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"Sweetie...a marvelous animal like you ought to be able to find a better way to earn a living."
The Armenian gumshoe's best-rated season...but disappointingly, a grab-bag of good-to-indifferent episodes. CBS DVD and Paramount have released Mannix: The Fifth Season, a 6-disc, 24-episode collection from the iconic private detective series' popular 1971-1972 season. If you've read my reviews for seasons three and four (you can read those here), you know I'm Mannix-happy...but except for an episode here and there, and some typically ridiculous Mannix-y moments of spectacular derring-do, this fifth go-around played all over the map in terms of quality―in weird contrast to this season's best-ever performance in the Nielsen ratings. No extras, of course, but the transfers look typically excellent for a Paramount vintage TV release.
As I wrote in my previous reviews, for the uninitiated in the world of Joe Mannix, West Los Angeles private investigator, a brief run-down of Mannix's set-up is in order. Having dumped the chilly confines of the MCA-like Intertect Agency four years before for his own home base of operations, private detective Joe Mannix (Mike Connors) pads down the stairs from his second floor apartment/office at 17 Paseo Verde, and accepts the always-waiting first cup of coffee of the day from his pretty secretary, appropriately monikered, Peggy Fair (lovely, husky-voiced Gail Fisher). "Regular Joe" Mannix, operating with that easy air of a man who may have received one too many cracks to the skull, slips on his regulation sports coat or windbreaker, and calmly awaits his first beating of the day. In between assorted batteries on his person, Joe finds time to entertain clients in his Spanish-themed office, track down suspects in his sleek British racing green 1971 Plymouth Cuda 340 convertible, complete with handy Motorola telephone (not a CB, but a real phone, complete with a clunky handle receiver, telephone number KG6-21-14), make time with any number of gorgeous women, verbally spar with either police Lieutenant Art Malcolm (Ward Wood) or Lieutenant Adam Tobias (Robert Reed, in an infrequent supporting role), and either beat or get beaten by apparently every known felon in the greater Los Angeles county area. Mannix always solves the case, and fees are only seldom if ever paid. Oh, and if you need to contact Mannix, and he's not in his office, and his car phone isn't answering...try Los Angeles County Hospital.
Hey, don't blame me for the shrugged-shoulders reception to this fifth season of Mannix. And it wasn't the recent heat wave making me cranky, either. When the set of discs arrived with Connors' face on the cover looking like something off the Armenian version of Mount Rushmore (sports jacket appropriately checked, as well), I was more than ready for some Mannix love. After all, seasons three and four were solid hits, with each one containing series' best episodes. Unfortunately...I'm not sure any of the 24 episodes here would meet the requirements of that lofty qualifier―at least none jump out in my memory (maybe Scapegoat or Death Is the Fifth Gear...maybe). Sure, they're watchable; even the worst Mannix episode is competent enough to satisfy your most basic cravings for standard mystery/private detective/vintage television conventions. The show is too well-produced, too well-written and executed, to produce anything less than a minimally-entertaining product.
But man did this ever feel like a season without a strong rudder. Now don't get me wrong: you know there's good stuff in this fifth season. The occasional smart line crops up, like the one noted above, or Dark So Early, Dark So Long's advice from Joe to a free-love friend ("Free rides are for hitchhikers: you can get let off in the middle of nowhere,"), Joe's super-cool toast in The Glass Trap ("To bullets that miss,"), or Robert Reed's wry "you make at least one mortal enemy a month," to friend Joe. And several set pieces are well done, as expected, including Dark So Early, Dark So Long's finale scramble over a pumping station (Joe jumps thirty feet to a cardboard box and sticks the landing without a hair out of place), Joe caught in a squeeze play between two killdozers in Wine From These Grapes, Joe blown up in a car garage in Nightshade), and not one, not two, but six attempts to run Joe off a curvy mountainous road (this beloved Mannix convention becomes almost impossibly hysterical after the third or fourth attempt). Ace editor and director Reza S. Badiyi (I believe he shot the iconic opening credits for The Mary Tyler Moore Show?) delivers a spectacular sequence of Joe going over a cliff in The Glass Trap, with Joe actually driving the car down the hill, the camera bouncing along as we see him desperately trying to keep the car righted (the sequence was so good they lifted it for the opening credits this season...and then re-used it outright for the To Save a Dead Man episode!).
And as always, Mannix-y moments that non-believers call kitsch (and that fans call pure gold) help keep the brand viable. In Cold Trail, ski-shooting Joe shows up with not one but two delectable snow bunnies...before he's almost harpooned with a chucked ski pole); Vic Morrow gets the D.T.s in Days Beyond Recall; and the Weirdest Class Couple Award goes to Dean Stockwell (complete with Hanna-Barbera Hair Bear Bunch fro) and Shelley Fabares (with a long, straight, scary hippie 'do a la The Manson Family Girls' House of Hair) in A Step in Time. And Murder Times Three opens up with a beautifully surreal piece of unexplained violence: Joe evading two bikers bent on putting tire tracks all over his body (reminiscent but not quite as good as last season's spectacular sequence in What Happened to Sunday? when Joe tries to outrun two murderous muscle cars).
Solid mysteries do show up here, too, including ace Mannix director Sutton Roley's (he's unfortunately pretty much a no-show this season) A Step in Time; The Glass Trap, which also features a pretty nifty scuffle in a small plane; the interesting Murder Times Three, where Joe has to solve three pending cases to find out who's trying to snuff him out; and screenwriter Frank Telford's Catspaw is a twisty whodunit, giving Gail Fisher a chance to emote a little. Lovers of goofy vintage TV will absolutely adore Scapegoat, where Touch Connors gets to play his "evil twin," as it were, hilariously blinking his one sleepy eye as the surgically-altered double bent on stealing a set of fabulous jewels. The season's final episode, Death Is the Fifth Gear, is probably the season's best, with someone from Joe's race car team (!) trying to kill him with psychedelic drugs. Featuring plenty of freak-out scenes of Connors flipping his lid, it's an amusing little mystery, especially now filtered through our appreciation of early 1970s network TV depictions of the drug scene.
That all sounds like a fun season...but it's not the whole season. Too many of the episodes are either flubbed, too familiar, or entirely forgettable for my liking. Episodes like To Draw the Lightning, Cry Pigeon, and Babe in the Woods fail almost completely to register with the viewer, while overly clich�d mysteries like Cold Trail, Woman in the Shadows, and A Choice of Evils play like "best of" moments from earlier seasons...of countless other detective shows. Results can even be laughable (for all the wrong reasons), such as the silly Days Beyond Recall, where Skid Row bums (courtesy of the Paramount city backlot set) act like rambunctious Bowery Boys to help Mannix track down juicehead Vic Morrow (how do you screw up an episode with the brilliant Morrow screaming at bugs crawling all over him?). Even an excellent outing like Run Till Dark is mired by an illogical center (kids are hiring Mannix again for a job???) and details that are at best, ridiculous (no one pays Mannix for this investigation...an investigation he deepens by handing out C-notes―presumably his own― for information. Whaaaaaa?). Those kinds of miscalculations almost outweigh the good efforts here, giving this fifth season of Mannix a distressingly uneven feel.
But what do I know compared to viewers back in 1971? They loved this season of Mannix―so much so that they elevated it to the vaunted Nielsen Top Ten for the only time in the show's eight seasons. Leaving its soon-to-be powerhouse Saturday night line-up on CBS (where shows like All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore, The Bob Newhart Show, and The Jeffersons would rule for years), Mannix was placed at the 10:00pm Wednesday night slot, following The Carol Burnett Show (23rd for the season) and Medical Center (13th for the year). Facing zero competition from either fizzling Night Gallery over on NBC or the Anthony Quinn-starring dud, The Man and the City over on ABC, Mannix quickly became the go-to show to get viewers over the mid-week hump. Too bad that CBS (and probably schedule-switching meddler Bill Paley specifically) couldn't have left well enough alone: after this one brief shot at glory, Mannix was moved again for the 1972-1973 season...with disastrous results against powerhouses The ABC Sunday Night Movie and The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie.
Here are the 24 episodes of the 6 disc set, Mannix: The Fifth Season, as described on the back of the front cover:
Dark So Early, Dark So Long
Cold Trail
A Step In Time
Wine From These Grapes
Woman In the Shadows
Days Beyond Recall
Run Till Dark
The Glass Trap
A Choice of Evils
A Button for General D
The Man Outside
Murder Times Three
To Save A Dead Man
Babe In The Woods
The Sound of Murder
Moving Target
Cry Pigeon
A Walk in the Shadows
To Draw The Lightning
Death Is The Fifth Gear
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A PIONEERING eco-designer from Kiskeam is to meet Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace next Tuesday during a reception to mark the forthcoming State visit to Britain by President Michael D Higgins.
Dr Frank O'Connor is among a number of prominent people with Irish links to be invited to the palace for the reception.
The founder of the world renowned Cardiff based Ecodesign Centre, Dr O'Connor was last year honoured for his work by the EU Parliament with the prestigious World Green Design Contribution Award.
This in turn prompted Alun Davies, the Minister for Natural Resources and Food (Wales), to describe Dr O'Connor as having 'the biggest impact in 2013' in an article for the Chartered Institutions of Waste Management magazine.
The minister and his policy team also recommended he be included on the guest list for the Buckingham Palace reception.
Dr O'Connor studied for his masters in design and advanced manufacturing at the University of Limerick, while his interest in recycling was sparked by a chemistry lecturer during his bachelor's degree.
After spending four years working for Alps Electric in Millstreet, Dr O'Connor moved to Wales in 1995, where he undertook a self-funded PhD at University of Glamorgan.
"It was a big ask, but when you are passionate about something, it really drives you on," Dr O'Connor told The Corkman.
In 2000 his burning ambition to change the way people viewed eco-design led him to begin lobbying the Welsh government on the issue, in addition to advising businesses and educators on the concept.
In 2005 Dr O'Connor received a grant from the Welsh government to develop his work, which led to the establishment of the Ecodesign Centre the following year.
One of the most important establishments of its kind in the world, the centre has been at the forefront of new thinking in the field of international eco-design.
Within two years it had become a certified Centre of Excellence, with its work in helping to shape government policy, business strategy and educational awareness putting it at the cutting edge of global eco-design.
The centre has been part of countless sustainable projects in more than 20 countries, with much of the overseas work aimed at helping to enhance knowledge of eco-design in so called 'transition states'.
This has included the working on sustainable fish-farming in Vietnam as well as projects in Kenya and South Africa.
Dr O'Connor has also worked as an advisor with the UN and the European Commission, has been a special advisor to the Welsh government and has given expert testimony to House of Lords committees on eco issues.
In October of last year Dr O'Connor announced he was to leave the Ecodesign Centre to pursue other projects.
Next Tuesday's reception at Buckingham Palace will be a fitting way to mark his immense contribution to eco-design.
Dr O'Connor said it was nice to be recognised for his work over the years. "Although, I must admit I did not expect anything like this. My wife, Sally, and I were surprised when the invite came through the letterbox and my friends and family thought I was having them on at first," he laughed.
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Ervin rocked as Angels unable to contain Tribe
Ervin rocked as Angels unable to contain Tribe
Then, Santana said, "I lost a little bit of control."
Actually, he lost a lot of control -- of his fastball, of the inning, of his outing, of the game.
With Dan Haren hurt and Jerome Williams on the disabled list, the Angels needed depth and quality from Santana during their Fourth of July game against the Indians. Instead, Santana hit a new low, giving up six runs through the first 13 batters, notching his shortest start in three years and putting the Angels in a deep hole.
"We definitely need Ervin to pick it up," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said, after watching his team suffer a 12-3 defeat that ended their road trip at 5-4. "He's a guy that we're counting on in our rotation right now."
In the series finale from Progressive Field -- the site of his no-hitter last July -- Santana was charged with eight earned runs on six hits, three walks and zero strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings, putting his record at 4-9 and his ERA at 5.75.
In Santana's first four starts this season, he pitched poorly (0-4, 7.23 ERA). In his next five, he was strong (2.25 ERA). In four starts after that, he struggled (10.18 ERA). Two starts later, he was on track (two earned runs in 17 innings). And in his last two, he's been hit hard (13 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings).
"It is a little bit frustrating, because as a pitcher, you want to do good every time," Santana said. "But you have to realize, too, that nobody's perfect. I know every time I go to the mound, I want to win. I'm always thinking positive."
On Wednesday, against an Indians lineup that leans very heavily to the left, Santana was behind in the count against eight of the last 11 hitters he faced, threw 25 of his 58 pitches for balls and didn't have much bite on the few sliders he showed.
With two outs in the first, Jason Kipnis and Travis Hafner walked and Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer, representing the 20th Santana has given up this season -- tied for second in the American League.
"It was a changeup," Brantley said. "The count was 1-1. I kind of got a changeup out over the plate that I was able to drive. I kind of kept my hands back and put a good swing on it."
The bottom of the second began with back-to-back singles by Johnny Damon and Lou Marson, then an RBI double by Shin-Soo Choo and, two batters later, an RBI single by Kipnis that put the Indians ahead, 6-0.
When Hafner followed that up with a scorching line-drive single to right field, Scioscia decided he had seen enough. He pulled Santana and went to his bullpen, even though Haren gave him only 4 1/3 innings the night before. Hisanori Takahashi surrendered a three-run homer to Casey Kotchman shortly thereafter.
Afterward, catcher Bobby Wilson was asked if he could pinpoint the biggest difference between the Santana of 2011 (career-low 3.38 ERA in 33 starts) and the Santana of '12.
"No I can't, to be honest with you," he said. "I really can't pinpoint one certain thing and say, 'Well, if he does this ...' I don't know. All I can do is encourage him, and work with him, and help him in any way I can to get out of this funk. That's what I'm going to do. We still have another half. I believe in him. I know everybody on this team believes in him, that he can turn it around. When he does, it's going to be exciting -- just like it was last year."
On Tuesday, Haren exited after throwing only 69 pitches, giving up seven runs (six earned) in a 4 1/3-inning outing before revealing he had been dealing with lower-back stiffness for pretty much the whole year.
The Angels have sported the best rotation ERA in the AL for most of the year, but Santana and Haren -- who are making a combined $23.95 million in 2012 and have club options pending for next season -- haven't been much help, combining for a 4.43 ERA and 36 homers in 34 starts.
With Santana continuing to struggle, Haren's back getting evaluated in Anaheim on Thursday, Williams on the shelf and the young Garrett Richards coming off a rough outing of his own, the Angels' starting staff doesn't look all that deep after All-Stars Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson
"You're always concerned about the rotation," Scioscia said. "It's the last thing you think about when you're going to bed and the first thing you think about waking up. You're thinking about the guys and where they are, and your depth chart through your organization. There's some things some of our guys need to be more consistent with. And Ervin's one of those guys. We've got to get him back on that beam."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The road to this year's Champion's Cup must go through the Saddledome, and the Calgary Roughnecks have a chance to host an unprecedented three playoff games.
"This is the biggest thing in franchise history," said Riggers owner-president-GM Brad Banister. "This is the best record we've had and the biggest opportunity we've ever had to take some heat off us at the banks. We're pretty excited about it."
With a win over the Edmonton Rush Saturday night combined with a Buffalo Bandits loss, the Roughnecks (11-4) clinched first overall in the National Lacrosse League by virtue of a tiebreaker.
That means someone must beat the Riggers on their home turf or the title game will be at the 'Dome. First up on the playoff schedule will be a division semifinal against either Edmonton, Colorado or Minnesota at home on the weekend of May 1-3.
And for the first time, the Roughnecks have time to push playoff tickets to fans.
"We have three weeks to pull it together," Banister said.
"I'm not worried about the bottom line. I just want to fill the stadium.
"When the stadium is full, I don't think anybody in this league can touch us. If we sell out three games, we would be in better shape than we have ever been in our history.
"It's exciting. We have to make sure we go through one game at a time."
The Roughnecks have lost three post-season home games since winning the Champion's Cup in 2004. That title game was played in front of a sellout crowd.
Before the playoffs start, the Roughnecks must finish out Friday against the Portland LumberJax on the road.
The Jax beat the Riggers in the playoffs at the 'Dome last season, and beat them again last Friday before Calgary regrouped to win the following night.
Although that game doesn't mean anything in the standings, Riggers head coach Troy Cordingley is expecting a better effort against Portland, a team they may have to face in the second round.
"The way we performed last game speaks volumes for the way they play," Cordingley said. "They came into our rink and basically dominated us. We have some pride in our dressing room, so we want a strong performance against them, for sure.
"It's a new season in three weeks. We have our focus this week on a team that has given us some trouble. We aren't looking past Portland. We would like to finish the season off on the right note."
During halftime against the Rush Saturday, Cordingley and his staff knew the Bandits had lost, giving the Riggers a chance to clinch first overall. So Cordingley's message was clear, and the Riggers responded by erasing an 8-5 deficit to win 14-13.
"Obviously, all the hard work has paid off," Cordingley said. "Our first goal was the playoffs, the second was win the West and the third was home-floor throughout. We all know what the final goal is right now."


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If rumors are to be believed, an upcoming Mortal Kombat live-action reboot could be following the exploits of a supermarket employee who finds out he has super powers.
The rumor comes from website BloodyDisgusting.com, which says that the movie will be directed by Kevin Tancharoen, director of the recent Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short and the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series, and Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.
Bloody Disgusting is saying, "The live-action reboot will follow a lowly unlucky supermarket employee who discovers that he has out of this world powers and must decide between good and evil, even though the evil side has helped him discover his true potential and who he really is."
I haven't played a lot of Mortal Kombat, admittedly, but I don't remember any of the fighters being supermarket employees. Mostly I remember the fighters of Mortal Kombat being monsters, ninjas, or cyborgs. I think there was a police officer at one time. Maybe it's him. Maybe he's the supermarket employee.
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Are school dinners value for money?
PARENTS will have to fork out more to feed their children when cash-strapped council chiefs raise the cost of school meals.
Lunches at all Sunderland schools will go up by 10p in September, rising to £1.80 in primary schools and £1.90 in secondary schools.
The decision was made by the Sunderland Schools Forum in response of reductions in dedicated grant funding and other special grants for schools.
Pat Smith, the senior councillor responsible for education and children's services, said there was less money available to support school meals provision and rising food prices.
She said: "Although the decision to increase the price of a school meal was taken very reluctantly, it was deemed necessary because of the reduction in specific grants from government available to support schools in 2011/2012.
"However the price of a school meal in Sunderland still compares favourably with other authorities across the North East and the country as a whole.
"It also continues to represent excellent value for money, especially given the quality of food on offer, and the fact that all meals meet national nutritional standards and guarantee children get a healthy and tasty meal at lunchtime, which has a positive impact on their performance at school."
Sunderland City council stressed that despite the price increase, the cost of school meals in Sunderland remains among the lowest in the North East – and across the country.
Coun Smith said the extra 10p will help maintain the quality of food on offer across the city's schools.
She said the meals not only meet national nutritional standards but are also gaining in popularity amongst pupils with school meal uptake in primary and secondary schools continuing to rise.


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Police fire tear gas at Bangladeshi protesters
Bangladeshi garment workers have clashed with police at a mass rally over the death of more than 300 colleagues in a building collapse earlier this week.
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the angry crowds as protesters, some armed with bamboo sticks, blockaded roads and attacked factories in the textile hub of Gazipur, outside the capital Dhaka.
"The situation is very volatile. Hundreds of thousands of workers have joined the protests," M. Asaduzzaman of Gazipur police control room said.
The violent scenes came as the confirmed death toll rose to 304 after the eight-storey Rana Plaza factory building collapsed on Wednesday.
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Teams of soldiers, firemen and volunteers have continued to search for survivors at the disaster scene for a third day after staying on the job for a second consecutive straight.
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National fire service chief Ahmed Ali says rescue workers were now "racing against time" to find survivors.
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Widespread anger has been fuelled by revelations that factory bosses forced the 3,000-strong work force to return to the building on Wednesday despite cracks appearing in the building the day before.
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British low-cost fashion line Primark and Spanish giant Mango have acknowledged having their products made in the Rana Plaza.
A host of other brands including Wal-Mart and France's Carrefour are investigating.
Documents found by activists allegedly show Italy's Benetton placing large orders with one of the suppliers, but the group has denied having links to the building.
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GUANAJUATO, Mexico — I knew what was coming the moment the cab driver unfolded his map over the steering wheel.
"You're familiar with Guanajuato, right?" I asked.
"Sí," he grumbled, while grabbing a grimy magnifying glass off the dash.
Signs with the tongue-twister name (pronounced Gwah-nah-whah-toh) appeared at a roundabout. We approached a rock-walled tunnel, braked at underground intersections, emerged, crawled around traffic circles, tried another tunnel and so on for nearly an hour.
Finally, a kind pedestrian hopped in the front seat and directed the driver through a subterranean maze and skinny steep streets laid out in the 16th century. My brain felt permanently discombobulated.
It's not just the name that makes Guanajuato confusing. The city shares its name with the state of Guanajuato, and is the state's capital. One of Mexico's smallest states, Guanajuato is bordered by Jalisco, Michoacán, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas and Queretaro, and sits roughly at the country's geographic center in the midst of Mexico's historic silver mining region. The colonial city of San Miguel de Allende is Guanajuato's best-known tourism destination, while business travelers are familiar with commercial city of León.
The February U.S. State Department Travel Advisory for Mexico states that there is no travel advisory for Guanajuato — good news for the thousands of visitors who will fill every hotel and hostel when Pope Benedict XVI arrives in late March.
I couldn't imagine how the state I remembered from a youthful backpacking trip in the 1990s would manage the million or so pilgrims sure to attend the pope's public mass, or how the popemobile and security vehicles will navigate the crowded colonial city. It seemed a good reason to revisit Guanajuato.
The morning after my confusing taxi ride, I studied Guanajuato city's jigsaw puzzle of blue and pink houses, dense trees and golden-hued church domes from beside El Pípila, a sky-high statue of a local hero on a hill above downtown. The view boggled my eyes with colorful chaos.
I knew the only way I could tackle this city was by getting lost.
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Squished in Sierra Madre mountain ranges northwest of Mexico City, Guanajuato was founded in 1559 by Spanish conquistadors unearthing the New World's gold, tin, iron and other riches.
They hit the mother lode with endless veins of silver. Guanajuato quickly became the wealthiest city in Mexico. European governors, priests and mining executives built elaborate mansions and palaces. Native rose and green cantera stone churches took on a churrigueresque style with elaborate hand-carved edifices and gilded altars. Mining families filled empty spaces with adobe and stone homes.
With some 116,000 residents, modern Guanajuato tries to fit into the centuries-old city's footprint with limited success. I returned frequently to the Jardín de la Unión, a dense wedge of trees and benches that serves as the main plaza, to review maps and notes over coffee or beer served mañana style. Food and service are not among Guanajuato's virtues. The upside? Take lengthy meals out of the equation and all sorts of time opens up.
With rough plans in mind, I ticked off a half-dozen dazzling churches, catching weddings in the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato, and Sunday mass at the Companía de Jesús, built in 1747 as the cornerstone of a Jesuit university. A small girl in an ethereal white gown handed me a bread roll as I exited the church. It stayed in my pocket as if its crumbs would lead the way home.
Calle Positos fronting the church and the imposing green stone headquarters of the University of Guanajuato proved priceless.
Within a few blocks, I discovered the Casa Museo de Diego Rivera. The godlike artist who dominated Mexico's muralism scene in the 1930s and '40s was born in the narrow three-story house in 1886. Small, well-lit rooms contain an amazing collection of Rivera's sketches, drawings and paintings, from his earliest efforts in 1910 through a Cubist phase, on to portraits including a graceful nude of Frida Kahlo and ending with sketches and layouts for his most famous murals.
Muralist José Chávez Morado's collection of artworks and oddities fills the nearby Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato, a 17th-century mansion displaying religious paintings (think macabre, bloody scenes) and fascinating miniature scenes of domestic and ceremonial rituals. Almost next door, the Museo del Siglo XIX covers Guanajuato's history with documents signed by emperors, presidents and revolutionaries, plus dioramas and artworks.
A few blocks away, the massive Museo la Alhóndiga de Granaditas in an 18th-century granary demanded attention, as did the orderly Mercado Hidalgo, designed after a French train station for Mexico's 1910 centennial.
Culinary highlights
An impulsive dash into the tempting Artlalli Folk Art Gallery saved my weary feet. Owner Cristina Monte Romero's tour of the shop's gorgeous collectible pottery, blown glass, catrinas and miniatures led to enthusiastic conversation over my favorite Guanajuato lunch.
Romero took me down a callejón, one of Guanajuato's spiderweb alleys so narrow some balconies meet in a beso (kiss), to Clave Azul. Small dark rooms with posters of Mexican musicians hung above rough wood tables and chairs. Boleros played softly in the background.
Our first beer arrived with botanes (small plates), including flavorful tomatoes and jicama dusted with powdered chiles, followed by steamy soup and fresh tortillas. Shredded beef and ranchero beans came with our second beer; roasted potatoes with garlic and oil joined the third. After splitting our $15 tab, I fled to my bed for a siesta, blaming the altitude (nearly 7,000 feet above sea level) for my somnolence.
Just one other restaurant, a cheery spot in the La Presa neighborhood, merits similar accolades. After a couple of nights beside the Compañía's incessant bells at a sweet centro B&B called Alma del Sol, I moved to the gracious La Quinta de las Acacias in a neighborhood of 19th-century mansions housing government offices and schools fronting lush parks.
Needing a rainy day lunch before checking in, I walked to Mexico Lindo y Sabroso, highly recommended by guidebooks and hotel staff. Never has a bowl of pozole verde with crisp chicharrónes, chips and fiery salsa tasted so excellent. Only the desire to check out more restaurants kept me from dining here daily, though I did stop by on my last day for tacos de cochinita pibil.
Cultural bounty
At night, Guanajuato's many plazas, cantinas and cafes are filled with a healthy representation of the 20,000 students attending several universities. Estudiantinas, professional musicians and actors wearing velvet and brocade costumes, seek clients by the Jardín for callejoneadas, tours of the centro's alleyways accompanied by singing and ribald jokes.
At the gilded Teatro Juárez, theatergoers dodge clusters of kids on the stairs to reach the lobby's carved wooden doors, silver ornaments, oil paintings and marble statues. I joined a full-court press of well-dressed locals, expats and students for a performance by the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato, the best Friday-night ticket (less than $7) in town.
Built in 1903 during Mexico's Porfiriato era when all things European were in style, the theater is among Mexico's finest and serves as the main venue during the annual Festival Internacional Cervantino, celebrating its 40th anniversary in October.
I've never attended the festival but am told symphonies, dance companies and actors take over every plaza and theater in the city. Confusion and cacophony reign, as they do daily to a lesser extent in Guanajuato, the perfect place to lose your way and discover a Mexican treasure.
Maribeth Mellin is a freelance writer in San Diego.
Guanajuato prepares for the pope
Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to visit Guanajuato state from March 23 to March 26 during his first appearance in Mexico, home to the second largest population of Catholics in the world (Brazil is first). The pope will be staying in León while meeting with Latin American and Caribbean bishops, and will visit state offices in the city of Guanajuato, most likely in a heavily secured motorcade, including the popemobile.
On March 25, the pope will celebrate Mass at the Parque Guanajuato Bicentenario facing a 67-foot-high statue of Jesus Christ atop Cerro del Cubilete, said to be the geographic center of Mexico. According to official estimates, 700,000 Catholics will attend the Mass. Locals foresee 1 million or more devotees descending upon the state and are clearing vast dirt fields around the park and hill to accommodate the masses. Check mexicotoday.org for updates.
Maribeth Mellin
The Leon/Guanajuato airport, 17 miles from downtown, receives flights from Dallas and Houston as well as several Mexican cities.
Staff at an information kiosk in the Jardín de la Unión speak some English and can recommend guides. Also check with your hotel for knowledgeable English speakers.
The privately produced Mapa de la Ciudad de Guanajuato is your best travel aid and can be found at Donkey Jote English bookstore, Calle Positos 30.
Taxis are plentiful and cost 30 pesos (about $2.50) within the Centro and La Presa.
Where to stay
Alma del Sol: Four giant rooms in a restored house beside the Compañía, with mountain views from the rooftop terrace and excellent Mexican breakfasts; the owners also have La Casa de Espiritus Alegres (casaspirit.com), an eight-room B&B filled with folk art a few minutes from downtown. Doubles $80-$100. Calle del Sol 3, Centro; casaspirit.com/almasite/
Quinta las Acacias: Seven bedrooms in the restored 19th-century mansion reflect European influences with antique furnishings; eight suites with Jacuzzi tubs in more modern buildings surround a gorgeous cactus garden. Great homemade muffins accompany breakfasts. Doubles $195-$360. Paseo de La Presa 168, La Presa; mexicoboutiquehotels.com/
Where to eat
Clave Azul: Worth the search for the right alley on the south side of Calle Positos by the museums. A few beers and botanes cost about $7 per person. Segunda de Canaritos 31, Centro.
Mexico Lindo y Sabroso: Consistent, flavorful Mexican favorites with a strong Yucatecan influence. Sit on the front porch or in the side garden and enjoy soups, tacos, enchiladas and several carne options. Entrees $8-$15. Paseo de La Presa 154, La Presa.


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STAFF and pupils at Seaford Head School are celebrating after its application to become an academy was approved.
Academies are independent, state-funded schools, which receive their funding directly from central government, rather than through a local authority. They have more freedom than other state schools over their finances, curriculum and other criteria.
Immediate changes at the school include changing its name from Seaford Head Community College to Seaford Head School and investing in staff to further improve the quality of learning and teaching across both key stages.
Head Lynton Golds said, "This is a very exciting time for Seaford Head School. The newly acquired status has already brought benefits to the school and the trustees and governors are confident that things will continue to improve for the staff, the students and the Seaford community."


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Evolutia relatiilor ruso-americane din perspectiva dezbaterii multilateralism/ unilateralism/ The Evolutioan of the Russian-American Relations from the Multilateralism/Unilateralism Perspective (Romanian Version)
- Angela GRAMADA
In speeches on international relations, we were used to use more cliches: when we talk about the international system we use, even after the Cold War, the terms of unipolar, bipolar, multipolarity. Is it just a habit or a reality? However, the Cold War ended, and the cliches have remained in the memory of foreign countries that have used them. They tend to make a transfer from one category to another, varying, most often between multilateralism very in vogue today among young actors of the international system and unilateralism very contained, officially, but which is the main action instrument for achieving foreign policy goals of large players in particular. No. pg. 86
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A BLOGGER has invited a storm of controversy after she questioned the engagement of injured NRL player Alex McKinnon to his girlfriend Teigan Power.
McKinnon proposed to Power from his hospital bed in Melbourne where he is recovering from a broken neck suffered in a three-man tackle during a game against the Melbourne Storm two weeks ago.
The 22-year-old Newcastle Knights player faces the prospect of becoming a quadriplegic.
In a blog post on Mamamia, writer Luisa Munoz said the announcement was "wonderful" and that "hope can carry us through some of the darkest times of our lives".
But she went on to say the following.
"I couldn't help but question if marriage is the best thing to consider, right now? I couldn't help but think of the enormity of pressure that moment would have put on his fiancé (sic)…."
Munoz went on to question whether Power felt pressured to accept the proposal and if McKinnon thought she would leave him due to the injury. She says she felt compelled to write the piece having watched her own parents' marriage break down after her mother became her father's full time carer.
"Hope is often the result of despair. In our darkest moments we look for the positive outcomes that help us survive through breakups, job loss, death, any sort of life-changing events. Even injury," she said.
"Hope gives us something to look forward to, gives us motivation to come out of despair. And while the situation is devastating for Alex, I wonder if putting the enormous amount of pressure on a young woman, like Teigan, to become his wife and life partner, has been carefully considered.
"Marriage is about both of you. It should never be a solution to your own personal destiny."
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Her thoughts generated huge backlash on Mamamia's Facebook page, with many labelling the post "disgraceful", "disgusting" and "the lowest of the low".
" ... what right do you have to question someone's personal decisions and motives so publicly. You're not truly concerned about the welfare of this young couple's relationship ... More likely just looking for a bit of sensationalist attention," Kim Bowen wrote.
Zoe Sedman said: "Sorry but I disagree. This is a choice that they both have made. We, as the public shouldn't condemn a young couple for this. Wrong article mamamia!! It's negative towards people with disabilities and their loved ones."
"How about it's none of your Business to even comment about! How rude of you to make it sound like an awful thing to happen!" added Belinda Wall.
Amid the deluge of hate for Munoz were some that agreed with her — and others who said they had asked the same things.
"While I don't think it is any of our business I do think that the article raised some interesting points," wrote Sarah O'Hanlon, while Chelsea Grant said she understood why the article was written.
"I don't know if either of these 'kids' really understand what the future is to bring. I wish them both all the best but must admit I asked myself some of these questions also when I heard this news."
McKinnon shared the news of the couple's engagement on an Instagram post, promising to walk his bride down the aisle.
"This girl is my soldier, I am truly overwhelmed with the support and wishes from everybody in the rugby league society and the community at large," McKinnon wrote.
"Your ongoing support will never be forgotten. PS. when life throws you struggles respond with a smile. So happy to announce Teigan and my engagement."
McKinnon was transferred to a Sydney hospital today after undergoing spinal surgery at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.
"The club again requests Alex and his family's privacy is respected at this time," the Newcastle Knights said in a statement.


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|Work Package 4: Detail
In Work package 4 (WP4), we aim to build competence in animal welfare science through the development of a global research and teaching hub (Global HUB) that would integrate applied and fundamental aspects in animal welfare research and create a long-lasting relationship with stakeholders (both animal industry and legislators), by educating personnel that will teach animal welfare and its assessment to farmers and others. The outcomes generated in WP1 will be tested in WP2 and WP3 and will be used as an outreach and training protocol in WP4.
The aim of the AWIN project in WP4 is to foster collaboration and together create the Global Hub for Research and Education in Animal Welfare. WP4 in this project will lead to progress beyond the state-of-the-art in the following ways:
The AWIN project will establish a Global Hub for Research and Education in Animal Welfare that will offer a wide range of information. There is a societal demand to find practical ways to disseminate existing and new knowledge in animal welfare to interested parties/stakeholders for example: the lay-person, policy makers, students and professionals. It is also paramount to ensure that the transfer of knowledge from the welfare indicators project is efficient and effective. The current consortium will do this through the use of the web, online learning tools, and supervision of post-graduate students and partnerships. The development of learning tools such as "learning objects" will, in part be derived from deliverables arising from WPs 1, 2 and 3
Task 4.1: Develop a website (The Global Hub for Research and Education in Animal Welfare) and a database.
To integrate information from different institutions into a system that is useful and easy to access by students, professionals and others.
Web site development
We shall develop a specialist website aimed at communicating information from the AWIN project and from other sources to a wide audience. This will be called the "Global Hub for Research and Education in Animal Welfare". Universidade Positivo is the main partner responsible for the development of the website. UMB will develop a database of stakeholders and develop a strategy to engage them in the activities of the consortium, using the website. SRUC will gather information from the partners and, together with other WP4 members will develop the template for the website. All partners are responsible for providing information for the website.
Data repository on teaching material in animal welfare
UMB has previously developed a virtual library website (http://www.umb.no/animal-welfare-library/); this will be updated early in the AWIN project timeline. The project will offer an overview of the existing online courses in animal welfare. The three post-doctoral fellows will contribute to this task. The UMB research fellow will update the material relevant to stakeholders, the SRUC post-doctoral fellow will provide information on undergraduate and graduate level courses and finally the Positivo post-doctoral fellow will update the information on education for children, youth, consumers and life-long professional programmes.
Task 4.2: To provide information for specialised teaching programmes in animal welfare across the globe
To foster worldwide exchange of information on teaching resources in animal welfare science
Review different programmes/courses offered by a range of institutions in various countries throughout the world.
We will approach animal-based scientific societies, such as ISAE, OIE and others to create a task force to harmonize the information regarding available courses online, from different sources. Moreover, our HUB will offer suggestions of modules that are available in order to create a training programme for specific areas. Of particular importance to this proposal is the relationship between diseases and animal welfare and we will engage the team in WP2 to help develop learning objects relevant to the topic of welfare and diseases. We will establish communication with the institutions of higher education, anywhere in the world, interested in offering certification to students following the online courses.
To enhance teaching in the assessment of pain
To enhance teaching in the assessment of pain, we need to integrate in the "pain assessment" module presently being developed by UMB, the pain assessment web tool developed by Edinburgh University (V. Molony and J. Kent, last edited in 2008). SRUC and Universidade Positivo will take care of this sub-task, with the help from the two post-doctoral fellows working in WP4. This development will integrate information from WP1 and WP2.
To engage with various interested parties to start setting up partnerships for future teaching modules
SRUC will take the leadership in promoting discussions on future partnerships. The AWIN Project will offer lectures and publications to foster collaboration. The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education, at the University of Edinburgh, has been invited to participate in the development of teaching modules in animal welfare, together with our European and non-European collaborators.
Task 4.3: Development of "learning objects"
To develop a collection of "learning objects" available to interested parties including professionals in the animal industry.
To determine which learning objects are used for training
We will determine which learning objects are used when professionals are trained in animal welfare and liaise with OIE, FAO and other relevant organisations to obtain information. Professor Donald Broom will lead the interested parties/stakeholder initiative in order to gather information regarding the use and need of training material. A web-based questionnaire will be available to get information regarding the needs and usage of existing resources. Feedback to the interested parties will be provided through the web site regarding use and needs of training material.
Develop and adapt material in the form of learning objects for teaching purposes
In order to develop and adapt material in the form of learning objects that could be made available for teaching purposes, the WP4 team will rank the outputs from WP1, WP2 and WP3 for their potential to be transformed into learning objects. The goal is to maximise the effective translation of deliverables into learning objects. Other work-package leaders will take the leadership in guiding the team to produce material for the development of learning objects.
Task 4.4: Research training opportunities
To offer an outstanding research training environment for post-graduate teaching in animal welfare across the different institutions taking part in this consortium.
Training programme for students
Students involved in the AWIN project will attend a systematic training programme focused on building research competence. Students will rotate in the different research environments within this consortium in order to broaden their training. In addition, we shall endeavour to create a stimulating web environment; for example, the use of "second life" will be investigated as a communication and learning tool. Workshops to help train PhD students and post-doctoral fellows will be organised in association with project meetings and/or scientific meetings. Online material will be available, prior to the meeting, to facilitate information transfer. Some topics of importance are: a) authorship guidelines and intellectual property; b) statistical protocols to investigate animal welfare questions; c) stress physiology; d) pain and diseases, among others.


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EDMONTON -- Co-workers used shovels, rocks and air horns in a desperate attempt to stop a deadly bear attack on a female employee at a Suncor oilsands site.
Suncor instrument technician Lorna Weafer, 36, of Fort McMurray, Alta., has been identified by relatives as the woman killed in the attack Wednesday afternoon.
Unifor Local 707A president Roland Lefort said about 10 co-workers were in the area when Weafer was attacked by an adult male black bear after stepping out of a mobile trailer washroom.
He said employees blew air horns and used shovels and rocks to try to scare off the animal during the prolonged attack, to no avail.
"They tried best as they could to assist and tried to distract the bear, but none of their efforts were successful," Lefort said.
Wood Buffalo RCMP later shot and killed a bear that they believe attacked the woman.
Lefort said the bear acted strangely by attacking Weafer in what he describes as a fairly open area on a main Suncor work site.
"The bear just attacked," he said. "We live and work in the boreal forest and we interact with bears all the time in our homes and in our workplace - this was not a normal bear. There was something wrong with that bear."


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Cronuts and cupcakes are so yesterday.
The latest craze in the Big Apple is juice bars that charge 24-carat prices for a small cup of liquefied vegetables and fruits.
The bars, seemingly almost as ubiquitous as Starbucks, also allow customers to add such exotic extras as bee pollen, chlorophyll and wheat grass.
The drinks come with names like "Curvy Carrot,'' "Green Goddess,'' and "Mean Green.''
New York is not America's only juice-crazed city.
Last year, juice bars raked in $1.3 billion nationwide, according to Crain's.
"I can buy a crate of blueberries at Trader Joe's and honey and greens for a lot less and make it myself," said Paul Sachs, who nevertheless spent $7 on a juice Sunday afternoon.
"For the money I spent on this, I could have made two or three at home."
But that's not too bad. Some places pulverize their customers' wallets by charging more than $10 for a slurpable drink.
"I went through a phase where I was spending $8 to $9 every morning for a juice," said Christina Houghton, 30, a patron of Liquiteria in the East Village.
The bar's most popular drink is the Mean Green, which mixes mango, bananas and pineapple with kale and spinach.
Cecilia Mezulic estimates she spends up to $30 a week in the bar.
"I'm willing to spend the money because I think it's good for me,'' she said.
Gingersnaps Organic manager Jovan Navarro said, "It was a trend, but now it's a business.
"It's a fad that has become a norm. It's definitely going to bloom and continue to grow."
Karen Friedman of Pittsburgh, who's visiting her son in New York, said that when she's home, she makes her own juices.
Fortunately, she came to New York prepared. She has an app that guides her to all the juice bars in the city.
She tried one of them, Organic Avenue, on 21st Street and Park Avenue South, where she got her daily juice fix.
"There's no way to eat all the greens we need in a day to keep our bodies healthy,'' she said. But, she pointed out, you can drink them.
"This is the way to do it,'' she said.


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Jan Kohout (born 29 March 1961) is a Czech diplomat and politician. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs in technical government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer. Kohout is a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party.
After the Velvet revolution, he entered the Czechoslovak and later Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as Ambassador to the EU in Brussels as well as Deputy Foreign Minister. After Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla resigned in 2004, Kohout was offered the post but refused; Stanislav Gross took over as Premier.
Kohout is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague. He is divorced and has two children.


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Adding Design Details: Door Escutcheons
If you happen to be unfortunate enough to live in a home without architectural details but really wish you had some, you might already be familiar with many of the ways in which you can yourself add a little architectural interest. Let us bring your attention to a detail you may have never thought of before: escutcheons!
You know, those plates behind a door knob on a door that add a little oomph to the door presentation? A serious detail during Downton Abbey-era, but also super hot during the Mid-Century Modern era, as well.
Though it seems a bit small or trivial, it also seems like the kind of rich detail that leads to an incredibly interesting, unique home. And some can help protect your door from damage and wear. Here are just a few to get you started on your own escutcheon search:
1) Mid-Century Narrow Star Escutcheon
2) Mid-Century Wide Square Escutcheon
3) Mid-Century Round Escutcheon
4) Eastlake Door Escutcheons -- Victorian Door Plates
5) Early 1900s Antique Escutcheon Back Plates
6) Vintage Escutcheons
7) Art Deco Keyhole Back Plate
What do you guys think about door knob plates? Does your home have any, modern or vintage-looking? Do you think your place might enjoy an escutcheon addition? Let us know!
(Top image: From the Crestview Doors' Flickr stream, full of great MCM escutcheon inspiration; the rest credited in the links)


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'Gaffe' by David Cameron to quit Press talks
DAVID Cameron was guilty of an unprecedented mistake when he pulled out of cross-party talks on Press regulation, says former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown.
Mr Cameron's move achieved the "Tory nightmare" of forcing Nick Clegg to line up with Labour, Lord Ashdown tells today's The Week in Westminster on Radio 4.
He adds: "I have not seen an avoidable strategic blunder made by a British Prime Minister which matches that of Mr Cameron over Leveson."
Mr Cameron pulled the plug on talks with Mr Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband. But facing defeat in the Commons, the PM agreed a deal giving Parliament a role in Press regulation.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson can proceed with a lawsuit claiming he suffered discrimination, retaliation and harassment.
A judge on Tuesday said Deputy James Mee can go forward with his complaint against the sheriff's department.
Mee arrested Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving in 2006 in Malibu. During the arrest, the Oscar-winning actor made anti-Semitic slurs to Mee, who's Jewish.
Mee's lawsuit claims his superiors forced him to rewrite his initial report to remove references to the rant. However, some details were later leaked to the press. Mee was investigated as the possible source but never charged.
His suit claims that he was transferred after Gibson's arrest and hasn't been promoted.
The sheriff's department has denied the allegations.
(© Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Antonello is a luxury eco conscious collection designed in London and handmade in Sardinia Italy. It is produced in limited numbers and handwoven on looms using recycled and regenerated cotton. The Martis Fiore model sports an ample, classic shape and carry as well as functionality. It is both soft to the touch and exquisitely made. It has one deep drop down pocket for valuables and magnetic tab closure. Each bag is unique, beautifully rendered and elegant with just the right amount of bohemian feel. Tie the corner strings together to create a more triangular, tucked in shape.
• 100% recycled cotton and with a drop down pocket and magnetic tab closure
• Hand made in Sardinia, Italy using traditional looms in ethically managed, female run factories
• 9 inch high over the shoulder handles - tie the corner stings together to create a triangular shape
• Comes with recycled fabric dust bag
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Guess I'm the first to properly review this tea. Yay!
So I had this as my tea to go today. It was good. I have had red raspberry leaf tea, so I could pick that out of this blend, but the other ingredients do round the taste out nicely, I believe. I got 30g of it, and will have no trouble drinking it.
One note of caution…while red raspberry leave is an excellent female herb, and has great benefits to the uterus and pelvic region, caution should be given to those trying to conceive (tic). It is fine to drink to prepare for a pregnancy, especially where there is uterine weakness or previous miscarriage, it is not recommended by some to drink after ovulation. The toning action on the uterus in early pregnancy can actually lead to miscarriage (it is this same action that women in late pregnancy drink it for labour). There are some sources that say it is good for morning sickness though, or throughout the whole pregnancy…so use with caution if you are ttc or are in early pregnancy and check with your doctor or midwife.
ETA: This tea is super fluffy and light.


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Who is Nicole Scherzinger? The former frontwoman of popular?
strippers singers The Pussycat Dolls? A mildly successful solo artist? A TV show judge? These are all appropriate answers. The most important thing one needs to know about Scherzinger is that she is a total nutcase.
I know a lot of celebrities like to reinvent themselves, but Nicole takes the fucking biscuit. I mean, she's rarely the same person for more than a couple of months. Let's take a look at the many faces of my favourite Michael Jackson impersonator.
Nicole rose to fame as a member of the Pussycat Dolls, a group of dancers with dreams of being in a pop group. The only issue with their plan was that they were all terrible singers, aside from Scherzinger (who was also the hottest, as these pictures might prove). Not to let something so trivial ruin their chances of success, the label just had Nicole all of the vocals on the songs. She even sang her own back-up and harmonies. In fact, Nicole recently revealed that the 0ther members had never heard some of the group's songs until the albums were complete.
Unsurprisingly, Nicole grew tired of supporting all of the other girls and decided make it out on her own. Her first single, 'Poison' was a pop stomper with a gloriously 1990s video. Her album, however, was something of a shambles. Each of the tracks are insipid and boring; giving the impression that her producers gave her the songs that Britney and J-Lo refused to sing.
After?this refreshingly brief foray into a solo career, our Nicole was ready for her next venture. That's when she landed the role of?X Factor USA?alongside robotic Brit Steve Jones. However, she didn't enjoy that job too much, and decided to become a judge; pushing out Cheryl Cole in the process.
That's when we discovered that – shockingly – Nicole was even more mentally deranged than noted pillhead Paula Abdul. During the live shows, Nicole would frequently get up and dance along to the contestants' performances. Even though she was a professional dancer for a period of time, Nicole's arm-waving and shimmying?looked somewhat like a narcoleptic trying their best to stay awake.
Ms Scherzinger didn't only embarrass herself with her horrendous moves, she also made some time to crush the dreams of children. The most delicious moment from her stint on the show was when she took the judges' vote to deadlock, which resulted in this little girl being kicked off. The audible boos from the audience are better than any of the vocal performances.
Unsurprisingly, Nicole's contract wasn't picked up for the show's second season. Britney Spears is less of a loose cannon apparently. In order to appease Nicole, Simon Cowell offered her a spot as a judge on the British version of the show. Well, us Brits were in for a shock.
We just thought she was the softly-spoken Pussycat Doll who was stupid enough to be friends with Chris Brown. What we discovered was that she either has a fairly serious drinking problem or suffers from chronic verbal diarrhoea.
"Shamazing" is one of the many words Nicole has coined on the show. Peppering every critique with malapropisms or portmanteaus, Nicole has certainly made her mark on the ever-struggling show. She is made yet more entertaining by flirting with every male contestant; no matter their sexuality or ability to have sex legally.
I know she may not be everyone's cup of tea (get it, because she's on a British show?), but I'm sure that the world would be a less fun – but probably safer – place without her in it.