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One of the most delightful forms of satire occurs when theater makes fun of itself. Some of the classics of the type include such hits as "The Royal Family," Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman's parody of the Barrymore family, the reigning stars of Broadway at the time; Kaufman and Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner," which satirized primarily the caustic New York theater critic Alexander Wollcott with some pot-shots at Noel Coward, Gertrude Lawrence and Harpo Marx; and Michael Frayn's hilarious farce, "Noises Off," which displayed a frantic company of third-rate actors performing in a truly dreadful play while dealing with the chaos of their personal lives and the wretched conditions of the playhouse where they are working. Even the venerable musical "Showboat" poked some fun at "life upon the wicked stage."
This season, an overdue example of that genre opened to major critical acclaim and blockbuster sales, Terence McNally's It's Only a Play, starring a dream cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Stockard Channing, Megan Mullally and F. Murray Abraham (just count the number of Tonys, Emmys and Oscars in that group!) Rupert Grint, best known for his appearance in the Harry Potter films, is making his Broadway debut along with a newcomer named Micah Stock, who, I predict, can look forward to a long career on stage and screen.
It takes place on the opening night of a new play written by an insecure playwright (Broderick), starring a washed-up Hollywood star whose life has become a combination of plastic surgery, booze, drugs and an ankle bracelet to monitor her activities for her parole officer (Channing), and directed by a British wunderkind, Frank Finger (Grint.) The playwright's long-time friend, James Wicker (Lane) has flown in from Los Angeles, where he stars in a long-running sitcom and has become much more famous and successful than his buddy. They have come to the opening-night party in the lavish duplex apartment of the show's producer Julia Budder (Mullally) to await the reviews of their show. They are joined by a minor theater critic who majors in disapproval and insult (Abraham). While they gather in Julia's enormous living room, the Broadway glitterati are gathering downstairs at the extravagant bar and buffet. Connecting the two floors is a coat-check boy who has just arrived in New York eager to start his acting career (Stock) who exclaims, "This place is crawling with famous people."
The playwright, Terence McNally, certainly counts as one of the "famous people" in the theater world. Winner of four Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, he has served as playwright or librettist for an amazing number of hit plays and musicals ("Ragtime," "Master Class," "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "The Full Monty," to name a few) and even wrote the libretto for the operatic version of "Dead Man Walking." While his work has been witty and touching, he has never risen to the comic heights achieved in "It's Only a Play."
While the plight of each of the characters is painfully funny, the evisceration of the Broadway theater and its stars is outrageous. When the script of this production (there was an earlier version that played off-Broadway in 1986) is published, it should include footnotes to explain the references to current celebrities and productions. The A-list includes Shia LeBeouf, Faye Dunaway, Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Lady Gaga, James Franco, Frank Langella, Rosie O'Donnell, Kelly Ripa, Harvey Fierstein, Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Bill de Blasio, Tommy Tune and Pope Francis, to name only 15 of them. The hatcheck boy recounts a conversation he overheard when someone said to one of the guests, "You look just like Hillary Clinton," and the guest responded, "I hope so, I am Hillary Clinton."
But the biggest target of the vitriol is the currently reigning theater critic of The New York Times, Bill Brantley, who is described in terms that I cannot repeat in this respectable magazine. And other features of the current Broadway scene are skewered viciously: the use of Hollywood stars to draw audiences (the current revival of "The Elephant Man" starring Hollywood heartthrob Bradley Cooper is playing just down the block, while Emma Stone and Hugh Jackman are currently appearing elsewhere), the adulation for British directors and transfers from London ("Matilda," "Skylight"), the Disneyfication of Broadway ("The Lion King," "Cinderella," "Aladdin"), the Jukebox-musicals ("Jersey Boys," "Beautiful," "Motown," "Mama Mia") the revivals ("Cabaret," "On The Town," "Pippin," "Side Show," "The Real Thing," "This Is Our Youth" ) and the long-running megahits ("Les Miserables," "The Phantom of the Opera" and the aforementioned "The Lion King," all celebrating their average of 20 years of performances about now)—which pretty much covers all of Broadway's current offerings. They even mock the continued success of the long running but critically panned "Rock of Ages." When the play is mentioned, someone asks, "Hasn't that closed?" The reply is, "Everyone thinks it has, but it hasn't." (See the need for footnotes in the published version?)
There are considerable self-referential bits as well. The set itself is arranged so that each actor makes a separate grand entrance (of course!) coming through the door situated in the very center of the stage above a short staircase, a mini-"Hello Dolly" moment for each of them. Nathan Lane's character Wicker spends about the first 20 minutes of the play talking on the phone with his agent giving the full exposition of the play's situation and then complaining that he hated another play that spent 20 minutes in exposition. Later, he says, "What do I know? I liked 'The Addams Family,' a minor flop of a musical a few seasons ago which starred Mr. Lane himself." Finally, when his character is described as more effeminate than the flamboyant Harvey Fierstein, he moans, "Harvey Fierstein? Harvey Fierstein? Nathan Lane I could accept. But Harvery Fierstein?" Early in the play Wicker corrects the coat-check fellow, Gus, who addresses him as "sir," informing him that everyone in the theater world addresses each other with "darling" or similar terms of endearment. So throughout the play, Gus startles everyone by addressing each of them as "sweetheart," "honey," "love," etc.
All of the actors—especially Mr. Lane and Ms. Channing—are at the top of their form. The one notable exception is Matthew Broderick. It might be because, instead of the numerous one-liners the other actors are given to deliver, he is asked to utter some lengthy semi-serious monologues—perhaps as an indication of his character's lack of wit. But even those speeches could have been spoken with a little more comic punch. He displays little connection with the rest of the neurotics in the room, often not even seeming to look at the person he is addressing. His best moment is when he leads everyone in praying for a good review. But even that moment is enhanced by every character's reactions and comments about the lengthiness of the prayer.
In any case, this excellent cast has other commitments, I am sure, and they will eventually be replaced. In fact, Nathan Lane will be leaving soon and Martin Short will take over the part. But this delightful comedy will go on and continue this festival of self-mockery that the theater does so well.


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Bank profits, vendors told
THE Ministry of Small Business Development, Cooperatives and Marketing has urged vendors to bank their profits as part of measures to grow their businesses.
Small Business Development Director, Setlaba Monaheng, made the call while addressing a public gathering at Pitso Ground in Maseru yesterday.
The gathering was held to share information on the different opportunities offered to vendors by companies such as Lesotho Post Bank, Alliance Insurance and Basotho Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDCO).
"It is time we stopped calling you 'street vendors' and start calling you 'small business owners' because of growth of your business," Mr Monaheng said, adding the ministry was in the processes of building usable sheds for street vendors.
He said most vendors failed to achieve growth due to lack of information on how to manage profit.
"We invited our partners to inform vendors of the services that are tailored for them," Mr Monaheng said, adding vendors had to be equipped with skills to grow into businesses that operated from commercial buildings instead of the streets.
Mr Monaheng said vendors were very important to the country's economy and without their efforts, the government would be burdened with the responsibility of providing jobs which were already scarce.
He advised the vendors to insure their businesses to avoid having to start all over in case of accidents.
He said they needed to start thinking beyond the present moment and start banking for the future.
"Different banks have complained that Basotho are not financially included because they do not bank.
"This is why most banks refuse to give them loans, which can help grow their business," he said.
Tsolo Lebitsa, the Chairperson of Khathang-tema Baitšukuli thanked the ministry for realising their importance to the economy.
"Today we realise that our value is recognised; in the past we had been alone on this journey but today marks partnership between us and the ministry," Mr Lebitsa said.
He urged vendors to unite and build their sector.
He said that their sheds needed to be upgraded to avoid disasters such as fire accidents.
"Our sheds are made of flammable materials such as plastics, boxes and wood, and if they catch fire it will not be easily extinguished," Mr Lebitsa said.
For his part, Thabiso Sebakiso, a business consultant at BEDCO, said they had a business incubation platform where they provided professional assistance to small business owners for a year.
He said they were working on a programme to avail bank loans to small business owners who had business plans.
"We have held different workshops for vendors, especially Khathang-tema and we have learned of new associations that we will be working with soon," Mr Sebakiso said.


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After a hard time with hibernation in the Linux kernel (as it's always broken in one way or another) I decided to consider auto-save-session a try in Gnome 3.28 (Ubuntu 18.04) instead.
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Good things come in threes for Ian Forlini.
The William Tennent diver was named to the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-America team for the third consecutive year.
Forlini was the Suburban One League National Conference and District One Class AAA champion for the third year in a row.
He capped off the season with a second-place finish at the PIAA championships.
�I�m really excited to get this three times,� said Forlini, who is entering his senior year at Tennent. �It shows consistency, and that�s very important in diving.
�During the season, I�m not thinking about it but, at the end, we have to put together a video and submit it, so that reminds me of the whole season and it�s nice to sort of look back and remember.
�It�s definitely an honor and I�m very happy to be selected. It�s hard for me to believe that I�m going to be a senior already. The time has flown by.�
He has not chosen a college yet, but has visits lined up to California and Tennessee.
Council Rock North�s Brandon McCredie is a first-time honoree as an individual. He was ranked 56th in the 50 freestyle with his time of 20.84 and 70th in the 100 freestyle (45.69).
McCredie also anchored two relays that made the cut.
�I had no idea about it, so it was a big surprise for me,� said McCredie, who will be a senior this fall. �Obviously, it wasn�t something I was aiming for, but I�m very happy.
�I have a lot of confidence going into next year now. I�m an upperclassman and I�ve achieved the times I wanted to, so I�m excited for the season. I�ll set the bar higher and hopefully do well.�
The 200 freestyle relay of Jake Goroshko, Geoff Boodey, Steve Sekula and McCredie was ranked 16th (1:24.13), and the same foursome was ranked 55th in the 400 freestyle relay (3:07.19).
�Our relay is going to lose Geoff and Steve (to graduation), so I think we�re going to shoot for the medley this year,� McCredie said. �I�ve never been on the medley, so that will be new for me.�
Tommie Dillione of CR North also got her first recognition in individual events, ranking 72nd in the 500 freestyle (4:53.86) and 79th in the 200 freestyle (1:49.95).
�It�s definitely a special honor and, for three years now, I�ve wanted it, so to get it is really exciting for me,� said Dillione, who is entering her senior year.
Dillione did not decide which individual events she was going to swim until the last minute.
�I�m happy with the events I chose,� she said. �I think changing it up and going after different events really worked to my benefit. I wasn�t stuck with the same old, same old, and I enjoyed swimming some new events.
�I�m looking forward to next year, but right now I�m not even thinking about which events I might choose. I�ll figure that out later.�
CR North�s 400 freestyle relay of Samantha Park, Lauren Henasey, Dillione and Lauren Mitchell was ranked 96th (3:31.03).
Newtown resident Alex Lebed, swimming for Germantown Academy, was ranked 16th in the 200 individual medley (1:48.83) and 79th in the 100 backstroke (50.42).
Yardley resident Greg Rogers, swimming for La Salle College High School, was ranked 95th in the 100 freestyle (45.93), seventh as part of the 200 freestyle relay (1:23.40) and eighth as part of the 200 medley relay (1:31.51).
NISCA also released its all-academic list.
Forlini received the honor, as did Archbishop Wood�s Christopher Atras, Daniel Dougherty, Ryan McIntyre, Diego Raccanco, Alexandria Martino, Rebecca Martino, Jillian McIntyre and Maeve Sears, and Pennsbury�s Chase Browndorf, Michael Duch, Adam Sokol and Kallie Meade.
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Everyone needs a purpose. We also need to support ourselves and those two things don't always line up exactly how we might like. I'm working on it, studying my butt off. I'm using this website to help finance that for now. I spent a long time struggling with the idea of advertising on my pages because I didn't have a focus. No goal in sight and I never felt comfortable doing it just for the money but now I see I my path with so much more clarity. Try as I might to be as frugal as humanly possible, I can't navigate that path for free. So, throughout this site you will come across a few ways of 'makin some scratch' that I'm experimenting with.
It's very important to me that people understand that if I'm advertising or promoting something other than my own work, it's a product or service I truly feel is valuable. I will not utilize automated ad tools of any kind that adapt to the viewer or play videos or other flashy junk that sucks up your data. If it's on my page it's because I put it there, with thought and consideration to the content and with respect for the people I'm hoping will enjoy this website.
Here's what I'm thinking about:
Sponsored Posts – still not completely sold on doing this. I guess it would help if I found a sponsor! I think I may take a different approach.
Affiliate Links – I've signed up with a few different affiliate programs to see were it gets me. Amazon.ca and craftsy.com are two sites that I've purchased from in the past and I've always been pleased with their level of service and I'm happy to recommend using both of them. If you visit their sites through my page and make any purchases, I will receive a % of the sale.
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I will be going out of town until the middle of next week and won't be able to post any hair updates. I will still respond to comments in a timely fashion. Until then this video will have to suffice. If you play it in HD it gives a clear image of just about every angle of my hair a person could want to see.
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Hi there, just wanted to thank you for creating this blog. I have been eagerly following your progress and I really appreciate the effort you have put in to keep us all informed!
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This seriously feels like the only legitimate review of LLLT on the entire internet. Keep up the good work, and best of luck to you with your results. I look forward to future posts.
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Hi. I got my Theradome on Friday. Going to start taking pictures after I get my next haircut (which should be Tuesday) and then after all subsequent haircuts (about monthly). Was wondering if you'd like my pictures and if so where I should send them.
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I've just completed my 18th session, I've been using it daily. At this point they state my hair is supposed to be cleaner and softer, which I have to admit so far it does feel better. I've also noticed less hair in the shower , but I've also been using nizoral 2x a week and regenepure daily which both have dht blockers. I'm not as computer savy to create my own blog, but wanted to share my experience so far and look for feedback as well.
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We've had another lovely but busy week in Tawny Owls. In maths we have been looking at fractions, focusing on halves and quarters. The best way to do this is with real life objects so there was only one thing for it… Cake! In literacy we have been looking at poetry, focusing on poems to do with weather. We talked about some of the sounds that rain makes and had a go at making the sound of rain using different instruments. This inspired us to think of some describing words for the sounds of rain and we will be using those words to write our own poems next week 🙂
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This looks like great fun everyone. Somehow, my share of the cake has gone missing. What happened?


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Twenty-two years later, the game Jumanji is still pulling people in.
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- Robin Williams played the lead role of Alan Parrish in original Jumanji (1995).
- This movie is set in Bratford, New Hampshire, the same place the original film was set. At the end of the original film the main characters Alan and Sara take the game and throw it into a river. In the final scene of the original film we see that the game has washed up on a beach and is about to be discovered by two French speaking children. Yet, in 1996, just one year after the events of the original film, the game is back in Bratford, New Hampshire in a teenager's home. There is no explanation given as to how the game made its way back to Bratford.
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- Ruby Roundhouse: Why am I wearing this outfit in a jungle? Tiny, little shorts and a leather halter top. I mean, what is this?
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This movie surprised me all over. I was hesitant to see it loving the original so much, but they really made this movie it's own thing and it is funny as hell! I like the throw backs to the original and I love their take on the inner world of Jumanji.
This is so much better than the previews!
This sequel turns out to be a comedy of manners, of all things, and an agreeable one, a movie that will get you laughing and suck you in.
It's an entertaining, engaging, colourful picture in its own right with decently-handled action-adventure set-pieces and sly comedy, detouring from the expected thrills and spills into body-hopping comedy drama.
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I loved this guy. He very sweetly responded to my email griping about his failure to carry tent-sized tees for woman who wanted to lose their boobs in their clothes, and offered to have whatever clothes I love made anew at his place. Dammit! I knew he was sick, but consoled myself that I would've heard about it if it were really seriously serious.
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Day 57 - What Lies Behind It
Sunset Glow Bamboo (Fargesia rufa), Chamaecyparis Sungold, Sedum Voodoo, and Sunny Delight Boxwood Euonomous are the winter choice for these column pots.
I really like these funky containers but what really grabs my attention this month when I took the photo was the Pink Muhly grass Muhlenbergia capillaris growing behind (actually to the side) of this planter.
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Viv's Crazy Quilting Journey
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Pages from my Sketch Book of Stitch Ideas
Here are two more entries dated 9th February 2005 when I must have been beating the hot weather by sitting under the air-con drawing stitch ideas. It has been so long since I posted these that the photos have been removed by blogger. They should still be on my computer somewhere though...........I certainly hope that my drawing techniques have improved over the past eight years!!!
Fan Stitch Combinations
This is another page from my Visual Journal where I have drawn original ideas for stitch combinations representing fans. This is to give me ideas for Linda's DYB6 fan block when it arrives. The three fans at the bottom of the page are from Dorothy Bond's fabulous book of stitches, however all the other ones are my own ideas.
Underwater Reef stitches
This is a page from my Visual diary featuring sketches of various stitch combinations which I used to represent seaweed, fish and shells. It was a starting point for my Ningaloo Reef crazy quilted picture which is yet to be finished.
Here are some more pages from the same sketch book.
........Bullion or Grub Roses and Blanket Stitch Flowers.
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MANY a ghost flits around Broomfield Park in Palmers Green. It's a tranquil North London haven where at almost every turn another reminder of the past reveals itself.
The ancient and previously splendid Broomfield House, for example, has survived major fires but now stands forlornly derelict, encased in scaffolding. A short walk away, the site of the park's former running track is easy to make out: The big clue is the concrete terracing which used to hold spectators and is still largely intact, although the sports pavilion at the top is long gone.
British athletics' forgotten hero Sydney Wooderson raced on this track 80 summers ago, clad in the black uniform of Blackheath Harriers. His team ventured here from south of the river on a cloudy Wednesday evening in May 1936 and in an eight-lap relay, Sydney helped 'The Heathens' trounce home side Southgate Harriers by seven seconds. It would be his only appearance here and I visited the site recently as part of my year-long tour of his race venues (see * below).
The sunken area where the track stood was a former gravel pit that had provided road building material, which by 1905 had been levelled and grassed. The first running track to be created here had square corners, but this was modernised to become the home of Southgate Harriers and there was a grand opening ceremony in 1933 (see picture).
|A huge crowd in Broomfield Park for the 1933 inaugural track event.
It soon became clear the home straight went downhill, meaning unusually fast finishes to races were often witnessed. The action was halted during the 1939-45 war when it was temporarily ploughed up to grow potatoes.
Eventually the track's varied life drew to a close after the Southgate club changed its name to Haringey & Southgate AC in 1974 and moved to pastures new. Nowadays it is grassed over but from subtle changes in grass texture you can still see it had six lanes and a long-jump run-up.
Sydney Wooderson would remember this track as the place where he began producing convincing evidence he could become a world class half-miler in addition to his status as Britain's fastest miler of all time. During the eventful previous summer (1935), aged 20, Sydney had raced over 880 yards for the first time against senior opposition and clocked a remarkable 1min 54secs in a relay at the Ravensbourne Club in Lee Green.
His next crack at this distance would be a straight half-mile race at Catford Bridge in which he recorded 1:56.8 - a fine run considering he'd only dabbled at half-miling to this point. A fortnight after Catford Bridge came the 4 x 880 yards relay in Broomfield Park – and Sydney went off third for Blackheath, repeating his Catford time of 1:56.8.
|The steps to nowhere . . . the athletics pavilion is long gone.
He was star of the show that afternoon and it was another run of tremendous potential, coming at a time when the world record stood at 1:49.8 (Ben Eastman, USA). Of course, just two years later Sydney himself would become world record holder over two laps – but that's another story!
For now, this modest junior solicitor was not getting carried away, merely quietly pleased to be showing signs of form as the momentous Olympic summer of 1936 got underway.
* PROJECT SYDNEY is more than just my forthcoming book about the forgotten British hero Sydney Wooderson. It also incorporates my 60th birthday 'challenge' – which was to visit and run at 60 of the places where Sydney raced during his remarkable career - all to be done while I am 60! This blog records the progress of that challenge. Conveniently, it should also help keep me fit and assist with research for the book!


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Well, what can I say about this family other than they are awesome. I have been photographing them for years now, and I love it. Seth works for Fender-and is obviously a big fan so we did a "Fender" themed-shoot. Lily is such a ham for the camera, I really think this girl could have a future as an entertainer of some sort. Anyways, there are so many-I had a hard time narrowing down! It was so good to see you guys again, hope you like your pictures:)
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6 comments:
- Lanay said...
How fun!
- June 17, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Seth said...
Ang, these look great! Can't wait to see you guys over the next couple of weeks!
- June 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM
- -- Garit D said...
what no ax's? haha kidding. these pics are great!
- June 17, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- Lyndi said...
Nice job. So cool.
- June 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Lanay said...
p.s. a lady in my ward, her dad came up with the logo for "fender" cool eh?
- June 18, 2009 at 9:02 PM
- leslie jo said...
sooooo cute! I can't believe how fast lily is growin up
- June 21, 2009 at 9:33 PM
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Just got back from a week in Phoenix at the Westin Kierland Resort. I know, it was a resort, but I was there for a week of work. Forget the work, here are the high points...
The Scottsdale/Phoenix area has a ton of really great restaurants with exceptional service and not too high prices. Okay, a few were kinda pricey, but totally worth it. We did cerviche and dinner one night at the Westins "Deseo". - We had the filet mignon - and a dulce de leche fondue with cake squares and fruit for desert. HEAVEN!
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Aaron Schafer
September 07, 2009 at 8:05 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen, let me first tell you how much I respect the Gods of Baseball. I truly, truly do. They are fearsome, vengeful, old testament sorts who will reach down and quite mightily smite any foolish enough to spit in their faces. Disrespect them, friends, and your sorrow shall multiply. Rather, you must always fear the Gods of Baseball; revere them by showing proper deference to thine enemies even when presented with a seemingly insurmountable lead. Revere them by never speaking of perfect games or no-hitters or World Series matchups before the playoffs begin. Fear always the Gods of Baseball, gentle readers, and you just may find the path to October.
That's me, flying right into the heart of this playoff preview. Like the loincloth?
With all that being said, the division race in the NL Central is over. That's right, it's over. Has been for awhile now, in fact. Sure, there's quite a bit of baseball left, but the Cardinals are going to the playoffs. GOBs be damned.
Thus, in order to play Icarus to the very hilt this fine holiday morning, I would like to lead you through the possible matchups the Cardinals may see when it comes playoff time. Even I'm not quite foolish enough to suggest yet the Birds are Series bound, so I'll keep it strictly to the National League. So join me, won't you, as I take a look at just what sort of threat each of the likely opponents might pose to our boys in red. I'm only going to review the four most likely, as anyone further back is going to have a very difficult climb to make the postseason. We'll begin with the least threatening, and move onward to those black thunderheads in the sky, out in the East, shall we?
Colorado Rockies
Division: NL West, possible division winner or wild card
Currently leading Wild Card, 3.5 games back of division lead
Threat Level: Kitten
Oh, look! It's a cute little kitten! Isn't it cute? Oh, it's rolling around, wants you to rub its belly. That's so cute!
You should probably be a little careful if you do reach down to pet said kitten, though, as it just might be in a playful mood and grab hold of your hand. And let me tell you something, kitten claws are wicked sharp, and the scratches itch like crazy. They bite, too. Of course, if it pisses you off, you could always just pick the kitten up and hold it so it can't scratch you. After all, it's still a kitten, and you're way bigger than it is.
Vegas is currently giving 5-1 odds on this kitten making the playoffs.
That's the Colorado Rockies. They're cute, making another one of those charming, against-all-odds, sports movie runs to the playoffs this year. Kind of like
Major League 2
come to think of it. Sure, they were good before, but somehow we're all still surprised they're good again, and it's kind of a novelty. The claws, though? Well, they are pretty sharp, with an offense that's gone absolutely berserk for a pretty good portion of this season. Reach down to pet them, and there's a very good chance you're going to get scratched.
Still, the Rockies' rotation features
Jason Marquis
in a very prominent role, and no matter how good the offense, I just can't work up much fear of such a team. After all, this is the same man who earned the nickname Bipolar Betty 'round these parts, a man who I honestly believe thinks a hanger is an actual pitch that will surprise the batter into making an out.
Ubaldo Jimenez
is wicked good, but beyond that, there just isn't enough pitching here to make them a really frightening team. If
Huston Street
can come back, the bullpen is quite nice. If not, it has a couple good arms, but is maybe a little thin on depth. I'll take either Carpenter or Wainwright against Jimenez, and then let the chips fall where they may with the rest of the pitching.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Division: NL West, likely division winner
Currently leading NL West over Rockies (3.5 gb) and Giants (5.5 gb)
Threat Level: Puppy with a Gun
Well, yeah, sure, it's a puppy. But it has a gun. So honestly, how do you feel about that puppy now? Obviously, it doesn't really know how to use that gun, nor does it have the proper opposable digits to operate it, but still. It has a gun. What if that puppy decides to frolic around a bit, drops the gun, and it goes off? Boom! Suddenly, you're the guy shot to death by a puppy. And you don't really want to be that guy, do you?
The question you have to ask yourself is if you feel lucky. Well, do you, punk?
Early in the year, the Dodgers looked like the runaway pick to win the NL West, bash in the brains of whatever pathetic pretenders the National League threw at them, and then confront the mighty
in a 1950s throwback series which would likely break the hearts of the few remaining fans of
Dem Bums
. Unfortunately for lazy sportswriters such as myself, the Dodgers got lost somewhere along the way to Storyville and now find themselves in a dogfight to maintain their division lead. Personally, I think they'll win the division, and by a decent margin, but they certainly no longer look much like the juggernaut which cut such a swath of destruction through April.
Fact is, the Dodgers looked entirely beatable right now, with their offense going all Emperor's New Clothes on us and the fact the Cardinals beat them like a dusty rug this year. But therein lies the danger. Sure, they look like a mediocre team, built to win a division but just lacking the firepower to make a real run in October, but if you sleep on the Dodgers, they might just do some real damage. They have two of the most dangerous young pitchers in baseball at the top of their rotation in
Chad Billingsley
Clayton Kershaw
, and a guy with a pretty decent resume in the postseason. Goes by the name of
something or other. You might have heard of him. He hasn't been good
since returning from his maternity leave
, but if he's coming up with the bases loaded, LA down two, bottom of the ninth in game five of the LDS, I'm turning the television off.
Am I afraid of the Dodgers? Nah, not really. The Cards seem to have had LA's number in recent years, and the Dodgers are looking like a team experiencing a real crisis of confidence right now. Then again, I'll bet not many people expect to be killed by a puppy, either.
San Francisco Giants
Division: NL West, likely Wild Card
Currently trailing LA by 5.5 games in division, trailing Colorado by 2 for WC
Threat Level: Best friend's Hot Younger Sister
Oh, sure. You think everything's cool. You show up at your best friend's house, hang out with him for awhile, and then, when he's out of the room, you make out with his younger sister. Seems like an ideal arrangement. She's hot, she likes you, you don't have to drive two different places to hang out with your friend and the girl you're trying to get in bed, everything seems just awesome. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, yeah, that's right, she has a trump card. Sure, things seem like they're all good right now, but if you fuck up, she will totally tell her brother. And he will kick your ass until you look like that one dude at the end of
Remember that guy? Yeah, that one.
No, that's not really what I was thinking when I said hot sister either. But you know what? Fuck it.
The San Francisco Giants really have very little business being in this race. Not to be disrespectful or anything, but they aren't a good enough team to be here. This is a team still firmly entrenched in rebuilding mode, and the overall talent level, while improving, just isn't as high as most of the other playoff-contending teams.
So how is it the Giants find themselves smack dab in the middle of the wild card race, battling it out with the Rockies and the
and the
and (until fairly recently), the
for the elusive playoff berth?
The Giants, you see, have a trump card. Two of them, actually. And they will absolutely fuck you up if you aren't very, very careful.
Tim Lincecum
Matt Cain
are the Giants' twin trump cards, sitting atop the San Francisco rotation like
Zuul and Vinz Clortho
, just waiting to ruin your day. Lincecum is probably going to win his second consecutive Cy Young award this year, and Cain would be a superstar in pretty much any rotation but this one. Add in the resurgent
Barry Zito
the no-hit kid
Jonathan Sanchez
, and you have an utterly terrifying rotation.
And that's really the story of the Giants. Their bullpen is pretty good, with
Brian Wilson
an emerging elite closer (though it's very disappointing to me he doesn't come out from the bullpen in a bathrobe to the strains of "God Only Knows"), and it seems like everyone on this team throws really hard. The offense, well, it kind of sucks, though everybody seems to love
Pablo Sandoval
Fred Lewis
hits about .700 against the Cardinals.
Bottom line, I'm not real excited about the prospect of the Cardinals facing the Giants. If you were to stack the two teams up against one another, the overall talent level isn't really all that close. Top to bottom, the Cards are a much better team; the Giants are, as I said earlier, a team still in the process of rebuilding. But oh, those trump cards. If you can avoid that shit ever being an issue, it's probably best you do.
Philadelphia Phillies
Division: NL East, likely division winner
Currently leading Florida by 6.5 games, Atlanta by 8.5
Threat Level: Zombie
Yakov Smirnoff
Just picture it. You're running through the forested hills of
, running for your life from the zombie hordes that have taken over America's favorite hillbilly party.
Andy Williams
, flesh sloughing off his bones, lunges out at you from behind a tree, but you're too fast for him. You zig, then zag to the side and watch as he tumbles out of sight down the hillside.
Minnie Pearl
is gaining on you from behind, but you grab the tag on her hat and toss her into a ravine without ever breaking stride. Somewhere off in the distance, you can hear
Dolly Parton
and the cast of her
Dixie Stampede
clamoring for the blood of the living, but you're too far ahead. They'll never catch you.
You duck into an old abandoned cabin on a hillside, confident your undead pursuers are far behind, and sit down to take stock of your predicament. The Ozarks are now home to the living dead, and you have to find some way to get back to civilization. You reject an automobile; that would draw the attention of the zombies. Maybe one of those amphibious boat things? You rack your brain, trying to recall just how zombies feel about water. There was that one movie you saw on the
USA network
years ago about zombies water-skiing, but that might have been a comedy. Yes, a boat just might be the best way to-
And that's when you hear it.
A soft rustling outside your cabin, a shuffling of feet. A scratching sound on the boards of the porch, and then comes another sound, freezing your blood in your very veins. A low, moaning growl, accent intact, moving ever closer to the door of your sanctuary.
"In Soviet Russia, brain eats yooooouuuuuuu..."
I'm going to be completely honest with you, folks: I am deathly afraid of the Cardinals meeting the Philadelphia Phillies in the playoffs. The Phillie offense is scary. The Phillie rotation is scary. The defense, you ask? Why, it's scary as well! (Though not
scary, truth be told.) In fact, the only thing about the Phillies I'm
afraid of is the Phillie closer.
Brad Lidge
may be our sole salvation
if this series comes to pass.
The thing is, I'm not really convinced the Phillies are actually any better than the Cardinals. I think their lineup is a little better, though it's very close, and the Cardinal rotation is probably better at the top, with Carp and Wainwright being superior to
Cliff Lee
and any of the other options the Phils have. So why am I so afraid of the Phillies?
Honestly, I don't know. But I am. I know the Cards should have the lineup to bash any lefty any team can throw at them, with Holliday and Pujols and Ludwick and DeRosa ready to pounce on sinister pitchers, but I don't feel at all comfortable with the prospect of trying to hit Cliff Lee. Or
J.A. Happ
. Or
Cole Hamels
, for that matter, even though he's pretty much sucked this year. I saw what the Cards looked like against
earlier this year, and it wasn't pretty. Joe Blanton throws crappy, batting-practice fastballs, and somehow you just can't hit them. I think he may be magic.
So no, I don't want any part of the Phillies come October. Give me Colorado, or Los Angeles, or San Fran, or any other team you want to throw out there, but just keep Philadelphia away from me and my team. Just like the Cardinals seem to have the Dodgers' number the last few years, it feels like the Phillies have our number. Maybe it has something to do with
Ryan Howard
being angry the Cardinals didn't draft him, I don't know. What I do know is he kills the Cards, and the rest of his team seems to do the same.
So that's my rundown of the threats the Cardinals face on their road to the World Series. I would love to see the Rockies or Dodgers, the Giants make me mighty nervous, and I fear the Phillies are going to eat my brain while espousing the virtues of capitalism.
Now watch Florida catch fire and make me look like an ass.
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Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! - We hear the mantra every day. We see the ubiquitous symbol for the 3 "R"s everywhere. Our children attend classes and workshops teaching them the importance of recycling and how it benefits our lives and our environment. In an encouraging development, the current municipal administration has implemented a mandatory recycling requirement which must be fulfilled by many business owners in Solidaridad. Applicable businesses which do not comply and cannot provide proof of participation will be fined! As the Municipality of Solidaridad creates approximately 450 tons of garbage every day, the time has come for action. It is obvious that the government recognizes the importance of recycling and is actively creating strategies to make it a part of everyone's daily life.
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This innovative social program began in 2008 and over the past
few years, thanks to some new governmental recycling requirements, has
steadily grown in popularity. Individuals and businesses in Playa del
Carmen are welcomed to the Kilo Verde collection center where they may
exchange their recycling for a lovely indigenous plant or tree. They
have a variety of species available and the plants you can choose from
depend on the amount of refuse you turn in. As long as you turn in at
least one kilo of recyclable items, you can take a plant of your choice.
Kilo Verde does not yet have the ability to accept the range of
products that the other monthly "Centro de Acopio" can. They do take paper, newspapers, magazines, clean cardboard, plastics #1, #2, #4 and #5, cans, glass bottles and jars, and electronics.
Everything should be sorted and will be weighed. This fantastic new
recycling project is really gaining force! It is funded by
the Mexico Environmental Protection Agency and is held in a different
location every month in order to be able to service as may regions of
the city as possible. The center will operate from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. In
order to support the needs of local business people trying to comply
with the local government's new regulations, Kilo Verde is able to
provide receipts valid for proof of participation. These are the dates
and locations for Kilo Verde 2013:
- January 19 Fracc. Guadalupana
- February 16 Fracc. Mision de las Flores
- March 16 Col. Luis Donaldo Colosio
- April 20 Fracc. Villamar II
- May 18 Fracc. Mision del Carmen
- June 15 Domo del Ejido
- July 20 Colonia 28 de Julio
- August 17 Fracc. Villas del Sol
- September 21 Colonia Zazil Ha
- October 19 - Fracc. Balam Tun
- November 16 Fracc. Las Palmas
- December 21 Colonia Nicte Ha
Last year in a Kilo Verde collection in Fracc. Villamar I, 280 regional plants were given out in exchange for 863 kilos of recyclable waste. The exact location of the Kilo Verde collection center in each neighborhood is sometimes announced a few days prior via a flier distributed on Facebook. Generally, if you drive to the area and ask around, someone will know where they have set up. Come early to get the best choice of plants!
Parque la Ceiba - An oasis of calm in the midst of urban sprawl, Parque la Ceiba maintains over 75% of its space as natural green space and has carefully interspersed several classrooms, a recycling education and collection center, an open amphitheatre, restroom facilities and a small café on its grounds. The park designers have also created numerous creative play areas which are placed along paths which wind through this urban jungle.
For Playa residents who do not have access to an ongoing recycling service such as those provided by some of the schools, the recycling collection center at Parque la Ceiba is the best option. Not everyone has the space in their home or apartment to store three weeks' worth of recycling and for them, a trip to la Ceiba once or twice a week is a great option.
The collection center at Parque la Ceiba will accept: certain plastics (PET), paper, newspaper, magazines, cardboard, Tetrapak, batteries, lighters, old electronics, scrap metal, toner cartridges, aluminum, and used cooking oil - in a sealed container.
Not only does Parque la Ceiba operate the most complete ongoing recycling center in Playa del Carmen, they also provide many educational programs for schoolchildren to teach them the three "R"s. Modern compost bins are also set up in this area which utilize the organic remains left over from the café, banana peels left by visiting children, and trimmings and leaves from the trees and bushes in the park. That compost is put to good use as the park maintains an onsite nursery, raising and selling plants native to the region. Residents do well buying these plants because they are the most suited to the area's soil and climate, and grow very well in containers and home gardens. Profits from sales go toward ongoing projects and park maintenance. Even if you don't have any recycling to drop off, the park is well worth a visit.
Parque la Ceiba is located at Avenida 60 and Calle 1 south, just one
block off of Juarez, two blocks west from the carratera 307. The park is
open 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. There is generally plenty of
parking on the streets surrounding the park. Admission to Parque la
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As a Canadian, it's easy to get sentimental about the end of British television's brand abstinence. North American media has been steadily consumed by the practice since its inception, and it's gone on to soil everything from music lyrics to newspaper journalism. In some extreme cases, it's even begun to leak out of the media and infect the common man.
In contrast to this sordid state of affairs, the British Isles have served as a distant beacon of purity. But only a fool would stand in the way of inevitable progress, right? Product placement is simply an unavoidable outcome of dwindling resources, and it's only going to get more sophisticated and pervasive.
And so upon reading about culture secretary Ben Bradshaw's decision to allow product placement on British television, my thoughts turned to the virgin cobblestones of Weatherfield. "The nation's street" will no doubt soon be littered with crumpled cans of Carling, used Trojan rubbers and other unsightly concessions to capitalist realism. However, the likes of ITV shouldn't have been expected to suffer through a funding crisis while their American counterparts were raking it in. Producers eager for a leg up were right to think, "Just look at those progressive American news-type people, enjoying their tasty-looking McDonald's coffee-esque drink things, we could be doing that!"
But the reality of the situation isn't so delicious. It's true that the initial policy shift will allow for a relatively quick injection of extra funds, but if Britain does follow in America's footsteps, television producers will soon realise that they've entered into a revenue-quagmire-cum-ethics conundrum.
PQ Media, an econometrics researcher, predicts that product placement for US television will grow to $4.1bn by 2010. A seemingly positive development for broadcasters, this increase coincides with a broader trend of decline in overall advertising revenue. Which means that product placement is cannibalising, rather than supplementing, traditional revenue streams. Even more troublesome, for networks to stay attractive to media buyers and the brands they buy media for, they've surrendered more and more creative control with each passing season. If you've seen Transformers 2 you know how this story begins and ends. If you haven't, spoiler alert: it begins and ends as one long advert for General Motors.
Rather than emulating the equally doomed American networks, ITV brass would be better served by taking a look at younger, non-traditional media companies that are actually growing. If they did, it would become apparent that advertising agencies are becoming no longer just customers, but also the competition.
The blueprint for TV 2.0 can be found on websites like Vice and The Fader. Both are magazines turned online media hubs, and unlike old media curmudgeons with their precious ethics, they are eager to knock down the wall separating advertising and editorial.
The Fader, a self-proclaimed "authority on what's next" is owned by Cornerstone, a creative lifestyle marketing agency that hooks up brands with bands and the consumers who love them. Vice on the other hand has its own online TV site, VBS, as well as an in-house advertising agency, Virtue. In conjunction with Vice editorial staff, Virtue develops everything from traditional ad spots to über-hip brand campaigns.
One of Virtue's most recent campaigns is for the Polish vodka brand Wyborowa. Not so coincidentally, VBS has released a programme entitled Wodka Wars, which explores the history of Polish vodka within the context of 20th century political conflict. Hmm, curious. The intention of the documentary is for the viewer to come away with a critical understanding of vodka production. But more importantly, to associate Polish vodka with the innate human desire for liberty and freedom.
A stirring piece of consumer propaganda, Wodka Wars advertises Wyborowa without ever having to reference the brand. Of course when you go to Wyborowa's website, you'll get the tone of the documentary in an aesthetic that is much more "on message". You might call it brand homage, or maybe "post-advertising advertising". Either way, it provides an example of where brand integration is ultimately headed.
It won't be long before websites like VBS exert an equal amount of influence over television trends as their terrestrial competition. So while Bradshaw is currently attempting to acclimatise Britain's broadcast standards to the influx of American product placement, he might as well give ITV a real fighting chance and throw out the rulebook altogether.


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Six people sustained minor injuries while one person was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a multi-vehicle accident in Big Pines this morning.
The chain accident happened near 263rd Street and just west of the border of San Bernardino County at about 6:50am.
A big rig truck involved in the pileup even caught fire and added to the problems of the CHP and the responding firefighters.
The crash closed some part of State Route 138 for a couple of hours.
Hopefully the person in critical condition survives his or her injuries.
To avoid pile ups or at least reduce the risk of being involved in multi-vehicle accidents here are three factors that you can watchout for.
First, watch out for big rig or large trucks.
Lots of chain accidents involve big rigs because they have a lot of blind spots.
And once a big rig hits something, you know that chances are it will hit another.
Second, be careful on high speed roads.
Most chain accidents happen on high speed roads like state routes and freeways.
Last is bad weather.
Fogs, snow and storms makes for slippery roads and low visibility.
Combine all three and the chances of a multi-vehicle accident happening are high.


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Budget Laptop - Help!
I've posted a discussion about this recently but thought it may be best to reword it slightly. I'm looking at buying a laptop for a Christmas present around the £300 to £350 mark. The laptop will mainly be used for work purposes, Word, Excel, etc...
I've not been overly blown by the Black Friday deals so far but have come across the following...
AO - Asus VivoBook 15.6" Laptop
Argos - HP 14 Inch Intel Pentium 4GB 256GB SSD Laptop
Currys - HP 15-bs559sa 15.6" Laptop
Does anyone have any input on the above? Are there any other laptops out there I should be considering? Thanks in advance


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The FAA has launched a NextGen Update website that covers the latest information on accomplishments and plans as of March 10. It starts with new videos from FAA officials, as well as lots of links, videos and more. A general aviation specific page can be found here.
General Aviation News reserves the right to delete snarky, offensive or off-topic comments. See our Comment Policy for more details.
Great! Fabulous!! Now I would like to see an FAA website on Third Class Medical Certificate reform giving a "firm date" for implementation of such reform (which I hope is within my lifetime) and explaining why the DOT continues to sit on its hands while extending the rulemaking "milestones" (millstones?) month after month after month. Details please!
Most recreational flyers have finally figured out that ADSB-Out will, for them, primarily serve as an additional tracking device and make every effort to avoid Mode C airspace. Private pilots who have the equipment and ambition to mix it up with airliners will fork over the money for ADSB-Out or any other shiny new toy required to continue to do so.
I'm with you, Brett. I was all set to decide between Mode S ES or 978UAT when my lightbulb went on. The FAA can KMA. I'll just stay away from all that airspace and that's that. The Administrator can hold us to his date and WE can resist by not equipping. There's no way every airplane in the fleet can meet the 2020 date using the existing avionics shops anyhow. I'd like to find a million dollars in my mailbox … but it ain't going to happen.
And, here's another one I'm just now breaking the code on. This UAV thing with allowing commercial operations of UAV's below 500′ AGL … it's another airspace grab. Anyone who flies and ever goes below 500′ AGL better watch their butts. So they're stealing Class C and Class B airspace and within the 30nm veil and soon below 500'AGL (for safe ops).
Mark my words, once the camel gets his nose under our tent, requiring ADS-B in Class D is sure to follow.


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Jade Jemini and I are on our way to Philly to shoot at a cemetery when we realize we need to eat breakfast. We pull into McD's for a quick breakfast snack to chow down on the road. We hit the highway, stuff our faces with the yummy breakfast and I show off my bloated belly! It's growing and softer than ever!
Too Short To Reach - Mini Muffins Little Person Problems
Platinum Puzzy took Ms Mini Muffins to the store to shop for food and snacks. Somehow they end up in the art section looking at crayons and art supplies for Mini Muffins adult coloring book. She is complaining about how she thought going to the store with a fat person would lead her directly to the candy right away but will settle for something to use to color in her book. You can see the 2 of them together and just how much shorter Mini Muffins is to Platinum.
Other clips with Mini Muffins:
Mini Muffins Rides in the Buggy Mini Muffins Meets the Mean Girls Mini Muffins Grocery Shopping Snacks
Ice Cream SSBBW Squash & Smash
Destiny BBW snacks on an ice cream cone while putting all 350lbs of her massive SSBBW body on a human sofa. Bouncing, squeezing, smashing and smothering him as she licks her tasty treat.
Platinum Puzzy was in the middle of shooting and just couldn't resist a snack while filming. She made a big everything bagel covered in tons of butter and cream cheese. So delicious and tasty, she savors every bite while rubbing her big fat belly while she enjoys her mid shoot snack.
MINI MUFFINS - Grocery Shopping Snacks
Mini Muffins, my little lady friend who happens to be a midget a special lady at age 32 is 4 feet tall and 60 lbs! She is so tiny wearing a size 7 in girls clothes and size 1 in girls shoes) goes shopping with me after throwing a tantrum at the house about not having enough junk food and snacks. Her comment was "I thought staying with a fat girl I would get access to all kinds of fattening foods and junk snacks. But I really don't buy that kind of stuff often as I am a meat & potatoes kind of girl. Nonetheless, we are at the grocery store and we couldn't wait until we checked out so we opened up some of our purchases and ate them while we shopped for more goodies!!
OTHER VIDEOS WITH MINI MUFFINS: Mini Muffins Rides in the Buggy Mini Muffins Meets the Mean Girls
An SSBBW resident of a fat camp facility where she is under strict orders to maintain her massive weight gets called into a mandatory weigh in. Unlike most "fat camps" that refuse to let you eat junk food and are focused on losing weight, this special place does the exact opposite. Unbeknown to the staff and the campers, a secret Vegan counselor infiltrates the camp and starts making healthy foods and snacks that appear to be fattening. They discover missing pounds at a mandatory weekly weigh in when the results reveal the loss of important pounds. Kari, the camp owner brings in her heavy artillery and secret weapon Mistress Thick to administer severe and hardcore eating regiments to amp up and restore the lost weight. This heavyweight gets some corporal punishment for being disobedient and sassy with Mistress during her weigh in and feeding session.
Feeder Domme Spanking Punishment
She was caught red handed getting into Olivia Jaide's funnel shake goodies. She had been warned previously to stay away from her snacks and fattening foods! But, she didn't want to listen! Olivia called in strict food enforcer Kari to bring her weapon of choice, the Paddle of Pain to invoke the ultimate reprocussion for her bad behavior. Kari was more than happy to oblige Olivia and show this SSBBW bad girl the reign of pain. Showing no mercy, Kari was quite surprised to find that she enjoyed the punishment which pissed her off and turned her on at the same time.
Park Fatty Feat SONIC overload!
Olivia Jaide, Lunar Eve and Platinum Puzzy are shooting at the park when they get the overwhelming urge to feast on some fast food from S0nic! They order a ton of items off the menu and proceed back to the park to inhale and devour their midday snack. Savoring and enjoying every tasty bite!
BBW bullies and mean girls Jade and Eliza are in their rooms doing private naked webcam shows when they go down to the kitchen to snack on their left over chinese food from earlier in the day. Much to their surprise, tiny Odette is sneaking in the refrigerator and has eaten most of their left overs. The girls are pissed off and decide that since she took it upon herself to sneak their food, they start to force feed her and then take the food away and eat in front of her leaving bits and pieces on the floor for her. They taunt her and make fun of her for being so little and stealing a fat girl's food! This video was shot at BBWCAMHOUSE a live 24 hour voyeur house where the cameras are always on!
Keep her FAT! FAT CAMP CHRONICLES
In this #FATCAMP you aren't deprived and starved from eating. It's actually quite the opposite! Being forced to feed on everything a weight loss fat camp would refuse you, we take your need for greed and gaining to a whole new level! Tiffany Cushionberry is already huge and in our efforts to keep her healthy & huge and help her reach 600lbs, Jasmyne Torres and Mimi Melons force feed her all kinds of fattening snack cakes and super sugary foods. Her belly is so soft, round and heavy! She barely fits in the chair she is sitting in and they hope to make her so full and fat that she can't get out! #FORCED FEEDING #FAT #SSBBW #FEEDEE #FEEDER #FATTENING #FATCAMP
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Hazel Baby, you don't know how much yee-yee love love~! Yee-yee can't wait to see you again tml. Yee-yee wants to carry you, yee-yee wants to take you home =)
Happy Birth Day, baby. You're so adorable that i think you're the cutest thingy on earth. Your every little moves makes yee-yee smiles.
Daddy and Mommy love you so much, mommy couldn't keep her eyes away from you. You're here to make our life different, you should know we all love you yea. Nevermind your granny who's busy copying down your tag number for 4D, she loves you too. Wahaha.
Okay! Will be there to see you again tml, baby. Yee-yee is going to buy lotsa things for you alright! You must be good good! See ya tml, baby =)


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Have you Eaten your Veggies Today?
It is commonplace to hear a parent tell his/her child to eat their vegetables when at the dinner table. Since vegetables are an important part of the Personal Trainer Food™ program, I felt it prudent to delve into the significance of these foods in your daily diet.
Have you Eaten your Veggies Today?
Last week, I discussed the importance of water, as well as how crucial it is to keep hydrated. I hope you were able to take stock in my words, and added more drinking water into your daily diet. In doing so, you are changing your lifestyle for the better. Vegetables are just as important.
When you enroll in the Personal Trainer Food program, your main concern is to lose weight. As my Personal Trainer Food coach said, "weight loss is all about consistency and habit. It is "making something sustainable for yourself long term." It is adapting a new lifestyle for yourself as you learn what foods burn fat, so you take off those extra pounds, as well as which foods you should eliminate from your diet all together. Vegetables play an extremely important part in your diet. On the REV plan, I eat three portions of vegetables a day: one for lunch and two for dinner. However, federal dietary guidelines recommend that you eat at least nine servings per day. Now, I care for most vegetables, okay not really most, but a lot, but to eat nine servings of vegetables a day would mean that I would be eating all day long. I do not find those guidelines attainable for the majority of American families.
I have heard it said that variety is the spice of life, and it is definitely true with vegetables, as you have a choice on a daily basis. The majority of the day-to-day used vegetables are very low in calories, and saturated fats. These low-calorie but nutrient-rich foods help the human body stay fit, and free from diseases.
Did you know you should always purchase small quantities of your vegetables, so they will keep their freshness for a day or so? Of course, you want to buy your vegetables that are bright in color and flavor, and feel heavy in your hands. Look for blemishes, spots, fungal mold and signs of insecticide spray. Buy whole vegetables instead of sections of them, also. Buying your vegetables fresh ensures you receive the health benefits.
- Reduced risk of many chronic diseases;
- Dietary fiber from vegetables helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and may lower risk of heart disease;
- May reduce risk for stroke, cancer, and type-2 diabetes;
- Vegetables have generous amounts of vitamins to regulate metabolism as well as used to convert the fats and carbohydrates into energy;
- Green vegetables have health-promoting benefits;
- Can help to reduce high blood pressure and protects against cataracts and macular degeneration, the major cause of loss of vision among people over age 65;
- Vegetables also have a positive effect upon blood sugar which can help keep appetite in check;
- A vegetable rich diet can help protect you from arthritis, dementia, and can even help slow down your body's aging process;
- Your yellow and orange color vegetables are rich in Vitamin A, whereas dark-green vegetables are a good source of minerals, as well as anti-oxidants;
- Vegetables hydrate your skin, helping to reduce wrinkles.
The aforementioned list is just a sample of the reasons why you need to eat your vegetables daily. Vegetables provide a lot of the vitamins and minerals you need in your daily diet.
Week Three
This program is simply terrific! I am so happy, even though I lost less weight this past week than in former weeks. I learned from my Personal Trainer that this process is normal since my body needs to adjust to being at a new weight. He stated, "weight loss is a nonlinear descent that requires necessary periods of equilibrium."
Although I have not taken any measurements throughout the program, I know I have lost inches, especially in my upper body. I am able to detect this easily when selecting a blouse that I have not worn for a while, and after trying it on, I find the sleeves are loose on my upper arms. My lower body is the hardest area for me. This is the area where I usually gain the weight or inches first, and always the last area to lose the weight, or inches. For health reasons, I cannot do any strenuous exercises, but I believe the more exercise that I can receive on a daily basis, the more toned my body will become. Therefore, I am continuing to exceed my required 20-minute walks, or 2000 steps daily, when possible.
I am pleased that I have lost a total of 13.8 pounds to date, which is a great start to my new lifestyle. I feel good, and best of all, I think I look better, as well. I contribute my great stride to the information that I am learning to live a healthier lifestyle from the Personal Trainer program, as well as the delicious food I received at the start of the program. I would be remiss if I left out my Personal Trainer Coach, who has been a tremendous help, also. He is always available by email to answer any questions I might have, as well as taking a genuine interest in my progress.
For my dinner or the supper meal, I have 2 serving of vegetables. Two of my favorite vegetables are Green Beans and Lima Beans, although I find it hard to resist the Broccoli and Cauliflower, as well. The Personal Trainer Food has a good selection of various vegetables from which to choose.
The Garlic Butter Sauce that I received along with my food shipment from Personal Trainer Food spices up my plain vegetables. Since I am not a gourmet cook, I just sprinkle a bit of the Sauce on my veggies for a change of pace.
Learn more about Personal Trainer Food™ through their social media sites: Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
Keep positive. If I can lose the weight, I know you can. Check out the Personal Trainer Food website today, and take the first step to becoming a new you and living a healthier lifestyle. In addition, do not forget to eat your vegetables today for all the health benefits they offer.


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*Currency in circulation drops to N1.96trn
The Nigerian economy has continued to improve, while further efforts to address remaining gaps by both the monetary and fiscal authorities have been encouraged by local and international financial stakeholders, even as the nation's foreign external reserves appreciated to $47.804billion as at Monday, May, 2018.
Also, latest statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that currency in circulation dropped by 4.02 per cent to N1.96 trillion in April. The apex bank on its official website said currency in circulation in March was N2 trillion, which represented the highest figure so far in 2018.
Although, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believed that the Nigeria's economy remained vulnerable after exited from its worst recession in 25 years, economists are confident that the most populous African nation's recovery can take momentum into stronger economic growth in 2018, even as its foreign reserves continued to grow, inflation slowing down continuously and stability in the foreign exchange market.
Nigeria fell into recession in 2016 largely due to low crude oil prices, but emerged from recession in the second quarter of last year as crude prices recovered and militant attacks against Niger Delta oil production facilities ended.
But the largest economy in Africa consolidated its ongoing recovery in fourth Quarter (Q4) 2017, as real Gross Domestic Growth (GDP) expanded by a strong 1.9 per cent year- on- year (y/y), the highest quarterly growth since (Q4) 2015.
However, the latest figure indicated that the foreign reserves continued on a steady increase in 2018, attributable to increased global oil prices and stable production that continued to shore up the reserves and support the CBN's interventions in the market.
The foreign reserves gained $1.24 billion or 2.67 per cent in April to close at $47.49 billion from $46.26 billion it opened in April. The foreign reserves monitored by CBN appreciated by $7.44 billion in first quarter of 2018. The external reserves opened this year at $38.77 billion to close on March 28, 2018 at $46.21 billion, an increase of 19.2 per cent this year.
Meanwhile, the apex bank on its official website said currency in circulation was N2 trillion in March, the highest so far this year. The apex bank said for last month, currency in circulation was at N1.94 trillion while in January, it opened at N1.945 trillion from N2.15 trillion in December 2017.
Findings by our correspondent revealed that N2.15 trillion reported by CBN was the highest naira in circulation reported in 2017. The CBN's economic report for fourth quarter of 2017 had disclosed that, "at N2.15 trillion, currency-in-circulation rose by 21.1 per cent, above the level in the third quarter of 2017. The development reflected the growth in currency outside banks.
"Total deposits at the CBN amounted to N13.17 trillion, indicating 7.5 per cent increase over the level at the end of the third quarter of 2017. The development was as a result of the rise in the deposits of banks, Federal Government and the "Others" in the review quarter.
The IMF in its 2018 Article IV consultation with Nigeria noted that the Nigerian economy is exiting recession but remains vulnerable. "New foreign exchange measures, rising oil prices, attractive yields on government securities, and a tighter monetary policy have contributed to better foreign exchange availability, increased reserves to a four-year high, and contained inflationary pressures.
Economic growth reached 0.8 percent in 2017, driven mainly by recovering oil production. Inflation declined to 15.4 percent year-on-year by end-December, from 18.5 percent at end-2016. "Reforms under the government's Economic Recovery and Growth Plan have resulted in significant strides in strengthening the business environment and steps to improve governance", the IMF stated.
It further noted that all these factors have not yet boosted non-oil non-agricultural activity, brought inflation close to the target range, contained banking sector vulnerabilities, or reduced unemployment.
A higher fiscal deficit driven by weak revenue mobilization amidst still tight domestic financing conditions has raised bond yields, and crowded out private sector credit. Higher oil prices are supporting the near-term projections, but medium-term projections indicate that growth would remain relatively flat, with continuing declines in per capita real GDP under unchanged policies. Just last week, the CBN in its capacity to continue to sustain the foreign exchange intervention, injected the sum of $210 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange market in continuation of its efforts to sustain liquidity in the market.
The apex Bank last Wednesday offered the sum of $100 million to authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market. The Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) segment received the sum of $55 million while the sum of $55 million was apportioned to invisibles such as tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA). A statement from the Bank's Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, confirmed the figures. Okorafor urged Deposit Money Banks to continue to honour requests from customers with genuine needs, noting that the Bank will continue to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market. In fact, financial experts believed that the 50 billion dollars reserve target by the CBN in 2018 is achievable.
The Daily Times recalls that the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, had expressed optimism that the nation's foreign reserves would grow to 50 billion dollars before the end of the year. He said that the economic recovery would consolidate as the sentiments improved in the macro economy and supported by proactive monetary, trade, industrial and fiscal policies.
The governor also said the apex bank expected a continued uptick in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth with a positive spillover to the improved unemployment rate. On the foreign exchange market, he said the rate stability would continue. "As we entrench and sustain the transparency in the FX market, as foreign FX reserves accretion continues, market confidence and improved sentiments remain.
"We expect that the exchange rate will not only be stable but would begin to appreciate against major currencies. "The adverse competitiveness outcome which such appreciation may entail will be adequately mitigated by proactive policies to ensure that our balance of payments position is not undermined."
According to him, there is also need for strong policy coordination. "Finally, we expect a re-doubling of strong policy coordination, collaboration and cooperation which flourished during the very difficult times," he added. ( Daily Times)