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Top Brand Choice
Allegra 12 Hour (Fexofenadine)
(Known as Telfast in the UK)
What is Allegra 12 hour used for?
Allegra 12 Hour
Allegra 12 hour also known as Telfast is an antihistamine and is used to get rid of seasonal symptoms and perennial allergic rhinitis which include hay-fever. It is also used to temporarily get rid of relieving symptoms that are caused by common cold, allergies or flu.
Allegra 12 Hour also helps to cure excessive sneezing, allergic conjunctivitis and inflammation of nose during allergic reactions. You can buy the medicine Allegra 12 Hour from Canada Pharmacy.
The medicine contains pseudoephedrine and fexofenadine.
If you are taking it for self-treatment, then do read all the instructions on the product before using it. However, if a doctor prescribed it to you then take it as directed. Take this tablet by mouth on an empty stomach (preferably at least 1 to 2 hours before a meal). Take this medication with a glass of water. Do not take this medication with juices such as apple or orange as they might decrease the absorption of the drug.
- Allegra 12 Hour is not recommended for children under 12 years old due to the high amounts or pseudoephedrine in it.
- Before taking this medication, let your doctor know if you are allergic to pseudoephedrine or fexofenadine, or any other allergies you may have.
- This product may have some inactive ingredients that can cause allergic reactions to talk to your pharmacist for details.
- Also let your doctor know about any medical history in the family including difficulty in urination, diabetes, kidney disease or high blood pressure.
- The drug might cause dizziness so do not drive or do any other activity that may require alertness.
- During pregnancy, only use this drug if prescribed or needed.
Side Effects:
Side effects that may occur due to this drug are dizziness, trouble sleeping (insomnia), nausea or headache. If your conditions worsen, consult a pharmacist.
An empty tablet shell might appear in your feces, but that is nothing to worry about – the effect is harmless. If you experience fast or irregular heart pounding, shaking, mental/mood changes, anxiety or problems urinating, consult a doctor. Many users do not have serious side effects.
A very serious allergic reaction to this Allegra 12 Hour is extremely rare.
Product Code: 9601
What is a Generic Drug?
A generic drug is a copy of the brand-name drug with the same dosage, safety, strength, quality, consumption method, performance, and intended use. Before generics become available on the market, the generic company must prove it has the same active ingredients as the brand-name drug and works in the same way and in the same amount of time in the body.
The only differences between generics and their brand-name counterparts is that generics are less expensive and may look slightly different (eg. different shape or color), as trademarks laws prevent a generic from looking exactly like the brand-name drug.
Generics are less expensive because generic manufacturers don't have to invest large sums of money to develop a drug. When the brand-name patent expires, generic companies can manufacture a copy of the brand-name and sell it at a substantial discount.


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On Thursday, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced in the House the Fairness for Beneficiaries Act of 2013, which repeals the three-day inpatient stay Medicare requirement that beneficiaries must satisfy before they are eligible for skilled nursing care center benefits. McDermott specifically cited the work of the Commission on Long-Term Care, who last week recommended the three-day stay be eliminated, as a motivator to put the bill into play in Congress. AHCA/NCAL has long been in support of eliminating the mandatory three-day stay, and prior to introducing the bill, McDermott's office contacted AHCA/NCAL for comments on the legislation.
According to a press release issued yesterday, the Fairness for Beneficiaries Act of 2013 also includes protections against fraud, waste and abuse. It retains the current requirement that all skilled nursing care must be deemed medically necessary in order for patients to access the Medicare Part A benefit. The bill also requires the HHS Secretary to develop a "uniform set of criteria to support medical necessity determinations."
AHCA/NCAL supports eliminating the three-day stay requirement and solving the related issue of observation stays. For more information about observation stays and the three-day stay requirement, visit the AHCA/NCAL website.

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The 2016 Volkswagen Multivan Generation Six has retro appeal and modern-day smarts.Read the full review
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There's more to the Volkswagen Multivan Black Edition than just a sticker pack.
The Volkswagen Multivan Kombi 70 has all the right ingredients to surf on the waves of nostalgia. But underneath the retro chic exterior, does it actually stack up as a people mover?
When you need to move a lot of people around, your options are limited. A seven-seat SUV might not have the 'daggy' stereotype of a people mover, but you can't argue against the practicality of a van. Over the Easter long weekend my family descended on my tiny apartment with big plans to explore the city and experience everything Sydney has to offer...
The 2016 Volkswagen Multivan Generation Six has retro appeal and modern-day smarts.
The 2016 Volkswagen Multivan does luxury well, but its urban manners let it down.
Stockholm, Sweden. It was a brief sojourn in the Venice of the North, but I still got a chance to get down to business in the back seat of this big van, because that's where the action happens.
The heritage-inspired Volkswagen Generation Six van harks back to the original Microbus, but brings plenty of modern day technology.
2008 Volkswagen Multivan Sport 2.5 TDI Tiptronic – First Steer "The coolest Kombi Van on the planet – Volkswagen's Multivan Sport TDI is also a super luxo ride for seven people" Test Model: 2008 Volkswagen Multivan Sport 2.5 TDI, Tiptronic. Options Fitted: None – although you can get a glass sunroof for $2000 – which for this kind of freight, should be standard kit along with roof racks, no ifs or buts...


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Youcef Nadarkhani úr Iran, vrakaði fyri nøkrum árum síðani Islamsku religiónina og tók við kristnari trúgv. Nadarkhani bíðar nú eftir avrætting, dømdur fyri at hava vraka islamsku trúnna og fyri at hava kunngjørt kristnu trúnna. Fyri at gera ilt munandi verri og fyri at leggja størri trýst á Nadarkhani, var Kona hansara eisini handtikin og fongsla fyri eini tíð síðani.
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Avrætting at trúðarskiftingum er samsvarandi Islamsku læruni og orðunum hjá Muhammed:
Sahih al-Bukhari 6922—Allah's Messenger said, "Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him."
Sunan Abu Dawud 4337—The Apostle said: Kill those who change their religion.
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4025—Muhammad said: "After me there will be many calamities and much evil behavior. Whoever you see splitting away from the Jama'ah or trying to create division among the Ummah of Muhammad, then kill him, for the Hand of Allah is with the Jama'ah, and the Shaitan is with the one who splits away from the Ummah, running with him."
Sunan Ibn Majah 2535—It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever changes his religion, execute him."
Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik 36.18.15—The Messenger of Allah said, "If someone changes his religion—then strike off his head!"
Sunan Ibn Majah 2540—It was narrated from Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah said: "Carry out the legal punishments on relatives and strangers, and do not let the fear of blame stop you from carrying out the command of Allah."
Sahih al-Bukhari 6878—Narrated Abdullah: Allah's Messenger said, "The blood of a Muslim who confesses that La ilaha illallah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and that I am the Messenger of Allah, cannot be shed except in three cases: (1) Life for life; (2) a married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse, and (3) the one who turns renegade from Islam (apostate) and leaves the group of Muslims.


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'Tis the season
Just like last year, it feels a bit too early to talk about christmas in september, but here we go. &tradition has put together a collection of perfect products with elegant details, to help create a stylish and comfy Christmas environment. With a focus on golden brass which has become increasingly popular in home decor, in addition to being one of the traditional Christmas colors, the collection creates a warm and intimate atmosphere.
The collection consists of the Fly Chair by Space Copenhagen, 721 grams by Isabell Gatzen, Fly table by Space Copenhagen, The moor rug by All the way to Paris, Shuffle table by Mia Hamborg black edition by Peter Hagen, Bellevue wall lamp by Arne Jacobsen, Utzon pendant by Jørgen Utzon and True Colour Vase LP2 by Lex Pott.
Bodega shutters, hyper utilitarian solutions and bearings are all significant aspects of Paaul Loebach and Jonas Ravlo Stokke's Tambour Closet—a collaboration piece designed for this year's Sight Unseen OFFSITE.
It used to be a home, then it housed the Mexican embassy. More recently, it served as a showroom for Japanese furniture producer Ariake's inaugural collection.
Tuesday midday eye candy: Northern recently launched their comprehensive debut collection; an inevitable design drooler.
Portuguese furniture brand, De La Espada, redefines the exhibition format.
Oslo Design Fair dives deep in identity — through a comprehensive program consisting of prominent figures from the design and interior scene.
A nod to Japanese and mid-century Danish design.
Northern Lighting evolves into something new, something grand.
How Andreas Engesvik made it to the top. And stayed there.
Mater on the correlation between ethics and great design.
Soft and ambient from the eminent Falke Svatun Lirhus.


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Charcoal Stripe Throw Blanket
Charcoal Stripe Throw Blanket
The rich charcoal color and even richer feel of softness make this blanket a household necessity. This Charcoal Stripe Home Throw blanket will transform your home's look with its luxurious style and design. Made from only the highest quality materials, this blanket will be a fixture in your home for years to come. Saranoni Luxury Blankets. Feeling is believing.
- Luxuriously Soft: 100% lush polymicrofiber to ensure incredible softness and comfort.
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- Feel: Super soft, comfy, fluffy, cuddly with hearty durable construction. Feeling is Believing.
- High-quality construction: Every aspect is considered from the thread to the dye, from the factory to the family who receives this blanket.
- Size Home Throw: 50" X 60" - Perfectly sized to accent your finest furniture in any room of your home.
- Machine wash cold, gentle cycle, no bleach. Hang or lay flat to dry.
Charcoal Stripe Throw Blanket has a rating of 5.0 stars based on 2 reviews.


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Did you ever had a moment in your life where a friend, co-worker or client comes to you and ask you for a specific image and you just can't find the original? If you're like me with a few Lightroom catalogs containing ten thousands of photographs then this situation will likely happen.
There's one thing that still require some effort, something that many photographers overlook. And that's archiving.


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Two Eggs, Scrambled Hard with Cheese please, Cheddar if you have it, Yes from even you Beyoncé
That's how I like my eggs. My dad never put cheese in our eggs growing up and he was inclined to add some random seasonings that you thought shouldn't go into eggs but he would add it anyway. It was good, I ate it, always…. But as I have gotten older this is my standard breakfast order, and I'm always going to ask for Grits instead of hash browns with Salt and Butter and not sugar (Seriously, northern people, Sugar? This is not cream of wheat!)
I remember watching Runaway Bride when I was younger and seeing how Julia Roberts always changed what kind of eggs she liked based on who she was with. Something about her sitting down and making eggs 50 million ways and deciding on what she liked for herself sparked something in me.
I had eaten eggs every kind of which way, and I realized I need to know how I like my eggs for myself. Not how someone else makes them for me, but I need to know what I want, and how I want it to look, taste and it needed to match what I was willing to pay for.
I like my eggs. Scrambled. Hard. With Cheese….
PS As I was talking this out with my friend Dara (Check her out at @trulyTafakari on twitter and WordPress), she suggested this video…… Since I am a believer in all things slightly ratchet I had to add it……
Signing Out,
Deanna Amarica


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GUATEMALA CITY – Emergency services in Guatemala are evacuating areas around the Fuego volcano after a new eruption sent lava spewing down its south side.
At least 72 deaths have been reported since the volcano first erupted on Sunday, with many others missing.
Authorities say more than 1.7 million people have been affected by the eruption, with more than 3,000 evacuated and many living in shelters.
Villages on the slopes of the volcano were buried in volcanic ash and mud.
Volcanologists said earlier on Tuesday that the initial eruption, which sent ash up to 10km (33,000ft) into the sky, was over for the near future.
Eddy Sanchez, the head of Guatemala's National Institute of Seismology, had said there would be "no imminent eruption over the next few days".
No evacuation alert was issued before the volcano erupted on Sunday, said Sergio Cabañas, the director of Guatemala's disaster prevention agency.
He said that local residents had received training in emergency procedures, but were not able to implement them because the initial volcanic activity happened too fast.


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Psychics At Our Shows
Excellent trusted psychics attend the Psychic Expo Events. The profile below tells you a little bit about them and what psychic fairs you can see them at for a private session. Some psychics provide contact information for pre-booking at the psychic fair. Others are available for bookings when you arrive at the show.
Helena Joy
Helena Joy is a gifted psychic who at an early age recognized that her family's ability for premonition & prediction was passed on to her. throughout her life she has used these powers to work for the good of the universe & for the good of all.


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Zigby - Zigby Looks After Bertie
Children'sRepeatClosed Captions AvailableRated: G11 mins
2:10pm Wednesday, April 24 2013
Zigby, Episode 12 - Zigby Looks After Bertie
Episode Synopsis
Episode 12 - Zigby Looks After Bertie
Bertie has a series of small misadventures which convince him that he's accident prone. He decides to never leave the safety of his nest again.
Previous Episode Synopsis
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Zigby starts a mail service on the island but soon becomes swamped by the number of letters and parcels he has to deliver.
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A short video that gives you a sense of the work that goes into the changes and improvements that are made to Google almost every day. While an improvement to the algorithm may start with a creative idea, it always goes through a process of rigorous scientific testing. Found at YouTube from Google.
Googlers Explain How They Improve Google Search
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Elbasan district, Shebenik county
Vase planted by Irena and Marko on April 15th, 2016.
On a beautiful sunny spring day we took the vase on a hiking tour of Jablanica Mountain, alongside the borderline between Macedonia and Albania. After several hours, passing through beautiful valleys and peaks and following a bear trail, we entered the territory of Albania and the National Park Shebenik. We took a break thinking where to place the vase, when we spotted a single white crocus resembling a tiny lotus and next to it we began digging.
After having placed the vase we just replanted the lotus on top of it – and that was it. May the multitude variety of beings living there benefit.


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Efren Castalone, Metro Manila: Graft and corruption sa lahat ng sangay ng ating pamahalaan at ang hindi pagpaplano ng pamilya ng mga mahihirap ang major cause of poverty.
Edwin Castillo, Tanauan City: Social injustice and ignorance. Nobody is persecuted and jailed for corruption and wrongdoing. The poor need education for the upliftment of their lives.
Ruben Viray, Antipolo City: Poverty is due to corrupt government officials and their allies. The majority, if not all, and they enrich themselves at the expense of the Filipino taxpayers.
Miguelito Herrera, Cabanatuan City: Too much corruption, especially in the past administration, is the root cause of poverty in the Philippines. In the last 10 years, we witnessed how our leaders actively promoted cheating and stealing.
Francisco Macasanto III, Iligan City: Corruption is the main cause of poverty in our country.
Ruel Bautista, Laguna: Prior to the Marcos dictatorship, we were second to Japan in Asia. Marcos corrupted every sector of society, which we were never able to exorcise from our culture.
Rey Ibalan, Antipolo City: Poverty is the result of corruption perpetrated by greedy politicians and aggravated by a directionless leadership.
Carmela Ramento, Cagayan de Oro City: The overwhelming effects of massive corruption in the public as well as the private sector are the major cause of poverty in the country.
Germi Sison, Cabanatuan City: There are many causes of poverty in the Philippines, but corruption is the mother of all major causes of poverty. Without corruption in the AFP, peace and order could have been in place a long time ago. Without the fertilizer scam, our farmers could have had a better yield. Without corruption, the state could have provided better education to the youth, who could have been a factor in nation-building. Without corruption in the LTO and traffic enforcers, public transport drivers could have been disciplined and earning more. Without corruption, the state could have put up more industries that produce more necessary products and generate more employment and could have checked poverty. Without poverty, people could have been busy with livelihood activities and if they were busy, they could have had fewer children to feed.
Arvin Padual, Quezon City: The major cause of poverty in the Philippines is rampant graft and corruption involving billions of pesos meant for education.
Romeo Villanueva, Quezon City: Nefarious corruption stifles competitiveness. People cheat on taxes knowing that hard-earned tax money is wasted. Patronage politics is also to blame.
Jun Cajucom, Parañaque City: Blame it on endless corruption in critical government positions and offices, where even thieves and cheats get elected.
Ric Vergara, Calamba: The major cause of poverty in this country are our corrupt leaders from the Palace to lowly barangays.
J.R. Mondonedo Jr., Parañaque City: You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out the answer to this question. Basically, most politicians are in government to get rich, so that when they finish their term, they become well-off. Second, discipline. Look at every country whose people are disciplined. These are well-developed countries. And third, being dictated by the Catholic Church, the population. That is, poverty exists because of overpopulation and having so many mouths to feed.
Robert Young Jr., San Juan: Corruption in government is the major cause of poverty. If biddings are not rigged, solons wouldn't be making substantial profits from projects with their pork, billions of military funds wouldn't end up in the pockets of generals, people who make a mockery of our laws would not be tolerated, officials involved in plunder would be convicted without delay, poverty would be cut by half. The other half can be done by passing the RH bill but no President will pass RH bill because its benefits will be realized in the long term. Meantime, they will be under fire by the Church.
Love of money
Dennis Montealto, Mandaluyong City: Poverty is caused by greed, lack of education, and lack of employment opportunities.
Rene Poder, Manila: We are urged to be poor in spirit, not to be hungry-poor. Love of money is the root of all evil, not well-earned, wisely spent money itself.
No money, no honey
Jose Fabello Jr., Cagayan de Oro City: The absence of money. Result: Poor. Major cause of poverty? Yes.
The ruling elite
Jim Veneracion, Naga City: I would say that major cause of poverty in the Philippines is the inequitable distribution of wealth among Filipinos. Only a little over 10 percent control the wealth of the nation. If you were born poor, everything will be stacked against you, that is, lack of education and the opportunity for gainful employment, to keep body and soul together, especially during hard times.
Felix Ramento, USA: Blame it on the ruling class, where the learned and enlightened come from. In our country, those in the upper class are unmoved and rather happy with the status quo, with their firm hold on the government, regardless of standards, as long as their social standing and power are ensured.
Louella Brown, Baguio City: The major cause of poverty in the Philippines is the decades-old wide gap between the rich and the poor, compounded by corruption nowadays.
Imperial Manila
Joe Nacilla, Las Piñas City: The main cause of poverty in our country is the major development imbalance. Everything is focused on Metro Manila because of our centralized form of government that hasn't worked to the advantage of the poor. Added to this is our misfortune of having leaders who cannot dismantle imperial Manila and disperse development to the rest of the Philippines. A centralized government makes politics a very lucrative family business.
Indolence, ignorance
Larry Parroco, Quezon City: 1: Overpopulation; 2. Lack of job opportunities, and 3. The proliferation of Juan Tamads in our midst that rely only on doleouts. Sila yung ayaw magsumikap.
Samuel Dizon, Baguio City: Laziness based on a cultural belief that the government and family are responsible for our care is the reason we are poor.
Richard Decena, Quezon City: Malaking kamangmangan at katamaran, na lahat na lang ay iasa sa gobyerno, ang dahilan ng paghihirap ng ating bansa.
Renato Taylan, Ilocos Norte: Ignorance and laziness, compounded by the greed of the heartless, educated rich, is the major cause of poverty in the country.
Manuel Abejero, Pangasinan: It's the 3K: Kamangmangan, katamaran at korapsyon.
Romeo Caubat, Masbate: Corruption and the lack of education of our people, plus plain laziness, are the major causes of poverty in our country.
Rey Onate, Palayan City: The rapid industrialization and marginalization of agriculture is the major cause of poverty in our country.
Government inefficiency
Alexander Raquepo, Ilocos Sur: The major causes of poverty are overpopulation, corruption, and the seemingly inefficient government support that we have.
Eric Claravall, Metro Manila: There is too much corruption and bureaucracy in the government.
Cris Rivera, Rizal: Our government is to blame. Its willful negligence/failure to cultivate and make use of our natural resources has led us away from the road to prosperity.
Nescel Panes, Passi City, Iloilo: Poverty expands beyond national boundaries. It has become globalized. It travels across borders, without a passport, in the form of migration, terrorism, pollution, drugs, diseases, and political turmoil. I believe that corruption, injustice and the dishonesty of our leaders are the causes of poverty in our country. What will our nation be in the future if this "culture of poverty" continues? Our countrymen are waiting for action from our leaders to address this issue. They must hear the voice of our economically-deprived nation.
Rose Leobrera, Manila: It is our government run like hell by so many corrupt politicians and a very submissive citizenry that just lets things be as they are.
Too much politics
Rodolfo Talledo, Angeles City: Incompetent leaders spawned by dirty, transactional politics and sponsored by vested interests primarily to protect and enhance their lot.
Pedro Alagano Sr., Vigan City: Too much politics and corruption and all talk, no action remain the cause of poverty in the Philippines.
Dr. Jose Balcanao, Benguet: The major cause of poverty in the Philippines is the lack of political will and sincerity among our public officials to solve the problem, plus the lack of spiritual nourishment in the heart of every self-centered leader or politician.
Dysfunctional political system
Jesus Mendoza, Pangasinan: Dysfunctional political system that is powerless against warlordism, feudalism, and oligarchy and their abuses are a major cause of poverty.
Economic woes
Lucas Banzon Madamba, Laguna: Corruption and unemployment are the principal causes of poverty in the Philippines. Corruption and unemployment are a social cancer, affecting the country economically.
Diony Yap, Bacolod City: Lahat ng problema ay may solusyon. Kung may political will ang Presidente, lahat ay magagawan ng paraan. Hindi lang corruption ang major cause of poverty sa Pilipinas. Nandyan ang unemployment, na may kakambal na inflation, and then there's the Oil Deregulation Law na simulat-sapol ay isa sa matinding dahilan na nagpapahirap sa ating Inang Bayan.
Ella Arenas, Pangasinan: It's very obvious that the major cause of poverty is economic. If we analyze our country, we can conclude that almost all, if not all, problems, issues, and concerns are rooted on the economy. Everything in our life, especially our basic needs, that we have to satisfy everyday, including the ills of society, are economic in nature.
Lack of education
J.P. Soliven, Ilocos Sur: It's education, or to be specific, the lack of it.
Joel Caluag, Bulacan: Lack of education and damaged moral values are the major cause of poverty in our country.
June Deoferio, Cavite: Unemployment is the major cause of poverty in our country.
Lydia Reyes, Bataan: Lack of job opportunities causes poverty in the Philippines.
Raymar Gurrea, Bacolod City: Population and unemployment. Habang walang trabaho, busy naman ang iba sa paggawa ng bata, thus creating more complications.
Poverty is a choice
Edwin Chinel Monares, Rizal: While poverty is a result of many factors, the value system of the Filipinos remains to be its major cause. I cannot understand why people would die in hunger when there are a lot of vacant spaces where they can plant. Here, the economically struggling family would have more children than the economically blessed. In slum areas, a lot of parents and children are hooked on vices such as gambling instead of looking for a decent job that can provide them means of sustenance. As the saying goes, life is what you make it, thus, to wallow in poverty is a choice.
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Johann Lucas, Quezon City: It's due to corruption in government, overpopulation, peace and order problem, and the high cost of common goods manipulated by rich people.
C.B. Manalastas, Manila: Uncontrolled population, lack of jobs, and the rising prices of oil products and basic commodities.
Ed Gulmatico, Abu Dhabi: One, the uneven distribution of wealth and resources. With the tiny percentage of super rich Filipino-Chinese/Spanish and political dynasties/families (less than 0.1 percent) holding/controlling the life and death of the majority of destitute Filipinos; 2) Unemployment; 3) Illiteracy; 4) Uncontrolled population growth; 5) Social injustice; 6) Bad governance; 7) Unabated corruption of sitting government and elected officials; 8) Passion for politics and fanaticism for politikos by almost all Filipinos. Need we say more?
Booming population
Jim Veneracion, Naga City: In my opinion, the major cause of poverty in the Philippines is overpopulation, coupled with corruption. The poor are deprived of billions lost to corruption.
Arlene Go, Manila: The major major cause of poverty? Population. If we are only six million instead of 96 million, we would all be living the good life, not as malnourished, illiterate poor.
Poor economy
Ishmael Calata, Parañaque City : Let me first dwell on some issues that some blinded advocates of population control have been harping on. Is poverty in the Philippines really due to our 'uncontrolled' increase in population? I say no, our birth rate has actually gone down. Check it. What some sectors are pushing as a modern method to control population growth are now archaic, having been in use here for several decades now. They also say poverty is due to the indolence of many Filipinos and I say no again. How can our poor earn money when there is a scarcity of jobs? Poverty is spawned by the poor economy of the country resulting from the anti-economic policies of the government and widespread corruption prevailing in our society. Add to that the neglect of our government leaders to control all sorts of activities, like petty bribery, smuggling, tax evasion, dollar salting, etc. And, with the bad business atmosphere here, the confidence of foreign investors to come or to stay put has become low. And how can this country be prosperous when big business and the wealthy moguls don't take the risk of getting into industries that will enhance the economic engines of our country?
Colonial mentality
Desuel Pardo, Mandaluyong City: Kayabangan ng mga di nag-iisip na tamad na Pilipino ang pangunahing dahilan sa kahirapan sa Pilipinas. Kinakaya ng mga Pilipino ang 'di nila kaya pagka't ibig nila ay ang mga kaya lamang ng mga dayuhan, tulad ng mga makinaryang pinatatakbo ng langis na wala sa Pilipinas. Kung nag-iisip lamang ang mga Pilipino na sa pamamagitan ng tiyaga at sipag at gamitin lamang natin ang mga likas nating kayamanan at lakas ay mabubuhay tayo nang masagana na di aasa sa kunwa ay tulong ng mga mapagsamantalang dayuhan.
Elmo Cruz, Manila: Dr. Jose Rizal pointed out the necessity of education for Filipinos before we could be granted independence. Without education, Filipinos fail to realize that indolence and love of pleasure and extravagance were bringing them into the quagmire of poverty and hunger. Though education in the Philippines improved at the outset of American rule, their Western education brought about colonial mentality and tightly chained them into the bondage of foreign imperialism. Analyzing the major cause of poverty in the Philippines, it's because we have failed to utilize to the max the best of Filipino talents and industries, supported by our rich natural resources. Look around our neighboring Asian nations. They depend on their own rather than foreign aid and culture.
OFW culture
Loi Castillo, Davao City: The root cause of poverty in the Philippines is the inability of Filipinos to utilize our God-given natural resources. Filipinos are trained to work overseas and send back their remittances to their families back home. If we utilize our natural resources in an environment-friendly way, most Filipinos will prefer to stay and work closely with their families. Unfortunately, instead of putting up the industries here in the country, the government opt to send our people abroad to work.
Misplaced priorities
Deo Durante, Camarines Sur: Poverty is the result or the product of a failed management, be it in the family or in the government. In the family, it is the matter of how the family income is spent accordingly. Say, while the income is only P100 a day, that this is short to sustain the needs in the household. Family members should fund sourcing or work hard to have additional income. While the government spends in lavish official travels, junkets, and corruption, the sacrificial lamb are the constituents. So these are the examples on how poverty become an issue, how the family members, or the government sidelight these priority concerns.
Antonio Villanueva, Laguna: The SWS survey on hunger is based on perception but data on booze/cigarette consumption will show if incomes/CCT are wisely spent.
Al Galang, Metro Manila: The debilitating mindset of every Filipino, be they affluent or lacking, is the main cause of poverty in this country. It is thinking and believing that nothing else can be done for one to prosper and have a good life. It is thinking only of the self and believing only for the self when one has too much of anything and not sharing the 'extras' to those who are lacking. It is what we all nurture in our "mind" that causes poverty and not the government or anybody else. What we think, we act, we feel and the rest is a resultant of it.
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1 P.M. (Sundance) AMREEKA (2009) Nisreen Faour plays a divorced Palestinian who at the outset of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 forsakes a relatively comfortable existence to travel to America with her 16-year-old son (Melkar Muallem). The result is an exercise in confronting hostility and prejudice. Writing in The New York Times about this film from Cherien Dabis, a Palestinian Jordanian whose parents moved to the United States before she was born, Stephen Holden said, " 'Amreeka' (the Arabic word for America) stands alongside 'The Visitor' and 'Maria Full of Grace' as one of the most accomplished recent films about a non-European immigrant coming to the United States." Ms. Dabis's movie "May in the Summer" recently opened the Sundance Film Festival.
3 P.M. (IFC) LAYER CAKE (2005) The rules of the game abruptly change in this gangster film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, when a top-tier drug dealer (Daniel Craig), on the eve of retirement, gets a last-minute assignment from his boss (Kenneth Cranham). He must track down the daughter of an even more powerful gangster (Michael Gambon, above right, with Mr. Craig). The plot includes a stash of Ecstasy, some Serbian thugs and a trigger-happy moll.
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9 P.M. (Lifetime) PROJECT RUNWAY An 11th round begins with an announcement: Each challenge will be faced by teams. Heidi Klum returns as host, Tim Gunn is mentor, and the guest judge Christian Siriano joins Nina Garcia and Zac Posen in this season premiere. "Project Runway: Road to the Runway," leads in at 8.
9:30 P.M. (FX) ANGER MANAGEMENT Charlie (Charlie Sheen) becomes romantically involved with a former patient. In "Archer," at 10, Archer (the voice of H. Jon Benjamin) and an old friend (Timothy Olyphant) battle to survive the Vermont wilderness.
10 P.M. (NBC) ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS Ann Curry travels to Louisiana to interview Quvenzhané Wallis — at 9, the youngest best actress Oscar nominee ever — and her co-star Dwight Henry, who runs a bakery in New Orleans, about their film, "Beasts of the Southern Wild," which received four Academy Award nominations, including best picture. Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist, discusses the future of medical care. The television pitchman Ron Popeil reveals his latest invention. And Ted Koppel speaks with Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about lessons learned from the Petraeus scandal and the war in Afghanistan.
10 P.M. (USA) SUITS Harvey (Gabriel Macht) must protect Pearson Hardman from a rival whose attack seems more personal than professional.
10 P.M. (TLC) WHAT NOT TO WEAR Stacy London and Clinton Kelly help Simona, an overachiever who puts academics first, create a wardrobe for a bright future.
12:30 A.M. (Showtime) BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) Two cowboys (Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal) maintain a secret romance in Ang Lee's adaptation of an Annie Proulx short story, which raked in Oscars for Mr. Lee (best director), Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (best adapted screenplay), and Gustavo Santaolalla (best original score). Writing in The Times, Stephen Holden said that Mr. Ledger's performance, which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor, was "as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn." KATHRYN SHATTUCK


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Since everyone in Japan has their week (at best) of summer vacation at more or less the exact same time, the prices of plane tickets skyrocket during this period, and so one can either choose to pay exorbitant amounts of money for a trip overseas or just lay low and chill out for a while in Japan. This year my vacation was spent doing the latter in Kofu, Yamanashi.
The days in Kofu basically consisted of eating, drinking, playing darts, driving/bicycling around the Japanese countryside, and sleeping. Can't think of a much better way to spend way to spend a much need vacation! The action-packed pictures to document all this excitement can as usual be found on flickr. Oh, also snuck a couple of Tamagawa barbecue pics in there, taken in "my backyard" on the first day of summer vacation.


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It was an incredible day to mount up for a couple hours with temperatures in the high 60s or low 70s—just about the perfect temperature for a ride.
We've had so many weeks of beautiful spring weather, Kelly and I decided to take one of our favorite roads over Wolf Creek Pass into Tabiona.
Every time I ride over this pass I think of my first ride with my brother-in-law Paul and how much I enjoyed it. He is a great riding companion and has been a good friend over the years.
It's easy to forget how different a mountain pass at around 9,000 feet is compared to the valley floor, but I was surprised to see the gate on the road announcing "Road Closed" was still up. You can see the beautiful dry road behind us, so we decided to see how far over the pass we could go. This particular pass doesn't see much of the snowplow all winter, so we thought there might be a little bit of snow near the summit and we were prepared to turn around if we needed to.
The road was beautiful and dry until about a mile or so before the top of the pass. The south side of the road in the sun was passable, with the exception of those sections that were in the shade. We thought about turning around when we saw a sport bike coming in the opposite direction—we knew the summit was close and figured we were good to go.
The road over the summit was clear with the exception of a few wet spots, but we had to stop to take a photo of the snow piled up on either side of the road. Surprisingly, it was still very warm at the top. It won't be too many more weeks before the snow is melted and the road will be completely dry.
It certainly was a beautiful day to be on the bike. It was there we ran into another couple of foolish bikers riding over the closed road in Hanna—but with the exception of a sketchy mile or so, it was a great ride.
The road over the pass starts at Francis and is one of the most beautiful mountain passes in Utah. It's a great ride if you have three or four hours and can be done as an out-and-back into Tabiona, or you can make a loop by adding in a section of Hwy 40 past Strawberry Reservoir and over Daniel's summit. I've ridden both ways and enjoy either. Definitely recommend this ride.


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There was a time when Hollywood actors tended to steer clear of superhero movies, despite the studios' commitment to casting only the most established stars to bring iconic comic book figures to life. That was also the time when casting discussions and contract negotiations were confined to the boardroom - an era that has clearly come to an end, now that actors are outright campaigning for roles to garner studio attention - a theme already in place for WB's upcoming Green Lantern reboot.
It was Fast & Furious star Tyrese Gibson who first got the ball rolling, claiming to be "on a mission" to play the DC Comics icon after fan art put him into the emerald suit. He has almost definitely blazed a trail for any actor seeking to land a hefty multi-picture blockbuster contract (we imagine there are more than a few), but may have to deal with some direct competition for the part of John Stewart as a result.
Now it seems that actor Lance Gross (Crisis) has thrown his hat in the ring for the Green Lantern Corps film series, taking to Instagram with the superhero's logo and first line of his power-giving oath. In the past, such a post would have indicated that Warner Bros. was preparing to officially announce that the one-time contender for Marvel's Luke Cage series (a role that eventually went to Mike Colter) had signed on to actually play a member of the Lantern Corps on film. But it now seems just as likely, if not more so, that Gross is pointing to his professional ambitions, not his finalized contract.
At present, every fan of DC Comics knows to take news or rumors surrounding Green Lantern with a major dose of skepticism: Tyrese Gibson has confirmed that meetings have taken place with Warner Bros., but the subject of those talks or progress is unknown - despite the actor previously implying that "the Oath had been taken" already. And above all else, the studio's intentions for their live-action Green Lantern Corps series have never been more clouded.
The struggle with selecting just one star for the series - Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner - seemed to have been addressed when WB implied they would be relaunching the series with several Lanterns, not just one. Yet that still leaves John Stewart's future in the Justice League universe unclear: will he take up the mantle as a certified lead, co-lead, or simply act as a supporting character?
Depending on the answer, Tyrese's blockbuster success as just one member of an ensemble cast may help his case, or his inexperience anchoring a big-budget film could make him an unlikely choice. Lance Gross may be less well-known, but his involvement in potential casting also hinges on just how large a role for the character WB and DC Entertainment have in mind. Whatever the case, we can guarantee that fan art for these and many other actors will continue to pour in with little prompting.
What do you make of the ongoing campaigning or hints at Green Lantern Corps casting? Are you interested to see if either of the actors could really land the part, or are you waiting for official confirmation instead? Be sure to share your thoughts and recommendations in the comments.
Batman V Superman:Dawn of Justice will hit theaters on March 25th, 2016, followed by Suicide Squad on August 5th, 2016, Wonder Woman on June 23rd, 2017, Justice League on November 17th, 2017, The Flash on March 23rd, 2018, Aquaman on July 27th, 2018, Shazam on April 5th, 2019; Justice League 2 on June 14th, 2019, Cyborg on April 3rd, 2020, and Green Lantern Corps on June 19th, 2020.
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Live from Auckland's Mainstreet Cabaret, this Radio with Pictures special showcases bands Coconut Rough and The Narcs. Coconut Rough open their six song set with an instrumental and close with 'Sierra Leone', after proving they're much more than one hit wonders. RWP host Karyn Hay then introduces the "high energy rock" of The Narcs. The driving keyboards of second track 'Look the Other Way' hint at how the band's sound was broadening. Label CBS released both gigs as album Whistle While You Work, which reached number 17 in the New Zealand charts.
Formed in Christchurch in 1979, The Narcs did early time as a high octane covers band on the pub circuit. Their name is a nod to The Police, a band they often covered. After moving to Auckland in 1983, the addition of keyboardist Liam Ryan saw a maturing in The Narcs' sound — as evident on more reflective numbers like 'Heart and Soul' (named best song and single at the 1984 NZ Music Awards) and 'Abandoned by Love' (a 1986 APRA Silver Scroll winner). They toured Australia extensively, before disbanding in 1990. There was more: album Push the Boat Out landed in 1996, and occasional tours have since followed.
This follow-up to 1984 Narcs hit 'Heart and Soul' marked the first single off the trio's second album. Recorded with US engineer Tim Kramer, 'Diamonds on China' got to 15 on the New Zealand charts. Influenced by Brit pop band Go West, 'Diamonds' is full of punchy guitar and synthesizers. Prolific music video director Fane Flaws showcases massed horns, street racing video games, his own distinctive illustrations, and drumsticks hitting the skins "like diamonds on china". Flaws' efforts resulted in one of his first accolades: Video of the Year at the 1985 NZ Music Awards.
'Heart and Soul' — sometimes called 'You Took Me (Heart and Soul)' — was the biggest hit for rockers The Narcs. It peaked at number four on the NZ charts and took away two gongs at the 1984 NZ Music Awards. A spare, brooding rumination on love, it represented a departure from the more full on rock'n'roll that marked the band's sound when they emerged on the Christchurch pub scene in the early 80s. Shot on a blacked out set, the video has all the hallmarks of a test run for a new digital effects suite — although that doesn't explain the red pyramid at the centre of proceedings.
Subtitled 'Waiting for Summer', this Radio with Pictures report looks at live pop music in Auckland in 1982. Chris Knox, Graham Brazier, Hammond Gamble, Ian Morris, Peter Urlich, Michael O'Neill (The Screaming Meemees) and Tony Waine (The Narcs) muse on everything from Auckland vs Wellington, oldies vs youth, to the weather's impact on songs, and the lack of venues. There are visits to The Gluepot and Urlich's A Certain Bar. Label directors, booking agents and managers give their (mostly downbeat) take on the state of the scene. Rip It Up editor Murray Cammick talks lyrics.
The Christchurch music scene of 1982 gets a once-over in this Radio With Pictures report. Rob White of The Star acts as critic and guide, describing what's hot in the South Island's biggest city. A young Richard Driver provides his insights into what makes Christchurch bands so good, while various out-of-towners marvel at the quality of the lighting and sound in the local live scene. Amongst the local bands in the spotlight are The Narcs, the short-lived Thanks to Llamas and the Dance Exponents, who less than four months before this appearance had released their debut single 'Victoria'.
Dressed as a 1920's flapper bride, Karyn Hay introduces highlights from the TVNZ rock show's televised concerts at the now demolished Mainstreet Cabaret on Auckland's Queen Street. The songs are Dance Exponents' 'All I Can Do' (with a sweaty Jordan Luck), an impassioned 'Billy Bold' from Graham Brazier's Legionnaires, Hip Singles' 'After the Party' (with snappy high kicks from Dick Driver), a brassy 'Outlook for Thursday' from Dave Dobbyn's DD Smash, a rocking 'Look the Other Way' from The Narcs and Coconut Rough's moment in the sun 'Sierra Leone'.
Renaissance man Fane Flaws has done it all. Since boarding the legendary magic bus of travelling band Blerta in the early 1970s, he has been a musician, graphic designer and artist — not to forget directing a long run of award-winning music videos and commercials, and launching bestselling multimedia project The Underwater Melon Man.
Peter Blake introduced more local content to popular music shows Ready to Roll and Radio with Pictures at a time when covers of overseas songs were the norm. The longtime musician began in television via 1970s music programme; Grunt Machine, and ended up in charge of a stable of shows. He has also composed music for everything from TV One's nightly News theme to drama Shark in the Park.
Andrew Shaw has experience of both sides of the camera. After debuting in his teens as a popular children's TV host, Shaw went on to spend time as producer and director, on a variety of music programmes and live shows. These days he is a TVNZ executive, responsible for commissioning and buying programmes.


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Al Gore and the Global Warming Scare
By William Rusher
Al Gore, who had a dangerous brush with the presidency in 2000, has long been associated with this particular fright syndrome, and I have no doubt that he is perfectly sincere in believing that global warming is a real danger. But recently he has stepped forth with a brand new campaign to sell the American people on the peril. It is spearheaded by a documentary film entitled "An Inconvenient Truth," in which Gore himself presents what he chooses to regard as overwhelming evidence of the reality of the danger. Given his political history, it is perfectly fair to wonder if this maneuver isn't simply, or primarily, a device to promote his own candidacy for the presidency in 2008. But, whether it is or not, it is also a powerful blast in the propaganda war over the issue of global warming -- and must be treated as such.
Gore begins by insisting that the scientific argument over the truth of the matter is over; climate scientists, he asserts, are virtually unanimous in endorsing it. Among the thousands of predictions on the subject, moreover, he invariably opts for the worst-case scenarios. The increase in the quantity of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is caused, to an important extent, by human "pollution," and this is the cause of a dangerous increase in the planet's surface temperature. That, in turn, is causing glaciers, and the great ice caps of Greenland and Antarctica, to melt. This will inevitably result in the disastrous flooding of coastal areas all over the globe, and all sorts of ecological upsets (e.g. the extinction of the polar bear).
The trouble is that all of the statements in the last paragraph above are subject to challenge, and in several cases, are almost certainly false. Among the many systematic attacks being waged against the spurious case for global warming, one of the deadliest and most effective is a weekly report available on the Internet, called "The Week That Was" (TWTW). The author is the formidable S. Fred Singer, professor emeritus of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia and former director of the U.S. Weather Satellite Service. Each week, Singer summarizes or reprints the most recent studies debunking global warming, with generous references to still more information. In TWTW for June 17, he demolishes Gore's contentions, one by one.
The basic flaw in the argument for global warming is its assumption that the Earth's surface temperature is a constant, and that, if it threatens to vary in some inconvenient direction, mankind's puny efforts are capable of maintaining it within a degree or two of its present level.
The truth is that the Earth's temperature is always changing to some extent, up or down. Within historic memory, the canals of Venice froze solid during the medieval Little Ice Age, and Greenland was verdant enough, during a warm spell, to earn its (currently) wildly inappropriate name. Over longer geological periods, the Arctic has sported palm trees (no polar bears then!) and the latitude of Connecticut was under a mile-thick layer of ice. Just now, according to Dr. Singer, we are seeing a warming trend of about one-tenth of a degree centigrade per decade, or roughly a degree per century.
There is nothing we can do about this, and no reason why we should try -- let alone spend hundreds of billions of dollars trifling with titanic forces we can't even comprehend.
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My period started last night, so I am trying to figure it out, luckily the blood didn't freak me out too much during the insertion attempts this morning, but I am just so antsy to get it to work!! Help?
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My period started last night, so I am trying to figure it out, luckily the blood didn't freak me out too much during the insertion attempts this morning, but I am just so antsy to get it to work!! Help?
Ok from personal experience, dry runs are a very bad idea. Everything down there is thight and usually dry, depending on where you are in your cycle. So the cup wont fit plus it hurts. It is possible that you might struggle to get it in on your first day.
But things will loosen up as your period progresses. So by day 2 it should be good to go.
Because you are a little sore, I would suggest maybe use pads until your period gets heavy and then try the cup again. I usually put mine in while in the shower, water relaxes me, plus its easy to rinse off the cup if need be. I hope it works out and with time you will figure it out. Once you start using it, you will probably need a few days and you will figure it out. Good luck and dont give up :-)
I think I got it!
Definately try squatting in the shower, it worked for me.
Good luck!
The only combination that has worked for me so far is inserting without coconut oil or any other lubricant except water/blood, sitting on the toilet in a comfortable and relaxed position, and using a half-diamond fold. I found the half-diamond much easier to insert and pop open than the triangle or origami folds. It gets you a pretty small insertion point so you could give that a try. The coconut oil made the cup too slippery for me to properly hold a fold, so I'd release it and it would pop open before it was fully in. I was worried about dropping into the toilet too, but it's not that slippery without coconut oil.
I'm 24 too, and am a virgin, and with the combination of all these things I didn't have much trouble. I just wanted to add this since the usual advice to squat down and use lots of lube (coconut oil) made it more difficult for me. Trying to use a hand mirror also made it more difficult because I got disoriented and kept doing things backwards.
Good luck!!!


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Online Colleges in New York
New York may be the home of the Big Apple, but it has a lot more to offer the United States. New York is home to over 19.5 million people, with the majority of them living in urban areas. It is the third most densely populated state in the country. The average worker in New York earns a staggering $134,490 a year, but the cost of living in this state is comparatively high. Nevertheless, you can find great work and a great place to live here if you have a good education behind you. With many great online colleges in New York, you don't have to look far to find that great education you've been looking for.
Independence University
- About the School: Independence University boasts one of the longest standing online education programs in the country, with over 37 years of distance education offerings. Independence University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools, a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. As a non-profit university, Independence University is uniquely situated to provide their students with a great return on their education investment.
- Laptop Programs: Students enrolled at Independence University qualify to receive both a tablet and a laptop. The tablet is shipped to the student upon enrollment and the laptop is shipped at the beginning of the student's fourth module. All the software you need to complete your degree program is included. Students keep the laptop upon graduation. Tablets and Laptops are not issued to graduate or completion program students.
- Degrees and Programs Offered: Graphic Arts, Healthcare Administration, Information Systems, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Accounting, Accounting with a Forensic Accounting emphasis, Business Administration, Business Administration with a Human Resources emphasis, Business Administration with a Technology emphasis, Graphic Arts with an Information Design emphasis, Health Information Management, Health Services Management, Networking & Information Systems Security, Nursing (RN to BS Completion), Respiratory Care with a Respiratory Care Management concentration, Respiratory Care with an Advanced Clinical Practice concentration, Medical Assisting, Software & Mobile Applications Development, Web Design and Development.
- Web Address: https://www.independence.edu/
- Accreditation: ACCSC
St. John's University
- About the School: St. John's University is a Catholic university that offers a range of degrees in health sciences. Most of the students here graduate to become nurses, doctors, psychiatrists, and more. The tuition for this private university is higher than most, but the class sizes are small and focused. Almost all of the school's degree programs are individually accredited, ensuring that you get solid career training no matter what.
- Laptop Programs: St. John's laptop program has been around since the Fall semester of 2003. Every new freshman or transfer student that comes to the school receives a laptop to use throughout his career. The laptops are available at all St. John's University locations, and maintenance is included while students are in school.
- Degrees and Programs Offered: Asian Studies, Biochemistry, Biology/Biological Sciences, Accounting, Business Administration and Management, Computer Science, Elementary Education and Teaching, English Language and Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, French Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Registered Nursing, History, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Computational Mathematics, Mathematics, Biological and Physical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Environmental Studies,Philosophy, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Social Work, Economics, Political Science and Government, Social Sciences, Sociology, Divinity/Ministry, Theology and Religious Vocations, Studies, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Music
- Web Address: StJohns.edu
- Accreditation: MSACHE, SEDNY, RUSNY, AACSB, ACPH, ARCEPA, ABA, ALA, APA, CAAASLP, CACREP, JRCERT, NAACLS, TEAC


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We are searching for individuals with a clear retail vision who share our passion for our products and our commitment to satisfying the ever changing needs of our customers. As a Retail Manager it will be your job to create a positive customer service focused experience. You will play an important role in ensuring that a new shopping experience is promoted to our customers as well as manage continuous optimization of overall store performance. Additionally, you will create an environment that will encourage innovation.
A successful candidate will possess strong retail experience with a track record of going the extra mile to exceed customer expectations. The incumbent should demonstrate strong leadership, be energetic and enthusiastic with the ability to motivate a team. More importantly, one should value customer satisfaction above all else and demonstrate a sense of responsibility to employees, customers and community. As a Retail Manager you will have the ability to effectively instil these qualities in store staff to achieve and affect operational and financial bottom lines.
The ideal applicant will have:
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity or testing, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.
** Thank you for your interest in this role. Only applicants that have been selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you. **
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The Land of Jesus October 2019
Flying form London Heathrow on 27th October with El Al Israel Airlines, we will spend 9 days touring the wonderful land of Israel in the footstpeps of the Lord Jesus.
This is a package including:
Return flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv with El Al Israel Airlines.
Accomodation in good quality hotels on a bed, breakfast and evening meal basis.
All entrance fees.
Service of a qualified, English speaking guide throughout.
Please click on the relevant links for more details.
Travel insurance / Airport Parking / Airport Hotels or use the "Holiday Extras" booking tab


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2 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV)
I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
Not every one of us has a father at home. Some of us miss our fathers who have passed. Others have no father at all.
Thank you, Lord. You are the Good and Perfect father to us all, and though men may fail us, you never will.
I am yours, and you are mine. Help me to feel your arms around me to remind me that I am not alone.
Pray: Daddy, you're the best. Amen


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Do you make excuses?
Hey love,
Wanna play a game?
Let's do a quick, 1-minute exercise that'll change your state an instant.
Now - fill in the blank below...
When I get pregnant, I can finally *FILL IN THE BLANK*?
What's your fill in the blank? Take some time to think about it...
Is it "So that I can finally…
Stop trying to be perfect.
Feel confident in my body.
Quit my job,
Fit in with my friends. And meet new ones too.
Feel complete.
Be myself.
Feel a miracle growing inside of me.
Get on with my life.
Stop comparing myself to other people's lives."
Do you have at least one answer? Great! Let's continue…
What's one thing you can do TODAY, so that you can stop waiting around and create what you want right now?
Let me help. If your answer was:
"So that I can finally...
Relax - Cultivate daily guilt-free, self-care. For example, have a long bubble bath tonight or/and do this meditation.
Stop trying to be perfect – Go eat a burger, don't make your bed one morning, or leave dishes in the sink for a night to liberate the need for things to be "just right".
Feel confident in my body – Go to a local spin class because working out makes you feel like an unstoppable bad ass.
Quit my job - Take baby steps to make the switch to a more fulfilling career NOW because this is so much easier BEFORE baby. Trust me on this one.
Fit in with my friends. And meet new ones too. – Join a women's book, food or sports club in your community. Don't have one? Start it.
Feel complete – Read this book.
Be myself – What did you love to do as a child? Paint, play piano, dance? Do that today. Don't think about it. Just start.
Feel a miracle growing inside of me – Put your hand on your heart. Feel the beat… this is a miracle. You are a miracle. This is life inside of you.
Get on with my life – What have you been putting on hold? Finally pursuing your dream job? Taking that vacation? Moving to a new city? If you wait until you are ready, you'll be waiting for the rest of your life.
Stop comparing myself to other people's lives – This ones about following and fitting in, when you are a leader mama-bear. The only thing you should be following is your heart. And this will inspire others to do the same. What is your heart saying? (Again, do this meditation.)
Excuses say whaaat?!
You see? There are no *real* excuses. There are only illusions that support you in playing small, when you are meant for BIG THINGS. Waiting for an outside circumstance to give you permission to do the things you love is a waste of a beautiful, adventurous and limitless life.
Wouldn't it be amazing to create your baby from your already full life?
You can have everything you want – t o d a y.
If you want to keep waiting, then by all means, have at'er. But there is another way. And this way is Way. More. Fucking. Fun.
Xo Spenser
"At any moment, the decision you make can change the course of your life forever." - Tony Robbins


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I started my day with a dentist appointment.
The dentist recommends that I have two root canals done as soon as possible and lay off the Sensidine I have been mainlining for weeks. Her advice in terms of surviving the procedure was not to discuss it with anyone. Seriously. She completely recommended a cone of silence be lowered on all discussions of....shhhhhhhhh........ROOT CANAL.
We shall speak no more of it. Apparently you will share something with me that will make the procedure that much more difficult--something along the lines of abject fear and pain.
She also said I needed to rinse my gums in warm salt water for the next couple of days--hence the big plate of crinkle cut fries and hot tea that I have before me.
Later I went to Jesse's Parent Teacher Conference where I was crushed to find my son was performing solidly and consistently at his expected age and grade level. Because we all hold out hope that standard and mundane measures of intelligence will still capture what we know is our child's complete and utter brilliance. Come on: this child adds boogers to his figure drawings--is that not advanced attention to detail? And he has worked out how to spell seven different profanities and enjoys rhyming the word "fart" -- where is the credit?
Then I ran home to sew patches on Jesse's karate Gee (which is the karate outfit and is pronounced with a hard G) which recently accidentally got dyed pink in a washload that had some red items thrown in. Not that having a pink Gee in Chelsea is such a bad thing--you just have to make sure that certain belts don't clash later on. (Thanks Mark) Thinking that sewing the patches on the Gee would be a process that would take 15-20 minutes, imagine my surprise when I found that the hotel sewing kit I had chosen to use was without a prethreaded needle. Which leads me to the next blog post...
UPDATE: Kip sent a single text message from today's karate class. It appears that I have sewn the patches on UPSIDE DOWN.


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Relationship Intimacy
Can Marriage Counseling Help Me Not Feel Lonely in this Marriage?
Marriage counseling helps you to not feel lonely because we help your spouse to respond in a healthy way to your needs. We facilitate conversations you would not be able to have otherwise.
We do this by creating a safe environment for people to be real with each other. We get real by sharing our emotions. But most of us have no idea how to do that.
Most of us have been taught to hide our feelings. To apologize for how we feel...sometimes we even apologize for existing and having needs at all.
We create a safe place for you to be you. We help your spouse to show up for you and we help them develop an emotional vocabulary.
This is the biggest way we help take away the loneliness.
At Marriage Solutions, we have physical locations in Tulsa and OKC. We also have options to get help online. So no matter where you live, you can find the help that you need.
Conflict leads to emotional distance. Usually a heated discussion will start with one partner feeling criticized and becoming defensive and counter-attacking the other partner.
If this pattern goes on long enough one or both partners will eventually quit communicating their needs and wants because it always results in a fight.
This is very dangerous because it will lead to a loss of affection and happiness in your marriage. You will eventually feel like you are married to a stranger.
Feeling lonely in your marriage also makes affairs more likely to occur. We have two locations, one in Tulsa and one in OKC, and serve a number of surrounding areas.
So here's what to do next:
1. Begin the New Client Orientation by Clicking Here
2. Set Your First Appointment Inside the New Client Orientation
3. You Will Be Given the Client "Tool Box" Portal Login. There you will find the first day paperwork and many very helpful tools.
If you have questions you can feel free to contact us directly or view our FAQ's and Resources page. We also have a blog section that includes helpful articles
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I've relatively little doubt that, by now, you've seen the subway $5 foot-long sandwich deal commercial. the crazy, diabolical bastards at the ad agency created this horrifyingly creepy jingle and paired it with an even creepier hand motion.
still, I can't deny that I took advantage of this deal way more than I should have. speaking realistically, I probably ate more Subway sandwiches since this deal started than I had in my entire life preceding it. roast beef and swiss on parmesan oregano, with a bevy of vegetables; cucumbers, too, if I felt particularly frisky that day. indeed, my entire life prior to $5 foot-long sandwiches had served as mere preface to this celebration of nutrition and value.
then there was the issue of the "for a limited time" text that stained every advertisement. it was an issue in the same way that a lack of physical evidence was an issue for the administration when they chose to invade iraq. straight denial.
"this deal's been around for three weeks. they'll probably just keep it going."
"too many people have been able to purchase a healthy, 6-grams-of-fat-or-less, American Heart Association-approved sandwich for the company to pull the rug out from underneath me."
"this is cheap and delicious. I swear I'll shank Subway if they decide to end this deal."
and then, on the 11th of May, 2008, it was gone. kinda. the $5 deal remains, but only for select sandwiches. I did not believe the day would actually arrive.
by limiting the deal to what I've deemed to be the least popular sandwiches available, Subway has stripped $5 foot-longs of any and all dignity. a fantastic bargain deal kept on life support for no other reason than to squeeze out every penny. I'm disgusted.
am I overreacting? yes. but man, I just want my $5 foot-long roast beef back.


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Totem Lightning: Power Reels is a new slot from Red Tiger Gaming. Breaking away from their usual design, Totem Lightning uses a series of 8 vertical columns and cascading symbols to get its symbols on-screen. The game offers up potentially earth-shattering wins, but without any special 'bonus rounds', some players may be put off.
Read the full review to learn all about it!
Gameplay Overview & Symbols
The big positive for Totem Lightning straight off the bat is that it's fast. There are 8 reels and 30 paylines, and a slow cascade would have been tiresome. Players can wager up to $20 per spin, and the most valuable symbols is the gold and blue eagle totem, worth up to 150x your stake.
The most notable base game feature of Totem Lightning is the fact that when low-value symbol combos are made, every instance of that symbol is eliminated from the screen. New symbols fall into place and can form a new winning combo. If you hit a winning streak and manage to remove several low-value symbols, then the odds of striking valuable combinations increases significantly!
Unfortunately, it appears this is offset by the inclusion of a lot of low-value symbols on every spin. This means your average win is very low and insignificant – you need to hit a good run in order to make valuable contributions to your balance.
Additionally, the game doesn't use a cluster pays technique for managing wins. Instead, there are quite obscure paylines tracing themselves across the screen. This means that you can have a group of 10 adjacent symbols, of any value, and get no reward – as you can imagine this takes a bit of getting used to!
If you manage to land a screenful of the highest-paying symbol, you'll be rewarded to the tune of 7,777x times your stake – though don't bank on it!
One valuable in-game feature is the Reel Strike. Activated completely at random, the lightning attacks lone symbols and transforms them into a matching one – usually to conjure up a payout!
Our Verdict
While Totem Lightning does offer some promising returns for high-value combos, the reality is that it's a little too one-dimensional to cut the mustard with modern players. At the very least they need to jack up the maximum wager to something more respectable than $20.
There are no special features (barring the occasional lightning strikes) and so the game quickly becomes a bit repetitive; you know there's nothing big to unlock, and so it's easy to get bored.
Totem Lightning isn't a bad game by any stretch, but it won't be entering the hall of fame anytime soon!


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It was a cool morning but the storms had passed and the sky was very blue That's one of the signature features of the Santa Cruz Mountains: the blue sky and the redwoods. It still amazes me even after 17 years living in Boulder Creek. The crew was 10 strong so we decided to split up and Dale took one crew to investigate a report in the East Ridge and Pine Mt. area and I took the other to STS at Gazos with the plan to meet on Last Chance Trail.
The report on STS was there but someone took care of it already. Luckily it was less than a tenth of a mile past Gazos. We then headed out to the Maddock's cabin area to look at a bridge with a missing plank. On the trail to the cabin site we came across a 7" oak and a 10" redwood. The oak was bent around 4 other trees and for once as it was cut it went in the guessed direction and pinched the tip of the saw. We got the saw loose and finished clearing the trail.
After reaching the bridge across Maddock's Creek we measured the plank for another day and headed back across Opal Creek to where we parked on No. Escape.
Opal Creek Crossing
Kathy knew of a tree down on Blooms Creek Trial and that was on the way to Last Chance Trail and a few cuts and the trail was cleared of the 20" oak.
Dale's crew found nothing and were already on Last Chance when we met up just after noon and time for lunch.
California Milk Maid
Lunch by East Waddell Creek.
Redwood Violets
Painted Lady Butterfly
Maybe an old American Dipper Nest
Link to a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH1dfnyBSOQ
Link to a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH1dfnyBSOQ
Kathy was able to find a pair of American Dipper after crossing the Creek with one sitting on a nest and she was able to photograph them.
It turn out to be a nice day with some wind with a cool breath and the wildflowers were starting to bloom. What else could we ask for? We put in 72 hours and I would like to thank Dale P., Dale S., Janie, Bill, Herman, Peter, Mike, Janette, and Kathy.
See you on the trails.
Birds of the Day
2 Common Raven Corvus corax
1 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
3 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
1 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
2 Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
2 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
6 Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
2 Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
4 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
1 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]


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Extra-Curricular Activities Thursday and FridayMarch 25, 2014
Dear Parents,
As you know, parent/teacher conferences originally scheduled for Thursday, March 27th and Friday, March 28th of this week were cancelled to allow Intercultural to make-up the snow days we encountered this past winter. Parent/teacher conferences are being handled on a class-by-class basis and you will be contacted by Ms. Mehreen Alvi soon regarding the rescheduling of conferences.
The extra-curricular calendar was made according to our original school calendar. Therefore, extra-curricular classes occurring on Thursday and Friday of this week were not scheduled. If your child is enrolled in Chess Scholars, Martial Arts, or Robotcity , you may have already received an email reminding you that there are NO extra-curricular activities this Thursday and Friday.
These providers have scheduled an additional class at the end of the term to make-up for this week. If you have any questions, feel free to contact email@example.com or your extra-curricular provider. We would be happy to assist you.
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Operations and Academic Programs


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Winter is just around the corner here in Western North Carolina and you may need to do some home maintenance to ensure that your house is ready for the cold winter months ahead. When you prepare your house before the cold arrives, you can help to prevent bigger problems for yourself later in the year. There are many things that you can do to prepare your house for the winter, and here are three of the most important preventatives.
You should clean your gutters every autumn after most of the leaves have fallen. When water builds up in the gutters because leaves and debris are trapped within, the frozen water can become heavy and loosen your gutters from the side of your walls. Snow and water can accumulate and cause icicles to form. It's always best to clean out all leaves and debris before snow, ice, and cold weather hits your area.
When it gets cold outside, animals look for places to stay warm. Possible areas of concern include your garage or other more unnerving places such as your attic or your walls if there are openings available for critters to enter. They can do some real damage to your electrical work and any boxes that you have left open such as clothing or documents.
When you set out to winterize your house, make sure that anything in your garage is safely enclosed in metal or thick plastic totes so that rodents and other animals can't get inside. To keep rodent problems under control you should: remove any potential food sources, set traps, and be on the lookout for nesting sites. Also, check for any cracks in the foundation of your basement or other exterior walls where rodents could get inside.
Having your furnace inspected annually by a professional is actually something you can do fairly early in the fall season. Furnaces sit without use from late spring to early fall, so consider making an appointment with a professional to have maintenance done and have your furnace checked before the temperatures begin to freeze.
Ensuring that you have annual maintenance done on your furnace will help prevent any possible problems further into the winter such as frozen pipes. If you are handy, you can do the maintenance of your furnace yourself, and you'll be nice and cozy when it gets cold outside and the temperature starts to fall.
Part of the pleasure of owning your own home is keeping it maintained. If you want to make your house ready for the winter, following a few simple steps, such as the above tips, can help save you money and time in the long run. Still confused about where to start? Mountains To Sea Inspections also offers home maintenance inspections in Asheville and most of WNC which will outline all areas of your home that need attention to keep your home healthy, happy and running at its most efficient.


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Words on Water is a writing group composed of writers who live or near the Chesapeake Bay. Organized through MeetUp, the group meets twice monthly for socializing, sharing writing tips, and readings. All writing levels welcomed. The March 27 session -- SPRING FLING -- will include writings about birds, bees, and that always memorable fling. Your choice -- no judgment! Bring some wine and a nibble and join the evening where fun and creative voices gather to play with words. Fee is $5, cash only. For more information, local the group through www.Meetup.com or on Facebook or by contacting organizer, Gwen Mayes, firstname.lastname@example.com or text 978-821-4662.
Link to Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Annapolis-Words-on-Water/events/248643368/


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Looking Abroad for a Bigger Boost in Business
Weak Economy, Dollar Prompt Firms to Chase Foreign Consumers
For three years, David Rosenberg, co-founder and chief executive of a concrete-product maker, had thought about doing business overseas. But the timing just wasn't right.
Until now.
With slowing domestic commercial and residential construction, Hycrete Inc. is putting a bet on growth abroad this year. And it seems to be paying off....


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This month we are slowing down and making just one beautiful thing 😀
We want to see your process - reference photos, thumbnail sketches, color studies, all the steps along the way. Post your progress with hashtag #slowvember so we can follow along 🐌
What is Slowvember? It's a new art challenge aimed at slowing down and creating with intention. The focus is on really putting the time and effort into making just one piece you are really proud of, one you can put in the portfolio!
Do you have an image in mind that you really want to work on? How do you come up with your image ideas? Tell us in comments 😀


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. . .two MONTHS ago, in fact, I got ice cream at this place. Have you heard of it? If so, chances are, you've been there. I only say that, because every time I go, there is a line out the door. Granted, there's no room inside the shop, so you kinda end up waiting outside by default, but still. Here's what I got:
Almond Cookie and Lychee ice cream. Yep, pretty awesome.
And now, since I now have my life back (post student tour season AND solo show) not to mention a new computer ugh - there will be no more ice cream lapses. Just pretend it's still June and we've still got 2.5 months to go!!


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The "direct line" to SAP Walldorf
DFNSAP is an extension of the DFNInternet service. Universities and research institutions that use SAP products, particularly in their administration, may obtain direct access to SAP in Walldorf via X-WiN.
The service does not have any influence on SAP competence centers which already exist at various universities.
The SAP network is accessible via IP tunnels (GRE) from a DFN router at SAP to the user institution. Please read the service description for further information.
The service DFN-SAP can be ordered as an additional service for DFNInternet at the DFN head office. The costs are included in the fee for the DFNInternet service, so no additional fee will be imposed.


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Tim Sanders
Tyndale, 2011
Reviewed by Diane Busch
This book is highly motivating as all Tim Sanders' books are. He gets very personal sharing about his childhood, being raised by his grandmother, the murder of his father when he was a
teenager, and what he calls his "sideways years". He recalls many lessons that his beloved grandmother, Billye Sanders, taught him and explains how they have helped him achieve success.
In Today We Are Rich, Sanders lays out 7 principles of total confidence:
● Feed your mind good stuff - start out each day with time reading the Bible and other
great books and prayer.
● Move the conversation forward - "The key to positive conversations is to project your
confident outlook by selecting the right words, saying them in the proper tone of voice,
and assuming a constructive role." This will generate enthusiasm and encourage others.
● Exercise your gratitude muscle - " Gratitude is a muscle, not a feeling...You've got to
give your gratitude muscle a workout everyday if you want to feel gratitude."
"You can't be hateful when you are grateful" - Billye Sanders.
"Gratitude fuels optimism and inspires hope" - Erwin Manus in "Uprising".
● Give to be rich - Sanders says, "Gratitude will give you a desire to give back, so act on
it, because when you give from a heart of thanks, you are ready to be rich...Giving is like
any other exercise: the more you do it, the better you get at it and the more you get out
of it. You should do it all the time."
● Prepare yourself - "Add to your existing preparation the following 3 elements, and you
too will find the way to leap from good to great in everything you attempt: 1) get smart; 2) network knowledge; 3) Mentorize - have a mentor & be a mentor.
● Balance your confidence - Rehearse fully: practice makes perfect. Sanders
says, "Define your purpose. A purpose is an effective focal point for your life, giving you
a worthy goal to pursue in all your efforts...How well I accomplish my purpose is the endall
measurement of my success...Purpose does more than keep your confidence on an
even keel. It preserves it...When you are faithful to a purpose, you'll have a sense of
personal integrity. It will help you believe that others, and God, will be there with you."
● Promise made, promise kept - "Promises are like crying babies in a theatre, they should
be carried out at once." - Norman Vincent Peale.
Sanders has been greatly influenced by his now ninety-five-year-old grandmother, known as
the cherished Miss Billye to those around her. She always has a good attitude and expresses
love to everyone. We also should strive to make a difference in other's lives as we invest in the positive practices of learning, thanking, giving and finishing.


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OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Two people arrested in an Olmsted Township bar fight over the weekend appeared in court Monday.
Stacy Reed and Joseph Veselenik face charges in the case.
Reed and Veselenik are charged in the stabbing of a bartender during the fight and not the death of Frank Castrucci, 28, who died outside the bar.
Olmsted Township police are still investigating how he died. No arrests have been made in connection with his death.
Atty. Stephen McGowan who represents Veselenik says his client has no criminal record and is grieving the death of his friend. He said the two were friends for a long time
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office says the autopsy will be done Monday.
Both Veselenik and Reed pleaded not guilty. Reed's $1 million was continued. Veselenik's bond was also continued at $1 million.
Police were called to Falls Lounge at the corner of Bagley Road and Stearns Road in Olmsted Township 1 a.m. Saturday.
The FOX8 I-Team obtained 911 calls from the incident. A 911 caller can be heard telling a dispatcher that a person wearing a mask came into the bar and stabbed a female bartender. The caller said he and another person were able to hold the suspect down until police arrived.
Another 911 caller said he was driving by and saw a large group of people fighting in the parking lot. He also said somebody was on the ground and getting kicked.


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