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Linda Gerber has another pull-you-in title, Trance, out this month. You may remember her cinematic, action-filled Death By... series (remember the covers with the pop-art cut-out covers? LOVE!). She's back to share her new, hypnotizing Cover Story for Trance:
"The cover gods at Puffin have been very good to me. Theresa Evangelista was the designer of the Death by Bikini Mysteries covers, and I knew she was the one working on this cover as well, so trusted it would be fabulous.
"When I first saw the cover, I was happy with it. I really liked Ashlyn's eyes and the trance-esque circles radiating from the title.
"In the end, there was just a subtle change, but it made a huge difference...."
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Or, some comments on a few noteworthy books I've read but haven't reviewed since May.
Impossible by Nancy Werlin
Between my lukewarm reaction to Impossible and my review of Perfect Chemistry, I won't be surprised if people start to think I have really bad taste. Because as over-the-top as Perfect Chemistry is, I adored it. And though I can see why people liked, or even loved, Impossible, it didn't do much for me.
Publisher's description:
Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that the women of her family have been cursed through the generations, forced to attempt three seemingly impossible tasks or to fall into madness upon their child's birth. But Lucy is the first girl who won't be alone as she tackles the list. She has her fiercely protective foster parents and her childhood friend Zach beside her. Do they have love and strength enough to overcome an age-old evil?
So here's my big problem with Impossible: I could believe Lucy and Zach loved each other, but Werlin didn't have me believing that they were both actually *in* love until there were only about 50 pages left in the book. That was far, far too long after we were first told that they had feelings for each other, especially considering how essential their romantic relationship is in completing the quests to overcome the curse. And all that telling—about how Zach was in love with Lucy or how Lucy saw Zach without his shirt on and suddenly realized he was hot—did not make me believe they were in love. I think it's partly due to the third-person omniscient narration (which can be done successfully in romance; see Joan Wolf's A London Season) as Werlin used it in Impossible, which I felt detracted from the romance. Maybe it's because when it comes to romances in YA lit, I'm so used to first-person narratives and all the intimacy and emotion it entails, but I just didn't believe that Lucy and Zach were truly in love for a long time.
Dream Girl by Lauren Mechling
Claire Voyante has long had dreams in which the images she saw "were usually stupid and meaningless, like Henry holding a green umbrella with a frog on it or, say, a bright pink lock—things that I'd see later in front of me but that never lead me to anything groundbreaking." Call them premonitions, call them extremely vivid dreams, but lately they've started to take over her life. Claire's been dreaming every night only to wake up still exhausted, distracting her from school. Although the things she's seeing in her dreams are becoming stranger, they might just be what she needs to help a friend.
The mystery aspect was predictable, yet it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book. Dream Girl has an appropriately dreamy quality, particularly when it comes to the setting, and I actually wouldn't mind if we end up seeing another book starring Claire.
Death By Bikini by Linda Gerber
For some reason, when i started reading Death By Bikini, I was under the impression that it took place on a Caribbean island. So when Aphra and Hisako started talking about noni, kava, and kukui nuts, I said, huh, that's interesting. Then when Junior, the resort's head of security, started talking in pidgin (excuse me, Hawaii Creole English, for the linguistic sticklers), I got even more confused. I had to flip through the first couple of chapters to see if Aphra mentioned where, exactly, the island is. And she never did.
Anyway, the story is about Aphra Behn Connolly, who lives with her father at the luxury island resort he manages. A family appears at the resort in the middle of the night with no reservations and Aphra's father begins acting strangely. When the girlfriend of a rock star is strangled, Aphra is determined to solve the crime and discover the truth about their mysterious visitors.
Aside from my initial confusion, Death by Bikini was a pretty entertaining read. Not outstanding, but I have no problem recommending it. Plus, it's the start of a mystery series for teens, which is nice to see since there's a dearth of teen mysteries.
Unspoken by Thomas Fahy
Allison receives an email one day, a forwarded newspaper article about the death of a boy she knew. Harold Crawley drowned and was found dead in Meridian, North Carolina. Some people might see it simply as a tragedy that a person died so young. Not Allison. She knows that what Harold feared more than anything else was drowning. Because Allison and the five other children had lived with their parents at Jacob Crowley's Divine Path cult, and Jacob had warned Allison that in five years, "Your greatest fear will consume you." After Allison and the other children burned the cult's compound down, killing all the adults, the kids are separated and taken in by foster families in different states. And five years later they each receive the same email as Allison. Allison worries that Jacob Crowley's prophecy is coming true, but how can she convince the others, and how can they save themselves?
Unspoken has one abrupt ending. There are a few rather gruesome scenes, but overall, the horror is more psychological. I didn't find it particularly scary, but it did keep my interest long enough to finish the book in one sitting.
The Mystery of the Fool & the Vanisher by David and Ruth Ellwand
I love Fairie-ality, so I have to admit to being a bit disappointed that this was not like Fairie-ality. It's darker, atmospheric, more moody. A man is walking in the woods one day when he finds a stone with a hole in the center of it. Looking through it, he sees a ball of light and follows it to a clearing. He finds a chest with unusual things in it, left by a photographer who was trying to prove the existence of fairies. I think it would appeal more to fans of the -ology books than Fairie-ality fans.
Lots of great reviews of this one, especially at A Fuse #8 and Writing and Ruminating.
The Explosionist by Jenny Davidson
To start with, I LOVE the cover! It's perfect for the book, an alternate history set in Scotland. Alfred Nobel still invented dynamite, but Napoleon won at Waterloo, and European powers are engaged in a constant power struggle. In order to support Scotland's security, IRYLNS (the Institute for the Recruitment of Young Ladies for National Security, pronounced "irons") takes the best and brightest of Scotland's female students to "supply Scotland's leaders (members of parliament, captains of industry, doctors, ministers, and so on) with the highly competent assistants they needed."
Sophie lives with her great-aunt Tabitha, who helped found the program and has considerable power of her own. Sophie supposes she'll enter IRYLNS after her schooling is complete, but for some reason great-aunt Tabitha doesn't want that to happen. Meanwhile, an unknown person or group sets off a bomb outside Sophie's boarding school, and the psychic hired for great-aunt Tabitha's recent seance is murdered.
As I said, I loved the cover, and the story is great, too. Sophie is believably awkward and the intrigue is actually intriguing. The tone is suitably foreboding and the worldbuilding excellent. First in a trilogy, I believe, which makes me happily impatient, if such a thing is possible. (Or should that be impatiently happy?) I'm looking forward to the next book, at any rate.
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About the book
Death by Denim is the third in Linda Gerber's Death By series.
Aphra Connolly is being chased by some very dangerous people. She knows her survival depends upon staying far away from love interest Seth, and listening to her mom's lectures on the finer points of anonymity and survival. But how is a girl supposed to live under the radar and not think about her boyfriend when she's in Paris—the most romantic city in the world? When her mom's contact in Paris is found floating in the Seine with a deadly message stuffed in his mouth, Aphra realizes that she will never be able to stop running unless she confronts the situation head-on. Sneaking away from her mom, Aphra tracks down the criminal mastermind in Italy, only to unwittingly reveal Seth's location. And her mistake has just put them both in mortal danger. . . .
About the author
Linda Gerber recently returned to life in the Midwest after four years in Japan, where she served as the Regional Advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Her books include SASS: NOW AND ZEN, SASS: THE FINNISH LINE and the YA mysteries DEATH BY BIKINI, DEATH BY LATTE and DEATH BY DENIM. She currently lives and writes in Dublin, OH, blissfully ignoring her husband, kids, and one very naughty puppy.
You can find Linda online here:
Early praise
"Starting with a heart-pounding chase scene… Gerber weaves in some major cultural landmarks as Aphra races through Paris and then Italy on a mission to expose the would-be assassin and rescue her love interest, Seth. Taut suspense… along with interesting tips of the espionage trade, will propel readers to the neat ending." - Booklist
"Death by Denim, the third book in Linda Gerber's fun, action-packed, and suspenseful series, is just as riveting as its prequels. Gerber's style is not only modern and down to earth, but cunning and intelligent as well… Aphra is an engaging and lively narrator whose bravery and smarts readers will admire. Equal parts action, romance, and mystery, Death by Denim is a fun-filled and engrossing read that will appeal to fans of Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series." – The Compulsive Reader
I asked, Linda answered
A. What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you? Bonus question: have you used it, in any way, in a book?
L. One of my scariest experiences was when I was at the beach on Maui and got tumbled by a huge wave. I was there to attend a writers' conference that had not yet started, so I was on my own at the beach and all I could think as the water pulled me under was that no one would know to come looking for me. I was sure I was a goner. Finally, I scraped the bottom and I was able to twist myself the right way to pop back up to the surface, but it really shook me up.
That experience was the basis for a scene in DEATH BY BIKINI.
A. Mystery writers often give their characters an unreasoning fear - and then make them face it. Do you have any phobias, like fear of spiders or enclosed spaces?
L. I don't know what my phobia is called. I'm not exactly afraid of heights, but I am afraid of falling from heights. I've had dreams where I'm on an elevator with no walls or on a steep staircase with no railing and I wake up in a sweat. In fact, when I took my kids to see Monsters vs. Aliens, I was about crawling out of my seat when they had Susan (Ginormica) zipping around on that little platform thingie with nothing to keep her from falling off. *Shudder*
A. Do you have a favorite mystery book, author, or movie?
Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard - book and movie. Great stuff.
A. At its heart, every story is a mystery. It asks why someone acts the way they did - or maybe what will happen next. What question does your book ask?
L. DEATH BY DENIM has a lot of questions. Will Aphra ever get to have a normal life again? Should she rely on her training or her impulses? Is love really enough to get you through any situation?
A. Is there a mystery in life that you are still trying to figure out?
L. Yeah. Why do I still procrastinate when I know it's just going to stress me out? Ongoing theme in my life!
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This week the GCC welcomes Linda Gerber, author of the brand-new YA novel, Death by Denim (Penguin), the third in the Death By series.
Aphra Connolly is being chased by some very dangerous people. She knows her survival depends upon staying far away from love interest Seth, and listening to her mom's lectures on the finer points of anonymity and survival. But how is a girl supposed to live under the radar and not think about her boyfriend when she's in Paris—the most romantic city in the world? When her mom's contact in Paris is found floating in the Seine with a deadly message stuffed in his mouth, Aphra realizes that she will never be able to stop running unless she confronts the situation head-on. Sneaking away from her mom, Aphra tracks down the criminal mastermind in Italy, only to unwittingly reveal Seth's location. And her mistake has just put them both in mortal danger. . . .
The interview:
Stacy: DEATH BY DENIM is set in France and Italy. Did you do any on-site research, I hope?
Linda: Ha! I would have loved to use this as an excuse to go back to Europe, but I was not so lucky. I have been to Paris, though, so I was able to use that experience in describing the settings there. I've also been to Italy, although not to the city Aphra travels to in the book. For that, I had to rely on a lot of books, pictures, maps and other travelers' accounts. Not quite as fun as going there...
Stacy: I see you lived in Japan for four years. What's been your biggest adjustment now that you're back in the US?
Linda: Where do I begin? We live in a suburb now with no public transportation to speak of, which means we have to drive to go anywhere. In Japan, we rode our bikes the train most of the time. My kids had more freedom there, not having to rely on me to take them places. Which brings up another huge adjustment. In Japan, even young children go places, walk to school, go to the store, ride the train, etc. by themselves. We would never dream of letting the same age kids out of our sight around here.
Stacy: What's the most surprising thing to happen since publication of your book?
Linda: My 13-year-old daughter thinks I'm cool.
Stacy: What are you working on now?
Linda: I'm just about to tackle the revisions for my first YA paranormal that will be released next year.
Praise for Death by Denim:
"Starting with a heart-pounding chase scene… Gerber weaves in some major cultural landmarks as Aphra races through Paris and then Italy on a mission to expose the would-be assassin and rescue her love interest, Seth. Taut suspense… along with interesting tips of the espionage trade, will propel readers to the neat ending." - Booklist
"Death by Denim, the third book in Linda Gerber's fun, action-packed, and suspenseful series, is just as riveting as its prequels. Gerber's style is not only modern and down to earth, but cunning and intelligent as well… Aphra is an engaging and lively narrator whose bravery and smarts readers will admire. Equal parts action, romance, and mystery, Death by Denim is a fun-filled and engrossing read that will appeal to fans of Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series." – The Compulsive Reader
"Gerber does not disappoint with this exciting novel from her Death by… series. Gerber's strength is by far in creating such a thrilling and fast paced plot that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. …Death by Denim is a wholly enjoyable read, full of action, romance, and international flair. Fans of Death by Bikini and Death by Latte, the earlier installments in this series, won't want to miss Death by Denim. Teen girls in particular looking for a fast and fun mystery to devour will enjoy Gerber's Death by… series." - The Book Muncher
"Nancy Drew meets "Alias" in the latest fast-paced, murder-mystery romance." - Paddyfield
*** Top Choice Award - Flamingnet Book Reviews ***
Praise for the series:
"Will capture mystery fans." – Booklist
"Strong writing and plenty of plot twists." -The Providence Journal
"Fast-paced, fun, and maybe just a little scary."-YA New York
Just "the right amount of intrigue, suspense, humor and romance."-Flamingnet Book Reviews
"Five enchantments."-Enchanting Reviews
"Refreshing read."-Simply BooksAbout the author:
Linda Gerber recently returned to life in the Midwest after four years in Japan, where she served as the Regional Advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Her books include SASS: NOW AND ZEN, SASS: THE FINNISH LINE and the YA mysteries DEATH BY BIKINI, DEATH BY LATTE and DEATH BY DENIM. She currently lives and writes in Dublin, OH, blissfully ignoring her husband, kids, and one very naughty puppy.
You can find Linda online here:
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Wow, friendly people! Thanks so much for coming out to celebrate with me this week! It's been quite a whirlwind, what with TWO birthdays and a book birthday thrown in there for good measure!
This was the first time in my 6(ish)-year writing career that I've had a book release on my actual birthdate - what a fun feeling of accomplishment. Publishers: take note. :)
Thanks to everyone who came by and chimed in!
*NOTE: There's still time to enter to win SASS books! Post a comment on ANY of the entries from this week, and you'll be eligible to win a SASS prize package. Winners will be announced on Monday, May 3rd. So anything posted between now and then is fair game!
In the meantime, I am thrilled to kick off our grand finale with Linda Gerber, the divine author of two SASS novels: Now and Zen, and The Finnish Line. Linda is also the author of the action-packed DEATH BY...series, and a prolific blogstress in her own right. Her next novel, Trance, releases in October 2010 and looks totally spooky. Can't wait!
Thanks for joining us today, Linda!
So, any horror stories from trips you've taken?
Viewing the setbacks as adventures is probably half the battle! :)
What's your number one travel tip? Can't-live-without travel item?
Number one tip: Keep an open mind and try to experience what's unique about an area. Eat the food, climb the climb, dance the dance. If you want everything the same as it is at home, why are you traveling?
Can't-live-without travel item: Books! I will have anxiety attacks if I finish the book I'm reading and we're still on the road. I must find a bookstore immediately. Preferably one with English titles...
I'm right there with you. Do you have any souvenirs from travel that have special meaning or importance to you?
While we were in Tokyo, I found a signed, limited-edition print featuring the stone Zen garden at the Ryōan-ji Temple in Kyoto, where a pivotal scene from my first SASS book, NOW AND ZEN was set.
That's so exciting! Noah and I definitely had particular fun visiting some of the places in Australia that our character visits in UODU. So, What's your dream vacation spot -- the one place you're dying to visit, and why?
There are so many places I want to see so I have dozens of dream vacation spots!
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For playgroup recently, I had everyone over for Storytime. I chose the theme--Friendship--ahead of time, and picked out a few of my favorite books that fit the theme. We read Fox Makes Friends by Adam Rex, Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems (you'll never go wrong with Mo), Duck and Goose by Tad Hills, and Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend by Melanie Watt (as much as I love the Scaredy Squirrel books, I discovered that they are kind of difficult for Read-alouds).
After the stories, we played Musical Pillows with a twist. Instead of having someone lose every time the song turned off, we'd take a pillow out, and the kids would have to share. By the end of the game, all-15-or-so kids were reaching in to get a hand on the last pillow. It was lots of fun, and fit the Friendship theme.
Lastly, we made turkeys as you see above. I found a similar turkey on a preschool crafts website (unfortunately I can't remember which one), but changed it up a bit to fit the theme. I also thought it would be fun to add balloon gobbles (we used water balloons blown up with a little air.)
About our playgroup in general...
Every six months or so, someone in the neighborhood puts together a schedule for Friday playgroups. We meet at a designated location every Friday at the same time, and then go to our scheduled location. I made the schedule this time around. Some of our favorite activities have been Apple Picking/Hay Ride, the Dinosaur Museum, the LDS Museum of Church History and Art, and Picnic at the Park days. I am also excited about a couple activities we have coming up, including the Fire Station tour and the Christmas Festival of Trees.
Everyone who wants to come is welcome to our group. We have children everywhere from 9 months to 4 years old...and the mommies have fun, too.
The schedule I made is coming to an end, so I'm starting to gather ideas for next year. I'm planning to include a farm and the zoo in the schedule.
Are you part of a playgroup? I'd LOVE to hear some of the things you have enjoyed doing in your group!
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Hello peeps,
My lazy month is coming to a close and things start speeding up again for me.
I'll be in San Francisco July 13-15 at the Ypulse Mashup (Youth Marketing Convention). I heard MC Hammer is going to be there and if he is, I'm totally getting his autograph for Michigan friend Brian Aulick, who still owns Hammer pants (rumor has it, anyway). I'm excited to meet cool authors like Melissa Walker, Justina Chen Headley, David Levithan and Dave Nadelberg.
Then it's off to see family and friends in Michigan for 10 days. If I have a chance, I'll stop into Holland's bookstores to sign copies of WAKE. Same goes for the "South of Detroit" area.
Then I'll fly out to NYC for the Backspace Conference (details in the post below) for an August 6 signing with fellow YA authors Melissa Walker and Linda Gerber:
18 W 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 989-3270
The reading/signing is Wednesday August 6 from 6-7:30 pm. Please spread the word!


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Overview With over 600,000 acres, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park includes washes, wildflowers, palm groves, cacti and sweeping vistas of the Colorado Desert. The park office, visitor center, and three of its campgrounds have many accessible features described below. Phone 760-767-5311. Many visitors approach from the east or west via Highways S22 and 78. Highway S2 enters the park from the south off Interstate 8.
Camping Borrego Palm Canyon Campground. Three tent campsites are accessible. All are accessibly furnished and located. Tent pads are 12'x 12' on soft sand. There are 48 sites with full hook-ups, two of which are accessible. Restrooms with showers: Five accessible unisex toilet rooms with separate showers are dispersed through upper and lower ends of campground with some near tent sites and some near sites with RV hookups. Routes of travel from sites to restrooms are accessible. There is one accessible parking space adjacent to each of the accessible restrooms. Tamarisk Grove Campground. Two campsites are accessible. Restroom: A new accessible restroom and shower building is adjacent to one of the accessible campsites. An accessible parking space is adjacent to the building. The campfire center has been made accessible. Bow Willow Campground. There are two accessible campsites and an accessible non-flush restroom at this remote primitive campground.
Trails The 3/4 mile All-Access Trail near the Visitor Center has been improved and now connects the Visitor Center to the Borrego Palms Campground. Interpretive panels focus on area plants and animals and include Braille text keyed to alternate senses. The Culp Valley Trail is a ˝ mile accessible trail that starts at the Culp Valley Campground located off S22, Montezuma Valley Road. Access to the trailhead is located on the backside of the campground. Accessible parking is available at the trailhead and the accessible restroom at the campground. This trail is constructed of compacted soil and gravel and has a destination overlook of the Borrego Valley and surrounding area.
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For now I'm just putting together architectures and presentations. I've been able to pull in some of the more brilliant minds for this one which is absolutely humbling (only demonstrates my sheer lack of knowledge) and also a fantastic learning experience.
Naturally my todo list grows:
- Develop prototype (60%)
- Setup up PR website (40%)
- Finish PR powerpoint (30%)
- Make some Crock-Pot Stew (20% - bachelor alert!)
- Continue to find/pull-together the team (50%)
- Do laundry (10% - shaaaammmme)
- Roller-blade Alki (80% - for sure)
- Setup server and killer framework stack (70% - hurray Slicehost!)
- Attend Seattle.rb Ruby Enthusiast group (check!)
- Add todo's at will!


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Oracle ADF integration with Google Maps API3 – use cases
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With a background of large scale application deployments, the expertise GEBS has in developing, migrating and maintaining software based on Oracle technologies ensures a reduced time to market, scalable and feature rich applications.
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Sue Austin is featured in FIXED UK Film Premier.
The Award winning Documentary FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement will have its UK premiere in Edinburgh as part of the Filmhouse Cinema and Edinburgh University's...Comments: 0
9 July 2013
Richard Branson becomes the latest person to become part of the artwork!
Today we are thrilled to announce that Richard Branson has blogged about 'Creating the Spectacle!'. As a diver and innovator himself, he evidently felt compelled to write about Sue's...Comments: 0
21 June 2013
Freewheeling launches new fundraising campaign
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16 April 2013
INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 16th April 2013
British artist Sue Austin has been invited to give a presentation at TEDMED in Washington DC about her experiences of creating and flying the World's first underwater wheelchair. The artwork...Comments: 1
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Sue Austin speaks at TEDMED
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13 April 2013
People Like You
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12 April 2013
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In March a reduced number of the Freewheeling team took a fourth trip out to Camel Dive Club and Hotel in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt for an experimental filming trip with underwater videograper Dan...Comments: 0
15 March 2013
Underwater wheelchair UK Patent application published
We are very pleased to announce that the UK Patent application for the underwater wheelchair and it's various adaptations has now been published. Dr. Brian Wybrow of Patently Creative led the...Comments: 0
15 January 2013
Interest grows after Sue speaks at TEDxWomen
Since Sue gave a talk about 'Creating the Spectacle!' at TEDxWomen in Washington DC last month the Freewheeling team has received many messages of support, interest and additional...Comments: 1
8 September 2012
'Creating the Spectacle!' Online - Part 2 - Finding the Flame
Our second video has just been released for the online series of films as part of 'Creating the Spectacle!' and is not available on any video sharing sites. Watch it here...Comments: 2
2 September 2012
Keeping the show on the road
Phil Stewart of Hands On Clinic in Braunton, Devon provides an insight into the essential treatments that enable Freewheeling's Artistic Director Sue Austin to deal with the physical demands of...Comments: 0
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Freewheeling goes global!
We've had a fantastic response from press all over the world about 'Creating the Spectacle!' and the pool performances. Our final performance tonight at Osprey Leisure Centre, Portland...Comments: 1
17 August 2012
'Creating the Spectacle!' featured by Channel 4 news
Channel 4 news cultural editor Matthew Cain has just posted a blog about 'Creating the Spectacle!' after a recent visit to see Sue in action at a pool rehearsal. He described what he saw as...Comments: 2
7 August 2012
Exclusive opportunity to see the underwater wheelchair live! Tickets now on sale....
A ground-breaking series of works by artist Sue Austin in her self-propelled underwater wheelchair as part of her Unlimited commission. The swimming pool is transformed into a sub-aquatic arena as...Comments: 4
23 July 2012
Stunning image from 'Creating the Spectacle!' featured in the Independent on Sunday
On 22nd July 2012 The Independent on Sunday published a stunning image of Sue Austin in her underwater wheelchair from a recent visit to Egypt for filming as part of her Unlimited commission for the...Comments: 0
28 June 2012
'The Mouth of Fleet Lagoon' filming event on 27 June makes ITV regional news
'The Mouth of Fleet Lagoon' filming event on 27 June was an exciting and dramatic live art spectacle. It was part one of Sue Austin's Unlimited commission 'Creating the...Comments: 0
28 June 2012
Guy Brasher talks about The Freewheelin' Sue Austin
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28 June 2012
From Portland to Sharm El Sheikh and Beyond by Rob Hughes
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26 June 2012
Andrea Frankham-Hughes looks back at our first filming trip to Egypt
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16 June 2012
Tickets released for 'Creating the Spectacle!' Part 1 - The Mouth of the Fleet Lagoon - participatory event
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8 May 2012
Gini looks for a role model
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30 April 2012
The trip to Egypt as seen through the lens of Norman Lomax, Director of Photography for 'Creating the Spectacle!'
Back from Egypt where we spent 6 days shooting footage for ICCI 360 arena plus additional documentary material. Wow, what an intense trip! Utterly exhausting both mentally and physically but all the...Comments: 2
17 April 2012
Trish reflects on the trip to Egypt: a milestone for 'Creating the Spectacle!'
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17 April 2012
Freewheeling team attends British Airways event in Portland
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19 March 2012
Artist and wordsmith Gini is caused to Re-imagine wheelchairs folllowing an experience at Osprey Leisure Centre
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Comic Book Artist?
My dad told me about this commercial and I had to look it up. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it's an actor playing a comic book artist, taking "Wacky Reference" with his Samsung phone. Despite the comments I've seen on various sites, I don't think it's any artist I know, nor is it artwork I recognize. But, as my roommate said, whoever did do it probably got paid a lot more than a comic book artist. Knowing the industry fairly well, I can already see a backlash coming if this is, indeed, a fake. Still, I think it's a great idea (but I would probably qualify as biased).
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Time for the second round of my San Francisco sightseeing photographs. This time there's more of the Golden Gate bridge, plus Dolores Park (packed full of hipsters and their dogs), a view of the city from Alcatraz and Lombard Street. So beautiful! Looking at all of that sunshine makes me long for summer.
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It never ceases to amaze me how people whine and complain about politicians and politics as usual, only to jump on the same retarded party-line bus year after year. Ron Paul was not groomed as a politician, he is an obstetrician and chose that particular field after having to watch an abortion performed in medical school. And while he is against abortion, he is equally against the Federal Government, particularly the United States Supreme Court, having any involvement in the abortion issue as it is a state to state issue, not a federal issue (although personally, I think it's neither). He also stands strongly in favor of our Second Amendment Right to bear arms and believe me, the way our borders are looking these days, many will soon wish they were more open-minded about their second amendment rights. Mitt Romney is a tax-evading, evangelist with money socked away everywhere from Switerzland to the Cayman Islands. What kind of low life taxes the working, almost non-existent, middle class while they hide their money in parts unknown. As for the evangelism, I don't need extreme Christians dictating my life any more than I need Obama telling me to pay for overpriced health insurance so my premium can cover a bunch freeloaders who never worked a day in their lives. As for Newt, well, he's just a joke and always has been. I want our next President to live not so much how I think he should, but rather true to his own principles and dedicated to that which he believes to be true and honorable. And so far, Ron Paul is the only one I've seen who meets that criteria.
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This exhibition was going on in the middle of an insanely busy month for me, so I never made it over to see it even though the whole thing was right up my alley. From SOMArts:
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Anyone who heard rumors that the FBI had pulled warrants to search computers belonging to Columbus City Schools probably pictured agents storming the district's Downtown offices.
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We heard about the warrants, too, but the lawyer the district hired to handle its student-data investigation affairs hadn't. There's a simple explanation: While the warrants likely existed, the computers pertinent to the investigation are no longer in the possession of the school district.
The auditor of state has had them, as we told you last week. When property changes hands between agencies, there needs to be a paper trail. It seems the FBI has those computers now — no office-storming required.
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Two vacant Whitehall school-board seats, once held by mother and son, could be replaced by husband and wife.
Two married couples — Kelly and Kristin Young and Mark Sean and Magdalene Riley — are among the 17 people who applied to replace Ronda Howard and her son, Brandon, both of whom resigned last month.
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Investigators are interviewing teachers as witnesses in the months-long investigation into student-data manipulation in Columbus schools.
There hasn't been evidence that teachers played a role in "scrubbing" the district's student data; the records show that largely was done by administrators and sometimes their secretaries. It's not clear yet how many teachers investigators from State Auditor Dave Yost's office are interviewing, but they are not targets of the investigation.
Teachers are meeting with investigators to answer questions about how they kept student data, including grades and attendance records. Sources say several teachers from Linden-McKinley STEM Academy have met with the state auditor's investigators.
There will be more such meetings elsewhere in the district, said union President Rhonda Johnson, but she did not know details.
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The Columbus teachers union newsletter noted that Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman and Eric Fingerhut, the executive director of the mayor's education commission, spoke to a group of the union's officials on March 7.
Fingerhut told the group that revisions to Columbus' report card due to the state data-scrubbing investigation may "plunge the district into 'Academic Distress,' which would trigger a takeover of CCS by the Ohio Department of Education."
If that were to happen, a five-member panel would be put in place by the state, "effectively ending 'local control' of the district."
Not noted: The district would need an overall F grade for four straight years. The state plans to recalculate two years of report cards and would have to reduce them from a C grade to an F, and then the district would need two more years of F's for that sanction to kick in, so an emergency panel doesn't seem imminent.
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Why Can't I Kill Allied Hunter/Lock Pets?
These pets having real taunts again is like the best worst change ever.
Definitely nice for those classes...when they're soloing. But At least half of all hunters I encounter in dungeons leave their taunts on. Or they'll use Stampede and not believe me when I say the summoned pets are using their taunts and haven't been turned off. Under normal conditions, I just let the pets keep aggro until they die so I can develop real Vengeance again, as many hunters don't respond when I mention their pet taunting. How do you guys handle those damned things? |
Having a hunter its something I have tried to remember I have to turn that dam taunt off... but when I am soloing without it my pet is useless without it.... Stampede needs to be fixed so that None of the pets taunt unless your taunt is on (if it doesn't already do that, would have to test that) its annoying when I tank as well but taunt shouldn't be an instant pull it should be high threat but not so much that I can pull a boss halfway through a fight
Agreed. We found out way back that pet taunts don't work. So they changed it to high threat. And it wasn't enough. So instead of just increase the threat gain, they turned it back into a taunt. I don't even...
I just ignore the mob the pet is tanking. If it dies, I'll pick up the mob, otherwise I'll just move on to the next pack. If it happens in a raid, well, that's just a bad hunter and they should be removed from the raid. But in a 5-man? I don't care in the slightest.
I care when the pet interferes with me pulling the mob out of fire so my melee dps doesn't take unnecessary damage. Tanking is about more than threat and pets can significantly interfere with a tank's efforts to position mobs. I have the same issue with army of the dead which is why I've glyphed it on my dk so it won't take threat. |
Pets summoned by Stampede only taunt if their taunts were left on when they last used the pet. The Glyph of Stampede will cause the spell to summon copies of the current pet and seems to solve a lot of that issue. And on a side note, if I happen to be running in BM and have a spirit beast out ... I can chain all the healing spells off those pets for well over 300k in heals. Kind of a nice oh sh**t button.
Yes they do, but I only care in raids. In a random 5-man, I expect melee DPS to be smart enough not to follow the mob into the fire if there are other mobs alive. If not, I'll taunt the one remaining one on the pet out of the fire to safety, and stun it. |
It depends on the pet's owner, whether there is a lot of ground aoe, etc. I very rarely have issues with growl or Threatening Presence, but I do ask hunters with Spiders to swap pets, since it is a PITA to move mobs when they are webbed. Generally I still hold threat even if the pet does have growl on, but if not, I don't stress about it.
If there is aoe and one mob is still on the pet, I can usually drag the others over slightly and rotate the rest of the group so that they have their backs or sides to melee, and are close enough to the ones still on the pet for aoe/cleave. I've even been doing some questing with some Horde hunters in less-populated areas, and they generally have excellent pet etiquette once we establish that we're cooperating. :) |


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It is narrated from Hazrat Jaabir () that Rasulullah () used to teach us the dua of istikharah for important matters in the same manner as he used to teach us the Surahs of the Qur'aan.
He () used to say, "When you intend doing any important work, then read two rakaats nafl salaat and thereafter read this dua." (which is mentioned below) [Bukhari-pg. 944]
Rasulullah () once remarked to Anas () "O Anas! When you are undecided with regards to any matter, then seek counsel from your Rabb and do this seven times. Thereafter, whatever decision prevails in your heart regard it to be beneficial." [Shaami-Vol.1, pg. 507]
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NEW YORK, (UPI) – A former police sergeant said President Obama has broken his promise to her that the victims of the Fort Hood massacre would be well taken care of.
Kimberly Munley, who stopped the 2009 rampage along with her partner, told ABC news in an exclusive interview that instead of being taken care of, the victims have actually "been neglected."
There was no immediate comment from the White House, ABC said.
Munley was shot three times as she and her partner, Sgt. Mark Todd, confronted accused shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan after he opened fire on soldiers being processed for deployment to Afghanistan.
Todd fired the five bullets credited with bringing Hasan down while Munley lay wounded.
Three years after the White House arranged a hero's welcome for the two officers, Munley has been laid off from her job on Fort Hood's civilian police force.
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Gardening is something my mom and I have always enjoyed doing together ever since I was a little girl. Gardening can provide great learning experience for young children and older children alike. I would love to share some tips on how to garden with kids…. and I have an awesome Giveaway, a $50 Walmart Gift Card provided by Central Garden and Pet in promotion of their GardenTech® Worry Free® Brand Insecticides products.
1) Kids do the Planning: Encourage children to pick out plants and flowers for the upcoming project. Allow them to help in the planning, planting and up-keep of the garden.Letting them have an opinion allows them to invest in the project and develop a respect for nature as well.
2) Embrace teachable moments: When shopping for plants use this time with older children to educate them about different types of plants for example perenials versus annuals or shrubs versus trees. For younger children talk to them about tall plants versus short ones or the colors of the flowers, etc.
3) Talk Money and Budget: Shopping for plants with older children is also a great time to teach about budgeting projects. We set a budget and stuck to it. We found a great price on two different types of bushes. My son compared the two different types and decided to go with a variegated leaf instead of a plain leaf. (another great teachable moment)
4) Involve Young Children: Young children love to help garden too. Sometimes it's hard to know what young children can do. I suggest giving them tasks that are fun and easy for them to succeed at. Watering plants is a part of gardening that is fun and is essential for plant growth. Encourage your little one to have as much independence as possible by giving them simple gardening tasks. Children as young as 18 months can help turn on the spigot, fill the watering can, and water plants.
5) Allow older children to be mentors for young children:Often when younger children see older siblings having fun doing things, like gardening, they want to participate too. It's often a great learning experience for all children when you let them work together as a team.
6) Real tools are for kids too: Use REAL tools when gardening with children but always with direct adult supervision. Children can be taught how to appropriately use real gardening tools like spades, shovels, rakes and more.Don't be afraid to let them use the real things, just supervise and teach them the appropriate use. Set limits and guidelines before using real tools so children know the consequences if they use the tools un-safely or inappropriately. If child a fails to follow the rules they will know the consequence ahead of time.
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Bring back Macros
I am amazed you've decided to remove Macros from Visual Studio. Not only are they useful for general programming, but they're a great way to be introduced to the Visual Studio APIs.
If you are unwilling to put in the development time towards them, please release the source code and let the community maintain it as an extension.
3,238 votesWe are currently reviewing the feasibility of delivering a scripting capability in a future version of Visual Studio. Please continue to offer your comments on what scripting capability we should offer while we research this suggestion.
Tony Goodhew, Program Manager, VS Pro.
VS IDE should support file patterns in project files
Patterns should be preserved and unmodified when working with *proj files. If I specify a pattern with something like **/*.cs for my code files. If I add a new .cs file that fits that pattern the .csproj file should not be modified.
MSBuild already respects this, but the IDE will always modify the project file.
For numerous scenarios this could simplify the diff / merge process.
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Visual Studio Task Manager
One of the best things about Visual Studio is it's extensibility. The problem is, the more extensions I install, the less stable my Visual Studio gets, the more memory it takes, and sometimes it even takes constant CPU even when minimized. It would be great to have a task manager feature which allowed you to identify the misbehaving extension much easier.
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Open links in an actual browser
Please take the Web Browser out of the Visual Studio, open links in the default web browser (and please my own default, not Internet Explorer). Visual Studio is not good as a web browser and it uses Internet Explorer inside to make it worse.
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Don't close all files when a project file is edited
When a project file is edited on the file system (e.g. source control pull), you'll currently get a prompt: "The project '<name>' has been modified outside the environment"
My options are to not reload, often not being able to compile, or reload the project closing everything I have open...even if it's completely unrelated to the project change (added image files for example). This causes a huge productivity loss on a rapidly iterating project (Stack Overflow in this case), I have to reload the project then spend time opening/searching for whatever I was working on before it happened. In most cases…
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Integrate more functions of "Productivity Power Tools" in VS11
I'm so glad to see VS11 beta release. I find many new features integrated to VS11 beta from "old" Productivity Power Tools extension, such as new Solution Explorer, Quick Access and so on. But I do see many more features of "Productivity Power Tools" in VS11 beta, such as Auto Brace Completion, Fix Mixed Tabs, Align Assignments, Tools Options Support and more. So I hope the full functions of "old" Productivity Power Tools integrated to the VS11, and also we can config these features in the Option of VS11. Please take a think about my suggestion. Thanks a lot!
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Stop automatically messing with my solution configurations and platforms
Every single time I add a project to a solution, Visual Studio "helpfully" adds to the solution every configuration it finds in the project.
Every single time the project has a platform that the solution doesn't, Visual Studio "helpfully" creates the missing solution platform and also, most annoyingly, "Mixed Platforms".
PLEASE leave them alone. I set them up how I like and I'd like them to stay that way.
Example use case #2:
I create a new project (defaults to x86) and add a Util library (AnyCPU). Wham, I'm only 5 seconds into a new project and I already have…
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Option "Show Always Intellisense"
Sometimes when I want to list all the methods of a function. I have to use 2 keyboard shortcuts to do this.
Option "Always show Intellisense" would make suggestions show ALL the time. If I click somewhere out the editing box, they will disappear, when I click back, they show again.185 votes -
New VS option "Go To Definition Implementation"
VS offers an option "Go to Definition" when you want to see a function definition; however, if your object is implementing an interface this option takes to that particular interface and you are forced to look for the object that implements this particular method. I propose a new option called "Go to Definition Implementation" which would take you to the object that implements that particular interface.
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Add high resolution icons for those who use high DPI screens
When you set your screen to high DPI (>100%) icons in toolbars get really blurry. In VS 2010 it was a pain to create great UI while your ide looked so bad.
Icons should look pixel perfect independently of your DPI.
155 votesThanks to everyone who voted and commented on this issue. In Visual Studio 2013 we made incremental improvements in how we render icons under different DPI scaling. We are also considering future improvements around multi-resolution/DPI icon sets.
Visual Studio UX Team
Support elastic tab stops
Support elastic tab stops! Just look at the picture on this web site:
P.S. we should be able to make the choice between spaces/tabs/elastic tabs on a per-solution (or per-project) basis.
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save text files with the newline convention present in the file when opened
The Visual Studio text file editor has an "advanced save" option that allows me to choose a particular format to save to, every time I save a file.
However, 99% of the time, the right thing to do is to save the file using whatever convention was present when the file was originally opened. Thus, if I open a file with LF-style line termination, new lines I add should be terminated with LF, and the file should be saved as LF-terminated. If I open a file with CRLF convention, new lines I *** should be terminated with CRLF, and it…121 votes -
Set the default for "Run when build error occurs" to "Do not launch"
The remarkably useless option to run the old version when a build error occurs is the first VS prompt a user sees when there is a build error for the first time after installation. It is annoying especially because it is totally useless but recently I started teaching programming to beginners and this option is a BIG issue. Most people are used to checking the "don't bother me anymore" checkbox and then clicking "yes" on dialogs. You can imagine the mess this causes for a beginner who doesn't even know why his changes (which do not compile) do not affect…
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Stop polluting My Documents with Visual Studio folders
Visual Studio creates a new folder in My Documents with every version. Over time, if the user requires many different versions of Visual Studio installed, this pollutes the folder. My Documents is supposed to be where I keep, well, my documents.
This even goes again Microsoft's own software design guidelines, if I remember them right.
Most of the subfolders should be moved to the existing AppData Visual Studio folder. The Projects subfolder has no reason to exist, since you might as well default the My Documents folder when creating new projects (the user can obviouly change this at the time,…
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Visual Studio should be Touch-Friendly
Anyone who has put Visual Studio 2012 on a computer with a touch screen will attest to how bad the environment behaves when attempting to touch the screen.
Visual Studio should include either a full-fledged touch mode or include settings that allow users to take advantage of touch enabled devices.
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Automatically fix fixable errors
Some errors in the error list could be automatically fixed. For instance, you build your code and the error "The type 'bla' is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'System.Data.Entity'" appears in the error pane. This error is easily fixed by adding the correct reference to the project, but since Studio already knows what it's looking for, it knows where it's located (GAC), why isn't there an option to fix it?
It would be nice if the error pane would have a column "Autoresolve" with for each error which migh be fixable a link "Try resolving". Studio…
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Integrate into the development environment Visual Assist or ReSharper.
Integrate into the development environment Visual Assist or ReSharper.
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Jason Cole: Patriots #2 O-line in the NFL
Don't agree with this because their run blocking is very weak. However, I do think they are top 10. This will be an interesting debate.
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Re: Jason Cole: Patriots #2 O-line in the NFL
Yeah, I don't agree with that ranking at all. I'd like to, but I don't. Vollmer is going to see a lot of time this year in the starting line-up and, though he has a very bright future, his green-ness can't be disputed from last year. Stephen Neal is very good but has suddenly become oft-injured in the last few years and his back-up is still Connolly, who didn't exactly set the world on fire when coming in for Neal. Koppen, I think, is solid (though an upgrade certainly wouldn't be out of the question). As of right now, it doesn't look like Mankins is going to play a down for the Patriots again which means Kaczur is going to see his first full season transitioning from RT to LG. Matt Light is solid at LT.
You can see that this O-Line, as of right now, is not the second best O-Line in the league. |
Re: Jason Cole: Patriots #2 O-line in the NFL
Cole bases his rankings primarily on stats from Football Outsiders, which you can see here: FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2009 OFFENSIVE LINES
My biggest issue with those rankings is that offensive lines are ranked in terms of pass protection solely on percentage of sacks. In my opinion sacks are one of the most over rated statistics in football. Quarterback pressures, hurries, and knock downs are much more important. If a QB has to hurry his throw and get it off before a receiver has time to run his route, or is hit as he is throwing, that can have a much greater effect, especially if it happens over and over during the course of a game or season. Going off the top of my head I think I'd rate the Saints, Ravens, Dolphins, Jets, Bengals, and Giants ahead of the Patriots, as well as possibly the Falcons, Eagles and Cowboys. The offensive line of the Patriots is somewhere in the top ten, but #2 seems to be too high for them. |
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If the line is a healthy
Light Mankins Koppen Neal Kaczur/Vollmer I've got no problem with the ranking, although I want to see more focus on first and second down run blocking. Without Mankins, I don't think you could rank them at all. It'd have to be like Vegas taking a bet off the board. |
Re: Jason Cole: Patriots #2 O-line in the NFL
Rediculous rating for the Pats O-line. Do I believe stats or my own lying eyes? Besides using sacks as a measuring device....if Brady wasn't...well Brady....the number of sacks would increase dramatically and would result in a more true rating.
What would this rating mean for Maroney's running abilities?????? We always see that "they were in the backfield when he took the handoff"....etc... What this means, if true, is that most posters on this board would have their heads explode from the suckiness of the O-line if they were fans of most any other team except the Saints. Nah.....this guy was smoking something when he came up with this.... |
Re: Jason Cole: Patriots #2 O-line in the NFL
Looking at the list, my rankings as follows: 1. Saints (we'll see how they do without Jamaal Brown) 2. Giants (I think their line is pretty balanced all around but struggle against elite rushers like Ware) 3. Denver (depends on if their tackles are healthy) 4. Ravens (inconsistent pass blocking but very good run blocking) 5. Patriots (weak run blocking but arguably one of the best pass blocking lines considering how much they throw) |
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lol @ the Jets being #7, this poll is a joke, does he really think the loss of Fanaca downgrades the whole line? oh wait nvm
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Greetings Fellow followers of the crafts. For anyone near tacoma the scene there has been getting stedily bigger. A steampunk tea shop/vapory lounge opened up recently in downtown tacoma and a gothic and a bdsm store started selling steampunk related items.
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The research attracted coast-to-coast attention in recent weeks. News segments about the school lunch research conducted by Karen Evans Stout aired in 17 of the top 20 media markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, and Dallas. In all, reports about the groundbreaking research aired more than 125 times on affiliates of the three major networks as well as CNBC, the WB, Fox, and a number of independent stations.
In addition, a number of national publications, academic journals, and educational associations—including The American School Board Journal and the National Education Association—plan to highlight the story in upcoming issues.
Stout, associate professor in the college's educational leadership program, is looking at how schools use a child's lunch break during the school day. She believes sharing a meal has the potential to help students learn how to be more responsible for themselves and to care for and relate to others.
Her ongoing research project reveals that American school children are missing a huge opportunity that their peers in Europe enjoy.
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