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Spanking on television
Spanking on television was relatively common in the early decades of television, particularly in westerns and comedies produced in the '50s and '60s. These were nearly always comedic scenes of unruly women and bratty children who were chastised by a dominant male authority figure. This fell out of fashion by the early 1970s.
For the next two decades, spankings were mainly seen in telefilms and miniseries about abusive relationships and bad parenting. In recent years the conservative mainstream networks — now competing with racy cable programs — have become increasingly risque. All sorts of once-taboo kinky behavior, including erotic spanking, is being hinted at, and sometimes shown, in traditional sitcoms and dramas.
Advertising on TV
There has also been a sudden increase in Spanking and BDSM in TV commercials, especially in the U.S. and the U.K. Advertising is starting to introduce sexual fetishes in a humorous, satirical context as a tool for grabbing the audience's attention.
1930s - 1970s
Although commercial television had been available in the United_States since the 1930s, the medium only gained substantial popularity during the post-war period. As television gained a wider audience, many early producers attempted to recreate the familiar cinematic environment on the small screen; consequently, many early TV shows emulated the visual style of the better-known movie genres.
For this reason, spanking was far more common in TV westerns and romantic comedies than in (for instance) science fiction or supernatural mysteries. Drawing on a long cinematic tradition, Saddle Operas such as Rawhide or Bonanza featured the standard M/F spanking scenarios, along with the occasional M/f and M/m storylines.
Similarly, family oriented programs like I Love Lucy, Gidget or McHale's Navy exploited the humorous potential for OTK imagery (a common plot device practiced well into the seventies). By contrast, there were relatively few spanking scenes depicted in the more "serious" science fiction or supernatural genres (notable exceptions include Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants or ITV's Tomorrow People).
Television spanking probably reached its peak during the early-mid sixties, possibly as part of a general backlash against the social and cultural changes that were taking place across America at the time. Mainstream corporal punishment (CP) imagery fell out of fashion in most visual media during the 1970s, although it persisted much longer in television than in cinema, comics or four-color advertising.
From the late seventies into the early nineties, many telefilms and miniseries (such as The Happy Valley) depicted children (and teens) being unjustly punished by overly strict or abusive authority figures. Humorous adult spankings were no longer deemed acceptable. Instead, the occasional serious TV-movie like Kentucky Woman (1983) would surface. This study of sexism in the workplace shows a woman being paddled as part of a humiliating initiation ceremony.
Exploiting the popularity of Women in Prison films, the ABC TV movie Nightmare in Badham County (1976) provides a rare example of sexualized corporal punishment. Two shapely female convicts are stripped and beaten with a leather strap. A more explicit version with added nude scenes was later released to theaters.
Below is a chronological list of televisions shows and TV-movies:
- The Gene Autry Show ("Doublecross Valley", 1950)
- I Love Lucy (several episodes, c. 1954-55),
- I Married Joan (1952-55), M/F scenes in two episodes.
- My Little Margie (1956)
- The Real McCoys ("Question of Discipline", 1957, M/m),
- The People's Choice (1958)
- Bat Masterson (The Brunette Bombshell, 1959), Bat (Gene Barry) takes the titular brunette over his knee.
- Rebecca Wells spanked by Bat Masterson spanking scene on You Tube
- Complete episode spanking scene on You Tube
- Make Room for Daddy (1959), Linda's Giant episode (M/f)
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson ("The Doctor and the Redhead", 1960)
- 77 Sunset Strip ("Publicity Brat", 1960), F/f
- Wagon Train ("The Maggie Hamilton Story", 1960), shrewish Susan Oliver transformed into a good girl by a vigorous OTK paddling.
- Bonanza ("The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch", 1961); Michael Landon swats Sue Ann Langdon while carrying her over his shoulder.
- Frontier Circus ("The Daring Durandos", 1962), M/F
- Gunsmoke ("Catawomper", 1962) with Sue Ann Langdon.
- The Saint ("The Golden Journey", 1:10, 1962), a spoiled young woman goes over Roger Moore's knee. Video clip: " MyVideo
- Route 66 ("Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are", 4:3, 1963), Diane Baker gets three hand-smacks from series star Martin Milner.
- The Patty Duke Show (1963-1966)
- Bonanza ("Love Me Not", 5:22, 1964) Lorne Greene spanks Anjanette Comer in Western version of "My Fair Lady". Video clip spanking scene on You Tube
- Temple Houston ("The Guardian", 1964), Jeffrey Hunter takes an unruly Julie Parrish over his knee.
- Bonanza ("Woman of Fire", season 6, 1965); "The Taming of the Shrew" remake with Joan . Hackett going over Pernell Robert's knee spanking scene on You Tube
- The Big Valley ("The Brawlers", 1:14, 1965) with Linda Evans.
- Linda Evans being spanked spanking scene on You Tube
- Linda Evans being spanked spanking scene on You Tube
- Gidget ("Gidget's Gadget", 1:5, 1965) - Sally Field gets whacked while bent over a couch for meddling in the affairs of others.
- Gidget "Gidget's Foreign Policy", 1965
- McHale's Navy ("Babette Go Home", 2:24, 1965); fiery French babe Susan Silo gets humiliating public OTK paddling.
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ("Doomsday", 1:19, 1965); two crewmen are paddled with flippers in a spanking line during an equator-crossing initiation ritual. This episode can be watched at " Hulu].
- I Spy ("There Was a Little Girl", 1:26, 1966), troublesome teenage girl spanked off-camera in comedic finale to episode.
- Bonanza ("Little Girl Lost", 1968); a bratty girl gets five hand smacks while over Lorne Greene's knee.
- Land of the Giants ("Ghost Town", 1:2, 1968); a cruel little girl is spanked for tormenting the "little people". Episode available at Hulu].
- The Taming of Trudy Bell (1968)
- Lancer ("The Black McGloins", 1969); Stefanie Powers plays an Irish con-artist who gets a few over-the-knee swats in an effort to get her to tell the truth. (" Video clip] on YouTube.)
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-1975, PBS series)
- Keeping it Up Downstairs (1976); a frequently racy parody of Upstairs, Downstairs. Spanking scenes occur in several episodes.
- Gunsmoke (A Quiet Day in Dodge, 1973)
- Here's Lucy ("Lucy and Andy Griffith", 6:8, 1973); Griffith wallops Lucie Arnaz with a rubber-soled shoe. Video clip on " YouTube]
- Klimbim (German TV, 1973-1979); racy sketch comedy in the frenetic style of The Benny Hill Show. Elisabeth Volkmann gets spanked and caned several times while playing an inept maid and a waitress. Video clip: YouTube]
- Seven Little Australians (mini-series, 1973): A boy is spanked OTK (M/m).
- The Tomorrow People (British series, 1973-1979)
- Poldark (British series, 1975), M/F, Angharad Rees publicly beaten with a cane for stealing in the marketplace. Video clip at YouTube]
- Nightmare in Badham County (1976), lurid women-in-prison TV movie with leather strap punishments. View the " strapping scene] at the Internet Archive.
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978, season 1, episode 5, The Spanking), m/m
- Summer of My German Soldier (1978), teleflim based on a novel. A teenage Kristy McNichol is briskly belt-spanked for getting into trouble.
1980s - today
By 1980, spanking had all but disappeared from the televised landscape, except for the occasional made-for-TV movie or syndicated reruns of "classic" TV series (e.g. Bewitched, Here's Lucy, etc.). But even these sometimes had the punishment segments [[CensorshipCensorship">edited out]] in shows such as Merry Melodies, Tom and Jerry, and Yu Yu Hakasho/Ghost Files.
However, in recent years humorous, and even erotic, scenes of adult spanking have become more common, particularly on syndicated shows, pay-cable networks, and programs imported from Europe. The most outrageous example was a series of raunchy syndicated talk shows hosted by radio personality Howard Stern. From 1990 to 2005 Stern would regularly have models, strippers, and adult film actresses come on his show and submit to an on-camera spanking. In 1997 the HBO cable series Tracey Takes On... included a masochistic spanking scene, perhaps the first comedy-drama in America to do so.
This competition, along with changes in censorship and popular culture, has forced the "Big Three" commercial networks in the U.S. (ABC, CBS, and NBC) to add increasingly daring content to late-night dramas and even family-friendly situation comedies such as Scrubs and Two and a Half Men.
Today, the majority of television spanking scenes still appear in offbeat syndicated and cable network shows (Weeds, Californication, etc.), animation (The Simpsons, Family Guy), Japanese anime, TV airings of movies that include spanking scenes, and spanking in professional wrestling events.
An example of a spanking scene in a fairly recent British series is " Sugar Rush]" (2005/I, " 2006/II]), " Ep. #2.1] (Original Air Date: 15 June 2006).
- Fantasy Island ("The Mermaid Returns", 4:2, 1980), series star Ricardo Montablan gives a young lady an over-the-knee hand spanking.
- The Flame Trees of Thika (1981) British miniseries. A girl is spanked with a hairbrush by an overly stern father.
- Mérette (French TV movie, 1982), a 12-year-old girl suffers some nasty canings from her strict guardians.
- Mettez_du_sel_sur_la_queue_de_l'oiseau_pour_l'attraper (French TV movie, 1982); vigorous OTK M/F hand-spanking.
- Kentucky Woman (TV movie, 1983), Cheryl Ladd becomes a coal miner and submits to a humiliating paddling ritual.
- By The Sword Divided (1983), 17th-century English drama; a fully-clothed Lucy Aston gets six cane strokes from her father. Video clip at " Dailymotion.
- Brothers (1984)
- Cosas de Casados (1984)
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986); British mini-series, woman bound to a bed is whacked with a [[Carpet_beaterCarpet beater">carpet beater]] (M/F), video clip at " YouTube]
- Mafia Princess (1986) telefilm about the daughter of mobster Sam Giancana who is shown losing his temper and spanking her for breaking a porcelain figurine.
- Foxfire (telefilm, 1987), Cranky, inflexible Hume Cronyn orders his son to cut a switch-rod as thick as his thumb. The switching occurs off camera.
- The Happy Valley (1987) is a British telefilm with remarkably severe (and suspiciously fetishistic) caning and whipping scenes of a teenage girl. Her father is a sadistic martinet.
- The Shiralee (mini-series, 1987)
- Little Girl Lost (1988)
- Policajti_z_PredmestínewPolicajti z Predmestí Policajti z Predmestí (1988), a Czech TV series (M/m) (" YouTube clip])
- 21 Jump Street ("Hell Week", 3:6, 1989), undercover cop Johnny Depp is smacked with a Greek paddle during fraternity hazing. (Video clip at " YouTube].)
- The Arsenio Hall Show (1990) Singer [>Madonna]] talks candidly about her spanking lifestyle and the song "Hanky Panky".
- [The Little Kidnappers]] (1990), telefilm with audible off-camera M/m [[WoodshedWoodshed">woodshed]] switching.
- The Howard Stern Show (1990-2005); series of talk shows with numerous real-life M/F & F/F punishments. A montage with several clips with Stern is at " YouTube]. Stern also smacks " Sarah Bernhard]] in another clip.
- Antonia & Jane (1991), made for British TV then released on video. A couple takes turns being tied to a bed and belt-lashed for giving wrong answers to literary trivia questions.
- The Leaving of Liverpool (Australian telefilm, 1992)
- Dottie Gets Spanked (TV movie, 1993)
- TV Nation (1994), this humorous documentary series did a feature on caning in English schools and visited the London fetish club School_DinnersnewSchool Dinners School Dinners. " Video clips]] can be seen on YouTube.
- KKaze no rondo (1995, Japan), schoolgirl gets harsh ruler beating. Video clip at " YouTube]
- A Weekend at Miss Martindale's (1996), British documentary about three young women who role play as maids and schoolgirls with strict disciplinarian Miss Martindale (aka Catherine Tyrell, co-author of The Female Disciplinary Manual). The program can be viewed on " YouTube].
- Natural Enemy (1997) cable film with female masochist bound and briefly hand-spanked. Later, handcuffed to a dresser, she has rough doggie-style sex with her psycho boyfriend and begs for more whacks from his leather paddle as she climaxes.
- La Femme Nikita (1997-2001), TV series based on the film. During an interrogation, Nikita (Peta Wilson) is bound and thrashed with a thick cane. It is hard to tell if the blows land above or below the waist. A video clip is available at " YouTube].
- The Nanny ("You Bette Your Life", 4:23, 1997), irate guest star Bette Midler chases the nanny (Fran Drescher) around, smacking her repeatedly with her purse. " Video clip]].
- Tylluan Wen (1997, Wales), a Welsh-language telefilm adapted from a literary novel. In a flashback scene, a boy and girl are bent over school desks and caned by a cruel headmaster. Video clip at " YouTube].
- Cero en conducta (1998-2003), Mexican Spanish-language situation comedy set in a classroom. Video clips on " YouTube]
- Xena: Warrior Princess ("Forget Me Not", 3:17, 1998); Gabrielle (Renée O'Connor) is flogged in a purification ritual. Laying naked on a stone slab, she is whipped several times from calf to shoulder with a birch made of what looks to be palm fronds. There is a close side view shot of her ass getting whacked that appears to be a body double.
- Besos Prohibidos (1999) Spanish language soap opera. M/F video clip at " YouTube].
- Jack of All Trades ("X Marquis the Spot", 2000), short-lived syndicated series. Whipping and paddling abounds at the Marquis de Sade's estate on Agony Island.
- Son of the Beach (2000-2002); a spoof of Baywatch on the FX network. A montage in the episode "Witness for the Prostitution" shows a brief F/F sorority paddling initiation of two girls. Watch the clip at MyVideo].
- Strip Mall (2000-2001); sitcom created by Comedy Central. In one episode, lesbian Fanny Sue Chang (Amy Hill) paddles Althea (Loretta Fox) with the flat side of a meat cleaver. See video clip at " Dailymotion]
- Weekender (2000)
- Blind Date (reality series, 2001)
- Hornblower (2001), miniseries based on the Horatio Hornblower novels by C.S. Forester. A naval officer is disciplined with a hard 12-stroke caning aboard ship. This scene can be viewed on " YouTube].
- My Brother Jack (2001); Australian telefilm that portrays an abusive father who regularly beats his two sons with a belt. " Video clip]] on YouTube.
- UK Raw (2001); late-night British series that took a lighthearted look at sex and fetishes. One episode recreated scenes of discipline from the [[Victorian_eraVictorian era">Victorian era]].
- Boston Public (episode 6, 2002), old-fashioned matronly teacher uses a big wood paddle on her students. A pretty girl reveals her bruised backside, a teenage boy gets 2 paddle whacks during class.
- Codename:Kids Next Door (2002-2006, TV cartoon with a recurring 'Spank-pire' villan Count Spankulot)
- Scrubs ("My First Step,", 2:7, 2002) Guest star Heather Locklear tries to seduce Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) by telling him: "We both know you'd love nothing more than to smack this fine ass". She then gives herself five hard smacks while groaning and adds: "Don't stop, Perry. Harder!" as she walks away. Later in a restuarant she repeats this performance in front of Dr. Cox. (The first scene is available on " YouTube].)
- Ally McBeal ("Buried Pleasures", 2002) - Portia de Rossi's clueless boyfriend surprises her with four painful hairbrush smacks that she does not enjoy.
- Las Vías del Amor (2002), Mexican telenovela. Erika Garcia plays "Lolita", a hooker who specializes in girlish role playing. Dressed as a schoolgirl, she is spanked over a client's knee while looking rather bored.
- Yes, Dear (Spanks, but no Spanks, 2002)
- Comic Relief (2003, TV special)
- Fairly Odd Parents (2003, TV animated series, Parent_Hoods episode)
- Kingpin (2003), miniseries about a Mexican drug cartel. An English drug dealer hires a Mexican girl for a 100-stroke caning session. The last part is heard off camera. Video clip at " YouTube]
- Scrubs ("My Interpretation" 2:20, 2003); Elliot (Sarah Chalke) appears repeatedly as a naughty nurse in Turk's dreams. She bends forward and receives a hard hand-smack then begs: "Harder, damn it! I've been bad".
- Alma Gemea (2005-2006) (English: "Soul Mate") is a Brazilian telenovela. A passionate M/F scene can be viewed at " YouTube].
- Candy Biscuit Teacher and Sugar Candy (2005); Korean fantasy-drama series about a schoolgirl with strange powers. In the first episode she is caned at school. A large cane breaks on the fifth stroke but the punishment continues with a new cane. She is fully clothed and is bent over with her hands on the floor. This episode (caning at 2:53 mark) can be watched on " YouTube].
- The Girls Next Door (2005-present), E! Network reality show about Playboy's Hugh Hefner. In the first season (2005-2006) Hefner's girlfriends test out a [[Spanking_machineSpanking machine">spanking machine]]. Video clip at " Dailymotion.
- The Surreal Life (4th season, 2005) VH-1 reality series. In one episode Jane Wiedlin (from the pop group The Go-Gos) appeared in dominatrix gear and revealed her secret BDSM lifestyle. Other cast members dabbled in S&M play in a makeshift dungeon. Adrianne Curry got an OTK spanking and Verne Troyer was paddled.
- My Life As A Teen Robot (cartoon series, "Teen Team Time", 2005)
- Weeds (Showtime cable series, 2005), Mary-Louise Parker gets a provocative OTK hand spanking.
- Midsomer Murders (9:45, "Dead Letters", 2006); British mystery series. In a consensual bedroom scene, guest star Simon Callow gives Caroline Goodall a switching with a leafy tree branch. Dailymotion " video clip.
- Páginas da Vida (2006), Brazilian telenovela soap opera. F/F " belting scene] available on YouTube.
- Sugar Rush (2006) British TV series about teen lesbians. In one episode Sugar is spanked by an older woman while role playing as a schoolgirl in detention. Her parents walk in during this scene. Later the parents duplicate the same role play scenario. Video clips of " both scenes can be viewed at MyVideo.
- An American Crime (2007) telefilm based on a true story about a 16 year-old girl held captive. Two girls get punished in a F/f scene. Video clip at " YouTube]
- Californication ("The Whore of Babylon", 2007), Showtime cable series, brief but graphic OTK scene.
- Co-Ed Confidential (2007-2010), life in a college dorm. M/F video clip at " Sevenload
- Saving Grace ("A Language of Angels", 1:9, 2007), TNT cable series; Grace (Holly Hunter) is naked, handcuffed to her bed while cavorting with a boyfriend who playfully hand-spanks her several times.
- Dr. Steve-O (2007), reality series starring Steve-O. Video clip with F/M scene at " Dailymotion
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl (British TV series, 1:4, 2007) - male slave cropped, another severely beaten by a dominatrix.
- Spank Me, Please (2007), short feature from cable network Current TV on the annual Nuit Demonia fetish celebration in Paris. This includes spankings, whippings, bondage, and interviews with fetish models and BDSM enthusiasts at nightclub La Locomotive. This can be viewed at the " Current TV website].
- Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008); Lifetime network telefilm based on real events at a Texas high school in 2006. Five cheerleaders run amok with a wide range of scandalous behavior. While cavorting in an adult novelty store one cheerleader playfully whips another with a [[MartinetMartinet">martinet]]. (This can be seen briefly in the " trailer]] on YouTube. The " complete scene]] can be found 3 minutes into this excerpt.)
- I Bet You Will (2008), Spike game show, college girl endures three hard swats with a fraternity-type paddle for prize money. She has to say "Thank you, may I have another" after each stroke.
- My Name Is Earl (NBC TV series) season 4, episode 6: "Little Bad Voodoo Brother" (2008). Earl's neighbor, Nick, has a tennis fetish. He's wrapped in a tennis net with his wrists bound and a tennis ball in his mouth. A man and a woman dressed in conservative tennis whites take turns whacking him with their racquets.
- The Principal's Office (2008-present), truTV reality series about student life at a high school. In one episode, a teenage girl chooses three strokes from a school paddle instead of a day in detention. The punishment is heard off camera. Video clip available at " YouTube].
- [Sons of Anarchy]] (2008-present, unidentified episode), Katey Sagal visits a classroom set where a fetish video is being filmed. A schoolgirl kneels on a desk about to be paddled. A few glimpses of the actors rehearsing are shown. A clip of this scene can be viewed at " sevenload.
- 1000 Ways to Die (Spike TV, 2:5 "Dead and Deader", 2009). At a Nevada whore house, a bound and gagged guy in a full-body latex suit is whacked with a leather paddle by a dominatrix. He soon dies from an allergic reaction to latex. Domme Isabella Sinclair, from GwenMedia, appears briefly in this quasi-documentary presentation. This segment can be watched on " YouTube]
- Down Eastbound & Down (HBO comedy series, 2009); an especially large fraternity paddle is briefly used twice (M/F and F/M); " video clips at MyVideo.
- Rescue Me ("Initiation", 2009) FX Network cable series. Callie Thorne's character seduces Tommy (Dennis Leary) dressed as a cheerleader, Playboy bunny and latex-clad dominatrix. They are seen briefly paddling each other in a comedic fast-motion sequence.
- Dollhouse (2009) Fox network science-fiction show about a high-tech escort agency that provides fantasy companions programed with pre-chosen memories and personalities. In the first season episode "Spy in the House of Love", star Eliza Dusku is seen as a dominatrix in a leather fetish outfit. She whiplashes a co-worker once for calling her "S&M Barbie". In season two, a returning escort programed to be a submissive suggests she be tied up and spanked. (Dushku discusses her dominatrix role on " YouTube.)
- Viver a Vida (Live the Life, aka Seize the Day) is a Brazilian telenovela (soap opera) that began in 2009. An F/F slipper spanking scene from this series can be viewed on " YouTube]. A fierce belt-whipping can also be viewed on " YouTube].
- Archer (2010), an adult-oriented half-hour animated comedy series on the FX network that spoofs the spy genre. In one episode Archer and a sexy French stewardess are laying naked in bed together. She has a large red bruise on her backside. Archer, who has whip marks on his chest and legs, raises his [[Ping-pong_paddlePing-pong paddle">ping-pong paddle]] and jokes "Just give me five minutes on my backhand". The scene can be viewed online at " MyVideo].
- [Blickfang Po]] (2010); German documentary on erotica with segment on spanking showing vintage photos, stag film clips and illustrations. " video clip] at Dailymotion.
- Boardwalk Empire (episode 5, 2010), HBO miniseries. In a brothel, a prostitute has sex with a corrupt politician with her positioned on top on him. Another girl starts hand spanking her and the man joins in as well.
- Bored to Death (7:2, 2010), HBO series. In a school classroom, Zoe Kazan role plays as a schoolgirl with Jason Schwartzman. She goes over his knee for a hand spanking and repeatedly begs him to hit her harder.
- Community ("Basic Genealogy", 1:17, 3/10/10); NBC sitcom episode about family members visiting the community college. The grandmother of one student is a cranky, half-crazy old black woman in a wheelchair. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) unwittingly insults her causing the angry grandmother to yell: "Get me a switch!" Later, Britta pulls down her pants and goes over the old woman's lap for two-dozen very hard strokes. The camera's head-on point of view shows her facial reactions and screams along with the switch coming down, but the actual impacts are not seen. Although played for laughs, this is still one of the most severe corporal punishment scenes to appear on television. (This scene is available on " YouTube].)
- Romantically Challenged (debut episode, April 2010); ABC sitcom starring Alyssa Milano features the masochistic girlfriend of Shawn (Josh Lawson). On their first date she suddenly says: "Okay, now, tell me I'm a bad girl and spank me" while getting into position. Later the timid Shawn "practices" by smacking himself with a wooden spatula. He gets domination lessons from Milano's sister ("Say you want to drip hot wax on me and dangle me out the window.") and a second date that goes badly. (Video clips can be watched at " MyVideo.)
- Two and a Half Men ("Ixnay on the Oggie Day", 7:18, 2010); In this CBS sitcom, Francis Fisher plays one of John Cryer's patients suffering from back pain. She moans as he massages her lower back then begs him to spank her. "Do it, bitch!" she yells. In the outer office his secretary is confused by the smacking sounds coming from the examination room. We hear half a dozen impacts and her loud, orgasmic cries. (This scene can be viewed on " YouTube].)
- MTV's Video Music Awards (September 2010); during the opening comedy sketch, host Chelsea Handler walks down a backstage hallway in a bathrobe. She meets a man who wishes her "good luck" while extending a hard smack to her derriere. This happens twice more with the next two men she meets. As a trio of burly men approach, she panics and runs away. Turning a corner, Handler runs into actress Lindsay Lohan. After an extended rant warning Handler not to make jokes about her on stage, Lohan also sends her off with a hearty hand-spank. Video of this sketch can be watched " here] and " here.
- The Office (season 7, episode 1, 2010); manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) hires his inept and immature nephew as an office assistant. By the end of the story, Michael is so enraged by his bad behavior that he bends the young man over a desk and hand-spanks him a dozen times while the other employees watch in astonishment. (Episode 2 also shows a recap of this scene described by Michael as an act of "corporate punishment".)
- Weeds (season 6, episode 8, October 2010); in the "Gentle Puppies" episode, Mary-Louise Parker has a wild, energetic sex scene in an empty bar. Her boyfriend rips her clothes off, bends her over the bar, and gives her two brisk hand spanks.
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In the last year and a half we've seen a number of new 'superstars' make their way from OVW to the WWE - John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton, Orlando Jordan, Gail Kim, Charlie Haas just to name a few. In this short period of time, we have watched most of these new talents receive a great deal of TV exposure. Some of them have 'already' been put over by well-established wrestlers, some have 'already' worn WWE titles and some have 'already' headlined pay per views. The WWE have even gone as far as labelling these 'sports entertainers' as 'the Future of the WWE', now I think the WWE are going bit too far. It's understandable that the WWE are in a desperate need of turning things around. Their ratings have dropped because of a poor product, and their solution is to bring in a bunch of fresh new faces then give them an instant push. Part of what they're doing for the young talent is great, but only to a certain extent. This may only be a short-term solution, and it could hurt a lot of new careers. When I look at the list of these new faces, I can picture just a few names that may definitely be the future of the WWE.
John Cena - He is very talented in the ring, and will only get better. The WWE need to keep him away from the main spotlight, and concentrate on having him compete in the mid-card level matches. Hopefully he won't be headlining any more pay per views for a few more years.
Christopher Nowinski - At the moment, the Raw writing team aren't doing much with Christopher Nowinski, which could be a good move. They need to take their time with him. Nowinski is a decent wrestler, he plays a good heel and he has 'the look' which is appealing to 'today's' fans. Christopher Nowinksi's Tough Enough loss may also have helped his career in the near future.
I can't picure he likes of Randy Orton or Maven becoming future the of the WWE. Randy Orton has always been shoved in our faces from the day he debuted in the WWE. His constant push caused the fans to turn against him. Now they've decided to give him the 'Rock' push hoping that the heel heat will work to his advantage. Well I've heard Randy's mic work, and not only does he look and sound like a Four Horsemen wannabe, he's also a lost member of the Natural Born Thrillers. Even his on air association with Ric Flair and HHH may not help him, it's doing the exact opposite. Tripple H can't help him because he's trying to be another Flair but that will never happen. Randy Orton is a decent wrestler, he still needs time to grow. Instead of making him a member of the Evolution or giving him the label of the Third Generation Sensation, why not let Randy find his own identity and his own place in the WWE. Maven may have mic skills, but the only wrestling that he's got going for him is the dropkick. Maven may have mic skills, but the only wrestling that he's got going for him is the dropkick. Maven will always be known as the first Tough Enough winner but this could eventually come back to haunt him. Tough Enough has always been a mistake - their female winners have been an utter disappointment to the extent where they have been regulated from 'wrestler' to 'valet'. Who could forget Jackie Gaydas' infamous match with Trish Stratus. You'd think after Nidia, they would've stopped having any other females. The only good thing they've done with Tough Enough, is keeping the TE3 winners far away from WWE TV until the 'fans' forget who they were and how they got there.
Both Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels were in the WWF for eight years before winning their first WWF Title. I'm not suggesting that today's wrestlers should practise a similar example, but it proves how low WWEs standards are today. Bret Hart had the most memorable matches as part of the Hart Foundation tag team and as a mid-carder. Some of these matches were with the likes the British Bulldogs, the Killer Bees, Demolition (SummerSlam '90), Curt Hennig (SummerSlam '91), Davey Boy Smith (SummerSlam '92) and Roddy Piper (WrestleMania VIII) just to name a few. These credentials (and with the support of the fans) proved that Bret could be a future WWF champion and one of the best WWFs history. As champion (or main eventer), Bret and Owen Hart wrestled each other in the most classic matches - two of those matches were at WrestleMania X and at SummerSlam '94. Their angle was so exciting and relevant to wrestling that they were able to have an on and off feud for three long years. By that time Bret Hart was established enough to put other wrestlers over such as Steve Austin (Survivor '96 and WrestleMania XIII) and Shawn Michaels (WrestleMania XII Iron Man Match).
Shawn Michaels has been down that same road though his days in the Rockers may have not been as successful, he had a lot of growing up to do during those first three years in the WWF. His ladder matches with Razor Ramon will forever be classed as two of the best IC title matches as they contributed yet more credibility to the title. Michaels won his first WWF Title at WrestleMania XII defeating Bret Hart in a historical one hour Iron Man Match which still to this day i consider to be one of the greatest WWF world title matches to ever have taken place. With or without the Title, Michaels went on to have memorable bouts with Diesel (a month after winning the title), Vader (SummerSlam '96, Steve Austin (KOTR '97), Undertaker (Hell in a Cell, Badd Blood '97). Sure, he was a backstage politician and he would refuse to job to other wrestlers, but you can't deny the fact that he gave his opponents the opportunity to look good. Shawn Michaels is making up for his mistakes, he may still have a bad back, but he's proven on more than one occasion that he can still perform with the best of them. To today's fans that class him as an over the hill has been, don't be easily manipulated by what is said on WWE TV. Ric Flair falls under that same category, he may be old but the Nature Boy puts a lot of today's 'superstars' to shame. Flair has the mic skills, wrestling skills and the ring psycology; an art form that is close to extinction.


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Tetrafide Percussion is one of Western Australia's most important musical groups. Formed in 1996, their 12 years of operation has seen them create a reputation for excellence that has been demonstrated both throughout Australia and on the world stage. Highlights in the group's history include headline performances at the Rhythmsticks Festival (London), The Cork Midsummer Festival (Ireland), The Harrogate International Arts Festival (UK), The World Expo (Nagoya, Japan), The National Folk Festival (Canberra) and the Perth International Arts Festival. They have also toured the UK and Ireland (twice), the Philippines (as guests of the Australian Embassy), Singapore (Musica Viva in Schools), as well as extensive touring throughout Australia that has included concerts in every state and territory.
Tetrafide has developed a body of Western Australian work through this time as well, with commissions from composers such as David Pye, Iain Grandage, Paul Tanner and Michael Pigneguy, works by upcoming composers such as Stuart James and Julian Poole-Johnson, and an extensive list of works written by members of the ensemble such as Steven Richter, Iain Robbie, Neville Talbot, Joshua Hogan, Marcus Perrozzi, Genevieve Wilkins and Louise Conroy. Tetrafide have been Artists in Residence at the WA Academy of Performing Arts from 2006-2008, and have worked with students and staff at this world class institution throughout this period. A major project during this time was the Blur dance project, where the group worked with Link Dance Company (WAAPA Honours Dance Students) and choreographer Olivia Millard. This project looked at the blurred distinctions of both dancer and percussionist and involved extensive skills development for the percussionists in contemporary dance and the dancers in percussion performance, and the development of 6 new works for dance and percussion. This project spawned musical material which has since shifted into the core repertoire of the group.
Tetrafide has released two successful albums (Tetrafide Percussion and Tetralive), both with extensive Australian composition content, and with sales in the vicinity of 2500 units. They have complemented this with the recent release of their live DVD of their theatre production 'Stick It', which they are currently preparing to negotiate for broadcasting on pay television in Asia. They also deliver workshops and concerts for the corporate, education and government sectors. Tetrafide compliment this extensive performance and artistic schedule with its work with young people. They perform extensively with the Musica Viva in Schools program, playing for thousands of young people each year to high acclaim from both students and staff. They also run a successful percussion program for elite high school percussionists throughout the state called the 'Advanced Performance Program'. All of the above make Tetrafide Percussion one of the busiest and most important musical institutions in Western Australia, if not the country.


text: I have a full time job, working standard eight hour days, and even though my workplace has pretty a lax/non-existant dress code, I have mostly hung up my club kid clothes to rest. I will break them out for nights out, or lazy weekends, or more exciting trips to the supermarket, but they are not as much of a part of my quotidian life as they used to be. I just bought a pair of holographic silver shoes, but otherwise my recent purchases have veered towards the more adult (i.e. tamer and more practical) side. Then, every once in a while, I will come across a fantastic young new designer like Emma Mulholland, who makes me want to dredge up my finest going-out attire, and party like I don't know the pain of a hangover (unfortunately they become far more acute in my old age). Her designs are simply made to rave in. Tecnhicolor, aliens, glitter and day-glo are all equally celebrated in their delightfully taboo tackiness, but I find myself particularly drawn to all the shimmery, crunchy, holographic surfaces. Even though these kind of clothes are no longer business-as-usual for me, I wouldn't mind having one or two looks for my own party-in-the-go.


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From a young age, Philadelphia-based Katie Levy has had a passionate relationship with the outdoors. As a child growing up in Ithaca, New York, she'd pretend to be a professional cross-country mountain bike racer and "live off the land" by making "meals" of inedible berries in Fancy Feast cat food cans. Her family would spend summers in the Thousand Islands, and she and her cousin would name the rock formations under water. "There was just something about how being outdoors that fed my active imagination and my thirst for exploration, even in my own backyard," she said.
Now, Levy, a rock climber, ice climber, hiker, backpacker and occasional skier, is sharing that thirst and passion for exploration with others, through her website Adventure-Inspired. Levy started the website to keep track of her own outdoor pursuits, but it has evolved into something bigger.
"There are so many outdoor athletes doing so many incredible things, but I think it's important for us 'normal' adventurers to share our stories," said Katie. "We may not be doing first ascents of remote peaks, but we are tackling things that are difficult and exciting."
Since its launch, Adventure-Inspired has become a refuge of sorts for many aspiring adventurers, a community where others can share stories, musings, gear reviews, and all things related to "playing outside;" a space where readers can find inspiration to live their own adventures.
"I want to inspire other people like me to test their limits outdoors and help build awareness of outdoor activities," said Katie. "Whether it's your first day rock climbing or your 100th ascent of Mount Rainier, Adventure-Inspired is a place for everyone. "
Katie's Favorite Places to Back Pack, Hike or Climb
"Though I generally enjoy visiting new places, there are a few I'll a ways keep going back to. The Adirondacks in Upstate New York, the Catskills, Shenandoah National Park and Acadia National Park are on that list. They all hold a special place in my heart. I'd love to get back to Alaska, visit Patagonia, and take an extended trip to New Zealand and Iceland. They seem so incredibly beautiful and different from what I'm used to."
Katie's Tips for Women Starting to Get Into Outdoor Sports
"Sometimes, finding classes to take or groups to go out with is the easy part - doing it is another story! The best piece of advice I have is not to be intimidated, just to get out there and go for it. We were all beginners once, and it can be so incredibly rewarding to be a beginner again."
"Read stories about other women who inspire you by trying new things. Find your motivation for wanting to start playing outside more, and use it to get you going. See if you can find a friend willing to take you out with them. Take advantage of the fact that some outdoor sports, especially climbing, foster a tight-knit community of like-minded people."
"For hiking, websites like meetup.com can be a great resource. Outdoor companies like REI offer affordable beginner courses, too. To start rock climbing, find a local gym or guiding company that offers beginner courses. When I started climbing, I took a four-week women's only program, and I was much more comfortable in that kind of atmosphere."
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What are database driven websites – podcast.
August 26, 2006
A quick podcast where I explain the basics behind what database driven websites are.
This podcast targets total beginners.
Database Driven Websites Explained.
A quick podcast where I explain the basics behind what database driven websites are.
This podcast targets total beginners.
Database Driven Websites Explained.
It has been a couple of years since I moved (from in-house hosting) my Java based web applications to using an outside company.
When I was hosting my little apps from my Windows 2000 server (using Caucho Resin,) on a DSL connection, I never had a problem … probably because it was so small.
Since growing and moving to Tomcat on Linux, I've found that Java is not the most stable thing … it is not uncommon for Tomcat to lock up.
Contrast this to my PHP based applications (WordPress for example) and I have yet to experience a problem.
The Java community loves design patterns (they need them with that overly engineered Frankenstein of a language …) so I'm sure they'll understand this -> Java is heavy, whenever you start a Java process it like putting on 50 pounds – it slows you down.
The Java facade is the claim that Java is a light nimble thing … the JVM that is. It is not anymore. It once was say back in 1997.
I always wondered why Sun (a billion dollar company) could not get Java Applets to work whereas the relatively tiny company Macromedia, could with the Flash player?
… I'm ranting, so sorry.
Funny, when you activate Tomcat to work with a domain on CPANEL, it gives you a warning about how much juice Java swallows up … and warns against enabling too many Java based websites. It doesn't say jack about PHP …
It seems a contradiction, but I think that's where it's at. Java will become (strictly) a technology of the Enterprise (and legacy integration) while nimble languages like PHP and Ruby will be used to create the new innovative software.
PHP and Ruby programmers can (and do) code circles around Java developers. You can't blame the Java developers: the Titanic couldn't turn on a dime either!
I've seen this confusion come up from time to time – is HTML a scripting language?
Short answer: no.
Yes a nerd detail, but nonetheless, this is something that should be made clear.
HTML is actually a markup language and not a scripting language.
Scripting implies decision making capabilities (the code can actually evaluate and take an action based on what it finds) – PHP, PERL, Ruby, Javascript are examples of scripting languages.
Markup languages create structure for a document … they only describe data. For example:
… but you knew that already.
Stefan Mischook
I just a released a new video (in a larger format) on forms and PHP at www.killerphp.com
You can check out the details (and the video) at www.killerphp.com
Part 2 (coming out soon) we will get into practical PHP code.
Stefan Mischook
I wrote my first script back in 1996 – some really simple JavaScript that validated HTML forms and presented users with ugly 'alert' boxes when errors occurred.
I always wondered why on Windows, 'alert' boxes looked so ugly?
… they probably looked good on Macs though.
Since then, I've written software for business purposes in perhaps 8-9 languages. Over the years, I've come across many ways in which people classify languages:
… and many more.
Recently a more practical way of classifying languages has come to my attention – classifying languages by problem-domain or in other words, context.
I like this list, because it really conveys a sense of practical use for a language. I've hammered out the details below:
System Languages
… best used to build operating systems, hardware drivers etc. Fast and gives you low level (close to the core) access to the computer. These languages are used when speed is critical.
These languages include:
Architectural Languages
… best used to build frameworks that support (make easy) application building. Not as fast (at run-time) as system level languages, but they provide a higher level of abstraction that makes writing software quicker and more productive.
These languages include:
Application Languages
… best used to build the actual business applications like web shopping carts/stores, connecting to databases and creating the screens for users to interact with the database.
These languages include:
These language all allow for extremely fast development.
Programmers are freed from the low-level details that you have to contend with when working with architectural and system level languages.
The fact that they're all scripting languages (that don't need to be compiled,) adds to the ease of use and speed of development.
It makes for an interesting way to look at languages … and our choice of what language(s) to use for a given project.
Stefan Mischook
This book is a mirror image of the book Web Design with Dreamweaver 8 by the same author – except this book is for hand coders.
A good title for people new to modern web design practices that include:
The topics are covered within the context of small usable projects, that can easily be adapted to your own web design work.
Though published in 2005, the material is still relevant and still is a pretty good buy.
Beginners book on using Dreamweaver 8 – but not for beginners to web design.
Web Design with Dreamweaver 8 teaches how to use Dreamweaver to build modern, standards-compliant websites.
This is a great book if you are a web designer (with some experience) ready to take the next step in terms of understanding modern web design methods: as you learn to use Dreamweaver, the author gives concise coverage of various modern web design practices like CSS for layout, semantic web design etc …
Project driven for much of the book, you are guided through a series of common web design task:
… and much more.
Each project covered, is representative of something you would want to do in the real-world, but not so big to bore the hell out of you …
A good book for anyone who wants to learn how to use Dreamweaver 8.
This book should probably be on any web designers/developers desk.
Web design has changed drastically since this book's first edition came out … and thankfully Web Design In A Nutshell has been updated accordingly.
As with all of Oreilly's 'Nutshell' books, Web Design In A Nutshell covers each topic in a concise and yet complete manner making it both a great learning title (for people with some web design skills,) and a great reference.
Some of the topics covered:
… and so much more.
Besides the core coverage of the material itself, this book is also packed with great references to web sites and other good books on web design.
Get the book.


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Movies: Action mostly...a little Scifi maybe too?
Music: Classic rock, grunge/alt. rock circa 90's...not todays pussy rock.
TV: Top Gear, Simpsons, Family Guy, Food Network, Dexter and Breaking Bad.
Food: Yes please.


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1. Do you think that since Renesmee is half human and half vampire. Would she be able to have children when she is older.
a) Yes or b) No
2. Is this true, If Renesmee had a child with Jacob when she is older. The child will be
1/3 human 1/3shape shifter 1/3 vampire.
3. What is your opinion. People have been asking me all the time. I need help trying to figure it out! People on facebook think she will not be able. Well I am asking you now. Please, it is give me a headache thinking about the answers for them.
Plus it will give you peace of mind to. If people ask you about it. I am not going to explain this to people over and over again.


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September 25, 2016
Free exhibition The Art of ZBrush II opens at Hollywood's Gnomon Gallery on Saturday 1 October. Read More »
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Now shipping: Sketch forms in 3D space and export them as OBJs with this neat new app. Free Lite edition; full version is $20/year. Read More »
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Watch WWE lead character artist Hossein Diba sculpt Stone Cold Steve Austin in Gnomon's new ZBrush masterclass. Read More »
November 20, 2015
Lower-priced, unlimited-res editions of renderer for ZBrush users now available, including new Pro edition. Read More »
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Orcs, dragons, Turtles, Terminators, Minions and Avengers assemble to bring you ZBrush's greatest CG hits. Read More »
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See the work of over 40 leading ZBrush artists at a free exhibition at the LA gallery until 4 November. Read More »
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See some neat work-in-progress tech for sculpting with adaptive topology, recorded at Siggraph 2015. Read More »
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See a free three-hour session from Naughty Dog's Glauco Longhi at Gnomon's LA campus on Thursday, or watch online. Read More »
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Read sculptor Steve Lord's advice for sculpting better creatures: from real animals to mythical beasts. Read More »
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Free event at Gnomon's Hollywood campus on Saturday 25 July offers four hours of practical anatomy tips. Read More »
March 24, 2015
Madeleine Scott-Spencer's definitive guide to the software provides over 12 hours of digital sculpting training. Read More »
February 5, 2015
Four-hour video provides a complete guide to creature modelling: from ZSpheres to finished digital sculpt. Read More »
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New app provides useful sculpting, painting and character-posing toolkit for creating assets on the move. Read More »
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Watch a five-minute compilation of ZBrush's greatest hits of the past decade, from Terminator 3 to Gravity. Read More »
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Not too many of them yet, mind, but Leonar3do's free online sculpting and 3D painting tool is well worth a look. Read More »
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Now out of beta: voxel sculpting package gets new Live Clay dynamic mesh system and 3D paint tools. Read More »
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Our sculpting and VFX challenges are back! So what are Kevin Hudson and Martin Hall looking for from you? Read More »
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First Pixologic release of the free digital sculpting tool adds Mac OS X support and ZBrush-style navigation. Read More »
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Jessica Simpson's Designing Maternity Clothes Now
"Furkey? No way!"
Jessica Simpson already sells clothes built for the huskier, more "American" woman, so transitioning over to maternity clothes is clearly the next logical step. Mostly because she can just write the word "maternity" on her current designs and spend the rest of the day eating popcorn chicken. She's a brilliant strategist. Via Starpulse:
The pregnant singer and her sister Ashlee launched their new pre-teen girls fashion line in New York on Thursday, and she is already planning her next project – for stylish moms, like her and her sibling.
She says, "We want to do baby, kids. I'm gonna do maternity."
Yes, who better to design maternity clothing than a woman who's managed to look pregnant two years and counting? Because if you ask a pregnant woman the one thing they want most out of their pregnancy, it's to look like a child's been gestating inside them forever. They can't get enough of it.
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Welcome to Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
It is a distinct honour to have been appointed President of an institution that for over 80 years has profoundly impacted Canada's - and the world's - creative artists and transformative leaders.
When you spend time at Banff Centre, as an artist, leader, conference delegate or audience member, you come to understand that there truly is something remarkable about this place. The depth of collaboration and creativity here is unlike any place on earth.
Banff Centre has an immense opportunity to make the world a better place. In supporting the work of our participants and making their creations widely accessible with events, touring productions, co-commissions, and various content dissemination initiatives, we are doing our best to live up to the principles on which we were founded.
I am very excited to be part of an exceptional team at the Centre that includes our dedicated board and executive team, and passionate staff and faculty. These collective efforts enable us to attract and inspire artists and leaders, and drive the Centre forward. I look forward to welcoming you to Banff Centre and together helping to strengthen and champion the cultural and economic fabric of our communities.
See you on campus!
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The rapper was charged with domestic violence and vandalism for thrashing the condo of his baby mama.
Rap star 50 Cent was supposed to appear at a branch of U.K. retail giant Argos in Birmingham, England on Monday, July 8 to promote his line of SMS Audio headphones. However, it got cancelled after the "Street King Immortal" artist was charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and thrashing her home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles.
The ex-girlfriend, with whom 50 Cent had been in a three-year relationship and has a baby, told police that during a June 23 argument inside her condo, he allegedly started destroying about $7,100 worth of her property and after the woman locked herself in her bedroom, he kicked the door down and her as well. The 38-year-old rapper, who is set for a July 22 arraignment, could face up to five years in prison and $46,000 in fines should he be found guilty of domestic violence and vandalism.
50 Cent's lawyer has denied the charges. His team is said to be conducting their own investigation on the accusations. But despite the denial, the hip-hop star is already feeling the heat caused by the assault allegations, as he was immediately dropped from MLB.com's upcoming All-Star Bash in New York City amid the allegations of violence.
The "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" recording artist was lined-up to perform at the Roseland Ballroom on July 14 along with record producer and DJ Kaskade. But the event's updated Facebook page has removed his name from the bill and in its place, "surprise performances" will instead take place.


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I had the misfortune (!) of being rasied in Stanford University's backyard, and from the time I was 8 until I was 40, I worked at Stanford football games, first parking cars, then directing traffic. Got to go to all the games free. Saw some of the greatest football players in college before they hit the pros- Stanford greats (not very many) as well as other universities. Sorry digdmr, I absolutely HATE USC, unless they are playing Notre Dame. That is the only time I root for SC. SC has pounded Stanford so many times, it hurts. When I was in junior high school, after a lopsided SC win over Stanford, a local scribe asked SC Coach John McKay about the day's game; McKay was kind of ****y, and said he wished they'd won by 60...from that point on I absolutely hated SC...still do. I live and die Stanford football....mostly die. But I'm still a fan.
Some of the players I got to see included a mess of SC studs like Lynn Swann, Ricky Bell, Anthony Davis, Sam "The Bamm" Cunningham, Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen, Pat Haden, and that alleged killer, OJ. Also Penn State's Heisman winner, John Capaletti, Washington's Warren Moon, Washington State's Sonny Sixkiller, Cal's Joe Roth just before he died, Cal's Chuck Muncie, and of course Stanford's Jim Plunkett and John Elway. There were others, too many to list.
Those games were fun because it was a family affair; my mom and dad worked, my brother worked, each of his 3 wives worked (not at the same time, of course), my wife worked, and several high school buddies also worked. It was a great time.
Pro football; not that interested in the National Felony League anymore, but I used to be a Raiders fan.
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The Beyonce Knowles-featuring video is more like 'a commentary on the kind of country that we are,' Lady GaGa says.
Lady GaGa dished on what the premise of her "Telephone" music video which features Beyonce Knowles. "There's certainly always a hidden message in my music videos. But I would say most predominately, I'm always trying to convolute everyone's idea of what a pop music video should be," she told E! News.
"There was this really amazing quality in 'Paparazzi,' where it kind of had this pure pop music quality but at the same time it was a little bit of commentary on fame culture," she said of the mini-movie. "I wanted to do the same thing with this video - take a decidedly pop song, which on the surface has a quite shallow meaning, and turn it into something deeper."
The "Poker Face" singer continued, "The idea that America is full of young people that are inundated with information and technology and turn it into something that is more of a commentary on the kind of country that we are."
She also shared on how Quentin Tarantino ended up lending her his vehicle. She recalled, "We were having lunch one day in Los Angeles and I was telling him about my concept for the video and he said, 'You gotta use the P***y Wagon!'."
Containing controversial scenes ranging from nudity and lesbian kiss, "Telephone" music video has become an overnight Internet sensation, gaining around 500,000 views in only 12 hours. Recently, footage which shows the video shoot emerged via VEVO, giving a closer look at how this video was made.
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iWood ecodesign - Organic Macassar Ebony Sunglasses
These sunglasses remind me of the ones Georgina Sparks wore on the past couple episodes of Gossip Girl, though I can't quite see her going for the organic bent with her devil-may-care attitude. These classes are made in the USA and made of organic sustainable wood. Which means I get cute sunglasses without damaging the environment (too much).
Made from wood from sustainable forests, these are a super fashionable and smart solution to all your eyewear needsAdded 9 Years Ago from Saks Fifth Avenue


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Newsmaker: Lauren A. O'Donnell
Noteworthy: O'Donnell was named Teacher of the Year at Duquesne University in a competition sponsored by the university's Omicron Kappa National Leadership Honor Society. Students cited her accessibility and willingness to listen to their ideas and suggestions.
Age: 36
Residence: Squirrel Hill
Background: A member of the faculty at Duquesne University's Mylan School of Pharmacy since 2010, O'Donnell's research focuses on the effects of infections in the brain, particularly how viruses can alter brain development in newborns. She teaches courses at the pharmacy school on infectious diseases, and a course for graduate students on how to write about their scientific work for different audiences, including fellow scientists, scientists in other fields and the general public.
Education: Bachelor's degree in agriculture, University of Delaware, 2000; Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2006.
Quote: "One of the greatest tasks we have as scientists is helping the general public understand the importance of our research and its applications."


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30th Anniversary Exhibition
March 4 - April 8, 2017
2017 is a banner year for the US Bank Celebration of the Arts as it observes its 30th anniversary! The show continues to be a strong and active presence in south central Kentucky serving artists and art lovers of the region. Mark your calendars for March 4rd - April 8th and don't miss this fine opportunity to see some great art!
For many years, Celebration of the Arts was shown in the bank's downtown location in Bowling Green with Western Kentucky University Art Department organizing the show. Artists could display two pieces of their artwork in this regional show. The exhibit generated funds for WKU student scholarships. In 2004 the Kentucky Museum collaborated with the Art Department and the exhibit moved to Western's campus.
The first year, the museum sponsored a Purchase Award and has continued the tradition annually. A special showing of these 13 pieces of art that has become an important part of the museum's collection is being planned.
We invite artists, their families and the community to the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony on March 3rd. Don't miss this event – it's always a good time and admission is free.
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Champion of the Arts
Mike and Julie Hinson
Harvey and Sarah Johnston
Tom and Portia Pennington
The Ridley Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Patron of the Arts
Artworks, Inc.
John and Barbara Grider
Mike and Leigh Harper
Sharon Kreke
David and Laura Harper Lee
Brent Stinnett
Friend of the Arts
Mike and Leigh Harper
Tony and Jayne Pelaski
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Nancy Baird
Brent Bjorkman and Ann Ferrell
Craig and Deborah Browning
Raymond Cravens
Rick and Carol DuBose
Ellis Walker Gallery - Harvey and Sarah Johnston
Drs. Sam and Mary Evans
Vicki Fitch
Connie Foster
Charles and Carolyn Hardcastle
Mike and Leigh Harper
James and Anna Jo Johnson
Sharon Kreke
George and Laurie Kwok
David and Laura Harper Lee
Jack and Lesley Montgomery
Tony and Jayne Pelaski
Ryan and Bonnie Hannibal Reed
Col. and Mrs. Robert E. Spiller
Bente Swenson
Nicole Talley
Ron and Jennifer Wilson
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About 50 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot City in the central highland province of Daklak, Lak Lake is an ecotourism site with a special highlands flavor.
Experience the Highlands at Lak Lake
By Dat Tien in HCMC
Tourists take an elephant ride around Lak Lake tourist site - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontoruist About 50 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot City in the central highland province of Daklak, Lak Lake is an ecotourism site with a special highlands flavor.
An elephant ride around Jun Village, a pleasant cruise by wooden boat round the lake, gong performance of ethnic people and amazing food and wine are some of the uniquely highland things you can enjoy there.
The lake, the largest artificial lake in Vietnam, links with Krong Ana River and is about five square kilometers. This great body of water, hemmed between low mountains, is home to many kinds of wading birds.
The Lak Resort is a good accommodation option. The only-resort on the site has 32 rooms designed in harmony with the natural surroundings, so guests can enjoy luxury and nature. Rooms are spacious with balconies overlooking the lake and Chu Yang Sin Mountain. Dawn and sunset present awesome views.
Bao Dai Villa 70 meters above the lake, is also a must-see in the Lak Lake complex. The villa was built in 1951 by the last king of Nguyen Dynasty, King Bao Dai, as a hunting retreat. The views take in the lake framed by rice fields, Voi Mountain, Chu yang Sin Mountain and villages of ethnic people.
The villa has six international standard rooms with lake views, of which the King's suite is very large and well-designed.
Two restaurants at the villa serve Asian and Western food, together with local specialties such as com lam (rice cooked in bamboo tubes), grilled chicken with salt, chilly and lemon grass, and fried mountain pork.
A restaurant by the lake is an actual long house that serves local specialties.
At night, watch the gong performances and drink ruou can (wine drunk from a jar through bamboo pipes) to sense the spirit of the highlands.
Saigontourist Travel Service Company has many attractive tours to the highlands and Lak Lake.
Lake Resort is located at 30 Au Co Street, Lien Son Town, Lak District, Daklak Province, tel: 0500 3586 184.
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Back to the Dome: Bemidji avenges season-opening loss to Moorhead, advances to state semifinals
ST. CLOUD – When No. 5-ranked Moorhead and Bemidji players shook hands after a 34-30 Spuds victory in Week 1 of the season, Lumberjacks players said, "See you in November."
The Lumberjacks got their wish and ran with it. Literally.
Brady Schmidt rushed for 320 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries to lead Bemidji to a 35-14 win over the Spuds in the Minnesota Class 5A quarterfinal matchup at Husky Stadium on the campus of St. Cloud State on Saturday.
The win sends Bemidji into the state semifinals at 7 p.m. next Saturday. The Jacks will face Totino Grace of Fridley.
"I always tell the kids, 'Beat a team once and you're better than them that night. Beat a team twice and you're the better program,'" Moorhead coach Kevin Feeney said. "Unfortunately, we didn't do our job tonight."
A steady fog hung over the field of Husky Stadium, just as the state championship drought for Moorhead will hang over the Spuds for another season. Saturday's loss will make it 26 years without the championship trophy.
"The things that we believe in as a program and the reason why we have success, tonight, were the things that cost us," Feeney said. "The big plays that we were unable to contain on defense and the slow start on offense. ... I don't think we won any one of the three phases."
At halftime, Bemidji (9-3) had 271 yards rushing on 20 carries and Moorhead had 45 yards rushing and 16 yards passing. Schmidt had 244 yards on 10 carries in the first half and touchdown runs of 76 and 56 to lead the Lumberjacks to a 21-0 lead at the break.
"We had a more experienced team come this game," Schmidt said. "I have to give everything I did to the offensive line. I couldn't have done anything without them. On the other side, this game we were more experienced and more ready for what (Chase) Morlock brought to the table."
Morlock, who is the star running back for Moorhead (10-1), was held to 39 yards on 12 carries in the first half and 88 yards on 20 carries overall, finding the end zone once. This came after rushing for 526 yards and nine touchdowns the previous two playoff games.
"Teams change a lot over the course of the season and, come playoff time, these kids found their identity," Bemidji coach Troy Hendricks said. "Our coaching staff did a great job with the game plan and they were able to hold down Morlock throughout the game. We just tried to make sure there were a lot of guys with eyes on him all the time. We had guys specifically spying him."
After Schmidt scored on a 48-yard run to make it 27-0, Moorhead answered with 14 unanswered points on a 20-yard touchdown reception from Aaron Lien to Brandon Porter with 4 minutes, 23 seconds left in the third and a 5-yard touchdown run from Morlock with 1:19 left in the third.
An 11-yard touchdown run from Jaylen Ingalls with 10:27 in the fourth changed Bemidji's travel plans to the Metrodome for the state semifinals.
Moorhead was left with one blemish on its season. Unfortunately for the Spuds, it came in the quarterfinals rather than Week 1.
"There's not a person here that expected to lose this football game," Feeney said. "The growth and the steps that this football program has made is a direct result of those seniors in that locker room. I told them I'm proud to be a part of their football team, and it goes a long way past the football field. Great things happen to great people, and we got a lot of great people in that locker room."
Bemidji 7 14 6 8 — 35
Moorhead 0 0 14 0 — 14
B-Hendricks 5 run (McNallan kick)
B-Schmidt 76 run (McNallan kick)
B-Schmidt 56 run (McNallan kick)
B-Schmidt 48 run (kick no good)
M-Porter 20 catch from Lien (Wiedrich kick)
M-Morlock 5 run (Wiedrich kick)
B-Ingalls 11 run (Schmidt run)
PASSING: B, Hendricks 1-2-0 26 yards. M, Lien 10-20-0 173 yards. RUSHING: B, Schmidt 19-320, Boes 8-22, Hendricks 7-43, Kroening 1-2, Ingalls 3-23. M, Morlock 20-88, Benedict 4-6, Lien 5-47, Lawrence 3-(-3), Porter 2-13. RECEIVING: B, McNallan 1-26. M, Lawrence 2-45 Morlock 2-73 Wheeler 1-7 B. Lawrence 2-17, Porter 3-31.


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A top BT researcher has worked with world experts to publish a book on software developments in knowledge management - with BT Business sales teams trying out their findings.
The book - Context and Semantics for Knowledge Management - was co-edited by John Davies, chief researcher in BT Innovate & Design. It also contains contributions from participants from eight countries in the European collaborative project ACTIVE, which developed software to improve knowledge management.


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Beretta Nano opinions?
Hi all. Does anyone have a Beretta Nano or thinking of getting one? I would like to hear some reviews, good, bad, etc. I like the gun but don't see a lot of talk about them.
Advise and thanks....
I like that pistol a lot, I put that on my short list of CCWs to buy. On That list is also a tomcat and lcp.
I have one I carry it everyday. My work great no problems. I put over 800 rounds through it from reloads 124 and 115 grs to 115+p. It is easy to conceal too. For under $400 and 2mags it's a deal.
There is a good write up on the Nano in the october 2012 NRA American rifleman magazine.
I got one as soon as they came out, and don't regret it at all. Great little gun. I have the beretta iwb holster and its a great combo. They have the extended mags coming out in october as well as the night sights.
I was waiting for extended mags and ended up getting a keltec pf9 instead.
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NEW YORK (Oct. 30)
More than 2,500 delegates representing 900 New York benevolent and fraternal organizations met in special conference at the Hotel Commodore here today to launch officially the 1949-50 Israel Histadrut Campaign of the United Organizations for the Israel Pioneers. The U.O.I.P., a division of the Israel Histadrut Campaign, adopted a $300,000 goal as part of the $10,000,000 nationwide drive.
Addressing a banquet winding up the conference tonight, Congressman Jacob K. Javits called upon the United Nations to place the Arab part of Palestine under a U.N. trusteeship. "Far more effective than undertaking a responsibility to handle the municipal administration of Jerusalem on the part of the United Nations would be to establish a United Nations Trusteeship for Arab Palestine, coordinating this with the international regime for safeguarding the Holy Places and access to them," he said.
Neir Grabowsky, who arrived from Israel last week as head of a special Histadrut delegation to the United States, told the delegates that Israel must double its population in four years in order to make manpower available should there be renewed hostilities in the Middle East. "Because of the present situation, we dare not slow up the pace of immigration and we expect to have a population of 2,000,000 by 1953," Mr. Grabowsky said. Other speakers at the parley included Isaac Hamlin, general secretary of the Histadrut campaign, and Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz, president of the U.O.I.P.