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What would you think if you were to hear the following statements? "People I love were catastrophically blown off the planet by me doing what I did." "I trashed their expectations." Would you think the person speaking might be about to apologise?
You might be surprised to hear, on the contrary, the following. "It was something I just couldn't control." "I was just caught up in a maelstrom of emotion." "This is what I needed to do." "I couldn't put it on hold." If a man used statements like these to defend his actions in raping a woman, what would you think? Would you accept these as valid justification for his action?
And what would you think if in the same conversation you heard these? "It's not any reason to have a cataclysmic bust-up." "Everyone has to accept this." Would you think the person speaking were trying to diminish the significance of what they'd done? Might it sound like they were suggesting that people who had had their expectations trashed so badly they were "catastrophically blown off the planet" shouldn't make a big deal of it, but should just get on with life?
You can watch a true story, an Australian story, where all of these things were actually said here. And the response from our society and the television producer who framed the story? Celebration of the actions of the perpetrators.
Some people would object to the use of the word "perpetrators" in the context of this particular story. You might, too. But the language used above speaks for itself. It is the language of freedom gone feral. Feral freedom says do whatever your desires lead you to do, and if people get hurt, well that's regrettable, but unavoidable. Feral freedom says actions resulting from your exercise of freedom are beyond criticism. The voice of feral freedom will brook no limits on its own liberty, but ironically denies freedom to any voices that might object to the way feral freedom has been exercised.
Our society now values the exercise of freedom in pursuit of self-centred hedonism even above family (the nearest thing to a god for many). We now no longer care about the "so long as nobody gets hurt" tag on the end of "We are free to do as we please." We express regret for hurt, but not for wrongdoing. We demand acceptance of our actions, which are considered beyond censure, but don't seek forgiveness for our actions, which would entail acknowledgement that they are beyond acceptable.
And if actions are criticised, there's always the get-out clause of helplessness. "It wasn't my desire, it was what I had to do." This is the language that denies personal responsibility and justifies any action in the name of a greater cause. It's the language we expect of military or political PR spin doctors explaining the latest campaign. Military strategists refer to the human carnage resulting from single-minded focus on achieving an objective as 'collateral damage', a price worth accepting for the greater good of achieving the objective. We hear the same from political leaders when they speak of the compulsory acquisition of a family's home – their castle – as a regrettable but necessary sacrifice in order to build a new runway.
So what was the objective in this true Australian story? Protection of the weak? Development of infrastructure for the good of many? Neither of the above. Just the pursuit of personal happiness with disregard for the wellbeing of anyone else, in a display that points to a self-centred view of the universe, an absolute lack of character, and merciless rejection of prior commitments made mutually in good faith.
Human beings are made for better than the inconsiderate pursuit of our own happiness. We are born to be free. But we are not born to be feral.
We are to take responsibility for our actions, not avoid responsibility by blaming circumstances or the siren call of our own desire. We are different from wild beasts, who act without restraint because they have no moral compass. We are free agents, not victims helpless to resist emotional urges.
We are called to be free, but we are not to use our freedom to indulge ourselves (Galatians 5:13). We are to live as free people, but we are not to use freedom as a cover-up for evil (1 Peter 2:16). True freedom is not unfettered. True freedom is offered by Jesus, who said, "If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:34).

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S.3554 - A bill to extend the effective date for the sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business Administration disaster loans.115th Congress (2017-2018)
|Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (Introduced 10/05/2018)
|Senate - Small Business and Entrepreneurship
|Committee Reports:
|S. Rept. 115-453
|Latest Action (modified):
|11/29/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-280. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions)
This bill has the status Became Law
Here are the steps for Status of Legislation:
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
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- Commerce
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Summary: S.3554 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)
Bill summaries are authored by CRS.
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Public Law No: 115-280 (11/29/2018)
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 to extend by one year the increased threshold for the minimum major-disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral.


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The International Labour Organization commits to expanding the use of responsible digital payments to advance decent work
by Communications Team, November 20, 2019
New partnership will result in promoting digital payments as an important tool to increase security, financial inclusion and economic opportunities in the workplace.
(20 November 2019) By joining the United Nations' Better Than Cash Alliance, the International Labour Organization(ILO) commits to increasing the use of responsible digital payments to boost financial inclusion, transparency and efficiency.
Specifically, the partnership will support the extension of affordable and accessible payments to low-income people, the creation of cost savings, increased transparency and security, the promotion of decent work, economic development and the broadening of financial inclusion.
The announcement was made today at the Bangladesh's Digital Payment Summit, which brought together public and private sector actors to step up efforts on scaling wage digitization in the garment sector.
The Better Than Cash Alliance will be working, in particular, with the ILO's Social Finance team, as well as with Better Work – a flagship programme of the ILO, jointly managed by the International Finance Corporation, that improves working conditions and business practices across the global garment industry.
The organizations will focus their work on four priority countries to assess the opportunities and challenges of promoting salary payments and social protection transfers. One of the first steps will be engaging key stakeholders in Jordan's garment sector to design a roadmap that promotes responsible wages digitization. Jordan is home to more than 68,000 garment workers, 75 percent of whom are women. The vast majority of these workers still receive their monthly salary in cash from the factories, limiting their capacity to access financial services, remittances and savings.
Craig Churchill, Chief of Social Finance Programme, ILO Geneva, said: "The ILO celebrates its centenary this year. For the past 100 years, the ILO has been promoting social justice and decent work. In this very special year for us and, in a context of a changing world of work, we strongly believe that the adoption of responsible digital payments has the potential to advance the ILO's Decent Work agenda."
"We are exploring how the transition to digital payments in small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as in large enterprises and factories, can contribute to enhancing enterprises' productivity and sustainability. At the same time, the digital payment of wages in particular is most likely to promote labour rights, encourage formalization of employment and boost financial inclusion of workers. Finally, we do believe that digital payments can contribute to extending social protection to millions of workers around the world. As a new member of the Alliance, we will seek to promote actively responsible digital payments in the world of work."
Dan Rees, Better Work Director, said:
"Digital wage payments have the potential to drastically reduce administrative cost and worker time off production lines, while promoting enhanced financial inclusion and financial capabilities of workers."
Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen, Managing Director of the Better Than Cash Alliance, said:
"The ILO and Better Work are achieving real progress in making payments responsibly and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. We look forward to working closely with them to benefit employees, employers and governments alike."
- ILO > Joost Tijdink > firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Better Work > Claire Anholt > firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Better Than Cash Alliance > Angela Corbalan > firstname.lastname@example.com.
Notes to Editors
International Labour Organization (ILO) > The only tripartite UN agency, since 1919, the ILO brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member states, to set labour standards, develop policies and devise programmes promoting decent work for all women and men. www.ilo.org
Better Work > As a partnership between the UN's International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, Better Work brings diverse groups together – governments, global brands, factory owners, and unions and workers – to improve working conditions in the garment industry and make the sector more competitive. www.betterwork.org
Better Than Cash Alliance > United Nations-based partnership of governments, companies and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to digital payments to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. www.betterthancash.org
Responsible Digital Payments Guidelines (Full Report)
About the Author
Communications Team
Better Than Cash Alliance, New York, USA
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- @BetterThan_Cash
- betterthancash.org
Communications Team at Better Than Cash Alliance, based in New York, NY.
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12th Annual California Indian Big Time & Social Gathering
April 3, 2019
The community is invited to the 12th annual California Indian Big Time & Social Gathering, celebrating diverse California tribal cultures, on Saturday, April 6 from 11am - 6pm in HSU's West Gym.
There will be a variety of cultural presenters, an Indian Card Tournament, and vendors throughout the day from across the state, including HSU alumni. Together participants and guests will honor location of the HSU campus in the heart of Wiyot territory. It will provide an opportunity for community outreach, partnership with tribal nations, and embrace the diversity that tribal students, faculty, and staff bring to the university.


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From the Balor Club being for everyone to Drag Queens hosting WrestleMania events, there's the sense that there is a queer renaissance going on in wrestling today. Some might point to openly gay superstars whose sexuality isn't part of their gimmick like Sonya Deville. Others may cite the emergence of groups like Matter Of Pride Wrestling, and the rash of signings of LBGTQ performers to the AEW flagship. All of these examples point to the idea that the treatment of queer workers and storylines is improving. However, in moving forward, one must recognize the (often not so glorious) past, as wrestling and the world moves to its future.
Wrestling's Gay History
From its first steps out of sports and into entertainment, the squared circle has pulled from a multitude of theatre traditions, from soap opera to vaudeville. What's less discussed is that from the very beginning, sports entertainment has historically borrowed significant pieces of gay culture.
This isn't to say it always lauded the things they borrowed, or those they borrowed it from. Most of the time, pro wrestling has turned and used that culture to denigrate the very people from whom it took.
It seems in wrestling, with its close physical contact between the same sexes, there is the "inherently" gay. And historically, because of that, wrestling became a space where LGBT characters were there to be reviled. The audience could boo and taunt the queer character to prove their machismo.
As Heather Levi points to in her book The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity, it was as if they could point to the jeers and thereby confirm their masculinity. In the same show, a babyface could borrow elements of camp to get over, and then in the next match, denigrate a character for being gay.
While this kind of behavior was probably at its peak in the '90s, it hasn't completely abated today. The irony isn't lost on queer workers like DJ Summers.
"It's interesting to me how many homophobic fans there are because you are watching sweaty men, in their underwear, fake fighting. If you are going to be homophobic, maybe watch something less homoerotic?"
Of course, that's not the only rainbow that ends at the squared circle. It's a job and a lifestyle that often draws people that feel "different," so perhaps it's not surprising that from the earliest days of sports entertainment, gay men and women have struck out into the world of wrestling to make their fortunes. Their journeys paved the way for the present.
"They all shared a dream of being successful at the things they loved."
Much of the journalism regarding early figures can be spotty, as kayfabe and "the closet" have a lot in common when it comes to obscuring information.
In the '50s and '60s, when homophobia was rampant, generally, there is some evidence that the wrestling world was marginally more tolerant. If you could prove yourself a great wrestler or worker, that was more important. Pat Patterson may have come out on television in 2014, but he was out to the wrestling world by the 1970s.
In that same period, Terry Garvin was always out and is one of those rare gay wrestlers who used a gay gimmick. (As we'll see when a LGBTQ gimmick has been used in the past, the performer is usually straight.) These are all names that any casual fan will know, but once you scratch the surface, there are so many stories of queer men and women in wrestling's past.
Through this abbreviated history are some of the lesser-known names. Their stories are as varied as the finishers they used, but they all shared a dream of being successful at the things they loved.
When the AIDS crisis broke, the lack of information and fear of blood born pathogens made many wrestlers reconsider being open with their sexuality. Nobody wanted to chance their livelihood on the perception that they were more likely to have "The Gay Plague." Though perceptions of queerness by the general public had begun to change, many wrestlers were forced to stay in the closet during the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. While many workers felt they couldn't be open, WWE continued to mine homophobic storylines with the intention of drawing heat or mocking a performer.
As a world audience takes baby steps towards equality, so does the problematic product we love. Becoming more familiar with the queer history of wrestling makes one realize what a different product it would be today without gay culture. By examining lesser-known gay wrestlers, historical connections, and significant storyline events, you can track not only gay culture's influence of the art form but the shifting perceptions of the industry and audience.
This is by no means a complete history. Any one of these sub-headings could be a book. It does serve to drive one thing home- wrestling was gay then, it's gay now, and it will be gay forever.
The Early Days of Gay Influence in Wrestling
Alright mark, are you ready to get worked? If you understood that sentence (let's be honest if you're on this site, you did), you understand a linguistic tradition that is indivisible from gay culture. "Wait!" you say, "that's just Carney!" You'd be correct. Carnivals are a distinctly American venture, growing out of the very first midway at the Columbia Exhibition, aka the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The language spoken at carnivals by those who run them is much older. Sometimes called Carney in the United States, it has its roots in Europe, mainly England, where it's called Polari. There is some indication there were versions of Polari as far back as the 16th century.
Often called a "Thieves' cant," Polari was a mix of Italian, rhyming slang, Romany, and Yiddish and spoken by those who could benefit by not being understood. Often the communication form of choice for circus showmen, criminals, theater folk, and other marginalized groups such as gay folk and prostitutes. Polari was still heavily in use within the gay subculture up through the 1970s. David Bowie's last album Black Star has an entire track in the cant. Gimmick, mark, work, smozz all of these wrestling words arose from this strange melting pot of linguistic peculiarities used by showmen, gay folk, seamen, and thieves.
The History of Exóticos in the World of Lucha Libre
In the world of Lucha Libre, there are the Technicos (faces), the Rudos (heels), and the Exóticos. Exóticos are a unique feature rooted in Lucha Libre. However, their influence can be felt around the world. These characters engage in performances that are a mix of wrestling and Drag. The Exótico will come out in exaggerated feminized attire. Their physical fighting style integrates aspects of camp and vaudeville, subverting and often terrorizing their macho opponent. It's not uncommon for the Exótico to kiss their opponent as a form of attack, heavily playing into the fears of the machismo focused Mexican culture.
The very first Exótico was actually an American looking to use a different heel gimmick in Mexico. Yes, a Texan named Sterling Blake Davis is perhaps the very first Exótico. For most of his career, he was simply flamboyant. Hailing from Houston, Sterling worked the territory as Dizzy Davis.
Davis chose bright, sparkling robes so that he could be identified in the dark and smoky ring, but it was when he went to Mexico in the mid-1930s when he brought out the high camp. He came out with a valet who sanitized the ring and distributed Gardenias to all the women in the front row of the crowd.
Then his "butler" would preen and massage him. This feminized display was the first time that we know of where a wrestler used queer coding– that is, engaging in behavior to make the audience perceive them as gay. Think of almost any Disney Villain, and you see queer coding at work.
The desired result was to be reviled as both a homosexual and a narcissist, and it worked. But Sterling was a tough guy from Houston and wouldn't bring the act stateside. He was so confident the gimmick didn't have legs that, by 1941, he essentially handed the entire thing over to childhood friend George Wagner who used the gimmick all through the 1950s and into the 1960s.
Wagner put his charisma to the gimmick with great success as the feminine Gorgeous George, who, through television, became one of the most famous people in the world. There is little debate that the cultural phenomenon known as the Exótico has international implications not only in the wrestling industry but in culture writ large. There are no sequined suits on James Brown or the verbal flamboyance of Mohammed Ali without Gorgeous George. And you definitely don't have Gorgeous George without gay camp.
Up until the 1980s, Exóticos claimed that their homosexuality was simply an act. In a world where kayfabe was still king, the fact that they were willing to admit that a gimmick existed demonstrates the perilous position that revealing one's sexual and gender orientation could put a performer in, especially in the midst of machismo culture. In a world where good guys and bad guys wouldn't travel together, this was an outlier.
There is much debate as to who the first "out" Exótico was. Lucha Libre grand duchess Exótico Cassandro claims that it was the wrestler known as Baby Sharon. Others claim that May Flowers and Pimpernella Escarlata, who was tutored by Rudy Reynosa, take that title. No matter who was the first, however, the tide of openly gay performers has turned in some part due to the influence and staying power of the Exótico.
Cassandro is considered by many to be an icon of the Exótico. Effy, whose own performances are rapidly becoming some of the most talked-about in wrestling, says, "I'm still amazed that even within our own community Cassandro doesn't get more outward love. As a queer performer he was groundbreaking and along with many other Exóticos, changed the perception of queers in wrestling by being so beloved, when typically we've been portrayed as heels that people are expected to hate because of their 'gayness.'"
It seems that there may have been some support from within some of the larger promotions. In the excellent documentary, Los Exóticos directed by Michael Ramos, legendary Exótico Polvo de Estrellas says, "When Anthonio [Peña, founder of AAA in Mexico] lived I would always say 'give the Exótico a chance.' He would tell me, 'The Exóticos are a fundamental part of AAA and also in any wrestling enterprise.'" The perception exists that an Exótico, in their beautifully executed makeup and glamorous clothes, fighting in their femininized style, provides a necessary aesthetic and choreographic variety to the product.
It would be simplistic to say that the Exóticos simply give the masculine audience an opportunity to show how straight they are. It's tempting. Most Exótico matches have at least one moment where the performer or crowd takes an action that feels uncomfortably homophobic. But you also can't deny that many, many times the Exótico performer is very much over. The love from the crowds is palpable and undeniable, and maybe for some of them, it opened an internal door. There seems to be a growing space in all wrestling for men who are both feminine as well as athletic and tough; it seems that paradigm owes a great deal of debt to the Exótico.
Chris Colt and Ron Dupree – Tag Team Partners in the Ring, Real-Life Partners Outside of It
In the 1960s, the Rolling Stones concert at Altamont kicked off a period of a national obsession with the Hells Angels and motorcycle gangs. "The Golden Boys," a blonde-haired tag team, was about to change their gimmick to something that would capitalize on that fear. They grew out their hair and wore black leather vests. They were the Hells Angels, the ultimate tough guys, and the audience loved the gimmick. Here was a pair of dangerous brothers from the open road, ready to raise hell.
But they weren't brothers. Unknown to the fans, but open in the locker room, Russel Groves and Chuck Harris, who went by Ron and Paul Dupree, were romantic partners. Though NWA promoter James Barnett, wrestler Pat Patterson, and others were openly gay in the locker room- the Dupree's were unusual by nature of also being a tag team.
The two toured the territories, getting a reputation as ferocious heels able to rise the ire of the crowd. There is something fascinating about a pair of gay lovers getting over with a tough-as-nails biker gimmick, though the leather element does have parallels in the gay community.
Ron Dupree suffered an in-ring heart attack in 1970, transitioning to managing his partner and creating in-ring attire and entrance gear. One design that was noted by several sources was a Janis Joplin robe for his partner, who was obsessed with the singer. Five years later, while doing commentary, he had a second heart attack and passed away.
Many of his friends felt that Paul Dupree never truly recovered from his partner's death. He took on the name Chris Colt and began to use a rock and roll type gimmick. Painting his eyes in a way that calls to mind more Norwegian Black Metal than Alice Cooper, who he was imitating. He took huge bumps, and though he'd always been a prolific user, he started leaning even more heavily on drugs. According to Roddy Piper's biography, once high on who-knows-what, he wrestled a cage match at the Phoenix Madison Square Garden while hallucinating spiders scuttling all over the cage. He fought fans and security as he ran out of the arena.
The book Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels claims that Colt had a short stint in England that went haywire. His substance abuse seems to be the culprit. Though wrestling folk could be more likely to be accepting or at least turn a blind eye to homosexuality, that didn't extend to being out and proud in public. According to the book's author, Chris's photo was published in a small newspaper covering a gay rights parade. He was immediately fired from the Northwest promotion that he was working for.
Lanny Poffo, who was Colt's tag team partner in Detroit in the late '70s, said, "Chris Colt was probably the greatest wrestler that never made it. A lot of people don't know who he was. He never ceased to amaze me with his imagination in the ring. He was an innovator. He was ahead of his time."
Colt wrestled into the '80s, continuing to take crazy bumps to put over young babyfaces. Like many wrestlers, he worked long after his body begged to be retired. Adrift without his partner Ron, at the end of his life, he was involved in gay pornography. Friends lost track of him, but then he resurfaced in Seattle, a born again Christian. After a strange nomadic life that was as unique as he was, Chris Colt passed away in 1996.
The First Out, Black Gay Wrestler: Sandy Parker
It's shocking to me that most wrestling fans today have never heard of Sandy Parker. With all of the coverage on the women's revolution, you'd think the first out, black lesbian wrestler would be a huge draw for retrospectives and interviews. A tomboy raised by her mother and grandmother, Sandy was once married to a man before coming out as a lesbian. Working under her real name after a check written to a wrestling pseudonym wouldn't cash, she traveled the country as a tag team champions with Sue Green.
A Canadian by birth, Sandy worked as many territories as she could. She even stood up to the notorious Fabulous Moolah. Sandy hated that Moolah took such a significant cut from the girls' checks. Moolah forbade Sandy from going to gay bars and tried to force Sandy to date her nephew. Sandy had enough, especially since Moolah also had sexual dalliances with female wrestlers, she couldn't put up with two-facedness. In a move that many women couldn't manage, Sandy left Moolah to work for Mildred Burke.
She played the heel for most of her career, a 1975 article about the return of women's wrestling to Oregon describes her mercilessly slapping a ref throughout the match. She then worked in Japan for a spell before returning to the USA, where she wrestled until her retirement in 1986. DJ Summers told us, "This is why queer workers, as a whole, enjoy women's wrestling so much. Because they have fought for their spot. They have put in blood sweat and tears. We have something to prove. To higher-ups. To the fans."
Being both queer as well as black, Sandy fought hard for every step forward she made, blazing a trail for those who would follow her. However, it seems Sandy Parker lives a quiet life today. After she retired from wrestling, she worked as a bartender, a store manager, and a security guard. A 2004 Cauliflower Alley honoree, Sandy has little love for the booking of today, and the bluntness and honesty that made her famous is still on full display. "As far as I'm concerned, wrestling is crap now. I give the guys credit for some of the things they do, some of the high spots and the falls, but I do not give them credit for the stupid storylines that they have." Us too, madame. Us too.
Homophobic Storylines in Wrestling
The AIDS panic pushed many back into the closet, but in a sport as blood-soaked as wrestling, the effects were dramatic. The '80s and '90s and into the early '00s seemed bereft of out gay wrestlers. Strangely this seemed to coincide with a huge uptick in queer coded characters and storylines. Most of the men and women involved in these storylines were heterosexual- using things that seemed gay to get a rise out of the audience. Perhaps it was a cultural pushback from the AIDS crisis, or maybe because they'd run out of ways to shock.
If it seems that the bookers and wrestlers often had little idea about the people and culture they were borrowing from, it's true. Dustin Runnels, better known as Goldust, had the character pitched to him as "androgynous" by Vince McMahon. He agreed to the part, but after hanging up the phone, he had to go look up the word's meaning.
Matches like the one against Razor Ramon and Roddy Piper invited Goldust to be humiliated or humiliate others with his portrayed queerness, simultaneously weaponizing it and presenting it as a weakness. There was even a moment in time where Runnels contemplated getting breast implants to further push the envelope with his character. When that gimmick went stale, they had his wife Terri Runnels valet for him as Marlena. With her sexy figure and giant phallic cigar, they tried to backpedal on his homosexuality while continuing to subvert gender roles.
Other moments from this era continued to villanize gays. Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo began a simultaneous gay and heel turn that culminated in an in-ring wedding in 2002. Though just before the nuptials were about to occur, they admitted it had been a publicity stunt, and after a beatdown from 3-Minute Warning, they went back to being straight heroes.
There were some victories. After WCW premiered Lenny Lane and Lodi as the West Hollywood Blondes, characters designed to be homophobia magnets, GLAD, and other groups reached out and asked the characters to be removed as they felt the invited gay-bashing. The Washington Post claims that this was the final misstep that made Ted Turner pull the reins from Eric Bischoff creatively.
Lesbians didn't escape the poor representation either. Though lesbianism was often seen as a way of titillating the crowd, like Kimona Wanaleia and Beulah McGillicutty's lesbian angle in ECW, it could also be used to inspire fear.
For example, the infamous Trish Stratus / Mickie James stalker angle. Instead of simply relying on obsession or madness, the booking required Mickie to become an obsessive lesbian. Unable to control her "unnatural" sexual desires, they ultimately erupted in violence. It seemed like a mockery of everyone who came out to a response of, "Well, don't try to hit on me."
There's so much said about the damage that the homophobic storylines of these years did. In fact, in 2000, it seemed doubtful that we'd ever get fully fleshed out characters who happen to be gay.
The Village Voice lamented, "It would be interesting to see a gay character who's cute, good at wrestling, and sexual, but doesn't look like a stereotype. But given the sport's history, a no-holds-barred queeny cliché is more likely."
Present Day – An Optimistic Future
Thankfully it seems that both in terms of wrestler's personal lives and storylines, things are shifting. Present, we have out wrestlers like Sonia Deville and Darren Young, where little is made of their sexuality, and the focus remains on their fighting style. Not that camp has been forgotten.
"To me," says Effy, "all of wrestling is camp. It's exaggerated choreographed fighting with loud music blaring and photoshoots and costumes, and there's such history within the world of true professional sporting and fighting that the world of wrestling twists into their own over-the-top narrative. Camp is the too far, the too much, the scathing commentary on life, and the wrestling is in a unique position to fall into those categories all the time."
In NJPW, "The Golden Lovers" in Japan represented a watershed moment in wrestling worldwide. Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi are hugely over wrestlers that often allude or make direct overtures to being in a homosexual relationship. Though there hasn't been something as direct as a romantic kiss between the two men at an event.
Many accuse the storyline of Queerbaiting, a system by which creators depict an obviously queer relationship without acknowledging it. Though in tradition-loving Japan, both men's status as mega-babyfaces and roster leaders demonstrates motion in the right direction, but that doesn't mean the fight is done. Effy told us, "When people tell queer performers that we're 'acting too gay' or ask us to 'tone it down,' we have to refuse because there are still kids out there who feel like they have to hide themselves and we have the platform as queer performers to say, 'No, you are allowed to just be yourself, and there is no shame in that.'"
Oftentimes arguments against stereotypical gay characters are shut down because "wrestling runs on stereotypes." That all groups are subjected to this kind of ribbing, be you Hillbilly, Russian, or Native American. This may have been true, but I'd like to posit a different idea.
In the past, wrestling may have relied on stereotypes, but if it is to move forward, it needs to instead rely on archetypes. I'd say in some way it always has. Conflicting desires, a hero's journey, man against nature, or against another man- these are all parts of some of the most famous and engaging storylines.
Stereotypes sometimes include archetypes but are lazy- they allow the performer and the booker to walk out and operate on the assumptions and prejudices of their audience without ever challenging or subverting them.
For today's knowledgeable, media-savvy audience, the status quo is not enough. In an era when the media landscape is dotted with dynamic anti-heroes, conflicted villains, and reprehensible do-gooders, the old Heel vs. Face can't always be the way things are booked.
We can no longer simply hate a foreign heel, or a gay character on sight, we need a reason. And maybe that's not a bad thing. The grand mythological arcs of wrestling booking will always remain, but ideally in good modern booking, how the characters are positioned, and their behavior will define them, not their LGBTQ status.
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Was about 1/4 the way through my baked potato (with chopped BBQ brisket ~ YUM!), when some hispanic gang bangers came in. The bling was out. These guys were decked and there was a definite hierarchy involved. 4 guys and one fine looking woman.
3 of the guys and the gal sat at one one table and the other fella (a junior member?) sat at another. He was obviously at the beck and call of the leader. He made sure the guy had refills and condiments. Otherwise he was almost ignored.
Then a bunch of black folk came in. In colors. A couple of the guys had an obvious swagger. Jeebus. They stood for a long time looking at the posted menu before placing their order. Definite attitude with this bunch.
Shortly before I finished a different group of hispanic gang bangers came in. Also in colors. Attitude with this bunch as well.
Interesting group dynamics. Cool to watch for a while.
Made me glad I left a similar lifestyle behind long ago. Never a gang member, but I was definitely on the darker side of life at one point.


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Thus saith the Lord God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob
Thus saith the Lord God even the Holy one of Israel and even the only true eternal redeemer of mankind and the Holy People the only true Promised Messiah and Passover Lamb whose blood alone doth cleanse from all sins transgressions and the crimes of breaking My Holy Laws and Commandments especially My Moral Laws by which I shall indeed judge and punish all the Nations of the Earth even those which are so set down and revealed in My Holy Word strictly adhered unto and those found guilty of breaking any and all of them shall be punished most severely. As concerning the Judging of these two Nations even Belgium and Luxembourg as I have Judged them so have I found them both guilty of Breaking all of My Holy Laws and Commandments and especially My Most Holy Moral Laws but not only guilty of breaking all of My Laws and commandments but also of great wickedness corruption immorality the pollution and destruction of the Environment especial of the rivers lakes streams seas and oceans treating them as their own personal refuse dump resulting in the deaths of many of the creatures of My creation of which in Judgment when Judgment day dawns any who are responsible by omission or commission of causing the death of the innocent creatures of My creation I shall not hold guiltless but shall most severely punish them and also the emissions from all of mankind's modes of transportation of land sea and air not only of these Nations but all of the Nations of the Earth the fuel thereof which if continued to be used at the rate it is at the present shall in less than a decade begin to decline but and also because of the effect it is having on the environment, the creatures and landscape of the Earth I shall cause it to decline far faster than it normal would unless mankind makes a greater effort to rectify the damage they are doing to the Earth's environment and the creatures of My Creation but not only shall I punish these Nations for all the sins and transgressions and crimes of breaking My Holy Laws and Commandments and the pollution and damage done to the environment resulting in the deaths of many of the creatures of My creation but also for the neglect of the Government of these Nations to meet the needs of the needy of their country even of the sick the disabled the homeless the elderly those suffer poverty and destitution and failure to adequately protect the young and vulnerable from all who would harm or abuse them in any way whatsoever. Thus in wrath and anger shall I punish these two Nations by Whirlwind and fire by floods great storms Earthquakes and famine by drought by plague by pestilence that is unless they repent and turn unto Me saith the Lord God through Faith in the Messiah IMMANUEL the only true Eternal Passover Lamb for there is no way any can come before Me except through He who alone is the only true eternal Passover Lamb and redeemer The Messiah IMMANUEL. Thus it shall be as with other Nations I shall give unto these Nations a period of grace and mercy wherein they can if they will repent and turn unto Me to obey by faith in the Messiah all of My Holy Laws and Commandments. But is no repentance is forth coming the all consuming fires of My wrath and Anger shall descend upon these two.
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I'm sure I'm not the only 90′s child reading this post that had the massively popular keychain pet, Tamagotchi. If however, you are not a 90′s child and you thought that Tamagotchi was some kind of rare sushi then I will explain what it was…
The Tamagotchi was a digital pet that fit right in your pocket; and as it's incredibly mature 10 year old owner, it was your job to feed, clean and care for your pet. If you were a loving parent then over time your pet would grow older and "evolve" into ever changing shapes. The Tamagotchi was a very simple but very addictive game using a very low resolution LCD display and only three buttons.
A few days ago a friend and I were discussing Tamagotchi's and I wondered if there was an Android app that allowed me to re-live my youth and have a digital pet once more. I found TamaDroid!
TamaDroid isn't free, but it's only £1.10 so it certainly won't break the bank. There are many other "digital pet" games for Android but this is by far the closest one to the original Tamagotchi. A number of reviewers on the Play Store asked for the graphics to be updated, but I think the pixelated classic look of TamaDroid is exactly how it should be.
As with the original game, you need to feed, clean and care for your digital pet and in turn over time it will grow up and evolve. If you don't look after it properly then it will become unhealthy and eventually die. **sad face**
TamaDroid is a great app that will let children of the 1990′s (and the present day of course) really re-live their youth. If you want to install TamaDroid yourself then the links to the Google Play store and a QR code to scan on your device are below.


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Build it and they will come. Also invite them and they will come; at least that's the case for a wedding. This wedding however was a bit of both. Après Party and Tent Rental pride themselves on the ability to transform a space, even when that space is a green hill. Yes a hill! How does one hold a wedding ceremony and reception on a hill you ask? Then continue to read we will lay it all out for you!
Given the opportunity to host your wedding at a private residence that overlooks one of the many gorgeous Minnesota lakes and happens to belong to one of your families, would you say yes? This couple did and never looked back! The bride had always dreamed of getting married at her family home and after seeing the location, I would too!


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Michael Flynn faces felony charges for lying to the FBI, but the report that James Clapper lied doesn't seem to matter.
James Clapper lied to Congress under oath… No I'm not talking about his claim that the NSA never spied on American citizens that was exposed by Edward Snowden as a lie. I'm talking about a more recently exposed lie that he never leaked information about the Steele dossier to the media. Of course, the mainstream media is ignoring his lies just like they ignore Hillary Clinton. Only people associated with Donald Trump are expected and required by law to tell the truth when asked a question by government agents.
The Federalist reports, "Declassified Congressional Report: James Clapper Lied About Dossier Leaks To CNN."
Buried within a newly declassified congressional report on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections is a shocking revelation: former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper not only leaked information about the infamous Steele dossier and high-level government briefings about it to CNN, he also may have lied to Congress about the matter.
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In one of the findings within the 253-page report, the House intelligence committee wrote that Clapper leaked details of a dossier briefing given to then-President-elect Donald Trump to CNN's Jake Tapper, lied to Congress about the leak, and was rewarded with a CNN contract a few months later.
"Clapper flatly denied 'discussing[ing] the dossier [compiled by Steele] or any other intelligence related to Russia hacking of the 2016 election with journalists,'" the committee found.[…]
MR. ROONEY: Did you discuss the dossier or any other intelligence related to Russia hacking of the 2016 election with journalists?
MR. CLAPPER: No.
The former DNI later changed his story after he was confronted specifically about his communications with Jake Tapper of CNN.
"Clapper subsequently acknowledged discussing the 'dossier with CNN journalist Jake Tapper,' and admitted that he might have spoken with other journalists about the same topic," the report continued. "Clapper's discussion with Tapper took place in early January 2017, around the time IC leaders briefed President Obama and President-elect Trump, on 'the Christopher Steele information,' a two-page summary of which was 'enclosed in' the highly-classified version of the ICA," or intelligence community assessment.
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Reflect: Jesus tells us in Scripture, "I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) Abundance. Fullness. This is why He came. Somehow, though, we often find ourselves doubting this promised providence. The antidote? Trust. The opening of our hands and our hearts to let Him prove this promise true. In the prologue of the Gospel of John read at Christmas, we hear how "from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace." This Advent, trust that He will fill every emptiness with the fullness of His love.
Share: Take time to remember a moment of God's providence in your life – the good things He has done – and then share your story. The world needs witnesses of His abundant goodness.
Pray: Pray the Litany of Trust in the morning and at night. Download it here.
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A reminder: Sara Place, senior director of sustainable beef production research for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, will present "Beef in a Sustainable Food System" ("Can a sustainable global food system include beef?") from 10–11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, in the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, on Ohio State's Columbus campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Its pretty simple, just buy a new connector the right size, then cut the wire, use a scalpel to strip the plastic wire and reveal the inner wires, then you should be able to strip them and solder them to the new connector. Use some heatshrink if you want to cover the join. As has already been said, the lump is a magnet with eh wire wrapped around it to act as an EMI filter, you should be able to remove it and move it, or just buy another one, although you don't really need it.
How to fix this laptop charger? Answered
Recently my girlfriends laptop charger has gone and killed itself and i told her i was able to fix it but when she gave it to me and told me about it, i realized that it wasnt going to be a simple cut and patch job.
Now I'm assuming the problem is where i depicted it in the picture since she told me she had to do the whole "move it in the right spot for it to charge" thing. However i'm not sure if i would be able to just cut part of the middle out and then patch it back together since there is not that much room.
Anyways to the question at hand... What would be the best way to go about fixing this part of the laptop charger ?
I really hope I'm not too late with this. But I've had the same issue with two different laptops. The issue, IMHO, is the female component to the adapter. The piece soldered to the motherboard, it has been the culprit twice for me. The answer for me was to go online to search the EXACT piece I needed, replace it, and use epoxy to hold it in place.
Good luck friend,
Ya know, if you really like her and want to impress her you might just buy her a new one. Probably be cheaper than flowers when she complains that it looks like something MaGiever did.
lol, that was my first thought, but oddly enough she doesn't like me buying anything for her.
The "lump" is a filter, it just wraps round the wire. It's glued to the cable, but can be moved.
And if you can't seem to be able to put it back on, just buy a new one from Radioshack. Just ask for a ferrite choke, (which is what they're called), suck as this one:


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Found on every continent except Antarctica, bees are vital pollinators, making possible much of the food humans eat. In recent years, however, crucial bee species have experienced significant loss. Since the 1990s, the bumblebee population has plunged almost 90%. Additionally, since 2006, a malady called Colony Collapse Disorder has afflicted honeybee populations. Join Active Minds as we dive into the world of bees and examine the factors that are affecting these important species.
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Version 2.0 is scheduled for release at the end of 2007. All current LibraryWorld.com users will automatically be upgraded to the new release as part of their normal subscription service.
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Loving this light and airy maternity session in the studio! There are great things to both maternity photography outdoors ( I have my handful of favorite locations for my pregnancy and baby photoshoots in LA and OC) and studio, but I cannot deny that my heart just pulls a bit more towards maternity sessions in studio. Something about the light and airy, natural, and a touch of that lifestyle/intimate look just gets me! Either way my clients go, I am always happy with the results ( and so are they!) and here are a handful of favorites from this session. XX-M
Miranda North is a photographer- specialzing in newborn photography, baby photography and maternity photography in Los Angeles.
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Emma Rose - Hi!
I was wondering where the outfits are from, specifically the off the shoulders V flowy dress? Thank you so much!
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Severe dog bites can leave you with lasting, and sometimes debilitating, injuries and emotional trauma. The costs for medical care, damaged property and lost work may require you to settle the case with the dog's owner or your insurance company, sometimes even in court. A dog bite case can be daunting, but the Costello Law Firm is prepared to help. We'll work with you to investigate the incident and gather evidence, act as a liaison with your insurance representatives, and talk with doctors about medical costs. Ultimately, our attorneys endeavor to ensure that you're properly compensated, and we'll even fight in court on your behalf.
If you've been bitten by a dog and believe you have the right to a claim, here are some things you should know and consider in making your case.
State laws vary on the liabilities dog owners face if their dog attacks someone. Many states, including New Jersey, have "strict liability" laws for incidents when a dog bites someone. This means that, in a civil lawsuit, the dog owner can potentially be held liable regardless of whether fault on their part is established. Strict liability holds as long as the victim was on public property or legally on private property at the time and that he or she did not provoke the dog to attack, intentionally or otherwise. (N.J. Stat. Ann. § 4:19-16).
Other states abide by a "one bite" negligence rule; here, the focus of the case resides on whether the owner knew, or reasonably should have known, that the dog might bite someone and if they had taken precautions in light of this knowledge. This also applies to injuries that aren't bite-related but are still caused by a reckless or unruly dog's actions. If the victim is able to prove that his or her injuries resulted from the owner's negligence, he or she potentially can receive compensation.
Animal control laws, such as those regarding the acceptable use of a leash and the prohibition of dogs running at large, are also relevant in determining liability. These laws can exist at a state or municipal level and should be consulted as well. Like most laws, any of these may be subject to change, so make sure that you're up to date on the current legislation.
Should You Sue?
Establishing liability is a factor in deciding if you can sue for your dog bite claim, but you must also assess whether or not you should sue. Even if the dog owner is liable for your injury, pursuing compensation may not be a practical response.
First, decide whether making the claim is worth the compensation. Legal action takes considerable time, money and effort even with professional attorneys assisting you. If the losses are minor, there may not be a good reason to seek compensation; a nip on the hand and a few stitches aren't insignificant, but they might not be significant enough. Contrast this with, say, a crippling leg injury or the loss of thousands in property.
On the other hand, you must decide if the dog owner in question can actually provide the desired compensation. Damages numbering in the tens of thousands may simply be impossible to cover by having the defendant pay for them. Also, if the dog is owned by a friend, family member or neighbor, it's unlikely that it would benefit you to pursue a case at their expense because of the personal connection. However, if the dog owner holds a relevant insurance policy, it can cover the damages inflicted.
Even then, settling the case outside of court is often a wise decision when possible — you can still get compensation this way. However, if a settlement cannot be reached, the court may be your only option in order to legally obligate the defendant and/or his or her insurance company to pay for damages.
Approaching the Insurance Company
Homeowners insurance is often relevant in obtaining compensation in the case of dog-related injury; dog bites insurance policies represent one of the most common claims that homeowners insurance is bought for. However, it's critical to remember that insurance companies are for-profit businesses and, for them, claims are ultimately losses. The company will likely seek to reduce, delay or deny compensation, with a legal team backing it up. It's vital that you have your own attorneys to represent your side of the case, whether you intend to sue or settle outside of court.
Settling Compensations
Through filing a dog bite claim, one hopes to receive compensations for a number of damages depending on the circumstances. Compiling an account of damages resulting from the bite is a smart move, ideally early in the case. Potential damages to be covered include the following:
- Medical bills related to the injuries sustained, possibly including expected future bills
- Lasting disability or emotional trauma caused by the dog bite, and the physical or psychological therapy involved
- Repair and replacement of damaged property
- Lost wages for the period when the victim cannot work
When seeking compensations, you will negotiate with the dog owner and his or her insurance company on the damages owed to you. Having certified attorneys on your side will move the odds in your favor, as their professional knowledge and expertise provide an edge in interpreting the relevant legislation. Ideally, you should gather tangible evidence to establish your claim — for example, medical bills, witness reports, and photographs of the scene or incident.
Choosing Your Attorney
The best attorneys to represent your dog bite case are those who have years of experience, not just in general but specifically in personal injury cases. Speak with attorneys and ask them what their prior experience, if any, is with dog bite lawsuits. Choose attorneys who operate on contingency fee policies — this means they only receive payment if you win your case, so they are more strongly motivated to assist you fully. Additionally, make sure they are easy to get in touch with so that you remain informed throughout the case.
Costello Law Firm is a strong fit for helping you negotiate your claim for these reasons. We specialize in personal injury cases such as dog bites, and we're ready and willing to speak with dog bites insurance companies, medical providers and other parties to ensure you get your right compensation.
Chris Costello, ESQ.
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Single layer raft on UP!
By Anar on Saturday 4 August 2012, 12:41 - UP! (PP3DP) - Permalink
The UP! software doesn't allow for raft smaller than 2mm. But you can still disable it.
Compared to other slicers I have used (Kisslicer, Skeinforge) the UP! raft is very thick !
The UP! raft structure is made of tunnels and so far it has proved to be efficient. But making such a thick raft is a big waste of material ! (could it be a commercial strategy ?)
Let's see how to print with just a single layer raft...
I found this trick by accident... like very often.
After I printed Hairygael's palm for the robot (see my previous post) I went for the thumb. As I am building the left hand I downloaded and printed the left thumb with the "no raft" option. It printed very well but I was surprised that regardless the "no raft" feature all my meshes had been printed above a one layer kind of raft ! As it was a nice thing, and because my print was a success, I didn't investigate that strange fact and went on for printing the smallest finger.
But that one gave me a hard time ! The meshes/bed contact area is quiet small and I had hard time printing them even at slow speed because of excessive curling. Why was the thumb OK while this one isn't ? It's only then that I remembered this little strange raft layer on the thumb...
Taking a closer look at the printed thumb I noticed that not all meshes were built upon a small raft. All of them except one ! And I think I do understand why...
I investigated the original stl file and it confirmed my thought : one mesh in the file was lower about 0.15 to 0.2mm than the others.
Hey ! couldn't that be the trick for printing small rafts with the UP! ?
The idea is to add a simple cube to your stl (I call it a "gizmo" and it can be seen on the left in the above photo) and place it's bottom 0.2mm below all the other meshes. My gizmo box is 15mm x 15mm x 2mm. That's what I did for the failed finger print (smallest finger) and the "magical single layer raft" trick worked just fine ! All the succesive fingers have been printed with this "gizmo raft method" at normal speed.
Next experience should be to place the gizmo at 0.4mm below the print and see if the UP! will build a double layer raft.
If that works it means we would be able to print a raft at exactly the size we want !
Now where does this magic raft come from ?
I think the answer is that it's not a raft layer but an interface support layer instead. Anyway it does the trick. The layer is about 3mm larger than the part just like a raft layer so it can easily be taken off.
I have printed all InMoov's fingers this way with great results.
You should really try this "gizmo raft method", it works just fine !


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Weekly News - Friday 27th April 2018Posted on: 27/04/2018
It was lovely to see so many of you at our Month End Music Recital this afternoon. Congratulations to all of the children who performed with such grace, confidence and musicality.
Superb Music Results!
We are delighted to announce some fantastic music results for the exams taken recently, as follows. Very well done to all of these pupils for their hard work and many hours of practice!
5W Wenru G8 Distinction
4A Anaiya G3 Distinction
5W Mya G3 Merit
3T Samir G1 Pass
6D Maddy G2 Distinction
4T Esha G1 Merit
â4A Jasmine G2 Merit
6D Jai G2 Pass
3T Zayd G2 Pass
3V Vandan G1 Merit
4T Rhea Prep Pass
3T Anaiya Prep Pass
ANZAC Day
We were most proud that one of our Year 5 students, Luke, was asked to speak at the ANZAC (Australian, New Zealand Army Corps) remembrance service on Wednesday. Luke took part in the prayer service in Westminster Abbey and spoke in front of a full congregation including Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The day is a national holiday in New Zealand and Australia to mark those soldiers who lost their lives in World War 1. Luke gave a super presentation to Upper School children in today's assembly too. You can see photographs of Luke at Westminster Abbey on our Galleries page.
A Marathon Effort!
Huge congratulations to Mrs. Rooney, who ran the London Marathon last weekend for the first time. After months of training in the rain, wind and snow, there was an unexpected heatwave last weekend. It made the run very challenging, but Mrs. Rooney says that it was an incredible day that she will never forget. Thank you to all parents, staff and pupils for all the support and donations, which were so much appreciated.
Residential Trips
'Tis the season to be jolly with all our wonderful forthcoming residential trips. We wish all the Year 5 pupils and accompanying staff a great time next week as they depart on Monday to travel to the Isle of Wight for five days of adventurous and exciting activities!
Walk to School Week
We have had a hugely successful week of walking/scooting/cycling to school this week. Thank you to all of the families who have supported this healthy venture. It is so wonderful to hear that many of you are intending to make this a more regular way of arriving at school each day. Our JRSOs will of course be continuing to promote the initiative through our weekly 'Walk on Wednesday' sessions throughout the summer term.
Lower School Building Project
We are in the very last stages of finalising our plans for an incredibly exciting project which is due to be undertaken over the summer holidays - the refurbishment of our Nursery and Reception classrooms. We look forward to sharing further information with the community in due course.
Upper School Parents' Evenings
The next Parents' Evenings for children in Years 2 - 6 will take place at Upper School on Tuesday 15th May and Thursday 17th May. The online booking system is now open (link below) and operates on a first come, first served basis, so please book your appointments at your earliest convenience. Bookings will close the day before each parents' evening.
Term Dates
We have now published the term dates for 2019-2020. You can find them on the School Documents page of the website.
Registration Reminder
If you have a child who will be eligible for entry to the Nursery at 3+ in September 2019, or to Ducklings Kindergarten at 2+ in September 2019 (that is, a child born between 01.09.15 and 31.08.17), and you have not already registered him or her with us, then now is the time to do so! As the summer moves on, we will start the entry processes for September 2019 and siblings should be registered early to allow us to allocate priority sibling places. You may register online by completing the registration form at
If you have any questions about admissions, please contact Mrs. Smith in the school office.
Drop and Go - Upper School
Please note that if cars are parked on Parkway across from the school, then we are unable to operate drop and go in the mornings. Parents must park in the car park and escort their children to the gate.
School Bus Service
From September, we will be trialling a morning school bus service. We are currently testing an initial route and will announce further details in due course.
Staff Vacancies
We are now recruiting for various positions. Please do take a look at https://www.sthelenscollege.com/274/join-the-team and, if you know anyone who may be interested in working with us, do encourage them to apply!


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The Extreme Group and UPC (j.v. partners in the Extreme Sports Channel) announced today that they have signed a distribution agreement with Germany's third-largest independent cable network operator PrimaCom AG and the Extreme sports Channel will now be on the new digital television platform offered by PrimaCom
PrimaCom is initially rolling out its digital PrimaTV service in the area of Leipzig and will continue later this year in other parts of the network in several cities in Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Th∏ringen and the Rhein/Main area. The new digital service is expected eventually to be available to the vast majority of the nearly one million subscribers of the PrimaCom network.
The Extreme Sports Channel is already available to German viewers through a distribution contract with MSG MediaServices GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.
Stephan K-nigfeld, Director of PrimaTV, said: "The Extreme Sports Channel will be part of PrimaCom`s exclusive packages of new channels which is being offered. Together with PrimaTV•s IPPV service Movies and More, viewers will have access to a broad selection of more than 80 channels, and access to multimedia services such as highspeed internet."
Extreme Sports Channel, a 24-hour service featuring adrenaline sports such as snowboarding, mountain biking, skydiving and much more, was launched in the Netherlands in May 1999 and is now available to cable subscribers in Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Sweden and Norway as well as to digital satellite subscribers of DigiTurk in Turkey.
About Extreme GROUP The Extreme Group is a leading Global integrated extreme sports entertainment company, formed in 1995 with the aim of supplying the world's broadcasters with quality television programming. Today we are a fast growing global media group with significant interests in a global television network, an internet business, broadband channels, content and distribution. Extreme has offices in the UK, The Netherlands and USA. The Group currently has 3 divisions.
1) The Extreme Sports Channel - Worldwide Sports Television ChannelThe Extreme Sports Channel (a joint venture between Extreme and UPC) is a global 24 hour cable and satellite sports network that features programs and live events from the action, adventure and extreme sports genres. Delivered world wide via a network of satellites, initially starting across Europe on May 1st 1999 it is now broadcasting in 9 countries with a growing subscriber base of 5 million. The channel is a direct challenger for the attention of teenagers. Its 'radical' sports and lifestyle content focuses on snowboarding, surfing, mountain biking and a host of adventure sports that produce incredibly dramatic visuals. 'Sports for the cool by the cool', where fashion and music come head-to-head to provide gripping off-the-wall action.
The Channel is also cleared for broadband and internet broadcast and is developing this via www.extreme.com. (see below)
2) www.extreme.com- Internet www.extreme.com (a joint venture between Extreme and UPC) is the web site address for the world-wide Extreme Sports Channel. It will enhance the viewers experience of the broadcast channel and act as the portal for the online extreme sports community. The Extreme Sports Channel is cleared for web streaming 24 hours a day and www.extreme.com will be the focal point for this streaming. www.extreme.com is being developed as a fully interactive internet channel for broadband and narrowband. Thus extending and exposing the brand very rapidly and filling the area of extreme sports for the WSPs (web streaming platforms)
3) Extreme International- Content distribution Extreme International, www.extremeinternational.com has been focused on the distribution of Extreme Sports programs for five years and we are now the world's leaders in this area. We concentrate upon the production, distribution, packaging and marketing of Sports, Adventure Travel and Technology programming to the television industry and internet broadcast platforms world-wide. As live streaming has developed, Extreme International has secured exclusive internet, broadband and ADSL distribution rights on individual programs, live events and launching full internet broadcast channels, preparing for the full development of convergence. Extreme has also built an extensive network and data base of organisations and web sites looking for channels and video content.
About UPCtv UPCtv, based in Amsterdam, is the channel creation, marketing and distribution arm of United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC). UPCtv offers a bouquet of quality special interest channels to UPC and non-UPC cable and DTH operators throughout Europe. The channels enable networks in Europe to offer their subscribers more choice through quality channels at reasonable prices.
About UPC Headquartered in Amsterdam, UPC is one of the most innovative broadband communications companies in Europe and owns and operates the largest pan-European group of broadband communication networks. UPC provides cable television, telephony, high-speed Internet access and programming services in eighteen countries across Europe and in Israel. As of March 31, 2000, on an aggregate basis (pro-forma for announced acquisitions), UPC's aggregated footprint reached 15.8 million franchise homes and 12.9 million homes passed with approximately 8.4 million basic cable subscribers. In addition, UPC systems had 271,400 residential telephony lines and 22,500 business telephony lines as well as 176,800 residential Internet subscribers and 4,300 business Internet subscribers. UPC is a consolidated subsidiary of Denver based UnitedGlobalCom Inc. ("United") (NASDAQ: "UCOMA") and Microsoft has an interest of approximately 8.0% in UPC. UPC shares are traded on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange ("UPC") and NASDAQ ("UPCOY").
About PrimaCom Headquartered in Mainz, PrimaCom AG (Neuer Markt Frankfurt, "PRC" / No 625910; (Nasdaq:PCAG) is presently Germany's third-largest independent cable network operator, with more than 1.35 million homes passed and with presently more than 930,000 customers. PrimaCom offers multimedia services to its customers via its own broadband cable network, which is being upgraded to operate with the latest interactive glass fibre technology (HFC). In Leipzig where the upgrade is complete PrimaCom already offers its customers an attractive high-speed Internet service via the company's own portal at a flat-rate price. In addition to this service, PrimaCom will soon be offering digital-TV with 80 channels and interactive services, such as pay-per-view etc. The service will initially be available in Leipzig, followed by six further German cities. PrimaCom is continually evolving into a multimedia communications company.
For more information, logos or pictures from the Extreme Group please contact: Fax +44 1787 479111 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Web : http://www.extremeinternational.com


text: It's just about two weeks until Wolfgang Gartner and Tommy Trash kick off their highly anticipated Hounds of Hell tour, set to start off in LA's Hollywood Palladium on September 27th. Even better, the two are releasing their collaborative track a few days before! They've teased a preview via Instagram and while brief, it hints at what is sure to be a monstrous track between the two, hitting shelves on the 24th. Be sure to check out the dates and grab your tickets here!


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In order to review Graze, I put on a suit and tie, flew from Omaha, Nebraska to Charleston, and drove straight from the airport to the restaurant.
Sam Sifton probably doesn't have this problem, but one of the more difficult challenges that I face as a reviewer is simply getting to the restaurant to eat. Dining alone is not ideal, for one needs to sample enough of the restaurant's menu to make a fair judgment. But, with a day job that requires a lot of out-of-town travel, two children who aren't quite old enough for fine dining, and continual aggravations trying to book babysitters (what is it with all you over-achieving teenagers and your endless after-school activities?), it can be tough. I try to eat with my wife whenever we can conjure up a babysitter, and I invite a friend when we can't, but occasionally I have to just visit alone, which really means I have to make two visits, because you can't judge a restaurant based solely off one appetizer and an entrée.
My time to review Graze came during a particularly busy stretch of weekday business travel, and we had family members coming in from out of town on two successive weekends. Graze — a stylish farm-to-table restaurant — isn't exactly the kind of place where you want to take grandma and the kids. So, I managed to catch lunch there with a colleague one week, and the next week I took the long flight back from Omaha, Nebraska, and stopped off at Graze on the drive home.
I was seated at a two-top over in the main dining area, but it was already close to 9 p.m. and things had settled down, so it was pretty quiet in the room. Over in the bar area, I could hear one of the owners chatting up a couple seated at the bar, and he was telling them about when they'd opened and what they were trying to accomplish with the menu.
"So, have you gotten any reviews from the newspapers yet?" one of the guests asked.
"Not yet," the owner said. "They usually give you five or six weeks to get things running smoothly." They'd opened back in September, about six weeks before.
"Do they give you advance notice before they come in?"
"No," he said, playing it nonchalant. "Though, after a while you get to know who they are and you can tell."
I quietly took another forkful of tasty wreckfish. Just another traveling businessman in a suit having a solo weeknight dinner.
"In fact," the owner went on. "At one of the places I used to work we would just pull up the reservation on Open Table and see right there, 'Jeff Allen.'" (You booked your reservations on your Open Table account, Allen? Really?)
Fortunately for me, the food at Graze was quite good. When reviewers have a really bad experience on a first visit, we need to go back another time or two to make sure it wasn't just a bad night or we lucked into the only two stinkers on an otherwise good menu.
My wife learned the downside to these reviewers' guidelines pretty quickly.
"How was the meal?" she will now ask me after I return from a review visit with a friend.
"Well, I'll have to go back. How about you and me go on Tuesday?"
"You're on your own, pal."


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