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Saturday, August 1, 2015
"Community," Year Six
Here we are, at what I'm pretty sure is the end of the road for "Community." I admit I put off watching the final Yahoo! funded and presented season for much longer than I should have, but once I went and watched the first episode, I quickly marathoned the rest. I was afraid that the show was going to be horribly diminished in some way because of its transition to a web platform. Instead, aside from a few cast changes, "Community" is largely the same as it always was, thought more hyper-focused on Jeff and Abed. And this season is actually better and more cohesive than the last one that aired on NBC.
First, some thoughts on the cast changes. Yvette Nicole Brown's Shirley got a brief goodbye and Jonathan Banks' Hickey did not, which was regrettable but clearly necessary. Much more time is devoted to introducing familiar character actors Paget Brewster and Keith David to the group, and very successfully for new additions arriving so late in the show's run. Brewster's Frankie is an administrative consultant hired by the Dean to essentially be a competent adult watching out for Greendale's interests in a way that he can't. Keith David's Elroy shows up a bit later as a programming guru fallen on hard times, who becomes Greendale's primary IT guy. They're both nicely delineated as very imperfect adults, who aren't going through the same growing pains as the core cast, and thus very much supporting players in the same way that the Dean is. Also, note that the group is now comprised of more teachers and admin figures than students.
The writing is back on track, with most episodes in the vein of the school-centric, character-centric first season. The study group has transitioned to the Save Greendale Committee fully, and Jeff's status as a teacher is firmly cemented, so the show can put all the worries about graduation dates and classes mostly behind it. There are very few wild high concept episodes, though paintball does get trotted out one last time. References and running jokes have been pruned, but there is a lot of meta - Abed's penchant for using pop culture as a crutch is simplified to making observations on the group like it's a television show, leading to a fantastic finale episode where everybody pitches ideas for Season 7. Dan Harmon and company have fun acknowledging the show's format, cast, and platform changes where they can.
More vitally, however, it felt like the characters are themselves again, after the fourth season without Dan Harmon, and the extremely rushed, extremely compromised fifth season that left a lot of loose ends. Britta and Jeff both get great episodes examining their current dissatisfaction with their lives from new angles. Chang is still a trainwreck, but used better than he has been in ages. Ditto Annie, who at least gets a great closing scene for her character. We learn enough about Frankie and Elroy to help us connect to them, and if this is the only season where they appear, it's still enough that I'll miss them. As for Abed, I wish we got more of him this year because there's so much of his journey that feels like it happened off screen.
All and all, season six had the usual ups and downs. There were some episodes, like the one about grifting and the one with the robot convicts that didn't work, but they still felt of a piece with the rest of the season. And there were some big highlights, like Abed's epic science-fiction Z-movie, Garrett getting married, and Dean Pelton trying out the role of token homosexual. It's fascinating how the entire premise of "Community" has been almost completely upended now, but it feels closer in spirit to its earliest episodes than it has in ages. I think it has to do with the writers embracing the show's instability instead of trying to hide it. "Community" never got over the departure of Donald Glover, but at the same time the constant reinventions have kept it from sliding into complacency or over-indulgence.
The best example is this season's epic tags. The format and length of "Community" didn't change much in the move to Yahoo!, with the exception of the show's closing credit segments, which just kept getting longer and wilder as the season went on. The tags were always a highlight, but this year they exploded. My favorite was Shirley's new NBC detective show with Stephen Weber, though the cybercrimes kid and the man who bought Dean Pelton's giant hand statue were up there. And how fitting was it for the show to end on that meta-tastic "Community" board game ad?
Six seasons done. Now settle in for the long wait for the movie.
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01637 875845 http://www.sprouthealth.co.uk Mon – Sat 9am – 5pm
8+ Vegan dessert / cake / snack options @ £1.75 – £2.50
The wide range of predominantly raw sweet snacks and cakes are all vegan, gluten-fee and free from refined sugar, often served with a additional dollop of whipped coconut cream. There is a wide range of teas, coffees and alternative hot drinks available, along with a wide choice of alternative, plant-based milks. 2+ Vegan savoury dishes @ £3.50 – £5.25 The daily changing winter season hot pot is always vegan-friendly and gluten-free (£4.50 eat in, extra 75p for side of bread). Vegan (and gluten-free) pastys are available year round on a first come first served basis, phone reservations accepted (£3.50). Updated 11/16
T 07723 491249/01637878894 A veggie/vegan restaurant that has more vegan than veggie options including vegan cupcakes at £2 each. They also sometimes have very good raw cakes. Located a few minutes from Fistral Beach a couple of hundred yards past Sainsbury's on the edge of town. Updated 04/16
Newquay Vegan Market second Saturday of every month! There will be vegan cakes and treats, zero waste and cruelty free shopping, scoop your own spices, vegan pick 'n' mix, delicious homemade vegan buffet, hot and cold drinks, plastic-free fruit & veg, vegan dog food and treats, local vegan businesses selling their brilliant supplies, cosmetics and reiki/ massages (at selective events) and much more! Kids activities every week, so something for the whole family. A great chance to meet like-minded people.
We also offer vegan catering & vegan pop-up bars on demand.
We also offer vegan catering & vegan pop-up bars on demand.
2nd Saturday of every month – Newquay, St Michael's Church
The above locations MAY change, so please make sure you check out our Facebook page for up-to-date information on each event:https://www.facebook.com/vegancornwallevents
Open 7 days a week Changed hands last year and the new owner is vegan. They sell meat but most of the menu is vegetarian or vegan including breakfast, lunches, and even vegan milkshakes. Vegan options such as falafel, burger, chips, espresso & chocolate milk shakes and many vegan cakes. Nice laid back environment and prices very reasonable. Updated 01/18.
Tel: 01637 498100 Mon-Sun 9am-11pm 'Enjoy premium cocktails, specially selected wines, craft beers, local ciders, ales and spirits' Used to do food, but sadly no longer! Good for a chilled vibe though.Updated 12/17
Mon-Wed 9am-6pm, Thur-Fri 9am-11pm, Sat-Sun 8am-11pm 5+ vegan dishes @ £5.50-£6.95 LABELLED VEGAN The labelled vegan dishes are a spicy vegan sandwich, a vegan breakfast that includes scrambled tofu, chilli, curry and more. They have recently started offering vegan pancakes. Ask for the vegan menu. Opposite Newquay train station.
Tel: 01637 874647 Fb: Safu newquay LABELLED VEGAN A sushi fusion restaurant offering a variety of Japanese and Asian dishes including sushi and hot dishes such as ramen, curries, spring rolls and udon noodles. There is an extensive range of vegan dishes. Updated 10/17.
Tel: 01637 877377 www.maharajah-restaurant.co.uk 20+ vegan dishes @ £3.50 – £4.50 Their website states they have an extensive vegan menu. Even more dishes can be prepared with a little notice and they have vegan breads. They understand and adhere to true vegan. For dessert they also have two vegan flavors of incredible raw ice cream made with coconut milk, Raw chocolate or Coconut & Caramel. They can be found directly opposite the Mexican cantina on the right hand side of Cliff Road. Updated 03/16
Tel: 01637 850007 www.dolphinnewquay.co.uk 2+ vegan dishes LABELLED VEGAN Their menu includes a Sunday roast option of Forest mushroom & red onion nut roast with vegan Yorkshire pudding at £11.50, a recent vegan diner also had vegan cauliflower cheese on their Sunday lunch. There is also a dessert for £5 of chargrilled fresh pineapple, vegan pancake & rum syrup, vegan ice-cream & toasted coconut. Updated 10/17.
This delivery service is currently not trading. www.veganpowerplant.co.uk 100% Vegan Takeaway/Delivery service FREE DELIVERY TO NEWQUAY & PERRANPORTH 5 DAYS A WEEK We are open Tuesday through to Saturday from 6pm to 10pm. We will always do our best to deliver your food within one hour but during busy periods it may take slightly longer and we would ask for your patience at these times. OUR NEW DELIVERY PICK-UP LOCATIONS ACROSS CORNWALL St Austell on a Tuesday, Pool on a Wednesday, Falmouth on a Thursday, Bodmin on a Friday, Truro on a Saturday. Updated 12/17
Tel: 07855 963211 www.courtside-newquay.net E-mail: email@example.com 8+ Vegan dishes LABELLED VEGAN Starters £3.50-£4, Lunch £3.50-£7.50 Offer dishes such as porridge, fruit jar, soup, nachos, avocado & mixed bean toast salad, vegan stir fry, jacket potato, panini, etc. Updated 03/18
Tel: 01637 498366 www.wetdogpizza.co.uk Vegan cheese and chorizo options are available on their pizzas, garlic dough balls and garlic bread. Not far from the Sainsbury's store in Newquay centre. Updated 09/17.
Tel: 01637 872389 6 Vegan dishes LABELLED VEGAN A chain pasty store. See multiple outlets for details. Updated 08/17.
Tel: 01637 850635 6 Vegan dishes LABELLED VEGAN A chain pasty store. See multiple outlets for details. Updated 08/17.
Tel: 01637 872177 Pizza restaurant chain that offers vegan cheese. See multiple outlets for full details. Updated 09/17.
T 01637 871707 http://www.thelounges.co.uk/lounges/concho-lounge/ Mon-Thur & Sun 9am-11pm, Fri-Sat 9am-12am Number of Vegan dishes: 4 Brunch dishes, 1 Sandwich,
1 Soup, 3 Tapas, 2 Mains, 1 Salad, 4 Sides, 2 Puddings Price: Brunch dishes £1.80-£6.95, Sandwich £5.50+, Soup £4.50, Tapas £3.75 or 3 for £9.95, Mains £8.50-£8.95, Salad £7.95, Sides £1.25-£2.95, Puddings £1.85-£2.75 There is a vegan menu available; inform your server that you are ordering from this menu. The full list of suitable options is as follows.
Brunch: Chimichurri field mushrooms with potato, spinach & spring onion hash, fried aubergine, slow-roasted tomato & spicy beans, porridge made with soya milk and a choice of blackberries, & raspberries or maple syrup toppings, avocado brunch with lime, chilli, coriander & tomato serve on a toasted sourdough muffin, toast; two slices white or brown with vegan spread and a choice of jam, marmalade or Marmite.
Sandwich: Falafel ciabatta; sweet potato & basil falafels, hummus, red pepper & spinach.
Soup of the day, with warm ciabatta.
Tapas: Patatas bravas, hummus with extra virgin olive oil & smoked paprika, sweet potato & basil falafels with chimichurri.
Mains: Thai vegetable curry; peppers, aubergines, French beans, baby corn & bamboo shoots in Thai green curry sauce, served with jasmine rice, Falafel burger; butternut squash & nutmeg falafel burger with red pepper & tomato chutney, wood-roasted peppers, red onion & rocket in a sourdough bun, with house slaw & fries.
Salad: The big lounge salad; avocado, spinach, rocket, cherry tomatoes, green beans & tenderstem broccoli with croutons tossed in a choice of French vinaigrette or tarragon & mustard dressing.
Sides: Ciabatta (with or without olive oil & balsamic), fries, house slaw, little lounge salad.
Puddings: Dark chocolate & ginger torte, fruity flapjack.
Vegan wine is available, ask the staff. Soya milk is stocked for teas and coffees.
T 01637 851383 http://www.numberfivecoffee.com Currently open Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm (Closed Sun-Mon), Open 7 days a week May-September They state on their website they cater for vegans, and in the past this has included sugar free and vegan chocolate & almond cake.
Tel: 01637 873810 www.thecentralnewquay.co.uk Mon-Thur & Sun 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-1am 1 Vegan dish @ £12 LABELLED VEGAN They have the Kevin pie (mushroom, tomato and red wine) served with mashed potato, garden peas and gravy on the menu. Updated 05/18.
Tel: 01637 861633 www.travellersrestcornwall.co.uk 1 vegan dish @ £11.50 LABELLED VEGAN They have a spicy sweet potato red thai curry with rice on the menu. Updated 05/18.
Tel: 01637 875700 www.fortinnnewquay.co.uk 5 Vegan dishes £2.50-£4.50 LABELLED VEGAN They have 4 side dishes and a dessert of a duo of sorbets on the menu. Updated 05/18.
Tel: 01637 872010 www.greatwesternnewquay.co.uk 9 Vegan dishes @ £2.50-£12 LABELLED VEGAN They have side dishes, a main of chickpea & lentil dahl and a dessert of a duo of sorbets. Updated 05/18.
T 01637 872444 http://www.lustyglaze.co.uk E firstname.lastname@example.com Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm 5+ Vegan dishes @ About £3-£13 LABELLED VEGAN The menu changes but they always have options for starters, mains and dessert that are vegan or can be easily adapted to be vegan. They have had amongst many of the options veggie burgers and apple, granola & cinnamon crumble but see their website for menu
http://www.rowesbakers.co.uk 5+ Vegan dishes LABELLED VEGAN The wholemeal vegetable pasty or Vegan Thai Pasty is vegan at £3.35, but not the mini wholemeal vegetable pasties. Also tea cakes, hot cross buns, saffron cross buns, chocolate and orange buns and sultana and lemon buns are vegan. Updated 02/17
T 01637 498180 Fb: tomthumbnewquay They are used to catering for vegans and have a vegan falafel burger and more on offer. Updated 08/17.
Tel: 01637 871252 They have a LABELLED VEGAN breakfast on their menu. Updated 09/17
Tel: 01637 878311 http://www.stablepizza.com Food 8am-10pm £8.50-£12 for a pizza They state on their website that the organic sourdough pizza bases are 100% animal free, as everything is made to order, vegans and vegetarians can drop the meat and cheese from any pizza. They have started recently offering vegan cheese for pizzas. The Billy the Kid (without the cheese) for vegans comes with caramalised onions, field mushrooms, fresh spinach, tomato and roasted hazelnuts. Updated 11/16
Tel: 01637 873686 www.hepworthnewquaycornwall.com
They can cater for vegans and on the advertising board outside the B&B they list the vegan options available. Updated 09/17.
Tel: 01637 877402 / 877835 www.greenchilli.co.uk April-Sept 5pm-11pm, Oct-Mar 5pm-10pm, 7 days a week including bank holidays. 20+ vegan dishes Side £2.75, Main £5.95. Advise them you are vegan and they can make suitable dishes. Between the Towan Blystra (Wetherspoons) pub and Berties nightclub. Virtually opposite the Griffin Pub.
Italian chain restaurant. The menu includes a Vegan sharing board (chargrilled vegetables, Italian hummus, red pepper tapenade & rosemary, rocket, sun-blushed tomatoes, olives, olive oil, smoked balsamic dressing & toasted sourdough). Their other suitable options are marinated olives, Italian hummus, penne arrabiata gluten free, pappardelle inverno, mixed salad side, bruschetta (no pesto) and warm winter superfood salad (no burrata). Updated 09/17.
T 01637 860297 http://www.lovingthebeach.co.uk/watergatebay-overview.html 10am-5pm, till 8pm in July & Aug 2+ Vegan dishes A recent vegan diner had a fabulous vegan burger and vegan ice-cream but you will need to ask as they don't advertise the fact.
T 01637 851515 http://www.freshnewquay.co.uk A previous vegan guest called in advance to see if they could cater for vegans and they gave 3 options for mains. The pumpkin & chickpea curry was awesome. They had creamy garlic mushrooms for starters and a dessert that was awesome. Have also offered guests vegan stroganoff at short notice. With a few days notice they can give you their vegan options.
Tel: 01637 879042 Health food shop. Updated 09/17.
Tel: 01637 870666 They advertise on the board outside that they do a veggie breakfast with vegan sausages on it. Updated 09/17.
– bringing people together through food. The idea of running a vegetarian supper club came about as I was looking for a way I could raise some money for The Katie Piper Foundation, a charity who support burns victims. In December 2014 my brother was a victim of a horrific acid attack leaving him with life altering injuries. The attack turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. During the first six months following the attack I would often visit my brother clutching some homemade food parcel that would always raise a smile, and so I quickly established my role as 'cook' feeling relieved that I could help my brother in some small way. Food has a way of bringing people together through good times and bad. It was this idea that inspired the supper club. The first Supper Club St Columb is on March 19th and then on the third Saturday of every month after that. It will be held at my home in St Columb Major. You can expect to enjoy two and a half courses (hors d'oeuvre/nibble followed by a main course and a dessert) of vegetarian dishes using seasonal local produce. My style of cooking is wholesome comfort food that has the 'crowd pleaser' factor. To give you a taste of some of the dishes on the menu there will be an aubergine caponata with chunky polenta chips, carrot keftedes served on a warm salad of beetroot, squash and chick peas, and a moreish pistachio cake served with rhubarb sorbet. Some dietary requirements can be catered for if we know in advance. All proceeds made will go to the Katie Piper Foundation. The suggested donation amount is £20 per person. For more details of Supper Club St Columb and information on how to book please contact Camilla on 07525858817 or visit the face book page at www.facebook.com/supperclubstcolumb/
Tel: 01637 857111 www.belushis.com firstname.lastname@example.com Bar who have had vegan dishes in the past. Explain your vegan to see if dishes are suitable or can be made suitable as they have a good understanding of veganism and tend to be accommodating.
Tel: 01637 874118 See multiple outlets for details. Updated 03/17.
T 01637 873415 W chybarandkitchen-newquay.co.uk There's nothing on the menu but the chef often makes vegan risottos, wraps, salads and pizzas so it's worth asking.
T 01637 839350 W cupcakemama.co.uk E email@example.com Mon-Fri 9.30am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm Cake makers specialising in wedding cakes and cupcakes. They make delicious vegan cakes.
NOTHING SUITABLE FOR VEGANS – Steam bar and restaurant @ Great Western Hotel, Newquay *** Cafe Atlantica & So Sushi Bar @ the Atlantic Hotel, Dane Road, Newquay *** Senor Dicks Mexican Restaurant & Fiesta Bar, East street, Newquay *** Buzios, 54/56 East Street, Newquay *** Fistral Blu Bar & Restaurant, Fistral beach, Headland road, Newquay *** La Luna Italian Restaurant, Morfa Hall, 22 Cliff Road, Newquay *** Kings Head, Lane, Newquay *** C-Bar and Terrace @ the Carn Marth hotel, Headland road, Fistral beach, Newquay *** Pasty Presto *** Jamies Pasty Shop, 6 Central Square, Newquay – Pasties were vegan but they have changed the recipe and they are not anymore ***. Wax, Watergate bay. *** The Cornish Bakery ***
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The individual was discovered during the routine screening process of a blood donation, demonstrating possible infection/exposure to WNv. Subsequent testing was positive for the virus. The individual is recovering at home.
The health unit will conduct additional mosquito trapping as part of its ongoing WNv surveillance program, which will continue until mosquitoes are no longer active.
"We knew from our monitoring program that the virus was present in Simcoe Muskoka," said Dr. Jim Pfaff, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. "This local case should be a reminder to the public that it is still important to use personal protection to prevent mosquito bites."
Measures for personal protection include:
The majority of people infected with WNv do not show any symptoms, and most of those who do show symptoms will experience mild illness which may include fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting or rashes on the chest, stomach or back.
Less than one per cent of those infected with WNv will experience serious symptoms, which may include high fever, severe headache, muscle weakness, stiff neck or confusion. However, in rare instances the virus can cause encephalitis or death.
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THE INTERVIEW: Jerri Moore - Fashion DesignerMonday, October 29, 2012
|Meeting Jerri Moore at Fashion Houston 2012 Preview Party
Fashion Houston is just around the corner, and will be a WEEK to remember! This is Fashion Houston's 3rd year, and it's the biggest week of Fashion in our lovely city of Houston. Not only does it bring in big names from around the world, but features prominent Houston Fashion Designers. I had the pleasure of interviewing the lovely Jerri Moore for my blog. Listen to my interview with Jerri Moore on my you-tube clip below.
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When did you first know that you wanted to become a Fashion designer?
I have loved fashion all my life...When I was really little 5/6 I was a tomboy. My brother is one year older than me and we were inseparable. I wanted to be just like so I wore jeans and cowboy boots and t shirts everyday. It wasn't until the 6th grade where I met my best friend and who I'm still best friends with today and she was a girlie girl. And she used to wear these Lacoste alligator dresses to school. She kind of introduced me to being a little bit more feminine and a little bit more girlie....so since about 6th grade I've always been a lover of fashion, and I've always had my own style.
Did you ever consider any other careers outside of Fashion Designer? ....Took a step back to raise kids, and did all the mom stuff while they were in middle school and high school. Towards both of their senior year I decided to tap into some things that sparked my passion and made me tick. Those things are fashion and film. I've always love acting. I started taking acting classes at the age of 40 and I got an agent did a bunch of commercials and little film things. Then I started producing film, the whole time still loving fashion. It wasn't until 2.5 years ago that I really started taking my designing seriously. I started designing as a need for myself. I didn't set out to have a company or think about selling my designs to stores. It started out as a simple concept as a need for herself, because I was invited to black-tie events and charity events as I was out shopping I couldn't really find exactly what I wanted, so I started drawing waht I wanted and then had people make that. And as I was out at certain parties, people would see what I had one and would ask me "where did you get that?". It happened enough that I thought this is something I should be doing. I took a leap of faith, put both feet in, and started building the brand slowly.
Do you still do anything with film or are you 100% into fashion? I just produced 2 movies this year. If there were any year that would be the most important for me creatively it's this year. This is the one year that I'm able to meld the fashion and film together. I have 2 movies that are slated to premiere at Sundance...
For more of my interview with Jerri Moore check out the full interview on my youtube channel: Livelifeinstyleblog
*photos used with permission from Jerri Moore*
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Resort 2012: Bottega Veneta Makes Me Contradict Myself
Bottega Veneta–better yet Tomas Maier made me review his recent Resort 2012 collection in a contradicting manner. In fact, I would consider it a refreshing–yet patronizing moment relating to previous autumn 2011 disasters and satisfactions. Clean sophistication wrapped in a childish-like demeanor, was taken to the full extent of signature Bottega Veneta style–and yet I loved and hated it. Was it the "season" mixing that made me lead to my "love-hate" relationship? Would anyone justify a look intended for wear in the latter parts of our year placed in a Resort collection as groundbreaking? Am I too traditional to disagree with Vogue's praising statement telling the population that, "[…]Maier is aware that the fantasy of fashion must sometimes acknowledge the practicality of reality."?
I've come to the conclusion without anyone's further consent that I am not crazy–a terrible way to come to a conclusion, eh? Maier's collection was just as contradicting as I perceived it. It was the perpetual, oncoming and, usually tasteful– in most ways clash of autumn/winter with our usual Resort "getaway" theme. In any case, I found it to be entailing too much thought into a collection worthy of all things related to blasé. When on a resort his elegant, escaping little dresses would qualify to all resort standards. However, those tasteful–yet nowhere near relating to theme looks of darker, more conserving colors deserved the boot. Trust me, a Resort collection is more than a few swimsuits and deserving, light frocks; then again who said we should entirely reform known Resort structure as we know it?
Am I crazy? I'm not sure if I'm making sense…
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We left for The Fort last night because Marquiss was supposed to open for LDP at club called Jaipur. Got there just in time, but to our surprise there was another event happening in the same venue. I am not really the clubbing type. I hate sweaty people in my personal space, skanky girls who wear little to nothing, the snotty people at the door and bouncers. There were so many people in the club who did not even know what was going on. I think they were mostly underage too (I even herd someone in the crowd say "I think they're having a showdown"). Haha! They were playing trance music inside the club when its supposed to be LDP's album launch.
I don't mind going to clubs if its to support friends who do music but last night was different. LDP's launch was supposed to start at 9:30pm and end at 2:30am, but that obviously did not happen. They rented out the club at those times which means that the club shouldn't have scheduled another event at the same time. None of the performers opening for them were able to go on stage that night. LDP was supposed to perform prolly around 9 songs but instead they got to do only 1 song and then they were cut off by the club owners only because there were a lot of people who came for the other event. I think thats very disrespectful. I feel bad for LDP... its the worst thing that could happen during your album launch. The owners of Prince of Jaipur are some greedy ass mother f*****s!
Still, props to LDP and their new album!☺
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South Africa's best timeshare companies stole the spotlight recently at the RCI Awards last month in Johannesburg. The annual event which is known in the industry as the "Oscas" recognises the most outstanding resorts in a country well known for its luxury resorts, spectacular scenery and quality vacation ownership products.
The big winners included The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel and The Breakers, honoured as RCI Best Large Resorts for 2012. The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel has won five times now, for its consistent high quality standards of service.
First Resorts also fared exceptionally well, scooping eight of the 14 awards presented to the winners throughout the evening. First Resorts' Salamander Resort in Umhlanga received two awards: Hospitality Resort of the Year and Lifestyle Resort of the Year (which it shared with Pearly Shells, a resort located in the popular seaside resort of Scottburgh).
The Managing Director of First Resorts, Johann Jordaan told Perspective Magazine, "The achievement in hospitality and guest entertainment forms an integral part of our core business practices. First Resorts regards this as one of our strengths, considering the strong effort made this past year to alter the way in which all the properties are managed".
Nestled at the foot of Lion's Head in the Platinum Mile at Seapoint in Cape Town, The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel is part of the prestigious Three Cities Group portfolio of "Exceptional Hotels".
The brand's umbrella also covers the prestigious International Hotel School, South Africa's leading private hospitality education provider. The Three Cities Group manages over forty properties in all within its diverse portfolio which spans smart city hotels, luxury safari lodges and waterside resorts in some of South Africa's most sought-after holiday destinations including Cape Town and the Cape Winelands.
Peninsula All-Suite Hotel's GM Chris Godenir told RCIVentures.com: "It is a great honour to receive the RCI Best Large Resort award once more. This award is a huge acknowledgment of our continuous dedication to exceptional service."
The Peninsula and Responsible Tourism
The Peninsula is well known for its Corporate Social Investment programmes. Awards include 'Most Empowered Tourism Business' (2009) at the Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism and a Gold Classification from Heritage (2011).
The Peninsula has been participating in a two year programme with 20 other industry participants, in partnership with the City of Cape Town to assess, monitor and share progress towards the achieving of responsible tourism practice in the Cape Town destination. The project includes a cross-section of industry participants including hotels, guest houses, tour operators, shuttles, conference venues and visitor attractions.
The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel and the entire Three Cities luxury hotel portfolio can be viewed at www.threecities.co.za
For more information about timeshare resorts in South Africa visit the Vacation Ownership Association of South Africa www.voasa.co.za


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There was this cousin of mine who was equally naughty at home. I had reached proportions of anxiety when mother had to literally take a leaf from Krishna's Bhagavatham and tie me up to a small drum filled with playing things. So, my aunt Indira came up with a glourious idea to some how put us into school so that they can have some peace of mind.
We were both marched to school next summar and promptly the ages were declared as plus 1 – I was 4 years 6 months exactly when my date of birth was post-poned by one year so that I could be admitted to 1st standard – this till date is a reminder in my driving licence that am one year older than what I am according to reality.
Womans Peace Leauge in Basavanagudi was not pronouncable to most people including us and it was called the 'usuli pisili school' and this tag struck on for many years to come.
Mani miss was the first teacher of my ABC learning age. She doubled up as mother to 40 brats who wailed nonstop – 'Amma beku' and she would take one kid on left side, the other on right side and show them all sorts of pictures etc. The brats would see everything and keep quite. The minute miss put them down – 'Amma beku'.
We somehow used to stand in prayer and half mumble the same. National anthem was sung with full guesto as it was easy to chant – rhyming and we did not know the meanings.
Mother confessed that first day she too cried after leavng me off at school. Not knowing what to do alone at home. With me around she never knew how time passed.
Slowly we got adjusted to mani miss and passed out with colours – writing A,B,C. The highlight of this year was the colouring contest we participated and everybody got a prize as chocolate.
At school we could play the see-saw, slopes, parallel bars. One of our favourite pranks was to collect the big 'Ane khai' – a type of hard cased, long fruit and put it stratergically in the centre of main road and watch as BTS buses went on it full speed and the noise of breaking that fruit many times made the driver to stop the vehicle and check if there was a puncture and we would clap and run away.
I forever think and thank Joshi miss who ensured I passed every single exam despite my frequent missing of school. This was due to tonsilites related ailments which used to occur on regular basis. She was kind enough to get seperate exams just for me so many times.
There was this C.D.Mohan who was a very natorious prankster. He used to pull the ribbons of girls hairs, scare them, drink away water from their bottles and even threatened them not to inform miss.
One such incident surfaced and promptly he was asked to bring his parents. He stopped coming to school. Incidentally he was my neighbour too. Miss asked one of the kids to go to mohans house and request his mother to come and see the madam urgently. We did not have the concept of dairy modern kids have.
So promptly when I was playing near the roadside gutter, shashi has gone and told mom that miss wanted to see her urgently. Mother came with me next day and asked why she was told to come. Miss got confused and asked shashi why he had told my mom so. Shashi blurted 'neeve helidralla miss'. Now both miss and mother understood it was C.D.Mohan and not me.
Many a times mom used to get complaints from school all related to C.D.Mohan. This made me do a couple of pranks in his name too.
Then came the summer of 3rd standard which was not a pleasent idea at all. I was operated for the tonsilities and father had purchased a own house in another location and we were moving out to our 'own house'.
This was trumatic for me – which could not even be explained. Loosing all my friends, school – teachers and starting afresh was unimaginable but I had no options too.
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Tir Chonaill Gaels Club Notes - 15th March 2010
Race Night:
The club are holding a fundraising Race Night at the Three Wishes Bar in Harrow on Saturday 27th March at 8.30pm. All members are asked to attend the event and to support the club.
Presentation Evening
Date: 17th April 2010,
Venue: TCG Clubhouse
Time: 7.30pm.
The club will be presenting medals to the successful senior double winners, reserve league winners and Minor championship winners of 2009.Awards will be handed out to Players of the year and clubman of the year.
There will be a special guest on the night (Tbc) Admission is £15 which covers a hot buffet with live music and disco. Tickets can be purchased from the club on 0208 8643494
Results for 11/03/2010
Jackpot £3,900, Numbers drawn 4-11-19-24
No jackpot winners
£25 lucky dip winners
Edel Mohan, North Harrow,
Michael Mc Glynn, c/o TCG,
Mathew Mc Hugh, Ruislip,
Philip Butler, c/o Minor board.
Next draw 18/03/10, jackpot £3,950


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didiDIDI wrote
Perhaps the greatest unknown propaganda of the deed moment in history.
Tequila_Wolf wrote
Well fuck! My favourite book of SA history is A Mouthful Of Glass, and that whole thing was based around the fucking tapeworm! I feel like I have to reframe my brain and reread the book.
selver wrote
Wow thanks for the link, great read. Always love learning about these sorts of actions.


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By BLAKE MCCORMICK
In front of a large traveling fan base, South Walton punched their ticket to the Class A Final Four in Fort Myers with a 2-0 victory at Chipley in the Region 2 title game on May 16.
In the impressive, if methodical, four-phase showcase, head coach Nick Borthwick's crew used consistent ball contact, athletic fielding, clever base-running, and sturdy pitching to become the first boy's athletic team in school history to qualify for the state tournament in a team sport.
Offensively, every South Walton batter put the ball in play and eight did so multiple times, putting consistent pressure on a Chipley defensive crew that eventually made just enough mistakes to help the visitors from Santa Rosa Beach score both of their runs.
"We realize that if we put the ball in play, the odds are in our favor," said South Walton shortstop Austin Garofalo. "There's only so many plays a defense can make until the ball falls where they aren't. That happened tonight and we happened to be the one to come out with it."
With one out and the game still scoreless in the top of the fourth inning, Chase Miles walked to get on base and was subsequently batted in by Hunter Crawley, who smacked a grounder right between the legs of the Chipley second baseman for a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the sixth, Miles hit a grounder just past third and beat a close throw to first. Harris Barton then grounded out, but not before advancing Miles to second. That brought up Aiden Keenan who hit a routine ground ball that a Chipley infielder chose to try and nab Miles at second base instead of taking a sure out with Keenan. The pick off of Miles failed and an error on the toss sent the ball into the outfield, allowing the sophomore to round third. A deep throw home made for a close play at the plate, but the player affectionately known as "Five-O" arched his back just enough to avoid a swinging tag by inches to push the lead to 2-0.
"We kept putting it in play and put some pressure on them," said Borthwick. "We found some holes and made a big base-running play there to give us a little separation."
Pitcher Adam Richards gave up two inconsequential hits in the first inning and only surrendered one more the remainder of the game. The coaching staff eagerly wanted the hurler to go the distance, but with two outs in the bottom of the last inning, the senior had reached 104 pitches, and by FHSAA mandate, would not be eligible to pitch for eight days if he continued on the mound.
"Adam Richards is a gamer," elaborated Borthwick. "I would have rode with him, but that's the new standard set by the FHSAA to protect players arms, and you know what? That's the right thing to do. We need to protect these kids' arms."
The black-clad fielders from Walton County put on a salty performance, turning two double plays and getting a standout performance from Hunter Crawley, who snagged seven outs, and almost assuredly prevented a runner from getting into scoring position in the third inning with a sliding effort on a hard hit grounder.
"Hunter is a bulldog," mentioned Garofalo. "Me and him both struggled in the game previously (against Chipley). We weren't going to let that happen again."
In the bottom of the final inning, things got turbulent for South Walton's defense as Chipley got runners on second and third following Richards forced exit for reliever Kai Wilk. Nonetheless, the Seahawks escaped when freshman catcher Drake Roberts made a nifty, hustling play on a bunt for an out.
"Look at Drake Roberts," bragged Borthwick. "Swinging bunt, tough play, moves to his left, sets his feet, throws a strike to first base and sends us to the Final Four. He handled that pressure situation well. Any mistakes there probably ties the game."
South Walton improved to 23-6 with the victory and will face off against Madison County(18-12) in one of two Class A state semifinals set to be played on May 24 at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. The contest is set for a noon start and follows the semifinal contest between Trenton(25-1) and Sneads(18-11).
"Final Four!" concluded Borthwick as he walked off the field at Chipley. "Anything can happen. We have accommodations ready. We're going to have the trip of our lives. These young men will never forget this opportunity."
Team Notes: South Walton, Madison County and Sneads are each making their first trip to the Final Four in baseball in their schools history. Trenton won the 2013 Class A state championship in their only previous trip to the Final Four and the Tigers are the top-ranked team in the state. South Walton is 2-1 in the state playoffs while Trenton is 11-12, Sneads 6-14 and Madison County 5-13. The Class A title game will be played on Thursday, May 25 at 3:35 p.m. Central Time barring any weather delays in Fort Myers.
South Walton Seahawks blank Tigers 2-0; South Walton baseball to Final Four
By BLAKE MCCORMICK


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Mthethwa: Lose your gun and job will follow
December 7 2010 at 12:07am
Johannesburg - Police officers who continuously and recklessly lose their
firearms will be fired from the South African Police Service, the minister
of police said on Monday.
Minister Nathi Mthethwa made the remark with reference to a Parliamentary
reply to lost, stolen and recovered guns for 2009/2010, spokesperson Zweli
Mnisi said in a statement.
According to the reply, SAPS lost 3 453 (guns) and recovered 1 210 while
civilians lost 8 498 firearms and 3 985 were recovered during the 2009/2010
period, the statement read.
"Firearms form part of the resources that are given to police in order to
enable them to fight crime effectively. Part of the responsibility is to
ensure that those who are allocated these resources handle them with caution
and utmost responsibility."
The minister said that if a gun was lost due to negligence, a police officer
would be considered incompetent to carry a gun, which would make them
redundant in carrying out duties.
"The obvious thing would be to relieve them of their duties," Mthethwa said.
Mnisi said the minister was concerned that only half of the guns lost by
civilians were recovered.
"We want to urge society to exercise necessary caution to ensure that
legally acquired firearms do not end up in the hands of criminals.
"Much as we shall be tough on our members, we shall also be hard on any
member of the public who loses his or her firearm," he said.
The ministry had started rolling out an Integrated Ballistics Identification
System (IBIS) to ensure greater control of guns in the country.
Mnisi said IBIS would hold police officers to account for every gun
allocated to them. - Sapa


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Under our existing regulatory permits, we have monitored groundwater at some of our power plants since the 1980s to ensure we meet safe drinking water standards and other requirements.
- The data which is reported to the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection demonstrates water quality surrounding our power plants has remained, and continues to remain, safe for recreational use and does not indicate any threat to drinking water supplies.
- Water quality is also monitored, tested and affirmed by each respective local water utility that provides service to the nearby areas.
Complying with the EPA's more stringent regulations
We take aggressive measures to protect our communities' land and water resources, and we continually invest in our facilities to comply with local, state and federal environmental regulations. This includes monitoring, measuring and reporting our facilities' performance to the appropriate regulatory agencies.
Last year, we installed additional groundwater monitoring wells along the immediate perimeter of the utilities' impoundments, in compliance with the EPA's Coal Combustion Residuals Rule.
While there are indications that levels of certain metals at these locations do not meet the tightened standards under the CCR Rule, this is, in part, why we launched plans to move toward dry storage years ago, as well as closing the impoundments as filed with the Kentucky Public Service Commission in January 2016.
As a result of the more stringent CCR Rule standards, we, along with other utilities across the country, launched aggressive projects to systematically close out all of their remaining wet storage facilities – also referred to as ash ponds and surface impoundments.
In some instances, this includes building new treatment and dry storage facilities. Currently, LG&E and KU's CCR Rule Program and dry storage projects are on time and under budget.


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In the geophysics community, journals have launched the interactive open access publishing and peer review. This system has recently been described in details by U. Pöschl [1]. In brief, after a rapid pre-selection process, a paper is assigned to 2-3 referees and subject to interactive public discussion, during which the comments of the designated referees and of other interested readers, as well as the author's replies are published. Referees can choose to remain anonymous, but not the other readers.
Among the cited advantages of this system, it minimises the opportunity for hidden obstruction and plagiarism, it deters submission of carelessly prepared manuscripts, and provides to the reader a wealth of complementary information, critical comments and arguments. In addition, in such a system, the reviewers get more public recognition (especially if they sign their review), which encourages careful reviews.
This new publishing system also shows how open access can change the relationship between communication of science and evaluation of science.
The author of the paper mentions a next stage of open access publishing that is currently being developed: the published papers could be grouped at different levels of relevance for different audience after public review and discussion. For instance, three tiers that have been proposed : (i) discussion forum (free speech, original opinions, immediate publication and dissemination), (ii) topical journal (final papers, with thorough quality assurance, and comprehensive validated information), and (iii) highlight magazines (condensed information, with interdisciplinary relevance and public interest).
It would be interesting to see how to implement such an open system in the different scientific communities…
[1] Interactive Open Access Publishing and Peer Review: The Effectiveness and Perspectives of Transparency and Self-Regulation in Scientific Communication and Evaluation.
by Ulrich Pöschl
(may 2010)


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OK, so this one is not for a young lady - rather for a young man. I don't know that I hav eever needed one for a man so this is a new twist for me. Off I went to look for something appropriate.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
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Having finally graduated college, it's time to turn my attention to learning more about the ADHD community and various aspects of ADHD. I now listen to several podcasts by ADHD coaches and personalities. Here is the first installment of what I hope will become a monthly feature of my blog, highlighting a specific podcast, blog, or book each month which brought something new about ADHD to my attention. You can find a sampling of June's selection of podcasts, etc., here.
To kick it off, I would like to share Jeff Copper's "Attention Talk Radio", specifically Jeff's may 25th 2016 episode regarding masturbation and sexual tendencies in relation to ADHD. Being married to a neurotypical woman, I was immediately wondering why the potential for different sexual tendencies due to ADHD had never come up in my marriage. Jeff's guest, Dr. Ari Tuckman, discusses the tendency for masturbation to be higher in both genders for individuals with ADHD than those without. Aside from the obvious potential for survey influence, Jeff and Dr. Tuckman focus on what it is about ADHD which might cause this to be the case; from people with ADHD simply being more comfortable sexually to dopamine release and my favorite new word: Procrasturbate. They discuss the research as well as the actual benefits of sex and masturbation, and even the issue of paying attention to sexual interactions and premature/prolonged experiences.
I don't want to spoil the whole episode so go listen to it! Learn how masturbation and sex can relate to mindfulness, focus, and of course, Paying Attention to Attention; as Dr. Tuckman and Jeff Copper have a candid and often humorous conversation on something of a taboo topic.
More info on Dr. Tuckman and ADHD can be found HERE.


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NL East Preview
NL East Preview: The Nationals and Everyone Else
With opening day right around a month away it's a good time to start looking at the divisions and futures odds for various teams in each division. There is a lot of spring ball to be played and plenty can happen between now and opening day. But working with what we have thus far the futures market can give us a decent starting point of what to expect from various teams as the season approaches. We will start with the NL East and looks at each team's odds to win the division, the NL pennant and even the whole thing with the World Series.
Washington Nationals: NL East 4/9, NL Pennant 4/1, World Series 8/1
The Nats are favorites to cruise thru the NL East and are considered one of the premier teams in the National League. They dominated the NL East last year with a 97-65 record and coasted to a division title by 20 games.
Winning the East again is a nice goal and all but this team has bigger aspirations. This may be the last chance for this Nationals lineup as currently constructed. Several key pieces, including superstar outfielder Bryce Harper, will hit free agency after this year. This group is looking all or bust as they have never advanced past the division series despite numerous playoff appearances.
The Nats should coast in this division led by Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer and front-line starter Stephen Strasburg. The offense is led by all-world outfielder Bryce Harper as well as highly touted shortstop Trea Turner. Only potential weak spot for this team could be a shaky bullpen that may be addressed as the season progresses.
New York Mets: NL East 11/4, NL Pennant 10/1, World Series 20/1
The Mets are a team full of potential and plenty of questions. A host of various injuries led the Mets to a 4th place finish in a down East at 70-92. If you are looking for a sleeper this team could be it as they have the pieces to make a playoff run if they are able to stay healthy.
The starting pitching staff has the chance to be among the best in baseball but will have to keep their guys on the mound. Noah Syndergaard will look to return from injury last season and pick up his previous form. If Syndergaard can return he can pair with ace Jacob Degrom and comprise one of the best 1-2 punches in all of baseball.
The lineup should be better as well led by a healthy Yoenis Cespedes. He will have some additional support this season from offseason acquisitions Todd Frazier and Adrian Gonzalez. They will also have the return of slugger Jay Bruce.
Atlanta Braves: NL East 10/1, NL Pennant 50/1, World Series 100/1
This team is one of the youngest in baseball and is not expected to compete this year. But this Braves team is loaded with highly regarded talent and should be fun to watch.
The Braves will get plenty of looks at several from their #1 farm system in MLB. The middle infield group of Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson should get plenty of work together while the #1 ranked prospect in baseball, Ronald Acuna, is sure to debut after a few weeks.
The Braves are another year or two from any discussion of seriously competing but this is one of my teams pegged to watch this season.
Philadelphia Phillies: NL East 8/1, NL Pennant 40/1, World Series 80/1
Another team probably a few years away from seriously competing are the Phillies. The young talent is there but they will take some time to mature and learn how to win games. They are set up well for the future though as along with the young talent they have one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. This will put them in a prime spot to be able to pursue free agents going forward once some of these young players start to produce.
Miami Marlins: NL East 50/1, NL Pennant 125/1, World Series 250/1
Derek Jeter and the new ownership group came in and made an impression that most will not forget. They seemed to completely gut the roster of most decent talent in a tank job that may be the most profound seen yet.
The Marlins traded away there 3 starting outfielders, who combined for 114 home runs, 316 runs, and 337 RBIs last season. They will be replaced by players most common fans have never heard of before.
Will be a while before we see if any of the moves pay off for the Marlins in the long haul but this season is going to be an ugly one. They have to be the favorites to finish with the worst record in baseball and a 100 loss campaign almost seems a real possibility.


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12. Stonehenge, Amesbury, England
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 ft (4.1 metres) high, 6 ft 11 in (2.1 metres) wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.


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Before anyone else asks. Yes I am in Florida. and No I am not down here partying. I am down here enjoying visiting my older sister and her family. To me that is better than any party.
Ok so I have been a little out of it lately. Between finals and then leaving two days later for a ten day trip to florida it isn't always easy to keep up with this. I want to though. I would really like to blog more. But I guess I am not good enough with motivation. *sighs* I need to get better at time management in general let alone being motivated to do things.
Life is interesting. I enjoy my life I truly do. Do I have everything I want? Nope. Will I ever? I doubt it. But I am happy and content for now. I do want a few more things. I want to be at a good place health wise. Not tiny. Most people dream of the perfect size. That dress they want to get into. Not me I want to be a healthy BMI. A place where I can be confident in the fact that tomorrow I wouldn't have to worry about shaving my legs and getting an infection.
That is how I almost lost my leg two years ago. It was due to an infection just from shaving my legs. It is a big deal sometimes. As a Diabetic you have to reevaluate everything you do, eat, and when you eat. Everything is a new adventure and it used to be very, very, very difficult for me to handle it. After the last few months of hard work and experimenting I am finally handling this well and able to keep my health and body under control. But when my health is more under control that lets my mind run wild.
Honestly some days I am not 100% sure if I have nothing going on in my life or no time for even myself. But it is time to change a lot. Over this past weekend I have been talking to a friend of mine. I have known them for a while but just haven't had the opportunity to get to know them over the last few years. But we started talking this weekend. I took the chance and told them about the rape. That was hard. Some days I handle it well. Others so far from it.
Why? Why do my feelings on this subject change from time to time. Most days I handle it well other times I just want to sit there and cry my eyes out. I do think I need to start talking about it more. Letting it be a part of me not just something I want to hide anymore.
Sometimes I don't think I will ever get over it. Never fully accept it. Never sleep through the night. Never let my guard down again. But talking to my friend has really started me thinking. If someone who I am just getting to know sees it as a way to be strong and not a poor Suzie. Why do I see it as poor Suzie. I need to get up and let things go because we all know……


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BB&T today announced Travis Rhodes has been named president for its Delaware Valley Region, which includes BB&T Community Banking markets in Philadelphia and surrounding Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties. Rhodes, who currently serves as regional corporate banking manager in Charlotte, N.C., will assume his new role effective immediately. He will replace Scott Gamble, who will retire on June 30, 2018, after a more than 34-year banking career.
"We are delighted to have Travis step into this leadership position," said David Weaver, president, BB&T Community Banking. "This is an important region for BB&T and his exceptional banking experience coupled with his highly personal approach will be an asset for our growth strategy."
Rhodes, 45, has more than 24 years of banking experience. He joined BB&T in 1999 as a financial center leader in Winston-Salem, N.C. From 2001 to 2008, he held several positions within BB&T's Triad Region, including business banker, business services officer and regional corporate banking officer. In 2012, he relocated to Charlotte, N.C., as a corporate banking manager.
A native of Greensboro, N.C, Rhodes received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Appalachian State University and is a graduate of the LSU Graduate School of Banking. He is president-elect of the Western Carolina chapter of the JDRF (Junior Diabetes Research Foundation), has served on the board of Samaritan Ministries and is active in his church where he serves as an elder.
"I am excited about this new opportunity to work with our BB&T teams in the Greater Delaware Valley and connect with our clients," Rhodes said. "This is an area with great growth potential for the Bank, and I look forward to building on our past accomplishments."
Gamble, 58, has more than 30 years of financial services experience. He joined BB&T through the merger of Susquehanna Bank in 2015 where he held the same position.
"Scott established an outstanding banking career that is well-known throughout the region," Weaver said. "He has played an integral role in the financial services industry in Pennsylvania and we wish him well in his retirement."
Prior to joining Susquehanna, Gamble was president of National Penn's Southern Region, which covered southern Montgomery, Philadelphia, Chester and Delaware counties. He managed commercial banking, retail banking and business development for 26 community offices and three business centers. Gamble is a graduate of Grove City Collegewith a bachelor's degree in business administration. He currently serves on the board of the RMA's Philadelphia Chapter and PaBPAC.
"It has been a real privilege to work with so many tremendous teams and great clients throughout my career," Gamble said. "Working at BB&T has been rewarding and a real career highlight."
BB&T operates 263 financial centers in Pennsylvania and divides its footprint into community bank regions – each with its own president – to keep decisions local and close to the customer.
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BB&T is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $221.6 billion in assets and market capitalization of $38.9 billion as of Dec. 31, 2017. Building on a long tradition of excellence in community banking, BB&T offers a wide range of financial services including retail and commercial banking, investments, insurance, wealth management, asset management, mortgage, corporate banking, capital markets and specialized lending. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., BB&T operates over 2,000 financial centers in 15 states and Washington, D.C. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client service by Greenwich Associates for small business and middle market banking. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available at BBT.com.


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Taiga is called the Russian boreal forests or coniferous forest in other countries.
Taiga is a Russian word meaning "cold forest".
Taiga lie north of Russia and Siberia, northern Europe, in the region of Hudson Bay in northern Canada and in the state of Alaska.
It is bounded to the south by the north by steppe and tundra.
The Southern Hemisphere does not have taiga areas because the land portion in the latitudes in which it is located, is very small.
The climate is extremely cold and wet.
Life is very hard for the animals in winter, so the animals often migrate to warmer latitudes or hibernate.
The taiga is the largest forest tract on the territory of Russia. Primordial forests, they preserve the memory of times when humanity was just beginning, while the wildlife of the taiga attracts admiration because of its richness.
The boundless forest stretches for thousands of kilometers (7000 km from east to west), a forest that has no end or border. Sometimes it spreads across marshy lowlands, sometimes, like a dense blanket, it covers gently sloping mountains and hills, and sometimes it clambers up rocky ridges. This boundlessness and monotony are characteristic features of the largest forest in the world, called the taiga.
The average July temperature in the taiga, as a rule, is 10-18˚C. The summer is short, the winters are cold, there is abundant precipitation and a blanket of snow that takes a long time to melt.
There is a distinction in the composition of the vegetation between the dark coniferous taiga (spruce, fir, Siberian and cedar pine) and the light coniferous taiga (forest pine, larch, some American species of pine).
The dark coniferous forest is the most widespread type of taiga. Spruce provides very strong shading, only plants that tolerate shade well can exist beneath its canopy. Special taiga soils are formed here, unlike any other. They are covered with a thick blanket of moss, lichen, and decaying coniferous needles. The various types of moss remain green all year round and always look the same. They are green when they disappear beneath the snow, and green when they emerge from it.
Taiga's Mosses
The species of trees here tolerate shade well. This can be explained by the fact that their needles are able to carry out photosynthesis in low light.
Among the plants found in spruce forests there are a great many that have white flowers. Come to a spruce forest in the spring and the beginning of summer, and you will see the corollas of the crab apple, starflowers, and other typical denizens of spruce groves. This is an adaptation to the weak light beneath the canopy of the spruce forest. White flowers are better than any others, they are visible in the semi-darkness, and are the easiest to find for pollinating insects.
Taiga's Flowers
The dark coniferous forest does not change its appearance over the year and remains always green. Its cover turns green from spring to autumn, its green moss carpet remains unchangeably green from spring to autumn, as do many of the flowering plants that inhabit it. The leathery leaves of the mountain cranberry and wintergreen in graceful lines, the garlands of wolf's claw and a number of other plants disappear beneath the snow and emerge from it invariably green.
Taiga's Evergreen Plants
Thus, the dark coniferous forest, as a whole, is a community of evergreen plants and seems to have adapted to a long vegetative period. Meanwhile, the dark coniferous taiga is a northern type of vegetation that has only some five months for its growth, while resting under a blanket of snow for the remaining seven months. This circumstance is indeed the mystery of the taiga, which cannot be resolved without looking into the past, since modern conditions cannot explain its eternally green appearance.
The taiga also has many valuable shrubs; some of them, such as, for example, currants, gooseberry, and sea buckthorn, have already long been cultivated in gardens.
The taiga is also rich in various berry plants, many of which still are not domesticated. Just imagine how many whortleberries and mountain cranberries ripen every year in pine and spruce forests, whortleberry and mountain cranberry thickets! And how many cranberries, blueberries, and cloudberries can be gathered on peat moors in the autumn! Much less popular in the broad spectrum are berries such as Arctic raspberry, European blackberry, and raspberry, although they have long been valued by the inhabitants of the north. Also little used by us are stone bramble, mountain ash, viburnum, and bird cherry.
There are estimates according to which thickets of small bushes—whortleberries and mountain cranberries – can yield, in northern forests, on one hectare, not less than 2 to 3, and even up to 5 tons of fruit. That is, an annual crop of 820 million tons of berries may be obtained.
In addition, the taiga is rich in various medicinal plants, among which the mysterious ginseng—"the root of life"—occupies a very special position.
The relatives of most of the plants of the taiga are residents of warmer countries. Of the cowberry family, which includes mountain cranberries, bilberries, and blueberries, only four types live in the taiga, while in the tropical countries of America and South Asia their number reaches 300. It is thought that the vegetation of the taiga is more ancient than the vegetation of our meadows and deciduous forests. It may have developed in the conditions of a warmer climate with a longer growing period, which occurred in earlier epochs of the tertiary period. Having survived the Ice Age in the south, spruce, cedar, and their evergreen companions moved to the north, and conquered vast areas in the European and Asian parts of Russia.
The vegetation of the taiga is thus extremely ancient.
The fauna of the taiga is very rich. It is inhabited both by large predators—the brown bear, wolf, lynx, fox—as well as smaller carnivores—the otter, mink, marten, wolverine, and sable.
In the taiga are found animals that are unique only to these coniferous forests. So, it is home to moose, Siberian ferrets, weasels, ermines, and chipmunks. In addition to these, other animals of the taiga include white hares, flying squirrels, and musk-deer. Typical for the taiga forests are woodgrouse, northern hawk owls, nutcrackers, crossbills, Ural tawny owls, boreal owls, bullfinches, and three-toed woodpeckers. Among the reptiles can be found the common lizard, common adder, and viper.
Because of the complex natural conditions, the animals of the taiga have acquired features that help them survive. Thus, in winter, the black grouse and white hare seek shelter in the snow with the coming of the night. In addition, many animals that inhabit the taiga have a thick coat.
A great many animals of the taiga survive the long, cold, and snowy winter in a state of anabiosis (invertebrates) or hibernation (brown bear, chipmunk), and many species of birds migrate to other regions. The permanent inhabitants of the forests of the taiga are sparrows, woodpeckers, and grouse—woodgrouse, hazel-grouse, and Siberian grouse.
We end our acquaintance with the taiga with the words of the well-known expert on the Siberian taiga, P. N. Krylov: "Whoever has happened to be in the typical taiga, for example, in a dense fir and spruce forest, has, of course, experienced the special sensation elicited by its sullen and majestic tableau, a sensation heightened even more by the distinctive rumble of the wind moving between the dense needle-covered branches. But this impression, of course, will be incomparably stronger for someone who knows that, if he penetrates such a taiga from a birch forest, for example, he crosses the threshold from our modern circumstances and enters a setting of hoary antiquity, which already existed in those most distant days when the Earth was not yet home to its present most powerful ruler—man."
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Rocky struggles going back to his normal life after his shot a the title, marrying Adrienne and having a baby on the way he is doing all he can to make some money. Apollo Creed is struggling with the hate mail from people saying he didn't actually win, leading to a re-match.
We see Rocky crashing back down to earth after his title shot against Creed. Trying in different ways to get a new job in order to look after Adrienne and keep up payments for his house. The problem is the only thing he has ever been good at is fighting, but he was advised not to fight anymore after his previous bout with Creed messed up his eye.
I really do think Stallone is just fantastic as Rocky and he brings on the charm in parts of this film to really make you love him that little bit more. I think that has to be a massive compliment to the power of his performance as this character he created and must love just as much as we do.
Creed is the one really pushing for the re-match due to his fans and people really turning on him to fight Rocky again. There's such a difference in the crowd when they eventually step back into the ring. I think that creates an amazing atmosphere in the film showing that we are really supposed to be behind Rocky and want him to succeed.
While not a lot happens in this film it does a great job in more character building of the main players and shows how much they are growing, work together and really this one leaves us wanting more. Obviously watching them now we know that we have so many more films to get even more into the series.
By the end of this one as well we have more respect for Creed and that is a very big thing for the next film really, we see that he understands the fight more brought from Rocky and even shows him more respect than last time by how he actually prepares for the fight.
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August 17, 2016
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For just two days last summer, the Burlington curatorial initiative Overnight Projects made its debut with a number of installations in the building that once housed St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum. For many locals, this exhibition offered the first — and only — chance to see and learn about a particularly storied institution in Vermont history. Now, one year and several equally fleeting exhibitions later, Overnight Projects has launched its most ambitious endeavor to date: a monthlong occupation of the Moran Plant.
"Modes of Conduction" features site-specific installations — assembled and installed in nine days — by Germany-based artists Vesko Goesel, Peter Miller and Viktoria Strecker. Artists Sarah O Donnell and Abbey Meaker, the curators and founders of Overnight Projects, write in their exhibition statement that the goal of the show is to "reactivate the machine that is Moran."
The hope to reinvent the defunct power plant is, of course, shared by the members of the redevelopment nonprofit New Moran. Project leaders Tad Cooke, Erick Crockenberg and Charlie Tipper, as well as creative directors Christopher Norris and Jasmine Parsia, jointly reached out to O Donnell and Meaker this past spring about an artistic collaboration. The pair in turn contacted Burlington-born Miller, who suggested working along with Goesel and Strecker.
What the team came up with is an ode to the creative potential of Burlington's beleaguered relic. Whether it will be a swan song remains to be determined; on July 21, Mayor Miro Weinberger announced the termination of New Moran's memorandum of understanding because the latter had failed to meet a fundraising deadline for its proposed renovations. The group now has until November 11 to submit a financially viable plan; failing that, the city has stated, it will demolish the structure.
Cooke remains optimistic. "['Modes of Conduction'] really expanded our understanding of the building's potential as a venue for contemporary art," he said during a recent exhibition tour.
Miller noted in his artist talk at the BCA Center that during his youth in Burlington, the Moran and the surrounding waterfront area were like the city's underground — a place where your parents wouldn't come looking for you.
In this return to his old stomping grounds, Miller came bearing an assortment of visual technologies new and old. His works, he claims, "are preoccupied with magic and generally investigate the phenomena of the cinema and its constituent, irreducible elements: lens, light, flicker, audience, projection, etc." Most of Miller's work is installed on the Moran's bottom floor, where dark chambers vaguely mimic the theaters of a dingy cinema.
"8 Channel" presents eight box fans arranged in front of eight ordinary color televisions, all on loan from ReSOURCE. What first appears to be fan blades whirring before silent static is revealed to be an illusion — the fans are, in fact, moving too quickly to be visible to the human eye. Only snowy static appears on the televisions. But distorted "beautiful psychedelic flowers," as Miller calls them, result from the interplay of the pairs of machines. Science or magic, take your pick.
This evocation of the relationships between light, mysterious animating forces and simple or obsolete technologies is carried through in "Miller Apparatus." The work's title refers not just to the artist but to Stanley Miller, the 20th-century scientist who demonstrated how organic life forms could evolve from inorganic matter. Here, Miller (the artist) has placed tea lights on the surface of an old-school overhead projector, which remains off. The mirror reflects the candles' flickering onto a gallery pedestal, casting a cluster of wobbling light circles that resembles a cell undergoing mitosis.
Fire is an important tool for Strecker, as well. In "Coded Scroll," she has painstakingly burnt delicate, swirling abstract forms into a player-piano roll. The entire sheet of paper cascades down a rusting moveable staircase adjacent to a wall. Upstairs, in a room housing Moran's massive metal coils, we see how Strecker has burned similar forms into another, much smaller and more modern kind of scroll: receipt paper. The tabletop-size, framed works perch randomly on the protruding coils.
The artist describes her driving interest as a study of, and search for, universal forms, and she adroitly transfers her obsession between mediums. The intricate marks Strecker burned into her paper works reappear — drawn with white marker — on thin plastic transparencies suspended from the basement ceiling. These look like ghostly smoke puffs. The medium-scale works hang in clusters arranged in a straight line, but numerous potential composite images are possible. The transparent surfaces allow the drawings to interact with one another through layering, and their shapes shift as the viewer moves to different vantage points. This interest in layered perspectives carries over into Strecker's general observation about the exhibition: "You will find angles where you have a collage image of several works."
Continuing in the vein of "Coded Scroll," Strecker's "Gambler II" and "Cycle/Drain" offer sonic as well as material manipulation. In an open-on-three-sides first-floor chamber, she has constructed an approximately four-foot-tall assemblage by shattering sheets of Plexiglas and then fusing the pieces back together with sharp, jutting angles. At the structure's base is a small pool of water. This funnels slowly through a drain to the basement below, where Strecker has strung a long, spiderweb-like length of plastic wrap — "Cycle/Drain." The water drips onto the plastic, and the building's acoustics amplify the semi-regular rhythm of the impromptu instrument.
The other two artists reference musical instruments, as well. Near "Cycle/Drain," Miller has placed a rapidly ticking metronome. Upstairs, Goesel has installed a sunburst of taut threads that look as if they could be played like a harp.
While Miller and Strecker work with tight precision, Goesel's works have a lighter and more fluid feel. His four large-scale sculptures occupy the plant's central open chamber and are constantly in flux at the whims of changing light and wind. Each piece is made from shiny lamé whose threads incorporate actual silver. The largest of these is "LFS 333 silver," a suspended disc that measures approximately 13 feet across. Another, "LFS silver stairs," hangs in tiers, looking like a floating, gently undulating staircase to nowhere.
Goesel describes these works as "passive sculptures" inspired by his interest in the tools and mechanisms of photography — in this case, the reflecting fabric used by professional photographers to manipulate light. In this sense, he has transformed the Moran into a massive photography studio with no designated subjects. During his artist talk, Goesel noted, "[I work] in between or around photography — I wouldn't say I'm working about it."
The works of these three artists function uncannily well together. Each maintains a distinct style and individual preoccupations, though Goesel and Strecker make more use of recurring elements of the building's architecture. Collectively, the artists have created a nondidactic meditation on light and energy, technology and the passage of time.
The show is not static; during their tenure in Burlington, Goesel, Miller and Strecker continue to make tweaks and additions. The final pieces will be revealed at the exhibition's closing reception on August 28.
The original print version of this article was headlined "Overnight Projects Mounts Inventive Installations in the Moran Plant"
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NBC's "The Blacklist" has set a DVR record – becoming the first broadcast series to add more than 6 million viewers to its count between its overnight ratings (Live+SD) and its ratings after a week of DVR usage is taken into account (Live+7).
The show's second episode saw 11.35 million viewers on the night of airing, but by week's end that figure had jumped to 17.9 million viewers. It also retained 100% of the 5.49 rating from the premiere in the 18-49 key demo.
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For this project I chose to recreate this vintage poster by Janez Trpin. I love the colors and textures. I am not an experienced Illustrator so this will definitely be a challenge to get right. Looking forward to giving it a go.
I hope to attain some skills on using textures and create lighting as well as just getting more experience building shapes in Illustrator.
Update1: I started tracing the mountains with the pen tool. Just by clicking and creating points. Thereafter I went over it in outline mode and ajusted curves to match the shape more correctly. This was done using the the anchor point tool.
Next I began creating the road in the lower left corner. I created a square a rotated it using the rotating tool. Then I erased the part I didn't and ended up with the shape I needed. For the creation of the poles/fence, I used the info window to see the constrain angle of the road shape. I then entered that value in the constrain angle setting in the prefences->general window. That made it easier to draw the shapes needed.
I then used a wacom tablet and the blob brush tool to draw some highlights on the mountains and this is where I end up for now.
Update 2: I added the rocks and some water surface details using the blob brush. I think it needs some more work when I get to the texture part of this exercise.
Update 3: i added some more details and also the shapes for the train. I decided to not build the car in the lower right corner of the original. I am a little pressed for time and a bit eager to get to the texture part.
If anybody has advice on how to proceed with the texture part I would really appreciate it. Like what sort of texture to use, and how to apply them. (clipping masks and blend modes?)
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After quite a while I have sat down and finished this project. The final version does not contain the car or the train. Both were just to detalied in the building process. Maybe someday I will get back to it.
Anyway, I went ahead and used bitmap textures made in photoshop as explained by Brad in the final segment of the lessons. Just sandwiching them in between 2 copies of a given shape.
Here is my final versions (sans transportational vehicles)
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