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At the cinema and in our bars, restaurants and cafes, we implement a range of initiatives to minimise our impact on the environment. Read about them here, and let us know if you have any more ideas for how we can improve.
We are committed to ongoing action to minimise the impact of our activities on the environment.
We aim to:
Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.
Actively promote recycling both internally and among our customers and suppliers.
Meet or exceed all environmental legislation that relates to the organisation.
Integrate the consideration of environmental concerns and impacts into all of our decision making and activities.
Promote environmental awareness among our employees and encourage them to work in an environmentally responsible manager.
Promote efficient use of materials and resources throughout the organisation.
Communicate our environmental commitment to clients, customers and the public and encourage them to support it.
Strive to continually improve our environmental performance and minimise the social impact and damage of activates by periodically reviewing our environmental policy in light of our current and planned future activities.
All employees must ensure that they minimise their individual environmental impact. We occupy a unique and valuable historic building, and it is the responsibility of every employee to look after both the building itself and our immediate environment.
Our Environmental Policy is reviewed annually.
We have a dedicated 'Green Team' of employees from across Tyneside Cinema, Tyneside Bar Cafe, Tyneside Coffee Rooms and Vicolo. Our Green Team regularly meets to discuss ways we can work together to meet the aims contained in our Environmental Policy.
We (Tyneside Cinema, Tyneside Bar Cafe, Tyneside Coffee Rooms and Vicolo) are committed to year-on-year improvement to reduce our total waste, reuse where we can and recycle more.
We separate our waste into mixed recyclate (including plastic bottles, glasses and tubs, cardboard, metal cans, newspapers, telephone directories, magazines and paper including letters, flyers, leaflets and white envelopes), glass and general waste.
All Tyneside Cinema's disposable coffee cups are recyclable, as are all our straws. Vicolo coffee cups are also biodegradable.
Unclaimed spectacles in our lost property glasses are taken to Specsavers who reuse and/or recycle them.
Our technical team recycle all batteries, and we recycle all our printer cartridges in aid of Great North Air Ambulance.
We aim to increase our recycling by a minimum of 10% over the next two years by reviewing our purchasing and operations, as well as helping our staff and customers to recycle more.
We are proud to have achieved 3-star Creative Green certification in recognition of its commitment to managing its carbon footprint and improving its environmental impacts. Despite increased activity across the whole organisation, we are proud to have reduced our total greenhouse gas emissions and we are committed to ongoing improvement.
Creative Green environmental certification was developed by Julie's Bicycle specifically for the creative sector. Its purpose is to recognise commitment and achievement, track progress over time and inspire organisations to do more.
The certification uses a point-scoring system to assess environmental commitment, understanding and improvement. By achieving Creative Green certification and showing year-on-year improvement, we are joining the UK creative industries' response to climate change and environmental sustainability.
Our current Creative Green Certificate is on display in our Box Office alongside our current Display Energy Certificate.


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Route 319 is a state highway in northern Connecticut running entirely in Stafford.

Route description
Route 319 begins at an intersection with Route 190 in Stafford and heads east and northeast, crossing Furnace Brook and ending at an intersection with Route 19 in Stafford Hollow. The entire route is known as Orcuttville Road.

History
Orcuttville Road was first designated as a state highway in the 1962 Route Reclassification Act. It was initially assigned as SR 535, an unsigned internal route number. In 1967, the internal route number was changed to SR 611. Route 319 was established from SR 611 as a signed route in 1988 and has had no significant changes since. In 2010, a curve just east of the Route 32 intersection was reconstructed in front of the town's high school to take out the sharp curve that had originally been there, which placed the road slightly north of where it had originally been. The length of Route 319, however, has not been changed.

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Transportation in Tolland County, Connecticut

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Android: Nova Launcher is our favorite Android launcher and it just got even better. The latest version of this alternative launcher lets you start a search by saying "OK Google".
We've featured one tool that does this for rooted phones, but if you haven't rooted, Nova Launcher now has it baked in. Grab the update if you already have Nova Launcher installed, or install it anew if necessary. Launch Nova Settings and tap the "Ok, Google" option and then check the box labelled Ok, Google Hotword. Tap Google Settings and ensure Google Now is set to On.
That's all there is to it, but there are restrictions on where OK Google is available internationally—Google puts this limitation in place rather than Nova Launcher. Next time you want to perform a search, just utter those all-important words to your phone and Google Now will appear, ready to do your bidding.
It's not something that guaranteed to work with every phone on the market—and you need to have your screen unlocked to use it—but we love Nova Launcher so much it's worth giving it a try if you haven't done so already.


Patio is poured and the guys are putting the final touches on my privacy fence as I write this. I have tons of stuff outside that needs to be moved. Do I dare dig any of it up in this heat? Also, we have about 20 stepping stones that need to be laid. We have no idea where to begin with this project. Does anyone have any ideas or know where we can find instructions on placing them. I can't wait for cooler temperatures so I can spend my days in the yard. I want to make the area colorful and playful. We have 6 kids next door and I want them to enjoy our yard too.
Please God, make me as good as my cat thinks I am!
How'd your project turn out???
Inquiring minds would like to know!!!
Did you get any pictures by any chance???
And where is your compost box now?????????


Although Katie Holmes has made headlines throughout her career for her marriage and divorce from Tom Cruise, the actress has always kept her personal life private.
But now the 35-year-old star is finally opening up to People about her marriage to the actor, her career and being a mom to Hollywood's most famous celebrity kid.
"I don't have any fear now, I don't have a lot of rules for myself, and I don't take myself that seriously," she said to People.
You're about to see a lot more of Katie – and we're not talking about paparazzi shots! The actress is set to reprise her role as Jackie Kennedy in the Reelz mini series The Kennedys: After Camelot. She is also starring in the comedy Miss Meadows. "I feel ready for new challenges," she said of her career.


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Dell EMC and Circle IT to sponsor Swansea University for Welsh Varsity
Dell EMC and Circle IT will be the principal sponsors for Swansea University at this year's Welsh Varsity.
Both sponsors will feature on the men's and women's rugby jerseys for their respective matches against Cardiff University.
Their sponsorship will also see representatives presenting the Varsity jerseys to both the men's and women's squads ahead of the showpiece event, as well as dual campus digi-screen advertising.
The Welsh Varsity is a week-long festival of sport which sees students compete in over 40 sports including swimming, golf, football, netball, hockey and fencing.
The majority of events will take place at the Sport Wales facilities in Sophia Gardens on Wednesday, April 10, culminating in the men's rugby match at the Principality Stadium later that night.
The men's rugby match will be broadcast live on S4C, with kick-off at 7.05pm, and online via S4C Clic, Rygbi Pawb Facebook Live and S4C's YouTube channel, while the women's match which kicks off at 4.30pm will be streamed live on S4C Clic, Rygbi Pawb Facebook Live and S4C's YouTube channel.
Dell EMC, a part of Dell Technologies, enables organisations to modernise, automate and transform their data centre using industry-leading converged infrastructure, servers, storage and data protection solutions.
Circle IT are the UK's technology experts for Education and leading IT support and solutions provider to Corporate and Public Sector organisations across the UK.
Dell EMC are also offering Swansea University staff and students discount on Dell products. For more information visit: www.dell.co.uk/advantage/employees
As well as Dell EMC and Circle IT, Swansea University will also have partner sponsors in the form of Icon Creative Design and Westdale whose logos will appear on the jerseys of both the men's and women's lacrosse teams.
Claire Vyvyan, Senior Vice President at Dell EMC said:
"As both an ex player and supporter, I'm delighted that Dell Technologies have the opportunity to support 2019 Welsh Varsity rugby.
"Rugby is without doubt the sport which most depends on team work, commitment, passion and leadership and Dell is proud that we are able to invest in helping young people at Swansea University to cultivate these skills which will serve them throughout life.
"Dell Technologies is also committed to investing in Wales and we look forward to making some exciting announcements in the coming months."
Roger Harry, Circle IT CEO said:
"We are delighted to be the principal sponsors for Swansea University at The Welsh Varsity. This sponsorship agreement demonstrates our continued engagement within the South Wales community and our commitment to provide young people with the experience, equipment and skills they need to succeed."
Delyth Thomas, Corporate events and engagement manager at Swansea University said:
"The Welsh Varsity has become a greatly anticipated event in the University calendar, a real highlight for athletes and supporters alike. It is a fantastic time of year for students as they spend an action-packed day celebrating the pride that they have in their University.
"We are delighted to have the support of both DELL EMC and Circle IT which will help make this year's Welsh Varsity a truly memorable occasion for everyone involved."
Posted by Press Office <press@swansea.ac.uk>
Tuesday 26 March 2019 15.43 GMT
Wednesday 27 March 2019 09.59 GMT

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Andra Pradesh, Aug 12, 2017 : Abu Dhabi-based B R Shetty group will set up a quantum and analytics healthcare centre as a part of the proposed integrated BRS Medicity in Andhra Pradesh's capital city Amaravati.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the BRS Medicity, a 1.8 billion USD project, in the capital region.
The Medicity will have a Rs 1,150 crore medical university for 800 students, Rs 1,500 crore super-speciality hospital with 1,500 beds, Rs 500 crore medical devices manufacturing facility, knowledge process outsourcing centre that will employ 4,000 people, stem cell research centre, naturopathy and a yoga centre.
The BR Shetty group will also set up an International Baccalaureate School that could have could have an intake of 2,890 students and provide 500 jobs.


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Les eleccions legislatives franceses de 2007 per renovar la composició de l'Assemblea Nacional es van celebrar entre els dies 10 i 17 de juny de 2007. Les dues dates corresponen a la primera volta per escollir els i les candidates (diumenge 10 de juny) i la segona volta (diumenge 17 de juny). Iparralde no és reconegut administrativament i per tant no compta amb circumscripcions electorals pròpies, són circumscripcions que parteixen del departament (els Pirineus Atlàntics). Així, els municipis s'engloben en la 4a, la 5a i la 6a circumscripció legislativa dels Pirineus Atlàntics. Als tres territoris històrics bascos que formen part l'Estat francès els resultats foren els següents:

Lapurdi
Primera volta (10 de juny)
La participació va ser del 61,69% i es van registrar un 1,34% de vots blancs i nuls.

Segona volta (17 de juny)
La participació va ser del 59,61% i es van registrar un 3,86% de vots blancs i nuls.

Baixa Navarra
Primera volta (10 de juny)
La participació va ser del 65,03% i es van registrar un 2,12% de vots blancs i nuls.

Segona volta (17 de juny)
La participació va ser del 66,94% i es van registrar un 3,82% de vots blancs i nuls.

Zuberoa
Primera volta (10 de juny)
La participació va ser del 66,56% i es van registrar un 1,73% de vots blancs i nuls.

Segona volta (17 de juny)
La participació va ser del 69,16% i es van registrar un 2,82% de vots blancs i nuls.

Conjunt d'Iparralde (els tres territoris)
Primera volta (10 de juny)
La participació va ser del 62,38% i es van registrar un 1,46% de vots blancs i nuls.

Segona volta (17 de juny)
La participació va ser del 61,03% i es van registrar un 3,79% de vots blancs i nuls.

Finalment de les circumscripcions que integraven els territoris bascos, van obtenir escó el candidat Jean Lassalle (per la coalició UDF-MoDem) per la 4a circumscripció, Jean Grenet (de l'UMP) per la 5a circumscripció i Michèle Alliot-Marie (també de l'UMP) per la 6a.

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2007 Iparralde
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Анатолий Данилович Соляников (1919—2010) — майор Советской Армии, участник Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза (1944). Почётный гражданин Орши.

Биография

Анатолий Соляников родился 19 июля 1919 года в деревне Чурилово (ныне — Оршанский район Витебской области Белоруссии). После окончания средней школы работал инспектором Оршанского райземотдела. В январе 1941 года Соляников был призван на службу в Рабоче-крестьянскую Красную Армию. В 1942 году он окончил Энгельсскую военную авиационную школу пилотов. С ноября того же года — на фронтах Великой Отечественной войны. В боях два раза был ранен.

К апрелю 1944 года старший лейтенант Анатолий Соляников командовал эскадрильей 810-го штурмового авиаполка 225-й штурмовой авиадивизии 15-й воздушной армии 2-го Прибалтийского фронта. К тому времени он совершил 86 боевых вылетов на воздушную разведку и штурмовку скоплений боевой техники и живой силы противника, нанеся ему большие потери.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 19 августа 1944 года за «образцовое выполнение боевых заданий командования на фронте борьбы с немецкими захватчиками и проявленные при этом мужество и героизм» старший лейтенант Анатолий Соляников был удостоен высокого звания Героя Советского Союза с вручением ордена Ленина и медали «Золотая Звезда» за номером 7798.

В сентябре 1944 года Соляников был сбит над вражеской территорией и попал в немецкий плен. В марте 1945 года он был освобождён. В 1946 году в звании майора Соляников был уволен в запас. Проживал и работал в Орше. Умер 8 сентября 2010 года.

Был также награждён двумя орденами Красного Знамени, орденом Александра Невского, двумя орденами Отечественной войны 1-й степени, белорусским орденом «За службу Родине» 3-й степени и рядом медалей.

Память

В честь А.Д. Соляникова носит имя одна из улиц Орши.

Примечания

Литература

Лётчики Великой Отечественной войны


When I first laid eyes on the Klasden Levanaus backpack that SPIGEN SGP sent us to review, one thing was clear to me: I was looking at a quality product. Of course, I expected nothing less, because every SPIGEN product I've ever touched has been nothing short of awesome - in both form and function. Seriously, these guys know how to make some of the best products on the market, and I love them. In a purely platonic way.
The Levanaus backpack is no different, either - it's versatile, practical, and well made. With that, let's dive into a closer look.
What is it? It's an awesome backpack.
Where can I buy it? Directly from SPIGEN or on Amazon.
Do I want it? Do you need a new backpack? If so, then yes, you want this one.
This backpack holds a lot of stuff - including up to a 15.6" laptop - but manages to stay a reasonable size. See below for the full list of crap I managed to stuff into mine.
Tons of pockets. And dear God, do I love pockets.
Awesome faux fur lining in the laptop compartment and the cell phone/MP3 player pocket on the front.
The padded shoulder straps/back make it very comfortable to carry.
Elastic bands on the shoulder straps to keep earbud wiring neatly tucked away.
The main compartment doesn't open quite as wide as I would like, so packing/unpacking it can be a bit difficult (definitely not a deal breaker, though).
I wish the tablet compartment had the same faux fur lining as the laptop and cell phone compartments.
I have the gray backpack, and I have to admit - it's a bit feminine looking because of the light blue color. If you're a girl, that 's a good thing, but I'm not, so it goes in the cons. I should've gone for the violet one.
...and there's still room left. I just don't have anything else dire to put in it.
Of course, you could forgo certain things (like the tripod, camera, Bluetooth speaker, etc.) and have plenty of room for books and the like for school.
Even with a full load of stuff in it, the Klasden backpack is still quite comfortable to carry thanks to the incredibly padded shoulder straps and back, and comfort is always a plus.
If you prefer a messenger-style bag or have a smaller (13" or less) laptop, then you may want to check out the Neumann Shoulder Bag ($63). It's in the same Klasden line that the Levanous backpack is from, and features the same construction, colors, faux-fur lining, and design elements.
Similarly, SPIGEN also offers a Klasden themed cell phone/MP3 player/point & shoot camera case that can easily attach to the shoulder straps of either the Levanaus backpack or Neumann shoulder bag ($15).
I have no less than seven different gadget bags, and the Klasden backpack is up at the top of the list (alongside my Powerbag messenger) for my favorite. Which bag I carry varies - sometimes I'm in the mood to carry a messenger style, so I grab my Powerbag (our review); when I want to carry a backpack (which is most of the time), though, I'm going straight for the Klasden backpack every single time.
This bag is well made, holds a metric ton of stuff, protects your laptop, smartphone, and tablet; and is comfortable to carry - what more could you ask for?


Kate Middleton didn't get flustered when the wind blustered at a charity event to combat the issue of cyberbullying this morning.
She looked her usual elegant self in a navy midi skirt (KMiddy?) skirt by Orla Kiely, a MaxMara jacket and blue Alexander McQueen heels at the forum organised by children's mental health charity Place2Be.
That is, until an unexpected gust of wind blew up her skirt as she bent down to accept a posy of flowers from a young fan.
Maybe she should take style tips from the Queen, who is said to weigh down the hems of her skirts with little lead curtain weights.
Still, we'll late Kate off, seeing as she is still officially on maternity leave with four-month-old son Prince George, but made this appearance in her capacity as Patron of Place2Be.
The Duchess discussed 21st century problems like cyber-bullying and sexting with experts at the event, taking particular interest in the mental well-being of under-fives. She even stayed for an extra hour to listen to talks on addiction and self-harm.
Looking this good, it's hard to believe Kate herself was bullied at school, but it's safe to say she's got one up on her tormentors now, right? GO KMIDDY, GO.
What do you think of Kate's navy ensemble? Tweet us your thoughts @CosmopolitanUK.
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Over a million attend Hong Kong demo against controversial extradition law, organisers say
9 June 2019 22:00
Jennifer Creery
Over a million people have joined a mass protest against the Hong Kong government's controversial extradition bill, according to organisers.
Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.
Jimmy Sham, a spokesperson for organisers, said around 1.03 million people attended the march – a figure that was calculated by volunteers along Hennessy Road. Police estimated 240,000 people turned up at the rally's peak.
See also: 'We are duty-bound': Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends extradition bill despite 'million-strong' protest
The march was organised by the Civil Human Rights Front – a coalition of pro-democracy groups.
Protesters march during a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 9, 2019. Photo: Philip Fong/AFP.
Demonstrators brought Hong Kong Island to a halt, chanting "Scrap the evil law," "Oppose China extradition" and "Carrie Lam resign," in reference to the Chief Executive.
See also: In Pictures: Violent clashes as Hong Kong police clear protesters following anti-extradition bill demo
Police urged protesters to march from Victoria Park before the 3pm start-time to ease overcrowding.
The MTR also enacted crowd control measures, with protesters still leaving Victoria Park up to four hours after the start time. Protesters were still arriving at the end-point seven hours after the protest began.
Police opened up all lanes on Hennessey Road after initially refusing to do so.
Lam declined to answer questions at a public appearance in Ocean Park on Sunday afternoon.
See also: Hong Kong Island comes to a standstill as hundreds of thousands protest extradition bill
The organiser turnout figure would make it the largest protest Hong Kong has ever seen, surpassing the turnout seen at mass rallies in 1989 and 2003.
Photo: InMediahk.net.
The protesters marched towards the legislature over an issue that has underscored divisions in society over trust in the legislature and the Chinese judicial system.
'Nonsense'
Hong Kong's government first proposed legal amendments in February to allow the city to handle case-by-case extradition requests from jurisdictions with no prior agreements, most notably China and Taiwan.
The plan would enable the chief executive and local courts to handle extradition requests without legislative oversight and could reach a final vote before the current legislative period ends in July.
The government has said the law will allow it to close a legal "loophole," but lawyers, journalists, foreign politicians and businesses have raised concerns over the risk of residents being extradited to the mainland.
HK Lau, a retired civil servant in his 60s, told HKFP he believed the passing of the extradition law would mean the end of the One Country Two Systems principle.
"Communist China has never changed," Lau said. "If anything has changed it is that they are richer and more powerful, and now it's spreading."
HK Lau. Photo: Jennifer Creery/HKFP.
Karen Chan, a university student, told HKFP she thinks the government has neglected public opinion on the extradition proposals and calls the bill "nonsense"
"I know it's difficult to change the mind of the Hong Kong government, but I hope that the protest today can arouse some international concern about it through the power of mass media," she said.
Karen Chan. Photo: Jennifer Creery/HKFP.
Secondary school teacher Gary Chiu told HKFP that many of his friends did not attend the march either because they felt the government would not listen to their concerns or because they did not have any business interests to protect. This is his second time attending an anti-extradition protest.
Chiu added he wanted the bill to be scrapped and for Lam to resign: "Hong Kong is now becoming a battlefield between an authoritarian state and the free world. Remember, when one is enslaved, all are not free, so we urge the international society, the US government and the EU, to keep pressuring the Hong Kong government and the Chinese government," he said.
Secondary school teacher Gary Chiu (left) and his family. Photo: Jennifer Creery/HKFP.
An office secretary, who declined to reveal her identity for fear of reprisal from central authorities in the event the extradition bill passes, told HKFP she is not usually concerned with politics but came out on Sunday because of the extradition bill's broad implications on all sectors of society.
"We do care about justice in Hong Kong," she said. "And we do have concerns about safety as well, many people were disappeared in China and we heard about it from the news."
An office secretary, who declined to reveal her identity for fear of reprisal from central authorities in the event the extradition bill passes, shows her placard which reads 'So bad even introverts are here.' Photo: Jennifer Creery/HKFP.
Organisers of Sunday's march invited participants to wear white to represent "light" and "justice."
See also: 'You are not alone': Hongkongers abroad mobilise to oppose extradition law changes
The pro-democracy camp's convenor, Claudia Mo, told RTHK on Sunday that Lam was pushing the extradition bill at the behest of Beijing: "The apparent grand plan, complete with the Greater Bay Area scheme, is to assimilate Hong Kong into the vast hinterland. The idea is to, ultimately, disappear Hong Kong, or at least to change it into one of the numerous Chinese cities… like a little boat, Hong Kong is sinking fast, but we're not taking this lying down, we have to put up a fight."
The pro-Beijing New People's Party has said it still supports the government's extradition but respects Hongkongers' free speech. It called for "formal and long-term rendition agreements" with countries such as China.
Police remained on guard on Sunday after two petrol bomb attacks against their Wan Chai headquarters and Happy Valley station on Friday. A man has been charged in connection with the incident and three others have been released on bail. Police said there was no connection found to the protests.
Seven people were arrested at the anti-extradition protest on Sunday – one for assault near the flyover at Canal Street and six others for criminal destruction, including theft at a street stand, police said.
According to a clip shared by pro-democracy group @demosisto, police have deployed pepper spray during an indecent in Admiralty as protesters attempted to move into the road.
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— Hong Kong Free Press (@HongKongFP) June 9, 2019
Meanwhile, pepper spray was deployed in Admiralty, as some protesters attempted to enter the road.
In April, tens of thousands of Hongkongers took to the streets in protest of the proposal as democrats have sought to hinder the bill's progress at the legislature. The government is fast-tracking the bill's movement through the legislature, insisting that it arrive at the main chamber by Wednesday in the hope it will pass before the summer break next month.
Additional reporting: Tom Grundy.
Correction 11/6: A previous version of this piece incorrectly cited the police turnout figure.
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Q: Why won't my horse show hearts when tamed? I have ridden this horse a lot and have stopped getting thrown off, but I never got any hearts. Even Golden Apples and Golden Carrots don't give me hearts like the Minecraft wiki says they will when fed to a tamed horse. Am I doing something wrong?

A: Hearts may not appear if your particle count is set to none in the graphics settings. Set it to a higher setting and viola! hearts to your heart's content.

A: If you can get on and ride a horse without being thrown off, you have almost certainly tamed it. The hearts may have appeared without you noticing, or may not have appeared due to a graphics issue. See if you can saddle this horse, and maybe try taming another.

A: Make sure in your video settings you don't have minimal particles. To make sure you don't miss the hearts, make sure all particles are on.

A: If your horse stops bucking you off but doesn't show the hearts, then I believe that you still tamed it, and it's just a display error.

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Mexican children treated for nervous breakdowns is hard to believe but has been reported in Oaxaca. A priest there is also warning about calling up spirits or demons. A silly little game that has gone viral in social media and kids play in school. The poor man's Ouija board game has a long history and why it's suddenly popular is anyone's guess.
Step 1: Draw an X on a piece of paper.
Step 2: Label two of the resulting quadrants "no," and the other two "yes."
Step 3: Place two overlapping pencils on each axis of your grid, crossing them in the middle.
Step 4: Say "Charlie, Charlie, are you there?" and ask a question.
Step 5: Scream at the answer probably.
Even if that doesn't exactly describe you, though, Charlie makes a killer case study in virality and how things move in and out of languages and cultures online. You'll notice, for instance, a lot of players and reporters talking about the game as if it were new, when it's actually - and more interestingly, I think - an old game that has just recently crossed the language divide.
This is also, pretty notably, yet another example of the power of the teenage Internet. Write off their little games as silly, sure - but we never trended Bloody Mary or Ouija board.
We're surrounded by mango orchards and lots of people working in them. Many tractors pulling trailers over to the packing houses in Jaluco. A few large trucks sitting around waiting to be filled before they take off for another part of Mexico. They pick them very green for transport so there are not a lot of ripe ones around yet. The mango below is on the tree next door and I could pick it but it's not ready. Our gancho (mango picker) broke and I was going to buy a new one but the trees next door don't have much fruit this year.
Tropical Depression One-E has formed about 685 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
Tropical Depression One-E is expected to strengthen to a tropical storm soon, and a hurricane Friday.
Rapid intensification - an increase in sustained winds of 30 knots or more in 24 hours or less - is possible over the next day or so, due to low wind shear and warm sea-surface temperatures.
Once it strengthens into a tropical storm it will receive the name, Andres.
This system will likely remain well off the Mexican coast, eventually weakening over colder water early next week.
High surf appears to be the most likely indirect impact along the Baja peninsula, including Cabo San Lucas, this weekend into early next week.
Yari turned 13 on Sunday and we had a great party. A yard full of kids and a huge pot of Pozole. She got the face in the cake treatment again but it was dark and nothing like last year. Most of her school friends couldn't come to the party so they had a second party on the Melaque Plaza last night after school.
According to this map there was only a primitive road as far north as Chamela and nothing south from Vallarta. I'm sure Tomatlan and El Tuito were there but possibly very difficult to get to. I found this interactive map (link at bottom) years ago on a site that lets you store lots of data free. I snagged the graphics and the web page (HTML) that makes it work thinking the site may go away ... which it did.
This old Pemex map reminds me when Texaco and other gas stations in the US would give away maps free. We always needed them about 1950 as we cruised around eastern Oregon and northern California in the old 1949 Studebaker.
Had three of these in the last week and always one every couple of months. I found the first in the palapa when I was putting a tarp over it. Too far embedded inside to do anything but spray one more in a small palm in the yard and one in the palm on the street. If they are accessible Hugo puts a plastic bag around them and has a small fire in the lot next door. I have a flowering Palm that is full of feeding Wasps so probably another nest soon.
Not sure where I got the idea to try this except that the fresh Ginger (jengibre in Spanish) (hen-hebrey) I buy at Parisani has little "eyes" similar to potatoes. I had not read about the plant (annual or perennial), flowers or not, climate, soil, ornamental only or amount of sun.
Turns out it is a hardy plant that likes heat, humidity, water and fertilizer. I'll see how it does in the pot but it may end up in the garden because plants with rhizomes spread (put it where it can be controlled I read). Interesting to read about the history and origin of Ginger and how it got to the Americas. Haven't yet figured out the difference between common and ornamental. Ginger in Mexican cooking -- I heard in a certain Mole but nothing more. A continuing story I'm sure.
Tropical gingers, whether common or ornamental, require at least one year of undisturbed growth to bloom. Generally, the flower stems grow directly from a mature rhizome, although shell ginger's flowers grow directly from leaf stems. When growing new ginger plants from seeds or transplanted plantlets, they may require up to three years of growth before producing flowers. Planting ginger in a large, wide flowerpot and taking it indoors during winter gives the rhizome time to fully mature.
Great musician that I thought I saw at Winterland in San Francisco ..... but it was Muddy Waters I was thinking of. Some of this new music we are left with really turns my stomach and it's so sad to see old timers go.
Clapton has been known to use his platform and large fanbase to promote King, whom he believed didn't sustain the recognition the blues legend deserved in the twilight of his career. "If you're not familiar with his work, I would encourage you get an album called B.B. King Live at the Regal, which is where it all really started for me as a young player," Clapton says in his tribute.
Al mismo tiempo, funcionarios de la Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua), dieron a conocer que este año se espera una temporada de huracanes muy intensa, por arriba del promedio histórico en el Océano Pacífico por lo prevén mucha lluvia para esta región.
La Conagua en su primer cálculo de la temporada de ciclones para este año, pronostica 19 ciclones para el Pacífico, de los cuales, 8 serán tormentas tropicales, 11 huracanes moderados y 4 intensos, por lo que las autoridades ya están tomando las precauciones del caso por tanta actividad ciclónica en las costas del Pacífico Mexicano.
My front sidewalk was in need of some help. Not that it wasn't well built but we just didn't think of everything. Three downspouts dump water on it causing erosion, ants build caves under it, chickens excavate the edges looking for bugs .... and then there's the kids who like the sidewalk and the dirt in front of it. I told Hugo generally what I wanted and let him make the design decisions. I like what he came up with. A little more on the driveway to go.
Then there is my north wall. Because someday (maybe never) there will be a house up against that wall I didn't worry too much about the stucco and it is pretty sloppy and very ruff. I also cut corners on properly sealing and painting it. Shoe had a couple 5 gallon buckets of cheap paint that was old so I mixed that with a little sealer and some decent paint but not semi-gloss. I'll only paint with semi-gloss from now on.
So I figured I'd clean it up, primer a few areas and let Hugo go at it with a roller. Turns out I have wire brushed and/or cleaned with Clorox almost the whole wall. Also it's so ruff that doing a good job with a roller is almost impossible and you can't see your holidays 10-12 feet above you. I will end up painting that whole 20x4 meter wall with a brush. Plenty of other painting for Hugo.
Many people are expecting an unusual weather year mostly due to ocean temperatures being high. The Pacific is supposed to get well more than the Atlantic for named storms but an Invest just popped up off the East coast of the US. At least the Weather Underground labeled it as a Invest but no number yet.
The Atlantic hurricane season doesn't start until the end of May so the National Hurricane Center may not become active even with an early storm. On our Pacific side we have two more weeks before the season starts. Tracking storms is interesting and exciting but you can end up very sorry when they land on your doorstep. Let's hope this year is not too crazy.
The first week of May is usually too early for the Atlantic to see its first named storm, but that is a possibility this year, according to the Friday morning runs of the GFS and European models. These models predict that an extratropical storm will form along an old cold frontal boundary over the Bahama Islands just east of the coast of Florida on Tuesday, then drift slowly northwards towards North Carolina during the week. Ocean temperatures are near 26°C (79°F), which is about 1.7°C (3°F) above average for this time of year, and just at the limit of where a tropical storm can form.
An Atlantic Named Storm Coming for the First Week of May?


In my daily work I use a multitude of tools and in an effort to help myself remember as well as make them available I have included them here, if there are any thoughts or question please don't hesitate to ask.
Here are some of the tools that I use on a regular basis they are infinitely helpful to me so hopefully you should get some use out of them.
Chocolately - For installing programs on windows.


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AIM-9X Sidewinder 3-Rack
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Choose a Material Smooth Fine Detail Plastic - $13.99
3D printed in matte translucent plastic that showcases fine and intricate details.
The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile which entered service with the US Navy in 1956 and subsequently was adopted by the US Air Force in 1964. Since then the Sidewinder has proved to be an enduring international success, and its latest variants are still standard equipment in most western-aligned air forces. The Sidewinder is the most widely used air-to-air missile in the West, with more than 110,000 missiles produced for the U.S. and 27 other nations, of which perhaps one percent have been used in combat. The AIM-9X Sidewinder is a substantial upgrade to the Sidewinder family which includes an updated seeker, compatibility with JHMCS, and increased performance.
This is the first of my short-range missile series at 1:200 scale. Enjoy!
Version 1.1.20190611
1:200 Modern USA Missile AIM9 AIM9X air-to-air dogfight dogfighting infrared homing missile raytheon sidewinder WVR
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EA-18G Growler Model Aircraft Stand
AGM-88 HARM Individual
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
AA-8 Aphid 2-Rack


The alpha-2/delta subunit of voltage-dependent calcium channels regulates calcium current density and activation/inactivation kinetics of the calcium channel.
Predominantly expressed in certain types of endocrine cells. Present in the Paneth cells of the small intestine. Also present in the erythroblasts in the fetal liver, in the cells of the zona reticularis of the adrenal gland and in the basophils of the pituitary. Present at low level in some brain regions such as the cerebellum (at protein level).


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Dialects Create Familiarity and Softens Speech
February 15, 2020 / Last updated : February 25, 2020 Super-J Hints For Learning Japanese
In January 2007, HIGASHIKOKUBARU Hideo, a former entertainer, was elected as governor of Miyazaki prefecture. It is believed that his speech, "Miyazaki wo dogenka sen to ikan" (We must do something for Miyazaki), spoken in the local dialect to citizens of the prefecture during the election campaign, played a big role in his surprise victory. Ex-Prime Minister, TANAKA Kakuei also skillfully used his Niigata dialect in his speeches and subsequently attracted voters. In the movie "Hula Girl," which was shown in the summer of 2006, actors and actresses spoke in the Fukushima dialect, which was successfully used to provide a distinctive 'flavor' to the movie, and played a part in the good reviews of the movie.
There are dialects everywhere in Japan. Take for example, "Ookini" which means "Thank you" in Kansai dialect and is used in the Osaka area. "Oideyasu" means "Welcome" in Kyoto dialect. These dialects are used by people of these regions on a daily basis.
Dialects help to create familiarity. They vary by region, but you can roughly guess which region the person comes from by his or her dialect. In the best-selling mystery book "Suna no Utsuwa" ("A sand container," written by MATSUMOTO Seichou) that sold more than one million copies, a dialect was used as the key to solve the case.
In the various regions of Japan, dialects are used by citizens in their daily lives, but the media uses the Tokyo dialect as the "standard" dialect of Japan. Therefore, foreigners will not have any difficulties being understood by Japanese if they are learning the "standard" Tokyo dialect. Considering that English has now become the standard world language due to globalization and other reasons, the Japanese language still has its own role, so dialects should also be respected as part of the characteristics of local culture.
Knowledge of Japanese Culture is Necessary when Translating
The Japanese Language has Characteristic ways of Being Expressed
Japanese People Use Pretext to Achieve Real Intentions


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Q: Does bootstrap-modal.js require additional javascript? I'm experiencing issues with twitter's bootstrap-modal javascript.
I'm just using the same code they have on their page

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Of course, when I click on my Launch button nothing happens. Am I supposed to add something to a script.js file?
In my header I am loading jquery, bootstrap and a bunch of other stuff. Should my code work, or is there anything I didn't do correctly?
thx for any answer

A: Are you initializing it like this?
$('#modal-from-dom').modal(options)


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Q: Enable syntax coloring in Geany? Online all the examples for Geany have syntax coloring, but I couldn't figure out how to enable this feature. I downloaded Geany, then created a new python file, but whenever as I type a keyword, number, string, ... the color stays black even after saving. Do I have to install an additional plug-in or is there an option somewhere to enable coloring?

A: The "coloring" is called syntax highlighting and it is based on the detected file type. The file type detecting pretty much works on two paths:

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*from file extension. So a file with extension .py is recognized as Python file. This can be configured via Tools->Configuration Files->filetypes_extensions.conf

*from manual choice from inside Document menu. So e.g. "Document->Set Filetype->Scripting Languages->Python source file" for setting Python

In some cases the so called shebang -- the #!/bin/... at the start of a file -- is also used to determine the file type.
In your case, you should ensure you have saved your file with a extension marked as Python and/or choose manually.

A: There is a great collection of syntax highlight themes on Github. Please check:
https://github.com/codebrainz/geany-themes
Just follow the Unix-like Installation section:

Extract the tarball and copy all of the files in the colorschemes directory to your ~/.config/geany/colorschemes/ directory. Create that directory if it doesn't already exist.

A: Besides connecting the file extension to a file type (like mentioned in frian's answer), there is a general setting that was overseen by me. Make sure that in

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*View --> Color Schemes...

there's not an entry selected that says "null" as the bracketed value. Im my case, this was: "github.conf (null)". You can either pick one of "Standard" or "Alternate" or even add further color schemes as described in Michal's answer.


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Q: enabling multi factor authentication on openssh (publickey + password) I'd like to make it so that you need to provide the SSH server with a password and an RSA key to login.
I can make password protected RSA keys but in that case the password for the RSA key isn't being sent to the server and I want the server to be evaluating the password (in addition to the publickey).
How might I do this? Is it even possible?
Thanks!

A: You can set up AuthenticationMethods in sshd_config, for example:
AuthenticationMethods publickey,password publickey,keyboard-interactive

as in the manual pages for sshd_config(5).


Do You, Like these Teachers, Value Readings?
For several years I have used Smith et al.'s book as the text in a graduate course, Curriculum and Supervision Problems in Reading. They ay: "The reading habits of teachers have been studied enough to validate the suspicion that reading is being taught by teachers who do not themselves turn often to reading for personal fulfillment and enrichment. It is deplorable that many teachers in this country, especially elementary school teachers, are not reading enthusiasts" (Smith et al., 1978, p. 74). Having worked with large numbers of both pre- and inservice teachers for the past decade, I felt that these statements did not accurately reflect the reading habits and attitueds of those teachers; however, I had no data to support this opinion. Hence, I undertook the following pilot study.


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Населені пункти та їхні частини

 Боґушин — село в гміні Клодзко Клодзького повіту Нижньосілезького воєводства
 Боґушин — село в гміні Нове-Място-над-Вартою Сьредського повіту Великопольського воєводства
 Боґушин — село в гміні Влошаковіце Лещинського повіту Великопольського воєводства
 Боґушин — частина села Демболенка в гміні Валч Валецького повіту Західнопоморського воєводства

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I traveled to Macau in mid December. I went around the World Heritage sites in Macau Peninsula in the first half and mega resorts in Cotai area in the latter half. In this article, I will write about Sands Cotai Central as part of Day 3.
The third day of my Macau trip started. To begin with, I will have breakfast.
While I had breakfast at "Noite e Dia Café (不夜天Café)" in Hotel Lisboa, where I was staying, on the previous day (see the related article), I will have breakfast at "Round-The-Clock Coffee Shop" in Grand Lisboa which was adjacent to Hotel Lisboa this time.
I visited "Round-The-Clock Coffee Shop" for dinner on the previous day (see the related article) and liked its cuisine and atmosphere, so I decided to revisit it.
"Round-The-Clock Coffee Shop" does not have buffet for breakfast, which is common in other hotel restaurants, and instead provides course meals such as "American Breakfast", "Continental Breakfast" and "Chinese Breakfast", and several a la carte menus. Among them, I chose "Chinese Breakfast".
Considering hotel's room rates, the price of breakfast was relatively reasonable and their service was good, so I was satisfied with breakfast at "Round-The-Clock Coffee Shop".
On the third day, I will move to another hotel, so I will check out Hotel Lisboa.
I checked out Hotel Lisboa.
To recap Hotel Lisboa, I think Hotel Lisboa would be one of the best options in terms of location and cost-effectiveness, if you are looking for a hotel in Macau Peninsula. First, Hotel Lisboa is conveniently located for walking around the world heritage sites – for example, it takes about 10 minutes to Senado Square on foot. Second, the room rates in Hotel Lisboa is affordable – about half the price of Grand Lisboa.
While I have stayed in Macau Peninsula in the first half, I will stay in Cotai area, which has been developed recently, in the latter half. I will move to Cotai area by relaying free shuttle buses.
First, I will take a shuttle bus of Hotel Lisboa. When I waited for the bus, I enjoyed conversation with this doorman.
After 10 minutes ride, I arrived at "Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal (外港客運碼頭)".
Then, I transferred to another shuttle bus bound for "Sands Cotai Central (金沙城中心)", where I will be staying.
After 20 minutes ride, I reached Sands Cotai Central.
Sands Cotai Central is a casino resort opened in 2012. As the name suggests, it is operated by Las Vegas Sands.
Several casino resorts were built side by side around Cotai Strip, the main street in Cotai area, and Sands Cotai Central is located at the center of the area.
In addition, Sands Cotai Central has four hotels, which are Conrad, Sheraton, Holiday Inn and St. Regis. Among them, Sheraton and Holiday Inn set relatively reasonable room rates, and I chose to stay at Sheraton, as it was less expensive than Holiday Inn in my itinerary.
I checked with a hotel staff about the check-in time and was told that check-in would be available from 1 p.m., so I will go around Sands Cotai Central until then.
Sands Cotai Central had a shopping mall called "Shoppes at Cotai Central".
There were two casinos in Sands Cotai Central and the below was one of them.
An Apple store has recently opened in Sands Cotai Central.
I will take a look at other hotels than Sheraton where I will be staying. This is Holiday Inn.
There are several souvenir shops in Sands Cotai Central, so I will visit one of them during my stay.
This McCafé was cool, wasn't it?
There was also a theater.
I will have lunch at "Koufu (口福)", a food court on the third floor.
Koufu is a Singaporean food and beverage company operating a chain of food court, coffee shops and casual eateries. The food court in Marina Bay Sands in Singapore is also operated by Koufu.
The food court was made up of mainly Asian food stalls. For example, Singapore cuisine.
Among them, I chose the Macanese Portuguese stall.
As time passed, the food court became crowded.
Then, I will check in the hotel, as it was around 1 p.m. "Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel", where I will be staying, has 4,001 rooms, which is the largest number in both hotels in Macau and Starwood Hotels that manage Sheraton hotels.
I had a "Starwood Preferred Guest*" account and booked my stay through its official website, so I was able to use "SPG Lounge".
* Starwood group went under the umbrella of Marriott group in April 2016 and the Starwood Preferred Guest program has been integrated into Marriott's guest reward program since August 2018. In January 2019 when I am writing this article, the reward program's name was unified into "Marriott Rewards". In addition, the name will be changed into "Marriott Bonvoy" from mid February 2019.
I chose the least expensive room, but it was enough for me.
Then, I will go around Venetian Macao.
That's it for the article about Sands Cotai Central as part of Day 3.
In the next article, I will write about the Venetian Macao as part of Day 3.


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buddy's knife jazzedition ist ein Buchverlag in Köln, der sich auf die Veröffentlichung von Jazzbüchern spezialisiert hat.

Geschichte
Der Verlag buddy's knife jazzedition wurde 2007 von der Kölner Journalistin, Herausgeberin und Ethnologin Renate Da Rin gegründet und benannt nach dem Kornettisten Buddy Bolden.

Die bisherigen Publikationen der Jazzedition für Free Jazz/Avantgarde Jazz und improvisierende Musik stammen von Musikern der New Yorker Downtown-Szene und sind auf Englisch erschienen. Die jeweiligen Vorworte wurden ins Deutsche übersetzt.

Als ersten Band veröffentlichte der Verlag ausgewählte poetische Werke des amerikanischen Jazzbassisten Henry Grimes aus der Zeit seiner über 30-jährigen Bühnenabwesenheit. Das Buch signs along the road zeigt eine Auswahl aus Tausenden von Tagebuchseiten, die Henry Grimes in dieser Zeit füllte. Gleichzeitig erschien im März 2007 das Buch who owns music? von William Parker mit Gedichten und politischen sowie musiktheoretischen Essays.

Im März 2009 erschien subway moon des Saxophonisten Roy Nathanson, ehemals Mitglied der Lounge Lizards und Gründer der Jazz Passengers. Nathanson schreibt, wie er komponiert: immer hautnah an dem, was um ihn herum geschieht.

Im März 2010 publizierte der Verlag die Anthologie silent solos – improvisers speak. Dieses Werk, herausgegeben von Renate Da Rin, präsentiert Kurztexte und Gedichte von 50 international bekannten improvisierenden Musikern der Avantgardeszene, u. a. Leena Conquest, Cooper-Moore, Jayne Cortez, Charles Gayle, Gunter Hampel, Oliver Lake, Yusef Lateef, Joëlle Léandre, Sabir Mateen, Nicole Mitchell, William Parker, Matana Roberts, Larry Roland, Matthew Shipp, Warren Smith, Lisa Sokolov und David S. Ware. Das Vorwort stammt von George E. Lewis.

Im September 2011 ist zum einjährigen Todestag des Altsaxophonisten Noah Howard seine Autobiografie music in my soul erschienen.

Im August 2015 publizierte Renate Da Rin zusammen mit William Parker eine Sammlung mit Textbeiträgen von 48 Musikerinnen der kreativen Musikszene, u. a. Jay Clayton, Marilyn Crispell, Claudine François, Terry Jenoure, Joëlle Léandre, Marilyn Mazur, Nicole Mitchell, Maggie Nicols, Angelika Niescier, Lisa Sokolov, Ijeoma Chinue Thomas, Fay Victor, Jessica Williams, und einem Vorwort von Amina Claudine Myers: giving birth to sound – women in creative music. Das Buch wurde im Rahmen des 20. Vision-Festivals präsentiert, das vom 7. bis 12. Juli 2015 in New York stattfand.

Namensgebung
Der Name buddy's knife geht auf den legendären Trompeter Buddy Bolden aus New Orleans zurück. buddy's knife betont das Messer als Instrument, mit dem sich Fesseln durchtrennen lassen, es steht also symbolisch für das Lösen von Konventionen und für die Freiheit in der musikalischen Improvisation.

Veröffentlichungen
 Henry Grimes: signs along the road. poems. buddy's knife jazzedition, Köln 2007. ISBN 978-3-00-020142-4.
 William Parker: who owns music? buddy's knife jazzedition, Köln 2007. ISBN 978-3-00-020141-7.
 Roy Nathanson: subway moon. buddy's knife jazzedition, Köln 2009. ISBN 978-3-00-025376-8.
 Renate Da Rin (Hrsg.): silent solos – improvisers speak. buddy´s knife jazzedition, Köln 2010. ISBN 978-3-00-030557-3.
 Noah Howard: music in my soul. buddy's knife jazzedition, Köln 2011. ISBN 978-3-00-034401-5.
 Renate Da Rin, William Parker (Hrsg.): giving birth to sound – women in creative music. buddy's knife jazzedition, Köln 2015. ISBN 978-3-00-049279-2.

Weblinks
 Website des Verlags

Einzelnachweise

Verlag (Köln)
Buchverlag (Deutschland)
Jazz und Medien
Gegründet 2007


Tower Defense version 2 to be continues set by the chaotic world with the invasion of aliens.
When failure at the first time invading since the Tower Defense old version, cruel monsters have returned with more thorough preparation on the number and the power in Defense Zone 2.
All military power was mobilized to destroy this cruel monsters, the Tower Defense to be continues, players must use Tactical and Strategic defense in each level to win.
Tower Defense – Strategy game with new breakthroughs, success inherited from the previous generation of Zonmob Tower Defense and there are dramatic improvements in Defense game category brought more enjoyable experience.
Tower Defense – the strategy games be invested in the detail of graphics, which gives players the truest sense, stimulate individual neurons when play each Tower Defense map.
Moreover, Tower Defense Zone 2 also be invested carefully on sound, Tower Defense will force you to concentrate to take the initiative.
Tower Defense – Strategy game with the different map than the other Tower Defense games of Zonmob, game maps remain horizontally phone screen as Tower Defense Zone old version, however, the visibility have been enlarged more general overview, to easily come up with a reasonable tactic.
Enemy like aircraft, tanks and sophisticated weapons are fully utilized. Players must have the right strategy and great agility to achieve absolute 3 stars after each screen in this Tower Defense game.
Defense Zone 2 weapon systems have been investing a lot of gray matter, each weapon has different functions and using weapons on time is the key strategy to win in Defender game.
Each Tower Defense with 20 units of blood, but if you let the Boss Enemy enters the Tower, then your Defense failure.
+ Upgrade weapons, using tactics to destroy all enemies, defend the territory.
Let's download this Tower Defense game and rate 5 stars if you like it!
The best Ragdoll pushing game available! The Ragdoll will try to keep itself safe and flail around! Earn the highest score possible!


InAs and InAs(Sb)(P) based heterostructures with InAsSbP claddings grown onto heavily doped or undoped n-InAs substrates have been processed into 230÷430 &mgr;m wide mesa flip-chip devices operating in the 3÷5 &mgr;m spectral range. We present temperature dependence of I-V, RoA, SI and D* as well as the dependence on a photon energy in uncoated backside illuminated and equipped with an immersion lens photodiodes respectively. Room temperature D*&lgr; as high as (1.75x1011÷3x108) cmHz1/2W-1 was achieved in photodiodes with Si lens having effective diameter of 3.3 mm and operating in the 3÷5 &mgr;m range correspondingly.


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        public string ResponseBody { get; private set; }

        public DockerApiException(HttpStatusCode statusCode, string responseBody)
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            this.StatusCode = statusCode;
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All posts from June 2005
Check out this rehearsal site
AdminCheck out this rehearsal site 06.30.2005
2005 Booster Club
Click on the link below to donate online to the 2005 Phantom Regiment Booster Club or to see the list of Boosters.
Admin2005 Booster Club 06.28.2005
Long-time volunteer Fewell dies
Jerry Fewell, who worked tirelessly for Phantom Regiment though much of the 1970s and early 1980s, died Monday morning in Rockford.
Jerry logged many hours as a volunteer for Phantom Regiment. He often toured with the corps and served as equipment manager during most of that time. Jerry usually could be found at the back of the equipment truck fixing broken horns and drums or whatever was broken.
He also was heavily involved with the transportation of the Corps. His wife, Ebba, often toured as well. And their children, Jeff, Ellen, Jared and Eileen, all grew up traveling with the corps and were members of either the Regiment or Cadets.
They were a true drum corps family in every sense of the word.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Salvation Army Church, 500 S. Rockford, Rockford. Visitation is 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the church.
As a tribute to his years with the Regiment, a recording of Phantom Regiment performing Amazing Grace will be played.
A complete obituary on Jerry is available on the Rockford Register Star's Web site.
AdminLong-time volunteer Fewell dies 06.22.2005
PR to help raise funds for tsunami relief
Bagpipes and Bugles: Drumming Up Support for Tsunami Relief with the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and the City of Rockford Pipe Band
A free concert featuring Rockford's award winning Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and the City of Rockford Pipe Band will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2005 at Sam Greeley Field on the Rockford College campus, 5050 East State Street, Rockford. Gates open at 1:30 p.m. with the concert running 2-3 p.m. Admission to the concert is free, but free will donations will be accepted with all proceeds going to support the Humanitarian Action Response Team (HART) of Rockford College. HART is planning a relief aid trip in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity to Southeast Asia in December of 2005 to participate in on going tsunami reconstruction efforts. Rain site for the concert will be the Seaver Gymnasium, also located on the Rockford College campus. Both the Phantom Regiment (www.regiment.org) and the City of Rockford Pipe Band (www.cityofrockfordpipeband.com) are donating their time and talents to support the Rockford College HART relief trip.
The Humanitarian Action Response Team (HART) was formed as a way for Rockford College students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to explore ways to provide a meaningful and sustainable relief effort for the areas stricken by the December 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami. It was realized early on that relief efforts would need to continue past the first few months of world wide attention. It is also a goal of the group to provide timely and dedicated service in an experiential learning environment. The group is headed by a group of Rockford College students who are dedicating much of their summer break to HART efforts.
HART s first planned activity is to fund and send a group of 15 members to Southeast Asia to rebuild homes in conjunction with the Habitat for Humanity International Global Village program. The group will be traveling to Asia December 11 30, 2005. The exact destination of the group is yet to be determined. All funds raised from this benefit concert will go to offset the costs of travel and living expenses while working in Southeast Asia. Each participant is also charged with independently raising a minimum of $500.
HART hopes to raise $20,000 through a series of special events and fundraising opportunities to support the December 2005 trip. Along with monetary donations, HART is also willing to accept donations of airline miles, if possible. Any extra monies generated will be placed in reserve for sustaining future local, regional, or global humanitarian needs.
For more information about the Bagpipes and Bugles concert on June 25, or to learn more about the efforts or HART, please contact Brad Lauman, director of the Kobe-Regent's Center for Global Education at Rockford College and advisor to HART at 815.394.5176 or at blauman@rockford.edu.
AdminPR to help raise funds for tsunami relief 06.21.2005
What happens in Winnebago…
How about one last "director report" before we turn this over to Drew?
Life in Winnebago has been pretty exciting for us. Let's start with last Tuesday at the Concert in The Park event – which is really our annual debut performance. It's held near downtown Rockford in a nice wooded park at a cozy little amphitheatre, it's the kick-off concert for the park district's summer concert series and we usually pack in almost 2,000 people. Some years we do the whole hour by ourselves, other years we share with a guest performer. In the past we've had folks like Tim Addams of the Philadelphia Symphony on stage with us, as well as Zorro the Funky Drummer (now on tour with Lenny Kravitz) and even a local bag-pipe band. This year we were thrilled to have the Boston Brass on stage with us!
Alumni and Regiment brass arranger JD Shaw is part of this amazing quintet and to share the stage with them was a blast for the corps, and I'm sure a thrill for JD too. We did a few concert tunes, then they took the stage and did a few tunes, then we ran our 2005 production "Rhapsody". Boston Brass then came back on stage and we jammed a version of "Caravan" with them (yes, we can groove too!) and closed with "Elsa's". A fan left an anonymous note on the souvie truck driver's seat saying "Thanks – best concert ever". I'll buy that.
After the gig we loaded 4 school buses (our charters arrive later this week) and moved 10 miles west to Winnebago High School. Rockford College is great, but a change of scenery really was needed!
We arrived in 'Bago in great shape – the show completed and all sections in high spirits. We're sleeping in the very large school cafeteria, which is really helping build the bond needed for a successful tour. Dorm rooms are great to start with, but it also keeps us too separate. The move comes at a good time.
The week in 'Bago has flown by. The show gets better, more and more guard costume parts arrive, we do run-thrus and we get stronger each day. We got laundry in on one morning – and a few got haircuts at the same time. The food-truck is parked in a tree-shaded parking lot, two gyms to use for indoor needs and three great fields, including a lighted stadium. No, it's not heaven, it's Winnebago!
Part of spring training is not only to teach the show, but get the corps "on the same page"…learn about themselves, learn about their corps and become part of a team and something far bigger than their individual self. We do this by spending an evening telling the history of the corps through video and stories told by those who were there. This year we took over 2 hours and talked thru Regiment's past. Jim Wren, Dan Richardson, Marty Hurley, Chuck McCurdy, John Baumgartner and other long-time folks were on hand to help me share stories and insight. It was good.
A few days later the new members received their corps jackets. It's inspiring to see them walk up and just look at it, seeing their name on it. For a few it was clearly a moving moment in their life. Last night the members shared in what we call "orientation" where the older members welcome the new members in through a series of events. It ends with them giving each new member set of dog-tags. By the members, for the members. Pretty cool. After, we all went bowling until midnight.
Now…bowling with 140 college kids is pretty funny. A few rolled some good scores. Others rolled some good golf scores. But perhaps the funniest was our Dutch-contra player Neils, who is a competitive body-builder. Pretty strong guy. Well, his technique is to grab the ball, walk to the lane and throw it. Not roll it, but really THROW it – through the air – and to see him do so makes it look like it's made of styrofoam! It sails half-way down the lane before landing, gains serious velocity and then wipes out the pins. Amazing. We caught it on camera, you'll see it in this years "On the Road" DVD!
The high-light of the week was the Dress Rehearsal show Sunday evening. Always great weather, and this year was no exception. Winnebago has a small stadium and usually about 500 or so folks show up, though it seems packed anyway. We do two run-thrus in a row. No doubt the best dress rehearsal runs we've had since I've been here.
The first of our 4 guard costumes and two of the five flag designs were in for this show. The costumes are very "period" looking and the last will be VERY elaborate. Umbrellas are used tastefully at the start and though now are simply black, will look quite "1920's art-deco" soon enough. Everyone marched but one contra player (we're fielding 14, though one was recovering from a torn muscle. He's back in today). Yes, "Gene Kelly" graces the stage with us. That's John Owen, a very cool young man from Florida who dances in Disney productions. He's a full member of the corps and we couldn't be happier to welcome him to the family. Here's a fun hint if you're going to see the corps more than once this year: Try and take note of where he starts the show each night.
It was a good night and the members had a great vibe about it all. We make the whole day feel like a typical tour show day, which really helps the new members get the big picture of how this all works while still in a safe environment. Two runs, both were solid and certainly gave us a chance to see ourselves under the lights and get the jitters out as well give the designers a good "status report" event to build from. And…it was fun to see so many friends and fans show up!
The rest of this week is full rehearsal days. Yesterday we handed out the tour itinerary, talked through that and then opened up the souvie truck for members and staff (discount time!) and tonight we'll do one last Walmart run. The buses roll in Thursday evening and at 2:30 pm this Friday wheels will roll and 5 buses, 2 semis, 1 souvenir rig and my Bravada will hit the road; coast-to-coast for the 3rd consecutive summer.
I'll leave it to Drew tell you all about it.
Humbly yours, Pat
AdminWhat happens in Winnebago… 06.15.2005
Presenting June's Phantom Phan of the Month!
Hi, my name is Lynn Morehouse, a 15 year old freshman of Hamilton Southeastern HS in Fishers, Indiana. My love for Phantom…where shall I even start?!
Since I was 3 yrs old my older sister – who is now 30 – was obsessed with marching band and drum corps. She would tape the championships, and we'd watch it every other Saturday of the year, and on Thanksgiving we'd watch the one on tv, and the at least 3 previous years shows too. So I have grown up watching these corps.
Though my sister loved the Madison Scouts and Cadets, since I was 3 years old I have always been mind-set on Phantom Regiment. Never once did she change my mind.
Now here I am, 12 years down the road and still adoring Phantom Regiment with a passion. Just last year I got to attend my first LIVE DCI competition at Midwestern, it just happened my sister, her husband, my friend and I all went. I tell you I was blown away by the experience!
I sat in front of my seat and screamed the whole time. When I saw that corps march in, I started to cry while standing and screaming my lungs out. The whole time I was standing and screaming it was sooo emotional – I couldn't believe it, that I was actually there seeing my drum corps!
After Phantom marched off the field I immediately ran to the souvenir booth, where I had been 5 times already that morning. In fact I was there when they had just opened up the brand new sweatshirt design *black with red chevron* (hoodie) and I was the first to buy one! Even though it was July, I put it on and wore it all day.
Then this last January I got a black and white puppy, whom I named Phanta, after Phantom Regiment, (she also has a white mask just like the Phantom of the opera, it's so ironic!). Not only should that be proof of my craze for Phantom Regiment, but, last year in biology class we had to draw a picture of our future child might look like as a teenager, and in an outfit that represented their future. Of course, I put my "child" in a Phantom Regiment drum major uniform! It was so awsome and it got specially rewarded and framed, and even put in the hallway at our high school!
When you think that's about all I have to say…well, it's not yet ended….
Not too long ago I had a class project about future years and what we want to do in life. I made a 20 minute presentation on how I want to march Phantom Regiment, then become part of the staff. My classmates amazed me by how their attention span held. I actually had so many questions that I think I made some new Phans!
Last but not least: every Friday is Phantom Regiment day to me, where I wear my Phantom shirt, pants, shoes, hair accessories, and eye make-up just to support my drum corp!
My guard instructor used to march Regiment and told me more and more, for hours she would tell me about the corps, and I'd just awe at it. She is helping me work on my techqniques to get me through auditions when I can make it to an audition.
Well, those are just a few examples of how my life is "Phantom-centered"!
GO PHANTOM REGIMENT!!
Lynn Morehouse – Fishers, Indiana
THANKS Lynn! We hope you'll get the chance to march on the field with us someday. Until then, we hope you like this year's show as much as all our others!
AdminPresenting June's Phantom Phan of the Month! 06.06.2005


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2015 Boogie on Main @ Downtown FIndlay
Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm – 12:00 am
Top: The Together Band
Bottom: The Good Hooks
6 p.m. – Midnight Friday, June 5
South Main Street (between Main Cross and Crawford Streets)
$5 for adults, $3 for children- Free for children in strollers!
Kick-off summer right in the heart of Downtown Findlay at Boogie on Main! Boogie on Main is Findlay's largest street festival. Celebrate the warm season with live entertainment, libations, and delicious food from area food vendors. Featured performers are The Good Hooks and The Together Band!
From 6 – 8:30 p.m. the Kids Zone will feature fun, safe exhibits for children and families from Awakening Minds Art, Toledo Zoo, Children's Museum of Findlay, Snapology, G.O. p.i.c.t.s
Gyro Corner
Silver Spoon Café
The Wrap Shack
Flag City Hot Dog's
Safe Ride Home will be on-site providing free rides home. Please drink responsibly.
Food vendors will be accepted based on available space, electrical capabilities, and history. Please read over the food vendor agreement and forms and submit a complete application and addendum to The Arts Partnership at 618 S. Main St. or email it to event@artspartnership.com.
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Street Corner Symphony @ Findlay High School
Sep 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Hear one-of-a-kind performances of your favorite pop tunes as The Arts Partnership presents Street Corner Symphony at 3 pm, Sunday, September 20 at Findlay High School.
Street Corner Symphony are an a cappella group based out of Nashville, Tennessee, founded on 28 May 2010 to compete in NBC's all-vocal competition, The Sing-Off. They became internationally known in 2010 when they became runners up on the show's second season. These southern gents quickly won over Sing-Off judges Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five), Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men), and Nicole Scherzinger (The Pussycat Dolls), and–most importantly–millions of NBC primetime viewers after demonstrating their unique, laid-back-yet-dynamic style of a cappella. Since their success on The Sing-Off, Street Corner Symphony has made their mark on the music world, recording albums, providing clinics for schools, giving benefits for cancer, performing across the country and around the world, and even working with major artists including Ben Folds, Alison Krauss, and Take 6's Claude McKnight.
The six performing members of the group include three brothers: Jeremy, Jonathan, and Richie Lister, along with Adam Chance, Mark McLemore and Kurt Zimmerman. Four of the six guys are the sons of ministers, which contributes to their natural ears for harmony as well as their playful sense of mischief, and all six of them have expertise in a wide variety of styles. This allows Street Corner Symphony to seamlessly move between most styles of music, feeling at home in all of them. Their repertoire covers a wide range, from gospel and barbershop to rock and pop, appealing to the young and old alike.
Tiffin University's "UP IN THE AIR"
Opening for Street Corner Symphony is Tiffin University's a cappella group "UP IN THE AIR." UP IN THE AIR was among the first vocal groups of its kind in the Midwest, performing high-energy commercial music one-on-a-part and one-on-a-mic with vocal bass and beatbox — a generation before it was the norm for collegiate a cappella groups. UP IN THE AIR has inspired the founding of dozens of collegiate and high school ensembles, and boasts a number of successful professional singers, producers and songwriters as alums.
This performance is in conjunction with the two School Day Performances that will be offered to area schools on Monday,
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Dueling Pianos @ Alexandria's
Nov 13 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
It's back! And this year, due to high demand, we will be offering two performances at 7:30 pm, Friday, November 13 AND Saturday, November 14. This event typically sells out so get your tickets soon!
Dueling Pianos provided by Dueling Pianos International: A High Energy, All Request, Sing Along, Clap Along, Rock n Roll, Comedy Piano show where the audience is just as much a part of the show as the entertainers! Visit www.duelingpianoshows.com to see what it's all about! Bring tips to request your favorite songs!
All tickets for Dueling Pianos are $25 presale and must be purchased from The Arts Partnership Box Office at 618 South Main Street, or by calling 419-422-4624. Tickets at the door are $30. Tables of 10 can be purchased for $275 which includes a $25 reservation fee. Cash bar available -valid ID required to purchase alcohol. All proceeds will be used to benefit our arts education program.
Tags: Dueling Pianos Findlay The Arts Partnership
Lego® Building Contest @ Snapology
Dec 12 @ 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Join us in a Lego-riffic fundraiser for Pierce's Crew Foundation and an open house for Snapology of Findlay!
Drop off you creations between 10am and noon
Judging begins at 12:30pm
Pick up your entries by 2 pm
Register by Dec 7
Late registrations will incur a $5 late fee
Please mail registration and checks to: Pierce's Crew Foundation, 655 Fox Run Road, Findlay, OH 45840
Build your creations at home with your own Legos
Use your imagination and creativity
No purchased/compiled setsHave FUN!
One category/entry
Tags: Lego Contest Lego fun Lego Ideas Pierces Crew Foundation Snapology


Bluefin is heading to Chicago's premier pop culture and comics convention – Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2).
C2E2 takes place April 6th to April 8th in the South Building at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. Bluefin will be located in Booth #227.
This year, Bluefin's presence at the convention will be highlighted by a series of special events celebrating the venerable action property – Mortal Kombat.
Fans are invited to visit the Bluefin booth to meet actor and acclaimed martial arts phenom, Daniel Pesina, who played the original sprite characters of Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Smoke, and Noob Saibot in the world's most popular videogame franchise, Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II.
A variety of Mortal Kombat collectible action figures by Storm Collectibles will also be available for purchase during C2E2 in Bluefin Booth #227. Special in-booth signings are scheduled where fans can get purchased products signed by Mr. Pesina in addition to photographs being offered at the table.
Catch Mortal Kombat actor and martial arts extraordinaire Daniel Pesina at the Bluefin booth where he will sign purchased Storm Collectibles product/photographs and take pictures with fans. No other entry fee required.
Join Bluefin and Storm Collectibles as they participate in an official C2E2 panel for all things Mortal Kombat. Learn about the history of the game, the latest new collectibles for the property and also catch commentary from special guest, Daniel Pesina and other original actors from the game including Jax, Kano, Sonya Blade, Shang Tsung, Kitana and more! All actors will be signing items after the panel as well.


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COPD is a leading cause of mortality in the US, and COPD exacerbations increase mortality risk, hospitalizations, and healthcare costs, accelerate disease progression, and decrease quality of life. Exacerbations increase in frequency with more severe COPD and a history of exacerbations predicts risk of future exacerbations. Therefore, in patients with severe COPD and a history of exacerbations, prescribing treatments at discharge to reduce exacerbation rates could be of great benefit. Roflumilast, an oral, once–daily, selective phosphodiesterase–4 inhibitor approved for patients with severe COPD associated with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations, reduces the risk of experiencing COPD exacerbations. Here, data are presented from key trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of roflumilast 500mg (ROF) for COPD treatment.
Six phase 3 roflumilast trials (3 pairs of similar studies) evaluated exacerbation rates and lung function changes in COPD patients. M2–111/112 were 1–year trials in severe–to–very severe patients allowed concomitant ICS use. M2–124/125 were 1–year trials in severe–to–very severe patients with a history of exacerbations and chronic bronchitis allowing concomitant LABA use. Two 6–month studies assessed moderate–to–severe patients treated concomitantly with salmeterol (SAL; M2–127) or tiotropium (TIO; M2–128). A pool of 14 phase 2–3 trials (n=5766 ROF; n=5491 placebo [PBO]) evaluated adverse event (AE) frequency.
In M2–111/112 (n=1327 ROF; n=1359 PBO), the moderate/severe exacerbation rate was 14.3% lower with roflumilast vs placebo (P=0.0257). Among a subset of patients with chronic bronchitis, the rate was 26.2% lower (P=0.0010) with roflumilast. In M2–124/125 (n=1537 ROF; n=1554 PBO) the rate was 16.9% lower (P=0.0003) with roflumilast and the median time to first exacerbation was delayed by 67 days vs placebo (303 days ROF vs 236 days PBO; hazard ratio 0.886, P=0.0185). Among patients treated concomitantly with a LABA, the rate of exacerbations was reduced by 20.7% (P=0.0011) for roflumilast vs placebo. Prebronchodilator FEV1 increased with roflumilast over placebo by 51mL (P<0.0001) in M2–111/112, 48mL (P<0.0001) in M2–124/125, 49mL (P<0.0001) in M2–127 (n=456 ROF+SAL; n=463 PBO+SAL), and 80mL (P<0.0001) in M2–128 (n=365 ROF+TIO; n=364 PBO+TIO). The most commonly reported AEs with roflumilast (=2% and >placebo) were diarrhea, weight decrease, nausea, headache, back pain, influenza, insomnia, dizziness, and decreased appetite.
The safety and efficacy of roflumilast has been shown in a variety of COPD studies, and is independent of concomitant therapy with either ICS, LABAs, or LAMAs. Roflumilast is a beneficial treatment for patients with severe COPD taking concomitant COPD medications, as patients may experience fewer exacerbations.
Mosberg H, Dransfield M, Hanania N, Rowe P, Jennings P, Goehring U. An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Roflumilast for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2012, April 1-4, San Diego, Calif. Abstract 97671. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2012; 7 (suppl 2). https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/an-evaluation-of-the-safety-and-efficacy-of-roflumilast-for-the-treatment-of-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/. Accessed April 21, 2019.


When "The Real Housewives of Orange County" opened Monday with Tamra Judge's doctor telling her there'll be no "whooping it up" until the foot she broke whooping it up on tequila in Mexico is healed, that was our sign that the fourth episode of Season 13 was going to be a let down after the boozy bad behavior of the previous week.
No one fell down, no one cried, and no one got very drunk at all. Other than a bunch of swearing once Gina Kirschenheiter started swilling a rye Old Fashioned, a drink the very existence of which seemed to confuse Tamra, there wasn't much bad behavior, either.
Or check that, actually, because it was both bad form and kinda gross when Kelly Dodd invited "a spine doctor" she'd met two weekends earlier to crash girls' night at the Farmhouse Restaurant in Corona del Mar and they end up sucking face at the table. Dr. Richard Paicius is the founder of Newport Beach Headache and Pain which sounds remarkably like the symptoms I experienced watching this episode.
The big storyline of the week was a continuation of Kelly's anger at Vicki Gunvalson for having fixed up her ex with a friend and then gone on a double date. Never mind that Kelly now has a doctor who might make house calls. Kelly is mad and wants Vicki to grovel — and anyone who has ever watched the series knows ain't gonna happen, no way, no how.
Still, Vicki wants to smooth things over, so she more or less apologizes, leading to the following exchange.
"Will you not yell at me anymore?" Vicki asks.
I made a mental note that if Kelly kept that promise I'd swear that no matter the mileage, all the housewives have their original parts – it would be a lie, but I'd say it – but Kelly breaks that promise the very next time she saw Vicki. Because of course she did.
There was one amazing moment of zen-like clarity delivered in a Long Island accent in the episode, though, which even though it came at the end of the hour made it all worthwhile.
Tamra warned Gina the next day that Vicki wasn't going to take that kind of stuff, to which Gina bragged that maybe Vicki ought to be scared of her. Ha! Long Island Gina has no idea of the tiger she's poking with her well-manicured tips.
Gina and Vicki meet for a walk, and Gina thinks she has the upper hand in the conversation when – boom! – Vicki, who like Gina is not a lawyer, has her in a verbal checkmate of acknowledging the validity of Vicki's position.
"California women, it's a Jedi mind trick," Gina tells the cameras later, still trying to figure out how Vicki flipped the game on her. "You confront them about something that's clearly outrageous, selfish, and just like totally (jerky), and somehow they, like, twist it on you and all of a sudden you're, like, the bad person.
"It is so impressive, and I will master and just, like, Jedi mind trick all of these California (meanies)," she says.
And now, RHOC by the numbers … .
Question: If a housewife doesn't cry on TV does she even exist?
That would be a rye Old Fashioned for Gina, a Grey Goose and soda for Shannon, a glass of wine for Tamra, and champagne for Emily.
I may have to re-watch the episode to make sure Vicki hasn't ditched her Valentino booties for Birkenstocks. Otherwise this makes no sense.
In addition to Kelly and Dr. Pain smashing their mouths all over each other we had Vicki, Tamra and Shannon doing an out-of-sync "Three Amigos"-style salute that ended with Shannon grabbing her own b-b-bosom.
A few of these were in flashbacks, but that's offset by the fact that it took Gina one Old-Fashioned to make up for lost time and drop at least half of these.