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Make Directors Pay
Let us first establish that a school "director" in Thailand is what many would call the headmaster or principal in other country – not director as in company director.
One of the biggest problems faced in the implemting of the law in schools is that only the individual who commits the assault can currently be prosecuted, fined, jailed etc.
ALL school directors know the law, they are sent regular MoE bulletins reminding them! However many do not notify the teachers and then turn a blind eye or, in extreme cases, actually encourage it. They know very well that if the teacher is caught nothing can be done to them.
There have been severalk cases recently where the teachers concerned have been told by their director that an "agreement" exists with parent , despite the fact that such agreements are unlawful. In some cases this is negligence on the part of the directors but in others it is a deliberate ploy to hide the truth from teachers.
Usually when a case becomes "high profile" the directors simply deny all knowledge and leave the teacher concerned to face the consequences alone.
There is an argument to create a civil law (at the moment the only remedy is in criminal law) to make school directors and owners liabel for the actions of their employees.
We believe that if directors could be charged, and punished, they would make sure it stops fast. There is nothing like a threat to a directors finances to make them take action!
Posted on August 30, 2011, in Thai Teachers and tagged school directors Thailand. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
"There is nothing like a threat to a directors finances to make them take action!" Sad, isn't it? That money skimmed off of parents is the only way to get directors to listen.
Directors should be made aware of the law. Directors should have meetings to inform teachers of the law. And all should be held accountable if the law is broken. Regardless of position, regardless of wealth, regardless of shirt color, and regardless of ethnic background.
I wouldn't mind seeing the director of a certain school receive the caning he allows teachers to give. The teachers actually have special caning rods, given to them by said director. All rods even have a gift ribbon!
Must say, I feel sorry for the first teacher who breaks the law and canes my son. I will press charges.


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Actor Verne Troyer has passed away. Best known for playing Mini Me in Mike Myers' "Austin Powers" comedies, Troyer was 49.
Troyer was hospitalized on April 4, placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold after reports that he was "suicidal." While hospitalized, he was reportedly treated for alcohol poisoning.
Troyer was born with a genetic disorder known as achondroplasia dwarfism, and his diminutive stature of two feet, eight inches made him one of the world's shortest people.
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Troyer shot to stardom thanks to his "Austin Powers" role as the tiny assistant to Dr. Evil (played by Myers), which led to numerous acting roles in film and television, including the 2005 season of celebrity reality show "The Surreal Life". It was during that show's broadcast that viewers witnessed Troyer's excessive drinking during his time on the "Big Brother"-style show.
In recent years, Troyer's struggles with alcohol made frequent headlines as he continued to battle the bottle with numerous stints in rehab.
The sad news was shared on Troyer's Facebook account, with a touching message that addressed his demons.
RELATED: 'Austin Powers' Star Verne Troyer Hospitalized For Alcohol Addiction, Plans To Enter Rehab
"Verne was also a fighter when it came to his own battles," reads the message. "Over the years he's struggled and won, struggled and won, struggled and fought some more, but unfortunately this time was too much."
Also noting that Troyer was baptized during his recent hospitalization, the message adds, "Depression and Suicide are very serious issues. You never know what kind of battle someone is going through inside. Be kind to one another. And always know, it's never too late to reach out to someone for help."
It is with great sadness and incredibly heavy hearts to write thatVerne passed away today.Verne was an extremely…
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In a 2012 interview with the Chicagoland website, Troyer explained that he grew up on a farm in Michigan, where his family never treated him as though he had a disability.
"I grew up in a family that are average size, and I grew up with parents who didn't treat me any different," he divulged. "I never looked at my size as a handicap, I felt like I fit in at school — I was even elected Homecoming King. I don't know what it's like to be tall, so this is normal for me. It's you guys who are abnormal. "
Following the news of Troyer's passing, "Austin Powers" co-star Mike Myers, Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin, famed makeup artist Tom Savino and rapper Ludacris were among those paying tribute on social media.
"Verne was the consummate professional and a beacon of positivity for those of us who had the honour of working with him," said Myers in a statement to ET Canada. "It is a sad day, but I hope he is in a better place. He will be greatly missed."

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PEORIA — Central Illinois will soon have a new television station devoted specifically to helping kids continue to learn during the COVID-19 shutdown.
Starting later this summer, WTVP REMOTE will be broadcasting at 47.5 over-the-air, so even kids without internet service will have access.
Beth Crider, regional superintendent of the Peoria Regional Office of Education, came up with the idea while helping distribute meals to Peoria Public School students after schools shut down in March.
"The equity issues that we saw there were overwhelming," said Crider. "We found families who not only didn't have a device, they didn't have anything. They didn't have school supplies, they didn't have any way to engage in a learning activity. So my brain started spinning and I thought of WTVP."
Broadcasting to a 90-mile radius around their Downtown Peoria studios, WTVP reaches more than 200,000 households in a 20-county region of central Illinois. Crider reached out to superintendents of other districts within those counties.
"Jodi Scott is the regional superintendent just to the (northwest) of me. She's Henderson, Mercer, Warren and Knox counties. I explained the idea to her and she said, 'Oh my gosh, Beth, my rural counties sometimes can't even get broadband, but they can get TV.' So I started reeling 'em in like fish. At first they thought I was a little delusional, but once we got all the donors in place, they were all in. Because they know in their areas -- it's a city problem, it's a rural problem with broadband, it is an exhausted parent problem, it is all things."
It was not hard to sell the idea to WTVP.
"A big part of WTVP's mission for 49 years has been to serve as a quality educational resource for the community. We do that every day on our flagship station, PBS Kids, Create TV and World," said WTVP president and CEO, Lesley Matuszak. "This takes our commitment to education to a whole new level. It is the right thing to do for the children, parents and educators who are working so hard to stay engaged through remote learning. There couldn't be a better time for WTVP to acquire the technology and form the partnerships to make this happen."
WTVP REMOTE will be funded by educational entities, major donations, and grants. People who donate to WTVP during their periodic donor drives will not be asked to support WTVP REMOTE, said Matuszak.
The plan is to have the new television station up and running by the beginning of the school year. Even after the shutdown ends, WTVP REMOTE will continue to air content vetted by area school officials 24/7.
"It will still be there for anyone to use. We have a lot of children who are homeschooled, and we have a lot of families who are telling us they are going to choose a more remote learning option because they are not ready to come back to school - their child is medically fragile, they have a family member that is medically fragile, and cannot be exposed, or they are just worried. It will be available on nights and weekends, it will be available for snow days. It will be available for Christmas break. So there's always gonna be this opportunity to engage in some kind of learning."
Local educators are already working on programming for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Many of the programs will come from the PBS digital learning library, but eventually local educators may also help produce programs. Parents will get guides which will note what grades each program is appropriate for.
No one knows what's going to happen this fall. Students might go back to school, and they might not. Though a television station can't begin to replace the experience of learning in a classroom, it's a good option in a difficult time.
"Can we pick up where your algebra class left off? No. We simply can't coordinate that for McLean County and Peoria and Lasalle-Peru. But if we could offer content that is standards-based for kids whose only option is to flip on the TV, then we got something good," said Crider. "There is nothing like the art of teaching -- it's that human connection, it's that building of a relationship, and it's that emotional support, and a TV can never do that. We can put Daniel the Tiger on the TV and he's teaching about social emotional learning, but it's not the same as a caring and loving adult. So is it a way to provide a solution? Yes. Does it replace teaching? It just can't. I cannot tell you how badly teachers and principals want to go back to school. It's unreal."
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Green Lentil Curry
A moist lentil curry which is perfect for a quick week night meal as it hardly needs any prep and even uses ready cooked tinned green lentils for speed. You can knock it up in no time at all and serve with naan, chapatti or just on its own.
Serves 2 or 3.
400g tin of green lentils in water, drained and rinsed
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, finely chopped or 80g of frozen green beans.
2 green chillis, finely chopped
2 red chillis, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2cm ginger, finely chopped
2 teaspoons extra hot chilli powder
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 Tablespoon kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
1/2 tablespoon rapeseed oil
Fresh coriander, chopped (optional)
1. Blend the tomatoes, garlic, ginger, chillis together
2. Heat the oil in a wok, add the asafoetida and then saute the onion and green pepper (if used) for 8 minutes or until soft but not browned.
3. Add the chilli powder, ground coriander, cumin, turmeric and black pepper and stir constantly for 30 seconds the add the tomato/garlic/ginger/chilli purée and kasoori methi.
4. Cook for 5 minutes or until the pepper is soft.
5. If using green beans cook for 3 minutes in the microwave or as advised on the packet.
6. Mix in the drained lentils and green beans (if used) and simmer for 10-15 minutes, add a little water if required.
7. Stir in the salt and garam masala and add the chopped coriander.


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The online diary of the Right Reverend Daniel Martins, Bishop of Springfield (Episcopal Church)
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Wednesday (St Edmund)
Still in the Diocese of Albany. It's cold here--never got much above freezing today, though the sun shone brilliantly. I delivered the final two of my five retreat addresses, and joined in worship and meals with the diocesan priests (plus the Bishop of Albany, the retired Bishop of Albany, and the Suffragan Bishop of Peru). Enjoyed a long and vigorous walk in the afternoon. I have been very graciously welcomed here; what a blessing it is to be able to exercise this ministry.
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| 10.5°C Belfast
Dry-as-dust Chancellor Philip Hammond is almost certainly unwittingly creating consternation in the parliamentary Conservative Party - including some of his Cabinet colleagues - by appearing to dilute plans for Britain's exit from the EU.
Indeed, some Tories have become so incensed by Hammond's views that they have publicly called on the Prime Minister to sack him before things get any worse.
What these Tories fail to recognise is that, if Hammond is the threat they think he is, he could become a far greater danger man on the backbenches than he is within Cabinet.
As the old adage has it, he would be less of a problem spitting out, than outside it and spitting in.
Let it not be forgotten that Hammond has plenty of Tory supporters, including former leader Lord (William) Hague, who has robustly and publicly backed him.
But his critics will not back off. They say Hammond should stick to his own brief and not meddle in Brexit policy, which should be the province of Brexit Secretary David Davis and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox.
The Prime Minister is unlikely to take the drastic step of firing Hammond, but she will return from holiday highly displeased at the outbreak of discord in the high echelons of Government.
n The Government is responding, although not with any great enthusiasm, to the threat of massive increases in energy prices later this year.
British Gas had announced that thanks to so-called green taxes, electricity charges would be rising by more than 12% for three million consumers.
During the election, Theresa May pledged to cap price rises for seven million households. Now, a review is to be conducted which, we are assured, will fulfil this pledge.
But to quote the words of former Prime Minister Herbert Asquith about a century ago, we shall have to "wait and see".
Sir Vince Cable, the new leader of the Liberal Democrat party, once memorably likened Gordon Brown to Mr Bean.
I am now going to label Sir Vince 'Mr Grouch'. We do not expect our party political leaders to resemble all-singing, all-dancing cabaret artistes, but Sir Vince does not seem to possess a single chuckle muscle (with apologies to Sir Ken Dodd) in his entire make-up.
He is one of the diehard band of Remainers who obtusely still will not accept losing the EU referendum in June last year.
He should look to the example of Theresa May, who wanted to remain part of the EU, but who now quite properly embraces the view of the winning majority at that referendum.
Sir Vince has now attacked the elderly who voted in large numbers to leave the EU, knowing they had "no jobs to lose", and of "shafting the young", who had everything to lose. He also warned of a troubling undercurrent of violence in the language being used.
For a start, I doubt whether many, or indeed any, of the old people who voted at the referendum had any thought in their heads of "shafting the young". But that aside, it is a sure-fire way of losing votes for a party leader to lay into the so-called "grey vote".
Perhaps a going over with the Ken Dodd tickling stick might just bring a smile to Sir Vince's glum countenance. So, snap out of it, Mr Grouch.
President Trump claims his alleged description of the White House as "a dump" is fake news and that he never said it. But I would need a lot of convincing about that.
He has already described Washington as "a swamp" and plainly hates journalists. He appears to have coined the term "fake news" as an all-too-easy way of denying things he may have said and now regrets.
Trump says he is against Scottish independence - which is fine - but he seems to take this view simply because it may put in doubt the future of the Open Championship.
Don't forget: he has golfing interests in Aberdeenshire.
Meanwhile, Trump visualises a great new trade deal between the UK and the US.
Believe it when you see it is my advice.
Commons Speaker John Bercow has registered receiving two tickets for the royal box at Wimbledon, worth more than £8,500.
He has reportedly so far racked up more than £50,000 in VIP freebies since becoming Speaker in 2009.
Nice work if you can get it.
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June 23, 2007
Day 633
I was pleasantly surprised the other day when I received an email from an old friend who was in La Paz for the summer. I originally met Kathleen in Antarctica, then saw her again a few times in Buenos Aires and even in Madison, WI. She happened to be doing NGO work in Bolivia for the summer and today we met up yet again in La Paz. I'm not sure if she's following me, but it was still nice to catch up with an old friend today.


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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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I am excited to share the good news--'les bonnes nouvelles'--with you today. My next book will be published by Simon and Schuster!
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October 19, 2005
Today's word:
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adjective: new
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L'originalité, c'est la vision nouvelle d'un thème éternel.
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Martin, Sam
Sam Martin
Sam was a part-time pipe maker from Little Rock, Arkansas. According to the "1987 Directory of American Pipemakers" (published by Pipe Collectors International (PCI)), he produced about 125-150 pipes per year. He passed away in 1992. Sam is reported to be the nicest guy you will ever meet, making pipes in a old garage behind his house while working full-time for the telephone company. Pipe making was his hobby--he made very rustic pipes with great briar.


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How to leave online shops selling kitchen appliances far behind?
There are no casual visitors in a shop selling kitchen appliances. Only those who have already decided to make a purchase come here. Despite this, most visitors get acquainted with the range of goods and leave.
What happened? Why did sales of kitchen appliances fall?
Shops used to bring their owners high profits. However, with the development of online sales buyers began to come to shops just to get to know the assortment and then make a purchase on the Internet.
Throughout the world, a new kind of relationship between the buyer and seller has recently become common. It is known as showrooming. First the buyer looks for necessary goods on various websites and compares prices. Then he goes to the shop and suggests the seller reducing the price to the one on the website. When the buyer does not get the desired price, he leaves and makes a purchase in the online shop.
How to compete with cheaper online shops selling kitchen appliances?
How to organize effective sales of kitchen appliances?
The process of selling kitchen appliances should include its effective presentation. This requires:
- An experienced sales person who knows everything about the product;
- Additional materials that help customers understand features of the product;
- Effective sales boosters.
Innovative solution for advertising kitchen appliances
Competition with such a strong opponent as the Internet makes shops selling kitchen appliances find new effective ways to boost sales. And today the seller has such opportunities.
Now advertising of kitchen appliances can not only attract attention with stylish design of equipment, but also whet the appetite. In Japan, one of the ways to boost sales of kitchen appliances is plastic food replicas. This marketing technique has long been proven to be effective in grocery shops. But now, the trick can also be used in selling kitchen appliances.
Fake food items that are handmade from the most modern materials by Japanese craftsmen look so realistic that you cannot distinguish them from real dishes that have just been prepared. The use of plastic food models in kitchen appliances solves several problems at once:
- Shows functions of kitchen appliances.
– Appetizing grilled chicken in the microwave demonstrates grill function;
– Products next to the vegetable slicer show what can be cut there;
– Fruit and a glass of juice near the juicer demonstrate how easy it is to make a fresh drink;
– Fluffy loaf of bread in the bread machine shows what it will look like when baked at home.
- Demonstrates the size of kitchen appliances.
– Huge freshly baked pizza in the oven shows the possibility of cooking large dishes;
– Various food products in the fridge demonstrate its capacity and convenient design;
– Food dishes in the multicooker show the difference between bowls of different sizes.
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Making technology work for you...
An special Apple event is scheduled at 10 a.m. Pacific on March 2 and rumors are that this could be the announcement of Apple's next generation tablet computer iPad 2.
As with any upcoming product release the rumor mill is once again hot as the event date comes close, and to sum things up here we have a complete round-up of all the rumored features the Apple iPad 2 might receive.
While there is not much information available about the next-generation Apple iPad 2 the tablet is rumored to be releasing officially in February, 2011, the rumor-mill is once again hot after leak of the following video allegedly showing Apple iPad 2 which is said to be leaked from CES 2011 via an Chinese iPad accessory supplier.
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Idiki is the natural evolution of the philosophy of the global, distributed
and not controlled information.
An Idea cannot be possessed.
The idea is the fundamental element of all human inventions.
Without the idea of the free software, today there wouldn't ever be the GNU
Project and the GPL.
The ideas, even in these days, are still closed and secretly hidden!
The programmer X rarely will share publicly its idea while he's beginning or
continuing the development of the related project, even if it will be released
under the GPL license. This negative attitude prevents the rapid grows and
improvement of the ideas.
The same holds for the other sectors of the human information.
It also probable that an idea had been already "invented" by hundreds people
at the same time, in different places of the globe.
Moreover ideas generates other ideas.
Idiki is an instrument, which unites the sharing efforts of the ideas.
Idiki will reach its highest potentiality when the "inventors" will understand
that it's useless to hide their own ideas and trying to implement them solely
with the own forces, therefore the inventor which "discovered" an idea able to
change life on the Solar system, needs to understand that without the ideas of
the other people he would not be able to reach his result and thus, the first
step would be to share globally his idea.
== Licenses ==
The one who publish his idea on Idiki, can decide to use any CreativeCommon
license to warrant the paternity of the documented written by himself. It's
important to note that an idea cannot be created by anyone and for this reason
it cannot have any copyright, instead, it's right to write the one which
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== <<Idiki cannot gives money! It cannot work!>> ==
Please, read the GNU documents:
It's senseless to ask about these problems.
== How? ==
Idiki uses a known wiki engine: WikiWiki
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As the largest city in Bay of Plenty, Tauranga is a place you must visit. It's just a 15 minute drive from Mount Maunganui, the most popular beach town in New Zealand. Tauranga is one of the main centres for international trade, fashion, culture, business and horticultural science. It is also home to the Port of Tauranga which is New Zealand's largest port in terms of efficiency and tonnage.
Five things to do in Tauranga NZ
1. Take a scenic walk at Downtown Tauranga
Downtown Tauranga is home to several historically significant areas such as the Strand waterfront which is always buzzing with activities and houses some of the best restaurants, pubs, café, nightclubs and accommodation options which you can enjoy during a scenic walk. It also houses the water's edge, with children playing at the local playground. Your sight will run wild as you watch them clamber over the Hairy Maclary bronze sculptures – a storybook scene from Dame Lynley in her children books.
2. Go for a Dolphin tour
Tauranga's harbour is always available at every corner of the city. It provides the town with an attractive waterfront setting where you can fish, sail, dive and enjoy a dolphin tour. These Tauranga day tours are easy to arrange and available at the town's beauty spots such as the McLaren Falls or Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park.
3. Visit the Tauranga Art Gallery
Tauranga Art Gallery is one of the newest and most respected public galleries in New Zealand. Since it was opened in 2007, it has delivered high-quality exhibitions within its fashionable gallery space and is located right in the heart of the city's CBD. Visiting the mezzanine galleries only takes an hour and will leave you overwhelmed by the beauty of the art displayed.
4. Katikati Bird Gardens
The KatiKati Bird Gardens are beautiful established gardens that are on the edge of the Tauranga Harbour. You get to view exotic native birds with the inclusion of the NZ Kea on this place. You can also get a golf cart tour around the place as you enjoy the view of the birds.
5. Scenic flight
The beautiful scenic flights are ideal the passengers who like to get a view of the surrounding landscape and allow them to get the proper bearings before heading down. A scenic flight will allow you to view the beauty and adventure that the city has to offer. With the beautiful harbor, blue ocean, mountains, volcanoes and lakes, there's so much to see, Tauranga tours is the most ideal way to get the overview of the magical city without missing on any of its activities.
If you are visiting the Port for the first time, we at Custom Day Tours provide Tauranga day tours to ensure that your visit in unforgettable. We will take you around the beautiful Port Tauranga, the world famous Waitomo Caves, Rotorua, around Bay of Plenty and Hobbiton. We will create an ideal schedule to make sure that you visit the best places and make the best of your cruise ship excursions Tauranga. Find us at www.customdaytours.co.nz.


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That's not how the song goes? Dear me…how embarrassing!
Be that as it may, winter is hurtling toward us with icy wings outspread to engulf the world—or something equally dramatic. Days are shortening (in the Northern Hemisphere at least), and I am beginning to remember why it is that winter gets to me after a while. Sure, I like autumn; I love the colored leaves and the scented air and the tempered chill. But then snow falls. Fortunately, I haven't had to shovel yet this season, but my body knows that, sooner or later, this will change. I get sore just thinking about it. Even with the overhead lights on and seemingly every lamp in the house glowing without the dimming hand of their proper shades, the shadows still gather in looming squadrons at the corners of my vision, about the edges of the room where even the lamps' cold gleam can't reach. At times like these, I wonder why I claim to love both autumn and winter. What's wrong with summer? Isn't spring really the most delightful season of all? (It almost is.) What on earth led my addled mind to believe I actually enjoy the cold drudgery and the weary days when even coffee takes no toll on the sluggish highway of my thoughts?
Without fail, I always forget how gross winter can be. I lose sight of the long hours scooping, lifting, shifting snow, only for it to fall anew. The process feels meaningless. I move frozen water, and it melts. All that work for seemingly nothing, since in the long run, what have I really gained? Come winter's end, I have no lasting souvenir of all those sweaty hours torturing my arms and back as plow trucks rev their engines and squeal out of the intersection as if that will impress me. Dude, if you really want to impress me, get out and help me shovel! But I digress.
Like drudgery and misery, pain fades quickly. On Sunday, for instance, I ripped off the tip of my toe—fortunately not to the bone—and already that's ancient history (which says nothing about my attention span). Looking back, I can't honestly recall how much it hurt, though I know it did. Another example—after writing and rewriting last November's project about a quarter million times, I set the work aside, spent the summer lollygagging, and promptly forgot how much effort I'd put into it. Now, my head knows it was a boatload of blood, sweat, and tears, but my emotions are in denial. So here I am, typing away, feeling as though my completed book were simply handed to me, as though it were merely dropped into my lap, as though I didn't actually work for it as much as I should have. Stuff and nonsense.
Back to winter. Of course I remember the wonderful details: the warm fuzzy feelings, the pleasant moments, the tantalizing smells. I tend to block the other times, the ones with tears and tissues and torment. So reviewing my life is like watching reruns of my favorite show through a nostalgia filter. It is idealized and inaccurate. Still, I wonder if that's a measure of how we cope, if we're meant to magnify the good times, within reason, and to lose sight of the days that ached. Just think—if the weight of every dreary winter stuck with me always, I believe I would soon learn to dread the changing of the seasons. Instead I take delight, though each year I learn anew. But alongside this painful rediscovery rests the compilation of nostalgia from all my previous experiences. That outshines the sorrow of winter and dying.
Every season is bursting with memories and happy ghosts, moments pressed between the pages of my history to rustle and breathe anew when the wind catches them just right. And winter is wind like no other. I am haunted by a thousand snapshots of icy-tipped noses above steaming hot chocolate with the sticky red of a candy cane pressed between cherry fingers. I seem to hear, even now, voices layered over each other, past choruses joining with present in ethereal harmony. Nameless nostalgic tremors seize my spine, whispers of memories filed too deeply for my grasp, but there and comforting just the same.
Some seasons trap glowing moments better than others—at least, I find it so. Spring is spectacular, and summer has portfolios of its own, but autumn and winter combined are the true archives. Perhaps that is because more events are crammed between their covers than in the other half of the year. Last NaNoWriMo (I can't help but smile in recollection), I wrote a book. Since then, I've polished it to my satisfaction. This year, I finished three books and two partials, and now I have my editing cut out for me, which is by far my favorite part of the process. I can't tell you how many wonderful feelings come from that alone. Then Thanksgiving rolls along with family, food, and fun new adventures. Christmas follows, and do I even need to elaborate? After that shines New Year's Day, which has the added gloss of being my birthday. So I wonder if spring and summer are merely the seasons of recovery meant to prevent autumn and winter from growing old.
That's one issue I've been struggling to learn, but don't worry, because I'll eventually forget how difficult it was. You cannot have good moments without bad; you cannot have highs without lows; dawn would mean nothing without night. For every stellar writing day, I have five lesser ones. That's life. And trying to seize the same enjoyment every time is as pointless and harmful as trying to lift a semi. I would strain something. Consider: if I ate ice cream every night, aside from getting fat, I would also get bored. Ice cream would stop being special, because I would soon take it for granted. But if I tasted ice cream infrequently, not even once a month, it would always be new—it would always be a highlight.
So this season, I'm trying to remember that nostalgia comes with patience and, like cheddar, it's better aged. Happy moments aren't fluttering birds to be caught—they are gifts dropped unexpected on our doorsteps. If I rush headlong into the holidays with the goal of accruing as many fuzzy feelings as I can, I wonder if I'll end up disappointed. And I don't want to wear myself out chasing something that wasn't meant to be manufactured like that. What I am going to do is enjoy this season for what it is and what new treasures I will chance to stumble upon, knowing that retrospect will lend me the honeyed glow I crave.
I'm also going to buy seven floodlights and a lamp. Winter, beware.


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Helpful wedding planning ideas in this weeks #TBT. It is a ThrowbackThursday Sports Themed Wedding. You could be planning something special for your wedding. So why not check out what Super Bowl has inspired these couples?
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For this weeks TBT it seems only appropriate that we reference the Big Game. Super Bowl Liii (53) is not without it's controversy this year.
Starting with the cancelling of the press conference with the featured half time performance by the band Maroon 5.
It's being said that the conference was cancelled because the league feared that the press would be asking the artists why they would perform while the kneeling protest controversy still exists.
To be clear Travis Scott had the league donate $500,000 to social justice organization Dream Corps.
Earlier Tuesday, Maroon 5, in conjunction with Interscope Records, the NFL donated $500,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Our Throwback Thursday post is much less confrontational and much more football fairy tale-ish.
It involves a couple who have their ceremony Football Style!
You may have heard there was a football game at the controversial Maroon 5, Travis Scott, Big Boi concert this year.
The Super Bowl has come and gone, memories created, your favorite team to hate will endure. And you'll always have… wait are we talking Weddings or Football?
You could have some sports theme in your wedding. Especially if you're fans.
So let's take a stroll down memory lane and check out the above Wall Street Journal video. There's the bride who is a Bears fan, marrying a Ravens fan. Then there's another couple, who at great expense, had their ceremony in the actual stadium.
Remember, you can think out of the box and be creative. Because making your own memories will last a lifetime.
There's nothing like a good ThrowbackThursday Sports Themed Wedding.
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Pink makes the boys wink, but do you know what else it does? It makes everyone's homes and gardens come alive and look great! From bedrooms to home offices and everything in between, pink is the colour of choice right now, so we collated some of our favourite uses of this pretty hue.
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text: TORLEY, Enid M. - Passed away peacefully at Villa Siena in Mtn. View on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003. Devoted wife of 48 years of the late O. Raymond Torley; beloved mother of Charlene (Patrick) Allen of Cupertino, Patricia (Peter) Gentenaar of Holland and the late Diane Norris; loving Grandmother of Philip and the late David Norris, Katherine Primas, Sean Allen & Trude & Anne Gentenaar; Great Grandmother of Brandy, Bridget, Hunter, Jake and David. A native of Medford, OR and a 48 year resident of Mountain View, aged 85 years. Enid graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nursing, SF and worked as a surgical nurse for several years. A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, January 31th at 9:30 am at the Chapel of Villa Siena, 1855 Miramonte Ave., Mtn. View. Interment, Gate of Heaven Cem., Los Altos, CA. Contributions are preferred to Kainos, 3631 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City, CA 94062. Arrangements by the Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary, Mtn. View, CA.


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Expanding the whole life conversation
If there's a silver lining to the lackluster market performance of recent years, it's that more clients appreciate the need for true — not just cosmetic — diversification in their approach to managing their financial investments.
While diversification is no guarantee of success, of course, many clients have embraced the long-held notion that the key to optimizing asset growth over both up and down markets is to diversify among asset classes (cash, equities, fixed-returns) to help ensure there may be a softer landing than if all investments are in one particular sector or asset class should the bottom fall out.
Except, today, there's a new consideration for asset allocation. It's not justabout uncorrelated asset classes. With an unprecedented federal deficit, most economists believe taxes will, at some point, have to go up from today's historically low rates. As a result, the prudent planner must also assess the tax impact of a client's investment and asset allocation choices, considering that impact for the long-term health of accumulation and distribution strategies.
Happily for our industry, there is an asset class with optimum synergy between asset allocation considerations, tax efficiency andour abiding concern for protecting families and businesses in the event of premature death. Yes, participating whole life insurance is the "new" asset class that, over the long term, can maintain conservative growth projections, has unique income tax advantages and offers cash value that provides portfolio stability. Meanwhile, the policy's death benefit replaces the economic value forever lost when the insured dies.
Obviously, tax considerations have long factored into investment decisions. When asset classes are considered in the layered context of tax opportunities, it's easy to envision a triangle. The triangle's bottom is taxes paid on income and gains; the next layer is tax-deferred 401(k) and other retirement plans, as well as life insurance and annuity cash values; and the top layer is made up of the rarer items for which income tax is not paid, such as life insurance death benefits. So, in the face of likely higher future tax rates, we need to be mindful that there's not only diversification of asset allocation, but tax treatment diversification as well.
The mathematics of volatility, diversification and taxes
When assets are in their accumulation phase — and when there are no expenses or other withdrawals made from the funds — the order in which returns "show up" doesn't matter all that much. In the example below, a volatile 10-year return pattern is used to determine the value of $10,000 after 10 years, for a total of $13,839 and a resulting compound rate of return for the period of 3.55%.
Similarly, when distributions are to begin (assuming the purpose of the portfolio during accumulation was to produce retirement income), the order of returns willaffect the value of the portfolio after a period of years of income withdrawals. In Chart 2, we have assumed the targeted retirement income is $400 per $10,000 of invested assets (a 4% withdrawal rate), and it is clear volatility will lend truth to the typical client's fear of outliving his or her money. While the mirror image of returns in Chart 2 preserves somewhat more principal, principal is deteriorating in both cases. It's easy to imagine how just one year of a severe decline in market values could rapidly deplete the ability of your client's portfolio to provide income for a normal lifespan.
This is sobering stuff, certainly, but it gives you the opportunity to initiate or reopen a conversation about whole life with your client, by suggesting he or she consider a retirement portfolio that includes tax-favored life insurance and lifetime annuities as part of the asset allocation.
Using the principles demonstrated in Charts 1 and 2, it is possible to calculate several sample volatility models that could support a healthy couple (both currently age 65) to an 85/15 statistical life expectancy. What do we mean by this, exactly? Within a large population of 65-year-old couples, it is the age by which 85% of both spouses have died and just 15% of the couples have at least one spouse still living. For each $1,000 per month of desired income (inflation is not considered in this example), it requires approximately $800,000 of principal, based on an average 7% long-term return rate with a volatility standard deviation of 8.25%.
The problem we foresee in the 2012–2014 economy is the expectation of continued, historically low returns on fixed-income securities, with the double whammy that, once interest rates start to rise, longer-duration bonds are expected to lose value. Add to the mix of issues the likelihood we mentioned earlier of higher income taxes in the near future.
Introducing the 85/15 concept
So let's say you have a 38-year-old client who has acknowledged the need for a substantial amount of permanent life insurance; has the resources to pay the premiums out of investment income, earnings or a combination of both; and is forward thinking enough to begin planning for the last third of his life, even though he's barely completed the first third.
The hypothetical $2 million participating whole life policy indicated by his Human Life Value and other considerations has a hypothetical annual guaranteed premium of $27,680. With a sophisticated modeling technique to suggest likely, undulating dividend scales over a long period of time, the policy cash values project a mean average of $334,000 in tax-freewithdrawals (under current tax law) and net loans from the policy beginning at age 85 and continuing to age 100.
With his advanced life expectancy covered for income, the client can focus his investment energies on maximizing his retirement income between ages 65 and 84.
As advisors, you will want to review each client's specific risk tolerance, investment experience, time frame and resources when customizing a recommendation about investing and accumulating for retirement, with specific attention being paid to any tax advantages of different opportunities within each risk class.
With the added dimension of tax considerations during accumulation — and especially during distribution — today's financial representative and his or her clients can focus on the many intriguing opportunities that participating whole life insurance brings to the table.
By Kurt Shallow, Richard M. Weber, M.B.A., CLU, AEP
Kurt Shallow is vice president, Risk Products Distribution, at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, N.Y.
Dick Weber is managing member of Ethical Edge Insurance Solutions LLC , Pleasant Hill, Calif., and is the 2012-2013 president of the Society of Financial Service Professionals


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Overview of Physicians, Physicians and Rehabilitation Specialists includes a general overview and a special section of the review.
In the general part of the examination, the following data from the patient are taken, Anamnesis:
- personal data,
- major problems,
- the present disease,
- Earlier diseases,
- Family history
- psychosocial anamnesis.
The special examination implies an assessment of the patient's functional condition, Status functionalis, when a physician evaluates:
- posture (attitude, posture)
- hod
- active and passive body and extremity mobility
- tonus, trophic and muscle strength by MMT (manual muscle test)
- reflex activity
- sensibility
- anthropometric measures (measures the length and length of the extremity)
- state of peripheral circulation
- daily life test (ADŽ test)
In addition to a clinical examination, additional diagnostic tests should be performed in the medical facilities we are in, such as:
- laboratory tests (examination of blood and urine)
- CT (computerized tomography) ie scanner
- MR (magnetic resonance)
- EDg (electroenceurography - EMNG upper and lower extremities)
- soft tissues and joints ultrasound
- Doppler of the blood vessels of the neck, upper and lower extremities
When necessary, the diagnosis is set up team-by-consultation with the doctor of other specialties: neurologist, neurosurgeon, orthopedist, rheumatologist, vascular surgeon.
After the diagnosis is made, an individual therapeutic plan is made, which is optimal for every patient who includes medications, physical therapies and kinesitherapy.
One of the therapeutic choices is massage, as a form of mechanotherapy, muscle relaxation massage (a special program of our institution), passive and active stretching of the muscles.
Thanks to the progress and development of technology, especially electronics, there is a rapid development of "physical therapy equipment" (electro -, magneto -, photo -, sonotherapy ...). And besides, the "queen" of physical therapy is considered kinesiotherapy - movement therapy!
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In the recent episode of Koffee with Karan, Karan was in conversation with the global desi girl – Priyanka Chopra. Sources said that she had landed in India just a day prior to the shoot of this episode. Isn't Karan Johar too lucky to get the world-famous hotty on his show first?
This episode of Koffee with Karan turned out to be ! Priyanka Chopra spoke about how her life has changed from being a (then) school girl from Bareilly to now a producer in the US. Towards the end, Priyanka and Karan played Koffee Shots and the concept is that of whatever the two have done, they'll have to gulp down a coffee shot. Kissed her ex, had phone sex, showered with her lover and sent lusty text messages - She has done it all! (Watch the show, it'll be worth it)!
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Keeping up...
Sunday - and the new issue of the weekly online magazine Just Above Sunset has been posted. That hit the wire late this morning, and your editor spent the rest of the day plowing through the Sunday paper, cleaning up the place, attending to Harriet-the-Cat and the balcony full of thirsty plants and such.
But things just keep happening.
Switching between the restored version of Frank Capra's 1937 "Lost Horizon" (all two and a half hours of it) on the classic movie channel and the news I see the Washington Post has just posted the memo they reported on a few days ago. This one is the one from Alberto Gonzales, the lawyer who advises Bush - the White House Counsel - to the CIA. It is the White House saying to the CIA - "Torture folks? No problem. Go for it!"
Say, do you remember when the New York Times printed the Pentagon Papers - all that internal policy stuff we weren't supposed to ever see about the Vietnam War? The New York Times used its newspaper to provide the full transcripts of those Pentagon Papers. The Post is using the web. Whatever.
Here we go again. We can read what we are really not supposed to read. The free press doing its job? Treason? Depends on your political leanings.
Well, the memo is not from Bush himself, only his lawyer, his legal spokesman, his Justice Department, so Bush himself can claim he, himself, would never advise such a thing. He can claim Alberto was acting on his own initiative and really should have discussed the memo with him before Al sent it over to the CIA. Bush would have known this would be trouble. Bush could say that.
Delegation has its risks. Sometimes your subordinates do things that just aren't good.
We shall see how this plays out. In one of my previous careers I was a boss - a Senior Systems Manager, no less. One, of necessity, delegates. You trust your guys. And when things go in the weeds, as they sometimes do when you delegate, well, you suck it up, repair the damage, and go on.
How will Bush handle this? I have no idea. Should be interesting.
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Justice Dept. Memo Says Torture 'May Be Justified'
Dana Priest, Washington Post Staff Writer, Sunday, June 13, 2004; 6:30 PM
Well, the cat is out of the bag.Today washingtonpost.com is posting a copy of the Aug. 1, 2002, memorandum "Re: Standards of Conduct for Interrogation under 18 U.S.C. 2340-2340A," from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel for Alberto R. Gonzales, counsel to President Bush.
The memo was the focus of a recent article in The Washington Post.
The memo was written at the request of the CIA. The CIA wanted authority to conduct more aggressive interrogations than were permitted prior to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The interrogations were of suspected al Qaeda members whom the CIA had apprehended outside the United States. The CIA asked the White House for legal guidance. The White House asked Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel for its legal opinion on the standards of conduct under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
The Office of Legal Counsel is the federal government's ultimate legal adviser. The most significant and sensitive topics that the federal government considers are often given to the OLC for review. In this case, the memorandum was signed by Jay S. Bybee, the head of the office at the time. Bybee's signature gives the document additional authority, making it akin to a binding legal opinion on government policy on interrogations. Bybee has since become a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Another memorandum, dated March 6, 2003, from a Defense Department working group convened by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to come up with new interrogation guidelines for detainees at Guant?namo Bay, Cuba, incorporated much, but not all, of the legal thinking from the OLC memo. The Wall Street Journal first published the March memo.
At a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, senators asked Attorney General John D. Ashcroft to release both memos. Ashcroft said he would not discuss the contents of the Justice and Pentagon memos or turn them over to the committees. A transcript of that hearing is also available.
President Bush spoke on the issue of torture Thursday, saying he expected U.S. authorities to abide by the law. He declined to say whether he believes U.S. law prohibits torture. Here is a link to the White House transcript of the president's press conference, which included questions and answers on torture. ...
This on the heels of US News and World Report, in their June 21 issue revealing that our top officer in Iraq, General Richard Sanchez was directly involved in hiding prisoners from the Red Cross.
Well, that explains why John Abizaid, the CENTCOM commander, is planning to appoint a four star general to head up the Army's investigation of this mess, as the New York Times reports.
Fay has to go. He only has two stars. Sanchez has three. A two star cannot investigate a three star.General Abizaid's request, which defense officials said Mr. Rumsfeld would most likely approve, was set in motion in the last week when the current investigating officer, Maj. Gen. George R. Fay, told his superiors that he could not complete his inquiry without interviewing more senior-ranking officers, including Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, the ground commander in Iraq.
But Army regulations prevent General Fay, a two-star general, from interviewing higher-ranking officers. So General Sanchez took the unusual step of asking to be removed as the reviewing authority for General Fay's report, and requesting that higher-ranking officers be appointed to conduct and review the investigation.
A few bad apples indeed.
And there are lots of indications that four confidential Red Cross documents implicating senior Pentagon civilians in the Abu Ghraib scandal have been passed to an American television network, which is preparing to make them public shortly. First notice here.
And add this - another "Oops, sorry." The New York Times tells us here that at the start of the Iraq war we "launched many more failed airstrikes on a far broader array of senior Iraqi leaders during the early days of the war last year than has previously been acknowledged, and some caused significant civilian casualties, according to senior military and intelligence officials."
Now they tell is.
It just keeps getting better all the time.
And the Los Angeles Times is reporting that a group of twenty-six former senior diplomats and military officials, a number of them appointed to key positions by Republican Reagan and Bush's father, plans to issue a joint statement on Wednesday arguing that this President Bush has damaged America's national security and should be defeated in November. This would be twenty former ambassadors - appointed by presidents of both parties - to places like Israel, the former Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia. And some retired State Department guys. The organizer is retired Marine general Joseph Hoar, and he was the commander of US forces in the Middle East under Bush's daddy.
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The Allstate CTA Holiday Train is a holiday tradition unique to Chicago, which, due to popular demand, is now accompanied by the Allstate CTA Elves' Workshop Train. Two trains provide twice the amount of fun and festivities to make your holiday extra special.
Just as dazzling and decked out as the Holiday Train, the Elves' Workshop Train is a six-car train of magic and memories, just like its popular counterpart. It follows the Holiday Train on Saturdays, which are the busiest days, to help ensure everyone has an opportunity to experience this one-of-kind, tradition.
What few may realize is that the train serves two very important purposes: to deliver joy and the holiday spirit to thousands of riders and also to deliver food baskets to various charitable agencies throughout the city.
The train began on the Blue Line in 1992 when a "Season's Greetings from the CTA" sign was placed on the front of an out-of-service train used to deliver food to various charities. Over the years, this holiday tradition has evolved from its modest and humble beginnings to a spectacular, joyous sight to see – in daytime or nighttime.
Today, as the train pulls into each station, Santa waves to the boarding riders from his sleigh on an open-air flatcar carrying his reindeer and decorated holiday trees.
Both trains are wrapped with holiday and seasonal images. Thousands of twinkling lights outline the shape of the train and windows, with even more lights running across the tops of the cars.
Strands of multi-colored lights are strung inside the two trains along with red bows, garland, red and green overhead lighting and hand poles wrapped to look like candy canes. Santa's elves greet riders with plenty of candy canes for good boys and girls.
The CTA family continues its decades tradition of supporting Chicago communities. Each year employees donate their time and money to purchase groceries and assemble food baskets for delivery to community organizations across the city. This year, we'll donate approximately 500 food baskets to local community organizations.
Each food basket contains all the ingredients for a complete meal including a canned ham, potatoes, mixed vegetables, muffin mix, macaroni and cheese, fruit cocktail, green beans, corn and dessert.
The train will travel all 'L' lines in late November and December as part of regular rail service. Normal CTA fares apply.
The train generally operates from about 1pm to 8pm on weekends and 3pm to 7pm on select weekdays (schedules for each rail line will vary), and will make stops at all stations along the respective routes. And every Saturday the Holiday Train is in service, the Elves' Workshop Train will follow to allow more riders to enjoy this one of a kind holiday experience.
We want to say "thank you" our customers, we've arranged for Santa to make one final, very special run aboard the Allstate CTA Holiday Train on Monday, December 23. Santa will turn the Holiday Train into a "Loop Shuttle," continuously making his way around the Outer Loop track (Brown Line side) and making all Loop stops between 11am and 2pm. Travel time around the Loop is about 15 minutes, so hop on, hop off and join us to see Santa off for 2019!
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= Photos with Santa; Elves' Workshop Train in service and directly following the main holiday train
Day or night, the commutes of thousands and the streets of Chicago's neighborhoods are made merry with the Allstate CTA Holiday Bus. Now a part of our holiday tradition since 2014, CTA employees have transformed this 60-foot bus into a winter wonderland as a way to say "thank you" to customers and bring added cheer this holiday season.
The exterior of the bus features Chicago's skyline one snowy evening with "Ralphie the Reindeer" leading the way, his nose aglow and Santa's sleigh in tow. Festive strings of lights outline the bus and its windows, along with sparkling snowflakes that light-up at night.
Inside, the bus features multi-colored lights, holiday-themed seating, candy-cane striping, artwork created by students from Perkins Bass Elementary School. In the very back of the bus is Santa and his sleigh, which serves as the perfect setting for the scheduled photo sessions with Santa.
We strongly encourage you to use the holiday bus tracker to track the whereabouts of Ralphie and Santa along the scheduled route. This information will only be available while the bus is in service on the dates and times listed below.
NOTE: schedule times are approximate and subject to change.
Date in service
Departure times
#56 Milwaukee
Tue 11/26
NB from Madison/Wabash
Wed 11/27
SB from Jefferson Park Blue Line
Photo session:
@ Jefferson Park Blue Line
approx. 4:20p-5:20p
#22 Clark/
#97 Skokie
Fri 11/29
WB as #97 from Howard Terminal to Old Orchard
Photo session:
@Old Orchard
approx: 1:35p-2:30p
EB from Old Orchard
SB as #22 from Howard Terminal to Harrison/Clark
#22 Clark
Sat 11/30
SB from Howard Terminal (Red/Purple/Yellow lines)
Photo session:
@Howard Terminal
approx: 4:10p-5:05p
#92 Foster
#91 Austin
Sun 12/1
WB as #92 from Berwyn Red Line to Jefferson Park Blue line
SB as #91 from Jefferson Park Blue Line
EB as #92 from Jefferson Park Blue Line to Berwyn Red Line
#66 Chicago
Tue 12/3
EB from Chicago/Austin
Photo session:
@ Navy Pier
approx. 4:15p-5:15p
Wed 12/4
EB from Chicago/Austin
#126 Jackson
Thu 12/5
EB from Jackson/Austin
#12 Roosevelt
Fri 12/6
EB from Harrison/Central
Photo session:
@ Harrison/Central
approx. 4:10p-5:10p
Sat 12/7
EB from Harrison/Central
#62 Archer
Wed 12/11
SB from Kinzie/Sate
Thu 12/12
NB from Midway Orange Line
Photo session:
@ Midway Orange Line
approx. 4:05p-5:05p
#49 Western
#X49 Western Exp.
Fri 12/13
NB as #49 from 79th/Western
SB as #X49 from Berwyn/Western
Photo session:
@ 79th/Western
approx. 4:25p-5:40p
NB as #X49 from 79th/Western
SB as #49 from Berwyn/Western
#79 79th
Sat 12/14
EB from 79th/Western
WB from 79th/Lake Front
to Ford City Mall
Photo session:
@ Ford City Mall
approx. 3:25p-4:25p
#3 King Drive
Wed 12/18
SB from Ontario/Fairbanks
Photo session:
@ 95th/Chicago State U.
approx. 3:20p-4:20p
Thu 12/19
NB from 95th/Chicago State U.
#28 Stony Island
Fri 12/20
NB from Olive Harvey College
to 47th/Lake Park
NB from Olive Harvey College
to Union Station
Photo session:
@ Union Station
approx. 4:45p-5:45p
#29 State
Sat 12/21
NB from 95th Red Line
Photo session:
@ Navy Pier
approx. 4:15p-5:15p
Sun 12/22
NB from 95th Red Line
#J14 Jeffrey Jump
Mon 12/23
NB from 103rd/Stony Island
indicates scheduled date for photos with Santa
Both the train and bus are in-service vehicles that operate as part of regular service; therefore, they cannot dwell at stations/stops for long periods of time. While every effort is made to accommodate riders, space is limited and boarding is not guaranteed.
To ensure everyone has an opportunity to see and take part in this annual tradition, here are a few suggested tips to make the most of your experience:


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Millions of Japanese were let down last month when they came away empty-handed in a lottery for next year's Olympics.
The bad news is that — despite a last-minute change of plans — most applicants will be disappointed again.
There simply aren't enough Olympic tickets to go around with demand soaring in Japan and elsewhere as Authorized Ticket Resellers — the Olympic agents contracted to sell tickets outside Japan — have also opened sales worldwide.
Demand is being driven by the 35 million people who live in Greater Tokyo, and is in sharp contrast to the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where tickets were being given away or went unsold.
"The demand from the general public indeed exceeded our expectations," Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya told The Associated Press. He said organizers were "absolutely pleased" by the interest.
Takaya said another lottery — open to all Japan residents — would be held by the end of the year as organizers rejigger their plans.
Greg Harney is the senior adviser for Cartan Global, the authorized reseller for much of Latin America and the Caribbean. He's attending his 19th Olympics, and this is a first.
"I've never, never seen interest in attending the Olympics like we have in Tokyo," Harney told the AP.
Takaya did not say how many tickets had been purchased in Japan so far. He said he would give the number on Friday.
Organizers say there are about 7.8 million tickets for all events. However, an estimate from one previous Olympics suggests that up to 25% of these are off the table immediately, going to sponsors, international federations, 200 national Olympic committees, dignitaries, and so forth. In addition, Tokyo says between 20-30% are set aside for foreign buyers.


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To argue a case in Court (amongst other things), a litigating lawyer needs to know the facts of the case, the applicable law, the relevant judicial precedents, the level of advocacy required to be able to competently assist the Court. However, aside from the aforesaid items, the litigating lawyer, whilst he or she is on their feet before the Bench, has to be able to effectively communicate with the Court in order to make the best presentation of the case. But the communication does not stop there. A litigating lawyer is also required to communicate with the Counsel for the opposing party, with the client and should have the required skills to communicate in written form as well (drafting of legal notices, letters, replies, settlement/compromise agreements, etc.). That's a lot of communication. As my Ustaad says "Before you go into Court or before you draft a legal document, you need to have clarity of thought – weighing all the pros and cons of each word you select to use." So yes, we get to wear a Black Coat, we are supposed to be the "Champions of Justice" (so as to speak), we bow before the Court and we must be respectful towards the Court – but what is often neglected is having the ability to be able to effectively communicate one's arguments and submissions with the required degree of flexibility to adapt to any given situation, so as to put the Court at ease whilst it is judicially considering a matter. And no matter how much chest thumping a lawyer does to emotionally plead a client's case, there can be no substitute for clarity and precision of thought and expression whilst "litigating" on the job.
In an ideal world, everything should go right in Court if one is well-prepared. However, that seldom happens and the complex variables that come into play on any given day in Court can only be countered if one is quick on their feet and is able to communicate an appropriate answer to a particular query of the Court or give a firm rebuttal of an opposing Counsel's arguments. Not to mention, one has to be able to arrange one's thoughts and submissions in such a manner that enables the Court to easily proceed on the journey of the case being put forward by the Counsel. And this can only happen if a Counsel speaks clearly, loudly (not the same as shouting) and proceeds in a systematic manner so that it is easy for the Court to have an understanding of the case. For us litigating lawyers in Pakistan, a majority of the Clients determine our abilities if we can get the all important "Stay" Order on the first date of hearing. Unfortunately, getting stay orders have become an unfortunate barometer for how competent a litigating lawyer is. Young lawyers are often nervous when the stakes are high in a particular case – in matters of life and death. What is most important in such situations is to prepare your case well, anticipate whatever hurdles will come your way and be confident and clear in the manner in which you put forth your arguments and responses. It is imperative to have that belief in one's case that if it presented efficiently, logically and articulately, the Court will grant relief – well, hopefully, at least. But for that to happen, precision in communication by the Bar before the Bench is necessary.
None of us are perfect and there will be bad days – what is important is to not repeat mistakes, to reflect upon what one might have missed out on whilst arguing and to be able to take stock and evaluate what might have gone wrong on a particular day in Court. I recall one of my first cases before the Civil Court, which was a property dispute and the Client wanted to get a stay order in his favor against the opposite party. My instructions were to get the Stay Order. On the first date of hearing, the odds were heavily stacked against me. The opposing party had caught wind of the filing of the case and it just so happened on the first date of hearing, when I cheerfully thought that I would get the stay order without too much difficulty before the Court, I was confronted with the opposing Counsel trying to persuade the Court not to grant the stay order. It was a tough hearing – with much protesting by the opposing party, but at the end of the day, I managed to satisfy the Court that the judicially recognized ingredients for getting a stay order were present in my case – prima facie case, balance of convenience and a threat of irreparable loss if the order was not passed. And the only reason I was successful that day was because I had prepared the case thoroughly and despite being faced with stern opposition, I attempted to communicate the merits of the case with some clarity and efficiency.
For us lawyers, it is a requirement that we possess the qualities of a warrior. However, brute strength alone is never enough to further one's craft and finesse is required when it comes to convincing a Court to go along with the case of our Client. And no matter how big the occasion, what must be not lost sight of is that in order to get to do one's best (for success is never a guarantee), a lawyer must be able to precisely and effectively communicate his or her arguments by paying attention to the choice of words and the sequence of arguments that will help clinch the matter in favor of a Client.


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Here at ScifiPulse, we love all things science fiction and while TV shows and movies are our forte, there are other areas that we are interested in as well. The gaming industry is the perfect example and you will find hundreds of games with sci-fi themes available to play on a variety of different platforms. This includes board games and video games but for this article, we thought we would take a look at how the science fiction genre has manifested itself in the online casino industry. There are plenty of sci-fi themed games out there for sci-fi fans to enjoy playing.
The genre of science fiction is certainly popular for online slot developers and companies such as Microgaming and NextGen Gaming have created many different games with sci-fi themes. When people think of slot machine games, they might think of old-fashioned pull lever machines that you would find in an airport or bar. However, these days there are hundreds of these games to play online with just a few clicks of your mouse. There are different rules and different styles of play and players can enjoy them for free or for real money so what type of games can you play with science fiction themes?
- Transformers: Battle for Cybertron – This slot game is based on the Transformers franchise and the game has been developed by slot specialist IGT. The aim of the game is to spin the reels and save Cybertron from destruction by the evil Decepticons. Players will encounter various characters from the movies including Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ratchet, Grimlock and Shockwave. There are free spins and mystery bonuses and it really is a great sci-fi slot.
- Alien Robots – This one is a bit more light-hearted but a ton of fun. This game has been developed by Net Entertainment and there are plenty of cute robots making an appearance on the reel. The game is a few years old now but still seems pretty popular with players and there are free spins and a really unique 243 ways to win. This is one not to be taken too seriously and you can find a beginner guide for the game by clicking the "?" symbol. Online slots don't get much more fun than this!
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- The Rift – The definition of a sci-fi slot and this game immediately reminded us of an episode of Doctor Who. This game has been created by the clever folks over at Thunderkick Gaming and there are strange things happening in the cobbled street that is displayed. Your objective is to stop various items being sucked into the gaping chasm by spinning the reels. There are loads of free games to play for and the soundtrack is excellent. Definitely a game for the sci-fi slot fan and you will find it on most major online casino sites.


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Mitsubishi is set to unveil two world debuts at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show later this month. Although not much information has been disclosed, the two vehicles in the teaser will most certainly be the updated versions of the Mitsubishi ASX and Mirage, as revealed on the event's webpage.
The ASX, or Outlander Sport as it's known in North America, was last given a minor facelift back in 2012. This, then, will be the second facelift for the crossover.
To the right of the first image above, is undoubtedly a Mitsubishi Mirage. Having been spotted covered in wraps just recently, the little eco hatchback will possess a larger, redesigned front grille and lower air intake. New side skirts might feature as well, while in the rear, LED rear lights will be a first.
Engine wise, the same 1.0 litre and 1.2 litre MIVEC petrol engines paired with either a five-speed manual or CVT transmission are expected to be carried over. Power outputs will also likely remain at 71 PS/88 Nm and 78 PS/100 Nm, respectively for each mill.
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November 7, 2019 by Kenya Rahmaan
Richard M. Scotti was always a dedicated father and provider to his children and paid his child support on time and in full for years. It wasn't until the printing industry, largely in part due to the age of the Internet, began to suffer that Scotti was forced to sell his business in order to pay off debts accrued while he was fighting to hold on to his company. Almost overnight, his six-figure income decreased to the low five figures. While he scrambled to repair his life, he did as he was advised and filed immediately for a downward modification of his child support order. He has since been living a nightmare which worsens as he awaits the jail sentence looming over his head.
Yes, jail. The issues began when the state of New York failed to adhere to the guidelines concerning when child support modifications were appropriate. According to FindLaw, the court may modify an order of child support where there has been a change in either party's gross income by fifteen percent or more since the order was entered, last modified, or adjusted. The judge denied Scotti's modification request, ignored income documentation proving the decrease in income, and used imputed income as justification for denying the request. These denials were a violation of child support policies and resulted in unpaid child support and arrears increasing at an alarming rate.
Everyone tasked with working on the Scotti case failed to follow the New York modification guidelines and the Judge specifically ignored 45 CFR §302.56 of The Federal Register, published on December 20, 2016 (http://bit.ly/2l1cuMi). Based on the Final Rule (2016), if imputation of income is authorized, the state must take into consideration specific circumstances of the non-custodial parent to the extent known. Some of these factors include but are not limited to current earnings, age, education, local job market, availability of employers willing to hire the non-custodial parent, and prevailing earning levels in the local community. Not only did they not consider that Scotti was entering new to the job market arena at almost 60 years old, they also didn't consider that based on experience in the quickly disappearing printing industry, it would be nearly impossible for him to earn income as an employee that he's earned as a business owner.
Finally, Scotti was recently convicted of 'willfully' failing to pay child support and is awaiting sentencing. The judge has ignored precedent established by the United States Supreme Court in Turner v Rogers. This case is supposed to be used by the states in all contempt cases as the determination of ability to pay is critical before a parent can be sentenced to prison. Under established Supreme Court principles, "a court may not impose punishment in a civil contempt proceeding when it is clearly established that the alleged contemnor is unable to comply with the terms of the order" (http://bit.ly/2mJXxi4). And yet, even after repeatedly providing evidence, Scotti is due to be incarcerated for up to one month. Overseers of the child support system must be diligent in following the guidelines set forth in order to protect the rights of non-custodial parents. Dead broke should never mean 'Deadbeat' and it is not a crime to be poor.
Kenya Rahmaan is the author of The Child Support Hustle and founder of a national movement to reform child support policy.