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Marchesa Bar, Ryde
Have you noticed how Ryde's Union Street is a street of two halves?
Slice it lengthwise and you will find that on the western side the eateries are mostly chain-style fast food franchises: Wimpy, Subway, KFC and the like. On the eastern side of this vertiginous thoroughfare are some more salubrious establishments. Olivo, Joe's and before its much-mourned demise, Liberty's. Obviously there are exceptions: Yelf's Hotel and Black Sheep Bar are on the shadier side and, Domino's has set its stall opposite Wetherspoon's but the pattern is still apparent.
And the trend is continuing. As part of an audacious expansion into Liberty's beautiful old building, House of Zabre fashion department store has opened a bijou coffee shop in what was the restaurant's kitchen. Matt and Cat broke the news about this venture way back in 2011 when Liberty's was hardly cold - and must admit to a certain scepticism about how well yet another café could do in Union Street. So when they popped into Zabre one day to have a nose about the handbags and gladrags, they were inevitably drawn through the shop by the aroma of coffee and a powerful sense of nosiness.
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The interior of the Marchesa is a surprise. It is opulently furnished with comfy sofas and a ornate mahogany bar created from timbers recovered from a church. The coffee shop is affiliated to Ryde's intriguingly mysterious Casati House, an exclusive members-only club and boutique B&B. Although Matt and Cat have not yet been to one of Casati's famous parties, they have scrutinised its website and it was clear to see that the interior style had been reimagined for the Marchesa; Gothic-lite with all the associated paradiddles.
The barista was a friendly chap, immaculately turned-out in what was a good advertisement for the exclusive top-quality gentlemen's clothes and accessories that are sold in Zabre. He welcomed his new charges to have a coffee - Marchesa's own blend - and, despite Cat having eaten a poached egg minutes earlier, was persuasive enough to get her to buy a cake to fill her already replete stomach.
There was an attractive range of home-made cakes, including carrot cake, scones and Guinness cake. This latter duochrome delicacy caught Cat's eye; dense almost black sponge, with a head of soft cheese topping. Matt picked a firm favourite, millionaire's shortbread.
Americano £1.80
Cappuccino £2.10
Guinness cake £3.00
Shortbread £2.00
Total £8.90
As it was a one of those unseasonably hot March afternoons, the handsome barista suggested to M&C that they take their coffee and cake in the garden. This little courtyard with its tinkling fountain, potted lilies and scattering of furniture was the perfect spot for afternoon tea. With both shady and sun-soaked seating but without the traffic fumes of some pavement cafés, Matt and Cat settled in. It was hard to reconcile this little haven of civilisation with the mundane reality of the Union Road car park that had once been the kitchen entrance at Liberty's.
Moments later their drinks and cakes arrived. Cat's Guinness cake was superb; moist, rich but without being cloying or oversweet - it was the epitome of its genre. Matt's shortbread was harder to eat politely with a fork as, when pressed into the thick slab of chocolate, it just squeezed out the underlying layer of soft caramel. So, disregarding the dainty tea tradition, Matt took manly bites out of his cake and found it delicious. The real treat at Marchesa was the coffee. Blended specially, it was a poky brew. Rich, dark, and full of taste - like Matt (at least in one regard) - it was fabulous.
On the way out Matt and Cat chatted with the barista, who told them that Marchesa, which is after all a licensed bar as well as a coffee-shop, would soon be opening Friday and Saturday evenings when the main shop was closed, and that access would be by the Union Road entrance at the back - a clever idea to make a slightly out-of-the-way yet central location. It all sounded quite promising.
Marchesa helps continue Ryde's tradition of Union Street being the home of unconventional, individual venues. By the inspired addition of a garden, it also adds something to the mix that wasn't really available before. Like the Chocolate Apothecary on the Esplanade, Marchesa knows its market well. Matt and Cat thought they'd seen it all in Union Street. They hadn't. Your reviewers were surprised and delighted by Marchesa. If you fancy treating yourself to coffee and cake, forget about pining for Starbucks and step through the back of Zabre. This is where you should be spending your hard-earned on a scrumptious pick-me-up.
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Sadly the Marchesa Bar is no more - now transformed into "Cafe Zabre" it has been refurnished and re-painted and re-branded. I'm sure that whilst many will enjoy the new style, others will hanker after the betwitchment of Marchesa, especially during its 2013-14 heyday!
Whilst Marchesa is still under the wing of Casati House, and following its aesthetic, this oasis is now under a new manager. Subtle changes and improvements are quietly being made, not least the installation of a new orange juicer to impart the delights of the real freshly-squeezed product.
The style is a little less aloof than previously, and a noticeable crowd of regulars is starting to coalesce here, with a warm atmosphere.
The exquisite quality is as pervasive as ever, it hardly needs saying…
I visited the Marchesa bar at the weekend and it's Ryde's best kept secret. As it's located at the rear of a shop (Zabre) there's a danger that you might walk straight past and not realise it's there. It's a wonderful little oasis of sophistication. I sat outside in their courtyard garden on a sunny afternoon and it felt like I could of been anywhere in the world. The coffee and cake were amazing and the service was even better. I will definitely return for lunch and I've already recommended friends and family to pay a visit.


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Andre said that at Christmas, he would have said no to more babies, but now it's a yes.
He said that he has had some very dark days but with the coming of their daughter, the family is bonding very quickly.
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William L. Saunders
There have been some strange legal developments in the United Kingdom that, I believe, should worry any thoughtful person. They center around decisions by a regulatory agency and by a Parliamentary committee in favor of the creation of human/animal hybrids.
In November 2006, two different groups of researchers applied to the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for research licenses to create human/animal hybrids. The research in question would use non-human animal eggs (or ova or oocytes, i.e., female sex cells). It would remove the animal nucleus (which contains the DNA) and replace it with a nucleus from a human being (this is the somatic cell nuclear transfer, or cloning, procedure). Using animal eggs eliminates certain ethical and financial constraints presented in mass egg procurement from women (which is both difficult and dangerous). However, though the DNA of the animal nucleus is removed, the egg's cytoplasm--the material surrounding the nucleus--also contains DNA. Thus, creating a living being through this procedure creates a hybrid, which is part human and part animal.
In considering this issue, the HFEA proposed to distinguish five kinds of hybrid research: cytoplasmic hybrid embryo research (the creation of "cybrids," through the procedure described immediately above); hybrid embryo research (the mixing of animal and human gametes); human chimera embryo research (human embryos with animal cells added to them in early development); animal chimera embryo research (animal embryos with human cells added); and transgenic human embryo research (human embryos with animal genes inserted into them during early development). I say "proposed" to do so because each of these procedures creates a living being that is part animal and part human. It is unclear why it should make any ethical difference which procedure is employed.
However, on September 5, the HFEA, while not endorsing alternatives two through five above, did endorse alternative one - "Having looked at all the evidence the Authority has decided that there is no fundamental reason to prevent cytoplasmic hybrid research." Surely, this is an exceptional claim: most people would consider such research to be monstrous. In the strict sense, it creates what the dictionary defines as a monster--" an imaginary or legendary creature, such as a centaur or Harpy, that combines parts from various animal or human forms"--except that it would now no longer be imaginary.
As the HFEA considered the matter, a Joint Committee of the British Parliament published a report. At issue in particular was the scope of the HFEA's jurisdiction in inter-species research. It was unclear, for example, if the HFEA has the power to grant licenses for hybrid research--that is, whether hybrids are covered by the HFE Act of 1990 or the Animals Act of 1986. The Joint Committee found distinctions between hybrids and "cybrids" made by the licensing authority of the HFEA to be "arbitrary." Given the contentious nature of inter-species experimentation, the Joint Committee concluded that the question should be decided by the people, through their elected representatives, "in a free vote in both Houses of Parliament." The full Parliament will consider the question this fall.
Thus, the bottom line is this: either through Parliamentary amendment to the HFEA or, should Parliament fail to act, through the existing HFEA interpretation of the law, human/animal hybrids will be created in Britain, and soon. This raises acute questions of ethics. The supporters reply with two points: there is nothing to worry about because the hybrids will be destroyed, and they aren't true human/animal hybrids anyway. Neither reply is persuasive.
How does the fact that these beings will be destroyed answer the question whether they should be created in the first place? On a purely pragmatic level, what can possibly guarantee that all of them will, in fact, be destroyed? Many eco-systems are bedeviled with foreign plants and animals that, we were assured, would never escape into the environment. Remember, the killer bees? African bees transported to Brazil escaped, mated with the native bees, and created a hybrid that can pose a deadly threat to human beings. This is a nice parallel to what we are considering here.
Second, mitochondrial DNA does matter. It does influence development of the organism, albeit in ways not wholly understood. Thus, even with "cybrids," there will be a true mix of the animal and the human. It will be a being like none before it. What gives us the right to create it?
Surely this should cause us to pause in our headlong rush to embrace novelty, satisfy every curiosity, and pursue every imaginable form of scientific research. We need to think hard about this. Shouldn't science be subjected to the ethical restraints, and plain common sense, that govern us in every walk of life? Why should we accept that if it can be done scientifically, we should allow it to be done?
William L. Saunders is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Human Life and Bioethics at Family Research Council.


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Lee and his team have made a film that feels worth watching, but those who've seen both will spend a lot of time comparing the two, and "Newboy" comes up wanting.
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N.W. was removed from public school in Boone County, Kentucky, and placed at St. Rita's School for the Deaf in Cincinnati. N.W.'s parents weren't satisfied with St. Rita's and placed him at ABS, another private school in Cincinnati. N.W.'s parents asked for reimbursement from the Boone County School District, but after more than a year of mediation, neither side could agree on a plan for N.W. His parents alleged that the District failed to provide him with a "free, appropriate public education" (FAPE).


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Hanna has some beautifully shot moments, but at the end of the day it's hard to recommend an action adventure road movie where the predominant questions I'm asking myself as I watch are:
- can someone please get that girl a bottle of conditioner for her split ends, and
- Marissa Viegler - the villain of the piece, which came first - her name or the character's accent? It seems to me one was chosen to enhance the other.
Before I get any farther, I should say that even though I didn't really dig this film it's still way more interesting than Sucker Punch if one is stuck ranking recent films with violent young women. Pretty much the entire film's story is covered in the trailer - which while making it more likely you'll see the film in the first place, pretty much guarantees that the few genuine dramatic moments will be ruined for you.
The story is about super teen assassin Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) raised by her father Erik (Eric Bana) in the woods with the improbable mission of unseating the women who presumably banished them to a life of hunting with bows and arrows. When Hanna is ready for her mission, she flips the switch of a conveniently available transponder that alerts Marissa to their whereabouts. As expected, Viegler (Cate Blanchett) then dispatches a team of guys in ski masks and machine guns to catch Hanna's father. He splits town wearing a suit in the woods by way of disguise (don't mind me - I'm just a banker out for a walk in the hinterlands). So when the men in black arrive, they take only have Hanna to take into custody. Which of course IS ALL PART OF THE INCREDIBLY OVERLY COMPLICATED PLAN.
What ensues is a riot of locations and ass-kicking of various sorts. During this travelogue, Hanna is exposed for the first time to other people, and situations. Of which many for some reason involve a vacationing family with perhaps unhealthily "free to be you and me" ideals on empowering their children. During this period, we watch Hanna go from shocked at the concept of an electric light to being able to surf the net doing research on black ops genetic programs that would make Manticore blush. Yep, I get it, she's a quick learner.
I may be missing something here, but to my eyes the entire Hanna house of cards collapses upon the most modest analysis as to what's going on. Hanna's dad comes up with this super elaborate nearly two-hour plan to take out Ms. Viegler, which could have been more simply accomplished by sneaking over to her house and say, setting it on fire one night. He's clearly never heard of trying the simple approach first.
Sometimes, complexity for the sake of complexity can be fun. Presented as exhibit A: any great con movie. But in this case, it didn't feel particularly clever. As much as I enjoyed the world tour of set locations to fit the mood of each piece of the film, they mainly felt unnecessary. Like a great short film had been extended far, far too long into feature-length territory.
Hanna starts way stronger than it concludes. There are hints at shorthand character development that never really panned out for me, such as Hanna reading Grimm fairy tales while pining over a picture of her deceased mother. But until she leaves for her quest, I felt the picture might have an emotional core that would hold my attention. As the road movie continued, I eventually decided this wasn't really going to get beyond the "just OK as long as you don't think about it too much (or at all)" level. Viegler is particularly poorly developed as a character. Other than an obsession with dental hygiene and carrying a monogrammed handgun, there's not much more to her as presented.
The film has a nice look to it from an art direction standpoint, and the action sequences are mostly well done. The effort to get a fairy tale look and feel comes through both from the visuals and Ronan's other worldiness. But there wasn't enough from those dimensions to overwhelm the story arc (or what there was of it). I felt as though all of the actors had a great film in them - this just wasn't it. With a particularly unsatisfying conclusion (pays to wear grippy shoes during your next homicidal jaunt it turns out) this is an all-sizzle, no steak affair...and the quality of the sizzle is probably a little debatable as well.
You should at least watch the trailer for Hanna, as it sort of rocks. But for this weekend's viewing choice may I suggest Rubber, the film opening at the Northwest Film Forum this weekend about a sentinent tire that blows up people's heads. And the tire's not the weird part of the film. Just saying...
1 imaginary embracey said on April 9, 2011
I found Hanna to be a wonderful surprise. I agree that it begins stronger than it finishes (though I did like the ending), but it succeeds marvelously with its startling filmmaking flourishes, with Saoirse Ronan's ferocious and brilliant performance, with unexpected humor (the British gal-pal seems to be channeling Vicky Pollard), and even with the Chemical Brothers' sometimes intrusive score.
2 imaginary rich said on April 9, 2011
Glad you enjoyed it more than I. Genuinely would like to know what I missed plot-wise, because in my (apparently) limited circle of less clever folks who saw the film each person I speak with points out what appears to be a successively bigger gaps. So please spill the beans. :-)


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Gender and Climate Change Activities @ COP 15 - Copenhagen 2009
Calendar of Gender Activities during COP15 from 07 December until 18 December within the Bella Center and at other venues. Last updated on 2 Dec. 2009.
Gender in the Copenhagen outcomes: The half of nothing is nothing
After weeks of negotiations, the outcome of COP15 is extremely disappointing. There are no firm and worthwhile commitments, only the acknowledgement of a declaration, which states that global temperature rise should not exceed 2°. Yet the atmosphere does not act under orders. It's us humans who ought to act, but the declaration remains silent on commitments.
During the last days of the negotiations gender language was also watered down in the various draft texts. In particular, it is absent in mitigation and financing. However, if the gender language would have been stronger, it wouldn't have been a reason to celebrate, though, because it can only be as good as the overall outcomes of the meeting. Additionally, it was alarming that for the first time in the history of the UNFCCC, civil society has been effectively excluded from its participation in the second week of the negotiations.
"During the last two days of the conference, we have heard many elaborate speeches, but it is action that is urgently needed. Not a political declaration, but commitments. Not "continued high growth" but fundamental changes of how we live and consume in industrialized countries and how we share the earth's resources nationally and globally. Not lukewarm reduction goals but deep emission cuts. Not the same grant and loan conditionalities but significant public funding that can really bail us out from this climate crisis. We believe that the climate crisis is a mere symptom of a larger and long standing human crisis. There are no instant solutions. We need to engage by immediately starting a collective learning process that is geared towards genuine and lasting solutions." (Ulrike Röhr, Intervention in the plenary of the High Level Segment, on behalf of Women and Gender, see below).
The hope we had before Copenhagen is lost in despair. Copenhagen did not send a signal for a climate and gender just future.
Ulrike Roehr
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Intervention by Ulrike Roehr on behalf of Women and Gender in the High Level Segment, 18-12-09
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Finland has been hailed as the champion of women and gender rights in the climate change talks here at the Bella Centre.
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A shared vision should be shared by 100 per cent of the world population!
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Utah football: Kicking situation no laughing matter for Utes
There is a common thought in football that no one pays attention to kickers until they mess up.
Unfortunately for the Utes, their kickers are getting a lot of attention lately.
While Utah's depth chart is fairly settled at all other places, the kicking game remains, as coach Kyle Whittingham put it, "an adventure."
Neither sophomore Nick Marsh, who is one of those rare kickers who was awarded a scholarship, nor walk-on Coleman Petersen have been consistent enough in practice to satisfy Utah's coaches.
The duo have been so erratic that when Whittingham was asked this week who was in the lead, he joked, "It would be me if we had to kick today."
The kickers weren't put in any pressure situations Wednesday, with the hopes they'll settle down and have a better day Thursday.
The Utes have been spoiled by good kickers lately, with Louie Sakoda and then Joe Phillips manning the position.
Whittingham isn't looking for one of the current kickers to be "King Louie," or be as consistent as Phillips, who was 33 of 39 on field goal attempts for his career. However, he would like to see one kick consistently for several days.
"We've got to get it settled," he said.
Even as he tried to make light of the situation, the dilemma clearly bugged Whittingham. Asked to give a rundown of the team and what the Utes know, he said the defensive line was strong, the secondary has been the biggest surprise and the offensive line will be better once key players recover from injuries. Backup quarterback Jon Hays has made enough progress that Whittingham said the Utes "wouldn't hesitate to put him in a game if they have to go that route."
Then he added, "I don't know much about the kickers, I can tell you that."
All a process
The Utes awarded a backup defensive back, Quade Chappuis, a scholarship last week. Whittingham said he deserved it after the work he has put in at camp and the Utes expect he'll contribute, although he isn't on the depth chart.
Interesting that Tauni Vakapuna, who is slated as the No. 2 running back, remains a walk-on.
Whittingham said that Vakapuna is "headed in the direction," of earning a scholarship, then explained the decision of who gets one of the team's 85 scholarships and who doesn't isn't as simple as it seems.
"There are a lot of things involved," he said. "It's a numbers game and about scholarships at positions and some walk-ons require scholarships right away, some don't. The main thing is the contribution to the team, what their status is with travel squad and where they can contribute on special teams and that kind of thing."
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The Utes will hold their annual Fan Fest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Parking and admission are free.
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On Sept. 7, Hayley Hodson received a phone call from Karch Kiraly she will never forget.
The volleyball legend called Hodson the day before her 17th birthday. He told Hodson he had a spot for her to join his U.S. under-23 women's team for an international volleyball tournament.
"He said it was in Mexico and in two weeks, and I was like, 'OK,'" said Hodson, whose junior season with the Corona del Mar High girls' volleyball team had just started, barely one match old. "With Karch Kiraly as your coach, it was an incredible opportunity I wasn't going to pass up."
Hodson accepted the opportunity of a lifetime, but she just had to make sure it was OK with her coach, Steve Astor, and teachers at CdM. They cleared the trip, allowing her to miss 10 days of school and eight matches.
The day after, on her birthday, Kiraly wished Hodson a Happy Birthday. The time away from the Sea Kings turned out to be a gift for Hodson, the Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Dream Team Player of the Year, and her high school teammates.
They each had to grow up very fast.
Hodson competed in the FIVB Volleyball Women's Under-23 World Championships with and against older players. The Sea Kings learned to play without their lone returning starter.
Astor called it a win-win situation for Hodson and CdM. She earned a shot to play in the tournament because it coincided with the NCAA women's volleyball season.
"None of the colleges were going to release any player during the middle of the season," Hodson said.
When Hodson returned from helping the U.S. finish fourth, CdM caught fire, winning 12 of its next 13 matches.
Hodson spearheaded the run. The run ended in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 1AA playoffs, much earlier than in Hodson's past two postseason trips.
Nevertheless, Hodson said the season turned out to be a success. The team went into the season with many new faces after it lost 13 seniors to graduation. The Sea Kings went on to win their eighth straight Pacific Coast League title and finish 25-6 overall in Astor's first season in charge.
"We went pretty far this year," said Hodson, whose third-seeded team bowed out in the quarterfinals at home against Mater Dei, the eventual runner-up. "Even though we didn't finish how we wanted [in the playoffs], we had a great tournament [right before] in Santa Barbara [at the Tournament of Champions by placing fifth]. It was encouraging."
Hodson expects CdM to be back in contention for her senior season. Every starter returns, except for senior opposite Jules Pouch.
Hodson has a lot to look forward to, especially after high school. A lot of the top Division I colleges are heavily recruiting the 6-foot-2 outside hitter, and with good reason. She produced another stellar season, finishing with 407 kills and a .356 hitting percentage, and averaging 5.2 kills per set.
Hodson earned Dream Team honors for the third straight year, and for the second time made both the All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA team and All-Orange County second team. The Pacific Coast League named her the MVP.
She doesn't want to say what colleges she's considering, but whoever lands Hodson will be lucky.
"There is no player that affects the game in so many ways as she does," Astor said. "Everyone will look at the obvious skill of her attacking, which is superb, but it is the other parts of her complete game that set her apart. Her passing, blocking, defense, and even her setting [have] been great. Above all, her character and leadership qualities are what truly separate her."
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Hold talks for credible polls, Hillary tells Bangladesh politicians
Publication Date : 06-05-2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday urged all political actors in Bangladesh to settle their differences through dialogue and plan for holding the next general election in a free, fair and credible manner.
She expressed concern about the disappearance of BNP leader Ilias Ali and the killing of a labour leader, and called for thorough and independent probe into the incidents.
"We urge all political actors to work together regardless of their differences. All political actors must work together for constructive dialogue so that democracy gets sustained path," she said at a joint press briefing at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Dhaka after a 75-minute meeting with her counterpart Dipu Moni.
The two top diplomats later signed the "Joint Declaration on Bangladesh-US Dialogue on Partnership" to hold annual dialogue on bilateral relations and priorities in Dhaka and Washington DC by turns.
"We want to see Bangladesh as a prosperous democratic country despite challenges of democratic process," said Hillary, who arrived in Dhaka yesterday on a two-day visit.
Her visit, first by a US secretary of state since 2003, reflects USA's growing interest in strengthening ties with Asian nations.
In 1995, Hillary visited Bangladesh as the US first lady with her daughter Chelsea. In 2000, Bill Clinton, the then US president and Hillary's husband, visited Bangladesh.
Hillary stressed the need for a consensus among all in Bangladesh on fundamental issues for the sake of democracy, sustainable development and the rule of law.
"Democracy must flourish in Bangladesh," she said.
"We support flourishing of democracy and the rule of law. We urge all political actors to work together for the good of this country."
Hillary said in a strong democracy "everybody has to be rowing in the same direction because you are all in the same boat. You are going to make progress together or you are going to run into very turbulent waters."
Everybody has a role to play in democracy, said Hillary.
"We came as a friend and partner…we raise these issues as we are friend and partner of Bangladesh."
On the Grameen Bank issue, Hillary said the Bangladesh government should allow the organisation to operate freely. She also underscored the need for picking an acceptable and respected person as its managing director.
Referring to the civil society's role, the top US diplomat said civil society is a model and inspiration for flourishing democracy in any country. It is essential that civil society groups operate freely in Bangladesh.
Hillary said the killing of labour leader Aminul Islam and the disappearance of BNP leader Ilias Ali came up during the talks, and she urged the government to carry out thorough and independent investigations into the incidents.
"It is important that in this country ... everybody takes seriously any disappearance, any violence against activists, any oppression of civil society, any intimidation of the press…that is just what is required in the 21st century if democracy [is to be] sustainable."
She said Foreign Minister Dipu Moni assured that the government is probing all these incidents.
"Any violence, disappearance or repression on civil society and the press is contrary to democracy and rule of law."
She said weeks of strikes and protests that paralysed the country and killed at least five people had undermined development and scared off foreign investors.
"Violent demonstrations exact a heavy toll, especially on Bangladesh's poorest and most vulnerable citizens. They also send a negative signal to the international community about the investment climate here."
She, however, said, "We support democracy, freedom of expression, the right to peaceful assembly…We urge all to settle their differences through dialogue. We want democracy to sustain in Bangladesh."
Replying to a query on security in the Bay of Bengal, Hillary commended the present government for its policy of zero tolerance for terrorists, and said it prevented them from using Bangladesh as a transit and training point to commit violence against Bangladesh or any other country.
On Bangladesh-US security dialogue held last month in Dhaka, she said both the sides had very positive discussions on bilateral defence cooperation and shared the values of peace and stability in the region.
Talking about Bangladesh's triumph in the maritime dispute with Myanmar, she said, "I think future of Bangladesh is extremely positive. It gives clear demarcation of the maritime boundary so Bangladesh can begin exploration of resources in the sea for the benefit of the people of Bangladesh."
The top US diplomat said she thinks there should be a room for cooperation to protect the investments regarding natural resources. She said it is important to have protection against piracy as maritime trade and exploration continue to increase.
Dipu Moni led a 10-member delegation at the bilateral meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. at the PMO. The delegation included Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes and Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader.
Hillary led a seven-member delegation that included Robert O Blake, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, and Dan Mozena, US ambassador in Dhaka.
Speaking about exploration of natural resources, she said everyone is concerned about economic interests and security in the 21st century. "There has to be a clear understanding about what is yours and what is someone else's."
In her introductory remarks, Hillary said the USA wants Bangladesh to be a prosperous and successful democratic country that demonstrates sustainable development.
She stressed the need for consensus and cooperation among all actors in Bangladesh on fundamental issues to achieve the desired level of development.
"It is important for the USA to see rule of law and transparency, but it is not easy. Many countries have given up but you have never given up because of your successful leadership," said the US secretary of state.
Hillary lauded Bangladesh's impressive progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals and its role in UN peacekeeping.
Dipu Moni said at the joint press briefing that Bangladesh sought duty free and quota free access of its products to the US market and extension of the GSP facilities.
Bangladesh's inclusion in the Millennium Challenge Account and repatriation of a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were raised during the talks, she said.
The foreign minister said the US side also raised a number of issues including governance, economic cooperation, counterterrorism and partnership on global issues.
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There is a certain phrase roaming the web called "awesome but impractical" and this may very well be the epithet best suited for the newly announced PCI Express 4.0 specification.
Normally, any leap in a certain technology would be welcomed with open arms but, in the case of PCI Express 4.0, it might be a blessing that it won't be available for years to come.
This is because PCI Express 3.0 only managed to show up itself and it isn't totally certain that it will come mainstream next year, not with Intel's Sandy Bridge-E chips only 'almost' 3.0-compatible.
There is also the matter that the existing specification, PCI Express 2.0, already has a high bandwidth and is sufficient for all hardware so far revealed.
As such, even though PCI Express 3.0 will be twice as mighty as 2.0, it won't really be relevant, especially at first.
By extension, PCI Express 4.0, which is twice as fast as 3.0, wouldn't actually do anything in current systems.
In other words, it is farther ahead on the development axis than the rest of the IT industry, hence why "awesome but impractical" could be said to fit it so well.
Then again, 4.0 is just as cheap to manufacture and implement as 2.0 and also features a higher power efficiency, or will be once it is finalized in 2014.
By then, graphics cards or whatever else may actually have what it takes to put those 16 GT/s to work.
"The PCI Express architecture has become the de facto I/O technology within the industry, in large part due to PCI-SIG's dedication to I/O innovation and the insight of those who defined earlier versions in such an extensible manner," said Nathan Brookwood, research fellow at Insight 64.
"Like its predecessors, the PCIe 4.0 architecture is well positioned to preserve the industry's investments in earlier generations of PCI Express specifications while extending the technology in a manner that enables new applications and usage models."


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Hey all,
a) THANK YOU for being here and for your interest in / support of the music. It means a lot to me. i mean that.
b) Feel like i owe all of you thoughtful enough to check in here on the official site an update --to keep you in the loop regardless whether there is something specific to be excited about in the way of something -a release or otherwise- to promote. So much goes in to the "behind the scenes" and the "making of" any given release or project that the general public doesn't get to see ... and that's precisely where i've been since the release of "Stay". That said, i'm a songwriter with a so-called "day job" and all the other entrapments of a "real" life (dishwashing, laundry, and the whole lot of fun things encompassed and implied in the term "real"), and so though this work is where very much of my heart and soul reside, reality is such that i can only trust God's timing to guide and afford me the time and energy to work on these projects as i go. So, that you're here means all-the-more.
c) and that said, i am in the throws of writing and recording a new song. Finishing the recording portion at this point in time after which come the mixing and mastering phases. Beyond that, there's even more that goes into such a project behind-the-scenes --artwork and other various processes relating to both digital and physical release. twitter is where you'll likely get the most frequent (and thorough) updates -and inane blurts- from me, as it tends to alert followers to updates across several of the platforms that we're on. i'll keep you posted.
d) In the interim since the release of "Stay" came "Shane's Song". It isn't an official "release", but can be heard in demo form and read about on my blog, beingnotme.
The music is first and foremost for those of you who "hear" -and appreciate- it. So, thank you again for being here and for following the music this far!
Check out our plethora of online presences and social media links at the bottom of the site should you want more in the meantime!
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|Taryn Terrell
|Birth name
|Taryn Nicole Terrell[1]
December 28, 1985
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
|Tampa, Florida, U.S.
|Drew Galloway (m. 2010; div. 2011)
|Professional wrestling career
|Ring name(s)
|Taryn Terrell[2][1]
|Billed height
|5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
|Billed weight
|120 lb (54 kg)[3]
|Billed from
|New Orleans, Louisiana[1]
Orlando, Florida
|Trained by
|Dusty Rhodes[4]
Steve Keirn[4]
Tom Prichard[4]
Taryn Nicole Terrell[2][5] (born December 28, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, model, former ring announcer, referee, actress, and stuntwoman, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She is a former TNA Knockouts Champion, and she holds the record for the longest reign with that title at 279 days. She is also known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she performed under the ring name Tiffany.[3] During her time in WWE she trained at WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), and served as the last ECW general manager.
Terrell tried out for the 2007 WWE Diva Search. Eventually, she made it to the final eight. Terrell stated "I'm ready for this challenge. I will be great at it." Taryn was eventually eliminated fourth.[6] In the month of February 2008, WWE signed her to a development contract and she later debuted in their development facility Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).[7]
Terrell debuted in FCW alongside Beverly Mullins, and they competed in various matches together, including lingerie matches. Soon afterward, Terrell and Mullins drifted apart, leading to Terrell receiving a larger singles wrestling role as she competed against various other FCW Divas, including Mullins (now renamed to Wesley Holiday), Miss Angela, The Bella Twins, Alicia Fox, and Roucka.[1] Terrell made her FCW television debut when she competed in a twist contest which ended in a no contest. She and Angela then were used as ring announcers for FCW. On the March 11, 2008 episode of FCW Television, Terrell teamed up with Nic Nemeth and Brad Allen to defeat The Puerto Rican Nightmares (Eric Pérez, Eddie Colón and Angela Fong).[2] On the August 2, 2008 episode of FCW Television, Tiffany teamed up with The Bella Twins to defeat Alicia Fox, Roucka and Daisy and again on August 9, 2008.[1]
Later on, Terrell lost her first FCW televised match in a fatal four-way match including Roucka, Holiday, and Fox after Fox dropkicked her from the turnbuckle as Terrell was attempting an aerial move.[1] She then teamed with Nikki Bella and Eve Torres on the December 14 episode of FCW to take on Roucka, Wesley Holiday, and Alicia Fox, which Terrell's team won after Eve pinned Holiday as the remaining Divas fought on the outside.[1] Tiffany participated in the tournament to determine the inaugural Queen of FCW, and defeated Wesley Holiday in the first round before losing to Alicia Fox in the semi-finals.[1] Since then Terrell has appeared various other times as an announcer and wrestler.[1] She teamed up with Angela Fong on several occasions, and also competed against Serena Mancini, April Lee, and Alicia Fox in a four-pack challenge to determine the new number one contender to the Queen of FCW, but was unsuccessful.[1]
On July 30, 2009 episode of FCW Television, Tiffany tamed up with Angela Fong and April Lee to defeat Alicia Fox, Roucka and Serena Deeb in a 6 divas tag team match.[8] On the August 6, 2009 episode of FCW Television, Tiffany teamed up with Yoshi Tatsu to defeat Alicia Fox and Ricky Ortiz in a mixed tag team match.[1] Tiffany unsuccessfully challenged the newly crowned Serena Mancini for the Queen of FCW crown and injured her humerus bone, on the September 24, 2009 taping of FCW.[1] On the February 19, 2010 episode of FCW Television, Tiffany made her return to FCW, teaming with Aksana to defeat Courtney Taylor and Liviana in a divas tag team match.[1][9]
On the June 10, 2008 episode of ECW, Terrell made her debut under the ring name Tiffany as the on-screen Assistant General Manager under Theodore Long.[10] Tiffany participated in the Halloween Costume Contest on October 26, 2008, for the pay-per-view, Cyber Sunday and was dressed as a nun.[11] Tiffany made her in-ring debut in a 16 Diva tag team match on the 800th episode of Raw teaming up with Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Michelle McCool, Brie Bella, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres and WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young against Beth Phoenix, Layla, Lena Yada, Jillian Hall, Natalya, Maryse, Victoria and Katie Lea Burchill, which her team came up on the losing end despite never being tagged in.[12]
On the March 30, 2009 episode of Raw, Tiffany competed in an 18-Diva tag team match, which she won for her team by pinning Katie Lea Burchill with an inside cradle. On April 5, Tiffany made her WrestleMania debut as she competed in a 25 Diva battle royal at WrestleMania XXV to crown the first-ever "Miss WrestleMania". However, Tiffany was unable to win the match as Santina Marella last eliminated Beth Phoenix and Melina to win the battle royal and thus be crowned "Miss WrestleMania".[13] On the April 7 episode of ECW, Tiffany was announced by Theodore Long as the new General Manager of ECW due to Long returning to SmackDown to once again become its General Manager. As the new General Manager, her first order was to announce an elimination chase to determine who would face Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship at Backlash, with the participants being Mark Henry, Tommy Dreamer, Christian and Finlay.[14] Christian ultimately defeated Finlay on the debut of the new show WWE Superstars and then defeated Swagger for the title at Backlash.
On the May 26 episode of ECW on Sci Fi, Tiffany announced that the match between Jack Swagger and Christian for the ECW Title at the first-ever Extreme Rules pay-per-view would be changed to a triple threat hardcore match to include Tommy Dreamer due to Swagger interfering in two of Dreamer's opportunities for the title. In late June 2009, Tiffany was "promoted" to full-time General Manager of ECW. However, Tiffany was absent from television due to a car accident with William Regal substituting as ECW General Manager. In reality, Tiffany had injured her arm in an FCW match. On the October 6 episode of ECW, Tiffany returned to television. On the final episode of ECW on February 16, 2010, Tiffany speared Rosa Mendes after Mendes and Zack Ryder interfered in the ECW Championship match.[15]
On the March 5, 2010 episode of SmackDown, Tiffany made her debut for the brand in a backstage segment, being welcomed by Rey Mysterio.[16] On the March 12, 2010 episode of SmackDown, Tiffany made her in-ring debut, winning a match against Michelle McCool via disqualification after Vickie Guerrero interfered. Following the match, McCool, Guerrero, and Layla attacked Tiffany, until she was saved by Beth Phoenix.[17] The following week, Tiffany and Phoenix defeated LayCool in a tag team match, and again on the April 2 episode of SmackDown.[18]
She then formed an alliance with Kelly Kelly, with the pair being dubbed "The Blondetourage", and they continued to feud with LayCool. On the June 12 of SmackDown!, Tiffany lost her first singles match to Layla after an interference from Michelle McCool.[19] On May 21 episode of SmackDown!, Tiffany teamed up with Kelly Kelly in a losing effort to LayCool.[20] On the July 2 episode of SmackDown!, Tiffany managed Kelly Kelly where she defeated Michelle McCool, during the match Tiffany clotheslined Layla after trying to interfere in the match.[21] On the July 10 episode of Superstars, Tiffany teamed up with Kelly Kelly in losing effort to LayCool after McCool interfered by kicking Kelly in the face.[22] On the July 16 episode of SmackDown!, Tiffany managed Kelly Kelly and Chris Masters where they defeated Layla and Trent Barreta after the interference from Rosa Mendes.[23] While being paired together she also managed Kelly in her Women's Championship match against Layla at the Money in the Bank Pay Per View.[24] On July 23 episode of SmackDown!, Teddy Long announced that Layla would defend the WWE Women's Championship against Tiffany.[25] It would turn out this was Tiffany's last match, on the July 30 episode of Smackdown, Tiffany had her first title shot for the Women's Championship against McCool but failed to capture the championship. She was originally scheduled to fight Layla, however, this was changed due to a decision made by Vickie Guerrero.[26][27]
On August 13, 2010, it was reported that WWE had suspended Tiffany because of an incident involving her real-life husband, Drew McIntyre.[28] Before she could return to WWE programming, Terrell was released from her WWE contract on November 19, 2010.[29]
On December 4, 2010, it was announced that Terrell would face Alissa Flash at the Pro Wrestling Revolution's Chickfight event in San Francisco on February 5, 2012 .[30] On January 4, 2011 it was announced that Terrell was pulled out of the show for personal reasons.[31] ChickFight later claimed that the promotion could not cater to Terrell's requests that she had made despite already having an agreement with the promotion.[31]
On April 5, 2013 Terrell made her debut for Powerslam Brewsky Brawl (PBW), where she teamed up with Jack Jameson in a winning effort defeating Barbi Hayden and Houston Carson in a mixed-tag-team match.[32] On April 8, Terrell made appearance at Coastal Wrestling Federation (CWF) where she teamed up with Sho Funaki in a winning effort defeating Barbie Hayden and Houston Carson.[32] Earlier in that event, Terrell defeated Jen Alise in singles match.[32] Terrell appeared at Maryland Championship Wrestling's Bodyslam Autism event on April 27, 2013.[32]
On November 4, 2012, Terrell made her debut for TNA's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), at OVW's Saturday Night Special event, being introduced by the Director of Operations / General Manager, Tralier Park Trash as a special guest referee for the OVW Women's Championship match, between Josette Bynum, Taeler Hendrix and Heidi Lovelace.[33] During the match, Terrell would began a feud with Taeler Hendrix after Terrell cost Hendrix the match after she put her hands on Taryn and Terrell pushed Hendrix down.[33] On the November 10 episode of OVW episode 690, Terrell was interrupted by Hendrix during an interview. Taeler Hendrix then provoked Taryn, only to get attacked for her troubles.[34] Later that event, Terrell refereed the tag-team match between Lovelace, Jessie Belle against Hendrix and Epiphany.[34] Terrell made her in-ring debut on the November 17 episode of OVW episode 691, where she defeated Heidi Lovelace with Taeler Hendrix as special guest referee to become the OVW Women's Champion.[35][36] Later that night, she appeared in a in-ring segment involving Trailer Park Trash and Josette Bryum.[36] On the November 24 episode of OVW episode 692, Taryn appeared in backstage segment with Hendrix. Later that night, she defeated Scarlett Bordeaux in a non-title match, but was attacked by Hendrix who threw animal feces all over her. On the November 28 edition of OVW episode 693, Terrell attacked Hendrix during a in-ring segment trying to get reverge for the pervious week but was stopped by Bostic, but then Terrell would get in a backstage brawl with Hendrix[37] OVW announced that Terrell issued a challenged to Hendrix at OVW's Saturday Night Special, for the OVW Women's Championship on the line with the stipulation that the loser will swim in a pool of animal feces.[38] On the December 1 episode of OVW Saturday Night Special, Terrell lost the Women's Championship to Taeler Hendrix in a special poop in the pool match. After the match, Hendrix tried to attack Taryn, but she gained a measure of revenge when she moved out the way and Hendrix fell in.[39]
On August 16, 2012, Terrell made her debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), being introduced by the Vice President of the Knockouts Division, Brooke Hogan as the special referee for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship match between Madison Rayne and Miss Tessmacher.[40][41][42] Terrell later became the official referee for the Knockouts division.[43] On January 13, 2013, at Genesis, Terrell began a storyline with Gail Kim after making a bad call during a gauntlet match and costing Kim's chance to become the number one contender to the Women's Knockout Championship.[44] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell appeared backstage with Kim who told Terrell not to make another mistake. Later that night, during Kim's match with Sky, Kim would argue with Terrell, costing herself the match in the process.[45] On January 26, at the tapings of Impact Wrestling in London, England, which aired on tape delay on February 21, Terrell helped Sky defeat Tara, Miss Tessmacher and Gail Kim in a fatal four–way elimination match with Sky lastly eliminating Kim to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship after Kim provoked Taryn into getting involved in the match.[46][47] On March 10 at Lockdown, towards the end of the TNA Knockouts Championship match, Terrell would spear Kim after being fed up with her and again costing her her shot at the title. After the match, Terrell was attacked by Kim backstage during an interview.[48] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim revealed that Brooke Hogan put Terrell on probation for putting her hands on Kim at Lockdown. In a tag-team match between Mickie James and Velvet Sky against Gail Kim and Tara, Terrell would once again lose herself by attacking Kim.[49]
On the March 21 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell was terminated as Knockouts referee by Hogan and then signed as a TNA Knockout.[50] On the March 28 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell called out Gail Kim, however the match never started when Kim and Tara attacked Terrell only to be saved by TNA Women's Knockout Champion, Velvet Sky.[51] On the April 4 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell and Sky were defeated by the team of Kim and Tara after the special guest referee Joey Ryan made a fast count on Terrell.[52] Terrell finally faced Kim in singles competition on the April 11 episodes of Impact Wrestling, where Terrell emerged victorious in a match refereed by ODB.[53] On the May 2 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell teamed up with Mickie James in a winning effort defeating Kim and Tara. After the match, Kim attacked Terrell and put her in a figure-four leglock around the ringpost.[54] The rivalry between Terrell and Kim culminated in a Last Knockout Standing match on June 2 at the Slammiversary XI pay-per-view, which Terrell won.[55] On the July 11 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell was defeated by Kim in a number one contenders ladder match for the Women's Knockout Championship.[56] The following month, Terrell was granted time off of TNA due to a real life pregnancy.[57]
On May 10, 2014, Terrell returned at the tapings for the Knockouts Knockdown 2 pay-per-view where she defeated Karlee Perez, but was later eliminated from the gauntlet match in the main event.[58] On June 16, it was announced on TNA's official website that Terrell would be making her return to the company after one-year absence.[59] Terrell made her official televised return on the June 19 episode of Impact Wrestling, welcomed by her former rival Gail Kim and later interrupted by The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky).[60] This led to Terrell's in-ring return the following week on the June 26 episode of Impact Wrestling, where Kim and Terrell defeated Love and Sky in a tag team match.[61] On the July 24 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell unsuccessfully challenged Gail Kim for the TNA Knockouts Championship which ended in a no contest when The Beautiful People attacked both Terrell and Kim.[62] Terrell was once again unsuccessful challenging Kim for the title on the August 14 episode of Impact Wrestling, when Kim retained in a match also involving Love and Sky.[63] On the August 27 edition of Impact Wrestling, Terrell defeated Madison Rayne to become the #1 Contender to Kim's Knockouts Championship.[64] Terrell received her title match on the September 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, where she was unsuccessful. After the match, both Terrell and Kim were attacked by the debuting Havok.[65]
On September 19, during the tapings of Impact Wrestling, Terrell defeated the newly crowned TNA Women's Knockout Champion Havok and Gail Kim in a three–way match to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship for the first time;[66] the match aired on the November 19 episode of Impact Wrestling.[67] On January 7, 2015, during Impact Wrestling's debut on Destination America, Terrell successfully defended the title in a battle royal against the other Knockouts, lastly eliminating Havok.[68] On the January 30 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell successfully retained her championship against Gail Kim and Madison Rayne.[69] On the February 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell once again defended her championship successfully, this time against Angelina Love. After the match, Terrell would start a feud with the recently returned Awesome Kong, after Kong attacked her.[70][71] This led to a match between the two, with Terrell's championship on the line on the March 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, which Terrell won via disqualification. Kong would continue her attack on Terrell after the match, with Gail Kim making the save.[72] This led to a three–way match, with Terrell once again successfully defending her championship against both Kong and Kim.[73] On April 18, Terrell became the longest reigning TNA Knockouts Champion, surpassing Gail Kim's previous record of 210 days.[74]
On the TKO: Night of Knockouts special episode of Impact Wrestling on April 24, Terrell retained her championship against Kong in a no disqualification match after The Dollhouse (Jade and Marti Bell) interfered and attacked Kong, ultimately assisting Terrell in putting Kong through a table as a "receipt" for an earlier attack in which Kong put Terrell through a table.[75] After the match, Terrell turned heel for the first time in her TNA/entire career and aligned herself with The Dollhouse.[76] On the Hardcore Justice episode of Impact Wrestling on May 1, Terrell defended and retained her championship against Brooke with help from Jade and Marti.[77] The Dollhouse wrestled their first match as a team the following week where they defeated Awesome Kong and Gail Kim in a 3-on-2 handicap match.[78] On the May 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, in a steel cage match, Terrell once again retained her championship over Gail Kim.[79] At Slammiversary XIII, The Dollhouse were defeated by Awesome Kong and Brooke in a 3-on-2 handicap match.[80] The following week on Impact Wrestling, Terrell retained the championship against Kong and Brooke in a three-way match.[81] Two weeks later, on the July 15 episode of Impact Wrestling, Terrell lost the championship to Brooke, ending her reign at 279 days.[82] Following the loss, Terrell went on a hiatus citing a hand injury courtesy of Gail Kim,[83] but continued to appear in segments on the jumbotron. During her absence, Rebel joined the Dollhouse.[84]
Terrell made a special appearance on The Showbiz Show with David Spade in 2007.[85] Terrell was featured in a segment on Lopez Tonight on August 4, 2010.[85][86] She received her start in acting after appearing alongside Will Ferrell in the 2012 comedy film The Campaign.[85][87] She was later hired as a stunt double for Kayla Ewell in the film The Demented.[85][87]
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"I told people before that some people grow up watching wrestling from day 1, that wasn't my case and I grew up as always as an athlete, I did powerlifting, cheerleading in school and college, it was in college when I had a friend whom was obsessed with wrestling, he told me that I have to come to a show, I told him okay I'll go. We had front row tickets and I was like OMG this what I wanted to do I figured out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was so excited, there was this perfect hybrid of athleticism and beauty as a women wrestler. This what you get to do is look beautiful and kick some ass, how frecking cool is this! This is my dream job and I'll do whatever to get in that ring and that's what I did."
Terrell is attending the University of New Orleans. She is majoring in marketing.[89] Terrell is a co-leader for a volunteer mission group called Hope Children's Home that provides love and time to children that have been neglected, abused, and discarded.[90] Terrell is a founder for a volunteer mission foundation called Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.[85]
In 2008, Terrell became a vegan due to animal rights.[91] However, she revealed she was no longer a vegan in 2010.[92]
"For the last 3 and a half years, I have been working on a long journey to becoming a Vegan. My first and main reason behind this lifestyle change is the moral and ethical rights of animals. I am speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves. I am a strong proponent for the humane treatment of animals and am making my stand known by not ingesting any animal products whatsoever. That's right! No meat, no dairy, no eggs...the list goes on. In short, no animal products or animal by-products."
Terrell previously dated Alfonso Ribeiro in 2008.[2] Terrell got engaged to Drew Galloway, who appeared on-screen as wrestler Drew McIntyre, in July 2009[95] and reports of their intention to wed surfaced in a January 2010 issue of Wrestling Observer Newsletter.[96] The couple married in Las Vegas in May 2010.[97][98] On May 24, 2011, Terrell announced that she and Galloway were divorcing.[99]
Terrell first appeared in Playboy in the special College Girls edition of January 2007. She next appeared in the February/March 2010 issue of the Playboy Lingerie Special Edition. The photos were an accumulation of previous photoshoots that she had done for the magazine prior to signing with WWE, and show her naked.[100] She appeared again in Playboy in November 2010, in the special issue Big Boobs, Hot Buns, with the photos having been taken prior to her signing with WWE.[101] Terrell has appeared in an issue of Maxim and on Sky Sports.com.[85]
Terrell gave birth to a girl named Emerson on March 2, 2014.[102]
WWE performers Tiffany (Taryn Terrell) and Drew McIntyre (Drew Galloway) are now engaged.


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Joan, age 55, is a PSS member earning $3,600 per fortnight. Her employer concessional contributions are $107.06 per fortnight or $2,783.56 per annum. Joan can therefore salary sacrifice up to $32,216.44 pa to another super fund in a tax effective manner.
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The two chambers of the National Assembly have stood their ground not to adopt the $75 proposed as the crude oil benchmark for the 2013 budget.
Findings by The PUNCH on Sunday indicated that rather than bow to the Presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives opted to harmonise their own proposals for the benchmark.
The two chambers are expected to pass the budget before December 20 and constitute a Conference Committee to harmonise any grey areas.
The benchmark remains a knotty issue, as lawmakers have vowed not to endorse the $75 proposed by Jonathan.
"Work is progressing on the budget in both chambers.
"You will recall that while the House recommended a benchmark of $80, the Senate recommended $78.
"In a short while, not far before the Christmas vacation will start on December 20, the Conference Committee of both chambers will meet to take a common position on the benchmark.
"What will happen is that it is either $78 or $80, but certainly not $75", a senior member of one of the committees working on the budget confided in The PUNCH in Abuja.
Jonathan had presented a budget of N4.97tn to the National Assembly on October 10.
It came with a deficit of N1.03tn and a proposal to borrow about N633.8bn from the domestic market to finance the deficit.
While the Executive said that it was wary of the volatility of the international crude oil market where a sudden price crash could spell doom for Nigeria, the National Assembly held the view that even at $99 per barrel, the country could still make savings from sales.
The House in particular, strongly opposed the proposal to borrow to fund the budget.
It argued that instead of borrowing, government should use the extra $5 between the Executive proposal of $75 and $80 proposed by the House to fund the deficit.
The House claimed that at $80, government would reduce the deficit by "N666bn."
Another senior member spoke more on the issue, "We want to use the savings from upping the benchmark to $80 to reduce the deficit in the budget.
"It is better and safer for us than borrowing at mind-boggling 16 per cent interest rate to fund the deficit of over N1tn.
"It doesn't make sense at all.
"Both chambers have moved away from $75 and will find a middle course at the conference committee.
"It may be $78, $79, $80, but not $75", the source stated.
When contacted for comments, the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, told The PUNCH that "as far as the House is concerned, we are not accepting $75.
"We have long made our position known and it has not changed", Mohammed added.


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Moving up to No. 1 in the national rankings a few weeks ago might have been too much, too soon, for the University of Minnesota men's hockey team, according to freshman forward Jake Hansen.
After suffering its first two losses plus a tie in its previous three games, Minnesota rebounded Saturday night to defeat Colorado College 4-1 in the first of a two-game WCHA series in front of 10,177 at Mariucci Arena.
Hansen and Nico Sacchetti scored the first collegiate goals, and goaltender Alex Kangas stopped 25 of 26 shots as the Gophers, now ranked No. 2, recorded their first victory since defeating Denver 5-2 on Nov. 21.
Minnesota was undefeated and ranked No. 1 then, but Hansen said the team might have looked at that with too much self-satisfaction.
"I think we got a little too confident with ourselves, and we weren't doing the basics like blocking shots," said the 6-foot-2 forward from White Bear Lake. "The last two weeks here, coach talked about going back to the basics and just playing Gopher hockey, and I felt like tonight that really brought it for us."
Defenseman Cade Fairchild, who picked up a goal and an assist, agreed with Hansen that losing to Denver and Michigan and tying Michigan State got the Gophers' attention.
"After that Saturday night in Denver we went into a little bit of a tailspin, I thought, and obviously it showed against Michigan and Michigan State," he said. "But I thought after a good week of preparation for CC, we came out and did what we wanted to do.
Minnesota used a potent power play to control the ninth-ranked Tigers, who trailed 2-1 after one period and outshot the Gophers 11-3 in the second period, only to fall behind 3-1 on Fairchild's power-play goal.
"I thought we had decent pressure," Tigers coach Scott Owens said, "but nothing is going in for us now."
Part of that was because of Kangas, who had given up four goals in each of his previous three games.
"Alex was phenomenal," Fairchild said.
Said Kangas: "It was good to get back on track."
Playing without injured forwards Jay Barriball and Mike Carman, the Gophers got a goal and an assist from both Fairchild and Mike Hoeffel and two assists from Jordan Schroeder and Ryan Stoa to raise their record to 8-2-5, 7-1-3 in the WCHA.
"It was a good team win," Gophers coach Don Lucia said. "The power play did a nice job, the penalty killing was good, our goalie was good, and some guys stepped forward and scored their first goals as a Gopher, which we needed to have tonight."
Hoeffel got the Gophers going by drilling a tight-angle shot past All-American goaltender Richard Bachman at 6:21 of the first period. It was the fifth shot on net during the power play for Minnesota.
"They moved it around; they really did a nice job," Lucia said.
Hansen's goal 62 seconds later on a perfect pass from Patrick White made it 2-0, but Bill Sweatt of the Tigers (9-6-4 overall, 6-5-2 WCHA) muscled a soft shot off a broken stick away from defender Kevin Wehrs and deflected it past the screened Kangas to make it 2-1 at 13:59 of the first period.
Fairchild's goal off a power-play feed from Schroeder midway through the second period restored the two-goal lead, and Sacchetti capped the scoring with just 1:23 remaining in the final period on another power play.
"The power play was great tonight," Fairchild said.
Minnesota has just one more game, a 4:07 p.m. rematch with CC today, before going on Christmas break until Jan. 2.


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Buet teachers embarrass me: Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Thursday said Buet teachers did not show respect to his initiative to resolve the ongoing crisis rather embarrassed him and others who were present in the meeting by deciding to resign en masse.
The minister said this while speaking at a rushed press briefing at the ministry
Earlier, the agitating Buet teachers postponed their demonstration for two days from Thursday to show respect to the initiative of the minister to resolve the stalemate.
"Teachers' decision to resign en masse is very crucial, because it will deepen the deadlock and create chaotic environment," said the minister.
The teachers could show respect in real not only to him but also to all if they would not take such a decision right after the meeting, Nahid said.
The minister also called upon the teachers to end the crisis that they created by threatening to resign en masse. Only then, the minister added, it will be a token of respect to all.
The education minister on Tuesday discussed the crisis with senior Buet teachers and former students and vice-chancellors in a bid to solve the crisis.
The movement began after the authorities shut the institution for 44 days in advance for Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr on July 11. The same day, the heads of all faculties, institutes and departments of Buet resigned in a body.
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|Holiday Weekend Gas Prices Down?
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Easter weekend, and gas prices are—down? Well, somewhat. Stations in the High Country began to back off a few cents a gallon earlier this week, and now at Good Friday, our BP Barometer is showing a two-cent per gallon decrease, to $3.67.9.
Other stations around the high country backed off to $3.64.9 in what is a reversal of usual trends in gas pricing. It might have something to do with President Obama calling for a Justice Department probe to examine the role of "traders and speculators" in oil markets and how they contribute to high gasoline prices. Speculation about North Africa conflicts disrupting oil have contributed to major spikes in crude prices for months.
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