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Friday, February 3, 2012
Time to get caught up here again!!!
Last time I check in here, it was January 25th. What have we done since? What has gone on since? What has not gone on since? It's been an enjoyable January in fact. It's been a fairly decent month. We have had plenty going on, but not so much that we haven't had the time to get things done. Mind you there is always more to accomplish than time allows. However, things have considerably calmed down. Almost to the point of not knowing what to do with myself. Not that I can't create stuff to do in minutes,but I have tried not to as I have not been feeling well for some time now.
Thursday was a fairly slow paced day. I had a wonderful lunch with a great friend who I enjoy immensely. Lunch was good, but the conversation was better. It was good to see her. Unfortunately, I felt awful. I was very dizzy from a sinus infection that just wanted to drag me down. After lunch I came home to be with the kids as Bill had school. Shayla had an after school class today. She loved it. It was a musical class. It was then homework, some TV watching, dinner and bed.
Friday morning Bill took the kids to school and then took Jezebel to get her stitches out from her surgery. I got up, got myself ready and headed out the door to visit my friend Maura in Norwood. We met at her new home which is lovely. She showed me around and showed me her future plans for changing the place up a bit. I loved the house though. It was very unique. The changes will be great too though. We then had lunch at Conrads. After lunch I dropped her off to pick up her husband's car which was having some work done and then I headed home. It was great to see her. We had a nice time catching up. I came home and did a few things around the house because it was going to be a busy weekend. I don't even remember what time I passed out on the chair, but I think it was much earlier than usual. Between the sinus infection and the drive to and from, I was wiped!
On Saturday, we all got up and got ready for lunch at Nancy Chang's in Worcester. We were meeting a few other adoptive families for a little luncheon to celebrate Chinese New Year. It was great to see our friends. The kids had a great time. The adults did too. It was too fast as always. Everyone had plans later in the afternoon, so everyone had to leave around the same time to get to those commitments. I was really disappointed in the restaurant. That I have to be very honest about. The place was empty. The food was good per everyone else. I could barely eat, so I am not a good judge of food. The buffet was kept up nicely. I thought the service was terrible though. All the waitress had to do was fill and refill our waters, ask if we wanted drinks and clear our table. She did finally clear our table, but I cleared the table twice before she got around to it. The kids wanted to do crafts and their plates were all over the place. I got so annoyed by it, I finally picked up all the plates and cleaned the table of any sticky stuff so the kids would have room. I am sorry, but when the restaurant is dead like it was, we have a small party going on and we aren't all ordering different things off of the menu, I don't think it's hard to keep our table cleared. The woman was very nice. She just was not the least bit efficient. She did give us all our own checks which was nice. We were an easy crowd too. Not demanding or anything. I did call on Monday and told them that the buffet was kept nice, the waitress was sweet, but that the service was really lacking. To be honest, the manager Elaine didn't give one thought to what I had to say. I was really disappointed by that. I won't get into it, but this Elaine came over during the luncheon to ask me a question about my weight loss because I mentioned that I can't eat and wouldn't be having the buffet. She agreed to charge me for a cup of soup. I thought that was nice. However, I don't feel like she handled the whole thing as she kept eyeing the food in front of me and saying "You can't eat?" Well I was trying, but no, I really could not eat without wanting to throw up! I was embarrassed. Anyway, when I called on Monday, she proceeded to tell me she stopped by the table three times to see if it was clean and if people were happy. She assured me the table was clean and everyone was happy. Where was I? I never even went to the restroom! So as far as I am concerned, I won't be returning there at all. She could at least pretend to care! She didn't. She made me feel like I wasn't being truthful. Furthermore, she gave me a hard time for not telling her that day while I was there. Not for nothing, but we had plans and I didn't want to address it right then. I didn't need anyone to witness the conversation between her and I. I would have thought she would appreciate that. Well there are plenty of nice places to go, I don't need to frequent this place at all.
We all headed out the door to our own places to be. We had to do a few errands. We then ran home where I had 5 minutes to brush my teeth and head back out to get to Anita's house. We had tickets to see "The Amazing Jonathan." I headed down the highway to Anita's so I wouldn't be late and Bill fed the kids and got them to bed. Anita and I basically left immediately so we could get into town on time. We flew in without a hitch. I had traffic all the way down, so this amazed me. We parked and went right in. We met Anita's two friends from work there. We had a great time. The show was fantastic. We then had dinner at a local pub. Jacob Wurth I think is the name? I had a great Pumpkin Bisque and did great with it. I ordered a salad, but wasn't feeling it, so I brought it home. I also had some corn bread. That was amazing. I don't ever eat bread, never mind something like that. It was good and I did well with it. We then took a cold walk to the truck and headed back to Anita's. I jumped in the truck and headed home. I was exhausted and yet I stayed up till 3:00 am checking on emails and such! Dumb me.
On Sunday, Bill took the kids to Sunday School. We then headed to Pier One and then down to Mansfield to see our friend Trisha and her kids Thomas and Julia. We had some soup and the kids played while us grown ups chatted. It was nice to sit and visit. Sadly I could not eat the soup at all. I felt too sick. Everything felt like it was getting sick and I was very nauseous. However, I had a great time regardless. Once home we gave the kids the quickest showers which we usually don't do. However, they needed something. Then it was off to bed for them.
Monday was busy. I had a 9:00 am ultrasound to check my gall bladder. Bill took the kids to school and I headed off for my test. I then had a lovely lunch with Bobby-Jo. It has been forever since we have seen each other. She looks fantastic. We chatted about a lot of things. It was so good to see her. I then headed home because Bill had school. I grabbed Shayla on the way home and then she did her homework. Bill got a text that school was cancelled. It worked out great because Daisies was at the Fire Department tonight to discuss some safety stuff. So Bill was able to take her there and I was able to stay home with the kids. Score!
On Tuesday, I worked the desk at school from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. I always enjoy that as I get to see all the kids. I don't mind helping out. After taking the kids home at 11:15 am, I headed to the dentist to fix a broken molar. I was then home for the rest of the day. Bill had school. We spent the day at home doing home work, the kids played and I did a few things at my desk. It was a good day.
Wednesday was an open day. I love open days. Bill took the kids to school. He didn't have school today either. We spent the day at home. I didn't feel very well at all. I spent the day making phone calls and that sort of thing. Cleaning the house. Organizing things. Nothing pressing, but things that needed to be done. I wish I could have been out doing a few things, but just could not bring myself to do it. Just as well, the next day I had plenty to do.
On Thursday, I had a HIDA scan. I slept in a little in the morning. Bill dropped the kids off and got the little ones at 11:00 am. I headed off to the HIDA scan at 1:00 pm. They did not take me in for 45 minutes or so, but once they did they hooked me right up. I had to lay there for two or so hours. The first scan is 90 minutes. I was frozen stiff. I could not handle how cold I was, but what choice did I have. I did fall asleep for a few minutes. What else could I do. If I was warm, I could probably still be sleeping there! After the first 90 minutes, they injected me with a hormone that gets your gall bladder to squeeze itself. Unpleasant at best. Very nauseating. It passes quickly, but never quickly enough. I had to lay there for another 30 or so minutes. I was out of there about 45 minutes or so after that. It was freezing out and starting to snow. I headed to the babysitter's house to get Yamira and Manny. They had a great time making a Valentine Day craft. We then headed to pick up Shayla who was having a play date with a friend after her after school special. She had a great time and I was so thankful to my friend who agreed to pick her up and keep her till I could get there. We then dropped off some Girl Scout cookies and headed home. After dinner, they went to bed and I did some work at my desk. Everything went pretty well. It was a long day though, but it went well. I did get a call in the evening from my sister in law though. When I saw the caller id, I was a little shocked. Worried too. I guess my mother in law fell out of bed yesterday and smashed her hip. Her son in law lives with her. He found her that night. She never called anyone all day long as she didn't think it was a big deal. So Bill's sister called to tell us that she had surgery today. Nothing like being told a day late! That is the way his family is though. We were cordial to each other. We despise each other intensely unfortunately. Not the way I would like to have it, but it is what it is. Bill was at school, so I had to tell him when he got home.
Today was a great day and yet an awful day as well. I woke up with a burning belly. It was horrible. I tried some Mylanta, but that didn't really help. I firmly believe the stuff that I was given for my gall bladder was really hurting my belly. It affected me all day. I tried to have a protein shake, but I dumped on it. Dumping is awful. You get exhausted, feel sick all over, like the flu. You have to lay down or you end up throwing up. It affects everyone differently. I had to lay down. It renders me helpless. Thank god Bill was home. He went to get the kids at 11:10 am and took Yamira to therapy. He also dropped off Girl Scout cookies to our sweet Kirsten. I really wish I could have taken Yamira, but I was truly too sick. After a 10 minutes nap, I was good as gold. Wish I could explain this "dumping" thing. It's horrendous. I was so hungry, I decided to try a little tomato soup. I dumped again. This time I threw up. After throwing up, I felt a little better. I was able to go back to doing what I was in the middle of doing. I then made lunch for the kids. I basically waited all day long for phone calls from various doctors. I did get to talk to my Endocrinologist this morning. He is a sweet man. He has put me on a new medication to see if some things can be regulated. He did tell me that I am suffering from a few things. Hopefully some can be somewhat remedied, and yet some of it will never change? We are not sure.
I put two calls into unemployment today. They never called me back. Very upset about that. We got a terrible letter yesterday telling us they have over paid us in a big way and want all of the money back. Needless to say, maybe that is why I am so sick? I am hoping it is a mistake that can be remedied. Who knows with them. Waiting on a call back all day long and nothing. So maybe Monday? I can only hope. Until then, I am trying to keep calm about it.
This afternoon, I finally got a call from my GI doctor. I seem to have a lot of gall stones and my efficiency rating is now 21%. It was 71% two or so years ago. So not I need to meet with a surgeon to see if I need to have it removed. There is no guarantee that if it's removed, I will eat better. We do think that my extreme nausea and vomiting that I have been doing since the beginning of December may be due to this. However, we can't be sure. It seems like there are a few things that going on. Nothing we can quite nail down and say for sure. So until then, I am just supposed to try and keep eating. Wish it was that easy. It's not like I am not starving. I am. Just every time I try to eat, I can't eat. I often feel like throwing up. I can't help it. It's very frustrating. It does a number on you mentally in addition to physically. I have to say that the last few days, I thought I was turning the corner. Today showed me that I wasn't. However, it's not fair to really say that as yesterday I was given the drug at the HIDA scan. So hopefully that is just the problem? Maybe I will feel better tomorrow? I hope so as I want to eat. I did have a little Italian Wedding Soup tonight. I did get that down, but it wasn't easy.
Bill's mother is in the hospital and seems to be recovering decently. I called his sister to tell her that he could not visit his mom since I had been sick all day long. I called her because I knew she was there visiting her mother. Of course she didn't really care. Not surprising. The last thing I wanted to do was share that I had been sick, but I felt she should know so she wouldn't think it was that Bill didn't care. It's a two hour ride and between dropping the kids, picking them up, therapy and another pick up, Bill just could not get down there. He will go tomorrow to visit I am sure. I am certainly planning on being well tomorrow. Like I can dial that up? I will do what I can. I can't stand being sick like this. It's killing me. I can't be a decent mom at all if I am constantly throwing up. I feel incredibly awful about it. I am doing the best I can. I truly am.
So now the kids are in bed. I am going to go and file some things and clean up a bit. I would love to watch a little TV tonight as well.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mama Out!!!!!!
Lunch for Chinese New Year.
The ladies and Manny.
Thomas and Julia.
100 day project.
Dragon sticker book from our friend. So sweet.
1 comment:
- Heather H. said...
So now I am caught up with you again. :)
Hmm, it certainly sounds like your gall bladder could, at the very least, be contributing to your sickness. My sister had hers removed several years ago because she suddenly became sick all the time. While surgery is not a "good" thing, finding the cause and possibly being able to eliminate it would be. Sending positive thoughts your way on this.
We, too, had a little bit of a disappointing New Year's/Spring Festival meal, though it was just Pingping and me (not a party). The buffet had grown kind of cold, and I guessed I hoped there would be some kind of recognition at the restaurant that there was a holiday occurring. Oh well.
To me it sounds like you really are doing the best you can to keep going with the kids. I'm sure it's hard to keep cheerful when you feel like crap. I'm a big baby when it comes to queasiness, so I know I wouldn't want to leave the house at all! Good luck!
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The Des Moines Register reports on a lawsuit that ARAG North America has filed against Google as a result of a blogger's use of a picture of one of ARAG's executives:
ARAG North America, which provides legal insurance, sued the Internet giant last month in a case legal experts say exhibits an increasingly common clash over bloggers who post images online without permission.
The lawsuit concerns a head-and-shoulders photo of Ann Dieleman, a senior vice president and chief marketing officer with ARAG. The photo was published in 2009 on SexyExecs.blogspot.com, a forum where users post photos of executives with satirical comments.The register reports that the picture remains posted on the blog (I have confirmed this as well). The blog itself is interesting, with its "voice" coming across as a strange combination of a snide Reddit commenter with the character "Rorschach" from Watchmen. For example:
Suit matched to hair. Literal interpretation of the white collar worker. Great moustache. Glasses. Bad tie. Skin that was last exposed to sunlight on the Sunday afternoon prior to starting the job in April of 1991.But the blog is not what makes this story interesting -- it is the dispute between ARAG and Google, which owns Blogger, the company that hosts the SexyExecs blog (as well as this blog). The Register explains the progression of events that have led to the lawsuit:
The legal battle started in September 2012, when Trout sent Google a letter accusing the company of copyright infringement. Google declined to remove the photo without proof that ARAG held the copyright.
Trout responded by saying ARAG owned the copyright of the photo and requesting Google to remove it.
In an email, Google again declined.
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Jeff Hermes, director of Harvard University's Digital Media Law Project, said the lawsuit shows Google is willing to look at copyright infringement accusations on a case-by-case basis.
"Google is apparently not rubber-stamping all of these as they come through," he said.
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Hermes said the company has little financial incentive to fight for one photo on one blog. But the company, he said, might see a competitive advantage in protecting their users' right to post images online.It is interesting to see Google asserting itself against claims of copyright violations on blogs in cases like this. The article notes that Google received 25 million take-down requests in December 2013. One might expect a website faced with so many take-down requests to automatically comply with most or all of them in an effort to avoid liability. Indeed, expectations like these form the rationale for several important statutes, including section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
But here, Google, seems to be taking a case-by-case approach, rather than automatically complying with ARAG's take-down request. And Google is doing this for a blog that has been inactive since 2011. This case makes me wonder how often Google actively resists take-down requests, rather than automatically removing content.

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Gun fire erupted in the coastal settlement of Bilabiri in Ekeremo local government area of Bayelsa State over the weekend as a group of ex-militants revolted against their leader, "General" Pius. The rebellious group accused their leader of diverting part of their amnesty financial package doled out by the amnesty office coordinated by Kingsley Kuku.
Two sources said the Sunday morning shoot-out forced many residents to flee the community for their safety.
"The gunmen arrived in two speed boats in search of 'General' Pius," said one source. He added that the militant "commander" was reportedly spending his weekend in Bilabiri. "The residents ran and took refuge in the mangrove swamps as the gunfire intensified," the source added.
SaharaReporters gathered that the attacking ex-militants moved from the waterfront and advanced to the residence of their "commander" where the shooting intensified.
A resident of the community disclosed that the embattled ex-militant leader may have escaped having been tipped off by some loyalists about the attack.
One source said the gunmen made away with several outboard engines and an undisclosed amount of cash in local and foreign currencies from the residence of the ex-militant leader.
The attack reportedly left the community in a state of anxiety for fear of another attack or a reprisal by gunmen loyal to "General" Pius.
A source with the Joint Task Force confirmed the development, stating that they had received reports of the shoot-out. "Yes, we heard that there was a battle between ex-militants in the area," the source said.
The force's spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu said on Sunday that the task force was keeping a close watch on developments in the community.
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Assuming real fire is causing this smoke in the Rolling Stone story, the aesthetic General McChrystal soon will be relieved from his command of the Afghan effort.
TeamObama or any President cannot tolerate this public display of 'attitude' from a top commander in the field. General McChrystal has crossed a line. Whether he's right or wrong makes no difference, a President cannot tolerate and a sage general should never make such remarks.
Nevertheless, with these attitudes out in the open, TeamObama's Afghan policies will gather yet more detractors. In any event, my guess is the military was already not in the TeamObama camp. None of this bodes well for him and his policies
I wonder what Secretary of Defense Gates will say and do? He cannot support McChrystal and remain Secretary.
Update 6/22/10
Gates' initial statement:
"I read with concern the profile piece on Gen. Stanley McChrystal in the upcoming edition of "Rolling Stone" magazine. I believe that Gen. McChrystal made a significant mistake and exercised poor judgment in this case. We are fighting a war against al Qaeda and its extremist allies, who directly threaten the United States, Afghanistan, and our friends and allies around the world. Going forward, we must pursue this mission with a unity of purpose. Our troops and coalition partners are making extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of our security, and our singular focus must be on supporting them and succeeding in Afghanistan without such distractions. Gen. McChrystal has apologized to me and is similarly reaching out to others named in this article to apologize to them as well. I have recalled Gen. McChrystal to Washington to discuss this in person."


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"We were told that our big brother India is so rich and we are dying of poverty and hunger. My father sells food on a stall in Lahore and we did not even get enough food to eat from his earnings. I was promised that once they knew that I was successful in my operation, they would give Rs 1,50,000 [almost USD 4,000] to my family. Please do not tell anyone that I am caught alive otherwise they will kill me. They had told us that they would shoot us even if we returned to Pakistan. If you give me regular meals and money I will do the same that I did for them. Jihad is about Killing and Getting Killed and Becoming Famous. Come, kill and die after a killing spree. By this one will become famous and will also MAKE GOD PROUD
- Confessional statement of Ajmal Kasab, the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack convict who had been sentenced to death and has now been hanged at 7:30 am today.
Yes the devil is hanged. Did he deserve it? - yes of course for the deeds he committed - are not pardon able by any stretch of imagination or human sympathy. And as the supreme court mentioned that. death sentence is awarded in the rarest of rare cases, and if this is not that case then which one". It also made no sense spending lakhs to house a prisoner, isolated with extra security in an event where our police force is extra stretched in bandobasts and seasonal local dramas by fanatics.
Having said that, I would also like to add that there are several kasabs breeding in our midst. And we are feeding these kasabs with our malicious thoughts. It is easy to get starving impressionable indoctrinated minds. Kasab is an example of the ill effects of indoctrination and how it could kill the innocence of a child forever. Every moment, we kill several young minds throbbing with enthusiasm with our thoughts and practices. We poison their minds using twisted base less unproven philosophies of religion which, if we look at it from a different angle, is nothing but "batman-superman-spiderman-tarzan-the lion king" stories of the pre historic era.
As my friend Hardik S says "honestly, religion was supposed to a unifier. Now all it does is divide humans." Nothing wrong in following a good regime as set by religion. All of the religious practices that stems out of the intent of putting good science in practice is indeed good. The problem is when religion rules over science. All the religious drama is a good "moral of the story" kind of children's book. No wrong in following fables of myth and taking the good values out of it. But when we take a twisted logic of mythology, kasabs are born, humankind is doomed. The big question is "How many kasabs would it take for humankind to realize this?"


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Wednesday 21st April
Come out on SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2pm-4pm for a family fun day and pep rally. We are celebrating TEAM WALDORF, a group of runners who are running the Broad Street Run on May 2nd and raising money for the school. The big field at 7500 Germantown Avenue will be the site of the pep rally and we will have circuit training, games and more led by WSP faculty member Treacy Gallagher. So bring your sneakers, water bottle and the whole family for some fun and fitness. We hope to see you there. Team Waldorf is: Adam Zihar, Neil Jenkins, Brenda Littlejohn, Kira Gartner, Amy Phillips, Lisa Phillips, Tash Osborne and Liza Herschel. To get involved with Team Waldorf visit the WSP website at www.philadelphiawaldorf.org and click on the Team Waldorf button
The "Love" is from the 7th Grade, notice the Shakespeare – "A light heart lives long"
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I decided it was about time that I started to sort out some exhibition pieces, so today I started to frame some of my work to see how it would look. I wasn't sure whether I could get away with framing repeat patterns but I think they work.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Iouka did a drawing
Its been a while since I have shot a film but when Josh asked me to film his latest exhibition I thought what the hell, so here we have it my first short in three years? god It really has been too long...
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Final shots from Canada
I found an old roll of 100mm film knocking around in my room and thought I should probably get it developed. It turned out to be the shots from my last few days in Canada.
I really love them but they make me miss Canada... Oh yeah and click here see the rest of my Canada photographs
Friday, March 25, 2011
Working with Iouka
Me and Mr Josh Worrall have finally got round to collaborating on a piece and its going surprisingly well.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Submotion Orchestra
I saw these guys play at the Norwich art centre last night and was completely blown away , they have totally restored my faith in live music.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Mug Design
I've been working on a live brief for jam-tart, working on mug designs. Here are a few of the things I have come up with.
Fluid Sculpture
I know I'm not doing any work to do with knitting any more but this is just to cool
Fluid Sculpture from Charlie Bucket on Vimeo.
Friday, March 11, 2011
I got me an Online Portfolio
I finally got round to doing in it, so as of 5 minutes ago I'm now on Saatchi online! wow
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Vhils - Orelha Negra
I got sent a link to this the other day and it turned out to be one of the coolest things I have seen in a while. The visuals are by Vhil and the song is by Orehla Negra
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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June 13, 1973
United Papermakers and Paperworkers et al., Plaintiffs
Penntech Papers Company, Inc., Defendants
Knox, District Judge
The opinion of the court was delivered by: KNOX
Opinion and Order Denying Petition for Counsel Fees and Expenses and Dismissing Action Without Prejudice
KNOX, District Judge:
The only issue remaining before the court for decision in this suit by a union against its employer under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C. § 185) is a petition for Counsel Fees presented by counsel for the union.
The suit was originally brought by a union claiming that the employer was threatening to violate the provisions of the hourly employees retirement plan, payments to which the employer was bound to continue under the terms of the union contract. On August 8, 1972, the employer sent the union a letter stating it was in precarious financial condition and indicated that it intended to fund the retirement plan by purchasing annuities and recapture to itself the excess monies in the plan which were not required in order to purchase annuities to fund the plan. This apparently was possible because the plan was overfunded. The employer claims the right to determine the amount of excess monies under the provisions of Section 9(2) of the plan which provided for the return of excess assets existing because of an erroneous actuarial computation to the company.
The union, contending that the employer was attempting to violate the provisions for payments to the plan contained in the union agreement, brought this suit for an injunction against the company in this court. Soon after suit was brought, the parties entered into lengthy negotiations the result of which was that the company eventually withdrew its demands for the excess assets in the fund or rather agreed to postpone them until June 10, 1973, when the present collective bargaining agreement is open for renegotiation. It was agreed between the parties that the court could enter an order dismissing the case without prejudice, subject however to the right of plaintiff's counsel to petition for allowance of counsel fees in connection with the suit. Liability for such counsel fees was denied and is being contested by the company. A petition for allowance of fees was thereupon filed, hearings have been held and the matter is now before the court for disposition.
The plant of the company is located at Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pennsylvania, within this judicial district and it appears that the local and its trustee ad litem are likewise located in Elk County and thus we would ordinarily look to the Law of Pennsylvania for resolution of this controversy were it not for the fact that we are dealing here with a collective bargaining agreement which is subject to the enforcement by the Federal Courts under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 185 (a)).
There seems little doubt that if we were governed entirely by Pennsylvania Law, the petition for counsel fees would clearly have to be denied. Pennsylvania Law assesses counsel fees in legal proceedings in two situations only: (1) where a statute provides for counsel fees to the winning party and (2) where counsel have, by their labors, preserved or created a fund and it is just that the other persons interested in the fund contribute to the counsel fees and not get a free ride. See Trimble's Estate, 392 Pa. 277, 140 A. 2d 609 (1958). Hempstead v. Meadville Theological Seminary, 286 Pa. 493, 134 A. 103 (1926). The basis for this exception to the general rule that a party must assume the burden of its own counsel fees and expenses is to prevent unjust enrichment.
If this reasoning were applied to this case, it would not afford a basis for assessing counsel fees against the defendant for in such cases the counsel fees should be paid from the fund, in this case the hourly retirement plan. But that is not what plaintiff's counsel are seeking here. They are seeking rather to have their bill paid by the defendant.
Pennsylvania Law, however, is not controlling, this being a suit in Federal Court pursuant to an Act of Congress. It is true that the Act of Congress in question being the Labor Management Relations Act does not specifically provide for an award of counsel fees in a suit under Section 301. But, on the other hand, it does not forbid it.
We have very recent guidance from the United States Supreme Court in this situation in the decision in Hall v. Cole, 41 U.S. 1, 36 L. Ed. 2d 702, 93 S. Ct. 1943 (1973). There the court upheld an award of counsel fees in a suit under Section 102 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) where a suit was brought by a union member to vindicate his own rights of free speech and those of others as well when he was expelled from the union. The court per Mr. Justice Brennan expounded at length on the two situations where Federal Courts, in the exercise of their equitable powers, award attorney's fees when the interests of justice so require:
"Although the traditional American rule ordinarily disfavors the allowance of attorneys' fees in the absence of statutory or contractual authorization, federal courts, in the exercise of their equitable powers, may award attorneys' fees when the interests of justice so require. Indeed, the power to award such fees 'is part of the original authority of the chancellor to do equity in a particular situation,' Sprague v. Ticonic National Bank, 307 U.S. 161, 83 L. Ed. 1184, 59 S. Ct. 777 (1939), and federal courts do not hesitate to exercise this inherent equitable power whenever 'overriding considerations indicate the need for such a recovery.' Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co., 396 U.S. 375, 24 L. Ed. 2d 593, 90 S. Ct. 616 (1970); see Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co., 386 U.S. 714, 18 L. Ed. 2d 475, 87 S. Ct. 1404 (1967).
"Thus, it is unquestioned that a federal court may award counsel fees to a successful party when his opponent has acted 'in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons.' 6 Moore's Federal Practice 1352 (1966 ed.); see, e.g., Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc., 390 U.S. 400, 402, 19 L. Ed. 2d 1263, 88 S. Ct. 964 n. 4 (1968); Vaughan v. Atkinson, 369 U.S. 527, 8 L. Ed. 2d 88, 82 S. Ct. 997 (1962); Bell v. School Bd. of Powhatan County, 321 F.2d 494 (CA4 1963); Rolax v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 186 F.2d 473 (CA4 1951). In this class of cases, the underlying rationale of 'fee shifting' is, of course, punitive, and the essential element in triggering the award of fees is therefore the existence of 'bad faith' on the part of the unsuccessful litigant.
"Another established exception involves cases in which the plaintiff's successful litigation confers 'a substantial benefit on the members of an ascertainable class, and where the court's jurisdiction over the subject matter of the suit makes possible an award that will operate to spread the costs proportionately among them.' Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite, supra, at 396 U.S. 375 at 393-394. 'Fee-shifting' is justified in these cases, not because of any 'bad faith' of the defendant but, rather, because 'to allow the others to obtain full benefit from the plaintiff's efforts without contributing equally to the litigation expenses would be to enrich the others unjustly at the plaintiff's expense.'"
It is still true that an award of attorney's fees against an adverse party is "highly unusual" and is "clearly reserved for exceptional cases". Kahan v. Rosenstiel, 424 F.2d 161 (3d cir. 1970). As previously pointed out, the preservation or creation of the common fund doctrine is not applicable to this case. This leaves us only the "bad faith" exception to the rule against allowance of counsel fees. This was the basis upon which such fees were awarded and the award sustained in Hall v. Cole, supra. On the one hand, numerous courts have denied counsel fees where no bad faith was found. See Local 149 v. American Brake Shoe Company, 298 F.2d 212 (4th Cir. 1962); International Union District 50 v. James Julian Inc., 341 FS 503 (M.D. Pa. 1972). On the other hand, where the contractual obligations are clear and the employer perversely refuses to comply bad faith was found and attorneys fees awarded. United Steelworkers v. Butler Manufacturing Co., 439 F.2d 1110 (8th ...
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Moving right along with today's topic.
I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite things.
1. This journal set from Pottery Barn. I heart it. And I want it.
2. Mary Kay skin care line
I have been using Proactiv for years now and I do love it but my skin has NEVER looked better than it does right now. It is soft and smooth and clear and my make up goes on so great. Seriously love love love it. I pay less money than I do for Proactiv AND it helps prevent skin aging. Awesome.
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more specifically Kristin Wiig. I adore her.
Here are some of my favorite clips of hers. They will have you cracking up.
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4. Old Navy peacoats
I bought a peacoat. The one in the picture is blue. Mine is pink. I love it.
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Final race victory wraps up a great first season on a Yamaha
Thetford racer Ryan Vickers has reflected on a 'fantastic' season in the British Superbikes Stock 600, which he wrapped up with a final race victory.
The 18-year-old apprentice machine operator was participating in his first season in the motorbike racing competition, having moved up from the junior ranks.
He came eighth in the championship overall, but the highlight came on the final weekend, which took place at Brands Hatch GP circuit in October.
He had a fantastic race from fourth position on the grid, climbing positions gradually before taking the race in front of an ecstatic crowd of 58,000.
It was a strong result for the teenager, who has made rapid progress from the start of the season on the new 2017 Yamaha.
Vickers, who races under the family run team "Team Vickers", is mentored by former MotoGP winner Alan Carter.
Although finishing his first year on a 600cc bike, he said he felt he had gained the necessary skills and experience to move to a bigger bike next season.
"There's quite a few things to consider," he said. "I have a few offers on the table but I need to think long and hard about my options first.
"My overall goal is to reach the top, it would be a dream to race in the MotoGP, so I do want to keep progressing.
"And part of that progression is moving on to bikes with bigger engines.
"But, at the same time, I'd also be happy to stay at this level for another year and gain even more experience.
"I would target the overall championship though and look for more wins.
"This season, I got two podium finishes, with the best coming last.
"It was a great way to finish the season.
"I had finished third earlier in the season so I had already experienced that but hadn't won a race.
"And it was awesome to do it at Brands Hatch — there were about 60,000 people there so the atmosphere was incredible."
He added that he will be happy whatever he ends up racing on next year, as he appreciates what a 'brilliant' opportunity he has.
"I'm getting the chance to chase and possibly fulfil my dreams," he said. "I just hope it can continue."


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The Writing Style of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald utilizes many writing techniques to draw the reader in and create his own unique style.
He uses diction, similes, syntax, and rhetorical strategies to convey his message and understanding of his novels' qualities.
Diction is boldy used in Fitzgerald's novels and short stories. He uses his diction to describe many places and characters in his novel.
Summary of Writing Style
Fitzgerald puts a lot of his own life into his fiction, and many stories can be red for their allegorical qualities.
Alcoholism, mental illness, and marital issues factor into nearly every one of his novels, and they contrast his own glamorous public image.
Inspiration of Style
Fitzgerald's writing style was inspired largely by Joseph Conrad and fellow American authors like Sherwood Anderson.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is known as one of the most brilliant writers of his time.
The most obvious feature that he is known for is his wonderful writing style. Though Fitzgerald did take a few techniques from his idol authors, he created his own strategies that captured a deep and meaningful message.
Gatsby's Parties
Gatsby's House
Fitzgerald uses many similes
This Side of Paradise
add deeper imagery. He utilizes similes to emphasize
certain descriptions that are important to understand his unique style.
This Side of Paradise
Amory Has Too Much to Drink
Amory's Two Main Loves
Fitzgerald uses his long sentences
with conjunctions to intricately
describe the busyness of Gatsby's
house parties.
Also, in This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald
demonstrates his unique voice and style
and even includes poetry and theater
within the work.
Rhetorical Strategies
Through the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald employs his ornate writing style in his demonstration of many different rhetorical strategies to successfully describe his characters and setting.
His particular style is ultimately implied when he is describing Nick Carraway's presence among Tom and Myrtle when they are at a party
" I was within without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life".
Fitzgerald employs a sense of being enthralled yet disgusted by people Carraway comes into contact with. He creates the sense of curiosity he obtains when coming in contact with the attendees of the party.
The author displays his style when illustrating the moment when Gatsby kisses Daisy, his true love:
"At his lips touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete".
With the simile of comparing Daisy to a blossoming flower, the reader can completely understand the deep feelings of love being shared between Gatsby and his beloved.
Also, the description of Daisy being a flower reveals her sweet and harmless character relating to the source of her name.
Fitzgerald uses his often unusual and elaborate description to help the reader picture and imagine what is going on in his novels.
In order to fully understand his style, it is important to analyze his use of descriptive language and similes in his three books, as well as a stylistic element unique to each book
The Valley of Ashes
Nick describes the sullen place as
"desolate", "grotesque", and sarcastically,
"on fire"
"[making] elongating glints"
"the groups change more
swiftly, swell with new arrivals,
dissolve and form in the same
"alive like heat
waves over asphalt,
like wriggling
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Some new work! Finally!
Here are a couple of pieces I've done recently. The first is just something for fun, I wanted to do a fun piece where I could work on some shading techniques and basically have fun. I'm really pleased with this. The second is a caricature that I did for my day job as a graphic artist. I'm not sure how I went from designing newspaper ads in a horrible environment to doing illustrations in a horrible environment, but I'm sure it had something to do with the fact that they have laid off something like half of the employees I work with. I guess it's just best not to tell anyone you have an art talent so that it won't be exploited like mine is starting to be. I don't like it.
On a happier note I've decided that I'm going to do some dabbling in comics again. When I was in high school I was pretty into comics and me and my friend Joe decided to give it a shot. I ended up doing about 2 and half issues and then kinda lost direction with it. Mostly because I was just making it up as I went and it was getting pretty tough to keep the details straight. This time I've got a really great idea and I'm writing every detail down and making an outline before I start. I think that I should be able to tell the story in less than 50 pages. It's not your typical superhero thing either, it's gonna be a bank heist story with an action sci-fi twist. When I'm finished if it's good enough I may try to get it published or at least self publish it. Anyhow, wish me luck.
I am going to try to make more of an effort to post more often on here. But truthfully I'm not sure if anyone reads these anyways.
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Ask the Expert: What is the Normal Progression of OA?
Dear Dr. Krant:
I am a 55 year-old man who has had osteoarthritis in my feet for 17 years. During the last 3 years it has spread throughout my spine, skull to tailbone, in the shoulders/hips/knees and hands, and nodes on fingers. I also have some difficulty walking. Is this a normal progression, or an extreme variation?
You have had osteoarthritis for almost twenty years, beginning in your early 30s. Many people develop aches and pains in the large weight-bearing joints relatively early, even in their twenties. X-ray evidence of joint space narrowing, loose bodies and asymmetry throughout the weight-bearing surfaces usually does not appear until the 40s, although certain people will develop abnormalities early on. This is particularly true when cartilage has been surgically removed from the knees, when work involves repetitive lifting, bending and weight-bearing heavy loads, and when there is a genetic link to an affected parent.
Nodes on the fingers (called Heberden's nodes abutting the fingernails, or Bouchard's nodes in the middle knuckle) frequently occur in the late 20s and later, signifying only a tendency toward more generalized osteoarthritis. These nodes are generally silent (non-painful). On occasion, nodes contain inflammatory fluid, are somewhat gelatinous and quite tender. Such changes are referred to as inflammatory nodulosis, and the involved nodes are difficult to treat. Local injection with steroids and lidocaine is painful, and surgical removal does not prevent recurrence.
The pattern of joint involvement you describe is quite typical in advancing osteoarthritis. Pain and tenderness in the large weight-bearing joints (hips, knees and ankles) is frequently observed first, with eventual bony overgrowth and asymmetry. Warmth, fluid accumulation and swelling can occur, particularly when loose bodies accumulate and interfere with the normal mechanics of joint movement. People frequently report pain at the base of the thumbs (first carpometacarpal joint), along with wrist pain in advancing osteoarthritis. Stiffness in the spine, extending from the neck to the tailbone is also quite common, particularly when there is a past history of injury (traumatic fall, motor vehicle accident). Plain films almost always confirm the clinical suspicion of spinal involvement, with irregularity of the vertebral endplates, narrowing of the interveterbral spaces and occasional forward protrusion of one vertebral body (spondylolisthesis). Numbness and weakness in an extremity suggests the possibility of a herniated disc in the spine; when these features arise, physicians will often request an MRI, looking for disc herniation with nerve root compression.
In summary, the extent of osteoarthritis burden you describe fits well with the natural history of this condition, with diffuse disease extending from the neck to the lumbar spine, with small and large weight-bearing joint involvement. Remember to speak with your primary doctor to discuss the specifics of your case and treatment options.
Jonathan D. Krant, M.D., directs the teaching service in Rheumatology at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachussetts. A busy clinician, he oversees the care of 6,000 patients and runs the clinical investigation unit at Berkshire Rheumatology Associates, where he is employed as a staff rheumatologist. He wrote about osteoarthritis for HealthCentral.


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Finished a season in a Diamond Division.
Purchase tickets to Blizzard's convention taking place in Anaheim, California on November 8 & 9, 2013.
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(I think it's part four.) Anyway, compare and contrast:
John Wesley Harding's Who was Changed and Who was Dead practically is literature, right there. Then we have the beach book vibe of Majesty Crush: I Love You in Other Cities. OK, maybe not a beach book, maybe a book club book.
And on the book side, my favorite title so far this year: I Promise to Be Good. (A keeper; highly recommended.) Also the human condition in five words.


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I was thinking earlier today about how much more complex life seems now. I'm in college and I've got a job and rent to pay and tests that decide my future and I kind of take care of myself now so I feel like I've got a million things going on at the same time. It made me think how I miss so much from my childhood that just made being a kid great.
I miss sharing my ice cream cone with our dog. I miss thinking 11:00 was late. I miss Jamal Anderson and the "dirty bird". I miss walking from my back yard and into the woods and stepping into a while new world. I miss having every Disney movie on VHS. I miss watching TBS's Dinner & a Movie on Saturday nights and only understanding about half of what went on. I miss being able to sport a different basketball jersey to class every day and it being cool. I miss kite day at school. I miss the rectangle pizza in the cafeteria that was terribly unhealthy for you. I miss birthday parties where you got to go down slides and got bouncy balls as party favors. I miss dressing up to the extreme every Halloween. I miss being freaked out by "Who's Afraid of the Dark?". I miss roller blading like it was awesome. I miss having lighsaber wars in the basement. I miss lowering the basketball goal to 6ft and dunking off of my neighbors skate ramp. I miss camping in the back yard. I miss taking all of the sofa cushions out and jumping over them onto the pullout bed like I was in the NFL. I miss my Bat-cave play set I had. I miss Growing Pains and Boy Meets World. I miss doodling in church. I miss bringing lunch to the swimming pool and staying there all day. I miss arguments over which Ninja Turtle was coolest, which by the way, is still Donatello.
All in all I think I just miss not having any pressure put on me. I could just do whatever I felt like doing. But if I'm really honest I still do about 75% of the stuff that I just said I miss, so my childhood isn't quite over yet. Maybe one of these days I'll grow up and want to do things like go to bars and stuff like that, but thats not really growing up to me. To me growing up is more about figuring out who you are and where that is going to take you in life. I guess that's why I finally stopped doodling in church. But the greatest thing about growing up is that you never have to stop being a kid. You never have to give up the innocent heart that you started out with. Some people may call it being naive but I just call it being hopeful. I hope that somehow what innocence I have left will rub off on the people around me, and then the people around them. Until soon, even though it may be tiny, it has made a difference. Who knows, I could just be rambling into cyber space about nothing. I just hope that somehow we can see the best in situations.
I hope that we can see princes in "street rats" and great lovers in hunchbacks. I hope that somehow through all of the craziness in the world we can find the time to think about what the 10 year old version of ourselves would think if they saw us today. We have all of these standards to live up to but it's important to not forget where we came from. The kid in us never dies, it just gets hidden more than it should. So sometime, dig up your childhood, and dream all the way to Infinity and Beyond!
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Sunday, February 05, 2006
WIP Update & Socks finished!
Shari's socks are done and in her hands (or on her feet!). They were the Wyvern pattern from Marnie McLean's site. They are my second pair of socks - first ones were done long long ago. These were toe up, which I really liked and I did them on two circs, which I also really liked.
Next - Hank's vest - no pics as photographing that thing is so frustrating! but the right front is about 4" along.
Baby blankie - ummmmm! I am at about 12" and the thing is simply gorgeous. I think it will be great, soft and light enough for a Florida baby in all seasons. (maybe not outside in the summer, but certainly in an air-conditioned room).
Finally - new WIP - Peg's scarf. This is a Q&D little stash eatin project - two balls of a gorgeous blue Koigu - making them up in a narrow little lace scarf. It's coming out very pretty! Hope to have this one done & blocked before next weekend. It's her Christmas present. I had originally started a blue triangle shawl (which OMG is yet another WIP! I will take pics of this another day), but I think this will be more usable for her.
Off to the barn - cleaning stalls mmmm! & general horsing around.
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I was watching television the other day and I came across singer Monica's latest single "Until It's Gone" video. I caught it at the end so I really didn't catch the words. I like the beat and everything and I told myself I would look it up on youtube. So I watched the video this morning and I was amazed by the words and the plot of the video. Normally when you look at videos, most of them don't really have any real meaning. This one was very deep and I was drawn in more and more as the song played. I think this is the first video that I actually had to fight back tears. I know what you are saying, its just a video but I believe it is a very powerful one. All these emotions just came over me just like that.
Have you ever thought about having something or someone in your life that's good and you took it for granted and didn't realize it until its gone? I know I have and I have had females that I have had past relationships with tell me that they missed me and no other man has treated me and loved me the way I have. Apology after apology I got saying I didn't know what I had till it was gone. I can say to myself that I helped contribute to a breakup of a wonderful woman that I have loved very much but it just didn't work out.
I think about this in all of our relationships in life with potential mates, family member's, and friendships. I took my relationship with my grandmother for granted a little because I always thought she would be there. I would say to myself I will go visit her is later on in the month and then that month turns into 6 and then in July she passed away. I knew she was sick and I took for granted that she would pull through and she didn't. I really wanted to say goodbye to her before she passed and tell her how much I loved her. I know she is looking down on me now as I am writing this and she knows what's in my heart, along with my other loved ones.
I ask of my New Beginners that we mend all those relationships you have had that you took for granted. If you really love something, you will work hard to keep it. If not, its really not worth having at all. Don't have the person saying to you "your going to miss me when I am gone". Cherish those moments with your loved ones and don't take it for granted because they can be snatched out of you life in a instant. Just like that they could be gone. Accidents can happen along with tragedies. Tell those special people in your life that you love them and show them as well because its really hard to do when they are gone.


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Windows Operating System Control Panel is implemented as a series of applets and each of these applets is represented by .cpl file. These applets are usually stored in %system root%\System32 folder and can be opened through system binary 'control.exe' a control panel application. There are various ways available to access it and each of these methods can destine you with different artifacts which are also stored in varied places depending on the version of Windows.
During control panel forensics firstly user can examine Windows OS that performs application and boot prefetching which is designed to speed up the loading of all the applications. This is done by storing all the data required by the program in a file named prefetch file. Windows prefetch folder holds all the application execution details with all the prefetch files. This prefetch folder is stored in the C:\Windows \Prefetch path and the file extension is .pf. File can be easily identified as it uses combination of name of application and hash of its file path. This hash value can also be useful to investigate control panel to make sure whether the application is stored in multiple locations.
The file has much useful information like number of times application was executed, time stamp and directs to the file system and files used by application. This folder can indicate applet execution that Control panel was opened. But it will not indicate which applet was used. Moreover, these prefetch files cannot be differentiated by users. To analyze these prefetch file in detail, you will have to use some external applications which can process these files. Or hash computation algorithms can be used to analyze this file in detail.
For Older Data Try UserAssist To Dig Out More
Windows Operating Systems records your each and every detail and step taken on your system in a sequential manner in one or other form. For e.g. if you just go to start menu you will find the recently used programs (unless they are intervened or manipulated). In fact, you also view the recently opened Office files, videos viewed, etc. At greater extent, Windows also has a record of all the programs launched and also number of times they were run. This piece of information can be found in Registry;
UserAssist is recommended for investigators as it does not work for mere last 20 programs run, but can dig out last 1000 or more listed entries. The information however is encrypted and thus cannot be viewed directly. However, data can be viewed if the information is decoded safely using some special tools available which crack the information.
Easy to Reach Jumplists for Windows 7 & 8
Windows 7 & 8 versions underwent many changes with this UserAssist and made it reachable at an ease. Now users can simply right-click to the application pinned on taskbar and reach to the recently used application suing Jump Lists feature. Investigators can use Jumplists feature to carve out similar information. So if the system you are looking for artifacts belong to latest Windows versions 7 & 8 then Jumplists can take you to information recorded by Control Panel through which you easily do control panel forensics .
Jumplists are different for different users; in order to reach this information follow the below
mentioned path;
%user profile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\
Of course one can delete certain reference so that the information can be removed, but luckily for investigators deletion will not remove the information from Jump Lists and the deletion can be detected as well which ease the task of control panel forensics.
The agony of technology is few things are always hidden from everyone and this makes the investigation easier. Of course there are some methods to completely remove trails of control panel applet execution but there are several other ways to make artifacts available as evidences. When any program is launched on the system, Operating System records every detail of this program, associated files, locations of your drive which are accessed and these records can be wisely utilized for analysis. Control Panel forensics is necessary to perform a reverse-engineering of incidence happening and helps to trace actions which took place.


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Each week six heroes are temporarily unlocked for play in Casual and Private games. Try this set of heroes today!
This Halcyon Well guardian is a snarling, frightening sight in the jungle. He stalks prey, closes in with teammates, flanks targets and creates challenging, multi-front confrontations. Start Fortress in the jungle, stay near your allies and bite and claw your way to kills.
Grumpjaw is a durable fighter, able to last in battles while maintaining stacks of his Living Armor through basic attacks. Grumpjaw can charge headlong into a fight, heavily damaging and slowing enemies at the end of his charge. Once he breaks through enemy lines, Grumpjaw can easily turn the tides of battle by devouring one of his enemies and briefly removing them from the fight.
Idris shifts through battle, piercing his targets with his spear and chakrams. When building weapon items he excels at assassinating vulnerable targets at close range, while crystal items allow him to dance around the fight, keeping his distance. Whether building weapon, crystal, or a combination of the two, Idris brings extraordinary damage and agility to any fight.
Kestrel is an elite Stormguard archer who takes down targets from a distance. When building weapon, she deals rapid, sustained damage and uses stealth to find better footing when enemies get too close. Kestrel's crystal path affords longer stealth times, which sets up aggressive tactical plays. She's best in the jungle where there are fewer obstructions between her deadly arrows and her prey.
Phinn is an unstoppable tank who brings the fight to him. He pairs incredibly well with other heroes who don't back down from battle. Phinn is strongest with defense and utility items, and he's able to absorb immense amounts of punishment, protecting teammates while they dish out damage.
SAW has arguably the highest damage potential in the game … but at the huge expense of mobility. Excellent at sieging important locations, SAW zones out entire regions from the enemy team with Suppressing Fire. Try starting him in lane, earn as much gold as possible, then make your presence felt wherever needed.
The free hero rotation unlocks six heroes each week to play as long and as much as you want in the Casual queue. It's an opportunity to test drive heroes before using ICE or Glory to unlock them.
The free rotation changes every Tuesday and heroes in the rotation usually won't return for a few weeks or months afterward, so unlocking heroes is always worthwhile. The free rotation does not apply to Ranked play to ensure players are already very familiar with the heroes they play in that try-hard environment with skill tiers at stake.
Jump into the Fold now with this group of great heroes!


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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Press Release: Christmas in Washington
Last week I mentioned that this would be the last Christmas in Washington for George Bush but apparently last year was his last because he did not actually show up this year. Not sure if he did not want to share the bill with Straight No Chaser or he was trying to peel shoes out of his grill. But the moderately attractive Julianne Hough is still showing so that is good enough for me. And Kristin Chenoweth is being counter-programmed against Olive Snook. Or just catch the 11:00 re-airing. Here is the full line up:
TNT's CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, the annual holiday concert event now in its 27th year. Taped at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., and premiering on TNT Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
WHO: Performances will include Casting Crowns ("I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"); Kristin Chenoweth ("I'll Be Home for Christmas" and "What Child is This"); Julianne Hough ("Jingle Bell Rock," "Santa Baby" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"); Darius Rucker ("If I Had Wings"); Raphael Saadiq ("Merry Christmas, Baby"); and Straight No Chaser ("Carol of the Bells" and "The 12 Days of Christmas"). Dr. Phil & Robin McGraw host. First Lady Laura Bush is among the honored guests for the hour-long holiday concert.
WHEN: TNT Premiere: Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
TNT Encores: Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. (ET/PT)
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Staying home all day with children is exhausting in ways I never quite expected. The thing I find the hardest is the lack of mental stimulation. I love to read, I love to write, I love to watch documentaries. I love to learn. I am happiest when my brain is actively engaged. I have learned a lot about myself and about children from motherhood, but I hunger for more. Plus, being home with the kids can be astonishingly lonely. It's quite the conundrum to find yourself pooping with one kid on your lap and the other destroying the toilet paper roll … yet feel very much alone.
So besides a glass of wine at dinner, one of my favourite ways to keep my sanity is to always keep the radio or podcasts on in the background while I'm home with the kidlets. First thing in the morning, I tune into CBC Radio for my local morning show and then The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti. (I love that lady!) Usually I'll follow that up with q. (If you're American, you can stream these shows or download the podcasts. The Current handles the world headlines with a Canadian perspective and q focuses on pop culture.) CBC Radio One is typically pretty family friendly, but my taste in podcasts is decidedly R-rated. I have always loved true-crime stories, so my favourite podcasts are ones like Generation Why, Life of the Law, Reveal, Thinking Sideways and Someone Knows Something. Little Miss is too little to understand the content of these shows, but the stories of serial killers and unsolved crimes are not appropriate for my preschooler! That's why I have a selection of family-friendly podcasts that I love to play when I'm doing the dishes, assembling puzzles, building LEGO, getting dinner ready, folding laundry or really whatever the heck it is I do all day as a stay-at-home mama.
As a Canadian, it always surprises me that not every American listens religiously to This American Life! Every episode has a theme, and the show features interviews, essays, comedy routines and even music that touches on that theme. Subjects can range from the very serious to the completely and utterly ludicrous.
A great episode to start with: Episode 605, "Kid Logic"
This episode explores the sometimes brilliant and sometimes painfully incorrect logic behind what children believe.
Every week, Charles (Chuck) Bryant and Josh Clark do some deep research on an intriguing topic so that you don't have to! With humour and genuine curiosity, they teach you everything you ever wanted to know about anything from porta-potties to vocal fry to street gangs. Seriously, if you've ever wondered about it, they've probably done (or will do) a show on it.
A great episode to start with: "How Feeding Babies Works: The Breast"
This episode is both informative for new mothers and hysterical as two men attempt to avoid "man-splaining" breastfeeding.
The stories told by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman are rooted in technology, but they're human interest stories and they're often absolutely hysterical. Often times I learn about things that I didn't even know were things, like Pepe the Frog, Zardulu and Jennicam. Reply All does have some swearing, but the content is typically just fine for daytime listeners, especially since my children are usually doing something else while podcasts play in the background. I love Reply All's "Super Tech Support" segment, in which they try to resolve some extremely tangled technological troubles.
A great episode to start with: #28 "Shipped to Timbuktu"
This is the tale of how an email about Girl Guide Cookies got sent to the wrong address and the incorrect recipient decided to respond … hilarity and astonishing Canadian politeness ensue!
As you can guess, this show is about the stuff that goes on in our heads. Motivation, bias, peer pressure, empathy, narcissism … there's a Hidden Brain episode for every fascinating thing that goes on in the human mind.
A great episode to start with: "Lonely Hearts"
So this scam-artist got rich by creating fake female pen pals for lonely men all over America … And when the scam was exposed, many "victims" were grateful for their years of fake correspondence.
Words, words, I love words! I love grammar and expressions and everything related to language. Why do we talk like bumbling idiots when we speak to babies? Why is there only one word for "bra"? Etymology, semantics, emojis, puns … every aspect of linguistics gets a turn on The Allusionist.
A great episode to start with: "Please"
Host Helen Zaltzman and guests discuss how Americans and Brits use the word "please" in different ways.
As you might surmise from the title, this podcast is all about things that cannot be seen. This show blends science with personal stories. There are not very many episodes of Invisibilia, and when you finish them all you'll be wanting more.
A great episode to start with: "The Secret History of Thoughts"
This episode marks the first time I have ever heard my own experiences with OCD voiced by someone else!
Radiolab is about everything. It's a show for people like me who are simply curious about everything and anything. Each episode tells one story, and topics cover pretty much every sphere of human interest. There are a lot of intriguing science-based episodes, plus mysteries, history and politics.
A great episode to start with: "K-poparazzi"
The "star system" in Korea is a universe much different than what we're used to in North America. This episode tells the story of Korea's first "paparazzi" scandal and its implications for famous K-Pop stars.
Ever wonder where the idea came from for Instagram? How did the toy company Melissa & Doug get started? Did you know that the multi-million-dollar chain of salons offering ONLY blowouts—Dry Bar— was started by a SAHM with a crazy idea? How I Built This interviews entrepreneurs about the winding path that led them to business success. Totally fascinating!
A great episode to start with: "Melissa & Doug"
Considering how many Melissa & Doug toys we have at our house, it was so fun to hear how Melissa & Doug met, fell in love and started making toys.
Stuart McLean … my favourite storyteller of all time. Episodes of Vinyl Café Stories are recordings of Stuart performing the tales he has written about fictional couple Dave and Morley and their children and neighbours. God I love that family. Sadly, Stuart is currently battling melanoma so no new Vinyl Caf, and it looks like pickings are slim on the CBC website.
A great episode to start with: "Dave's Hypochondria"
The title speaks for itself.
Did you know that some advertising agencies call me an "influencer"? They hire me to use my influence as a Canadian "Mommy Blogger" to help sell their client's product. I know that what I say about a product (or a podcast) can have an influence on my readers, so I take this role very seriously. Terry O'Reilly explores the evolution of marketing and the behind-the-scenes stories behind famously successful (or unsuccessful) advertising campaigns.
A great episode to start with: "Sue Me, Sue You Blues: Famous Advertising Lawsuits"
Remember the lady who sued McDonald's when she burned herself with her coffee?
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Hemorrhoids, or piles, are swollen blood vessels around the anus. Any obstructions or increase of pressure in these blood vessels can cause hemorrhoids. There are two types of hemorrhoids, external and internal.
External hemorrhoids: This type of hemorrhoids is seen outside the anal opening and is covered by skin. It is black or brown in color. It is very painful due to the rich nerve supply in this area.
Internal hemorrhoids: Located inside the anal canal and internal to the anal orifice. It is covered by mucous membrane and is red or purple in color. These are painless.
Sometimes internal and external hemorrhoids can occur at the same time.
Hemorrhoids occur only in animals who maintain an erect posture. This is due to congestion in the rectal veins due to the effect of gravity.
*It is common in individuals who have chronic constipation.
*It is common in those who eat a lot of meat and spicy food.
*It is common during pregnancy due to compression of rectal veins by the uterus.
*Anal itching, anal ache or pain, especially while sitting or during bowel movements.
*Bleeding - Bright red blood on toilet tissue, stool, or in the toilet bowl.
*Protruding mass - In external hemorrhoids the swelling can be felt around the anal orifice. In case of internal hemorrhoids, initially it cannot be felt. When the disease progresses, they protrude during bowel movements and will go inside automatically. If the condition worsens, the protruded hemorrhoids will not go back into the anus.
Initially it is treated on the basis of symptoms. Constipation should be treated. If there is anemia, iron should be given. Homoeopathic medicines can give good results. Hemorrhoids can be removed surgically if no relief is found from other treatments.
*Eat a high fiber diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains.
*Avoid excessive intake of meat and spicy food.
*Drink lots of water.
*Maintain regular bowel habits.
*Take treatment for constipation.
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Did you know that you can reduce your risk and even prevent many diseases and health conditions simply by making some changes to your diet? Check back often for valuable tips and information.
For the first time in my life I have found weight loss success. During my adult life I have tried dozens and dozens of so-called "diets" and none of them worked over the long-haul. Oh, I was able to lose weight with some of them, but once I went off of the "diet" I quickly gained back all of my weight (plus some).
I have finally learned that losing weight has to be a lifestyle change, not a temporary fix. Crash diets and all the other crazy diets will not only cause you to fail, they are harmful to your health. To lose weight and keep it off you must NOT go on a "diet." What? Why? Because we all consider a "diet" a temporary thing. For example, how many times have you said, "Oh, I will go on this low-fat diet until I lose 20 pounds." Okay, what happens after you lose the 20 pounds? Or you simply give up? You go back to your old habits and gain that 20 pounds back.
The only way you will ever be successful at losing weight, with the added benefit of improving your health, is to make healthy changes that you can live with for the rest of your life. Period. Not for a week, a month or 3 months, but for life. For me, my initial goal was to lower my cholesterol level. I had to have a blood test for my insurance coverage and my cholesterol level had to be lower than the previous year's levels or I would have to pay a much higher premium. Well, that was a pretty good incentive for me make some positive changes.
I sat down and figured out what I needed to do. I knew I had to change the way I ate and I knew I had to exercise in some form or other every day. So, I made a list and I stuck to it. It was difficult at first. To make matters worse, I am a compulsive eater. However, as the days went by, it became much easier because my body stopped craving sweets and processed foods. For the first time in my life, I was never tempted to binge because I never felt deprived.
Use the list below and make whatever changes you need to make in order for it to work for you. FYI, my cholesterol level dropped 65 points after 7 weeks, and my triglycerides dropped 70 points! Another benefit that I hadn't planned on was that after being an insomniac since my teen-age years, I now sleep like a baby every night!
1. Avoid "white" Foods & Processed Foods. These foods have no nutritional value and are "empty" calories. Sweets, anything made with white flour,and anything that comes in a package with a long list of ingredients. Always read the food labels. Stay away from those long lists of ingredients. The longer the list, the more chemicals and additives are present. These are extremely toxic to your body.
2. Drink Lots of Water. Water keeps your body's organs hydrated and flushes out unhealthy toxins. It helps to fill you up and reduces your urge to over-eat.
3. Eat a Healthy Breakfast. Instead of coffee and donuts, try fruit, yogurt, grains like oatmeal or whole grain toast, and lean protein. NEVER skip breakfast. By eating a large, healthy meal when you get up in the morning, your metabolism will "rev up" and you will not be hungry by mid-morning. If you skip breakfast, your body will go into starvation mode and store calories in your body as FAT, yes FAT! So do yourself a big favor and eat breakfast.
4. Reduce Your Stress Level. So many of us live with too much stress. Stress lowers your immune system, making it easier to get sick. It also makes us lethargic, tired, and depressed. There are a lot of simple things you can do and a lot of ways to feel better about yourself and your life. Take a long, hot bath, read a book, listen to music, get a massage. Do something nice for yourself. Giving yourself something to look forward to is a tremendous mental incentive.
5. Move! Oh my gosh! There are so many ways to incorporate movement into your day, even at work. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Get up every hour and walk around your floor, your hallway or your desk. Park your car in the farthest space from where you need to be. Walk or bike to work. Skate, dance, golf, jump rope, clean house, play tag. The best exercise you can do is to walk. Try to take a walk every day! The more you move, the more your metabolism will be your friend. (I walk 3 miles every day whether it is raining, snowing or freezing.)
Hemorrhoids, or piles, are swollen blood vessels around the anus. Any obstructions or increase of pressure in these blood vessels can cause hemorrhoids. There are two types of hemorrhoids, external and internal.


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I have a netbook, intel atom, 2 GB ram, integrated graphics. I run Linux Mint LXDE.
The problems are:
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I can't watch high quality movies, not even mp4. And I can't watch it on fullscreen without disturbances.
Will this hardware solve it? I intend to have 8 GB of RAM and an SSD drive.
I can't post links yet, but it is a :Zotac ZBOX AMD E-350
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Pasco woman gets 12 years in prison for tax fraud
A Pasco County woman was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for stealing identities of several people as part of a tax fraud scheme. Tania Henderson, of Wesley Chapel, pleaded guilty in April to five federal counts. She was sentenced in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Henderson stole the identities of more than 400 people - some of whom were dead - and filed fraudulent tax returns in their names. She used a network of relatives and friends to collect tax refund money. In addition to the prison sentence, Henderson must pay $836,000 to the IRS.Prosecutors said Henderson used some of the money to rent a luxury home in the Tampa Bay area filled with luxury items and electronics. She also bought a BMW and Jaguar sports cars, they said. The case was prosecuted in Missouri because Henderson had refunds sent to her St. Louis area family and friends, prosecutors said. Henderson is a former St. Louis resident. Three others involved in the scheme have been prosecuted and sentenced, and Henderson's husband, Dwayne Denard Johnson, of Wesley Chapel, has been indicted on similar charges.
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