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Throughout the season, families and groups can enjoy a variety of wonderful Mesner puppet performances by the actors and actresses at the theater. During the show that we watched, there were two performers playing several different characters throughout the show (more on that in the back half of the video above). Performances take place during the week and on weekends so groups and families with children of all ages can enjoy the experience. After each performance, guests are invited to stick around and create puppets of their very own based on a character from the show.
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Do we give a shit about the world or not? About the human species or any others? About our own lives? Do we want to live in a disgusting hellpit – assuming we're capable of living at all, when this is done? The latest IPCC report on climate change is a real motherfucker. Forty years until all the coral reefs die, even if we start doing things right this instant. That's just one aspect of it.
The worst part is that we don't know what effects that level of environmental devastation will have. Everything is interlinked in ecology. The coral reefs alone dying out (surely there will be more direct damage besides that) could have a knock-on effect that kills almost all non-bacterial life in the ocean. That could happen.
And some of that life helps regulate global temperatures – photosynthetic algae and the like. So what if that stuff dies off and the rate of greenhouse gas build runs away, beyond expectation? We could already be a dead species walking. That's right. Even if we dropped everything right now and waged total war on climate change? It could already be too late. We could all fucking die over this.
I'd like to take a moment to thank the captains of industry and gold digging political bros for fucking our species to death for money. One love, baby. Capitalism is the only economic system that works with human nature. Human nature is to extinct itself like locusts gone wild, so, like, top marks my dudes.
What I'm here to say is this: We need to declare total war on climate change. In WWII we restructured our economy with fervor to meet the challenge of that time. Well the challenge now is, arguably, a lot more dire. Making "carbon markets" and all that kinda crap? Insufficient funds, man. It's time to go all out. Now.
It might be too late, but at least if you get on board with this, you can say you died fighting. Any of you captains of industry and pet politicians not on board? You're pissing on your own graves, fiddling while Rome burns. See how far that gets you.
REFUSE To Accept a Fascist America!
The words below are from Sunsara Taylor, at refusefascism.org, calling for a month of protests against the actions of the developing fascism in the United States. It's past time to organize a resistance.
Add your name to the list of dissenters.
Donate to activist organizations.
Contact your representatives and express your concerns.
State your refusal to accept fascism on social media.
Organize locally. Plan a protest.
Participate in protests in your area.
In the Name of Humanity,
We REFUSE To Accept a Fascist America!
Donald Trump, the President-elect, is assembling a regime of grave danger. Millions of people in the US and around the world are filled with deep anxiety, fear, and disgust. Our anguish is right and just. Our anger must now become massive resistance – before Donald Trump is inaugurated and has the full reins of power in his hands.
Should we fail to rise with determination and daring in our millions now to stop this, the consequences for humanity will be disastrous. We, the undersigned, know in the depths of our beings, the catastrophe that will befall the people of the world should the Trump/Pence regime assume full power.
We therefore CALL FOR A MONTH OF RESISTANCE beginning on December 19th, reaching a crescendo by the January 20th 2017 Inauguration.
Our resistance must spread rapidly to every sphere and every corner of the country. Because we refuse to accept a fascist America, millions must rise up in a resistance with a deep determination such that we create a political crisis that prevents the TRUMP/PENCE fascist regime from consolidating its hold on the governance of society.
The Presidency of Donald Trump is illegitimate.
Donald Trump did not win the popular vote. Not even close, he lost by 2.5 million votes.
He won the Electoral College – an institution set up in 1787 to protect slavery. This legacy of the most brutal oppression of Black people has become the means that enabled the election of Trump and Pence.
More fundamentally, it is the fascist character of the Trump/Pence regime and what they are planning to do which renders it illegitimate and an immoral peril to the future of humanity and the earth itself.
Under the slogan "Make America Great Again," Donald Trump has viciously attacked Mexicans and Muslims, threatening to register and deport millions, closing borders. He incites fear and hate of all who are "different" – nationalities, religions, or gender. He crudely demeans and degrades women, openly boasting about molesting them. He champions white supremacy and whips up a racist lynch-mob mentality. Trump has mocked the disabled. He is a bellicose militarist, who threatens to use nuclear weapons. He openly advocates war crimes — including torture. He vows to pack the Supreme Court with justices who will take away the right to abortion and gay rights. He denies science – calling climate change a hoax and will wreak devastation on the environment. He has attacked and threatened the press and stirred up his supporters to do the same. He has threatened to strip citizenship for constitutionally protected dissent. Trump has utter contempt for facts and the truth, and consistently lies to advance his agenda. As for the rule of law, Trump went so far as to openly threaten his opponent, Hillary Clinton, not only with jail, but even assassination. By any definition, Donald Trump is a fascist. He has put together a regime who will carry out this program, and worse.
This is fascism and it is a very serious thing. It has direction and momentum that must be stopped before it becomes too late.
Fascism foments and relies on xenophobic nationalism, racism, misogyny, and the aggressive re-institution of oppressive "traditional values." Fascism feeds on and encourages the threat and use of violence to build a movement and come to power. Fascism, once in power, essentially eliminates traditional democratic rights. Fascism attacks, jails, even executes its opponents, and launches violent mob attacks on "minorities." In Nazi Germany in the 1930s and '40s, fascism did all these things. This is where this can go. And yes, Hitler himself could "talk graciously" when he felt it would serve his interests and lull his opponents.
In the world today, shockwaves reverberate. Over decades in the U.S. virulent movements of white supremacy and anti-immigrant hysteria have gained momentum. A narrow, intolerant, and political form of Christian fundamentalism has been brought into government and policy at all levels. The Trump/Pence cabinet and judiciary will coalesce all of this and worse with horrific consequences at the highest level of power. No election, whether fair or fraudulent, should legitimize this. "Reaching across the aisle" only legitimizes that which is illegitimate.
If you work with fascists you normalize the road to horror. You cannot try to "wait things out." Those who lived through Nazi Germany and sat on the sidelines, looking on as Hitler demonized, criminalized, and eventually rounded up one group after another, became shameful collaborators with monstrous crimes. Don't Conciliate…Don't Accommodate…Don't Collaborate!
The Trump Regime Must and Can Be Stopped Before It Starts!
This is not wishful thinking but could be made a reality if all who hate what is represented by this fascist regime translate our outrage into massive mobilization to create the political conditions which make this possible. We are millions. Our only recourse now is to act together outside normal channels. Every faction within the established power structure must be forced to respond to what we do – creating a situation where the Trump/Pence regime is prevented from ruling.
We call on each and every one who opposes what this regime stands for, and what it will do, to take part in and actively build, this resistance and refusal. Organize. Plan. Act.
The Month of Resistance
Starting 12/19/16, it begins – the day the Electoral College meets to vote in each state: hold a press conference or a protest. Starting now, distribute this Call everywhere and on social media, host house meetings, fundraising events concerts and forums. Everywhere step up the resistance: walkouts from schools and work, protests against attacks and threats on Muslims, women, people of color, LBGT people – all linked to the objective of Stopping the Trump/Pence regime. The struggle must grow.
On MLK weekend, there needs to be massive demonstrations of many thousands in key cities, including Washington. D.C., that grow to millions over the next week, protests that don't stop . . . where people refuse to leave and more and more people stand up with conviction and courage demanding:
NO! We Refuse to Accept a Fascist America!
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Welcome to the Resistance
Freethought Resistance is a new group blog for FtB. Many of us are horrified at the current turn of events in the United States: the rise of the contemptible alt-right, police violence, institutionalized misogyny, demented right-wing militias, the abuse of water protectors in the name of oil interests, theocratic thugs generating growing opposition to the legitimate rights of GLBTQ individuals, and in general, rising intolerance. To cap it all off, we now have a president-elect who is corrupt, treasonous, and incompetent, who is stocking important offices in government with individuals with a long history of opposing the goals of those offices, and who are often grossly unqualified and incompetent themselves.
We oppose this wholesale destruction of democratic values and the equality and liberty of American citizens. To that end, we've created this blog to specifically express our outrage with the current intolerable state of affairs.
The purpose of this blog is:
To report on and document abuses and criminal activities of the right wing and theocratic zealots;
To express our own opposition to these acts;
To promote activism;
To provide information about opportunities for activism;
To provide an online rallying point for opposition to the illegitimate government of the United States.
Multiple bloggers from various sites on FtB will be contributing to this blog. We will also consider guest posts from other parties. If interested, send submissions to your favorite blogger with a request for consideration for posting on Freethought Resistance.

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5 Questions With... Peter Harness (Writer)
Ahead of tonight's episode of Doctor Who, DWO interviewed Writer, Peter Harness, who penned this season's Zygon two-parter: 9.7: The Zygon Invasion & 9.8: The Zygon Inversion.
What was your earliest memory of Doctor Who?
My earliest memory of Doctor Who is "Destiny of the Daleks", when I would've been three years old - which, in retrospect, strikes me as being a bit young for it! I remember a lot about the opening episode of that series, so it must've had quite an effect on me. The slaves, the rockfalls, Davros coming back to life. I still find it all a bit scary now. And I remember bits and pieces from every Doctor Who story since.
Do you have a particular favourite episode from the Classic Series and the New Series?
It's very hard to say, really. I think we all have personal favourites which we turn to, for various reasons, ahead of the real classics. And for me, they can vary depending on which mood I'm in. Having said that, I love "State of Decay" pretty faithfully. "Seeds of Doom", maybe. "Kinda". Don't get me started, basically. We could be here all day. …As far as the new series goes, um - I'm a sucker for the Eccleston series, and I love Peter Capaldi's first series, so take your pick from in amongst those.
Your Series 9 two-parter was quite epic in terms of story, setting and pace. It has arguably one of the best cliffhangers we've had to date for Capaldi's Doctor, and we once again have another example of just how successful the Zygons are as a Doctor Who villain. As a writer, how difficult was it to get the right balance, and what was the hardest part to write of the entire story?
Well, it was a tough one to write. But they all are, usually for completely different reasons. I think the hardest part of the Zygon story was working out how to present the world of it in a coherent and interesting way. There were so many different ways for the story to go, and such a lot of backstory that I came up with and is never shown on screen (like how the Zygons were resettled, why Bonnie is called Bonnie, what really happened with the murders in Truth or Consequences, and - here's one out of left field - how Courtney from "Kill The Moon" ends up as President of the USA), that it was hard to sift through all of that and streamline it into the narrative that you see on screen. But that's how I like to do things - I like to play around, and explore the world and the characters, and their various possibilities, before I settle on what I think's the best way of getting them through the plot. I think the hardest part to write was the concluding part, mainly, again, because there were so many different ways the story could have gone. I like what we settled on, though, although it hasn't come out yet, and I'm still very nervous.
Can we expect to see you writing for Series 10, and if so, can you give us any (spoiler-free) teasers as to what we might expect? Do you have any upcoming TV projects we can look forward to?
Hah! Well, I would love to write for series 10. And they know I'll always do a Doctor Who, whether I have the time for it or not. So we'll see. …As far as upcoming projects, there's the final series of Wallander coming up, which I wrote and showran. I think there's some lovely, sad stuff in there. But otherwise, I'm just going to get my head down and crack on with a couple of different things I've got in the pipeline. An adaptation or two, maybe, and a bit of original stuff at last. But as usual with these things, I'm not allowed to say very much.
If you could take a round trip in the TARDIS, anywhere in time and space, where would you go and why?
I think I'd be rather afraid to go into the future, because I'm a bit of a pessimist. But I'd probably get drunk one evening and decide to go and look at how things turned out, in the hope that things work out okay.
+ 9.8: The Zygon Inversion airs Tonight at 8:00pm on BBC One.
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9.8: The Zygon Inversion - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-Free preview of episode 9.8: The Zygon Inversion:
There's always a worry in the back of your mind with a two-part story; will the second half live up to the promise of the first? It's fair to say that last week's The Zygon Invasion was met with near universal praise, and we're glad to say that The Zygon Inversion doesn't… um… invert that.
If last week's episode was all about showing us the action of the Zygon revolution, with lots of death and destruction, this week focuses more on the individuals caught in the crossfire. We get to see some very real arguments both for an against the Zygon cause, and they come from a range of sources. People complaining that the Doctor keeps bringing up the 'good' Zygons without presenting any as evidence should be pleased to find that we get to check in with some of the less extreme viewpoints of our alien neighbours.
Peter Harness has crafted a story in these two episodes that follows in the footsteps of a great Doctor Who tradition; shining a light on current political issues, and refracting them through the eyes of the Doctor and those who travel with them. Many recent events are touched upon in this week's episode, and it's fair to say that it's presented as a balanced view, giving us one of the finest scripts to come out of the programme for a very long time. In many ways, this feels like a throwback to the Russell T. Davies era of the programme, with a large-scale alien threat to modern-day Earth, yet with characters put front and centre against that backdrop of the end of the world.
It's held up by some fantastic central performances at the heart of the story. Peter Capaldi gets what many seem to be describing as his 'Doctor moment', in a scene that really opens up the part for him, and allows him the chance to show us what he's made of. It's perhaps the most emotion that this incarnation has been allowed to show to date, and it's because of that the the entire sequence is very moving and very raw. Praise should also be given to Jenna Coleman, who manages to make her Zygon duplicate a distinct enough character in their own right, to the point that on a second watch, I completely forgot she was even a regular - it's one of the finest guest turns we've seen in a while!
And then, of course, you've got the fate of the Osgoods, but did you ever really think it was going to be that simple?
1) "We will die in the fire instead of living in chains"
2) We find out the names of two important characters.
3)"Nobody wins for long"
4) Count your Osgoods.
5) This is toothpaste.
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9.7: The Zygon Invasion - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-Free Preview of Episode 9.7: The Zygon Invasion;
2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the Zygons, who first appeared alongside the Fourth Doctor in 1975's Terror Of The Zygons, the opener to the programme's original 13th season. They've long been considered one of the best monsters to have appeared in Doctor Who, thanks in no small part to a gorgeous design, and were chosen to make their big return to the Doctor's world as part of the programme's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2013. Now they're back to celebrate their own anniversary, and they're going about it in style.
The Zygon Invasion, along with next week's instalment The Zygon Inversion, is the latest in this year's abundance of two-part stories, and it amply proves just why it needs the extra running time. The Zygons here aren't simply confined to Scotland, or London, or Elizabethan England, but are taking up arms on a truly global scale, with our various heroes - among them, the return of the current 'UNIT family' of Kate Stewart and Osgood - are scattered from London, to Mexico, and beyond as they try to avert a 'nightmare scenario' of humans and Zygons failing to live alongside each other in perfect harmony.
The 50th anniversary special The Day Of The Doctor left us with something of a loose thread - a room full of Humans (who couldn't remember that they were Humans) and Zygons (who, equally, couldn't remember they were Zygons) trying to come up with a diplomatic way of sharing the Earth between them. In amongst rewriting the history of the Time War and beetling about between different time zones, three Doctors were able to manoeuvre the pieces into place for this peace treaty to be signed. This episode very much picks up on that thread and shows us where the story goes next.
It's framed with some truly lovely direction from Daniel Nettheim, giving each location a unique feel, and told through a glorious script by writer Peter Harness. He's cooked up a story which takes this classic monster and reimagines it for the world of four decades later. Everything that was scary about the Zygons in 1975 has been pushed and twisted to make them one of the programmes scariest foes, with abilities that seem impossible to beat. Think about everyone you've ever loved, and then ask yourself if they're really who you think they are?
1) "This is Clara Oswald. I'm probably on the tube, or in outer space. Leave a message!"
2) Pray you never need The Osgood Box.
3)"You operate it by titivating the fronds…"
4) Truth or Consequences.
5) The Zygons have evolved.
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5 Questions With... Rufus Hound (Sam Swift in 'The Woman Who Lived')
Ahead of tomorrow's episode of Doctor Who, DWO interviewed Actor, Rufus Hound, who plays highwayman, Sam Swift in '9.6: The Woman Who Lived'.
To be honest my earliest memory was probably seeing Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor and being thoroughly confused by the whole thing. Sophie Aldred as Ace though. I do remember that - but for entirely different reasons...
Do you have a particular favourite episode of the Classic Series / New Series - or both?
I only really came to DW because of Russell T Davies. I was an enormous fan of 'Bob and Rose', and 'The Second Coming' is probably my favourite TV drama of all time. So, even though I've now seen a few of the o̶l̶d̶ Classic episodes, I haven't seen enough of them to really 'have a favourite'. I do love Troughton as The Doctor though, more than the episodes I've seen him in (if that makes any kind of sense).
From the new series, Silence in the Library / Forest of The Dead take some beating, frankly. The Doctors Wife was incredibly good too, mainly for Suranne Jones' completely wonderful performance as The TARDIS and Gaiman's writing.
Your character, Sam Swift, was quite honestly one of the best guest cast members we have seen for a while. How was it combing your comedic skills with a TV show you have known and loved for so long, and was there ever an element of 'OH MY GOD I'M IN DOCTOR WHO'!?
Christ - this answer is going to be long! Well, once I started to focus on being an actor (I haven't done any stand-up now for about four years) my agent asked me "Where are we going with this?" I only gave one answer. "Doctor Who." I realised that if I was going to do this as a career, then I wanted to be a part of the stories I most like being told. Top of the list, therefore, was DW.
So, various attempts to be seen for the show ensued, without much success. However, I then landed a role in Russell T Davies' 'Cucumber', which was cast by the same man that casts Doctor Who - Andy Pryor.
The day after my episode of 'Cucumber' was broadcast, I got a call from Andy saying that he'd insisted that the top brass on DW watched my episode and that he'd had a call first thing that morning saying 'Offer him Sam Swift.' I was in a car park at the time and just started running around in a circle, whooping.
I got emailed the script that afternoon, and it honestly felt like he'd had been written for just me. He's a swaggering, joke-telling bloke who isn't as smart as he thinks he is. Reading the scenes that he was in, seeing the relationship he'd have with The Doctor... I was vibrating.
My first day of filming, I was trying to act all cool, but then, in the first take, Peter Capaldi turned to me and delivered my cue and I just kind of lost it. In my head I realised "I'M TALKING TO THE ACTUAL BLOODY DOCTOR!!! ME!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!" It flipped me out a bit. Haha.
We're soon going to be able to see you in 'Beautiful Devils', based on Shakespeare's 'Othello'. What can you tell us about your character Archie Hoffman, and what to expect from the movie?
I haven't seen any of it yet, but there are some brilliant people involved in making it, so fingers crossed. What was interesting to me was that by saying 'It's based on Othello', you immediately have a license to look at race/youth/hope/jealousy with an honesty that would feel overblown if you sat down and wrote it from scratch.
The movie takes Othello as a musical prodigy, the songwriter in a hot band. When they get signed, the record label exec - Archie Hoffman - sacks Iago and thus, out of jealousy for the band's success Iago decides to tear it all down. I shot about five days on it, and the cast are all fairly young, but there's some brilliance in all of them. Hopefully, it'll be ace.
I'd zip forward into the casting office of the next series of Doctor Who and spray-paint SAM SWIFT on the board marked 'NEW COMPANIONS'
+ 9.6: The Woman Who Lived airs on Saturday 24th October at 8:20pm on BBC One.
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9.6: The Woman Who Lived - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-Free Preview of Episode 9.6: The Woman Who Lived:
When the Doctor tried to wait around on Earth in 2012's The Power of Three, he managed to last about three hours before getting bored and feeling the need to whizz back off into time and space. He's over 2000 years old, but he fills his time with adventures and monsters and being really sort of marvellous. Imagine, though, being immortal and stuck on Earth permanently. Watching the world around you evolve and change, wither and die and flux... While you just stay still at the heart of it all.
That's very much the position in which we find Maisie Williams in The Woman Who Lived. When we left her last Saturday, she'd been an integral part of saving the day - and she'd given her life in the process. Brought back with some handy alien tech and made immortal, she was left behind while the Doctor swanned back off into time and space. A couple of days stuck in one Viking village was more than enough for him.
This week's story throws the Doctor back in to the world of the girl he left behind, and forces him to acknowledge that he doesn't always make the right decisions. Separated from Clara for much of the episode, the Doctor is forced to team up with the immortal girl on the hunt for a dangerous alien artefact, and despite all the running and robbing, the hanging and the fire-breathing cats, there's a very human story here between two people who are so close but so far from being a part of the species.
Perhaps less about action and monsters than last week's episode (and even there they weren't particularly at the forefront), The Woman Who Lived manages to walk the line well between some laugh-out-loud humour and some real, serious emotion. There's a lot of deep ideas buried away in the library here, and finding out first hand what it's like to live for so long is perhaps one of the saddest things the programme has presented us with for some time.
If there's a standout in the episode, though, it's not in the emotional exploration of an eternal life - but rather in Rufus Hound's turn as the highwayman Sam Swift. There's often a bit of discussion generated around casting comedians in the series, but this is a character who simply couldn't be brought to life by anyone without the superb comic timing Hound brings to the part. It's safe to say that he's rocketed up the list of people we'd like the Doctor to bump into again!
1) "Don't mind me, I'm just passing through like fish in the night…"
2) You can't just rip out the painful memories.
3) "How many Clara's have you lost?"
4) The Doctor has been checking in on Maisie's character…
5) "This is banter. I'm against banter."
[Sources: Doctor Who Online, Will Brooks]
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9.5: The Girl Who Died - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-Free Preview of Episode 9.5: The Girl Who Died:
For the first time since Doctor Who's return to TV in 2005, the opening four episodes have given us two consecutive two-parters. But Steven Moffat implied that this year it wouldn't be entirely clear what constitutes a 'two part story', and it seems that in making such a statement, he was talking about this week's episode The Girl Who Died and next week's, The Woman Who Lived. The titles seem to link up in the same way that the couple we've had so far this year did, and they both share Maisie Williams as a cast member (but not necessarily as the same person), but the similarities stop there. This week's episode is very much its own self-contained story, pitting the Doctor against vikings again for the first time on television in half a century.
Every week we spend our time in these previews praising the likes of Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, so you can simply take it as read that the pair shine again in this episode. The Doctor and Clara continue to share a relationship matched only by the likes of Baker and Sladen, or McCoy and Aldred. Instead, we want to shine some light on another key component to the programme; series' composer Murray Gold. Gold has provided the scores for Doctor Who since its revival, and seems to come alive especially in this episode, with a fantastic score that really stands out among his best.
It certainly helps to compliment the work of director Ed Bazzalgette, making his debut on the programme with this episode. As you'd expect by now, the historical locations look beautiful and manage to carry their own distinct flavour within the series - we're as different in style and tone this week compared to last as you can imagine, and it works in the story's favour. After a couple of episodes tamely trapped in tight claustrophobic corridors and gloomy overcast Scottish villages, we're now somewhere bright and colourful and open.
The script helps to ring the changes, too, injecting even more humour into proceedings. The Twelfth Doctor continues to develop a fine streak in comedy, and watching him try to overcome all his hesitations about helping this village in a war against the universe manages to walk the line between the deep-rooted caring that even this coldest of incarnations has while also being laugh-out-loud funny in places.
And as if that wasn't enough, there's even some answers to a question that's been plaguing fans for a couple of years, now…
1) "I'm not the police. That's just what it says on the box."
2) When leaving the Spider Mines, make sure you've not picked up any 'hitch-hikers'…
3) "Pick a direction. Fly like a bird."
4) The Doctor can still speak 'Baby'.
5) "I know where I got this ____, and I know what it's for!"
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9.4: Before The Flood - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-free preview of Episode 9.4: Before The Flood:
What a cliffhanger to leave us on! The Doctor trapped in the Dalek city with both his friends exterminated is one thing, but heading back in time and then appearing in the present as a ghost... That's something else.
'Before the Flood' acts as a nice counterpoint to last week's episode, wisely moving from the tight, claustrophobic confines of the underwater base and instead shifts part of the action to the village outside during the 1980s. There's something fun about watching all the pieces from last week's episode fall into place, and it's a tale perfectly suited to Doctor Who. There's moments reminiscent of 'Father's Day', or 'Harry Potter', as the Doctor and his makeshift TARDIS crew work to put everything in place and attempt to save the future.
Such a set-up also gives us the perfect example of how 'time can be rewritten', with events in the past directly taking an impact on the future, meaning that neither time zone is ever safe for long. Even in a lovely desolate location, you can still feel the creep of the oncoming threat - just as tense as last week in its own way.
As usual, you can take it as read that Peter Capaldi shines through this episode, especially in an opening scene reminiscent of last year's Listen, in which we're given a glimpse into the way the Doctor thinks, and an even clearer window into what it's like to be a companion aboard the TARDIS. It's perhaps the crowning glory of a brilliant script by Toby Whithouse, with every line of this scene in particular crafted to sound just right coming from Capaldi's mouth. It also gives the Twelfth Doctor the chance to do something that none of the previous incarnations have done... Here at Doctor Who Online, we're not ashamed to say that we've worn out our preview tape by watching these opening few minutes over and over.
The two-parter format which is prevalent this season really shows its strength across this story, with much more time given over to building the individual guest characters. Splitting them apart in this episode only serves to shine the spotlight on each character in turn. While those traveling alongside the Doctor are reduced to being stand in companions (though still given the chance to show their skills and offer their advice), it's really in pairing Sophie Stone's Cass and Zaqi Ismail's Lunn with Clara that we find the real meat. Watching Clara's transformation into someone who understands the way the Doctor operates and isn't afraid to do the same has been a key point since last series, and this episode really backs Clara to the wall. The Doctor sometimes has to be cruel to be kind, as it were, but the question remains; does Clara have what it takes to be the Doctor, once he's been turned into a murderous ghost?
1) 'There's this man who has a time machine. Up and down history he goes, zip zip zip zip zip...'
2) Beethoven is a bit intense. And he loves an arm wrestle.
3) Who is the 'Minister of War'?
4) 'Here. Now. This is where your story ends.'
5) A new theme tune!
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9.3: Under The Lake - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-free preview of Episode 9.3: Under The Lake:
Having kicked off Series Nine with two weeks of Dalek action, gorging us with Daleks from all eras, Davros, Missy, UNIT, Skaro, and everything else, you might wonder just how the series plans to ramp it up from there. The usual format is to start small and then build week-on-week until you're given a feast of those proportions in the series finale, enough to keep you happy during the long break between seasons. When you start the year on such a high, it's tricky to top it.
Cleverly, the team haven't tried to top all of that with this week's episode. It sees the return of that Doctor Who staple, the 'Base Under Siege', presents us with a claustrophobic setting and a finite cast, and let's us take a moment to breathe.
That's probably the best way to describe Under The Lake - after two packed weeks, with more and more elements being presented to us with every twist and turn, this story allows us to catch our breath for a moment, and really get our teeth into a proper mystery. The Doctor and Clara have arrived at an underwater base in Caithness, Scotland, 2119, where the research crew have discovered an in identified craft on the lakebed. The remote location feels all the more isolated when the crew start being picked off one by one, and return from the dead to take out their former colleagues.
In the past, Doctor Who has always taken a fairly firm line when it comes to supernatural elements such as ghosts; there's always a scientific explanation behind these things. It's rather brilliant, then, to see the Doctor so thrilled by the prospect that he might have been wrong all along, and that death really is just the start of a new adventure. Once again, Peter Capaldi simply shines in the lead role. His incarnation of the Time Lord has struck the perfect balance this year, between a man who can be jolly and frivolous, and yet being totally oblivious to the people around him, and their feelings. Jenna Coleman's Clara is, therefore, totally perfect for him - their relationship really is best summed up by paraphrasing last year's Into the Dalek; she cares so he doesn't have to. Watching them bounce off each other here is a real joy, especially when they're allowed to share some quiet moments alone, and in years to come I think they're going to be looked on as a real golden pairing, in the same way as Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, or Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred are now - a Doctor and Companion totally made for each other.
It's not just our regulars who shine in this episode, though. The small crew of the base all have their own distinct personalities and characteristics. Writer Toby Whithouse has clearly spent time thinking each character through, and ensuring that they're always true to form, so that even those who perhaps don't make it out of this episode feel fleshed-out. Perhaps the best example comes in the form of the base's deaf surrogate leader Cass (Sophie Stone) and her sign language interpreter Lunn (Zaqi Ismail). Though Lunn spends much of his time translating for us (and the Doctor - he doesn't do sign language in this incarnation, but he can do semaphore, if you've some flags to hand), he still has his own distinct personality which shines through.
A strong start to our second two-parter of the year, and with enough intriguing mysteries left to keep you glued next week...
1) 'Keep calm, Doctor. You were like this when you met Shirley Bassey...'
2) Spaceship, or prototype weapon?'
3) The return of a Matt Smith-era alien.
4) 'It was my fault. I should have known you didn't live in Aberdeen'
5) 'Was it something she said? She does that. She once had an argument with Gandhi.'
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9.2: The Witch's Familiar - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-free preview of Episode 9.2: The Witch's Familiar:
The Doctor's trapped - a prisoner of Davros in the city of the Daleks. His two best friends in all time and space - Missy and Clara - have both perished in the cold blast of exterminations, and the TARDIS has been destroyed. As first adventures of a new series go, the Doctor's not having a particularly good day, is he?
If you think that the series is going to go easy on us after that opening, though, you'd be wrong. The Witch's Familiar continues to take the knife and twist it in the Doctor ever further, playing on his grief over abandoning the child Davros out on the battlefields of Skaro, and using his compassion to engineer possibly the biggest mistake the Time Lord has ever made.
As with the first episode of this story, it's tricky to tell you very much without giving the game away. You don't want to know how the Doctor escapes Davros' clutches (though trust us when we say it is brilliant - even if Davros might struggle to see the funny side), or what lurks in the sewers beneath the Dalek City, biding time until revenge can be enacted. It's another episode which works all the better simply if you watch the doors in the city slide slowly open on each revelation.
What we can say is just how brilliant it is to have Julian Bleach back as Davros once again. Whereas The Magician's Apprentice confined him to a deathbed, this episode gives him a chance to really *live* again, and there's some lovely flashes of the mania he displayed back in Journey's End. There's very few privileges in Doctor Who greater than watching Peter Capaldi's Doctor and Davros slowly counter each other, playing a great game of chess with the Daleks, and ancient Time Lord secrets, as the pieces. It's quite easy to believe with this pair that they could have, in another life, been the very best of friends, and it's great to see them given so much screen time.
Also given a turn in the spotlight this week are the classic Daleks. Fans who were disappointed when 2012's Asylum of the Daleks left them as largely background cameos will no doubt be far happier with this - even the Special Weapons Dalek gets a chance to shout a bit! How very Dalek!
1) A character gets to pay homage to a sequence from the very first Dalek story from 1963.
2) Why did the Doctor *really* leave Gallifrey, all those centuries ago?
3) 'Where did he get the tea? I'm the Doctor. Just accept it.'
4) How does the Doctor always manage to win?
5) Mercy.
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Jenna Coleman Leaving Doctor Who This Season
The BBC has now officially confirmed that Jenna Coleman will be leaving Doctor Who at some point during Series 9.
Below is the official line from the BBC:
"However, it's not been revealed exactly when Clara leaves and the question many are already asking is how will she part company with the Doctor?
Jenna Coleman made her Doctor Who debut on 1 September, 2012 as Oswin Oswald in Asylum of the Daleks. She returned on Christmas Day of that year, playing Clara and remained with the Eleventh Doctor from the following episode, The Bells of Saint John, onwards. She stayed on board the TARDIS for all of Peter Capaldi's episodes to date and after filming for the last series finished, Peter commented, 'Jenna has been absolutely brilliant. I think she's wonderful in the show, and she's my favourite companion.'
But Series 9 sees the Impossible Girl's departure although the how, why and when are all questions we'll have to watch the new adventures to find out…"
Earlier this week, The Mirror reported that Jenna has filmed her final scenes, and that they will be in the Christmas special.
+ Series 9 of Doctor Who airs this Saturday at 7:40pm on BBC One.
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UNCONFIRMED REPORTS: Jenna Coleman To Leave Doctor Who At Christmas
BBC News have posted a news item, stemming from an original story by The Mirror that Jenna Coleman will leave Doctor Who this Christmas.
The report, which has yet to be confirmed by the BBC, states that Coleman has quit the role after landing a major role as Queen Victoria, in a £10Million drama for ITV.
It goes on to state that Coleman has already filmed her final scenes for the as-yet Untitled 2015 Doctor Who Christmas Special.
The news may very well be true, and the timing would certainly be the expected stepping off point for Clara, but until the BBC have confirmed it, it's important to remember these are still just rumours.
[Source: BBC News]
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Doctor Who: Series 9 - Prologue Video
The BBC have released a prologue to Series 9 of Doctor Who, which was revealed exclusively on the BBC Doctor Who website.
The prologue, which is not to be confused with 'The Doctor's Meditation' (another prologue, exclusively for US cinema goers), shows The Doctor on the planet Karn, speaking with Sisterhood Of Karn leader, Ohila. The pair discuss the return of an old enemy who has summoned The Doctor.
The prologue can be viewed in the player, below:
+ Series 9 of Doctor Who will air on 19th September at 7:40pm.
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9.1: The Magician's Apprentice - DWO Spoiler Free Preview
DWO's Spoiler-free preview of Episode 9.1: The Magician's Apprentice:
He's back, and it's about time (etc…)!
Doesn't it seem strange to think that a little over a year ago, we had yet to see Peter Capaldi in a full episode of Doctor Who? He'd taken a dislike to his kidneys, managed to crash the TARDIS, and showed up alongside his other selves as the Time War came to a climax, but he still wasn't quite the Doctor. Not yet. Fast forward thirteen months and we're about to dive into another twelve weeks alongside this incarnation of the Time Lord, traversing time and space in his second series in the role.
It's perhaps the highest compliment that I can give to say that Capaldi isn't even trying in this episode. He simply walks through every scene as himself… and is so completely the Doctor in doing so. Having spent a bit of time in this new body, the Doctor seems to have relaxed a bit - this is much more the Doctor of Last Christmas than Into the Dalek - but he's still got a slightly darker side, and isn't afraid of making decisions that previous incarnations would have balked at. It's nice to see a character who's slightly more at ease with himself, but people fearing that the Doctor would simply be softened up this year needn't worry.
Of course, every great Doctor needs a great arch-enemy, and Michelle Gomez's incarnation of the Master - Missy - simply goes from strength to strength. She takes a prominent role in this episode alongside Jenna Coleman's Clara, as they search for the missing Doctor having received his last will and testament in the form of a 'Confession Dial' sent to his closest friend on the eve of his final day.
There's very little that we can actually tell you about this episode while still remaining spoiler-free, but perhaps that's a good thing - this is an episode which really does work best if you've no clue what's about to come. Every time you think you've had the final big surprise, or the last big reveal, there's another one along to keep you glued to the action. Seriously, try to avoid the spoilers, the cryptic hints about what's to come and what's going on. What the Doctor's done and who's hunting him down as a result of it… they'll be all the greater coming fresh.
In many ways, The Magician's Apprentice feels more like a season finale than it does an opener. The stakes are high, there's cameos for many people and places from across the Doctor's previous adventures in a manner resembling The Pandorica Opens or The Wedding of River Song, and they're really going for broke in the drama department. As a hook to the new run of adventures, Doctor Who has rarely hit the ground running this hard.
1) 'One of those was a lie…'
2) You So Fine.
3) 'Tell me the name of the boy who isn't going to die today!'
4) Beware of the Hand Mines.
5) 'Doctor… what have you done?'
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The Doctor And River Song Reunite For A Spectacular Christmas
Alex Kingston returns to Cardiff to reclaim her role as Professor River Song for the highly anticipated 2015 Doctor Who Christmas special, part of BBC One's essential seasonal viewing.
It's Christmas Day in the future and the TARDIS is parked on a snowy village street, covered in icicles, awaiting its next adventure. Time traveller River Song meets her husband's new incarnation, in the form of Peter Capaldi, for the first time this Christmas.
Day one of filming the eleventh Doctor Who Christmas special starts this week and is written by Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, Executive Produced by Brian Minchin, produced by Nikki Wilson and directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Doctor Who, Sherlock).
River Song made her first Doctor Who appearance in 2008 in 'Silence in the Library' and 'Forest of the Dead' and has appeared in 15 episodes to date.
Award winning Alex Kingston comments on her reappearance:
"To be honest, I did not know whether River would ever return to the show, but here she is, back with the Doctor for the Christmas special. Steven Moffat is on glittering form, giving us an episode filled with humour and surprise guest castings. I met Peter for the first time at Monday's read through, we had a laugh, and I am now excited and ready to start filming with him and the Doctor Who team. Christmas in September?, why not!"
"Another Christmas, another special for Doctor Who - and what could be more special than the return of Alex Kingston as Professor River Song. The last time the Doctor saw her she was a ghost. The first time he met her, she died. So how can he be seeing her again? As ever, with the most complicated relationship in the universe, it's a matter of time ..."
The witty line-up of guest cast joining Alex for a magical adventure on the TARDIS will be announced over the coming months.
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Second Trailer For Series 9 Of Doctor Who
A second trailer for Series 9 of Doctor Who is now online.
The trailer, which can be viewed in the player below, gives us more glimpses into the ninth series of the show:
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He's an angler he's a gnome and he's a pure delight to have in your yard or garden. This happy little gnome is sitting upon his shoreline mushroom stool and has just hooked a fish! The backside of the mushroom features a solar panel that soaks up the sun and makes the fish glow at night.


I know that I talk about going back to Montana a lot on these blog posts. It is one of my all time favorite places to shoot a session. This is probably mostly because I'm in love with this state. I'm a Montana girl at heart and will always be one. I was born there. I moved away from it for the first time two years ago. Being a Montana anniversary photographer, will keep me connected with the state and the people that I love. There is just something about Montana's and their ability to sustain a life in the crazy weather. You never know what the weather will throw at you. To me, it kept us on our toes. I loved it and will always go back to this state.
Having an excuse to photograph anniversaries, engagements, weddings or just because, makes it a million times better to go back. There is so much that this state has to offer and I haven't even come close to seeing it all. Let's go on a new adventure together to discover a new trail, waterfall, mountain lake or a new mountain and conquer a part of Montana together.
This Montana anniversary photographer was not at all disappointed by this session. We went out in the full sun, yet I think we conquered that light. Nothing held these two back from being themselves and having fun. That's the best from my point of view. I love seeing my couples enjoying there session like it is a date. The best thing about shooting near Bozeman is that you can drive ten minutes in any direction and have an epic location. The Bridger Mountains didn't disappoint this day and it made it worth the sunglasses. To be honest, I think most people might be afraid to have sunglasses on in a session. It made this session soar and stand out. Don't be afraid to be you. Enjoy the accessories and things that make you who you are. Stand out.
Chris and I are high school sweethearts. This past spring marked 16 years of running around together. We were married 11 years ago under a tree in his parents yard that we now watch our children climb when we visit. Everyone in our hometown watched us exchange vows, and the party afterward went on until dawn as a hard rain soaked the newly sprouted wheat fields that surround that northern countryside. We know the odds are stacked against us, but we have a whole lot of history on our side. I hesitate to say we have grown up together, rather, we are growing up together.
It would be an untruth to say that we always frolic through life as carefree and happy as we appear in these lovely photos. We have to choose to work hard on a daily basis to preserve our partnership. Somewhere between parenting and careers, bills and vehicle maintenance, lawn upkeep and dentist appointments, we try to find time to reconnect, laugh, and set goals for our future. Don't tell the marriage police, but we have gone to bed angry, and we don't always fight fair. What do you expect from a fiery redhead and a stubborn Norwegian?
But where there is anger, there is passion. There are deep seeded roots, and a solid foundation that has endured many cold winters together. And as the grey flecks that have just started to pepper his reddish beard grow whiter with time, and the laugh lines around my eyes carve deeper grooves into my skin, I hope to be able to say with confidence that we worked hard for this. And that love is still winning out.
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I love being a dad. It's one of the greatest privileges on earth. There are few things in life better than being a dad.
As a dad, I prefer to interact with my children is as the fun-loving, goofy, cool, awesome dad I am.
But because I am a father, and because my kids are kids, there are times when I have to lower the boom and be the disciplinarian.
I make it clear to my children that what I prefer is being the fun-loving, goofy, cool, awesome dad. But if they so choose, I will be the disciplinarian.
It really is up to them how I relate with them.
The same is true of our God.
God prefers to delight in us and be a loving Father to us. However, because he loves us, he will discipline us if he must.
God says, "See, I will refine and test them, for what else can I do because the sin of my people?" (Jeremiah 9:7).
The question is, how do we want God to relate with us?
As a loving Father who delights in his children?
Or, must he be one who refines and tests us because our sins and disobedience?
It's really a no brainer.


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Скумбрещуки () — род морских рыб из семейства макрелещуковых (Scomberesocidae}. Рыбы с очень удлиненным телом и серебристой окраской.

Представители рода обитают в акваториях Атлантического и Индийского океанов, встречаются в южной части Тихого океана, вблизи Антарктики.

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Enterprise software-as-a-service provider for mobile marketing companies Tune's affiliate tracking software HasOffers has registered triple-digit growth in India in 2014. The company has mentioned that it'll be increasing its focus on the Indian market in 2015. In 2014, it reported $40 million revenues, an increase of 110.6% from $19 million in 2013, in which "India has been a big reason" according to Tune GM Cameron Stewart.
Currently, Tune works with over 300 online companies, ad networks and advertisers in India, including Snapdeal, eBay India, InMobi, Tyroo, ShopClues, CouponDunia, Komli, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip and Vdopia among others. The company claimed that in 2014 it recorded over 250% increase in its business partnerships in India. Tune's Korea and Tel Aviv teams services its clients in India.
Tune raised $27 million from Icon Ventures, Performance Equity Management and Accel Partners in January 2015. It had earlier raised $9.4 million from Accel Partners in May 2013.
HasOffers: This allows companies to track campaigns in real-time and manage publisher & affiliate relationships. It can also be used to generate invoices and manage payouts. Learn more about its features here. There are three pricing options for HasOffers: $279/month for the Pro pack, $799/month for the Enterprise pack and price-on-request for the Custom Volume pack. Some companies that use HasOffers include Tyroo, Revi Media and YeahMobi among others.
MobileAppTracking: This allows mobile app companies to track in-app advertisement performance and reach. It's already integrated with a number of ad networks and publishers (complete list here). So, app developers don't need to integrate any separate advertising SDK, which is major hurdle for mobile app marketing. There are two pricing models: Startup pricing, which allows companies to track up to 50,000 attributions free every month and charges $0.002 per attribution over 50,000, and Volume pricing, free till 2 million attributions every month and charges $0.001 per attribution over 2 million. Some companies using MobileApptracking include names like Spotify, Uber and Square among others.
Founded by brothers Lucas and Lee Brown in February 2009, Tune currently has 7 offices across the globe, including at Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, London, Berlin, Seoul and Tel Aviv. The company, which was originally known as HasOffers, rebranded to Tune in July 2014.
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India is a huge market, good move.
They are not going anywhere if they don't become Facebook's preferred mobile marketing partner. They are losing business world over after FB chucked them out of the list.


Andy in Oman | Canadian by birth. Christian by choice. Teaching as a Profession. In Oman for a season.
One Last Hurrah at the Chedi!
About a week before we left the sultanate, we took advantage of the resident summer offer of 85 OR and pampered ourselves. This last post (for at least a month) will feature some pics from our 2-days at the Chedi. And check back for added comments and details every now and then. We HIGHLY recommend staying at the Chedi while this incredible offer lasts.
The internet is slow here in the Philippines. More to come!
During our recent stay at The Chedi, my wife convinced me to give the Spa a try. I'm glad I listened as it was a great experience. 2 years ago I posted about the opening of the Spa at Chedi (click here to check it out) but this was my first time to experience it for myself. The pic above is just in front of the reception area. They sell all kinds of products including soaps, massage oils, lotions and even Chedi bathrobes (16 OR). We picked up a nice bottle of massage oil containing frankincense and rose for 11 OR. I called up and made an appointment for the "Authentic Balinese Treatment" at a cost of 40 OR.
Of course you don't need to be a guest at the hotel to book a massage or treatment at the Spa. Just be sure to show up 10 mins in advance as it's just good spa etiquette!
In a small comfortable waiting area, your therapist will come and ask you how you want your massage (strong, medium or soft) and will then ask you to choose your massage oil from a number of selections.
The first part of the massage occurs in this "preparation room". The room is too large to fit in one pic, but there is a large cabinet where you place all your clothes (while the therapist is on the other side of the door waiting for your knock to signal you're ready) and lock up your belongings to give you an added sense of security. Once you're ready and your bathrobe is on, the therapist will start with a very relaxing foot cleaning and scrubbing in the small basin pictured here. They even give you a nice drink full of antioxidants which is similar to the "Chedi detox" available on the menu at the long pool. A surprisingly pleasant part of the experience and a great way to start!
Feel free to hang out in the Spa Lounge after your treatment.
They have a great view of the ocean crashing on the beach in the front window and the long pool in front of the lounge chairs to the right.
The Spa is a great place to relax and unwind during the killer heat of summer in Oman! Highly recommended!
The Restaurant at The Chedi is a great choice if you're looking for one of the best fine dining experiences in Muscat, Oman. I had the pleasure of enjoying the food there on 2 different occasions in the past few weeks. Here are some pics of the menu and the food that we ordered while there. The Lobster Salad was a big hit with everyone at our table. A highly recommended appetizer! You can never go wrong with sushi rolls! I seemed to be the only one who wasn't over the moon over the PF Foie Gras. 3/4 loved it! Other appetizers at the Chedi On a blog related "business dinner" a few weeks back I had this soup. Sorry I can't remember what the name was because the waiter recommended it to me and it was indeed a fantastic choice! Of course they don't serve alcohol over Ramadan, but when the month is over, you might want to check out their wine menu if you find yourself there. We went with a bottle of "Wrongo Dongo" (love the name!) which was a 20 OR bottle of red wine. Nice selection by our friend! This was my choice on our most recent visit to The Chedi: Grilled Tiger Prawns. This was a truly enjoyable meal! My wife loved her Grilled Jumbo Prawns. (Almost as much as she loved my Tiger Prawns… 😉 ) The risotto it came with was so good! No complaints from our friend about her Pigeon 2 Ways. Our other friend seemed to enjoy his Yellow Chicken Curry quite a bit. One of the best lamb dishes I have ever had in my life. Such succulent meat that it seemed to melt in my mouth! The jasmine rice addition worked well with this dish. One of the many hard-working chefs at the Chedi. There are something like 5 different cooking stations in the Restaurant. Mmm-lemon tart! There are incredible number of desserts to choose from at the Chedi and it might be hard to choose just one as they all look SO good. Macaroons at the Chedi-A definite must have for any one with a sweet tooth.
We had heard from several people that the Mongolian Barbecue at The Golden Oryx was very good so we decided to give it a try before leaving the Sultanate. I'm glad we did. Good and cheap food! This post requires very little explanation as the menu (broken up and presented in this blogpost for you) describes the entire concept, history and ingredients. The Mongolian Barbeque is located upstairs in the restaurant in this rather small room. The soup is very good! The food is frozen but still good quality for the very low price. Before And After I really enjoyed our 2 experiences at the Mongolian Barbecue this past week. The taste reminded me of Go Grill at MGM.


People across the country are quite familiar with Kellyanne Conway, the former political consultant who has become one of the most prominent advocates for President Donald Trump in her position as White House Counselor. Kellyanne's husband George, a lawyer, has been speaking out with his own ideas about Trump's performance — and his latest tweets are definitely raising eyebrows.
George Conway is known for typically being fairly conservative. However, as has become the case with many other notable conservative voices over the last couple of years, he has started to be quite outspoken when it comes to President Donald Trump. Friday morning, he took to his Twitter page and let loose.
In one pair of Twitter messages, Conway took on the president's supposed negotiating skills, criticizing how things are progressing in terms of ending the federal government shutdown. He quoted a tweet from Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey, and wrote about how this style of negotiating on the president's part has happened numerous times — with the president always remaining the center of focus.
Conway ended that tweet by adding a twist on one of Trump's most infamous book titles, writing "The Narcissist's Art of the Deal." Of course, the word "narcissist" isn't a word the president uses in reference to himself — nor is it a part of his book title. However, it is a word that has been frequently used by Trump's critics when referring to the president.
The outspoken lawyer wasn't done there, though. Conway also penned a Twitter post about "Narcissus the arms negotiator," writing about Trump's praise for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. That dig was in response to a post from another Washington Post reporter, David Nakamura, who wrote about the letters the president has received from the controversial North Korean leader.
As if all of that wasn't pointed enough, Conway followed up those tweets with another Twitter message — one wherein he expanded upon a post from Psychology Today. He quoted the publication as it detailed the difference between successful and unsuccessful psychopaths.
In this tweet, Conway didn't name Trump specifically. However, the dig at the president — and the idea that he's an "unsuccessful psychopath" — was clear.
As George Conway has become more and more outspoken, people have wondered what it's like to be in the Conway household these days. White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway has remained a staunch advocate of President Donald Trump, and neither Kellyanne nor George has shared specifics on how they make these significantly diverging opinions on the president work with regards to their personal relationship.
George's tweets are getting a fair amount of love on Twitter on Friday, January 4, and those who love his pointed digs will be anxious to see what he shares next.


It was stated at the international conference on biodiversity held in Azerbaijan recently that despite political discord the region's countries are prepared to cooperate with each other in this particular field. A special programme has been elaborated for cooperation between the three South Caucasus countries plus Russia, Turkey and Iran on the maintenance of the unity of the ecosystem of the region.
Despite the confrontations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and Russia and Georgia these countries have expressed their willingness to cooperate for the sake of preserving the ecosystem. As a good example of this cooperation he mentioned a project undertaken in Karabakh to prevent forest fires in which Armenian and Azeri representatives participated shoulder to shoulder.