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It is necessary for the production of foodstuffs to be highly efficient and cost-effective. The processes usually run fully automatically and often under extreme operating conditions. This requires a high degree of safety and dependability, which is why high-quality machine elements designed for continuous output are indispensable. Our contribution: Robust, corrosion-protected bearings – well sealed and often permanently lubricated – for reliable, round-the-clock operation. For example, our bearing solutions are used in the following applications:
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A law has been proposed in the US Congress that would overturn a recent ruling on internet radio royalty payments. The bill could save internet radio, according to activists.
Earlier this month the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), which reports to the Library of Congress, increased the charges which internet radio stations will have to pay in order to broadcast music. Stations claim that the charges in many cases represent more than their total revenues, and that they make it impossible to build a business out of online radio.
The CRB is answerable to Congress, and two members of the House of Representatives have proposed a law which would withdraw the CRB's recent ruling and propose a compromise system of payments.
Internet radio activists say that the system is unfair because it penalises online radio stations unduly. Broadcast radio pays no royalty fees, they say, while satellite radio pays far less than internet radio's new charges.
The new law will charge the same fee to radio stations whether they are provided via satellite, cable, or the internet. It will offer stations the chance to choose to pay 7.5 per cent of their revenues or 33 cents per hour per listener.
The bill was introduced by Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Don Manzullo.
"Since the CRB's decision to dramatically and unfairly increase webcaster royalty rates, millions of internet radio listeners, webcasters and artists have called on Congress to take action," said Jake Ward of lobby group SaveNetRadio. "Today Congress took notice, and we thank Mr Inslee for leading the charge to save music diversity on the internet."
Speaking this month to OUT-LAW Radio's Joe Kennedy, chief executive of Pandora, one of the internet's largest radio-style services, said the threat to online radio was severe.
"The judges adopted the proposal to triple the rates for large webcasters, and for small webcasters it's actually closer to a 12 times increase in the rates that they pay," said Kennedy. "It's an extraordinary increase in the rates that will effectively kill internet radio as we know it today.
"Over 90 per cent of internet radio will simply be gone. The net result will be a huge loss of diversity, a huge loss for music artists and a loss of virtually all of the internet radio that exists."
"You can't put an economic chokehold on this emerging force of democracy," Inslee said, according to CNet News. "There has to be a business model that allows creative webcasters to thrive and the existing rule removes all the oxygen from this space."
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There are bars... and there are secret bars. Well, okay, maybe they're not completely "secret," but we're really into the romantic, private vibe of these craft cocktail destinations.
Experimental Cocktail Club
191 Chrystie St / Lower East Side
Cocktails are not a usual drink for many Parisians, but the French are turning over a new leaf and embracing this classic American tradition. The Experimental Cocktail Club has recently opened in the Lower East Side, started by a few French ex-bankers with a liking to complex cocktails in an uber-chic environment. The Lower East Side's Experimental Cocktail Club is an outpost of the popular Parisian spot. With its rustic Parisian atmosphere and incredible craft cocktails, escape to this cozy drinking den.
Milk and Honey
134 Eldridge Street / Lower East Side
This clandestine bar promises a new experience for your ordinary night out. Cocktail artist Sasha Petraske provides ingenious new ideas on everyday cocktails. This bar is definitely a place you will want to revisit. Although you must be aware that Milk and Honey is a reservation-only standard, and therefore you must call ahead. Here's a tip (shhh!), the number is listed on the website.
Little Branch
22 7th Ave S / West Village
The great thing about this bar is the savvy bartenders who can whip up pretty much any type of drink that strikes your fancy. You name your favorite liquor, and like mad scientists they create a new concoction that you are sure to love. Bar owner Sasha Petraske (Milk and Honey), who is known for his unique cocktails, encourages his bartenders to also have special drinks on hand for the indecisive imbiber. Little Branch has an old-time feel, similar to the twenties era with its yellow walls, intimate atmosphere, and jazz music. "Old fashion" is definitely describes this bar considering its cash only, but Little Branch is certainly one of a kind.
Mother's Ruin
18 Spring St / Nolita
With a homey atmosphere for people looking to unwind, Mother's Ruin is the perfect place. The menu may not have many options for cocktails, but the menu changes often. The service is superb and the bartenders are easygoing (and will make any drink you're in the mood for). Mother's Ruin keeps the night going with some music and bar food that is sure to please, especially their French onion soup topped with grilled cheese.
102 St. Marks Pl / East Village
The proletariat is a rather unconventional bar hidden inside of a bakery… Jane's Sweet Buns, to be exact. With its old- fashioned tattoo parlor decor and its offer of 12 beers on tap, 30 in bottles, and a few beer cocktails, this place definitely gives you options. Since you're already in a bakery--just saying--you have the ability to summon up your inner lazy self that wants to chill on the sofa and eat your body weight in pastries and drink beer with no remorse whatsoever. With a friendly atmosphere in an intimate space, Proletariat is sure to satisfy.
20 Prince St / Nolita
If you have been craving for a time travel expedition say around… 1534. Then this underground bar will take you there. 1534 offers cocktails and food created with a colonial theme. Since the bar is named after the year that Cartier took his first voyage, you can expect the atmosphere and vibe of the place to be sophisticated and adventurous even in decor. The bar menu tends to lean towards the unique and unconventional with ingredients like edible flowers. With bartenders that know their stuff, an array of food choices, and great music, you can be sure that this bar won't disappoint.
The Raines Law Room
48 West 17th St / Flatiron District
On a dark and gloomy night, you ring the doorbell at the bottom of an unmarked stairwell, and when the door opens, you walk into a bar with a unique disposition. Each table is quipped with a button to signal a server--there are also cozy couches and room to move about comfortably. This is a classy place with professional servers, up-to-par drinks, and decor worthy of starting conversations. The bar is first come first serve, but reservations can be made from Sun-Tues.
PDT (Please Don't Tell)
113 Saint Marks Place / East Village
This bar is wonderful not only because it serves delicious drinks, but also gives you the opportunity to nosh a little. The food served is from Crif Dogs, located next door, where the bar snacks are just nonchalantly passed through the wall. Crif Dogs is known for their deep-fried hot dogs, but you're not just limited to gourmet franks--just ask for a full Crif's menu. The cocktails also match the homestyle food; mixologist Jim Meehan works with bacon-infused bourbon and maple syrup and other unique liquors like buttered-popcorn rum. These zany and quirky mixtures is a fun way to spend your night out.
Employees Only
510 Hudson St / West Village
This trendy bar hidden by a psychic/tarot card store is sure to satisfy all of your senses, perhaps even your sixth sense as well. With the occasional visit of a tarot card reader who does live readings at the door, you are destined to have an interesting night. With its tasteful cocktails and scrumptious, food ranging from appetizers to entrees, it is guaranteed to be satisfying. The bar offers a variety of cocktails, so you might want to bring more people along so that you can have a taste of each one! The room is intimate with a swanky feel that draws in a diverse crowd.
Death + Co.
433 East 6th St. / East Village
"To drink alcohol was to live a life shadowed by death" …how poetic. This bar is in essence a speakeasy and the quote above is part of the bar's introduction on its website which oozes a satiric credo towards the 1919 Volstead Act. Yet this bar has more to offer than dry wit. The amount of dedication that head bartender Thomas Waugh puts into his drinks is so meticulous that his drinks could be described as nectar. The bar's leather-bound menu quotes well-known literary boozers such as Hemmingway and screen legends like Mae West. With creative and unique names for their drinks like "Pretty Bird" and "Almond Brothers" you can't help but be intrigued. If not for the cocktails, come back for the food offerings like truffle mac 'n' cheese, lobster brioche rolls, seared petite filet mignon, and many other mouthwatering options, you may have to come back for more.
227 Church St / Tribeca
There is certainly nothing flat or dull about this bar. The place practically emanates Jazz music. BFlat has a strong social scene, and appetizing cocktails and cuisine. This is a safe bet for a good time on a night out, it has everything you would want to have in an underground bar, great provisions, and a nice down to earth atmosphere, with room and seating for large parties, that makes anyone feel comfortable.
Bleecker Heights Tavern
296 Bleecker Street / West Village
If you are looking for that All-American sports bar feel then this bar, located right above Five Guys, is for you. With a chill ambiance, friendly bartenders--and for when that burger craving hits--this bar is the go-to spot. Not to mention, this bar offers quite a view, with its full windows overlooking the three-street intersection in the West Village. You will walk into a friendly social scene at this secret tavern and you might find yourself perhaps staying longer than you had anticipated.


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(Pocket-lint) - Citroën has launched a special edition of its C1 city car, the C1 Connexion, designed by its fans on Facebook.
Back in 2012, the car manufacturer set about crowdsourcing the specifications for a special edition of the car via its Facebook page. Taking 24,000 design submissions, Citroën has made good on its promise to produce the resultant car and we've laid eyes on it.
The special edition Citroën C1 Connexion sports a custom designed badge, which got 60 per cent of the votes on Facebook, having been designed by "Claire", Citroën tells us.
Social media experiment it might have been, but you can now buy this car in various configurations. There's a 3-door option at £9,495 or the 5-door (pictured) for £9,845.
The car underneath is the C1 1.0i manual, with VTR trim. The colour scheme is positively urban, with Caldera Black paint and Scarlet Red details. It sits on 14-inch Rift alloy wheels and has tinted windows.
There's a whole heap of extras bundled in, including custom carpets and exterior styling, as well as more practical things like aircon, electric windows, ABS and daytime running LED lights.
Citroën say the price of the special edition Facebook car is only £500 more than a standard C1 with VTR trim, although you're actually getting nearly £1,000 in extras. It should give you around 65mpg, with low emissions, so is exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty and the London Congestion Charge.
Sourced through Facebook it might have been, but it doesn't carry the Facebook badge thankfully. What do you think? Do you "Like" it?


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How to Handle Warranty Troubles
Complaint: 'We bought the extended coverage — but they refused to fix our television!'
John Ritter
En español | When making a large purchase, whether it's a computer or a car, you're likely to encounter an enthusiastic or aggressive sales clerk asking, "Do you want the extended warranty?" It's tempting to say yes, especially on a costly item.
But before doing so, consider what happened to AARP members Debra and Bill Kerr of Clio, Michigan, who recently wrote to On Your Side.
Back in 2009 the Kerrs purchased a Samsung flat-screen plasma television for about $1,800 from ABC Warehouse, an electronics and appliance chain. The couple paid the store some $500 for extended warranties that would cover the set until 2014.
Earlier this year they noticed a ghost image on their television screen. The repairman diagnosed it as "burn-in" — the result of watching one television channel for too long. (Fox and CNN news junkies, take note!)
Burn-in is a common problem for many TVs, and the Samsung warranty did have an exclusion for it. The store declined to replace the TV. But it seemed that the Kerrs were using their television in a normal way. If watching one channel for too long caused a problem, they should have been carefully warned about exactly what that meant.
Fortunately, when we shared our concerns with the honchos at ABC Warehouse, they reversed direction and agreed to honor the extended warranty. A few days later Debra and Bill had a new TV in their living room.
While we were happy to help out the Kerrs, no doubt many other AARP members are dealing with warranty concerns of their own. The best way to protect yourself is by carefully considering any plan you purchase.
How to Prevent Problems
1. Read the fine print. Some extended warranties contain more loopholes than the federal corporate tax code. So you need to take a close look, particularly at the sections spelling out what's covered and what isn't. Do a little research about common problems with the product, and make sure they're covered in the warranty. If they aren't, walk away.
2. Shop around. You don't have to buy the extended warranty offered at point-of-purchase. Usually you can add one within 30 days or even several months. Shop online using the product name and "extended warranty" as search terms. Store warranties tend to be the most expensive. Buying from the manufacturer or a third party is often cheaper.
3. Consider the cost. The price should never exceed half of the most costly repair you're likely to face during the warranty period. (A quick call to a repair shop can get you that info.) If, say, you can replace the motor on a $600 vacuum cleaner for $100, a $150 extended warranty is overpriced.
4. Be aggressive. If you've got a problem, call customer service and show that you mean business. Be polite, firm and relentless. Dial the sales line; you're more likely to reach someone who's interested in having a happy customer. Then just keep climbing the ladder until you get what you deserve.
Consumer advocate Ron Burley writes the On Your Side column for AARP and is the author of Unscrewed: The Consumer's Guide to Getting What You Paid For.
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A judge has ordered "Making a Murderer" subject Brendan Dassey released from prison by Friday as he awaits a decision on his appeal or potential retrial.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Duffin denied a motion filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Tuesday to block Dassey's release. The motion was filed shortly after the judge earlier this week ordered Dassey released pending his appeal.
The Wednesday order, first reported by NBC affiliate TMJ4, says Dassey must be released by 8 p.m. Friday.
U.S. & World
Still, Attorney General Brad Schimel said he intends to file an emergency motion in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit "seeking a stay of this release order and requesting relief by Friday."
The granting of Dassey's release this week outlined several conditions, including that he can only travel in the court's Eastern District of Wisconsin, cannot obtain a passport, cannot possess a gun or any other weapons or possess any controlled substances.
He also cannot contact his uncle Steven Avery, or the family of Teresa Halbach.
"We are in the process of making arrangements for his release and hope that Brendan will be reunited with his family by Thanksgiving, if not sooner," Northwestern University's Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth said in a statement. "We urge everyone to respect Brendan's privacy during this time of transition.
"As we give thanks this holiday season for family and friends, our food will taste all the sweeter because we know that for the first time in ten years, Brendan will be celebrating in freedom with his family, too," the center wrote.
A federal magistrate judge ruled in August that investigators tricked Dassey into confessing he helped Avery, rape, kill and mutilate photographer Halbach in 2005. Dassey, who turned 27 Wednesday, was 16 at the time. The magistrate ordered that Dassey be freed unless prosecutors appealed or decided to retry him.
In a brief filed with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Schimel urged the appeals court to reject Dassey's claim that his confession was coerced.
"Substantial police coercion" is required for any confession to be ruled involuntary, Schmel said. And he said the Wisconsin Court of Appeals was right to affirm in 2013 that Dassey's confession was voluntary.
Duffin held that investigators made specific promises of leniency to Dassey and that no "fair-minded jurists could disagree." He cited one investigator's comment early in the interview that "you don't have to worry about things," plus repeated comments like "it's OK" and that they already knew what happened.
But the magistrate's ruling "ignores both the facts and the law," the attorney general said. Investigators didn't promise leniency, he said, and specifically told Dassey they couldn't make any promises.
The teenager willingly spoke with investigators and was properly informed of his rights, Schimel said. The interview took a few hours in the middle of the day, while Dassey sat on a couch and drank a soda, the investigators spoke in normal tones, and did not threaten him or make false promises, he said. And Dassey confessed to most of the important details within an hour, in response to open-ended questions, he added.
"The state courts' conclusion that Dassey's confession was voluntary is not only reasonable; it is entirely correct. Accordingly, Dassey is not entitled to relief," the attorney general said.
Halbach was killed on Halloween 2005, after she visited the Avery family's salvage yard in Manitowoc County. Investigators allege Avery lured her there by asking her to take photos of a minivan. Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007. Court documents describe him as a slow learner who had poor grades and has difficulty understanding language and speaking. Avery was convicted in a separate trial and was also sentenced to life in prison. He's pursuing his own appeal.
Their cases gained national attention after Netflix aired "Making a Murderer" last year. The series spawned widespread conjecture about the pair's innocence. Authorities who worked on the cases said the series was biased, but it generated a myriad of calls from the public to free both men.


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Praise be to Allah.Praise be to Allaah.
The ruling on poetry is the same as the ruling on speech or words, of which it is a part. The well known, general principle is that which is narrated in Mursal 'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr: "Poetry is like speech: what is good is good, and what is bad is bad."
If the poetry involves words of love to a specific woman who is not permissible for the poet, or encourages sin, then it is haraam poetry.
But if it includes remembrance of Allah, blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, encouraging good qualities and good conduct, then it is poetry that is mustahabb and recommended.
If it includes material that is neither makrooh nor mustahabb, rather it includes permissible matters, then it is permissible poetry, and this is the basic, original ruling concerning it, that it is permissible.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
There is no difference of opinion concerning the permissibility of poetry. This was stated by the Sahaabah and the scholars. End quote.
Al-Mughni (10/176).
For more quotations from the scholars on the ruling on poetry, please see al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 26/113-117
Based on the above, it is possible to learn the ruling on earning money by writing poetry. If an action is basically permissible, it is basically permissible to earn money from it, and the ruling does not change to it being haraam or makrooh except for a reason.
The fuqaha' (may Allah have mercy on them) stated that the ruling on earning money through poetry is subject to further discussion:
1.If the poet is earning money from his poetry because the people are scared that he will lampoon them or slander their honour, and they only give him money so as to ward off his evil and make him hold his tongue, this wealth is undoubtedly ill-gotten and is haraam.
2.If the poetry is permissible or mustahabb, and the poet acquires some money because of his poetry, there is nothing wrong with this at all.
It says in Radd al-Muhtaar (5/272), which is a Hanafi book:
Ill-gotten wealth includes that which a poet receives for his poetry -- because he is usually only given money to make him hold his tongue.
But if he is a person from whose evil people are safe, then it seems that what he is given is halaal, based on the fact that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) gave his cloak to Ka'b when he praised him in his famous qaseedah (ode). End quote.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked the following question:
Is it permissible to earn money through poetry?
He replied:
If the poetry is permissible and good, and is in the interests of the Muslims, and the author sells it and earns from it, such as poetry about Islamic etiquette, poetry about rulings or poetry about permissible matters, and then he sells them (his poems), there is nothing wrong with it, as in the case of books which are written by people and sold. End quote.
Quoted from the Shaykh's website:
And Allah knows best.
Source: Islam Q&A


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Solarte scratched late with sore shoulder
NEW YORK -- Yankees infielder Yangervis Solarte was scratched from Sunday night's lineup with a sore right shoulder.
Solarte was slated to hit eighth and play second base in New York's series finale against the Angels. Brian Roberts got the start in his place.
After the game, manager Joe Girardi said Solarte jammed his shoulder diving for a ball in Friday's game. Solarte didn't play Saturday. After watching Solarte take batting practice Sunday, Girardi could tell he wasn't 100 percent and "didn't look the same swinging."
That's when Girardi decided to remove him from the lineup.
"He had a test done, and the test came back good," Girardi said. "There's no damage to his shoulder. He just jammed it a little bit and we've got to get through it."
Girardi said not playing Sunday and having the off-day Monday could be all the rest Solarte's shoulder needs.
After signing with the Yankees as a free agent in January, Solarte earned a spot on the Major League roster at the start of the season. Through 21 games, the 26-year-old is hitting .301 with one home run, 13 RBIs and a .400 on-base percentage.


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Felony Groping of Human Civil Rights
Felony Groping of Human Civil Rights
The United States is Seen throughout the World as a Police State of Mass Criminal Internment of the Public for Policy Violations and Suspicion of Belligerence against State Activity. While the State Activity is often Fraudulent and Criminal in many parts of the World.
Human Civil Liberties and Individual Fundamental Natural Rights are Not Granted By Government; Rather they are the Sovereign Domain and Born of the Original Holders of Autonomy in the Nature of Each Individual Child of Man.
They Can Not Be Infringed, Violated, Liened, Regulated, Policed, Certified, Licensed, Censored, Denied, Molested, Searched, Groped, Fondled, Restrained, Detoured, Abused, Forced, Granted, Limited or Encroached under any manner of Action Prevented from One Individual over Any Other.
Congress Shall Make No Law
"If every person has the right to defend – even by force – his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows that a group of men have the right to organize and support a common force to protect these rights constantly. Thus the principle of collective right -–its reason for existing, its lawfulness — is based on individual right."
Lame Duck Officials voted out of office are vying for corporate jobs by pushing such legislation as the Food Safety Modernization Act and the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act which are now on the fast track to becoming law.
Food Safety Modernization Act
- Preclude the public's right to grow, own, trade, transport, share, feed and eat each and every food that nature makes.
- It will more than likely make Michael Taylor (former Monsanto executive) the Food Czar.
- End U.S. sovereignty over its own food supply by forcing compliance with WTO guidelines.
- Even direct sales of food between individuals could be defined as smuggling under the language of the bill.
- Codex Alimentarius, a global system of control over food and food supplements, would control all U.S. food and supplements. Access to natural food supplements would be removed under Codex rules.
- Control of all seeds would transfer to Monsanto and other global multinationals.
- The National Animal Identification System ( NAIS ) would be enacted, forcing bio-chipping and other identification and tracking methods for all animals, whether food or pets.
- What is left of the American food system would be transferred into total control of Multinational Corporations under the guise of global governance.
Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act
Federal/Private National Intelligence Operation "In Our Sites IOS"
Allows Total Black Box Black Listing of Websites from the Federal Bureau of Inter-Intra Electronic Virtual World Censorship. Total Control Switch Power with Impunity and Immunity, U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown.
From Wired: The content companies have tried suing college students. They've tried suing internet startups. Now they want the federal government to act as their private security agents, policing the internet for suspected pirates
From ITWorld: office workers sharing songs on iTunes could get you in trouble if the files are exposed outside the firewall, or if some of your PowerPoint Rangers are a little too free with the quotes or movie clips they use to liven up the presentations, especially if the .PPTs are distributed across the WAN or Internet to branch offices and other divisions.
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Global Elite – Creating a Global Governance Prison System
Global Elite – Creating a Global Governance Prison System
A group of individuals gathered in a common land to form collective order and protection is a government of people.
What is a Just Government?
A government that Upholds Individual Sovereignty Under Fundamental Natural Rights.
A government that Upholds the Community Trust and Public Domain Under Equity and Justice
Either of these aspects can barely be found in the western civilisation. The Spheres of influence and Government Controls have continued to encroach and blurred the lines of Sovereign Spheres of Authority and Justice established since the Magna Charta.
These are Separate and Inviolate Spheres of Authority, Unalienable Spheres of Sovereign Domain. All Derived From the Voluntary Consent and Authority of the Sovereign Individuals. They are the Original Agents of Authority and the Only Just Holders of Autonomy.
There is a sphere of stewardship, a sphere of self determination, a sphere of sovereignty that every individual Human Being possesses.
This sphere of self is an inviolate and unalienable domain of personal private sovereignty.
There is a sphere of stewardship, a sphere of group determination, a sphere of sovereignty that every voluntary group of Human Beings posses.
This sphere of the voluntary group is a Just and Equitable domain of public community sovereignty.
There is another sphere, a sphere of Rulership, a sphere of other's determination over others, a sphere of A sovereign over another that every Individual Human Being Opposes.
This sphere of Rulership is an involuntarily distributed and centrally controlled domain of authority under Force and Tyranny.
Any government or act that violates the Sovereign Individual's Fundamental Natural Rights is Unlawful, Immoral and Evil.
Any government or act that violates the voluntary Public Domain and Community Trust's Justice, Truth or Equity is Unlawful, Immoral, Evil and outside the Authority of Natural Law the Authority of Our Fundamental Natural Rights.
Fundamental Natural Rights are any rights that every individual can claim simultaneously without forcing someone else to serve their needs.
We give the government Its Authority to act. We can only give the government permission to do those things that we ourselves can lawfully do. Security in Our privacy, papers, effects, anonymity, body, travel and activities is sacred and Sovereign. I can not demand these things of anyone at anytime, only unless there is sworn proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime has been committed or is being committed.
We have seen this progression and evolution from the blatant openly admitted Bush Doctrine "It is not illegal when the President Does it or Orders it" and onto the continued Centralizing Control Doctrine of today.
Judge Napolitano; "It is a Religion of Control Freaks that think the Government can do what ever it wants.
53% of Americans believe that the government is operating outside the constitution and aren't doing anything about it!
"If the Government is operating outside the constitution, it's time to change the government. I mean, that is about as reckless a thing as you could be. The Constitution equals the Rule of Law. If the Government is not obeying the Rule of Law, how can they impose Laws upon Us?
"But one person isn't listening and he could stop this with a phone call, and that is the President. Who wants to induce us to conform to his way of behaving and thinking, just… like… his… predecessor."
That is Barack Obama and George Bush in the seamless B&O Railroading of America.
In less than nine years Over 42,000 factories have closed in the United States
Our World Reserve Currency Status is Lost
Our Economy is Bleeding to Death
The Government is Hiring Police to Prepare for the Problem
The Federal Government and Federal Reserve are unilaterally 'Spending' More Than Everything ever spent before every Few Years.
Under the Federal Governments Economic Policy, the Foreign Policy, the War Policy, the Domestic Terror Policy, the War on Drug Policy, the Disclosure Policy, the National Security Policy, the Currency Policy, the Immigration Policy, the Domestic Spying Policy, the Travel Policy, the Family Court Policy, the Suspension of Law Policies.
The People of the United States have come to Learn that the Policey State Under which they live is in many ways Orwell-ian and Wells-ian in Principle and Practice.
It is a total affront to Liberty, Freedom, Rights, Law, Justice, Truth, Integrity or Honor.
This Government of Federal Policy Bureaus are the Alarm Bell of Liberty that is awakening the Sleeping Giant. That Giant is One Force of Unified Protection and Defense For the Individual's Indivisible Sovereignty of Fundamental Natural Rights Under Freedom, Liberty and Justice for the All.
"I think this is starting to sink in across the board. It knows no ideological, no ethic, no gender line. I think the American Public are saying Enough is Enough." We are waking up and we see who the Criminals are.
Global Elite – Integrated Global 'Climate' Agenda
Even after Climate Change Fraud has been utterly exposed as a farce created by multinational corporations and the Global Elite directed Think tank Universities and after most of the Third world in, light of this and disband the corrupt agenda in Copenhagen, the UN Agenda is still moving full speed ahead in Cancun Mexico.
Top of the list is still population control reductions, relocation into green cities and off the land and the reallocation of industry into green production and 'living'.
Three Stage Agenda
- The first stage of vulnerability assessment and economic valuation of priority measures corresponds to the enactment of this Special Program in the 2009–2012 period, the main result of which will be the design of an integrated program of adaptation, executed progressively.
- The second stage, strengthening strategic, large-scale adaptation capacities, from 2013 to 2030, includes as priorities: attaining equilibrium between degradation/deforestation and restoration/reforestation; the adoption and implementation of sustainable agriculture and livestock production systems; the eradication of measures that encourage environmental degradation and cause GHG emissions; the implementation of relocation programs for human settlements and infrastructure in high risk areas, and the implementation of policies aimed at climate stability and sustainable development.
- The third stage, the consolidation stage, between 2030 and 2050, will result in attaining a positive balance between reforestation and deforestation, development options that ensure environmental sustainability, and a strengthened national planning system based on criteria to decarbonize the economy and minimize vulnerability to climate change.
This is the Agenda Funded by, muti-nationals, RanD, IMF, World Bank, Rockefeller/Ford Foundations and Endowments and Rothchild/Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Trusts and Groups.
Joel Skousen on Foundation X
This is just weird. Massive scam or money laundering on the part of the Vatican Bank? Who knows…
This what comes from debt based privately own fiction fiat currency and measurements of human life.
Bailey Savings and Loan were have you gone?
We Must Restore and Reclaim the Local Public Domain to Defend Liberty and the Integrity of our Lives.
Lord James of Blackheath, Speech on Foundation X (House of Lords, 01/11/2010)
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D-backs select the contracts of Ender Inciarte and Bo Schultz
Designate Tony Sipp for Assignment
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) have selected the contracts of outfielder Ender Inciarte (@Enderdavid18) and right-handed pitcher Bo Schultz (@SchultzBo) from Triple-A Reno and designated left-handed pitcher Tony Sipp for assignment, according to D-backs' Executive Vice President & General Manager Kevin Towers.
Inciarte, 23, spent the majority of 2013 with Double-A Mobile, hitting .281 (133-for-473) with 17 doubles, 5 home runs, 25 RBI and 43 stolen bases and was named to the Southern League midseason All-Star Team. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2012 Rule 5 Draft but was returned to the D-backs on April 4 without appearing in a Major League game.
Inciarte is a career .282 hitter (608-for-2,153) with 98 doubles, 26 triples, 10 home runs, 160 RBI and 154 stolen bases in 6 Minor League seasons in the D-backs' organization. The Venezuela native was signed by Arizona as a non-drafted free agent on May 25, 2008.
Schultz, 28, combined to go 5-6 with 1 save and a 3.35 ERA (39 ER in 104.2 IP) in 37 games (16 starts) with Triple-A Reno and Double-A Mobile last season. He posted a 2.96 ERA (27 ER in 82.0 IP) and a .208 average against as a starting pitcher, and went 2-0 with a 0.66 ERA (1 ER in 13.2 IP) in 3 postseason starts with the BayBears.
Over 6 Minor League seasons in the Oakland A's (2008-11) and D-backs' (2012-13) organizations, Schultz has gone 27-21 with 14 saves and a 3.75 ERA (168 ER in 402.2 IP) in 208 games (27 starts). He was signed by Arizona as a Minor League free agent on March 8, 2012.
Sipp, 30, was 3-2 with a 4.78 ERA (20 ER in 37.2 IP) in 56 games with Arizona in 2013. He was acquired by the D-backs in a three-team trade with the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians on Dec. 20, 2012.
The D-backs' 40-man roster is now at 40.


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I'm new to VegWeb. I have recently decided to go Vegan. I have Celiac Disease, so I'm unable to eat gluten, which makes things 'mildly' difficult for me; as I'm not 100% sure about nutritional values of things. Though I luckily have an allergy to eggs (the whole egg), so I don't have to worry about eliminating that from my diet or finding 'solutions' for that, as I don't eat it anyway! :D
I'm having a tough time transitioning over to Vegan for only one simple reason. Support.
Everyone I tell that I am trying to go Vegan, either give me a funny look, or make a comment about 'Why?'. "You're already so limited on what you eat, why limit yourself more?" -or- "That's stupid. There's nothing wrong with eating animals." - "Are you going to become one of those Vegan nut cases?" - "Do you think you're fat or something?"
I don't think I should have to explain myself or my reasoning behind my choices if they don't harm anyone. And although I would like to explain my reasoning behind it, I find most of the time my babbling about things that I find to be important falls on deaf ears. I'd like to take more practical approaches to helping people understand.
Instead of telling people about how the Vegan lifestyle can help in so many ways, I feel like I will have to get them interested in it first. Seeing as how the only thing that interests most people is the 'negative' aspects of the food, showing them that the food can taste great, and make you feel great, might fare better then trying to explain. Maybe once a week I could have a 'Vegan' dinner at my house, invite all of my friends over. Laugh, talk, just have a good time. Make Vegan food a pleasurable experience. And perhaps if the topic of, 'What is going Vegan all about?' comes up, we can all have a discussion about it. And PERHAPS it might inspire them to eat less animal product, but replacing it with delicious vegan meals.
These are things that I would really like to do. I don't want to shove my going Vegan down peoples throats, but I would like to be able to share it with the people I care about without seeming like I am forcing it on them. And I know small steps could greatly help the world around us, despite what people say.
The problem I face now, is simply support. Which is why I joined. I want to become more knowledgeable, talk to other vegans about things that they've experienced, things they've done to show the people around them that going vegan doesn't make you an alien. I want to get more information on, not only food, but all things related to animal processing. I don't want to purchase products that use animal, and if I can help and afford it, I will.
I have no problems with eating healthy foods either. Vegetables and fruits are amazingly tasty to me. I love them. Broccoli, artichoke, leek, spinach, tomatoes, celery, apples, pears, grapefruit, I love it all. I've yet to eat a fruit or vegetable that I don't like. I love tofu, and soy. I actually find it disgusting to 'drink' cows milk, because I've been drinking soy and almond milk for so long now. Though I would still cook with it, or add it to something here or there, I can say I've honestly had less then 5 gallons of cows milk in the past 8 years. I just genuinely don't like the taste anymore. There are VERY few things that I dislike flavor wise in this world, and the only two things I can think of are 'Squid & Pig Snout'. Two things that I have tried that I VERY MUCH despise.
The most important thing that I want to do is become healthier, be happier, help others more. I would like to look at food for what it is, fuel for our bodies.
And I hope by joining, and talking to all of you that I will be able to achieve these goals for myself!
:) Don't worry what others say. For some reason the connotation that comes with ....omg hes going to say it...VEGAN..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! is just that. People just will not accept the fact that something as simple as an eating habit isn't the end of the world or you as a person! I have to still deal with it and I have been vegetarian/vegan for 5 ish years! I agree though support is crucial! So here we all are!!
Tip #1 don't tell people its vegan if they don't ask. Let them like it first. Most of the time people will not even try foods I spent hours making just because its vegan! Tip#2 allow people the time to realize that a lot of foods they already eat are vegan! ex... pasta with sauce. Tip#3 is the most important though!! Don't care what ignorant people think. We cannot change them nor, apparently, do they want to even consider a differing view point.
Being gluten free will just mean you will prob be healthier than the rest. I try to make gluten free stuff here and there to change around my grains. Plus as the food artist I am...more like a finger painter...it is really enjoyable to find new ways to make things the unconventional way :) Have no fear where the gluten free is concerned. Be aware the baking will be super different, but if your already used to it... no biggy!
Funny you say that about cows milk. It is an identical situation with me. Even the smell is gross to me now. But I will maybe use a cup here and there if I'm out of soy or whatever for baking. Eggs I try to stay away from as well which isn't hard at all!.
Good luck on your journey!! - Alex


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Polycom Aims to Make Videoconferencing Systems Play Nice Together
In the last year or two, there has been a lot of work by start-ups in the videoconferencing field. And these start-ups often portray themselves as disrupting the business of established players in their chosen field.
In videoconferencing, that established player is Polycom. Best known for the flat tabletop phones that tend to show up in office conference rooms all over the world, it is also a huge player in the business of videoconferencing. Today, Polycom, which last year reported $1.5 billion in sales, roared back.
Videoconferencing is a complicated business. On one hand, there are high-end equipment vendors like Polycom and Cisco Systems, which provide the gear used on either end of a video conversation, known as "endpoints," and also the back-end gear that carries the videoconference streams. What has changed the map in recent years is the onset of cheaper, lower-end Webcams, embedded into PCs, smartphones and tablets, that can get the job of videoconferencing done in a "good enough" manner.
By and large, these systems tend to be incompatible with each other. The classic comparison is the early days of the telephone, when one phone company's network didn't interconnect with that of others, creating a situation where photographs from that area sometimes show businessmen with several phones on their desks. The big target over the last few years has been making these systems interoperable, by creating a sort of polyglot videoconferencing system that let anyone using one type of system talk to anyone else using another.
That's what Polycom is aiming to do with what it has portrayed as the most significant series of announcements in the company's history. The major piece of the news is RealPresence CloudAxis Suite, which it says extends video collaboration to anyone using video chat services like Microsoft's Skype, Facebook, Google Talk and others, all via a browser.
Polycom benefited in part by concessions made by Cisco Systems to regulators in the European Union when that company acquired Tandberg in 2010. Cisco spun off its ownership of a technology called TIP, or telepresence interoperability protocol.
On top of that, it is taking a videoconferencing standard known as Scalable Video Coding (SVC) in its platform, and providing its implementation of SVC to other companies in the industry. It has also opened up the platform to programmers via the creation of a series of APIs that will let software developers build on top of it.
Finally, Polycom announced a bunch of new hardware — big collaboration systems that combine HD video displays with embedded cameras — and also software that runs on PCs, phones and tablets, all boasting a new user interface.
The start-ups in the space are trying to steal what thunder they can from Polycom. Blue Jeans, which over the summer raised $25 million from New Enterprise Associates, is one that attacks the interoperability problem via a transcoding service that runs in the cloud. Today, Blue Jeans said it had taken away about $15 million worth of sales from both Polycom and Cisco, which may indeed be true, but would amount to fractions of a percentage of their revenue.
Vidyo is another video start-up that uses an on-premise router that constantly monitors the conditions of the underlying network, and adapts the video stream as those conditions change. Vidyo's technology is what Google uses for its consumer video chat service, Google Hangout. Earlier this year, some analysts suggested that Vidyo's success had a little bit to do with a slowdown that Polycom was seeing at the time.
So, if you see a lot of confusing claims and counterclaims about videoconferencing technology today, you know why. I did promise you, a little more than a year ago, that this business was about to get interesting. And so it has.


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Glamour and grace were on full display at this year's 2013 Miss Greater Springfield beauty pageant, held Saturday, Sept. 22. A total of 13 contestants from across Virginia vied for a title to promote platforms of personal commitment to the community at large.
Contestants impressed judges with swimsuit and evening gown attire, a talent showcase and the all-important interview. In the end judges had to choose a candidate well-rounded in all four categories, and while every contestant was worthy of a title, the honor fell to 23-year-old Jennifer Gilbert of Fairfax.
Gilbert plans to use her title as Miss Greater Springfield 2013 to promote a platform of educating women with disordered eating habits. According to Gilbert, nearly 75 percent of young women have a negative perception of food, a trend she hopes to change.
"This will certainly give me the opportunity get out to Springfield more often."
—Cassie Donegan, Miss Greater Springfield Outstanding Teen 2013 and Hampton Roads native
"I hope to go to community high schools, town hall forums, and work with women to address disordered eating habits," said Gilbert. "The best way to help is to have a title, and be a local role model."
Gilbert competed amongst many notable young women, each with a platform of promoting a service to the community. Self-esteem building activities, music, art and dance education, support for the United Service Organizations, and promotion of service animals for people with physical and mental disabilities were some of the featured categories.
Herndon resident Grace Hu won first runner up with a platform of support for homeless children. The issue is especially close to Hu as she personally experienced homelessness as a child.
"When I was homeless I remember going to Marlows to bask in AC," said Hu, a veteran of the pageant circuit despite being only 18 years old. "I'm so blessed, I'm one of the youngest contestants here. It's a fun experience for all the girls, they're all friendly and intelligent; usually you don't associate beauty with brains."
The spirit award was given to Sarah Johnson, who traveled six hours from her home in Woolwine to compete. Johnson brought with her a flare for elegance in the talent competition with her dance performance. "It's about having a positive presence," said Johnson, who attends Rutledge College. "Tonight I'm going to IHOP and officially pigging out."
In an emotional final address to the crowd, Miss Greater Springfield 2012 Catherine Blaire Borum emphasized the reality of beauty pageants, and the lifelong connections they form.
"The experience has nothing to do with Toddlers and Tiaras, some of my best friends were made here," said Borum, who plans to pursue her interests in speech and language pathology. "It's been an honor getting to meet all the people associated with the pageant, dreams do come true."
Pageant organizers were quick to note the high caliber of all the contestants, and how earning a title paves the way for future endeavors. Organizers are confident Miss Greater Springfield has a chance to win the Virginia state title this year, with the hope of making it to the national stage and on to become Miss USA.
"This is the best pageant yet, we think we can have a Miss Virginia," said Jerry Burks, executive director of the Miss Greater Springfield Scholarship Organization. "These girls are like my daughters, some day these women can become members of Congress or go on to become president."


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David Copperfield would like to make Harry Potter disappear.
"Recently, a little snot-nosed punk has been trying to steal my thunder… he ripped me off," Copperfield snarls, noting he wielded an invisibility cloak years before the first Potter book hit shelves in 1997.
Copperfield's Potter problem is unveiled in a new video on Funny or Die that while far from magical, generates a healthy amount of laughs – especially when he vows to send Harry' creator, J.K. Rowling, a cease-and-desist letter via owl.
The fun effort comes amid a mini-spate of self-mocking videos featuring semi-celebrities like Fabio and Dolf Lundgren, whose long fade from the peak of fame began not long after Copperfield's Statue of Liberty vanishing act. The videos suggest there's life after the 1980s – at least online – for one-time stars willing to poke fun at themselves.
Fabio, who has long played along with the comic absurdity of his unlikely fame, showed up this week in YouTube videos pitting him against the current humorous hunk of the moment, Old Spice guy Isaiah Mustafa. Their online popularity "duel" basically marks another installment in the amusing body wash commercial series. "Welcome to your nightmare, starring Fabio, with story written by Fabio and directed by Fabio, stunts done by Fabio – delicious catering, including homemade treats and sliced fruits, of course, by Fabio," Fabio declares.
Lundgren, whose comeback began last year with "The Expendables," re-emerged this week to hawk the Discovery Channel's upcoming "Shark Week" in a clever "Hangover" parody posted on Funny or Die. He stands in for another intense 1980s pugilistic throwback who has developed a latent sense of humor – Mike Tyson – while invoking his "Rocky IV" catchphrase. "You guys stole my shark. Now I must break you," Lundgren announces.
He used to want to break us – now he just wants to break us up. Check out the Copperfield, Fabio and Lundgren comedy comeback videos below:
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The Kangaroo Gang - Part 2
The true story of a brazen band of Aussie thieves who moved to London in the 60s and ran riot.
The Magician
Multiple murderer, extortionist, pimp, child killer and violent thug, Regan is arguably the most violent and terrifying person in Australian criminal history.
The King of Sydney
Murderer, standover man, race fixer, SP bookmaker and crime lord, George Freeman was the King of Sydney for over three decades.
The Kangaroo Gang - Part 1
The true story of a brazen band of Aussie thieves who moved to London in the 60s and ran riot.
The Sunshine Boy
Murderer, drug dealer, kidnapper, extortionist and street hoon, Dino Dibra would make his mark in Melbourne's underworld.
The Gambler
Michael 'Melbourne Mick' Sayers was a run of the mill crook who got in too deep with some of the tough nuts in Sydney's organised crime scene.
The Criminal Mastermind
Raymond 'Ray Chuck' Bennett was Australia's criminal mastermind. A brazen armed robber and thief, he did the jobs that other criminals considered were beyond them.
The Invader
Radev invaded the lives of his extortion victims and terrorised them until they met his demands.
Public Enemy Number One
Criminal lunatic, gunman, arch-thief and armed robber, Jockey Smith terrorised Australia at gunpoint for three decades.
The Man Called Rentakill
Christopher Dale Flannery earned the nickname of 'Rentakill'. He was a hit man and gun for hire who would kill anyone if the price was right.
Madam Razor
Tilly was a drug dealing brothel madam, a criminal sociopath and Sydney's Queen of vice, who clawed her way to the top of the city's sex trade with a razor in her hand.
Mr Death
While his brothers are criminals and some of them vicious killers, not one comes close to the utter brutality of Dennis Allen.
Mr Big
Lennie McPherson ruled the Sydney crime scene for four decades. He was a violent and vicious criminal and arguably the worst of the worst.
The Runner
Brutal killer, armed robber, heartbreaker and prison escapologist, Ray was the ultimate anti-hero.
Most Wanted
Meet Australia's most wanted man for a record 11 years. Russell 'Mad Dog' Cox was a man no prison could hold.
The Enforcer
Feared enforcer for Australian organised crime, multiple murderer and assassin, and drug trafficker turned man of God.
The Black Prince
Alphonse Gangitano was known as the Black Prince of Lygon Street and was the most lethal member of Melbourne's notorious Carlton Crew in the 1980s and 1990s.
Australia's First Gangster
Arguably Australia's most feared gangster, Frederick 'Chow' Hayes was a convicted double murderer.


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Hunter Hayes Hopes Playing James Bond Will Get Him More 2013 ACMs Votes
Country newcomers are both clever and creative in their efforts to get fans to vote for them for those precious and all-important Academy of Country Music Awards. Singer Hunter Hayes, who also nabbed a Grammy nomination, adopted an infinitely stylish way to encourage fans to pony up more ACM votes: he offered up his best impression of James Bond.
In the short clip, Hayes is shown cruising on a rain-slicked street in an all-black ride -- likely an Aston Martin, which is what Bond drives -- while adorned in a black tux with a bowtie. The only thing missing is 007's now-former signature drink, the martini, which, obviously, he wouldn't be able to toss back until after he parked and was no longer behind the wheel. But we're suspending disbelief for a few seconds here in trying to believe Hayes-as-Bond.
The 21-year-old singer's face is obscured in much of the clip, but the sleek and slick imaging is "different" for the 'Wanted' singer. The prevailing message is that one vote is not enough, so get to it, Hunter Hayes fans. It's a matter of national security, if you buy the Bond metaphor.
The 2013 ACMs will air on April 7. Hayes is nominated in a fan-voted newcomer category. Have your voice be heard by voting.


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"Silver Linings Playbook" writer-director David O. Russell didn't write the film's lead female role Tiffany specifically with Jennifer Lawrence in mind – but given their similarities he might as well have. But it took the Oscar-nominated actress a while to realize it.
"She would always say, 'Wow. I've never seen a character like this: someone who's so fierce and bullheaded, yet vulnerable and independent, yet uncaring what people think about her,' " recalls Russell. "I'm going 'What are you talking about? What about you?'"
Lawrence – who's become as admired away from the big screen for her wry, call-it-as-she-sees-it persona as she is for her acting abilities – chuckles as she admits she didn't immediately notice the parallels. "I don't ever really feel like I have anything in common with characters," she says. "It takes other people to point it out. David always calls me stubborn and tells me I have that in common with Tiffany. I don't really know because I never really felt like, personally, I had a lot in common with any of my characters. When David wrote Tiffany, he had no idea who I was."
Still, the 22-year-old actress – now a two-time Best Actress nominee after receiving a nod for 2010's "Winter's Bone" – concedes there may be a subconscious attraction at work. "There's a reason that I feel passionately about certain characters, and sometimes that's because you see a little bit of yourself in them, or then sometimes it's because you see zero part of yourself in them and you're just kind of fascinated by them as people," Lawrence admits.
"She's just an enigma," the actress says of Tiffany. "She's very stubborn and bull-headed, but at the same time, she's full of insecurities. For every flaw, she has a reason for why it's okay…She taught Bradley Cooper's character 'You're not always going to be able to fix yourself, but just like yourself.' She teaches him to just accept certain things about yourself, and I loved that. I loved her strength and her weaknesses, but her strength is accepting her weaknesses. I think it's probably the same reason that audiences have fallen in love with her."
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Russell, who's nominated as Best Director, developed the film over five years seeking to create an experience that would speak to his son, who is bipolar and has OCD, and illustrate the importance of relationships for those traveling a rough emotional road.
"The risk was in characterizing these people accurately, in terms of their struggle," says the director, "whether you're someone who's got a mood disorder, or any moment in your life that has put you in danger of losing your human dignity. We tend to fear these people, maybe because they make us afraid of what's inside ourselves or what could happen to us when the opposite needs to happen."
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"I can say that my son made me that much more likely to want to walk up to any such individual anywhere and knowingly say to them, 'Hey, how's it going?' That's why we made the film. For Jennifer to have given her heart to it, that's very, very special to me. She makes all these people very approachable, and she does it with such a lack of pretense because she's so approachable. She is the extraordinary next to the ordinary, and that's what is so riveting about her."
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Lawrence says working on the film with Russell "was probably the best experience of my life, because of his passion and spontaneity. It's really rare that somebody who's a genius can actually communicate, and he can. A lot of people have these amazing ideas and amazing stories, but they don't have a way to communicate. He can communicate technically and emotionally, and I've seen him tailor himself to whatever an actor needs. Most of my favorite performances from my favorite actors are in his movies."
Russell says that Lawrence's appeal on screen and off is a study in contrasts. "A huge part of her charm is that there's something very pure and childlike about her, but at the same time, she's a very old soul, and why does she have two nominations at the age of 22?" he says. "It's just as our editor said: 'She was kissed by the angels.' That's a very charismatic, special quality that people feel, but I would say that it's half the story."
"The other half of the story is her extraordinary level of determination and focus that she brings as an actress renders these performances to selflessly and gives herself to them completely, very precisely," he adds. "She's very exacting about what she does from take to take. It's like watching a very focused athlete and I learned form watching her – and I pray to work with her again, frankly! So that's why she's been nominated twice at this young age: it's a very special combination of the natural and the effort that she puts into it."


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Earnings season shifts into high gear next week, and with nearly one-third of S&P 500 names set to post results, investors hope the news provides a catalyst to buy stocks and leave the market's recent weakness in the dust.
Several behemoths, including Apple, the largest U.S. company by market value, as well as Microsoft, McDonald's (MCD.N) and AT&T (T.N), are due to report earnings.
They'll be accompanied by highfliers like Netflix and Facebook, giving the first real cross-section of the state of corporate America as temperatures rise across the country and investors hope to put the cold weather behind them. Strategists will also be looking for clues on how badly China's slowdown hits U.S. corporate results.
The first batch of earnings came out as equities were working their way through a selloff led by trading-crowd favorites like Netflix and the biotech stocks. With the late-week recovery, the hope is that the recent volatility has ebbed. If poor results dominate next week's action, that could reignite the selling.
"We are still off our highs, but we still remain in an uptrend so it would not surprise me to see sideways action," said Andre Bakhos, managing director at Janlyn Capital LLC in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
"If we were to have a set of earnings releases that were well off expectations to the downside, that could create hesitation in the market."
A few themes will dominate in the coming week: The outlook for China, the rotation to slower-growing stocks, and results from high-flying trading favorites.
S&P 500 companies' first-quarter earnings are projected to have increased 1.7 percent from a year ago, Thomson Reuters data showed. The forecast is down sharply from the start of the year, when profit growth was estimated at 6.5 percent, but has climbed from a low of 0.6 percent reached on Wednesday.
That jump occurred despite notable disappointments from IBM Corp (IBM.N) and Google Inc (GOOGL.O). Even with those two lackluster reports, equities still mostly rallied on Thursday.
The benchmark S&P index rose 2.7 percent for the holiday-shortened week, helping the index recapture nearly all of the declines suffered in the previous week. The U.S. stock market will be closed for Good Friday.
Investors eyeing the impact of China's troubles on corporate America's bottom line will have a few spots to pick from, including Apple (AAPL.O), Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and Yum Brands
There have been warning signs, with IBM saying this week that its disappointing quarterly revenue was due to worsening sales in the world's second-largest economy and other emerging markets. Earlier in the week, China reported growth came in at its slowest pace in 18 months.
Qualcomm's (QCOM.O) revenue for its fiscal year ended September 29, 2013, showed China accounted for nearly half of the company's revenue. Options activity in Qualcomm has been defensive in nature, with investors paying more money to hedge against a fall than a rise in the stock's price.
But strategists at Goldman Sachs see this as a buying opportunity, believing the options data shows investors are overly concerned about the quarter.
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) also derives 13 percent of its sales from China, according to Thomson Reuters data. The company was once a favorite among momentum investors looking to capitalize on swift price gains, but the stock dropped sharply from all-time highs reached in late 2012. It has been mostly stuck in a range for the last year.
StarMine expects Apple to exceed earnings estimates by 1 percent. Notably, Apple has not benefited from a rotation into older tech stocks like Microsoft has. Its shares are down 6.1 percent on the year.
Along with Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O), momentum names such as Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O), Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB.O) and Illumina Inc (ILMN.O) are set to post results.
Investors are gearing up for wild swings in those names next week. Trading in Facebook options expiring next Friday suggest investors expect about a 12 percent move in the stock's price by the end of next week. Weekly options are often used in advance of a major event like earnings. Similarly, Netflix options also suggest a 12 percent move.
After a spectacular performance in 2013, the selloff in many of these stocks over the past few weeks has contributed to the market's volatility. Whether they affect the broader market may determine how well stocks trade next week.
The Nasdaq biotech index .NBI is down nearly 19 percent from its closing high on February 25 while the Global X Social Media Index ETF (SOCL.O) is down 18 percent from its March 6 high. However, both have bounced off drops of more than 20 percent that had sent each into bear market territory.
With the nervousness created by the declines in the momentum names, investors have rotated into more defensive names.
"What happens at some point is (momentum names) become disassociated from the market at large. People see this happening, they become scared, and they start selling other companies as well," said Stephen Massocca, managing director at Wedbush Equity Management LLC in San Francisco.
"It gets to a point where that stops happening and the rest of the market - outside of these crazy names - is not that overvalued."
Some of those names, including Dow components Microsoft (MSFT.O), DuPont (DD.N) and Travelers (TRV.N), are among those identified by Credit Suisse quantitative analysts as potential "contrarian" picks as they're among the least loved by Wall Street analysts.
All three are also considered undervalued by StarMine's measure of intrinsic value that looks at the long-term growth expectations for these names. Microsoft, for example, is the third-best performer in the Dow this year, having gained 7 percent for the year.
(Wall St Week Ahead appears on Thursday because the market will be closed for Good Friday. Questions or comments on this column can be sent via email to: charles.mikolajczak(at)thomsonreuters.com)
Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Additional reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal


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Elvira's Movie Macabre is coming back to TV. More specifically, a cable channel you've likely never heard of- THIS! Television- although it will be syndicated nationally. The show is set to return the weekend of September 25th.
I spent part of my childhood in Chicago, and every Saturday afternoon there meant crummy horror movies hosted by Son of Svengoolie. We're long past the era of cheesy weekend movies on local TV, so I'm glad someone is trying to revive the practice, and is bringing Elvira and her considerable assets along as part of the package. I don't know if anyone can watch a bad horror movie anymore without the crew of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" there to goof on it, but maybe Elvira and her crew will find a way to update the showcase for a more modern sensibility. It's not like Tom Servo is busy these days.


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|Mixed reviews: Rappers score; covers bombFloetic Etiquette at Mellow MushroomMajahkamo at Starr HillFriday, May 30, 2003 Friday night I scoop up my partner, A.D., to check out some music, and off we go to Mellow Mushroom for a little live...read more
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|Last big blowout? Powerhouses go head to headCannonball Coming, X Porn Stars, Man Mountain Jr.at Starr Hill/ OrbitSaturday, May 3 It was the battle of local powerhouses on Saturday, May 3. The X Porn Stars graciously shared the Starr Hill...read more
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