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The ingredients needed to make Simple French Onion Soup:
- You need 1/2 cup of unsalted butter.
- Provide 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Use 4 cups of sliced onions.
- Use 4 (10.5 ounce) of cans beef broth.
- Get 2 tablespoons of dry sherry.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of dried thyme.
- Take 1 pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
- Take 4 slices of French bread.
- Use 4 slices of provolone cheese.
- You need 2 slices of Swiss cheese, diced.
- Get 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
Steps to make Simple French Onion Soup:
- Melt butter with olive oil in an 8 quart stock pot on medium heat. Add onions and continually stir until tender and translucent. Do not brown the onions..
- Add beef broth, sherry and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, and simmer for 30 minutes..
- Heat the oven broiler..
- Ladle soup into oven safe serving bowls and place one slice of bread on top of each (bread may be broken into pieces if you prefer). Layer each slice of bread with a slice of provolone, 1/2 slice diced Swiss and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Place bowls on cookie sheet and broil in the preheated oven until cheese bubbles and browns slightly..
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Shlokka Pandit is an Indian actor and model. She played the female lead in the Amazon Prime Video film ‘Hello Charlie’ (2021).
Shlokka Pandit was born on 10 August in Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Leo.
Height (approx.): 5′ 4″
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Eye Colour: Brown
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Her father, Pandit Dinesh, is an Indian musician and composer, and he is the nephew of the renowned Indian classical vocalist Late Pandit Jasraj. Her mother’s name is Tanu Pandit. Shloka’s brother, Shomit Pandit, is married and has two children. Her elder sister, Sharrna Pandit, is Senior Director at RBC (Royal Bank of Canada).
She has worked as a model in various modelling assignments. In 2021, she debuted as an actor in the Amazon Prime Video film ‘Hello Charlie’ (2021) opposite the Indian actor Aadar Jain.
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- She is an avid animal lover. Her pet dog Koochie had died earlier, and her other dog’s name is Angel.
- In an interview, she talked about getting selected in the Amazon Prime Video’s film ‘Hello Charlie’ (2021), she said,
I am absolutely ecstatic to say the very least. This is my debut movie and I feel really lucky & fortunate to have worked with Jackie sir, Aadar and Rajpal sir in my first film. Working with Excel Entertainment and our director Pankaj Saraswat has been a real learning experience, something that I will always cherish. It’s a surreal feeling that my debut movie is going to have a global premiere and I couldn’t have asked for more.”

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Silvermask Productions and North Shore Pictures are working together to produce writer/director Michael Anton’s Nikola Tesla film “The Mad Scientist.” They have given word that Anton has picked Serbian actor Branko Tomovic to play Tesla.
Anton said in a statement that finding the perfect actor wasn’t easy. “We knew if we were to bring Nikola Tesla to life on the screen appropriately we had to find a great actor who could handle the challenge of the role as well as understand the culture of the man,” he said. “It came down to two very talented actors who were very passionate about the script and the history behind the man, but in the end, Branko’s performance just blew us away. He made an impossible decision a simple one. He is the perfect Nikola Tesla.”
Tomovic, who has been named “One to Watch” by MovieScope Magazine and whose film credits include “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Interview with a Hitman,” stated his happiness at getting the role. “Nikola Tesla has been a great idol of mine for a very long time. It’s a very great honor to be allowed to breathe life into his wonderful character and tell his remarkable story,” said Tomovic in a statement. “Michael Anton’s script is a very well written biopic, which captures Tesla’s essence and persona, his passion for his work, his extraordinary mind, his eccentricity, his ambition and the movie will show that he was not a mad scientist – but one of the greatest minds and inventors that ever lived. ”
“The Mad Scientist” will focus on Tesla’s life after arriving in America:
“ The Mad Scientist follows the life of Nikola Tesla from when he first stepped foot on American soil in 1884 to his final days living alone in his New York Hotel room. The film follows Nikola Tesla from his battles with Thomas Edison and JP Morgan to his friendships with Mark Twain and George Westinghouse. Nikola Tesla battled the strong arm of American Inventor lobbyism led by Thomas Edison with inventions that would change how we view the world forever.”
Tomovic can soon be seen opposite Debbie Harry in Jimmy Cauty’s “Believe the Magic” and Steve Stone’s “Entity.” Tomovic has recently been nominated for a European Film Award for “Silent River” and has also won several Best Actor awards for his work in several short films.


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New fall products just hit the shop and they are super cute if I do say so myself =) There are brand new mugs, art prints, and stickers both on Etsy and my online store. I can’t wait to see what you think!
Today’s the day! I’m super excited to announce that my first two styles of illustrated mugs are now available in my Etsy shop! I’ve been busy working on new products over the past couple of months (and have so many more exciting things coming soon!) but I couldn’t wait any longer and had to share these super cute mugs…
Happy Valentine’s Day!! I’m super excited to be back on the blog after a crazy week of cleaning up after last weekend’s amazing trunk show, reworking the look of my blog and website (more to come soon!), and preparing for…. drum roll… the opening of my own online shop!
My dreams are being realized this very week as I post photos of all the brand new products and get them ready to go in my shiny new store to share with you!
Setting up my own shop as an extension of my website has been a goal of mine for some time now. And it only seems fitting to make it happen after making the leap! Stay tuned as I stock my online shelves with beautiful illustrated note cards, coasters, journals, and art prints. In the mean time, as promised, here are some photos from the well attended Valentine’s tea party… it was so much fun!
I loved planning every little detail for the trunk show, right down to sparkly gold gift bag clips and the tissue tassel garland. The menu for the afternoon…
We made the most delicious little tea sandwiches, cut into heart and star shapes. Find the yummy recipes here and here! And while I’m at it, if you have plans to throw your own tea party, this simple scone recipe is great because you can mix in your favorite fruit. And to really go the extra mile, home made clotted cream will take your scones to a whole other level =)
I had three tables set up throughout our apartment for art prints, stationery, journals, and coasters. The shoe, spot, and beauty tool journals sold out by the end of the day! (Don’t worry, more are on the way to stock up the online shop =)
At the end of the evening, we were ready for a nap but it was so worth it and great seeing all of my friends and former coworkers who stopped by. A great way to kick off the new collection!
I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s day!
I’m still here, I promise! This past month and the one ahead are all about prepping for the big day… every weekend from here on out is packed with to-do’s and celebrations! Exciting, but tiring and I’m afraid my poor blog has taken the brunt of the neglect =/ I wanted to keep you all in the loop with an instagram recap… thank you so much for checking back in and hang in there, I hope to be drawing again soon!!
The past three weeks in review…
From left to right, top to bottom:
1. Central park during our engagement shoot
2. Tea pot cake at my bridal shower
3. “Just Married” and “I Do” dish towels from Mom
4. Gorgeous flowers from the shower
5. Vintage photos of my Grandmother, the top two are from her wedding day
6. Bachelorette girls weekend with my BFF of 23 years included Ladurée (of course!)
7. A trip to Bergdorf’s was also a must
8. The ING marathon front runners just steps from our apartment
9. Tea cups… just received my first two and have started my own collection!
These sweet treats from the bridal shower were amazing… the hostess and dear family friend, Sue outdid herself! Marie Antoinette would have been jealous!! =)
Have a great week, I hope to be back here soon!

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I started this iteration of my blog (and corresponding instagram @instagrandma_100) as a daily ritual to remember and honor the women from whom I came, and to share their stories. But I wouldn’t have stories (or grandmothers) without all the fathers too. So today I share a letter fragment from my own beloved and exceptional dad, who made the startling point that I am “the next daughter” after dear Agnes and Margaret, both of whom died as children in 1911 and 1912. His own father and mother had only the two boys, and my father’s brother had no children of his own—only a son through marriage. His mother’s three siblings died in childhood, never married or had no children of their own—again, one son through marriage.
So it was my father and mother, seventy years after the last little girl died, who brought the next O’Connell daughter into the world.
Will and Alene would, if they were omniscient, be pole-axed at the idea that the only modern-day (and next) daughter of their family would be the one family member to visit their baby girls after 105 years. Sweet old Alene would gather you to her capacious bosom for sure!
In memoriam of the O’Connell girls and who they might have grown up to be, and to the mother and father who loved them.
Today I visited my great-aunts Agnes and Margaret, both of whom died in childhood.
They are buried in the children’s graveyard at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. The sea of graves crowned with cherubs and lambs broke my heart, and I read every name as I walked through the rows searching for my girls. I met a man who feeds the cemetery’s feral cats and is followed by a murder of crows — birds so black and glossy they look cartoon. I told one stalking me to at least be useful and lead me to my O’Connell babes.
Finally I found them, a few rows away from where the nuns are buried.
The engraving was unlike any other I saw and I wondered if my grandfather, who was an artist in addition to a lawyer, had done the lettering himself, decades after his sisters died.
I spent a solid twenty minutes with a spray bottle and a toothbrush, uncloaking the stone of its chartreuse lichen and giving the lamb back its face. I don’t know who last visited their resting place, and my father has never seen it, but it’s been a good thirty years, if not much much longer.
When I visited my family in Ireland last year, cousin Ted told me it’s family duty to clean family graves. So here I am, in 2017, carrying on the Irish tradition of my ancestors in a Catholic cemetery in California.
Meet my great-grandma Alene, or Lena, or even sometimes Aileen. Born to the Wallace family in Essex, Ontario, Canada, in 1877, she and her sisters pursued medicine; her sister Margaret was one of the first female doctors ever, but more on her later.
Alene was a nurse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, when she met my Irish great-grandfather Will O’Connell, recovering in a hospital after more than a decade of prospecting and silver mining in the Yukon, Colorado and Utah. They eventually settled in San Francisco, at 588 Jersey Street in Noe Valley, and had two beautiful little girls, Margaret (b. 1907) and Agnes (b. 1909). But tragedy struck, and both girls died in childhood. My great-grandfather never recovered from the loss, and his son—my grandfather William Wallace O’Connell—felt haunted by the absence of his two sisters.
In a recorded history he made for me in those precious few years between my birth and his death, my grandfather said:
“My mother had a more philosophical mind. Of course it was a very great loss, a great sadness to her, but she had a child to care for — a son. And she also had a nice sense of fun. So I grew up in a cheery enough household, as far as my mother could keep us together…and keeping a stiff upper lip.”
It is also largely due to Alene that I have so much information on her side of the family, as she kept notes on birth and death dates, catalogued photographs and letters, and wrote names on the backs of photographs. I like to think she knew I’d come along sixteen years after she died and pick up the story where she left it.


I was just wondering if fans of other teams could give me so honest opinions on some of the following players. Please no Habs fans because obviously the comments will be a little bit biased. And please no Bruins fans or whatever saying "omGz dey all r teh sUXXors!!!11oneone11! Who out of these players do you think will make the NHL? How many of them will play a big role? What kind of point production in the NHL could we expect from the following prospects? Some have played in the NHL and aren't really considered prospects anymore but they are still young so.. Carey Price Chris Higgins Mike Komisarek Tomas Plekanec Andrei Kostitsyn Sergei Kostitsyn Mikhail Grabovski Guillaume Latendresse Jaroslav Halak Matt D'Agostini Mathieu Aubin Duncan Milroy Ben Maxwell Ryan O'Byrne Kyle Chipchura David Fischer Alexei Emelin Pavel Valentenko Ryan White opinions would be greatly appreciated.


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FBI Investigation Leads to CIA Director's Resignation; Nothing to See Here!
Everything's a conspiracy theory when government's not transparent
General David Petraeus resigned as director of the CIA last Friday after an FBI investigation (into cyber-harassment) uncovered an affair he was having with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Both were married, and President Obama accepted Petraeus' resignation. On Friday Senator Dianne Feinstein, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she wished the president hadn't accepted it, and this week the committee announced it will actually be investigating the FBI's investigation into the CIA director. Feinstein also wants Petraeus to testify about the Benghazi attack, which, before resigning, he was expected to do this week. Last week's presidential election did not abate the need to delegitimize questions about Benghazi, and that delegitimization is now moving forward to extend to questions about the mechanics and motives of power shifts in our government. MSNBC helpfully put together the four "wildest conspiracy theories" about Petraeus' resignation as the head of an agency for which obfuscation and secrecy is the name of the game. They came with the warning that "many are downright silly." Is 4 many?
1. He is trying to get out of testifying about Benghazi
Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham suggested Petraeus' resignation is to get out of testifying about Benghazi. "COINCIDENCE?!" Ingraham tweeted. "Petraeus is set to testify NEXT week at a closed door session on Capitol Hill ab[ou]t Benghazi. Did [Obama] push him out? This stinks!"
2. Obama totally knew about the affair before the election, and lied about it
Conservative website Breitbart.com's Ben Shapiro is convinced the Petraeus affair demonstrates the Obama administration "hid information vital to the American people" during the last days of the election.
The fact that the most respected soldier of his generation, Petraeus, would be leaving the administration during an Obama second term, had to be known by the White House prior to the election," Shapiro continued. "And they said nothing in order to run out the clock… The Petraeus resignation is only the most recent evidence that the Obama administration will lie to the American people to achieve its ends.
The National Review's Charles C.W. Cooke repeated the claim, saying "Politics is politics, but if this Petraeus stuff wasn't known prior to the election, I"ll eat my shoes."
3. Someone was trying to destroy Petraeus' career
Wired's Noah Shachtman tweeted, "I hate to say I told you so but…" On Nov. 1, Shachtman took to Twitter to say "Wow. Someone is trying to end Dave Petraeus' career" and linked to aWall Street Journal piece called "CIA Takes Heat for Role in Libya." The story pointed out that Petraeus was missing from the ceremony honoring the four Americans killed in Benghazi.
4. He was being blackmailed.
Michael D. Shear of The New York Times notes that "Intelligence agencies are often concerned about the possibility that agents who engage in behavior [like having an affair] could be blackmailed for information." Fox News' Greta Van Susteren says "Why did he go public? Blackmail? The woman still 'friendly' or did she turn on him?"
How wild right?
It appears Eric Holder knew about the investigation in July. Government officials insist President Obama wasn't informed until last Thursday. The FBI, sources told Fox News, doesn't brief Congress or the White House on criminal investigations that don't involve a security threat. Why did Petraeus resign? The FBI's e-mail-based investigation into Petraeus' affair, meanwhile, has uncovered just how easy it is for the government to snoop through your e-mail, with the bonus tidbit that apparently the director of the CIA and his girlfriend used an email tactic popular among terrorists and teenagers of using draft e-mails in shared accounts to communicate. Wild.


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Changing practice, changing minds
I like the title of a new article written by Jeanne Tunks and Kirk Weller, especially the first part of it! Here is the entire title: Changing practice, changing minds, from arithmetical to algebraic thinking: an application of the concerns-based adoption model (CBAM). This article was published online in Educational Studies in Mathematics on Saturday, and it discusses the results of a yearlong innovation program called “Teacher Quality Grant”. And, just to avoid any misunderstandings: it is not only the title of the article I find interesting. The article itself is very interesting, and the program described also appears to be quite interesting. Here is the abstract of the article:

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Free from injury, Arsenal striker Eduardo sets his sights on first team return
Ready to rumble: Eduardo is fully fit and looking forward to his Arsenal first team return
Eduardo has declared himself fit for first team action after nearly twelve months on the sidelines.
The Brazilian-born Croatian suffered an horrific leg break and ankle dislocation at Birmingham last season which placed his career in doubt.
But the 25-year-old striker has battled back to full fitness and is ready to help Arsenal as they bid for Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup glory.
'I feel much stronger than I have and I am very happy now,' said Eduardo, who arrived at the north London club from Dinamo Zagreb in July 2007.
'I think I am ready for the first team, but you would have to ask the boss.
'I feel very well and I am training hard every day. Of course I want to come back quick and strong. Now, every game for me is a big step.
'In my head and everything I am ready. I am just waiting for my chance.'
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Feb 22, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Southern California Trojans defensive linemen Leonard Williams runs the 40 yard dash during the 2015 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Day Three of workouts at the NFL Combine has ended, with defensive linemen and linebackers doing their on-field drills and defensive backs getting measured and bench pressing. This years’ crop of defensive linemen and outside linebackers was impressively deep, with a number of very productive athletes in a wide range of sizes, shapes and positional fits. This group impressed even further today at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Here’s five impressions I had today.
1. Inside Linebackers are Disappointing
One of the key needs the Raiders have going into the 2015 season is the future of the middle linebacker position. Nick Roach may never play again after a season-ending concussion suffered last preseason, and Miles Burris is certainly not a fit for the position. I identified five potential candidates the Raiders may have an eye on in this Combine, and all five – along with nearly every other player in the position group – disappointed in their workouts today in one way or another.
Apparent super-athlete Benardrick McKinney out of Mississippi State, whom I identified during the season as a potential prospect to watch, had a decent but unimpressive workout, showing about average upper-body strength (16 reps of bench), with good speed in the 40 and good lower-body explosion in the vertical and broad jump. He also was stiff and tended to play high in the position workouts, showing that, while he has some good physical tools, he’s still very raw from a technique perspective.
South Bound & Down
Paul Dawson out of TCU is on tape perhaps the most instinctive linebacker in the group, but the knock on him was that he was undersized. At 6’0″ and 235 pounds he has decent size for the position, and his 21 reps on the bench suggest enough upper-body strength. But he ran a deplorable 4.93 second 40-yard dash, and was below average in both the broad jump and vertical. While straight line speed isn’t hugely important for linebackers, you still want a guy who can get to the boundary quickly from the middle, or potentially run with tight ends and backs in coverage. Dawson also looked stiff and slow-footed in position drills, and ran unimpressively in the shuttle run. His draft stock will fall.
Denzel Perryman and Eric Kendricks did not have lousy workouts, but neither really did anything to help their draft stock or stand out as must-have athletes. Kendricks was a bit small, but showed really great speed (a 4.61 official time in the 40) and lower-body explosion and demonstrated good feet and athleticism in position drills. Denzel Perryman measured at 5’11”, but put up an impressive 27 reps of bench, though his 40-yard dash time was an unimpressive 4.78. The two represent two different styles of player: big inside thumper or speedy slasher. Both are potentially situational players, at least as rookies.
2. Leonard Williams is Who We Thought He Is
Leonard Williams is widely regarded as the best defensive lineman in the draft, and indeed many are calling him the best defensive player or the best overall player in the draft. Leonard Williams came to the Combine and confirmed it for everyone.
Williams measured just below 6’5″ and 302 pounds with a very even, athletic build. He declined to participate in the bench press, but ran a full workout today, and impressed everyone with his speed, quick feet, and lower-body explosion at his size. Williams ran the 40-yard dash in 4.97 seconds, the fastest 40-yard dash for a 300+ pound player so far in this Combine, and had an impressive 10-yard split of 1.72 seconds. He showed great lower-body explosion with a 106″ broad jump, and impressed in the 3-cone and short shuttle.
But where Williams really made his money was in his individual workout. In the change-of direction drills and bag drills, he stood out, showing quick high feet, rapid change of direction and ability to get up to full speed in a hurry. He also delivered strong blows to the heavy bags and showed great hand speed and strike. It was impressive to watch on TV, and was apparently impressive for the media in attendance, who sang his praises throughout the workout.
Leonard Williams’ Combine workout did exactly what an elite player’s Combine workout should do: confirm what everyone has seen on tape and from watching his games. He showed that he has the quick feet and speed for his size that can make him the versatile type of defensive lineman that everyone hopes he can be. While it’s almost assured that Williams will be off the board within the first three picks, if by some miracle he falls to the 4th overall pick, Reggie McKenzie would be a complete fool not to take him.
3. Vic Beasley is a Beast
Yesterday, I took notice when Clemson’s Vic Beasley recorded an eye-popping 35 reps in the bench press. The speedy edge rusher, who projects more as a 3-4 rush linebacker at the NFL level, came into the Combine apparently hoping to show that he can play with his hand in the ground at the next level as well, weighing in at 246 pounds, ten pounds above his listed playing weight at Clemson.
Beasley continued his dominance of the NFL Scouting Combine today in the rest of the workouts. Known as a speedy edge-rushing technician already, he confirmed this status and more. He ran an eye-popping 4.53 second time in the 40-yard dash, a speed on par with some of the better wideouts in this rookie class. He also showed incredible athletic ability and lower-body explosion: a 130 inch broad jump (that’s 10’10”), and he added a 41″ vertical to that.
He finished the measurable workouts as a top performer in every single measurable event. But he wasn’t done there. Beasley excelled in positional workouts as well, showing very fluid movement, quick feet, great changes of direction and smooth hip turns. There wasn’t a single flaw to be found in his workout, and he likely sent NFL scouts scrambling to their laptops to take another look at his college tape. Beasley may have gone from a late first-round pick to a top 10 guy after today’s command performance. With the Raiders considering edge rushers in this draft, look for him as a potential target, especially in a trade-back situation.
4. Three Other Potential Rush Ends Emerged
Three other players had strong performances today as potential edge rushers, players who could fit either in a 4-3 base front as 7-tech ends, but also as potential 5-tech ends or 3-4 rush linebackers. Two of the three I had identified as potential fits for the Raiders in my previews: Florida’s Dante Fowler, Jr. and UCLA’s Owamagbe Odighizuwa. The third was a player I had overlooked: Kentucky’s Alvin “Bud” Dupree.
Dupree was a bit of a dark horse player who had some good production on a bad college team that got beat up week after week in the SEC. Dupree, who worked out with the linebackers at the Combine, weighed in at 6’4″ and 269 pounds, which is prototypical size for a 4-3 7-technique end and also big enough to play the 5-tech in a 4-3 over front or a 3-4 front. Dupree was apparently suffering from some mystery injury that prevented him from benching or running position drills, but he looks to be all muscle, indicating a lot of physical strength necessary for the end position.
Dupree has all the speed you’d want from either a 4-3 end or a 3-4 rush linebacker. He ran an impressive 4.56 second 40-yard dash, elite speed for either position and among the best finishers in this class. He also jumped out the building, recording a 42 inch vertical and a 138 inch broad jump. While he’ll have some work to do in his Pro Day, he definitely did enough today to get a LOT of teams heads turned.
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Odighizuwa, who at 6’3″ and 267 pounds appears chiseled out of stone, has some questions to answer regarding his pass rushing ability at the next level after not being particularly productive as a pass rusher for Jim Mora. But in terms of his athletic ability, there will be no more questions after today.
Odighizuwa put up a respectable 25 reps in the bench press yesterday, but he showed uncanny speed, athleticism and explosiveness today. He ran the 40 in 4.62 seconds, and had impressive showings in both the short and long shuttle as well. He also showed great lower-body explosion with a 39 inch vertical and a 127 inch broad jump. His performances in the position drills were solid, showing good hips, fluidity and explosive hands and quick feet.
While he still hasn’t really answered questions about his lack of pass-rushing ability on tape, he definitely showed that he has all the physical tools to line up on most downs at the next level. If he can be coached to develop a couple of good pass rush moves – or if he can be lined up outside and use his speed – he can likely be at least a potent pass-rushing threat, good enough to command attention. He could be a good fit on a team that already has one elite pass-rusher, like the Raiders with Khalil Mack.
Dante Fowler is widely considered the elite edge rusher in this draft class, and he did nothing in the Combine to dispel that narrative at all. Fowler, who played as a 3-4 rush linebacker last year for Florida, weighed in at 261 pounds, which is not ideal size but is good enough to play as a 4-3 end from a 7 or 9 technique, as well as a stand up rush linebacker. Fowler didn’t blow anyone’s mind with his Combine workout, but he didn’t do anything to get scouts reviewing tape looking for problems, either.
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Fowler ran an impressive 4.60 in the 40-yard dash, was quick in both shuttle runs and the three cone, and recorded a 112 inch broad jump and a 32.5 inch vertical. While his bench number was a bit subpar – only 19 reps – his speed, athleticism and moves are how he will beat blocks, the bench number won’t hurt him much. Fowler ran drills with both the linebackers and the defensive linemen today, and performed very well, showing his great feet, fluid hips and quick change ability.
The Raiders have a need for a book-end who can line up on the opposite side of the defensive formation from Khalil Mack and command attention on passing downs. Depending on the type of base scheme Jack Del Rio wishes to run next year, he may look for a pure 3-4 rush player like Randy Gregory, but it’s more likely he and Reggie McKenzie will target one of these versatile players who can be used in either scheme.
5. Josh Shaw Means Business
Last week, I included Josh Shaw’s name among my list of safeties to watch in this Combine, despite the fact that Shaw is a cornerback, and despite Shaw’s glaring off-field blunder early this past season that limited his action at USC in 2014. Shaw is highly regarded by scouts and analysts as a zone corner who could be a potential fit as a safety, but some concerns emerged about his ability to get physical in press coverage or against the run.
Josh Shaw decided to answer some questions about his ability to be physical with bigger opponents by benching 225 pounds 26 times. While the bench isn’t a huge drill for defensive backs, a defensive back who can bench like that likely can be taught how to use his upper-body strength to effectively press and shove receivers, beat downfield blocks, and just generally play the game with a lot of physicality.
Shaw is six feet tall, over 200 pounds, and has clear upper-body strength. He’ll be a player to watch tomorrow, to see if he can also show lower body explosion and leaping ability, as well as adequate speed for either a corner or a safety. If you happen to get a chance to check out tomorrow’s DB workouts, keep an eye on Shaw.


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Date(s) - 02/05/2015
Thursday (Feb 5) w Novelist Laura Matson Hahn and Poet Joseph A Chelius at 7PM
We will each read for about 20 minutes w Q&A and then its’ open mike for anyone who wants to read a poem.
For this reading I’ll be performing a passage from the GYPSY Chapter, as it is written in a lyrical form. Come Join Us!
Farley’s is located at 44 South Main Street, New Hope, 18938.
About the Authors
Laura Matson Hahn, author of the novel The Heart Code, loved reading and writing from her earliest years and knew someday she would write a novel. But to have something worth writing about, she spent several decades experiencing life through a career in Strategic Communications and world-wide travel, becoming published in multiple non-fiction formats. With a deep belief in the idea of the heart as the root source for one’s truth, Laura’s novel weaves the concepts of modern science’s research of the heart’s intelligence separate from the brain, into a tale of a Bohemian Grandmother who’s dearest wish is for her only granddaughter to hear and heed her own heart’s wisdom. Set in the delicious era of 1930’s Connecticut, New York City and Bohemia, the historical drama has contemporary relevance for young and old. When asked if her novel is autobiographical, Laura replied “I wish.”
Poet Joseph A. Chelius is the author of two poetry chapbooks: Taking Pitches (2006) and Row House Yards (2011), both published by Pudding House Press, as well as a full-length collection, The Art of Acquiescence, published in fall, 2014, by WordTech Communications. Employed as an editorial supervisor with a healthcare communications company in the suburbs of Philadelphia, he and his wife, an artist, have lived in lower Bucks County for almost 22 years and have two grown children. He holds a B.A. in English from LaSalle University and an M.A. in creative writing from Temple University, and his poems have appeared in various journals, including Poetry East, Commonweal, Christianity and Literature, Cider Press Review, Schuylkill Valley Journal, and Spitball. He has been a featured reader at such venues as The Buckingham Peace Fair, the Wordsmith Poetry Series at Bucks County Community College, the Newtown Library, the Manayunk Art Center, and the Philadelphia Free Library Monday Night Poetry Series.


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Republicans looking to recover lost ground in 2024 will be pinning their hopes on legislative races in El Paso County. Last year, Democratic incumbent Rep. Marc Snyder (D-Manitou Springs) defeated Republican Shana Black, while Rep. Stephanie Vigil (D-Colorado Springs) squeezed out a narrow victory over Colorado Springs City Councilor Dave Donelson and Sen. Tony Exum (D-Colorado Springs) beat out former Sen. Dennis Hisey in newly redistricted Senate District 11.
The 2022 elections saw Colorado Democrats win a commanding 46-19 supermajority in the House and a 23-12 majority in the Senate.
“I think as Republicans in this district, we have to keep that in mind,” said Rebecca Keltie during her House District 16 campaign launch party Sunday. “We have got one seat, we’re one seat away in the Senate to have a [Democratic] supermajority. That’s a problem. We talk about having a diverse Congress, we talk about having people from all different factions, but if you have a supermajority, half the state gets left out. That’s something that we have to change.”
Keltie, a U.S. Navy veteran, unsuccessfully attempted to primary U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) in 2022, and expressed concerns about how the El Paso County Republican Party, under the leadership of Chair Vickie Tonkins, managed the caucus and assembly process.
“It’s very strategic. They are not just letting anyone become precinct leaders and delegates. … They are stacking the caucuses,” Keltie told the Gazette in 2022.
“There are different Republicans, as we know, in El Paso County,” Keltie told the approximately 25 supporters — including El Paso County Commissioners Holly Williams, Cami Bremer, and Stan VanderWerf — at the Patty Jewett Bar and Grill on Sunday. “We have different factions. However, during the Prop HH I walked for that, I walked for D11, I walked for Prop HH, I knocked on doors. I never stopped and never gave in. I was so happy to see all Republicans come together as one over one certain topic, and it was Prop HH.”
Keltie says she plans to get on the ballot through the assembly process, and no longer has concerns about the local party after watching Republicans come together to oppose Prop HH. “I think a lot of lessons, on all sides, were learned,” she said. “I saw what division did for us and it didn’t help us. I think everyone is going to pulling through and start working together as one team, one fight, one team, one player. That’s how we get ahead. … Prop HH was the best one because everyone pulled together.”
Keltie isn’t the only Republican hoping to take on Vigil in 2024. According to TRACER, Lisa Czelatdko filed as a candidate in August, with registered agent John Pitchford, a longtime El Paso County political operative. Czelatdko served as a Colorado Springs city councilwoman from 2011-2013, and in 2019 was arrested allegedly greeting her husband with a can of mace, then hurling knives at him while trying to force him out of their house. The charges were later dropped.
According to TRACER, El Paso County Commissioner VanderWerf has thrown his hat into the Senate District 12 race, running against Snyder. Political newcomer Amy Paschal, a Democrat, is hoping to replace Snyder in the House.
In northern El Paso County, Rep. Don Wilson (R-Monument) has decided not to seek reelection, choosing instead to focus on a run for El Paso County Commissioner. Former legislative aide Jarvis Caldwell is looking to replace Wilson in one of the increasingly few safe Republican seats in Colorado.


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on a rainy sunday afternoon made quite beautiful by cat power's new album, the greatest, i don't have a whole lot to post, really. no new reviews or articles or anything extra-exciting to report. i did catch the joint (a super-cool show on rdu 98.5fm) on saturday from 3-5pm, though, after getting back from a few days in kaikoura (nice place, by the way - especially in such sunny weather). the chaps fraserhead and herbwhisperer were talking about the guitar media show - in particular, the giant drag album that i've been thrashing. it's called hearts and unicorns. i don't think i've actually played any on the show yet but it's over there (see? on the right) on the recommended listening section. it's pretty cool. will play some more this week, but there's a good write up about a recent gig in the states on fluxblog. and also, a track for you to download:
giant drag - this isn't it.mp3
also on this weeks show will be new music from the clientele's new tour record, it's art, dad, new bonnie "prince" billy with tortoise from their fourthcoming covers album, the brave and the bold, other unreleased stuff from the mendoza line, ten words for sno, ris paul ric(q and not u vocalist new project), clearlake, the advantage, head wound city (members of the locust and the yeah yeah yeahs), winter pils, as well as new cat power and new sun kil moon. it's gonna be a wild night.
don't forget about the low hum gig on in a few weeks, as well as the fifth mixtape connection, which is on the 2nd of december. plenty of indie hot love for you. more news on that later, though.
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Statement on the Passing of Senator Lautenberg
June 3, 2013
Newark, N.J. – Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ-10) released the following statement following the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg:
“With the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg, New Jersey has lost an icon who truly lived the American Dream. Born of poor immigrants, he was an incredible person, businessman, and public servant. Senator Lautenberg never forgot his roots as he tirelessly dedicated his life to helping the people of New Jersey and making our great state a better place to live.
“Thanks to Senator Lautenberg, we have cleaner air to breathe and water to drink. Our airports and highways have been improved and are more secure. As a result of his accomplished work on gun safety, he has made our neighborhoods a safer place for our families and our children to work and live. Even though the late Senator did not get to witness the passage of legislation that would require background checks on gun purchases – a cause he championed – the fight in Washington will continue to carry out his vision to ensure that no one who is a criminal, a terrorist, or dangerously mentally ill will ever get their hands on guns.
“Although I only had the honor of working with Senator Lautenberg in Congress briefly, he has always been a role model to me and a friend of my family. I am thankful for his tremendous guidance in helping me as a new member of Congress and for his partnership on issues like raising awareness about colorectal cancer and providing grant funding to the Newark Fire Department to hire more firefighters in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
“New Jerseyans owe a great debt of gratitude to the late Senator. My condolences and prayers go out to his wife, Bonnie, and his family during this time. Senator Lautenberg will certainly be missed.”


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Waterford is in the midst of some big changes.
The Village Board on May 11 discussed two projects involving architectural services.
One pertains to construction of a new, four-story mixed-use building at the old bowling alley site, 410 E. Main St., and the other is a plan to enlarge Waterford Fire Station No. 2, 819 Mohr Ave.
These two projects are part of adding new life to Waterford.
“It’s all good news,” Trustee Robert Nash told the Journal Times. “There is almost nothing about it that anyone doesn’t like on the Village Board.”

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A very simple mod that allows you to replace the 8 FEMALE idle flavors (see What is a Flavor? below) with those
of your choice (currently 19 animations, 8 vanilla, 11 new). It is quite simply a file swap with a rename.
However, by using NMM to install, it offers a huge amount of possible combinations. (currently 75,582 if I worked that out right!)
In relation to the reference images…
I have tried to take a screenshot at a moment in the animation that best represents it. Obviously being an animation, it is
best experienced in motion. This mod is safe to uninstall and reinstall, so feel free to play around to find the ones you want.
How To Install Mod
1. Unzip the “Idle Hands – Female Idle Customization vX.X” file into a temp folder.
2. You’ll notice a HEAP of folders. This lets NMM order everything nicely.
– there might have been a better way but I am very new to this
3. At the top of the list should be a folder named “000 IF Renamed”.
– this contains all the idle flavor animations, renamed to match my reference pics
– all other folders just contain renamed duplicates
– Copy “000 IF Renamed” folder somewhere safe and delete temp folder
4. Select the animation you want and copy it into:
– create these folders if they don’t already exist
5. Rename the copied file to:
6. Rinse and Repeat for each animation, naming the copied files sequentially:
second file copied – PoseA_IdleFlavor2.hkx
third file copied – PoseA_IdleFlavor3.hkx
– this can be done 8 times (up to PoseA_IdleFlavor8.hkx)
** As a side note, male characters seem to have 9 Idle Flavor positions… I’ve been using PoseA_IdleFlavor9.hkx
for my female character, but have yet to see the specific idle play. This needs more testing, but I will release
a 9th IF position for females if I confirm it works. **
File Details:9,1 MB / ZIP Download Fallout 4 – Female Idle Customization - Modsup.com

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r/ethtrader debates the viability of Donut-based governance
The great Donut experiment of r/ethtrader seems to be imploding.
One of crypto’s biggest subreddits is debating whether to roll back their doughy, 6-month old governance mechanism - donuts.
If you’re not up to date on autonomous governance of crypto social media channels, here’s how r/ethtrader describes their Donuts:
“Donuts are a form of community points that are (currently) exclusive to the r/ethtrader subreddit. You can think of them as similar to Reddit karma, except exclusively representing contributions on r/ethtrader, rather than all of Reddit.”
“They have a few uses. Currently they include tipping other users' posts and comments, adding weight to your votes in governance polls, buying limited-edition subreddit badges, and buying the [subreddit’s] banner [...]. You can also turn any amount of your Reddit Donuts into an ERC-20 cryptocurrency token at a 1:1 rate, and vice versa.”
And while that might have been the case at the start, the Donut use cases have since expanded and evolved. There’s now even a donut-based Community Fund, used to - among other things - compensate one of the subreddit’s own, u_carlslarson, for his work on developing a Donut bridge:
When it was first implemented, even Vitalik himself praised Donuts as an important experiment in online community governance, tho he did advise caution about what it might evolve into.
Judging by the recent crowd sentiment, however, that experiment is flying off the rails - and quick.
The latest donut-related drama seems to have originated from two day-old threads by DCinvestor (a popular member of r/ethtrader), who’s asking for a stop to weekly stipends paid out to carlslarson for the Donut bridge development:
This idea quickly metastasized into general anti-donut sentiment, and calls to remove the embattled governance mechanism altogether:
From there, chaos ensued. An avalanche of impassioned arguments for banning donuts of - at least seemingly - varying degrees of legitimacy flooded the subreddit.
Some claim the donuts went from a promising governance mechanism to a for-profit tool that eroded the quality of r/ethtrader’s discussions over time:
That they incentivize spam and promote mass-appeal content:
That they are inherently ripe for abuse and malintent:
Just like all coin-based governance systems:
That they’ve been doomed to fail from the get-go, due to unequal resource allocation:
Especially to r/ethtrader mods:
That they don’t even work for all subreddit users:
That they’re analogous to China’s now-infamous social credit scores:
And that, even after all this hullabaloo - they still remain a mystery for a lot of users:
r/ethtrader’s governance woes have once again attracted Vitalik’s attention, who posited that a purely token-based governance mechanism of public resources was doomed to fail sooner or later:
Whether they survive the latest pitchforking or not, donuts have already inspired some quality new entries to the real governance tool of all crypto subreddits - memes:


Things are definitely heating up in the Big Brother Naija house!
After a week of excitement and a mock eviction which shook the housemates and brought some of them to tears, Big Brother Naija is set for the first real eviction come Sunday, February 5. The housemate with the least number of votes will be evicted from the house, cutting short the dream of winning 25 million naira and an SUV.
On Monday night, BBNaija fans witnessed the first live nomination show. The housemates were each given 45 seconds to nominate two fellow housemates for possible eviction. However, new housemates Bassey and Debie-Rise were exempted from nominating and being nominated this week. After the housemates’ individual sessions with ‘Biggie’, it was revealed that Miyonse, Soma and Gifty got the most nominations from other housemates. Perhaps the most shocking move was when TBoss, Miyonse’s on and off ‘girlfriend’ put him up for nomination!
Then the moment came when Biggie asked the head of house (HoH), CocoIce to save one of the nominated housemates and replace with another. CocoIce then proceeded to save Gifty and replaced her with Efe.
The first eviction show holds on Sunday, February 5. To save your favoritehousemate, viewers in Nigeria should text the word “Vote” followed by the housemate’s name to 32052. While for the rest of Africa, follow the AfricaMagictv official account on WeChat and click on the menu option ‘BBNaija’ and select your preferred housemate. Voting closes at 19:00 CAT on Saturday February, 4.
The show is aired 24/7 in 45 countries from Nigeria through East, West and Southern Africa on DStv channel 198 and GOtv channel 29.


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Replacing a faulty ABS module
This is the first time I have posted on the forum so will try to make it a good one. First a big thanks to all those who have taken the time to post their knowledge and experience on the site as this has helped us out here to learn how to solve technical problems that older BM’s occasionally suffer from... It is now time to give something back so I am writing up my experience in changing a faulty ABS/ASC/DSC unit on my 2001 330Ci.
Any wiser folk out there please feel free to jump in and correct any of this.
The fault first appeared as an occasional flagging of the ABS/DSC/brake amber warning lights. These would appear when the ignition was turned on and remain on for the length of the trip. On the next trip the three lights would turn off after travelling 20 yards or so and then remain off. Initially this would be once every 3 months but progressively got worse until the lights would come on every other day.
A BMW 1.4.0 scanner and software was bought of e-bay which was easy to install (on Windows XP) I am a very average PC user. The ABS fault codes were read several times over the weeks and wheel sensor (sometimes 2 at once) and pump failure codes were randomly flagged. I was able to check the wheel sensors with an oscilloscope and these were found to be working.
Reading up on this it seems that problems with the MK60 unit are known, in order to replace a faulty ABS unit several important steps need to be taken.
1) The replacement unit must have the exact matching part numbers.
2) The replacement unit will need coding so that the ECU knows which model / spec. of car it is fitted to. The ECU records the VIN number and vehicle running order (a list of modules fitted to the car) from other modules fitted to the car.
3) The unit needs to know the straight ahead position from the steering angle sensor (a fault will be flagged and the DSC/brake warning light will show if this calibration is not done)
4) The braking system needs to be bled, there is an additional procedure to bleed air from the ABS control valves and pump.
In order to code the unit and perform the ABS bleed procedure a diagnostic cable and INPA / NCS expert software (INPA version 5.0.2 NCS expert 3.0.8) was bought from here http://bmwcables.co.uk/order.html Please excuse this link – I have no affiliation with them but the cable and software worked just fine so this information was included in the hope that it helps someone.
BMW dealers want a huge sum of money for a new MK60 unit plus fitting so I was determined to find and fit a second hand one. A second hand unit was bought off e-bay for £80 that was sold as ‘in working order with no faults’ – a bit of a gamble but then it is only a little more than the price of a tank of fuel so worth taking the chance.
At this stage I would advise that you only attempt coding after you have read up on what you are about to do. It is all too easy to screw things up if you start experimenting! so take it easy.
I decided to try coding the replacement unit before fitting it to the car – if it got screwed up at least the original sort of worked and the car was mobile. There is a very helpful write up here; http://bmwcoders.com/forum/diy-guide...s-module-1063/ this was used to code the unit. Thanks to MaxVQ. There were a few minor differences in the procedure as the write up was done for an E39, these are listed below. There is some additional information on the MK60 unit here; http://bmwcoders.com/forum/3-er-8/bmw-e46-256/ scroll down to find ‘bmw-tsc.pdf’. Thanks to ac427.
1) Step 2 - I had to use ‘code control unit, allow ZCS reading’ rather than ‘expert mode’
2) Step 5 – Select E46
3) Step 6 – There was an error message selecting IKE but worked selecting EWS
4) Step 9 – Select ASC
When complete you can check the coding information if you run INPA software, select F3 (E46), select ‘chassis – DSC MK60’, select F2 (identification) your cars VIN along with other data should now be displayed.
Set the steering angle position using INPA by the doing the following;
1) Run INPA software
2) Select E46
3) Select ‘chassis' – DSC MK60,
4) Select Shift F4 ‘Abgl.Rout.’
5) Select F1 (compensation steering angle initialisation VIN Nr). Ensure that the steering is set to the straight ahead position before you hit F1. A warning written in German will be displayed, this briefly translates as an error code will be flagged if the steering angle is more than 30 degrees form straight ahead when the calibration is performed. Accept this warning and the steering angle initialisation will commence.
6) The final step was to check and clear any fault codes.
The main harness was re-connected to the original unit still fitted to the car and using INPA, the ABS bleed procedure was tested. I had not found a write up on this but selecting F6 ‘Activate’ then press F2 (E46 ASC/DSC rework bleeding brake calliper LF/LR) activates the ABS pump and cycles the valves so this seemed ok.
The faulty MK60 was removed and the replacement unit fitted, this was the easy part of the job as I have years of experience (or is that wasted life) turning the spanners.
Bleeding the system:
I worked around all 4 wheels bleeding the braking system in the normal way starting with the caliper furthest from the master cylinder, first with a vacuum bleeder then by pumping the brake pedal 3 or 4 times to check that no air remained.
With the laptop connected and a helper sitting in the drivers seat to press the brake pedal and operate the laptop;
1) Run the INPA software
2) Select F3 (E46), chassis – MK60
3) F6 (Activate)
4) F2 (E46 ASC/DSC rework bleeding brake calliper LF/LR)
The procedure that worked (though I do not claim that this is the proper / best way of doing this) The F2 button was pressed and the brake pedal pressed. The software runs the ABS pump then operates the control valves. After the pump stops and as the valves begin to operate open the bleed nipple on the left rear caliper – brake fluid can be seen pulsing out of nipple. When the valve activation routine stops and the pedal has gone down to the floor shut the bleed nipple. I did this twice and then bled the caliper in the normal way – no ABS activation and pumped the pedal until no air came out of the system.
The same procedure was followed for the left front caliper.
A similar procedure was followed after pressing F3 (E46 ASC/DSC rework bleeding brake calliper FR/RR) on the right side of the car.
The brake pedal felt firm even after running the above ABS activate routines a further couple of times.
I went for a careful test drive and found a quiet area to test the ABS this had plenty of space if things went badly, all was ok.
Finally grab yourself a beer, I had several - and think of what you can do with the cash you have just saved – only don’t tell the misses!
My searching suggests that the fault with the ABS/ASC/DSC MK60 unit lies in the circuit board, with time, vibration and thermal cycling solder joints can crack causing these intermittent faults / warning lights. When time permits I will open up the faulty unit and investigate. If I find anything helpful I will post the information.
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Yu Garden - This is the traditional Chinese garden, a very large garden. The feel is very zen. Again, I went there in pouring rain, but still very pretty. There are other major sights that you should go once in Shanghai: 1. The Cheng Huang Temple...
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In Leeds, the number of Samuel Smith pubs rivals that of JD Wetherspoon pubs in the area. However, whilst it feels like you are constantly stumbling across Wetherspoon pubs, the Samuel Smith ones aren’t so obvious. I’ve recently spent time visiting Samuel Smith pubs in and around Leeds City Centre and I wanted to share my thoughts on these unique places.
Four Pints of Taddy and a Packet of Crisps
Located down an alley just off the main shopping high street of Briggate in Leeds, is The Angel Inn. One of five pubs in alleys like this, the Angel and it’s neighbours act as a wonderful respite from the busy shopping environment just yards away.
As a younger drinker, the Angel Inn was the first ever Samuel Smith pub I visited. In fact, back in those days, I didn’t realise it was part of a wider chain of pubs belonging to a brewery.
Back then, the thing that got you hooked was price. A theme that many Samuel Smith pub regulars will know all too well. But, do you remember the first time you ever bought a Samuel Smith beer in one of their pubs?
“I’ll have four pints of Taddy Lager and a packet of crisps please.” Tentatively handing over the money and not really knowing what to expect back. The look on people’s faces (as no doubt so was mine back then) is one of astonishment, as change from a fiver is returned! Ok, I exaggerate a little, but the prices of beer in Samuel Smith’s pub is something that pleasantly surprises many first-timers.
Like other Samuel Smith pubs, The Angel Inn offers a travel back in time. Its back-alley location is almost romantic. Approaching from Briggate, it’s a tight alley that quickly dulls the noise of the shopping hustle and bustle behind you. Lit by Victorian lamps (granted with modern bulbs!), it’s not long before you’re greeted by a large bay window and a good view of what is going on inside the pub.
A swift 90 degree right and then left, you’re at the main entrance. So enclosed is the space, it makes the previous alley seem gargantuan. Skip the entrance and straight ahead of you is an outdoor seating area. Picnic tables on pavement, surrounded by towering red brick buildings. There’s no greenery here, but the amount of seating dwarfs almost all its neighbours in the other alleys.
Beer from Wooden Cask
Inside the pub, a tiled floor and lots of wooden beams and furniture. Characteristic of some other Samuel Smith’s pubs I’ve been in, but not all.
On the bar, as you would fully expect, is a wide range of Samuel Smith’s drinks. If you’re reading this and have never been to a Samuel Smith’s pub before, then don’t expect to see any products you’d see elsewhere in other bars. It’s another reason why these pubs can afford to be so cheap.
The Angel Inn also has something unique on the bar. Most Samuel Smith pubs in Leeds centre only offer their beers available on keg draught or bottle. Here, you will find their Old Brewery Bitter on cask hand pull. A very rare treat, which is enhanced by the fact that the cask the beer is stored in, is wooden. This is a beer for people to truly enjoy traditional drinking.
The bar area is small with limited seating, but across the entrance hallway is a much more comfortable lounge area. There’s also seating upstairs.
With cheap prices, naturally when it comes to Samuel Smith’s, questions may be asked about the clientele. It’s interesting that in my experience, I’ve always found everyone to be friendly – staff and customers. I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed any trouble, and I never expect to see any either.
Marching On Together
Talking of clientele is a nice link to my next pub, The Duncan. I realise now, I have wasted too many a year avoiding the Duncan. Listening to rumours and word of mouth on reputation, it has, until recently, been a no-go pub for me.
However, last year, with a friend, I decided to go where I’d never been before. We didn’t quite feel like holding hands as we crossed the pub threshold, but I did feel like a prize idiot when I got in there.
The Duncan may not be shiny and new, may look a little tired around the edges, but it has a wealth of character and is a superb, cosy Samuel Smith pub.
You’ll find this one on Duncan Street, just a few minutes’ walk from the Angel Inn, in fact. It doesn’t have fancy signs, or A boards cluttering up the street with drinks offers. Just a home-produced version of the Samuel Smith logo in one of the windows and simple signage above the entrance way.
The one thing that will stand out immediately to any visitor, is the vast range of Leeds United pictures and memorabilia. From pictures of Leeds heroes like Billy Bremner and Tony Yeboah, to a nod to Kevin Speight and Christopher Loftus, fans who lost their lives whilst away supporting their team.
Yes, the Duncan is a Leeds United fans’ pub and the atmosphere can get a bit energetic on a match day. But, it doesn’t feel hostile or aggressive (having been in their more than once with a Liverpool and Manchester United fans, they clearly feel safe!).
The beers are, once again, full Samuel Smith fayre. All keg and bottles. If you find yourself in need of additional entertainment, The Duncan even has a pool table.
The Golden Eagle
Recently refurbished The Eagle Tavern offers the Samuel Smith experience in a modern, fresher environment, but without loss of character.
Coming through the main entrance, the first thing you’ll spot is an incredible gold coloured statue of an eagle. What a welcome! To the right is the bar area, with a lounge, pool and dining rooms nearby. That’s right, dining.
It’s not a common sight to see a Samuel Smith pub with a food menu, but the Eagle Tavern does. Part of the reason for this, is that the Eagle is one of a few Samuel Smith venues to also provide hotel accommodation. As you’d expect, rooms are priced at a competitive rate. I haven’t stayed, but photos of the rooms suggest overnight stays would be in a comfortable and clean room.
As the Eagle Tavern is located out of the city centre, it’s better placed to have regulars you can get to know. The warm greeting and friendly chat are something you’d expect having been a regular for years. However, on visit number one, I felt like I’d been drinking here since I was 18.
In comfortable, cosy surroundings, with great people and beer, without the hustle and bustle of City Centre life, the Eagle Tavern is a magnificent place to lose hours (possibly even days if their opening hours permitted!).
There are other Samuel Smith pubs in the Leeds area that I’m yet to try or haven’t had a full enough experience to write about them just yet. However, the three I’ve written about here are individual, characteristic, friendly, comfortable places. I would recommend anyone to give them a go.If you enjoy reading our content, please consider sharing with your friends using the sharing buttons at the bottom of each post. Also, you can subscribe to receive notifications about new blog posts via email. Simply enter your email address into the 'Subscribe to Mike's Tap Room' box at the top left of this page.


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As you may be aware, parody god Weird Al Yankovic’s new biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, just released.
In true Weird Al style, it mercilessly mocks the idea of celebrity biopics, presenting a highly exaggerated history of the musical genius known for parodying artists like Lady Gaga, Coolio, Nirvana and … pretty much everyone who has had a top 10 song in the last four decades.
For instance, we’re pretty sure that real-life Weird Al didn’t hook up with Madonna (although we hope he did).
Despite the creative liberties, it’s getting good reviews! Last time we checked, it had an 84% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics.
And good news: it’s free on the Roku Channel! Bad news: it’s on the Roku Channel!
That’s not great for a lot of people around the world who don’t have access to Roku (because god knows, what we need in the year of our lord 2022 is yet another streaming channel).
Anyway, naturally people want to know how they can watch the movie if they don’t have access to Roku. Which makes sense considering that it’s only available to folks in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
An Australian on Twitter asked for help. And being the hero that he is, Al responded with some not-to-subtle advice about sailing the high seas (wink wink):
He’s the best, right? Of course we shouldn’t expect anything less from a man who once started a song with the lyrics: “One in awhile, maybe you will feel the urge to break international copyright laws.”
When it comes to the internet, Weird Al has always had his finger on the pulse of what the kids want (which is getting stuff for free).
Naturally, this set off a torrent of praise for everyone’s favorite comedy songwriter/copyright violator.
The supportive memes flew as well.
Some even shared real-life stories about meeting Weird Al in person (spoiler alert: he’s really cool).
Others took the opportunity to send their thanks via bad puns (which surely Al would appreciate).
Meanwhile, a few wondered if Al might get in hot water for suggesting that people snatch the movie (which presumably cost money to make) for free.
But mostly everyone just wanted to celebrate what we already knew: the internet loves Weird Al (and he loves us back).