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The Derby and Hucknall Branch operates through its volunteer members to promote and preserve the history and the engineering excellence of Rolls-Royce at its Derby and Hucknall factories. We aim to achieve this through high-lighting the cultures, the people and the products. We almost exclusively limit ourselves to the aerospace propulsion side of the Company's business which includes those technologies which were spun off from this business to provide propulsion and power for use on land and sea in other markets.
It is now 80 years since cars were last designed and manufactured in Derby and we cooperate with the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation to assist them in their primary role of the Motor car heritage. Our interest in the Company's motor cars doesn't stop there however, and we are now coming to a completion of the re-creation of one of the last unique cars to leave the Derby factory in 1939, the Bentley Corniche. We are also planning a project to restore a Phantom III V12 car engine of 1932 whose construction was an early model for the Merlin aero engine.
We aim to provide an authoritative view of the heritage through maintaining exhibitions of the products with a team of volunteer guides, an archive of documentation, reports and photographs and other artefacts, and workshops where volunteer members preserve and restore examples of hardware and give training to young engineers. We also hold a programme of lectures over the year and publish a series of historic and technical books.
We maintain three exhibitions, all available to the general public by prior appointment.
The first of these is housed in the Trust's premises on Osmaston Road, Derby, and contains over 200 engines, and is arguably one of the largest collections of engines on display in the world, with exhibits from before the First World War through to the modern civil large turbofans, together with an extensive range of engine technology items.
These exhibits chronicle not only the story of Rolls-Royce, but that of many of the ancestor companies which are now part of the present-day Rolls-Royce such as Armstrong Siddeley, Bristol de Havilland, and other British companies no longer in business, as well as international companies from Europe and North America. Engines in this display have been assembled by the Derby and Hucknall, Coventry and Bristol Branches, with others being on loan from outside bodies such as the RAF Museum and the Imperial War Museum.
The development of the aero engine, over the last century, has enabled many of the major advances in aviation to take place and with Engineering being the "art of compromise" to meet the best balance of the customer's requirements, it is not surprising that different engineers from various companies have designed different solutions to meet these requirements. It is the object of this exhibition to show the advances in propulsion technology and these different solutions, so our visitors can compare and contrast the various approaches, whether they be liquid or air-cooled piston engines or two or three shaft gas turbines.
The exhibition also includes some of the technologies developed over the past century for both piston and gas turbine engines. Items include crankshafts, reduction gears, superchargers and their drives, compressors, combustion systems and turbines.
To enhance and protect this unique collection the Rolls-Royce Power and Propulsion Collection and Museum are being developed to inspire and educate current and future generations to work in the field of power and propulsion. It is hoped that the facility will be used in the development of current Rolls-Royce employees and in the teaching of STEM subjects in schools and colleges and promoting the story to the public to intrigue and inspire.
Our second exhibition is situated in the Company's Learning and Development Centre at Sinfin, Derby and tells the story of the Rolls-Royce range of products. The larger part of this exhibition today contains approximately a dozen Rolls-Royce engines ranging from Henry Royce's first engine, the V12 Eagle of 1914, through the Merlin and the RB211-22 to the Trent 1000 of today.
Our third exhibition, assembled and maintained by our volunteer members in the Hucknall group, is held in two post War Wing Test Hangars on the original Hucknall Aerodrome, where engines and technology items from the days when this airfield was the home of the Rolls-Royce Flight Test Centre from 1934 to 1971. Hucknall was also the home of the world renowned static engine testing facilities where all Rolls Royce civil engine unique certification tests were performed until their closure in 2008. Most of the exhibits are part of the Derby and Hucknall Branch Collection and there are frequent exchanges of exhibits between our three displays to keep them fresh. The Hucknall display includes exhibits associated with the testing activities and also includes a unique display of models of the flight hangars and the individual aircraft that operated from this flight test centre. This model display was built by long standing member, John Housley.
The Hucknall site is being redeveloped into other uses and the two Wing Hangars are being reassigned to an independent charity, namely the Hucknall Flight Test Museum, where the existing third element of the Power and Propulsion Collection will remain on display.
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An individual and interesting arch for your garden. These robust decorative iron rose or garden arches are made from solid square bar and use a traditional style-railing head.
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The fascinating city is situated in the heart of Navarra and is known by most people for its testosterone-fueled festivities called Sanfermines, where bulls run through the ancient streets of Pamplona. The capital of Navarra is very popular among Pilgrims who are doing the "Camino de Santiago" - way of St. James and offers a great number of beautiful locations worth visiting.
Also in terms of economy Pamplona is worth mentioning. The once rural town has developed to a medium-sized city with a wide range of industry and service companies. Even large and renowned corporations like Volkswagen have chosen to manufacture their Polo model in the region and generated a large number of jobs. But also other economic sectors like building materials, metalworking, food processing or renewable energy are growing more and more.
Apart from the famous Castillo square – where most events take place – there is a must-do for every visitor: to taste some Pinchos accompanied by Pamplona star beverage claret wine!


Abstract : This paper presents the combination of periodic structures with nonlinearly interfaced piezoelectric elements for vibration control purposes. The nonlinear treatment consists of quickly inverting the piezoelectric voltage when the latter reaches either a maximum or a minimum value, hence shaping a voltage with a higher magnitude and reduced phase with the speed. It is shown that the nonlinear interface not only dramatically increases the damping abilities of periodic structures in stopband, but also permits significantly enlarging the latter, hence providing a very adaptive, efficient vibration damping system. Theoretical and experimental investigations on a clamped-clamped periodic beam are conducted, showing the very good abilities for efficiently damping the mechanical vibrations over a very wide frequency band. © The Author(s) 2015.


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August 9th, 2002 | by Tom
So the first week of Theater Hopper has come to a close. I have to say it's been a moderate success. Thanks to everyone who has visited the site. Here's to many more hits in my counter. Er, I mean… laughs and ever-loving friendship! Yea, that's the ticket!
Today's strip is basically an indication of how badly my wife doesn't want to see XXX.
That's right, I said wife. I really haven't made any attempt to explain it in the past, but like most strips, the characters are representative of real people in my life. The blond haired fella is supposed to be me, the woman (obviously) is my wife Cami. She asked to be in a strip and she got her wish.
The brown haired dude you saw in the last two strips was the toon alter-ego of my good friend Jared. As far as I know, he never asked to be immortalized in four-color glory, but sometimes life throws us curve balls, y'know?
Whether or not these are the names of the characters, I'll leave that up to you to decide. I may end up giving them different names down the line – I may just leave them nameless. If you have an opinion in the matter, post it in the forums. Better still, you can now e-mail me at theaterhopper@hotmail.com. I finally got Microsoft Outlook to work, so I can now receive all your comments.
Speaking of which, if you have any suggestions on how to make the site better, I'm more than willing to listen. I'm thinking about adding a section underneath the blog area for movie news. If you can think of any other features I can add, send them in.
One last bit of business and then I'll let you go about your merry way.
I've got to give major shout-outs to a few people who linked to me in their news blogs and for whom I would like to return the favor. Each of them run awesome strips and you need to check them out immediately.
Muchos gracias to:
Zach Miller of No Pants Tuesday
Zach of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Mike and Aric of Fish Strips
Sean of Force Monkeys
Regular gracias to these fellas for being such extra nice guys:
Eric Drobile of Mall Monkeys
David Stanworth of Snafu
Carrington Vanston of Movie Punks
└ Tags: Cami, first appearance, pornography, rant, sex, Triple X, Vin Diesel, xXx
I DON'T WANNA GET OFF ON A RANT HERE, BUT…
March 31st, 2003 | by Tom
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that Head of State was number one at the box office this weekend. Considering the world climate, it makes sense that audiences would go see comedies. I guess I just hate to see Chris Rock find success with such pandering material. He's starting to become the Jennifer Lopez of urban comedies – i.e. A performer I once respected who gets caught up in producing, directing, writing, whatever and ends up churning out the same predictable formula-driven dreck.
I know everyone thought he was great a few years ago when he had his HBO special Bring The Pain, but that was way back in '96. Bigger and Blacker was in '99, but not as impressive.
People often compare Rock to Eddie Murphy. I think he should take a page out of his book and do a concert movie like Raw featuring his stand up material. I know we all have a bad taste in our mouth after Martin Lawerence in Run Tel Dat, but if anyone can make it work, Rock can. He's too good a talent to dry up in cozy demographic land.
I'd continue with my rant, but the other half was already covered by the strip. So we'll let that one stand on it's own two feet.
Spent this weekend watching both of MICHAEL Moore's previous documentaries. I had seen both Roger and Me as well as The Big One before, but Cami became interested after Moore won his Oscar for Bowling for Columbine.
I never got a chance to see Bowling for Columbine in theaters, so I have to wait until it comes out on video. I regret that. I know I would have really enjoyed it. I remember getting several e-mails at the time it was in release from people urging me to see it. "YOU would love it," they said. Why didn't I get up off my lazy ass. The world will never know.
I'd still like to take a swing at seeing Spirited Away. The film serves as a GREAT example of what Oscar gold can do for a picture. Before it won it's trophy for Best Animated Picture, the movie was only being shown in 7 theaters nationwide. After the win, Disney (the distributor, not the animators) re-released it into 800 theaters. Luckily, our best independent theater – The Fluer Cinema (check out their web site design; it's killer)- got a hold of it. Gotta check it out before it moves on.
For those of you who are curious as to how things went in Kansas City this weekend at Planet Comicon, things couldn't have been better! I had a blast!
Jared and I took off around 7AM Saturday morning (no problem for me since my beagle Truman decided to get up at 4AM) and got into K.C. right around 10 when the convention started. We wondered around the floor for a while, just getting our bearings and checking out the deals.
Around 11AM I finally worked up the nerve to go say high to Mike and Jerry from Penny Arcade. They had a lot of fans standing around their booth. I was surprised how many of them brought cardboard tubes for them to sign – a sign of reverence toward the "Chronicle of The Cardboard Tube Samurai" they recently ran. One guy even brought a panel to his computer case and asked Mike to draw his character Div on the side of it.
Man… I wish I had thought of that.
It was good talking to Mike and Jerry. I told them about Theater Hopper, but neither had heard of it. I gave them my URL in hopes they would check out the site. I told them in person that their success had a lot to do with inspiring me to start my operation – and it's true. I don't expect to ever match their success, but here are two guys, roughly my age, who carved out a niche for themselves that tens of thousands of fans respond to vigorously. Who among you can say the same? I can't.
I could never imagine Theater Hopper growing to a level of success where appearances at comic book conventions would be either welcomed or warranted. I don't even know what I would do if placed in that situation. Behind that desk, greeting people that come to see you. You shake hands and say thank you to these people for making you popular. How weird. I would be terrified that I would be letting them down in some way.
That's the trouble with the Internet. It's really easy to mask the behind-the-scenes stuff if you want to. People can build up your image to suit their imaginations. What if I don't meet their expectations?
But Mike and Jerry seemed to handle it really well. I didn't get a picture with them, but I got a picture OF them. Unfortunately, there are about 20 more pictures left on the roll, so it will probably be a while before I can get my shots on the site.
I didn't get pictures with any of the other celebrities in attendance. Mostly because none of them warranted shucking out $25 bucks for the "honor". I'm sure Lou Ferrigno is a nice guy and everything, but what do you say to him? "What was it like being painted green 30 years ago?"
The Playmates in attendance weren't that thrilling, either. In fact, they were down-right depressing. I know one of the two was Playmate of the Year at some point. I guess within that "industry", that's probably the pinnacle of achievements. But to find yourself signing autographs at a comic book convention 20 years later all used up and wrinkled? Sad. I suppose that's what you get when you base your entire earning potential on your genetics – or silicone, or whatever…
Anyway, that's my report for the forefront of geekdom. I promise I'll get back to the movie stuff from here on out.
I will, however, say this: I snagged a killer deal on some old Iron Man comic books. I found a dealer who was selling them for 50 cents a piece – good condition, too. Keep in mind, these books were selling for 75 cents back in the late 80's when they were originally published. That's quite a savings!
I don't know if that's a comment on my superior bargain-hunting skills, or a sad commentary on the state of the collectors market, but whatever. Iron Man is the coolest. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
└ Tags: Chris Rock, Down to Earth, Head of State, Heaven Can Wait, lame, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, rant, understanding, white people
TO HELL WITH AMERICAN PIE
July 30th, 2003 | by Tom
I'm sure to most of you, today's comic is an ugly swipe at the American Pie movies. But I can attest that everything said in the 3rd panel rings very true to my ears. This is my honest-to-God interpretation of these movies, and I'm sticking by it.
I won't deny that the original American Pie had something going for it. The amount of teenage sex they threw up onto the screen wasn't anything audiences had seen since the hey-days of Porky's.
But I still can't hide my resentment.
I'm not a prude and I'm not uptight, but watching these movies makes me feel like I missed something in high school. And, high school being a touchy subject for me, I don't like being asked to drudge up those memories for the sake of "entertainment".
For me, and like a lot of you, high school was a daily battle and a boring chore all rolled into one. I had my share of friends and many varied interests. I wasn't a shut in, picked on or angry at anyone.
But after four years, I was sick of navigating the sea of morons that surrounded me and found the experience without challenge, and worse, a total waste of time.
I don't miss any of the people I went to high school with. The ones I still want to see, I make a point to see on a regular basis. The rest of them can go back to their lousy waitress jobs at Applebee's. You won't see me at any reunion.
I suppose in it's own way, it's sad that my high school experience still takes up this kind of real estate in my brain. At 25, I should probably be past it. But, well… here we are.
To that end, the makers of American Pie can rightly jump off the nearst cliff. I have no interest in seeing the third installment – American Wedding – when it comes out on Friday. I think it's a cheap grab at more money by forcing these "BIG LIFE EVENTS" into the plot. I have more to say about it, but I'm saving it for Friday. I have another American Pie diss on deck.
Never the less, I'm sure Cami will drag me to see it. She'll claim it's curiosity, but why lie? Her high school experience was much more enlightened and satisfying than mine.
I can't complain too much about high school. After all, it is where I met Cami. But so much of high school was just mental debris. I wish I could brush away the bad stuff and focus on the good, but I'm much more effective at that in the present.
Some parts of your past should remain ignored.
└ Tags: American Pie, American Wedding, boobies, high school, kegger, rant
GUEST STRIP – EDDIE BOWLEY
May 22nd, 2006 | by Tom
Guest Strip
Today's guest strip comes to us from a very clever chap from across the pond – Eddie Bowley, the creator of Edd Egg. I don't want to spoil too much of what Eddie is doing here, but I strongly encourage you to go to the effort of "decoding" his guest strip. It not only tackles the "controversy" surrounding The Da Vinci Code in a very clever way, but it also makes me wish I had thought of the joke first!
Eddie did an excellent job of capturing Tom's stentorian sermons, so I was doubly impressed by the effectiveness of this comic. I just love reading the comics from people who really seem to "get" the characters. It makes me feel like when I'm writing them, things are less random. People understand who they are – their likes and dislikes.
Or, as Eddie's comic implies, perhaps Eddie is a genius and my attempts at character development are highly transparent to him!
In either case, be sure to check out Edd Egg and come back here on Wednesday for more guest strip goodness!
Side note: There is a good chance that Cami and I are in Cannes, France as you read this. Part of our vacation tour takes us to Nice, France and we found out that Cannes is only a half hour to an hour away. So we're going to try and get a train ticket to Cannes and wander around for the day. The film festival is going on right now, so if we see any celebrities, we'll take pictures and post them here. We're hoping to get into one of the movies playing at the festival for bragging rights. But I don't know how likely that is! So what, really? We'll be in Cannes during the festival! That's a big score for a movie buff such as myself!
At any rate, thanks for checking in with us! See you here on Wednesday!
└ Tags: controversy, Edd Egg, Eddie Bowley, Guest Strip, rant, The DaVinci Code, trick
10 NOMINATIONS
June 25th, 2009 | by Tom
Yesterday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it would be widening the field of nominees for Best Picture from 5 to 10.
When I first heard the news I though, "Hmm, that's interesting." But the more I think about it, the more upset I become.
This isn't the first time the Academy has nominated 10 films for Best Picture. In fact, it was par for the course when the awards show was created back in the 1930s and was a practice they continued well into the 1940s.
But the big difference these days is that there are FAR fewer studios producing movies and a much smaller number of films being released each year. Also, the Oscar's weren't broadcast until 1953. So what's the real reason behind widening the field to 10?
Follow the money.
If you ask me, this is all one huge money-making scheme. 10 films get nominated and now 10 films are "must see" in the theater. If you don't catch them in the theater, now studios can slap the "Oscar nominated" title on the DVD and claim their film is an avatar of quality. If you don't catch it on DVD, maybe you'll watch the Oscar broadcast because – hey – something is new and different! Nevermind all of the entertainment media that will now be forced to write about, speculate, categorize, rank and rate 10 Best Picture nominees.
Remember the Oscars last year when they didn't have a host and instead had actors come up and give little speeches to the nominees about how great they are. Remember that Zac Efron was one of those presenters?
Yeah… this 10 nominations thing is just another gimmick, but on a much larger scale.
My question is, if they're going to nominate 10 films for Best Picture, then why not 10 nominees for Best Director? How many films have won Best Picture without their directors winning in their categories? Why not 10 Best Actors, Best Actresses?
Some of you probably think that 10 Best Picture nominations is a good thing. Would Wall-E or The Dark Night have been nominated last year under this structure? Will this open the door to more independent movies being recognized by the Academy and a larger audience? Perhaps.
But if they're going to widen the field this far, then the Academy needs to get ride of "ghettoized" categories like "Best Foreign Language Film," "Best Animated Feature Film" and "Best Documentary Feature." All of them are ridiculous categories to begin with and treats their genre's like second class citizens. Any of the films nominated in those categories can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with films from other genres.
Well, except Bolt. Seriously, what were they thinking nominating that last year?
What the Academy fails to realize – especially when they attempt these naked gimmicks to boost their ratings – is that movie goers haven't lost interest in because they've become bored with the tradition. If anything, that's THE REASON they huddle around their television each year.
No. People have become disenfranchised from the Oscar's because their choices reflect no sincerity, originality or taste. That, coupled with the fact that a Best Picture nomination has become a political campaign among the studios to jockey for a position at the end of the year that will increase their odds of the Academy (and their narrow memories) to nominate their films.
The Reader, for example, was sent to theaters in limited release on December 10 to meet the Oscar deadline but wasn't released wide until January 9. By then, reviews were ancient, no one was talking about it and demand for the film was nil. It barely reached middle America except in a few art houses. How are we supposed to get excited for a film like this when there is no opportunity to see it?
If this change results in sincere diversity among the Best Picture nominees, then I will happily eat crow. If Up is nominated alongside The Hurt Locker, no one will be more pleased than me.
But I see no reason for the Academy's decision to remotely change how Hollywood does business. The studios have a formula and they're sticking to it. The rest of us are just along for the ride.
What is your reaction to the Academy's announcement? Are you excited for the change of pace or do you thing the Academy has an ulterior motivation. Do 10 Best Picture nominations dilute the value of the Oscars or is the trophy bragging rights and not an indicator of true quality?
Leave your comments below! Let's get a dialogue going!
└ Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Picture, category, controversy, nominations, Oscars, rant
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September 25th, 2009 | by Tom
This comic stems from another one of our conversations on The Triple Feature this Monday. It's largely a rant that I tied off with a punchline here, but went unchecked during the recording of the podcast.
I'm greatly annoyed by the remake of Fame. Not because I'm a fan of the 1980 original or even the lousy TV spin off that spawned from its success. As a matter of fact, I hate the movie Fame and pretty much cite it as the flash point of a generation deluded into thinking that they were amazing singers/dancers/actors just waiting to be discovered.
More and more, the culture seems to advocate fame and popularity by birthright rather than by hard work and talent. I don't know if it is a uniquely American expectation or not, but I've noticed an upswing in the last few years. People seem to fall ass-backwords in to fame with increasing regularity. Blame YouTube, I guess.
With that in mind, will a remake of Fame even resonate with today's audiences? Is having talent and a work ethic even attractive to a culture that is willing to accept humiliation on national television if it means they get their 15 minutes of infamy?
You can stand in line for 18 hours to sing for Simon Cowell. If you're good enough, you might get to go to Hollywood. But even if you're a piss-poor singer, maybe they'll throw you onto the highlight reel of all the dismal failures so America can have a good laugh at your expense. So what, right? As long as someone is paying attention. William Hung took that lack of self-awareness all the way to the bank.
One could argue that this comic is its own desperate plea for attention. I would be hard pressed to argue with them. Am I proud of the success I've found with Theater Hopper? Of course. Could I do with a little more exposure? Well, sure. I mean, who wouldn't want that? So I'm just as guilty as everyone else.
But then, I'm not exactly the audience this remake of Fame is shooting for.
So if you're a teenage girl with aspirations to become a great singer, are you going to watch a movie like Fame that promotes the concept of hard work and sacrifice or are you going to tune in to American Idol three times a week an nurture the fantasy that maybe you too can be America's most popular karaoke singer?
Food for thought, I guess.
What about the rest of you? Any aspirations to see Fame this weekend? Are you a fan of the original movie?Do you think a remake can possibly bring anything new to the table? Leave your comments below!
└ Tags: American Idol, cam whore, Fame, night vision, Paris Hilton, rant, reality television, remake, The New York School of Performing Arts
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS IS A MESS
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I know I've been posting a lot about comic book movies, so please excuse this rant. But X-Men: First Class is a mess.
First a little bit of a recap. Two days ago and awkwardly posed (and obviously Photoshopped) picture of the cast showed up on MSN before quickly being taken down. It was for naught as the photo made it's way around the internet in no time.
From left to right, it features Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Lucas Till as Havok, Zoë Kravitz as Angel Salvadore, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique and James McAvoy as Professor X.
As a result, Fox ended up distributing 3 new photos from production to media outlets yesterday that show the cast in more traditional clothing, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw chatting it up with Jones's Emma Frost and a quaint shot of McAvoy and Fassbender playing chess.
Serviceable photos, but a little ho-hum. As bad as the leaked cast photo was, at least it gave us something to sink our teeth into. In fact, they kind of make X-Men: First Class look… well, boring.
That brings us to today. Now we have a conversation with director Matthew Vaughn who was so incensed about the original promo shot being leaked, he reached out to SlashFilm and provided them with a pair of HIS OWN exclusive images – including one of Fassbender wearing his Magneto helmet.
"I freaked out on them yesterday," said Vaughn. "I don't know where the hell that came from. I don't think it's a Fox image. It's not a pre-approved image. When I found out, I said, 'What the f*** is this s***?' and Fox is running around trying to figure out what happened as well. I agree. It's like a bad Photoshop, which maybe it was by someone. It didn't reflect the movie. I was shocked when I saw it. I was like 'Jesus Christ'…"
Vaughn goes on in the interview to assert that he loves the X-Men, that they are not bastardizing the concept, that the tone of the film is serious, more realistic and basically the most awesome thing since sliced bread.
Pardon me if this sounds like a load of crap.
Clearly Vaughn and Fox are scrambling to adjust perception of the film in the wake of the leaked cast photo. That's admirable. They're trying to manage expectations for the film and that leak undermined it.
But at the same time, I can't help but think all of this scurrying around is nothing but a huge cluster-eff and it really hasn't done much to change my perception of the film.
I understand it, the plot revolves around Professor X and Magneto jointly establishing their "School For Gifted Youngsters" and the ideological differences that drive them – and the student body – apart. Framed within the context of the social upheaval of the 1960's this makes sense.
But it over-complicates things.
Why do we need Angel Salvadore and Azazel in the mix? Modern characters that even most comic book fans aren't familiar with. For that matter, why do we need Havok or Mystique?
What's wrong with telling the origin story of the X-Men and using Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Angel and Beast? Why does there have to be this manufactured conflict or behind-the-scenes view of the school's foundation that depicts the how and why of Magneto and Professor X's falling out?
In the words of Patton Oswalt, "I don't give a s*** where the things I love come from! I just love the things I love!"
Mostly I think I'm worried about Fox's flimsy adherence to continuity. I don't need the movies to be exactly like the books, but Fox seems to have trouble following character development in their own films.
In X-Men 2, Hank McCoy (AKA Beast) had a cameo in human form as a mutant rights activist. In X-Men 3, he shows up in his more well-known furry blue form and is played by Kelsey Grammar. If the leaked promo shot is to be believed, Beast shows up blue and furry almost 20 years prior to the events of X-Men 2. Um, okay.
In the comics, Havok is the younger brother of Cyclops. But in Wolverine: Origins, we see Cyclops recruited by Professor X while he's still in high school. So I guess I'll be interested to see how they explain that – if at all.
I'll also be interested to see if they make any mention of Emma Frost's relationship to Silver Fox – a plot contrivance that was also laid bare by Wolverine: Origins. Or are they just going to continue doing what they want?
Vaughn seems to hint as much.
"I'd say this is more like Casino Royale than [JJ Abrams] Star Trek. If you think about it, Casino Royale just totally rebooted Bond — they kept what they wanted and got rid of what didn't work. You sort of saw Bond become a double O for the first time and yet it didn't seem to matter [what they changed]. I think my rule is to make a stand alone movie that is as good as possible and do as many nods and winks towards the comics and the other films, but not get tied up in knots worrying about that."
So, in other words, another hatchet job that will leave fans of the comics dissatisfied and Bryan Singer's X-Men 2 the high water mark of the franchise.
What's your take to the pictures that have been released? What do you anticipate from X-Men: First Class? Are you optimistic about the film or do you have reservations? Do you think Fox and Vaughn can salvage the negative emerging perception of the film? Leave your comments below!
└ Tags: James McAvoy, January Jones, Jason Flemyng, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon, Lucas Till, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, rant, Rose Byrne, X-Men: First Class, Zoë Kravitz
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GUEST STRIP – WILSON PARKER
I gotta hand it to Wilson Parker. His guest comic today felts totally in-sync with the kind of bizarre rants that I would not only produce for the comic, but like debate in real life with friends.
I also think Wilson hit on a universal truth about the three-breasted prostitute scene from the original Total Recall. If you're not going to at least try to improve on the original, what's the point?
I don't know about the rest of you, but that scene left an indelible mark on my childhood. When I was growing up, we didn't go to the movies very often, but we would rent stuff on occasion. Christmas was a big at-home movie watching holiday for us. My Dad would rent four or five movies and after we'd open presents, we'd watch them.
One year, he rented Total Recall. Now, let's see… Total Recall came out in 1990, so I would have been 13 or 14 years-old at the time. Kind of an important time in a young man's development.
Lo and behold, it's the three-breasted hooker scene and I'm watching this movie ON CHRISTMAS with my Dad… AND my Mom.
You know when you're younger and you watch a movie with your parents with embarrassing content? You want to crawl under a rock and die. That scene was my first exposure to that. Heck, I can remember a few year's later when Cami and I were dating. We watched the original Austin Powers with my folks and I remember being mortified during the scene at the end where Austin and Agent Kensington hook up.
Maybe I'm just sensitive.
Incidentally, Wilson has a comic of his own called Unwinder's Tall Comics. I highly encourage you to check him out and say thanks for this fantastic guest strip. Thanks, Wilson!
Switching gears, I was actually kind of interested in seeing the remake of Total Recall. The cast looked interesting and I'm really starting to appreciate Colin Ferrell as a genre actor. But the reviews haven't been encouraging. For the most part they say the movie just kind of sits there. Not good – especially for an action movie.
But then director Len Wiseman is no Paul Verhoeven. That's like comparing Dear Abby to Hunter S. Thompson. It's simply impossible to out-weird that gonzo Dutch bastard.
Switching gears again, I wanted to address something that should have happened this week… but didn't.
Sunday was Theater Hopper's 10th anniversary. The milestone felt pretty underwhelming to me. Frankly, I didn't realize it was the 10th anniversary until a day later.
It's funny, because an anniversary is something I used to make a pretty big deal about on the site. I remember the 7th anniversary coming and going with more fanfare.
Perhaps I didn't make a big deal about it because Monday was the day the comic was supposed to end. Obviously, that didn't happen.
I've outlined the reasons why in earlier blog posts. I basically miscalculated how many comics I would need to finish the story – even though I had been producing double-sized comics for several weeks. But, yeah. I blew the deadline.
I kind of wonder if it's self-sabotage. But it's not. It's just poor planning. So you guys are the benefactors of my poor planning. Revel in it.
I'd say I have maybe 5 or 6 more comics until I wrap things up. When I do, I hope you guys will be there to send Theater Hopper out with a bang. I'll be sure to keep you updated as doomsday draws closer through Facebook and Twitter.
As for this week's comic, I'm working on it. It's a single-panel strip. But there's a lot of action and detail I need to build into it, so it's taking longer.
I'll be glad when it's done, though. Because it means I can stop adding fire and smoke effects to everything. That stuff takes a long time!
Thanks again to Wilson for the great guest comic and tiding everyone over with teh funniez. I appreciate it!
See you all soon!
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It's easy to pack on unwanted pounds over the summer, what with all the barbeques and picnics and frozen margaritas going around (not to mention, the ice cream truck!).
But with so many fresh summer fruits and vegetables hitting farm stands each week — and all those wonderful opportunities to grill — summer is also the perfect time to add a range of healthy foods into your mealtime rotation. Here are 20 of our favourite summertime eats to enjoy this season.
Juicy cherries aren't just delicious, they're also full of fibre, and one cup contains as much potassium as a banana. Did you know tart cherries contain melatonin and can help you sleep better? Try a Sour Cherry Salsa for a great, low-sugar way to use this beloved summertime fruit.
You already know avocado contains healthy fats, so there's ever more reason to load up on this superfood. We love avocado in our salads, on top of our veggie burgers, grilled or even as a quick breakfast, thinly sliced over a piece of whole grain toast. Mmm!
Got a potluck to go to? Offer to bring this classic! Try a summer vegetarian chili with beans and vegetables for a healthy, filling crowd-pleaser.
So sweet, that even sugar-obsessed kids consider it a dessert, watermelon is 92 per cent water, so it's a tasty way to stay hydrated. This treat is also low in calories (one cup contains 43 calories) and contains plenty of Vitamins A and C and cancer-fighting lycopene.
Add this herb to a watermelon and feta salad for a Mediterranean spin, top your fruit salad with a bit of fresh mint to give it an extra oomph, make unsweetened iced tea with fresh mint for the a refreshing summertime drink or even use it to flavour your water. Calories: negligible. Flavour impact: massive.
Yes, we know, you already eat chicken all the time. But take advantage of the weather and cook it outdoors. It's simple to prepare – salt and pepper are all you need – and tastes fabulous hot or room temp. Make sure you grill enough to have leftovers. The next day you can shred it over lettuce and ripe tomatoes for a protein-packed salad or serve with beans and whole-wheat tortilla for a quick dinner.
Rinse, lay flat on a sheet of parchment paper and freeze. Perfect if you're an evening snacker who doesn't want to reach for cookies or chips.
Served freshly picked on the cob, this food is quite nutritious and a summertime favourite. Corn contains fibre along with phytochemicals that promote healthy vision. Best of all, a medium-sized ear of corn (so long as you hold the butter) comes it at under 80 calories and tastes fantastic!
Sure, they're small, but these berries pack a powerful punch with flavonoids that can prevent cancer and keep your heart healthy, too. One cup contains 85 calories and a ton of antioxidants.
While we're talking berries, let's not leave out strawberries. One strawberry only contains four calories, so pop 'em in your mouth to your heart's content like nature's candy.
There's a reason why this flaky, delightful fish is so popular, but even moreso in the summer. It's heart healthy (in fact, the American Heart Association recommends eating cooked fish like salmon at least twice a week) and a lean source of protein.
Sure, you can eat this year-round, but we think Greek yogurt makes a perfect cool, creamy breakfast on those steamy summer mornings. Top with a few almonds for a satisfying crunch that will keep you feeling full until lunchtime. Or head to your garden and put your mint, dill, parsley and basil to work by tossing in a food processor along with Greek yogurt, salt, pepper, garlic, lemon juice and a bit of olive oil. Taste and adjust to your liking. This makes a perfect midday snack served with slices of fresh pepper or carrot sticks.
Skip the fast-food burger and go with lean beef next time. One serving of 95% lean beef is only 146 calories. Use lettuce in place of a bun and you'll feel satisfied, not stuffed.
No, not the bland kind weighed down with waaaaay too much mayonnaises. Instead, opt for a slimmed-down, more flavourful version, such as this Asian Coleslaw, which calls for seasonings like rice white vinegar, cilantro and soy sauce in place of the high-fat mayo.
A dark, leafy green that's fabulous for your body and rich in iron and Vitamin K among other vitamins and minerals. A cup of spinach contains seven (yes, only seven) calories!
A medium-sized zucchini is only 33 calories, and is a pasta-lover's best friend. All you need is a vegetable spiralizer to make zoodles. Sautee the zucchini ribbons with a bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and grape tomatoes for an indulgent dinner anytime!
Another beloved melon, one cup of diced cantaloupe has 53 calories and is a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and potassium. It's also popular in the summer because of its high water content—it's about 90 percent water.
A cold summer soup for a hot night, low-fat and low-calorie gazpacho uses summer's bounty in the best possible way.
The only bad thing about snap peas – a hybrid of snow peas and green peas— is that they're only found during the summer, so load up while you can. These delicious, eat 'em straight from the garden veggies are only about 35 calories per ounce.
Yes, we said wine. Don't get us wrong, it's easy to drink too many empty calories with alcoholic beverages, as many a Piña Colada drinker knows, but you can indulge without busting your diet. Try a lower calorie craft beer or white wine spritzer for a summertime drink. After all, you're aiming for a healthy, happy, balanced lifestyle that you can maintain, and indulgences are part of that.


His name was Christopher. We were in the same class. We sat next to each other and talked the whole time. He was cute. He always stared at me while I did my class work. It made me nervous but it felt nice to be noticed.
He was new to America. I translated class instructions to him because he didn't understand. He took advantage of that. He asked me to come over and help him with our final class paper. He said he didn't understand what the assignment was. So I agreed to help.
I went to his place one day. We were supposed to work on a paper. I had my research papers with me. He invited me to his room, his computer was there. I agreed. I should've said no. I should have asked him to meet in the school's library instead of his place. I trusted him. I blamed myself. I still do at times.
He forcefully grabbed me. Said he was attracted to me. Started kissing me. he started touching me. He said i was super flirty. I didn't kiss back. I told him maybe we should take it slower. I told him i didn't really feel comfortable. That I didn't want to. He said nothing. he didn't stop.
He pinned me down and pulled his shirt off. I pushed him off. He grabbed me again and said I needed to calm down. that i was tense. that I would enjoy this. That girls my age did this. that i was being difficult. I didn't notice myself start to cry.
he stared at me and my tears in surprise. but he didn't stop. He tried taking my skirt off. I screamed and kicked him. In a flash I grabbed my things and ran for the door.
he chased me down the street.
I don't know how I made it home. I cried the whole way.
The worst was having to see him in class again.
why are we taught it is our fault?


I love Tacos! We as a family, keep making different ways to make yummy tacos!
We do a buffet style where everybody come and try something different, from raisins, to olives, in a make your taco style!
We also like using shrimp, pulled pork, steak and other types of meat to change our taco, from predictable to unexpected!
Here is my Recipe for the Taco Bake! Enjoy!
As usual, please let me know what you think about our recipe, if you try it, give us a Trendy Shout!
I am all about a good taco. I really like changing them up with different meats and shrimp is a great idea. Happy National Taco Day to you!
I didn't realize that there is a day for Taco!! I love tacos and I really misses it.
We normally have Tacos at least once or twice a month.
The kids and my hubby love them.
I have never tired a taco bake though…looks interesting!
Taco pizza got its start around our area, so that's our favorite. Hard to top it!
I'm a big fan of tacos too. I eat mine without meat, but the family loves them with turkey or burger. I haven't tried to make it with pork but I may!
Tacos are great to make. So yummy. This is a fun new recipe and way to make them.
I have loved and eaten Tacos for years but never made them at home. Think I'm going to try and do it!
I believe every day should be National Taco Day! My family loves tacos!
Tacos are so delicious and so versatile. You really can customize them lots of different ways. I had no idea it was National Taco Day!
We had tacos!! Yum! We have them at least once a week.
Oh shoot! I'll have to celebrate taco day tomorrow. That taco bake sounds awesome!
Tacos are on the menu every week in our house. I think my daughter would eat them daily if she could!
YUM I love tacos. We were just on vacation to Cape Cod and had the best chicken tacos there. You have inspired me to have some this week.
I'm a day late… we had tacos tonight, 🙂 I have never heard of raisins in tacos– interesting!
I remember watching your scope yesterday! Tacos are a family favorite and I can't wait to give your taco bake a try!
I can't believe I forgot to celebrate! I could eat tacos every day. Haha!
I think I accidentally celebrated a day early, but that's how much we love tacos! It's one of the few meals the whole family will happily eat.
Tacos to me are like pizza. Could eat them every day!
I used to make tacos all the time when my kids were young because they loved them. It's been a while — time to make them again.
Tacos are a staple at our house and everyone gets so excited when we have them! I had no idea about National Taco Day but I think I need to celebrate!
We have Tacos a couple times a month. I can't wait to try this Taco Bake recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
YUMY! We had Tacos last night. So good and easy to make.


Debye supposed that, in spite of its periodic nature, the crystal lattice can be represented by a continuum. By assuming suitable boundary conditions, he was able to show that there can only be certain modes of vibration for a given body; the situation is much the same as that which limits the number of stationary waveforms that are possible in a string that is stretched between two fixed points. The total number of possible modes in a continuum is really infinite but Debye considered only the 3N modes of lowest frequency, N being the number of atoms, since this leads to agreement with the classical expression for the specific heat at high temperatures. (Law of Dulong and Petit).


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Devolver Digital's Marketing Countdown to Marketing Livestream: Start Time and How to Watch
Devolver Digital's yearly shows aren't the biggest presentations, but they're almost always the most fun. Here's where and when to watch the company's 2022 showcase.
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Most big game showcases are professional affairs that rely on trailers and gameplay demos, but Devolver Digital isn't like most game companies. The publisher uses every big announcement stream as an excuse to display its unique brand of humor, and 2022 probably won't be any different.
In 2017, Devolver Digital held its first E3 press conference, which only lasted 15 minutes but made the most of its time by announcing new games, mocking industry trends, and, most importantly, making viewers laugh. Ever since then, the company has produced annual E3 announcement streams, and not even E3 2022's cancelation can stop it. This summer, gamers can look forward to another Devolver Digital showcase, this time dubbed the "Marketing Countdown to Marketing," full of comedy, trailers, and gore. If previous Devolver Digital shows are any indication, you should even expect callbacks to previous Diablo Immortal events. In fact, it might not be a bad idea to go back and start catching up on some of those now.
When can audiences tune in to see Devolver Digital's patented flavor of madness unfold, and what site is crazy enough to host it? Here's everything we know.
Devolver Digital's Marketing Countdown to Marketing: Start Time and Date
Even though Devolver Digital is technically hosting its own stream, the Marketing Countdown to Marketing is actually a part of the extended Summer Game Fest 2022 lineup. While Geoff Keighley's presentation will serve as the main event on June 9, Devolver Digital's showcase will begin shortly after that presentation has concluded. Here's when you can expect their show to start on that day:
3 pm PDT
4 pm MDT
5 pm CDT
6 PM EST
11 PM BST
Despite the fact that Devolver Digital's showcases started short and sweet at around 15 minutes, their 2022 stream is scheduled to last around 30 minutes. This length is still a bit more modest compared to their 2020 stream, which lasted 45 minutes.
How to Watch Devolver Digital's Marketing Countdown to Marketing Livestream
Devolver Digital press conferences might love to mock modern trends in gaming and entertainment (its first E3 presentation opened with some fake (and rude) live streamers) but the company gladly uses modern technology to beam these conferences to audience screens. Anyone who wants to tune in can watch the Marketing Countdown to Marketing on Devolver Digital's Twitch and YouTube channels.
Devolver Digital's Marketing Countdown to Marketing: Rumors, Leaks, and Predictions
Devolver Digital is infamous for being unpredictable. While the company announced it would hold a 2017 E3 press conference, nobody knew what games would be announced, let alone that the stream would consist of skits filled with jokes and fake blood. This history makes it difficult to predict what 2022's showcase will look like, but we can always make a few guesses.
Devolver Digital announced the Marketing Countdown to Marketing showcase in typical Devolver Digital fashion: with an over-the-top video. The only big takeaways we can glean from it are that the stream will (probably) be countdown-themed, that it will involve skits that mock recent gaming trends, and that Goichi "Suda51" Suda will host the whole thing. Well, not exactly. The stream will actually star a virtual Suda51 beamed onto the screen of a giant robot in a performance that will be half RoboCop 2 Cyborg and half Max Headroom.
Since Suda51 will host the Devolver Digital show from the inside of a robot, odds are he will take the time to tease Grasshopper Manufacture's next game, but what else can audiences expect? We can probably look forward to previously-announced games such as Cult of the Lamb, Return to Monkey Island, and The Talos Principle 2, as well as a new Serious Sam announcement since it wouldn't be a Devolver Digital stream without one.
With any luck, Cyber-Suda will also have new announcements up his sleeves, and who knows? We might see even more of Devolver Digital's Chief Synergy Officer-turned-Jr. Executive (and possible brain in a jar) Nina Struthers.
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Vince McMahon has his own reasons for doing things and apparently, he doesn't like to hear his own name spoken during the WWE Hall Of Fame. This is interesting seeing how everyone who is inducted has to be chosen by him first.
PW Insider reports that WWE writer Robert Evans was fired from the company at the WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony. The reason for this had to do with Bret Hart's speech, but it wasn't involving the attacker in any way.
Dave Meltzer confirmed on Wrestling Observer Radio that Evans was fired for allowing Vince McMahon to be mentioned during The Hitman's speech. There has been a long-standing rule with WWE Hall Of Fame speeches that Vince McMahon doesn't want to be mentioned or praised which is what happened.
Bret Hart told a great little story about the first time Vince McMahon saw the Hart Foundation work. This apparently set Vince off and Evans took the blame as the writer and producer of the segment. Therefore, he was fired in the Gorilla Position during the Hall Of Fame ceremony.
It should also be noted that D-Generation X went out there afterward and mentioned Vince McMahon tons of times just to poke fun at him. It would be interesting to know if they realized that someone was just fired for doing the same thing.
DX even made jokes about how Vince can't fire them — especially Billy Gunn — which opened up another opportunity for them to mention AEW and call them pissants.


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In a bid to create a more dementia friendly community, the first launch meeting for the Billericay Dementia Action Alliance was held at Anisha Grange Care Home in April 2019. A total of 14 local businesses attended the meeting to discuss ways they could help people to have a better understanding of dementia and the small changes they could do to make a difference.
This group's vision for the future is one in which: "People living with dementia in Billericay are recognised as unique individuals who are actively shaping their lives and continue to play an important role in their local community."
Spire Hartswood Hospital Director, co-founder and member of the steering board of the Billericay Action Alliance group, Jo Dean says: "I am delighted to be a founder member of the Billericay Dementia Action Alliance. We are a small group of businesses and community groups who want to make Billericay a truly dementia friendly community. I am so proud of the work we have done to launch BDAA and delighted that we were nominated for the Essex County Council's Who Will Care award."
Others in attendance were Bennett's Funeral Directors, Basildon Council Sheltered Accommodation, Billericay Town Council, Santander Billericay, Billericay Cricket Club, Hazel's Pottery Barn, Right at Home UK, Billericay Mayflower Rotary Club and the Forget Me Not Activities Club.
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Peter Jackson announced that Stephen Fry has officially joined The Hobbit movie cast and will be playing the role of the Master of Laketown. Fry's personality should match perfectly with the enthusiastic Master of Laketown character that is depicted in the book. This is an exciting announcement considering the abilities Fry possesses.
In addition to the above casting news, Peter Jackson also announced that Conan Stevens would be joining the Hobbit Cast as the role of Orc Azor. Stevens is a 7 ft actor who is best known as Gregore Clegane in the Game of Thrones.
Thirdly, Jackson also announced that previously casted Ryan Gage, who was set to play the role of Drogo Baggins, would be promoted up to the much more active part of the Master of Laketown's civil servant, Alfrid. Gage has to be pleased with the promotion as he should get much more exposure within the Hobbit movie.
There are still plenty of other roles that still need filling so we will make sure to keep you posted on all Hobbit updates.
Comedy comes naturally to Stephen Fry. perhaps we will see him bring some humour to this role. As The Hobbit book is filled with both dark humour, light humour, or just humour itself.
I am a huge Stephen Fry fan, have seen him on Bones(TV show) and in movies – a good character actor!!!
Oh yeah, I'd love to see Hugh Laurie as one of the 'evil' characters. He is such a quality actor that he could do anything and make it look like it's completely natural.


I'm fascinated with why anyone would want to track their sleeping habits. Do you really need an app or device to tell you that you slept poorly last night? Great, now you have one more thing to worry about all day long- you become concerned about personal achievement even in sleep.
Do you need something to measure your activity level?
There are heart rate monitors and all sorts of gadgets I could buy, but I feel pretty well connected to my heart beat. I want to encourage you to pay real attention to yours. It is a powerful indicator for what is right for you, what you feel passionate about, or what scares you. If you're interested in whether or not you're in your "fat burning" zone, I'm pretty sure you can figure that out too. Sitting on the couch is not fat burning. Unsurprisingly, movement is.
Take back control of your life by taking back control of your internal cues.
When you feel tired, rest. When you feel hungry, eat. When you feel too sedentary, it means you're being too sedentary.
We are already very disconnected from all the internal signals that would lead us to a more gratifying and peaceful life. Log off and go inward.


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Pelosi Clashes With Progressive 'Squad' As Internal Party Tensions Get Personal
By Kelsey Snell • 16 hours ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California (left) is trying to move on from a public clash with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., (right) and other progressives.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is trying to tamp down an ongoing squabble between a quartet of progressive members and a large bloc of moderate Democrats. The effort comes after a leading progressive said the speaker was being "disrespectful" of the group, dubbed "the squad," and cited race as a factor.
Tensions inside the caucus have simmered for some time, but the internal party fight spilled out into the open during debate over a border spending bill that passed the House last month. Pelosi allowed a vote on a Senate-passed version of the bill, without a series of amendments negotiated by progressives to protect migrants, at the behest of more moderate members.
Pelosi tried to downplay the conflict Thursday and urged her members to stay out of the fray.
"We respect the value of every member of our caucus," Pelosi told reporters. "The diversity of it all is a wonderful thing. Diversity is our strength. Unity is our power."
But a day earlier, one of the four — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. — made it personal, suggesting in an interview with the Washington Post that Pelosi was deliberately targeting the four because of their race.
"When these comments first started, I kind of thought that she was keeping the progressive flank at more of an arm's distance in order to protect more moderate members, which I understood," Ocasio-Cortez told the Post. "But the persistent singling out ... it got to a point where it was just outright disrespectful ... the explicit singling out of newly elected women of color."
Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she didn't have anything to add regarding the controversy and that it is "kind of over," but many members and staff remain frustrated, saying the freshman's comments about race have angered many Democrats who say they went too far.
The other three members of the "squad" are Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.
Pelosi's efforts to head off further public criticism come after the fight over the border spending bill spilled into a spat on social media. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., a co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, pointedly attacked a bipartisan negotiating group known as the Problem Solvers Caucus for pushing for a vote on the Senate aid bill.
Since when did the Problem Solvers Caucus become the Child Abuse Caucus? Wouldn't they want to at least fight against contractors who run deplorable facilities? Kids are the only ones who could lose today.
— Rep. Mark Pocan (@repmarkpocan) June 27, 2019
The fight escalated when the chief of staff to Ocasio-Cortez compared moderates to segregationists in a tweet that has since been deleted. The tweet suggested that two moderate groups, the Blue Dogs and the New Democrats, be called New Southern Democrats, a group of Democrats who once supported segregation. He added, "They certainly seem hell bent to do to black and brown people today what the old Southern Democrats did [in] the 40s."
The staffer continued to argue on Twitter that the moderate wing may not be racist but was still backing policies that could harm communities of color.
Those comments enraged moderates and members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., the vice chair of the moderate New Democrat Coalition and a member of the CBC, released a statement condemning the remarks.
"To even insinuate that I, or any other member of the New Dems, would promote policies that are racist and hateful or ones that would negatively impact communities of color is deeply offensive and couldn't be further from the truth," Sewell said.
The controversy was so widespread that Pelosi addressed the issue directly Wednesday in a weekly closed-door meeting for all House Democrats.
She called on members to have "some level of respect and sensitivity" to the "individual experience" that each member brings to Congress, according to a transcript of her remarks provided by a source in the room.
Members and staff have privately questioned whether the staffer should be fired, a topic Ocasio-Cortez said has not been raised with her directly.
"No one has texted me," Ocasio-Cortez said after a lengthy vote series on the House floor. "I've been on the floor for what, an hour voting, and nobody came up to me, nobody talked to me personally."
Asked if she thought the situation has been handled appropriately, Ocasio-Cortez said, "Of course not. Of course it's overblown."
Pelosi went on to tell members to channel their frustrations into fighting back against Senate Republicans, not one another. She also reminded progressives that Democrats need to stay unified if they want to keep their current House majority.
Pelosi worked to move on from the scuffle Thursday, dismissing the criticism and telling reporters that she has said all she is going to say on the topic.
"How they are interpreting and carrying it to another place is up to them, but I'm not going to be discussing it any further," Pelosi said.
"What I said in the caucus yesterday got an overwhelming response from my members, because they know what the facts are and what we are responding to."
Sewell later told reporters that internal battles like this distract Democrats from their legislative agenda.
"I think we should realize who our real opponents are here," Sewell said. "It is important that we resolve any kind of conflicts internally and not publicly."
Correction: 7/11/19
An earlier caption mistakenly said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, is a Republican.
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Really would love to know what that leather pad the individual is working on with the dual monitor setup is. Looks like it might be a Pad & Quill product, but I don't see it on the website... Can anybody help?
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"The Falcon" (Hooded peregrine falcon), etching & engraving
H: 45.4cm (17.9")W: 30.8cm (12.1")
"The Falcon"
After Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A. (1802-73)
Engraved by Charles Algernon Tomkins (1821-1905)
Published Henry Graves & Co, 1882
Etching & engraving on paper
Plate: 28.6 cm high x 19.1 cm wide (approx.)
Sheet: 45.4 cm high x 30.8 cm wide (approx.)
Lettered beneath the image "Sir Edwin Landseer R.A." and "C.Tomkins" / "THE FALCON." / "The picture painted in 1837 is in the possession of William Wells Esq", and with the publication line "London, Henry Graves & Co, 6, Pall Mall, 1882, Copyright".
"The Falcon" (also referred to in the Landseer literature as "Hooded Falcon" and "Peregrine Falcon") was exhibited at the R.A. in 1837 (no.34). It was engraved for the Library Edition of Landseer's works (published by Graves 1881—93), appearing as Plate 11 in Volume 1.
Hawking was a popular pastime within the circle of Landseer's sporting friends and patrons. He exhibited two studies of falcons at the Royal Academy in 1837, which are among his finest paintings of birds. Landseer had drawn and painted hawks throughout the 1830s, but never with such precision and virtuosity and the skill of Tomkins' remarkable and striking engraving conveys much of the beauty of the original work.
William Wells (1767-1847), the first owner of "The Falcon", resided at "Redleaf", Penshurst, Kent. He had made his fortune as a ship's captain in the East India Company's fleet and then from shipbuilding in Deptford and through owning (and subsequently selling) the Blackwall Shipyard on the Thames. He was a great connoisseur and collector, a trustee of the National Gallery and one of Edwin Landseer's most important patrons.


advantage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
defend their service dog and their disability.
discrimination that Marx, despite its positive intention, is encouraging.
world: my service animal is named Buttons and he is awesome at his job.
handler wasn't at all devastated and embarrassed by what occurred on the flight.
or asking you to prove your worth as a real person if you have a disability.
chair and the wall the entire time they were in the restaurant.
our disability doing – well, absolutely nothing to affect their lives.
Marx fosters these judgmental assertions and makes many of them herself.
would have been well within its rights to ask the man and his dog to leave.
judges people who have dogs in public places.
a service dog instead of someone who doesn't like dogs at all.
vest stating the fact. Here is where Marx's article is both right and wrong.
I know a few people who have taken their ESAs into places they don't belong.
productive to educate than demean.
people, including veterans, would benefit from an emotional support animal.
people with mental illness just need to get over their issues.
it's okay to judge and make fun of the things with which we have no experience.
Something annoys us or baffles us, so why not laugh at it? It's not serious, right?
may qualify for a service animal, not an ESA.
more embolden to insist they know can spot the fakers from the truly disabled.
provide assistance to wheelchair bound individuals and those with autism.
face at the hands of someone who has read this New Yorker article?
jokes out of people who need emotional support animals.
government to set up a registration and certification process for service animals.
people knowing all of the other disabilities my neurological condition causes.
PTSD aspect of her disability.
the assistance of a trainer.
so obedient that they do not disrupt the people or the space around you.
with disabilities has unique needs and different ways to approach those needs.
across the board test for service animals.
geographical area has a readily accessible training program.
spread of disinformation about service animals.
Unfortunately and unintentionally, The New Yorker piece does much of the same.
I personally didn't find the article offensive, but that's just my perspective on it. I think there are many people who don't know there is a difference between service animals and ESA's, and I hope that the article did raise awareness of that. And whilst by no means do I consider ESA's useless for people who have serious mental illnesses, the fact that anyone can simply fake anxiety by filling in a form on a website and getting an ID issued is quite disturbing.
Perhaps if the industry so to speak was more regulated it would mean people with real need could have the dogs, and people who do simply want to take their dog wherever they go can't do this.
I hope that businesses would also learn that they are not required to permit ESA's, it's their choice. I do think they can be quite damaging to genuine service dog handlers, and so if more businesses are aware of the laws that is a good thing.
I'm not sure if the author assumed that most service dog handlers are fake, or that most ESA's are. I don't have the stats on either so can't say, but it is a concern to me that anyone can get issued documentation and bring their dog places because businesses are often too scared of getting into a discrimination battle by refusing the person, and also because of a lack of education.
Having said all this, I think it's important for people to know that service animals do come in all shapes and sizes as their tasks are so varied, so people shouldn't see a small dog and automatically assume it's a fake. And yes, people with mental illnesses are often entitled to a service animal, and nobody under any circumstance should judge them for that, it's none of our business to do so.
I do think it was interesting that she faked her own documents, because it highlighted that people can do this, which is why I'd call for more regulation of ESA's, so that people with real need can have them rather than those who want the right to take their pet everywhere.
@ Regina Lizik: Brava! I couldn't have said it better myself! With a few minor edits (I'm a writer, so I notice these things), this letter should go to the editor of The New Yorker. Have you sent it to that person?
Frankly, I'm AMAZED that a publication like The New Yorker would publish Marx's article. As a former freelance features writer for the Chicago Tribune, I had to know some key basics of legitimate, professional journalism. While every publication–and editor–is different, the Tribune requires, in a feature story, three "expert" sources to back up the FACTS in a journalist's story. (These experts and their contact information must be submitted with the story–for fact checkers to verify–or the story doesn't run.) Certainly anyone can make just about any "fact" subjective, except things like the color of the sky, the win/loss record of the Chicago Cubs, and the winters here are cold & snowy.
However, depending on one's slant, it's fairly easy to find one "expert," who'll say a cold & snowy Chicago winter is wonderful, with lots of activities to enjoy, and its unpredictability is part of its "charm." Turn around and find a different expert, equally credentialed as the first, who will state unequivocally that winters in Chicago are deadly, horrible experiences that should only be endured by those who don't have enough money and/or sense to live in a more temperate climate, at least from November-April.
Contradicting viewpoints? Great! Let the "experts" you've found duke it out–each can back up her/his position with whatever reports, studies, scientific or anecdotal data, then let your readers decide for themselves. Or if it's clear that one conclusion supersedes the other, back it up with a THIRD expert, who supports the stronger side. If you DON'T address all major positions on a complex subject such as able-bodied Americans committing fraud by pretending their pets are Service Animals, you'd BETTER do due diligence and provide sound data for facet of the topic.
Absolutely ! I just read it and I was shocked a journalist could be so narrow minded and oblivious . I'm so pissed I looked her up to see if there was some way I could let her know how her article effected me and probably hundreds of others who need their service animals …. It might not make sense to her but tell that to the mother of 8 year old Devon who needs his service chicken to cope with life while having autism . He has made it to amazing milestones he couldnt reach before he had his chicken .