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Who is Typhoid Mary? Learn About the Iron Fist Season 2 Villain
With Season 2 of Iron Fist premiering soon, you may be wondering about Alice Eve's mysterious new character Mary Walker, AKA Typhoid Mary. While we don't know exactly what her relationship to Danny Rand will be in the show, Netflix has released clips of the two characters fighting. Is it possible though that Mary is both friend […]
Iron Fist Season 2 To Only Have 10 Episodes
It appears that Iron Fist is getting a different episode order for its second season compared to its fellow Marvel-Netflix shows. According to Comic Book Resources, who have confirmed with Netflix, the second season of the Danny Rand series will only have 10 episodes rather than the traditional 13. It wasn't specified why Iron Fist […]
New Iron Fist Season 2 Trailer Reveals Danny In The Mask
Season 2 of Marvel's Iron Fist promises to shake things up from the critically panned first season of the Danny Rand centric series. This new trailer may be proof of that as Netflix and Marvel TV released a brand new promo featuring glimpses of Danny's past in K'un-Lun, including our hero sporting the iconic mask. "Fifteen […]
SDCC: Iron Fist Season 2 Teaser Trailer Released and New Character Confirmed
The cast and crew of Iron Fist arrived for their season 2 panel in Ballroom 20 at this year's San Diego Comic-Con and brought some big news with them. At the panel they confirmed Season 2 will premiere on September 7, making it the next premiere in Netflix's Marvel lineup. Also revealed during the panel was the […]
Marvel Plans Iron Fist Panel For San Diego Comic-Con
Marvel and Netflix will bring Iron Fist to San Diego Comic-Con this year, according to a report from Deadline. The outlet reports Finn Jones and other cast members will be in attendance for a panel. It seems likely the show will take over Hall H following last year's The Defenders panel which had a panel and premiere […]
REVIEW: Iron Fist #77 – "Dealt With the Rat"
IRON FIST #7 Writer: Ed Brisson Penciller: Mike Perkins Colorist: Andy Troy Letterer: VC's Travis Lanham Rating: T Price: $3.99 Release Date: 2/7/18 The Choshin story has been one of intrigue, great combat, and full of angles to the main story. Writer Ed Brisson got right down to business and gave fans what they wanted. […]
REVIEW: Iron Fist #75 – "I Am Here To Save You"
REVIEW: Iron Fist #75 – "I Am Here To Save You" IRON FIST #75 Writer: Ed Brisson Penciller: Mike Perkins Colorist: Andy Troy Letterer: VC's Travis Lanham Rating: T Price: $3.99 Release Date: 10/4/17 The return of Sabretooth has the Iron Fist #75 creative team humming along like a finely tuned machine. The oh-so-irksome Chosin has […]
REVIEW: Jessica Jones #14 – "I'll Call You"
JESSICA JONES #14 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Penciller: Michael Gaydos Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth Letterer: Clayton Cowles Price: $3.99 Release Date: 11/8/17 After finding out the Purple Man is free and probably coming after her, Jessica goes into deep hiding with Captain Marvel's help. Unfortunately, it's of no use because her worst enemy has already taken control […]
REVIEW: The Defenders #6 – "And When I Think Crazy-Pants"
The DEFENDERS #6 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Penciller: David Marquez Colorist: Justin Ponsor Letterer: VC's Cory Petit Release Date: 10/11/17 Price: $3.99 With Black Cat and Diamondback vying to rule Hell's Kitchen, Jessica is forced to call in some backup in The Defenders #6. Plot: Kingpin might be out of the picture, but that doesn't […]
Finn Jones To Guest As Iron Fist In Luke Cage Season 2
Get ready for a reunion between the Heroes for Hire! EW has confirmed that Finn Jones will be showing up in Luke Cage Season 2 as Danny Rand a.k.a. Iron Fist. The website also revealed the first look at the two Defenders reunited. Marvel wouldn't reveal any specific details on what Iron Fist will be […]


Storage is always at a premium on long rides, so when I found out that Yamaha had a storage box that fits under hood, I got one.
The box is bog enough for a 20 ft. tow strap, some tools and a few parts. It comes with a lid that keeps things dry and pretty clean.
The box in attached to the frame with hook & loop adhesive squares.
I got mine from Hart's Rhino Motorsports near Sacramento, but they can also be ordered from your local Yamaha dealer. The Yamaha part number is SSV-5UG-00-00.


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DJ Wilson commits to Michigan
Michigan's class of 2014 recruiting continued to heat up today as 6-foot-9 forward DJ Wilson committed to John Beilein and the Wolverines.
Wilson committed after his official visit to Ann Arbor this weekend where he was offered a scholarship. He had previously taken official visits to Columbia and Gonzaga.
Wilson is rated as a three-star prospect and a top-150 recruit according to Rivals.com. His exposure over the past year has been limited due back injuries that caused him to miss up to six months of playing time.
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Wilson is Michigan's fourth commitment in the class of 2014, joining Kameron Chatman, Ricky Doyle and Austin Hatch.
More on Wilson including rankings, background story, scouting reports and video after the jump.
Scout: Three-star
Rivals: Three-star, #135
ESPN: Three-star
247: Three-star, #219
247 Consensus: #162
Wilson flew relatively under the radar because he missed six months of playing time over the last calendar year due to back issues. He finally returned to action in July on the AAU circuit and caught the eye of a number of major programs. He played very well in Milwaukee (including a great game against Kevon Looney) where he began to draw attention from Michigan and kept up that steady play in Las Vegas.
Wilson entered July with a handful of mid-major offers from the West coast including Columbia, Pacific, Northridge, LMU and UC Santa Barbara but by the end of the month he was hearing from Michigan, UCLA, USC, San Diego State, Cal, Harvard, Princeton, Gonzaga, Auburn, Boise State, Colorado, Boston College, Portland, Santa Clara, San Jose State and UC Davis. His offer list to date includes Michigan, Gonzaga, Columbia, USC, Cal and Nevada among others.
He settled on three official visits, to Columbia, Gonzaga and Michigan and committed to John Beilein on the final trip.
He averaged 9.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game for Capital Christian (Sacramento, CA) and helped them to the state semi-finals.
The first things that stand out when watching DJ Wilson are his length and three-point shooting ability. He also has above average ball skills for a player his size and is capable of putting the ball on the floor for a few dribbles toward the hoop. He's not a guard in a bigger body (like Kameron Chatman), but he's more capable than many players his size.
He needs to improve his assertiveness and aggressiveness to excel at the next level. Right now there's a passiveness to his game and that will be magnified against strong competition. Defensively, Wilson has the length to block shots but gets pushed around on the defensive glass. His aggressiveness is partially due to mentality but also strength as Wilson just doesn't have the frame to bang down low. Athletically he appears above-average on film which is more than adequate given his long arms.
From our video evaluation here at UM Hoops:
Watching Wilson play, everything starts with his jumpshot. His form is picturesque and quick and his consistency was impressive in the film that we watched. He loved shooting corner threes but was comfortable at the top of the key as well and even knocked down a handful of mid-range jumpers.
A lot of players have a jump shot but not many have the size and length that Wilson does. At 6-foot-8, pushing 6-foot-9, he has incredibly long arms which allow him to get his shot off anywhere on the floor. He moves fairly well in the open floor and while he's not an elite athlete, he's athletic enough to make the most of his length around the rim. He blocked his fair share of shots and picked up a few easy put-backs due to length alone.
Scout.com:
Wilson has missed a lot of action over the last several months due to injuries but he was back on the court Saturday and looked really good. Wilson hasn't stopped growing and has now hit the 6-foot-8, 6-foot-9 range, only adding to his value as a prospect. Wilson played harder than he has in the past, scored on the offensive glass and hit three triples off the catch. He's a project but no doubt has upside.
Rivals.com:
Wilson's Team Superstar didn't have the best day, but against the Las Vegas Prospects during an earlier game he showed plenty of promise.
What jumps out immediately about Wilson is his ability to stroke deep jump shots and the ease with which things seem to come to him on the offensive end. Because of his size and skill, he plays as a both a plus-sized wing or a face-up four who can stretch defenses and knock down shots.
Fit & Outlook
At 6-foot-9 with length, a great shot and above-average ball skills, there's little question that Wilson is a great fit for John Beilein's offense. However, he needs to gain significant weight before he is ready to play at the high-major level. His early impact potential will be based on how much strength and aggressiveness he can add before his freshman year.
As far as late gambles go, there's a lot to like about the Wilson commit. There's a reason he's undervalued (he missed six months due to nagging injuries) and he's a perfect fit for what John Beilein wants to do.
Wilson is a four in Michigan's offense and will help revamp Michigan's front line along with Ricky Doyle and Kameron Chatman given the likelihood of Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III entering the NBA Draft after this season.
Next up, expect the Wolverines to put the full court press on shooting guard prospects James Blackmon Jr. and Devin Booker (who also visited this weekend). Both players are expected to decide by the end of the month and have taken official visits in the last two weeks. Blackmon will visit Kentucky on October 18th while Booker will trip to Missouri that same weekend.
Because Donte Grantham chose Clemson, the Wolverines could also continue to recruit Australian forward Jonah Bolden. Bolden doesn't plan to decide before the early signing period and has yet to take official visits because he needs a standardized test score.
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Shri. Lakshman Bhagtani, Chairman of Jaycee Homes, a senior member of MCHI managing committee and Active Social Entrepreneur, were conferred with the most prestigious award of the evening Life Time Achievement in Social Contribution Real Estate Industry.
Shri. Lakshman P. Bhagtani is a veteran entrepreneur with over 37 years of experience and profound knowledge about the industry.
His untiring efforts and acumen for social services have worth talking here.
A self-starter, with his magnetic personality has inspired the workforce of Jaycee homes execute over 300 projects which fulfilled the dreams of over 10,000 families.
He is always passionate about helping to improve quality of life of individuals as well as communities.
He is presently indulged in various social activities and is enjoying the Nobel work.
He is an active member of Lions Club, Rotary Club and MCHI leads various other charitable trusts.
Sir, we salute your campaigns and passion for social service.


We examined the distribution of selected raft proteins on the sarcolemma of skeletal myofibers and the role of cholesterol environment in the distribution. Immunofluorescence staining showed that flotillin-1 and influenza hemagglutinin exhibited rafts that located in the domains deficient of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex, but the distribution patterns of the two proteins were different. Cholesterol depletion from the sarcolemma by means of methyl-β-cyclodextrin resulted in distorted caveolar morphology and redistribution of the caveolin 3 protein. Concomitantly, the water permeability of the sarcolemma increased significantly. However, cholesterol depletion did not reshuffle flotillin 1 or hemagglutinin. Furthermore, a hemagglutinin variant that lacked a raft-targeting signals exhibited a similar distribution pattern as the native raft protein. These findings indicate that each raft protein exhibits a strictly defined distribution in the sarcolemma. Only the distribution of caveolin 3 that binds cholesterol was exclusively dependent on cholesterol environment.


So hey, this weekend I'll be at Anime Boston. If you're there, keep your eye out for a certain wolfrabbit hopping around the place. I'll probably look tired and lost. That's how I always look.
And um... Yeah. That's all I've got.
Almost forgot! We have another peice of fan art by Tuppy, go check it out!


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ModBox introduces new thinking to modern living in urban Ottawa. Challenging convention, our projects are developed on a human scale and perfectly suited to today's contemporary lifestyle. The homes we design and build respond to (and celebrate!) Ottawa's ebullient city life. Through architecture and intelligent design, we create beautiful, unique modern homes of unparalleled quality.
In recent years the City has made efforts to increase intensification in Ottawa's urban core and encourage individuals to live in the city rather than in its suburban outskirts. ModBox sees this movement as an opportunity to capture the city's burgeoning vibrance and introduce new thinking to urban dwellings.
For too long home owners have come to expect that bigger is better and that cookie-cutter suburban homes are as good as it gets. In many ways large suburban homes are the antithesis of the ModBox home. We are challenging the convention that people need to move outside the city in order to get everything that they want and need out of their homes. Check out the projects to learn more on our approach to urban dwelling and lifestyle.
Our approach to each project is to think expansively about what it means to live in today's urban environment and to construct homes that suit the modern lifestyle. Our focus is on smart design that makes the most of the space available and gives plenty of room for the occupants to live, work and play. We've thought about what it is to live in the city and responded to the modern, urban lifestyle with some innovative design ideas. From flexible spaces that can change to suit different scenarios to indoor gardens, roof top terraces, high ceilings and strategically positioned windows that create wonderful ambiance and provide abundant light. The ModBox home is about creating an experience for the day-to-day in a logical, practical and beautiful way.
As urban developers, we recognize that Ottawa offers the ideal backdrop for our projects. This city has it all and it's all close! Restaurants, shops, art galleries, cultural centres, festivals, paths, trails and rivers. There is an abundance of amazing activity in this city and it will only increase with the completion of some high-profile and large-scale projects like the light-rail system, the Landsdown development and expansions several shopping malls. With all that is happening in Ottawa right now, it's the best place to build and to live. Visit "we heart ottawa" blog to see why.


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Frewsburg Native Battling Through Tough Pitching Season
June 20, 2018 matthummel Sports 0
VISALIA (Ca.) – Frewsburg native Connor Grey is battling through a rather inconsistent pitching season as a member of the Visalia Rawhides, the Class-A Advanced affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Grey's season started well as he won his first four starts, allowing no more than four earned runs in an appearance. Grey, however, began to struggle during his fifth start, an outing in which he failed to last a full inning. From there, he pitched six more winless starts (lost two games and recorded four no-decisions).
The righty recorded a six-inning start just once in the winless streak. Grey attributed his struggles to trouble with commanding his fastball during a recent interview with WNYNewsNow.
"I'm not making good pitches, and I'm not throwing as many strikes with my fastball as I have in the past," Grey said.
Grey said he's walked a lot of batters as a result, an area he wants to improve as the season progresses. Grey has walked 21 batters compared to 52 strikeouts.
"The one thing that I want to improve on is walking people," Grey said. "I've been walking too many this year. It's one of my biggest pet peeves as a pitcher, and I've been doing it more than last year."
The St. Bonaventure alumnus said the battle between success and struggle is just part of the game.
"It's baseball. The game is made on failure, and it's going to happen. You just have to battle through the tough ones," Grey said. "One of my pitching coaches told me you're gonna have five really good starts and five really bad starts. The rest are going to be average, and those tell you how you're going to do for the season."
I asked Grey if he's felt any pressure to dominate every start after tossing a perfect game last year. He said he really doesn't focus on a particular game from the past.
"There's always going to be pressure to perform, but I don't feel any from throwing a perfect game," Grey said. "I try to put that in the past and focus on one start at a time and try to go out there and give my team the chance to win."
Grey said the biggest strength this season has been limiting the damage.
"I've been pretty good at minimizing the damage this year," Grey stated.
Grey's game log this season would support his statement, considering he's lasted at least four innings in all but one start.
Grey had one of his best starts since April statistically on June 8th. He tossed six innings, allowing just four hits and one unearned run. He also struck out seven batters, but walked four.
"It showed me that when I pitch like how I'm capable of pitching that I can do well here," he said.
Grey's most recent start, which was June 13th, lasted just 4.1 innings. He allowed 11 hits and four runs (three earned).
Grey, however, walked just two batters and struck out seven. He'll pitch again soon as the Rawhides return from their All-Star break Thursday.


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Q: Create Ruby on Rails project from an sql file I have a previously separately managed sql file containing rather simple but large database. Would there be a way to import this sql file and generate ruby code as models using this data as a starting point for my future development?
Thank you for your help!

A: Yes!
It will take some work!
And you'll need to post a WHOLE HELL OF A LOT more detail to get more than that.  ;-)
Taking a stab:
Rails can use legacy databases with a lot of effort manually specifying foreign key columns, table names, etc.  It can be done.  My suggestion, though, would be to convert the data in-place in whatever database you have by using a lot of ALTER TABLE RENAME... work and same for columns to make the old DB conform to Rails' convetions (primary key == 'id', table name is plural underscore'd version of model name, all that) before doing the import, and then you can just use plain vanilla ActiveRecord and all will be easy.

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"And the kids didn't just come here and sit around," Zaremba added.
Bridging the Gap is an in-depth look at Madison's racial academic achievement gap. This issue spans the city and touches almost every aspect of our community. The causes of these academic inequalities run deep and need to be addressed. Many schools are actively seeking solutions. But how well can these efforts narrow a racial academic achievement gap that is now built into the system?


Chhindwara Master Plan 2011 has been created for Chhindwara District. The land use structure has been explained on the basis of Chhindwara Master Plan 2011.
Chhindwara Master Plan 2011 has been created for Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is a town in Chhindwara District in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. The district is part of Jabalpur Division. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road from adjacent cities Nagpur and Jabalpur. The total population of Chhindwara is 2,090,922. Males constitute 51% of the total population while females constitute 49% of the total population. The nearest airport is Nagpur Airport (130 km). A small air strip is also available at Chhindwara for landing small airplanes of 5 to 10 passengers. Chhindwara is connected to nearby big cities like Nagpur, Jabalpur and Bhopal with frequent buses and taxi services round the clock. National Highway 69 National Highway 69 (NH 69) is a National Highway in central India goes through Chhindwara.
It connects Nagpur in Maharashtra to Obedullaganj near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. It connects NH 12 and NH 6, NH 7.National Highway 69-A links Chhindwara with NH-69 at Saoner. Chhindwara railway station is part of the Satpura narrow gauge lines and is shown on the Bilaspur-Nagpur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway track is being converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge between Chhindwara and Nagpur. This is expected to change the current face of Chhindwara Junction. Electrification of Chhindwara-Amla section is under progress. The latitude of Chhindwara is 22.057163 and the longitude is 78.938202. It is located between the 22° 3′ 25.7868" N and 78° 56′ 17.5272" E.
The objective of the Chhindwara Master Plan 2011 is to create enabling spatial and land use planning framework to achieve the Vision of Chhindwara Master Plan 2011 in order to promote, guide and rationalize. The future growth and development of the urban centres, it will be critical to define their growth framework The future growth framework of the urban centres are defined by the Master Plan/Development Plans which are evolved for each settlement at individual level. Chhindwara Master Plan 2011 has been considered as one of the most effective mechanism to promote planned growth of the urban centres. It lays down the road map, agenda and framework within which the city growth is envisioned. It provides a tool for the authorities to take decision with regard to current and future development related issues.
Chhindwara Master Plan 2011 provides the framework for rationalizing the orderly movement of traffic and transportation within the city and defines the area for laying down net-work of various services. The plan is used for promoting integrated development of the urban centre by rationalizing its pattern of land use and their interrelationship. It also defines the strategies and solutions for overcoming the existing problems of the urban centres and to overcome its infrastructural and service related inadequacies. In addition, it provides options for accommodating the future addition to population which is likely to come to the urban centre due to natural growth and migration. Master Plan acts as a tool for determining the infrastructure cost which would be required to make the city sustainable. The plans offer futuristic solutions by laying down agenda for its growth and development.


X-Men: First Class is a 2011 American superhero movie directed by Matthew Vaughn. Based mostly on the heroes appearing in Marvel Comics, it is a prequel to the X-Men movie set. X-Men: First Class was published on June 1, 2011 in the United kingdom and on June 3 in the Usa. The movie is ready primarily in 1962 in the course of the Cuban Rocket Crisis and targets the relationship between Professor X and Magneto and then the origin of their groups, the X-Men and in addition the Brotherhood of Mutants. The movie superstars James McAvoy as Professor X and Michael Fassbender as Magneto. Other cast members embrace Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult and Lucas Till. The movie was mostly snapshot in The united kingdom and locations of the United States. At a German concentration camp in occupied Poland in 1944, scientist Dr. Schmidt sees young Erik Lensherr bend a aluminum gate with his thoughts when the child is separated from his families. In a Westchester Regional, New York mansion, young telepath Charles Xavier meets homeless young form-shifter Raven. Overjoyed to meet another person "different" like him, he invites her to dwell with his family. In his department, Schmidt asks Lensherr to equally shift a iron coin on a desk, and eliminates his mother when the child cannot. Lensherr's out-of-control magnetic power manifests, harming 2 safeguards and ruining the room, a lot to Schmidt's delight. In 1962, an grownup Lensherr has initiated monitoring down original Nazis, with the hope to search out Schmidt and take payback. In Uk, Oxford College graduate student Xavier is submitting his thesis on mutation; Raven, now his foster sister, lives with him. In Las Vegas, Cia agent Moira MacTaggert follows U.S. Military Colonel Hendry into the Hellfire Team, the place she sees Sebastian Shaw, Emma Frost, and Azazel. After Shaw threatens Hendry, Azazel disappears with the officer; moments later Hendry is in the Battle Room, advocating that the U.S. build nuclear missiles in Turkey. Shaw then eliminates Hendry, expressing himself as Schmidt and displaying the strength-absorbing mutant power that has de-aged him. MacTaggert, looking for Xavier's recommendation on mutation, presents him and Raven to the Cia, in which they persuade Director McCone that mutants really exist and Shaw is a menace. Although McCone refuses to apply the mutants, they're sponsored via the un-named "Man in Black Suit", one other Cia executive. Xavier tracks Shaw down, arriving quickly to prevent Lensherr, who had mauled Shaw, through drowning as Shaw runs away. Xavier brings Lensherr to the Central intelligence agency's secret "Division X" office. They meet up with young scientist Hank McCoy, a prehensile-footed mutant whom Xavier inadvertently outs as a mutant. McCoy, increasing a bond with Raven, warranties her he will discover a solution to normalize their look. Xavier employs a mutant- locating tool, Cerebro, to look for and enroll mutants for education to halt Shaw. He and Lensherr look up stripper Angel Salvadore; taxi driver Armando Muñoz, who gets the code identify Darwin; Army captive Alex Summers, who dubs himself Havok; and Sean Cassidy, who calls himself Banshee. Raven gets the name Mystique. When Frost meets with a Soviet general in the us, Xavier and Lensherr seize her. In the meantime, Azazel, Riptide and Shaw attack Division X, killing all people but the young mutants and featuring them the possibility to hitch him. Angel agrees; when Darwin tries to fight back, Shaw eliminates him. With the power destroyed, Xavier takes the mutants to coach at his family mansion. McCoy devises protecting outfits and a invisible jet. In Moscow, Shaw compels the general to have the Soviet Union put up nuclear missiles in Cuba. Through the Cuban Rocket Crisis, U.S. President John F. Kennedy institutes a blockade to avoid a Soviet freighter from moving the nuclear missiles to Cuba. Shaw, sporting a helmet that foils Xavier's telepathy, accompanies the Soviet navy to ensure that the missiles arrive, making an attempt to trigger World Battle III and gain mutant ascendency. Raven goes to manipulate Lensherr, who persuades her to embrace her character as a mutant. Later, McCoy provides Raven his medication for her visual appeal, but she refuses. The solve backfires on McCoy, rendering him a leonine creature. Although bothered of his new visual appeal, he pilots the mutants and MacTaggert to the blockade line. In an following combat with Shaw, Lensherr takes the helmet for himself, granting Xavier to immobilize Shaw. Despite Xavier's objections, Lensherr eliminates Shaw by driving the concentration camp coin by means of his brain. Fearing the mutants, the fleets fire their missiles at them. In a struggle, Xavier holds Lensherr from removing the fleets with the missiles, but when MacTaggert fires at Lensherr, a deflected bullet strikes Xavier in the backbone. Lensherr, remorseful, leaves with Mystique, Angel, Riptide and Azazel. A wheelchair-certain Xavier and the mutants return to the mansion, in which he hopes to create a school. MacTaggert ensures to never release his address and they kiss; at the Cia later, she declares she has no clear memory of latest events. Lensherr, in a uniform with the helmet and naming himself Magneto, destroys Frost from confinement.


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'Captain Marvel' Art Has First Look at Carol Danvers & the Skrulls
Captain Marvel Art Has First Look at Carol Danvers & the Skrulls
Kevin Burwick
— July 23rd, 2017
Marvel Studios has just unveiled the first concept art of Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. Marvel just wrapped up their takeover of Hall H at San Diego's Comic-Con and was it ever a good one. In addition to the Captain Marvel concept art, attendees were also treated to some footage of Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man 2, Black Panther, and Marvel unleashed the footage from Avengers: Infinity War that they debuted at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim last weekend. It's an exciting time to be a fan of the MCU.
After the brief Ant-Man footage came a mini presentation of the concept art for Captain Marvel. The pictures come to us via Elmayimbe's Twitter feed and they look pretty awesome. We get to see Academy Award winning actress Brie Larson for the first time as Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel in a standalone shot as well as a picture of her fighting the Skrulls. Her suit has a blue, red, and gold color to it along with a red belt. In one picture you can clearly see Carol Danvers raised in the air about to deliver a knockout punch to a Skrull while being surrounded by many more enemies. In the final picture Ms. Danvers is seen getting ready to throw some fireballs.
Elsewhere we get concept art for two Skrulls and they look very similar to the comic books and video game adaptations. Not shown here, but shown at the panel, was also concept art for a young Nick Fury without an eye patch. Samuel L. Jackson is confirmed to appear in the movie. It is not clear how they will de-age Mr. Jackson whether it'll be through the use of technology or just a good clean shave.
Related: Captain Marvel Heads to Vormir in Avengers: Endgame Deleted Scene Images
Another nugget of information that was revealed in regards to Captain Marvel was that the movie will take place in the early 1990s. We know that the backstory of Carol Danvers will rely heavily on the United States Air Force, so it might be a safe bet to imagine that Ms. Danvers will be in the Air Force in the early 1990s. While not officially known, Nick Fury may still be consuming his Infinity Formula to combat the aging process and may be the reason that he doesn't have to wear the eye patch just yet. This is all pure speculation at this point, but it would make sense.
Captain Marvel was originally slated to appear in Jessica Jones when it was developed for ABC, but the character changed to Trish Walker when the show made the jump to Netflix. By this time the MCU had decided to make a standalone Captain Marvel movie and by 2013 it was announced that Marvel had a finished script for the project. And then in 2014, Marvel announced that the movie would come out in 2018, but that date has obviously been pushed back. It has been officially confirmed that production for Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson will start in February of 2018 with a release date set for March 8th, 2019. You can check out the first pieces of concept art below.
CAPTAIN MARVEL!!!! pic.twitter.com/C6usv4omPD
— Umberto @ SDCC2017 (@elmayimbe) July 23, 2017
CAPTAIN MARVEL concept art! #SDCCpic.twitter.com/kneyUkHOD3
— Ethan Anderton (@Ethan_Anderton) July 23, 2017
The Skrulls are coming. Villains of Captain Marvel, which will take place before It on Man 1. pic.twitter.com/qmWBjgxj0D
— Shawn Richter @ SDCC (@cofphoto) July 23, 2017
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First featured in Men's Fitness Magazine.
You've set yourself a tough goal, better yet you've given yourself very little time to complete it, but the feeling once you achieve it will definitely be worthwhile. So let's go through a few important things.
Running is a skill, the better your technique the more you'll get out of it. The difference between having an efficient technique or not could be the difference between enjoying this challenge and end ending up with an injury.
What I've found with my athletes is that improving technique allows them to train harder or longer and recover a lot faster. They're functioning better, using the correct muscles and therefore placing less strain on the body. It also gives them something to think about while running!If technique is a concern, seek help.PlanAn individualised program will be hugely beneficial and will assist in getting you over the line. Let's loosely break down the 16 weeks you've given yourself.
Get used to running regularly and allow your muscles and connective tissue time to adapt.
Run shorter distances often (3-5km) 3-4 times per week.
Increase your long run slowly, week by week.
You don't need to run the full distance in your prep, so on your long run build up toa 16-18km.
Decrease the distance of long run.
Based on the times you've been running make a plan for race day (given we had nobackground to start with).
Your body will appreciate some strength and flexibility training. I'd suggest adding a yoga class to your week. Vinyasa will help with flexibility and strength or a good Yin class will be beneficial by targeting deeper connective tissue to promote greater flexibility and joint health.
Running alone for your first half-marathon is difficult. Find a run group nearby to join, particularly for the long Sunday runs.
Get as many mates involved by using a run as your catch up rather than a coffee or dinner.
Run different routes/locations. Nothing better than a run with a view or experiencing a new trail to keep you having fun.
Be creative, make it fun by including your interests into running; colourful clothes, friends or run to a destination and get a lift home.
Not only limited to run days. Stay hydrated for the positive/restorative effect on the muscles and connective tissue. With the additional stress you're putting on your body you need to make sure you're giving it the best chance of recovering and adapting before the next run.
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Striker James Collins is hoping for a Capital One Cup fairy tale when Shrewsbury Town welcome Premier League leaders Chelsea to the Greenhous Meadow.
The striker scored for Town against Arsenal in the competition three years ago and is excited about his chances of doing the same against Jose Mourinho's side.
"It would be fantastic (to score), especially in front of the home crowd as well, obviously there won't be as many here as there was at the Emirates but it would still be a special moment in my career if I could do that again," said Collins.
The 23-year-old thinks the home crowd can help Shrewsbury push on against the Londoners.
"I think that, before the game, if the crowd gets in early and they really get behind you, which I'm sure they will, it automatically gets you up for the game and we will take that on to the pitch and then you go from there," he said.
Tactically, Collins thinks Town are good enough to take the game to Mourinho's men.
"I think we can go for it," he said.
"Our home form speaks for itself so far this season. We are playing against a Premier League side with quality players but I think we can take the game to them.
"They won't want to be coming here on a Tuesday night after being at Old Trafford on Sunday. It will be an interesting test.
The former Aston Villa man acknowledges that his team have been the giant killers of the competition so far.
"We have beat some big sides on the way including Premier League Leicester when I thought we were comfortably the better team on the night but we are well aware it's a tougher test against Chelsea," he said.
Collins believes the key to creating an upset will be a team effort from Shrewsbury.
"We definitely need a team effort," he said.
"You can only perform with the players around you doing well also and that is when you will succeed.
"If we take the lead I think we can hold it this time, especially at home.


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Memorial to a Friend
Picasso's Reading at a Table, 1934 at the Tate Gallery
In 1960 a major retrospective of Picasso paintings opened at the Tate Gallery. Organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain and curated by Picasso's friend and biographer, Roland Penrose. One of the works included was listed as Girl Writing, from 1934 (cat.136), now known as Reading at a Table.
Pablo Picasso, Reading at a Table, 1934, oil on canvas, 162.2 x 130.5 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Florene M. Schoenborn, in honour of William S. Lieberman, 1995
Whilst Reading at a Table is quite an important painting from this stage of Picasso's career, the centrepiece of Penrose's 1960 show was Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, 1907 (Cat.34), a large canvas that had already acquired almost legendary status in the history of modern art. Owned by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York since December 1937, this was only the second - and up to now, the last - time it was shown in London.
Such was Penrose's influence that he also managed to borrow ten important paintings, made between 1900 and 1909, from Hermitage Museum, Leningrad and the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, at a time when relations between the USSR and the West were notably frosty. This said, I believe that the inclusion of Reading at a Table was, in many ways, just as important for Penrose.
The painting had also been included in the landmark retrospective, "Picasso: 40 Years of his Art" at MoMA (15 November 1939 - 7 January 1940), where it was given the title Girl Reading. It was not illustrated in the accompanying book-length catalogue, although a photograph of it in situ in the exhibition exists in the MoMA archives.
Installation view of the exhibition, "Picasso: 40 Years of his Art", showing Girl Reading, 1934. Photographic Archive. The Museum of Modern Art Archives. IN91.14C
Girl Reading had been lent by the wealthy English collector and supporter of the arts, Peter Watson who had bought it, through Penrose, directly from the artist. Along with Penrose, Watson was one of the few Europeans prepared to allow significant work from their collections to make the treacherous journey to New York in the first months of the Second World War. The painting remained in storage at MoMA until 1945, when it was collected by Watson's sometime partner, Denham Fouts, who was at the time engaged in a characteristically tempestuous affair with the writer Christopher Isherwood. In September of that year Fouts made a written bequest, promising the painting to Isherwood in lieu of payment of financial debts he owed. As it was, Fouts sold it to a couple he met in Chicago, Samuel and Florene Marx in November. It remained in Florene's hands until she bequeathed it to its current owner, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in 1995 (see J. Dronfield and A. Clark: Queer Saint - the cultured life of Peter Watson, London, 2015).
Penrose and Watson were close friends for many years. Along with Anton Zwemmer, they were Directors (and the main financial backers) of the London Gallery until it was wound up in 1950. More importantly, they were founding members of the London Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA). Both worked passionately in the cause of establishing the new organisation, and both supported it with substantial injections of their own money. When Watson died in mysterious circumstances in 1956 he left quite a hole in the London art world, not least among a number of individual artists, including Francis Bacon and John Craxton, who had grown used to relying on his patronage.
By 1960, Reading at a Table was, of course, in the collection of Samuel and Florene Marx, whose ownership is credited in the catalogue. However, I believe that Penrose's decision to include this particular work, rather than any of the other twenty or so variations of this theme painted at that time, was to honour his late friend. Indeed, it is surely a sign that its inclusion was a kind of memorial to Peter Watson, private to Penrose, that it is one of only two images reproduced in colour in the catalogue accompanying the show (The Arts Council of Great Britain: Picasso, London: Lund Humphires, 1960). The other one is Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
Posted by Colin Rhodes at 16:46
Labels: Art Exhibitions, Art Criticism, Art Writing, Modern Art, MoMA, Painting, Peter Watson, Picasso, Roland Penrose, Tate Gallery
Antony Penrose said...
Thank you for this scholarly and appreciative acknowledgement of Peter Watson and my father Roland Penrose. It is satisfying to see them getting the attention they both deserve.
Colin Rhodes
Artist, writer, curator and educator. Long experience working in Higher Education and the Arts in the UK, Australia and China, including NFP sector. Currently Distinguished Professor at Hunan Normal University, China


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Presence of free gas on either radiographs or abdominal ultrasound. Free gas is most commonly found between the liver and diaphragm. It is important to remember though that there can be free gas remaining after a recent abdominal surgery for up to 30 days. Free gas occurs in septic peritonitis due to gas forming bacteria, penetrating wounds, or a rupture of a hollow viscous (such as the gastrointestinal tract).
Identifiable cause on a radiograph or an ultrasound such as a mass, abscess or foreign body.
Compare peripheral blood glucose (BG) and abdominal fluid glucose levels. In septic cases, fluid glucose is lower than blood glucose due to utilization by bacteria. A difference of 20 mg/dL (abdominal fluid being LOWER than peripheral) warrants exploratory surgery. The samples must be drawn concurrently and analyzed immediately on a blood chemistry analyzer. We do not recommend using Point of Care analyzers such as AlphaTRAK as they are subject to inaccuracies. Blood to fluid glucose (BFG) difference >20 mg/dL showed 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity in dogs, 86% sensitivity and 100% specificity in cats (Bonczynski 2003).
Compare peripheral lactate and abdominal fluid lactate levels. In septic cases, fluid lactate is higher than blood glucose due to production by bacteria. In pets with clinical signs of septic peritonitis, a difference of 2 mmol/L in Lactate (Abdominal fluid being HIGHER than peripheral lactate) warrants exploratory surgery with a sensitivity of 63% to 100% and a specificity of 100%. Lactates are NOT considered accurate in cats. (Bonczynski 2003, Levin 2004). If clinical signs are consistent with septic peritonitis and the lactate difference is >2 mmol/L, surgery should be recommended.
Additionally, elevated lactate levels in the abdominal fluid alone can indicate a septic peritonitis Lactate > 2.5 mmol/L had a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 91% in dogs. (Levin 2004).
Evaluation of abdominal fluid is important to diagnose septic peritonitis when abdominal fluid to peripheral blood glucose (BG) and/or abdominal fluid to peripheral lactates is not helpful or equivocal. Septic abdominal fluids generally have increased neutrophils and macrophages, neutrophil degeneration, and free or phagocytized bacteria. However, you do NOT need to document intra or extracellular bacteria in the abdominal fluid to commit to a recommendation for emergent surgical exploratory.
We hope these tips for diagnosing septic peritonitis in dogs & cats help you.


Owen Weatherly, 88, of Winder, died Saturday, May 31, 2008.
A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late John and Georgia Daniel Weatherly. He was a retired automotive mechanic and was a member of the Corinth United Methodist Church. Mr. Weatherly was preceded in death by his wife, Allie Mae Hogan Weatherly.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Frances W. and Reggie Norris, Winder; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Betty Weatherly, Jefferson; brother, John Daniel Wetherly, Winder; sisters, Elizabeth Holton, Franklin, Tenn., and Ann Michael, Gainesville; two grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 3, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Revs. Dave Staton and Ben Strength officiating. Burial will be in the Barrow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday, June 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Corinth United Methodist Church Transition Fund, 618 Corinth Church Rd., Winder, Ga. 30680.


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Celebrity replicas that even the most devoted fans could not tell apart
It turned out that many famous people, who are not related, have almost identical twins. Today's heroes were simply born that way, yet some people only wish to emulate their heroes. Unless someone simply tweaked their appearance, such as their hairstyle or clothing. Thanks to an Israeli who searches the globe for star twins and posts them on his social media account, this material is now a reality.
Similar to two Taylor Swifts
She resembles Margot Robbie a lot, but with bluer eyes
Additionally, if you dress up a double as a pirate, he will be an exact replica of Johnny Depp's former pirate persona.
Sonya Lovdan, a citizen of Copenhagen, resembles Maisie Williams the actress almost exactly.
Pablo Perillo, an actor from Argentina, not only resembles Bruce Willis but also unexpectedly had to take Bruce Willis' role in a commercial. Budapest was the location for the filming, but the celebrity had to be in New York.
And where is Jason Momoa?
Two lovely ladies, one of whom is Kate Winslet
Both the charmed men—George Clooney and a double—were enchanted.
The young woman takes pride in her similarity to Rihanna.
Just an amazing likeness, albeit of a different generation.
One of the images features Keanu Reeves, while the other features a double.
Both Mariah Carey images appear to be from separate eras.
Another copy of Angelina Jolie
The student acknowledges that she frequently gets autographs from people who mistake her for Emma Watson.
Kim Kardashian reportedly owns a copy.
The duplicate resembles Brad Pitt in his youth because he is younger than the actor.


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Begun as a story by story blog of my 'Journey Through the Whoniverse' (see my Starburst Magazine column for era by era updates) this is a Doctor Who review blog. If you haven't seen any of the stories then beware the dreaded SPOILERS. If you want detailed reviews this ain't the place. These are more spur of the moment instant judgements focusing on what gets my attention. I hope you like it.
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane
So, the last time we saw Sarah Jane Smith have her own spin-off was K9 & Company. That was back in 1981. Yet here we are in 2007 and Sarah Jane is back. This time with only a small appearance from K9. It says something about the character and Lis Sladen herself that a character who first appeared back in 1973 was able to kick off a series of her own decades later. How many TV characters can you say that about?
And Invasion of the Bane shows Torchwood how to spin-off properly. Perhaps because Torchwood got sucked into this 'adult theme' nonsense it struggled to find itself a tone that worked but The Sarah Jane Adventures hit the ground running.
This feels like Doctor Who, perhaps because it is aimed at children.* But there is more actual tension in this episode than in either Torchwood episode I've watched so far. Plus Samantha Bond's Mrs Wormwood is far more memorable and fun as a villain. Bond manages to avoid crossing the line into ham acting whilst still being a little larger than life. She's part of why the story works so damn well. And I love the confrontation between her and Sarah Jane as they do some polite but icey verbal fencing.
Also, The Sarah Jane Adventures feels 'real' in a way that Torchwood (so far) hasn't felt. It also feels very Russell T Davies. The first character we met is Maria Jackson (Yasmin Paige) a young girl moving into a new house after her parents split up. It's through her that we get to see Sarah Jane for the first time and get introduced to her life.
The whole story feels very Third Doctor. The Bane Mother isn't a million miles away from the Target book illustration of the Nestene in Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion. Aliens are trying to take over the world through a fizzy drink. What's more Doctor Who than that?
Indeed, what The Sarah Jane Adventures shows is that it is possible to have a female Doctor without scaring the pigeons.** Sarah's very Doctor-ish throughout this story. She's got her Sonic Lipstick, she warns the Bane that if they don't leave Earth she'll stop them and she thinks there should be another way. A way that doesn't involve going in 'all guns blazing'. The children - Maria, Kelsey (Porsha Lawrence Mavour) and Luke (Tommy Knight) - get to be the companions to Sarah Jane's Doctor.
Perhaps that's why it works? It is both new and comfortably familiar. And by Jove it is fun. Something that - so far - Torchwood hasn't been.
It isn't perfect. For example, Maria's mother, played by Juliet Cowan, is just a little too conveniently rude and thoughtless which just feels a bit wrong to me. But any criticism is just minor quibbling really.
There's a great set of scenes when after Luke, Kelsey and Maria have found Sarah Jane's ridiculously sized upstairs room we get a potted history of how Sarah Jane's come to be where she is and it is done both by the actors and by the camera scanning over pictures and drawings. We see a Dalek, the Brigadier and Harry. Sarah Jane's wistfulness about her time with the Doctor has an emotional heft that really hits home. It's brilliant work by Lis Sladen and the director Colin Teague.
But this is how to do a 'pilot' if that's what it was. It shakes Sarah Jane out of her 'I work alone' mentality, introduces us to the main characters and rolls along at a delightful pace.
I could waffle on for longer but this is a genuine joy.
*That's one for Professor Parry.
**I'm not sure that's the phrase but it's my blog and I'm sticking to it.
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Torchwood: Day One
Ah, Torchwood. A chance to explore more adult themes in the Doctor Who Universe and, of course, we get an alien high on orgasmic energy. Because sex is SO adult innit.
So, on Gwen's first day she screws up badly, releases an alien gas creature, which turns out to thrive on the energy of the male orgasm. Not the female orgasm. O no. There's no good reason for this that I can tell but I suppose I'd be foolish to ask for one. This is, after all, Torchwood.
I mean it always struck me that the male orgasm is a slightly less impressive thing than the female one but perhaps I'm looking at it from the wrong end so to speak. (Cough) Of course, to find out that the male orgasm is key we have to have a massive lesbian snogging scene between Gwen and the infected/occupied Carys, which goes on long enough for the Owen, Tosh and Captain Jack to have a bit of a perv.
This is pretty awful with exceptions. The key one being Sara Lloyd Gregory who does a stonking job as poor Carys who becomes the host for our Orgasmaterian - as I'm going to call it from this point forward, although Torchwood does a spectacular job of failing to keep her in captivity considering that neither she nor the Orgasmaterian is particularly a fighting creatures. Indeed, surely it is the very definition of a lover, not a fighter.
Indeed there's a spectacularly bad moment when - for no obvious reason - Carys grabs the severed hand* and Captain Jack immediately makes it obvious that this is an object he cares about deeply thus giving her all the leverage she needs to escape. It isn't The Barrowman's finest hour.
The other good thing in this story is Eve Myles even though Gwen does a lot of stupid things. There's some fine eye acting from her early in the episode when her error hits home. The rest of the team are still bedding in, although Owen (Burn Gorman) is clearly something of an unlikeable twat. Who thinks 'I'd shag you' is acceptable office banter as opposed to sexual harassment. But hey, it's Torchwood. Tosh (Naoko Mori) hasn't really had much to do so far but she's done what needs to be done as well as can be expected. She does a fine line is awkward, which I like.
Captain Jack is Captain Jack. The Barrowman is The Barrowman. I think, at this point, he's struggling to make the jump from Doctor Who sidekick to the lead on his own show but perhaps that will come as we move on.
Is there much else I can say about this?
It's not great and two episodes in you have to say that Torchwood is struggling to be something more than an adolescent male wet dream of what adult telly would be like.
Still. It could be worse.
*For those not in the Doctor Who loop this severed hand belongs to the Tenth Doctor. He had it cut off in The Christmas Invasion. You all knew that though.
PatientCenturion


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Christmas is all about family but that often means travel. We're fortunate enough to not have to travel across the country to be with our relatives but we do have to spend a few hours in the car.
Holiday travel is already difficult but with kids it can be downright brutal. We don't have DVD players or video games in the car so being prepared helps us to make our road trips tolerable and sometimes even fun!
Books: Even if the kids are too young to read, picture books or lift-the-flap books are perfect for entertaining them.
Crayons, coloring books and blank paper: This stuff alone generally keeps my kids busy for hours.
Travel games: Depending on their age, kids can play games like the license plate game (try to find license plates from as many states as possible), the alphabet game (find letters in the alphabet on signs or cars) or I Spy.
Navigation: Create a map for the kids to follow. Older children can follow along by identifying streets. For younger children, you can include landmarks they can find on the map.
I-Spy books or I-Spy bottles: I made my own I-Spy bottles with the kids. We had fun making them and they like playing with them in the car.
Busy books: You can make your own or buy some really fun ones on Etsy.com that allow kids to do fun activities like lace up shoes, create scenes with Velcro pieces or play magnetic games.
What tips or tricks do you have to make holiday travel with kids easier?


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Harvard Loves Free Speech
by David French
Some things are beyond parody or comment. Apparently, at Harvard, there is a move to ensure that comments from outside speakers are no longer "heteronormative" (implying that "standard sexual relationships are only between males and females"). The outrage was generated by the notorious cultural firebrand Jada Pinkett Smith, star of such films as Collateral, Matrix: Revolutions, Woo, and The Nutty Professor. Here's a summary from the Harvard Crimson:
After some students were offended by Jada Pinkett Smith's comments at Saturday's Cultural Rhythms show, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) and the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations have begun working together to increase sensitivity toward issues of sexuality at Harvard.
Students said that some of Pinkett Smith's remarks concerning appropriate gender roles were specific to heterosexual relationships.
In a press release circulated yesterday by the BGLTSA—and developed in coordination with the Foundation—the BGLTSA called for an apology from the Foundation and encouraged future discussion of the issue.
According to the Foundation's Student Advisory Committee (SAC) Co-Chair Yannis M. Paulus '05, the two groups have already planned concrete ways to address the concerns that Pinkett Smith's speech rose.
The BGLTSA release acknowledged that the Foundation was not responsible for Pinkett Smith's comments. But the Foundation has pledged to "take responsibility to inform future speakers that they will be speaking to an audience diverse in race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender and class," according to the release.
As long as we're piling on Smith, I hereby call on her to apologize for wasting her considerable acting talents on Matrix: Reloaded and Matrix: Revoloutions, two of the most disappointing sci-fi films of the last three decades.
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Mrs. Barringer has been teaching Improv since 2007 and Latin since 2012. She studied English and theater at Wheaton College. When she's not at the Greenhouse, you might find her drawing stick figures of Roman history, performing improvisational theater at Westside Improv, or reading stacks and stacks of books with her toddler. She attends Church of the Resurrection with her husband and son.
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A certified high school instructor with a BA in Spanish and a Masters in Liberal Arts, Mrs. Fischer has taught Spanish from entry level all the way up to AP at a variety of locations, including the University of Illinois and Wheeling and Buffalo Grove High Schools. While homeschooling her own five children, she taught Spanish classes out of her home for 8 years. When not in the classroom, Mrs. Fischer enjoys running, making road trips to visit her young adult children, and involving herself in a variety of leadership and teaching capacities at Highpoint Church in Naperville. She loves Jesus and delights in teaching anything, so the Greenhouse is a great fit.
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Bobby Pizazz Nashville singer/songwriter offers a variety of original tunage, with writing influences as varied as Hank Williams, Jim Croce and Earth Wind & Fire.
Says Bobby, "I have song in my soul, I have a story that must be told. As I write these songs I tell of life, and if you listen close, you will see, that this is not just my song, but ours in joy and strife. I'm a Music Story Teller a Song Man."
Bobby Pizazz, a life-long entertainer, made appearances on the nostalgic TNN (Nashville Network) American Magazine performing his self-penned favorite "Lost, Lonely, Feelin' Blue". To his credit he has worked behind the scenes, back stage and in the studio with a wide variety of major recording artists and independents.
The second of five children, Bobby Joe was born on December 3, in Flint, Michigan and earned his nickname after ad-libbing a song as a cheesy wedding gift, after his wallet was stolen and he had no other offering for the newlyweds. Interested in music since he was old enough to sneak his sibling's transistor radios out to the garage to listen to what he wanted, Pizzaz mowed lawns at a Propane gas bottling plant in Flint, at age 9, just to earn enough money to buy his first guitar.
Singing since age 6, he continued to perform locally, until he signed up before being drafted to serve in the Army, during Vietnam era 1970. After the service Bobby returned home, he traveled the country during his minstrel man phase, performing gospel in Shreveport LA, and Top-40 in South Dakota , Bluesy Pop in San Francisco and locally know as the "Clarkston Strolling Minstrel" in Michigan.
1970′s Bobby"s performances caught the attention of area promoter Jack Cracian, prompting the "All Blues" concert at Cleveland Ohio's Agora Ballroom . Pizazz performed with blues legends Robert Jr. Lockwood, Mary Martin and Jimmy Ley. Pizazz also organized, hosted and performed at a series of concerts called "Sequi Centennial Summer Concerts on the Lake". He was so well received that the Sunday paper "The Chronicle" featured him in a front page article. His own articles on songwriting often appeared in "The Songwriter".
In 1984, Pizazz and family moved to Nashville, and before the bags were unpacked, he had landed a role as an extra in the Patsy Cline biopic "Sweet Dreams" (where he spent most of his off-camera time staring at Jessica Lange). Bobby has also appeared as an extra in several music videos, ABC"s football commercial with Hank Williams Jr., and recently was an extra in "The Identical" movie scheduled to be released at the end of 2013, and has appeared as an extra in the TV Series "Nashville" 4 times in the first season. Bobby cut his first record with drummer Johnnie Sturdvant & John Rich in late 1985 "Lost Lonely Feelin' Blue."
In 1988, Bobby joined Hoffman & Lamb as a writer and cut many songs in 1987-1988. He also worked on the production of Voice of America", special projects. Bobby was involved as the promoter, but not credited on the production of The Voice of America Album with Bobby Ross. Don Hoffman Executive Producer, Bobby Ross Producer and Lead Vocals, Assoc. Producer Mike Stodolf , Dick Bradley Assoc. Producer and bass guitar, Eddie Bayers Drums, Michael Young Drums, Mark OConnor Fiddle, Mandolin and Mandola, Sonny Garrish Steel Guitar and Dobro, Bella Fleck Banjo, Terry Lee McMillan Harmonica, Tambourine, MX Sampler, Reggie Young Electric Guitar, Brent Rowan Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Willie Raisford Piano, Michael Spriggs Acoustic Guitar. Back Ground Vocals: John Terry Frost, Marie Chabot, Billy Dean, Donna Frost, Angela Relder, Stella Parton*. (*courtesy of Airbourne Records).
Warner Brothers wasn't too happy with Bobby for booking Mark O'Connor on "Crook and Chase" to represent "The Voice of America" Album. The Warner's Brother's rep was in the green room and the tv feed she saw had Mark O'Connor's Album Displayed. While 'Live on Air', Mark O'Connor held and talked about The Voice of America Album!
Bobby was Introduced to legendary Producer Scotty Turner in the later part 1989, who began shaping Bobby's vocals and image. "Robert Pizazz" appeared as a guest performer on TNN"s "American Magazine" at the request of producers Don Dishal and Allen Reed. Within in days after the last airing in May 1991 the music game changed, forever. Bobby had his whole tour project in the bag, including the funding and was even slated to appear on Johnny Carson 4 days after the program aired. Tragically, Bobby's career came to an abrupt stop when a backstage mishap left him with a broken neck. He returned to his home town to heal, where he drove his body to recover his playing and singing abilities. The goal return to Nashville!
In 2006, 15 years later, he began performing live shows again travelling all over mid-Michigan and Northern Ohio. His spontaneous segments of ad-lib, emotional delivery, and distinctive vocal style wins over even the most discerning of audiences. Bobby captivated the audience weekly at the Davison Hotel where "Bobby Pizazz & The RhythmTrain" made it's debut. Marc Dixon on Drums, DeWayne Morris on Bass, Dave Dube on Guitar, Sherman Mitchell Sax, Trombone and Flute, Joe Dudley on Sax, Randy Huston on Sax, Michael Shelata Keys, Annie Pizazz on Flute and Background Vocals. Then out at the White Horse Tavern Bobby Pizazz and The RhythmTrain band members , Marc Dixon and DeWayne Morris were replaced by John Dunn on Drums and Jay Funk on Bass.
In November 2007 Bobby Pizazz made a quiet entrance in Nashville taking on a networking administrator job. He began making the rounds, reacquainting himself with a 'Built Up' Nashville and a new music scene where he learned quickly that he had to "pay his dues" AGAIN and most important to "new arrivals" learn how to do "The Art of the Hang". Bobby's performances began making music waves and soon, old friends and acquaintances began to get in touch with him again.
Bobby is currently working with Producer T Jae Christian and Universal Sound Record's single release January 2013, "Roll the Windows Down Baby" charted Number 1 on CMG International Radio Country Charts in October 2013. "Roll the Windows Down Baby" written by Roy August, T Jae Christian and Bobby Pizazz" … Bobby partnered with Universal Sound Records just to get that "NASHVILLE SOUND" on his recordings.
Bobby is the Host of Give Me A Break Radio Hour, GMAB's Mission is to feature Singer/Songwriters and Artists who can have a stage to share their Music, Insights and Life Stories to a worldwide audience.
November 14, 2013 RhythmTrain Charted Number 1, two weeks in a row on CMG International Radio R&B/Jazz Charts. Other Charting Songs: July 2013 Real Country Japan Playlist Top 100 #57 "Roll The Windows Down Babe". April 2013 IBA Pop (Top 20) #9 "Hit & Run" and #17 "Finally This Time". November 2013 IBA R&B/Jazz (Top 20) #9 "Because Of You" #16 "Love Will Always Be". November 2013 IBA Euro Pop (Top 20) #14 "Hit & Run" #17 "Finally This Time"
This talented songman"s own repertoire of original compositions easily exceeds 1500 songs, comprised of a wide and varied range of styles – Jazzy, Bluesy, Rocky, Country Swing crossover .. and a style that can only be described as uniquely his own.
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