"Don't bring anything for us, we have everything." Do your parents say this, while you plan to visit them? My Parents (My own parents and In-Laws) always do.
Why they say so? ….Their main concern is spending money! Yes! They think, if we spend money for buying gifts for them, it's wastage. But, just notice, if we take something for them, though they would be upset with us for spending money, they would be tremendously grateful, infact even more than anything else in the world. The happiness charms their faces; they keep the stuff as if we have given them some precious diamonds to treasure!
Needless to say, if someone loves us the most, unconditionally in this world, that's our parents. They clean our room to greet us, their happiest moments are while they see us, cook our favorite dishes to make us happy, and try their best to make us feel good during our stay with them.
Parents have those shoulders, on which we can lean anytime, any condition. They always stand by us, support while we are deeply upset. Their tenderness and care always helped us to be what or who we are now. They built our sweetest space in the world "Home", where we can always seek warmth and comfort.
Their debt can not be paid back. But, here is the occasion to bring a smile on their faces in return of the unconditional love and support they have always given us.
The Parent's Day! Though Parents' Day is not observed on the same day in every country, but majority of countries in the world including US celebrate it on fourth Sunday of July. Other countries like Korea celebrates the Day on May 8, whereas Vietnam celebrates it on July 7. In India, Parents Day is on 26th July.
So, what can we gift them to show our affection in the perfect way? It's not easy. Besides, driving from market to market, shop to shop, mall to mall, fighting for parking and loosing in the crowds, and still not finding the right gift is frustrating. So, shopping online for gifts is far less stressful than shopping at the mall or local shops. At home, you can pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, relax, and browse some pages, and find the right gift at a click.
Get this beautiful personalized mug and pillow combo for your dear parents and show them how special they are for you.
Make any day special for the people who complete your world your Mom and Dad, by presenting them this gift hamper inclusive of a dry fruits engraved jar conveying your best wishes to them, along with couple steel mugs and two key chains for both Mom and Dad.
Case: Brass Strap: Metal Dial Color: Champagne Functionality: P3H + Date & P3H Water resistance: 3 Glass: Mineral Glass Gender: Pair.
A gift is something that brings out best of your expressions and pleases the heart of the receiver. This gift hamper is thoughtfully designed to do just that, inclusive of fine cotton sanganeri print .
A day dedicated for father and mother, deserves to be special in every way possible and as a nudge towards that perfection this hamper is designed, inclusive of a Kaya Kalp s herbal Life anti-ageing face cream .
Let this stunning flowers express your thoughts with sweetness of blackforest cakeBunch of 15 yellow roses with seasonal fillers in exclusive matching yellow paper packing alongwith 500gm Pineappale cake.
So, near or far wherever we are, let's show our respect to our parent's unconditional love for us by giving them the best gifts ever!


The Hartford City Arts Council was created to provide live music and promote appreciation and display of the visual arts for residents in and around Hartford City.
The Hartford City Arts Council consists of six board members appointed by the Mayor of Hartford City. These volunteers bring various facets of art to our community; including music, culture, art, and family fun. It is the council's hope to enlighten and inspire the community.
Activities include movie nights on the Downtown Square, as well as quilt, pottery, and art shows. Many of the events are performed by local artists. The council has also brought in some well-known artists such as the Mississinewa Valley Band, the 38th Infantry Division National Guard Band, the Purdue University Men's Glee Club and the Ball State University Singers.
Other activities sponsored by the Arts Council include the annual Halloween parade and "trunk or treat", along with the Christmas Extravaganza with face painting, music, craft projects, and a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus.


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Q: How to change WP dropdown menu from hover to on click I have a WP theme that has a menu on the side (vertical) and hidden. When you move the mouse over, the menu will slide out to show the menu items. Once you move the mouse to the menu and hover, the submenu will slide down.
It works beautifully until I have too many subpages. So I want to change the state of the submenu from hover to on click.
My current script is such:
$j.fn.setNav = function(){
$j('#main_menu li ul').css({display: 'none'});

$j('#main_menu li').each(function()
{
    var $jsublist = $j(this).find('ul:first');

    $j(this).hover(function()
    {
        $jsublist.css({opacity: 1});

        $jsublist.stop().css({overflow:'hidden', height:'auto', display:'none'}).fadeIn(200, function()
        {
            $j(this).css({overflow:'visible', height:'auto', display: 'block'});
        });
    },
    function()
    {
        $jsublist.stop().css({overflow:'hidden', height:'auto', display:'none'}).fadeOut(200, function()
        {
            $j(this).css({overflow:'hidden', display:'none'});
        });
    });

});

$j('#main_menu li').each(function()
{

    $j(this).hover(function()
    {
        $j(this).find('a:first').addClass('hover');
    },
    function()
    {
        $j(this).find('a:first').removeClass('hover');
    });

});

$j('#menu_wrapper .nav ul li ul').css({display: 'none'});

$j('#menu_wrapper .nav ul li').each(function()
{

    var $jsublist = $j(this).find('ul:first');

    $j(this).hover(function()
    {
        $jsublist.css({opacity: 1});

        $jsublist.stop().css({overflow:'hidden', height:'auto', display:'none'}).fadeIn(200, function()
        {
            $j(this).css({overflow:'visible', height:'auto', display: 'block'});
        });
    },
    function()
    {
        $jsublist.stop().css({overflow:'hidden', height:'auto', display:'none'}).fadeOut(200, function()
        {
            $j(this).css({overflow:'hidden', display:'none'});
        });
    });

});

$j('#menu_wrapper .nav ul li').each(function()
{

    $j(this).hover(function()
    {
        $j(this).find('a:first').addClass('hover');
    },
    function()
    {
        $j(this).find('a:first').removeClass('hover');
    });

});
}

And then:
// Create the dropdown base
$j("<select />").appendTo("#menu_border_wrapper");

// Create default option "Go to..."
$j("<option />", {
   "selected": "selected",
   "value"   : "",
   "text"    : "- Main Menu -"
}).appendTo("#menu_border_wrapper select");

// Populate dropdown with menu items
$j(".nav li").each(function() {
 var current_item = $j(this).hasClass('current-menu-item');
 var el = $j(this).children('a');
 var menu_text = el.text();

 if($j(this).parent('ul.sub-menu').length > 0)
 {
    menu_text = "- "+menu_text;
 }

 if($j(this).parent('ul.sub-menu').parent('li').parent('ul.sub-menu').length > 0)
 {
    menu_text = el.text();
    menu_text = "- - "+menu_text;
 }

 if(current_item)
 {
    $j("<option />", {
         "selected": "selected",
         "value"   : el.attr("href"),
         "text"    : menu_text
     }).appendTo("#menu_border_wrapper select");
 }
 else
 {
    $j("<option />", {
        "value"   : el.attr("href"),
        "text"    : menu_text
    }).appendTo("#menu_border_wrapper select");
 }
});

$j("#menu_border_wrapper select").change(function() {
    window.location = $j(this).find("option:selected").val();
});

If you would like to see the site, it's at bsbharco.com
Thank you in advance.

A: .nav li.current-menu-item > a, .nav li > a:hover, .nav li > a.hover, .nav li > a:active, .nav li.current-menu-parent > a, .nav li.current-menu-item ul li a:hover, .nav li ul li a:hover, .nav li ul li:hover a, .nav li ul li.current-menu-item a { color: #ffffff; }

just delete the code or :hover,from there.That should stop the hover effects.
to ensure that you open the sub menu on click use jquery this is a similar example
http://jsfiddle.net/geYZf/

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Whether you're in for a night on the town or an evening at the beach watching the sun set, the Free People Women's Shadow Crew Sweater is ready. Wear it with jeans and boots for an elevated aesthetic, or pair it with flowy patterned pants and sandals for a fun, laid back vibe.
This sweater is not as pictured at all... it has a short torso with pretty large bell sleeves that have cinched cuffs at the wrist. I purchased a small and it fits oversized everywhere except the bottom of the sweater which is tapered in (as pictured) and fitted. Other Free People tops run larger than than this one. I kept it because I purchased the green color to use as a Christmas sweater and didn't have time to find something else, but while wearing it on Christmas it really grew on me. I would say it's worth the sale price. Still, I don't understand why whoever photographed the sweater did so in such a clearly misleading way (hiding the bell sleeves by rolling the cuff inside of the sleeve and they somehow made the sweater appear form fitting when it is not). The other review about it not being as pictured is accurate. The material is pretty soft (not the softest but not itchy at all either). I haven't washed it so I don't know how it will hold up. Overall I would recommend this sweater but with the knowledge that it will be a different fit than what you may be expecting.
I love this sweater. The fabric looks and feels luscious and the wide boat neck is very flattering. It drapes beautifully on me. With slim fitting pants what a great outfit.
Thanks so much for the review Ellen! Super helpful when ordering online. Cute top!
I was really excited for this sweater - the picture makes it looks like it should be somewhat form fitting with nicely flared sleeves. I was sorely mistaken. It is basically a bag with a cinched waist and then the sleeves are tapered.
I absolutely love this Free People top - the fabric is very soft and I love the rib detail. The sleeves are a bit oversized, but not to the point where they're annoying and you don't want to wear/buy it. You can also wear this off the shoulder if you want, which I think is SO cute. I would size down here.


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Crying Foul
While watching the Yale-Brown game Sunday (Yale lost, 7-0 and 9-0 at home), a foul ball flying at about 200 miles per hour hit an empty seat three rows away from me. Although I was putting on a tough facade for the crowd, I was cringing inside and thanking the baseball gods for not striking me down.
The incident made me think about the new mandatory helmet rule for first and third base coaches in the Major Leagues. The rule was put into effect for the 2008 season in the aftermath of the death of minor-league first base coach Mike Coolbaugh on July 22nd of last year.
The incident REALLY made me think about the bozos who oppose the rule and continue to fight it to this day. I looked around and found this interesting article by Ward Gossett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, which describes different coaches' opposition to the rule and the likelihood (or lack thereof) of a similar rule being implemented in college or high school baseball.
I'd like to highlight one Major League Moron who sums up the backwards thinking that has stifled progress in baseball since it was invented.
Braves first base coach and former Major Leaguer Glenn Hubbard (Gossett mistakenly calls him Gene) said that he doesn't want to wear a helmet while coaching because it makes him feel silly. (Apparently, posing for a baseball card with a snake around his neck DIDN'T make him feel silly)
When Hubbard was forced to wear a helmet in a spring training game, he said, "You know what it feels like? Look at that kid over there. That's what I feel like. A batboy."
Well, Glenn, the batboy has enough sense to realize that a helmet just might help him out if a line drive comes screaming towards his head. Maybe you should be trying to imitate him.
Hubbard is 50-years-old, which makes him relatively young for a baseball coach, but his comments sound like that of a 95-year-old remembering the good old days when women couldn't vote and you had to get your news from a newspaper.
I played baseball competitively for almost 20 years and at every single level I ran into old fuddy duddys like this guy. They call themselves "traditionalists" but if they were truly steeped in baseball tradition, they would know that the entire game was founded on adjustments.
The game of "base ball" (2 words) originally played in the late 19th century is practically unrecognizable compared to today's game. Baseball itself evolved through change, yet these "traditionalists" continue to oppose it.
On May 20, 1882, a writer for the New York Clipper said that the policy of not charging an at-bat to a batter who walks was "nonsense."
Imagine where the game would be today if we listened to "traditionalists" like him.
Filed under Baseball Tagged with Baseball, Glenn Hubbard, Mike Coolbaugh

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The Sportsboat class had a close race, with the entire fleet finishing within three minutes of each other. Malcolm Roberts' Ker 9m Sunshine started closest to the shore, but could not escape from the lee of the pack and was therefore slow to accelerate. Boss Hog's modified Cork 1720 Spider Pig was first away at the outer end of the line, followed by David and Kirsty Apthorp's J/88 J-Dream and Tom Richardson's Cork 1720 Premier Cru. J-Dream took line honours in the 12.5 mile race, but slipped to fourth place after time correction, behind Spider Pig, Paul Lewis's Rum n Cork, and Sunshine.
Richard Jordan's Dragon Sankher was the first boat in the class to close the line, but was early and had to slow down, stemming the strong tide. Oliver Morgan's Christianna made a perfectly timed start at full speed at the inshore end of the line, popping out a length ahead of Eric Williams' Ecstatic and Martin Payne's Full Speed. At the end of the two hour race Sankher took the winning gun, 21 seconds ahead of Christianna, with Ecstatic finishing third 27 seconds later.
The stream was running hard for the Victory class start just before midday. Carol Evan's Peregrine was early and had to luff with her spinnaker flogging to avoid a premature start and even then was "living very dangerously" according to the line officer on the RYS platform. Gareth Penn's Christina led a group of boats away from the outer end of the line, while Russell Mead's Shearwater ll, followed by Hugh Pringle's Pelican, were best placed at the inshore end.
Six minutes after the start, as they passed north of East Cowes Christina was leading just ahead of Shearwater ll, with this pair comfortably ahead of the rest of the fleet on their way to a first mark on the Ryde Middle Bank. Christina went on to win, ahead of John Scammell and Maxine Reeves' Zinnia, with Shearwater ll third.
The XOD class was by far the most numerous fleet to start on the Royal Yacht Squadron line today. There was a big pack of slow-moving boats at the inshore end of the line in the final 30 seconds before the start, while further offshore three of the top 10 overall boats – Catherine, Fury and Clair de Lune – were all early, but none responded to the recall cannon.
Peter Lawrence's Falconet managed to pull just ahead of the inshore pack and into clean air, while two of the class leaders – James Meaning's Gleam and John Tremlett's Lass -languished side by side in disturbed wind. These two boats finished just 11 seconds apart, but in eighth and ninth places respectively. Penny Fulford's Madeleine notched up her first win of the week, finishing more than four minutes ahead of Rory and Amanda Paton's XL. Chris Torren's Madcap took third place 76 seconds later.
The Squib fleet, racing on a predominately windward-leeward course from a committee boat produced arguably the tightest racing of the day. The leaders – Graham and Julia Bailey's Alchemy and Micky Wright's Spoof – crossed the line just three seconds apart. The next two – Chris and Ben Gibson's Wizard and Joe Henry's Bacchante Vll – were just two seconds apart. Further down the 100 strong fleet six boats crossed the line in just 14 seconds.
Despite a disappointing 34th place in today's race, Steve Warren-Smith and Stu Rix's Aquabat remain at the top of the leaderboard of the class's 50th National Championship, just one point ahead of Nigel Grogan's Helmut Shoing ll. Josh Metcalfe and Mark Hogan's Rico'shea is third overall, four points further back.
"Although we have two events going on [the class nationals and Lendy Cowes Week] I have always been interested in Cowes Week because it is my favourite regatta of all," says Graham Bailey. "Today was an interesting one with a very long start line and the tide taking the fleet over. The bias was towards the pin end but we elected to be about 20 per cent down from the committee boat, which is the wrong place to be but we figured we were going to avoid the massive pitfall of being swept over the port lay line.
"We got onto port tack quickly. It wasn't looking great at that point but we just kept the boat tracking and saw the fleet going back onto starboard, looking like they were miles ahead but I knew there was a real danger of them going over the lay line – that is exactly what happened.
The Black Group yachts starting on the Bramble line headed to the west, with the increasing tidal stream tending to carry them over the line. IRC Class 0 was racing for the Triple Crown of some of the sailing world's most prestigious trophies. Today Peter Morton's Fast40+ Girls on Film won the King George trophy ahead of Igor Yakunin's Ker 46 Lady Mariposa and Tony Langley's TP52 Gladiator.
In the HP30 class Jacques Blanc's Swiss Farr 280 Buzz was clearly a couple of lengths over at the gun and had a painfully slow creep back to start correctly. The overall class leader after the first five days of racing, Malcolm Wootton's Farr 30 Pegasus Dekmarx, started closest to the southern end of the line under spinnaker and also responded to the recall signal.
This left a pair of Farr 280s, Jamie Rankin's Pandemonium, and Glyn Locke's Toucan, leading the fleet in the early stages. However, Pegasus climbed back up through the fleet to take line honours ahead of the higher-rated Farr 280s and claim her third seventh win in the 10 races the class has sailed to date.
IRC Class 7 started in a patch of light air, with the fleet holding back from the line to avoid risk of being swept prematurely over. Ursula and Richard Hollis's X-95 Crackajax was first to hoist a spinnaker and pulled away into an early lead, followed by Ian Handley's Mustang 30 Gr8 Banter, Kevin Downer and Tim Eccles' much modified Jeanneau Fun 23 Ziggy, and Mike Jone's Hunter Impala Fearnought.
IRC Class 5 started on the Black Group Committee Boat, stationed off the north shore of the eastern Solent. Phil Plumtree's Half Tonner Swuzzlebubble took a third win of the week to cement his overall lead in the class ahead of Harry Heijst's S&S41 Winsome and Andy and Annie Howe's J/97 Blackjack ll.
"We are pretty well optimised for 8-10 knots of breeze, which is what we had today, so it was perfect conditions for us," says Plumtree. "The crew is fantastic and our navigation department, headed by Leslie Ryan, does a fantastic job. That really takes all pressure off everyone else, which is key.
A change in the weather is expected tomorrow, which will test competitors' skills in different conditions. A blustery south westerly breeze will bring squally showers and a low risk of thunderstorms mid-afternoon. It will feel cold and gusts well above 24 knots could accompany the squalls. Any rain is expected to clear by evening, when a display by the Red Arrows is scheduled, before the firework display.


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Optimus Prime Is An Asshole
*Caution! This article contains spoilers for ALL of the live-action Transformers films!*
Before you lose your shit and start calling blasphemy at the title of this post, please take heed and understand the face that the above phrase is only in reference to the live-action Michael Bay version of the character.
I grew up watching the original Transformers.
Optimus Prime was, and is; one of my biggest heroes.
That being said, after (finally) watching Transformers: Dark of the Moon, I can honestly say, with an absolute degree of certainty; that Michael Bay's take on the character barely qualifies as a "in name only" representation of the original Optimus Prime.
Much like the Roland Emmerich take on Godzilla, commonly known as GINO or "Godzilla In Name Only."
Watching Optimus Prime evolve, or should I say, degenerate; from film to film has been a horrific and sickening process.
The original character of Optimus Prime was that of a regal and clean-cut goody goody.
He was noble to the point of being kind of a tool, he rarely was at the forefront of combat, deferring most of the dirty work to his Autobot cohorts, and in every case, regardless of how practical it may be; he did whatever he could to stand for peace and altruism.
He was an admirable role model for impressionable young children, and one that, in a perfect world, would still hold up to this day.
The first live-action Transformers movie, a mediocre film overall, but easily the best of the trilogy; took many liberties with it's interpretations of many of the Gen 1 characters, however when it came to Optimus Prime, it mostly got it "right."
In Transformers 1, Prime was every bit as regal as his old self, with the sole exception of a few uncharacteristically goofy moments.
One of his finer moments in the film came at the very end, when Prime attempted to sacrifice himself and the All-Spark.
Sam, being the mental giant that he is, instead decided to kill Megatron with it.
He never once suggested using it to destroy Megatron, nor did he ever seem at any point prepared to outright kill his lifelong rival.
While his character was never developed to the point in which anyone could really care about him, it was nonetheless very appropriate to have Prime mourn the death of Jazz at the film's conclusion.
Really Prime's only really odd moment was during his battle with Bonecrusher, wherein he basically decapitated the severely outmatched Decepticon without giving it a second thought.
While somewhat shocking, dealing with his opponent at the time, quickly and efficiently; was cause enough justify Prime's course of action.
Even so, while it was cool to see Prime cut loose and kick-ass, it's hard for me to associate the phrase "stone cold killer" with him.
Which brings us to the train wreck that is Revenge of the Fallen.
Pictured: One of the innumerable problems that made up the blasphemous pile of poo that was Revenge of the Fallen.
Probably the worst in the trilogy, Revenge of the Fallen's version of Optimus Prime was worse than the first film, but in my opinion; not quite as bad as the 3rd one.
Not all too different from his Transformers 1 counterpart in speech and mannerisms, the one really noticeable change in his character came in the form of a gung ho, "kill them until they die from it" attitude.
I'm guessing it makes me sound like a pussy to say so, but I was downright shocked to see Optimus blow Demolishor's head off at the beginning of the movie.
It's all in good fun until someone gets hurt...
While far from the dumbest or most offensive sequence in the movie, seeing a childhood hero think nothing of executing a defenseless opponent just seemed really fuckin' wrong to me.
Similarly, it came as a shock to me that Prime would brutalize and utterly obliterate The Fallen at the film's conclusion.
The world was no longer in danger, and in his "Super Saiyan Prime" form, The Fallen seemed to be no match for him; so in my mind it seemed kind of odd for Prime to go the extra mile to butcher and obliterate his opponent.
Sadly, that last part is a direct quote.
I'm not at all opposed to killing in Transformers movies, however I do take offense to unjustified killing via the hands of Optimus Prime.
Killing Blackout during the 3-on-1 battle in the forest (arguably the best scene in any of the movies) came as a result of necessity I.E. defending himself and more importantly, Sam.
Decapitating a defenseless, and largely incapacitated opponent, was hard to justify outside of appealing to a bloodthirsty audience.
There was a phrase that Prime tossed around in virtually every episode of the old TV show, namely that of "Easy, Ironhide."
This phrase was meant to separate Prime from his more bloodthirsty counterpart.
The phrase was used in Transformers 1, but somewhere down the line they decided to ditch it and the philosophical implications it brought to the table.
That being said, while Prime was obviously trending towards a more bad-ass persona in Revenge of the Fallen, in my eyes they took this much too far in Dark of the Moon.
"Peeeeaaace..... No Peace..."
Prime's role in Dark of the Moon was somewhat diminished in comparison to the previous films in the series, however his behavior in the 3rd film was borderline offensive.
First off, and this applies to all of the Autobots; I found the idea of the Transformers rallying behind the U.S. military to combat terrorism to be more than a little insulting.
Throughout every film, Optimus Prime has declared himself to be an ally of humanity, making it completely absurd that he and the other Autobots would seemingly align themselves exclusively with the U.S., a single nation among hundreds of others.
I know these movies have obligations to portray the U.S. military in a certain way, largely due to multi-million dollar contracts with the armed forces; but attempting to trick kids into believing they'll get to hang out with autonomous transforming robots when they sign-up is more than a little offensive.
Oh well, at least it's not as dumb, or as blatant as Taiwan's military ad campaign:
Moving on, it's hard to deny that Prime's gung ho/take no prisoners attitude from Revenge of the Fallen was turned up to 11 for Dark of the Moon.
Gen 1 and first film alum, Ironhide, as well as a handful of other Autobots are killed in the film, however at no point does Optimus Prime take a moment to reflect on their passing.
The death of any Autobot is always going to be a big deal, but for IRONHIDE, one of the most well known and beloved characters in the franchise to pass on without acknowledgment; is pretty fuckin' lame.
What's also pretty fuckin' lame is hearing Optimus Prime arrive at the battlefield and declare bullshit G.I. Joe phrases like:
That's a direct quote by the way.
I don't care how many civilians the Decepticons kill, to hear the venerable leader of the Autobots order a fuckin' genocide on the opposition is just plain fuckin' wrong.
To make matters worse, Prime once again can't seem to stop himself from killing everything in sight.
Countless (generic) Decepticons meet their fate at the hands of Prime in Dark of the Moon, however the really offensive deaths come at the film's conclusion.
At the end of the film, Prime is severely wounded and faced with 2 opponents, Sentinel Prime and Megatron.
At one point Megatron proceeds to offer Prime a truce, whereupon Prime interrupts him and proceeds to tear his fuckin' head off.
Following this, a mortally wounded Sentinel Prime crawls about on the ground and begs for his life, whereupon Prime interrupts him and proceeds blow his fuckin' head off.
Apparently, negotiation is not one of the Autobot's strong suits.
I don't know about you, but shit like this grinds my motherfuckin' gears.
It's like the equivalent of a grossly unwarranted and unexpected heel-turn of a beloved face in wrestling.
The only difference is, in wrestling shit like that usually ends up paying off in the long run.
Corporate Rock, while hard to swallow in the first few months, was one of his better moments.
G.I. Kill-Master Prime, as well as any of the live-action Transformers films, will likely continue to be shitty as ever 10 years from now.
Anyway, I won't be writing a review for Dark of the Moon, (it sucked) but I felt I needed to pound out this article, because I genuinely felt that this interpretation of the character was entirely "wrong."
Oh well, I guess this is the kind of shit you have to expect from movies when the military is heavily invested in their making, the countries' been at war for over a decade, and kids have been living off Call of Duty games and their imitators for the past 8 years.
Filed under: Movies, Tokusatsu, Uncategorized, Wrestling, 2, 3, Allspark, Autobot, Blackout, Bonecrusher, Dark of the Moon, Decepticon, Demolishor, G.I. Joe, Gen 1, GINO, Godzilla, Independence Day, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, Michael Bay, Mudflap, Revenge of the Fallen, Roland Emmerich, Sentinel Prime, Skids, Taiwan, The Corporation, The Fallen, The Rock, The Twins, Transformers


Daily Sketch is the Exhibition Name.
Semi-glossy, Dark Green with upright vigorous growth.
Fully Double blooms of Silver edge Pink flowering is Continuous throughout summer. Slightly fragrant.
"Daily Sketch' is a bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into glossy, toothed, dark green leaflets and, from late spring into autumn, clusters of strongly fragrant, double, deep pink flowers with darker petal margins." from Shoot.
"Pink blend, pink edges. Silvery pink edged deep pink. Moderate fragrance. up to 46 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Width of up to 42" (up to 105 cm).
'Daily Sketch' was named to honor the British newspaper." from Help Me Find.


Loehr Chiro team members may now attend yoga classes, counseling services, massage, and more at 2BWell's integrative health center . 2BWell employees will have chiropractic care and other services provided by LCAA as additional corporate wellness benefits.
If your company is interested in having a lunch and learn about corporate wellness programs, growing your employee health care benefits or learn how to integrate natural health care options into your internal wellness programs, please contact LCAA Director of Community Relations Caitlin Kissee at 417.887.8075.


Snapchat for PC is one of the known, fun loving and interesting apps that are available in the market at present. It is available for iOS and Android devices. So we are here with Snapchat on PC guide.
The world of social media and the youth is buzzing about snapping and chatting. And yes, this is the way to connect interestingly.
Due to the unique concept, the Snapchat grab the attention of the users and deal with all the unique concept successfully. With a maximum number of users, Snapchat PC download is one of the most engaging and interesting apps that is available on the app store as well as on the play store.
Snapchat is a messaging app but in a funny and enjoying way. With it, you can easily talk to your friends and your close one. See the live stories around the world, discover the life of Snapchat with one click and enjoy the life with more fun. However it does not save your messages or snaps, but you have a screenshot option to keep it on your device.
If you are Mac user than want to know how to use Snapchat for Mac with our guide.
1.2 How to Download Snapchat for PC?
A user can take selfies with different filters on Snapchat.
You can create chats and videos with Snapchat.
It highlights caption texts with italics, bold, underlined, or in other font styles.
On top of your story, you can animate big texts.
On a video snap, press and hold the pin and add big caption on it.
To use lenses on a temporary base, tap on the face.
Tons of great lenses and filters help you to enhance the quality of the videos and selfies taken by you.
You can enjoy the Slow-Mo and rewind filters as well.
Shifting to the front and the rear cam is also easy with the shortcut.
Yes, the Friend emojis" feature is the one that must include in the list.
Control the camera in the app with volume buttons.
If you put stories, then you can check views on it.
Your snaps will disappear, once the receiver views it.
The official pc version of Snapchat is not available so you might have a question that how to use Snapchat on pc. But using some Snapchat emulator one can use Snapchat for the computer. It is easy; what you need is an android emulator.
Now you may have a question is what an android emulator is and why we need it. An emulator is a software which enables the Android platform to emulate on the screen of pc and run all of the android games and apps on a big screen of pc and laptop.
Many android emulators allow you to use Snapchat on pc, but here we will discuss the method using Bluestacks Emulator. With it, we will show you step by step guide to download Snapchat for pc.
Bluestacks provides the pure Android environment and runs all android games on the pc screen. Even it is one of the most recommended emulator apps by the experts as well as the users. Yes, it is possible that you may find few legs but other than this it is perfect for running Snapchat on pc.
How to Download Snapchat for PC?
Many Snapchat users asking us that can i use Snapchat on my PC? and we say yes you can use Snapchat on a computer by following below steps.
Step #2: Once the file is downloaded, find the file and click on it.
Step #3: Follow the instruction shows on the screen and at last choose the path to install the emulator. Either you can assign the path, or it will keep it default.
Step #4: Click on the next, and wait till it completes the installation process. It will take a few seconds to a few minutes.
Step #5: You can see a shortcut creates on your desktop. Click on it, and it takes 2 minutes to set up the android environment.
Step #6: Now open the Bluestacks and launch the google play store and install Snapchat on PC. Here you have to sign in with your Google account to install the app.
Step #7: Now download and install the app in the same way as you do on your android device.
Step #8: Wait for a few moments, and it will installed on your system.
So now you enter in the app by entering login and password on your PC.
So it will work in the same way as it works on a mobile device. All these are steps to get the Snapchat for PC but keep in mind that it is true for the Windows operating system only.
If you want it on your Mac OS, then you have to download an iOS emulator and follow the same steps given above.
So it is all about how to download Snapchat on PC. The app gives you the same experience as Android and iOS device. The only difference is the size of the screen nothing else.


This episode Daniel is joined by Sevan Bomar.
James Evans Bomar III born on October 22, 1978 in Detroit Michigan is the Author of the Code to the Matrix, Developer of The Planetary Resistance and The Wholeness Foundation. He is deeply involved in universal transformation and currently resides in Costa Rica. He is also involved in spiritual activation for all organic species.
Daniel starts off by asking Sevan about his childhood. Sevan goes on to explain how he grew up in a non-conventional household where spirituality was nurtured. As he approached his adult life this interest really took hold and brought him to an entirely different level. Daniel then asks Sevan if he is a Gnostic which leads to a very interesting explanation of modern Gnostic views vs. the Gnostics of the past.
Sevan then explains the human chakra system and why it is important to our spiritual progression. He goes on to further explain the nature of this Matrix we seem to be in and how it relates to language and words which form the basis of magic.
Daniel goes on to ask Sevan about everything that he can fit into an amazing slightly over 2 hour interview which includes such topics as Gnosticism, Reptilians, Black Magic, Jesus Christ, Psychedelic drugs, flat earth, reincarnation and much more. We get a call from Sherry who asks an important question about the Mandela Effect as well.
Daniel comes back from the break. Talks about a few news stories including Justin Beibers Reptilian transformation, takes a call from Todd then winds things up by reading some letters from listeners. Daniel talks about chemtrails and some plans for future episodes.


On a chilly day this spring, some lovely ladies from all over the world hired The Green Shed N10 for a day of spirituality, sharing stories, eating and bonding. I was invited to join and it was really wonderful. It will be repeated in December and it will be open to the public this time.
I did a lovely craft party two weeks ago for a little girl's 7th birthday. We made mini bunting with beads and lavender bags. And, amazingly, every parent allowed me to use their child's photo, for which I was grateful. It was one of these boiling hot days of drought but the shed is very insulated, partly because it has a 'green' roof, so never gets hot. Most of the parents stayed while the party was on and they drank prosecco in the garden.
Every month, Nichola Charalambou holds her lovely creative writing evenings in The Green Shed. There's wine, cheese and biscuits, and it's lots of fun. Nichola particularly doesn't give any critique, so it's laid back, informal, non-competitive and non-judgemental. It's different every time, with different themes. Some people try and make every one but there are always new people too. I am lucky enough to actually attend and though I'm no creative writer, that absolutely doesn't matter, as it's a joy to listen to some of those who are. For more details, please contact Nichola on her website, which is www.creativewrites.co.uk.
Margie Gianni is a wonderful Italian ukulele teacher with bright pink hair. She held her Ukulittle party in The Green Shed a few weeks ago, which involved children and parents playing colourful ukuleles and singing. It was like a scene from The Sound of Music and it was absolutely adorable. She does all sorts of other activities with them too. On Thursday 30th August 2018, we're collaborating with a special little event called Ukulele and Crafts. It'll be in The Green Shed N10 and children will learn/play ukulele and also make crafts with me. Please visit www.northlondonukeleleclub.co.uk for more details.
If you'd like more information about hiring The Green Shed or having a children's party there, please visit www.thegreenshed.format.com or email me at nickygrace@hotmail.co.uk. I'm in the centre of Muswell Hill, North London, N10.


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Every third doctor in Sweden supports the legalization of euthanasia, according to a new survey presented at the ongoing "Global Health in a new world" conference in Gothenburg.
The issue threatens to split the Alliance government with social minister Göran Hägglund sceptical of the practise.
35 percent of doctors were positive to the prescription of medicines to patients with an expressed desire to kill themselves. 40 percent were against and 25 percent were uncertain, according to a report in Svenska Dagbladet.
"We had thought that opposition was stronger within the medical profession," said Anna Lindblad at Karolinska Institute (KI) which had carried out the study and interviewed 1,200 practising physicians.
Psychiatrists and older doctors were the groups most positive to allowing euthanasia.
Niels Lynöe, a professor of ethics at KI, also expressed surprise at the results of the survey.
"It is an unexpectedly high proportion of doctors which would be prepared to help by prescribing medicines to these seriously ill patients," he said.
The Swedish state's medical ethics council (Smer), has recently expressed its support for the idea of doctor-assisted suicide. Smer has called on the government to review the issue but the Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Göran Hägglund, is sceptical.
The issue has not yet been discussed by the government and with several parties in favour of the legalization of euthanasia in principle the issue has the potential to threaten the unity of the Alliance government.
Although Swedish writer and former member of Smer P C Jersild, told the conference in Gothenburg that he expects the issue on this occasion to go as far as the waste paper basket in the ministry of social affairs.
"The Christian Democrats have always been strong opponents," he said.
Of the general public, 47 percent are in favour of allowing active euthanasia, according to a recent survey from the magazine Fokus.


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Refugee Week 14-20 June 2020
Refugees and Asylum seekers under Covid19- Local Illawarra online events
The Refugee Action Collective Illawarra (RACI) will highlight the alarming plight of asylum seekers and refugees in detention during the COVID-19 crisis and call for action, during Refugee Week 14-20 June.
RACI spokesperson Marion Jacka says "Asylum seekers on bridging visas are facing destitution, the threat of homelessness and severe mental stress".
Around 13,000 asylum seekers, arriving from 2012-2013 are still awaiting determination of their claims for protection. Languishing on bridging visas, these people have been surviving on insecure work, and many have been let go from their jobs due to the economic downturn. COVID19 has precipitated a sharp decline in living conditions and prospects of support, with the Federal Government rejecting calls for temporary visa holders to receive income support. Asylum seekers are instead forced to rely on charities, which are struggling to keep up with demand, as the impacts of the pandemic stretch the already fraying limits of providing food, healthcare and rent assistance.
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THE REFUGEE ACTION COLLECTIVE ILLAWARRA IS HOLDING TWO VIRTUAL EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR ACTION.
Monday June 15, 6.30 pm - Film screening
Screening of Music From -Manus Five Days Not Five Years and a Q & A with singer-songwriter Dawn Barrington and Moz, a refugee currently in detention at the Mantra hotel.
Saturday June 20, 6pm - Special Forum with Q&A
In the forum speakers will outline the plight of refugees and asylum seekers under COVID19. Speakers include: prominent barrister Julian Burnside; author Mark Isaacs; human rights lawyer Alison Battisson; and a representative of the National Refugee Led Advisory and Advocacy Group.
RACI is able to provide the media with forum speakers and other experts who can discuss these issues including Frances Rush CEO of the Asylum Seekers Center Sydney.
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Refugee Action Collective Illawarra facebook@RACIllawarra
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Anorak News | Police escape and race riots averted as Huddersfield rapists jailed
Police escape and race riots averted as Huddersfield rapists jailed
by Anorak | 20th, October 2018
At Leeds Crown Court 20 men have been found guilty of raping and abusing 15 girls as young as 11 in and around Huddersfield between 2004 and 2011. One of their victims had the mental age of a seven-year-old. Who are the criminals? We'll get to that, just as soon as the BBC has told us their nicknames, like "Dracula", "Bully", "Beastie" and "Nurse". The ringleader was Amere Singh Dhaliwal, 35, a married father of two. He's starting a life sentence. He'll be in prison for a minimum of 18 years. The other child rapists "are all British Asians mainly of Pakistani heritage", says the BBC.
Amere Singh Dhaliwal
Deeper into the BBC story we get to the police. One victim told police: "Every time I went out something bad happened. I risked my life every time. I was a mess." Another escaped only by moving home, saying: "It was the best thing I ever did, and that's bad saying that burning your house down is the best thing you ever did." How did police view the victims – as fair game? As someone once said of teenage girls: "If you think they're doing it, they're doing it."
So after the stories of rapes and abuse by men mainly of Pakistani heritage in Rotherham, Oxford, Rochdale, Derby, Banbury, Telford, Peterborough, Aylesbury, Bristol, Halifax, Keighley, Newcastle we get to Huddersfield. Is that the end of it?
Top row left to right: Amere Singh Dhaliwal (Pretos), Irfan Ahmed (Finny), Zahid Hassan (Little Manny), Mohammed Kammer (Kammy), Raj Singh Barsran (Raj). Bottom row left to right: Mohammed Rizwan Aslam (Big Riz), Abdul Rehman (Beastie), Nahman Mohammed (Dracula), Mansoor Akhtar, (Boy) and Mohammed Irfraz, (Faj).
And one question pervades all others: why didn't the police and authorities act sooner? The BBC's Home Editor Mark Easton has a theory:
The grooming gangs of provincial England tend to operate where the disinfectant of public scrutiny struggles to reach – poorer neighbourhoods on the edge of town, around the mini-cab ranks and fast food joints, the twilight zones of urban life.
Public scrutiny wasn't needed. Local media might have got wind of something ill, but local newspapers are dying. The BBC has reach and resources but it missed the scandal as it failed to notice its in-house paedophile Jimmy Savile, preferring to focus on innocent men with higher profiles. So what then of the local child minders, councils, schools and police? Huddersfield is not hundreds of miles from civilisation. Oxford is no cultural wasteland. Easton adds:
Child abuse thrives in such dark corners, where people look the other way, not asking questions or following concerns because the subject matter is uncomfortable and scrutiny is potentially damaging. But when we look, we find.
Top row left to right: Nasarat Hussain (Nurse), Sajid Hussain (Fish), Faisal Nadeem (Chiller), Mohammed Azeem (Mosabella), Wiqas Mahmud (Vic). Bottom row left to right: Manzoor Hassan (Big Manny), Niaz Ahmed (Shaq), Mohammed Imran Ibrar (Bully), Asif Bashir (Junior) and Mohammed Akram (Kid).
This was child rape on a huge scale. It wasn't behind closed doors, within the family, where child abuse can go undetected. This was on the street. People knew. Did the wives of these men suspect? If every time we look we find, as Easton says, why don't "we" look more often? Or is it that the "we" – police, social workers and other State employees – are scared of what "we" might find? Are they less bothered about the rule of law and teenage girls being abused than they are scared of the white working class, a group the State views as a race riot-in-waiting? So crime is allowed to fester. One rape become countless rapes. One rapist tells his friends the fun he's having, and a gang is formed. So who suspected and knew, and why was nothing done earlier?
During the trials, the court heard girls would be driven up to remote moorland late at night and abandoned if they refused the men's sexual demands. A sheep farmer told the BBC how he found distressed girls on the doorstep of his isolated home on a number of occasions…
At house parties, girls would be plied with alcohol and drugs before being sexually abused "one by one" by the men, sometimes without contraception.
The court heard they were abused in cars, car parks, houses, a snooker centre and a takeaway, often with other defendants and fellow victims watching on.
And now the hammer blow:
Victims and their families said they repeatedly told West Yorkshire Police what was happening but no arrests were made until years later.
Who police's the police? Drive over the speed limit, smoke a joint or fail to pay your TV licence and the law is all over you. Rape a vulnerable child and, as is alleged, the police ignore it. Why?
Detective Chief Inspecor Ian Mottershaw tells one and all:
"The investigation into this case has been extremely complex and the investigative team have worked tirelessly for the past five years to ensure that no stone has been left unturned. We welcome the convictions and sentences which have been passed down throughout the year to these depraved individuals, who subjected vulnerable young children to unthinkable sexual and physical abuse."
But the victims' families say the police knew. Now the police tell us how hard they worked. But did they listen?
Barry Sheerman, Labour MP for Huddersfield, nails it: "Let's be honest: no-one, local authority leadership, police, many of the people that should have been taking this more seriously earlier did not. But also, what happened in Rotherham and the publicity of Rotherham galvanised the action."
So this is huge news, right? Wrong. Only the Guardian leads with the story. It mentions the men's ethnic heritage only once, in paragraph 18. The paper quotes Judge Geoffrey Marson QC we're told:
"Amongst the aggravating factors are that these girls were young when the abuse started, they were targeted because of their extreme vulnerability. They were threatened and intimidated and plied with drink and drugs often to insensibility and often in order to facilitate sexual abuse. These were planned offences by a large group of Asian men."
But as with the BBC's report, there is space to mention the criminal actions of Tommy Robinson, former leader of the anti-Islam English Defence League. The BBC injects its report on depraved criminality to tell readers:
In May, the former leader of the English Defence League Tommy Robinson was arrested for reporting on the case live on Facebook during the second of the trials.
He was jailed for contempt of court but his conviction was quashed because of a number of procedural errors. He faces a fresh hearing in relation to the alleged breach.
Anyone doing what Robinson did would have been arrested. As Luke Gittos notes:
The men he targeted are entitled to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence. Robinson was not arrested because of what he said. He was arrested because of when and how he chose to say it…
Free speech is too important for us to allow it to be consistently warped and slandered by both left and right. Free speech is about allowing a free and unhindered exchange of ideas. But, at the same time, we must recognise that the reason Robinson has a career is that we have become overly sensitive as a society to the kind of arguments he makes. He is a product not of too much free speech, but of too little. His arrest is not symbolic of a state conspiracy to shut him up. But it is at least connected to our continuing discomfort with discussing certain ideas.
Which brings us to how so many vulnerable children came to be raped by so many men over such a long period? Were certain lines of investigation taboo? Was there a cover up? In the absence of transparency and honesty, censorship grows, legitimate concerns are sidelined and damned; conspiracy theories fester, seeping to the surface.
There are no race riots. Huddersfield is not an outpost of the Fourth Reich. Trust us with the truth. We can handle it.
The Criminals:
Amere Singh Dhaliwal, 35, of Holly Road, Huddersfield, guilty of 54 counts, including 22 counts of rape, sentenced to life with a minimum term of 18 years
Irfan Ahmed, 34, of Yews Hill Road, Huddersfield, guilty of one count of sexual assault and two counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation, sentenced to eight years
Zahid Hassan, 29, of Bland Street Huddersfield, guilty of six counts of rape, one count of attempted rape, one count of sexual assault, one count of trafficking for sexual exploitation, two counts of child abduction, two counts of supplying class A drugs sentenced to 18 years
Mohammed Kammer, 34, of West View, Huddersfield, guilty of two counts of rape, sentenced to 16 years
Mohammed Rizwan Aslam, 31, of Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury, guilty of two counts of rape, sentenced to 15 years
Abdul Rehman, 31, of Darnely Drive, Sheffield, guilty of supplying a class C drug, one count of rape, one count of assault and one count of trafficking for sexual exploitation, sentenced to 16 years
Raj Singh Barsran, 34, of Caldercliffe Road, Huddersfield, guilty of rape and two counts of sexual assault, sentenced to 17 years
Nahman Mohammed, 32, of West View, Huddersfield, guilty of two counts of rape and one count of trafficking for sexual exploitation, sentenced to 15 years
Mansoor Akhtar, 27, of Blackmoorfoot Road, Huddersfield, guilty of two counts of rape and two counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation, sentenced to eight years
Wiqas Mahmud, 38, of Banks Crescent, Huddersfield, guilty of three counts of rape, sentenced to 15 years
Nasarat Hussain, 30, of Upper Mount Street, Huddersfield, guilty of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, sentenced to 17 years
Sajid Hussain, of 33, of Grasmere Road, Huddersfield, guilty of two counts of rape, sentenced to 17 years
Mohammed Irfraz, 30, of North Road, Huddersfield, guilty of child abduction and two counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation, sentenced to six years
Faisal Nadeem, 32, of Carr Green, Huddersfield, guilty of rape and supplying class A drugs, sentenced to 12 years
Mohammed Azeem, 33, of Wrose Road, Bradford, guilty of five counts of rape, sentenced to 18 years
Manzoor Hassan, 38, of Bland Street, Huddersfield, guilty of administering a noxious substance, inciting child prostitution and supplying a class A drug, sentenced to five years
Mohammed Akram, 33, of Springdale Street, Huddersfield, guilty of two counts of rape and two counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation and awaiting sentencing
Niaz Ahmed, 54, of Woodthorpe Terrace, Huddersfield, guilty of sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and awaiting sentencing
Asif Bashir, 33, of Thornton Lodge Road, Huddersfield, guilty of, rape and attempted rape and awaiting sentencing
Mohammed Imran Ibrar, 34, of Manchester Road, Huddersfield, guilty of trafficking for sexual exploitation and assault and awaiting sentencing
Posted: 20th, October 2018 | In: Key Posts, News Comment | TrackBack | Permalink


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Week Without Walls is a curriculum-based, Adventure Education program offered to Middle School and Secondary School students at Kyiv International School.
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The recent technological advancements made in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things has set the ground running for the next-generation of intelligence. The impact of this revolution has affected various industries, including fleet management.
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Fleet-based businesses are often plagued by the complexities involved in its operations. From multi-geographical barriers, uncertainty surrounding the vehicle's location to the overload of scattered information, organizations who manage commercial fleets face multitudinous challenges at every turn.
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On the 14th and 15th of March 2018, NDOT participated in the biggest event held for Vehicle Telematics at Park Plaza, Bengaluru. The conference accompanied by an exhibition was a joint initiative of Telematics Wire and Centre of Excellence to explore the connected automotive ecosystem.
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We, millennials, have witnessed a wide range of digital innovations in the transportation and logistics sector. As transportation is gradually evolving, this digital transformation will streamline various processes to deliver frictionless transits.
Embracing the advent of a technology-driven future of transportation
With the alarming rate at which population growth and congestion have been grappling the world, the need for intelligent transportation system is critical. And so, technological advancements have found their way in the transport industry signalling the arrival of smarter transport.
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The growing concentration of population in urban cities has made traffic and road congestion worse.
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NDOT is joining the industry experts at "Connected Vehicles 2018" to exhibit the company's revolutionary fleet management solutions.
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Represent the People
Sara Ghaffari, Writer
This year, The Multicultural Club has been welcomed to Oakdale High School to educate students and represent races that the club feels have been marginalized and oppressed in society. This club is open to everyone, especially to people who want to represent their roots and give a voice to minorities and the multicultural students of Oakdale. The club meets every Friday in Ms. Dorian Parker's room.
Cece George, president and creator of Oakdale High's Multicultural Club, speaks on why this club was created: "This club is about multicultural awareness and making minorities," George begins. "and underrepresented people feel more represented and giving them a voice to be themselves."
George further explains that this club is not just limited to students with African American or Hispanic roots.
"This club is not limited to only ethnic people and I wouldn't say anyone is not welcome but we prefer to have members who are socially open minded or who want to be more socially aware," says George.
With such passion comes great responsibility. George is in charge of managing and organizing meetings.
"A typical meeting is very fun and tends to get loud with laughter and screams of excitement," George chuckles. "We all get along in the club and in a normal meeting we start off with attendance, then we have an ice breaker activity to get the club members warmed up, and then we go through whatever we have on our agenda."
Ezra Sullivan, another member of Multicultural Club, elucidates his views on what this club stands for: "We acknowledge and learn about different cultures while creating a safe spot for people."
Sullivan continues, "I joined this club because in our education system, we do not have many classes that focus on anything else other than the 'American' aspect of things. It's good to focus on other things."
Like George, Sullivan also feels Oakdale needs to have some fundamental concerns of the well-being of students that are minorities. "This club gives us a voice, nowadays, that means everything. We felt Oakdale needed some diversity, we are not just a club, we are apart of something much bigger." Sullivan further explains.
George and Sullivan both recognize why a student would feel intimidated to join since it could be considered exclusive. "This club is very fun. You get to meet new people and discuss things you might not feel comfortable discussing anywhere else. It's welcome to everyone who is willing to help represent other races. If anything, students who are not minorities are encouraged to join this club, as long as they have good intentions, are understanding, socially aware, and ready to help the club," Sullivan reassures.
"Students should join this club because it is very interesting and different from other clubs. It shows a whole new perspective to Oakdale's minority students and it makes people more aware of various cultures. Even if you are not of color, you can still come and learn. We are a peaceful club who believes in standing up for what is right," George continues.
Not only does this club diversify Oakdale, it offers free education on the problems these particular races face everyday. This Multicultural Club is a much needed societal flare, it's a beacon of hope for a better future and it's a symbol of change.
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Tea Time Podcast – Ep. 1
After "Pandemic" was Declared Word of the Year, Many Teachers begin Yearly Reflections
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Avengers: "I Am An Avenger" Graphic Novel Review.
Collecting Avengers issues 1, 16, 137, 151, 181, 211, 221, 300, and 329.
From a ton of people! Here is the credits page.
If you're new here, know that I love the Avengers. I started reading West Coast Avengers and then crossed over to the main book too. The rebuilding in 300. Acts of Vengeance, Nebula, Rage, and all sorts of crazy villains. Up to the jacket era.
There is so much I missed in the near 300 issues before I started reading the title. This collection gives a good look at different eras of Avengers. It's also a good look at future back issue purchases for me.
When the Avengers started (in issue 1, reprinted in this book) Loki was trying to use the Hulk to take out Thor. Along the way Iron Man, Ant Man, and the Wasp joined this adventure. After defeating Loki these heroes decided to stay together to fight evil that is too great for one hero.
Hulk left soon after. Captain America returned in issue 4. Come issue 16 it was time to shake things up. The Avengers became not just a collection of the world's mightiest heroes. It also became a way to train heroes to become mighty. Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver – all reformed villains – pledge to help humanity and live up to the Avengers name. This idea morphs into the "probationary" Avengers who aren't official but are in training to become so. Jocasta, Hellcat, and even in the last issue the former Spider-Man villain – the Sandman.
Members coming and going is a staple of not only the Avengers, but all team books. However, sometimes there is this desire for an official big deal this is the new team issue. Clear starts and stops even though some members carry over. I have liked some of these. The previously mentioned issue 300 was one of my first comics and I feel like I remember exactly what store I bought it at off the spinner rack. Issue 329 was fun especially after seeing multiple members come and go for the last 2 years.
Then there's issues like 181 where the United States government decides there's too many Avengers and in order to maintain their security credentials they have to limit themselves to 7 members. Which is crazy, because half the "team" just got done teaming up for a previous adventure and are taking off anyways.
That's where it starts getting interesting though. To see the different eras of the Avengers. The original Stan and Jack stories are great. I loved what I was reading as a kid. But I also see a desire for a more mature story while still being safe for kids. Moondragon as a goddess who is cocky, arrogant, follows her own desires and screw what the team wants is an annoying character. But how is that any different than Thor at the time? Even in the first Avengers story he takes off without explaining why to his teammates. Janet Van Dyne grows from the Ant-Man's man crazy shrew partner into a leader in business and heroics.
Best of all though is a thing team books can do that solo titles can't. Throw together people who would never cross paths otherwise. Hawkeye and She-Hulk have amazing chemistry. Thor and Spider-Man hanging out is a brilliant scene that really explores the diversity of the Marvel Universe. And I need a checklist to buy all issues where the Beast and Wonder Man hang out. I know they're friends but by the time West Coast Avengers came along, Beast was in another book. These two are so funny and enjoyable together. A compliment and counter to Blue Beetle and Booster Gold over at the Distinguished Competition.
As great as these interactions are, the Marvel Universe was diverse but not yet diverse enough. Not a single one of these new teams, until the last issue, have a Black hero. Green, blue, but not Black. There's even a in character reference asking why there aren't more women. In the last issue of the collection Rage himself brings up this omission and wants to join in order to rectify that. The substitute team from issue 329 includes three Black heroes, but the main team still has zero.
This is a great collection not only of Avengers but also how comics have changed and evolved. Avengers 1 was in 1963 and issue 329 is from 1991. Which means next year we're due for an all new 30 year Avengers retrospective. The second 30 years have seen more members, more changes, and more diversity than the first 30. Everyone is allowed and invited to Assemble.
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Paris Police Officers Suspended After Video of Brutal Beating of Black Music Producer Surfaces
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Cheat Sheet/Breaking News Intern
Published Nov. 26, 2020 4:39PM ET
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Several Paris police officers were suspended Thursday after video surfaced of them brutally beating a Black man. Michel Zecler, a music producer, told the Associated Press that he did not know why officers followed him into his music studio, beating him with truncheons and using racial epithets before arresting him. "I want to understand why I have been assaulted by people who were wearing a police uniform," Zecler said. The video was first published by French website Loopsider. On Tuesday, the lower house of the French parliament passed a bill restricting filming police in public. The Paris prosecutor's office, as well as the Inspectorate General of the National Police—the organization tasked with investigating allegations of police misconduct—are looking into the incident, according to the AP.


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The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report has helped focus attention on the historical legacy of misguided policies that have directly led to the many challenges and hardships faced by aboriginal people and communities across Canada.
Reconciliation will remain elusive if a concerted effort is not made to close the gap in economic, education and health outcomes between aboriginal people and non-aboriginal people in Canada. It will remain elusive as long as aboriginal people live in sub-standard housing and do not share many of the basic services and conditions that most Canadians take for granted, OttawaCitizen online reported.
The vision of the National Aboriginal Economic Development Board is for aboriginal people to be economically self-sufficient and full participants in the Canadian economy.
Success stories include the 450-member Osoyoos Indian Band who created a tourism business generating annual revenues in excess of $40 million and employing 1,200 people; Membertou First Nation in Nova Scotia, the first aboriginal government in Canada to be ISO 9001 certified. And there are many more.
"In 2012, we set a bold goal that economic and social parity be achieved by 2022. This week, our First Report Card was released–the Aboriginal Economic Progress Report," NAEDB report said.
The findings show that aboriginal people in Canada have made slight gains between 2006 and 2011, but significant gaps remain between the aboriginal and the non-aboriginal populations–especially for First Nations living on reserve.
Gaps between First Nations actually increased in terms of employment rate, reliance on government transfers, post-secondary completion rates, and crowded housing conditions. On the positive side, Inuit unemployment declined to 19.5% and the average income gap between Metis and the non-aboriginal populations was reduced by 6.7%, it said.
"Despite some positive change, aboriginal people in Canada are currently not on track to achieving parity with non-aboriginal Canadians. The only way forward is through economic, business, education, employment and community development led by strong governance, political will and sufficient targeted financial investments in these areas.
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Do they have a real chance???
I'm fairly new to this Forum, I'm usually in college and sometimes Highschool football.. I haven't seen united play , but I know of the other girls teams, Just looking at United's schedule , them seem legit, in region 3 IMO all they have to worry about is Jersey Village, not sayin those other teams y'all named can't play, but I've seen Jersey village come up here and take a very good Desoto team to OT...If they can defeat them The real test won't come til after when they get matched up with a Dallas Area team (Cedar Hill, Mansfield Timberview, Duncanville, and Desoto) imo from what I've seen these 4 teams can play with anybody in the country, and should be The favorite at State but like I said, I haven't seen United but they seem to be pretty good..
Yea not this forum, but it's everywhere else, I look at ESPN, BR, etc., but like I said 10+ wins is very obtainable for Texas and even a Confrence Championshop but I just don't know about playoffs, but it's still positive steps so, I guess it just depends on how you look at it, cus by some Texas fans standards if they don't make the playoffs next season it's a fail, so that's why I stated that.


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The design defies rudimentary engineering principles. You would want to minimize stress in the member components and avoid issues with angular momentum and tightly hold the center of gravity. But we find the exact opposite in the design of the International Space Station.
Lets say, for some reason, you wanted to design the International Space Station to be spread out like this.. The thing is, to make it even work, you would need to design load bearing members to counteract the stress on the main fuselage of the International Space Station.
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Sino-Indian Himalayan Misadventures: What Now for Regional Geopolitics?
CO20172 | Sino-Indian Himalayan Misadventures: What Now for Regional Geopolitics?
As bilateral relations deteriorate between the nuclear-armed neighbours, ramifications of the Sino-Indian border dispute resonate in the wider Indo-Pacific. New Delhi's influence with South Asian neighbours is waning and would do well to reassess its foreign policy choices.
TENSIONS ALONG the disputed Sino-Indian border have flared yet again, following a brief hiatus after one of the deadliest border clashes earlier this year in the Galwan Valley — an area between Indian-controlled Ladakh and Chinese-controlled Aksai Chin. At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed while Beijing has declined to confirm casualties on its side.
Despite five rounds of Corps Commander-level talks since the Galwan Valley clashes in June to discuss disengagement between the two armies along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), both Beijing and New Delhi have instead sent reinforcements to the area. With a high-altitude volatile and increasingly militarised border, it therefore came as no surprise when recent reports emerged of a fresh row between the nuclear-armed neighbours accusing each other of trying to seize territory across the disputed Himalayan border.
Fresh Spate of High-altitude Tension
The latest stand-off took place in the south bank of the Pangong Tso — a glacier lake that stretches from Tibet to Ladakh. An Indian army statement alleged that China had carried out "provocative military movements" in the border area and Indian troops pre-empted PLA activity on the Pangong Tso Lake.
Rejecting the accusations, China's PLA regional command alleged that India was "seriously violating China's territorial sovereignty". Relations further deteriorated as the two countries contended that shots had been fired by the other side along the disputed border for the first time in 45 years, violating a 1996 no-fire agreement.
Although talks between defence ministers of the two countries proved inconclusive, their foreign ministers meeting struck a different note. The joint statement called for de-escalation and disengagement of troops along the disputed LAC and urged for new Confidence Building Measures. There was however no mention of restoration of status quo ante and no signs of disengagement has been reported as yet.
Impact on Bilateral Economic Relations
Bilateral relations sink to a low as Chinese state media accused the Modi government of stoking nationalist fervour and trying to decouple economically from China. India banned 118 Chinese apps citing national security risks. Furthermore, New Delhi has also announced stringent rules on Chinese investments — around 50 investment proposals involving Chinese companies are being reviewed under a new screening policy.
The state of Bihar has cancelled a contract for a $390 million bridge over the Ganges River due to the involvement of Chinese companies while Maharashtra has frozen three Chinese investments, including the planned purchase of a General Motors plant there by privately run Great Wall Motor. Coupled with tougher scrutiny of shipments from China, reports suggest the apparent goal is to freeze Chinese companies out of India's public sector entirely.
Economic considerations aside, a sore point for China was the Indian Army's deployment of a predominantly ethnic Tibetan Special Frontier Force, which prompted Chinese state media to accuse India of playing the Tibet card.
Wider Geopolitical Implications
As Sino-Indian tensions escalate, smaller South Asian countries have displayed a muted response. Their reluctance to choose sides is not unexpected as India has been the traditional power in South Asia while China has increasingly made its presence felt in the region through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Beijing has poured an estimated US$100 billion into infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
What concerns New Delhi is the fact that the heightened border tensions and China's rapid inroads into South Asia comes at a time when the Modi government's Neighbourhood First policy is not going as hoped despite starting out on a good note back in 2014. A series of policy choices has strained India's relations with its neighbours.
Nepal has condemned India's unilateral act of building a Himalayan link road in a disputed territory which falls at a strategic three-way junction with Tibet and China. Relations with Bangladesh turned frosty over the Modi government's decision to set in motion the National Register of Citizens — an exercise aimed at weeding out illegal immigration from Bangladesh.
New Delhi's already strained relations with Islamabad deteriorated with the decision to revoke the special status of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka and Maldives are involved in China's BRI.
India's best bet to reclaim the neighbourhood narrative would be to engage with its neighbours in a way that does not reek of 'big brother' arrogance if New Delhi is to hope for some show of support from its neighbours in a confrontation with China. The COVID-19 pandemic provides India an opportunity to salvage its Neighbourhood First policy.
Prime Minister Modi reactivated the defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and announced a COVID-19 Emergency Fund. While New Delhi's active role in composing a regional response to the pandemic had been lauded by regional leaders, this is likely issue-based cooperation and does not necessarily mean South Asian states are coalescing around India's sphere of influence.
Expanding the Quad?
Bolstering sub-regional cooperation would provide New Delhi an opportunity to effectively engage with its neighbours and deliver on the promises of regional infrastructure projects.
India should work towards ensuring that sub-regional groupings like the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) initiative can maintain their recently gained momentum. For instance, the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement for extensive multi-modal connectivity will be crucial in addressing COVID-induced economic vulnerabilities in the BBIN sub-region.
Moreover, as far as neighbourhood relations go, New Delhi should stop pursuing a reactionary foreign policy based on China's regional manoeuvres and be more pro-active in engaging its neighbours. India rushed its foreign secretary to Dhaka following an announcement that Bangladesh will soon be receiving nearly US$1 billion from China for a management and restoration project on the Teesta river. Sharing of the Teesta waters has been a contentious issue between Bangladesh and India.
The border clashes will likely strengthen New Delhi's resolve to overhaul its commitment to the Quad which is seen as a balancing tool vis-à-vis Chinese assertiveness. Signalling a change in Indian strategic calculus, New Delhi is reportedly planning to invite Australia to join the other Quad members – Japan and the United States – for its annual Malabar exercises after initially refusing to do so despite Canberra's willingness.
The Sino-India border dispute may be raging on in the remote Himalayan frontiers, but its spillover into the wider geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region is only just emerging.
Nazia Hussain is a Senior Analyst with the Centre for Multilateralism Studies (CMS) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
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"Sino-Indian Himalayan Misadventures: What Now for Regional Geopolitics?" by Nazia Hussain
As bilateral relations deteriorate between the nuclear-armed neighbours, ramifications of the Sino-Indian border dispute resonate in the wider Indo-Pacific. New Delhi's influence with South Asian neighbours is waning and would do well to reassess its foreign policy choices. In this podcast, Nazia Hussain, Senior Analyst with the Centre for Multilateralism Studies, RSIS, summarises her key pointers from her recent commentary.
Categories: Commentaries / Country and Region Studies / International Politics and Security / Regionalism and Multilateralism
As bilateral relations deteriorate between the nuclear-armed neighbours, ramifications of the Sino-Indian border dispute resonate in the wider Indo ...