Today is the release day of The Dangerous Duke of Dinnisfree by Julie Johnstone and she's here sharing an excerpt!
"Am I so undesirable, then?" Her voice wobbled with her vulnerability and pulled on a heartstring he'd thought long split in two out of necessity. What a shocking surprise that the thing still worked. Why here? Why now? Why the devil her?
Her cheeks pinked immediately, and she twisted her hands together.
The why of it all struck him in the gut and caused an infinitesimal crack in his self-control. It was here, now, and her because she reminded him of himself when he'd been younger, weaker, and foolishly longing for the impossibility of his parents' love. That same sort of desperate longing dwelled in the depths of her eyes and resounded in her voice. He wanted to take her pain from her for a moment and give her a reason to believe she was wrong about herself. He could do that. What harm could that bring?
The Dangerous Duke of Dinnisfree by Julie Johnstone is a historical romance, released on October 26, 2015.
Julie Johnstone is a USA Today best-selling author of Regency Romance and the author of a new urban fantasy/paranormal romance book. She's been a voracious reader of books since she was a young girl. Her mother would tell you that as a child Julie had a rich fantasy life made up of many different make believe friends. As an adult, Julie is one of the lucky few who can say she is living the dream by working with her passion of creating worlds from her imagination. When Julie is not writing she is chasing her two precocious children around, cooking, reading or exercising.


Senator Chris Murphy talks with Rachel Maddow about the Democratic strategy to block Donald Trump's next Supreme Court pick until at least after the midterm elections.
If Donald Trump's opponents are going to prevent the president from filling Justice Anthony Kennedy's vacancy on the Supreme Court, they have quite a bit of work to do. The strategy starts with rallying the Senate's 49-member Democratic conference to stand together, and then involves finding a Republican senator or two who may not be entirely comfortable with the consequences of confirming another far-right jurist.
As the fight gets underway, however. it's worth appreciating how difficult that first task is likely to be. Many prominent Senate Dems yesterday insisted that the party must take a stand against the Republican scheme, pointing to the GOP's mistreatment of Merrick Garland two years ago.
But not every Democrat in the chamber agreed.
North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a red-state Democrat who has made working with Trump a cornerstone of her 2018 re-election campaign, distanced herself from some Democrats and suggested the President's nominee should get a vote before the midterm elections.
"I was taught that two wrongs don't make a right," Heitkamp said, a nod to the fact that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed voting on Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's 2016 pick for the court, until after the presidential election.
Manchin and Heitkamp, along with Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana, were the only Democrats to vote for Trump's first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch.
At first blush, this might seem admirable. Heitkamp recognizes that Republicans abused their power in 2016, and ahead of a tough re-election fight in a state Donald Trump won by an overwhelming margin, she's not altogether comfortable participating engaging in similar tactics in 2018.
But it's worth appreciating the consequences of such a high-minded posture. What Heitkamp is describing is a dynamic in which there are competing governing standards in the United States: an easier one for Republicans, and a tougher one for Democrats.
This isn't entirely new. When Republicans are in power, they ignore questions of fiscal propriety and run up enormous budget deficits. When Democrats are in power, they're expected to show restraint and make sure every penny of every priority is fully paid for.
When Republicans are in power, they're comfortable exploiting procedural gimmicks and trying to pass major legislation with 50 votes. When Democrats are in power, they're told to get 60 votes for their proposals.
When Republicans are in power, they have no qualms about being ruthlessly partisan. When Democrats are in power, they're expected to make bipartisanship one of their top political priorities.
To tolerate GOP tactics is to empower and encourage them, enshrining the two governing standards as permanent fixtures of American politics.


Vampire flicks are few and far between these days. Even when they do present themselves, they are usually of the lower-budget persuasion and not the most enjoyable to watch. That couldn't be further from the truth, however, with Sung-hoon Kim's latest film, Rampant.


If all goes according to plan next year, Robot Land will open its gates to a public hungry for robotic adventure and amusement. But all those roller coasters and rides will only be the beginning for Robot Land. By 2016, Robot City will open its doors. Adjoining the theme park, Robot City will house convention centers, exhibition halls and research labs. By 2018, the final phase of Robot City's development will be complete, including hotels, condos and an imposing robot statue that will tower over the 300-acre city.
With all this robot research and entertainment going on, Robot City would seem like the perfect place for our nascent robot overlords to set up their first world capitol. With investment capitol of over $660 million dollars already laid out, we're hoping that the robots at least take into account how much work humanity has put into their best interests as they enslave us all. As for just what sort of robotics research and entertainment will be carried out within Robot City — while humans still have control of the place? We'll all just have to wait until the gates open to take our first peek.


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Jonah Lomu's Memorial: All You Need To Know
Monday, 30 November 2015, 8:00AM
Thousands are expected to arrive at Eden Park today to pay tribute to Jonah Lomu.
Remembering Jonah will be the third public service to honour the former All Black and rugby superstar, who died aged 40 this month.
Today's large service will feature videos, speakers and music that reflects Lomu's life, and broadcaster John Campbell will be MC for the event.
It will include performances from Lizzie Marvelly, Adeaze and Ardijah.
World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset will travel to New Zealand for the service, along with representatives from other international rugby unions, present and former All Blacks and others from the local sporting community.
The service is open to all members of the public. It is requested that people are seated by 12.45pm.
After the ceremony, Lomu's casket will be taken from Eden Park to his home in Epsom, via Balmoral Rd, before a private funeral tomorrow.
Those attending are advised to use public transport as parking is limited.
On Saturday, the Aho Faka Famili (Day of the Family) commemoration was a chance for Pasifika communities to acknowledge Lomu according to their traditions.
Last Sunday, the Lotofalei'a Tongan Methodist Church in Mangere remembered Lomu.
There will be a Live Stream online from 1pm today.
Pay your respects
What: Remembering Jonah - public memorial for Jonah Lomu
Where: Eden Park
When: 1pm-2.30pm, guests need to arrive and be seated by 12.45pm
How to get there: Parking is minimal around the stadium, so public transport is advised.
See bus and train timetables at www.at.govt.nz

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Undefeated teams
PrairieRouge July 20, 2007, 7:42pm #21
And that has WHAT to do with the thread?
bclions4life July 20, 2007, 7:44pm #22
sambo42 July 20, 2007, 7:45pm #23
"bclions4life":
I guess nobody cares that our starting running back got taken away on a stretcher.
It was an unfortuante thing to see, it just a result of hard-nosed football. It was a little scary to see that they took so long to get him off the field. They say he has an injury to his back, but hopefully it isnt too serious and he will back asap.
bclions, quit being an ass.
It was so silent in there. I sit behind the Lions bench, and all of the players were kneeling and shaking their heads. It definitely overshadowed the win. I hope Wally is right; he said that Joe's going to be OK.
RoarLionsRoar July 21, 2007, 1:28am #26
Not likely...it was started back in the day.....suck it up, buttercup.....
I am often imitated but never duplicated.
PrairieRouge July 21, 2007, 2:36am #27
....thank goodness for small miracles. snicker
redwhite2005 July 21, 2007, 4:02am #28
That was uncalled for do you not think.
"redwhite2005":
No, not at all. Some people need to take the sticks out of their asses on this site and crack a smile once in a while.
Your a bit cranky bad day with Miketjh or something?
RLR, it was totally out of line…
Chief July 21, 2007, 4:59am #32
Agreed. It was childish.
bclions4life July 21, 2007, 7:39am #33
What are you guys talking about? It's the "Paul McCallum Specialty", and you are totally worthy of it. It's a compliment!
jman_135 July 21, 2007, 8:09am #34
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
RoarLionsRoar July 21, 2007, 5:45pm #35
Exactly, that's what I thought you meant. Thank for clarifying bclions4life.
bclions4life July 21, 2007, 11:41pm #36
I guess some people just don't know.
RedandWhite July 22, 2007, 3:32am #37
...bclions$life, I'm glad you changed your sig pic to a different life size head of your favorite player....


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This is another photo that I'm actually really happy with. It doesn't look like it but it wasn't a calm day and I still managed to get soaked as usual, all good fun and its worth it when you pull the shot off. I certainly feel more like I'm doing a fitness course than taking photos when I'm on these reefs with all the running backwards and forwards. I certainly must be funny to watch moving across the reef especially when I'm not looking where I'm going and step into one of the hole in the reef!
This is an image I managed to capture a few weeks ago and I've been sitting for it for the past couple of weeks trying to work out why it really draws me in. I finally worked it out. It draws me in because its just so simple, yet its still effective. This is another shot that I managed to capture after I was walking away from my original shooting position and was heading back to the car. Maybe my new technique should be to turn up to my spot, unpack and then immediately repack all my stuff and then start heading back to the car. It seems to work for me!
When I saw this surfing shot on my computer after my Trigg Beach shoot on Saturday, I thought it was really funny, it really reminded me of that song 'Walk like an Egyptian" by the Bangles this is exactly the same pose they were in during their music video.
Anyhow, in the past 18mths I've been out shooting heaps and have heard heaps of stories from you guys, the most dramatic one being Christian's story about stalkers , but I've never experienced it myself until Saturday. I was quite happy shooting on Trigg Beach when this guy came out of the water with really bloodshot eyes and I reckon high as kite still and started yelling at me asking if I wanted him to catch a real wave. I laughed and said that would help me out heaps, which he found quite funny. He then decided that he was going to be my personal bouncer / photography director and started to yell at people if they got to close to me and yelling at the guys in the surf to ride good waves so that I could get better photos. Needless to say I was totally speechless and beetroot red by this stage. I mumbled that my card was now full and that I really appreciated his help in getting some surf photographs and started to make my way back up to the carpark. He started to follow me and I was thinking "70-200mm you've been a great lens to me, here is your chance to go out like a hero if he tries anything in the carpark". Fortunately someone else distracted him on the way back up to the carpark and he started to yell and bark at him instead.
So with my first 'weirdo' experience under my belt hopefully I can now shoot in peace without being disturbed again! Why do they always seem to strike just as you"ve got your best photography lined up?
Have any of you guys had the full stalker experience as yet?
Saturday morning saw me down at Bennion Beach once again trying to capture water movement. I got lucky as there was some big waves that came thundering through which made it easy to capture the water movement that I was after. I'm stoked as well because this time I didn't get soaked up to my waist by a rogue wave! Afterwards I drove down to Trigg Beach to watch all the guys surfing and getting thumped by the huge surf. I think I could easily do another three of four shoots at this beach to capture all the angles I'm after.
What did everyone else capture this weekend?
I was out and about this morning capturing some wave and surf photos when I saw these mini waves breaking right next to the beach. I thought they were pretty cool, they might've been small but they were still trying to look ferocious! If you look closely at this one you can see a bubble at the top of the wave. Freezing water in a moment is such an awesome thing to do, as each shot is unique no wave will ever break exactly the same way again. I love it!!! One day I'd love to travel to Hawaii during the big wave season and capture photos like Clark Little.
I managed to pick a wicked Saturday morning to go shooting down at Bennion Beach! I started off down at Cottesloe Beach and then saw it was high tide so I worked my way up to Trigg Beach and then settled at Bennion Beach. The surf was smashing through and the waves were coming in huge sets. Just before I captured this shot I was lining it up when a freak wave came through and covered me up to my waist, I had to hold the tripod above my head to keep it dry. I certainly felt like I was in an action movie instead of trying to capture a half decent seascape! Unfortunately there was a casualty from the wave soaking (aside from wet tracksuit pants), I lost a saftey thong, fortunately I managed to put my camera into a safe spot and then had to wade back into the water waist deep again to rescue my thong.
I certainly got a lot of weird looks from people when I crawled back up to the carpark soaking wet with camera in hand. Oh well, no pain, no gain. I certainly think the shot was worth it, hopefully you guys do as well.
What is the craziest thing you've done to capture a photo?
I decided to take my new 16-35mm F2.8 lens out for a test run here on our fair beaches of Perth. I knew the sunset wasn't going to be a firey sunset and it was raining but I just knew I had to get down to the beach and try and capture a seascape with my new lens even though I didn't have a filter adapter ring for it. I got lucky and the moment I parked the car the rain stopped and held off and decided to be nice to me, in fact the rain held off until quite literally I had hopped back into the car, you can't time it much better than that. I think the photo turned out really well considering I didn't have a filter available. This lens was sharp as a tack and I can't wait to go inland and capture some great country and waterfall landscapes once the fields start turning green and once the waterfalls starting hammering down.
I'd also like to take the opportunity to thank James Knight-Smith who has been helping me out with some issues that I've been having, he is an absolute creative genius. Thanks James!!!
On other news, welcome back to Perth Beau!
Has anyone else been out and about? I'm guessing with all the really nice sunsets and sunrises over the past few weeks most of you would've.


We battle with Amazon, hunt for rats & discuss the real problem with Linux, humans. Then we end the show with a DuckDuckGo challenge.
Plus special guest Martin Wimpress (aka Wimpy) joins us for our first episode back.
(00:00:20) – Amazon is holding $1,500 of our studio funds.
(00:19:32) – Chris has a damn rat.
(00:23:18) – How the Beard avoided Con Crud.
(00:25:23) – Here comes the Unity lovers.
(00:35:39) – That time Ubuntu killed your girlfriend.
(00:37:27) – How the online communities can distort reality.
(00:55:38) – The DuckDuckGo Challenge.


When Frankly, a San Francisco start-up, expanded their office space, they brought in Homepolish's Felice Press to direct a quick gut renovation, full of bright colors, open spaces, and loud graphics.
In reception, a large tufted sofa sits across from two Saarinen-esque armchairs.
In the cafe, chairs are made of raw steel and mango wood. Apparently, mango trees are good for things other than fruit.
Custom telephone booths provide for a touch of privacy in the open floorplan.
The kitchen didn't even exist before Felice and Frankly came in. Demolition of a dividing wall and all new plumbing and lighting made it a reality. The bare-bones look, such as exposed concrete structural columns, gives the office a more industrial feel.
Big dome enameled pendant lights come in a variety of colors to add pop. Felice specifically did not want fluorescent lights, which would make the office look cold and uninviting.
Felice left one wall in the kitchen space stark white for movie projections. It's a wonder any work gets done here.
Felice says, "Frankly offers their employees lunch everyday so they really wanted a special space to gather and eat in as well as have weekly happy hours." Together, they sourced locally produced concrete graphic tiles from Clé Tile.
When the company moved, they took a poll of its employees to see what game to install in the new space. Pool won by a landslide.
A feature wall has a series of San Francisco themed prints.
Glass wall dividers were also brand new to the space. They allow for discretion without interrupting the visual flow.
Orange chairs really pop against the black-painted cinderblock wall.
We told you there was giant Jenga!
An employee's pug named Olive is a frequent visitor, when she isn't lounging on the beach.
Expanding their workspace and looking for a redesign with a quick turn-around, Frankly HQ in San Francisco asked Homepolish for a boost of fun in the office. And well, frankly, designer Felice Press delivered.
Start-up life is fast, furious, and fun. Founded in 2013 in San Francisco, Frankly is an engagement and content management platform, best known for a chat app by the same name that allows friends to easily (and discreetly) gossip on the go. In only 2 years since the start of the company, they had outgrown their ramshackle office space. Moving a couple floors down, they expanded the square footage by quite a bit. With the increase in space, CEO Steve Chung decided it was time to actually dedicate some time and effort to the design of the office. Homepolish designer Felice Press came in to make it "fun, open, and lively." In other words, Frankly wanted to maintain that young, start-up energy.
Working on a tight timeframe, Felice directed an entire gut renovation. A kitchen came into existence when a wall was demolished, opening up a section of the floorplan. Glass walls were installed to separate conference spaces. Other changes required less power tools, but made just as much of an impact: brightly colored walls, exposed lights, a giant Jenga tournament area. (Yeah, that's right.) And they're happy to say that the office is completely dog-friendly. Their mascot, a pug named Olive, approves.
Click through the gallery to see the complete reno.
Frankly was such an amazing client to work with as they were really open to lots of creative ideas and special finishes.


commentary If second-tier telecommunications companies like iiNet and Macquarie Telecom were punters at a racetrack, they would now be sombrely looking at the tickets they bought a month ago at formerly great odds. The pair are representative of a number of Australian telcos whose millions of dollars of investment in building network infrastructure in recent years is now at risk as Telstra plans dramatic changes in its own network.
commentary If second-tier telecommunications companies like iiNet and Macquarie Telecom were punters at a racetrack, they would now be sombrely looking at the tickets they bought a month ago at formerly great odds.
The pair are representative of a number of Australian telcos whose millions of dollars of investment in building network infrastructure in recent years is now at risk as Telstra plans dramatic changes in its own network.
Corporate- and government-focused Macquarie is spending around $9 million on building different types of network infrastructure in metropolitan areas as part of its "Metro Access Network" platform.
In turn, iiNet is in the middle of its well-publicised rollout of ADSL hardware into Telstra's telephone exchanges. The latest wave of the rollout, the telco said in March, is targeting locations on the nation's east coast at a price of $9.6 million.
When these infrastructure rollouts were initially announced, they looked like sure winners due to their ability to eventually generate higher profit margins than could be achieved by reselling wholesale services provided by larger carriers like Telstra and Optus. They were also expected to increase competition and choice in the market.
But the game has dramatically changed in recent weeks.
Telstra's recently announced plans to extend its fibre-optic network from its telephone exchanges out to neighbourhood street-side "nodes" with the aim of providing higher-speed ADSL2+ access have potentially thrown a spanner in the works.
The rollout could stop iiNet and Macquarie's customers from being able to access the carriers' DSL hardware in Telstra's exchanges.
In addition, to effectively compete with Telstra in the way that they currently are, the carriers would not only need to put their own hardware into Telstra's exchanges but also in those street-side nodes.
This would cost amounts an order of magnitude greater than what is currently being spent, and it's not likely such smaller players have pockets as deep as Telstra's.
The alternative is to buy wholesale services from Telstra -- but the carrier has publicly stated it'll only go ahead with its plans if it can keep its network to itself.
iiNet and Macquarie are not alone -- other well-known competitors like Optus, Internode, Adam Internet, Amcom and Netspace are in the same boat, as well as business-focused Powertel, NEC NEXTEP and others.
Both iiNet and Macquarie have chosen to respond to Telstra's gambit by banking on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to step in.
iiNet's managing director Michael Malone told shareholders at his company's AGM yesterday that he believed it was "highly unlikely" that the regulator would allow Telstra to either deny rivals access to its network, or to cut off iiNet's customers from its ADSL infrastructure.
Falling in behind iiNet, Macquarie's chief executive David Tudehope told his own shareholders his company supported the ACCC's "efforts to promote fair competition in the Australian telecomms sector", particularly in its recent decisions on the cost of termination mobile phone calls and the cost of access to Telstra's copper network.
However the real measure of what both companies believe is where they're putting their money -- and both recommitted to rolling out infrastructure despite Telstra's plans.
"Macquarie Telecom will complete the rollout of the Metro Access Network in financial year 2006, and expects the total capital investment to be approximately $9 million," said Macquarie's Tudehope.
"Of the $9 million, approximately $7 million will be spent in FY 2006."
Malone said iiNet would keep putting its hardware into Telstra's exchanges and to move away from reselling any of its services.
In addition, none of the other telcos in the same boat as iiNet and Macquarie have given any indication they will halt their infrastructure plans.
Ultimately of course, nobody except the regulator can say what its intentions are -- but from indications on the weekend it looks like Telstra's competitors might have placed their money on the right horse after all.
"To date, we have never had an approach by Telstra for any form of regulatory certainty ... as to its future investment plans," ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel told a business program on Channel Nine.
According to reports he added it was unlikely Telstra would be able to keep its network to itself, but welcomed any approach by the telco.


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The Robert A. Lee Stakes is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over, with set weights with penalties, run over a distance of 1600 metres at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide, Australia during the SAJC Autumn Carnival.

History
The inaugural running of the race in 1979 was held at Victoria Park Racecourse. The race is named in honour of South Australian Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductee Robert A. Lee (2011).

Prior to 2006 the race was run on the Adelaide Cup race day when the race was held in May. When that race was moved to March the Robert A. Lee Stakes was moved to Goodwood Handicap race card.

Grade
1979–2005 - Listed Race
2006 onwards - Group 3

Name
1979–1997 - Robert A. Lee Stakes
 1998 - Pope Packaging Stakes
 1999 - Dr. Lewinn's Stakes
 2000 - Stuart Crystal Handicap
 2001 - Pope Packaging Trophy
2002–2005 - Pope Packaging Stakes
2006–2009 - Gerard Corporation Stakes
 2010 - Alan Scott Stakes
2011 onwards  - Robert A. Lee Stakes

Winners

 2022 - Belle Plaisir
 2021 - Lord Vladivostok
 2020 - Chapel City
 2019 - Fastnet Tempest
 2018 - Land Of Plenty
 2017 - Burning Front
 2016 - Tonopah
 2015 - The Bowler
 2014 - Rhythm To Spare
 2013 - Linton
 2012 - Linton
 2011 - Budriguez
 2010 - Majestic Music
 2009 - Serious Speed
 2008 - Autumn Jeuney
 2007 - Brockman's Lass
 2006 - Life's A Bounty
 2005 - Sassbee
 2004 - Fly For Me
 2003 - Sylvaner
 2002 - Sylvaner
 2001 - Typhoon Barney
 2000 - More Action
 1999 - More Action
 1998 - Ben's Rocket
 1997 - Bacy's Brother
 1996 - Jadeva Belle
 1995 - Ruling Knight
 1994 - Master Tambo
 1993 - Leggings
 1992 - Pay The Kings
 1991 - Pacific
 1990 - Neja
 1989 - Blast The Glass
 1988 - Blast The Glass
 1987 - Regal For Me
 1986 - Knight Of Avon
 1985 - Mrs. Fitzherbet
 1984 - Royal Balladeer
 1983 - Writ 'N' Wonder
 1982 - Find The Gold
 1981 - Welkin Light
 1980 - Flanders Fields
 1979 - Lavadina

See also
 List of Australian Group races
 Group races

References

Horse races in Australia
Sport in Adelaide

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Quality educational opportunities are critical to helping our children develop to their maximum potential and to our community's ability to compete in the global economy. In this section, we summarize trends in the performance of our area's educational system.
Like most of life, children's education was dramatically affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with many students in our area learning on a fully or partially remote basis in the 2020-21 school year. As a result, most students did not take state tests and therefore testing data in this section has not been updated (for more information, see the state's website).
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The percentage of preschoolers receiving special education services has been increasing since 2000.
From 2000 to 2020, the share increased 3.5 percentage points, similar to the state percentage. In 2020, 7.9% of all 3- to 5-year-olds in the region and 7.2% in the state were receiving special education services.
Prekindergarten enrollment has been steady since 2009, but remains below the rate for the state.
About 28% of the region's 4-year-olds were enrolled in publicly funded prekindergarten programs in 2020, below the 42% rate for the state. Participation was highest in Orange and Sullivan counties (37% and 38% respectively), followed by Ulster (35%). Dutchess had the lowest enrollment at 16%.
Per–student spending by school districts is slightly higher in the region than in the state.
In 2020, per-student spending by school districts in the region was approximately $27,600, more than the state at $25,700. Per-student spending in the region has increased 69% since 2000, even after adjusting for inflation. Spending in Sullivan County was the highest in the region, about $31,300 per student, followed by Putnam County school districts at $31,200 and Ulster County at $29,200. Dutchess and Orange counties were the lowest in the region at about $26,300 per student.
The region has lower passing rates on fourth–grade English exams than the state.
The 2019 passing rate of 41% in English was 4 points below the state. Passing rates on state tests were significantly lower for low-income, English language learners, and students with disabilities than for their peers. In the region, 27% of low-income fourth-graders passed the English exams and 7% for both English language learners and students with disabilities. Greene and Ulster counties' economically disadvantaged students had the lowest proficiency rate among the counties at 21% and Dutchess had the highest at 34%. We note that 22% of students in the region opted not to take the exam.
The region has lower passing rates on fourth–grade math exams than the state.
The 2019 passing rate of 46% in math was 3 points below the state. Passing rates on state tests were significantly lower for low-income, English language learners, and students with disabilities than for their peers. In the region, 32% of low-income fourth-graders passed the math exams, 13% of English language learners, and 11% of students with disabilities. Ulster County had the lowest proficiency rate among economically disadvantaged students at 25% and Greene had the highest at 41%. About 24% of students region-wide opted out of the exam.
Both high school graduation and dropout rates are in line with statewide trends.
By 2021, 88% of the region's 2017 cohort graduated on time, similar to the state (89%). About 5% of the cohort dropped out, similar to the state rate.
An increasing proportion of high school graduates plan to attend college.
In 2017, 83% of high school seniors in the region planned to attend college, with 36% planning to attend a 2-year program and 47% planning to attend a 4-year program. The regional college-bound rate in 2017 was slightly higher than the state rate of 82%. Rates were similar across most of the regional counties except for Putnam where 90% of graduates planned to attend college.
Education levels among adults are rising, with more having a college education.
In 2016-20, 62% of adults had attended at least some college, up from 52% in 2000 and even with the nation. About 33% of the region's residents had a 4-year degree or higher in 2016-20, compared to 25% in 2000. Just 10% of residents in the region did not have a high school diploma in 2016-20. Educational attainment among counties in the region was highest in Putnam County, with 41% of residents possessing a 4-year degree or higher, compared to 24% in Greene and 27% in Sullivan.
The share of residents with a bachelor's or higher was highest among Asians in the region (53%), followed by whites (35%), African Americans (23%) and Hispanics (22%). Still, those figures reflect increases of 11 percentage points for African Americans and 9 points for Hispanics from 2000.
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Is Batman in the first Lego Movie?
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Batman is one of the main characters in The LEGO Movie. He saves Emmet, Vitruvius, and Wyldstyle in the old west. He accompanies them on their mission to bring down Lord Business.
The Lego Movie (2014) For this second film, Batman shares the spot light with a whole cast of characters from the world of Lego, in a fun film which proved to be a huge hit at the box office back in 2014. This big screen adventure isn't really a Batman tale, but the Dark Knight features heavily throughout the story.
Is the Lego Batman movie in the same universe as The Lego Movie?
Yes and no. The film's directors have openly acknowledged that there's a connection between the two films and that the goal is to build an interconnected "Lego Cinematic Universe".
Is the Lego Batman movie canon?
The Lego Batman Movie suggests that relearning childhood joy of playing is good for adults, too. Perhaps the most fun thing about The Lego Batman Movie is that it's making a play to be part of the Batman canon.
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The Joker : He's a 9,000-year-old incarnation of evil, with an eye for jewelry. Give it up for Sauron! Sauron : Good afternoon, Gotham City. The Joker : He likes long, violent walks on historic builds.
September 23, 2008Lego Batman: The Videogame / Initial release date
Lego Batman: The Videogame is a 2008 action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X.
Is Lego Batman before or after Lego movie?
Development. In October 2014, following the success of The Lego Movie, Warner Bros. greenlit several multiple Lego films produced, including The Lego Batman Movie, a spin-off starring Batman. Warner Bros.
Is The Lego Batman Movie before or after The LEGO Movie?
The Lego Batman Movie (2017) In October 2014, Warner Bros. scheduled the release of The Lego Batman Movie, a spin-off starring Batman, for 2017, moving the release date for The Lego Movie 2 (later titled as The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part) to 2018.
1 Lego Batman finally asks a 76-year-old question Batman is a dark knight. A detective who works in the shadows. A mature hero who deals with very grown-up crimes. So what's he doing running around with a kid dressed in a bright, technicolor costume?
Lego Builder's Journey First and last Lego batman series arent connected they are different timeline but batman 2 and and batman 3 beyond Gotham are connected. If you noticed already first game has the classic figures of Batman series.
Who is the main villain of Lego Batman?
The Joker is the main antagonist of the 2017 Warner Animation Group film The LEGO Batman Movie.
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The Force Awakens Discussion (with SPOILERS)
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Baconfish
ALL GLORY TO THE CONTEST WINNER
I didn't mind him unmasked because until then you don't really notice that he's basically just a petulant child, it was more the fact that he's so recognisable that it took me out of it a bit.
Also, somehow Greg ****ing Grunberg managed that too.
I haven't actually watched a Star Wars film in about 10 years and somehow this film coming out has turned me into a massive kid again. I keep thinking about it and spotting all the toys they're peddling, and now I want ALL THE BB-8 STUFF.
BB-8 for president.
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saberopus
Likes Kittens. Eats Fluffies
Yeah, I don't mind him being unmasked period, I just hope it's back on to some degree in the next movie because I like it.
Reverend Jones
Originally Posted by Baconfish
I haven't actually watched a Star Wars film in about 10 years and somehow this film coming out has turned me into a massive kid again.
I re-watched all three OT movies this week, and I have to say it didn't really add much context to the new film. It only highlighted how different action movies are today compared to the 70s/80s. If I could complain that the new movie is "bad" compared to the OT, I might as well say that ALL new action movies tend to have too much going on.
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SF_GoldG_01
Comma king
I want to complain about something that bugged me in both viewings... but the map piece is simply too large of a portion of the galaxy to not be recognized. I really don't get why it wasn't enough, considering how much of a void of the galaxy map it filled. Maybe I missed something, but this was my impression both times.
Nothing to see here, move along.
That's the kind of detail that you should just ignore in this kind of movie. If you don't, you'll start getting worked up about things such as timers that don't count down seconds in real time.
Krokodile
Son of Krokodile XVI
Originally Posted by Reverend Jones
I used to count to check whether a movie timer was in real time or not. Remember the countdown near the end of Aliens? I was very happy to figure out that was in real time.
I'm just here to say I liked it!
Wookie06
Absolute crap. George Lucas must be spinning in his grave.
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16
Come on, you owe it to yourself to put at least a little bit of effort into your troll posts, so that they aren't totally transparent.
Wait, my bad. Living people don't spin in their graves. That's no troll, it's a sarcasm.
Goit
I've seen it twice and enjoyed it more the second time ha. I really enjoyed it.
It's kinda like Jurassic World in a way - start of a new trilogy and the plot is kinda the same as the original (also obviously breaking box office records too).
I just hope episode 8 isn't a rehash of Empire (Rey abandons Luke during her training to rescue Poe and Finn - Finn gets taken to a Stormtrooper rehab facility. Kylo Ren is revealed to be her brother etc...)
Instead I hope that Kylo Ren -TWIST- is plotting to kill Snoke all along and he has to kill his dad (and generally do bad things) so Snoke trusts him. That would be interesting - especially if Luke gave him the mission. I know that's extremely far fetched though but I want something like this that nobody sees coming
Magrucko Daines and the Crypt of Crola (2007)
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Jon`C
Admiral of Awesome
Fan theory making the rounds is that it's some Naruto bull**** where Snoke created the Skywalkers to be powerful hosts to his immortal soul.
Even though I use words like "sucked" and "horrible" to describe the film I don't hate it. I'm rather indifferent to it.
I went into this film as unspoiled as possible without disconnecting entirely from the internet. I had seen the teaser and been exposed to some theories but that's about it. Up until recently I was watching trailers for any and every thing but Terminator Genisys' huge trailer spoiler has made me generally avoid all trailers now.
First, what did I like? I generally thought the colored boy did a good job. The young lady in the film did pretty well too. Peter Mayhew did the best job of all the returning cast followed closely by Kenny Baker up until R2D2 woke up. Some of the First Order stuff looked close enough to the Imperial stuff from the original trilogy to be cool. Probably something I'm forgetting but I'll catch it again on Netflix someday and probably find some more to like.
What didn't I like or understand? First, WTF is up with the new government? We're not even shown them fighting The First Order. There's the "Resistance". Do we have a resistance because the new government is just partying it up or something? Oh well. Doesn't really matter since that world got blown the **** up while apparently orbiting the world Old Solo was on.
Okay, so The First Order. Jesus Blessed Christ. WTF is this? The Empire would have been severely damaged by the end of ROTJ but 40 years later it's full of angsty kids and half the stormtroopers have ****? When I started to be exposed to this special stormtrooper with shiny metal armor and a name I tried to look away before the name even registered. And then SHE turned out to be a joke and an idiot. A Star Wars cartoon series can produce strong female villains but Abrams can't. ****ing embarrassing.
There's no excuse for how bad Kylo Ren was with a lightsaber. If he got good at nothing else you would think he would have been good with a saber. Two untrained kids held up pretty damned good to him. He was shown to be extremely powerful so if it weren't for that part of the film I could forgive this lapse.
Ford just absolutely sucked in the film and I say that as someone that used to just adore all of his performances. From a story point of view this could be explained as deep depression but the implication is that he and Chewie had been back out on their own for quite sometime in fairly dangerous endeavors. I just don't think he should have seemed so rusty and slow given the circumstances. His character seemed to be a dead man walking which made his death so utterly emotionless. I also found it asinine that in all their adventures Han wouldn't have exchanged weapons with Chewie if only for target practice.
It seemed very odd to me that when Chewie returned from the mission that Solo was killed on he walked right past Fisher and she never looked at him and instead hugged the young lady he rescued. We finally are later privy to a very brief segment of him mourning and then R2 wakes up and I thought for sure R2 would go to Chewbacca but, no, he plays around with the cute little BB droid. Interesting side note, I keep wanting to call that droid BB-88.
Of course I could go on and I want to confess that I didn't really read any of the previous posts. Why bother? It is what it is. In conclusion, I don't hate the film but Abrams has pissed all over the franchise, marking his territory. He's the alpha now. I'm distressed to think that now that this film has become the most overrated movie in history it will probably just get worse from here. Time will tell. At least there are still a few interesting games to play.
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Wasn't too shabby.
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Originally Posted by Wookie06
colored boy
**** you, redneck. Go away.
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Ah, there it is.
Originally Posted by Antony
I've missed all you guys
Kak, he was being serious?
(Maybe he really doesn't know Lucas is still alive?)
Originally Posted by Spook
Missed you too, sweetie.
Originally Posted by Jon`C
The Darth Plaguies bull****.
... I generally thought the colored boy did a good job. ...
You are a complete insufferable and irremediable idiot.
Roger Spruce
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TAKES HINTS JUST FINE, STILL DOESN'T CARE
He's not a redneck. He's from Washington, they don't get enough sun for his neck to turn red.
The correct term is "cascadian hill person"
Oh, Jon, you see...
I was doing the thing where I was kind of doing the thing that he was doing but I was doing it to him to illustrate...
Well, **** it. Let's just move along.
Wookie: Congratulations on being the bad guy of every story ever told.
I don't understand what anyone, especially a family man in his 40s, would get out of coming back here just to troll about five other people at this point.
That's because due to your upbringing in the socialist utopia of Finland, you are incapable of comprehending the mechanics of the American conservative's reptilian brain.
Which doesn't put you far removed from most sane Americans.
The conservative brain seems to consist primarily of some sort of misguided sense of toughness, general prejudice toward anyone that is not a conservative, a belief that it's okay to contend that you need to be armed at all times in a modern, civilized country, a misplaced sense of superiority based on nationalism that grows from some kind of bizarre abstract sense of American freedom being different than the kind they have in dozens of other countries, a natural mandate to be crappy to your fellow human beings for whatever reason you want to (and this takes the form of being outraged at whatever political correctness is currently in the news, because it's too hard to not be a dick to everyone), and it's pretty much all tied together with a bunch of scraps of twine and cemented inside the brain cavity using a mixture of sawdust and Elmer's Glue.
But mainly it's just that no matter how many backward screwed up beliefs you have wrapped up in the bird's nest of a brain you've got, you make sure you let all those uppity liberals know they aren't no better then you.
It's because we're the only people he knows that still listen to anything he has to say. His sect of American society is literally dying off every day before his eyes, and we all get to watch as his political party is exposed as the hate group it has been for decades by a man who is either brilliant enough to take advantage of the morons for free publicity, or dumb enough to think that anyone who isn't a whacko will vote him into office.
This is all he has left. I just wish the forums could still possibly be around for us to hear him complain about how his son grew up to be a liberal or ends up coming out of the closet. The first would be poetic justice in the purest form, and the second would actually either force Wookie06 to grow a soul by accepting it, or admit he never had one to begin with by disowning him.
His sect of American society is literally dying off every day before his eyes
They still have a lot of time left. They only started regulating lead exposure in 1975.
Holy hell that's incisive. I'd apologize that you've had to be around conservatives long enough to come up with that, but the truth is that we're all bombarded with their idiocy through the media (regardless of our personal connections).
None of Republicans, social regressives, nor neoliberals are in any meaningful way conservative. Correspondingly, most conservatives aren't so bad. Certainly not as bad as Wookie06 would represent them.
The first thing to understand about modern core conservatives is that their angst mostly comes from vote buying. You shouldn't disregard their concerns: pork barrel projects, subsidies, regulatory capture, redistricting, and, yes, even social programs, are potentially subversive of democracy. It's not hard to see, for example, that the biggest public goods projects tend to go to the districts that voted for the winning party. It's also almost impossible to remove a corrupt incumbent once he has successfully bought key demographics, even if his government acts to the harrowing detriment of the majority. Vote buying is very real, and it is very bad.
The Republicans and Democrats are equally guilty of this corruption, and so are the Liberals and Conservatives in Canada. Only Libertarian parties offer an answer to these concerns, but unfortunately their answer happens to be ludicrous. Nobody is interested in answering the real concerns of core conservatives.
So, from the above, the second important thing to understand about conservatives is that they rightly feel ignored and betrayed and, well, furious. They see the government as irredeemably corrupt, and the average voter as complicit in its corruption. This was the basic complaint of the early Tea Party movement, before business interests started pulling it in a few zany directions. (Not that you'd know it based on how the Tea Party was framed by the media at the time.)
This leads to the third and final thing you should understand about core conservatives: they know, correctly, that there just aren't enough people who would knowingly vote against someone buying their vote. That means they don't believe they can have an honest discussion about their concerns. That means, they frame a lot of economic and political issues as social issues, and send it off to the fire and brimstone types in order to raise enough popular support. Conservatives don't consider social regressives conservative; in fact, they view them as the problem, corrupt voters who have been bought in exchange for a seat at the grown-ups table.
Now, two questions for you -
After reading the above descriptions, do you really consider all conservatives insufferable? and,
Do you see anything of Wookie06 in the above?
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Being conservative in America means you think we need to be able to fight the entire world at once, claim that you're pro-life yet support the death penalty, talk about how anything government related doesn't work, vote for people who make campaign promises to ensure that the government will not be effective in any of the areas that represent its need to exist, spout platitudes about how anyone in a terrible situation just needs to toughen up and get a job, believe that in order for one sort of people to be given rights they did not previously possess somehow means that the people who already had those rights now have less freedom, disagree with any scientific analysis that is inconvenient for your political aspirations, be paranoid about Sharia Law while simultaneously demanding legislation based on religion, possess some ludicrous belief that if we enable the super-rich to make more money then they'll happily pass those profits on to the consumer, and a belief that we should engage in open war with literally anyone who disagrees with America.
Oh yeah, and truly believe that America is the greatest country in the world. After all, these are the people who say government should stay out of your life yet propose to create legislation that will prohibit certain types of individuals from marrying.
America is the greatest country in earth, as long as you don't ever expect any of it to change. Other countries have been working on figuring this **** out for hundred of years, and somehow conservatives think we had it nailed down by about 1950.
Guess what: The founding fathers knew that they didn't have the solution to every problem, and that they couldn't somehow see the future. This is why we have amendments.
It's also almost impossible to remove a corrupt incumbent once he has successfully bought key demographics, even if his government acts to the harrowing detriment of the majority. Vote buying is very real, and it is very bad.
13% of Americans approve of congress.
62% of Americans approve of their own congressional representatives.
Gallup, 2013. I mean, just in case you didn't believe me.
Being conservative in America means
Does it?
I think the proof of the pudding is in the tasting, here. Social conservatives were in power for 10 years in Canada, 4 years of which were unchecked by the opposition. Despite saying all of the same things as American conservatives, and occasionally even slightly worse things, they never revisited the abortion issue, and they never repealed gay marriage. Those issues seemed important enough to table, but apparently not important enough to act upon. They did other horrendous things, but the social regressive part of their platform was squelched the day the election was over.
It might be different in the United States, but that's sort of my thesis: the inmates are running the asylum. The Republican party isn't acting in the interests of conservative voters; maybe their social regressive cohort, or maybe corporate interests, but definitely not conservatives.
I'll admit, this is an awful long way to go to call Wookie06 a useful idiot, but it has the benefit of conclusively proving that he's one.
Yecti
Actually That Big
Originally Posted by Brian
I'm with Brian. The film was entertaining. And I felt like it represented Star Wars well. Also I had lots of feels.
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This leads to the third and final thing you should understand about core conservatives: they know, correctly, that there just aren't enough people who would knowingly vote against someone buying their vote. That means they don't believe they can have an honest discussion about their concerns. That means, they frame a lot of economic and political issues as social issues, and send it off to the fire and brimstone types in order to raise enough popular support.
This is what bothers me the most: the idea that democracy can't bring about the government desired by conservatives, so that all sorts of anti-intellectual narratives get incorporated into "conservative" propaganda. It just creates an immense amount of noise, divides the voting populace, and allows the less educated members of the Republican party to be proud of their ignorance.
Conservatives don't consider social regressives conservative; in fact, they view them as the problem, corrupt voters who have been bought in exchange for a seat at the grown-ups table.
Of course not. The vote buying problem you mention is very real, and even Bernie Sanders makes me nervous when it comes to the deficit.
I don't see Wookie06 so much as conservative (in your sense of the word), but instead merely as a troll playing an obnoxious social regressive, who will probably come in to say he hasn't had the time to read all our posts, but <insert mix of backpedaling and slightly less inflammatory remarks>.
I was speaking about the conservative base, not the elected officials. The elected officials entertain these bizarre and harmful views because they know the people who hold them are the only ones dumb enough to vote them into office so they can implement policies that don't help 99% of their constituency.
The best thing about TFA is that Darths an Droids will (probably) continue. With Kylo Ren having the same first name as one of their characters I don't see how they could resist it.
Sorry for the lousy German
I watched it again and agree it was better the second time around. I love the scenes with the wrecked star destroyer and AT-AT. I also loved all the X-wing scenes, just totally bad ass. My brother watched it in 3d and said it was awesome so I suppose I'll watch it a third time at some point before it leaves theaters.
The only part I didn't like is the implication that after one of his students went psycho, Luke Skywalker just gave up and ran away. Doesn't seem like the Luke that was portrayed in previous movies. Hopefully they'll be some better explanation once the next movie comes out.
Clone Hunter
I'm going to see it once or twice more, but here's my initial thoughts
- Kylo Ren. My sister and cousin both think he's an angsty Severus Snape clone. However, I quite like the setup. He comes off as a badass, but once you get to him, he's weak, emotional, and very unstable. Like our heroes, this is a character that has to develop. He's almost the Anti-Finn. Where Finn is trying to leave the First Order, Ren is trying to become one with it. He seems to know that the **** he's pulling is bad, and it's hard for him to kill Solo, but he knows he has to if he wants to fulfill the destiny he believes Snoke laid out for him. I'm actually very interested in this character. (Antony sums up this character perfectly)
- Rey. She's okay. I like how it's established early on that she's self-sufficient and capable in multiple forms of combat (Beats up Unkar Plutt's thugs on Jakku with her staff and then proceeds to do some damn fine shooting on the forest world). I got super pumped when she had the Force vision (Which was perfect), and made me realize that the film's marketing was a clever red-herring in trying to get everyone thinking that Finn was the next Jedi.
- Finn. Interesting character. I think he kind of defected too quickly. For him to defect, I imagine he's seen some **** far worse than the villager massacre or the dying stormtrooper pitfully grasping for Finn as he died. But I think that Phasma said it was Finn's first mission, so maybe it was first mission trauma, or something.
- BB-8. I love this little ****. Just because of the blow torch "thumbs-up."
- Poe Dameron. I love this guy's personality. He's very fun. Problem is, his character really didn't do a whole lot. He was kind of like Wedge Antilles with a personality and more screen time, but otherwise he was just there to blow up something in the end. Hopefully the next film doesn't shaft him as much, because I like his personality.
- Captain Phasma. She got the Hell marketed out of her. I was expecting she'd do nothing, and that's what she did. She looks cool, but that's about it. She sells toys. However, I like her badass exterior holding out until the gun was pushed to her head, where she proceeded to fold like a bad hand. Of course the troopers are trained to die, but officer's are cowards.
- Snoke. Heh, snake. He was okay. I don't think we should have seen his face so early. This movie was lacking in reveals by revealing things waaaay to early.
- Maz Kanata. Okay side character. Quirky character, I hope she comes back.
- Han Solo. I like this Solo. He's kind of like the old fool-heardy one we love, but he's wiser at the same time. He's emotionally broken up but manages to hide it with snark and cynicism. However, I honestly thought he was going to ignore Leia and try to just shoot Ren. I don't know why. I thought he was just going to be stubborn. When Wookieepedia was hacked I saw the death notice, but thought it was a troll. During the actual scene, my heart was pounding hoping it wasn't true. Han was always one of my faves, pretty much in my number two spot under Lord Katarn, so this was emotionally disturbing for me. For some reason.
- Leia Organa. My audience kept applauding for old stuff when it appeared, but then they got quiet when she stepped onto the screen. I think the audience was disappointed that she wasn't in a bikini. I don't know. She was okay, but didn't do much. Her backstory in other material was handled better. Film skimped.
- Luke Skywalker. *laughs* He looks good in a beard, though.
- Ello Asty. Hardly a character, but I was looking forward to this character, hoping he'd be the next Wedge. Then he got killed like a *****. What the Hell screenwriter.
- Zuvio. WHERE WAS THIS GUY? OH MY GOD WHAT?
- Lightsaber battle. Kylo is rusty. And it works. He's not a great fighter, or he's severely out of practice. Note that he managed to kill some of Luke's other students, so he must be somewhat skilled in Lightsaber combat if he didn't just stab them in the back. I like how Finn tries, after it's established he sucks with the lightsaber anyways. Seeing that Solo died moments ago, I actually thought that Finn died when Kylo spine slashed him. Rey does well when she hones in, and as I said: it's established that she's a competent melee combatant while on Jakku. Still, it's a fight filled with amateurs, and as a result, its very grisly. Rey just grabbing the lightsaber with the Force, overpowering Kylo yet again and proving that she's stronger was just pure awesome. Both actors performing incredibly well sells a lot of this, too.
- Misc. Battles. They're okay.
- Aliens. I loved a lot of this. I found it a little odd we didn't see too many familiar faces, though. We see a Mon Calamari and a Sullustan in the alliance base, but everything else is a new alien. Cool, and the effects are cool, but did all Rodians die off or something? There's an Ithorian look-a-like and something called a Nu-Cosian (Which is a vaguely different Cosian?), and I honestly thought the big lizard guy (Grummgar is the character's name) was a big fat, over weight Bossk. I mean, the clothes were similar. Maybe his head got misshapen with age? I just found it odd we didn't have too many familiar faces at all. Instead, we get a gaggle of new aliens. Big Galaxy, I guess.
- "Nopetroopers." Just hilarious.
- The story. I mean, it's really similar to the original. Droid has piece of information, goes to desert planet to get it to rebel group, finds fledgling Jedi and friends, meet a smuggler and his Wookiee, deliver droid to rebel group, destroy super weapon that destroyed a planet. I mean, there's a lot of different stuff, and the story is more character driven than plot oriented, and the plot is rather simple, as was the original film's. I think we watch this because of the characters and side-conflicts. I don't mind a simple story, sometimes those work the best when other things add to it (Mad Max: Fury Road comes to mind), but this time it's weird because, we saw this plot. Those in the EU have seen this plot a lot. Like really, a lot. Dark Forces was essentially a "Destroy the Weapon" plot. I guess it's the journey that we watch, and the characters, and I guess it's different than trying to defeat a villain, or an evil plot, and it just goes to show almost many action movies have very similar plots to a degree.
Oh, I forgot: The Reveals.
If there was thing I really didn't like, it was the schmuck reveals.
We shouldn't have known Kylo was Han's son until about when he killed him. It should have been alluded too, and maybe we could have seen his face in a picture, then. With that said, I think we shouldn't have seen Kylo's face even until Han or Kylo took the mask off during their confrontation. Then we could have seen this young, normal looking boy trying to live up to his father's legacy. We shouldn't have seen Snoke's face so early. The main reveals were poorly handled, imo.
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From boiling taps to wireless chargers built into work surfaces, there is a host of clever products designed to make life easier – and just a bit more fun.
Over the past few years, there has been a surge of automated products all designed to make our busy lives easier.
The kitchen is the heart of the home, so it is no surprise that a whole range of gadgets and advances in home tech revolve around the things we enjoy most — cooking, eating, and spending time with family and friends.
One of the most popular innovations has been boiling taps. Your guest is invited in, asked if they would like a coffee . . . and with a boiling tap installed, making a hot drink is so simple – with water simmering just under boiling point available instantly. The uses do not end with hot drinks – sterilising babies' dummies, cooking pasta, skinning tomatoes, even removing dripped candle wax just became easier with near-boiling water on tap.
A new innovation is the entertainment tap – bespoke and standalone, with its own font, set in a worktop or island, which offers boiling, chilled, sparkling or ambient water at the push of a button.
Both options also save water and energy, as there is no longer a need to run a hot tap or bring water to the boil – providing style and efficiency!
Coffee machines, warming drawers, waste disposal units and pull-up sockets can also be built into most kitchens, while pull-out bins and larder cupboards make the most of available space.
So many of us live our lives via our smartphones – they have become a necessity rather than a luxury in such a short period of time. So it makes sense that you would want your phone close to hand at all times, even when cooking a delicious supper or enjoying a mid-morning latte.
One clever solution is offered by DuPont – a wireless charger seamlessly built into a Corian worksurface. A resonant charge sends energy over a short distance, enabling the user to simply place their phone on the worksurface 'hotspot' to power it up.
Surely that's one advance in kitchen technology which is a great call?
The one thing that everyone wants from their kitchen is to make the most of what kitchen space they have be it large or small, so storage solutions within the furniture is so important. There is a balance between using every inch of space and making it accessible but the 'Le Mans' corner unit seems to have made that awkward corner one of the most favoured units in any kitchen. With its wide door and pivoting supports, the Le Mans trays bring everything out of the cupboard.
Pull-out larders, swing out pantries and a tall series of internal deep drawers are amazing options for food storage, whilst the crockery pegboard is a must for any dinner service.
Pull-out bins in a dedicated unit have got recycling just where we want it – hidden and contained. But in a Kitchensmiths' kitchen the possibilities are endless.


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Kim J riding the 17 km road to the start of the trail. The road is currently closed to vehicle traffic because of damage from the floods - which means no car shuttle for lazy riders. The trail starts on the riders left at approx km 19. It then climbs steeply over rocks and roots for a while before levelling out on the exposed ridge. In total, the ride is about 35 km and took about 5 hours with a long break to let the Trans Rockies Racers go through.
It's hard to believe that it's already August. In some ways, I'm glad that the time is moving quickly because it means I've had more time to mend. Since I've been entirely focused on the healing process this summer, I've gotten back in to a few activities that I haven't done in a while. One of these activities is mountain biking and it's contributed more to my recovery than anything else. Back in high school, I used to spend all my free time ripping around the east coast trails. But then I discovered climbing, and biking took a back seat. Like flying, one of the great things about biking is that you don't need a partner. Plus, it's been a great way to keep the lungs in check while working on the atrophied leg muscles. And the feeling of cruising through the tight single track reminds me of skimming the trees on those smooth early morning flights from any given launch. But maybe more than anything else, biking has taken me to parts of the big back yard that I've never been. And at the end of the day, the activity itself often takes a back seat to getting out and exploring new places.
Cruising along Jumping Pound Ridge in Kananaskis Country.
Riding with Moose Mountain in the distance.
Kim J ripping the backyard High Line.
An impromptu creek crossing post flood.


Cameroonian high talented singer and record producer Peruzzi who have been consistent over the years and regard as the best music art in the country by many is here again this winter season as he connects with one of the best deejays and hit maker in the country Freshvdm to stir up his long awaited and highly anticipated single he called Mata. Cop Peruzzi Mata below and enjoy.
Singer Peruzzi who's singed under Cameroonian best music record label DMW have been working tirelessly since signing for the label since 2016 and as such his hard work has made him the front line in the record label. Today he decided to premiere his previously rumored single he called Mata which was produced by Freshvdm. Enjoy below.


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Obama administration is "finalizing the procurement of 100 electric vehicles"
Eric Loveday
May 20th 2011 at 12:50PM
The General Services Administration ( GSA), which oversees two-thirds of the 600,000-plus vehicles in the U.S. government's fleet, is putting the final touches on its first 100-unit purchase of electric vehicles, according to a U.S. Department of Energy official. Patrick Davis, the DOE's vehicle technologies program director, told a Senate panel that:
The administration shares your commitment to upgrading the federal fleet and is finalizing the procurement of 100 electric vehicles.
According to Automotive News (sub. req.), GSA spokeswoman, Sara Merriam, declined to say when the purchases would be officially announced, which makes and models are involved and when the vehicles would join the government's fleet. However, back in early May, when the GSA announced that the average miles-per-gallon rating of the government's fleet of vehicles jumped from 19.1 in 2010 to 23.4, GSA administrator, Martha Johnson, stated:
We will be depending on innovative technologies and products coming out of Detroit to help us achieve these goals, and I am confident that American automakers will continue to rise to the challenge.
So, we'd assume that the Chevrolet Volt – though, technically not an electric vehicle – will account for the bulk majority of the GSA's 100-unit order, while the Nissan Leaf – with its made in Japan status– won't be as popular a pick. Your thoughts?
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Harry Winston, The Winston Pink Legacy. The pink diamond went for $50.4 million at auction, setting a world record.
Photo: Courtesy of Christie's
5 of the Most Valuable and Storied Jewels Sold at Auction in 2018
From pearls worn by Marie Antoinette to a bangle belonging to Andy Warhol, here are a few highlights from jewelry auctions this year
By Colleen Curry
Some jewels are valued for their purity or weight when they hit the auction block, while others are coveted for the incredible circumstances that brought them there. As auction houses around the world tie up another year of blockbuster sales, Galerie looks back at some of the most exciting—and unusual—lots sold.
The Pink Legacy diamond was renamed The Winston Pink Legacy immediately following the historic sale. Photo: Courtesy of Christie's
1. The Pink Legacy diamond
Price: $50.4 million at Christie's Geneva
This breathtaking fancy vivid pink diamond set a new record for a pink diamond sold at auction when it went for $50.4 million (at 18.96 carats, that's over $2.6 million per carat) at the Magnificent Jewels sale at Christie's Geneva in November. Found in a South African mine roughly 100 years ago, the stone likely hasn't changed much since it was originally cut in the 1920s, according to the BBC. The buyer, jewelry house Harry Winston, renamed the classic rectangular cut gem immediately after the sale to The Winston Pink Legacy. The intensity of the hue at this size is apparently very rare. As Rahul Kadakia, Christie's international head of jewelry, said prior to the sale, "It's as pink as can be."
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2. Farnese Blue diamond
Price: $6.7 million at Sotheby's Geneva
This spectacular 6.16-carat diamond was given as a wedding gift in 1715 to Elisabeth Farnese, the Queen of Spain. Since then, it has passed through several royal families before coming to market in May at Sotheby's Geneva Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale, where it sold for $6.7 million. Making its story even more astounding, it narrowly survived a hurricane that sank nearly a dozen treasure-carrying ships in the 18th century. Due to the stone's pedigree, Sotheby's described its discovery as a "once-in-a-lifetime" occurrence.
3. René Boivin, Beribboned Heart bangle bracelet
Price: $125,000 at Christie's New York
This gold-and-diamond bangle, which was sold at the Magnificent Jewels sale at Christie's New York in December, doesn't just boast the exquisite craftsmanship of the House of Boivin—it was also owned by artist Andy Warhol, who was known to scour antique stores, flea markets, and auctions in search of hidden treasures. Before coming into Warhol's possession, the bracelet was in the collection of socialite and Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers, having been commissioned by her husband in 1939.
Pearl and diamond pendant. Photo: Sotheby's
4. Pearl and diamond pendant once owned by Marie Antoinette
Price: $36.2 million at Sotheby's Geneva
This pearl suspended from a bow made of diamonds was once owned by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. The pendant was one of several jewels belonging to the doomed monarch, which were recovered in Austria by her daughter following the French Revolution and Marie Antoinette's execution. They hadn't been seen publicly for over two centuries before coming to auction at Sotheby's Geneva in November. Though the auction house estimated that the gem would sell for $1–$2 million, after a bidding war, the pendant's price soared way beyond that to $36.2 million.
5. Suzanne Belperron, Tube bracelet
This beautiful and surprisingly modern bracelet, which sold at Christie's in December, was created by one of the most important women jewelers of the 20th century. Belperron achieved early success designing exclusively under Bernard Herz, a well-known Parisian stone dealer, and gained an influential following in the 1930s that included Colette, Diana Vreeland, and Daisy Fellowes. With the onset of World War II, and Herz's execution by the Nazi regime, Belperron declined over 13 offers to escape occupied France in order to preserve Herz's company for his son, Jean. This piece came from the first few years of Belperron and Jean Herz's postwar partnership, which would last until their retirement in 1974.
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In the 1980s, histology of a poorly differentiated carcinoma showing an aggressive behavior was proposed by Sakamoto et al. and other pathologists. This was adopted as an independent entity by the World Health Organization (WHO) and in the General Rules for the Description of Thyroid Cancer by The Japanese Society of Thyroid Surgery (JSTS). Furthermore, the Turin classification was recently proposed as the newest classification system for poorly differentiated carcinoma. Furthermore, although tall cell variant is not included in poorly differentiated carcinoma, it is thought to show aggressive characteristics. In this study, we investigated the prevalence and clinical significance of three types of poorly differentiated carcinoma defined by the WHO classification system (poorly differentiated carcinoma [WHO]), Turin proposal (poorly differentiated carcinoma [Turin]), and JSTS (poorly differentiated carcinoma [Sakamoto]), and tall cell variant in papillary carcinoma.
We investigated the prevalence and prognostic significance of these three histological types in 1707 papillary carcinomas.
In our series, 189 (11.1%), 15 (0.8%), 5 (0.3%), and 62 (3.6%) patients were diagnosed as having poorly differentiated carcinoma (Sakamoto), poorly differentiated carcinoma (WHO), poorly differentiated carcinoma (Turin), and tall cell variant, respectively. Poorly differentiated carcinoma (WHO) and tall cell variant independently affected cause-specific survival (CSS) of patients, but poorly differentiated carcinoma (Sakamoto) predicted only worse disease-free survival (DFS) of patients on multivariate analysis. Poorly differentiated carcinoma (Turin) showed the worst DFS and CSS rates of patients but was not confirmed as an independent prognostic factor probably because of the small number of patients.
Poorly differentiated carcinoma (WHO) and tall cell variant significantly affected patient prognosis. Poorly differentiated carcinoma (Turin) accounts only for 0.3% but showed the worst survival rates. Although poorly differentiated carcinoma (Sakamoto) predicted the likelihood of carcinoma recurrence, it is more appropriate to define this lesion as one of the histological subtypes of papillary carcinoma rather than as an independent histological entity.


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Don't be a Secret Business!
Don't throw in the towel just yet and don't be a secret business anymore! Where are you on your entrepreneurship journey? Just starting out? How about the middle?
Chances are you have found what you believe is the perfect idea, product, or service to sell or turn into a profitable business. Maybe you even envision yourself creating a great monthly income while freeing yourself from the 9 to 5 and the myriad ill effects of corporate culture?
Many of us dream the same thing but unfortunately that is all it amounts to… a dream. People fail everyday in pursuit of their dreams and one thing in particular is literally stealing their success.
Most people are so afraid of criticism, ridicule, and endless pontificating of the "know it all" that they keep their mouth shut and never let people, even potential customers know about this great idea!
The purpose of this blog post is to aid you in avoiding this terribly destructive tendency and to offer you what may be a new perspective in order to overcome this hurdle.
Let's look at some simple ideas and actions you can begin using today in order to begin your entrepreneurial journey on the right foot.
Being bold about your business is necessary.
Often times you find yourself in a situation where a conversation about your product or service fits nicely but you stall and or stumble through a timid run down of what you are doing.
Remember you have only a few seconds to maybe a minute to secure your prospects attention.
Wasting time giving non-descriptive terms and phrases is not the way you want to start. Each interaction be it online, the grocery store, networking events, or in your front yard is an opportunity to build your brand, your network, gain a client or teammate, and maybe even make a sale.
Being bold is not about boasting, nor is it about forcing it on people. It's about confidence in what you are offering and not being apologetic if it doesn't resonate with whomever you are speaking.
If online or handing out printed material in your marketing efforts you need to place your photo and or logo prominently to tell people who you are.
If you start out as a secret most likely you will remain a secret and that is not a successful business model.
Know what you have to offer and explain it so people can understand it. In other words, Educate people.
You have probably experienced someone trying to explain something that they know very little about and it shows. Most likely you listened out of courtesy but will never do business with that person. Same goes for you!
Promoting your business and explaining your story needs to be clear and understandable. Clarity about what your business is and what it can do for your prospects is critical.
Below is an explanation I put together for myself. If you have multiple offers that aren't completely related then do one for each area. I chose to do one for each of the services I offer ie. Media Visibility services, Done For You Real Estate Investing, Comprehensive Estate Plans, and the Career Opportunity. Just make sure to keep it clear and concise. Note: Be sure to add a Call to Action!
2.1 – I am a Media Visibility Expert for business owners across the United States.
I work with large and small businesses. I create News Articles and Press Releases that frequently rank on page 1 of Google which results in tons of targeted traffic for my clients businesses. I do this for only 25% of the cost for a Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign for the same number of targeted views. I can do this one time or on an ongoing basis to keep traffic high. I can also get my clients cited in the four major media networks so they can use the "As Seen On" in their marketing materials.
2.2 – I educate my clients about Done For You Real Estate Investing and get them started building a cash flowing portfolio.
Our organization is successfully transacting real estate for our clients in the best markets all over the country while creating monthly passive income and a 5-10 year real retirement. We have a team of over 200 experts who do the heavy lifting and technical work for our clients drastically decreasing risk and assuring success with each and every transaction. We have been liberating people of all ages from the clutches of under and non performing traditional retirement strategies for nearly a decade.
2.3 – I am proud to offer anyone an extremely affordable Comprehensive Estate Plan using state of the art cloud based technology and crafted by a team of attorneys.
Our patent-pending technology guides people in a simple, easy to follow, step-by-step process that allows them to put their entire Estate Plan together, with all supporting documents, usually in less than 90 minutes. Every single Estate Plan document is personally reviewed by a licensed, practicing Estate Plan attorney, at no extra charge. Clients then receive a letter from the law firm attesting to its completeness. Our program saves many clients as much as 60% over our competitors.
2.4 – I offer anyone who is interested in building a full-time income working part time while simultaneously working towards building a real estate portfolio a place on my team.
Teammates who educate and refer people to our company may earn up to $3,000 commissions while learning, planning, and executing a real estate investing game plan. Through our advanced direct marketing model our teammates can even earn $35,000 home bonuses an unlimited number of times. Sell, build a team, or do both the choice is yours and the sky is the limit.
It's now time for you to say what you want and what you want to do.
Try not to be vague in your language here. When you are marketing to people it will actually help them make a quicker decision to either choose you or not.
You must provide them with the information they need to make an informed decision.
This may sound bad but in reality it is sorting through those who are tire-kickers who are just looking and those who are truly interested. This approach saves time and energy.
Where ever you go for tips and advice on selling, marketing, or starting a business you always hear that you need to identify your target market.
It means you shouldn't waste your time and energy trying to sell a heavy coat, boots and gloves to someone who lives on a tropical island. Or don't try to sell ice to someone who lives in the North Pole.
Begin developing a network of people and contacts who are already interested in your product or service. Or better yet, identify what problems your product or service solves and seek out those people with that specific problem.
There are local and national companies that are similar to yours that are successful. Try to see what they are doing and how they are doing it and you may be able to glean some great ideas to use in your own business.
When you can size up the niche or market that you are in, you can then have a grasp of how many people you may be of service to.
Spend the time to write down the things we just talked about.
Once you have it on paper and your ideas in the physical world you can go back and simplify it or define it better or maybe be more specific and long winded.
Really it all boils down to you treating your business like a business and not a hobby. Work on it everyday like you would if you were going to a job working for someone else.
Simply jumping into a business will not yield the kind of results you are looking for. Any business takes research, planning, and careful implementation and record keeping.
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Just Another Girl and her Books: *Top Ten Tuesday* Ten Hidden Gems in Children's Books.
Thanks for this list as a teacher I'm always looking for great children's stories. I'll definitely be checking some of these out!
Such a cute list! I always need more books for my littles.
It's interesting how sometimes children's books can have a greater impact than adult books. Thanks for the list.
Great little list! I will have to check some of these out. I love rhyming books!
I love this list. Rhyming books are great for kids.
Hidden Gem indeed, I have never heard of any of these but I really want to find and read "A Problem with Doughnuts".
What a cute list. I'm not familiar with these titles, but am eyeing several for my niece.
This s such a cute list! I'll definitely keep these in mind when I'm shopping for little ones!
Aww, I LOVE this. It is really hard to find good children's books. I'm going to look at all of these now.
LOVE this take on the prompt. My son is almost two and loves reading and I am *always* looking for new books to read! Saving this list for later.