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On Friday I went with the team to northern Jutland. We were participating in the Craft Cup stage race 3 Days in the North from Saturday to Monday. I was very excited to get the season started and to get a feeling of my race mode. It was also the first trip with the "new" team and some new faces to get to know 🙂
The first stage was in Hjørring and we woke up to a chilly morning with frost and a very cold wind. I put on several layers of clothes and warming balm on the legs – better safe than sorry seems to be the lesson from last year where everybody was nearly freezing to death because of the cold and wet weather.
Again, this year we are only two riders in the women elite class on the team and we are battling against teams of 10+ riders (not in every race, but in general). Normally we race with the men's C-class, but in this race women elite and women B-class was put together and we were 20 riders on the start line.
Our strategy was to be "on hold" and see what the other girls had in mind. One of the other girls attacked shortly after the start and my team mate, Josefine, followed so I stayed in the peloton. Unfortunately, she didn't caught the group of three riders in front and they went on a breakaway.
Only Josefine and I wanted to close the gap which was an impossible mission without help from the others in the peloton. I didn't feel strong and I was too disappointed of not being in the breakaway, so instead of playing tactical for a 4th place I just wanted to finish the race.
That meant I took the front for the last 7 kilometers. Of course, no one wanted to be up there in the final and it is very typical when we have these women races that no one ever wants to take a lead. Because of the work all day and the position before the finish, I didn't have anything left for the sprint and I came in 7th while Josefine fought her way to 5th.
The day after we went to Thy with a plan. I was supposed to win the stage and I tried to escape the peloton, but I was closed after 8 minutes in the heat. Then Josefine tried and because of the hilly course I guess the others didn't think she would manage to go solo for 69 kilometers. But she did!
The peloton waited a long time and was going really slow while Josefine drifted longer and longer away. When the peloton finally decided to close the gap, I followed every single move and a group of six riders formed a chasing group. I was in it, but not willing to work until the end, when I knew they couldn't catch Josefine in the front.
There were several attacks with long breaks in between, but it was only on the final hill things split up. I didn't see the attack from behind, so I lost a few meters to the others. On the top I couldn't get my shifter from small to big chain ring, so it took me ages to catch up and when I finally did the girls started the sprint, so I finished 6th and was a bit disappointed. But I was also really happy about my performance, being able to cover every attack until the end and for Josefine to take the stage win on a course that didn't even suit her.
On the final stage in Aalborg, we had not only one plan, we had a plan A, B and C because now we had the opportunity to go home with the overall win and the jersey. I had put on my racesuit for the big final 😉 Again, we wanted to be the waiters, but again the pace was too slow for my taste, so I went to the front just to speed things up a bit.
I didn't go that fast, but suddenly I had a small gap. As a reflex I pushed harder but it wasn't a part of any of our plans so I thought about stopping for a second, but decided to give it a go. It could help us getting the others a bit tired by trying to catch me.
After the first lap I had gained a minute and after the second lap it was 1:30 minutes. On the third lap I was passed by the men elite which was a huge group followed by service cars.
My car in front didn't know what to do, so instead of just keep going it slowed down to let the men pass. It took too long and I was losing time, so I passed my car – it came back a bit later. After that lap I had lost time to 1:15 minutes.
I still had two laps to go and I was starting to feel the pain for real, but then on lap four I had gained 3 minutes. I kept the pace up to test myself and on the last lap everything was hurding. I thought I was going slower and slower but looking at the laps afterwards I was pretty steady with a difference of maximum 30 seconds between the laps.
With a few kilometers to go I was passed by the junior men and again my car couldn't keep up. The juniors blocked me because they were going for the final sprint – but hey, so was I! It was a bit of an anticlimax to cross the finish line at the same time as a sprint finish in another class and no one noticed me passing the line. I wasn't even announced the winner in the beginning.
I had been out there alone for more than 86 kilometers and even though I know the peloton was probably unable to cooperate and establish a pursuit, I pushed hard, so I was tired and my abs were hurding for the rest of the day because of heavily breathing for 2,5 hours.
In the bunch sprint Josefine was in position of taking the overall win but she was blocked and only 1 point differed from 1st to 2nd place. My win gave me an overall 3rd in the Craft Cup, so going home with two stage wins, an overall 2nd and 3rd is pretty damn good by our little team.
It was our first races as a team and it showed that we can cooperate and that we race smart. Not always according to plan, but we take our chances and sometimes we loose other times we win. That's racing 😉
Women's Cycling in Denmark
I don't know how it is in other countries, but the "problem" with women's racing in Denmark is the big difference in levels. Normally we race with the men where the pace is high and the peloton big.
In these races we were only 20 riders and it seemed like no one wanted to race. The pace was ridiculously slow and only a few riders participated in the work – some didn't because they didn't have the strenght and others, well, I don't know. It was so boring at times and I don't understand how anyone thinks that is fun racing.
I DO support women races and wish we could have them every time, but not like this. Not until we have enough riders on a level where it is actually going to be a race.
Our team is racing again this weekend and I'm looking forward to race with the men and get som speed in the legs. Hopefully it will be another succesful race-weekend 😀

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We are looking for innovative, passionate and ambitious graduates to join our Graduate Technology Programme in 2020. Our programmes are designed with our core values – integrity, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment - in mind. From day one, you will be encouraged and supported to make a contribution in our fast paced and agile environment. You will spend your time developing your skills across a range of customers and being exposed to world class technology along the way. Carefully supported by your manager and assigned "buddy", you will also be empowered by taking individual responsibility for your development, progress and results.
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It is spring cleaning time again and you can't wait to get your house in order. Tackling one room at a time will be much easier than trying to take it all on at once. Often, we have one place where we stick the majority of our paperwork and things we need to go through. For some of us, that is our bedrooms. We are told to keep our bedrooms as if it were a sanctuary for us to sleep. If you are like me though, you use it as the place where you put all your most important things: paperwork, bills, memorabilia, and the things that you need to work on. This leads to a mess that can really overwhelm you. Here are a few simple tips to help straighten up your room and make it your sanctuary.
- Invest in a filing cabinet and a shredder. Sort through all of your paperwork and decide what can be shredded and what needs to be placed in the filing cabinet. For people like me, this will eliminate half of the clutter in the bedroom.
- Invest in some small clear totes and labels and store your supplies in: pens, pencils, batteries, candles and other small items.
- Invest in some Ziploc space bags and store your seasonal clothes and extra blankets. This is great too if you live in an area prone to natural disasters. Your blankets will stay dry and will be compact enough to take with you.
- Sort through all of your old clothes and get rid of the things that you no longer use.
- Donate your old books to a local charity so that they are no longer taking up space in your room.
- Instead of using the tops of your dressers as a place to put more paperwork, place a candle there instead. It makes your room appear more relaxing and it creates less of a chance that you will start stacking papers on top of it again.
- Instead of keeping pictures on your dressers, hang them on the wall.
- Invest in some larger totes and separate the things that you need to get to. For instance, scrap books, memorabilia, etc.
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This is a really useful podcast on CPD with some quite novel takes on the forms that CPD can take e.g. book clubs and the new and innovative ways companies such as Caterpillar are approaching CPD.
Worth a listen, and it could perhaps help you with your CPD record, which from experience can come as a surprise at the end of the course if you have not been regularly updating it.


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Eric McHugh has more on yesterday's press availability of Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis. Glen Farley has an article on Stephen Neal. Nick Cafardo has his weekly "Ask Nick" mailbag, and as usual, there are plenty of nuggets to pick apart from this batch. The questions selected are entertaining and compelling, such as the fan who forgot Rosevelt Colvin was on the team wonders why he isn't having a big affect on the team…guess he forgot about the hip injury too. (Can anyone tell me the difference between what Romeo said about Colvin and what Belichick has said?) Then the burning question of why the back of Troy Brown's jersey read "T Brown" on Sunday night, a question Nick confesses he tried to get answered after the game. An unhealthy number of Drew Bledsoe questions are of course, expected, and then a question about the relationship between Bill Belichick and Al Groh. Nick answers:
I think Groh is more loyal to Parcells, and I only say that based on my conversations with the late Will McDonough who was very close to Al and Bill Parcells. Al and Belichick were together for a long time as well, but I don't think Belichick would be in that fraternity any more based on the problems that occurred while he was with the Jets. I got to know Al when he was here with Parcells, and he's a great guy, someone who's very approachable, and indeed a fine football coach. I'm happy for his success at Virginia.
A couple of issues with this. First, he's still basing his answer on conversations with Will McDonough? Nick, Will didn't just pass away last week. It's been almost two years. Second, Al Groh visited the Patriots earlier this season and even spoke to the team informally after a practice. Once again, it appears that Nick has no idea what he is talking about here. What's the "fraternity"? There are more "Parcells guys" here in New England than there are in Dallas. There are plenty of other entertaining tidbits in this edition of the mailbag as well.
Pete Caldera and Bob Klapisch say that the Yankees meeting with Pedro was simply a ploy to put the pressure on the Diamondbacks to make a trade with them for Randy Johnson.
Eric Wilbur dips into the ABC Monday Night Football opener. A topic beaten to death on the WEEI airwaves the last few days. Christopher Young looks at glory days for Boston fans.
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As Colorado's original resort community, Estes Park has played host to everyone from gunslingers and ranchers to inventors such as F.O. Stanley, who opened the famed Stanley Hotel here in 1909. Known as one of the finest full-service meeting destinations in Colorado, Estes Park is ahead of the curve when it comes to hosting conference groups, who enjoy its stunning vistas and warm, hometown feel. With so much to offer, it's no wonder Estes Park welcomes nearly three million visitors each year.
Seamlessly combining affordability with accessibility, Estes Park is an easy choice for meeting planners. Just a scenic 90-minute drive from Denver International Airport, visitors can access Estes Park from all corners of the globe. Ranked as the 9th busiest airport in the world, Denver International serves an average of 1,500 flights per day. Once in Estes Park, the convenience continues with a free shopping and hiking shuttle service ready to ferry passengers to attractions and park trails during summer months. Year-round chartered shuttles are also an economical option for groups large and small.
When it comes to meeting venues, planners can take their pick from several top-notch facilities. Topping the list is the new Assembly Hall at the YMCA of the Rockies, with a 10,000 sq. ft ballroom. The YMCA, which started as a camp in 1907 offers over 100 meeting rooms and accommodations for groups up to 4,000. A $42M renovation, completed in 2010, offers 200 new guest rooms designed with the corporate group in mind. Estes Park also offers the phenomenal Estes Park Conference Center. Featuring 12,000 square feet of flexible meeting space including an 8,000-square-foot ballroom – the largest in the region – the Estes Park Conference Center can accommodate social events and conferences of up to 1,000 people. Situated in the heart of the city, the center's soaring timber and native stone fireplace offer attendees a very cozy welcome to Estes Park.
Meanwhile, the celebrated Stanley Hotel offers a majestic atmosphere throughout its 138 guest rooms and 16,000 square feet of meeting space. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a member of the Historic Hotels of America, The Stanley Hotel was recently restored to its former glory with the added convenience of modern amenities such as free wireless Internet access. The hotel is a breathtaking spot to host corporate functions, banquets and team building activities within view of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Estes Park has no shortage of unique meeting facilities for planners looking for alternative venues. Draw inspiration from the serene setting of the Taharaa Mountain Lodge, which has hosted meetings, conferences, executive retreats and more in its boardroom and spacious Great Hall. Or, for a taste of local flavor, try out one of the private dining rooms at the Twin Owls Steakhouse, capable of accommodating up to 185 guests, or kick back at the at the tasting room and deck of the Estes Park Brewery. Meanwhile, the stunning Della Terra Mountain Chateau offers 3,650 square feet of meeting space at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains.
A popular mountain retreat and Colorado's original resort town, Estes Park's economy is based largely on the tourism industry. The town was also the site of the organization of the Credit Union National Association, a milestone in the history of American credit unions.
Nestled on the front range of the Rocky Mountains at the eastern entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park sits at 7,522 feet above sea level. A cozy resort retreat approximately 60 miles northeast of Denver, Estes Park spans approximately 5.9 square miles. With stunning vistas and snowcapped mountains, Estes Park has long been a popular resort community. In fact, archeological evidence suggests that the Ute and Arapaho Indian families would spend summers in the region as far back as 10,000 years ago, making it Colorado's oldest resort town.
Founded by and named after Missouri native Joel Estes in 1859, Estes Park has continued to flourish through the years as a celebrated Rocky Mountain getaway. Today a number of intriguing attractions allow visitors to peer into Estes Park's storied past. Guests can step into a genuine log cabin or explore the restored original headquarters of Rocky Mountain National Park at the Estes Park Museum. Visitors who want to get to know the fascinating ranching heritage of Colorado should not miss out on a trip to the MacGregor Ranch Museum. Here, original furnishings, memorabilia, horse-drawn machinery and other items from three generations of a local ranching family are on display.
Meanwhile, guests can uncover the life and times of F.O. Stanley of Stanley Steamer automobile fame at the Stanley Museum. A prominent fixture of Estes Park's past, the legacy of F.O. Stanley can also be experienced at the famed Stanley Hotel, which was the setting for Stephen King's chilling book The Shining. The Stanley Hotel still "shines" to this day with spine tingling ghost tours that include a trip through the hotel's underground tunnel.
Outdoor activities are also a must on any itinerary in Estes Park. Located at the eastern entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is the perfect place to get outdoors and enjoy the scenery from new heights. Rocky Mountain National Park, considered one of America's natural treasures, offers a bird's eye view of rushing rivers, canyons, forests and a patchwork of flower-covered meadows. Meandering over 415 square miles of wilderness, this scenic wonder offers plenty of recreational options including biking, climbing, hiking, snowshoeing, stargazing, bird watching, picnicking and more. In addition to all this, the National Park and surrounding community boasts about having some of the best wildlife watching in the State of Colorado. With a herd of more than 2,000 elk roaming about freely, conference goers are likely to experience wildlife on any given day of the year.
Also at the park, visitors can drive around the 23-mile Bear Lake Road to enjoy some of the most magnificent scenery in the area, including the glistening Bear and Sprague lakes as well as the 12,713-foot-high Hallett Peak. No trip along Bear Lake Road would be complete without a stop at the Moraine Park Visitor Center, full of unique insights into the mountain terrain such as tectonic activity, glaciation, volcanism, weathering and more. Other Rocky Mountain State Park highlights include the Peak to Peak scenic byway and Trail Ridge Road – the highest continuous paved highway in North America and scenic byways the Peak to Peak Highway, both scenic byways.
Relaxing, nature-filled days in Estes Park spill over to starry nights lit up by eclectic eateries, cozy pubs and live entertainment venues. Visitors wishing to have their taste buds tempted can try out regional wild game fare such as elk, trout and buffalo at eateries such as the Other Side Restaurant. Those wanting to indulge in a hearty meal amidst a warm lodge setting can pull up a chair at Marys Lake Lodge. After dinner, visitors can enjoy live music and libations at venues such as Lonigan's Nightclub and Grill, or, during summer months, catch a free outdoor concert in Performance Park.
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Estes Park's high elevation allows for a pleasant, dry climate with low humidity. Average temperatures in summer tend to be in the 60s. During July, the warmest month of the year, temperatures can reach the mid-80s. Winter temperatures average in the 20s, with the coolest month of the year being December.
Estes Park receives an average of nearly 14 inches of rainfall per year, occurring most commonly during the summer months. Snowfall averages 36 inches annually.
With approximately 300 days of sunshine per year, Estes Park is a year-round resort destination. However, the very best time to go is during the summer months. The weather is mild and visitors can get outside and enjoy the aromatic blooms, outdoor festivals and recreational activities of this delightful mountain retreat.
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Just a scenic 80-mile drive from Estes Park is one of the nation's most convenient and beautiful airports. Opened in 1995, Denver International Airport evokes the spirit of the Rockies with its unique architecture, which includes a roof molded into 34 separate peaks. It also boasts a spacious Great Hall, whose lofty ceiling is more than 10 stories high, and enormous glass windows that allow for panoramic views of the nearby Rocky Mountains.
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Even with the large number of passengers that visit Denver International Airport every year, traffic inside and outside the building is low and travelers remain comfortable thanks to numerous amenities. Each terminal is lined with restaurants, bars and snack shops for relaxing in between flights. The airport is also lucky to have America's largest public art program, which features artwork on Western life, travel, light and space. Complimentary wi-fi is available in the Jeppesen Terminal and Concourses A, B and C. Finally, the airport offers 40,000 public parking spaces.
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During the busy summer months, the city operates a shuttle that connects visitors to all attractions around Estes Park. This free shuttle runs across three color-coded lines and includes stops at locations including Rocky Mountain Traders, Barlow Plaza and a number of hotels and resorts.
Each of the shuttles originates at the Estes Park Visitors Center. The shuttle runs daily, July to September, from 10 AM to 7:30 PM.
Travel arrangements for groups or individuals are easy and economical. Shared van service is available between Denver International Airport and Estes Park for $45 each way, or $85 when purchasing a round-trip ticket.
Travelers in need of a rental car will find counters for Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, E-Z Rent-A-Car, Hertz, National, Payless and Thrifty in the Jeppesen Terminal on level 5 at Denver International Airport.
Taxi cab service is available from Denver International Airport outside of baggage claim. Approximate fare from Denver International Airport to Estes Park is $98.
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Images of Kilkenny help to remind emigrants of home
Kilkenny people living all over the world can have a look at their native land online thanks to a website created by an Irish company.
The company Lokofoto has launched lokofoto.com to provide a "photography by location" collection. Visitors to the site can choose from over 800 landscapes from scenes of Kilkenny to views of the Aurora Borealis seen from Malin Head in County Donegal a few weeks ago.
"With so many people leaving Ireland, having a connection or reminder of home has never been so important," said Daire Irwin, co-founder of Lokofoto, which is supported by Enterprise Ireland. "We want to create the world's greatest collection of location photography so that people can collect a memory of somewhere they love."
Fiona Faherty, who recently moved to London to continue her teaching career, discussed what makes her Lokofoto image special to her: "As an Irish person, I take great pride in my culture and identity. I moved to London last year and found that I was looking for people, places and experiences that reminded me of home. I wanted to have a permanent memory of Ireland and found a picture of my home town that I can look at every day. It helps me to feel closer and more connected to Ireland."
The company's founders Daire Irwin, an award-winning designer and artist, and photographer Eddie Johnston met at Start-up Weekend last February where they won "best start-up concept."
After this, the pair worked together on the Create Ireland programme where they developed the idea for Lokofoto. The site invites photographers to submit pictures to the site and once uploaded, visitors are asked to vote for and curate the images.
Photographers submit their images from across the world and identify them by location; once a sale occurs, photographers receive their share of the sale and Lokofoto handles all the printing, shipping and handling.
"So many photographers are struggling to sell their work," said co-founder Eddie Johnston. "We carried out a survey entitled the 'Value of photography' and found that 92% of Irish people would buy a photographic print for their home yet 62% have never bought a photographic print before. We are creating a site to change that, allowing people to discover photography that truly means something to them, connecting photographer and collector. Our aim is to provide high-quality, localised photos and eventually have photos from every locality in the world."


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Maybe you saw the picture. Paul Ryan and his wife, Janna, are shown washing a few pots and pans in a photo-op drop-by at a soup kitchen. It was appropriate in a perverse sort of way, given how the harsh policies championed by the GOP vice-presidential candidate and his new adoptive parent, Mitt Romney, would necessitate far more of these last resorts for the hungry and desperate.
But this event was insidious in so many ways. Such news contrivances inherently diminish human suffering to a cynical campaign ploy. This one was hastily set up as Ryan was traipsing around Ohio trying to win over the state that has become ground zero in this election. He had just finished an appearance in Youngstown when somebody in the entourage suddenly decided it would be cool to be shot at the St. Vincent de Paul dining room on his way to the airport.
Never mind that he didn't have the proper authorization, and never mind that there was no one there to be humiliated when he showed up. He and his group, including the all-important camera person, swooped in, got the money shot and swooped out.
Exploitative? You bet. It is also part of a continuing deception by the Republicans, who try to justify their enrich-the-rich policies with the fiction that they are really designed to uplift the non-rich. It is amazing to watch Mitt at the debates continuously claim: "I care about 100 percent of the American people. I want 100 percent of the American people to have a bright and prosperous future." That's what he repeats each time someone brings up those taped remarks where he was recorded at a fat-cat fundraiser dismissing 47 percent of the population as "dependent on government," "victims"who he might just as well ignore.
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It's a lot like his tax- and deficit-reduction plan, where he keeps making wild promises and brushing off the evidence that they are impossible and mere subterfuges to justify even less taxes for those in his country club. It also resembles his five-point program of vague generalities that is supposed to pass as a plan to add jobs. The miraculously revitalized president called it merely a "one-point program," offering only more cuts for his fellow 1 percenters. Mitt calls them "job creators," which is simply flimflam, designed to confuse.
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What they do need is a much stronger social consciousness, a reminder that all they've accumulated was made possible not just by their talents but by an entire society and infrastructure. That or their inheritances. In any case, they owe it to all of us to pay back a little more for the support they received.
That has proven to be a really tough sell, given how readily they bail on the communities that made their companies flourish and leave so many unemployed back home for facilities overseas, where wages reflect the poverty exploited by greedy American corporations.
It's easy to see, given his own nihilistic pursuit of a fortune, how Romney would be their standard bearer, along with Ryan, who is perfectly willing to use a soup kitchen for the hopeless to feed his ambition with a steady diet of hypocrisy.
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TGI Friday's @ Prosperity Course Meal18:09:00
Now let's just straight to the point. Le bf and I had no idea what to dine for dinner in Pavilion so we ended up for TGI Friday's. I thought of ordering the burger again but then this caught my attention.
CHEAP HOR? I think it is cheap enough la. Do remember TGI Friday's always serve the meal in big portion. I have no idea when is this promotion is going to end because I read it from their Facebook, saying this promotion has been on since February lol. So now let's see what we had for the meal.
Texas BBQ Chicken Quesadillas
Fried Mozzarella (Original price @ RM 17.90)
Mozzarella cheese coated in special Italian-style breading, then deep fried and served with a rich marinara sauce.
Chicken with Peppers and Mushrooms (Original price @ RM 30.90)
Stuffed chicken breast simmered with sweet and spicy peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, capers and olives. Served with herb rice.
Erm, I made a mistake and thought it was served by black pepper. In fact, it was served by bell pepper so I'm regretted for having this. I don't find myself liking the taste because of the bell pepper. However, the herb rice tasted pretty good.
Southwest Mac & Cheese (Original price @ RM 26.90)
A juicy fire-grilled chicken breast served with creamy Monterey Jack, jalapenos, penne and cheese, then finished with shredded Parmesan cheese and diced red peppers.
Cheesy! Everything about this meal is cheesy! If you are a cheese lover, please do order this lol. The only bad thing was that, the macaroni wasn't soft enough for one to bite.
Ambiance: ★★✰✰✰
Price: ★★★✰✰
Food: ★★★✰✰
Verdict: The total bill was RM 81.00, which means it was around RM 41.00 per person. The meal is worth at such pricing but in terms of the food, it was so-so. Oh yeah, the food portion is big and I think it can be served for 3 persons. I don't really like to dine in Pavilion's outlet because of the seatings. I find it is quite packed compared to other outlets.
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For some reason the title reminds me of one of those CNY deals. Then I thought of McD prosperity burgers. LOL.. I don't think this is a smart move of TGIF if there is no consistency with the food served (since you said the food was so-so)huh?..ReplyDeleteReplies
I still think it depends on the chef. Sometimes the chef can be good enough and you rarely will have complaint for the food you ordered. I'm pretty sure this is just one of their marketing method to promote their "not-so-famous" foodDelete
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jio you liao u dont goDelete
well, still expensive~ XDReplyDeleteReplies
XD. Once in a while is ok. Can't be eating Friday's too oftenDelete
woww.. thats cool !! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
:D You can try them out some day.Delete
Gong Xi Gong Xi. Suddenly I feel like it's CNY all over again :DReplyDelete


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A 6-day long Basic Academic Writing Workshop was recently held at King's College. The sessions were led by Sweta Baniya, a PhD Student in Rhetoric and Composition from Purdue University, USA.
In the workshop, the students were guided for a research process in order to brainstorm before writing a research paper – which is fully based on Westcliff's Academic System. Main objectives of this workshop were to learn how the form of writing takes impacts, what can be communicated, and what it means. Furthermore, the sessions focused to understand how a person's different modes of writing require to take on different writerly personae.
Besides, our students were engaged in learning to research academic sources, papers, journals, and peer-reviewed essays. They also drew knowledge on how to do logical claims, APA format, argument support, bibliography presentation, and so on.
In a theoretical and activity based sessions, Ms. Sweta gave lectures based on academic research and academic writing. She also assigned students for group and individual activities to create an outline, write thesis, topic sentences, and writing introduction. Finally, the session ended with peer reviews and overall reflection.
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Craig Houser
Lecturer, Art History, Museum Studies
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Craig Houser
Craig Houser has a B.A. in art history from Carleton College, an M.A. from Hunter College, and a Ph.D. from the CUNY Grad Center. His scholarship focuses on modern and contemporary art in relationship to issues related to gender and sexuality, as well as institutional and social politics. He also has substantial experience working in museums as a curator and educator. He was a curatorial fellow in the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program and an assistant curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. In addition, he was also an editor for College Art Association, which publishes The Art Bulletin and Art Journal. Houser's publications include "Rachel Whiteread: Vienna Holocaust Memorial," in Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art (University of California Press) and "The Changing Face of Scholarly Publishing: A History of CAA's Publications," in The Eye, the Hand, the Mind: The College Art Association and the Visual Arts since 1911 (Rutgers University Press).


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Weekend Shenanigans
Last weekend had mixed feelings of euphoria along with drama, drama, and you guessed it: more drama. We have the latest scoop of what was definitely hot and what was absolutely not in this week's Weekend Shenanigan.
Coachella turns Beychella
Coachella got 'stung' by Queen Bey herself over the weekend, who gave an incredible performance for the world to see. Beyhive is loving the takeover! So much so, that they've renamed the concert #Beychella, sending that hashtag into epic trending mode!
Sex Cult Again?
R Kelly plus accuser equals STD? According to reports, this allegedly occurred last December while he was in Dallas, Texas, performing at a concert. What's worse is that she also claimed that the 'It Seems Like You're Ready' singer, was grooming her to be an active member of his sex cult. A recurring cult rumour can't be that untrue, can it? R Kelly flew the lid on this one, and of course, denied any claims of this ever happening. Trapped in the closet, are we? *Sips tea*
Minaj Beef
The saga continues between rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B. But this time, it's to squash the beef she has with Quavo, over the collab track, Motorsport. Nicki released a video on social media with her and Quavo, allegedly making up. But it's got everyone confused. Some say she's queening, putting her concerns out there and making up for future music plans. Others, however, are of the view that she's downright scheming and has some trick up her sleeve. Guess we'll have to just wait and see.
Kudos to Kendrick Lamar
Issa winner. Kendrick Lamar, snags the Pulitzer prize for his music on 'Damn' - a historic move for the rapper, as the award has only been given to jazz performers over the years. Talk about revolutionary.
Breezy call out Cruzin Goals
Celeb couple Victor Cruz and Karreuche Tran, have officially been declared bae watch! And to confirm this, ex boyfriend Chris Brown rolled out the red carpet in the comments, labelling them as Goals. We don't know if we're to be proud of you for maturing or cry with you for losing Breezy.


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CHICAGO – Fact or fiction is a current debate in news programming, especially as people naturally digest "the news" that makes them comfortable. A new five-episode web series created by filmmaker Ashton Swinford, "Miss Information," is a satire-oriented show that seeks to entertain and educate viewers on the bias, fake news and bot infiltration that litters social media.
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Podtalk: Director Jennifer Hou Kwong & Producer Ellis Goodman on the film 'Art Paul of Playboy'Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 13, 2018 - 12:57pm
CHICAGO – There was a time in America when the medium of the magazine produced superstars. Famous writers, reporters, photographers and illustrators ruled the day, from the magazine's invention in the 1920s to their ebbing in the 1960s (when TV became a rival) to their last gasp before the internet. One superstar that emerged worked for Playboy Magazine, and was as influential as founder Hugh Hefner in creating the ethos of that particular empire. A legendary art director is profiled in the documentary, "Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny." The film is screening at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival on Sunday, October 14th, 2018 (7pm). For details and tickets, click here.
Entertainment News: Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Dies at 91Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 28, 2017 - 12:43am
LOS ANGELES – Hugh Hefner was the man who turned the key to the sexual revolution when he founded Playboy Magazine in 1953. What started in an apartment in Chicago became a worldwide empire as the Playboy brand and image was embedded into American consciousness. Hefner died on Sept. 27, 2017. He was 91.
Interview: Director Rebecca Miller Executes 'Maggie's Plan'Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 26, 2016 - 9:07am
CHICAGO – Quirky Greta Gerwig is at it again (being quirky), and this time she's looking for solutions in "Maggie's Plan." The made-in-New-York-City film has overtures of Woody Allen, combined with "Crossing Delancey." Director Rebecca Miller ("Personal Velocity") produces a valentine to all her influences and settings.
Blu-ray Review: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley in Classics New to HDSubmitted by BrianTT on August 1, 2013 - 8:55am
CHICAGO – Few celebrities can be so easily defined by their first names as Marilyn and Elvis. They went beyond their professions to become cultural icons and three of their works have just been released this week on Blu-ray for the first time. While fans of Monroe and Presley will probably gravitate to "Bus Stop" and "Love Me Tender," the best of the three is easily the underrated "Niagara," a clever thriller that uses the notorious Falls in a way that Hitchcock probably respected. If you're going to pick just one, that's the one.
Interview: Mitzi Gaynor Lights Up the TCM Classic Film FestivalSubmitted by PatrickMcD on April 25, 2013 - 11:48pm
CHICAGO – This weekend is the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Classic Film Festival, and few movie stars alive represent that classic status better than Miss Mitzi Gaynor. Whether co-starring in movies with Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, or starring in the film version of "South Pacific," Mitzi Gaynor always inspires the old "razzle dazzle."
DVD Review: Some True Classics in 'The Robert Mitchum Film Collection'Submitted by BrianTT on October 22, 2012 - 2:26pm
CHICAGO – They don't make 'em like Robert Mitchum any more. Every few years, there's a DVD collection of classic movies that rises above the others for the holiday season. One of this year's most star-packed entries includes not only Mitchum but John Wayne, Deborah Kerr, Kirk Douglas, Shirley MacLaine, Richard Widmark, Gene Kelly, Paul Newman, Shelley Winters, Marilyn Monroe, and many more. Mitchum may be the face on the cover but the set is a trip through the golden era of Hollywood through more than just one star.
Blu-ray Review: Box Set Proves Lasting Power of 'Forever Marilyn'Submitted by BrianTT on August 1, 2012 - 3:57pm
CHICAGO – There is arguably no one in the history of Hollywood more iconic than Marilyn Monroe. Not only was she a massive star in her day but her tragic death turned her into a beauty that was frozen in time.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 38 Pairs of Sneak-Peek Chicago Passes to Steven Spielberg's 'Smash' on NBCSubmitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 31, 2011 - 5:26pm
CHICAGO – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have 38 admit-two VIP party passes up for grabs to the special sneak screening of the premiere episode of Steven Spielberg's "Smash" on NBC starring Debra Messing!
Film Review: Michelle Williams is Luminous in 'My Week With Marilyn'Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 23, 2011 - 9:59am
CHICAGO – Bringing the popular culture past back to life in a movie is always a tricky proposition. No matter what, there are always inevitable comparisons to the real thing.
Interview: Director Simon Curtis Realizes 'My Week With Marilyn'Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 21, 2011 - 5:47pm
CHICAGO – Marilyn Monroe will never go away. The iconic actress of a long-gone era is the subject of a new film, "My Week with Marilyn," directed by Simon Curtis. Ms. Monroe is portrayed during a in collaboration with Sir Lawrence Olivier, and their characters are played with sublime grace by Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh.


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National TV Dinner Day happened. Which is probably as underwhelming as the frozen chunks of processed "food" this day attempts to celebrate. So let's discuss the horrifying, shameful crap hidden in the back of your freezer, shall we? Specifically, the worst ones to ever exist in the frozen tundra wasteland of the grocery store.
1. Hungry Man. Aside from being borderline sexist (women get hungry too, ya dicks), Hungry Man is gross if only because its claim to greatness is the "Over 1 lb of Food!"on the packaging. Great. Because that's what you want your husband to shove into his face before you both crawl into a pile of fart-trapping flannel sheets, a pound of processed food!
2. Lean Cuisine
Have you ever been forced by circumstance to horf down one of these blocks of icy shitfish surrounded by some kind of flaccid starch and sad broccoli? Holy colon spasm, it's so bad. And never gets me to 4 p.m. safely.
3. Kid Cuisine
If you have kids in your life, you know these are not only just slightly more palatable than a dead rat but also a complete engineering failure. Multiple foods with multiple heating demands and everything gets nuked at one billion degrees for four minutes and your kids gets frozen pizza and a block of pudding charcoal that's hotter than the surface of the fucking sun. At least that duck on the box is fun to look at while you make something else for your kid.
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4. Marie Callender's Chicken Pot Pie
Your argument is invalid. Nothing sold for three dollars is also worth six hours in the oven. That's just a strange, disproportionate way of feeding yourself.
5. This thing
A little dry, in my humble opinion.


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The expansive length of Feldman's Trio (1 hr., 45 min., 22 sec.) requires a new approach to listening, which takes scale, the physical experience of sound, and novel uses of musical memory into consideration. With his delicate manipulation of musical materials, Feldman blurs the listener's sense of time as their musical memory struggles to distinguish between past and present sounds - listeners are free to lose themselves in the beauty of each musical moment.
Aki Takahashi and Rohan de Saram (formerly of the Arditti Quartet) both worked closely with Feldman. Marc Sabat is among today's great Feldman interpreters, having recorded Feldman's complete music for violin & piano on Mode.
Available as a specially priced 2-CD set or complete on a single DVD with full video and extras. This is the only readily available performance of the Trio available in the U.S.A.
Original recording in superb 96khz, 24-bit sonics. Two very distinct mixes were made for the surround and stereo versions. The natural reflected hall sound - which would typically be in the rear surround speakers - is not very dramatic because of the basically quiet nature of the Trio. Instead, for the surround mix, we chose to place the listener in an intimate perspective with the musicians: directly between the violin and the cello, with the piano in front. For the stereo mix, the violin and piano are clearly separated left and right to accentuate their interplay. Feldman's use of extended string techniques can blur the timbral separation between cello and violin, creating unified sonic events exploring the qualities and possibilities of the combination of instruments - for example, utilizing the resonance of the piano and the sustaining qualities and dynamic control of the strings. These subtle nuances are brought out by the detail of the recording.
Detailed essay on the work by Sabine Feisst included in the booklet.
• The recording sessions were filmed and directed by Tim Chu in High Definition Video, widescreen format. The intimate video allows the viewer to enjoy the subtle interplay of the performers.
• BONUS video essay on Feldman and the Trio by the noted German composer and Feldman expert Walter Zimmermann, who hosted the premiere of the Trio at his Beginner's Studio concerts in Köln (31-minutes).
• The DVD format allows the 105-minutes of the Trio to be enjoyed continuously on one disc without a break.
• 5.1 Surround sound, presented in Dolby and 24-bit DTS. Also a dedicated Dolby stereo mix option.
Album: Morton Feldman, Trio (Mode)
Written in the early Eighties, Trio was one of Feldman's first long-form pieces employing a conventional chamber palette of violin, cello and piano. It involves neither epic musical narrative nor the tedium of process music, its 105 minutes instead built from his usual small-scale blocks of sound.
This latest interpretation by Aki Takahashi, Rohan de Saram and Marc Sabat is full of Feldman's usual tropes – the constantly shifting meter, the favouring of decay over attack, the "crippled symmetry" of repetition (in some cases, the same few notes played more than 50 times in succession, with subtle variations of touch and timing) without the imposition of minimalist pulse, and the evaporation of timbres at their upper extremes – resulting in a typically focused, absorbing and meditative experience unlike any other.
- Andy Gill, The Independent, Friday, 19 March 2010
MORTON FELDMAN: Trio
At an hour and 45 minutes, Morton Feldman's Trio (1980) is a chamber work of extraordinary duration, comparable in length and mood to his other marathon compositions, For Philip Guston, For John Cage, and For Christian Wolff, though it does not approach the heroic scale of his six-hour String Quartet II. One interesting aspect of Feldman's thinking is that his narrow dynamic range and close intervals are in inverse proportion to his expansive temporal dimension: for him, quiet sounds and small pitch relations were the norm, but his late music stretched out over vast timespans and had the effect that it didn't really build to a climax or go anywhere, but existed in a seemingly timeless yet constantly cycling stasis. The consistency of tone colors and gentleness of the pointillistic writing give the Trio a strong meditative quality, and it is quite easy to listen to, even though most of the chords are built on minor seconds and there are no real themes or even melodic fragments to follow. Indeed, the airiness of the music suggests that the soothing ambience is perhaps more important than any other musical aspect, and sustaining this delicate sound world requires the sensitivity and control that violinist Marc Sabat, cellist Rohan de Saram, and pianist Aki Takahashi bring. From barely audible pizzicati to piano chords that are repeated with the subtlest changes in emphasis, this group is steady through the entire performance, and listening to their evanescent playing is a pleasure that any Feldman fan will appreciate. Mode's reproduction is excellent for its responsiveness to the slightest musical effects and for its clean studio sound.
- Blair Sanderson, www.allmusic.com, November 2010 http://www.allmusic.com/
Album: Morton Feldman, Trio (Mode)
Written in the early Eighties, Trio was one of Feldman's first long-form pieces employing a conventional chamber palette of violin, cello and piano. It involves neither epic musical narrative nor the tedium of process music, its 105 minutes instead built from his usual small-scale blocks of sound.
The Japanese experimental guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama has commented that he felt compelled to make mid-tempo, moderate volume music because everyone around him was working in extremely loud or extremely quiet sounds. The need to rebel, in a sense, forced him into breaking old ground.
It's a similar position to the one Morton Feldman found himself in a half century earlier. With the minute having been explored a generation earlier by Anton Webern, and with his peers seemingly more than willing to adhere to the dictates of the LP, Feldman began to grow interested in creating exceedingly long works. (The similarity doesn't end there, either. As much as Feldman's compatriot John Cage is celebrated, in many ways it's Feldman the formalist, with his use of sound and silence is extremely deliberate — an exhibition of ego, as Cage might accuse — who is a truer progenitor of the new school of minimalist improvisation.)
To cite the man himself (as quoted in Give My Regards to Eighth Street: Collected Writings of Morton Feldman, published by Exact Change in 2000):
My whole generation was hung up on the 20- to 25-minute piece. It was our clock. We all got to know it and how to handle it. As soon as you leave the 20- to 25-minute piece behind, in a one-movement work, different problems arise. Up to one hour you think about form, but after an hour and a half it's scale. Form is easy — just the division of things into parts. But scale is another matter. You have to have control of the piece — it requires a heightened level of concentration. Before my pieces were like objects; now they're like evolving things.
Trio for violin, cello and piano was composed in 1980, is among Feldman's first experiments in extended duration, and is seen as marking the beginning of his late period works, from 1979 until his death in 1987. And while it's all too easy in discussing Feldman to get preoccupied with on clock-watching, the roughly two-hour Trio was followed in 1984 by the four-hour For Philip Guston and the oft-cited six-hour String Quartet No. 2. But what matters, of course, is not how long the theater is rented out for but what's done with it once you're there. Central to the Trio (and to Feldman's ideas about use of scale) is the fact that the piece is a single movement; There's no time open for a regrouping of wits or a realigning of motifs. It is a singular expression. Rather than boldly announcing the next thematic variation, then, Feldman is constantly in flux, working within palette and pace, making subtle realignments and shifts in emphasis.
In that sense, the use of repetition is far from an elongating device. The instrumentalists get locked into patterns — in unison, in succession, or sometimes in isolation — not to create scale but to explore it, as if to say "We couldn't have a mountain were it not for each of these stones."
At the same time, however, there's a curious irony to Feldman's mountain climbing. The composer also wanted to eschew the dramatic underpinnings of concert music (notably that of Boulez), and yet it's the drama of his extended works that make them so majestic, so mountainous. For duration without drama, see (for example) Warhol's film Empire, a work of a very different emotive impact than the Trio. Feldman's long pieces, in other words, are far from drones. They are filled with suspense. And in fact, the Trio is filled with murder-mystery string swells. Certainly the composer isn't responsible for the projections of pop culture, but at the same time it's hard to imagine that in 1980 Feldman wouldn't have recognized the baggage Bernard Hermann had attached to stabbing violins. And indeed, suspense is Feldman's mojo. His pace allows ample time to wonder what will happen next. No Mozartian filigrees here! The music is, literally, suspended in time.
Mode's 2006 recording of the performance by violinist Marc Sabat, cellist Rohan de Saram and pianist Aki Takahashi is gorgeously warm and intimate. The only shame is that, with Feldman having despised the confines of the LP side, the 105-minute performance should be spread across two CDs. With the possibility of DVD-audio release, technology is finally catching up to Feldman's vision.
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Actor Eric Dane Opens Up About Full-Frontal 'Euphoria' Scene
There's been much discussion about the new HBO teen drama "Euphoria." The series, starring Zendaya, follows a group of Gen Z teens navigating life but it's found itself in the headlines for reports about the show's excessive drug use and featuring 30 penises.
Among those exposed penises is actor Eric Dane — sort of. In the first episode, Dane's character has rough sex and commits statutory rape with a trans high school girl who goes to school with his son. Known as "Dominant Daddy" on the hookup app used in the "Euphoria" episode, viewers also got to see Dane's character's penis...but not really. It turns out the full-frontal moment featured a prosthetic penis.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Dane opened up about the scene, saying he was happy to show his own nudity if he was asked to do so.
"I'm willing to do anything that's critical to the story and crucial to creating a very real and truthful feel to how the story is gonna go down," he told said. "I just don't see how you shoot a scene like that without showing nudity. And, you know, it kind of matches the stakes. The stakes are so high, you can't hold anything back, really."
He added that he chose to go the prosthetics route to be "considerate" of his scene partner, Hunter Schafer.
"There was one isolated shot that I suggested, 'Look if it makes more sense to not use a prosthetic, I'm willing to go there,'" he told EW. "At the end of the day, because of the context, we decided that the prosthetic was the way to go, and we came to that decision as a group." Dane won't reveal anything more about the exploits of his character, only adding, "this is a cautionary tale."
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Let's take a step back in time, shall we? One of my first beauty cravings was to change the color of my hair. As a teen, I felt my hair color was extremely dull with little shine or life to it. I started off small when my parents put their foot down to me dying my hair when I was 16, and started spraying it with lemon juice and heating it up with a blow-dryer to lighten it. My parents suddenly realized they had lost the battle. When I was 17, I would stay at friends houses and use demi-permanent hair colors that washed out after a couple weeks. At 18 I had moved on to permanents. It's been over 10 years since I've had move than a half inch of my natural hair color showing, but my tastes for a more "grown-up" coloring experience has heightened. Gone are my days of bleaching to achieve colors of the rainbow, or my signature "gothic" black look. I am a sure-fire sucker for reds with hints of purple, and Madison Reed knew exactly what to offer me.
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