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Movie Reviews and listings July 5-11: Magic Mike and Ted
Seth MacFarlane's adult teddy bear and Steven Soderbergh delves into the world of male strippers.
Matthew McConaughey stars in male stripper tale Magic Mike.
The Naked Truth
Beefcake abs! Tear-away trousers! Dry-humping for dollars! Welcome to the warm sleaze of the male stripping world as portrayed in Magic Mike. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Magic stars Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, Dear John) as Mike, the star dancer at a male strip joint in Tampa. Early on in the story, Mike meets 19-year-old Adam at his day job as a roofer and brings him into his risqué world of booze, parties, and hot women. Awkward at first, Adam has potential and soon joins the Cock Rocking revue, whose performers strut on stage before leaping amidst the tables to mock "service" the women in the audience as they shriek with embarrassed delight while stuffing bills into star-spangled G-strings.
Magic has a pleasantly thrown-together quality, an odd mix of utterly believable characterization and backstage sequences that are put at the service of a very old-fashioned morality tale. The acting is fine, with Tatum (who actually was a stripper before he started to get work in Hollywood) bringing the heat onstage while conducting himself offstage with a sly sense of humour and an aw-shucks charm. Plus, he has genuine chemistry with Adam's older sister, Brooke (the unknown Cody Horn, whom the camera just loves). The movie's biggest asset is Matthew McConaughey, who does great work as the smug ex-stripper who runs the club with seedy efficiency.
This movie did very well at the box office thanks to two very different constituencies: young women who want some gender-equality raunch without having to go to a Chippendales performance, and cinephiles who are interested in seeing a top director explore a
little-seen aspect of the American underbelly. M
Magic Mike ★★★
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum
R – 110 minutes , Continues at the Odeon, Uni 4, Westshore and SilverCity
Ruder than your average bear
Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad!) is a satirist whose animated TV shows are hip and popular. Ted, his current foray into movies, is cheerfully rude and intermittently very funny; it also shows its roots as an idea meant for a much shorter running time. The fable-like beginning introduces us to John, a lonely young boy back in the '80s who wishes that his new teddy bear could come to life and be his "best friend forever." Thanks to some Christmas magic this happens, and walking and talking "Ted" creates a sensation. He becomes the equivalent of a child star, making it as far as Johnny Carson before drug busts and other bad behaviour provoke the inevitable fall from grace.
Cut to present day, and 35-year-old John (Mark Wahlberg) is a pot-fogged slacker who still spends much of his time hanging out with Ted — who is now a foul-mouthed degenerate who emits a constant stream of offensive comments . . . except when sucking on a hookah pipe. This situation doesn't sit well with John's girlfriend of five years, Lori (the smart and funny Mila Kunis), who desperately wants John to grow up — which basically means saying goodbye to that bad-mouthed bear.
Other than for a time-filling subplot involving a stalker who kidnaps Ted as a present for his creepy son, that's about as developed as the movie gets. There's a bit of sweet chemistry between John and Lori, but are we really expected to care about any of this? Terrible Ted does come up with some hilariously rude comments, but a lot of the time his spiel is more shocking than truly funny. In short, this crass little confection is a throwaway that offers nothing more than a night's modestly amusing distraction. M
Ted ★★½
Directed by Seth MacFarlane
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis
R – 106 minutes
Continues at the Odeon, SilverCity & Westshore
Perfectly Potable
If we're talking strippers in Florida, then we're also talking that classic cocktail Sex on the Beach. (And with some actual hot weather coming, even better!) Pour a 2/3 oz. of peach schnapps, and 1 1/3 oz. each of vodka, cranberry juice and orange juice into a cocktail shaker containing ice. Shake well, and then strain into an ice-filled highball glass.
Listings July 5-11
KATY PERRY: PART OF ME -(Odeon/SilverCity) This documentary chronicles the onstage and offstage life of the perky pop princess. Starts Thurs.
SAVAGES – Oliver Stone should be in brutally fine form with this hyper-violent tale involving a pair of smart, low-key SoCal pot dealers who fall afoul of nasty Mexican gangsters and turn murderous in order to get back their kidnapped girlfriend. Starts Fri.
★★ ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER -(Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore) In this departure from strict historic truth, the 16th President of the U.S. discovers that vampires are planning to take over the country and decides to kill them. All of them. This silly and heavy-handed gorefest is from the Russian director of Night Watch, himself a noted vampire specialist.
THE AMAZING SPIDER–MAN -(Capitol/Uni 4/SilverCity/Westshore) Little-known actor Andrew Garfield suits up as everyone's favourite webslinger in what's certain to be one of the summer's monster hits. Co-starring Emma Stone.
★★★ CHIMPANZEE -(Caprice) A three-year-old chimp loses his mom and gets adopted by the tribe's alpha male, in a gorgeously filmed Disney documentary that is pretty gosh-darned cute.
★★★ THE AVENGERS -(SilverCity) A mob of Marvel-ous superheroes comes together to help prevent a global apocalypse, in a decent but uninspired orgy of one-liners and special effects. The galaxy of greatness includes Iron Man (Robert Downey), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Captain America (Chris Evans).
★★★½ THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL -(Odeon/Uni 4) A diverse group of British seniors seek out an affordable retirement hotel in India, only to find it in shabby disarray. But despite the initial disappointment, India's exotic charms win them over. This heartfelt comedy-drama has a great cast that includes Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Judi Dench.
★★★ BRAVE -(Capitol/SilverCity/Uni 4/Westshore) Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson provide the voices for Pixar's animated tale that is set in ancient Scotland and tells of a headstrong young princess who must rely on her courage to undo a beastly curse. Decent entertainment, albeit occasionally a bit plodding.
CHERNOYBL DIAIRES -(Caprice) Horror fans may enjoy this dark thriller about some "extreme tourists" who visit the abandoned city where the workers at Chernobyl lived. Wouldn't you know, though — those pesky tourists soon realize that they're not, uhm, alone!
★★ DARK SHADOWS -(Caprice) Tim Burton directs Johnny Depp in a tepid adaptation of the campy 1970s soap opera that featured a family of dysfunctional vampires.
★★ DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX- (Caprice) This is an over-stuffed, garishly coloured eco-parable that is preachy and only fitfully engaging. Featuring the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron and Taylor Swift.
★★½ THE HUNGER GAMES -(Caprice) With Twilight fading fast, the latest teen sensation is this fantasy account of a future world where every year 24 young people are selected to fight to the death on live TV. Everyone else seems to love this movie, but other than for the great lead performance by JenniferLawrence I found this derivative and a bit cheesy.
LOLA VERSUS -(Capitol) Greta Gerwig (No Strings Attached) stars in a comedy about a woman, just dumped three weeks prior to getting married, who relies on her friends to help her come to terms with turning 30 as a single woman.
★★★ MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED -(Capitol/SilverCity/Uni 4) Those mouthy NYC zoo escapees are up to their usual colourful antics in a wittily entertaining animation romp.
★★★ MAGIC MIKE – (Capitol/SilverCity) Channing Tatum stars as a male stripper who takes a protegé under his wing, then eventually has to rethink his lifestyle. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. See review.
★★★½ PROMETHEUS – (Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore) Ridley Scott returns to his sci-fi roots with a creepy, visually stunning prequel to the classic, still-terrifying Alien. Starring Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace.
PEOPLE LIKE US -(Odeon) Chris Pine (Star Trek) stars in a drama about a man who is requested to deliver $150,000 of his deceased dad's estate to a sister he has never met.
MEN IN BLACK III -(SilverCity/Caprice) Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reprise their roles as alien-bashing crime fighters in a third outing for this wacky sci-fi comedy series. And thanks to a time travel aspect, Josh Brolin has fun playing the younger version of Jones' character.
★★★½ MOONRISE KINGDOM -(Odeon) The ever-quirky Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Fantastic Mr. Fox) is in fine form as he tells a tale about two very young lovers who run away, thus sparking an unusual search. The great cast includes Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, and Frances McDormand.
★★★ THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS -(Caprice) The Aardman Studios crew (of Wallace and Gromit fame) set sail with this rollicking — and extremely silly — spoof of all things piratical. Featuring the vocal talents of Hugh Grant, Salma Hayak, and Jeremy Piven.
★★ ROCK OF AGES -(Caprice) Tom Cruise stars in a flabby and unfunny rock musical paying tribute to the over-the-top world of 1980s heavy metal music.
SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN -(SilverCity/Caprice) Supposedly Charlize Theron steals the show as the evil queen, in an exotic retelling of the classic fairy tale. With Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame.
★★★ TAKE THIS WALTZ -(Odeon) The latest from actress-turned-director Sarah Polley is a bittersweet portrait of a young marriage that is threatened when one of the partners is dangerously attracted to someone else. Starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen.
★★½ TED -(Odeon/SilverCity) Mark Wahlberg stars in a twisted — and sometimes laboured — comedy about a young man whose best friend is a foul-mouthed teddy bear that is a very bad influence on him. Written and directed by Seth MacFarlane, most famous for the TV satires Family Guy and American Dad! See review.
THAT'S MY BOY -(SilverCity/Westshore) The egregious Adam Sandler is back with a new low brow "comedy," this one featuring SNL's Andy Samberg as his wayward son.
DINOSAURS: GIANTS OF PATAGONIA -(11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm) Those "terrible lizards" come back to life in a feature that complements the fascinating dinosaur exhibit currently on at the RBCM.
★★★½ ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESS -(noon, 3 pm, 7 pm) Here's a patriotic account of the many daunting challenges behind building the CPR railway: part history lesson, part glorious travelogue.
TORNADO ALLEY -(4 pm, 8 pm) Take an incredible trip into the violent heart of tornadoes via never-before-seen footage collected by a fearless (crazy?) storm chaser.
TO THE ARCTIC -(10 am, 1 pm, 6 pm, 9 pm)
MOVIE MONDAY – Screening William Kurelek's The Maze. Iconic prairie painter William Kurelek was both a populist and a troubled soul who often imbued his paintings with dark spiritual messages. His bout with mental illness and the striving of his art are explored in this doc, which coincides with a major Kurelek retrospective at the AGGV. 6:30pm MONDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation. 595FLIC. moviemonday.ca.
Cinecenta
Cinecenta at UVic screens its films in the Student Union Building. Info: 721-8365. cinecenta.com.
BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS! -(Wed.-Thurs., July 4-5: 7:10, 9:00) When Dole used heavy-handed legal tactics to try to quash an unflattering documentary about harsh practices with farmworkers, the filmmaker struck back with a countersuit — and this documentary record of Dole's efforts to muzzle free speech.
★★½ THE HUNGER GAMES -(Fri.-Sat., July 6-7: 7:00, 9:40) With Twilight fading fast, the latest teen sensation is this fantasy account of a future world where every year 24 young people are selected to fight to the death on live TV. Everyone else seems to love this movie, but other than for the great lead performance by JenniferLawrence I found this derivative and a bit cheesy.
SIGUR ROS: INNI -(Sun.-Mon., July 8-9: 7:30 only) The artful, engrossing music of Iceland's Sigur Ros is captured in concert by the gifted cinematographer who has worked with Arcade Fire. "One of the most engrossing concert films in recent memory." –The Globe and Mail.
THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY -(Tues., July 10: 7:00, 9:20) Cinecenta continues its own 15-hour odyssey with the segments nine and 10 of filmmaker and historian Mark Cousins' epic history of cinema artistry (which has a global moreso than a Hollywood perspective).
MY PERESTROIKA -(Wed.-Thurs., July 11-12: 7:10, 9:00) An American who spent eight years in Russia pulls off the neat trick of capturing both the Russian soul and all the complexities of what happened during and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
William Kurelek: The Maze
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Basically, I wanted to have a conversation about how the FLEX app would cancel a view state change based on the state of other elements. I am trying to learn theory of FLEX to see how it might apply to jQuery.
Example: I have a menu bar with several nav items on it. I am currently looking at one section (of the nav bar) that has a data grid that has inline editing. Assume the datagrid has a row currently being edited (for argument's sake). The user clicks on a different nav item in the menu bar. How would the app capture that state change in the menu bar and "Cancel" it due to the "currently editing" state of the datagrid?
I'd have an instance of what is known as a "presentation model" (models the state of the view tier in sort of "semantic terms") with a property called "allowNavigationChange." On the grid, a listener for the "edit starting" event would set allowNavigationChange to false. The click handler on the nav bar would then check the state of allowNavigationChange before switching the view.
Unfortunately, that was the extent of our quick discussion; I'm not completely clear on what Joe meant (as I'm never completely clear on anything I hear about FLEX). But, what he said definitely left me feeling inspired. A while back, I played around with creating UI elements with low coupling; at the time, I ended up altering properties on the target UI components (setting their "responsive" property to true or false) in reaction to announced "state changes." In a way, I think this is sort of what Joe was talking about - only, I was checking an internal property - "responsive" - not an external property - "allowNavigationChange."
Rather than trying this again with the same explicit-property-reference approach, I thought I might try it with custom events that can be cancelled by any subscribing event listeners. One of the most beautiful (and unexplored) features of jQuery (for me) is the ability to harness jQuery's powerful custom event creation and propagation framework. In the same way that we can bind-to and cancel default Anchor-click events in HTML, we can also bind-to and cancel the behavior of custom events.
navclick - This is the event that gets triggered when a user clicks on one of the links in the navigation component. The cool thing about this event is that it doesn't just mindlessly announce itself to any subscribed event listeners; rather, it keeps track of the actual jQuery event object in-use and checks to see if any of the event listeners requested that the event prevent its own default behavior (either by returning "false" or calling event.preventDefault()). If so - if the default behavior was indeed prevented - this click event will not kick off its intended work flow (ie. changing the state of the navigation component).
navchange - This is the event that gets triggered after a link within the navigation component is made active. If the user clicks on a link and the greater application does not cancel that click's default behavior, it will precipitate a state change, which will, in turn, trigger this navchange event.
statechange - This is the event that gets triggered when a user toggles the view component between an inactive and an active state.
Now that we see what kind of custom events we have to work with, how can we go about wiring up the appropriate business logic? We're going to fall back on Joe's idea of having some sort of property that defines whether or not we can execute a navigation change. Except, rather than, "allowNavigationChange," which the navigation component would need to know about explicitly, we're going to have a variable, "isViewActive," that only the core application "component" needs to know about.
When a user activates either of the view components, this isViewActive variable will become true. Then, when the application is alerted (via an event handler) that the navigation component has triggered a "navclick" event, the application will check the isViewActive value. If it is true, indicating that a view component is currently in a critical state, the application will prevent the default behavior of the "navclick" event, which will, in turn, prevent the state change of the navigation component.
// I am the controller for the nav component.
// any attempts to change the state.
// implicit navigation from any clicking.
// Define the target variable.
// click event is a nav item link.
// track of its properties.
// indicating which nav element was clicked.
// by any of the event listeners.
// event so execute the nav change.
// Define the NavController class methods.
// I set the new nav item.
// Turn off all nav items.
// Turn on the given nav item.
// I set the new nav item by index.
// I am the controller for the View Component.
// Toggle the active state of view.
// Define the ViewController class methods.
// I hide the component.
// I return whether or not the current view is active.
// I show the component.
// I toggle the active state.
// Toggle the active class on the UI.
// When the DOM is ready, initialize the scripts.
// Turn on the first nav item.
// Hide the second view.
// controllers to see when their state changes.
// Store the state of the view.
// changed if the current view is NOT active.
// Check to see if the current view is active.
// out its default action.
// reflect the nav state.
// Check to see which nav item was activated.
// Show the first view.
// Show the second view.
This is view ONE. When RED, I am active.
This is view TWO. When RED, I am active.
I know there's a lot of code here to absorb, but look at the click event binding in the NavController class. You'll see that if a navigation link was clicked, the NavController component triggers a custom "navclick" event. But, rather than simply triggering an event of type, "navclick," it actually uses the Event class constructor to create a new jQuery event object. It then can use this event object reference to determine if any of the subscribed event listeners cancelled the event's default behavior.
If none of the event listeners did cancel the default behavior, this "navclick" event changes the state of the navigation element (which triggers a "navchange" event). Using this approach, the navigation component does not have to know anything about its parent application; it only has to agree with the parent application that one of its events can be programmatically cancelled.
By using event listeners to monitor the navigation component and the two view components, only the core application "component" needs to know about how the two sets of UI components should interact. Something about this feels really nice; by relying on events that can be cancelled by event listeners, we can create a way for components to communicate without any Dependency Injection (DI) or Inversion of Control (IoC) in which a component might be forced to explicitly refer to an outside variable. This is truly communication without coupling.
Tweet This Great article by @BenNadel - FLEX On jQuery: Decouple Components With Event Listeners Woot woot — you rock the party that rocks the body!
This is an excellent example of loose coupling. I've been meaning to learn more about Flex and I think seeing how you've applied it to your example may be just what I need to push me over the edge and get out there and learn it.
Although I like the direction you're going here (and have used similar techniques in the past), this seems excessively code-intensive to me.
As a general suggestion, I'd suggest trying out this idea on a few different projects, and then trying to create a re-usable library that encapsulates the commonalities (and maybe raises the level of abstraction).
Or, if I couldn't use Flex, I'd use GWT and let Google's crack compiler (Engineers) write that code for me.
When you write it in FLEX, it probably has hundreds, if not thousands, of lines of code running... it's just that someone else wrote most of it for you :) Not to say you don't reap tremendous benefits - just don't want to dimish the amount of code that each solutions requires.
Right now, I'm just trying to learn to think in a different mind set. This kind of event-driven stuff is very new.
Actually, if you'd be up for it, I'd love to talk to you about FLEX. It sounds like you have some good thoughts on the matter.
I've had good results in the past using attribute providers as the basis for a client-side presentation model and mentally banning direct intermanipulation between scriptlets attached to controls. It's honestly the one aspect of YUI that I miss after jumping over to jQuery.
I loved what your Flex friend said about supporting a presentation model - classic bit of desktop GUI architecture that fell by the wayside when JS was in its adolescence. Too many client-side frameworks think that event registration between controls constitutes "decoupling".
Problem is, the controls still need to know a lot about each other for that to work, from the fact that the other controls exist down to the format of their input.
My favorite example is postal codes - there are a dozen reasonable ways to enter a postal code (direct text, picklist based on a city selection, from a map, etc) and many dozens of ways for other page elements to react to a change (local advertising, deals, locations, etc). Using a presentation model as the intermediary radically reduces the complexity of the script, as everything either mutates or reacts to the single canonical value.


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Q: Magento2 adding dynamic background to product images I am building a site on Magento2 platform.
I need to add images for painting done by Artists for sale.
what is required is that in addition to image being uploaded, I want to add 2-3 pre-defined background images to the painting.
for example - Dining Room, Living Room.
I am able to change background image on per page load(randomly) using this code.
<head>
    <style type="text/css">
<!--
body{
background: url(images/<?php echo $selectedBg; ?>) no-repeat;
}
-->
</style>
</head>

<?php
  $bg = array('SET_A_01_Living.jpg', 'SET_A_02_Bed.jpg', 'SET_A_03_Study.jpg', 'SET_A_04_Dining.jpg' ); // array of filenames

  $i = rand(0, count($bg)-1); // generate random number size of the array
  $selectedBg = "$bg[$i]"; // set variable equal to which random filename was chosen
?>

but how I add the background to the image and in Magento Gallery, I am not able to make out.
some guidance/hint on this will help me achieve, what I am trying to do.

A: you have to write php above the head tag like below :-
<?php
  $bg = array('SET_A_01_Living.jpg', 'SET_A_02_Bed.jpg', 'SET_A_03_Study.jpg', 'SET_A_04_Dining.jpg' ); // array of filenames

  $i = rand(0, count($bg)-1); // generate random number size of the array
  $selectedBg = $bg[$i]; // set variable equal to which random filename was chosen
?>

<head>
    <style type="text/css">
<!--
body{
background: url(images/<?php echo $selectedBg; ?>) no-repeat;
}
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</style>
</head>

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The Angel Inn offers the best of Lakeland hospitality, whether you are coming for a relaxing break, stopping off for a quick beer, sitting down to a long lunch or just popping your head in to take a look around. We are situated in the very heart of Bowness on Windermere, a bustling village on the edge of England's largest lake. We are only a couple of minutes walk from the water and are set within our own gardens and grounds with fantastic views. You only need to stumble out of our beautiful garden to have access to all the nearby shops, restaurants and attractions.
Visited on a Saturday afternoon for lunch and a pint. Good location and popular place judging by the number of people eating. Ate in the Orangery which was a nice room. Curried parsnip soup was excellent, BLT very good also. Food very nice and decent service. Worth a visit.
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Sir John George Walker,  (born 12 January 1952) is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. In more recent years, Walker has been active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward.

1974 Commonwealth Games
Walker achieved world prominence in 1974 when he finished second to Filbert Bayi of Tanzania in the 1500 metre run at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. In one of the greatest 1500 m races in history, Walker and Bayi both broke the existing world record, and others in the race recorded the fourth, fifth, and seventh fastest performances ever. Walker also took the bronze medal in the 800 metres in 1:44.92, his lifetime best for the distance; it still ranks him second-fastest New Zealander ever, behind Peter Snell.

Throughout his career as a world-class miler, Walker was coached by Arch Jelley, a school principal and a middle distance runner himself, whose work with runners has been typified by meticulous training programmes on a scientific basis and effective communications in person.

World record breaking runs
Walker broke the world record in the mile run with a time of 3:49.4 in Göteborg, Sweden, on 12 August 1975, bettering the previous time of 3:51.0 set earlier that year by Filbert Bayi and becoming the first man to break 3:50.0 for the distance. Coincidentally, Walker's time was exactly 10 seconds faster than Roger Bannister's historic first sub-four-minute mile of 3:59.4, run twenty-one years previously. He was named Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News the same year. In the 1976 New Year Honours, Walker was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics, especially as the first person to run the mile in less than 3 minutes and 50 seconds.

Walker's new record lasted until 17 July 1979, when it was lowered by the Briton Sebastian Coe.

The following year, Walker broke the world record for the 2000 metres, running 4:51.4 in Oslo, Norway, on 30 June 1976. He smashed the ten-year-old existing record, held by Michel Jazy of France, by nearly five seconds.  Walker regarded this run as the best race of his life. Steve Cram of Great Britain broke the record by one one-hundredth of a second on 4 August 1985, running 4:51.39 at Budapest, Hungary. Indoors, Walker broke the 1500 metre world record in 1979 with a time of 3:37.4.

1976 Montréal Olympic Games
In the 800 metres, Walker finished in 1:47.63, outside the two qualifying spots in his heat, and failed to advance to the semi-final round.

However, Walker was the favourite in the 1500 metres due to the African boycott of the Games, which deprived the event of several strong competitors including Tanzania's Filbert Bayi, his main rival. The 1500 metres final started at a slow pace, with a first 800 metres in 2:03. The race would come down to a fast finish. In a bid to outlast runners who were quicker over shorter distances, Walker started his finishing sprint 300 metres from the finish. He was fading in the last 20 metres but held off Ivo Van Damme of Belgium and Paul-Heinz Wellmann of West Germany to win the gold medal.
It later emerged that Bayi likely would not have competed because of an attack of malaria.

In 1977, Walker saw his position as the world's top miler challenged by Steve Ovett of Great Britain, who beat him in the IAAF World Cup 1500 metres.

New Zealand records
During 1981, Walker set a New Zealand all-comers' mile record of 3:50.6 in Auckland.

In 1982 in Oslo, Norway, Steve Scott (3:47.69), Walker (3:49.08), and Ray Flynn (3:49.77) took the top three spots in the Dream Mile, establishing American, New Zealand, and Irish national records for the mile in the same race.  All three national records stood for 25 years until 21 July 2007, when Alan Webb broke Scott's American record. Walker and Flynn's times remain national records.

Running twilight
At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Walker took the silver medal in the 1500 metres behind Steve Cram of Great Britain. He moved up to the 5000 metres distance for both the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1986 Commonwealth Games with limited success. He raced at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, competing in both the 800 and 1500 metres; he was tripped early in the latter event but finished the race. The  winner, Peter Elliott of Great Britain, persuaded Walker to accompany him on a lap of honor.

In 1985, Walker became the first man in history to run 100 sub-4 minute miles, achieving that feat just before his friend and rival Steve Scott of the United States. There was some controversy about this: Scott claimed that the two had agreed to reach 99 sub-4:00 miles apiece and then race each other, with the winner becoming the first to 100. Walker denied that such an agreement existed.

As his career wore on, leg injuries and stomach cramps started to affect his training. In the early 1990s he aimed to be the first runner over 40 years of age to run a mile under four minutes, but his attempts failed due to a leg injury. At this point his international career had shown unusual longevity, spanning almost two decades. Walker ended his racing career with 135 sub-four-minute miles.

Walker was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990, in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to athletics, and in 1996, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Bronze Order.

After running

In 1996, Walker announced that he was suffering from Parkinson's disease. He now operates an equestrian shop in Newmarket in Auckland with his wife, Helen. He was a Manukau City Councillor, and then a councillor for the merged Auckland Council. In 2016, Walker was reelected in the Manurewa-Papakura ward for a third consecutive term. He retired from public life at the 2019 local government elections.

Walker and his wife have four children.

In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Walker was appointed Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport and the community.

References

External links

 Page with Photo, one of two at Sporting Heroes
 IAAF Biography

Video links
 Video Interview of John Walker talking about his Olympic Win

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Vote For Ash! Bruce Campbell Launches An Emmy Campaign For 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead'
Posted June 9th, 2016 by Jax Motes
Like his slightly dimwitted alter ego Ash, Bruce Campbell is no wallflower. The time is approaching for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to single out the TV shows and stars of the past year for excellence and Campbell wants in! The brazen actor, in character as Ash, is launching a campaign to land himself an Emmy nomination (and hopefully a win) for Outstanding Actor In A Comedy Series for Starz' 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead'.
Using the slogan "Make the Emmys Groovy Again", Campbell has released a series of short promo videos.
You can watch them below:
Campbell plans to release two more videos in coming days. In addition to his online campaign, Campbell will be posting actual billboards in Hollywood aimed at industry insiders. It is believed that one such billboard will go up at Sunset and Fairfax in Los Angeles.
Regarding Campbell's unusual approach, Starz EVP Communications, Theano Apostolou said:
"If there's one thing that the 2016 campaign season has taught us, it's that voters respond to a bold pitch. You can't really go wrong by getting out of the way and letting Bruce Campbell do what he does best… which is pitch Bruce Campbell. We think his chainsaw hand will help cut through all the noise."
It's actually quite common for studios and networks to promote those they hope to score nominations in trade publications and other outlets, so this is not necessarily a rarity. But Campbell is hoping that fans on social media will help spread the word and drum up support.
The Emmys are not open to public vote, but it's possible that enough online support could catch the eye of insiders that do make these decisions.
And it's not completely out of the question. The Emmys have been quick to embrace shows on nontraditional outlets like Amazon Prime and Netflix. Starz may be a small network, but that doesn't rule out one of their shows or actors from scoring a nom.
Last year's nominations were: Anthony Anderson for 'black-ish' on ABC; Louis C.K. for 'Louis' on FX; Don Cheadle for 'House of Lies' on Showtime; Will Forte for 'The Last Man on Earth' in FOX; Matt LeBlanc for 'Episodes' on Showtime; and William H. Macy for 'Shameless' on Showtime. Jeffrey Tambor won for the series 'Transparent' on Amazon Prime.
Can Bruce Campbell chainsaw his way into such illustrious company?
Theano Apostolou
Jax Motes
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Tan Ya-ting of Taiwan competes in the ranking round of the London 2012 Olympic Games archery competition at Lord's Cricket Ground, in London, England, on Friday.
South Korea's archery queens assumed their traditional place at the top of the ranking round for the London Games on Friday, but the US pushed them close and may feel this is the year to end the Asian powerhouse's Olympic dominance, while Taiwan was ranked third.
Hours after South Korea's men set individual and world records in the 72 arrow ranking round, Ki Bo-bae, Lee Sung-jin and Choi Hyeon-ju posted 1,993 points out of a possible 2,160.
Each arrow can score a maximum of 10 points for hitting the center of a target 70m away.
Ki and Lee both shot 671, as did Taiwan's Tan Ya-ting, while the US' Khatuna Lorig shot 669 in fourth. The scores gave South Korea the top team ranking, followed by the US, Taiwan and Mexico.
South Korea's women have been the dominant force in archery for more than 20 years, winning 12 of the last 13 gold medals, with only China's Zhang Juanjuan denying them a perfect record by winning the individual title in Beijing.
However, the gap between them and the rest of the world has been narrowing, thanks in part to Korean coaches plying their trade around the world and growing global interest in the sport, particularly in the US.
In archery, as with any sport, a team is only as strong as its weakest link, and South Korea's Choi struggled on her Olympic debut.
The US, under the guidance of acclaimed Korean coach Lee Ki-sik, have risen steadily up the world rankings and with five-time Olympian Lorig anchoring a team that also includes Miranda Leek and Jennifer Nichols, they are definitely in the medal hunt.
The women's team finals take place today at Lord's Cricket Ground.
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Lighthouse, Chapter 6
Darah despised hospitals as much as she hated Jeremy and roaches. Okay definitely more than roaches but not Jeremy. She really hoped never to cross paths with that ingrate of a man ever again.
There was nothing comforting about the sterile place that smelled like Lysol and metal. It only brought terrible memories from her childhood, memories that only ever surfaced when she heard the siren of a fire truck or ambulance. Though the circumstance with which she became an orphan was a vague memory, she never failed to tremble at the sight of firetrucks and ambulances.
Not to mention the early years of her life in the Teka family were spent in the hospital when Eleazar first came home. He'd suffered mild fetal alcoholism and emergency rooms became the children's second home. Till this day, she and her brothers shuddered at the thought of going to a hospital.
Phoebe had to practically drag Darah through the doors of the hospital, not minding the stares directed their way.
"Relax, Darah. There's nothing to fear," Phoebe muttered an hour later as they sat in the doctor's office, waiting the results of Darah's physical.
"I told you this wasn't necessary," Darah mumbled, her eyes moving to the large-faced clock hanging above the door. "What's taking her so long?"
"Maybe you'll have to take another blood sample."
Darah shuddered. A twinge of pain in her right arm reminded her of the ordeal she'd just faced with another aversion; needles. She drew in a breath and released it. "Better not."
Phoebe chuckled. "You're as bad as the boys."
The door swung open and heels clicked the floor as the doctor stepped into the room. Dr. Felicia Halliday gave the two women a wary smile before taking her seat. Her eyes bounced between the two women before settling on Darah. "Your results are in."
Darah squirmed under the woman's pointed stare. "Is everything okay…?"
Dr. Halliday sighed softly and leaned forward, her hands joined in front of her on the desk. "I don't know how to say this…"
"A-Am I dying?" Darah's stomach twisted with unease.
Phoebe's hand moved to her shoulder and squeezed it gently. "Is something the matter, Dr. Felicia?"
Dr. Halliday met Darah's gaze. "When was your last menses?"
The question tripped her mind. What did her period have to do with food poisoning?
Phoebe's hand tightened on Darah's shoulder. "She usually has irregular periods, ever since she started. Is it related to the food poisoning?"
"It's not food poisoning, I'm afraid." Dr. Halliday's gaze shifted to Phoebe's, and her lips tightened. "Both the blood test and urine sample showed a significant presence of a hormone called hCG."
Darah's gaze darted to a silent Phoebe, and trepidation tripped her pule at the horror etched on her sister-in-law's face. She returned to Dr. Halliday. "Hc what?"
The older woman eyed her suspiciously. "Are you sexually active, Darah?"
Blood drained from Darah's face.
Phoebe choked out an incredulous laugh. "How can a virgin be sexually active?"
Her stomach turning and pulse racing violently in her throat, Darah could only stare at the physician.
"Are you sure you didn't mix up the results?" Phoebe asked, her hand tightening on Darah's shoulder.
"I'm sure." Dr. Halliday's brow furrowed at the insinuation but pinned Darah with an expectant look. "Well, are you?"
Phoebe nudged her. "Say something, Darah…"
Dr. Halliday sighed deeply. "You're between six to seven weeks pregnant, Darah."
Phoebe jerked her attention back to the doctor. "A-are you certain it's hers?"
"Hers was the only lab test I requested this morning."
Darah closed her eyes tight, willing this to be just a dream. There was no way she could be–
Phoebe gripped her shoulder. "Get up. We need to talk now."
That tone spoke volumes and Darah shot the physician a pleading look as Phoebe tugged on her arm.
Dr. Halliday answered with a gentle smile. "Take all the time you need. If you have any questions, you know where to find me."
Phoebe's firm grip practically hauled her from her seat, and Darah winced as she was dragged out of the doctor's office and into the hallway.
"What did you do?" Phoebe's gaze was incredulous.
At that moment, her fate was in the hands of her sister-in-law who grew more agitated than Darah had ever seen her. She winced when Phoebe's grip tightened on her arm. "It hurts…"
Pushing out a breath, Phoebe released her arm and reached into her purse.
"W-who are you calling?" Darah grabbed at Phoebe's phone but unfortunately, Phoebe's height had her at a disadvantage.
"Backup." Phoebe turned her back to Darah and put the phone to her ear. A second later, she spoke again. "Geri, where are you?"
Darah's heartbeat skipped and she circled to Phoebe's front. "Why are you calling her?!" she mouthed, eyes wide.
Phoebe eyed her warily and turned away. "I need you to come to the emergency clinic within ten minutes… I don't know, make some excuse. But come immediately."
Geraldine arrived at the entrance of the clinic a minute later than Phoebe requested. She was gasping for air, her tailored shirt untucked over her fitted slacks. She carried her heels, wearing flip-flops in her haste to make time. Her eyes were wide with alarm as she approached her sisters-in-law, gaze darting from Phoebe to Darah and back to Phoebe.
"Where's the fire?" she asked breathlessly.
Darah snuck a glance at Phoebe who hadn't said a word after the emergency call to Geraldine. In fact, she'd wordlessly returned to Dr. Halliday's office alone and returned a few moments later, her expression more unreadable than before.
"Uh, hello?" Geraldine's voice pervaded her thoughts. "Is someone gonna tell me why I had to get dressed in the car just to be here in ten minutes?"
Phoebe breathed out a sigh. "Darah's pregnant."
Darah flinched at Phoebe's direct response.
"Who's pregnant?" Geraldine asked, staring past Darah at Phoebe. "Because y'all are too old to safely have another child… and we're done with August."
"Darah is seven weeks pregnant," Phoebe said monotonously.
Her eyes then swung to Darah's. "How is that even possible?"
Darah flinched and lowered her gaze.
"What, is this immaculate conception?"
"Geri, that's not funny."
"Of course it's not funny. How do you explain a virgin getting pregnant?"
"She's not a virgin…"
Phoebe's firm statement felt like a hot brand searing her from the inside out. She lowered her gaze although she could feel the weight of her sisters-in-law's judgmental stares. Oh how she wished for the ground to open up and swallow her, and for the second time since their breakup, Darah rued the day she fell for a man like Jeremy. He only brought trouble for her, and this was the worst kind.
Geraldine chuckled, drawing attention to herself. "Your brothers are gonna kill you."
Phoebe sighed heavily. "We're not going to let that happen. Right now, we have a baby to consider."
Darah stiffened, as though realizing the bigger implication of her irresponsible action. Apart from crippling fear of her brothers' impending wrath, regret and horror set in. Though getting married and raising a family with Jeremy was part of the plan, Darah couldn't have predicted this hitch—just like she didn't expect Jeremy to be a complete jerk either. Becoming a single mother was not something she even considered could happen, but unfortunately that was who she'd become.
J.R. nudged the mouse away and leaned forward with his elbows on the desk. He rested his face in his palms and sighed heavily. There were not enough hours in a day to do what he had to do. Between his father's clients and preparing the center, J.R. was wearing himself out too fast. Not to mention he had to play tour guide and host after work.
Bart's cautionary words echoed in his head now, and J.R. wondered if his load would lighten if he did confess his intentions to his father. Peeking through his hands at the list of clients yet to be settled, J.R. groaned. It was unlikely his father would easily give in and reassign the cases to another associate in the firm. If anything, his father would add on more cases so he wouldn't have time to devote to the center.
Shaking his head, J.R. cleared sleep from his eyes. He couldn't afford to slack off and give his father reason to blame his divided focus on the center. He could do both, even if he lost sleep.
His phone dinged, alerting him of a new message. J.R. gladly accepted the diversion and leaned back in his seat, pulling up the message folder. His brow furrowed at the unread messages; all ten of them. When they came in, he had no idea, totally immersed in his work to hear them come in.
He opened the first, his frown deepening.
Bhaiyaa, this is Hana. Please save my number so we can chat more freely.
J.R. shook his head but saved the number, just in case his father asked about it later on. He couldn't afford any disagreements with his father. Saving the number as Sister, he moved onto the next message.
Mayday, mayday! Save me.
J.R. frowned, not recognizing the number. He opened the next, from the same number.
If you don't save me, you'll have to come to my funeral.
He arched a brow at the hysterics, getting an odd sense he knew the author. Curiosity growing, he opened the next message.
I'll need representation. Can you do it?
J.R. reread the messages with a quizzical smile, wishing he knew this familiar stranger. He quietly opened the next.
So you're ignoring me now? Shouldn't I be the one mad at you for rejecting me?
He slowly sat up, his pulse quickening. There was only one person he remembered rejecting—and that was a misunderstanding he couldn't fix, even if he tried. But there was no way she'd contact him first, not after what happened between them… J.R. frowned, opening the latest message.
If I end up dying, just represent my brothers since it's my fault anyway. Don't let them go to jail.
Brothers. Hysterics. Rejection.
"Darah," J.R. breathed, silently rejoicing that her stream of messages had finally broken the silence between them. She'd reached out to him first, for whatever reason, and he planned on answering. Or saving her, something he'd missed doing.
He hit the dial button and held the phone to his ear. She picked up on the second ring and he smiled. "What did you do now?"
"Oh good," another familiar voice answered. "We'll need legal representation before my husband goes berserk on your girl. Come talk sense to these blockheads before someone gets indicted."
J.R.'s smile waned at Geraldine's grumpy tone and he stood from his desk.
Bart's temper when provoked was a piece of work, and he was well aware Darah knew what buttons to push.
Without hesitation, he grabbed his keys and headed for the door. "What's going on?"
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Categories: Heart of a Home
Tagged: brothers, family, fear, heart of a home, hospital, Memories, pregnancy, Revelation, sisters, worry
Homecoming, Chapter 18
Turned out Phoebe had a feeling she was pregnant before the dry heaving that lasted deep into the night. She confessed to a dazed Abe that she'd known of her condition weeks ago but was too nervous to mention it, just in case it didn't work out.
Long after the two youngest had gone to sleep and Clement retreated to his room, Geraldine watched as Abe enveloped his wife in his arms and cradled her against his chest. When Abe pressed a kiss to Phoebe's forehead, Geraldine tamped a longing sigh and looked away, gaze colliding with Bart's.
His lips were pursed, eyes squinted in clear suspicion.
She looked down at her phone and grimaced. "Oh man. I better get going…" She stood from the chair propped near the couple's bed.
Phoebe peeked from around Abe's arms and gave Geraldine a weary smile. "Thank you Geri…"
"Congratulations. I'll check on you tomorrow," she said to the couple and stepped around Bart to the door. Hearing him tell her to wait, Geraldine hurried from the master bedroom and out of the house.
Bart caught up to her before she reached her car. She yelped when he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into his chest. Face aflame, she nudged at his arms. "Let me go."
"What's your rush?" he drawled out, unaffected by her hands shoving at his chest.
"It's midnight and I have to go to my kid. Let me go!"
The raised inflection in her tone made him release her, though his fingers parked on her hips. Under the flickering streetlamp, she could see his brow was furrowed in consternation. "Now what's with you?"
She avoided looking at him. "Nothing. I just have to go."
"I'm not stopping you."
Heat coursed through her and she stepped back. "Goodnight then." She turned on her heels to go.
"Let's get married."
Her footsteps stalled from rushing off and she spun around. "What?"
He didn't blink, didn't move. "You heard me."
She gaped at him. "What on earth for? My in-laws already think we're getting married, and once they're gone, we don't need to pretend any more."
"This isn't pretend for me, Geraldine. I want to marry you."
His words felt like a sucker punch in her gut, stealing her breath.
Bart moved toward her, frowning when she took a step back. He paused. "What are you doing?"
Geraldine regained her composure. "What are you doing? This isn't part of the plan."
He squinted at her. "What plan?"
She gritted her teeth. "Bartimeus–whoa, stop there." She inched backward until her back was pressed against her car. "I said stop, you stubborn oaf."
He only smiled wickedly, coming to stand directly in front of her.
She could barely breathe at his proximity–this insufferable man. "What are you doing?"
Bart placed his hands on either side of her shoulders, resting his palms against the car windows. "Stopping you from running away again."
"A-again?" Her pulse tripped when he lowered his head. She turned her face away. "Bart, stop this."
"Stop what?"
She glared at his shoulder. "I have to go home."
"And you'll go home when I get my answer."
"I already told you there's no reason for us to get married, Bart."
"That's not what I asked."
"You didn't ask. You said–"
"Marry me, Geraldine."
She squeezed her eyes shut; fighting the warm shivers that traveled down her arms. "No."
"Stop mumbling. Look at me and give me your answer."
Geraldine forced her eyes back to his shadowed features. It hurt to look at him. "I said no."
Bart leaned away and dropped his hands. She didn't need the streetlight to know what her answer did to his handsome face. "So what, I'm good enough to be your pretend husband but not enough to be the real thing? Is that it, Geraldine?"
Her chest tightened in regret. "That's not it, Bart."
"Isn't it? Then why–"
"I can't marry you."
"You can't or you won't? Speak plainly because I'm tired of your games."
She frowned. "This isn't a game."
"Right." Bart snorted in disgust and took a step back. "Goodnight, Geraldine."
"You left three years ago because you weren't sure of my feelings. I'm telling you now that I—"
"Stop!" she shouted, her voice echoing in the quiet neighborhood. A lone dog barked in protest and she dropped her head. "Please don't."
Bart heaved a sigh. "Fine. It's late. Get going."
At the sound of his footfall retreating, Geraldine looked up. "Please don't make this more complicated than it already is, Bart. They'll be gone in a week and we can get back to our lives."
He paused and turned to look at her. "I hear you. Go home, Geraldine."
When he didn't turn away, Geraldine had no choice to leave. She didn't want to fight with him and it seemed like he didn't want to either. There was much to say but she couldn't bring herself to say any of it without sounding like a crazy person. With a nod, she turned away and ducked into her car.
Bart muttered a curse under his breath as she eased the car from the driveway and drove away.
"Nice going, Big Bro," Clement drawled from the porch.
His face darkened. "Go away."
His brother's footfall sounded on the steps. "You pushed too hard, y'know."
"So you're the love expert now?" Bart turned to Clement, more annoyed than he expected. Somehow, he'd imagined Geraldine's pretty eyes welling up with tears and a wobbly smile on her pretty mouth before she flung her arms around him and kissed him with gratitude.
"Sometimes you need an outsider's perspective to point out your screw-ups."
"Remind me to do the same with you," Bart drawled, sweeping past Clement up the stairs.
"Geri's got a whole lot of hurt, Bart. You have to be careful."
Bart paused in step and turned to his brother. Before their fake engagement, Geraldine had spoken jadedly of romance, but he was certain she had feelings for him.
"She obviously cares a great deal for you," Clement continued, kicking a pebble. "No woman would allow you to kiss her like that if she didn't."
"What's with the lack of privacy? We're not some peep show," Bart groused, only mildly annoyed.
"It's expected. Abe and Phoebe barely got alone time before they got married. Even now, they have to ask for permission to get away for a weekend." Clement shook his head. "Unreal."
Bart felt a flush at the thought of marrying Geraldine. The more he thought about the idea, the more he liked it. But how could he get her to see it his way?
"Even if you're the better choice, being forceful like her family was about marrying that jerk isn't gonna work for your benefit or hers. You've gotta be firm about your feelings yet gentle in your approach."
"Gentle in my approach?" He sought Clement's gaze.
"Take a lesson from Abe. Remember she did have the hugest crush on him." Clement chuckled when Bart scowled. "What I'm saying, Big brother, is you gotta learn the art of push and pull."
"Push and what?"
Clement walked up to his brother and clamped a hand on his shoulder. "The Art of Seduction."
Bart eyed him warily. "And you want to be a missionary?"
"Missionary, not priest. Now come on." He nudged Bart toward the door. "Let's get started if we're gonna get you married."
Geraldine sat in the car long after she arrived home from Bart's house, trying to calm her unsteady breath. She put a hand over her heart and closed her eyes. "Stop it… stop it."
It scared her how hard her pulse was racing because it only happened whenever Bart gave her that impish dimpled smile of his. She shook her head to clear the image of his grin and leaned forward, pressing her forehead against the steering wheel.
"You can't or you won't?" Bart's question echoed in her ear.
She squeezed her hand against her racing heartbeat. "I can't…" Even if she wanted to, she couldn't marry Bart. It was better this way.
A tap on the passenger window made her jump in her seat. She turned and quickly rolled down the window. "Mama? What's go–?"
"Shh." Yelena gestured to the sleeping baby in her arms. "Open the back door."
Dumbly, Geraldine did as her mother said and glanced over at the front door. "Where are they?"
"I don't know and I don't care," Yelena muttered while strapping Joselyn in her seat. "Once I came home, I locked me and Jozy in your room."
"What?" Geraldine gaped at her mother; she'd gone home hours ago.
Yelena slid in beside her granddaughter and closed the door. "We can't stay in the house while they're here. I don't trust them to leave without trying anything funny." She and Geraldine peered down at the child whose head lolled back and forth.
A cold chill trickled down Geraldine's spine and she gripped the steering wheel. "They can't take my baby. I won't let them."
"Good." Yelena adjusted Joselyn's head. "Let's go back to the Teka house–"
"Shh!" Yelena put a finger over her mouth and frowned at her daughter. "What? Why?"
Heat infused her cheeks and Geraldine looked at Joselyn sleeping undisturbed. "They don't have space," she said lamely, fumbling with her hands.
Yelena snorted. "They have a couch and Joselyn can stay with the youngest girl, Darcy…"
"Darah," Geraldine sighed heavily. "Mama, that's not a good idea."
Yelena smiled. "It is. I already called Barty and he said they'll make room."
Her eyes widened in alarm and she gaped at her mother. "You did what? When?"
"Just now. He called to see if you'd made it home yet and when I shared my concern, he invited us to come back. They're probably making space in the house now. Let's go, Mija."
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I saw this plea to find a stolen quilt in the CraftLovers.com newsletter. It seems the quilt was stolen from an exhibition in St Helens, Tasmania. Details below of who to contact etc. if you see it anywhere.


WP24 chef Sara Johannes was such a delight to photograph. This type of shoot is my favorite it includes capturing delicious looking food, inviting dinning rooms and environmental portraits. The restaurant was featured in a story about the best restaurants in Los Angeles for Delta Sky magazine.


The potato industry continues to a major employer and an economic engine in Prince Edward Island, employing 12% of the Island labour-force directly or in spin-off employment. The potato industry in PEI creates a total economic impact of $1.065 billion dollars.
The new crop of Prince Edward Island Potatoes are already on store shelves across Atlantic Canada and will soon become more prominent in other Canadian and American markets. Island potato growers take pride in providing a high quality and nutritious product for consumers across North America and thank those helping to harvest the crop at this busy time of year. For new recipe ideas on how to include PEI Potatoes into family meals this fall, be sure to visit www.peipotato.com.


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The Breeze has been James Madison University's student-run newspaper since 1922. Since then, the newspaper has provided news and information to the university community.
The Breeze publishes 7,000 copies every Thursday. For the second year in a row in 2015, The Breeze was named the best mid-sized non-daily newspaper in the state of Virginia by the Virginia Press Association. It also won a 2014 Pacemaker award, one of the top awards in college journalism.
The newspaper's student staff produces the newspaper and web site and is supported by a permanent professional staff.
For information about working at The Breeze, contact the editor at breezeeditor@gmail.com or visit our get involved page here.
The Breeze's history
As students and faculty step onto campus on a warm, rainy afternoon, a pungent, distinctly JMU smell permeates the air. It is hard to imagine that the odor of dog food or chicken feed that sweeps through the Valley was once a crisp, clean mountain breeze. In fact, the smell was so refreshing that it inspired a 1922 English teacher to forever embody it in the name of the fledgling newspaper at the State Normal School for women at Harrisonburg.
"Nothing here strikes a stranger quite so strongly as our mountain breeze," Elizabeth P. Cleveland wrote in her proposal, recorded in the March 14, 1983 issue of The Breeze. "It is both inspiring and stimulating. It is full of pep, but clean. It clears the cobwebs from the brain and sweeps morbidness from the heart."
And so The Breeze got its name.
As the winner of the contest to name the college's first regular student newspaper, Cleveland earned $2 for her entry, which barely beat out The Campus Cat by a coin toss. Since its first publication on Dec. 2, 1922, The Breeze has weathered name and format changes, funding revocations and management up-heavals, all the while endeavoring to provide students, faculty and staff and outlet for news and opinions for almost 90 years.
The Breeze has grown from a four-column, four-page weekly publication with few illustrations and fewer photos, to a 20-plus page broadsheet newspaper published weekly with full-color photos and graphics enhanced by the latest software technology. Whereas now the paper is distributed to more than 90 locations on and off campus, the paper originally was distributed to women on the way out of the dining hall, according to Bertha McCollum Moore, an assistant editor during The Breeze's first year.
Like its format, the content of JMU's student newspaper has changed dramatically over 80 years. The first issues were filled with informal, light-hearted, social news, from gossip reports to summaries of trips, dances and get-togethers. For example, a front-page brief May 9, 1947, began, "A surprise dinner party was given in honor of Miss Myrtle Wilson and Dr. Ruth Phillips on May 7 by the home economics and biology staffs."
By the 1970s, The Breeze's content became more sophisticated and controversial as Madison College expanded to become James Madison University. The paper covered perennial topics like parking, tuition and the administration, while keeping tabs on campus trends and opinions.
Above is an updated excerpt from an article in the paper's 80th anniversary supplement from May 1, 2003.
Opinion | Trump is responsible for Capitol riot


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Certificate of Advanced Studies SUPSI in Advanced Mobility Systems
Students will learn about the latest trend technologies, how to innovate in a sustainable way, identify and adapt transportation systems to customer requirements and to the "new normal" society. This course will also contemplate the ultimate travel possibilities (autonomous drive) and a future mobility system analysis.
Project work:
1. Create a futuristic and innovative mobility system
2. Propose a radical and disruptive change concept for a real city/megacity/country mobility system
Mobility & environment
AMS Workshops
Transportation & digitalization
Transportation & innovation
Mobility & digitalization
Mobility & sustainability
Online welcome & Admin Workshops:
January 24th, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40)
Topic Workshop:
January 25th-26th, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40),
April 27th-28th, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40)
Module Workshop:
January 27th, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40),
February 2nd- 3rd, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40),
February 10th, 2023 (08:20-12:00),
March 10th, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40)
April 3rd, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40)
April 26th, 2023 (08:20-12:00, 13:00-16:40)
Lezioni online:
February 6th, 8th, 20th, 22th, 23th, 27th, 2023 (16:40-19:15)
March 1st, 2nd, 6th, 8th, 20th, 22th, 23th, 27th, 29th, 30th, 2023 (16:40-19:15)
April 5th,17th, 19th, 20th, 2023 (16:40-19:15)
Individual study:
Individual study take place next the online lessons.
Exams:


Home | Our Team | Jay M. Marumoto M.D.
Jay M. Marumoto, M.D. is Chief of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Queens Medical Center in Honolulu. He is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and specialty-trained in Advanced Arthroscopic Surgery & Sports Medicine. Dr. Marumoto completed this specialty training at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute (www.scoi.com), regarded as the premiere center in the U.S. for innovative techniques in Arthroscopic Surgery. Arthroscopic Surgery is a "minimally-invasive" technique that utilizes tiny incisions (usually 1/4 to 1/2 inch), fiber-optic camera-scopes, and miniature instruments to repair and reconstruct damaged cartilage, tendons, and ligaments. This training allows Dr. Marumoto to use "Advanced" techniques that involve "intra-articular suturing," (sewing and knot-tying) within the confines of the joint without the need for "open" incisions. Dr. Marumoto also completed specialty training in Reconstructive-Fracture Surgery in Switzerland at the AO institute's Davos Hospital (www.ao-asif.ch). Academically, Dr. Marumoto is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Hawaii.
He has published medical research and continues to lecture nationally and locally on advanced reconstructive surgery of the Knee (ligaments, tendons, cartilage, meniscus, arthritis and Knee Replacements); the Shoulder (rotator cuff, labrum, arthritis and Shoulder Replacements); the Ankle (cartilage, ligaments, Achilles); the Elbow (ligaments, Tommy John, cartilage) and many other sports injuries. He is Hawaii's most senior surgeon to hold memberships in America's most prestigious orthopedic sports organizations, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (www.aossm.org), and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (www.aana. org).
Never far from sports, Dr. Marumoto was on the sidelines as Team Doctor for June Jones with the University of Hawaii Football team from 2001-2007, and can be currently found courtside with Gib Arnold's UH Men's Basketball Team. Dr. Marumoto is a local boy, born and raised in Honolulu. He is very proud of his family roots: His late grandfather, former Supreme Court Justice Masaji Marumoto, and his mother, retired State Representative Barbara Marumoto, have built a strong sense of community that Dr. Marumoto embraces.


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