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Spike spent the first half hour of the flight rigid in his seat, his hands clamped on the armrests and his face lowered. Watching him out of the corner of her eye, Buffy eventually leant over and whispered, 'It won't crash.'
Spike jumped. 'What?'
'Big flying machine no crash.'
'No. I wasn't…. I was….' He turned to the window and stared out at the night.
'What's wrong, Spike? I come to rescue you from the evil empire; I'm taking you home. Why are you so… moody-vamp?'
Spike didn't turn his head, but the pressure on his fingers on the arm of his seat increased.
'I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life.'
Wesley's head snapped around at the soft voice, and he saw Angel standing in the shadows of the carpark. He felt in no mood to pander to Angel's misery, having enough of his own to cope with. He unlocked his door and began to climb in, until a hand seized his wrist. 'Let go!'
'I need… I need your help.'
Not for the first time, Spike wished he'd paid for a private plane as Wesley had hinted. The trip exhausted him. He felt an ennui so paralysing that he seemed unable to speak or act or even think about the things that were happening around him. He felt more insubstantial than he had as a ghost, except that now everything hurt. The lights were too bright, the planes too loud, people too plentiful. His nerves were beginning to unpeel. He wanted to scream, and the feeling scared him- such lack of control something he'd fought so hard against. His body betrayed and mocked him, bursting with the illusion of life: swollen painfully hard, aching for the only touch that could relieve it.
He felt his madness returning, but here, in this totally alien world of the skies, he had no respite from that insanity.
He jerked back from another retreat into silence.
'What's wrong? This is not good, Spike! You need to….'
'It's too high.' What's he doing now? Is he missing me yet?
'Up here. Too high. I'm not supposed to be this high. Creature of the earth, yeah.' Did he watch the sky? Did he watch me leave?
'How much longer?' Is he staring out over the city, lost? Is he lost?
'Tomorrow. We'll be at Heathrow tomorrow, and then it's a couple of hours drive.'
Spike winced, his head was hurting so much that he couldn't focus on her words for the buzzing in his ears, but he had to make the effort or he felt the instability pulling him under. 'You said London.' Can you hear me? Are you lost, Angel? I've got lost, too, and I need you.
Inevitably it was raining when they landed: a cold sweep of horizontal water pushed on a strong northerly wind. Coming from the heat of a Californian August, even Spike shivered as they stepped out of the terminal, but as it suited his mood to be cold and unhappy, he shrugged and tried to light a cigarette in the wind.
A car drew up, and a familiar face leant out of the window, and, with relatively good impression of a taxi-driver, said, 'Anyone for a lift, Love?'
Buffy smiled and slid into the passenger seat, leaving Spike to climb in behind her. Giles turned and said in his normal voice, 'Spike. Nice to see you alive- given all the caveats to that, of course.'
Spike nodded and turned to look out of the window at the rain.
They drove for some time before Spike interrupted the conversation in the front to say, puzzled, 'Thought you said this gaff was in London?'
Giles chuckled and although he could not actually see him in the mirror, nevertheless addressed the absent reflection. 'I think you must make allowances for the fact that Buffy is American. We're not in Edinburgh, ergo we must be in London.'
Spike sank back into his miserable huddle on the back seat and continued his fascinating study of the wet road.
Giles continued to watch the empty seat for a while, thoughtfully. 'I hear things are rather different in L.A these days.'
Buffy glanced over at him, puzzled, and Spike hunched further into his coat.
Giles smiled enigmatically and dropped his eyes to the road.
Spike felt hypnotised by the heat in the car and the swish of the wipers on the windscreen. Lights from oncoming cars dazzled his sensitive eyes, and he felt an uncharacteristic headache forming behind his temples, similar to the after-effects of the chip firing off. He felt like shouting or running, anything to release some pressure that was building up inside his body that he could not control. He wrapped his arms tightly around his chest. He had the feeling it would be the only touch he would have for a very long time. Living without touch again. He thought he would go mad: talking to imaginary people, just to make a connection with someone. To amuse himself, he began to hum Early One Morning, but a severe, reproachful look from Buffy shut him up. He smiled and enjoyed the mean feeling it gave him.
They pulled up in front of a small manor house, which appeared to be genuine Tudor, although a later Victorian wing had been added.
Giles took Buffy's bags, eyed Spike's one small holdall then led the way in.
The large hall was dark, gloomy and cold, a granite floor sucking any potential heat out of the house.
Giles turned to Buffy. 'We have some new girls. Andrew brought them in. You should go and meet them.'
She nodded and turned to Spike, but Giles said swiftly, 'I'll take Spike up to his room.'
Not caring one way or the other, Spike followed the man up the sweeping stairs until they reached the upper hallway.
'Third door on the right, Spike. Remember, we have a house full of impressionable young women.'
Giles made to turn away then hesitated and turned back. 'Whatever happens, you are actually welcome here- if you decide to stay.'
'I'm bloody here, aren't I?'
'Yes, well. As I said, third door on the right, and don't make too much noise.'
'Stupid git!' Spike stomped off down the dark hallway and half-kicked, half-pushed the door open. He flung his bag onto the bed then put a hand over his face as if by retreating into this small, private darkness he could escape more than just this room or house.
A dark shadow detached from the recess beside the fireplace and waited to be noticed.
Spike lifted his face and paled noticeably. 'Oh, God. I am mad.' He stumbled away from the figure and back into the hallway.
'No!' Everything in Spike's mind screeched, as if he were listening to a vast vehicle trying to avoid a collision. It was impossible that Angel could be there, so the only other alternative was that he was mad. For one moment, everything that had happened since he had emerged from the amulet seemed unreal, wavering on that narrow margin between where reality and dream lay. What was more real, that he was dead and dreaming this, or that he and Angel had really become lovers? He turned blindly and began to run: down the hallway, down stairs out through a door, where a cold blast of rain splattered across his face. The rain invigorated him, and he felt the soaked earth beckoning him. He ran across an ill-tended lawn, vaulted a couple of low walls and crashed into a small, dense wood that crackled under his feet and tangled in his hair. He pushed through the branches and for the first time heard the one pursuing him.
He pulled up short and turned. For a ghost, conjured from his madness, Angel seemed very corporeal. He stopped when he saw that Spike had stopped, and they stared at each other across the gap.
Slowly, before Spike could speak, Angel closed the small space separating them. He seemed to sense that Spike needed to touch him, to test his reality, and he laid his hand on Spike's arm.
Spike looked down then wrenched his arm away as if the touch burned rather than reassured.
Angel blinked, rain streaming down his face and flattening his hair.
Spike sobered. He saw that his madness was the phantom after all. Suddenly, with a hot stab in his spine, anger took the place of fear. He was angry with Angel, but more importantly, he was angry with himself. He'd allowed himself to sink beneath self-doubt once more. He had run away, because he still not could ask Angel for what he wanted in case the answer was no. It seemed so simple, but its simplicity did not make it any less real or painful, and he was so angry that he had followed meekly behind Buffy's undefined more and away from the only one who had ever defined that more for him. He was so angry, that he lashed out, catching Angel a stinging slap across his cheek. It wasn't the usual way he hit him, but it seemed to suit the moment.
Coldly, he turned away and pushed through the branches, just to put some distance between them. The trees cleared, and he found himself in a small clearing. The rain then seemed to ease to a light drizzle, but he was soaked through anyway and hardly noticed the respite.
'This was never about you, Spike.'
Spike turned, surprised at Angel's ready confession. He nodded faintly, some of his anger starting to drain away from him. It left him cold and confused again though, and he hugged his arms over his chest.
Angel came very close as if his presence could warm Spike, but as he appeared even wetter than Spike, this was a vain attempt.
Suddenly, expecting an explanation, an argument, anything other than what he got, Spike was dismayed when Angel fell to his knees and lifted his face. 'Now.'
A jolt of something unpleasant shot through Spike, however, at Angel's submission, and he realised it was temptation: temptation to do what he knew Angel was asking.
He tested the situation by pushing Angel's shoulder, and Angel just stayed on his knees and lowered his eyes. 'Just take me now, Spike. I can't explain how I feel, and you won't believe me anyway.'
Angel flinched at something unmistakable he could hear in Spike's voice, but he rose obediently. He flinched again as Spike put his hands to the waistband of his pants and ripped open his zipper. Roughly, Spike turned Angel around and pushed him against a tree. He yanked the torn pants down just far enough to allow his hands to fondle Angel's cheeks. They were very pale and felt cold to the touch, quickly becoming slick under the cold rain.
At his touch, Angel made a small noise in the back of his throat. It was more than fear- a lot more. Spike heard echoes in the tiny intake of breath and realised, with a profound sense of shock, that he was hearing an echo from hell. He looked around wildly and imagined taking Angel in this place-remembered Angel's halting confession and the effort it had taken for this great, powerful creature to tell him of such violation.
As Spike stood with his hands parting Angel for penetration, he knew he couldn't have summoned an erection if the world were about to end and it would be his last. He let his hands fall from the cold flesh for a brief moment then replaced one- this time on the small of Angel's back, sliding it gently under his shirt. Angel turned his head, and at Spike's expression, he moaned softly in distress and pulled Spike into his arms.
They didn't speak for a long time. Nothing they said could take away the hurt they'd given each other, or make the understanding between them now any more complete.
Nevertheless, after some time, Spike lifted his face and said distinctly, 'When I take you, it will be as perfect as I can make it for you, Angel. In our bed, at home.'
Angel closed his eyes to the promise and nodded.
Sensing that Angel now needed to talk, Spike put a finger to his lips then refastened Angel's pants as best he could. Taking his hand, he pulled him further into the wood until he found what he was looking for: an ancient tree with disturbed roots. He ducked in under the thick cover, pulling Angel with him. Leaves from a previous autumn filled the cavity, and they were still dry, scrunching slightly as Spike made a small nest for them.
Angel didn't seem to notice the surroundings; his eyes were troubled. Spike lit a cigarette, the brief flare from his lighter illuminating Angel's pain. 'Bloody soddin' weather!'
Predictably, Angel didn't indulge Spike with a conversation about rain. He spoke haltingly, his voice low and slightly shaky from the cold, stressed at what he had been willing to offer Spike in this place. His hair was flattened to his scalp, and he began to run his fingers through it continually, as if he could never return it to what it had once been. 'I was mad for over eighty years, Spike. I was mad until I met Buffy. In a way, she was my soul for me. Loving her and then trying to be a good man became kinda synonymous. I think I thought, "Without one, how could I have the other?" And the logic kinda got twisted up. I began to think that if I loved Buffy I must be a good man and that my soul must have meaning. And then, there she was, in my office, and I realised that I had stopped seeing myself through her- that I was free of her.'
Angel seemed to find this confession so painful that Spike laid a hand on his knee and said softly, 'I know. I worked this out for my….'
'No!' Angel turned, and his eyes held a spark of his more habitual spirit. 'No! I know what you thought- Wesley told me. I don't fear not being able to love you enough; I don't fear that I'm going to lose you! Don't you get it, Spike? I stopped defining myself through Buffy, because now I do it through you!'
'And that made you turn away from me? That made you deny me?' Spike's eyes felt hot, and he blinked them furiously to keep his focus on Angel's face.
Angel's head lowered, and the voice was quiet once more, without its usual authority. 'What am I, Spike, if I'm defined by you? I've lost my sense of myself as a man. She was the Slayer; I was the vampire with a soul, but with you, I'm just… me. But I'm not sure who that is anymore.' He lifted his head, and his voice was angry. 'So, yeah, I let you go. I turned you away from me. I came to that fucking airport and watched you leave me, and it was like being in a nightmare where I couldn't wake up and make it stop happening. It was almost good that it hurt so much. It was what I wanted: to hurt and feel miserable.'
'Why do you need to be defined by anyone? Why can't you just be… you?' Spike's puzzlement was so genuine, that Angel only frowned at him without replying. Spike shrugged and added, 'You've always had everyone fawn over you love, but you're the one with no confidence. The universe uses me like its own private punch bag, but I always seem to… bounce.'
'Not helping maybe?'
Spike smiled softly at the petulance in Angel's tone. It was successfully drawing him away from the despair that he had heard there earlier. He pulled Angel into his arms and offered him his cigarette. Angel took a long, sensuous drag, and Spike felt a little more of Angel's vast tension slip away.
'Am I dreaming you, Angel? I wanted you to miss me; I didn't expect you to bloody be here!'
'Fast jet-CEO perks. We've been here two days.'
Angel brought Spike's hand down for another lungful of smoke. 'Wesley's brought the Codex for Giles. I'm giving them to him- to help him start again.'
'The Watchers' Council in partnership with Wolfram and Hart? Well, things do change.'
'Yeah. It'll wipe that supercilious look off her face….'
Spike smiled into Angel's hair and only hugged him tighter. Angel being childish was not Angel in despair either, and that was just fine by him.
They were both quiet for some time, enjoying the restful intimacy of smoking and lying in each other's arms. As if feeling the moment intensely, Spike suddenly blurted out, 'Let's stay here.'
Angel twisted his head around and tried to fathom his expression. 'In England?'
'No. Here. In this wood. In this burrow.'
Angel appeared to be considering this then murmured, 'Living like true creatures of the night….'
'Under the stars; bared to the earth….'
'Naked, unencumbered by human concerns….'
'Hunting and eating small, scurrying…. Okay. Maybe not.'
Angel chuckled 'We're sad vampires, Spike. Creatures of showers, designer clothes and microwaved food.'
Spike kissed his hair. 'Come on. Let's find Wes and go home.'
Angel crawled out first, cursing the mud now coating some of the designer clothes he had just mentioned. He put down a hand and pulled Spike out after him.
Arms loosely around each other - as much as the wood allowed - they strolled slowly back through the rain until they stood on the edge of the lawn, staring up at the huge house.
'I wonder why they picked here?'
Spike raised an eyebrow. 'Looking at the state of the roof, I'd say it was cheap. Where's Wes?'
Angel smiled. 'My guess, if we find the library, we'll find him.'
'God, I'm so tired suddenly. Jeez, can vampires get jet-lagged?'
Angel frowned. 'I don't know. I've never flown before- and not for three days. Maybe you are. You can sleep on the way home.'
Spike tipped his head gratefully onto Angel's shoulder then straightened. 'This isn't going to be easy.'
Angel blinked some rain out of his eyes. 'I know. Just tell the truth- as far as you can.'
Spike nodded. 'Okay. I'll say that I've fallen in love for the first time in my life, and that I intend to actually have that life, with you.'
Angel nodded sagely. 'That should do it.' He grinned down at Spike. 'Does it for me.'
Together they went in through the side door they'd left from and wound their way through long, dark stone corridors until they heard voices.
Taking a breath, they pushed a set of large doors open and stepped into light, blinded for a moment by the contract with the darkness they'd shared outside.
All voices stopped, but more disconcertingly, all eyes swivelled to them. Totally self-consciously, Angel suddenly looked over at Spike. He winced and realised he must look as bad. Spike was dripping wet and his legs were heavily splattered in mud. Leaves stuck out of his hair at odd angles, looking like some ancient, tribal decoration. Trying to look inconspicuous, he plucked a few of them out.
Spike was staring around the room in horror. Teenage girls wherever he looked. He felt an immediate need to retreat to a cellar somewhere.
Buffy stood, her face registering total confusion at Angel's presence, but before she could speak, he said, 'I wasn't very welcoming, Buffy. I came to say sorry and bring you… have you seen Wesley?'
She shook her head, as if having trouble processing his presence. 'Angel?'
Angel smiled weakly. 'Yeah. In the flesh.'
'Muddy? And… are those leaves?'
Spike smiled helpfully. 'Big vamp in the wood needed staking.'
'And you and Angel… sorry, I'm not getting this. You and Angel staked a vampire in our wood?'
'Well, I'm kinda gonna leave him till we get more comfy in L.A. but the thought was there.'
Angel suppressed a smile at Spike's remark and came toward her. He laid a hand on her arm then looked around the room at the assembled girls. 'They're all… slayers?'
'Yes, Angel, and they're not hearing-impaired.'
Angel pursed his lips. The girls stared back at him.
Overcoming her obvious shock, Buffy looked angry then covered by going back to the front where she'd been addressing them, murmuring to Angel, 'Can we do this later?'
Angel nodded and walked thoughtfully back to Spike, and they went back out into the large hallway. For the first time, they looked properly at the house, and although they did not speak of what they saw, nevertheless, each sensed what the other was thinking. Angel tipped his head back and scented the air then led the way down another hallway and pushed open a green baize door.
Wesley looked up and raised his eyebrows. Giles adjusted his eyes and groaned. 'God. Have we had another leak? You're soaked.'
Angel was about to summon Wesley when the watchers turned back to each other, and Giles finished a comment that he had clearly been in the middle of making. 'So, as you can see, it's pretty hideous. The girls come here terrified- full of power, I'll grant you that, but it's all totally misplaced, untrained.'
They both turned to Angel, and Giles took off his glasses, pinching the bridge of his nose. 'It's good in theory: every potential a slayer and all that. But we didn't really have time to think through all the consequences. Can you imagine a Buffy or a Faith without a watcher's care and…. Well, Buffy then… can you imagine what she would have been like now without the experiences that have shaped her and made her what she is? You, for example, Angel. Oh, and I suppose you as well, Spike. Are those leaves? See, you have something else in common.'
Angel ignored the gibe; he'd suffered them for the last two days since his unexpected and slightly emotional arrival.
'So, you are bringing them all here?'
'Well, they come here for the first few weeks- more if they need it. Some of them are very traumatised. Then we're trying to… well, I suppose foster is the best description We foster them out to suitable people to train and care for.'
'Why choose this place. It's…. ' Angel tried to be tactful, but Spike helped him out.
Giles frowned. 'Some of us don't have the benefit of the millions that support an evil law firm. I'm grateful for the Codex, Angel - very grateful - but don't come here and criticise what we are trying to do.'
Angel said softly, 'I wasn't criticising.'
Giles nodded. 'Well, all right then. Now, I suppose you are leaving? All of you? Have you told Buffy? She'll be…. Well, never mind.'
Angel looked down at his feet for moment and didn't want to look at Spike. Nevertheless, some kind of masochistic impulse made him glance across. To his profound surprise, Spike was not only looking at him, he was clearly thinking exactly the same thing. They had a moment of complete, private, and very intense understanding, and then Spike said casually, 'Actually, I think I will stay for a tad. Few weeks maybe. If I can help, like.' He didn't look at Angel again. He didn't need to. Angel's affirmation and love reached him clearly enough without having to see it.
Giles's relief showed plainly on his face. He just nodded and said brightly, 'If we have any electricity, would anyone like some tea?'
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- What are the 17 cities in NCR?
- Is Noida is safe?
- What is capital of Delhi state?
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- How many cities are in Delhi?
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What are the 17 cities in NCR?
It is subdivided into 17 local government units (LGUs) comprising of 16 cities and one municipality.
The 16 cities include Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig, Makati, Manila, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Muntinlupa..
Is Noida is safe?
A recent report by a reputed journal states that our city Noida is amongst the 10 most unsafe cities in the country to live in. And even though we love Noida, we have to agree at some level with the news because the growing crime rate in the city has been a constant concern for its residents for years.
What is capital of Delhi state?
Government of NCT of Delhi (Delhi)ParticularsDescriptionArea1,483 sq. kmPopulation1,67,53,235 *CapitalDelhiPrincipal LanguagesHindi, Punjabi, Urdu & English
What is the meaning of NCR in Philippines?
National Capital RegionThe National Capital Region (NCR), also known as Metropolitan Manila, is the capital region of the Philippines.
How many cities are in Delhi?
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Is Noida better than Delhi?
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How far is Noida from Delhi?
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Is NDMC under Delhi government?
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How many states are there in Delhi?
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St. Cloud police said the homeowner's story is consistent with the physical evidence.
The St. Cloud Police Department on Thursday said the weapon used in the shooting was a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol, not the agency-issued weapon that belonged to the undercover police officer.
The victim lived in the home, but she was recently away visiting family in North Carolina, police said.
Neighbors grappled with the news that a woman was accidentally shot and killed by her mother.
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The 911 call reporting the shooting was made by the daughter's stepfather, the police officer, who was also sleeping in bed at the time his wife mistook the daughter as an intruder, police said.
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Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings for PC allows players to play with other gamers worldwide. This highly-addictive fighting game features Guild Clash, a cross-server battle consists of 4 guilds with 20 people each. This mode is sure to create an epic chaos, making the game even more challenging and enjoyable.
If playing with a big group is not your thing, try its real-time Co-Op and PvP modes. Face some of the most powerful warriors as you make your way to the top of the rankings. Defend your honor as you go head to head against epic bosses that are sure to put your skills to the test.
In Legacy of Discord-Furious Wings, players get to enjoy stunning 3D graphics and impressive special effects that add more realism to the game. With its highly-detailed characters and life-like sound effects, it’ll definitely make you feel like you are in the actual game. Players will also experience fluid animations during combat, making it even more fun to play and watch.
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Make your chosen hero even more powerful with the game’s seemingly endless customization. With hundreds of items and equipment available, players get to experiment with how their characters look and even improve their fighting skills. Aside from that, players can even customize and upgrade your moves, which will definitely up your game even more.
In Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings for PC, you will meet some of the most unique characters ever created for a fighting game. Choose from a wide array of heroes with unique skills and features. Play Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings and help your chosen hero achieve victory!
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Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings for PC boasts a perfect combination of stunning visuals and challenging gameplay. That being said, it is inevitable for many gamers to get hooked with the game. If you are relatively new to this game, here are a few tips and tricks that might help improve your gameplay:
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Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings, there are lots of characters to choose from. Each hero has its unique features and set of skills that are sure to make a huge difference in the game if used properly. With that, it is important to pick the hero that suits your needs and personality. Do not choose a character just because he or she looks good. Take into consideration the hero’s compatibility with you, especially in terms of skills. If you are more comfortable doing aerial attacks, then choose a hero that specializes in that attack. If you feel like you can fight better using a bladed weapon, then choose a character that knows how to use it well. Remember, your hero represents you in the game so choose wisely.
Just like in any fighting games, Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings requires a well-thought strategy in order to carry out a destructive attack during battles. Strategizing well makes a huge difference in the gameplay and more likely to lead to victory. Before fighting off enemies, be sure to have a clear plan of attack. That way, your chances of being victorious will increase dramatically. Play Legacy of Discord – Furious Wings for PC and become the hero the world needs
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Upcycle sewing - turning an old dress to a scarf
You can easily turn an old garment into a long scarf. Pick a soft and drapery fabric for the comfort. Every garment will produce a unique scarf. You can design it as you go.
A dress has more fabric. Or you can combine several garments to make the length you like. In the video, I cut the dress in half and sew into a long tube. If you connect the end of the tube, it makes an infinity scarf. Either hand sewing or machine sewing will work.
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Alexander (knee/hand) won't carry an injury tag into Sunday's game versus the Bears, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports. Alexander logged a trio of limited practices this week and has been given the green light for Week 12. The third-year corner out of Louisville has given up just 247 yards and one touchdown in coverage this season. He'll likely draw a difficult task in shadow coverage against Allen Robinson, who will be catching the ball from Mitchell Trubisky this week.
Alexander (concussion/hand) has been cleared for Sunday's game versus the Colts, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports. After practicing without limitations for a second straight day, Alexander has officially cleared the league's five-step concussion protocol and will return to his starting cornerback position Sunday. The 2018 first-round pick is enjoying a breakout season as a lockdown cornerback, as he's given up just 176 receiving yards and one touchdown through eight games of handling opponents' best receivers.
Alexander (concussion/hand) was listed as a full participant for the Packers' practice session Thursday. Alexander improved from limited to full practice participation between Wednesday and Thursday, though he has not yet been officially cleared from concussion protocol. If able to get over that hurdle, Alexander would be in line for his ninth start of the season Week 11. The Louisville product is holding opponents to a career-low 68.3 passer rating when targeted in coverage this season, and he's seemingly trending in the direction of an active designation for a Sunday matchup against the Colts.
Alexander (concussion/hand) was a limited participant during Wednesday's practice, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, Alexander is still in concussion protocol, but the team is hoping to have him available for Sunday's game against the Colts. The Louisville product missed last week's win over Jacksonville with the concussion, and he'll need to gain full medical clearance before being granted a return. If he were to miss Week 11, Kevin King, Josh Jackson and Chandon Sullivan would work as the team's top cornerbacks.
Alexander has exited Thursday night's matchup against the 49ers and is being evaluated for a concussion. Alexander absorbed a knee to the helmet while ushering Jerick McKinnon out of bounds on a second-quarter rush play for San Francisco. He pulled himself from the game and was promptly taken to the locker room for evaluation. Losing the 2018 first-round draft choice for the remainder of the contest would be a sizeable loss, as Alexander ranks as Pro Football Focus' No. 1 cornerback through eight weeks of the 2020 season.
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Big U.S. banks make a good start to earnings season, despite dropping profits
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup reported their Q3 results on Friday, with all banks reporting falling profits between 17% and 30%, hinting towards economic slowdown.
Nevertheless, household spending is mostly holding up, buffering profits from turmoil in financial markets.
If it were to the banks’ announcements of solidity, investors would sleep like babies. The only grey area would be the slightly decrease of customer savings and the harder-to-get credits.
JPMorgan had a solid quarter, even if a boost from rising rates was expected. Its deposits fell by 3%, with the same happening in Wells Fargo’s case.
JPMorgan expects 1.5% charge-off debts, while car-loan delinquencies are increasing.
Still, the consumer bank is making a return on equity of 33%, so this is an acceptable price to pay.
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon said on Thursday that he thinks consumers can spend at their current clip for another nine months before running out of steam. So this should be concerning.
But, the tougher regulations put in place since the sub-prime crisis forced banks to build buffers to protect themselves.
JPMorgan has saved money to cover losses on 6% of its credit-card loans, for example, and its total provisions are 45% higher than they were at the end of 2019.
Citi has given itself a rescue net equivalent to 7.5% of its U.S. credit-card lending, according to Reuters.
Not taking enough risks though is weighing on valuations, along with the expectations of a slowing economy.
The big banks’ shares are down roughly 40% this year, while the S&P 500 Index is down just over 23%. It’s no surprise since under U.S. rules the banks must hold a rising amount of capital.
But not taking enough risks has also a better side: the next financial crisis should not be the banks’ wrong doing.
A real systemic threat is lurking in the dark, though. The recent developments in Britain’s pension-fund raise questions, because there’s a risk that financial regulators didn’t see it coming.

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Comparison and Contrast READING-Students read various works that reflect this style and study the techniques, which make an essay, in this style, effective Context: This essay was written by Serena Nanda, USA, in 1992. For all classes educated and uneducated and levels of people have mostly positive impact of arranged marriage. “Arranging a Marriage in India. In her essay “Arranging a Marriage in India” from 1998, Serena Nanda educates the West, and herself, on marriages in India, from the planning stages to the opinion of the bride- and. In India, almost all marriages are arranged. Serena Nanda's “Arranging a Marraige in India” brought new insight on how American's percieve arranged marraiges. She is a professor of Anthropology in a college in New York. I always found the idea of not picking who you spent the rest of your life with. There are many happy unions in the pantheon of Hindu gods—Shiva and Parvati, Krishna and Radha. As American we never really contemplate the. Part in India, Nanda canvass about Indian marriages and how the parents are the ones to fill the bride or bridegroom In t he essay ? In recent years, new forms of self-initiated marriages, such as love-marriages and love-arranged marriages, are beginning to emerge among the younger generation. On her first trip to India, the writer met many young men and women whose parents were searching suitable marriage partners for them Write a narrative essay. The essay is about the sociocultural belief of India in terms of – marriage. In traditional Hindu society, marriage was considered a sacrament and not a contract and therefore was expected to be for life “The human need to find love has remained unchanged over time,” said Anju Nanda, a 53-year-old culinary artist in Nashik, India. Open Eyes to Suffering of Afghan Women by Ellen Goodman. Try to write a concise and meaningful response of about this size You can order a custom argumentative essay on Arranged Marriage now!
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In “Arranging a Marriage in India ” by Serena Nanda, we learn and understand the culture of India, and how arranged marriage is so important to that culture. The bride and groom might engage in a brief conversation before marrying, but most of the time, the bride and groom do not meet each.


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Terje Haakonsen's Powder VR is an app created by RainSoft. Terje Haakonsen's Powder VR was first published on . The app is accessible for Steam, Other.
Terje Haakonsen's Powder VR is the ultimate VR winter sports game. Put on your headset and ride the freshest powder VR has to offer. Pick your line and your method, fly through ice and snow at crushing velocity. Face every challenge with speed, precision, and skill- master the mountain from 14,000 ft. and dominate the rugged terrain.
- Hit the slopes and choose between skiing, snowboarding, and wingsuiting your way to the finish!
- Fight the clock and the terrain- drop down sheer cliffs, soar over glaciers, and slide across frozen lakes, dense forests and abandoned towns.
- Obliterate every speed record in the downhill race, score the highest points with the sickest tricks in freestyle, or navigate the perfect line in slalom.
- Adjustable comfort settings and gameplay optimized to reduce VR motion sickness.
- Choose between arcade and simulation styles to enhance the feeling of shredding the mountainside and the raw thrill of catching big air.


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HARTFORD, December 27, 2014: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Jim Schoenfeld announced today that the parent New York Rangers have reassigned goaltender Jason Missiaen to the Wolf Pack from its ECHL affiliate, the Greenville Road Warriors.
Missiaen, who was reassigned to Greenville October 28, has appeared in four games with the Wolf Pack this season, going 1-2-1 with a 3.78 goals-against average and an 88.1% save percentage. The 6-8, 220-pound fourth-year pro has won his last five ECHL decisions, including a pair of shutouts, and is 6-0-1 in his last seven. All told, Missiaen is 8-4-1 in 13 appearances with the Road Warriors, with a 2.66 GAA, a 91.5% save percentage and two shutouts.
Missiaen, signed as a free agent by the Rangers March 24, 2011, is 13-21-4 in 43 career AHL appearances, with a 3.39 GAA, an 89.1% save percentage and two shutouts. In 79 career ECHL games, the 24-year-old Chatham, Ontario native is 48-24-5 with a 2.72 GAA, a 91.7% save percentage and six shutouts.
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Is it possible to have many banks accounts?
How to assign quotation/Invoice to a certain bank?
you can use terms and condition templates to specify as many bank accounts as possible. At the time of creation of invoices you can choose which t&c you want to apply. cheers
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Ayush Doctors And Yoga Instructors have proceeded before the Hon’ble Supreme Court for seeking recommendations for revival and extension of the captioned project with the same force, in all 6 districts and expeditious completion of the entire practice through the “National Ayush Mission.”
By: Sachin Jain, Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi
The plea titled Dr Sree Hanumantha Rao Nalla and Others Vs Union of India filed through Adv. Alakh Alok Srivastava, is eligible to be listed for hearing before the Apex Court on the 1st of July this year.
The plea has also aimed to seek some recommendations to the States to submit their respective proposals for the integration of AYUSH with NPCDCS through their respective State Annual Action Plan, mainly Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Rajasthan, UP and West Bengal.
The plea contended that from April 30, 2021, Respondents have closed the said “AYUSH-NPCDCS” project in an immoral and unfair way, and conclusively lead to complete indifference in benefits being rendered by the “AYUSH-NPCDCS” integrated project to the lakhs of residents of India.
The plea also noted that the Petitioners have greatly performed their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic as COVID warriors from March 2020 to April 2021, and the “AYUSH-NPCDCS” integrated pilot project ought to have been continued.
Terminating the petitioners’ services and later on reviving the asserted project under NAM will definitely require new recruitment and training also, which eventually will be much time as well as money consuming practice. They argued as they stated themselves as duly qualified & trained Doctors and Yoga Instructors.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment had notified all the Employers of Public as well as Private establishments to not to terminate their employees amid deadly pandemic.
Further, the decision to stop the captioned project and terminate the employment of the Petitioners contravenes the D.O. dated March 20, 2020, plea stated.


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Security researcher Bjorn Ruytenberg revealed a new method to breach computers via the Thunderbolt 3 interface, affecting many Windows, Mac and Linux systems made before 2019. The attack requires physical access to the computer, but can access data even if the computer’s disk is fully encrypted. Thunderbolt 3 is a fast data interface with an oval shaped port compatible with USB-C connectors that was first embraced by Apple in 2011 and later by some Windows PC manufactures. It has become very popular for multipurpose connections. A single Thunderbolt plug can connect power, external displays, network adaptors, storage systems, and a multitude of other peripherals. Ruytenberg stated that there are seven vulnerabilities uncovered in the Thunderbolt design but only in computers made before 2019. Intel stated a Kernal Direct Memory Access (DMA) protection was designed to thwart “Thunderspy” type attacks but was not implemented in computers made before 2019. All an attacker would need is is “5 minutes alone with the computer, a screwdriver, and some easily portable hardware” according to Ruytenberg.
Having physical access to someone’s computer can provide a multitude of benefits to an attacker. Thunderspy, if carried out quickly, can give them access to the data even if the system is fully encrypted and the screen is locked, as long as it is powered on and its owner had logged in before locking or suspending it. Computers also bring a premium if stolen. Even for computers not affected by the Thunderbolt vulnerabilities, the data on a stolen computer can be accessed. With enough time, an attacker can crack the password and then have complete access to anything stored on the PC, such as passwords, files, banking information, etc. Computer owners are highly recommended to restrict physical access to their computer, enable full disk encryption, choose a strong password, and to use only trusted peripherals that connect to their system.
To read more: https://www.cnet.com/news/thunderbolt-flaws-may-leave-pcs-vulnerable-to-physical-hacks/


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'Mr Knightley is the arbiter of sense and judgement.' Discuss with reference to the first eleven chapters.
Mr Knightley, in direct contrast to Emma, is sensible to the ways of the world and thoughtful. Mr Knightley has all the good qualities that Emma lacks and he always voices his true opinions. Knightley displays many admirable virtues and he helps us to see the reality of a situation.
Mr Knightley is Emma's brother-in-law and he is an old and established friend of the family. Mr Knightley serves as Emma's mentor and is the only person who criticizes Emma and helps the reader to locate her faults. We first see Knightley's sense in the first chapter. Mr Knightley is a regular visitor of the Woodhouses and he receives a warm welcome from Emma. Emma and her father have been discussing the day's celebration - the wedding of Emma's beloved governess Miss Taylor to Mr Weston.
Emma is at pains to cheer her father from the sad loss of their friend and she points out to him that Mrs Weston is delightfully settled in her new life and cannot want for anything. Mr Woodhouse refers to Mrs Weston as 'poor Miss Taylor' throughout this first chapter, because he cannot except that she is happy. Mr Knightley observation of the situation is that they should be happy for their friend:
'... Every friend of Miss Taylor must be glad to have her so happily married.'
Mr Knightley displays a warm and sincere regard for Emma, coupled with an honest view of her faults. Mr Knightley has known Emma all her life and through this knowledge he is able to have a great insight into Emma's character that no one else in the book has. He represents a paternal office far more effectively than...

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Snap, Snapchat’s parent company, reported its second consecutive decline in quarterly sales on Tuesday as it continued to struggle to bring in more ads.
The social media company reported $1.07 billion in revenue for the second quarter, down 4 percent from a year earlier. In April, Snap reported a 7 percent drop in revenue from a year earlier, the company’s first quarterly decline in sales since going public in 2017.
Snap posted a net loss of $377 million for the second quarter, which was narrower than it was a year ago but its sixth straight loss.
“Our revenue growth continued to be challenged,” Snap wrote in an investor letter with the financial results, acknowledging that “we are still a long way from achieving the revenue growth we aspire to.”
Snap, which is led by one of its founders, Evan Spiegel, is grappling with an industry-wide advertising downturn caused by a broader economic slowdown. Over the past year, the company has made layoffs, reprioritized some of its business initiatives and reorganized some of its executives to deal with challenges.
However, even as sluggish ad spending has hurt big tech companies like Google and Meta over the past year, Snap’s problems have been particularly difficult. As a smaller social media company with a narrower audience, it’s not always the first stop for advertisers. And it faces stiff competition from rivals like TikTok, which gained users more quickly and is now bigger than Snap.
In the investor letter, Snap said it made changes to its advertising platform this year to try to increase the number of users who interacted with an ad after clicking on it. The company said that some large advertisers were “disrupted,” adding that the shift would nonetheless lead to “sustainable revenue growth over time.”
To boost ads, Snap has also tried to attract more creators with a revenue sharing program and has tested sponsored links in an AI-powered chatbot, My AI, where users receive ads based on their chat history with the bot. To diversify sources of income, Snap launched a subscription service called Snapchat+ last year, and it has gained more than four million users.
However, the company’s challenges are likely to continue. These new initiatives have “not really been enough to move the field for business yet,” said Jasmine Enberg, an analyst with Insider Intelligence. “I don’t expect the advertising business to start to turn around until the economy does,” she added.
For the current quarter, Snap expected its revenue to be $1.07 billion to $1.13 billion, just meeting Wall Street’s estimate of $1.13 billion.
One of Snap’s bright spots has been its user count, which has skyrocketed. The number of daily active users reached 397 million in the second quarter, up 14 percent from a year earlier. Most of that growth has come from outside the United States, the company said.


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A few days ago I discovered Blak from the Coca--Cola company. It's an infusion of Cola and coffee so, of course, I had to try this. I fell completely in love with this Elixir Of The Gods. However there were a couple of wee drawbacks, availability and cost. I had/have never seen it anywhere other that the roadside service station we stopped at and it was $2.28 for a very small bottle. This is my not exact but fairly close solution.
- 1 (355 ml) can diet cola (regular is fine too)
- 1 -1 1⁄2 cup black coffee, frozen into cubes (or to your taste)
- Put the coffee cubes in a tall.
- Pour the soda over the coffee cubes, it will foam up so pour slowly.
When I saw pammyowl's review this sounded so interesting I KNEW I had to try it and glad I did. I love the flavors of coffee and coke and both came through better than I expected with the frozen cubes. Right now I've got a new, calorie free (I used diet soda) drink that I'll be having often. Specially since I've got a baggie full of coffee cubes in the freezer.
Yum! I loved it! I had never heard of it, but anything coffee works for me! Thanks!
We don't have Coca-Cola Blak in Korea, but I thought the combination of coffee and cola would be interesting, so I gave it a try. However, this was just not to my taste. I'm not going to give a star rating because I'm sure this is a pretty good approximation of the "real thing;" it tastes like coffee and cola, and the flavors don't seem to separate out like they would if you just mixed Coke and liquid coffee. If you like Coke Blak, I'm sure you would like this also. Thanks for posting though, it was a fun experiment.


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My ears have been open to both these artists since the late 90s/early 00s, and though they have each evolved in direction over these decades, and I’ve heard collaborations they have done with others, separately, this may be the first time I’m hearing them play in both ears at the same time. A natural pairing. Both use subtleties to a fault. Both create an atmosphere of voluminous, restrained suspense that looms in space. And together it becomes more amorphous and wide.
The duo offers five long tracks which “creates an “intemporelle“ and pervading atmosphere” that are like the fault lines on thin ice (DUO.1), yet also have the ferocity of a jumbo jet poised to take flight. With the incredibly sensitive mastering by Stephan Mathieu, these two are in the best hands to allow their luxe patina to be showcased as quiet and raw where need be. The sensation, like floating amid embryonic fluid (or in a bath of ash), comes to mind.
There’s a tension of being on eggshells on DUO.5 that is quite palpable, in waves, almost industrial, yet triggered by a ghostly reverberation. The containment of static noise (or is it heavy rainfall?) is complex, and continues into the next track with an even deeper sense of query. Here on DUO.2 a sonic hum twists over and around the continued undertones in the ‘wall of sound’ just as a new reticent melody starts to emit into the cracks. A refreshing break of coloration perfumes the space, distancing itself from the pressurized mechanisms and sonic scape, yet also remains somewhat fleeting. I’m reminded of flying insects, buzzing by, teasing their variegated color, and away they go, free to the wind.
This may be considered minimal, but it’s quite complex. This may be assumed ambient, but it’s far from it. Instead, these artists, who on their own have created a world of micronoise, austere pixelations and other funky sounds, have fused a much larger picture from all sorts of finer parts. In fact, if I didn’t know better I would say DUO.3 was actually a prepared church organ in its bloated oscillation. Through patches, programming and patience Chartier and Jobin superimpose a meta world soundscape that breaks from either of their own traditions, offering a stimulating hybrid.
As this glorious sense of suspension arises and stays awhile there are other moments of contemplation. In the same stroke there is this continued fleeting sensibility that fills the air, like an impending end. On the closer, DUO.4, this only becomes much more dramatically paced at first, but within about four minutes, in a rush of circulated drone, minimal hiss and velocity, brings about a more organic sound. Together they develop a dreamy fusion of harmonic curvatures bathed in duly signature vintage vinyl imperfections, pop, crackle, etc. Towards the end the balanced nature of this blend becomes distorted, entangled, and somewhat flying saucer-like in retrospect. Satellites soften and shut down slowly in fading, static sonics.
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It takes a lot to make it big in the world, no matter where you come from. There’s a certain special something you need, an indescribable quality that no one can deny. Jenny McCarthy has this in spades, coming from your typical all-American family to making it big and literally becoming a household name. From modeling to acting and even writing a few books in her spare time (natch!), she’s got this celeb life thing sorted! But what’s Jenny McCarthy been up to lately? To everyone saying, “What happened to her?” she’d likely say, “I’ve been here the whole time and wait until you get a load of what I’m doing next!”
Jenny McCarthy’s Early Life and Big Break
Born Jennifer Ann McCarthy on November 1, 1972, in Evergreen Park, Illinois, she grew up in the Chicago suburbs with her three sisters, Lynette, Joanne, and Amy. While her mother tended both the house and the courtroom, her father served as a foreman in a steel mill during the last heydays of the steel industry. Dan McCarthy wanted his girls to have the best chance at life and picked up a second job so he could send them to Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, an expensive all-girl Catholic school in Chicago. Being from “the wrong side of the tracks” wasn’t easy and Jenny shared in an interview with Dr. Drew that she was terribly bullied at school and felt “like an outcast”. After graduating, she spent two years studying at Southern Illinois University before deciding it wasn’t for her and returning home. While working in a Polish grocery store deli, something told Jenny that she was meant for more and even though several modeling agencies turned her down, that inner drive told her not to give up.
Setting her sights on the big time, Jenny went to the best in the business, Playboy Magazine and in 1993, they offered her $20,000 to be Miss October, Playmate of the Month. Chosen personally by Hugh Hefner from a pool of over 10,000 applicants, she moved into the Playboy mansion and later hit Playmate of the Year, netting a $100,000 per-year salary. Her photo-shoot emphasized her simple Catholic upbringing in a smoldering, sensual layout which won her rave reviews with the readers of Playboy but which also resulted in her family’s home being egged and the nuns at her former school lecturing her sisters on the wages of sin. They’d have to lecture a whole lot harder though, and for naught because Jenny McCarthy was about to hit the big time in a seriously big way.
Jenny McCarthy Hits Prime Time
A new host of Playboy TV’s show ‘Hot Rocks’, Jenny moved to Los Angeles, the center of the entertainment world and did a stint as co-host of the popular MTV show, ‘Singled Out’. More Playboy modeling followed and Jenny’s success as a host led to acting gigs (including 1996’s The Stupids and appearances on WWF/WWE) and her own show ‘The Jenny McCarthy Show’ in 1997. It was the late 1990’s and Jenny McCarthy was fast becoming a household name. While her sitcom ‘Jenny’ was a non-starter, she found her niche in films and comedy, landing a major role in BASEketball in 1998, appearing in Scream 3 in 2000, and racking up an impressive portfolio of cameos and small parts in a wide range of comedy films and TV shows. Lovestruck, Jenny married long-time boyfriend John Asher in 1999 and gave birth to her son, Evan Joseph Asher in 2002 (though they would divorce in 2005).
‘That funny girl’ Jenny McCarthy remained with Playboy, pulling duty as a model, centerfold, and occasional ambassador of the brand, even taking a turn behind the camera as a guest celebrity photographer. Hosting was her true strength, however, and she helmed reality and documentary shows (E!’s ‘Party in the Palms’ in 2005, NBC’s ‘Love in the Wild’ in 2012, and ‘In the Motherhood’ for MSN in 2010), making a splash as a co-host for a season on the daytime talk-show ‘The View’ in 2013. Jenny was even tapped by SiriusXM radio to host her own show, ‘Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy’ in 2014. Another love entered her life in 2005, celebrated actor Jim Carey, and the two enjoyed five years together before the relationship ended in 2010 and the separated as close friends. Not content to sequester her talents in the visual arts, Jenny also authored several books about her life, her career, and parenting, a total of nine books over 15 years (including bestsellers Belly Laughs (2005), Baby Laughs (2006), and Love, Lust, and Faking It (2010)).
In 2013, Jenny began dating singer/songwriter/actor Donnie Wahlberg and the two married in 2014. As is the celeb custom in these contemporary times, their relationship was the subject of a reality TV show on A&E, ‘Donnie Loves Jenny’, which ran for 3 seasons. In addition, the happy couple has been a part of the long-running A&E reality TV series ‘Wahlburgers’, detailing the day-to-day running of the burger joint Donnie co-owns with his brothers Paul and Mark (aka, Marky Mark). Her dedication as an actress is rivaled only by her dedication to being a mother, as her son Evan has special needs, leading to her participation in the activist community.
What is Jenny McCarthy Doing Now in 2018? – Recent Updates
So has Jenny McCarthy retired? Far from it! Besides her on-going role in A&E’s series ‘Walhburgers’, which has been renewed for a 9th season, Jenny has co-produced and starred in the new Pop series ‘Return of the Mac’. She’ll also be joining Ryan Seacrest and Ciara in presenting 2017’s ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ and reprising her role as an on-the-spot reporter from the crowd in Times Square. No stranger to the love and adoration of fans, Jenny is also active on social media with over 1.41 million followers on Twitter and 1.1 million followers on Instagram. She’s also a follower of the clean living/clean eating lifestyle, dishing on gluten-free recipes during interviews and touting the benefits of a life well lived. Whatever her secret is, it must be amazing, because Jenny looks like she hasn’t aged a day since 1996!
As a woman who fought against the cultural norms of her heavily Catholic upbringing (see also her 2012 book, Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic), the scorn of an overly-prude society in the 1990’s, and every person who’s ever said a woman can’t be funny, Jenny McCarthy is a trailblazer. Modelling and setting her sights on working for Playboy, never letting public discourse faze her took a lot of courage. It’s not surprising that she shows that bravery still, coming out in support of fellow celebs who have experienced sexual assault and harassment by sharing her experience being sexually harassed and exploited by actor Steven Seagal in 1995. In this, Jenny has shown that she’s so much more than the centerfold, the actress, the comedienne, or the celeb; she’s the strong, powerful woman she always dreamed of being and an inspiration to her fans.
What’s on the horizon for Jenny McCarthy? The sky is the absolute limit! The 90’s darling is still going strong, proving that the certain something she has, that spark that gave her hope when she was working in a deli, is still burning bright. You can laugh at her, you can laugh with her, but as long as you’re laughing, Jenny McCarthy has done what she set out to do; entertain.

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If anything should be painfully clear as we approach the release of a new Star Wars film, it's how impossible it is to separate a movie from what we bring to it as viewers. The feverish anticipation is part of a 40-year-history, and an emotional connection that may be only incidentally connected to whatever J.J. Abrams ends up putting on the screen. William Faulkner's celebrated quote — "The past is never dead. It's not even past" — might as well be the marketing slogan for the perpetual reboot/remake cycle of contemporary filmmaking.
Creed, coincidentally, also appears this year as the seventh installment in a 40-year-old franchise, and co-writer/director Ryan Coogler brings a fresh concept for revitalizing it. Yet it would be crazy not to acknowledge that much of what works about Creed is built on a larger film-history context. Rocky Balboa's name may be nowhere to be found in the movie's title, but it's his soul that animates the story.
In no way is that a slight to Michael B. Jordan, who plays Adonis "Donny" Johnson. We meet the character first as an angry orphaned teen, rescued from the foster-care system by the widow (Phylicia Rashad) of boxing legend Apollo Creed. She has learned that Donny is the illegitimate son of her late husband, and has decided to take responsibility for him — and that unique backstory as a tough kid brought into a life of privilege gives Jordan the opportunity for a terrific performance. Jordan has a fascinating face on screen, one that can melt in an instant from ferocity into the look of a scared boy, and Coogler — who directed Jordan in Fruitvale Station — takes advantage of those characteristics to let the actor shine.
Coogler also tries to place his own stamp on the Rocky legacy both through his story and his direction, with uneven results. It's an unexpected shift from the tradition of the series' boxing sequences when Coogler shoots Adonis' first big fight in one seemingly unbroken take, giving it an edgy energy that's perfect for a young fighter still learning on the job. But he also introduces a romantic subplot — between Adonis and his neighbor, a hearing-impaired musician (Dear White People's Tessa Thompson) — that feels about as perfunctory as a romantic subplot can feel, the kind of thing that plays more like a studio script note than a relationship that shapes Adonis in any way.
That's largely because the truly significant relationship is between Adonis and Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), whom Adonis seeks out in Philadelphia to train him when he decides that fighting is his destiny. It's hard to separate the appeal of Stallone's performance from seeing him return to the introverted, big-hearted Rocky of the original film. When Coogler shows him visiting the graves of his beloved wife Adrian and best friend Paulie, it feels like eavesdropping on a genuinely intimate moment, not like an actor trying to get back into a character by reverting to familiar tics. Creed builds an affecting connection between Adonis and Rocky — one of them in need of a father figure, the other a lonely man looking for his own family ties — but there's little question that the connection is as potent as it is because one of those guys is Rocky Balboa.
Coogler is savvy enough not to mess with the formula of building up to one big showdown with a seemingly invincible opponent, in this case a British champ (real-life boxer Tony Bellew) looking for a last big payday before heading to prison. He even knows well enough to turn that fight into a rock-'em sock-'em battle; the next time you see a guy fight defensively in a Rocky movie will be the first time.
But the buzz of familiarity starts long before the fight itself, when we see Rocky pass on to Adonis that training technique of chasing a chicken around a yard. Then comes the moment in the Big Fight's final round when Coogler fires up Bill Conti's rousing, old-school Rocky theme, the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and audience members involuntarily applaud. By the time Creed concludes with a walk up the Philadelphia Museum of Art's iconic steps, it feels less like a passing of the torch than a recognition that torches we all carry for beloved movies never really stop burning. ♦


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"To be the show by which all others are measured is an accomplishment indeed," says "Peanuts" historian Scott McGuire in an email.
Of course, he's talking about that perennial Yuletide favorite, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
The winner of both an Emmy and a Peabody Award, the animated special has been rebroadcast every year for more than five decades — ever since it premiered Dec. 9, 1965. And guess what? "A Charlie Brown Christmas" still gets solid ratings.
"It set the pattern for virtually all of the subsequent 'Peanuts' specials and established the half-hour special as a staple of network television," emails Charles Solomon, animation historian and the author of several books, including "The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials."
But the Christmas classic might not exist if it wasn't for baseball hall of famer Willie Mays.


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A 5-day guide guaranteed to get the most out of your Scotland visit. Travel from Glasgow, to Edinburgh, Stirling and The Highlands on this trip.
Do you know what the best airport to fly into Glasgow is? Well, Glasgow International and Prestwick Airports dominate the turf. Here’s the one with better service.
The following A to Z of the world’s best waterfalls should inspire you to tramp the world and do crazy things in pursuit of the awe and wonder that only comes from seeing a waterfall.

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Excellence in Architecture Award
Mission Park Dormitory & Servery, Williams College
Mission Park is the largest dormitory at Williams College, with over 300 rooms and the largest servery on campus. The project respects the 1970’s concrete and glass structure, yet revitalizes the interior aesthetic and maintains the bold design intended by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects.
We were also commissioned to design the Mission Park Servery. The existing space had become stale due to its age and to insensitive alterations. The isolation of the kitchen and serving line set into the deepest, darkest depths of the building also added to the identified problems. The concrete slab floor and utilities had deteriorated and required complete replacement. Emphasis was placed on capturing natural light and fostering a feeling of the extension of space - making it seem larger than it really was.


Alliance Scale has introduced a versatile forklift scale that can be used for check-weighing and tracking applications and can store records as well as upload data in real-time to a computer network.
The Alliance Rice Lake CLS-420 Fork Lift Scale mounts directly onto a fork carriage, has a 5,000 lbs. capacity and features a wireless Wi-Fi indicator and controller that mounts directly in the cab. Designed for a range of check-weighing and tracking tasks, this NTEP-certified scale features a full numeric keypad for manual tare entry, 1MB memory, an RS232 port, and can log up to 10,000 records and upload data in real-time.
The scale has an accumulate weight function using the print key for multiple pallets, provides accurate shipment identifiers and weight-related data such as PRO number, employee ID, last transmission data, and estimated- and actual weight and skids. It is offered with a 9-36 VDC power supply for use on propane forklifts or a 10-60 VDC power supply for electric models.


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Harrison Ford in Star Trek!
After the success of American Graffiti settled Harrison Ford spends 1973-74 doing TV work, both series and TV movies unable to find his next big role, becoming a regular on Kung Fu. Even after the critical success of The Conversation Ford struggles to get a big role.
Meanwhile George Lucas fails to get funding for his space opera script in '73 after being rejected by every major studio and starts writing a more conventional movie instead which ends up a near-future police procedural.
By 1977 Star Trek's return had seen several script treatments- Star Trek: The God Thing, ST: Planet of the Titans etc but all where rejected and plans for a film where scrapped in May '77. Instead Paramount decided to launch a new TV channel the Paramount Television Service (PTS) with Star Trek: Phase II as its flagship show. Announced on June 10 '77 and it was a huge thing given Star Trek's success. There was to be a 2 hour TV movie and 13 episodes to be broadcast on Saturday's.
Behind the scenes Roddenberry had rubbed some up the wrong way given his profiting from the Star Trek name with his own company and limits where put in place and the studio appointed a representative to ensure budgets where kept to and stories vetted. Paramount also wanted to cash in on the tie-in novels, technical books etc that had been made and forced Roddenberry to use the Starfleet Technical Manual, and other such books in developing his series, though Roddenberry complained of 'having his hands tied' writers like Alan Dean Foster, David Gerrold, and Diane Duane liked having a foundation for their work, and Roddenberry relented, though unhappy as he was 'not getting a cut' from the novels (which was partly untrue). The writing team would produce the Star Trek Chronology from their joint writing efforts and episodes would refer back to events in others, though there was no 'arc' for Phase II as later TV would know it..
The whole project seemed doomed in July due to the wobbles in Paramount regarding going ahead with the new Network- in the end Gulf and Western's chairman Charles Bluhdorn was convinced by Paramount chief executive Barry Diller, partly on the the strength of the Star Trek brand. Advertising was increased and Diller got an increase in Star Trek's budget to ensure it was the 'best TV possible' since so much was riding on it.
As '77 rolled on sets, models, and costume where being produced and it was expected all the main cast would return, with most signed up by September; therefore it was a shock to many when Leonard Nimoy refused to return to his iconic role as Spock in October. The refusal of Nimoy and problems with William Shatner's salary (and ego) lead to the creation of new roles for the show: Xon the Vulcan science officer, which went to David Gautreaux, and Persis Khambatta as Ilia. The last role was William Decker, the new First Officer on the Enterprise, this casting was delayed as the character is fleshed out more in case Kirk needs to be written out.
Response to the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in November (grossed $10m domestic in a week) convinced many more of the Execs that there was 'legs' in science-fiction, and Paramount sees an uptick in companies wanting to advertise on their new Network eliminating one of the problems that PTS was facing.
Unable to find a breakthrough role Ford takes a spot in Force 10 from Navarone ( a weak script and plot sees the film bomb when released in Dec '78, not even making its $10m budget back at the box office) however, knowing the film is a turkey Ford finds himself looking for something new, and seeing Close Encounters doing well when he sees the casting call for William Decker in December Ford goes for an audition.
Casting for William Decker took place just before Christmas '77 and Ford wins the role over Andrew Robinson and Stephen Collins. He meets the rest of the cast, and "immediately felt part of the family" settling in quickly. With the principal cast established filming starts with a launch date of May 6th 1978.
Star Trek Phase II launches in PTS on time in May, the 2-hour movie the most expensive TV movie ever made, but the returns are worth it and PTS takes off with high viewership among American households. Deals with Canadian companies, and the BBC sees Star Trek: Phase II broadcast in Canada and the UK a month after being shown in the US. Many fans write to Paramount asking for the season to be extended beyond 13 episodes. In June '78 Paramount announced it was in talks with the cast and crew to extend Phase II's run which they confirmed at the end of the month- though there would be a months' gap so the 22 episode Season 2 would start in September.
Season 2 would begin on time in September, and Ford's Will Decker character was given more of a centre spot as the original fears that the series would not work without Spock has proved to be unfounded. While not the fan favourite Spock was Xon had gathered a good response from fans, as had Ilia, but it was Decker that was the standout from the new characters, his cheeky, jokey character playing well of both McCoy, Kirk and the other crew, especially as he was 'all officer' when the ship was in danger. Some rumours began to circulate that Kirk was about to be killed off, especially as some of Shatner's old ego problems had begun to reappear- a problem Ford did not have.
It was decided by higher up's to strand Kirk on a planetoid evading patrolling Klingons and give Decker a solid run of 8 episodes in charge of the ship leading a rescue mission. The response of not having Shatner even on set was palatable, and under instructions the writers began to plan an exit for Captain Kirk. This resulted in some very quiet contract negotiations with Ford for him to take the lead. Discussions with Shatner turned out quite amicable- he'd had an offer to star in a police show spinning off from George Lucas' space cops movie The Protectors.
Thus in the 2-part finale fans got to watch Captain Kirk finally gets rescued from his moon by Spock after the Enterprise is delayed by a massive battle with the Klingons. Spock takes the badly injured Kirk to Vulcan where he is healed by Vulcan medics and debriefed by Commodore Decker. Captain Kirk is ferried back to Earth on the battle-damaged Enterprise which is going in for a repair. As they get into orbit on the Bridge and surrounded by the senior staff, Kirk surprises Decker by informing him he is being promoted to the Admiralty, Decker offer his congratulations, as do the other staff, then Kirk drops the bombshell, Decker is getting the stripes and the Enterprise. The final shot of Season 2 is Captain Decker seeing Admiral Kirk off from his old command. Kirk takes one last wistful look around before boarding a shuttle and flying away from the ship hanging in space-dock.
Star Trek: Phase II season 3 was confirmed by Paramount in the credits with 'The Voyage goes on in Fall 1979'.

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New Delhi: India on Thursday termed as “entirely unacceptable” any doable try by Pakistan to declare the Gilgit-Baltistan area, bordering disputed PoK, because the fifth province.
Reacting sharply to studies committee headed by Pakistan’s international affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz has proposed standing of a province to Gilgit-Baltistan, exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay stated any such step wouldn’t be capable of disguise the illegality of Pakistan’s occupation of (PoK) elements of Jammu and Kashmir which it should vacate, forthwith. Noting that the difficulty pertains to the sovereignty of India, he stated the federal government’s place may be very well-known on the matter.
“The entire state of J&K is an integral part, has been an integral part and will be an integral part of India. No attempt or unilateral attempt or step to change that would have any legal basis, whatsoever, and it will be entirely unacceptable. Any such step would not be able to hide the illegality of Pakistan’s occupation of parts of J&K which it must vacate, forthwith. It will also not be able to hide the tremendous, very concerning human rights violations and denial of freedom that has been going on in parts controlled by Pakistan for the last 70 years,” the spokesperson stated.
In line with sources, Gilgit-Baltistan is handled as a separate geographical entity by Pakistan. It has a regional meeting and an elected chief minister. At current, Pakistan has 4 provinces — Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baloch-istan. It’s believed that China’s issues concerning the unsettled standing of Gilgit-Baltistan prompted Pakistan to discover change in its standing.


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Leaders Take A Look At Success In Iraq Province
There have been a lot of changes over the last year in the area of Forward Operating Base Hammer. The mission of the soldiers at FOB Hammer has changed and will continue to evolve. The leaders of the Mada’ In Qada joined together recently to discuss changes with the Coalition Leadership. The Iraqi Mission has gone well, and there are more changes ahead.
The overall mission for the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team has been to make sure that insurgents and terrorists are not coming into the Baghdad area. “We have been successful in keeping insurgents out,” said Colonel Wayne Grigsby. Colonel Grigsby is commander of coalition forces, and the 3rd HBCT.
Over the last 8 months the 3rd HBCT has worked with local leaders to stop criminal elements and insurgents from getting a stronghold in the Mada In Qada area. Hammer Brigade has captured 43 high value individuals and killed over 160 enemy fighters. The 3rd HBCT Hammer Brigade inherited a region that had not had much of a presence in coalition soldiers. The local government had been chased away, and judges had fled.
After the 3rd HBCT came on the scene, things slowly began to change. Much of the positive change has been due to Operation Iraqi Freedom, but were continued by actions of 3rd HBCT.


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On Friday, I lost a bet with an A&E editor. Two days later, I was by myself, waiting in a long line of moon-eyed couples at the AMC Forum, ready to review Garry Marshall’s newest film, Love, Actually II. Wait, no, that was the working title. I mean Valentine’s Day, starring everyone you would expect.
I know I’m not alone in characterizing Valentine’s Day as the most confusing, arbitrary and – for single people – downright frustrating “holiday” of the year. So when forced to cover the film, I thought, “Great, a chance to assert my independence and challenge the establishment.” But when I finally arrived at the front of the line to buy my ticket, I caved.
“Bonjour. How many?”
“Two,” I said, reflexively. “Also, two Mars bars, and some popcorn … jumbo-size … for my … girlfriend.”
Thirty dollars. Worth it.
The only pair of seats I managed to scout out were near the screen, but whatever. I placed my jacket on the seat next to me, whipped out my phone, and molded my face into an anxious, unhappy frown. The couple to my right looked at me quizzically. I talked to my phone for a while, lambasting it for being late and patiently explaining the difference between my left and its left. Then the lights dimmed, I let out an exasperated sigh, and settled in with my popcorn.
The movie was OK; it was what everyone in the audience – minus the guy dating an empty seat and a pile of junk food – wanted to see. However, Jessica Alba should never have gone blonde, and there’s something about Bradley Cooper’s face and mannerisms that induce both my gag reflex and a splitting headache. With that said, I thought Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner did the best they could with a mediocre screenplay.
I wish I could say more, but I left before the movie ended. Things were working out for the characters on-screen, my seatmates were becoming more and more romantically involved, and there was still time left to buy a bottle of wine and download a couple episodes of One Tree Hill before going to bed.