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Channeling Oedipus
By Pamela Ryckman
A scene from Oedipus at Theater By The Blind. Left to right: Melanie Boland, Pamela Sabaugh, and George Ashiotis.
George Ashiotis extends a hand to an actress, who in turn grips his elbow, a natural gesture for someone accustomed to working with the blind. "This is our Jocasta," he says, introducing Melanie Boland, a cast member of Theater by the Blind. "We have played mother and son and lovers. And now we're both!" Boland is cast opposite Ashiotis in the company's upcoming production of Oedipus, a play based on the Greek tragedy in which a man blinds himself after learning that he has killed his father and married his mother.
Theater by the Blind, a troupe of both sighted and visually impaired actors, will perform Ted Hughes' translation of Seneca's original text in June at the Mint Theatre on 43rd Street in Manhattan. This is only the third time the play has been produced in the United States since its inception and the first time a group of blind actors has tackled such provocative material.
Two months before the show is scheduled to open, Ashiotis and Ike Schambelan, the company's co-artistic directors, have convened five actors for a read-through of the script. Schambelan calls the meeting to order with a sing-along to the satirist Tom Lehrer's "Oedipus Rex": "There once lived a man named Oedipus Rex / You might have heard about his odd complex / His name appears in Freud's index / 'Cause he loved his mother!" Schambelan, who is sighted, dives into Act I and the visually impaired actors scramble to find their place in the text. "You sighted people!" Ashiotis huffs, feigning irritation. "I know," quips Schambelan, "pushy, pushy!" A Chorus member uses magnifying glasses and holds her face just inches away from the paper to decipher her lines, while Ashiotis lets his fingertips graze the Braille sheets on the table before him.
The first time the Chorus opines on Oedipus' plight, the reading is disjointed; actors deliver individual lines awkwardly, without cadence or unifying tone. It doesn't work. So Schambelan experiments, asking the actors to recite together, to overlap and chime in when they feel moved to do so. A woven fabric of sound emerges, here a bass note, there a fevered gasping soprano. Around and around, their voices form a swirling cloud, interjecting and repeating, gaining energy and urgency, describing the stench of curdling blood and rotting flesh that plagues forsaken Thebes, pulsing to a palpable, primitive crescendo. When it is over, silence hangs over the room. Even the actors are stunned.
Ashiotis and Schambelan claim to have chosen this manuscript for its "gorgeous and evocative language," but they were also eager to confront the stereotypes associated with blindness that the story reinforces. Theater by the Blind says its mission is to "change the image of the blind from one of dependence to independence, to fight stereotypes and misperceptions associated with blindness." Since 1991, the group has been performing original and sometimes irreverent skits explaining what it's like to be blind, often poking fun at their ailments. In their cheekier moments, the actors have disarmed sighted audiences by performing songs with eye references like "I Only Have Eyes For You."
Over the past few years, Schambelan and Ashiotis have veered away from calling attention to their actors' disabilities by performing traditional murder mysteries. This way, visually impaired actors are encouraged to embrace meatier roles and audiences are impelled to accept them as sighted characters on stage. "Our goal is to do excellent art at a professional level. We do everything because we are working actors. People see us move around naturally, interact naturally, and be professional about what we're doing. I think that in and of itself breaks down stereotypes," Ashiotis says.
He insists that while the company wants to advance the careers of blind actors, directors feel no pressure to include a certain number in every cast. They will not put a blind actor in a major role if he is new and inexperienced. "Other groups seem more geared towards teaching, which we're not. If we meet someone who has talent, we will help him hone it and develop in the craft, but we're not going to teach him," he says.
Though Theater by the Blind actors try to transcend the misperceptions associated with blindness, critics and spectators often won't let them. Audience members sometimes spend the first part of a show trying to determine which actors are sighted and which are blind. When Ashiotis was the first blind actor ever to play the role of Hamlet, critics tried to link blindness with the text thematically. "I don't like the metaphor that's associated with Hamlet being blind. I never thought he was blind. I thought that maybe he was overly cautious; he just waits too long to make his move," says Ashiotis. He wants to be evaluated as an actor first and resents when his blindness is brought to the forefront of a review.
But Ashiotis' sight has become worse over time. "I am more cautious than I was before. I don't know if I'm pulling something off as naturally as I might have done five years ago. It worries me, but not to the point of stopping me in my tracks," he says. While he has at times walked to the wrong place on stage or fumbled with a prop, 30 years of acting experience allows him to compensate well. And regardless, Ashiotis thinks his fears are mostly the same as sighted actors' fears.
Ashiotis would know—he used to be able to see. A first generation Greek American raised in Astoria, Queens, he was born with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that affects color, dimension and his ability to focus. His light perception began to diminish noticeably at age five. Ashiotis remembers being 16 and spotting the moon out of the corner of his eye; it disappeared just as quickly when he turned to focus. Though he never studied acting formally, he began performing in community theater at age 18 and has always loved the limelight. "I honestly feel like acting chose me. I remember being a kid and turning on the radio and finding a familiar song and just singing like I was in front of a stadium of fans. So there was always that ham in me from the start," he says. It is clear from photographs displayed around Ashiotis' living room that he is proud of his life on stage. Though he cannot see the images, he delights when his frequent guests admire him in various productions or posing with former Mayor Rudolph Guiliani after having accepted an award on behalf of Theater by the Blind.
Yet before committing to professional theater, Ashiotis taught computer technology to the visually impaired at The Lighthouse, an education and rehabilitation center for the visually impaired on 59th Street, and worked as a piano tuner and as an art representative for a deaf textile designer. In a little studio on 57th Street, Ashiotis and the designer figured out ways to do business. She read his lips and he tried to decode her limited speech, though he admits that at times he had no idea what she was saying.
Because of these experiences, it is easy for Ashiotis to provide for his actors' unique needs. Each actor in a Theater by the Blind cast learns lines from a script specifically tailored to his ability to see. Some members study from tapes and Braille scripts generated from Ashiotis' Braille printer, while others use very large type. Actors also receive help from a set designed with their needs in mind. The company's designer creates a stage with high color contrast to make it easier for actors with partial sight. The edges of steps are often outlined in a lighter wood and a white doily is laid on a dark wood table to indicate where a glass or ashtray should be placed. Newel posts, banisters and area rugs are used as reference points, helping actors orient themselves on stage. Ashiotis is quick to point out that sighted actors also use helpful devices, such as glow-tape to direct them in the theater's dark wings and that, while Theater by the Blind provides for the group's special requirements, the company demands a set that is as believable and functional as any sighted troupe's. "I always say to a set designer, 'I want the set to be functional for me, but I don't want you to compromise your artistic integrity.'"
Artistic integrity sometimes comes with a price. In presenting Oedipus, Ashiotis and Schambelan risk alienating their established audience, who may prefer lighter fare. Additionally, Ashiotis has reservations about the clichés established in the play. He balks at the exaggerated, distorted images of blindness, with Tiresias as the blind prophet, bestowed with second sight, juxtaposed with the disconsolate Oedipus, who blinds himself as the most abject punishment. "It's really tough for a blind person to have to live up—or down—to those extremes," says Ashiotis, who says these erroneous notions invade his daily life. He continues to be amazed when people either expect him to have supernatural gifts—"They ask me to give them the lotto number!"—or consider him a helpless, hopeless burden on society. He recalls a time when a man helping him out of the subway muttered, "Oh, why do I have to be good?" "And I wondered, does he think I'm deaf too?" Ashiotis laughs.
Ironically, by channeling Oedipus, Ashiotis hopes to show spectators that blindness is not a wretched fate. He cringes at the notion of visual impairment as some sort of divine retribution. "Oedipus was the last play I wanted to do. But then I realized it's really a play about acceptance," Ashiotis says. He draws a parallel to his own situation, revealing that it was not until he recognized and embraced his own limitations that he was able to move forward with his life. "In some ways, Oedipus is blind throughout the whole production. He gains his sight at the end by grappling with his own destiny, instead of running from it."
Seneca's Oedipus, translated by Ted Hughes, runs June 3-26 at The Mint Space, 311 W. 43rd St, Manhattan (Tues.-Sat., 7:30pm, Sat. and Sun. at 3pm) Tickets: $30 ($25 for students and seniors), at (212) 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com. For more info on Theater by the Blind: www.tbtb.org
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By Dani Issler
APR 2019 | Art Books
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Open Academy: Observational Practices (DR 206, In-Person)
with John Horn
Current session started Jan 13, 2023 at 8:30 am, runs for 15 weeks
Fridays, 8:30 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.
PAFA's Open Academy provides the opportunity for Continuing Education (CE) and non-matriculated students to enroll in select BFA courses for credit or non-credit.  Open Academy students enrolled in PAFA's renowned studio arts courses learn technical skills, creative expression, and critical thinking from master artist-teachers while working amongst dedicated full-time students in PAFA's classrooms.
The goal of this course is to strengthen and hone a student's foundational skills of drawing through a series of one and two-day drawing projects. The major topics of concern will be gesture, design, perspective, structure and space. Students will be encouraged to experiment with different media and to develop a personalized drawing practice. Subjects for this exploration will be the life model, anatomical models, the city and the observable environment in general. The course includes field trips to the Wagner Free Institute of Science, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Reading Terminal and the Observation Deck at Liberty One.
Optional: This course is also available for 3.0 credits for $2,800 (select add-on pricing during registration).
Please note:  All students enrolling in on-campus courses must submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and one booster upon registration. Requests for exceptions for medical or religious reasons must be submitted with appropriate documentation and approved by PAFA's head of security. PAFA reserves the right to refuse entry and withdraw enrollment for students who have not provided proof of vaccination and have not been approved for exemption. Withdrawals for noncompliance will result in fees. See Open Academy Policy Information for complete COVID safety requirements and policies.
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Figure Drawing Foundations: Cast and Life (In-Person)
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Current session started Jan 17, 2023 at 9 am, runs for 12 weeks
Tuesdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Develop your ability to render the human form through the joint time-honored methods of cast and life drawing with noted artist and author Roberto Osti. Learn the methods and technical skills traditionally associated with beautiful figure drawing, such as measuring, tonal rendering, anatomical structuring, and establishing the effects of light on the figure through graphite on white paper, charcoal and chalk on toned paper, reduction techniques, and the trois crayons technique. Half of the course will be devoted to study from PAFA's historic cast collection of Antique and Renaissance sculpture: a traditional way to master sight-measuring and tonal development. The other half of course content will be devoted to drawing the figure from life, for the essential experience of learning how to capture the elegance, dynamism, and subtleties of the human form, art's most enduring subject. Note: Course tuition includes a $25 model fee.
This course does not meet during Spring Break, March 6 – 12.
Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $700 (including model fee). Select credit option when registering.
Please note:  All students enrolling in on-campus courses must submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and at least one additional booster upon registration. Registrations lacking vaccine documentation or approved medical exemption one week after submission are subject to withdrawal. Requests for medical or religious exemptions must be approved by PAFA's head of security. Withdrawals for noncompliance will result in fees. See CE Policy Guide for complete COVID safety requirements and policies.
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Wednesdays, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This combination of instructed class and open studio is designed for students interested in advancing their representational drawing and painting. Design and work on your own personal projects utilizing the cast collection, figure/portrait models, and still life or interior spaces, assisted by individual critiques and group instruction on topics of broad concern or interest. This course features intermediate-level instruction for students with prior drawing/painting experience. Note: Tuition includes a $50 model fee.
Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $1,150 (including model fee). Select credit option when registering.
This course does not meet on March 22 & 29 but runs through PAFA's Spring Break.
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Open Academy: Life Drawing (DR 200, In-Person)
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Thursdays, Half-Day 8:30 - 11:20 a.m. OR Full-Day 8:30 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Life Drawing will focus on developing skills and exploring the use of the figure with the following concepts: (1) structural and anatomical delineation of human form with line and tone. (2) The figure as an expressive end in itself. (3) Simple group compositions in interior as well as invented space. The class is open to various media & techniques.
Optional Length/Credit Adjustments: Base-price listed covers Half-Day Mornings, non-credit. This course is also available for the following (select add-on pricing during registration):
Half-Day Mornings, 1.5 undergraduate credits for $1,400
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Drawing Fundamentals (In-Person)
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Current session started Jan 19, 2023 at 12:30 pm, runs for 12 weeks
Thursdays, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
If you've never drawn before, or your skills are a little rusty, then this class is for you. Learn to draw what you see with confidence. Work from still life arrangements, PAFA's renowned cast collection, interior spaces, and the human figure to master the drawing elements: shape, contour line, composition, light and shadow, texture and perspective. Instruction will guide students through sight-drawing and measuring techniques, use of materials, shading methods, and ways of defining form and space. This course is also excellent as a foundation for future study, including for painting and other disciplines.
This course does not meet during Spring Break, March 6 – 12. No class on April 6.
Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $675. Select credit option when registering.
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Practical Perspective (Online)
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Current session started Jan 19, 2023 at 3 pm, runs for 6 weeks
Thursdays, 3 – 5 p.m.
Understanding the principles of one- and two-point perspective is essential to drawing and painting convincing forms in space. Master the fundamentals of this geometric system that was developed during the Renaissance and is used to this day. Instruction will break down sometimes-intimidating principles into basic concepts to provide practical methods for creating interior spaces, landscapes, and cityscapes, including elements of repeated patterns, arches, stairways, and more. Limited class size will allow time for one-on-one assistance. Great for illustrators and artists of any media requiring a strong drawing framework.
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Meditate and Make: Art Appreciation and Creation for Mindfulness (Online)
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Fridays, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Experience art creation and appreciation as means of promoting mindfulness. Under the guidance of Dona Duncan, registered art therapist and practicing artist, this class uses both art history and meditation to cultivate a restorative drawing and painting practice. Each weekly session will examine a modern or contemporary artist, exploring their biography and major work. Class participation and connection is encouraged as students then make their own versions of masterworks examined in class, not as copies but rather as interpretations or means of personal expression. Additional guided meditation sessions, supplemented by classical music and readings of Rumi, Mary Oliver, and other poets, will further inspire students to draw or paint their thoughts, moods, and memories. This course is ideal for anyone seeking a means of processing their thoughts and feelings, and practicing mindfulness, through art-making. No prior art experience necessary.
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Student files race complaint over University Careers seminar
By Sarah Morland, Daniel Ruben
Posted in Featured News, News, Student concerns, Warwick SU
A complaint has been filed to the University following allegations of racism against a Careers advisor during a seminar at Warwick's Law School on the first day of term.
Third-year Law student Ikepo Abiru was attending a Careers seminar on Monday October 2 when the advisor leading the session, when discussing the disadvantages of handing in applications close to the deadline, quoted research by the law firm Linklaters that found that on average black candidates handed in their applications 38 days later than their white counterparts.
The University staff member then began to recall a conversation she had previously had with a black woman, who she claimed was not surprised by the results as black people are "generally laid back". She then asked the two black students in the room whether it was true that black people were generally laid back.
When Ikepo asked if she was expected to speak for all black people, the Careers advisor responded that women of all races experience prejudice but some groups "actively disadvantage themselves," causing a "double whammie" for black people.
Ikepo told the Boar that although at first she was "confused" and "not sure what was happening." However, she added that Black and Ethnic Minority students "have to deal with these micro-aggressions on a daily basis."
[…] actively disadvantage themselves.
University of Warwick Careers advisor
Another student in the Careers seminar added: "It may have been insensitive to use such a fact, and it did in fact feel slightly awkward, but [they] didn't intend to cause offense."
A recent graduate has made a further complaint that the same careers advisor monitored her social media and attempted to discourage a future employer from hiring them.
Another Law student, who also wished to remain anonymous, told the Boar: "When I saw Ikepo's twitter thread, I knew exactly who it was because those silly stats were used in a webinar during summer."
"I was mad about it because I felt [they were] targeting black students with [their] statements but didn't speak up because I didn't think anyone would care, to be honest."
Larissa Kennedy, President of Warwick Anti-Racism Society (WARSoc), told the Boar that she was keen to "stress the extent of the issue." She commented: "Ikepo isn't the first and won't be the last student to face racism on our campus. WARSoc were at the societies fair on Thursday [October 5] and we had freshers coming up to our stall who, by Day 4 of university, had experienced harrowing incidents of racism.
"Yet, because of a reporting system that isn't fit for purpose and a complacent attitude towards racism, the scope of this is undocumented and the impact on students of colour remains unaddressed. Black students shouldn't have to accept racism as a daily reality of their university experience – we deserve better."
Black students shouldn't have to accept racism as a daily reality of their university experience – we deserve better.
Larissa Kennedy, WARSoc President
Issues surrounding how such incidents are reported to the University have also been raised by students. The recent graduate has alleged that it was "gently" suggested to them by the Law School not to make a complaint against the same member of staff as it would reflect badly on them and may get back to their employer.
Warwick Students' Union (SU), who are currently assisting in the complaint along with WARSoc, stated: "The Students' Union has been in proactive conversation with the University on this issue, and will be pushing for an outcome appropriate to the students' wishes as a matter of urgency."
"Our primary concern is for their welfare, and to ensure they are fully supported going forward in whatever manner they choose."
While speaking to the Boar, Ikepo also commented that as a starting point the research quoted by Linklaters in the seminar was itself problematic, used in this context to victim-blame rather than taking responsibility and taking active steps to face the diversity problem.
A spokesperson from Linklaters told Legal Cheek in response: "We are proud of the work we have done to encourage people of all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at the firm but we recognise there is more to do to help improve diversity at Linklaters and across our industry."
The often invisible or unconscious biases that people from any minority have to overcome.
"An important part of our efforts is dedicated to researching and understanding how people of different backgrounds, including ethnicity experience our recruitment and training process. Where the research highlights differences, such as the timing of when applications are made that may have had an impact on Linklaters' ability to recruit students, we are able to make improvements to our processes to help remove those barriers."
"We will continue to make every effort to ensure we recruit and retain the very best talent, regardless of ethnicity or gender. Understanding the often invisible or unconscious biases that people from any minority have to overcome is a vital component of those efforts."
On the University's response to the incident, Warwick's Director of Press and Policy told the Boar: "A formal complaint has now been received and an investigation of the complaint will now commence."
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The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have released a framework for tax reform legislation that they hope to pass in coming months.
The other main tax cut in the plan is a doubling of the standard deduction, which would not do much for growth but would simplify the system.
The framework suggests that reforms may impose a higher individual rate than 35 percent "to ensure that the wealthy do not contribute a lower share of taxes paid than they do today." But why shouldn't high-earners pay less tax? They pay a hugely disproportionate share of federal income taxes today, and they generally have the most dynamic responses to tax cuts.
High-earners generally add more to economic growth than other taxpayers. They are investors, executives, doctors, and other highly skilled individuals. Basic theory indicates that it is the highest tax rates that do the most economic damage. Indeed, tax damage rises rapidly as tax rates rise. If Congress is going to cut any individual tax rates, it should cut the highest rates.
That said, the most important goal for tax reform right now is to cut the corporate tax rate, and the GOP framework moves boldly in that direction. High corporate tax rates reduce capital investment, and that ultimately suppresses wages and opportunities for U.S. workers.
On the whole, the GOP is on the right track. Now they need to really hustle and move specific legislation through Congress and finally deliver a reform plan to the president's desk.
Some recent comments on tax reform are here, here, here, here, and here.


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Ryu Jun Yeol and Jeon Do Yeon star in iQiyi Original Series, "Lost"
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Actor Ryu Jun Yeol (Reply 1988, Lucky Romance, A Taxi Driver) and actress Jeon Do Yeon (A Man and a Woman, Secret Sunshine, Birthday, The Housemaid) teamed up in a new promising slice-of-life drama written by Kim Ji-hye and directed by the award-winning director, Hur Jin-ho.
The drama "Lost" tells the realistic story of ordinary people who haven't become anything yet despite all their hard works in their lives.
Lee Bu Jeong, played by Jeon Do Yeon, is a 40-year-old woman works as a ghost writer who aspires to be a writer. She's stucked, continues to fail and loses her drive in life. She doesn't know where to go with her life even after trying hard.
Ryu Jun Yeol plays Lee Kang Jae, a 27-year-old man who runs a service where employees act out whatever roles clients request. He is afraid that he is unable to achieve anything. He aspires to get rich to avoid his life deep in poverty.
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"Lost" is the first TV series by director Hur Jin-ho. While reading the episodes written by Kim Ji-hye, he visualized Jeon and Ryu as the main protagonists in his mind, and fortunately they both agreed to participate.
The two actors were very excited to work with each other as this will be their first return to the small screen in five years. Jeon Do Yeon was surprised that Ryu Jun Yeol accepted the role for the drama.
"I didn't expect Ryu to say yes," said Jeon. "I thought actors would prefer grand stories, especially after watching his performances in Money, but he surprised me," she said during the press event for the drama.
Ryu accepted the role even before reading the script as he believes that every work of his co-actor Jeon would be great. "If Jeon Do Yeon is joining the team, do you need another reason? Of course I would be a part of it!" he stated.
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"Lost" focuses on two people who have yet to figure their lives out. With everything unachieved while lost in their little, crazy dark reality that is life, how will they shed light on each other's dark, empty and lonely paths and heal each other?
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Starting September 4, 2021, the iQiyi original series "Lost" will be updated every Saturday and Sunday on iQiyi.
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Start off your visit on the 26th (Tue): look for gifts at Your Piece Of Finland and then make a trip to Lordi's Square. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the 27th (Wed): take an exotic tour of a safari tour, then see Santa Claus Office, then get in on the family fun at Santa Claus Village, and finally take in the views from Lumberjack's Candle Bridge.
To find photos, other places to visit, maps, and more tourist information, refer to the Rovaniemi planning website .
Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Rovaniemi is an approximately 7.5-hour flight. You can also drive; or take a bus. The time zone difference when traveling from Amsterdam to Rovaniemi is 1 hour. While traveling from Amsterdam, expect colder days and slightly colder nights in Rovaniemi, ranging from highs of -6°C to lows of -11°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 28th (Thu) early enough to drive to Levi.
On the 1st (Fri), glide through natural beauty at Levi Ski Resort. On the 2nd (Sat), you'll have a packed day of sightseeing: have some family-friendly fun at Kid's Land and then get interesting insight from Tours.
To find other places to visit, where to stay, more things to do, and other tourist information, go to the Levi trip maker tool .
Drive from Rovaniemi to Levi in 2.5 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus. February in Levi sees daily highs of -5°C and lows of -12°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 2nd (Sat) so you can travel back home.


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Mom of Two Wonders: Will I Ever Feel Like a Put Together Adult?
"Why do I feel like such a hot mess all the time? Where is the mature, ladylike version of me that was supposed to show up by now?"
The alarm is going off. It's 7 a.m., but I feel like I just went to bed. I fell asleep again without washing my face. My mascara-stained pillow cover and sheets haven't been changed in over a week, there are several cans of seltzer on my nightstand and my tattered, decades-old flannels with a hole in the knee are all bunched up. It's a familiar scene, one I've been playing out for years. But I'm no longer a teen or young twenty-something; I'm nearly 40, married and a mother of two kids—so can someone please tell me why I still live like a college co-ed?
I thought for sure by now, I'd be further along in my evolution. I'm writing this when I should be paying bills, prepping meals, grocery shopping, picking up around the house and maintaining a proper home. Instead, there's unfolded laundry in two separate baskets and more on the floor, stacks of collected crap (mail, forms, flyers, even excess artwork that, yes, I just called crap) that remain unsorted and, when the cleaning ladies occasionally come over, get shoved into a bag, which proceeds like unpacked suitcases to sit there for far too long. The fridge is sparse, the car likely needs gas and I'm usually outfitted in sweats and fuzzy socks, sporting a top knot and glasses. This is hardly how I envisioned my life looking as a full-grown adult woman.
I've checked plenty of things off my life list: I've achieved a lot in my career; own a nice home; carried, birthed and have thus far managed to raise two healthy, pediatrician-approved kids and am a (mostly) functioning member of society. By all outward appearances, I've done well.
So why do I feel like such a hot mess all the time? Where is the mature, ladylike version of me that was supposed to show up by now? The one who washes and blows out her hair, wears structured, sophisticated clothing—or at least something without an elastic waistband. The one who keeps a calendar and remembers to check it, whose thank you notes are sent on schedule and who has proper snacks to serve should guests drop by. (Goldfish don't count. Unless, of course, it's my meal accompanied by a glass of white wine, in which case, sign me up!) The one who isn't constantly wondering what to make for dinner and, all too often, giving up and ordering instead. The one who swears she'll do better, get it together and give her kids the mother they deserve.
But just when I'm starting to really come down on myself and my wayward ways, I look around, past the piles and beyond the clutter, and I see the smiles on my children's faces. I witness the joy in their life, the kindness in their hearts and appreciate their ability to be carefree and feel safe and think I'm doing alright.
Maybe none of that other stuff matters. Maybe no one feels like they have it all together. Maybe my kids will remember a home full of laughter, one where you come—and stay—as you are and you're loved just the same. Here's hoping, anyway. At the very least, I'm giving my daughter and son something to write about. Here's to the messy moms and the kids who love them!
Natalie Thomas is a lifestyle blogger at Nat's Next Adventure and creator of the new moms platform @momecdotes. She's also an Emmy-nominated TV producer, contributor to Huffington Post, Today Show, Mother Mag, Hey Mama and Well Rounded, and former editor and spokesperson of Us Weekly. She's addicted to Instagram and seltzer water, lives in New York with her tolerant husband, Zach, her daughter Lilly and her son, Oliver. She's always in search of her sanity and, more importantly, the next adventure.
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The Moral Lesson of the Gimli Glider
David Naglieri
Few news stories grab the public's attention in as spellbinding a manner as an aviation tragedy. On July 23, 1983 Canadians breathed a collective sigh of relief as Air Canada Flight 143 just missed going down in history as an aviation disaster. Instead, the story of the Gimli Glider stands as testimony to the importance of preparation and calm during times of trial and difficulty.
The story begins when maintenance crews discovered malfunctions with the computer that calculates how much fuel was needed to get the plane from Montreal to Edmonton. Not wanting to cancel the flight they decided to do the calculations manually, even though this was not part of their training. Their nearly fatal mistake? They used imperial measurements to calculate how much fuel was needed rather than metric.
A warning signal began beeping at 12,300 metres somewhere over Red Lake, Ontario. The flight crew was struck by the sickening realization that the plane had run out of fuel. Captain Bob Pearson and First Officer Maurice Quintal faced a grim task. They had to land a 300,000 pound glider, without engines, power, and the use of most of their instruments. They quickly calculated that they would not be able to glide all the way to Winnipeg.
The only option was an old Air Force base in Gimli, Manitoba.
What the crew did not know was that the site had been decommissioned and converted into a drag strip. July 23 was also "Family Day" -- the runway was covered with cars and campers as racing fans enjoyed the day's events. As Flight 143 glided towards Gimli the skill of pilots Pearson and Quintal was put to the test. Captain Pearson was an experienced glider pilot and he resorted to many useful tricks he had learned. He executed a rarely used forward slip maneuver to slow the plane and reduce altitude just prior to landing.
Incredibly, he was able to land the plane on the runway stopping within 30 metres of the crowds. All 69 passengers and crew escaped unharmed. Both pilots were awarded the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Diploma for Outstanding Airmanship.
The story of the Gimli Glider is fascinating in many respects.
One part of the story that jumps out at me was the knowledge, skill and calm demonstrated by the pilots when encountering a situation that was unprecedented. Neither Pearson or Qintal had ever experienced, or even simulated, a situation where you run out of fuel several miles in the sky. Yet, their preparation and resolve saved lives.
Similarly, we as Christians cannot always wait until the time of our testing to begin preparing ourselves. We need to view every day as an opportunity to grow in our faith and virtue so that when we are confronted with difficult circumstances, we too can land the 132 ton glider that suddenly appears in front of us.


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Glina – polski kryminalny serial telewizyjny w reżyserii Władysława Pasikowskiego, opowiadający o pracy policjantów Wydziału Zabójstw Komendy Stołecznej Policji w Warszawie i ich życiu prywatnym.

Serial emitowany był w TVP1 od 9 września 2004 do 11 lipca 2008. Emitowany też w TVP Polonia z napisami angielskimi. W 2011 roku serial został wydany przez TVP na DVD.

Emisja
 1 seria: Od 9 września 2004 do 2 grudnia 2004, czwartek, godz. 20.30.
 2 seria: Od 4 kwietnia 2008 do 11 lipca 2008, piątek, godz. ok. 22.00 (była to ruchoma pora emisji, gdyż emitowano po filmie z godz. 20.25, zależało to od długości trwania tych filmów).

Ogólna fabuła
Serial ten jest opowieścią o miłości, nienawiści, o ludzkich namiętnościach tak silnych, że prowadzących do zbrodni. Głównym bohaterem jest komisarz Andrzej Gajewski (Jerzy Radziwiłowicz), pracownik wydziału zabójstw, prowadzący jednocześnie kilka trudnych spraw, które w miarę rozwoju akcji się ze sobą zazębiają i łączą. Najbliższymi współpracownikami Gajewskiego są samotnik Jerzy Pawlak (Robert Gonera), Bonifacy Jóźwiak (Jacek Braciak), jedyny z policjantów zespołu mający szczęśliwe życie rodzinne oraz Artur Banaś (Maciej Stuhr), świeżo upieczony absolwent szkoły policyjnej i syn jednego z dawnych współpracowników Gajewskiego. Serial ukazuje pracę policjantów z wydziału zabójstw, ciągle narażonych na stres i niebezpieczeństwo.

Postacie
 Nadkomisarz/Podinspektor Andrzej Gajewski – główny bohater serialu. Twardy gliniarz, któremu nigdy nie zależało na karierze. Jest człowiekiem uczciwym, nie znosi kompromisów i układów. Dla pracy poświęcił życie prywatne. Rozstał się z żoną, która mieszka z ich córką Julią, będącą studentką prawa oraz jego oczkiem w głowie. Był związany z pielęgniarką Agatą, która odeszła od niego. Zginął zastrzelony na ulicy przez Tośka. Pośmiertnie awansowany do stopnia.podinspektora policji.

 Podkomisarz Artur Banaś – młody policjant, świeżo upieczony członek zespołu, syn byłego oficera wydziału zabójstw, który pracował z Gajewskim. Już na samym początku swojej kariery musiał zrozumieć, że praca w wydziale zabójstw nie zawsze ma wiele wspólnego z teorią, której nauczył się w szkole. Prawa ręka Gajewskiego, bystry i zdobywający doświadczenie gliniarz. W krótkim czasie był zmuszony strzelać do człowieka oraz był świadkiem zabójstwa kolegi z policji. Po tych incydentach chciał porzucić służbę, lecz Gajewski przekonał go do zmiany zdania. Przeżył kilka romansów, lecz od samego początku podkochuje się w Julii, w drugiej serii zostają parą.

 Komisarz Bonifacy Jóźwiak – jedyny policjant w zespole Gajewskiego mający poukładane życie rodzinne, czyli żonę i trzy córki. Gliniarz o gołębim sercu. Uczciwy, prostolinijny, dobry człowiek. Nie akceptuje niesprawiedliwości świata. Każda zbrodnia, z którą się styka budzi jego sprzeciw. Ze względu na swoje śmieszne imię wszyscy w wydziale i w domu wołają do niego po nazwisku.

 Nadkomisarz Jerzy Pawlak – samotnik, małomówny policjant. Po śmierci swojego przyjaciela, również policjanta, angażuje się w śledztwo dotyczące jego zabójstwa chcąc sprawdzić czy nie miał powiązań z mafią. Jednocześnie wdaje się w romans z wdową po koledze, Beatą. Po eskorcie więźnia do aresztu, on i Artur są śledzeni przez tajemniczy samochód. Jerzy domyśla się kto jest kierowcą. Zatrzymuje auto i każe młodemu schować się. Gdy podchodzi do śledzącego ich pojazdu, zostaje zastrzelony przez nieznanych sprawców.

  Nadinspektor Malicki – szef Gajewskiego i jego drużyny.

 Agata Jeżewska – pielęgniarka, życiowa partnerka Gajewskiego. Odchodzi od Andrzeja, nie mogąc znieść realiów jego pracy. Wdaje się w związek z lekarzem Siennickim, który od dłuższego czasu był nią zainteresowany. Po pewnym czasie zaczął się znęcać nad Agatą. Chciała wrócić do Andrzeja, lecz ten nie chciał. Zmiękł, dopiero gdy zapłakana pojawiła się w drzwiach jego mieszkania z przeprosinami. Nie zdążyli jednak odnowić relacji, gdyż Agata pada ofiarą seryjnego zabójcy kobiet.

 Julia Gajewska – jedyna córka Gajewskiego, studentka prawa, później studentka etnografii. Pyskata i uparta, ale również empatyczna. Kocha ojca i często ochrzania go za jego błędy, których on sam nie widzi. Była związana z prawnikiem Mateuszem, który szybko jej się znudził. Była obiektem zainteresowania Artura Banasia, lecz początkowo ten ją śmieszył. Z czasem jednak z jej strony również narodziło się uczucie i zostali parą. Andrzej nie mógł tego zaakceptować i pobił Artura za to, że zbliżył się do Julii. Zrozpaczona zrobiła ojcu awanturę, po czym ten zrozumiał, że młodzi naprawdę się kochają.

Obsada
 Jerzy Radziwiłowicz – nadkomisarz Andrzej Gajewski (odc. 1-25)
 Maciej Stuhr – podkomisarz Artur Banaś (odc. 1-25)
 Jacek Braciak – komisarz Bonifacy Jóźwiak (odc. 1-25)
 Robert Gonera – nadkomisarz Jerzy Pawlak (odc. 1–5)
 Krzysztof Jędrysek – nadinspektor Malicki (odc. 1-25)
 Urszula Grabowska – Agata Jeżewska, partnerka Gajewskiego (odc. 1-24)
 Anna Cieślak – Julia, córka Gajewskiego (odc. 1-25)
 Agnieszka Pilaszewska – patolog Olga Seifert (odc 1-25)
 Marian Dziędziel – Banaś, ojciec Artura
 Mariusz Bonaszewski – dr Krzysztof Siennicki
 Piotr Rzymyszkiewicz – agent Centralnego Biura Śledczego (odc. 11-12)
 Dariusz Juzyszyn –Gabriel, technik-patolog
 Aldona Orman – psycholog Grażyna Janowska, kochanka Artura Banasia
 Ewa Telega – Krystyna, była żona Gajewskiego
 Tomasz Kozłowicz – Henryk Karbowiak (odc. 1-3)
 Michał Piela – Grzegorz Stańczak "Pulpet" (odc. 1-11)
 Katarzyna Galica – Patrycja, dziewczyna "Pulpeta"
 Marian Glinka –gangster "Gruby" (odc. 1, 4, 6, 11, 12)
 Marek Frąckowiak – sierżant Grzelak (odc. 4, 5)
 Andrzej Mastalerz – tramwajarz Tadeusz Stepień (odc. 4, 5)
 Ireneusz Czop – kapitan Mariusz Stępień, brat tramwajarza (odc. 4, 5)
 Agata Buzek – Barbara Stępień, żona tramwajarza (odc. 4, 5)
 Andrzej Pieczyński – psychoterapeuta Zbigniew Czeski (odc. 7, 8)
 Anna Dereszowska – Adrianna Kuś vel Magda Lipiec (odc. 7, 8)
 Michał Anioł – Sławomir Woźnicki, pacjent Czeskiego (odc. 7, 8)
 Anna Radwan – Edyta Zajdler, żona zamordowanego malarza (odc. 7, 8)
 Dorota Chotecka – Barbara Nawrocka, sąsiadka Zajdlerów (odc. 7, 8)
 Mirosław Baka – Aleksander Zawierski, Kochanek Edyty Zajdler (odc. 7, 8)
 Arkadiusz Bazak – pułkownik Mariusz Werner (odc. 9, 10)
 Ryszard Ronczewski – dozorca Jan Bisztyga (odc. 9)
 John Edmondson – Moeller, urzędnik ambasady duńskiej (odc. 9, 10)
 Zbigniew Suszyński – historyk Jacek Rasiak (odc. 9, 10)
 Hanna Dunowska – Kralska, dyrektorka hotelu (odc. 9)
 Maria Seweryn – Elżbieta Zarębska, świadek (odc. 11, 12)
 Sławomir Orzechowski – gangster Tosiek (odc. 4, 11, 22-25)
 Tomasz Karolak – Jacek Sysiak vel Kajtek, człowiek Karbowiaka (odc. 2, 3, 11)
 Jan Piechociński – Marian Iwanicki vel Gunter Fuchs (odc. 11)
 Mariusz Pilawski – fotograf, wuj Moniki Garstki (odc. 2)
 Wieńczysław Gliński – Roman Garlicki, były mąż Sobczyńskiej
 Tadeusz Szymków – Tomasz Skonecki, świadek (odc. 1-3)
 Magdalena Czerwińska – Nana Petru (I seria), Kasia Malewicz (II seria)
 Beata Chruścińska – Milena Florczak, córka Rolexa (odc. 11, 22-24)
 Dariusz Biskupski – doktor Matysewicz, lekarz pogotowia (odc. 12)
 Michał Breitenwald – właściciel autokomisu (odc. 14)
 Grzegorz Gierak – komisarz Miller, oficer CBŚ (odc. 11, 12)
 Wojciech Walasik – policjant Sawczuk
 Andrzej Brzeski – dyrektor administracyjny szpitala
 Karol Stępkowski – Marchwicki, sąsiad Lenarta (odc. 13)
 Małgorzata Braunek – kustosz malarstwa (odc. 7, 8)
 Stanisław Zatłoka – mężczyzna w klubie
 Jerzy Braszka – recepcjonista w Ramzesie (odc. 13)
 Diana Kadłubowska – księgowa w HPM Express
 Gabriela Czyżewska – Szydłowska
 Marcin Dorociński – fotograf, były asystent Woźnickiego (odc. 8)
 Paweł Szwed – Henryk Zarębski, mąż Elżbiety (odc. 11, 12)
 Agnieszka Judycka – Renata, koleżanka Justyny
 Marta Nieradkiewicz – Monika, córka Pęczaka
 Agnieszka Kawiorska – Marina, dziewczyna "Carlosa"
 Tomasz Sobczak – Karol Śliwa "Carlos", gangster
 Jan Jurewicz – gangster "Kaszana"
 Maciej Ferlak – gangster Pęczak
 Maciej Mikołajczyk - Damian Bender "Miazga"
 Dominik Bąk – "Szerszeń", człowiek "Miazgi"
 Jakub Mazurek - "Ryży"
 Zbigniew Dziduch - gangster "Norton" (odc. 13)
 Maciej Robakiewicz - Tomasz Antczak z wydziału ds. narkotyków (odc. 16-17)
 Krzysztof Franieczek – Marcin Modzelewski vel Marcin Urbański, Piotr Kurten, seryjny morderca kobiet w tym Agaty Jeżewskiej (odc. 20,25)
 Andrzej Konopka - ratownik Waldek
 Andrzej Hausner - Norbert Grudzień, partner Izabeli Rakowskiej (odc. 19)

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University High School has reclaimed its title as champion of the Fresno County Academic Decathlon. The charter high school topped a field of 29 teams in the 38th annual competition, which culminated in Saturday's Super Quiz at Central High School East — and which University also won.
University High's points totaled 47,753, almost 10,000 more than second-place Sanger High. Design Science Middle College High School, Firebaugh High, and Clovis North rounded out the top five.
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Last year's champion, Edison High School, came in 13th place.
Academic Decathlon is a "brain bowl" for students who compete in different divisions, depending on grade-point average, in 10 examination categories such as essay, language and literature, mathematics, science, and interview.
The theme for this year's event is "In Sickness and Health: An Exploration of Wellness and Illness."
State Championship Will Be in Late March
University High's team will compete in the California State Decathlon March 27-28 in Sacramento. State champions will go on to the U.S. Academic Decathlon, which this year will be April 30-May 2 in Anchorage, Alaska.
More than $8,000 in scholarships were awarded to participants in the county competition. Edison High student Vanessa Pastlan won the Dean's First Place scholarship of $1,250 after scoring 8,547 points. University High students Olivia Linn and Gannon Murray were awarded the Dean's Second Place ($750) and Third Place ($500) scholarships.
This year's win marks the eighth for University High, now tied with Roosevelt High School for the second-highest number of county Academic Decathlon championships. Edison High leads with 19 wins. The first county champion? Roosevelt High, in 1983.
Here's New Training for Forest Jobs
Dead trees in the Sierra are worrisome because there are so many of them, and because they are so frighteningly flammable.
But help is on the way.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has awarded a $1,675,200 grant to the Central Valley Forestry Corps to train 100 new forestry technicians and expand the advanced forestry training program at Reedley College.
The Central Valley Forestry Corps is a partnership of the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board, the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission Local Conservation Corps, and Reedley College.
Grant Covers Training And Equipment
The grant, which will help quicken the pace of dead tree removal in Fresno County forests, provides advanced forest health tree removal certification training. Participants can earn six different certificates, including wildland fire training and wildland power saws.
The grant also brings additional training equipment to the college, including a Ford F-550 service tow rig cab and chassis, mulcher, and grapple rake.
Those interested in the no-cost training can register at www.SierraTree.org or call 1-844-490-7130.
The program will include on-the-job training at Camp Sequoia Lake, where the college's Forestry Program has managed the 800-acre forest for decades.
Speaking of Forest Fires …
Chawanakee Academy Charter School in Madera County is one of six California schools and 100 winners nationally in the 10th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, which challenges students in grades six through 12 to develop solutions to community issues using STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills.
Teacher Matt Gehrett works with two of his students at Chawanakee Academy Charter School. (Matt Gehrett)
Each state winner will receive $15,000 in technology and classroom materials and advance in the contest.
Chawanakee teacher Matt Gehrett asked students in an enrichment class what issues they could tackle, and one student responded: Air quality during wildfires.
"What we're proposing is to create not just a face mask, but a smart face mask," said Gehrett, who also is an associate professor and program director of educational technology at Fresno Pacific University.
Face Mask Warns of Smoke Danger
In addition to a filter, the mask would have a microprocessor to alert wearers as to what was in the air and when the mask should be worn.
The next step for the students is to build a prototype and make a three-minute video that showcases their project in action.
If Chawanakee's project is selected among the top 20 in March, students will travel to New York City for the National Finalist Pitch Event and the chance to be one of five grand prize national winners who will get $100,000 in technology and classroom materials. They also will travel to Washington, D.C. to present their project to members of Congress.
Like Mariachi Music? These Young Musicians Sure Do
Award-winning mariachi performers Yvette Sital and Ramiro Benavides from Las Vegas will conduct a mariachi clinic for Madera Unified students on Saturday, culminating with a free concert that will be open to the public.
The first-ever clinic is being held by Madera Unified's Visual and Performing Arts Department and was organized by academic coach Sandra Kelly to provide students with feedback while exposing them to new techniques and new music.
Students from mariachi groups at Madera South High School, Martin Luther King Middle School, and Kerman High School are scheduled to attend the clinic, which starts at 8 a.m. Saturday at Madera South, 705 W. Pecan Ave.
The free concert will conclude the clinic and will feature performances by all 75 student-musicians.
Fresno Unified Celebrates Top Educators
Fresno Unified School District honored 46 finalists and announced five winners during its annual Excellence in Education awards ceremony on Tuesday at Hoover High School.
The finalists were nominated by their peers for going above and beyond in serving students and the district.
The winners were:
Classified Employee of the Year: Annette Montague, School Leadership team
Certificated Elementary Educator of the Year: Ivette Jauregui, Leavenworth Elementary
Certificated Middle School Educator of the Year: Christine Felder, Sequoia Middle School
Certificated High School Educator of the Year: Benjamin Akioyame, Hoover High School
Administrator of the Year: Rebecca Wheeler, Hoover High principal
Montague, Jauregui, and Wheeler will represent Fresno Unified at the Fresno County Educator of the Year awards event in November, district spokeswoman Vanessa Ramirez said.
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Nevada public employee pension fund rises 2.3 percent
Nevada's public employee pension fund grew by 2.3 percent in the fiscal year ending June 30, below the long-term target rate of an 8 percent return but among the top performing funds in the country, the agency said this week.
By SEAN WHALEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
(Screengrab/Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System)
CARSON CITY — Nevada's public employee pension fund grew by 2.3 percent in the fiscal year ending June 30, below the long-term target rate of an 8 percent return but among the top performing funds in the country, the agency said this week.
While not a direct comparison since PERS has many different types of investments, the S&P 500 stock index had a 1.5 percent return during the same period of time.
Tina Leiss, executive officer of the Public Employees' Retirement System, cautioned that the information is preliminary and unaudited at this point. The investment report will be presented to the PERS board at its meeting in August.
The fund is now worth $34.9 billion.
Leiss said in an email that the returns on the PERS stocks, bonds and other investments rank in the top quartile or better of public funds over the three-, five- and 10-year periods ending June 16.
As of the end of Fiscal Year 2016 on June 30, the annualized return on the PERS fund over the past 32 years is 9.4 percent, exceeding the goal of an 8 percent return needed to ensure it becomes fully funded over time.
The return on PERS investments was 4.2 percent in the 2015 fiscal year. The 2014 fiscal year saw a return of 17.6 percent.
The plan was 73.2 percent fully funded as of last year compared to 71.5 percent in 2014.
The public pension plan had 103,000 active members as of the end of Fiscal Year 2015. The plan covers nearly all state and local government employees in Nevada.
Contact Sean Whaley at swhaley@reviewjournal.com or 775-461-3820. Follow @seanw801 on Twitter.
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The 2012 Fall TV Season Thus Far
Because the 2012-13 TV season is in full swing, my ass has gotten fully reacquainted with my couch and remote control. Therefore, I thought I'd offer my two cents on some of the newbies that are heating up my DVR and currently making me come back for more, which is subject to change of course...
1. 666 Park Avenue (ABC) - Beautiful rich people live in a ritzy New York City apartment building that may or may not be the gateway to Hell (insert housing market jokes here). The cute guy from Brothers and Sisters (Dave Annable) is the manager. The creepy bald dude from Lost (Terry O'Quinn) is the secretive landlord. And the MILF-y vixen from Desperate Housewives (Vanessa Williams) is his wife. Way to recycle your talent, ABC.
2. Nashville (ABC) - The network that brought us Dynasty and Desperate Housewives knows how to deliver a good primetime soap, and this time the suds are hitting the fan down south. Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere are rival country music divas...and that's all you really need to know. Catfight potential = high.
3. Revolution (NBC) - J.J. Abrams slapped his name on this ambitious serialized thriller about how the people of Earth are dealing 15 years after a global blackout. I'm still wary of the show's "big concept" because of many of its kind (Jericho, Flash Forward, Invasion) haven't lasted. And I have yet to find any charisma in young lead Tracy Spiridakos underneath the layers of Katniss Everdeen clothes in they've styled her in. But then there are those pesky questions: What or who caused the blackout? Will the power ever come back? Am I really going to invest my time in another cryptodrama?
4. American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) - It's the only show on this list I have yet to preview (it premieres in 2 weeks), but my hopes are high because a) it's Ryan Murphy b) there's Adam Levine -- in a wifebeater c) Jessica Lange plays a sinister nun (what other kind is there?) d) Zach Quinto returns and e) lesbians. In other words, I'm ready for a souped-up serving of insanity. By the way, did I mention I interviewed one of its stars, Jenna Dewan-Tatum?
5. Partners (CBS) - It's being touted as the new Will & Grace, probably because it comes from the masterminds behind the dearly departed 00s sitcom. One guy's straight (David Krumholtz). The other one's gay (Ugly Betty alum Michael Urie). And together, they're BFFs who also work together at their own architectural firm. Judging from the cute pilot, all the elements are there. Just feels a little too 90s right now.
6. The Mindy Project (Fox) - Mindy Kaling is a self-deprecating doctor who's single and ready to mingle. So it doesn't help that she's surrounded by handsome colleagues and enough sexual tension to power a small village.
7. Elementary (CBS) - America's attempt to remake BBC's reboot stars Jonny Lee Miller as iconic detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Watson (yes, she's a chick, get over it) solving crimes and swapping idiosyncratic moments in murder-filled Manhattan. Otherwise known as That New Crime Procedural Your Parents Will Love.
8. The New Normal (NBC) - The right-wing has a new show to hate! My favorite new comedy of the season is another concoction whipped up by Ryan Murphy. Here, a gay couple hire a 24-year-old single mom as their surrogate. Nitpicking at their heels is the mom's ultra-conservative, Obama-bashing grandma (the spectacular Ellen Barkin) who will do anything to make their lives a living Republican National Convention.
9. Last Resort (ABC) - Andre Braugher and Scott Speedman command the screen in this crackling action thriller about the crew of a nuclear submarine that goes rogue and is forced to create their own republic on an island after ignoring shady orders to attack Pakistan. It's like Michael Bay and J.J. Abrams had a lovechild and gave it up to network TV for adoption. Let's see how far they can go with this one.
10. Ben and Kate (Fox) - A single brother and his divorced sister bicker and banter while raising a kid. Unexpectedly LOL-worthy and a perfect addition to the network's roster of laughers.
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Jowan Osterlund, founder of Biohax, a Swedish company that provides human RFID microchip implants, told the Daily Telegraph that Biohax is meeting with companies in the United Kingdom about implanting their employees, hundreds of thousands of employees, with RFID chips for security purposes.
The microchips, about the size of a grain of rice, are implanted between the thumb and forefinger and are used to open doors, start cars and have also been used as medical devices, which carry an individual's medical history.
"He (false prophet with satanic powers) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark on their right hand, or on their foreheads; that no man might buy or sell, except he who has the mark, or the name of the beast (antichrist), or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six-hundred, sixty-six" Revelation 13:16-18.
Those who are in control of the world's money have already made such plans. Aaron Russo was a producer and friend of Nicholas Rockefeller, and through that relationship, Aaron found out what the megabanksters were really about. Watch the following trailer, if you haven't already seen it, and educate yourself. Bear in mind that the one world government the megabanksters have in mind, won't quite work out according to all of their plans. Those who think they are in control will also become slaves to the system they helped create. The megabanksters and their cohorts within our government don't realize that once satan gets what he wants from those who serve him, he destroys them! He's like a black widow.
During the persecutions of Protestants by the Roman Catholics in Great Britain and Ireland in 1507, one Thomas Norris was burnt alive for his testimony of the truth of the Gospel at Norwich. This man was a poor, inoffensive, harmless person, but his parish priest, conversing with him one day, conjectured he was a Lollard. In consequence of this supposition, he gave information to the bishop and Norris was apprehended and BURNED ALIVE – all in the name of God (the god of Catholics, who is Lucifer)!


ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Peter Di Salvo made 24 saves and seven different Barrie players scored as the Colts hammered the Niagara IceDogs 7-0 in Ontario Hockey League action Thursday.
Luke Pither had a goal and two assists while Bryan Cameron, Kyle Clifford, Ryan Strome, Alex Hutchings, Michael Sgarbossa and Colin Behenna also scored for the Colts (10-4-1).
Mark Visentin allowed three goals on 14 shots for Niagara (6-7-3) before being replaced by Petteri Simila, who stopped 25 of 29 shots in relief.


EVN attaches the greatest importance to the integrity and law-abiding behaviour of all its employees as well as its business partners.
As an internationally operating energy and environmental services company, the management and employees of EVN have a far-reaching responsibility and role model function both in Austria and abroad. For this reason, the EVN Code of Conduct was developed, which defines and summarises the principles and guidelines underlying responsible action for people of integrity.
All interested parties and business partners can download the EVN Code of Conduct as a PDF file.
Moreover, a comprehensive set of internal rules applicable for all business areas is binding for EVN employees. In particular, these rules encompass the relevant guidelines and code of practice for the EVN Group, which regulate day-to-day business on an operational level. Employees can find key rules, regulations and commentaries pertaining to their work as well as the EVN Code of Conduct on the Intranet. Partners and suppliers will obtain all relevant information from their specially trained contact persons in the EVN procurement department. In addition, internal trainings and information events take place on an ongoing basis. In case of any perceived violations or if any uncertainties arise in connection with ethically relevant matters, the responsible person to contact is the EVN Chief Compliance Officer Christian Mende, at +43 2236 200-123 63 or per e-mail at compliance@evn.at.
The basis for the work carried out by the corporate lobbyists employed by EVN in line with the Lobbying and Interest Representation Transparency Act (LobbyG, BGBl. I 64/2012) is the Code of Conduct of Österreichs Energie, the interest group representing the Austrian electricity industry.


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