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Dorigen's Power
Dorigen's freedom—her generosity, power, and subjectivity—is initially an effect of generic convention; she is introduced as the fair and highborn
lady of courtly romance who causes Arveragus's subjection and "wo" and then takes "pitee" on him explicitly because he has submitted so decisively and properly to her. Their marriage, which in reality would undermine the lady's dominance and "libertee," is described as something to which she actively consents because of her lover's theoretically proper self-subordination:
But atte laste she, for his worthynesse,
And namely for his meke obeysaunce,
Hath swich a pitee caught of his penaunce
That pryvely she fil of his accord
To take hym for hir housbonde and hir lord,
Of swich lordshipe as men han over hir wyves.
At first glance, this passage inscribes the female complicity that supports patriarchal ideals; it affirms the reconciliation of the ideologies of courtly love and medieval marriage through Dorigen's generous, willing endorsement of normative marital hierarchy. As an opening, it unmistakably picks up from the happy ending that dosed the Wife of Bath's Tale , wherein the powerful figure of the Hag, because of her husband's "obeysaunce," transforms herself into the wife "bothe fair and good" (III.1241) who in turn "obeyed hym in every thyng" (III.1255). But only fifteen lines into a story that seems to begin where other romances must leave off, with this ideal and implausible complementarity of love and marriage, sovereign lady and submissive wife, the vagueness of the formulation in line 743 invites the crucial question that the tale will answer: Just what is Dorigen "pryvely" agreeing to, and why "pryvely"? What is the valence of "swich" here—what kind of "lordshipe" do worthy, obedient noblemen privately have over the courtly ladies they marry? The line also sounds a lot like those other passages, sprinkled throughout Chaucerian fictions, that record the nervous innuendo of allegedly polite discourse. Compare, for instance, the narrator's salacious reference to the holy woman's necessary sexual submission to her husband in the Man
of Law's Tale (II.708–14). Even this early in the Franklin's Tale , readers familiar with Chaucerian idiom may well hear euphemistic allusion to one central aspect of male "lordshipe" that the Franklin's Tale soon focuses on: the sexual rights that husbands have, or should have, over their wives' bodies.
The ambiguity and instability of the arrangements between Dorigen and Arveragus are also subtly suggested in the digression that follows the opening description of their harmonious union, in the narrator's vague and prolix discussion of how happy marriages negotiate the conflict between freedom and obedience (761–805). The narrator shifts abruptly in this passage from the specific story he started telling to the general and abstract social issues it raises. This move from narrative to commentary quite dearly indicates that a realistic tale of Arveragus's divided life as a husband—"Servant in love, and lord in manage" (793)—like that of the Black Knight's married life with White, lacks tellability or defies credibility. It is only when the husband departs for England that a plot can emerge, for it is the man's prolonged absence that clarifies and confirms both the nature and the necessity, to social and narrative systems, of the "lordshipe" that husbands have over the sexuality of their wives.
Alone, unguarded by the repressions of domestic bliss, Dorigen has dangerous and storyworthy powers. The very devotion to Arveragus that she so passionately expresses in his absence carries with it the possibility of something as improper in a wife as the power that courtly love would impute to the lady. When the narrator says, for instance, that "Desir of his presence hire so destreyneth / That al this wyde world she sette at noght" (820–21), he implies not only excessive but even inappropriate desire, insofar as he suggests that the lady too has a public self, a responsibility to "this wyde world," which she willfully sets aside for love. Elsewhere in Chaucerian fiction, it is men who set the world aside for love: Troilus, who has the will and the power to put Criseyde over the interests of state, or the Antony of the Legend of Good Women who loves Cleopatra so much "That al the world he sette at no value" (LGW 602). Like Antony, too, Dorigen is "in swich rage" for her husband (compare FT 836, LGW 599). Dorigen's questioning of God's wisdom and the order of Nature itself In her long protest against "the grisly rokkes blake" (865–93) also suggests the inappropriateness and irrationality of such intense desire in a woman.
Above all, however, it is her complicated, three-part response to the importunities of Aurelius (980–1005) that brings the implicit dangers of ungoverned female subjectivity and sexuality to the crisis that the tale can proceed to resolve.[7] When he tells her of his love, the young squire, like Arveragus before him, calls the idealized fictional powers of the beloved lady to the realistic narrative fore. At first, in lines 980–87, Dorigen uses her power to avow dearly and firmly her fidelity to Arveragus. She says this is her "fynal answere," but if it were, Dorigen's goodness and subjection would be already complete; without the excess that follows, there would no story and no demonstrable need for Arveragus's return. The second phase of her response is the well-known "rash promise" (989–98); explicitly offered "in pley," it exemplifies the many dangerous dimensions of Dorigen's precarious position as both lady and wife. It is instructive to compare Dorigen at this point with another female jokester in the Canterbury Tales , another woman who "plays": Alisoun of the Miller's Tale . Alisoun gets away with her joke (even if, as I have said, her escape is a narrow, accidental one), but Dorigen does not. The latter is not violated or dishonored at the end; instead, she is alleged to suffer great emotional distress from which she can be released only by male decisions that dearly put her in her place.[8] She is not to be excluded from punishment, like Alisoun, for this treatment would be churlish and too obviously misogynist. Instead, she is to be chivalrously rescued from humiliation and abasement by the proper intervention of her husband and the chain reaction of male virtue he sets in motion. What is it about Dorigen's joke, and the context in which it is made, that necessitates both punishment and reprieve? Why doesn't her play lib-
erate her—as it does, for example, the Clerk? Why and to whom is a woman's game-playing, as opposed to a man's, so threatening that the polite tale must teach her this earnest kind of lesson?
Most obviously, Dorigen's pledge to Aurelius—I'll love you if you get rid of the rocks that keep my husband from me—is a potential threat to Arveragus and both the "lordshipe . . . men han over hir wyves" and "the name of soveraynetee, / That wolde he have for shame of his degree" (751–52). Challenging the fundamental rights of the aristocratic husband to the coterminous purities of wife and name, Dorigen's little joke signals the possibility at least of that excess of desire also indicated in her passion for Arveragus; it moreover asserts, for a moment, "in pley," her right to control her own body, to give where she will her love and, even more importantly, the sign that marks such control, her word. As Terry Lovell suggests, game-playing is "a function of confidence of legitimate status, of knowledge of the game and of its rules"[9] ; so too Dorigen's joke implies her (misplaced) confidence in her status, her right to play games with the power she thinks she has.
Dorigen's joke also threatens Arveragus by revealing the similarity between men in putatively very different positions: the ideal husband and the young rival.[10] Aurelius's conventional adoration of Dorigen mimics and fleshes out Arveragus's presumed relationship to her before their marriage, and she exercises the same (highly conventional) power over both men, conditionally granting her love because she pities Aurelius, just as she pitied Arveragus: "Syn I yow se so pitously complayne" (991; cf. 740). Her joke threatens Aurelius, too, because it plays with and makes light of the predictable passion, so much like Arveragus's, that he claims to experience; it may be even more disturbing to Aurelius because, like the reader, he must decide whether she means it or not. Is Dorigen really saying no and emphasizing her rejection of Aurelius with a graphic example of its impossibility—not until hell freezes over, so to speak? Or is she revealing, as some critics allege, her subconscious desire to be unfaithful to Arveragus? How can a man tell whether a woman really means it when she says no, especially if she makes a joke of her refusal?
And which in fact would be more disastrous for Aurelius's position: to have Dorigen or not? To want a woman who is unattainable or to want one who might just want him back? Dorigen manages, through her equivocation and play, to represent both disquieting possibilities and hence to embody the dilemma that masculine identity confronts in romantic love.
Dorigen's playfulness also imperils the class and generic distinctions that the Franklin seems eager to maintain. She acts in part on the power of sovereign lady that her marriage has not yet fully contained, and so her joke imagines the possibility that the ostensive right of a woman, under the courtly code, to grant or deny sexual access might be real. At the same time, as the comparison with Alisoun underscores, it also suggests that as the folk or fabliau tradition insists, a woman just might have rampant, illicit sexual desires and might act to gratify them. Her game-playing threatens not only to lay claim to her "legitimate status," then, but also to lay bare some of the covert rules of the game as we saw them in the play of the A-fragment: for instance, the stipulations that differences of age and rank between men may be leveled or crossed by discourse about women and that common male fears about female powers also transcend differences in genre, style, and class. And in a recent discussion of the tale, R. A. Shoat parenthetically alludes to another aspect of the problem, for a male storyteller, that Dorigen's joke brings out: "(a lady who loves 'in pley' [F 988] is no Beatrice, no begetter of the great poet)."[11]
Dorigen's joke is thus troubling enough; even worse, however, is the third phase of her response, the violent retraction (1000–5) in which she maintains that she is just kidding. As if she realizes that she has gone too far "in pley" and revealed too much, Dorigen herself tries to cancel out or seal off the implications of her joke by following it up with a firm, unplayful rebuke of Aurelius, including a reminder that she only dares to make her roguish promise because Aurelius cannot possibly meet its terms: "'For wel I woot that it shal never bityde'" (10001). She adds a question, moreover, that puts the reality of the situation in surprisingly frank, even churlish terms that can only make matters worse for everyone involved: "'What deyntee sholde a man han in his lyf / For to go love another mannes wyf, / That hath hir body whan so that hym liketh?'" (1003–5).
Here Dorigen articulates as directly as possible her blunt, impolite, and impolitic understanding of everyone's actual position. She exposes the illusory nature of the empowerment that courtly fictions seem to cede to her and of the lover's claim that she is the object of his desire. Dorigen's serious, sensible, knowledgeable, unseemly observation discloses that indeed she knows the real rules: what is proper, who is in control, and precisely what "swich lordshipe as men han over hir wyves" actually amounts to. Such excessive knowledge, however, can hardly reinstall her in the position of the perfect, bodiless courtly lady whose devotion to Arveragus is altogether self-chosen, nor can it reassure Aurelius that he knows how to act the part of the proper courtly lover in this tricky situation. Her rebuke is intended, presumably, to have a dampening effect on Aurelius's ardor, but while it calls his motives (and sexual tastes) into question, it may at the same time work in just the opposite way, whetting his appetite for Dorigen: not only by reminding him that she has a body but also by fanning the flames of his jealousy. Worse yet, it clarifies the real stakes here. Dorigen makes it clear that in his attempt to seduce a married woman, Aurelius, the very type of the courtly lover as that type is repeatedly defined in the Tales , is seeking what one modern critic has referred to as "seconds": a woman whose body is not his exclusively, nor his by rights.[12] A good part of the "deyntee" he derives from this effort, then, must be the pleasure of challenging and supplanting the male rival, as much as or more than loving the woman. And what Dorigen blurts out, the crude, unvarnished reading of the situation, turns out to be the gist of the tale as a whole.
Dorigen has been described as a misreader, but at this moment she is reading all too well.[13] She reveals a "knowledge of the game and of
its rules" that contradicts the illusion of female power to which she also lays claim when she tries to play, and thus she at once exposes and confirms the paradox of the feminine position in the social game: consciousness of self is consciousness of the negation of self. For her excessively accurate reading, for her overt statement of the covert rules, as much as for the possibility that she has desires, she must be corrected. The rest of the tale validates her interpretation of the situation by the very strength of its efforts both to reaffirm and to conceal what Dorigen has divulged.


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r t ▼ 1 Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics 2012-13 Profile for Colleges Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics •1141 North Lincoln Blvd • Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Tel (405) 521-6436 • Fax (405) 522-4586 School Code Number: 372-684 Created by legislative action, OSSM is Oklahoma's two-year, public, residential high school for juniors and seniors with exceptional ability in science and mathematics. The 144 students (75 seniors and 69 juniors) represent 76 high schools in 39 counties throughout the state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics will graduate its twenty-second class of seniors in 2013. The faculty at OSSM is comprised of 25 professionals with advanced degrees in their disciplines. All have master's degrees and approximately 64% hold doctorates in their academic fields. The school is located on a 32-acre campus near the state capitol in Oklahoma City. This site is adjacent to the research laboratories and libraries of the Oklahoma Health Center. Student housing is at the residence hall on campus. Mission •To provide an optimum learning environment for exceptionally motivated, gifted and talented students in science and mathematics. • To serve as an institutional resource for Oklahoma school districts through research and teacher training. Admission Admission is a highly competitive process initiated by written application. The evaluation criteria include: demonstrated ability in science and mathematics; standardized test scores; previous grades and curriculum; academic recommendations; special talents and extracurricular activities. Semifinal- ists are interviewed by a citizen committee before final selection is determined. Curriculum Advanced College Preparatory. Students enroll in a minimum of seven (7) academic courses plus fine arts and physical education each semester. All academic courses are advanced and/or accelerated honors level courses. OSSM offers many science and mathematics courses that are not generally part of a high school curriculum. Some of these advanced level courses include: in mathematics, Multivariate Calculus, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, Topology; in biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Endocrinology, Human Embryology, Genetics; in chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Equilibrium; in physics, Electronic Circuits, Thermal Physics, Waves and Optics, Topics in Theoretical Physics, Modern Physics I & II; and in computer science, Data Structures, Networking, Operating Systems. In addition to a scholastic program of excellence in the sciences, computer science and mathematics, the curriculum is enhanced by exemplary offerings in the humanities and the arts. Languages offered are Chinese, French, German, Latin, Japanese, and Spanish. Students receive five and one-half days of academic instruction. On school nights, faculty members attend study sessions at the student residence hall to provide additional support for the students' academic program. The Mentorship Program. At OSSM, a mentorship is a form of learning that integrates theory and application through work experience. The purpose is to provide opportunities for students to do concentrated research or project development in specialized fields under the leadership and direction of professionals in the scientific and technological community. Mentorships, opportunities for research, and Independent Study are available.
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Some Voices | Actor | Ray | 1 | |
The Ice House | Actor | Sergeant McLoughlin | 1 | |
Sword of Honour | Actor | Guy Crouchback | 1 | |
Archangel | Actor | Fluke Kesko | 1 | |
Kiss and Tell | Actor | n/a | 1 | |
Monuments Men | Actor | n/a | 1 | |
Hotel Splendide | Actor | n/a | 1 | |
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | Actor | George Dyer | 1 | |
Love & Rage | Actor | James Lynchehaun | 1 | |
Copenhagen | Actor | Werner Heisenberg | 1 | |
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Actor | n/a | 1 | |
Consinsual | Key Grip | n/a | 34 | |
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Actor | Mikael Blomkvist | 1 | |
Some Voices | Actor | Ray | 1 | |
Casino Royale | Actor | James Bond | 1 | |
Cowboys & Aliens | Actor | Jake Lonergan | 1 | |
Defiance | Actor | Tuvia Bielski | 1 | |
Daniel Craig/Muse | Host | n/a | 1000005 | |
Layer Cake | Actor | XXXX | 1 | |
Archangel (2003-2004) | Actor | Kelso | 2003 | 1 |
Skyfall | Actor | James Bond | 1 | |
Dream House | Actor | Will Atenton | 1 | |
Flashbacks of a Fool | Actor | Adult Joe Scot | 1 | |
Quantum of Solace | Actor | James Bond | 1 | |
Enduring Love | Actor | Joe | 1 | |
The Ice House (1996-1997) | Actor | DS McLoughlin | 1996 | 1 |
One Life | Narrator | n/a | 1000005 | |
Episode 149 | Actor | Guest | 1 | |
Sylvia | Actor | Ted Hughes | 1 | |
Munich | Actor | Steve | 1 | |
Love and Rage | Actor | Daniel Lynchehaun | 1 | |
The Invasion | Actor | Ben Driscoll | 1 | |
Love Is the Devil | Actor | George Dyer | 1 | |
Hotel Splendide | Actor | Ronald Blanche | 1 | |
The Trench | Actor | Sergeant Telford Winter | 1 | |
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2005-2006) | Actor | Presenter | 2005 | 1 |
The Adventures of Tintin | Voice | Rackham/Sakharine | 1000007 | |
Infamous | Actor | Perry Smith | 1 | |
Kiss and Tell (1995-1996) | Actor | Matt Kearney | 1995 | 1 |
Moll Flanders (1995-1996) | Actor | Jemmy | 1995 | 1 |
Copenhagen (2001-2002) | Actor | n/a | 2001 | 1 |
The Mother | Actor | Darren | 1 | |
Smoke Wrings (1994-1995) | Actor | n/a | 1994 | 1 |
The Golden Compass | Actor | Lord Asriel | 1 | |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Actor | Alex West | 1 | |
Road to Perdition | Actor | Connor Rooney | 1 | |
The Hunger (1996-1999) | Actor | ("Menage a Trois") | 1996 | 1 |
A Kid in King Arthur's Court | Actor | Master Kane | 1 | |
The Jacket | Actor | Mackenzie | 1 | |
2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards (2005-2006) | Actor | Presenter | 2005 | 1 |
I Dreamed of Africa | Actor | Declan Fielding | 1 | |
Obsession | Actor | John MacHale | 1 | |
The Power of One | Actor | Sergeant Jaape Botha | 1 | |
The 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards (2005-2006) | Actor | Himself | 2005 | 1 |
2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (2010-2011) | Actor | Participant | 2010 | 1 |
Genghis Cohn (1993-1994) | Actor | n/a | 1993 | 1 |
Renaissance | Actor | (English version) | 1 | |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery (2004-2005) | Actor | Featured Appearance | 2004 | 1 |
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Actor | ("Addicted to the Stars") | 1 | |
81st Annual Academy Awards (2007-2008) | Actor | Presenter | 2007 | 1 |
Season: 12 | Actor | Guest | 1 | |
Fateless | Actor | US Army Sergeant | 1 | |
The British Academy Film Awards (2007-2008) | Actor | Presenter | 2007 | 1 |
Elizabeth | Actor | John Ballard | 1 | |
Covington Cross (1991-1992) | Actor | Walkway Guard | 1991 | 1 |
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2008-2009) | Actor | Participant | 2008 | 1 |
Flashbacks of a Fool | Executive Producer | n/a | 3000005 | |
Infamous | Song Performer | ("Goldmine In The Sky") | 8000042 |
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Returned as James Bond in Sam Mendes directed "Skyfall" |
Co-starred as the painter's lover in "Love Is the Devil," a biopic of Francis Bacon |
Featured in the World War I drama "The Trench" |
Co-starred with Harrison Ford in the sci-fi Western "Cowboys & Aliens" |
Appeared in "Road to Perdition," directed by Sam Mendes |
Signed a $60 million deal to star in the next four James Bond films |
Co-starred with Nicole Kidman in "The Invasion," a film based on the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" |
Gained recognition with the hit TV series "Our Friends in the North" |
Co-starred with Kim Basinger in "I Dreamed Of Africa" |
Cast in the drama "The Mother" |
Cast as investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist opposite Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher directed "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," based on the novel by Stieg Larsson |
Portrayed killer Perry Smith in the Truman Capote biopic "Infamous"; earned an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Supporting Male |
Portrayed poet Ted Hughes in "Sylvia," a biopic of Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow) |
Co-starred with Rachel Weisz in Jim Sheridan's "Dream House" |
Had a small but impressive role in "Elizabeth" where he played a monk |
Made his Broadway debut in "A Steady Rain" opposite Hugh Jackman |
Starred opposite Samantha Morton and Rhys Ifans in "Enduring Love" |
Starred in the British gangster hit "Layer Cake," based on JJ Connelly's London crime novel and directed by Matthew Vaughn |
Made feature film debut in "The Power of One" |
Co-starred in Edward Zwick's World War II drama "Defiance" |
Cast in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," the screen adaptation of the notorious computer game starring Angelina Jolie |
Appeared in his second James Bond film, the Marc Forster directed "Quantum of Solace" |
Played Lord Asriel, a ruthless and mysterious adventurer in "The Golden Compass," a film adaptation of the first part of His Dark Materials trilogy |
Cast in Steven Spielberg's drama "Munich," based on the tragic aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics |
Lent his vocal talent in "The Adventures of Tintin," directed by Steven Spielberg |
Cast as British secret service agent James Bond in "Casino Royale," the 21st Bond film directed by Martin Campbell |
Moved to London when he was 16 to join the National Youth Theater |
Featured in the thriller "The Jacket" with Adrien Brody |
Born on March 2, 1968 in Chester, England - also known as the Walled City - Craig grew up in nearby Liverpool, where his mother studied art at university and his stepfather, the painter Max Blond, plied his craft. At 16, he moved to London to train at the National Youth Theatre and later graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1992, Craig made his film debut in the coming-of-age drama, "The Power of One," wherein he played an Afrikaner soldier who beats and humiliates a white South African boxer (Stephen Dorff) trained by a black man (Morgan Freeman). Craig then appeared in "Genghis Cohn" (A&E, 1993), a satire about a Nazi SS officer (Robert Lindsay) confronted with the ghost of a Jewish comedian (Antony Sher) he killed in a concentration camp. After playing a commoner involved in a forbidden love with King Arthur's daughter in the children's fantasy, "A Kid in King Arthur's Court" (1995), Craig gained fame in native England playing a hapless musician turned homeless person in the BBC's "Our Friends in the North" (1996), an ambitious nine-part serial about the lives of four friends spanning thirty years.
In the PBS adaptation of Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flanders" (1996), he played the enterprising bride's one true love. He next appeared in the romantic thriller, "Obsession" (1997), wherein he was one of several characters whose divergent lives cross in Berlin. The period biopic, "Love is the Devil" (1998), offered him an opportunity to expand his range. Playing petty thief George Dyer, renowned painter Francis Bacon's lover and artistic inspiration, Craig earned critical kudos in a film otherwise subjected to mixed reviews. A return to PBS in "The Ice House" (1998) found Craig playing an assistant investigator who doubts the Chief Inspector's conclusion that a recently discovered corpse is the dead husband of a woman previously suspected in his disappearance. That same year, he appeared in "Elizabeth," the widely acclaimed historical biopic starring an Oscar-snubbed Cate Blanchett as the Virgin Queen.
After landing major roles in smaller projects, including the World War I drama "The Trench" (1999) and the late 19th century drama "Love and Rage" (1999), Craig earned a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a schizophrenic man adjusting to the real world after his release from an institution in "Some Voices" (2000). He next appeared in a supporting role in the bland and uninspired romantic adventure, "I Dreamed of Africa" (2000), starring a well-meaning Kim Basinger. Craig then made the jump to larger Hollywood fare, appearing as old flame and fellow tomb raider Alex West in the live-action take on the popular video game, "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001), starring Angelina Jolie. In "Road to Perdition" (2002), he was the angry son of an Irish mobster (Paul Newman) who treats one of his hit men (Tom Hanks) like the son he never had. He next played poet Ted Hughes, husband to feminist icon Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow), who committed suicide after he left their deteriorated marriage, in the uneven biopic, "Sylvia" (2003).
Craig caused a stir in the unsettling erotic drama, "The Mother" (2004), playing a man who beds a woman (Anne Reid) twice his age while sleeping with her daughter. The stark May-December romance earned rave reviews, but made little impression at the box office. After a stint as a university professor stalked by another man (Rhys Ifans) in the Hitchcockian "Enduring Love" (2004), he was an inmate at an institute for the criminally insane in the derivative thriller, "The Jacket" (2005). Meanwhile, the Bond rumors began to swirl amidst the release of "Layer Cake" (2005), a crime comedy from Matthew Vaughn, producer of "Snatch" (2001) and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1999). Craig played a cocaine dealer seeking early retirement who is forced by a crime boss to find the missing daughter of an old pal (Michael Gambon). Meanwhile, Craig was cast by Steven Spielberg to co-star in "Munich" (2005), the true story about the massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympics and the secret Mossad mission to exact revenge. Craig delivered a razor-edged performance as the one member of the team who whole-heartedly embraces the righteousness of their mission.
Just prior to the release of "Munich" and after months of speculation, Craig was officially revealed as the next James Bond in October 2005, becoming only the second British actor to play the role, though he held the distinction of being the first blond. Initially, Craig was greeted with concern - and in some corners, outright scorn - from critics, who felt his blond hair and relatively short stature at under six-feet tall, went against author Ian Fleming's original vision of the character. Adding injury to insult, Craig reportedly lost two teeth while filming a fight scene, but it turned out that he had simply lost a crown. Nonetheless, the media hounds enjoyed their continued snipping at the actor's heels. When "Casino Royal" (2006) was released, however, critics suddenly changed their tune, stating that the film was one of the best in years and that Craig rivaled Sean Connery with his complex and in-depth take on the Bond character. Meanwhile, Craig starred opposite Nicole Kidman in "The Invasion" (2007), voiced Lord Asriel in "The Golden Compass" (2007), and played a hedonistic British actor nearing the end of his career in "Flashbacks of a Fool" (2008).
Of course Craig returned to the James Bond role for the highly-anticipated "Quantum of Solace" (2008), but fans were roundly disappointed with Craig's second go-round because of a weak storyline and over-reliance on a flash-cut editing. Still, the actor was generally praised for his depiction of Britain's most famous spy. Craig went on to star in director Ed Zwick's World War II drama, "Defiance" (2008), in which he played a simple farmer who, along with his brother (Liev Schreiber), turns a group of Jewish refugees into a crack team of freedom fighters against the Nazi regime. He next starred in the high-profile "Cowboys & Aliens" (2011), a sci-fi/Western hybrid set in 1873 in which he played an unwelcome stranger in the fear-gripped town of Absolution who wears a mysterious wristband that helps in the fight against an alien invasion. While plans for the 23rd Bond movie were put on hold due to the financial struggles of MGM, Craig earned considerable attention for his starring performance opposite a completely transformed Rooney Mara in the U.S. remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011). Craig played crusading journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, who investigates the 40-year-old disappearance of a woman from a wealthy family with an emotionally disturbed computer hacker (Mara). Once MGM put its house in order, Craig returned to play Bond in "Skyfall" (2012), in which 007 is presumed dead, only to be used by M (Judi Dench) to track down a notorious criminal (Javier Bardem) who has a crucial personal connection to both.
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Tim Craig | Father | Divorced from Daniel's mother |
Olivia Craig | Mother | Divorced from Daniel's father |
Ella Craig | Daughter | Born c. 1992; mother, Fiona Loudon |
Lea Craig | Sister | Older |
Fiona Loudon | Wife | Married in 1992; mother of his daughter Ella; Divorced in 1994 |
Heike Makatsch | Companion | Met on the set of "Obsession" in 1996; Split in January 2004 |
Saskia Mitchell | Companion | Produced his 2005 thriller "The Jacket"; First spoke about their romance in a October 2006 Parade interview; Rumored to have proposed in the summer of 2007; Split in early 2010 |
Kate Moss | Companion | Met in March 2004 and dated for about four months |
Rachel Weisz | Wife | Began dating December 2010; Secretly married June 22, 2011 in New York, NY; Co-starred in "Dream House" (2011) |
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"The fact is, 20 years' time sitting in the corner of the bar going 'I could've been Bond' is not a place I want to be. But if I'm 20 years down sitting in the corner of a bar going, 'Yeah, and I did this and that instead,' then I'll be happy." - Craig on the rumors regarding him playing James Bond, to Entertainment Weekly, May 27, 2005 |
A group of Bond fans launched a web site www.craignotbond.com to protest the hiring of Craig and boycott the movie. In response to the protests, Roger Moore was quoted as saying, "He's a helluva good actor," noting that critics haven't even seen Craig in the role yet. "So why attack him?" |
"Daniel's always been very determined and focused," Wilson says. "He's had his ups and downs, and he's been acknowledged as a great actor. When success comes to people too early, it can affect their personalities. I've seen it happen. Somebody his age who has worked his way up has a better perspective on fame and fortune. I don't think he's the kind of guy who'll get drunk and beat up guys in bars and drive off a cliff. Daniel will keep his head." - "Bond" producer Michael G. Wilson to The Los Angeles Times, Nov. 12, 2006 |
In "The Golden Compass" (2007), Craig starred as Lord Asriel, which was previously played by Timothy Dalton in a London theater production. Craig and Dalton have also shared the role of James Bond. |
"When I accepted the job to work on Bond, I genuinely did it to change my life. I knew that it would flip everything on its head. I can say, hand on heart, though, that I've never made movies for money - I've always made them because I've truly wanted to do them." - Craig to Interview magazine, July 2007 |
"I've had my thrills. I'd happily go and sit on a rock and look at the view, but I'm not one of those people who jump off for fun. I'd say, I'll meet you down at the bottom. I'll drive down, and we'll meet for lunch." - Craig quoted to Playboy magazine, November 2008 |
"It's a career. What can I tell you? It is a career; I'm not being cynical. And why wouldn't you? Look at the Kardashians, they're worth millions. Millions! I don't think they were that badly off to begin with, but now look at them. You see that and you think, 'What, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f*cking idiot on television and then you'll pay me millions?'" - Craig on reality television and the Kardashians, quoted in British GQ, January 2012 |
"It's amazing how many times I've sat in an interview like this in a bar or a hotel, and it's 11 o'clock in the morning and someone sends a martini over. And it's like, Really?" - Craig while promoting "Skyfall," quoted in Vanity Fair, November 2012 |
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Pink sand beach is a beautiful one place in the Bahamas. More precisely located on Harbour Island. 50 miles southeast of Nassau. The place looks beautiful because of the red coral in the area are mixed with white sand that looks pink. You will surely be enchanted by the beauty of this beach especially coupled with the contrasting blue sky and green vegetation in this place …. waaaaooow incredible. The best time to come to this place is when the morning and evening, as you can see the sunrise and sunset is very beautiful. Especially if you come to this place with your partner while enjoying afternoon cocktails and sunbathing on the beach cottage Pink Sands,, would be very romantic. In addition to this – the above there are many activities that you can still do in places like snorkeling and diving. Around the coast there are many high quality hotels and villas, so you need not worry if you want to spend the night while enjoying the comfort of the natural atmosphere in the pink sands beach. Perhaps this could form the place of your choice for vacation and honeymoon.
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Do you remember what it's like just to be with women?To chatter all night in pyjamas, sipping Prosecco and mutually paint nails.Shopping without time pressure and jostling man!
For these memories, the CPH hotels have launched the package "Menfree".
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A handy Firefox extension called ScrapBook lets you save, manage, and annotate web pages.
I often hear readers ask, "What's all this fuss about Firefox? It's just a web browser." Well, not quite. Firefox supports some powerful extensions that make it more than just a browser. One extension that deserves a closer look is ScrapBook [1]. ScrapBook is a convenient tool for saving, managing, and editing html pages. If you dig a little deeper, you'll discover some practical features that make ScrapBook a useful aide for archiving and research. Getting Started
To install ScrapBook, point your browser to ScrapBook's website [1] and click the download link. Then restart the browser, and you are ready to go. You can access all ScrapBook's features via the ScrapBook menu, but you might also want to add a button to Firefox's main toolbar. To do this, right-click somewhere on the toolbar, select Customize, then drag the ScrapBook button onto the toolbar and press Done. Now you are ready to capture web pages.
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Lawyer H.L. Snodgrass has it all: a successful practice, a devoted wife and a passionate boyfriend. When he decides to sell off a family heirloom, his cozy life takes a drastic turn for the worst. Now, he and the ghost of his great-great-great grandfather have to get it back before a Gypsy curse destroys everything! Add in a furry junk dealer and a nun in jail and you've got trouble!
Time and Age. They make bottoms sag, legs shake, and arms wobble. Every time the old chair was moved it left a trail of little Hansel-and-Gretel tufts of ancient gray stuffing. In the world of furniture it had once been a duchess. Now it was a bag lady.
H.L. (Horatio Lamar) Snodgrass IV never gave the old chair another thought after he placed it in the storage room of his office to await the junk man. He was too busy sniffing and stroking its replacement, experiencing almost orgasmic pleasure in the smell and feel of the tall-backed chair made from the hides of Pamplona fighting bulls, a chair fit for a king. Or a damn good lawyer. He was the best. When he spoke judges melted. When he spoke Justice took off her blindfold, winked, and hiked her skirt to the thigh.
His clothes were custom made. One car was foreign and expensive. Another was American and expensive. His favorite was old, low-slung, and expensive. His wife, who was visiting the baccarat tables and roulette wheels in Las Vegas, was petite and expensive. Larry, his long-time boyfriend, was not petite in any way, and less expensive than his wife.
A series of bone-shattering blows against the door interrupted his thoughts. Normally he would have let his secretary answer the door, but since this was Saturday she was not there.
On his way to the door, H.L. had to pass the time-faded oil portrait of his Great-great-great Grandfather, Hawkins Forsythe Snodgrass, and he felt a brief twinge of conscience. After all, the old fellow had brought the chair from England generations ago. Hawkins had been a famous barrister in his homeland and he became more famous in his adopted country. Part of his fame was due to the eccentricity of never abandoning the English wig and robe even after becoming an American citizen. Hawkins was the founder of six generations of Snodgrass lawyers, each more successful and richer than the last.
Perhaps, H.L. thought, I should keep the chair as a memento...but what the hell.
The explosive knock came again. H.L. opened the door and came eye-to-Adams-apple with a hulking individual who sported a turned-about Chicago Cubs cap and a bushy beard. A fine gold chain led from the gold hoop in his left nostril to a large gold hoop in his left earlobe. His shirt was unbuttoned to the waist and a gold skull on a chain glinted upon a chest of black fur that a grizzly bear would have envied. Clamped between his teeth was a cigar that, judging from the smell, had been made from a mixture of rotten eggs and old rags.


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The MAROON Vol. XXXVI Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, October 17, 1959 No. 4 Catholic Sorority Gets Approval Theta Phi Alpha, national Catholic social sorority, has received final approval from the university's board of directors for the establishment of a chapter on the campus. The move came after unanimous approval of the group's charter by the student council on September 23. Theta Phi Alpha is the only active national Catholic sorority and the only Catholic sorority in the National Pan Hellenic Conference. Its objectives are to promote Christian social life among American Catholic coeds, according to Miss Rosie Parrino, assistant dean of students. "The local group will be a probationary chapter of the TEXAS GAL IS 'COLONEL' COLONEL PRIMPS FOR CADETS—Pretty CAMILLE TAMBORELLO, 21 -year-old Texas lass from Houston who was elected "Lil Colonel" of the university's Battle Group, does a bit of "fixing up" for an admiring audience of four handsome ROTC cadets. Lending the colonel a "helping hand" are, from left to right, BILL HAMMEL, JACK FLYNN, LARRY TRUNK and MICKEY KORNDORFFER. Her "Lil Til Colonel' Primps For Admiring ROTC Cadets Colonel" honor adds another laurel to the Texas gal's cap. Last year Camille was elected a maid in the campus court, Tri-Phi treasurer and student council representative. Commenting on her appointment she said: "When my roommate Judy Scata told me that I had won, I just thought she was kidding. That night, though, Phil Brooks came to the dorm and told me that it was true." (See CATHOLIC SORORITY, page 3) LOYOLA UNIVERSITY University Ponders Move To Suburban Area * v ? DX? s,y (SEE STORY PAGE 3) Caldwell, Kernion, Munch New Frosh Class Presidents (SEE STORY PAGE 3)
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Yes Virginia, there really is such a thing as New York style pizza. It's not just a marketing name, but a specific style of this centuries old favorite. According to legend, Spanish soldiers invading Italy ate this snack of soft crispy dough topped with a variety of items in the early 1700s. Just like New Yorkers today, they folded it over into a "libretto" or little book, so they could eat it on the go.
According to Tom Boyles, a pizzeria consultant who is well-known in the "world of the pie," the primary importance in creating a New York style pie is a thin, crispy but also chewy crust. Many New Yorkers also claim that if the oil from the cheese doesn't drip down your arm while you eat it, it's not authentic.
In spite of this almost impossible requirement some 1,500 miles away, the pizza at Mario's is as close to authentic as I've had in quite a while. While a little bit soggy in the center, we attributed that to the fact that we ordered a white pizza rather than a traditional red one.
True to legend, the oil and butterfat did drip down our arms while we ate it. Fresh mozzarella is the answer at Mario's, too. On the other side of things, the crust was possibly a bit overworked and had a little more toughness than it should have.
But let me back up a bit. As you walk in, the walls are painted with the almost obligatory Italian countryside murals. But somehow it works in spite of its cheesiness! (More on cheesiness in a minute.)
Tall café tables for two adorn the outside of the room in front of high windows, and lower tables for four fill up the center. This is truly and absolutely a self-service pizzeria. You walk up to a counter and order your pie, calzone or baked pasta dish while you watch the dough man hand toss the crusts.
One of my first jobs in the restaurant industry -- more than 40 years ago -- was "throwing dough," and that visit brought back a lot of fond memories of busy Friday nights and pizza boxes piled literally to the ceiling.
We started with a Greek Salad. A clear plastic clamshell to-go container was filled with a mix of lettuces, topped with a variety of pepperoncini and cherry peppers and a handful of Greek olives so vinegary they literally made my wife and I do the "pucker face" our grandkids use when they don't like something. One little piece of Feta cheese, and two small stuffed grape leaves for a garnish finished it off. The dressing was OK, but it too had us puckering. A bit more sugar or some honey would smooth it out nicely. All in all, we didn't consider it worth the almost $7 price tag.
Years ago, we used to frequent Mario's when it was across 51st in the old Bodean's center, and one of our favorites then was the baked ziti. New York is big on baked pasta dishes, and Mario's stands up to the tradition.
A big pasta boat is filled with ziti and marinara sauce, topped with cheese and baked in the pizza oven. Did I mention it was topped with cheese? The pasta is just a vehicle to get that bubbly, gooey cheese into your mouth. TONS of it! The sauce was a wonderful surprise as well. The pasta itself was just a tad overdone before it went into the boat, so it came to us slightly soft. Not enough to be a problem, but it doesn't leave much room to absorb the sauce while it bakes.
The dish came with a big hunk of crusty, hot bread that was excellent for sopping up the sauce, but we both felt a bit of garlic oil or garlic butter beforehand would have turned it into something to fly to New York for! All in all, though, this dish was a big hit.
I asked the young lady behind the counter how long she thought our pizza would take. She estimated 20 minutes. It was out in 17. Under promise and over deliver. That's good business.
As your pie comes out of the huge oven, a playful sing song voice bellows out your name for you to come up to retrieve it. This guy obviously enjoys his job. He has a good time, as did all the people who were working there that night.
Although it's a self-service operation, a little more time could have been dedicated to coming out and wiping off tables, and picking up empty pizza pans that piled up around the room. There were plenty of opportunities for them to do so. It's great to have fun at work but not at the expense of the customer.
A bit of background entertainment would have been a nice touch, too. I'm not saying a magician or music grinder with a trained monkey, but a little background music might make the wait a little easier.
Pushing our less than half eaten baked ziti aside, (we knew we'd never be able to finish it) I strolled up to the counter and picked up our medium pie. OK, this might be a medium to them, but it's a large to any other joint in town. Mario's has three sizes of pizza: manhole cover, bigger manhole cover and, well..., you get the picture.
Steaming and burn-the-roof-of-your-mouth hot, we had to wait a bit to even take a bite of the pizza. So, we leaned over to the edge of the table and took bites of the pasta during the entire time we ate our pizza, until we were both scraping the last of the brown crusty goodness off the sides of the dish. A job that our plastic forks were no match for. According to the guy I talked to at the counter, the red pizza sauce is a little different from the marinara we had on the pasta, but if it is anywhere close, it's a winner in our book.
There were only a couple of the eight desserts listed on the menu that were on display and looked to be the frozen, pre-sliced variety, so we passed on them. That is not to say all of them are, but homemade or not, they weren't merchandised very well.
The restaurant business is as much about how big you can grow each ticket by selling add-ons, not just how many people you can get in the door. Desserts can sell themselves if they burn a memorable image in your mind when you first walk in. Mario's fell short in that regard on this evening. Not a big thing, but it all adds up.
So for a taste of authenticity, even if it is sans the New York City water, check out Mario's. Mangiare bene! Eat well!
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After struggling through a prolonged recession, last year Jamaica¹s real GDP grew by 1.5% and is forecast to grow by just 0.5% this year, according to Fitch, which expects an average growth rate of 1.0% for 2013-2014.
National Commercial Bank of Jamaica, which had total assets of J$379.4 billion ($4.23 billion) as of mid-year up by J$31.5 billion dollars from the year before remains the country¹s largest player, rendering it best equipped to handle any further economic deterioration.
NCB accounts for nearly a third of the assets in the banking system. At the end of the first quarter, it held the largest market share in loans (38.1%) and deposits (38.4%) in the commercial banking industry, according to the central bank. It also has the largest branch network and capital base.
NCB has concentrated recently on developing its retail operations particularly consumer credit and unsecured consumer loans, credit cards, mortgages and car loans. Small and medium-sized business (SME) lending is also growing, which is a positive sign for the bank, says Theresa Paiz-Fredel, an analyst at Fitch.
The bank has grown in spite of the country¹s poor economic activity. Loans were up by 18.4% compared to June last year, and non-performing loans stand at 7.1% of gross loans, as opposed to 7.3% the year before. Deposits were also up 13.3% from June 2011.
NCB ranks top in loan share, deposits and equity, generally dominating its market ahead of much smaller banks, Paiz-Fredel says, noting that foreign banks¹ presence has offered some competition, though not enough to knock NCB from its perch.
As of March this year, NCB was the leader in terms of loan market share, at 38.1%, and deposits 38.4% on the commercial side, according to the bank. Its size means it does not need to rely on any one specific product area. ³Relative to other banks in similar markets, NCB¹s income streams are much more diversified,² Paiz-Fredel says.
While NCB¹s loan portfolio has been highly concentrated, it is diversifying as corporate lending declines, Paiz-Fredel says. The bank has also invested in technology and IT, so its efficiency should improve down the line. NCB says it plans to continue focusing on deposit portfolio growth.
For the year ahead, it highlights strategic initiatives that include centralizing underwriting and delinquency management functions. LF
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Rapha Rising Winners
10446 riders took part in Rapha Rising: Circle of Death. That's over 98 times the amount of finishers of the 2012 Tour de France. 33,430,782 metres were amassed, which is the equivalent to scaling the Col du Tourmalet 15, 814 times. Ouch.
As you can see, all the top ten riders went above and beyond (literally) making light work of the required total. I'm not sure whether the folks here amassed these totals in the vicinity of their hometowns but they are all clearly benefitting from riding where the roads rise up. Incredible.
Here's the top ten:
Pos. | Name | Location | No. of Rides | Height Gain |
1 | Robin S. | Lynton, Devon, United Kingdom | 11 | 33,816 |
2 | Brian T. | Hoover, AL | 12 | 32,280 |
3 | Rick S. | Carlsbad, CA | 11 | 28,305 |
4 | David B. | San Marcos, CA | 11 | 27,795 |
5 | Stoli dave H, | 9 | 26,186 | |
6 | André J. | Oslo, Oslo, Norway | 24 | 25,547 |
7 | Carlo G. | Merate, Lombardia, Italia | 5 | 24,876 |
8 | Jim S. | Whittier, CA | 11 | 24,399 |
9 | Jim A. | Carlsbad, CA | 17 | 24,238 |
10 | Steve W. | Santa Barbara, CA | 13 | 24,115 |
The unstoppable Robin S. came in at the top of the men's leaderboard [There is a 30% hill in Lynton -Ed.], ascending nearly five times the elevation goal. Linda K. dominated the women's leaderboard, nearly tripling the elevation goal. Climbing machines Brian T. and Deya G. were the winners of the July 18th challenge for most elevation in a single day (over 38,000 feet and 21,000 feet, respectively!)
All of the riders that completed the challenge will receive a Rapha Rising roundel celebrating their achievement. Please supply your details below and you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a limited edition Trek Madone 6.9.
King of the Mountains Prize:
The additional challenge to see who could climb the most metres on Wednesday 18th July, the date of the Queen Stage of this year's Tour de France, wins a Rapha Race Bag containing a Rapha Circle of Death Jersey, Classic Bib Shorts and a pair of Grand Tour Shoes.
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27th July 2012 04:20pm
Congrats to all who succeeded. Keep going!
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27th July 2012 06:34pm
If we already emailed in our information (as someone who completed the challenge) should we still enter our info through the form on this page?
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27th July 2012 07:26pm
amazing experience. thanks Rapha!
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30th July 2012 08:52am
looking forward to a tour down under themed challenge (total climbing + volume sweated)
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30th July 2012 02:45pm
When should we expect to hear about the Madone and or receive our Roundel in the mail?
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17th August 2012 07:28am
Soooo 5 out of 10 are from California, USA…
Not shocked. The best road riding, year around.
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Dear UTW:
This is a proposal to immediately restrict the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to preserve our native lands and native flora and fauna and to protect the health and well being of the residents.
GMOs are plants or animals created through gene splicing techniques of biotechnology. This experimental technology merges DNA from different species, creating unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial, and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding.
Most developed nations do not consider GMOs to be safe. In nearly 50 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, India, and the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs. In the U.S., the government has approved GMOs based on studies conducted by the same corporations that created them and profit from their sale. Increasingly, Americans are taking matters into their own hands and choosing to opt out of the GMO experiment.
The documented health risks of GMOs are substantial and have been proven by independent studies throughout the world. People in many countries have become ill from the airborne pollen from genetically modified corn and rice. Already, animals throughout the world have either immediately developed severe allergic reactions or have died soon after being fed GM soy or corn meal. Our native plans and farm raised and wild animals throughout the city and county and the State of Oklahoma and the United States as a whole will be forever damaged. These modified organisms will be absorbed in our body and culture of the people and create other, more harmful illnesses, which undermines the mission of our government in protecting its people. We will no longer be able to retain seed from our native plants such as corn to sow future crops as the patented seeds are now in the ownership of just a few multinational corporations.
I urge your city and county and its citizens to further research the ramifications of such an invasive and potentially dangerous introduction into our food chain.
By taking the initiative, you can make a difference in the lives of our people and our culture.
Contact your elected officials today to express your concern!
--Kelsey T. Donwen
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Oklahoma is in the grip of the most evil and destructive politicians in America -- maybe the world, and they all claim to be patriot Christians. The worst are Senators "Dr. Death" Coburn and "Professional Polluter" Jim Inhofe.
All the Oklahoma Repub monsters are against Obamacare and expanding Medicaid for working families making less than $30,000 for a family of four. The cost for a family of four health policy runs from $1,200 to $2,000 per month -- impossible to pay! High deductibles also raise the delay time to see a doctor.
Oklahoma is all Republican from governor to dog catchers. Elected by evangelical churches that claim to be pro-life and funded by the domestic and foreign corporation -- talk about unholy copulations. These fake pro-lifers will not help the sick and hungry babies here now, and they support wars of profit that kill our poor soldiers and innocent men, women, and children around the world. The Oklahoma House of Representatives Repubs are just rubber stamps for the D.C. bosses and lobbyists. It makes no difference which one is sent to Congress -- they are sworn enemies of the sick, the poor, the workers, and the small businesses that are victims of the big, corporate price gougers. Those hypocrites in Congress all have great benefits and health care paid for by the big government they campaign against. Impeach them!
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The quarterback who made Oklahoma State into a national championship contender confessed: "You come to one of those workouts in the morning and you don't work, bad things are gonna happen."
Brandon Weeden, who calls signals for the NFL's Cleveland Browns, was talking about OSU's year-round speed, strength, and conditioning workouts:
1. Run eight miles a day.
2. Use the Run Rocket, a resistance machine that connects a retractable cable to the player's back and teaches exploding off the line and sprinting 20 yards.
3. Cone drills.
4. Weighted ball throw, underhand, to a teammate 10 yards away.
5. Lifting in the weight room (squat, bench press, glute/hamstring raise, triceps extension, shoulder press, position-specific lifts, shoulder "pre-hab" to prevent injury).
6. Passing with quarterbacks and receivers; backpedaling for defensive backs; gap control for linemen/linebackers.
7. Sprinting from one sideline to the other three times (in 28 seconds or less for skilled players).
Do these student athletes deserve a paycheck for their demanding duties?
"If you want money, go to the pros or get a job," says former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz, "I would have played football for nothin'."
Texas Coach Mack Brown and South Carolina's Steve Spurrier say pay the players because the new playoff system will produce a half billion in TV rights alone.
A better argument was made by OSU's All-American basketball player, seven-foot Bob Kurland: "The pressure to win at any cost, brought on by alumni and NCAA rules that are impractical and invite cheating, have made crooks out of the coaches and hypocrites out of the players."
Our millionaire football coaches, OSU's Mike Gundy and OU's Bob Stoops, should demand their players be paid a salary like all other employees of the state.
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Contact: WASHINGTON - Michael K. Young, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, today praised as "a victory for religious freedom and tolerance" Pakistan's abolition of an electoral system that discriminated against religious minorities there. The Commission is an independent federal agency advising the Administration and Congress. In its May 2001 report, the Commission noted that the "separate electorate system is inconsistent with democratic principles, the right to equal citizenship, and the protection of political rights without discrimination on the basis of religion as provided for in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...," and urged the U.S. government to raise this issue with Pakistani government officials. The Commission also raised the issue on many occasions with U.S. officials and representatives of the Pakistani government in the United States and Pakistan. The system provided for separate at-large seats in the national and provincial assemblies and local councils for four categories of non-Muslims: Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus, and others (Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, etc.). Muslims, on the other hand, voted for Muslim legislators on a territorial basis. Members of religious minorities held that this system of "religious apartheid" rendered them second-class citizens and placed them outside the mainstream of Pakistani political life. They believed that local Muslim legislators did not respond to the concerns of religious minorities in their districts, but would do so if they identified minorities as part of their constituency. In effect, the system disenfranchised the Ahmadi community, which strongly disagrees with the government's contention that Ahmadis are not Muslims; Ahmadis would not vote in a system that separated them from Muslims. "We're grateful to the U.S. government for any actions it took to explain the inequities of this system to the Pakistani government, " Chairman Young said. "We're very pleased that President Musharraf understood how this system sidelined millions of loyal Pakistani citizens and took steps to correct it. We hope this move - along with steps Pakistan is taking to improve its education system and to curb violence in the name of religion - will lead to increased tolerance of and justice for religious minorities in that country." Young called upon the U.S. government to continue to work with Pakistan to reduce and eliminate abuse of Pakistan's blasphemy law, which has been used to harass and unjustly imprison moderate Muslims, as well as Christians and Ahmadis.
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Deadline: March 13, 2013
The Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Auxiliary (SYVCHA) offers scholarships each year to Santa Ynez Valley high school seniors or graduates who wish to pursue careers in a health- or medical-related field. In 2012, three scholarships, each for $3,000, were awarded. The auxiliary is pleased to announce that applications for 2013 scholarships are now being accepted through March 13, 2013.
The scholarship application packet and complete instructions can be found here.
Current high school students must obtain a different scholarship application from Santa Ynez Valley Union High School (call 688-6487, ext. 3208).
Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates, have good scholastic standing, be planning careers in the health field, and have acceptance from the accredited school of their choice. Applications received after March 13, 2013 will not be accepted. Scholarship winners will be contacted in April and will be required to attend and accept their check at the annual SYVCH Auxiliary "Thank-You" Picnic on April 24, 2013.
Wende Cappetta, Vice President of SYVCH, remarked, "The Hospital Auxiliary raises every single cent for these scholarships through their incredible volunteer efforts. I am so proud of the hard work and dedication of our auxiliary, which has served the hospital and our community at large for over 50 years."
Founded in 1962, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Auxiliary is an all-volunteer organization providing more than 18,000 service hours annually to the facility. The auxiliary operates the New to You Shop at 1689 Oak Street in Solvang, and volunteers sponsor and participate in numerous fundraising events supporting the hospital's mission. Founded in 1964, the not-for-profit Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH) provides high quality outpatient surgical services, inpatient care, comprehensive imaging (including MRI, CT, digital mammography, ultrasound, X-ray), on-site laboratory, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, physicians specialty clinic and 24-hour emergency services to the community. Located at 2050 Viborg Road in Solvang, SYVCH is part of the not-for-profit Cottage Health System, which includes Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and its associated Cottage Children's Hospital and Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. For more information call 805-688-6431.


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Autumn is the only season where pumpkins are judged by their personality as well as their performance in the swimsuit competition. Get to know fall's finest with this Groupon. The Deal $20 for eight rides, two zoo passes, and one food at the zoo snack bar (a $40 value)
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Pumpkin Spice Lattes, pumpkin pies, pumpkin peels and of course the Pumpkin Factory are all staples of Autumn! For a limited time only, embrace the season and grab this Family Activities Package from the Pumpkin Factory at a 50% savings! Deal includes: 8 rides, Admission for 2 to Petting Zoo and 1 Zoo food, 1 Buy one, get one free Pumpkin coupon of equal or less value The Pumpkin Factory has been providing families with fun-filled memories and excitement! With thrilling rides, slides, pony rides, petting zoos, games, bungee jumping and of course their beloved pumpkin patch. Grown locally with care at their family farm, these pumpkins are ready to be adopted and taken home to carve! Great for the whole family! With multiple locations at Corona at the 15 freeway and Magnolia, and in Santa Ana at Westfield Main Place Mall, there's no reason why you should miss out on this event! See terms for restrictions.
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There's nothing like picking out your own pumpkin -- and that's especially true when you get to run around a fall carnival with thrilling rides at the same time. Head to this family-friendly festival and experience the best this season has to offer: • $20 ($40 value) for eight standard rides • $17 ($35 value) for a bracelet for two hours of unlimited rides Monday to Thursday • Both options include two petting zoo passes with animal feed Colorful Fall Fun You'll never be satisfied by a desolate little pumpkin patch again after you've been to this celebration of everything autumn. Satisfy your need for speed during an ATV train ride or tumble around inflatable slides and obstacle courses -- there's something for everyone at these adorable family farms, also offering face painting, game booths, pony rides, and a petting zoo. Check the website for hours at either Corona or Santa Ana location. The Pumpkin Factory's Website
What you need to know:Celebrate the fall festivities at The Pumpkin Factory, with a ton of activities to choose from for your little ones , such as inflatable rides slides, obstacle courses, train rides, petting zoo, pony rides, snack bar, game booths (Corona & Santa Ana Main Place – Weekends) and more!Offer includes 8 rides, 2 admissions to the petting zoo, (1) zoo food; plus buy 1 get 1 free pumpkin coupon for pumpkin of equal or lesser value (up to $20 value)Ride selection is limited before 5pm on weekdaysTax and gratuity not includedOne voucher per child, per visit; may purchase 5 additional as gifts,; voucher may not be shared between more than one personOffer does not include ponies, Eurobobbles or BungeeOffer expired October 31, at 7PM
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JOSE WELCOME TO WORK IN PROGRESS! Your personal WIP Forum is now available for you here:) ... http://groups.bluecanvas.com/WORK-IN-PROGRESS/forum/post/2300 ... I suggest you might bookmark this page for easy reference.... and remember to FOLLOW THIS THREAD on "The Evening WIP" to receive notices of the latest WIP Forum posts..http://groups.bluecanvas.com/WORK-IN-PROGRESS/forum/post/2114
Amazing portfolio - you have a wonderful unique style and I'm going to enjoy browsing when I can. Thank you for the star too!