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Tag: racist
Candidate for Mayor of Houston, Texas once used racist N-word on national television
AUTHOR'S NOTE #1: This blog post includes a web video, which was not produced by the author, featuring a clip of an individual using racist profanity on national television. The author of this blog post strongly disapproves of the use of racial epithets.
AUTHOR'S NOTE #2: This blog post uses some professional wrestling terminology; a glossary of professional wrestling terminology can be found here.
Houston, Texas's next mayoral election is in 2019, but that hasn't stopped Booker Huffman, who is best known for his work under the stage name Booker T in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) professional wrestling, from entering the race.
Huffman is well-known for an infamous use of a racial epithet on national pay-per-view television. During the 1999 WCW pay-per-view event Spring Stampede, Huffman was cutting a promo about a four corners match between Huffman and his real-life brother Lash "Stevie Ray" Huffman, as well as Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea and Lawrence "Lex Luger" Pfohl. Booker presumably intended to call Hogan, who is white, a "sucka", a word that was part of Booker's on-screen character; however, Booker said something a lot more racist instead. You can view a clip of the promo in question and a shoot interview of Huffman explaining what happened here:
I'm not endorsing a candidate in the 2019 Houston, Texas mayoral race, although I figured that I take the opportunity to mention one of the worst professional wrestling promo botches of all time.
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In 2011 email, Bruce Rauner made false, racist claim about Chicago public school teachers
In a 2011 email to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other people seeking to dismantle the Chicago public school system, Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner claimed that half of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers are "virtually illiterate".
Not only is that an absurdly false claim about public K-12 teachers in our state's largest city, it's also a flagrantly racist one.
According to the CPS website, 50.3% of CPS teachers are white, and the race/ethnicity of 1.7% of CPS teachers is unknown. That means that 48% of CPS teachers are of a known ethnic minority. I'm very convinced that Rauner was referring to non-white CPS teachers as "virtually illiterate".
The latest email release from Rahm's administration in Chicago has proven that Rauner is a total racist who thinks that minority teachers are illiterate, and that the Rahm-Rauner agenda to destroy public education in Illinois is motivated by racism. The truth of the matter is that public school teachers in Illinois, whether it be in Chicago or another part of our great state, are intelligent, functionally literate, and do a great job of educating our state's children.
Friday, July 22, 2016 Friday, July 22, 2016
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TRUMP GETS TROLLED: Pocahontas.com redirects to Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senate campaign website
Democratic vice-presidential nominee or not, Donald Trump will have to deal with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as the Democrats' most effective attacker of Trump's awful record as a businessman and human being.
Oh, and Warren isn't just straight up attacking Trump. She's also playing the trolling game and winning big. She bought the domain name Pocahontas.com, which redirects to Warren's U.S. Senate campaign website.
It's possible that Trump was planning to buy the Pocahontas.com domain name to create a racist attack site against Warren, but, if he is, he'll have to find another domain name to do it under. I would have expected it to be impossible for Pocahontas.com to be purchased by a political figure of any kind, since I would have expected that domain name to be in Disney's possession (Disney produced a historically inaccurate animated movie called Pocahontas, which was released to theaters in 1995 and released on VHS a year later).
Donald Trump's racist attacks on Elizabeth Warren have failed in an epic way.
Sunday, June 12, 2016 Sunday, June 12, 2016
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Black Lives Matter activist Ashley Williams EXPOSES Hillary donors as racist
Just a few days before South Carolina votes on a Democratic presidential nominee, a Black Lives Matter activist by the name of Ashley Williams interrupted a Hillary Clinton fundraiser in South Carolina to question Hillary over her past statements referring to black people as "super-predators":
The predominantly-white group of Hillary donors booed Williams, and here's how one of them responded on Twitter to Williams's questioning of Hillary:
This is an awful way for #Clinton fans to respond to #AshleyWilliams #WhichHillary & #BlackLivesMatter. Come on. pic.twitter.com/K5RFBVI2Wg
— Truth Tellah (@tellahtruth) February 25, 2016
Hillary's people think that Bernie Sanders is the most racist piece of trash on the planet (that award actually goes to Donald Trump), yet they're the ones who are actually racist and act like they're entitled. This is a textbook example of white privilege.
If you want a president who will fight for racial equality and not act like some privileged racist, vote for Bernie!
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Gannon the Cannon gives the finger to a Democrat on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly
Earlier today, Wisconsin State Rep. Bob Gannon (R-Slinger) flipped off Wisconsin State Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) during a debate about Gannon's racist remarks about crime in Milwaukee:
Several Democratic lawmakers from Milwaukee chastised state Rep. Bob Gannon, R-Slinger, for his comments, which they believed were racially charged. After a heated back-and-forth, Gannon flashed Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, his middle finger and walked out of the Assembly chamber.
"It is wholly inappropriate to give somebody the finger, for God's sakes, on the floor of the Assembly," Barca said, asking for Gannon to be reprimanded.
Gannon later apologized for making the gesture. It was the state Assembly's first time meeting in 2016.
Gannon has earned a reputation of being a loose cannon and a racist. Prior to this most recent incident, Gannon made remarks encouraging concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit holders to shoot and kill "scumbags" and blamed black people for Wisconsin's economic problems, the latter of which prompted the floor debate over crime in Milwaukee.
Gannon makes me look mild-mannered by comparison, and anyone who has met me, either in person or online, knows that I have a temper. What Gannon did on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly earlier today was extremely inappropriate, and people with Gannon's attitude are why Wisconsin's political climate is absolutely toxic these days. Wisconsin gave America kindergarten, and, quite frankly, kindergartners are more civil than Republican politicians these days.
The Washington County, Wisconsin Democratic Party issued this response to Gannon's use of a certain inappropriate hand signal on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly:
Rep Bob "#TheCannon" Gannon has #norespect; flipping off @PeterWBarca during session today is inappropriate and uncalled for #GunSlingerBob
— Washington Co Dems (@WashCoDemsWi) January 12, 2016
Granted, it would be an absolute miracle if Gannon were to lose re-election to a Democrat, but Democrats should run a candidate against Gannon. I would be willing to do an email interview with a Democratic candidate in the 58th Assembly Candidate of Wisconsin, if one were to run for that seat.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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Michigan State Senator Marty Knollenberg (R) thinks that public schools fail because black kids attend them
A few days ago, Michigan State Senator Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy) made overtly racist remarks about public education in Michigan. To paraphrase Knollenberg, he basically said that he thinks that public schools are failing in Michigan because black children attend them.
You can view a video of Knollenburg's actual remarks here:
Marty Knollenberg, by opening his racist mouth, single-handedly exposed the fact that the right-wing movement to gut public education in this country by way of charter schools, school vouchers, and other neoliberal/right-wing education policies is entirely motivated by racism against people of color.
Saturday, December 5, 2015 Saturday, December 5, 2015
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Washington NFL Team thinks that redneck trademarks are more offensive than racist sports team nickname
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This blog post contains a large amount of profanity, offensive language, and sexually-suggestive language. Reader discretion is advised.
The Washington NFL Team, whose real nickname I'm not going to mention due to it being offensive to Native Americans, recently filed an opening brief in an ongoing lawsuit against the federal government for stripping the team of the trademark for their racist team nickname. In the opening brief, the team effectively claimed that, among other things, "Redneck Army" apparel, is more offensive than their racist team nickname:
The notion that all two million currently-registered marks are government speech is astounding. It is equally disturbing. The PTO has registered hundreds if not thousands of marks that the Team believes are racist, or misogynistic, vulgar, or otherwise offensive. By way of example only, the following marks are registered today: TAKE YO PANTIES OFF clothing; DANGEROUS NEGRO shirts; SLUTSSEEKER dating services; DAGO SWAGG clothing; DUMB BLONDE beer; TWATTY GIRL cartoons; BAKED BY A NEGRO bakery goods; BIG TITTYBLEND coffee; RETARDIPEDIA website; MIDGET-MAN condoms and inflatable sex dolls; and JIZZ underwear. These are not isolated instances. The government routinely registers pornographers' marks: TEENSDOPORN.COM, MILFSDOPORN.COM, THUG PORN, GHETTOBOOTY, and BOUND GANGBANGS are but a few.
…No one today thinks registration reflects government approval. But if this Court holds that it does, how will the government explain registrations like MARIJUANA FOR SALE, CAPITALISM SUCKS DONKEY BALLS, LICENSED SERIAL KILLER, YIDDISH, DIRTY WHOOORE CLOTHING COMPANY, and MURDER4HIRE? Why are numerous confederate-flag logos and so many lewd sexual depictions on a "government-curated Principal Register"? Does registration of THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS unconstitutionally endorse religion? As to the "Principal Register," the government does not say where it is, what it looks like, or how we can get one. As far as we know, there is no government-issued "list" of registrations; one must conduct cumbersome, multi-step searches of PTO's internet database.
The Washington NFL Team went even further and cited even more examples of trademarks that they think are more offensive than their racist team nickname that offends Native Americans:
Other startling examples that would reflect government endorsement under the decision below include: SHANK THE B!T@H board game; CRACKAAZZ SKATEBOARDS; ANAL FANTASY COLLECTION, KLITORIS, and OMAZING SEX TOYS sex toys; HOT OCTOPUSS anti-premature ejaculation creams; OL GEEZER wines; EDIBLE CROTCHLESS GUMMY PANTIES lingerie; WTFWORK? online forum; MILF WEED bags; GRINGO STYLE SALSA; MAKE YOUR OWN DILDO; GRINGO BBQ; CONTEMPORARY NEGRO, F'DUP, WHITE TRASH REBEL, I LOVE VAGINA, WHITE GIRL WITH A BOOTY, PARTY WITH SLUTS, CRIPPLED OLD BIKER BASTARDS, DICK BALLS, and REDNECK ARMY apparel; OH! MY NAPPY HAIR shampoos; REFORMED WHORES and WHORES FROM HELL musical bands; LAUGHING MY VAGINA OFF entertainment; NAPPY ROOTS records; BOOTY CALL sex aids; BOYS ARE STUPID, THROW ROCKS AT THEM wallets; and DUMB BLONDE hair products. Word limits prevent us from listing more.
What the Washington NFL Team is effectively trying to argue in federal court is that the majority owner of the team, Dan Snyder, thinks that sexually suggestive trademarks, drug-referencing trademarks, foreign language-referencing trademarks, trademarks for religious organizations, and…you guessed it…redneck trademarks are more offensive than a racist sports team nickname that offends Native Americans. That is so fucking absurd, it's not funny. I come from a poor family in a redneck part of Illinois, and I am proud to consider myself a redneck. I am deeply offended by the Washington NFL Team's bullshit argument that trademarks referencing rednecks are more offensive than a racist sports team nickname that offends Native Americans.
Regarding the other trademarks that the Washington NFL Team tried to cite in their defense of their racist team nickname, I'll say this: if you think that "Take Yo Panties Off", "Jizz", "Marijuana for Sale", "Yiddish", "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints", and/or "Crackaazz Skateboards" are offensive, you either have a small penis, are bigoted, are stupid, or some combination thereof.
The lawsuit is currently before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (4th Cir.), which includes the states of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Washington NFL Team is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia and plays its home games in Landover, Maryland.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Wednesday, November 4, 2015
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Donald Trump is inciting violence against Hispanic people
Scott Leader, a 38-year-old white man who allegedly assaulted a homeless Hispanic man in Boston, Massachusetts, cited Donald Trump as his justification for violence:
Police said Scott Leader, 38, told them it was OK to assault the man because he was Hispanic and homeless.
"Donald Trump was right, all these illegals need to be deported," he allegedly told the police.
Leader and his brother, Steve Leader, were arrested yesterday. The attack occurred as the Leader brothers were going home after attending a baseball game at Fenway Park. It's not known at this time whether the person who was assaulted is an undocumented immigrant or not. Slate magazine described the attack as follows:
…The brothers say the Hispanic man threatened them, but a prosecutor described the attack as "unprovoked" and the man reportedly told police that he was woken from sleep because the two brothers were urinating on his face. He suffered a broken nose and was reportedly struck several times in the head area with a metal pole.
Donald Trump's absurd crusade against immigration isn't just racist and un-American. It has now resulted in one documented instance of a Hispanic person being physically assaulted by white racists. What is even worse is that Trump, when notified by the Boston Globe of the Leader brothers' attack, praised the attackers as "passionate" about his candidacy:
Trump, told of the alleged assault, said "it would be a shame . . . I will say that people who are following me are very passionate. They love this country and they want this country to be great again. They are passionate."
While Trump is probably never going to be charged with inciting violence, he's clearly inciting violence against Hispanic people and not strongly condemning hate crimes that his supporters are committing.
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Kirk the Jerk makes offensive remarks once again
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) is, once again, making some downright offensive statements. This time, he (figuratively) put his foot in his mouth while talking about the fact that fellow U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is also a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has no wife:
"I've been joking with Lindsey, cuz he doesn't have—did you see that?—have a rotating first lady. He's a bro with no ho. That's what we'd say on the South Side."
Kirk the Jerk's remarks were offensive for two reasons. First, he pandered to the black community. Secondly, he said something incredibly sexist about women.
Kirk the Jerk pandered to black Illinoisans in a absolutely ridiculous way. Not all black people in Illinois refer to men as "bros" and women as "hoes". In fact, most black Illinoisans would find Kirk talking in that manner to be downright offensive. Additionally, Kirk the Jerk also implied that all women are prostitutes ("ho" is a slang term for a prostitute), which is flagrantly sexist.
Keep in mind that Kirk the Jerk is about as much of a South Sider as I am. ("South Side" refers to the predominantly-black South Side of the Chicago). Kirk is from Highland Park, a mostly upper middle class/wealthy suburban community in Lake County (I'm not sure where he currently lives), and I'm from Westville, a mostly poor/working class former coal mining town in Vermilion County, neither of which come even close to being like the South Side of Chicago.
Thursday, June 11, 2015 Monday, July 13, 2015
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Bruce Rauner crony Bill Daley wants his kind of Democrat in the Illinois U.S. Senate race
The conservative publication National Journal is reporting that Bill Daley, a member of Republican Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's transition team prior to Rauner being sworn into office, is behind an effort to convince Andrea Zopp, an appointed member of the Chicago School Board who voted for a Rahm Emanuel-backed proposal to close dozens of Chicago Public Schools, to run for the Democratic nomination in next year's U.S. Senate race here in Illinois:
Zopp is being recruited by African-American political leaders, as well as former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, to forge an uphill bid against (U.S. Representative Tammy) Duckworth, who already has raised more than $1.5 million for her campaign.
"My consideration isn't about the turnout," she said. "My consideration is that as an African-American woman I think I bring perspective that the African-American community and also other communities of color will respond to, and I think that perspective is not represented in the race."
Duckworth, the only declared candidate in the race so far, was born in Thailand to an American father and Thai mother, and has some Chinese ancestry. Daley, who has been urging Zopp into the race, said Democrats would be "idiots" to not worry about a potential drop-off in black voters if there were no African-American candidate on the ballot in either of the top two slots.
The other two candidates who are considering bids that I'm aware of are U.S. Representative Robin Kelly and State Senator Napoleon Harris. Duckworth, Zopp, Kelly, and Harris are all ethnic minorities: the latter three are black and Duckworth has Thai and Chinese ancestry.
I'll emphasize the last sentence that I quoted above, as it's clear to me that Bill Daley is trying to recruit a candidate for public office primarily on the basis of the potential candidate's skin color. Personally, I think that's downright racist and no different than Republicans like Mark Kirk making racist remarks about black people. Also, Daley's claim that black voters won't turn out without a black candidate running in either the presidential or statewide races is absolutely absurd for multiple reasons. First, there hasn't been a scenario in which there was no black candidate running on the Democratic ticket for president, vice president, or statewide office in Illinois since 2000, and Democrats won Illinois's electoral votes for president and vice president, which was the only presidential or statewide contest that was on the ballot, that year. Second, Republicans have won statewide races in Illinois with black Democrats running in other statewide contests. Third, black voters here in Illinois will turn out to vote for any Democratic candidate who will fight to improve the lives of all Illinoisans, especially a candidate that makes a concerted effort to reach out to black voters in an attempt to earn their support. Most Illinois voters don't care about the race or skin color of candidates, they're more interested about what candidates stand for.
Remarks similar to what Bill Daley made have backfired on black Democrats in a neighboring state in the past. In a 2012 Milwaukee-area Wisconsin State Senate race, Elizabeth Coggs, a black Democrat who was running in a multi-way primary, told a mostly-black audience at a community conference of some kind to "vote for someone who looks like you", an apparent reference to Millie Coby, a black Democrat who was running for the Wisconsin State Assembly seat that Coggs gave up to run for state senate against Sandy Pasch, a white Democrat. As a result of Coggs's remarks, Coggs herself lost to another black Democrat, and Coby lost her race to Pasch.
Bill Daley owes the people of Illinois an apology for his racist remarks as part of his effort to divide Illinois Democrats and progressives against each other in order to promote his Bruce Rauner-style corporate agenda. More importantly, Illinois does not need a corporate hack like Andrea Zopp holding statewide elected office. If Robin Kelly runs for U.S. Senate, I will endorse her campaign. If Kelly does not run, I will endorse Tammy Duckworth.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Wednesday, July 15, 2015
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"... hard enough not to fall asunder as it flies, cast by some ragged gorsoon from behind a hedge, who squats himself in a ridge of corn to avoid detection. ..."
"... hard enough not to fall asunder an it flies, cast by some ragged gorsoon from behind a hedge, who squats himself in a ridge of corn to avoid detection. ..."
"of voices from within reaches your ear, and the appearance of a little gorsoon with a red close- cropped head and Milesian face, having in his hand a short ..."


The shocking lack of support offered to carers has been exposed by new research into social care across Britain.
The study also revealed the huge emotional, physical and financial effects that caring can have.
Research questioning more than 2,100 carers, called Prepared to Care? was published by the awareness campaign Carers Week, a charity umbrella group.
The report, entitled Prepared to Care? and produced by the awareness campaign Carers Week, also outlines the huge emotional, physical and financial effects that caring can have.
There are around 6.5 million carers in the UK and an estimated 6,000 people are taking on a new caring role every day.
The impact of caring for a loved one or friend is an issue that we simply cannot ignore, said Carers Week manager, Helen Clarke.
Becoming a carer can happen overnight, she said, and carers can be left feeling isolated and alone without information and guidance.
The survey's findings suggest carers often struggle to balance work and their caring responsibilities, with 45% of carers saying they had to give up work.
The study also highlighted the strain that caring can put on people's relationships, with 52% having experienced difficulties in their relationship with their partner and 61% having found it difficult to maintain friendships.
Charities affiliated to the Carers Week partnership called for the Government, GPs and health and social care professionals to provide more support to carers.
Carers would also benefit from more flexible working practices and greater understanding from employers, along with increased financial support and a fair and easy way to navigate the welfare system.


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Q: Rails params (url_params vs form_data) This is just a question out of curiosity.
Rails is magical in the way that it does a lot of things for us, but it comes with a curse of knowledge.
When Rails receives an http request, we can access the inputs from client via params[]. However, I notice that params can accept inputs from both the url_params, and the form_data. For e.g.:
# Get  users/:id (param comes from url)
# Post users     (param comes from form)

Is there a rule to how params[] works? Will Rails just put all the parameters from url and form to params[]?
In the case of NodeJS, there is a distinction between
request.params
request.body
request.query

A: The answer can be found in the Rails Guides, in the chapter about Action Controller Overview -> Parameters:

Rails does not make any distinction between query string parameters and POST parameters, and both are available in the params hash in your controller:

A: What are params?
params are nothing but the parameters which are send to your controller when you send a HTTP request from your browser.
Types of params?
If you look at rail guides it says
There are two kinds of parameters possible in a web application. The first are parameters that are sent as part of the URL, called query string parameters. The query string is everything after "?" in the URL. The second type of parameter is usually referred to as POST data. This information usually comes from an HTML form which has been filled in by the user
Is there a rule to how params works?
As @zwippie pointed out rails doesn't make any distinction whether your params are coming from a form or a query string, but they do differ in the way rails put these params in a hash and hence different ways to access them in controller
For query string:
If your url is something like:
http://www.example.com/?vote[item_id]=1&vote[user_id]=2

then your params will look like:
{"item_id" => "1", "user_id" => "2"}

and hence you can access them in your controller by params[:item_id] and params[:user_id]
For POST data or from a form:
Lets say your form is like
<%= form_for @person do |f| %>
  <%= f.label :first_name %>:
  <%= f.text_field :first_name %>

  <%= f.label :last_name %>:
  <%= f.text_field :last_name %>

  <%= f.submit %>
<% end %>

and when you submit your form the parameters will look like this
{"person"=>   {"first_name"=>"xyz", "last_name"=>"abc"}}

notice how a form has nested your parameters in a hash so to access them in your controller you'll have to do params[:person] and to get individual values you can do params[:person][:first_name]

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Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night
One month after Kayaba Akihiko's game of death began, the death toll continues to rise, two thousand players having already lost their lives to the ultra-difficult VRMMO world of Sword Art Online. On the day of the strategy meeting to plan out the first-floor boss battle, Kirito, a solo player who vows to fight alone to get stronger, runs into a rare, high-level female player. She gracefully dispatches powerful monsters with a single rapier that flashes like a shooting star in the night...
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Studio: A-1 Pictures, Sonilude, EGG FIRM, Straight Edge, Aniplex, SAO-P Project
Keyword: video game, monster, virtual reality, romance, survival, combat, fantasy world, based on light novel, anime, mmorpg, virtual world
Cast: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Inori Minase, Koichi Yamadera, Hiroki Yasumoto, Nobuyuki Hiyama
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
The Ewok Adventure
The Towani family civilian shuttlecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The four Towani's are separated. Jermitt and Catarine, the mother and...
A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son -- two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of...
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell)...
28 Weeks Later
The inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen...
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with...
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more...
In search for answers, a mother travels to the enigmatic town of Silent Hill when her daughter begins to suffer recurring nightmares related to the...
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the...
The Thirteenth Floor
Los Angeles. A wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate...
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is...
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful...
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves...
Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed...
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing...
Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people...
A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to...
In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Arrakis—the only place where the space-travel substance Melange...
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by...

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Liverpool news: Van Dijk names Man City trio in his dream Premier League five-a-side team
Published: 14:49, 6 April 2020
Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has named his dream Premier League five-a-side team, and three Manchester City players made the cut in his star-studded line-up.
The Reds and City have been fiercely competitive rivals over the past few seasons, with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola pitting their wits against one another for domestic — and European — supremacy.
Van Dijk's dream PL five-a-side team: Five things to know…
Virgil van Dijk was asked by Premier League Productions to name his dream Premier League five-a-side team.
The only caveat to his selection process being that he could not include any of his Liverpool teammates.
The Dutchman named three Man City stars in his final line-up, as well as an Arsenal and Spurs player.
Van Dijk excluded players from Liverpool's arch-rivals Man Utd, and also 'Big Six' competitors Chelsea.
Despite City and Liverpool forging quite the rivalry in recent seasons, Van Dijk was quick to acknowledge the quality in Guardiola's squad.
In 2017/18 Liverpool inflicted the first blow in City's pursuit of an 'Invincible' season, beating Guardiola's men 4-3 in a captivating Anfield clash, while they also eliminated City from the Champions League that same campaign, winning 5-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.
Last season, Liverpool pushed City all the way in the title race, finishing the campaign just a point below their north-west adversaries, while this time round the Merseyside club have cantered to the Premier League summit.
Despite the developing rivalry between the two clubs, Van Dijk had no qualms selecting a number of City players for his dream five-a-side team, with the only caveat being that he could not include any of his Liverpool teammates.
In his preferred 1-2-1 formation, the Netherlands skipper opted for a trident of City stars, as well as two forwards from north London, omitting any Manchester United and Chelsea players from his line-up.
During an interview with Premier League Productions via the Liverpool website, Van Dijk named Ederson, Aymeric Laporte, Kevin De Bruyne, Son Heung-min and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among the stars in his fantasy five-a-side team, and he explained why…
Goalkeeper: Ederson
"I think he is an outstanding goalkeeper. I think this season there have been more better goalkeepers than we have seen maybe in the past, but I think Ederson is the best of the rest – I think Alisson is still number one, that's my feeling."
Defender: Aymeric Laporte
"He's been showing how important he is for their team and I think he's an outstanding defender. I think he's a very, very, very good defender, so that's why I pick him."
Midfielder: Kevin De Bruyne
"It looks like it's only City players! But Kevin De Bruyne, you don't need to say too much about him. I think Kevin is a good guy first of all but he's an outstanding player. You see things differently and yeah, respect only. He's a fantastic player."
Midfielder: Son Heung-min
"He's quick, he's strong, he goes out there to make life hell on the pitch for a defender. And his finishing – right foot, left foot – is just outstanding so I think I would pick him."
Forward: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
"Based on what he has done throughout the season. Together Lacazette and Aubameyang are a fantastic striking duo. I could also put Aguero in but I think he's a good striker and I think the numbers have showed that as well since he arrived."
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Vikki Lenore is beauty enthusiast who has worked in the salon industry for over 20 years as a manicurist, hair stylist and massage therapist. She has learned to use professional beauty products on men and women in order to enhance their natural beauty, health, and well-being. As a mother Vikki also loves to save money and enjoys sharing many of her experiences in trying natural products as a way of staying healthy, keeping up with the budget, and staying beautiful at the same time.
Vikki received her certificate of Cosmetology in 1998, through The Santa Maria Beauty College in California. Over many years of salon experience she decided to add to her skill set and get her massage license. In 2005 she received her massage therapy license through Crystal Mountain Massage School in Albuquerque, NM. Recently, Vikki finished the courses she needed to recieve her BA in English from the University of New Mexico. It is through education and a love of learning that Vikki is able to grow and continue her love of beauty, writing, and arts and crafts of all kinds.
Vikki has immersed herself in the beauty industry, including that of massage therapy, for the purpose of a healthy mind and body for over 20 years. She has experiences including that of make-up application, nail care, skin care, hair care, and the importance of keeping a healthy mind and body in order of pursuing the physical appearance of beauty.
Vikki has self-published two educational picture books for children: "My ABC Animal Friends" and "How Many Monsters Can You Count?" that she is very proud of. She has also created her own website, vikkisavannah.com with her daughter that includes educational, artsy, fun printing projects for kids. It has been through raising her daughter, who is now thirteen, that she has come to appreciate the arts as a way of creating beauty of a different kind in her life.
Vikki has always held a love for the arts, but it is through raising her daughter who is also artistically inclined that she developed a love for sewing, crochet, painting, drawing, and everything crafty. Vikki enjoys writing and sharing her how-to articles with pictures of the work she has completed. She has her own Etsy store and has recently added her unique crochet bookmarks to the storefront.
Through many years of working in the beauty industry, getting her BA in English, and becoming a mother she has developed much knowledge and has had many experiences she is now able and excited to share with others through her writing.


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