freshman All-America in 2000) currently is hitting .250 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI...Jones leads UAB in runs scored (18) and walks (16) and is tied for fifth on the team with 21 hits...he has a .371 on-base percentage...Jones also leads the team in stolen bases with 14 on 16 attempts.
ON DECK: Next week, UAB returns to the road to play five straight games. The week begins with a date at Mississippi State Tuesday (6:30 p.m.), followed by a trip to crosstown rival Samford Wednesday (6 p.m.) and then a trip to Houston for a three-game C-USA series.


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"I could be mysterious, or I could be honest," she teased at Stylist's book club at the Strand's Waldorf Hilton hotel last night, which was so over-subscribed that 500 people on the waiting list were left disappointed. She then revealed that Nyong'o has optioned the rights and may appear in the lead role.
Adichie went on to champion Beyoncé after her song Flawless introduced feminism to young women. "My niece, who is 11, now defines herself as feminist because of that song. She gets angry when her dad asks her brother to lift heavy things instead of her — she says 'Daddy, that's sexist. I'll to talk to Auntie about this.'"Reuse content


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I found the pulldown to turn it off, but just for learning sake what is the hotkey?


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Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 5:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
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Event Details
Rangerstop's Superhero Toy & Comic Con is coming to Orlando, Florida ! Saturday & Sunday November 9-10, 2013 ! Sat 10am-6pm , Sunday 10am-5pm (Early Admission tickets get you in 30 minutes before the show opens both days. 9:30am early admission)
KIDS 12 and UNDER are in FREE : 1 kid gets in Free w. Each Paid Adult admission
V.I.P. Weekend pass + Dinner with the Rangers
Food Menu includes : All plated entrees include Gourmet Greens Salad, Assorted Rolls and Sweet Butter, Chef's Choice of Starch, Chef's Choice of Fresh Vegetable and Chef's Choice of Dessert. Freshly brewed Regular or Decaffeinated Coffe , Unsweetened Iced Tea and/or Water.
Entree (Choice of 1) Chicken Marsala : Lightly Seasoned Chicken Breast with Mushroom Masala WineSauce OR Vegetarian Dish(no description)
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Come out and meet the Power Rangers ! & cast of "No Nerds Here" Jessica Rey " White Wild Force Power Ranger" , Jason Faunt "Red Time Force Power Ranger, Nakia Burrise "Yellow Zeo & Turbo Power Rangers, Power Rangers fan favorites Paul Schrier & Jason Narvy known as Bulk and Skull! They have been in more than 1/2 of the seasons! and from Power Rangers Samurai 2011, and Super Samurai 2012 Steven Skyler "Gold Samurai Power Ranger"
Guests are subject to change or cancellation.
Panels, Costume Contests, Cosplay, Artists, Huge Dealers Room featuring toys, comic books, action figures, artwork, posters, movies, and so much more ! VIP Dinner with the Power Rangers Saturday evening!, Games, Exhibitors, and so much more ! Fun for the whole family !
at the Doubletree by Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Studios Orlando , 5780 Major Blvd. Orland, Florida 32819
For hotel reservations call 1-800-327-2110 and use mention RANGERSTOP for event group rate. Across the street from Universal Studios Orlando!
for more information visit our website www.rangerstop.com and like us/ join us on facebook at www.facebook.com/rangerstopcom
When & Where
Doubletree by Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando
5780 Major Blvd
Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 5:00 PM (PST)
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