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Saturday 28 August 2010
It was Saturday, under the sign of Virgo. The US president was Barack Obama (Democratic).
In that special week of August people in US were listening to Love The Way You Lie by Eminem.
127 Hours, directed by Danny Boyle, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2010
while Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching JonTron.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing CSI: Crime City or Dante's Inferno.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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- Many Christian churches: feast day of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
- Hong Kong: Liberation Day (1945)
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- William P Foster: American band director and educator (Born 1919).
- Pakistan
- Suspected United States missiles strike two cars carrying militants in Pakistan's Kurram Valley resulting in at least four deaths. (AP via Fox News)
- A heavy exchange of gunfire erupts outside a Pakistan security forces office in Peshawar near the United States consulate. Two hostages were taken but eventually freed. (Al-Jazeera)
- Suspected Taliban insurgents attack two coalition allied military bases in eastern Afghanistan both attacks are repelled by coalition forces, killing 24 militants while taking no casualties. (BBC)
- Cuba eases property laws, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years. (Al Jazeera)
- China and India state that the military ties between the two countries will not be affected despite the recent visa dispute.
- The International Criminal Court reports Kenya to the United Nations Security Council over a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to the country. (''The Standard'')
- Rwanda threatens to limit cooperation with the United Nations after a report accused the country of war crimes in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AFP)
- Iran answers Lebanon's call to help fund the Lebanese Army after the United States threatened to cut off funds following the 2010 Adaisseh incident.
- Iran says no final decision has been made on the stoning of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was convicted of adultery. (Iranian Students' News Agency)
- Former President of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana is sentenced in absentia to life in prison with hard labour for ordering the killing of opposition supporters. (Reuters Africa)
- A large gathering of people attend Glenn Beck's ampquotRestoring Honorampquot rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (''USA Today'')
- Four members of the Pakistan national cricket team are allegedly involved in a betting scandal including captain Salman Butt fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir and wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal during their current tour of England. (''Daily Mail'')
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Time is slipping away from me at the moment as 'Life Lately' has been busy. (Isn't it always)?! But I thought it was about time for a little update as March is creeping up on us really rather quickly and then I just know that I may not be able to blog quite so much.
So here's what I've been doing.. in Life Lately.
Planning and Organising..
It's now less than 5 weeks until our wedding - the countdown really is on. We've been busy with wedding prep and wedmin as I've heard it referred to. Menu tastings, shopping for confetti etc. By the way if you are searching for beautiful natural confetti for your wedding look no further than Shropshire Petals.
I've also been dress shopping with a very special little girl. Had my hair and makeup trials and we've met with our photographer - believe me it's all been going on. It's taken some careful planning to fit everything into our busy schedules. But we've done it and I can feel the hard work paying off already.
Drinking... Gin
Now as a general rule of thumb I would say I'm not a huge fan of gin. But after a wonderful evening sipping hot gin cocktails on the roof terrace of the Ham Yard Hotel I have most certainly changed my mind. I've decided it's the tonic I don't like, as I'll happily drink a cocktail containing gin. Anyway I just wanted to draw your attention to the Ham Yard Hotel, and how it's a great place to meet friends for drinks. They also have a bowling room, and I can really recommend their Afternoon Tea. Having said that just yesterday in fact I went to the Soho Hotel (also the Firmdale chain) for Afternoon Tea and I can really recommend that too. At £24 for Standard Afternoon Tea I think it's a great price for a central London Hotel to charge and the food is great.
As my wedding dress fittings are looming I'm definitely making a (huge) conscious effort to be good and keep training. In fact i did it I signed up to my first ever 10K which will take place at the beginning of March. The weeks were slipping away from me and although I'd booked the 10K at the start of the year I was yet to start my training. It's now less than 2 weeks away and I'm so glad I kick started that training programme. The trouble is with committing to 2 if not 3 bootcamp sessions a week - there's not enough days in the week for rest days and run days as well. How do you manage it? (I really don't want to over do it and injure myself). Also.. life.
Life just gets in the way of strict schedules, doesn't it? Or am I not disciplined enough? My hen do a prime example of life jumping in on my training schedule, but I'm a firm believer of what will be will be. I can't put life on hold to run 10K. So I will run when I can.
Hen do-ing..
After much anticipation, only because it was ALL a complete surprise I had a lovely weekend away with my nearest and dearest. I can't believe how quickly the time went - I really am learning to treasure these moments as they won't last forever. But the lovely memories will. I felt truly spoilt - I've never quite had a weekend that's all about me and although it felt strange it was so nice. We went for a pottery class.. ate ginormous scones and had cocktails, and a lovely dinner. I really couldn't have asked for a lovelier time.
In January I read Mara Wilson's Where am I now ? It's written by the lovely girl who played Matilda. I saw the lovely Jenny (from Notes to the Moon) had read it and chatted about it on her youtube channel and I was very intrigued. For those of you who don't know Mara Wilson played Matilda. As in THE Matilda in the film! I found it a very interesting read. I enjoyed the fact it's an autobiography - it's very personal and talks about her struggles with anxiety and life as a famous actress. To be honest I whizzed through it (by my reading standards anyway). I would definitely recommend it. I've now moved on to The Elephant Complex, Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette which is in preparation for our honeymoon.
Eating.. Granola
I made this wonderful Ella's Kitchen Granola and I have to say having tasted homemade Granola and knowing the ingredients in it, I'm not sure I'll ever enough standard supermarket granola again.
Having.. a bit of a detox
Whilst I'm being fairly good health wise (eating and training). I'm also trying to do a mental detox for want of a better phrase: I've been trying to read more, so things for myself and generally be organised with blog posts etc. I've also deleted the Facebook app from my phone. Which is saving my sanity immensely, I found myself getting cross at people's constant bragging or complaining. Or scrolling through annoying videos and memes. It's refreshing not to waste my time pointlessly scrolling through it. Although I'm still pretty good at getting distracted by Instagram and /or Twitter.
Dreaming of travel..
The time of our honeymoon is drawing near and nearer. And I really can't wait. The feeling of the Sun on by shoulders and some more freckles appearing on my nose. I can't wait to be spending quality time with The Boy - relaxing and soaking up the culture that Sri Lanka has to offer us.
Leading me on to Spring.
I really am dreaming of warmer times.
I can't wait for spring. I've bought 2 bunches of daffodils already this year, and it's only January. I also spotted this lovely blossom. The fact it's light when I leave the house in the morning and it's still light at 5.00 now. I really can't wait for spring. Packing my winter boots and coat away will be a lovely feeling.
In fact today I saw these lovely Snowdrops. I can just feel Spring is in the air!
How has life been for you lately ?
Sarah x


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James Delingpole says, "I think there are two sorts of writer. There's the Jeffrey Archer type, who can't write for toffee, but is quite good at thinking up plots, and then there's the sort like me, the sort who uses style as a way of hiding the fact that they haven't got many great thriller plot-lines.'' He ponders for a minute, and says, "And in a way, I think it becomes a virtue. I don't think my books at all suffer from lack of Archer-type-incident.''
Delingpole's books are all about anxious urban media types who suffer from terrible career problems and humiliating sexual encounters – people, he is happy to admit, who are just like himself. His first novel, Fish Show, was about a neurotic restaurant critic. His second, Fin, features a man who smokes too much dope, and thinks he is terrified of sharks, although he might actually be more frightened of settling down and getting married.
His latest novel, Thinly Disguised Autobiography, is about a man called Josh Devereux, who, like Delingpole, went to a minor public school, read English at Oxford, and spent some time as an arts correspondent at The Daily Telegraph. Some passages made me snort with laughter.
We meet at Delingpole's large terraced house in south London. He tells me that he is keen on food and wine, although "these are low-level obsessions now. You should have seen me when I was really bad." His new obsession, he says, is gardening. It's a warm day, so we sit outside to have lunch. Delingpole cooks. "Writing,'' he says, "is a horrible business. It's an absolute nightmare job. The worst in the world. And the only way of making it bearable is to write about things that interest you and you care about. In a way, it's an exercise in stopping yourself getting bored.''
Like Josh Devereux, Delingpole grew up near Bromsgove, in Worcestershire, the son of a successful factory owner. His latest autobiographical novel is very thinly disguised indeed.
"It's an attempt to exorcise the bad shit that's happened to me in my past," he tells me. "The sex that one didn't have. The success that one didn't enjoy. The disappointments. The incidents in your life which have had a far bigger impact on you than they should have done. They might have made you more bitter – or they might have made you a better person.''
In the book, Josh keeps failing to have adequate sexual relationships. At one point, on the brink of possible consummation, he loses control of his bowels. "This is really more information than you needed,'' Josh tells the reader. "You don't want to hear about vomit and follow-throughs. You want to hear about burgeoning romance.'' He is a young man who describes himself as "having triumphed over the dread forces of sobriety''. As a student, he lives in a world of "drugular sophistication'', and "post-wankal shame''. At one point, spotting a girl he fancies, he wonders whether or not he should "hurl myself at that enemy machine-gun nest''.
"There's a bit in the book,'' says Delingpole, who is now 38, and married with children, "where I talk about how we look back on ourselves in our late teens and early twenties, and we are appalled at what we were – how gauche, how embarrassing, how terrible. But at the same time, I hope, what we must do is love ourselves, because actually, you know, we were just poor, sweet kids who didn't know any better. And I think one can be terribly harsh on oneself.''
Delingpole started "proper writing'' after he'd left Oxford, having failed, like Josh Devereux, to get a job in a bank. "Now I realise it's a good thing I didn't get that job,'' he says. "I had this idea when I was at university,'' he adds. "I don't know how I thought it up. I was probably drunk one day, and it was a sort of whimsical fantasy.'' His idea was about a restaurant critic who begins to write reviews of restaurants that don't actually exist. The twist is that, after the reviews are printed, the restaurants magically appear.
But he found it hard at first. "I found I'd got halfway through the book, and I'd only written about 5,000 words,'' he says. Like Josh, Delingpole began work as a diary columnist on the Evening Standard, graduating to The Daily Telegraph. Like his character, he spent some time wearing smiley T-shirts and taking Ecstasy. "I think my Ecstasy chapter is one of the best bits of the book,'' he says. He's right. It's lovingly nostalgic about the club scene during the late 1980s, as well as a savage indictment of it. He tells us about the "warm, beatific smiles'' and the "beautiful faces radiating happiness'' on the dance floor, as well as the "poo-scented tailwind of the swing doors'' in the dreadful lavatories, and the terrible malaise when the drugs wear off.
When he was writing the book, Delingpole says, "There was one occasion when I sat down, and I thought, 'Which incident in my life do I least want to write about now?' And I thought, 'Mm, that one! I'll write about that!' I do have this terrible self-punishing streak in me, really flagellatory. I'm not sure if it's good for me as a person. But it's bloody good for the writing.''
He takes me up to his study. It's very neat, with a posh Apple computer, and more CDs than books on the shelves. He only keeps his essential books in his study. His main influences, he says, are Boswell and, currently, BS Johnson. Delingpole adores Johnson's The Unfortunates, a novel about a miserable football reporter and a man who dies of cancer. He managed to get a first edition for £150, which he shows me. Reading The Unfortunates, he says, gave him a boost; Johnson's ruthless self-scrutiny made Delingpole feel that he, too, could write about himself.
He says: "I don't want to sound like some loser who's bitter and twisted. I'm kind of happy with my literary career for the first time – although that may change.'' But at least he has an idea for his next book. "I was having a conversation with my brother about what a damn shame it was that we weren't in 'Nam,'' says Delingpole. "And it spun off from there. There's only a bit about 'Nam." He won't give away any more.
"You've got to lay yourself on the line, and go for the truth,'' he says, "because then people can respond to it. I mean, when you go into a bookshop, and you see how much stuff there is to compete against, you would give up at that point. And then you read a sentence by Martin Amis, and you think, 'I could never write that.' I can't write like Jonathan Franzen. I think the first third of The Corrections is just awesome. As a writer, I realised that the only thing you're good at is being more you than anyone else can possibly be. So you have to make a virtue of all your defects and really milk all the things you're good at. And maybe, just maybe, you'll get through."
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Not long until Windows 8 is officially launched but if you are excited about Windows 8 and want to try it now, or want to test some of your existing application for compatibility, then this post will give you a simple a free way to trial this software.
This will be achieved by installing VMware Player onto your existing computer, which will allow you to install a totally segregated copy of Windows 8. This will not impact on your existing operating system and can be simply deleted when you are done.
Please note, that you will need to assign some resources to the new virtual operating system, and this can affect the performance of the host computer, when both are running. However, when the Virtual Operating System is switched off, these resources will be available to the host machine again.
The version of Windows 8 is a release preview, so is for test purposes only, we wouldn't recommend using this for a mission critical purpose. As a release preview, the final release may differ from this version.
Step 1. Download a copy of the Microsoft Windows 8 release preview (.iso file)
Save this to a location that you will be able to find later on such as the desktop.
Step 2. Install VMware Player
Step 3. Point VMware player to the Windows 8 .iso file and then confirm the resources available to the new O/S. Remember, any resources that you give to the virtual machine will be taken from the host machine, so give as much as you can, but not too much. You can alter this later.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to reporters after the Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates voted to end their strike. He says the contract offer gives students "a seat at the table."
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Narra first secret adventure of French businessman Jean -Yves Ollivier, who got into the 80s involve a number of political leaders and senior multiple armies and secret services to sow the seeds of a regional peace dialogue leading to Mandela's release. You can watch Plot for Peace online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
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Runtime: 84 minutes
Winnie Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Neels Van Tonder, Jacinto Veloso, Odile Biyidi, Pik Botha, Joaquim Chissano, Chester Crocker, Wynand du Toit, Rusty Evans, Michael Ledeen, Nelson Mandela, Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, Jean-Yves Ollivier and Matthews Phosa.
Documental, Thriller, Historic.
84-minute film (full movie) directed by Carlos Agulló and Mandy Jacobson.
The original audio of Plot for Peace has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in South Africa.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2013.
Screenplay written by Stephen Smith.
Diego Ollivier and Rita Noriega.
Mandy Jacobson.
This film was produced and / or financed by Morocco Film Assistance, African Oral History Archive and Indelible Media.
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By: Rev. Judith VanOsdol, Director for Evangelical Mission
Stewardship is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and careful management of resources entrusted to one's care. In other words, stewardship means to administer and care for what does not, finally, belong to us.
Although we say, "my family, my home, my church…." all these (along with all things, including our own lives) belong to God. Stewardship (including our relationship with money and "stuff") is a deeply spiritual issue. A careful study of our budget and checkbook will reveal what our "mission statement" really is!
Stewardship starts with a joyful attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving for all the gifts God has entrusted to our care. God is able to do amazing things through our giving. We make a difference when we walk together!
If you have experienced an impact through work with your Bishop, Dean, synod staff, call process, candidacy, conflict and healing team, mission teams, Congregational Vitality Assessment (CVA), etc., this is your mission support returning to your congregation! Over 90 congregations in Upstate New York are using the CVA for mission planning and health.
Lutheran Disaster Relief is another example of your mission support that has had a powerful impact in our Synod. Last summer you helped make a difference in the lives of 53 children impacted by natural disaster in their lives. Camp Noah provided a safe place for these children to have fun and process their experience of trauma and flooding in their homes.
Your mission support also helps to change lives throughout the world, supporting leadership training, education, new and renewing congregations, outdoor and campus ministry, hunger and poverty relief, global mission, malaria prevention and disaster response. Since 2009, malaria in Africa has been reduced by over a half a million cases, saving countless lives. Your mission support is directly addressing the Ebola outbreak. See our Presiding Bishop's letter on the life giving work we are doing together as the church.
Thank you for your generous giving of Synodical mission support that makes possible our shared mission in Christ Jesus. Please prayerfully consider an increase in giving by your congregation-either in an estimated amount or in percentage giving of your mission budget. You might consider moving toward a tithe (10% of the congregation's mission budget) or even beyond a tithe.
We trust in God's amazing grace-that God will continue to bless and guide us on our shared faith journey. Your congregation's continuing mission support furthers God's mission across our Synod and throughout the World. It is God's work-through our hands.
The Synod Challenge letter has been sent out to all congregations. The electronic form for the Statement of Intent, along with a letter from our presiding Bishop is available to download. Please return your completed Statement of Intent for Mission Support for 2015 to the Synod Office, either electronically or by regular mail as soon as possible to 5811 Heritage Landing Drive, First Floor, East Syracuse, NY 13057.


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How Much Do I Love Arnim Zola?
Let me count the ways...
Actually, I think that one way say it all.
- Because it's too small to read — the word balloon says "My eyes are down here."
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Written by Jack C. Harris (#2-3) and Rich Buckler (#3)
Illustrated by Steve Ditko (#2-4), Rich Buckler (#2), Bill Draut (#3) & Adrian Gonzalez (#4)
Lettered by Bill Yoshida (#2,4) & Rod Ollerenshaw (#3)
Colored by Barry Grossman (#2), Ked Feduniewicz (#3) & John Wilcox (#4)
Let's talk about Red Circle Comics, shall we?
For those of you who don't remember, MLJ Productions (that's Archie Comics to you) has a stable of superheroes that they trot out every decade or so. They never last long, though it's not for lack of trying — various incarnations have used top talent like Charles Biro, Jack Cole, Jack Kirby, Irv Novick, Joe Simon, Jerry Siegel, Rich Buckler, Bob Kanigher, Rudy Nebres, Jim Steranko and, of course, Steve Ditko. So why do they keep failing?
Simple. Archie's superheroes are lame.
To see why, let's look at the Fly. By day, he's Thomas Troy, ace attorney, but when he rubs his magic ring he's magically transformed into... the Fly, mystic emisarry of the Fly-People! His powers include flight and super-strength, and he carries a "buzz-gun" that can fire tranquilizer darts or sonic waves. His powers fade in bright light. He's got a sidekick by the name of Fly-Girl (who is secretly his fiancée Kim Brand), and a charter membership in the Mighty Crusaders (for all that's worth).
Now, there's nothing too terribly lame about all of that — okay, the magic ring and the Fly-People are totally lame, as is his weakness to bright light, but we can work around those. The sad thing is, none of this stuff ever comes into play. We never see Tom Troy in court. The Fly-People only exist to explain where the magic ring comes from, and to deus ex machina the Fly out of any corners the writers have placed him in. The "buzz-gun", his only potentially unique power, is unholstered once (to taze an aggressive driver, no less). His weakness to bright light is conveniently forgotten whenever he needs to operate in bright light. Fly-Girl is only in issue #3, and could easily be replaced by a one-shot character with little difficulty.
All the Fly really does over the course of these three issues is fight supervillains. And what supervillains they are — a mugger, a deformed special-effects artist, and a guy so powerful that he essentially has to defeat himself (no, the Fly doesn't even have to trick him).
This is just not a workable status quo. Any moron can fight supervillains. What makes a series stand or fall is, quite simply, interesting characters. And the Fly is a cipher. Why is he a lawyer? Why does he fight crime? What's his unique approach to fighting crime? Why does he take the woman he loves into battle? You'll need to read between the lines for explanations — assuming that explanations are there to be found.1
Fortunately, one thing the Fly does have going for him is Steve Ditko, drawing his heart out.
Here's the dynamite splash page from issue #2. It's a nice, economical image — there's nothing here that isn't immediately relevant to the scene. We've got the Fly himself, grabbing our attention in the middle ground. We've got police officers in the foreground and background, helping to establish that our location is the precinct house. The criminal in the foreground has his back go us, partly because he's not important but mostly because he'd be too distracting with his face turned towards us. And you have to love the iconic "superhero casts a big scary shadow" motif, which also lets us know that the man on the steps is secretly Tom Troy, the Fly.
The coloring here is quite nice. The background and the cops are a cool blue, which makes Tom Troy immediately leap out at us with his warm color scheme. Even the criminal's green suit fits in — green's a transitional color that meshes well with the cool blues of the background and the warm yellow of the steps. The warm colors are situated on the right side of the page, which helps draw our eyes across the chain of narration and word balloons at the top.
While we're at it, here's a nice use of some standard Ditko motifs from issue #4....
That "tsunami" in the second panel has those weird, unnatural Ditko curves, but they're nicely used here to suggest a massive wave of water. You're immediately struck by their oddness but at the same time you have no doubt what they're supposed to represent.
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Written by Steve Ditko & Robin Snyder
Illustrated by Steve Ditko
Lettered by Bill Yoshida
Colored by Tom Ziuko (#5), Barry Grossman (#6-7)
For those of you wondering why the first four issues of The Fly bit hard, editor Robin Snyder offers an explanation in the letter column of issue #7 — apparently the first four issues consisted of old inventory stories.1 Why anyone at Archie would think that launching a new line of superhero comics with decades-old inventory stories would be a good idea is beyond me. Is it any wonder that their superheroes consistently fail?
With issue #5, the inventory stories are gone and Snyder and Ditko are writing all the stories. And you know what? There's a marked improvement. Tom Troy starts to develop an actual personality — too proud to accept the help of others, too optimistic to turn his back on a world that hates him, clever and quick witted but also overeager and impulsive. Not the most original set-up, really, but it's well done and the stories are engaging.
Artistically, Ditko starts off the first issue with an amazing splash page...
That's a lovely type of image that you don't see a lot in comics any more — a nice, high-perspective shot that's an actual story page rather than a space-wasting pin-up image. The Fly's pose is a bit awkward but forms a concave basket that directs you to the real point of interest, the two figures standing in the street light at the bottom of the picture. The Fly and the street light are the only splashes of bright color on the page, with everything else being draped in dark, cool or neutral colors. The word balloons are artfully placed, starting in the upper left-hand corner with the next one being placed under the Fly's legs, where your attention is naturally drawn by the curve of his body. Ditko's drawing is also amazing — the Fly's musculature is superbly defined and exquisitely shadowed, and those undulating waves are obtained with some wonderfully textured inking.
The story for this issue is serviceable — Tom Troy is involved in a patent law case2 when a supervillain (with the lame-o power of extensible arms) starts intimidating witnesses and the Fly needs to get involved. What's more interesting is a left-field plot development — Tom Troy is disbarred for attempting to bribe a witness. Now, we all know that he isn't guilty, but unfortunately the only potential witness accidentally dies and Tom's got no way to prove it.
The next issue sets up a new status quo for the Fly — Tom Troy set up show as a professional problem solver, using the Fly's abilities to help . Not really the most heroic set-up, but it's one that allows plots to come to the Fly rather than vice-versa. It's also becomes clear that Ditko's using the Fly as a mouthpiece for his own brand of Objectivist morality. Here's a few panels of Objectivism-tinted dialogue from issue #6...
This is actually pretty toned-down for Ditko — when he's in Objectivist mode he usually lays it on with a trowel. This may be Objectivism, but he's still couching it in terms of standard superhero tropes which helps it go down smoothly.
But enough of that. So we've got an exciting new status quo and actual personality for the Fly, some stellar art and a new take on superhero morality, all of which are injecting some life into the series. So what's next?
You got it. The Fly was cancelled with issue #9.
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Fly-Girl doesn't get a lot of respect. In the letter column to issue #7, Robin Snyder calls her a hopeless anachronism, a piece of clutter that needs to be swept away. And yet, in a couple of ways, she's a lot more interesting character than the Fly.
First, like a lot of derivative superheroines she looks a lot better in costume than her male counterpart. So you can see what I'm talking about, here's a lovely pin-up of the two of them by Rudy Nebres...
Note that while they're wearing roughly the same uniform, Fly-Girl looks a lot better in it than the Fly does. Scaling back the cowl and goggles to a partial face-mask and removing the awkward-looking forepart of the wings makes for a much more elegant and streamlined look. The Fly's uniform looks clumsy and thrown-together by comparison.
And it doesn't help that, as Rudy Nebres draws her, she's smokin' hot.
Second, unlike the Fly, she actually shows some character in her brief appearances. While she's clearly Tom's love interest, she's also got a strong, independent streak and is trying to prove that she's more than just arm candy — she's moved halfway across the country to pursue a career on her own. And she seems to have a bit more grounded than the Fly, realizing in one issue that there are people with problems bigger than hers. She even reaches out to those who are obviously in need, even those who mean her harm. But she's still not afraid to charge into a room full of mobsters and fling them about.
This is a female character I could read about. So of course she gets written out in issue #4 when she dumps Tom. We don't even get to see the guy she's flipped over — she literally announces that she's fallen in love with someone else and gets an amicable send-off in two pages of issue #5. While it's refreshing to see two people acting like adults and breaking up amicably, it really hurts Fly-Girl's character by making her seem flighty (and it also makes the Fly seem somewhat emotionally stunted).
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Concept and story by Satoru Akahori
Art by Yukimari Katsura
Character design by Sukune Inugami
School uniform design by COSPA, Inc.
Translated by Adrienne Beck & Janet Houck
Lettering/Retouch by Nicky Lim & Cheese
Edited by Adam Arnold
Shunned by the girl of his dreams, Hazumu lost himself in the mountains and was promptly squashed by an alien spaceship. The aliens, feeling bad for what they did, remade Hazumu's body... but they got it wrong!
Okay, in case you can't tell from the huge list of credits above (concept? character design? uniform design?), this isn't so much an original manga as a media property created to be unleashed on several fronts at once. In addition to the manga and the inevitable anime, there's also a light novel series, a visual novel for the PS2, a straight-to-video movie, a radio play... You get the drift.
At this point those of you who know me are wondering why I even picked up this series in the first place. Well, to be honest, the gorgeous color covers and frontispieces were what did it. They're simply beautiful. Here's the frontispiece from volume 2...
You can see why I'd find this appealing — it's got a nice soft look that's bright and inviting, and even somewhat wistful. And this scan doesn't even capture the luminous, ethereal color of the original.
But is it any good?
Yeah, actually, it is.
The basic plot is this: Hazumu gets squashed by aliens, and rebuilt as a girl. As you can imagine, this makes his life very complicated. He/she/it has difficulty adjusting to life as a woman. Hir parents are inexplicably overjoyed to have a daughter instead of a son. The press keeps hounding xem. The aliens smooshed tem have moved in, and keeps asking shem strange questions about love. Mer overly-hormonal best friend keeps interpreting all of xyr actions as come-ons. Eir other childhood friend, Tomari, has become strangely distant as she tries to reconcile Hazumu's new body with her long-time crush. And for some strange reason Yasuna, the girl who dumped thon, now claims to be in love with zir!1
That's the real thrust of the series — the love triangle between girly-boy-turned-girl Hazumu, the delicately feminine Yasuna, and the tomboyish Tomari. Hazumu and Tomari have more gender-normative roles — at first, they both declare that it's not right for a girl to love another girl, though gradually they realize that they can't deny the strength of their feelings. Yasuna's on the other side — she's only capable of loving Hazumu because he's a girl, as she seems to be suffering from a crippling androphobia. The three of them dance around each other in a sort of love stalemate, occasionally interrupted when the aliens pop up to try and bring the whole thing to a head.
So what sets something like this apart from, say, Pretty Face? Well, for starters, it's not merely a set-up for fan service2. Kashimashi is more interested in exploring the personalities of its characters, and it does a great job of that. Hazumu comes across as a typical pubescent kid, confused by the changes in his body and gripped by the terrible indecisiveness of youth. Tomari's state of denial and her attempts to cling to a Hazumu that no longer exist are explored in fascinating detail. And Yasuna's perfectly feminine facade crumbles a bit to show the creepy awkwardness and petty jealousy that lurk beneath.
If there's a flaw in the writing, it's that the whole enterprise comes off as a too calculated, too artificial. There are moments that just don't play well in the comic, but seem tailor-made for the inevitable anime and video game adaptations. There are tons of extraneous minor characters who exist only for comic relief. The aliens only seem interested in to constructinh plot-driven stories that'll for TV episodes. Aspects of Yasuna's personality are glossed over so that you don't think about them.
Even so, what's here is very well constructed and the "flaws" aren't much more than nitpicks.
Okay, so it's an entertaining read. You really want to know about the art, right?
Well, the art is a bit of a mixed bag. Those color pieces are simply gorgeous, as I've mentioned, but the sequential pages are not as strong. Let's take a look at a sample sequence from the first volume...
The first thing you'll note is that Hazumu and Tomari have the exact same face — the only thing that distinguishes them from each other is the hairstyle.3 They also look way too young — they're supposed to be high school students, but they look like they're barely out of elementary school. The line weight isn't varied enough to create a real sense of dimensionality (though that's partly a matter of personal preference, and is countered somewhat by the sensitive toning).
The storytelling's is solid, though, even if it's straight from Shojo 101 — swirling POV shots on a sparkly background, tight close-ups, exquisitely-detailed clothing, etc. At the same time, though, the figure construction, spotting of detail, and toning are all excellent. What really makes artist Yukimaru Katsura stand out, though, is her gift for body language and facial expressions. Check out this sequence from the second volume...
Note the emotional journey Hazumu goes through in these two pages. First, she's zoned out, indecisive, unable to commit to answering Tomari's phone call, as emphasized by her empty pupils and the open position of her hands. Then she snaps shut the phone in relief, but her anxious, inward posture and mussed hair betray feelings of shame and self-doubt. Next, mild embarassment, followed by a full-blown cartoon freak-out whose exaggerated poses underscore the overly-theatrical histrionics. Then Hazumu reverts to an appropriately neutral face, as she gathers her thoughts and the focus of the scene changes.
Our focus shifts to Hazumu's mental image of Yasuna. At first, she's an object, with a stock smile and a stock pose. A blooming flower, as Hazumu says, but one glimpsed from afar and not in fine detail. But as Hazumu talks to her, she opens up, the expression becomes a bit more particular, though still not completely free from artifice. And then those penetrating eyes, with a delicate tilt and an alluring blackness that suggests wistful longing, but still neutral enough that you wonder whether there's true desire there or if you're just projecting. And then, back to two panels of Hazumu, whose flushed face covered by clenched hands betrays a combination of full-blown desire and slight confusion, even as his distant eyes suggest that he thoughts have turned completely inward.
Now that's some effective body language.
Overall, Kashimashi is a highly entertaining read. Sure, there's some pandering to the audience, and it's not exactly literature, but there are some flashes of brilliance that deserve your attention.
You'd think that aliens sympathetic enough to rebuild the body of a lower life form that they've crushed would be more careful about where they were landing to begin with.
To commemorate the release of the new Rambo here are some sketches of John Rambo by Sam Hiti, from his Ghoulash. sketchbook. They do a great job of capturing the tone, if not the literal reality, of Rambo.
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I've never really liked the "PirateFest" event that the Pittsburgh Pirates throw every January. It costs $10 to get in, and about the only "free" events are the autograph and Q&A sessions. Everything else in the hall is a crass attempt to separate you from even more of your money, whether it's on overpriced Pirates merchandise or the same sort of carny games they have at every lame-o street festival. About the only good thing they have is the chance to have some of the gourmet concession options without having to watch the Pirates blow a late inning lead.1.
But I go anyway, because it's a good place to take photos. And they give season ticket holders free passes.2
Afterwards, I had planned to walk right back to Steel Plaza and take the T home, but the ice floes on the Allegheny River caught my eye. So I decided to pop over and see if I could get a few quick shots of those before heading home. Long story short, I wound up spending about an hour walking along the banks of the Allegheny, snapping photos.
Every now and then, I get really annoyed by Pittsburgh. It's a city that desperately needs to change in order to survive, but the establishment spends more time trying to cling to the fleeting. The people who live here are often depressingly parochial, rarely leaving their tiny comfort zones. People tend to think that nothing goes on here, but there are always tons of things to do if you expend even the tiniest modicum of effort.
A quiet hour along the banks of the Allegheny, admiring the hidden beauty of the river and the bridges and the city, helped remind me of the hidden wonders that drew me to this town in the first place. To paraphrase Linus, it's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love.
So. Perhaps not the most fun-filled time, but good for the soul.
And then off to BladeRunners' in Harmarville for some roller derby!3
My buddy Sam and I went to see this inter-league clash between the Steel City Derby Demons "Steel Hurtin'" all-star team and the DC Rollergirls "Commanders in Briefs." It was a lot more fun than I'd expected, in both ironic and un-ironic ways. A lot of that was due to the highly entertaining announcing team of Tony Dormont (from Delmont) and Sharon Fluids.
The Steel Hurtin' crushed DC 156-106, but the DC gals won the most important contest — they had better names. Sure, no one would want to mess with to mess with Attaxl Rose, Scary Schiavo, 'Snot Rocket Science or Sugar Plum Scary (Pittsburgh). But those names are nothing when compared to Hellena Handbag, Condoleeza Slice, Deja Bruise, or Guantanamo Babe (DC). We even got an odd "battle of the foodstuffs" moment when Meatball (DC) was jamming against Cheeseburger (Pittsburgh).
So anway. Photos.
And after that was over, Sam and I went downtown to Pegasus and watched the goth kiddies dance until last call.
So yeah, I had a busy day. How 'bout you?
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I learned a few things last night.
Even though I cannot sing, I can still have fun at a sing-a-long.
People invite us places for my husband's amazing eggnog. And the look on people's faces when they take their first sip is priceless.
I am going to be an amazing drum player someday! I am currently taking applications for my band!
There are sweet girls Megan's age who snuggle with their moms and don't roll their eyes. Megan will never be one of them.
When I go on Amazing Race, the tag under my name will be "Bookstore Volunteer" because let's face it, "Mom, Wife, Teacher" isn't catchy.
My daughter is a flirt. Complete with the "notice me" way she sits on the couch and the "sing me a song" requests. Sigh.
My son is not a flirt. He walked past the sweet girl snuggling with her mom 87 times without a second glance. Different Sigh.
There are some people that just look good in hats. Any type of hat. I am not one of them.
It's cute when little girls show off their ballet skills. It's embarrassing when my husband shows off his.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Christmas Sing-A-Long
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- Heidi said...
It was a great, great night. And sadly, I will not be one of those people that looks good in hats either.
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Nowhere does art meet politics with such regularity and with such varied results as in the world of music. To celebrate the upcoming media inundation that is the political season, I built a mixtape with some political songs for y'all.
Strongpaw Productions - Political Mix Tape
Fight The Power - Public Enemy
This was one of the first songs I remember being blatantly awesome AND blatantly political.
Video Killed the Radio Star - President of the United States
Well, we like this message. Not a political song, but maybe it will get stuck in your head and then you'll want to make some videos with us.
Franklin Pierce - The Two Man Gentlemen Bar
This is a pretty funny song about the tragic story of Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the united States. As a student of History, I find Pierce's life pretty fascinating. Lots of death and sadness. All his kids died when they were young, his wife was depressed, and he died of the drink. Also, the only president who went to Bowdoin. And arguably one of the worst presidents we ever had. Thanks, New Hampshire.
They Took A Vote And Said No - Sunset Rubdown
One of my favorite recent musical discoveries is Spencer Krug. He also dabbles with a with other projects of other gangs, and is a member of the same cool kids Canadian indie rock family as Frog Eyes, The Handsome Furs, and the most excellent Wolf Parade. But this is actually the song that got me into his work.
Joe Metro - Blue Scholars
A great hip hop scene is happening in Seattle and the Blue Scholars have been at it for a while. It's not hard to find political hip-hop, but I love the humanity behind these guys. They are extremely political while being about real stories and lives. All their stuff is great, but I like this one in particular
Political World - Bob Dylan
I am one of those unfortunate Dylan fans that will defend almost all of his oeuvre. That brutally absolute fandom is what led me to this song. Again, Dylan has tons of political work, although he might argue that none of it is. But this whole album, Oh Mercy, is a little off the beaten path for even us Dylan-heads. The borderline hip-hop styled delivery of the lyrics, the running riffs, and the building percussion of Political World really get me into my political groove.
Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
This was the first song I ever learned on guitar, and I still love it.
Everybody Here Is A Cloud - Cloud Cult
It's important to remember that not all politics are about campaigns and votes and old white guys shaking hands. Many bands have very strong stances regarding particular issues. Some bands maybe start their own labels on geothermally powered organic farms. At least, that's what Craig Minowa and Cloud Cult do. Minowa is a full-time environmental activist who happens to be a terribly talented musician as well. Listen to anything by them, please. This is a band that has a sound, and if you like their sound, like I do, you will love almost everything they do.
American - FM Belfast
Wicked weird pop-ish sort of gang from Iceland. I have been enjoying their stuff a lot lately, and this song is a pretty good example of their style.
What A Friend We Have In Congress - Pete Seeger
You can't have a list of political songs without Pete Seeger. That's it. This actually a live recording from a show he did at Bowdoin in 1960. Much cooler than Franklin Pierce. Seeger for president!
Waiting For The Great Leap Forward - Billy Bragg
Because not all political songs are American, and if there were a modern Woody Guthrie his name might be Billy Bragg.


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I am just new to this and looking to purchase a property in spain (Costa del Sol) as an investment, looking to rent for a min of 12 weeks per year, which will just cover the mortgage costs.
Can someone please advise what monthly / annual costs I should take into consideration in this example.
Purchase property for £100K, deposit £30K with a 15 year mortgage of £70K, paying approx £450.00 per month for the mortgage, therefore £5,400 on mortgage payments. I then rent it for 12 weeks of the year at £450 per week. This means I would not be receiving an income as the rent would just pay the mortgage.
What tax laws apply and what other costs do I need to consider?
Where can I get estimated utility prices from for a 2 bed apartment, ie water, electric, Broadband etc?
Any information would be really appreciated as I am starting blind with this, but will be doing all my research.
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Assuming you are buying a resale in Andalusia, Figure on around 10-12% transaction costs including ITP, AJD (for the mortgage), notary, registry, and legal.
Running costs will depend on use and consumption. Costs to bear in mind: Water, gas, electricity, insurance, community fees and local rates (IBI).
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If you like meat and want to pig out, Fogo De Chao is really good.
I'm a bit of a foodie and I hear that Minneapolis has some amazing culinary delights. I am looking to sample some while I'm here any suggestions for a hungry girl? Especially healthy eats!Kisses,Veronica Sweets
especially noticing the level of provider you see and have seen.I would like your take on the best the TC has to offer. PM if you like.
You already know the dolls that are the best in that category.
is the 112 Eatery, always fantastic!
112 Eatery rocks, but it can be hard to get a reservation. If you're a night owl, swing on by late, like 11 or so and you can often get right in.
I wouldn't call Minneapolis a culinary capital...the emphasis seems to be on large portions and bland food. Nonetheless...here are some downtown places...Solera - used to be mostly tapas, but now offering more main courses. In Tapas days had some really interesting stuff.D'Amico at the Chambers Hotel -- pretty good; definitely worth going just to check out the hotel's art. Take in the gallery and then go upstairs and check out the hallways....nothing like it.Oceanaire -- good seafood. Worth a visit.La Belle Vie - IMHO, hugely overrated. Over-complicated food in a drab setting that they try to pass off as sophisticated. Go somewhere else.Bombay Bistro - This downtown hole-in-the wall, with an odd Nutcracker statue out front, is about the best Indian the TC has to offer.Manny's -- In the W Hotel, which is worth checking out. A good steak house, if you like steak houses. If you're thinking of going farther afield....try Heartland in St. Paul. Locavore fine dining with a farmer's market store attached. They were actually selling bull's testicles the other day.And yes, 112 Eatery is good. PM me if you want more or have particular questions.
The Dakota Jazz Club is a great music club that also has great food.For Steak Murray's which has been around since 1946 is very good.
Right across the street from 112 Eatery. Chef is an Iron Chef participant. Speciality cocktails are fun. Broad range of dishes creatively prepared and attractively presented.
If you like meat and want to pig out, Fogo De Chao is really good.
Fletchers on Lake Minnetanka has the best steaks!
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Thanks for all the suggestions! I was at Hell's Kitchen and Mannys last time I was here and they are both wonderful! Can't wait to try out a few more!Last nights dinner made my top 5:Himalayan Restraunt (yes, tht is the name)http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.himalayanmomo.com&src_bizid=ypclA5Bb3OGkt_HapMA-rQ&cachebuster=1337352318&s=1e69f922b304f6e92ad083a231f5aa574de4dad3d218fe84011617791582c384Enjoy!Veronica
Cristos is the best Greek Restaurant in Minneapolis IMO. Check it out! For burgers, it has to be the Nook is St. Paul. Seafood, Oceanaire for sure. Steak...Murray's, hands down. Mexican food at Poncho Villa is truly authentic and amazing. Have fun!!
Next trip try Lucia's - 25 years of organic dining.Or Saffron (Mediterranean with a US twist)- youngest great chef in US.
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Memorial run held for fallen Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire & Rescue Captain
SHERRILLS FORD, NC (FOX 46) - Many people put their running shoes on, all to support the firefighter brotherhood and the Bradley Long Memorial 5K Race.
For the Long family, it was a day of mixed feelings.
"It's a great day but it's for a sad reason I guess it what you would want to say," Captain Bradley Long's father, Jerry Long said.
Jerry's son Bradley died last year searching for a missing swimmer on Lake Norman.
"It's been a hard year. Some days it feels like it was yesterday. Some days it feels like it's been forever. I have my worst times when I'm by myself. I have more time to think. I try to keep my mind busy. Some days it's not real. I look for him to come busting through the door with some of his crazy stuff he went along with," Long said.
This memorial run is a reminder to them that Bradley still lives on through the brotherhood and through the Sheltra family, whom they have bonded with through their similar grief.
"We are supporting the brotherhood, we are supporting each other. The long family has constantly been in touch with us. It's only right that, it's not an obligation. We are part of an elite group of people no one wants to be members of," Father of fallen firefighter Richard Sheltra, Michael Sheltra said.
"It's because of a sad occasion that you gain so many people as a family and love and support. It's not only the brotherhood and the fire service, but it's this community of Sherrills Ford has been such a wonderful support. It's been unbelievable," Long said.
"I saw him grow up in the fire service and it really fills your heart seeing all these people come out in his honor and memory," Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Justin Butler said.
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Rockwood Mansion Featured in Ghost Television Show
A 1800s New Castle County house is being highlighted in the SyFy show "Ghost Hunters."
The episode highlighting Rockwood Mansion, 4651 Washington Street Extension close to Wilmington, is planned to air at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The show will investigate whether the house is spooky by spirits of the dead. It the rearward in an arrangement that tries to affirm or expose reports of supernatural activity homes, castle, ships and prisons. The show beat out a 3 million viewers during its 11-season run.
Rockwood was built in 1851 as the retirement estate of prominent banker Joseph Shipley. The house and estate was given to New Castle County government for open utilize and is currently known as Rockwood Museum and Park.
The episode was taped in summer 2015 when the historical center was get ready for a display exploring the practice of spiritualism embraced by wealthy Victorians, including mourning customs.
Rockwood Museum Director Phillip Nord, who drives ghost visits at the building, said he has seen the soul of a former house resident wearing a red smoking jacket.
"Our tremendous estate might be best known as the home of the New Castle County Ice Cream Festival and Delaware Shakespeare Festival, yet numerous people have reported spooky encounters, unexplained sounds and sightings including a 'ghost dog,'" County Executive Thomas P. Gordon said in a statement.
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Art Doyle, private eye, having solved his first case after opening up his business, is now hot after a serial killer. Along with his partner, Oscar Drew, they have to keep ahead of the killer since he's been dropping bodies at Doyle's cabin in the woods. The reason the killer is targeting Doyle to receive the bodies is still to be determined, and the case takes Doyle and Oscar to the woods and then down to the back streets of Detroit. Is the killer someone from Doyle's past who he did wrong?
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Meditation in Oranienburg
Meditation classes in Oranienburg are taught in German by Maria Carnevale
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How to Transform Your Life – through mindfulness and meditation
Mindfulness and meditation has been practiced for thousands of years and has many applications that can help to solve the problems faced within our busy modern lives. In this series of classes we will explore how through training in meditation and being mindful of special ways of thinking we can develop a more peaceful, balanced mind and transform our daily experience into one of great meaning and insight.
~ This series is based on the book How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. This inspiring and practical manual for daily life can be downloaded as a FREE eBook.
Each week we will discover how by integrating meditation into our normal busy life we are empowered to overcome daily problems (including discouragement, distraction & unhappiness). It also helps us to bring about the positive changes in our life that enable us to experience a deep and lasting sense calm and inner joy, as well as improving and creating fulfilling relationships with everyone in our lives.
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ESG analyst Vigeo new sustainability focusesNovember 2013
ESG analyst Vigeo has published two new sustainability focuses; one on the extractive industries – Extractive industries and the challenges of implementing the Voluntary Principles in Weak Governance Zones – and one on the financial sector, Toward a more balanced banking remuneration in EU: will reputation and regulation do the job? Both can be downloaded from the Vigeo website
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1 -- Take the ball away: Bengals defensive backs created three turnovers in Cincinnati's 17-10 victory over the Chargers on December 1, and Antonio Gates marveled at how hungry for the ball the Bengals were. Gates noted that when Chargers teammate Ladarius Green had gone to the ground with the ball without being touched, instead of touching him down, Bengals defenders waited for him to get up. "They wanted to get the ball from him," Gates said.
Gates found out how good the Bengals can be at taking the ball. Twice, they stole it from him inside their 30 yard line. Both were exceptional plays. When safety Reggie Nelson's diving hit dislodged the ball after Gates had caught a pass and gone quickly to the groun, the Bengals recovered inside their 20. Later, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick jumped on Gates' back and ripped away the ball. It went for an interception, but Gates had the ball before Kirkpatrick arrived.
2 -- Disrupt Philip Rivers: The Bengals lost their best pass-rusher, Geno Atkins, to a season-ending knee injury in Game 9. Statistics show Atkins was the NFL's best interior pass-rusher last year, and he was off to a fast start this seaso. But Cincinnati's four-man line still managed to bother Rivers in the Game 12 victory at San Diego. They need to do it again, because the team's linebackers are slowish and starting cornerback Terence Newman (knee) may not play.
Ends Carlos Dunlap and Michael Johnson are both better than average, and Johnson got the better of Chargers rookie D.J. Fluker last time. This game, though, Fluker will be at right tackle, his natural position, as King Dunlap is to make his fifth start. Powerful end-tackle Wallace Gilberry beat Chargers backup tackle Michael Harris last year, sacking Rivers 3.2 seconds after the snap (2.5 or under is fast). As the Bengals bluffed a blitz last month, Gilberry beat guard Chad Rinehart to sack Rivers in 2.3 seconds.
3 -- Hammer Ryan Mathews: Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt said this week that Mathews is running stronger than he has all season. With Mathews pounding away, the Chargers are controlling the ball and wearing down defenses. If defenses stop Mathews a time or two, Whisenhunt isn't backing down. He is feeding the fast, powerful running back.
The Bengals have some hard hitters, too. Vontaze Burfict, their weakside linebacker, is quick to read plays. He takes good tackling angles, and seems to enjoy collisions. Nose tackle Domata Peko is the key to the line's run defense. Peko, 6-foot-3, 322 pounds, is a relentless performer. The 29-year-old has lost some explosiveness, but he is still effective. His performance against center Nick Hardwick, a Pro Bowl alternate, will be crucial to the run defense's outcomes.


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ReviewHave had my 2012 Challenger SXT Plus for about a month now, and I am very happy with it.
I am a classic car guy, so I love the styling, and I like that it is a very livable car for day to day driving, powerful enough (although not as fun as an R/T), but decent gas mileage.
I also got the car for road trips, and it seems very comfortable on the highway, with a large trunk. Larger inside than Camaros and Mustangs, I like that for a daily driver. Don't see many on the road, at least near me; to me that is a plus.
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Worst FeaturesOn the SXT plus model, they should add the power seatback control, the power lumbar is there, but the power seatback is not, doesn't make much sense to me. Also, white background with black lettering on the gauges, it is hard to see, so I use the digital speedo feature, which I like. They do look cool at night, though. I would add polished wheels instead of painted. Even if it cost a little more and they raised the price some, I think it would be a good improvement to the SXT standard wheels.
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First profile highlighting the treasures of Cambodian wildlife in the Mondulkiri Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary
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The launch of the profile is organized by WWF-Cambodia in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, General Department of Administration for the Nature Conservation and Protection (GDANCP) and the generous funding of the USAID "Supporting Forests and Biodiversity" Project.
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Eyebeam is pleased to announce the Open(Art) exhibition and workshop series, which marks the culmination of our Open(Art) Fellows' projects.
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Join the Open(Art) Fellows, Forrest Oliphant, Toby Schachman and Nortd Labs, for a reception on July 12 and workshops on July 13. Both events are free and open to the public.
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Forrest Oliphant - Meemoo
Meemoo brings the power of app development to everyone. It is an HTML5 data flow programming environment with an emphasis on realtime audio-visual manipulation. Using an intuitive visual interface that lets users connect modules together using colorful "wires,"Meemoo lets anyone remix and build apps right in the browser.
Toby Schachman - Pixel Shaders
Pixel Shaders is an interactive book, platform, and community centered around harnessing the graphics processing unit (GPU) for artistic purposes. It aims to make GPU programming accessible to artists in the same way that tools like Processing made CPU programming more accessible to digital creators.
Nortd Labs (Addie Wagenknecht and Stefan Hechenberger) - BOMfu
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PRISTINA, Kosovo — Ramush Haradinaj's victory tour headed into some harsh hills of this tiny new country.
His brawny motorcade of white and black SUVs rumbled through miles of farmland in western Kosovo that, nearly 10 years from war, still bear the scars of loss. Every half-hour, the former rebel commander once known as Rambo landed in another field of black granite gravestones.


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Emilia and her husband live peacefully in a Romanian village. One day received very good news ; his daughter Alice, who lives in Canada, will pay a visit with her American boyfriend. Moreover, Emilia is a nostalgic sixties of communism, and ask you out on a documentary about the many festivities organized on August 23, the national holiday that was before the revolution that toppled communism 89. You can watch Sunt o baba comunista online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
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Runtime: 100 minutes
Luminita Gheorghiu, Marian Ralea, Ana Ularu, Valeria Seciu, Collin Blair, Andrei Hutuleac, Alexandra Buza, Coca Bloos, Anca Sigartau, Tania Popa, Gabriel Spahiu, Constantin Florescu, Ionel Mihailescu, Bogdan Talasman and Viorica Geanta Chelbea.
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100-minute film (full movie) directed by Stere Gulea.
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It premiered in cinemas or television in 2013.
Screenplay written by Lucian Dan Teodorovici, Stere Gulea and Vera Ion.
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SOCHI, Russia – Speedskater Shani Davis summed up the Winter Olympics for his teammates Friday after the U.S. was knocked out of medal contention in the team pursuit.
"I hope that that was my last race here in Sochi," the Chicago native told assembled media.
The men's and women's teams fell in opening rounds of speedskating's final event, meaning the U.S. will make Sochi its first Games since 1984 without a medal in speedskating. The debacle is a huge setback after entering the Olympics on the heels of a dominant World Cup season.


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For over 125 years, Portland General Electric has proudly served Oregon. Our dedication to helping customers is matched by our commitment to providing PGE employees with a diverse array of rewarding career opportunities. Diversity and community are at the heart of what we do for our customers and for each other. We are committed to a team that looks like the Oregon community that we know and love.
PGE team members are creative problem solvers who love to apply themselves to challenges, big and small. We are looking for team members who will grow their skills, their career and their future with us.
Facilities Project Manager (R17-523)
In this position, you will provide project management support to the Facility Management department in the areas of building operations, maintenance, construction, cost-estimating, contracting, budgeting, real estate leasing, office space planning, furniture moving, capital improvements and strategic planning for 24 facilities - a total of 1.3 million square feet of more than 2,600 employees.
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