The high peaks of Kosciuszko National Park are a mecca for walkers keen to see rugged scenery, masses of spectacular wildflowers and the summit of Mt Kosciuszko, earning it the prestigious UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status.
The walking is exhilarating yet relatively easy for an alpine environment. The rewards are considerable with spectacular views as you walk each day, mountain fresh air and the sense of completion as you wind your way through the mountains from Wragges Creek to Thredbo.
These mountains were once covered by glaciers that carved exquisite lakes from the granite rock, as well as numerous steep sided valleys. Walk through snowgum woodlands, and colourful alpine meadows and sit enjoying lunch at Kosciusko, by beautiful creeks and the Blue Lake. Follow the Aqueduct Trail, learning about the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme and cross the Snowy River. On the last day, we take the chairlift ride back to the top of Mt Kosciuszko and walk down from the summit to Thredbo via Dead Horse Gap to cap off what is an amazing unbroken linear trek through the alps.
If you're after a shorter itinerary, then our 4-day Roof of Australia Long Weekend trip may suit you better.
Every last detail is taken care of so you can fully immerse yourself in this extraordinary alpine landscape. At night freshen up and settle in at your comfortable accommodation. The two course dinners and cooked breakfasts make indulgent bookends to each day. And with two outstanding guides, you can pace yourself because we can offer a choice of easier or harder walking options along the way.
Start at the Vibe Hotel at 9:30am, Canberra Airport at 9:40am or in Canberra CBD at 10am (on London Circuit out front of the museum). Travel to Jindabyne for lunch. Afternoon walk featuring a beautiful section of the Thredbo River, superb wildflowers and a historic hut.
Meals: Continental buffet breakfast, lunch and two course dinner at the Lodge.
Traverse through Blue Cow alpine ski resort to Perisher Valley. Climb to Porcupine Rocks for spectacular views of Crackenback. The ancient snowgum trees here are twisted and gnarled through centuries of harsh winters. After rain or fog these tree trunks change colour to brilliant shades of red, orange, yellow and green. In summer when we walk this track, the wildflowers have to be seen to be believed – fields of snow daisies, alpine buttercups, billy buttons, golden everlastings and unique alpine gentians.
This is Man from Snowy River territory; step back in time and visit an historic cattleman's hut. High above the tree line we'll learn how delicate plants can thrive in such challenging conditions and gain an insight into the geology of this rugged landscape. Today we walk to Blue Lake, Headley Tarn and Caruthers Saddle. Cross the famous Snowy River, walk through fields carpeted in wildflowers, stroll along high grassy ridges and chill your drink in an icy lake. Watch out for Sphagnum Bogs – large mossy plants that hold six times their weight in water then slowly release it into the alpine streams. At lunch, we sit alongside the unique Feldmark plants that occur nowhere else on earth.
Walk to the summit of the highest mountain in Australia, Mt Kosciuszko, a highlight not to be missed. This mountain is a mecca for walkers and you'll share the summit with people from all over the world. Finish the day with an exhilarating ride down the country's longest chairlift. Hardy walkers can choose to walk Merritt's Track steeply down through unique Mountain Ash forests and waterfall valleys.
Meals: Cooked breakfast, walkers lunch and two course chef prepared dinner at a local restaurant.
Today's your chance to take the easy way and ride the chairlift up. Our walk descends through fields of alpine wildflowers and snowgum forests to the Thredbo Valley. Will you be one of the lucky ones to see wild brumbies roaming the plains? Walk quietly in this special, pristine place. Finish the day with an easy stroll along the banks of the swift Thredbo River as it meanders down to the village.
After breakfast, we'll tour back to Canberra airport where the trip finishes at around 1.00pm.
The tracks are well graded except for one small portion on Day 3, but all the tracks are still easy to negotiate. Full day walks average about 15km. There are great opportunities for really fit walkers to challenge themselves on most days.
We stay in high quality ski lodges right in the middle of the park, thus the accommodations are all in memorable locations. More importantly they are very comfortable and provide a great place to relax after a day on the track. All the rooms have ensuites and reflect the alpine regions' character.
The two course dinners are prepared by professional chefs at Boali and in Jindabyne while the others are expertly prepared by our guides, with the added advantage of welcome drinks on those nights. The area is noted for fresh Snowy Mountains trout and tender high-country beef, and also boasts the highest winery in the country.
Packed walkers lunches and picnics complete the circle ensuring that your appetite is always satisfied. In fact, you can look forward to having lunch on a daily basis at some of the most beautiful alpine locations in Australia. A walkers lunch may include a high protein type salad, a roll or a wrap, a muesli bar, cake or muffin and a piece of fruit. Each day is slightly different. Lunch is always augmented by Auswalk's trail mix.
Importantly, you start each day with a cooked breakfast – a great way to ready yourself for the upcoming walk.
The tracks are mostly well cared for, dry and firm this time of year. However, on the odd occasion we have encountered wet portions of track. Most of the walks are moderate. The easier alternative walks are great for first timers. However, the walks often involve challenging walking between 5 to 7 hours each day, across amazing ridgelines, with some steep ascents and descents so the experienced hikers won't be disappointed. The altitude on this walk is between 1400 to 2228 metres so slopes that you would find easy at home will require a little more effort, This trip operates with two experienced and knowledgeable guides, so we can offer easier and harder walk options along the way.
Pre and post tour accommodation: There are many good hotels in Canberra, however we pick up and drop off at the Vibe Hotel at Canberra Airport and the airport. The tour starts at the Vibe Hotel at 9.30am, Canberra airport at 9.40am or in Canberra CBD at 10am (on London Circuit out front of the museum). The tour finishes in Canberra on the last day at approximately 1pm.
This mountain environment is about 10 degrees cooler than Sydney. January-February is usually warm and the alpine wildflowers are at their best. December & March are usually cool to mild. By April, the conditions usually start to deteriorate. This holiday is not available for the rest of the year due to the likelihood of snow covering the walking tracks.


I like your list. BTW, Whoa! Apogee?!?! I haven't heard that company's name in a very long time for like 20 years! That's amazing. 🙂 I was around 6 or 7 when Apogee was using post-production products back in the '90s for musicians' "making-of" albums on VHS tapes. I still have the King of Pop MJ's (RIP) Dangerous: In Short Films VHS when my mom bought it for me. Apogee was part of its video production. At that time, I wasn't interested in music production but love listening to music non-stop. Damn, I wish I would have been at NAMM this year. Hopefully, I would like to be there next year or soon with my relatives. 😉 LOL!
I'm assuming you mean HipHop, RnB, DnB, Dubstep, rave, house, elrcieontca, dance, trance, garage and grime? Well, rock, metal, blues, country, jazz, classical, reggae and soul and more talented. The musicians actually use real instruments. But I like some electronic' music. It may not be as talented, but some of it still is good. But all music is getting lazy. These days, HipHop and RnB is all about cheesy or sexual lyrics and sampling. But then again, a lot of modern rock and metal, especially in the scene stuff, do the same thing. You either have boring Indie bands who rip off the Beatles and Kinks, or scene bands who use electronic sounds and just cover chart music. Hiphop use to be Tupac Shakur, Ice Cube, Cypress Hill. Now it's 50 Cent, Lil' Wayne and Kanye West. Rnb use to be Mary J Blidge, Barry White, Michael Jackson. Now it's Rihanna, Chris Brown, Beyonce. Rock use to be Blue Oyster Cult, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin. Now it's Paramore, MCR and Blink-182. Metal use to be Metallica, Pantera, Iron Maiden. Now it's BMTH, BVB and Asking Alexandria. All music has gone down hill.


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Mugabe's bizarre stance on corruption
by Tawanda Majoni
26 Feb 2017 at 10:03hrs | Views
When ZBC's Tarzen Mandizvidza interviewed President Robert Mugabe to mark his 93rd birthday last week, he was humongous in his platitudes.
He described the president as a "seasoned campaigner against corruption". But Lord have mercy! The interview died the moment the most powerful man on the land started mumbling a response to the criticism that his government was just frying small rotten fish and leaving the big ones to continue with corruption.
Mugabe offered an odd view of corruption [and its professed absence] among his lieutenants. He seemed to see nothing wrong with frying the small corrupt fish only. In his own words, it was a way of nipping corruption in the bud because, if left unattended, the small fish would also grow into big fish. Never mind the fact that the small fish are the vendors, village heads illegally selling small pieces of land in rural Seke and low-life party officials. These hardly grow bigger than what they already are, so there is little nipping to talk about.
But the small fish are a small problem. The big problem arises when the president starts sounding as if his big, elite lieutenants are not rotten. Weirdly, he is convinced that claims of corruption among the big fish are nothing more than rumours milled in dark political factories. This is what he said: "Have you ever asked them [those who make claims of corruption] who the big fish are and what corruption they accuse them of?…Even I just hear the rumours of corruption."
That is not all. This man who Mandizvidza paraded as a legendary anti-corruption crusader even claimed that no-one was coming forth with sufficient information to activate investigations. Bring forth the evidence and we will investigate, that was his bizarre promise. That promise is hugely wrong, of course. Whistleblowers and informants play their part and the rest is left to the judiciary, the courts and the law enforcement agency to investigate and prosecute. To call on informants to bring all the evidence before prosecution can be done is asking for too much and, at worst, is a hypocritical request. I know of many cases where arrests and investigations started with little or no evidence, particularly where the politically incorrect are involved.
Mugabe's remarks muddy and distort the whole discourse on elite public sector corruption. They contain brazen contradictions right from the start. While Mandizvidza salutes Mugabe as a celebrated crusader against corruption, the man he decorates as a crusader seems so anxious to dismiss the reality of corruption. His overarching message in the latest interview is that his lieutenants are clean, on the basis that no evidence has ever been brought against them, and only rumours of graft exist.
Never mind the fallacy, but a question then arises as to what the president has been crusading against. You can't crusade against corruption that doesn't exist. Taken otherwise, it would imply that he has been crusading against the small fish. That fails to make him a seasoned campaigner against graft because small things don't make legends.
The contradictions get messier and more confusing when you recall that Mugabe has, in fact, acknowledged high level public sector corruption in the past. In early September last year, for instance, he confronted Saviour Kasukuwere, the local government minister and Zanu-PF national organiser, and accused him of illegally selling residential stands to Walter Magaya, the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministry leader, and others. Kasukuwere claimed he was innocent but Mugabe insisted that he was guilty as charged. He spoke with heavy authority and sounded like one who had impeccable evidence that Kasukuwere had, indeed, sold off the land that was meant to benefit ruling party youths.
Now, a full president of a country can't throw away tact just like that, publicly accusing his own minister and a vital member of his party of things of which he has no evidence. You would have to break my skull to convince me that Mugabe spoke off rumour. But even if he did, that still says a lot about the statesman's fight against corruption. People who say things off the cuff cannot qualify as legendary crusaders against corruption.
Dossiers of how Kasukuwere and several key members of a Zanu-PF faction called G40 irregularly sold the land in question started flying around after Mugabe confronted the minister. They appeared to make some sense. In fact, it seems the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) hounds started sniffing for Kasukuwere and others, even though nothing sound came out of it.
But then, there are numerous other cases of elite public sector corruption that he has admitted to in the past.
These include the 1988 Willowgate scandal in which public officials, among them senior ministers, abused a subsidised vehicle scheme by reselling cars at inflated prices. Lest we forget, Mugabe ordered the Sandura Commission to investigate the scandal. He subsequently pardoned the culprits, making a big circus of the commission's work. Again, this implies some schizophrenia on the part of the president.
A year ago, while fielding questions on his 92nd birthday, Mugabe admitted that at least $15 billion had leaked from Marange between 2009 and 2015. The figure could be speculative, but the fact remains that the president admitted to diamond corruption. Indirectly, he was admitting that government officials were partly to blame because the leakages happened as they, at least, watched. There is no other way to look at it.
Way back in June 2013, the parliamentary portfolio committee on mining revealed that one of his ministers, Obert Mpofu, could have abused diamond licensing and mining systems. He could only do so in cahoots with high-powered proxies of course. The committee was led by Edward Chindori-Chininga, a prominent member of his party who later died in an accident. The report was tabled in parliament and thus should have made a good basis for evidence in a court. The fact is, Mpofu remains untouched. Maybe the president was expecting evidence in a truckload.
My strong guess is that, as has happened in other cases, Kasukuwere was not arrested and investigated because of the politics of power in Zanu-PF. Mugabe cannot afford to have the minister sent to jail because he plays a crucial role in the party. He belongs to a faction that is part of a bigger scheme to enable him to remain in power. G40 is useful to counterbalance the Lacoste faction. Mugabe's drawn out rule has fed for a long time from the systemic divisions with Zanu-PF. The arrest and possible imprisonment of Kasukuwere would likely disturb the G40 faction and leave Lacoste stronger. That implies a serious threat to Mugabe's hold on power as Lacoste is said to be gunning for his departure before the 2018 general elections.
The Kasukuwere example indicates one strong case of Mugabe's contradictions and inconsistencies when it comes to the fight against high-level corruption. He forgets that there is corruption when it suits him. And remembers there is corruption when it also suits him. This selectivity is meant to bolster his political self-preservation.
Corrupt lieutenants are very useful when one wants to keep power. You just keep their files in a big vault somewhere. When they start growing big headed, you pull them out and wave them straight in their faces. That is enough to remind them that they will be history if their heads keep growing. And because they don't want to end up in the morgue, they will always do your bidding.
Tawanda Majoni is the national co-ordinator at Information for Development Trust (IDT), a non-profit organisation promoting access to information on public and private sector governance, transparency and accountability and can be contacted on majonitt@gmail.com
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The story of the Bear Shop and Cardiff's famous 200-year-old bear
Bruno the bear is a Cardiff institution
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There's not so much an elephant in the room when you enter one of Cardiff's oldest businesses, but a huge bear.
Ask people who have grown up in the capital about the Bear Shop and it's likely they will not only have heard of it, but have a story to tell.
Bruno may not be as famous as Paddington, Pooh or Yogi outside the confines of the city limits, but this particular Russian bear's reputation is every bit as large as his 7ft frame within them.
To visitors to Cardiff who aren't aware of the largest tobacconists in Wales, he must present something of a startling sight from his vantage point in the window of the shop in the Wyndham Arcade.
Bruno in the window of The Bear Shop in Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff (Image: Richard Williams)
Nevertheless, the presence of the bear that is rumoured to be 200 years old has cultivated a legend that has endured in a shop that has stood the test of time – almost 150 years in fact. And for generations of children he has evoked nothing but wide-eyed wonder.
When I put a picture of Bruno up on my Facebook page, I was inundated with stories from adults who have fond and vivid recollections of encountering the bear as children.
In the city he is as famous as the legendary Billy the Seal. One Cardiffian who won the lottery in the 1990s was even said to be willing to part with £8,000 of his winnings to have him on show in his new home. The offer was turned down, but it only served to embellish the bear's burgeoning reputation.
The story of the Bear Shop began in 1870 when William Arthur Lewis founded a retail and wholesale tobacco business in Cardiff. Some three decades later – from around 1900 – the bear was positioned in the business. The business flourished and expanded to some 16 shops in the area.
After Lewis' death in 1928, control passed to his daughter Winifred and her husband Harold Darbey. They in turn passed control to their son Alan Lewis Darbey. The shop used to be on the corner of Wood Street and St Mary Street, but in 1990 the business moved across the road to Wyndham Arcade – and then later moved again to its present home further down the arcade at number 12/14.
The original Bear Shop - WA Lewis on the corner of St Mary Street and Wood Street, circa 1950s (Image: Western Mail & Echo)
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In the interim it changed hands several times and suffered something of an uncertain future, until in 2010 when the shop was bought by British cigar magnate Paresh Patel. He not only secured its future but has seen the business thrive.
The businessman, who brought the Bear Shop under the banner of his Havana House group – a series of seven tobacconists around the UK – has his own personal ties to the shop and is well aware of its rich history.
"In our industry it's a famous shop," he says. "People do know of it. I had friends who studied in Cardiff. We'd go into town and you'd see this shop and you'd see the bear in the shop.
"You may not remember the shop but you would always remember the bear!"
Bear Shop owner Paresh Patel (Image: Havana House)
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He says that pinning down the exact back-story of Bruno, who was three quarters grown when he died, is not an easy task, as there are so many conflicting tales – one that he was a circus bear that died, another that he was once owned by a famous opera singer.
"I've heard that there were three bears in total, originally," says the owner. "Two adults and a little bear. I was told in order to do repairs, they did a trade and gave the other two bears in return for the repair."
Thankfully, the Bear Shop is still here and Paresh confides that the business was on the brink until he rode to its rescue.
"It had changed hands a few times before we bought it," he says. "It was endangered and on the verge of closing. If no one took it over then it probably would have closed down.
"But we didn't buy the shop because we were worried it was going to close down. It was a good business, a good shop. I knew straight away that if we ran it properly it would carry on.
The Bear Shop in Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff (Image: Richard Williams)
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"I was obviously comfortable with Cardiff because I knew the town very well," he adds. "It wasn't like going into a new town and not knowing anything.
"You walk into Cardiff now and you think, 'Wow there's a lot of people who come into this town' and through that you can see the potential. The development of Cardiff is not over yet."
Talking to Paresh you sense his enthusiasm and passion for his trade – something he has instilled in a business he sees as providing a comfort and warmth to customers who love the nostalgia the Bear Shop evokes.
"As soon as I saw it I thought it's like walking back in time," he says. "The counters, the shop fittings, it's all very quirky. It all fits in.
"There are very few shops now where you walk back in time. The counter in there must be about 70 or 80 years old. The shelves are the same.
"But that's part of the attraction, people love that nostalgia. They like to walk into a place that hasn't changed, there's a comfort and warmth in that – and then that's reflected in the relationship we have with our customers.
"You can talk to people, have a bit of personal one-to-one. We're losing that in this day and age."
Bruno moving from the shop in St Mary Street to new premises in the Wyndham Arcade in 1990. Pictured are (L to R) Craig Darbey, Christopher Darbey and Alan Darbey (Image: Media Wales)
Bruno the bear in a rare moment away from the shop window (Image: Richard Williams)
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The businessman sees the Bear Shop as an integral part of not only Cardiff's retail community but the fabric of the city's rich history – despite being a business that is at the mercy of constantly fluctuating smoking legislation and people's ever-shifting habits.
"After buying the Cardiff shop I bought another five shops and they're all old historical shops and they're all part of the local community," he says. "The Cardiff shop is more than 140 years old. I've got a shop in Bath that's 140 years old. I've got a shop in Hove that's been in the same location for 130 years.
"If you add up all the years of all the shops we've been trading in, it's about 690 years."
I tell him it sounds as much like a historical preservation project as it does a business.
"It is in a way," he laughs. "There are no new entrants into this business now. There are people who either just want to carry on with what they're doing or there's one or two of us who see opportunities who take on businesses."
The woman on the frontline of the Bear Shop's continued success is manager Darshna Patel (no relation to the Havana House owner). She has spent the last five years immersing herself in the world of cigars, rolling tobacco, pipes and the many other lines that the shop provides its loyal custom base.
"I used to have my own business, a supermarket-off licence in Whitchurch Road, which I ran for about 17 years," she tells me. "Paresh was looking for somebody so I came in.
"It was a little bit of a learning curve, as it's such a specialist trade, but it didn't take long to pick it up."
The Bear Shop manager Darshna Patel with the vast array of tobaccos on sale
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Darshna has also quickly learned what the shop means to the hearts and minds of those customers and the locals who flock to the shop – as much for the array of tobacco products as to visit Bruno.
"We get as many people who want to see the bear as we get customers," she smiles. "A lot of people come here who may be visiting the city again after 50 years and they remember the bear being on Wood Street and can't believe he's still here. They bring their children and grandchildren. Everybody wants to take a picture."
Previously, Bruno stood unobstructed in the shop, but he is now in a wooden case that surrounds him – a recent measure to ensure harmony between those wanting a picture and their customers.
"When he was out in the open in the shop people wanted to touch him for luck," she recalls. "In the box it keeps him safe and tidy, plus it looks better. People were just coming in to see the bear which was difficult because of space.
"And, of course, now when the shop is closed people can still see the bear and take pictures.
"We're always pleased to see people who have come to see the bear, though. We love listening to their stories. It's lovely to work in a shop that means so much to people."
Mr Alan Darbey of tobacconists Lewis Darbey & Co with the bear in his shop in St Mary Street, Cardiff
(Image: Richard Williams)
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In the 1980s, when Bruno was positioned outside the shop on St Mary Street, he was set upon by drunken rugby fans before a Wales v Scotland international match and had his paws torn off.
He was repaired but, for a bear that is rumoured to be as old as he is, you can't take any chances.
I'm surprised to learn that Bruno isn't actually stuffed but is instead mounted on a metal frame.
"He doesn't need much maintenance," says Darshna. "We just give him a quick dust down. At Christmas he gets a big dust down as his present."
The largest tobacconist in Wales, the shop also boasts an impressive selection of cigars from all over the world in the spacious cigar room.
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In recent years the business has diversified into an array of new products, including an elite range of gentleman's gifts such as shaving sets and shaving products, beard oils, hip flasks, lighters, tankers and old-fashioned games. There's also an assortment of whiskies and rums on sale which Darshna says complements the cigar range.
"There are not many specialist tobacconists left," she says. "People can shop online with us, but we find they like to come into the shop. We get people coming from all over to visit us.
"Pipe tobacco has experienced a resurgence, youngsters are getting into it. Many of them say it reminds them of growing up and they associate the smell of the tobacco with their granddad. It evokes memories."
As the shop is not allowed to advertise, they can't actively promote their business in tourist guides, but the word-of-mouth of having a 7ft bear in your shop is its own legendary marketing device.
"We do get a lot of Americans visiting us," says the shop manager. "The tobacco market in the US is huge and hoteliers will always point tourists in the direction of the shop."
The Bear Shop manager Darshna Patel pictured in the shop's cigar room (Image: Richard Williams)
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Like many other businesses, the Bear Shop experiences its own seasonal up-turns.
"We're coming into wedding season now, there are graduations, people want a cigar for special occasions," says Darshna. "People like to celebrate with a cigar. There's Father's Day as well, that's also an important date for us."
For the future, the Bear Shop aims to remain what it is now – an iconic Cardiff landmark and a business that continues to survive against the odds.
"I've quickly learnt what the shop means to people," says Darshna. "People are pleased we are still here. They love to tell us their stories.
"We hope they will continue to do so for some time yet."
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Jada Pinkett Smith Explains Why She and Will Smith Will 'Never' Get Divorced
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After battling rumors of a split for years, Jada Pinkett Smith is explaining once and for all why she and Will Smith are never getting a divorce.
"Here's the thing about Will and I, it's like, we are family, that's never going down! It's just not! Ever!" the Girls Trip actress, 46, said Wednesday on Sway in the Morning on SiriusXM's Shade 45.
"Because we are family — take out all that whole marriage, relationship, crap — at the end of the day, Will and I are family, I'm going to hold him down," she added. "It doesn't matter, all that relationship and what people think, ideas of a husband and a partner and all that, man, whatever, at the end of the day, that's a man that can rely on me for the rest of his life, period."
In 2015, rumors that the couple, who have been married for 20 years, was heading for divorce became so pervasive that Smith took to social media to dispel them.
"Under normal circumstances, I don't usually respond to foolishness. (Because it's contagious) But, so many people have extended me their "deepest condolences" that I figured – "What the hell… I can be foolish, too!" he wrote.
"So, in the interest of redundant, repetitious, over & over-again-ness… Jada and I are…NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! : -) I promise you all – if I ever decide to divorce my Queen – I SWEAR I'll tell you myself! #Dumb People Should Have to Wear Scarlet D's," he added.
Pinkett Smith is opened up more about her special relationship with the actor Wednesday with NBC's Megyn Kelly on TODAY.
"We have a very, very, very, unique partnership and it's really great because when you get to a place where you can love someone and allow them to be exactly who they are," Pinkett Smith said.
"Through my journey, [I have] learned to love him in the most pure way and love everything that comes with that and he's learning to do the same," she added.
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Men Go To Battle is a 2015 American dark comedy/drama film directed by Zachary Treitz and written by Treitz and Kate Lyn Sheil. It stars Tim Morton, David Maloney, Rachel Korine, Sheil, and Steve Coulter.  The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2015. This was Rachel Korine's last film role before her retirement from acting in 2015.

Synopsis
In 1861, two brothers Francis and Henry Mellon (played by Tim Morton and David Maloney) try to grow crops on their inhospitable patch of land in Kentucky. The brothers play pranks on one another. Francis makes questionable decisions about money and managing the farm. As tensions run high, the two get into a fight that leads Henry to join the Northern side during the American Civil War leaving Francis behind to manage the farm.

Cast
Tim Morton as Henry Mellon
David Maloney as Francis Mellon
Rachel Korine as Betsy Small
Kate Lyn Sheil as Josephine Small
Steve Coulter as Mr. Small
Charlotte Arnold as Sissy Hamblin
Turner Ross as Valentine Atkin

Release
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2015. Shortly after, it was announced that Film Movement had acquired U.S distribution rights to the film.

Reception
Men Go To Battle received overall positive reviews from critics and has a "Fresh" score of 69% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews.

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Film Movement official site

2015 films
2015 comedy-drama films
American comedy-drama films
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2010s English-language films
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Disney Announces Transformative Multi-Year Expansion for Disneyland Paris
Walt Disney Studios Park to get new areas based on Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars
PARIS, February 27, 2018 – Today, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company Robert A. Iger announced plans for a €2 billion, multi-year expansion for Disneyland Paris alongside French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l'Elysée in Paris. The new development will include a transformation of the Walt Disney Studios Park, adding three new areas that are based on Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars, along with multiple new attractions and live entertainment experiences.
The expansion plan is one of the most ambitious development projects at Disneyland Paris since its opening in 1992 and underscores the Company's commitment to the long-term success of the resort as Disney's brand beacon in Europe.
"We're very excited about the future of Disneyland Paris and continue to invest in its long-term success," said Robert A. Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company. "The resort is already the leading tourist destination in Europe, and the transformative expansion we announced today will add even more of our beloved characters and unparalleled storytelling to create new lands, attractions and entertainment that further elevate the guest experience and drive new opportunities for
tourism in this dynamic region."
The new areas will infuse some of Disney's most popular stories and characters into this unique destination, building upon the success of the resort's 25th Anniversary Celebration and continuing to enhance the guest experience for millions of Europeans.
With over 320 million visits since 1992 and representing 6.2 percent of France's tourism income, Disneyland Paris has played a key leadership role in tourism for the region. The resort continues to be a powerful driver of economic and social development with over 16,000 employees representing 100 nationalities. This investment will help make the region even more dynamic and appealing and open up more opportunities for French and European citizens in the tourism industry.
The multi-year development will roll out in phases beginning in 2021, significantly expanding the Walt Disney Studios Park. In addition to the three new areas, the creative vision includes a new lake, which will be the focal point for entertainment experiences and will also connect each of the new park areas.
In the spring of 2017, Disneyland Paris kicked off its 25th Anniversary celebration including new entertainment and experiences for guests. The resort also completed a two-year refurbishment program, updating and renovating many of the classic attractions in the parks, as well as opening multiple new entertainment shows such as Mickey and the Magician, which won a 2017 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions theme park industry award for "Best Theatrical Production." Additionally, several major renovations took place at the resort's hotels including Disney's Newport Bay Club, which is now a four-star hotel.
Just this month, Disneyland Paris announced plans for a new Marvel-themed attraction that will be coming to the Walt Disney Studios, part of the new Marvel area development. In 2020, the resort will open Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel, a reimagining of Disney's Hotel New York that will showcase the inspiring worlds of Iron Man, The Avengers, and Spider-Man, among others. And this summer, the Marvel Summer of Super Heroes seasonal event will take place at Disneyland Paris, where guests can meet their favourite heroes and experience new live entertainment.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on February 27, 2018 March 1, 2018 Categories Disneyland Paris
What will the bedrooms of Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel look like?
Last week at the D23 Expo Japan Bob Chapek, Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, announced again the "reimagination" of the Disney's Hotel New York at Disneyland Paris into a new Marvel-themed Hotel, just like he did last year at the D23 Expo in Anaheim.
Today, we're thrilled to share new details of the rooms in a conversation with Sylvie Massara (Artistic Director at Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Paris).
Can you explain the concept of the future Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel to us?
When it re-opens, the Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel will evoke the contemporary sophistication of the city that was the birthplace of the Marvel Super Heroes, and the scriptwriters and artists who created them. So the renovation of Disney's Hotel New York is based on an environment inspired by the luxurious and contemporary buildings of Manhattan! The refined and cosmopolitan interior decor will evoke the neighbourhoods of the Avengers and will display "The Art of Marvel" in public spaces. "Comic art" posters, sketches, videos, storyboards, sculptures and costumes are the many examples of the Art of Marvel that will be included in the hotel's overall decor, just like a contemporary art gallery in Chelsea.
What inspired you in your new designs for the bedrooms?
The hotel has 476 standard rooms, 65 executive, 15 themed suites, 8 "standard" suites and 2 presidential suites. The interior decor of the bedrooms will be inspired by the urban contemporary and sophisticated style of Tony Stark, with a range of colours and finishes evoking Iron Man! The themed suites will be inspired by the world of Spider-Man and the Avengers, whilst the "standard" and presidential suites will have a more neutral decor in order to welcome our Convention clientele. As in the rooms, limited editions of the Art of Marvel will decorate the hotel's walls, as if they were exhibited in an art gallery.
Apart from the design, are there any details that you would like to share with us relating to improving the comfort of the rooms and suites?
Apart from evoking the Marvel Super Heroes, the rooms and suites will provide larger flat-screens hidden behind a mirror, all the necessary European connections and sockets, along with a brighter bathroom with a bath or shower.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on February 20, 2018 Categories Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris to re-themed Rock 'n' Roller Coaster to a Marvel-themed attraction.
Disneyland Paris revealed today plans to re-theme their Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starting Aerosmith at the Walt Disney Studios Park to a Marvel-themed attraction. Their plan is to bring Marvel Super Heroes to life in an epic way with a Marvel-themed attraction.
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster will close in May 2018 for the transformation to begin.
The news comes from Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek during the D23 Expo Japan, where more than 2000 fans were the first to hear about the latest projects in development for Disney guests all over the world, including those for Disneyland Paris.
The new development builds on the momentum of the resort's 25th Anniversary celebration and follows the recent news that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is preparing to incorporate more popular stories and characters into Europe's top tourist destination, giving Disneyland Paris guests even more entertainment experiences and attractions.
New Marvel-Themed Attraction
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith will be completely reimagined into a new Marvel-themed attraction where riders will team up with Iron Man and their favourite Avengers on a high-speed, hyper-kinetic adventure.
The addition of the new attraction provides a permanent presence of Marvel making this Park even more of a must-do for guests.
Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel
Additionally Disney's Hotel New York® will soon be re-imagined to become Disney's Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel, becoming the first Disney Hotel to showcase the thrilling world of the Avengers. With exclusive artwork and a new design, it will be a residence fit for Tony Stark himself.
More Marvel Now!
And for guests who can't wait to experience Marvel at Disneyland Paris, The Avengers will assemble this June during Marvel Summer of Super Heroes, which will bring guests face-to-face with Captain America, Spider-Man, Star-Lord and Black Widow. These heroes will also take the stage in a live-action super-production featuring cutting-edge special effects, spectacular projections, and lots of other surprises.
"These ambitious Marvel developments across Disneyland Paris will create brand new immersive Super Hero experiences for our guests, and will enhance the overall appeal of our resort," said Catherine Powell, Présidente of Euro Disney S.A.S.
Author Salon Mickey BlogPosted on February 12, 2018 February 12, 2018 Categories Disneyland Paris


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Q: How to set up a proxy for Webpack in production No idea why I can't google this, but I can't seem to figure out how to proxy my api calls in the webpack.config.prod.js file of my create-react-app.  Putting it in the package.json file won't do because I need a different proxy locally.
I have it set up in the webpackDevServer.config.js, works great by putting it in the module.exports object.  But it fails to build when I do the same in the webpack.config.prod.js.  How to set this up for prod?
proxy: {
  '/myService/*': 'https://myServiceEndPoint/',
},

A: Proxy is not meant to be used in production environment.
https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/1087#issuecomment-262611096

In production, CRA produces a static bundle. At this point you can do anything you want with it. The notion of a proxy doesn't make sense there because there is no development server. It is up to you to serve the bundle with any server, and you indeed can tweak the API call URLs depending on process.env.NODE_ENV or a custom environment variable

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Chembur English High School has been established in the year 1970. CEHS is an educational institution that follows the Higher Secondary Pattern under the Maharashtra State's Mumbai Board. It has the unique distinction of combining ancient ethos with modernity and traditional values with pragmatic dynamism.
To cater to the need of every child and to bring out the best in them through every possible means.


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Le château de l'Audardière est un château situé à Apremont, dans le département de la Vendée.

Historique

Ce bâtiment fait l'objet d'un inscription au titre des monuments historiques depuis le .

Cinéma
Le château de l'Audardière a servi de lieu de tournage au film Les Vieux de la vieille, réalisé en 1960 par Gilles Grangier.

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Châteaux de la Vendée
 Liste des monuments historiques de la Vendée

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Monument historique inscrit en 1981


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Berkley resident Greg Reid has driven his 1965 Ford Galaxie XL convertible in almost every CruiseFest Classic Car Parade.
Photo by Mike Koury
CruiseFest to host hundreds of classic cars on 12 Mile in Berkley
By: Mike Koury | Woodward Talk | Published August 13, 2019
BERKLEY — Just before the Woodward Dream Cruise gets underway, downtown Berkley will have its own annual celebration of classic cars.
The 24th annual CruiseFest Classic Car Parade will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, on 12 Mile Road. Between 300 and 400 vintage vehicles are expected to participate in the festivities.
Outside of the parade, there also will be a kids inflatable zone from 6 to 9 p.m. at 12 Mile and Tyler Avenue; prize booths and giveaways on Griffith and Robina avenues, south of 12 Mile; a food court from 6 to 9 p.m on Robina, south of 12 Mile; performances by the Tri-Community Coalition Street Dance team from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Griffith, north of 12 Mile; and live entertainment from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
Nothing new in terms of events were added to this year's CruiseFest, Parks and Recreation Director Theresa McArleton said, as organizers wanted to keep the focus on the cars.
"It's about the classic cars," she said. "It's about all the people coming out. There's something for all ages, from the bouncers to food vendors to music of a different era, and I think it's just a really wonderful event for the whole community and everybody that comes into our community."
The highlight of CruiseFest always has been the parade, and Patrick Quinlan will be participating in his first one.
The Linden native had been coming to CruiseFest for the past couple of years, but 2019 will be the first time he will drive in the parade, as he decided he wanted to be a part of the fun instead of "watching from the sidelines."
"(CruiseFest is) well-organized, and I like that they don't have the burnouts and the revving of the engines and stuff like that," he said. "They're very well-prepared."
Quinlan's vehicle of choice is a 1967 Pontiac Firebird, which he bought on eBay sight unseen from Washington for $7,500. He found the listing for the vehicle was "completely false," as the engine needed to be redone, the car had a spotty paint job, its brakes and air conditioning needed to be replaced, and it suffered from a host of other ailments.
Instead of getting rid of his new acquisition, Quinlan decided to fix up the Firebird.
"It had potential, so I took what I had, added what I needed and made it into my personal transportation," he said. "It only comes out on the weekends and nice days. If you put that much work into a car, you kind of want to keep it nice."
While Quinlan will be driving in the parade for the first time, Berkley resident Greg Reid said he's driven in every CruiseFest since it started 24 years ago.
And for about as long as the event has gone on, Reid has owned a 1965 Ford Galaxie XL convertible, which he will be driving down 12 Mile.
A 42-year resident of Berkley, Reid has been around the automotive business since he was 14 years old. Being a former employee of Ford and a high school graduate from the same year that his convertible was released, in 1965, he gravitated toward his Galaxie XL.
"It was a Ford, to start with. I'm pretty much a Ford guy," he said. "It's kind of a chestnut or a burgundy color with white interior. It really stands out. It just really caught my eye."
Reid has owned his vehicle for 22 years and has driven it in CruiseFest every single year, an event he likes better than the Woodward Dream Cruise.
"I like CruiseFest better than Woodward because it seems to be a safer environment," he said. "Everybody's following along at a safe speed. … It's a show. It truly is a show."
Ferndale officers injured in pursuit of suspected drunken driver
Huntington Woods might regulate placement of unsolicited materials
Berkley council postpones decision on Vinsetta Garage parking
Berkley woman rescued from burning home
Pleasant Ridge artist curates new show at West Bloomfield gallery
Lack of snow could result in savings for local departments of public works


New Book Release & Free Scholarship Books!
We've been in the publishing business for nearly 30 years and during this time, we've seen the industry go through radical changes. Everything from the advent of desktop publishing in 1985 which allowed us to design and lay out books without using typesetting and a waxer (remember those?) to the latest epublishing tools that allow us to create ebooks with hundreds of valuable links inside and publish directly with retailers. With epublishing, we can quickly revise and republish books with updates and respond to feedback from our readers.
We've just published "Scholarship Opportunity's Guide to the Best & Worst Scholarship Sites & Apps" which was a section in our "How to Find & Win Scholarships" book. In it, we review 58 websites and apps to decide how well they do in finding legitimate scholarships, match your search parameters, what personal information you need to share to use the site, how they use your personal data (um, sold?), and who's behind the site. This book will literally save you hours of searching. We're happy to say that the book is now available on Smashwords and Amazon or you can get it for free when you subscribe to our blog.
We've also revised and republished our "How to Find & Win Scholarships" book and pared down our list of scholarship search sites and mobile apps to only our top-rated and highly recommended sites. This book will get you started by showing you the fastest and easiest way to use search tools that yield high-value results, find genuine scholarships, and avoid dead-end contests and online scams. It reviews dozens of search sites, web portals, and mobile apps to help you select those with the best payoff, saving you effort. You'll learn how to unleash your inner entrepreneur, build a scholarship team, and use social media resources to find and win scholarships. This book motivates and shows you how to get a college degree without mortgaging your future.
We've also updated our "Scholarships for Women" to include 255 scholarships with detailed information on eligibility requirements, award amount, contact information, required documents, and links to online applications. Because it's organized by deadline date, you can apply immediately with one mouse click so you'll never miss a deadline. We routinely check our links and republish to avoid broken links!
To celebrate the release of our third book, we're giving away free copies of our books! You'll have until November 1st to download your free ebooks using the links and coupon codes below.


Inspired by the Downtown Loft concerts, Hackney Classical presents a night where minimalism meets performance art and classical meets electronic.
PAUL CASSIDY will perform iconic minimalist works from the original Downtown music scene.
An experimental, theatrical approach to new music creation. Harpist Holly Lowe and musician/performance artist Nwando Ebizie devise music combining harp, spoken word and electronics.
Combining repertoire with improvisation, this crosses the boundaries of music and theatre.
Nonclassical DJ and saxophonist Ben Vince will play play a mix of old and new contemporary classically inspired music between the live sets. Merging minimalist, electronic and experimental, Vince's music and DJ sets trace a line between liminal rhythmic structures and atmospheric sounds.


I've been toying with the idea of a new online store for a long time now. My Etsy page has done me proud over the last couple of years, but I've struggled with the lack of control I have over the page structure and overall design.
Hey there folks, you join me as my shameless self promotion continues unabated on the run-up to Christmas. My pal Philip Wilson approached me as Curator of the Blick Studios Blog and has invited me to share some of my posts and recent news on the Blick Blog. The results can be seen here.
By the way I hope everyone's enjoying December's new Blog Header. I was going to go with a Christmas theme, but then I remembered I don't really like Christmas. I'm going to try and keep the HDC blog a "chintz-free" zone.
I was recently invited by Philip Wilson to post an article on Blick Studios' shiny new blog For those of you who don't know, Blick Shared Studios is a crackling nucleus of creativity based on Belfast's Malone Road, they're a great source of inspiration for folks like me who are just starting to fly solo in the creative industry.
My post involved a step-by-step diagram of the illustration process, using an illustration I'd recently completed for Philip, which you can see below.
Okay – I guess this is it – no more stalling. I'm much too scared to get embroiled in a proper Dreamweaver constructed website at this stage, so I guess that makes me a blogger now, as well as a Designer and an Illustrator!
Welcome then, to the first post of my (Neal McCullough's) new venture in the world of professional graphic design & illustration Hand Drawn Creative. I've been working steadily towards a freelance career for a few years now, but since October I've taken the plunge and have been busily working away at tax & marketing workshops, business plans and other boring 'real world' stuff.
Do keep dropping by – I'll be keeping you up to date with all my latest work as well as some of my favourite found online design & illustration forums.


On January 26, Phase II of the ongoing construction replacing vehicle barriers at Center Drive and Old Georgetown Road commences. In this final phase, set to finish on February 22, only inbound traffic will be allowed. To offset the traffic impact, the campus entrance/exit at South Drive/Old Georgetown Road will continue to have expanded hours of operation in both directions. After February 22, Center Drive (and South Drive) should return to normal hours of operation.
Inbound traffic only (5am – 9pm, Monday – Friday; Closed on weekends); No outbound traffic.
South Drive/Old Georgetown Road Expanded Hours: inbound and outbound – weekdays, 5am – 9pm; weekends/holidays 6am – 4pm.
Normal pedestrian access resumes at Center Drive.
For a map detailing the timeline and phases of this project, please visit: https://go.usa.gov/xEaTb.
A chain link fence encloses the construction site. Signage on nearby roadways are posted alerting commuters of this construction. Signage and cones will direct traffic entering Center Drive during construction.
While Center Drive is under construction, motorists are encouraged to consider using either of the two other entrances to campus located along Old Georgetown Road including South Drive and Lincoln Drive. Please visit the campus map at: https://www.ors.od.nih.gov/maps/Pages/Employee-Access-Map.aspx. For additional resources to help with your commuting choices, visit the NIH traffic website at: https://www.traffic.nih.gov/.
For questions regarding this message, please contact the ORS Information Line at orsinfo@mail.nih.gov or 301-594-6677. TTY is available at 301-435-1908. For questions regarding this construction project, please contact the Office of Research Facilities Project Officer, Lenin Andrade, at lenin.andrade@nih.gov or 240-507-7438.


Categories: Entryway furniture, Hat & Coat racks, Made by Arteferretto. Tags: entryway furniture, hat and coat rack, high quality wood. 3 hooks hat and coat rack, italian design, wall picket fence coat rack, wooden hat and coat rack.
Wall picket fence coat rack 3 hooks. The perfect solution to furnish the entryway with functionality and elegance.
High quality made in Italy an handmade piece of furniture made by expert venetian artisans.
This wall picket fence coat rack will enrich your entryway with great style.


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Ken Block captures first Global Rally Cross race
Gregg Krupa
Detroit — Championship leader Ken Block, in a Ford Fiesta, won the first of two Global Rally Cross races on Belle Isle this weekend, feathering by race leader Patrick Sandell on the seventh lap of the 10 lap race.
Scott Speed, in a Volkswagen Beetle, place second and Sebastian Eriksson, also in a Ford Fiesta, showed in third.
Block entered the completion with a 31-point lead for the championship.
Racing events on the island were delayed by about 20 minutes to 30 minutes, at times, because of continuing problems with the 190-feet wooden ramp that thrusts the drivers through the air for about 70 feet.
Problems with the construction of the jump ended a couple of hours early, Friday.
None of the races, qualifying heats or practices were canceled, Saturday.


Using water to mark 100 murder sites in LA, Teresa Margolles used the water from that process to erect a single memorial to these victims of violence, and offer a place of respite at Echo Park Lake, where visitors can rest, meditate, and reflect under La Sombra (The Shade).
Artist event on Thu, Jul 21, 4 p.m.
La Sombra (The Shade) commemorates victims of lethal violence. Under the direction of artist Teresa Margolles, twenty artists performed a precise series of actions using water—a principle element in this structure—to absorb the invisible traces of matter embedded in the scenes of 100 crime sites throughout Los Angeles. Margolles collected this water—elusive evidence of violent actions and lives lost—to mix with the concrete that shapes this massive object. The result is a tranquil place to rest and reflect under the structure's cool shade, making the shadow itself another essential element of this work.
"A city that silences its victims is destined for failure," says Margolles. Victims' names were drawn from local newspapers and the Los Angeles Times homicide database—public, although often overlooked resources. This artwork offers powerful respect and honors the memory of those no longer living.
The artist collaborated with the following people on this project: Rafael Burillo (video documentation), Tony Moya and Mariana Maese (photography), Margarita Clary (production), Daniela Lieja (art project coordinator), Dyson & Womack (art production), and the support of Mor- Charpentier Gallery. Twenty artists residing in LA took part in the absorption actions: Aaron Maier, Bebe Jacobs, Bianca Ayala, Carina Clemente, Donato Mezzenga, Elise Wille, Fleurette West, George Egerton-Warburton, Guadalupe Rosales, Joe Galarza, Joseph Bolstad, Lucia Fabio, Marvin Zamora, Mayuko Kono, Oliver Sweet, Raul Báltazar, Tatiana Vahan, Tina Malek, Toro Castaño, and Yrneh Brown.
Teresa Margolles (b. 1963, Culiacán, Mexico; lives and works in Mexico City) studied art at the Directorate of Research and Development of Regional Culture in Sinaloa and communication sciences at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City. She received a diploma in forensic medicine from the Forensic Medical Service (SEMEFO) in Mexico City. Margolles was founding member of Grupo SEMEFO in 1990 in Mexico City. She presented a solo exhibition titled What Else Can We Talk About? for the Mexican Pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Recent solo exhibitions include 45 Corps (2006 – 16) at the Museo De La Ciudad, Querétaro, México (2016); We Have a Common Thread, Neuberger Museum of Art, New York (2015); The Witness, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid (2014); and The Promise, Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City (2013); among others. Forthcoming group exhibitions include Momentary Monuments at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst and Basta! at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University of New York, both in 2016.
There is no parking lot designated for Echo Park Lake but ample street parking is available along Echo Park Ave, Park Ave, Bellevue Ave, and Glendale Blvd (please take note of parking signs and heed any restrictions).
Action is at the northeast corner of the site, just west of the intersection of Echo Park Ave and Park Ave.
In addition to street parking, several pay lots are located to the north of Echo Park Lake, at 1142 Lemoyne St, 1140 Logan St, and 1141 Echo Park Ave.
Echo Park Lake has easy bike access.


Ever had a plumbing emergency and nobody is available? You probably know what we are talking about. You go from plum to plumber and not a single plumber can assist you. All plumbers are fully booked especially on weekends. You sigh and ask yourself. Can this plumbing emergency wait till Monday?
Drain Ratz Plumbers has now become a 24 hour emergency plumbing company. We know that plumbing emergency is one of the most stressful and disruptive events a homeowner can experience. Drain Ratz Plumbers offers a 24-hour solution for your residential and commercial properties. You can rely on our emergency plumbers for fast and effective repairs. We are plumbers in Pretoria, Plumbers in Midrand, plumbers in Cape Town and plumbers in Johannesburg.Drain Ratz will give you the best advise possible to enable you to have a peace of mind. Should you need emergency plumbing services, please contact us on our share call emergency number on the "contact us" form.
Our emergency plumbers is expert in the plumbing field. Our plumbing technicians enjoy their work and it shows.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition, Plumbers, are fast becoming the no 1 occupation in the world, next to pipe fitters and steam fitters. Publish Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014.Employment of plumbers next to pipefitters, and steamfitters has a growth projection of 21% from 2012 to 2022. This is the fastest average for any occupation in the world.
Construction of buildings (old designs or the new more modern greener designs) is driving supply and demand for licensed plumbers throughout the world. We are all aware that sewerage systems are evolving every year to more compact and eco friendly systems. Updated plumbers with a flair for new developments in the sewerage field (i.e. – septic drain fields/sewerage treatment plants/bio mite systems) will never have a shortage of work now and in the future.
Drain Ratz, Plumbers in Midrand, Plumbers Johannesburg,Plumbers in Cape Town and Plumbers in Pretoria's secret of success in keeping ahead of the pact is: Education and continues research in the Plumbing industry. The essence that makes us different from all the other plumbing companies is that we learn from our mistakes and we are constantly evolving as a plumbing company towards human betterment. Being a woman owned company, the gentler side of plumbing is ever so evident in mannerism and in the way the plumbers of Drain Ratz conduct themselves.
Drain Ratz Plumbers is installs sustainable bio friendly plumbing systems besides doing the daily yet necessary plumbing maintenance like: Remember that we are reliable and experienced plumbers in Pretoria, plumbers in Midrand, plumbers in Cape Town and Plumbers in Johannesburg. We provide sound plumbing services.
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All risk Insurance: Negligence from a plumber could be for your account. Drain Ratz plumbers are fully covered for any unforeseen damages that may result from negligence from a plumber.


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This is a simple Ember.js application with three routes to demonstrate the Visual Studio Code
development environment. All Ember application code exists in the public/app folder and uses
gulp to generate two files (templates.js and app.js) located in the public/build folder. The
jade files (index.jade and layout.jade) are just placeholders for rendering the Ember SPA
application.

The application is built using Ember version 1.11.1.849fbe2c matching pair of javascript code
and complier.

## Based Upon the Following Articles
- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
- [Creating a Ember.js app with Node.js, Express.js, Jade.js and Gulp.js](http://jb.demonte.fr/blog/nodejs-app-with-expressjs-emberjs-stylus-jade-handlebars-jquery-gulpjs/)
- [Visual Studio Code - Developing Node Applications](https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/nodejs)

## Compiling Templates using Gulp
- [Ember Documentation](http://emberjs.com/blog/2015/02/05/compiling-templates-in-1-10-0.html)
- [gulp-htmlbars-compiler](https://www.npmjs.com/package/gulp-htmlbars-compiler)

## GitHub
- [.gitignore](https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/)
- [Excluding node_modules](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/faq#should-i-check-my-node-modules-folder-into-git)

## Installation
- Prerequisites
	- [Install Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
	- [Install Node.js](https://nodejs.org/)

- Download Visual Studio Code for Ember package at GitHub
	- [Download package](https://github.com/NormLorenz/VisualStudioCode.Ember)

- Restore node_modules packages

```sh
		$ cd [working folder]
		$ npm install
```
- Launch Visual Studio Code
- Select the working folder
- Hit F5
- Type localhost:3000 in your browser address bar

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Last week our Covenant Christian School Jitterbugs had their show and they blew us away with their singing, dancing, and emotions! The theme for their session was Emotions on Broadway in which we explored how to convey various feelings with dance moves, facial expressions, and colors.
Showing off their disgusted faces!
This group learned dances and songs from all over the world. We traveled to Oz, Austria, New York City, and the South Pacific islands to express joy, fear, sadness, and loathing.
New-found confidence on the microphone!
During class we created kites that flew around the world, personal biographies, self-portraits, and colorful costumes all while exploring our imaginations for inspiration. Though we finished this session, our next adventure with our CCS Jitterbugs will begin February 25 with lots of dancing, creating, singing, and celebrating!


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package de.nava.marklogic.domain.view;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped;

/**
 * @author Niko Schmuck
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public class Occurrence2D {

    @JsonUnwrapped
    public final Coordinate coordinate;
    public final Long count;

    public Occurrence2D(Coordinate coordinate, Long count) {
        this.coordinate = coordinate;
        this.count = count;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return String.format("%s (%d)", coordinate, count);
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}


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Arts Awards Film History News
Natalie Portman is extraordinary as Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy. I'm blinded by her performance.
As a teenager I lived through the period depicted, the early 1960s. JACKIE is, as directed by Pablo Larraín Matte, a picture-perfect portrait of the time. Natalie Portman shows all the nuance and back-story internal fortitude that made Jackie, Jackie. Beth Grant's portrayal of a cold Texan, Lady Bird Johnson, gives me chills. I didn't expect a great deal from this movie when production was announced. That was my error. It's stellar filmmaking.
To quote Nigel M Smith in The Guardian:
Natalie Portman is disarmingly self-effacing for an Oscar winner with a good chance to net a second golden statue next month. "I usually see a movie once when it comes out at the premiere and then never see it again," she told the Guardian last summer. "Usually I cringe through the premiere and hate everything I do. The less I'm in a movie, the more I like it."
If ever Portman is in need of a confidence boost, she'd do well to glance over the ecstatic reviews lavished upon Jackie, her latest film. For taking on arguably the biggest challenge of her career by playing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, one of the most enigmatic and beloved women in American history, Portman has received plaudits so complimentary they rival those she got for her Oscar-winning performance as a doomed ballerina in Black Swan.
Variety praised Portman's portrayal as "complex" and "meticulously shaded". "To watch Portman's every move is to not only watch history being recreated, but to also witness history being made," wrote Barry Hertz of the Globe and Mail. "No one will ever be able to touch this role again. Or, at least, no one should."
Portman doesn't much resemble the former First Lady; she does however nail her breathy and docile-sounding voice, without letting the affectations get the better of her. Tom Hanks, speaking at the Palm Springs film festival last week, reckons it's Portman's "unknowable mystery" that made her "the only actor" to star in director Pablo Larraín's intimate portrait.
Hanks is right. As written by Noah Oppenheim, Kennedy Onassis is presented as a fascinating blend of contradictions: testy with press, vulnerable when prodded, fiery when challenged and timid when faced with the decorum of the White House.
Final note: Seeing Portman's performance alone is more than worth the price of admission.
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Vintage Hollywood films and stars
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE (1951)
Ruth Roman, Richard Todd
A film starring Ruth Roman which I had never heard of, LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE turned out to be a disappointment. It didn't help that Zachary Scott had such a small part in it.
Richard Todd seemed odd casting as a rancher who has been on death row for the murder of his wife. There's a re-trial and he is released. All this takes place in the first 5 minutes of the film. He is acquitted after Mercedes McCambridge is the sole juror in the second trial who holds out for an acquittal.
(As Mercedes obviously knows Todd, it's not clear how she was on the jury.)
Darryl Hickman, Ruth Roman, Rhys Williams, Mercedes McCambridge
Ruth Roman plays an actress recovering from an illness and on her way to a dude ranch run by McCambridge and her brother Darryl Hickman.She gets caught in a storm and stops at a house where she meets Todd who tells her who he is.
Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge
It's all very melodramatic . It's love at first sight for Ruth when she meets the mysterious Todd. And this makes Mercedes jealous.
Zachary Scott doesn't show up till nearly half way through the film and his character is minor. I guess Warners didn't have anything better for him at the time. Richard Todd soon went back to England.
The unravelling of who actually killed Todd's wife becomes obvious.
Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott.
Ruth did the best she could with a weak script. I hope the second film I have to view starring Ruth is better. It is also one I had never heard of, THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE, with Van Johnson and Joseph Cotten.
Still, maybe there's a reason I had never heard of these two films!
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realthog on April 9, 2017 at 2:45 am said:
A good summation, for which thanks, although I fess I enjoyed this one a bit more than you did.
Vienna on April 9, 2017 at 6:45 am said:
Nice to hear from someone else who has seen this rare bird!
Laura has reviewed it too (Laura's Misc.Musings)
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Talking about Time Management, I have seen and heard so many of the expectations that people have using Social Media, that it totally drives me bananas.
Having been fortunate to work with sales people who are commission-based only, i.e. life and P&C Insurance agents, credit card processing merchants, travel agents, etc., etc., the following should be true for all: Time management is crucial and directly related to commissions.
One of the issues i come across frequently in my coaching sessions, are PROCRASTINATION.
In my humble opinion, i think procrastination is a disease many people suffer from. Sometimes myself included.
Around eighteen months ago i have been called in to evaluate and help with a family run business. There are 22 sales people with no sales manager. The so called sales manager is the boss's son. He has no training, never been in sales before, Here is a young man (very nice ) i must say, but is lacking the experience needed to run a group of sales people.
Have you ever bought rechargeable batteries? You may think: "Well, these will outlast regular batteries. I won't have to buy batteries ever again." But even rechargeable batteries run out of juice. Everyone eventually needs a break, especially salespeople.
Last night I had dinner with the number one sales rep for a $10 billion sales organization. We discussed the corporate sales jobs and the independent sales career he has had in his 40+ year of selling.
Interesting, that in each one of them he struggled when the corporate compensation plan was changed.
For the last fifteen years i have been attending World Travel Market in London UK. This time i am here promoting my new book titled "Are You For Real?!". You won't believe how many sales people are interested in the topic, i have 388 eBooks already ordered so far. With many waiting for the audiobook coming at the end of the month.
The business of selling has many facets to it, just like a diamond that needs to be cut, shaped and polished.
You are in sales, so you will understand this.
I ordered 500 hard cover books from the printer, they arrived today with the wrong isbn number and the price is listed as $19.95 instead of $24.95. What this means is that i will have no choice but sell it for $19.95 each. I lose $5 per book. Would this upset you? It has done a number on me, but, we are human and CRAP HAPPENS. We swallow our pride, put the ego aside and we move on.
There is no doubt that the more product knowledge you have the more sales you can write. Following up with clients who already purchased a product or service from you, updating them with more information about that service or product, will make them realize how much you care about their business. This will give them good enough reason to refer you to people they know to purchase from you.
There are many sales opportunities out there, there are many companies that offer good paying sales positions, salaries and commission.
The sales career I wish to address today is outside sales. The sales opportunity where the sky is the limit how much you can earn. The sales career that you go out knocking on doors to find customers.


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Tehama County Fire, law agencies get boost
PUBLISHED: August 11, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 16, 2018 at 10:21 a.m.
Tehama County should soon receive funding for a lot of new equipment to help combat threats and incidents of terrorism, with the help of a Department of Homeland Security Grant.
The $223,673 grant will help fire and law enforcement throughout Tehama County, said Sheriff Clay Parker. While terrorism is seldom experienced, manmade and natural disasters such as floods and fires are always mentioned when the county applies for the grant.
?So does it help us in our everyday jobs? Yes,? Parker said. ?Without this … officers and firefighters wouldn?t be able to purchase the equipment they need to do their everyday jobs.?
Tehama County has applied for and received the grant once a year for several years, he said. Parker sees no reason it will not receive the grant again.
?It?s not like this isn?t going to happen. It?s definitely a done deal,? he said.
Red Bluff Fire Chief Gerry Gray is looking forward to being able to purchase a hydraulic extrication tool, sometimes referred to as the ?jaws of life,? and four sets of turnouts.
The department only has one hydraulic extrication tool for its two engines. The small portable unit can be carried by one firefighter to be used immediately at a crash scene to remove people from mangled vehicles.
?This will provide us with the additional capability of having an additional set on the second engine, in case the other engine is tied up on another call,? he said.
The four turnouts will be used immediately and save budget dollars for other purchases. The turnouts, which are worn by firefighters to fight house fires, normally cost about $2,200 a set.
?I always joke my guys wear the most expensive clothing in Red Bluff,? Gray said with a chuckle.
The Homeland Security Grant is always used to purchase essential equipment that can be used immediately.
?We have not favored anything extravagant or anything that can?t be used right away,? Gray said.
Tehama County Fire Chief Gary Durden said the six small generators the department is receiving, along with other items, will power tools, equipment and lighting when the department responds to multiple incidents.
The grant has helped with the purchase of several crucial items over the years, he said, including an automatic external defibrillator breathing apparatus and communication and extrication equipment.
?The grant has been very beneficial to Tehama County in general, not just fire, in helping us get additional training and equipment more quickly than we could without the grant,? Durden said.
Shasta County Bomb Squad is also deciding whether it would prefer funding to help purchase a response vehicle or help with a new bomb disposal robot, Parker said.
Because Tehama County does not have its own bomb squad, it relies upon Shasta County for most incidents and the bomb squad helps out free.
The grant requires 25 percent of the total money, about $55,000, go toward programs or purchases that deal with bombs and improvised explosive devices. That amount wouldn?t go very far toward training or creating a program in Tehama County, so Parker said he is glad to be able to help Shasta County Bomb Squad as thanks for the help it gives Tehama County whenever its assistance is needed.
The funding will help the following agencies:
Tehama County Fire Department: Gear storage bags, pagers, first aid equipment, fire fighting protective hoods and six small generators
Red Bluff Fire Department: Hydraulic extrication too and four sets of turnouts.
Corning Fire Department: Four self-contained breathing apparatus bottles
Gerber Fire Department: Portable radio and pager
Shasta Cascade Hazmat Team: Chemical sensors for chlorine and carbon dioxide, manuals, survival flashlights, training videos, reflective vests and a refrigerator for the technology room
Red Bluff Police Department: Ballistics vests and face shields, and 10 portable radios


A divorce in one of the most difficult challenges anyone of us can face in a lifetime, and it can happen to anybody. The general rule of thumb is that at the very best, it can be an embarrassing situation, and at the very worst, it can be a devastating situation. Often times, I have heard a divorce described as a death in the family – or perhaps, the death of a family.
Be honest with your attorney. If you do not tell your attorney all of the facts, it will definitely harm your case in the long run.
Be honest on your financial disclosures. The failure to disclose your correct income or an asset will lead to major problems down the road. It could also be grounds to set aside the ultimate Judgment or Settlement, and could even lead to perjury charges.
In a case involving children, do not speak negatively about the other parent. While it will hurt you in the determination of your parental rights, even worse, it is wholly detrimental to your children.
Do not use your children as pawns or as a bargaining chip.
See a therapist. I almost always recommend that my clients see a therapist. This is the time to ask for help.
Do not dissipate your funds or assets. When a divorce case is filed, an automatic injunction goes into place that prohibits either party from dissipating any funds or changing any insurance policies. If you do so, you will be in violation of this Court Order and could be held in contempt of court.
Do not rush into a relationship with another person – especially if you have children.
See a financial planner. There are professionals who specialize in divorce financial planning. These professionals will help guide you to a more stable future.
Have a positive vision of the future. I constantly remind my clients to please look ahead six to nine months down the road. No matter how difficult things may seem now, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and you will come out the other side.
These little tips can go a long way in seeing yourself through the difficult challenge of ending your marriage. Remember: when one door closes, another door opens.
The Domestic Team at Feldmann Nagel Cantafio Margulis, PLLC will not only provide you with excellent legal representation, but will also provide you real compassion as you proceed through your divorce case. Please contact the Colorado divorce lawyers at Feldmann Nagel Cantafio Margulis, PLLC for all of your family law needs.


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NASA's Telescope Sunshield Layers Inspected in Aerospace Cleanroom
by Thaddeus Cesari | NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center | Jul 23, 2018
Inside the cleanroom of NASA's James Webb
Technicians and engineers working to ensure the soundness of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) manually lower its folded sunshield layers for easier access and inspection. After being lowered, engineers thoroughly inspect all five layers of the reflective silver-colored sunshield for any issues that may have occurred as a result of acoustic testing.
Acoustic testing exposes the spacecraft to similar forces and stress experienced during liftoff, allowing engineers to better prepare it for the rigors of spaceflight.
The sunshield separates the observatory into a hot, sun-facing side (reaching temperatures close to 230 degrees Fahrenheit), and a cold side (approximately minus 400 degrees Fahrenheit) where the sunlight is blocked from interfering with the sensitive telescope instruments.
The JWST will be the world's premier space science observatory. Webb will solve mysteries of our solar system, look beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probe the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. Webb is an international project led by NASA with its partners, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
For more information about the Webb sunshield, visit: https://jwst.nasa.gov/sunshield.html
For information about NASA's JWST, visit: www.nasa.gov/webb
Image credit: Northrop Grumman
About James Webb Telescope
James Webb Telescope Overview
The JWSTwill be a large infrared telescope with a 6.5-meter primary mirror. The telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in 2021.
The Webb telescope will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.
To learn more, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/webb/main/index.html


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Sex Worker http://www.myspace.com/xsexworkerx Waving Goodbye
Not Not Fun http://www.notnotfun.com/ https://www.tinymixtapes.com/sites/default/files/sex_worker-waving.jpg
[Not Not Fun; 2010]
By DNC https://www.tinymixtapes.com//writer/dnc 2011-01-20T01:15:25-05:00
Styles: lo-fi, noise pop, electronic, soul, hypnagogic pop, shitgaze, eurodance
Others: Autre Ne Veut, LA Vampires, Matrix Metals, Former Ghosts, Corona, Psychedelic Horseshit
Sex Worker is Daniel Martin-McCormick from San Francisco's Mi Ami, and without a doubt some of the sunstroked and spiky sounds of that project have leaked out and bled over into this solo project, here presenting Waving Goodbye, his second Not Not Fun release (not counting his recent split with Psychic Reality). The album is yet another entry in the label's archive of West Coast-centric skewiff lo-fi noise pop — a short, alternatively sharp and sluggish slice of thrash-danceable shitgaze and soured-out ballads that plays like a more embittered, twisted, and snotty Autre Ne Veut. Both are mock-pop-naifs with a sophisticated and sardonic approach to what they both describe as a commitment to Popular Melodramatic Song (thanks MySpace). But where Autre Ne Veut's subversive pop sensibility manifests in an ecstatic sleight-of-hand play with the surfaces and affectations of neosoul/R&B/pop 'n' songcraft, Sex Worker wrings less song than snarl out of his private pop melodrama, brandishes a dagger a little less discreetly behind the cloak of pop reference.
Indirection is one thing in a delightful romp through pop music nods, but Sex Worker's approach is best heard in the infectious — that is, chronic and queasy — cover of Corona's dance hit "Rhythm of the Night," which remains a textbook example of the beatific, global (read: Euro) cosmopolitan dance-club sound that saturated 90s airwaves and, then, falling from the molten-hot Top 10 spots as quickly as they meteorically charted, compact disc bargain-bins. In Sex Worker's hands, the brash confidence of that hit is swallowed in space just as the space occupied by such relics as the compact disc has been swallowed by the tidal wave of the internet. The low-tide debris of these developments remains to be fully picked over, but it should be noted that Not Not Fun, like many other tiny imprints, specialize in re-fetishizing the musical object at the margins — limited-release vinyl, a cult centred around back-of-the-gig merch and whose badge of membership is a silkscreened t-shirt. Its a fragile, and thus ferocious, space, and Martin-McCormick comes across as inhabiting it duly crippled, vulnerable, and unsure as the burbling drum patterns and percolations that are underpinnings of a successful dance track are stripped, exposed, and stand unsupported. Treated this way, "Rhythm of the Night's" danceable skeleton soon gives way, Martin-McCormick's vocal flirting with hysteria under the erosive pressure of a deft echodeck and ambience. Lacking the tightly compressed drop, punch, and reprise of the original, the track seems quietly delirious, oddly flat, and deserves holding up to the light of the hauntological zeitgeist that has attached itself to so much experimental pop production in recent years.
A slightly hysterical melancholy is the tone set by most of Sex Worker's tracks. They're more focused here than on The Labour of Love, a collection dedicated to "all trafficked humans and enslaved bodies," but the same sense of quasi-political purport seeps through in an attitude of barely-restrained insanity held checked against a play of popular sonics, a play of false security and skinny aggro that never quite becomes overtly agitational.
"Next To You" is a fantastic highlight that functions, in the very middle of the album, as a kind of pivot of sheer delight — a fantastic lo-fi dance track that bounces along at a steady clip as Martin-McCormick loops freeform knob-twiddled whistles above. If any complacency is instilled at this point, it's soon shattered by the following track. "Sleeping Through It" replaces the odd bliss of its predecessor with a disturbing hypnosis worthy of Throbbing Gristle. Vocals are sirens are screams over chopped static and a gloomy organ and feedback legato.
It's the same sense of a shattered surface that Kenneth Anger took as his operating principle in writing Hollywood Babylon — in exposing the soft underbelly of the Hollywood milieu, Anger pointed to that which hides in plain sight, revealing the sanitary surface of Hollywood as the cloying visible crust of the depravity that is really the the secret font and form of popular desire. The analogy comes to mind not simply because the closing track of Waving Goodbye is called "Honeymoon Babylon," a clear allusion; rather, it's because releases like this seem to be doing the same kind of good work in pressing methodically, diagnostically, the limits of the lifeforms of pop. It doesn't always work, but what 'work' constitutes is unclear when goals such as stardom, circulation, saturation (e.g., economic imperatives and their attendant aesthetic norms) are removed from the mix. Without pursuing such analysis, it's fair to say that Waving Goodbye is uneven. But that observation itself seems to indicate its value: it's as if the leaky, sick, acned mutant, the shitter twin of pop has returned from fretting before the bathroom mirror, and — thanks to the leveling, in many ways, of popular music dissemination afforded by the interwebs — it has faced up to its shiny even-complexioned corporate sibling. Here, it's screaming "Tough Love" at the top of its lungs — and there's no studio engineer in sight to wag a finger at the redlit, clipped-out mic limiter.
01. Tough Love
02. Rhythm of the Night
03. Cool Boy
04. Next To You
05. Sleeping Through It
06. Honeymoon Babylon
More about: Sex Worker
Links: Sex Worker - Not Not Fun
"She he-she'ing him and her. He bluing. She Smurfing." - C Monster


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the upgrade site for siteadvisor plus at http://www.siteadvisor.com/ie_upgrade.html?version=2.5.0.6172&suite=false&premium=true&client_ver=2.... is giving me errors while trying to update, picture posted here to show error: http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=errorzs0.jpg i've already tried uninstalling and reinstalling it. what should i do?
What version of Internet Explorer are you using and what other McAfee products?
In IE7 got to Tools/Phishing Filter/Phishing Filter Settings, turn off and disable it.
Also, while in the Internet Options, go to the Content tab and make sure Content Advisor is turned off.
Go to Start/Control Panel and remove McAfee SiteAdvisor.
Use the MCPR removal tool, linked in my signature. Reboot and reinstall.
I wouldn't try to update it manually in future as it will do that automatically.
What version of Siteadvisor do you have anyway? Just click the arrow to the right of the green bar and then click "About".
I'll have to flag this for an engineer to look at tomorrow.
It might be an idea to use it as well.