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Among other findings, this report states the obvious: "The various levels of government should communicate and operate as partners." In the meantime, cities and counties are increasingly taking matters into their own hands.
Local officials have dissolved a Southern California fire agency after it was caught stealing water for a friend of the department head, and as the state continues to face serious drought, fire hydrants are becoming more of a target.
Warm-mix asphalt may be cheaper initially, but concrete wins on life-cycle costs. According to the Portland Cement Association, that is.
DOTs installed thousands of miles of rumble strips to qualify for safety stimulus dollars, and FHWA constantly touts how well this inexpensive surface treatment works in minimizing accidents. Unfortunately, not everyone's a fan.
According to engineers, it was caused by a city-owned storm drain failure.
The building, in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, is set to be part of Brooklyn Bridge Park and will include an environmental education classroom.
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The Washington, D.C., Georgetown neighborhood is home to three colleges, so imagine the pedestrian traffic during Parents and Family weekends. To alleviate congestion, 16 extra feet of walkway is temporarily added along commercial streets.
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Ohio DOT Pavement Specialist Craig Landefeld, PE, is among the experts who'll discuss proper alignment and location of dowels in concrete pavement. Course is designed for engineers, construction managers, project managers, and inspectors involved in placement and/or retrofit.
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The agency's helping the City of Santa Maria, Calif., with Integrated Planning and Permitting Policy (IP3), a relatively new way of managing wastewater and stormwater that won't necessarily pay off in more manageable permits.
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Passing water through a filter of crushed concrete removes excess phosphorus and prevents the growth of unwanted plant life and algae, say researchers at the University of Southern Denmark.
Washington eliminated the use of earmarks for federally funded transportation projects. That's why, says Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), it's nearly impossible to pass a highway bill.
Boston officials closed a visibly deteriorating two-lane bridge after state inspectors deemed it unsafe to carry even a single vehicle at a time. The state DOT used new criteria to assess the structure.
A federal judge says a California ordinance requiring prescription drug manufacturers to take back unused product is legal.
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- Recent events surrounding Yahoo have led it to be a very compelling investment for a variety of reasons.
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Seen and Unseen: Writing the Spiritual Memoir (Weeklong AM- Level: All) – Sarah Sentilles
Flannery O'Connor wrote that "Fiction is the concrete expression of mystery—mystery that is lived." So, too, are spiritual memoirs. In this workshop, we will tackle the tricky business of writing a spiritual memoir and will work toward mastering craft. We will investigate the differences between rich description and syrupy blather, between the effective use of metaphor and a reliance on cliches, and between the expression of one's vision and the pitfalls of preachiness. Special attention will be given to the attempt to say the unsayable; the body; belief and its undoing; memory; truth as fiction, fiction as truth; creativity and the possibility of hope; violence and injustice; meaning-making; suffering; redemption; and responsibility. Workshop sessions will involve responding to one another's work as well as guided discussions about exemplary texts and techniques.
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Sarah Sentilles (www.sarahsentilles.com) is a scholar of religion, an award-winning speaker, and the author of three books, including her recent memoir Breaking Up with God: A Love Story (HarperOne, 2011). She earned a bachelor's degree in literature from Yale and a master's and doctorate in theology from Harvard, where she was awarded the Billings Preaching Prize, was the managing editor of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, and wrote a dissertation on the photographs from Abu Ghraib. She is currently working on a novel and an edited volume that investigates the intersections of torture and Christianity.


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Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen, who decided they were taking a break back in June, have officially ended their engagement, reports say.
"Yes, the engagement is off," Bilson's rep confirmed, without elaborating.
Distance was reportedly one of the main reasons for the split.
With the former OC star based primarily in L.A., and Christensen living in his native Canada, "It just wasn't working out," says a friend of the actress.
Rachel and Hayden made such a cute couple ...
Now Bilson, who will appear on How I Met Your Mother a second time when the CBS comedy premieres in September, is "focusing on her career, spending time with her family and just moving forward," adds the friend.
The pair met on the set of Jumper in 2007, and got engaged the following year. We wish them both nothing but the best in this difficult time.
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Plain Packaging Laws Spark New Debate in India
Posted by Christine Alford - Packaging International Reporter on 06/08/2012 - 05:30:00
A collaborative effort between health officials in India and Australia has formed a tobacco taskforce, which has met with the Indian parliament to discuss plain packaging laws.
As a result, new laws on the way tobacco packaging is displayed to consumers are currently being considered by the Indian government.
A report, which was backed by the World Health Organisation and commissioned by the Australia India Institute, was presented to the Indian government in New Delhi by the taskforce. It held that 275 million people in India smoke or chew tobacco and consequently, this leads to nearly one million deaths.
India is the world's second largest tobacco producer and consumer. The largest is China.
The report highlighted a concern over the rising number of children in India smoking. In addition, the taskforce voiced that tobacco companies are now targeting developing countries to recover lost market from the west.
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The statistics presented to the Indian Parliament was an attempt by the health officials to encourage action to reduce the number of people smoking. The current, popular, measure being carried out by governments worldwide, to reduce smoking numbers, is plain packaging laws on tobacco packets.
The taskforce used Australia as a case study to demonstrate how such plain packaging laws can be implemented.
However, Australia is currently facing legal action from tobacco supplying countries like the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Ukraine. These countries claim that Australian laws used to regulate packaging on tobacco are inconsistent with global trade rules, which Australia is committed to following.
The Australian government is currently waiting for a High Court judgement on a particular piece of legislation, intended to be out later this year, which was challenged by a tobacco company.
Tobacco Packaging Debate in India
The Australia India Institute taskforce on tobacco was chaired by Rob Moodie who is professor of Public Health at the University of Melbourne. He commented on the progress made with India against the tobacco market:
"Tobacco companies are like vectors of disease but, unlike mosquitoes, they can invest millions of dollars in suing people and trying to destroy public health cases against them."
Moodie continued:
"If India brings in plain packaging laws it would be a giant blow to the tobacco industry, particularly by virtue of south Asia being such a big market."
The collaboration of Indian and Australian officials has been supported and backed by a number of academics and legal experts in both of the countries as well as by the World Health Organisation. It has been reported there are no trade or legal barriers blocking India to legislate on tobacco packaging.
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Series 1-7 Face-Off: Episode 4
Doctor Who TV is running new series pitting all the revival episodes against each other to decide your dream run. This will be done on an episode by episode basis. Today we continue with the 4th episode of each of the seven series so far.
Note: Splits are not counted and specials will have their own categories at the end.
Introduction by Michael Coats.
Today's Candidates
- Aliens of London (2005)
- The Girl in the Fireplace (2006)
- Daleks in Manhattan (2007)
- The Sontaran Stratagem (2008)
- The Time of Angels (2010)
- The Doctor's Wife (2011)
- The Power of Three (2012)
What makes a good Episode Four?
With the audience now hopefully settled into the series, the show can afford to take slightly more risks and still expect the audience to remain stable, which has resulted in some of the more unusual or challenging episodes of the modern era. This is generally a good time to explore the Doctor or the companion's psyche and relationships in a little bit more depth. Whether by coincidence or design, a lot of Episode 4s seem to have a strong romantic element. This is most obvious within The Girl in the Fireplace and The Doctor's Wife, but you also have the Doctor and River's budding romance in The Time of Angels, Tallulah and Lazlo (yick, to quote Tallulah herself) in Daleks in Manhattan and Amy and Rory's wedding anniversary in The Power of Three. It can also be a good time to have the companion go back and visit their family, as in Aliens of London or The Sontaran Stratagem.
Predicted Winner
While there has been a limited amount of hype backlash towards it, this episode is still more or less revered within the fandom, having placed 4th in the recent Best of Matt Smith poll. I am of course, talking about 2011's The Doctor's Wife. It really shows off Matt Smith's abundant skill as an actor; as writer Neil Gaiman says; he makes all of the right choices. Equally good though, is guest star Suranne Jones as Idris, a woman who ends up with the TARDIS matrix inside her. The episode really explores the depths of the relationship between the TARDIS and the Doctor, how the Doctor sees her as the only constant in his life, how the TARDIS feels about him bringing home 'strays'. It also looks at how the guilt over the Time War continues to affect him, wanting to be forgiven foreshadowing what's to come later. Though out of focus a bit, Amy and Rory are part of some of the most unnerving moments I have ever seen on the show, where House (a sentient asteroid voiced by an unrecognisable Michael Sheen) subjects them to psychological torture in the TARDIS corridors. And then there's that beautiful ending. "Alive. I'm alive."
The Dark Horse
Series 5 is definitely my favourite series of the revival, and The Time of Angels happens to be one of my favourite episodes. It happens to be the first episode Matt Smith and Karen Gillan filmed, but you'd never know it, both are at the top of their game here, as is Alex Kingston in her second appearance as River Song and guest star Iain Glen, perfectly understated as Father Octavian. It presents and brilliantly realises some chilling concepts for the Weeping Angels, most notably 'the image of an angel becomes itself an Angel'. The tone of the episode is utterly faultless; it's creepy, it's unnerving, it evokes a feeling of being trapped and that anyone can die (a feeling that is quite justified); which is a great credit to director Adam Smith. Moffat's script is especially clever thematically, especially with how it deals with religion, the repeated 'come and see' the Angels use being a reference to the Angel of Death from the Book of Revelation. What I love most though, is the twist hidden in plain sight that sets up, in my mind, one of the best cliff-hangers of all time (provided Graham Norton doesn't pop up in the middle of it).
Writer's Pick
This was very easy for me, to be honest. When you look at a list of episodes and you see an episode that is possibly your favourite of all time, it does make for a fairly easy decision. I'm referring to 2006's The Girl in the Fireplace, an absolute masterpiece. You've got Murray Gold contributing perhaps his best single episode in terms of compositions (all but one of which has been released so far, cheers Silva Screen). There's some absolutely gorgeous and ingenious set design, I only learned yesterday that the sets of the spaceship and Reinette's bedroom were built alongside each other, so instead of green screen, the magical moment where we first see Reinette in the fireplace was the same for the cast. The central premise of the Doctor and Madame de Pompadour was incredibly well handled, with David Tennant and guest star Sophia Myles at their very best, particularly during the mind melding scene. I think the use of time in this episode is perhaps one of the most interesting we've seen in Doctor Who, before or since, it's an inspired script from Steven Moffat that ends up being both very emotional and very profound. Speaking of which, the ending has never failed to make me cry.
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The Doctor's Wife. I think the title says it all regarding his relationship with his TARDIS and indeed with anyone else. No one else has the place in his hearts like his TARDIS, no one ever will. They were destined for each other - in sickness and in health till death do they part. I mean at the end, when Idris corrects the Doctor and says, "No. I just wanted to say.... hello, hello Doctor, it is so very very nice to meet you." And he cries and begs her not to go. My heart broke! And in her last breath she says I love you.... This is a sentimental choice for me. I chose it on the strength of how it moved me so deeply.
The girl in the fireplace. Best episode of new who in my opinion
I *adore* Time of Angels and often rewatch it. It's one I often use to hook people into Doctor Who. However, I don't want to vote for a two parter, so I've gone with Moffat's excellent Girl in the Fireplace:
1. The Girl in the Fireplace (2006)
2. The Time of Angels (2010)
3. The Doctor's Wife (2011)
4. The Power of Three (2012)
5. Daleks in Manhattan (2007)
6. The Sontaran Stratagem (2008)
7. Aliens of London (2005)
1. The Time of Angels
2. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. The Doctor's Wife
4. The Power of Three
5. The Sontaran Stratagem
6. Daleks in Manhatten
7. Aliens of London
1. The Time Of Angels: Bombastic opening scene, fantastic cliffhanger. The Weeping Angels were creepy, despite the wide range of new abilities brought by Moffat. I prefer it to Blink!
2. The Girl In The Fireplace: Great production values, original story, great acting cool villains, the chemistry between David Tennant and Sophia Myles is untopped. However, I can't say it has captivated me as much as more people. Maybe I have to watch it again...
3. Daleks In Manhattan: Yes, it's on number three. I feel that it has been over-criticized without deserving it. The concept is intriguing, the 1930s setting is quite realistic and it has an oldschool Doctor Who feel. Of course, the Pig Slaves aren't exactly great, but whatever...
4. The Sontaran Stratagem: Another oldschool-Who episode. The Sontarans are still and enemies and feel like being such. The cliffhanger is fantastic.
5. The Doctor's Wife: Yeah, I know everyone loves it etc. but I'm not keen on the Doctor - TARDIS romance thing, so it actually spoils the episode for me, at least to an important extent. Still, the acting is top and House proves to be hell of an enemy...
6. Aliens Of London: Lots of people seem to vote it, but I think it's mainly due to the nostalgia, because apart from the iconic scene with the Slitheen spaceship crashing on the Big Ben and every single moment featuring the Doctor, isn't something special. Sounds weird, doesn't it?
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The Doctor's Wife... or the Girl in the Fireplace...
Two masterpieces.
Well, since so many of you voted for tGitF, I won't feel guilty voting for tDW. ;)
Definitely Girl In The Fireplace. My all time favourite episode of Who!
My choice: The Girl in the Fireplace. Very fairy tale as later became a trait of Moffats series. The relationship between The Doctor and Reinette, very strong scifi core to the story and the conclusion is dramatic and touching. Flawless episode and has to be good to edge out The Doctors Wife
2nd choice- The Doctors Wife
3rd choice- The Time of Angels
I went with 'The Girl In The Fireplace'. I have no clue where I'd rank the rest, so this time I'm not even going to bother.
The Girl in the Fireplace was the first episode I ever saw, and the one that got me hooked
1. The Time of Angels
2. Daleks in Manhattan
3. The Doctor's Wife
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
5. Aliens of London
6. The Sontaran Stratagem
7. The Power of Three.
Wow there are all in my Top 50 Doctor Who stories, I personally think 4 is a good luck charm.
Difficult - The girl in the Fireplace beautiful looking episode, sumptuous I would use, the time of Angels I love my kind of episode - and the wonderful Doctor's Wife so it's between the three. ! Aliens of London Daleks of Manhattan and the Sontaran Stratagem I can take or leave not to special for me. The Power of Three is good fun too. Decisions Decisions. - Must go with the time of Angels. for the scene when the Angel is coming out of the screen to get Amy - still very effective after repeat viewings.
Girl in The Fireplace for me easily. After The Empty Child two parter, Moffat's best script. Blink is also a great script but it is the other elements supporting this such as the directing, acting, pacing and tone of the episode which make truly great. I thought Library was a step down, still good of course, but for me Moffat scripts have seen diminishing returns since then with the first three are the ones to which he returns the most in borrowing ideas and set pieces.
I like the Doctor's Wife but don't find it wholly successful - a bit too much Gaiman by numbers and I think it has feet of clay despite its mythical status.
The others are filler for me. I was so very disappointed with Angels. It seems to encapsulate my love-hate relationship with Series 5, the only Matt/Moffat one I admire. Brilliant set pieces, glorious Matt acting, excellent concepts, terrific production values - all good but then, trite dialogue, self-satisfied smug tone, odd pacing and the begiining of the slow decline into parody of the character of River Song.
Wow, so many good episode fours! Girl in the fireplace easily on top though.
Doctor's wife was a bit weak at the start, whereas Girl in the fireplace was solid all the way through
Hands down, The Doctors Wife.
The Girl in the Fireplace is one of my absolute favourites. It's a Moffat and it's a lovely tragic story. But I'm voting for The Doctor's Wife because it is such a brilliant idea that is perfectly executed by the actors.
1. The Doctor's Wife.
90. The Girl in the Fireplace.
It's interesting to see trends between episodes. Looks like episode fours tend to be a tour de force or a catastrophe (or, in the case of TPOT, simultaneously both).
I mean, this is a slot where you get "The Doctor's Wife", "The Time of Angels", and "The Girl in the Fireplace", which are all classics in their own rights. But there's also "Aliens of London" and "Daleks in Manhattan", openers to the two worst two-parters in all of the revived series.
Only one of these stories stands out as neither exceptional nor abominable to me, and that's "The Sontaran Strategem".
The Time of Angels. The rest are poor.
- Aliens of London (2005) -- 8/10
- The Girl in the Fireplace (2006) -- 10/10
- Daleks in Manhattan (2007) -- 9/10
- The Sontaran Stratagem (2008) -- 9/10
- The Time of Angels (2010) -- 10/10
- The Doctor's Wife (2011) -- 10/10
- The Power of Three (2012) -- 10/10
As Much as I love love love love TDW and TTOA and TGITF, Ill have to go with a personal favourite: The Power of Three
The Girl in the Fireplace or The Doctor's Wife. Super Hard choice this one! Gah! why must Doctor Who be so good!
I was very torn between The Girl in the Fireplace and The Time of Angels, and ended up going with Girl, though there were elements of ToA that I loved, particularly in retrospect, where the episode tied in with others.
I really didn't like The Doctor's Wife, although it's one I should have liked, in theory, because I love the TARDIS, and I love her mysterious sentience.
I also didn't like The Power of Three, which felt contrived and lightweight at the same time -- just a matter of taste, as I'm sure that others perceived it differently.
The Sontarem Strategy was "meh," with some great moments (and I, too, loved the interaction between Donna and Martha), but overall, it wasn't one of my favorites.
Daleks in Manhattan had some nice themes, and some very good acting, but again, for me, just an okay episode in the overall New Who episodes.
I had to really think hard to remember Aliens of London, I think because there have been so many aliens in London! I can't say that the Slitheen are my favorite New Who aliens, but I did like that the show dealt with the repercussions for a companion of travelling with the Doctor and "vanishing" from her life for some time without being able to explain it to her family and those who knew her.
For these, I'd say my rating would be:
1) The Girl in the Fireplace (9.5/10)
2) The Time of Angels (9.4/10 -- catch me on a different day and 1 and 2 might be reversed)
3) The Power of Three (8/10 -- bonus half point for UNIT & Kate Stewart)
4) The Daleks in Manhattan (7.5/10 -- tied with 5)
5) The Sontaran Strategem (7.5/10 -- tied with 4)
6) Aliens in London (7/10)
7) The Doctor's Wife (6/10)
The Girl in the Fireplace….. was my second episode and got me even more hooked onto Doctor Who
"And no one said anything about Daleks In Manhattan..... Yay!"
The Girl In The Fireplace or The Doctor's Wife?! how am I supposed to choose?!?! D:
I did love The Doctors Wife it did have some things that weren't quite right, I think The Girl in the Fireplace was much better, it made you cry.
Although I like The Doctor's Wife a lot, it has to be The Girl in the Fireplace! One of the most beautiful, heart-warming, and heart-breaking episodes of Doctor Who.
Now this one is easy. The Girl in the Fireplace. It's just a brilliant episode. The clockwork men are terrifying, that first bit when the Doctor tells Reinette to stay on the bed and you suddenly realise you are hearing a clock ticking that shouldn't be... *shudder* and the cooking roast meat. Eeeeeep! Mickey on his first adventure, the Doctor on a horse... wonderful.
Now, it has to be said that for me the rest are pretty average, not bad episodes, just decent enough but not great except for the Sontaran Stratagem. Which I very much enjoyed. With TPOT being the worst. Possibly my most hated episode actually.
What I will say is that I don't understand the love for The Doctors Wife. I think people get so caught up with the idea of the Doctor being able to talk to the TARDIS that they disregard the rest of the drivel that makes up the episode. Rory and Amy spend it running down the same corridor and we have the theme of "someone waits a lot for another main character to find them" a-g-a-i-n. The idea of the bubble universe is quite frankly daft. The distress calls from the other Timelords is rather good but I can't forgive the c*ck up that has the TARDIS telling the Doctor that the door say's pull. It really annoys me, Yes that might be a bit, extreme and obsessed fan of me, but it's an important exchange between them and it just falls on it's A$$ when she utters those ridiculous words.
See, I feel like The Doctor's Wife is definitely going to win this, but I actually enjoyed The Girl in the Fireplace more. It was a beautiful episode. I love that Rose is "left behind" so that we can get to know the Tenth Doctor better. The music is wonderful and Sophia Myles' acting was brilliant.
When a poll arises and contains "the Doctor's Wife", well, it's pretty much a dead end.
The Doctor's Wife, nuff said.
Had to go with the Sontaran Stratagem, simply because it features Tennant at his best, UNIT, my favourite companion in Donna and THE FLIPPIN' SONTARANS before Strax ruined them. I'm sure that The Doctor's Wife will win this comfortably though.
This poll is starting to be become very frustrating, as for Ep1 I've had to reject a favourite (Asylum of the Daleks) and Ep4 another favourite (Doctor's Wife) whereas for Ep2 I wasn't that keen on any of the episodes, and looking ahead none of the Ep5 episodes are amongst my favourites either!
The Doctor's wife: 10/10
The girl in the fireplace: 10/10
The Power of Three 8.30/10 (I loved the scene between Eleven and Amy, and the whole quote thing: you were the first face this face saw....also Amy and Rory's domestic life was an interesting angle i enjoyed.)
The time of Angels 8/10
The Sontaran Stratagem 5/10 (Not a story i enjoyed, if it wasn't for Donna and Wilf, and Donna's friendly interaction with Martha-so much different to Rose and Sarah Jane's- i wouldn't even remember it)
Daleks in Manhattan/Aliens of London so dull and boring for me.
One of the hardest polls ever. I went for the Doctor's wife because of the importance of the episode.
It was after all the first time we saw the Tardis in flesh and bone. (Suranne was superb as the Tardis). It was nice having the Doctor finally be able to talk to someone so important as the Tardis, the place he called home for the majority of his life, the only constant thing for him.
But the girl in the fireplace holds a soft spot in my heart-s, i absolutely loved it. Reinette's story was magical.
It also holds one of my beloved theme's "Madame De Pompadour" Reinette's theme.
My list so far 1.The impossible astronaut (used to be Rose) 2.Tooth and claw 3.Planet of the Ood 4.The Doctor's wife
The first Doctor Who I ever watched was Aliens of London which got me hooked on it and for that reason (also it brilliant, yes the other choices maybe better but it stands up well its a good list of stories) I haft to pick it, as the show is now my life.
1) Time Of Angels
2) The Power Of Three
3) The Girl In The Fire Place
4) Aliens Of London
5) The Doctors Wife
6) The Sontaran Stratagem
7) Daleks In Manhatten
Steven... I love you. And I love Girl in the Fireplace... But The Doctor's Wife is my pick. Aliens of London is a good episode, but the conclusion is much more... palatable.
Aliens: 4/5
Girl in the Fireplace: 29248375949043/5
Daleks in Manhattan: 3/5
Sontaran Stratagem: 5/5
Time of Angels: 5/5
The Doctor's Wife: 32894792890394385974827392919897324/5
The Power of 3: 4/5 (a very high four though...)
1. Time of Angels- 10/10
2. The Power of Three- 10/10
3. The Girl in the Fireplace- 9/10
4. The Doctor's Wife- 9/10
5. Daleks in Manhattan- 8.5/10
6. The Sontaran Stratagem- 8/10
7. Aliens of London- 8/10
There really is no competition this time :)
1) The Doctors Wife
2)The Sontaran Stratagem
3)The Girl in the FirePlace
4)The Power of Three
5)Daleks in Manhatten
6)The Power of Three
7)Aliens of London
The Doctor's Wife hands down. I like the Girl In the Fireplace, but I'd actually choose Time of the Angels for second place.
Aliens of London might be my least favorite Doctor Who episode ever. It is one of the most idiotic stories of any show I've ever seen.
@Special Weapons Dalek DIM/EotD is a great story, probably one of the best for Daleks in NuWho
@Special Weapons Dalek Should have been called The Pig and the Showgirl. Best forgotten though :)
@LaraHarris The Doctor on the horse was the big cringeworthy moment for me. You would think he would have had some lessons.
4)The Power of Three
6) The Power of Three
How? I like it, my first ever episode...
@twoheartsonemind idiotic is the right description for "Aliens of London". The only good thing in it was that it introduced Toshiko Sato from Torchwood
@sontaran17 It was a good story but most people don't like the human dalek and i thought the pig slaves were a bit dodgy myself :)
You can just assume he did. Just cause we didn't see it didn't mean it hasn't happened during his adventures.
@the_ponds_forever Wondered if anyone would notice :) Another time I would have liked the edit button, I'm not a fan of the Time of Angels but I did mean to put it in there.
@IceDaleks That's probably why you like it. My first episode was The Curse of the Black Spot and I love that episode, but everyone else seems to hate it.
@idjles Agreed.
I liked it as well. The thing people forget about the cult of skaro is that they are unique among kind so it made sense they would try something like a human dalek. I enjoyed it alot more than the last dale story of RTD run but I'll explain my case when we get to it.


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text: I am sorry for double posting on the Northen and Anstoerra list, but some people wrote me and asked about what I talking about. Here is an article I put out many years ago that might explain what I mean. Making Magic for a Little Event<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> By Duchess Willow de Wisp, OP, OL, OR, Lion of Ansteorra When we talk about having Magic at a little event people often get discouraged because it seem like to much of a job, but that is not true. Think of what makes magic at a big event. You might feel the Magic at the list field with the banners and Heralds and the excitement of the fighters fighting. You might feel the magic at the Green dragon tavern at the War with the candlelight and the music. You might feel the magic at a fire with people telling stories of the war or their European homes. You do not feel the magic at the whole event. It is a sort of fragment set and your mind latter puts it all together. You overlook the parking lot and the basketball backboard. What is true for a big event is true for a small event. Look at the area where the event is happening. A good site should have several areas where people can mingle and flow space from one to another. Then look at which will serve what purpose. People mingle and talk about food. Where ever you put the food will end up as a bottleneck and because it is a place where everyone is mingling it will have the level of persona of the people at the table. It doesn't mean that you shouldn't try for magic. Think about the dessert board at a medieval feast or those dessert areas at a banquet. They were a feast for the eyes. Candlelight is good and you should go to the trouble of a tablecloth and some kind of decoration. Please no paper. If you have paper or plastic or cans please put them on a separate table far enough away as to not be in the frame. You want the table to have brass, wood, ceramic or silver serving items. . While glass is period most people do not know that and if they do know they know modern glass doesn't look right. Now if you have a "proper" glass piece please show it off. This is the time to show off all your neat things you cannot bring to outdoors events. I know it is improper about showing off, but a proper table with period things that all go together shows a lot about your knowledge and taste and skill as an artist. If your table looks like a Norse table with things that go with the culture, or a Norman table or a Renaissance table you are teaching people about the culture without words or effort. I can tell you now that as a Laurel I understand the research that goes into doing something like that right and I am personally more impressed by someone showing research at our events than all the papers in the world. Also your art or others art has a greater impact in this kind of setting than sitting on a judging table. On the table go as far as you want, but it is not necessary to go overboard. This is a good thing to delegate. Put something proper on the wall behind the table. Just fabric is OK. People in the middle Ages did that. If the Event is in someone's home their banners would be proper. Real Weapons are good. If you don't have any ask someone. That quiet person who collects weapons is often pleased to show off his stuff and if you nice about really pleased to be asked. Try to have a show piece that people can see when they come in. Just like Lion's tourney would have a medieval troll booth the first thing people interact with set the tone of the activity. This can be a fabric covered wall and period looking chair with a table and candle or a standing candle stick. There is a very good chance that someone in your group has these things. If not a fabric covered chair and a simple candle stick will do it. The next two areas you should think about is your main gathering place and your sort of mundane area. In a little event both are important. You want people to pretend to be in a medieval land, but you also want them to mingle as people. You will need a place that feels medieval and an area that is sort of EDW (Everyday world). You need them far enough apart so they are not infringing on the other. Your society area should have sitting places. The sitting should be in a circle. You want people to interact as a whole. Drape everything in fabric that looks EDW. I have often gone to the effort of putting things in the bedroom to clear out place. This is almost "too far" but I like the results. Of course I am considered on the far end of the continuum which Duke Carodoc further out then me. Just do your best. The people who enjoy this kind of thing will used their imagination and those who won't often do not notice. Walk into the room and think about what people will see. If you have a B&B they should be the center of this gathering, but if they are not try to put someone who can spin the dream about them. Give them someone to talk to and spaces for people to sit and interact. Period chairs are nice, but if you have person sitting on your chairs then they are covered up. Heads and bodies will cover a lot so look up and behind. Try to remove or cover up all the EDW. Fabric and banners and medieval stuff should be put up. (Note: When you put up Fabric you want it to start from the ceiling and fall to the floor or the end of sight. You do not want to put it up sideways, unless it is a tapestry like the Bayou Tapestry. That goes in a long strip around the room. So now when someone enters the room they see a medieval tabloid. This sets the mood. As I have said the lighting should be low or candlelight. If you do have standing chandeliers put something under them they leak wax. Music is nice if people are not doing singing. Usually people do smoke or they just like being outside. If you can, please decorate. At least put covered seats out there and torch light. If the weather is nice put rugs out there. These rugs are for sitting so leave an area in the middle for entertainment, but if you plan on Middle Eastern Dance put a rug in the middle. You need enough light to see by. I like to circle my area if I have the torches. In the SCA we often use white Christmas lights like they do in modern Middle Eastern parties. This is a generic accepted practice so go for it. Lights =energy. People are attracted to lights in the night. Just as people can be lured from one spot to another at an outside event people can be encouraged to flow from one area to the next. Think of your other area as a conversation pit. People talk best when there are no more than 3 people in a line. Rearrange your furniture so people can sit face to face and in small groups. Low lighting or candle lighting is best along with low music background noise. Talking to your friends is a period activity and when it is done in a period setting it feels right. This room should have low music. Another thing is nice is some smells. Not too much because some people just cannot handle incense or scentsy things. Time spread of your little event. One of the most common mistake people make is to spread the event out too long. No one's knows when to show up and often you do not get enough people at any one time. In the past I sponsored event that were two parts. We would have classes during the day and then stop and come back for a revel at night. I would start at dark then look for a noise increase about 9:00. I you say the event starts at 7:00 this is when the people get there. Hopefully some of the planned persona activities start taking place then a climax about 11:30 and then people would start drifting off. You don't need to close down the party at this time so just let people stay and enjoy themselves. It is a treat from the modern world to be able just to hang around until you are ready to go. If you have rugs and pillows and coverings do not be surprise if you have people sleeping in your backyard. I found a little after sunset to be the best time to start a small event. When it is dark enough to light the candles. If you can handle it no electric lights, except for LEDs in the house and yard. Torches should be by the front door or leading people to the back yard. I would try to have performers for the first two hours. For a good bardic circle you need at least two good bards that can keep the thing going if the people in the circle do not have things to perform. Try to seed people before hand by asking them to come and perform that "so and so" piece. To keep the mood up you need to keep away from modern pieces or pieces that have very modern subjects in them. Tell people your vision for the event. You want people to feel the Magic and ask your performers to help with that vision. Talk to people in the area and describe your vision and ask them to help. Magic cannot be done alone it takes people working together to make it. Make sure to talk to your leadership and all the peers in your area and any nobles and all your more intense persona players. Adjust your plans to include their ideas. For this event to work it needs to belong to everyone not just you or your household. I hope your little event with magic is a success. I have found this size event to be the most fun to organize. Willow, a fellow autocrat ____________________________________________________________ How to Sleep Like a Rock Obey this one natural trick to fall asleep and stay asleep all night. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/512819f72bf1519f72c09st02duc


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Four families are calling on Louisville Metro Police to correct what they said is a case of racial profiling.
A group with the Kentucky Alliance held a rally Monday morning, asking police to "free the misidentified four." They signed petitions, held signs and rallied till their voices went hoarse.
"They have been wrongly charged with crimes they just could not have committed, because they were not at the scene of the crime when the crimes were committed," Kathleen Parks with Kentucky Alliance said.
Shaquazz Allen, 19, Tyrone Booker Jr., 20, Jerron Bush, 21, and Craig Dean, 20, were arrested for a March 22 robbery - a robbery that took place the same night a group of more than 200 teens rampaged the city in a number of mob attacks. The violence spanned from the Big Four Bridge, to Waterfront Park to downtown convenience stores and restaurants.
Parents of the four men said Metro Police wrongly identified them as suspects, in an effort to make quick arrests.
"We believe they were racially profiled. Why? Because the first four African American males they came across, they arrested," Parks said.
Their families claim the group was nowhere near the downtown area and said they have cell phone records their claims.
However, a female victim of that night's violence identified Booker, Bush, Dean and Allen as the men who robbed her at gunpoint at a bus stop in a Shawnee Neighborhood.
According to a police report, the four suspects approached several people waiting for the bus and one of the men pulled out a gun, held it to the victim's head while demanding her purse.
Witnesses told police the suspects left the scene and headed toward 39th St. Officers were on N. 39th St. when they said they saw four individuals matching the suspects' description sitting on the porch of a home where Bush lives. All four were taken into custody.
Of the four, Booker and Allen were already on home incarceration for separate incidents, but police said they believe the two were involved in a second crime committed on the same night as the robbery.
Police said it happened at First and Jefferson streets, where a female was struck in the face rendering her unconscious while in her car with her fiancé, and five children.
Booker and Allen are currently lodged at Metro Corrections and are being held on a $25,000 cash bond. Bush and Dean are under home incarceration - both of their bonds' are set at $5,000.
All four are charged with Robbery First Degree, which carries a penalty of 10 to 20 years incarceration if convicted.
"These boys, two of them were planning on going into the military. All of them had jobs," Parks said.


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when someone changes the topic in a conversation and you had something interesting to say
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Sleeping Baby Avengers.
I just… I can't even…
And baby Clint is holding baby Natasha's hair.
And baby Tony has a taped-on mustache.
And baby Coulson moved from his spot to sleep next to baby Steve and he has a Cap doll!
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2014 Christkindl Holiday Festival
Come to downtown Barrington for the annual Christkindl Festival. This is an open-air event during the holiday season featuring authentic German food, live entertainment, drinks, fun activities for families and kids crafts, live reindeer, carousel & train rides, Gingerbread House competition and even Santa's house. Please visit the website for a complete list of entertainment.
CITY: Barrington
Gaelic Storm
Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 7:30 PM Gaelic Storm Live in Concert Over the course of 10 albums and nearly 3,000 live shows, Gaelic Storm - the chart-topping, multi-national Celtic band - is dishing up a hearty serving of Full Irish - The Best of Gaelic Storm. The greatest-hits album spans the bulk of the band's career, mixing crowd favorites and concert staples with three previously unreleased recordings, including "Whiskey in the Jar" and "Irish Party in Third Class" from Titanic. The album features sea shanties and drinking songs, traditional tunes and Gaelic Storm originals, instrumental workouts and vocal showcases. Regularly playing more than 120 shows a year, Gaelic Storm has built a loyal following as diverse as the band's own music. Fans of traditional Irish music have championed the group for years, as have fans of harder-edged Celtic rock. On tour, Gaelic Storm is just as likely to play a large rock club as a plush theater. Gaelic Storm has straddled the line between tradition and innovation for nearly two decades, infusing traditional Celtic music with modern influences, and updating the genre for a new generation of fans raised on rock, country and folk. Along the way, the group has topped the Billboard World Chart four times and earned a reputation as a hard-touring, genre-bending band. Tickets for Friends of the Egyptian Theatre members go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 10:00 AM. Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday, October 3 at 10:00 AM. Reserved tickets are $25-$37 http://egyptiantheatredekalb.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=16
CITY: DeKalb
Buffalo Wild Wings
Three things: Wings. Beer. Sports.™ Why do those three things matter to us so much? Because that's what our fans want, and that's what we're all about—making our fans happy. No matter how many locations we've opened, where our corporate headquarters are or how many years we've been around one thing remains the same: Buffalo Wild Wings® is the ultimate place to get together with you friends, watch sports, drink beer and eat wings.
CITY: Schaumburg
California Pizza Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen is a casual-dining restaurant serving up California creativity through its innovative menu items. CPK provides a range of inspired dishes, from hearth-baked pizzas, to creative salads, pastas, entrees, soups and sandwiches. Offering dine-in, take-out, catering, online ordering and an award-winning CPKids Menu.
CITY: Schaumburg
IMPROV Comedy Club
The World famous Improv Comedy Showcase and Restaurant will give you the ultimate comedy experience! We are the premiere destination for the country's top headliners and the best showcase for new talent. The Improv offers you a first class dinner menu with a full bar. This amazing new club seats 500, with a corporate sky box accommodating up to 50 people, and corporate meeting space.
CITY: Schaumburg
Camp Pulse on Tour
An exciting weekend workshop, just for dancers ages 8-13! Camp PULSE features the masterminds behind your favorite Nickelodeon and Disney TV Shows and Movies, including: Shake It Up, iCarly, Camp Rock, Victorious, High School Musical, Hannah Montana, and MORE! Dancers and teachers walk away from our conventions inspired and motivated to reach their next goals in dance. Our faculty and staff are proud of their dedication to building genuine relationships through personal interaction with dancers, parents and teachers. We realize there are many options out there for a dancer's education, and we hope you will join us for a dance experience of a lifetime!
CITY: Schaumburg
A Very Electric Christmas
Saturday, December 20 at 7:30 PM Lightwire Theater "A Very Electric Christmas" The Egyptian Theatre and The Daily Chronicle are proud to bring the brand new Lightwire Theater's A Very Electric Christmas to DeKalb. Follow the story of a young bird, named Max and his family, as they begin their journey south for the winter. When Max gets blown off course and ends up at the North Pole...his adventure begins! Dancing toy soldiers, caroling worms and performing poinsettias, light up the stage in Lightwire Theater's A Very Electric Christmas. Audiences of all ages will treasure this magical and captivating tale of family, friendship and hope set to timeless holiday hits, including Nat King Cole, Mariah Carey and Tchaikovsky. Lightwire Theater is internationally recognized for their electroluminescent artistry, poignant story telling and performs in complete darkness. Brighten your holidays this season with Lightwire Theater's A Very Electric Christmas. Tickets for Friends of the Egyptian Theatre members go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 10:00 AM. Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday, October 3 at 10:00 AM. Reserved tickets are $15-$35 http://egyptiantheatredekalb.ticketforce.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=74
CITY: DeKalb
Circa 57
Get ready for a time warp Arlington Heights! A place where the food is good and the cars have fins. A time when some of the simple pleasures of life meant things like sharing a milkshake at the soda fountain, the daily Blue Plate Special at the diner, a hearty home cooked meal by mom, or a Tbone steak off of dad's backyard grill on a summer night. We are at the corner of Vail and Campbell in downtown Arlington Heights – in between the public parking garage and the train station. The perfect place to grab a donut and a cup of joe in the morning or to grab some takeout on the way home. Stop by!
CITY: Arlington Heights
House of Music and Entertainment
H.O.M.E. aka House of Music & Entertainment is the Chicagoland suburbs hot destination for the best in live music and sports.The premium sports bar features built-in table taps, 80 plasma TV's, and a full menu featuring classic American bar food with some twists.H.O.M.E. offers NFL Sunday Ticket, ESPN Gameplan, and MLB Extra Innings so you can watch your favorite teams all of the time.Our H.O.M.E. Theater will offer 1000 of our guests the ultimate experience in live music and entertainment. The 15,000 Square Foot theater features a 28'x30' stage, state of the art sound system, and stadium style booth seating. The theater will feature local and national performances from bands, DJ's and entertainers.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Rack House Kitchen and Tavern
Rack House Kitchen & Tavern serves American style cuisine with rustic smokehouse flair.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Trackside at Arlington Park
Off-track betting. First-class dining with year-round entertainment. Private dining.
CITY: Arlington Heights
La Tasca Tapa Restaurant
Hola! La Tasca means "local gathering place" in Spanish, and it translates perfectly at our lively Arlington Heights location. Whether the need be a private party, drinking homemade sangria at the bar, or hearing some of the hottest live Latin music around, La Tasca is sure to please.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Armand's Pizzeria is a family owned business that has been delivering some of Chicago's best thin crust pizza since 1956. Besides pizza, Armand's also offers a variety of other signature dishes.
CITY: Arlington Heights
California Pizza Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen is a casual-dining restaurant serving up California creativity through its innovative menu items. CPK provides a range of inspired dishes, from hearth-baked pizzas, to creative salads, pastas, entrees, soups and sandwiches. Offering dine-in, take-out, catering, online ordering and an award-winning CPKids Menu.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Elly's Pancake House
At Elly's Pancake House, we offer a casual contemporary dining atmosphere serving your favorite dishes all day long. Home to our signature oven-baked pancakes, we invite you to enjoy our farm-fresh omelettes, powdered sugar dusted waffles, homemade blintzes or crepes with our freshly squeezed juices. The char-broiled prime beef burgers and specialty sandwiches are also sure to please.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Asian Bistro
Asian bistro has a modern, contemporary environment, fusion presentation of entrees and authentic in taste. Specializing in SzeChuan and Mandarin Cuisine as well as some popular Thai entrees and Vietnamese noodle soups.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Bangkok Cafe
Serving authentic, home style Thai Cuisine to Chicago's Northwest Suburbs since 1994. We offer traditional flavors that delight your taste buds and warm your soul. Fresh from our kitchen to your table.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Bistro Chen
In Chinese culture, quality and health are more than just values, they're traditions. Everything on our menu is made to order with these two traditions in mind. We've brought the finest Dim Sum chefs in from Chinatown, and let them loose in our kitchen, to create an authentic Dim Sum selection rarely found in the suburbs.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Rokbonki Japanese Steak House
Offering the best in Japanese teppanyaki since 1989. Our experienced chefs will not only provide a memorable and enjoyable experience, but we pride ourselves in using only quality and fresh ingredients to maximize taste with all of our homemade teriyaki sauce, salad dressing, horse radish, spicy garlic and tokyo batters.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Wildfish Sushi
WILDFISH is Located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, Wildfish delivers the concept of contemporary Japanese dining by fusing traditional and urban cultures. Wildfish has been known to be a hidden gem as it is tucked away in the corner of downtown Arlington Heights.
CITY: Arlington Heights
Palm Court
Since 1979, the Sellis family has created an imaginative and tantalizing menu combining American cuisine with European influences. Quality fresh seafood, including Dover Sole is expertly prepared and served at your table. Skilled chefs prepare steaks to your liking. Stop by Palm Court and enjoy the piano lounge and a drink!
CITY: Arlington Heights
Egg'lectic Cafe
Enjoy delicious food including breakfast and lunch specialties at our restaurant. We have a location in Wheaton, Illinois as well. With more than 35 years of experience, Egg'lectic Café, Inc. offers freshly made breakfast and lunch throughout the day.
CITY: Rolling Meadows
Sushi Station
There is always a first time for everything and our restaurant is not an exception. If you are new to Sushi Station, you may find our serving system to be very different from others. This is called "Kaiten (revolving) Sushi" and it is very popular in Japan.
CITY: Rolling Meadows
Chef Ping
Chef Ping recreates the unique moderrn Chinese and Asian flavors with the balances use of fresh herbs and spices. Simply delicious, healthy, and refreshing! Remember at Chef Ping, the goal is to eat, relax, and enjoy happily together!
CITY: Rolling Meadows


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North Shore Rocks is essentially a photo blog by an ex-pro blogger that documents how great life is on the North Shore of Massachusetts. It's a view from my camera phone. I still am a New Yorker at heart and by sports teams, but I simply love the North Shore.
What you get with North Shore Rocks!
- Banter on North Shore PiZZa (lack there of)
- My 2 beautiful children
- A few MUST DO things on the North Shore
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I was going to wait until the official release to plug the book, but since Anon brought it up I might as well!
This is the cover for the children's book I just finished illustrating. The Big Explosion is the first book in a series about Alex and John's…well, scientific adventures. It's a great book for children who are just starting out with chapter books.
The release date is September 24th (this coming Saturday) but you can order a reserve copy here.
AJSA is now officially on sale! Purchase your copy here.
I do get commission if you mention I directed you there - at least I think, haha.